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Kellli possessed sufficient ins lur several inutitha uf tilli'liraa. and run If Ii Imtl uul. Iiln ri-pu'Htl"" " h pliittit mimiiiI would liiaiiru hhu i.ttiiili)' nnnt nt any uf itm inur Kiiairlaiit aratliTi'il army iuala ll.llalila niuii fur audi avrvlru were In ilcmnn.l. The , roatlnannraa of tin varlnua ln.llaii , Irlboa. run, If. api'Clally manlfi'al by raid; ou (ha Dioro a.lanrel aiulo-mi'iila aiulo-mi'iila anil rilvDilIni ov.r a cuaint. ty tjfiiln tvrrllory, nxjulivil conilu i u'oua IntiTchuimi uf eoiiiiiiiiiilrnlliiii between coiiiiiian.kra of .loui. Iiinpiila Uul, I anil rxcklpaa aplrlla had Hoiked (o the Ironller In Ihnaa iU follow. In I too Civil War, )et all were nut of lh type to inouuratfii mnflilxnra In military authorities Keith had al- rvaily frUoiitly aerved In thla ra paclty, and abundantly iirovad hla worth under rlgumua domnnda of both endurance and liitulllKenc. and ha rould f"tl aaaured of pertnuniiit em-(iloyinent em-(iloyinent whenavar di-alrvd. Not a few uf tlia mure prominent oftlo-ra ho bail met prrauually ililrun the late wur Including Hherl.lan, tu whom he had onre burne a tint: of triin1 yet the spirit of the ( nntederncy allll lln-ered lln-ered lu hla heart; not In any In. linn uf either haired or revenifo. but In an unwIlllnKiieaa to serve the blue unl form, and a memory of autUKonlaiii which would not entirely dlaappeur Ho had surrendered at Appcimiitlui. ruuquered. yet he could not quite ad Jual hliiiHOlf to becoming cnmpanlnii-In cnmpanlnii-In anus with thnae aiculnsl w hom he had fuuKht valiantly fur four yenra. Home of the wounda of thnt rnulllet still smarted. A nnlural soldier, unv lutis to help the hnraased aettlers. eager euouith to be. actively employed, he still held aJuuf from army coumc tlona eicept aa volunteer In caae uf emericeucy. Jual now other coinldorulloiK caused him tu desire freedom. He had been accused of murder, Imprla-uned Imprla-uned for It, and In order to eacape. had been compelled in steal horaea, the moat heinous crime of the frun-Mir frun-Mir Nut only Mr hla own protection protec-tion and aafety must the truth of that occurrence at the t'lmmaron Crosalna. be mndn clear, hut he elan hod now a personnl affair with "lllnrk Hart" Haw-ley Haw-ley lo ha permanently settled. They had already clunlieil twice, and Keith Intended they should meet aiiuln. Memory uf the itlrl was at It I In hl mind as he and Neb rude slleuUy forth on the black prnlrle, leu, linn the extra hurae behind him. Ho eudeuv ored to drive the recollection from hla mind, so bo mlKlit cnnceiitrntu It upon pinna for the futuro, but somehow she mysteriously wuvu her own personall ty Into those plana, and he wus ever seeing, the pleading In her eyes, and listening to the soft Huutheru lucent uf her voice. Of lute yeurs he had been unnrcustoincd to association with women of high type, and there sun that touch of the Kcntltiwumnii sin nit Ihis lilrl which had awakened deep lilt, rent. Of course he knew tun! In her case It was merely an Inherl titnte of her pusl, and could nut truly represent the present Christie ,lu cliilro of the munlr hsa. However fuacluutlUK she might he. she could Dot be worthy any serious connl.tcrii Hon. In spite of his ronan H'u the social spirit of the old Suuth wus Itu planted In his htood. and nu woman uf thut class rould hold him cuptlve. Yei, some way. she retused in Im baulKhcl or left behind Kven N.-li iiiiihI have been iihsesacl by a similar spirit, for be suddenly olracrve.l "Hut am suit I ii 1 y u iiiIkIhv line gal, Mussa Juck. I ain't seen uotliln' tu compare wld her since I quit ol' Virginia Vir-ginia '.Iced I ain't." Kulih glanced hack at his black anlellite. barely ahlo lo distinguish the fellow's dim outlines. "You think her lady, then!" he questioned, flUng thoughtless utter i -mi i . i 1 ' '1- J Across Its Fee Wss Plainly Written. "Miss Christie Maclalrt." ance lo hla uwu Imaglnatlun. " Heed I docs'" Hie thick voire somewhat Indignant. "I reck n I knows de real quality when I aeea It. I'ae 'sod sled wld quality while folks befoV" "hut. Neb. she's a singer In dance halls." "I don't believe It, Mussa Jnck." ' Well. I wouldn't If I could help It She don't seem like that kind, but I recognised her aa soon aa I got her faco In the light. Hhe was at the (ialety In Independence, the last time I was there. Hawley knew her ton, and called her by name." Neb rulitx'd hla eyes, and slapped his pony's flank, unable to answer, yet allll unconvinced "I reck'n both ob yer might be mistook." mis-took." he Insisted doggedly. "Not likely," and Keith's brief laugh was not altogether devoid of bitterness. bitter-ness. "We both called her Christie Maclnlre, and ah didn't even deny (he name; she waa evidently not proud of II. hut there waa no denial that she i was the girl." I "Hat wusn't like no name dat you culled her when wo, waa rldln'." "Nu; she didn't approve of the olh f. and (old me lo call ber Hope, but I reckon she's Chrlsile Maclalre all right." They rode on through (he black, silent si-lent uighl aa rapidly as (heir tired horses would cuuselU (o (ravel. Kelltl led directly across (he open prairie, uul. Unit his course by (he stars, and purposely avoiding the trnlls. whero some suspicious eye might mark their pnssuge. Ills nrs( object was to get sntely away from the scattered seine-! seine-! meiiis lying east of Carson City, lie-I lie-I yond their radius he could safely dispose dis-pose of the horses they rode, dlsap- pear from view, and find time to rio-' rio-' velop future plans. Aa bo the girl well, he would keep bis Word with i her, of course, and see her again sometime. There would be no difficulty diffi-culty n hunt that, but otherwise she aliould retain im liilliiencu over him. i She belonged rather to llawley's clur-s Hum his : II wss a lonely, tiresome ride, dor J lug which Neh made various efforts : tu talk, but liliillliK his white coin pnnlon unconiuiiinlcnilve, at last re I lapsed Into rather sullen silence. The ; horses plodded on slen.llly. nn,i whin Ii--Until lluullv dawned. Hie Inn lien found theiiiselves lu a depression lend ling down lo the fiuoky lllver Here they came to a witter hole, where they could aufely hldu themselves un.l their Hiock. With both Indians and white men to he guarded against, thev look all the necessary precautious, picket lug the horses closely under the rock shadows, and not venturing upon building any flru. Neh threw himself on the turf and waa Instantly nsuep. but Keith climbed Die steep side of the gully, and nia.lt searching survey of the horizon. Tlio wide arc to the south, east and west revealed nothing to hla searching eyes, except tbe dull brown of the slightly rolling plains, with no II fo apparent save some dla " I tsnl grating anlelope, but to (he north , extended more broken country wltb a, falut glimmer uf water between the j hills. Hatlsned they were unobserved. he slid back again Into the depression , As he turned lo Ho down he look hold i of the saddle belonging to llawley's ' horse. In (he unbuckled bolster his eye ohsirvi-d the glimmer of a hit of white paper. He drew It forth, and gaxed at It unthinkingly. It was an j envelope, robbed uf Ita contviila, evt- , dentlv not sent through Hie malls, as It had not been stamped, hul across lis face was plainly written. "Mis. Christie Maclalre." He stared ai It. his Hps firm se(. tils gray eyes darkening dark-ening If he Kissessed any doubts befure aa tu her Identity, ihey were all thoroughly dlsslpsled now. As he lay (here, with In s, I pillowed nn the saddle, hla body aching from fatigue )cf totally unnhle to sleep, staring open eyed Into (he blue uf the sky, the girl l bey had left behind awoke from uneasy slumber, aroused by the eulrancn of Mra. Murphy. For an Instant she failed In comprehend her posltlnn. but Iho strong brogue of the rnergertc Inndludy broke In sharply : "A hit av a cup av coffee fer ye. honey." she explained, crossing to the bed. "Kbure en' there's nulhln' lolke II when ye first wake up llowly Mlther. hut It's loir. I 'nnuirh ye du h.t Itsikln' vet." "I haven't slept very well." the girl confessed. hrlnvuiK her hand out from lieuenlh the ruverlet. Hie locket still lightly clasped lu her finger. He, I found this on the floor last nlglii after you had gone down stairs." "Ye did'" setitng the coffee on a convenient chair, and reaching out for the trinket "Let's have a ha.k at ! Inira Aii.e , m III, en. If It .n t the SHI"' '' ' i.in- i.l wss showln' me la 'Ii" pan. t- Mi. i -.ii up suddenly, t-er Ml,'.- .l..,,,,T. an,l rounded thrust ! gk o, u, I "I ' .,:-l i.-i.i! ou ssl.l What I ' ii-' W hen Wna he hele Slmr.. in. a tie ulsv honey, sn' OI'll 1st ye : 11,,-r.- la to It It a not hla i ni" e Ol know, unit be ill nUer hesrd j till sv Ii 1,1,1 ton. 11, e (iluernr Ibev rsl!..l hlm ail light He wna here , lisV l. Ibi.-e .l.i.. ouintlla'- a uolce sfs-keii ol' glutleiiiin. wtd s gisy ben id. 1st . ii. t h. shooed me the loi kei - la) tie . ,,.!. if II do be Ills, there a ' j ,il ....-ii;tr .i Ii. nn u Icier Inside I 'II,.. girl t. .ni t,.-, l the spring, rev. nl-, IIS III.- f.l.-e l'i,ll, blither eyes Were hi-, led Willi tears I be landlady lis.k j I ri a' In In .ll.uii, ' VVbnl I. II honei What Is M?l j l.! .on ku..w I " I 'He sl.-n.l.r loin, .1 forward. J sM,. II Wl'h sobs 1 "II.. w.ls ln lather, nll.l II", I tills Is nry i,,,'!,,-r' p'cinre wlu. li he niways , : carried " I j ' llop.. .1,1.- " I .I'e M ,,-1-1. looked at the f.i. e half bll I-n In lb,, be. I chillies Thai was nil be ns-tie l,l, h Kellh had given Isir hut she had lived on the border Ion long lo he III in 1 .11 1 v - The oilier lifted her lie.-id. flinging hack her ) lens, lied h:,'r a II Ii one hand i "Mr Kellh dropped It." ahe exclaim ee Where ,lo ).m aupsoe he got HT" Th.n ahe cue a quli k. sllirlle.l crv. I Im eiea opening wide In horror. 'The ( In in, iron I'msslnr. the murder ai Ihe (linninrnti crossing! He- he told me I n Is nil thai, hul he never allowed me Ihls- this I si vim -do yon think " liar voice (ailed, hill Kale Murphy uiiered hr Into her arms I "i'rv her., honey," she r-nl.l. as If lo a rhn, I .Mb n re an' Ol'm l.-llln' ye It nlver waa luck Kellh what did It lutiillier sin'! his sloyle." CHAPTLR XVI. --- Introducing Doctor Faireeln. i ll..a.i..,l Ibev were, and having no oilier special objective point In view. II waa only natural for the Iwu fugitives in drift Into Hln rldnn. This was at thai time Hie human cesspool of the plains counirv, a seething, boiling maelstrom of all that was rough, evil, and braxen ahiiig ihe entire frontier. Customar llv unlet enough during the hours of diivllghi. the town became a mad ssMirnslls with Ihe approach of dark ness. lis ceaseless orgies being noisily continued until dawn. Hul at tli Is period all track work uu the Kansas I'l.irir being lemisirailly suspended hi In. linn nulhreul.s, Ihe graders ma. Is l..i'h night and day alike I, I. Icons, and the single dlny street which com Im.-,I Kherl.lan. lined with shscks, crowded with snliKiiis, the dull dead prairie stretching away on every al.li in the borlion. was congealed wltl: liumsnllv during every hour of tlx I tseniy four. j ITO HK I'lJNTINt'Kli.l Strict School Rules. John Wrsley held that school chll dren should do without holidays alio gfiher. When be opened Klngswood school tn 1718 he announced Unit "the children of lender parents, oo called bive no business here, for Ihe rules will not he broken III favor ol any prrenn whaiaocver. Nor Is any child terelved unless his pun-ufa agree lhai lis shall observe all the rules of the louse, and thai they will not (ski hl:n (ruin school, no. mil lor a day. till they lake hlm lu. good and all" I Further, no play days were permit teil. slid nu lime was ever allowed fill piny, on the tfiound that he who play. i when he la a child will play when hs becomes a man. I'.veiy Fmlsy th million hnd to work till three In ' the alternisin without bienking ihuii (Hit |