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THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE wBs&k 3 It Copyright by William MacLeod SYNOPSIS rOIlEWORD.-Motorlnif UirouBh Art- nn. n. nnrtv of etiHtarnern. rather una witness a cattla round up. The Kirl loaves the car and Is attacked by a wild nteer. A masterpleco of riding on the part or one of the cowboya eaves her life. CUAI'TEIl I.-Clay' Undsay, range-rider on an Arizona ranch, announces his Inten tion to vlult the "big town," New York. CHAPTER Il.-On the train Undsay becomeo Interested In a young woman. Kitty Mason, on her way to Now York to become n motlon-plcture actress. Bhu a marked us fair prey by a fellow trav r, Jerry Durand, gang politician and ex-prlzo fighter. Perceiving his Intention, Wndsjiy provokes a quarrel and throws Durand from the train. CHAPTER HI.-On his first day In Now York Lindsay Is splashod with water by & Janitor. That Individual the range rider punlshos summarily and leaves tied to a fire hydrant A young woman who sees tho occurrence Invites Clay into ner house and hides him from tho pollco. CHAPTER IV.-Slays "rescuer" Intro duces herself as Beatrice Whltford. Lind say meets her minor, joun wmnyiu, anu It Invited to visit them again. Ho meets iatty Mason by accident. She has been disappointed In her stage aspirations, and to support herself is selling cigarettes In a cabaret. Clay vlslta her thero. CTlAITER V. Kitty Is InHultod by a customer. Clay punishes tho annoyer. Altor u lively mlxup Lindsay escapes. Outside, ho Is attacked by Jerry Durand and a companion nml beaten Insensible. n CHAPTER VI. Lindsay's acquaintance with Bentrlco Whltford ripens. Through her ho Is introduced Into "society." His "side partner" on tho Arizona ranch. Johnnio Croon, comes to thu "big town." CHAPTER VII. Tho two tako an apart' ment together, Johnnie securing employ ment nt the Whltford's as "handy man." An advertisement signed "Ivltty M. con veys the information that shu Is In trou ble and implores Lindsay to como to a certain house where she is Imprisoned, Clay is dubious as to its authenticity, but finally decides to go. Ho makes ills way Into what he supposes la tlio light house and llmls hlmsolt In a young worn, an'o bedroom. CHAPTER VIII. Naturully Indignant, tho girl is reassured when Clay tells her tho ruason for his unmeant Intrusion. Stio shows him how to enter the house ho la after, through tho roof. In tlio place ho comes-on a party of "gunmen," oDvloualy waiting for his nppoumnco. Lindsay "gots tho drop" on tho thugs, locks thorn In a room, and escapes. CHAPTER, XIII Continual. ""That's twice I heard both them in terestln' facts. Who 1h HiIh jjoll you was cmnln through u window to seo In tho middle o' the night. And what's thut Kilt for if It uln't to eronlc some other guy? You oughtta he ashamed of yourself for not ptillln' a better wheeze tbnii thut on me." Clay blushed. In .spite of the slntiKy lniiudcncu that dropped from the pretty red UpH the girl wiih slim and looked virginal. "You're 'way off, I 'wasn't callln' on her to" He stuck hopelessly. "Whudya know about that?" alio ojimo back with obvious sarcasm. "You soltnlnly give me u pain. I'll say you weren't callln' to arrange no smduy school picnic. Listen. Look at that wall a minute, will you?" When he turned again at her oi'der she wiih Kitting on the side of tho bed wrapped In a kimono, her feet In bed room slippers. He saw now that she was a slender-limbed slip of a girl. The lean forearm, which showed bnro to tho elbow when she raised It to draw the kimono closer round her, told Clay that she was none too well nourished. It occurred to him that she might give 'him Information of value. Ho told her the story of Kitty Mason. Ha could see by the girl's eyes that shu hud Jumped to the conclusion that ha wns In love with Kitty. He did not attempt to disturb that conviction. It might enlist her sympathy. Annie Mllllkau hud never seen a nmn like this before, so eleiiu and Btrnlghtund Kood to look at. From childhood she bad been brought up on tho fringe of that underworld the ut inosphere of which Is mlusmlc. She was Impressed In spite of herself, "Say, .why don't you, go Into tho movies and be one of theso hero screen Ideals? You'd knock 'em dead," she advised lllppnntly, crossing her bare ankles. tHay laughed. He liked thu Insolent little twist to her mouth. Shu mudo one strong appeal to him, This bit of a gjrl, so slim that ho'could break her in his hands, was game (to tho core. He recognized it as a quality of kin ship, "How do you know tho girl ain't a bIH;er-worKer? You wuntta go slow when you fuckle'Jerry Durand. I cnu tell you one thing, Ho's in this busi ness up to the neck. I seen his shadow, Gorilla Dave, comln' outn the boujc next door twice today," "leen anything of tho glrlJ" ''Nope. Hut she may be there. Hon est you're up against a tough game. Why don't you lay down on It?" she nsktsfl, her frank eyes searching his. f'rdu'soltnlnly will If you've got good fiQ8eJ' Hm goln' thcough." Ber black eyes warmed. "Say, HI bst 9011'ro oqmo guy when you get sfjred. Hop to It and I hope you got Jsjpry good. Say, listen! I got . ft hurlcn mebbe It's a bum steer, butyou griyr be sure till you try it Vhy m bund by illiNacleodRgine, lEustrdtons by i IrvviN -Myeiv II HI Raina don't you get In through the roof In stead o'-the window?" "Can I get In that way?" "Sure! think you know If the trap door ain't latched. Say, stick around outside my room half a sec, will you?" 'Hie cattleman waited In the dark ness of the passage. If bis enemies w'ere trying to ambush him In the house next door the girl's plan might save hltn. Ho would have a chance at least io got them unexpectedly in the rear. It could have . been scarcely more than two minutes later that the young woman joined him. They padded soft ly along the corridor till they camo to a Hlght of stairs running up. Tho girl led the way, taking tho trends without noise in her stockinged feet. Clay followed with the utmost caution. She took him toward the rear to a ladder which ended nt a dormer half door lea'dlng to the roof. Clay fumbled with his lingers, found a hook, un fastened It, and pushed open the trap. Jle looked up Into a starlit night and u moment later stepped out upon tho roof. Presently tjie slim figure of tho girl stood beside him. They moved across to n low wall, climbed It ami came to the dormer door of the noxt house. Clay knelt and lifted It an Inch or two very slow ly. He lowered It again and rose. "I'm a heap obliged to you, Miss," he said In a low voice. "You're a game little gentlommi." She nodded. "My name Is Annie Mllllknn." "Mine Is Clny Lindsay. I want to come and thnnk you proper some day." "I tako tickets at Heath's Palace of Wonders two blocks down," she whispered. "Look out, for yourself. Don't let 'em get you. Olve 'em a chance, and that gang would croak you sure. You will be careful, won't you?" "I never threw down on myself yet." The girl's flippancy broke out again Say. lemme know when the wcddln' i is and I'll send you u salad bowl," friends," suggested the master of cere she Hushed at him saucily as he turned monies. "And don't make any mis to go. Clay was already busy with the door. Darkness engulfed him as he closed tho trapdoor overhead... His exploring feet found each tread of the bidder with the utmost caution. Near the foot of It he stwpped to listen for any sound that might serve to guide him. None came. The passage wns as noiseless -as R was dark. Again be had thut sense of cold llnger-Wps making u keybourd of his spine. Hut he trod down the panic and set his will to carry n: Ho crept forward along the passage. Ev ery step or two he stopped to listen, nerves keyed to an acute tension. A flight of stairs brought him to what he knew must be the second floor. To him there flonted a murmur of sounds, tile soft-footed It closer, reached tlio door, and dropped noise lessly to a knee. A key was In the lock on the outside. With infinite "Say, Why Don't You Go Into the Movies and Be One of These Here Screen Ideals7" precaution against rattling he tunned It, slid It out, nnd dropped It lnthla cout pocket. His eye fastened to 'the opening. Threo men were sitting round a table. They wero ,maklng a bluff at playing cards, hitt their attention wna focused on n door that evidently led Into unother room. Two automatic revolvers wero on the table closo to tho hands of their owners. A black jack lay In front of tlio third man. Clay rocogulzad him as. Gorilla Dare. Tho otlior two wero strangers to him. Something evil in tho watchfulness of tho threo chilled momentarily his volns. Thcao fellows wero tho gun men of New York -ho had read about paid assassins whoso business it, was to'frame Innocent men for the penlten tlnry or kill them In cold blood. They wore of the underworld, without con science and without honor. A soft step sounded In the corridor behind the man ut the keyhole. He bod not tithe to crawl away nor even to rise before a man stumbled against him. Clay had one big advantage over his opponent. He had been given an Instant of warning. Ills right arm went up around the neck of ids foe and tightened there. His left hand turned the doorknob. Next moment the two men crashed Into the room together, the Westerner rising (o his foot as they came, with the body of the other lying across his back from hip to shoulder. Gorilla Dave leaped to his feet. The other two gunmen, caught at disad vantage a few feet from the table, dived for their automatics. They were too late. Clay swung his body down ward from the waist with a ulck, strong Jerk. The man on his back shot heels over head as though he hud been hurled from a catapult, crashed face up on the table, and dragged It over with him In his for ward plunge to the wall. Before any one else could move or speak, Llndsny's gun was out. "Easy now." His voice wns a gentle drnwl that carried a menace. "Lem me be boss of the rodeo a while. No, Gorlllu, I wouldn't play with that club If I was you. I'm suro h 1-n-mlle on this gunstuff. Drop HI" The last two words enme sharp and crisp, for the big thug had telegraphed an un intentional warning of his purpose to dlvo ut the man behind the thirty eight Gorilla Dave's lingers opened and the blackjack dropped from his hand to the floor. "For tho love o' Mike, who Is this guy?" demanded one of the other men. "I'm tho fifth member of our little party," explained Clay. "Wot fell do yousc mean? And what's the big idea In most klllln' the chief?" The man who had been flung across the table turned ovor and groaned. Clay would have known that face among a thousand. It belonged to Jer ry Durand. "I came In nt the wrong door and without announcin' myself," said tho cattleman, almost lazily, the unhurried Indolence of bis manner not shaken. "You see I wanted to be on time so as not to keep you wnltln'. I'm Clay Lindsay." The more talkative of the gunmen from the Kast side flashed one look at the two automatics lying on tlio floor beside the overturned table. They might as well have been In Brazil for nil the good they were to him. "Move over to the other side of tho room, Gorilla, and Join and Join yore two take. If you do you wont have time to be sorry for It. I'll ce'tnlnly shoot to kill." The big-shouldered thug shuflled over, dlny stepped . sideways, watch ing the three gunmen every foot of the way, kicked the automatics Into the open, and took t, possession ot them. He felt safer with the revolvers In lils coat pocket, for they hud been within reach of Durand, nnd that member of the party was showing signs of a re turn to netlve Interest In the proceed lngs, "When I get you right I'll croak you. By G d, I will," swore the gang lead er savagely, nursing his bnttered head. "No big stiff from the bushes can run anything over on me." VI believe you," retorted Clny easily. "That fs, I believe you're. tellln mo yore Intentions straight. There's no news In that to write home about. But you'd better mnke that If Instead of when. Thin Is three cracks you've had nt me and I'm still a right healthy rube." "Don't hank on fool luck any more. I'll get you sure," cried Durand sourly. Tlio gorge of tho- Arlzonan rose. "Mebbeso. You're a dirty dog, Jerry Durnnd. From the beglnnlng you wore a rotten fighter In' the ring and out of it. You nnd yore strong-arm men I Do, you think I'm ufrald of you be cause you surround yoreself with dips nrid yeggmen and hopiiuts, nil scum of tho gutter and filth of the earth? Where I come from men light clean and out In thoopen. They'd stomp you out llko n rattlesnake." Ho whipped ope'n the door, stepped out, closed it, and took tho key from his pocket. . A. moment, and he had turned tho lock. From within thero amo a rush that shook tho panols. Clay was already busy i searching for Kitty Ho tore open door nfter.door, calling her loud' ly by name. Even In the darkness he could see that tho rooms were empty of furniture. There was a crash of splintering panels, tho sound of a bursting lock. Almost as Uiough it wero an echo of it camo a heavy , pounding upon tlio street door. Clay gueasod that the thirty minutes wera up and that the Hunt was bringing the police, no dived back into one of tlio empty rooms just in tlmo to miss a rush of men pourl ig along the passage to the stair, Cut oft from tho street, Clay took to the roof again. It would not do for him to bo caught tn tho houso by the police. Ho climbed tho ladder, pushed his way through tho trapdoor opening, and breathed deeply of the night air. But ho hod' no time to lose. AI ready he could hear tho trampling of feet up tho sfatrs to tho seoond story, Lightly ho vaulted the wall and camo to tho roof door leading down to number 123. He foHnd It latched, The caves o'f tho roof projected so far that he could not from there get a hold oh tho window cnslngs below.. L. & S. Groceteria. OKI WMrm When in North Platte COMB AND SEE US Hotel Palace Palace Cafe PalaceBazaar Everything first class and prices roasonable. Opposito Union Pacific Station. J. S. TW1NEH, M. D. . (Homeopath) Medicine and Surgery Hospital Facilities NORTH PLATTE, NEB It. Office Phone 183 .Residence 283 Ml. REDFIELD Physician, Obstetrician, Surgeon X-Itny Calls promptly answered Night or Day Phones. Office G42 Residence G76 JOHN S. SIMMS, M. D. Special Attention Given to Surgery McDonald Bank Building Office Phono 83 Residence 38 DR. J. It. McKIRAHAN Practice Limited to Disease of Women and Surgery Over Rexall Drug Store Phones: Office 127 Residence 656 Office 340 Houso 723J I)R. IV. I. SHAFFER Osteopath rhyslcian Over the Oasis North Platte WM. WALDORF ft Tinner Makes or Repairs anything made of Tin or Shoot Metal. 510 Locust Undor Genoral Hospital ED KIERIG Auctioneer For dates and terms call at First National Bank North Platte, Nob. DR. HAROLD FENNER Osteopath Ovor Hirschfold's Office Phono 333 Res. Phono 1020 mi. M. B. STATES Chiropractor Rooms 5. 0, 7 Building & Loan Bldg Offlco Phono 70 Roe. Phone 1242 Offlco Phono 241 Res. Phono 21, L. C. DROST Osteopathic Physician North Platte, Nebraska. Knights ot Columbus Building. OTIS R. PLATT, M. D. Physician nnd Surgeon X-Kny Dlagnosa nnd Troamont Ovor Union Stato Bank Offlco Phono 296W Houso Phone 2U6R GEO. R. DENT rhyslclau nnd Surgeon Special Attontlon Glvon to Surgery and Obstotrics Offlco: Building & Loan Building Phones: Offlco 130 Rosldonco 115 DR. L. A. SNAVELY Dentist X-Itay Diagnosis Oxygon and Gas Anesthesia for Extractions. Ovor Union Stato Bank Phono 296. DERRYBERRY & FORBES Licensed Emlalmers Undertakers and Funeral Directors Day Phono 41 Night Phono Black 558 W. T. PRITCHARD Graduate Veterinarian Ex-Govornmont Vetorinarlan and ex assistant deputy Stato Veterinarian. Hospital 315 South Vine Street. Phones. Hospital G33 Rcsldenco 635 NOTICE TO CREDITORS ,Estnto No. 1S93 of Rhoda A. Ed mlston, deceased In tho County Court of Lincoln County, Nebraska. The Stato of Nobraska, ss. Creditors of said estate will tako notice that tho tlmo limited for presentation nnd filing of claims against said Estate Is Nov. 11, 1922 nnd for settlement of said Estate Is Juno 3Q, 1923; that I will sit at tho county court room In said County August 11th, 1922, at 10 o'clock a. m. and on November 11th, 1922 at 10 o'clock a. in., to receive, oxamlno, hear, allow, or adjust all claims and objections duly filed. Dated Juno 30, 1922. Wm. II. C. Woodhurst (SEAL) County juago NOTICE OF PAVING ASSESSMENT Notice Is hereby given that the Mayor and City Council of the city of North Platte, Nobraska, will on the 15th day of August, 1922, between tho hours of 8 and 9 o'clock p. ra. of said day and so much longer as may be necessary to transact said busi ness, sit as a board of Equalization for the purpose of equalizing and as sessing against nbuttlng and adjacent property owners, tho cost of paving in Paving Districts No. 3 and G as tho same aro now organized. And all porsons Interested aro hereby noti fied to appear and show cause, if any why said equalization and assess ment should not bo made, on or be fore tho 15th day of August, 1922 at eight o'clock p. m. Witness my hand and tho seal ot said city this 24th day of July. 1922. O. E. ELDER (SEAL) City Clerk KOAD NO. 422. To whom it may concern: Tho special Commissioner appointed to locato a public road as follows: Commencing at tho corner to Sec tion 4, 5, 8 and 9 township 12 notth range 30 west of tho 6h p. m.. running thenco west' on section lino between sections 5 and 8, and 6 and 7 two miles to connect with extension to Road No. 42 has reported in favor there of anyono having objections thereto or claims for damages by reason of the establishment of described road must fiio samo in the office of tho County Clerk of Lincoln County, Nebraska on or before 12 o'clock noon ot tho 16th day of September, 1922. Witness my hand and official seal this 8th day of July, 1922. A. S. Allen (SEAL) County Clerk EXTENSION ROAD NO. 107. To whom it may concern: Tho special commissioners appoint od to locato a public road as follows: Commoncing at a point on tho section lino between sections 9 and 1G, where Public Road oN. 11 Intersects said section line, running thenco west on tho section lino betweon sections and 16 and 8 and 17 to tho inter section with Road No. 77 all in town- Bhip 14 range 30, said roaa to bo G6 feet wide, has reported in favor of tho establishment of tho same, all objections thereto, or claims for dam ages by reason of tho establishment of the above described road must be filed In tho offlco ot tho County Clerk . T , , . T , ot Lincoln county Nobraska, on or, boforo 12 o'clock noon of the 9th day of October, 1922 or said Road will bo allowed without roferenco thereto. Witness my hand and official seal this 27th day of July, 1922. A. S. ALLEN (SEAL) County Clork EXTENSION ROAD NO. 01 To whom It may concern: Tho special Commissioner appointed to locato a public road as follows: Commoncing at tho corner to Sec tions 13, 14. 23 and 24 T. 13 N. R. 30 W. running thence north on lino between Sections. 13 nnd 14 ono milo, thenco north westerly through sees. "11,10 and 9 said township nnd range following tho soutli bank of tho Channel ot the Platto Rivor to tho intersection with Road No. 0 ending thoro said road to bo 6G feet wide has roported In favor thoreot anyono having objections there to or claims for damages by reason of tho establishment of tho abovo road must fiio samo In tho offlco of tho County Clork of Lincoln County, Nebr aska on or beforo 12 o'clock noon of tho 18th day of September, 1922 or the above road will bo allowod without roferenco thoroto. Witness my hand and official soal thlB 8th day of July, 1922. A. S. Allen (SEAL) County Clork ROAD NO. 420 To whom It may con corn: The special Gonuntasionor aspolntod to locato a public road as follows: Commencing at tho corner to Sec tions 5, G, 7. and 8 town 12 N ,R. 30 W. running thenco north ono nillo to tho NE corner of Sec. G said township and range. Also comenclng at tho SE corner of section 32 T. 13 N. R. 30 W. running thenco on lino between sec. 32 and 33 one mile, thence Northwest and Northeast through tho East of Sees. 29 and 20 to connect with Road No. 8 about 9 chains west of tho NE corner of snld Section 20, following said section between Sees. 20 and 21 T. 13 N. R'. 30 W. for about ono half mllo has reported In favor thereof anyono having objections hereto or claims for damages by reason of tho establishment of tho above road must file samo In tho office of tho County Clerk of Lincoln County, Nebraska or said road will bo allowed without reference thereto, on or before 12 o'clock noon of tho 16th day of Sept ember, 1922. Witness my hand and official seal this 8th day of July, 1922. A. S. Allen (SEAL) County Clork NOTICE OF THE FORMATION OF PAVING DISTRICT NO. 17 IN THE CITY OF NORTH PLATTE, NEBRh ASKA. To tho owners of tho record title of all proporty adjacent to or abutting upon tho streets hereinafter described and all persons interested therein: You and each of you aro hereby notified that tho Mayor and City Coun cil of tho city of North Platto did under date of July 21st, 1922 pass and approve a certain ordinanco forming and creating paving district No. 17 of the city of North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska. And that the fol lowing streets including tho inter sections thereof within tho limits of tho city aro comprised within said paving district, to-wit: All that por tion of Sixth Streot commencing at tho west lino of the intersection of said Sixth Street with Bryan Avenue in said city of North Platte, Nebraska, running thence west along said Sixth Street and Pine Streets, in said city of North Platte, Lincoln County, Nobraska; and commencing at the north line of tho intersection of Third Street and Poplar Avenue and run ning thenco north along said Poplar Avenue to the south lino of tho inter section of said Poplar Avenue and Seventh Streets of said city of North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, thero to terminate, exclusive of Inter sections of Poplar and 3rd, th. and 5th streets respectively. Unless objections are filed as re quired by statute within twenty days' from the first publication of this no tice, the Mayor and City Council shall proceed to construct such paving. Dated this 24th day of July, 1922. E. II. EVANS Attest: O. E. Elder Mayor City Clerk (SEAL) EXTENSION ROAD NO. SOT, To whom It may concern: The special commissioner appointed to locate a road ae follows: Commenc ing at Road No. 265 at the northeast corner ot Section twenty nine (29), townbhip nine (9) range twenty seven (27) west thenco north about 520 rods on or near tho section lino as practi cal, thenco in a northerly direction passing around the head of a canyon and back to tho section line, thence north to the northeast corner of sec tion Soventeen (17), thenco in a north wostorly direction down a ridgo about 160 rods, to tho main canyon, thence in a north easterly direction along the oast bank of the canyon on section . ,0. . .. ' , u -j,faiiu (0; iu iuu uurui. iino oi section oight, thenco in a northerly direction along tho east bank of the canyon on section fivo (5) to a point about 20 rods south of tho Northeast corner of section fivo (5). thence crossing can yon and going north 20 rods along the north side of canyon to tho Northeast corner of Section five (5). thenco north about 240 rods on the west section lino of Section thirty threo (33), township ten (10), range twenty seven (27) west theuco in a northeasterly direction around a head of a canyon to a pomt about 15 rods east of tho northwest csrnor of section thirty three (33). thenco east about 140 rods along or as near practical tho section lino between section thirty threo (33) and twenty eight (28) to tho northoast cornor ot tho northwest quartor ot section thirty threo (33) township ten (ten) north rango twenty seven (27) west of tho sixth principal meridian, tho abovo road terminating at Exten sion of road No. 20 and to bo any width up to 66 feet wido to make a good road has beon roported In favor thoreof, anyono having objections thereto or clalrr.s for damages by reason of tho estaV.tshlng of tho abovo described road must file Bamo in Of flco of tho County Clork of Lincoln County. Nebraska on or boforo 12 o'clock noon of tho 16 day ot Soptom bor 1922 or said road will bo allowed without roferenco thoroto. Witness by hand and official soal this 8th day of July. 192. A. S Allen (SEAL) County Clerk TO DO CONTINUED