H SIX i": W ' CHAPTER XIX Siinmins. :i True Knight j ' Tlve campaign of dissembling! v/CTit off with a !>aS|. Gr!m> testa's ? * hostility melted easily. The impact . ?.f Davenport's identity as a fa in author, instead of the mrchanie h?' had believed him, was tremendous. I The engagcme|ti finished him. | uavenpprc was an excellent match: ?-he was a manly chap, and?if j (1 rims to ad could dvrange it?he was! going to be immensely wealthy. OfJ course he had a lot of damn-fool idealistic notions, but an author was supposed to be eccentric. Supper passed jovially enough, j Then Griinstead caused the hearts of: three of the party to skip a boat. ! 1 Sim m ins." lie commanded, "here; ; is my coat to clean up a little: it's got an awful hsh sin ell about it." As he spoke he took oft* the gar- ' merit and hung it on a stub, replac- ' ing it with a sweater. He removed * nothing from the pockets, and all ' three of the conspirators could dis- ^ trnctly make out a corner of the bill ' fold showing from the inside nocket. * .Simmips picked up the coat, and 1 with it started toward the creek. "IJey!" called Grimsf.ead after 1 him. "Where you going? l don't ( want: the thing washed!" "N'o. sir: of course not. sir. Here-' ly a trifle of sponging, sir." stain- j moved Siminins at a loss. "Well, go ahead. But there are! < some things in the pockets; look out j < you don't lose them. There's a to-. i bacio pouch and a notebook in the , 1 side pocket, and my pocketbook in J the inside pocket." "N'evcr fear, sir: ! :l take the best I J ?f care." chattered Simmins. beating \ a hasty retreat. 1 ; "Vou'ic not afraid t?r trust him' with a poofcetheok?" Larrv ventured to surest. ! Gignistead l&.u ghed. "J would!!'! trust him with my | roll." In- asrrei <:. "Ih.ii. xS-.' ppckht | lio^k contains imlhirtjr fept papers: i and they van %t\ m- replaced, 'fere's ' nbthiug there to interest Simmin.-." I , B|?? Gauy exchanged another glance. It was almost too good i to he true. After ten minutes .Si mm ins titled ( unobtrusively into the firelight and ; hong the coal again on the stub. ( "Mere," Grirnstead commanded at, j otfee, "bring rue thai rmvkei book out of the inside pocket. ]'\-v a moment Si mm ins' limbs i*c- , fused t<> work: hut He succeeded in extracting the pocketbook and bring i being- chilly by the stream. "Well, bring me 'my small leatbe* kit bag " Ke opened the kit ling, bun owed down to the bottom, and tucked the * bill ?old iu-ia-aih tho ilap. ; "There! She'll stick fast enough!I there Until we go. Take it ii.'-.cK,! Simroins." "Yes. sir," said Simmies, "and if j there is nothing more. sir. i ask permission n| retain to my -aiap to turn ir.." ? "iVeli. take ? drink ln-fnro you go," offered Oiimstead. "Here's the 1 key. Your teeth are chattering." f Si in mini gratefully sv.aliowed the 1 whiskey, returned the key arid (lis- 1 appeared. Larry and Burton wandered ofi : toward the car ana found Siminins > waiting for thorn. i 'Here, sir; here it is." he bus si i oat. thrusting :u paper into I.anv's i K hands.tS What is-to'happen when he i d&iovetj; his ic.sa.."sir. .1/''canrfia for '< . M- the life of ale imagine." "Nothing! Ijffii'i worry. :'ins . ininsjk ii" he finds it out. I will tiijfej the blame. You have uctedji eery i nobly ia tilts matter. Neither Miss Burton nor inywslf iviil ever foi^ut < fw* it" ?g. *.... .fs "Indeed \/e .-hall not, Sunmins." added Burton; 'von are a trie > 2 knijrhlgpfj , . 'v'es f Sirornins retired, his heart p'o.v- ) iog. Tiro two young people made tVieir way to the bank of the little stream, w here they would he screened f pom I i *>.? ..on-., TO.?, v ;.. ?-U4 ...1 .. I ' i mv L > ii^nicu *? i match and cast a hasty glance of : inspection at the document. < "It's all right." he assured Burton relievedly. -This is it! Blessed ( Simmins!" He tore it into small pieces and < cast them into the current "I feel as though the -weight of worlds had been lifted!" he cried, r "It dues seem as though some one 1 or something was helping us," said Burton soberly. "I think that we t should be very thankful that things r ' came about so easily." t I CHAPTER XX Discovered " The moment the young people d were out of hearing Grimstead turn- ii 1 [ON TI f]l Stewart Edwi |jf ' Illustrations by Hi Kj I CroyriAf.t. Ste-.va.rt. Ei mK Released, t Publishers Autoca d on (Jardiner with an almost sav-: ;gc intensity of manner. *! i>.tpr. Rf.tfs." ho snid ran ! idly. "The time has come for acion.ar.d v.l must eel busy. Tiling! ire at touch and go with u? and the i stakes are the biggest ever played."'J Gardiner looked at him blankly. "N'e.vr m:pt the agreement he had signed, he i rouid tell lis to go whistle." i"But since he and Miss Burton?" s "Poppycock! Do you think that vpe of fanaticism ever becomes rea-, ii >onable?" j p "Then why?" ; '* "A blind. It wouldn't fool a, mudhen. lei alone a wise old eoot| rike me. I'm an old bird: I can nutj h wo and two together. The first | n hir.g to try was obviously to get; :' lobl of it peaceably, by stealing it.! I1 if that didn't work, he was going] :o get it some how, if he had to hold 1 is up or sandbag us. I know the ype. He's a fanatic, and the most' f langerous kind. He'd commit mur- j ler before he'd give in." ] d Gardiner was excited. i s "Get him before he gets us!" he 1 suggested. "I began to take my measure at cl mco." Grinistoad went on. * Obviously he'd try first of all to steal ^ he bill fold. So I made it easy for lim." 11 i. "Did you suspect Sinimins?" j"Not at that time. But I figured Davenport would begin to manoeu-! j re to get hold of the coat or neari "A test," murmured Gardinei. j j "Precisely. Well, when he did not i C; began to think I might bo wroiigJlg 1 hen Siminins came bad; seared as;1 t rabbit, and 1 realized he was in "i! set tie .With hini later!" "But the agreement?M S "Was not there, of course! I g ubstituteel the carbon copy." j . 'Thi-y,ll detect the difference; it' . sh'fc signet1.." j p "I signed it for him," grinned thej >lder man, "il isn't a very good j S orgery, Di.it all he'll do tonight willj u >e to examine it with a match to seei a f it's what he Wants." "(hover work, chief," cried Gar-i ,-j liner. "Bui 1 don't see that it gets! u is far." j v "It got? us until morning. And i t i corroborates my suspicions." "Now. iisten carefully, Ross,"j t ontnVueil Griinstead. "for this is? c vhint you must do. You've got to ii .ake this agreement with you to he nearest recorder's and got it en- ; ereci. That means you start to- i s light; ,?ust as soon*as everybody has t irnoii in.? '? Gardiner nodded- v\ 3 "So far. so good. Bui there'?I t mother thing. This man is abso-j iitely rapriido of laying down oi\ ttSij h \n matter whar agreements we may j t iave." do you lripan?' "Kofuso his formula." "But you can ruin him." Tic'!) stand that. Ke'll stand for jmythiujr now he's sot his hear! set1 j " ['hat's the sort tUey used to use the! hamb tacl; on without much sue-ss :ess. Could you analyze this batcry. if you had it. and reproduce t In formula?" 1 "Certain!;.- if what he says is true,! s hat the plates arc a simple alloy and] here is no further secret. It will: fniy be necessary to analyze theni.j neasure their exact proportions, de-, tindue their specific gravity; and] absent carefully and peculiarities'! >f vViL-ir .ihapr and position." \ gj Itcinffiinei. their -distance-;; from : . ; her i-' important." "That, ,'hf course. 3. rec yoorj s tlea, \\\- arc- to steal the battery?' " "It must -.veiirh !c nounds." ob- rs 'erv-eii Gardiner "Do we .Hide it S3 ioinewr.tve??'" "Xo. yc.u'll drive si out. The u oads will r.ov. carry you; I've been a vutching iiiesn. I'ut the cattery f. lack in that raftletiao cf his and Irive it out." I c Gardiner pondered. I 1 "When we stop that ;elf-=tarlei n t will be notieed," he objected, "and r :here'll be a lot of noise getting t sway. Simrnins sleeps right next k loor. What do T do with him?" %"Simmins is already taken care s >f." said the pirate chief calmly, s "He will continue to sleep. That c Irink I gave him will fix that." t "Doped?" surmised Gardiner. ii "Just that. Morphine from the t nedicine case. And we'll fee.d favenport a little of the same." a "Chief, you're a wonder! You s liink of everything!" cried Gardi- I ler admiringly. "I'd suggest you s ie him up after he goes under or p ie'11 likely raise hell when he comes f o." c "I expect to," said Grimstcad. d Look out; here they come! Yoi, on- a erstand your job and remember, n t's the biggest stake in the world!" NEE? WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVI PTOE I ird White enry Jajr Lee iwardL W'tutA j 1 hru .star Service CHAPtER XXI Puikkurton in her darkened tent and )avenport deep in stupor, the conpirators had the plice to them elves. i Silence rushed in upon the dying [ iatter as into a vaccum. Gardiner j mused long enough l?? look in on ] | 'immiris. Thav worthy had not tirred. It was the work of bur a few noments "more to reinstall Daven- . lort's strange storage battery in the j ther car. : , Gardiner found the engine much j nore flexible than any gasoline car e had ever driven. For a few , linutes he amused himself by bring- . ng it almost to a stop and then ; deking up smoothly and positively y merely opening the throttle, lie < hen started out and settled down j o the sheer pleasure of driving as , ast as his skill would permit. , He was a good driver, and he iin- , lerstood well how to pick up on the traightawavs and just liow much to ? heck at the curves. And he was a afe driver, as genuine skill is usu- , 11 y safe. But Gardiner war. not alone in the ar. No less a personage than 'unketly-LSnivvles occupied the seat icxt him, but the little dog's pro- j eetive coloration had eoneealed him roiii Gardiner's notice. i Now Gardiner had once cuffed 'unketty-Snivvies soundly when that i iersonage had been left in his , harge. So, crouched in his place. | 'imktart.v-Sni v\ i"- tivml K?o i yes in malevolence on his enemy, j ritl vv'orked up a tine big hate: Gardiner flashed around a last j -t'liH i to see ahead of him a . traight bridge. The Sights showed ;m its approac h >ri a slight rise. , r. i : kat it was built on a high ; restlodP Then th nose of the car> < uuched t'o. slight rise and the! 5 ights lifted. ; At the -amo instant i'unketty nivveb, whose hate had worked . p to a point of action, reached out . nd bit Gardiner in the wrist! 1 Gardinei who had not known of j log's presence; jumped in surprise nd alarm. The ear swerved, but he t i-as too ceol a driver i<> permit it i " ioave the road. However, for hr?:-c his attention was de- \ Jetted, and that time was suffi- ^ lent tb shoo', the car on the piank- s of the bridge. J Gardiner saw all this with the ( orper of his eye and steered , traight and true, while at the \v a while . and phosphorescent , umble of wafers hastening to the t;a. ^ The 1 rakes c\ ked the moineii- i urn almost but not o.iiite enough. Tie car sIo*vea, ran off the edge, v eerned for aiv instant to hover right j j ide up Tike--'a-.- ' j | Then down it plunged and the! t oahrihg, turbulent waters seized itj i riti hore it shouting away. CHAPTKR XX) I Aad Rapscallion Dons His Scuff I ' B\ :h? pi ire Grimrteadj \ Trained fcars to catch the last " lin - ' ...t 1 'bines wer * gojifg iy well. They avyays d;d go well, he had found. . . hen directed master"fully. Burton. as he had foreseen, did 1 ipt stir In he i tent. She wa^yoang J id slept soundly, especially in the 1 irst part of the night. After r. while he threw away his igar. stretched and arose. First he eaned over Davenport for a r.ionent, listening to his rather surtoous breathing. Then ha sauntered < o the big redwood at whose base the : itchen had been made. j Here he deliberately unknotted a! 1 hort piece of line that had been j j ised to suspend a shading bit of | anvas, and with it returned toward he sleeper. He was thoroughly satisfied, and was humming a little une. c In his brief absence another had i dded himself to the scene. Rap- 1 call ion had shax-ed the tent with i burton Now. however, urged by i ome vague restlessness, some tele- i ihonic uneasiness, some trickle t rom the current searching- out a t hannel of his doggy mind, he had i eserted the warm and grateful nest i nd had come forth to sit by his < lasr.er. t Grimstead paid him no attention; ? :KY THURSDAY?BOONK. N. 0. but. cord in hand, advanced upon the sleeper. Now the queer tiling* imp-1 pened. 1 Rapscallion was the most ivieuii-j ly of dogs, even polite and eager, j whose experiences with humans had , always been courteous. Also he I was, of course, thoroughly familiar 1 with Grimsteadi ; Now, however, he arose to stiff! legs, his eyes blazing, the coarse jhairi of his back and neck erect, his Jip>j -marled back. Grimstcad paused. "Here. Rap. you old fool!" ho ad rnonished in a low voice. "What ailsj .ou?" Arid again stepped forward. Instar.th Rapscallion uttered two; sharp and challenging barks. The steepcv diu not stir: no sound j came from ihc tent Grimstead Stepped forward again. Now Rapscallion did not know; ivhat it w:jc V.C.- ' simple dog: mind had received thej impression that, unexpectedly and for the first time, the proxfniity of this large human meant trouble to Pastel; and his simple dog code told him to stick tight, say as milch as he could about it and, in extremity to do his utmost. If he had a private thought apart, which is improbable, it was a re-! fleeting one of despair at relative sizes and powers; but it did not affect his course of conduct. He bora n again to bark rapidly and wai'iingly. As Grimstead continued to alliance he bobbed forward and backj i few inches as though propeUed byj i spring. These things impressed Grimdead just so far as to cause him to lick up a heavy club-shaped billet of wdpd, a weapon that plainly outgunned the armament of a little red Jog who fought at 15 pounds! At this moment Carton appeared from the tent. "Dad!" she cried, "what are you j iloing with chat club and that rope? \ ril keep him quiet!" Her first sleepy thought was that the dog's harking had awakened Grimstead and exasperated him to the point of canicidei As her mind cleared and focused. however, her eyes widened with terror. Davenport's immobility amid all this noise. GrimsreadV da;, al' ire; what did it mean? She dashed forward to Larry, and undeterred by Rapscallion, fell on! iec knees at his side. "What have you done?" What [lave you done?" she cried, terror-! stricken. "Nothing1-?nothing at all he's perfectly all right!"' cried Gvinvr-i stead, whose one idea was to reassure Her before she ldst control of v "He's not hurt. He'll be ?s well a?" over in the morning." But by this time Burton had as- , aired herself that Larry was living ind unhurt, and rose slowly to her feet. Her brow was puckered in hought. *'Vou have drugged him!" she dtdded at last. She pondered for a noinc ut more, 'hen raised her head.j "The engine has stopped you) Kivr stolen the car!" she cried in; uciden enlightenment. A deep ( .corn rose to the surface of hurl jyes. "And now you were going to J ,ie him' You're afraid of what he] night do!" On the passing of the danger of lysterirs, Grimstead became him5elf again. This was too big a mat or to permit of sentiment. ITr spoke irhsuuciy.WI "This is not woman's burn p es?, lurton," said he., "and yon must not nterfere. No harm is intended to ,*our young man Indeed, ifem aving him uom himself, and in the 'utui be will thank me fc-r making lim a rich man instead of pcrmitTng him to ruin himself by foolishu-,r." i "He will never thank yen; and I> irtii ...... v ' ,.i. va. iiuvri I ?uggvV- iiiu. tl lUU jossionateljr. He shrugged his. shoulders. Worn >i always got over these things. Still ? slight change in minor tactics itemed desirable. It would no lor.g r be possible or desirable to restrain he young man by force. "I leave him to you," he toid Huron. "Try to get some common j icrise into him-?if it's nr.wr.iblc. But! in sure to tell him one thing; That! lis interests are going to be scruiyj-j ously nroteteted. He'll get every j rent that is coming to him." He disappeared down the meadow, i Buvi.m looked alter him. her bosom j caving with emotions too deep for] 'only. Then in a passion oi mingled i loyalty and anger she fell on her' tneos again beside the unconscious! tUtll. (Continued Next Week) A Wise Husband "Now, remember, dear, the out:ome oi your first tpiarrel establishes i precedent. Don't give in." "1 won't- But 1 think somebody nust have given Henry the same idvice." Seed Potatoes Cooperating with the Department >f Agriculture 1 am making arrange nents to buy certified seed potatoes "or all farmers in the county who nay desire them. There seeins to be i shortage of seed to supply the d'enands of Watauga farmers this year md those desiring seed should place heir orders with me at once. X am i tot going into the business to makej noney but to assist the farmers and, inly want to buy a sufficient amount, o supply the demand, l-tf J. L. QUALCS - ~ - ^^rs^.^:.u====~zsrv 4 About Your Health THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW By John Joseph Gaines, M. D. Your Physician Pardon my reminding you of your host friend. Yes, I am writing"about you'" health/' as well as your best aid." yn maintaining- it. your good doctor ranking first. There is something distinctivethat is the family physician's only;! the surgeon and felie specialist may. be expert in their lines of practice;j they dp things for which the family j physician i? en prepared, and! should not attempt. But, 1 would \ never select either for my family i physician. Their fields arc too liar-t row?too limited. I would summon! either, only on the advice- of my family doctor. . Your physician should be a broad,! well-read, general piactitionoi. If! that, he is far better posted in the j management of your varied coin-' plaints, than the surgeon or the) specialist; H'1 has a far more ex-j tensive knowledge of the remedies! needed for you than either. He will j be a more capable diagnostician in systematic disease; and, he will; know when you need a surgeon orj specialist, better than any one else.! Your family physician is indeed j an indispensible man in the coin-! munitv. 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