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Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24

him overseas to this mortal pass. FeGa
ture for feature. even to the hue Of
her tumbled hair, she counterfeited
the woman he loved; only those eyes,
afame with their look of inhuman
ruthlessness, denied that the two were
one.
He sought vainly to speak. The
breath rustled in his parched throat
like wind whispering among dead
leaves.
Thrusting the Indian roughly aside,
the woman knelt in his place by
Alan's head.
No she said, and smiling cruelty,
shook her head-''no, am not your
Rose. But am her sister, Judith, her
twin, born In the same hour, daughter
of-can you guess whose daughter?
But see this!" She flashed a card
from within her hunting shirt and held
it before his eyes, You know 1t, eh?
The trey OF hearts-the symbol Of
Trine-Trine, your fathers enemy,
and yours. and-Rose's father and
minel SO, now, perhaps you know!"
A gust of wind like a furnace blast
swept the glade. The woman sprang
up, glanced over-shoulder into the for
est, and signed to the Indian.
In ten minutes" she said, these
woods will be your funeral pyre.'
She stepped back Jacob advanced,
picked Alan up, shouldered his body,
and strobe back into the forest. Ten
feet in from the clearing he dropped
the helpless man supine upon a bed of
dry logs and branches.
Then, with a single movement, he
disappeared.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24

tnen-it came to pass that we loved
one woman, your mother. won her
-all but her heart: too late she real
lied 1t was Law she loved. He never
forgave me, nor l him. Though he
married another woman, still he held
from me the love of my wife. / could
not sleep for hating him-an he was
no better off. Each sought the others
ruin; II came to be an open duel be-
tween us, in Wall street. One of us
had to fail-and held the stronger
hand The night before the day that
was to have seen my triumph,
walked in Central park, as was my
habit to tire my body so that my brain
might sleep. Crossing the East drive
| was struck by a motor-car running
at high speed without lights. was
picked up insensibIe-and lived only
to be what l am today Law tri-
umphed in the street while lay help
less; only living remnant of my
fortune remained to me. Then his
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24

chauffeur, discharged, came to me and
sold me the truth; it was Laws car
with Law at the wheel that had struck
me down-a deliberate attempt at as.
sassination. sent Law word that I
meant to have a life for a life. For
what was better than dead? l prom
ised him that, should he escape, /
would have the life of his son. He
knew l meant 1t, and sent his wife
and son abroad. Then he died sud.
denly, of some common ailment-they
said; but l knew better He died OF
fear Of me-"
Trine smiled cruel smile: Il had
made his life reign of terror. Evel
so often l would send Law, one way
or anotber-mysteriou always-a
trey of hearts; 1t was my death-sign
for him; as you know, our name,
Trine, signifies 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
his nerve.
Then l 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 1 could win only by playing
a waiting game. I needed three
things: more money; to bring Alan
Law back to America; and one agent
/ could trust, one incoTuptible agent.
I ceased to persecute mother and son,
lulIed them into sense of false Sc
curity, and by careful speculations
repaired my fortunes. In Rose I had
the lure to draw the boy back to
America; in you, the one person /
could trust.
Il sent Rose abroad and arranged
that she should meet Law They fell
in love at sight. Then I wrote inform.
ing her that the man she had chosen
was the son OF him who had murdered
all of me but my brain. 1t fell out as
] foresaw You can imagine the scene
Of passionate renmciation- pledges
Of undying constancy-the arrange.
ment of a secret code whereby, when
sne needed him, ahe would send him
c single rose-the birth of great rO-
rnancei"
The old man laughed sardonically.
We'll, 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"
The girl bent forward, breathing
heavily. eyes aflame in face that had
assumed a waxen pallor.
What is 1t you want Of me?"
Bring Alan Law to me. Dead or
alive. bring him to me- But alive, If
you can compass it; wish to see him
die. Then |, too may die content"
The hand Of hot-bIooded youth stole
forth and grasped the icy hand OF
death-in-life.
4 will bring him." Judith swore-
dead or alive, you shall have him
here.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
CHAPTER /.
The Meaaaae of the Rose.

Tapped deep in the leather-bound
luxury Of an ample lounge-chair,
walled apart from the world by the
venerable solitude OF the library OF
London's most exclusive club. Mr..
Alan Law sprawled largely on the
nape Of his neck) and, squirting dis
contentedly down his nose. admitted
that he was exhaustively bored.
Now the chair filed so gracelessly
stood by an open window, some TWEEN.
ty feet below which lay a sizable
walled garden, an old English garden
in full flower. And through the win,
dow, now and then, a half-hearted
breeze waited gusts of warm air
sauve and enervating with the heavy
fragrance of English roses.
Mr.. Law drank deep OF it, and in
spite of his spiritual unrest, sighed
slightly and shut his eyes.
An unspoken word troubled the
depth of his consciousness, so that
old memories stirred and struggled to
its surface The word was Rose"
and for the time seemed to be the
name neither of a woman nor Of a
flower, but oddly of both, as though
the two things were one. His mental
vision, bridging the gap of a year, con
jured up the vision of 1.-THE, sweet
silhouette in white, with red roses
at her belt, posed on a terrace Of the
Riviera against the burning Mediter
ranean blue
Mr.. Law was DULY conscious that
he ought to be sorry about something
But he was really very drowsy indeed;
and so, drinking deep of wine-scent
of roses, he fell gently asleep.
The clock was striking four when
he awoke; and before closing his
eyes he had noticed that its hands
indicated ten minutes to four. So he
could not have slept very long.
For some few seconds Alan did not
move, but rested as he was, incredu.
lously regarding rose which had ma
terialized mysteriously upon the little
table at his elbow He was quite sure
it had not been there when he closed
his eyes, and almost as sure that 1t
was not real.
And In that instant of awakening
the magic fragrance Of the rose-garden
seemed to be even more strong and
cloying sweet than ever.
Then he put out a gingerly hand
al discovered that it was real beyond
|aii question A warm red rose, fresh
|plucked, drops of water trembling and
sparkling Iike tiny diamonds on the
velvet Of its fieshy petals. And when
|impulsively he took it by the stem, he
discovered a most indisputable thorn
which did service for the traditional
pinch.
Convinced that he wasn't dreaming,
Alan transferred the rose to his sound
hand, and meditatively sucked his
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
SOLDIERS DIVE FOR PENNIES
Lure Of Coins Proved Too Much for
the Native Red Coats Of
jamaica.

War has its distant reflection In
Kingston, Jamaica, and tales Of tho
miniature conditions of world strife
there. some grave, some gay, were
brought into port recently by passen-.
gers of the Almirante, according to ths
New York Evening World.
When the AImirante, from Colon
sailed into Kingston it was forced to-
anchor for time in the stream. Then
a launch brought out relocated
"Ieftenant' and l6 coal black native
soldiers. The Almirante's crew was
lined up and the officer picked out 10
Germans, who we're taken ashore az
prisoners Of war
Two of the Germans, Frank Ibe and
Fred AffenEaler, made run for IL
with shots tipping over their heads,
and hid among freight until night.
Then they swan back to their ship
and were discovered only after tha
Almirante had put to sea next day.
They were turned over to the immigray
tion authorities as stoyaways.
Upon Miss Mabel Beecher, a Los
Angeles girl. rests the stigma Of de-
stroying the discipline of the British
army-or that part of it resident in
Kingston. After the Almirante had
been warped into her docks to take
on cargo, Miss Beecher stood at the
rail tossing coppers to the negro
youngsters, who eagerly diyed for
them. Some black soldiers were
standing on the wharf near by. De-
spite their red jackets and pipeclayed
cartridge belts they could not resist
the lure Of the tossed coins. Many OF
them splashed into the water, uni~
forms and all, TO grab the American
pelf
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
Kitchener Likes the Miners.

Lord Kitchener has in the course or
his service become deeply impressed
with the value of the Northumbrian
miner as a military asset. His good
opinion is founded upon his obserya.
tion of the work done in the field by
the Northumbrian fusiliers. He told
Lord Grey that he wanted more men
Of the same class for the new forces
which he is organizing. Thereupon
Lord Grey, visiting the mining cen-
ters in the North, explained Lord
Kitchener's desire to the miners them
selves, with the result that recruiting
local committees were formed by the
elder men throughout the mining re-
gions, and that large numbers Of young
miners, many Of them athletes, have
been enrolled in the ranks. It is prob
able that they will be organized into
special regiment, in which old ac-
quaintances will have the privilege OF
marching and fighting together. New
York Evening Post
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
CHAPTER ".
Many Waters.

Many waters.
Overhead, through a rift in the
foliage, a sky was visible whose ebon
darkness called to mind thunder
cloud
The heat was nearly intolerable;
the voice of the fire was very loud.
A heavy, broken crashing near by
made Alan turn his head, and he saw
a brown bear break cover and plunge
on into the farther thickets-forerun
ner of mad rout Of terrified forest
folk, deer, porcupines a fox or two,
wildcat, rabbits, squirrels, partridges
Ia dozen more.
Two minutes had passed of the ten.
Something was digging uncomfortably
into Alan's right hip-the automatic
pistol in his hip pocket, of which
Jacob had neglected to relieve him.
Then sharp, spiteful cracking
brought him suddenly to a sitting posi-
ton, to find that the Indian had
thoughtfully touched a match to the
pyre before departing. At Alan's feet
Inc LWlSS WSA0 uldAlu6 u16II1ly.
It would have been easy enough,
acting on instinct, to snatch his limbs
away. but he did not move more than
to strain his feet as far as their bonds
permitted. Conscious of scorching
heat even through his hunting boots,
he. suffered that torture until tongue
of fame licked up, wrapped itself
round the thick hempen cord and ate
If th-esaeH
Immediately Alan kicked his feet
free, lifted to a kneeling position, and
crawled from the pyre.
AS for his hands -Alan's hunting
knife was stiII in its sheath beIted
to the small of his back. Tearing at
the belt with his hampered fingers, he
contrived to shift it round until the
sheath knife stuck at the belt-loop
over his left hip. Withdrawing and
conveying the blade to his mouth, he
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
FATHER SPOILED THE STORY
At Least Young Newspaper Man
Thought So, But City Editor
Differed With Him.

Harvey 3. Garman is private secre-
tary to Representative Rucker and a
Democratic member of the legislature
from Denver. He was once a news.
paper man, but got discouraged early
in his career.
II worried along as a reporter for
a week." says Mr.. Garman. Il didne
get anything very startling into the
columns OF my paper, it's true, but
at the end Of the first week thought
my fortune was made. One of my
friends told me of the intended
eIopement Of a girl Of prominent
family She was going to marry a
man much below her in social posi-
ton 1t was an event that would set
the town by the ears, and | told my
city editor had a sensation to sprin 3
on set date After the date had
passed he asked me about It.
oh, it's all of now, answered.
The story is dead
What's the matter7' he asked.
What was it about?'
Il told him Of the projected elope-
ment and added: But there's moth
ing in it now. The girls father
showed up with shotgun and spoiled
the story
after the city editor had finished
commenting on my news sense, Mr.
Garman said: q decided to forsaIe
journalism for politics"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24

thumb Then he jumped up from the
chair and glared suspiciously round
the room. It was true that a prac-
fical joke In that solemn atmosphere
were thing unthinkable; still, there
was the rose.
There was no one but himself in
the library.
Perplexed to evaporation, Alan fed
the club. only pausing on the way out
to annex the envelope he found ad-
dressed to him in the letter-rack.
It was a blank white envelope of
good quality, the address typewriter,
the stamp English, and bore a Lon
don postmark half illegible.
Alan tore the envelope open IN abb
sent-minded fashion-and started as
Il stung. The enclosure was a sim
pie playing card-a trey of heartsl
as for Alan Law, he wandered
homeward In a state Of stupefaction.
He could read quite well the message
Of the rose He would not soon for
get that yearold parting with his
Rose Of the Riviera: you say you
love me but may not marry me-and
wa must part. Then promise this,
that If ever you change your mind.
you'll send for me" And her prom
Iae: 7 will send you rose"
But the year had lapsed with never
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24

Trine and the Indian-the latter WELD.
Ing the paddle.
In the act OF turning toward the
dam he saw Jacob drop the paddle
The next instant a bullet from Win
chester so kicked up spurt Of peb,
bles only few feet in advance Of
Alan
He quickened his pace, but the next
bullet fell closer, while the third ac-
tually bit the earth beneath his run
ning feet as he gained the dam.
Exasperated, he pulled up, whipped
out his pistol and fred without aim
At the same time, he noted that the
distance between dam and canoe had
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24

Uncle Joe" Cannon said at Dan+
vile picnic:
"Finance such as that. gentlemens
will land the country in the hole
wherein Mrs. Bill Smith found her
self,
Mrs. Bill Smith spent with her huse
band two-week vacation at Atlantic
City. It was an extravagant vacation
1t cleaned them out.
sAs they rode back on the train,
sunburned and fatigued, their pockets
books empty and the next pay day two
weeks of, Mrs Smith sighed and said
"Well, anyhow. Bin, we'll be alE
right as soon as We get home. The
morning we started of ] hid a ten
dollar bin under the pink plush album
in the parlor
Yes. said Bill. grimly, yes ! know
you did. found IL.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24


Arms.
lessened perceptibly. thanks to the
strong current sucking through the
spillway.
His shot few wide, but almost in.
stinctively his finger closed again
upon the trigger, and he saw the pad
die snap in twain, its blade falling
overheard. And then the Indian fired
again, his bullet droning past Alan's
ear.
AS he fred in response Jacob start
ed, dropped his rife and crumpled up
in the bow of the canoe.
simultaneously earth and heavens
rocked with terrific clap Of thun-
der.
He turned again and ran swiftly
along the dam, toward two heavy tim
bers that bridged the torrent Of the
spillway.
Then glance aside brought him up
with a thrill of horror; the suck OF
the overflow had drawn the canoe
within a hundred yards Of the spin
way The dead Indian in its bow, the
living woman helpless In its stern
it swept swiftly onward to destruc.
tion.
His next few actions were wholly
unprecedented. He was conscious
only of her white, staring face, her
strange likeness to the woman that he
loved.
He ran out upon the bridge, threw
himself down upon the innermost tim
Der, turned, and let his body fall back
ward, arms extended at length. and
swung, braced by his feet beneath
the outer timber.
With a swiftness that passed con
scious thought he was aware of the
canoe hurtling onward with the speed
of wind. its sharp PROV apparently
aimed directly for his head Then
hands closed round his wrists like
clamps; a tremendous weight tore at
his arms, and with an effort of incon.
ceivable difficulty he began to lift.
to drag the woman up out Of the foam
ing jaws Of death.
Somehow that impossible feat was
achieved; somehow the woman gained
a hold upon his body, shifted it to his
belt, contrived inexplicably TO Chamber
over him to the timbers: and some
how he in turn pulled himself up to
safety, and sick with reaction sprawled
prone, lengthwise upon that foot-wide
bridge, above the screaming abyss.
Later he became aware that the
woman had crawled to safety on the
farther shore, and pulling himself to
gether, initiated her example. Solid
earth underfoot, he rose and stood
swaying, beset by a great weakness.
Through the gathering darkness
CHASTITY twilight in which the flaming
forests on the other shore burned with
an unearthIy glare--he discovered the
wan, writhen face Of Judith Trine
close to his and he heard her voice,
scream barely audible above the com.
mingled voices Of the connagration
and the cascades:
You fooll Why did you save meg
tell you, I have sworn your deathle
The utter grotesqueness Of it all
broke upon his intelligence like the
revelation Of some enormous funda-
mental absurdity IN Nature. He
laughed a little Historically.
Darkness followed. A fash Of light
ming seemed to flame between them
like fiery sword To its crashing
thunder, he Iapsed into unconscious
ness.
When he reused, 1t was with shiv-
er and a shudder. Rain was falling
in torrents from sky the hue Of
slate. Across the lake dense volumes
Of steam enveloped the fires that
tainted beneath the deluge. A great
kissing noise filed the world, muting
even the roar Of the spillway.
He was alone
But in his hand, tattered and bruised
/ by the doWnrour, he found rose.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
OOpyrIght, lpl4, by Louia Joaeph Vance

sign from her. so that he had grown
accustomed to the unfattering belief
that 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 ac-
quaintance- nor any woman-had re-
ceived the least warning Of his dis
appearance He was simply and suf
iciently removed from English ken.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24

gripped 1t firmly between his teeth,
and Sawed the cords round his wrists
against the razor-sharp blade.
Before Alan could turn and run he
saw a vanguard Of flames bridge 90
yards at bound and start a dead
pine blazing like torch
And then he was pelting like mad
man across the smoked-flled clearing.
and in less than two minutes broke
from the forest to the pebbly shore OF
wide-bosomed lake, and within
few hundred feet OF a substantial
dam, through whose spillway a heavy
volume OF water cascaded with roar
rivaling that Of the forest-fire itself.
Two quick glances showed Alan two
things: that his only way Of escape
was via the dam; that there was q
solitary canoe at mid-lake. bearing
swiftly to the farther shore judith
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24

Austria misread the European sit
uation when she declared war On ht-
tie servia," says an American army
man. ashe misread the situation as
completely as the rich lady misread
the question Of friend.
"A rich and good lady, whose home
life was not, alas. all that could be
desired, was asked by a friend aa
they mofored past 4 eoll dll6
DO you Ike aperts
Wen, suppose o0ef
ssnl4 lassN qtahaa naH lfQ
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-24
cHAPTER m.
The trait Of Treacherv.

9FF9 7 At VI ETSuIICI-Ys
But young Mr. Law was sole agent
OF his own evanishment; Just as he
was nobody's fool. least Of all his own.
The hidden meaning Of the trey Of
hearts perplexed him with such dis
trust that before leaving London, he
dispatched code eablegram to his
confidential agent IN New York.
What DO you know about the trey Of
hearts Answer Immediately.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-29

Pleurisy pains are located just below
the shortr lbs. Lumbago affects the
same region btu toward the back. Bal
lard's Snow Liniment is the remedy in
either case II rubbed in thoroughly
it eases pain, relaxes the muscles and
the patient can move about freely and
comfortably. Price 25c. SOC and sl.00
per bottle. Sold by Owl Drug Store
and Public Drug store-Adv. d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-29
WILL PLAY RUSH SPRINGS.

Friay night at the high school sym
the locals and Rush Springs will meet
in a basket ball game. The visitors
have given good accounts OF them'
selves with teams Of known quality
and the locals proved themselves to
be some exponents Of the game by de.
feating NARROW last Friday night.
Practically the same lineup will be
started for Chiekasha as appeared IN
the NARROW game. The whistle will
blow promptly at 1880 o'clock.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-29
RHEUMATIC PAINS.

Every last one Of them leaves. The
hurting is gone almost the instant
Hunts Lightning Oil is used, The aeh-
ing stops so quickly it is surprising.
Hunts Lightning Oil is especially com
pounded to relieve pain. For neural
aia and headaches it is boon to hu
manitv. For cuts. burns and bruises
It acts as healing oil soothing the
hurting parts and prevent soreness
Nothing better for chilblains. All drug
gists in 25c and soc bottles.- ADV. y
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-29
WORLDS GREATEST FILM AT
kozY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

Manager Blackstone OF the Kozy has
the worlds greatest military picture
booked for Saturday and Sunday rus
picture is endorsed by the Z. S. gov
ernment and is in five big reels. No
extra charge Sc and l0c.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-29

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall 5
Catarrh Cure.
+ ]. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, Q.
We. the undersigned. have known r >.
C~banax for the last rs years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able 70 carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
Toledo. o.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mg-
cous surfaces Of the system IestlinonMia,i5 y Z,
sent free. Price Is cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. ea
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-29
KNIGHTS AND LADIES SECURITY

win g.s IN entertainment Thurs
day night. January 30, at X Of p.
han. There will be dancing and games.
Every member is requested TO come
and bring a friend-C b. March,
Financier. l-Zs-Zt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-29
Maud Powell at SuCG

Secure your tickets early for the
Maud Powell recital at the Sugg Feb
ruary 10, as the best seats will go
rapidly. Prices 75c and 81. Phone
sec or call at s16 Dakota. l2S-2t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-29
cHRoNIc coNsTIPArIoN cUREo.

Five years ago had the worst case
of chronic constipation ! ever knew o.
and Chamberlains Tablets cured me,
writes S. f. Fish, Brooklyn, Mich. For
ssio Nv All dealers-Adv. d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-29
NOTICE.

On and after February ! ! will be at
my old stand, $40 Iowa avenue, for
five days to receive payment OF ac
o,n,s Grant wilkins. 1881
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-29
GEO. K. POWERS.

Sweet Potatoes, per peck 49,. 25e
Turnips, per peck .,........,...15 15e
Winesap Apples, per peck ...... 55c
Fresh Eggs, per dozen ........., 25c
idaho Potatoes, per peek. 5oe
Oranges. per dozen ....,........loe
l-29-2t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-29

DR.. and Mrs. W, L. Peters left
this morning for Oklahoma City to at
tend the production of Ben Hur at the
Overholser.