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ZTlee 'jK 'j'f CHAS LAMIIERSDORF HANS TuW Pro A V BUISH Caahisr DIRECTORS —Chas Lammcradorf Han Tuft W H Brown Chris P C Scorup A V Huibh James Farrell geiuen — Jor First State BANK of Salina: now a Jack Keith a Virginian la rldln alqBg the Santa plainsman trail on tna lookout for roaming war partite of aavaea He notlcea a camp fire at a distance and then sees a team attaohadK to a wagon and at full gallop pursued by men on ponies When Keith reaches the wagon the raiders have two man and departed He eearvhea the vtottms finding papers and a Iscket woman's portrait Hs resolves to 71th adown ths murderers CHAPTER III — (Continued) to the man at the bottom resistance of the atepa It dawned Suddenly upon him where be bad seen that faee with the black goatee before — at the faro table of ths “Red Light" He gripped hla hands that together instantly connectingsneering sinister face with the plot "Who swore eut that warrant?” “I did t you nbpd to know” a sarsmile revealing a gleam castic of whit teeth “on the affidavit of others friends of mine" “Who are you?" "I’m mostly called "Black Bart “ That waa it he had the name now — “Black Bart” He straightened np so quickly his eyes blazing that the marshal jerked his gun clear “See here Jack" shortly “are yer goln’ to raise a row or come along quiet?” As though the words had aroused him from a bad dream Keith turned to front the stern bearded face “There’ll be no row Bob” he said quietly- ‘Til go with you” (TO BE CONTINUED) Tba trail continually skirting ths high bluff and bearing farther sway from ths river turned sharply Into a narrow ravine There was a considerable break In the rocky barrier bere leading back for perhapa a hundred yards and the plainsman turned bis horse that way dismounting when out of sight among the boulders He could rest her until night with little He lay down on danger of discovery the rocka pillowing hia head on the saddle but bis brain was too active to permit sleeping Finally he drew the letters from out his 'pocket and began examining them JEW IN PLACE OF °0WER They yielded very little information those taken from the older man having no enAs Governor of Egypt Sir Matthew velopes to show to whom they had Nathan Would Occupy Position been addressed The single document Once Held by Joseph found In the pocket of the other was a memorandum of account at the Should Sir Matthew Nathan forPioneer Store at Topeka mer governor of Natal be appointed charged to John Sibley and marked paid to succeed Sid Eldon Gorst as gov This then must have been ernor of Egypt history will have the younger man’s name as the letters to the othtaken one of those curious turns that er began occasionally set agog the dlscerners of signs and “Dear Will” omens for this appointment They were missives such as a wife that is to a husband might writ pending would place in supreme ad long absent yet upon a mission of deep Inminlstratlve control of Egypt the terest to both Keith could not fully Jew In four thousand years Sir Matthew Nathan would be the determine what this mission might be successor to as the persons evidently understood Joseph of his race in each other so thoroughly the administration of a country that that mere allusion took ths place in the time of Pharoah who befriend of detail Twice the name Phyllis was mention-ed Joseph was the granary of the and once a “Fred" was also reworld and In these later days is beferred to but In neither instance coming one of the moat significant to of reveal clearly enough countries the relationmodern times Those who con the aacred scrip ship although the latter appeared to be pleaded for Certain tures for cues for the turns history references caused the belief that these letters had make will seize upon this Inol may "Are You Goln’ to Raise a Row or Com Along Quietly?” been mailed from some small dent as fulfilling one or another pretown but no name was mendiction or fancied prediction of ths tioned been entirely after nightfall They were Invariably signed the view of the other his lips grew set and past and much may he built upon It In fact it will be but a coincidence "Mary" The only other paper Keith of It now waa almost a shock— the white and his gray eyes darkened discovered was a brief Itinerary of the miserable shacks the gaudy saloon "Let It all out Marshal” he said but one of unusual totetest however Santa Fe trail extending as far west fronts the littered streets the dingy aternly “you've got me roped and The practical Import will be that Sli as the Raton Mountains Matthew Nathan is reckoned a fins giving the unpalnted hotel the dirty flap of cantied Now what's the charge?” usual camping spots and places where administrator vas the unoccupied road and worthy of all the dull Neither man moved but the one bewater waa accessible He slipped the prairie sweeping away to the horizon honor low swung about so as to face them papers back Into his pocket with a all composed a hideous picture one band thrust out of sight beneath distinct An Incentive feeling of disappointment neath the sun glare He could scarcethe tall of his long coat and lay back staring up at the little ly And a man to attend hlB horse and "Now my boy" said the head of tht “Make him throw up his hands The silence was strip of blue sky firm "If you will attend strictly to at the restaurant a drowsy Chinaman Bob” he said sharply even his horse standing mo--' bad to be shaken awake and frightprofound duties I will do something fins “Oh 1 reckon thar ain’t goln’ ter your tlonleas and Anally he fell asleep ened Into serving him He sat down be no trouble” returned the marshal for you I want you to always ask when you answer the telephone The aun had disappeared to the miserable meal oppressed with genially yet with no relaxation of atwho and even the gray of twilight was fading out of It Is before you let It be known “Keith knows me an’ exdisgust— never before had his life tention the sky when Keith returned again seemed so mean useless utterly withwhether I am here or not and always pects a fair deal Still maybe I bet to consciousness out excuse be careful when the people corns ter ask yer to unhitch yer belt Jack” aroused by his horse rolling on the- soft turf He possessed the appetite of the here to find out who they are and A moment Keith seemed to hesitate He awoke thoroughly refreshed and open of the normal man in perfect plainly puzzled by the situation and what they want before you come Into the private office to learn whether eager to get away on his long night's physical health and he ate heartily endeavoring to see some way of esride A cold lunch hastily eaten for his eyes wandering out of the open cape then his lips smiled and he wish to see them or not” a Are would hare been “Yes sir” replied thb new office window down the long dismal street dangerous silently unhooked the belt banding it and he saddled up and waa off trotI had to do thal A drunken man lay In front of the over boy “I understand saloon sleeping undis“Red Light" "Sure I know you’re square Hicks” where I worked before" ting out of the narrow ravine and Into the broad trail which could be folSee that you make no turbed two cur dogs were snarling at he said coolly “And now I've unlim“Very well lowed without difficulty under the dull each other Just beyond over a bone bered kindly Inform me wbat this is mistakes and as I have said I will do something nice for you” all about” Horse and rider a movers’ wagon was slowly coming gleam of the stars were soon at their best the animal In across the open through a cloud of ‘What are you goln’ to do for me “I reckon yer don’t know” was all within the That "No more than an unborn babe I I give satisfaction — raise me wages?' swinging unurged Into the long easy yellow dust ‘Well I can’t promise that exactly lope of prairie travel the fresh air' radius of vision For the first time In have been here but an hour" but I'll bring you the score cards ol “That’s It: If yer had been longer fanning the man’s face as he leaned years the East called him — the old forward Once they halted to drink and respectability life of cleanliness thar wouldn’t be no trouble Yo’re the ball games and let you make an from a narrow stream and then pushHe swore to himself as he tossed the wanted for killin’ a couple o’ men out album of them If you tend to busied on hour after hour through the Chinaman pay for his breakfast and at Clmmaron Crossin’ early yesterday ness properly I never miss a game” deserted night Keith had little fear strode out onto the steps Two men mornln’” of Indian raiders in that darkness were coming up the street together Venice Keith stared at him too completely and every stride of his horse brought from the opposite direction — one lean Of the books about Venice there Is astounded for the Instant to even him closer to the settlements and with black goatee the speak no end For the historian the "Queen Then he gasped further removed from danger other heavily set with closely trim Yet “For God’s sake Hicks do you be- of the Adriatic" has always possessed med gray beard Keith knew the laeyes and ears were alert to every a lieve that?” peculiar charm and there are any shadow and sound Once "I’m damned If I know" returned number of histories of the famous it must tter and waited leaning against the door one band on his hip have been after midnight be drew his the marshal doubtfully “Don’t seem cltyitate Of course the great reser“Hullo Bob” he said genially pony sharply back into a rock shadow like ye’d do it but the evidence is voir of Information concerning the Veat the noise of something of netian republic Is the "Archives “they must have routed you out pretapproachstraight ’nough an’ thar ain’t nothin' at lntervali ing from the east The stage to Santa ty early today" fer me ter do but take ye In I ain’t Venice" published Fe rattled past the four mules trotshore did the the years and still belnj was no Jack" throughout “They jedge an' Jury” In beadded to order to He came up the steps some“No but you ought to have ordinary ting swiftly' a squad of troopers ridsponse regularly It was merely a what heavily hia companion stopping ing hard behind syssense an’ you’ve known me for three come posted on the “monetary shadow below “The boys raise hell all night tem of the Venetian Republic" on lumping sweeping swiftly yeara” an’ then come ter me ter straighten past he could perceive the dim out“Sure I have Jack but If yee've would have to wade through many lines of driver and guard the soldiers It out in the mawnln’ When did ye gone wrong you won’t be the first works bearing generally upon VeneThere is no single exheard the git In?” swaying In their saddles good man I've seen do It Anyhow the tian history “An hour ago haustive work along that particular had to wake the evidence Is dead pounding of hoofs the creak of axles agin you an' I’d arand then the apparition ‘chink’ up to get any chuck line hut In nearly all of the histories Town rest my own disappeared If they give of the republic may be found someInto the black void looks dead” He bad not callme a warrant agin him” ed out — what waa the use? Those peo“Taln’t over lively at this time o’ thing Illustrative of her wonderful "What evidence is there?" financial system ple would never pause to hunt down his blue eyes to wanday’’ permitting “Five men swear they saw ye hauland outlaws their guard was der up the silent street but InstaAtly prairie in’ the bodies about and lootin’ the Universal Race Congress sufficient to prevent attac k They acbringing them back to Keith’s face pockets" In the official call for the first unibut one duty— to get the “but I reckon It’ll wake up later on” knowledged Then Keith understood bis heart versal race congress suggested by mall through on time He stood squarely on both feet and beating rapidly his teeth clenched to Prof Felix Adler at Eisenach In July The dust of their passing still In the one hand rested on the butt of a keep back an outburst of passion So 1906 the president Lord Weardale air Keith rode on the noise dying volver Keith noticed this wonderthat was their game was It?— some says: “Great is the historic pride of away in his rear As the hours pass ing vaguely act of his had awakened the cowardly Great also are its manifold London ed his horse wearied and had to be “I reckon yer know Jack as bow I suspicions of those him watching tragedies of squalor and poverty This stride but purred Into the swifter ginerally git wbat goes after" said across the river In varied story will be distinguished They were afraid the man seemed tireless The sun was the slow drawling voice “an’ that knew that he them as white men the summer of 1911 (July 26 29) by an hour high when they climbed the draw ’bout as quick as any o’ the And they had found a way to safely an episode both brilliant and unexlong hill and loped Into Carson City boys They tell me yo’re a muzzle him They must have ridden In London will assemble ampled The cantonment was to the right but but It won’t do ye no good ter hard over those sand dunes to have mankind In council Representatives Keith having no report to make rode make a play yere fer one o’ ua Is sure reached Carson City and sworn out of all human groups will come from directly ahead down the one long to git yer — do yer sabe?" this warrant it was a good trick the four quarters and lands that street to a livery corral leaving his “Get me?" 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