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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH. UTAH - UlLL COLD GERMS Open Stuffy nostrils, irritation by use of Mentholatum in note. Rub briskly on chest to improve blood circulation and prevent fk congestion. Jars and T soothe CHAPTER XI 16 Polito Lends a Hand I shall never forget that scene on the field of Carabobo, By FRED McLAUGHLIN The Blade of Picardy Author of li Copyright by " (WNU Service.) Co. Bobbs-Merrl- blood-drench- when the Liberator went among the scant hundred men that made up the remnant of my Apure battalion, and threw his arms around them, and called them My boys, and My children. Or when he stood before the silent, shattered ranks of the British legion, his face working in an emotion he could not control, his eyes unseeing because of the tears he could not hold In check, his voice for the first time in his life broken and halting, and called them, Salvadores de mi patria For they had been, Indeed, the saviors of his country. That Is a picture I shall hold to the end of Grain Went Wrong Way James C, Garver remodeled a large building at Madison, Wis., to facture cattle feed. Friends were Invited to witness its first production: AGanrer pushed a button. Wheels 1 turned. Workmen poured great sacks 'ot grain into hoppers, but nothing came out as the finished product. The building was searched from top to bottom without discovering' where the grain was going. Garver went to the roof. There out of a ventilator spouted the mixture, and the wind scattered it afar. A workman had diverted the ground grain into the ' wrong pipe. r . (A fjl ! ' my days. It came to me that I was free, too, that now, I could lay down my sword and hark to the call of love. And, dreaming, I saw the pleading eyes of Dulce again, and I heard the caressing tones of her voice, and felt almost the glory of her presence. Manuel awakened me from this pleasant trance. 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The Ideal Vacation Land Sunshine AU Winter Long Splendid roads towering mountain ranges Highest type hotels dry invigorating air clear starlit nights Californias Foraaioct Dsssrt Playground Writ CrM FLDalKsi U C hatfy SpiladM CALIFORNIA fr is not brought me from I said, amazed, this the horse that Caracas? No other, major; and he can take you just as swiftly to Valencia. But why should I go to Valencia? Manuel spoke swiftly: Adolfo de Fuentes escaped, as .did most of the Spanish officers, for they fight behind the protection of their men. He may have gone to Valencia who knows? Colonel Pini, with his cavalry, has been directed to pursue La Torre and Morales, who, with a small body of men, are fleeing toward the safe port of Cabello. Pinis orders are to the effect that, if he does not overtake the Spaniards ere they reach Valencia, he is to take over that city, a task that should please him very much, for the moonlight glances of the Senorita have had a' devastating effect upon ' his heart He is mad, my friend, and when a man of Pinis caliber is mad about a lady, he is dangerous. You bring ill tidings, Manuel. Francisco told me many of these He has things, Manuel continued. approached Bolivar, and he has informed the general that the Americano, who, with so small a force, held firm against the right wing of the Spanish army, requests leave to visit Valencia, and Bolivar has given his permission. . Therefore Would Franciscos knowledge, my friend which seems, Indeed, to cover everything include the location of the house where the Senorita may be found? Of a surety. It is the home of Senora Ybarra, lying three streets east of the house of the governor toward the lake. A large house of stone and adobe, tinted brown, with a border of red, and resting on a corner of two streets. I said fervently, if Ah, Manuel, I were less American and more French I would kiss thee. Then your American blood has saved your life, said he; begone! Eighteen miles that was all eighteen miles on this swift bay horse and I would reach Valencia, would find there the lovely Senorita, would take her In my arms again, for she had told me that her love for me had filled her life. I would crush with passionate kisses the warm willing lips, I would hear her call my name again, and I would look Into the purple depths of her eyes and find there a light of love. The battle we had won had opened up new. vistas in my life. Because of our love the Senorita Lamartina belonged to me. I could take her back to the land of moonlight that was my own, back to the fine sturdy gentleman who 'was my father, and to the gracious lady who was my mother, and to Felice, the slim, exquisite little sister of mine. They would love her, and she would make my country her . New Yale Expedition - : Yes? And the other is he who was commandant of the Venezuela garrison. Is it safe for you to enter? Aye, it is always safe for me to enter wherever the Senorita may be. We stood listening, in the gloomy corridor, for the voices had became - I entered Valencia from the southwest, and had no difficulty in finding the mansion that had been the habitation of various governors. Manuels directions proved correct, for I found house of brown that the was the home of the Senora Ybarra; In front of which I dismounted, giv-- . Ing the reins into the keeping of a grinning muchacho. I touched very lightly the knocker of the carved door, for I did not know what the place might hold for me. That the Senorita was there I deemed sufficient, and I jvas quite willing to take my chances with anyone else. A small brown woman opened the door wide enough to give me careful examination, then she loosed the chain and let me in. The sight of my uniform cleansed the fear from her dark eyes hnd brought a smile of welcome to her in a cautious whis- face. She-spok- Dios, ' the Senorita ' cried, Colonel Fuentes Polito laughed. will give no order for my execution, for such order is out of his province. He is not the commandant of the Valencia garrison. Polito, my own, said Dulce, surely your mind Not at all, my sister. While the poor deluded Adolfo pleaded with you, and coaxed and threatened, the Venezuelan army has taken over the He is a prisoner, city of Valencia. and I am a prisoner, and I am going to do my earnest best to kill him and take my chances on escape. I hesitated, not because I was afraid of Colonel Fuentes, but because I be- lieved that the clean courage of this Stop cot at era1- -. All MCKESSON : 4 ' boy would win. You have a weapon in your hand, Adolfo, and you should not be afraid to use it. I might tell you that my left hand In my pocket also holds a pistol. You have been a traitor to Spain in your service, and a traitor to honor and decency in your love. If you have a spark of courage left you will use your pistol before I kill you like the dog A deafening report filled the house day DRO- O- ;:$tores.; ?ODUCT ; v Ipreadng. H with thunder, and, an instant later, another shot added volume to the din. Senora Ybarra held to me for support. It is murder, she gasped, murder . . . My poor house I heard the choking cry of a man in agony and the crash of a heavy body falling to the floor. I waited for the sound of a voice, waited anxiously. Finally, it came: Polito, ah, Mother Mary, Polito ! You will notice, my sister, said Polito coolly, that it was not I who hand. Didnt Dare Brag Does your husband ever brag what a good cook his mother was? asked the caller. No, smiled the young married woman, he knows I know his father died of indigestion. A Yale expedition is to explore - - Have the men of Venezuela per: taken over the city? Aye, Senora. I am glad. Will the Senorita Lamartina ? Now she was looking at my hair. Youll be the Americano, Senor Garde? I nodded. She has spoken of you; she has said you would come some day. Aye, Senora. But two officers of Spain are with her; can you not hear their voices? I started down the wide hallway, whence had come the murmur of conversation, but she put a hand on my arm. Wait, I would tell you. One Is her brother, the lieutenant Ah, Dios ! Fought Fire With Melon A truck loaded with watermelons that Walter Griffith was taking to market skidded off the highway near Wenatchee, Wash., and burst into flames. With no water available, Griffith had an idea. He hurled wa- termelons at the blazing truck. They burst and spouted water all over the melon put blaze. The twenty-third out the fire. Don't Neglect Your Kidneys ! fired first. As I pushed through the portieres, the knocker clanged loudly on the front door. Dulce screamed at sight of me, for she must have imagined that I was an apparition, then she ran into my arms, sobbing and crying my name. Loren, ah, Loren Polito has killed him, my brother has killed Adolfo Over the shining curls I looked at Colonel Fuentes, who lay motionless in the sprawling posture of his fall. A good thing, my own, I said; Polito has only saved me the task of killing him. I loosed her and Lieutenant Lamartina proffered his weapon to me. I will be a prisoner, Senor eh? Yes, Polito, for I fear there will be no chance for your esca. The forces of Venezuela hold the city. As I stood over the prostrate man, the pistol In my hand, Colonel Pini appeared at the portieres. He approached the Senorita and, cap in hand, offered a deep bow before her. May I apologize for Maracay, Senorita, for a madness must have possessed me? My mind is closed to Maracay, she said coldly. Ah, what Senor, regal poise of her head, what limitless heights from which she looked down upon him ! He studied the still form of Adolfo. Pretty quick work, major ; you offer valiant service in aiding us to win the battle of Carabobo, and then you rush away to attend a few personal feuds that you have accumulated. I congratulate you a busier man I have never seen. I was sure that Dulce would not be safe in the city so long as this man was commanding officer, for the rule of Valencia was martial law, and Colonel Pipi himself, for the present at least, was the law. I determined, therefore, to settle my affair with him as quickly as possible. Your words of praise warm my heart, Colonel, for I have, as you intimate, made a most excellent beginning ; yet there are many important things that I must do. His eyes narrowed. Who, may I ask, Garde, will be the next on your list now that you have finished with the estimable Colonel Fuentes? Not so, said Polito. Major Garde was not You will be her brother no? Pini laughed softly, for there must have been a deal in this situation to please One would Imagine that the him. Senorita Lamartina is well squired. Aye, so she is, my colonel, I lied, and so shall she be. Long ago Adolfo de Fuentes forfeited her regard in such manner as to render a challenge from me imperative. As you can readily see, he has paid most grievIt was my right, ously for It. ! ! Have the Men of Venezuela Taken Over the City? I could hear, very faintly, the soft sobbing of the Senorita Lamartina, I heard a rasping oath from Adolfo, and an accusing complaint from Polito. A fine soldier, Adolfo youj who leave the field before the battle Is over. I saw you, I saw you run like the veriest coward when the llanero cavalry struck us, and useless as a soldier because of my crippled arm I followed you, for I knew you would come here to try some devils trick upon my sister. I must protect her, said Adolfo, for we have lost. Aye, we lost; and we should have lost, for the Spanish officers deserted their men. Bah, that a colonel, and a De Fuentes, should run In the, face of an enemy. Mother of G d, he can my sister marry a craven, gasped, can you expect her to look upon you with anything save loathing? Polito, came the voice of Dulce, ah Polito! I told you, Adolfo, Polito continued, that I would kill you If you tried to force my sister into marriage, and Dulce told you she would marry you when Spain should win in VeneHe laughed bitterly, zuela. fjpain has lost, my country has lost the western world ; because of the stupidity and the cowardice of De Fuentes and La Torre and that murderer. Morales, Spain will have failed in her attempt to build a mighty empire in the New world. All the wealth of this fair land could have made us a great nation, but his majesty, Ferdinand, puts his work here in the hands of cowards! Aye, worse than cowards--chea- p tricksters. In Caracas you played an evil trick upon my sister. You and that other liar, Morales, told her that the tall Americano lay In the dungeon, awaiting execution, and that she could save him by going to the altar with yon. Ah. name of a sweet and sacrificing angel! How I loved her for that. A whole life of service could never repay her." Now Adolfo got In a word or two : Yon talk to me thus, lieutenant, you a subordinate officer, talk so to the commandant of the Valencia garrison? A wqrd from me and a firing squad will face you as you stand against a wall, and that word, believe me, shall be giypn before the sun has set And the Senorita Dulce, who has held me off with threats and promises, and who has loved ' secretly this ladrone that she picked up in a New Orleans high, belligerent. park i - ' - to5 - . Colonel. Dulce cried out in dismay and Polito bent an astonished look upon me. Nothing could be gained by charging the lieutenant with the death of his commanding officer, and much, I knew The Lieutenant might be lost. Lamartina, I continued, was anxious to take from me the honor of defending the Senorita, yet he was a prisoner, and I could not permit It; besides, a soldier may not attack his superior officer Is it not so, my colonel? 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