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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. HEART OF THE SUNSET By Rex Beach Copyright by Harper & Brothers DAVE LAW AND ALAIRE AUSTIN MEET AGAIN AND SPEND THE DAY TOGETHER LAW RE CEIVES WARNING FROM AN AVENGER BUT LAUGHS AT THE DANGER OF DEATH SYNOPSIS. Mrs. Alnlro Austin, hnndsomo young mistress of Lns Pnlmns rnnch. lost In tho Texas desert. winders Into the little caran of David Law, state ranger, waiting in ambush for n Mexican murderer. She Is,. forced to stay 21 hours, until Law captures his man, kills another and escorts her home. "Young Ed" Austin, drunken wastrel, berates his wife and makes Insulting Insinuations about the ranger. Law discovers that Austin Is secretly In league with Mexican rebels and horse thieves. Mrs. Austin encounters Gen. Luis Longorlo, Mexican federal, when she goes to La Ferla, her ranch In Mexico to collect war damages, and Longorlo, a bad man, falls In lovo with her. Dave Law kills a cattle thief and comes Into unpleasant contact with Austin. r CHAPTER IX Continued. 9 Thero was a murmur from tho on lookers; someone cried, "Viva Longo rlo !" Tho general bowed smilingly; then, taking Alalro's arm, ho waved tho Idlers out of his path with u magnifi cent gesture. When, later In tho day, Mrs. Austin caino to say good-by nnd thank tho Mexican for his courtesies, ho humbly begged permission to pay his respects that evening at her hotel, and Bho could not refuse. As tho coach went bouncing across the International bridge, Dolores said, spitefully: "It will tako more than tho pardon of poor Juan Garcia to unlock heaven for that bandit. Do you notlco tho way ho looks at you? It Is enough to damn him for all eternity." Upon nor arrival at tho hotel Alalro received an agreeable surprise, for as her vehicle paused nt the curb David Law Bteppcd forward, hat In hand. "What bloodthirsty business brings you to Puoblo?" she queried, when they had exchanged greetings. Law smiled at her. "I camo to of fer frco board and lodging to a poor Greaser. But ho ain't here. And you, ma'am 7" When Davo learned that she was counting upon General Luis Longorlo'B aid In securing Justice, ho regarded her with somo curiosity as ho Inquired : "Isn't Longorlo the very man who robbed you?" "Yes." "Mexicans nro pecullnr people," Law said slowly. "At least wo don't under stand their business methods or their habits of mind. From my experience with them, I wouldn't put much confi dence In this Longorlo's word. I say tills, and I'm supposed to have a llttlo Mexican blood In me." During this brief conversation they had entered the hotel, and sho gave her hand to Law. "J hope wo Bhall see each other again," sho murmured. "That's moro'n likely ; I'm located In your, neighborhood now," ho informed her. "I'm leaving for Jonesvlllo In tho morning." s "By train?" i ''No'rn. I'm goln' to follow the river road If I can get nn automobile." Mindful of tho Ranger's courtesy to her on their previous meeting, Alalro said: "Won't you go with ua? Wo In tend to start early." Davo was nearly speechless with de light, and when tho mistress of Las Palmas had gone upstairs ho felt In clined to pinch himself to sec If ho wero dreaming. He had pursued a fruitless quest during tho past fow days, nnd his resentment had grown as ho beenmo certain that Tad Lewis had sent him on a wlld-gooso chase; hut tho sight of Alalro miraculously restored tils good spirits, and the pros pect of a long, intimate ride In her company chonged the whole trend of his thoughts. IIIb disappointment nt not seeing her upon his visit to Lus Palmau had only served to enhanco his memories of their first meeting, nnd time now had deepened his Interest tenfold. Yes, shu was "Tho Lone Star," tho cstrella brlllanto of his empty sky. Thoro could bo no doubt about his feelings; ho wns moro than romantically interested, the mero sight of her hud electrified him. The discov ery distressed him, and ho very prop erly decided that tho affair should end here, since It could lead to nothing except dl.suppolntment. At tho time of this story, relations between tho United States and tho es tablished government of Mexico wero such that a hostility had sprung up between tho troops fronting each other along tho Rio Grande, and In conse quence their officers no longer crossed the boundary, oven when off duty. It created a flurry of suppressed excite ment, therefore when Luis Longorlo, tho autocrat of the Potoslsta forces, boldly crossed tho bridge, traversed the stroota of Pueblo, and entered tho Hamilton hotel. From his scat In tho lobby Law heard tho general lnqulro for Mrs. Aus tin, nnd then saw him ascend In thu direction of tho parlor. Ho rose and strolled restlessly about tho hotel. A half-hour passed and Longorlo did not renppear; an hour dragged by, and then Davo took occasion to go to his room. A gluuco through tho open par lor door showed the foreigner in closest ronvcrsatlon with Mrs. Austin. They ivero laughing; they wero alono; even Uolores was nowhere to bo seen. lie rhpwwl vcrul cigars viciously before realizing that he wns jealous yes, madly, unreasonably Jealous. Sol Ills divinity was not as unnp proachablo ns ho hnd Imagined. Doubt less Longorlo was mud over her, which explained tho fellow's willingness to help her exact reparation from his gov ernment. Fine doings for n respect able married woman I It was wrong, scandalous, detestable I Ilad Davo only known tho truth, ho would hnvo gained a grim comfort from It, for Alalro Austin wns not en joying herself thnt evening. Her call er stayed on Intermlnnbly, and sho be came restive under tho flow of hts con versation. For somo reason or other, Longorlo was not tho romantic figure ho had been; In hts citizen's clothes ho wns only a dandified Mexican gal lant llko any number of others. The color wns gone from the picture; this quixotic guerrilla hero, this elegant Iluy Bias, was nothing moro than a tall, ollve-sklnned foreigner, whoso ar dor was distasteful. Longorlo was tiresome. j0 CHAPTER X. Jose 8anchez Swears an Oath. Joso Sanchez made use of tho delay at Pueblo to Institute further Inquiries regarding his missing cousin, but no where could ho find the slightest trace. Jose swore an oath that he would lenrn tho truth If it required his whole life time, nnd, If it should turn out thnt his sainted rclntlve had Indeed met with foul piny well I Joso told his friends they could Judge, by looking nt him, tho sort of mnn ho wns. Ho proud ly displayed Longorlo's revolver, nnd called It his cousin's llttlo nvengcr. The weapon hnd slain many; it had a duty still to perforin, so ho said. Joso Intended to confldo his purpose to Mrs. Austin, but when It enmo time to start for Las Palmas thero was a fourth passenger in the automobile, i 'mtzwx rain A zk Sf TAL7a)ltt 1 T VUNT" 'You Went to School In the East, Didn't You?" nnd ho wns obliged to hold his tonguo for tho moment. Alnlro was In good humor, and expressed her relief at escaping from everything Mexican. "I haven't seen a newspaper for ages, and I don't know what Is going on nt Jonesvlllo or nnywhero else," sho confided. Davo told her of tho lntest develop ments In tho Mexican situation, of homo hnppenlngs, and when sho asked him about his own doings, ho informed her of tho affair which had brought him to Pueblo. Of course nil thrco of his companions wero breathlessly Interested In tho story of Pino Garza's death; Dolores and Jose did not allow a word to escapo them. "Cnrnmbal It required bravery to ride alono Into thnt rlncon," Joso de clared. "I know Pino Gnrza well, nnd ho could shoot llko tho devil." "You said your horso saved your life," Mrs. Austin went on. "How do you mean?" When Duvo hnd explnined, bho cried, quickly, "You weren't rid ing Besslo nolle?" "Yes. She's burled where sho dropped. 1'vo been right lonesome since sho went nwny." Alalro turned n quick glance upon tho speaker to find his fnco set and his eyes miserable. Impulsively sho laid her hand upon his nrm, saying: "I know how you must feel. Do you know what has always been my dear est wish? To.ho ablo to talk with ani mals nnd mnko friends of them." Davo smiled nbsentmlndedly. "There's n wonderful book about u near-sighted old Frenchman who was enst away on n penguin Island. Ho saw tho big birds walking nround, and thought they were human beings," "How did you happen to rend Ann tole France?" Alnlro nsked, with a sharp Btaro of surprise. Tho Ranger stirred, but ho did not meet her eyes. "Well," said ho, "I read 'most anything I can get. A fel ler meets up with strange books just like he meets up with strange people." "Not books like that." Thero was n brief silence. "Mr. Law, you went to school In tho Enst, didn't you? Where?" The man hesitated, at which sho Insisted, "Where?" Davo reluctantly turned upon her a pair of eyes in the depths of which there lurked, tho faintest twinkle. "Cornell," snld he. Alalro gasped. After a while she re marked, Btlfily, "You have a peculiar sense of humor." "Now don't be offended," ho begged her. "I'm a good deal llko a chame leon; I unconsciously chnnge my color to suit my surroundings. When wo first met I saw that you took me for ono thing, nnd since then I've tried not to show you your mistake." "Why did you let mo send you those silly books? I dare say you've had a fine laugh nt my expense?" "No I" grnvely denied the man. They had como to an nrroyo contain ing a considerable stream of muddy water, nnd Law was forced to get out to plug tho carburetor and stop the oil lntnkcs to tho crnnk-case. This done, Alnlro rnn tho machine through on tho self-starter. When Joso's "Caram basl" and Dolores' shrieks had sub sided, and they were again under way, Mrs. Austin, it seemed, had regained her good humor. "You will receive no more of my fa vorite authors," sho told Dave, spite fully. "I'll keep them to read my self." "Do you still bcllcvo In chivalry?" Alalro turned her eyes upon tho questioner, nnd there were no girlish Illusions In them. "Do you?" sho quer ied, with n faint curl of her lip. "Why yes." She shook her head. "Men have changed. Nowadays they are all self ish and sordid. But I shouldn't gen eralize, for I'm n notorious mnn-hater, you know." Ho nodded, whereupon she eyed him. speculatively. "Let us see. You are a mnn how far would you go for the woman you loved?" "Tho limit I" Mrs. Austin frowned nt tills light seeming nnswer. "I supposo you mean that you would make any sacrifice?" "Yes; that's it." "Would you glvo up tho woman her self, If you considered It your duty?" "No. There couldn't bo any duty higher thnn love to ray way of think ing. But you shouldn't tnko me as a specimen. I'm not a good represen tative of ray sex." "I think you nro n very good ono," Alnlro said quietly, and Dave realized that no flattery was intended. Desplto tho rough ronds, they made fair time, and tho miles of cactus and scrawny brush rolled swiftly pnst. Tho morning sun swung higher, nnd by midday tho metal of tho automobile had becomo ns hot as a frying pan. Thny stopped nt various goat ranches to Inquire nbout Adolfo Urblnn, and nt noon halted beside a watercourso for lunch. Dnvc wns refilling tho rndtnjor when ho overheard Jose In conversation with Mrs. Austin. "Nowhere n trace I" tho horse breaker was Baying. "No ono hus seen him. Poor Rosa Morales will dlo of n broken henrt." Alnlre explnined to her guest: "Joso is worried nbout his cousin Panfllo. It seems ho has disappeared." "Sol You are Pnnfllo's cousin?" Dnve eyed the Mexican with new In terest. "Si I" "You remember tho mnn?" Alnlro went on. "no was with thnt fellow you arrested at the water-hole." "Oh, yes. I remember him." With steady fingers Davo shook somo to bacco Into n clgnretto paper. He felt Alalro's eyes upon him, nnd they wero eloquent of Inquiry, but ho did not meet them. Joso frowned. "No ono nt La Ferln has seen him, and In Pueblo thero wns not a word. It is strange." "Panfllo wns in bad company when I saw him." Law finished rolling his clgnretto and lit It, still conscious of Alnlro's questioning gnze. "He may hnvo had trouble." "IIo was a good man," tho horsc hrenker nsserted. "If ho Is dead" Tho Mexican's frown deepened to a I scowl. im t m flELKS-l , 1 TREES HAVE ECONOMIC VALUE Every One That Is Planted Adds to Wealth of Community an Well as to Its Beauty. "What then?" Joso significantly pnttcd tho gift re volver nt his hip. "This llttlo follow will have something to say." Davo looked him ovcr Idly, from head to heel, then murmured: "You would do well to go slow, compadro. Panfllo made his own quarrels." "Wo wero llko brothers, nnd I do not know of any quarrels. But I shall And out. I nm not given io boasting, senor, but I um n devilish bnd man in my wny." Nothing more wns said during tho luncheon, but when Alnlre hnd finished entlng and her two employees had bo gun their meal, she climbed tho bnnk of the nrroyo ostensibly to find n cool spot. Having succeeded, sho called to Dave : "Thero is n nice breeze up hero." The Ranger's fnco set; rising slow ly, he climbed the bank after her. When they stood fnco to fnco in the shade of a gnnrly oak tree, Alalro asked him point-blank: "Where is Panfllo Sanchez?'.' 4 Dave met her eyes squarely; hlB own were cold and hard. "He's whero ho dropped at my second shot," said he. He could hear his companion's sharp Inhalation. Ho did not flinch at the look she turned upon him. "Ho was practically unarmed I What do you call such an act?" Davo's lips slowly whitened, his fnco beenmo stony. He felt himself piti lessly condemned. "Why didn't you, tell me nt tho time?"- sho nsked. "Why didn't you report it?" "I'll report It when you glvo mo per mission." i "I? Whnt ?" She wheeled to face him. "Think a moment. I enn't tell half the truth. And If I tell everything, It will lead to gossip." "Ah I I think I understand. Mr. Law, you can bo Insulting " For the first tlmo tho mnn lost mus cular control of his fentures; they twitched, nnd under their tnn his cheeks became sickly yellow. "You've no right to say that," he told her harshly. "You've plumb over stepped yourself, mn'am, and I reck on you've formed quite n wrong opin ion. Panfllo had his six-shooter and ho used It; he Intended to ambush mo and release his compnnlon, but I forced his hand; so It ain't what I'd call murder; I haven't lost any sleep over It. I" "You nro utterly ruthless." "Yes'm I I'm not Whnt you would consider a nice person; the death of Panfllo Snnchez means nothing1 what ever to me. If you can grasp that fact, you'll see thnt your own reputation weighed heavier In my mind thnt tho lives of, a dozen Mexicans or whites, for thnt mntter." "I go anywhere, everywhere. No ono has ever had the effrontery to ques tion my actions," Alalre told him, stlfily. "And I don't nlm to glvo 'em a chnnce." Dnve was stubborn. Thero was another Interval of si lence. . "You heard what Joso said. What are you going to do?" Dave made n gesture of Indiffer ence. "It doesn't greatly matter. I'll tell him tho truth, perhaps. You might warn him against nny foolishness. Jose hns somo sense." Tho woman looked up curiously. "Don't you know how to be afraid? Haven't you nny fenr?" she asked. Dnvc's gray eyes wore steady as ho answered: "Yes'm 1 I'm afraid this thing is going to spoil our friendship. I've been desperately afraid, all along, that I might have hurt your reputa tion. Even now I'm afraid, on your account, to mnko public Panfllo San chez's death. Yes'm, I know what It is to ho afraid." It beenmo evident to Dnve, as tho afternoon progressed, thnt they would bo very late in nrrivlng nt Lns Palmas, and he began to fenr. that his hostess would feel In duty bound to Insist upon his spending the night at her homo. Tho most striking living- landscape feature lstn tree, therefore- wherever a tree grows the lnnd Is' more or less hnhltuble. No matter what kind of n tree It Is, If of largo size, it proclaims that tho land It ndorns Is not u desert. Tree have been objects of love nnd veneration since the dawn of history, nnd us iholr attractions nnd uses ure many nnd varied, he who plants u tree plants wealth nnd adds tq tin? capital of all. Trees beautify homes, parks, (streets and even ns orchards their beauty Is not tho least of theit several spMi'lflc values. They cool tho "parched earth and honted atmosphere in summer nnd protect from biting cold and stormy wind In winter, says the Los Angeles Times., They purify thu nlr we breathe nnd prevent winds from contaminating It by nrrestlng storms of dust and oth er injurious matter. They add very materially to the value of nil property even aside from the esthetic consid erations ; their pure economic value la not questioned. There are not, there fore, nny reasons for not plnutlng trees and so many reasons why we should, thnt it is best to plncc them wherever and whenever the opportunity pre sents. It Is indeed ensy to get rid of them if improperly placed. Therefore be ever planting n tree, for it grows all tho time, even while tho planter sleeps, nnd Is nddlng tp tho wealth of all on earth mid nil to come. Is Your Work Hard? Work which brings nny unusual strain on tho back and kidneys tends to cause kidney ailments, such as back ache, lameness, headache, dizziness and distressing urinary troubles. Kidney complaints make nny kind of work doubly hard nnd if neglected there is dnnger of gravel, dropsy or Bright s disease. If your work is hard on the back, keep vour kidneys in good condi tion with Doan's Kidney Pills. Thou sands rely on them. A South Dakota Case H. E. Murphy, Plerro, "&fty 3. D., says: "KtdnoyV5iwe4i complaint linu mauo nit nn Invalid and I was confined to bed for a month nt n tlmo. My limbs swelled twlco their normal slzo nnd my wholo body wns racked with pain. The ltldnoy secretions wero in awful snnpo, too. un n. friend's ndvlce I used Doan's Kidney Pills tin? thov mndo a comnletr euro. 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As a rule the lnnd conditions to be met mny be divided into two clnsses : First, whero there Is n sufficient depth of good lonm, but where the grnss has gradual ly been allowed to dlo out, and, second, where the lawnmnker hns n poor grnv elly soil, seemingly without greenswnrd possibilities of nny kind quite regard less of what may be done to It. The treatment In the first case cited is sufficiently simple. It will not oven be necessary to spade up the ground nnd re-seed, for just ns good results nre produced by a simpler method nnd In much shorter time. Take a shnrp Iron rnke with good sharp teeth, nnd, nftcr digging out the weeds, scratch deep into tho soil, bronklng it up ns finely, ns possible. After doing this sow the best grnss seed obtainable, using a graF3 seeder, of which thero nro several kinds on the market. The wheelbarrow seeder where the space to be seeded. Is a new lawn, for exam ple, will prove n lnbor-snver. AVhcre the spneo to bo re-seeded Is small, a broadcast seed sower will do excellent work; It is enrried by n strap about the shoulder, and will sow not only grass, but all kinds of grain,. There Is a Story From Vera Cruz That Tells of the Marksmanship of Uncle Sam's Marines. The marines know how to handle a rifle ; 50 per cent of the force nre qual ified, listed shots. There is a story from Veru Cruz that tells of good shooting and a sure eye, Henry Reu tcrdahl writes in tho Youth's Com panion. Our bluejackets wero marching up the street from the plnza between rows' of low two-story houses. A well dressed Mexlcnn, with n newspnper over his knee, was sitting on the bal cony of his house, apparently Intent on watching our sailors advance; but hid den under tho paper he held n big re volver, and as our men went by he fired. The bullets were striking, but our officers could hardly suspect a well-dressed .Mexlcnn, .rending a paper and looking peacefully on from his own house, of being the sniper. Dropping his paper, tho Mexican wont inside to reload. When he came out again on the balcony the glint of tho gun caught the attention of Lieu tennnt Colonel Neville on horseback hi the plaza, 1,000 or more yards away. Through his eight-power field glass tho colonel snw plainly the flash of tho shots under the newspaper. "Oct him," he snld, turning to his orderly. The man raised his rifle, pressed tho trigger and the Mexican fell out of his chair. "Got him, sir," said tho marine. Dave Law finds further traces of criminal doings near the Aus tin ranch. Longorlo makes him self extremely distasteful to Mrs. Austin. Some exciting epi sodes are described In the next Installment. Bringing Country to City. Denmnrk hns solved the problem of gardens for city dwellers In n particu larly efficient mnnner, nccordlng to the Amerlcnn-Scandlnnvlnn Review. An nrtlcle entitled "Bringing the Country to the City" tells bov 40,000 garden plots have been added to the produc tive area of Denmark through the uti lization of vacant lots and waste lands In or near cities. The land Is bought or lensed by a company, which does all tho preliminary work of building rouds nnd fences, lnylng wnter pipes, Install ing n sewerage system, and preparing the sqll for cultivation. It Is divided up into small gardens, which are rent ed at n price of ?2 to 4 for the sum mer. Many fnmllles raise enough veg etables for their own use nud sell n considerable amount besides. Others prefer to build a llttlo nrbor nnd plnnt n flower garden, which becomes their refuge from tho grime of the city. Room at the Top. Little Jennie had been entlng very heartily, but she nskedv for another piece of cake. "Jennie," snld her mother, "I don't believe I ought to glvo It to you. You're nbout ns full as a little girl can pos sibly be. Another mouthful, nnd you'll surely burst I" "But, mnmmn, my neck's left yet!" said the little girl, persuasively. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Syrlac Language. Syrlnc is ono of tho three groups of Innguuges Into which tho old Aramaic of Assyria and Babylonia was devel oped, tho other groups being tho dial dale and tho Nabatean-Sabean. Tho Syrlac Is emphatically a Chris tian literature language, tho Blblo was translated into it as was a deal of writing from tho fourth to tho tenth century, und It, instead of Latin, is the liturgical langungo of the' Roman Cath olics of Lebanon In Syria today. Tho Syro-Chaldalc Is a variant of tho Syrlac, combining fentures of both tho Syrlac and Chnldnle groups. It Is found In use In Kurdistan und the Lake Urmia districts. Decoration of Schools Urged. Importance of proper environment in education wns emphasized by Rev. Dr. John Van Schalck, Jr., In a brief nddress before the League for the Decoration of public Schools nt Its nnnunl meeting nt Washington. Dr. Van Schalck declared that proper artistic environment makes not only un esthetic but a moral nppeal. He .intimated that the time would comotwhen more public funds could bo used for tho decoration of school buildings. He commended the work that Is "being done by tho league, nnd pointed out that it was private initia tive Y-hlch first awakened public senti ment to tho need of kindergartens, hospitals und other institutions now supported by public funds, but first sturted through Individual effort. A rolling stone gathers no mos3, but rolling eyes sometimes gnthcr a stono nsk the girl nt the seaside. Back-yard Fences in Boston. George Glbbs, special Investigator for the Boston city planning board, wants wooden back-yard fences nbol ished In that city. IIo believes such fences uro a nuisance in crowded dis tricts and nn eyesoro elsewhere, nud Ihould be replaced by metal fences of in ornamental type. For high-class residence districts Mr. Glbbs favors brick or concrete walls for dividing lines betwveu buck yards. The Danger Zone for Many Is Coffee Drinking Some people find it wise to quit coffee when their nerves begin to "act up." The easy way now adays is to switch to Instant Postum Nothing in pleas ure i3 missed by the change, and greater comfort fol lows as the nerves rebuild. Postum is economical to both health and purse. "There's a Reason" i A 1i ' I V . ,