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Arizona republican., 1911-01-30

color like a soap bubble: and finally the harlequin varieties in which the color patches are so minute that they seem like the specks of color on a butterfly's wing.
 The matriX opals from Mexico have q gray and yellow gray matriX. while the opals from Queensland. Australia. nave al dark brown matriX. strong and hard. There is also the new find at Lightning's Ridge. New South Wales. h which the Opals are absolutely black. with rich green. red and yellow flames of color permeating the velvet like mass. Then again we have here the color of the noble opal. with all the colors, however. greatly intensi- fled.
 Since the advent of the white man fresh water union or clans of the United have produced bushels of pearls. and occasionally q pearl of magnificent beauty will bring from SI .00O to SI0,O00. one of these was worn by the Princess Eugenia. The quantity. however. has consisted not of the fine ones or pearls would be cheaper than they are today About
 
 cry thousand are irregular and odd shaped and have little value except for the cheaper jewelry or decorative art Thousands of ounces have been sold in China to he ground mp for medicinal purposes.
 Many of the cheaper pearls that sell from S1 to $l00 per ounce have forms that have been worked into the petals of flowers. such as the chrysanthe- mum. daisy and pansy and have simu- lated remarkably the natural flower. There are many others that have been with gold as pendants or They have been used for inlay in silver and gold and to the craftsman who wishes to get good ef- fects with cheaper materials they of- fer large field.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-30
TO CLEAN LACE CURTAINS.

The handsome lace curtain which is slightly soiled may be cleaned by taking it down. shaking the dust out and covering it generously with French chalk. using an extra amount on the very soiled spots Roll it up. in a green cloth and put it away for two Tor three days. When you take it out shake the curtain without stretch ing it and it will he found tO be quite clean. Place this little hint in your daily scrap book and next summer when you take your curtains Gown fold them mp in French chalk and you will find them in mach better condi- ton when you get them out for the fall house cleaning.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-30

GLOBE BANkER-J. M Hurd. a prominent banker of Globe, is now in on business
Arizona republican., 1911-01-30

EN ROUTE HoME-Thomas F.. Flanagan of Globe arrived in town yesterday on his way home from a business trip to Salt Lake City. Mir. Flanagan will remain in the valley for three or four days.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-30
THE WEATHER.
Local Daily Weather Report for The
 Arizona Republican.

Forecast for today-Light rain fol- lowed by fair weather.
 Data for twenty-fOur hours ending 5:20 D. m. yesterday:
Arizona republican., 1911-01-30
FUNERAL OF LIEUT.. sARRlrr-

The funeral of Lieutenant William C.
 Barritt. who died in Phoenix January g, will be held this afternoon, Jan uary 30 at 2:30 o'clock in the under taking parlors of Merryman & Hayt. He will be buried with military hon. Ors in Greenwood cemetery, Company A of the national guard attending the funeral and participating in the cere- monies. The present interment will be temporary as the body will he re- moved in the near future for final in terment in the family plot in New York state Lieut. Barritt was a
 lieutenant in the regular army. his services being in the Philippines. where he suffered q decline and came to California and finally Arizona about two months ago. hoping for a renewal of health. He was honorably discharged from the army on account of his health. He was yet in the prime of life. his age being in the thirties Lieutenant Barritt is sur Vived by n wife who is in the em ploy of the government also. as a teacher in the Philippines
Arizona republican., 1911-01-30
HORSE 

We are sole agents for the "5A" Blankets and Lap Robes.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-30
OF LOCAL INTEREST
TO THE M

TO THE MiNES-John Dewitt left for his gold claims in the 1uthern part of the White Tank nounta ins Two men are at york ,n DeWitt's claims and he goes to see .ow much ore they have opened up.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-30
LITERARY CURIOSITY -Foll,

ing is an argument for the propos- ed Arizona constitution received by a Tucson newspaper: We know hoo you are and We know that you old kickes will want us to support you soon. But you are waved and found wanting The Constitution is what We want"
Arizona republican., 1911-01-30
ALMOND TREE IN BLOOM

Spring has come. Councilman Charles "A. Stauffer was yesterday convinced that whatever winter the Salt River valley may be said to have is N over. for he went out to Glendale and there saw an almond tree in full bloom. No almond blooms have been reported from any other part of the valley. SD Glendale has another claim to fame
Arizona republican., 1911-01-30
STORED WATER SUPPLY.

on the north side 4520 inches of wafer were used yesterday for irriga- ton purposes. l3.640 inches being used on the south side The schedule of water delivery for today is 2i hours to the quarter section under all north side canals except the Arizona where q sixteen hour run will he had
Arizona republican., 1911-01-30
CLARK ROAD SUPERINTENDENT


 Neil Bailey, formerly speaker or the Arizona assembly. has been appointed superintendent of the United Verd" X Pacific railroad to succeed II. l. Rus sell. who retires on account of ill health. Mir. Bailey for several years has been connected with the Phelps Dodge roads
 SAM SMALL TALKS-Standing room was at premium in the First NJ. F.. church last evening, the occa- sion being e lecture by Rev sam Small, partner of the late sam Jones Rev. Small made most powerful ad- dress. illuminated by many flashes of the humor which has made him fam 0us. He also referred 10 local con ditiOns and methods of bettering Phoenix Rev Small is one of the leading evangelists in the world to- day.
 VERDE BRlOGE-Louis Morris has returned from trip through the northern part of the territory. includ- ing Camp Verde and the Verde val ley. He says that the Verde bridge is nearing completion. II is of mas sive proportions and substantial work manship and will come pretty near lasting as long as Arizona is here to have territorial, or state. road. Morris states that prosperity Is ev- anywhere noticeable in the Verde val ley. The recent heavy rains extend ed to that section and prospects for abundant crops are of the best
Arizona republican., 1911-01-30
HUNT RECOVERING - Ad,

from Globe are to the effect that President George P Hpnt of the con stitutional convention, who was re- gently injured in a runaway accident is rapidly recovering and will be at his office early this week
Arizona republican., 1911-01-30
A SUNDAY IN PAoenlx-R |

A SUNDAY IN PHOENIx-R H. Ballard of Los Angeles, vice president of the Pacific Gas & Electric com pany. arrived in the city yesterday morning 10 spend Sunday He will return to the coast tonight. Mir. Bal lard was pleased at the upward move ment Of Phoenix. a sign of which is not found in the census report but h.. said he could furnish l50 reasons why the census figures were wrong
 STARS WON-The football game at Eastlake park yesterday resulted in a victory for the Phoenix Stars over the Tempe Giants, the score be- ing l2 to c. The record was made with two touchdowns and two kicks for goal. The two teams are not yet satisfied as to the issue between them and they are threatening another game next Sunday for Sl00 side The game yesterday was said by those who saw it to be good one.
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hours ana closing NJ time. He at
tended chnr,h with admirable regU-
Jnrity. both morning and evening serv,
ices. on Sunday. the midwcekly prayer
meeting and Friday evening choir
practice. for in the course OF time he
had been won over 10 join the choir
and modrstly discovered to our edifi-
cation baritone vote" wholly nn-
trained. but not nnplpASing. Josie
Lockwood sang contralto and Bess
Gabriel what we we're Informed was
soprnno--only Rndville chilled 1t tre-
BILE. Tracey Tanner pumped the organ
and putred nudib]y in the panses a
singular testimony to his devotion to
Angie Tnthlll. who ''i,lst sang" with
the others chiefly because aha was 10
sizes nearest friend.
Nat had settled down to pretty
steady correspondence with Kellogg.
chiefly on business mnttrrs Kellogg
was Investigating old Sans burner
and seemed quite impressed with its
possibilities He had qunrre"d With
RoIand's friend I.urnham on Dnncan's
representations and ordered him out
of the offices Of T.. J. Bartlett & Co., II
seemed Later he opened up negotin-
tons with corporation known as the
Modern Gas company, ] believe, a
competitor Of Consolidated Petroleum,
and in due course representatives OF
both concerns came to Radville, exam
ined the burner ana retired. noncom-
initial. Then Bartlett sent requisi-
ton for model and supplied the funds
for making it, thus demonstrating his
confidence.
AS for old Sam. he had risen to the
dignity of a frock coat and felt him
self IN nristocrat for the first time III
bis life.
| don't remember just how soon 1t
was. but it was shortly after the for
nation Of the firm OF Graham &, Dun
can that the young man received bis
first Invitation to dinner at the Lock
woods He accepted, Of course, wheth,
er he wanted to or not for there could
! be no excuse for his refusing Sunday
bid. and the Lock woods made quite an
event OF it, The Soules were invited
because they we're Araminta Lock
woods brother and sister-in-law, and
the Godfreys came over from West
erIy to grace the board as representa-
lives of the Lockwood strain.
At the conclusion of the meal. which
endured Throughout: two nterminable
hours. the elder man folk withdrew to
the garden and the lawn. Nat was LEFT
to Josie. who conducted him to the
sjde porch out Of sight Of everybody
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and planted herself in baggy nam
mock there. She was gay. even bril-
liant within her limitations. arch,
naive, coquettish, shy. petulant, by
turns, animated by sense of con-
quest She supplied the major part of
the conversation. chatting volubly on
the thousand subjects she didn't un-
derstand. the dozen she did. In the
most ingenious manner imaginable she
laid herself open to advances, not once.
but score of times. and when be
failed to respond according to the code
of Radvile had the wit to mask her
chagrin. did she feel any. Very prob
ably she laid his lack Of responsive
ness at the door Of his shyness "a
quality he was wholly without) and
liked him the better for it.
1t was OH this day that she extracted
from him his promise to Join the choir
He acceded through apathy alone.
Il don't care whether you can sing
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at hrst-l mean business rules. I'll be
SO busy at the store. you know"
Alone, was fain to confess he BAT
ned my understanding.
The rush of business to Graham's
began the following morning. Dun
cans hands were full almost from the
first. and he had to relegate such mat
tiers as making final disposition of his
stock and getting acquainted with it to
the intervals between waiting upon
customers. Old Sam must have put
up more prescriptions in the next few
days than he had within the last FIVE
years. Everybody. wanted to take a
look at the renovated store, shake
Sans hand and see what the new
partner was really like Sothern &
Lees was for some days quite desert
ed, especially after Duncan took leaf
out of their book, bought an ice cream
freezer and began to serve dabs Of
cream in the soda.
win Bigelow even dropped round
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toward her face in a gesture OF Won
der. please do he begged. his tone
persuasive as Il favor to me-
But she cvadcd him. stepping back.
II couldn't take it; couldn't really"
Eyes, you can. Just try it once and
see how easy it is" he persisted, pur-
suing.
mo, can't She looked up shyly
and shook her head, that smile Of her
mothers for the moment illuminating
her face almost with the radiance Of
beauty. but II thank you very
much-just the same"
"But want You to go to that party"
you're awful kind" she said softly.
still smiling. "but | don't care to 80
now. p
Don't care to go Why, you were
insisting on going a little while ago"
EYES," she admitted simply, II know
I was. But I've been thinking over
what you said since then. and live
made up my mind I'd be out of place
there"
"Out Of place" he echoed, thunder
struck.
"Yes. I've concluded belong here
in the store with father" She half
turned away. "And guess folks is
better off If they stay where they be-
long"
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CHAPTER XIV.

- Vat didn't go to the Lockwood
NB lawn fc,e and did excuse
i'm himself on the plea Of being
unable to leave the store. I'm
afraid the young man had faint, fond
hope that Josie would be offended, but
his excuse was accepted without re-
monstrance.
But the party came off without fail.
and that on wonderful still, moonlit
night, and everybody voted it splcn-
did success. The Citizen in Its next is-
sue recorded the event to the extent of
a column and a half Of reading mat
ter, called it social function and de-
scribed the gowns of the leading la
dies Of society present in bewildering
phrases. I read the proofs with an ad-
miration strongly tinctured with awe
and found it lacking in one particular
only-no mention was made of Roland
Barnette's first open faced suit.
Roland had ordered it from cloth
ing house in Chicago, and it arrived
Just in time. Having heard all about It
from Roland's own lips (they dilated
upon the matter to Watty, the tailor,
Just beneath, my window, I sort Of
hung round downtown Saturday even
ing in the hope Of catching glimpse
Of 1t and was not disappointed. I was
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''Hellov' be said cheerfully. Know


"Hellov' be said cheerfully. Know
where the matches are?"
"Yes." She moved behind counter
and fetched him few. Are you
most done?" she inquired, not un,
friendly, as he took down from its
bracket one Of the oil lamps.
Hardly" he responded. touching a
light to the wick and replacing the
chimney. Its good deal of job"
YES"
He replaced the lamp and in the
act of turning toward another caught a
glimpse Of the girls face. pale and
drawn, her eyes a trile Redeemed
And with that common sense departed
from him. leaving him wholly prey
to his impulse of pity. "Oh, thunderw
he told himself. thrusting hand into
his pocket II might as we'll be broke
as the way am now" He produced
the scanty remains Of his "grubstake."
"A1iss Graham
"Yes?" she asked, wondering.
"Could you get party dress for
thirty-four dollars?"
Thirty -four dollars" she faltered.
He discovered what small change he
had in his pocket 1t was like him to
be extravaganza. even extreme. "And
fifty three cents?" he pursued, with a
nervous laugh.
"Heavens!" the girl gasped. II
should think sop
"Then go aheadv He offered her the
money. but she could only stare. in.
credulous. "I'll stake you"
ooh, no, Mr.. Duncan" she managed
to say.
"Oh. yes" He tried to catch one Of
the hands that involuntarily had risen
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hams. 80 I've sent detailed de.
scrtption Of the thing to friend in
New York who'll look into 1t for me-"
He was silent for little.
"Who's Colonel Bohun? he asked
suddenly.
"Why do you ask?"
II saw bin this evening. He was
passing the store and stopped to glare
in as If he hated it-stopped SO long
that I got nervous and asked Miss
Lockwood shed just happened in for
a parting glass-of soda) whether he
was an anarchist or retired burglar
She told me his name, but was other
wise inhumanly reticent."
"For Josie?" chuckled, but he
didn't respond. So took up the tale
Of the first family of Radville.
"The story runs" said 1, that the
Bohuns were one Of the F. F. VS.;
that they sickened Of slavery, freed
their slaves and moved north to settle
in Radville. believe they came from
somewhere around Lynchburg. but that
was couple of generations ago. When
the civil war broke out the old colonel
up there"-l gestured vaguely in the
general direction Of the Bohun man.
sion-"couldn't keep out Of it. and
naturally he couldn't fight with the
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the trtte phrase desperately from the
gray vacuity of bis thoughts.
"You won't forgetT'

the trtte phrase desperately from the
gray vacuity Of bis thoughts.
"You won't forgetT'
Forget what?"
"About tonight"
"Do you Imagine I could"
Josie returned to the family con.
clave, to interrupt symposium on
Duncan's qualities.
Duncan wrote to Kellogg in his room
that night after church. II don't want
to sound immodest, but it looks as IL
you were right, old man-apparently
there's nothing to it.
Probably | should have stayed on
for supper, but l couldn't: should
have choked. AS 1t was. my soul was
curdling. Another ten minutes and
should have jumped down on the lawn
and run round the house on all fours
yapping and foaming Mt the mouth.
and have wound up by biting old
Blinky.
"The worst Of It all is I know I'm
ungrateful: know they mean well.
But why is it that people who mean
we'll almost invariably CRATE upon
your sensibilities like the screeching
OF slate pencil?
"Rut I mustn't say mean things
about my future relatives, presume.
Tint is the great trouble with your IN
fernal scheme. Harry. 1t seems to be
working like charm. and now that
I've got something to do I'm not 80
strong for 1t as was. But gave you
my word. = Only mind this-if
the rules prescribe a perpetual course
Of Sunday dinners on famille it's 70
ing to break down and turn out nat
ural born flivver There are limits to
human endurance. and I'm human.
whatever else l am not"
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TRACEY TANNER BECAME AN EMPLOYEE OF
THE NEW STORE.
north. He won his spurs under Lee.
After the war had blown over he came
home, to find that his only son had
enlisted with the Radville company
and disappeared at Gettysburg. 1t pref
ty nearly killed the old man. though
he wasn't so old then. but there's FIRE
in the Bohun blood. and his boys &C
ton seemed to him nothing less thar
treason"
"And that's what soured him on the
world2"
"Not altogether. He had a daughter
Margaret. She was the most beauti
full woman in the world" l suspect
my voice broke little just there, for
there was shade Of respectful sym.
pathy In the monosyllable with which
he filed the pause. "He swore she
should never marry northerner, but
she did. l guess, being a Bobun, she
had to after hearing she must not
There were two of US that loved her,
but she chose Sam Graham"
why" he said awkwardly, "Tm
sorry"
"I'm not. She was right if couldn't
see it that way. They ran away. and
80 did l. went east, but they came
back to Radville. Colonel Bohun new
er forgave them. but they were very
happy till she died Betty's their
daughter. of course. Sans not the
kind that marries more than once"
We reached our gate. went in very
quietly. lit our candles and with elabo
rate care avoided the homemade bur
glar alarm.
"By the way. did you get your invi
tation to Josie Lockwood's party, Mr.
Duncan? 1 happened to see 1t on the
hall table this evening""
eyes," he assented quietly.
tits to be the social event Of the
year. I hope you'll enjoy it."
I'm not going. It's against the rules
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Keep it or exchange it for rec OF q
few cents.

few cents.
Undoubtedly he made the business
hum during those first few months,
and after that it settled down to a
steady forward movement. The store
became social center. place for PEG.
pie to meet In time Tracey was pro.
NOTED to be assistant and another boy
engaged to make deliveries.
But this chronicle of progress has
run away altogether with q desultory
pen. which started to tell why Duncan
didn't want to 60 to Josie Lockwood's
party. was long in finding out. but
not so long as Duncan himself, per.
haps. by which l mean to say that he
was conscious of the desire not to go
and determined not to without stop.
ping to analyZe the cause of that de-
sire more than very specifically.
1t happened. toward the close of the
eventful day already detailed at such
length, that as Duncan was entering
the house with load Of boxed goods
he heard voices in the store-young
voices, of which one was already too
familiar to his ears He paused, wait
ing for them to get through with their
business and 80, for he had no time
to waste just then, even upon the
heiress Of his manufactured destiny.
(old Sam having gone upstairs for a
little rest. who was overweight and
weary with the excitement of that
day.. and it was Duncan's hope that
she would be able to serve the custom
ers without his assistance
There were two of them, you see
Josie and Angie Notwithstanding, as
usual. in couples. And whily he wait
ed. not meaning to eavesdrop. but I'M
willing to betray his whereabouts by
moving, he heard very clearly their
passage with Betty.
He overheard first, distinctly, Betty
responding lin eXpressionless tones:
Hello, Angie. Hello. JOSIE
There enSued what seemed a slight
" awkward pause. then Josie. pain
fully sweet. did you get the invita-
ton. Betty?'
Betty moved into Duncan's range Of
vision. apparently intending to come
and call him. Sh" turned at the oucs.
ton, and he saw her small. thin little
body and pinched face eli silhouette
against the fading light beyond He
saw. too, that she was stiffeuing her
self as if for some unequal contest
1.-The invitation?' she questioned
duly. but With her head up and
steady.
''Why," said Josie. II sent YOU one
to the party, you know-my lawn feet
next week."
give the local pronunciation as it is.
did you:"
Il gave it to Tracey for you" per-
sisted the tormentor. Didn't you get
it?'
Betty caught at her breath inaudibly.
Only Duncan could see the little spasin
, of modification and anger that shook
her.
"Oh, perhaps did" she said short
~. "I-1'll ask Mr. Duncan to wait on
you"
She swung quickly out into the hall
way, slamming the door behind her
and so darkenng it that she didn't de.
tect Duncans shadowed figure. And
If she had meant to call him she must
have forgotten it, for an instant later
he heard her stumbling up the stairs,
and as she disappeared he caught the
echo of a smothered sob.
He waited motionless. too disturbed
at the time to care to enter the store
and endure Josie's vapid advances,