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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-09-26
SYNOPSIS.

HIl Cannon. the bonanza king, and his
SSa9ghter. Bose, who had passed up Mrs;
sesnnna, meias RSsn's ball at San Francisco ;o to
sse bal! h inSiasion fs fo9 on his % wife. % and i
to recognize her daushtsr-in-iaw Dom
mick had been trapped Into a marriage
his SENIOR she s
hs Zip. away Cannon and his aaSshter
Ryan is rescued from s; the storm in uncon-
seioys condition and brought to Antelope
Cannon nurses Dominick back to life.
Two weeks later Bernice discovers Ina In
ne where T % husband is t and writes letter
them. Dominick at last is able to join
fellow srowbound prisoners in hotel par par
an. actor. After three weeks. end II i'm;
prisonment is seen. Telegrams and mai mall
Ts Rose he love Wfe and
Rose and Dominick embrace. father sees
and is to get it il he stays sober a year.
nics's position in taiis With Rose. ,Domi,,
nick returns home. Berny exerts herself
to please him. but he is indifrsrent;, ,,scn. Can,
Dominiok's marriage difficulties. and Can
non suggests buying off Berry. Dominick
family. sees Miss Cannon. bows to her
and starts uneasiness in Berny. In Mrs
Ryan's name Cannon offers Berny $4,000
to leave her husband and permit divorce
She refuses. Dominick sees Rose. Cor
nelia Ryan engaged to Jack Duffy. Can,
down. Berny tells sisters of offer. Bu-
ford. the actor. makes a hit in vaudeville
Rose tells Dominick that he must stick
to wife. and first time acknowledges that
she loves him. Cannon offers Berny $780,
600 which she refuses. saving Cannon
wants Dominick for Rose. Gene wins the
ranch. Berny accuses Rose of trying to
steal her husband and tells her Of the Of
learned about the attempt to bribe Berny
and declares that she would never marry
Dominick. should he ever be divorced. Ex-
acts promise from father to let Berry
alone. Stranger sees Berny in restaurant
apparently recognizes her. and follows
her home. The stranger. who is Buford
the actor. calls on Dominick. Declares
that he married Berny secretly some years
before. Berny comes In and he recognizes
her. Dominick packs belonging to go to
mother.
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pressed with the conviction that she
was held in a tremor of febrile excite
ment. Her voice had an under note
OF vibration in 1t, like the voice OF
one who breathes quickly. The orchid
on her breast trembled with the trem-
bling OF her frame.
Look here" he said quietly. II
want to understand this thing. What's
made you change your mind SO sud
denly? A few days ago you were all
up on fddle-strings at the suggestion
of taking that money. Here. this
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to articulate. and then dissolved into
another flood.
The old man. high in his swivel
chair, sat with his hands in his pock-
cts. his lips pursed and his eyes on
the floor. Once or twice he whirled
the chair slightly from one side to the
other After pause of some min
utes he said:
Are you prepared to agree to any
thing Mrs. Ryan and I demanded?"
After tho last outbreak she had
completely abandoned herself to the
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man with his most ironical air. Sup
pose then you let me know what
you've come down to say"
Cant you guess?" she answered.
with an expression that was almost
one of fiirtatious interrogation.
"NuP" he answered, looking steadi-
ly at her. II have to have 1t said in
that plain style with no politeness
that you say is the way We always
talk"
"All right" she answered briskly.
Here It is as plain as A B c. I've
decided to accept your offer and take
the money"
She looked up at him. smiling gal
lantly. But as her eye caught his her
smile. try as she would to keep it.
died. He suddenly realized that she
was extremely nervous, that her lips
were dry. and the hand she put up
to adjust her veil. and thus hide her
intractable mouth, was shaking. The
admiration he had of late felt for her
insolent fearlessness increased, also
he began to feel that now, at last, he
was rising to the position of master
of the situation. He leaned back in
the swivel chair and glowered at her.
You know" he said slowly. you've
gall that beats anything I've ever
seen. Two days ago you busted this
business higher than kite by stop
ping my daughter on the public street
and telling her the whole story. You
did the one thing you knew I'd never
forgive: and you ended the affair.
hammered the nails in its coffin and
buried It, Now you come fiourishing
Into my office as if nothing had hap
pened and say you'll take the money.
1t beats me how you've got the nerve
to dare to show your face In here"
Berny listened with the hand hold
ing the veil pressed against her
mouth and her eyes staring over 1t.
ITS all straight enough" she burst
out. what you say about telling your
daughter. ! did 1t and l was crazy.
I'll admit that. But you'll have to
admit on your side that 1t was pretty
rough the way was treated here.
ordered out like a peddler. was
sore. and 1t was you that made me so.
And I'll not deny that I wanted to
hit you back. But you brought 1t on
yourself. And. anyway. what does 1t
matter II go? Maybe your daugh-
ter's mad and disguised now, but
women don't stay that way for ever.
II get out, drop out of sight. the way
| intend to do. give Dominick his free
dom. isn't she going to forget all
about what said? Wouldn't any
woman"
The Bonanza King made no answer.
He had no intention of talking with
this Objectionable woman about his
daughter. But in his heart hope
sprang at the words. They were an
echo of his own desires and opinions
If this woman took the money and
went, would not Rose, In the course
Of time. relent in her attitude of iron
disapproval. and smile on the man
she loved? Could any woman hold
out for ever in such a position?
"See here" Berny went out, "Ill
leave a statement. I'll put In In your
hands that l changed my mind and
voluntarily left. I'll draw 1t up be
fore a notary II you want And It's
true. She needn't think that I'm be
ing forced out to make place for
her. I'm glad to CO."
She had leaned nearer to him from
the chair. one finger sG1rping the cor.
ner Of the desk to emphasize her
words. Scrutinizing her as she spoke
he became more than ever i'm
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morning, in you pop. and you're all
of tremble to get 1t. What's the
meaning of it?"
II can't stand It any more" she
said. When you said couldn't the
other day. that I'd break down. you
were right. can't stand 1t. Nobody
could. It's broken me to pieces.
want to get away from 1t all. l want
to go somewhere where I'm at peace.
where the people don't hate me and
hound me"
Her voice suddenly grew hoarse and
she stopped. He looked at her In
surprise. She bent her face down.
biting her under lip, and picked tremu-
lously at the leaves of the purple
orchid as If arranging them.
you've beaten me-" she said in
suddenly strangled voice; you've
beaten me. l can't fight any longer.
Give me some money and let me go.
I'm beaten"
She lowered her head still farther
and burst into tears. So unexpected
were they that she had no prepara-
tions for them. Her handkerchief was
in the bead purse that hung on her
wrist, and. blinded by tears. she could
not find the clasp. Her fumbling
hand tried for possible reserve sup
ply in her belt. and then in despair
went up to her face and lifted her
veil trying to brush away the falling
drops. The Bonanza King stared at
her amazed. as much surprised as II
he had seen a man weep. Finally he
felt In his own pocket. produced a
crisply.laundered square of white
linen and handed 1t to her, observ-
Ing soothingly:
Here, take mine. You're all broke
up. aren't your"
She seized his Offering and mopped
her cheeks with 1t, smiling and gasp
ing. while he watched her in genuine
solicitude
| whats wore you down to this
state" he said. You're the nerviest
woman | ever saw"
"It's-it's-all this thing" she an
swered in stilled voice. I'm Just
worn out. haven't slept for nights
la memory of those miserable nights
of perturbation and uncertainty swept
4
OF self-pity. The tears gushed out
again. and she held the old mans
large handkerchief against her eyes,
uttering small, sobbing noises, sunk
in abandoned dependence in the hol'
low of the chair.
The bonanza King was moved. The
facile tears of women did not affec,
him, but the tears of this bold. hard
unbreakable creature. whom he had
regarded only as an antagonist to be
vanquished. stirred him to a sort OF
abashed sympathy. There was some
thing singularly pathetic about the
completeness of her breakdown. She
who had been SO audacious an adver'
sary. now in all her crumpled finery
weeping into his handkerchief. was
SO entirely and utterly feeble
crushable thing
Come. brace up" he said cheer
llngly. I'VE can't do any talking while
you're acting this way. What's the
proposition again."
Il want some money and | want tc
GO" She raised her head and low
cred the handkerchief. speaking Will
4 strained. throaty insistence like G
child II can't live here any more.
can't bear it. 1t would give prize
fighter nervous prostration. can
bear It." Her voice grew small ant
high. Really can't" she managed
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CHAPTER xxI-continued.

Don't go to your mothers" she
\ cried. following him up the hall, "for
t6-night. Dominick, please. And don't
tell her. ! beg. I pray OF you. don't
tell her till tomorrow"
Her manner was SO pleading. SO
imploringly insistent. that he turned
and looked somberly at her. She was
evidently deeply in earnest. her face
lined with anxiety.
This is the last thing I'll ever ask
Of you. know I've got no right to
ask anything. but you're generous.
you've been kind to me in the past.
and It'll not cost you much to be kind
Just once again. Go to hotel. or the
club. or anywhere you like. but not
TO your mothers and don't tell her till
tomorrow afternoon"
He stared at her without speaking.
Wishing she would be silent and leave
him.
I'll not trouble you after to-mor-
row. I'll CO. I'll get out You'll never
be bothered by me any more"
"All right" he said. "I'll go to the
club. Let me alone. that's all. and
let me 60"
"And-and." she persisted. you
won't tell her till tomorrow. tomorrow
afternoon?"
He had entered the parlor in which
the Chinaman had lit the lamps. and
opening the desk began hunting for
his papers. To her last words he return
ed no answer. and she crept in after
him and stood in the doorway. leaning
against the woodwork OF the door
frame.
You won't tell her till tomorrow
tomorrow. say. after three?"
He found the letters and drew them
out of their pigeonhole.
"All right" he almost shouted. 81
won't tell her. But. for Gods sake,
leave me alone and let me go. II you
keep on following me round this way
I won't answer for what I'll do"
You promise then" she said. ig-
noring his heat. You promise you'll
not tell her till after threeT'
He turned from the desk. gave her
a look of restrained passion and said.
'T promise" then passed by her as
she stood in the doorway and walked
to the stair-head. Here his valise
stood. and snatching 1t up he ran
down the stairs and out of the house.
turned to her room and went on with
the work Of sorting her wardrobe and
packing her trunks. She did It de-
liberately and carefully. looking over
each garment, and folding the choicer
articles between sheets Of tissue pa
Ier. At midnight she had not yet
finished, and under the blaze of the
gases, looking very tired. she went on
smoothing skirts and pinching up the
lace on bodices as she laid them ten
derly on the trays that stood on the
bed, the table. and the sofa. The
night was far spent before everything
was arranged to her satisfaotioa and
she went to bed.
She was up betimes in the morn
, ing. Eight O'Clock had not struck
when she was making last tour OF
the parlor. picking up small articles
of silver and glass that she crowded
down into cracks in the tightly-packed
trunks. At breakfast the Chinaman,
an oblique. observant eye on her,
asked her what he should prepare for
lunch. Conscious that II she told
him abe would not be back he might
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MEXICO CITY. Oct. 2i.-Prcsldenl Huerta today called q conference" a. the representatives of all the foreign governments having diplomatic agents here with the exception of the United States representatives and in d long address he outlined his grievances against hte Washington government.
 In the course of his address he said that the action of the United States in not recognizing him had driven from it all the support of the foreign governments and that if Washington persisted in it's attitude it would lead to but one thing. the disregarding of the Monroe doctrine. He further said that the governments of Europe would not sit calmly by and see Mexico sui fer the supreme injustice of inter vention by the United States.
 In speaking of intervention. iiu"rt' declared that the Washington gov ernment could not dare to face the combined action of England. France and Germany. which countries wonl'i never permit Mexico to he humilitated by the Yankees.
 Huerta's entire attitude was one al defiance to the United States and h' [. expected and asked the support of th>
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8R0el9t NuHDSS OSTNlCo'
 ELKINS, W. Va. oct. A. The InrV in the case of Jeb Hopkins on trial in county court house at Marysville, | village near here. today brought in [ yerdct of murder in the first degree" Hopkins was being tried for the kill ing of Gather Howlet, farmer of Pike county. last August.
 There has been considerable bitter feeling in the community over the shooting of Howlet by Hopkins, wh" was his brother law, because ii is said that Hopkins was averaging tn" brutal treatment of his sister hy How let. On the other hand liowl"t% friends and family claimed that How let treated his wife well and that the quarrel between the brothers law originated from the fact that Hopkins had settled himself down in the How let household and would neither move out nor contribute his shore of work to the upkeep of the farm.
 In consequence of this bitter feeling between the two families. which ar" large and have numerous connections
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COURTHOUSE SCENE OF RIOT
MEXICAN EVENTS ARE MOVING FAST
INSIDE TIP
 FROM CH|SANA

Jack L""dN has received tn" follow ing letter from R. l.. II, Marshall, Gated Sept. l2, from, Chisana:
 "rhiS camp may h" all right when it iS pruspcctcd hut so far no work has heen done. Everything is staked here |, lose to the strike and believe, comes out of th" formation.
 "Th"rc has been nothing big found. but with h bunch of good lir" ones on hand l look for results this win ter The pay found on the creeks is pretty much like the Cash" creek country and is only about two claims long on each creek right up in the hard formation and is easily worked out. If they should stake any deep digginps this winter it will make q dandy camp"
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R00UNT TAINEERS SHOOT UP
 WEST VIRGINIA JURY

throughout the county. the court h"us" was crowded today when the jury brought in it's verdict.
 As the foreman of th" jury pro nnunccd the words that put Hopkins in the shadow of the galluws one of his cousins in the back part of the room drew his gun and fired directly into the jury box Whether his shot hit anyone on not is not known for it was the signal for a fuSiade of shots from all parts of the court room as thu rival factions got into action and even some nf the jurors are said to hay" taken hand in the affair
 There was a general rush of spccta tors for the doors and windows of the building when the shooting began and even Judge Davis did not consider .; necessary to await tn" f"rmalitN "r pronouncing sentence in accordance with the verdict but slipped quietly out the back door.
 From the court room the fight be tween the Howlcts and Hopkins ad- inurncd to the village street and be fore the Hopkins hlction was finally
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WASHINGTON. oct. !4 Tn. mr h full of tension here today and there is a fcclnE that something very serious in regard to the relations of the Uni ted States with Mexico may develop" al any moment This feeling of m casincss is in part du'' tu th" attitude of complete silence in regard (" Mex icnn de> rl"pmcnts assnm'd hN tho president and his advisers. rr"Sidrn, Wilson. when visited today by a SCOT of newspaper correspondents wh, sought an expression on the Mexican one word on the suhj"ct other than tU say that II was not the currency pr" blrm alone that had caused him r" keep congress in session and that It was probable that much m"r" Ser iotis question would be brought he fore the House and S"nat" than any that they had hitherto been called upon to discuss This K taken t" mean that the president k going tn put the Mexican situation up |" con gress
 In administration circles thrr" IS ., dccidcd attitude nf suppressed anxiety and th" long and frequent meetings "f tn" cabinet together with numerous
 
 conferences between the president and certain members of the foreign r"lt.
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0NAlNIOUS EXPERIMENTATION
 OF WILSON'S REFUSAL

lions ,nmmittc of the senat" ar" taken tn mean that th" tn"Nttahl" crisis has about arrived.
 Another p"Int which k worrNine the tent is the attltudr nf Enrlhnd Hitherto that country has stood be- hind the rnit"d States in her d"al mrs with MrNic" and has been tIrm in uph"ldiug th" Washington admin Ietration Now it has been born in upon the president ind his secretary "f state that. the American policy of duing nothing through the bong months of t,rmoil in MrNic" has alicnat"d th" support of England and il is c"nsid- cred that H"urta has won a decided >ictnrv over th" WIshngt"u govern mcut in making friends with England and receiving her ambassador o" frnndlN terms immediately after h" had been refused ir'oGnili"n hv th Guit"d States. m" present attilud of EneLnd is causru. the Hdnlui- . trati"n c"usid"Iahl" concern" Is lIr gland has h"cn counted upon all llun- (" uphold and back uI' tn" Unit" States II is freely admitted in dipl"- matic circles that had this govern mcnt shown even tn" slightest firm
 ness III dealing with the M"Nrtu sit lr,ti"u II would have had not only rh, yupport "t Enrldud. hut "i several
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driven from the town four men wcr" Killed and d number seriously wound ed.
 Fearing that the trouble may be re- newrd in the morning if the Hopkins clan return with endorsements Judge Davis and the sheriff have trlographcd the governor for q company of militia and it is expected that the soldiers will arrive from Wheeling som" time dur ing the night.
 In the meantime the convicted man who was the cause of all the trouhl" took advantage of the disorder in tn" court house and during the scrambl" managed tn get out of one of the windows and is now supposed to he on his way to the mountains. Flood hounds have been put on his trail hni as it has been showing hard all even in" it iS feared that his tracks will he covered and that he will make good his cScupr for once among his friends in the hills it will he hard matter - locate him.
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 IIo%DLtIT. II. |. oct. 2I-- It has just come to light here that the secret service agents of the United states government have been making a care ful count of the Japanese in these is vice against the west coast of the Uni ted States or in Mexico II case of war. vice men disclose the astounding fact that there are at present in the Islands over forty thousand Japanese wh" have seen service in the Mikad"S army. These men ar" for the most part. veterans of the wars with China and Russia and are well trained in modern warfare It is said that thes" men are all registered by the Japan ese government and that their organ | ization into companies and regiments is all arranged for. \ number of .Ia- panese officers who will command these men in case they are ever used by the Jap government are now work ing along the west coast from PuGe, Sound to Southern California in var ious capacities from house servants to ranchmen and they are collecting in formation which will he of great value to the war office in the event of hos
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OIAz ESCORTED
 ID ]. 5. CONSULATE

and with one of these officials on either side of him tn" Mexican was escorted past the federal guards and taken to the United States consulate There was no opposition to this move on the part of the American officials by the soldiers on Gllard h"f"r" DaZS home and it is thought that ihe action of the officials has for the time bcing at least prevented lIu"rta from carry way.
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't h'rS "f ll,' European powers. hut So"ms now th.,t th" policy of procrast- inati"u and weakness has arra>cl cvel tir.at l!Iitniu against the adminiStra lion and rhst President Wilson ls now about To face 4 crisis that may h" even mure serious tlan the Mexican >ltuliIor ..l",u. ,u1tld ",rr have been
 Sh"nld r,neand signify her willing ness to ignore tu" tinted States ani iuiu th" other powers of Europe in forcin- thr M"Nir;rus to arrange peace and a stable government it will mean tina, h,ur"f"rth the United States will have tn take u back seat as she al- ready has m regard {" European af- fairs Su,N a muN" would he SD far reaching III uS results commercial, .t- well l> dtpl"matiraIly that th" administration h.sit.,t"S f" ,ont"m. rlat, the contingency
 With EurL,nd's h"lp a"n" anu with lIucr,a stll defiant and all th' world ,.lliup f"l .,,tirn th" president and his ud> is"rs ~r"m r" l" backed int" u corner where they will have to nov" iu one direction of another soon. The general feeling of rNpectancv h"r,. indicates that something of de nuat, nr"It1u,. Will tr forthcominG within N,'k
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HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
 IN POWER OF LAPS
| tiliti,.S.

tiltirS
 II has E,cn St.4iod h,.rc That thr arms and equipment for th"s" Japanese re Sidcnts of Hawaii Were already hid cen in the islands hut q thorough search hy the secret ser, lr" men has failed [" disclose anything of the kind II k probable that if they We're ever called into action against the United states that they would first take these their equipment would then he fur nished by ship from Japan or landed on the west coast of McxiVo where it would he available.
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WASIIINGTON. oct. 2I Tn" near est tu a clash between th" Mexican authorities and tn" 'nitcd states forces that has yet been reported was narrowly nNcrted today. when q t"l"- gram from the l < c"nsrl at Vera Cruz was received saving that upon his demand backed hN tn" commando. uf the gunhoat Wheeling the Mexican authorities had released the Ward Lin" steamer Moro Castle which they had been holding and allowed her |" pro rccd with her passengers to New York.
 orders had already been issued by the navy department [" the S"hI"i
 American naval officer at Vera cruz to secure the immediate release of tho
 Morro Castle and L" us" force if nee ccssarv when word Was received that the Mexican guard had h"rn with drawn from the vessel and hat sh' would be allowed to i'Inrc",i
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FIRST CLASH IS
 NARROWLY AvERTEO

2uul"Hl Wh~'iu@ tht~ morning re Ccil.d orders from Washington to de mAud thu. itnm"dlitt- release of th" American steamer Moro tHstl" lay in" Mexican authorities The captain "f tn" Whrcllng at once had his ship cleared for action and got her under way While tn" Whe"lmgs captain was iut"rN irwiu@ the r"mmandaut his vessel steamed between the Moro Gas tie and tho shore batteries The crew of th" Wheeling was at quarters and her guns W"r" trained "n the forts ;ud the one small Mexican man of war in the h,rh"r Upon in" d"manh .f the naval "tlir.r the authorities withdrew thrlr guards and permitted
 the ship [" sail An Itacmpt wHS
 made {" take som" of the Mexican pas
 S"nprrS off the vessel but this the Am
 ,ricnu officer would not allow and the
 Moro Castle was escorted "ut nf the hrll'"r lN th" Wh""linG