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Show I II ' I "; v ' SMEBlf H&a&t....- - J puffs of his bibe. going to staiid hv tin," If announced his sister with a determined toss of her pretty head. Uoya supped an quickly around her waist. She was more grateful for tltis support than she could say It meant that India at least had definitely accepted the American as a relative with the obligation that Both girls waited for Ned Implied. to declare himself, for, after Kilmeny all. he was the head of the family. The excitement of the girl he loved showed itself in the dusky eves sparkling beneath the soft mass of biue-blac- k hair, in the glow of underlying blood that swept lato her cheeks. She hoped oh, how she hoped! that the officer would stand by his cousin. In her heart she knew that if he did not no matter how right his choice might be in principle she never would like him so well again. He was a man who carried in his face and in his bearing the note of fineness, of personal distinction, but If he were to prove a formalist at heart. If he were going to stickle for an assurnnce of his kinsman's innocence before he cuine to the prisoner's aid, Moya would have no further use for him. When the sheriff presently came out Captain Kilmeny asked hint if he might have a word with the prisoner. "Sure. Anything you want to say to him." The English officer drew his cousin aside and with some embarrassment tendered him the use of his purse In the event it might be needed for the defense. Jack looked at him steadily with hard unflinching eyes. "Why are you offering this, captain V "I don't quite take you." "I mean, what's your reason? Don't like it to get out that you have a cousin In the pen, is that It? Anxious to avoid a family scandal?" he asked, almost with a sneer. The captain flushed, but before he could answer India flamed out. "You might have the decency to be ashamed of that, Jack Kilmeny." Her cousin looked at the girl gravely, then hack at her lean, clean-facebrother. "I am. Beg your pardon, captain. As for your offer, I would accept it if there were any need. But there isn't. The charges against me will fall flat." "Deuced glad to hear It. Miss Dwight has Just been telling us It would be all right." India looked straight at Jack out of the steel-blu- e eyes that were so like Ills own. "I wasn't so sure of it myself, but Moya was. Nothing could shake her. She's a good friend." "I had it sized up about that way," the miner replied. "I'm much obliged to her." The prisoner shook hands with both of his cousins, lifted a gray felt hat from the rack, and delivered himself to the sheriff. "All right. Gill." India gave a little exclamation and moved Her toward the hatrack. hand fell upon a second hat, similar an &Mer 1 . l !d "W It ft: "arte kw, T3q. t a? U MacLEOD RAINE iHMMIMH bv G. W. Dulinaham Co. ' r;...ht piously hit tha. iuut... h SYNOPSIS thej aPTEK I Word that their alfhtly . are distasteful to a party of Britishers" recently ar-a- I eve. come. liorn-- in,Ixxige, anions; them an sister of the oapi.mas and his is himself, ti.unc brought to -- "cu,us one re K"ont J, y tore to the (known to his intimates K jmi,si ind sunie friends Camping in Colorado. Called uproar oy uouyain !.: tue ij sn nu.tionaira, memoer Oun-s"i- count hi. trtp last i j irT Jack snubs that party. a friendly chat with 1,'jt!.:!.!. attractive Irish girl. II. i: j-Kilmeny's tather. ;: old Irleh family, had kT ,.; fried a CoiuniUo girl, bow dead, be- Ss whom and her husband's .... ...... family .. . , '.i i s .1 JeVci uiiivr n,witstfKCH uvea i. :ie ills satlil'.s iie has M MM for his tr. h ,. 'lues, two Of whom he ,s ar- - ill the Lodffe. Walle aK.sin raeeu Miss Dwight. is intronucea to me other by her bers of tut party, efelef of whom Lord an I LaJy Farquhar. as "Mr. ion sne na a os. ntard him d. Jact is immensely Impressed or jcyce ewon, com-pa:he loiriiiR-s- to t:lt Briu.Mi j'iduai m) her. Marie, to see. . comforted r ontract? e" year mat "Pany. fpni bejj tanlslaus. ler - I ft foolish. Nation 'Wood s that ti of Moya. what Next day. at the the ?arquhar party (.rumts win me uueKing asked, tej. lencho cliampionship at the County jkr nsocia nun snow, m aisappears the contest. On their way home and lier !i foolisii uotupanloiis are over- jl It tn by a sh ri:f s posse in pursuit of wno nave rouoeu me id ireas- to the hpi gr of tile association or the proceeds the show. The sheriff declares the between are Jack Kilmeny ( Crumbs ) and n. they i friend Colter. Captain Kilmeny and sister lnoia realize that Jack is eir cousin, his participation in the ho likes to seems assured. CHAPTER IV. Moya. who has been Iroly impressed by Jack's frank bear- i. and ed toad, apparent honesty, is downcast the seemingly overwhelming evl- knee of his guilt. While fishing, alone. u!d dance. ick finds her and without offering iidence convinces her of his lnno-lic- e of the crime charged against him. lined by the Farquhar party. Jack's iiationship to Captain Kilmeny and een tinsel s sister Is established. He leaves III. hUPTH.H 8. ur heart i Gunnison, !auf is Mr Jl- Dit-- 1 i re- itb a list itCQ. CHAPTER V. With Jack Kilmeny prisoner, the sheriff makes a short iy at the Lodge. Jack, on leavtnskes the captain's hat instead of his n. In the hat Moya and India dis- Monday. fover a paper" giving directions for "diiig a package. Bars, was Captain Kilmeny 1:1 the two giris find It the money olen from the Fair lay after Con-- t association. need that Jack is t and ask altogether unworthy ; her thoughts. Moya becomes engaged If for the wno nas long been jv.apimi :tr suitor. iviimeuy, icuons my you (Continued from last week. Tommy," left with ;marM broad-brimme- d me is why you weren't humlreil milij.s uvviiy in Uoutt couu-ovc- r in vo. e old .stumping ground," helpful ( butts 'I)at i ler oo d I sulmiitted. Duiher liini my reasons. I wasn't look- to be t aught anyhow. Now you've am u.e you want to watcn me ciose, I mtlst ;re some )es bate ffoman friend's I pe prisoner advised. We're watching you. Don't make pny mistake about that and trv ans lool break," Gill answered, ouite un disturbed. doesn't to go nother. lOOl OS I 't hate j "Eel y. audi He's the coolest hand I ever heard," Farquhar s.iid to the party on the porch. "If I were a highwayman I'd like to have liirn for a partner." He's not a highwayman, I tell you," torrected Mova. 'I hope he isn't, but I'm "afraid h Is," India confided in a whlsner. "For whatever i num." else he is, Jack Kilmeny Is "Very much so," the captain nodded, 5111 Advertis India Picked Up the Hat and Turned It Round Slowly. ing a Sale! ectlfl wed I djMl Fit! only f 1 w j don't leav your ritf in the middle of the g"OU road and fio to a fence-poto read a sale bill do you? Then don't expect the other fellow to do it. the first, but much In appearance to more worn and She closed and to tier speak lips opened them without saying a word. For her eyes had met those of Moya and read there a warning. dust-staine- st TURN ME OVER Put tn id In this paper.then. regardless of.the weather, the fellow you want to reach reads your announcements while seated at his fireside. If he Is s prospective buyer you'll have him at yoursal. One extra buyer often paya the entire expense of the ad. and it's a poor sd that won't pull that buyer. An ad In this paper reaches the people you are after. Bills may be i necessity. but the ad Is the thinf that does the business. Don't think of havin a special sale without usin advertising sptea in this paper. r OneExtraBnyer it a sale often pays the entire expense of the ad. Get That Buver 11 ii-- v i v ir between aencf anfacoory j COUXTY PROGRESS, "What are you hiding V Miss asked quickly. Moya produced from her hatbox a gray sombrero and put It on the table. "I didnt know it was you thought It might be Lady Jim," she explained. Why wasn't I to tell Jack Kilmeny that he bad taken Ned's hat by mis-takIndia wanted to know. "Because it wasn't by mistake." "Not by mistake! What would he want with another man's hat?" "I'm not sure about that. Perhaps he didn't want his own." "But why why "Don't they search prisoners before they lock them up?" Moya asked abruptly. Surpose there Is something about that hat he didn't want them to see." , "How do you uiean?" India picked up the hat and turned It round slowly. "It's worn and a bit disreputable, but he wouldn't care for that." Moya found a pair of scissors in her work basket. With these she ripped off the outer ribbon. This told her nothing. Next she examined the Inside. Under the sweut pad was a folded slip of paper. She waved it in excitement. "What did I tell you?" "But if he Is innocent what could there be he wanted to hide?" "I don't know. Do you think we ought to read this?" "1 don't know," India repeated In her turn. "Perhaps it may be a message to you." Moya's face lighted. "Of course that's it. He wanted to tell us something when the rest were not there, so he used this method." Three cramped lines were penciled on the torn fragment of paper. "At wharf above camp. "Twelve steps below big rock. "In Kurmy sack three yards from shore." Two pairs of puzzled eyes looked Into each other. "What can It mean?" India asked. "Can It be a direction for finding something?" "That's what we must find out. 'At wharf above camp.' That probably means his fishing camp." t "What are you going to do, India?" "I'm going to get Ned to help me find that gunny sack." Moya found herself trembling. She did not know why. It was not doubt of her reckless friend, but none the less she was in a panic. "Do you think we'd better?" Miss Kilmeny looked at her In surprise. In general nobody came to decision more quickly than Moya. "Of course. How else can we tell whether It Is something he wants us to do for him?" "When shall we look?" "The sooner the better tonight," answered the other girl immediately. "Lady Jim," Moya reminded her. "She needn't know. She can't object if we take Ned and go fishing for an hour." Moya consulted her watch. "Let's go now. We can be back in time for supper." "Get Into your fishing togs. I'll get Ned and we'll meet you on the west porch in a quarter of an hour." W'ithin the appointed time the three slipped away down the river bank trail as silently as conspirators. The captain was rather inclined to pooh-poo- h the whole thing, but he was not at all sorry to share an adventure that brought him Into a closer relationship with Moya Dwight. "Must be this wharf," India said presently, as a bulky shadow loomed out of the darkness. "Shouldn't wonder. Here's a big rock Just below it. Didn't the paper say something about a rock?" asked the captain. "Twelve steps below big rock, it says." The soldier paced off the distance. "What now?" "Three yards from the shore," called , his sister. "There should be a gunny-sackwhatever that Is." "Afraid he's spoofing us," Kilmeny said with a laugh as he moved out In his waders against the current. "Here I am. What's the next direction?" India giggled. She was Irish enough to get the humorous side of things and could not help being frivolous even when she was greatly interested. "Now you look over your left shoulder at the moon and wish." Her brother's high voice cut In ') say. My foot's kicking something. Walt a Jiff." He braced his feet, dived suddenly down with one arm till his face touched the water, and grappled with his fingers for a hold on something lying between two rocks at the bottom. Using both hands, he dragged his find to land. "It's a sack," India cried excitedly. The captain's eye? met those of Moya. His face was grave, but she was white to the lips. Both of them felt sure of what they would find in the sack. "Open it," she told htm tensely. With his pocketknife Kilmeny cut the string that tied the sack. He drew out a heavy valise so full that It gaped. Silver and gold coins, as well as bills, filled It to the mouth. They had found the money stolen from the treasurer of the Gunnison County Fair association. All three of them were sick at heart. Jack Kilmeny then was guilty, after all. The message In the hat had not been Intended for them, but had been merely a note of identification of the spot. He had taxen the captain's hat merely because he did not want the nfficers to find the directions under the sweat pad. To Moya the next hour was a nightmare. They returned to the Lodge and slipped into the house by way of a French window opening npon the deserted north porch. Kilmeny hid the KB-me- er r CASTLE DALE, UTAH ' sack of treasure In his trunk and divested himself of his fishing clothes. PAVED ROADS SOLVE SHIPPING PR03LEMS Presently be joined Moya and his sister on the front porch, where shortly they were discovered by Verlnder in search of a fourth at bridge. India, knowing hof greatly her friend was shaken, volunteered to fill the table and maneuvered Verlnder back into the living room with her. Captain Kilmeny, left alone with the girl of his dreams, wisely said nothing. He was himself indignant, his family pride stung to the quick. His cousin was not only a thief but a liar. Born of a race of soldiers, with the traditions of family and of the army back of hlra for generations, the latter offense was the greater of the two. He understood something of how Miss Ui I. ! I !' -- T t Jf $ 111 i ti 'tr 4 chamshe had felt Openly Dwight Now her feelings pioned his cause. r. a a i were wounded, her pride hurt, and her r" anger ablaze. The fellow's offense m vr:rr' j r--sr" . against her had been flagrant. So far the captain had guessed correctly. Moya writhed like a bruised woodland creature. Her friendship had Teen abused. She had been as " !tv v. credulous as a simple country wench, while he no doubt had been laughing up his sleeve at her all the time. No longer had she any doubt as to his guilt. To give herself In friendsldp Impulsively was her temperament, tw-.:" :::.' though not many were Judged worthy of such giving. This blue-eye- d scamp Motor Truck Loaded With Cattle for Market, had won her as no man ever had before. She had seen him through a Many stock raisers, who do not ship Transporting live stock to the marNow his character stood glamor. It all the way by motortruck, but deIs a than of much less ket problem stripped In Its meanness. Her sweet Is now to used that the be, pend on trains to carry the stock part country trust was crushed. Against the advice of the way, have found that the moof extensive systems paved building of her friends she had been wayward tortruck Is the most satisfactory way enable roads roads. Adequate paved and headstrong, so sure that she knew the heavy use of motortrucks at all of getting the stock to the train. The best. seasons and under all conditions of animals reach the market In much Kilmeny, sitting beside her in the weather, and by use of these trucks better condition than they would if cucums shadow wild cast by the deep live stock can be hauled to market they were driven many miles to a ber vines, became aware that she was railroad for loading. This method and economically. quickly for His bled heart weeping silently. saves a great deal of time. All Markets Benefit. also her. Valuable for Hogs. Virtually all the Important live "I" say, don't," he pleaded. It was In the shipment of hogs the motorChicastock of markets the country Impossible for him to voice adequatego, Kansas Cit.ylndianapolls, Omaha, truck method Is especially valuable ly his feelings. Greatly daring, he let In hot weather, for many hogs die an arm rest across the shoulders that Sioux City, St. Joseph, Mo., and South now benefit greatly by this of heat when shipped long distances Paul St were being racked by suppressed method of shipping animals. The In- by train In the summer. pianissimo sobs. With good concrete roads, equally stockyards, In the supply"You mustn't, you know. 1 can't dianapolis of which this method of shipment good at all times, the farmer may ing stand it." And, again, "Please don't." Is used to the greatest extent, have make rapid shipments at the time She gulped down the lump in her received as many as 6,800 head of when he can get the, price for his throat and turned upon him filmy eyes, stock a day by motortruck. stock. the lashes of which were tangled with tears. The fine strong soldier repreI I I I ' I I I I sented the haven of rest toward which she was being driven. Had she never Duty of All Owners met his American cousin she knew to Keep Bolts Tight that she would probably have acceptautomobile owner should Every him In ed the end. The swift Impulse apply a wrench to every Imporswept her to anchor her craft for life tant nut and bolt on his car at in a safe harbor. least once a month. Nuts held "Do you still . . . want me?" by cotter pins may be Ignored, she asked lifelessly. Merely Necessary to Keep but those held by loose washers He could not on the Instant take her Greased to Well Joints should be tried with a wrench. I" cried he "Want Then, you meaning. A loose part may easily wreck a no In a low voice words could have Operate Properly. motor car and cause loss of life. expressed fully. "Want you? Oh, my (By KRWIN GREER, Prealdent Oresr Col Many sermons are preached at dear !" lege OI AUIomonvi ajnsiiievriuK vuivbv-the motorist on the subject of "You know I don't love you . . . accidents automobile to According proper lubrication. There is. one not in one way," she told hlra naively. headlined in the country's newspapers part of the car that should be I the "Lady Jim says that will come. steering gear of every automobile kept properly lubricated regarddon't know. Perhaps you won't want should be painted a horrible bloody less of what may happen. This to take the risk." red. Is the steering column. This unit She could see the desire of her leap Does But are the newspapers right? Is most vital of all to the safety to his honest eyes. "By G d, I'll take the steering gear really go wrong and of the driver and the passengers. s accimotorcar my chance," he cried. of the cause It Is more than Important it Is "You'll give me all the time I want dents? If it doesn't why should It be essential that the steering gear not push me too hard?" made the goat so generally? oiled all the be properly kept time." own set "You shall your Yet here we are scaring our motortime. Her dusky head was leaning wearily ing friends Into the belief that they against the back of a wicker porch can never tell when the steering fear chair. From sheer fatigue her eyes will go wrong, giving the manufacturfluttered shut. Her lover would hpve ers a black eye, and shirking our own given anything to wrap her In his responsibilities. But between you and Modern Way of Carrying arms and fight away her troubles. But me the thing is getting to be a Joke, Live Stock to Market he knew it would be months before he because when we blame the steering could win the right to do this. gear as the cause of our accident If we people are likely to glance at one an"Would you mind if didn't tell the others just yet?" other sideways and give a knowing "It shall be as you say, Moya, dear." wink. And they are the fellows who She nodded languid thanks. "You're watch their steering gears and Inspect Then again they I think I'll go to bet!. them carefully. good. I I'm so tired." watch their driving more and do not He kissed the tips of her fingers turn the wheel wrong when the steerand she vanished round the corner of ing gear Is doing its work properly. Hence it Is easily seen why some of aWt the house. ii It us are willing to blame the steering and looked sat down again Kilmeny I'njl buck. to the tn other pass words, for long across the moonlit river. His gear sweetheart had promised to marry Keep Joints Well Greased. To keep the steering gear operating him, but In how strange a fashion. He was to be her husband some day, but properly, It is merely necessary to keep he was not yet her lover by a good the joints well packed with grease, or deal. His Imagination fitted another graphite and grease mixed nair ana man to that role, and there rose behalt The housing which holds the refore him the strong brown face of his duction gears at the bottom of the cousin with its mocking eyes and steering column should be packed with Here's the way the modern English smile. grease at least three times a year. The farmer carries live stock to market ban joints at one end of the drag link This is a motorcycle with the custom(To be continued next week) nuist be kept greased because the luary sidecar removed and replaced bricant leaks away from them rapidly, with a crated pen. no cover Ibelng provided. Thess require Depends on Which One Miss Young They say the way to frequent attention. Bruise Will The ends of the tie rods are usually How Stone please a man Is to talk to him about must himself. fitted with bolts and these, too, Affect Automobile Tire Mrs. Wayne Not exactly, my dear; be kept well greased. The steering a As matter of fact, the term "ston the way to please him Is to let hlnn knuckle pins also need regular atten- bruise" is a mere figure of speech and tion. Always keep In mind that the should not be taken too literally. Tire talk to you about himself. various steering units are always In people use the term perhaps too freely constant motion, that every vibration in WILLING TO TRY referring to all those Injuries that colIn the steering produces motion occur upon the surface of the casing umn. Thus the need for lubrication is and do the real damage to the inner very evident of thi carcass. Itupture by shock part Cause of Hard Steering. would be a far better term and probaDoes your car steer hard? Then bly would be far better understood in here is the reason : The knuckle pins, all sections of the country. A "stone or king pins, have become dry. result- bruise," or rupture by shock enn he ing In a certain amount of binding. caused by the tire hitting a stone or Hard Rteerlncr Is the result Oil these other obstruction in the road when every day, or every two weeks if traveling at a fair rate of speed. Or It may be caused by the casing coming graphite is used. Don't adjust the steering system to In more or less violent contact with a compensate for wear unless yon are garage door, a railroad track, a nit, or, positive of the location or tne crouDie. in fact, any one of a thousand objects if wear occurs In the knuckle pins, with which our roads are littered, eithIt Is useless to compensate for It by er Uy the action of nature or by the thie steering gears. If the Intent or the carelessness of man. How Funny Man (entering shop) Heyj adjusting is link bent it naturally mast be often have you seen a man place a drag barber, ever shaved a pig? t.ia nui of Iff afppr- - stone behind the reur wheel of a car iui iu siraigiiieueu,' Barber Can't say I hpve, sir you're not to Stalled upon a hill nntil he could make an There adjustment fls ing. ' next Inl reduction the fears, his motor behave or until he could eftnke tin wftar However, and this is right. above the gear hous fect a temporary repair A Cautious Man not take ing at the bottom of the steering post. when he started off he could Jinks Why did Jones withdraw Vnnr instruction book will Illustrate the stone with him nor could he run in the back and kick It aside. The stone Is from politics so suddenly? exactly whatt parts are Included Blnks The opposition dug up the steering gear of your particular er. left there to bump the tire of the folfact that his grandmother still uses Study it and proceed according to It lowing car. H. V. Slauson, in an oil lamp. advice. It., -- .. i. hi ' V3V'? 1 WATCH STEERING 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 GEAR CAREFULLY two-third- ... ... K devil-may-ca- ......... i i I I 1 ; i |