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Show f HE TGQ1LB only squatters. If your rangers think theyve got property Jut because they drove a. few stakes la the ground theyre much mistaken. A squatter has to build a house and live on his land so long, according to law, before he owns It." This argument waa unanswerable, and Beldlng knew It. According to law I" exclaimed Then you own up; youve Beldlng.jumped our claims." Mr. Beldlng, Im a rlaln business max I corad along. - I see a good opening. Nobody seems to have tenable grants. I stake out claims, locate Bquatters, start to build. It seems to me your rangers have overlooked certain precautions. Thats unfortunate for them. Im prepared to hold my claim and to back all the squatters who work for me. If you dont like-I- t you can carry the matter to Tucson. The law will uphold me." The law! Say, on this southwest border we havent any law except a mans word and a gun." Then youll find United States law has come along with Ben Chase." replied the other, snapping his fingers. Youre not a westerner!" queried Beldlng. "No, Im from Illinois." ' I thought the West hadnt bred yox I know your kind. Youd last a long time on the Texas border; now, wouldn't you! Y'oure one of the laud and water hogs that has come to root In the West. Mr. Chase, the West would fare better and last longer If men like you were driven out." -- You cant drive me out." Tm not so sure of that, Walt till my ran gen come back. ZANE GREY Author o Riders of the Purple Sae, Wildfire, Etc. A Ccpyrizht by Harper Brother. Continued. CHAPTER XIIIj - the bridle and told him let go. lie held on and rolled hla at me. He seemed sure of con m certain, he st. One thing jfjnl know the least bit about horses, In front g acared me the way he gA I wasn't stars thanked I my jge. Diablo. Well, Dad, I'm sp ,,n Blanco. now, but I was mad. little jiihatned t across him the face with my j .ksJ.ed j jerked on j Joc jumped and knocked Mr. into the sand. I didn't get the under control till I was out of those surveyors, and then I of 'j!,t itt him run home." Xcll. I guess yon punished the fellow enough. JJajbe hes only a conned softy. But I dont Jlke that sort jsjrt. 5 . thing. It isnt western." Tm sorry now. Dad. Perhaps the fdlow was hurt. But what could I do! Lets forget nil about it, and Pll ? careful where I ride In the future. does It mean, this , . . Dn'd, what surveying around Forlorn River?' let I dont know, Nell," replied Beld-iaIt worries me. It thoughtfully. ,001s good ft r Forlorn River, but bad for Dicks plan to Irrigate the valley, lord, ld hate to liavo some one fore-- g, - on that 1 d8 II Hick No, no, 'we wont let anybody have Dicks rights," declared Nell. Where have I been keeping myself sot to know about these surveyors!" muttered Beldlng. They must have just come." Beldlng discovered that he was. In- the last man of consequence In Forlorn River to learn of the arrival of Ben Chase .and son, mine owners sad operators in Sonora. They, with a force of miners, had been besieged by rebels and Anally driven off their Thla property waa not deproperty. stroyed, but held for ransom. And the Chases, pending dcTrtoywwentw, - jvad packed outfits and struck for the border. Caslta had been their objective point, hut. for some reason which Beldlng did not learn, they had arrived Instead at Forlorn River. It had taken Ben Chase Just one day to see the possibilities of Altar valley, and la three days he had men at work. Beldlng returned home without going to see the Chases and their operations. He wanted to think over the situation. Next morning he went out to the valley to see for himself. Mexicans were, hastily erecting adobe Houses upon Ladds one hundred and sixty acres, upon Dick Gales, upon Jim lash's and Thornes. There were men staking the valley floor and the river bed. That was sufficient for He turned back toward Beldlng. lown and headed for the camp of these Intruders. , He came to a big tent with a huge canvas fly stretched In front, under which sat several men In their shirt aleevesNOiey were talking and amok-leg- .' A Lott Sox Time passed. The population of Forlorn River grew apace. Beldlng, who had once been the head of the community, found himself a person of little consequence. Even had he desired It he would not have had any voice In the selection of postmaster, sheriff, and a few other officials. The Chases divided their labor between Forlorn River and their Mexican gold mine, which had been restored to them. The desert trips between theso two places were taken In automobiles. A months time made the motor cars almost as familiar a sight In Forlorn River as they had been In Caslta before the revolutlox wrath at the usurping Beldlng1 Chases Increased as he slowly realized his powerlessness. to cope with such men. They were promoters, men of big Interests and wide Influence In the Southwest The more they did for Forlorn River the lets reason there seemed to be for hla own grievance. He had to admit that It was personal ; that he and Gale and the rangers would never have been able to develop the resources of the valley as these mta were doing It April arrived with no news of the rangers. From Caslta came vague reports of raiders in the Sonoyta country reports Impossible to verify until his Mexican rangers returned. When these men rode In, one of them, Gonzales, an intelligent and reliable said he had met prospectors at the oasis. They had Just come In on the Camino del Diablo, reported a terrible trip of heat and drought snd not a trace of the TaquIs party. "That settles It," declared Beldlng. "Taqul never went to Sonoytx lies circled round to the Devils road, and the rangers, Mercedes, Thorne, the horse they Tm afraid they have been lost In the desert. Its an old story on Camino del Diablo." He had to tell Nell that and It was an ordeal which left him weak. Mrs. Beldlng listened to him, and was silent for a long time while she held the stricken Nell to her breast Then the opposed hla convictions with that quiet strength so characteristic of her arguments. "But mother, theyre gone seven weeks. Seven weeks! At the most I gave them six weeks Seven weeks In the desert I" "How do the Taqul live?" she asked. Beldlng could not reply to that but hope revived In him. He had faith In his wife, though he coaid not In the least understand what he Imagined was something mystic in her. "Tears ago when I was searching for my father I learned many things about this country," said Mrs. Beldlng. "Toa coo never tell how long a man may live la the desert The fiercest, most terrible and Inaccessible places often have their hidden oasis. In his later years my father became a prospector. That was strange to me, for he never cared for gold or money I learned that he was often gone In the desert for weeks, once for months. Then the time came when he never came back. That waa years before I reached the southwest border and beard of him. Even then I did not for long give up hope of hla coming hack. I know now something tells me Indeed, it seems his spirit tells me be was lost. But I dont have that feeling for Taqul and his party. Taqul has given Rojas the slip or has ambushed him in some trap. Probably that took time and long journey into Sonora. The Indian Is too wise to start back now over My names Beldlng. I want to see this Mr. Chase," said Beldlng, gruffly. d as Beldlhg waa, and absorbed In bis own feelings, he yet saw Slow-witte- - the West Would Fare Better and Last Longer If Men Like You W ere Driven Out." - plainly that his advent waa disturbing to these men. One of them, a tall, tugged man with sharp face and 'hrewd eyes and white hair, got np sul offered his hand. Im Chase, senior," be said. "My Rsdford Chase la here somewhere. Toure Beldlng, the line Inspector, I take It! I meant to call on you." He seemed a man, withal cordial enough. Yea, I'm the Inspector." replied Raiding, ignoring toe proffered hand, nd Id like to know what in the r- - I you mean by taking up land claims staked ground that belongs loud-spok- rough-and-read- X i- - - ley en rargors?" Land laii:ir slowly echoed tTae, studying hU max Were tak-f.- g np rly umlaiined land." "Tilt's a He. You couldnt mi the vile. "Weil, jr. ReSdlEJT, at to that, lot tar rca dii run ncro,.e gront.ii. i ' But we rec--iT?r- e - horse-breeder- Pa-eifl- e lie'll curb the rangers; hell wait- - I seem to know thin, dear Nell, so be brave, patient. Dick Cale will coir r back to yox" That Ulk with the strong mother dry tralK worked a change In Nell and in Beldlng. Nell, who had done little bat brood rnd watch the west and talu vioi.-n- t waiting rides, seemed to settle into patience that was sad. yet ' Borneo round Ill ban tight. Sure, it's the regulai thing," he concluded, cheerfully. Dad, you promised." lie rather felt a little glee at Mr. Confound It, I promised not Gale distress and - Mrs. Gale's t pack a gum. That wo la Be wte crushed I shoo this fellow off the place, gently, hot hem! him; but (he look la the big, mind jox gently. Ill the rest dark eyes of Dicks elster waa too for Dick Gale!" rou'h for Beldlng. April grew 'apace, and aooa gave He. choked off M characteristic St. Paul Woman Says Stomach way to May. One morning IMdtng oath when excited and blurts! out. Trouble Is Gone and She Has waa called from some garden work by Say, but Dick Gale never went t the the whirring of an automobile 'and a bad! . , . Listen Gained 10 Pounds. "IloUoa !" He saw an eideriy, sallowBeldlng had scarcely started Pick tuan' who Gales atory when he perceived that faced, rather "Tanlac has meant health and waa an entire stranger to him; a hand- never tn hla llfp had he such an abto me, and I think It has no some woman whose hair sorbed and breathless audience. Pres- squal," declared Mrs. Albert Kaptng, showed white through her veil; ami a ently they wvre'awed, and at the conresident of 29 E. 10th superbly built girl, whose face made clusion of that story they sat St., St. rant, Minn. Beldlng at once think of Dick Gale. atlli, amazed beyond speech. 1 was so terribly run down my "I this Mr. Tom Holding. Inspector Beldlng kept back nothing but the Housework seemed like a mountain to of Immigration? Inquired the gentle-mapresent doubt of Dlika safety. me, and lots of times I had to give np Mr. Gale rose unsteadily from Ms and rest. I was nervous, weak, and courteously. Im BeUliog, and 1 know who you chair. Ills frailty was now painfully had splitting headaches and awful dizare," replied Beldlng In hearty amaze, manifest. zy spells. My stomach was so badly Mr. Beldlng, do you mean my son as he M retched for Ms big hand. out of order almost 'everything I sta You're IMok Gales dad the goverRichard Gale bar done all thnt you would sour nod i suffered terribly from nor, I 'Itk used to say. Im sure glad told us! he asked, incredulously, gas, heartburn and a distressing smothI sure do," Teplled Beldlng, with to meet o ering feeling. I could not sleep nlghtx "Thunk ou. Yea Im Dicks hearty good will, my bnck ached terribly, I lost weight Hnd hero, Mr. Beldlng Dick's Martha, do jou hear!" Mr. Gale till my clotlea didn't fit, and waa la turned to question his wife. She could a mother and his sister Elsie." . generally wretched condltlox Her far had Up yet Beam'ng his pleasure, Beldlng shook not answer. But now 1 get real Joy out of carhands with the ladles, who showed regained Its natural color. for my house. Since taking Tanlie faced that bandit and hla gang ing their acitatlon clearly. lac 1 have gained ten pounds, never "Mr. Beldlng, come west to alone he fought them!" demanded have indigestion and all my aehes and look up my lovt non," said Mr. Gale, Mr. Gale, hla voice stronger. pains are gone. I tuke pleusure in Beldlng nodded with a grin. ni sisters letter were unanswered. Tanlac." Hea a ranger How riding, fight- recommending We haven't heard from him in month. Tanlac U for aale by all good drug-gistIs he still here1 with you!" ing, sleeping on the sand, preparing Over 35 million bottles Bold- .Well, now, sure Itn awful sorry," his own food! Mr. Beldlng, you say Advertisement. began Bolding., his alow mind at work. Richard work for you. May I aak, "Dick's away Just now been away for at what salary! Transmission. lie get forty dollars, board and a considerable "spell. I'm expecting He uctuully Mushed after he Sue him back any day; . . . Wont you outfit." replied Beldlng, proudly. dear, you hud kissed me." Iurjj-come in! You're all dusty and bot and Forty dollars ! echoed the father. shouldn't apply your rouge so thickly." By tho day or week!" ttred. Come in, and let mother and Judge. The month, ofcourse," said BeldNell make you comfortable. Of course youll stay. Weve e big house. Tou lng, somewhat taken aback. Did you ever hour of a doctor tellroust stay till Dick rornes back. Maybe Forty dollars a month for a young ing a rich man that there waa no hop that'll be Aw, I guess It wont be man who spent five hundred In the for Mm? ' same time when he was at college, and . jrm long. . , . Let roe handle the baghe who when ran Into thousands It Mr. I sure . . Gale. Come . lx gage, am glad to meet you all." got out 1" Mr. Gale laughed for the first time, Eager, excited, delighted, neldtng went on talking as ha ushered the and it wae the laugh of a man wbo Gtlea into the sitting-room- , presenting wanted to believe what he heard yet them in hla hearty way to the as- scarcely dared to do It What doe he do with ao much tounded Mrs. Beldlng and Nell. For the space of a few moments his wife money money earned by peril, toll, and daughter were bewildered. When sweat, and blood? Forty dollars a the Galea had been shown to rooms, month !" He saves It," replied Beldlng. Mrs. Beldlng gained the poise momenEvidently this wae too much for tarily lost; hut Neil came rushing back, wilder than a deer, In a state of Dick Gales father, tnd he gazed at hla wife tn sheer speechless astonishexcitement strange even for her. ment. Dicks sister clapped her hands "Oh! Dlcke mother, his sister WITH like little child. I It I knew I Nell. Oh, whispered waa moment Beldlng saw that the always guessed It I Dicks peopl are I propitious. proud, rich ; theyre somebody. Sure he saves it, Dicks engaged thought I'd faint when she looked st She' was Just cnrloos curious, to marry Nell here. My stepdaughter, but so cold and proud. She was won- Nell Burtox" Oh-h- , Dad I" faltered Netl ; and eh dering about me. Dtck baa never ttuMtka written her that hea hea engaged to rose, white as her dress. How strange It waa to see Dicks roe. I'm wearing h'a ring. It waa his mothers, he said. I won't I can't mother and sister rise, also, and turn to Nell with dark, prond, searching taka it off. And Im scared. . Beldlng vaguely realised some But the eiater oh, shes lovely ant eye weet proud, 'too.' I felt warm all blunder he had made. Nell's whits over when she looked st roe. I I appealing face gave him a pang wanted to kies her. She looks like What had he dona! Surely this faro Dick when he first came to tie. But Uy of Dlcka ought to know hla rets hes changed. Theyll hardly recog- tlon to Nell There waa a alienee that nize him. To think theyve positively made Beldlng nervous. Keep the vital organs healthy by Then Elsie Gale stepped close to comet And I had to be looking a regularly taking the world's fright, when of til times on earth IT NelL standard for kidney, liver, remedy Mlaa Rich are Burton, want to look my best you really bladder and uric acid troubles ard's betrothed?" ran out evl of Nell, away breath, Nells tremulous lips framtd an afdently to make herself presentable, according to her Idea of the exigency firmative, hut never uttered it. She of the case. Beldlng caught a gllmpae held out her hand, showing the ring of his wifes face as she went ont, Dick had given her. Miss Gale's and It wore sad, strange, tnxlous ex recognition was Instant, and her response was warm, sweet, gracious. preaslox The National Remedy of Holland fas I think I am going to be very, very came back Into Galea the Presently centuries. At ell druggists In three the sitting-roolooking very differ- glad," she said, and kissed NelL rises. Guaranteed as represented. Miss Burton, we sr learning won ent without the long gray cloaks ant derful things about Richard," added the ium CM MW.I mi ever veils. Beldlng saw distinction an Ltk forbmitaS tM.pt m ImlutiM . elegance. Mr. Gale seemed a grave, Mr. Gate, in an earnest though to do have shaken had voice. If In you troubled, kindly peraox'lll body and mind. Beldlng received the same with making a man of him and now I impression of power that Ben Chase begin to see, to believe so may God . had given him, only here It was minus bless you I . , , My dear girl, I bars looked not et Richard's yox or hard II hardness really any quality. gathered that Mr. Gal waa a man of fiancee I , . . Mother, we bav) not found him yet, but I think weve found Mrs. Gal rather frightauthority. Is indispensable tn oil ened Beldlng, but he could not have hla secret. W believed him s lost cases of Distemper. told why. The girl waa just like Dick sox But here Is his sweetheartl Influenza, Colds, Heaves and Coughs, end wae then the that It s he used to be. pride only Worms among horse and mules. Mrs. face broke Into Gale's of hauteur sooner the Beldlng Imagined thq Used and endorsed by leading stock Gales were told that Dick was to an expression of mingled pain and farms, breeders and drivers of United State and Canada for thirty years. marry Nell the better for all con- joy, Sho opened her arms. NelL utSold in taro sizes at oil drug stores. cerned, and especially for Nell. In tering s strange little stifled cry, flew the general conversation that ensure into them. TJ! i TTTTrrrrr he sought for an opening In which to CHAPTER XV . tell this Important news, but he wee so busy answering questions kept Bound In the Desert shout hie position on the border, the Far away from Forlorn River Dick kind of place Forlorn River was, the C&AKUXJkTZD LIBS reason for to many tents, etc that he Gale set stunned, gazing down Into Week eyes made strong. Satisfying result the purple depths where Rojas had ruarantecd or you money refunded. Send waa unable to find opportunity. Ite Interesting, very Interesting.1 plunged to his death. The Taqul stood I LOO for this guaranteed treatment. motionless upon the steep red wall of Itla-Re- ri said Mr. Gal. "At another time Remedy Co. lOtr.kU. want to learn all youll tell mo about lava from which he had cut the banMercedes lay quietly tho West Its new to me. Bm sur- dit's hold. where she had fallex From across prised. amazed, sir, I may say. . But, Mr. Beldlng, what I want to know the depths there came te Gales ear most is about my son. Im broken in the Indian's strange, wild cry. Action on tho part of the Taqul health. Ive worried myself 111 over loosened the. spell which held Dale as him. I dont mind telling you, sir, that WtttDnakJhatQJdttnd m motionless as bis surrounding. The nt And wt qoarreled. away. iSaXjtliu fttTorrtornm Ive come to see I didnt know Rich- Indian waa edging back toward the ard. I was wrong to upbraid him. ledge. He did not move with hie forHe Tor a year weve known nothing of his mer lithe and sure freedom. doings, end now for almost six months crawled, slipped, dragged himself, rest weve not heard from him at slL ed oftex and went on agalx He had When at last h Frankly, Mr. Beldlng, I weakened first been wounded. and Ive come to hunt him up. My reached tho ledge where Mercedes lay fear is that I didnt start soon Gale jumped to hi feet, strong and thrilling, spurred to meet the responenough." $Mf 2Sc, ObUMflt 2$ mU 50c, Tkaa 2Sc Mr. Gale paused, and the white ham! sibility that now rested upon him. turned to he where Thorne Swiftly shook a little. he raised expressively lay. The cavalryman was Just returnUny, tftta, uroffiy Beldlng wae not so ZUf BtM Ism .r .14. I where men were concerned. lie saw ing to consciousness. The look to ImI iwiw- tbow the matter lay between Dick Cale Tbonaes eye was hard to bear. ZmM arUnaat aoum Cotar Htwtrwrr wiU Sri mg CTO B CONTINUED.! end Lis father. a taU 4r. At Zutn I - "Well, ha, or divert trwa Mr. Gale, sure most yonng Ohm, Nota. bucks from the Bast go to the bad When you k!s a girt good-bfor out, here he said bluntly. They blow tlrelr money, then go to punch eter do It quickly. If you linger toa long she may forgive you and take ing cows, take to whisky." Mr. Cale lifted haggard eyes. you bock. "Then It's bamming aronnd. regular A It Struck Him. tramps. and to the bad generally. A Ms wide and recently defined t youngster arms, Mg Beldlng spread when one of them dropped roond h?ell, palmist" as a woman who nee b who sat beside him, she squeezed his hand instead of her slipper." .m-ukiu- 111" N-l- lu-r- DECLARES TANLAC l, - IS BEST OF ALL totd-yeu-e-o e r frail-appearin- g dark-eye- hap-jlne- sa d highly-respecte- wrhlte-face- d d, x r, gov-erno- Ie s. My omglhi iC ft - half-breed-, nw- ercte. iirMing, who had breaking under the strain of worry, recovered himself so that to outward appearance he was hla old self. He Slone knew. .however,. tUat AU humor ws forced, and that the Dj burning wrath he felt for the Chase was flaming Info hate. Beldlng argued with himself that tf Be Ouse and his sou,- Radford, had turned out to be big men In other ways than In the power to carry on great enterprises ho might hsT b come reconciled to them..- - But tho father was greedy, grasping. hard, cold; the son added to those traits an overbearing disposition to rule, and he shpwed .a fondness for drink and cards. These men were developing the valley, to be dure, and e horde of poor Mexicans tnd many American were benefiting from that development; nevertheless. thse Chases were operating in a way which proved they cared only for themselves. Belding went to Caslta with a number of his white thoroughbreds and s shipped them to ranchers tnd In Texas. Thcx being near the railroad, and havlilg time, he went up fo Tucson. There he learned some Interesting particulars about the Chases. They had an office In the city; Influential friends in the Capitol. They were powerful men In the rapidly growing flounce of the West They had Interested the Southern railroad, and In the near future a Wench line was to he' constructed from San Felipe to Forlorn River. These details of the Chase development were Insignificant when compared to a matter striking close home to Raiding. Ills responsibility had CHAPTER XIV deed, "Mf. Chase, WEEKLY REFLEX. KAYSVILLE. UTAH Following U yy Chock it Today! 1 t FOLEYS ns wt "Never Mind, Dear. I'm an Old Bear.' been subtly attacked. A doebt had been cast upon his capability of executing the dotted of Immigration inspector to the beat advantage of the state. Beldlng divined that this was only an entering wedge. The Chases were bent upon driving him out of Forlorn River; but, perhaps to serve better their own ends, they were proceeding at leisure. Beldlng returned borne consumed by rage. But ho controlled 1L For the first time la hla life he wee afraid of himself. He had his wife and Nell to think of; and the old law of the West had gone forever. "Dad, there's another Rojas round these diggings," wad Nells remark, after the greetings were over and the usual questions and answers passed. Beldlng's exclamation was cut short by Nells laugh. She was serious with s kind of amused contempt Mr. Radford Chase!" "Now Nell, what roared Beld the" Ing. "Hush, Dad I Dont swear," Inter rupted Nell. "I only meant to tease yox" "Nell, you may as well tell him and said Mr. Beldlng, quietly. "Well, IX you werent such a gooi old 'blind dsd youd have seen long ago the way Mr. Rsdford Chase ran round after me. At first it was only annoying, and I did not want to ad to your worries. But these two weeks you've been gone Ive been more than annoyed. After that time I struck Mr. Chase with my quirt he made all possible effort to meet me. He did meet me wherever I went He sent toe letters till I got tired of sending them back. He followed mo until it waa lees embarrassing for me to let him walk with me and talk hla head off. He made love to me. He begged me to marry him. I told him I was already in love and engaged to be mar ried. He said that didnt make any difference. Then I called hla m foot "Next time he saw me he said he must explain. He meant I was being true to a man wbo, everybody on the border knew, had been lost In the desert. Tbit that hurt Maybe-maybe Its true. Sometimes It seems terribly true. Since then, of course, I have stayed in the house to avoid being hart again. I feel Ilk a poor little rabbit holed by a hound, vAnd I daren't peep out Somehow the thing struck Beldlng as funny, and he laughed. He had not had a laugh for so long that It made him feel good. He stopped only at sight of Nell surprise sad pain Then be put his arms around her. Never mind, dear. I'm an old bear. Nell, It only the old story. The fei Iowa fan In love with yox If your good looks, Nell. What a prise women like you and Mercedes hare to pay for beauty; I'd a d good deal rather be ugly as a mud fence . . . WeK, the first time I catch this locoed hive It over," WATCH THE BIG 4 ... Stomach-Kidnejs-Heirt-Li- rcr LATHROPO t mm ES GEuEElTEO nt ts&zusi'xiuz'izxiz'nzi ciiscnAiit'imE'lj lie-we- anl Cuticura Talcum is Fragrant and Very Healthful ' thlck-witt- et V- ae,-Ul- Break-Awa- v y - lilt !, |