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Story by Hal Cochran
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. i am Saw-(i l'uc' Billy
——-Bobby Coon.
every branch and flat-had a
light along that branrh'
" neon! um MA!
In s comatose-ea “nag a“:
d on the
servin elve-
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eile is
BEN DARBY.
sent-nee fca' robbery com
while e vie m o smneels us
wounds m."“ "I the We
chence meeting with
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‘ O TUOHQI' rosu I n '
tion.’ leiville pleeds with
GOVERNOR Immune to heve
the prisoner exemined. The men-
tel test is mode by
FOREST e noted elieniet of Seattle.
A smell box is brought forth end
verb remembers its contents.
the ictorie Cross given him for
vslor in the wsr.
GO ON wrm m STORY
hicNemsre focused on intent gene
first on Ben. then on the ellenlst. "it
infirm—ms you guessed."
"Absolutely. The night of his or
rest merited the end of his trouble:
you might sey thst his brain simply
snepped heck into hesith end began
to function normeliy egein. etter s
period of temporsry menin from
shell-shock. In other words. he has
been slowly conveleeeing since that
night: under the proper stimuli l
heve no doubt thet everything would
come neck to him."
"And our friend hero—Melville—
offers to supply those stimuli.".
"Exectly. And it's up to you to
sey whether he gets e chence."
Though tfully the executive
drummed his desk with his pencil.
Presently e smile. merkedly boyish
end pleesent. broke over his fece.
He turned slowly in his cheir.
"Derby. I suppose you followed
whet the doctor 'ssid?" he ssked
sully.
"Feiriy well, I think.”
"I'll review it. it I may. It seems.
Ben. thet you home been the victim
0: e strange set of unfortunate cir-
cumstances. Due to the eflorts of
on old family friend we've looked up
your record. You served in Prince
with Cenedien troops end there you
won emong other honors the highest
honor thet the Government of
Englend cen ewerd e hero. There I,
you were shell-shocked. in the lust
months of the wer.
"This good friend of yours hes e.
plen outlined thet he'll tell you of
later. thet will not only be the best
possible influence towerd receliing
your memory. but will eiso give you
e clean. new stert in life.
"So you needn't return to Wells
Wells. Derby. I'm going to peroie
you—under the cherge of your bene.
fector. Melville. from now on it's
up to you.“ , . -~
CHAPTER II
.‘ nlrsm Melville’s Will
RB: wss e greet house-closu-
lng in the dome of the hesvens
one memoreble night that
pushed like e jewd from the murky
desolation of e ruiny spring.
The Scuttle citizenry, for the first
time in some weeks. recalled the ex-
istence oi the store. A magnificent
moon rose in the east. too big end
too bright to compete mth.
No living creature who saw it re-
mained wholly unmoved by it.
llut to no one in the city wee the
influence of the moon more potent
than to Ben Derby. once known as
“Wolf" Darby through certein for
spreading districts. end now ewly
come from the State capital. l‘k-
ing St-nitle's streets with his werd
end benefactor. Erin. Melville.
Forest had given over the case: it
wee Melville's time for experiments
tonight. All the my out he bed
wstrhed his petient. sounding him.
studying his reactions; end ell thet
he had beheld had gon'e to strength-
en his own convictions.
"i don't see eny bum in tellin'
you that the guesses you've elreudy
made ere right. Your name is Ben
Derby—end you used to be known
es ‘W‘oli’ Derby—for reesons that
sooner or later you mey know. Ab-
ner Darby wen your tether. Edith
u. “ .l-r. ~..
t
Derbywesroursistsrthetein'tno
.mcre. You “t swhne to Help
“ruminant-no. '
”Hamish. ran some to but e
preposition up to you. hoping
go you'll see, at to eccept it. I don't
A seeltmekesewhele oteiot ordlf-
terence whether you get your mum
cry beck or not.
“The reeeon. I'm goin' to take you
where I‘m goin' to teke you is for
your own good."
"I'm willing to take your word for
that. Mr. Melville.” Ben interposed-
quietly.
“And I might eey, now'e es good n
time as say. to let up on the 'mmr:
My name is Esre Melville. end I‘ve
been known es 'Esmm' es long es 1
can remember. to my friends. The
Darbyn in perticulsr called me thet.
and you're e. Derby.
"I'll eey in the beginning I cen’t
do for you ell I'd like to do. simply
because I heven't the meens. On
this expedition to come we'll heve to
go on the cheeps. No Pullmens. no
hotels—eleeplng out in the hey when
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"50 YOU NEED“ RETURN TO
WALLA WALLL. DARBY, I'M
GOING To PAROLE YOU.’!
we're caught out It night."
Ben tried to cut in. to Isl! ques-
tions, but the old men's words swept
his own away. '
"To begin et the beginning. I‘ve
got a. brother—leustwise I had him
e few weeks ego—Hm Melville by
heme." Emm went on. "He wee e
prospector up to 1 pk. and
Snowy Gulch—e town way up in the
Caribou Mountains. in Oenede. Some
weeks ego. I got e letter from him.
The letter's right here.
"I'm mighty glad thet I‘ve got
something. st leest worth lookin' in.
to, to let you in on. I only wish it
wee more." -
“Why should you went to let me
in on anything?" Ben used clearly.
The direct questi received only
a stare of bhnk ent from
Emmi. "Why should 1—" he re-
peeled. seemingly surprised out of
his life by the question. “Shocks.
end quit intu'ruptin' me. Meybe
l’m gsttin' e little too old to do
much. I went e buddy—someone
who will go heifwuy with me."
“Therefore I suppose you go to the
'pen' to find one." Ben commented.
wholly unconvinced.
"l'm going to meke this proposi-
tion good." Em went on es if he
had not heerd.” Listen to this:
Opening the letter, he reed lebop
lonely;
Inowy Gulch. B. (3.
Deer Brother hrs:
1 rite this with whet I think is in!
dying hand. It's my will too. I’m
et the hotel et Snowy Gulch—end
not much more time. You know I've
been hunting e cleim. Well. I found
it-rich e pocket es en! body went.
worth e qunrter million say how end
in e district where the Snowy Gulch
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little.
old oebin Just below end my one
lending. Belt mile up. in creek bed.
is the pocket end new cebin. And
don't iell no one in Snowy Gulch
who you ereend where you going.
Go quick brother Es end put up s
stonetor me st Snowy Gulch.
Your brother
nil-em Ilelvme.
“And you hsven‘t honed-«nether
your brother is still duvet"
“I got e wire the hotel men sent
met It reeehed me weeks before the
letter ceme. end I guess he must
have died soon otter he wrote it. I
suppose you see what he menus
when he seys to curry e copy of this
letter. insteed ct the originsi.”
“Of oouree—beceuse it constitutes
his will, your legei claim. Just the
feet that you ere his brother would
be clelm enough. I should think. but
this simplifies metters for you. You'd
bettermekeeeopyotitsndyon
cen leeve it in some eefe phce. And
of course this clelm is whet you
offered to let me in on."
"Thst'e it. Not much. but ell
what I got. Whet I went to know is
--ii it's a. go.”
“Welt Just e minute. Before we
go eny further. tell me whet service
the done you. whet obligetion you're
under to me. thst gives me e right
to eccept so much from you?”
It might hove been in the moon.
light that Ezrem’s eyes glittered per.
ceptibly. "You’re in my cherge." he
grinned. "I guess you eln‘t got eny
eey comin'."
"Whit—wait.” Ben sprang to his
feet. end caught by his eernestness. ‘
Err-um got up too. "I sure oppre-
ciate the trust you put in me." Ben
went on slowly. "For my own pert
I‘d give everything I've got end ell
I'd hope to ever get to go with you
It's e chance such es I never dered
believe would come to me stein—e
chence to go ewey and get s. new 2'
stint in e country where I feel. is. .
stinctively. that I'd mete good.” .
The dark vivid eyes seemed to
glow in the soft light. "Forgive me
it! telk trunk; end ifit eoundsdllyi
I cen't help it."
e live-yes: sent henging over -
you-end nobody gi g e “run.
"But I can't teke ell tut—{run C
strenger. You must know how it is.
A men een't. while he's young end
strong. sccept cherlty—".
“Good Lord. it ein’t cherityl“ the
old men shouted. "l'm gettln’ es
much pleesure out of it es you." Ell
VOIOOunkIal-ln:endtherewusno-"
line or mirth in his fece.
"It was long cm. in neutral.“
nn-em went on. etter e peuse. “I
know your mother, es a girl. She .
merried e bett men. but I told her
the: every or here wss luv to
me. You're her son.”
Night is eiweys e time of
in Snowy Gulch—thet little cluster
of frame shocks lost end fer in the
northern reaches of the Ceribou
Renge.
Only e few heve eny ides of sym-
pethetio understending with it.
Among these wee Entries Henson.
end she herself did not fully under-
tend the dreems end longing- thet
ept her ever et the tell of the
mysterious wilderness night.
It seemed hardly fitting.
stern. rough lend——the soft .
end delimy a the girl's futures.
this
fAsehepessedthedoorot-thohotel‘
one of the younger men who bed -'
been lounging ebout the stove strode
out end sccoeted her. '
"Going home?“ the men Inked.”
"I'm going up to see your pap. end
I'll see you there. if you don't
mind?"
(Continued in Our Next Issue)
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Ben .continufiK
“You've never been in prison-m ' ‘
. He stopped at
OPENING OF WINTER
TERM
January 2. 1923.
DAY AND NIGHT SCHOOL
New Classes Being Formed
at That Time.
MERRILL BUSINESS
COLLEGES
80. NORWALK STAMFORD
PORT CHESTER
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GIVI mu
Practical Gifts
_..._. such 3g __
SlippersorHosiery
KEELER’S
SHOE STORE
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Something for
Everybody in the Funny.
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Once more wee what was known so ztiou oi the attractiveness ot the mod-
the "ewhwerd ego” for growing girls.
It wen e period ct physics! lent!—
me. end mentei distress.
serious-minded
ern young girl's rniment.
Here are three or this winter's
models. feeturing side pleets.’ penel
designers front end the V-eheped neck. Wool
decided to elimlnete this ego with jerky.
pretty clothes.
wool crepe end nennel ere the
Such is the explann- . materieie used.
. creamy
Cheese Sandwiches
BY BERTEA E. SHAPLEIGH
Of Oolumbie University.
Grehem trend .
1 cram cheese
French dressing .
Butter. worked until soft A?
Chopped olives or chopped nuts
into thin slices end
Mash cheese end
Cut breed
spread with butter.
moisten with Frenc dressing. Bpreed
but the breed slice with the cheese.
sprinkle with olives or nuts end cowr
with remaining slices. Prees together.
remove crusts. end cut into stunner
pieceo. using rency cutters if deck-ed.
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whetever from u. very ‘ . ..
lcoug " writes Peter Lendie. Meyers- .
dele. Pe.. "until I geve him Foley e _
Honey end Tet.
for chest end throet trouble." Coughs.
colds croup, threat. chest end hron- P
duel irritetlcns quickly relieved with
Rulers Honey end Ter. Conteins no
artistes-ingredients printed‘on the _
Stood the test 6! time serve
ing three genetnttcne. Btillson. Powell.
Corporation—Adv.
monor-
Marriage 0 LaMode-
To "propose." the Austrian peuent _,
lhnnde to the girl of his choice e silver
coin. wrepped in white peper end tied
with e hrillient ribbon.
The girl consults her perente.
In the event of I. refused. some mele
wreleeive or the young women. returns .‘
the coin within three days.
length of time posses without en en- '
swer. the suitor concludes the! his 0!-
(erhes‘ been eceepted. ,
If lhst
Good Manners
For n costume bell e-dreee shoul
be chosen which is individuelly be-
”coming.
for e sedste young women.
“Msrthe Weshington" e
eesy for e Jolly vivicleue girl to repre-
oent. ' _ ‘ v
To be successful. e pert must be not
only dressed. but lived.
role
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Biscuit-colored drgendie. edged in
Velenciennes iece. mekes the vest of
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One hit e trolley oer—then there were nine. = . ‘ :
Nine little motorists monkeying with Fete.
One bumped e motor truck. then_there were eight.
Eight little motorists trusting much in Heaven. -‘ 4..
One tried to fog th‘e reed—then there were seven. _ .
Seven little motorists trying never tricks.
One met e rsilrofl truth—then ther'e__were six.
thought thet they cudd drive. ‘ ‘ ’ _
Six little moto
One skidded s. bridge—then there were five.
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l..m “’ “": d time end he wondered how it C : AMIIJLA ‘ . ' _
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cuff and ‘nnd time by filling the hurt of Inc US . SHOPPE ..
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pen-{i “he, pnwntly ‘one of them begun to n “ WALL 311 One ‘ , datum-were th'ree.
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