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SYNOPSIS.
Jack Keith , a Virginian , now a bor
der plainsman , is looking for roaming war
parties of savages. He sees a wagon team
at full gallop pursued by men on ponies.
When Keith reaches the wagon the raid
ers have massacred two men and de
parted. He searches the victims finding
papers and a locket with a woman's per
trait. Keith Is arrested at Carson City ,
charged with the murder , his accuser be
ing a ruffian named Black Bart. A negro
companion in his cell named Neb tells him
that he knew the Keiths In Virginia Neb
says one of the murdered men was John
Sibley. the other Gen. Willis Walte. form
erly a Confederate officer. The plainsman
and N"b escape , and later the fugitives
come upon a cabin and find its occupant
to be a young girl , whom Keith thinks
he saw at Carson City. The girl explains
that she Is in search of a brother , who
had deserted from the army , and that a.
Mr. Hawley induced her to come to the
cabin while he sought her brother. Hawley -
ley appears , and Keith In hiding recog
nizes him as Black Bart. There is a ter
rific battle in the darkened room in which
Keith is victor. Horses are appropriated ,
and the girl who says that her name Is
Hope. Joins in the escape. Keith explains
his situation and the fugitives make for
Fort Lamed , where the girl is left with
the hotel landlady. Miss Hope tells that
she Is the daughter of General Waite.
Keith and Neb drift into Sheridan , where
Keith meets an old friend. Dr. Falrbam.
Keith meets the brother of Hope Waite.
under the assumed name of Fred Wil-
loughby. and becomes convinced that
Black Bart has some plot involving the
two. Hope learns that Gen. Waite. who
was thought murdered , is at Sheridan ,
and goes there , where she Is mistaken for
Christie Maclaire. the Carson City singer.
Keith meets the .real Christie Maclaire
and finds that Black Bart has convinced
her that there is a mystery In her life
which ho is going to turn to her advan
tage. The plainsman tells Hope Waite of
her resemblance to Christie Maclaire.
They decide that Fred Willoughby may
hold the key to the situation. Keith finds
Willoughby shot dead. Hope Is told of
the death of her brother. Keith fails to
learn what representations Black Bart
has made to Christie Maclaire. Hope
suggests that in order to learn the secret
she must briefly impersonate the stage
singer.
CHAPTER XXVII. ( Continued. )
"Certainly not At first it struck me
as altogether wrong , but the more I
think of it the stronger it appeals to
me. It may reveal to us the whole
conspiracy , and I cannot believe Hawley -
ley would venture upon any gross
familiarity likely to cost him the good
opinion of his ally. There is too much
at stake. Wait here , Hope , and I will
he back the very moment I learn all
that is necessary. "
A glance at the office clock con
vinced Keith that , in all probability.
Miss Maclaire had not , as yet , de
parted for the scene of her evening
triumph. Still , it could not be long
before she would , and he lit a cigar ,
sitting down in a corner partially
concealed by the clerk's desk to wait
her appearance. This required longer
than anticipated , and fearing lest he
might have missed the departure en
tirely , he was about to question the
busy Thomas , when he beheld Hawley
enter hurriedly from the street and
run up the stairs. He , then , had been
the laggard. All the better , as he
would now have no opportunity to un
fold his tale to the lady , as it would
be necessary for them to hurry to the
theater. Whatever the nature of the
revelation it would have to wait until
the walk home. The excitement of
the adventure was already creeping
into Keith's blood , his pulse quicken
ing.
ing.The
The two returned almost immedi-
ateb' , conclusively proving that Miss
Maclaire , fully dressed for the street ,
had been awaiting the arrival of her
gallant with some impatience. Hawley
ivas busily explaining his delay as
they came down the stairs , and paid
Mttle attention to the seemingly de
serted office. Indeed , Miss Christie
monopolized all his thoughts. With
quick scrutiny the watcher noted the
more conspicuous articles of apparel
constituting her costume the white
mantilla thrown over her head , the
neatly fitting blue dress , the light
cape covering the shoulders surely
It would not be difficult to duplicate
t.hese , so as to pass muster under the
dim light of the streets. Far enough
in their rear to feel safe from observation - "
vation he followed , noting with in
creased pleasure the rapidity with
which they covered the required dis
tance. Clearly Miss Christie was al
ready nervous lest she have not suf
ficient time remaining in which to
properly dress for her act , and there
vould be no exchange of confidences
on the outward journey. Hawley left
her , as Keith anticipated , at the stage
entrance , the lady hastening within.
Her escort strolled leisurely back to
the front of the house , and finally ,
purchasing a ticket , entered , the per-
iormance already having begun.
Keith knew perfectly the arrange
ment of the theater the seats in
Iront ; tables all through the center ;
a gallery filled with benches ; a noisy
orchestra beneath the stage ; a crowd
ed audience of men. with only here
nnd there a scattered representative
of the gentler sex ; busy waiters dodg-
.Inft in and out among the tables , and
cwn the aisles , filling orders lor
.liquids from the nearby saloon. The
*
* urt would be pungent with the odor
-of 'drink , thick with the fumes of to
bacco , and noisy with voices , except
as some special favorite on the stage
won temporary attention. The Troca-
tiero possessed but one redeeming
feature no doorway connected stage
.nd auditorium , and the management
brooked no interference with his
artists. It bad required some nerve
( Copyright. A. C. 1
to originally enforce this rule , togeth
er with a smart fight or two , but at
this period it was acknowledged and
respected. No sooner had Hawley
vanished than Keith found occasion
to enter into casual conversation with
the door-keeper , asking a number of
questions , and leaving impressed
upon the mind of that astute individ
ual the idea that he was dealing with
a "gent" enamored of one of the
stage beauties. A coin slipped quietly
into the man's hand served to deepen
this impression , and unlocked discreet
lips otherwise sworn to secrecy. Out
of much general information a little
of real value was thus extracted
Miss Maclaire's act began at 9:45 and
was over promptly at 10:10. It re
quired about twenty minutes more for
her to change again into . street
clothes , and she usually left the thea
ter immediately after , which would be
about 10:30. Yes , there was a vesti
bule outside the stage door , and on
bad nights , those waiting for the la
dies could slip in there. But on such
a night as this they generally hung
around outside. No , there was no
watchman , but the manager was fre
quently prowling around. He'd be
busy , however , at 10:30 , getting the
stage ready for the "Flying Her-
& Co. . 1910. )
with honesty now ? " he protested , a lit
tle hurt by the bantering tone.
"Of course you have ; I merely talk
lightly to keep my courage up. You
can have no idea ow afraid .1 am. "
"Then you are truly an actress , tor
you appear the picture of enjoyment.
But we must go , or Hawley will be
there before us. and thus spoil all our
plans. "
They passed out through the office
together , seeing no one familiar to
either , Hope keeping her face par
tially concealed. The east side of the
street was less frequented than the
other , having fewer saloons along Its
way , and they chose its darkness. As
they advanced , the long habit of fron
tier life caused Keith to glance be
hind before they had progressed a
block , and he was thus made aware
that they were being 'followed. Con
versing lightly , and without a word
to alarm the girl , he managed to ob
serve every movement of the dimly
outlined figure which advanced with
them , timing every motion to theirs.
Long before they crossed the street
to the Trocadero he was convinced
there was no mistake the fellow ,
whoever he might be , was trailing
them. Keith smiled grimly to himself ,
resolving that as soon as he had left
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"Yes , You Can Get Up. I Reckon You're Beginning to See Clearer ,
Ain't You ? "
manns. " Abundantly satisfied and re
sisting the door-keeper's professional
suggestion that he'd better buy a
ticket and take a look at the show ,
Keith slipped away , and hastened back
to the hotel. The more he investi
gated the more feasible appeared the
girl's plan , and he was now fully com
mitted to it.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
The Stage Door of the Trccadero.
Hope discovered very little difficulty
in duplicating the outer garments
Keith reported Miss Maclaire as wear
ing. The colors , indeed , were not ex
actly the same , yet this difference was
not sufficient to be noticeable at nignt
by the eyes of a man who had no rea
son to suspect deceit. The girl was
In a flutter of nervous excitement as
she hastened about the room , donning
her fev' requirements of masquerade ,
yet Keith noted with appreciation that
she became perceptibly cooler as the
moment of departure approached.
With cheeks aflame and eyes spark
ling , yet speaking with a voice re
vealing no falter , she pressed his arm
and declared herself prepared for the
ordeal. The face under the shadow
of the mantilla was so arch and
piquant , Keith could not disguise bis
admiration.
"Am I Christie Maclaire ? " she asked
laughingly.
"Sufficiently so to fool our friend. "
be returned , "but 1 am ready to swear
that lady never looked so charming. "
"A compliment , and spoken as
though you really meant it. "
"Have 1 not been honest enough
with you in the past to bti credited
the lady he would teach the spy a les
son not soon to be forgotten.
They barely entered the outer circle
of the Trocadero lights , noting a group
of men thronging about the doors , and
hearing the sound of the band \vithln ,
and then turned swiftly down the nar
row dark alleyway leading toward the
stage entrance. Keith , having been
there before , advanced confidently , but
Hope , her heart beating wildly , clung
to his arm , scarcely venturing a word
in reply to his whispered assurances.
Fortunately they encountered no one ,
and Keith , feeling cautiously in the
dark , easily succeeded in locating the
opening to the vestibule. Listening
intently he became convinced that no
one occupied the little shed. He had
intended to remain with the girl until
the time came for her to emerge , buT
the remembrance of that figure dogging
them all the way from the hotel now
caused a change of plan. He held
her hand closely clasped in his.
"Now , Hope , I am going to leave
you , " he whispered , "and your own
wit will have to carry you through. 1
know you will play your part all right ,
and it will be mine to wait for Chris
tie , and give her some explanation of
why Hawley failed to meet her as he
promised. It will never do for her to
suspect , until you have time to learn
all possible. You are not afraid ? "
"Yes. 1 am , " clinging to him. "but
but I am going through it just the
same. "
"The truest kind of courage , ray
phi. Now slip Inside , but hold the
door ajar. Hawley will certainly be
here within ten minutes , and you must
join him at once , or else the other
might appear. You can judge as to
its being him even In this darkness.
Good-bye. "
The longing to clasp her In his
arms , to speak the language of nis
heart , was almost overwhelming , yet
the memory of that figure slinking
along behind them , and the brief time
before Hawley's probable appearance ,
for he would leave the theater at the
conclusion of Miss Maclaire's act , re
strained all demonstration. This was
a moment for action , not for words of
love ; no delay should hazard the suc
cess of their undertaking. He heard
the slight creak of the door as the
girl slipped within the concealment
of the vestibule , and then be glided
away through the darkness with the
stealthy silence of an Indian. There
was no one in the alley-way , which
was narrow and easily explored , out
the glow from the front windows
plainly revealed , the shadow of a man
near the entrance , and Keith slipped
up toward him , hugging the side of
the building for concealment , prepared
to resort to harsh measures. As he
reached out , gripping the astonished
loiterer by the collar , they stared at
one another in surprise , and the grip
ping hand as instantly released its
hold.
"You , Fairbaln ! What the devil does
this mean ? What are you spying on
us for ? "
Clearly taken aback , yet not greatly
disturbed , his eyes showing pugnaci
ous and his jaw set , the Doctor rubbed
his throat where Keith's knuckles had
left a red welt
"Damn you , I think I'm the one to
ask for an explanation , " he growled.
"She said she was not going with you.
and now you are around here together
at this hour. I had a right to know
whether 1 was being played with like
that. "
"But , man. that was not Miss Mac
laire I was with ; it was Hope Waite.
Come back here under the tent Hap
while I explain. "
Fearful of the coming of Hawley
he fairly dragged the portly figure of
the bewildered Doctor with him.
striving , by quickly spoken words , to
make him comprehend the situation.
Knowing previously something of the
issues involved , it was not difficult to
make Fairbain grasp the meaning of
this present movement , yet his sym
pathies were at once enlisted upon the
side of Miss Christie. He'd be damned
if he would have any part in such a
scheme if she had a right to the
money he'd help her get it it was a
cowardly trick , and he'd fight if nec
essary , to keep her from becoming a
victim. His voice rose , his arms
brandishing violently , his sentences
snapping like rifle shots. Keith an
gered , and fearful of a discovery
which would leave Hope exposed , real
ized the futility of discussion and
turned to physical force. Grasping the
gesticulating man with both hands , he
flung him backward and dragged him
into the empty tent , kneeling on him
as he throttled him to the earth.
"Now. Doctor , you listen to me. " he
said sternly "I'm through arguing. 1
hate to treat you like this , for you are
my friend , but I'll not stand for inter-
terence here. Do you get that , you
old fool ? Lie still until I get through !
1 respect your feelings toward Miss
Maclaire. She is a good girl , and I
hope to heaven you get her if you
\vant her. But you never will if you
permit this affair to go on. Yes. 1
know what I am talking about. In all
that Hope and I do we are serving you
and Christie dur only fight is with
Black Barf Hawley. Stop being a
bullet-headed old fool. Fairbain. and
understand this thing. Lie still. I tell
you , and hear me out ! Hawley is a
liar , a thief , and a swindler. There
s a swindle in this thing somewhere ,
ind he hopes to pull out a big sum of
money from it. He is merely using
Christie to pull his own chestnuts out
jf the fire. She is innocent ; we real-
ze that , but this fellow is going to
niin the girl unless we succeed in ex-
oosing him. He's not only involving
aer in his criminal conspiracy , but
ae's making love to her ; he's teaching
aer to love him. That's part of his
scheme , no doubt , for then she will be
so much easier handled. I tell you.
Fairbain , your only chance to ever
yin the interest of Christie Maclaire
s to help us down this fellow Haw-
ey. Yes. you can sit up ; 1 reckon
, 'ou're beginning to 'see clearer , ain't
rou ? "
( TO BE CONTINUED. )
Old Parliamentary Usages.
Members of the British parliament
10 longer howl down each other with
mitations from the farmyard and the
uenagerie. One of these early nine-
eenth century scenes is thus described
scribed"One honorable member
icar the bar repeatedly called out
road' to the members endeavoring to
iddress the house. At repeated inter
nals a sort of drone like humming ,
saving the sound of a distant hand or-
jan or bagpipes issued from the back
) enches , with coughing , sneezing and
ngeniously extended yawning blend-
> d with other sounds. A single voice
rom the ministerial benches imitated
rery accurately the yelp of a kenneled
lound. "
INCREASE IN NUMBER
OF AMERICANS
GOING TO CANADA
Although Western Canada suffered ,
as did many other portions of the
west , from untoward conditions , which
turned one of the most promising
crops ever seen In that country , into
but little more than an average yield
of all grains , there is left in the
farmers' hands , a big margin of profit.
Of course there were many farmers
who were fortunate enough'to harvest
and market a big yield , and with the
prices that were secured made hand
some returns. From wheat , oats , bar
ley and flax marketed to the 1st of
January , 1912 , there was a gross rev
enue of $75,384,000. The cattle , hogs ,
poultry and dairy proceeds brought
this up to $101,620,000 or 21 million
dollars in excess of 1910. There was
still in the farmers' hands at that
time about 95 million bushels of wheat
worth at least another sixty-five mil
lion dollars ( allowing for inferior
grades ) , besides about 160 million
bushels of oats to say nothing of bar
ley and flax , which would run into sev
eral million of dollars.
There is a great inrush of settlers
to occupy the vacant lands through
out Manitoba , Saskatchewan and Al
berta. The reports from the Govern
ment show that during the past year
upwards of 131,000 Americans crossed
the border into Canada. A great many
of these took up farms , over ten thou
sand having homesteaded , in fact the
records show that every state in the
"Union contributed. A larger number ,
not caring to go so far away as the
homesteading area , have purchased
lands at from fifteen dollars an acre
to * twenty-five dollars an acre. The
prospects for a good crop for 1912
are as satisfactory as for many years.
The land has had sufficient moisture ,
and with a reasonably early spring , it
is safe to predict a record crop.
Those who have not had the latest
literature sent out by the Government
agents should send to the one nearest ,
and secure a copy.
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