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fr-im the A- E. C. ah
: to csot a vote in
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L .:'_iry and entitled
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to. This tn-in
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iv ant such men In
; nd v*e certainly
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. .r:ie time tht.y
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man who rvfus
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y much asthe
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M. Wis* In
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iv.v t'r.re It will
r ariiflcial light
• -irie li.ii.
r fire nt Pur
• Scotland, Is an
. a prehistoric
•n pawn times.
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: Mr. Alexander
. rish. who 134
■ nf money for edu
• irposes. and
v f'.r ever to the
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A TAILED OF THE FLATWOOD^
1YID ANDERSON^
COPYEJCJ-HT 3Y" TKE BOBBS-ME32.5SJLL COMPANY
Mis two old menus. me noss nun
dour-faced Bull Jlasterson. would
have been astonished at the sounds
that came through that kitchen door.
The slow, deliberate, serious-faced
Pearlhunter! lie was dancing about
the cook stove, carrying dishes, and
laughing ns lightly as if half (he
•neighborhood was not out hunting lilm
with every sort of weapon the Flat
woods could furnish.
That supper! l'acoti and eggs,
brown toast, and coffee! And the
hands that poured that coffee and put
the sugar In. anil spread t^e toast! It
hail i" be eaten in soniidarkness, for it
wouldn't do to ri>k a candle—semi
darkuess, nut not in sm-nce. tie tor
got that the girl Just around the cor
ner of the table tad turned out to be
a rich heiress—the "princess" of his
fairy story—while lie tvas only the
I'earlhunter—a man without a name.
Twilight at the windows warned
him that the dark was hovering like a*
night raven over f? e woods. His iPne
had come. Tile business of a uian was
afoot *
She closed th" slove hearth to hide
the tire light. II • opened the east
door of the kitclvn. once more the
grave, cautious woodsman. She held
out her bund: lie I: id it upon the arm
In the sling: covered it with his own.
"Wild Hose!" lie said. "You'll al
ways be that, no mutter what they call
you."
The fancy went through him that
her hand thrilled, ever so slightly, up
on Ills arm. lie closed his great palm
over it. ■
"The woods shall be safe tomorrow
for yon—and me." he said, and fol
lowed the words with the boldest act
of his life—picked up the hand from
hi< arm and laid it to his Iljis. The
next instant hi- ! .1 slipped away into
the gathering nlghr.
Buried In i!ie bushes, he spared a
second to tool: back. She was still in
the dark frame of the door.
A sound like the passing •>( a whis
per. like the breeze playing with soft
leaves, caught his ip>|ek ear. A gray
ghost—the Wild Man '>f the Plat woods
— flitted along under the dills and en
tered the cabin.
I
CHAPTER XIII.
The Sheriff's Nudge.
i Tie sher:v'- i;:rn Moral :r*:i'nst 'he
| hllNide. rln' diMan'-o of half it block
| hnrk of his lii'ii Il.> lull I been In the
I saddle most of '!•«■ day. It was <lnrk
I when In- rode into h's barn lot to put
! tip his tirr.l ImrM'.
i So Intent was li.» upon liis task. so
. i'mu'»*r to hurry ir i.vit nnil got back to
I t!ii' hoiisi- t" fitpper. Hint lie faili-d to
I notice a »l:i r!-* furm steoline down off
!'.. tiirm li tin' hushes, ami
I ll'ol S l!u> I'll I'M '-all.
Vli. [:•!»'. : ; . ! I'm" sheriff rinse !
, t! e bum door alii! I limed toward ihi*
, I ollse.
"Sli-h!"
Il»- whirl''! at''! i"ul blnis-lf gar
i Ins down tli.- wrong •ml "f a steady
six-pun In t' •• li'i'i' • f ihr very man
ho hail ii 'I • • all day. 'I lie
i sheriff was :< 1'i'avi- r.;ati. Iit:t lit' know
• where lira* • ml foo'lianlitii'ss
begi:is. Ills - .ii-nt lip as ipiick
: Iv :i« he ••inihl get them lip. The man
i wltV the six- 'ioi carried his arm in a
slitig. It mr.st have com hi:n torture
to a e i; n it. hut lie <llil it: reached
over . in) plucked rtie sheriff's revolver
, out of his holster, thrust It into his
j blouse mill put his arm back Into the
j si ir. sr.
j "I.istenl" There was no mlsumier
j standing that whisper. "I'll not hurt
| you if you ilo us I say. Creep up the
• hill to the top of tiie Muff. Keep out
, of sight as inui'h as possible. I'll he
j right behind you."
i The sheriff was not a brilliant man,
j but he diil have a saving grain of
. horse sense. He crept—along the
barn wall, up the hill through the
bushes and into the thick woods at
the top of the bluff. The shadow be
hind him was noiseless, but he knew
that it was there.
"To Fallen Hock," came a low, in
cisive command. "You know the way."
He knew the way. lie took it. He
never liked to remember that Journey.
It brought the sweat oat on Ills head
to recall it. Not even a sheriff—a
Klatwoods sheriff, to boot—has a stom
ach for a tramp through the dark at
the point of a six-gnu in the hands of
such n man.
west end of the old cabin. <ie he«i
tated, undecided whether that was the
final destination, and yet dreading to
make the mistake, if it wasn't. The
gun muzzle prodded him onto the brink
of the pool under the falls. Barely
out of reach of the spray, the shadow
came around and faced liim.
"You think I'm the lied Mask. The
| whole town thinks I am. Like a pack
of hounds you've hunted me today, but
I you hunted the wivus iua". The real
"The Tirn#tr Buyer Is Your Man."
Rol Mask »vn« one of (lie imok. That
timber littyer i« your man."
Tlu> sheriff i::irli il, The Colli voice
went mi.
"l'iil yon ever 'tttmv him to liny n
timber o|ii:<>..V I'it! you ever hear of
im.v flint In
••Nn
Tlu> slier i' • • riseil to f.ml h!r*
mo'iilolvy. liis t..inr*!.* -t':T.
"Ami yuii ni'vrr will. 11lU'Mlu'rnte
ly |>!::utii**! to lay !h»,autr<ler of I.onlo
Solomon "n n'ii'. IVs the real ranr
ilerer. ami lias the l;!ue Moon flt th'"
minute. I kni'iv it nil alonjr.-l'iit I hail
no |ir»o*. 'i i'i.ivlit 1 i'\|ie«-t 10 c-t t.iy
|ironf inn! I In- .lu'lit y. 'i Ions to help
nio ui't it."
T!:r I'oarlli tutor br'< Ij explain"*!
wiiii* iif liaii cl.'iiii oil to learn tin* i.'Ve
nins before ai'l.-r pins from »ln»
Jail.
"IIi'il ymi never iii.i'i'Cil that he
eonies •!• nn wuy i>wry tii^lit'?" he
i-oti. !u ;. I.
"Yes, l.ui I tmil.ir-<r. ih! It v...s to sou
u irirl."
Tii.' t'earll;.inter ".itniil. His Jaw
tiiil.ii aril. I." .a.- ,Iilni;luy of tho talk
ihat i. ii i 'o' iily been liamlii'il ha ok
mid furtIi m.-r tiii^ liar "f the Muil
1 Ion.
"He raiiie !'• oil his horse. There'*
no sirl .!o>'ii I:-re los uiotnlt's lit to
Hieiitii'ti. He'll iMiue tuiiis'it — any
niliiiite in.vi. i'.:t on that Hut
Wik
• !! ;.T d
l. ■ i:i>s tn •hi1
IX : •'
Win. .
Ull»>!lt. I.
%ii:ii:y,
Hat fu>
.■(■r v. . 1.1 ju-r
!il.- woods The
■•!>• it iint- • «.iMe.
k o:l'"«! <1" ll." !> nil
viMii'i <:irrj in the
:e stiorilT.
Jill!!]'
(If.
>1 t
\\
till
Tli
fit- HM
Hinder
pi.
slicrlflT
else to
r itfinit
on tlv i: s: i of tin- pool he
IlilHl llh» f i!i- v.1:1 -1 I1!!' IVarillUtttMT
landed lis-:: I.V lie.-.' I* i. 111. rlilio up
on liini. 'I !. • •as-'a.re was dart:—dark
:is tin- ln-.'lv if a pixii'l barrel. It
wus ii very ri':t-.-tiri:itr fart. Ii mount
that tlnre was no rniiil'e Imrnlnu fur
ther ahead in iIn- ••itvp. IIi> wns in
tlmi'. Mnkii l- «snri' of tlint very Im
portant fact, hi' thrust the revolver
into tin- holster pocket nt his hip.
grasped tin? sheriff !»} the collar ami
hurried up 1he passage.
I'.y tin- satin* subtle itwtiiiot that had
serv.-d liitn tin- nitrht before, lit' Knew
when l.i' rem-lied tin- [mint tit whirl;
thi' pas-aso widened Into the cave.
There lie Ii* si .| the sheriffs i iillttr anil
stru.-k ii rnati-li. The sheriff caught
Ills lirenth a I slnred. The horse, the
candle in ili>■ ernnn.v. the saddle and
spurs, the feed—all just as It hail
been described to him.
"I never knew there was anything
like :his under Fallen I!ook."
"You're probably tlie third ninn that
over ilid know it. I'lck your steps
across those slivers of shale tliere and
Set into tlmi |Mict:et behind the liny.
Hurry: V.'e MUs.u't show much light.
He's due ittiy tuimste."
The one um:<h served. So urgently
did the IVariliimier consider (he need
of haste tlmi I.efore it was gone they
were crowd-d well hack in the pocket
behind the liny.
"The instant .you're convinced I'm
not the Rod Musk, nudw me, and I'll
Cive your revolver back. And I
needn't tell you that when the time
comes to act, we've got to act quick." (
The two men had stood In the pock
et for what must have heen half an
hour, ami I lie throb of the Pearihunt
er's wound was becoming almost un
bearable. when the horse grew sud
denly quiet. The Penrlhunter sank
low In the cover and pulled the sheriff
down beside lilm. A match scraped;
n sputtering tlatne hunted the candle
in the cranny; the cave, the horse,
the jaunty form of the man they await
ed sprang out of the dark.
He came straight to the horse; the
one friend absolutely true to him In
all his dangerous world; the one
friend who still regarded him as a
gentleman. The horse reached out his
nose to nifet him; rubbed his shoulder
with his head. A moment the man
save to the caress, then hurried to
the corn sack, laid three ears upon
the rock, and turned tq the hay.
Now was tlie critical Instant. If they
escaped his glance now—I Hut he
was totally unsuspecting. Without
rt.islng his eyes as far as the pocket,
he crabbed up a handful or two of the
brightest straws and turned back to
the horse.
"Short rations tonight. Rocket-; and
I'll make your toilet while you eat."
He took down from near where the
saddle hunir a curry comb and brush
from another- of the numerous cran
nies of the cave and proceeded, with
sill-prising skill and qu'okness, to
grcom the horse. The task oompleted,
lit laid back the brush and curry
comb, and, lifting the feet of the horse,
examined them one by one, nail by
nail, afterward running his hands
down the horse's limbs and lingering
over each joint, finally summing up
the Inspection by listening with no
little care to the animal's breathing.
It was the work of a master. The In
spection over, be took the saddle down
from the wall (brew It on the horse,
drew the girth"' liung the bridle on the
horn, unstrapped Ids spurs from (he
back of the saddle and buckled them
to his heelfs.
"I wish 1 knew," he muttered, half
to himself, apparently half to his
dumb companion, as he waited for the
animal to tinisb his supper, "whether
that Pearllnmter has left. It looks
like lie bad. And yet, that's not like
his breed—to cut out. Still, there's
always a ohancex" He seemed to
meditate; Hung up Ills head with a
bitter grimace and a toss of his hand.
"'Chance!" he growled. "What's life
without Its chance! I.ife! Huh! A
iranie of chance—with the cards
stacked, and the devil's deal! Rocket,
you'll carry double tonight. Yellow
curls, eyes like bluebells and ankles
—! Hut high headed—she came dev
ilish nigh shootln' me this afternoon!
Hut the harder to tame, the better
worth tamin'."
The I'earlhunter was writhing back
in tho pocket, his face like the rock
.•>e crouched against; but the sheriff
'inrin't nudged hltn.
The Red Mask looked down at the
fast disappearing provender before
ihe hor<f, walked back and forth
across ihi' cave a time or two, turned
and stood for a moment or two fum
bling behind the oak root where It
had been tied.
"That sheriff." He straightened,
threw up his head and laughed boister
ously. "lie couldn't find a lost ele
phant. let alone a wonderful, wee lit
tle drop of distilled witchery like
this."
From the dry clav and shale back
of The oak root fce had drawn forth n
small plush box. With the word "this"
he li'ew the dust off, and pushed in
the catch. The lid flipped up. On the
tiny cushion lay the Blue Moon
twinkling In the candle-light, not un
like the princess that waked up In the
cnve of the dragon. %
At last came the sheriffs nudge.
Tlie TVi'lhunter quietly passed his re
volver over. There couldn't have been
a sound in tlie act louder than the
drawing of a breath, but somehow It
must have re.nh«l the man by the
horse.' There cniae a change over his
f:M'<>—n chance so sPlght as to lie ns
good us hw*erceptlhle; to be fell
rather than «• ,>n. Had he so much as
cianmi toward the pocket back of the
buy. flic I'eai-lhiniter would have acted
on the instant. But be didn't glance
ibut way. Very leisurely he closed the
box, put it In his vest pocket and
looked down 10 se<- if the horse hud
finished ills supper.
The Pearibnnter was in the net of
pre-sing against the knee of the slier'T
in sign that Ihe time bad come, wlicn.
totally without a warning sound, with
out ihe slightest preliminary motion,
there came a shot from behind the
horse that dashed Ihe candle cut. The
shot was followed by a scuffle of feet.
The Pearibnnter leaped the hay and
charged throuch the dense dark
straight nt the horse. It wasn't there.
From the passage came the clatter of
hoofs.
Followed by the stumbling sheriff,
he croi>ed his way to the mouth of the
passage. He was barely In time to
hear a splash, and the click of steel
upon'the rocks of the pool.
(Continued on Ttresday)
Tree That Sheltered Penn.
One of Talbot county's historical
trees was destroyed by storm recent
ly. says an Erston Ord.) dis
patch. The large white oak In
the rear of the brick meeting
house of the Socicty of Friends,
known as Third Haven meeting house,
was uprooted and fell with a crash.
The tree made kindling wood of SO
feet of shedding where the Friends
wi re wont to hitch their horses and
teams, when attending service. This
tree was one of the original grove un
der which William Penn of Philadel
phia preached when touring Mary
land, and where Lord Baltimore at
one time worshiped. A tree like this
fell five years ago and about five years
previous to that one other fall.
Ms'".j i'j.1
cigar f-::: otter
^ i
Ci-J
cleanse :;n • [noath
moisten threat
sweeten ~i reatb
vfch
t;.
Catarrhal Deafness u
by local oimplications >
the diseased i»or:i ■ •
only one way to cu; •
anil that Is by a c^nsti*
Catarrhal D<-n fn#** J*
flamed condition tl.
the Kustachian Tt b
Inflamed you have a ; un.
perfect hearing,
closed. Deafness In Lhr r ;>
Inflammation can !>•• «!.
restored to Its normal c :
will be destroyed forcv*.
dtafness are caus. M ty 'w
an Inflamed conuilion • ;
faces. Hall's Catarrh M« d
the blood on the mucous t
system
We will give One Hundr
any case of Catarrhal J; af
be cured by Hall's Catarrh
culara free. All Druffuls's.
F. J C1IF.N'"V '
'notice of administrator on final
HEARING
j In i lie Court o£ the CommlssIonct
| for the Territory of Alaslta,.
Division No. 1> befor® the Hon. J.
j J. F. Ward. Ex—OIflco Pro Date
jJuilfce "ittfng In Probate, at S!ca=
j way, Prec'Lcl.
J la lb« ma'ter of th«~E3tate 01
Georse Jlowl, deceased.
Ncrtlce ,1a noreby sivea by tlu
i<l.rsjsned, ad*"uIlstrator o£ t'i
j tato ol Georse Mowl, deceased. that
/ a final rePort And petition for di-stri
buHon has be^a tiled ,Willi the above
naireu c0urt ty Uiq Administrator!
of the abovo named estate; that the
Court Is asked to settla such rei'o: t
distribute tha ProPerty to the h i
| .I'. isons Qftf.tr ed to the satnu and
discharge the administrator, and th
'Thursday the 23 (day of Decembo
j IS20, at 2 ,p. u. in tho c0urt n.
of the abovo entiltled Courl. lias bee
j fUto as the U^e and Place for th
j hearing of «uch final rePort and i'e
til Ion.
Dated at Ssasway this 27t'n day i
Octjber, 1920.
(Signed) A. C. Blanchard,
Administrator
First Publlication, Oct. 30th. 132
Final publication Nov. 27tli. l: -
i\L:.
Mr
IIL,
Jo
H a:t' |f Wjr;!i s^i and Soma
*ka.- X.. IIon'to
Ala.iy S
Wr
lives Ju t • r ■ - l>y neslccth>s
! tn» kidneys "h'rt ; . y know tbe?e
orgau" El" d hclP. Weak kidneys,
art responsible ft vist amount
o» auflerltg u:..: i;l health, but
there Is no n-cu to suffer nor to re
"•njn In dan ...- Us« Doan'" Kid
n.y PJljs—a icinod>' tiiat lia» helped
tfioucnncMcf l.ldr.ey sufferer'.
The *tatement r aves no
j ground for djubt.
J \V. LliCla:,, carr^ator, 47 rin»
5-; S'-ma C: Calif; eay»: "My
kl.il'ys »V.- •» •>:. ,1 lr|::S Yjo
Sl'ai.i li Am, tic d War while soldier
i:; ; ii: t: -■ r ; .« 1 ia:;d. My
back aLT.td a:ir.t>-0l constantly and
•>'.'.di It bard 'or mc to stooP cr do
any • >:■/ k[ In^ys acted ver
frequently ar.il frresularly. I tried
Doaa's Kidney 3 i.iaaJ tbey ^'ero
ju<=t ; st j n -\lol They sooa rid
br . and Put my kid
nfys lu gr,od Bha'1". I l;now Doan'3
can't £( beat for kidney trouble,,.
I advise r.:.yone having weak kid
n.e>s to try
rrt • i. . : i all dtalers. • Don't
■ a k; incy remedy —
?-t . '.i :. t Ksfio: .»• Tills — the
tarn" tha' ''T.i'ni'ig U:td Post
»r-MU!/un • I nffnlo. N. y
White Fass & Y h'oute
TIME TABLE NO. 15
' TunsO'iy and Fr
No. 1, Ji. Bound
1st Cla«8
8:30 a. m. Leavcs
11:00. «• m.
12:40 p. m.
2:10 p. m.
4:30 p. m.
SKAGWAY
WHITE PASS
BENNETT
CARCR03S
WHITEHORSE
So
Arr'*«
L-ssves
S. S. 150UHU
1st Class
,n.:45 p. m.
2:10 P. m.
lC:-!3 P. m.
I'.'-.oo a. in.
S:30 a. m.
Passengers mu't be at depot >i, "aia to aavo uaggage w
pected and checked. Inspvci'on l» c r.-od CO rn'ii'.itss before
leav'ng time of trains.
1B0 pound" of Baggage w'! be checked frpo ■wltli each full
fare fcfett and 75 pound" wlin ea;b half fare ticket.