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Show THE PAYSON CHRONICLE. PAYSON. UTAH L The Desert Moon CHAPTER XIII- - Continued 13 "Well," I said, that means that I've got about half an hour to disguise a tamlly meal as a company dinner Dont bother," she Interrupted They won t he here tot luncheon dinner. I need to see them only about ten minutes." 1 didnt bother answering. If she didnt know aoy more about the wu.vs of people in this country than that. 1 didnt see why I should take It on mysell to teacb her. But she was right. She talked to them a few minutes; and. though I insisted that they stay for dinner, off they went. It was an Insult to the Desert Moon ranch. Every one on the place, but Miss MacDonald, knew It Two weeks before, If a couple ol friends had left the ranch at eleven thirty In the morning, with no rea onable excuse for so doing. Sara wonld have blown up and burst with irage That noon be waa not even decently indignantly Interested Be bad plenty of Interest, though concerning the finding of the attic ley. He had had If all settled, and was satisfied that since It hud been proven that Gaby had been killed on the stairway. It had also been proven that no lember of the household could have been Implicated Now this second key coming to light the key that must have been put over back of the wood before the fire was lighted that night, and thBi must have been blackened In that one fire, because there had been no fire In that fireplace Since, dragged to quote Sam. noi Wishing to use such words on my own Jiook, Every d n one of os hack Into the d n mess again." "Sam, 1 said, and I guess my only excuse Is that I was still angry at having ray honest word doubted, do you know what I think? I think that bliss MacDonald though land knows be is a nice girl, and a living wonder as help In the kitchen and around the house Is going to be a flat fizzle from start to finish when It comes to discovering the murderer." "Thats kind of the way 1 got It ized np, too," Sam said. But If he's good help to you, shes worth a lot more than her expenses." It Isnt the cost of her," I said "I'm afraid she Is going to do a lot of harm around here." If "Goodnight, Mary I he said. anyone can do any more harm around here than has been done already why, leave em do It." Not much with your leave era do its, I said. My Idea Is that we've had about enough trouble. What Im getting at Is this, Sam: i think that fool girl, at present, la suspecting you more than any other one of us" That's the way 1 had that sized op. Bnt let her go ahead too." he said. If she can prove Im guilty. Im will Ing to hang for It" Dont be a fool, Sam," 1 snapped Did you ever happen to hear of clr cumstantlal evidence?" You bet Bui thly can't hang more than one Innocent person on ctrcum tantlal evidence, and there's enough of that stuff around here now to hang bout five or six of us. Ill take my chances with the rest of you, Mary.' Lands, Sara," I was taken aback do you think she suspects me?" Something pretty close to the old Well twinkle come Into Sams eyes. Vary, Gaby was one extra to do for and she came late to meals and pe tered you quite a lot Furthermore, Does It Seem to You That Danny and Cannszlano Are Getting Along All Right? though It hasnt been made a point of you were all alone in the kitchen for the hour between five and six oclock You might have allpped up and have done the deed between the time yon put the meat on and took the biscuits out. J knew that he thonghi he was he See Ing funny; but 1 didnt like It here, Sum,' 1 began. Danny was go ing back and forth all the time Now then.'" Sam laerrupted Did Miss mocking Miss MacDonald. Ciinnezianu nave anj particular rea I see on for watching you? No Then, I am afraid, she can not he positive that you were not out of the kitchen Twenty minutes often seem!-likno rmurs and sixteen minutes- rn .,1 urn wnat, Mary, Sum got e Im going to wall suddenly serious a few more days and then If this ladv Isnt progressing a deal faster than she is at present. Im going to pay het off, full amount of course, and wire to Frisco for a plain, oidinary he man detective to come up hete and take hold of tlilngA By the way he wenl on. "does It seem to yon that Danny und Gannezlano are getting along all right? I Judge ll Isn t a case of then get So fat as ting along, ninth," I said 1 know, she hasnt spoken a word to hint since she greeted him the eve nlrig she came home Well, he hesitated well I Snow I II tell a mite fmiher limn that ton sortie time Hint Isa t dinner time maybe." He went Into the dining room anil followed him All during that dinner nnd the same hud been true of every uieal since the first hrenkfast fve mentioned John hardly took hie eyes off ol Miss Mac Donald. I made n way to speak to hint about It. alone, right after din I ner "John, I said, for mercys snkes what do you wont to sit anti stare at Miss MacDonald for, during mpnla like she wus the place where yon hnrt lost something? He blushed Gosh Mary! I havent been doing that, have I? Yon certainly It doesn t have. look nice, John Why do you do It? I didnt know that I did But on the square, did von ever see anything as pretty I menn as clean arid-w- ell, kind of comforting looking? She changes so. too; like a diamond or s desert, or a sunrise, or something Did you ever see anyone as Interest ing to look at. Mary?" Never mind asking me." I said "Just you go and ask Danny some of those questions. he answered, Is well, Danny. Danny la Danny, of course. Shes different." Better take to watching how dlf ferenf she Is. I advised, and left him to think II over, and went Into the llv Ing mom Gannezlano was loafing around In he said. Ill make a there. Mary. dicker with you. Not with me," I said, and started up the stairs. Curiosity like mine Is a curse. Id gone about four steps up when It Whats vour old dicker? caught me I said. If you'll persuade Sam to give me the ten thousand for producing the nturderet, Ill split It with you. 1 am tired of apologizing for mysell 1 will state, merely, that I managed to say the one thing, under those clr cumstances, that I should not have Do you know who the mur said. derer Is? Thereby proving thnt I was possessed of about as much dl plomncy as an alarm clock He "Certainly not, he answered had nol hesitated; he had looked straight Into my eyes. But I knew that he believed that I thought he had lied. 1 take It that See here," I said. one five thousand dollars is os good If you know who to you os another. committed the murder, and will pro duoe him. Ill give you the five thou sand dollars myself." Don't say thnt, Mary," Danny stepped out from behind the long curtains ai the end ol the south win " dows. Gannezlano Jumped like a spurred bronco. Spying, eh, my lady? Listen She spoke dlrettly to me. Mary; dont ever, for any reason, en ter Into any sort ot an agreement with this mnn. If he knows or thinks that he knows, who the murderer Is he can be forced o tell without a hrlhe If he had known for one day one hour, and had withheld the In formation, he 's in effect, an accora plice there Is a legal term for It, but i am going out It. I have forgotten now, to find Uncle Sam. anl to bring him here tint) tell nltn thnt this man says thnt he knows who committed the murder Mary, you telephone to the sheriff in I'elko Just a moment, plense," Cunnezl I tino spoke smoothly and smilingly have said, definitely that I do not who killed Gaby Anil I know I am bored unspeak do nol know I slont'd like to trv mv ably bored hand Ht detect i g this- - er, vildan Rut. he shrugged nls utirrcw shoul tiers, 'with uo Impel us "The fact that sh wus your own daughter" I began, hotly Dont. Mary" Danny interrupted with a sigh There lb no use You and he do not speak the same Ian gunge." How Is this?" Cnnnezlamt said and went on speaking, very rapidly, In some foietgn language Danny stood and stared at hint with out a mite ol expression tin her face He paused Tor breath She said I have forgotten my Italian I do not understand you, and I am glad I do not. Come. Mary, shall we go up- stairs? In the upper hall she said I hat she wanted me to go with her to Miss MacDonald, because she wanted to tell Miss MacDonald what had Just happened We knocked on her door. She greeted us pleasantly enough, hut there was a pucker between her eye brows. You huve asked uo, Danny began at once, to tell you nothing about the case. Does that mean that you do qo; wish io unve us tell you ol hy Kay Cleaver Strahan hy Doub'eday Doran Co., Ine. VV 'I rr i( e lay by day developin' nts wnhh seem to have a direct heating on the case?" "As tm Instance? MUs MacDonald quest! ined (tunny told net about wtial taut Imp petted from the time she hart stepped behind the curtains util II she and had come upstairs Knottier Miss Mn Donald 9 first question was. Why were you watching him? "Because. Danny straight "I think he came here with t should like some evil purpose to find out what that purxise Is Why were vou so eager to prevent Mrs Magin's making a pact with I answered hi tri? have dealt with this man. I know that he Is had and crafty Foi five thousand dollars ie would perjure himself over and over again He would produce witnessed who would 1 perjure themselves. "Has rhls man approached you with offers similar to thtr one. Miss "He has had no opportunity." Yon are sure of t hut ? Danny s chin went up a trifle. "1 don't understand 1 think that you do she Danny turned to me. Mary, said, yesterday afternoon that nmn came to mv room when I was alone He slipped In. closed my door, and looked it I ran Into CnltyB room, but I could not get out ot It because the I doors were all locked went Into bathroom locked and Gabys myself I In. stayed there for half an hour or longer, nntil he lert Miss Mac Dona.d evidently thinks that he and I were In conversation during that I time. have no proof thnt we werent. Do vou believe me, Mary?" I said do. with all mv heart. Miss Maclxnnld Yon persisted told no one about this? "I did not dare to tell. If John thought thnt that man" She stopped short. Yes? questioned Miss MacDonald 1 mean that John would fight with him; would whip him within an Inch of his life. Why should yon care? Danny look at me. She'd care," I said unswering the appeal In her big. hnrt eyes "because It she s a woman. Miss Marlhmald may he hard for you to understand; hut women, who aren't prime analysts dont want their men fighting." Thank yon. Mary, Danny said, nnd walked hurriedly out of the room. "Mrs Mngln," Miss MacDonald be gan, right off the minute the door had closed behind Danny, 1 want to ask you to help me with this case." 1 couldn't be any help to you, 1 I said. guess I was rather tart 1 about It Why not? One reason Is," I said, that any body who doesn't know any belter than to suspicion Danny, In this af fair, would need a lot more help, to get anywhere, than 1 could give them. My only suspicion concerning Miss Gannezlano, she answered, Is that she knows more than she Is willing to tell I Have may be wrong ahrul that. you any other reason for refusing to help me? Ortiy thnt you dont believe a word I say If you would consider that I mn, anyway, trying ro be honest, and If yqTd do the same with the others until you are rare that yon have rea sun to do otherwise. I'd consider It an honor fo help you. and Id thank you I d he n' use to you. as kin lly long as you doubted every word I said If I know that you are believing that Ill help and tell the truth Ill try to If I think I am to he doubted Get poisons out of system. . . . Doctors know that anyway, maybe ID say what Id ilk to say. She sat and looked straight af me I for at least half a minute do he lieve you she said and trust you I nave, since I first met you at the I station can't help myself. Youre all rigid Mrs Magln. and I Know It Ill agree to your terms Now then : As my assistant Is there anyone on the place who wou'd benefit In any wav by Mr Stanley's cottvh tion? In a way," 1 salt! though It hI but clinked me. John would He Is to inherit everything Sam has But John And John didn't do It loves Sam MIns Gannezlano would also ben efit, ilien. wouldn't she. since she Is to marry young Mt Stanley? I "It doesn't make sense. said John Inis plenty ot his own. right now; nnd Sam would give them any thing and everything they wanted be sides, as long as he lived. Is there. she tsked next, any person at present on the ranch whom you wuu'd concede might, possibly, com ndr a murder?" Gannezlano." Better 1 never Take a Taxi was so mortified claimed Mrs Averdupols Yeah? What happened? I ex nor honesty, nor modesty, nor nor anything Isut It strange that twiu sisters. who looked as much alike as these girls did, should be sc entirely differ ent as to character? Strange or not. It Is true in char acter those two glr s were as dlfferenl as night and day. never even thought that they looked alike Who told you that they did? I nave seen their photographs. she reminded me. Their photographs may look alike likeness. A most unusual state ot affairs for duplicate twins. Miss Danielle Gan nezlano came here ou a most doubtful errand; an etrand that amounted to robbery, nothing else 1 If you are accusing Danny Interrupted am not There wns a flash of temper In that. Making all allow ances for mistakes In time Miss Gan nezlano could nol have committed the murder herself. But. suppose that het past was not as Innocent Hnd blame less as she would like to have you all think. Suppose that a revelation ol all she knows, ot suspecis concerning her sister's death, would also bring to light things that she cannot afford to have brought to light concerning It Is at least reasonable to herself think that she knows more than she Is willing to tell. 1 wondei whether you not'eed. she wenl on, t.,at coming up from the station I set a trap for Miss Garine-zlano- . Just for rn Instant. I fancied that there was more fear than grlel Oh, 1 I her attitude toward meeting fiei I father. suggested, you remember that she see him tlone. I wanted t see whefhet site desired a private In Her prompt re fervlew with him fusal made It evident that she had m secret to give to film, and expected to get none from him. That Is In het favor Still Before you go now since you have agreed to help me. do you mind If direel a bit? I want vou to keep one I want you eye on Miss Gannezlano to keep the othei eye on Mr Gan nezlano. Mr Hat'd and Mrs Bit ker Will you do that? In I American natives who antedated by at least ten centuries. Another curiously significant tact Is that In the Indian language the word swastika means good luck; while In ancient Sanscrit "swnsti means Imll' or he well. Kansas Gity Times. s In the Same Boat Two friends met one day nnd be gan to discuss the various events which had taken place In their lives since last they met a year ago. I've not done anything much at took a Job ns my Jnh, said one groom, and Ive not had a minute's pence since! on the go, day and night, and ordeied about That's Just how I've been treated I broke In the other. You said the first, surprised How can vou he putting up with my sort of life? yon never took on as n 1 I groom ! I did, said the other, gloomily took on as a bridegroom Such an Optimist husband. John I car snicker." Cincinnati Enquirer I I lay tics Holmes says thnt any muu who gels married has to sucrifle, per cent of his individual liberty Thou optimist. John Gamtlcn I'ost. oti Man seems to be deficient In noth Ing so much as he is In time. Zeno Feenmint full-tone- d SLEEPLESSNESS Successfully Fought In this Scientific Way When ft thousand different thoughts keep you from falling Into peaceful sleep REMEMBER KOENIG'S NERVINE. Contains no habit forming drugs. For of proven benyears a household efit in the treatment of Nervousness, Nervous Indigestion and Nervous Irritability. Agencies All over the World. AT AXL DRUG STORES Generous FREE Sample Bottle Sent ou Request Kceaig Medicine Co Dept. M 1045 No. WeRs St. Chicago, III. Formerly Paitw Koenigs Nervine 1 They didnt. But they did. she Insisted I said, I tell you. ihat they acted so differently, and dressed so differ ently, that there was not one bit ot this modern scientific laxative works efficiently in smaller doses because you chew it. Safe and mild for old and young. Phonograph Choir Triad Phonograph chol a are being tried In some churches In Germany, and they threaten to replace regular choirs and volume of organists. The sound Is obtained by playing two records simultaneously cr carefully synchronized machines, the sound being magnified by loud speakers In the organ loft. 1 asked het got on a street car today, said the Indy of many pounds and a rath er thin man got up to give me a seat hut ns the man next to him wouldn t get up. too. I had to stand and listen to the rest of the passengers In the "l-o- Yes I know. And leuvlng him out of It? Well, 1 hud to hesitate, I am not sure Every Instinct I bave tells me that oelt her Hubert Hand nor Mrs No. It Is an awful thing Bicker to say ; but, do you know Gabrlelle Guunezlano berself was the only othei person who has been ou this ranch whom could even imagine doing such a terrible thing She didn't have any of rhe decent, ordinary virtues. She didn't know anything about them Not charity, nor gratitude, nor kindness, Swastika Always Held Emblem of Good Luck The swastika, which Is the cross made hy crossing two letter "7. s" has been the symbol of good luck for so long tank that no reliable evidence hits been preserved to indicate Just why this particular Ideograph should Wp do have Its present significance know that from time out of mind It has had this significance, nnd among peoples In all parts of the world ex ceptlug Africa. Iolynesia. Australia and the polar regions. The swastika as the good Itnk sytn hoi Is fount! In Ghltia, Korea, Japan As far hatk as in ancient ami India Troy the swastika was used In this sense hy the Myceneeans. It Is found In relics of such widely separated peo pies as those who Inhabited Europe during the Bronze age the Etruscans the Indians 'if our own Colorado ami Mexico, and among others of North flue whole eye tor Danny, I ques tinned, and only a third of an eye for each of the others? i the preseut. she smiled. Will you do that? I It was not said that I would. un'il alter dinner the next day. when I was resting In my owu room, feeling us virtuous as fh hre monkeys who see no evil, hear nc evil speak no evil, pleased us Iunrh over my full it res o the past twenty four hours, that I realized that I Just naturally could not carry through a Job that went as much against the gruiD as that "h went. We ate. I thought, allowed to know some tilings just simple honest knowing. And I knew tha keeping a sus pinions eye on the glr who had said If You Are Accusing Danny I In terrupted. bless 70m heart to me, on the evening of the second ol July, was as sensible as sitiing up for Santa Glaus. Some one knocked on my door, I answered the knock. Miss MaeDon aid. all smiles, was standing there. Let me come in.' she said; and as soon as my door wus closed behind her. A most fortunate thing has hap Some one has been to my iened desk and has stolen the code letter. 1 could manage nothing but an echo Fortunate I" 1 said. 1 had a careful copy ot It, locked up, of course. 1 have been leaving the letter In plain sight on my desk for halt Dott you see. Mary. she forgot Uer formality In her excitement. "this is the mistake I have been 1 have found a beginhoping for. The letter could not ning ut Inst. huve anyone Id tills house exeept Miss Gannezlano. her tather, and. possibly, not probably, young Mr Stanley." I guess," I said, that was likely what you were wanted .o think." H.ir gray eyes questioned me. Supposing," answered, that Mrs. Bicker, or Hubert Hand, or anyone of us, wanted to get you clear off the track, suspecting especially Danny, could one of us do better than to steal the code letter? And you, My word! she said. with a mind that works like that, spending your life doing cooking. All the same. It does prove one thing Thai the murderer, or his close accomplice, Is right here on the place, 1 now. confession proved that. The key In the fireplace proved It, Chads KOENIGSrNERVINEl Consider Possible Growth The future development of the district and consequent Increase or decrease in the value of his property should not be overlooked b; the prospective buyer. Though he may not be building for an investment, the wise man considers carefully the financial end of the problem. Colds Cost Money It is estimated that a sufferer from colds loses three days9 time from work in a year FORTIFY YOURSELF AGAINST COLDS, GRIPPE Torn trp your body with DR. PIERCES GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY All Dealers. liquid or Tablets. Changed Viewpoint Who was that pensive, mysterious boy Hazel used to go with? He's thnt sullen, evasive man shes American Legion Monthmarried to. ly. It depends on you whether each day Is "the dally grind or the merry-go-roun- too. Dear me. no. Not conetus.vely. She took i folded Now, let me jee. taper from the front ot her dress. Here Is my copy ol the letter. It does look a mess, doesnt it ? I looked at the paper and read, as before . Iuexznziytp fgno atf Jan I y nyx ogrgrago, rn ahzgo zkg dplzgf rg zkg vkgf nyx Kjpulzae, zkaz nyx It surely looked a mess The fact thiit It was wrlttten . on the typewriter," she said, makes me suspect that the typew tiler may an write It for us." I told het utn what I had not thought to tell her before; about my having heard the typewriter going, slowly. In Gaby's room right after she had received the letter Fine! she said May 1 use the same typewriter that she used? We vtnt togethe- - into Gaby a room. 1 should have thought youd want to clean this room, first of all." I said. Mr. Stanley unlocked It for me I that first night spent five or six very busy hours In here, and I slept here that night. ,no. Upon my soul I Doesnt thnt go to show? Id have taken oath In any court tint you spent the night In your own room." Hon That Is exactly It, she snld est people are so sure Mint they know things, which they dont know at all. and that they have seen things, which they havent seen." I have wished since, that I had said something else Instead of saying Well. mlgh think I knew something which I didn't know; but Id never mistake about what I hnd seen or had Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound is a wonderful medicine at the Change of Life. I would get blue spells and just walk the floor. I was nervous, could not sleep at night, and was not able to do my work. I know if it had not been for your medicine I would have been in bed most of this time and had a big doctors bill. If women would only take your medicine they would be better. Mrs. Anna Weaver, R. F. D. No. 2, Rose Hill, Iowa. not seen " she said. Perhaps not "Did you find anything In here ttw uigllt? I piestiiined (TO BE COMIMUSD) W. N. U Salt Lake City, No. |