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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
DISTRICT COURT.

In the case of the State of Texas
VS.. Haywood Henderson. charged with
robbery, which was on trial yesterday.
the jury returned a verdict of acquit'
tai. Bate & Minkert were attorneys
for the defendant.
The case of Porter Reed, charged
with robbery. was set for Monday, at
which time it will come up for trial,
Elmo White, charged with assault
to murder, plead guilty to aggravated
assault, and was fined S25 and costs.
Bate & Minkert we're his attorneys.
The case of the State of Texas VS..
Carlo Salyato, charged with murder,
was set for trial Monday.
The jury was dismissed for the
week and permitted to go to their
homes
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19

FELL
IN LARGE
SECTION
SCOPE OF COUNTRY 500
MILES IN EXTENT EASTWARD
FROM Ell PAso-FELL FIFTY
DEGREES IN SIX HOURS AT
ALPINE-TEMPERATURE RISING

Dalals, Tex, March 19.-From sum
mer temperature last night, Central
and West Texas awoke this morning
to find a snowfall for five hundred
miles from FL Paso eastward. In
many places the snow lasted only a
few minutes. In others it covered the
ground for several hours. At Ell Paso
the ground was completely covered.
From Alpine, which is nearly as far
south as New Orleans, was reported
the heaviest snow of the year. The
temperature there dropped fifty de
grees in six hours. Fruit trees are
in bloom throughout the snow section.
Fears OF crop damage were allayed
when at noon the reports indicated the
temperatures were rising rapidly and
that freezing was about minimum.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
OKLAHOMA
C0NV|CTS
IN PANIC
FIRE DESTROYED THE STATE RE-
FoRMAToRY AND THE 500 IN
MATES WERE DRIVEN INTO THE
BITTER cOLD-T e M p o r AIRY
SHEDS BEING ERECTED.
rBy Associated Pressl

Granite, Okla, March 19.-Five
hundred convicts In the State reform
atory here, early this morning were
driven shelterless into the bitter cold
of the open air by fire. All the build
ings. food and supplies were burned.
No lives we're lost. The fire is be-
lieved to have been set by the con-
victs. Oklahoma City authorities were
asked to rush blankets. Temporary
sheds are being erected. The burned
buildings were all temporary struc-
lures pending the completion of a
granite building, which was unframed.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
1.-THE ViRGiNlAN."

One of the most interesting plays
of the present theatrical season Will
be presented at the Colonial on Mon,
day. March 90, for one night only. 1t
Is Jones & Cranes production OF THE
Virginian." This romantic drama is
in four acts, which are elegantly
mounted, particularly Horse Thief
Pass" at night fall. The story
sparkles through ripping comedy,
plunges into depths of intense TRACE
DIV and whirls into sketches of pathos.
1t concerns a cowboy OF Wyoming
who falls in love with the district
schoolma'am, a girl barely out of her
teens, from the East Prices, soc, 75c
and 81. Seats selling fast.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
WILSON REPLIED
TO SENATOR JONES
Said Senator Was Walking on Thin
Ice in Speech Attacking
Administration.

Washington, March 19J-The Presi-
dent today told Senator Jones that
he was skating on thin ice in his
speech of yesterday attacking the
President. charging Panama tolls
message was decided on after British
Mexican Minister Garden talked with
the President President Wilson said
he could not even get a Mexican sug-
gestion out of Garden with a cork
screw.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
FEDERALS LEFT
LASVACAS TODAY
Believed They Evacuated Because OF
Continued Reports Of
Rebel Attack.
IBy Associated Pressl

Del Rio. Tex, March 19.-Three
hundred Federals this morning evacu.
ated Las Vacas, opposite here. Their
destination and cause of leaving are
unknown. There have been reports
since Monday that the Constitutional
lists were preparing to attack Las
Vacas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
TO REPORT MONDAY.

Prof. ]. C. Maggie, who came over
from Austin to inspect the paving on
Main street, has made thorougn
test OF the paving and 1t is understood
will submit his report to the city
council on next Monday. The Eagle
reporter was unable to secure any
authentic information as to the prob
able nature of this report
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
SIMULTANEOUS
ATTACK PLANNED
Reported That Torreon and Mazatlan
viii Be Attacked at the
Same Time.
tBy Associated Pressl

Juarez, Mexico, March 19.-Today's
advices predicted simultaneous at
tacks on Torreon and Mazatlan with
Carranzas approval. General Obre-
gon is to assault Mazatlan, whose
control means virtually the control OF
the west coast.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
OBSERVATORY
DIRECTOR DEAD
Found In His Bed Room Burned to
Death by Some Unknown
Manner.
tBy Associated Pressl

Naples, Italy, March 19.-Prof Gu
seppe Mercalli. director of the observ-
atory OF Mount Vesuvius, was found
burned to death today in his bed
room He went to sleep at the
usual hour last night. The cause OF
the fire is unknown.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
No Trace Of Robber.
LRy Assoclated Fressi

Beaumont, Tex, March l9.-There
are no clues and no trace yet of the
Santa Fe train robbers who stole sli'-
600 in cash yesterday from the Wells
Fargo Express Company.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
INSURANCE SOLD
LIKE HOT CAKES
Appendicitis Protection So Popular
Price Was Raised From
s25o to S..
tBy Associated Pressl

London, England. March 19.-The
rush of applicants for appendicitis in
surance at $3.50 per policy was so
great that the rate was raised to 50.
This covers all claims for expense
up to $500 in case the insured is
stricken with appendicitis.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
THUNDER SALUTED
POPE'S NAME DAY
IRv Associated Pressl

Rome, Italy, March 10. = When
awakened by terrific thunder this
morning the Pope exclaimed. This
is salute for my name day This
is st. Joseph's Day and the Pope's
name is Joseph.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
BITTER FIGHT OVER
STATE PRIMARY LAW
Resolutions Committee Of Indiana
State Democratic Convention
Adopts It.
tBy Associated Pressl

Indianapolis. Ind, March 1s.-The
resolutions committee of the State
Democratic Convention adopted
plank favoring Statewide primary
law by vote of seven to six. The
opposition bitterly asserted that Sen
ators Shiveley and Kern had forced
the adoption of this plank as a favor
to the National administration.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
CENSUS BUREAU
OIL MILL REPORT
Number Of Mills In Texas, Oklahoma
and Arkansas, Seed Crushed
and Bales of linters.
IBy Associated Pressl

Washington, March 19.-The Census
Bureau reports for 1913 show that
Texas operated 22S cotton seed mills,
which crushed 1.156,063 tons OF seed
and obtained l74,S46 bales of linters.
Oklahoma figures show IS mills, $780,
142 tons OF seed crushed and 1884
bales OF linters. Arkansas. i3 mills,
305,317 tons OF seed and 40,617 bales
of linters.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
FRENCH CABINET
D|SINTEGRAT|NC
fRy Associa,ed Pressl

Paris. France. March 10. = Ernest
Monis, Minister of Marine, resigned
from the French Cabinet today. This
is another result of Nine. CaillauX
shooting Editor Calmette.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
OCEAN STEAMER
SANK SCHOONER
tBy Associated Pressr

Bremen, Germany, March 19.-An
unidentified three-masted schooner
was sunk and all her crew drowned
in a collision last night in the North
Sea with the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
HOTEL GUESTS HAD
NARROW ESCAPE
Forced to Seek Safety by Rushing
From Burning Building in
Night Clothing.

Milwaukee. Wis, March 19.-Wind-
sor Hotel guests fed in their night
clothing today when fire swept the
hotel. doing 100000 damage. The
hotelkeeper rushed through the halls.
smashing the doors OF guests who fail
ed to answer his knocks.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19

Have nests in the most accessible
places. stolen nests are nuisance.
Provide plenty of them so that there
will be no friction.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
HoLEPROOF Isle HOSE
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Will stand hard service. In
fact, you are protected against
it by our six months guarantee
without holes or new ones free.
A. NJ. WALDROP & co.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER

E. w. Crenshaw and L. d. MCGEE
to ]. d. Martin, 36-100 Of an acre. OF
land in the John Austin league,
Mitchell addition to the city of Bryan;
consideration, 5000.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
LONE BANDIT ROBS
EXPRESS COMPANY
Relieved Messenger on Santa Fe Near
Beaumont Of Twenty Thousand
Dollars.

Beaumont, Tex, March 19.-The
Wells.Fargo Company's express car
on northbound train No. 202 on the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad
was robbed about 1890 yesterday and
IL is estimated that a lone robber Sc
cured approximately 100000. The ex-
press company officials refuse to dis
cuss the matter in any way and the
estimate of the loss is arrived at by
the fact that this is pay day of the
Kirby Lumber Company at several
towns on the Santa Fe, and 1t was
known that a number of packages OF
money were put into the express car.
The Kirby Company's payroll is about
500. 900.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
ORPHANS HOME
WAS BURNED
TRv Associated Press1

[By Associated Press1
Fort Worth, Tex, March 19.-The
Tarrant County Orphans Home was
destroyed by fire today. The loss is
$4,000. All the children were saved.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-19
First Discovered at Silsbee.

The robbery was discovered at Sils-
bee. twenty miles north Of Beaumont,
and the first stop of Importance made
by the train. When the express mes
senger failed to appear Conductor Nc
Cray made an investigation, He
found every door of the car locked
and when he gained entrance he
found Express Messenger Reb Martin
of this city lying in corner OF the
car with a coat wrapped around his
head. Martin was fairly gasping for
breath. but was unframed
Martin said he did not know just
where the train was when he was ac-
costed bv the robber He was busy
working his car and the first he knew
was command to throw up his
hands. He was confronted by man
wearing a mask and brown suit OF
clothes, who pointed a~pistol at his
head.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial District Court-Par.
ish of st. Mary.
St. Mary Bank and Trust Co., vs..
Hubert Delhaye.:. No. 18, 1853.

Byvirtue ofean- order of seizure and
sale issued out of the Honorable 23rd
Judicial District Court in and for the
Parish of st. Mary, State Of Louisi-
ana, and to me directed, in the above
numbered and entitled suit, I have
seized and will offer for sale, for cash,
to the last and highest bidder, at the
front door of the Court House in the
Town of franklin. Parish of st. Mary,
Louisiana, on
SATURDAY. THE GOTH DAY OF
JUNE, A. D., 1914.
between the hours of IL o'clock A. NJ.
and O'Clock P. NJ. the following de-
scribed property. to-wit:
That certain tract of land known as
Meynards Island and being composed
of portions of Sections Three and
-Four q and ~ Township Thirteen (13)
South Range Nine >t9E East. situated
in the Parish. of st. Mary; and being
part of the same property acquired ct
the partition sale, in re- St. Mary
Bank, Trustee of Hubert Delhaye,
Bankrupt VS.. n. Delhaye, natural
tutor, No. 12,17S of date July 25th.
1905, recorded in Book Xxx, page 536,
St. Mary Parish. .se
W. T. PETERMAN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Parish Of st. Mary, La.
May 8, 1914.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial District Court-Par.
ish of st. Mary.
Anna Fortier We. Francis
Francois. No. 13, $50.

BY virtue of an order of seizure and
sale issued out of the Honorable 23rd
Judicial District Court in and for the
Parish of st. Mary. State Of Louisiana,
and to me directed, in the above num-
bered and entitled suit, l have seized
and will offer for sale, for cash. without
appraisement and to the last and highest
bidder, at the front door of the Court
House in the Town of Franklin, Parish
of st. Mary, Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, THE 10Th DAY OF
JUNE, A. D., 1914,
between the hours of IL O'Clock a. m.
and 4 o'clock p. M, the following des-
cribed property. to-wit:
A certain tract or parcel of land.
together also with the buildings and
improvements thereon and thereto be-
longing, lying and being situated in
the Parish of st. Mary, State of
Louisiana, containing and measuring
a superficial area of twelve (12)
arpents more or less, and bounded as
follows: On the North by the property
of Aristide Hebert on the south by
lands Of Maurice Landry, on the east
by public road and Fortier, and on
the West, by property of Aristide
Hebert or assigns.
Being the same property acquired
by Gabriel Fortier from Fred c. Marsh
by Act passed before Jules P. Robin,
in the year A. D. 1902.
W. T. PETERMAN. Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Parish Of St. Mary,
La, May 9th, 1914.
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and will offer for sale, for cash, without
appraisement, to the last aud highest
bidder, at the front door OF the Court
House in the Town of Franklin, Parish
of st. Mary, Louisiana. on
SATURDAY, THE nth DAY OF
JULY, A. D., 1914,
between the hours of IL O'Clock a. m.,
and 4 O'Clock p. M, the following des.
cribed property. to-wit:
That certain lot or parcel Of grou nd,
lying and being situated in the town Of
Morgan City. st. Mary Parish, LOUIS
lana, known, designated and described
as the East half (E}) of Lots Nos. One
and Two Il & q in square Letter I'M"
in Ditch's Annex to said Town, said
Lot having front of Sixty-T and
One-half (62}) feet on the South side of
Everett street of said Town by. depth
between parallel lines of One Hundred
(1OO) feet, being bounded on the north
by said Everette street, on the east by
Lot No. IL, on the south by Lot. No.
3, and on the west by the West half of
Lots Nos. l and 2, together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon
and all the rights, ways, privileges and
appurtenances thereto belonging aud
appertainiDg.
W. T. PETERMAN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Parish of st. Mary, La,
May 26th, 1914. ~
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NOTICE..

State examinations for teachers
will be held as follows: White
teachers. July 80, 81 and August
1, 1914. Colored teachers, August
8, 4 and 5, 1914
D. N. FOSTER,
Superintendent.
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1t is our business to get new
fresh, attractive bargains for you.
iYisit our bargain counters, the 5
Ind 10 cents store.
NEIL MCNEIL.
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LOST.

One circular Diamond pin, with
Sapphires and Pearls. A liberal
reward will be paid for it's return
to MRS. D. N. FOSTER,
Franklin, La.
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~. or .x doses viii b1esk ~ e., -
Il taken thea - . eoaie he Fever Vjjj e
return. i sete pn he livee Aeonee Z ~
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-06-20

BY virtue of an order of seizure and
sale, issued out of the Honorable 23rd
Judicial District Court, in and for the
Parish OF st. Mary, State of Louisiana,
and to me directed, in the above num-
bered and entitled suit, l have seized
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.

23rd Ju iicial District Court-Par.
ish of St. Mary.
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St. Mary Building Association We.
Willard Ditch. No. 13,787.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-12-03

TTirtle Palmer, Ed 6W
Amer. Coal & B. Co, !
Amer. Coal & 3. Co,
Amer. Coal & B. Co,
Mrs. N. c. & Erick a;
tick A, Henson. NV
Amer. Coal & b. Co., !,
VYrtle Palmer. FL =
Amer. Coal & B. Co...
Amer. Coal & B. Co., !
4 a. Sorenson, SWa,
WIN. Lindquist, part
rachel Dearey. NE4 Z
samuel 8. Thompson,
samuel s. Thompson;
X iohn Demare, 81 nv
lain K. Demare. M !
,n,,is Dernare, SW4;
Geo. Aukenbauer, M w
eseo Aukenbauer, SM
Il fseo. Aukenbauer. SD
\ Trank Dahlein, MICA
" ~ 7. Richards. Lots
wv q. Minor, SWa ~
sarah q. Blough, SW
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NAME AND DESCRIPTION

Ii
. \. ncksrt. 81 NMa. Lots s-z--------
rita s. Nelson, Lots l.2---------.-.---
1rs Hans ii. Hanson. NWa -----------
5:s::'s %s 5sf.Is 81 shss sy ssl sw1 Sec
aeo. /: Thompson. 50 NEa. NWa MA.
A. ton i. Arnison. NEa ----------------
Dep Black, M NEa. NEa NWa: Sec. %.
Geo. Black. EI sWa. SEA NWi. sWa
ToWas1R Is
Patrick Feeley. sWa NEa. SEA NWa. Lot
Oscar scaug. sWa -------------------
p. j. kavanaugh. SWl NEa, NWl SEa--
Heirs Of Heimer Skaug, WA NEa, Sec. ~.
y. 3. i Kodaiin, 81 Of NEa. Lots Is -
nyan 5. Kodalin, Lots IA Of NW4 .-----
Dyan 8. kodalin, SEA NWa, FL SWt. Sec.
nest. 8. Johnson. 81 NEs. NEi NEa----
1obt. Q. Johnson. M SWa -------------
6s 7. Sksug. NWa SE,
nngebret and Erlund Rustland. sEa-----
hattie jacobson, sea Observation-Disclosures
Kn nut. n II. A 4rsSsth. sEa SEA Sec. Is. M
= III ! Brush sM. 81 Sh' Nwa, 81 Nwa -------
annie A0"ossn' - ~ Tow1s1R Il
Hugh Duffey SEA
X Jas. r. Morrison. wa Sch. Ell SW4-----
Fsna o. johnson. NEa ---z---77---ss-
Savings Loan Trust CO., NW3 NE3, Sec
IS, 81 SEa, NE4 SEA ----------.--,,;
Helmar Ericsson, SEA SWa Sec. l5. nj
M NNa SE1 NW1
s. W. Woodhouse, NE3, less Il. Of Wy
Andrew Jensen, Sa SW3, 81 SEA --------
q L. Gunlicksrud, ma SW3, NWt SEA
SWa NE2 -------7--.---aI 7S; wv;
GAaa. 2. Silloway, Lots l-2-3, NE4 NV;
julius Hopp, SW4 observation-disclosures
julius Hopp. SEA
"A Krarohold, WA NWA Sec. 81, E
NB3 ------------------.:
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,John3E. Johnson 81 =
Forest L. Saunders.
Bonnie Hanson, LOT
Anna g. Rasmussen,
q Anna G. Rasmussen
7NW4 Sch --c;z;
Bdw, D. Johnson, Sc
Anna J. ChristiansoIT
Fredrick 8. Lewis, !
1ghas. Won Schrader,
Chas. Won schrader,
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John Munich, SWa
T. M. Christianson'
charlotte J. Fultol
Mamma e. Jones, s
Henry Drumming, !
SW3, SWa NW3
Peter Peterson, Ell
Henry p. Fredrickf
q c. Collins, sW4
Amer. Coal & B. Co
Sec. 10. Lot 2 =
Amer. Coal & B. G
Anton Staael, NE3
Robert o. Parson'
NE3 NW3. NW3.
VIM. Armour. M \
Sec. 20, Sci SEa
Ralph r. Langley.
aired NordstrOm
IA Sci. SW4 Sc
A. B. Nalin. SEA =
0aper Peters, 50 8
6per Peters. NE3
Kiohor1 Hing E8
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John J. Robinson, SW
NWa. portion NWA
Lorenzo N. Davis. SW
James Morrow, Quito
". c. Foster. SEA NV
Rsn1nA Bottcher, NE4
Chas. J. Kane, 81 SW
Alice Naude HoVey. :
John Il. WhilstOn, Ell
]. w. Vatsovag. LudV
Adward l.. Price, 81
n.S1o NJ"
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II nHN1IA1X TOWN9AH.
wnwNaTIH 161, RANGE 88.

y DENRA81 TUWNl
rOWNsHn 161, 1Ad
SaTNW3, Lots 3-4-- = 4
1, SEA NEa, Ell SEA ,
NE3 NE3 -----.-.;-.t <.
We .NEa. sEa NEla, " III
WA NWa. Lots % 4
sWa NEa, Sci NWa g y.
t 0SasiHaINAL ToWNsITEE /,
!. ,.-L.- ~ n II....I az "
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mas. F. Kleinsch mid
frank Dallehan, SM'
frank Dallehan, SEA
Amer. Coal & B. Coz o.,
August Peterson, SW
Amer. Coal & 3: Co.,
G. r. Mcfarland 1 q;
:Jnhn ID. Durey. SEA :
Geo. ". Roasty. NE:
Geo. w. Roasty, NV
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-01

Der of Seneca Trine, where the cripple lay pos
sessed by seven devils of insensate rage.
His screams brought attendance; but It was
matter OF many precious minutes before his de-
mands could be met and Marrophat and Jimmy
reused from their crapulous slumbers in adjoining
chambers; and half hour elapsed before the
chauffeur. reused from his own welearned rest.
succeeded in convincing the pair that pursuit with
the motor car was out OF the question until he had
spent at least half the day overhaulng the motor
and mending the mischief that had developed In II.
But the devil takes care OF his own: within an
other half hour what seemed to be sheer bull.
headed. dumb luck brought a casual automobile to
MesQuite-a two-seated high-power racing machine
or the latest and speediest pattern, driven by two
irresponsible wayfarers who proved only too sus.
ceptble to Marrophats offer OF double the cost of
the car-E o. b. Detroit--for it's immediate sur.
render.
The two piled out promptly enough Marrophat
and Jimmy JUMPED In: Urine from HIS bedroom
window sped them their murderous mission.
II must have been hour later when Alan,
checb'nR his motorcycle as Il surmounted the sum.
NIT OF a iG>g upgrade. looked back and discovered
several miles distant on the far-aung windngs OF
the mountain road a small crimson shape that ran
like mad thing tirelessy pursued by a cloud OF
tRwny dust like golden ghost
motor car, beyond all question. and one OF
uncommon road-devouring quality: Il might or
might not contain Marrophat and Jimmy. once
more in pursuit. Whether not, bitter experience
had long since educated Alan in the gentle art Of
taking no chances
Barcus and Judith must be overtaken and warned
no easy matter, since the machine which bore
them was. II anything, faster than Alan's just as
the racing automobile was faster than either.
Alan kept his gaze steadfast to the road before
them. daring not once to look up and round or
back. but constrained ever 10 watch their way; for
at such frightful speed as they were making
the slightest obstruction fraught with dIrest
peril; little sidelong swerVe from that narrow
aaA nafh md Aaat wOtsIA ka ekaNn
ton.
So sinuous and meanderng its course In
deed. that Alan seldom could see q hundred yards
OF II ahead. but must pelt in panic flight, hop.
ing for the best-that Judith and Barcus would
soon show up In front that something might hap