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tss > ‘The gorge narrowed as they went, _<*.._"~. but now opened into a strange holâ€" 2 . l6w chopped out of the head of the t + «meuntain, B «> What Macarth@r saw last in the * hollow was a cabin among the trees, e** bDilt at random of squared logs and 4 t ".g“;mmm'bmnurx. * Lee Halnes and Joan Barry, dsaglâ€" 4 * stead, a circle of fire blackened. z* stones of many sizes surrounded * the smoking coals. | o : ~â€" â€"As for furniture, there was little .. ._ _ in the house save the saddles and â€" _ bridles which hung from pegs along the wall or had been thrown aside %" carelessly ip the corner. s Relieved by Lydia E. Pinkâ€" ‘% ham‘s Vegetable Compound kands of a scoundrel by the qame of Joe Macarthur, he‘<tz * 'W.A?“;,“ e into 1 Dan BArry‘s â€" hodgepodge such as ~might have pale to maich the deep furrows of been thrown together by a madman thought that creased his , forehead. : with a giant‘s strength. w : Thé weight of his head was poorly .â€" * ‘The interior was as Strange as the supported by a scrawny neck and a, exterior. There was no chimney exâ€" . nonow‘;cnm. When. he spoke his 3 esnt WB ced o O suctllens nds es a AWOMAN‘Sâ€"_ â€" _ cUrrERING _ . Beair HERE ToDAY WFinding the lifeless bodies of his two partuers at thoir goldâ€"mining Gloster saves the life of a stranger, ward, knowing that he will be. acâ€" Haines is shot down. Joan several nights later disappears on the back. of the "Captain," Haines‘ huge stal MNon: Gloster retraces his steps to Joan‘s cabin and is confronted by -Buél)nhll,.locp’l'mtdhn;thq Joe Macarthur comes to theâ€"mounâ€" tainâ€" camp of a bandit gang with a scheme to rob the WicksonBank. "Rutty," the lookout, is escorting Macarthur to the gang ‘Headquarâ€" \ Monnd a table, on other stones, sat four solemh men.. Their faces unfiquared, of piled rocks and rocks laid in courses. It was a mysterious been broken through the roof. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY and characters were so unusual that vne might have skimmed all the villainy in the wild west withâ€" out finding a~ more dangerous quartet, and justice should be dorie to gach in turn. ; + Foremost in avoirdupois was Babe Cooney, a swarthy skinned man so lh::o(hly shaven, always» that in some light» his face seemed tq have the texture u;d'mxd youth. He was not more than thirty, perhaps, at the most, but flu‘ double battering of years Ang â€" a hard ‘life had reduced him. The lines around . his mouth would have done credit to his elder by twenty years. And there was a cynical lifeâ€" lanuv in ‘his eyes sucl as usually does not come until later middle age, at the eariiestâ€"not a scorn of the world and the people he found in it, ~DAUGHTER by MAX BRAND § a yX so uch as profound weariness with | TMAD! SR"* AMMAeAE ME e o Es ts Mess cada se t 6 c s t s s S woene what he had mot.. . ~ theâ€" old ‘days "if a gent ‘had said: to| â€"â€"*~, | iss Cateulatigna _ _ _ {|| _ _ "0 S CCC ols pyâ€" |t ie been carved is two, each half would]Of D44 imy guw out and working.: But [ dear, to marry and ~a" good o .2 L+ "a || â€" ant ‘have as large as. his lefthand I‘m changed,~Dud. Have you heard| nome:®* \= ~ . _ * % * i in .....s::Ta the table. : This was | Of 807 killings: beingâ€" thalked | uP| ~ Daughter: " "But, papa, RichAtd || â€"â€" _ o \O 1 0o auopetary, [ | / _â€" "Sliver" Martin. The Sliver was so| 482!D%¢ my account .lately?* says that won‘t be necessary. ~~_{1 fatrat. Welghts SR _:( | «on Kamed because the word wasâ€"most| ‘You were always a smooth, quiet mpz se â€" â€""|| CÂ¥ sognm, orsr. aot." || = ‘appropriate: Ail "of ‘his body "was| worker," answered Rainey, . . Damaeging One, Sometimes Waterilve, Ont. Phone 840 | | ____ shrunken skin and boxe. ‘There was| "What‘s.plain to me," said Sliver| Professor: "Suppose an irresistâ€" * % T s 4t purple of cold. under. his . cheek| Martis, "is thit there‘s & difference | ibl@ force sMould meet an_immovable m ' bones. His eyelids were poffy and|here. Some of the boys ‘wantâ€" Jo¢ ‘body, what, what would be the re ° FLORIST â€" : â€" â€" e réd, and all the fesh around his| back. Some don‘t We‘T. throw a| S"It! L 32 " } .. _[L mouth was sufiken. .| com ‘to decide. Is that square?" _ ’.S'tudut :"A merger. « mmenionmenmesmmiinmes > k To the left of Sliver appeared Lew| They agreed that it was eminentâ€"| . Hm.“‘ s 6 Cut 'Lm mm"“ - M Cambridge.. Lew made" a . strange| ly just. Aud Sliver producing a broad «<Prsoner," said" the: Fudge,. "Fou Artistic l'htfl. Designs a a appearance ‘with an _ abnormaily | silver dollar from his pocket, spun it siy your "m prreain «Sn ‘“' head ~â€" Speclalty, ~~ .« ! & small head and a large body. The| in the “F as high as th_o mol TP'N with a plate. Is that so?" m3 Eiess A‘_ ...o .';P_ '3"L--- : so which as protound weariness with | things ‘Rave Changed since then, what he had; mot.. .~ molun"t'tgmg“::a-u Buch : Babe Cooney. If he had l‘“_l'-!!-om ‘now, bu-emu'” in two, each half would flhdnymn?dtn::m_mm l § i § ve have been as large as his leftâ€"hand E".‘.f.".'.:.f... haine /»nhntiad wab the enormous nose, overshadowâ€" ing al else, the childish mouth, the dwarfed and slanted" forehead. â€" In: the expanseâ€"of those wide shoulders the head seemed like that of an inâ€" The fourth and last member of the group was quite different from the other three. Hewras such a man, in appearance, as ohe finds about a university,~ seated in study rooms, delving into post graduate courses heaping* up degrees for no purpore and constantly gathering materials for constantly unwritten books. formed forehead, beneath which his bloodshot eyes blinked behind strong glasses. His cheoks were thin and voice Was low and monotonous and his diction pure. s g€ This wes the groum which had gathered about the table. They were playing poker. Aund raggpd as were their clothes and poor as was the consisted of ‘stack of gold ~pieces, five and téns andâ€" broad faced twenâ€" ties. The ante was five dolhr’. The bets on the sinallest hands were apt _ They were betting now before the draw. Lew Cambridge forcing up the to run into a few hundred‘ dollars. Moreover, they one and all handled the yellow coin as if it were so much draw on the strength of three jacks, and Babe Coongy still more* confiâ€" fident because of ~a straight\ and when the stack of gold in the conter of the table had grown high, and when the other two been forced out. of the hand, Cooney suddenlyâ€"stood up, agape, and pointed through the lor. The beautiful straight flutterâ€" ed from his hand and strewed the floor. ‘The others crowded about "It‘s Joe Macarthur come badk to usâ€"now hell will be popping again!" cried Dud Raingy. * â€" © 0. ~= * § £ Wher you wake up with backache The Dove |nmnm-yg "Llst tand s . (he kiduey Te What the black, sharp exes 0 i it may hean you have been Macarthur saw first, as he passed | oning foods which create acide, says through the door of the cabin was|a wellâ€"known authority. An excess the Yellow gieam of the gold, which|of sguch acids 6verworks the kidneys was scattered upon Ahe table: But| in thair effort "to flter it from; the he did not give it a second glance: |piood and they become sort Of par‘ was scattered upon Ahe table: But|in thair effort "to flter it frony the he did not give it a second glance: |pjood and they become sort Of par‘ "He‘s come up with a ‘plant ‘on|alysed and loggy.‘ When your kidâ€" the Wickson Bank!" Fatty called|neys get sluggish and ‘clog you must out ~theerfully, â€" entering â€" behind|relfove them, like. you_relievey6ur Macarthur. "I guess we‘re glad to | bowels,\ removing all the body‘s arâ€" see him, boys?" R â€" {mous wasté; éls6 youâ€"have backache, "The â€" Wickaoh ru" shouted| 8!¢k headache, diszy "'“';‘.'::; Lew Cambridge, and smote Coontey stomach sours, tongue is co@! heavily upon the shoulder. |, â€"‘ M&Mhh‘n:“’; _ But the ‘other, three showed no en.| rheumatic ¢winges. The urine thusiasm. +. > _ |aloudy, full of sediment, ::m "Ite uÂ¥. worked out," said Mac “"‘o".'."!"'""‘”","“" m’: arthuf.‘ "I got an Ifkide man on the P“" geok, raliof ; job. He‘s cheap and safe. And that‘s| T ble Wither consalt a good, relia! what we want. All L_Aeed is some Myscian at once or get Trom your men that can be depended on. And ie‘ of about four ounces 1 fAiguréd it was worth while to give y is h Salte; take a tablespoonful in a heart was.in the right pMo6." . _=~ 1 O alll aea vaur mays â€"~ The gloom of three of th had spread to {he otheér two. what direction the wind would t It â€"was ‘Dud Rainey who spoke, Upon MWenvetWte . | y .. _ | often . rellor "J0e," he sald,‘ "the upshot of this| * Jad~ Baite in that you want to beé back with and with aas, Ide." .. o ...fi3 The anger of Macarthur turned his SB 3 M o ircaiin ce Camels CNLL ce WMs in anmA face purple: But he bit bis lip and then managed to smile at a "great â€""Inâ€"the old days Halhes and you mily have been right," he satd. "But . | You Have Not Been Drink . _._ .ing â€"Enough Water. _! it hung an instant at the top of its rise; a" glittering point of light, then swooped.. It did not strike the floor at once, however. With the oily ease of.long practice. ‘Macarthur slippéd his weapon ffom its hbolster and fired. â€"â€" The . dollar â€" ‘disappeared, ‘clanged against the farther wall, and dropped hegvily. One side of it was There was u goneral umr,knot of: anger, but of admiration.. "By God, Joe!" cried Fatty .Gutâ€" "By God, Joe!" cried Fatty .Guiâ€" ness, ‘"you have been pnctlclu!: ‘ "Boys,? said Macarthur, keeping back a smileâ€"of pride with an effort, "this here thing means too much to. me. I can‘t leave it"to chance. L ask you again: will you take me in ?" Perhaps Dud had been swept.. off his feet, like the others, by this timely exhibition of skill, or perhaps ‘he had noted theâ€"change in the faces of his friends. At any rate_he now lmmd to Macarthur atfd offered his hand. It was.accepted at once. that I always say what I think I said it in the first place: J suppose the rest of the boys Â¥ill think that it you come back into the gang Td better get out If I care to keop "a whole skin. But they‘te wrong. I‘ve taken the privilege.of changing my mind. We need men withâ€"an eye 'lnd a hand _u\!u't as yours. Beâ€" sides, you learned when Haines was with us, poor devil, that you couldn‘t hL;y the gang, and. I, don‘t think that you‘ll ever try it again. I‘m with After that, thereâ€"was not a disâ€" entient voice, and when the clamor ended, Rainey spoke again. § f Kidneys Act _ Bad Take Salis three ‘times during ‘the ~night. â€"* 1 Wither consult a good, raliable physcian at once or get Trom your pharmaoist about four ounces of Jad Saits; take a tablespoonful in a glase Of water before breakfast for (To Be Continued) Ahe acia of / â€"Copyright sayyour wife hit you ‘on the Head! with & plate. Is that sof" ~ ..~ ‘ "Yes, wir," answered the prisoner. "But," said the Judge, "your head doesn‘t show marks of ahy kind." NoO, sir," answered the man with pride, "but you should have seen that plate." f(y¢.‘"s" / <. An Economical Wite o i He? "But don‘t you cook mucth more for dirner than we use, darlâ€" ing?"* . ... * She: "Of course, silly! Itf I didn‘t, how could I economize by making leftover dishes?" . s .4 Let Hiim Think 80 ;. 26â€" King St. Enst Phone 38 WATERLOO _ VULCANIZING baughter: "He says he thinks I‘m || . _s. _ Kitchenar> _ wonke the nicest girl in town. Shall, L ask 5k L ‘_ Matry Marks, Prop. | . â€" him to ‘call?" md \. oi ied en oo en m A2 Aemn s s as % Mother: "No, dear; let him keep on thinking so." * ~ . Not Strong Enough The farmer took‘ the new man out to a feld and started himâ€" at‘ plowâ€" ing. behind two horsess Two hoprs later the new man re turned to the house utterly exhaustâ€" ed. Theâ€"farmer asked Him how he was getting om. | ‘â€" # + theâ€"man. disgustedly. ‘"How do you expect me to ‘hold a plough with two. big strong horses trying to pull it away from me all the time?" f Knew What To Do Visitor:" "What will you do you are as big as.mother?" Little Girl;â€" "Diet." > . The Sarcastic Wife & ~ Fat"Hubby: ‘"Seer my belt )wul the hous@" or s Friend "Wife (sarcastic): "Oh I‘ll go out and #ee how it looks around the house!" : GRAVE SITUATION IN CHINAâ€" * FOREIGNERS |N DANGER A conflict that may have the most tarâ€"reaching congequences hasâ€"brok h out in that part of Shanghai in which foreigners have been given th6*right. of carryipg on tradéâ€"and in which fordigners are tried by their own consular courts ‘and Rave their own polics. The trouble: beâ€" gan with a strike of Chinese. emâ€" pléyees in foréign factories and in ‘the rioting that tollowed w number ’M Chinese wete shot down by for eign police. ‘The: Chinese aro now demanding the payment of damages, trial of the foreign police chlef for }mnnm- and expulsion of dll foreign ‘settlements ‘from Shanghai. Mean~ time, foreign fleets ara.gathering off Lahnnn to protect foreiggera.>. . ~ ~Smiles 1| ... |% Smilin Charlie Says at 0% A.. B O ND w |~ Kitchenerâ€"17 5-1 St.‘ Phone ‘. â€" 15979. L Waterlooâ€"122 King St. Phone ‘people of ths United ‘Kingdom is placed at 15,600 million pounds. Of this over twoâ€"thirds of. thie gothl is held by 400,000 adults, while the te: mainder m,m aduits dfvide the 7 All policies guarantesd by mzferâ€"m :‘ AUTO RADIATORS . € AGGREGQATE WEALTH â€" ..‘ RANTHED A broken . â€" OF BRITAIN 18:15,000 m,’,,.m parts and nmummi. +. MILLION POUNDS| â€" Broken frames of â€"cars, broken _ The arszresate wealth of the}. CAStings, otc., welded '.m of Ancomes is, naturally,.on a correâ€" sponding basis. Eyery £100 of value produced is:Cistributed on thisâ€"scale â€"one person get £50 of it, and six persons divide the other £50 among them, getting on the average £8 6s 84 each. One seventh of the persons receiving‘ incomes in ‘Great Britain &TE ELECTRiICAL STORM: + aovERnMENTâ€" DEPOosT ©$100,000 s + f DOES ‘DAMAGE| _ 2x MGoRre * 30 und < distr{ét â€" Monday evening . 4| w, G. Weiche! ...... large spruce tree at the park Wa#)j, Howard Simpson split im two by a boit of lightning; | gichard Roschman while ‘a chimneyat the ‘home O0f| yos. Stauffer» â€"_ _ ~ Mrs. Sharp, Young stréet, was also| amTHUR FOSTER .. dtruck. . The lighting service WAS| 8. £.â€" BECHTEL and Say it with m Promptly and neatly done Satie: â€"â€" ~Flowoeys ||| **~" mss# _ ~ also put out several hours. * We excei in the‘ art ‘of flower arrangement from the alinplest Sage Tea Dandy _ ~ |p= c » s _....._._. * e " Wms t.s* pon‘t throw away your old Inâ€" | ___/ . in e man o4 . â€" Palid For . praty, Tepuater or bressnt Wl _ € «â€"\Rp pets. Bring them. to * ol 'W.wmg:._ m.‘ make them into mu:l new % Tou‘san :;:y taded nalr k Tnmumn‘: m"': ’:' f ‘over night it pou‘ll get a bottle. * touch with" ' y r~Adie (h ons duka O n ne soutes Ha o cote c lc s t > S 7 * W. C. MEAD, Florist Artistic Floral: Designs, Weddâ€" ing . 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