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!j oAVAiNACiH, i I r , . Givab Conver- j ,:ion iNovtfi ■ 15} IiAMUiN OAKLAND j . v /.v,ht l.h>>, by Hamlin Garland jj l= attitude still further Inflamed. aagh's indignant bate of the coun- The theory which the deputy de veloped \\:is transparent folly, "it was. just a case of I ,lain robbery," he ar punl. "One »>f them dagoes had mon ey. and Neil I Ballard and that man Ed- Vards just naturally follered him and tilled the whole bunch and scooted Thut's my guess." An h uir later the sound of a horse's. hvfs or. the bridge gave warning of a. visitor. ai.d as Cavanagh went to the door tiregg rode up. seeking particu-. lars as to the death of the herder ;inL ,] the whereabouts of the sheep. The linger was not in a mood to iu rite the sheepman in, and. besides, h - ijeri-eivei '"ac danger to which Wether ford was exposed: therefore bis an • ; „ers were short. Gregg.-on his i*art.. lid in t appear anxious to enter. "What happened to that old hobo K ►nt up:" he asked. Cavauagh briefly retold his story, t the etui of it Gregg grunted. "Yf«n ay you burned the tent and all tJbs tedding?" "Every thread of it. It wasn't wcR? to leave it." "What ailed the man?" "I don't know, but it locfiied and imelled like smallpox." The deputy rose with a spring. •Smallpox.' You didn't handle the ross ?" Cavanac;h did not spare Wnv "Some- j body had to lend a hand. T couldn't j iff him die there alone, nnd ba had to j »e buried, so I did the job. e Gregg reeoiled a step or two. but the lepury stood staring, the Implication if all this sinking deep. "W»?re you rearing the same clothes yom've got H?" "Yes. but I used a slicker while forking around the body." •Good king!" Tbe broke eut the man's face. * 4 You ought to be rented." Soss took a step toward him. T* your service." 'Keep off:" shouted the sheriff. Joss smiled, then became very se ns. "i took every precaution, "Mr. >puty. I destroyed everything* that nld possibly carry the disease. I imed e\ ery utenall, lnclucTtog the iddle —everything but the man's i orse and his dog." The officer caught up his. hat and \ foat and started for the door. "It's { toe for the open air," said ht_ As the men withdrew Itoss followed pern and. standing in his door, de pered his final volley. "If.this stats' loes uot punish those fiends«very de tent man should eruigraoe oot of it, brning the land over to tie wolves, f the wildcats and other be/ists ©f prey." r Gregg as he retreated called back: ! That s all right, Mr, Ranger, hat i '°u'd better keep to the hills ft>r a jj ew weeks. The settlers down, below , ran t enjoy haviug a man with small- j ox chassaylng around town. They j il?ht rope and tie you." Wetherford came out of hi 3 hldiag lace with a grave face. "They're right about our staving Mr of town." said CnvanaflL They'll quarantine us sure." Wetherford now that the danger af rest was over was disposed to bt iraly humorous. "There's no great s without some small -gala. I don't uk we'll be troubled by any mete itors. not even by sljerHTs or dee- J - I reckon you and I are- in for a pie of months of the quiet, life—the d we read a Wot." avanagh new that, he was definite nit of th#. forest service perceive# weigh; :jf every objection which "riernifi and relatives had! naadie lns.\ us going into it. It wa* a. ■'y rife and must ever- be so. It: aft very well for a yocng unmaar outu who loved the woods andi i beyond all things else and who> d wait for advaowment. but - it: a sad place for one who desired! iife. The ranger's place was on. trail and in the hills, and to bring foman into these' high silences, into* se loue reaches of forest and fell,, lid tie cruei. To bring children Into w would be criminal. Lli the uext day. while Wetherford j ttered arwut the cabin or the yard,, i toiled at his papers, reselv-'i to leave everything in the perfect _ ,fr n hich he loved. Whenever he? "tod round upon his belongings, eacfii . M ail so redolent of the wilderness}, f P found them very dear. His chairsi. t pi-h h* had rived out of slabs; his* j P'ris !ijv? robes, his saddles and theit j ' f ""o ~Tor menrs—ail meant much fee J p m - "»'utu.» of them must go wllfr j pe." ho said, "and when I am settffled; P°wi; in the old home I'll have mmm P'jni to myself which shall be so com-' pletely of the mountain America that R hen lam within it I can fancy mj~ telf back in the camp." Ho thought of South Africa as; a poo- ' Mhiiity and put it aside, knowing well ; hat no other place could hove th®, am" indefinable charm thattfte-Rocky n °iin?aiiis possessed for the reason h : 't i- had come to therm at his most j O'V'-v -si-.!j:>bie age. Then, too, the j »*?•• ! for all fts faults, seem- I ii'eiv'y an extension of the English >nn of government. \N etiierford was also moving in deep* and at fast put his perplexity "" a iu(*stion. "What am I to do?? 111 beginning to feel queer. I reckons 1(1 dances for my having smallpox: rf i'Urt.v fair. Maybe I'd better drop " 'o Sulphur and report to the au- K'Hiios. I've got a day or two be •' Hie blossoms will begin to show II nie." ' studied him ciosely. "Now, 011 t get to thinking you've got it. I on t see ho.v . you could attach- a erm. The high altitude and the r tofe_upthere oufirbt to orevent ln- fection, I'm uot afrsld "nnii * 'T° U Üb,e I>erha P ft Wd better pull out toihotrow.** ; Later i Q the day Wetherford expresa ?? i ,? oep f r dejection. "i don't see any. thing ahead of me anyhow," he con essed. "if i K0 buck to the *pen' I'll die of lunp trouble, and I don't know , how i m going to earn a living in the wmilrt lebhe the bGBt thl ng I could do would be to take the pox and go un ?« erm afrald of bl S towns," he con tinned. "I always *as, even when I i bad , m i one y- Now that I am old and t br ° ke 1 daren 't go. No city for me." i Cavanagh's patience gave way. "But. \ iuan, you can't stay here! I'm pack .jlng up to leave. Your only chance of getting out of the country is to go when 1 go and in my company." Hi® voite was harsh and keen, and the old man felt its edge, but he made no rs and this sad silence moved Cav anagh to repentance. His irritability warned him of something deeply •ehaingias to his own nature. Aiymußlßtoe; the brooding felon, he spolte jrcnliy and sadly. "I'm sorry j ifor you. Weafcwford, I sure am, but , Jit's *ip to yon is* t clear away so that ILee will never by any possible chance j tfiud our that ye* A re alive. She has r :a roEin Q tic not-Ss* *4 yon as a repre t *!i ative of the old tfsne west, and It ' on Id Ih* a dreadful sfco' k to her if fVi! J new you as you jf# hard ts l*** *e her, _ I know, uow that you've sje rt.\ bui that's-tbe manly thing t# «nly thing to do." 'X' . u're rijrhc—of course you're i -t* ~ I wish I could l>e of some !E ** P ' ,O 'ft - T wi*ti 1 could kind of keep resas-i e. i \ J\l be glad enough ts j tl- =c. b_ • i:i her kitchen. But I\C o* T take her"— "CEua 1 ac " 3rousted Koss. "I'm | -going s»j i ve htv right here. 1 can't ! takeiher." v "' \Wethrford iooktd at him with Steady i«g&e.s. into which a keen light :teo»fiU. -'Don't you intend to marry 1 liar?" I Rosa turned away. "No; I don't I mean it is impossible." j "Why net? Don't tell me you're al f ready married?" He said this with • ' menacing tune. - - "No; I'm not married, but"— He [ stopped without making his meaning j| plain. 'To goiug to leave the country -and"— j_ Wetherford caught him up. "I reck j -on 1 understand what you mean. You I -consider Llze and me undesirable par- I -ents—not Just the kind you'd cut out of 'the herd of your own free will. Well, that's all right. I don't blame you so i\tr as I'm concerned. But you can for gol me—consider me a dead one. I*ll neVK* bother her nor you." Carvanagh threw out an Impatient hand". "It is impossible," be protest ed. better for her and better for sne that I shctald do so. I'm going fcsck to my own people." Wetbecford tu thoroughly roused ww. Some part of .his old time fire aetaned to return is itixn. He rose from Ills chair and approadbed the ranger thinly. "I've seen you Act like a man, f&oss Cavamagh. YotTve been a good partner these last few 4ays-a son cotrtdat hare treasted me ketter—and I hate to th&ik 111 of yon. But my girl loves you—l could see ttiba-f. I could aee her lean to you." Ross said slowly: "It will "bs fcard for you to understand wtapn I tell you that I eare a great deal for your dangb- - ter, but a man like ine—am Englishman ' —cannot marry, or he - ought not to ! marry—for hfcnself alone.- There are so ji many others to considerMhia friends, j' his sisters"— i Wetherford dropped "I see!" His ton® was despairing; "When : I was yonng we married \ the \girls we loved In defiance of eveiythteg. But j jou are not that fetal. "You may be light. I'm nothing but'A debilitated i old cowpuncher branded' by *4* state — ; a man who threw astray his «hanco— but I can tell you stmight I've\learned that nothleg but theilove of a ysroman counts." In the meantime Lee Virginia iwalt -lad with increasing impatience* for j Ross Cavanagh's return, expecting I aach noon to see him appear at the door. But when three days passed without word or sign from him her uneasiness deepened into alarm. Hie whole town was profoundly excited e«rer the mnrder. that she.knew, and ahe began to fear that some of the ranger's eaemiea had worked their eril will upon him. With this vague fear in her heart ! ahe went forth into the street to in i quire. One of the first men ahe met I was Sifton, who was sitting, aa usual. J outside the livery barn door. snpJJleg. j content. Of him she asked. | *Have yoir.sean Mr. CavanaghT* SHE BURIEIXHER FACH IK THE COVERLET. "Yes," answered; "I saw him yes terday. Just- after dirmer. down at the postofflce. He was writing a letter at the desk. Almost immediately after utvrd be ntounted and rode away. He was much cut up over his thiefs dis missal." j • "Why lias he not written to me. she astocd ,herself, "and why should he Siave gonq away without a word of greeting, explanation or- gaodby V It would bjwe taken but a moment'a lime to cajr at the door." The mere.she dwelt upon "this neg lect the more significant it became. After the tendler look in bis eyes, after the ardent clasp of his fiand, the thought that he could be so indifferent was at once a Source of pain and self rcproaJi. > With, childly'frankness she went to Lize and told J** what she had learn ed. her eyea tdfan wlthbot"' tears. "tfoB3 came to town ancf Wefit gwSy oftck to his cabin without coming to see toe." "Are you sure beta iieen here?" "Yes. He came in. got some letters at the postoffice and then rode away"— Her voice broke as her dis appointment and grief overcame her. Llze struggled to a sitting position. "There's some mistake about this. Ross Cavauagh never was the whiffling kind of man. You've got to remember he's on duty. Probably the letter was some order that carried him right back to his work." "But if he had really cared he could have ridden by to say Just a word. But he didn't.- He went away, without a sign after promising to come." She burled her face in the coverlet of her mother's bed and wept in childish grief and despair. Llze was forced to acknowledge that the ranger's. action was inexplicable, but she did her best to make light of it. "He may have hurried to town on some errand and hadn't a moment to spare. These are exciting days for him, remember. He'll be In tomorrow sure." With a faint hope of this the girl rose and went about her daily tasks, but the day passed and another with out word or sign of tbe recreant lover, and each day brought a deeper sense of loss, but her pride would not per lult her to show her grief. Younjr *regg, without knowing in the lesst the cause of her troubled face, took this occasion to offer comfort. His manner toward her had changed sinee she no longer had a part in the of the eating bouse, and tor that reason she did not repulse him sharply as she had been wont to do lie really bore Cavauagh no ill will Hitd was, indeed, shrewd enough to understand that Lee admired the ranker and that bis own courtship was rather hopeless. Nevertheless be per sisted. bis respect for her growing as he found her steadfast in her refusal to ]»ermlt any familiarity. "See here. Miss Virginia," he cried as she was passing him In tbe hall, "I can see you're worried about Llze—l moan your mother—and if I can be of any use I hope you'll call on me." As she thanked him without enthusi asm be added, "llow is she tonight?" "I think she's better." "Can I see her?" His tone was so earnest that the girl was moved to say, "I'll ask her." . "I wish you would. I want to say something to her." Lize's voice reached where they stood. "Corns In, Joe; the door's open." He accepted her invitation rather awkwardly, but bis face waa impas sive as be looked down upon her. "Well, how about It?" she asked. "What's doing in the town?" "Not much of anything except talk. The w&ole country la buzzing over this dismissal of the chief forester. "They'd batter be doing something about that murder." "They are. They're going up there In streams to see where the work was done. The coroner's inquest was held yesterday." He grinned. "'Parties came to their death by persona un known.' " Lise scowled. "It's a wonder they don't charge It up to Ross Cavanagh or some other ranger." "That would be a little too raw, even for this country. They're all feeling gay over this change in tbe for estry head. Bur, see here, dou't you want to get out for a ride? I've got my new machine out here. It rides like silk." "I reckon a hearse is about my kind," she replied darkly. "If you ceuld take me op to Cavanagh's cabin I'd go," she added. "I want to aae him." "I can take you part way," he in stantly declared. "But yeu'd have to ride a horse the last ten miles." "Couldn't do it, Joe," she sighed. "These last few days I've been a bon is boneless aa an eel. Funny the way a fellow keepa going when he's got something to do Kbat has to be done. I'll tell you what. If you want to take me and Lee op to Sulphur I'll go you." "Sura thing. What day?" "Not for a day or two. I'm not quite op to it just now. but by Saturday I'll be aaddlewise again." Joe turned Joyously to Lee. "That will be great! Won't you come out for a spin this minute?" For a moment Lee was tempted. Aoytblng to get away from this borri 'hie little den and the people who in fested It was her feeling, but ahe dis trusted Gregg, and she knew that ev ery eye in the town would be upon her If she went, and, besides, Ross might return while, she was away. "No; not today." ahe replied finally, but her voice was gentler than It bad ever been to him. The youog fellow was moved to ex p!a'..» his position to Llze. "You don't think much of me. and I don't blame you. I haven't been much use so far. but I'm going to reform. If I bad a girl Ilka Lee Virginia to live up to I'd make a great citizen. I don't lay my arrest up against Cavanagb. I'm ready to pass that by. And as for this other business—this free range war In which the old man Is mixed up—l want you to know that I'm against It Dad knows his day Is short; thafs what makes him so hot. But he's a bluff- Just a fussy old bluff. He knows be has no more right to the government grass than anybody else, but he's go ing to get ahead of the cattlemen if ha can." "Does be know who burned them ■beep herders?" "Of course he knows, but ain't go tag to say so. Yon see. that old Basque who was killed was a monopo list too. He went after that grass without asking anybody's leave. More* over, he belonged to that Mexican dago outfit that everybody bates. The eld man Isn't crying over that job; it's money In his pocket. All the same. It's too good a chance to put the hooks into the cattlemen; hence bis offering a reward, and it looks as If something would really be done this time. They say NeQl Ballard was mixed up in it and that old guy that showed me the sheep. But 1 don't take much stock In that. Whoever did it WAS paid by the cattlemen, sure thing." The young fellow's tone and bearing made a fa vorable Impression upon Lire. She had never seen this side of him. for the reason that be had hitherto treat* fjlJkct 4& a bartender. Bfef wg§ tcyte toough to understand thai bet Social status bad changed tilobg With her re lease from the Crtsb register, and she was utottrfeconciled, although she could hot see her way to provid ing a living for herself and Lee. For all these reasons she was unwontedly ciTll to Joe and sent him away highly elated with the success of his inter view. "I'm going to let bim take us up to Sulphur." she said to Lee. "1 want to go to town." Lee was silent, but a keen pang ran through her heart, for she perceived in this remark by her mother a tacit acknowledgment of Koss Cavaaagh's desertion of them both His invita tion to them to come aud camp with bim was only a polite momentary im pulse. "I'm ready to go." she an nounced at last "I'm tired of this place. Let us go tomorrow." CHAPTER XVIII. A CAM. KOR HEI.P. ' ✓""V N the following moruing. while I m I they were busy packing for % J the Journey to Sulphur. Red- I field rolled up to the door in company with a young man in the uni form of a forester. j "Go ask Reddy to come in," com manded Liae. "I want to see bim." j Redtield rnei the girl at the door and ; presented his companion as "Mr. Dal j tou. district forester." Dalton was a j tall young fellow with a marked south ern accent "Is Cavanagb. the ranger. In town':" lie asked "No." Lee replied, with effort: "he was here a few days ago. but he's gone back to the forest." Redtield studied the girl with keen gaze, perceiving a passionate restraint I In her face "How i* your mother?" be asked po- I.ee sunled faintly. "She's able to sit up Won't you come in and see ber?" "With pleasure," assented Bedfleld "but I want to see you uluue. 1 have something to say to you." He turned to his superior. "Just go into tbe cafe, lialton. I'll see you In a moment." Lee Virginia. hitherto ashamed of the bouse, M»P furniture, the bed—ev erything—led the way without a word of apology. It was all detached now— something about ro be left behind, like a bad garment borrowed in a time of stress. Nothing mattered since Ross •id uot return. Lize. looking unwontedly refined and gentle, was sitting in a big rocking chair with ber feet on a stool, her •yes fixed on tbe mountains, which ■howed through tbe opeu window. All the morning a sense of prcfound change, of something passing, bad op pressed her. Now that she was about t* leave tbe valley Its charm appealed t« ber. She was tearing up a multi tude of tiny roots of whose existence •be bad hitherto remained unaware. **l belong here," she acknowledged «i -lently. "I'd be homesick anywhere else on God's earth. It's rougb and fly bit and all tbat. but so am I. I wouldn't fit in anywhere that Lee be longed." She acknowledged an especial liking for Redfleld. and she had penetratlou enough, wordly wisdom enough, fe knew tbat I.ee belonged more to bis world than to her own and tbat his guidance and friendship were worth more, much more, than that of all tbe rest of the country, ber own Included Therefore she said: "I'm mlgbty glad to see you. Reddy. Sit down. You've got to bear my little spiel this time" Redfleld, perched on the edge of a tawdry chair, looked about (like tbe charity visitor in a slum kitchen) with out intending to express disgust, but it was a dismal room in which to be ■lck, and be pitied tbe woman the more profoundly as he remembered her In the days when "all outdoors" was none too wide for her. Lize began abruptly: "I'm down, hut not out ID fact, I was coming up to see you this afternoon. Lee and I are just about pulling out for good." "Indeed! Why not go back witb me?" "You can take the girl back if you want to. bot now that I'm getting my chance at you I may not go." Redfield's tone was entirely cordial as he turned to Lee. "I came hoping to carry you away. Will you come?" Tm afraid I can't unless mother goes," she replied sadly. Lize wared an imperative hand "Fade away, child. I want to talk with Mr. Red field alone. Go—see!" Thus dismissed, Lee went back to the restaurant, where she found the forester just sitting down to his lunch eon. "Mr. Redfleld will be out in a few minutes," she explained. "Won't you join me?" be asked in the frank accent of one to whom wom en are comrades. "The supervisor has been telling me about you." She took a seat facing him, feeling something refined in his long, smooth ly shaven, boyish face. He seemed rery young to be district forester, and his eyes were a soft brown, with small wrinkles of laughter pl&ying round their corners. He began at once on the subject of bis visit "Redfleld tells me yon are a friend of Mr. Cavanagh's. Did yon know that he bad resigned?' She faced him with startled eyes. "No, indeed. Has he done so?" "Yes. The supervisor got a letter yesterday Inclosing his resignation and asking to be relieved at once. And when I heard of it I asked the supervisor to bring me down to see him. He's too good a man to lose." "Why did he resign?" "He seemed very bitter over the chiefs dismissal. But I hope to per miade him to stay in the service. He's too valuable a man to lose jnst now. when the war is so hot I realize that his salary is too small. But there are other places for him. Perhaps when he knows that I have a special not* to him from the chief he will recon sider. He's quite capable of the su pervisor's position, and Mr. Redfleld is willing to resign in his favor. I'm telling you all this because Mr. Red field has told me of your Interest in Mr. Cavanagb, or, rather, his interest in you." Sam Gregg, entering the door at this moment came directly to the forest er's table. He was followed by the sheriff, a bearded old man with a soil ed collar and a dim eye. Gregg growled out "You'd better keep your man Cavanagh la the hills, J Mr.ltarester. or somebody will take a j pot shot at him." I "Why, what's new?" "His assistant is down with small -1 pox." "Smallpox!*' exclaimed Dalton. j Every Jaw was Uxed and every eye turned upon the speaker. "Smallpox!" gasped Lee. Gregg resumed, enjoying the sensa i tion be was creating. "Yes, that Basque herder of mine, the one up . near Black Tooth, sent word he was sick, so 1 bunted up an old tramp by the name of Edwards to take his place. Edwards found the dago dying of pox and skipped out over the range, leav ing him to die alone. Cavanagh went up and found the dago dead and took care of him. Result is be'* full of germs and has brought his apprentice down with it. and both of 'em must be quarantined right where they are." "Good heavens, man." exclaimed Dalton, "this is serious business! Are j you Sure It's smallpox?" "One of my men came from there i last ulgbt. I was there myself on I Monday; so was the deputy. The sher iff missed Tom this morning, but I reached bim by phone, and Cavanagh admitted to us that the Basque died of smallpox and that be buried him with his own hands." The sheriff spoke up "The criminal part of it is this. Mr Dalton—Cava nagh dldu'i report the case when he came down here. Just when about leav ing a trail of polsou Why didn't he report tt? He should be arrested." "Wait a moment." said Dalton "Per haps It wasn't pox: perhaps it was only mountain fever. Cavanagb is not the kind of man to involve others in a pestilence. I reckon he knew it was no:bing but a fever, and. not wishing to alarm his friends, he just slid into town and out again." A flash of light, of beat, of joy, went through Lee's heart as she listened to Walton's defense of C&vauagb "That was the reason why he rode away." she thought. "He was Afraid of bring ing hurm to us." And this conviction lighted her face with a smile even wtiile the forester continued bis sup position by saying. "Of course proper precautions should be takeu. and as we are going up there tbe supervisor and 1 will see that a quarantine Is es tablished if we find it necessary." Gregg was not satisfied. "Cavanagh admitted to the deputy and to me that be believed the case to be smallpox and said that he bad destroyed the camp and everything connected with it except the horse and tbe dog, and yet he comes down here. Infecting ev erybody he meets." He turned to Lee "You'd better burn the bed be slept on. He's left a trail of germs wher ever he went. I say tbe man Is crim inally liable and should be Jailed If he lives to get back to town." Lee's mind was off now on another tangent "Suppose it Is truer* she asked herself. "Suppose he baa fallen sick away up there, miles and miles from any nurse or doctor"— "There's something queer about tbe whole business." pursued Gregg. "For instance, who is this assistant he's got? Johnson said there was an old man in ranger uniform pottering round. Why didn't he send word by him? Why did he let me come to the door? He might have luvolved me in the dis ease I tell you, If you don't take care of him the people of the county wilL" The forester looked grave. "If he knew lj, gas ttßSticox anfailed t» Spring Coat Suits. Just received two new shipments. They are of good quality, latest styles and prices are sur prisingly low. We can show you the new things in cream and stripe serges, tans, browns, etc. (Jur Prices Range From mu $ / 2.50 Uril $22.50. I I J|j] You can buy a pretty coat suit for the same money that you pay for a nice dress. We are show ing a few numbers in all wool materials, guaranteed linings at $12.50. We have been told that our $16.50 suits are equal to the $25.00 suits found in larger towns. LET US SHOW YOU THOMPSON-WEST CO. "THE LADIES' STORE " report it be did wrong, but you say he took care of this poor shepherd nursed him till he died and buried him. taking all precautions. You can't complain of that, can you? That's the act of a good ranger and a brave man. You wouldn't have done it!" he ended, addressing Gregg. "Sickness up there two full miles above sea level is quite a different proposition from sickness in Sulphur City or the Fork I shall not condemn Mr Cavanagb till I bear his side of the story." Lee turned a grateful glance upon him. "You must be right I don't be lieve Mr. Cavanagb would deceive any one." "Well, we'll soon know the truth." said Dalton. "for I'm going up there If the ranger has been exposed he must not be left alone." "He ain't alone." declared the sher iff "Tom phoned me that he bad an assistant." "Swensou. I suppose." said Redfleld who eutered at this moment. "Swen son Is his assistant." "1 didn't see him myself." Gregtf continued, "but I understood the dep uty to say that he was an old man." "Swenson is a young man," correct ed Redfield. The sheriff Insisted. "Tom said il was an old man—a stranger to him— tall, smooth shaven, not very strong, he said—'peared to be a cook. He had helped nurse the dago, so Tom said." "That's very curious." mused Red field. "There isn't an old man in the service of this forest There's a mis take somewhere." | "Well," concluded Gregg, "that's i what he said 1 thought at first It i might be that old hobo Edwards, but . this feller being In uniform and smooth shaven"— His face changed; his J voice deepened. "Say. I believe it was l Edwards, and. furthermore. Edwards is the convict th.it Texas marshal was after the other day. and this man fc Cavanagb—your prize ranger—ls bar boring him." "What nonsense!" exclaimed Red field. The sheriff banged bis band upon tbe table. "That's the whole mystery I see If all now He's up there con cealing this man. He's given out this smallpox scare Just to keep the ofß cere away from him. Now you've got it!" The thunder In bis voice drew to ward him all those who remained in the dining room, and Lee found her self ringed about by a dozen excited men, but she did nor flinch. Bhe was too deeply concerned over Cavanagh's fate to be afraid, and. besides. Red field and the forester were beside her i The supervisor was staggered by Gregg's accusation and by certain con firmatory facts in his own possession, but he defended Cavanagh bravely i "You're crazy." he replied. "Why should Ross do such a foolish thing? What is bis motive? What Interest would he have in this man Edwards, whom you call a tramp? He can't be a relative and certainly not a friend of Cavanagh's. for you say he is a convict. Come. now. your hatred of ' Cavanagh has gone too far." Dr. T1 omas' Electric Oil is tlie be~t re nedy for that often fatal disea-e —croup. Ha? been used with succe s in our family for 8 years."—Mrs. I . Wliitcare, Buffalo, N. Y. 'Mo Tall# One Paln PU1 ' r JT then— Take it Elasy. I For Neuralgia, nothing is better than Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills Used by thousands for a generation Those who have suffered from i neuralgic pains need not be told ! how necessary it is to secure re 'i lief. The easiest way out of j neuralgia is to use Dr. Miles' | Anti-Pain Pills. They have re | lieved sufferers for so many j years that they have become a household necessity. "I have taken Dr. Miles' Antl-P&ln Pills for five years and they are the only thing that does me any good. They have relieved neuralgia in my ~ head in fifteen minutes. I have also taken them for rheumatism, head ache, pains in the breast, toothache, earache and pains in the bowels and limbs. I have found nothing to equal them and they are all that is claimed for them." J. W. SEDGE, Blue Springs, Mo. At all druggists—2s dotes 26 cents. Nfever sold In bulk. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, ind. — mmmmm —--j—i ——_ mmmmm s Business Locals. | DOOGOOOOOOOO IF You enjoy eating good bis cuits try our "Self Rising lib erty Flour. 2-29-2t Shell Grocery Co. Rhode Island Red eggs 50 cents per setting Dr. J. T. Johnson, We Expect a fresh lot of Maine grown Seei Potatoes this week. 2-29-2t Shell Grocery Co. FARM for sale—4o acres within one mrle of incorporate limits, good orchard, potato house, 3 '-nom cottaee, 2 small barns. 2 soring* and we] 1 . Half wood- yiew. lldeal for poultry farm. 1 Ci. Jit. b. P. Basp. For Rent—Eigit-room house. City water; lights: bat I *. 2-59 2t L. Tiagler, We will guarantee to pay the - ighest market price for all fresh ■ggs delivered ?.t the Creamery this week. If t'.ie market is high we will give you the full benefit of same.Send us your eggs. 2 1 It. Catawba Creamery Co, Vacant Lot close in, on Bth Ave-. nue $5OO. Vacant lot clost in, near Bth Avenue $4OO. *-29tf John HJ. Haithcock, For Sale—Good horse cheap. See 2-29tf J. Lee Stone. Vacant l ot close in, on macadam St. $l,OOO. Vacant lot close in $950. John E. Haithcock. 2-29tf We Are going to give to the peo- ple of Hickorv and surrounding country a series of special bar gain sales on good wares, repre senting our 5, 10 and 15c lines. Keep your eye on our special bar gain window and save money. 2.29,2t Umstead's. 3 Lots for dwellings on street bacK of Bth St. $125 each. 1 Store lot close in on 9th Avenue, $650. Block of property, size 250 feet on Railroad Street, by 150 feet on a cross street, price $9OO. John E. Haithcock. 2-29tf Go To Umstead's for the best in China and Variety goods. 2.29.2t For Sale—lo,oooCabbage plants. Hickory Seed Co. See Our Window for special on Enameled ware for Monday, March 4th, at 9 a. m. 2.29.2t Umstead's. The Do-as- you-Please Club met Feb. 22 with Miss Virginia Sellers Miss Emma Bonner read a sketch of George Wash ington and Mr. Howard Counc il made a talk. In the interesting guessing contest about famous men, Miss Mary Allen *won the prize, a box of candy. After the usual time spent in conver sation, the members were in vited into the dining room where delicious refreshments were served. The table was beauti ful decorated and from a daintv "Jack Honner" pie each mem bers drew a little hatchet telling her fortune. The next meeting will be with Margaret Taylor. Chllciran Cry \ FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORJ A
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