_ a - If the sign he an officer of DARING the law It her disregard for me and lter sudden wan mandatory, yet hesitating, as A . was more fun IN POLLY'S 4TI1)10. to kill 111111 than to go : •rird for Peters was to make me though fearful of the answer. to a dance. Ohe of his boyhood pale jealous. But in spite of my under- "Very much." I turned a page. tittles was to hire in some I had gone asesna aailly's studio LEADER OF BLACK JACK'S convenient standing slot was thoroughly success- "Who is she? Aren't you going to place on the ranch in Texas to ask her to ga with me to Hortoes GANG OF BANDITS. and _hoot ful, tell me?" The voice was yet more Mexican freak WI), where. ay some mistake herdsnien. When a lad he "If dropped in to ask you if you Imperative, was summoned of the mauagernent. there was OD dis- as a wawa's in a law- wouldn't go with me tomorrow night I shook st 'Frain 511141.0. llsu,lo,Itold my head, suit, and not knowing what the sum- play a really fine eolleetion of Chinese to see the Chinese curios at Horton's,- "Well, you needn't, then. I don't Afleroard Voug ht ss Dt,porole Bottle( mons ineaut, and not curios that had aut.:acted much atten- caring to take I heard Peters say. care to know anyhow." wit 11, 4)fllccr hUl,ol o undred any chances, shut and killed the officer. tion ammog the few connoisseurs who Polly noticed that was giving at- Stiffly 4.i.o.vt, eloo walked to the Win- After this he foiled it eunvenient to had dansi ithe-o. Hut the tention. and her manner grew even dow and loolost down. She began to change his residence, so he rode up • door had hardly elosos; loellind me be- more effusive than ever. "I shall be whistle. then she thrummed against into and . Here fore we V. (p1:11.1(H- aliout some- The notorious leader of the inSoisous forgonsii delighted to go. I've been wanting to the window pane with her lingers, then he soon became a terror to everybody V. isive min- "Black Jack's" gang of train roobets ever so inueh. but ha vu- had no oppor- she was silent in general and railroad aud express utes later Polly was dabbing viciouslY Theft she woved out and murderers, Toni Ketehum, now tainity. I suppose it's perfostly proper `'f toy range of companies in particular. lie admits ! at a deny's; and I was glaring into vision and for several lies in the hospital of the penitentiary tor a lady to go there?" milautes I heard her stirring about be- in a roundabout way that since 1888 the pages of a magazine six months at Santa Pe, N. M., seriously wounded, "Perfectly proper—perfosoly." Peters hind me. Suddenly. I felt a hand come he and his gang have stolen from post- an the result of an encounter with ell- reassured her, with an eloquent wave down softly on either shoulder and a offices, trains. stages and wayfarers A knock sounded at the door—a de- eers of the law. Toni held up a train of the right hand. head nestle close to mine. ;20o,boo and killed 200 cided tap followed by two or three single-handed men. I saw a chance "Who is she, Tom? and in the sequel to this lighter and hesitating ones. Polly's of playing against There's a good was Polly the same little Now me," coaxed. wounded and captured. It was face wrinkled. "That S01.1111IS just like game she was boy. tell Polly the Colorado PREACHER'S STARTLING VIEW. against me, and I did not arid Southern express that Mr. Peters' knock." sne said, erossly, ll'aYakg agai pass riseletit her hair is red?She Toni held up. The place selected was "I my opportunity. "It's all right, Put- isOutg(ity011, The subjeet of the falling off of wonder what that man can want, near Isulsom, on the northeast corner ly," I said, carelessly. "You'll enjoy There was no resisting this church anyhow." new of attendance, espevialty on the it." dometwhams1 toofyiaetltdasiki n. could New Mexico. One night as the ex- She laid her palette and brush down myTohwe nhewsaty.l press Polly looked up quickly, was puffing laboriously up grade and walked to the door, wiping her showing a the sudden loss of interest "I'm lft red,"raidsile isn't ugly and her engineer saw a light ahead giving hands on the checked apron that en- in Peters. Why, how do you know"' ha the signal to stop. When the truth "loped her from chin to toes. For an - .was with a "And she isn't out-n freckled?" Poi- slowed down Tom Ketchutil j11111ped Instant I was happy in thinking of young lady there. Into the .'at, and carelessly Nothing in the least reprehensible ly's dieappointment showed in her swinging the frosty reception Mr. Peters was ; ; ; ; a jolly time, voice. .15 Colt rear the engineer's nose.told ahout to receive—just the kind he de- "oils 't. aa'' a You and Mr. Peters will "Not even froakleol. fact, him to obey :ill orders dining the served. Then the door maned. like it, too.'' In she's next few minstes. Tnis, Tom said, "sass. is.a.rs os , Polly. gra_ There was a short silsrose then pot_ very much like you." would sa y "Why, she isn't so bad, after all," e heart:whoa in the engineer's toes-is Hy .- ttuunusly. it ly spoke in a VOice that tried to be Polly home and the intrusion of an under- iaienttil to Li"to indifferent: "With whom did you admitted. I nodded nay head. ''Na, taker in the family circle. Then he him. It . (ism, rieht not very. jumped off and tried to 'maniple the "A young laoly friend of mine," I "It's because she's like you that I ad- gjam.,,,i mire her." engine. Whi01 'N ;is maole impossible by 'Thank sae' thank yo, Slat- answered, unconcernedly. the steep grade. Falling this, Toni ,. , at her covertly and .saw Now, how is she like me?" in son,'' I. 11.1( is that she was "She's like you because she is—" walked hark to tile Wells-Fargo ex- entered. "Ian very plea. a so see you. not happy. I felt happier. I turned my press car and, :humping the door with I've been ''Sire('l'olly had lost her volubility head anol looked into the , little eager face above my nhoulder— the butt of his Cott, olemanded admit- Just thili In. stopped. for he had Peters began to grow unapinfortabie. "la-rause !ill(' is you." tance. Tim niessoouger oseiest the door caught sieht 1 look on his I saw him twist about in his chair and Polly and poked the ninzzie oeitWoisliester tilai itleii.-tire in fumble with the land ou his hat. straight' n. lip and quiekly out into the Sark and polled the trig- tog Polly did not also irelleito seeing Finally he rose. 10'0111111 ill front of flu.-,'SVItat's ger. That mo au I nil to tloo• hold-up me. "I :appose I ;an sail tor toms's- "loco:. \Vila; 'ii, You main?" she eried, that tar ht. Jost luu, ill Toni Wilai - Volt have too Mr tiiitori. hat, rev.• oaelans Celia' he s amazettesit. ' Sitoo's hke Inv—she is Dot h(ioWn. het ho was no ' I'M IL, gal"— ‘Voallid- Yoll?“ au-lout Polly, \Alio toenail his Polls tinselosi her • i•iis Seised at eil in a alb-es:eat I. it I.wsh Culled - Yos ars pause. the flour a, though in di ••,i :lady. "I the sari, • I sealed up alto Status Var. ha Cos Ikei. s pa- a :aid tie to r face. Peters nolinionool out a fe w wor,is spokep hallyoi w hen I l'ol g o. I'm wi!I not !-oy niso•li acts's:, the • litlt WaSn't W:th and I reniari eil that I thought I had ,1 1? so :vitt* t1::it !Lei: of it. tui(sso oial ho• dad:oast tho• REV. DR. W. S. ('ItOSN'E. met him -0111, p1;11-. !''1,1 .•:I "TuesSite roiatiCts I soisaoreol. hold-ep Oil' it iS 101,1,101r part ou the 111P11. IL., been pa soma all Iiiraw. ••\Vliy. ly Hanna a The oossress pull a WI time a !osier ol iiiit•s t1,•• tt•. t•••11t LI0.1- and Tom aiiesed Ii.. mulatto tool Ing New York pro ashen.. Roos Dr. \V. theater after um le lett ' sought The S Croive. pasior if the church of the saie statal atteniplf,i roid,ery was soon knowa to Etertia/ Hope. sartling the ()Mei:Os and thil'e days later Mar- thairs that I ii.• H r!.. Iti leirooh at- nhal For:door's moon were Minting fur atoonotate o• a dole Ti' the air ; that men Toni in the uplands. They finally hit 110 limiter believe in hell. Wioon the the trail and followed it haek Into the doctrine of ootoornal minisloment was very heart of the mountains. Here ohteaantly plosoi sed. with ail its hor- rors, people went to ehmeli in the hope of easiping the threatened oossor- lastine torture, tout of late years this fear has largely been removed Ad- vanosod theoloaans aradually oilropposi

I was t, Ili(-1( 1 :( and hatini•ni-il to see Mts.- ton. I was with her for about nit.: minute.- .Again Potty stared at • "Yolare a trivet." she eommented 'I know OS' "And tttott':: worse. Cly hatiFi-il

to rtitu..4. Vq got to lie poonalle Ss Shoo was shaking ii forctine, r at ' I'll aist make sou tit's, me oir see the osarlos. I Tr all want to • certainiy o an:- iitioeind for tie, sole pie aise oif asking you." yoird Les- too Lao- moor iler eyehiows assot afiSi 1:1 :1 I,•T -Ot eoursoo. ' they lost it while diso essinst, the I ill, NVLit, 'arm from Troon- "Well. we won't go. then " said Pol- best move a report of a ride split tbe • ton lull' Ii th" I"I'")r• While ly, decidedly. -You've got to be pun- air and one of the deputies fell out of he wastn l he tett ° Miss Eisele). "- ished somehow." t.- his saddle. This was sufficient evi- red to gather lie engaged her dent'.' of Tom's presence in the vicin- 1"n ,ind if Whirrsi viiSiletl• Making !Min Whole. (airing who ii he i-treek her with his ity, but hot his exact whereabouts, as taki•s the glorious old West to (10 fist and knoieked her oloan. The sight Tom leo of SDI' .71.11'S, cartridges. An- business." said the man with the alli- shot was and depu- of Psostrite woman. Williams says, other heart another gator grip, as he Imaroied the train at ty went to the ground. rate frenzieol hon. anol running to the house At this St. Paul. "We of the east are not in every man in the posse would he cut it a little Iiit." - Anything to relate? • down without a ghost of a chance of queried ono, of the passengers as he getting a shot. The deputies, there- woke up. -.lust a few words. I trav- fore. separated, and began to scout the eled from New York to Chicago with a brush. A glint of sunshine playing on staying-looking iota At Blink) the blue steel barrels of a Winchester I Was gone on her. At Detroit discussed Tom Ketchum's position be- we were en- gait"? As we reached Chicago hind a big bowlder surronnded by she had olio's brushwood. Then the day's proceed- net the I returned home. wrote Ssiol letters ing's began. The deputies shot at that her looso and came out here glint of sunshine playing along blue ti gut mairied. She decided that she steel; Tom shot at the deputies. The wonal marry another. She estimated deputies dodged behind trees and rocks the value of my time at Vass the worth and shot wildly. Tom stayed where FOLLY LOOKED CF QUICKLY. of my letters to s:1/11 anti my broken he was and made hull-eyes. If Tom heart at $200o, and drew me a cheek hadn't shoved his right arm a little for Saloom and here it is. Gave her a 'at least a dozen times. I couldn't for- to do tonne row too high in taking aim he would have receipt in full to date. kissed her good- give him for trying to hold Polly's then shook hes head slowly. brought down a fell mess of deputies. ' No, after bye and there you are and here I am. hand, not even after the joy I had ex- all. Mr. Peters. I really can't go." As it was a slug of lead as big as your There's bet one way to do business and perienced at cheating him out of his She rose finger tore through Tom's shooting from her chair and started the west knows all about it. Yes, check dance with her Pt the fancy dress ball. Peters member, and it took a few minutes toward the door by starting for a thousand and how many of you "I'm awfully you," toward it herself—Polly to change his Winchester over to his glad to see said is finished in gentlemen will smoke a good cigar at Polly, and the art of left arm. In these short minutes the then glanced slyly at me to dismissing. She waited un- my expense?" --Chicago News. deputies closed in on Tom and cap- see how I Was taking it. "Why. I til the sound of his footsteps had died WI I.1 I ELM I N A EISELEY, — tured him. Ile was In a bad shape. haven't seen you since the night of away, then marched across the room he got the maul and returned to the Fug of "%m,," Men. Ills right arm was terribly hrokon and the ball. I was very sorry I didn't get and took her stand. determinedly. in barn, beat out the brains of the woman torn and he was already suffering from to dance with you that night. As it front of me. It seems that one of the latest fash- and lied. loss of blood. But he was game. lie was I had to dance that number out -Now, who is she?' she demanded. ions of the automoinilists. motocy- with Mr. Minton." (lists and various "Phantoms" offered to take his left arm and begin "Who's who?" I asked. putting on an of the Doerin't Pay to 113.. IrapIttred. the performance all over again, which Again Peters smiled—and he had air of surprise. auto kind in Paris is to tear through proposition it Kill doubtless surprise most peo- space with escape pipe wide open, emit- was respectfully declined. meson to smile. I began considering "You know Well enoligh. The girl ple to learn that any soldier of the ting a suecession of explosions The next day when he was able to be the propriety of throwing him out. He you were out with the other night." that for moved Tom was strapped to his !mon- British army who is captured by the had no right to smile and be smiled at frightful noise can discount a switch "Tuesday night?" I hazarded, finding cho and taken to a train, ultimately enemy gets his pay stopped at once. In such a fashion—of that there was engine. They are not obliged to leave myself in a close place, and hoping landing in the penitentiary hospital at Therefore the 1,000 English warriors no doubt. I glanced at one of the the escape open and make all this Polly would not remember. Santa Fe. Of "Black Jack's" gang of who are now playing foot-ball inside windows and wondered how a 10-story noise, but -it sounds big," aria they Polly nodded thieves and cutthroats Tom Ketchum the race track at Pretoria are in no fall would affect his constitution. A her head. A most for- do it. ROC( ntly Beconnals on his midable was the leader. He was 35 years old. .4ense of the word wage earners. Fur- little later I found myself raising the little body she looked just trieycle. going at fifty miles per hour then. and in Texas, his native state, Ile is ther provision of the army regulations window—preparation for the extreme in the heart of Paris, seared a cab known as the new . He allows an investigation to be made af- measure I felt Impelled to take. For "Oh, she's a very good friend of mine horse into running away, aeol the cab- stands 5 feet 10 inches In his stockl.n8 ter a soldier has recovered his liberty Polly hadn't looked at me since Peters —a very good friend. Pretty, too, and by is now in bell. A noise that will fat and is built on the graceful lines and the authorities may. if they see fit, came in, and was now leaning forward sweet." I picked up a magazine, soave !anis o al, horse nuist he some- ca a tiger. Ile Is as void of conscience tern over the back pay to the releas- talking to him as though there was dropped into a chair, and began to thing moire than the rattle of a boy's es the Winchester he carried. He ed prisoner. There is no obligation not another of his kind on earth. I read. hoop, or a nurse girl with et bah, would rattier shoot a man than eat; on their nart to do this. however. understood perfectly that the object of "You—you like her" Folly's voice carriau,