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Show with a long, gagging sound from Manus. . Brandon. Joure a 11m rose, looked around the room He ended In a wild scre.nn and and moved to where Kdlotts prot.e cow i red back ag iliwt the wall. figure hhowed indistinctly lu t.,e Bolde Ben, Dawn was tnniMmg gloom. He put his arm about her and she Well Ill be d- -d'" be said sagged against him. Get up What? bats tin So I wouldn't cotne back, eh? Trussed up. Tim. Cut me loose the man they had known as Mir . Hurry! This Is going to he a tin cr.ed, and whirled to face her great party!" I came, Dawn! I've come back A knife blude clicked open; the to tell yon that Im not afraid. . . oil soaked ropes parted. Ben That my hearts clean " Hegath-- " lurched to his feet. ered her In his arms, dropped Ills Dawn, runulng Into the kitchen cheek to her head and closed hi of the camp she knew so I'm no killer. I don, know well, came e.ves. hack with a lamp. Its reservoir half who killed Faxson. Nick told me filled. The wick was lighted and I did and I lost for an hour the shadows of the room retreated and then It wasmytoohead late. . . . Ive We seen the note," Jeffers muthidden for years because hes writtered. Dawn there, 'd come out. ten me things, terrible things to We suspected you were In trouble feud, little Dawn, But I couldnt ... ez ' . w vl and ""'a X'V-CP- CHAPTER -- 16 r pawn dor. the open red as he llello. loudly he called crowd the threshold, a sudden the gloom, L He b PT People, sweeping him. "en'MPrJ r misgiving - a small fl lthdra PuthWt) I ITback r he could ,rned but before blow struck him i" . tt .li! a top he drew his I his back and J left npwara, bowed and tumble I of rough trick which used the very Impact ijforedblm to toss the man on ,s EJoll Lilant r. E STORY thjnn iri " ,,r. 1,1 4o liftond. He - scrambled Wnd as cried hoarsely he Brandon! Bjnmi, ct swept him. i savage Joy Brandon did not speak. lie rushed Great arms T,tb bead lowered. warned Bens body, a dresses! iargains MILLS! '" saw he across the to his feet. heard him curse, as he pitched turn pier IK. wnn doiia I & on I head drove of bis stomach, drlv-U- j Ko the pit the breath from his body. fighting, but He fell to the floor Ineffective. A H? blows were weak, and he bscd clutched at his throat at It with all his strength. The on the windpipe tapers shat down under that agony, md tie writhed his summoning all his courage, all e free, to outlast that But he could (gangling pressure. aotdolt He went numb; his brain to break ,jl Scon is sard ir He la.v i time, sweet air still and then after poured again Into longs. That was all of which irrare for a long Interval : his Rebuilt Stock Make Size Hand famous its YORKS City orum Be, id vnediatt (art Gas or tank Ako tin wnto tr inform been denied ling grip of a the him by tad he was air, bath-x- j Air, which chest his tortured arters n Hooded. strang- mans hand. That thought burned away him and haie which enveloped the he started to throw himself over, to rise, to be np and fighting. Bat he found that he wa8 unable to move. His hands were stretched out above his head; a harsh bond held each wrist lie tried to helpless. hek and failei His feet were locked together and held there as bj a great weight Footsteps, then, came across the tor, and Nicholas Brandon looked down t him In the dim light, a whisky bottle In his hand, swaying I bit on unsteady feet So!" he grunted and 'So yon went laughed. fell for It So you your blessed Dawn, eh? owed ol tantrum Into a foll- He of crazy laughter. Ben C8 twisted against his slowly bonds ty, CUk RY and discovered that the which bound him was wet. could ro, Utah rope lie no more free himself without aid than he could hope to fly. "It worked!" Brandon cried. -d, how it worked! Dawn! "G- where aler co. odoct o you yelled like a fool, standing outside there. Dawn ! . . . And then stepped Into my trap, eh? Be sat heavily In a chair. "lt, B worked, even afner I to the You Be leered. Jok'of 8 burning camp! Bens tliat Idea w! the room. Vnger3 feIt the hat stretched wrtJ from his tbt wa L KeT8,f bllnks aRnlnst 7 the rnpe had been sked v mt ?SPne- So 11 was Bran t0 leave him tied 1 re the building. cen,ered on thwart: !ghtS Connected the odor which filled ? - isene ition Plpd- - 80 tar, and grinned. snorted In contempt ,,D t0 016 work. "leaning el)di Nha C0U,J 8Pe f'P eyes-Ypare .18 ru touch the l.a.po.t1roast hP- - use this bottle, Itll our low nw tlghU ln 1 1 tlier'n ..fl"d Tha find your bones " emPty whisky ant!lpyiifind. detail 1,1 cornPPtent- wou,d Impll- - sblBWfl:c? t0 baV8 !lf "M dies, ' nftlE, r. "nation aver- - manlfest beart: on'y a man so mer. to'st'Xf8"'3 8 8tout deter time. l I irtK i niiu M ' I tj"rprlsed that youoveTlooked "a" beS 30 LI hetr a l fNl thins ,''"t 0'pr!ok . t0 Com. up. and "'kij 88 1,c,,t o, 1p ,f 1 don't ... Dawn said. Ben. It was my note that decojed you. it ttllg an old one, written to him. nL.d saved It. Elliott smiled and covered her hands with his. Never mind anything that has to do with me. I'm only an accident In this. It's going to be a wonderful day, dear Dawn. This part Is tough for you, but . . lie gave his head an emphatic twist, smiled at her In assurance, then, putting her gently aside, stepped close to Martin. "Let him up, now . . . nere. . . . Into this chair, Brandon. lie stood back a pace and rubbed his chin with a knuckle. Weve got this citizen !n quite a stew, he said. lie schemed to get me out here and did a good Job. lie looked at Dawn quickly. I hadnt even had time to wonder about that note. It doesn't matter, Yon saw me tied, there; though. that ropes soaked with oil The place Is drenched with It He was Just touching her off when you three came In and It would have been as neat a murder as Ive heard about In a coons age! "A lie! Brandon muttered. Was only trying . . . trying . . . let- ter. . . Have you forgotten what you admitted to me, Brandon? Ben asked You gave It away, gave sharply. yourself away! You fool, you. You think youve got me cold, eh? Youve nothing on me thatll amount to a snap of my His gaze went back to thumb 1 d 1 Tims voice bel 'Nd that!" 'Nd thntl The sound of knuckles on fle'h came with the words. . . . Curves and then Inarticulate shouts, Take that! lowed. It And croaked. longer! a w there, In outlaw. , arrant ! warrant's A Tint-tip- . . . You'll Brandon here . . , Murder wont pay . . . joull pay. . . McManus drew Dawn even closer. But you'll know, little Dawn I . . . You'll know! he murmured. Walt! cried Ben. All of youl Listen! Tills . . . this , . . this thing, here, as much as admitted to me that he killed Faxson himself I He was here In this cabiu the night Faxson was shot He was here, Im telling you! He admitted It to me, not ten minutes agol I dont know much about the rules of evidence tugging at the hill fold In his pocket but Ive a good guess about whnt Don Stuart had to tell the night he died, now tliut Brandon hns trapped himself! He shook the soiled, folded enI've had velope from the purse. this thing for weeks and like a fool I didnt read it. . . . Listen He ripped open the flap and Brandon, cowering against the wall, watched him with Jaw sagging. I have been a coward," Ben read aloud. McManus did not kill Faxson. Brandon did. Brandon had McManus drunk and was getting him to sign away his share of the partnership when Faxson tried to stop It. Brandon shot Faxson and when McManus was sober told him enough to understand, that he McManus had done It. McManus believed him. I dont know what became of McManus. Brandon came to me before Sam died and told me McManus had lit out and that If I did not swear that Faxson said McManus shot at him he would send me to the ppn for stealing from the company. This Is God's truth. I was afraid to do anything else. I have been a coward. I am sorry I did not tell this years before. Brandon's head was twitching. . . . drunken Lie, he gasped. bum. . . . No lie, Brandon. Its truth Ben said without heat, quite soberly. Tim Jeffers turned to McManus smiling gently, and as he moved Brandon sprang forward. With a wild cry he gained the doorway, snatched It open and plunged outside. Get him! Tim cried and McManus followed, leaping out into the gloom of late afternoon. . . . Dont leave me alone Not here, Ben It was this cry of Dawns which arrested Beu on the threshold. He turned to see her swaying dizzily. Hold met Hold me close. . . . Ah, Ben, dear! Her arms clasped his neck and she began to cry softly. 1 Dawns frantic voice; "Ben, where are you?" Im talking The struggling ceased suddenly, murder 8P'bpr. l!l" lt8 Never mind about me, now, Ben broke In. But youre all that matters!" d hi in down. ,1riPd "barply. dprIt!lvo,y A CW bill-fol- 1 1 a- y- nd ... 1 came alone. Its starting to snow. Nobodys nearer an the Hoot Owl and the smoke a burning camp wouldnt be seen frnnty red a day like this. ;f' about a letter Don Stuart wrote me Just before he died. "Stuart didnt know! lie knew He wasnt nothing, I tell you! even here! He took Faxson's word for It and even Faxson didnt know, lie was asleep In that room right and he came out there pointing while we were talking and Mac went crazy and Elliott could not restrain the Impulse to laugh In a wild shout of triumph. So While we were talking! thats It! And youve sworn that you werent here that night I And you were here after all I wasnt here. I wasnt here. . . . Wasnt here, I tell you. . . . And McManus wont dare come hack, with a warrant walling. . . . He wont dare . . . won't dare. . . So you admit, as the rest of us now know, that McManus didn't throw himself Into the river that night, eh? So you admit he still lives, do you? Admit nothing . . . nothing. . . , lies a murderer, I tell you. . . . And I wasn't here . . . lies a murderer, I tell you. . . . And I wasn't here . . . wasnt here. , . He rubbed his palms together, looking about dully, like some hunted, haunted thing. . . And back to the northward three people canie through the darkening forest on Elliott's trail, bending low against the mounting storm. Two men were ahead, beating down a track for the girl who followed, pleading with them now and again for more speed. Ben watched Brandon narrowly. The mans mind, under the Influence of the whisky he had taken to goad himself to go through with his murderous plan, and beneath the shock of Elliotts fortunate shot In the dark, was cracking. Ben need ed time, now; he spoke: Ive a proposition, Brandon. Ilowd you like to trade? flowd you like to have Stuarts letter for, say, the use of my hands and feet for a minute? Brandon come slowly close and leaned over him. Mean that? Where Is It? craftily. Even then, he could My affair. In his breeches feel the pocket where old Dons letter reWhat d you say? posed. Brandons fingers plucked at his lips. Tor the letter. And for word of McManus, I might, Elliott I might trade your liberty for He checked himself with a grunt as If realizing that he had by his own words placed himself completely In Elliotts hands. To h with you and your questions! Brandon snarled, straightTo h 1 with you, Elliott! ening. Im not afraid of lies and McManus was so drunk he never knew what happened he Theyll find your bones, growled between teeth which remained clamped to still their rattling, Theyll find . . . after a while . . . your rotten bones. he From beneath the sink dragged an oil can and sloshed its contents along the walls, across the floor, over Bens body until Elliott lay In a pool of Inflammable liquid. You crossed me Brandon cried, From the digging Into a pocket moment you hit town, you did what no one else had dared dol You kept It up, turning them against tne, slipping through every trap I set ! He found the match for which But you he searched. sealed your doom when you took me on, Elliott The match flared. It's over now, you fool ! Its the trail Faxson took for youl Cross Nick Brandon? H 1. . . ." lie took one step to a pile of debris against the wall. He bent forward to apply his torch and stopped, as If frozen, hand extended. A shout outside; a body crashed against the door. It burst open and Tim Jeffers plunged into the room. Behind him came Martin and as Dawn slid down the steep drift to the entry the burning curl of tinder dropped to the floor and Brandon w hlrled. cried Ben. Get him, Tim! Nall him! Dont give him a chance With a muffled shout Martin and Jeffers flung themselves on Brandon as he charged for the door He screamed. lie fought way. frantically, but quickly they bore stand The Wick Was Lighted and the Shadows of the Room Retreated. Dawn. And Ive watched you shrink and cringe all your life, and Im glad now that Its warped you and weakened you Told your tongue, Brandon!" That was Martins voice breakwith ing In, thickened and shaken congested rage. He advanced toward Brandon slowly. He halted and did not speak for a long moment Eyes Btlll fast on the other, he reached toward the table, groping for a pair of rusted shears which lay there. A cloud came over Brandon's eyes and he blinked. And you'd taunt her with It! Because McManus disappeared Martin said slowly with low tensity. BraD- "Ah, It made a plausible case, stories and your It, don. Then he did a strange thing. He lifted those shears In a quirk gesture to his chin and a lock of the thick beard fell away. beAnd youd make lives h cause you held the power. . . . And youd write to the hiding, skulking McManus for years and tell him she that she was marwas gone . . she hated her fa' . ried thers" name, eh?" Another lock of hair fell, and another. His blue eyes were burning, now, and Brandon's chin trembled as a look of horror crept Into his face. But If he was to come back, with his Brandon, and swear to her . own lips that he did no, kill . . . . . that. like a to girl swear so, Shed believe him, wouldnt she? Shed believe him, wouldn't she, and At peace. . . . be at peace. and Av at pence with herself loves. the one she He cut the last lock from the bearded J'iw and flung away the shears. He stood erect, spreading 1 ... 1 tht he "Easy! Easy, now I said unsteadily. Its all over. . , . Everythings over No sounds of the three who had fled Into the darkness came for many minutes and then old Tim Jeffers stamped grimly Into the room. He did not speak as the two He looked Inquiringly at him. waited for the man who had beeu He knowD as John Martin. came slowly, tills man, breathing ... heavily. he said In a w r Compensation, as he advanced toward Dawn, hls-pe- The arms outstretched hungrily. Mad Woman has him. . . . Here It started. . . . Into that river I was supposed to have gone. In a confession of murder. . . . There he went tonight . . . We saw It Tim and L . . . We watched him swept under the Ice. . . It was after midnight when the group assembled In the McManus home, Tim Jeffers, Able, Doctor Sweet, Denny McManus, Dawn and Ben Elliott sat rather silently In the long, low living room while Aunt Em busied herself In the kitchen. Little was said and when Aunt Em appeared, hearing a tray luden with glasses and a bottle, she walked Into a bushed silence. Fiddlesticks, what folks yon arel she exploded. "Sittln here like It was a funeral Instead of about the happiest time this house has seen In a coons age! She passed the glasses but no one spoke. She took the last herself and looked around the circle of faces In disgust. "Hns the ent got all your she demanded and Able tongues? and old Tim Jeffers chuckled smiled. Still, no one sp'ke until after old Tim hud said his say. He rove to his feet, a giant of a man In that his hands lw ceillnged room He eyed the See!" he cried Tee, Nek Bran clear wine In his gli-- s and then don?" about. Hrt ng It In a little made as If looked The man In the cln'r of saln'e. lure He lifted an got, "Happy dajs! to rise. He could not. Will." lies I'd Mow. a arm ns though to fend LNDJ lilL Mc Dennj !" he choked. Ieuij ... BRISBANE Requisite in Familys Menu THIS WEEK Protection Impossible The Railroad Crossings Things Are Better ben Russia Is Rich Europe seeks some network of treaties to prevent a wrar, or hind armies and air fleets of each of those signing such treaties to protect the others in case of attack. Unfortunately, In the new war of the air, as In secret gangster war, no protection Is possible. Where one criminal has ad or antomatlc 8 u b m a chi n e agree-ment- s gun," citizens among cannot protect them. And while one nation can secretly build and suddenly launch airships with poison gas and explosive bombs, no city can consider Itself safe. France and England, after elaborate experiments, announce that there Is no possible way of protecting a modern city against air attacks, even though the city knew In advance when ,o expect them. The only safeguard Is fear of g Deeply grieved by the killing of many school children at a public crossing, the President plans extensive elimination of railroad grade crossings. Complete elimination of such crossings would Involve spending hundreds of millions or billions. The work would be undertaken with careful concentration on the fact that railroading Itself Is bound to change or disappear so far as transportation of passengers Is Railroads In the future must carry passengers more than one hundred miles an hour, on light railroad equipment, able to climb steep grades as easily as automobiles do now. Elimination of grade crossings will take that Into consideration and Include elimination of existing sharp curves at crossings, that the work may not be done twice. InDun & Bradstreet, well formed usually, say that a big business rise Is coming. Their weekly survey Informs you that before the end of this quarter business progress will have developed to a degree beyond the most sanguine estimates offered at the beginning of the year. How rich will the Russians become, with their energetic development of national resources, all over Russia and far Into Arctic regions? And what will be the effect on bolshevism and the Communism, proletariat when Russia becomes, as she may do, the richest nation on earth, and those that rule her become the world's richest inen, perhaps the first multiple billionaires In history? Expeditions sent to the Arctic have discovered coal, nickel, zinc, tin, copper, gold and oil, all Inside the Arctic circle. A regular line of freight ships hag been established through the northwest passage, gigantic Icebreakers going ahead of the freighters. Already Russia produces three times as much gold as the United States. Whnt will be the psychological effect on Communism when Russia produces more gold than any other nation on earth? Gambling In silver, made Inevitable by this country pushing up the price, goes on all over the world; poor old China Is buying back at double prices silver sold too cheap, and Britain must wish she had been In less of a hurry to unload below 30 cents an ounce the hundreds of millions of ounces taken from Id dla, when India, In a foolish mo ment, was put on the gold basis, only to fall off again. If you love your British cousins, rejoice. Neville Chamberlain, chancellor of the exchequer, says British Income taxes will be cut because British finances show a substantial surplus. That surplus appears In spite of the fact that Britain Is adding more than $52, (XX), 000 to the cost of armaments. Tour satisfaction In this good news may be Increased by your knowledge that the United States had the pleasure of financing the surplus and the additional armaments to the tune f $5,000,0Kinuo In war dvXits not paid. Senntor Wheeler of Montana hns Introduced a bill ordering the national government to take over, own and operate the railroads of the nation beannine Janunry 1, 193fi. There Is no donbt that railroad Stock and bond holders would could be sure say, Amen," If they r of 'petting a fair price for the Ral'e-n- d management, property. naturally, would grieve. To give op power Is alwavs unpleasant. s- r Ido. e. K'rt yiaiii-.1 t Citrus Fruits, Cabbage, Lettuce, Spinach anti Tomatoes, Both Raw and Canned, Are Liberally Supplied With Vitamin C. If you bave the orange and tomato lowing them to stand In Ice water. Drain, add vinegar, and chill 15 mln-iie- s. Juice habit which has swept the coun Drain and dry vegetable thorare few In the last years, you try probably getting your quota of vl oughly. Whip cream slightly. When tamln C, which is found widely dls thick, fold In mayonnaise. Combine trlbuted among fruits and vegetables carrots, cnbbnge, and nuts and toss The citrus fruits, cabbage, lettuce spinach and tomatoes, both raw and canned, are particularly well supplied with this vitamin. Pineapples apples, bananas, raspberries and strawberries, string beans, carrots turnips, beans, peas, potatoes and radishes give us almost as liberal a contribution. Because sometimes the vltnniln C content Is Injured during cooking, it Is fortunate that most of these foods are delectable In their raw state. Both tomatoes and pineapples, however, because of their natural acids, keep tlulr full content after cooking. This enables us to use these canned products with full confidence lu their vitamin 0 supply When this vitamin is very low or absent, as has been the case lu war times or on long voyages away from the source of the fresh food aupply, the disease known as scurvy may the community or the crew. Old records show that limes, lemons and potatoes were known as scurvy preventives and cures generations before the existence of vitamin 0 was recognized. While acute scurvy Is seldom or never seen In this country, a which recondition of tards the growth and the formation of good teeth has been found in cases The of undernourished children. symptoms are loss of appetite, sore mouth and tenderness of the Joints. Some of the "growing pains which were supposed to have been a natural affliction of childhood may have been caused by a chronic case of mild icurvy. Plenty of fruits for breakfast, the use of vegetables and frulta liberal ly at the other meals In tha form of salads and desserts, will provide ua pleasantly with the essential vita together lightly with sour cream and mayonnaise mixture. Serve on crisp lettuce or as a slaw. 2. Dell ByndlruU WNU Servian Skip It Johnny Dad, they sny the Saar hns gone to Germany now. Dad (busy reading) Something like that, son. Johnny But what will the Russians say? Dud The Russians What ha vs they to do with It? Johnny (puzzled) But I thought the Saar was the king of Russia. Montreal Dally Star. 1 t In sub-scurv- y, NEUTRALIZE Mouth Acids , by cbewing on or more Milnesia Wafers min C. Clear Tomato Soup. tablespoon butter i cup each onion, carrot, eslsry, raw bam, cut up or deed I can tomatoes H teaspoon peppercorn 1 small bsyleaf I doves t sprigs parsler 5 sprigs thyms Balt Papper 1 quart white soup stock 4 In Cook onion, carrot, celery and ham butter five minutes. Add toma- WEAK AND MISERABLE! d Mrs. J. E. Ekatrom SIS W. Oak St., Ogden, I anflerrd Utah, Mid I I frit from irragularity. weak and tired all tha while and had paina la the imull of my bark. I cud Dr. Piercea Favorite Prmonp-tio- a and it atrenirthencd ma and helped to ml me of tha feminma trouble. 1 grew etronger felt like a different perron. Write Dr. Plerrea Clinic, Buffalo, N. Y far free medical advice. toes and seasonings and herbs and cook slowly for one hour. Strain carefully, add stock and season to Havre taste. Citrus Cocktail. cup lemon Julc hi cap orange juice Vi cup grapefruit Juice Vi cup sugar, few grain salt 1 cup mineral or Iced water Extract Juice from the fresh fruits. Combine and pour over cracked Ice in cocktail glasses. Garnish with mint sprigs or maraschino cherries. Carrot, Cabbage, and Nut Salad. t cups carrots, cut la very da trips cups cabbage, finely shreddsd 4 cup vinegar Vi cup sour cream VV oup mayonnaise Vi cup aut meats, finely chopped Orlsp carrots and cabbage by al- - Oil From Rubber The motorist of the future may be able to obtain his petrol and ell from old tires. Government chemists of the fuel research board have discovered that by compressing rubber and hydrogen at high pressure and high temperature a process similar to that used for extracting oil and tar from coal It Is possible to produce either motor spirits or lubricating oil. In one experiment a temperature of 850 degrees centigrade was reached, and a quantity of pale yelof low oil equnl to about the bulk of the rubber was produced. At a higher temporature, 450 degrees centigrade, the scientists succeeded in obtaining a yield of motor spirit equal to half the amount of rubber used. London WATCH TOUR KIDNEYS! Be Sure They Properly Cleanse the Blood constantly YOUR kidneys are from tha blood impurities stream. Rut kidneys get functionally dlsturbod lag in their work fall to remove the poisonous body wastes. Then you may suffer nagging backache, attacks of dizziness, burning, scanty or too frequent urination, getting up at night, swollen feet and ankles, rheumatic pains; feel "all worn out" Dont delayl For the quicker yoa get rid of these poisons, the better your chances of good health. Use Doant PtUs. Doan'g ars for the kidneys only. They tend to pro- mote normal functioning of the kidneys; should help them pass off the Irritating poisons. Doans are recommended by users the country over. Get them from any druggist. DOANS PILLS one-eight- h Tit-Bit- Dr. Pierce Pleasant Pellet are the original little liver pills put up 00 yean ago. They regulate liver and bowel. Aav. Great la Science Science Is resourceful It couldnt window, so It pry open t the train. 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