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HE A RICARDO GUZMAN IS LURED MURDERED, BUT DAVE REAL PLOT AND Mrs. Alaire Austin, handsome i lost In the Texas desert, wanders ranger, waiting in ambush for a Mt there 24 hours, until Law capture. her home. "Young E'd" Austin. dri insulting Insinuations about the leagued with Mexican rebels and hu Gen. Luis Longorio, Mexlean feder Mexican rmch, to collect war damal Dave Law kills a cattle thief. Mrs covers he is secretly in love with hI CHAPTER X-Continued. A new moon was swinging In the sky as Alaire and Dave rode back toward Las Palmas. How or when Alaire Austin came to feel that this man loved her, she never know. Cer tainly she knew tonight, and, strange to say, tihe knowledge did not disturb her. Alaire had been repelled by Luis LongorIo's evident love for her. but a similar emuotion in this man's breast had quite the opposite effect. She wIs eager for friendship, hungry for aiffec tion, starved for that worship which every womani lives upon. Ilaving a wholesomime n('tiblleice in her own strength of eharineter, and complete faIth in Law's senlse of honor, she was neither alarmed nor offend(d. For the first tine In years she il lowed her intimiate thoughts free ex pression, and Spoke of her hopes, her interests and her efforts; under tihle spell of the moonlight. she even con fided somethling about those dreimis that kept her company and robbed her World of its sordidness. Dave Law discovered that she lived in a fanciful land of unrealities, and the glimpse he gained of it was delightful. Supper was walting when they ar rived at Las Palmas, and Dolores an nlounced that "Young Ed" had tele phoned from the Lewis ranch that he would not be home. Yielding to a sid den impulse, Alaire said to her comi panion: "You must dine with me. Dolores will show you to a room. I will he ready in half an hour." i The Austin ranchhouse offered a contrast to the majority of Texas country homes. Not for many years had Dave Law been a guest amid such surroundings, and lie began to feel more and more out of place. With growing discomfort, he realized that the mistress of tils residence was the ichest woman In all this part of Tex ns, and that lie was little better than a tramp. Alaire knew how to be a gracious and winning hostess; of course she d11( not appear to notice her gue'st's embarrassment. She had rather welcomed the thought that thIs man cared for her, and yet, had she delIberately planned to dampen his feeling, she~ could hardly hav~e succeed ed better than by showing hiim the wide disparity in thueiur lives and situa tions. D~ave was dismayed; he felt sion. " ied orr he wiled th e Flow.er her poudrec a nderuos.taning wth noiloserO the stepsma he haid ridde she ctihough tht souet whch tey hpd id neft liner onge thehadfre Rdin for hougihdto bhe saoed:~ h"Youl areac axetng unetoning with thn abouetatfl sbjcthich." e "Yes," "I have thought It over; In fact, have been thinking about It all day but even yet I don't know what t< tell you. As for Its effect unon my .RT OF By ReA Copyright by Ha TO THE MEXICAN SIDE AND LAW DISCOVERS THE ACTS DECISWELY oung mistress of Las Palinas ranch, into the camp of David Law, state xican murderer. She has to remain his man, kills another and escorts mikard, berates his wife and makes ranger. Law discovers Austin is rse thieves. Mrs. Austin encounters ia, when she goes to La Fera, her ,es, and he makes odious love to her. . Austin gives himx a horse and dis r1. self-you know I care very little what people sa1y or think." "I'm sorry I killed the fellow-I shouldn't have done it, but-one sees things differently out in the rough and here in the settled country. I can't hell) but feel that his conduct, under the circumstances, called for-what he got. i[e wasn't a good man, in spite of what Jose says; Anto confessed to me that they were planning all sorts of (eviltry together." "That Is hardly an excuse." Alaire siled faintly. "Oh, I know !" Dave agreed. "Don't wvaken ol nily account." "No! I'm not thinking of the conl 5Qetluences to you or to me. You are the kind of mann Who can protect hilm] self, I'm sunre; your very ability in that direellon frigh tens me a little on Jose's acecount. Blut"-she sigld and lifted lier slioulers in a shrug-"perhapsIM time will decide this question for ts.'' Dave laughed witll some reiie'. "I think you've worried yourself enough over it, ima'am,'" he said; "splitting hairs as to what's right and what's wrong, when it doesn't matter much, in either case. Suppose you continue to think it over at your leisure." "Perhaps I'd better. And now" Alaire extended her hand--"won't you and Montrosa come to see me once in a while? I'm very lonesome." "We'd love to," Dave declared. He had it on his lips to say more, but at that moment an eager whinny and an limpatient rattle of a bridle bit camte from tile driveway, and he smiled. "There's her acceptance now." "Oh, nol She merely heard your voice, the fickle creature." Alaire watched her guest until he had disappeared into the shadows, then she heard him talking to the mare. Benito's words at the rodeo oc eurred to her, and she wondered If this Ranger might not also have a way with women. The house was very still and empty wvhen she re-entered it. CHAPTER XII. The Guzman incident. Ricardo Guzman did not return from Rtomnero. The man had disap lpeared, it seemed, completely and mys teriously, At first the facts appeared plain: a citizen of the United States hiad been lured across the border andl (lone to death by Mexican so1liers-for' it soon became evident that Ricardo was dead. The outrage was a casus belli such as no self-respecting people could ignore; so ran the popular ver diet, The ominous maIled serpent which Jay along the Rio Grande stirred itself. Of course, the people of Texas were delighted that the long-delayed hour had struck ; accordlingly, when the state dlepartment manifested its will ingness to allow' Don Ricardo ample time in which to come to life in pref erence to putting a further strain upon international relations, they w~ere both surprisedl and enraged. Telegraph wires began to buzz ; the governor of the state sent a s'arcastic message to the national capital, offering to dis patch a company of Rangers after Gluzman's body, just to prove that he was indleed dead, and that the Mexi can authorities were lying when they professed ignorance of the fact. Thuis offer not only caught the popu lar fancy north of the Rio Grande, but it likewise had an effect on the other side of the river, for on the very next (lay General Luiis Longorio set out for Rlomero to investigate personally the 'ancher's disappearance. Now, throughout all this public clamor, truth, as usual, lay hidden af the bottoi of its well, and fewv even of Rticardo's closest friendls suspected the real reason for his murder, Jonesvilie, of course, could think or talk of little else than this outrage, and1( Blaze Jones, as befitted its lead ing citizen, was loudest in his criticism of the government's policy. Blaze's conception of diplomacy wapcuir "If Potosi didn't talk straight that consul oughta bent a gun bar'l over the old ruffian's bean and telephoned for a couple h1hdred battleships. We Ahlericans ar0 cussed with notions of brotherly loN and universal peace, [Jah I We're bound td~ have war, Dave, some day .Or other. Dave nodqed his agreement. "Yes. - But-verybpdf has the wrong idea of FHE SU Beach rper & Brothers this Guziman killing. The federal ofil cers in Roiiero didn't frame it up." "No? Who did?" "Tad Lewis." - Jones started. "What makes you think that?" "Listen I Tad was afraid to let Ur bina come to trial. Ricardo's dead and (lie other witness is gone. Now draw your own conclusions." .ones was amazed. "Say, Dave," he cried, "that means your case has blown up, ehl?" "Absolutely. Lewis has been selling 'wet' stock to the federals, and he probably arranged with sonme of them to nurder Ricardo." Blaze cursed eloquently. "I'd like to hang it onto Tad; I'd sure clean house (own his way if I was positive." "I sent a- man over to Romnero," Dave explained further. "He tells mc Riear do is dead, all right. There's a new grave in the little cemetery above the town, but there hasn't been a death in Itomnero lately." The speaker watched his friend closely. "If we had Ricar do's body on this side it would put an end to all the lies, and perhaps force Colonel Blanco to make known the real facts. It miight even mean a case against Tad Lewis." "What d'yon say we go over there and get Ricardo?" Dave smiled. "That's what I've been leading up to. Will you take a cliance?" "Yes." "I knew you would. All we need Is ia pair of Mexicans to-do the work. I liked Ricardo ; I owe 1im something." "Supl)ose we're caught?" "In that case we'll have to run for it, and-I presume I'll )e discharged from the Ranger service." "I ain't very good at runnin'-not from Mexicans." Blaze's eyes were bright and hard at the thought. "It's more'n possible that, if they discover us, we can start a nice little war of our own." That evening Dave managed to get his Ranger captain by long-distance telephone, and for some time the two talked guardedly. When Dave rang off they had come to a thorough un derstanding. * * . * '* * * It had been an easy matter for Jose Sanchez to secure a leave of absence from Benito, but Alaire knew nothing whatever about the matter until Jose himself asked permission to see her on a matter of importance. The man had ridden hard mest of the previous night, and his excitement was patent. Even before he spoke, Alaire realized that Panfilo's fate was known to . n, and she decided swiftly that there ust be no further conceal ment. "Senora I A terrible thing I" Jose burst forth. "It is strange, unbeliev able I My head whirls-" Alaire quieted him, saying in Span ish, "Calm yourself, Jose, and tell me everything from the beginning." "But howv can I be calm? Panfilo is completely dead. But-you knowv?" Alaire noded. "I--suspected." Jose's (lark eyes blazed ; he bent for ward eagerly. "What did( you suspect, and why? Tell ime all." It was with a peculiar, apprehensive flutter in her breast that Alaire real. ized the crisis had come. Heretofore she had blamed Law, but now, oddly enough, she found herself interested in defending humi. As calmly as she could, she related all that had led up to the tragedly, while Jose listened with eyes wide and mouth open. "You see, I had no suspicion of the truth," she concluded. "It was a ter rible thing, and Mr. Law regrets it (deeply. ie would have made a report to the authorities, only-he feared it might embarrass me." Jose was torn with rage, yet plainly a prey to indeeision ; he rolled his eyes and cursed under his breath. "These Rangers I" he muttered. "That is the kind of men they are. They murder honest people." "This was not a murder," Alaire cried sharply. "Panfilo was aiding a felon to escape. The courts will not punish Mr. Lawv." "Bah I Who cares for the courts? This man is a gringo, and these are gringo laws. But I am q Mexican, and~ Panfilo was my cousin. We shall see." "Don't be rash, Jose," she exclaimed, warningly. Jose continued to glower. Then, tuining away, he said, without meet ing his employer's eyes, "I would like to dr1awv my money." "Very wvell. I am sorry to have you leave Las P'almas, for I have regarded you as one of my gente." Jose's face reimainedl stony. "What (10 you intend to (do? Where are you going?" The fellowv shrugged. "Quien sabe I P'erhaps I shall go to my General Lon gorio." Alaire smiled faintly. "You will be shot," she told hitn, "Those soldiers hiave little to eat and no money at all." But Jose's bright eyes remained hos tile and his expression baffling. It was plain to Alaire that her explana tion of his cousin's death had carried not the slightest conviction, and she even beann ten ar tha -he,. pa I., VSET the affair had caused him to look upon her its an accessory. Nevertheless, when she paid him his wages she gave llim a good horse, which Jose accepted with thanks but without gratitude. As Alaire watched him ride away with never a backward glance, she decided that she imust lose no time In appris Ing the Ranger of this new condition of affairs. She drove her automobile to Jones. ville that afternoon, more worried than she cared to admit. Law was nowhere in town, and so, in sPite of her reluc. tance, Alaire was forced to look for him at the Jones home. As she had never called uPon Palonia, and had made it almost impossible for the girl to visit Las Palmas, the meeting of the two women was somewhat formal, "Senoral a Terrible Thingi" Joue Burst Forth. But no one could long remain stiff or constrained with Paloma Jones; the girl had a directness of manner and an honest, friendly smile that simply would not be denied. Her delight that Alaire had come to see her pleased and shamed the elder woman,- who hesi tatingly confessed the object of her visit. "Oh, I thought -you were calling on me." Paloma pouted her pretty lips. "Dave isn't here. He and father have gone away." It needed no close observation to discover the concern in Paloma's eyes; Alaire told her story quickly. "Mr. Law must be warned right away," she added, "for the man is capable of any thing." . Paloma nodded. "Dave told us how he had killed Panfilo-" She hesi tated, and then cried, impulsively: "Mrs. Austin, I'm going to confess something-I've got to tell somebody or I'll burst. I was wvalking the floor when you came. Well, dad and Dave have completely lost their wits. They have gone across th~e river-to get Ri cardo Giuzman's body." "W~hat !" Alaire stared at the girl uncomp~rehendli ngly. "My dear gi rI, aren't you dreaming?" "I thought I must be when I heard about it. Dad wouldn't have told me at all, only he thought I ought to know In case anything happens to him." Pa loma's brea th failed her momentarily. "They left an hour ago in my machine, wIth two Mexicans to help thenm. They intendl to cross at your pumping plant as soon as it gets dark, and be back by midnight-that is, if they ever get back." Paloma's face was pale, her eyes were strained and tragic. She made a hopeless gesture, and Alaire won dered momentarily whether the girl's anxiety was keenest for tihe safety of her father or-the other? "Can't we prevent them from go ing?" she inquired. 'What can we do? They'll go, any how, regardless of what we say." "Well, we could be there-you and I." Palonma agreed eagerly. "Yes I May be we could even help them if they got ibto trouble." "Come, thea I We'll have supper at L~as Palmas and slip down to the river and w~ait." Strange complications grow out of Jones' and Law's adventure on the Mexican side. it is a thrill ing episode described in the next 'installment. (TO BE~ CONTINU1CD.) Vibrations Make Sound. Anything stretched is likely to be thrown into vibratIon, or made to tremble, by the force of the air blow lag against it. If it vibrates so fast as to produce the air waves that our ear can hear, then that is what we call sound. Tis is what happens to the telegraph wires when they hum; and- it we put our hand on the tele graph pole we shall feel that th'e wires vibrate strongly 'enough to set the whole pole to trembling, too. When the air is quite still you will not heal the telegraph lines hnmmuimr. TME KITCHEN CABIN T The ethics 'of gastronomy are as marked as those.of society and the ar rangement of a bill of fare calls for as much fineness as do the functions of a chaperon.-Olwanger. CAKES FOR TH TEA TABLE. The serving of tea in the'late after noon Is a custom which should not be allowed to die out. There is no need of an elaborate equip. nuent, just a few Pretty cuPs and pletes, a hot-water pitcher and a tea pot, with the t'im 1 I n g 8 necessary for tea, such -q sugar and cream, a few cloves, and a lemon, all not at all beyow.1 the means of the simplest household. If the tea balls are made by tying enough tea for two-or three cupfuls In small .pieces of thin muslin, they may be dropped into the hot water and the tea will not need straining. Tile tea balls will keep indefinitely in a ten canister. The custom of leaving a tea table set In a living room is not a pleasant one, as the linen and china become dusty and one prefers to know that everything is fresh and dustless. The necessary equipment may be brought on a large tray or tea cart, arranging it each day as It Is needed. Small crackers, with a marshmallow put on top, then browned In the oven, are great favorites with the young people, and they also are attractive in appearance. Graham Cookies--Cream two cupfuli of brown sugar with one cupful of shortening, add one egg, one cupful of buttermilk, a teaspoonful of soda, and a little salt. Add enough graham flour to make a soft dough, roll and cut. When making drop. cookies, using fruit, a small amount of any preserved fruit may be added to advantage. For example, a spoonful of canned berries, cherries or pineapple. Dry it a little so the moisture will not cause the cakes to fall. Date and Nut Cakes.-Cream i half cupful of shortening with a cupful of sugar. Add two eggs well beaten, a half cupful of sour cream and a fourth of a teaspoonful of soda. Stir a half cupful of chopped nuts and dates into one and three-fourths cupfuls of flour and mix them all together. A little spice or just a little grated nutmeg gives a good flavor. Bake in small buttered muflin tins and frost with chocolate icing, or half of them with white frosting. In the war on high prices, the latest advice Is To masticate slowly your bread and your meat. To practice economy in your gastron omy The longer you chew things the less you will eat! SIMPLE INEXPENSIVE DISHES FOR THE FAMILY TABLE. A most satisfying dish for a main dish for the dinner or lunchleon is pre paredl withl rice and a smal1l1 amount of meat. It is calledl inl someI cook -books .Chop Suey-Take a cuisful of rice, cook until .tender but still full of mloistuire, add1( a1 Can of 'tomato, a pound1( of chopped h)eef, sait, pe(pper, celery salt, 0one smalll onionl ilnlely chioipped, all wvell mnixed and b~akced until tile rice is~ wvell cooked, and tihe meat is suficieently cooked. This will make a (dish large enloughl to serve a familly of six boun tifully. .Another Savory Dish.-Place a few bits of chicken or other meat wvell cooked and seaso0nedl In a dish on1 a layer of thinly sliced potatoes or oni hlf cooked rice, sprinkle with ch~op lped onion, cover wvith 'a cupful of to mnato anld bake until the vegetables are wvell cooked. Fig and Raisin Pudding.-Soak one cupful of bread crumbls in one cuplful of minlk for one hour ; stir into them three eggs bleaten light, threee table spoonfuls of chlopped suet andl thlree tablespoonfuls of flour sIfted with 011e teaspoonful of balking powdler. Have readly one-half cupful of minced flgs and~ tihe same quantity of qluartered raisins. Mix the fruit andl dredlge with flour, thlen stir into tile pudding. Pour tile mixture inlto a large pudding moldl with a closely fitting top) leaving room~ for theO pudd~ling to swvell. Steam for thlree hours. Tulrn from the mold1( and dry in tile oven for flye minutes, thlen serve withl liriuld 81auce. Grape Nut Pudding.-Dissolve a package of lemon gelatlin of any brand, addl a cupful of steamled raisins, a half cupful of sugar, sIx wvalnut meats cut finle aind a Sup~ful of grape nuits or macaroon erinubls will be fully -as goodl, or crumbils of enlke. Mix all1 togethler andl mold. Serve wvit wl hipped (creaml~. Asparagus Sandwlches.--Chop1 fne one hlardI cookedl egg, four' stripls of browned leftover balconi, and1( six as paralgus tips, also a left over. Mix wvithl any dlesiredl dressin~g and( uise 1as a1 San~dwich filling. Tile whleat kernel and1( mil1k are two of' the mlost perfect foods flhat nature has mnade, containling al11 the eIlments neceessary to repair waste, and1( reb~uild tissue as wvell as suplplyliilg heat and energy. We need butter on bread to supply enough fat, but goodl rich milk supplies s0111. .7 1== .711 >MA(AIi MADE FROM ToUE HIGHEST GRADE DURUM WHEAt COO0S IN 12 MINUTES. - COOK BOOK IRUI SKINNER MFG.CO. OMAHA. U.S.A. Larges Movcroni FactorJ ivy (Imerica Your Fruit Wont Spoil If YOU USe RED RUBBERS Sml foenea for cold paich canning. Sind 2o stamp for new book on presenangor 10in yourdealaS. A ,* D rmt =at BOSTON WOVEN HOSE & RUBBER C3. Cambridge, Ma". CURIOUS FEARS OF SOLDIERS One Dreads That His Charcoal- Burner Will Be Destroyed Although In different as to Himself. It Is extraordinary what curious featirs soine soldiers have. One tighter always dreads that his charcoal fire will be destroyed by a shell. He al ways places the burner in the most protected part of the trench, but ro. imains quite Indifferent in regard to his own personal safety. Another extraordinary fear of a sol dier at the front Is that of having his bootliceX un1iled. Nothing else has terrors for him. frot bayonet flighting to asphyxiatinlg gases. But he Is quite certain that if his bootlaces are loose lie will trip over them and break his neck. Ie aIways exitinlines his laces to see if they are properly fastened. Another soldier who has been through the thick of the fighting is terribly frightened of going through a wood, and would rather walk miles round it than half a mile through it. He has the fear that some (lay a tree will sud (enly fall end crush him. Manty soiliers have a horror of los Ing their identity disks, or of being unidentifled . If .they are kJilled, and buried In a nameless grave. One man is known to carry little scraps of paper in every pocket, giving his name and regiment, so that his body may be rec ognized if he Is killed. Knew What Was in It. Raymond Jlathwatt, the well-known journalist, was once asked to write a charneter sketch of Lord North eliffe. In a letter he requested t special Interview and the famous newspaper proprietor sent him the fol lowing reply: "I am sorry, but I must ask you to excuse me from acceding -to your re quest. I amn hIke the little boy at a school treat who, when the squire's wife eanme rounid to hIm and1( asked him if he w~ould1 lIke some strawberry jam, promptly replied: 'No, thank you, marm. I works at the place where. they nmles it!'" DistinguIshing Poison Ivy. Poison ,Ivy can always be distln guished from sim~la-r plants by its leaf lets, whieh are arrangedl hn threes, the center one borne on u' Slightly 'longer'stalk than the other "o. It Is ai perennial lahnt. lproIpa, ated by means of creeping undergroundl st'ems or rootstocks and also b~y the seeds. For Building Up Quickly pobably the very best food you carv select is Grape-Nuts. It contains the mineral salts and energy values--all the nutrimhnt of whole wheat and barley--digests easily and quickly, and the flavor is delicious. "There's a Reason" for Grap-Nu