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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21
CHAPTER XVII.


Just where he had parted from
Ware, Darlington sat his horse. his
brows knit and his eyes turned in the
direction OF the path. He was on his
way to a plantation below Birard. the
owner Of which had recently import
ed a pack of bloodhounds; but this
unexpected encounter with Ware had
affected him strangely. He still heard
party. For nnment he hesftated;
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21

trace chain that runs back from the
collar. There they join. and at this
point IL an eye through which the
harness may be. instantly hooked
to the load. The arrangement Of
the tug chains gives the horse moro
pulling power than II he depended on
the trace chain alone.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21
CHAPTER xxv.-(contlnued.)

"You swear you'll do your part?"
he said thickly He took his purse
from his pocket and counted out the
amount due Hicks. He named the
total, and paused irresolutely.
Don't you want the fire lighted?"
asked Hicks. He was familiar with
his employers vacillating moods.
EYES," answered Ware. his lips
quivering: and slowly, with shaking
fingers. he added to the pile OF bills
In Hicks hand.
"Well. take care of yourself" said
Hicks. when the count was complete.
He thrust the roll of bills into his
pocket and moved to the door.
Alede again. the planter collapsed
Into his chair, breathing heavily, but
his terriers swept over him and left
him with a savage sense OF triumph.
This passed; he sprang up. intending
to recall Hicks and unmake his bar
gain. What had he been thinking OF
safety lay only in fight! Before he
reached the door his greed was in the
ascendant. He dropped down on the
edge OF his bed, his eyes fixed on the
window. The sun sank lower. From
where he sat he saw 1t through the
upper half OF the sash. blood-red and
livid In mist Of feecy clouds.
1t was In the tops OF the old oaks
now. which sent their shadows into
his room. Again maddened by his
terrors, he started and backed toward
the door; but again his greed. the
one dominating influence OF his life.
vanquished him.
He watched the sun sink. He
watched the red splendor fade over
the river; he saw the first stars ap-
pear. He told himself that Hicks
would soon be gone-if the fire was
not to be lighted he must act at
once! He stole to the window. 1t
was dusk now, yet he could distin-
guish the distant wooded boundaries
Of the great fields framed by the dark
ening sky. Then In the silence he
heard the thud Of hoofs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-21
SYNOPSIS.

The scene at the opening Of the story is
laid In the. library of an old worn-out
southern plantation. known as the Bar
history n and a that Of the cow owners. a the
9uintards. Is the subject of discussion oy
Jonathan Crenshaw. business man.:
Yancy. farmer. when Hannibal wayne
Hazard. a mysterious child Of the old
southern family. makes his appearances.
thaniel Ferris buys the Barony. but the
y5py. Yancy to keep Hannibal Captain
nesrs ana a ,.snc a 81 ns sSout the BsP
ony. Trouble at scratch Hill. when Han
nibal Is kidnapped by Dave Blount, Cap
tain na,, Murrelis agent Y s, oysrta nrss
the boy. Yancy appears before Squire
BALKAN, and u discharged with costs for
the plaintiff. Betty Malroy: q friend Of
tain Murrell. who forces his attentions on
Betty sets out for her Tennessee home.
and Hannibal disappear. with Murrell on
their trail. Hannibal arrives at the home
Of Judge Slocum Price. The Judge recog-
mixes in the boy. the grandson Of an old
time friend Murrell arrives at Judges
home. Cavendish family on raft rescue
Sr.nSy who T. apparently dead Prize
at Belle Plain. Hannibals rife discloses
some startling things to the Judge. Han
nibai and Betty meet again. Murrell ar
rives In Belle Plain. Is playing for big
stakes Yancy awakes from long dream
less sleep on board the raft. Judge Price
makes startling discoveries In looking up
land titles. Charley Norton. q young
planter, who assists the judge. II mys-
teriously assaulted. Norton informs Car
rington that Betty has promised to marry
him. Norton Is mysterioQsly shot More
light on Murreils plot. He plans upris-
Ing Of negroes. Judge Price. with Hanni-
bal. visits Betty. and she keeps the boy
az a companion. In q stroll Betty takes
with Hannibal they meet Bess Hicks
daughter OF the overseer. who warns
Betty Of danger and counsels her to
leave Belle Plain at once Betty. terri
fed. acts on Bess' advice. and on their
way their carriage IL stopped by Slosson.
the tavern keeper. and confederate. and
The pair are taken to Hicks cabin. In an
rell visits Betty and reveals his part in
the plot and his object. Betty spurns
his proffered love and the interview Is
ended by the arrival of Ware, terrified
at possible outcome Of the crime. Judge
Price, hearing OF the abduction. plans ac-
ton. The Judge takes charge OF the
situation, and search for the missing ones
II Instituted. Darlington visits the judge
and allies are discovered. Judge Price
visits Colonel Fentress, where he meets
Yancy and Cavendish. Becoming enraged.
Price dashes a glass of whisky into the
rolonels face and q duel II arranged. Muir
rell is arrested for negro stealing and his
bubble bursts.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-31
FOOTBALL NOTES

West Point has a coming halfback
10 Hogg, and a brilliant end rush 10
H0ge
Georgetown has engaged Bin Ho.-
lenbeck. the old Pennsylvania star.
no coach The team on defense
II costs more tnan $1,000 20 Keep
a b.g college team player properly
arm,rcd for the game OF football
G.. White Jr, one OF the backs on
the Yale scrub team, is son OF
CHARLEY White. the .etcran boXin-
referee
Pennsylvania got poor start this
year. but may yet be able to finish
The season Ia blaze OF glory.
Quarterback has given more tro1.
hI. 20 the Yale coaches this season
than any her position on the I'll
team
The Cornell squad hereafter sill
hold only three scri umapes a rc's
including the games played az Ithaca
The Harvard coaches probably
viii keep Follister at end from now
on, as Freddy has been taken "a
the varsity squad from the second
team
Coach Stagg. OF the University %.
Chicago squad, whitewashes q pig
skin, which is called the ghost ball
FOR his team TO use during late even,
ing practice
In Maulbetsch, Hurry Up" lost
she Michigan coach declares he ha.
another Neston. Maulbetsch is play.
ing with the 'rubs and will be- eli
cibl, for the varsity team next year
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-31
MANY PUZZLES THIS
YEAR IN FOOTBALL

Wizards OF football the men who
devise the plays and direct the big
college eleyens. are facing PROPOSE
ton this fall that has never been pre-
sentsd before In the history OF the
sport. that OF mapping out a defense
that will be- In two places at the
same time aud that can cover terri
tory which may extend over almost
the field While the redical departure
from The old smashing game that
came with the change in the rules In
1905 gave trouble TO the coaches for
a season or two. the present revival OF
the regulations promises TO give them
even more worries
During the career OF the forward
pass. the twentyyard zone placed
Limitation upon the hurting procliyi-
ties OF the offensive team that could
be governed by the secondary de
tense OF the opponents backfeld II
was comparatively easy for the backs,
stationed as they were behind the line
OF scrimmage and near the ends, TO
block the forward passes. But with
adjustment OF the twentyyard zone,
the secondary defense is left without
base TO work from. Now IL will be
possible 20 pass the ball az far for
ward as the team plcases. which
means practically as far as a swift
end can travel while opposing team
Is being blocked To tho secondary
| defense. or TO some new arrangement
OF defense. will be left the task OF
stopping such plays, and Judging by
the speed OF the ends that was dis
played last season Il will not be an
easy one
On the other hand. the game as pre-
dicted from the new rules. offers ex.
, ceptional opportunities for modified
form OF the old line smashes. With
four trials 10 make the required ten
yards instead OF the three downs. this
years game promises the use OF tie
plunging play Plunging under the
/ threedown rule and with assistance
/ prohibited gave little opportunity for
| long gains where the defense was
fairly strong Now with an additional
trial. just that much more chance is
brought in play. And besides the sec
ondary defense bids fair not to have
its strong position Immediately back
OF the line and ready to stop any back
who tackles This defense will be
watching for long forward passes ant
the work Of playing thirty yards down
the field and Immediately back OF cen
ter seems impossible
So " Is indeed a problem, and one
that will be watched with interest by
every lover Of the rridiron game That
such geu,Gses as Fielding II Yost and
Walter Camp have already formed
some plan goes withoC, saying They
have always had plans way Ia az
vance BIT for the average rooicr'
and the coach OF Jess -hijt. the s.,u
alton b. far from clear ard pisa. -
viii not be tin the masters HAYS
| shown the Wav
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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-31
AMARILLO HIGH
To PLAY CLOVIS
Clean, Keen Sport Promised
Local Fans Next Satur-
day Afternoon

Local football fans are assured
clean, keen sport next Saturday aft
crnoon. November .. when the ANA
rillo High School will go agsinst the
Clovis High School on the City PARK
eridiron.
The Clovis team Is coached Ivy Lee
Hand Wilkins. an old-time friend o.
Coach Eiyens Of the Amarillo High,
and b. Is expected that the same
suortymau.ikc tactics will be dis
played hy both teams The CLOVIS.
ifes have acquired considerable repn-
,ation for fast ana snappy business
during the present season. and are
coming up with q FUN determination
90 maintain a.
. srir.f az friendly rivalry has
100 loth eleyens on edge and D. F
pnctcd that the game viii be play
'rl 10 The last down with vim and
VINEGAR. and that the contest VII
noi bo marred hy any unpleasant DIFF
.erenCes
The ui-h school team IS just MOI"
rounding into mid-season form. The
DEVELOPMENT has been steady and
Gradual. yet rapid and con
The team Is now down to hard and
furious practice and ought to 20 on
lone field saturday in the pink OF
ondition. and rs wcll-haanced
ID ehung machine II is believed that
l,hc aggregation which Is defending
it1e Black and Gold this year Is the
icl.,erest and most consistent that
'iah school football in the Panhan
idlr has ever known
; few changes have been made .1
1.-THE lineup. so thar practically every
place is ably filled by a man who 81
naturally adapted To the duties rest
/ '"- upon him.
Yesterday marked the first ap.
/ rearanCc n q iilhting suit of the
IVhirlwiui halfhaok Harry Webster
: ince he was injured IN the gamc q
month ago II Webster rounds iu'c
condition, as he gives every promise
of doing local supporters are sure
Ito see him show some Spectacular
work lu saturdays game.
Much attention has been given ID
open field work in the last few days
This feature of the game always de-
lights the sideliue. and indications
ARE that h wi'l prove Of q high or
Ilnr
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-31
OUTF|ELOER COLLINS
IS SIGNED FOR LIFE

Pi'tsfield. Mass. Oct 80. win
Big I'd Walsh as hes, man and
several other OF his team mates in
attendance. John F. Collins. the
popular right fielder OF the Chicago
American league baseball club. walk
ed up 10 the altar OF st Joseph's
church here today and signed a life
contract with Miss Elizabeth c.
Doyle The bride Is the daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs Edward j. Doyle OF
this city The couple met first four
years ago in Springfield, Mass. when
Collins was a member OF the Connec.
iicut league team In that city
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-31
old
7EcOis ucurSth the

Two kinds Of can ARE on the market thir
year 10Th of which typ,s should receive your
car ful consideration.
on has been slowly developed from the
model. of years aro. u mas been improved
o. improvements haze been made ~ motor
ear designing The valves ha,, bcgn enclosed
Srlismrtcra ha,, been added electric lights
included upholstcring made deeper probably
thc wheel base heightened Hut usually the
car be- al Do was with all Of the value and many
90. thr shoitcor,nss Of iho cam Of earlier
date
H,0u,m,ni- has, been brought "a "a hrh
d,Ur,, boz cars ~ that t'u, They give Foof
satisfaction They Hre dependable up to %
certain iuint 1900 hE lac. many az me
thing. that have been harmed in motor car
building because it has h,rn impossible io
Incorporate all Df OBJ, ucs i',as into Goo
design oi other car
This New Car without such Faults.
Th, other type 81 ear b. th' one That h"t
been designed with O. dcf3uitr purpose oi iu.
cooperating only thc good things that have
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-31
Don't buy Car Because al
Equipment.

So enc HUDSON $50" Is rs fully equipped
a. o. s possible 10 furnish an automobile
The custom uoW ~ fully cquipping an auto
mobile D. liable to cause some 10 misjudge
values. W can advise against your choosing
motor ear because 81 Dos equipment for the
very reason that HUDSON cau are fully fur
nshcd with Che best equipment obtainable.
hlt ir off.r CARS yuu might be- deceived Ms
o. value Equipment does not Indicate value.
lufnr hing spocdometer. dcmountable
rims Windshield. clock. etc. or giRing a self
stariins device has mo- important bearing
upon the character 0i the car They are de-
.irouh'r un an automobile bu, they do not
affect tHc power speed or comfort or the
easy riding qualities Of the car. They have
nothing 20 do with the stamina OF the car.
They dp not affect the simplicity Of the de-
sign They do dot guarantee the perfectly
operating motor all Of which are more essen
tinl 20 your motor car satisfaction than Is the
possession Of all the equipment that u put on
even The highest priced can.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-31
N Thnekon as
Brown Motor Co., Plainview, Texas
Notable Wedding in London

london. Oct. 2o-At one Of the
most brilliant weddings OF the sea
son. Miss Benson daughter OF Mrs.
Robert Benson. who is equally well
known to society in New York and
London. today became the bride OF
Capt. lioreward Wakes, D. 5. O., 90
Rifles. The ceremony took place al
50 MaItaret' Westmyuistcr The
bride VAS attended By eight brides
maids The ceremony at the church
was followed by a large reception az
Dorchester House. the London home
of the American ambassador which
was loaned for the occasion
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-31
Lucky PLAYERS.

Some one points out that players
who change from Cincinnati 10 Detroit
or vice versa are lucky and that the
luck might have followed Ralph
Works Four former Reds went to
Detroit and made good-Sam Craw.
ford. Jim Delahanty. Oscar Stanage
and John Dubuc George Suggs. let
out by the Tigers. went TO the Reds
and made good
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-31

\ setting hen fresh egg Spicd
Where her lord was won't tu Turk.
said She. Mr. Rooster, you have lied
\NIECO CHICK FEED did the work.
Sold by all dealers in Amarillo.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-31

With cheapest giving IN" best equipment one ~ i"t'
90 onfused 70 pay Tor R'4n car
Of not 10 be had ~ 10" p
Rrnins money Materials costly Workmanship ~ an ,'r
,hat oven in the larger impossible 20 give qualify
that will w all conditions aud that VII meet ever
d Of distinction finish luxury and safety. In the HuDSoN
s7 combined all Of these ftaur the lowest price at when
o. possible furnish them
-, the car Compare II other automobile you have
in mind Up the scale Of prices your conclusion must
inevitably ID a to- features that The c"st'rt car
nd ,etth
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-31
Electric '3!3s s.! King lie; :3|;;!!Z !|3


What These Is Msn Have Done
The HUDSON "37 electrically sefcranking and electrically
lighted fully equipped has i2-inch upholstery, rain
ion windshield which develops 31i3 horsepower speeio-
clock wheels wheel base and other
equipment
Therefore has the hst quality know how 70 produce.
Every detail Of luxury developed the highest degree The
entirely operated from the dryers Lights controlled
the dash An oilng places conveniently located
price Fe-Pengcr Touring the Torpedo
= klnh.t.r nnl,l. Is slslb- / U b n.trolt
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-31

b,cn learned in the ra-t ten years IT noi0r
car building None of the old fault. YER,
included simplicity was made 1, a rs
this form of c0nrtru ton.
when this car was started. IS expert enc
rin,crs. iRth,rcd from 9i fartDr,es. trained
Ia Germany. Italy rance. England r,uum
and Austria. combined what they snow iu
the perfection of The enc car u a their
four-cylinier masterpiece and b. The hDp-
son "St
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-31

lu,.c mon were guided in choir vor. ug
Howard T. Coffin. America foremost auto
mobile engineer lie had built six cars. an of
them successes. His work B. known Co every
moiorift. ha ears have been stepping stone.
in AUTOMOBILE, Development Under him these
o. engineers were capable of doing greater
work because Of bis inspiration and the rival
~ Of each man with his associate focusing
their experience ON one ear
This Is the type OF car w. as. you 90 see
when you investigate the HUDSON 49,
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-31
Ameco Chick Feed is mad

from clean, selected grain and is
a balanced feed for chickens Ask
your dealer.
Amarillo Mill 4 Elevator Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-11

, which will add 10000 acres Of irri-
gable land to that now available for
cultivation. But it is feared that this
decision will embarrasS the land own
ers and the officials Of Water Company
No. because it may give the Califor-
mia Development company power to eA ,
act bonus before turning wafer into
the new canal.
"Other lands about the valley are
| about to be opened for. development
under proposed new bitches. The
water stock of the several mutual wa
ter companies already issued is prac-
tically exhausted and there is not
enough stock in some cases to cover
all the land under the present system.
If new companies are organized. in
order to get new stock on to the lands
it is proposed TO add the California
Development company RAY be in po-
siiion, through this decision, to exact
tribute from them on the bc~is of all
the land owners are willing to pay, be-
fore water deliveries will be con
iracted
an a general way The decision and
the refusal of the court to listen to
further argument concerning it appear
to point to one result surely. namely
that the plans of the Imperial irriga-
ton district for taking over the entire
irrigation system of the valley will have
to he expedited by the people in order
to free the country from all private
ownership.
at has been stated that an effort
will be made to take the Thayer case
decision into the federal courts, but
w. B. Mathews, attorney for w. II.
holabrd, receiver for the California
Development company, pointed out
yesterday that the federal courts have
already decided that the California De
velopment company is a public service
corporation and that, in spite of this,
the state court rendered its decision.
This would seem to indicate that the
state courts believe they have juris-
diclion and are not going to be gov
erned in this matter by the federal
Judiciary"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-11
OF THE DENIAL
IN THE ThAYER CASE

The denial of the supreme court of
rehearing in the Thayer case has
aroused much interest in the valley
since printed exclusively in the Press,
and is beginning to challenge attention
elsewhere. The Los Angeles Tribune
thus reviews the case:
''The supreme court has refused -
grant a rehearing in the so-called
Thayer case, affecting the status of
the California Development company
and its relation with the water users
OF the Imperial valley, information 20
this effect having reached the city yes
terday. A decision rendered two weeks
ago, on which was based the petition
for another hearing OF the case, was to
the effect that the California Develop
ment company, which furnishes the ir-
riSation water used by the people of
Ihe valley. is not a public service cor
poration.
1.-THE original decision. which the
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-11

court by its refusal to reopen the case
signifies is final, was a source Of dis
appointment in the Imperial valley, not
because il will in any way affect the
water supply or the ranches buying
water. but because it takes the cor
poration out of the jurisdiction of tn 2
state railroad commission and also
vests it with autocratic power when
application is made for new water ser
vices. as for new land, or when a
ditch is extended for example.
1.-The Thayer case was originally
filed in the superior court by Attorney
NJ. W. Conkling for a client who de-
sired to take water directly from the
main canal OF the California Develop
ment company running adjacent to his
properly and apply ii to his land with
out buying stock in one of the mutual
water companies through which the
parent company always distributes
water. Attorney Conklin" commended
that, inasmuch as the California Devel
opment company was carrying water
appropriated by it from a publicly
owned source-the Colorado river
and delivering it for irrigation purposes,
and inasmuch as the use Of water for
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-11
irrigation has been repeatedly
clared by the constitution and

irrigation has been repeatedly de-
clared by the constitution and the
courts to be a public use, the COM
pany is common carrier OF water and
a public service corporation.
Judge George Fl. Hutton heard the
evidence and arguments, sitting for
Judge Franklin j. Cole Of Imperial
county, and decided for Thayer. The
case was appealed and the supreme
court decided two weeks ago that
Judge Hutton's decision was not cor
rect. In the decision, which was signed
by all the members of the court save
Chief Justice Beatty, who refused to
concur, the court declared that the Cal
iforna Development company was only
an agency used by the mutual water
companies OF the valley to carry their
water and that it was not public ser
vice corporation.
THE most immediate effect of this
decision. and the refusal of the court
to reopen the case, will be felt Dy
land owners east Of The present. irri-
gated section, in the mutual water
company district known as No. 5, but
above No. SIS present bitches. At
present a high line canal is being run
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-11
Discuss Poll Taxes

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
Los ANGELES, Deco. ii.-Argu-
ments for and against. the poll tax oc-
cupied today's session of the eleventh
annual meeting Of the county assess
ors association of California. J. A.
Kay of Sacramento led the opponents,
branding the system as unjust and an
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-11
Taft Goes to COLLEGE
GBY UNITED PRESS AssoCIAT

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
NEW YORK, Dec. ii.-Instead of
returning to Cincinnati to practice law
athe conclusion of his term, as an
nounced, President Taft will accept a
professorship in the Yale law depart
ment, according to a statement today
by close friend of the president. The
chair which he is expected to accept is
known as the Kent professorship Of
law. 1t carries $4,000 annual salary.
The professOrship has been vacant
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-11
Building Collapsed
lBY UNITED PRESS associate

lBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
Los ANGELES, Dec. fla one
story building on Spring street near
Sixth, occupied by the No-lce Refrig-
Grating Company, collapsed this morn
ing. Three men in the building es-
capped. The building adjoining was
injured by the falling walls. The en-
tire loss was about $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-11

tiquated and saying that but 81 per
cent pay the tax. He declared the
taking Of the tax from working mems
wages is vicious. J. w. HOlliSter of
San Luis Obispo led the response,
claiming the poll tax is the only means
of reaching OrientalS.