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""'itoysi. vrec ufiiiu,r,il. We don't
want Mie.se people-MeN'innnra's our
moat. Olil !)iil(l fm-u up .Minder has Jo
lo what he's told, and I'm iin'in this
twenty to ono tii!l tilv.li t work. I'm
KOlll' llOttie." TIlCI'l' Wl'IC sonic whis
perings, then tin original spokesman
failed Tor .Indue Sllllninn. The old
man (tillered lo the window, a palsied,
terror .stricken object. Tim f?lrl was
Kind he could not lie seen from lielow.
"Wo won't hint you (ills time. Judne.
hut you've unite far eunuch. We'll
Klvc you anollier clinnec; (hen, if you
don't make fjood, we'll si retell 3011 to
11 lamp post. Take UiIb as a wurnlnj;."
"J s-Hhall do my d-d-duty," said the
judge.
Tho men disappeared into I lie dark
ni'SM, and when they hud -40110 (Jlenls
tor closed the window, pulled down tho
fclmdoH and lighted a lamp, lie knew
ly how narrow a margin a tragedy
had lic.cn averted. If he had fired mi
these, men. his shot would have kindled
11 feud which would have consumed
every vestige of the courl crowd, and
himself among them. He would have
fallen under a false banner, and his
life would not have reached to (lie
next sunset. IVrliaps It was forfeit
now. He could not tell. The vigilantes
would prol"illy look upon ids part as
traitoious. and at Hie ery least he
lind cut himself oil' from their support,
tlio only support th" northland Teed
dm. Henceforth he was a renegade,
11 pariah, haled alike by both factious.
lie nurposoly avoided sight of Stillinnn
nni turned Ids hack when the ,udgi
extended his hand witli expressions of
.gratitude. Ills work was done, mid he
wished lo leave this house. Helen fol
lowed him down to the door ami as ho
opened it laid her hand upon his sleeve.
"Words are feeble things, and 1 can
never make amends for all you've done
for uh."
"For us!" cried Hoy, with a hreak In
his voice. "Do you think I saciillcod
, my honor, betrayed my friends, killed
my last hope, ostracled myself, for
'tisV This is tho last time I'll trouble
you. perhaps the last time I'll see you.
No matter what else you've done, how
ever, you've taught me a lesson, and I
thank you for it. I have found my.elf
at last. I'm not an Eskimo any longer.
I'm a man'.''
"You've always been that." she said.
"I don't understand as much about (Ids
affair as 1 want to. and it seems to me
that no one will explain it. I'm very
stupid, 1 guess. Hut won't you come
buck tomorrow and tell It to uieV
"No," lie said roughly. "You're not
of my people. Me.Nnmara and his are
no friends of mine, and I'm no friend
of theirs." Ue was half down the
steps before she said softly:
"tSood night, and !od bless jou
frlend." She returned to the Judge, who was
jn a pitiable state, and for a long time
she labored lo soothe him as though
he were a child. She undertook to
question him about the thiuus which
lay uppermost In her mind and which
tills night hud half revealed, bur he
became fretful and irritated at the
mention of mines and minim:. Site sat
beside his bed till he dozed off. pu.
y.llug to discover what lay behind the
hints she had heard till her brain and
body matched hi absolute weariness.
Tho rctlev of the day's excitement sap
pert her strength till she could barely
cieep to her own couch, where she
rolled and sighed, too tired lo sleep
nt once. She awoke dually, with one
last nervous Dicker, before complete
oblivion look her. A .sentence was on
her mind it almost seemed as though
she had spoken it aloud:
"The handsomest woman iu the
north but t'lenNlcr ran away."
fllAI'Tl'IJ XVI.
IT was nearly noon r the uevt day
whim Helen awoke to Dud Dial
McXainara had ridden lit from the
creek and slopped for hieakfast
with the Judge, lie had asked for her.
hut on hearing the tnle of the night's
adventure would not allow her to be
(lIstuiiK'il. Later he and the Judge
hud gone away together.
Although her Judgment approved the
step she had contemplated the ulghl
before, still lie alrl now felt a trause
reluctance to meet .McNaniara. ir is
true thai she know no ill of him except
that Implied Iu the accusations of cer
tain embittered men, ami she was
aware that every strong and aggressh it
character makes enemies Iu direct pro
portion to the qualities which lend
ti 1 111 greatness. Nevertheless she was
aware of an Inner coiilllcl that she hud
not foreseen. This inn 11 who so con
tiilenlly believed Hint she would marry
him did not dominate her conscious-
llt'SS.
Hhe had ridden much of late, taking
wvM.i."iMiTiii ixrutru-.-iur ni-mamy ,
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long Miliary gallops Decide tho snim-
meriiig sea tint 1 i" loved so we'l or,
up the winding valleys Into the foot-
hills where echoed the roar of swift,
waters or glinted the Hash of shovel
blades. This morning her horse was
lame, ho she determined to walk. In I
her early rambles she had looked llm-j
idly askance at the rough men she mol ,
till she discovered their genuine re-j
spec) and courtesy. The most tin-1
kempUamoug them were often college!
bred, although for that matter the
roughest of the miners showed abiin-1
ilitut consideration for a woman. $'
she was glad to allow the men to talk
to her with the fine freedom inspired
by the new country and Its wide
spaces. The wilderness breeds a chiv
alry all Its own.
Thus there seemed to be no danger
abroad, though they had (old the ghi
of mad dogs which roamed the city,
explaining that the hot weather affects
powerfully the (hick coated, shaggy
"malamoots." This is the laud of the
dog;, and, whereas in winter ids lot Is
to labor and shiver ami starve, In sum
mer he loafs, tights, grows fill and
runs mad witli the heat.
Helen walked far and, returning,
chose an unfamiliar course through
the outskirts of the town to avoid
meet lug any of (he women she knew
because of that vivid memory of (he
night before. As she walked swiftly
along she thought that she heard faint
erics far behind Iter. Looking up. she
noted that it was a lonely, barren
quarter end that the only figure In
sight was a woman some distance
away. A few paces farther on (ho
.shouts icciuTcd, more plainly lid
time, and a gnu shot sounded. l''"ie
ing back, she saw several men inn
ning, one bearing' a smoking revolver,
and heard nearer still the stalling
hubbub of lighting dogs. Iu a Hash
(he girl's ci.rlo-l(y became horror, for
as .she watched one of the dogs made
a sudden dash through the now sub
dued group of animals ami ran swiftly
along (lie planking on which she Mood
II was 1 handsome specimen of the
Ksklmo malamoot -tall, gray and coat
ed like a wolf, with the speed, strength
and cunning of lis cousin. Its head
hung low and swung from side to side
as it. trotted, the motion Decking foam
and slaver. Tho creature had scattered
(he pack and now. swift, menacing',
relentless, was coming toward Helen.
There was 110 shelter near. 110 fence.
110 house, snve (he distant one toward
which the other woman was making
her way. The men. too far away lo
protect her. shouted hoarse warnings,
Helen did not scream or hesitate
she turned and ran. terror stricken, to
ward (he distant collage. She was
blind with fright and felt an utter cer
tainty l Inn the dog would attack her
l.efnre .lie could reneli safely. Ye-:
tlierc was tlie iiilH; patter of Ills pails
clove up behind her. Her Unees weak
ened. The .shelteriiijr door wa-. yet
Mime ynnli away, (tut a Iiuim- tether
ed near the walk leared and snorted a
Hie tlyinn pair drew near. The mad
creature swerved, leaped at the horse's
leg .mil snapped in fury. Madly fright
ened at I III-; attack, the horse lunged at
liN halter, liroke II and galloped away.
Inn the delay had served for Helen,
we.ik am! faint, to reach the door. She
wrenched nt the knob. II was locked.
A? .she turned hopelessly away she
saw (hat the oilier woman was direct
ly behind her and was, hi her turn,
awaiting the mad animal's oiishimrlit.
but calmly, a liny revolver Iu her
hand.
"Shoot!" screamed Helen. "Why
don't you shoot V" The little iriin
spoke, the i0 spun around, suarllm;
ami .elpliiK. The woman tired several
limes more before It lay still and then
renuuked calmly as she "broke" the
weapon ami ejected the shells:
"The caliber Is too small lo be uood
for much."
Helen sank down upon the steps.
"How well ,oii sliool!" she gasped.
Her eyes were on the i;ray bundle
whose death agonies had thrust It al
most to her feer. The men had tun
up ami were lalkliiK excitedly, but aft
era word with iheiu the woman turned
to Helen.
''You must come in for a moment
ami recover yourself," she said ami led
Jpher Inside.
It was a co 100111 In which thexirl
round herself more lliau that, luxuri
ous. There was a piano with .sealtered
music ami many of the pretty, femi
nine things that Helen had not seen
since leaving home. The horitess had
stepped behind Mime, curtains for an
Instant ami was lalklnu to her from
the ue.t room.
'That Is the third mail don I have
Keen this mouth. Hydrophobia is lie
conilnj,' a habit in lids nelKliboiiiood.''
She returned, ;.;--,ir a tiny silver tray
wjtli dscants:
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"You're nil unstrung", but th 11 branny
will help you If you don't object to a
swallow of It. Then come right In
here and lie down for n moment and
you'll bo all right." She spoke with
Bitch genuine kindness and sympathy
that Helen Unshed n grateful glance at
her. She was tall, slender, n:id with a
pocullnr undulating suggestion in her
movements, as though she had been
bred to the clinging folds of silken gar
ments. Helen wntehed the charm of
her smile, (ho friendly solicitude of her
expression, ami felt her heart warm
toward this one kind woman iu N me.
"You're very good." rlie irirverel;
"but I'm all right now. I was badly
frightened. It was wonderful, your
snving me." She followe I the ot'i-t's
graceful motion ns idle placed her Itir
den on (lie table, and In uoln: i; j t.r. si
squarely at a photograph of llay I'len
Islcr. "Oh!" Helen exclaimed an 1 fioii
paused as It Dashed over her who this
girl was. She looked ill her quickly.
Yes, probably men would consider (he
woman beautiful, witli that smile.
The revelation came with a shock, and
slm arose, trying to musk her con
fusion. "Thank you so much for your' kind
ness. I'm quite myself now and I
must go."
Her change of face could not escape
(he quick perceptions of one schooled
by experience In the tillghls of her sex.
Times without number Cherry Mnlotle
hud marked that subtle, scornful
change in other women, nud reviled
herself for heeding It. Hut In some
way this girl's manner hurt her worst
of all. She be! rayed no sign, however,
save a widening of the eyes and a cer
tain Ilxlty of smile as she answered:
"I wish you would stay until you are
reefed. Miss" Site paused with out
stretched hand.
"Chester. .My name Is Helen Chester.
I'm Judge Slillman's niece," hurried
(lie other, in embarrassment.
Cherry Malotte withdrew her prof
fered hand mid her face grew hard and
hateful.
"0h!) So you arc Miss Chester and
I- saved you!" She laughed harshly.
Helen strove for calmness. "I'm sor
ry you feel that way," she said coolly.
"I appreciate your service to me." She
moved toward the door.
"Wail a moment. 1 want to talk to
you." Then, as Helen paid no heed,
the woman burst out bitterly: ''Oh.
don't be afraid! I know you are com
milting an unpardonable sin by talk
ing to me, but no one will see you. and
in your code the crime lies in being
discovered. Therefore, you're quite
safe. That's what, makes me an out
castI was found out. I waul 3011 to
know, however, that, bad as I am, I'm
boiler than you, for I'm loyal to those.
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KUu ihm
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"Slmoi '" H-rcituml lltlni. "ll'ij ihm'l
mm xhont 1 "
that like iui, and I don't betray my
friends."
"I don't pretend to understand you,"
said Helen coldly.
"Oh, yes, yoii do J Don't assume such
Innocence, 'of course It's your role, but
you can't play it with me." She step
ped iu front of her visitor, placlm; her
linek tiKiiinsl (he door, while her face
was bitter ami nmekiiitf. "The little
service I did you Just now entitles me
to a privilege, I stipiwise, and I'm tfoliif:
to lake advantage of it to tell you how
badly your mask tits. Dreadfully rude
of me, Isn't It V You're In with a line
lot of crooks, and F admire the way
you've done your share of tho dirty
work, but when you assume these
scandalized, supervirtunus airs it of
fends me."
"Let me out!"
"I've done bad things," 'berry con
tinued iiulieodinly, "but 1 was forced
Into theni usually, and 1 never deliber
ately tried lo wreck a man's life just
for his money,"
"What do you mean by saying that I
have betrayed my' friends and wrecked
anybody's life'?" rTelon demanded hot-
IV.
TO ue continukd.J '.jy
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Women as Weil as Men Are Utah
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.
Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
disctHirae,esaiullesseusnnibitiou; beauty,
vigor ana cuecriiu
ncss soon disappear
when tile kidneya are
out of c"'.er or dis
eased. Kidney trouble has
become bo prevalent
Hint it is not uncom
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born afllictcd witli
weak kidneys. If the
child urinates loooften, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child readies an
aj;e when it should be able lo control the
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depend upon it, theeause of thedifli
cttlty is kidney trouble, and the first.
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trouble is due to a diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to a
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made miser
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and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
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Homo of Swamp-Root.
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