Show i. i 2 TS Lc t 7 TH THE E SA Ii LA KE TELEO TELEGRAM RAM S SUNDAY U Y MORNING NO 1 1 Ij Si i r i V K r OF P PR 0 R A D D' D I b S' S SIE IE It by by B By Dodd Mead food T r Metropolitan 1 t ng eo Co te Inc In Newspaper E All I R Service oe New I r raw boned honed Padre said ald th the man mal simply Ive ve I Continued from lut last sst week wk At Santa Leandra U Lul I hrs ham studied a ft her sunnIng cunning eyes ye and caa cast ut th the th light lightf pr f t hI hr mI s that way way an th the th man was waa non nono other orber thin than that hums huu hulk of fir lau lauter laughter laugh ter an and ami U us wealth alth wan man n Aro AmI z l. l flattered nu out ut t of a It iti 1 I vao the tM b bearded rd giant gIt came oft oft- ta a to and h h. h tied h. h hla hi hots bora At a a fence to lb stand tand In tn Ih the shadow adow of or the and talk Alk It U- U the th Ctrl rl trL And ADd f far r In tn Ui the ruffed d tut ot th tM till BUnd BUDd Trait Trail hula MU the daye dys w r b by br with In tn Red Red- atu hidden glad the path peth by br the binding wan wall waa wee growing cl deeper per tb tN th top pU K ot of the Inset gets gate waa we thinned and ud ratted ragged flaunting 1 lone white fiber banners benness nn to the tor for t the th stallion never nevar esabe d hi hi constant t gnawing at the tha hindering hinder hinder- ing ba bars ban A AI Aa for the king b h be wee was 1 lean with Ith U. U the endless fist frei hard aa as nalla with the tha everlasting TSU rau beat about th tile walla walli an end and hi hla eager aeger er er eye y were hoV OW boI w with despair At A Paradise Pared the old fire ties M ute lit had bed cI beneath a shadow for Val Vat the tM light ht of the tb ch was waa dim a strange depression llon Th There WM no rao laughter on her hr Up Ups now no pretty tricks delighted the tb ride ridera earning la In or 01 going pinK out Instead a mortal f s was waa In her long eyes area a tremble emble was waa always jest JaR behind bar Up lips lieU Ban the tha keenest kneet heart hurt at Para Para- cUM dl beside her Iter daughter knew that was waa wrong and 4 ah she ab mada md on one em gentle pro probe to find Iliad ft tta can Val VaI darting she abe said eald there theres a shadow hadow in your sky Cant Can't you tell teU your yur mother And AzuS Val Va standing by a window In tk tM th twilight wit where th the fine tIDe leaved grew thick w aw th the Imon aa sad veil J waver through h. h herslow her tow slow t tears flU rs with Its JIb L J shadow Belle Belle- she be said eM th u. the end and of ot the world ems t I r cannot tell tall DOt 11 not It-not oot Tea even to yea OU for Ot r there's theres U a a secret v with It that that's not 1101 Ot mine But If It all Paradise knew that VAt Val wa WM in tn trouble there was WU one who rave gave It little UtU bo thought thought cbs boss boat him him- selL f. f John Hannon we R a at strange strang range man these theM day days who had bed ahra always ben been so 10 to his hla subordinates He II d strung trung Ilk like Uk a singing wire L fun fall of ol energy bla bluing with a zeat zest of ot Ufa lf that made mad him marked markt among antong the tho slower blood Mood of ot more mol youthful Mm Dlen ifo fe entered into th the ranchers rancher plas for tor Us the capture of ot the Ole Black tier with vim Tim and apparent Joy ba John Hannons Hannon's maglo o be he said Mid pointedly to them one day will wIlI work again ln ID In another noth way And sometimes his eye dropped quickly when h he felt their tell tale fire shone hone with that t odd excitement that Was waa mad as lunacy Th Tb best t In its tins lID he ho muttered to himself OD one once smoking la IU the pa patio pa- pa tio tb th Black Rustler Is la th tb best beat In his hla line Une When the ache In her breast be became be be- eau came In so M h heavy aa as to be unendurable when hen it N every n breath the she drew draw was waa fraught with pain when only sighs silba wr wets on en her lips to ease the stricture of her hr lungs lun Val Vat saddled sad sd died bt and went to tA o Padre she sho said late b standing by byth bythe th the little table wb where r site she had bad L's Ls jetted entranced to pleasant p speech peach ch so 80 lon long long so eo o l long ng ago asO it t M Padro d mad mad- dear dear Ne Wa come coma for lp Her Up Ups quivered with the tb troublesome trou trou- bl tears t that were so near her ber eye ye now and Father looked 4 deap Into her fa face opened hi his hi old anba and took her In kI Jilt Jilt- breast with her forehead fore- fore head to his shabby cassock TI lP 1 ho he said what have haye you OU J net eS 1 d And Into this wise heart beart which had had- been en her bel safe fo cont confessional v Mace ithee fine she ahe could remember she Ibo poured the story of ot her love and its it bitter end condo And Lolo tote celled called him padre she abs sobbed lobbed the the ahl ant the Black Rustler Rue Rus and tier and h he did he-did did not den deny I lie He ead that te ahl that b could coti What 1 tT cried Father the tears suddenly blinked from before his vision Why Why Jl he Then b he drew In his hi breath with witha a whistling bound hound and said no more Higher Hands lIand he murmured Mr ah well It 1 la I. in Ia higher than mine minet at last lut And to himself he said Adl sadly Tragedy TNy steps step this way with her head covered Ah Ab war Va Vat Val Val Val Val-my my little o oe But Bat th the habit of ot a wonderful life Ut we troD strong upon him and he gathered gath gath- ered Id hi Ida hi spiritual forces force to weave wea-e a Vb nb 0 oX of In tn which to wrap this yOung soul lOW quivering from its O ant rat great t bw w So well did he b. sue suo- c ed that when ah she wont want back baek to Paradise and tour hours later Val Vol Hannon waa se her fathers father daughter once nee again strong song contained ready read to face tees the odds odd of lit with the mat gNat courage that web was Inherent la fA Ii her 80 00 time passed The h heat het At of ot the 8 th the th soft blue haze hau hazed d 4 e oa th the be plains and Indian summer cane ceas m. m overnight It Its Ita cool wind tn W were e soft as a. the breath th of ot a ft child the gold old o of ot lt Its Ita sunlight thrice refined and tender So Rb the as Ian days went by on leaden feet fist sweet blue baa days day 4 hazy nuy sort eon tiDed filled th the of spring the tha mUd mild content of ot summer tie tte forecast o of the fat falL Sometime Val Va turned her eyes to Wit where Me lilMa Grande atoo stood like Ilka a tJ mountain and then aha abs grew w weak In hi the knee knees with mem mem- o orV orI at of that t last lt terrible day leaned against a a. wall trail sIl and ud slow aloft tears tear filled tilled her eyes Briston Ri-inton smoked man many vader tJ th 9 stars star and wove wow long webs web of Ot thought and d a vest great t was 0 faithful heart He Re saw lAW many things dath that other others did not and be watched several persons parsons covertly covertly- among them Jose Joe Josep J. J p Ho II fl had bad 10 long watched Jose Joe The shut film brown Mexican 1 was waa very iT er quiet c and contained Migual Mi- Mi pal goal and aDd Arias Mias the latter long lone since atnee keeping house with pretty In in- inthe th tIM the good fled cabin Beyond th the third corral corral they they were dear pond panda compared com coin pared to him Also lao th the be Indian vaquero vaquera va- va quero QUerOL Jose Joee o now Jo Jew Joae e with his hi fathom fathom- 1 ie eyes Y an and hi his silent step who step who on the th rancho S so well weD fitted to leave the In the night DieM and be back baek at di dawn with ao no one the wiser ib for Instance with db the ut adroit CU cunning Dt to wrap wisp a horses horse's feet Who made mad such fancy tane- to t. to bind V restless no nose Antt Aun eye ey- among on all the rfd rider lifted to the boss boss' with just jut that lightning flicker fen fell so swiftly lI when hen the flash trash between tween the two was done one Yea verily Tom reilly Tom Briston waited ted k J I J K I 1 t.- t. long Ion night hours bour when he be lii ba l i t and much good GOd 0 t thinking CHAPTER The Th rt Face Fac in in the Doorway Om One mol r S ulta Lean lr lr 11 wil II d it neth th it 1111 trees Ilk Lik n 1 I I i was in the middle Idd e of the floor hi hit his gun in in his hs hand his hi blue eyt narrowed I ancient dane dame among towns she sat above her be priceless stream her 01 old oki 1 head bead nodding nodell in the haze hase her hand hands folded in her bir lap Her doors fro open to th tb soft tt winds nd and the sun- sun shins shin her countless babies brawled in her ber silent client streets street her nondescript dO dogs dog slept ept on her ber sills I At the tumble cown picket fence that flunked flanked the Sanchez cabin there stood tood a hugs huge dark horse hoise Ill m made and awkward its slug head drowsily handing Its Us broad hips stung l Iso as it rested ted It was hung together like a scaffold told and it seemed Us ts giant bones must creak croak when It moved moved but but there was not a aman aman man roan in Santa Leandru Leandro who knew that it squared away in action with the tho open plain for field that there then was not a horse horae In all the rangeland that c could uld catch atch It neither Dollar Donar nor nor yet fly five of ot Hannon's Hannons Red Brood save Brood save and except that lost glory o 0 of parale Para- Para dI le tho the king that king that ning himself could do no more than run with It It For loor this ungainly horse was part of the mystery that was wu and he had never entered the town upon it faster Cuter than a trot Today It seemed asleep slow sluggish stu stu- pid pd But the big man leaning on the tha pickets picket with Lolas Lola's hand nd in his In open sight knew that should he leap to Its Us saddle with a certain sharp command it could ind nd nd would spring out of its lazy droop like a spring released But Dut was not riding this day He Us had bad just come and he meant to stay Tong long for Lolo Lob smiled at him In a way that made him mad with desire desire and and there was likely to tobe tobe tobe be play at Hunnewell's since he 0 saw NW the hard bard lean horses of ot Velan- Velan tries tile band tied at the There was no mistaking the great red stallion with the sweeping mane and ADd tall the tho dusky cloud drifting across the shoulder and hip where the dim black dapples shone th Ute tire regal head and the flashing dark eyes To any anyone one who had onca onCi seen seen een hl him blO be he was unmistakable Inside the quick eyed bunch who followed him stood atoM around at the bar and waited on wells well's deft hands for the refreshment refresh refresh- ment for which h their throats were parching For had not left lett tho the rangeland onlY rangeland only a a. certain enchanted enchant enchant- ed part of it Ho Ito rode no more by Mesa Grande Orande save as he came camo to SantA Leandra and the pale wall walls of the tho Mission haunted him like a ghost Lolo Lob Sanchez he saw EDW once and again but to save his life lite he coull not bear the sight of ot her face the sound of ot her voice with It its hard shrill gaiety She bad had cost hIm too much he be thought savagely This thought was with him today as he stood frowning at the bar bar bar- and he be snapped his fingers shook hla hta headWater headWater head Water ter he be said to Hunnewell won the glasses were wee filled Then he be moved among the booted boot boot- ed fod and spurred cowboy cowboys selected a chair a little to one side aide with his back toward the wall and his eyed toward inward the a a never neer falling precaution with him him and and sat down He lie drew money from bis hi pockets pocket and reached for the cards that lay new in their bindings on the dirty canvas table top As Ai he did aid so ao o loomed In the doorway searching the crowd with his bis hilarious hilarious hilarious hilari hilari- ous blue eyes Hel Uel lol lo he be shouted th Ui feller that once one floored Back fr tr more play Play with roe ria te teyoung young un un Sure said briefly looking up we play with any He lle was we the only nan man in the country who one on would not have han added the usual usua came In th a it rattle I of ot spurs a a. heave hea and lurch of ot hl massive body pulled out a cl cp ip and sat nt down facing him laid mon money ey on the table and the came was waa on t Far Par out across acres the levels to the south and east et two to riders rider's ride c came on swift alt horses hons and an they the have challenged any eye beholding bolding Both h horses 1 end and ad riders seemed best ae In their line Lightning Ine Lightning ed- ed cloud shining in their theli p P Pon on cantering gracefully t. t feth- feth ry- ry Ing In nor hanging han back bek but 1 ground in that amazing of ot the really rny fast fas ant horse bor horae hannon han han- non and hi bI ha daughter daUte lannon lan lan- Their their saddles dle with the martial er carriage that marked mke t them bb both They rode rde ety exactly alike In ev evor motion every posture If I Val a i ad d moton been a ason eon son sh h she would have bel bean bosn l her he father fathers father's fath- fath tat tat- er ers er's er double As Aa It was s wa was as ase she had once told e h td a chip off of the old block blo They were headed heade bee for the distant town tow and ad they talked tf desultorily te of this and that t and fell and fel silent at for tor long spaces ee Your true te plan can b be eloquently silent a and elo aen comfortably comfort comfort- J JIn ably abl so s as a well wen In one of these the long Intervals Val Vol vaa waa thinking a aa thought so oten often of ot and pd her tier free face s despite the care nhe a was eer exercising c. c lately ly to control It It It the sadness sdI sad sad- sd- sd I ness ilk of ot her heart bear r Dad Dd she he said sId presently latt what constitutes a good gd man mn 0 1 Her He father rather I r at f liar r runder under his hie hat hatA b brave k one on A e br m. m th tb trigger be Right or wrong v Bah said Mid th the te gt Paradise Paradis what rl-fht rl an Right to toan in ik an keep kep your for 1 happy happ to ucc succeed d in eh e you undertake un un- un wrong Wn tO to fail GIl tel ip n n both III Ir a fun fUa w W be said lahl again some lne tIme 0 J I ii Mighty food world answered Hannon Iannon theres theto I no 00 J. J to its chances chances If If If n o how ow t i t r pla play plat them h hI I Th The girl rl iP and said aid no more mor and iad Aa the t. t plain nUn su opt pt li buck back and med l h 1 fore them d driY y In the thu gold blue-gold b hn bW cantered down the th- stefand I at Ai its they dis dismounted ted Val al turned to tote tie te tD J fia In ln hr tracks her ber d on therein the rein tr her be mouth i fallen Men open Oien l n. n Her eyes widened to limit tel lesl Then n. n a flood of ot Joy oy burned over Eer bi face lOo brow to throat and ad al p with witha a cry that w hair I i J cr Redstart she crt cried Oh Redstar Redstar Red Red- star And flung fung t against str the to rec er frantic hea It its atlas arms ats for th the great among I cloud of ot mane y cud But it was waa w well wen the hi hrack was WS l between fOr between fOr the tho tallo stallion unused to women omen owning but oo ogo master amon among among- men savage by and quick as lightning sprang ui un un the full tul length of ot hi hI bs rein rein on hl hs h's hind legs les Ills His ears flattened to tp tp his head bowed on hl his arching ne his eyes flashed with wih rage and enmity his teeth gleamed In his o h mouth and he came down striking the ral rail with wih his Iron shod Iron shod t a raving rvIn ray ray- rv In lag ing demon deon With a gasp the gi back her face tace a Uko ashes Fo Wa Ta a d moment she stood stool 8 whIle sO-whIle f into her mind there words of ot wild cr furious he ha literally dr drove them into |