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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. ' (LTESSSSl HEART OF THE SUNSET By Rex Beach CHAPTER XXIII Continued. 23 Longorlo broke In with n snarl: "Is It my fault thnt the country Is In .arms? Military necessity compels mo to remain here. I consider myself mngnnnlmous. I " Ills volco cracked, and he mnde n dlspnlrlng, violent ges ture. "Go, before I change my mind." Davo Blgnnlcd to tho others, nnd Alalre slipped nway to make herself ready. During the uncomfortable bI 1enco which succeeded her deparlaro, Longorlo paced tho room, keeping his eyes resolutely turned nway from Law. "Do you mean that I, too, may go?" O'Malley Inquired. "What good ore you to mo?" snapped ithc general. "You will give us safe conduct?" "lie still, priest I" Longorlo glared -at tho spenker, clasping and unclasping his lists behind bis back. With the sound of hoofs outside, Alalre and Dolores nppearcd, nnd tho Mexican straightened himself with nn effort "Adlos, senorn I" ho said, with a stiff bow. "Wo hnve had n pleasant friend ship nnd n thrilling flirtation, eh? I hall never censo to regret that fnto Interrupted at such an Interesting mo ment. Adlos I Adlos I" lie bowed tformnlly, In turn to Dnve nnd to tho priest, then resumed his pacing, with ills hands at his back nnd his brow furrowed as If In a struggle with af fairs of greater moment than this. But when ho heard tho outside door creak shut behind them his Indifference vanished nnd ho halted with head turned In nn effort to catch tho last uounds of their depnrture. Ills fnco wus like tallow now, his lips wero drawn back from his teeth as If In su premo ngony. A moment and the hoof beata had died nway. Then Longorlo clipped his leash. IIo uttered n cry n hoarse, half strangled shriek that toro his throat. IIo plucked tho collar from bis nook nn if It choked blm; he bent his breast. Seizing whatever article his eye fell upon, ho toro and crushed It ; he swept tho table clean of Its queer Spanish bric-a-brac, nnd trampled tho litter un dcr his heels. Spying n painting of n alnt upon the wall, he ran to It, ripped it from its nail, and, raising It over his VAW '"Go Beforo I Chanoe My Mind." 'iicnd, smashed frame und glass, cursing all 6ulnts, nil priests, and churchly pco jlite. Ilavoc followed him as ho raged about tho placo wreaking hla fury upon inuulinuto objects. When ho had well 'Plgh wrecked the contents of tho room, Jnd when his first paroxysm had spent tts violence, he hurled himself into n chulr, 'writhing In ngony. IIo bit hla wrists, ho pounded his lists, ho kicked; finally ho sprnwlcd full length upon tho floor, clawing nt tho cool, smooth tiles until his mills bled. "Chrhtl O Christ l" ho screamed. Tho sound of his blasphemies reached tho llttlo group of soldiers who had lingered curiously outside, nnd t'icy listened open-mouthed. One by no they crossed themselves nnd stole mvny Into tho darkness, muttering. CHAPTER XXIV. A Grateful Peon. "With n singing heart Alnlrc rode 'through tho night nt her husband's 6lde. Tho strain of the lust few hours had been bo intense, tho relief nt her deliverance so keen, that now sho felt curiously weuk, and she kept closo to Dave, comforted by bis nenrness nnd securo In tho knowledge of his strength. Although he was unusually taciturn wnd rodo with his chin upon his breast, sho attributed his sllonco to fntiguo. Now und then, therefore, sho spurred to his sldo nnd spoko softly, caressing ly. At such times ho reached for her hand nnd clung to It. Davo was Indeed wenry; ho wns, in fact. In u sort of stupor, nnd not Infre quently ho dozed for a moment or two iln his saddle. Some two hours out from Lu Fcrla tho riders halted at n polnt where tho rond dipped Into n j rocky Btrcnm-bod; then, ns tho horses Mlrnnk, Dolores voiced n thought nt Licirl troubled oil nt Mioin. -Minuuri i lu VAV V7 M yjf Copyright by Harper Cf Brothers "If that bandit really means to Bpnre us, why did ho send us nway In tho night, like this?" sho asked. "I shall bo surprised If wo arc not assassinated before morning." "IIo must have meant It" Alnlro spoko with a conviction sho did not entirely feel. "Father O'Mallcy aroused the finer sldo of his nature." "Perhaps," agreed tho priest "Some where In him there Is n fenr of God." But Davo was skeptical. "More like ly n fear of tho gringo government," said he. "Longorlo Is a fourflusher. When ho realized ho wna licked ho tried to nave his face by a grandstand play. IIo didn't want to let us go." "Then whnt la to prevent him from well, from having us followed?" Alalre Inquired. "Nothing," Davo told her. As they climbed tho bank nnd rodo onward into tho night sho said: "No matter what happens, denr, I shall bo happy, for at last one of my drenms has como true." He reached out and patted her. "You'vo no Idea whnt n coward I was until you came. But tho moment I saw you nil my fears van ished. I was Hko a lost child who sud denly sees Its father; In your arms I felt perfectly Bnfe, for the first time In nil my life, I think. I I couldn't bear to go on without you, nftcr tills." Davo found nothing to sny; tbey rode along side by side for n time In n grent contentment that required no speech. Then Alalro asked : "Dear, have you considered how wo nro going to explain our murrlage?" "Won't tho circumstances explain It?" , "Pnrlinna Anrl vnr Tr conmn nrPH since I learned what happened to Ed. but In reality It's only a few hours. Won't pcoplo talk?" Davo caught nt tho suggestion. "I see. Then let's keep it secret for tho present" With a llttlo reckless laugh sho con fessed, "I I'm afraid I'll And It diffi cult to be conventional." "My wife I" ho cried In sharp agony. Lcnnlng far out he encircled her with his arm; then, half lifting her from her saddle, he crushed his lips to hers. It was his first display of emotion nlnce Father O'Malley had united them. There were few villages along the road they followed, and because of the lateness of tlw hour all were dark, hence tho party passed through with out exciting nttentlon except from nn occasional wnkeful dog. But us morn ing canio nnd the east began to glow Dave told tho priest: "We've got to hldo out during the day or we'll get Into trouble. Besides, these women must be getting hungry." "I fear there Is something feminine about me," confessed tho llttlo man. "I'm famished, too." At the next rnncho they enmc to they nppllcd for shelter, but wero denied; In fact, tho owner cursed them so roundly for being Amcrlcnns that they wero glad to rldo onward. A mllo or two farther along they met a curt tho driver of which refused to answer their greetings. As they passed out of his sight they saw that ho had halted his lean oxen nnd was staring after them curiously. Later, when tho sun was well up and tho world had fully awakened, they descried n mounted man, evidently n cowboy, riding through tho chnparral. He saw them, too, and enmo toward tho road, but after n brief scrutiny ho whirled his horse nnd galloped off through tho cac tus, shouting something over his shoul der. "This won't do," O'Mnlloy declared, uneasily. "I don't llko tho nctlons of theo people. Let mo appeal to tho next person wo meet. I can't bellevo they all hato us." Soon they enme to n rlso In tho rond, nnd from the crest of this elevation be held abend of them a small vlllago of white houses Bhlnlng from tho shelter of n grove. Tho rnncherln was perhaps two miles nway, and galloping toward It wns tho vnquero who had challenged them. "That's the Itio Negro crossing," Davo announced. Then spying n llttlo house squatting a short dlstnnco back from tho road, ho said: "Wo'd better try yonder. If they turn us down we'll have to take to tho brush." O'Malley agreed. "Yes, nnd wo huvo no time to lose. That horsemnu Is go ing to rouso tho town. I'm ufrald we're in for It." Davo nodded silently, Leaving tho beaten path, tho rcfu - gees threaded their way through cue- tus and sago to n gate, entering which they approached tho straw-thatched Jucal they had seen. A naked boy baby watched them draw near, then scuttled for shelter, piping nn alarm. A man nppenred from somewhere, nt sight of wlinm the priest rode forward with n plensiint greeting. But tho follow wus unfriendly. His wife, too, emerged from tho dwelling and Joined her husband In warning Father O'Malley away. "Lot mo try," Alalro begged, and spurred her horso up to the group. Sho smiled down at tho country people, saying: "Wo hnvo traveled a long ,wuy, and we'ro tired nnd hungry. Won't you glvo us something to cut? We'll ouy you well for your trouble." Tho man demurred sullenly, and be gan n refusal; but his wife, after a wondering scrutiny, Interrupted him with n cry. Bushing forward, she took the edge of Alutro's skirt In her hands and kissed It "God be praised I A miracle l" she exclaimed. "Juan, don't you sec? It is tho beautiful senorn for whom wo pray every night of our lives. On your knees, shameless one I It Is sho who delivered you from tho prison." Juan stared unbelievingly, then his face changed; his teeth Unshed In a smile, and, sweeping his hat from his head, he, too, approached Alalre. "It la I Senoru, I am Juan Garcia, whom you saved, and this 18 Inez," ho declared. "Heaven bless you nnd for give me." "Now I know you," Alalre laughed, and slipped down from her saddle. "This is a happy meeting. Sol You live here, and that was llttlo Juan who ran away as If wo were going to cat him. Well, we are hungry, but not hungry enough to devour Junnlto." Turning to her companions, sho ex plained the circumstances of her first meeting with these good people, nnd ns she talked the Gurclas broke In Joy fully, nddlng their own nccount of her goodness. "We've fallen nmong friends," Alalre told Davo and Father O'Malley. "They will let us rest here, I am sure." Husband nnd wlfo ngi cd in one voice. In fact, they wero overjoyed at nn opportunity of serving her; nnd lit tle Juan, his suspicious partially al layed, Issued from hiding nnd waddled forwnrd to take part In the welcome. Shnmefncedly tho elder Garcia ex plained his Inhospltnblo reception of tho travelers. "Wo henr tho gringos nro coming to kill us nnd take our farms. Everybody Is badly frightened. Wo nro driving our herds away and hiding what we can. Yesterday nt the big Obispo ranch our people shot two Americana nnd burned some of their houses. They intend to kill all the Americans they find, so you'd better be careful. Just now a fellow rodo up shouting thnt you were coming, but of course I didn't know " "Yes, of course. We're trying to reach tho border," Father O'Malloy told him. "Will you hldo us hero until we can go on?" Juan curtsied respectfully to tho priest. "My houso Is yours, father." "Can you tnke care of our horses, too, and give us n place to sleep?" Dave asked. Ills eyes wero heavy ; ho had been almost constnntly In the snd dle since leaving Joncsvllle, and now could hardly keep himself awake. "Trust me," tho Moxlcnn assured them, confidently. "If somebody comes I'll send them away. Oh, I can llo with the best of them." The Gurclas wero not ordinary peo ple, and lliey lived In rather good cir cumstances for country folk. There wero threo rooms to their llttlo house, nil of which wero reasonably clean. The food thnt Inez set beforo her guests, too, wns excellent If scanty. Junnlto, taking cue from his parents, flung lilmself whole-henrtcdly Into tho task of entertainment, nnd since Alalre met bis advances half-way ho began, beforo long, to look upon her with par ticular favor. Onco they hnd thorough ly made friends, ho showered her with tho most llatterlng attentions. His shyness, It seemed, wns but u pretense nt heart ho wns a bold and enterpris ing' fellow nnd so, ns n murk of his admiration, ho presented her with all his personal treasures. First he fetched and laid in her lap a clgur-box wagon with wooden wheels evidently tho handiwork of his fnthcr. Then ho gave her, ono by one, a highly prized blue bottle, n rusty Mexican spur, nnd the ruins of whnt had been a splendid cisp-knlfo. Tliero wero no blades lu Iho knife, but ho showed her how to peep through a tiny hole In the bundle, whero was concealed the picture of n dashing Spanish bull-fighter. Tho ap preciation which these gifts evoked In toxicated the little man und roused him to n very madness of generosity. Ho pattered nway and returned shortly, staggering nnd grunting under tho weight of nnothcr nnd n still greater offering. It wns a dog a patient, hungry dog with very llttlo hair. Tho animal was nllvo with Hens It scratched absent-mindedly with ono hind paw, even while Junnlto strangled It ngnlnst his unked breast but It was the applo of its owner's eye, and when Inez unfeelingly banished It from tho , houc Junnlto began to squall lustily Nor could ho bo conciliated until Alnlro took blm upon her kneo nnd told him about another boy, of precisely his own ago nnd size, who planted a magic bcun In his mother's dooryard, which grew up and up until It reached clear to tho sky, whero n giunt lived. Junnlto Gnr cln had uover lienrd tho like. Ho was spellbound with delight; he held his breath In ccstnsy ; ouly his toes moved, and they wriggled like ten fat, brown tadpoles. In tho midst of this recltnl Garcia senior appeared in tho door with n wnrnlng. "Concent yourselves,' bo said, quick ly. "Somo of our neighbors nro com ing tills way." Inez led her guests In to tho bedchamber, a bare room with a dirt floor, from the window of which they watched Juun gn to meet a group of horsemen. Inez nt out too, and Joined In tho parley. Then, after a time, tho riders galloped nway. When Alalre, having watched tha party out of Bight turned from tho window she found thnt Dave had col lapsed upon n chair and wns sleeping, ills limbs relaxed, bis body sagging. "Poor fellow, he's done up," Father O'Mnlloy exclaimed. "Yes ; he hasn't slept for dnys," she whispered. "Help me." With the as sistance of Dolores they succeeded In lifting Dave to the bed, but he half roused himself. "Lie down, dear," Alalro told him. "Closo your eyes for a few minutes. We'ro safe now." "Somebody has to keep watch," ho muttered, thickly, and tried to fight off his fatigue. But ho was like n drunken man. "I'm not sleepy; I'll stand guard," tho priest volunteered, nnd, dlsregnrd ig further protest, ho helped Alalro remove Dnve's coat Seeing thnt the bed was nothing more than a board platform covered with straw matting, Alalre folded tho garment for n pillow; ns she did so n handful of soiled, frayed letters spilled out upon the floor. "Rest now, while you have a chance," sho begged of' her husband. "Just for a little while." "All right," ho agreed. "Call me In an hour. Couldn't sleep wasn't time." He shook off hla weariness nnd smiled nt his wife, while his eyes filmed with some emotion. "Thero la something I ought to tell you, but I can't now not now. Too sleepy." His hend drooped again; she forced him bnck; ho stretched himself out with a sigh, nnd wns asleep almost lnstnntly. Alalro motioned tho others out of tho room, then stood looking down at the man into whose keeping she had given her life. As she looked her fnco became radiant Davo was unkempt unshaven, dirty, but to her ho was of a godlike beauty, nnd the knowledge that he was hers to comfort nnd guard wna strangely thrilling. Her love for Ed, even thnt first love of her girlhood, had been nothing like this. How coultf It hnve been like this? sho nsked hep self. How could Bhe havo loved deep ly when, at the time, her own naturo lacked depth? Experience had broad- Ho Hurled Hlmseri Into a Chair, Writhing In Agony. ened her, nnd suffering hnd uncovered depths In her being vTblch nothing clso hnd had tho power to uncover. Stoop ing, she kissed Dnve softly, then lot her cheek rest ngnlns: his. Her mnnt ner man I Sho founC herself whisper ing the words. For n long time sae snt gazing nt him tenderly; then sli tiptoed out nnd delighted the linked Gurcla baby by taking blm In her vrms nnd hugglnf; hlm. Inez though the beautiful senorn's voice wus Jlko tho music oX birds. It wns growing dark when Dave war awakened by cool hrnds upon his fncfi nnd by soft lips upoa his. IIo opened his eyes to find Ahlre bending over him. "You must get up," sho smiled. "It Is nenrly time w no, nnd Inez is cook ing our supper." Ho renched up nnd took her In hlit nrniB. Sho lay upon his brenst, thrill ing hnpplly with her nearness to hlir. und they remnlned a for n while, whlr perlng now nnd then, trying Ineffectunl ly to volco tho thoughts that needed u expression. "Why dltLyou let no sleep so longT ho asked her, ropropi lifully. (TO J3B CONTINUED.) "Alma Vater." Tho phrase "alma mater," as apptjea to colleges and universities, Is srl(9 tu have originated In the University of Hdiui, Germany. A stntuo of the Moth er of Christ tho alma mater, or be loved mother, stands over the doorway of that famous seat of learning. From It the phrase received its origin. A Worth-WMIe Habit. "It 1r worth n thousnnd pounds a year to havo the hublt of looking m the bright sldo of things." Samuel Johnson. 1 WDHK NEEDED INDORSEMENT BY PRESIDENT GIVEN LEAGUE FOR NATION- AL UNITY. EARLY PEACE OT OF PLACE President Expresses Belief that Public Needs Guidance to Remember that Hostilities shall Not Cease Until Autocracy Is Dethroned. Wfstfrn Xcmpaper Union News Berrlce Washington, D. C A movement to load and express public opinion on tho war was Inaugurated hero by forma tion of tho Leaguo for National Unity, representing church, political, labor, agricultural and industrial organiza tions, to which President Wilson gavo his indorsement in an address em phasizing tho neod for team play by tho forces of American thought and opinion. Welcoming tho leaders of the movo ment at the "Whlto Houso In a brlof speech the president oxprcssed tho belief that American public opinion, although understanding tho war's causes and principles, needed guid ance to remember that tho war should end only when Germany is beaten and Germany's rule of autocracy and might aro superceded by tho Ideals of democracy. This Is the Issue which tho Amer ican people should always keep in mind, tho president said, In order to avoid bolng misled Into byways of thought and the resultant scattering of tho forco of public opinion. Talk of oarly peace before Gormany is defeated is ono of the evidences of misdirected thought, ho suggested, and should not cloud tho vision of thoso who understand that tho United States is fighting now for tho same ideals of democracy and freedom that havo always actuated tho nation. Tho president gave warning that it should not bo forgotton that German successes would mean not only pro ventatlon of tho spread of democracy, hut possibly tho suppression of that already existing. GREECE READY To AID .ALLIES. Large and Able Army will Take the Field at Once. Washington, D. C. Grooco Is near ly ready to put a largo and effective army In tho field to co-operate with tho allies, according to dispatches from tho Athens foreign office to tho Greek legation hero. Lack of equip ment is being romedled rapidly with tho allies' aid. Minister Itoussos gavo tho following summary of tho situation in his coun try as described in tho legation's dis patch: "Tho situation in Greece is becom ing more satisfactory every day. The peoplo are thoroughly confident of the efficiency of their government and they aro willing to allow the present ministry to continue in tho work of re organization of the resources ot tho country so that Greeco may throw her full strength into the war. Excluded from Mails. Newark, N. J. Edwin S. Prieth. publisher of tho Now Jersey Froio Zeltung, a German languago newspa per, was notified by the postofflco de partment that tho paper's second class mailing privilege had been revoked on tho ground that It had violated tho provisions of tho espionage act by pub llshlng matter held to be seditious. Tho plant of tho newspaper was raid ed by federal agents. Gonzales Will Explain "Revolt." Brownsville. Tex. "If Porfirio Gon zales started a revolution against tho Moxican government ho is ropontant. and in a message to military head quarters at Monterey declares that his actions havo been misunderstood," it was announced at the Mexican consu lato in Drownsvillo. Gonzales, It was added, is on his way to Monterey to oxplain tho "whole matter." A full report Is expected. High Prices Hurt Retailers. Chicago, 111. It was assorted at tho soml-annual mooting of tho United Na tional Clothers' association here that tho high price of materials has driven tho small retail clothiers out ot busi ness in innumerable cases. Only tho big rotailers survive, It wns said, and those aro getting along on tho small est margin of profit whero thoy do not soil at actual cost. Longshoremen's Strike Settled. New York. P. J. O'Connor, presi dent of tho International Longshore men's association, who came to this city to settlo a strike of longshoremen on tho piers of the Clydo and Mallory stoamshlp linos, announcod that "all differences affecting longshoremen along tho ontiro Atlantic coast, par ticularly at Nowport News, have been amicably sottlod." Washington, D. C Car shortage leads labor troubles as a factor In re ducing the country's coal supply. Fig ures compiled by tho geological sur voy and niado public estimate that car shortago has reduced coal output 10 per cont, while labor troubles hnve cut It down 9 por cont. In tho last six wooks labor troublos hnvo cost the country, It Is declared, moro than 1, 700,000 tons of coal, tho amount of ono day's output of nil tho soft coal mines In tho country. Production dur ing tho wook ending September 22 fell to less than 70 per cont ot capacity. BROKEN DOWN IN HEALTH Woman Tells How $5 Worth of Pinkham'a Compound Made Her Well. Lima, Ohio." I was nil broken down In health from a displacement Ono of my i nay irienan camu iu see me and sho ad vised mo to com mence taking Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vog ctablo Compound and to uso Lydia E. Pinkham'a Sanativo Wash. I began tak ing your remedies and took$5.00worth and in two months was a well woman after three doctors said I never would stand up straight again. I waa a mid wife for Boven years and I recommended tho Vegetable Compound to every wo man to take beforo birth and after wards, and they all got along so nicely that it surely is a godsend to Buffering women. If women wish to write to mo I will be delighted to answer them." Mrs. Jennie Moyeb, 342 E.North St, Lima, Ohio. Women who suffer from displace ments, weakness, irregularities, ner vousness, backache, or bearing-down pains, need tho tonic properties of the roots and herbs contained in Lydia EL Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Sioux City Directory "Hub of the Northwest." Live Stock Commission Merchants at SIOUX CITY, Chicago or Kansas Oliy HEFNER BROS. & KLOEK Goorgo F. Hefner. Henry Kloek, Cattlo Salesmen. D. A. IJIstad, ling and Hhecp Salesman. LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS Feeders and Stocken Bought on Order RUKEltllNCHS FUllNlSHKD EXCHANGE BLDG., SIOUX CITY, LA. Used Cars Parts and Tires Boudht,SoId and Exchanged Wc have wrecked to date 150 cars. "We tear 'em up and sell the pieces." Auto Salvage & Exchange Co,, Inc. A. F. SWANSOtt Minim 301 Jackson St., SIOUX CITY. IOWA Somewhat Hunched. A marriage broker brought an assist ant along to a conference about a bride. This assistant was to conllrm his assertions. "She is well made, like a pine tree," snld the ngent. "Like n pine tree," repeated the as sistant. "She Is cultured beyond words." "Wonderfully cultured," came tbo echo. "Ilowcver, one thing Is true," con fessed the broker, "she lias a slight hunch on her back." "And what a hunch I" confirmed the assistant. Want Good Marksmen. At the time of the Spanish-American war nn expert riile shot wns re fused' enlistment us a sharpshooter on tho ground thnt good marksman ship Is of no advantage on the field of battle. Thero are still somo mllltnry authorities who believe thiB to be tho case. They point out that when the distance Is not accurately known, tho good rifleman will be sure to miss, while n volley from poor marksmen will cover a large area and score some hits. Nevertheless, the policy Is now to encournge marksmanship by every possible means. Fair Showing. "How Is your boy getting along in the army?" "First rate," replied Mr. Dopples, considering his limitations." "Yes?" "Henry hates to get up In the morn ing, dislikes all forms of physical ex ercise, and never wns known to obey on order while he stayed around home, yet I understand ho hasn't been In the guardhouse but twice since he en listed." e est Crape-Nuts because they like it and they .know it's good for them FOK BEST SEKVICK SHIP R3GE BROTHERS lJeom 1 tRpSf""25 i "j? K At vr5fC