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Bola Hampton of Plum- - (Continued hunt rule 2) 't their journey in epperently lent be- Me them. love than once they too lend a the very blink. held to aeiety merely by deenente clutchinge et roe! «Mutant-nee didthelnen looaen hia guarding gmp ol hie cou- nnnion. Preeaed tightly min-t the ,nniooth rock. feeling at every crevice. ' every alighteet immyot awtaoe. inching nee ot creeping tendril at deed bunch. daring death along every MI o! "I. w. tbeee two creepers ht lest attuned the opening to _e little lynnethevehothuenandpnenm behepthindireotion. yet never otter» wnrdadidheregnlnanyelaarueuory otit. , GHAWIR iV. On the Nailed Rein. lt wee 810 Iniloe. u the .crow lien. between old Fort Bethune end the tech lord crooning the Beer Wnter. every toot oi that draw. treeioea dietnnce lndinn-hnunted. the tnvorite Ilmlking place end hunting ground at the nation Sioux. Winter end num- mer this wide expenae- hell to be eul- picioualy pntroled by numemue lolli- “There'a no trail I know about nlong this bent. eir." he yeplied reanectl’niiy. “but the big cottonwood with the deed brnnehbrhingontntthetoniethe lord guide.” They rode down in moody ellenol into the next dome-ion. and begen wenrily cllmblng the long hill opposite. ennarently the lent before coming di- rectly down the bank- oi the atreun. he hie barely moving hone topped the uneven aumnait. the lieutenant andden- ly drew in hie rein. end uttering nn exclnmetion of surprise. bent forward. staring intently down in hie immedi- nte front. For a single instant he no- linking In of creeping tendril or deed bunch. duh; death elonz every tu'ch o! the m. these two creepers 3: Int entitled the opening to 1 little annoy. end sent down. hint And. tren- liling. The girl unlined (naively at him. the long lube. shadow“ the expmnion of he: lbveml one. In spite at deep prejudice Uh. felt im~ polled to like thin-m: he encom- pllaed things. and lie didn't ulk. lt vu nothing more action. an a herd and loll-one climb utter that. e continnone Itruule teetins every Inn» cle, staining mu, “m. cnullu boil: to sink down min «4 min. mm; a; «lie-em. no longer Itin- ulnted by W until. he met cleft they followed led somewhere sway from the exnoeed front at the precipice. yet eroee steep and lined before them. it wee hridxed Rally by s cedsr trunk, which Hunpton wrenched from out its rocky foothold. and the two crept cautiously iorwnrd, to emerge where the miixht rested golden st the summit. They sent face downward in the short sues, herely conscious that. they had finslly won their de'spernte pause. Slowly Hemptou succeeded in up. lilting his tired body end his reeling heed, until he could sit. pertinliy up- right end use unetendily shout: The girl yet rennined niotionlese st his feet. her thick heir. s mus of red gold in the sunshine, completely annealing her (see, her slender iixm'e quivering to sohs of utter exhsustion. Before He shook the centeen dengue; tot-4 gotten at his side. “There my be e few drops.” he said, heading it to her. although meaty removing hie fixed use from on that are”; emu. “We shell be obliged, to make those trees yonder; there ought to he wster there in plenty. and possibly we mu strike I. mu." ‘. There wss nothlnl more sud be- tween them; Like two automatons, they stsrted 9! some the perched cuss. the bent waves rising sud tell. in: us they stumbled lorwerd. Neither brown. desolate. dmr, otter-ins In all It: wide expanse I0 hopotul Mounts of rescue. With hand pcrtlally .hld- In; his aching em from the blinding glare, the man Itudlod in every ex. posed feature. his Me bardéninl again into line: of stem determina- "Hueâ€"hue you my mm, lift?" the :3de st Int, her lips puchod and burning in I! from fever. mund m center until those distant beckoning troee. No one can explain Inter how euch deeds are ever accomplished; how the tortured eon] controle We! went:- neu. and compel. “tuned “new: to perform the winch of notion when m ambit”: he: died. Hempton lure- refined until then how thoroughly that hard climb up the rocks. the strain of continued peril. and the 1m: “influence from food had upped their strength, yet to rennin where they were meant certain death; all hope CHAPTER IV. rm me Nekee Hell. ltvee:10uflce.uthe,ctovuee. between old Fun Bethune end the rock ford cmeiu the Beer Weter. every too! at that cheery. treeloee ebunce Indies-hunted. the level-Ito elmluu piece end hunting (round at the mum Sioux. Winter end em. met this wide expense lied to be ene- plciouely petroled by numeroue nlll~ tery ecouunx pertlee, enxtouem learn more real-ding the nncerteln when eboots oi wandering heads end the purposes of msleontents. One such company. eompoeed of s dose: mounted intentrymen. encom- penied by three Cree trsilers. rode slowly end wesrlly serose the brown expoeed “pleads down into the longer. greener cues of the wide valley bot- tom. until they emerged upon e herely Mable treil which would swsy in: ensue-like twisting, towsrd those high. hem hills whose blue muses were daily silhouetted usinst the western sky. The shimsls moved steedily forwsrd. reluctant and wesry. their heeds drooping dejectedly, their distended‘nostrils red end quivering. the 'ouy perspirltbn streskinx their dusted sides. The tired men. m blinded by the glue. lolled heevily in their deep cenlry ssddles. with en- .emeted eyes stering moodily ehesd. Riding alone. and slightly in ad- vance 'ot the main body, his mount a tangy. broad-chested roan. streaked with alkali dust. the drooping heed telling plainly oi» wenried muscles, was the oflcer in command. He was a pleasant-laced, stalwart young fellow. with the trim figure of n trained ath- lete. possessing n square chin smooth- ly shown. hie intelligent blue eyes halt concealed beneath his hat brim. which had been drawn low to shade them from the glare. one hand press- ins upon his saddle holster as he leaned om, to rest. No inaigna of rink served to distinguish him from the" equally dusty fellows plodding floomily behind. but n broad stripe 0! yellow running down the seams of his trousers, together with his high boots, bespoke the cavalry service, while the front of his battered campaign but bore. the decorations of two crossed ushers, with n gilded “7" prominent between. His attire Was completed by a coarse blue shirt unbottoned at the throat. about which had been loosely matted a derker colored silk handker~ chi“. and We the hack of the and. die was fanned a uniform jacket, the single silonlder strep revealed pre- senting the plain yellow of a second lieutenant. Q-‘Cv' uâ€" w ensue-v VI euv WI! VVI' ter, (Ive-BM," he queetioned quietly. "where ere we expected to hit the trail lending down to the lord?" The Mt. thue eddreued. a lit- tle stocky fellow wearing e cloeely clipped grey mounteche, epurred hie exheuated hone into a brief trot, and drew up ehert by the ofdcer'e side. his heavy eyee meaning the vegue die- tanee, even while his right hand wee emitted in perfunctory salute. The ”young ofllcer glanced ewmly ebout him ecroee that dreary picture of eunoburnt. desolate prairie etretch- in: ln‘every direction, hie eyee pene- in; eli‘htly ee they eurveyed the tone of the distant cottonwoode. “Sling blankete' between your horaee," he commended, decisively. "love quickly, lads. and we may eeve due or theee lives yet. " AI it by some magic diedpllne the “say. boyâ€"boy!” exclaimed e hot- looking man with a heevy perman- teeu. "which in the quickest way to get to the station?” “Run!" yelled the boy. Oatfleh Yielde. There are 100.000 oetrichee in the Oudtehoorn district, Cape Colony. the everege ennual value of the teethere yielded by each bird being 035. Attaining tn the summit of a slight knoll, whence I minewhat wider vixta liy outapmd. be partially turned his face wind the men naming along in the rear. while his hand "rcpt 81cm" the dreamy scene. tor, Cum, " he questioned qx‘uetly, "where m We expected to m the tnu man; down to the ford. 9" "11 {Int line of trees over yonder Indium the eoum or the Ben W:- punt to doubt the ovldonce of h!- on ”a; then he um but“! from out the saddle, all veorlaou forgotten. “Hy God!" he cflod. aha-ply. Ma on. suspiciously sweeping the but. dope. “There no two bodies lying lamâ€"whit. mph!” They lay on doubled up In the coarse mu. exactly a they hed tellen. the men rerun; no. downwerd. the slender figure of the girl cluped vice- llke in his tune. With her tightly cloeed eyes upturned toward the shr- "I! ma. Never one. (national; but flat to woo mun; the cloning I001}, o! e neurone tregedy. the thors unduly Iron-ed Mum dropped upon his knees beside them. his eye. Mmout with Imptthlell un- pu men tooling for I. possible keen-beet. A moment of huehed. breethlen uneven-e followed, and then he bean flinging terse, eager eom~ mend: ecrou ‘hil shoulder to where his men were cluetered. “Here! Canon. Perry. Rank. ll! hold quick, end break this tellow‘l clap." he cried. briefly. “The girl retslns s spark of life yet, but the man‘s Arm‘s turly crush her.” With. all the rigidity of actnsl desth those clutching hsnds held their tenn- cions grip, but the stunned soldiers wrenched the interlaced angers spurt with every tenderness possible In such emergency. shocked st noting the u- prossion of intense agony stunned upon the man’s (see when this ex- posed to view; The whole terrible story wee enmven thereâ€"how he had tolled. agonized. suffered, before finally yielding to the inevitable end plunging forward in unconsciousneu. written a.- iegibly as though by I pen. Carton, who in his long service hnd witneeeed much of deeth and Inner- inx, bent tenderly shove him, seeking for some faint‘evidence oi lingering llie. The union: lieutenant. bere- headed under the hot sun-glare. strode hastily ncrofu from beside the uncon. ucioue but breathing girl, and Itood suing doubttnlly down upon them. “Any liie, sergeannWhe demanded. hie voice rendered husky by eympntby. "He doe-11'! seem entirely zone, air.” and Carson glanced up’ into the on; eer'l me. his own eyes- nued with feeling. “I can distinguish Just e vee bit of bronchus, but lt‘I eo‘ weak the pulse hardly nun.” “Whet do you make of it?" J‘smflu at the bottom. 31:. The only thing I one now it to get them down to water and food.” ‘1 mm7.udtbotvouoniul! utmwmmtlylmadmol the mud mm mm anally gnaw-.7 Down tho long. brown 11090 "IO, odvoneod “0'1", . m ”up. “It tho rein old wont-c ot ooch hom’o hood. tho mm blankets. oocuroly hound obout tho noddlo Mm. 3m! I“!!! to tho lion- and trood of tho trolnod outmolo. 3.. nooth tho protecting macro o! tho in! coup ot eouonwoodo. anon on the hub o! the muddy Ben Wuur. tho ““10 My to! don tholr muo- lou burdm. and ban on. no” that “ugly hopeless elm at n nonunion. A an was My m. died tron dried Ind broken branch-c. ma brothwumodo.whlchmtonod m 0M. was m mod mum”, the Ioldlon m with tend-h m!“- Inspired by tho consul: u. munitions of their odour. u "u u theironeurlodtytolunmucu Mddonbohhdthhtncody. lt m the dark on: of the girl which open“ first. Instantly cloning gun a the daring Mt l'opt hm them. Then slowly. ad with wonder- “Now am. Just Tm a Sin a! flag." meat. she mod up into tho-e stanza, rough Moe surrounding her. pulling In her lint survey 00 rest bar stance on. the sympathetic countenance or the young lieutenant. who held her but Wottut Place on Earth. ‘ The vettest place on earth In re- puted to be Cheri-spun, luau, and a recent an 0274'}; inches of run in five oonjocuuvo days must discourage cum- mpeuton (or the record. Fashion Nata. m at any be all um the gov- orument «chm it is but. neverthe- Im, the mud mm the actuary front huh- vml continue to vent Itoâ€"Phila- delphh Press. looking nun with t heavy pol-hi;- mu. "which II the quickest way to get to the station?” “Run!" yollod the boy. “any, boyâ€"boy ! "' exclaimed Tho Only Way.