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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-13

the youngster. should go back to the
wagon. drive to the nearest settle
meat. leave the women and then re-
turn on horseback with all speed to
meet Maitland and Kirkby. who would
meanwhile search the canon.
The two men from the east had to
go back with the others. although
they pleaded calamity to be allowed
man to man and then Robert Matt
land, standing in the midst Of the
group, bowed his head in the sunny
morning. for the sky again was clear,
and poured out a brief prayer that
God would prosper them. that they
would find the child and that they
would all be together again in health
and happiness And without another
word, he and Kirkby plunged down to
the side of the canon. the others TAX
ing up their weary march homeward
with sad hearts and in great dismay
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PRISONER, FREE, COMES BACK
Workhouse Trusty Returns After Trip
= 20 Town for Sup
piles.

st. Louis, Mot-Alexander Hunter,
who still had sixteen months Of a
workhouse sentence to serve. Is pur-
suing a plan of behavior which will
win for him probably an early parole
When the city authorities decided
to turn Chesley island into farm
where inebriates could be kept. It's
superintendent, Calvin J. White. de-
cided to send Hunter to the farm as
a trusty to supervise the work.
Hunter cheerfully accepted the task
and began to build a fence The posts
having been put down, he found him
self in need Of wire stretcher.
Taking a boat, he rowed alone and
unmatched down the river to Kimms-
wick. but could not find what he
wanted there. He then took train,
came to St. Louis, bought the wire
stretcher and returned.
How in the world did you get
here?" superintendent White asked
when he stepped of the car and went
to the workhouse Came up on the
train" Hunter answered.
What do you want?" White asked
Hunter explained and was returned
the money he had spent for car fare.
He vert back to the island and now
reports that he has most of the wire
around the new stockade put up,
Hunter was sentenced to a two
years term in the workhouse on four
charges of larceny. elk months on each
count
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Absent- Minded Man Has Some Dim
Guilty At the Book store and
the Groeers'.

As the little man walked absent
mindedly along the sidewalk he sud-
denly stopped in front of bookstore
It recalled to him the meaning OF that
piece OF string on his finger. and with
a frightened face he entered.
"Just a minute" he said to the
clerk. MY wife wanted me to get
a book for her-a certain novel snes
heard a good deal about ] must nnd
the memorandum che gave me- She
wrote the name on a slip OF paper
and | put 1t in my pocket"
After considerable fumbling he pro
duced a small bit OF paper, and laying
il on the counter. took out his spec
tacles and adjusted them on his nose
Here's the name-Cobb's Coma
tine. Yes, that's it."
"LPm afraid don't know the
book. sir" said the clerk apologetical
". but I'll look through the list Of
new ones" And he ran his eye over
the fist on the wall mo. I'm sorry
to say I can't find It here You are
sure of the name?"
Yes, it's right here on this piect
OF paper"
well. I'm afraid we haven't go
1t then"
-But-but I don't dare to go home
to my wife without it. ] promised q
get 1t for her"
The clerk called to another IN Uni
back of the store. who came forward
To the other he said: Say. Bill. d
you know Of q book called Cornatine
by a fellow named Cobb?"
whats that?" be asked IN sur
prise.
The old gentleman broke In
-Cobb's Cornatine. Here. see 10
| yourself"
I'm afraid you've made q mistake.
said the new arrival with Q twinkle
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CHAPTER vIII.
A TELEGRAM and a Caller.


You say" asked Maitland. as they
surveyed the canon. shat she went
down the stream7"
"She said she was goin' down.
showed her how to cut across the
mountains an avoid the big bend. I've
got no reason to suspicion that shs
didn't 20 were she said"
Nevertheless" said Maitland. 1T
is barely possible that she may have
changed her mind and gone up the
canon"
yep. the female mind does often
change unexpected like" returned the
other. but w'ether she went up or
down. the only place for US to look. |
take II. is down, for II she's alive. II
she got out of the canon and IL above
us. nacherly she'd follow It down we're
an we'd a seed her by this time. II
she didn't git out Of the canon. why.
10 remain with the two who were to
take I'D the hunt for Enid. Maitland
might have kept them with him. but
that meant retaining larger portion
of the scanty supplies that had been
saved and he was compelled against
his will to refuse their requests. Leav-
ing barely enough to subsist Maitland
and Kirkby for three or four days. or
until the return Of the relief party.
the, groups separated at daybreak.
ooh. Robert" pleaded his wife. as
he kissed her good bye, take care Of
yourself. but find Enid"
yes" answered her husband, Il
shall, never fear, but must ind the
dear girl or discover what has become
| of her"
There was not time for further
leave taking. A few handclasps from
all that's left Of her Is bound to be
down stream"
Maitland nodded He understood.
WED better go down, then" con.
tinued Kirkby, whose reasoning was
fiawless except that he made no al.
Iowance for the human-divine interpo-
sition that had been Enid Maitland's
salvation. IAN II we don't fnd no
trace of her down stream. we kin
come back here an go up"
II was a hard. desperate journey
the two men took. One Of them fol
lowed the stream at its level, the
other tramped along in the mountains
high above the high water mark OF
the day before. If they had needed
any evidence of the power OF thai
cloudburst and storm. they found 1t In
the canon. In some places where u
was narrow and rocky the pass had
been fairly secured; at other places
the whole aspect OF 1t was changed
the place was a welter OF uprooted
trees logs jammed together In fan
tastic shapes; 1t was as II some wan,
tom tesom of destruction had swep'
the narrow rift.
cro BE coNTINuED)
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ma'am," he said brieLy Pete, drive
the stoc': up on the hills. fur as you
kin, the bosses pertikler, they'll be
more to us an them burros must take
keer OF themselves"
Pete needed no urging. He was of
like shot In the direction of the i'm
proyised corral. He loosed the horses
from their pickets and started them
up the steep trail that led down from
the hogback to the camp by the wa
ter's edge. He also tried to start the
burros he had just rounded up In the
same direction. Some o. them would
go and some of them would not He
had his hands full in an instant.
Meanwhile Kirkby did not linger by
the side of Mrs. Maitland. With In
credible agility for so old man he
ran over to the tent where the stores
were kept and began picking out such
articles of provision as he could
easiest carry.
Come over here, Mrs. Maitland
he cried. We'll have to carry up on
the Hill somethin' to keep US from
starvin' till we get back to town. We
hadn't orter camped in this yere
pocket noways, but who'd ever expect
ed anything like this now?"
What do you fear?" asked the
woman, joining him as she spoke and
waiting for his directions.
Looks to me like a cloudburst.
was the answer. Greeks pretty full
now, an II she does break everything
below we're II go to hell on a rum
1t was evidence Of his perturbation
and anxiety that he used such Ian
guage. which, however, in the emer
gency did not seem unwarranted ever
to the refined ear Of Mrs. Maitland.
rs II possible?" she exclaimed.
faint only possible, it's sartin
Now, ma'am," he hastily bundled up ,
lot of miscellaneous provisions In {
small piece of canvass, tied II up an,
handed II to her. "That'n be for you.
Immediately after be made up a mucl
larger bundle in another tent fiy
adding, AN this is mine"
"Oh, let Us hurry" cried Mrs Matt
land, as a peal of thunder. low, NUT
tered, menacing, burst forth from tn
flying clouds, now obscuring the sun
and rolled over the camp.
We've got time enough yit," an
swered Kirkby, coolly calculating
their chances. BEST git yer slicke
on, you'll need 1t in few minutes.
Mrs. Maitland ran to her own ten
and soon came out with sou'weste
and yellow oilskins completely cover
ing her. Kirkby meantime had dor
ned his own old battered, soiled raj
clothes and had, grabbed up Pete's.
II brought the children's coat
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was not until early in the morning
they succeeded in kindling a fire.
Meanwhile the men talked the situa-
ton over very carefully. They we're
two days journey from the wagons.
1t was necessary that the women and
children should be taken back at once.
Kirkby hadn't been able to save much
more than enough to eat to get them
back to a ranch or settlement. and on
very short rations at best II was
finally decided that George and Pete
and Mrs. Maitland. the two girls and
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a hundred feet when the disgorge-
ment OF the heavens took place. The
water fell with such force, directness
and continuousness that 1t almost
beat them down. II ran over the trail
down the side of the mountain In
sheets like water falls. 1t required all
the old mans skill and address to
keep himself and companion from los
ing their footing and falling down into
the seething tumult below.
The tents went down in an instant.
Where there had been a pleasant bit
of meadow land was now a muddy,
tossing lake of black water. Some OF
the horses and most of the burros
which Pete had been unable to do any
thing with were engulfed in a mo-
ment. The two on the mountain side
could see them swimming for dear life
as they swept down the canon. Pete
himself, with a few of the animals.
was already scrambling up to safety.
Speech was impossible between the
noise of the falling rain and the in
cessant peals of thunder, but by per-
sistent gesture, old Kirkby urged the
terrified, trembling woman up the
trail until they finally reached the
top of the hog back, where under the
poor shelter of the stunted pines they
Joined Pete with such of the horses as
he had been able to drive up. Kirkby,
, taking a thought for the morrow, not
ed that there were four OF them,
enough to pull the wagon II they
could get back to 1t.
After the first awful deluge OF the
cloudburst 1t moderated slightly. but
the hard rain came down steadily. the
wind rose as well. and in spite oil
their oilskins they we're soon wet and
cold. II was impossible to make q
fire. there was no place for them tc
go, nothing to be done. They could
only remain where they were and
wait. After a half hour Of exposure
skies. He had said nothing to Mrs
Maitland before. What was the use
of troubling her.
God only kin help her." he cried
"She's beyond the help of man."
All. indeed, old trapper, whenc'
came the confident assurance, Of tina
dogmatic statement? For as 1t chanc
ed. at that very moment the woman
for whose peril your heart was wruni
was being lifted out Of the torrent b.
to the merciless fury of the storm,
thought came suddenly to Mrs. Matt
land. She leaned over and caught thu
: frontiersman by his wet sleeve. See
: ing that she wished to speak to him
he bent his head toward her lips.
Enid" she cried. pointing down tn
canon. She had not thought before o
, the position of the girl.
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er eatin's in these yere canvas sacks.
We might kindle fire"
IT'S hardly possible" said Matt
land. I'VE shall have to eat II cold"
"Oh, Robert" pleaded bis wife.
isn't 1t possible that she may have
escaped?
Possible. yes. but
I'VE won't give up hope, ma'am,'
said Kirkby, until tomorrer wen
We We had look at the canon"
BY this time the others Joined the
party. Phillips and Bradshaw showed
the stun that was In them They Inn
mediately volunteered to go down the
canon at once. knowing little or moth
ing Of its dangers and Indifferent to
what they did know. but as Kirkby
had pointed out, the attempt was
clearly impossible. Maitland bitterly
reproached himself for havpag allow
ed the girl to go alone. andN}n those
seIf-reproaches old Kirkby Joined.
They we're too wet and cold tc
sleep. There was no shelter and II
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I.wels Of INDIAN PrInees.

Some OF the Indian princes possess
Jewels which would put those OF AID
dull Hamid in the shade. At the lsos
durbar the blaze Of gems surprised
even the Indians themselves. The
Maharajah OF Darbhanga was wearing
a diamond necklace which had. cost
10000, and was considered bar
gain at that Besides q necklace on
10 rows OF perfectly matched pearls
as large as filberts, the Maharajah OF
Gwalior disported a sash depending
from his left shoulder to his right
knee. the material Of which was com
pleteiy hidden by similar stones. Ap-
other rajah carried sword-hilt cut
from a single emerald, and In the tur'
ban Of the Nizam Of Hyderabad wa
the Nizam diamond, which weighs III
carats, or more than twice az much ~
the Koh-i-Noor.
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with his brothers in managing the big
gest store OF this locality at that time
AS time went on they disposed OF
this store. and after the war broke
out the doctor moved with ais family
to Pierceton, when the future COVER.
nor was slightly over six years OF age.
Men who have grown gray remember
Thomas Marshall as boy, bat he was
too young when his folks left for him
to build new home to take the place
The building in which he was born
was moved from its first location to
give room to a business building. and
was occupied for several years by
John H. Shively, but when he wanted
to build new home to take the place
Of the old building, IL passed into new
hands, being sold to Bart Krisher. son
of d. W. Krisher He moved 1t to its
present location. made few repairs
put on some fresh paint and the house
is as neat and attractive In looks to-
day as many OF the newer buildings
around IT,
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par.nt Vim. Of AII orapes.

Hugo Lilienthal. who believes tha
he has discovered the parent vine OF
all grapes in the world-the vine
which produced the enormous clusters
of grapes found by the spies OF Moses
on their first entrance into the Holy
Land--is superintendent OF parks In
Berkeley, California The specimen
was found by him in Palestine In 1854.
Claim is made that the improves
plants now produce punches OF grapes
30 inches long. Lilienthal has not
grown the plant in Berkeley. bnt de-
clares that when It is distributed y
will be one of the wonders OF the
world and will treble the grape Sro =
ing capacity OF the country.
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SYNOPSIS.

r,,A Maitland. a frank, free and un-
sssisd Young Philadelphia girl, IL taken
= tie colorado mountains by her uncle
hiso,VV,a.,d.s urotege, falls In love with per.
- ..srslstent wooing thrills the girl, but
~ hesitstes. and Armstrong goes sS east
on eSnsrs the story of a mining eng1-
- ~ Newbold. whose wife fell on a cnn
nssi' xas 40 seriously hurt that he was
sso@m n to shoot her to prevent ner pc pc
nv KirkbY. the old guide who tells the
n 1.ngv gives Enid a package OF letters
nhS SsSs Re says were found on the dead
soInan's body. She reads the letters v hno
s.,hsne In mountaing stream Enid Is at
.essarad nv A bear, which Is mysteriously
hot A storm adds to the girls terror,
.n.-,dden deluge transform brook into
seee ,arrent which sweeps Enid Into
I.sns where she Is rescued by a noun
80 hermit after a thrilling experience.
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CHAPTER WI.
A VIVID p..h for the HiIIs.

A WWd Dash for the Hills.
Old Kirkby who had been lazily
mending a saddle the greater part of
the morning, Lad eaten his dinner,
smoked his pipe and was now stretch
90 out on the grass In the warm sun
taking a nap. Mrs Maitland was
browsing over a book In the shadow
Of one Of the big pines. when Pete
he horse wrangler. who had been
wandering rather far down the canon
rounding up the ever straying stock.
suddenly came bursting into the camp.
Great God Almighty" he cried,
actually kicking the PROSTATE from
hersman as he almost stumbled over
him. wake up. old man. an"
What the" began Kirkby fierce
" thus rudely aroused from slumber
and resentful Of the daring and most
unusual affront to his dignity and sta
don since all men. and especially the
Younger ones. held him IN great hon
r.
Look here" yelled Peter In grow
ng excitement and entirely obl!vious
70 his lese-majestie. pointing at a
black cloud rolling over the top Of the
ange. It'll be a cloudburst sure.
Wen have to git out o. here an In q
hurry too. oh. Mrs. Maitland"
BY this time Kirkby was on his
let, the storm haG stolen upon him
ileeping and unaware. The condgura-
ion Of the canon had completely hid
rs approach. At best the three In
he camp could not have discovered IL
antil IT was high In the heavens. Now
NE clouds were already approaching
ne MONDAY sun. Kirkby was alive 20
me situation at once. He had the rare
ability Of men of action Of awakening
WITH all his faculties at instant com
nand. He did not have to rub his
eyes and wonder where he was, and
Speculate as to what was 10 ,. done.
The moment that his eyes, following
pete's outstretched arm. discovered
me black mass of clouds he ran to
ward Mrs. Maitland and standing on
40 ceremony he shoe. her vigorously
~ he shoulder.
We'll have to run for our lives
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eHAPrER VI (contInued).


". caught with his forearm, as the
,o,rent swerved him around. a stout
vouue pine so deeply rooted as yet to
s.ve vithstood the food. Summoning
~ last reserve of strength that is
nsstowed upon us in our hour Of need,
and comes unless from God we know
nat whence. he drew himself in front
n the pine, got his back against 1t
md although the water Numbered
araiust him still-only by comparison
eould II be called Quieter-and his
,oothoId was most precarious. he
reached down carefully and grasped
the woman under the shoulders. His
oosition was a cramped one, but by
the power of his arms alone he lifted
her up until he got his left arm about
her waist again. II was a mighty
feat Of strength indeed.
The pine stood In the midst Of the
water. for even on the farther side
the earth was overlooked. but the wa
Ter was stiller. He did not know what
might be there, but he had TO chance
II. Lifting her mp he stepped out
fortunately meeting firm ground. A
few PAGES and he reached solid rock
above the food. He raised her above
HE head and laid her upon the shore
then with the very last atom Of all his
force. physical, mental and spiritual
he drew himself up and fell painting
and utterly exhausted but triumphant
By her side.
The cloudburst was over. but the
rain still beat down upon them. the
thunder stIll roared above them. the
lightning still flashed about them. but
they we're safe, alive, II the woman hat
not died in his arms. He had done
6 thing superhuman. No man know
Inn conditions would have believed It
He himself would have declared {
thousand times its patent impossible
lty.
For a few seconds he strOve to re
tower himself, then he thought Of thu
task he always carried in his pocket
Il was gone His clothes were ragget
and torn; they had been ruined by BIZ
battle with the waves. The girl la!
where he bad placed her on her back
In the pocket of her hunting shirt b.
noticed q little protuberance. Tn
pocket was provided with a flap AM
tightly buttoned. without hesitation
be unbuttoned It. There was flasl
here, a little silver mounted affair
by some miracle It had not been brob
en- II was half full. With nervou
hands he opened 1t and poured som
II It down her throat; then he ben
over her, his soul In his glance
scarcely knowing what 10 do mex
Presently she opened her eyes.
And tn -, in the rain. by that ral
Ing torrent shence be had drawn he
A. It we're f.tsu the jaws of death b
The power of his arm, In the presenc
81 De God above them. this man an
nds women looked at each other an
life for both o. them was no longe
his same.
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WOULD INSURE MOTHERS
Ohio Man Thinks Waee-EarnIne
Wives Would Welcome This
Form Of Policy.

Massillon, Ohio.--Frederic Donahoe
of this city. who believes that the loss
of income incurred Is the cause OF
many salary-earning wives stunning
motherhood. has evolved a plan Of In
surance by which the women would
be reimbursed. He has outlined his
plan to several large insurance com.
panies. This infancy disability insur
ance would be payable to the mother
during the period she is incapacitated
from pursuing her vocation Donahoe
cites the loss incurred by actresses
and Sther professional women Of large
earning capacity as an argument foE
bis plan
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uLD meaShALL nOmestra0
Hovse in North Manchester, lnd-
Where Democratic Candidate tor
Vice-Presdent Mas Eorn.

North Manchester. lnd.-Thongh II
has withstood the storms OF more than
sixty years, and two bouts with the
house movers. the little house IN
which Thomas r. Marshall, governor
of Indiana. and Democratic candidate
for vice-president. vas born, stands to-
day well to the north end of Walnut
street. in North Manchester, Indiana,
in better state OF preservation than
many houses of half SITS age and ex-
perience.
In 1854 the house stood on the lot
fronting on Main street. that is now
occupied by the Lawrence National
bank, and was occupied by DR.. Daniel
Marshall, who. besides doctoring the
sick, was also a merchant of consid-
cradle importance, being connected
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up by the roots had lodged against
them. 1t was a scene Of desolate and
miserable confusion and disaster.
"Oh. Robert, don't you think she
may be safer asked Mrs. Maitland.
There's just a chance, think. that
she may have suspicioned the storm
an got out of the canon" suggested
the old frontiersman.
"A slim chance" answered Matt
land gloomily. God. 1 wouldn't have
had this happen for anything on
earth"
Nor me. I'd a heap ruther 1t had
got me than her." said Kirkby sim
ply.
Il didn't see it coming" continued
Maitland, nodding az If Kirkbys
statement were to be accepted as
matter of course, as indeed II was.
I'VE were on the other slope OF the
mountain until 1t was almost over
head"
"Nuther did /. To tell the truth
was lynn down nappin' wen Pete.
yere, who'd been down the canon
rounding up some of the critters.
came Dustin in on US"
Il amt saved but four hosses," said
Pete mournfully, "and there's only one
burro on the hog back"
I'VE came back as fast as we
could" said Maitland. II pushed on
ahead, George, Bradshaw and Phillips
are bringing Bob and the girls. We
must search the canon"
TT can't be done tonight. old man.
I said Kirkby.
st tell you we can't wait, Jackl"
We've got to, I'm as willin' to lay
down my life for that young gal as
ANYBODY on earth, but In this yert
mist an as black a night as it's goin
to be. we couldn't go ten rod without
KILN ourselves an we couldn't sex
nothin' noways."
But she may be in the canon"
IF she's in the canon 'twon't make
no difference to her w'ether We findi
her tomorrer or next day or mex
year, Bob"
Maitland groaned in anguish
81 can't stay here inactive" he per
sisted stubbornly.
Its a hard thing. but we got Il
wait till mornin'. Ef she got out o
the canon and climbed up on the hoI
back she'll be all right, she'll sool
/ find out she can't make no progress II
this mist and darkness. No. oil
friend, we're up agin It hard We jes
got to stay the night were we are an
as long as we got to wait we nigh
as well make ourselves as comfortable,
as possible For the wimmen an
children, anyway. I fetched up som'
ham and some canned goods and 9th
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Got His Notes Mixed Up

~cobb's Cornatine is new breakfast
food"
"Ah row | see why the grocer
didn't understand me when l asked
him for a package Of Queed. remark
ed the customer in manifest reflex.
q. Kaemmerling in Puck