( .i.ia4-UHsaaMSI WWIhWM! ,f MjMl4lWWto' TT1M timm. MW -)riiv?5Mnj3i ?cJwynf RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF 4 7trftV7V7tV7tMAwro7tV77IM7T)ptM7tM7t 'iiiA TheCawPuncher Copyright by Harper A Brothers CHAPTER XII. Continued. 19 "He'll soon bo well, don't you think, (mister? Ho snld ho would ho well when tho holidays " But Dnvo's expression stopped tho boy, whoso own fneo went suddenly wild with fear, "llo Is well now, Chnrlle," ho snld, ns stciidlly ns ho icould. "It la nil holidays now for 'him." Tho mntch had burned out nnd tho room wns In utter darkness. Dave heard tho child drawing his feet iBcross the floor, then suddenly whim pering llko a thins that had been mor onity hurt. Ho croped toward him, land nt length his Angers found his shock of Italr. ITo drew tho boy slowly Into his arms; then very, very tight . . . After all, they wcro or phans together. "You will come with mo," ho said at length. "I will see that you nro (provided for. Tho doctor will soon bo here, or wo will meet him on tho 'way, nnd ho will make tho arrange jnents for tho nrrnngements that lavo to bo made, you know." They retraced their steps toward tho town, meeting tho doctor at tho broken bridge. Davo exchanged a few words with him In low tones, nnd they passed on. Soon they wero swinging again through tho city streets. Even with tho developments of tho evening pressing heavily upon Ills mind Davo could not resist tho temptation to stop nnd listen for a moment to bulletins being read through a megaphone. "Tho kaiser has stripped off his British regalia," said tho nnnouncer. Ho 6nys ho will never again wear a British uniform." A chucklo of derlslvo laughter ran through tho mob ; then someone struck up a well-known refrain "What tho ,1 - do wo care?" Up nnd down tho street voices caught up tho chorus. . . Within a year the bones of many In that thoughtless crowd,, bleachtng on the fields of Flanders, showed how much they cared. Davo drovo direct to tho Hardy home. After some djlny Irene met him at the door, and Davo explained tho sit uation in n few words. "Wo must tako care of him, Reenle," ho said. "I feel a personal responsibility." ( "Of courso wo will tako him," she answered. "He will live hero until .xvo hnvo a some place of our own." Her faco was bright with something which must be tenderness. "Bring him upstairs. Wo will allot him a room nnd introduco him first to the bathroom. And tomorrow wo shall have an excursion downtown, and get some now clothes for Chnrlle El den." As they moved up tho stnlrs Con ward, who had been In another room In conversation with Mrs. Hnrdy, fol lowed them unseen. The evening had been Interminable for Conward. For three hours he had awaited word that his victim had been trapped, and for throo hours no word had come. If his plans had miscarried, If Davo had discovered the plot, well And hero at length was Dave, engrossed In a very different matter. Conward fol lowed them up tho stnlrs. Irene and Davo chatted with the boy for a few moments, then Irene turned to soino nrrnngements for his comfort nnd Dave started downstairs. In tho passago ho was met by Con ward. "What aro you doing hero?" Dave demanded, ns ho felt his head begin ning to swim In ungcr. Conward leered only the more of fensively, and walked down tho stairs beside him. At the foot he coolly lit nnother cigarette. Ho held the match beforo him nnd cnlmly watched It burn out Then ho extended It townrd Dave. "Yon remember our wager, Eldcn. I present you with a burned-out match." "You llarl" cried Dave. "You In famous lift I" "Ask her," Conward replied. "Sho jwlll deny It, of course. All women do." Dave felt his muscles tighten, and knew that In a moment he would tear his victim to pieces. As his clenched fist came to tho sldo of his body i: struck something hard. His re volver I Ho had forgotten: ho wns not in tho habit of carrying It In an (Instant ho had Conward covered. Davo did not press tho trigger at onco. Ho took a fierce delight in tor turing tno man wno had wrecked his life even while ho told himself ho could not bellevo his boast Now ho watched tho color fado from Con ward's cheek; tho eyes stand out In Ibis faco; tho livid blotches moro livid still; tho cigarette drop from his nerveless lips. "You are a bravo mnn, Conward," ha said, and thero was tho rasp of (hato and contempt In his voice. "You taro a very bravo mnn." Mrs. Hardy, sensing something wrong; came out from her sitting room. With a little cry she swooned away. Ooswwi tried to speak, but words stuck la his throat With a dry tongue he licked fcU drier lips. "Do you believe la toll, Oeawardl" t7atvtf Dnvo continued. "I'vo nlwnys hnd somo doubt myself, but In thirty sec onds you'll know." Ireno nppenred on tho stalrwny. For a moment her eyes refused to grasp tho sceno beforo them: Con ward cowering terror-stricken; Dnvo fierce, steely, Implncnble, with his re volver lined on Conwnrd's brnln. Through Homo strange whim of her mind her thought In that Instant flew back to tho bottles on tho posts of tho Eldcn ranch, and Davo' breaking fivo out of six on the gallop. Then suddenly sho became aware of one thing only. A tragedy wus being en uctcd before her eyes. "Oh, don't, Dnvo! Don't, don't shoot hlml" she cried, flying down the remaining steps. Beforo Dave could grnsp her purposo sho was upon htm, had clutched his revolver, hnd wrapped her arms about his. "Don't, don't, Dnvol" sho plcndcd. "For my snko don't do that I" Her words were tragically unfortu nntc. For a moment Dnvo stood as one pnrnlyzcd; then his heart dried up within him. "So that's tho way of ltl" ho said, ns ho broko her grip, and the horror in his own eyes would not let him read tho sudden horror In hers. "All right; take It," and ho plnced tho re volver In her hnnd. "You should know what to do with It" And be foro sho could stop him ho had walked out of the house. Sho rushed to tho gate, but al ready tho roar of his motor was lost In the hum of the city's traffic. CHAPTER XIII. :- When Dave sprang Into his car ho gave tho motor a full head and drove through tho city streets In a fury of recklessness. His mind was numbed; It was Incapable of assorting thoughts and placing them In proper relation ship to ono another. He was soon out of tho city, roaring through tho still autumn night with undiminished speed. Over tortuous country roads, across sudden bridges, ulong slippery hill sides, through black bluffs of scrub land In somo strange way he tried to drown tho upronr ta his soul In the frenzy of Uio steel that quivered be- He Took a Fierce Delight In Tortur ing the Man Who Had Wrecked Hie Life. nenth him. On nnd 'oh Into tho night. Bright stars glenmed overhead ; n soft breeze pressed ngalnst his face; It was such n night as he had driven, n year ago, with Bert Morrison. Was that only u year ago? And what had happened? Whero had he been? Oh, to bring tho boy Chnrlle, tho boy. When wns thnt? Under tho cnlm heaven his mind wns nlrcndy attempt ing to cstnbllsh a sequence, to set its outraged homo agnln In order. Suddenly the car skidded on a slip pery hillside, turned from tho road, plowed through a clump of scrub, rlcochettcd against a dark obstruction, poised a moment on two wheels, turn ed around, nnd stopped. Tho shock brought Davo to his senses. He sat on tho running board and stared for a long whllo Into the darkness. "No uso being a d d fool, any way, Dave," ho snld to himself at length. "I got It whero I didn't ex pect It but I guess that's tho wny with everyone." lie tried to philoso phize; to get a fresh grip on him self. "Whero nro we, anyway?" ho continued. "This country looks fumil lnr." Ho got up ngnln and walked about finding his wny back to tho roud. Ho went nlong It a little wny. Vnguo Impressions suggested thnt ho should- know tho spat, nnd yet ho could not Identify It Then, with n sudden shock, It came to hlra. It was tho hlllsldo on which Doctor Hardy had como to grief; tho hlllsldo on which he had first seen her bright face, her wonderful eyes. ... A polgnnncy of grief engulfed him, sweeping away his cheap philosophies. Hero sho stood, young nnd clean and entrancing, thrust beforo him In an Instant out of tho wonderful days of tho past And would sho always fol low him thus? With an unutterable sinking ho knew that was so that tho world was not big enough to hldo him from Irene Hardy. Thero was no way out .. v SBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBufflBBBf 5 ajlfc C SB'Ufl&SsfjU saaiassssssssssW tasssHv TM f PsTTBRffl By Robert J. C.Steid Author of "Kitchener and Other Poems" i .r Illustrations fry IRWIN MYERS "i lie started his motor, and even In his despair felt n thrill of pride ns the faithful gears engaged and tho 'cm climbed hnck to Its placo on tho trail, Wns all faithfulness, then, In things of steel nnd Iron, nnd none In flesh nnd blood? no followed tho trail. Why stop now? -Thojong-forgottcn ranch buildings lay across tlfu stream and behind the tonguo of spruce trees, un less somo wandering foothill fire hnd destroyed them. Ho forded tho st renin without difficulty. That was where ho hud carried her out. ... He felt his way slowly nlong tho old fence. Thnt wns where she hud set up bottles for his mnrksmnnshlp. ... He stopped where the straggling gate should bo and walked carefully Into tho yard. That wns where she hnd first called him Dave. . . . Then ho found tho doorstep and sat down to wait When the sun was well up he arose and wnlkcd nbout His lips wero pnrched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream. Ho wns thirsty, but ho drank only a mouthful; tho wnter wns flat nnd Insipid. . . . Tho old cabin was In better repair than he would have thought Ho sprung the door open. It was musty und strung with cob webs. He did not go In but sat down nnd tried to think. Later he wntked up the canyon. He must have walked swiftly, for the sun wns not yet at tho meridian when he found himself at the little nook In tho rock whero ho and Irene had sat that afternoon when they had first laid their hearts open to each other. Suddenly ono remark stood up In his memory. "The day is coming," she hnd said, "when our country will want men who enn shoot and ride." And he had said, "Well, when It does It can call on me." And today tho country did want men. who could shoot and ride, and he had flown into ,the foothills to nurse a broken heart . . . Broken hearts can fight as well as whole ones. He could be of some use yet At any rate there was a way out Some whim led 'him through the grove of spruco trees on his way back to the ranch. Here, In an open space, he looked about, kicking In the dry grass. At length his too disturbed u few blenched bones, and he stood nnd looked with unseeing eyes far across tho shimmering valley. "Brownie," ho said nt length. "Brownie." Tho jvhole sceno enmo bnck upon hlra tho moonlight, nnd Irene's distress, nnd the little blee1 Ing body. And he hnd said he didn't know anything about the Justice of God; all he knew was the critter thnt couldn't run wns tho one that got caught. . . . And he had snld thnt wns life. ... He had said It wns only nature. And then they hnd stood nmong tho trees nnd beneath tho white moon nnd pledged their fnlth. ... Agnln his head went up nnd the old light flashed In his eyes. "The first thing Is to kill tho wolf," he said nloud. "No other Innocent shall fall to Ids fangs. Then my country." Darkness had again fallen before Davo found his car threading tho streets of the city, still feverish with Its newborn excitement of war. Ho returned his car to tho garage; an attendant looked up curiously It was evident from his glance that Dave had already been missed but no words were exchanged. He stood for a mo ment In the street, collecting his thoughts nnd rehearsing his resolves. He wns amazed to find that, even In his bitterness, the city readied a thousand hands to him hnnds of habit and association and customs of mind nil urging him back Into the old groove; all saying: "The routine is the thing. Be a spoke In tho wheel ; go round with tho rest of us." "No," ho reminded himself. "No, I can't do that I have business on hand. First to kill the wolf." Ho remembered that ho had given' his revolver to Irene. And suddenly she sat with him again at the ten' table. . . . Whero was ho? Yes, he had given his revolver to 'Irene. Well, thero was another In his rooms. In the hallway of tho block In which he had his bachelor apartments Davo almost collided with a woman.' Ho drew back, nnd tho light fell on his face, but hers wns In the shadow. And then he heard her voice. "Oh, Dnve, I'm so glad Why; what has happened?" The last words ran Into a little treblo of pain as sho noted his haggard face. "You Edith?" ho managed to say. "Whatever" Sho enmo toward him and placed her hands on his. "I've been hero a hundred times over stneo morning over slnco Bert Morrison called up to say you had disappeared that thero wus somo mystery. There Isn't, Is there, Davo? You're all right, Dave, aren't you, Davo?" (TO BD CONTINUED.) Paclflo Coast Line. Tho United States, with Its Islands, has a greater Pacific coast lino than any other nation, possibly equal to those of China and Japan combined, says Gas Lojrtc, ' V t 4 i . TRAPPED BY GIRL, SLAYER IS SHOT Man Wanted for Murder and Robbery Is Run Down by Girl. Santa Bnrbnrn. Clarence A. Wal lace, wanted for bank robbery nnd murder In Maryland, where an $8,000 reward dead or nllve will be pnld for him, was shot nnd probably fatally In jured In the midst of n crowd at tho post ofllce here. Wallace was trapped through n letter which he had received from a woman In Chicago to his nllas, U. V. Daley, General Delivery, here. The work of Miss Kntherlne lllg gins, the mall clerk, who delayed him He Was Shot Once Across the Cheat nt the window until Detectives W. F. Marquette nnd Fred La very arrived. Is given much credit for ills arrest. Although the bhonting occurred In n crowd, only n twelve-year-old boy was hurt. Ills arm was badlybrulsed by a spent bullet. A buzzer connected with the deliv ery window warned the wntchcrs. When Wnllnee was ordered to sun en tier he put up a stiff fight. He was shot once across the chest, once through the stomach nnd once In the back. When taken Into the postmnster's ofllce to nwnlt the doctor Wallace gn-ped: "1 nm the mnn you wunt. Don't save me. I'd rather die. If I go hack to Maryland they will hang me." Wallace robbed the Frederick County bantf two months ago, wns arrested and csenped. A posse started after him. A young returned soldier led the posse. Uiinrmed, ho caught up with Wallace, who turned and shot In cold blood, when the youth threw up his hands and begged him not to lire. CAN'T STOP POKER PLAYING Technicality In Law Puts Stop to Cru 6ade In Canadian Town. Renfrew, Can. Renfrew tewn council finds thnt It cannot stop male citizens from playing poker. A cru sade against poker In Rcnfiew has fallen down because of a technicality In the law. Women cmnplnlned to Mayor No lan that their husliaiuls were losing money through Indulging In the game. A detective was brought to town nnd tho council was supplied with names, dates and places. Kvery thing wns ready for anests when tho town solicitor advised ngalnst court proceedings unless It could lie shown thnt the persons on whoso premises the gambling occurred wero taking a "rnkeolT." Tho detective found that nobody wns thus profiting. Now tho council finds Itself Just where It hewn, but with considerable Information ns to how poker Is played In Ontn'lo com munities. K: Court Decides Which of Two Is Man's Widow. New York. Vice Chnnccllor John Grlflln of Jersey City held thnt Mrs. Anna Solomon Dunken Davidson of Garden street, Ho hoken, Is the legal widow of Werner Dunken, who died nt New Ilnven In 1010. Mrs. Min nie Kaiser Dunken, who proved n ceremonial marriage with Dunken In 11)01. nt Passaic, nnd who snld she lived with him un til ho died, claimed to bu his law ful widow. The evidence disclosed thnt Dunken lived with tho first wom an nenrly 20 years, wns known ns her husband, nnd deserted her for tho other womnn. If the decision stnnds, Mrs. Anna Davidson will share Diinlccn's $13,000 estate with his thrco sis ters. D(- Boa Rifle Killed Mother. Ilolton. Mich. A bullet from n rl fto, given William Nobid, 14-yenr-old son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Wellington Noblo, ns n Christmas present, killed the boy's mother when the firearm was ac cldently dlschnrged. I j li ' SALTS IF BACKACHY AND KIDNEYS HURT Stop Eatlnrj Meat for a While If Your Bladder Is Troubling You. When you wnko up with backache nnd dull misery In the kidney region It generally means you have been eating too much meat, says a well-known nu thorlty. Ment forms uric ncld which overworks tho kidneys In their effort to filter It from the blood nnd they bo come sort' of pnrnlyzcd nnd loggy. When your kidneys get sluggish nnd clog you must relieve them, llko you relievo your bowels ; removing nil tho body's urinous wnnto, else you hnvo bneknehe. sick hendnche, dizzy spells; your stomach sours, tonguo Is coated, nnd when tho weather Is bad you have rheumatic twinges. Tho urine Is cloudy, full of sediment, channels often get sore, wnter scalds and you nro obliged lo seek relief two or threo times during the night. Either consult n good, rcllnblc physl clnn nt once or get from your phnrmn cist nbout four ounces of Jnd Salts; take a (ahlespoonful In n glass of wnter before breakfast for n few days and your kidneys will then net fine. This famous salts Is mndo from the ncld of grapes and lemon Juice, combined with llthln, nnd hns been used for generations to clenn nnd stimulate sluggish kidneys, nlso to neutralize nclds In the urine so It no longer Irritates, thus ending bladder weakness. Jad Snlts Is n life snver for regulnr ment eaters. It Is Inexpensive, cannot Injure nnd makes a delightful, effer vescent lithin-wnter drink. Adv. A Mouthful. The Intense Miss Mlggs Do you not think thnt the communlts, by the doc trine of syndicalism and mass action, shall ultimately dewlop mi Insurgen cy which shall linposr the soviet prin ciple on Industry ui a whole? The dense Mr. P.oggs You fcnld it I Judge. NOSE CLOGGED FROM A.COLD OR CATARRH Apply Cream in Nostrils to Open Up Air Passages. Ah! Whnt relief! Your clogged nos trils open right up, the nlr passages of your head nro clear nnd you can breathe freely. No moro hawking, snuffling, mucous discharge, headache, dryness no struggling for breath at night, your cold or catarrh Is gone. Don't stay stuiTpd up ! . Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your druggist now. Apply a little of this frngrnnt, antiseptic crenm In your nos trils, let It penetrate through every nlr pnssnge of the head; soothe nnd heal the swollen Inflamed mucous mem brane, give you instant relief. Ely's Cream Bnhn Is Just what every cold and catarrh sufferer hns Leon seeking. It's just splendid. Adv. Ho Is n wise man who makes tho mistake of giving a wminn's ago too young. The war hns mndo tnblo linen very valuable. The use of Red Cross H&!1 BIuo will add to Us wearing qualities. Use It and see. All grocers. rc. Much of woman's happiness Is due to her nblllty to improve on nature. ifiBS gBBBSSfe JSgw'rfot Contents 15PltuilDjaohm' ,fll m m '" ' ' "" :V;j 'VFi.liT Jo: 1 r" aM m a 3?.?!sssaa wi.. i i.tiffriiMne?niiiuwww"" m t.t ! W .u.-nl..m "aCnmhlnCnW! m H Mtaerftl.NoTNAncoTiv hciuhh wiu"'ir .-i t fcHfcU - (MsaAs' Jktmt jbxhlUSrt iikitnmikrer fi . rT7T7n.ivfcf ?! A.ncipiw v-;.-- iw 7,i;tinnnnnniuiiu,"T mi t w"l!r . - nnd I lOSSOFStEEP &i$ J resu11inlifro2i2 mif -?7. ;i ws a facsimile Sljnottf,0 BotG! CCW7f mi "a1"- ss . .....mi r.oHPJKifi ijWq'W ", jwe K"-" ,-v tt L'5t '" TMEW UMiUi: M Exact Copy of Wrapper. : a. 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I raised quito a largo family and from tho timo my childron were small I always pavo them the Pleasant Pellets Thoy wero easy to tako and pleasant in ovory way, never causing dis tress. For nliiir- pish liver, sick-headaches, constipation or biliousness there is no medicine that can equal the 'Pleasant Pellets.' I found them a great help to mo in bringing up my family in as much as they havo many times warded off sick ispclls my children would othcrwiso hnvo had." MRS. MAltY E. BRADLEY. 032 Homer Ave. Acid-Stomach Makes 9 Out ofr 10 People Suffer Doctors declare that more than 70 non organlc diseases can be traced to -Acid-Stomach. Htuitlnn with Indigestion, heart burn, bclchlnir, fnod-rcneattntr. bloat, soar. K.issy stomach, the entire tetn eventually becomes afflicted, every vltnl orKan suffering In soma degree or other. You see theie vie. tlma of Artd'Stomach everywhere people who are subject to nervousness, headachsj Insomnia, blllousnoss people who suffer frorA rhoumatlsm, lumbago, sciatica and aches n4 pains nil over the body. It Is safe to say that nbout 3 peoplo out of 10 suffer to som extent from Acid-Stomach. If you suffer from stomach trouble H even If you do not feel nny stomach distress, yet nre weak and ailing, feel tired an dragged out, lack "pep" and enthusiasm 4 know that something Is wrong although yo cannot locate the exact cause of our trou ble you naturally want to gqt back yous grip on health as quickly as posalblg. Them take KATON1C, the wonderful modern rem edy that brings quick relief from pains of Indigestion, belching, gassy bloat, etc. Keei your stomach strong, clean and sweet. S now your genernl health Improves how quickly the old-time vim, vigor and vitality comes back) Oct a big EOo box of KATONIC from yow druggist today. It Is guaranteed to pleas you. If u aro not satisfied your drimkst will refund your money. Cuticura Talcum is Fragrant and Very Healthful Soap 25c, Ointment 25 aad 50c, Talcum 25c W. N. U., LINCOLN, NO. 8-1920. GfiSTORIA For Infante and Children. Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Always Bears the Signature, of In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM k?saoT.iCxuidrDa-8tniluirraUlaal BIIPTM V4MOT WW BMMhr to Cray aad Faded Kafej n. ana s i us ai arurrwa. IRIieoiChria. Mill. Pat honc.W.V. CDRNI Ramona fWn. rwLl Iooms. aw., stops ail Bala, osaraa enmfort to ts fMl saakM wal jr mK Qf .hfX ej Pt Ite&s Vbt vtMwr FATONIC WB (Tor voor acto-stomaoo mjt a mm r sV IB IB W wiTausj aanrawT. mi vow orm RplalJI f&lEfl l'CiiKH vV HINDCi iiuihit. ho. or Bailor at urcaja lwaraa,rMaacs,H.I.. J ta&m& '2 T ' " -IJS' J1 r" mjiw fwiKv, s4e!Mw".r- "( VmuainiwwiMTO