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‘ %l’d 0 R v ' W 1L / AN gvn%a@ & '&‘:‘ B\ \ : 'S "., \ . v ?v' St { @ 3 I({"'\‘-w P 8 A ‘:’}‘ — CHAPTER Xlll—Continued wefßin “I do not wait, senor,” he ended. M 1 make haste, &8 you command. I g back now swiftly to hasten An nlo, if the senor wills.,” . Barker frowned. “Is the fellow allve or dead?’ he asked. Diego shrugged his shoulders “Alive I think, senor, when he leave the ranch. . But now—qulien sabe?” - Barker hesitated. But after all, he concluded, what difference did it make? He had the girl; that was the main thing. ' There was plenty of time to attend to Go Abead's case later. And Wade was in a hurry to get to the Roost. © “All right,” he said. “You and your other man go back and hurry Tony up. Turn over the nigger to some body.” From Diego's hand he took the bridle rein of Stella’s horse and turned away. " Wade was watching. When Barker turned toward him he waved his hand. “All right, boys,” he sald, wearily, |and started ahead. But he swayed in his saddle as he rode; his wound, coupled with the intense physical and jmental stress of the last twenty-four hours, had brought him very close to his ultimate lmit. It was an hour later when Barker and Stella, looking back from the crest ‘of the last swell, beyond which lay a ‘wide expanse of loose and continually shifting sand on which the horses’ poofs left no permanent trace, saw a rider In the dirty white clothes af fected by the Mexican peons leading a laden horse down the slope that they had last crossed. The interval was too great to permit real serutiny, but neither Barker nor Stella doubted that it was Antonio with the recaptured ‘horse and prisoner. Later, as the two followers drew steadily nearer, Stella bowed her head hopelessly. And Barker, reading her Mace, was so well satisfied that when the newcom ers caught up with the bandits, at the verge of the waterfall, he did not take the trouble to go back to examine his beaten rival. Once inside the valley and at the wvillage Wade, climbing painfully down from his saddle, staggered away to his cabin and went in. He asked no help and he received none. The men regarded both him and Barker with hostile eyes, blaming their {nmt difficult situation upon hie leadership and failing to find any con solation in the capture of Stella and two prisoners, of whom they knew pncflcslly nothing. Many of them put up their horses and then gath ered with frowning brows to talk things over; others rode directly to their quarters, snatched up what they could carry safely, and hurried away out by the waterfall entrance. Barker, however, did not note any of this. The capture of Stella and Go Ahead had gone to his head. Once more he felt triumphantly victorious. Up to the door of Fair's house he led Stella, . “Go in,” he ordered. *“Put on those woman's ciothes I brought you and wait till I send for you.” Stella apparentty did not hear him. She was looking about her for Fair, “Where is my father?” she demanded. “Fair 1s not your father. If you mean him, he's dead.” “Dend?” “Yes. I'm sorry for you and for him. But he got in the boys' way last night, and they shot him.” “Who did? Wade?" Stella's volce was deadly. Barker hesitated. “Maybe. I don't kngw." he answered. “1 wasn't here, Thece was & lot of shooting. But that's over and done with., And we aln't got time to waste. You do as 1 tell you. Put on those woman's things, and walt.” Stella stared at him. *ll know why you want to marry me,"” she eaid “Wade told me yesterday, He wanted o marry me and kill you for the same ;snuu. e o s Obyen, bhedidl . . ou want my money. Well, you're welcome to it, if you'll let Go Abead ko tree. If you kill bim or If be dies or 1s dead already you'll never get It T kill myself first.” Barker laughed unpleasantly, “Don’t worry,” be sald. *“I doo't know whetber your Go Ahead Is alive or wot, but I hope he Is and | baven't Couldn’t Do It The purest comedy | have ever seen occurred on an island in the Dutch East Indles with black sandy shores and white breakers and coconut palms fingering a tropleal sky. A ttle monkey, his polnted forebead puck ered Into an earnest frown, was en deavoring to climb a two-foot stick of ‘drittwood, which he held In his hands, He would prop the stick firmly before him, lft one leg carefally and clutch the pole with his toes, test it cau flowsly once or twice, then lift the the slightest idea of killlng him. 1 want him as a witnes® to our mar riage. I'll need some one to go Fast with os and testify in court that you married me willingly and all that, and—" “You're loco.” “Not a bit of it. The padre 18 hera and you've got to tell him that you want to marry me. Then you've got to marry me In Go Ahead’s presence willingly and pleasantly. When you've done that I'll let him go. If you don't do 1t he'll be no use to me as a wit nesgafid "'l turn. him over to Wade. . . , Wade loves him, you know.” “You beast!” “All right. Say what you like now; but see that you talk right later if you want your. man to livee Now go In and put on those things I told you to.” He pushed the girl inside the door and shut it upon her. Then he strode away to Wade’s cabin, nearby. Wade himself was not visible, but in front of the cabin stood the two horses with thelir silent burdens. The man who had last joined the caval cade was Just hitching his own horse at the rack. Barker pald no attention to him. Instead he strode up to the horses, recognized Caesar by his color and turned to the other. “Is he dead?’ he asked of the guard, who came hur rying up, as he bent to peer into the captive's face. : ek Then abruptly he felt the muzzle of a pistol thrust against his ribs and heard a well-remembered voice in his ears. “Not so dead as you'll be if you make any breaks” it sald, in steely tones. Slowly Barker straightened up. His face, agape with terror, was ghastly in its pallor. “Go Ahead!” he gasped. “Yes. Now you go ahead into this house. Keep your hands by your sides, but don't try any tricks if you want to live.” Obeying, Barker felt himself swiftly and completely disarmed. “Now go to the back room,” or dered Go Ahead. “Let's see what's become of Wade.” One pace behind, he followed Barker to the door. Wade was in the room, but as Geo Ahead had conjectured, he was clear ly out of the game. Stretched on the bed, he was sunk in a stupor that looked final. Go Ahead merely glanced at him; then he waved Bar ker back to the first room, followed him, and closed the door. “Call two of your men,” he ordered. “Tell them to umntie my man Caesar and bring him in and lay him on the lounge yonder. Tell them to handle him gently, that you want him to give you some information. Then tell one of the men to bring Bob here. Put 1t in your own words, but get the fdea over. And remember, I'll be right behind you and that one false move means death.” Like one in a dream Barker obeyed. To the door he went, closely followed by Go Ahead, called two men who were passing and gave them Go Ahead’s orders. Then he came back, sat down behind the table and waited until Caesar, weak, tottery, but still alive, staggered in between the men and collapsed on the lounge. Then he gave the order to tell Bob to come to him. When the men had gone Go Ahead turned to Caesar. “How do you feel, old man?" he asked, affectionately. Caesar’s eyes rested on him, at first hesitantly, then with dawning recog nition. “Mr. George, Mr. George!” he cried. “ “Glory, glory! 1 theught you was killed, Mr. George.” “Not yet, Caesar. Lie still, old man. Everything's all right—and the rest 1s going to be so In a minute.” He crossed back to his place behind Barker as the door opened and Stella came in. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Power of Trees The power of tree roots is tre mendous. Those of a five-year-old oak lifted a block of granite welghing 614 tops. In seven years the block had been ralsed two Inches, Knocks So Good Hard knocks are good for you am less you happen to be a prize fghter, ~Farm and Flreside, e e ettt et e A ————— il e other foot confidently off the ground and Immediately go tumbling head: tong, stick and all, down the hot beach toward the sen.—~Corey Ford In Vanity Falr Magazine, Good ldeas When o man has & “good iden” bhe Hkes to tell his mnt shout It. Amd usually a “good "is & fool Idea.— Atchison Globe, The tragedy of many a life ig, thel time Is not felt to be a trust, CHARLTON COUNTY HERALD Improved Uniform International (By REV, P. B. FITZWATER, D.D., Dean Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) (@, 1928, Western Newspaper Union.) e Lesson for November 25 THE PRAYERS OF PAUL LESSON TEXT-—Acts 20:36-38: Rom, 1:8-10; Eph, 1:15-23; 3:14-21, GOLDEN TEXT-—Rejoice always; pray without . ceasing; in everything give thanks, : 3 PRIMARY TOPIC—PauI Prays for His Friends., JUNIOR TOPIC—PauI Prays for His Friends. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPliC—Paul as a Man of Prayer. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC—The Place of Prayer in Paul's Life, His prayer life most really reveals the character of a man, Paul's prayers explained the power and effl ciency of his wonderful ministry., The careful study of these prayers will give us strength, guidance and peace as we go about life's duties. The prayer meeting, bellevers getting to gether to pray, has characterized the Christian church throughout its his tory. 1. Paul's Prayer with the Ephesian Elders (Acts 20:36-38). . Having met with these elders and pointed out to them the perils which confronted them and set forth their responsibility, he knelt down and prayed with them before going to Jeru salem, where bonds and afflictions awaited -him. They all wept sore and fell on' Paul's neck and kissed him, knowing that this was to be the last sight of him. When believers pray ‘and weep together, they will definitely work. together. 1. Paul Praying for the Romans (Romans 1:8-10). : 1. He thanked God for their world famed faith (v, 8). The true minister has no greater occasion soy gratitude than the knowledge of genuine faith possessed by followers of Christ, 2. He prayed for them continual ly (v. 9). ; Knowing the far-reaching influence. of the church at Rome, he unceasingly prayed for them that their influence might be most widely felt. 3. His supreme burden in prayer was for a successful journey to Rome (v. 10). He desired to visit Rome in order that he might impart some spiritual gift to the believers there and also to receive some spiritual help from them., The true minister receives a reflex blessing from those to whom he ministers. ' 111. Paul Praying for the Ephesians. 1. For knowledge concerning Christ (Eph. 1:15-23). . He besought God that the believers at Ephesus might know (1) The hope of their calling (v. 8). Unfalthfulness on the part of believers is frequently due to their lack of a true under standing of their calling. The right understanding of the Christian's hope’ will make steadfast the lives of be llevers. (2) The riches of the glory of God's inheritance In the saints (v. 18). It is marvelous to know that the saint has an inheritance in God, but it is more marvelous that God has an inheritance in the salnts, (3) The greatness of Christ's power to usward (vv. 19-23). This mighty power was demonstrated in the resurrection of Christ from the dead. The same power which gave the victory over the grave is available for believers. g 2.' For strength (Eph. 3:14-21), This prayer was made to God who is the Father of His great family in heaven and in earth, He prayed that the bellevers might be strengthened with might in their inner man, with the object of being indwelt by Christ, It Christ 1s to be entertalned, the temple needs the divine strengthening. Where the house Is strong enough, Christ will come and ablde, Likewise, that they might be rooted and grounded in love (v. 17). This establishment in the love of Christ Is needed by all so as to prevent them from belng turned aside by every wind of doe trine, Also, that they might compre hend the love of Christ (v, 18), This love 18 wonderful in its dimensions— in its depth, breadth, width and helght, it transcends human understanding— the object being that the bellever might be fllled unto the fullness of God (v, 19). This does not mean that the bellever can hold God, but that he can be so related to God that the infinite resources are at his command, Immortality Who does not feel that it would chunge everything 1f he belleved with his whole soul In his ilmmortality? It «would supply him with a totally new standard of values. Many things which the world prizes and pursues he would utterly desplse, and many things which the world neglects would be the ob- Jects of his most ardent pursult.— James Stalker, The Bible The Bible is the most thought-sug gesting book In the world, No otner denls with such grand themes.—Her rick Johnson, Makes Us Comforters God does not comfort us to make us comfortable, but to make us comfort ers.~J, H, Jowett, e ———— e Most Sacred Art The most sacred art that the soul can engage In Is prayer.—A. W, Tozer, WOMAN KILLED = - FOR DOWRY ON : ‘WAY TO WED Boston Lady Lured to Her Death in West by Prom ise of Marriage. Spokane, Wash,—The $1,300 which ‘Mrs, Katherine Clark brought :with her from Boston to Spokane as a wedding dowry and for which she was brutally killed in a deserted prune or chard, near here recently, was found burigd in the back yard of Archie F. Moock, a lumber mill worker, accused of the murder, ° " ' The roll of bills was wrapped in a plece of mewspaper and buried. under a few inches of -¢irt near the back door of Mooch's home. . In another hole near the money officers found a’ package of love letters written the woman to lure her to her death, The letters were signed James Murphy, 2217 Hartson avenue, Spokane, which is Mooch's address, After the murder the purse of Mrs. Clark was found near the Mooch home: A picture of herself had been torn from its frame, Her money ‘had been secreted between the picture and the- frame, L | Fortune Used as Lure. The letters evidently had been taken gom the purse and were of a sensa onal nature, urging.her to hasten to Spokane, One agreed to reimburse her for her traveling expenses if she was dissatisfied with Murphy after meeting ihlm. e . Mooch had been carrying on cor -respondence with Mrs, Clark since last April, pretending he was representing ‘ James Murphy of Couer d'Alene, » Wl%év, | ,l" N' | l'n "fl,[”’ ‘VJ ’~_; l,l‘/lfl‘flll‘]k, - i I-‘MHH (e , I?,l,‘llll: T;I T il % | il ',| f iy - Hi | ~‘,’ v i !l"y/ U T/W !;fll ’ | ‘ll‘-."' > 3 ;"a'/// T///’/(’/‘ e i2e l, PG 1 e sl| | lb’l} Wi oe am A i ,/- ’ (4;«,“17,‘,,; gl ' il [ 'R |7‘ / / I 'II'- /#” /’IP:‘« / | l°/ {1 #'l V¥R A’N‘ | / ,/ / {Mll %I| 4/ i ¥lt~' \ g V' -/ ‘ /I I 11“141 \! J \ . A 4 '// =\ L=/ ’L% l&< L// 7 - L e A=Y /Jw 3 (=" ‘"f m 4 g ¢ o 1 ¥ ,mj/} : P TAL ?}ruek Her Over the Head. ' Idaho. He had led her # belleve Mur phy was to fall beir to a big fortune i he married before September 24. _She was told it was necessary for her to' bring whatever money she "had, which would aid Mooch in acquiring this fortune, Mooch told the authorities that he became acquainted with Mrs., Clark through a matrimonial bureau at West ern Springs, 1111, Mooch took her to his home upon her arrival from Boston. The next day he informed Yer that he had received a note an noungng that Murphy had been in- Jured In an automoblle accldens and that he requested that Mrs, Clark be brought to *him immgdiately, Friends Find Body. It Is the theory of the authorities that she entered the coupe that had been bhorrowed by Mooch with the ex pectation of being driven to the myth fcal Murphy. When the Isolated spot was reached Mooch asked her to leave the car, and as she did, he struck her over the head with a hatchet, according to the officers, and dragged her into a ravine, If friends of Mooch, who were prune picking, “ had not chanced ,upon the body it probably would ‘not have been ‘Mscovered for months, for the scene of the crime Is a most secluded spot. ; . ‘el? The authorities took Mooth - over into Idaho to indicate the sixteen room house where the sister of the mythical Murphy lived, but he could not find it. Mooch claims to be Intensely re liglous. He says he gets messages from God every night after his family retire, He was arrested as he ecame from the German Baptist ehurch, He is a powerful man, welghing nearly 2050 pounds. He eame here from Sau katchewan, where he was reared on a farm, His wife declares that she would stuke her life on his Innocence, for she had known him since a child, Disappointed in Love, She Sleeps 18 Years Johannesburg.~A woman has just awakened after sleeping In the san atorium here for elghteen years, [ler lover was killed In 1010, when she war twenty years old, and the shock caused a eataleptic fit, followed by a deep steep which resisted ali efforts to awaken her, " She was fed by means of a tube every two hours during the entire period, but she declined until she be came u living skeleton, The awakening was gradunl, but the woman still Is so shy of human belogs that she hides her head when anyone appronches. She has spoken only a few Indistinet words. 9 Soil Favorable ey e for Fertilizer Quite Important That Con. ditions Be as Near Ideal r as Possible. In using fertilizers that cost SBO or S4O a ton it is important that general soll conditions should be as favorable as possible, points out A. W, Blair, soil chemist at the New Jersey agricul tural experiment station, A soil that is strongly acid may lim it the growth of certain crops to such an extent that the fertilizer can have little effect. ' It is a waste of money to use fertilizer on such land. When the acidity of the soil is eliminated by the use of lime, good results may be ex pected from the fertilizer. y Fertilizer for Vegetables. Vegetable crops that grow rapidly require a fertilizer that has a large percentage of its nitrogen in rapidly available materials. Such a fertilizer furnishes soluble nitrogen as fast as the! plants need fit. . The soll chemist advises that con centrated fertifzers should be mixed thoroughly with the soil or else put ‘on 'in two' separate applications, If fertilizers of this type are put in close contdct with the seed there is danger of injury.through burning. .Drainage Is Important. Sometimes the land is so wet that crops can make only very poor growth, fertilizer or no fertilizer., Until satis factory drainage s provided it is a wakte -of money to use high-priced fer tilizer on this kind of land. On land that is very sandy and poor ly supplied with organic material growth of crops is often limited by the water supply. Heavy applications of fertilizer cannot produce good crops under these difficulties. First of all, organic material must be added to the soil; then the fertilizer application may profitably be gradually increased. Rat Is Most Filthy and Destructive Farm Pest No agricultural pest in existence affects a greater number of people than the rat, says the United States Department. of Agriculture, and mno other pest is so closely associated with both the business and domestic sides of farm life. Yet losses by rats have been sustained for so long that com monly they have been taken for grant ed as the forces of nature. But in the present day of rigid accounting and efficiency, even lossbs from the ele ments are insured against, and the time 4s rapily approaching when the constant ;drain through rat Wepreda tions will no longer beé tolerated. '~ The uncanny, elusiveness of rats ne cessitates a matching of wits if one is to be successful in destroyg them. In the ‘war on rats one is not con fronted ‘with a stypid insect, that re ‘quires: only the employment of a rou ‘tine ' ¢ontrol proceduve for wholesale destruction, but with a wary animal ‘that hag Instincts closely akin to hu man-intelligence. ' ~ To be rid of rats would be worth a thousand times what it might cost. It 1s to the interest of every home, high and low, rich and poor, to co-op erate earnestly in furthering a séntl ment of Intolerance against this filthy and destructive pest. Much Manure Is Wasted by Improper Handling The Purdue university agricultural experiment station estimates that one third of all manure Is wasted by im proper handling. This indicates the importance of a manure pit on the farm, The walls of a manure pit may be made of concrete in which 6% gal lons of water are used to the sack of cement. If the sand and pebbles are damp, only five gallons of water are used, since the other 1% gal lons .are, contalned in the aggregates. With wet aggregates, use only 4% gallons, In_most cases a satisfactory con crete ean be made by using 2% cuble feet ‘of sand and 8% cuble feet of pebbles to the sack of cement. These proportions may, however, require slight varlations, Under no clrcum stances vary the relation of water to cement, § Agricultural Notes i A successful sallor studles his com pass and a successful farmer studies market conditions, L It's the wise farmer who knows what Insects destroys his crops and takes measures against them, C The best results may be expected from onts when the crop Is seeded as early In the spring as climatic cons ditions will permit, . ‘ .o Many farmers are putting ventilats ing systems dp thelr dalry stables now, o 8 fresh alr of the right temperature & necessary for healthy stock. 2.9 % Hollow frult trees ean be repaired by clennlng out the decayed wood, either worklog from the top down or nlso eutting an opening In below te facilitate the work, .. Goad farm machinery means an up to-date farmer; well-cared-for muchin. ery means a thrifty farmer, Machines glve longer wear If they ure not left out in the weatber, What Will L R A RS B PR L R R NN U R \Eéy; o R SRR R B e B - E .SR Children Cry There is hardly a household that hasn't heard of Oastorla! At least five million homes are never without it, If there are children in your family, there's almost dally need of its com fort. And any night may find you very thankful there’s a bottle in the house, Just a few drops, and that colic or constipation is relieved; or dlarrhea checked, A vegetable product; a baby remedy meant for young folks, Castoria is about the only thing you have ever heard doctors adwse giving to infants, Stronger medicines are dangerous to a tiny baby, however harmless they may be to grown-ups. Geod old Castoria! Remember the name, and remember to buy it. It may spare you a sleep less, anxtous night, It i 8 always ready, always safe to use; In emergencies, or for everyday ailments, Any hour of the day or night that Baby becomes fret ful, or restless., Castoria was never more popular with mothers than it is today., Every drugglst has it. RN NESHT w CfllLLTONll.lé's Malaria il Fever 'Dengue For over 50 yearsfthasbeen | the household | remedy for all forms of D] \ It is a Reliable, General Invig orating Tonic. : Everything to Date. “She dresses right up to date, doesn’'t she?’ “Yes, Indeed. Kven her divorce suits are the verg latest.” Worth Knowing When Winter Cold Comes! Did you ever hear of a five-hour remedy for colde? There is one, and it really does bring yofl out of it com pletely. Even if it's grippe, this meth od works, only takes longer. 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