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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-26

the wide, shadowy reaches of the riv-
er. But the mystical distances con
fused and eluded him. The launch
seemed to move. painting, in an abyss
of night. She made little noise: a
hiss of water beneath her stem; the
steady humming Of the motor, throt-
tied down to half speed; the mut1led
gasping of the exhaust. And present
ly even these ceased at a word from
Couch, and the launch moved only
with the tide.
Abruptly a towering wall of opaque
black rose, out of the darkness to
starboard. O,Rourke braced himself
for the imminent instant of action,
poised so lightly upon his toes and
fingertips that a swell from a moving
vessel would have thrown him off
his balance, perhaps overheard. The
launch closed swiftly and silently in
upon the black wall; it lowered over
him like a cliff; far above he could
see dim divisions between black and
black that must be the rail. And he
shook his head, dismayed; he could
never scale that, he thought; not even
the ORourke could accomplish a mir
acle. But in a breath 1t had faded
back, and he realized that the tower
ing poop Of the junk had misled him.
They were now alongside at the waist.
He stood up and saw a low railing
moving and caught 1t over the edge OF
the rail, drew the launch in, let go the
boathook and, with the headwarp
wrapped about his hand, jumped
bllndly.
Something dealt him a vicious, all
but %paralysing, blow In the pit of the
stomach; he doubled up, for a mo-
ment helpless, across the junk's rail,
but retained sufficient presence Of
mind to hold on to the ~headwarp.
Then, recovering a trife, he squirmed
over and fell sprawling upon the deck,
his heels drumming an abrupt and
violent alarm. From somewhere he
heard a shrill jabbering arise, with an
ensuing patter of bare feet, Swiftly
he got upon his knees and drew in the
headwarp, with his free hand search
ing along the rail for a cleat. Some
thing thumped heavily on the deck be-
side him, and grunted; and something
else followed with a second bump;
and the launch swung outward and,
caught by the current, jerked the
headwarp from his grasp. May the
luck of the O'Rourke still hold" he
prayed ~fervently, getting upon his feet
to realize that, with Couch and the
man Wheeler, he was imprisoned
aboard the junk, doomed there to re-
main whatever might befall, until
the coming Of the second launch =.
. or perhaps for a longer time.
As he rose some indistinct body ran
into him and cannoned off with an un-
couth yelp; with no time to draw his
revolvers, the adventurer struck out
with a bare hand and had the salts
faction of finding a goal for his blow
of landing heavily IN bare flesh and
of hearing the dull sound of a fall
upon the deck.
Spontaneously lights were flashing
out for and aft. A revolver spat ven
omously beside him. Somewhere a
man screamed and fell, whimpering
horribly. The revolver expoded a sec
ond time. There we're confused
noises, as of a furious struggle, rough
and tumble, and he suspected that one
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-26

The prayer that brings power ia
real communion with God; 1t is plead
ing with God, It Is wrestling with God.
It is not merely meditation or Ian
guild desire, 1t is the loftiest exertion
Of our spiritual being. We have lin
tied vision of the divine because we
have not earnest intercourse with
God. The soul that really prays
knows the living God, and is strength
ened with a mighty and prevailing en-
thusiasm. We are too often satisfied
with a CLEAN OF the divine glory, IN
stead of opening our whole nature 10
be filled with It. We have not, be-
cause we ask not. IAN things are pos
sible to him that believeth," Il will
not let thee go, except thou bless me-:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-26
CHAPTER XXXV,

In after days, when he was alto
gether well aHd whole, they %journeyed
forth, these two, the man and his
wife, from Rangoon northward. The
railway carried them some distance:
later they struck off with their train
into the primitive wilderness beyond
the ultimate British outposts on the
Chindwine, main tributary to the IT.
%rawaddy.
The land was peaceful, hospitable,
and very. very lovely in It's wilder,
ness. Their happiness was ecstasy.
BY day they rode through jungle,
wood and rolling uplands, or less east
ly through the Businesses Of the hills,
side by side, thought linked to
thought, their hearts attuned. BY
night their camps were pitched In a
new-found world of beauty, wonderful
in Its ~shadowy mystery.
1t was so ordered that they came,
toward shutdown of a certain day, to
the foot of a hill crowned with a great
pagoda of many multiplied roofs firing
ed with a myriad silver bells that
tinkled ceaselessly in the evening
airs.
Here they dismounted and together
made the ascent Of an age.old wooden
stairway, broad and easy, and throng-
ed from the first rise to the last with
weary pilgrims, beggars, lepers, laugh
ing children, mendicant holy men. The
sun was low upon the horizon when,
having bribed their way along that
gauntlet, 0'Rourke and his bride (she
could never be aught less to HIM at
tanned to the topmost platform and,
having received permission, with meet
show Of reverence entered the temple.
1t was very dark inside and for a
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-26

ner-gown. her skirts trailing in the
slime of the shambles, her arms out
held to him; and knew her for his
wife.
He essayed to speak, but could not.
He felt her arms close about him. In
the face of the searchlight's penetrat-
ing and undertaking glare, night
closed down upon him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-26
CHAPTER XXxIV.-(continued.l

He confessed he was In the pay
like these chaps we're after noW--of
highly respectable Chinese merchant
and head Of one of the tongs--one OF
the richest men in Rangoon, who, 1t
seems, was also after that ruby. l
can't imagine what he wanted of 1t.
but thatll come out, probably; the
mans rich enough to buy dozens OF
stones as fine. However . l
gather he'd laid his plan far ahead.
The coolies intimated you'd been
watched all the way from Bombay. At
all events, the brutes were ready
Ehen you arrived; Sypher was a
doomed man from the moment you
handed over the Pool of Flame. They
surrounded his house this night, com
Ing up from the river, just as soon as
Il was dark enough to conceal their
actions. Then they found a third ele-
nent in the business-your friend Des
Trebes, all uSsuspicious of them, lurk-
Ing on the veranda and watching Sy-
pher through the window. So they
waited to see what he was up to. And
pretty soon they found out. Sypher
came downstairs, went to the safe and
opened It; l presume he had the stone
u his hand, ready to put away. While
ae was standing there the Frenchman
slipped up behind and stabbed
him, annexlng the stone and leav-
ing the way he got in. The in
slant he stepped off the veranda the
chinese got him; but he managed to
scream before they could silence him
and drew the attention of the house
mold, Miss Pynsent, your wife and the
servants. So to cover things up they
nad to gather them all in. The serv.
ants were killed--there were three OF
Aen-and the women ;"
Neither mar spoke for a time. Then
touch resumed.
This coOlie was an outsider--a
servant Of the merchant's-not one
q me junk gang; SO he stayed ashore,
sna thought it would be a fine young
eneme to return and do a little loot
Jug Oh MS own . I've telephon-
@ the head Office to arrest that
cursed merchant and c~onfiscate his
house and goods and detaln anybody
aey could catch connected with him.
ile nets we'll enough laid, and
think :"
Inc lights Of the city became Wis.
,ve' strung along the right bank of
@e rVer as the launch rounded a
Ueno' Couch swung the little boat
v an INTO midstream. "HaIf-speed,
wheeler" he said, adding to o'Rourke:
I've got to pick out that Junk. pre-
he lhe right one will have all sail
~ ana be moving downstream with
ue ude; It's Dust on the turn now
~ fortunately there's no wind worth
~uonlhg, wish | could
~ something Of the other launch"
Nv Neu ~Ahxlously into the obscur-
MA. aneaa' IF there we're only star
s. he complained bitterly.
WA, Oy Wheeler, to stop the motor.
n afop alongside with the current,
Yuieuy as we an. Colonel
NM 'Se' will you get forward and
pleos. we boathook and headwarp,
WSaa I'm needed at the wheel and
tsst ief at the engine until we make
he ho.oaSiy the Irishman rose, took
,rs,. oaInook Couch offered him, and
Nh OUT upon the narrow triangle OF
/. az the bows. c~rouching there,
ttpss tne h~eadwarp and waited,
hs "isa anxious expectancy, star.
n fddie effort to penetrate
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-26
DAGUERREOTYPE COMES BACK

silver plate Of the daguarrentype
makes possible the greatest mount OF
detail, and the softer shadings, much
Of which Is lost in photographs today
by the rough surface of the emulsion
on the negative, by the opaqueness OF
the glass in printing, and the uneven.
ness Of the paper"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-26

TO ask questions
about him and
that OF the text
occurred in the
midst of Il great
scene. II waB ask
ed amid the en-.
thusiasm, excite
ment, and intensi
ties of the first
Palm day
when Jesus and a
number Of those
who believed on
him were coming
to Jerusalem for
the feast. The
multitudes spread
AhnAu mnna1a nnIn La
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-26
Didn't Get Across.

First Omaha Mar lin surprise)-
What! Back already? Why, l
thought you were going to see Europe?
Second Omaha Man (cheerfully)-
SO did |, but It seems that New YorB
saw mo first.-Puck,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-26
Looking Ahead.

IF l get to Glory" saysaa Georgia
philosopher, "Tll ask no harp to play,
but III have no objections at all to any
body else playing one, as ! always did
like to go to sleep to slow music
Atlanta Constitution.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-26

There is almost as much difference
between tweedledum and tweedledee
as there is between a shop girl and q
saleslady
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-26
INTERNATIONAL
SUMMSQ1OOL
LESSON

ming Department. The Moody Bible
Institute OF Ch!caEoD
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11
Averts Awful Tragedy.

Timely advice given Mrs. c. Will loughby, of Marengo, Wis.,, (R. No. 1) prevented dreadful tragedy and saved two lives. Doctors had said her fright ful cough was consumption cough and could do little to help her. After many remedies failed, her aunt urged her to take Dr. Kings New Discovery. "I have been using it for some time, she wrote, "and the awful cough has all most gone. It also saved my little boy when taken with severe bronchial trouble. Price 50c and S100. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Dr. F. R.. "9~row
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

Eld. J. c. Howard remains quite feeble. being able to get about only some about the place.
 Stanton Johnson and wife, accom- panied by her sister Miss Nellie Gray, left Wednesday evening for a visit with relatives at Wesley, Ark.
 w. T. Horn, who recently become interested with Henry Shahan in the operation of the Yocum mill, was a business caller at The Tribune office last Friday. He is very affable gentleman and miller of considerable experience. We have an idea he and MT. Shahan will bring the Yocum mill up to high standard.
 Capt. Hopper came up from Harri- son Friday to look after some of his business interests and while here closed a deal for property known as the Mil Ter or Barrett place and will soon move the dwelling house he owns on the north side of the square to some vacant lots included in his new purchase, to make room for more business locations. He will probably erect an other business house or two soon.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

Having sold my drug business, it be- becomes necessary that settle up all my business at once. l would be glad if you would attend to the matter of settling your small account as prompt ly as possible, as I must get to my other work at once. I would not men, ton this now, but for the fact that may not be here but few days longer.
 Respectfully
 R. l.. JERNIGAN.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11
To My Friends And Patrons.

1 have sold my drug store to Mr. Shaffer. While l regret very much to give up my business relations with you, which has been very pleasant, I am gladito say to you that am;leaving you in good hands.
 MT. Shaffer is graduate in phar- macy, thorough gentleman and one whom l can recommend to yCu to t,ke care of your wants.
 l would be glad to see you give him the same liberal patronage and good will that you have always given to me.
 Respectfully
 R. l. JERNIGAN
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

J. I. Shupe was in Harrison Monday.
 Cranberries at Len Reynolds gro cery.
 c. D. Wall was in Kansas City first of the week on business.
 A. B. Wilson was in Harrison Friday on a prospective land deal.
 Call on w. A. Walker for all kinds of dray work. Phone 96.
 Asa DeLozier was looking after some business at Urbanette Saturday.
 Mrs. J. B.. Pullum is here from Urbanette for medical treatment.
 Homer Leathers left Saturday for Louisville, Ky, to enter dental school.
 Len Nunnally, Jr., is home again after ralroading in the west for sev- eral months,
 Mrs. Merle Abbey and children are home after visit of several days in Eureka Springs.
 Mrs. Bruce Phillips and little daugh- ter have returned to their home at Muskogee, Okla.
 Mrs. Allie Firestone and son, Tim, left Thursday for their future home at Oil Center, Calf.
 Domestic happiness is absolutely guaranteed to all customers of Len Reynolds grocery.
 Scholarship in the Central Business College of Sedalia, Mo-, for sale at The Tribune office.
 Denver Basore and Miss Cleta Neff, two of Berryville's elite young folks, were Green Forest visitors Sunday.
 100 gallons of pure cider vinegar, 2 years old, 25 cents per gallon delivered in town. Phone line IF. c. Orebaugh. 10-19
 Mrs. Jessie Freeman of Berryville has been a guest at the home of her daughter Mrs. w. G. Coxsey this week.
 Barber Bill Fritz is again smiling on his friends after an enforced absence of several weeks on account of sick ness.
 The improvements under way on Ed Puckett's home are giving his place a very handsome and attractive appear ance.
 Please note that Dr. Spurlin's next dates for Green Forest have been changed for Oct. 1, 2, and to Oct. 15, 16 and 17.
 Congressman J. c. Floyd will address the people of Green Forest on the po- litical issues of the day on Thursday night, Oct. 24.
 Mrs. Lulu Wade and daughter, Miss Tommie, were over from Berryville Sunday, guests of their friend, Mrs. Will c. Coxsey. w. P. Kirkam returned Monday from visit of several days at the home of his daughter, Mrs. I. M Poy- nor, at Berryville. A. J. Tabor was in Harrison again Tuesday for medical treatment. His condition is somewhat better than it was month ago.
 Jack Frost flour is the only kind on the market for light bread and it is just as good for biscuits. Ask Len Rey- holds or phone 50 J. R. Sims came up from Searcy county Sunday night, having been call ed here on account of the illness of his son-in-law E. J. McClain.
 Mrs. ]. w. Dawson is here from Alton, Okla. for visit with rela- tives. She is sister of J. H. Ram sey and Mrs. James Walker.
 Cheap one way rates to Pacific Coast Points. Tickets on sale daily up to and including October 10th. Ask your agent. North Arkansas Line.
 Elmer Wise and family have been over from Berryville this week for a visit at the home of Mrs. Wise's par ents, MT. and Mrs. Jerry Patty. If it ain't at Reynolds it ain't in town, that's cinch. Reynolds has more goods, better goods, quicker de- livery and better pleased customers.
 For Sale: My Duroc Jersey male Registered, can furnish papers, age IS months, weight 300, will take masket
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

Dr. J. N. Tillman will lecture in Green Forest next Saturday night.
 Loss Denton left Sunday with a car of cattle for the St. Louis market.
 w. H. Howard and J. M. Keithley made a business trip to Berryville Wednesday.
 A post card from John F. Parks tells us of his removal from Los Angeles, Calif., to Phoenix, Ariz.
 John Buell. took a party of hunters out on the mountain Tuesday and re- turned with the tails of seventeen squirrels.
 J. c. Hancock did not locate in Florida as recently reported but in stead has decided to make his home at Edmund. Okla.
 Strayed: One brown mare, 10 years old, and a black Alley year old past, from Marion county, Ark. Was last heard of at Alpena. Any information will be appreciated. Address Henry Phillips, Ralph Ark.
 James Baughman was up from his Blue Eye ranch Friday looking as pros porous and happy as he did when he lived on Dry creek. Jim is of the hustling class that causes things to get up and come his way.
 It is pleasing to his numerous good friends to see H. J. Woolwine able to get around rather glibly again. While not well man by a great deal, MT. Woolwine is much better than he has | been for several weeks.
 Coxsey Bros. are receiving the | largest and completest line of fall and winter goods that they have ever dis | played. Their large new building en- ables them to reach out farther than ever before. Save your money by patronizing the Old Reliable bargain makers.
 Willard Winner went over to Eu- reka Springs Tuesday evening to ac- cept position in the Basin Park drug store. Mrs. Winner will join him there next week Willard is a fine druggist and one of the best fellows on earth. His employer undoubtedly got the man he was looking for. A deal was cOnSumated last Friday in which c. D. Shaffer and his son Ralph became the owners of the Jerni- gan drug store, and the business in the future will be conducted under the firm name of Shaffer Drug Go. Ralph Shaffer, who will have charge of the business, is aregistered druggist of several years experience and young gentleman of exceptionally pleasing address. It is certain that he will keep the business up to the high stand ard established by Mr. Jernigan. Mir. Jernigan's plans for the future have not yet fully matured, but it is certain that he will leave Green Forest, much to the regret of our people, who esteem him highly both as a citizen and a druggist. There are very few drug gists in the country who equal him and fewer still have made as great sue cess. It is said that prosperity as well as adversty tends to dissatisfy people in business and it must have been the former that disturbed MT. Jernigan, for he has undoubtedly prospered greatly during his ten years business career in Green Forest, and he will leave us with something vastly more desirable than wealth.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

The Carroll Association of Mission ary Baptists is in annual session at Grandview, having met Wednesday. Eld. Rose, R. D. Galloway, Mrs. Lundy Cox, Charley Harris and Eld Stauffer are representing the Green Forest church.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

A new brand of liquor must have found its way into use in Green Forest, judging from the sensational ghost stories that have gained circulation about town lately.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

John Wells went to Little Rock Sun day to accompany his little daughter, Naomi, who went to enter the Deaf Mute Institute. Naomi was eight years old the day she started away and is sweet and exceptionally bright little girl. We expect to have good reports from her work in school.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

Tickling in the throat, hoarseness, loss of voice indicate the need of Bal lard's Horehound Syrup. It eases the lungs, quiets the coughs and restores health in the bronchials tubes. Price 25c, soc and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by Shaffer Drug Co.,, successor to R. L.. Jernigan.
 Mrs. Mary Griffith, aged 57 years, wife of A. J. Griffith, died at her home near Rule after an illness of several weeks. She was daughter of the late Thompson Ramsey Interment was made at Rule cemetery Thursday afternoon. Besides her husband, she is survived by five children.
 John Cowden and wife are visiting this week with relatives in Green For est. Mrs. Cowden is sister of E. c. Dooling. She has been in Ill health for quite awhile and the visit back here from Portland, Greg, is made with the hope of beneftting her health, and the desired result is promising as she has been somewhat better since reaching the country of her nativity. Since leaving this country thirty-fve years ago, Mr. Cowden has had some inter- esting experiences in the west. He has played at the mining game and has had the wheel of fortune roll his way several times with the usual re- verses. He is man of broad in- formation and it is genuine pleasure to engage him in conversation.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

Dr. J. N. Tillman will lecture in Greer Forest next Saturday night.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

A post card from John F. Parks tells us of his removal from Los Angeles, Calif., to Phoenix, Ariz.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

MT. and Mrs. Samuel Orebaugh, ac- companied their visiting company men, toned elsewhere in this issue, left first of the week for Girard, Kan, where they will join other relatives for a few days. MT. Orebaugh may be absent for several days as it is his intention to look after his land interests in Vest ern Kansas and Oklahoma before he returns to Green Forest.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

Congressman J. c. Floyd will address the people of Green Forest on the po- litical issues of the day on Thursday night, Oct. 24.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

Be sure to attend Dr. Tillman s lecture next Saturday night. It will be free but nonetheess interesting.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

w. H. Howard and J. M. Keithley made a business trip to Berryville Wednesday.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

Loss Denton left Sunday with a ca of cattle for the St. Louis market.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

For Sale: My Duroc Jersey male (registered, can furnish papers, age IS months, weight 300, will take market price. Chas. Orebaugh Phone Line IF. 1919
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

Mrs. Lulu Wade and daughter, Miss Tommie, were over from Berryville Sunday, guests of their friend, Mrs. Will G. Coxsey.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

John Buell. took party of hunters out on the mountain Tuesday and re- turned with the tails of seventeen squirrels,
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

If it ain't at Reynolds it ain't in town, that's cinch. Reynolds has more goods. better goods, quicker de- livery and better pleased customers.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

Strayed: One brown mare, 10 years old, and black Alley year old past, from Marion county, Ark. Was last heard of at Alpena. Any information will be appreciated. Address Henry Phillips, Ralph Ark.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

Barber Bill Fritz is again smiling on his friends after an enforced absence of several weeks on account of sick ness.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

100 gallons of pure cider vinegar, Z years old, 25 cents per gallon delivered in town. Phone line IT, c. Orebaugh. 10-19
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

It is pleasing to his numerous good friends to see H. J. Woolwine able to get around rather glibly again. While not we'll man by great deal, MT. Woolwine is much better than he has been for several weeks.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

Denver Basore and Miss Cleta Neff, two of Berryville's elite young folks, were Green Forest visitors Sunday.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

Mrs. Jessie Freeman of Berryville has been a guest at the home of her daughter Mrs. w. G. Coxsey this week.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

J. c. Hancock did not locate in Florida as recently reported but in stead has decided to make his home at Edmund. Okla.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

Please note that Dr. Spurlin's next dates for Green Forest have been changed for Oct. 1, 2, and to Oct. 15, 16 and 17.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

Elmer Wise and family have been over from Berryville this week for a visit at the home of Mrs. Wise's par ents, MT. and Mrs. Jerry Patty.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-10-11

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