Show 7 r A w 1 Pres JAMES FARRELL IltJISH Cashier W H Brown Chas Lammersdorf James Farrell Chris Jorgensen P C Scorup H S Gates A V Hulsh CHAS LAMMEUSDORF A V DIRECTORS— First State Bank icorTiicPiAiris Randall PadpishAuthor Mv South’ of - Or Or THc WHEN WlLOERNCaa WAS KING" tTCCTC JuLU8TRATI0MS Bv DeARBFRN Lady Jy IW MCLVIT on the horizon the little wended their way back the steep trail Into the one long street of Sheridan At the hotel Neb was waiting the whites of his eyes shining with excitement his patotnime Indicating important news As soon as be could leave Hope Keith hurrried down to Interview his dusky satellite who appeared about to burst with restrained information As soon as uncorked flow that Individual began to volubly: “1 sho’ done seed ’em Massa Jack done seed ’em both" “Both? Both who?’’ sah" an’ dat black “Massa Waite debble dat we was huntin’ for It was a trios’ surprisin' circumstance sah — a moB’ surprisin’ circumstance” “Well go on where did you see them? Do you mean they were to- two men and He searches the victims finding parted and locket with a woman's fiupers Keith ia arrested Carson City charged with murder his accuser beA negro ing a ruffian named Black Bart cell named Neb tells him in companion that ho knew Keiths in Virginia Neb says one of murdered men was John Gen Willis Waite formSibley the erly a Confederate officer The plainsman ana Neb and later the fugitives come upon a cabin and find its occupant to be a girl whom Keith thinks he saw at The girl explains City that ahe Is In search of a brother who had deserted from the army and that a Mr Hawley Induced her to come to the cabin while I Hawnought her brother ley appears aaA Keith In hiding recognizes him Burt There la a terrific battle in darkened room In which a at the his the the other escape younc Carson KeKf ai as oiack the ictor and rfrV who in Hops his situation Horses are appropriated says that her name la the escape Keith explains and the fugitivesIs make for CHAPTER XXIV — Time Deposits SAUSAGE and Fresh Fine Like Died Motker to male ot Choicest line A MEATS and GROCERIES Tke evl of his message and unable to conjure to bis up words wholly satisfactory White W G Front LONG tdeas “It (Continued) about the was gathered In the body rain a single lantern Two or three men bad glimmering started down and the passageway Keith met them revolvers drawn and group suspicious "Who are you?” snapped one “Were you doing all that sharply shooting yonder?” Keith recognized the voice thankful that he did so ”1 fired at the fellow but be got reckon you away onto the prairie couldn’t have done any better Bill" "Jack Keith!” and Hlckock's voice bad a new tone his hand dropping on the other’s shoulder “Never was gladder to meet a fellow In my life Boys this Is an old deputy of mine down In Dodge When he gives up chasin' a murderer there Isn't much use our tryln Let’s go back end find out bow bad the fellow Is hurt While we’re feelln' pur way Jack you might tell us what you KS°w about this af(air” “ i it was Just the flash of a gun and the man dropped” Keith explained briefly “1 was ten or a dozen feet behind BBd the fellow fired from the wagon there He must have been laying for some one — reckon maybe It was me” “You? Then It’s likely you have Borne notion who be was?” "Well if I have Bill” and Keith’s lips were set tight "I’m not liable to tell you If It’s the lad I think likely I’ll attend to the case myself You understand — this Is my personal af r Solicited on gether?" The negro took a long breath dently overcome by the Importance Fort Larned where the girl left with the hotel landlady Miss Hope tells that she Is the daughter of General Waite Keith and Neb drift into Sheridan where Keith meets an old friend Dr Kalrbaln Keith meets the brother of Hope Waite under the assumed name of Fred Willoughby becomes convinced that and Black Bart has some plot Involving the two Hope learns that Gen Waite who was thought murdered is at Sheridan and goes there where she la mistaken for Christie Maclaire the Carson City singer Keith meets Die real Christie Maclaire and finds that Black Bart has convinced her that there ia a mystery In her life which he is going to turn to her advantage The plainsman tells Hope Waite of to Christie her resemblance Maclaire They decide that Fred Willoughby may hold the key to the situation A Four Per Cent Interest Paid down a savages have massacred Accounts Respectfully still lingering party slowly SYNOPSIS Jack Keith der for roaming war plainsman la looking He sees parties of wagon team at full gallop pursued by men on ponies When Keith reaches the wagon the s Salina Drafts drawn on all the principal cities of the United States and Europe Banking in all its various forms ‘‘Som’t’ing ’Bout a Gal Massa over his eyes and on his dropped knees Into the mud beside the body staring speechless Into the white face the sightless eyes Hlckock watching him closely and gripped his arm “What Is It? Do you know him?” "My God yes Fred Willoughby" Jack— an’ a Law Suit sho’ am de strangest t'lng Massa Jack ebber prognosticated was 'Jest cornin’ roun' de corner ob Sheeny Joe's shebang back dar by de blacksmith Lawd when— de shop save me!— yere come ol Massa Waite a ridln' 'long on a cream colo’d pinto just as much alibe as ebber be was Yas sah he’s whiskers was blowln’ round an’ could eben yeah him cussin' he hoss when he done shy at a man what got up sudden like from done a be was settln' on took one look at dat Becon' fellar and seed It was dat black debble from ducked lnta down Carson way Den I de blacksmith shop out 'er sight 6 ho’ didn't want Mister Hawley to git no chance at dis nigger — sho’ didn’t" “Did they speak to one another?” Keith asked anxiously “Did you hear what was said?" ‘‘Sho’ dey talked Massa Jack sorter reckon dey was dar for dat Sutt'nly sah dey special purpose went right at talkin' like dey had 01' Massa som’t’ing on dey minds was a sluin' straight up on de Waite was a an' dat black debble hoss standin’ dar In front ob him Ol’ Massa Waite be was mad from de first Jump off an' could heah most but Mr Hawley he said eberyt’ing he grin de same way he do when be deal faro an' speaks kinder low De ol' man he swear fine at him be call him eberyt’ing— a damn liar a damn scoundrel — but Mr Hawley he jest grin and say ober de same Ung“ “Wht was that Neb?" "Sora’t’lng 'bout a gal Massa Jack — an a law suit — jin’ how de ol’ man better settle up wldoul no flghtin’ jest didn’t git do whole ob It he talked so low like” “What did Waite say?" He "Well mostly he Jest cussed sho’ told dat black debble 'bout what r he thought ob him but he didn’t not call ' him Hawley —no sah once he done call him Bartlett or be But like dab or odder somet’lng sutt’nly read dat man’s pedigree from way back to de time of de flood An' be done swore he'd tight reck’n for whatebber It was papers pr no papers Den Hawley he got plumb tiled ob de ol’ man swearin’ at him an’ Lis grabbed a picter out ob he’s pocket look at dat! an’ says ‘Damn you What kind ob a fight can yo’ make against dat face?’ De ol' man stared at it a while sorter chokin’ up den be say softer like: ‘It’e Hope where did yo’ ebber get dat?' and de black debble he laughed an’ shoved de picter back Into he’s pocket ‘Hope hell!’ he say 'It’s Phyllis an I’ll put her before any Jury yo’re mind to get — oh I’ve got yo’ nailed Waite dls time’ ” (TO BE CONTINUED) COFFINS and CASKETS and Burial Supplies- kept in stock at my store imported from leading deal-- i You can examine the goods and make seletion at Sers moment Call in and seemyitock of burial goods PF PETERSON Furniture LUMBER Tmilcm Store LUMBER Nephi Plaster Portland Cement and a fine line of Builders’ Hardware Doors Windows formed ‘against him' If Fred couKJ know the trouble his chance words have caused he would wish you to do this With him gone we are going to find the unravelling harder than ever It Is my Judgment Hope your brother should be buried here" Bbe shuddered her bauds pressed CHAPTER XXV to her eyes "Oh on that horrible ‘Boots Hill?” A Reappearance of the General “Only temporarily little girl” bis Keith did not Inform Hope of her voice full of deepest sympathy "In brother’s death until the a few weeks perhaps it could be following but had the body properly morning East for burial and devoted the prepared She as silent for what seemed to remalhder of the night to searching him a long while j then she looked up for Geheral Waite ahd Incidentally Into hlg face fclinglng to his arm for both and Scott Hawley Both “Yes" she said "that will be best" Hlckock and Fairbaln assisted In this That same afternoon the sun low effort to learn the whereabouts of the In the west they placed the dead boy dead boy’s father but without the In his shallow grave on "Boots Hill’’ result nor did Keith’s Inves- It was a strange funeral In a strange slightest fair" tigations reveal the gambler at any of environment — all about the barren deHlckock nodded his hand again his accustomed resorts while Scott serted plains far away to the east pressing the other's shoulder had apparently made a complete getand west the darker line marking the "Sure Jack If you feel that way These disappearances merely away railroad grade and just below nestled There’s enough doing here in Sheri served to convince him as to the truth close In against the foot of the hill dan to keep a marshal reasonably of his first suspicions Scott might the squalid town of tents and shacks Into busy without dlppln’ private have departed for good but Hawley There were not many to stand beside I matters rather reckon you can would certainly reappear Just as soon the open grave for few In Sheridan take care of yourself but If you need as assured his name had not been knew the lad and funerals were not me old boy I’m always right here on mentioned In connection with the uncommon— some cronies the Job You know that” To Neb alone did the plainstragedy and maudlin awed somewhat by the "I do Bill and appreciate It” man candidly confide his belief In the presence of the marshal Doctor FairThe group about the motionless guilt of these two and when other baln Keith and Hope That was all body fell away and made room for the duties called him elsewhere be left excepting the post chaplain from Fort marshal the last man to rise saying the negro scouring the town for any Hays who lnsplrled by a glimpse of soberly: possible reappearance of either the girl’s unveiled face spoke simple “He’s dead all right Hlckock from lack of sleep It wag all over words of comfort guess he never knew what hit him with his yet with quickly and with the red sun Good shootln’ too dark as it Is here” fully decided as to whatmessage advice he “Had the range fixed likely" re- should offer Keith returned to the turned the marshal "That’s what hotel and requested an Interview with makes It look like It was arranged still comparatively Hope Although for” of evil had early some premonition He bent down striving to distin- awakened the girl and in a very few moments she was prepared to receive guish the dead man’s features turned but to the drizzle reA questioning the night her visitor up glance Into vealed only the faintest outline his face was sufficient to assure her of "Anybody know him?” There was unpleasant news but with one quick no response only a shuffling of feet breath she grasped bis arm as though “Here you man with the bis In the mud afforded her very presence can see lantern hold It over where strength Now you There that la better “How tired you look! Something take a look and see If some of has occurred to keep you out all night know you have brought and— and you can’t name the poor devil” Don’t be afraid to tell They glanced down one after the me bad news other over Bill's shoulder of the area of field can bear anything me More than shading season better than In only five states has their eyes from the rain so as to see suspense Is It about father?” less than the United States has been surveyed of the area been of clearer The light the flickering "No Hope” and he took her hand and mapped by topographers of tho covered lantern streamed full on the ghastly and led her to a chair Bending above t:i United States geological It Is not yet possible to make an essurvey face hut each man shook bis head her he gave her the whole story of uio connection with the preparation of a timate of the number of sheets that Keith hung back hopand passed on and she scarcely detailed topographic atlaB of the cou will form the completed atlaB but it night Interrupt ing some one would Identify the body with a question will probably exceed 8000— Brooklyn sitting there try and not make it necessary for him to with only an occasional sob shaking areas called The maps represent ClVlzen take part In the grejvsome task It her slender form As he ended she quadrangles and show by a system of was not likely to be any one he knew looked up Into his face and now he contour lines all topographic In Too Much of a Hurry features and besides be felt the man had died could see a mist of unBbed tears in giving elevations as determined by "Absalom ” said Mrs Pambo "you've in his stead and he dreaded to look her eyes the survey’s spirit level work The got to' quit your drinking your smokface When the the last stricken do shall upon "What Captain Keith? quadrangles are areas limited by par- ing your chewing your swearing of the group had drifted back out of am all alone with this except Tor allels of latitude and meridians of your — ” "For heaven’s sake Nancy" the radius of light Hlckock looked up you" longitude and differ In size with the protested Mr Rambo "don’t commit and saw him have considered that Hope" he latitude of the areas and with the me to such a wholesale reform Let “Here Jack" he said gravely “and It seems to scales of the maps "you answered me revise my habits gravely schedule better try— you might know him” — me your present duty Is more to the work has been comTopographic Chicago Tribune Keith bent over and looked down You rethe dead should living than pleted In Connecticut Massachusetts As he did so his heart seemed to rise main here until we learn something New Jersey Rhode Island and the When a fool wants to become wickchoking Into his throat and a blur definite regarding your father and District of Columbia and will be fin- ed he must meet a wicked man who is He swept s band discover the truth of this conspiracy obscured his sight ished In Maryland during the next looking for a fool — Beaumarchais Phone Moulding 6 Black JOHN ARNESON LUMBER CO- - 3C y not say Hello to them? 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