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wmmmmmmmmmmmmmrmmmtm tnc gauntlet between two lines of Mexicans. He heard their excited shouts. Bullets whizzed past him. He felt as it were the sting of a bean through the forearm, through the shoulder. His right hand; pierced, dropped nervelessly from the reins. He felt the blood stream down him. Then he had passed them, and as his snorting horse gathered itself to gether beneath him he heard the troop, with wild yells, take up the pursuit The river glistened before him. The current ran fast and strong. Only a moment he hesi tated; and, as he did so, he felt an other 'sting under the arm. Then he drove the stallion into the river. The bullets whipped the water about him. Kane felt his senses leav ing him, and an awful faintness. He felt the icy water wrap him round like a shroud. Behind him his pur suers had halted. No ordinary horse could swim from the south to the north bank of the Rio in flood time. The current was sweeping him away. But before him he saw, white against the night, the tents of his own people. With a last effort Kane spurred the flagging beast beneath the water. The stallion screamed and suddenly began to tread upon the river bottom. Splashing and plunging, it gained the American side and rushed up the bank. Behind him the Mexicans were still firing, but now the bullets went wild. Kane was in no danger. If only he could pull himself together and reach his goal! He reined in the stallion with his last reserve strength. He walked it slowly through the entrance to the camp. Men were already alert, aroused by the shots, and falling in. Kane heard the colonel's voice. He saw a woman standing at his side. He stopped the horse in front of the commanding officer. "Santos is leading a party to at tack the camp, sir," he faltered. "I came to warn you " And Kane fell from his horse into the arms of the colonel's orderly. They carried him into the colonel's house. Kane opened his eyes after a long interval, to see faces looking into his. He saw the doctor shake his head. A sense of supreme joy thrilled him. Tt was srnnrt to die it was good that this should be ended ( and be ended thus. And among the faces he saw that of the colonel's wife. Her tears fell over him. Kane tried to speak, but there was no need of speech. ) In that last interchange of looks all was ex plained, and the reconciliation effect ed. He had saved others what did it matter if he could not save him self? And, with his eyes still holding Dorothy's look, he fell asleep. (Copyright, 1916, W. G. Chapman.) o o SUN BURN Ordinary sunburn is a burn of the outer skin only, but in persons with tender skins, or in case prolonged exposure to the sun, especially if the skin is wet, second degree burns oc cur, with the development of large blisters. Burns of this degree should receive treatment by a physician. Any case of sunburn may be more serious than is generally believed. Much needless suffering may be prevented by protection from the sun by use of wide-brimmed hats. Wet ting the face, on the contrary, espec ially with salt water, is likely to cause severe sunburn. 'i he aoplication of talcum or other good toilet powder will protect the skin to a certain extent Treatment of sunburn consists in g soothing applications cold cream ' or vaseline applied immediately alter gently washing and drying the sunburned skin. Frequent washing will make the condition rather worse. This would be a happier world, we believe, if everybody wore a size larger shoe for comfort's sake MMBMMIiHafllMlilMlritftfiftMalttM