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The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-09-04
CHAPTER XXX.


The slope toward the south had not
been swept clear By the wind, and the
horses broke through the crust 70
their knees, occasionally stumbling
into hollows where the drifts were
deep This made progress slow, a.
though Hamlin pressed forward reck-
lessly, fully aware Of what II would
mean should the fugitiYes emerge
first, and thus achieve a clear pass
age 70 the river What was going on
there 70 the right, behind the fringe
Of low hills, could not be conjectured,
but 70 the left the riders could see
clearly for a great distance over the
degolate, gnow-draped land, down 10
the dark waters OF the Canadian and
the shore beyond. II was all a desc
late waste, barren OF movement, and
no smoke bore evidence of any Indian
encampment near by. A mile or more
10 the west the river took a sharp
bend, disappearing behind the bluffs,
ard on the open plain, barely visible
against the unsullied mantle Of snow,
we're dark gpecks, apparently moving.
but in crratic fashion. The distance
intervening was too great for either
man 10 distinguish exactly what these
might be, yet as they plunged onward
their keen eyes searched the valley
yigilantly through the cold clear air.
Some Of your long-horns. Hughes?"
asked the Sergeant finally. pointing as
he turned and glanced back. quite
bunch OF cattle, II looks to me"
Them thar amt cows." returned
the other positively. "Tha're too close
ly punched up. reckon It'll be Black
Kettles pony herd"
Then his village will lie In beyond
the big bend tn re-" and Hamlin rose
in his stirrups, shading his eyes. "The
herCors haven't driven them far since
the storm broke You don't see any
smoke, do your"
Hughes shook his head.
you wouldn't likely see none
against the gray sky; them ponies
is two er maybe three miles off, an
ther camp is likely "A mile er so furth-
er Thar's a big bend thar, as | re
member; sort o level spot with bluff
all round, 'cept on the side o ther
river We he'd cattle corral thar
onc't, durin' a roundup. Most likely
hats whar they are"
And Le Fevre is heading straight
for the spot Well, he'll have to come
out on this bench first"
yep, there sure ain't no valleys
lying between. How many o these
yere guch openings have we got past
already2"
three, there's the fourth just
ahead. That's the one they were trail
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-09-04

ing through 10 doubt Sbou. thA 4
there"
Not Tess them 115uns took 70 Tho
ridge They wus sure IN the fourth
valley when we fuEt sighted the outfit
back thar. WhatCher Eoiu Ter d.. Ser
Esaute jump en- hoss-baek an
just pump lead?"
HEmlin had thought this over as be
rode aud ALREADY had planned his gt-
lack The opening 10 the valley along
which Ii Fevres exhausted party
were slowly advancing toward them,
seemed fHvora ble-it WAS narrow and
badly choEed with En0w. Il offered
al ideal place for z surprise and was
far enough away from the Indian en-
aupmeut-I Lha latter was situated
as Hughes believed, Ia the great bend
ab0ve-so that 10 echo O. shots would
carry -thEt distance, even through the
crisp atmosphere. There were two
things the Sergeant had determined
/ 10 accomplish II possible-the rescue
+ Of Miss Molly uliu5ured. and the cap
. rurs Of LIZ Fevre. no matter how
f deeply be dezpised the man be could
not arcrd 10 have him killed So far
as the Indians were concerned there
( would be no mercy shown. for g.
! either one escaped he would carry
I the news 20 the villuge With al this
In mind The Sergeant swung ont Of
. the SADDLE. dropping the rein to The
. ground. confident that the tired COW
. pony would remain quiet His be;i
was Juckled outside the army over
. coat. and be drew his revolver, tested
il, and slipped it back loosely into the
holster. Then he pulled out the rife
4 from under the flap Of the saddle,
4 grimly handling il in his gloved In
. gers. Hughes. his head sunk into his
I fur collar. his hot breath ste1ming in
the cold atmosphere, watched him
! curiously.
"Lookiu' fer z right smart fight.
. reckon" ," he said. trIhe uAeasily Be
1 heve ne, yer amt goin' ter find thet
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-09-04
WHO Am II

Last year l did not want to en-
barrass my best girl to make her pro-
pose to me, SO asked her TO be my
wife, and she said: Il would rather
be excused" and l like an idiot ex-
cused her. But I got even with the
girl l married her mother. Then my
father married the girl Now, don't
know who l am.
When l married the girls mother,
the girl became my daughter, and
when my father married my daughter
he is my son. When my father mar
ried my daughter she was my moth
er. If my father is my son, and my
daughter is my mother, who in thun-
der am 1? Ny mothers mother
(Which is my wife) must be my grand
mother and I being my grandmother's
husband, I am my own grandfather
National Monthly.
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fellaE no spring chicken. He's some
on ther gun play"
= hope he knows enough TO quit
when he's coruered," returned the
other pleasantly, sweeping his eyes to
the opening in the hills, for I'm aim
ing 70 10 take him back TO Kansas
alive"
The hell ye are!
That's the plan pardner, and I've
got reason for II. ] knew lie Feyre
once, years ago, during the war, and
I've been some anxious to get my
hands on him ever since. He's worth
far more TO me alive than dead, just
now, Hughes" his voice hardening
you'll bear that fact in mind when
the fracas begins. From now on this
Is my affair, not yours. You under
stand? You get busy with the two
bucks, and leave the white man to me.
Come on now-dismount"
Hughes came 10 the ground with
evident reluctance, swearing saYagely.
What do yer think I'm yere for,
he demanded roughly, III it want to
shoot that cusB?"
Hamlin strode swiftly over, and
dropped a hand on the shaggy shoul-
der.
You are here because l ordered
you to come with me; because if you
hadn't ] would have killed you back
there in the shack, you red-handed
murderer. Now listen, Hughes.
know what you area cattle thief
You and lie Feyre belong to the same
outfit, only he was the smarter of the
two. / have spared your life for a
purpose, and if you fail me now III
shoot you down as | would a dog
Don't try to threaten me, you cur, for
I am not that kind am not trusting
you; / haven't from the first, but you
are going into this fight on my side,
and under my orders"
The two men glared into each 9TH
er's eyes, silent, breathing hard, but
there was a grim determination about
The Sergeants set jaw that left
Hughes speechess. He grinned weak
ly, stamping down the snow under
foot Hamlin's continued silence
brought a protest TO his lips.
GRO BE CONTINUED)
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hams Vegetable Compound j improved
rapidly and today am well woman. L
cannot tell you how happy feel and [
cannot say too much for your Compound.
Would not be without it in the house il
It cost three times the amount Mrs.
CHAs CHAPMAN, X. F. d. No. z, Belle
vue, Ohio.
Because your case is difficult one,
doctors having done you no good, do not
continue 70 suffer without giving Lydia
Z. Pinkhan'B Vegetable Compound a
trial 1t surely has remedied many
cases Of female ills, such as infamma-
ton, liberation, displacements, tumors,
irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
and it may be exactly what you need
The Pinkham record is a proud and
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ills that deal out despair. 1t is an es-
tablished fact that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has restored
health to thousands of such suffering
women. Why don't you try it if you
need such a medicine2
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-09-04

II his Etirrupl. bending eagerly FOR
ward
"By heaven There they are,
Hughes" be exclaimed. feeling the hot
blood course through his veins See,
on the incline of that third ridge.
There is Z shadow there. and they are
not moving. Here draw IL back of
me. nov YOU can see II looks EE
though they had q horse down
Hughes stared long In the direction
indicated his eyes narrowed into mere
tA-E.
An! that's il" be said al last
Horse broke leg shot il jest then
] seen the fash Now they're EUin
Oh See. One fellow clinbin' Up be
hind mother, HI the horse left lyin
mar Oh the SNOW"
How many people do you make
OUT" and Haulins voice shook z lii
tie. There's four, amt there"
IT that distance the fugitiveE looked
Like mere black dots. u could scarce
ly be determined that they moved.
and yet their outlines were distinct
against the background Of white SNOW.
while the two watchers possessed the
trained vision Of the plains Hughes
answered after deliberate inBpec-
ton. without 80 much as turning his
head
''Thsrs four. leastwise thar was
four HOSES and two-tbe IDjuns ike
ly-are ridin' double. Thar animals
are bout played. il looks ter ne-jgst
able ter crawl Amt had no fodder is
bout the size O IT, We ought 10 be
able ter head thet bunch OF fore they
git 70 the Canadian at thet rate O
trsyel-bey Sergeant"
Haulius eyes followed the long
sweep Of the cross-ridge, studying its
trend, and the direction Of the inter
yening valleys once down on the
other slope all this extensive view
would be hidden; they would have 70
ride bliDdly, guessing at the particular
swsle along which those others were
advancing. To come 70 the summit
again would surely expose them 10
those keen Indian eyes. They would
Z be searching the trail ahead ceaseless-
ly, noting every object along the
/ crests Of the ridges. However, II the
/ passage around was not blocked with
( snow, they ought 70 attain the junction
+ in ample time With twice as far
. 10 travel, their ponies we're strong and
f IT and should win out against Le
+ FeyTe's starved beasts. He waved his
I gloyed hand
Wen try st." he said, shortly;
/ come On, Hughes"
He led on along the steep side Of
the hill, and forcing his horse into a
sharp trot headed straight out into
\ the white wilderness; Hughes, with.
out uttering q word, brought down his
/ quirt on his pony's flank and fol
I lowed
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z eE@'-a3r --Ir -La . bLLrC LLE CTLUGLLLE
o. their horses hoofs OF the crust.
Tie Sergeant. staring abgu.. felt that
be had never looked upon & more de-
pressing spectacle than this gloomy
landscape. desCLate and wiud-Eweyt,
stL oyerarc1ed Wiz lgw-Iylug storm
clouds. black and OH nous
They advanced thus for two hours,
making no attempt 70 force their ami
l-a-s. a1c scarcely exchanging q word.
ygtr I.e. wa-ccful q the su0w under
foot lI search Of { possible trail vixen
the character o. the country began 70
change. The level plain broke into
. series o. r-cgeg q irregular forma-
t-Q1 al evidently heading toward
some more southern valley. il the de-
IresE-crs the SNOW lay banked In deep
r-t-s and. AFTER Dlgugirg desp perately
through Two ~ these. unable % Judge
correctly iu the din Light where 70
ride. Hughes turned more 70 the
south. sEr--Lg along the bare slope Of
q ridge trusting some turn lower
Gown would yield tne-- the necessary
wester1lug
lts over the ponies heads down
thar. Sergeant he said. pointing side
ways into the dark hollow, an we're
bound 70 strike z cr0ss-rloge afore We
come 70 the bluffs"
What blursE The Canadian"
Yep. it's badly broken kentry
+ long ways west O yere Bad lands
+ mostly, an a he'll o 4 place for cattle
. tC hide out"
/ Hughes, % you know where Black
! Kettles camp isE'
Well no, not exactly. Las winter
+ the Cheyeuues was settled bout op-
/ Dosite the mouth O. Buffalo creek. an
4 thar re down. thar somewhar now.
+ Thar E one thing sure-they ain't any
/ east O thet AS we amt hit no trail,
/ / reckon as how lie Feyre's outfit
/ must bey drifted further then calcla~
! ted"
u thought so al the time" com
meuted the other, quietly However,
/ we will have 70 make the circle, and,
! # the country out yoDder is as you de-
1 scribe, they viii be no better Of.
/ They'll have 10 follow the ridges 20
get through We may get Z glimpse
1 when daylight comes"
They rode On steadily keeping down
/ below the crest of the hills, yet pick.
/ Ing q passage where the snow had
/ been swept clear The sIpperiness Of
the incline made their progress slow,
as they dared not risk The breaking Of
q horse leg iH that wilderness. and
The faint glImmer Wag most confusing
The wind had ceased, the calm was
impressive after the wild tumult but
the cold seemed 20 strengthen as the
dawn advanced yiciously biting the
exposed faces Of the men The strain
ing ponies we're white with frost. In
the gray Of d cheerless dawn they
reached the first line Of bluffs. and
drew rein just below the summit,
where they could look on across the
tower ridges % the westward
It was a Wild desolate scene, the
duh gray sky overhead. the black and
white shading below. Mile On mile
the picture unrollcd 10 the horizon.
the vista widening slowly as the light
! Increased, bringing forth the details
Of barren. Windgwcpt ridges and shal.
low valleys choked with snow. Not a
tree, not "a shrub, not even rock
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CHAPTER LIIx.~co,tlov.s


The cowman, muGled 70 the ears in
q buffalo coat plunged Drofsnely into
the drift slammiug the door behind
him. Hamliu hastily glanced over the
few articles piled in readiness on the
bench ammunition, blankets, food
paying no heed 10 CAROLS mUtteriug
Of discOnteEt By the time Hughes
returned, be had everything strapped
for the saddles He thrust the COW
mans rife under his own flap, but
handed the latter d revolver, staring
straight into his eyes as he dld so.
i reckon you and have got enough
10 common in this chase 10 play
square" he said gTimly We're both
out after he Foyfc amt we?"
You bet"
All right, then; here's your gun II
you try any uickery Hughes. I'D ad.
yise that you get me the first shot for
if you miss youll never have an.
ether"
The man drew the sleeve Of his
coat over his lips, his eyes shifting be
fore the Sergeants steady gaze.
Il amt thet sort" he muttercd un-
'asily "Ycr don't need 10 think thet
O me"
Maybe not and lIamlin swung
INTO the saddle carelogsly "Only /
thought I'd tell you beforehand what
would happen il you attempt any fool
gun play Take the lead, you know
HE trail
Carroll supporting himself BY the
table, crept across 10 The door and
watched them. reckless as 10 the on.
tering cold The glare Of the white
snow revealed clearly the outlines OF
the disappearing hoTscmcu, as they
rode cautiously down tho bank The
thin fringe NJ shore ioe broke under
the weight ,s the comics noofs. az the
riders .pl.oi hem forward into the
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V eye tai be Com
pound NY bs ck
acheduntilI thong .
would break, ] had
pains all over me,
nervous feelings and
periodic troubles. I
was very weak and
run down and was
losing hope Of ever
b eing well and
strong. After tax
ing Lydia K. Pink
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broke the dead monotouy All was
loneliness and silence The snow lay
cleaning ana untramplcd. except as
here and there "a dun brOwa patch OF
dead grass darkencd the side OF hin.
liamlln ehadowcd his eyes with gloyed
hands studying jntontly inch by inch
the wide domain Suddenly he aroao
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-09-04

Many birds form their sounds with
out opening their bills. The pigeon
is a well-known instance of this.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-09-04

Mrs. s."inslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethlng, softens the gums, reduces infamma-
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The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-09-04

If it were really true that man
wants but little here below we should
all get what we want.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-09-04
To Get Rid Of Mosquitoes

You can Sleep, Fish, Hunt or attend to any
work without being worried by the biting or
singing OF Mosquitoes. Sand-fies, Gnats or
other insects by applying 10 the face. ears
and hands, DIR. PORTER'S ANTISEPTlC
HEALING OIL. 25c.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-09-04

Excuse will not hold friends that
promises bring.
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-09-04
WOMAN IN
TERRIBLE STATE
Finds Help in Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Bellevue, Ohio. ~ was IN a terrible
state before took Lydia j.. pinkhan's
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-03

gra: ted at the September term, 1919
of said court, |, w. M. Cannon, admin
istrator of the estate of o. J. Cannon,
deceased, will on the first Tuesday
in October, 1918, between the legal
hours of sale, sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash, before the court
house door in the City of Americas,
said county, at public cutlery, three
hundred and ninety-four acres of land,
more or less, known as the o. j. Can
non home place, and consisting of lots
Nos. 227 and 228, except six acres off
of the northeast corner of lot No 227,
in the 2Sth district, Sumter county,
Georgia. w. M. CANNON,
Administrator on Est. o. J. Cannon.
Deceased.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-03
CITY OF ATLANTA
in DOG BUSINESS

Atlanta, Sept 2.-"What you mean;
you lost your dog?" is a common ques-
ton at the city hall now, since the dog
pound was instituted The dog-jail is
so full already that the city fathers,
rather than chloroform so many really
valuable dogs have decided to present
one free to every blind man in the city
who desires one.
The dogs which are given to the
blind men will be tagged with free
licenses. 1t is, perhaps, the most
unique piece of charity or philanthro-
py in which a municipality has ever
engaged. tElNlEA
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-03
Legal Advertisements

claims and demand of every nature
and whatsoever, now owned by the
said company, as well at law as In
equity, of, in and to the same and ev-
cry part and parcel thereof.
TOGETHER, with all the corporate
rights, privileges, immunities and
franchises of said Americas Gas &
Electric Company, including the fran
chises to be a corporation and fran
chises acquired by it.
Said sale will be made by virtue and
authority of decree of the Superior
court of Sumter county, rendered at
the May term, 1918, in the cause Of
Guaranty Trust Company of New York
VS.. Americas Gas & Electric Com
pany, equitable petition to foreclose
mortgage, for receiver. Decree, etc,
and subject to confirmation of the
court.
Said sale vii! be for cash or the
JULIUS vi inc lbilCuS Oo9 " iAiCNCl AZ
company, which said bonds shall be
receivable only as cash for the amount
of cash which would be payable on
such bonds and coupons out of the
proceeds of said sale.
Not less than $4,000 in cash
must be paid to the receiver on the
day of sale, which said sum of $10,-
10000 will be applied upon the pur-
chase price of said properties, should
said sale be confirmed Should said
sale not be confirmed. the said $780,
100000 will be returned to the purchas-
er.
Sale adjourned from first Tuesday in
September, 1913, to first Tuesday in
October, 1913.
This the goth day of August, 1918.
C. M. COUNCIL Receiver.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-03
GEORGIA, Sumter County

GEORGIA, Sumter County
By virtue of an order granted at the
September term 1918, of court
of Ordinary of Sumter county,
Georgia, there will be sold
before the court house door
in Americus, Ga, on the first Tues
day in October next, the following de-
scribed property of the estate of
Joshua c. Cunningham, of said county,
deceased The said lands being the
property owned by said deceased in
Sumter and Macon county, Ga; the
Macon county property to be sold in
Americas, Ga, as it is deemed best
for the interest of the estate to do 50,
viz:
South half of lot of land No. 17S eX-
oept % acres off of south half of said
lot of land, situated and lying in goth
district of Sumter county, Ga Also,
40 acres land, on north side of Camp
creek, bounded on north by lands sold
by z. B. Cunningham, administrator
of Joshua c. Cunningham, deceased, to
Arris English, said land situated and
lying in Macon county, Georgia.
Terms of sale: Cash.
z. B. CUNNINGHAM,
Administrator of Joshua Cunningham
Deceased.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-03
PEOPLE OF ATLANTA
Will Vote FOR COUNCIL
By Vote They Will Probably
0. Il. Beavers Acts

Atlanta, Sept. 2,-Chief Beavers and
the vice question have suddenly and
Unexpectedly become the center around
which all Atlanta city politics will
reyolve for the next few months.
City Attorney James L. Mayson has
declared, after carefully studying the
new charter, that it's provision will
practically abolish the present police
commission, on January list.
If the charter passes, it will be fol-
lowed by an inevitable fight to see
whether those who gain control of the
direction of police affairs shall be
friendly to Beavers and the abolition
of all segregated vice, or whether they
will favor return to the old segregat-
ed district
With the city council election COM
ing on, however, the rank and file OF
the voters will be given an opportunity
for the first time to indicate in a par
tial degree at least, what methods the
majority are in favor of using in
dealing with the social evil
Throughout the whole fight that
Chief Beavers waged, and which he
carried to a successful conclusion,
there was never any method or oppor-
tunity of finding out where the major
ity stood on the question.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-09-03

Will be sold before the courthouse
door in the City of Americas between
the legal hours of sale on the first
Tuesday in October, the following
property to-wit: One moving picture
machine, "a opera chairs, IS common
chairs, one carpensaro and 2 1S-incn
electric fans. Levied on as the prop
erty of The Savoy Theatre to satisfy
one special license tax fi-fa for seven
months ending August the first, 1913.
Special license tax fi-fa issued by
the clerk and treasurer of the City Of
Americus, in favor of the mayor and
city council.
Tenant in possession notified IN
terms of the law. w. D. SMITH,
advt. City Marshal,
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GEORGIA. Sumter Cunty.

GEORGlA, sumter Cunty.
To the Hon. z. A. Littlejohn, Judge
of the Superior Court of said County:
The petition of Murray & Hooks
Pharmacy, corporation of said state
and county, respectfully shows the
following facts, to-wit:
l. That on the 18th day of July,
1913, petitioner was issued a certi-
ficate of incorporation by the Superior
court of said county, and was incorpo-
rated under the name of Murray Il
Hooks Pharmacy, and for the purpose
of doing a drug business in the city
of Americas.
2. Petitioner would show that il
now desires to change its corporate
name by striking therefrom the word
Murray" SO that when so stricken
that the name of said corporation will
De Hooks Pharmacy" instead Of
Murray & Hooks Pharmacy, as it now
reads.
3. Petitioner further shows that On
the 18th day of August, 1918, the
stockholders and the board of direr-
tors of the Murray & Hooks Pharmacy
adopted resolutions authorizing the
change of its corporate name.
4. Petitioner further desires in
changing its name, as stated, from thai,
Iof Murray & Hooks Pharmacy to
Hooks Pharmacy, that all of the
rights, iterest and property now own
ed by the Murray e Hooks Pharmacy
and all privileges and immunitie3
granted in the original charter
Murray G. Hooks Pharmacy, be, and
the same become vested in the Hooks
Pharmacy in making the change in tn
name, and that none of the rights O.
privileges of the corporation be at
fected in anywise in making sucN
change in the name. And petitione
prays an order of the court amend
ling it's charter to so change its NAM.
w. w. DYKES,
Petitioners Attorney.