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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-18
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LADIES' OUTSIDE LIST.
Douta vNayohachfa reyoS

Route ], Waxahachie, Texas.
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Miss Verna Nelson nan. 1880
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M ss Ella Morgan ...... ESQ
Sterrett, Texas.
Miss Willie Edna Clark =. 1890
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Miss Mabel Witherspoon 1880
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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1912-06-04
Svoj lastni dolznik.

Vsakdo ina nekaj dolznosti.
Dolzan .ie marsikai narodu, obci-
nj. druzini in dolzan je mnogo
svojemu lastnemu telesu in umu.
On mai drii svoie telo cisto. zdra-
vo in mocno ter ga obvaruje cd
poSkodb. Zaradi tega mai Sc hi.
oh nrvem znamenlu kake slabosti.
spomnil svoie dolznosti in storil
vse V svoji moGi. da popravi svo-
je telo do olne~a zdravja. Ako
pridejo te slaboSii IL ielodca. ra-
hi mai takoi Trinerievo ameriSko
zdravilno grenko vino. Ono no IL
cistilo telo. ga o%iacilo ter usposo-
bilo delo ustvarilo bode novo
energijo. Uredilo ho prebavo. IL
cistilo kri. dalo nOvo moe Tween
in oiaGilo krvno cirkulacijo. Pri-
pravilo bo lena .ietra k delovan-
IN. ozdravilo no tudi stare zaba-
sanost Z vsemi nienimi poSledica-
mi.
V lekarnah - Jos. Triner. 1888
1880 s. Ashland Ave. Chicago.
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Uprsvnistvo.
Znani nemSki delavski vo,

- Znani nemSki delavski vodi-
tell in soc. elan n%emSkega draw
mega zbora Karl Legion, Xxi Sc Sc
dai mudi ma potovanju pc Zdru-
zenih drzavah. .ie V svojem govoru
Y Pittsburgh. Pa. izjavil, da nj
wee daleG cas-. ko bo ma vsem svetu
ena delavska federacija. Kakor
nitro DO ustanovliena TAXA delav-
ska organizaciia. bo ma svetu Via
dial mir med narodi. kajti delavst-
vo V taxi svetovni organizaciji bo
imelo nepremagljivo moe in Sc "a
nobeno ceno ne no udinilo privat-
MIN interesom ter dovolilo vojno.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1912-06-04
~zAsroPNIKI PRoLErARcA.

Buxton. Iowa: John Krasevec.
Cleveland. O.: A. Gradisher, 115S T..
6lst st.
Conemaugh. Pa: Andrej vidrich, box
523; Frank Pavlovit.
Collinwood, o.: Dominik Blummel.
Detroit, Mich: +. c. Oglar.
Dunlo, Pa: Frank KauGiS.
Ely, Mimi: John Teran, j.. Skerianec.
Franklin & Girard, Kans.: FIR. Wegel.
Frontenac. Kans.: Anton Kaufman.
John Bedene.
Glencoe, o.: Mace zlemberger.
Greensburg. Pa: Frank Mako. Key
stone Hotel.
Herminie, Pa: Jos. Bric.
Hibbing, MINI: Frank Hitti in Henry
! bellies.
Gilbert and Mckinley, Mimi: Anton
Sterile.
Jenny Lind, Ark: Frank Gorenc.
Indianapolis, Ind: Flip Godina.
Kenosha. Wis: Frank zerovcc.
La Sale, Ill: John ROgeli, l2l6-3d st.
Lloydell, Pa. in okolica: Anton Stra-
ziSar.
milwaukee,, Wis: Val. Razbornik, Ala
Virginia St; Il. Kusljan, 229 -
LIST Ave.
Morgan, Pa: Louis Glazer.
Mulberry, hanS.: John Lekse.
Pueblo, Colo: Chas Pogorclec.
Roslyn. Wash: Gregor JanaGek.
Roundup, Mont. Martin Meznarsi6.
Springfield, Ill: Frank Bregar.
Stanton, Ill: Anton Ansec.
Struthers, o.: Math Urbas.
Superior, Wyo.: Luka CLOSER, box BAL.
Waukegan & North Chicago: John
Gantar.
Witt, ILL.,: Frank Skubic.
Potovalni zastopnik IA Pennsylva-
milo, w. Virginijo, New York in sploh
"a cell East: Frank Podboi.
Sodruge V tistih naselbinah kier Sc
nimaio stalnih zastopnikov, prosimo,
da Sc zglasijo "a zastopniStvO. Prija-
WHO maj Sc kar potion dopisnice ma
upravnistvo "Proletarca -, ma kar Jim
posljemo vse potrebno.
Uprsvnistvo.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1912-06-04

Mir pc dnevu in pokojno span
,je pc noel je pridobitev teh, XII Sc
bojujejo proti revmatizmu, trgan-
jul pc udih, neuralgia in lumbago
z DR.. Richterjevim Pain Expel-
ler". Cemu dale trpeti, ko 81 lah-
ko "a % centov omislite v vsaki
lekarni to blazeno olajsilo2 Same
patti je treba pri kupovanju ma
varStveno znamko S sidrom.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1912-06-04
NATL.
Socialen roman v dveh delhi.
Spisal Maxim Gorkij.
daley

- Cas- je re! - je odgovoril
Pavel in Sc nasmejal - Ampak
tezko je! Vedeti je treba, kaj je
povedati vojakom in kako Jim Je
povedati $50.
- To Sc da prouciti! - je dejal
Jefim.
- A ce I'VE oblast - vas ustre-
lei je koncal Pavel in radoved-
no pogledal Jefima.
V TEN ne poznajo sale! je mirno
pritrdil FAINT in naprej pregledo-
val knjige.
Phi caj, Jefim, kmalu bova
morala oditi! - je pripomnil Ri
bin.
- Takoj! - Sc je odzval FAINT
in vpraSal:
- Revolucija ali .je to
puntP
Yes rdec, razgret in cemeren je
prisd Andrea. Molce je stisnil Je-
finu roko, sedel poleg Ribina, ga
motril in Sc nasmejal:
- Kaj gledas tako neveselo9 -
je ~vprasal Ribin in ga udaril 2
dlanio pc kolenu.
- Tako :. = je odgovoril
Malorus.
- Ali ste tudi delaveci - je
vpraSal Jefim in pOkimal Andre
ju.
- Tudi! - je odgovoril An
drej. - Zakaj pat
- Prvikrat vidi fabriske delav-
ce! - je pojasnil Ribin. - Pravi.
da SC cisto pOsebni ljudje
- Zakajf - je vprasal Pavel.
Jefim 81 ie pdzljivo ogledal An
dreja in dejal:
- Ostre kosti innate. Kmetje
imajo okroglejSe
= Kmet stoii mirnejse ma no.
gah - je dostavil Ribin. - Pod
seboi cuti zemlji! A fabriSki de-
lavec je kakor ptica - domovine
nina, ne donna. danes - tukaj.
jutri - tam! Tudi baba ga ne Ia
drzuje; ce mu nj kaj pc godu -
pa hajdi! Pa poiSce drugie kai
boljsega. A kmet hoce izboljSati
vse okolo sebe, ne da hi Sc ganil z
mesta -. Aha. matt je prisla!
In Ribin ie odsel V kuhinjo. Je-
fin je stopil k Pavlu in ga YES V
zadregi vprasal:
- Ali mi pOsodite kaksno knji-
go?
- Drage volje!- je odgovoril
Pavel.
Oci so Sc mladenicu zeljno "a
iskrile in urno .ie dejal:
= Vrnem VAN io! NaSi liudje
vozijo V blizini smolo, pa VAN .jo
prineso. Torej. hvala lepa. Dan
danes .ie knjiga kakor sveca pc
noel
Ribin Sc je vrnil oblecen. trdno
prepaSan IN Je deJal .Jeflmu
- Pojdiva, cas- je ze!
- Zdaj BON pa bral! - ie w
kliknil Jefim pokazavsi ma knji-
ge in Sc Siroko nasmejal.
KO sta odSla, je Pavel zivahno
vzkliknil profit Andreiu:
- Ali. 81 videl zlOdeje? ..
Da-a! - ie zategnjeno odgovo-
ril Malorus.
- Kakor oblaki ma zatonu .
gosti, temni ST pocasi vlecejo .
- Ali je to Mihajlo? - je W.
kliknila matt. - Kakor da ne hi
bill nikoli V tovarni, Popolnoma
sc je pokmetil -. Kako straSen
je!
- Skoda. da te nj bilo tn! -
je dejal Pavel Andreju, Xxi ie Sc
del "a mizo, in cemerno gledal ma
svoj kozarec Gaia. - Videl hi bill
srce, ko zmerom govoris o srcu !
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1912-06-04
Boil. Pod. DruStVO
AVstr. SIOVenSkO
16. j~anuvarja 1892.
Sedez: Frontenac, kans.
Ustanovljeno

SedeZ: FrOntenac, Hans.
GLAVNI ~URADNIKI
Predsednik: MARTIN OBERZAN, Box 72, Mineral, Kans.
Podpreds. FRANK AUGUSTIN, Box 800, w. Mineral, kans.
Tajnik: JOHN CERNE, Box 4, Breezy Hill, Mulberry, kans.
Blagajnik: FRANK STARCIC, Box 4s9, Frontenac, Kans.
Zapisnikar: LOUIS BREZNIKAR, l.. Box 38, Frontenac, Kans.
NADZORNIKI:
PONGRAC JURSE, Box 357, w. Mineral, Kans.
ANTON HOFFMAN, Frontenac, Kans.
MARTIN KOCMAN, Box 4S2, Frontenac, Kans.
POROTNI ODBOR:
JOSH SVATO, Woodward, Iowa.
JAKOB MLAKAR Box 800, W.. Mineral, Kans.
JOHN ERZEN, Jenny Lind, Ark, Box At.
Sprejemna pristojbina cd 16. do 40. leta znasa samo eden
Dollar. Vsi dopisi Sc maj blagovolijo posnjati, gl. tajniku.
Use denarne posnjatve pa 81. blagajniku.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1912-06-04
Use o6i obrnjene ma Milwaukee

SsS WI uIuJcuc Hd milwaukee,.
Ako Sc zanimate "a ~napredek
cloveStva pazite ma Milwaukee,
kjer socialist kontrolirajo mesto
in county in vrSijo veliko delo.
To pa najlazje storite, ako Sc ma.
roGite ma milwaukee Leader,
nov. soc. dnevnik. Leader je IL
vrsten in metropolitski casopis,
XII prinaSa vse novice, najvec po-
zornosti pa posveca delavskim in
tercsom.
Narocnina "a cello leto znasa
$500, Csc ma mesec. Naslov:
The Milwaukee Leader, Milwau-
kee, Wis.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1912-06-04


Matt je odSla v kuhinjo, da ga
ne bi zmotila $ svojimi solzami.
Malorus Sc ie vrnil pozno I'VE
Ger yes utrujen in legel spat;
- Deset vrst sem pretekel, mi
- Ali ii je odleglo? - je vpra-
sal Pavel.
- Ne VEN Pusti me, da "a
spin!
Umolknil .ie, kakor da hi bill
umrl.
Cez nekaj casa je dospel Vie
sovScikov, e ~raztrgan, blaten in
nezadovolien kot zmerom.
Ali nisi cul, KIDD ie Isaja ubil?
/ ~ vpraSal Pavla, neokretno
stopajo6 pc izbi.
- Ne! - lie kratko odgovoril
Pavel.
- NaSel Sc ie torei clovek. Xxi
Sc mu stvar nj gabila, a JAZZ sem
incl trden namen, da ga lastno-
rocno zadavim. Moia stvar ie bila
|. meni Sc lie spodbila,
- Nehaj. Nikolaj. $ takimi be-
Sedami! - mu ie prijazno deial
Pavel.
- PRAY zares, kaj ii .je! - je
ljubeznivo pripomnila matt. -
Mehko srce, "A sam tuli. Zakaj ia
kO?
V tenn trenotku je rada videla
Nikolaja in cello njegovo kozavo
obliGie Sc il ie zdelo lepSe. Zal il
je bilo zanj. kakor Sc nikoli ...
- Ia mic druzega nisem. kot "a
take stvari. - je zamolklo deial
Nikolaj in skomizgnil. - Premi-
SLAM in premiSljam - kje je
%pravzaprav mojh mestoY NJ ga
mesta zane! u ljudmi je treba
govoriti. a tega ne Znam, e.
Use vidim . vse krivice cutim
/. . a povedati he morem. Nema
je moja duSa.
Pristopil je k Pavlu in skloniv-
81 glavo je ropotal S prsti pc mizi
in milo. otroSko y kar Sc mt hi
prav ME podalo - prosil:
- Date mi tezkega della. brat
ie! Tjavendan ne morem ziveti e.
/. pa stoiim - oh stranil Bruna vo-
zim, deske Ali mai "a to III
vim? Date mi tezkega delal
Pavel ga je priiel "a roko in ga
potegnil k sebi:
- Damo ii ga ,
liza zastora Sc .ie oglasil Malo-
rus:
- NauGim tie staviti Grke in ii
hos mas stavec. kaj?
Nikolaj ic stopil k MENU re-
koc:
- Nauci me, a JAZZ ii podarim
IA TO tale noz
Nrag te mai vzame z nozem
vred - ie zakrical Malorus in ST
glaSno zakrOhotal.
- Lep noz. - je ~vztraial Nj
kolaj. Tudi Pavel Sc je zasmejal.
ViesovScikov je obstal sredi IL
be in vpraSal:
- Ali ST meni rezitao
- Seveda - ie odgovoril Malo-
rus in skocil IL postelje. - Poi
dino ma polie Sc sprehajat. Lepa
mcseGna noe je. Ali gremo?
- Dobro. - ie dejal Pavel.
- Tudi JAZZ poidem! - je dejal
Nikola.i. - Rad imam. Andrea.
kadar Sc smeieS 49,.
- In iaz - kadar obctaS dari-
la - j. odgovoril Malorus in Sc
naSmehnil.
no Sc je n~apravlial Y kuhinji.
mu je zaSepetala matt:
- Topleie sc obleci
Ko ie odsla trojica. je matt gle
dala "a mimi skozi okno; ozrla Sc
je ma sveto podobo in dejala tho {:
- Gospel - pomagaj jim ...
(Dalje prih.)
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1912-06-04

Ali re innate prvi drzavljanski
papir? Ako ne, pojdite precej iu-
tri POM! Ako ga innate, vzemite
kakor nitro mogoce druzega. De-
lavec brez volilne pravice, je COL
mar brez vesla. Kdor bi lahko vo-
lii in ne vol, je zlocinec, ker ie
kriv, da drugi trpe zaradi MEGA.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1912-06-04

Use konzularne in notarske a.
deve (civilne in vojaske) prevze-
ma v nitro in uspesno izvrsitev
Ivan Kaker, 220R Grove St..
MILWAUKEE. WIS.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1912-06-04

nlSem mogel odgoVorltl Ma
ko nezaupen je napram ljudem . q.
kako malo Jill ceni. ... StraSno
moe ina. kakor pravi matt. ia clo-
vek sebi! ...
- Videl sem! - je dejal Malo-
rus. Otrovali so ljudi! Ce Sc
vzdignejo p~orusijo vsevprek !
Colo zemlio hOGeio 5 opu-
stoSijo, vse izrujejol ...
PoGasi je govoril: oGitno je hi
10. da premiSlja o drugih reGeh.
Matt Sc ga ie oprezno doteknila {:
- Otresi Sc drugih misli, Andr-
juSa,
- Potrpite mamica. - je tho
in prijazno prosil Malorus. - Use
to je tako - podlo . Ge tudi
nisem zelel tega! Potrpite!
Zdajci Sc je vznemiril, udaril S
pestjo pc mizi in dejal:
Da. Pavel. kmet opustoSi zem-
ljo. kadar Sc p%Ostavi ma noge! Ka-
kor pc kugi - pozge vse, da upe-
peli vse sledove svojih krivic .
- A potem nam je ma poti! -
je tho pripomnil Pavel.
- Nasa stvar je. da ~preprecimo
to. NaSa stvar je, Pavel. da ga "a
drzimo! Cd vseh smo mu najbli-
Iii nam DO verjel "a ma
mi pojde!
- Yes. Ribin predlaga, da hi
izdajali casopis Ia kmete! - mu
je Pavel sporo6il.
- In to moramo! Gin preje!
Pavel Sc je nasmehnf in deial 6.
- al mi ie. da Sc nisem razgo-
voril Z MINI
Malorus 81 je otrl gla,o in mir
no pri~omnil:
- Sc re pomenimo! Tt kar igraj
ma svojo flavto; kdor ina vesele
noge in mu MISC ma zemljo prira-
sic, bodo plesali ma tvojo godbo |!
PRAY je rekel Ribin - zemlie ne
cutimo pod seboj a tega tudi
nj treba, ker je naSa naloga, da jo
zdramimo &c potresemo en-
KRAFT - Sc OdkruSi nekai l.judi. &c
potresemo vdrugic - Jill odpade
!spet nekaj! ...
Matt 10 Smpip dpiala.
- Tebi. Andriusa je vse prepro-
stoi
- Seveda, - ie deial Malorus.
- Sal tudi je p%reprosto.
In mrko je dostavil
- Kakor %zivljenje,
Cez nekai minut .je dejal:
- Ma pole pOjdem sprehaiat
- Pc kopanju? Vetrno je, pre-
pihalo te bo! - ga je opozorila
matt.
- To ravno hoGem! - je odgo-
voril.
- Glej, da Sc ne prehladiS -
je prijazno dejal Pavel. - Lei
raJc, pa zaspi!
- Ne, ma pole pojdem!
Oblekel So .je in molce odSel 80.
- Tezko mu je! je pripom-
Mia matt in vzdihnila.
- Yes ka.i. - .je dejal Pavel
- lepo hi bilo, da ga pc vsem TEN
.tikaS!
ZamiSljeno Sc je ozrla mani in
zamisljeno odgovorila:
- Sauna ne VEN. kako je to pri-
Slo kar samO cd Sebe, Tako
blizu mi .ie y. da ii ne morem
povedati!
- Dobro srce imaS, mama -
je tho izpregovoril Pavel.
- &c je takO. sem veselal Ce
hi lie mogla tebi in VAN vsem
/. kakor koli pomagatil &c hi
lc znala.
- Ne boz So, to Sc ze nauciS!.. .
Tho Sc .je zasmejala rekoc:
- Kako mai Sc ne bojim,
Lepo. mamal lie molciva o
tenn! - je dejal Pavel. - Vedi.
Putnam patriot., 1912-07-05
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burst from the paddock with it's mas ter driver at the wheel and bent on the recovery of lost time. The Mer- cury was on the back stretch of track. running casually near sixty miles at the moment.
 Car comin'." Floyd cautioned sud denly.
 Stanton raised his head, alert a frac- tional second too late, and his closest rival shot past him. roaring down the white path. It was too much; Floyd and Miss Carlisle sank out of memory together, as Stanton reached for throttle and spark. The Mercury snarled and leaped like a startled cat. The dull period was over.
 The Mercury car was slightly the iaster, but the Duplex held the inside line, and the difference between the drivers was not in skill so much as In iaredeviltry. Slower machines kept ronservatively out of the way as the dangerous rivals fought out their speed-battls. Three tines Stanton uuUltu tue DupltA iut tidChs gaining on each lap. until the last cir cult was made with the cars side by side, flaming team. The spectators, soanty at this hour before dawn, rose, applauding and cheering, as the two passed again, still clinging together.
 But gradually it became evident that S anton, who held the outside, was steadily crowding the Duplex toward the paddock fence Nor could the Duplex defend itself from the ma neuver which must ultimately force it to fall behind at one of the turns or accept destruction by collision. The machines were so close that a swerve on the part of either, the blowout of a tire or a catch in the ruts cut in the track at certain points, meant un- gentle death. Mercilessly, gradually, Stanton pressed his perilous advan, tage. And at the crucial moment he heard a low, exultant laugh.
 Gut him closer," urged his mech anician's eager, excited accents at his ear. Wen get him on this turn he's veakenin'- Cut him closet"
 The comrade triumph came to Stan. ton as an unaccustomed cordial. They were passing the grand-stand. just ahead lay the worst curve.
 It was partly reputation which won. If the Duplex had held firm. the Mer- cury must in seif-preservation have yielded room But the driver knew Stanton, guessed him capable of wrecking both by obstinate persist ence in attack, and dared not meet the issue There came the gun-like
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strap. As Stanton made his own prep arations, Mir Green hustled up to him.
 Were leading" he reminded su- perfiuously. There isn't. really. any need for extra fast work, Stanton"
 stanton snapped buckle, saying nothing.
 T telephoned to the office and told Rupert he needn't come. l tord him that you had new man"
 ''Well2"
 "He said, Poor nut"
 The dr.ver straightened to his full height. his firm dark face locking to bronze inhexibility.
 eYou had better report his sympa- thy to Floyd, whom it's meant for" he advised hardly. I'm not interested If the company doesn't like the way drive. let them get some one in my place; but while I do drive the car. drive, and not Rupert or Floyd. or any one else I'll neither take risks nor shirk them to order"
 The assistant manager choked, speeches.. He had no way of know ing why Stanton flashed a sullen glance toward the row of automobiles before the grand-stand. or who was meant by that "sny one else Mean while. he was intractable. he was in- subordinate, and he was obstinate but he was Stanton.
 The Mercury rolled in. the two men climbed from their seats. and there was a momentary delay for tank fili- ing. Stanton took his place. experi- mentally speeding and retarding his motor while he waited for the work men to finish.
 Stop a minute while l fix the car buretor," requested Floyd, from be side the machine. Its colder late at night like this. Wait, you've dropped your glove"
 Stanton silenced the engine. Some thing in the fresh voice, the boyish grace of the slight figure. the ready courtesy of the act, stirred him with a strange sensation and prieking shame at his own brutality. Poor nut" a whisper repeated to his inner ear. When Floyd offered the gauntlet. the other dropped a hand upon his shoul- der
 Are you riding with me because you want the money badly enough to chance anything" Stanton demanded harshly, "or because you are willing to trust my drivipg?"
 Taken by surprise, open astonish- ment crossed the younger mans face. but his eyes did not finch from the ones behind the goggles.
 T think you're the best driver on the track" came the steady answer And I'd rather trust myself to your recklessness than to some one else's mistakes, if you want to know 1 guess you can steer straight enough for both of us"
 Stanton's hand relaxed its hold
 GO fix your carburetor. Yes. I can steer-straight."
 Again the blue-black eyes flashed sneering defiance toward the grand stand; for the moment, Miss Car lisle's hope of witnessing desperate feats by the Mercury car seemed far from realization.
 But the Mercury had not circled the mile oval four times when the Duplex. its choked feed-pipe cleared at last.
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Coin to fight the judges7" lisped Floyd, with careful politeness.
 The driver did not speak or glance from the funnel-effect of light and dark into which they were boring, but the catch of his breath was not gen tie. However. he swung into the pad dock, on the next circuit, and halted 6 brief instant to have the lamp re- lighted. Familiar with his usual wants, man ran bringing a pitcher of water to Stanton; who swallowed a little, then pushed the vessel so rough
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CHAPTER II.
The Rick and the Lady.

Two hours later. Stanton emerged from his camp and strolled toward the paddock exit It was after two o'clock in the morning; the dark arch of star-set sky overhead. the black