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Lower coast gazette., 1913-04-26
The State of Louisiana Parish OF
P~laquemineS.

Succession of Valerie P. Martin. No.
1898. T%wenty-Finth Judicial District
Court.
By virtue of and IN obedience to an
order of sale to me directed by the Hon
orable, the Twenty-Ninth judicial DIS
trict Court in and for the Parish OF
Plaquemines,' dated the 9Th Gay OF
April. 1918, in the above entitled sue
c~ession l have advertised and will pro-
coed to sell at public auction at Court
House at Pointe a la Hache on Satur-
day the 26th day of April, 1913, at IL
o'clock, A. M. the following described
property, to-wlt:
LIST. An undivided one-half interest
in and to a certain tract of lane, sltuat-
ed. living and being in the Parish OF
Plaouemines on the left bank OF the
Mississippi River, about Forty-seven
miles below the city OF New Orleans,
measuring an acre front on said river,
by forty arpents in depth, bounded
above by lands belonging to Mrs. Leo
cadie Cosse Martin, widow OF Ferd-
inand Martin, and below by lands be-
longing to Joseph Martin.
:, End. An undivided one half interest
, in and to a certain piece or parcel O.
land, situated in the Parish OF Plaque
mines, joining the above described land
!. and having and measuring Seventy-fiv'
!. feet front on the Mississippi river, b!
: forty arpents in depth, bounded allow
hy the herein above described propert
\. and below by lands belonging to Mrs
g Widow Roman Martin, together wit
!; all the privileges thereto attached Q
in anywise appertaining.
ir Terms of sale Cash.
n FRANK c. MEYERS,
IS Sheriff Of the Parish c
:, %Plaquemines.
{. IL, 10, &C..
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oack upon the hard clay and slept.
Romance Is the greatest thing in the
world; but for all that. man must
eat and man must sleep.
The cold dew of dawn was the tonic
that recalled him from the land Of
grotesque dreams. He sat up and
rubbed his face briskly with his hands,
drying 1t upon the sleeve Of his coat.
as hasty and as satisfying a toilet as
he had ever made. There was no &C.
tivity in camp; evidently they were
not going to start early. The cook
alone was busy. The fire was crack.
ling. the kettle was steaming, and
pot Of pleasant-smelling coffee
leaned rakishly against the hot
ashes. The nap to Fortunes tent was
still closed. And there was Ryanne.
sitting with his knees drawn up under
his chin, his hands clasped about his
shins. and glowering at no visible
thing.
"Hello!" cried George. Found
yourself, eh?"
Ryanne eyed him without emotion.
when and how did they get you?"
George inquired.
About three hours before they got
you. Something In glass Of wine.
Dope. I'd have cleaned them up but
for that"
How do you feel?"
Damned bad, Percival."
ANY bones broken?"
NO; I'm Just knocked about; sore
spot in my side; kicked. maybe. But
1t isn't that"
George didn't ask what that" was.
Where do you think he's taking us?"
"Bagdad. II we don't die upon the
way"
II don't think he'll kill us. It
wouldn't be worth his while"
you did not give him the rug"
Not II"
1T comes hard, Jones, I know, but
your giving 1t up will save us both
many bad days. He asked you for it?'
HE did"
Then why the devil didn't you give
It to him? What's a thousand pounds
against this muddle?"
For the simple reason didn't have
1t to give up
Whats that?"
when went up to my room. nigh,
before last. some one had been there
ahead OF me. And at first had Civ
en- you the credit" said George. with
admirable frankness.
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SYNOPSIS.

George Percival Algsrnon Jones, VICE
president OF the Metropolitan Oriental
hug company Of New York. thirsting for
Eomsnce, IL in Cairo on business trip.
Cairo With a carefully guarded bundle.
Hyanne sell: Jones the famous holy Yhi-
ordes rug which he admits having stolen
From q pasha at Basdad. Jones meets
AAjor Callahan and later II introduced 70
ss sa Sansa & pSyun By 81 Mont. 70 cso
out to be Fortunes mother. Jones takes
Ma Chsdsoys and Fortune TO Q polo
eame. Fortune returns TO Jones the
money borrowed By her mother. Mrs.
daughter. Ryanns interests Jones In the
United Romance and Adventure com.
pany. Q concern which for q price viii
erranfe any kind Of an adventure TO Or.
Gailahan. Wallace ind Ryanns. = ths
United Romance and Adventure company.
plan risky enterprise involving Jones.
Hyanns makes known to Ars. Chedsoys
his intention to marry Fortune. Mra
H. decars; she VII not an. permit y
for home. Ryanne steals Jones' letters
and cable dispatches. He wires agent IN
New York. In Jones' name. that he y
renting house In New York TO some
tlenoA MAhomeo. keeper ot ing noIy
carpet, u on Ryanne'l trail. Ryanne
promises Fortune that he will SEQ that
Jones comes to no harm 40 result Of his
purchase Of the rug. Mahomed accosts
Ryanne and demands the Yhiordss rug:
Ryanne tells him Jones has the rug and
suggests the abduction Of the New York
merchant az . means Of securing Ito 70.
turn. Tho rug disappears from Jones
room. Fortune quarrels with her mother
when the latter refuses to explain. her
mysterious actions. Fortune gets . mes
sag. purporting to be from Ryanns ask.
ing her to meet him In q secluded place
that evening. Jones receives message
Bar the Same evening. Jones u carried
OF into the desert by Mahomed and his
accomplices after a desperate hght He
discovers that Ryanns and Fortune also
are captives.. the former II badly battered
and unconscious.
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Ryanne sank back. and George bun.
died him up snugly. Poor DEVIL
Hell pull himself together in the
morning." he said to Fortune. ~ did
not know that you knew him we'll"
II have known him for eight or nine
years. He used to visit my uncle at
our villa at Mentone." She smiled.
"You look very odd"
mo odder than feel" with inef.
fectual attempt to bring together the
ends Of his collar.band. II must be
sight. was in too much Of hurry
to get there. Did you eat the soup
and fish," r
"The soup. yes; but I'm afraid that
1t will be some time before can find
the dried fish palatable. l hope my
courage will not fail me-" she added.
the first sign OF anxiety she had
shown. She was very lonely, very
tired. very sad.
1t Is quite possible that Mahomed.
coming over. spoiled pretty scene;
for George had some very brave
words upon the tip Of his tongue.
Come" said Mahomed to Fortune
"You will sleep in the little tent. No
one will disturb you"
Good night, Mr.. Jones. Don't wor.
ry; am not afraid"
George was alone. He produced
one Of his precious cigars and lighted
It Then he drew over his feet one Of
the empty saddle.bags, wrapped his
blanket round him. and sat smoking
and thinking till the heat Of the fire
replenished from time to time, filled
him with comfortable drowsiness;
and the cigar. still smoking, dropped
from bis nervelsss fingers, a he lay
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CHAPTER XIV.
Mahomed Offer. Freedom.

Mahomed Offers Freedom.
Fortune had slept. but only after
hours Of watchful terror. The slight.
est sound outside the tent sent a
scream into her throat, but she sue.
ceeded each time In sitting 1t. Once
the evil laughter Of hyena came over
her ears. shivering. Alone! She laid
her head upon the wadded saddle.bags
and wept silently, and every sob tore
at her heart. She must keep up the
farce of being brave when she knew
that she wasn't. The men must not
be discouraged. Her department
would characterize theirs; any sign
of weakness upon her side would cor
respondingly depress them the more.
She prayed to God to give her the
strength to hold out. She was afraid
Of Mahomed she was afraid Of his
grim smile, afraid Of his mocklng
eyes: she could not sponge out the
scene wherein he had so gratuitously
kicked Horace In the side. Horace!
No. she did not believe that she would
ever forgive him for this web which
he had spun and fallen into himself
Two things she must hide for the
sake of them all: her fear Of Mahom-
ed and her knowledge Of Ryanne's
trickery.
What part in this tragedy had the
Arab assigned her? Her fingers twined
and untwined, and she rocked and
rocked. bit her lips, lay down, sat up
and rocked again. But for the ex.
haustion, but for the insistent call Of
nature. she would never have closed
her eyes that night.
And her mother! What would her
mother believe, after the scene that
had taken place between them? What
could she believe, save that her daugh.
ter had fulfilled her threat. and run
away? And upon this not unreason.
able supposition her mother would
! make no attempt to find out what had
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name? And how might her presence
torture Ryannel George felt weak
in that bitter moment. Ay, how might
not her presence torture him also?
He had never. for the briefest space.
thought Of Ryanne and Fortune at the
same time. She spoke. alphabetically
1t was true. as II she had known him
all her life. The wisest thing he could
do was to bring Ryanne to condition
where he could explain some parts Of
the enigma and bs Of some use. Hor-
ace!
I'm going to have another try At
him." he said.
She nodded. but without any par.
ticular enthusiasm.
George worked over Ryanne for the
better part Of an hour. and finally tbs
battered man moved. He made an ef'
fort to speak, but this time no sound
issued from his lips. At the end Of
the hour he opened his eyes and
smiled. 1t was more like the grin
George had once seen upon the face
Of a boxer who had returned to the
contest after having been floored hall
q dozen times.
Can you hear met" asked George
Ryanne stared into his face. "Yes.
thickly. Where are we?"
"In the desert"
(which one?"
Arabian"
Ryanne tried to. sit up alone.
Better not try to- move. They
banged you up at great rate. Bes,
thing you can do Is to 60 to sleep
You'll be all right in the morning."
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to travel continuously from twenty.
five to eighty miles the day! Others
were busy with the pack.baskets. A
tent, presumably Mahomed's, was be-
Ing erected upon clayey piece Of
ground In between the palms. No one
entered the huts, even out Of curios.
ity; 80 George was certain that the
desertiou had been brought about by
one plague or another. A smaller
tent was put up later. and he was
grateful at the sight Of It 1t meant
little privacy for the poor girl. Great
God, how helpless he was, how help.
less they all were!
An incessant clatter. occasionally
interpreted with laugh, went on.
The Arab. unlike the East Indian, is
not ordinarily surly; and these
seemed to be good.natured enough.
They eyed George without malice.
The war Of the night before had been
all In days work, for which they
had been ilberally paid. While he had
spent much time In the Orient and
had ridden camels. . real caravan.
prepared for weeks Of travel, was q
distinct novelty, and 30 he Viewed all
with interest. knowing perfectly well
that within = few days he would look
upon these activities with dull. hope.
less anger. He went back to the
girl and sat down beside her.
"Haye you any idea why you are
herei"
mo; unless hs saw me In the b.
xaars with Horace, and thought to
torture him By bringing me along"
Horacel A chill that was not Of the
night ran over his shoulders. 30 she
called the sdvsntursr By bis given
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You've got lots Of pluck"
''Have r.
Eyes. You haven't asked q question

lou We got IotS OF PLUCK.
''Have I?''
"Yes. You haven't asked question
yet" ,
Would It help anyi..
mo. l don't suppose It would. I've
an idea that we're all on the way to
the home Of Haroun-al. al.Rashid."
''Bagdad." musingly.
Its the rug. But I do not under
stand you in the picture"
mo more do l."
With consideration that spoke
well Of his understanding. he did not
speak to her again till food was
passed. Later. when the full terror
Of the AFFAIR took hold Of her. she
would bs dreadtully lonely and would
need to 80 him near, to hear his
voice. He forced soma Of the hot
soup down Rysnne's throat, and was
glad to note that he responded . little.
After that he limped about the strange
camp. but was careful to get in no
ones way. slyly he took note Of this
face and that, and his satisfaction
grew a. he counted the aftermath of
the war. And It had taken i've Of
them. and even then the result had
been In doubt up to the moment when
his head had gone bang against the
stucco. He took . melancholy pride
in his swollen ear and half.shut eye.
He had always been doubtful regard.
ing his courage: and now he knew
that George Percival Algernon Jones
was a. good name as Bayard.
The camel.boys (they are called
boys all the way from ten years up to
forty). having hobbled the beasts,
were portioning each a small bundle
Of tibbin or chopped straw In addition
to what they might find by grazing.
Funny brutes. thought George, as he
walked among the kneeling animals:
to 60 i've days without food or water,
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And Mahomed will notify him Of
our arrival" bitterly.
isn't there some way We two
might get at Mahomed?"
Perhaps: but 1t will take time.
Don't bank upon money. Mahomed
wants his head. II the rug
But Ryanne stopped. He looked be-
yond George, his face full! Of terror.
George turned to see what had pro-
duced this effect. Fortune was COM
ing out Of her tent. Fortune? My
God!" Ryanne's legs gave under and
he sank. his face in his hands. Il
see 1t all now! Fool. fool! He's 60
Ing to get me. Jones; he's going to get
me through her!"
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"Gone!" There was no mistaking
the dismay In Ryanne's voice.
Absolutely"
We'll. ! be damn!" Ryanne threw
aside the blanket and got up. It was
a painful movement. and he swayed
a little. III Mahomed hasn't II, and
! haven't II. and you haven't II. who
the devil has. then7"
George shook his head!
Jones we are In for II. n that
cursed rug is Mahomed's salvation,
It is no less ours. II we ever reach
the palace Of Bagdad and that rug ID
not forthcoming. we'll never SEQ the
outside Of the walls again"
Nonsense! There's an American
consul at Ragdad."
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become Of her. Perhaps she would
be glad. glad TO be rid Of her and her
questions. Alone! Well. she had al.
ways been alone.
The only ray Of sunshine in all was
the presence Of Jones. She felt.
subtly. that he would not only stand
between her and Mnhomed. but also
between her and Rynnne.
"Hush!" whispered George. Don't
let her SEQ you Ike this. She mustn't
know"
"You don't understand" replied Ry.
anne miserably.
II believe I do" Georges heart
was heavy. This man was In love
with her. too.
Ryanno struck the tears from bis
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cHAp1ER xIll.-{contlnued.)

A good fire was started. and the fu-
sereal aspect Of the oasis became
quick and cheerful. A little distance
from the blaze. George saw Fortune
bending over the inanimate Ryanne.
She was bathing his face with q wet
handkerchief. After a time Ryanne
turned over and nung his arms Imply
across his face. It was the first sign
Of life he had exhibited since the
start Fortune gently pulled aside
his arms and continued her tender
mercies. t4TE
"Can I help?" asked George.
you might rub his wrists" she
answered.
It seemed odd to him that they
should begin in such matter-of.fact
way. It would be only when they
had fully adjusted themselves to the
situation that questions would put
forth for answers. He knelt down at
the other side Of Ryanne and mas
saged his wrists and arms. Once he
paused, catching his breath.
what is IT." she asked.
"A rib seems to bother me. It'll be
all right tomorrow" He went on
with his manipulations.
els he badly hurt?"
II can't say"
His knowledge Of anatomy was not
wide: still, Ryanne's arms and legs
worked satisfactorily. The trouble
was either in his head or back of his
ribs. He put his arm under Ryanne's
shoulder and raised him. Ryanne
mumbled some words. George bent
down to catch them. "Hit 'em up In
this half, boys: we've got them going.
He'll! Get of my head. you farmer!
Two cards, please" His
face puckered into what was intended
for. smile. George laid him back
gently. Football and poker: what
had this man not known or seen in
life! Some one came between the
two men and the fire, casting long
shadow athwart them. George looked
up and saw Mahomed standing close
by. His arms were folded and his
face grimly inscfutable.
Have you any blankets!" asked
George coolly.
Mahomed gave an order. A blanket
and two saddlebags were thrown
down beside the unconscious man.
George made pillow Of the bags and
laid the blanket over Ryanne.
"why do you waste your time over
him?" asked Mahomed curiously.
II would not let dog die this way"
he retorted.
He would have let you de-" replied
Mahomed, turning upon his heel.
George stared thoughtfully at his
whiiom accomplice. What did the
old villain insinuate?
Can do anything to make you
more comfortable!" speaking to For
tune.
I'm all right. was chilled little
while ago. but the nre has done away
with that. Thank you"
"You must eat when they bring you
food"
"rll try to-" smiling bravely.
To take her In his arms. then and
there, to appease their hunger and
his hearts! n
systematically. her hand stole to
her hair. A color came into her
cheeks. How fightful she must lookl
Neither hair.pin nor comb was left.
She threw the strands across her
shoulder and plucked the snarls and
tangles apart, then braided the whole.
He watched her, fascinated. He had
never seen q woman do this before.
Il was almost . sacrilege for him TO
b 70 near her at such . moment
Alssrward she drew her blankat over
hAP ahouldora
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ITO BE coNTINUED.)

When Philosophy Comes Easy.
A philosopher who died recently left
q fortune Of $l.000.O00. which,, We
might say. accounts for the philosophi.
calness Of his philosophy.-Dstrott
Free Press
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WORSHIP IN SPRING.

Now, ut her fruitful birth tide,
the fair green field flowers out
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es the cicala. mad with music,
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CAREFUL mother swallow. having
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WEALTH..

Wealth cannot confer great
ness. for nothing can make that
great which the decree Of nature
has ordained to he little. The
bramble may be placed in a hot
bed. but can never become an
oak. Even royalty itself Is not
able to give that dignity which
1t happens not to find, but op-
presses feeble minds. though 1t
may elevate the strong. The
world has been governed in the
name Of kings, whose existence
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any real effects beyond their
own palaces. When, therefore.
the desire of wealth is taking
hold Of the heart let us look
around and see how it operates
upon those whose industry or
fortune has obtained it. When
we f1nd them oppressed with
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ease, impatient and querulous in
themselves and despised or hat
ed by the rest Of mankind, we
shall soon be convinced that If
the real wants Of our condition
are satisfied there remains little
to be sought with solicitude or
desired with Samuel
Johnson.
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LITERARY QUALITIES.

When in any nation an individ-
ual is born who is capable of
producing great thought an
other is born capable of compre-
hending and admiring it.
Between esteem and contempt
there is in literature a path
which offers success without
glory and is also obtained with
out merit.
1t is worth q hundred times
more to adapt work to the ma
ture Of human mind than to
what is called the state Of So
ciety. In man there is some
thing inimitable; thence it Is that
in the acts and works Of art
there are these fixed rules-beau-
ties that will always please or
else contrivances that will please
but for short time.-Joubert.
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ANCIENT RiME.

THE law condemns the man or woman
Who steals tho goose from on the
common,
But let's the greater felon loose
Who steals the common from the goose.
Selected
Seems Not.
She-Graces spends an awful lot OF
money. He-Not n saving grace, then.
Boston Transcript.
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ARE YOU GROWING7

How can you tell whether you
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Are you able to overlook some
things you were unable to overlook
last year2 To overlook the sncer-
ing glance, the harsh word, the
selfish, unkind OF malicious deed2
Serenely to overlook failure when
you have done your bestp Brave
ly to overlook misfortune when it
was unavoidablep Cheerily to
overlook dark days and darker
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| GIVE THEE ETERNITY.
How many paltry. foolish, paint
ed things
That now in coaches trouble
every street
Shall be forgotten, whom no
poet sings,
Ere they will be wrapped in
their winding sheet
Where l to thee eternity shall
give
When nothing else remaineth
of these days
And queens hereafter shall be
glad to live?
Upon the aims of thy superflu-
Gus praise
Virgins and matrons, reading
these my rhymes,
Shall be so much delighted
with my story
That they shall grieve they lived
not in these times
To have seen thee. thy sex's
only glory.
So shalt thou fly above the vul-
gar throng,
Still to survive in my immortal
song.
Michael Drayton.
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