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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-31

chauffeur. discharged. came TO me and
sold me the truth; II was Laws car
with Law at the wheel that had struck
me down-a deliberate attempt at as.
s~asstnation. ] sem Law word that !
meant TO have a life for n life. For
what was ] better than dead? | prom.
ised him that. should he escape. |
would have the !ife OF his son. He
knew ! meant IL. and tent his wife
and son abroad. Then he died sud.
denly. OF some common ailment-they
said: but ] knew better. He died OF
fear OF me-"
Urine smiled a cruel smile. II had
made his life n reign OF terror. Ever
so often ] would send Law, one way
or anotber-mysteriously always-a
trey OF hearts: Il wal my death-sign
for him: ms you know, our name.
Urine, signifies a group OF three. And
every time he received a trey OF
hearts. within twenty.four hours an
attempt OF some sort would be made
upon his life. The strain broke down
hls nerve.
Then ] turned my attention TO the
son. but the distance was too great,
the difficulties insuperable. The Law
millions Knocked all my efforts; their
alliance with the Rothschilds placed
mother and son under the protection
OF every secret police In Europe. But
they dared not come home. At length
! realized could win only by playing
n waiting game. | needed three
things: more money: TO bring Alan
Law back TO America: and n agent
could trust. one i%ncorruptible agent
! ceased to prosecute mother and son,
lulled them into a sense % false BE-
curity, and by careful speculations
repaired my fortunes. In Rose | had
the lure to draw the boy back 20
America; In you. tho one person
could trust.
II SEN Rose abroad and arranged
that she should meet Law. They fell
in love at sight. Then | wrote inform.
ing her that the man she had chosen
was the son OF him who had murdered
all OF me but my brain. II fell out al
| foresow, You can imagine the scene
OF passionate OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF undy!ng constancy-the arrange.
ment of Il secret code whereby. when
she needed him, she would send him
a single rose-the birth OF "a great ro-
mancei"
The old man laughed sardonically
Well, there Is the history. Now the
rose has been sent; Law Is already
homeward bound; my agents are
watching his every step. The rest Is
In your hands"
Tho girl bent forward, breathing
heavily. eyes atiame in a face that had
assumed a waEen pallor.
What Is It you want OF me ,"
Bring Alan Law TO me. Dead ar
alive, bring him TO me. But alive. n
you can compass II; | wish to see him
die, Then I, too. may die content"
The hand Of hot.blooded youth stole
forth and grasped the Icy hand OF
denth.in.life.
81 will bring him." Judith swore-
"dead or alive, you shall have him
here"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-31

permitted, Conscious Of scorchinr
heat even through his hunting boots,
he suffered that torture until a tongue
OF flame licked up, wrapped itself
round tho thick hempen cord and ate
IL through,
Immediately Alan kicked his feet
free. lifted to a ~kneolIng position, and
crawled from the pyre.
As for his hands-Alan's hunting.
knife was still In It's sheath belted
10 the small OF his back. Tearing M
the belt with his hampered fingers, ha
contrived TO shift II round until the
sheath knife stuck at the beltloon
over bis left hip, Withdrawing and
conveying the blade to his mouth. be
gripped II firmly between his teeth
and sawed the cords round his wrists
against the razor.sharp blade.
Before Alan could turn and run ha
saw a vanguard OF flames bridge ko
yards at a bound and start a dead
pine blazing like a torch.
And then he was pelting like n mad.
man across the smoked-hlled clearing
and In less than two minutea hroL.
from the forest to the pebbly shore ~
a wide-bosomed lake. and within a
few hundred feet Of subs,an,,.I
dam. through whose spillway a besvv
volume OF water cascaded with A ron,
rivaling that OF the forest.hre itself
Two quick ~glances showed Alan tue
things: that his only way OF escsns
was via the dam; that there was a
solitary canoe at mid.lake. bearing
swiftly 70 the farthar shore Jud,,s
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-31

Trinc and The Tndian-the latter v,eia
ing the pac die.
In the act OF turning toward the
dam he saw Jacob drop the padd,.
The next instant a bullet from a Win
chester 80 kicked up a squirt OF peb
bles only a few feet In advance O,
Alan.
He quickened his pace, but the ne.,
bullet fell closer. while the third 40
tually bit the earth beneath his run
ming feet ms he gained the dam.
Exasperated. he pulled up. whippeS
cut his pistol and fired without aim.
At the same time. he noted that IN.
distance between dam aud canoe had
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-31

a sign from her. so that he had grown
accustomed to the unfsttering belief
thai she had forgotten him.
And now the sign had come-but
what the deuce did the trey OF hearts
mean?
When morning came. London had
lost Alan Law. No man OF his &C.
quaintance-nor any ~woman-had re.
ceived the least warning Of his dis.
appearance. He was simply and SUI.
n~ciently removed from English ken.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-12-31
cHAPTER ~.
The Trail OF Treaehery.

But young Mr.. Law was sole agent
OF his W ~evanishment: Just as he
was nobody's fool. least OF all his own.
The hidden meaning OF the trey OF
hearts perpiexed him with such dis
trust that before leaving London. he
dispatched a code cablegram to his
confidential agent in New York.
What DO you know about the trey Of
haartsf Anawsr Immediately
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
CARRANzA may
Join MED|ATORS
Belief Is Expressed In Washington That
Rebel Chief Will Be
Represented.
/. VILLA DISPUTE REOpENED
Rebel Officer Is Censured for DENY
ing His Recent Activity Against
Carranza Appointees.

Washington Representatives of the
Mexican Constitutionalists in Wash.
ington expressed confident hopes that
General Carranza would accept the in.
vitation of the South American media.
tors to participate in informal con.
ferences to compose the internal af-
fairs of Mexico.
Whether General Carranza would
accept the invitation, however, still
remained an open question, despite the
fact that some of his agents here had
telegraphed him at Monterey for
definite answer.
Carranza-villa Dispute.
Ell Paso, TeXas.-Discussion of the
Carranza-Villa estrangement was re-
opened by Roberto Presqueira, conf
dental agent for the Constitutionalists
here. He gave out the text of a tee.
gram in series of communications
with General Villa, in which he srit
cised the northern military zone com
mander for denying the arrests by his
troops of national Constituencies
officials at JuareZ and the confiscation
of national treasury funds there.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
SLEDGE HAMMER WEAPON
OF POLICE CHIEF IN RAIDS
Key West Officials Wages Relentless
War on Alleged Gambling Houses
of City.

Key West-This city has Carrie
Nation II in the person of Chief OF
Police Whitmore Gardner. When Chief
Gardner was elected to this office last
fall he promised the voters that he
would leave no stone unturned in his
efforts to stamp out gambling in the
community. That he has met with
some success is evidenced by the fact
that there is less gambling here now
than for years past. When prepared
for a raid the chief eQuips himself
with sledge hammer, which he car
ries concealed beneath his coat.
When he and his men rush house
things happen quickly. The chief
yields his sledge like a veteran, and
he has not yet encountered a door
which could resist his vicious attacks.
His last raid resulted in the capture
of roulette wheel and bolito lay
out
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
CONSIDERATION SERVICES
HELD AT ST. AUGUSTINE
Rev. Father Curley Is Youngest Priest
Elevated to the Office of
Bishopric.

ST. MISUNDERSTANDING decorat-
ed for the solemn occasion and crowd
ed to the doors with both Catholics
and Protestants the Cathedral was the
scene of one of the most impressive
ceremonies of the Roman Catholic
faith, the elevation of a priest to a
bishopric. The Rev, Father Michael
]. Curley with this ceremony become
bishop of the diocese of st. Augustine,
youngest bishop of his church in the
world.
1t was but moment after the clock
in the Cathedral tower had sounded
the hour of nine when an expectant
hush fell over the vast assemblage.
No one was admitted after o'clock,
but the Cathedral was crowded long
before then. Hundreds packed the
street in vain attempt to gain en-.
trance.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
ireland FEARS
CIVIL WARFARE
The Members of Volunteers To The Ma.
tionaIists' Organization Is
Increasing Rapidly.
HOME RULE VOLUNTEERS
Are Poorly Equipped But They Are
Looking to Irshmen in America
for Aid,

London, England.-With every week
of suspense in the settlement of the
future government of Ireland the men,
ace of the military preparations by
the Ulster and the home rule VOL
unteers increases. The present ten
dency among the volunteers of the
South is to accept leadership by the
Nationalist party which John Red
mond offered them. Thus led, there
would be a clear division of home
rulers and antihome rule men into
hostile armed camps. The very dan
gers of bitter civil war which such
a prospect presents, furnishes the
best safeguard for peace.
Increased In Numbers.
Dublin, Ireland.-Estimate of the
number of the Irish Nationalist volun-
teers vary between $4,000, which is
the Dublin Castle figure compiled by
the police, and quarter of million,
which is the estimate given in plat
form speeches. Careful inquiry shows
that there are $4,000 in Leinster,
which takes the lead, about $4,000 in
Ulster increasing rapidly, $4,000 in
Munster and $4,000 in Connaught.
The great question which confronts
the Nationalist volunteers is how far
their American sympathizers are like
ly to come forward with funds for
their arms and equipment.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
ST. PETERSBURG TO ELECT
CITY COMMISSIONERS
Recall Provided in New City Charter
Will Be Given First
Try-Out.

St. Petersburg.-An election TO
choose city commissioners will be held
here July % and St. Petersburg at
that time will try out for the first time
the recall provision of the new char
ter. The call for the election was
Issued by the city commissioners after
they had been advised that it was not
necessary to wait five days after the
certifcation to the commissioners, by
the clerk of the recall petition. The
commissioners were anxious to have
the election at the earliest possible
date so as to get over the unrest that
a municipal election always causes.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
FLORIDA NEWS NOTES.

The city commissioners Of Pensa.
cola introduced new health ordi
nance which contains very strict pro-
visions relating to keeping premises
in sanitary condition.
Largo, st. Petersburg's energetic
neighbor, is to spend in the next year
a total of $4,000 for improvements,
according to a decision reached at a
meeting of the city council with R.
l.. West.
Considerable interest is manifested
at Gainesville in a proposed ordi-
nance which came before the city
council at an adjourned meeting. 1t is
destined to prevent the sale of intoX
icating beverages in Gainesville and is
much more explicit than the ordinance
under which illegal whisky sellers
have been dealt with heretofore.
Trustees of the local lodge of Ma
sons and the committee appointed by
the head of the order hope to erect
a Masonic temple in St. Petersburg
this fall. A prospectus will be sent to
each member of the order here and to
each of the Masons who spend the
winter in st. Petersburg. The com
mittee expects to have the prospectus
completed in few days, when copies
will be mailed out.
An investigation of the suit of W.
n NToClrra ,Cr tho raonvarv nf GO OOn
with interest, which he paid to the
city of st. Petersburg for a gas fran
chise, which was awarded him by the
circuit court, has been ordered by the
mayor. 1t is alleged that James w
Booth, city attorney, did not defend
the suit at ALL According to the facts
produced before the Citizens and Tax.
payers League, Mr.. Booth and the
prosecuting attorney submitted the
case on a statement of facts. On this
statement Mr.. Mcclure was awarded
the suit.
Two members of the board of coun-
ty commissioners were arrested at
Tampa on indictments handed down
by the grand jury. Phil Collins is
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses and James NJ. Jack
son with letting a contract in which
he is interested
County Tax Assessor S. E. Spark.
man of Hillsboro county is busy max
ing final adjustments in his assess
ment roll for the coming year. He
says the indications are that the in
crease in valuations will be between
100000 and $5,0OO,O0O over the
previous year.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
SALE OF BOND ISSUE
PERMITS CITY IMPROVEMENTS
Palmetto Plans Extension of Sewerage
System; Improvement of Water
Plant and Paving.

Palmetto.-The sale of the bonds
was made at par and enables Palmetto
to make extensive improvements. OF
the money raised by the sale of the
bonds, $4,000 will be spent on sewer
system and about ten thousand dollars
for Improvement of the waterworks
plant The remainder will go for street
paving. The city will spend $4,000
for paving and this means an eXpend-
iture of 100000 for paving as the city
pays one-third and the abutting prop
erty owners two-thirds The water
works plant at Palmetto is to be put
in good condition and that city will
get a new classification for fire insur-
ance having a rating of third class
~ stead of fourth class.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
WILSON C0NSULTS
big BUSINESS"
! P. Morgan And Other Leaders Of
Industry Call At The
White House.
A REVIVAL OF BUSINESS
Is What the President Is Earnestly
Seekine-Exchanges Ideas
With Callers.

Washington.-For nearly an hour
President Wilson discussed business
conditions with ]. P. Morgan at the
first of series of conferences which
will bring to the white house men
foremost in American industry and
finance. 1t was one of the very few
occasions during the sixteen months
of his administration that the presi-
dent has received one of the recog-
nized leaders of big business"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
FLORIDA EXHIBIT ASSURED
FOR PANAMA EXPOSITION
Funds Have Been Subscribed and the
Plans Under Way For State
Building and Exhibit.

Observation-Disclosures will have an
official building and an exhibit at the
Panama. Pacific international exposition
in San Francisco in keeping with those
of the other states of the Union and
Florida architects are invited to pre-
pare and submit tentative plans for the
building at once.
The necessary money for the prelim-
inaries is subscribed all. much of it
immediatel yavailable and assurances
from Florida's most able and interested
business men all over the state have
been received that the full amount
needed will be forthcoming when it is
called for.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
zapata. Huerta Alliance Reported.

Vera Cruz-lt is rumored here that
an alliance between Provisional Pres
ident Huerta and Emiliano Zapata, the
revolutionary leader will soon be
formed. Most Mexicans regard such
a combination as inconceivable because
of the long enmity Zapata has borne
Huerta, who, under Madero, gave him
the hardest fight he ever had. But
the report brought here appears to
leave little doubt that Huerta has en-
tered into negotiations with the More
los Chieftain
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
Naval Stores Suit Dropped.

Savannah, Ga.-The dissolution suit
brought by the government against the
suspended American Naval Stores
company, charging the company with
being a monopoly in restraint of trade
was dismissed when a copy of the or
der of dismissal! was received by court
officials. 1t vas signed by Federal
Judge Sheppard, June 81. The recent
acquittal of four officers Of the com.
pany and the dismissal of the civil
suit clears the docket of actions
brought against it by the government
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
Historic Spot Uncovered.

Philadelphia.-The foundation of the
observatory tower from which the dec
laration of independence was public
ly read in 1916 by John Nixon, was un.
covered by city workmen in Indepan-
dence square. n is planned to have
President Wilson unveil a temporary
tablet when he comes here to partici-
pate in the Fourth of July celebration
to mark the spot until arrangements
can be made to erect a duplicate Of
the original structure.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10

Doing hard work in a bent or stoop-
ing position puts stitch in the back
that is painful. If the muscles have
become strained, you can't get rid Of
it without help. The great penetra
ting power of BALLARD'S SNOW
LINIMENT will appeal to you most
strongly at such times, because it is
the very thing you need. Price De
SOC and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by
Ackerman-Stewart Drug Co.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
Clark APPOINTED Aqent.

Washington.-W. A. Graham Clark
was appointed by Secretary Redtield
to be commercial agent of the depart
ment of commerce for the Southern
states. Mr.. Clark, who has been con-
nected with the department since its
organization and lie regarded as an ex-
pert on questions of the cotton textile
industry, will make his headquarters
at Atlanta Ga.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
Battles With Train Robbers.

Pendleton, Ore.-GeOrge MacDuf-
fey, a deputy sheriff of Heppner, Ore,
fought a single-handed battle with
train robbers in the aisle of chair
car fifty miles east of here, killing
one and wounding another. He mar
rowly missed death himself when his
pocket comb in the upper left-hand
vest pocket, slowed down a bullet
aimed at his heart.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
President Sees Boom,

Washington. - President Wilson's
emphatic declaration of the admins.
trations intention to go straight
ahead with its antitrust program and
place those measures on the statute
books of the country with the predic-
ton OF unparalleled prosperity to fol.
low, attracted widespread attention
In congressional circles especially the
presidents utterances were read with
keen interest and occasional general
comment.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10

Athens.-George Fred Williams, the
American minister to Greece, \who re-
Gently made public report of his
investigations in Albania, in which he
denounced the international commits
sion of control and declared the pres
ent regime in Albania, was impracti-
cable, issued a new statement justify
ing his former statement and empha-
sizing the danger menacing Epirus
through The rapid advance Of the Al
bantam rebels.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
Something Good For
Your Lazy Liver

The most perfect Constipation rem
edy the world has ever known comes
from Hot Springs, Arkansas.
No matter what you have been
taking to tone up your liver and
Grive poisonous waste from the bow
els, the sooner you get boE OF
HOT SPRINGS LIVER BUTTONS,
the sooner your liver, bowels and
stomach will be in fine condition.
They are simply wonderful, splen-
did, they are gentle, sure, blissful.
Take them for sick headache, indi-
gestion, loss of appetite, etc, all
druggists have them at rs cents a
box.
Hot Springs Liver Buttons, Hot
Springs Rheumatism Remedy and
Hot Springs Blood Remedy are sold
in all drug stores everywhere.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
Senators Testify During Probe.

Washington. Senators Overman
and Chiffon were principal witnesses
before a committee investigating the
charges of misuse of official letter
heads for the promotion of a North
Carolina gold mining project. Mr..
Overman testified he bought $4,000 of
stock in the mine when a treasury
expert told him the property was
worth $6O,OOO,OOO; Mr.. Chiffon testi-
fed he owned $500 worth.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
FIGHT on Waterway Bill.

ington.-Although congress is
really interested in only two subjects,
passage of antitrust legislation by the
senate and adjournment, a handful of
Republican senators expect to inject
little life into the matter, of course
proceedings of that body before the
sessions end, and promise to make
particularly hard fight to prevent the
passage of the river and harbor ap-
preparation bill
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
May Exclude Treasury Agents.

Paris.-The opinion prevailed here
that United States treasury agents
would in future be excluded from
France because of the exposure of
their methods in the course of an APP
peal by Henry Monroe, a banker,
against a Jail sentence and fine for
refusing to disclose the amounts paid
in France by Miss Dolan of Brook
line, Mass, for dresses seized by the
American customs officials on their
arrival in Boston.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
AnpeaI for Fire Sufferers.

Boston-Goyernor Walsh telegraph
ed to President Wilson asking that
the national government appropriate
100000 for the assistance of Salem
fire sufferers. He also sent messages
to the governors of each state and
the mayors of all large cities in the
country urging the need of funds. He
said $1,OOO,OOO would be required to
meet the emergency.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10

Stings or bites of insects that are
followed by swellings, pain or itching
Should be treated promptly as they
are poisonous. BALLARD'S SNOW
EMINENT counteracts the poison. 1t
is both antiseptic and healing. Price
25c, SOC and S1.O0 per bottle. Sold
by Ackerman-Stewart Drug Co.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
FIGHTS U. S. Beef Trust.

London-The corporation of the city
of London is holding private inqui-
ry into the alleged control of the
English meat supply by the big Amer
lean beef companies. 1t was proposed
at a recent meeting of the corpora
ton that the development of these
companies be clipped by placing a
limit upon the number of stalls they
may hold in the Smithfeld market, but
upon adverse report by special COM
mittee, it was decided not to interfere.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10
AUTOMOBILE TIRES
AT FACTORY PRICES
SAVE FROM 80 to 60 PER CENT

All other sizes in stock. Non-Sk.I
tires Is per cent additional, red tubes
ten per cent above gray. All new
clean, fresh, guaranteed tires. Best
standard and Independent makes. 5uy
direct from US and save money. .
per cent discount if payment in full
accompanies each order. C. o. D. on
10 per cent deposit. Allowing ex-
animation
TIRE FACTORIES SALES co.
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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-07-10

Mexico ty.-Elections for presi-
dent vice president, deputies and SEN
ators were held in parts of the repub-
lie controlled by Huerta. In Mexico
City there was almost no voting and
indifference was manifested every
where. General Huerta appeared IA
vored for the presidency, and General
Banquet, the war minister, for the vice
presidency.