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Synopsis. Tom Shelby, a rancher,
rides Into tho frontier town -of
Ponca, looking for a good time af
ter a long spoil of hard work and
loneliness on the ranch. Instead,
he runs Into a funeral that of Dad
Calkins, a retired army man of,
whom little Is known. A girl, still
In hor teens, survives Calkins. Mc
Carthy, a saloon keepor and I'o il
ea's leading citizen, decides that
the girl, now alone In the world,
should marry. Sho agrees to pick
out a husband from tho scoro of
men lined Up In her home. To his
consternation, sho selects Shelby,
who had gone along merely as a
spectator. Tho wedding takes
place and tho couple sot out for
Shelby's ranch. With them Is
"Kid" Macklln, whom Shelby has
Wrod as a hclpor. On the way the
girl tells her husbanl her name Is
01i;a Carlyn. and also tells htm
something of tho peculiar circum
stances of her life. Upon their ar
rival at the ranch Shelby Is struck
down from behind and left for
lead. Ho recovers consciousness to
find that Macklln and his wife have
gone. Ho starts In pursuit Ho
learns his wlfo Is an heiress, that
her abduction has boon carefully
planned and that sho has been
taken to Wolves' IIolo, a strong
hold of bandits and bad Indians.
Reaching Wolves' Holo, ho Is dls
covoted by "Indlnn Joo' and forced
to accompany him Into the Holo.
CHAPTER VIII Continued.
Shelby rode away silently between
the two, conscious that this brief con
versation hud In no way Improved his
position. To be suro he lintl escnped
nu Immediate meeting with Hnnley,
but the fact that the hitter had entire
ly failed to mention his probable nr
rival must lmve left nn unpleasant
suspicion In Laud's mind. The fellow
said nothing, however, nnd apparent
ly took no precautions, but Shelby
was nevertheless fully nworo that the
other watched him cautiously, and
would be quick to detect the slightest
movement. They rode nt n walk
through a darkness so profound that
he could not be sure they were even
following a trail. The sound of
boisterous voices rang out occasion
ally, but they bore off steadily toward
tho left away from tho noise, nnd he
noticed the Mexican hud grasped the
bridle of tho buckskin, and was firm
ly guiding the nnlinnl.
II 11" said Laud suddenly, "I
forgot all about the Kid. Wanter see
him, Churchill?"
"Not speclully ternlght," Shelby ad
mitted hastily, "mornln will bo soon
enough."
"All right, then; 'tnln't much far
ther, enyhow. There's 'the high rock,
Junn; the llght'll show round the
next turn."
It did, shining out like n star, and
they drove up In front of n log shnck,
an odd-shaped, rumbling nffulr, built
close In ngalnst n wall of rock. The
door opened In respnns6 to the sound
of tho horses' hoofs, and a young
woman nppcarcd In "the entrance, peer
ing forth.
"Tlint you, Juan?" sho asked In
Spanish.
"SI; there are "three of us, Pnnchn,"
replied the Mexican, "nnd we would
eat quickly. Is the senor here?"
"Not since noon, Junn. He snld
little when ho rodo away, yet there
has that occurred I would talk with
you about."
"'TIs well, llttlo one after we eat
there will be time."
Lnud swung heavily down from his
horse, holding up his rein to Junn,
who reinnlned In tho snddle. Ho
moved like one whoso limbs were stif
fened by being long In one position.
"Holy Smoke I I can hardly walk."
ho muttered. "I will go along with
you to tho corral to teach my legs how
to liehnve. And ns for jou, Chu"ch
111," h!s voice deepening on tho word,
"go on Into tho cabin, nnd wait there
till wo roiuc."
I Tin-ret was nothing for Shelby to do
but obey. Suspicion caused him to
feel n thrill of apprehension from In
dian Joe's curt manner, yet there wns
nothing In tho words to resent, nnd
his only rlmnce of safety Iny In uu
outvrnrd npponrunco of satisfaction.
The gll drew aside, nnd he stepped
forward Into the room. An Instant
hti lingered, us he glnneed hastily
about at tho plainly furnished Inter
ior, then closed the door, nnd began
busying herself In arranging tho ta
ble. SiitC won young, not over six
fn, he Judged, with dark hair and
eye. rievldedly pretty, and with a
'quick movement, llko the flight of a
bird. Twlco sho passed him on hor
Journey to the fire place, without even
glancing In Ida direction ; then sudden
ly their eyes met, and she laughed out
tight Ton Terrs dull, Americano. I not
see man like you before," she de
clared positively, "You not care talk
with me?"
"Sure I do," and he straightened up.
a thought maybo you couldn't talk my
language."
"Oh, that eet; yon not speak Span
ish, nenorr ,
"Wellf hardly. I kin make oft In a
vv What anybody says, hut when It
comes to talking the Hugo, I'm bit
rusty."
Where yon )arar
"When I was la the army, In Ari
zona." "I In Arizona once Tucson; you
there? Good. You not soldier now?"'
"Ob, no; Hint wns quite a whllo
ago; that Is why I have forgotten my
Spanish. There aren't many of your
peoplo up here."
Sho shook her head, resting back
against tho table, and gazing at him
frankly with her dark eyes.
"Juan and I all atono here," she
confessed. "Eet Is not nice no; I
like not these Americanos. You do
not look like the senor vat vas ze
funny name ho call you?"
"Churchill."
"Shlrchll bah I I not say eet verrn
good. Maybo you hav' somo other
name I can say better? You tell mo?"
"My given name, you mean; that Is
Tom."
Sho laughed, shrugging her shoul
ders. "Tom I Oh, I know that ; I call you
Tom, then. I am I'nncha VUlcmonte.
Which you rather say?"
"I'nncha, of course; and who Is
Juan?"
"Junn VUlcmonte; ho Is my broth
er ho. You not know hocm, then?"
"No; we Just met above. I had lost
my way, and wo ran Into each other
lWMn I III AofawaW .BBft.
"Because I Think You Are Straight."
up there. Ho and Indlnn Joe were
driving cuttle, and brought me along
with them."
Her eyes opened wider, and her
hands Interlocked.
"You not hero before, then? You
never In Wolves' holo till now?"
"No."
"Hut why you come, then? Why
they finy you rldo with them? Madre
do Dlosl You know what zls place
Is?"
"Yes, Panchn," he answered soberly,
feeling her earnestness. "I know. I
enmo to help n woman."
"You tell them that? Indian Joe?"
"Not Just ns I hnve you ; I let them
believe I wns In on tho gnme being
played. In fact, I didn't have to sny
much of nnythlng, for as soon as I
mentioned the nnme of Churchill, Laud
seemed to understand. What I failed
to moke clear was that my object
wns to help her."
"Why you tell mo this?"
"Because you nro a woman, I guess,
and because I think you are straight."
Sho stared at him a moment In si
lence; then went over and stood with
her back against the door. She was
breathing hard, nnd her checks were
red.
"She come from a ranch on the Cot
tonwood?" "Yes."
Her white teeth gleamed nnrtly be
tween the red of her lips.
"An' what this woman to yon, so
nor? Why you care what happen to
her?"
Shelby looked frankly Into the girl's
face, determined to risk nil, suddenly
convinced that this young Mexican had
nn interest In his answer beyond any
mere curiosity.
"Ilocnuso I am her husband," he
said quietly.
"You I her husband?" She almost
screamed tho words, advancing to
ward him fiercely. "You not lie to
mo l They say to mo you dead I They
tell mo that ; they toll her that"
"Who told you?"
"Macklln; the Indians all tell cot
Running Horse, he keel you llko zls,
oeol"
"Yes, he struck mo all right, Pan
cha; at lenat someone did, also they
left mo there. Kut I wns not dead."
"An what he want of her? What
Senor Macklln want of her? You know
that?"
"I know n little, but perhaps not
all. I heard two fellows talking about
It; you know them, likely Matt Han
ley and Hank Slagln?"
8he nodded.
"Hnnley had got Macklln drunk nnd
pumped htm. It's some mntter of n
big fortune down East. It seems
Macklln's real name may bo Churchill,
iind.if bo his father Is trustee for ull
this property, which really belongs to
the woman. Macklln has got an Idea
he can marry her and so cop all the
coin."
"Ho marry her?"
"That Is tho way Hnnley understood
It" -
"Then your namo not Shlrchll?"
"No; It's Shelby."
"And Senor Macklln his name
Shlrchll?"
"I reckon likely; I don't know."
There wns a sound without nnd she
sprang Instnntly aside to tho table,
busying herself furiously. Lnud nnd
tho Mexican entered, throwing their
saddles down noisily Into one corner
and without paying the slightest at
tention to Shelby, prepared themselves
for the meal. To tho rather curt In
vitation of the former the rnnchmnn
drew up tho bench to the table and
Joined them. Pnnchn asked her broth
er a few questions, but Indlnn Joe nev
er uttered a word until ho had 'eaten
his All. Once Shelby caught his eyes
looking across at him, but excopt for
that one glnnce the fellow seemed
oblivious of any other presence. Fin
nlly ho pushed back his chair, pulled
his feet around to where the butt of
n revolver was within easy reach of
hia hnnd and his eyes glared straight
Into Shelby's face.
"nad enough?"
"Plenty; Pnnchn lsa good cook."
"She Is that. Thought I'd wait till
after supper before wo talked busi
ness. Now, Churchill, or whatever
your namo Is, maybo you'll tell me
where you got that bronc with a Three
Star brand on him?"
CHAPTER IX.
The Love of a Woman.
Shelby, while cautiously watchful
of Laud's every motion, wns yet aware
that the girl leaned suddenly against
the wall, her face white, her eyes
staring toward him, and that Juan
wns leaning forward across the table,
with gleaming teeth exposed. He was
calm enough himself, however, for he
had Imagined this unpleasant discov
ery might be made and 4wns not en
tirely unprepared to meet It.
"What brand?" he asked coolly.
"You mean the Three Stars?"
"That's exactly what I mean.-pnrd-ner.
I happen to know where that
bronc com' from."
"Then you know more than I do,
Lnud. I bought the pony from a liv
ery man at Gerlusche to ride out here
on; somo bucker, nt that Say, come
to think about It, those cows you were
driving In were Three Stars."
"That Is Just what they were, most
o' them. That's what struck me as
d n funny. Those cattle com' from
up on the Cottonwood; thoy belonged
to a feller named Shelby."
"You run 'em off?"
"That's none o' your d n business.
That's where they came from, an'
Shelby's dead, But what I'm Inter
ested In Is how tho h 1 you got his
horse."
no dropped his gun down on tho
tnblo and stared across Into Shelby's
Imperturbable face with hard, threat
ening eyes.
"Now you look here, young fellow,
you know who I am, I reckon. It's
Indian Joe Laud talkln' to you. May
be yer nil right an' maybo yer ain't;
only I don't tuko no chances. Your
story nln't sounded Just right to me
from tho start, but I'll give yer a
chance to provo It. I nln't goln' ter
plug you now; not If yer've got sense
enough to behave yerself. Tomorrow
I'll seo what Matt Hanley has to say,
but till that time yere goln' to be lock
ed up. Coin' ter make any row over
that" program?"
"Not the least"
"All right, then. Junn, you tnke the
gent's gun; he's better off without it.
Thnt's right; now feel him over an'
see -If he's got any other weapons.
Bo'ter stand up, Churchill."
Tea rnnchmnn, comprehending the
utter futility of any attempt ct resist
ance, did as ho wns told, mnnnglng to
retain the snmo cool smile on his lips,
Tho murderous ees of the squnw
mnn never onco deserted his fnce and
Shelby rcnllzcd that the slightest symp
tom of treachery would prove his uu-.
doing. Laud was In no mood to be'
argued with.
"Nice of you to wnlt until after I'd
eaten," he said easily. "It will give
mo n comfortable night's rest."
"filad you take It that way. Clcun
cd him tip, have you Juan? Now, how
about that room yonder? Empty, ain't
It?"
"Si, senor," It was Pancha who an
swered, opening tho door.
Laud took a step forward and
glanced Into tho apartment Tho swift
scrutiny apparently satisfied him, for
ho turned to the prisoner, his revolver
still grasped In readiness for Instant
action.
"Go on In," he commanded harshly.
'An' tomorrow we'll settle this case."
Shelby walked past him without so
much ns a aide glance, to all itutward
nppenrnnce quite at hie ease. laMid
closed the doer ens' tie prisoner beexd
him securo it with a stout wooden
bar. He stood there motionless, en
deavoring to collect his thoughts,
the smile no longer on his lips, ad
Justing his eyes to the darkness.
There was a window high up, but
seemingly too smalt for the passage of
his body, yet a Blight glenm of stnr
llght found Its wny through tho open
ing, which was further barred by two
stout wooden stakes. He stepped si
lently ucross and tested them, finding
them solidly embedded In the togs. He
felt his way cautiously about the room,
wlilch wns of smnll dimensions, con
taining only a single stool, and n cot;
the floor was puncheon and the walla
of log, heavily plastered with mud.
The place offered apparently no op
portunity for escape, and Shelby sat
down on tho edge of the cot discour
aged. He could distinguish the voices of
the three without plainly enough to
determine who was speaking, but their
words were Indistinguishable. Then
the murmur finally ceased, nnd be
thought ono of the men had left the
house, perhaps both, yet thnt wns
hardly likely. Someone remained cer
tainly, for there was movement, nnd
the sound of feet, mingled with the
clink of dishes. Pnnchn wns evidently
clearing off tho table. His thought
centered on her. Hnd he mudc a mis
tnke In thus suddenly confiding his
true story to her ears? Yet so far ns
he knew, sho hnd said nothing to In-"
Jure htm, and had mnde no effort to
reveal his secret Indeed her actions
hnd rather expressed fenr of Lnud,
nnd n certain sympathy for hlra ; sure
ly thnt wns what ho had read In the
depths of her eyes. Yet how could
this bo accounted for? She must cer
tainly be one with these others;
brought up probably .from childhood
fn the atmosphere of crime, nnd cer
inlnly loynl to her brother, if nothing
else. Whnt then could possibly Influ
ence her to show him tho slightest
consideration?
' He sat with head In his hands, en
deavoring to solve the mystery, nnd,
out from the dork, a possible explana
tion flashed into his mind Macklln.
Could any relation she might have
with this fellow account for a desire
to wish his escape alive? It might;
tho fact that he was already the hus
band, of the woman Macklln planned
to marry would quite naturally ex
plain the entire situation under cer
tain conditions. If that rascal had
made love to her, and now deliberate
ly planned to desert her for another,'
the Spanish blood would account for
all the rest By heaven; thnt must
be It! He recalled the Insistence of
her questioning; the flash of her eycs,
the threatening glenm of her white
teeth. Unconsciously he hnd touched
tho secret spring, and unloosed the ti
ger. Jealousy wns the wenpon a love
turned to hate, the fury of a woman
scorned. To get Olga out of her path
forever, she would risk nnythlng, dare
nnythlng. Here then, was his one and
only chance.
But could the girl serve him, even If
she desired to do fa'o? Ho realized
the seriousness of his position; his
helplessness Without somo outside aid.
Ho had bcen-a blind fool to venture
Into this den alone; nnd oven a blind
er fool to claim friendship with Han
ley. The morning would find him com
pletely exposed, and he had little
doubt what forui vengeance would ns-
"Tomorrow We'll 8ettle Thle Ca."
sumo at tho hands of these men. Ho
was llko a condemned man In his cell
waiting helplessly for tho certain hour
of execution. Worse than that, even;
for his futo must Inevitably seal also
the fate of his wife. Her only chance
of rescue lay In his efforts, and he
was helpless. Sucre waa not a thing
he could do; Set he tried again and
anln desperately, testing the punch-
eooa of the flew, block bjr. slock, dig-
iT5m
glng at the dried mud between the
Idgs of the wall; endeavoring to gnln
seme leverage upon the binges of the
door, nnd tugging once again furious
ly nt those wooden suites protecting
the nnrrow window. Ills fingers bled
from the frantic effort to thus loosen
something, to yield him nn opportuni
ty to really exert his strength. These
efforts were utterly useless; there was
not a spot of weakness to be discov
ered, if the place had been originally
constructed ns n prison It could not
have been more securely built. Men
tally and physically exhausted, he
flung himself upon the floor, and lay
there, quivering from bend to foot,
with nerves completely shuttered.
The silence became ghastly; any
sound would hnve been n relief. There
was no one moving about even In thnt
other room, nnd the door between fitted
too closoly for him to perceive any
gleam of light. He listened Intently,
holding ills breath, but bis head sank
back onco more In dejection. Why In
God's name hadn't he fought It out
like a man? Why had he ever permit
ted himself to be thus caught like a
trapped rat? The frenzy of disgust he
felt caused him to sit up nnd stare
once more nt the single star shining
through the window. What wns thnt?
A shndowl Surely something out yon
der moved I
S"llently, cautiously, he stepped on
the stool, and looked out between the
burs, his heart beating like a drum. At
first ho saw nothing, the blood seem
ing to stand still us he gazed then
the fingers of a hand grasped one of
the wooden bars, and n face rose
slowly Just In front of his own. A
whisper revealed tho Identity of his
"Senor, come quietly to window ; do
not speak loud." y
"Pancha, you I You would talk wltlj
me, then?"
"I must know some things, senor; I
must be sure," she snld fiercely. "You
tell me tonight the truth, senor; you
not lie to me."
"Not a single word," he assured her
eagerly, his heart beginning to beut
with new hope, his face advanced un
til only the burs divided them. "I"
trusted you."
You nro Senor Shelby?"
"Yes."
"And she, this woman, la your
wife?"
"Yes."
"Sho Is pretty woman, verra pretty;
you not mnrrled long?"
"No, only a few days; we hnd Just
come to the ranch when she was luk
en away."
"But, senor, why she go nwny If she
bo Just married like you sny? Why
she leave you, un' run off with Senor
Macklln? Site love hecm better than
you?"
"Love him I Sho did not run off. Ho
stole her, he nnd four Indiana, after
leaving ine for dead." '
"He not tell eet to me like thut; he
say she wont to mnrry heem. nn' not
you. Thut he took her to save her from
you; thut she would not let heem
lenve her. Then you fight, nn' so got
keeled."
Shelby lnughetl softly.
"So that wus Macklln's story, wns
It? Well, it is not exactly true. I
nln't saying she's fn love with me, or
nothln' like that, hut she suro don't
hanker none nfter thnt chap. I'll tell
yer why he took her cause she's got
a bunch o money comln' her wny down
east thnt Macklln would like to get
his hands on."
"He many her?"
"Thnt's his gume, no doubt, If It
works. If not, he'll evolve some other.
I don't think he gives it cuss how It's
(j0I e . h sets It ho nnd his pre
cious father."
She stared nt him with lips
pnrted.
"Mnybo I seo It more clenr now,"
she exclaimed. "He not love Iter,
then; he Just wnnt her money, bah I
I care not how ho get thnt, If lie not
got her. You tuko her away, Senor
Shelby, where ho never seo her
again?"
"Of course."
"An' you keep her married to you?"
"I'll do tho best I can. Whnt do
you menn, Pancha? Can you get us
out of here?"
"You lie hid, Senor, and
trust all to me."
ITO DK CONTINUED.)
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