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Show tInd?R.4'ii V I r il2Z?R,in repie of Bt i fl&'SitK lMi parlt tBRt I etfK'ijaWi N,' Year: va I ?S?RH l00,iIc l " fiWfMtVs saw under tho tow-What tow-What ''fa'tot ''" "" TiWygi,),' ca a high smoko 1 flS&a9ji pUtar rising with fKwJZ tho ky. and It i i , &A.A brought Joy to , JrW their hrarts. for It assured them now, ai It dll after every (treat atorin, that 81m netUlav was itltl allvt, attll able to grub under tho foot of tho ever-threatening ever-threatening availing ti (or tho fortune I ho hid lettthew6rtd'to'Wln' Blm Ilcldcn wo a tall, handsome slant of 30, who had coma from no ono knew where. Tbo few who knew him thought ho wai unsocial, and tboie 1 with whom ho traded at Garland bo- llovcd that he had hit upon a rich find under tho mow line, and that bo would ' ' make It hot for tho man who tried to bo hit nelchbor. 81m Ileldrn had been mining alono In tho 8lerra lllanca, but during the past twelve monthi be had a companion, compan-ion, n youns Uto lad named l'cdro, whom ho had found dylnsj and aban- f doned over on the headwater! of the i Del Norto. ; When Rim Iletden, without any pro- " ecu of law, became Pedro's guardian, that youth'i knowledge of English w,n confined to tho one word, "damn." Ills acquaintance with Spanish was a lit tlo more extensive. Ho know tbat buenos dlaa meant "good day;" sabe, "understand;" si, scnor, "yes, sir," and dlnero, "money." Hut there Is a language lan-guage of signs which nil understand. Sim bad Just come up from Oarland burdtned with u great pack of eatables, eata-bles, nnd a proportionate amount of drinkables, for the traditions nf his youth led him to bcllovo that both wrro essential to a popular obscrvanco of i tho season. This evening In the cabin, after sup- ', per, 81m Uelden was unusually talka tive, and, forgetting or Ignoring that tFcdro'a comprehension of English was t limited, he rattled ou llko ono think ing aloud and wishing for no comment on what he slid. "It's been no end of a fine day, Po- dro Just llko tho New Year eves wo used to havo back In tho Alleghanlcs when I was a boy like you. Hut tonight to-night we'll pay for It, and I'm much afraid tomorrow will be a regular old, howling Now Year's day." Seeing that the white man hesitated I Tedro looked wondering! up and said, "81, stnor." Bj aim Uelden lit his pipe and throwing m himself on a cinnamon bearskin before R the Are, looked at Pedro for a few minutes and then went on, "Of course, If rodro, you wasn't over In lovoT" U Pedro said, "81, scnor." and scratched his head llko ono perplexed. "No, Pedro, you don't savey, and I I hope you never will. If you should ever he took that way, commit sulcldo unless you'ro dead sure. Hut, then, Edo ono la over dead sure of a woman, or of a man either, for tho matter of that. "Now, Pedro, I ain't In the habit of giving myself away. Pm ono of the kind that keeps his trouble to himself, him-self, but there's something 'bout Now Year's that makes ono confidential like." "SI, scnor." said Pedro, as ho extended ex-tended his lltho form toward tho warming warm-ing Are. 81m Ilelden turned over on his breast, and resting his bearded chin on his upturned palms, looked at tho dancing flames and continued! "There was never h man loved his brother as I loved my brother Jack. Two years younger'n me, and handsome hand-some as picture no wonder Allco Thorpe shcvlc mo fpr'blm.' -Hut It wasn't fair. That's why I kicked. When our raft went to pieces on tho Susquehanna years and years ago, It was Jack that, not caring. for himself, dovo under tho logs anil (lined me out. Hut qlten and often, as I'vo sat by this flro 'as I'm doing now, I wished he'd havo let mo drown. It's no uso to save a llfo and curso It. "Jack was always wild, and when father died and left all tho property to mo except -IS for him, I put my arm about him- and said: 'Never mind. Jack. I'll divvy fair. So long as I'vo got a dollar CO cents of It Is jours.' Then he' kissed mo llko when wo wero boys, and there wero tears on my cheek that did not come from my eye." Tho giant's volco became hotrse, nnd wbllo be was clearing his throat Pedro Pe-dro gave utteranco to his first Ungllsh word. "Damnl" "Yes, Pedro, that's Just how I often feel. You sro I can't blaino him for falling In lore with her, for heaven never mads a prettier woman; but It was tho deceit on both sides. You understand!" un-derstand!" "81, sonor." "Curious enough, It was Just threo ears ego this vory New Year's ova when I discovered them In tho hall of her house talking In loving whispers and with his arm about her. Myt,od! I felt Ilk striking tho two dead, but I btt my Up tilt the blood camo; then I gillopcd bark home, where my aunt wai the ho.iiekeepor, for mother was wilt "WHITE MANI WHITE MAN!" dead. I said nothlug to her, ')ut I wrote two notes ono to Jack, leaving him all the property, and tho other to Allco Thorpe, telling her I'd discovered discov-ered aho was false and asking her to marry my brother. Then I started for tho west, and tho Ufa beforo ma was gloomy as tho canon depths on u cloudy midnight. ''At first I felt like changing my name; hut, as I'd never brought disgrace dis-grace on It, I let It stand. What matters mat-ters n namo to n n8n, who's left tho world behind forever? "Thero's tbo story, Pedro. That's why I'm hero, and you're the first and tho last human being that'll ever bear of It from my lips SaveyT" "SI, senor," said Pedro, without tho slightest comprehension of the secret that bad been confided to him. Rim Ilelden was about to speak again, but bo changed from his purpose pur-pose by a rush, n roar, and a crash that filled tho air and shook tho earth ns If I lie mountain was tumbling Into St. I.uls park, "A snowslldol Thank 'God there's no ono on the trail between hero and Oarland tonight!" 81m Ilelden sat up and looked at tho Indian boy, whono lean faco and black eyes wero Oiled with an expression of Intent anxiety. "What Is It. Pedro? What do you hear, man? Speak out!" For reply Pedro bounded to his foot, and pointing In tbo direction of tho trail he shouted: Whlio man! White manl" In on Instant 81m bad tho door open, Tho whirling snow clouds limited bis "A HAPPY Ni:V YUAtl, DKAIt SIMI" vision to the path, of Ilglt beforo tho open door, but above the rosrlng of tbo storm ho heard the cry: "Help! For 0 oil's take, help!" "Stay hero and keep tho door open!" That Is what 81m Ilelden shouted as ho buttoned up his fur coat and leaped down tho snow-pllcd trull, Pedro had no conception of tho ordinary or-dinary meai.ire of time, but It seemed to blm that at least n day had pasted slnco tho white man had disappeared At length his heart was gladdened as he saw him breasting through tho snow and bearing another white man In his arms. Sim Ilelden staggered into tho cabin, and laid his burden on tho fur covcrod floor, and tho Instant he saw tho face of tbo unconscious man ho dropped on his knees, took tho head In his arms and cried out ns ho kissed tho faco so llko his own. "Jnck! Jack! O Ood, It's Jaekl Do you hear me? took up! Iloro's 81ml Hero's Sim, asking jou on his Luces to forgive him I" 81m and Pedro stripped off tho wet clothes, rubbed tho wbllo form till the glow o( llfo camo back, and placed hi in In a bunk and wrapped him In furs. Ily tho tlino steam punch was ready Jack Uelden rubbed his eyes and looked about him. Then from tha bunk two white arms wero extended, and ho sobbed: "After years of seeking I've found you, Blm I" There Is nothing moro sacred than tho tears of honest, strong men. Pedro looked on In wonder, nnd, though ho could not understand what was said, ho realised tbat ono had como who was nearer to his guardian's heart than himself but ho felt no pangs of Jealousy. After a time Jack Uelden felt strong enough to sit up. Ho looked at bis watrh. and seeing that It was after midnight, Ln reached out his band to his brott-er and said- "A happy Now Year, dear Blra!" And still holding his brother's haul, Jack told tho story nf his threo yearn' search and how only that afternoon ho had |