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PLATTSMOUTII SOU-WEEKLY JOURNAL. pact: 7. r o A she Detective of the Cy IIES'THi PRIGIIAKD Copyright. 11.13. By IIsAcih Prlchaxd CHAPTER VIII. The C-.r cf f.'.ic-j Virginia Planx. t 7 v;::.:r.;:;: .ui: :riai i heal been ;; ..e.ra: a ino. .-. iut.-! elay- ! ;: k. i::.jv::i.s withe'U fpwi'll Si:u-':. !.: trout si.'ilt'V.iU'I e r.l.eai! i 1 :; : c t - ;;; Use sound of i v'.;.is : t : . l1 alter a minute of two 'i'u v!..it-i itin.: siee.ty inter .!:-.." a;l .!i c. "l'lait's a r;::i for help 'i u. ;i- they ;." a We'd l.-st i'ol i.-e. t l.ei.i i:;." u'c : -.v.-h .1 1": I:;:: hnr, ;;':;del I v the. ::; !. an-t ::: it: s-'.-'.it "t :t 1.!.: :i -4 j;d.:c: :: tl.e trees. Wo r-..w 1:."V ' r.ii-a- l:S rh'.e :n:u the twice i: I vl i the : hy. '"It's 1 .'.:'." .-; M .Joe in vu;;-r;se. " Whai Taa t:.i:;:i-t..:i.v yu:i went j::t Ii:e xwe. ;.; v. f. i'-aato iini'oer i:'.-t ear?" - i'ai- i-l.a ' '"Ml lean." A -t wi. :i; j :(:: .! -lee l;a:!o.l r:-::.-; w.s a ::.! 1 ?::;::!:. '-t. st".:, :: '. Ms 1 ! .' i r !;!; rj'iia i.is '. :, ; l i !.!.( t:::a--t I'erward in a .v.iy i': t a-, tie. ! h-e arr.;:ai: -e f ..is I.:j:-::s.-4 1 at:.: eyes. !!! It's ':. .I.'l" he cried. "Ye-. .Ir. " "T:-::r i li' ky. f,.r I ::;;t; y ;:r !;.-: n My di.i-l'.r' r v.' :: ::;' :-;v 1 Vf-u riki Tiif vvcnls ta: v'.:?-p. :mJ utt t:-f 'T.:v. -MNs V;:-!.::;!y!" :; i .I..t. "Yd!: o:."t r..---!!i t!-: r. N' !'';! wciM I e L . :t. Ii t i.V.'t !: ViruiMiy I" A wo v.- '. I' i-:: v' its ti.e f.l ! .v. i;::: f.-.'-t--: It :; ; . '?.! t:;::t I..' I In i vpf. t' !:-t t'.vn v.(c';s j:i : !.u !i!:t v.;.. Iir'i ki'-:i ! :.t !i;t!i Isy j ji tii.-i: I. Mr. WI ;-!..:'. il: I: !;:':;.! j -.:!ss:. :1 .if .:!:: si :-v;'t.t !:is il.r.m.i t : 's i :: -:(. .1 : .'.klh' :!.-I y' ri t ! ii" 1 . :!'.: !'!. t!'.'" ' f: Ntv. V. -ri-: -t"'- :. s ;;: ii :; :;:::! ci k. ():: t': ptt-vii !is ik.y ";-trn::i h:i-l t : : K : 1 Ii;-r r.! :!l'U-r -U. :is s!u !:::! :';.; 1! .;, !( '..;. :::; ;riri( c:T ti tl;' 1 : . it t i:: "At r. I vt t j !;! ht r. S!k wr.s !:-t t!. :-.. 1 1 - r r.'I !;y tTukct!. rxr.il t! -. wi'M- ! s -u, '-'.(' :!::(! t!v tr.: -'ts ,,r f . o : ! -'....nu t ;- IM. t!:.- I'M tr:!''.-'. II- ntii!ii::-z (!-v."!:. I fi.'-i: t:;i t: i!. It N- l us sti.ii'!it vir t' -,sii:t!ik ! ik'. T. 1 :!!: h h id ; ::t Ii : in ;:r own i l::v. our nil tf.:' I:.!;;1" i'i.u.x .1 in.-! 1 ;-;.'Ji':.t!v c:.ti- U-I: "Vi'c v !M-:: I !' lake ::; .1 l'( i:i t!ic far :I t- ;u.t vl. ':. tky h.;-l 1 i';ir!:,l t';,- ii . ;r. I.c.ui 1 '.: . ii.Xy tk;- v.o'mIs fiv.:a tk.it ioint. wo i truck tli - trail of tl: two men. but I: y u.n:-4!iU'r w.-.s i i.'i.'ci- with iliptti. When tli.-y 1 if 'in- cai.i't; tkey vr 1:1 likc. 'J'kcy n'.u.-it Lave ;Iro v.'ieil l.-r in tin." lake. It's cle;:r .':i:t:.iili. 1'iv. idly I .s;:.v ?'v:jot:!::i.4 H-ii 'o on tl:-- v.ati-r. It was hi.v Lit." il.iil .Mi-s Virjji'wiiy any Jowtlry on !.. rV askc.-I .toe. "A watch nii'l a r.ockkKe." 'V. kat va! :cV" 1 1 r ciL-'it iiumlrcl l.-ill;:rs." ik:k." sail Nv-i.iIor roik-ctivo'y. "At. ! w !:at tliil you do aftor liiiuin licr Ii.:t';" "Wi; traik-d tlif two THInkis until tlioy t 't 'it to si:!.c rocky itrtiutiil. It v as t (ki:k tl;on to Co more, so we ii ;ut::- il. l ivo tliousan 1 dollars if you lay Lands on thorn." Li? said. Hy tlit? river the traces were so plain t.':..t any o::e co;.ld read them the skndir fect of the victim and the h"-:;i r foi tpi hits of the two men. The 1 -hi:;.: rod. ii.apl'oj off ttnvard the top ! the laiihllo juhit. Lad Lcen left v here it Lad fallen. It scetned as if I!..- j:iil l a l tiled to defend herself v. k!i it. Next we w cut to the lake. .i)venih:T literally nosed Lis way al The inoecasined tracks of tiie two torn .showed faintly here and there on the softer parts of the ground. I.j..ks as if they was toting soiue t!i::i." said Joe. "They must 'a' ear ri d Li r. top! They set her down Lt :o for a spell." Ah-.iiu r moment Lrottht ns over thy 1 :. a:rl in siulit of 2l -oseshanli lake. 1 halted invr.liintnrily. The place see m-i-l created for the .scone of atrasedy. November Lad pu:-lied on to the s-jiot where footprints and other sins show c j where the t::eu l;a;l cnti red the ca-i.-'e. Ti e deep slide of a iuoeeained f .i.t in the mud seemed to tell of the ;.'" it re juired to get the pirl cm I ; rked. -Tliey took Lor out on the lake and 1 murdeiVil Ler:" groaned Tlanr. "Dra:;- I i i? TLcro's no use dragging, that water ois plumb down to the root of j the ivorliL" j After that we went around to tho J :th. r siJ' of the lake and sa.T the Ik r.chod eatsoe. The two sets of moc- j ca-iued tracks showed clearly on the i f.-iip'of mud Lv the water, but were ! M,n lost in the tnmh!e-d debris of a . two-yea r-M ftony 1 inds!;p over wliieh i traike appeared ii:ite imio.s-sihIe. No- j vemb-r was busy about this landing! j iace for a longer tfrne than I expect- td. tliea lie crossed tiie landslide at rii,'bt angles and disappeared from our view. Soon he t-atue Lurrying to ward 11s. "She isn't dead." "What?" "Anyways, she wasn't xvhen she passed here. 1 Live a proof Lore tluit you w ill think miixhty pood." He drew out a little leather case I Lad riven Lim and extracted from it a loujr Lair of a beautiful red sold color. "Look at that! I found it in the spruces above there." I 'hi 11 x took it Kentl.v in his yreat fi tillers. lie was visibly- much moved. For a few seconds he held it without speakir.i:, then. "That jtrew on Vir ginia's Lead, sure -i:ouIi. .lee. Is it possible my irl is alive?" . "She is. sure! Don't be afeared. You'll soon Lave news of Ler. 1 can promise you that. .Mr. l'lanx. This wa-n't no er.se of murder. It's just i' 11 abduction. They'd never be such fools as to kill Ler. They're cuter than that. Isn't she your ilau.-;hter? They'll hold Ler to Li;4 ratasoiu. That's their came." An uly U ek came Into I'lanx's eyes. "That's their ja'-im. is It V I'm not a man that it is easy to milk dollars from." said he. Vy tliis time it was ;:rowi!ii: too dark for Joe to work any longer. We r;o-:cd the lake 'with I'lanx. and that nicht Joe and I camped near the end of Mooses-hank lake, where a stream tlov.ed from it. At dawn, while ve were Lavin.i; breakfast. Joe stood up and stared into the trees that prpw thick behind us. As he called out I lucked ba.k and s tw the itnlislitrfl figure of a man in their shadow watching us. He beckoned, and we approached hiin. I saw he was youn.ix. with a p.;ie face and rather shabby town made clothes. "Iont you ret.ieuiher Walter I'al vov. Noveinbe he said, holding out his laud. "I was with yon and Mr. I'l.-.nx and and her last year in the w e .vis." "Hull, yes. and what are yon doin lieie. Mr. Calve;. ':" akej Joe, tkak.hi l;;;:;ds. "I heard about Virginia. How could I keep away after that?" exclaimed Calvey. "You've no cause to fret yet." said Joe. "What? When they've kill --d berl I'll uo with you and ir we can Ik: 1 tirose" " 1 1 1. !i I She's not dead! Take my word for it!" Joe's pray eyes gave me a ro-i;;y'i :- k "Why. I've uot a :i'.:rz late 1:1 my pockelhouk you'd gte lae Sl'o.) foil" He held the red gold hair up to the 1 : ' ! i t of the riIm; sun. IL'alvey shook from L; ad to foeT. "Virginia's! Yeu cot:ldn't lind It-' ruateii in Canada! Tell "I can't wait to toil me von and von can't wait to hear. Light out now. Old man I'anx could make it un healthy for you." "You're right! He hates me because Virginia won't xv.n rry S. lu !perg of th'- -on: Li ne. He hasn't l"t us ipc t for mouths. And more than that. he'.- rt:!ned me attd my pe.rtner in business !t was easy for a ri' li tu:ju to do :L:'i " a ' ! r-p.-ev I. ''. ! .. "You g and .-ia.t i.ilo bu. lUva;a again," advi.-ed Joe. "I'll seiiil you . . 1 i!; st thing I know f.;r certain." I'.ut it was some titue before he oukl induce Calvey to leave us. After he. had gone I wondered whether Joe sus 1 eei.d him of having a hand in spirit ing away Virginia, l'resenily I asked hi:a. Joe shof !; his Load. "He couldn't have done it if lie wanted to. lie's a good young chap, but look at 01s boots and his clothes he was bred on a pave ment, but he's Miss Virglnny's choice for all that. We'll start now. Mr. juarltch, just where I found that bit of gold caught in a Lra!:"h that hangs ever the little stream up above there. You see. she hist her hat, and she lu:5 a splendid lot of Lair, and so when I could lind .110 tracks, for they came down th" bed of the stream. I searched 'boat as high as her bead. I guessed sh.! l e liable to catch Ler hair in a bran.-h." IPit we Lad hardly started when we heard tl.e voice of I'kvux rearing in the wood b -low us. l-Te was coining aloi;. at an e't raordinnry pace in spite of Lis ungainly, rolling stride. "You were right. .Toe: Virgin ia is alive! It is a case of abduction. See what I have here." lie held a long stick or wand in Lis hand. The top of the wand was ro if g li ly split, and a scrap of paper stuck iti the e'eft. "I!d's just found this in the canoe on the lake." Le went on. "These black guards must have come back in tlu night and put it there." "What Lave tLey said in the paper?" asked November. " Y'ou must pay to get your daughter buck. If you want our terms come to the old log camp on Pdack lake to morrow night. No tricks. We havj you rounded up sure. Don't try to track 11s or we will make it bad for Ler.' " Joe touched the ends of the wand. "Green spruce wood, cut near their cam;)." said Le. "There's plenty of spruce like that r'fht Lore.' objected l'iaux; "wby do you say it was cut near their camp?" "It's cut and split with a heavy ar, such as no man ever carries about with- him. Well, we'd best do no more tracking till we see the chaps that has Miss Virgiituy. It's Dlack lake tonight, then?'" On the way rianx made- known to us his plan of campaign. It was a simple one. He would get the men. irrto the hut and speak them fair till a fuvonibie morc'ht presorted ifstlf, wLon L would demand th-- surrender of Lis daughter under threat of shoot ing the kidnapers if they refused or demurred. .. . "There are three of us, and we can fix them easy." said Planx. i November Joe shook his head, j "They're not near such big fools as you think them." he remarked. j We had stooped 0.1 some high ground ' in the shelter of ;he wood -, from which we could see the hshin.g hut. Joe vau- I I e f1- 'I ' :! ri' ' "in!;,'! i ,; "id ; 1 t .A - Hi 1 I At the Third Sviivj of the Light a Voice Keolc-cl Hin. ished with J;:s stieta. Indian-like glide. Lis movements as inaudible as those of a ghost. In a boat live niautcs a light si: '.;h i.;y sprang up in the hut, and Ik. e's v cali.-d 11s. As v. e entered the door 1 saw Joe was pointing t. a pio-e u; paper which lay on the iv.U-ii hewn table. " The same writing as In fore. Listen to this: 'if you will swear to give us safe conduct we will come to talk it out. if you a give to this wave the lan tern throe times on th.- L.ke shore, and that v.-ill mean you give your oath to let us cu:::o and go freely.' " "I tol l y y.i they were not fool." said Joe. "What's the order.-; now. Mr. l'k:i.::V" riaux handed Joe the lantern. "Go and wave the lantern." From the door of the hut we watched November as he walked down to the lake. At the third swing of the light a voice hailed Lim. "You hear? They were waiting in a canoe." se.id I'lanx te me. Tien followed the splash of paddles and the rasp of the fiosted rushes as the canoe too'; the shore. Joe Leal re turned by this thee .and b.ung up the lanttru so th-t it bt the whole of the hut. Then the three of i:s stood to gether at one side of the table. CH; 'ZR 1; visitors b skated outside the ! ' ' door "'I hero are en'v two of J' them." wh.spered l'lr.nx. As In; spoke a short, bearded man in a thick overcoat steppt d into the light, followed by a tall ami strongly built companion. Loth were black visor masks, with fringe covering the mouth. 1 noticed tli'y were shod in inoeca- SiI.S. "Lver.iu"." said the tall man, who was throughout the spokesman. "My partner and me is come to make you an offer. Mr. I'lanx. We've got your daughter w here you'll never lind her. where you'd never dream of looking for her." "Don't be too sure of that," growled I'lanx. "If we agree on a bargain she shall be returned to you unhurt three days from the time the price is paid over, and that price is .Vb.O.duO. "Those are our terms. The question for you is do you want your daughter or do you int':" The next incident was as swift as it was unexpected. "I conjecture that is something of an easy pitio:t to answer." said I'lanx in his slow tones. "In fact, 1" On the word he slipped out a re volver. Hut ijuick as was I'lanx's hand to carry out the impulse of his brain. Joe's was quicker. lie knocked the revolver from I'lanx's grasp. "Yi.ii treacherous dog. Idanx!" cried the kidnaper. "Is that Low you keep faith? W.-ll. we Lave a reply to that too. We offered to give up the girl for ?Ue-:),:), now we make the price $:r,o.HM):" "I'll never pay a cent of it!" shouted Planx. "When you come to change your mind." replied the kidnaper quietly, "just hai.g a white handkerchief on one of (ho trees at the edge of this wool. Then put the money in notes in that tin oa the shelf. Leave us two clear days and you'll get your girl back .safe. Hut if you monkey it will Le the worse for her." Without more words ths two masked men left the hut. and. like the explo sion of a (hunderstorm. I'lanx opened upon Joe. November faced the storm with an entirely placid aspect until I began to wonder at Lis patience. Put when at last he. spoke the ether fell dumb as if Joe had struck Lim. "That's settled. Mr. T'i.iux. You've done with me and I've done with you. Now- quiet down and out!" Plan:; opened his iips as if to speak, b'tt. seeing Joe's face, he changed his 1 miiid and rushed from us into the j darkness. J At once Joe put nut the light. "We c:m't trust Planx just, at the' moment. ' ------- .0 ' liA 1 a if. . 1 v. i lie's fair mad. but we'll have him back iti half an Lour to show iiiin the way back to Wiishere's," he remarked with a chuckle. And in fact this was exactly what Labelled. It was a subdued but still a very resentful Planx whom we es corted through the dark woods. On our way back to our camp Joe me.de a detour to examine the tracks of the kidnapers by the light of the lantern which he had carried with him. As had been the case by Mooseshauk lake, so now we found the trails very clear near the waterside. Joe studied them for a long time. "Well, you're out of it now, at any rate." said I. "And what about my promise to Calvey?" he rejoined. "I'm deeper in it than ever. I've got to find Miss Vir ginny sure." "You can't track her because of that threat in the letter to I'lanx?" "That's so. but I'll be speaking to Miss Virginuy before tomorrow night." said Joe quietly, nor. having made this dramatic announcement, would he say more. The next morning Joe was early astir. "What are you going to do today?" said 1. "I'm going to lind out the name of the man that has Miss Virginny hid away. If you'll wait here, Mr. Quar itch. I'll come back as soon as I've done it. You've got your rod and there's plenty of fish in the lake." With that I had to be content. IJe fore starting Joe had laid a bet witli mo that he would come back with the name of her abductor, and I was won deling what clew he had to go upon Hardly any that I could think of-the trail of the two men and the golden hair, very little more. About - o'clock I heard Novemhci Lai! me. "What f.hout the bet?" I called on sight of Lim. "Who pays?" "You pay. Mr. Qjaritch." said Joe. "Why. who is it. then?" "A fellow called Hank Harper." " Why. I've heard of Lim. He pass e: for a man of high character." Joe laughed. "All the same, he's thy chap who dene it." se.id he. "I exne t he's got her up at his cabin on Otto: brook." "Look here. November." I said. "Yot: tell me Hank Harper is in the kidnap ing business and 1 believe you. be cause Pvj never known yon speak without soild facts behind you. Hut I think you owe me the whole yarn." Joe pulled out his pipe. "Ail right -!r Qunritch. To begin at the begin ning. There are two of them. One's this man Harper. I don't know win: the other is. and it don't much matter. Tf we fln.I Harper we find his partner Well. Miss Virginny was fishing wlier: they stole down upon her ami carried !:r off. I've already o!d you what happened until they took to the canoe. They paddled aeyoss the lake and the two men got out. leaving Miss Virgin ny in the canoe to paddle hcrsell round r.mi land elsewhere." "Hut surely she could have escaped!' T cried "She was under their rifles and Lad to do exactly what she was ordered. 1 found where she'd landed and follow ed her tracks to that little waterfall stream, and it was there 1 found the golden hair. So far. you see. every thing fitted in together as good as the jaws of a trap, and the message on the Lit of paper about a ransom carried it further on. So did the talk we had with Harper it must have (ecu him did the speaking at Hlack lake. When I knocked up Planx's re volver I was wonderful sorry to Lave f do it. but a promise is a promise, ual he'd passed his word for a safe conduct. After, when my eyes foil upon the trail left by Harper's part Tier. I knew I never done a better act in my life. It give me a start. I can t 11 you. Mr. (Juaritch! You see. all the weight was in the middle of the moccasion. The heels and toes were hardly marked at all." November Jooked at ino as if expect ing me to see tlie meaning of this peculiarity, but 1 shook my head. "It meant that the foot inside the moecasion was a very little one, 11 good bit shorter than the moccasin." "You can't mean" 1 began. "Yes." said Joe. "The second per son at Hlaclc lake wasn't a man at all. but Just Miss Virginny herself." "Well, if that was so, why, she had the game In her hands then. She had only to appeal to us to speak." Joe interrupted tne. "Hers was an other sort of game. You see. I'm pret ty sure that Miss Virginny has kid naped herself, or, at any rate, consent ed to In; kidnaped. She had just ped dled round and joined the two men later, and then when 1 come to think over It careful I saw how I might raise the name of the man that was helping her. I lit out for YVilshcre's camp and asked the woman if there was anything of Miss Virgin ny's miss ing from her room. She said there wasn't. Then I saw my way a bit. I was in the woods with Miss Vir ginny last year, and I know she's mighty particular about personal tilings. I don't believe she could live a day without a spouge and a comb and. most of all, without a tooth brush. None of them high toned gals can. Isn't that so?" "Yes, that is so. but" "Well," went on November, "if she went of her own free; will, as 1 was thinking she did or else why did she come to Hlack lake? if, as I say. I was right in my notion and she'd made out the plans and kidnaped herself, tlie man who was with her would be only just Ler servant, in a manner of speak ing. And I was certain that one of the first things she'd do -would be to send him to some store to buy the things she wanted most. She couldn't get her own from I'lanx's camp without giv ing herself, away, so she was bound to sen 1 Hank to hike out new ones from corr.ev.hc; e. "What happened then?" j "I started in on the stores round 1 about this country, and with. luck I j stepped into the big store at Lavette ( and asked if ' any one had been buying j truck of that kind. They told me Hank j Harper. 1 asked just what. They said I a hairbrush, a comb, a couple of tooth brushes and some other gear. That was enough for me. TLey weren't for Mrs. Han'.;, who's a Lalfbreed woman and don't always remember to clean herself o' Saturdays." "I see." said 1. "The things were bought yesterday, so it ad lits in. and the re's no more left to lind out but why Miss Virginny act ed the way she has. and that we'll know before tomorrow." It was well on toward 1() o'clock that night before we reached Harper's cab in on Otter brook. At iirst we knocked and knocked in vain, but at length a grulf voice demanded angrily what we wanted. "Tell .Miss Virginny Planx that No veir.ber Joe would like a word or two with her." "Are yetu drunk," shouted the man "or on'y crazy '." "I've tracked her down fair and square, and I've got to see her." "I tell you she isn't here." "Let me in to make sure for my self." "If a man eon.es to my door with a throat I'll moot him with my rille in my Land. So you're warned." came from the cabin. "All right, then. I'll start back to report to Mr. Planx." On the words t!u door opened and a vivid, appealing face locked out. "Come in. dear Joe." said a honeyed voice. "Thank you. Miss Virginny, I will." sn id Joe. We entered. A lamp and the lire lit up the interior of a poor trapper s cab in a;al lit up also the tall, siim form of Miss Virginia Plan?;. She wore a bmkskhi bunting shirt belied i: t tag waist, and her glorious hair bung down lea- ; ;;!(!; hi e. thi k. and boav plait. She held out Ler hand to Joe with one of the sweep. -t smiles I have ever seen or dreamed of. "You're net going to give me away, dear Joe. ar' you?" said she. "You've given yourself away, haven't you. Miss Virginuy?" Virginia I'lanx looked him in the eyes, then she laughed. "1 see that 1 haven't, but can I speak before this gent lo. nan?" Joe Las; eivd to vouch for my discre tion, wl.i'e Hank Harper nursed his rille and glowered from the back ground, where also one could discern the dark face of the half breed squaw. Hat Miss Virginia showed he r complete command of the situation. "C'ofl'ce (Vr these two. please. Mrs Harper." she ( rii-d. and w hile we were drinking it she told us her story. "You maybe heard of old Mr. Sehel porg of the coin! line'" she bee-iu. "Mj father wanted to force me to marry him. Why. he's t'fty by tl.e look of Lim. and I'd mu -h rather drown my-i-olf than marry Lim." "The: e's younger and better loo'.. log boys around. I surmise. Miss Virgin ny?" returned Noeiai or meaior.g.y. Virginia Hashed a lovely tad. "Why. Ji e'. it's !e use blinding yo.i. for you remember Walter Calvey. don't you?" "Sure! So it's Lim. That's good i'.ut I hoard Le we.s out of his busi iiess." said Joe with apparent sim pljoity. "1 must tell yon all or you won't un uerstan.l what I did or why 1 did it. My lather ruined Walter, because that would anyhow put off oar 111. ullage Then when the S. l.clprrg .-.iTair came en and he gave me no rest I could no' stand il any longer. Yon see. he is so "Crme in, deer Joe." said a honeyed" voice. clever he would pay all iny bills, no matter how heavy, but he never let me have more than In uiy pocket, so that I was helpless. I could never see Walter, nor could I hear from him, and all the time Sehelperg was given the run of the house." November was audibly sympathetic, and so was I. "Then one day this notion came to me. I planned it all out and got Hank to help. (I'd have asked you. dear Jof tf you'd been there.) Come now. Joe. V.ou must see Low good a pupil I was t I -A a- .a-.V5id 7 !ei: (I ft ! to you and How much T Ve.aemoerod of your tracking, which I used to Loth er you to teach me." "You're right smart at it. Miss Vir "I arranged the broken rod. and Ilaik and his brother carried me to the canoe. Then they got out on the other side of the lake, ami I peel. lied up near to the rock by the waterfall to put the police or whoever should be sent after me off my trail. I'm lord hurt I didn't deceive yon. .b e." "Hut you did right through-til! you come to Hlack lake." Joe essmed her "Pent yon did not recognize me then?" she cried. "And J'd put on a pair of I batik's moccasins to make big tracks!" November explained ami raided the story of his dismissal by Planx. "We!!, it's lucky you were there, any how, or we'd have had poor I lank ali that my father has made him lose." "S Mr. Calvey is in this too?" said Joe in a queer voice. "If you mean that he knows tiny thing about it. you're absolutely wrong!" exclaimed Virginia passion ately. "If he knew, do you thank he'd ever take the money'.' It's going to be sent to him without any name or chew is to where it comes from. Walter i.s as straight a man as yourself. Noveni- br Joel" she .-elded proudly. "jh! . . ... 1 ! "I didn't say i did. I was nsk;nj for information." said Joe submissive ly. "Hut you haven't got the money yet." "No! Hut I'll get it in time." And in the en. I Miss Virginia fri uniphod. She received her ransom in full, and it is to be doubted if Mrjia Planx ever had an idea of the trick played on him. And I'm im-lim d t think Mr. Walter Caivey is still in tie daik. too, as to the identity "I lii anony molts friend Hut t wo thing-, ait certain-Mr-;. Virginia Calvey is a ban py woa.a!-. am! Hank Harper is doin - we 1 ! a 1.1 e -josi acre f irm for which he : avs :.. :-t "t (To lie Cunlinu'd.) Make Your Wants Known Advertisements under this liailina five cents per line caeh inst i ti ia Six wnnls will he tr : : ; ,-.! as ;i line and no" advert isi nuat taken f.ir Ice than ten rent;;. FOR SALE 20 tons of pooei prairie hay. T. II. Pollock. Tel lUo. FOIi SALE Splendid improved 1C0 acre farm near FlaUsmouth. Price tunl terms right. C.'.ll for particu lars. T. II. Pollock Tel. 21o. FOR SALE Seven-year-old mare, weight over l,f00 pounds. Also 150 x head of spring shoata. C. E. Bab bitt, Plattsmouth, Nob. FOR SALE A frood dray wagon, cheep for en-h. T. II. Po'Io-h. Tel. 217j. FOR SALE A few choice Iloiirhon Red turkeys. Tunis. -$7.O0; hens, ?io'o each. Address, laaacres, Union, Neb. LOST A cheek book on tiie Jlur- lay State bt.nk; wis inclose.l in a cover of tha Lincoln State bank. . ... , aluable only to owner. r inner jilcase return to tlie Murray Slate bank, Murray, Nebrarha. HO" oi J .-( FOR SALE Rat-red Plymouth Rork Cockerels, 1,1.50 and k'.OO each. Inouire of Mrs. Vm. Troop, 'i hone 7-R on Murray line. Route 2. Ne hawka, N..D. 12-3-ltw CHICKENS FOR SALE A number of Ruff Orpinglon Coek rels ami Puikts, also a number of White Orpington Rose Comb Cock rcls. Mrs. J. II. Rrov.n, Murray, Nebraska. r., r r '.-.V ' f-i fV t- " -.' i -.'.; t-r jt . 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I t m ... .'.ti.l p. i a a i en i,r 1 . . - i . 1 i i . :.,, i.i" J,in;i..a, : ' 1 " .1 " i ' I.l v I v ' : Ti j:,- :i l AN iv .i..,u i:i.i Iii., . ! I i f I . "a the C'oe.nty Curt cf ll'e Coijnty ,r ( a -.s, NebrasNa. y.dTin: to ( i:i:f)Hoi:s. In Kc-Lh-tate of Hannah .Schri.-t, cca-:c !. Y.. are l.ev.hy not'.r.e 1 (hat li'-::--b-rr-s ii". on all ciairns a;.raiii-,l -..II eal; '.e will be hr.'l at the ofhec of the Co-jr.ty Judges ("our: llai.-c. !'!;.tt..- 'inoiilh, Cass County, Ntbr.v.J.a, on Ileceriher 2", A. I). l.')ll, nral en ,Iiii,e 1"., A. I. l'.)17, al nine o'df.cl; a. r.i. on cr.ch of ;-aifl days, are! that all claims- not 'i!e.l befe.re sniil K(,;ir m rai.I hi. t day of hearing will be for ever barred. I'.y the 'ourt, atxi:x j. i;i:i;:;o', duality Jiid.e. HAVVL3 & KOUEKTSOX, Attorneys.