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in life hocked about her. why, It Is
the eternal tribute demanded OF beau
ty. Here and there the men were not
all the daughter might have wished.
Often they burnt sweet fattery at her
shrine. tentatively; but as she coolly
stamped out these incipient fires.
they at length came to regard her as
one regards the beauty Of . frosted
window. as thing to admire and
praise in passing. One ache always
abided; the bitter knowledge that had
she met In kind smile for smile and
Jest for Jest, she might have been her
mothers boon companion. But deep
back In some hidden chamber Of her
heart lay q secret dread OF such =
step, Z dread which. whenever she
strovs to analyze It, ran from under
her investigating touch. ~ little balls
OF quicksilver run from under the
pressure Of Z thumb.
She was never without tho comforts
Of life. well.fed. welldressed, we'll
housed. and often her mother flung
her some jewe!ed trinket which (again
that sense Of menace) she put away,
but never wore. Tho bright periods
were when they left her In tho little
villa near Mentone. with no one but
her old and faithful nurse. There,
with her horse. her books and her
flowers. she was at peace. Week into
week and month into month she was
let be. Never letter came, save
from some former schoolmate who
was coming over and wanted letters
OF introduction to dukes and duchess.
es. II she smiled over these letters
1t was with melancholy; for the dukes
and duchesses, who fell within her
singular orbit. were not the sort to
whom one gave letters Of Introduction,
Where her mother went she never
had the least idea. She might be in
any OF the great ports OF the world,
anywhere between New York and
Port Said. Tho major generally dis.
appeared at the same time. Then,
perhaps. she'd come back from a
pleasant tram.ride over to Nice and
find them both at tho villa. maid and
luggage. Mayhap night or two, and
OF they'd 60 again; never word
about their former Journey. uncom.
municative. rather quiet These alb.
sences. together with the undemon.
strative reappearances. used to. hurt
Fortune dreadfully. It gave her a
clear proof Of where she stood, exactly
nowhere. The hurt had lessened with
tho years. and now she didn't care
much. Like as not. they would drag
her out Of Eden for q month or two,
for what true reason she never could
quito fathom. unless 1t was that at
times her mother liked to have the
daughter near her as q foil.
At rare intervals she saw steel-eyed,
grim-mouthed men wandering up and
down before the gates OF the Villa
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which OF the tour was by all odds the
most popular theme. All agreed that
she was handsome in a bold way. This
modification Invariably distinguishes
the right sort OF women from the
wrong sort, from which there Is no ap.
peal to a higher court They could
well AFFORD to admit OF her beauty,
since the dancer was outside what Is
called the social pale, for all that her
newest escort was prince incognito.
They also discussed the play at bridge,
the dullness Of this particular season.
tho possibility OF war between Eng.
land and Germany. And some one
asked others who were tho two we'll.
gowned women down In front, sitting
on either side Of the young chap In
pearlgrey. No one knew. Mother and
daughter. probably. Anyhow, they
knew something about good clothes.
George was happy. He was proud
too. lie saw the glances. the mods OF
approval. He basked In kind OF
sunshine that was new. What an ass
he had been all his life! To have
been afraid Of women Just because
he was Percival Algernon! What he
should have done was to have gone
forth boldly. taken what pleasures he
found, and laughed with the rest Of
them.
There weren't two other women In
all Cairo to compare with these two.
The mother. sharely aleg7nt. with
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the dark beauty Of high-class Span.
lard. possessing humor. trenchant COM
ment. keen deduction and application;
worldly. cynical. high-bred. The STU
dent Of nations might have tried in
vain to place her. She spoke the
French of the Parisians, the Italian
OF the Forentines. the German Of the
Hanoverians. and her English was the
envy Of Americans and the wonder OF
the Londoners. The daughter fell be-
hind her but little, but she was more
reserved.
As Fortune sat beside the young col.
lector that afternoon. she marveled
why they had given him Percival Al
gernon. Jones was all right, solid and
substantial. but the other two turned
1t into ridicule. Still, what was the
matter with Percival Algernon! His.
tory had given men Of these names
mighty fine things to accomplish.
Then why ridicule? Was It due to tho
perverted angle Of vision created by
wits and humorists In tho comic week.
lies. who were eternally pillorying
these unhappy prefixes to ordinary
cognomens! And why this pillorying?
She hadn't studied the subject SUI.
ficiently to realize that the business
OF the humorist is not so much to
amuse as to warn persons against be-
coming ridiculous. And Percival AL.
gernon Jones was all of that. It re-
solved itself into a matter Of values,
then. Had his surname been Mont.
morency. Percival Algernon would
have fitted as key TO Its lock. She
smiled. No one but fond mother
would be guilty Of such a crime. And
II she ever grew to know him well
enough. she was going to ask him all
about this mother.
What interest had her own mother
In this harmless young man? oh,
some day she would burst through this
web. this Jungle; some day she would
see beyond the second act! What
then? she never troubled to ask her.
self: time enough when the moment
arrived.
81 had an interesting adventure
last night. most interesting one,"
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began George. who was no longer the
shy, blundering recluse. They were
on the way back 10 town.
Tell II me-" said Mrs. Chedsoye.
He leaned over from his seat beside
the chauffeur Of the hired automobile
(Hang the expense on a day like
thisD "a fellow brought me rug
last night, one Of the rarest outside
the museums. How and where be got
1t I'm not fully able to state. But
he had been In violent struggle
somewhere, arms slashed. shins bat.
tered. He admitted that he had gone
In where many shapes OF death
lurked. II was q bit irregular. |
bought the rug. however. Some one
else would have snatched It up II |
hadn't. wanted him to recount the
adventure. but he smiled and refused.
I tell you what Il is. these eastern
ports are great places"
How interesting" Mrs. Chedsoye's
color was not up to the mark. HE
was not seriously wounded?'
"Oh. no. He looks like q tough In.
dividual. mean. a chap strong and
hardy enough to pull himself out Of
pretty bad holes. He needed the
money"
did he give bis name!" asked For.
tune.
"Yes; but no doubt It was assumed.
Ryanne. and he spslt II with an me-
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CHAPTER VI.
Moonlight and Poetry.

'~S'S's s's SS'ys
A ball followed dinner that night,
Wednesday. Tho ample lounging.
room filled up rapidly after coffee;
officers In smart uniforms and spurs,
whose principal function in times Of
peace is to get in everybodys way,
rowel exposed ankles, and demolish
lace rufiles, Egyptians and Turks and
sleek Armenians In somber western
frock and scarlet eastern fez or tar.
boosh. women Of all colors (meaning,
as course, as applied) and shapes and
tastes. the lean and the fat. the tall
and short, such as Billy Taylor Is said
to have kissed In all the ports. and
tail.coats Of as many styles as 10.
seph's had patches. George could dis.
tinguish his compatriots by the fit OF
the trousers round the instep; the
Engllshman had his fitted at the
waist and trusted In Providence for
the hang Of the rest. This trifIng do
tective work rather pleased George.
The women. however. were all Ewes
10 his eye: liberal expanses Of beauti.
tul white skin, the bare effect being
modified by a string Of pearls or dia.
monds or emeralds, and hair which
might or might not have been wholly
their own. He waited restiessly for
the temperance Of Mrs. Chedsoys
and her daughter. All was right with
the world. except that he was to sail
altogether too soon. His loan had
been returned. and he knew that his
former suspicious had been most I'm.
worthy, Mrs. chedsoye had never
received his note.
(To BE CoNrINuEp1
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Fanny, but they never rang tho bell.
nor spoke TO her when she passed
them on the street II she talked Of
these men. her mother and the major
would exchange amused slances. moth.
Ing more.
II. rightly or wrongly. she hated her
mother. she despised her uncle. who
was ever bringing TO the villa men Of
money. but Of coarse fiber. ostensibly
with the view Of marrying her of.
But Fortune had her dreams, and she
was quite content 10 walt.
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armor, and she never denied herself
tho thrust. Mrs. Chedsoye enjoyed
these sharp encounters. for It must
be added that she gave as good as
she took. and more often than not her
thrusts bit deeper and did not always
heal.
Fortune never asked questions rela.
tive to the family finances. II she
harborcd any doubts as TO their origin,
10 the source OF their comparative lux.
ury. she never put these into speech.
She had never seen her father. but
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and humorously explained why be DID
So"
rs he young. old, good.looklng, o.
what?"
Mrs. Chedsoye eyed her offspring
through narrowed lids.
II should say that he was about
thirty-nve. tall, something Of an ath
lete: and there remains some indics
tons that In the flush Of youth he was
handsome. Odd. He reminded me Of
a young man who was on the varsity
Observation-Disclosures ! entered
my freshman year. didn't know him,
but l was a great admirer Of bis from
the grand.stand. Horace Wadsworth
was bis name"
Horace Wadsworth. Fortune had
the sensation Of being astonished at
something she had expected to hap
pen.
Just before going down to dinner
that night, Fortune turned to her
mother, her chin combativs In IT.
angle.
II gave Mr.. Jones = hundred and
fifty pounds out Of that money you
left In my care. Knowing how forget
full you are, took the liberty Of At
tending to the affair myself"
She expected storm. but instead
her mother viewed her with apprais
Ing eyes. Suddenly she laughed mel.
lowly. Her sense Of humor was too
excitable to resist SO delectable q SIT
uation.
"You told him, Of course. that the
money came from me?" demanded
Mrs. Chedsoye. when she could con
troll her voice.
Surely, since It did come from
you"
my dear. my dear. you are to me
like the song in the Mikado:" and she
hummed lightly
ITO make the prisoner pent
Unwill!ngly represent
A source Of innocent merriment
OF innocent merriment!"
Am I prisoner, then?"
Whatever you like: 1t can not bs
said that ever held you on the LEASH"
taking a final look into the mirror.
What is the meaning Of this rug1
You and know who stole It."
Il have explicitly warned you, my
child. never to meddle with affairs
that do not concern you"
Indirectly. some Of yours do. You
arc In love with Ryanne. as he calls
himself"
my dear, you do not usually stoop
to such vulgarity. And are you cer-
tain that he has any other name?"
III I were | should not tell you"
"Oh!"
"A man will tell tho woman hs
loves many things he will not tell
the woman he admires."
"As wise as the serpent" bantered
tho mother: but she looked again into
tho mirror to see II her color was still
what It should be. And whom does
he admire?" the Mona Lisa smile hov.
ering at the corners OF her lips.
"You." evenly.
Mrs. Chedsoye thought for q mo-
ment, thought deeply and with new
insight. 1t was no longer child but
woman, and mayhap she had played
upon the taut strings OF the young
heart once too often. Still, she was
unafraid.
"And whom does he lover"
"Me. Shall l get you the rouge,
mother?"
Still with that unchanging smile,
the woman received the stab. my
daughter" as II speculatively, you
will get on. You haven't been my pu.
Pill all these years for nothing. Let
US 90 down to dinner"
Fortune. as she silently followed,
experienced a sense OF disconcertlon
rather than Of elation.
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sYNoPsIA

George Percival Alse,non Jones. VICE
president OF tho Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company OF New Fork. thirsting for
romance, 10 In Cairo IN b,.Siness trip.
Horace Ryanne arrives at tho hotel In
Cairo with q care$slly guarded bundle.
Ryanne sells Jonea the famous holy Yhi-
ordes rug which 70 admits having stolen
from Q pasha & Bagdad. Jones meets
Major Callah,Aa and later Il introduced to
Fortune CbsIsoye by q woman TO whom
he had lss%ed 10 pounds at Monte Carlo
some u.hths previously. and who turns
out e BE- Fortunes mother.
The Caucasian., 1913-10-09
\ BRUTAL FATHER.
Additional "Details OF His Inhuman
Treatment Of His Eight Months
Old Child-Mother Terrorixed.

lI" report concerning Herbert
Lees inhlHnan treatment OF his
S-nonIhS-oIi child have not been Iii
/ h least exaggerated. II is scarcely
have nec0me degeneratcd 10 the eN-
tent Of treating a defenseiesS infant,
HI, own child. with a brutality sc
shocking that men who saw the
condition of the child We're moved
to tears and determined to Wreak
Nen@canc" upon him.
Since his incarceration in jail
Lee has profcsSed religion, bat
calmly considered such a profession
is norkrry, a disappearing OF the
Christian spirit.
There has never existed and there
never Will live an animal that has
been and touId be as brutal to its
Eoun" 2 L. Even the hEcna Will
protect is young to the death.
II would seem, as indicated by re-
ports from reliable citizens, tnat
Lee did not strike his child IN a
trenzied moment of anger, but he
had repeatedly and deliberately cas-
tl@ated his child with razor strap,
and hr had lerroriZed his Wife until
She dared not demonstrate nor com
plain. II was only in the last ey-
tremity When she believed her baby
had been killed by It's father that
She fled from what is called her
home. rather a hell on earth, to a
neighbor's for protection. Since
then Mrs Lee and her baby, who
were in condition Of dcstitulIon,
have received every care and aLten-
ton that could be given them by
the people Of the Myrtis nelghbor-
hood and by Dr. Center. who has
cared faithfully for the child, who
The Caucasian., 1913-10-09
The Bankers Opposition.

At their convention being held Ill
Boston. Mass, the currency com
miittee 0t the American Btnhe.
Association In their report recon-
mended opposition to the currency
bill pending in the Senate OF the
United States
The substance. Of the recommen-
dation Of opposition 10 the proposed
currency measure, which IS faNored
by President Wilson. is That in It's
present form it is unWisr and would
impose hardships upon the banks
and equally unnecessary hardsilIpa
upon the general public.
This last clause IS strictly pecu-
liar, il not remarkable, and posi-
bly, without a parallel or precedent
i'm the financial records OF the cOun-
try. The approval Of the American
Bankers Association of the curren-
CIV bill should not be anticipated nor
expected The only system the as
socialion would favor and approve
would be in their investment Of the
power and authority to control The
currency. The principle Of the bll!
is the very opposite Of The bankers
desires. The currency bill which
President Wilson faVors with some
suggested notifications is based on
the soundcSt of principles predi-
Gated on justice and equity to the
people and to the bankers as wei!
One of the Nitals of the bill is to
vest control of the currency in the
government instead Of the banks
which Will make impossible TN
panics which have been designed
for the benefit of the few who have
protitrd by their enrichment from
the ruin Of The many.
While the Influence Of The Amer
lean Bankers Association is grcaI
and all powerful, there will COM
| the enforced realization, as has beer
made manifest in the Democratic
tariff bill which has been enartcr
| into law.
The people of The United State:
are at the back Of President Wilson
and of Congress. Against this sole
phaIanX The efforts Of the Banker:
Association to dictate or to SuggeS
the currency bill they would ap-
! prove is all vain.
The Caucasian., 1913-10-09

under his professional ministratIons
appeared to be lHeN table.
Lee has been warned to never re
turn to that section of Gaddo Parish
Mrs. Lee and ncr child are al the
home OF her grandparents 1T Myra.
Considering his crime, it is lncon-
c"IHable that Lee can escape, and
when convicted he should be re
CURED to pay the fullest penalty OF
the law, which would scarcely he
an atonemcnt of his BRUTALITY, not
Wlthstanding his pretcnse of having
been moved to rependance by re-
llSIous ferNor that has suddenly
seized upon him.
The Caucasian., 1913-10-09

We are waiting for the order Of
from you Phone 1000.
The Caucasian., 1913-10-09

| maDrIy SO a month io" ltlr Goul
regular Detectives Mrs~l.~. Prize"
| Craidork. buu2hcrty an.I Read
hcimrr.
Forty dollars month,
Quoting from the official organ
and referring. As inferred, to Com
missioner FuIIilOve and his resolu-
ton:
Just before the Council convened
| Tuesday bills for three Of the DE-
! Irctjves We're O.k,d, nd This prompt
rd tn" commission To no longer d.
Ia> action on his resolution. He said
The Caucasian., 1913-10-09
White Street Improvement.

The citizens of Shreveport resld-
ing on and within the vicinity ol
White street can scarcely DclIev" II,
but are rejoicing notwithstanding
TO their almost amazing surprise
there is visible 10 the eyes Of the
interested in White street and the
intersection Of IIerndon aVent'
some of The material for this long
promised pay Ing. And the WORT
moves, going around and around
The Caucasian., 1913-10-09
TORRltO\ CAPTURED.
FederalS Defeated by Constitutions
aliStS-RattIed Several DAYS.

From Laredo, Texas. is received
the report of the execution Of Gen
cral Alvarez and his staff together
with 125 Federal soldiers an the
order of General Villa OF the Con
stltutlOnalists. The town Of Tor
reOH surrendered to the Constiu-
tlOnallSts after a fight lasting thir-
teen days.
Us related from Douglas, Arlz..
the Consiitutlonalsts captured Tor
rron by a clever rlIsr. General Chan
OF the InSllrgcnl forces told of il in
making his report to General Car
rama at IIcrmosilln, and also puls
new aspect on The capture Of
Santa RosalIa While The FrderaI<
were fighting with what they con
sI1cred 81 he main rebel force 1T
Santa ROsalia, the major group of
insurgents took TOrr"on and LapaI.
Tn" town Of Sierra Mojeda also rcII
into their possession.
The Caucasian., 1913-10-09
C,nnparative Statement.

Comparative Statement.
This yr Last yr.
Since yesterday - 1,l62 ---
Same day last year 1,6Sl
Thus far this week o,9io =
Thus far last year 9,299
Since September - 2S,oo2 a''on
NJ .toet on hand 1881 1901
The Caucasian., 1913-10-09
Cotton .seuion Bulletin.

Light 10 heavy rainfaIIs have oc-
cured over much Of The Carslinas
and Oklahoma ana here and there
in Tennessee and Texas. while pre-
cipitation has been mostly unlm-
pOrtant in the other States Of the
cotton belt. Scasonable TO above
normal temperatures have general
ly continued to prevail.
The Caucasian., 1913-10-09
COTTON MARKET
Office of The Caucasian.
Shreveport, La, Oct. 9, 1913.
SIlrclcDOIt Market.

Iarket closed steady, revised.
eceipls l,I62 bales.
The Winslow mail., 1913-11-08
Receiver Appointed.

Kingman Judge Perkins this
week appointed a receiver for
the Ranchers' Trust company,
]. F. Holbrook receiving the
commission. Two suits have
been filed in this county against
the corporation and the officer
of the corporation have been en-
joined from negotiating the
notes given in payment for
shares in the company, It is
understood that in the event that
the affairs of the company are
wound up by the receiver man y
people who paid cash for stock
will receive but a small part Of
their money back. On all shares
sold the agents received 25 per
cent of the whole, or about $87.-
so per share. Arizona Gazette.
The Winslow mail., 1913-11-08

H. B. Thompson, former news
paper man Of WinsloW, and well
and favorably known here was a
visitor in town Monday. Mr..
Thompson is now connected
with the Herald of Snow Flake.
Rev. Virgin Genevrier is visit
ing with Father Marx and will
conduct services next Sunday
morning at $50 a. M, in the alb
sence Of Father Marx, who is 60
irg to Williams. on his usual trip
to hold mass at that time.
There will be hut one mass at
the Catholic church Sunday
morning. Rev, Virgin GencV-
rier will go Eust in a few days.
Florence Bradford, Jennie Nc
MILAN, Myra Clymer, Mary
Weinert and Theresa White,
The Spanish-American people
across the track gave a dance
Thursday night for the benefit
of the Catholic church. There
was large crowd in attendance
and it was a decided success.
G. R. Bauerback returned
from Los Angeles Monday where
he has been taking treatment for
stomach trouble. He is greatly
improved.
Gus Heinman, Of San Juan
was in town this week.
VIM. Daze left Monday for
Los Angeles to attend a meeting
of the Travelling Engineers As
sociation.
NJ. Weber, Master Mechanic
at the Santa Fe Round House,
returned to his duties WedneS-
day morning. He and his wife
were visiting with his mother in
Colorado, who is sick, and who
had not improved in health
when they left.
The Winslow mail., 1913-11-08
Want Ads

-Iaost-z-Black Spaniel pup about
four weeks old. Inquire at
MAIL Office or C. ]. Spellmire.
Wanted Advertisers for this
column. Rates 25 cents per in
sertion, not to exceed twenty
words.
For Sale---A patching outfit
cheap. Enquire at MAIL Office.
Wanted---To Rent, Type
writer. Enquire at MAIL office.
For Sale---Remington Type
writer, No. 6. Enquire at MAIL
Office.
Furnished Rooms for Rent
Inquire of Mrs. G. B. Hall, cor
ner Warren and Railroad ave.
A few uncalled for suits from
$1,000 to $500, former values
$25.OO to $500 at the Utah
Woolen Mills. ---Adv'
G. I. A. meets every End. and
18th. Tuesdays in EIks' Hall at
2;30 p. m.
Dispatcher F. E. Wiley re-
turned from the hospital in Los
Angeles this week, where he
has been under the doctors care.
Mrs. w. O. Bostwick was
taken to the Albuquerque hospi-
tai Saturday night to undergo an
operation for appendicitis.
J. J. Collins who has been con
fined to his room at the Navajo
for the past month, was taken
to the Albuquerque hospital
Sunday night for treatment.
A tight feeling in the chest &C
companied by a short, dry cough
indicates an infamed condition
in the lungs. To relieve it buy
the dollar size BALLARD'S S
HOREHOTTND SYRUP. Won oct
with each bottle a free HER
RICK'S RED PEPPER POROUS
| PLASTER for the chest. The
syrup relayes the tightness and
the plaster draws out the lnAa
nation. 1t is an ideal combina
ton for curing colds settled II
the lungs. Sold by Kelly Drug
Co. +
E. ]. Wolff was in from the
Mountains this week.
The Winslow mail., 1913-11-08
Basket Ball Games Expected

Miss Wilma Mahoney, the
popular manager of the girls
basket ball team of the Winslow
High, School is attending the
State Fair this week. While
away Miss Mahoney expects to
arrange for some good games be
tween the WinsloW girls and the
girls of some of the leading high
schools of the State.
Mrs. E. A. Walcott returned
from San Diego, Tuesday night,
where she has been taking treat
ment for blood poison.
Why spoil your day off by get
ting a dinner at home when the
Navajo Restaurant serves a fine
chicken dinner for 35> cents.
Adv.
Regulate the bowelswhen they
fail to moveproperly. HERBINE
is an admirable bowel regulator
1t helps the liver and stomach
and restores fine feeling of
strength and buoyancy. Price
soc. Sold by Kelly Drug Co. +