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jest men," he said. BOYS. we might as
well hang our harps on the willows"
Commonly the preacher had IN open
coHntenance, 4 ready and engaging
smile. Now his face was something set,
his smooth cheek the least bit flushed as
he rode toward sonny. answering only
with 4 grave collective nod civil greet
lngs from every side. brother Muir
ray, he said. not touching Sonny's out
stretched hand, 1t Grieves me to speak
what you may not care to hear.
For bless my soul. Is anybody
dead, or Il church burnt, or air YOU
turned against your feed. hoardin'
round:' Sonny asked cheerfully. Don't
be cast down Brother M~icklejohn-no
matter whut happens, the Lord1l pro
vide
Il have no doubt Of that" Micklejohn
sad, trying to speak severely, and to
Keep his eyes from Lassaphine. who
had risen and stood erect in the rickety
wagon bed as Il queen might stand be-
side her throne. My trouble is not
material, but spiritual. 1t does trouble
me beyond expression TO find YOU. a
professor Of Christ, openly engaged in Il
gambling scheme
"Gamblin',." Sonny's jaw dropped,
Ao i1d I u Il SIutS, NEW 1GSS
and tlaccid. "Gamblin'..' he repeated,
Il never gambled~in my life. l don't
know whit YOU mean"
Il do know-it's walkin' for our
turkeys. Lassaphine said ~springing
down, and standing at her fathers
SIDE. Her head was high, her eyes
darted lightning. Il royal color burned
IL her cheeks. She looked Micklejohn
full III the eye-his glance fell before
hers. Where are your Wings!' she
asked with Il little sneering laugh.
You ought to be an angel-you are
too good for Il mere man. Understand
though, this is my turkey walk. | raised
the turkeys. Sonnys jest managin'
things to save me trouble. I'm Il pro
hatloncr, not Il full member of your
church, won't ever be anything more.
Take my name off Your books-at once,
Do you hear
Micklejohn bowed silently. His breath
came 4 little short. Lassaphine waved
him toward the gate. AS he turned
his horses head, she laughed detiantly
and pattcd Sonny's arm. 20. | wish |
was Il man, and he not a preacher
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stick his peg. and bumped fairly against
gleeful howls.
by Jacks, If I'm to win this fellow
Sam Walker wont have a panel of
fence left he said, pulling off his
binder and rubbing his chin Here
you nice young men. put on this same
rag. and lets see il YOU DO any better.
with no eyes III your head"
"One thing Sure-we can't do any
worse JACK retorted. aS Sonny hood
ed Haskell and turned him about. Has
kell had an Indians sense of direction.
along with a hunters trained percep-
zion. He wheeled slowly until he felt
the wind cut his left cheek, and then
with a confident smile e straight
toward the stake. and set his peg with
III i yard Of it.
Good for Len. Well walked, Sure
shot" the others called.
That's Lens turkey. dead to rights
Jack ChiIderS said. we couldn't beat
that if we tried Il year. Put up another
turkey. SOnny-and bar Lem from walk
ing"
Good as wheat from the crowd.
Len smiled quite happily. 1T jest gives
me 4 better chance fer see Lassaphine.
ne said aside to ChllderS. II IL walk
though fer the next-then YOU look
out"
Here goes for Teeny Walker" Jack
said. stepping manfully out. \ babel of
shoutS assailed him. but he kept
straight ahead and set Teeny's peg re
specially near the stake. The other
nine walkers went wild-not a one came
within five yards of the winning post.
One Iuckless fellow brought up at the
store Steps-the rest scattered impair
tally about. though each had been NOR
ally certain with his eyes open. that be
could shut them and go straight to the
goal without turning 4 hair.
"Tcenyll feel like Il sport after this
he's always been sech er pious little
cuss." Doc Grant said. Haskell nodded.
But he'll be in at the turkey supper.
iarge as life" he said. You must re-
member its a developing p~rocess-fall-
ne in love with ~Lasraphine," Jack
Ehilders added. But say. Look yonder,
here comes the preacher, as I'm a liv-
n sinner. | wonder what he is AFTER
"Lassaphine-like the rest of Us" Len
roWled, DO Grant whistled shrillv,
then nodded assent. "Preachers are
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are walked for. The winners are rarely
thrifty enough to take nome their I've
prizes. Instead. they hand them over to
q negro cook. who serves them up 1T Il
turkey supper toward | O'Clock on
Christmas morning. By the time tae
supper is eaten it is time TO go out and
shoot anvil Christmas guns. or touch
off hollow logs, plugged with q round
of powder inside.
The back lot was an acre of rough
turf. stretching between the Span-new
Walker house. brave in gaudy paint.
and the squat weathered store. nesting
in the angle Of the cross roads. Half
way in il Il stout stake had been driven.
y pile of roughly whitfield pegs lay be
side the stores pack steps. As Sonny
came down them with three parts Of
the crowd at his heels. he stopped and
gathered the pile under his arm. saying
with a mild pretensc of miStrust: we've
all got so much Christmas III yer bones.
consarn yer plctyers, we're rs full Of
tricks as SO many unbroke mules-but |
lay the best gobbler in the bunch, ye
don't play none of 'em on me"
sonny, YOU shorely don't think they'd
try it, with Lassaphinc a-lookin' at
en-" the st~orekeeper called after him
from the door. Len Haskell SHE'D a
stone at Walker; Jack Childers content
ed himself with Il shake of the fist. Doc.
Grant nae a motion toward his hip
pocket but dropped his hand and looked
at Iassaphine with: III do it-honest
lnjun. | Wilt YOU say So
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she said. then raising her voice Il nun
come on everybody. After this' 80
hold peG>-and Sonny ma
with the rest of you.
Tbe walking went on with Il rush
rich there were but Il turkeys. Las
mime somehow found herself at the
nn1 noS>essed Of SD. II was almost
d,rL bnt she went into the store
III, inc The coins. laughing and making
iok4S with all her court. Tteny har1ed
ant Of >ight-hc would never. never ui-
Gertake to wait on her IN the face OF an
4b..a others. Jack Childers AT once
5,ng over the counter into his vacant
nlacp and certainly sold LaSsaphine
some astonishing bargains from the
host in stock. She made no demur-
since her encounter with AllckieJohh
She had a royal recklessne>s IN every
thing. Before She had fionted inc
mort triiIing gifts. Now she took Win
j free hand whatever her WooerS chose
t. offer. thereby greatly ~ScandallzlhS
the few other women making beiated
Christmas purchases.
Let me take YOU home. Jack SAD.
looking up into her brilliant face when
the buying was done. Jack was 1alr
and blue-eyed. and half 4 head the
lower. She smiled down ii nun. ann
steDned toward the door. Outside there
was black darkncsS-she could not make
ont even .Jinny'S paleness against the
red Of brandy. Sonny. whom Grant and
Haskell had managed to keep miracn-
louSlv sober for Christmas eve. was al
ready in his seat. propped all about
with parcels. "No-Ill go as | came-m
my own private carriage she called
over her shoulder. Il don't want TO
spoil sport. BE sure. you-all. to come
tell me how the turkey supper went
off"
Tell you what. she's got grit-that
girl has, Walker said. sticking his
hands III his pocket by way Of empha-
sizing his first leisure since sunrise.
She amt afraid of nothin' in this
world ner the next
w found that out several hours
back" Jack said-and Walker could not
understand why the others laughed so
heartily.
Christmas dawned properly clear and
cold with 4 powdering OF fine light snow
over everything. BY l. O'Clock it had
melted except where it lay III shadow.
Tho road was moist. not wet from it,
yet ~Lassaphinc held her skirts high
above it. She san in Il gay loud voice
as she walked and now and then made
a dancing step. Until now she had never
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LaSsaphine did LOT smilc-she was
busy With the turkeys. which had set
up ! pitiful tiuttering and pceping. Son
ny lifted out Il big bronZy fellow. swung
him back and forth. head downward,
ono or twice. and said LIMOS shame
facedly, How much is he worth, boys:'
Would You say now-half Il dollar:'
"A whole dollar-not a feather goes
for less Doe Grant said loudly, iing-
ling Il handful OF loose silver.
Il say two" Jack Childers begun.
Len Haskell stopped him with a signiti-
can't touch. Let ii go at one" he said
under his breath. 1T hurts her-Las-
saphinc. YOU know-to take even that
much. She hates bcin' here, but she
cant Well help it."
NO plottin' agin the whites. here"
Grant said jocularly. setting his young
or rivals armSlength apart. Teeny
Walker darted up To them. Some err
you-all do mt Il favor. please he said
breathleSSly. Folks are comm SO
pcart. likely | shan't git thc chance to
walk at all-but ! wantcr be in, five
pegs deep at least-I thought maybe one
or you d buy EN-. and walk fer me-
I'm YOU man" Jack said, clutching
Teeny's coin and spinning it above his
neat. Len Grlnned good hUmOredlN.
'Eetter femme have CT walk and Il
half. he said. Grant laughed explo-
sivcly. 20, these boys" he said. step
ping To the wagon side. where Instantly
he shouted. Step up to the captains
office and settle. gentlemen, Pegs right
here. only Il dime. Come on. come on.
No such turkeys anywhere"
Come runnin'", Haskell said. clutch
inc a peg and Tipping silver into Son
ny's hat. In Il twinkling 10 pegs We're
AIKEN. Sonny held uD his hand. Cit
Yer binder. Doc" he said to Grant.
You go first.
Grant whipped out Il gorgeous red
and-yellow bandanna. Sonny muffled
his eyes securely. then, peg i'll hand,
he was turned around two or three
times and told to walk toward the cen
tral stake. \ laughing shout went I'D
rs he shaped Il course at right angles
to if. Walk big lnjun. Walk away,
Walk Spanish, Tiptoe fine the rest
called after him as. he stepped his alot-
ted 10 PAGES. He stepped gingerly
and SO high Lassaphinc herself Joined
in the laughing. When he stopped to
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Another gown. in which the bolero
Jacket ito which Parisians cling in spite
OF the steady approach Of long coat-like
effects. is Of light magenta French cloth.
combined with sable trimming and rich
green peau de sole under a %guipure lace.
; The circular skirt shows Il slight full
ness at the back. and a decided demi-
train. The front breadth and border of
the silk and "uipure are outlined by
narrow ribbon threaded through the net
which forms an unobtruSive but finished
heading. The skirt is 10 yards wide
The bodice is trimmed with 4 border
# %guinure. and the close leg-o-mutton
sleeve, fitted to the arm by an elbow
dart. IS treated c~orrespondingly. The
slight flare at the wrist is lined with
black satin, which material also forms
the draped girdle. The revers Of deep
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green neau de sole are covered with
white raised lace. which is aG"in cn-
ploycd over white silk for the cellar and
chemiSette.
With this bodice is worn IA French
knotted ticlu Of silk gauze, the ends n|
which pass under the jcWcled clasp
which fastens the bolero, and are caught
under the latter at each side seam. Tho
proper cut of this gown can he obtained
only with the use Of the cut paper par
tern furnished by Harper's BaZar.
1T will require six yards of French
cloth u inches wide to make this cos.
tune; also six yards of silk. and A.
yards Of sable trimming. The quantity
Of lace required will vary according 90
the width of the variety chosen.
The accompanying hat is of dark gree
felt. with magenta velvet bands au.
BOW. and lighter green ostrich tips.
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had struck him again, Il feeble CLAM
ing blow. All at once q whirIwiuI
seemed to rage behind him-his arlu-
were torn loose. he was flung v|iolrntIy
aside-LaSSaphine. her eyes hlazju-,
stamped her foot and cried: 'Shame.
shame. Shame on YOU, After this
never call Yourselves men,
Observation-Disclosures can't-wc erf
on him-threc to one" Jack gasped. Sho
nodded coluIy. 1 can't think anytime
else she said. L know well why-he
! cause b" took it on himself to sass Sonny
and me. \ preachers same as "a wee
man-it amt fifteen fer him to fight. ur
matter how much strength and will h-
may have, | could mighty nigh miua-.
YOU. Jack. fair Observation-Disclosures y,a1
wouldn't lay the weight Of your HAND un
me. no matter what ] might do"
No. Jack said, nor lei anybody elise. '
WHO planned this foolishness fr~t:.
she asked, still severe.
All of us said Haskell laconicalIs
Then we draWrd lotS-and jack haa
luck. That fellow had to be thrashcJ
ef he thraShed Jack. then | come iu..
the argument. and Doc after me"
LaSsaphine's face relaxed q Iift...
You all 90 Oh up to the mouse and wan.
she said. "I-I-that is-therc's -o1a.-
t~hing-I'vc got a word to ~,n to Broth.
Micklcjohn."
I'm 'fraid its Yes" DOC said glop..-
lily as they mounted and rode away. "I,.
member low she bluShed up. ut the I.-r
Lassaphine amt like no other WON.
ever | saW-out even she's likely tn I.
fool over 4 good lookin' preacher"
Doe look like it Haskell aIu.-
tea: with Il half sarcastic
IWould hc funny now if we'd won .H.
hfotherS case for him. instead 81 r...
nm HIM ont o the country as We
tended. Whit do YOU think about
JACKIE
10! nothing" Jack said as tnou-
coming out of a dream. In this d..
Ter --dSsaphinc must do the thiuhjI-.
Sonny and g%randpap gave the trio
uproarlous welcome. which grew -,.
what chastcned when 10 minutes l..
i-AsSlphinc came III with Brother Mi.
lcJ"hh III her wake. shake hands.
Of YOU she commanded, then ua-
Your hands and faces and come ou.
Christmas dinner"
1t was a royal dinner. Black
whose forbcarS had belonged TO tho W
rays III the days before their 1ccaIo.
hai donc her very bcst-and Som
helped her. Sonny had Il gourmc-'-
ate and n pretty taste in s~easonin-
'nTlSlln;tS neither was ever
hoWeve bare the living other day.
the year. They ate i'll lcisurclv f
1t was quite dusk when thcr .
from the table. Iassaphinc led tha
INTO grandpap's room. which va~ l.-
with leaping freight. Notvfth~ra.."
the lit candles in two tall brass
turned about and faced Nickleiuhm.
throushout what ought to have bee"
ordeal had seemed curiously rlatr. Fl.
race was grave. though Il laugh .".
III ler eyes. Brother Mickleiohu.
sald- You asked me down in thn
! ! came there because ! lowed
nodE: and | said. Yes. Did yoIr ll".@
meant YOU
I did Mickleiohn said, -miline
~ and half extending his l"u|
SallneS head Went up. You u.
wrong. she said. II did 80 f""
though-hecauSe | couldn't bear j'
Jack disgrace himself
llurrah,'' Haskell shouted. A.-
Concluded on Page Seven.
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p Christmas Choice.
By MARTHA McCOLLOCH-WILLIAMS.

DOWNRIGHT. 1898. by Ma rtha M,Culloch- WilliansD
Mesa free press., 1898-07-22
MESA FREE PRESS
v. d. NORTON. Az. sHEwMAN.
MORTON & SIIEWMAN
Publiahere
Advertising rates made known on ap-
plication.
ARIZONA PRODUCTS.

Upon the above subject the Pasa-
dena, CAL, Star says.
"Arisona is supplying US with wa
termelons. che first of the season,
which is q very nice thing on the part
of our horn toad neighbor, and VIC
will choerfully reciprocate with q
little of our climate when she comes
over to cool off,"
Gen. John Wasson, of the Pomona
CAL, Times, formerly Surveyor Gen-
eral OF Arizona and editor OF the
Tucson Citizen. makes the following
reply to the above:
'The time was when Arizona was
not only the subject of much coarse
wit bue more willfrl or ignorant mis-
representation. It's climate, produc-
tive capacity. people and government
were held up as bad, with hardly a
redeeming virtue, by the eastern press
aud by some cf the California jour
mails. The editor of the Pasadena
Star can't help poking some sort OF
fun at everything that suggests itself
to his active, bright mind. But many
Of his readers will take his allusion to
the harmless and almost affectionate
hcrn toad as derogatory to Arizona.
He don't intend they should do SO,
tut they will.
In some respects Arizona is like
California. It has high. timbered
mountains with cool trout streams,
and low, barren and burning deserts
aud rich valleys with rivers of water
to. make them productive; copper
mines unsurpassed in revenue to their
owners, gold mines of large yields,
silver mines that enriched many and
even now are yielding good deal
and giving labor and providing homes
for many; vast areas Of grazing land
on which hundreds of thousands of
cattle and horses are raised; millions
of acres of grain and fruit lands; and
when it comes to climate, it has every
variety that California has except
tempered by hundreds OF miles Of
ocean breezes. If you want cool,
pure mountain air among the pines
and frs, you can find 1T in many parts
of Arizona.
Arizona of late years has furnished
US early apricots. grapes, fgs, melons,
etc, but not earlier than may be pro-
duced in the desert portions of San
Diego and San Bernardino counties;
in fact Palm valley has for years
given US our first apricots and some
times Grst grapes.
Arizona public school sysrem is as
good as that of California, and the
general laws are as good and as well
administered"
Mesa free press., 1898-07-22

In this issue Geo. p. Bullard an
nounces himself candidate for the
Office Of District Attorney of Marico-
pa county. Mr.. Bullard has resided
in this Territory almost continuously
since 1886, residing for brief time
since then in San Francisco. He was
admitted to the Arizona bar in the
year 1886 and has been in the active
practice of law ever since. He is
ut present deputy district attorney
and in that position has shown mark
ed ability. During the last term of
court not one of the indictments that
were drawn by hin was demurred to
and in all the many GASES prosecuted
by him. convictions were had except
in two instances. This shows re.
narkably careful and efficient work /.
Should his party nominate him hs
will DO found one OF the strongest
men on the ticket because he has an
enviable record as an official to pre-
sent.
Mrs. Dawley was stung on the I'm
ger by scorpion Tuesday morning.
Antidotrs were administered at once,
hut the pain was quite severe, and
the effect of the poison has not yet
subsidsd
Mesa free press., 1898-07-22

The Mesa Camp Woodmen Of the
World had grand time last night,
in the shape Of an oyster supper and
general social time. The members
of Tempe Camp were the guests Of
the evening and it is needless to say
that the occasion was very highly
enjoyable one to all who we're present
Capt James McClintock, Major
Brodie and Norman Orme, all Of
whom were badly wounded in their
first fight in Cuba, are now in the
hospital in New York and are said to
be steadily recovering.
Miss Ida Fuller will spend the
summer with relatives and friends at
Pine. ella county She has we'll
earned a vacation by faithful work as
clerk in Charlie Wings store.
Arizona may well feel proud of her
brave soldier boys who are at the
front. They have been in the thick
est of all the fights and they fought
like veterans
Over twenty thousand Spanish
soldiers were captured at the surren-
der of the province Of Santiago. This
is more than the entire American
Army engaged in the siege.
John Stratton and party of friends
left Tuesday for Flagstaff to spend
the remainder of the summer among
the pines and cool breezes of that de-
lightful summer resort
A large number of the young
friends of Miss LeVon Peterson were
entertained at an elegant dinner the
other evening by that charming young
lady in honor of her twelfth birthday.
Walter Rogers was kicked on the
side Of the head and the jaw By a
large mare yesterday, The jaw was
badly crushed and at last accounts
his life was despaired of.
Mr.. Ames, brother-in-law Of Mr..
S. J. Mcdonald was in town last
Saturday. He came to Arizona with
a long standing case Of rheumatism
but has entirely recovered.
Lawrence Abel, Will Bowen and
Mr.. Flen ing are now en- route to the
Grand Canyon. They go by team
and will visit the Natural Bridge.
Prof. Th;elman, principal Of the
Globe schools last year. came in Mon
day evening en- route to California
for his summer outing.
|. Judge Hakos arrived home. last
week from his VISIT to Mexico. He
speaks highly of the climate and tie
country.
Tempe has bought another new flag
to be placed on the Buttes instead Of
the present one which has become
much worn.
Mrs. Chas Wing expects to leave
next week with her children, for q
summers visit with friends in Utah
and Idaho.
The ten to fifteen thousand stands
of 6ne rifles captured at Santiago are
to be placed in the hands of onr VOL
unteers
Tempe ladies have formed q Red
Gross society.
On account OF the twenty week.
engagement of the Chase Daniels
theatrical Company of New York
City, the Aaricopa & Phoenix & Salt
River Valley R. r. Co.. have arranr-
ed TO run weekly excursions from
Mesa City and Tempe. to Phoenix and
return, leaving Mesa overy Sa.u, day
eveaing at $50 and Tempe at 6.55 D.
M. returning, leave Phoenix ct 1880
p. IN. The fare for the round trip
is 60 cents.
The Coconino sun., 1898-01-29

SUN with the number of marriage licenses issued in the county since its organization. In 1891 there were issued IS licenses; 1892. 39; 1893, 32: 1894. 30: 1895, 3G; 1896, 30; 1897, 29. Total, PA.
 Juan Villa was adjudged insane by Probate Judge Layton this week and was taken to the insane asylum at Php- nix by Deputy Sheriff w. II. Anderson on Thursday. Juan spent two years in the asylum, and he will probably be kept there during the rest of his nat ural life.
 The Tempe correspondent of the Ph9nix Herald says: George P. Thorn ton of Williams, who has large num- Der of cattle on pasture near Tempe, while driving cattle Tuesday met with very painful, though it is hoped not q serious accident. His horse stepped into a gopher hole clear up to his shoul- der. Mir. Thornton fell, landing on the small of his back, in which position he remained until the horse was raised from the hole. Being man of 200 pounds weight. the shock was severe. but it Is believed the results are not serious.
 Karl Snyder, attorney for the Santa Fe Pacific railroad. Q. N Marron. for. mer clerk of the district court of Bern allilo county, and Al. Coddington of Albuquerque, Y. M.. were Tuesday and Wednesday taking dispositions in the case of Campbell vs. the Santa Fe Pa cific railroad. Campbell, a cattle ship per, shipped several cars of cattle from this place last year. The train was delayed at the Rio Peurco by the wash ing out of bridge. The railroad com pany wanted the cattle unloaded at the point of delay. but Campbell insisted on the return of the cattle to Winslow, and they were unloaded at that point. II .l. l,l. aaI