THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE DRe J3j g-lc mm i MimnMacleodRa nn vim CoPMriahV bq William MacLeod ' - I 8YNOP8IS jnOttHJWOIU). Motoring- Oi rough Arl KOfta,, a party of easterners, father and daughter and a male companion. stop to Witness a cattU round up. The girl leaves the car and U attacked by a wild steer. A masterpiece of riding on the part of one of the cowboys saves her life. CHAPTER I. Clay Lindsay, range-rider on an Arizona ranch, announcos his Inten tion to visit the "bis town," Now York. CHAPTEIl II. On the train Lindsay becomes Interested in a young woman, Kitty Mason, on hor way to New York to become a motlon-plcturo actreg. BUe Is marked as fair prey by a (f w tra.yr Stor, Jerry Durand, gang politician and x.prlre fighter. Perceiving his intontlon. unasay provoKes a qu Durand from the train. provokes a quarrel and throws from the train. CHAPTEIl IIL On his first day In New York wnasay is spiasnea wiin wuior uy a Janitor. That Individual tho range flaer punishes summarily and leaves tied to ft Are hydrant. A young woman who tea tho occurrence Invites Clay Into her house and hides him from tho police. CHAPTER IVc-Clav's "rescuor" Intro duces herself as Beatrice Whltford. Lind say meets her father, Colin Whltford, and Iflnvlted to visit them again. Ho meets Kitty Mason by accident. She has been disappointed In her stage aspirations, and to Support herself Is selling cigarettes In a cabaret. Clay visits hor there. rrtTAPTKn v. Klttv la Insulted by a customer. Clay punfshos the annoyer. After a lively mixup Lindsay escapos. Outside, he Is attacked by Jerry Durand and a companion and beaten Insensible. CHAPTEIl VI. Lindsay's acquaintance with Beatrice Whltford ripens. Through her ho Is introduced Into "socloty." His "side partner" on the ArUona ranch, Jonnnlo Green, comes to the "big town." CHAPTEIl VII. Tho two take an apart ment together. Johnnie socurlnr employ ment at the Whltford's as "handy man." An advertisement signed "Kitty M." con veys the Information that she Is In trou ble and Implores Lindsay td como to a certain houso where sho Is Imprisoned. Clay la dubious as to Its authenticity, but finally decides to go. Ho makes his way Into what he supposeo Is tho right houso and finds hlmoulf In a young worn, nn's bedroom. CHAPTER XII Continued "Honest, I alnt." Johnnlo whispered a secret across tho rose bushes. "Say, If you work It right I believe you can get him," - Tho girl sparkled, Here was a now Riant on matrimonii desirability. Clearly the view ot tho little cow puncher was that Cloy had only to crook his fingers .to summon uny girl In tho world that he desired. "What would you advfoe mo to do?" she dimpled. "Sho I I dunno." lie shyly un burdened himself of the warning he had been leading up to. "But I'd tie a can to that dudo fellow that lnmgs around tho Bromllold guy. O course I know he ain't one, two, three with you while day's on earth, but I don't reckon I'd take any chunces, us 'the old snyln' Is. Better get shet of the dude." Miss Whltford bit her Hp to keop from exploding In a sudden gnle of mirth. But the sight of her self-appointed rhnperon sot her off Into ponls of laughter In splto of herself. Ev ery time she looked at Johnnie she went off Into .ronowed chirrups, lie wuh so homely and so deadly eurncst. 'Tho llttlo wnlf was staring at her In perplexed surprise, mouth qpcnnnd chin fallen. Ho could sco no' occasion for, gayety at his suggestion. There was nothing subtle about tho Hunt. In his social codo wealth did not tig- ure. A forty-dolln'r-a-month bronco buster was free to offer advice td tho daughter ot n millionaire about sher tnatrlmonlnl prospects If It seemed best. "Clay ain't otio o' the common run of cowpunchern, inn am. You bet you, by jollied, ho nlu't. Clay ho owns a half-Interest lit tho B-ln-u-Box. O' courso It ain't what he's got, but what ho is unit counts. He s the best darned pilgrim ever I did see." "He's nil right, Johnnie," tlw girl admitted with an odd snillo. "Do you want ino to tell him that I'll bo glad to dron our famllv friends to meet his approval 7 I don't suppose ho asked you to speak to mo about It, did ho-?" The llttlo range-rider missed tho irony oi tins, "iso, ma'am, i jest out ted In. Mebbo I hadn' ought to of spoko." "You needn't foci bad, Johnnie, There's no harm dono If you don't Bay antfhlng about It to Mr. Lindsay. But I don't think yon were Intended for a match-maker. That takes quite a little finesse, doesn't It?" The word "fmesso" was not In John nie's dictionary, but ho acquiesced In her vcrdlet. "I reckon, ma'am, you're right." Clay was waiting for lunch nt a rot teserlw on Sixth avenue, and in order to lose no time of 'which ho had more Just now- than ho knew what to do with was meanwhllo reading a news paper propped against a watcr-bottlo, Frotn.uie personal column thcro popped out ft him thrco lines that caught his attention : "If tills meets tho eyo of 0. L. of Arizona please wrlto mo, Box M-21, Tho Ileiald. Am In trouble. Kttty M." lie read it again. Thcro could be B&l'dpubt In the world. It was ad dcfeMCd to hlmt and from Kitty. lip n s ill bund by IDustrrflom by o, JrwiN Myera "lit111! Rain ..... r remembered tiiitt on tne nils no nnii casually mentioned to her that ho usually rend the Herald. After he had eaten, Clay walked f.r,vm Broadway and left a noto nt the olllce of the Herald for Kitty. The thought of her wus In his mind nil day. He had worried a good deal over her disappearance. It wus not alone that ho felt responsible for the loss of her place ns clgurette girl. One disturbing phnso of Uie situation wus that Jerry Durand must have seen her. What mure likely than that he had arranged to have her riplrlted away? Lindsay had rend that hundreds of girls disappeared ' every year In the city. If they over came to the surface again It was as dwellers In that un derworld In tho current of which they had been caught He had nn engagement that after noon to walk with Beatrice Whltford. They crossed to Mornlngsldo purk and moved through It to tho northern end where tho remains of Fort Lnlght, built to protect the approach to the city during the War of 1812, can still bo seen and traced. Beatrice had read the story of the , earthworks. In the midst of the tell ing of It she stopped to turn upon him with swift accusation, "You're not listening." "That's right, I wasn't," he admit ted. "Have you heard something about your cigarette girl?" Clay was amazed at the accuracy of her center shot. "Yes." He showed her the uews papcr. Sho read. Tho golden head nodded triumphantly. "I told you she could look out for herself. You see when she hnd lost you she knew enough to advertise." Was there or was there not a faint noto of malice In the girl's voice? Was There or Was There Not a Falnl Note of Malice In the Girl's Voice? CJuy did not know. But It would have neither surprised nor dlsploascd him Ho had long since discovered that his Imperious little friend .was i far from an ungel, At his rooms he found a noto await ing him. .... . "tsome tonight after cloven. I am locked In the west rear room of the second story. Climb up over tho back porch. Don't innko any nolso. The window will be unbolted. A frleud la mulling this. For Qod's sake, don' fall me." Tho noto was signed "Kitty.". Be low were given the houso and street number. Was it genuine? Or did It lead to a trap? Ho could not tell. It might be a plant Cor It might be a wall of real distress. There was only ono way to( HnU out unless ho went h mo ponce. That way was to go through with the ndventure. Ho do - elded to play a lono hand except for such help us Johnnie could glvo him. Clay took a downtown -nr nn.i rmin to the cross-street montlono'.l in thn let. tor for n preliminary tour of Investl - mitlnn rj'l. ,1 1 ..... i 1 hi""i j.iiu Diicvi ui-euguiucu WUo oiio of plain brownstono fronts with iron-grilled doors. Tho blank faces of tho houses Invited no confidence. It struck him that thore was some thing sinister about tho neighborhood, but perhaps the thought wus bom of tho fear. Number 121 had windows barred with ornameutal grilles. This might bo to keep burglars out. It would sorvo equally well to keep prla oners in. The cattleman did not linger In that street lined with houses of sinister faces. Ho did not ca're to call, atten tion to his proseiico by staying too long:. Besides, he had some arrange ments to make for tho night at his rooms. Thoso were simple and few. Ho oiled and loaded his revolvor careful ly, leuvlng the hummer on tho ono chnmber left empty to prevent acci dents, after the custom of all careful gunmen. He changed Into the wrinkled suit he hud worn when he reached the city, and substituted for his shoes u pair of felt-soled gymnasium ones. The bowlegged little puncher watched his friend, just as a faithful dog does his master. He asked "no questions. In good time he knew he would he told nil It wns necessary for " AslhSmle from the Bronx, Cay outlined the situation and told his plans so far as he had any. "So I'm goln' to tiiko a whirl at It, Johnnie. Mebbe they're lyln' low up In that house to get me. Mebbe the note's the real thing. You can search me which It Is. The only way to find out Is to go through with the thing. Yore Job $ to stick around In front of the huclchdu and wait for me. If I don't show up Inside of thirty min utes, get the police busy right away I) real; In' Into the place. Do you get mo, Johnnie?" "Lcmme go with you Into the house, Clay," the little mau pleaded. -Nothln' doln', old-timer. This la my job, and I don't reckon I'll let any body else tackle It. Much obliged, Just the same. You're one sure enough white man, Johnnie." The little follow knew that the mat ter was settled. Clay had decided and what he said was final. But John nie' worried about It all the way. At the last moment, when they separated at the street corner, he added one last word, "Don't you bo too venturesome, son. If them guys got you It sure would break me all up." Clay smiled cheerfully. "They're not goln' to get me, Johnnie. Don't forget to remember not to forget yora part. Keep under cover for thirty min utes; then if I haven't shown up, holler yore head off for the cops." They were passing an alley as Clay finished speaking. He slipped Into Its friendly darkness nnd was presently lost to sight. It ran Into an Inner court which was the center of tortu ous passages. Tne cattleman stopped to get his bearings, selected the likeli est exit, nnd brought up In the shel ter of n small porch. This, he felt sure, must be the rear of the houso he wanted. A strip of lnttice work ran up tho aide of the entrance. Very carefully, testing every slnt with Ids weight be fore trusting himself to It, he climbed up und edged forward noiselessly upon tho roof. On hands and knees he crawled to the window and tried to peer In. The blind was down, but he could see that the room wns dark. What danger lurked behind the drawn blind he could not guess, but alter a mo ment, to make sure that the revolver beneath his belt was ready for In stant use, he put his band gently on the sash. His motions were soundless us the fall of snowllnkes. The window moved slowly, almost Imperceptibly, under the pressure f his hands. Warily he lift ed one big into the room. Ills head followed, then tho rest of his body. He waited, every nerve tensed. There came to him a sound that sent culd finger-tips playing a tattoo up and down his spine. It was the in take of some ono's cautious breathing. His hand crept to the butt of the revolver. Ho crouched, poised for either attack or retreat. A bath of light flooded the room and swallowed the darkness. Instantly Clay's revolver leaped to the air. CHAPTER VIII A Late Evening Call. A young woman In an open-neck nightgown sat up In bed, a cascade of black hair fallen over her white shoul ders. Eyes llko Jet beads were fast ened on h'ltn. In them he read Indig nation struggling with fenr. "Say, what aro you anyhow a moll buzzer? If you're a porch-climber out for the props you've sure come to the 'wrong dump. I got nothln'.but bum rocks." This was Greek to Clay. He did not know -that she had asked him If he .were u man who robs womon, nnd that shehnd told him he could got no di amonds there since 'iters were false. The Arlzonan. guessed at ouce that ho was not In the rooniwincntlbncd in tho letter. He slipped his revolver back Into Its place between shirt and trousors. "Is this house number 1421? "he asked. ' "No, It's 123. What of tt?" "It's the wrong house. I'm ce'talnly one chump." The black eyes lit with sardonic mockery. "Say, do I look like ono ' of them, born-every-mlnuto kind?" she naked easily. "Go ahead, and spring tnal 0,a ono on ,ue nuout now Tu Rot tanked at tho club and como In window on account o' your wlfo , ,,aTm' a temper omethln' fleroo." "No, I I was lookin' for some' ono else. I'm awful sorry I scared you. I'd eat dirt If It would do any good, hut It won't. I'm Just a plumb Idiot I reckon I'll bo pnshln' on my reins." He turned toward the window.. "Stop right there where you're at,' she ovdered sharply. "Take, a step to that window and III holler for a harness bull llko a Bowery bride get- tin a wallopln' from friend husband. I gotta have an explanation, And who told you I was scared? Forget that stuff. Take It from Annlo that ahe ain't tho kind that scares." "I came to see some one else, but I got In the wrong houso," Jie explained again lamely. to sa cpKvsrexB L. & S" Groceteria. mBSmSSSSSSm When in North Platte COME AND SEE US Hotel Palace Palace Cafe PalaceBazaar Everything first class and Opposlto Union prices Pacific reasonable. Station. J. S. TWINEM, M. D. (Homeopath) Medicine and Surgery Hospital Facilities NORTH PLATTE, NEBR. Offico Phono 183 Residence 283 DR. REDFIELD Physician, Obstetrician, Surgeon X-Ray Calla promptly answered Night or Day Phones. Office 642 Residence G76 JOHN S. SIMMS, M. I). Special Attention Given to Surgery McDonald Bank Building Offico Phone 83 Residence 38 DR. J. R. McKIRAHAN Practlco Limited to Disease ot Women and Surgery Over Rexall Drug Store Phonos: Office 127 Residence CSC Office 340 Houso 723J DR. W. I. SHAFFER Osteopath Physician Over the Oasis North Platte WM. WALDORF Tinner Makes or Repairs anything made ot Tin or Sheet Metal. 510 Locust Undor General Hospital ED KEERIG Auctioneer For dates and terms call at First National Bank North Platto, Nob. DR. HAROLD FEJTNER Osteopath Ovor Hlrschfold's Offico Phono 333 Res. Phone 1020 DR. M. B. STATES Chiropractor Rooms 5. 6, 7 Building & Loan Bldg Office Phono 70 Res. Phono 1242 Offico Phono 241 Res. Phone 217 L. C. DROST Osteopathic Physician North Platto, Nebraska. Knights ot Columbus BuUding. OTIS R. PLATT, M. D. Physician nnd Surgeon X-Rny Dlaguoss and Troament Ovor Union Stato Bank. Offico Phono 296W Houso Phono 2D6R GEO.'B. DENT Physician and Surgeon Special Attention Glvea to Surgery and Obstetrics Offico: Building & Loan Building Phonos: Offico 130 Residence 115 DR. L. A. SNAVELY Dentist X-Ray Diagnosis Oxygen nnd Gns Anesthesia for Extractions. Over Union Stato Bank Phono 296. DERRYBERRY & FORBES LIconsed Emhnlmors Undertakers aad FuHcral Directors Day Phone 41 Night Phone Black 52W W. T. PRITCIIARD Graduate Veterinarian Ex-Govornniont Veterinarian and ex assistant deputy State Veterinarian Hospital 315 South Vino Street. Phones. Hospital 633 Residence 63S NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estato No. 1893 of Rhoda A. Ed- mlston, deceased in tho County Court of Lincoln County, Nebraska. Tho State of Nebraska, ss. Creditors ot said estato will take notlco that tho time limited for presentation and filing of claims against said Estato Is Nov. 11, 1922 and for settlement ot said Estato Is Juno 30, 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. m to receive, cxamino, hear, allow, or adjust all claims nna objections duly filed. Dated Juno 30, 1922. Wm. H. C. Woodhurst (SEAL) County Juago NOTICE OP PAVING ASSESSMENT Notico Is horeby given that tho Mayor and City Council of tho city of North Platte, Nobraska, will on tho 15th day of August, ViZ'i, between tno nours or a anu a ociock p. m. of said day and so much longer as may bo necessary to transact said bus! uoss, sit ns a board of Equalization for tho purpose of equalizing and as Bcssing against abutting and adjacent property owners, tho cost of paving in Paving Districts No. 3 and 6 as tho samo aro now organized. And all porsons Intorosted aro horeby 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 ot August, 1922 at eight o'clock p. ra. Witness my hand and the seal ot said city this 24th day of July. 1922. O. E. ELDER (SEAL) City Clerk ROAD NO. 422. To whom It may concern: Tho special Commissioner appointed to locato a public road as follows: Commencing at the cornor to Sec tion 4, 5, 8 and 9 township 12 north range 30 west of tho Gh p. m.. running thence west on section lino between sections 5 and 8, and G and 7 two miles to connect with extension to Road No. 42 has reported in favor thore of anyone having objections thereto or claims for damages by reason of the establishment ot described road must filo samo in the office of tho County Clerk of Lincoln County, Nebraska on or beforo 12 o'clock nooa ot the 16th day ot 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: Commencing at a point on tho section line between seetions 9 and 1G, where Public Road oN. 11 Intersects said Boction line, running thonco west on the section lino between sections and 16 and 8 and 17 to tho inter soctlon with Road No. 77 all In town ship 14 rango 30, said roan to bo 66 feet wide, has reported In favor of tho establishment of tho same, all objections therotp, or claims for dam ages by reason of tho establishment of the abovo described road must bo filed In tho offico of the County Clerk of Lincoln county Nobraska, on or before 12 o'clock noon ot the 9th iay ot October, 1922 or said Road will be allowed without roforenco thereto. Witness my hand and official seal this 27th day of July, 1922. A, S. ALLEN (SEAL) County Clerk EXTENSION ROAD NO. fll To whom It may concern: Tho spooial Commissioner appointed to locato a public road as follows: Oommonolng at the cornor to Sec tions 13, 14, 23 and 24 T. 13 N. R. 30 W. running thonco north on lino botweon Sections. IS and 14 ono milo, tlicnco north woatorly Uirough sees. 11,10 and 9 said township nnd rango following tho south hank ot tho Cliannol oi the Platto Rtvor to tho Intersection with Road No. 6 ending tharo said road to bo 68 feet wido has reported in favor thoreof anyone having objections there to or claims for damages by reason of tho establishment of tho abovo road must fllo samo In tho office of tho County Clork of Lincoln County, Nebr aska on or beforo 12 o'clock noon of tho 18th day of September, 1922 or tho abovo road will bo allowed without reforonco thoroto. Witness my hand and official seal this Sth day of July, 1922. A. 8. Allen (SEAL) County Clork ROAD NO. 420 To whom tt may concern: The special Commissioner appointed to locato a public road as follows: Commencing at tho cornor to Sec tions 5, G, 7. and 8 town 12 N ,R. 30 W. running thonco north ono mllo to tho NE corner of See G said township and range. Also comenclng at tho SB corner ot soctlon 32 T. 13 N. R. 30 W. running thonco on lino botween sec 32 and 33 ono mile, thonco Northwest and Northeast through tho East of Sees. 29 and 20 to connect with Rqad No. 8 about 9 chains west of tho NE corner of said Section 20, following said section botweon Sees. 20 and 21 T. 13 N. R. 30 W. for about ono half mllo hns reported in favor thoreof anyone having objections hereto or claims for damages by reason of tho establishment of tho abovo road must fllo samo in tho offico of tho County Clerk of Lincoln County, Nebraska or said road avlll bo allowed without roforonco thereto, on or beforo 12 o'clock nm of tho lGth day of Sept ember, 1921 Witness my hnnd nnd official seal this Sth day of July, 1922. A..S. Allen (SEAL) County Clerk NOTICE OF THE FORMATION, OF PAVING DISTRICT NO. 17 IN THE CITY OF NORTH PLATTE, NEBR ASKA. To tho owners of tho record Utlo ot all property adjacent to or abutting upon tho streets herolnaftor described and all porsons lntorestod therein: You and each of you aro hereby notified that tho Mayor and City Coun cil of tho city of North Platto did undor date of July 21st, 1922 pass and approvo a certain ordinanco forming and creating paving district No. 17 of the city of North Platto, Lincoln' County, Nebraska, And that tho fol lowing streets including tho Inter sections thoreof within tho limits of tho city aro comprised within said paving district, to-wlt: All that por tion of Sixth Street commencing at tho west lino of tho intersection ot said Sixth Street with Bryan Avenuo In said city of North Platte, Nebraska. running thenco west along said Sixth Street and Pine Streets, in said city of North Platte. Lincoln Conntv. Nobraska; and commencing at the . north line ot tho intersection of Third Street and Poplar Avonue and run ning thenco north along said Poplar Avenue to the south line of tho Inter section of said Poplar Avenue and Seventh Streets of said city of North Platto, Lincoln County, Nebraska, there to terminate, exclusive of inter sections of Poplar and 3rd, th. and 5th streets respectively. i Unless objections aro filed as re quired by statute within twenty days from the first publication ot this no tice, tho Mayor and City Council shall proceed to construct such paving. Dated this 24th day of July, 1922. E. H. EVANS Attest: O. E. Elder Mayor City Clerk (SEAL) EXTENSION ROAD NO. 26.'. To whom It may concern: Tho special commissioner appointed to locato a road a? follows: Commenc ing at Road No. 265 at tho northeast corner ot Section twenty nine (29), townbhlp nine (9) range twenty soven (27) west thenco north about 520 rods on or near the section lino as practi cal, thenco In a northorly direction passing around tho head of a canyon and back to tho section line, thonco north to tho northeast cornor of sec tion Seventeen (17), thence in a north westerly direction down a rldgo about 160 rods, to the main canyon, thenco in a north easterly direction along the oast bank f tho canyon on section eight (8) to tho north lino of soctlon eight, thenco in a northerly direction along the oast bank of tho canyon oa soctlon five (5) to a point about 20 rods south of tho Northeast corner of section five (5). thenco crossing can yon and going north 20 rods along tho north side of canyon to tho Northeast cornor of Section five (5). thence north about 240 rods on tho west section line of Section thirty throo (33), township ten (10), rango twenty seven (27) west thenco in a northeasterly direction around a head of a canyon to a point about 15 rods east of the northwest cornor of soctlon thirty throo (33), thonco cast about 140 rods along or as near practical tho section line between section thirty thrco (33) and twenty eight (28) to tho northeast cornor of tho northwest quarter of suction thirty throo (33) township ten (ten) north rango twenty seven (27) west of tho sixth principal meridian, tho abovo road terminating at Exten sion ot road No. 20 and to be any width up to GC foot wide to make a good road has beco roportod in favor thereof, anyono having objections thereto or claims for damages by reason ot tho establishing of the above described road must fllo same In Of fico of tho County Clork of Lincoln County. Nebraska on or beforo 12 o'clock noon of tho 16 day of Septem ber 1922 or said road will bo allowed without referanco thereto. Witness by hand and official seal this 8th day ot JJy, 1922. A. S Allen (SEAL) County Cloijk