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Show hitfiniw il iifur- - TTIE PAYSON CHRONICLE, PAYSON, UTAH of The ilade I . - o n EsQcj 7)y Fred McLaughlin Copyright by Tho CHAPTER IX Bobbo-Merrll- l Continued -1- 1- Indifferent no was Lestrange wordsman, but be was plainly not a match for Madrella. He fought defensively only, for therein lay his safety. Had he possessed skill and his with commensurate strength craftiness a different story of that duel might be written, for Madrella fought with a reckless sort of daring that. I think, he would never have as sumed with me. At last Lestrange, seeing an open lng, thrust with lightning speed. His steel, missing Madrella's throat by less than an Inch, pierced his shoulder, drawing from that worthy a rasp lng oath of pain. a raging Now Madrella became beast. He bore (.estrange down with a brilliant attack that no man could have withstood. Lestrange parried wildly, despair ingly, his breath coming and going In great choking sobs. And Madrella. undoubted master at Inst, began to talk: There Is terror in his eyes senorita; he fears a traitor's death Do you see how helpless he is? Do you care to look upon this, the end for dettth is an evil thing? If vou do Just watch. How pale he is If you do not care to see. ray lady, cover your eyes, for It Is finished . . there I His adversarys point showed for an Instant between Lestranges shoulder blades; then, even as the captain's limp body swayed, Madrella drew out his sword and thrust again with the speed of light The heavy carpet softened the sound of his fall, and Lestrange. clutching convulsively with futile fingers. whispered: 1 have loved thee. Anita I She went to her knees beside the Ah, Dios," she prostrate figure. sobbed, Dios, you have killed him; you. Francois . . . any one in all the world but you !" A great hurt, a great disappointment, lay In her voice: You have killed him. Fran cols and you have killed my love for you as well ! He must have heard that with mixed emotions, but , the wretched rogue laughed aloud. Your loves are legion, senorita one more or less Is a matter of small moment. You have dispensed your love with a lavish hand, gaining questionable ends thereby. Mon Dleu and L Francois de Vig ny, was saying all this! Why did I not step from the gloom of my re treat and take up the sword that had fallen from the dead hand of Captain Lestrange? Why did I stand thus helpless, while be sowed the seeds of hatred In her heart? The worst that yon may say to me, senor, is less than I deserve; but I have done with Intrigue. Never another plot against the Empire shall be batched in this bouse of mine. You She may tell your emperor that I stopped a moment for a thought, then raising her head proudly, continued: Tlint he has lost, Maximilian Is doubtless well aware, for Louis Na poleon of France, who cares less for Mexico than he does for bis mustache, has withdrawn all support; and now the people of this free country will rise up to crush your emperor as they have arisen before to crnsb the only other emperor that Mexico ever had You gave me this day. Captain Vigny the life of Pablo, my cousin. (He winced at this.) You should not have made so great a sacrifice, for he Is unworthy. His broad shoulders sagged and be studied the floor for so long a time that I could have cried out In my !m patience. Then this cousin of yours, senor it a, has lost your regard? 1 could have loved you, senor, had It not been for this. She Indicated the still form of Lestrange To have Satirist 1, he gasped. killed Lestrange In the fullness ot his Jealousy, and then to have dis covered that his victim had no place In her heart, must have been a griev ous shock to him. Then, senorita all can say Is good-by- . He turned toward the hall and came face to face with Miguel Lopez, who wilh a giant Indian nmzo. stood in tin doorway. Colonel! He fell hack a This is slop, then bowed laughing. my night, my colonel; you are sec ond on the list ! Lopez took a step toward Madrella I are under arrest. Captain Vlg for murder." Madrella swung his steel In a ven tmious arc. And if I laugh at von my colonel? Lopez took another careful step "I have warned you. Francois, that yon are under arrest; If you" Pablo's ready blade leaped like h of life, and the thing colonel, voicing a harsh, gasping cry of dismay reached for the table, clutching at h Yon will p pay wildly for support. for this. Francois your life shall pay "You ny for W. N. U. Service Co. this!" Madrella. sword In hand, made foi the hall. He stopped In the doorway and blew an airy kiss toward the Sonorita Arrellanns. then tie disap and his mocking laughter (tented, floated hack to us. Now. foi one brief Instant, 1 con sure did not touch the long. With care and a couple of weeks of rest you will be as good as ever." Lestrange did not do It." I said; Madrella." Then be gave up bla trip to General Juarez." Neville thought a moment. Is be dead, now, Francois? I laughed, for Inst. Cupldo's ministraI pulled the shatter aside, cleared tions and a glass of wine bad brought the grilling, and leaped, landing on about a restoration. Hardly." Francois surely the man But, hands and knees In the soft grass. Getting hastily to tuy feet 1 ran aronnd could not have " I bad no sword, my friend, so I the bouse at all speed head down was helpless." arms swinging. I came In violent contact with another speeding figure. The And he stabbed yon, dear friend, shook of contact threw us to the when you possessed no weapon? Why ground, hut we were up Instantly and did he not give you a mortal thrust?" at each other with the ferocity of That I do not know; be chose his beasts. point of attack with the greatest care. His hard fist dealt me a stunning What motive Madrella may have had blow behind the ear. I got slowly to in thus wounding me I do not know, my feet, slinking my head to free it yet he must have had good reason, from the extra constellations that for there Is usually method In his were floating through IL madness. Tell us, Francois. My gradually clearing vision discovSo I told them, but while I was ered the cujiahle and resourceful Pab lo standing before me, sword In hand, account my abruptly speaking lie was laughing softly. reached an untimely end. In very truth, senor." said he, "this The sound of marching feet came is my night Three in the space of an from Avenida Tusayan. Judged it to be a squad of perhaps a dozen hour! mea They turned Into the patio; we "If I had a sword" Droll, lie said, to the moon, droll; heard a sharp command and the crash If he had a sword. How stupid of me of grounding arms. not to have brought two, yet I find In Neville put an arm over my shoulI will go out and see. Fran this scene much that pleases me. A der. cols; remain here." Nevilles voice, demanding to know the reason for this Intrusion, came clearly as well as the sergeants an swer: "I have orders. Lieutenant Neville, for the arrest of Captain Vigny for the murder of Captain Lestrange. Anything else?" cried Neville, forc- stdered this thing. Lestrange was dead, and as Lopez would doubtless receive every attention, there was no urgent need for me. Besides, I hesitated to face La Anitas acorn, and I longed to deal Anally and definitely with Madrella. Twice we had met; this time. I determined, would be the 1 ing a laugh. Yes, sir; for au unprovoked attack on his superior officer. Colonel Miguel Lopez I" Are My G d! gasped Cupldo. This is yout you mad, Francois? !" death-warra- turned west tnto Aveuida Manzanillo, thence south again. From a trusted officer on the staff of Maximilian, with eight years of honorable service distinguished by recognized deeds of valor, and a future brighter by far than many an officer of the French array, I bad become, in an hour, a fugitive from Justice, a murderer whose very flight way an admission of guilt. Yet, with Colonel Lopez against me, I was sure would be a matthat a court-martiter of form; I was condemned ere I appeared before It La Anita, In spite of what she may have desired, would have to testify to what she thought was truth, and say that she bad seen Captain Vigny kill Lestrange, receive a wound In his own shoulder, and attack Lopes. Was there any defense that I could make? Even to the last detail of my wonnded shoulder the case against me was complete. Besides, my murderous attack upon a superior officer would have hanged me In any military court In the world. Defense, therefore, was useless. Now, hopeless and utterly miserable, I came to the outskirts of the city. I took the broad, tree-lineA mile along this Tlalpam road. boulevard brought me to the Candelaria gate, which was au outpost, and here a sentry put a gun across my path. He saw only the mark of my rank, for the night was a wall of Impen etrable darkness, and rain came down In an overwhelming flood, lie saluted, and 1 passed on; free, at least, from the lines of the city. I forced my failing faculties to the utmost, for I must reach the shelter of the woodland before the night hnd gone. North of Coyoacan I left the road and took to the fields as the clouds broke away and the rain ceased and a deep purple sky with Its pinpoints of sprinkling stars began to show. As the night waned, and the gray of dawn began to fill the world. I climbed through fields of small groin and of hay, through orchards, and over a double line of low pomegranate trees, where I filled my pockets with the questionably edible and exotic fruit Reaching the shelter of the timber at last I dropped to the soft blanket of needles under a giant pine tree, and, lying exhausted, hopeless a prey to bitter defeat and discouragement I watched the sun come crest of up over the smoke-plumePopocatepetl, and I listened to the gentle chimes of the bells of San d death-warran- geant" Neville came in and, under the lamp, his face was as pale as death Very tenderly he pat his great arms around me. Francois," he wlspered Name of G d Francois I" There Is no use for me to deny You Should Not Hava Made So Great a Sacrifice. sword In your band, senor, would make of you a more potent foe than I care to meet this night, for I have many things to do." My bead bad cleared now. and. bal ancing on the bails of my feet, I pre pnred to spring apoD him when op portunity offered, but he must have read my mind, for his voice carried e deadly menace: If you make one move, senor, I shall not hesitate to run you tbrough This is do time for the niceties ot fair play. It Is a source of great re gret to me that I cannot kill you as you stand, helpless, before me. but you must be saved for a less kind fate, for the noose awaits you. You have been most clever. Captain Vigny quite too clever for a Frenchman There must be Spanish blood in you If I did not hate you for so many things 1 could almost love you for youi cleverness." 1 suppose," said 1, touching him at once upon a tender spot, the senor ita Is the basis for your principal hatred. : Carraca!" 1 he growled. was minded to visit with yon. hut you ren He raised his der It Impossible." sword and ulmed It at my chest. If you move ever so little, senor, this blade will seek vnur throat. stood motionless, wondering what i he rogue would do A quick thrust drove his point In to my shoulder, then he drew hack -wifily and. on guard, waited. I bit my lip to keep from crying out as the ed hot pain raced through me. "Some day, Madrella. I will kill iou for that I will kill you with I gnvp the senorita "V hands youi life today, but when we meet 1 gillD . . Odyssey dragged my weary way across the patio to our quarters, where I found Neville and Cupldo engaged In a list less game of erihhage. They took off my coat and shirt, and Cupldo cleansed my wound and bandaged It with the sure swiftness of a surgeon and the gentleness of a I woman "Lestrange could not have done this." said Neville; It requires a deft er swordsman than Lestrange to pink nnr Blade of Picardy." Painful. volunteered Francois," His polni Cupldo. "hut not serious. went undei the collar btme, but 1 am I dropped, exhausted, at the base of a mighty cedar, and looked out over the Cuernavaca valley. A pounding as of the hoofs of many borses came to me, and I sighed, feeling sure that this was only In my head. Now the mingling sounds of voices reached ray ears laughter and snatches of song. I knew this could be no figment of my fevered brain, so I dragged my wretched body around the tree until the great trunk might hide me from any one who should ride by. From the noise they made I Judged that there were six or eight horsemen. They stopped opposite my hld- - Cuts, Burns, Bruises Try Hanfords Balsam of Myrrh ere authorized raw -- on, All dealer lor the tint bottle to refund It not eultod. Kill Rats A Poison Without New Exterminator that AngeL And lying thus, futigue exacted Its toll, and I slept. When I awoke the sun had gone and the moon had come again. My garments were dry. a hitter cold possessed me, anil the pangs of a great hunger made me forget until I tried to arise the pain of a can be used about thehomc,bam or poultry yard withabsoUitenafcty at it contains ao deadly ia made of Squill, at recompolaotte mended by U. S. Dept, of Agriculture under the Connable protest which insures maximum 578 Two killed cans rata at Arkansas strength. 6tate Farm. Hundreds of other testimonials. wounded shoulder. The pomegranates accorded me an hour of labor and slight appeasement of my appetite; then 1 sat and looked upon a the original Squill Insist upon minator. All druggists, 75c. Largetiee (four time if dealer cannot supply Direct at much) $2,00. you. Co., Springfield, O. Wont Kill Livestock, Poultry, Dogs, Cats, or even Baby Chicks Sold on a Money Back Guarantee. exter- moon-bathe- world. at least, another day of libond the timbered fastnesses erty, would be my refuge. In bis dubiously dual role of Imperialist and Liberal, Lopez, I knew, would seek me through the channels of both armies, would turn the heart of every mnn against me I would be, in very truth, I hod, I began. There Is no time for denials; death awaits you. With Lopez against you there Is no hope. Escape is hardly Ah, dear friend. It Is the possible. end find we love tbee! Escape Is always possible," said This window Cupldo the practical. opens od to a narrow cobbled alley and the soldiers In the patio are on the opposite side of the bouse. Out on the street you have a fair chance for freedom, for then the city is open to you. and ail the vast mountain and forest area that surrounds os. Be sides, yon are Madrella, as well as an Ishmael of the mountains. could wait, I could fight. If Well, necessary and I could hope; 80 turned my face toward the south. To one who knows the woods many channels for obtaining food are open. Cleverly concealed between the scales of the pine cone are tasty and nutritious nuts, walnuts and pecan trees nbound in the plateau area, and berries of a dozen kinds are everywhere. So the days passed unnoticed. At first I moved only In the night, sleep ing by day. but, learning the ways of the woods, I became more bold. Two weeks and more had gone, and I had not seen a man. Gradually the peace of the great forest entered my soul : away from man I became less of man and more a creature of the ennobling And as tny mind forces of nature. KILLS-RATS-ON- Horee Made Welcome An unexpected overnight guest at a Penacook (N. H.) tavern, caused tha landlord to bnstle to find accommoW. L. Batcheler, of Mandation. 1 De Vigny. Each took a hand, then those tw good friends of mine believing me guilty helped me through the win dow. As the window out of which they had assisted me led from my own room, Neville and Cupldo were safe for the sergeant, on forcing my dooi and finding the window open, would assume rightly that I had escaped So I directed my steps southward Danger in Overdoing Changes in Business ntan who has had greut success In toning up business organizations aim who lias accumulated a fortune trom this line of work, has learned some t.ilng worth passing on. "Never picture any new idea, an. new plan, and new course of action as terribly Important," he declares And never feed out more ot nil idea at one time than the people you art dealing with can absorb. You tnusl You must avoid frightening them. take carefully Into account the men tallty of each man affected t.v whatever you propose to do. Make tilings look easy to them. Get them to feei Hint they can readily adapt them selves to the different way of doing things. Nurture their confidence. By using these methods It Is astonishing how smoothly the functioning of an organization can he readjusted even radically." That sounds sensible, to avoid ask Ing employees, or anybody else. i brand new Ideas digest all at once. In driving an automohiti we do not expect It to jump from low speed to high speed ; we first put I Into second. Forbes Magazine. A Tag Day Among Birds The blologlial survey lias tagged about -- 7,000 birds In an effort to get some Information about bird niigru tion. 3 mysterious proceeding which has puzzled mankind slnn anclen times. Returns on banded birds hHve amounted to Kl.XtS. ITotnInpnt am. ng the bird problems of economic Inter est which bantling may he expected to solve is the control o red winger) blackbirds that do much damage to the rhe crop. Iolson halt lias proved Ineffective in the rice fields, ro that control measures must he undertaken at other times and other places. " CHAPTER X done. Your health is too important 1 You cannot afford to experiment with your delicate bowels when' coated tongue, bad breath, headache gas, nausea, feverishness, lack of appetite, no energy, etc., warn ol constipation. This applies not only; to grown people, but more particularly to children. Thats why s family doctors laxative is always the safe choice. Dr. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin is prepared today under strict: laboratory supervision from fresh laxativa herbs and other pure ingredients, and exactly according to Dr. Caldwells original prescription. Today, millions of families rely on Dr. Caldwells judgment in ths selection of their laxative. Foe Dr. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin, it bottles ready for use, sold in all drugstores, xs now the largest selling laxative in the world I d I t Now, consider My lng this thing in the light of reason I knew that it was. At last Madrel la's allusion to the noose was clem to me. I found my cap and put it on I will see If Cnptaln Vigny Is home; I will be out in a moment, ser ?" became attuned to nature's moodg I ceased to be a bunted thing. I took on a newt Identity. The hatred that bad filled my heart mellowed, and was forgotten; the wrongs that men had visited upon me seemed things of Insignificance; my love for the Senorita Arrelianos purified until It became the sacred sort of worship that mortals offer up to saints. As tbe days went by, another problem offered Itself for solution. My wounded shoulder, Instead of healing, had taken a sudden evil turn. Fever spread along my arm and through my cbest until the pain was such that My arm assleep was Impossible. sumed s size twice Its normal proportion; periods ot faintness and semiconsciousness came on, during which tbe sun went out and the earth billowed like tbe sea, and the giant trees wavered drunkenly. 1 cried out in my agony, s tumbling blindly through the forest; falling exhausted and unconscious, then, when the spell bad passed, arising and driving on again; moving because 1 could not rest, and resting when I could not move. Of food I bad none; tbe labor and Ingenuity required to get It were beyond me. Then, one day when tbe sun was high and the faint music of the bells of Cuernavaca came to me, I realized that I was going to die, and I determined regardless of the cost to seek my own kind again. Turning my face toward the sound of the bells 1 made my way as straight as any other beast of the forest might have United States Motto E pluribus uiJinii,' the Latin phrase that lias become our national motto, originally occurred In a poem entitled Moretum," supposed tiv some to have been written by Virgil. It literull) from one from many," or means, many one." According to the Bath finder Magazine, the tontinental con gross on July 4. 77t, appointed Frank lin, John Adams and Jefferson a com mittee to chose a device for the seal it the United States of America, and 1 Floating Shop this committee consulted Eugene Iierr lm Simitere. u West Indian French man living In Ihiladelphia, who ban some reputation as an artist and he submitted a device containing the above phrase. Usually, however, the t Along the west coast of .Scotland many of the small Islands lulve uo simps, but are kept provided by floating simp a sea going harge whose master Is the shopkeeper ami sells everything from (lencils to potto: meats, often taking eggs or lobster? la barter. Holdlng to ths Teas for 8upport, Raized My Eyes to Greet My Own Picture. and, although I had started out to seek my own kind, I was filled with terror lest they find me. Here's a good place to tack him up, said a deep voice In French. I heard the light swift tapping of a hammer against a tree, and the party rode on. Now 1 crept out of my refuge, and, bolding to the tree for support, raised my eyes to greet my own picture. Trembling, I rend the printing beneath the reproduction of my face. I was wanted for murder, and a reward ot one thousand pesos was offered for me dead or alive. Ail and sundry were warned that an offer of aid to me would constitute a crime against the Empire, punishable by death. It was signed by Colonel Miguel Lopez for his majesty, MaxiIng-plac- milian. The whisper of wheels and light thud of a trotting horse broke upon I me. slipped Into the bushes across A familiar the road and waited. calico pony came In sight, drawing cart. Upon the a liget, narrow seat sat two people, a broad shouldered Indian and a slim little figure in brown. My heart gave a leap of joy when I saw them, for It was Pnsqunl and his lovely little Dolores! Opposite the picture Busqtlal pulled Dolores the horse to a standstill gave a little gasp of happiness. "It Is Iancho. Pnsqunl mlo Is It not? Yes." said Pasqual solemnly, "It He was In the service of Is Paneho. the French, he has killed another French officer, and they seek him so that they may try him for murder. It says there Is a thousand pesos to he (mid any one who captures him." She pressed slim hands across her But. Pasqual. did he tell breast.. you that he served the French? He did not," said the Indian. Pas-quYet he did I's face was a study. not tell me that he didn't serve the In his eurnpst honest heart French. tie fair. Pasqual was frying to Now watching th.--: face of this, my friend I felt a vast regret that I had I tricked him so grievously; and, knew hud determined to surrender, that I could not have found a mnn who might better use that thousand i pesos so, parting the bushes, stepped Into the road and stood tv side thp curt 'TO DlC UONTINUSDJ a-- 1 chester, and bis horse arriv'd and the latter attracted by far the most attention. It was the first horse to be put up at tbe tavern during the regime of the present owner. He did not wish to turn away so distinguished a patron as Mr. Horse, so provisions were made for bis comfort at some sacrifice. A car was backed out of one of the stulls lu the garage and the animal led In. Two boards were fastened up to which the horse's halter could be tied, and he was fed and left In slate. Rajah Hunt With Light To aid In hunting big game at night a maharajah of India has equipped his streamline automobile with five The car ha powerful searchlights. an extension light rigged up behind the drivers seat and four other ranged along the front, to spot or confuse the tiger or othei game encountered. Electricity From Rubbieh Eight hundred thousand tons of rubbish are collected every day In Paris, and most of It is Incinerated. The waste gases given off In burning It nre used to produce electricity, and a big revenue Is derived from turning the clinkers Into bricks. Songiters Slaughtered It Is rejxrrted that millions of migratory song birds and game birds that are protected lo some extent In northern Europe nre slaughtered ruthlessly In soul hern European countries when they fly southward In tho autumn. , Handshaking Record On one occasion, says former President Coolidge In the A merit an Magazine, I shook hands with 1,1)00 In 34 minutes, which Is probably mv record." 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