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Show X PAGE TWO THE Marponedfp-S- S vVcE COPYRIGHT tif The PENKI PUBLISHINg CHAPTER XIV Continued In the trade-rooGuthrie told the story of Craig Galbraith. "He made the trench raid a work of e From the open door two art, Farrel, V. O, Croix de Guerre, eyes In a face black with menace glitLegion of Honor, he had them ait. tered over a rifle barrel held loosely, shoulder high. In undershirt and There wasn't a Hun headquarters that didn't know his name. They offered socks, his waist belted In bandages, a king's ransom for him dead or tood Etienne Savunne. skinning knife dangling from n wrist thong, at the alive." "They warned ne at Moose that It summons of his chief. nov, y would be suicide fur us to go to thut "Hand1 up ! Queek !" lie smiled as one smiles at the His eyes shifting In doubt from the schooner," replied the older man. of a child. "It is so long since l fv. Farrel." caprice "It would have savage features of Suvanne to the Id noticed them, I hud forgotten." "What was he doiu' with the Lewis man still kneeling, dazed, beside the Then, dimly ut first. In a moment he guns?" body, FHrrel demanded: "What's this? "I don't know. Of course, I thought saw "Healer of Wounds!" he murA hold-up?mured. "Oil, you think there's a scar, he was the man warned and figured "It's all right, Etienne. Drop your that he didn't Intend to be taken. But u wound unhealed the memory of her, gun," ordered Guthrie In a tired that I cun't forget?" he cried. "Ethel I he was weird with a pistol. He'd voice, getting to his feet. "There's no You think you're healing the wounds shoot with either iiand, from uny antrouble here." Ethel left a substitute. Is that It?" And his saw hint gle. , Haw-donyou strength there Is!" "Oh, yes, objected She would not meet his smiling eyes. can and Judge." recovering his nerve. "What "Long before I met you," he went "Well," said Farrel with a sigh. U'you mean, Major Guthrie, by secret"I'm glad It turned out as it did. K on, "she had become a shadow. I had ing a man wanted for murder? There's come to see her as she was the shalsome real trouble ahead for you, as' the' description had tallied with him, lowness, the hardness of her. Then you: were in bad for concealing hlin an accessory !" there came sailing across the strait a from I how us; understand although "Shut !" snapped Fargirl with eyes that never wavered you ' felt in ' bad with your people, rel. "I'm In command here." And the too." older man fumbled In an Inside pocket "Yes," said Guthrie, quietly, "it and produced an oilskin envelope. took some hard thinking to decide Numb with bitterness, Guthrie, aidwhat to do when you heard htm ed by Etienne, carried the shell of break loose." Craig Galbrnlth Into the bedroom lit"What to do?" demanded Rawdon tered with the debris of his unconwith a sneer.. "What could you do?" scious frenzy. Guthrie's glance In the direction of "Come here, will you, Guthrie?" the speaker brought the blood to Raw-doncalled Farrel, who held a photograph face. in his hand. "Shoot you through the head, Raw"Is that Langhliig McDonald?" don, If I had been the only one inGuthrie apathetically took the phovolved or rather, the ears, to Insure1 tograph and went to the lamp.. It was getting your brain." the likeness of a large man In Cana"You would would you!" Purpling dian uniform, the patched face hopewith rae, the policeman straightened As wounds. he lessly disfigured by to his feet. "You were trying to hide looked at the Canadian soldier, Into of the low the listless eyes of the man who had a crook from the officers or thought you were " given Ills ail for friendship, and In With a crash Guthrie's chair hit the vain, crept a doubt perplexity, then floor behind him. "Mention that man cold assurance. Garth handed the over there again and you'll never photograph to Joan Quarrier, leave " Instant she the (examined Forjan "Hold on here !" Roughly pushlig ilkeness then with a note of triumph Ms subordinate behind him, Fartl In her voice, returned it to Guthrie faced the man whose mouth curled In with: 'It looks like him, but this man of the patent fear in the contempt has no lobe on his left ear and his hair look at tiie tiiin hulrl His our eyes of thea younger policeman. "I won't have fight here, major! Y'ou're man's is thick." rervous get yourself In hand!" Guthrie nodded. "Ti.is is the man "It's all riht. Farrel. He's safe you are after, Farrel?'. enough here," said Guthrie quietly, "Tes, and he's the man in that "but he'll have to watch his step. UnWith a Swift Movement He Caught room." derstand, Kawdon?" Her. "You didn't tell me his real name." Turning his back on the victim of "His real name Is Carmlchael Jack o'.l a heart and over-ragold, hair," he laughed his nerves. Garth threw back Carmlchael. You ought to know, "that the wind t a to Inspector Farrel and at the loved to play with. Like the soldier major; he must have been a friend of returned to the watchers. to the the chances with take law yours she was, she forgot self iu the work at Guthrie crossed the white clearing, that you have. In hiding him." han-J- . With those clear eyes, saw the by regret at his loss of stung "All right," said Guthrie coldly, And when I left her that night truth. his deliberate humiliation of shore of the Albanv I loved "any chances I took, I'll answer for. the man whose manner with Joan on Now look at this photograph. You see her." Qua-riat the supper table was that this man, besides losing half his With a catch In the throat, Joan of the gossip at Albany. 15ut, face poor devil has no lobe on his harassed as he was by anxiety for Quarrier lifted l.er face to the moonleft ear. That's dear. Is It?" light. The sensitive mouth quivered bethe safety of Gulhruith, at the veiled low clouded eyes, fit reel y questioning. "Yes, I noticed that." in the uncouth Rawdon's frank Insrit "All right J'ow look at his hair--Is "Y'ou cared for me. you say, but admiration of the girl, who staunchIt thick or thin?" each morning you looked at the lovely ly f lmulnted lnteret In his attentions, "Thin." creature you had lost and felt Just wh'le her ears strained for the dread"All right. Now in his description, a bit sorry for her, for yourself, eh. ed sounds which would betray them, what scars does he curry?" Guthrie's command of himself had Major Guthrie?" Furrel read from the paper he took He hardly recognized the voice, so ben too sorely taxed. The strain from the envelope In his pocket: his raw nerves had sought the hoarse, so bitter was the note on ow, "Scars: Little finger on right hand, panacea offered. During his short which she finished. missing; lobe! of left ear, missing; sti-Hopelessly he shook his hend. As If at Klkwan, Constable Rawdon of etc.; shell wound on knee." the government police was not apt to to himself, he muttered In protest: "Come In here. Taking a candle, "They were there with those of the press his attentions on Joan Quarrier. Guthrie led the two policemen Into the family.' untouched, because unthought bedroom. "There's the llltis finger on of. I was away hardly slept In the XVI CHAPTER both hands. Get that?" Joan heard room after leaving you ut Albany, up Guthrie say. "Ears both whole, aren't the coast. Inland after SoucI, on the What could be done, Etienne ami Island. Do you think I would huvr Ihey? See any scars on his knees? under the dictions of the Cld Anne, No!" turned to you In my need asked yon hnd done for the dead. In the rarse, "Now, Inspector Farrel, look at that to come up here with all It meant V a cache of logs, morning, protected by 1 bad not Does that look thin head of hair I loved you?" lie pleaded. hurled in the snow until to you? No, quite the contrary. It he would bewould I'.ut In her overmastering pride, Joal of the digging admit 'he spring rouldn't be thicker. Now I'll ask yoi: Quarrier was obdurate. 'f a grave. to notice this bayonet thrust. He got "Let us walk." she said, mechanical"You need air and change from this It In a raid In the Ypres salient.--Tha- t's to Joan. "The stars ly, find started on. Garth said ,)lace," what gave him his first V. O, are out ; They walked a mile up the rlvfr put on your coat and let's I was with him. Has jour man a wulk. I have much to say to yon." and turning, faced the pulsing trail, slash across the collar bone like thlsf "It would be good. I think I'd like aurora. The stinging air had hired No: Are you satisfied, Farrel? the color to her cheeks, the shadows to walk on the river Ice," she agreed For a space, the trembling girl, left her somber eyes. And with Shot as escort, they crossed They vied In thrilled elated, listened for a reply. colors In the Intermittent the the naming clearing. Then there came In the low voire of "How low the stars seem, nlmoit glow of the northern lights, Identified Ffirrel a reluctant "Yes." stars, for the moment forgot litem-elvecrowding down on us. as you told me The three men returned to the thIn the stimulation of keen a'r that morning on our way to Albany." In room, the eyes of the ing victory "How long ago it seems so much and pulses. lenpirg factor of Elkwan. After the toll, the As they lieared the post, her lias happened," he said. anxiety, the despair, the memory if "To you, Mr. Exile and to me," she slipped on the ice hard trad. Craig Gnlliniith was clean of stain. answered cryptically. With a swift movement he caught ........... ,..-- V. H IIIKI lllMJ.Ml C "You never told me why you stayed felt for nil Instant the weight of her n act. In the light of circumstances, it ! at he begun after u silence. hi arms, straightened, still hohlii Albany," was good to know he had not died a She did not meet his hut her; then, as her hood fell back and n" hunted man. Craig had not been tie looked far to the east where eyes, the moon, caught the fragrance of her hair only Canadian to come home to tils sliced in half, like a mammoth cheese, crushed his lips to It. Slowly tier ihi"k C'ntvnry. Lunching McDonald, of the head turned, and there mi the he ef by the roof of Akimlskl, bathed the Ghost, was not wanted In Halifax. the Kikvvati. he held her. treinhli:-::indigo barrens with silver. "Is It a secret"" he pressed meeting his wild mmid with a num CHAPTER XV "I was needed there." lion of tenderness of passion, mi "And now, beoati'-- of my bringing g'lesst d. "Ltiejilie." said Guthrie to the ln. f t you Into tliii, you can't go back." "Why, oh. ulii," he nsked. "did ; ,n breed. tort 'ire me so long 7" lingered at the pun rn k "They will gladly have me ba k In the room, knife still hanging fain r.eeause. I.h. I.ord of Llkwi.n m;l me." they wrl-(- t "I'.ut so in Healer of Wounds, I half vf Akimi-ki.- " Ihuns. hoot Me eyes on the she bantered. ci ve need yoti. Won't ou tortured me vtitli those photogrnpl.. . "you help Miss Quarrier nod or, 1 I I show what His while voice the broke with "Do you beievt: that Anne, gentlemen say?" forg,; motion he could not control. their beds. I'll be back directly.' She stopped. They had reached the With a baekwnrd glance nf .loan, "Yea -- but eh. I couldn't be seeoi,, river trail and were alone out of best her .ni'i-tfollowed Ito. waMe.l I,, ,e the Qawrinn reluctantly Mhera from the bouta first want. d to be vcrjtMiiX to ou eight of the post building 21 slit-lik- " 's . -- anti-clima- good-nigh- l. ie er elo-quc- tt iiiw-oasi- f lie-e- n.n,T-nien- , listen--belie- f lt j 1 Friday, December 2, 1927 NEPHI. UTAH S. "Please, I beg of you, never call me that again!" "Why, I'm sorry I didn't know," he faltered, puzzled by her mood. "It means so much to me a badge of honor, an accolade." "Yes, at first, but It has come to mean to me " she checked herself. He waited, watching the light touch her sober face. "It has come to mean to me," she went on, "something humiliating Lateful." "Why, niy dear child !" he gasped in astonlnsliinent. "Humiliating? I'm proud so proud, to love the woman who has been a heaier of wounds." "Oh, but you don't understand cun't see! And how am I to tell you?" "If, after what we've been through together," ue suij passionately, "it knowing thut yoa art all my world all I buve left to cling to, to tight for, you can't be frank with me " "ion tell me that you care for me," he brone In bitterly, "then why Is she there in your room, where you can see her? If you've forgotten as you say." lie ruiued his uilften to his forehead us If dazed, then turned a face tense with candor. "Is tiie still there?" "Still there? Don't you know that trie three lionesses are In your room, M Men : TIMES-NEW- , alt And yet you needed me so knew 1 it that night at Albany." "That I loved you?" "No, stupid, that you needed me." "And that Is why you stayed at Albany because you thought I needed you?" "No, prince of blindmen, because I loved you." And she tenderly kissed the cicatrix which crossed his cheek. "You made me love you the night you told me of the coming of Ninda, to Elkwan." "And I made your brother hate me," he laughed. "Have i atoned for bis Injuries to you?" "I love him for those Injuries. He didn't know how he helped. But you mustn't stand here In the cold with your hood off. You'll freeze your face!" Guthrie suddenly became seri-ors- . "' Li 1 X 7 If frtvtlige tor unristmas: . Utah much-nede- Convenienca For Milady' SALT LAKE Trust companies in Utah have gained approximately three and a half million dollars in resources' to during the past year, according data compiled by the United SUles Mortgage and Trust company of .New York. Resources of trust comianies in Utah total $90,312,750 now, as compared with $86,745,111 last yerr. PROVO Mild, cloudv wrathei! for the week ending November 23, excepting for the latter part when "Not with you, hungry man!" she temperatures fell below freezing, aclaughed. cording to the weekly weather crop "Good-nighoh lady," and range report from the offices of be said in the living room. J. Cecil Alter, in charge of the United "Good-night- , Sir Philip Sydney. All States weather bureau in this city. in a ,few hours I have seen your eyes MORGAN Letter giving formal cold as the Ice out there and I've XS&h Construction comseen them well, as they look now, notice to the with the relocation to proceed pany dearest and she of the railroad tracks construction and kissed him and went to her room. Echo reservoir around and highway The following morning, when the was sent by E. O. Larsen, engineer for hud Seal cove, left police service, lately. the nervous Uiigavas led by the pro- with the reclamation of the contract the terms the Under testing Shot drew the rude cotiin of must begin work within Craig Galbrultli to the post cemetery. company on which forcross thirty days of the date There, beside the received. is notices mal a marking NInda's grave, they built KANAB Ranges of southern Utah cache of logs over the rough box of in excellent condition for the winare spruce slabs, and against It, rested the spruce cross which would be set ter, due to unusually heavy moisture in the spring when the frost left the during the past week, says David A. Smith of the presiding bishopric of ground. L. D. S. church, who returned the As Garth and Etienne crossed to the from the Kanab stake quarter y trade-houslately d the stopped, conference at Kanab. Thirteen inhis shading eyes with a mitten. ches of snow was reported on the "See something?" "Ah-hacountry side of Kanab. The church !" "Can't be the police team commit official also reports that roads to Utah's southern scenic lands are still back?" 1 open. eet ees seex "No, long team dog, HEBER (General conditions of the think" ' "From Albany a packet from Cam- highways are reported good by the state road commission in the weekly eron. I wonder what's happened." the roads in the state. Twenty minutes later Guthrie was report on exceptions, the road opening the mail bag which the dog There are a few and Duchesne being between Heber driver from Albany had handed him. over Sol"As soon as Etienne rounds to," barely passable. The road with covered is Summit' dier partly wrote Cameron, "you bring Miss Joan chains should be down the coast she's needed. The ice and snow, and company is locating a permanent post used. MYTON Several farmers who re.on the Island in the summer, and want on the Lake Fork road out of side you to handle It. You have made a of F. big stroke with Moose and Montreal, Myton, under the supervision and If you care to stay in the trade, W. J. Myers, during the past week and putought to go far. I trust by now you have been grading the road in excellent it shape. are open to congratulations." ting Grid togs ot mo KAYSVILLE Put the dispatch of the mail-teaDavis high school are tucked away for to Elkwan was due to the special orthis week, ders from Montreal headquarters which another year, and beginning basketball sent his Croft Jack Coach accompanied a letter addressed In in the first games of typewriting to Major Garth Guthrie. prospects together will Curious of the reason prompting the a round robin class series that weed out the squad and give him a unknown .writfer to the haste and exnucleus to put into the Ogden pense of an express packet down the working race this winter. district Missinaibi and up the coast in midSchool census recFARMIXGTOX winter. Garth opened the letter in the ords for this year show a slight inhandwriting of his brother, which run : crease in enrollment over last year. "Dear Old Garth: There are 3756 students enrolled in "If you will accept my deep apolothe Davis county schools, an increase gies, I will be a happy num. I have of 61. The number of children of learned that Quarrier had personal school age not enrolled in school is less reasons for wishing to injure you. At than last year. This year there are 198 the time I believed him thought you not legally excused and last year there had cut loose from us, were unfair to were 218. Ethel. Put I have received a long letVERNAL C. X. Woods and Dana ter from Fort Albany, from Quarrier's Parkinson, assistant district foresters sister, which is corroborated by Camfrom the district forester's office in Ogeron, the factor, which clears the situden, have returned to headquarters falation. This Miss Quarrier seems to be lowing a conference in Vernal with a most unusual woman, and Clara A. G. Nord, supervisor and Glen A. you know Clara well, she has a surLambert, ranger, of the Ashley namise. tional forest, on the amount ot funds "The Hudson's Pay people have told required to maintain forty-fivmiles me of your marked success this winof telephone lines, 174 miles of trails, ter, for which my congratulations. A twenty-fivmiles of roads, nine miles Guthrie has a nose for business. Best of boundary and seven miles of fences wishes, my boy, but if you will come on the Vernal district of the Ashley beck to us, greater opportunities await national forest in 1928. you here. 15y the way, you may be In-- t PRICE: Price was the shipping rested to hear that Ethel married point for two carloads of honey from Sir Hubert Quayle, president of the the warehouses of the Mountain States Clara Is Honey Producers' association, A. M. Quayle Mines, last week. furious. She sends her best love. Anderson, secretary of the association, "Afroctlonutel.v. reported at a meeting of the board of "CHARLES." directors of the chamber of commerce Hurrying to I. Is quarters with Shot Directors of the Eastern Utah Crediat his heels. Garth thrust the letter tors' assclation also attended. REDMOND Into Joan's hand. He wutchvd her Grading and graveling color deepen us her dark eyes lit with ot the county road from the north city limits to the Sanpete county line beher Joy for him. "Oil, I'm so glad so glad.'" she gan Monday and the work will be cried. "They want you buck. Garth, rushed to completion before bad weather sets In. The stretch of highwant you with them." "Shall I take Ethel down now? way is about three miles In length. OGDEN Within a few days conThey ought not to be in there her photographs a married woman," tie struction work on a mile of train sheds will be under way at the Union station, ler.scd. She shrugged hi r shoulders. "They says Secretary Jesse S. Richards of the are decorative, and your walls are Ogden chamber of commerce. This Is part of the program of improvements bare. Why not leave them there?" at the terminal, suggested by the 'P.ruvo, Healer of Wounds! Spoken chamber of commerce and given aplike a soldier." and he took her In proval by President William Sproule his arms, as the letter fluttered, negof the Southern Pacific and President lected, to the Moor. "Cameron writes they are sending Carl R. Gray of the Union Pacific system. me next year to lake the new post on C. T. Hegcs, local honey MYTOX Is It Montreal In the the Island. cans recently buyer, purchased Akior our on honeymoon spring consisting of sixty pounds each from mlskl 7" In the I'lnt-ibasin. She rose utid went to hi open arms. honey producers This amount, on the basis of 500 cans "The Island The Lund across the H'u the car, represented over one and ter in sight of which I met that very to one-halcars of honey. Mr. Hogg I, hick G.irih Guthrie let's sheep, amount from Price to a this shipped spend the summer there. Mr. Exile Ios Angeles brokerage firm, the same alone." to be exported to Germany to supply l or a space man ami girl stood, lost In that country. then a wistful market demands In their happine-s- , of two whine, the protest hairy paws PANQCITCIl -- The latest project ol In silent demurrer to his heartless ex local Rod and Gun club to l?nprnve the elusion, wnked thein, htmti-i- g of this s m t if n was the placing I ill his hind leel. imse to her shoiil of twenty five Chinese a of divw to the do shipment she impu'.shely ier. In r. "''. at ii'iild this family be pheasants In fields alone the powr w.ll.oit our Siiosi?' And Garth's House creek. Tl.ev will b protected -t i g nins i.e!i. girl i ful aired. lie. from severe weaUl r and t!ie ihih 1ki lie held most v. tieliving tl.ing arranged with Hay K' b r's of tn" T dear. lurlde Power tni.any I i see tli it Hi Tin: c.mi.j h'rds have sufficient food .MarPresident V.'. t!ii winter. n tliii.i ? 'U I i t about n imllio sh,':!! pt:mateq that this sh 'im nt mail - ou rtre not in fear of in; a. brinirs the total pheasants of the si c 00 bird. tlvD to approximately t, Buy or Make f To News Notes j to a rre-vaile- d d . A comb for the "bob," a mirror, ,, one's handkerchief are essential to-- ' milady's good looks wherever she goes. To get them in form so as to be easily carried about Is ever a problem. The little fine leather vanities shown here do the trick. They provide space-fo- r a rouge and powder compact, too.: Santa Claus will do well to distribute-- , these vanities of convenience among; maidens fair who are sure to appreciate this gift beyond words. dog-tea- snow-drifte- e, d half-bree- Vanity of Moire Silk h zn jr', i si jt y A w r a -- f v . vrT J '4 I !hJ feint Hi Here Is a swagger vanity to carry on dress occasions. It is of black moire silk bound with gold lace galloon. It shows quality In every de- tail, especially In Its shirred silk linings which are all one could hone for In exquisite linesse. A choice floral done in genuine petite point embroidery adds a touch of retined coloring. Keep this In mind when jotting down things to buy "on the next Christmas shopping tour." A Smoking Set for "Him" e e j There's a thrill coming to friend husband or big brother or bachelor-ma- n when he wakes up Christmas morning and finds a gayly attired "buttons" standing at attention tow1v to serve him during his smoking nours. ine8e wooden figures are sold nndecorated, ready for painting. To enamel them, prepare a paint by breaking sticks of sealing wax Into little Jars of denatured alcohol, letting It stand all night. Paint his trousers blue, his cont scarlet. Pra3S buttons on bis coat, of course! Make them by dropping spots of hot gilt sealing wax along In the row as you see In the picture. Historic Ivorex Plaques f I - 1 1 It would st em as If Ivorex plaques, whhh are made In aro about to carry the honors, when It comes to movt ln;,ul:ir Christmas gift bas-relie- elections. nnd Ko.,, Th( t,,te they portray Keen- - , V In )(F10.lk rt,;iI1Pm,,Ilt that the subJeoM me facsimiles of characters nd paintings ruth hi Mekeris' borne, old Curiosity Shop. Whistler's "Mother," hen-of Shakespeare and so on. They look like One Ivory with sepia tones. I |