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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-30

Jimlnez, March sO.-Federal Gen.
Aubert has eluded his pursuers. For
three days the federal leader has been
engaged In desperat efforts to extri-
cate himself from position which
momentarily threatened the capture
or annihiation Of his column BY
brilliant strategy and forced marches
he succeeded in outwitting the enemy.
Never were the fortunes Of Gen. Au-
bert at lower ebb than today. His
men, footsore and weary from night
marches, burned by the sun and the
swiriing aikaif aust, often hungry and
thirsty. we're compelled BY sheer ex.
haustion to waste precious moments
in rest at the village Of Atotinnnilco,
known as OashillaIopez.
On his heels were the columns OF
Gen. Fernandez. salazar and Campo,
numbering 250O men or double the
! strength Of the fugitive federals. He
was outflanked on both wings and at
tackled in the rear The fighting was
the most desperate OF all engagements
fought since the original attack at Es-
Gallon last Friday The combat open
ed with long range artillery fire but
as the insurrecto force drew nearer
the rattle OF rifle shooting became al
continuous.
The rebel generals admit that the
defense was the most desperate that
they have yet encountered. The fire
Of the federals was far more accurate
than before, their machine guns NOV.
ed assaulting liberals in heaps. The
latter crawled through irrigation
bitches for shelter. only to emerge in
the open and charge fiercely across
dust clbhded plains. Their own fire
was deadly. as testified to by the
federal dead left on the field, but Au-
bert, when one position became unten-
able, was always equal to finding an.
other
Tracy Richardson, an American gun.
ner with the rebels. was slightly
wounded
/ Washington, March S0-A series OF
rumors concerning the Mexican sit.
uation covering every possible phase
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-30

MI. ana Mrs. Ben Vaughan OF the
vicinity OF Alex We're shoppers in the
city today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-30

Washington, March so.-A series OF
rumors concerning the Mexican sil-
uation covering every possible phase
of activity on the part Of the Ameri-
CONTINUED on page a.
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SYNoPSIS.

=. Inc scene at the opening Of the story is
1ald IN the library of old WORKOUT
soulhern plantation, known as the bar
ny tiy. Inc place Is to be sold, ana It's
history and that Of the owners. the
@ulntards, IS the subject Of discussion by
JoIlathan Crenshaw. business man; d
Stranger known Bladen, ana BOD
fancy farmer. when Hannibal Wayne
hazard mysterious child Of the OLD
southern family, makes his appearance
fancy tells how he adopted the boy Ma
t@ulntards deny any knowledge OF me
boy. Yancy to keep Hannibal. Captain
Murrell friend Of the Quintards APP
pears and asks questions about the Bar
ony. Trouble at Scratch Hill, when Han
nibal Is kidnapped by Dave Blount. Cap
taia Murrel's agent. Yancy overtakes
Blount, gives him thrashing and secures
the boy. Yancy appears before Squire
Balaam, and is discharged with costs for
the plaintiff. Betty Malroy, a friend of
the Ferrises, has an encounter with Cap
tain M1rreH, who forces his attentions on
her, and Is rescued by Bruce Darlington
Betty sets out for her Tennessee home
Darlington takes the same stage. fancy
and Hannibal disappear with MurreH on
Of Judge Slocum Price. The Judge recog-
nizes in the boy. the grandson of an OLD
time friend. Murrell arrives at Judges
home, Cavendish family on raft rescue
Yancy. who is apparently dead. PTlce
breaks jail. Betty and Darlington arrive
at Belle Plain. HannibaPs rifle discloses
some startling things to the judge. han
nibal and Betty meet again. Murreu ar
rive 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, young
planter, who assists the judge, is InyS-
teriously assaulted Norton informs Car
rington that Betty has promised to marry
him Norton is mysteriously shot. More
light on Murrelrs plots. He plans upris-
ing of negroes.
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Z VAUGHAN KESTER
ZZNs124I0NS BY MEIWZL

I stantly stricken with a sense Of the
inadequacy OF his words, doubled on
MS spiritual tracks. In a round
about way, ma'am, were bound to be
neVe In the omnipresence of Provi
! dehce-We must think it-though a
Dody might be disposed to hold that
west Tennessee had got out OF the
me or divine supervision recently
Let me lead you to a chair, ma'am!'
hannibal had slipped to Betty's
Sloe and placed his hand in hers. The
Judge regarded the pair with grea;
DeneVolence Of expression
He would come, and | hadn't the
heart to forbid it. If / can be Of any
service to you, ma'am either in the
capacity of friend-or professional,
ly-i trust you Will not hesitate to
command me" The judge backed
toward the door.
Did you walk out, Judge Pricey'
asked Betty kindly
Nothing more than a heaIthfuI OK.
erclse-but We will not detafn Won.
ma am; the pleasure of seeing you is
something we had not reckoned on"
ne judges speech was thick and
unctuous with good feeling. He wished
mat Mahaffy might have been there
10 note the reserve and dignity OF
his department.
But you must let me order lunch
con for YOU" said Betty. At least
this questionable old man was good
to Hannibal.
L couldn't think of it, ma'am-"
you'll have a glass of wine. then"
urged Betty Hospitality. For the mo-
ment she had lost sight Of what was
clearly the judges besetting sin.
The judge paused abruptly. He en-
dured moment of agonizing frreso-
luton.
"On the advice Of my physician |
dare not touch wine-gout, ma'am,
and liver-but this restriction does
not apply to corn whisky-in modera-
ton, and as tonic-either before
meals, Immediately after meals or at
any time between meals-always
keeping In mind the idea of its tonic
properties" The judge seemed to
mellow and rfpen. This was much
better than having the dogs sicked on
youi His manner toward Betty be-
came almost fatherly Poor young
thing, so lonely and desoIate in the
midst of all this splendor-he surrep-
titiously wiped away tear, and when
little Steve presented himself and
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DAISY Ely KILLER
w. N. u, MILWAUKEE, NO. 24-1912.
CONSTANT DRAIN ON NATION
Cost of Tuberculosis and Other Pre-
ventabie Diseases Has Been
Put Into Figures.

While state commissions and other
bodies are trying to find method for
reducing the cost of life insurance,
Prof James w. Glover of the Uni
versity of Michigan demonstrates that
every policy-holder of a $4,000 or
binary whole life policy could save
about $40 year on his premiums Ii
tuberculosis and typhoid fever were
eliminated. tuberculosis alone causes
loss to such a policy holder of from
$3.50 at twenty to $3.50 at the age
Of sixty. At age Of twenty. with the
present high death rate from tubercu-
lcsis, this one disease alone shortens
the complete expectation Of life by
two years and 1853 days. While the
death rate from tuberculosis seems to
be declining, the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tuber-
culosis says that the combined effort
of every man, woman and child Is nee
essary to bring about radical reduc-
ton In life insurance rates such as
Professor Glover has indicated.
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Or. Courtenay, Mutiiated Veteran oil
the Confederate Army. as He Was
In Tippah.

DIR. Courtenay entered the Confeder-
ate army as surgeon, and after the
surrender found himself without home,
family, or fortune. His right coat
sleeve dangied empty; the hand that
had saved so many lives could not
save itself. 1t had been amputated
after Gettysburg. and the story goes
that Lee himself-the name is always
pronounced slowly and reverently in
Tippah-had said, 81 wish l could give
my hand to save yours, doctor" An
other loss, equally grave, but less
conspicuous. was that of his left lung.
1t was this trouble that had brought
him to Tippah's mild climate. for near
Iy 20 years he had lived there alone in
his three-room cottage, riding out ev-
cry day to his little farm. five miles
from town. and reading and smoking
far jnf3 the night His library was
the ,.nde< OF Tippah. Books in five
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she here? What upheaval in the hui
man reckoning has sent her adrift?"
Her voice came from the muffled
depths of her arms She had not
raised her head nor moved. Il
thought you had gone" she sighed;
then her voice continued It's low muir
murings. 81 am here because during
the last year 1 have given brain and
body and everything that | possessed
to my art-struggling, fighting and
always sure of winning the big prize
that was at stake. | failed" An iron
ical hardness had come into her voice.
After giving gladly, freely of the
very breath I drew toward the COM
pletion of my competition statue |
was awarded the second prize-a
shining gold medal with a red ribbon
attached to it," Trevor again finched
from the timbre of her voice. 81
tried to crush the golden bauble with
a rock just now, but it only Knocked
me in the glimmer Of the arc light
and l flung it into that fountaini"
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Betty Leaves Belle Plain.

6ettJ Leaves 6elIe ram.
Hannibal had devoted himself 10y
ally to the judges gloritication, and
Betty heard all about the letter, the
snuffing of the candles and the re-
ward of five thousand dollars. 1t vast
ly increased the chiid's sense of I'm
portance and satisfaction when he
discovered she had known nothing OF
these matters until he told her OF
them
why, where would Judge Price
get so much money, Hannibal?" she
asked, greatly astonished.
He won't have to get it, Miss Bet
ty; Mr. Mahaffy says he don't reckon
no one will ever tell who wrote the
letter-he lows the man who done
that will keep pretty mum-he just
dassent tell" the boy explained.
mo. l suppose not" and Betty
saw that perhaps, after all, the Judge
had not assumed any very great imam
cial responsibility.
He can't be a coward, though. Han
nibal!" she added, for she under
stood that the risk of personal vio-
lence which he ran was genuine She
had formed her own unsympathetic
estimate of him that day at Boggs'
race-track; Mahaffy in his blacklist
hour could have added nothing to it.
Twice since then she had met him in
Raleigh, which had only served to fix
that first impression.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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fcHApTER xvlI-(Continued.3

Il have never so regarded 1t, Solo
mon," said the Judge mildly. L have
read a different meaning In the beef
and -four and potatoes she's sent here.
| expect If the truth could be known
to us she is wondering in the midst
of her grief why | haven't called, but
she'll appreciate the considerable del
icacy of gentleman. j wish it were
possible to get cut flowers in this
cussed wilderness!"
The Judge had been occupied with
a simple but ingenious toilet. He
had trimmed the frayed skirts OF his
coat: then, by turning his cuffs in
side out and upside down a fresh sur
face made it's first public appearance.
Next his shoes had engaged his at
tention. They might have we'll dis
couraged less resolute and resource
full character, but with the contents
of his ink-well he artfully colored his
white yarn socks where they showed
through the riffs In the leather. This
the Judge did gaily, now humming a
snatch of song, now listening civilly
TO Mahaffy, now replying with undis-
turbed cheerfulness. Last OF all he
clapped his dingy beaver on his head,
giving it an indescrtbabIy jaunty
slant, and stepped to the door.
Well, wish me luck, Solomon, I'm
off-come, Hannibal" he said.
At heart he cherished small hope OF
seeing Betty, advantageous as he felt
on reaching Belle Plain, he and Han
nibal were shown into the cool parlor
by little Steve. 1t was more years
than the Judge cared to remember
since he had put his foot inside such
a house, but with true grandeur o
soul he rose to the occasion; u
sublimated dignity shone from every
battered feature, while he fixed little
Steve with so fierce a glance that the
grin froze on his lips.
You are to say that Judge Slocum
Price presents his compliments and
condolences to Miss Malroy-have
you got that straight, you pinch of
soot?" he concluded affabIy. Little
Steve, impressed alike by the judges
air OF CODu6SCeuSlOu ana MS easy
flow OF words, signified that he had.
You may also say that Judge Prices
ward, young Master Hazard, presents
his compliments and condolences"
What more the judge might have said
was interrupted by che entrance of
Betty, herself.
My dear young lady" the judge
bowed, then be advanced toward her
with the solemnity or carriage and
countenance he deemed suitable to
the occasion, and her extended hand
was engulfed between his two plump
palms. He rolled his eyes heaven
ward. Its the Lords to dea. with US
as his own inscrutable wisdom die
tates,' he murmured with pious resig-
nation. I'VE are all poorer, ma'am,
that he has died-sust as We were
richer while he lived," The rich
cadence of the Judges speech fell
generously on the silence, and that
look of horror which had never quite
left Betty's eyes since they saw
Charley Norton fall. rose out of their
clear depths again. The Judge, in
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Copyright, 1912, by Associated Literary
PreSS)

Copyright. 1912. by Associated Literary
Press.)
There was no moon-the faint
glimmer from an arc light shone on
the huddled figure Trevor drew
nearer the statue that sood in the
center of the square, but the figure
dropping near its base neither moved
nor made sound.
A fog-hung, damp midnight was
to be grazing the foot Of statue
and Trevor approached the person
there, keen sense of duty toward
the outcasts of life squirting him on
In the dim light he could discern
nothing save huddled mass He
touched the human wreckage gently
with his walking stick.
From the darkness and shadows
the ghOstly outlines of a white tragic
face appeared like a mirage in the
desert. Trevor caught his breath
sharply and half recoiled. The face
miserable in its portrayal of ab1ect
failure. She would have sunk down
again into that semi-conscious stupor
of desolation had not Trevor pre-
vented her by speaking.
What is it?" he asked gently. 81
want to help you"
The girl raised a slender, tapering
hand to her brow as if to brush
away an imaginary shadow. When
she spoke, the low pitched anguish
in her voice gripped at Trevor's
heart with hitherto unknown ter
ror. He realized suddenly that he
had never experienced big emotions.
you are kind" she managed to
say in that sorrowful voice that
trembled even as frightened child's,
but my faith is gone-faith in God,
In myself, in art, and even my faith
in death as a peace giver has gone,
and l have not the power to take
MY"
"Don't!" Trevor stopped her alb
ruptly, shrinking from the words that
would have followed.
The woman drew a long, weary
breath and her head fell forward on
her outstretched arms Trevor stood
a long moment looking down at the
huddled mass that was the habita-
ton Of woman's soul, broken and
utterly trodden under by the hoofs
of destiny.
But why (Trevor was scarcely
conscious of voicing his thoughts) is
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Wanted Run for His Money

watching game with interest, Stone
asked him If ne didn't want to shoot
one for pastime.
Tho old man got cue and tbey
banked for shot. The old fellow won
and started in. He made the fret
shot, and then nudged the balls into a
corner, then ran them down the rail
broke them over to the other end ard
did the same thing again. Stone sat
there with his eyes popping out of his
head until the fatherly old gent ran
the gaze out without a break.
Stone walked over to the cue rack
put up his cue and started out. Hold
on, Mr.. Stone" called the marker
you forgot to pay for the game"
What gamer" asked Cal.
THE one you have just played"
Il haven't played any game" retort-
ed Stone. and he kept right on until he
reached the street The peculiar part
of the affair is that the old man walk.
ed out, and no one knows who he was.
-o.- Louis Globe Democrat.
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Defeated Man Was Able to Say With
Perfect Truth That He Had Not
Played Any Billiards.

Cal Stone is one of the best known
passenger agents in the northwest.
For many years he has made st. Paul
his headquarters, and has done a
great deal in building up the passen-
ger business of the Northern Pacific,
Great Northern and the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul roads. Some time
ago he became imbued with the IDEA
that he could make more money IN
the timber land business. and went
into it.
AS side line he represents the
Thirty-sixth district, which is the city
of st. Paul, in the Minnesota iegis-
lature Cal is fond of the game OF
billiards, playing fair average game.
The other night he dropped into ho-
tel billiard room looking for game.
None of his cronies were there. but
seeing fatherly old man sitting
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Knew Him and Loved Him

languages lined the walls of his house
all in the cheapest bindings, for the
doctor was poor; but, as he used to
say, 1t was the meat In the nut he
cared for, not the shell outside. He
never practiced medicine, except &C.
casionally among persons too poor to
pay for medical advice, or, more fire.
quently, in serious cases when called
IN consultation. 1t was known that
he had never taken a fee in Tippah.
Every one believed implicitly in his
skill. 1t was common thing to hear
it said, after death, Nothing could
have saved him: Dr. Courtenay said
so"-Lilian Kirk Hammond In the
Atlantic
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was told to bring whisky, audibty
smacked bis nps-a whole lot better,
: surely
Il am sorry you think you must
hurry away. Judge Price" said Betty.
She still retained the small brown
hand Hannibal had thrust into hers
The eastern mail gets in today,
maam, and | have reason TO think
my share Of 1t Will be especially
heavy, for it brings the bulk OF my
professional correspondence In ten
years the judge had received just
one communication by mail-a bill
which had followed him through four
states and seven counties Il ex-
pect my secretary" boldly fixing
Solomon Mahaffy's status, is already
dipping into it; n excellent assist
ant, ma'am, but literary rather than
legal"
Little Steve reappeared bearing a
silver tray on which was a decanter
and glass.
Since you Insist, ma'am," the Judge
poured himself a drink, my best re-
If you are quite willing, judge,
! think | will keep Hannibal. Miss
Bowen, who has been here-since-"
her voice broke suddenly.
Il understand, ma'am," said the
judge soothingly. He gave her a
glance of great concern and turned
to Hannibal. Dear lad, you'll be very
of In
as Miss MaIroy says? When shall L
come for him, ma'am?"
I'll send him to you when he Is
ready to go home. | am thinking OF
visiting my friends In North Caro-
lima, and [ should like to have him
spend as much time as possible with
me before | start for the east
1t had occurred to Betty that she
had done little or nothing for the
child; probably this would be her last
opportunity
The state of the judges feelings
was such that with elaborate alb
sence of mind he poured himself
second drink Of whisky; and that
there should be no doubt the act was
one of inadyertence, said again, MY
best respects, ma'am,' and bowed as
before. Putting down the glass, he
backed toward the door
Il trust you will not hesitate to
call upon me if can be of any use
10 you, ma'am-a message will bring
me here without a moments delay"
He was rather disappointed that no
allusion had been made to his recent
activities. He reasoned correctly that
Betty was as yet in ignorance of the
somewhat dangerous eminence he
had achieved as the champion of law
and order However, he reflected
with satisfaction that Hannibal, In re-
naming, would admirably serve his
ends
Betty insisted that he should be
driven home, and after family protest
ing, the Judge gracefully yielded the
point, and a few moments later rolled
away from Belle Plain behind a pair
of sleek-coated bays, with a negro in
livery on the box. He was conscious
of a great sense of exaltation He
felt that he should paralyze Mahaffy.
He even temporarily forgot the blow
his hopes had sustained when Betty
spoke Of returning to North Carolina.
This was life-broad acres and mig
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Knew II Was an Idle Threat.

Then" he cried tragically, then
you reject me? And for my hated
rivaI?"
Yep" she answered, coldly, but col
loquially. Yep to both questions"
'Ha! Then | owe the fellow q
grudge. / have long owed him $40.
And now I will pay both debts at once
and he will fall deadi"
Lighting his cigarette at the hall gas
jet, he departed with hooking laugh.
But the beautiful girl was not alarm
ed. She knew he could never carry
out his devilish scheme. For she
knew that he never had SO at once in
his whole life.
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Advice From Kindly BUSY Body.

"Oh, my! Your house has an odor
of burning milk. Don't you know how
to avoid that?" asked the K. B. B.
81 didn't think it was so terrible.
I'm sure Everybody has accidents of
that kind" said the woman she was
visiting rather irritably.
Now it's all right, of course, don t
mind it, my dear, but next time just
sprinkle some salt on the stove at
once after the milk is spilled and you
will avoid that unpleasant odor"
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a Fine Distinction.

The friend Of the city editor was
being initiated into the mysteries of
modern journalism
How large a staff have your" he
asked.
Let me see," unused the city edi-
tor. eve have about fifty men, five
women and three society reporters"
Judge.
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til Voltaire took it into his head to
write him up, to please his English
friends; and ever since people have
gone about, repeating that Shake
speare was the greatest author that
ever lived. l have read him, and there
10 nothing in him that approaches
Corneille or Racine. His plays are
not worth reading"
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Napoleon on Shakespeare.

1t is fact that the great emperor
of the French had very poor opinion
of Shakespeare's plays. According to
Thibaudeau, in his "Bonaparte and the
Consulate" Napoleon said one day:
Shakespeare was forgotten even b,
TIE English for two hrirdred years, uE
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Somebody Loves a Fat Man.

And how did you manage to escape
from the cannibals? 2"
why, when they came whooping
down the hill my friend ran one way
and | ran the other"
Yes"
And they all turned and chased my
friend"
Couldn't they have caught you just
as easily?"
"Yes, but he was fatte1l"
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ROYALTY Sacred In Austria.

A woman in Vienna has been sent
to prison for three months for speak.
ing disrespectfully of Maria Theresa.
who has been dead for 131 years. In
Austrian law royalty is protected from
criticism, written or spoken, for 200
years after death.