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Show t'TAH LEW FREE Hit ESS. LEHI. mr Musics rs By Dornford Yates Copyright by Mloton. B&lch A Co. CHAPTER XI Continued 19 In a flush I hud tired an hud drawn his fire, fur, before I could think, a bullet had Illcked the sleeve of wy pistol arm. This showed me, once for all. that o far as snap shots were concerned, I stood no chance whatever against such a man. As I whipped to one .ide, I made up my mind that I must not Are again until I knew for certain that In a my bullet was going to kill. word, If I wag to win, I mint come to close quarters with I'haraoh, If not to grips. I had now come back to the table, and an Instant later 1 was crouching beneath the archway, with my pistol on the carpet before me and my empty hands outstretched ujHin either aide. I had not long to wait. When I did not return his fire, I fancy the man wa uncertain whether or Dot I was dead. He, therefore, sought the simt from which I had fired and, finding nobody there, turned and came to the table exactly as I had done. And exactly as 1 had done, he began to edge bts way round It. . . . The slack of his trousers brushed my hand. In a flash I had him by the ankles nd, ripping hla feet from beneath him had brought him down on his aide. Then I snatched up my pistol, thrust it into his stomach and pressed the trigger In vain. The magazine was empty. Slovenly to the last, Itush had never troubled to replenish his clip. I'haraoh bad fallen to his right and ao on his pistol-arm- . While this was taking his weight, he could not aim, and though In a nana he had flung his weight to the left. In that Instant my fingers had caught the wrist of his pistol-hand- . For a moment he fought for his freedom: then he let himself fall on his back : hut now niv u lts were working and before It could reach Ills pocket, I had hold of his other wrist And In that Instant flooded with light . . . the room was For a moment I thought Uiat someone had entered the chamber. And then I guessed that I'haraoh had turned the switches when first he came Into the room, that the switchboard itself might report the repair of the damage which he had done. So for the first time that night I eaw my enemy's face. I think he must have known that I was lils assnllant, but the sight of me seemed to send htm out of his mind, lie fought no more as a serpent, but like the madman he looked, his face convulsed with passion and his eyes etar-tlnout of his head. At last, to my reller, the tempest Mew itself out, and he lay back, spent and panting, to take his rest: but, tiefore I could think of moving, he liad lifted his head once more and was staring Into my eyes. I looked back, grimly enough. He did not struggle: he simply gazed upon me, as though he would brand my linage upon his memory. Then the fellow spat In my face. So a madman made a madman. If he resisted, I know not, rwr 1 used hltn as a lay figure from that time on. I dashed his hand on the mas-riv- e plinth of the table, to break his wrist, and when his pistol had fallen I brought his hands together and got to my knees. And then I was clear of the table and had Jerked him up to lils feet. I let his broken wrist go, whipped out bis second pistol and pitched It , ueros the room. .Then I seized his throat with both liands, turned him back to the table. tent blm across Its corner and broke Lis back on the oak. Sitting on the bench by the fireplace, I wiped my face and my hands on Helena's black silk scarf. This had been wrung and creased, and I had no iloubt that I'haraoh had used It to tag her, before he had carried her off, Now that the business was over, I found It hard to believe. I looked at my watch. The time was twenty minutes past twelve. Not an hour had gone by since tnaraon nan taiKeu lroni the ram ports and Dewdrop had read his mes sage to Rush and Dugle and me. And now tney were all four dead, but I was alive. The reflection brought nm up to my feet. : Alive, if you please: but 1 wa shut la chamber from which I could see t way out. , ( For twenty minutes I Bought that ecret: door. I shouted and heat upon the woodwork,, using Helena name-r- - ... i i . II IV TBI II. Helena wan locked In the turret tay hand in my pocket fingered her master key: wlilcb I had taken from Rush, but the turret, no doubt, bad embrasures, and ahe would be found and released so soon as the could make herself beard. She had, of course, heard the firing, but if the thieve were fighting what did that matter to her? Let I'haraoh revenge her escaie Jpoo ISugle and Hush: or seek to blast his way out of the secret room. (Here perhaps I should say that though Helena heard the firing, the sound was so muffled that she could not he sure what it was, while. mi thick were the walls of Yorick, that nobody else In he castle beard it at alL) Now whttu Helena's release was effected and Geoffrey and the warden were .found, the three w ould take coun sel together upon her report. The posi tion would be considered but not for long. The thing was clear. To open the room wtnild be madness. The council would surely decide that I'haraoh and his companions must be left to die where they were. Something dazedly I surveyed my surroundings. No windows, no doors. How did one get out of chambers that had neither windows nor doors? It was then that I thought of the fireplace. A grate must have a chimney ; and If the chimney was wide. . . . I must have cllmlted forty feet wiien my hand encountered a ridge and I I irir t'-- e appreh-w- IIei-i.- thai it stood In m I and r.1 V' c'.au.'.-lister.the s-- that a:.! :,- - ed ,1 to a.i she fra.i-- il I ;i occurred to me 'J.i'. ' " ;. r r &'? i my tong'j, bid that el.--e need cv.-- r ti!g:.t I'r1 'ii.it castle the tered 'ia'i poke Vet befnre my ceu-iI dozen words, I sua that. If It"-'fcet-- p wou.d ecret careful, my )ire:ik''u'4 :a lie found inc t.is riu.m Mt The Ileuping " k !..!.: Well, you have u..s.-- some! he s.iid. -- Let that he yo'ir punishme souls .No! for deceiving three sitni that I blame you- this t e My lalyI had no right to tre:it CJ hl:e th:it told her as much in the C"Upe. H'it cei-h-- 1 Ciii-l.ir- I.e. I'.llt that's P she wouldn't I -i- n a w ay :i You've wav. bv the IM.ist mi-the we've all of us Was Seem ewr show that astounding li.-t- -I Ladv saw Helena than enough, himself Into I'm a National Farm Program Lite Them All in Three Groups. a good hit more a'rahl." lie threw chair. 'Tp-- my so'il. don't know where to begin.' "What do you know?" I sail. " feel sure." said mv cousin, "that you will he glad to hear that your failure to arrive at the caMie knocked the three of us flat. We couldn't assimilate the fact that simple, honest John Silencer had laid himself out to deceive us and done It so devilish well. You certainly got your own back. Iidy Helena was wild. 'I'd never have believed It of him,' she raged. "Well, now that "he was safe In the castle, I was only too glad of an excuse to get out, and so I announced that liarley and I would seek you without delay. She Insisted that we should take Sahre and gave the dog his orders before we left. It's right you should know that she was extremely worried." My cousin paused, to frown on Ids I . "I hope, In the merciful course of time, to forget the way we employed the next two hours. We used Sabre exactly according to the Instructions on the box. Should the dog display emotion, release him at once. Hemaln exactly where you were when he left you, until he returns. Then take hold o." his collar and he will lead you to Cia- - ayj of pay- - :.rt e 1 t.r' to iV.tr IIc-ti. lioii H" ai.J ra'es na:. '1 tit aid a i i are the d out of e posed tali' the to s..ii ving The fertility ci"!' to I." 1" tut o;! in place to ti.e !.,h! hut food in the a lain -i.t ate! are (ilf'e t'l'opS lilig soil 'i he s. ays dS in certain which, wiiti manure, : s green i ui.der t when ; !!"' fertility of the 'eiin.teiy a'l'i i J 'tsy Sit , :i.. . , i UtBliUUie Sizes 1U if . 20. Corresponding 30. 32. 34, 30 and requires 4i yards st measure-- .. Si?B in of :3 iDch f Forshortsonly,:;u,;irJslsr 1 cents for ti,. Send your order t patterVl The Circle Pattern l)e,c it;, Va .. jomery Ave., San ',n,'i!o. Calif. Ser.d s.J . ' Boll SyndU-ate- - To keep clean and !.e: Service 'tl, i.... - t Pierce'. Pleasant I'ellru. : Thevl ' ' i: aver, ' ays the Uinied Nates two classes of Agriculture, l.ciurtment The hrst are provided. of pavuients or diversion is called a for substituting payment and is made and soil building crops The "base" acres. on maximum acreage on which this payment is made is 15 per cent of the base acreage on a farm in New Yoik state. The rate of payment for the entire country is $10 an acre, but varies according to the proIt may be ductivity of the land. slightiy'larger or slightly less in parts and Dowels sto'i.-- Av H.Tthenroie. of New York secretary of We'll Pick the Fir.t mohu is oes! e; Uie turee-0i i tinilsm, pessimism 5.5 or indifference? I slate. is The second type of payment called a soil building one and is made crops on land fur planting which has produced at least one harvested crop, otiier than wild hay, since January 1, 111.'!), or for approved practices on crop land or pasThese ture. payments will be made at rates and for practices recommended bv the state agricultural conserva tion committee and approved by the agriculture. shake with laughter. "Quite so," said Geoffrey. "Quite so. After about an hour the dog displayed I'or economy and efficiency, the horse emotion and was released. After anothand mule are hard to beat. Good work er hour liarley and I displayed much animals supply a highly satisfactory more emotion and withdrew to survey form of pulling power for farm implethe mouth of the entrance drive. . . . ments and machinery, and they utilize "We hadn't been there ten minutes feed crops that can be grown at home. when we heard the Carlotta coming Hut to get the best service out of work My Pistol on the Carpet Before Ma. coming from the castle oil out. Ily the stock, care must be exercised to feed felt a current of air. And then I came use of our torches we stopped her, to it properly. to a fireplace. find that she was manned by a flying Corn, oats, and barley are about As I crawled out of that fireplace, squad. Watchmen, porters, grooms all equal In feeding value, but corn is a I knew where I was. I had come to of them armed to the teeth. They were little cheaper, usually, for feeding maHelena's bedroom. ture animals. Hurley should be crushed going to compass Yorick, traveling or ground before feeding. A great vaItoughly I washed the filth from east: and the coupe was coming after, to travel west. The Countess Helena my head and my hands, but though I riety of hays are suitable for horse or was Yorick had been kitlnnpod. did what I could to wipe the soot from mule feed. For each grower, the best my shoes, I very soon saw that until plunged Intv) darkness and my lady was type to feed is that grown on his own I could change my clothing, I should gone. Let down In a sheet from the farm, Professor lluffner of .North Caronot be fit to move In a furnished room. ramparts. Her handkerchief had been lina State college stated. found on the drawbridge and Sabre And what clothes I had were at PlumAmong the hays and roughages fed bail been found In the moat." with good results are: l.espedeza, timage. . . . I felt that It was time to say someAt once to get to the farm became othy, clover, corn stover, soybean, cow-pething. When timalfalfa, ind peanut. my burning desire. "Hut how," I began. . . liefore I (lid so, I must set Helena othy and ear corn are fed, it Is well to "Pon't Interrupt," said my cousin. Include a quart of wheat bran each free. That was simple enough. I had her master key, and there was her pri "Listen to me. Well. I let the Carlotta day to balance the diet. Animals at work need 2 to 2 pounds vate stair to bring me down to the go, deciding that Hurley and I would I sent him east and of feed, dny roughage and concentrates hall. And yet I dreaded the duty. 1 did do better on foot. not want to see her at least, not now. ran west yes, ran. with my heart in combined, for each 100 pounds of live my mouth. The Idea was to find the A 1.000 pound mule should I dreaded the explanations which I weight. the Kolls had not gone. receive 10 pounds of hay and 10 pounds should be forced to give. I did not Rolls "I found her at a quarter to one, up of grain. want her to know that I had been a little track and very near cried with When animals have plenty of good there, In that room: that I had seen relief. You see, that meant that my I'haraoh break her, that 1 had heard hay or pasturage, and are not working, was yet In the park. the grain feed may be cut in half. her purchase my safety for ten thou lady "I rushed off and stopped the coupe, sand pounds a year. which was lapping for ttie twentieth I heard the whine of a dog and then told the chauffeur to go on patime, Drying Grass on of door that the claws the scratch to send me reinforcements A number but of experiments In the trolling, led to the ramparts. In a moment I had and tell everybody he met. Then I went United States have shown that artiIt open, and there to my joy was Saback to lay my ambush. I soon had ficially dried fjrnss lias a higher feedbre. of men and I did the job well. ing value than grass which was exI afterwards learned that, perceiv- plenty I'haraoh simply hadn't an earthly. posed to Inclement weather in the haying the bustle above him, the dog had Though he didn't know It, that track making process. Now comes a report declared, by barking, that he was down had become the scaffold on which he from as pracKngland that in the moat. His rescue was effected. and his little friends were going to ticed there nlsio is a wasteful process, The great dog seemed pleased to see die. In which losses of some 2a per cent me, but none too pleased to see that I "At a quarter to two a wallah comes occur, and that even hay made under was alone. with a message we very nearfavorable natural conditions from mapelting "Come and find her. Sabre," I said. ly killed him, of course. Hut by the ture grass Is of comparatively low "I know where she Is."' time he'd said his piece he was nearfeeding quality. The English InvestiThe Alsatian started and stared. er death than before. The Countess gations have shown that grass cut Then he bounded towards me, put his Helena's compliments, and will Mr. young that is. from five to eight great paws on my shoulders and licked Hohun come back to the castle at Indies high and dried by hot air or my face. once." other gases, compressed and stored, One minute later we stood In the litMy cousin covered his face. will retain practically unimpaired the tle hall. "I don't think I've ever felt such a qualities It possessed as fresh grass. 1 With the master key in my hand, blasted fool. Hut blasted . . . Wallaces' Partner, turned to the turret door. For a mo"Well, I took the liolls and drove ment I hesitated. Then I took a deep back to hear Lady Helena's tale. Down on the Farm breath, fitted the key to the lock and (TO BE c6.riMi:D) Twin tomatoes, one on top of the oak. the pushed open other, are being grown in Scotland. Helena was not to he seen. Neither, Ancient Indians of Peru for that matter, was Sabre, lie had Used Cone as a Sun Dial Women on farms In this country gone to Join his mistress at the head A giant sun dial was used In the work an average of til hours each of the turret stair. Incus to measure their seasons the week, and many of them work as I was wondering whether to follow high or whether to wait where I was, when "lntl buatana," or "place where the as 77 hours. was sun tied." The shadow cast by 1 suddenly saw that my duty to the the cone on the stone platform beneath Strawberries are one of the few lad was done. formed the basis of the ancient .Indian fruit crop1! fnun which the grower may IfTie appearance of Sabre would show method of reckoning time. obtain a return on his Investment In a her that sheens released. The way The Inti huatana In varying forms comparatively short time. to her bedroom open, and she had Is found In many of the dead cities no need of escort, because the terror which been have In unearthed Peru, ' A new role Is seen for the was laid. "plant Cuzco, ancient capital of the Incas, Is doctor" In coming years, tint of With trembling fingers, I whipped an center. archeologlca! severity of crop diseases for the key from the lock of the .turret "The outstanding characteristic of the- next gfowlhar season drnir'. Then, I opened the door which Cuxeo Is Its Walls made of huge stones gave to the winding staircase, passed cut and fitted together In some mys- In using1 orchard Implements care through and locked it behind me with terlous manner without the use of Five mlmites'Mater 'l sharps Instruments, mortar or cement. must he taken to. all dispatch. injury to crossed the moat by the footbridge nd Other ruliw .Include stone seats, rem- - i the trees, entered, .the tunnel which would bring nants of baths, archwuya. and stair- - . , ,i'' . n! hT ,".IiU" ls,,ni1- me Into the woods. cases; the' famous Kodadero. a steep! i.mii Cllltle on cacna . . naturally grooved, rock used by the wlthoirt imm; for four months. Suc.writer As I walked to Plumage, I rememIncas-aa toboggan slide long 'before culent .leaves, anfl dew-on the leaves bered those terrible moments how In the and Spaniards the arrived; supplied n'l the "drinks." her pride she had flung my tuny ef"Throne of the rnca." a ronnded-o- t forts In 'Pharaoh's .face and how ,la .roc.k with steps cut Into It on either A new sweet corn for the. South .her fi'r and trembling she .had. sought rdd.e rth vantage rwilnt from which. In Texas. is s to buy my safety by committing a It Is said, the Inca and his engineers ,( rps drouth that a fair crop of breach of trust. No queen could have directed the construction of the forroasting ears was reported if no rnln fell from done more for the king site loved. tress of Sacsahnaman. planting to harvest. I began to 1 -- ..r-i- Work Animals Need a Balanced Ration John." ... r";piil it assures ing. sefTT fonif.irt hnft. ...... . ports the most v..m ' l. """H-the sports podo t, Vf raglan sleeve ami dam, 1 bow. 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