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Show TheEverTenWildc-t', ; t JAMlt W. IOAN. j (foprritht. 1t;i. kr lha Hawapapor HatarpriM Aaaoiitlaal CMAHTtn XKI. Tllt'KK kin I a drnjhl in mr tnin4 Ikal taaanllno Mnrvan Hr. o .1 . r . no. of tho oorld a flnoat I1I1I0 fll.ra Irurtnp; tha ralrbralart quarral In) K.lirni ha mu.t Kit. ahnnk ntta aif lha naatiaai plana. n lh. atirrntndinaT at. annoph.ro. for nobnrl, htil a rhampton rraarln a norhlaro nf horoaaknoo rotatd h.to rut ua inrrtuph Ika air liko k. rahleaod In thai arldroa laa)on4 Hlotia. Hnral and land.4 allr. I think I Innalrrtoartfaro aonaallrtna nn . that 4. ah Ik.n th.r. am kor larva In an. rlapkant. HalnaT ua. 4 10 ikiinl mr lrar.1 altnp nra lh rr.ll knotrn prnuli4, anvarar.' I aittipnoa lha mo.l or dinar, air mjmar arcnilrt kara kBrtclarl mo proat aT' ha of ariamjnl Hut Ihla tlaradarll liraaral.r had tk rnilla laralnt aning Ika not oa.-k kono until It frit lika anoth.r arctic cirri. And rakn oa cam. ilnan rank rr!1k a Ihump thai n.artr knataat ua up In htaalnaoa. mr koart ha4 nra'krd rloar up mr Ihrtail and taaa trrlnn; to knunr aul hoaon my la-th. Nar.r 4i4 I praot an, eld ladr ao Jt f ill v aa Moihrr land whan or rra.ii nul Ihn akr kua tA'a had to kava lha markino and rtitrk a frar piirtoua ktrda. and walk panrlr a 1 mil. In .t 10 tha addrona lati fhar.dl.rj had luld mn annul. Ikal It nf u. had laaan inin. alone, and I knaw Ihrra woulrl Iat ' la. dan t,. ri.nr If anything had hap-1 larnarl to Ika trtrl. I I manaard la prt wlaa In a frw Ihlnaa hoforo w. r.arh.4 lha plara, nllhonph th.r anaan'l mark lima for rhalllnc. knr ano Iklna. I knaw lhat Hrrwat.r, pnda or no nnda, anil thouaht altahtly mora of Jatta fkandlar than hi riathl ay, hnlh ua and lapa, and a faaa othar Irlfl... Tka Ihnupht of liar hatn; In dappor had 1 dnvan all th aornaa ula hi aratrm. I pn.aa. I That Judaa funla and kit ynunpor ' raartnar, train, war utMlmiht adly rmoka, 1 l waa llkawlao mad. plain ta mo. Itrvw- V ptar kn.w th.r had ..) ma la pal him 1 oafa awav from homo, but ha dldn I hold It ' AaTt'nat nif luikLM aalf. "I au.aorlad Ihrm. an4 waa trllllnal lo tit "am an apiaaranllr fra. hand." ha 1 confidoa hri.fly. "Ktaunnp ma awar and unau.parloua. I thoucht thrr mipht f r'hl ahead with Ihr.r llttla at h.tpa of cmira. Ihnv hava horn nndar wati-h otrrr rrt-onit l,y John Hark.r -and H.ll Htda. loo of trial- d-lrrtlt. frtanda, and I think Ik.r hava lha pianrla nn 'am. You wrrrn'i h.jnlnp m al all. H'litawk. and . I'm mighty p'.ad I ram on ihla trip and found out a frw thinga about rrgular rltaiat. "Vaa. I had Judga furtla naptrad. but I It 1 a 'llaal'l-arry' raaratin h.'a uritrn ma rnaiy And nar.r .t hata lha Uatrr-llv.a Uatrr-llv.a laaan ahta In .rtahll.h any ranntr. linn tiaiwran tha Uwjara and 'Itaapuarrv.' Hut Ih.ra muat lm on. I woml.r If lh. fallow la rraiv If li. hna Injurad l,o!a " II. naarly hroka Into a run. and I had In raulinn lh Im). Finally wa raacliad our nbKclita. It waa a lonely houaa. and lnok.d a If It might hat tinea h. Inng.d In anmnnti nf wraith, but had ha.n tlaaartrd and left lo naalaet. Kvrn In lha bright aunllght Iba placa hail a forbidding a. port, but that might tiara bran Tiy rrv.a. Holdly wa walkri Into th irrnunla. Th.ro waan't a rlgn of Ufa. With our kanda on our gun., wa tlertdttl to gat la by lh baaamrnl, if ioaailla. All dirora war Ifu krd, but w jlmmlad up a window and anl.rrd Into gl"r,m. Vllh fira-kai fla.hHalila a narlrd .ln)y poking through Ilia dark. A huddlad heap In a t-ornar raughl our at.a. and Hrawat.-r aprung In lha .iot. Tha h.ap waa alio. II waa I nia fhan- dlar. lightly hnitpil knd gaggad. Aa aoon aa ah. waa fr.atl and lha reviving re-viving prr.ceaa over. In wlutli V. Miargan IntrrMlucad ralhar ntuahy tat-111-a. tha girl talked. "I waa afraid ynii wouldn't roma In lima, and I w-aj de.veratr. Yal. I wanted to clear up Ihia trrrilila thing anil prova I waa Innocent. I know you hat aua-poclerl aua-poclerl " "oh. that waa rolien of m. dear" mra firewater. l want you lo forgiv me." And a lot mora nf the Mm.. . "So I ram la.l night," rniitlniiea lha V girl. "I aaw li.orge t'rain meet another man a alranger: a kind of old man, with a mean, mean look, and wild ea. Hut I before I could orcrhear antlhlng. anm f 0110 dlacivrr.il lir. muat liitva liean fnllow.d from III. Iiolal liy other.. Tticv drnggerl me laafnrr 1 Jeorge frnin and Ihla other manuka cilletl hint Hedge. " "Hadge, lladra? I Una 1 v liaard thai ham'" llrrwal.r waa Irilng to think. 'Thrv war. very angry to find ma. and Hedge ald aom. nuaty thinga In I tain. G.orga mulierrd the Jig a.ia up anthow, and nil had gittia wrong. Iledga flew Into a raga and there wa. nearly a fight. Ilnw tlutl man eecma lu hata you. Yal1 fih. ha waa bitlrr'" "Hadge?" tirraitrr allll harprd on th. name. They ttound me anil gagged n', Juat aa If 1 waa a girl lit a rer:al picture. Hedge vow.il he U k!il ina before he'd b-l ma atmll hia plan., and t;enrge tYatn paid ka h'ld better loon out I ttua acarerl In deklh, raprci.llly when. Ihry went away and left nte all night here. In tha dnrk.. It aaema ao unreal like a tlreain vr a alnry. Iljl I know It a liappenetl." "Whrra ara ihev now" I taut t In. They were irjmiiig bark.' lha girl declare. de-clare. ; 'coming Ihla morning In decitle an mr fate, oh, I don t know what they tmuld hava llona If you hail nnt .' Uaten:" 1 hld up a warning hand. A motorcar waa busline up the tiriv. trar. Thy hav com btrV:" I.01 Chandler whlaraera. 'And wa ar raady for IlirmV prom-laoa prom-laoa Brtwalrr. (To h ronttnurd ) ILLINOIt FAVOHITt. fHlfAliO. Marrh 1-Tho l'nivralfv af llunola. repr.aenlrd by an evenlv- balanced bal-anced learn tonight rul.a favnrite to win the Indoor track and field rhamplnnahip ml the Weatern conference to .be held al 1'atton gvmnaeium. Norihwealcrn unl-veraily. unl-veraily. tomorrow night. - The L'nlvereliy nf Michigan team la regarded re-garded aa llllnele' rbief cnmpetltor for aaaa, f1 rt honor, although Wieconain and W Minnesota hav nomlnatoti formidAbl J loajaaa. |