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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-04-10
CHAPTER IV.-contlnved.

Having performed this sacred rite
OF friendship he regalned the center of
the room, looked about him as if curl.
ously, and then went u~nsteadfly to the
grand piano, upon which he placed his
elbow with a nesting search for com
Tort which seemed to indicate a firm
decision to lean against the instrument
and go to sleep without delay. This
would never do, for when his slumber
became deep he would be sure to lose
his balance. Rankin saw the deep ne.
cessity for rousing him from his inten.
ton.
Mr., Jones, Mr.. JONES'" he urged,
tapping him upon the shoulder.
Jackson looked up, sleepily, as If as.
tonished at the interruption of his
slumbers. Hello" he said good ma.
turedly, who's there"
TITS Rankin, sir" said Rankin.
Who's Rankin, sir?" The tone was
that Oh tolerant curiosity to learn a to.
tai strangers unimportant identity.
I'm the butler, sir"
"Butler?'
Yes, Mr.. Jones; the butler"
This seemed to his master and
he looked him over with some show OF
interest. "A butler!!" he exclaimed In
tones of deep reproach. Aren't you
ashamed of yourself? When you were
a little boy your mother had great
hopes of you-thought you were going
to be president OF the United States,
or something like that"
Rankin bowed impassiyely; he did
not deny it.
Now" said his employer with the
deepest of reproach, you've disappoint-
ed everybody. You've turned out to be
nothing but a butler. You ought to be
ashamed of yourself!"
Rankin was not offended; instead
his air was that Of triumph. "Ah, but
See who's butler I am, sir" he ex-
claimed.
Who's butler are you?" inquired
Broadway. apparently with idlest curl
osity.
I'm your butler, Dir"
ooh, you're my butler" This seemed
not to be especially astonishing,
though deeply interesting to the mas.
ter Of the house.
Yes, sir"
Broadway looked at him with a glad
smile, then with an earnest and enthu-
siastic gravity. He warmly shook his
hand. :" congratulate you. Rankin.
I'm very fond of my butler" His sen.
timent rose higher and he patted Ran.
kin on the cheek. Il love my little but
Ter. You must come out with me some
night, Rankin"
Il should like to, sir" said Rankin
t%ruthfully.
Broadway became gay, mysterious.
He looked at Rankin slyly and himself
essayed to whistle some bars Of the
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-04-10
WITH PHOTOGRAPHS
ScfNf5 IN THE PLAY

you would be. What do you think of
1t all?"
AS ne thus apologized. disguised.
worried. even frightened by the mud
die IN which his friend had so involved
himself entirely ignorant of the sorry
cause which had led Broadway to the
fatal step, that young man entered
from the hall, having efraced as many
traces as ne could of the wild night,
ana rightly clothed himself for morn
Ing cailefs. AS he advanced he
hummed a stanza from some cabaret
favorite which ran, monotonously: Il
love you; oh, | love you!!"
She looked at him with natural in.
d~ignation.
you'll pardon me, Mrs. Gerard" he
said apologetically, "but I was thinN
Ing OF something funny"
Something that just happened? ?"
sh< said suspiciously.
mo-" he replied earnestly, some
thing that happened years ago."
"for a moment l thought you were
laughing at me-" she admitted.
"Oh, Mrs. Gerard-how could you?"
She was pacifed. Taking herself
with perfect seriousness she did not
fall to credit others with the same in
tention. II know I'm horribly touchy
IN some respects" She would gaily,
almost babyishly. Mother always
calls me a silly child"
His establishment was genuine.
your mother! Is your mother still
living?"
Why, yes: Of course. And what q
mother!" she cried enthusiastically.
What a wonderful mother! Sixty.
five!"
AS she had herself at least reached
that age, he felt himself pardonable
for interpreting her meaning as he did.
"~Sixty.ive children? Really"
mo, not"
NO OF course not" he admitted.
What am l thinking of"
Ten children" said the ancient
sweetheart Of his friend. Five boys,
five girls. The baby they always call
me-"
He was literally withered by the
bold skrontery of this. It seemed In.
credible even to the bald c~omplacency
OF this extraordinary dame. But he
was young and rapid of recovery. 81
suppose,"h he suggested with mild eye
and Al inquiring air, "that most OIL
the boEs are still going to school"
sWA9ykos course mott" She seemed
to be taking him quite seriously, to be
pleased, In fact. They all married"
Foolish youngsters!"
"Oh. ! don't know. I married my
first husband when l was eighteen. Hel
eyes grew reminiscent. When she
spoke It was as If she made conces
sion Of unwelcome truth to him be
cause he was a friend-a confidential
friend. That's twenty years ago!"
He was losing patience with the
woman. DO you mean to tell me that
you're
"Sh!' she cautioned playfully. 81
don't tell my age to everyone!"
II can readily understand that"
How old are you, Mr.. Wallace?" she
asked sweetly. evidently pleased al
the establishment of confidential relat
tons with this, Broadway's most init
mate friend.
III be twelve in October" he re
piled with a calm smile.
"Twelve!" She paused and ther
burst into her small cackle of artificial
laughter. "Oh, l see; you want me te
add about twenty to that"
YES" he exclaimed ~ungallantly, dis
gustedly, "and add about thirty more
to your own"
What" She was instantly indig
nant, not un~naturally.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-04-10
Ones Ancestors,

How many male and female ances-
tors were required to bring you into
the world? First, it was necessary
that you should have a father and
mother. That makes two human be-
ings. Each of them must have had a
father and mother. That makes four
human beings. Again, each of them
mnst have had a father and mother,
making eight more human beings. So
On W go back to the time of Jesus
Christ, Sc generations. The ~calcula-
ton thus resulting shows that 1884,
35,017,4 S9, 534,976 births must have
taken place to bring you into this
world-you who read these lines! All
this since the birth of Christ-not
since the beginning of time.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-04-10
Shy Of SIGNS.

The proprietor Of the gents furnish
ing emporium always ate in the quick
lunch establishment next door, but the
owner Of the latter had a grievance,
81 put out many signs" complained
he. Il advertise lamb stew, beef hash,
roast giblets. l watch you many times.
Always you take something else"
II guess that's So"
why Is this?"
We'll, l figure it this way" ex-
planned the h~aberdasher. whenever
l hang out a sign, it's for something I
want to get rid Of"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-04-10
CHAPTER v.

Wallace was a mid-morning visitor.
He came in briskly, inquiring of the
very much puzzled butler for the very
elegant apartments master.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-04-10

the determination of a man who has a
plan in mind. Thus might a fond, but
angry father speak, who held a rod In
pickle for the erring son for whom he
waited.
Ffercely he paced the until his
steps, half way to the outer hall, were
arrested by the buzzing of the door
BELL Rankin, who had started with
the whisky sour and newspapers for
his masters door, turned back and put
them on q table.
Another early caller!" he com
planned. The situation had begun to
get on his nerves.
IF it's a newspaper reporter tell him
Mr.. Jones is out Of town"
Eyes, sir"
Wallace felt his nerves rasp as he
heard the voice which greeted Rankin
in the hall. 1t was not that of q Jour-
nalist, but that Of the fair and ancient
widow to whom Jackson was alleged
to be af1anced. For a moment he con.
sidered fight, but he was made OF
sterner stuff and held himself in check.
The lady swept into the room.
1t was evident that she was just q
bit nonplussed at seeing him, but she
recovered quickly; she had had much
experience with the emergencies OF
life.
Good morning. Mr.. Wallace" she
said sweetly.
Her age, he noted, showed more
plainly In the daytime, despite the arts
which she invoked to hide 1t. He had
not seer her previously, save by arti-
fetal light.
He was shocked. She made him
think of the unpleasant mother of an
unpleasant boyhood schoolmate. He
had hated all of them. Exactly as this
old woman now vas smiling that old
woman of his early youth had smiled
when she with diabolical ingenuity had
been devising comprehensive plans for
spelling a days fishing.
His greeting of Mrs. Gerard was
very formal. but she did not seem to
mind.
Where is Mr.. Jones?" she asked
Rankin.
He's dressing, ma'am."
Well, tell him I am here and wait
ing to take him for a spin through the
park. Say to him that It's a glorious
morning"
There was an JUNCTION in her tones,
a hint of triumph and proprietorship
which maddened Wallace. Could It be
possible that his good friend was to be
linked in wedlock with this-er-this-
He was instinctively a courteous
man and his thoughts refused to form
a word to suit his wild emotions.
She turned to him. Wont y~ouEjoin
us. MI. Wallace?" Her voice was hon.
eyed. though he saw that she was sure
OF his antagonism and reciprocated 1t.
NO." he snapped. 1t was as an aft.
erthought he added: "Thanks!"
You went away early last night"
she yentured. still with the honeyed
smile.
Yes"
You didn't wait for the announce
ment." {
NO"
We're you surprised when you heard
it,"
Staggered"
The smile deepened She was most
offensive In her victory. Il thousht
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-04-10

wedding march. Il know something
you don't know" he cried i~rrelevantly.
Rankin listened with respect and
close attention. His curiosity was al.
most painful.
But his master did not satisfy 1t.
Now I'll bid you goodnight, Rankin.
Nightie, nightie!" Genially he waved
his hand at him, laughed. whistled an.
sother bar or two and deliberately made
the s~tarboard tack toward the door of
fhis bedroom.
Rankin made no protest; he knew
better. When do you wish to be
called, air?T
"Oh, that's 20, I must be called" his
master granted after a seconds deep
and serious thought. Then. In . deep
study: .:sNow, let me see-whsn do |
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-04-10

"Oh. come, now, Mrs. Gerard" he
urged. you don't expect me to be-
lieve that YOU"
She was thoroughly indignant. How
dare you, sir! Do you know what
you're saying?"
Il know what I'd like to say" he
confessed, looking steadfastly at her.
About what?"
About your engagement to young
Mr.. Jones. Why, you're not taking the
chap seriously, are you?"
Her anger grew. What do you
mean"
Just what l say" he answered firm
ly. THAT it's all wrong. It's impos-
sible. The idea Of q woman Of your
age imagining for a moment that this
boy Is fool enough to think Of such q
thing! Do you stop to think what peo-
pie will say? Don't you realize that It
can't be? That it's simply preposter.
Gus? Why"
Are you trying to insult me, sir"
mo" he answered earnestly, I'm
trying to save you from being humili-
ated and laughed at. Deny the story
at nee Say It was all a Joke. Say
anything, but for heavens sake don't
let it 90 any further!"
She gazed at him in %speechless
wrath while he nervously paced the
room.
Surely" he said whirling, you
don't think he seriously considers mar
rying YOU"
and why not?" Her fey tone was
full of outraged dignity.
match. Give 1t serious thought. You're
a sensible woman, figure it out for
yourself. Why, you're more than twice
his age!"
"Sir!"
why, he's only twenty-hve-not
that. yet"
She gazed at him in speeches. rage
for twenty seconds, then said. explo.
sively: "You-brute!"
I'm your friend" he urged. I'm
trying to help you. I'm trying to save
you from being made the laughing
stock Of the town."
do you mean to insinuate that
Jackson doesn't love me-"
jackson doesn't love anyone except
a good time. Why, he doesn't take
anything seriously, especially women
To my knowledge he's been engaged
to thirty since he's been here in New
York"
He made nc reply, merely casting al
her a m%alevolent. sidelong glance.
81 say what do you think of it allI"
what do you think Of 1t. y~ourself?'
II am as happy as a little birdy in a
! tree.top," she replied, assuming aira
reserved for maidens of sixteen.
Against his will, indeed, to his as.
constituent, he burst into a roar OF
laughter.
"I-don't-beneve you!"
He shrugge' his shoulders. VERY
we'll; 90 ahead; it's no affair Of mine"
She agreed with this. you'll do
we'll to remember that. Attend to
your own business, Mr.. Wallace"
Excuse me-" he said apologetically.
I'm sorry I spoke"
At sight Of Mrs. Gerard he bright
ened and sprang toward her eagerly.
He vas not the n to go back on q
bargain, or to make a wry face over
necessary medicine.
Beatrice: My Beatrice" he cried.
Wallace eyed them with disgust az
they few into each others arms.
Having released his Beatrice, my
Beatrice" he turned to Wallace with 4
calm which Wallace could not but ad.
mire. The youngster certainly was
game! Good morning. Bob"
Wallace scorned him.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-04-10
Mrs. LapsiinQ Explains,

We're always careful about these
contiguous d~iseases," said Mrs. Lap
sling. when Johnny had got we'll Of
the measles we bought some sulphur
candles and disconnected the house
from top to bottom."-Chisago TribJ
uAe.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-04-10
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49,

What l yelled was the Spanish for
'Whoa!' It stopped the mule like
magic. Throughout the trip l had been
yelling Git up without knowing II,
while saving at the reins.
But that mule heard q lot Of I'M.
ineligible Spanish from me before
l left Cuba"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-04-10

Appropriate Ejaculation.
81 have been digging for water, sir"
well, well, WE'LL"
Arizona republican., 1914-09-02
HAYDEN

On Saturday night some culprit sup
posed TO have been a Mexican, broke
into the office of the Overland Copper
company near the London Arizona
camp, a few miles distant and stole a
rifle. pistol, razor and a number of
smaller articles The theft was not
noticed until the next morning and at
present the authorities have been I'M
able to place the responsibility for the
deed.
The local schools will open for the
1914-15 term on the eighth of Sep
tember, which is Tuesday. This on ac-
count of Monday being Labor Day.
The local board has made all the nee
essary arrangements for successful
term and have also arranged for a
high school room which is an improve
ment over the past. This will be in
charge of Miss Miller principal. Miss
Miller has already arrived here after
vacation of several months with
friends and relatives in South Dakota
and the other teachers, Misses Stur-
geon, Wood, Schoshusen and Branden-
berg will arrive in the next few days
Miss Page is already here having spent
most OF the summer here with her par
ents.
Mr. E J. Franklin, consulting me-
chanical engineer for the various Jack
ling properties, arrived here Saturday
on his first visit for a number OF
months During Mr. Franklins lone
absence he has been engaged much OF
the time in the installation of the pow
erful engines of the Mr. Jackling's pa
latial yacht, Cyprus.
Walter Nash returned Sunday from
a trip Of two weeks through the north
ern sections of ella county. Mr. Nash
reports the political game as taking on
much activity in those parts as the date
of the primary approaches.
On Friday and Saturday of the past
week this section was visited by cleo
trical storms of unusual severity ac-
companied by terrific rainfalls which
have played havoc with many of oul
mountain roads.
| Mrs. NJ. ]. Brooks has returned home
after a vacation of several months
| with her mother in Oregon.
Arizona republican., 1914-09-02

TEMPE BAND PLANS
WINTER CONCE RTS
Weekly Entertainments Scheduled
Dating from Tomorrow Night

Under new leadership and greatly
improved by the addition of four or five
new players, the Tempe Merchants
. band is now pretty well prepared for
its weekly concerts which will be start
ed on Il regular schedule dating from
tomorrow evening. Since the re-organ-
iZatiOn about the middle of August
many changes have taken place in the
band, the majority tending for better
ment which will boost the musicians
to their highest pinnacle of fame yet
achieved.
The new leader is Fernando Rodri-
guez who for three or four weeks was
the bands special cornet soloist. For
that matter he still sticks to that duty,
which will be evidenced by one or two
of the numbers on tomorrow evenings
program. Several other additions to
the band roster place it now in first
class shape to carry out the regular
weekly concerts.
The Thursday night entertainments
win be temporarily in vogue but there
is a possibility of switching the time
to Sunday afternoon about the middle
VI tle llioiltH. Ouoi al al oiiSCliOii'
would likely meet with more general
satisfaction from that date on than
under the present schedule.
CATERERS at the town park tomor-
row evening will hear the following
program, scheduled to start at the
hour of eight: March, Little Giant;
Singing While Weeping; march, joy
Riders; overture. Princess of India:
TOO Much Mustard: Barn Dance, T.
p c.; intermezZo, "Nipponee"; march
The Templars"
Arizona republican., 1914-09-02

finish or surface the embankment at
the east end of said Bridge. None
OF the material removed from the cut
is to be wasted.
The said fills shall be eighteen feet
in width at grade, with side slopes
Of one and one-half to one, and to-
gether with the cut shall be finish
ed so as to make a smooth, firm and
satisfactory roadway.
Forms for submitting bids and
copy of proposed contract may be
obtained at the office of the Board
of Supervisors of Maricopa County,
IN the city of Phoenix, Arizona.
All bids must be accompanied by
a certified check for One Hundred
Dollars drawn payable to the Treas
urer of Maricopa County.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Bids will be opened by the said
Board at its office in the city of
Phoenix on Wednesday, September
9th, at eleven o'clock A. NJ. and
thereafter considered.
All bids must be sealed and ad-
dressed: James Miller, Jr., Clerk
Board of Supervisors, Phoenix, Ari-
| IONA, and marked Bid on Wicken
burg Bridge Approaches
BY Order of Board of Supervisors.
James Miller, Jr.,
Clerk
Arizona republican., 1914-09-02

CONFERENCES
Mesa Making Preparations
for Largest Attendance
at Mormon Meetings in
History Of State-Two
General Officers Present.

The quarterly conference of the
Maricopa stake of the Mormon
church will convene at Mesa on Sat
uIday and Sunday, September and
6. In connection with the regular
sessions of the stake, the Mutual or
CARNATIONS and also the Primary as
sociations will hold Their conventions.
The Y. NJ. and Y. l.. NJ. l. A will be-
gin their conventions Saturday morn
chapel. At the same hour the Pri-
mary will hold its convention at the
Second Ward chapel
Saturday afternoon the first meet
ing of the stake will be held at the
tabernacle, commencing at 2 o'clock
The Second Ward choir will furnish
the music for this session. They
have made a number of special
preparations and this will be pleas
ing feature of the meeting.
At p. m. an officers meeting OF
the Mutuals will be held and in the
evening a SOCIAL under the auspices
of the Mutuals and Primary, will be
given on the tabernacle lawn, which
the public is invited to attend.
Sunday morning at $50 o'clock, the
convention programs will be contin-
ued at their respective places, ad-
journing at 1915 o'clock, which vii
give plenty of time to get to the tab
ernacle, where the Sunday morning
session will be held at 1920. At this
meeting the Primary children will
furnish the music. Their stake direc-
tor has made great efforts to get
them in the best possible training
At 3 p. m. the final meeting of the
stake will begin. The Mesa taber-
nacle choir of IS voices will furnish
the music for this meeting.
AT s p. m. the concluding meeting
! of the associations will be held. TIL,
public is cordially invited to attend
all the sessions of the conference. II
every department special prepare
tons have been made to make tn.
sessions both instructive and enter
| tanning.
Arizona republican., 1914-09-02
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Phoenix, Arizona, Aug. 18th, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received at the office of
the Board of Supervisors Of Marico-
pa County, in the city of Phoenix,
Arizona, until eleven o'clock A. M.
Wednesday, September Ninth, 1914
for grading the approaches to the
Wickenburg Bridge across the Has
sayampa River at Wickenburg. Ari-
IONA
First. A fill or embankment to be
made at the east end of said Bridge,
extending on an even grade (of about
three and five-tenths per cent? from
the grade at the end of the Bridge
to the surface of the ground about
two hundred feet easterly therefrom
This fill to be made in part from
river gravel. but to be finished or
surfaced with material hauled from
the cut at the west end Of the
Bridge.
Second. A fill or embankment to
he made at the west end of said
Bridge and also a cut, the two to-
gether to form an even grade COT
about one and eight-tenths PEI cent?
from the grade at the end Of the
Bridge to a grade stake in the road
about two hundred forty five feet
west therefrom, at which point a
cut of about twelve inches is re-
quired.
Third. Two small adobe Buildings
at west end of Bridge to, be torn
down and removed.
The material from the cut is to be
used in making the embankment at
the west end of said Bridge and to
Arizona republican., 1914-09-02
GREAT WAR PICTURE
At LION T#ATER TO-DAY

Under the expressive title. War
Is He'll" Manager w. B. Leecraft of
the Lion theater is showing today
ard tomorrow the wonderful Electic
release in four reels, telling a story
more expressive than words or just
what war is After the picture has
been seen, the general opinion is that
General Sherman's definition of the
condition is just about right The
picture is modernized in every way
pcssible and all the munitions Of war
of the .present time, such as aero
planes and balloons, are used to the
greatest possible extent.
The story concerns two friends
who have allegiance to two separate
states that become involved in war
with each other, and of course have
to engage in battle against each 9TH
en- The realism of that sort of con-
flict can be better understood when
it is known that in the European
war today German husbands are
serving against French brothers-in-
law, and French husbands are fight
ing the brothers of their wives War
is all the awfulness that is attributed
to it, and such pictures as that at
the Lion but serve to accentuate that
, fact in the minds of all loving
people.
Arizona republican., 1914-09-02

Ray, Arizona, Aug. 81, 1914.
In asking your support of my can
didacy for the office of county asses
sor of Pinal county, | wish to state
that | stand for JUSTICE TO ALI.
AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGES TO
NONE; and the enforcement of this
maxim shall be uppermost in my
mind in the handling of the affairs
of the county should the electorate of
the county in its. selection of a can
didate for the office, see fit to SO
honor me.
Like many others, my early years
were spent on a farm-in the state
of Louisiana-but for the last twelve
or thirteen years have been engaged
in the southwest with various min
ing companies in charge of their tel
.ephone department, the last eight
years having been spent in Arizona
and now, at the age of thirty, feel
qualified by business experience and
judgment TO fulfill in a creditable
and energetic manner the duties in
volved in the position which / ask
the voters of the county to be fav-
ored with.
IRA D. RICKERSON,
Arizona republican., 1914-09-02
LOCAL FARMERS INTERESTED

A good many local people are in
terested in the demonstration garden
which is to be conducted at the state
fair this year under the supervision of
the different seed houses of the valley.
The proposition, first put on foot at a
meeting of the Maricopa county fair
commission some time ago, has taken
hold here and many are becoming very
much interested. BY such movement
the commissioners had in view the
furthering of small farming in the val
ley and there is every reason to be-
leve that the plan will work out with
good results The demonstration gar
den is to be conducted adjoining the
MaricOpa county exhibits.