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vanbshingwen child lkjln here today liren seleosw and peter dewolre meet in 1wntlon ard fall in love peter has been vttriuml to stay away from brena or he will diapiear ukt tho others jbretut tells him htr story when but very young her father tiled and left her an orphan in dallas texas bhc jour- neiea to st louis to marry jim henne- in but jim doe not show up comptoa xirmalfte extremely wealthy and retir ed bubhieffs man then marries her but ho in haunted by a fear of something ard finally dtappary and has not bee heard from for a number of years jxwoke determines to get at the bot tom of the myslei and comes to am erica and searches the larmale house on the hudson lie mis two books dealing v itti ft father carlos exilori uoisi of an astec city but the j pages are missing in both he spend largo amount for a complete book lakes iarmalees personal books to an accountant who is a specialist lirena returns and is shocked to learn that ieter has disappeared now co on with tub 8t0iiy from colby pennington breiia learned that peter had gone to texas and that on the twentyfourth of the month he expicted to be in the town of kremlin wells this was a small town in the desert on the bonier be tween texas ard new mexico within an hour brena without even hand baggage was in the train bear- ing her on the first stage of her jour ney to kremlin wells she must bo there by the twentyfourth she had a sense of racing with death and she won at three oclock in the morning of that dry she alighted from the train in kremlin wells to peer into the face of a darkeyed mex ican she was frightened for a mo ment but at the mention of peters name the mexican said come and led the way to a ramshackle hotel up the stairs she followed him and watch ed while he opened the door of a room his lanterns circle of light widened as he held it higher until it covered a cot on which a waking sleeper was pushing himself up on one arm and reaching under a pillow with the other hand a lady the mexican said setting down the intern and departing the map on the cot sprang up raided the lantern and gasped- breno he exclaimed yes peter thank god peter i came in time time tnie for what im all right dear yes peter they said youd had a message a call you are the third couldnt stand it it was you thats different youre tired out no im not peter she said 1 want you to be glad i came lie dropped the lantern it went out he put his arms around her and bent her head close to his shoulder as ho patted her hair with the open palm of his hand glad me glad brena i cant say it dear the cup runs over at match nd relit the of desert morrow he struck a lantern tell me peter she snid brush ing the redgold hair back from her forehead i did tell you i raid i had a theory a theory about where they went hennepin first and parmalee- if i am not right heaven help uat ive not been afraid yet not in my real isef if iu right ill laugh at myself efor toting a gun around but if im llj wrotg now id be afraid im no cos- t ard but id writhe with fear iiit i her eyes were full cf a trouble j ex- predion but you dont tell me peter i cant why not because if i was wrong it would always appear to you that i had been the inventor of injustice let mo tost your faith in me brena give mo three days more yes but when you vide oil into tho desert to danger may4w im going too you cant yes i am going with you peter it might be too hideous i am going tho strange authority with which sho sometimes spoke now was in her voico and in her eyes it was as is she were speaking not out of herself alono but were one who voiced a de cree of those who had willed an inex orable end let me show you then whore wo are going ho said let mo show you a map let me toll you how we shall steer our way over a trailless waste by compass as if we were at sea ts a country of terrible dis tances and heat and thirst if the car breaks down theyd never hear of us wed be out there for years said brena wed have ouv hands like this together but very bony i sup pose id lather dq that peter than not have each other he picked her up in hi3 arms he heard her whispering im not ill peter i am tired and i dont have to pretend with you do i he felt her warm breath he put her down at full length on the cot and sitting beside her moved his fingertips across her white fore head brenas limp hand that still rested in sleep upon his bare neck was warm with the promise of living expectancies peter allow the car to come to a stop and shut o the engine i both of us need a reit aid water l he baid to brena and you need breakfast she did not talk to him as he looked over the car nor when having looked back along the slight cut of a pre historic torrent bed eotv filled almost to its old banks with oriftipg sand he squatted over a map measuring and consulting a pocket compass his anx iety was evident they went forward again however ouder the full light of day into a trackless waste where there was not i even a depression to ruido them and where brena holding the compass in i her hands gave directions to him as i ho moved tho whee at tho end of twenty miles more brena uttered an exclamation what is that on tho dosort she asked peter look there to the left a little point of light phono on the sand as if a diamond had caught the iiunlight peter stopped the car again to pick it up showed it to bruiia it was an empty vial of white glass j peter sprang out of tho car and walking about in widening circles searched the ground he appeared ex cited tims and time again he looked at the little glass vial some one has been here said brena im just irish enough to say that peter hush he said ive seen more than you have seen it means every thing to u3 at nine oclock they cano within sight of a great mound on the desert there it isl exclaimed dewolfe look brena and theres the haze on the horizon the haze that tho jesuit missionaries told about it comes from tho colder air of the mes- caloro ridge and it means that we havo found our way yes found our way theres nine ty miles more where are we going to tho oldest city brena in am erica to a city at tho base of a high ollff built of clay which crumbled centuries ago into dust the wall is left perhaps as it was two centuries ago- a dry well a windless place occupied only by horned toads and perhaps ono other misshapen thing at three oclock they camo within 3ight of the tableland upon which mountains were set like piles of food upon a giants doorstep and this step up this mesa with its precipitous edge marked the end of the desert tho cliffs that rise to that table land are impassable said peter with his eyes alight and his voice filled with excitement tho city was built be low their protection around a great fall and walled in front with thick fortifications we shall see them brena to be continued what new york is wearing by annebelle wokthington illustrated dressmaking lesson fur- risked with every pattern there is a delicate mellow flavour tosalada japantea fresh serom the gardens a i f iii volkocint rtna road as tho aoimils were drifting an unusuauy intelligent jjog from norlheibt to rt0ul this made win w ttalhlot i was driving a truck my road lid right by a goat herders house an gling across tho road was a bunch of perhaps three hundred goals l slow ed down and stopped tor tho road was completely blocked tho goals wero not frightened by tho roar of tho en gine and they wora lu no hurry to get out of tho way i was about to jump out of tho car a vory ditllcuit undertaking for aa fast a3 tho dog forced an oponing ahead othora would drift in and close up the gap four times ho sprang to the assault beforo the goats wero cowed and scattered and a lano open ed so that i could drive through i roasoned that tho animal had been trained lo do atunta ot this kind out ot curiosity i slopped on tny way back and interviewed tho owner t asked i was about to jump ouv v v- mu vv in an attempt to ntovo tho blockade mm it he had trained tho dog to do when a largo dog apparently a cross between a ahopherd and a colllo camo bounding toward mo i supposed his intention was to bark at uio car from his looks and actions i decided to take unto by tho forelosk and sit tight he paid no attention to tho car or myself ho worked his way between tho front wheels of tho car and the herd and by tho weight ot his body and tho ube of his tooth puahod wodgo of goats oft to tho south of the that work ho answered mo no train that dog to do that ho smart dog ho tond tho goats and learns to do llie39 things bettor than me i lake off my hat to that dog an be ing a good thinker and a good man- agor ot goats 1 own that i could not have done as well our dumb anl- mals r they were driving through a coun try without mercy to living things after miles of hard pulling through tho bare lcosesjrfrced plain they found that all vegetation even the th in mortal fear peter cactibecame spark and the empti- shc whisper l and shivered in mg i ncss was that of the frontier of death arms i thought 1 had sent you away to your en he thing that took th others he you hi peter t tell sure- i can guess i m goii to fix everything if something too big too no can i ca- guess i not tip ghasily- ilut i j rv r came back to me r she stopped why rit for relief from the chat 1 had let you tart peter itideri- at all is you steamer she was silent answer yes i thought i must stop dear for a long time they sat on tho edge of his cot without a word at last peter im almost at the point whore i ncore brena said peter after a time ive bought a highpowered car here two hundred odd miles into this hell rd severely did t warning to the you oeys when you need ntw energy when you are hot and mouth b dry pep up with wrlglcys it moistens mouth and throat the increased flow of saliva f ceils new strength to the blood you cart do more you feet better ftvv keep awah with wriglej issuino 1630 itself peter turned to look at brena her face illumined by the moon was lifted a little with the hair blown back by the hot wind her eyes glistened like thoso of one who rides toward battle in a calm spirit she felt perhaps his gaze and turning smiled she wondered why he had been unwilling to tell her why they went what he sought the facts ho had found will you tell me afterward she asked yes if i win he answered i will toll you then beforo that ive no particular right to do it not till im sure the thing is too tremen dous sho pulled back the silk sleeves from hor round arms that in tho palo moonlight wore thoso of an ancient grecian marble sho folded them and as they drove on she fixed her dark eyes again upon the north with the samo calm tho same suggestion of being tho possessor of a spirit as eternal as that of the sea when the moon had reached the bot tom of the bowl of the sky dewolfe stopped the car to fill the radiator we aro coming into the most arid land in the world where no rain falls and there is no dew it is the coun try of eternal stillness there is no life not even tho insects live hero there is no motion there is no sound listen im glad im with you peter she aid there is a threat here isnt there he nodded weve been seventy- five miles to a man on foot without water that would bo death a horrible death with the sand dragging at the feet with the heat burning all mois ture out of the body with the silence and stillness inviting him to madness and his aching limbs gradually turn ing his footpath nround and around in smaller circles to a center of death at the end of a hundred mites dawn began to come ir tho brilliant colors of silken veils of rainbow diversity shaken out from the east with start ling suddenness the nir of the desert became the tint of heliotrope the dark sky split into great cracks hero jagged peaks of the red glow had climbed and then with a clang the yellow rays of day camo over the hori zon like long gollcn spears of a charg ing host hold low above tho sands a capelet frock that is sleeveless too that weo modern are choosing for i play and dressup occasions f it is printed dimity in yellow and white tha capelet collar that falls so prettily over the arms i of crisp white organdie a brown grosgrain belt marks the normal waistline the tie in grosgrain ribbon matches the belt the circular skirt is in seven sections to ereato smart rippling ful- nesa style no 8387 comes in sizes g 8 10 12 and 14 years for best chooso nautical blue crepe de chine with belt and tie of selffabric how to order patterns writo your namo and address plain ly giving number and sizo of such patterns as you want enclose 20c in stamps or coin coin preferred wrap it carefully for each number and address yourorder to wilson pattern service 73 west adelaide st toronto and hoy much would you say this colt was worth asltod tho railroad claim agent ot tho farmer not a cent loss than ct0 emphatically do- clarcd that sturdy sou ot the soil poiligreed stock i suppose well no tho bereaved admitted reluctant ly hut you could never judgo a colt liko that 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porcelain enamel bcart of tho toughen steel la all gfc mcctary enameled double boilers pot every purpofc a molt tuefcjl pteoiil bajy to cleaai cue only soap and rtcf mcclaty enameled covered roasters save money ovcry day ft i used save tuna otep and worry a well sereral aiael froca which to choow mccury btumeted ware covered rooatcts jfl00 to jttoo a health product of oeneral steel wares umitco brandies across canada 1 several cars to family has become habit all adult members of house hold find personal use of auto is a necessity call for vehicles gains it uavsd to be not so loag ago quits au event it tho family owned a car ono automobile seemed sufficient to take care of tit neds and iiually oaly ono member of the family could drive that member being the father of tho household those wero tho daya when women wero accepted with humor and patience if they express ed a desire to drive and with exag gerated annoyance should tliere bo any trouble or delay m progress through trafllc when women wero driv ing car needs increase gradually a change camo tour or ftvo years ago the idea evolved that the average family could use two cars to good advantage a town car arid a country car or a closed body model and the opon louring or a big fam ily car and a smaller runabout two cars to a family began to be consid ered tho thing today with lower prices and moro exacting demands on lite a one family car wont do the modern american family is arriving at a point where evory member needs a car to fit in with iiis or her own particular pur- iwso in cases whero oidy one mem ber makes exclusive use ot the car when ho is away on business or other wise tho rebt of the folks find them- selves at a loss when one has en joyed tho advantages and pleasuroi of an automobile it is as hard to live without ono as to forego warm and running water la tho modern homo so then wo find the family arriving jit a stage in city lite but particul arly in rural communities where it is essential that mother as well as well as father own a car and tho children and tho grownup sons and daughters have theirs women drivers lauded it was an easy matter for women to learn to manipulate a car they aro known to be as careful in driving and as quickthinking in an emergency as most men perhaps they are moro so for they have had to overcome tho prejudice against their automotive activity women as well as men have come to appreciate the many ad vantages in owning an automobile to use at will and in having a car for children to use without iuterteronce with hie parents own particular pur poses the duties and obligations of mod ern women in which they can make excellent use of a ear aro countless to enumerate a few we find her us ing the car in fulfilling social engage ments in visiting friends and rela tives in driving to town during tho day she finds distance no barrier in the matter of looking for better rpices or better material when shop ping she entertains guests with it sho tours the countryside and enjoys tho outofdoors she can also relievo friend husband of matters that ho might be too busy to attend to or feel iudisposed to bother with tho automobile has become so much a part of tho everyday life o women that they are finding k impossible to dis pense with this vehicle in tho case ot children it might bo a question of taking them to school lu many cases enabling them to at tend better institutions which they otherwise would not be able to do ruoh schools being too far from homo or too hard to get to with other trans portation facilities the young adult daughter in city or country finds manifold uses for tho automobile as does her grown broth er in keeping engagements in driving to town or to school to the shops to the theatre in getting to weekend parties in entertaining guests in per forming errands and enjoying them selves in general not having to bother with train shedules or tho crowded subways ls a causa for ela tion that well warrants an automobile of courso it is not advocated that children operate automobiles but boy and girls sixteen years of age and ovor in most states can secure a jun ior operators liconse and in the main drivo carefully thoso eighteen years ot ago and over are really adults and aro usually perfectly com petent as operators of an automobile thoy have needs for using cars which as long as they are legitimate should ho recoguizod and some provision should bo made for meeting such needs auto is part of life to sell a car to every member or to several members of a family would have been quite a preposterous idea a fovy years ago it is not so strange a matter today when the family visits the automobile show or views the cars displayed in automobllo showrooms or the windows ot such concerns the salesmen well know ihat mother is considering a car that will bo of most ufto to her and son and daughter are making their pick even though father might decide to hint- aelf only that one family car will do pigmies placed on the mintiin- j gbnts see moro than the giants them selves robert rurton some people confuse reputation with character john d rockefeller j