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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-02-17
Social SCENTS
BY Miss MILDRED MOORE
Phone No. Z.


Phone No. 7.
PUBLISHER NOTICE Miss Mildreds
Moore has accepted position a
social editor Of the Avalanche and all
entertainments parties, receptions.
balls or social S will be reported by
, her. You viii confer favor on the
management Of this paper II you viii
report such news items % her, That
She may be- able tO get up good line
Of items along This line.
Quite a cpwd eff Lubbock peo-
pie made a flip to PosT City on
Monday Afternoon and returned
Tuesday morning. Al report a
jolly good timeA I
The valentine tlnce and oys-
ter supper pIrenA Prof. and
Mrs Frazier ~ Agely attend
ed and greatIgknioSed. We are
r.ad to have H.. anA Mrs. Fra
zier with u5And apprAiate the
kind inter6 taken by them in
our pleasures.
J.. D. Perry of Brownfe.d who
has been OBJ "a business trim %
Wellington Tex. and Hollis. Ok.
was in town Wednesday on his
return home Mr.. Perry received
the sad news when be reached
here that his two yearoId daugh-
Ter had died while he was away
The Avalanche extends symua-
the % The bereaved family
Nessrs. Burton and Lingo.
prominent lumber men Of Fort
Wort. were in the city .dis week.
and were looking over the town
ina business wa. These gentle
m" are iutere ..eH .n lumber
a.I over OH. state. mos.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-02-17

mere llle ldlJef part OF ldSJ week.
F. b. Preston of Childress was
here Friday
Ira Robertson of Post City, IS
here today
It's dinIngIpom chairs next
week at Ro6Iasbu's Furniture
store. - It
S. A. Henry and wife Of Lock-
ney are visitors in the city today.
D. W. Jolly Of Clovis, n. NJ
was in town this week.
It., d.nfsyoom chairs noxt
week at Fopnson's Furniture
store b d.
C.. b. stellar of Dallas is here
today
VIM Essar Of ST. Louis. was
here Thursday
I. a.r.mvom caatr, a.x.
vec. 90 RaJ SONS Furniture
-t0r. ~ 3- d.
r. D. Travis of Emma was DO
rhg city today
O. * Campbell of Big Spring
Is iu Lubbock today.
lbs I.mrGeom chairs re>t
week. d, ~ sons Faro. T.,
,foia ID
Irs Inusstgom chairs neet
vccs go Rb69a,e Furniture
store. - ''
Thus Vs. Dunlap Of Comanche
Is here today .o0siug after hgsi-
ness matters
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Mrs sam T. Davis .. lear"
with regret tHa. ...r Ft...
daughter met with O. painful.
from the baby buggy and severe
.H mIHrInF her nose.
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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-02-17

Jas Ritcher and little Misses
Lois and lorenc Richie and Mrs.
viii Gibson of Hale Center are
visiting the families Of A. Judd
and G.. l.. Davis
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1910-02-17

The Noje' NH Camuu
for tbe bosr vofa Phone
Merrill and No1ur. proprietor
30
The Washington times., 1910-08-26
MEETING CLOSES
WITH STRONG CARD
Sensational Races Have
Marked Grand Circuit
Sessions.

NEW YORK, Aug 25--After a session
which has been successful beyond all
expectations Of the promoters, the
Grand Circuit meeting which has been
in progress at Yonkers this week, wiz
close this afternoon. The racing each
day has been marked by some unusual
performance. On Tuesday IT was Col
arado Els defeat OF Native Belle, the
hope Of the East Wednesday, The Hsr-
veter went a sensational Taile IN 2.dS
Yesterday Willy a HUngarlan-bred
trotter, carried off the big end OF the
=, 900 amateur STAKE In field OF six
starters. Willy IS owned by Louis w
NVinans. the Baltimore millionaire, now
racing in EngIand. and who last week
paid sam HilGreth $4,000 for Dalmatian-
The closing card was regarded as the
strongest Of the meet, ard including he
pacing division Of the $4,000 MatrOn
Futurity. the $50 Bonner Memorial
Stakes. the $3.50 Union Stakes. and the
final race for the $3.50 Speedway
Stakes
The Washington times., 1910-08-26

There, behind the screen" Oliver
cautioned IN a hurried whisper. Its
only the man I sent for Don't be
When she was safely hidden he
opened the door TO Jim Kerns. ex-
craftsman
Five minutes later Kerns' heavy
lstr ASSISTED by SundrE tools Of his
former trade. had opened the safe
Its not what you'd rightly call a
jon he said grunting scornfully, as
The heavy iron door swung back
7 could open that baby safe wit
one hand tied bei1G me How about
this here. on the ins.Ce2
That's all right Us never locked.
for your trouble That's all. You've
done me a great service tonight"
he closed the cOOr on the ex-
craftsman, and Ter & moment there
was silence 10 his footsteps echOinE
down the hall
The front door banged, and the girl
came from behind her hjding-place
with a sigh OF relief
Did he open it," she demanded,
yes. said Oliver 1T took him
but a moment Come, # you like.
m going 10 set your troublesome
package
without a reply. she followed him
The little safe stood fnvitingIv open
Oliver knelt beside Il and thrust his
hands INTO the piSeOn-holes- His papers
were al there. in neat orderly piles,
just as Henry had fled them away
In her anxiety the girl leaneG over
him, one hand on his shoulder Her
warm breath on his cheek almost made
him forget the object OF his search
It's not there-~ she said, IN q fright
eued whisper
'-Of course II is he returned, shortly.
He turned his face quickly toward
her and for one feetinE second his
cheek touched hers She recoiled with
a half-SmOthered cry OF fright. and then
they both laughed The flaming tide Of
color surgeG upward from her neck 70
her forehead as his eyes net hers
Please look she muTmUTed, hastily.
The packaEe
He turned TO the safe
Possibly it's in his drawer" he NUT
tered
He pulled open \ drawer. It was
empty There were four of them, and
The Washington times., 1910-08-26
Mrs. POrter'S Jade Pendant Eas.se5 2s5s

cried 'Hcw I'D Jon ever come TO think
OF such thing2~
Oliver regarded her sternIv. More than
ever was he convinced that the package
contained the pendant. He answered
slowly, measuring each word
a most convincing train OF cirCum-
stances iias led me 70 believe that II
night be So
He whipped a letter from his pocket
DO you know VINO wrote this. he
Her finSers fiUttered - she held out
her hand for H. She studied the enVel-
Cpe silently Then she said
How did you come 10 nave Ills7
I suppose you notice a similarity -
Did you open it, she asked tense
y did not
Have YOU any idea who wrote it,
4 am coming TO believe That YOU did -
Her lips set in 1rD- rather hard
smile
Suddenly, before he could raise q
han 20 stay her, she had torn the vio-
let D. ter TO shreds- In another second
the pI-Ces were blazing II the fireplace
OH. az darted toward her, but IL was
too - &c. IN his excitement ana cGaErIn
ne EIasped he~ by the shoulders and
shook her as one would shake a
naughty child
You IiIle-
Devil" she finished. moCkinEly.
There was a provoking smile on her
lips that almost dared him He still
held her shoulders firmly She was but
an arms length away from him. and
Oliver again had a narrow escape from
destroying her belief n him as a gen
tleInan-
she struggled hard 10 remain mistress
OF the situation and MAINTAIN her com
posure- But the lips crembied 5s1d,
without warning she sank 10 the floor
and buried her face IN her hands, Slsak-
ing with deeo sobs that held Oliver
speubound in an agony or reUorse-
I had TO do itt' she cred Yes, you
We're right ] did write that letter. I'm
10 blame for everything III explain
Only give me a little tIme-not just yet
not here
She stopped speaking. There was a
heavy step on the stairs The girl
huShed her sObS Couvul Sfvelv and
jumped to her seet, her face betray-
ing q piCCOus fear
The Washington times., 1910-08-26

on all sides il is admitted that this
year VIII be trying one on the Avol-
ball officials, and that their work VIII
be as strenuous as That OF anED9dy
connected with the game Nike
Thompson, who has acted as referee
in as many Of the sO-Called big games
as any other man in the country, ana
who, aside from his professional duties
at Washington College. looks after the
football interests Of the students there,
after a careful reading % the rules ad-
mits that the path OF tae ofhclal TINS
season IS not TO be one streWn with
roses - -E,c7opspu says
The lonE-lOolled-for football glide
has appeared, and 0y this time has
been pretty thoroughly thumDed over
BIZ every follower Of the gridiron in the
country There IS no doubt that every
one Interested IN the great game eE-
peCtcd some changes 70 bc made Never
in the history OF the game has IL taken
the rules committee so long 20 decide
upon the laws 10 govern II as this year
After last season there was such cry
throughout the country that for a while
IL looked as If It would be a difficult
matter TO get anyone 70 act on the rules
committee. These men We're peStereQ
with al kinds OF suggested changes
The committee = made I'D OF men
who have had q great deal OF expert
euce in football and no one realized
mCre than themselves the proposition
they had 30 handle The one poin; that
seemed 20 be the bone of contention was
20 so arrange the rules as 10 lessen
the number OF injuries From the aD-
pearance Of the newly gz-bed rules u
looks as though the committee has tried
harsl 90 do this The one rule changed
that viii help this along more than any
ether is that relating 10 pushing and
pulling q player through the lise on a
mass play
There IS no doubt that more players
were injured 81 this style OF play than
IN any other II was not so much the
mar carrying the ball going through
ncr IN which some teaI1s were coached
IN line plays 20 keep the man with the
ball on his feet and hike him along n
this play the officials were p1werleSs,
as they could do nothing until the for
ward uroETess Of the BAH was stopped
The result was IN a number Cf cases
that twenty-five ulaya-s were all to-
gether. and when the play did stop, con
The Washington times., 1910-08-26
FOOTBALL OFFICIALS
WILL WORK HARD
Mike Thompson, Famous Official and Georgetown Man,
Saws Work Is Cut Out for Men Who Run the
Game Under New Rules

siderin- the positions that the men
were ia, IL is remarkable that the list OF
injuries was not greater
The rest OF the changes viii require
time to prove their worth The for
ward pass and side kick, still retained
with some modification, VIII give the
coaches food for a little thought The
penalty for an uncCmpleted forward
pass has also been changed, and. in
stead Of making the penalty a loss Of
fifteen yards as last year, the ball Is
brought back where the play was made.
and the play goes as down This
seems to be a good rule, as the speCta-
tors became uneasy at seeing the Off
Gals continually marking of yards. The
penalty seemed so great that the play
ers would not take z chance with this
play All the teams last year had
number Of forward passes in their list
of plays. but Il was never understood
how few were used in games Hours
were spent on the practice Held trying
70 perfect these plays. and IN great
many cases We're so arranged that they
could be wei executed But after one
or two tries and failures ma game. 1t
seemed the ffteen-yard penalty took the
ginger out Of the Captains,and they
would not try again
This rule this year VIII. no doubt.
assist IN seeing more OF this open style
OF play The rules in general look ike
a safer game From present indications
the game wiz be very much open, and
a number Of opportunities are given
the coaches for new plays
From an official standpoint the new
rules would make il appear that the
work viii be hard II always has been
hard, and the officials burden has not
been Iessened by the changes. A great
deal VIII rest with the judges Of the
game this year on how these changes
Viii work out The first few games viii
be watched with great interest and the
men to whose lot II VIII fall TO DO these
games viii. no doubt. be looked over
pretty carefully For my part, think
the rules are all right and should be
given a thorough try-Out before judg-
ment IS passed It takes a long time
after a set OF rules are changed for the
coaches 20 accustou themselves and get
some system TO work There viii be
more interest IN the game this year than
ever before. and there Is no doubt that
football viii resnaiu as II always has
been, the great est Of college sports
The Washington times., 1910-08-26
OLYMPIALEAGUE.

Yesterdays results-Spartans .;
Georgetown, 0 (forfeited).
TOday's game-St- stephen vs. Ten
1eytOwn-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES avenue and
Thirty-fifth street northwest
Another forfeit occurred yesterday
when the Georgetown Club failed to
lineup against the Spartans. The
game was awarded to the Spartans, Q
TO 0.
\ good game is expected this even
ing. when St stephen meets TenIey-
town. Mahony and Colbert viii COM
pose :he Churchman'S battery, while
Payne and Chapple viii probably
work for the suburbanites-
@
Spz-tanS meet Olives Saturday and
q good game shoJi,, be exhibited as
the Spartan team Eas but two 90
games to win. to jump out Of the
cellar position.
There are but ten t1O) more games
to be played b efoTe the season closes
and If the rain doesn't interfere there
should be some good games for the
next week or two.
The Washington times., 1910-08-26
CHAPTER VI
The Secret of the Safe.


- LIVER laid his burden upon the
divan- He scarcely dared trust
himself 10 look into the lovely.
unconscious face. from which
all trace Of hatred had faded, on the
pure profile. the sweep OF black eye
IA shes the enhancing. half-parted lips.
he TANGLED masses Of dusky hair
He forgot that the girl was, in all
probability. a thief He forgot Helena
and ms obligations to her-
All of love that had gone before was q
mere prelude 10 this Devastating PASSION
that swept over him To take her INTO
}ris arms 70 press kiss after kiss upon
that lovely mouth, 10 whisper IN ner
You are uine-an mine. It was 50
ii Tier e-- her eyes opened and suddenly he
TIe remembered that the beautiful girl
IL her clever bOylsh masquerade Va d
thief He remembered his duty 10 the
stately Helena Lawrence Sut even
50 he found. to his dismays that the
situation was not altered
Their ways were doomed 10 lie apar I
yyho she was he dared not guess; he
even dreaded to know, for IN E'loWIedse
might lie the parting That a-tres>,-y SEEM
ed so Inevitable But, N spite u MA
her idel tfty might reveal-in spite OF
the nos StbiIity of all that he DREADED
being true-Oliver was resolved 10
fathOm the mystery
With the MISUNDERSTANDING look In
the girls black eyes, as she slowly
opeued them. he retreated hastily
He took a screen and placed 1t about
the divan-
but the girl. her curiosity aroused,
raised herself on one elbow and peer
ed at him around the screen
What are you dOing2' she inquired
in her natural voice-a voice that he
well remembered She looked very
Il in he hr,T 20
and the red scratch on heI cheek was
a poignant rebuke to Oliver
The man 1 sent for TO open the
safe will be here presently" he re-
piled as calmly as he could. L don't
want him to see you
OH she gasped. shrinking back
upon the divan and drawing a rug
about her Her face flushed with en-
barraSSment-
Oliver stood uncertainty in the ceE-
ter of the room, while the clock tick
ed of the minutes slowly The silence
was impressive and a little painful
Presently the girl spoke softly:
I have made you so much trouble
Can you ever forgive me-"
At the sudden entreaty in her voice
he wheeled about The screen was
between them and he could not see
her face. which, perhaps, was well
otherwise he might not have steeleC
himself 10 reply as he did.
Il think I can forgive you" he said
1 'on one condition.
'YeS2" she cried, breathIessIy.
That when I deliver the package
to you, yoC will open It in my pres
ence AMI snow me what it contains
''Oh, that I cannot possibly dOI''
VERY well. Wei try once more Civ.
me your word of honor that the packag,
does not contain Mrs. POrter-s jade pen
Gant, which you may remember GiSap
reared under peculiar circumstances
There was a frightened cry behind tn
screen 4 haIf-SnOrIPrnd exclamation
anG the boyish figure sDrang from tn
6ivan- The. screen tottered and vvouls
have fallen but Oliver caught II in time
What makes you say that?'' the cir
The Washington times., 1910-08-26
HOGAN AND DOLAN
Go SIX-ROUND DRAW
Lightweights Have Fast Boxing
Matches al Broadway Atf-
letic Club.

PHILADELPHIA Aug 26-Johnny
Hogan and Jimmy DOlan. Of Trenton,
boxed the wind-up at the Broadway
Athletic Club last night They made
good hard contest OF II, first one
and then the other having the best or
the argument At the end OF the six
rounds there was little 70 choose be-
tween them
In the semi-wiudUp Eddie Haney,
who has not boxed for q couple OF
years, met See-Sdw Kelly The latter
appeared 70 be afraid Of Haney, and
cid very little fighting. covering Up
all the time and trying his best u
avoid the shower Of blows which
Haney rained on his head and body.
Haney knocked Kelly down IN the
fourth round. and Kelly stayed down
till he was counted out
Harry Dillon, a promising feather
weight. beat Eddie Forest II six hard
rounds Kid Thomas. Billy Reynolds
new ind who looks ike a good one
beat Johnny Riley IN six rounds
Young Hamilton. who Is being han
died by Pierce Cslien, showed that he
is The real thing by knocking out Pete
Malone in four rounds.
The Washington times., 1910-08-26

himself think Diver opened the
round with a double to right field.
DOwney was out, O-NeU to Harvey
Diver stole the third corner and GiebeI
stung the pellet TO center for two
bases, scoring Diver with the tying
tally Of the game Hiser doubled to the
right garden Clements famed the air
and with the second and third stations
occupied. Third Baseman O'Rielly bang
eG the leather to deep center for a home
run which scored GiebeI and HiSer-
made the score s to in TwininS's
favor
Third Baseman Peck, OF the Adams.
made a good stop of DIVERS swat in
the fifth session and then forwarded the
ball 20 first. mailing the runner in fine
fashion Peck showed up well all doing
the game and accepted one other chance
easily
Although Adams registered ten hits,
it was poor on the bases and this handi-
capped the boys greatly in scoring
Only one stolen base was recorded and
this was by Thompson
Adams gained a better hold on the
victory in the sixth when II sent one
more runner across the pan -Thomp-
son was hit By a pitched ball and stole
second O'Nel was hit IN the same way
and then steward singled, scOrinE
Thomson with the last tally for rs
( side Score TO 3. in ADAMS favor.
Shortstop Koch O'NeiI. Of Adams,
attracted much attention all doing the
game and handled many difficult
/ chances He got two hits, including a
Z triple scored a run, and handled eleven
/ chances in fine style.
Bernie" Jewett twirlei good bail for
{ Adams. but he could rot keep the hits
down IN the latter part OF the game,
eleven sa1eties being Earnered of his
( delivery He famed three men. reg
I iStered two hits. and accepted five
: chances easily Many slab artists would
/ not have taken UP the task with such
/ a cut up arm as Bernie had
The Adams pulled of a good double
I play in the third round, Barron 10
/ O-NeiI to Harvey
The Washington times., 1910-08-26

the last one stuck. He tugged at Il
furlousiy- and at last Il few open
The sealed box was not IN the safe,
Oliver stumbled to his feet, looking
about him IN a dazed. MISUNDERSTANDING
fashion
Z cant believe it-~ ne gasped, passing
his hand over his forehead.
de sank into chair
That is it?" she asked her voice
IremDi1ng with fear What has hap
penedZ Why isn't the package in the
safe2 You said it vas there"
I know 1 did I thought Il was
gave II 10 my servant 10 put away for
me would have trusted him with Iny
life AZ the risk OF his own Il only shows
how little We really know the people
about Us"
You mean that he has BETRAYED --ot7s
he has stolen the paCkageZT she asked
I don't know he replied. YEARLY
I ''Au that 7 DO know is that both Henry
and the package are gene
Gone she echoed, family oh Mr.
Grant cant, I won't believe IT. Her
small hands CIzsped with an involuntary
gesture Of appeal
You have Il! You are Just trying TO
brighten ne You think I have no right
u the package That may be true. but
# vOUU only give IL 10 me III tell you
everything III explain III make a
clean breast Of it all Oaiy give me
back the package You shall judge ne
yourself I tell YOU. ] promise to keen
nothing back But give II 20 me-Eive
i 70 me. beg yOEsee-on my
knees
Dent he INTERRUPTED hoarsely-
he motioned toward the safe with
gesture OF despair
Cant YOU see" he said boDelesslv.
/ that I'm telling you the trUth2 7 have
/ nc more IDEA than YOU have where that
| package $ now. I'm DCweriess TO help
YOU I'll have 70 take q little time 70
think II over
For a moment she regarded him in
mute despair
/ Then she said slowly unconscious %
/ the fact that distress was linking them
| together
What are We to do nowg'
The CONTINUATION of This Story VIII
/ Be Found in TOmorrov's
The Washington times., 1910-08-26
BRANSFIELD TRADES
SUITCASE IN HURRY

7 TSBURG. Pa, Aug. 26.-RUshing
90 Atch the Cincinnati express last
night in company with the other
Phu-y players, Kitty Bransieid grab
bed a suitcase that looked ike his
An hour later an excited actor was
demanding OF the hotel clerk what
had become Of mis- suitcase Brans-
fzid had the actors OUTFIT by mis-
take.
Later the actor. Herbert COthreII.
received q wire from Shettsline say
ing. IF you can use a baseball uni
form hang on 10 It, but Kitty can
use your makeup on first base
Word came from Cincinnati tonight
that Kitty" watched the club trunks
.anNiOUsIy today as he had q spare
uniform in the suitcase for emer-
Eencies-