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22 I The Yellow Trail I fit , i <■•; , . % 'j —■ ■ —■'' ■'■ ' . .. ,ni ■■■■l . 4 By E. MANCHESTER BODDY | £ (Cupjrlght, 102?, by TimN-Mtrrw P»n Printed by nrraoteinent with Metropolitan ' Sen »p*p«r Serrlce.) . ji (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) With a long gaze at the wonders of radiant nature in Winter time, Fete completed his toilet In the cold, soft snow and returned tOf the little shaek. where the welcome afoma of breakfast almost tempted him to pinch the mahogany cheek of the old Indian hy way of appreciation. In stead he took the place at tire table that had been provided for him and devoted his entire attention to the steaming oatmeal and dried flsh that; the woman brought, smoking hot.; with corn biscuits, from fire. The meal finished, he Jjet about ih as skillful a manner he bon Id mus ter, learning what” the old 'lndian Knew of the characters be felt must * figure In his Immediate future; ;.V , ' CHAPTER XII. ■//..}. Pol* longrt weary days* days |W#A merged Into weeks, Pete bent qver : his work in the Dead Finding on his arrival there only two men, both discontented and shiftless drifters, he accepted the burden of-, carrying on the largest share of the work himself. He found the workings to bo lit tle ntore than a rather well developed : prospect, with one main tunnel fol- j lowing vein matter for probably one j hundred yards into the slope of the j mountain This tunnel ended abrupt ly. however, and Ham. a seasoned old.) miner, who had long since lost inter- j cst in everything save the avoidance I of starvation, hid started Pete dig- I N plug what he termed a cross cut, a ; sort of new tunnel, directly at right angles to the old one, insisting that Pete wheel the muck from the new diggings Into the space between its opening and the face or end of the old tunhel. Keforo many weeks had passed Pete became hardened to his work and took great pride in the bulge of muscles that made even his over sized flannel shirts seem small. There were no regular hours for work, the men usually starting early in the morning and working until they had driven in the new tunnel or cross cut an allotted distance. If the "going was good.”-as the men said, it meant that much more leisure: if the work j •was hard, and it usually was. owing i to unusual formations of the rock } encountered, the men continued work- j Ing longer. Once each week a runner came j from Salmon Tooth Pass, checking up the work done at the mine and j bringing to the workers food, cloth- j ing. old magazines and such luxuries j as the men might send for from the | commissary below. At first Pete mado no effort to obtain information 1 from his companions, deciding it | would be best first to earn as much of ] their confidence as possible. The -wis-J dom of itis policy was demonstrated j with the first visit of the runner, j whom Pete observed talking covertly | and at some length with Ham. That j they were talking about him he had J no doubt, as he quietly observed trie ' 111-concealed .glances and motions of [ the two men. However, he noticed a j much better and more friendly at- ■ tltude on the part of the two miners ' toward him after the runner had left. For some time he wondered how Birl lor had squared matters with Jenkins and others to whom he was undoubt edly accountable. A remark passed -quite casually by Ham, in which he mentioned “breaking rock’’ with, a significant smile, cleared his mind on this point. He recollected that the gold company seemed to specialize In having fugitives from justice In its service. Bulier had apparently used his first-hand knowledge of this policy in arranging a safe berth for Pete. Nevertheless. Pete had little s doubt that after all he. was still vlr- j tually a prisoner, and that all con- i cemed knew him to he Peter Aldan I and hot Philip West. Before long the two miners - seem ed to consider Pete one of them selves and talked freely with him. Little by little he picked up odds and ends of tile crooked career of the Salmon River Gold Company. Sev eral circumstances which had puz zled him deeply were explained. He had never before been able to un derstand why practically all of the ®ld placer miners, men independent and prosperous in their own way, ■with flumes, shovels, and pans, had been willing to relinquish their hold ings to Browning's Company. Kioch, Ham’s companion, innocently enough j furnished an excellent explanation. Pete deducted that * through some means or other he, Kioch, had title at One time to a bit of placer ground in the gulch below. Browning. Kioch explained, had made the same offer and terms with him as with all the others. Pete, showing unusual inter est-in the transaction, asked to see the contract in the matter and Kioch proudly and obligingly furnished him , with it. . J Peto found ono important provi&ion 1 'TMC WOOL-OS TEST J3L . V . A l-.k _*-_ s 1 ’*' ?? T. >y. *f ”, '.. ~ Sterling Introduces the “Scotty Blucher A Typical College QirVs Oxford 4 .* ** .-* " .- r ' ; .'■>. • . ' t U ' ‘ ’-^ Jr f IT has the smart easy swing of the practical shoe. It is sturdily built for the more exacting service of fall, with a water-proof welt to give added character and protection, * \ ♦ “Sterling 8-0-8” Silk Stockings $ 1.85 Undoubtedly the finest full-fashioned silk hose regularly obtainable at this new low price. Black* white and twenty different colors. - H * ■, ~ - ‘ t / \*X m 7 I? Qfrcmt D «i° na fty across from- - - - ipo/ r direct the Ncw Willard Hotel fc'EMOEg AND HO»IgRV * TATLX Jt f °" MeN AI-JO 'W OMEN in the paper that interested him p«y>- soundly. A paragraph provided that, In ad dition to a cpusideratfo-u of stock,.the company specifically' agreed- to epect a huge dredge on' the placer -property consolidated by them and to', bavfc it . in operation by tbe last day®of the coming January. Even the specifica tions of the dredge were set down in detail. Pete knew, even from his limited experience In mining, what a tremendous outlay of capital the project involved. ■/ . From this point on he pressed bis search for further information, and once he had been able to engage the runner in lengthy conversation. From him he learned that even the workmen at the pass w;ere aware of something decidedly wrdng at head quarters. There hid been rumors of trouble with: some- of the old placer miners and the guards at the pass .were finding It nipre and more diffi cult to keep men from entering the gulch. For some time the story of a landslide.had, sufficed, hut lately new exciises had to be made nearly every week. His great opportunity oame, how ever, one afternoon nearly a week following his talk with the runner. On this day Pete and his two fellow I workmen were surprised by an un j expected visit from a group of six ; men, all strangers to Pete. Two of them were obviously labor- I ers brought along bo carry what ! equipment the other four might rc ; quire for the journey in addition to | the small haversacks they themselves j carried. • Pete was as much Impressed by the sudden appearance of the fdur clean shaven, carefully groomed visitors as though he himself had always- lived in the hills. ■ .• The visitors proved to be J. D. Browning, himself distinguished from the rest of the party by the soft pink skin of his plump face and the pudgy white hands that net-vopsly tugged at his well groomed mustache. An other of the party-, one.constantly in his immediate proximity. Pete found to be a Mr. Sharpe.'. As Pete' care fully took in every detail, of his features he marveled at the appro priateness of the name. A small,.ob long head, front the half bald portion of which stearii arose in a thin vapor 1 as the owner removed hir - fur cap, ! seemed to converge into a long, beak i like nose, with eyes on either bide j intended apparently for no other pur | pose than to emphasize the .presence of the combined nose and forehead. ! The pallor of his .face, tooi blended i perfectly with the dirt-flecked snow | about the entrance of the tunnel. • Both Browning and Sharpe snapped I out questions at the other two, who j stood, with lags wide apart, rolling j and unrolling numerous blue-prints I that emerged in astonishingly large [ quantities from folds in their pocket*, j it soon became apparent-that one Was j Peieg Demons, company engineer,land J the other the company lawyer, whose | name Peter finally learned was HOus j ton. « I After much sweeping of arms and ■ comparison of notes, interspersed [ with words Pete could not catch, the • visitors finally folded their docu i ments and advanced into the entrance I of the tunnel. t- Demons called loudly for candles, then grabbed the ones ottered by Pete with the contempt and overbearing manner of a man passing on to in feriors abuse and derision he himself -is accustomed to receive. What happened inside the tunnel Pete could not know. But at the end of afi hour the four men came out puffing and perspiring from exercise •more strenuous than mere walking. Another conference took place at the mouth of the tunnel and this time •Pete saw to it that he kept within [hearing distance. ! A blacksmith shop, or rather a j crude shelter over a forge used for > heating dull steel picks drills, I faced in such away toward tbe. par ticular spot near which the four men stood that the sound of their voices carried perfectly. Pete had discov ered this listening post quite by acci dent during his first few days at the mine and had, in fact, used it fre quently for the very purpose it now .served him. Pete listened eagerly for the expected words and was soon re warded. Browning, apparently ad dressing Demons, talked first. “Well, there’s this much about it. Demons, we can’t move that muck In there ourselvea, - These fool men you’ve got up here are apparently working. Rather unusual, but. never i theless, we've got to look at that pay stuff you say Is In there." "But none of the three know It’s there,” the engineer replied. “Don't you, think It’s dangerous? Barclay, the one who ran into it. swears he covered it up at once and told no one. He's been where he can’t talk for weeks now.” "Well, we can't keep it covered up forever,” Sharpe broke in irritably. , "Houston here, saj s he’s gone as far |as he can in fjxtp’ the title. It’s as 1 much our mine now as it ever will TBE EVENING STAS. WASHINGTON, p. C. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 18. ,1923. ; be unless you fellows can prodtfee that Brud Hawkins, or bring him back to life or something.” ’ Browning turned sharply to Hous ton, who, so far as Pete could make cut, had said little or nothing since blu arrival “Dj you think it's safe to open her he asked. Tfco lawyer had plainly been asked -■thin same question many times bar forp, judging from the irritable man ner in which he snapped out an em phatic No.” At this Sharpe gave way to a , tirade of abuse. ■ cursing himself .for getting .mixed up in the deal first of all. then including Browning and Do- - mens in his denunciation, and then .ending by declaring that if Houston , couldn’t figure some way of releas ing the title to the accursed mine, , the whole project, Houston included, could go to hell. Browning rose to‘the occasion, and as his partner lost control of himself Browning now gave the appearance of complete mastery of the situation, and,-of himself most of all, as ha an--, iswered Sharpe: ■ . ' "Now, Bill, forget, it. You don’t mean that. If this thing blowk up you know and 1 know and Houston pnd Demons know there’s only one place we can all go. And that place ain't hell, exactly.—it’s worse. It's got bars on the doors!” Such a statement, coming as it did frem the leader, caused a painful silence to fall over the entire group. Browning quietly tpgged»at his mus tache as he watched the effect of his words. Sharpe pouted sullenly, and ground a cigarette to powder beneath the heel of his boot. Houston alone batted not fcft eye. ahd |fave qro alg* of emotion of any kind. “A fine crowd,” Pete mused to him self, as he took In the silent four from the tall of his eyes. Peieg Demons, weakest of the lot, was first to break the sltcncc. “Is —is —it —so bad •as that?” he faltered, looking earnestly at Brown ing Vi “Oh. - hell, Peieg. don’t come with that innocent stuff now—you know what you’vd done to half the hold 'outa you’ve man-handled. How many are at the bottom of old Dan Morgan’s shaft? You'd be lucky to go to jail.” Demons winced at the words and paled perceptibly, as he answered, "Well —I’m for doing anything to keep ’er from busting—Just say the word.” Sharpe, apparently recovered from his sudden’ temper, long enough at least to find his voice, lit another cigarette and talked between puffs. "Come, boys, no use talking this way," he urged in a conciliatory man ner. "This thing Isn't going to bust. None of us needs to worry if we stick together and play the game. But we’ve got to take chances, we've simply got to. Now tell ipe again, Houston, just where do we stand, and for heaven's sake talk. Let’s get this thing straight, once for all. Where do we stand without this stuff ■ here?” From the flick os ashes sent lh . the direction of the tunnel, ‘the '■ "here” referred, to the mine. “We have two months to install a ) quarter million dollar dredge on our placer ground, or we lose it,” Hous ton replied. ‘‘That’s that. You and 1 your Wall street concern have sold j more than that valuation of stock,! but our concern has embezzled the money, and lost It to some other | crowd of Wall street pirates.” i "Not that part of it, Ern," Sharpe f interrupted. "I mean how do we i stand on the contracts and things?" ) It was Sharpe's turn now to join the ifimic-stricken Demons. Silent Ern Houston continued; “And, j if we don't make good the money to ! the stockholders, or build our dredges, it's jail for all of us—maybe more for some.” he added, looking furtive- | ly from Demons to Browning. No one listening to Houston's talk could fail to get the full meaning of 1 his words or to doubt the seasoned ! judgment behind them as he con tinued: "We have one chance of getting out with our skin and with money. That chance is at the bottom of this tun nel. If Demons' story of a strike is right, we’ve got a chance. I'm no miner, and 1 don’t know. So far as the title to this® property is con cerned we don’t own it. It stands in the name of Brud Hawkins. We or dered Hawkins put away and Bulier i Garret says Slim Eliot did it.” It ! teemed- tq Pete that Houston men- j ioned the- 'deed .wlfh disfibef. relish. ! “if Hawkins is dead, * and" doesn’t j J come to life, I’ve got the legal end of j > getting the title fixed. If he doesjr turn up, well, that’s something else j again.” Browning took up the subject where j Houston left it. “Now Hawkins never did know what he has here, .that much is certain, isn’t it, Demons?”'! he asked. Demons assured him it was. j ’Now, that being the case.” Brown- j ing continued, “I agree with Sharpe, j Let’s bring a crew up here and get 1 at this gold. Let’s take a chance on j the legal end—we’ve got to take a chance somewhere.” “Why not make it appear that the stuff is coming from some other mine —we can get a hole in the ground Zomewbere for a dummy,” Demons suggested. (Continued In Tomorrow’s Star.) 0 „ The world’s greatest center of the j pencil-making Industry la the Ger-j man city of Nuremberg, whoso sac- } tories turn out 300,00#,000 pencils' in j a year. . ' J • - • I -f "I. ■i. ... —. ■■■ '—»■«■« , ' _ ii ,J ■ -i ' :'i. •' . ' • • . ■ • , Member Better Business Bureau S. Kann Sons Co. ■ v fj* Telephone Main 7200 / . “THE BUSY CORNER” • Pcnna. Ave., Bth & D Streets Many Styles in Fall Skirts jf tt ¥ • ~w~i ¥ || Fashioned of AU the New Materials (jOOCI LOOKIUg F FOCKS ‘J*. —An unusual assortment we A AA Ad- 5 I I ■ • «£• have assembled to offer JL#l 111 I HI V I \§ (&’ Wednesday at a very special V • ' ” ' (• price. Choice— ;...... S —The sale last Saturday was a signal jLt * wW\ —The materials'arc fine.quality striped Roshanara crepe, SUCCCSS, and WC are very lucky to SCClire ; also plain, in gray, tan and bine. All pleated models. more of them for another sale. ''dHt-- Others arc crepe de chine in plain colors. There are also . * .'Hi <B many wool crepes in the lot, plain tweeds and tweed mix- materials are Cie Clime, tufes; *■ ■ ' v Flat Grepe, Charmeuse and Satin. 4 »„ i^ inat, r -The styles include the s.raightline modes, / MM —Still others are sport skirts in combination colors, of *H e l° n S waist effects, dresses with full § checks and plaids. Many arc box-pleated pleated skirts, some have flounces, some ,J,U , JfflJjMv ■m styles. pleated panels over full skirts. Jmmlmilk There are all-sizes to choose from, but not all sizes in each style. -n. , , . , . . MSKSsjSeM |X Kami’s—Second Floor. —There are round-ncck styles, many with ,/M QW|\ g|— _____ lace collars, others have pleated georgette | 4 Bgi' High Pile Fabrics at - - i •*J\J /beads. .■ ’ Ifflli' , —The new and lustrous fabrics that make the present-day coats garments of real T hej Have thrCC-CJUarter and shot t sleeves.^.l , beauty. Most of them have self girdles, many are fin- Lustrosa. Formosa, Scan tic Bolivia and Trouvenetle ished with fancy buckles. ‘Colors are-^T V —Styles are of conservative straight effects. tHe>attractive wrap-around models. ~’ i vi_„t * . J&P' Some of them have the collars and cuffs of self materials, but there arc also many ' Drown navy ana OIaCK. MISSCS and - with fur collars and cuffs. # women s sizes. L $ —All are warmly lined and interlined. Colors arc black, brown and kit fox; sizes rr > i 36 to 44. x •>", . Kann’s-Sccond Floor, Kann s—hecond Floor. I Bib Collars Carter’s Cotton Ribbed Outing Flannel Gowns Prove Their I . Underwear Warmth These Chilly Nigh,* & $1.75. Acat styles fashioned from good quality outing Special <£ 1 (lf| In the medium weights for fall wear flannels, neatly finished with wash braids and hem - A • V ntitchinp I— Popular for smart wqar —Women’* Carter Cotton Ribbed Underwear. cnuig, la the bib collar, made of medium weight; vests have high neck, long • n , . n Point venlae. Val and sleeves, or high neck, short sleeves; low neck. • uung Funnel Qowns, m Ejitra and Regular Size other novelty laces, in short sleeves. Tights in knee and two styles, both with double Outing Qowns, the extra white and ecru. ankle i ength# . woven bands. Regu- |A A WP yoke; one style with collar. sizes finished with enibroid- Pleatings are the | lar sizes. Each 1 SaSv the other is collarless. Pink ered scallops on “V” neck Smartest Trimmings Extr * S,zeß ’ Each ’ Sl '“ s and dj | g- the regular sizes are finish nf the Hour H —W/omen’* Carter Knit Ribbed Union Suits, art jl TJ stripes. At.. 1 •Jmtij ed with mercerized braid 1 are hemstitched and ;r n iss.*”"Vtm“% 1 DuuVnS!lviSi, "«,«! knce“ - .Vh : usi« t \|l OuOng Flannel Oowns, ribbon trimmed. Another I wearer. H style;. ribbon shoulder straps, knee ap A// illl trimmed with wash braid; size in the extra size gowns l and*coioral H Icn S th - Regular sizes. Each /f J double yoke, all with long is made with round neck priced according to width | Bxtin Sixes, Each, (3.50 Ugw T sleeves, braid d* -d mr gm and hemstitched trim- a yard. *»«■ to —Warnin'* Carter Medium Weight Cotton Ribbed rSB I W trimmed. At 1• / mcd. Zf* / A l n^ u ast : fKasrt.sw!.s®.\» I I a» o«w * At W.oy black combined with silver boa .trap., kn., 1.n,11i. r.liitorc.a. Hal J, gQ IN I fl with V neck; two Styles „ and plain silver. seams. Be6ul^^ s *f i j' a^ ch • VIJ , v a> fll trimmed with mercerized Outing Gowns, regular —Pleating, a yard. 91.25. £ Bxt*» eleee, eeee 91.70 mS ■! - sizes, with ‘V ” neck front —Block and Sliver, yard. Children'a Cotton Ribbed Vnderwear. high neck. \B M\ br . another IS hem- •i j r ,• ’ 95-50. < long sleeves; Dutch neck, elbow'sleeves; knee and 1 Soh\ stitched; some are hand em- JHii.nea \\ .in lancy A\ hltc Kann’s —Neckwear Dept., ankle length. Pants on muslin bands, /IM Kmirlpmri tmrl braid. d? B* Street Floor. Size 20. each , Dro,aer P a , an “ _ a , 'ft A> A S - sue* sz to 34, rack fi.oo or hemstitched, A A •* • sj All Silk Spanish Kann’s—Street Floor. ‘P At Floor. Allover Laces g 11 —l - 1 111 1 0 Very Much in Demand ■**■ l sortment of colors, includ- \ f \ . | G—. V ) All TTZ I Priced ~ f * —Are beautiful enough to VL I /'V Vs TTh / • * TF/7 • I O /H( I • use just for ornament, but Plain White Syracuse China they are also gloriously Kann’s-Street Floor. % •/ wa ™ and delightful. The Hen Tapestry *iA Seconds”-Thousands of /\ b.a'jljl 1 .95 Petit Point I I Pieces-- A Manufacturer’s I "2x9oin. at.. JL X— . • Embroidery | |JL J Surnlus • .■ JL J -Made of long staple wool, —ls quite the fad in | ‘ g\L£ *” « SALE w ’ tb a * ong eec y nap ’ ' n y classes.**** tnStrUCtm * | -%MI pure white china that will stand hard usage and does not craze, or discolor ct*?alsopretty plaid or De w?ol, e coverfng “°f somTof the items we have quantities, in others the quantity is limited. Come jn” mtS. the stools, chair backs, seats, early for best selection. . ligntlv imperfect. blanket, but the white is bound bell pullics, for scarf ends, —T ea Cups, 3 for 19c. —Casserole Dish Covers, 19c each. in d a i nty colored bindings. The !l C lf ou have a coat of —Saucers, 3 for 19c. . —Oval Vegetable Dishes, covers missing, bindings arc of wide silk or ‘ arms or a crest in your Coffee Cups, o for 19c. 19c each. satin. Blankets can be used for family, this can be de- —Bread and Butter Plates, o for 19c. —Vegetable Dish Covers, 19c each. single or three-quarter beds, or signed for you if you dc- ._£j e Plates, 4 for 19c. "* v . —After-dinner Cups and Saucers, 6 for suitable for twin beds. 4 sir* , . . j —Tea Plates, 4 for 19c. ‘ r , V '-' 19c. P rabrSd C e e ry : -Breakfust Platen, 3 for 19c. ■ -Sugar Bowls with covers, 19c each. -«*«.;». P.rt.wool 81.nk«,. •Ul SO to SSO 00 —Diniiet Platen, 2 for 19c. * J .' ' Tea Pots with covers, 19c each. made of good materials, T y 3>1.0U to *9V.W —Soup Plates, 3 for 19c. -Meat Platters, —Skeins of I OJ/sr —Tea Bowls, 2 for 19c. —Meat Platters. Y * rn I —Fruit Saucers, 4 for 19c. —Meat Platters, —Balls of Yarn. CA —Oatmeal Saucers, 3 for 19c. —Meat Platters, 2 oMncc *- —Celerv Dishes, 19c each. —Meat Platters. onn c. j —Cake" Plates, 19c each. —Open Vegetable Dishes. 19c each. excellent weight. A Q C-’“ JiUU Stamped —Bouillon Cups, 2 handles, 5 for 19c. —Gravy Boats, 19c each. pair .. •• “Busy Hour —Covered Casseroles, bottom only, 19c —Cream Pitchers. 19c each, Kann’s-Street Floor. /V Aprons each. Kann’s-Third Floor. [[ 0— I'i. saewwa:. Special Fall Sale of Beds and Bedding terns. L«zy daisy, French M ** K Crwwk . . , Bed ou,fi,s jqO Fine Layer Felt t Ti<w ' Bed, Spring and Mattress , T Pure Linen Huck Jj fl j || I I; hip IL | \Jg vjl I Made hr tbe capital BeMlag cV. Face Towels P 3 JLi-JUIT X. V* y •S\J -SUil Ux*! Inches; ,i"»W SO. JwIU.UU regularly 59c. Special • \1 T>Tin and douwe bed si«e*. <4r -*• v v v ■ * X I ¥r ** m b II Each lied a eary strong link snrlnc All Cjws : i . M m I I j and . thick soft cotton-ailed mattreas. _ Qur U||lJ> , but by spccial CAa uIA iii'i. s f I// 25 Brass Beds v 3 Less rsrsrKi?* fl ■ Tl llahl t i J r‘i/ ==: l r A , J // m» 0 • n . low SIO.OO prioc. Just how great a i/V/V A It'll tr I I J I 111 hjsdi // 1 nan Regular Prices value the«> arc canto® gathered from _ • . k i. 1 I S ft [I a, Ii I ' All ITiill T1a„1,1„ c;„„ the fact that a good cottun-jUlPrl mat —Good weight, with hem- || .'ffl JHj L t&BgSptSSf&r , B “Ull Uouolc Size tresa usually sell* at a higher prioc Stitched ends; very close- H - ’ Reduced» Wednesday, Each than Offering layer felts for •*' " —Perfect quality, guaranteed lacquer (( UfllilgttlH 1 sl*§s 50 SiHgU ******** Beds —Cotton Toweling Crash, —Reduced Wednes- g g ... ' ■ ■ day to, each 9/*OO Imperial StUrh. ~ Cpnon-Filled SKSI 1 R a ee^,a^ y I( 1SC - -Ana .ii. .P.c1.1 price Ipolude. .prln.e. " , II vard ’ 12 I ZC A moet remarkable value; Just think of y ° U it. a whit© enamel continuous post bed \]U o*% OOesD Kann’s—Street Floor. y complete with link-springs, choice of eysraSKi Third Floor. ' . B a T ft. or 3.6-ft. widths. ~ . AU Siaes . , AU Sizes - ‘ ' , *•—■ ■ - - .1. ■■ - v>. ■' —:•■■■■■ 11 1 J-.v-