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IYJL RANGER RALPH;
BY WELDON J. COB&
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CHAPTKH XXVI—Continued.
It »u fully two hour! before tho
tWBdlt bund reached tho ravlno. The
tmlD was now falling In torrent*; the
situation wai a moat gloomy antUincom-
fortable one. Before tbom ran toe river,
broad and deep, and with a swift cur
rant
“Hal What la this?”
Danton's words' announced that be
had found a canon It was quite large,
and evidently belonged to the Indiana.
Where It lay thoro were mark* on tho
bank aa If a second canoo had recently
been tl.ere.
“The girl must havo escaped by way
of the rlvor," remarked Dospard.
“Yes. and she hod hoi p." . *
“IliiW do you know that?"
“Thoro aro the footprints of two por-
sor.s hero."
“Hal"
“Both small and apparently those of
women ”
“Then sho had a companion?*
“Undoubtedly. One of them wore
moccasins *
“An Indian?”
“The Modoc princess.*
“linposslblol*
“It must be White Fawn."
Dospard turned pala He dreaded the
vengeance of Hhadow Snake and his
daughter.
“Let us hasten,” ho said.
“And tako tbo canoo?”
“Yes. ”
“It will not hold more than half of
us.”
“Thon lot tho others cross over and
get away from tho Indians as boat they
can. ”
This plan was consummated. A por
tion of tho band vera rowi d acro.-s tho
rlvor. Dospard,,Dnntort and tho others
then directed tho canon to midstream
and allowed It to procoed down tho
stream.
They passed tho cliff and the rnvlno
In safety and soon loft It fur bnlilnd.
Apparently they worn safe from pursuit,
and won d not ho followed In time to bo
overtaken. Thu Modocs, In the ravine
beyond their foo In tho fort, had not
Witnessed their departure. Somewhere
down tho rlvor, In advance of thorn,
they thoorlzod, was tho cauoo contain
ing tho Modoc princess and their es
caped captlvo, Inoz Tracoy. -
Whit* Fawn had given him, and this ce
mented the confidence and friendship of
tho Modoc braves. Shadow Snake at
once went around the cliff, and reached
tho ravine on the other side
“The canoos are gonel* ho uttered an
grily, as they eamo to tbo spot where
Despard had reached tho river.
Indian sagacity soon formed a theory
as to their thoft, which proved to be tho
correct one. The canoes they learned
had evidently been taken at Intervals.
“The Fawn wont first with the pale-
faco maiden,” explained Shatow Snake.
“Why do you think so?” Darrel ven
tured to Inquire.
“llecauso tho boat was pushod Into tho
water as an Indian would < o It, and the
paddles were use I at the sido to aid Its
progress. Tho Crow has gone In pursuit.
Some of his mon were taken across tho
river.”
“Why?”
“Bocausn thoro was not room enough
for them In tho canoe.”
Shadow Snake gave rapid orders as he
arrived at theso conclusions. Ho di
vided his band, and sent half of thorn In’
pursuit of tho outlaws who had crossed
tho river. With tho others and Darrel
drey he startod down the banks of tho
stream. ,
Meanwhile tho ob'oets of Darrel's so-
llcltudo, White Fawn and Inor, had met
with somo exciting adventures. Tho In
dian maiden and her charge had man
aged to reach the ravlno In safoty after
■leaving Darrel Grey. They had ob
served tho canoes, and White Fawn
■ selected ono of them. She knew that
the river lod to somo sottlemonts, and
I for the present her only thought was to
, place Inoz In a position of safoty.
The rain mado their situation ex
tremely uncomfortable, but White Fawn
resolutely plied tho puddles, and they
mado swift progress. It was not until
after noon that any tnoldcnt occurred
that In any way tdhdcd to alarm thorn.
At a point where tho river dlvldod,
as Bho looked back, tho Fawn saw a
canoo coming down th'o stream about a
mile distant. This uausod her to hasten
tho progress of tliolr own boat An
hour later, In tho dlstanco, sho heard
tho sound of shooting, and Bho deter
mined to abandon tho canoe
■Bat tf As vfgflantes knew w* wen
hero and should search for ns?"
“Thore’s a trap In the floor leading to
tho oellar and thenc* to the stables.
How are the vigilantes going to know it?”
“Because we have many enemies on
our trail, and will undoubtedly bo closely
pursued. Bring us something to cat
and drink, will you? We are nearly
famished.”
Despard and Danton retired to tho
room beyond the ono thoy were in.
“We’re aafo enough here,” remarked
the latter with a complacent glanco at
tbelr comfortablo surroundings.
Dospard surveyed tho apartment crit
ically.
“Not If Ranger Ralph and that young
scout Urey trace us," replied Dospard.
“Whore does this door lead to?”
“To the outddo hall, I suppose But
It’s bolted hoavlly on this side.*
“I’m going to see.”
Dospard was somo tlmo operating the
bolt, which apparently had not been
used for year*. He Anally slid It back
In Its socket and opened It cautiously
It led, as Danton had suggested, to a
hall (hat ran from the upper to tho rear
portion of tho houso.
Despard seemed detormlnod to under
stand his surroundings, and to be pre
pared for an escape under all contin
gencies. llo steppod Into tho hall,
which was In complete darkness, and
closed tho door after him lie saw that
to attempt to loavo by the rear of the
houso would bo folly If tho place was
surrounded. He cautiously ascended the
stair a few slops.
“If It comas to tho worst we ran re
treat, ” ho muttered. “Hal What was
that?"
Distinctly from the hall above ho
caught tho round of voice-. He thrilled
wildly as he recognized them, for they
wore thorn of Inez and White Fawn.
“ltoturn to tho room,” the latter was
raying.
“But every moment wo dolay Is fatal,
with that man In the house
“Tho Black Crow can not know that
we aro hero," responded the Indian
rnaldon.
“Ho will rocn learn of It Lot us fly ”
“And bo pur-uod and ovortakon by
him? No, wo ore safor horo. Return
Then followed a woary tramp through to tho room, nr.d I will And out our truo
‘ tho forests. At last towards nightfall,
| they reached what looked llko a mining
solllcmont Thon n small village catno
Into view, and on Its outskirts thoy ca:no
across a rather pretentious Inn, doslg-
i ated by a largo sign-board as the Fair
l'luy Tavern.
“Wo havo reached a placo of safoty,"
said tho Modoc princess, as sho desig
nated the ta.ern. “You aro wearied
and pala 8eo; yonder Is a whlto squaw.
Spook to hor."
A woman, apparently tho landlord's
apparently I
ylfo, was vlslblo at the rear door of tho
CIIAPTP.H XXVII.
TR1 MODOCS.
Tho plots and movements of Dyke
Despard, the bandit leader, were fast
approaching a climax, as he was soon
to learn lu a tragic and unexpected
manner.
The Indians whom bis spy had dis
covered In the ravine wore indeod mom-
tiers of Shadow Snako’s tribe, and ha
bad avoided a deadly conflict by his
tlmoly escape. Tho savages had located
bis recent camp, had trailed him to the
ravlno, and later explored the cliff, but
found no traco of him.
Darrel Qroy had romalnod faithfully
at his post In tho fort.
When the rain and inlet obscured tho
outlaws ho did not retreat from the In-
trenchmcnt, shut endeavored to watch
the cliff as bast ho could. Thus hidden
by the gloom, the outlaws escaped with
out Ills kuowlodgo. Ho was amazed
when at last the mists wore dispersed
and he saw no traco of his enemies in
tho vicinity.
Ihstead, a rcore of dusky warriors
were ascending tho winding mouutaln
paths.
What did It moan?
Ho was borplnxod and somewhat
alarmed at tho discovery. The savugos
seemed to bo following a trail and were
coming directly to the summit of the
cliff. Sooutir or lator he must bo dlscov- {
ered, and resistance against such su
perior numbers would bo folly. Besides
by this tlmo Whlto Fawn and Inoz must !
havo oflected their oscapo.
Ho could not oxplaln the mysterious
disappearance of the bandits, but ho ob- ■
served Shat thoro was a possibility of
lcavlug tho fort and retreating before
tho Indians reached tho summit of tho
cliff
Barrel bogan to creop bolilnd tho rocks
In tho direction iho Modoc princess and I
Inez had gone. Ue saw, somo dlstnnco
away, a placo whore ho might essay a
descent to" tho vulloy, and hastened to
reach It,
Suddenly ho started in dismay.
As If by magic, two stalwart savages
had darted across his path. Before ho 1
could retreat or advunco thoy had solzod :
him securely.
They gavp utterance to a triumphant
yell, and bogan to load him toward tho
ravine whoro their ch of was. Dnrrel
faced his enemies boldly as they gatlior- i
ed around him.
Shadow Suako llstonod to tho rapid
words of Darrel’s captors, I11 explana
tion of their roioarchos. T bo 1 ho turned
to the prisonor.
he ojaculated; “who Is thopalo-
Inn.
hor.
Inoz approached and sddrossod
She told her brlofly that sho and her
companion had lost tho'r way, mot with
bandits, and wlshod to remain at tho Inn
all night Tho sight of money In
porll,
"Thon ieo tho landlady,” urged Inez.
“If she will provldo us with horses wo
will loavo at ont o ”
“Bo it so. I will return soon."
Tho oyos of tho outlaw chief gloamod
triumphantly. Tho fugitives I10 had
abandoned a< olfoctually escaped were
in,dor the Mimo roof. Ho must devls i a
plan to socuro Inoz and the diamonds at
0111 0.
Tho Medi o prlncoss was ahout to do
icend tho stairs. Sho mu t not discover
him yot. Duspprd sllontly retreated and
cautiously re-entered tho room wli’ore
Danton wan lie started a ho did so.
Danton stood by a tablo palo and
a'arinnd. Confronting him tylth drawn
revolver were two men. *
Their backs were to Dospard, and
they had not notlcod his entrunco. The
thom'sboltor W °'“ a '‘ *° ‘° «' V ° outfaw 'ifiSd"'“.pTbounf'm
mem sooner. nlzod ono of them as Darrel Grey. Tho
othor rovealod liimsolf by speaking at
that moment.
A sigh of relief escaped tho lips of
Inez as sho found horsulf with Whlto
Fawn In a comfortablo room of tho
tnvern. She, however, oxprossod a
doop anxiety for hor lover's safoty.
Whlto Fawn stated that with the morn
ing sho would return to tho scono of
tbolr recent adventures
A meal was served In tliolr room, and
Inoz sat at tho window ga dug out at tho
front of the tavern.
Sho started nnd uttered a cry of dread
as tho lights from tho bar-room shoVod
two now arrivals. At a glanco sho roc-
ognlzod thorn as Danton anil Dyito Dos
pard. •
ClIAPTKIt XXVIII.
AT TI1K TAVKUN.
Tho two men who hud Just ontorotl
tho Fair Flay tavern were Indeed Dyko
Despjrd and Ills ovll* accomplh 0, Dan-
ton. At tho sight of them now terror
and-apprehension solod tho timid Inez,
and oven Whlto Fuwn looked unxlous
and concepiod s
Had tbpy, however, known the truo
condition of alfulrs with tho outlaws
thoy would havo boon loss fearful of
tliolr 1 ower to Injure them. For retri
bution, swift nnd terrible, soomod to
havo followed tho bandits, nnd tho ar
rival of their leaders at tho tavorn was
In tho nature of a flight from their ene
mies.
The canoo containing tho outlaws
had nearly ovortakon tho fugitives.
Tho Modocs had pursued tho bandits.
Dospard and Ids men I ad bqon attacked
by tho Indians at a band in tho rlvor.
Shadow Snake was* tliolr leador and
“Jim Danton,” he was saying, In a
low, determined touo, “if you do not In
stantly tell us whore Dyko Dospard Is I
will kill you!”
It was tho outlaw's bitterest ouomy
who spoke—Ranger Ralph.
CHAPTER XXIX, •' r
A VILLAIN'S TRIOHi n.
Tho tolls wire fast closing In upon
tho hoartloss persecutors of thp beauti
ful and innocont Inoz Tracoy, and In a
flash Dyko Dospard realized that a
vital inolnont In all Ills plots had ar
rived.
Ho know that a word to tho rough but
honest throng I11 the b.tr-room of the
tavern would load to his arrest, and a
trial In which Judge Lynch would nward
him tho fato of death by hanging
How theso two mon happened to moot
at the tavern—how they had managed
to penotrate to this room—he could hot
surmlso.
Even Danton, terrlllod at their suddon
appearanco, did not nctlco . Dcspard’s
return to tho npartmont
For a moment tho outlaw chlof soomed
about to draw a weapon and spring upon
his unsuspoctlng foes. Thon his cyo
flashed fiercely, as a surer and moro
silent moans of disposing of thorn came
to Ills mind.
Marvin had told him of the trap door
leading to tho collar. As .his eye foil
upon tho floor, ho noted that both of tho
nowcomors Btood upon that portion of
It which comprised tho trap. Sunk In
tho floor at tho extremo edgo was a
small bolt. To draw this back meant to
•Darrel Grey was among them. Beloro
slasllml n .,4|„ 1,1 . OlUttll UUIU iU UTUW bUIH UttUK Illl’Ullb I/O
dofon",^a deadly hall of^^loS bullets I ^ oso t,l ° *"l” toDr * Despwd doubted
was poured Into their midst
Instantly the rlvor bocivmo tho scono
face?"
fchadow Snake didPuotovIdontly recog
nize 1 nrrcl as tho i,\u I10 had liberated
at White'Fawo’s roqmikt at tho outlaws'
stronghold In Lono \ anyon. In his now
dlsgulso, tho Mi doo chlof did not suppose 1
his present prisoner and his daughter's
friend to bo tho samo por.-on.
“I am tho frlond of tho White Fawn,”
ho sa d, simply.
Tho chief started
“I'lth! The palo-faco knows tho prln-
cuOil
tho. greatest confusion and excite
lnent Tho canoe, ponotrnted by tho
bullets, sunk in midstream, and t oso
not klliod or woundud tried to swim to
tho opposite shore.
Of tholr number only two oscaped—
Dospard and Danton—nnd thoy wore
both slightly wounded. Of tho others
not ono cscupod tho dread vongoancc of
tho Modocs.
Tho bandit loaders galnod tho shore,
ovudod pursuit, and, ns has boon soon,
touched tbo Fair Flay Tavorn shortly
after the arrival of tho fugitives.
Thoy entered tho bar-room, Booking to
0 ado nutlco, and passod tuto tho ante
room behind tho bar Tho landlord,
who was tho bankor, morchautand mag
istrate of tho placo, follow d thorn with
110 sign of recognition on his faco.
“Well, gontlomou ” ho began.
“What! you don’t know us?" said
Danton
coss?
“Yes.” •
“You havo seen her of late?"
“A fow hours slnco ”
“Where?”
llr,oily Darrel related how ho had met
the White Fawn Ho told tho Suako
that ho had onco saved his daughter's
lifo. Ilo rclntod how hehndreseuod Inoz
from Despard, and dotal od tho pursuit
and tho attack on tho mountain hut.
Tho old chief s oyes blazed fiorcoly as
Darrel spoke I ospard s namo.
“Ugh!” he uttered savagoly. “Tho
Black Crow shall bo trailed WhithorJ
has ho gone?”
“I do not know. ”
“And tho Fawn?”
“Escaped by tho ravlno to tho river ”
Shadow Snoko hold a brief couforcnco
with bis braves.
“Tho Eagle shall bo the friend of the
Fnaka,” said tho -Modoc chief to Darrel.
“Together we will find and punish tho i
•CtoW.”
Darrel showed tho rattlesnake chain.
“Dosnard!” ho finally ojaculated, nftor
staring at thorn for somo moments
"Exactly, and In trouble. Soo boro,
Marvin, wo'ro In a bad box, and wo’vo
got to loavo tbo country.”
“How Is that?”
“Close tho dSor and wo will toll you.”,
Tho landlord did so, and Dospard bogan
speaking in a rapid, confidential tone.
Ills words indicated that in the past the
now presumably rospoctablo lumllord of
tbo tavern bail bo,m a mail as unprinci
pled and criminal as liimsolf.
Ho narrated bis recent adventures,
and Informed Marvin that bo must shel
ter them for a day or two, and then pro
vldo thorn with horses to loavo tho
country. *
“It's lucky you woro dlsgulso 1 when
you came I11 here,” said Marvin, “for tho
community aro terribly aroused about
your helping the Modocs 111 tho attack
on tho wagon train.”
Despard scowlod and looked disturbed.
“Well, well, ” I10 said, impatiently;
“can you stow us away in a place of
safety?”
?Yes ”
“Where?”
“There's a room yonder that no ono
c«^ul to except through hero.”
He determined to boldly risk all on
operating It, to tlio/disastcr of bis foes,
llo stopped forward cautiously. His
band roacliod the bolt There was a
cronklng sound. Ranger Ralph turnod
quickly, but too lato to avert tho dis
aster.
Tho door fell with A crash. Roth men
wore precipitated Into tjio gloom and
darkness of tho collar . A low cry of
malignant triumph escaped Despards
Dps •
“Baffled!” he cried. “Quick, Danton,
the lamp!” 1
His companion brought tho light to
tho trap. Dospard peered eagerly Into
tho dark void. Fully fifteen foot bolow,
upon a rocky, uneven floor, lay two
forms. Apparently tho fall hyd robbod
thoir enemies of sensibility.
A ladder led from tlio trap downward.
Tills Dospard pulled up Into tho room.
Then be closed and loekod tho trap-door
Just as tho landlord ontored tho room.
Tho latt -r soomod somewhat exeltod.
“I guoss you were right about being
pursued," I o said.
“Why so?” asked Dospard.
“Two men came Into tho bar-room ft
fow minutes slnco who acted vory sus
piciously, ” *
“Whoro nro thoy now?”
“I don't know Thoy disappeared
vory mysteriously. ”
“Tl oy eamo horo. ”
•“What?" ojaculated Marvin, Incred
ulously.
“Yes, thoy eamo hero.”
“Y’ou knew them?”
“As our deadliest foes."
“And thoy aro gone?”
“Into yonder trap. ”
In graphic languago Dospard detailed
wha; had occurred.
“Can thoy oscapo rejidily?” ho askod
as he concluded Ills recital.
“Not unless they know tho way to a ,
secret door to tho stables. »
“Then lot us act Marvin, do you |
wish to make a fow thou and dollars. ” i
“Of courso I do ”
“Very well. In this houso now there
are two girls. ”
Marvin started, “llowdld you know
that.”’ ho askod surprlsedly.
“1 do know It Ono of them—tho |
white one—I hxt Tbs ether, as In
dian girl, has her fortnne In diamonds
Id her possession."
The ■ landlord's oyes gleamed avarl-
ciously as Despard unfolded his plan
Marvin was ti act In Immediate col
lusion with'them. •
“The men In Iho cellar will bo Insens
ible till we are away,* said Despa'd,
“You gat your wife to pretend to bofriend
the girls.”
“I'll fix all that, only I must not appear
as being In your plot It would hurt mo
among my customers.”
“Wo'll manage all that.” *
Thus It was when, half An hour later,
Inez and White Fawn stole from, tho
tavern. Tho landlady had pretended to
aid thorn but was only acting under
orders from her husband Sho told them
to go to an old hut a few rods from the
house, where she would bring thorn
hoises a little latter.
Sho had loft a lantern with them, and
tho two girls stood silent and alone,
watching Its flickering rays and anxious
ly awaiting the woman’s return.
A wild cry of dismay arose from Inoz
Tracey's Ups, as the doorway suddenly
framed two forms. In a moment jj#s-
pard and Danton came Into view.
lattor solzod tho Indian girl. Despite
bor struggles, hor arms were quickly
bound behind her.
“You have not escaped us yet,” hissed
Dospard, as he grasped Inez' arm. “Make
no outcry If you value your safety.”
l’aralyzed with terror, poor Inez stood
palo and mute, shrinking In horror from
tho triumphant faco of her enomy.
“DatiR/n," spoke tho outlaw chlof,
“yon know your part. Search the In
dian girl for tho diamonds.”
White Fawn did not speak, but hor
dark eyes flashed fiercoly on the man
who had so wronged hor. Danton ut
tered a cry of delight as ha drew from
the dross of the Indian girl a small bflx,
which he examined hastily.
“Tho Jowois?" askod Dospard, eagerly.
“Yes."
“Very well. Secure thorn safoly and
watch your captive.”
There was a mocking smile on tho faco
of Whlto Fqwn, despite hor perilous
situation.
“Now, then,” spoke Despard quickly
to the shrinking Inez, I have only a fow
words to speak to you ”
“Miscreant! Will your ovll plot? and
persecutions never cease?”
“Not until you aro my wlfo. ”
“That will bo novor. ”
"Wo shalljjoo. I havo your fortune,
In the JowolTand tho doods to tho lands
your father loft you.”
“I i are not ”
“Hut I covot your love. If you wed mo
and go with inc, yonder girl shall live.
Y'our lovor Darrel Grey and your friend
Hangor Ralph are lying Insotisltilo In tho
rear of the tavern."
Inoz uttorod a frantic cry t of’grlof.
“All shall die. unless vou wed 11
All shall die, unless you wed me.
Outside the hut Is a magistrate Agroo?”
Four Inoz sobbed bitterly.
“Danton, kill the Indian!”
Danton raised a gloaming knife.
“No, no!” shrieked Inoz, frantically.
“I agroo!”
Almost at tho samo moment Marvin
entered the hut.
It was a strange scene—a dread mock
ery—a delirium of emotion—In which
Inoz only know that she heard t|io words
that mad.< hor Dyke Dcspurds wife to
save hor frlonds.
Almost In a swoon, sbo was lod from
tho hut and placod on a horso. Del-
pard held the bridle and mounted an
other steed.
“You shall honr frem us soon, Mar
vin," ho said. “Come, Danton ”
Thoy had loft tho Indian girl bound In
the hut. Ten minutes later utter sl-
lonco reigned over tho scono. And In
the near dlstanco, Dyko Dospard was
bearing away tho beautiful Inez—his
wife—successful, apparently, at last In
securing tho fortunu for which he had
so long and deftly plotted.
CHAPTER XXX.
CONCLUSION.
“Hold!”
,Llko a shock tho word sounded upon
tho hearlqgof Danton. It was less than
an hour after tho departure from tho
hut, and lie and his companion had
galnod u moonlit mountain path,'and
wore rapidly making tholr way from tbo
vicinity of tho tavorn.
Inez, weeping bitterly, allowod Des
pard to lead her horso os he would, and
^>0 did not annoy hor by speaking to her,
although ho kept a cl< so survoillance
over hor e.ory movement.
Dant.rn boil lagged bohlnd, his hor e
having loosened a shoo He had dis
mounted and was about to ha-ton to re
join his companion, when ho became
conscious that two mon blocked his
way.
Ono of them flashed quickly by him,
and ho thrilled a? ho soomod to roog-
nlze In him Ills dreaded, onomy, Ranger
Ralph. Tho other hail galnod Ills sido
si quickly that thoy wore face to faco
“Draw it weapon and I fire,” spoke the
ominous volco of Darrel Grey.
Ho hold a gleam ng revolver In his
hand, boforo which tho cravon Danton
quailed In terror.
“Fling your weapons In tho road—
quick!”
There was no mistaking tho stern
monace In tho young scout s voice.
Danton sullenly compllod with his do-
maud.
“You nro my prisonor,” spoke Darrel.
“In a fow moments I shall tako you
back, a bound captivo, to the settle
ment. Wo escaped from t'io cellar—wo
saw your victim, White Fawn. Return
at onco tho box of Jewels you took from
hor. ”
I an ton drew tho box from his coat. 1
Thon suddenly ho (lung It far ovor tho ;
edgo of tho c!!lf.
Darrel uttorod'a cry of dismay.
“Kill mo if you wl.ll. I havo robbed
you of half your triumph." cried Dun-
ton. “11a! L am not beaten yot!”
Taking advantage of Darrel's dismay
at tho loss of tho Jewels ho had sprung
tcv'».'d3 him. It was a fatal movement,
for It startled tho horso, and Dauton's
foot became cutangled lit t^o drooping
rains. With r, cry of terror, Darrol saw
tho Torso drag him a fow foot, and thon
son"him crashing over tho edgo of tho
preciplco.
Danton had mot I1I3 doom In tho roclc-
cliokod rlvor below!
A series of shots somo distance ahead
warnad Darrel that his frionil, Ranger
Ralph, had probably met Despard. A
fow minutes later lin eamo upon them.
Tbo rangsr had hid00 ! oveTtakon Dos
pard, had lor.i his grasp from thobridlo-
rein of Inez’s horse, and thon a deadly
conflict hail onsued.
They had emptied tbelr revolvers at
short rang). Neither lmd boon seri
ously Injured, .last a3 Darrel reached
tho spot, tho outlaw had darted up a
steep Incline.
“We rlia'l moot again!” ho crle L “You
have triumphed this time—hel»'”
The word gurg.oJ in his throat A*
V* peaehed the summit of the emYnsaest
a deafening detonation rang forth.
Pierced by a hu .dred ballot?. Dyke
Despard fell dead.
He had run directly Into an ambush of
tho very Indians who had accompanied
Darrol to tho vicinity of Fair Flay. A>
moment later Shadow Snake appeared.
His vengeance was complete—his foe
was dead, and the outlaw baud of De»
pard was swept from the face of U>*
earth.
Two hours later affairs had resumed
a quiet aspect Inez, enraptiued at
again meeting Darrsl, was conveyed by
tho Modocs to a settlement farther down
thojlvcr.
Here Whlto Fawn met her father,
and here there was a tearful parting, for
she started forth wltiwbor father's tribe
to find somo trace of the husband of
whom she had been robbed by the .TUalo
Despard. *
One month later her grateful friends
were happy to know that she had fouo^
him—a prisoner In a hostile tribe. They
woro reunited, and returned with
Shadow Snake to their old camping
ground, peace being declared with the
white Inhabitants of the district
Ranger Ralph related a long story of
his search for Inez, and the next day
a visit was made to the valley where
Danton was killed, resulting in the find
ing of the box of Jewels
Marvin was not punished for his share
In Despsrd's plot, as nothing definite
could be provon against blm.
Walford, tho hermit was found and
a month Inter wa- prosont at tho mar
riage of Inoz and Darrel.
The happy pair removed to California,
and both their old friends accompanied
thorn.
Often tlioy soe the bravo Indian girl
who so bofrlondod them.
Amid tholr happiness they navor for
got thoso stanch friends of the past
And among them all, thoy reckon none
more highly than tho Intrepid scout who
followed all tliolr reverse fortuno? In tho
days wh^n they sought to secure the
troasuro of Lone Canyon—the Icing of
border dotoctivos, Rangor Ralph.
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Smith—How are you, old man?
Brown—Poorly, poorly.
Smith—-What's the matter?
Brown (pointing to a pile of duns)—
Can't yon see? I’m suffering from •
bad bill-iona attack.
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Scrofula
A Frog on nn Outing.
In tho early part of. tills summor wo
had a sovo o tliundorstorin, accom-
paulAl with a high wind, about sun
down. Tho next morning, on entering
the sitting room, I saw an object on tbo
civ. pot near tho window of an unusual
appearance, and presumed somo ono hail
purchased a green rubbor frog and
placed (J, thoro for mischief. On a closer
Inspection I fpnnd It was a llvo frog,
whlto bolly, qulto a dark-green body,
and b!aek spots, black stripes across tbo
logs, body threo Inches long, llo was
vory llvoly, and I found him perched on
tho low window still when I caiuu back
with tho watering pot to secure iny
visitor. I covered tho top with excep
tion of a small space for air, Intending,
after my return from tho city, to leat*
him outand sco if ho started In tlio di-
roctlon of the nea-ost water, somo dl»-
tanco ’off; hut boforo tbo rest of the
family saw him ho had" somehow mado
his escape.
I had often hoard of It raining frogs,
toads, etc., but bore I had strongor evi
dence than I had ever heard of, as this
front room was the socflnd story, and a
vory high ono, therefore be could not
havo Jumped up. lie was not born there,
except he was borne on tho wings of the
wind. Ho could not be accounted for
except tho storm picked him up over
half a mile off at loast, as neither tho
Little Miami ndr tho Ohio Rlvor, with
no crooks botwoon tbom and us, was
noaror than that dlstanco, and carrlod
blm to the floor of tho unpor porch,
when ho hoppod or was carried Into tho
room by tho storm before tho windows
woro closod, whl h I loam was done
after tho fury of tho storm had com-
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Ingrowing Toe Nalls*
Charles B. Williams, resident physi
cian Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadel
phia, writes to the Scientific American
as follows:
“I havo notlcod In several of the late
Issuos of your valued paper somo meth
ods of treatment of Ingrowing nails. As
I havo hud a number of cases come un
der my notice in dispensary practice,
probably tlio course of treatmont that
wo pursuod may be of lutorost to some
of your readers.
“Id all cases, and even in several
forms of Ingrowing too nails, where one
would no disposed to think tho only
procedure would bo to cut off a portion
oT tho offending nail, togothor with the
matrix or^iod of tho nail, wo resorted to
tho simple mothod of packing tho in
growing portion of tbo nail with cotton.
Aftor tho nail has been well packed, a
fow drops of tincture of chloride of Iron
are allowed to soak Into tho cotton. Tbo
Iron acts ns an astringent, hardening
tho usually very tender and sensitive
granulations. It also dcadons pain to a
groat extent, and by Its stimulating ac
tio* causes healthy tlssuos to form
rapidly. Tho packing Is repeated three
t mos weekly, and at thu ond of ono or
two wooks tho uso of tho Iron may bo
discontinued. Tho nail, however, Is to
to bo well packed with cotton until tho
Ingrowing portion has grown out and Is
able to bo properly trimmed. In trim
ming tlfo nail ono should bo vory careful
to cut thorn straight across, and not to
carry tho scissors dtop down Into the
cornors of tho nail.
“I havo seen somo of the worst cases
of Ingrowing too nails cured by follow
ing the abovo plun of treatment”
Blindness In European Countries.
A series of statistical articles has apt
penred in one of the Busslnn medical
journals, showing the number of blind
persons In the different countries of
Europe. Some scientists and special
ists, while not doubting the reliability
of the figures or results thus given, re
gard them ns somewhat remarkable.
Thus, of 302,000 totally blind persons
In Europe, not less tbpn 102.000 are In
Russia—that Is to say, one out of every ,
BOO Inhabitants of that land Is blind,
an unfortunate proportion, which, It Is
believed, is unequalled by any other
country In the world. The proportion
In France, England, Germany, Italy
and Spain is recorded as n little less
than one to every 1,000 of the popula
tion. The Russian physicians who
compiled these statistics attribute the
great number of blind persons in Rus
sia to the bad hygienic state of peas
ant life, to the Intense cold, and to the
glnre of the sun on the snow, to which
the Russian rustic Is so constantly sub
jected.—New York Tribune.
Belle of the Past.'
The oldest railway engine was con
structed in England in 1777 and has
been in ubb until within about one
year.
MBS. PINKHAM’S ADVICE.
What Mrs. Nell Hurst has to Say
About It.
Dear Mrs. Pinkuam:—When I wrote
to you I hod not been well for five years;
had doctored all the time but got no
better. 1 had womb trouble very bad.
My womb pressed backward, causing
piles. I was in such misery I could
scarcely walk across the floor. Men
struation was irregular nnd too pro
fuse, xvaa also
A Colorado liancher Toll* a Story.
A Colorado rnnehor relates tho follow
ing story: “As most pooplo know, black
woo! brings from fivo to ten cents loss
por pound than tlio corresponding grado
of white wool. In ortlo:' to Insure tho
separation of tho Inferior product, as
our shearing operations progressed, wo ,
onco pla'ccd tho black sheep In ft pen by !
themsolves. There wore slxty-throo of
tho black shcop thus Isolated in tho
corral on tho night I speak of. Somo”
tlmo during tho darkness a wolf entered '
tho pan and killed a owe and two lambs, i
On the following morning wo woro great- 1
ly surprised to find that tlio wool on tho
remaining sixty had turned pcrf'-'.tly 1
whlto Trom terror. ”
It Is reported that tho author of this !
story Is a church mombor In good stand- j
tog. ,
troubled with
lcucorrhoea. I
had given up all
hopes of getting
well; everybody
thought I had
consumption.
After taking
five bottles of
Lydia E. Pinlc-
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Irfelt very much better
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advico and your wonderful medicine.
Any one doubting my statement may
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Letters like the foregoing, con
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a little to the satisfaction felt by Mrs.
Pinkham that her medicine and counsel
aro assisting women to bear their heavy
burdens.
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volition. It Is used in the proportion of
about 0 per cent of tlio weight of tho [
fabric, which it gives a beautiful luster j
and softness.
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