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Show THE PAYSON CHRONICLE, PAYSON, UTAH The Desert Moon Mystery $r.OPSIS Sam Slanley, wealthy owner of the Lsert Moon ranch. Informs hla housekeeper, Mary Magln that hie former wlfe'e twin daimhteia, Danielle and Gahrielle, are rominn to the ranch to live, their mother beins dead and their father, Daniel Cannezlano who had teen the cause of Sam't divorcing hla wife. In the penSame adopted boy itentiary John, has grown to manhood, and a girl, Martha, Mrs Ollle ticker, Martha's nurse, Hubert Hand and Chadwick are the other members ol the household The girls arrive John becomes engaged to Danielle Gabrielle seeks to win John from her sister, and her actions when ahe receives a letter from France mystify Mrs Magln Bam learns Cannezlano Is Boon to be released from the penitentiary Gabrielle, with Caufteld goes In to the garden. Danielle, frrir upstairs, calls lo her elster come back alone In a few minutes Danielle comes Into the living room weak-minde- d Cau-fUl- Cau-fiel- CHAPTER VI Continued 5 Then you (Inn I tlctiy " Hubert Hand began Sam. who lias enough (lander tor John and hlmsell both when necessary, broke In John doesn't have (o deny any thing. Marcus will be In Hie olllee now, waiting for Twenty-one- . Ilione Rhone's down. Ask handy. him wliethei he Hugged Twenty today, for a passenger, or whether he Is going to Hag Twenty one.'1 Hubert went straight to the tele phone From his end ot the eotiversa tlon. we could tell ihut Twenty had not atopped, arid that no one was He looked wailing for Twenty-onfoolish when he turned from the tele Take 11 all hack phone, und said, John My mistake." Sam looked, mighty serious Well, he drawled, I don't know but what as good a plan is any wmilo be for us all to go out and have a look around for her " Oh I" Danny exclaimed, sharply Uncle Sam, you do think tliut she has tael with some mishap? 1 think, Sum said, that she has met with another machine and ridden olT in IL Hut, heller safe (ban sorry; then well be line and tit for the Are works. Kb, Martha?" Martha, who had been drowsy all during supper, was half usleep on the duvenport, and did not answer. Sums Hrsl plnu, alter lie and llu hert had made a quick ride to the cabin and hack will) no sight of Gaby was for the two of us to go down the road In the sedan. Fortunately, he decided at the last minute to have John come with us to drive, Danny came ulong with John, (had and llu berl Hand were to scout around the Mrs. ticker place on their ponies stayed at home with Martha We drove to the highway before we turned around We had come hack about a mile, when the wind came howling up, blowing the sand and ilusl in thick clouds, Jerking and snapping the sage and the greosewood elmsing anti bouncing the tumbleweed halls Dne of my pilneiples Is, tlial It you tmide the ranch (Wore the storm broke, and, Just us we readied the front porch, the rain came pouring down us If all the skv were the nnz zte of a big faucet and someone had turned II on. full force. This will bring tier in. Sum snid, ns we ran up the steps Shell he there, high mid dry, when we gel In She was not. Clmd ami Hubert Hand had come In, und they acted as If. since we had set out to get news of (In hy. It was a wonder we had not done It Martha was sobbing because she could not have the fire memner thinking that, If I did not open them, the dizziness would sweep me off Into unconsciousness I opened saw. there on the red carpet them of the steps, something that shocked my reeling senses Into sanity Dropped all over the bright headed hag, lying there, were the burned to bareo and the ashes from Sums pipe All of my horror concentrated Into a frantic desire to get those ashes cleared awuy so that no one else could see them. I shook them from I the ring to the carpet brushed them fiom the carpet into my hand kerchief. Just as I got to my feet from my knees, dial came up. Call ;he others," I said. Guby is here murdered. stuffed the handkerchief filled with ashes into tn.v pocket, and, for the first and last time In my life, I fainted dead away The next thing that I knew I was lying on toy hack listening to some one screaming above the voices of I Sam and Mrs realized that those awful sounds were coming from I trlei1 to stop them, my own throat I but I could riot put my hands to my throat to make II stop (he noise Sams voice came, clear and strong then real, like a light In the dark I sal straight up The screams ceased "What," I managed, Is the matter?'' "Kverytlnng on Gi d's earth, that could he," Sam answeted Hut here Drink .his Get some Sleep Mary Well need Nothing to tie done, now you, tomorrow " He shook a powder Into m.v mouth Mrs Itieker held a glass of water to 1 1 Ith-ke- my lips When 1 opened my eyes again, it was gray dawn. I saw that I was In Mrs ltlcker8 room She was alt the window tatting I watched her for a full minute before memory seized me, and I cried out with the pain of It. "Sh It h." she warned me, In a whisper. "You'll wake Martha. She Is asleep here on the couch. t felt In my pocket. The ball ot handkerchief was still there. I went Into the hull bathroom, washed my face and hands, and drained the Inst crumb ot tohucco down wit ti the wo 1 washed ter out ot Hie washbowl. Hie handkerchief, scoured the howl and went back to Mrs Kickers room As I opened the coor, she again warned mi pgnlnst waking Martha Was Hie shock too much lor her? I asked, going ind standing heslde Mrs Itieker so that we might talk In whispers 1 dltln t allow her to go upstairs She followed t'tind out of the house und saw him shoot himself. He died It vas terrible within ten minutes I for Marttrn had ii hold her. while Sinn gave her a narcotic I No. no, What protested wtiut are you saying? Tot Chad? Whnt was It you said about (had lie walked out and shot himself through the head." I rushed out of the room, away I from hei. staggered down the stairs into the kitchen Sam Hubert Hand, and John Jumped up from their chairs and started toward me. John reached me first, untl put an arm around me ('hiid " I began, but I couldn't get any further. Hour hot "There, there. Mary. some coffee, dad. Quick I Here, si! Grig hy true that wa9, as I went on my aching feel up the stairs lo prove to him that tlo door was not locked, never had heee locked, and, likely, never would he. Dlmd walked oft ft was locked saying that he would see whether sulhe onfe downstairs had locked il and had the key or, if not, whet her he could tint! another key to tit It I ( stood there walling. pul my hand In my pocket for my humlker chief. There was a key. It titled the lock. I opened the door. About half way up the steps Gaby was lying In a huddle of pink wrap She did not answer. 1 spoke to her. 1 ran up the stejis and put an arm around her, trying lo lift her. Her head rolled to one elda 1 saw her It was saffron color, with throatblack bruises at Its base blue great her swollen face. It was I touched I thought, again cold. For an Instant, my only sensation was one of violent nausea. I tried to I scream My throat had closed 1 refor nave shut my eyes, must by Doubled Doran Co., In, WNU Service that 1 have Ills alibis for him, my self. A suicide looks bad, you know That Is, It would until we und lun nezlnm. This Is his work " But, Sum, I said, If lie wasn't let out of Sun Quentin until yes terday morning, he couldn't possibly have gol 'way up here Hint same eve nlng. Weve told Sam that, a thousand rimes, Hubert Hand said. All right, all right," Sam said, "But if I ever get that long dlstunce call through, you'll find that Can nezlano was released a day or two the met him yesterday " early Mow'd he get up here, Sam?" I questioned Did you hnve a passenger up from fTand John? Katlall, yesterday, asked. Sam spoke, before John could an svver Son, he said, did you, by nny chance, ns a favor to one of the girls, bring thu skunk here yester day? did not, dad. He got here, thpn, as Ive said all along. Horseback, across the desert3 And he murdered the girl Hy G d hell hnrg for It, If I' takes my last He killed Chad, too, as much dollar as If hed shot him down. We nrent overlooking a couple ol murders not here on the Desert Moon Not rigid yet. She went out to meet him yes terday, I tell you She brought him for some purpose; Into the hnu-sethrough the back way and up Into the attic." Without anybody seeing or hearing them?" Hubert Hand questioned Nobody was looking nor listening, I ns I remember. tell you. he killed her there on the stairs and he made 1 , his " If you think that," said. Why aren't you oul hunting him? ex loded. Sam "Il II Why aint I ont hunting last night's lightning? The girl had been dead any way two or three hours more likely longer, when we found her He hud that head start on us He's gone He went straight across the deserts h bent for Sunday Hell need food Hell need water, worse. I've telegraphed to every town within two hundred miles of here. They are I've phoned every ranch watching I've kept that phone Ijot for six solid hours Ive gol posses nt every water hole Listen Sam," said. Unless after he murdered her, he walked downstairs, with none ot us seeing or Menring him, nod Into the living room or the kitchen, and put the key in my pocket, Cannezlano Is not the guilty man." The telephone hell rang. Hubert Hand and JoIid followed Sam Into Hie living room. I stayed had to huve a min where I was The ashes on the hag? tire to think The key In uiy pmket? Sam? If Sum. I thought, had found It necessary to murder Gabrielle Can nezlano. he had probably donp it to keep something worse from happen S! keued at myself, fur that lug thought. I found another way of thinking not much better pe It did seem to me, remembering ashes on top ol Hie hag. that Sam must nave been there on the stairs at some time after she had been murdered and before I had lie must, then be keep round her log some secret concerning the niiir It did look as If, considering dor 1 1 1 1 Ids talk, be must be shielding the murderer, with every ounce of his horse sense and Ingenuity, both ol which ue had In plenty. Hut whom would he shield to that extent? Chad alive or dead? No. Martha? Yes Hut Martha could not have done Not unless there was some thing to It that none of us dreamed of Hubert Hand, ot Mrs Ricker? No. My Danny? I thought not. self? I couldn't be sure. Hie men cume back Into the kitchen Sam looked teo years older than he had looked ten minutes before. was San Quentin," tie said to "Cannezlano was positively not released from (here until nine oclock yesterday morning. That," I said, "lets him out. "And. Hubert lets Hand said, of us here on the every man-jacIt me. Had Problem shall he dead raurdwrssi. Pont me burled here in this Oodfar suken country. Take sue to Ssvs Ftuncisco and have my body creI I love a Hume. mated. hate the cold earth. You have had much trouble on m.v account, old dear Dont blame me for having kept the fear and the dread of tills thing, which 1 felt cer lain was going to happen, from you You. uor no living person, but one could have saved me. "Remember. Dan. that In spite ot all the distress I have caused you, and may stil. he causing you. I have ulvvnvs, In my own way, loved you Gaby. I Sam, said, 1 knew she was Oh, why didn't afraid, yesterday. she tell us? Of course you men could tills, I hve dace, In. Habit was too strong for Sum "'Well In, lie quoted, with n groan As a rule, milk la about the best foot? for children, but there are times when they are much better off wfthout it. It should always be left when children off show feverish, hy . fretful or cross spells, by bad breath, coated tongue, sallow skin. Indigesstomtion, biliousness, etc., that their ach and bowels are out of order. In cases like this, California Fig ?v nip never falls to work wonders, by the quick nnd gentle way it removes which Is causnil the souring wu-Jstoming the trouble, regulates the orthese and bowels gives and ach gans tone and strength so they continue to act normally of their own acChildren love its rich, fruity cord. flavor and its purely vegetable and harmless, even for babies. Millions of mothers have proved its merit and reliability in over 50 years of steadily Increasing use. A Western mother, Mrs. May Suavely, Montrose, California, sa.vs: My little girl, tendency to constipation was a problem to mo until I began giving her California Iig Syrup. It helped her right away and soon her stomach and bowels were acting perfectly. Since then Ive never had to have advice about her bowels. I have also used California Fig Syrup with my little boy, with equal success." To lie sure of getting the genuine, which physicians endorse, always ask for California Fig Syrup by the full e Ed-na- s, CHAPTER VII A Confession. The sheriff, the coroner, the under taker, a newspuper reporter, and another man that the coroner bad brought along foi a juryman, drove up to Hie ranch at hve oclock that Sam and the sheriff had morning. been friends for ililily years. Sam's money had paid for the coroners medical education. They, and the others, were mighty sorry to hnve to bother us at all. and their sole aim was to make us little trouble as possible. They Interviewed each one ol us alone, but pleasantly and Informally In the dining room; each one, that Is but Danny the coroner, visiting her as a doctor, said It would novel do to pesler her, in Hie state she was in ami Martha who was still asleep, nnd whom they said It was no use to wake. They kepi each of us about ten nlnutes They brought tn Hie verdict of died by his own hand, for Chad; and. murdered by person or persons unknown for Gaby. They left, on tiptoe, holding their hats Id their hands clear to the end of the drive way. The sheriff left, 1 am all but cer- tain, with the strong conviction that I had committed the murder, and with the resolution that he would not do Sam an III turn by depriving him of a good cook The coroner, and the others, except the reporter were sure I think, that one of us was guilty; hut were thankful to goodness that they had not found out which one The undertaker did not leave with the others. lie was preparing the bodies to take them to Telko; there to wait the Instructions that we could not give until after we hnd gotten lu touch. If possible, with Chads people, and hnd come to 8 decision about Gabys burlui place. All the Nevada newspaper accounts made much of the fact that the fiend, who had committed the terrible murder on the Desert Moon ranch, hnd made a complete escape, without leaving nny clews of any sort. No clews Lands alive! The place was positively cluttered with clews; nnd most of them about as useful, in the end, as clutter generally Is I asked Sam about the contents of Gabys bended hag "It Is all on Hie table In her room, he said, "where I put It for the corn You cud go and see. tier's jury It was tucked Hut, first, rend this Inside her dress The undertaker found It, and gave It to me. I drend giving It to Danny. lie handed me a folded sheet of paper. I opened It. nnd rend; Danny dear: If you ever rend name. Copper Center Development of Hie new copper district in northern Rhodesia, British South Africa is revealing indications of a most Important field. Five mines already are being operated and it la believed that they alone lnve a potential pioduetion of fiiOjKH) tons of copper a jear. It is expected that approximately .sCiMHm.Poo will lie sptnt ill tiie next three or four years for lower plant, metallurgical and mining American mining engiequipment. neers are in charge of practically every important mine in the distiht, and the new industry Is being organbeized on the white labor basis, of native workcause of Hie operations ers, highly mechanized will be used. Af.ican I Hurried to Her and Put Around Her. My Arms have saved her. Why did she go out alone to meet that fioud? Sams only answer was a slow shaking of his bowed head, and a deep sigh. he sold, then, will you Mary, give this note to Danny, and explain to tier how It Is? "How what Is?" "t mean Well, she cant leave the Desert Moon, now, to take the body to Frisco. Until we find oul who murdered that girl, not a man Jack of us Is going to leave this place, for any reason Danny may be as Innocent as stie seems to be. and she may not- - She, nor anyone else, can leave this place until we have gotten to the very bottom of this thing. That goes. Tilts note. In Gaby's A Los Angeles met chant who sells bathing suits met n voiitig woman on the Anandale links She look him to ask, saying: Tve had the suit I bought from you just a week and Its shrunk ter- ribly. Why, of course'" explained the merchant, The manufacturers make them that way to keep pace with the changing style." g Dog days Is Hie name given by the to the hottest and most un wholesome part ol the year, Insiiiig The tin me from July H to August 11 comes from the star Sirius, the great dog which follows the mighty hunter undents .d and Hubert Hand Were to Scout Around the Place on Ponies Get here. Turn on that fan. Hand. some water " Tell me Mrs Klckei "No, no. It It can't he sai- d- (t Isnt tru true. Not our Clmd Sum answered, gruffly, to keep the It Is a d n choke out of his voice. The slintne, Mary: hut, It Is true boy shot himself, not fifteen minutes after we found her. "Walt," he went on quickly, "before you think any thing I want to tell von what I have It is God's truth told (lie others. riiut poor hoy Is as Innocent of any connection with the murder as am." I What, moaned, are we going to do?" We are going to do a lot, Mary, We are going to keep Sam said. Chads name clean. Sure," In answer we all know to my protest, Rut, Just the same. I'm mighty thankful 1 Orion through Hie heavens Ihe Greeks early noticed that nt that season Shins, vvlihli Is the bright est star in Hie heavens, rose just tie fore the sun Consequently the star was held responsible for droughts nnd plagues which were most frequent dur The lug Its period of early rising. Unmans named tills period the Dies Canleulares. a name which comes Roman down to us as the dog days writers tell of dogs sacrificed to np lease Hie wrath of Hie Syrian slur" who barks from afar, and with Ills sultry hi ont h Infects the sky. Modern meteorology points out, how ever, that poor Sirius Is a victim of He has nothing ut all coincidence. to do with i he weather. The sclen Much Lead Reclaimed It begins to appear almost as tf Industry can use its lead and hnve It at the same time. Reclamation of vvasti lead, through the recovery of oil leal pipe, battery plates, lead lining of add vats nnd other such sources, has tn creased year hy year, until, during 1927. according to bureau of mines figures the total weigh! of the recovered metal, which can he reprocessed and used ns new, was 41 per cent ol the production of new metal for Hie year, which seems to he eliminating waste with veugeunos. title explanation Is that heat In a way follows the sun. just us the hoties-part ot the day Is not high noon In the hut un hour or two later. same way Hie hottest part of the sum liter Is not midsummer, but slightly later than the .solstice. t Aviators' Dangers The evenness ot uit while Ilyina varies with the temperature. If the air Is warm, or wlmt Is culled thin air, It Is (lifileull to gain altitude. In cold or dense air It Is easy to gain altitude. The air over cities is warmer than over ttie surrounding country. It Is when a flyer approaches warmer air that the plane has a tendency to lose altitude. In some places a change from cold to warm air Is very nbrupt. That is known as an air pocket, or bumpy nlr. e Lands The Continental congress. In Its land ordinance of May, 17S5, dedicated from the public lands which lay west of the Thirteen Colonies lot No 16 of every township to, the maintenance of public schools within the said township. The policy of giving public lands for education has been continued and lands and scrip have been grunted to a total of 117,244.r19 acres, an area nearly equivalent to thnt of the German repuhllc. School-Purpos- Englands Largest Forest The New 'orest In England, with its 00,600 acres. Is the largest la that country. J g- -- 3 - SLEEPLESSNESS Successfully Fought In this handwriting, clears Danny of the crime, If all the othet evidence didnt, which It does, tte know that she did no kill her sister. But, of all the people In this house, she is In the best position to know who did do It Of course. If she Ls Involved in this she Is Involved Innocently. If she put the key In your pocket, while we were out In the car, she did it with no Idea of what she was doing Just the same, I want her right here od the Desert Moon, for a while. Mary, you take the note to her, and explain in your nice way "Ill give her the note. Sain, 1 said "But you II hnve to do (he explaining yourself. Ill tell you why It isnt right for you to try to pro tect anyone, not even Martha, to the extent of refusing to allow one sister to carry out the dying request of another sister. Sam dropped his pipe. As I saw ttie tohatco and the ashes scatter, I was more certain than ever that was acting as a decent woman should The door opened, and Danny came in. She was so pale that her checks Imd sort ot a greenish tinge to them Great dark circles spiend far down under her eyes that were red and swollen from crjing. . 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You can be almost certain that it will help you too. Ihnk-ham- 1 Hot Weather and Star Sirius Unjustly Linked Imw - Q th-pi- works. Sam went and touched a match to the tire ready to he started In the theplaee. I ran upstairs and closed the bedroom windows had come downstairs, ready to take my rest, when I remembered Hie attic, with all Its window wide open to the drenching rain. My corns had been hurting me all day; so, (tint! helng handy, I asked him to go and close the attic He went up the stairs, and almost ni cnee cunie back to fte head ef them to call down that the attic door wn locked. John drove fast; hut we barely ask a man to do anything about the house for yon, you do It twice your self. by Kay Cleaver Strahan I This Mother j PAKKEr HAIR BAYS, M i . J&I Restore Colo.- - n, Beauty to Gray and F FLORESTON SHAMPOO-- ho ' connection v nh ark- rs Hr r Un m hur soft ami fluflV. Virent dv hip lor j eiBta. liiocox Cueimcai VVoi&j I'au log; now Remembering what 1 had seen the knew that I must get night before, her mind into other channels If her reason was to be saved. I thanked my stars, when I remembered the note. After she had rend IL she cried harder than ever; but I knew that It was crying of a saner sort Will you go with me, Mary?" she questioned, when she had quieted some. To San Francisco? " e !I have to talk to Sam about I said. "1 am afraid thnt, denr. that Sam wants us all to stay here, for a while. Sam thinks that the duty of each one of us, right now. Is to stay here and help to find the guilty 1 J Pt'cc your to McMillan for a,n honcit BrjJ;n prices. Prompt cash returns. Lat receivers of Northern Lurs. Ove tn the fur business. Price List anJShippingTags! (w'n- - Addres State, JI.F.IV person." Does Unde find him here? Sam think we will she questioned. "Tlierg isnt anywhere else to try to find him, snid. "Did you know about ttie key In my pocket? She nodded. " knew ah it, she said. What else did you km u 1 asked 1 (TO BB CO.NTINLW Marrrlou. Climalr ( ainpa-sl,rn- ,M 1 Coi dene "Wpk Write Craa W. N. U.f Salt Lake City, No. A rt 1H ir Chnffoy ywiln CALIFORNIA 48-1- 9-- |