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Show - w -..Vfl'CS cipAriPALuPAi?piMi . , Kyi aVL. , $ X3M.rwiH AurnoeOi My Lady Or THE South' .U' (l - . tVy I I . ku.'iTlM MrAPMWi HriLVii,C"'1 J JT'' ' - .. , . '- (Cuprrllhl. A. C. MvOurf a) Co., !. I ' SYNOPSIS. Jnrk K.ilh a Vlwm.i a tor- W I. n. I. rU'. ..I.,,,-. M..:, I .hi n II, - i....k,.,n r-r ..".a war i J. .rtl.a i f ...v.ik-. II" ... .1 1. . . I I,-. I !! ,,, n" !,' Mi'l'.',r".'' .' '. n. all tl" mill,, a nn.llMK p .p-l i.i .l I I nii M.niiiiti i.. i i ... t ii- i. . .iv. i.. I... n I d,,n II. r ....ii.l. i . r- i;. ill, I. ,r-real.. ,r-real.. I ..I Inli.,.,. I'liv. .tit.l will, tl.- .'....ii... I a ii, . ii-it t. 1 1 .i i . .. i , 1 III.., k lli.i II.- ii... . I j ,11 f ill, . ,i i In Ii." I .Til ..f ..M I . r I',-'.. . t ...p It. I l . .11 ! ii ... .:r.. r I... I. IN III... I... K N. I. ii ml I, ..it I... km Kellli fiiii.ll Li.-, in Vir.-i'.lt. N.i. ... ...... ..f in,. I,,., i, I. ,,. I ii,. ii u., J. i.n ' ehll. ' ' I CHAPTER VI. (Continued.) i. It wna tlic quiet. r.itir,,..it tube (if xmiiviI 'i.tiiii.i.inl, nf K-iltnf'K .1 I villi hla plana, mi,l ll,. (ilii'ill. nl in sro. broaihltiK liur.l. net. r dreamed i! up- pi.klllou: nil Inatlnct i,( alnioiy hold I llllll III III.' illiltl.llllill of thlH lilt in., i. 1 tor X. i i h Pinnd forwnr.l. Minimi lit ' t u ii. mriiii: nl di Kcrinl ponlea n.,1 to the rail. Hiicccaa dep. li.lcl mi lib: Hi'" rlndo, mi, I In- could JiiiIki. very little In that dnrkiieaa. Mi'ii were Mr;.:: dl,, kIIiik In iilmm tli Kir... I tn their riciit. ' un foot iiii.I liora.iiaoli, mi. I ill.' mi ,.tt I. kiii mi Hi., corner wna ln'init well at- rnnlzo.l A Kinw "f liKhl Btrenu.od nV fnrth fniiii Itawiuiliiwa. mi, I there wiie j, i In- Kiniii.l n( inn ii v vnli" b liui tiil iinmiK tillcy wna i.-. r l I . mnl hli.i U Tin- fiiKlilvc atoppcd linlillv f.r ui .1. mi ii 1. 1 Him fiihcrwlae lie Ik t fiiuiI" til.. itotitt'H mnl th'm rr.'iii.' mii nlniin ciulil.-d by n hor-otiuiira In-tlnrt In- hwlftly run hla lunula over Hie uiilirnla 8un.l niniii' iiilrk aolortlnii. t Hire. Neb. Iuk. this fellow; lend him quietly down lb.. bank," nn.l he (liniKt the Iikimii.'iI r.lu Into the tlnck'a linml. Ding All luatiillt Ilit.T lip Iiii.I chnacn 111 h j1(.r, own liuHiiil. mnl win ellciitly iiiovIiik In Iho mime direction, tilthniiuh the li I Kill thiro wna mi blink tlllll till obedient n.'itru Iiii.I already ciitlivty vhiiIkIi.'.I. The rUii of tin. land mil only liplpi'il cover tbelr movcmeiitH. but nlso reiitlereil It rrny (nr lliem lu IiiiiI uiiu nnilii.r. Kully hundred ynrU" 1 ' etwnri1 tliey tnrt, wbiro willy led lDoa illri-ctly ilnwn townnl the river. Thero 9 nan nu loiiKer need for renuiliiliiK on ! rout, un they kcto a suniclent dlnlnnro nway Irom tbu Utile, town to (eel no S fiiir i.l beliiK rilmovereil, untem) by O iiome ilninketi HtriiitKler. At Kollli'n cominniiil tlie n.-xro i llmbed Into bin 5 fn.lille. Ilnlli iiiinli'H wero rinilve, but 2 not vli'li.UH. mid lifter a iIiiiik nr 11". q to te t tlielr new iiiiikIitb. ciinm nihil) 2 iimler control. Keith led I he ny. 9 IliuvllIK KlrillKht loll tile mill). Vlllell 5 :rii.,i:illy deepi neil, liuryliiK tbeiu In 2 Itx blink linirl. milll It finally .le. 5 bniulieil onlo the rler mimla. The rlolou nolnea of the drunken town 390o died Klouly awiiy li'lilml, the lilc.hl Hll.-nt und dark. The (o rl.li m could . ncareely illttttngiilsh oik. ojiothur nr .. they drew rein nl the cilxc. of Iho " ter. To the noiilliwiud thero Kli uun d jl a eliiKter of II Ii 1 1. markliiK the I" "I thin of the riling, of reulum. Keith drove hla home deeper Into the m renin and In ml. '.I northward, the m-uro lol kiwIiiR llko a ahodow. Theru wan a ford directly u..ualte .1 tllo cuntoiinient, ajid auollier. more ilaiiK. roua, und known to only n few, t'ireti mllea further up ttreaiu. Keep-InK Keep-InK well wllliln the wiiIitb cIki., ho 8 art to tlniH completely obaetir.. their trail. ei not durlUK to venture deep for mJmm ( nr of hlrlliHm qiilikiinnd. the nlulnn li nn hit IiIh i t i y airutiKlliiK forward, . milll (he dim oulllnn of the bunk ut "J?.. Mh rlKht rimlereil Ii tin conndent tluil V" 1'iey hnd iittiilned the proiM-r polnl lor V i iin .-liiK. lie bad been that way only jy i .ie. b.'ii.re, nnd realized the dimmer of jL lilteiuiitliiK nuiMii;e In vilcli il'irUioiis. W but urci'iil need drove film fnrwurd i( "Kollow me JiiHt iik clohe na you enn, i ...v." lie hild iiemly. -nml keep boih your fe.t out of the Kllrrupa. If your l.i.re mi'-a dow n hmiK lo hla tall, mid "S lei him awlin mil." Tin IV ua little enoiiKh lo mil. I., by, t mi rolY a hIiikIi. faini ht.ir I'.'.-iIiik out fr. ii ll lift of II I.ill,l. lull Kclih'H rV, i. ,, el,. l,r. i, i,.,' wiih that H e (or, I lid JW MrulKlit on' Hie r.'iit.r if the J.. ,n-.ii!ii. nr. I linn e.re.l allKlitly io Cv ni, He rlRht. II.. knew the mil A' r'.l e olll.v U' e.l by horni-m n. not A 1. iliK li!.' enoecll for llir sale pa-a- j,. uk' of v. aonn, hut Hie l...f h oi the W wnlir on ellher aide una .nllrel. :..l, ;,ll, ;il Me Hlia l:ikllu: ll hH A chunee. yel dare not wait for d.i. Iiht. J: t-'umiiiotiliiK ull bla nervo ami alirl iiesa. he iii and hla lior -e alowlv (or-j (or-j wind, the llilelllii.'nt Hiillnal ae. mlliK ji y i oilllir.'lielldlllK the Hit Hill loll, and L f. elinii cnioliiUy lor footina. The in- W tmna of Ihe in, III, al Kave the ruler (US : renter colilldence. and he Ioom lied fl I.ih Krlp on Ihu r. lu, lenvliiK the ponv'a f' liiatliiei to cotilrol. The hitler fairly 'T rn pi lorwunl. I.atlni! the ami, I b. lore W reatluK uuy wvikIiI upon I lie hoof, the iff liKro a mount following cloaely. The jT. wutor waa unusually hltsh. and as tliey Vr advuneed It born down nKHlnat them III eonaldeiable volume; then, ui iir $& vieied to the rlitht. they were cum- j.ell.d in .uah directly anlnat Ita ilehi In Mruiigllng toward abort. The men rinild UT tlotlilliK but till ; illd alieet of water rushing down toward them from out the blin k void, and th.n vnulrhl-iK l, low (n Kelih a bora., hull t. II. .limi!lli; l,oe llll.ler. et KaillitlK fia.ll.o'.d IlK'llll I..' for.- the rider l u l .l.f. rt. d hla mi. Id -. A dim ilnrkl.ena uliea.l hlr.n.l.v re M illed the II. Ill 1...- of the aolitl.' in I, ink. wh. n N.i.a .i.i.y . in ,!n,. n nel. I. lily, aw ..p fnlrl. off Ita h-ira by on... th-rce ed.lv In the .(ream helth heard the tiik't.n. yuitur.il irv. mid .a. .till a Kllllll.ae If I, .in tin two were a.nt whlllhiK down 'Ihe coiled r.'lei.f the larllit. I-Ml .i ,1 III hla r.Ki.t hand, wna burled f.,iih In,., a iliot. I. nl e.iine l.a. k uni ty Not i.iu.ili. r ...itid ie... ed h,i,: ,ih own Kent iteadllv on. le.iltir. bla wn. till III he !. no e IIHIIII"! Hie bank, with wnt.r in. r. iy rlppllnc ill l lii'ii..kle K.'llh ilrl.li.k- fe. l ii-alii Into 11, e atir rupa beaded him down atreaiu. wielll.c elop" III lowur.l the hla re. ln.liiliK fi r ward over the i-omuiel attlvun- to h.e IhriiiiKh the Klooln lie bad no doubt III.,, .it V, In pou) ninhlui; Inn. I. uii..-,. tiiun, by hmo.. .lrilttviM.il, or home lo ll ni. r of Ihe atreuni In Hie ablllltiu lone of the . current, lint If Noli h.nl tailed to r ! tnlli hla imp he inlKlit h ue bo l. ' hUrked llll.ler b Ihe aillae of waleiM. hiin.lr, ,1 i ,,i,l-i b. ii.w be found Hi. Mi. .Irlppllii: nnd weak front Ihe htr.ikula, I Vet otherwlai. unlilllt. Theie were no "A hundred and fifty iHe ln J row nirn, and aand all Ihe . c- e- ;.t f..r I I.n vi.lle) ol Halt Fork, mm" j on now and Ve. p rloae. for Ii a euy , Ii, k. I lo.t In theae aali.l llllia." Keith lad rbijeii Unit hundred nnd 1 IH' t: 11, I of lamly d I'l"ti b'-foie. 1 but I. a, I liner been culled ilpmi to I II, like HI. h a Journey a lllla pinved lo I be lie knew III. re wna mile to f. nr I II, .1,1 I. ii', a: M . I. .lea. lor 11 ey were ridiiii: fir ea. ni'li en-t ot H e hii.nm I'e tn,,l to l.e i ut i.; t'.,' pulh of rnl.lltiK J llittl... while Una .1. a. rl . oillilry WU a I, ii 'i e I'll l y In, ,11111 liuineia. II con- j -Med of h,.ii.l I.'. I niter hand hill, a , lie. ii I' , I, lle-s a-;e, w hero no Mill, K i n w . m l l, ild li e ill. ad aii.lienesa of wbleli a lin.eler could enlv I, lid pa-a-in', l.i l .... i:m i.Iii.m , i f tara nl nu'.lit or ti e blait.j i i.n by day. TI,. l ,,l eon ie, ten mil. a of 11 by ,!:, I n al.. ll , ,r p. nie Ii .mUlii- hea.b It. I. tlo. k il. . p. Iil i ill I leliii ,'' no f.irtl.. r. li I hi' ft-a t Hut of roie III Ihe not Ihe iuoodliitf ator.n bmal upon Hi. m lu w ild .1. ai-rl furt. II " lier. e wind biif!. ri.i !, ui l.ii.'k. h- -h l .i- ll . Ir l.i. en lili hi, ni p n II until the. wi re en Lie in bear th pain. I lie llMni' 'i.li.l i niole Iheiu In l ion I". : driten Willi the kpeed of blllleta. Ill tain lli,'i lay tl.it. urnii n ihelr poiil.-a ; fotwm.l. Ihe l,il"i. ion. 1.1 ue.l und ; blinded bt He inei.ll. -.n la-lllnn of the I k.ltid. relm d lo lure the atorin. K. llh. nil ht-iiae of ilir.'HIoll b.l.K alnee loal. -dY ' - I! I "Do You Bet That StraigM Ahead of You?" word-. apoKeii, but the black and while I linn, U elaapeil alleniiy, nnd then Neb I crept back Into Ihe anddle, ahlteilnit In hla wet clothe ita the cool iiIkIH wind hwejtt ualiiat him. KeeplIU leloae In touai'd ahore, tel far cnouKh ! ,1,11 an Hl.lt llle wilt e ttoubl hide lllelr trull, the f 1 1 1.-1 1 1 v . h tolled aleiidlly up atreiim. mil, I. .1 i.nl. by Ihe black Mil Hue of the In' bank upon their left. CHAPTER VII. In th Sind Drtert. S.i.ld.iilv K.'llh hulled. In Iii::Ihk hla poti l a h. iol kbliri 1 a'lout. mi that the ' two r.i''cl one an oilier. The wind wna ll-,lik blirllliK iloililk of a iiiiil Into ; their evea. nnd Iho pialnMiian held one ! hand helore hla die.'. " I II. I'.' k no ui ed of I.e. Inn ep n wuier trull any Imv, r, ' I e auld . ; , 1 1 . l . ii. ' lit all Ihe i Iti.B we i n lor a ! f I '.,i:n bt il.it II'. I. and Ih'.t v i, enter our trill 'k '. Ihe detll hllilhi ,1 louMn'l pillow ll,. in (iol ii wu'ir li.i,, on t ur i,ii. Idle "I rei'k'll dla am one. :.h." K.'illi felt of the olJV.i Neb held forth. "Via. and a IHK our. l.o; fill ll und atrap It on tlitht; we'te Kot a loliK. dry ride ahead." "Whar- o' propoae golir, Maaa Jack?" "To the 'liar X' on the ( ana, Han I've worked with that ouitu. They'll Kite ua whatever we need, and aak no qucatloua; 1 don't know of auillnnK In between. It'a aiilnu to be a hard j'rlde, boy, aud nilhly Utile lo eat n I cept what I aared from aupper." "Mow far am It to dla yi re llur XT'" rolled wearily (rem the kniblle, bur I rowed iiinli r ihe partial alien. -r of n : amid dune, up, I t ailed upon N' h tu i follow linn. W iih llu Ir biinda and I, ! ihcy miidi. a a.iuhl wind break, dr-ii: I rllik' the all ,-Mlr; poTei. I:.' i i.-i i.-i protec Him. ni.il I, i. .row, , I 1 1 i I Ihcru. ihu clou.!-, of ,i.,u, kku-.-ri iuk I ter tin Mi ao H.l, k na to i,I.m ii'. lie I lay. und laphliy huriliiK ihe ,, nil,. 'i-. ther lia Hioili'l, III ii j-.rHte. Wllliln i an hour Hie. iter.. rouiieied to .iu I I Iheiiiaeliea nut. yel It prot,', par mi ; l "ill e floni lire pi' la'hlmt '1 Ii" j wind howled like lililook.d d ... h. land li.e jnr in ei,,, nibllm m in.. ! i-IIHK ill Ihe m l. wi en huh an. bleu , Mb') buried ll Into tin Ir ,,m. ,, .. ,. , To en.leator Innl. i r Hr."l i,i ! I'"'" Uiiu d.-iiih. lor ii. i i "it ei.-i i have Kiibb a roin-ae Iol n . I tee! ll.-oiu'li ihe leu , . . , I It waa ll.ree or',, ,.i .,,,,e , ,,, , . nillii b nliy iionn p.r Hi. in in vennir out. Kten ll en Hi" air i. ti.i, n. ,i m I al.n.l. whli -unlit ,: ; l'bli;e mini., tru... I dull, nil, linlt j l-riill nece.,, lit - Hie H'lterllii! of lb" j po men for wunr. nnd ili. lt ot-.ti m .-.i 1 I tor hoon r.'ii. liliiK Hie hul.liiiilon ol liil.ll und ar,Hlrll:n I I dime Hu ll, to Ihe early venli.r... They luii-d an I tain the nlii y of Iho Kail fork Hint J nl(!ht. or elae p.-rli h In tin. deaerl there remalni .1 no other choice. Ty ' I Ilia neekerehlefa our tlielr lioraea' 1 j eea. und lylnK flat Ihemaeivea. they I amice, ded lu pr. aalng alowly forward. I wlndliiK In and nul anion Iho ahlft-I ahlft-I Ina- dunea, with only the wind to Kuldc l hem. It waa an awful trail, the luaifa kicking deep In drifting aand, Ihe ' i ttrugglliig punlea becoming au ex- i laaiiBliimnai " '' ' i iik hot"" I il. ,t .i.ir rldera finally dla- i ""'in.'. I ii i si,,, -. i, , forward on , ''"'I. I, ., !!!, il '.. -tin,, I k l.lin.llv I ''" " ll- tO'h'ro a l or e I I'"' '" I. "' I t. . I I I.l '..'.I In Ik" '. it '.I,' , hi ! ' ' II' .- In. hiirlli.a. I.ini face i I'"1' ' Hi" I. and he wonl.l ! lint" .1 . d ll, eie. laeklni: aufllclc nl I " : Ii ll.e ,. : welcht. bill ' If " N ., . i.M...... ,a II waa I e I j ' " ' tic: I o, f,i.! ! la-'i I. ..n l fa in i , buiiK, r i.n.l iVI'.'le I . '.1 mi HI.: M l'n illy cl I Hi. ! W"lt nul -i il.,-. ... f, itiiu.it. 't j I'll a it., mil .It iuk nwav of Hi. ' ' n I.l .i.l Ii" ir il l llil t ,a I ii ", ,, .:i. i ; on. d, ml, Una their ill ' K 1, I' v . , ,l iv f ,.v , i,. I 'l 1 ' .1 n..t, It ,i i rt In h: lib.. ui III ' ' i I i. t I ... ,i, i I una I " 't in... 'i.e i n. in. Him do I b I '. I ,, . i , 'I," -i r .ii. Neb men if: H..I lie w.. 1 .HI I.,.w from the I 'ill. :.:i, I K. ,u. ...i,i. n.linii ll bad i I II'' .1 r . i . w, i twai.l '1 he wln'o m t i I . . wt. and Inev atai'j'ei .d j I' 'I p ,iu' t..,l t,i k. . p In. .a b. I..! i "'' ! Ii" 'a In- cm p.mloli. Sol ie l m iln.'l . I l..e pi.,,,.- .uii-t hate mod I 1.1 Ii,." i. lor at lii' l ll.. t dra-t'.'.'.l Ul'Hi..!.. . out Iron. Hie ilch.rl, lhe (rub hli i: iai.,1 c id- r loot ib:nip,a, llio ri k, i,'id ll a In abort btiti.e i T u. Ill tthleh iho opl. a ml. I. led . m , t IT. The all e 1. .) In mil, a lit down tiiif. Ihe milt,. i, la ii enilim ttui, r. end , Inil.nlim lo l,i, ,,k n tm Sttiitinii In lt"lr .a, I, lie-. Hi,, ibbia I. I l In u l. ii d th.-.t ii, vr Hopped innl! I, lit i d""P In Ihe 'i. am. t'.elr liieea burled i Ti e a kbit, red lu their I add. - , mil III lli-l halp p.-.l. the ponlea cm Kl.Utl I.l be for, . . I Luck lip the bank, all-re 111,1 iilld.leil nl Ihe allot I tlllln of btilun.-.., but In :i loanuer ctpr.-a fltaif weaitne-a. Keith iluna him elf on ll.e mound, onry iuiim-Io of kla b.,.1 f ,.",i ,', p, , s;,,, I', . I, mill nidnltiK li nu Hi hall of aui.,1. Ill llllll mil the allulit.'kl c,ii,','itlotl a lo win re liny were, ete.pl be kii 'l tliln inn-1 be ihu hull Furl,. Ut-krl) Ut-krl) coiifuiied by Ihu itiuze of ahlftlug iii'iu. IliroiiKli whine Inirlcnelea th.-y faonudiow found pai-niK.. Ihe l.lnrk-tai l.lnrk-tai Of tin- lllklll yielded no clue Ha tu tdir point of ciiior';.'!ic... Tim vol ti. of wiiter In Ihn aireiiin nlonc i I.P'nti d t lint III Hi. Ir wan. lei lnii tv nniat have d.Hie.l lo Hie mat t.ii.l, and come out much lower down Iitii hnd been o-li:,ii,iily Intended. If fi. then Ihcy mlkl.i l.e nl',,,,, i diiei Hy I'U'li nr riir.on I lit. nn.l lu n n'l'ili.ii Hi which li una I. ti.liy una, ipianil hi. Ulli. ll ll.K waa, hovteier. I rlnln -Ihav wiuild be iMUipelled lo wall for Jitll;l:l to ll-eel lull, I'll. Ir itll. mill dfiU" upon n.elr l.iiiie iii". omenta. K.llh moan reluct, i.itit. up. I r" i.ov ,- Ihe Birl.lle from II, e iiiilimi,". hob hint tin 1,1 ao the. ,, .i il mare nl II N h wna propped up l.tualll nu iiteropidin: of ihe I", nk. which piii'ily vltoci.'d l.liii from t',.. wind, n ni.-raj i-lit of a i I, a, low. In I'll ennld not '.I w hellii r he a'cd or not, bin made . ff'.rt to dl.-lnrb Mm A iin.iii. iit j V at.irej v.':i"'.!.'ly : ' out lino tin: '.ik alienee, nnd lion lav dor n. pll- :lln; hla head ll A tu M" lb' ' Illd II I'llpna. H.lc tu Bleep. II, e chill I Ihe wind I'llll-lim llllll lo lulu nml ''In. Ill hIii aeiirch after comiori i Hle mini peii-ed h'in ;er gnawy d In j rf.aantlv. Ilia etea tllln'ed nle.nl over 'V dull aha, 01 of the aklea lliilll H'.'V I '.' I IK. nil to the earl'i level, nn.l II "ll ' i uddi nly aal un. half bellet Itnt hiin-' hiin-' ' 111 ll dr.'ll.u- .Ion ii the nr. mil how .il'iinie.l a h'etidv. yellowi-h Innn II , ".a no Mick, l- of ii camp lire. l' l I'' I i Bleed allillournv. hHirelf no anir ,, ii'd lie ro low und link"': nor .11,1 I '''.ill uuy with ll, al peeulli.ritv o "'.'r. If audi a ii'ir.icl.. una e m ll. e ' 11 "l lleurt I'f 1 1 ..I unit .1... il I," i wiail.l bnte alt., i n it t. :,- n line" hi 'n i I" tin. .llllll II wlu.o.'t I'ul l e I '"I H",er III nrd or lint -.!!. r Ol, I' e - ll I ' 'I . und iiiti...-1 In". ' ' d ni '"' I.' "'ht. h.-lle, ,n.; I. I' H e In-nut I-1 ; r.in pint.., i,,,M e,n , iu - ! V-' 'hat II (!,t wi i a-1 ". I" ' " . .' I In .'lea. i nit I , . ll in l cm ' t minced u. ".t .1 it r. nlllv I . 't i le hu-llh in ro '. mi I Mm 1, ' " he',,1 ,-.,, . ,r .-: in- I . 'Ut' un I! i. b:.i,!i I p.'li Hie: .I'.itu I '. ,o. .', be In d "" "i ' "Tli'-ri . ,.,i ,. ' l i.'" a I f i ' ll-.: CO ..,a ' .ll l'l' !"l ee " ' -ere - v al.'e I., . I 11,1 Ml..'.- Ma be II uoi .1.' i . ..... n . Mm . -i .In ' ni'iiler. il, tin, k'y. "or a i: I. i'i '. n'"ri, l.n,. ,1 n't ) t 111 1 I, nl-a id, ilat tin;; " "Vi II. I do." nml K. llh li.i.Kh. d 'in-, 'in-, -i-H v nl Ih,, iiemo'i (i.trii. ".Ml I I n.iii'iil to know was If you haw what ! I Tlini'a a liimp khlnlni; thton,,li !i window. N,., wbat in beat, na i.uiie It ). ,,,!nK here I mil unable un-able t'l Rtleaa, hul I'm koIiik to llu, I 'i ll It moiuia ah. Iter nnd food, bo), even If wo have lo fluht for It Coine on. the horaea are anfe, nml we'll discover what la behind Hint llnln yonder " ITU IIK f -ONT! '! 'II 't I |