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Philadelphia, I'm Henil fur KHKK Birthdays, holidays and weddings are what keep the average man Mrs. poor. WIhws'b Seething aoftaes tbs Byron. nas,rsdne bfr Tor (bl hires teatbtne. ismmufde. allays psla, certs wind ooltu. MeaboUMb People waste a lot of valuable time In foolish arguments. W. N. U. Salt Lake City, AND VIRGIL D. BOYLES iCsHfrvbt Ujr a. I. Met larg c U., INi.i SYNOPSIS. flaorae Wflliaion, a n,r runrlunun. high iiiinditl anil cultured, ararclit-- s fur oatilr mlKsliiK from Ida ranch t lie "l,uxy M." Oil a wooded Kmt In tln river'a Iml lliai would have liecn an Inland Imd the ktmmmrl tjceu ai high water, he diarovrra a band of horse thieves engaged III Working over brands on eat lie, lie rreeiis Soar enough to note the changing of the "Three liars'' bland on one steer to the J. H." brand. Paul Langford, the rich turner of the Three liars" ranch, is sent for liy Wllliaton and la Informed of the operations of the gang of cattle thlevea.- -a bund of outlaws headed by Jesse Nltick, who long have defied the law and atithor-Itie- s of Kemali county, South Dakota, with impunity, but wliu, heretofore, hud not dared to nuileat any of the pmiierty f tlie great Three Bata" ranch. Willis- lon altowa his reluetaney In iipiioslng a band so powerful in politics and ao dread ed by all the inminuntiy. latngford Sledges Wllliaton his friendsltlp If he Will assist In bringing Jesse Black" and bis gang to Justice. I .ting ford is struck with the lieauly of Mary, commonly known as Willlston'a lillle girl." Ixtiisc Dale, an expert court stenographer, who had followed her unde. Judge Hammond Dale, from the east to the Iiakoiaha.'' and who ia living with him at Wind llty, Is requested by the county attorney, Richard Gordon, to come to Kemali and take testimony in the preliminary hectr-In- g of Jesse Black. Situ accepts the invitation and makes her first trip Into the Wild Indian country. Arriving at Velpcn across the river from Kemali. site Is nn-- t by Jini Munson, a lull headed eowlioy of the "Three Burs ranch. mean an thing," laughed Brown, "But it does beat the baud, Jim, now doesn't It, bow you people scare at petticoats. They ain't pizen honest. Jim looked on Idly. Occasionally he condescended to head a rebellious steer sbutewards. Out beyond It was still and sweet and peaceful, and the late afternoon had put on that thin veil of coolness which is a refreshment after the beat of the day. But here In the pen all wai conThe raucous cattle-call- s fusion. of the cowboys smote the eveniug air Btartlingly. Here, Hill Brown!" he exclaimed suddenly, "where did you run across that critter?" He slapped the shoullong-eareder of a big. steer as he sinike. The animal waa on the point of being driven up the good-naturedl- God-give- No. 27, 190A n raw-bone- - York Times writer. "Well. I got even wiib him, all right. He ain't married, but he's got a best girl. IBs father owns a shoe factory over in Jersey, and rich my! Well, she called him up the other afternoon at her usual time. Is Mr. Smith there? she asks, In her most ronianiickist voice. 'Yes,' I answers, Just as honey like as she. It's his wife wants him. Isn't it? With that Miss Girl hung up with such a Jerk my ear hurt. Smith goes around wondering why she docs not call him up. Every time he dares be says to me: 'lias any one called mo on the 'phone, Miss Limit? And I look as Innocent as a kid and shake my head I tell you, ua telephone girls No. can turn Joy to the Bride' into 'Nothin Doin' any time we please. Me for Us." all Into must be tin- - past. But his "get away and diguifled. Likely bunch you have there, ba said, casually , turning away wit reluctance. Fair to middlin', said Brown with pride. Sblppln' to Sioux City, you said? cli-a- Yep." Well, so long. . So any these Shippin' Jim?" days, Buss never dribbles 'em "Nope. out. When lie ships lie ships. Ain't nona gone over the rails since last -- ln:-g- fall." He stepped off briskly and vaulted fence with as lightsome an air as though he were bent on the one errand his heart would choose, and swung up the track carelessly humming a tune. But he had a vise-likgrip cn his cob pie. IBs teeth bit through ilie ft all stem. It split. He tossed the remains away with a gesture of nervous contempt. A whistle the SUFFERED want to know." You're crazy. Jim! Why, I bought that fellow from Jesse Black t' other day. I've got a bill of sale fur him. I'm shippin' a couple of cars to Sioux City and bought him to send along. That's the square. on don't doubt it s' far as you're concerned. Bill Brown, said Jim, but that's our critter JeBt the same, and I'll Jest tote Tm along t you've no 1 Well, I guess not!" said Brown, laconically. Ixiok here, BUI Brown," Jim was didnt Retting bot headedly angry, you know Jease Black stands trial tomorrow for rustlin' that there very critter from the Three Bari ranch?" No. 1 dldu't" Brown answered shortly. Any case? guess yes! Wllllston o the Lazy this very critter on that Island He where Jesse Black holds out. An hour prior to this little episode proceeded to relate minutely the story Jim Munson had sauntered up to to which Wllllston was going to swear the ticket window only to find that the train from the east was 40 minutes late. He turned away with a little shrug of relief. It was a foreign role be waa playing this assumption of the duties of a kuight in dancing attendance on strange ladies. Secretly, he chafed under it; outwardly, he waa magnificently indifferent He had a reputation to sustain, a reputation of having yet to meet that which would lower his proud boast that be was afraid of nothing under the aun, nelth-- f man nor devil. But he doubted bis ability ao to direct the point of view of tbe Boss or the Scribe or the rest of tbe boys of tbe Three Bars ranch, who were on a still bunt for hia spot of vulnerability. Tha waiting roum was bot unbear ably ao to a man who practically lived in tbe open. He strolled outside and down the tracks. He found himself wishing the train had been on time. Had It been so, it the impending meeting would now have been a thing of the forgotten past. He must needs fortify himself all over again. But sauntering down the track toward Ive G- a for Him. the stockyards he filled his cob pipe, He on the morrow. lighted it, and was comforted. But, he concluded, had a reprieve. Jesse's goln to fight like hell against most The boys had tried valiantly bein bound over. to persuade him to "fix up for this Well, well. said Brown, ierplexed-ly- . event. He had scorned them indigBut the brand. Jim, its not nantly. If he was good enough as yours or Jesse's either. he was black woolen shirt, red neckQuaintcd with any J R ranch in erchief and all for men, just so was these parts?" queried Jim, shrewdly. he good enough for any female that I ain't. ever lived. So he assumed a little confessed Well, neither am I, swagger as he stepped over the ties, Brown, "but that's not sayin' there and tried to make himself believe that aint one somewhere. Maybe we can he was glad' he had not allowed him- trace it hack. self to be corrupted by proffers of "Shucks! exploded Jim. blue shirts and while neckerchiefs. "Maybe you're right, Jim, but I He was approaching the stockyards. dont proitose to lose the price o' tbat There was movement there. Sounds animal less'n I have to. You can't of commands, blows, profane epithets, blame me for that. I paid good money and worried bawlings changed the for It. If It'a your'n, why, of course, placid evening calm into noisy strife. it's your'n. But I want to be sure first It Is always a place Interesting to Sure you'd know him, Jim? How cowmen. Jim relegated thoughts of could you be so blamed sure? Your the coming meeting to the back- boss must range 5,000 head. ground while he leaned on the fence, "Know him? Know Mag? I'd know and, with Idle absorption, watebed tbe Mag ef my eyes were full o soundin loading of cattle into a stock car. A cataracts. Hes an old and tried friend switch engine, steaming and splutter- o mine. The meanest critter tbe ing, stood ready to make way for an Lord ever let live and tbat's a fac'. other car as soon as the present one But the boss calls 'lm his maggot. should be laden. He waa not tbe only Seems to actually churlsh a kind o' Others were before him. 'fection for tbe ornery critter, and spectator. Two men strolled up to the side op- says the luck o the Three Bars would posite' as he settled down to musing sort o' peak and pine ef he should Interest. ever git rid o' the pesky brute. Maybe Gee! he swore gently under his hea right Leastwise, the critter's his, bresth, ef that ain't Bill Brown! Yep, and when a thing's yours, why, it's It is, for a fac'. Wonder what he'a yours and tbat's all there Is about It. a shiypin' now for!'' He scrambled By crack, the boss is some mad! lightly over tbe high fence of the pen You'd think him and that wall-eyeHullo, there. Bill Brown! he yell- cross-grainehad been ed, genially, making his way as one kind and lovin' mates these many-yearsaccustomed through the bunch of reWell, I ain't met up with this luctant, excited cattle. ornery critter for some time. Hullo, "Hullo yourself, Jim! What you there, Mag! Look kind o' sneakin', doin' in town?" responded the man ad- now, dont you, weirin' tbat outlanddressed, pausing in his labor to wipe ish and unbeknownst J R 7 the streaming moisture from bis face. Bill Brown thoughtfully surveyed He fanned himself vigorously with his the steer whose ownership was thus so unexpectedly disputed. drooping hat while he talked. Gal huntin', answered Jim, sober"You hold him, Insisted Jim. Ef ly and despondently. he ain't ours, you can send him along Hell!" Brown surveyed him with with your next shipment, can't you? astonished but sympathetic approba- What you wobblin' about? Ain't afraid You the boss 'll claim what ain't hia, are Hell! he repeated. tion. don't mean It, do you, Jim, honest? you, Bill Brown 7 Corns, now, honest? So you've come Well, I can't he'p myself, I guess, to It, it last, have you? Well, well! said Brown, In a tone of voice which What's cornin' over the Three Bars? told plainly of hia laudable effort to What'll the boys say? keep his annoyance In subjection to He came nearer and lowered his hia good fellowship. "You send Langvoice to a confidential tone. "Say, ford down here first thing in the morn- S saw d Bill-of-Sa- n 4' YEARS. E I have been treated by doctors for years for a bad case of eczema on my leg. They did their beat, but failed to cure It. My doctor bad advised me to have my leg cut off. At this time my leg waa peeled from tbe knee, my foot waa like a piece of raw flesh, and I had to walk on crutcbea. I bought a set of Cuticura Remedies. After tbe first two treatment! the welling went down, and In two montha my leg waa cured and tbe new skin came on. The doctor waa surprised and said that be would use Cuticura for hla own patients. I have now been cured over seven years, and but for the Cuticura Remedies I might have lost my life. Mrs. J. B. Renaud, 277 Mentana St., Montreal, 1 1 TWENTY-FIV- Her Explanation, Otto E. Schuar, president ef the Walters' club of New. York, In a re cent argument on tipping, said to hit optHinent, sharply: Your reply re iulnds me of a womans reply In a German court. This woman waa ae cused of jHiisoulng her husband. Tha prosecuting attorney said to her: 'You have heard the evidence. The body contained enough arsenic to kill ten persons. What have yon to say? 'My husband,' the woman answered, was a big eater.' With Eczema Her Limb Peeled and Foot Was Raw Thought Amputation Was Necessary Believes Life 8aved by Cuticura. e shute. What you want to know fur? asked Brown in surprise. "Reason 'nough. That critter belongs to us. thats why; and want to sounded, lie quickened his pace. It know where yon gut him, that's what he missed her well, the boss was a 1 CHAPTER IV. Maggot. 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Wish It was in kingdom come aboulil b- as short ns those 40 come. Yep, I do, for a fac'. had been. how soon he, Jim Munson, "Oh, well, never mind! didn't cow puncher, would have ridden them twenty-fiv- e good fellow, took a lot of nonsense from the boys, but there were things be would not stand for. Jim did not need to be told that this would be one of them. The platform was crowded. The yellow sunlight fell slantingly on the gay groups. Aw, Munson, you're bluffin'. Jested You ain't lookin' the null carrier. fer nobody; you know you ain't. You ain't got no folks. Don't believe you never bad none. Never heard of 'em. Lookin' for my uncle," explained Jim, serenely. "Rich old codger from the state o' Pennsylvaney some'ers. Aint got nobody but me left." Aw, come off! What you glvln' us? But Jim only winked and slouched off, prime for more adventures. 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He waa conscious of the attention he was attracting striding up the inclined street from the station In the van of the prettiest and must thoroughbred girl who had struck Vclpen this long time. Not that he objected to attention mules normal conditions. Not be! He courted it HIs chief aim In life seemed to be to throw the limelight of publicity, first, on the Three Bara ranch as the one and only In the category of ranches, and to be connected with It In some way, however slight, tbs unquestioned aim and object of existence of every man, woman and child In the cattle country; secondly, on Paul Langford, tbe very boss ol bosses, whose master mind was ths prop and stay of the northwest, If not of all Chirstendom; and lastly, upon himself, the modest, but loyal servitor In this Paradise on earth. But girls were far from normal conditions. There were no women at the Three 'Bars. There never had been any woman at the Three Bars within the memory of man. 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