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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER. HYRUM, UTAH y Hoed I 1 would prefer riding to walking, myself. Where do you wish to be taken?" Back to the hotel, please." In the of the cab felt her hand touch mine gently, as though half afraid. Oh, I was so frightened so sorry to have brought you there. It was all my fault The Russian had a knife. Yes, I know; 1 caught a glimmer of it but he went down and out for the count before it could be used. There Is nothing to worry over now, They did not get the money? No, that is clear enough. Somebody got the bulge on them, and they are very properly sore. You heard Harris swear you left with Alva." Harris knows nothing about it; yon must believe me. 1 Intend to certainly as against Harris." She may not have been altogether pleased with my answer, for she said D0 more until we drew up at the hotel tntfonce. She waited while I settled w,tfl chauffeur, and we crossed tbe wide pavement together, It may be best for you not to come in one never knows, This is not a final parting, 1 hope?" Perhaps so, perhaps not. You do not wholly trust me. Some day I mean you shall. I felt her hand in mine, just for a moment ; then the doors opened and closed, leaving me alone, semi-darkne- CHAPTER IX Continued. 'anie plunging through ss the opening and faced us, the heavy curtains drop-"Say, where the h have you been? ping behind them and shutting out all What is this, a double-crosview beyond. Harris, Inflam'd by drink, glared about as though doubt- What vou mean? ejaculated the ing the evidence of his own eyes, but other. By Gott! it Is rather you I bis expression was that of savage should ask why you not tell me the hatred. truth? H I. if they aint both of em here I Tell you! What the devil have 1 Say, this is rich. So you two are in, Rot to tell you? Dont get funny with cahoots, hey? Thought youd play me me. You sent me a note this morning, for a d n fool, did you, Daly? Well, didnt you? Ill show you what youre up against Sure I did." you and yer girl. Come now, wheres Well, then, why didnt you meet that boodle? CHAPTER X D n it, Ive been hunting you oil , i know nothing about it, Harris. day long. Whats the Idea? Come, Youre a liar. This dame went The Proof of Murder The Back Room blurt it out, before I wring your d n away with Alva in his car. I saw her of Costigan's Jew neck. go out with him. You cough up, both I watched her through the glass Waldron spread his hands, and lifted of you, and be d n quick about it. doors until she vanished among the his shoulders in an expression more or you never get out "f here with- crowd in the lobby. I could not pereloquent than words. mit a hole through you. You think mit her to go awav like this; to get What a man ! You cuss me. but you can aouble-cros- s me; Ill show beyond my sight and knowledge-- yet not wait to hear why this all was so. you a trick of my own! I hesitated too long, until she had Tou sit down, and I tell you. Then He was reaching for his gun. It into the swirling crowd and merged must have caught in his pocket, though maybe you tell me something also. Harris stared at him, then sank into I wasted no time. It was his life or wa8 jost.. It was indeed a strange feeling of the vacant chair opposite, still scowl- mine, and I gripped the empty wine loneliness which swept over me in ing angrily across the table. A waiter bottle on the table and smashed a that moment. Never before had I felt paused at his elbow expectantly, and, vicious blow at his head. He went such in a woman, or of interest depth in response to something said, the down like a log, his body half projectsuch at parting. experienced regret thief jerked out a surly answer. ing through rhe curtains, while I I wheeled about No, dont want anything to eat. barely In time to meet the mad bull rush of Waldron. The Bring me some whisky a half pint with a little water. Yes, thats all; Russian could mot have been armed, now get out of here. for he came at me with bare hands, At this moment Francois returned his grip like that of a bear. For an with our final course, obliging us to instant he had me throttled, scarcely appear indifferent to the quarrel rag able to breathe, my hands pinned help ing beyond tne curtains. Both men lessly in the' grasp of his arms. But must have lowered their voices, for brute strength was all he possessed, our ears caught nothing of whnt was brute strength and ferocity. The botsaid. It seemed to me the waiter was tle was crushed out of my fingers, yet unusually slow in rearranging the table, I wriggled partially free, and got one There, that will do, Francois, I hand twisted into his whiskers, jerk until broke out, at last, Impatiently. "We ing his head back, and will want nothing else at present. the strained neck threatened to crack, When I need you again I will ring. and be had to release his grip to protect himself. It was all over in a That is the bell, I presume." minute, but hot while it lasted; I . Oui, Msieur." All right; then leave us alone for snow we struck against the girl, throwing her to her knees ; 1 know a while." stumbled over Harris legs, giv Neither one of us touched a thing, the coffee growing cold in the cups, ing me a chance to drive home one as we endeavored to distinguish what fist square into his face. I heard ,was going on at that second table out him rip out' a Hebrew oath, and saw his lips. I tried to 1 came blood staining ,ln the main dining room. 'around beside her, to where I could break away from him, but It was no yet the effort opened his guard jpeer out also beneath the curtain use; old, and thus gain glimpses of the for a swift uppercut, and I let him two men. They were talking earnest have it straight to the chin. He lly, but had lowered their voices, until crashed back across the table, and !they were nearly inaudible amid the bung there dangling, arms outspread Idln of the place. The anger and threat and head in a brosen dish. Before I had gone out of both voices ; but only oc- could strike again, or even recover What Is WalThis, a Double-Croscasionally could we weave together my breath, the curtains were thrust dron?" words into an understandable sen- violently aside, and the hea waiter, tence; these came to us detached, un- backed by a half dozen subordinates, With no apparent effort, seemingly tumbling in over Harris inert terly indifferent, she had nevertheless related,. as the. surrounding noise Even as they stared about, I become Intwined with body. ceased suddenly, or the music came my life her helped the girl to her feet, and faced presence a necessity for my happiness. to a pause. j You didnt get it! Then who the The soft pressure of her body, the . What happen here, Msieur? What touch of her h 1 did? Me, 1 should say no; why hand, was Intoxication; I never knew the old man had even happen? shrieked the excited French- - the. glance of her eyes sent the warm blood pulsing through my veins. She slipped him the dough. That d n manr You keel ze men? What? become to me an inspiration, a 'girl rode down with him. Of course il do; I saw them go out together; little private affair, that c all, I said,- - memory to dream over, a hope no exhausted to speak clearly. See to be resisted thats why I thought I was playing too 0nger safe to keep away. Somebody has here Msieur," and I thrust the first Thls wag strange so strange as to I played us for suckers. If you had bill could reach into his hand. Hush be beyond understanding. I this UPl will you, and let the lady lt wlth kept your d n mouth shut wed ffiyself( butto no resuU ghe ,e t.on it easy. would not be denied. Here was He dashed about frantically, wring-- 1 an Waldron broke in, stung by this last unknown woman orlglna, and mg his hands and gesticulating. taunt into elevating his voice. beautiful, to be sure, yet one whose "Oui, ouil Eet shall be so. There very What you mean, I keep my mouth identity was shrouded in mysshut? So help me, Moses, I tell no- ees to be no trouble, no police. Ze tery. To all appearances she was acmen attack you, Msieur Daly I see body. tively engaged in conspiracy against You h blabbed eet all ; you preteet ae Madame There the The you didnt! of cine.,;' a cr me the whole thing to Daly. He told me Iso himself. Thats whnt I was doing last night, bluffing him out." held bach I tell Daly? Where you git that stuff? I aint seen Daly for three year. Was he In this deal? Why you tnrbed as I anticipated It might not tell me of Daly before? had tme them laSruZhaad stoM As we came forth and made our way I never knew it "Tell you! until midst In secret conclave down the ale e ander escort w, .ere Lpeahtng he told me. A waiter brushed past him, bearing gored at carteasl,, bat ao demoastra-- 1 More than that, even, she had refased a tray, striking against one shoulder to deny this connection, to reveal her j B P as he passed. Harris glanced up with or aclnowledge any other 0n fe,?re.tlie pvhipntf door, a snarling oath. and. before I realized pose. She had used me to further her the danger, bis eyes must have caught "? frm reaching ends,- whatever they might be, prey- n me beneath of the draped .glimpse HHFranCOlSlng up6n y personal Interest In her, us to and yet icurtaln. Instantly the fellow was on these stePPed refusing to lift a single fold ihls feet, all else forgotten In a swift pass through Into the vestibule. of this curtain of mystery. 1 assisted my companion into her iwave of passion. What could It mean, but that she Theres the guy nowl he burst coat, and then hastily struggled Into was secretly ashamed to permit of my Hes hiding in that booth; I my own. Site was pale, but .her eyes full understanding? The forth. thought of saw him. Come on, and well have met my own bravely, and her hand the stolen money, the murder of Alva, touched my arm ns we went up the recurred to the stiff cough up yeti the invitation I bad me; I drew back swiftly, pushing the steps. Above, r.l) remained quiet and overheard for her to accompany him girl bihind me. There was no place hl fatal tr,P- - aDd her accePt- lln which to hide, no chance Whnt next?" tasked. for anee; the positive assertion of Harris believe there are taxis areund the that she had escape Perhaps I could explain, but. done so ; her confessed if not. then I must fight. The two cornf,r ' knowledge that the money had actoal- 14 I 1 s, Wal-drou- ?" Good-night- ." . 11 ; the-fello- w s, -- e ' ,frod , e0Vet 1 Vh?r4nerSlo l , h"6 -- hnTrp J - i P" 1 pur-out- er ly been given into the possession of the Chilean captain; the nature of the weapon with which he had been killed; her remaining in New York Instead of returning to Washington, could not blot these things out, no matter how hard I endeavored reconcile them with her denials, trusted her; I would continue to trus' her against the world, yet deep down iu my heart lingered a question unanswered. If she was honest, square, actuated by some worthy purpose,. why did she still refuse to confide in me'1 Surely I had been sufficiently tested and she knew who I was. If she was the sister of a classmate whom I knew and loved, what necessity remained for the concealment of her name? What, indeed, except shame at the part she was playing in this sordid drama of life? Some of my earlier suspicion had been eradicated, for now it was clearly demonstrated that it ould not have been her knife which had pierced Alvas heart Whatevdf else Ismight believe against her, this evidence no longer existed, for she still wore the dagger in her hat. Peculiar as the design was, the weapon locked in my valise, which I had on the floor picked np of the car, was not hers; it had been wielded in its deadly work by some other hand. But whose? Did she know? Did she even suspect the assassin? Was she even now endeavoring to conceal his identity? These questions were unanswerable; I could only partially drive them back by memory of the girl herself; It was impossible to recall her vividly to mind, and yet associate her with so foul a crime. I was still immersed tn such thoughts, mentally struggling 'for her honor, and my own justification, when I finally attained the quiet of my room. 1 was squarely up" against a atone wall; there was no light perceptible anywhere. Neither Harris nor Waldron was guilty of this crime; they were obliterated from further consideration. These two worthies had undoubtedly done their best, but had been outgeneraled by some one else; and, whoever that other might be, he had made a clear leaving not even a lurking suspicion behind him. It was the Job of a master-thiean expert in crime or else had been accomplished through the blind luck of some one whose very identity cloaked any possibility of suspicion. blood-staine- d get-awa- y, f, (TO BE CONTINUED.) FEAR GHOST. OF BIG WOODS Appearance of Stick Causes Indians to Abandon Hunting Grounds Precipitately. Reported h" h, Si-wa- creek-region- Sau-vag- e, The Ads of Old. Advertising Is not a new art by any means. Advertisements of a kind our modern Ideas were la vogue in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. These, however, were mostly descriptions of runaway slaves, offers of reward for lost property, and so on. The people of Pompeii went much further. On the excavated walls of t buried city have been found announcements of gladiatorial showi with rough pictures of favorite gladiators, etc., that must he taken as anticipations of the modern picture poster. FINDS RELIjf Want to Tell Other AU About It soft answer way turn away wrath,' but It usually invites another question am eighteen bothered several months irregular 3 periods. Every month my back would ache and I always had a cold and felt drowsy and skepy. I work in a mnlinery shop and I went to work every day, but felt stupid and would have such I had seen cramps Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Com- pound advertised and had heard several women talk of it, so mother got me some. This Vegetable Compound is wonderful and u neipea me very much so that during my periods I am not now sick or drowsy. I have told many girls about your medicine and would be glad to help anyone who is troubled with similar ailments. You may use my testimonial as you like. Stella Second St., Evansville, Indiana. Some girls lead lives of luxury, while others toil for their livelihood, but all .6 suect to the same physical laws and suffer in proportion to their violation. When such symptoms develop as irregularities, headaches, backaches, are sensations bearing-dow- n and the girls should profit by Miss experience and give Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound a trial. blues, Linx-wile- rs IF IT HADNT BEEN SUNDAY Cook Certainly Would Mot Have Overlooked the Use of That Insulting Pronoun. c The ritual of society, as women make it, is very exacting the world over, even in ahmshouse, ami in this relation there is told a story showing the serious difficulty that arose among a set of workhouse officials in a western . town. The infirmary nurses, three in number, had demanded a separate sitting room aud the delight of Sunday dinner therein, and the matron had sought to humble them by sending the cook to enjoy her Sunday dinner in their company. The brawny cook described what occurred as follows: Well, Nurse Jones, site comes down and gets inside the door. Four plates? she says. . Four? Whos the fourth? Me, says I. You she says, and with that site tosses her head and walks away. Here the cook drew a long breath, If it hadnt and then continued: been Sunday, gentlemen, I should have let her have it Cor calling me you! Exchange. . Misconception About Title. There is no such office as chief justice of the United States Supreme court. The proper title for the man who presides over the highest court in the United States is chief justice The Constitof the United States." not ution of the United States does lie although mention the chief justice, hranen the head of a of the government. Article HI of the juConstitution, which establishes the dicial department of government, the that "the judicial power of one in vested Jnlted States shall be interior ' Supreme court, and in such time from courts as the congress may it hut establish. to time ordain and does not mention the chief this clause of the Constitutionto congress has assumed the power declare how many Supreme court j'l!i tioes there shall be. s justi-Unde- Airplanes to Aid Surveyors. Railroad engineers in the fl,tlre ..hen making reconnaissance siineys in unknown countries will fir'1' and mo plane a 'great saving in time ey. An aerial survey of a IjrP ' the Philippine railway showed hi li ties of the method. One Good Result From War. The war aided in stopping the Impress' and diffusion of yellow fe' preventing travelers from entering demlc areas and carrying out t.ie ease. Well, Well. That Boston girl seems Yes, a fresh drummer Curie. " S'fa,eaj f Courier-Journa- l. WHAT EVERY GIRL SHOULD KNOW BEFORE MARRIAfiE A WONDERFUL BOOK if I I rat M t- -I1) fk riatM-Mtt- nl m 4 vmluMa -- tafcrattl. km 1 f Dm Oe et HOUR Mil. -- P.tr,Tf.ct Mt . EVERpfifcE m A Ind- .-I Evansville, years old and have been V It Is a poor policy to buy books for lie sake of the colored covers, or to make friends for the sake of their clothes. Girls ! The Stick Siwash has returned to haunt the trapping grounds north of Fort St. James. Terror stalks the wilderness trails and panic grips the Indians. If a brave hears the crackle of a twig in the woods he looks about him in fear that this ghost of the big woods is' dogging his steps. A number of Indians, it is said, have, been frightened off their trap lines. Fort St." James is one of the oldest posts in British Columbia owned by the- Hudsons Bay company. It was. founded in 1800 by Simon Fraser, the proneer explorer for whom the Fraser river was named. Several hundred Indians live about the fort and market their furs there. ' Me ketchum fox in trap, said who has abandoned his trap line on Manson creek. "Me hear little noise. Look up. See Stick He heap big Indian. Got war paint oifT He look mean. He say nothing. Wave tomahawk like he say. You get out. Me heap scared. Shake like leaf. Me run back to camp. Tell Pack up and squaw and papoose. get out heap quick, by golly, you bet. Stick Siwash bad medicine. Other Indians jiave brought back the same story from the Manson The Stick Siwash has long figured In the traditions of British Columbia .tribe. The name means ghost of the big woods. Stick is slang for- - forest and Siwash Is a corruption of the French word and is applied to ail the Indians of the Pacific coast. The superstitious natives believe the appearance of the apparition presages misfortune to the tribes. Musk-a-no-wa- YOUNG GIRL j L.. - 2? -- UiS WMPP r |