STREET LOCKED
UP BY OWNER
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Inhabitants of North Adams
’ Mass Are Forced to Trail
' With Goats
HEART OF THE ' SUNSET
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By Rex Beach
RICARDO GUZMAN IS LURED
MURDERED BUT DAVE
REAL PLOT AND
Mrs Alalre Austin handsome young mistress of Las Talmas ranch
lost in the Texas desert wanders into the camp of David Law state
ranger waiting In ambush for a Mexican murderer She has to remain
there 24 hours until Law captures his man kills another and escorts -her
home “Young Ed” Austin drunkard berates his wife and makes
insulting Insinuations about the ranger Law discovers Austin is
leagued with Mexican rebels and horse tliieVes Mrs Austin encounters
Gen Luis Longorio Mexican federal when she goes to La Feria her
Mexican ranch to collect war damages and he makes odious love to her
Dave Law kills a cattle thief Mrs Austin gives him a horse and dis-
covers he Is secretly in love with her
CHAPTER XI— Continued
—11—
A new moon was swinging in the
sky ns Alalre and Dave rode back
toward Las Palmas IIow or when
Alalre Austin came to feel that this
man loved her she never knew Cer-
tainly she knew tonight and strnnge
to say the knowledge did not disturb
her Alaire had been repelled by Luis
Longorio’s evident love for her but
a similar emotion in this man s breast
had quite the opposite effect ' She was
eager for friendship hungry for affec-
tion starved for that worship which
every woman lives upon Having a
wholesome confidence In her own
strength of character and complete
faith in Law’s sense of honor she was
neither alarmed nor offended
For the first time in years she al-
lowed her intimate thoughts free ex-
pression and spoke of her hopes her
Interests and her efforts under the
spell of the moonlight she even con-
fided something about those dreams
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 waiting when they ar-
rived at Las Palmas and Dolores an-
nounced that “Young Ed" had tele-
phoned from the Lewis ranch that he
would not be home Yielding to a sud-
den Impulse Alalre said to her com-
panion :
“You must dine with me Dolores
will show you to a room I will be
ready In half an hour”
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 he began to feel
more and more out of place With
growing discomfort he realized that
the mistress of this residence was the
richest woman In all this part of Tex-
as and that he was little better than
a tramp Alalre knew how to be a
gracious and winning hostess of
course she did not appear to notice
her guest’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 have succeed-
ed better than by showing him the
wide disparity In their lives and situa-
tions Dave was dismayed he felt
“I'm Sorry I Killed the Fellow"
ry poor and ridiculous Alalre was
j longer the woman he had ridden
1th through the solitudes her very
iendllness seemed to be a condescen-
on He did not linger long after they had
ned for he wished to be alone where
could reach an understanding with
mself On the sjcps he waited Just
moment for Alaire to mention If
ie chose that subject which they
id still left open on the night before
pading his thought she said :
“You are expecting me to say aome-
ing about Panfilo Sanchez”
“Yes”
“I have thought It over In fact I
ive been thinking about It all day
it even yet 1 don't know what to
il you for Its effect upon my
Copyright by Harper ti Brothers
TO THE MEXICAN SIDE AND
LAW DISCOVERS THE '
ACTS DECISIVELY
self — you know I care very little what
people say or think”
“I’m sorry I killed the fellow — I
shouldn’t have donelt but — one sees
things differently out In the rough and
here in the settled country I can’t
help but feel that his conduct under
the circumstances called for — what he
got He wasn’t a good man in spite
of what Jose says Anto confessed to
me that they were planning all sorts
of deviltry together”
“That is hardly an excuse” Alalre
smiled faintly
“Oh I know !” Dave agreed “Don’t
weaken on my account”
“No I I’m not thinking of the con-
sequences to you or to me ’ You- are
the kind of man who can protect him-
self I’m sure your very ability In thrft
direction frightens me a little on Jose’s
account But” — she sighed and lifted
her shoulders In a shrug — “perhaps
time will decide this question for us”
Dave laughed with some relief “I
think you've worried yourself enough
over It ma’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 jou
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 siiy more but at
that moment an eager whinny and an
impatient rattle of a ' bridle 'bit came
from the driveway and he- smiled
“There’s her acceptance now”
VOh no I 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-
curred to her- and she wondered if
this Ranger might not also have a yvay
with women
The house was very still and empty
when she re-entered it
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CHAPTER XII
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The Guzman IncIdepL
Ricardo Guzman did not rettjrn
from RomerO The man had disap-
peared it seemed completely and mys-
teriously At first the facts appeared
plain : a citizen of the United States
had been lured across the bdrder and
done to death by Mexlcan soldiers-Afor
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 verdict-
The ominous mailed serpent
which lay along the Rio Grande stirred
Itself
Of course the people of Texas were
delighted that the long-delayed hour
had struck accordingly when the
state department 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 were both
surprised and enraged Telegraph
wires began to buzz the governor of
the state sent a sarcastic message te
the ' national capital offering to dis-
patch a company of Rangers after
Guzman’s body Just to prove that he
was indeed dead and that the MexL
can authorities were lying when they0
professed Ignorance of the fact
This 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
day General Luis Longorio set out for
Romero to Investigate personally the
rancher’s disappearance
Now throughout all this public
clamor truth as usual lay hidden at
the bottom of Its well and few even
of Ricardo’s closest friends suspected
the real reason for his murder
Jonesville of course could think or
talk of little else than this outrage
and Blaze Jones as befitted lts lead-
ing citizen was loudest In his criticism
of the government’s policy Blaze’s
conception of diplomacy was peculiar
“If Potosi didn’t talk straight that
consul oughta bent a gun bar! over
the old ruffian’s bean and telephoned
for a couple hundred battleships We
Americans are cussed with notions of
brotherly love and universal peace
Bah I We’re bound to have war Dave
some day or other’ -
Dave nodded his agreement “Yes
But — everybody has the wrong Idea of
this Guzman killing The federal offi-
cers In Romero didn’t frame it up”
“No? Who did?”
- “Tad Lewis” '
Jones started “What makes you
think that?”
“L4ten1 Tad was afraid to let Ur-
bina come to trial Ricardo’s dead and
the’ other witness is gone Now draw
your own conclusions"
- Jones wns nninzed “Say Dave” he
cried “that means your case has blown
up eh?”
“Absolutely Lewis has been seljing
‘wet’ stock to the federals and' lie
probably arranged with some of them
to murder Ricardo” -
' Blaze Cursed eloquently “I’d like to
hang it onto Tad I’d site clean house
down his way If I wps positive”
“I sent a man over to Romero” Dave
explained further “He tells me Ricar-
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
Romero 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 might even mean a
case against Tad Lewis”
“What d’you say we go over there
and get Ricardo?”
’ Dave smiled “That’s what I’ve been
leading up to Will you take a
chance?”
“Yes”
’ “I knew you would All we need is
a pair of Mexicans to — do the Avorlc
I liked Ricardo I owe him something”
“Suppose we’re caught?"
“In that case we’ll have to run for
Jt and— I presume I’ll be discharged
from the Ranger service”
“I ain’t very good at runnln’— 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 understanding-
’
-
-it had been -an easy matter for Jose
Sanchez to secure a leave of absence
from Benito but Alalre' knew nothing
whatever about the matter until Jose
himself asked permission to see her
on a matter of Importance
The man had ridden hard most of
the previous night and his excitement
was patent Even before he spoke
Alaire realized that Pnnfllo’s fate was
known to him and she decided swiftly
that there must be no further conceal-
ment “Senora! A terrible thing 1” 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 how can I be calm? Panfilo
Is completely dead But — you know?”
Alaire nodded “I— -suspected"
Jose's dark eyes blazed he bent for-
ward eagerly “Jrhat did you suspect
and why? Tell me all”
It was with a peculiar Apprehensive
flutter In her breast that Alaire real-
ized the crisis hod come - Heretofore
she hnd blamed Law but now oddly
enough she found herself Interested in
defending him As calmly as- She
could she related all that had led
up to the tragedy 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 He 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 Indecision be 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 wns not a murder" Alalre
cried sharply “Panfilo was aiding a
felon to escape The courts will not
punish Mr Law”
“Bah I Who cares for the courts?
This man Is a gringo' and these are
gringo lawst But I am a Mexlean
and Panfilo was my cousin We shall
see”
“Don’t be rash Jose" she exclaimed
warnlngly
- Jose continued to glower Then
turning away be said without meet-
ing his employer’s eyes “I would like
to draw my money”
' “Very well I am sorry to Rave you
leave Las Palmas for I have regarded
you as one of my gente” Jose's face
remained stony “What do you intend
to do? Where are you going?”
The fellow shrugged “Qulen sabe!
Perhaps I shall go to my General Lon-
gorio” Alalre smiled faintly “You will be
shot” she told him “Those soldiers
have little to eat and no money at
all”
But Jose’s bright eyes remained hos-
tile and his expression baffling It
was plain to Alalre that her explana-
tion of his cousin’s death had carried
not the slightest conviction and she
even began to fear that her part In
the affair hnd caused him to look upon
her as ' an accessory Nevertheless
when she pnld him his wages she gave
him a good horse which Jose accepted
with thanks but without gratitude As
Alaire watched him ride away with
never a backward glnnce she decided1
that she must 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 wa forced to look for
him at the Jones home'' As she had
never called -upon Paloma and had
made It almost- impossible for the girl
to visit Las Palmas the meeting of
the two women was somewhat formal
-acsavn®—
“Senora! a Terrible Thing!" Jose
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
Alalre 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 a way”
It needed no close observation tc
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 — Pve got to tell somebody
or I’ll burst I was walking the floor
when you came Well dad and Dave
have completely lost their wits They
have gone across the river — to get Ri-
cardo Guzman’s body”
“What!” Alaire stared at the girl
uncomprehendingly “My dear girl
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 breath failed her momentarily
“They left an hour ago in my machine
with two Mexicans to help them They
Intend 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 Alalre won-
dered momentarily 'whether the girl’s
anxiety- was keenest for the 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
L"
Paloma agreed eagerly “Yes! May-
be we could even help them if-they got
into trouble” -
“Come then ! We’ll have supper at
Las Palmas and slip down to the river
and wait”
Strange complications grow out
of Jones' and Law’s adventure on
the Mexican side-" It ie a thrill- -Ing
episode described In the next-
installment (TO Bi£ CONTINUED) - -
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IS UPHELD BY COURT
Those Who Pay for Keys Can Get In-
Others Must Make Long Detour
or Climb a Six-Foot’ -
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Fence
North Adams Mass — When Is a
street not n street? While no general
answer to that question has 1 been
given the supreme court of Massachu-
setts has ruled that Francis street
heretofore a thoroughfare in regular
standing is not a street after all As
a' result the “street’s” owner has not
only closed It but has locked it up
Those who pay for -keys can get in
Others must make a long detour or
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Several years ago Mrs Rosa Betti
decided that she owned Francis street
She began a legal action to establish
her ownership This was not consid-
ered seriopsly by those who contem-
plated building and several erected
homes In the street The congregation
of the House of Israel erected a syna-
gogue The street became a much-
used thoroughfare
Fences the Street
Now the supreme court says that
Mrs Betti was right While the mill
of justice was slowly grinding Mrs
Betti sold her property including the
“street” to Peter Plante The first
action of Mr Plante when the decision
was given was to ask for'flnanclal con-
tributions from those who crossed his
property When it wasn’t forthcoming
he built his fedee
While the “street” was a fake the
fence is a first-class barrier It is six
feet in height and is surmounted by a
strip of equally first-class barbed wire
The Fence Is a First-Class Barrier
It has a self-closing gate which Is
equipped with a spring lock Those
who have made their contribution to
Mr Plante have received keys Others
go around the block but the block in
question contains a miniature moun-
tain The only things which have
climbed it to date are the goats of
those who must walk nearly a mile
around its base to avoid enriching Mr
Plante
Tickles the Tailors
Much to the delight of the city’s
tailors several persons hav£ tried to
climb the fence It has been found
that the barbed wire is just as effec-
tive as any barbed wire can be Those
who are the victims of the fence are
urging the city to purchase the right
of way for a street Mr Plante thinks
his demands are not exorbitant The
city officials think they are The vic-
tims say the fence will be made an
issue In the next city campaign
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Mike located his friend who was di:
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wine one for women It was costing
htra nothing to sing “The “friend”
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Narrow Escape
Out of breath with the perspiration
running down his cheeky and puffing
like a grampus Sandy reached his
abode He had run ashe had never
done before
“Mac his “auld freen” was aston-
ished at Sandy’s condition “What’s
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“Hoots” said Sandy “I’ve had a
narrow escape frae ruin”
“You dinna sae so” said Mack
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the players came roon wi’ his hat col-
lectin’ Ma conscience Mac A’ve had
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She Understood
The teacher was giving a talk on
coins of the realm end they had been
through the entire rhnge from pennies
to double eagles Ope little girl was
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window sill and she had no thought
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