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The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-22

madly at last, he approached nearer
and nearer to his intended victim, the
deadly rope never ceasing to wr1the
and twist above his head as II it were
possessed of life and hatred and was
eager to fall upon its prey.
Suddenly his arm Strengthened out
and the loop was released from his
grasp. At the same instant Lisle leap
ed into the air. The rope struck him
upon the head and fell harmlessly
aside. and another cheer went up from
the spectators. Cummings laughed
and dashed away, gathering the lasso
quickly for another throw. In n mo-
mcnt he was ready, and the circling be-
gan anew. while Lisle, seemingly as
cool as ever, faced him steadily and
with unfiinching courage. Three times
the horSeman made the turn. Then
Lislc saw him rise in his stirrups. The
deadly loop left his hand. 1t seemed
to hang In midair over his head In ser
pentinc curves which changed their
forms with every fraction of those per-
Lisle made no further effort to dodge.
He knew that such tactics must soon
become futile; that ultimately the rope
must encircle him. 1t were better that
1t should do SO now while he was fresh
and still master Of every faculty. He
remained perfectly stll and waited un-
til the loop was almost upon him, and
then, with a quick motion. he placed
his hands in the position that one as
sumes when In the act Of diving-to-
gether and directly above his head
and so permitted the coil to cncircle
him.
1t fell true and accurately. The horse
ridden by Cummings was pulled back
upon his launches, and then. impelled
by the cruel spurs and tight rein Of Its
master, 1t wheeled and leaped away.
AS the coil frightened around him Lisle
managed TO seize the rope beyond the
knot with his left hand. His right
hand still grasped the knife. Then
came that awful jerk. He was drag.
ged from his feet headforemost TO the
Nut W. no uC Atka bC Eu[ANCAS0 'ai
shortening his left arm and reaching
out his right hand. which had not loos'
ed its hold upon the knife. The keen
edge touched the tightened rawhidc
and II parted.
Instantly he was upon his feet again
There was blood upon his face, but be
did not know 1t. He turned and ran
with all bis speed toward the nearest
group OF spectators.
A howl Of derision went up from the
mob. II thought that he was running
away. But that mob did not know
LIsle Maxwell
Somebody's horsew he shouted al
he ran. LEND me a horse and o
rope
A man spurred toward him. dis
mounted and thrust the bride into his
grasp. 1t was Craig Thompson. But
I.isle did not see him. He only saw
the horse In an instant he was in tbs
saddle with Craig's lasso firmly In hii
grasp. lie was shaken and breathlesl
by the experience through which h
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-22

ious poison from the blood and so tina
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with hsmorrhage from the lungs. IL
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other diseases having their origin In o
corrupt condition of the blood.
Accept no substitute for wGoiden
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air, nrlng their pistols ana Otherwise
testifying to their JOY and relieving the
pressure Of suspense under which they
had labored, Craig Thompson rode out
TO Llsle and met him.
"Kid," he said, and his voice was
husky with emotion I'm proud of
you. Hang me If amt! Just make
q speech to them fcllcrs now, short and
to the point"
But Lisle scarcely heard him. He
cantercd to the center OF the ground
and raised his right arm to cnjoin ST.
lence. When it was achieved, he rose
In his stirrups and turned his head
slowly from side to side until he took
In all who were there. Then he spoke
In clear. ringing voice which every
one heard
"If there is any other person here
who thinks that I was cut out for a
woman and spoiled In the making.
now is the time to speak," he said.
Dead silence followed his words. and
after waiting sufficient time he raised
his hat, salutcd them all and cantered
to his fathers side. But the only words
TINT greeted him where he expected
the greatest praise was the calm an
nouncement:
I'VE will take the trail In an hour
Lisle. See that you are ready. You
may invite Mr.. Thompson to accompa-
ny us IL he cares to do So" And then
without word In reference TO the
combat Richard Maxwell mounted his
horse and rode away.
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HIS arm straiQhtened out and sHfcnad
Tith deadly aim,
had Just passed, but he was upon equal
ground with his antagonist now. and
he gloried In the consciousness of his
own superior ability. Something new
had awakened within him, and he
dashed into the arena. eager for the
combat. Not half minute had passed
since the cutting of the lasso. and yet
Cummings had found time to tie an
other loop and was riding madly back
again. The hooting of the crowd
changed again TO cheers. 1t was not TO
be cheated Of it's sport after all. The
kid was game. He would not run
away.
Wariiy, though rapidly, the antago-
nists approached each other, guiding
their horses eiliptieally. Swiftly and
silently they rode round and round,
their riatas twisting and kissing like
coiling snakes In the air above them.
The first throw must be the last, for II
one failed the other would succeed.
Both knew that. Strategy alone couid
mark the victor In that strange duel.
Both made the east at the same in
slant. Both were true. Cummings
arms were pinioned at his sides. but
lIsle with admirable forethought. Kept
his right hand poised in the air. so that
the lasso in gettling over him caught
and held only his left arm against his
body. The horses, trained by long
nractice knew quite rs we'll as their
riders the parts they had to perform
/ y'bey remained stock still. strainlng
unon the ropes and holding them taut.
/ The tahleau lasted only an instant.
hut II was n fraction OF time that WAS
| frnurht with tremendous excitement.
rl,en Iisle's free hand dropped To his
/ holsters. 1t leaped up again. the arm
| straIghtened out and stiffened WITH
| dendly aim, there was loud report
and lin Cummings pitched headlong
! from his saddle to the earth. His morse.
frightened, started away. lisle would
have been dragged down and killed
even then had not his right arm been
free. He dropped the pistol and seized
the reins, digging the spurs into Thomi'-
sons horse, chasing the other. and rid
ing thus madly he succeeded In thrust
| ing his one free hand into one or his
nockets. When he drew 1t forth II
contained a clasp knife. He opened the
blade with his teeth and cut the rope
| While the cowboys were cheering
| and throwing their sombreros into the
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-22
Continued from Yesterday
CHAPTER Nv.
A IASSD DEEI

MAXWELL did not,
however. send his son away.
but he did the next best thing
from his standpoint OF the
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-22
KINGS EVIL. q
How Ignorance and Super
stition go Hand in Hand.

A curious sight might have been seen
In England couple of centuries ago.
At Whitehall or some other royal resi-
dence little group of people would
shrinkingly await the coming of the
king, in order to be wtouched for the
evil" The specific "evil" was scrofula.
and it was the popular belief that scrof.
ula could be cured by the royal touch.
Hence the common name for scrofula
was Kings Evil.
Nowadays we know that scrofula is a
disease of the blood and that even were
there magic in kingly touch, no ex-
ternal treatment could cure scrofula.
The medicine which cures scrofuia
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-22
(To Be Continued.)
LIKE A DROWNING MAN.

Five years ago dyspepsia took such
hold of me that could scarcely go,
writes George s. Marsh. of Nocona,
Texas. Il took quantities Of medi-
cine but nothing helped me. AS a
drowning man grabs at q straw !
grabbed at Kodol. Dieting is I'M
necessary. After a few bottles | am
sound and WE'LL Kodol digests any
good food and cures any FORM OF stom-
ach trouble. s. d. Bell & Son.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-22

a look Of clearness, but after time the
suppressed disease like a smothered hrG
breaks out with a new violence.
1t is the uniform testimony of thos9
who have been cured Of scrofulous dis
eases by the use of "Golden Medicai
Discovery" that the cure is permanent.
In many instances the testimonial to-
the cure has not been offered until tfrr
lapse of several years proved how
thoroughly and lastingly the medicine
had done its work
No class Of people are more grateful
for the blood purifying power of the
discovery" than women whose faces
have been marked and marred by
pimples and other eruptions. The-
smooth skin and clear compiexiou
which come back when Golden Med
ical Discovery" has swept the blood
clean Of its corrupting poisons, are o.
source of unfeigned delight to those
who for years have had their beauty
marred by some form of eruptive dis
ease. Beauty begins in the blood, and
the first step to beauty is to cleanse
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-22

Fine meats and courteous treatment.
The Palace Meat Market.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-22

the blood of the corrupt
ing impurities whi c b.
weaken The body and be-
foul the flesh.
THE ScoURCE or
CIVILIZATION.
From half civilized OF
unsanitary countries come
the plaques which deri~
mate the teeming popula~
tons of the Orient. Sani~
tary science and medicaI
skill have banished the
plaques from among our
selves, but civilization has
its own scourge in that
form Of scrofula which.
attacks the lungs and is
popularity known as con-
sumption.
Plaques are not per-
sistent. They appear ard
disappear again for years
Scrofula OF the lungs or
consumption is a persistent
disease. Every day OF
every year it gathers In itS
victims one-sixth OF all
deaths from disease being
attributed to consumption
DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery cures scrof~
uia wherever 1t finds IT,
" ~y.,x.; 80 aA~a AhA zrsxzIffYm-
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judges were critics, on morning papers.
The critic of the evening paper. anxious
to score a news scoop for his paper
and announce the result first, used the
telephone the day before the vote was to
be cast and discovered that his first
choice, "The Junior Partner had been
received with much favor by one of the
critics He, therefore, concluded that two
votes would be cast in favor of THE Ju-
Nor Partner which apparently indicated
that the prize would be awarded 10 Miss
Ives. His esteemed colleagues were
stroke of Journalistic enterprise his critic
published the decision Of the committee
before an decision was actually reached.
When the other indignant critics read
of the base treachery of their associate
they Immediately called a committee
meeting and proceeded to out-Vote the
critic who had been to previous, much
to his personal annoyance. The prize, by
a tWo-thirGs vote, was given to MIR.
Richie for his play t'Worldlings." Now
Miss Ives thinks that she has been I'M
justly treated, and in an interview print
ed in several New York papers announces
that she is emitted to the prize money
and that the two dramatic critics chang
ed their minds in order to discredit the
scoop that had been scored by thei !.
more progressive co-worker. Miss Ives
is threatening dire things to the two jur-
ors, and even hints at law suit to re-
cover the amount of the price, Miss Has
well, having pledged herself to produce
the play selected by the committee of
dramatic critics, will give ''Worldipgs.'
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entirely new to the stage. A carload of
scenery is carried, and the company is
one OF the strongest at present on tour
over the popular-pricer circuit. Among
the names OF the ms mbe1s of the cast
may be mentioned Frederick Moselv u
leading man of established reputation
Frank Beal, a player of polished and
suave methods; M. j. Jordan. a charac-
ter actor of rare SIX II; Edward Mas, one
of the most amusing of negro imperson-
ators; dainty Annie Buckley. Jean Pa
triruin, an actress of convincing power
and Oh amatlc in enSity; Miss Willie Fran
els, who possesses talent Of a high order,
and little Beatrice. Oh ID actress o:
much promise.
scented here at the Grand in the near
future. teens with pathos and pure senti-
ment, ard the Brightest of comedy. while
the scenery illustrates the prettiest hooks
to be found along the lower Mississippi
and the mechanical and electrical eff
1et's, including the rain storm, never fail
TO win rounds of applause. The COM
pany which will present it here is said
TO be a remarkably strong one. and in
cludes some of the leading members of
the dramatic profession.
Among the attractions scheduled for
presentation at the Grand in the near flu
t U one OF the most prominent is met
Guilty, a nav melcd anna which comes
here heralded with the prestige of great
success in the cities and the united in
dorsement of beth press and public
.WDC1 SN SI II las dDD 7dT6Q. Inc DlaV is
said to tell an intensely interesting story
and the var Gus characters are said to be
maryels of tha scenic painters art and es-
pec1allY realistic
THE Volunteer O-ganiet'' a new rural
play, which lays its action in Vermont
and tells story which is sure to inter
est through it's pure ans wholesome tone
is TO he seen here at the Grand in the
not far distant future. The piece is
promised to be presented by an excellent
company of players. The press of other
cities has found much to praise in it. and
it is safe to p~e1ict tat it will be well
received by local playgoers.
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S ar Theater
MATINEE DAILY. EVENINGS AT s:l5.
Matinee Today. All Week.
Irocader0 Good |
r---.-u=.=--=.p---=a-l--z SEATS !
Extravaganza zoo,
COMPANY AND POO |
BIG VAUDEVILLE BiLL, AND
Next Week-Ron-Ton Burlssqusrs. 0S@E
MATINEE DAILY. EVENINGS AT s:l5.

and People are exclusively dealt win.
inc play bas been well received. ana
with few slight changes is likely 20
necome prominent repertoire produc-
The Twin Sister" continues tremend-
ously popular at the Empire. bu+ FOR
which il was Mr.. Frohman's intention
70 nave followed it earlier with '-rhe
Necessity IF Being Earnest"
Sky Farm will enter upon its 9th
week at the Garden theater tomorrow
night. 1t has drawn crowded houses so
far and has demon. trated that when a
clean, bright play. fun of fun and pos
sessing the necessary love interest comes
along, theatergOers of the metropolis are
quick to discover and literally pdtron!Ze.
''Under Two Flags" Draws.
Under Two Figs" with Blanche
Bates az Cigarette, continues on its en-
thusiastic and triumphant way at the
ACADEMY Of Music. IL IS now in its
third month there, more popular than
ever. 1t seems to be the one play or
many years at that house which salts
hes the demands Of every one Of Its
patrons 1T has humanity III it, love IS
a dominant feature, there is splendid
acting, there are big and stirring scenes,
and above all, there is Blanche Bates.
"Du Barry will continue at the Cri-
terion until June. and in September Mrs
Leslie Carter will start in Brooklyn
tour Of the large cities, at the end of
which she VIII be at David BelascO's
Republic, and has plans for an April visit
to England.
King Dodo,' intended for production
at the Casino this season, IS. I hear, not
to be seen before next season, when it
will be at the Victoria. Miss Bob
White" win fellow Miss Simplicity at
the Casino
Henry Cohen advertising manager Of
the Columbia theater. Brooklyn who dis
appeared with $3.50 representing the
players salaries for the week. IS wanted.
The WphGTs- Field C0T0ngnN Will NOT 20
On tour until the end of April as the
new travezty. "Du Hurry" is drawing
such enormous crowds in New York.
Herbert +. Clamp.
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Dumpty'' runs back many years. the play
will be full of pleasant memories. while
TO the younger generation it will seem
like an introduction to the realms Of
fairyland
The company includes sixty peoSla
and includes many prominent speciality
artists. Eddie Mcdonald, the premier
pantomimist, plays Humpty Dumpty
and is we'll known in st. Paul to all
theatergoers. w. H Bartholomew plays
Pantaloon, a part he created in this
country. Joseph G. Smith is the original
Harlequin. Goodie Two Shoes is played
by Blanch Frayne, also well known here
fors her clever Juvenile limitations and
songs and dances. Lora Leib plays. the
Queen of Light, Marguerite Williams
the Queen of Night and o. L. Jeancon
The Black Dwarf Other features are
the Rossi brothers Ghree) modern gro
tesque athletes and comedians; Latoy
and Edmunds, comedy acrobats and bar
rel Jumpers; Eddie McDonaId's peculiar
acrobatic feats; Charles Heffner, cham
plon of all bag puncihers, and other nu-
merous features are interspersed
throughout the big production
G. A bargain day matinee will be given
Saturday, when prices will be reduced
to 20 cents and so cents
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o nf tha some space to the particulars
IL H. Lily l, IioleloveFsy, itis evident that Miss
aasWen mas unintentiDnally brought on
conner peIween three Baltimore dramatic
critics ana Miss Alice q. Ives, a play
Wngnt OF some ability who has written
several popular-priced melodramas and
Miss Haswell. it seems. offered prize
ana a production for the best work of
any american dramatist. submitted in
open competition. The cash prize was
not much,only s3OO-but as it represented
simply bonus for the more valuable
P Prlv1age OF an actual production, a num-
Der OF American playwrights sent on the
cbHdren or their brains TO be submitted
IN competition. Three Baltimore dram
atlc critics consented to act as judges of
the plays submitted Nearly 800 manu-
scripts were read, and finally the cho.ce
narrowed down to ee-"Worldlings,
by John Almon Richie. of Ottawa, Can
ada; The Junior Partner" by Miss Alice
Il Ives, Of New York city, and Ter
matt, by Frank ]. Halo, of Minneapo-
lis. The last-named was given honorable
mention for it's dialogue, but was pro-
nounced too difficult and too intricate for
stage presentation.
The choice, therefore, rested between
The Junior Partner and ''Worldlings."
One of the three judges was the critic
OF an afternoon paper, and the other two
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roles of each. Knox Wilson will also be
in the cast and introduce a new saXo-
phone speciality; also Agnes Paul Will
lam Riley Hatch, Josie IntrOpidi, Carlton
King, Lucia Drew, William B.. Rock,
Rose Leslie, George Roman, Ethel John
son. Frank Randall, Madge and Grace
Wallace, Joseph Sullivan, and host of
other popular celebrities, including that
lrge array of singing and dancing girls,
undoubtedly the most youthful, graceful
and beautiful bevy of femininity seen
here for some time.
The operate vaudeville rage, The En-
plorers." will be presented on Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday evenings, and judg-
ing from the enthusiasm attending each
Of the recent performances here and the
many words Of praise bestowed upon it
by the local theatrical clientele it is as
consequence to be considered an example
Of how easy it is TO cOnVulse an audience
without stopping to one shade of buff
fOOnery or Vuigarty; in fact, the second
act, the hotel scene, is reminiscent of
Charles Hoyt in MS ualmiest days, as the
fun is fast and furious and is positively
enc continuous round of uprOarious laugh
ter and applause and fairly tingles with
the good things of opera, musical comedy,
burlesque, extravaganza and high-class
vaudeville.
mere are Two dttSs IIlS AISI u dis
pires in Madagascar, a scene of color,
which invites Of unlimited scenic eff
fects, nd the second is presented in Ho-
tel Limit, L. S. A.
Bert Lesion Taylor, prominent West
ern newspaper humorist and the author
of that well-knOwn burlesQue called The
Bilioustine,' q traVesty on that celG-
brated monthly, The Philistine,' a pc
riOdical of protest, is responsible for
much of the wit and many of the lyrics
Walter II. Lewis prominent Eastern
composer, elaborated with Mr.. Taylor
for much of the music, and Richard
earle is responsible for many of the in
terpOlated numbers
The Burgomaster'' will be presented
on Wednesday afternoon and evening
with all its wealth of bright Eastern hui
NOR, high-class vaudeville features, and
a modernized version that has been
exclusively seen in many OF the principal
cities of the East during the past two
years, and should not in any way be
COMPOUNDED with the Western yer 49,
seen here on recent occasions, as this
Eastern production is more pretentious
than was the Western one, and then
again this Dearborn Opera company, on
account of its unusual array of clever
plycfs, presents ii with such a dash and
finish that it may be considered an en-
tlrely new comedy This version con-
talnS many bright lines, ofttimes clev-
er play upon words, funny situations,
unexpected turns of the dialogue and,
best of all, not a syllable that can offend
the most faStidiouS. The music is equal
ly worthy of commentator, as the melo-
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TRoCADERO BURLEsQUE AT STAR.
Company Said to Be One of the Rest
Equipped on the Road.

One of the strongest and best equipped
light extrava ganza companies ever seen
upon the road is Waldron & Bryant's
Trocadero BurleSquerS, which will be
the attraction at the Star theater this
week The girls of the company are
said to be an exceptionally pretty and
talented lot and these with the clever
comedians of the organization serve to
present an entertainment that is bright
and pleasing throughout.
Horse play, which comprises the stock
in tradeTo of most of the burlesque come
dams, will be found happily missing In
the performance Of this company. and
the comedy will be clean cut and whole
or anything that would offend the most
fastidious person, or shock the nerves
of the oversensitive. TIE ensemble,
which is introduced in two up-to-date
farcical conceits entitled THE Ladies'
Turkish Bath" and ga Night at the Paris
Exposition both abound in bright lines,
sweet and catchy music anc pleasing spe-
ctalties, and they will be found staged
with magnificent settings. gorgeous cos
tuning unique and brilliant electrical
and calcium effects.
The olio includes Matthews and Ashley,
the college boy and Jew; the three Her.
Mamie Champion. a great pair of nirth
producers - Al G. Lawrence, natures
monarch of irnitators; the Craigs, mu-
steal artists; Massony and Hableman, two
! of the finest singers in vaudeville. The
show is sure to find favor with the pa
irons of the Star theater, and unless all
signs fail it will duplicate its great sue
cess elsewhere. Performances begin with
a matinee today.