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Show THE RICH COUNTY NEWS. RANDOLPH. UTAH Some More Truths. CHAPTER IX Continued. By H. BEDFORD-JONE- It cant be possible!" bending farther over. Copyright by Doubleday, Page he muttered, Such a thing & Co. happens too inrely alarm. Look here, sheriff. It wasnt His heart pounded violently; ex- me done It , It was Gramont citement sent the blood rushing to his There came silence. Not a sound brain In blinding swirls. He was broke the stillness of the late aftergripped by the gold fever that comes noon. upon a man when he makes the asGramont, listening, lay bewildered tounding discovery of untold wealth and breathless. Ben Chacherre come lying at his feet, passed over and dis- here? Gramont knew nothing of any regarded by other and tie between Jachin Fell and Chamen for days and years! he could only lie in the grass It was oil. no question about It. An cherre; and wonder at the man's presence. extremely slight quantity, true; so What place was It that the sheriff slight a quantity that there was no of Hduma had been looking over? And film on the water, no discernible taste what was It that he, Gramont, was to the water. Gramont brought It to supposed to have done? Ills mouth and rose, shaking his head. Confused and wondering, Gramont , Where did It come from! It had no waited. And, as he waited, he caught connection with the gas bubbles at soft sound from the marshy least, It did not come from the dome ground beside him a faint plop as of water and gas. How long he stood though some object had fallen close there staring Gramont did not know. by on the wet grass. At the moment His brain was afire with the possibil- he paid no heed to this sound, for ities. At length he stirred Into action again the uncanny silence had fallen. and started up the bayou bank, from Listening, Gramont fancied that he time to time halting to search the wa- caught slow, stealthy footsteps amid ter below him, to make sure that he the undergrowth, but derided the could still discern the faint irides- fancy as sheer imagination. His brain cence. was busy with this new problem, , He followed It rod by rod, and Houma, he knew, was the seat of the found that It rapidly Increased in parish or county. This Ben Chacherre strength. It must come from some very appeared to have suddenly and unextiny surface seepage close at hand, pectedly encountered the sheriff, to that was lost In the bayou almost as his obvious alarm, and thd sheriff had for some reason decided to arrest rapidly as It came from the Only accidentally would a him ; so much was clear. man see it not unless he were Chacherre had nothing to do with Ing the water close to the bank, and the place did that mean the adjaeven then only by the grace of chance. cent property, or the Ledanois farm? Suddenly Gramont saw that he had In his puzzled bewilderment over this lost the sign. He halted. imbroglio Gramont for the moment No, not lost, either! Just ahead of quite forgot the trickle of oil at his him was a patch of reeds, and a re- feet. cession of the shore. He advanced But now the deep silence became again. Inside the reeds he found the unnatural and sinister. What had oily smear, still so faint that he could happened? Surely, Ben Chacherre had not been arrested and taken away only detect it at certain angles. Glancing up, he could see a fence at a little in such silence! Why had the voices distance, evidently the boundary fence so abruptly ceased? Vaguely uneasy, of the Ledanois land ; the bushes and startled by the prolongation of that trees thinned out here, and on ahead intense stillness, Gramont rose to his was cleared ground. He saw, through feet and peered among the trees. the bushes, glimpses of buildings. The two speakers seemed to have Violent disappointment seized him. departed; he could descry nobody in Was he to lose this discovery, after sight. A step to one side gave Graall? Was he to find that the seepage mont a view of the land adjoining the came from ground belonging to some Ledanois place. This was cleared of one else? No lie stepped back hastily all brush, and under some immense barely In time to avoid stumbling into oaks to the far left he had a glimpse a tiny trickle of water, a rivulet that of a large summer cottage, boarded ran down Into the bayou, a tributary so Insignificant that It was Invisible ten feet distant! And on the surface a faint Iridescence. Excitement rising anew within him, Gramont turned and followed this rivulet, his eyes aflame with eagerness. It led him, for twenty feet, and ceased abruptly, In a bubbling spring that welled from a patch of low land. Gramont felt his feet sinking in grass, and saw that there was a dip in the ground hereabouts, a swampy little section all to itself. He picked a dry spot and lay down on his face, searching the water with his eyes. Moment after moment he lay there, watching. Presently he found the slight trickle of oil again a trickle so faint and slim that even here, on the surface of the tiny rivulet, It could be discerned only with great difficulty. A t; very thin seepage, concluded a thin oil, of coqrse. So faint a little ttyng. to mean so much! It came trom the Ledanois land, no doubt of it. What did that matter, though? His eyes widened with flaming thoughts as he gazed down at the slender thread of water. No matter At all where this came from the An Abrupt Crashing of Feet Among main point was proven by it I There the Bushes, an Outbreak of Voices, oil down was oil here for the finding, Had Sounded Not Far Away. In the thousands of feet below, oil so thick and abundant that It forced it- up and apparently deserted. Nearer self up through the earth fissures to at hand, however, he saw other buildfind an nutlet! ings, and these drew his attention. He Instead of going down five or six heard the throbbing pound of a motor af work, and as there was no power thousand feet," he thought, exultantly, we may have to go down only as line along here, the place evidently many hundred. But first we must get had its own electrical plant. He an option or a lease on all the land scrutinized the scene before him aproundabout all we can secure ! There praisingly. will be a tremendous boom the minThere were two large buildings ute this news breaks. If we get those here. One seemed to be a large barn, options, we can sell them over again closed, the other was a long, low at a million per cent profit, an even shed which was too large to be a if we dont strike oil In paying quanti- garage. The door of this was open, ties, well regain the cost of our drill- and before the opening Gramont saw ing! And to think of the years this three men standing in talk; he recoghas been here, waiting for some nized none of them. Two of the talkers were clad in greasy overalls, and one" An the third figure showed the flash of a Suddenly he started violently. abrupt crashing of feet among the collar. The sheriff, Ben Chacherre, bushes, an outbreak of voices, had and some other man, thought Grasounded not far away Just the other mont. He would not have known Chaaide of the boundary fence. He was cherre had he encountered him face wakened from his dreams, and started to face. To him, the man was a name Then he relaxed his muscles only. v to rise. The mention of his own name by and lay quiet, asronishinent seizing him ; for he heard his own name men- Chacherre impelled him to go forward tioned In a voice that waa strange to and demand some explanation. Then It occurred to him that perhaps, he him. had made a mistake; it would have CHAPTER X. been very easy, for he was not certain that Chacherre had referred to him. The voice was strange to Gramont. There could he other Gramonts, or yet he had a vague recollection of other men whose name would have having at some time heard It before. much the same sound In a Creole It was a jaunty and Impudent voice, mouth. d yet It bore a Id better attend to my own busivery startled and uneasy note, as though ness. thodght Gramont, and turned the speaker had just come unaware away. He noticed that the motor had Wonder wliat rich ceased its work. upon the man whom he addressed. Didnt chap can be down here at his summer "Howdy, sheriff! it said. ,aee you In there what you doin so cottage this time of year? May be only a caretaker, though. I'd better ifar away from Houma, eh? Why, Ive been looking over the give all my attention to this oil, and place around here," responded an- let other things alone. He retraced his steps to the bayou other voce, which was dry and grim. I know you, Ben Chacherre, and I bank and turned back toward the think Ill tak'v you along with me. Just house. As he did so, Hammond appeared coming toward him, knife In Jcome from New Orleans, did you?" The voice of hand. He? Take me? Im going to cut me a pole and land Chacherre shrilled up suddenly In 1 earth-depth- s. tree-inclos- Gra-mon- N "YOULD you use a steam shovel to move a pebble? Certainly not. Implements S 14 a couple for supper, announced the chauffeur, grinning. Got things cleaned up fine, capn! You wont know the old shack. Good said Gramont. enough, Here, step over this way! I want to show you something. He led Hammond to the rivulet and pointed out the thin film of oil on the surface. Theres our golden fortune, sergeant ! Oil actually coming out of the ground It doesnt happen very often, but It does happen and this is one of the times. Ill not bother to look around any farther. Glory be! said Hammond, staring at the rivulet. Want to hit back for town? No; we couldnt get back until some time tonight, and the roads arent very good for night work. Im going to get some leases around here perhaps I can do U right away, and well start back in the morning. Go ahead and get your fish. Regaining the house, he saw that Hammond had indeed cleaned up in great style, and had the main room looking clean as a pin, with a fire popping on the hearth. He did not pause here, but went to the car, got in, and started it. He drove back to the road and followed this toward town for a few rods, turning in at a large and farmhouse that very decent-lookinhe had observed while passing It on the way out. He found the owner, an Intelligent-appearin- g Creole, driving . in some cows for milking, and was a little startled to realize that the afternoon was so late. When he addressed the farmer in French, he received a cordial reply, and discovered that this man owned the land across the road from the Ledanois place that his farm, In fact, covered several hundred acres. Who owns the land next to the Ledanois place? inquired Gramont. I sold that off my land a couple of years ago, replied the other. A man from New Orleans wanted it for a summer place a business man there, Isidore Gumberts. GumGumberts Memphis Izzy berts! Tiie name flashed to mind, and brought the recollection of a conversation with Hammond. Why, Gumberts was the famous crook of whom Hammond had spoken. I saw the sheriff a while ago, heading up the road, observed the Creole. o fish , are built according to the work they have to do. L Would you use a grown-up- s remedy for your babys ills? Certainly not.) Kemedies are prepared according to the work THEY have to do. All this is preliminary to reminding you that Fletchers Castoria was sought out, found and is prepared solely as a remedy for Infants and Children. And let stuff that this be a warning against Substitutes, Counterfeits and the Just-as-gomay be all right for you in all your strength, but dangerous for the little babe.1 od 1 .All the mother-lov- that lies within your heart cries out to you: Be true to' e Baby. And being true to Baby you will keep in the house remedies specially prepared for babies as you would a babys food, hairbrush, toothbrush or sponge. ' Children Cry For aK, , g j ie9 JioE iSil 3 PER CENT, j As Preparation AVedable similatintheFood by ReulaBowels tinSlheStomachs and ALCOHOL-- Wj . A 4, F K - 0 I ! K 0 j w. ioN' gWi tiC $2 Iff I. Gra-mon- ts ? Thereby Promoting Cheerfulness andRestCoria nor neither Opium, Morphine Mineral. in the house sU the time would be a good idea. Yet you a doctor in the family to keep baby well or pre-- 1 vent sickness. But you can do almost the same thing by having at hand a bottle of Fletchers Castoria, because it is a wonderful remedy for indigestion, colic, feverishness, fretfulness and all the other disorders that result from common ailments that babies have. Fletchers Castoria is perfectly safe to use. It is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. Children cry for Fletchers Castoria, and mothers recommend it because they have found it a comfort to children and a mothers friend. If you love your baby, you know how sweet it is to be able to help baby when trouble comes. You cannot always call upon a doctor. But doctors have nothing but good to say of Fletchers Castoria, because they know that it can only do good that it cant do any harm and they wouldnt want you to use for baby a remedy that you would use for yourself. A doctor Digestion ' Are You Prepared? Not Narcotic 4PwnpJun JB&t S lemur JiockeUt SaB Anise Seed jfyrm Seed ClanftedSmpr yfattryntnFkrvr 8 AhelpfulRcmedyfor Diarrhoea. Constipation and ana , Feverishness and i OF Sleep Loss . (herefrominmfaQv-resulting cant MOTHERS Facsimile Signature? m afford to keep SHOULD READ THE BOOKLET GENUINE I Did you meet him? Gramont shook his head. No, but I saw several men at the Gumberts THAT IS AROUND EVERY BOTTLE OF FLETCHERS CASTORIA CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of Perhaps he was there and the farmer laughed. Those fellows have rented the place from Gumberts, I hear; theyre inventors, and quiet enough men. Youre a stranger here? Gramont Introduced himself as a Old Hew friend of Miss Ledanois, and stated he oil was that for frankly looking and hoped to drill on her land. ' PUTNAM FADELESS DYES dyes you wish Id like a lease option from you, he went on. I dont want to buy your MUCH LIKE THE DAYS OF OLD land at all ; what I want is a right to drill for oil on it. In case any shows Skill of Ancient Tournaments Exerup on Miss Ledanois land. Its all a cised in a Modified Form in Two gamble, you know. Ill give you a Southern States. Take a good dose of Carters Little liver Pills hundred dollars for the lease, and the usual eighth interest in any oil thats then take 2 or 3 for a few nights after.They tournaments in which mailed Ancient I CARTER'S found. Ive no lease blanks with me, cleanse your system of all waste matter and knights jousted with lances for the IITTLE Regulate btut If youll give me the option, a favor of a fair Your Bowels. Mild as easy to are perpetuated lady, . signed memorandum will be entirely In a modified form among the descendas take sugar. Genuine tear tignalure sufficient. ants of the early settlers of Virginia PilL Small Dose. Small Price. Small The farmer regarded oil as a joke, Horseback tournaand said so. The hundred dollars, and Maryland. ments with lances are a feature of alhowever, and the prospective eighth most START A CLEANING, PRESSING fair and old home day in Busy Masculine Knitters. AND DIKING SHOP interest, were sufficient to induce him the every around isn't exclusively a woman's Splendid field, excellent profits. Plans Knitting country Washington. to part with the option without any INTERNATIONAL THE free. BTOTfild, Instead of driving his lance against work or pastime or art. In every fire Dept. 10, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO delay. He was only too glad to get his house the District or to disable unhorse engine throughout antagonist the thing done with at once, and to Live wire specialty (mlenxnaa foe him, the modern knight of the tourna- the fire laddies are busily engaged in Salesmen You fast selling article. 25 commission pocket Gramonts money. sweaters intricate of susment to making three fancy keep deposit. A permanent connection Va attempts pick rings Gramont drove away, and was just Give to those who paravailable Qualify. In wives or sweethearts. from crosspieces over the design for ticulars. 1308 Flatiion Bldg New coming to the Ledanois drive when ha pended on the end of his lance, while one of the most popular art needlesuddenly threw on the brakes and course, Write for leaflet How to flst work shops in Washington there is a TRAFPKB 33 F ttURNG halted the car, listening. From some- galloping through the course at a preby an in knitting, who can Coyotes. man Instructor of 8301 Elm St., Graham Sta., Los Angeles, tai. scribed rate speed. him of where ahead the Gumberts If he picks all three, two w bite clad work all sorts of pictures into the place, he tlwught instantly echoed a mesh that glides through his fingers. W. N. U., Salt Lake City, No. 39 1922. shot, and several faint shouts. Then pages, usually pretty girls, escort him One of the most prominent men in the back past the judges stand. Somesilence again. Institution has been a knitbeare a Enterprising Twins. tests dozen times Carnegie necessary Gramont paused, indecisive. The Gustaf and Wilhelm Pyresen, twin for years and makes elabosheriff was making an arrest, he fore one knight shows his superiority ting artist brothers, were born in Sweden on over the others. He then is permitted rate bedspreads, dresses, draperies. thought. A hundred possibilities flitMarch 20, 18.r0. Star. They entered live of to the Washington tournament, the queen pick ted through his brain, suggested by of age together when alNaval which belle academy Is of the ball, the sinister combination of Memphis who the Old Habit. Her and ever since have been running neck event. follows the ways even Hammond as a to Izzy, known 1 Medium hour the knocking of and necy for naval honors. KacK prince among crooks, with this sewife. late latron That so? held nearly every important post ) Watch Cuticura Improve Your Skin. jour cluded place leased by inventors. Whos she knocking now? the Swedish navy. They are new smear On and retiring gently rising Bootlegging? Counterfeiting? and have only one merf rwag the face with Cuticura Ointment. As he paused, thus, he suddenly It is hard to feed a womans un- in the ladder to climb before reaching In five off minutes Ointment Wash he was he that had certain started; on bread and cheese and kisses. the grade of admiral. caught the tones of Hammond, as with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It ity though in a sudden uplifted oath of Is wonderful what Cuticura will do anger. Gramont threw in his clutch for poor complexions, dandruff, itching and sent the car jumping forward he and red rough hands. Advertisement. remembered that he had left HamEvery genuine A Hard Luck Record. mond beside the rivulet, close to the has package to had Uichurd Luze, driving his car Gumberts property. What hapthe cross and town, skidded into a telephone pole. pened? circle printed He came, after a moment of impaCotuiag hail: with the garage man to in red. whose an drive clear up the wreck he found thieves tience. to open gate led to the Gumberts nlace. Before him, had stripped it of tires and fixtures. as he turned in, unfolded a startling Walking home in the rain two highscene. Three men. the same three waymen with howitzers took all his whom he had seen, from the bushes, cash, a watch and his package of plug were standing in front of the low cut avvaj from him. Finally reaching Redecorate with shed ; two of them held rifles, the home Luze discovered lightning hud little trouble, third, one of the Inventors In over- struck the ham killing a $2o0 Missouri alls, was winding a bandage about a mule aud that the hired man had lit expense and greater bleeding hand. The two rifles were out with the family savings amounting satisfaction. There loosely leveled at Hammond, who to $110. This made Luze a loser five stood in the center of the group with Mines iu one day. Cappers Weekly. is one way his arms in the air. it. do to (TO BE CONTINUED.) Women Lawmakers Assisted. The parliament building in StockDon't Fill It. A bottle should never he holm Is equipped with a special suite rooms for the convenience of the really filled. If it is to be put in a tf bed to warm it have it only about women members of the Swedish national lawmaking bod full. place. Not there, I guess, d Ms Gives Charming Color Tone to Sweaters or tints as (DWraSWIPATnOE! 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