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Leader of An Outlaw Group His Wife A Girl at Bland's Camp eseldin ennie Captain MacNelly wien A Captain of the Rangers e Dangerous Outlaw 80 it was in him then--an inher. ited fighting instinct--a blood lust ~a driving Intensity to kill, He was the last of the Duanes--that old fighting stock of Texas, But not the memory of his dead father, nor the pleading of his soft-voiced mother, nor the warns ing of this uncle who stood before him now had brought so much to Duane realisation of the dark pas- slonate strain in his blood, It was the recurrence, a hundredfold in- created in power, of a strange em- otion that for the last three years bad taken possession of him. "Yes, Cal Bain's in town, full of bad whisky, an' huntin' for you," repeated the elder man gravely. "It's the second time," muttered Duane, as if to himself, "Son, you can't avoid a meetin', Leave the town till Cal sobers up, He ain't got it in for you when -'he"t not drinkin'," "But what's he want me for?" demanded Duane, "To insult me -again? I won't stand that twice," "He's got a fever that's rampant in Texas these days, my boy, He wants gunplay, If he meets you he'll try to kill you." Here it stirred Duane again = that bursting gush of blood, like a wind of flame shaking all his inner being, and subsiding to leave him . strangely chilled, As towns go, Wellston was small enough, but important in that un- settled part of the great State be- cause it was the trading centre of several hundred miles of territory, On the main street there were pers haps fifty buildings, some brick, |at once frank and b"ld, some frame, mostly adobe, and one-'coarse bronzed face, But the sight of the horse, the look of his uncle recalled the fact that he must now become a fugl- ve, "I am a murderer," said Duane, shuddering, "No, son, you're not, An' you never will be, But you've got to be an outlaw till time makes it safe for you to come home," Duane, with blurred sight and contracting throat, gripped his uncle's hand and bade him a word- less farewell, Then he leaped astride the black and rode out of town, When the heat of the day began to be oppressive, and hunger and thirst made themselves manifest, Duane began to look about him for a place to halt for the noon hours, The trail led into a road which wag hard-packed and smooth from the tracks of cattle, He doubted not that he had come across one of the roads used by border raiders, He headed Into fit, and had T of the DUANES spakeg would cover your cluster of bullet holes, Thet's the word thet's gone down the border." "It's the kind of reputation most sure to fly far an' swift ahead of a man I'll gamble on thet, It's the land of in this Seuatn, An' the safest, too, the draw! I gee now you're only a boy, though you're shore a strappin,' husky one, Now, Buck, I'm not a spring chicken, an' I've been long on the dodge, Mebbe a little of my society won't hurt you none, You'll need to learn the country." : ' There was something sipcere and likeable about this outlaw, "1 dare say you're right," ve plied Duane quietly, "and I'll go to Mercer with you," Next moment he was riding down the road with Stevens, "Stevens, have you got any money?" asked Duane, "Money!" exclaimed Luke blank ly, 'Say, I haven't owned a twor bit aince--wal, fer some tims," "I'll furnish money for grub," returned Duane, "And for whisky, too, providing you hurry back here without making trouble." "Shore you're a downright good pard," declared Stevens in admira- tion as he took the money. "I give word, Buck, an' I'm here to say | never broke it yet, Lay now an' look for me back qu':k."" Presently Stevens rode out of sight into the town, Duane waited, hoping the outlaw would make good his word, Probably not a quarter of an hour had elapsed before Duane heard the clear reports of a rifle, the clatter of rapid hoofbeats, and scarcely traveled a mile when turn- ing a curve, he came point-blank upon a single horseman riding to- ward him, "Mawnin', stranger," called the man, dropping his hand trom his hip, "Howdy," replled Duane shortly, "I geen you ain't no ranger," called the rider, "an shore I ain't' none," ! He laughed loudly as if he had made a joke, He was small and wiry, slouchy of attire, and armed to the teeth, and he bestrode a fine bay horse, He had quick, dancing brown eyes, arms, ) and a and got into a swift stride en Stey- Evidently he ens won'd r~t pasa him, yells unmistabably the kind to mean danger for a man like Stev- ens, Duane mounted and rode to the edge of the mesquits, He saw a cloud of dust down the road and a bay horse running fas'. Stevens apparently had not be2n wounded by any of the shots, for be hed a steady seat in his saddle, and his riding struck Duane as ad- mirab'e. He carried a large pack over th» pommel and he kept look: ing back, The shots had ceased but the yells increased. Du2ne saw sev- eral men runr"ng and waving thelr Then he spurred his hore Prevent [bird of the lot, by far the most prosperous, were saloons, From, the rond Duane turned into the street, It was s& wide thoroughfare, lin- od by bitching reils, and saddled borses, and vehicles of various kinds, Duane's eye ranged down the street, taking in all at a glance, particularly persons moving leis- urely up and down, Not a cowboy was in sight. When he came to within fifty of a saloon he swerved out to the middle of the street, stood there for 8 moment, then went shead and back to the sidewalk. He passed on in this way the length of the block, So] White was standing in the foor of his saloon. "Buck, I'm a tippin' you off," be said, quick and low-volced, "Cal Bain's over at Everall"s, If he's a bustin' you bad as be brags he'll show there." Duane knew himself to be cold, steady. He was conscious of a strange fury that made him want to leap ahead. He seemed to long for this encounter more than any- thing he had ever wanted. Bat vivid as were his sensations, he felt as if in a dream. Before he reached Everall's he heard loud yoicee, one of which was raised high. Then the short door swung outward gs if impelled by a vigor- ous hand, A bow-legged cowboy, wear.ng woolly chaps, burst out upon the sidewalk. At sight of Duane he seemed to bound into the gir and he let out a savage roar. It Baip was drunk he did not show it in his movements. Red, sweaty, 'and disheveled, his face distorted and expressive of the most maligeant intent. he seemed gircedy killed a man, and this ap- | peared manilest in his demeanor. "Won't mothin' make you draw, you 2" he shouted.' "I'm wciting on you, Cal" re- pli-d Duane. Dein's right hand stiffened -- mod. Duane threw his gun as a Po throws 2 ball umnderhand--a d his father bad taught him. Fooled twice, his shots almost a ze. | 'n"s biz Colt boomed while it w= point~d1 downward and he was| { =. § = bullet scattered dust! ave! at Duane's fect. Bain 2 oly without eon'ortion. | n he come to the gate of his ~.d saw his uncle there with »come horse, saddled. with rene. "nd bags all in place, nk porwnded Butk's en -- 'nd -- the > Aa lis act. a was a8 good-natured ruffian, "My name's Luke Stevens, an' I hail from the river, Who'ra you?" said this stranger, Duane was silent, "I reckun you're Buck Duane," went on Stevens, *'I heerd you was 8 bad man with a gun." This time Duane laughed, not st the doubtful compliment, but at the idea that the first outlaw he met should know him, "Wal, Buck," said Stevens, in a friendly manner, "I ain't presumin' on your time or company. [I see you're headin' for the river. But will you stop long enough to stake a feller to a bite of grub?" "I'm out of grub, and pretty hungry myself," admitted Duane, "Been pushin' your hoss, I see. Wal, I reckon you'd better stock up before you hit thet stretch of country." He made a wide r~-3p of his right arm, indicating the south- west, and there was that in his ac- tion which seemed significant of a vast and barren region. "Stock up " queried Duane thoughtfully. "Shore. A feller has jest got to eat. TI can rustle along without whisky, but not without grab. Thet"s what makes it so embarras- sin' travelin' these parts dodgin' your shadow. Now I'm on my way to Mercer. Its =a - little two-bit town up the river a ways. I'm go- in' to pack out some grub. "Stranger, in this here country two's a crowd. It's safer. I mever was much on this lone wolf dodg- in,' though I've done it of meces- sity. It takes a good man to travel alone any length of time. Why, I've been thet sick I was jest achin' fer some ranger to come along an' plug me. Give me @ pardner any day. Now mebbe- you're mot thet kind of a feller, an' a'm shore not presumin' to ask. But I jest declaras myself sufficient." ; "You mean you'd like me to go with you?" asked Duane. Stevens grinned. "Wal, I should smile. I'd be par- {ticular proud to be braced with a man of your reputation." "See here, my good fellow, that's all nonsense," declared Duane in some haste. "Shore I think modesty becom- in* to a youngster," replied Stev- ens. "I hate a brag. "But every man who's lived along the Texas border remembers a lot about your dad. It was ex- pected of you, I reckon, an' much of your rep was established before vou throwed your gun. I jest hee-d thot yoy was tlir™tnin® on the ¢ ar: an' wh mn yom cat lo"ze with a gun why the figger on the ace of 3} - RNS ly the out.aw caught up with bim. "Was jest comin' out of the store," yelled Stevens, "Run plumb into a rancher who knowed me, He opened up with a rifle, Think they'll chase us." They covered several miles be- fore there were any signs of pur- suit, and when horsemen did move into sight out of the cottonwoods, Duane and his companion steadily drew farther away,. Stevens was pale and his face bore beads of sweat. The whole front of his shirt was soaked with blood. "You're shot!" cried Duane, "Wal, who'n hell said I wasn't? Would you mind givin' me a lift-- on this here pack?" Duane lifted the heavy pack down and then helped Stevens to dismount. The outlaw had a bloody foam on his lips and he was spitting blood. "Oh! why didn't you say so?" cried Duane, ' "I never thought, You seemed all right." "Wal, Luke Stevens may be as gabby as an old woman--but some- times--he doesn't say anythin', It wouldn't have done no good." (Continued To-morrow) REQUEST $25,000 BECK MEMORIAL Toronto City Council Will Be Asked To Call For Designs Toronto, Feb. 18. -- A special committee meeting in connection with plans for the erection of a memorial to Sir Aden Beck has decided to ask the city of Toronto to provide $15.000 and the local hydro to provide $10,000. 'The committee will ask the city council to call for designs prefer- ably for a bronze statue which in the opinion of the committee, should be erected opposite the pro- vincial hydro offices on University avenue. Wi » x & Mr. and Mrs. Gene Tunney are in soclusion in a fishing village om the Adriatic. E. Walter Mockier, for fifteen years identified with financial news- paper work and for the last two years associated with Albert Frank and Co., New York, died of pnea- monia in Morristown, N. J. He is survived by his parents, widow, jour children, a sister and three arathars | NOT THE SAME +" PERSON AT ALL Fruit-a- tives" Stopped Pain aod Terrible Dizziness MRS, GODIN It seems almost a miracle---~the way '"Fruit-a-tives'" benefits wo- men suffering at the change of lite. "I was obliged to go to bed because of the terrible dizziness, pain and weakness," writes Mrs. Onesime Godin. of Paquetville, N, B.'* During this trying time 'Fruit- a-tives' proved a godsend to me, and now I am in perfect health. Every woman should follow my ex- ample and take 'Fruit-a-tives,' and they would surely get the wonder- ful relief that I did." Try it, Your dealer has this wonderful fruit medicine--25¢ and 50c a box, Suggest Lower Spirits Duty to Curb Smuggling Ottawa, Ont., Feb, 18, -- Reduc- tion in the duties on malt and spirituous liquors to pre-war rates was advocated in the Senate yes- terday as the only means to cur ail liquor smuggling in the Maritime Provinces The suggestion came from Serator J, J, Hughes, who was supported hy Senator O, A, Tanner, both Nova Scotia Senators. BUCK'E ON BELT SAVES NINAN'S LIFE Bu":lo, N.Y, Feb. 18. -- For the second time in three we. ks a Buffalo man owes his life to his belt buckle. Last night Howard J, Shannon, 24, was fired at by a holdup man dur- ing the robbery of a gasoline stat'on here when he friled to throw up his hands in compliance with the ban- dit's ord~r, The bullet struck Han- non's belt buckle, causing h'm only a slizht stcmach wound. Three weeks a~o a Buffalo patrol man had a similar experience in a gun battle with a negro, The pat- rolman returned his assailant's fire, however, shooting the negro dead, NEY! LEADER OF SHY THON AMY ONCE Ii CANADA Made a Tour of This Coun- try in 1807 Toronto, Feb, 18. -- While 'reti- cent concern'ng the deposition of General Bramwell Booth as head of the Salavtion Army, officicls of the local hyadquarters staff ex- pressed their belief Saturday in the leadership of Commissioner E. J. Higgins, electea by the High Council to the generalship of the Salvation Army. Commissioner Higgins has not visited this city for several years. He accompanied the founder, General William Booth, in his tour of Canada and Japan in 1907. and at that time visited 'l'oronto. He conducted the territorial meetings at Toronto four years ago tut the major part of his work has been done in the Un "ed States. fe was responsi 'e tc the general for the varied works cairied on by the Army for *he welfare of service men during the Great War. apd was honored by His Majesty the King, teing appnicted a comman- der of the Order of the British Empire. He was the special rep- resenta'ive of the Interrational headquarters at London, England. Commissioner Hizgins has a sem residing in Toronto. ACTION UNCONFIRMED OF RESIGNATION OF Winnipeg, Man., Feb. 18.--Re- ports that Hon. W. R. Clubb, min- ister of public works for Mani- toba, had tendered his resignation to Premier Bracken could not be confirmed last night. Rumors Saturday said Mr. Clubb resigned following Friday's session of the royal commission in- vestigating charges of "corruption" made against the provincial admin- stration by Lieut.-Col. F. G. Taylor, Conservative leader. At the afternoon session of the commission, Mr. Clubb admitted buying Winnipeg Electric company stock on margin before the agree- ment had been concluded under which the company secured the lease of the Seven Sisters Falls power site. Col. Taylor's charges related to the leasing of the site to the private company by the government. Saturday, Premier Bracken re- fused to comment on the resigna- tion rumor, while efforts to get in touch with Mr. Clubb were unsuc- cessful. Today, neither would dis- luss the subjeht; though it was re- ported unofficially that the matter had been before a council meeting Saturday afternoon and that the premier and his colleagues in the cabinet had rcfused to accept the resignation of the mnister of pub- lic warks MANITOBA MINISTER | during Challenges Claim Hydro Rates Cheaper Tnan Private Corporations Extracts From Montreal, Light, Heat and Power Company Got To Bear Out Statement of mir Bowmanville Resident (The Toronto Globe) A Bowmanville correspondent has forwarded to The Globe extracts from the annual report of the Montreal Light, Heat and Power Company by way of challenging the claim that the Hydro-Electric rates are lower than those of private corporations, These particulars, he writes, "show that their rate amounts to 3.25 per kilo- watt hour, sliding to 225 per kwh, for quantity consumption, . Compare this with what small householders are paying here, namely, 4.5 cents per kwh, with a service charge of 33 cents per month, Take an example, It costs the smallest houscholder here $5.78 net for two months, when the average householder in Montreal and district pays only $342 for two months, or $1.71 per mpnth, and which includes the lighting of the home and the use of all domestic ap- pliances, Further comment by me is unnecessary, as the figures speak for themselves." Manifestly a comparison between Montreal and Bowmanville rates is hardly fair, for the same reason that the Montreal company charges the small consumer more per kwh, than the large consumer, And it is hardly ossible to make a just comparison etween the bills of householders in the two communities without being certain that each used the same amount of current, On the face of things, a well-managed ogrganization generating and distributing current at cost should have the lowest pos- sible charges consistent with effici- ency, and this is what The Globe has claimed for Hydro, The Bowman- ville correspondent states that both domestic and power rates have been greatly increased in that community from time to time without warrant, but having in mind the principle on which the Hydro business is run an investigation would probably show that any increases made are war. ranted, as rebates are also made when consumption warrants such action, For purposes of comparison The (lobe has obtained from the Ontario Hydro-Flectric Commission state ments giving the. rates in Bowman- ville, Montreal and Toronte, and a computation showing what the vari- | ous charres would be in the three communities for consumption of the same amount of current. This s" ows the bills in Toronto to be considers ably lower in all cases than in Mon treal, and lower in most instances in Bowmanville. The figures make an interesting study for any one wishing to know how these charges work ont, and are a reply to the Bowmanvil'e correspondent. They show the net per month, all on one-year contracts: Toronto Mon- Bowman- (1,200 sa. treal ville, ft. used.) $24 $232 $110 4.00 345 1.55 4.35 2.00 5.25 245 7.05 3.35 1 kw. 1 kw. capacity. capacity $247 $180 Dotnestic Power Per HP. Net Per Annum, 10 Hours Per Day Flat Metered H.P. rate. rate. 4 ,... $55.00 $107.50 $30.31 9 ,... 4700 4260 3031 50 .... 4000 40.50 % 100 .... 3500 4005 Power Per H.P, Net Per Annum, 24 Hours Per Day. Flat Metered HP. rate. rate. (AC) 4°... $60.00 $237.50 $3993 $39.31 9 .... 5200 738 393 BJ 50 ,... 4500 7287 3993 37.16 100 ...., 4000 7243 3993 3688 It would require considerable s to give the rates charged in the three places, The actual results, in any event, are more satisfactory. But as our correspondent gives a partial statement of the domestic rate in that town it might be well to give the de- tails in this particular. There is a service charge of 33 cents per month in Bowman as in most other Hydro communities. The consump- tion charge is 45 cents per kilowatt hour for the first 60 kilowatt hours per month, a 2 cents per kilowatt hour for all additional consumption ing that month. The minimum kwhrs, 1 cent; next 4,000 gy 1% cents; all additional kilowatt A Strength-building Food For Feeble People SCOTT'S EMULSION Rich In All Cod-liver Oil | | hours, 1% cents per kwh, In Toronto the service charge is 3 cents per 100 feet of floor space, The consumption charge is 2 cents per kwh, for the first three kilowatt hours per 100 square feet, plus 1 cent per kwh, for all remaining consumption, The mini» mum gross monthly bill is 83 cents, as in omanyile, gsi 10 Jor cent, iscount for prompt payment, As the Pov correspondent says, the figures speak for themselves. They also speak for Hydro, - ITALY AIMS AT POWERFUL FLEET France Claims Italy Wants to Gain Supremacy in Mediterranean Pars Feb, 18, -- I'rance-Italian naval competition is likely to he- come almost as difficult a problem as Anglo-American maritime riv- alry, it is believed here, if Italy perajsts in carryng out her present program, Italy is accused of aspiring un- fairly to possession of a fleet equal to the most powerful contin- ental fleet, This ambition, ob- serves the semi-official Temps, would, if realized, in reality give Italy actual naval supremacy in the Mediterranean, gince France is compelled to disperse her forces in other seas, A veritable naval armaments race seems imminent, the Temps regretfully admits, but says France is not to blame and warns Italy of the atmosphere of mistrust which must in consequence we'gh heavily on the ~ause of world peace, According to the Temps, the two pavies in 1933, will be the follow- ng: France, six 10,000-ton cruisers, Italy the same number; France three 8,000-ton eru'sers, [Italy | none; but instead of them, six 6,000-ton cruisers of a type which France does not possess at all; France, 24 destroyers of from 2,- 400 to 2,500 tons; Italy 19, most of them new. Against France's 26 torpedo boats, Italy would be able to put in line 28. TRAINING OF MEN WELL UNDER WAY London, Feb. 18," -- Recruiting of the 6,000 trained farm kands who, un- der an agreement with the dominion government are to be migrated to Canada in the spring, is busily under way, Advices indicate, however, that the carly rush of applicants for training is not 'being maintained. Reports from some centres indicate a hes: tancy to migrate. The question the avplicant fre- quently asks is, what is to become of him if he does not succeed and can- not pay his fare back to Great Bri- tain, The old fear of the severity of the Canadian winter is also said to be a deterring factor, The 6,000 men are those provided for in the agreement between the Canadian and British governments announced at Ottawa, Jan. 10. They are to be placed in employment on ig in Canada before the end of uly. COLD COMING ON? If so, remember "Nostroline." It clears the head and stops mucous discharge. 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Advocates Mutual Guarantees For Kellogg Pact Signatories Paris, Feb, 18. -- All signatories of commended signing of the League's 2 Rellogs Sntlovar Hew Cau Arbitrage Act, which would not im- Act of Arbitrage to facilitate arbi-| PY any obligation for the powers sig- tration when the necessity arises, | Natory to the Kellogg treaty, but Pierre Cot, of the foreign Affairs | would merely be a natural conse- Committee, told the Chamber of De-' quence of the treaty, puties in his report on the Kellogg| A definition of "defensive war" also treaty, f is necessary, Cot related in his re- Cot outlined at length the benefits' port, and the League's Arbitrage Act of the Kellogg treaty and then took ' would contribute to solving that dif- . what he considered its weaknesses. | ficulty, hief among them, he said, was the| Cot suggested that an arbitral tri- difficulty of organizing a method of | bunal should judge whether the Kel- arbitration which would be applicable logg treaty is violated, and advocated in all cases. a system of mutual guarantees de- Arbitration should be automatic, | signed to cope with the situation in Cot said, and to make it so he rc- the event of violation of the treaty. | WOMAN HURLS SELF OVER 7.FOOT GAP BUT IS TOO LATE Plan For Lighting And Voyage of the World Coasts Reached Geneva, ,Feb, 18, -- A communi-| New York, NY, Feb, 18--~A frail que from the League of Nations to-| oman hurled herself across a seven day said that an agreement upon|. % I ies. im th pri standardized buoyage and lighting |[00t gap three stories in the by n of coasts throughout the world had | futile attempt to save an aged man been reach:d by experts who met | from burning to death, recently at Genoa, Italy. Mrs, Della Rooney saw her neighe The announcement added that !y.. Charles Bitter, 64 with his cloth. an international conference would ing afire in his apartment across the be summoned to approve the find-| gu. |ast night. Climbing out on ines of the experts. the fire escape she leaped across the opening barely grasping the railing of the opposite fire escape, King Amanullah appears to be Pulling herself up, she threw wa- adopting the policy of the late Mr. | ter on the victim and rolled him in Finnni-an whose "off again, on |plankets until the blaze was extin- again" tactics rave h'm a solid rep- ' guished, but Bitter died within a few utation. ~ Hamilton Herald. | minutes, weihgg, ASV CERS ro Wy 57 Fill Up The wise man never waits till is driven necessity, Becure your CONGER COAL now while dh services are available, 'Concer Lemen Coan Co. LiMrren, J. H.R. LUKE Phones 871 -- 931 -- 637.W POTATOES Choice New 'Brunswick | and Ontario's 90 Ib. 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