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T~A AS Synopsis, Chapter XLIII.- Weber and Bartie meet and the, former- demnand5 $1j,000 for the captulre of Valdez. CHAPTER XLIV "I sbouildmaen more iistakes, senior," she said, "biad flot that Easterni girl hadt a tender heart. Maybe 1 am idead by now. Quien sabe?" "TheicEastern man wbo kidnap- cd yo is the saine one we trail io w?" Valdez asked, "Si. His naine is Clark Weber. 1Ilbear ite girl say his naine.", Watabout that killer whose sigii was at the cross?" asked Val- dlez. "Y'ou say you saw his sign agan wenyou met up with hum on the, ranige where another fariner was kýilled-anid the saine man tried to kili youý? What does his sigu Theli.c-girl ib he d,"He rides stranige, senior. East. West. North. Southl. Lk a locoed man walks. IN o wbe1 ,leaves sign. Now be rides wa e r, Pufi He is gone like a wigedgost. Later, may be, I find issigu a-,gai." Michiael \Valdez was thouightful. Two men i in that br at the ,vas the e,"b aidninilgly'."n wsWeber. That 1Mn we ýtril now. The othier wasa Westeýrur- his speech had tbeLi drawl of the counltry. We, 'l find out \vbo he islae" "Bult thiesecome? asked Juan., ia, after V'ald'ez, too, bad burriedly told hier of bis own activities of the You'*ve got notbing to fear if tbey- should find you ne ar thei," he said. "Go. Listen and watcb. If the dv (o move on any farin, try to finidrme. Give the cat cry as you ride. l'Il foillow this Easterner. If you d(on't find out anything,ý then wate-h foýrnme near the Weber- asnfarm. Adios," Va:,lde:z laid a gentle hand on the slende(lr shiolder of bis small rag- ged comnio(n, h-esitating even after he lhad bidden her efarewell. lJunia,"besaid "when this nighlt is over yýou've got to go back to ithe ission and lstay there." She flushed (Ipa1infully. '1 kuow 1 %vas c1lumsy 'to let msi get c'uht seobuit vas tyigto serveý AdvanceNoe F rom the"E" WOULD YýOU LIKE TO EARN $25.00? Wýell, bere's a very easy way oDf doinig s-just by paintinýk six- kýitchien canis. A t the C.N.E. this yeajr four prizeswilbofee for thle imost attractive sets of' caus. One ofi the very first en- tries , ) com e in was that of .a womniwho *a lans to try for the $2.0top prize by touchiug up h er old canis an 1 then, if she beýr kitchien. So ber can - may pay, forhber kthn 1Huslaadsca nter the con- tes o. Each entrant must senld in six casit leat to whiatevercoraddeintt can be 1used for aybigfroni flou tobtsSo why not get jouv utyfo lîrgb1t away anld at the saine ýttime learn aboujt ohritrsgcme Cinstha wdlI e hld.Jus Toiron ta. "And you've been like an extra pair of eyes and ears to me. But 1 can't let you take, these risk<s." He left in full pursuit of the boof- beats tbat were now only faraway sou.nds in tbe nigbt.,ý Back where be-bad left Juanita, shie turned her own borse in tbe. irection of Haskell's rancb. 1As sbe approached Chinnoc, Pass, ber keen ears detected the souud of milling r-ien and borses. Dismount- ing, sbe tethered ber borse ini a saf e place and crept cuiosyto just witbin sight and beuaring of the cowmen, Croucbed beindiý a rock, she beard tbe cowinen's debate, and their final decision to head for Gold Creek and a sbowdowu witb Russ Bartle. J nanita rau for ber horse as tbe retreating sounds of the bauds of riders died in the distance. Sbe saw the sleek animal in the moon- light, head tbrust toward ber, ears cocked. But when she gripped the saddle horu to swing up, she saw soinetbing not 50 pleasant. Sberiff Bill Lande. "Goithg soine place ,in a burry?" Lau de's voice. was flint-hard. juanita had not fouud breatb to auswer wben another b orseinan tbundered up. "The devil to pay, Siieriff1" lbe shou)ted, "Jin audJ me just stumblied oýn Cbiris Pring le, drilled through the hiead. On the bend of tbe trail, in the shadow of the rock." 'Tben take care of this vourig hombre, Cal," snapped tbe sberiff, "'-on'my way tbere." "Wait, senor!" cried juanita. Sbe must not be tied up again. She had to warn Valdez. "I sbow you sigu-my sign, yes-but killer's sign, tao. Can you1 read sigu?" "'Course 1 eau read sigu." said tbe sberiff iudignantly. "Corne ou, show us, bombre." Juanita led ber captors to the spot near where Pringle lay dead. It was not a long time before day- light, and sbe knew that in auotber few minutes tbe darkuess of just before dawn would bethicket-like an opaque curtain, Then-she pray- ed-would begin ber beadlong ride to save Valdez. Sbie quickly kiudled a sinaîl fire anld pointeýd ont the prints. "The sign of the killcr's borse, sn,"sbe tl.-)d hirn. "You see how toe pIice on iisboýe makes big dent on one cend?" Lande stooped and squinted. "Soe"he said. "Now lets see youi takce us to the hombre who forked thiat particular cayuse." "de"she asked. "Killer per- baps goes fïar, no?" "But you could't see tbe sign froin your saddle," argued tbe posse- man with the shieriff. He turned to Lande. "Wouldn't waste no more time on this yaru of the Mex boy's, Sherif f." But Juanita was not, 50 easily to be put off, "Last nigbt 1 trailed the killer to arroyo baif-mile south," sbe persîst- ed. "We ride so far, tben I walk. But hurry. In darkness we cannot make too mucb baste. And this trail is old already." Lande'drew a six-gun and cover- ed hiez as he maounted. "AIl right," hec ordered. "Ride!" Juaiîta rode ;in front of the sheriff andr his mani. fWben they reached the arroyo, she knewv, she would be expjcce to dismnount and point ont tbe siga of dhe kleradit was nlot there! She belfi ber mount back as 'the pre-dawn1 darkncss dropped thicker and thicker. The side of the dry wash was only a itle ess perpendicular djth a sheeri wall:i, t di*pped a hundred feet, before iÈttuched the boulder- absolte darkniess. (To Be Contilnued) Sic tý-Thre's notliing thenmaltter xOùitb ite horse. lie just got tired and decided to have a siestaini a SurreyHi, Australia, street. yj oues, hisowesict iA ientOly(on the CUrb. Jones sa> s six-year-old Billy hIlas tk' treout for a rest before. and wlieu he geta the urge there's ning to (do but wa--it him onIt. Sunday Se h ool L.e s, on By Rev. R. Barclay Warren.' Esthcr's Zeal For Her People Esther 4:10-1 g:20-22, 26-27. Golden Text-XVho know etlhwbetb- er thon art com,ý to, the kiugdom for sucb a time as this?-Esther 4:14. Tbe i ame "God" neyver ocrs in the Pook of Esther but Hlis pres- ence and sovereignity over theaf- fairs of men is'everywbere mauifest. It is a wonderful story. A beautiful J ewîsb maideni, whuse parents were decea,-sed -and wlio had beun cared for b)y ber cousin Mordecai, was cbosen to be the w«.e of the Aigo tbe great Persian Empiri.h plot of two of thie kin'cainberlains, and tbe intig1ue of Hamant,, a igh court official-atli a2nt th ck grouud of ointllife-make cthis an interestiiug aud lthr'liiug bumani- intërest storx'. While Esther was'queen, Haman's pride and hste led biru to secure t' king's autl'ority for the destruc- liln of ail the J .M ordecai cballenged Queeu Esther to inter- cede for ber people w itb the oft' quoted ivords, "Who know lb wbetber thon airt corne to the king- doi ifi sncb a tinte as tis?" The J ews in the capital city \ re called to prayer' and.fastiug. ste took ber life iu her bauds and 2appiroached the despoti moual ch. He held out the golden sceptre. But you must read the story. Suiffice it to add that the King grauti I bar r(quest and the Jews assembled and valiautly defended theinselves ou thec fateful day. Ever sitice they have osre the feast of Purinm in remiembrlauice of thýe occasion. Proud Hiaman, wbo bad soughlt t[teirdetuio was haniged )ou bis o n glos Queii\Victoria once skd-for anf evîdcIxîce of the truthi of the Bible. Ohauiswer was, "Tha J-wlu To-day he is agdîn in the ptigt There a-still unfulfilled Bbiclpro- phecies coucerning tis qpe ople. j esus Christ, the rejcted Messiab, wiIll one day be acccp'ed bythein 2aud great blessiug to thle wotld will (ute. H'cuwCan 1? By Aiun Ashley Q1-. HowcanI s olteu e ggshls A. By pui ' bng thF( eggs inkto vinl- egar forj about 2-1 hautrs, longer if necessary. Q.Hlow eauti s1regth giassw ire? A. By placing it in a vessel of slightly salted water, letting it corne to a bail slowly, then bail tIioroughly, followeC' by coolir sIc wly. Tbe slower this treatment, the more effective wifl be the result. Q. FIow can 1 dry a swseater properly after wasbing? A. Lay the sweater on a flat sur- face, turning from time to time. lit will not stretch and Wi111 be soft and dry. Q. How car i1 remove paper that bas stutsk to the polished( surface of a table? A. Rub th,9 paper gently wdiha Cloth moistgned witl a few drops of sweet oil. P, -By aïdding a certaini amount of su<gatl o (died egg,,food SCienltis;ts biave powder whiich inot )onvlyias good keepiiug qualities but wbi-ichi maukes a fInle igrden orbaking. Food cbiemlists began woring o a p-rocess to dry eggs during the war At thal -t time dfried eggs hipdov-erseas could be "scram- 1bjed," but tbley wev(re flot equal to fresbi eggs i0 baking-tbat is, untîl suigar was included. The newly dis- covered suigar-egg powder can be sifted into the house-wife's batter alonlg wiitb other dry ingredients, amd gives promise of a good market. The word larva, nseaning a stage in tbe developinent of some insects, is from the Latin meaning a mask, or ghost. This costaSQ littie ini timeic, moneyv and effort! 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