Show r T JAMES FARRELL IIUISII Cashier Lammersdorf James Farrell W H Brown Chris Jorgensm P C Soorup II S Gates A V Huish CIIAS Pres DIRECTORS LAMMEUSDORF A V — Chat First State Bank LC Or THE PLAINS PANDALLPADDId- H- of Salina mltthor Or'MY Lady Or THe South" J y when Wilderness Was King Etg£tc iw IllustrationBiJ5carbn1Mcuni (Copyright 8YNOPSI8 now a borJack Keith a Virginian der plainsman la looking (or roaming war parties of savages He sees a wagon team at full gallop pursued by men on ponies When Keith reaches the wagon the raiders have massacred two men and He searches the victims finding parted papers and a locket with a woman's portrait Keith Is arrested at Carson City charged with the murder his accuser ing a ruffian named Black Hart A negro companion lit Ids cell named Neb tells him that he knew the Keiths In Virginia Neb savs one of the murdered men was John Sibley the other Oen Willis Watte formerly a Confedeiate officer The plainsman and Neb escape and later the fugitives come upon a cabin and find Its occupant to be a young girl whom Keith thinks he saw at Caison City The girl explains that she Is In search of a brother who had deserted from the army and that a Mr Hawley Induced her to come to the Hawcabin while he sought her brother and Keith In hiding recogley appears nizes him as Black Hart There is a terrific battle in the darkened room In which Keith la victor Horses are appropriated and the girl who saya that her name Is Hope joins In the escape Keith explains his situation and the fugitives mnke for Fort Lamed where the girl is 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 filend Hr Falrbain Kgfth meets the brother of Hope Waite under the assumed name of Fred Wiland becomes convinced that loughby 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 Is mistaken for Christie Maclalre the Carson City singer Keith meets the real Christie Maclalre and finds that Black Bart has convinced her that there Is a mystery In her life which he Is going to turn to her advantage The plainsman tells Hope Waite of Maclalre to Christie her resemblance CHAPTER XXIII— Keith's eyes ears quick to In her voice “Interesting? after Information lifted detect (Continued) to her facp his the undertone A C McClurg Keith Captain Why did this man Hawley send me to the Salt Fork?" “He thought he was dealing with He had some reaChristie Maclalre son for getting her away getting her where he could exercise Influence 'Over her" “Yes — yes but who Is She?" “That Is what makes the matter so hard to unravel She doesn’t even know herself is going to Hawley of her ignoiance In advantage and convince her that respect person he wishes her to If represent— but who Is the we knew that we might block the game " Both sat silent striving to figure out some reasonable explanation "Do you know of any special papers your father carried?” he asked “No none outside his business take this she & Co Ulft) He would tell you bring him here whatever It was he told Hawley and that will give us the clue” He picked up his bat from the table but she rose to her feet holding forth her hands “I cannot thank you enough Captain Keith" she exclaimed frankly “You are doing so much and with no personal Interest—" “Oh but I have” The long lashes dropped over the brown eyes "What do you mean?" '‘That I have a personal Interest— In you Hope” She stood silent her bosom rising and falling to rapid breathing “You don’t mind my calling you used to Miss I haven’t got Hope? Waite yet” Her eyes mpt his swiftly' Such ceremony “Of course not would be foolish after all you have Do — do you call her done Dor me Christie?” He laughed clasping her bands agreements” “Has any one ever disappeared connected with your family? Did you have an older sister?” “Fred and I were the only children Why should you ask that question?” closer “Because something of that nature “1 assure you no — she Is strictly would seem to be the only rational exMiss Maclalre and” solemnly "shall planation Your brother must have be to the end of the chapter” told Hawlej something — some family didn’t care only that “Oh well secret— which he felt could be utilized was what you called her when you to bis own advantage Then be saw were telling' me what she said Are you going?” your picture and was immediately of the “Yes to find Fred remarkable resemthe sooner we blance and Christie can get this straightened out the betbetween you Maclalre this ter” Evidently discovery fitted Into bis plan and made It posCHAPTER XXIV sible for him to proceed He has been trying ever since to get an Interview A Mistake In Assassination with the woman to sound her and find out what he can do with her He Let his future be what It might has written letters sufficiently ex Jack Keith would never again forget yes for I was seeking and met with some As to the other question success am not sure whether I admire the lady She Is bright pretty and or not and in spite of her companionable at heart I believe a good profession was But really Miss Hope woman In my purpose Immersed too deeply much considto give her personality eration Among other things we spoke of you” “Of me? Why?” of our ad"1 told her something ventures together of how both HawShe was had' been confused ley and anxious to learn who you were but unfortunately have never even yet name” beard your "You have not?" left you at Fort Lamed be“No Christie Maclalre — supyou lieving of course posing it your stage name —and was confirmed in this belief by saddle finding in the holster of the bearyou had been riding an envelope ing that address" the note “I renmber It contained me to Hawley from the man brought he had written it that way” She crossed the room sinking down Into a “And you have chair facing him me with Christie confused actually Macliire all this while? Have never was?” known who He shook his head that Is "I told you to call me Hope my name — I am Hope Waite” "Waite!” he leaned forward star- ” tled by the possibility— “not— not— "Yes” she burst In holding out her "and this bands clasping the locket was my father’s where did you get it?” He took the trinket from her turning It over In his fingers Little by litwere betle the threads of mystery ing unraveled yet even now he could He looked up from not see very far face the locket Into her questioning “Did not tell you? No then It was an oversight This was about the buried at throat of one of the men but — but Hope Clmmaron Crossing it was not your father” "I know” her voice choking slight"Mrs Murphy found that out ly I heard am here that Is why my father came to Sheridan and I wanted Saw the Man Keith you to help me find him” He was thinking and did not answer at once and she went on in some plicit to make it clear his scheme Is alarm based upon a will drawn as he claims “Do you know anything about him by Christie’s grandfather No doubt Captain Keith?' Where Is he? Why by this time be has fully convinced Is be here? Don’t be afraid to tell the girl that she Is the rightful heiress to property — as he stated to Scott — me” He pressed the locket back Into her valued at over a million dollars That’s hand retaining the latter unresisted a stake worth fighting for and these two will make a hard combination within bis own "I have not seen your father Hope He’s got the papers or claims to have but he was certainly here a few days and they must be the ones stolen from met him for Falrbain ago They were your father I have been trusting you In your family know something I am going to might together In the army it all would make know— It seems to be a history which tell you all tangled web but the ends must be plain" "You do not’ decisively I confess "But am somewhere although must believe me not so much as a all at sea” He told it alowly and simply bring- hint of any secret has ever reached There are only the four of us ing forth his earlier suspicion and me am Fred and I how he had stumbled upon facts ap- Father Mother sure there can be no secret npthlng He related parently confirming them If which I would not know Perhaps her father’s robbery his loss of valu” — Miss see Maclalre could beand the conversation able papers “I am convinced that would be usetween Hawley and Scott which led to rising and pathe suspicion that these same pa- less" be Interrupted Into fallen had the hands cing acroes the floor "If Hawley has pers of were the convinced her of the justice of the the former and also will have he claim pledged her listened basis of his plot Hope breathless with Interest her widely to secrecy He Is working out of sight As like a mole for he knows the fraud opened eyes filled with wonder he concluded she burst and will never come to the surface speaking until everything Is In readiness forth: know a better way I’ll find Fred and don’t understand In the least “But t Go Down In a Heap the girl who held the door open for his passage with one hand her other clasped in his Interested before yet forcing himself Into indifference now that he knew who she really was the man made full surrender It was a struggle that kept him from clasping the slender figure In his arms and pouring forth the words of tenderness Which he sternly choked back This was neither the time nor the place yet his eyes must have spoken for Hope’s glance fell and her cheeks grew crimson "I do not need to pledge you to turn this time Qo I?" she questioned her voice trembling “No” he answered "nor any time againk The hall was deserted but a few In the men loitered office Keith none of the faces and did recognized not stop to make any inquiries ot the clerk It was growing dark the lights already burning and from the plashIt must ing of drops on the window be raining outside Hawley would upon Allss surely have ended Maclalre long before this and left the However interesting his Cohotel mmunication might have proven she must fill her evening engagement at the Trocadero and would require time — drawn on all the principal cities of the United and Europe Banking in all its various forms Drafts States Accounts Respectfully for supper and rest As to the result of that Interview there could be little doubt Providing the gambler possessed the proper papers be would have small difficulty In convincing the girl that she was indeed the one Keith had probed sufficiently sought Into her mind to feel assured that her inclination was to side with Hawley Uuder all the circumstances this was natural enough and he did not blame Per Four Cent Interest SAUSAGE Fresh and Fine her He glanced Into the as he not In any anticipation but passed which bemerely from the vigilance comes second nature upon the frontier Hawley stood leaning against the bar where he could see any one The eyes passing through the hall of the two men met but the gambler never moved never changed his attitude although Keith noted that his right hand was hidden beneath the The plainsskirts of his long coat man drew back facing his enemy til he reached the outer door There was a sneer on Hawley’s dark sinister face like an Invitation but a memory ot the girl he bad just lelt and her dependence upon him' caused He to an encounter avoid Keith would fight this affair out In a different way As the door opened and be slipped forth Into the gloom he brushed against a man apparently just entering The gleam of light fell for an instant upon the face of the other— It moustache h'entty wtm the for him They had been watching then — what for? Hawley on the side and this man Scott without were waiting to determine when be left the hotel would probably dog bis to discover where be went footsteps Keith loosened his revolver so as to be assured he could draw quickly and back into the shadow of the slipped steps his eyes on the door of the hotel There was a cold drizzly rain the streets almost deserted falling sodden and miserable appearing where the lights shone forth through or two men saloon windows One seeking supper coat collars turned up and hats drawn low over their eyes climbed the rickety steps and went In but no one came out Perhaps be was mistaken as to the purpose of those fellows they may have desired to know when he left or merely Scott’s return just at that moment To be might have been an accident the hotel possessed a back exit sure but he could not cover both ends of the oulldlng and must take bis chances It was too wet and disagreethere now able to remain crouched that it was evident there waB no With hand tention of following him on the butt of his gun suspicious and a faster watchful yet with scarcely beat to his heart Keith straightened his way and began splashing up down the street He through the mud would be knew where Willoughby most likely found at this hour— with cronies at the “Tenderfoot”— and he meant to discover the boy and make him confess to Hope the truth Matters had now reached a point where longer delay was dangerous dead the was seemingly Sheridan black long street silent gloomy cept lor those streams of saloon lignt of water A few shining across pools wanderers ploughed through the muck and shapes appearing dim uncertain He had gone vanishing in the gloom a block and over the struggle against him forgetlul of the elements leaving all else when a man reeled out of some dimly lit shack to his right and forward a few drunkenly staggered He could barely disfeet in advance tinguish the fellows’s outlines giving for little thought to the occurrence the way was unusually black along having there the saloon opposite a flash of Suddenly shades drawn red fire spurted into the night with a sharp report It was so close at hand It blinded him and he flung up one arm over his eyes and yet In that single instant he perceived the whole flame picture as revealed by the red He saw the man In front go flown In a heap the projection of the building from behind which the shot came the end of a wagon sticking forth Into the street which had concealed the assassin The blinding flash the shock for a moof that sudden discharge he then ment held him motionless In hand revolver leaped forward sprang around the end of the wagon and rushed down the dark alley He could see tween two buildings nothing but some one was running ahead of him and he fired recklessly the of the sound In the direction dim leaping spurt of flame yielding a Three times outline of the fugutive there then the he pressed trigger was nothing to shoot at — the fellow had faded away Into the black void of prairie Keith stood there baffled staring about Into the gloom the In his hand The revolver smoking sound of men’s voices behind was all that reached him and feeling the uselessness of further pursuit he re traced his way back through the nap row passage (TO BE CONTINUED) Love understands love — F R Haveraal talk it Deeds no Solicited Paid on Time Deposits nsed ’Like Mother to make Choicest line of MEATS and GROCERIES Front Tke White G W LONG COFFINS and CASKETS and Burial Supplies stock at my store kept in imported from leading deal-- j ers You can examine the goods and make seletion at any Call in and see my stock of burial goods moment PFPETERSON Furniture Store! xowm I LUMBER THufc iN LUMBER Nephi Plaster Portland Cement and a fine line of Builders Hardware Doors Windows Moulding Phone 16 Black JOHN ARNESON LUMBER CO 23 Ui not say Hello to them? 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