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the inded tenee 2mm Gi'aoa, sh. psi bi old she is will“ how the birthdays In bank. Tho the bank V” MN It! [of n nod brut- State. That I on the wit- windi use: £30. his the Met me t ox. May tied tight, but In who surly. Sh. md he broke aggle She was get- . third time min I av n n amend " n I kitten ot 1mm away "on a than Lender! into seer and “I . lg to him sine tho qoen It Windsor pm“ no " Her AI " n tt mu. - ald thing ca me " Mb}. that "I.” May and hi Mo eon ma hl F011 was tied on' IV M ree ‘wn (ter rd " m M lo n an “Well August," Mr. King observ- ed. as the young man approached him while he eyed hlm keenly. "we began. to think that you had taken the (wrong road, tor we lost sight of you entirely. What detained you t" “One of the trace. broke, and we were obliged to stop to mend it," August exvluined. _ --. Nt is a my line drive over ithe South Downs-eh t" continued his employer. "or course, you noticed Worthing Towers as you passed t" "Yea, the drher pointed out to me the mansion and grounds as one of the rsmeat estate: In the ICoun- trr" . w -v- __ ', tvery bmy- 'Am.' . "Tt2,h"U, Sir Walter Leighton was i Another moment. and six Walter mg m: utmost to entertain his _ was beside her., :‘m at wo.ttt?Pf (powers. of 1119‘ "I missed you. Florence,” he be- no had utritedys number t! gun. with a. tender intonation 119- . :90": ot the 083ml" hood to "IS'., om her name that made her exceed- ‘w, nod they formed a yer! B y 15,33 umgmtortable. while Andreas: .wty. . . own or her hand an raw ' A charming hula nmstlnq patace', within his arm “I hope you ‘ate [had been chartered for the 'ltalr,'ll; not feeling lil," . and my of tto gtiitist,g,'gi'i,flt. Ti “No? I was so whrm( I waged no PhBg'r"1l, devoted to , to driving get outside [or a..braath d the , can were f/"Urli the evening an." no "Ntstpprst14 “nut “and the countr1.w “I: he” nun ready to go in non." me but»; ' ”Wink“. Fl rigiy added. “to to Eat ht no 3 and otttnr J'Ji'at't,'gelti'Et Wynn "on your than” . ' afiht)f4 Wot or and notor- returned tho your in. (and); my 2 taglfll'ls"'ttr"'i'iaFut.rt" T,llGG'cG"dG'Fwiiiiiitetttff 's, 'fiiiP"' , "and “yd m I: tt-ttnotaBe ,_....-....‘1-n- norm in ”all! h - but without manifesting any Te- cinl intercst. . .Inez. who had been waiw‘hh - 1,'tTet.ti1ett1,r _ to: hit an T o urtter . AE widen?" ', A g " "I suppose. than, he told you that tho estate belongs to Sir Walter Ianuthtow--the young baronet whom yWQmot in Rome t" A . _ ._. "No, air." August replied, with some show of interest; "is that so t" "Yes, and we passed him on our way; you must hare met him also," Mr. King observed. and atitl earn- estly searching the face of his pri- vate secretary. . . Heand Inez were both suspicious ot the love a the young man itor Monica. and hat that. If he knew at» was in the vicinity. he might be tempted to take up arms in her behalf. and they realised that ho would be a formidable antago- "War/rat a carriage with several poople in it just turning into the ground». but we Were driving so rapidly to overtake .you 1 did not ohm-rue them particularly. 1 cer- tainly did not see Sir Won't Leigh- ton," tho young man waded. niat. db4tau “He was ff: the barmache Beareru and 1 carriage." lwhat irulirrerPutV. "1 tho carnage wan Just tho grounds of Wort and I was somewhat my own thoughts. It “lmlle '. mum nub-.." - [what ivuirrororitly. “lint as rare the farting? wuw just turning into tho grounds of Worthing Towers. and I was somwlmt immersed in my own thoughts. It has occurred to me," he added. turning granny to Mr. King. "that since you are here to cam for the senorlta. I am no longer needed. and 1 think I would 1rke to return to Mexico." " .. ' _. A---.. In:- “Ah! gem August '.'" “gram. but "Wen, it ILLU ibM Act»... ..V _....._.,, “Ah! gamma; tired ot traVemng. August y' questioned Mr. King. lightly. but with a. magicians glance. "Well, it is not altogether that, air. bat I am beginning to feel that 1 would like to strike out In basl- noos for mysel" the young man re- turllw. “one: growing avarieious, I see," srood-nsturc1ily laughed the mll- tionaire. "It your salary isn't targo enough, why didn't you say go before.' You‘ve looked out for my daughter in line shape. and you are a tiptop tinaueier, while I don't cotton much to ttootrkeep'cng; so. it you'll stay on with us. I‘ll not mind doubling your 33132:." ., " --' Anon-f nous for turned. Imuu uuuvuub 4..._- """-""V "Thank you, mir," said August."” nutrtthnit ova ms reckless distrurias ment of Monica's money. "bat I & think I will Co track to America. tl and it will be an caqy matter Jor S, you to find a truvstworth,y uecrc- t; my in View. at the generous am- , cant you are willing to pay tor t auction! norvwes." t "Let him Co, dad," whispered Inez. who had ulged close up behind her t ",vnstrtre portly form. “Since we ' are going to may on this side of ' at.» mood. it will be better to June I :3 clerk who does not kndw too ' nun-cl. about our past.” I _ “Well." said Mr. King, who during l, it“ whispered advxoe had appeared _ "ottis couldering the anbjov . "it will l fun to be as you any. l suppose; wt I'd like to tix up tome account. f,'i'it' 1 have mm over with me tqM1ret you go. It will take a. week or 'M I region. to get everything into q. a. I want it." .. or, well. if.“ August returned, -ttr dehgnted. as be realised that an 'i,iborttuti9, would give him an ,mm Into the man'- attain and" ’W "mt might be a great new; 4. 118mm; Monica. it he could but. that Bmrrut to I an tor tttet De val tept vet! I wane su- , can: m- ottnot -- at Wortl 1"", ot the ' ‘w. and the! LE ed i-fl I ulna tsed mod abmt.rt mm" a carriage with several Lust turning into the we Were driving so tMtt,ttft -t."'eeq “A.“ PLA (Mateo from her swoon ‘Mter reacts-! lug the. Towers, and, upon being ques- l tloned as to its cause. had confessed that one ot the occupants of the dogeart, which had passed them Juat at the entrance to Sir Walter's grounds. was August Cnstnldl, who alone. she believed. had the power to prove her identity and help her to vegan: her fortune. - Neltner Mr. Seaver nor Florence had seen him distinctly. consequently they did not recognize him as the young man who had romued 1'iorcutce on the [fight of the bal masque in Rome. . _ .. Mr. Seaver said ho would institute! immediate inquiries in Worthing and; at Brughton. and see it he could} learn anything about the young‘ man; but Sir Walter crowded every day a) full that he could find nol time to devote to this purpose until nearly two ween had expired, and then the information he was seek- ing came to him in u. very unexpected manner. 'nhe entire Bearer party met with, a. signal surprise upon their arrival at the Towers, for almost the "rn person they saw, ot the household. was Anna Folsom, Florence's former Tm: girl expressed herself as over- joyed to see her ycung m stress agaln --taugtacd and cried in one breath. and Molnred that it was "juat lovely of Sir Walter to let her come there to act as her maid while she was a. visitor there." "But how did it htrppan--how came you to be in England Y' questioned Florr)noe, who, to tell the truth, dld not share the apparent pleasure ot the girl; tor Anna, knew too much of tr, certain constantly regretted ex" 110 ot her life to be an agree- an);L cgmpnnion. $333M A ' and {Wk inhuman mom to visit an uncle and some in, and, as luck would havr It, t Sir Walter in London one day, ','. u be told me you were coming 130 to visit him, and I begged that :th'd let me come, too, and serve you r'whllc Joo were here," the girl ghbly 'oxplnlned. "tl aeems almost like home, Miss Florence. to see you and Me. and Mrs. Beaver again, and 1'll ll) my beat to make you comfort- able," she concluded. with a (stealthy glmce Into tho talr. grave {are be- I tore her. i Fiorenccrthaned her, and' accrzpted rIJltllvu u;...-..__n_ ,, _ the situation with as good a grace as she comm, since she could not help horse”; nevertheless, she dld not likojt at all. Another circumstance which an- noyed her greatly was the fact that Sir Walter never made a. move tor the entertainment of his guests Without mart consulting her in a great deal. I’ ' - .,,,___. an " aka warn the tri"""' m.- It wan almost as if she were the lady or the Towers. and no plan could be allowed to stand without her sanction. LUI Bully-Av... In vain she protested that Sir Wal- ter must be governed by his own tuarmenre'ys was only a guest her- self. and did not feet capable of de- ciding such important questions where we pleasure ot so many was involved. But this always called forth an in- dulgent and significant laugh from tho ttther members ot the party. as if the situation was understood by them. and it was evident that betore very long she wpuid be exercising Who fight. to govern an those mat- ' tors; --- _ _. _ "mt-twe, wnuld - Then Florence's cheeks would burn in the most exasperntlngi manner, and a feeling of resent"; went and indignation arise within Maximo she told kernel! that she sh. be very glad when this visit was zen'ded and they were ail new]: in London Where she was eager], looking torward to meeting Mr. Darrel. One evening. after a. day of yacht- ing. dinner being overshe slipped out of doom. m be alone for a l lune (while. , _-e-ir «um .110: noun-u. "H l "Noil 1 was so wing I longed no get outside (or a ‘breath ot the evening air," aha explainedq "mit n am ready to go in non." aha hur- itiedly added, “so no Trot tet no . keep’yan‘ mm, your o-te." . i: “will!“ to .ukem'depr: rotting! the you! Ile: Lonely-é {WE yawn Jier1rileli, ar hope you we ikiir whrrA I longed " gi? a ‘breath ot the her I exNtsirtet14 "mit Her ' in non." Ike Inte. not. , Wt Eat tet no , a: Mr ust-x" . , N g. " kept. new}: man --. _‘__ Inma'" In“ 't_Plf'r'r'tmll mamas-m“: Won Id nun-wwwm m. Nay. do not We up." ho eon. tuned. passionately. " We attempt- ed to Mutt-aw her hand from 1115 our; “you are all the mid to we. nix darlinng cannot, will not, [he without won. The one aim and de- sbqo! my life his been to min! you, and. daring. you surety cannot haw my: heart to say me nay‘ You haw “on mt I mm; to deter ."ott--l all this tair domain, n.handuomo\ tWak account. ts position which Is worthy- ot any woman‘s acceptance. te my nothing or at 1th. and a. {but that loves you most devot- Atttr.; Fior---Tnorenee, tell no tint you WI be my we.” Ballad thrown so men srdor and resign» info lulu tone- tho glrl nah Iittied hirrr, for she bttureir..tf?f $139 moment that he wan terrxlly an earnest and endles wretched- new would Tallow a refusal. . ml-- . At :the awe time, she m" Indie- mnt that he should renown m. min. Miner all that had passed be. tttrea Sthem_og the. pubbct- ,L 7 “I know. Walter. that, I am hon- ored by your prams. but I thought tint I had Mae in: clear to you that I can never ‘become your wife," she responded coldly. and math unmistakable tirmys'", ""iik,%raf""iiiisrTiTGhjt., heart- throb that shook Itita whole frame at her answer. - _ 7 at her answer. She believed It mas caused by a feeling ot despair; but, in reality, it was only a violent and almost unconqueruble upheaval ot rage at Ibeimg denied What he had set nu heart upon possessing. L For a tull manure he was speech- less; he was trying to subdue t_he wrath that was surging within hm! like a. 'tempestuous sea, that he might speak calmly as he played his Cast card. 7 .. . -itriiiitGiriurneu his face tun Eup- on'her. -- _ .. _ -- -- , "Nloronce," he said. "I was 1109- ing you would let yourself be won --at least in appearance-tpd then 1%at secret marriage could have forever rmmiUed a semen We could have had a grand wedding. and you Could have kaken grout place here in " becoming manner, even though a second ceremony would really be hut a farce: toi? Uou q'tr'e already my wile, and, you know. it--I know it, It the world does not," f . laws mun , _ .F'lorqnce “now "tieterrty:ned1y Con.. fronted him. her figure drawn proudly erect and all sentiment in connection with the coward before her merged into acorn. "I um not your mile. Sir Walter Leighton.“ she said, in tones vi- brant with indignation. and it what you have just said was intend- od' as a threat to coerce me into complying with your wishes, you will find that you have made a great mistake. I was never mar- ried to you, although I confess I believed myself to be your wlrt.to.r a few short minutes. until all that most dreadful farce was over and I turned and looked into ‘the eyes of that stranger who stood her side me, and who in some unmat- able wavy had managed to ta‘e urn place. Even now I “apathy: er, stand it-how or why: Mtml _ no. there, and} ,",'Uttii' co have tlt:, uen'ed Wagon e ” dl ', or what Ct ld “we " Is all acTt1Gritte,ti I tery, a"; 00an "nt,WO, peyiy, I me Will. "Florence, you " Wanna: yourself. even as you w' , mived that night. In the gloom and temp- est, enveloped to my ears in a mac- kintosh, it is not strange that lap- peared unnatural, or lite a. strang- er to you." the. man returned. with mnootli-tongued falsehood. ' "You know that is false," retorted the girl, passionately. “Once helore you argued in the some way and tried to claim me; but such subter- ‘rluge is useless-U am not your wife _ and I will not be driven Into a un- ion with you." "Florence. you are mad to take such a stand,” returned her com- panion, in cold, metallic tones. "for I have inoontetrtable evidence to ‘provc that our marriage was a. strictly legal one." “What is your evidence T' haught- ily' demanded the girl. l , " " have the certificate, duly: filled out and signed by: the clergyman who omoiated, and I can produce three witnelseu who will swear that they saw you married to me," Sir Walter calmly replied. . ‘--‘ rpg-sr- "unc- V..-._.-_, - A great shock agitated Florence from hood to foot at this assertion. Now she understood why, Anna. Folsom was at the Towers. and a. number of things had recently oc- curred to cause her to feel that the girl was watching and spying up- on her movements. . . ' She also comprehended why she. with her guardian and his: wife, had been invited to visit. the Towers; the man had hoped that once, under his root, he could bring such a. prepon- r derancc ot influence and evldence to lhear upon her that she would be "trowtrcaten into submission to hli ALA-n o,r-t-6trt f" tslit m her mo name“... _ She aleo comprehended why she. with her guardian and hie wire, had been invited to visit. the Towers; the man had hoped that once, under his root, he could bring such a. prepon- derance ot iotNenee and evldence to bear upon her that she would be browbcaten into submission to his "Who are these witnesses t" she questioned. imperioutsVk “One in Albert Hssdentthe young man who drove you- to the church; the other two--roA? know them well --tsre Addison t Merrill and 'Anna Folsom." said Sir Walter, quietly. - l 'M--. w mum not Mentitr, quosuu-uuu, ....,..,-_, -__ - _ “Ono in Albert Hsstfentthe young _ man who drove you to the church; 7 the other two-you. know them well . ---are Addison t Merrill and 'Anna Folsom." said Sir Walter, quietlr. "Mr. Hayden I could not Identity, tor I did not men have a gimme or his tace; butt] I am tullyl aware that both Mr. Merrill and Anna know that I was not married to my firmly retained. Florence. “They: will all swear to the fact. nevertheless," retorted her oom- panlon. in a warning tone. "You are over confident, Sir wal- ter Leighton." she shot back. with acornful emphasis. "tor Mr. Merrill ;w himself told me that he know- to the 'i-od-yr-tthat he would wear to the fact." “Yea, Ted has rather a convenlent conscience. I admit," said the mug man. in an indttterent tone. "Ted la and always has been. on the lookout for the interacts ot number one. and the” nigh than been circuitous- under :wliah he would have worn a. - allet-t; but. but“ M. In *“- ai-A I.- iaigtii'firiiii tPd > 1 S,' ( j M15'erMJ.E My Bull “lung“ --" for the interacts of number one, a there nigh thare been circa-mutum under which he would have sworn urn “sen-t; hut, Just at present. "rmrared, to take m- oath that 13. one ot the three witnm our marriage." . Florence’u heart sank. tor a. m eat. at two. To? well she reed her last tttttTy aw with Add! ' ““""- - Merrill and m! 95""‘5 "‘"“" “’ age trad said: "Mark my.“ ”my, I will make You in this a”: init hour on long on m ttrr.' 1 ‘how, your Cm "Bl! much you think T0Th “m' 'tptaed- a " n ”redrawn no one some“ ttt gm love t t haunt! W. (*d.)firch'ifg" .. -.. A"; a' ',i_,3)r'if,)-"ii' _i"'4ij',j,lii, . , Inevo " heart sank. tor a mom'- min. To? well she recalled t intervew with Adm-on and his parting words to 1,221 92k uk" Lwr sii% , ." , PM i"oTiriiiirCriFf: .t . .' . f, g And at. “b “A. an“ inch“ I-that because other rejection of mini, he would revenge himself up- on her by espousing tar Waiterh came. and so reduce her to a bit- ter bondage. indeed. by wearing ,tdtt, one was already) the bemnet'u .W s. The (althlesa Anna. she did gt) doubt. would not hedtate to per- Jure her-alt tor a proper consider-I atlon; white " tor awn. than other witness. although aha knew nothing at him. she woman that he was of the name character a. the rent at them. _. Nevertheless her courage did not decal-t her, even at thin seemingly desperate paint. and her hand Involuntarlls went up to that chum whleh she had no long worn around her neck and upon which that poenllu' ring hung unnamed. Ewe there was an exummt note in her tones. as she exclaimed( “You cannot prove it. all the same. If you married me that night In Rosedalo Chapel, where is the ring with which you wedded me? De- scribe it-how, wu- lt marked T' "Ciitittt iamh rippled easily over tho bamnet'a lips. _ (To be continued.) What the Dam-s Have Done-an ou- Ject. [meson for Canada. The little kingdom of Denmark occu- pies an almost unrivalled position as a producer of first class bacon and butter, as Canadian exporters of these products fully realize. This pre-eminertee has been brought about chiefly by the gen- eral diffusion of agricultural informa- tion and the hearty mroperatior! of the) farmers along every line that will be to their mutual advantage. There are many directions in which Canadians might profitably imitate these energetic rivals, of ours, not the least important being in the improvement of dairy herds. The aim of intelligent dairymen, in Can- ada as well as in Denmark, is to produce ;the largest amount of first class milk, l butter and cheese at the least cost. -Let us Bee, then, what co-operative) testing has done for Danish dairy herds in the way of cheapening the cost of production. """0 V- V'"'"l"""’° - D The first of these cooperative test- ing associations was formed in 1895. Each society is.eomposed of a. limited number of farmers, about twelve or {it teen, who agree to have careful tests of their cows made at frequent intervals during the milking period by a competent man hired for the purpose. Fairly ac- curate records are, thus obtained, not only of the yield of milk and butter, fat, but of the amount, kind and cost of the feed consumed. The information thus secured has proved remarkably ef- fective in inducing the Danes to adopt. better methods of breeding, feeding sud a _ P" _ - - ',l,!.itf,i,r'e,?sl nadgenerally ar,rreaP'tut th aiu' grea er part of this enormous increas was due to the work of the testing asso- ciations in weeding out the poor cows, t Not only was the average productioniof I the milking cows largely increased, but l so much additional skill in feeding was l acquired that the cost of feed necessary to produce a pound of butter is now I estimated to be less than two-thirds of I what it was when the first cooperative association started operations in 1895. Canadian dairymen who are looking for dividends on their investments should consider these figures. The reports of the testing societies showed that the loost of keeping these yearly records was from 40 to 00 cents per cow, while the increased returns per cow, as a result of five years' testing, were from $6 to $15 per annum. Surely this is an em- inently satisfactory rate of interest. The extraordinary increase in the num- ber of these societies in Denmark shows how highly their work is appreciated. The tests made by the original associa- tions were sufficient to convince the Danish farmers that they were not dairying on business prhteiplesr--that they were allowing a lot of robber cows to eat up the profits produced by theirl good eowtr--and they were quick to adopt better and more profitable methods. The hundreds of eo-opeetive. cheese factories and creameries doing business ' throughout Canada prove conclusively that we can work successfully along co- ' operative lines. It is only a short step r, from the co-operative factory to the co- ,4_A1..- #natinn ssouteiatiott. and it he TESTING DAIRY HERBS. The hundreds of factories and cream throughout Canada that we can work , operative lines. It - .. -- _...-',. iris mt the ('own tun-u an...“ yield milk at a tr,otii,t, is by far the most rmportant one t at confronts our dairy- men to-day. The possibilities in this connection were well illustrated b Prof. Grisdale It the recent Winter in: in Guelph. He told of a friend of his who bed increased the average production of his herd from $35 in one year to " the next, although the price of cheese remained the same. In the third yenr,‘ with cheese considerably. higher, the avenge of his herd came up to $60, and in the year following to $70. This was weanplished by more skilful feeding, by weeding out unprofitable cows, en by buying from neighbors better producing cows, of whose "hie the owners were Wt. Yours very truly, l W. A. Clemons. l Public“ ion Clerk, W." so! the gtAetlt " to was you “mm" W "WW" an. “I not." we!“ “new. t "ttr"iii.kiE1e?yt2.et m.M-u‘ “.3. get um! ml 1 . - ONTARIO AHCH TORONTO Night “a falling in the San Carla Itlt .ledy in the canyon “and the silt-pd expreaa wound around the; rocky a” it wan dark enough to show an trifle of red lighta en the - eeper. E _ An M. Tom Bum had taken the train tubal up grade to Coca Grade GrthutsedowriousPhetteetd of " run. Tom had taken trains through'the mountains for many you”, but no br in his career he had never hnet that terror of the railroad and ex- l pm: company, the train robber of the Sierras. . At Mogollnn the locomotive stood hard breathing under the weter tank, while Page, the express manager, came forward and watched Tom oiling his engine. L u." we...“ "Bello Sam,” said the engineer " he poked the long nose of his oil an among the frames of No. 47. “Csrryin' any coin with your boxes to-night t" -a'rfrrur, Co'm.” returned th-e expres- messenger, irritably. "rtu none of your business what _you rel, is it I'.' 1 J nun-unru- V'I'" J"" --. ___"'" -- "Got some aboard then, eh t" laughed Tom. "Well I reckon there'll be . few of them ittg'"t',.t,tr," a. lookm’ for us some of ese trips." “I haven’t got very much to-night, but somehow I feel queer. Don't know why I should. I've gone through with more plenty of times." ‘. - n. s I u an. _ _ 1 _--L ALA "iii; iG -jikihed oiling and put the cap on _hiI oil cgn. "Don't you have no presentimey01, Sum." he remarked, looking around " the lovely country about the water tank. "All ready there, Jim t" The fireman on the tender nodded and swung bark the spout. A 'hr"i'eir"'iaT"i.iroiGCiom, on the mountains," said the express. messen- ger as he started back to his car. Two hours later the eheavy train wee pounding the grade within a few miles of the divide. When he sighted the signal lamps of the siding where the eastbound No. 5 should pass horn. Tom sent the air to the wheels to hold her until the switch was opened and he could pull into the siding. Here end there, 0. passenger dropped of the steps of the Pullmans to look up at the fan- tastie cliffs above them. The con- ductor went into a little shanty serving as gvtelegraph office for the use of pee-w ing trains. There was no opentor at that point, but must conductors would mike, itt to report their trains. “5V C I time he came out and went _ the engineer. g'F " mtrnin order, Tom. Funny, tt w’ere culling when I Went in. have to spend ten minutes e despatcher to take my re- il, "\VDII.5 \"IUHE v”-.. .-. "It ain't like R. P. to say why an! order's changed. Usually it's just an order on"--- Burns hesitated a mo- ment, end then said, "Well, Bill, you know we're earryin' tiomethin' to-night." "Tom, you’ve lost your nerve. That order is " right." "No, I ain't lost my nerve either. There's somethin' about that order that don't seem natural. I all it e forgery." --___ _-s -n.“ “n Tt P, He’ll 'it'lf go, over and know whether he not ." - _ not ." While the conductor was gone several passengers came forward to learn the cause of the delay. The conductor came running back. " got It. P. easily enough. He repeated the order, and here it ig." The new message ran: "Cert. Order's all right. Come gong n n quick TWW Burns eyed, th picious eye. The tern and oil can the engine 0931?- quick. Burns eyed the scratch with a sus- picious eye. Then he picked up his lan- p. tern and oil can and started to work on " the engine again. "Hurry up, Tom," cried the conductor. r "We can’t lay here all night. We'll tie tl up the road." t "I ain't goin' " growled Burns. “Man, you’re crazy! There's the order d and the order repeated." "I've been running on this road long before you. fellows knew a Tonto from s a toaditoot," said the engineer, "and I t know old R. P's. orders. He never sent t no such message as that, and here’s I where I stay till No. 5 comes dong." t l " order you to pull out," said the l conductor. Tom Burns made no reply. A crowd t began to grow about the engine, urging 1 upon its members the advisability of pulling him from his place and letting l the fireman haul the train. A person in l remarkably well-fitting clothes now [ pushed his way to the front. _ “See here, engineer,” said he, "do you know who I aint" Burn! glanced carelessly down and re- v_"BtmattPr, I don't keep track of every dude whit tnvela over this road." “I an Geor Wu," ‘eootinnod I the carefully WSI' man, “and a stock- ,liiaetptthe1'ee,".r: Wyouotnrt rWiIa-llrepdyonroondnet l to the a the.” . ' - right; fire him,” yelled a. in r at the nearest. r “Well, MT,” aid Burn. "the only glooeklever 'lsiGaertrraodtty I maminEIPuo. Justyon‘nit ','lGi;iiGriiui,tettt.t,P'iti" before you up.“ use. will you?” tuatitHettt in the outlast - of the “not and in his 'rtrtaktmt m- m a: an; tt ttttthet,' sill I , I __ -_.-. bk A-trrtr In I“ - “"r" __"-" _ TG5iiiriiiitteea.eigtt'i Ap'iiVti'iiGsitronitndut1'"I 3rs over and call_up_ .R, the rough scratch of copy Eand to him and read: ad " e ,Ntttr.6,ItP-a,- ttqitNi.osl'.rt Nah-1 call up R. P. He’ll sent his order or cab 1nd T9315 ”mo "It: on. up..- -7 7 indisttrtote- "iiainutetl-""-c--- bk m but Loader and loud-r st bk: t'grtrttt'tal “'3:- n. no the ditto. Then tho ts i [than tito View. and m s j ,egsirtotwindand-dNo.li, . (inundated lay. Thom moan-sauna“ Jaligi".y what theyhdbeennndtrou. , “Vi-fl the utter with the ugh-V eert It' t'llh' an ttae,','?,,",,',', lanolin-y give omnjorit ought III 'tifG'l'.f A .. T .. _----... Bu?" lost no time in stating " cool as he could get his hands free from tho Islaqttyt the 'e.ssyhout hi/y. Ptreet due they rumbled on up the (Me, the expreu car in darkness giving no hint ot the agent sitting there will: . WW ter eel-on his neon, listening through the whirr of wheels foe the sound at bakes. Over the eummnt of the pe" and don the western slope the heavy train elm ttT Suddenly Bum instinctively cloc- ed e throttle and guard the bnko lever. Far ahead e red Intern swung Ji' end fro across the track. _ __ . For an instant the great perplexitl of I. great trisis showed itself on hia use. Then, muttering, "PII risk it, anyhow." he pulled buck the throttle again and the tmin rushed on. Viiorously awung the red than of anger, ut Bum yell- ed over the boiler to his foremun' . _ "riiruTUiiiiF,Viinrtjui' link out tor their had!” _ - ' _ . Both men crouched in the ash. But no shots were fired. Bums glanced up sud. denly and shut off the steam. A dark mass we: taking shape on the track. “Stand by to j'iunp that, Jimi" the en- gineer said sherpli. The train was inding and "t',','dtf under the force of the hard apirli Nukes. With frightful rapidity the use! ahead seemed to near them. In the gloom it appeared to be s labyrinth of beams and girders hopele‘ly tangled. In real- ity it was s. few ties and an old nil or two heaped, hurriedly on the track. The impact of the nearly sto god train threw some of these off. g e locomotive mounted slightly on the others and tin- ally ceased to move. Burns sud his fireman jumped doqrtei just in time to gaze into revolver mule "Git back on to that engine an' head down the canyon. We'll clear thetrook' aid one of the holdupn. “Guess you hev the say, rum," to- plied Burns promptly and amounted his cab. One of the revolvers wu pren- ed into the small of his back as he west Urs, W IIIW but nun-nu v. -..V. _ ___ up. He knew what was meant. He must start down the canyon with thme desperndoes in his cab and the exp". car trailing behind, having: the rent of the train pulled in the mountains. Then when a convenient spot was rearhed there would be the dynamite, destruc- MLdenth probably to Sun PM, iiirUiii death probahly to Sam PM, W.» . .II'I" it“ , sqtheit' 'at,%hut6tlvri* a. n__L-: Hahn}. nun-ma' IIPRC. " fom , Wheif 2',',W'B1e,',7Ttriiriii: flashed throu Burm’ heh , MI tom was on tho platform between the an. pine and tender and the tttindie of Jim's coal Nhovol im-ihngrly near. There was a sudden twist of the engineer’s body. a fierce motion in (he dirk. tht report of a piltoL Something ‘slipped from the steps of the locomOthe and lay groaning beside them. f -- - r.._:u...l- " nhnfn. Then commenced a (“sumac or “no“, many of them from the direction of the express car. People poured out of the coaches, but the Pullman" were locked. It was I southwestern crowd, con-e- quen)ly armed, Likewise looking for trouble. In much In: time than it reads . number of would be tall: rob- bers were climbing swiftly up the neigh- boring bills. - - .. ___" at. Wllus III-nu». When the [not had disappeared, ttut conductor stumbled up to Burn. "Tom, thin has been tt big day for you. Rollo! Here's one of them, eht Shot t" "No; jest banged with a shovel" uno- wered Burna. working away " the wounded robber. "'I want you to come over this side . moment and see something that will surprise you," continued the conductor, starting across the track. , oWttat's this It" taskrd the engineer . moment later. handing n curioue little box attached to nome wires which dil- appeared among the roekn. “That’l I up, Tom. Those chapo tate pod the telegraph and here's where the orders we got were manufactured.” "Bo them fellows planned to hev us run into Five on the down grade dif then plunder the wreck," sold mhrn thoughtfule . “It won only your fault thot"thby didn't," aid the conductor. Twenty-four hours later Toul- Bun! stood on the comet before an Auk of the general supirirttendett,, "will, twitching his up between “that“. B.. AU the functionsry of the. ml at the arehlly are-ea! ma, the - holder of the company. “Bonn," and the swayint new i only, "rmr train we: to hours he. , yeota’dly. - “maple-otto- P E “Jest a hunch: at e holdup in the Son l Carlos," replied an“ a: I “You don't seem to take advice kind. r ly, do you, Bum t" continued the - n-rinmtknt. “For instance, My A sum Hitch. thh PM) "t me you hush-u - Bat" all»: W ttN m"' the m- . "no. on." "Brit" the -. - __ A__.‘ 'h in _..i9'ele-' FP A; C2 t2l .L'J