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'onipinii.n I 11s I Im ho Is Nb atol that he knw tin Koith fatriih ha k In IrRinl i N b sus on w is of tho murder John nion Slide), the otlor Gin f illis alle for Irnrly an offlr.r In tie lonfniiaio artn) Tin iinsrnan and b est ipe tr on tin La i otm tell and lai. r the two fuKltis lost In the a tnd desert nirlrts r I 1 i The Girl of the Cabin Ni ii li tip down before the btarliiR- tin pine i .uni i url up like a Bred li ik ub-iu ed hi r tako the hnip uiiii tie duel min the other Horn a tritb and slip silently out ot tight He rt me min rid taring vaguely bout the Utile room, still Illumined by the flames only hulj comprehending ad then the lcvution from his den the elements jerate struggle with Ofercame all resolution, and he drop M Ills head forward on the table, and lost consciousness Her hand upon his shoulder aroused him. startled In to wakefulness, yet he scarcely real He siw CHAPTER VIII. - I The Wilderness Calvin. 'The light was conslderablv farther away than they had at first supposed, and as they advanced steadily toward It, the nature of the ground rapidly changed, becoming Irregular, and lit tered with low growing sbruba. In the darkness they stumbled over out croppings of rock, and after a fall or two, were compelled to move forward with extreme caution But the mys terious yellow glow continually beck oned, and with new hope animating the hearts of both men, they staggered to the efTort. and following closely along the bank of the stream. At last they arrived where they could perceive dimly something of the nature of this unexpected desert oasis The light shone forth, piercing the night, through the uncurtained window of a log cabin, which would otherwise have been completely concealed from view by a group of low growing cottonwoods. This was all the black, enshrouding night revealed, and even this was merely made apparent by the yellow illumination of the wtndow. The cabin stood upon an 4 Island, , a strip of sand, partially covered by water, separating It from the north shore on which they stood. There was no sign of life about the hut, other than the burning lamp, but that alone was sufficient evldenoc'- of occupancy. In spite of hunger, and urgent need, Keith hesitated, uncertain as to what they might be called upon to face. Who could be living In this spot, in tle heart of this inhospitable It would be no cattle outdesert? post surely, for there was no surrounding grazing land, w bile surely no professional hunter would choose such a barren spot for headquarters. Either a hermit, anxious to escape all Intercourse with humanity, or some outlaw hiding from arrest, would be likely to select so Isolated a place In which to live To them it would be Ideal. Away from all trails, where not even widely roving cattlemen would penetrate, In midst of a desert avoided by Indians because of lack of game a man might hide here year after year without Tet such a one danger of discovery would not be likely to welcome their coming, and they were without arms But Keith was not a man to hesitate long because of possible danger, and he stepped down Into the shallow wa ter. Come on. Neb." he commanded, and we'll find oUt who lives here The window faced the west,, and he came up the low bank to where the door fronted the north In Intense darkness. Under tjie shadow of the cottonwoods he cotld wee nothing, groping his way. wiih bands extended His foot struck a flat stone, and be plugged forward, striking the unlatched door so heavily as to swing It open, and fell partially forward Into the room As he struggled to his knees. Neb's black frioe peering past him Into the lighted Interior, he seemed to per reive in one swift, comprehensive glance, every revealed detail. A lamp burned on a rudely constructed set of drawers near the window, and a wood fire blazed redly In a stone fireplace opposite, the yellow and red lights blending In a peculiar glow of color Under this radiance were revealed the rough log wallB plastered with yellow clay, and bung about with the skins of wild animals, a roughly made table, bare except for a book lying dpon it, and a few ordinary appearing boxes, s seats, together (evidently utilized with a barrel cut so as to make a com In the back wall was Tortable chair a door, partially open, apparently leading Into a second room That was all. except the woman Keith must havp perceived all these In that first hurried glance, for they were ever after closely associated together in bis mind, yet at the moment be possessed no clear thought of anything except her. She stood directly behind the table, where she must have sprung hastily at the first sound of their approach clutching at the rude mantel above the fireplacri, and staring toward him. her face white, her breath coming In sobs. At first he thought the vision a dream, a delirium bom from hi long struggle; he could pot conceive the possibility of such a presence In this lonely place, and staggering to bN fcot. gazed widly. dumbly bed ( Jay Cathlon, Washington Pitcher. Manager Clark Griffith of the Washington American league team has not lost confidence or hope of making a pitcher out of Jay Carl Cashlon. The husky boy goes through a stiff course of sprouts each day. Griff Is teaching him how, to use the "spltter, and If Cashlon can develop a good spit ball, and at the same time he able to con the situation have placed food for the ntgre , beside him," she said quietly, and fu the first time Keith detected the soft blur tn her speech I on, nerving themselves - ImoTO 0V trol It, he can be counted upon to win some games before the 1912 curtain drops. Cashlon is willing and works hard, and that is all Griff wants, for the Old Fox Is a patient watter, and Cashlon will not be hurried along In the priming process. Washington fans am particularly sweet on this youngster. "You arc from the South'" he ex SPURS as though It was a discovery LEIFIELD EARNS Hl Yes and you"1 In First Game With Cube Former Pi"My boyhood began In Virginia the negro was an old time slave tn rate Twlrler Hold Brooklyn ur family " to Four Measly Hite. She glanced across at the black low sitting up and eating voraciously Lefty Leifleld, until recently a Pi"1 thought he had once been a rate, did himself handsome in bis dedive, one can easily tell that. I did but as a member of the Cub team. ask him to sit here because, 11 Lefty gave Brooklyn n little Impersonation entitled Stingy, and the Codgjdu do not object, we will eat here claimed, , tt have alBo been almost ers agreed unanimously that as an bgether. long without food It Abb bo lone Impersonator Lefty ought to get big k here, and and I hardly understood jnoney on thevaudevlUe circultwhen I I Accept Any Terms You Desire." situation and I simply could not be gets through with baseball.' force myself to eat." Lefty held the easterners to Four at the slender, gray clad figure, the al"A cowman? He distinguished her words clearly measly blngles and whipped them, 7 most girlish face under the shadowing "A little of everything, I reckoi," s enough, although she spoke low, as 11 to 2. dark hair, expecting the marvellous touch of returning bitterness ii the she preferred wbat was said between Leifleld never was In trouble if you vision to vanish. Surely this could tone. "A plainsman, who baa puiched them should not reach the ears ot the can forget the first inning, when a not be real! A woman, and such a cattle, but my last job was govern negro, yet somehow, for the moment base on balls was followed by a dou- woman as this here, and alone, of all ment scout they made no adequate Impression on "You look as though you might be him. Like a famished wolf be began places! He staggered from weakness, almost terrbr, and 'grasped the table more than that, she said slowly on the coarse fare, and for ten min to hold himself erect The rising - The man flushed, his Ups pressing utes hardly lifted his head. Then his wind came swirling tn through the tightly together. yes chanced to meet hers across the open door, causing the fire tQ send "Well. 11 may have been," be con narrow table, and Instantly the gen forth spirals of smoke, and he turned, fessed unwillingly "I started out all tleman reawoke to life dragging the dazed negro within, and right, but somehow I reckon I just (TO BE CONTINUED ) snapping the latch behind him When went adrift. It's a habit in this coiid he glanced around again he fqlly be- try. ODD NEW ZEALAND LIZARD him lieved the vision confronting Apparently those first words of com would have vanished But no' there ment had left her iipa unthinkingly, for Tuatara' our Eyes. Origica ly Had he yet remained, those wide-open- , she made no attempt to reply; merely but Has Lost Two in frightened brown eyes, with long lash- stood there directly facing him, her Course of Ages es half hiding their depths, looking dl clear eyes gazing frankly Into hn rectly Into his own, only now she had own. He seemed lo actually see her The "tuatara itzard found In New slightly changed her posture, leaning now for the first time, fairly a sup- Zealand, is one of the mot ancient toward-hiacross I he table. Like a ple, slender figure, simply dressed, forms of Snimal life now found on flash he comprehended that this was with wonderfully expressive hrosn ' earth Originally this I'zard possessed reality flesh and blood and, with eyes, a perrect wealth of dark hair. ( four of course In the ages but eyes, the swift instinct of a gentleman, his clear complexion with slight oihk It The tuatara has lost one pair numbed, nerveless fingers jerked off tinge to it. a strong. Intelligent face, remarkable in are which lay eggs his hat, and he bowed bareheaded be not strictlv beautiful, yet strangely that they require fnurieer months fore her attractive, tne forehead low and broad, to batch, the embryo passing the win "Pardon me, he said, finding his the nose straight, the lips full and lo ter In a state of hibernation T fell over the cllned to smile. voice altSb difficulty. Suddenly a vague re The small survivors of past Ages step, hut but I didn't expect to find membranoe brought recognition. are found only ln,a few tycallt'cs a a woman here" "Why, I know you now." are very si :nc collectors "Lefty Leifleld. "Indeed!" the single word a note o( from becoming He beard her quick breathing, mark o. the world being pan every ed a slight change In the expression of undisgulshed surprise are They continually on their trn'1 hie, which, In turn, was trailed by a the dark eves, and caught the glitter es. I thought ou looked about two feet in length and n com single, scorlng'two runs. Alter that for t familiar all the time, but couldn of the firelight on a revolver In her moo with other lizards have 'he for the Dodgers were easy picking, and """ the life of me connect You re up lowered hand tunate characterisin' of heirg ah'e to whenever things looked the least bit Christie Maclaire" limbs or What did you expect to find" f (1 eldangerous Lefty closed up on them. "Am I? her eyes filled with curl replace portions "I hardly knew, he explained lame 'alls which have ben defctrovpd It He only resorted to strikeouts once, lizards, and that was when there were two is asserted that one of th-- . ly; 'we stumbled on this hut by accl osity. "Of course you qre. You nceifat owned had 'be misfor men on and none out, showing that be I know didn't dent there was a be afraid of me If natursp't bya you want It kept tune acme time ago to los. an eye waa confident of himself all the way. cabin in all this valley " secret, but I know you just the san e and thgt a complete 1 v eve perfoct "Then you are not here for any Saw you at the 'Gaiety' In Indepen In every way, ha" grown In tin A purpose to meet with any one? dence. maybe two months ago I went of il vtt:, ndard iPASSmGLOF HUGH E. KEOUGH Mnntre old one tte "No; we were lost, and had gone three times, mostly on your account I into camp iid above, when we You've got a great act. and you can Occupied Unique Place in Eatablishinq a Reputatlcn By Hek light" sing too " I knew how lo go ubimi it Was Imitated If Letters Sport She stood In silence, still looking "Where do you come from" re would have everv dog in my Many Writers, by and at her him. bosom fixedly Keith hesitated Just an instant, yet rising tried before a Judge and jurv lor falsehood was never easy for him. and falling, her lips parted as If to speak. said the animal We shall read no more "By Hek. and batterv he saw no occasion for any deceit Apparently she cpd not know whai to dealer UnleM he was convlited and Hugh E. Keough, the Chicago sport do. how to act now executed I could get a cun thue writer, who wrote under that nora de swiftly. "Carson City" plume, is dead. "Mr Keith. she said, at last In de- prices for him What brought vOu here? time a dog t. haled to icurt Mr. Keough's place In sport letters Every "1 am b to ask' you to of on the going We started for the Bar X' ranch cision, ot having hiilen was chaige unique He founded a new school down below, on the Canadian, got that all out to forget that you evts I attend the t rial and take pint comment. Many imitated sporting jt me of Maclaire. Christie suspect being In the reception the beast holds aitir him. VNone approached him. He was and then Jud of caught In a, sand-storthe f Gaiety." I do not know within K dog that has enougt drifted bis twenty widely quoted. He was more widely "Wh), certainly, but would you ex classacquittal him to t miles of where we are " about pinlpttaie a "I irated." i plain? She drew a deep breath of unconcouldn't be bought lor love r He was glftecj gloriously. He knew There Is little enougto explain It wished to cealed relief Is sufficient that I am here alone witb money, but if bis master sport in alL its phases as few men ell him he could do so a dozen times have known it He knew the idlosyn-cracir- s "Are you alone you. Whether 1 wish to or not. I ant of sporting men, and for his The negro And I yes and you cotppelled to trust myself to your pro- over before leaving the couriroom that been If proved Even It has haven't the , slightest reason" to-- be You may call me Christie fancy they were an inexhaustible tection once in agile afraid of us we're square." theme. He keenly watched the entire Maclaire, or (anything else you please; the dog does show his teth She looked at him searchtngly, and you may even think me unworthy re- a while there are people willing to pnssing show of sport, lie knew Its face spect, but you possess the face of s take chances Just for the sake of own- comedies. Its tragedies. And, aB the something in Keiths clean-cu- t a dog that has so much characto confof American sport, he seemed bring reassurance, gentleman, and as such I am going to ing I idence in the man. trust you I must trust you. Will you ter. Selling dogs being in my line. to sang his songs and sounded his warnways a have many studied good up she answered, accept T"I am not afraid," my confidence on these ings, exposed the shams and exalted advertise, but trial by jury Is the best the genuine', and always I with cdmlng toward him around the short terms?" "" " Keith did not smile, nor move, way so far discovered table. "Only It is so lonely here, and Itable drollery. In without Weak from hunger and fatigue, ha He was, as Watterson once said, the you startled me. bursting e Hek." The sport page Criminal Instinct. warning. But you look all right, and leaned wearily against the wall l I am going to believe your story Nevertheless that simple, womanly of American Journalism, whatever Its Crimea lead into one another The What Is your name?" awoke all that was strong and who are capable of being forgers s' color, Is in mourning at his passing. , Keith Jack Keith." St-- Louis Republic. sacrificing within him. although In r capable of being incendiaries. Burl. 1 tlanta has released Pitcher Paige Johns to Montgomery. Larry Cheney Is droving himself more than a flash in the pan. an,1 Connie Mack evidently baa picked up another atar In Pitcher Pennock. Van Dyke, Worcester star pitcher, will join the Boston An erlcana in tho faiL Toledo has Hohnhont batting way the list, ahead if catcher and and pitcher. Red Kuhn looks like t be white hope of the Sox catching siafl In these days of hospital squads. Cap Anson la arrangii g to gather a team of Indians from Minnesota and go on tour this summer. "Jeff Pfeifer, the fo mer Chlcago-Bosto- n pitcher, la managing a team in the Greater Boston league. The Dodgers are only saved from last place because they fan't lose quite as often and consistently as Boston. Lelivelt, whom Clark Griffith sent to the minors, is leading the international league with a patting average of .405. Harry Howell, untlll recently on President Barrowe umpire staff, baa caught on as an umpire in the Texas league. The veteran manager and player. Bill Carney, has put fin an application with President Chlvington for a Job I os umpire. Harry Mace, umpire in the Virginia league, has a son catching for a team In the circuit. If ion should attempt to Bass dad, would the umpire use a . . shingle? New Orleans has sold Catcher Lee Lemon, secured from Birmingham, to o Fort Worth and again taken on had been returned to Toledo. Lemon could hit, but could not throw. down In . , Nagel-sewtrwh- dlscov-erecLvo- I tONG HIT CAUSE OF STRIKE 1 Belleville League Threatened With Dissolution Because Freight Train Carried Away Ball. I som-bod- It'-sui- ep-pea- i f . Belleville (Ont ) is confronted with a baseball situation that the Leads of the Clerks' Junior league declare la more difficult of solution than that which arose In the American league when Ty Cobb smote a spectator In New York. i 'All the member of teams In the Belleville league have "served notice they will strike, Just like the Tigers did. If Henry Ebel play injmy more ' games. Ebel Is the pinch hitter of the Married Men's nine. The trouble arose In Sunday's game, when along toward the end Ebel took a good healthy swat at the sphere and It sailed over the heads of the infield and outfield. A pasaing freight tratnT ith a door of a boxcar carelessly left open, made a clean pick up of the hall and carried it far away. The game was called for two reasons. It was the only ball avallabl and It was not available after Ebels hit ' ' |