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CHAPTER IH—Contibuod.

ropUod OaoHio romptly. -Good." cried Stsaway. “Take crenty men with 70a; Mod the other ▼e to the beoee. Pronto, Oaucho." Ganeho toroed and ran, calling to Js Taqoeroa as be went. ‘Pedro." called Stan way to the chief { the honM aervants. “Aqul, tenor.* “Huee the door* acd Windows abut, be ahotten locked. When Ganeho ends the Bee men, pot one of them ipon the acMHta*a btfeony, the othrs at the windows, eapectoily the ooth windows, Pedrt. Then put oat and be alleet all of

Sacbo

te tow ta bed again tonltfrt. 1. man and woman. »»n a gnu sort. 1 do not think that hero it drnger. but remember that be border .it Jnat there, remember bat they hatt token the good senor rom you. remember that we are learng the taaorita In your protection." He spoke awiftly and turned to oilew Ganeho out into the dark. Tet*a. who had been watching him to Hence, cnee to him and put her hand .poa his arm. “Senor BUly." the whtapered. Ton ire yolng with Gaucho and the re«r Tea." he ahtwered tbort'y Ton ire safe here; they do not dare ea ■pen : ttaek to United States territory, ind no doubt we aha!! he back before no.-nlng.*' “What ham they done with hlmr ibe was asking' trylmr to speak stesdly. “What do you think—did they—" She broke off. He conM tefe her Ips ^rembllag. One of the Indian ■, omen, throogh habit beginning to Jdy the room, moved the rug Stonway md placed by the table, discovered he stain, went down on her hands

_e cried. TbnaVarta

keeping the men at the corral gate, that their ve‘c*s were raised ezcUedly. OtTtog his mount the spur he dashed down to them. "Qoe e»r be called, ha’f angry at the momentary delay. “What ta tt. Ganeho r Til answer for Ganeho," came a eep, sonorous voice, unmistakably southern In accent. “It to I. senor." “And you." snapped Stonway. “Who the devil are you?" oe who to not accustomed to being addressed as if he were a mes- ‘ with a certain haughtiness which rode well upon the deep music of the voice. “Senor Don Eduardo Ram or Torre, at your service, senor:" “Oh.' h—1," grunted thu American under his htenth. And then, riding the heart of the excited group, reining to his sorrel rtoae to a deepchested black animal, its Mde glistening with sweat he aald shortly: “Wen, Torre, what to it? We are to something of a hurry." Torre toughed. “We? Bo you are one of us. senor? Bueno. It la a pleasure to know." • He has met up with the raiders, Senor Btacway," Ganeho snarled. “He was riding this way from across the ver. He to wounded, see?". Stanway saw that there was blood upon the young Spaniard’s cheek, that threw was a long cut which might hare been made by a grazing bullet “Small reason we should loiter here," be said quickly. “What way did they go, Torre?" “South, naturally, senor,” replied Torre evenly. 'GaoebjO r cried Stonway then. “Scatter your men out aa we ride so that we make a line a mile loa* when we come to the hltto Just across the line. Let them keep a sharp lookout and fire If they sea the rebels. We mast not get too far apart or we shaH not be able to do earthing. How msuy of them were there, Torre?" *T forgot to count senor. I should aay. fifty, perhape." “We are twenty. That to enough. You are not coming with us?" thick not Why. with so cot a leader as you. should I come fclao? No. I think," and he turned bto home toward the white wails cf

mt roatnp. too lock the donee -a,d windows. Bui Tfrees ted haanf; they had all heard. She Mood r.-ry tffll then, looking ell and Hro'Ser and white “Go to the doors and srlntowa as te Amarteaa senor commands." she aid steadily. “Leave no light to show that anyone te nw-ka. Do whatever i*cdt> Mite, you to te. to V ‘ftnoes mud in silence. I steb c -e to see what rou are doing In a moment now. Go.’ They left ns si •wlfthteC cloMd behind them, and Terse* turned l>er great eyea. full of dreed and nuf-

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Shortly oefore midnight they ted cpme upon three men. ragged, Ugtylookfbg Mcrlcr.ns, deeping about fi ermp fire which wan fast dying. The knew nothing or professed at Ignorance, Btonwey could not tell hftdL Aftar that nothing, altboogt they had pushed many ullea into the Mexico on try until they realtoed the otter tdeUeanew of riding farther. “We may as weU go back, GaacteT Stonway said at last. ‘They whl want ranaom. I suppoae. When tfcsy spepk wen know what to da" And reluctantly, his face black with the wrath upon him. Gene ho Moralaa called to his men to turn. bade. The sunlight toy bright and warn upon the oranges and their blossom* when they rode bsek to the rancho, Stonway threw himself from the saddle, a bit stiff from long hours of hard riding. Then, walking slowly now. loath to greet Teresa de la Guerra with news of their failure, he came into the patis. She was 'here waiting for him. “Nothing." he blurted out. “We have found nothing.” "I know,” ehe raid quietly. She came toward" him, putting out her la. Ton have been good to as, Senor BlUy " He laughed a bit awkwardly. “I don't know how," he retorted. T have done nothing. You have not bean molested here?” She beattated. He saw a quick frown gather her brows. Then, speaking lightly, the replied, saying: “No. But come; you snust be hungry and tL-ed out. Coffee to ready." He went with her to-the

Torre to here?" he naked, his eyea Intent upon he? face. The frown came again, and waa gone quickly. But he bad seen it. “He to here. yes. Asleep. I think. He was wounded. Yon mow?" "He Is not badly ’mrtr* Her tired eyes, ir’.o which sleep ted not come during the long night, grow brightly contemptuous. ‘‘It Is only hto beauty which Is harmed." aht said swiftly. “Good morning, prima mtor cUled a deep, laughing voice. “Ah. still with us. Senor Stonwsyr Tone, debonair in the dark, youthful be? .ty of him. greeted them at the

You think that tey have—kBied Ulmr. '

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his voice than in hto heart, nothing If there to a lime blood after men have struggled as they must have fought here. And U they killed him. then why cany the body «1th them? He to a*iv«; he murt be." “Yea." ate answered. “I should feel It here.'’ Her hand* were pressed tight upon her breast. "Now go with them, Senor Billy. Yen are good to ua." "Good to myself." he toughed i *1 her. trying to spesk easily. M anway passed oat Into the perio, nlng toward the corrals where Ur ted left his own bars* saddled under » live oak. As he ran he heard tte sin • voice calling to him: ■'itemember, Senor Billy, that you * r <- riding * ernes the border tonight ‘“to Mexican territory. There to danger there. And—well, perhaps there u <»• who wtH pray for your apeedy ““'I safe return." lie saw the tetter <rf her gown through the misty moonlight, swept off hi* hat. called back a cheery word, ; 'j'l ran on. He saw a group of men mounted o. ‘"untlng now. a t the corral, aad knew 1 : ?ucho and hto vmqaero* wan ready, could aee the gUat of the pal'Khi u^t upon the rifle* to their i'. brown hands. Me found hU own terse, a toil •H" -orset, swung Into the aaddie. a.W-d kharpty 1

“I thsll Remain Hera." the hacitods, “that I atell ret here with my kinswoman. Thera may be a second stuck upon the rancha

Good hunting, senor."

He turned hto terse, and. sitting rutty, gracefully In the deep Mexican saddle, rode sway through the moonlight. Stnnwsy. frowning after the retreating form, hesitated a moment. Then, calling sharply to Ouocte Mors lew he gave hi# horse the apur »ud

turned southward.

“You understand what we're doing. Gaucbor he aald rteruly. "WeYe Invading Mexico, come right down to U. Were not supposed to have any boalnete there Jast Were got to

take car* of oursclvaa"

i, senor," muttered Ganeho at bto

CHAPTER IV.

Word From the Inourrocto*. Moon paled- ators diod, the east fleshed to .he coming of tte aun before they turned bark from a fnilUe-i quest, riding sgain dose together

toward the north.

Stanwcy and Gaucbo had kept upon the trail through the Held*, the others •Dreading out to east and west as they rode that there wlp* »*.»* chance of mlsalng Uw party they

sought In the night.

But la an hour they htd come Into a country where all trseka were Bloflrd with the hoof marks of cattle ^dvsqmro*' pnn‘a^ » bJ lh * ,r tr * U

waa smothered and loot

f MDNTJDIE

Bridge Over River In Mantjol*.

“Certainly Senor Btanway to. etlll with ua." said Teresa coolly. "He to my guest my grandfather's friend. Senor Torre!" Torre laughed and lifted bto shoul-

ders.

"Enter." be said with a graciousness which was In some strange w^y vaguely Insulting; It was as though be were ; the master here, and because of his ! generosity not only Stonway but the ; gfc^^wel! were allowed upon the Nowvit waa Teresa who flushed | Come. Senor Billy,” she said quietly. 'We are going to have coffae I gether.” For the traction of a second the I two men stood fronting each other, j their level eyes Ailed with challenge, with a mistrust which was UUle less ; trod. ‘ tte Spaniard, bowing again. ■ turned away, with a alight smile play- ] tug under tte small, pointed mustache, j 1 way followed hto hostess.

teortto.” Stanway aald at last, pushing hsek hto ch-lr. T should like to go back to the drawing room. There might he something th-re to give us a hint that will help us." “SI." she said. T had thought of that. I looked last night carefully after you had gone." “You found nothing?" “Nothing that I could understand." she answered quietly. “Something I could not.” He looked up at her quickly, hto eyes full of question. “Tklc,” ate answered, not waiting for him to apeak. She placed .’ folded paper before him. Hii glanced at It. frowned, looked again, and turned once more to \ts. “It to hto will. Dated last night But why has he made a new oner “Bead Ik” as quietly as before, though h.r eyes were brightening with some surge of emotion te could not guess.

material advantages may accrue by-aotl-by to Belgium from the Kstltution of her‘old possessions in the Elfei there can te no dispute that the most picturesque towrlet In all those border regions of the former duchies of Umburg. Jailers, and Berg has passed at once into her bauds la the ancient and little-known, because secluded, human habitation on the Boer which bears the picturesque name of Moatjole, writes Demetrius C. Boulger In the London Graphic. In the days of the Franks, before milestones came Into vogue. It waa the practice to mark the Stages along the main routes by erecting a pile of stones, and sometimes it happened that the spot selected was,on a field of battle. Throe heaps or plies were termed “Montjole" frjm the Latin words Mods Jovto, and when the name Montjole was Incorporated In tte bat-tle-cry of France It signified no more than Forward St. D.nls. The Burgundian battle-cry, “Montjole St. Andre,” of the Rime period, was only Forward St. Andrew. Baedeker's plausible suggestion that the Homans built a fortress base and gave ft a high-sound-ing name may be relegated to the order of fair; tales. tloatJAe then was nothing more than a stage or resting point on the high road of the Franks across Austfasia to the Rhine. 'Situated In a gorge of tte upper Boer, tt gave the eofleet access from the south to the centers of Frank, not Teuton, culture In the a tv, Jailers and Stoll berg retn Picturesque Setting. Unlike Halmedy, Montjole aspires to no political role. It rests Ms ctalms to fame In the plcturroquenes* of Its situation, and the chsrm of Its medieval buildings bordering Its narrow streets. The Boer, here only s shallow stream tot three parts of ti t year, rippling over a stony bottom, flows through the town, and In some places even under the houses! It to swollen in the early spring by the atJtiog tmows of the Elfel. bu* It has scooped out for itself so dsep s chanart that floods are rare, as it sweep* clous with lucreasod volume past Dureu and J alters to Join'the

la Holland.

Surrounded by the most beautiful forests of the Heriogenwatd or Hote Venn, which completely screen the Utile town from view, the valley to so narrow that u cricket ball might te thrown from the height on which are tte ruins of the old castle to the opposite cliff oc which to the Haller or watch tower. This was placed where It Is because It allowed of a terter view tip and down the valley In the days when the robber counts of Brtch- < nsteiu levied toil 00 travelers even If they did not completely plunder them. The scenery U finest In the direction of Kaltertefbcrg. where the I'erlenbaefc may te traced Uk* a silver thread as It flow* through the wood to Join tte Boer. This ajream to caUed the Pearl brook because the dukes of lull era u**-d to derive from U the

style, are chiefly noticeable for the brass and Ironwork of their external decorations, in railings, door knocker^ lanterns. and heraldic insignia. Ida, men in armour, gonfalons and weapons figure In brass or copper to distinguish and to give • name to rate mansions. It to aald that the Impetus given to metal work was due to French Protestant Immigrants, who fled to Montjole. At any rate, there ts something qftlte French In the atmosphere of the place,' and there will te no sharp wrench In tte people casting aside the German dress they were compelled to wear against their wUl for a

I Sta

Stanway to Torre: “Too cant sot away with a thins

like this. Explain It!" (TO PE CONTINUED )

ABOUT HUSBANDS AND WIVES On* Who Should Know Has a Fsw Words to Say on Interosting Subject. In a series of stories written by Jean Pierre I'arara. designated the most married man la the world, because he has 23 times led blushing brides to the altar, are many things Illuminating to men and women. Two df his storie* discuss men and women who make the best husbands and wives. In Us own words: Consideration for hto wife's feelings is the good husband's middle name. He doesn't bawl her out tn public In fact he doesn't bawl her out at all, but If something goes wrong or be thinks he isn't getting a square deal somewhere, be has It out with her sad gets It off his chest. He doesn't go shout with a grouch bottled up. He doesn’t keep a strangle hold on the purse strings or dole out the shekels ss if be were sitting In u continuous game ot penny ante, but neither does be throw the clutch and hit on oil twelve cylinders. VThta you come to face the torts In the ease at hand the “good" bushand to the one who heeds the advice' of the Good Book and doesn't let hto fight hand know whrt the other does —or words to that effect. The women who make the test wires _r* the ones who s -e to n man's comfort without making any fuss about It. They're the one* who take an Interest tn their husband's comings and goings without keep.ug tab on him tftl be feds as If home were a Jell and she's tte keeper. They are strong-minded enough to keep husband In the straight aud narrow path, but they refrain from pushing him too far or too fast. To sum It up the women who make the best wives are tte ones who regard marriage as an occupation or s profession.—New York Mail.

Essay About Hem.

A child of nine In Standard in of a Shefileld school wrote the following essay on “Hens," says the London Telegraph : “Hens are treble (terrible) things In a garden. Tliey do not chew their food; they swallow It boll. Hens ee.t bits of pot and then the egg shells are made from these. They luy a lot of eggs If you are ducky. Some peo-

pearts for which their treasury was j pi* put pot eggs In the hep* ti*« to famous, it to true tbs', mussels are ^ tys Ctlce) them to toy. When hens

jtlU found, but no ' *

What U a MofusslIT

“Mofussll" Is a Hindoo word meaning “the provincial or rural districts" a* opposed to the towns. The Osage tic delta I* the land deposited by the river Ganges In India at Its mouth, forming an extensive tract Of very rich ■oil. The whole phrase refers to those rich, fertile districts near tte mouth of the Ganges, where great quanta!<■?

Jof rice are grown. _

for many a long day to have discov-

ered • pearl.

Quaint Building*. Narrow Streets. The little town la worthy of tto aettlnt. Against the rocky md precipitous sides of the mountain*, through which the river has cut a rray, elded, perhaps, ttf volcanic action, the inhabitant* have run up lofty and many-storied building*, which seem to aspire to reach the summits tlist onOne them In so small and cramped a apace. Houses of five and six Rories are quite common, end even loftier ones may te found. The consequence I* that the main street, which *t some ' places It not broad enough to allow of two cart* passing each other, to at ; ull time* of the day In the shade, and j (hat early in the evening R 1» buried I in gloom. This U the more noticeable ! ti.-cause up to • short time before the 1 war only oil lamp* were used In tte ! public way*. Locomotion after dark 1 waa attended with no small Incoovenl Irttee. and even peril. f«r a false turn | down ooe of the numeroaj. rmwn.ge. j unflrr toe houses might vsrily toad to

decking In tte rtvi

niu»M.-u. 01c tys ftsce) tnem to lay. tvnen nens • has claimed | start eating tte eggs, the people pot

mustard In an eggs shell. Hens have cloven feet and nearly (scaly) leg*. One kind of hens are called cockertto.'

Prats* foe Yellow Hsmm*r.

Few birds have ao many acandaia connected with their names as the yellow hummer baa In England, where the old wivea used to till that the scratches and hieroglyphic* on Us were the handwriting of old Nick himself. They do say, too. that this bird ‘drinks a drop o' the deevll'a blood every Monday morning." certainty a hod way to begin the week, 80 far as I can learn tte yellow hammer to teaIIy a harmless chap. I’ve always loved the nume given by the Italians to the young of this specie* which to “rigoletto," the name of the court foot In a well-known opera.—Exchange.

Boarding House Romance.

“Our landlady seems to have no soul for romance.'' ''Kb?" "Displays no Interest tn thiMe two young people who ore In love." "Well, tf* this way. It'^ a romance to us. but to her it simply menu* the I os* of two hoarders."—

Tte houses, mostly la tte rococo Lou tori lie Oourlrr-JoarnaL

a/TlN HAROtoi*

.. i J*kfe<H|y p!t<hed- to' f sly two b*tte ». In a recent CardlnstoReds gatro. butihat wts enough for the scorers to charge him with the loss of the game. He reUp?#d Meadows with the score 4 to S and a runner on third. A hit by Rouscb-hent IQ the-run that tied. Meadows could he charged with »*•»,-» May was

toft frith the tie game to solve. The -next hatter hit safely off May, leaving two men he had put on before he waa Jerked. They were enough. _w£en (hey •cored, to give Clndhnsti a' win

and May a black mark.

SIX WEEKS’TRAINING IS TOO MIICH-CQBB User Star Says Player Should Remember Length of Season. Looks Like Folly Jo Georgia Peach for Player to Drain Hto Endurance In Booth—Has His Own Idea of Training. Ty Oobb answers the critics of Ida training camp methods by the onsertlon that the routine of one month or flx weeks to entirely too long for tte ball player. For many seasons Oobb has refused » report to the Tigers when they entrained for Dixieland. Rarely has hq Jumped Into uniform earlier *han a •veek or ten days before the opening of the regular Reason. Cobb’s enemies repeatedly declared that fidlufh' to train would handicap Cobb considerably. Bat It has never teen ao. Several times the “Southern Typhoon" ha* started slowly, bdt along about mid June he has found hto stride and breezed along to tte sublime heights ot the offensive baseball world. “Fonr to six weeks training in tte South, with two sessions (tolly, hurt rather than help a player," Cobb explains. "After two weeks in tne South Abe player Is trained rather fine. After, that stagpuoas training begins to sap hto endurance. When the season opens be looks good sad

Ty Cobb. plays well. But before mid Augdst you will notice that he to growing stale; that he Isn’t playing with all the old dash find speed. “It would be all right for a player to train four to six weeks If be was going to piay only for abou; two month*. But when he 1s conditioning hlnwelf for six months' play It seems like folly to me to force him to drain hi* endurance powers In the South and bring him North with not enough iaft to carry him through six months' of play. “Early lo my career I spent four to six weeks in training camps Usually 1 reported for the opening of tte saa•on In fine condition. But after about two mouths I would begin to get a little stale. My work would lack zip. I decided finally that It waa because 1 was overtrained. So one season I did not report to the raipp for the full training season, hut merely pot In shout ten days’ work. AS a result X was able to put Into the regular playing season all the endurance that waa necessary and I carried It along right through to the end of the season. Instead of finishing the baseball year fagged and worn out and trained off. I was Just a* good physlcnlly as when the season began. And ever since then I’ve followed that aysieru of training Just enough to get the kink* out of my arms and leg* without the sacrifice of stamina."

MANAGER MORAN KEPT KOPF

Youngster Prorates to Be One of Shining Burs in National League This Seaton.

Leave It to Pat Morin to save hintself an see for tte day of the big emergency. He managed to retain Larry Knpf. who originally waa alated to go to the Dodgsra, hut refuaml, and tte youngster who broke Into the main show a few years ago ss substitute loBeider for the Athletic* promises to te ooe of the outstanding star* of the National league this season. Kojif ml- ‘ ready ha* made good, but bto admirers aay be >» going to ascend to even loftier height*. Both in fielding r id hatting Kojif hut been one of the a ter* of the lied*, and Moran doesn't hesitate to expr-M* bto admiration for the younipitor. Moran. It to evident now, arrotirpllidM-d a ten strike for the Beds and litui-M-if when te kept Kojif tor I Qn xnruU. ,