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ered himself, the Captain walked on
with the group in pilence.
ONE of" the four spoke for some time.
The American was engaged in won-
dering how far these two men were
working together, how much at cross-
the picture's owner nor to the beauti-
ful senorita. VeriIy.. things went in
circles in Ensenada.
Two boats pulsed noisily at the lit-
tle wharf. e of em was the
steamer for the north, about to depart:
another, which made the steamer im-
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Captain was glad indeed of his change
in p ans.
While the other three of the party
stood casually about. watching the final
loading of the San Diego boat, the ex-
handit descended to hold converse with
the captain of the launch. No comment
was made by any one u on his errand.
it was as tho they tacitly admitted that
this was a matter all understood but
none must mention.’
in his attitude of renewed cheer-
fulness upon his rsturn.Cordova's inter-
view rnust‘have been extremely satis-
factory. For the first time this eve-
.ning the man became the jokingly blus-
Ills
conta-
il the group responded with a.
of the barriers of
constraint; some sword
is
, which had been hanging over them had
been removed.
Whether the stimulation was artifi-
cial or natural reaction to previous
anxiety, Van Law responded to it with
the rest; ignored for a. me his dis-
like of Del Valle, llls distrust of Cor-
dov his disappointment in Senorita
Moreau and joined in the new moo .
.At the extensive Cordova. adobe to
which the party returned. the master's
was. instantly communicated to
the two or three dusky servants: As
one,who had refused him admission that
morning‘ relieved him of the light rain-
coat he had worn as protection from
the cool coast night air, she quietly said:
"You got tired waiting, slr.",
n Law nodded in response to this
melting of a. previously formidable crea-
ture. beforo he sensed the words of her
pt-oposeda dance. the man's good humor
was increasing. Its cause was another
unsolved enigma forgotten in its effect.
To the observing American‘s greatest
astonishment, the former bandit seated
himself at the old square piano in the
corner of the room and himself began
hanging out, with no uncertain touch, a
sensuous Mexican tango. Senorita lilo-
reau accepted theilnvitatlon of Gov-
ernor Del Valle to dance. Captain Van
law became conscious of another fem-
inine figure in a. doorway and an in-
stant later he and Carmelita were also
swaying n the dance
The girl said nothing to him and the
‘Captain was scrupulous in respecting
her attitude, which he appreciated was
not one of resentment, but a mere mat-‘
ter of caution. He felt the eyes of the
older. red-headed girl upon him. sur-
reptitious glances showed she was
watching-them. Serene in the knowl-
edge of the secret morning appoint-
ment wlth tthls dark-eyed girl,whom he
found more and more fascinating as he
felt her grace. Van Law could afford to
be circumspect now. -
[ He danced the next time with Seno-
nita. Moreau. They, too, were silent
SHE DARKENED ‘HER
GilAY”lllliR
‘Tolls llow She Did It With ii lione-
lilade Remedy. '
Mrs. E. H. Bouts, a weil-k.nown‘resi-
deal. of Buchanan County, ia., who
darkened her gray hair. made the fol-
lowing statement: -
" y lady or gentleman can darken
their gray or faded hair, and make it
soft and glossy with this simple rem-
edy, which they can mix at home. To
half a. pint of water add 1 ounce of bay
rum, one small box of Barbe Compound
and 1,4 ounce of giycerine. These in-
gredients can be purchased at any drug
store at very little cost. Apply to the
hair every other day until the gray
hair is darkened sufficiently. it does
not color the scalp, is not greasy and
does’ not rub oil’. .It will make a
,Ei'ay-halted person look twenty years
younger."
.CHICAGO
except for one interlude when she of
the Titian hair whispered:
“Remember my warning about Car-
meiita. If you feel flirtatious. try me.
That is my role."
"Perhaps I do not feel so." he pro-
voklngly answered.
It was late when Captain Van Law
returned to the Casa do Tourist and bed.
lie had seen an evening of promised
tragedy turned into one of gayety.
Why. bothered him little in his satis-
fied mood.
CHAPTER XI.
TITE TITIAN FACTORY.
NTIL late in the morning did the
eep of Captain Van Law continue
after his first strenuous day in Ensenada.
Beginning with a suggestion of gloom
in the strange, unexpected visit of the
morose priest. the day had ended in such
at burst of hilarity as would have been
equally mysterious to the Captain had
not healthy weariness during the night
banished any tendency at speculation.
When he arose he realized it was
nearly time for his appointment with
Carmelita. an appointment which took
onaddedattrsctiveness thru the charm
scious at the dance of the night before.
d neither time nor inclina-
tion to seek out llolliday before he de-
parted for the Cordova's. pausing only
to breakfast on It cup of the inky black
coffee of the country‘ and a bit of its
course brea
ills passage of Cordova's favorite mes-
cal Joint was made observantly and the
cure rewarded with eight of the former-
is
of Senorita liforeau he
ealthy respect
ignored abilities of Senorita
armelita herself and was confident that
she would not have given him instruc-
tions to boldly approach the door if she
had not been sure 0 her ground. Ra-
mantic the girl probably was; van Law
felt thrills himself in realizing it. But
he practical streak which is
never entirely absent from those ‘of
h‘.s-h-caste Spanish blood, no matter how
wild may seem Yheir so one.
Carmelita. admitted him herself, with
a merry courtesy of welcome. A little
he knew not why. Van
to drive all thoughts of self from his
mind.
wall-missing, frame and all. <
“Where is it?" he whispered in aston-
is men . ’
"I thought you were taking it. last
night." she answeredpln light whisper
which set the tone of theirconversalion.
“Last night? i was dancing with you
until I went away.” -
“Before then. Imean. But don't’worry.
show you in a few minutes. . Really,
tho, I did think you had come to take it
“ml were awe. last night, after
you had everybody, you thought, out of
the house."
"But I did not come back. until I
came with your father and the others."
he protested. ,
“Very well. if you do not think you
can trust me." Sincere hurt shone in her
lustrous eyes. Van was car ed
away by their reproach.
‘ would trus you with anything." he
exclaimed. attempting to draw
him. "But I am in the dark about what
you mean. Truly, I did not come back.
Maria. the servant, said something like
that to me last night. What does it all
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"1 saw you." Carmelita had resisted
his caress. “I should not have been
peeping. of course. But I wondered who
it was. when lilaria answered the knock.
Lhesm you ask if the others had rs-
turnod yet and say you would wait. Be-
cause I thoughiult was funny you're
coming alone. I continued to Deep.
saw you go to thelritlnn and finger it.
I thought I saw you begin to out it off
with s knif I was wild to stop you.
But just then lilaria. called me away, and
n I came back after quite a time
the painting was there all right and you
had g no. en soon. Dveured
with the rest and I knew everything was
all ri hf."
Van Law laid a. hand on each of the
girl's shoulders and compelled her to
face m.- .
"book at me closely,‘ -he said, tensely.
“Was it me that you saw?"
"hiaria had. part of the candles out-
t was you: I know your figure. It
siz " i
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Captain
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tie short, gray beard?" T e
had wondered if Ilolliday had succeeded
In viewing the picture as be had said
he would. . -
“No. certainly not.
,iils face was
smooth. Was it not you. truly, senor
Arturo?"
"It was not. I ask you to believe
that, Carmelita, because there must be
no secrets between us. I think I know
who it was. an American friend of mine
who wanted to see the picture. to ad-
vise m.e.if it was genuine. lie is about
my ize." .
"Did he say it was genuine?" Again
her face became ragulsh. she seemed to
LEDQER A .
‘ By‘Edna
AURA COMSTOCK came over to my
I house one hot morning last May
and threw herself down desiJond-
ently in the morris chair. "
She is my next door neighbor and my
closest friend, so it isn't surprising that
we share a. good many coniidences. I
saw from her face and red eyes that
Laure. wanted to get something of: her
mind, so I said,
“Tell me the worst at once. Hus Frank
lost his job’! Or has your Bobby put a
hutton up his nose? Or have you spilled
ink on the one and only Turkish rug’!
Or is it a real catastrophe?‘
Laura. smiled a. tlis in spite of her-
self and repne ,
“N I wish it was a real catastrophe:
then it would be over sooner-but I Just
can't stand this continual skimping and
scraping of montyi It's just economize.
economize, economize-and with all tlml
Frank‘ and I can 0 we never do more
than make ends meet. Frank ought to
get a good vacation this summer and
we can't afford it. I need some new
summer clothes and I've got to make
over my last year‘s orgsndie and re-
trim my old hat.
And Bobby, well H TM
Bobby goes ‘,.‘&s W”
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through II. Pair of
shoes in almost ,
no time. and they t
cost more now
than his fathers i
Duura. about that.
for 1 was having
is the business. What ’
ell?"
sa 5’.
"My dear." she said. '‘there‘s nothing
I haven't thought of-getting subscrip-
There are objections to all of them.
It's no usa." ' -
She reached over to the table. picked
up s. magazine and began to turn the
pages idly. while she tried to keep the
tears back. Suddenly she sat up straight
over
“iiiaks Money in Your
1) the page through without
stopping. Then I said. ’
"Let's send to Buffalo and rind out all
about it. It sounds good. I really be-
lieve we've found that business we were .
trying to think of."
Well, we did send. and when the book-
let and circulars arrived, we found that
we really had found Just the kind of
business we wanted. . .
'Now, after only a few month; the
money situation is entirely changed in
both Laura's home and mine. She didn't
have to put up with her last year's dress
and hat, and neither did I. ‘Vs stopped
worrying about money. in’ August both
our families had A wonderful two weeks
up our “business."
with us and it paid for our fun while
we were having it.
And it didn't take any more time than
work was so simple that Laura's Bobby
and my little girl learned to help in the
"business" too. , s
when my husband and Laura‘: both
began to take a band at using the ma-
e named our camp. “The Make
Money at Home Club," and the name
has stuck. Since we have been back in
town several of our neighbors. women
uho had also been battling with the
high cost of living. have ioined our club
(I have begun to make money with the
the name of the wonderful
little machine that has enabled all the
members of our club to escape from the
worry and heartache of making ends
meet. How did we do it? ‘Simply by
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How I Turned Pleasant Hours
, At Home'lnto.Dollars 7
A Narrative ‘-
L. Rivers -
knitting socks. No, not by the slow old
process of d knitting. which took
about a day for one sock. but by using
the Auto Knitter. -
This marvelous. but very simple, easi-
ly-worked machine turns out fine. seam-
less wool socks with almost magical
speed. ‘ w that Laura and I have
gained practice with the Auto Knitter
we often make a. sock in only ten min-
lites!
And the best part of it is that we have
a. guaranteed. constant market for every
pair of socks we make at a. guuranlecl
price. The Auto Knitter liosiery Com-
pany of Buffalo has contracted to take
every stack our club turns out. Every
comes the pay check by return mail.
together with a. new supply of wool to
replace that used in the socks sent to
the company. lvo wait until we have
ten dozen pairs cause the company
pays the shipping charges on ten dozen
OI’ over.
The Auto Knitter lloslery Company is
an oi , firmly es-
tablished Amer-
can corporation.
engaged in the
manufacture of
cap the climax ' - ufacturs to fac-
Frank got a. lst- ‘ iory production
tor this morning They believe in
saying that o r the independent
rent is oing 0 employee. an 7
be raised ten dol- now from ex-
lars. sn't perlence that the
awful? I think I best work is that
have right to done by ‘ well-
cryl“ paid. contented
I agreed with ople, working
in happy ‘homes.
The Company's
world-Wide busi-
. , ' T you.
‘When you decide to become an Auto
-(hitter worker, as [aura and I did.
make a
s you want. or as
little as you want-s are time or full
And for every shipment of socks
you send them you will get your pay
check-prornp y.
You are. of course. at liberty to dispose
o the output of your Auto Knitter as
you see fit; You can also use
Knitter to make. a
cost. all the hosiery your family needs-
wool or cotton.
But remember this: There are abso-
lutely no strings tied to the Vs'uge Agree-
ment; it is A straight out-and-out em-
losment offer at A Fixed Wage on
piece-work basis-a. good pay for your
services alone.
tter where you lire I feel sure
and me, and all the others in our "Make
None)’ at Home Club."
write to the Auto Knitter company at
once an d out about the pleasant
and profitable place ready for you in
their organization. Find out what sub-
stantial amcunls even IL sms part of
your spare time will cam for you. ‘
member that experience is unneces-
sary: that you do not need to know how -
to knit. The Auto Knitter does the
work. ’
I can never be thankful enough that
Laura and X didn't put off writing for
information about it on that may morn-
we were both so discour-
aged. '
You will never regret writing for it
either. Send your name and address
nosv‘und find
that are in store for you.
ru--.-----L-.-.-----.--&u.-
' The Auto limiter lioszery Co.. inc.,
Dept. ZlGlZli, 82i 1d'xmISl.. lluilalo, ii. l.
send me full particulars about Making
Money at Home with The Allla Knitter. I
enclose 2 cents postage to cor-‘r cost of
mailing. etc. it is understood that this
does not obligate me in lay W )‘
Xame
Admits.‘
(‘ixy
Hate
Boyce’: While! 12-ll-L1
out all the good things