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The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-06-20

who else? How else would I b.
knowing the signal? Ye see. there was
a bit Of a shindig down the street and
me in the middle thereof and getting
all the worst of tiff ye must know
when along comes Danny and lends
me q hand and whips me of here and
says he'll be back IN a moment. He'll
tell ye the details himself; but r.
he eyed her quizzically-"would now
ask ye to overlook the unceremonious
manner Of me entrance and a certain
lack OF dignity as to me attire, which
beg ye to believe is not me ordinary
evening dress, and-and faithi me
throat is baked entirely, If me clothes
are not. May / ask for a drink at
mademoiselle's fair handsg"
He was on his feet now and en-
joying the situation hugely. "And tbs
the Irish eye for beauty Danny hast"
he told himself. 81 commend his taste,
the roguel"
For the girl was exceedingly fair to
see; slender and straight and girlish
and sweet; a Greek, II he we're to
Judge Of her features and her dress,
and in hat odd light, with perturba-
ton in her pose. a smile half-perplexed
trembling on her lips ~(because Of
O'Rourke's conceit) and the shadow Of
anxiety clouding her eyes. she made a
charming picture indeed.
She was quick to grant his request.
Danny will explain" she agreed with
conviction. This way, then, IL you
please. monsieur, and"-as they passed
through a low doorway-"if you will
have the patience to wait here, | will
fetch wine"
She smiled enchantingly, dropped
him a %bewitching little courtesy with
a Difference evoked, no doubt, by the
mans subtle yet ineradicable air Of
distinction, and left him wholly capti-
waited. BLESS her heart and pretty
facet" he murmured, cycling her re-
treating figure. "'Tis Danny who's
the lucky dog . not that he's
not deserving. :"
He reviewed his refuge summarily,
discovering that he stood in one cor
ner of a small courtyard, the center
Of a hollow cube of masonry; a dwell
ing of two stories, round whose upper
floor ran an inner gallery to which
steps led up from the court and from
which access was to be had to the liv-
ing rooms-all dark and silent.
In the center Of the courtyard a
little fountain tinkled, a tiny Jet of
water rising from the central upright
Of stone to spray the black, star-smit-
ten pool beneath. There was a little
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pains at monthly periods, bilious spells,
and was getting worse all the time. I
would hardly get over one spell when /
would be sick again. No tongue can tell
what / suffered from cramps, and at
times I could hardly walk. The doctors
said / might die at one Of those times,
but / took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound and got better rghtaway.
Your valuable medicine Is worth more
than mountains of gold to suffering wo-
men. Mrs. BERTHA MUFF, SOB N. 4th
Street, Louisiana, Mo.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from nativeroot and herbs,
contains no narcotic or harmful drugs,
and to-day holds the record of being the
most successful remedy for female ills we
know of, and thousands of voluntary
testimonials on file in the Pinkham
laboratory at Lynn, Mass, seem to prove
ibis fact.
IL you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOna-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held In strict confidence.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-06-20
CHAPTER XIV.

He opened his eyes again, alone on
the cool, damp, earthen floor, but as
sured that the feminine element in his
adventure had been no hallucination,
after all; for he could see the girl
standing a little to one side and look
ing down upon him, her face so deep
in shadow that he could gather moth
ing from its expression, whether 1t
were of displeasure or Of perplexity.
From this and that, however, he de-
duced that she, discovering herself
lavishing endearments on the wrong
man, was not utterly delighted with
the situation. The circumstances TAX
en- into consideration, such a state Of
mind he thought not unreasonable;
and being now to some extent recov-
cred, he saw no profit In making her
suffer more. So with a show Of
faintness not wholly assumed, he
rolled his head to one side, opening
wide his eyes and looked the woman
in the face, inquiring with his faint,
thin brogue; whats this, now. me
dear?"
The girls face darkened. She shook
her head impatiently. Il have no Eng
fish, she told him In excellent French.
who are you? Why do you come
here? You are not Dannyl"
"Oho!" commented O'Rourke know
ingly. "and that's the explanation. is
it?" He sat up, embracing his knees
and drawing a rueful face Faith, me
dear" he admitted. Il concede ye the
best of the argument, thus far. I am
not Danny-'tis true as Gospel
She frowned, "Then what are you
doing here, monsieur? How did you
learn-who told you-the signal?"
Faith, from no less a person than
Danny Malone himself. He showed
me the way and bade me knockout
niver a word said he Of Yourself. me
dear"
Monsieur does not recall that / ad.
lnitted him2" she persisted. but with
a tightening face, nor anything that
happened thereafter"
mot the least In the world, What
did happen, now?"
But she aanked that embarrassing
question adroltly, evidently much re
lieved by O'Rourke's reinsurance.
Which was Just what he wished her
frame Of mind to he Nothing that
matters" she replied continuing to
employ the French tongue, and that
very prettily, with a fetching little &C.
cent. 81 think you tainted, Then-bui
you know my Danny?'
Your Danny" said O'Rourke, his
mood quizzioal. "None better, me dear
I've known him since he was so high
or whereabouts" And he held a palm
some six inches or so above the floor
"And he-he brought you here7"
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CUT RATE FOR AN AMERICAN
Judge oonneIly's Amusing Experienced
With the Sharp Irish Cab
Driver In Dublin.

Chief Justice Joseph G.. Donnelly OF
the civil court, in illustrating an Irish
mans idea Of wit, told a story Of an
adventure with an Irish hack driver in
Dublin. relates the Milwaukee Wiscon-
sin.
81 asked him how much he would
take to drive me to Hotel -," he
said. The driver looked at me and
said: You are from the states. arenT
you? answered yes.
WELL. he said. since you are from
the states, and I've driven nothing but
Englishmen all day, I'll drive you to
the hotel for three shillings.'
"As 1 thought that was reasonable.
/ got into the hack. We drove on and
on for hours, over hills and across
streams, until we finally got to the
hotel While driving, wondered at
the difference between this hack
driver and those in America, and won.
dered what an American hack driver
would say II | were to hand him three
shillings for such a long ride.
Il went to bed and slept sound that
night. When / woke up early In the
morning. / went down and out on the
front steps. l almost tainted. for d.
rectly In front Of the hotel was the
self-same depot that l arrived at on
the train. l suppose the hack driver
thought he was having a pile Of fun
while driving me around the city and
country"
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens at Monte Carlo with
Col Terence O'ROurke, a military free
lance q something OF a gambler. In his
motel. Leaning on the balcony he sees a
beautitul girl who suddenly enters the
elevator and passes from sight. At the
gaming table O'Rourke notices two men
Watching him. One Is the Hon. BERTHE
Glynn, while his companion Is Wiscount
Bes Lrebes, a duelist. The vlscOunt tells
MIN the hrench government has directed
him to O'Rourke as a man who would
undertake a secret mission. At his apart
ment, O'ROurke, who had agreed to UNI
dertake the mission. finds a mysterious
letter. The viscount arrives. hands a
sealed package to O'Rourke, who IS not
90 Open ~ until on the ocean. A pair Of
dainty slippers are seen prOtruding from
under a doorway curtain. The Irishman
nnoa the owner OF the mysterious feet to
be his wife, Beatrix. from whom he q
run away a year previous. They are
reconciledi and opening the letter he finds
that a Rangoon law firm offers him
100000 pounds for a jewel known as the
Pool OF Flame and left to him by a dy-
ing friend, but now I'm keeping Of one
named Chambret in Algeria O'Rourke
worsts the nobleman in a duel. The wife
bids O'Rourke farewell and he promises
to soon return with the reward. He dis
covers both Glynn and the viscount on
board the ship. AS he finds Chambret
there is AN attack by bandits and his
friend dies telling O'Rourke that he has
left the Pool Of Flame with the governor
general, who at sight of a signet ring
given the colonel will deliver over the
jewel. Arriving at Algeria the Irlshman
finds the governor general away. Des
and tells O'Rourke that he has gained
possession OF the jewel by stealing II. In
a duel O'Rourke masters the viscOunt,
cur possession OF the Pool of Flame
and starts by ship for RangoOn. He finds
the captain to be a smuggler who tries to
steal the Jewel.
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Did you know this was my birth.
day2" asked Eve.
Could / forget it?" answered Adam
Let's see-how old are you. this yeal
NOV don't ANSWERED. me guess
Your are-ah-seveni"
you hateful wretchi" cried Eve
I'm only Ave, and you know It.
but that Is just like you men
you try 10 pretend that the time Il
dragging and that your wives ar,
growing oldl Just because you arr
over six, and have lots OF gray hairs
you think you a Insult your wifel'
Eden was never the same after tina
an.
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ing We more than ve deserve. ~ u
in love with you she iB?"
Danny stole a sidelong glance az tho
girl 'Beggin' yer houor's pardon" he
stammered. and ] behave she is that
"Ummi" snorted Q'RUurke. And
what, II ye please. about poor Annie
Bragin, al home? Is Il marrying Q
Greek ye would be. and leaving poor
Annie to cry her eyes out for ye, ye
worthless scut?"
"Divvle a bit, respects to yer hon
orr Sure, It's only for amusement
"And who may she be, that ye make
so free to amuse yourself with ber?'
1.-THE daughter av me partner, yer
honor, Noccovie, the Greek tobaccy
merchant"
This will be his house, then?"
mo, sir, but IA sort av a Bthore-
house, IN a way av speaking. Ills fist
round tn corne they do be Twin In
a gran foine house, sir"
Then what's the young lady doing
here?"
Waiting for me to take her place,
sir. Noccovie is away and-and." In
a blurted confession, tbs a bit Of
hashish smuggling we be doing on the
side. The stun is always brought
here, sor; and tonight's the night q
conslgnment's due"
"Ah-h!" observed O'Rourke darkly.
One by one, It seemed, be was gather
ing the trumps again into his own
hand. He resumed his catechism Of
the boy.
Danny, Is this the way a decent
man should be behaving himself?" he
browbeat him. rs 1t your mothers
son and the sweetheart Of Annie
Bragin that's become no more than an
idle breaker of hearts? Danny, Dan
ny, what would Father Malachi be
saving if he could hear what we've
just told me? Whin. boy, did ye con-
fess last?"
Danny covered. Jaw, dear!" he
whimpered, Jaw. dearie-dearl And
meself meant no harm at all"
Thin take your light-o'love home,
Danny, and come back to me here at
once with a change of clothesi"
"Yiss, yer honor. I'll do that, yer
honor. But will ye bark for the signal
at the door and let Cap'n Hole in?"
It was true, then!
81 will. But see that We don't for
get the change Of clothes, Danny, and
don't be lingering too long over your
fond farewells with the lady, If ye're
not looking for a hiding, and
Danny"
"Yis, sor?"
Have ye a revolver"
Here. sor."
give It here, aud bring another
back with ye. Lively, nowi"
Alone, O'ROurke seated himself on
the edge Of the fountain and consid-
cred gravely the uncertainties Of life.
TITS fate" he concluded soberly. at
length. And It's hard upon eleven
now. They will not dare to run that
cargo before midnight; and-meseli
sorely needs a bath"
Deliberately he stripped of rags and
tatters and plunged into the fountain
Danny was back with the promised
wearing apparel ere he had finished
splashing.
And while O'Rourke dressed, and fol
long thereafter, the two sat and
smoked and c~onfabulated, talked Of
Men and Things and the turn of the
Wheel Of the World.
TO BE C~ONTINUED)
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Exhausted az He was, tho lrlshman STRUGGLES win Little SKIN,

plot of grass. likewise. with flowers
generous OF their cordial perfume.
The girl came silently out from the
shadows beneath the gallery, bringing
him a cup and a jar Of e~arthenware
trimming with wine.
He accepted the service with a bow.
"Mademoiselle Is as kind as she is
beautiful" said he. and with the APP
probation Of a connoisseur first
watched her blush. then drained the
jug to its last drop aud felt the Crate.
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tested earnestly. Beyond Greek and
French and Arabic, sure, she's ignor-
ant as Paddy's pig!'
So much was plainly evident from
the girls manner and expression Of
puzzlement R%eassured, O'Rourke pro
ceeded:
""Tis good hearing. Faith, II she
understood the Kings English, 'tis
me hair abe would be tearing out by
the roots IA n minute Danny, J
gather that the lady is be way Of Tx
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Il am thinking OF going L Europe
on a vacation"
"You arel / dlGn't know you mad
that much money
Il haven't. but, you see, It doesn't
cost anything to think Of going
L%ippincott's.
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known to the public,
but complete restor-
alton ohealthmeans
so much to me that
/ cannot keep from
telling mine for the
sake of other suffer
Ing m
81 had been sick
about twelve years,
and lad eleven doc
tors. / had drag
cling down pains.
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WOMAN SICK
TWELVE YEARS
Wants. Other omen to Know
How She Was Finally
Restored to Health.

Louisiana, Mo.;-"I think q woman
naturally dislkes 70 make her troubles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-25
The Christmas Festival

The great festival which commem- orates the birth of Christ is the one most generally observed today in all Christendom. Theologians and church historians differ on many points con corning the lowly Nazarene, but all unite in hymns of joy to the invis- ible head of the church universal.
 No philosopher or reformer who ever trod the earth has made the impress on civilization that He has made. The teachings of Christ form, indeed, the basis of our civilization. Mighty war riors there have been but no conquer CT who ever lived has so shaped the course of history as Jesus of Nazareth born in a manager in Bethlehem nearly 2O00 years ago. Even avowed infidels who reject Christ pay tribute in some sense at least although unconsciously to the Christ that hundreds of millions adore.
 The scripture teaches that Jesus, as the Son of God, was the embodiment of love and good will toward men. 'Love thy neighbor as myself" was one of his great commandments. It is this spirit which informs the mind and heart of civilized peoples today. No matter what shortcomings men and women may have all feel like doing something at Christmas time to bring cheer to the poor and friendless and those who are broken in spirit.
 Large charity abounds in this land and on this blessed Christmas morn sympathy and helpful deeds will null tiply and grateful hearts will turn heavenward. As every philanthropic cause makes stronger appeals during Christmas-tide than at any other time of the year the bounty of those who have prospered will be greatly in evidence in and around Birmingham; and let us hope that this Christmas will be one worthy of remembrance for it's splendid record of charity and uplifting service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-25
QUEER RAILROAD CUSTOMS

From the Wide World Magazine.
 They have a curious way of managing some railways in Syria. Weary of much riding, party of travellers on their way to Beyrout resolved one day to go by train. They arrived at primitive sta- tion, but could find no stationmaster. Presently, however, one of the camp fol~ lowers arrived, looked about, and, spy- ing a small red flag lying on the plat form, made off with it along the line. When a train came in the man waved his flag, the engine driver pulled up, and the travellers got in. Later, while the train was puffing on it's way, the guard came along the footboard and issued the tickets, carefully noting down the names, nationality and occupations of the pas sengers. Two stations farther on they got out, and here there was not only a ste tionmaster, but porter, and the lat ter stayed with them all day in an orchard till the camp arrived, meanwhile feeding them with honey from the comb. Where else one wonders, could such a charming railway system be found?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-25
Progressives and Reactionaries

The national progressive party has organized an aggressive campaign with headquarters in New York and Washington and with a guarantee of a preliminary campaign fund of $50,- 900 to be subscribed for by 100 state organizations and individuals an- nually. r
 In marked contrast to this action the reactionary republican party asks to be forgotten for whole year. It takes no steps to secure recruits. It simply seeks to drop out of the run ming for a year, and it hopes in all that time to be permitted to take a back seat unobserved and unappre- ciated except perhaps by the interests it had served long and faithfully
 The progressive party on the other hand proposes to become we'll organ ized in every state. It proposes to be- gin the campaign of 1916 now. It will not waste day in preparing to start it's publicity bureau in New York and it's legislative bureau in Washington, both to be controlled by it's national executive committee, the members of which can be recalled at any time, and so can any action they may take.
 Four years is long spell of time, but if public sentiment is not greatly changed in that time it will not be easy to see where the republican party headed by such reactionaries as ex- Speaker Cannon and Elihu Root and Boies Penrose and Minority Leader Mann can gain any recruits. The times are changed. All men desire changes that render progress possible. No one in the rank and file harks back to the dead past. All have their eyes fixed on a republic more democratic and mere subject to popular will than the ideas of the past admitted of. While this sentiment lasts the republican party cannot secure recruits and if it cannot do that it is good "1njun' tCday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-25
MAN AUSTRALIA CURSES

From the January Wide World Magazine.
 In the early days of Australian settle rnent- when, nobody can say-some well meaning emigrant sailed from old England, taking with him, among his most cherished possessions. couple of rairs of rabbits, probably the pets of his children. The name of that pioneer is not chronicled in Australia's history. He may have been a most worthy man. man whose life and works in the country of his adoption might very well have earned for his memory the greatest re- spect and regard but nothing he did or could have done would be sufficient to wipe out his terrible blunder. His name, whatever it may have been, is anathema; his memory is vile; his folly unforgigea- ble.
 This pioneer may have had the best in- tentons in the world. When Australians speak of him they admit that possibility, but in their anger they refuse to accept it as an extenuation of his heinous con- duct. They are ready to believe that in England the rabbit is harmless They know that in England bunny" is care fully protected in game preserves. and IS regarded as a delicacy for the table of tbe rich. They know that it is serious offence for unauthorized persons to kill or steal rabbits from an English game preserve, and that not so very many years ago poachers were transported to tho convict settlements of the Colonies for life for no greater offenSe than this; but when they see their Australian farms or grazing lands denuded of every yes tige of herbage by hordes of hungry rob- bits. the progeny of those first two pairs they curse loud and long. They go out and slay millions of the pest by poison and suffocating fumes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-25

From the Wide World Magazine.
 A rather curious-and to our ideas, some- what unpleasing-custom obtains in Span- ish cemeteries. All round the burying ground a building is erected whose de- sign can only be compared to that of a nest of pigeon holes. often seen in post offices and similar institutions. Each pigeon hole is tomb. When a person dies his relatives hire a pigeon hole for five years, and the remains are placed inside. The end is then sealed up with mortar and a memorial tablet affixed on the outside. The lease of the pigeon hole may be renewed at the end of the five years, but if it is allowed to expire the tomb is unsealed and the bones removed to make way for another tenant. Needless to say, the plan has some good points. The space taken up by the pigeon hole cemetery' is comparatively small, as is also the cost of burial. Picturesqueness
 is, however conspicuously absent; nor is sentimental grief catered for, as it would be impossible to go and mourn at the grave of person buried in pigeon hole so high up that a ladder was needed to reach it. To such as prefer the old fash iored graves the central space of ground
 is offered, but the pigeon holes are the most popular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-25
FOOTB BALI.

Franklin P. Adams in the January Metro politan.
 A group of men all of them out of col lege long enough to know that the win hing or losing of a football game by alma mater has no appreciable effect upon the earth's rotary motion. discussed football as they were returning from the Yale Princeton game. Three of them were New York sporting editors and they won- dered whether the public interest was great, how it compared with the baseball frenzy and whether football really was much of a game, after all. The sense of the meeting was that 1t is not a great game either to play or to watch. One Of the arguers, who had played football and baseball for four years at college. said that he was convinced now that football Is an overpraised institution and that it didn't make for manly qualities any more than a study of integral calculus and a daily five mile walk.
 One of the sporting editors in that group was trying to classify American sports in the order of their importance to the public Baseball he put first, of course. Prize fighting he placed second, but an- other thought automobiling outranked it. Then arose the discussion as to whether automobiling was sport or a recreation -one said it was nuisance-and whether prize fighting was a sport at all, which caused another to remark that baseball was 8 business rather than a sport Eut
 
 baseball, prize fighting automobiling, football. golf and tennis. aeroplaning, field and track sports and swimming. The rest were unplaceabe
 But on this all agreed. the lowest order of sport was wrestling and six day bicycle racing.