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Show PIUTE COUNTY NEWS, JUNCTION, UTAH John?" he asked, bending anxiously ever him. Selwood of Sleepy Cat By FRANK H. SPEARMAN CHAPTER XIV Copyright by Charlea Scriboara Sons. WNO Service. 17 Find Christie. was dark. "What re yon looking for," asked Barbnnet, lastly sarcastic; "soap or towels?" "Two men with shotguns," retorted Selwood, while Page fished a match from his pocket and lighted a lamp. Tt may be they're in the back room; push ahead; open that door In front of you." "Another mans got the key to that door," asserted Barbanet, surly now. "You'll have to talk to Starbuck barber-sho- p about that" Selwood, without raising hts tone, bluff one tried out a that would work either way. "Bull 1" he said. "Go back to Starbuck. Tell him Barbanet wants the key to the double-edge- d barber-sho- p back room. He may give you an evasive answer. If he does, tell him Barbanet Is In trouble In the barber-sho- p and says to gtve you the If he wants key or come to save whats In the back room. "If he follows you back. Bull," continued Selwood carelessly, "come as far as the door with him. Keep out of the shop here till tba smoke settles." Bull nodded. "I understand." If you know whats good for your hide, Bull," Barbanet, Interposed "dont take any talk like that to Cliff Starbuck. Dont play traitor to Star-bucHell kill you or I wllL" Why, Harry," said Bull Page, asserting what manhood Barbanets whisky had left him and though his deep, throaty voice shook, there was no hesitation, no fear In his utterance what do you think you're talking about? Do you think Im afraid of you or your kind? What have you ever done for me but fill me with poison when I come to town with money exfrom the mines, you snnke! claimed Bull, gathering force with his Invective. "Where did I go for a grub stake when I was hungry? To John Selwood I" Oh, shut up, Bull," blurted out Selwood. "Get out I And get back here quick with that key or with k. -- Starbuck." rm Ilyin right now, John. Do you know what this rat asked me to do a few minutes ago? To knock old man Fyler on the head and throw him In the river thats all." With this parting shot, Bull was opening the door through which they had come in. Barbanet saw the Jig was up. "Hold on," he said, bitterly sulky, "call off your rabbit. That key will unlock either door." Bull lost no time In starting for the Inner door. "Stop a minute, Bull," Interposed Selwood; "take those aprons on that chair to tie this fellow up with before you open the door. Got em? Now put out lights and unlock." Page threw the back door open. Light streamed Into the barber-sho- p barfrom a lamp set on an rel In the apparently empty room. Silence greeted the opening. Selwood pushed his sullen prisoner forward across the threshold. A suppressed cry acknowledged the sight of him. "Harry Barbanet! exclaimed an unsteady voice. What do you mean by keeping us locked here all this time? You promised we should be free in s few minutes. When are we to get out? t Margaret Hyde stood to the left of the , doorway ; and clinging with clasped hands to Margarets arm, hut-leand shrinking under a cape, her eyes filled with fear, Selwood saw d ss Christie Fyler. Christies startled glance fell on him. Of all men, she would have wished to Identify Selwood last, despite what had passed between them, with these detestable surroundings In which she was held prisoner. To see f Mm suddenly in this forbidding place In company with the ruthless tool of the man she had now so much reason to fear, was like rudely stripping her of what faith she had left In men. It was hardly a moment before the situation cleared, but for Christie it was a painful moment. Barbanet halted before Margarets question. He nodded coolly back over his shoulder. I Hlut bossing this pro- cession. lie spoke with a contemptuous spite. "This mr.n with the gun Is running things for a few minutes talk to him. Barbanet's words directed all eyes on Selwood. He spoke to Margaret Hyde. If you are kept here against your wills, youre free to go now or will be In a minute. This U a good place to get away from. It will be burned before daylight." "They dragged us here," exclaimed Christie. "They threatened to kill os." Who Is they? asked Selwood. All of these Margaret hesitated. men. interposed .Christie, tremulous and eager. She pointed to Barbanet. This man, and most of all Starbuck. It was he who had us bronght to this vile place." repeated Christie, with We gathering anger and courage. don't know yet why we should be locked up In this way. Who are all these men we hear In the next room? That man" she pointed her finger, with flashing eyes, at Barbanet and another tried to drag me here, alone. Margaret wouldnt let them they almost tried to kill m father! Selwood stood the stolon bartender facing the wall with Ms hands np. Til lave a Job for yoa In a minute, Barbnnet, said Selwood In an under- ne. You tnay want to save your own skin with It When these people get out of here, you cun take word In to Starbuck he's cornered. Lefeveris men have surrounded this place, an$ theyre out to get him and his crew Star-buc- k for burning their bunk-houscan either fight or come out and talk. If he fights, there wont be any talk not so far as I know. If he doesnt come out hell be burnt out If he fights, he and the rest of you will get the rope." He turned away without waiting for an answer. Bnll Page had unbarred and knocked the rim lock off the flimsy back door, and opened It. waiting Impatiently in the dark, and Itching to train the big shotgun on somebody, loomed up In the doorway. "Theyre here, he said to Selwood significantly. He looked enviously at Selwood's victim, standing with his face to the wall he offered so tempting a cushion for a handful of buckshot but was appeased when Selwood seriously put on him the responsibility, of taking the three refugees through the burnt district to the barn. Christie, listening eagerly to all the words passed, edged up so 6be could ask Selwood a question apart "You are not coming? He hesitated as she spoke, and looked at her almost curiously. The old fever In his blood rose at the sight of her. But pride ruled his will and Christie, looking questlonlngly up at him as If he, too, longed to say and to bear more, saw nothing of what was hidden behind the unbending expression. "Not yet." was all he But you said when he answered. oughtnt to lose a minute follow Pardnloe and keep close to him. Pardaloe himself seemed In haste. he Dont lose no time, Christie, urged; "come along 1" She could not be hurried. "Then surely," she faltered to 8elwood. "I shall see you again tonight to to say something to thank you for " Selwood held on to his words as If they were diamonds. "Glad to do It," he murmured, stubbornly laconic. Uls gaze was so steady that her eyes fell. However, she would not give up and when she looked at him again her eyes were glistening a little. "I know 1 hurt you terribly," she began, ne offered nothing to help her out. I did not want to, she persisted, resolved to soften him. Cant you coine with us now? It was his turn to squirm. He did not risk his eyes directly on hers only repeated, almost mechanically, Not yet." Are you going to to fight?" She could hardly breathe the hateful reluctant lips. word between "I may have to." Without looking at her, he raised his hand toward the open door. "Follow Pardaloe." She made her last appeal save, perhaps, that deepest appeal that until now had lain unspoken In her eyes. But Christie could say things, too. As she stepped toward the door her eyes flashed back at him. If I didnt fear endangering your life e. Par-dnlo- e, br Id stay anyway 1" ' The suddenness, the surprise, the Intimate defiance, brought the carefree old liyigh for a moment to lips the laugh of the summer auction days, the laugh that Christie remembered and had missed so long. But without giving him time for a word ahe stepped out Into the night. It was not till then that he Imagined he heard In the darkneu something like a suppressed sob. With Christie on the way to safety and Lefevera men at his call, Selwood started Barbanet back to Star-bucSel-woo- k. But Barbanet had only disappeared when Selwood heard a woman's scream. Christie had but Just crossed the other threshold It was her voice. He sprang onfaf the open back door and ran around to the front. In the street, lighted by the gray gleam of daybreak, he saw a little group of struggling figures. To his left, out doors of Bartoes of the wide-ope- n place, Starbucks men were crowding. What Selwood feared had happened: a door guard, freeing himself bad given the alarm. As they ran out they were met with the gun-fir- e of men, and In what seemed no more than a second the two parties were at grips with clubs and guns. Before Selwood could dash across the sidewalk, the group In the street was surrounded by a crowd of yelling men. In the thick of It Selwood made out Pardaloe, whirling about like a bear and furiously shaking off a man who clung to his back ; a second man, gun In hand, jumped around the two. evidently trying to shoot the niula boss without bitting his assailant; Christie, screaming, her father, end Bull Page urging her away, stood by, wringing her hands. And at that moment an active man, dashing out of Burtoes and brandishing a revolver, ran between Christie and her protectors and caught her up with bis freo arm. Had the confusion been less, had the uncertain light been less certain, Selwood would have been at no loss to recognize this man; the commonest Instinct In the nature of men would have declared Starbuck to him In the man assailing Christie, ne did not realize that smoke was now rising about Bartoes place, that Pardaloe bad made good his threat to burn It, and that the men running out of the rs Why no." Trying to pull himself together, Selwood panted the words. WAS HELPED "I guess not. "Youre chipped a little," commentd ed Pardaloe, taking bold of his By Taking Lydia E. Pinihm,s with left arm and peering Vegetable Compound the Into sympathy melancholy Star-ballost to the heavier defense pf strained eyes. As Mrs. Weaver herself says,' I wsa . With Pardaloe's piercing eyes With the 'Ungers of his left hand. mild sever very strong." This is his around he could Selwood felt uncertainly taking note of every turn, statement descril see but one hope for the lighter man, heart "One Jab, be said, breathing lng ber condition, a hope that vanished when Selwood hard, I thought' went through me. for, according toiler he seemed weakening. If Starbucks His grip must have slipped," letters, she was subno small wind should outlast the other Seljected to 111 added, as his fingers ran vacantly amount of health. wood, Pardaloe told himself, could over his chest trying to find a parnot win. ticular spot or something turned was familiar So deep had become this conviction the knife. Whats here. Bill? he E. Pink-hawith Lydia that more than once Pardaloe would asked, feeling blindly at the slit Vegetable have Interfered, would have knocked breast-pockand of his woolen shirt. Compound Starbuck on the head or rammed him begged Mrs. Weaver Pardaloe set down his lantern, and, to try It After k would have taken using both hands on the slashed with his three or four for himself the badge of disgrace pocket succeeded In fishing out the Mrs. Weaver, "I felt ft writes weeks," He p cards. from the wrought-uteamsters, remains of a pack of great difference In myself. I would g watching had he not known that stooped to examine the cards by tbe to bed and sleep sound, and although X Selwood, living or dead, would never light of the lantern; the point of could not do very much work, I seemed forgive a stigma put on him by the Starbucks knife had gone half way stronger. I kept on taking it and n w aid of a friend. With hungry eyes through them. My cards, by gumt" 1 am well and strong, do my work am) I sure do and ears, the powerful mule boss exclaimed Pardaloe, as his face fell. take care of three children. wonderful friends about your tell my deck That too. watched the doubtful Issue and listo Plum cut pieces, medicine, and I will answer any letters tened to the sharp, broken breaths aint worth shucks to nobody now from women asking about the Vegeof the struggling men. But again and look at em!" lie held the pack np table Compound. Mbs. Lawbenctb again Starbuck would roll bis enemy for Inspection and looked Indignantly Weaves, East fimlthfleld St., Mt Pleasunder, .only to have Selwood squirm down at Starbuck, whose wrists and ant, Pa. If you knew that thousands of free and slip himself out. ankles were already bound by Lefever from troubles Bimllar women The contest fast narrowed fo one and Scott No matter, old boy," he to those suffering are enduring had improved you minute In a point the possession of the knife. growled ; well fix you their health by taking Lydia E. Pink-ham- s Pardaloe saw and he understood; his so you wont cut up no more cards Vegetable Compound, wouldn't muscles for nobody. his and fingers Itched you think it was worth a trial? as In some families, the fourth generatwitched In bis fever to pass bis own Such of Starbucks following knife Into Selwood's hand; and alcould escape the clutches of Lefe-ver- 's tion is learning the merit of Lydia El , Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. most gs If timed to the last moment angry men were scattering In where more river, the of the encounter, Starbuck, once the thickets along freeing his right hand, restrained till most of them had horses hidden, and then by Selwood's left, slipped It from by fording or swimming the stream s. the Iea6b of muscles, and whipped conld spur out on the Sinks for out his knife. Smoke was billowing from ths But in gaining this deadly advanand windows of Bartoes place. H1NDERCORNS Bemores Corns. to doors an tage he had laid himself open last looses, eta, stop ell petn, comfort to tAe nnlooked-fo- r danger. As a boxer, de- Flames were lighting for the s. feet, make walking tur. 15e by mail or et feated In every tactic of defense, sees time the Interior of the empty barllioco Woiim, I'a'tbogne, II. X.v evil trappings. himself going and turns to the at- room and licking Its Pardaloe, by tack, Selwood's right hand, releasing Selwood, steadied flared cnywiMre, DAISY FLY KIIJJCR attract rad Starbucks left, shot out and clutched looked blankly at the scene before feUsaU fiiea. Meat, etna, craon dL Movement rad Starbucks windpipe. The sinewy fin- him and backed away. off were dragging The teamsters gers closed relentlessly on Starbuck's eant apUJ or tip overt il) not toiler injur throat, and, squirming from under their prisoners. In the crowd that aaytfaia. Goartnteeda him, Selwood threw himself across closed In on the scene there rose np DAISY FLY HUES his enemy and overlay the arm slash- sudden bosses, and a confusion of orfranyMtlnlar. be should how Starbuck as to ders M. T. with, the knife. Pardaloe, HAROLD 80HERI Broofclya ing aL-hlwild with anxiety, knew the end war disposed of. In the midst of the in sight But conld Starbuck inflict shouting, Jostling throng, Selwood Oar Millionaire Cabinet When a fatal Injury before he should suc- stood once more There are at least five millionaires to a run to Starbuck arose a cry cumb to the grip that had cut off his cabinet. They are SecIn the present telegraph pole, he Intervened. Hands breath? of the Mellon, SecreIs man Treasury retary This prissaid. my he off," Throwing himself frantically about Commerce of Hoover, Pardatary Secretary as he felt consciousness going, strik- oner. Take him to the barn, loe. with the others and hold him of State Kellogg, Secretary of Labor ing blindly at Selwood from the foreDavis, and Secretary of the Interior arm, Starbuck tried to land a fatal till I get there." Work. Their wealth rating probably ' thrust But Selwood, as Starbuck, corresponds to the order in which XV CHAPTER him slammed and rearing, plunging names are given. their from side to side to shake loose the as best the took The Padre. slashing deadly grip, Roman Meeaic Torn by anxiety and racked with he could, clinging all the while like museum Is; soon to reas as The hovered British a panther at the 'throat of his foe. Christie long fears, she could on the edge of things. But ceive a fine example ofltonmn mosaic Above the din about him, Pardaloe shouted and yelled. Hope had repoor Bull Page, with more sense of pavement. In 1793 some laborers turned. He saw how the fight went the fitness of things than should be discovered It at Orkstow hall, on the And, stamping his clumsy feet In o expected, refused her entreaties that lliver Humber, where It remained unfrenzy, he watched Selwoods left she be allowed to see Selwood. "You til the owner recently agreed to Its elbow gradually straighten and saw two, he suggested to Christie and removal. Composed of small colored his left hand slide slowly, unevenly, Margaret, nlien with Fyler they cubes, it depicts various Roman but certainly up to Starbucks right reached the hotel, get Into the kit- scenes. wrist Again the two men meshed chen and get some coffee going for boys. . If they hadnt Pardaloe could see their stralnlijg tbe bunk-hous- e The Question muscles shiver In a climax of struggot out when they did, there wouldnt Mother Yopr father used to tUnk gle. Then, Selwood had wrested the be any hotel now. Them fellows sent I was an angel once upon a time, my haft of the knife from his strangled word to Carpy that If he didnt come son. foe, let go his throat, aDd raised his down to Bartoe's to look after Willie Yep, but you cant fool him men, theyd burn the hotel arm to strike. can now, mom? New Brviford Not till then did Pardaloe Jump In. on him; he told 'em well, to burn Standard. you, be and banged. He caught the uplifted arm. The Selwood walked to the hotel. He gambler, covered with blood, looked Explained angrily up. "Not yet John," cried had hardly thrown himself on his "Are you a college man?" the big fellow, low and ferociously. bed when Carpys boisterous tread could be heard on the stairs, and tbe No, I'm wearing these clothes to Hang him 1" next Selwood minute an election bet," was In the pay looked Selwood as If dazed, Panting hands of the rough, cheerful snrgeon again to 6ee who spoke. The voice most cheerful now, for the night that entered his ear sent no message skies had cleared, and cleared his to his brain. He shook away the matted hair, that fell before his eyes. way. While Carpy, with Scott helping Pardaloe, gripping his arm, looked was dressing the wounds, Parhim, and him at his repeated Intently came In to see how Selwood daloe words. Whether Selwood understood or not he knew Pardaloe.' He looked came on and give him the news. Atdown on his gasping enemy, and, kins had been killed In the street Beutans stretching out Ms left hand, laid the fight. Barbnnet, sullen, and Bartoe, Hot water and hnd struggling been screaming, hand. ugly knife In Pardaloe's Sure Relief With a cracked laugh, he stag- crnelly dragged from the barn to the fate of their kind. Abe Cole," said gered to his feet, groping about with Pardaloe In reciting the , incident, his hands for support. Pardaloe steadied him. "Cut much. "wanted me to go long and sit on the court No, I says, 1 wont sit on no court for nobody Why not? 25$ and 75$ Pkds.$old Everywhere saps he. Wliy notr says I. "Why, dash It before they get through they might take It tnfo their heads to hang me!" McAIpIn, Pardaloe continued, accommodation Is provided, and many hnd prevented "the boys" from taking cut l!lg Haynes. of the ones are elub "The boys arent afraid of McAlpln, orate stone edifices; but In nearly every Instance they bave sprung from are they?" asked Selwool. watching primitive structures such aa the one Carpys bandaging. No," thundered Pardaloe mildly, described, which sre erected wherever a new site for a mission station is "But hes got Haynes hid and they cant find him." chosen. "I dont think It right to hang him," said Carpy. Hes nothing like A Heroic Remedy as bad as the others. Haynes claims It was a dark night .Murky clouds Atkins and Bartoe threatened to kill Obscured the tnooi. in suck a way a him If he didnt turn In with Ahem." to make driving dangerous In the haarlem cil has been a world- Scott proved a good assistant But uncertain tight. wide when had finished Carpy remedy foriridney, liver and and PardaA car was approaching the level loe was still talking, the Indian rebladder disorders, rheumatism, crossing, traveling swiftly round the corner which led to the closed gates. garded Selwood with a peculiar smile. and lumbago uric add conditions. At that precise moment an express There were many lights and shades In Bob Scots very train-- thundered through. homely - smile, Too late, the driver of tbe car sow many varieties of meaning and those his danger. He tried to swerve, but a who knew him well could read them W HAARLEM OIL Selwood, taking keen skid was tbe only result With a loud pretty well. crash he struck the last coach, and the note again of what was going on around him, perceived that tbe smile correct Internal troubles, stimulate vital car crumpled np on the track. Silence for a few minutes. TtieD a meant news; but the wounded man Organs. Three sizes. All Insist was too nsed np to ask far it. on the original genuinedruggist. voice : He Gold Meoal, looked his own Inquiry Into his "Well, ItS cured my hiccups, any- only way." and the driver crawled out of retainers eyes end waited for him to speak. the wreck. The 4rMAlkali treading about the frm room even In boots almost as lightly or othr IniUtim. Uneinkable Rope and silently as his moccaslned Vii oil uItitId kind, Out brio A fiber rope that Is unshakable has waforliiw MM the gathering odds 1 up best. and 5r, sU inaoUtt ends of been produced In Holland. The rope Carpy s work, did not Drill Use Ms smile Includes a core of foam rubber" that of Import nor did Selwood's expres hns a specific gravity only sloa Jose Ps demand for Information at great as that of cork. W. N. U., Salt Lake (TO BB CONTINUED.) City, No. blood-soake- k. Belwood The HOW MRS.VEAVEH door were crying "Fire!" He had eyes for no one but Starbuck and beard nothing but Christies angry, rebellious cries as she struggled to free herself. And he ran toward her with an answering cry. Starbuck saw him leap Into the street; and, still bolding the frantic girl, he brought down his gun like a flash on Selwood. It wus a reckless, a useless shot With Christie fighting him with ber puny fists, the bullet flew wide. Not deigning to reply, not even drawing his own gun, but maddened in fury," Selwood dashed forward; before Starbuck could pull up and cover the second time, the gambler was on him. Bull Page had caught Christie by the wrist and was dragging her away. She screamed at Bull and resisted him. She tried to get back to where she knew a deadly moment had come between the man she hated and the man she loved: but she could not. Pardaloe, like a beleaguered giant, had shaken off his enemies, recovered his shotgun, and above the sputtering crack of revolvers, Its roar sounded on Christies ears. Then, clubbing gun-stoc- Cala-basa- Prof-gisL- Kill All Flies! m clear-heade- "They Almost Tried to Kill My Fa-ther- ." the gun and shouting Imprecations at his enemies, the mule boss swept an open space between them and the two men who, locked In a death struggle, rolled In the middle of the street Despite a terrific blow across the head from the flat of Selwood's revolver, Starbuck's weight and , bulk had borne the gambler to the ground ; and Starbuck, to avoid a fatal dexterity with the same revolver, had clinched with him. Neither of the Infuriated men seasoned to death grips wasted another Instant trying to shoot Bat Starbuck had a further resource lacking to his enemy. Selwood knew precisely what It was the deadliest of weapons In a clinch. He knew as grips, like lightning, shifted, eyes strained in fury, blows rained remorselessly, and the gage of Ufe and death slipped from hand to hand, precisely whaf Star-buc- k was trying to do he knew .almost precisely where the heavier man carried the coveted weapon, and now not one man but two were exhausting every resource of strength and strat-egeto reach the haft cf Starbucks bowie-knif- e at his kip. It was an unequal struggle. Star-buckweight and strength almost continually overbore the gambler's agility. Each advantage for the masd by Selwood was soon tery m 's hard-gaine- then-wounde- Sure Relief 6 ELLENS INDIGESTION FQR 'xxxxxx6xxxexxx4 xxx.xx.xxxxxxxxx - Primitive Place of Worship for Indians What Is believed to be the most primitive church In the world is to ba found In Sun Diego county, southern California. It Is known as the Sancta Isabel mission, und is used by the Indians of the district. The church to built of brushwood. The entrance Is effected by climbing a rude ladder placed against the low side walls. Two bet's are suspended from a cross beam In front of the church, and a rude cross of pine has been erected upon a small leveled surface, which is utilized for services should the congregaopen-ai- r tion be too numerous to be accommodated within the narrow limits of the brush shelter. The great majority of worshipers la this strange church are Christianized Indians. As these mission stations become of greater Importance more Searchlight Carbon $ electric searchlights that cast beams visible for BO or 60 miles on clear nights, the carbons are not In-In huge " like those of ordinary arc lamps. stead the electrodes are cored carbons containing chemicals lu the cores. The main source of light Is a small body of gas contained In the crater at the end of th8 positive electrode. .This crater of gas quadruples the strength of the beam. FE OVEPa YEARS half-bree- one-fourt- h Mitchell S For SORE iy EYES 27. |