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Show Murray Ea?le, Murray, Utah St I II IHlTTl IHHI ttttttM IMMM M IIIMH4rf If MMHH Metal MHMMHMMMHHHMM(tMt IFngiftnig Tenderf oof V , By William MacLeod Raine Copyright by William MacLeod Ralna CHAPTER Continued XIII 18 1Into Hip hnck door of the Gold lie dipped. At once his haste r v4tfl ' 5iet He saunReared to vanish. 4 L - j rorwara iu me oiu ymi roulette (toning tables and the much at heel, a young man very ease. Quantrell's eyes were tlsv as he moved toward the front They picked up building. dirty and jink, the town drunkard, itclmwn hi usual, two Cowboys jjiorn he did not know, a mao I jpeping on a bench witn nis nat ( fer his eyes, and two cow men business over a mug of f for. Nobody else was In the Gold jligset except the bartender, for i ls was the hour of the day when place came nearest to being fed ( ta ffthe - ea- tf' g (ejipty. ;Tlie bartender had his back toward He was dusting newcomer. A sound tie bottles on the shelves. clanking steel made him turn ftiruptly. (Juantrell had dropped on bar Hip loose cuff still attached t Its neighbor to his left hand. r "Service, Mike," the escaped prls-eesaid quietly. '"I Mike stared at him, astonished, flpie town was full of rumors about $:i;intrell, but he had not seen him r more than a year. 5 "You durned old alkali, wake np tfi' gimme a whisky straight," Quantrell ordered. The outlaw's senses, despite his sesmil manner, were highly keyel. ears were alert for any unusual found there might be on the street Already his eyes had registered fie f te and load lj and operate country'i 'veinmeot t : a theea', e ijffl. and ma.? spent to In mm; Jern city sparklliij the fad that Hank and the two :Iani chuf ij J Itudc II plt'Jiaa ence tbe the thaw lllll had now recognized tiittJe kirn. Hank had risen and In an-0- t her moment would be making for the buck door. This did not suit sjuiintrell. 1 "Prinks on me. Every one this .my. Von. too. Hank." he called. 3 All hut the sleeping man came with no aVrwnrd. the cowboys men ssed b; ioundj, a con fis fclrglng, reluctantly. For Quantrell were ware that some drama was work- those (X- - iheit n I Is mock I he others who knew ing itself out, probably a highly Villiferous one. He had escaped. The told them that. Jingling liamli-iifby had he come here? What did r of tb be tnenn to do? ie tide. t One of the cowboys caught sight f the handcuffs. in and ; "Holy smoke, rm b; !:ird! What kind of Jewelry Is that . ou re wcarlif ?" he usked. lateral ; . "Compliments of Sheriff O'Hara. strews 3Kame yore own poison, gents, au' buiit. ; iiuvm rlnk to t tie long life of yore hns. till of "J Bob QiiantreiL To h I with the lie life low." I The Jocose cowboy took one river . jiiii k look at h!m and became oil tit F s. whfi 0 Q I r..nk arU stems a it if be t tl 7 iff Next fee re af muw rmed Ih I I ln Ii i iw tree f in- if the bnr four or five hung susended from nnlls ;3c!riven Into the wall. They bad left there by cowboys visit-intown. In accordance with the " lew custom Instituted by O llam mid they were to be returned to .their owners when ( tie Intter were ."ready to go back to the range. I Til take a look at thiwe." Qunn ;treli Mid and be stepped back of ft lie Imr. After awlft examination l.e w lerted a .4 and towed aIi1 the one lie hud taken from Helm file helped himself to a belt filled J with cartridges, and to pint bot tle or wliUky. "The hill g.ni to the sheriff." he Rild to Mike. "I'm the guest nf ht county. If he doesn't pay II li t n.e know an I'll have a UT talk I with him." "Tilin g mi right. Boh- .- the bar tender said hastily. "Anything yuo ttuM." Quantrell yawned and at retched MniM ir. "Well. I got to say "Adlour b"). Vou know bow the old snyln' that the best of friends muit 1'iirt." He turned his hnck on them an d.irloimly and awaggered to the O'Hir. Bin k to them came the aoutul f a high unmusical voire mined In It wds Bob Quant reU'a S"i2. dlity. iii-e- ge, fill Irti Id irt W lit Hu'h-a-by- gt I'l-t- l il Wha lh i 4 S f . bnbjr, S'unrh I ! i burkaroo, tit hnm lound-u- U p throufh. Tlie drumming of a hnrw'i hofK r nrhe, tiirin. Mike Imiked out of the fcimlow. The ntitl.iw had dun liiitiwHf KKtrlcto a nmhlleil cw riny iitid wim mlb'i'lng not of town. "I'll be doggotied I" one of the r..w.Y Mid. "An" Hint wa Boh '.'iniitrell." llr at"ke as one awd l y the nenrneM of one greatly fn tlliMH, -- llitimclf. Mike corrotiornte-- l told 'em he "Ilea h.ke loop. would. lienrd p)nt fou ilnnl killed (I'llara. d you?' "Not o'llnfa." one of the ro tii'-suUi. "We daw him nt thf ioiMi,np not five mlnuiea at" We better gel the hCWS lo lillO rx-ki.- n,.-- riciit away." Alreiuly there wn trell's getaway stirred the Imagination and sent a thrill of horror His capthrough the community. ture by O'Hara had been done Inconspicuously, though the sheriffs posse had one dead and one wounded bandit to Its credit. Their leader had played down the achievement, as an affair all In the dav's work. Rut Quant rell, with his sure Instinct for the limelight, had mag nified him. Handcuffed and closely watched, he had managed to kill the guard and walk out of prison, to saunter cnrelessly about town, to ride away when he was ready, all with the spectacular gesture that differentiated him from ordinary bandits and killers. Bob Quantrell at least had personality. To Garrett O'Hara at the courthouse came Brad Helm puffing from rapid travel. He waddled up to the sheriffs desk and wheezed out his startling tidings. "Bob Quantrell has done killed Buck an' made his getaway." The heart of O'Hara went down like a plummet In wa tell us, an' It was sure good medi- a duty, an' It'll be strictly a pleasure visit." cine." "I'll tell hpr. That will keep her "He's more slippery than an eel, and he'll outguess us If he can. I'd cheered up till you come," his friend like to come up with him as soon retorted. O'Hara rode across rough coun as possible." "Don't wear out yore spurs, young try and dropped down nlong the He fellow. You'll come up with him creek to the Diamond Tall. one o' these days, maybe sooner'n came up to the house from the you're lookin' for It," the scout said rear and rode around It to the dryly. They were following a diagonal trail up the side of a rough, steep hill. The sheriff fell back behind the guide. Owen spoke. "Well, here we are again, as the fellow who had been reprieved twice said to the front. Burba ra was holding a conversation with Jack Phillips, her foreman. She caught sight of O'Hara and her eyes became quick witn life. As she moved toward him he felt that strange flash In them that d set hla blood tingling. "Oh, Garrett, we're so proud of you!" she cried, "rve been afraid didn't know what he might do to But now you've tuken him you. and destroyed his gang. We're so hnppy about It You've been won derful, and now the dnnger Is past" He shook his head, smiling ruefully as he held her hand In his. I "You haven't heard the latest. bis killed him. couldn't lie keep place." They camped the first night on gunrd and eseuped." He could see the chill 6hock of the other side of I'owder Horn pass, containing the elements of the perfect knowledge to the well up In the snow. For their his tidings sink In her. IT'S primer fuel and deftly combine them until conductor that each group not Steve?" his "Killed guard cumpfire they used a dead and the ensemble brings in instrument of they blend in absolute harmony. We Buck don't "No. Grognn. down juniper and some young pines that's why CONOCO contains: It happened. He necessary influence into the symThough the crackling- wood roared, know Just how Natural Gasoline, for quick Utrting phony's finished blend of tone. In the one side of their bodies fruze while must have grown careless." . . . Straight-ru- n Gasoline, for power unaccompanied "oompah" of the bass "Do you know where he headed tbe other broiled. They did not and long mileage , . . Cricked Gasohorns the overlay of melody provided asked Phillips. forr linger long around the tire after k line, for its qualities. by singing violins and mellow wood"Across Powder Horn. We lost they had eaten, but rolled up In winds is lacking. All must be blcndd No single type of gasoline can contheir blankets and fell asleep. Dur- bis tracks this side of the pass." tain all these qualities. They are pres"Are you out after blm? Where's by the baton of the conductor acing the night one or another of cording to the expert formula of the ent, though, in CONOCO Gasoline them rose to fling on more logs. It yore posse?" . . . blended there into symphonic, "I'm to meet the boys at my composer before the perfection of the was so cold that they were glad to harmonious whole, wilh CONOCO'S ranch before supper. Thought I'd symphony is achieved. be up early and stirring about. CONOCO long has realized that master refiners wielding the baton. Buckskin Joe's hands mere cold better ride over and warn you." Mi harmony is as necessary to gasoline as Tor, after all, it's in knowing how. when he fastened the supplies on felt Ihe heat prickling Into his face This to music So CONOCO gasoline is That's why some musical directors, as An and knew he was blushing. the cross-bucpack saddle. blended and balanced. One type of well as some refiners, achieve fame. hour later, while climbing a very annoyed blm. Couldn't he ever get a trick of fool over You'll find this triple-tethat flying girl gasoline is no more satisfactory than gasolin the and ateep grade, park slipped is an orchestra of bass horns. So CONwherever with the balanced-blen- d turned. Frightened, Ihe horse be- flag of embarrassment? OCO refiners take the three types The foreman nodded. "I'll see the Before It you see the CONOCO Red Triangle. gan to kick furiously. could be stopped, flour, salt, bacon boys right away and have what and beans were scattered all over horses are around the ranch close herded." He turned and strode the mounlnlnjlde. away. scattered the They gathered Left alone, both the man and the goods and Buckskin Joe repacked while the others offered him face- woman found themsclvea empty of The scout grinned words for m moment. This meeting tious advice. i had stirred In each of them an emo sheepishly aa he worked. -"This frying-pawon't ever be tional disturbance. "Mayn't I see his royal highwhat It mas before old Chipmunk What Ha Meant Few Persons Get Full Portuguese Fear Census threw his fit." ne admitted, looking ness?" be asked lamely. him." wake don't "You "If advertise for a man who can you In Census at their chief cooking 1'ortugul spells regretfully taking Advantage of Reading rlne tbe bell?" They tiptoed to the buggy and terror to the heart of the popular utensil. "An I bought II yesterday, looked down al the Jeeping babe. masses. In an Thnt there are several million per"Yes." effort to set ut rest "Jumped a Horia In Front of tha pretty an' shiny aa a painted Ilia eyea lifted and hla blood wagon, by gum. Go ahead boy, Gold Nugget an' Lit Out" "What Is 11who see In the census official sons In the United States beyond the people found he In her starry eyes an' Josh me all you got a mind to. leaited. who childhood nre of col"House Illiterate, canvassing." tax of the age the figure forbidding Lis heart desire. tcr. But even at this shocking I'll bel I've threw the diamond hitch the gift of lector, a cnmpulgn has begun to contradicts the statement put by news be wasted no words In lament before ame of you Ind were born, teach tbe algnlllcance and value of Shakespeare In the mouth of DogCHAPTER XIV or Incredulity. an' this Is the fustest time It ever census. After sermons In berry, that "to read and w rite comes the "Has be lift town?" menl back on me." Second Fiddl. "Don't know. He held me op an' There had been fresh snow In the churches, bund bills, posters and by nature." There ure other millions, Barbara's newspaper stories had fulled to en- nominally lllcrute, who yet read so BY JOB FOltD. took my gun. We found Buck dead late afternoon of the day before and In the room." housekeeper, came out of th Qunntrell's trail had vanished but lighten the public, authorities bad little and with such pain, that to them You can't expect to have a good "Get Owen and Worrell and bring the last they had of It be had house, a worried look on her face. thousands of bills thrown from air- books nre as an Instrument upon clear skin if your stomach is weak and them here. If I'm not In. tell them been heading down Into the foot-hil- She nodded greeting to O'Hara. then to have learned not which play. they planes. disordered. (o wait till I come." O'Hara turned spoke to Barbara. again. I'rof. Charles II. Judd, of the UnUndigested food sends poisons to Judge Warner, who was tented "Have you aeen Bonnie anyTome this way o he wouldn't iversity of Chicago, nnphnalzed thin through the body, pimples appear In the office. "Judge, I'll Have to meet anyone, looks like." Owen where? I've been all over the place In speaking on adult education at skin grows sallow and loses color. Go to the suggested. use you as a messenger. "Betcha their ahebaug btokln for him. Tim put him on the convocation of the University of But these troubles will end quickly Fair i'lay saloon and ask for Buck la on Horse creek sotnewherea Boh that little piebald pony an' went and akin clear up if you will start tbe State of New l'ork: "Until peoFind til in. pleme, and alwnya did kindu favor Ihnt coun Into tbe Blable to do aomethlng skin Joe. taking Tanlae. today out had as came be When to cultivate are bl horse Benny ask alih try when he waa on the dodge." in to outfit a pack rending ready ple is made from herbs, barks Tanlac I ll "Deever has been Seen there gone." grub for a week In the hills. they would cultivate the nbillty to and roots. A tablesnoonful before cadi bebe "He can't op the creek, want to go along. We'll start In since be escaped from town," Wor play a miiNlcal Instrument or to play meal stimulates the digestion natuIT! golf, cause I've Just come down It." side the hour." rell added. they will never be able to use rally so that you can digest what yot "Whatever me do mill probably O'Hara mild "I'll lake a look and Already the sheriff was buckling best aotirces of Information with eat. And when your stomach is in good the on the belt that held bl guns. He be wrong." O'Hara said. "Might Bee If be' Mow Ihe ford." shape again watch how quickly akin and full ndvunlnge." readiness usMr. Sour fl'Hara stomach. would. Indigestion, wish gas, "I nt out and you the courthouse aa well try Horse creek aa any passed bcRins to clear up. At your druggist's. an aa aloud la Ftom-ac- h recognized him Heading excess The mean acid. I'll an' ni.'iln proper ually certBlnly paddle pi reel of where." down the hill to the Money back if it doesn't help you. own mind to one's I him." on but hand when rending art, nervca bare been gel my The aky was clear and Ihe sun the town. He could ace men gathdevelto can be Is also an art, which O'Hara remounted and rode Aa they droped down Food sours In tbe ered In knots. They wera disouna-In- shining. Trick of the Trade by Incessant the newa excitedly. fmiu the rugged peak country the the creek. He found no sign of the excess odd with an alkali. oped, as other Correct Was It successful Itoblnson Aa he rode became perceptibly truant below the ford O'Hura reached the group and teiiiK-raturThe best form of alkali Is riillllps' practice. If be were to give aa inucn ex burglar as your chaufthat came k Barbara creek bm ihe up "Is Quantrell warmer. asked a question. Millc of Magnesia. It works Instantly. attention In the cultivation of this feur? O'Hara came to a declaim. tiding lo meet blm. atill Id town?" The stomach becomes sweet. Your fkill aa tbe muslcl.in gives lo bis art, asked. And him?" Siniihers Itutherl I've never she "You didn't horse In front "Think I'll ride over to the Diamond li"No. air. Jumped heartburn, gas, headache, biliousness the artisan with leisure nnd a "No." found a linger mark on the car yet. of the Gold Nucset an' III out Tall and find out If anything has brary would be richer than the limn "lie Isnt around Ihe place. Tim or Indigestion has vanished I London Humorist. Vou fW Helped himself to all the guns he been Been of our birds. whose profession or voctillon leaves Bound cliff. about Is the be Mlllt of beaaya poke Magnesia me meet at 8 O rHHHps Iowa the t'lrcle wanted find." fore upper. We'll ainy there to Bennle'a crary lo ride. Maybe he plensant way the efficient way to him no lime to read swiftly and "Which wy did he go?" Threes IVlleta sra brt lier, and tomch. One lit: Iw Prllrt fur thoughtfully In tne literature which bon-tl"Took the rnit road. Looks like night. You might mork the creek started for It." relieve the effects of over acidity. anow found trarki Adf. t In tire Ihe cathartic for a mind" and race thry a laxative on the way down." be might rbllllps Milk of Magnesia has been Is "tbe organ of the fusion of la Ion the Sieve Worrell bmked at him and evidently made by the liule piebald chief whose CO fund over The aheriff had turned on hi standard with doctors for I hem Somewhere betm-eeFor I heel and wa on bl way. He hud grinned A lillle later, when Hit pny nations and the "enfranchisement of on Ihe yenrs. 25c and Wc bottles at drugwhich rose Bound Cliff, and mere out of of Ihe could two I'm gonna try my New hearing all the Information they give Individual. or "Come the on, soul" Joe, the Ihe ranch, gists. blm and he was too busy lo listen others, Ihe deputy made an Inno- rock rim lo dominate new outboard motor!" York Times. with no doiihl catch mould up they cent proffer. lo aurmlae. 'I I in m m pulling practice, eht" "Klnda bard ride lo Ihe Diamond the young adventurer. Within the hour ht and hla po" Wondering frantic reason for no There It la the library where the books were following the racaped bandit Tall an bark to Ihe Circle 8 O These allocs were made In pris Those who like to boss, rarely rehorse would travel He had with him Worrell. Owen, a If you'd like me to acout Dial ter- hnste. Their hit or mlns that has been the strain themselves. are on." and Ihe the than much faster pony, I d course for of V K. and Buck, ritory you mhy cowboy known a most rend. "Oh, did It lake you longl" youngster could not have more than The latter wit an old reluctantly consent, old timer." akin Joe. n( or minute' a'art Rftcrn twenty O'lliita flushed. "No. I'm younger aeont ado had trailed tha Apache limn an hour be In CIA N'T b'COM ROOI SIGN and oiiirlil lo do Ihe hardest mork," Ihem. Willi Al richer. A'tai-M-i W Hovxlalttf would be hark al the mneh In the In cheek. toncne from he came man The aobrbjuet dl Iplinnry band of Mnrr Joe. Ih for moiiHn'l bard work "Il hunt the and the fringed legging Il llara'a rhnnre bad rune. He Both of thee me." Worrell said, "an' I II bet you Ing ablrt he wore. be must make the most ot knew I It And Mil hard k to a a d"gi:ohed yore were made from the hide ol bin II. must fling Into words the emoIf." He wna by way of being a cha racengulfed Mm. It'll hi old CASTORIA (if "Anyhow, ll'a tny duty," O'Hara tion that rose ier. HI Inngiiiice fell eixlly im up and took him by phyness aatd fron r-- iJ Ihe dryly. of iu Hie pungent apeoch Ihronl. Ihe '8tfTi, Duty-ih- al'a risM Vr.rf it ! ' "Ilmpl Her. A would no he for Barbara. go "He' p'lnlln' for tbe bill thai mean mnrd. Wotidermhat IVirtmr farther l tlicet blm Her eve had '1 ? . mr i lit Itt'll' i, mill nay min I le!l her you be ttieet lad. look Ilk. Belch mben Itiev cotifrslon made pti..d II a a ever ain't hc'a leen other whatever duly an' Oeever wilh up over David's ltM" for young fellow to ride oiwislte earh other pnrdtier he'a got. Likely they've duty a nvi Ihe It ma for him to Ptorm hurry lo elear hol country lo out go a hnnj f.irlfe of her defense If S" H mil h 'llomdyl' lo her. They claimed the last up In. He'll be iravelin' light, wished II l be po. he m a It t no we pleasure." no rstr diifiintile. found Bwillomed He word, hard, "Did I say II Being phow lo ratrh blm rlkht off a far a Jus! hinted It Tou letl relnrted Ihem. and g"l air. m th' lake Into "N. a . drug drier-at'tvyou've I" oul gulped her I'll be along one o' Ihew d.ty. "Barbara )ore time, any old Je. See Ihem after I tel IhroilKtl being dragged ira.k. He gelt.g llrk.lt .lil. around 1 hey mere In Ihe canyon' month, f"RV In the nirht mav i the ItOlTL by the guy mho think she' Make bfl' Plomly.' Al Siebef ul lief eye met hi eer1atitl.v, a am!n(T that Il.iliV h.li Colic f,rt ill nat courage hick of Ihe dlffl No caue lor alarm it CastoriA ia thai flu'lered In Ihem. This pure vcpruhlc prepalife, and llin ruinlifled to repre denre bandy! S Indita Name LAKE CITY, VTA II A cihi and nMl,lig tote Interration bring quick comfort, and write Jame A pent the family In mar and hunt rupted "An bere me are again old Indian hiitoi-- . nf Ml tine Otj'a finr--t ing. can never do the slightcM barm. H ill In He AMittiia Journal, used friend all of bole U, here c uet d ml e ery in the houw. mlth f Always keep bottle ronifort with a warm liipi Barhara heart died within her. to I rhnnged in Poiiibta Orifia ( Coif It is the aafe and tcnxiMe thing had ridden out from B"b loitH'tliilil event In Ihe life o Ihe tolily. tinme In ronnerliin. Quantrell The llonoiii bad a game rpt'e-- t behind a when children are ailing. Whether ami cafeteria, When the yootii breve rwmtdet l.litle Ben Cfr Individual large pitHiihrt, played mlth a rr"kei hie Cord pat In front of Mm PrM wnf epe In bl It's the stomach, or the little I'm h ilh Italh Rikwii, ettiriied ff-ftHill and a ba of Irpthet and In dm mittam elevated 'land rested lightly (inwcts; O'lic or constipation; or i:.00 In tl.iK) illlln and I'nchiltd Ihe Celfti of during I'l ivti revolver. he And a none b'1cral dose ef wrrl-diarrhea. When tiny tongue are Ihe rank "I firt Hn mrd HI Ihe gmoe mn ratlut Caxtoria is usually all that's needed He did not He d d riol rUe It Ind'eat'tig or the breath Is bad. When ma coated, ghm a In to tight the irregularities of older, life, olhel .m"S bandy ball The Dutch came dif order li'ltiira to throw up hi hand. there's need of pcntle regulation. tail. - t'irll.l M. tl n,rt.l..t fer geepilt from Ihe Hn(tih and WPh thin, gr'm auille mi bl fai-children. Genuine Castoria of mere given mben be attained lb child lovea the .o.v rt..!..in t .vn. t.f m.Ht r.trm.r- tate growing Kvcry I It a a ai. that belleted rn golf fiMii,MV ante i)lmt he Pal there matching the man mho hat Chas. II. Fletcher's signature fnk of chief of performed Caatoria, and it mildncaa makes it NMi... l .' (nn, In old ace. he dcend int of Ihe fame if Phtn'V had bunted him from ne rover lo the nntevrortrit ait on it's tiniest prouibcd It suitable lor the Mailt, wrapper, but I pru'iphly a combination of hreiirn tin M tng, rapm doctoral requeued I" give up h' nam both tiolf W. N. U., Salt Laka City, No, for frequent use. and by m "H Mm (ttenslveiy played tured and ed adopt Ihe name of hi In Scotland In H" T0 CB CONTINUED.! mhn mlchl then be In Ihe prime of hang-man- . Out for a nice long ride. Bob hops around worse than a Mexican flea. He certainly gives you a reasonable amount of variety." "He keeps my official life from and d nubly being decorously dull." admitted O'Hara. "My fault 1 had a feeling I ought this time. to take Grogan off as guard, but I hadn't anybody to put on In bis ... the best Gasoline Like a Symphony is Blended m 1 tnti-knoc- st CONOCO THE BALANCED GASOLINE BLEND 7- Bad Stomach Cause ,of Bad Skin MA Tliey drank nervously. ; J I WOT Service of et In the air. Men mold b" lienrd rurinlna along the street plioiiilna to em h other Ihnt th Q'lnntreii hn 'I got awpf. It wa new a cvitlna a that "f hi rupture had been three dny I'tHid tmd tH-mrlier furilbed f"f a hundred detmte llirtl Wnilt.l Mged fiirlouIj- by ttie onrtt aim of the youiig deirf!idn and of the lierifT Kur a lime O llnr it Hoik tird been fuif No bad bn-drheft down acnln Hi frieti.in MM had faith In him hilt Hie .rtieriil opinion wn lliat. sheriff th.oifh he rtilsbl be. be had tiiet more than hi mal'h In B"f Hie hum al'e tit Qimtilrell Tbe aUrer melodrama of Quan si-- EXCESS ACID SICKENS GET RID OF art, o fr 1. be" s sH on No more COLIC pains f,-- nt , .. mnnir gVc Castoria f. 'III 1 . i .JnsnnVS'ci'Mtuii rt,lwl " H A. Newhouse 111 ai n" nm-nlim- l' nn tr tit4 - arthrr U-1- 8it. phai-kbv- |