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For better painted porches, for appearance.protection and wear. use .3“. \h: after: .1”; Wm a " The Ré’zhf Paint to Paint Right ” ASK YOUR DEALER Pete’s Rheumatism By E. E. IIARRIMAN. He was from siiiinv Italy and hadl ping sidcwisc; and no man who rode been in equally sunny California for round that turn ever doubted the \vis- nine years. From his wagon he sold dom of the roadmaker. Vegem‘bles and fwd at tho t‘VO mln‘ Pete sometimts eyed the big pine inf-T “Imps ill Caliu'CmS COUNW: and.and thought what an ideal place it everyone called him P910; lhat “fisiwould be for a hollin when someone as near as they cared to come to his had Stoppcd cm the upgrade to jet real name. this team breathe. A llI‘ElI‘l could hide Pete “'35 lOllY. S'lIleâ€"leml’m‘e'd 3]“! } behind that tree and give no evidence kindly. He knew by name every child , of his presence um” he Stepped out on his route, and his customers oftenlgun in hand Always ho laugh“! at womlered Whether he d'id “0t glve! himself for his fatcies, scouting the away in fruit to the little rascals half. idea of such a thi g. It was perfectly his pmfit' He carried his money injridiculous to think of so remote a a long bLlCRSk'ln purge. and the cPll'lpossibility; only Pele did not think in drcn never grew tired of watching just those words“ More likely he him make Ch‘ml‘ge- He WOUld Cup hls, thought in his miningâ€"Hump dialect, 1.. hand under the mouth of the purse: which he had opened, then he would! grip the bottom with his right hand“ and shake gently, holding the pursel nearly level, and the silver would! crawl slowly out into the waitingl palm. When he was obliged to change a large bill his hand plunged into anâ€" other pocket and pulled out a large, “Rats! No chances like-a dose.” Then, just when he felt absolutelyj safe, folks began to talk about thel road agent who had held up two rigs over on the road to the Progress Mine. That was eighteen milc-s away. Eighteen miles is not much for a road agent. . 3 “Pete, you better buy a gun," said, ., ; then both horses qiiivered and jerked (n their firmly placed feet. as if to check a furious jump at its inâ€" ception. A hit of dirt rolled down the ‘ltitfik. ‘ l’r-te fftcd his head and stopped ‘siiigiii'z. llc Sp(“:{0 to the horses; but lll‘.‘ animals (lil not need I‘CpI'OOf, for ‘zifler one swift glance up the slope iat the tree they settled into quietness I "What-a (la nizit' weeih you? \Vliy lyou make-a (la lil jump, huh? Foolâ€" iish!" “Stick 'cni up!" said :1 voice, and a long arm quickly thrust a big revol- ver past the side of the tree. “Git a ,niove on yo. dago!" . ' Still Iiiaintaiiiiiig his halfâ€"stoopin-g ‘position in the scat. Pete thrust his hands above his head. The bandit came 'out and down the bunk. sticking his lIL‘OlS in deeply to avoid coming too fast. l “(let down!" he ordered. “Make it Ilivcly. too! The stage is due here in ‘tweiity minutes, and I want to get Ithrough with you first." 1 “Mecstar, you be patien' weeth inc," said Pete, rising with apparent lpuiii and difficulty. “Dc rheumatiz, hie ‘oiie vcr' bad t'ing. hrii ever have i‘hcumaliz. incestar?" “Never mind what. I've had; you get a move on," said the bandit. “Sure, met-sitar. Be patien', please," lFlflld Pete. getting down backward lover the front wheel, with many groans. "Notâ€"a get-a mad weeth me, 'meestar. Dose rlicumiatiz. be awful ibad t'ing to have. Me, I hope you never get-a heem." ' Impaticntly the bandit stepped clos- ‘er and reached a hand to help him ldown from the wheel. He was in a hurry to take Pete's money and make him helpless. before the stage came grating down the upper half of the steep grade. A curve would hide it until it came within forty yards, and he wanted to be ready for it. Pete was terribly clumsy. and the 'bandit lifted him a little and pulled on his arm. “'ith a sharp cry of pain, the Italian slipped and caught at the arm that helped him. His en- tire weigfit fell on the bandit, who roll of greenbacks. Then the children' a mil-[en “1 like a Bisjey lnygelf, but‘was standing on sloping ground, and stared and said, “Oâ€"o-oh, Ghee!” “I should think you would be arfraidl‘ to carry so much money, Pete,” Mrs. Holcomb, the wife of a mine foremanl once said to him. “For why?” asked Pete, lifting his eyebrows. “Nobody bother Pete.” l “You can’t tell,” said Mrs. Holâ€"l comb. “Some one might rob you, someone from outside who didn’t know you the way we do." Pete lxau' bed and shrugged his shoulders. verything was a joke to him. “He try-a tree-ck like-a dat, me, I’m poke-a. heem in da eye weet‘h onion. Make-a heeni cry. How that do?” and Pete squinted at her. “Oh, go on, you silly man!" laugh- ed Mrs. Holcomb. “I almost hope some holdup man does rob you if you feel like that” Pete kept on liis placid way from camp to camp. He never carried a, weapon, and he laughed at people who; advised him to do so. Generally he sang as he rode, and anyone who wast coming received plenty of warning of his presence. , . At one place between the camps Pete had to turn a sharp corner, where. his outer wheel's ran within a foot of , the edge of a cliff. At the middle of the turn he could have extended his‘ arm and dropped his whip straight {own for four hundred feet withOut, its touching anything in its fall. Justi l I beyond the turn came a sharp rise‘ Where the horses had to pause half- way up for breath; in the middle of the grade was a little level place just“ long enough for a wagon and team., His horse's knew it for a resting place‘ and always stopped there; Pete usu- ally let them do as they pleased on the grades. _ 0n the side of the road away from the cliff stood a big pine. It was alâ€" most eight feet in diameter at the‘ height of a man above the root; and the ground sloped abruptly down from' l lcrosised the south fork of the river land git out into the farmin' country; . cash.” the tree to the narrow road, so that the inner wheel of the wagon made a sharp angle with the bank. At that! place ruts were cut into the rock deep? enough to hold the wheels from sliip-‘ CASE SALT LAND SALT Bulk Carlots TORONTO sALT WORKS O. J. OLIFF TORONTO :.-r~- .. ‘ , 2. r. arr. a:tr-th-fx£:~t3"5‘ffl7377 IDES-ooL-ruas MUBXBATS Big money can still be made on these skliis. 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It was strange that. a little fall like that should make such a change in Pete. his legs and his back, his arms be- Noua cm.”â€" gun' T00 g00d_a mark for‘ came tremendously strong, and he shoot Tampa agent see dose gun, acted with incredible speed. With a bum! Fete have hole in heemgi 1quick thrust of his strong hand he “Melbbe you're right, but I dunno,” said the miner. “I’d pack a six under my left leg, with the butt stickin’ out handy. a-way miglhty quick and smokin’.” Pete made one concession to the conditions,â€"he hid the bulk of his money in a small can under a pile of potatoes. In his pocket he carried only what he needed for making change. A week went by, and word came of another holdup; that time it occurred on the other side of Pete’s road. The inhabitants began to breathe more easily, feeling sure that the bandit, must be working south. After he had' come a- there would be no more danger. Then came a report that he had held up and robbed four men in a wagon just‘ over the line in Tuolumne County., Calaver-as fol-k 00k heart. “{Iead'in’ stout ,” said old Tom Mur- doc. “He'll most likely turn east in the San Joaquin." I “Thank goodness, we’re shut of him I anyhow,” said Bill Tobin. “Don‘t care a hoot where he goes. just as long as he don’t hang round here.” "Big joke on him if he ever held you up, Bill," chuckled Tom. “A box of matches and a jackknife that come round the Hornâ€"that's about what he’d git off‘n you. Now if he ketched Sairy, it’d be more of a family calam- ity, seeing as she always keeps the “And a blamed good thing there's some one in my fam’ly that does keep the coin. which is a plaguy sight more'n there is in yourn.” “Well,” rctorted Tom, “glad he‘s! gone and left us, anyway." I The whole camp echoed this senti- ment in spirit if not in words. They felt a strong sense of relief to know that the bandit was working south away from the mines. Mei: who had gone back to the old habit of carry-v iiig a “six” gun left it at home once more. The stage driver almost ceased ‘ his suddenly acquired habit of driving! with a heavy forty-five calibre re- volver under his left thigh, with its1 handle well out for graspingâ€"almost. tain parts of the road he still would the seat of the cushion to the more! favorable position. Where conditions were most auspicious for robbery he, went armed and ready for instant ac-‘ tion; along the stretches where a bandit had little cover he placed his Pete drove over the same road that At no time did weapon more deadly, the stage followed. he carry any tops of carrots and parsiiips. It was almost two weeks since the. bandit had showed any activity, and; Pete was singing as he drove up the With his; elbows on his knees and the reins: loose in his lax fingers, he sat humpedl over, singing his own version of a The horses turned the sharp elbow above the tall cliff and jogged along, to the sharper grade. They settled to; their work at the first rise and Pete‘ went right on singing. At the half-i for their: regular breathing spell. With :i jingle of metal rings 1-.l‘.l a squeaking of I jammed the liandit's head under the upcurve of the front wheel. His knee landed in the man‘s stomach, and You can get a gun out thatlwith a hard wrench on his wrist Pete; ltook his revolver. Poking the muzzle into the bandit’s riibs, lie jerked him lto his feet. “How you like-a dat, hey? You smart rob'! You-a iiiarc-hâ€"a walk now! Queeck!” Whiirlsintg the bandit round and jabbing him hard in the back, he added, “Comeâ€"a, babies! boys!" Obeilieiitly, the horses leaned into their collars and started the wagon. Walking ahead of them and guiding the bandit with a cocked revolver, Pete led the team up the second grade 'to a place where a thoughtful road- miaker had widened the cut. Here his team swung off the road close to the bank in a curved recess. The horses stopped at the word, and barely had the grinding of the wheels ceased when Pete heard the stage coming. As it swung round the curve just ahead the driver caught sight of Pete and his prisoner and slowed up. Stopping alongside, he looked down at Pete and grinned. “Caught something. eh, Pete? Looks kinda blue round the gills, like he didn't relish getting prodded with a gun. Who is he?" “Bring-a dia rope," disregarding the question. “You take- a heem down to the sherifi" weet‘n: compliments of Pete. Alia, you smart rob’! Youâ€"a bandfitta! Rheuinatiz ver’ bad to haveâ€"a, but Pete no have-a heem, not never. Look-a!" And Pete began a wild dance in the grit and dust of the roadway. The driver set a firm hand on the bandit's shirt collar, and his lone passenger began to tie him. “Hey, you crazy dago Lower the hammer on that gun, or you’ll plug the wrong man!" yelled the driver, for Pete was wildly waving the gun as he danced. He stopped, grinned, lowered the hammer and looked up. “Rheumatiz! Huh!” was all he said as he stepped on the hub and climbed to the seat. I (The End) Phillips Oppenheini is famous everywhere as a writer of eleven One of his most absorbâ€". novels. ing tales will begin on this page in our next issue. “The King- dom of the Blind” depicts one of the supreme though secret struggles of the war. the fight of the British War Ollice against the German Secret Service. When you have reached the last thrilling scene you will agree with us that it is one of the most interesting stories ever written of the Great Conflict. oâ€"_ Germany’s New Army. The new army of Germany will be based on a voluntary service, with a total (-siubllsliiiient of 100,000 men. including 4.000 officers. The force will be made up If ‘.‘1 infantry regiments. eiglitven cavalry squadrons and seven urtill regiments. 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