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THE RED LINE TRAIL
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CRITTENDEN MARRIOTT
CoaamgM. W. G. OMpMan
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TALE WITH THRILLS
Hero's a good ■«« yarn—aa
good as one of W. Clara äum
sell'a old-time stories, and with
the advantage of being modern.
It opens wiin a mysterious u*ur
der snd the securing of valuable
papers by the villain, masquerad
ing aa a rich osante secretary.
Thereupon the rich men anu one
of bis daughters hastily start on
a mysterious Journey, Its desti
nation an Island In the Soutn At
lantic. The rich man's wife and
bta other daughter follow soon
after.
robbed of hie sealed orders. Dir
ty work in the forecastle and all
over the ship. Mutiny, maroon
ing and shanghaiing. A mysterl
Island that contains no gold.
The captain's safe I«
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OUS
but something far more Impor
tant than pirate's ca»e or treas
ure cacha
And love! Why. the rich man e
son Is In levs with an actress,
to ths father's great Indignation.
One daughter ie In love with a *
working on one of
The other
young man
her father's docks,
falls In lovs with an English lord
who gets mixed up In the effet
a regular lighting son-of-a-gun.
In the sod six young and wildly
beating hearts are made happy.
The joke Is that all three mar
riages are better than
wealthy and ambitious fathers
and mothers could have hoped
for.
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their
And. by tb« war. the author,
Crittenden Marriott—who U h«T
It'« « new nan« but It'* doll*--«
to doughaut« the* he le coma ex
perienced spinner of yarn« under
Certainly ha write*
a pen name,
like a «killed craftsmen.
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CHAPTER I
On a Dark Road
The trolley station at Curwen is
email, consisting only of a closed-ln
shed with a single bench against its
rear wall and a line of glmcrack, jig
saw scroll eaves overhanging its open
frone On a dark night It is almost
invisible and is practically nonexistent.
It was well after ten on an evening
In late October when a buggy, drawn
oy a hard-driven horse and containing
a single occupant, approached the sta
tion. The man who was driving con
tinually peered ahead, in the manner
of one trying to recognize some land
mark that may tell him where he is.
When he saw the rectangular bulk of
Curwen station against the tfcy line,
he leaned out, endeavoring to distin
guish the white letters that spelled the
name. Failing to do this, he threw
hack the lap robe and prepared to get
out and Inspect them more closely.
Midway in the move, however, he
was stopped by the sudden siren shriek
of an automobile that was coming up
behind. He turned and looked through
the glaat-paned peephole In the back
of the buggy and saw two great acety
lene lamps splitting space with terri
fying speed. Instantly he shook hts
reins and tried to draw out to the
side of the road. He did not rmilly
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hind would slow down In time to pre
vent a crash. And yet that raucous
shriek had sounded very Imperative.
Again be urged hla tired horse.
The car did not halt, nor even
slacken speed. Too late he realized
that it would not or could not slacken.
Hut hla nerve waa good ; not till the
very last possible second did he aban
don hts rest and leap for safety. As
he did so, a cry rang out, the auto
veered and plunged outward, away
from him. It« rear wheels, skidding,
struck his buggy and hurled It forward
against the horse. Its front wheels
el Imbed the ridge that bordered the
road and the whole great machine
dived downward toward the river, with
a roar of throbbing engines, flying
pebbles and whirring wheels. Stagger
ing from h|s leap, he caught a gHmpse
<ot a dark form hurtling through the
moonshine to the earth, and of the
great automobile plunging into the
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water.
As he stared, shaken by the sudden
ness of It all. a beam of light switched
past him and he realized that the door
of a house till then unseen, had been
thrown open, letting out a white glare,
and that a woman waa calling to know
whether anyone was ban.
He laughed shortly. "Anybody
tin it 7" be echoed. "He ought to be. If
he Isn't. He ought to be dead. Bring
a light will you?" He plunged down
the bank toward the spot where he
had seen the dark form hurled from
the automobile. As he went, hla eyes
roved over the river, seeking the au
tomobile. but the placid surface of the
stream waa unbroken, aa if the ma
chine had never plunged Into It
A moment later be reached the bot
tom of the slope and bent over, the
body of a man. whore huddled «cd
bent form bespoke s e ri o us injury if
not death. As he stooped, however, a
groan told him that life was at least
not extract. The next moment the
glimmer of yellow light that bad been
tncreestng behind him bee« roe stronger.
as If the baarar had removed a shel
taring hadH'frem before IL Its beam*
fed upon the woonded man. direioaiag
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« ghastly wound scrim« the brow.
He looked up. The light come from
« tamp carried by a girt, whore face
dimly ta the gloom The lamp
t rertf, he noticed, was trembling
«lightly perhaps from the haste with
baps from the shock of the occurrence.
"Oh 1 Poor fellow I" she breathed.
"Is be deadr
"Be ought to be." The man spoke
harshly. "Anybody who drives an au
tomobile through the night forty miles
an boor and runs down a horse and
buggy ought to be deed. However,
he lent dead yet"
"Is anyone else hurt?"
-The man ah rugged his shoulders. "If
they were, they're past praying for,"
he said callously. "The auto went Into
the river/
The girl glanced at the water and
shivered. "Can you get him to the
house?" she asked. "We haven't any
men about the place."
The man from the buggy had risen
and was looking at the girl. She
seemed to be about twenty-two or
three years old, with clean-cut Ups
and a well-shaped nose. He could not
make out her eyes, but her chin be
spoke determination, and he guessed
that her eyes might be gray.
"No," he said, consideringly. "I
won't need to trouble you. I can man
age, I think." He bent down again,
caught the wounded man'k arm and
drew It over his right shoulder In ac
cordance with the rules for carrying
wounded on the battlefield. Then he
rose with some difficulty to hts feet,
lifting the man upon his hack, and
began to struggle slowly up the slope.
The girl followed.
The slope was short and not very
steep, but the wounded man was
heavy and the rescuer himself was
scarcely In condition for the work.
However, he went doggedly on until
he had nearly reached the top. There
he stopped, staggered, and would have
fallen backward bad not the girl
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Then Hs Rose With Some Difficulty
to Hie Feet Lifting the Man Upon
Hit Back, and Began to Struggle
Slowly Up the Slope.
propped him from behind, pushing
with s strength altogether unexpected.
The timely aid enabled him to step
over the crest of the slope onto the
road.
gratefully. "Yon siMrod us."
"You could have saved yourself,"
Mid the girl. "If you had dropped your
burden. Why didn't yon?" A new re
spect »poke In her tones.
"I always plsy the game out If the
cards have been dealt." remarked the
man. lightly, aa with firmer footing
be crossed the road and the tracks
"Thank you," he murmured
toward the open gate on the other
side. As be passed through It he
noticed that someone was standing on
the porch, and heard a soft, quivering
voice. "Oh. Edith," It colled- "What
has happened?"
"It's an automobile accident, mother,"
replied the girt, clearly. "An automo
bile jumped the bank and plunged into
the river and threw oat the driver.
This gentleman is bringing him in."
The hearer mounted the steps firmly
and followed the old lady Into the
house snd the sitting room, where be
thankfully let hla burden slip from bis
shoulder to a broad lounge. "Is there
a doctor anywhere In the neighbor
hood T he asked aa he rone.
The girt nodded. TH telephone,"
she said.
She went to a telephone hanging on
the wall and gave a number. A mo
ment later she turned around. "Doc
tor Fox U expected home any minute,"
she Mid, "and they will send him over
ss soon as he comes. He is the only
doctor anywhere near. Can't we do
•omet hing before he cones.
"Harrison." r e spond e d ' ? the ~ man
promptly. "Henry Harrison."
"Thank you. I am Edith Grant.
Can't we do something. Mr. Harri
son?" «
Harrison nodded. TH try." be an
swered. He was already feeling the
limbs of the wounded man. "One of
hts legs Is broken snd he's badly cat
«boat the bead. Get a basin of warm
water and a sponge, please."
The girl turned to the older woman.
"You're «store as a «beet, mumsey,"
rite rem. "You mast go and He down.
Come!" She tod the unresisting oid
lady from the room.
A moment later the waa back, bring
ing the water and basin. While the
man straightened the mangled leg, ahe
bathed the cut and bound It up,
A few momenta later Doctor Fog ar
rived. "Good evening, Misa Grant."
he said, nodding to the girl, as he
bent over the mangled form. "How
did It happen?"
Edith Grant glanced at Harrison,
and he explained.
"Humph !" The doctor had finished
tying up the broken leg. He glanced
approvingly at the bandage about the
wounded man's temples. Then he
opened the muddy and bloodstained
shirt snd exposed the broad chest
"Good Lord !" he exclaimed.
At his tone Harrison bent swiftly
forward and Misa Grant, who had
drawn back a little, turned toward
him with a startled face. "What is It
doctor?" quavered the girl.
"Matterÿ' The doctor was fingering
the wounds, "This man has been
shot The ballet went clear through
him and came out at his back. He'a
dying. Who shot him?"
Harrison and the girl looked at each
other. Harrison's face was white. He
seemed dismayed, perhaps terror
stricken, by the announcement "I
certainly didn't," he blurted out
"You? Certainly not!" The doctor
seemed a little surprised by the hasty
disclaimer. "Not unless you were
traveling with him. He was shot at
least an hour ago. He moat have been
pretty far gone when he ran into yon.
Did you find any papers on him?" The
doctor was working as he spoke.
"We haven't looked," Harrison spoke
calmly. The doctor's assertion that
the roan had been shot an hour before
seemed to restore hts poise. _:
The doctor slipped his hand into the
man's pockets and brought to light a
parse, a watch and other small ar
ticles. At last he drew out a flat
packet, carefully corded, but muddy,
broken and bloodstained.
Hesitantly he stared at the seels,
and then at the roan. "I don't like to
open this," he said. "I'll try to restore
him to consciousness first, anyway."
He hesitated, as if doubtful what to
do with the packet. When Edith rec
ognised his dilemma she reached out
her hand to take It. But he shook hts
head. "No, thank ypn." he said. "I'll
keep It." He slipped the packet into
his pocket, then raised the man's head
and poured a few drops of pungent
liquor between the contorted Ups.
Almost Instantly the man opened his
eyes and stared around him. "What
has happened y he demanded, striving
to straggle up upon his elbow. The
Intonation of his voice was foreign.
Gently the doctor pressed him hack.
"Lie still." he ordered. "There's been
an accident and you're badly hurt."
Into thf man's ayes snapped a look
of terror, snd he snatched at his
breast. "My pocket!" he shrieked.
"Where is It?"
"It's here!" The doctor thrust the
packet Into the man's hand. "It's
safe. Now yon must He still."
"Still I Still! Good heaven I" The
man laughed hoarsely. Hla fingers
closed tightly on the packet. "I will
lie still enough soon," he gasped pain
fully. "I muat work now. I must see
Henry Archman before I die."
"Henry Archman I" The doctor's
eyes met those of Mise Orant "Mr.
Archman lives near here." be said
soothingly. "We will send for him at
once."
"No! No I I shall go to him."
Again the man tried to struggle up.
"Where fti my car?" he demanded.
'Tour car la at the bottom of the
river," answered the doctor. "Listen
to me. You have been badly hurt.
Yon are dying—''
"1 know It Yes, I knew It when the
ballet hit me ! They think I shall fall.
But I'll fool them I I'll best them all
vet" The man's voice rang with des
peration. "I must see Henry," he re
iterated.
"So yon shall," tho doctor promised
glibly. "Bat yoa mast De still. I will
get Mr. Archman for yoa. But first
tell me who shot you."
The man mode a gesture of con
tempt "What doe« It matter?" he
demanded. "Yoa cannot touch them.
ip their fingers at the law.
They
But Henry can beat them. That will
hurt them worse. Get him for me !"
"But—" The doctor still strove to
protest
Edith Grant stepped forward. "Dy
ing men have privileges, doctor," she
said. She turned to the man on the
couch. Tell me your name and what
to say, and I will telephone to Mr.
Archman."
him? And «shat for? And what
doss he want of Archman?
(TO BU COKTINUXD.)
Threatn
I consider It s mark of great pru
dence In a man to abstain from threats
or any contemptuous expressions, for
but thrusts make him more cauri-'ti*
and the other excites bis hatred, and
to
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AMERICAN
«LEGION«
(Copy for This rupartmtat Supplied by th*
Amener, Now« Sonic«.)
WANTS HIS MARKER
PAINTED BLOOD RED
Requesting that World war veter
ans annually repaint bis immument in
blood red "to act as a reminder of the
blood shed by Minnesota men." John
Bowe. Legionnaire and aoldier of for
tune of Ouuby, Mlun., has mads hla
last win and testament.
Bowe, whose service under colors
of several nations has brought him
one of the most unique lighting rec
ords In World war history, now past
fifty-five, is awaiting that last call fur
sendee beyond. In the meantime he
has not forgotten the sacrifices of hts
comrades, and by continuation of serv
ice in the American Legion has earned
the admiration of the fellows for fais
fighting spirit.
His early life was one of hardship,
in 1888 he went to Pierre, 8. D., to
be in at the opening of Indian lands
(which did not open) and had to trek
back to Deadwood on foot to secure
employment. The next yesr he rode
500 miles through the Dakotas to Mon
tana, on to Spokane. California, Utah,
Old Mexico, saw him in what were
nearly pioneer days. Service in the
war with Spain followed this adven
turous career.
Then abroad. Bow« visited Portu
gal, Spain. Italy, Morocco, Algiers,
Egypt, Turkey, Palestine and Greece.
He saw Cuba, Panama, Veaeauela,
Martinique and other Central Ameri
can countries with odd and moat dar
ing of experiences practically every
where he visited.
He la believed to be the first Min
nesotan to get Into the World war;
In January of 1915 he enlisted In the
French Foreign Legion. There be
served for one cent a day until Octo
ber of that year when be was wound
ed In the Champaigns attack near
Ferme Navarin. He won the Serbian
medal for bravery, the French Croix
De Guerre, the fourragère of the
Legion of Honor, a Congressional
y
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Wm
John Bows.
Medal of Honor from President Mc
Kinley, and 'service medals for bis
service in the 8panlsh-Amerlcau wst
and the Philippine insurrection.
Invalided home from his French
service In 191U, Bowe found he had
been "sold out" for nonpayment of a
mortgage on his home and was forced
to start all over again. But this did
not daunt him, so he eet shout mak
ing a new home for his wife and fam
ily, and "carrying on" for them.
Bowe was an American In the cate
gory of one who served with silled
force«, and for whom special provi
sion was made that they might enter
the American Legion. He was present
at the first department convention of
Minnesota Legionnaires, and was
chairman of the congressional district
committee. Following this service
Bowe went about the state organizing
posts, about tprty coming under his
jurisdiction.
When the national convention was
held In Minneapolis Bowe was named
to the eligibility committee and was
a member of the sub-committee which
prepared the present clause setting
qualifications for membership. He
was a delegate to the second national
convention In Cleveland, O. One year
he was candidate for the post of de
PHtSWBt commander, hfl* was defeat
ed, At the Isst department conven
tion. held In Faribault. be served on
the resolutions committee.
Legion Open» Night School »
In combo tine Illiteracy In the state,
one of the first moves of Georgia petn
ber* of the American Legion is the
support of night schools, where those
unable to read or write can study.
Bolding post of Hie Legion In Gaines
ril«# ha* opened such ■ rehool. which
will have the services of Instimtors
-f the Gainesville high school.
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; OPPOSE COMMUNISTS
AM not an alarmist." sait!
Dr. Hubert N. Rowell, dep
4 uty grand exalted ruler of the
K. P.O. Efts, In addressing
members of the Berkeley (Cal.)
11 post of the American Legion. "I
J I have not come here to paint
o with red the azure skies. 1 am
11 a loyal supporter of constituted
. > government, and 1 am here to
* ' tell you of a need for a deter
> mined fight against communists
I and allied forces."
He said that there are 15 ree
ll ogntsed leaders of radicals In
Under the
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1 • the United States.
\\ direction of these crafty men
< > are 1,500 sectional leaders, and
I \ beneath them are the follower«
<* of the movement. "The United
I ' States Is a clearing house for
; [ radicalism with every ship bring- <
I lag more radicals and more of |
' their destructive literature," he <
» said. * I
:
IJ "At present there radicals are 1
«► raising a fund of$2,000,0001nC«ll- ,
J J fonila, Nevada and Oregon for J
> the purpose of carrying on their <
[ work of disrupting government. ,
In closing, the <
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< > he declared.
11 speaker called upon the men of *
< • the Legion to again take up de- <
11 feime of their country against \
' • the menacing forcée of I. W. W. <
J1 radicals and communists." J
FAILED TO CONFORM
WITH BODY'S POLICY
Daylight Post. 229, Department of
California, the American Legion, «M
suspended not because of its ex
pressed views about adjusted compen
sation, but because tu membership did
not conform to tbs legally adopted
policies of the national and depart
ment organisations. This Is the an
nouncement made by Morgan Keaton,
adjutant of the California department
who has wrtttsn posts in the principal
cttlsa of tbs country sxplalning the
stand of the officials.
The post went on record as unfavor
able to passage of the adjusted com
pensation measure, snd Department
Commander James F. Collins prompt
ly suspended the poet and celled for
surrender of Its charter until the de
partment bed time to act. Ths execu
tive committee sanctioned this act of
the commander.
Post officials have since announced
that they will Uke their fight for re
instatement to the national organisa
tion, but the matter muat first be con
sidered by tli« department convention.
Keaton's latter to other post* at the
organisation, says:
"This suspension should not be con
fused as any attempt on the part of
the State department to reprea« or
coerce Daylight post, or Is the ques
tion or adjusted compensation In
volved; nor Is the question of free
speech Involved; but la simply to be
clearly understood to mean that Day
light poet or any other poet must
agree to conform with the legally
adopted policies of the American Le
gion or withdraw therefrom. A man
or post cannot serve two masters or
support two opposite causes. If Day
light post wishes to oppose adjusted
compensation It has that right, snd
Its method In doing so Is to withdraw
and join three who ere opposed to H.
because the Legion favors the adjust
ed compensation as a result of de
liberations In five national conventions,
and there every unit belonging to the
Legion must of necessity adopt the
same policy."
Voteront Are Urged
to Beware of Sharpen
The American Legion Is warning alt
veterans against paying any fees to
rneys who offer to ««cure a certlfl
flmned in lieu of lost discharge.
atto
cote
In a recent letter from Watson B. Mil
ler, chairman of the Legion's national
rehabilitation committee, Instances
were mentioned where unscrupulous
attorneys were seeking fees for this
work, when the government furnishes
the certificates without charge.
Mr, Miller advisee all veterans to
either apply direct to the adjutant
general of the army or to write the
service bureau of the American Le
gion, 417 Bond building, Washington,
who will handle the case without
charge.
Bridgeton (N. J.) Poet
to Aid New Hotpital
Shoemaker poot of the American Le
gion In Bridgeton, N, J., received a
bequest of $4,000 from the father of
Hie roan for whom the post was
named, with the request that it be
used for erecting a memorial building.
The Legionnaire*, impressed with
the possibilities for service to the com
munity offered by erection of a new
hospital in Bridgeton, authorized the
turning over of this bequest to the
building fund for the Institution. The
generosity of the Legionnaires wll! be
marked by a special room dedicated
to the men who gare their Hres dur
ing the World war.
Legion Men at Scout Loadere
A class of 25 Legionnaire* are busy
In Bloomington, Si, receiving Instruc
tion from scoot leaders so that they
may take charge of troops of boy
scouts in fhat city. The Legion in
Illinois (s greatly Interested and Louts
K. Davis post of Bloomington, one of
the strongest posts in the state, will
sponsor practically all troops to that
city, which are to be in charge of the
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retire."
"Yet. my boy. I have been prac
ticing In this neighborhood for more
than thirty years. It Is tim« 1 gave
you young fellows a chance.
"Could I purchase—"
"Sorry, my boy. but 1 hare sold my
entire operating outfit.'*
"I outy wanted to bify your stock of
old magasines."— Louisville Courier
Journal.
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