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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-01
cBY MISS SOPHIA MEYER

country and In other directions. aud
not duy has passed but has seen .,s
loaded cars Of turoists out on e hol-
iday jaunt Many too have gone out
from here snd have been enjoying
the delights OF the mountains of Coll
orado They are slowly turning
their thoughts homeward however
and the past week has found nuns
her OF the wanderers coming back to
the Queen City Among those who
have been ON an extended overland
"trip 20 Colorado and other points ar'
Mr.. and Mrs j Lynn Van Natta.
Who returned saturday evening
o.
Little Misse, Helen and Dorothy
Miller. aged respectively nine ard
five years celebrated their birthday
anniversaries Saturday afternoon
.rom Z 20 O'Clock Green and pink
was the dai,uy color motif selected
as suitable for the little hostesses
and throughout the rooms pretty
garden flowers mingled their sweet
nesss with feathery, green fern Va
il'NN ANllifN lUNNhiN anu Nllt INfiitI IT,
cd delightful pastime during the ear
ly hour, of the afternoon Later
the guests were invited into the din
ing room where the table presenter
q most attractive and lovely picture.
Ia the center rested the two cakes -
one with nine candles and the other
with live while scattered around
them were pretty blossoms whose
pink tones brought out IA, snowy
Wilderness of the cakes suspended
over these was q large basket of gar.
den flowers while pink and green
trcamers were caught into bows al
either corner of the table The cakes
were cut and served with ices 10 'Lu
delighted gathering Tn" quests of
honor we're recipients OF many
circumference from their friends
Those invited included Marion PeT.
ry Carmen Thompson Anita White.
Elizabeth Johnson. Mary BrvaIt
ava Thompson. Clara Wallinesori.
May Scott. Dora Giles. Lucretia cur.
us. Matte and Leona Timmuns. lola
Mcpherson, and Masters Dewitt
NcPhrrson. J White, Sterling aud
& V Rosspr
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-01

Mrs. W - Duckcry will entertain
with an all day party TODAY 80 hor
home lnt Fillmore street
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-01

Mrs Woods Ellison will entertain
with a bridge party this morning.
complimentary 10 Mrs W n Ne
kirahan, OF laJunla Colo
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-01

Following Is The program ~ be-
used az the meeting OF the T. u e..
this afternoon.
Ron Nall. Response. some Incl
dent of the south
Music. Vocal Mr. Aten.
Reading Hood Request To His
Brigade Miss frankie Humphreys
Paper General John y Hood
Birth. Education and the Last Year
of His life AIRS Beard.
Music, Instrumental Miss Mabel
Welland.
Paper Life OF Mrs 4. Y Wink
Ter Mrs. Fox.
Music. Vocal Mrs Aten
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-01

Amarillo has proved most con
v'ulont point ot highway stretching
90 an directions over the Plain
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-01

Miss Lois Finklea will cntortan
the T. Z G. Club Thursday after
noon
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-01

The Entire Nous club will meet
with Miss Rachel Kendall. le0l
Polk street Thursday afternoon at
four O'Clock
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-01

40 iwIo-tanf meeting o' Che
pleriau CUB aIu Doe held Thursday
afternoon NJ the home NJ Mr.
Horace Gooch promptly ai o'clock
This q. 'o b. the opening meeting
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-01

The poys Progress club will meet
saturday afternoon from nov on ga
stend OF on Thursday as heretofore.
Next saturday afternoon Master
Ralph Trollmror will entertain 'hc
club 1i hi. home. 1903 POLK street
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-01

The SUNDAY School class ct tho
Polk Street Methodist church unfer
the leadership of Mrs Johnson, w'n
have class meeting this evening
from 600 to 300 at the home OF
Miss Lora Beck $40 buchanan ST.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-01

The Tuesday BRIDGE club viii ho
entertained this morning by Nh W
n bockray a' her home 100 Fil
nor, street. from 90 Co 20 O'Clock
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04

shade OF mockery in his manner and waved toler-
ant hand to Barcus.
He has doubt" Alan inquired, his own prI-
vate cell aboard this carr"
Vas suh!" Barcus agreed apeing we'll the man
OF his apparent caste and color. "Ain't dat de
troot?" he chuckled.
Take him away, then" Alan requested wearily
-"if you please"
Vas subj" Barcus replied with nimbe alacrity
seizing the back Of the wheeled chair and swing
ing It round for a spin up the length OF the car.
Before Urine had recovered enough to curse him
properly, the door to his drawing room was closed
and Barcus was ambling back down the aisle.
His grin OF relish at this turning of the tables on
the monomanao proved, however. shortlived. It
erased itself In a twinkng when Judith shouldered
roughly past him. wearing a sullen and forbiddng
countenance. and flung herself into the drawing
room with her father.
Storm signals" mused Mr.. Barcus "what pos
sessed dear friend to bring that tigress along,
I'd like TO know? He might we'll have loaded
himself down with a hve-gallon of nitro
gycerin"
The cause of her temper not far to seek: at
the far end OF the Alan bending solcitously
over the chair in which Rose resting, One OF
his arms round her shoulder, Her face was
lifted confidently to his
Barcus mused morosely his apprehension OF
trouble Rbrew smmering over the waxing fire OF
that strange womans Jealousy II only there had
not been that light engine in pursut-as Barous
with Trne's INSCRIPTIONS hirelings!
No telling when they might catch mp!
The fear OF this last catastrophe worked together
with his fears OF Judith to render that night a
sleepless one for Barcus. He spent It in a chair
whence he could watch both the door to the COM
partment Judith had chosen for her own formerly
MarrophAt's Quarters) and the endless ribbons of
steel that swept beneath the trucks.
But nothing happened. He mapped uneasily from
time to time, waking with q start Of fright but al
ways 10 find nothing smiss, Ever Judith stopped
behind that closed door. and ever the track behind
innocent Of the glare OF q pursuing headlight
Nor did anything untoward mark the progress OF
the moning-unless, indeed. Judths protrscted
sessions with her father behind Il closed door OF
the drawing room were 20 be counted ominous
Ever since lunch-time the girl had been closeted
with her father; Barcus had been getting well.
earned and sorelyneeded rest in his quarters: Alan
standing his watch the observation platform,
In company with Rose and the train booming
along through uncouth wilderness of arid noun.
tains, barren mesas. and sun-smitten fats given
over 20 the desolate genius OF sagebrush.
Whatever had been the tenor OF the communi.
cation between father and daughter Judith event.
ualy emerged from the drawing room IN an omi.
nous temper Barcus, coming drowsly away from
his compartment st the same time was Jared wide
awake by sight Of the foreboding oountenanos she
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04

only with a shrug. Then, stepping out on the for
ward platform OF the Pullman, he cast a hopeless
eye over the landscape. T.. -'. .--.
He lowered his gaze to the tracks and siding
and started sharply ''f .Et''
'Eh-what now?" Barcus inquired with interest.
Some thoughtful body has left an old hand car
over there in the ditch" Alan replied. Maybe it
isn't beyond service Come along and lend me
hand"
Half q minute" Barcus answered lodging sud-
denly back into the
When he reappeared after some FIVE minutes.
Rose accompanied him, and Barcus smiling
brilliantly as though nothing whatever was wrong
with his world.
Sorry to keep you waiting, old top" he
planned; "but was smtten with an inspiration.
There didn't seem to be any sense in letting the
amable Judith loose upon this fair land, SO found
coil Of wire in the porter's closet and wired the
handle OF the drawing room door fast to the bars
across the aisle TN take her some time to get
out. now, without assistance"
Ten minutes more had passed before the two
grmy and perspiring gentlemen succeeded in plac.
ing the hand car upon the tracks.
TITS swell little hand car" Barcus observed
grimly: mo wonder they threw It away"
Whats the difference how It looks, as long as It
will go?"
But will it?" Barcus doubted
Somewhere far back along the line locomotive
hooted mournfully.
It's got to-" Alan replied, helping Rose aboard.
Don't worry" Bsrcus advised that's a freight
whistle" ...-...
Maybe you can distinguish the whistle of
freight from that OF a passenger train-I don't say
you can't; but I'll take chances on your tudg-
ment being good Hop aboard here II you're com
ing with us"
Slowly the hand car stirred on its grease
hungry and complaining axles; slowly It gathered
momentum and surged noisily UP the track as Alan
and Barcus, on opposite sides OF the handlebar,
alternately rose end fell back.
Behind II the thunder OF IN approaching train
grew momentarily IN volume, lending color to the
theory Of Mr., Bareus that what they had heard
had been the whistle of freighter rather than Of
the light engine. But Just Alan was about TO
advocate leaving the tracks and taking the hand
car with them, 70 clear the way for the train, it's
rumble began TO diminish, less and beautifully
less. and was Stilled
what do you make of that'" Alan painted across
the raokinE bar.
The obvious" BGrcus returned. The freight
has taken the siding to wait for other through
train TO pass Well have to look sharp and be
ready to Jump"
The grade became q trace more steep; the car
moved with less reluctance
let So" Alan advised; "it1i coast down the bal.
anos Of this inelirs-Gnd we'd better save our
strength
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04
Slowly 1t Stirred on oroa.s.Hunsry Axes.

bang Of chair overturned by Judith she jumped
up and flung herself furiousy toward the door
Just what had happened on the observation plat
form Barcus didn't know but he could readily be-
lieve that the lovers had Just INDUCED in some
especially provoking and longdrawnout caress.
He overhauled Judith none too In another
moment she would have had her sister by tho
throat-it her purpose had not been TO throw Rose
bodily overheard, Barcus suspected. Happily,
he quick his feet Judith hers; and
almost before he had grasped the situation he had
grasped her-had seized her arms and drawn them
forcbly behind her back at the same time swinging
her round and endeavoring to propel her back
through the doorway
Il was a man-size Job. For the ensuing five min
utes he had his hands full OF violently resentful
and superbly ablebodied young woman. Only with
the greatest dfhculty did he succeed in wrestling
her up the aisle and to the door Of her compart-
ment, where an even more furious resistance for
some additional minutes prefaoed the ultimate clos
ing OF the door upon the maddened Judith.
Waving aside Alan's proffer of assistance, he
acidy advised that gentleman to return 10 his post
OF duty and not let his infatuaton blind him to
what might at any moment loom up the track
behind them Barcus stoutly held the door against
the girls attempt to pull It open and through an
other period when she occupied herself with kick
ing its panels as II hopeful Of breaking way out.
A long pause followed. He heard no sounds from
within. And wearying. he wondered what the devil
she up TO. Then her voice penetrated the bar.
rier. its accents calm and not unamiable:
"Mr. Barcus!"
'Rello!" he replied. startled. What is 1t. Miss
Judith"
Please let me out"
Not much"
"oh-pleasel"
WIN you be good II let you Out'"
Perfectly"
"No more shenaniEanr
Il promise"
Word Of honor1"
'Tf my word OF honor means anything to you
you have It."
We'll :" he said dubiously.
In the same humor he turned and released the
knob; promptly Judith opened II wide and swept
out into the corridor her mood now one Of really
fetching mockery,
Thank you 30 much!" she laughed into his face
OF discontinue; and dropping him an ronio curtay,
she turned forward and swung into tho drawing
room occupied by Trtne,
Wonder what she put that on torT' he speculat.
ed, with reference 10 the ankielong Pullman wrap
per which Judith had nt to don during her
period OF captivity. Heaven knows it's hot enough
without wearing more clothing than deoenoy de-
mAnds But you never can tell about 4 woman
-, bet dollar I've made blithering ass OF
myselt-lettinE her loose al ALL"
He took his doubts at communicating than "a
Alan and Resa
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04

wore; and after a moment Of doubt followed her
back to the lounge at the rear OF the car
He got there in time to see her at rigid stand
still, staring seadfastly at the two figures so close
together on the observation platform But on his
appearance Judith shook herself together snatched
up a magazine. and pumped wrathfully into an
easy chair.
Mr.. Barcus, however, had learned the lesson Of
bitter experience to the effect that the outward
bearing Of Miss Judith Trine was no sure index to
her inward humor-unless, that is, II might be
taken to indicate the direct contrary OF its sem
blance though even this was reliable rule. Re-
minding himself OF this, he therefore invented a
morbid interest in another magazine.
For all her evaporation, Judith contained herself
longer than might have been expected. Her con-
tinued show Of placidty indeed, lued Barcus into
dangerous feeling OF security He was reused
by the sudden fight OF a magazine across the car,
missing his head by a bare two inches, and the
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04
II-PULLMAN.

II-PULLMAN.
Come inside" Law suggested, "and introduce
me TO the brakeman. / presume I've got to fix
things Up with him"
IF there's really any doubt in your mind az to
that Barcus said rising, 'T don't mind telling you
you're right"
He paused as Alan entered the car before him
and was greeted by a storm Of vituperation that
fairly blistered the panels Of the Pullman. Mr..
Seneca Trine, helpless in his invalid chair thus
celebrated his introduction to the young man whom
he had never before seen but whose life he had
schemed to take these many years.
Alan made no effort to respond, but listened with
his head critically to side and exasperatinE
expression OF deep interest informing his counte.
nance until Mr. Trine out of breath and vitriol
when tho younger bowed with the slightest
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04
STEEL RIBBONS

EYHoPs1s-The Of Hearts 10 the "desth-siEn" .un-
ploysd By Tnno In private Of vengeance
which through the agency Of his daughter judith,
violent passions like his he wages against Alan
Law, of (now dead) who innooentiy re-
the accident which made TTine helpless
Alan In with Rose Judlths twin ana double
but in all other respects her precise opposite Judith vows
Alsna death but under dramatic circumstances
he her life and unwinEiy wins her love There
Judith animated by the old hate, tho
love and Jealousy sister her fathers ais
trust and s left behind By him when he Journeys West
tski1g Rose with him, In order lure Alan from
New York Alan judith accompanying him against
his wish and succeeds Roso from Trnos special
train
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04

And his long conference with Alan and Rose on
the observation platform afforded judith ample op
portunity in which undetected to suborn the train
crew to treachery.
Whether she did or no, this Is what happened in
the course Of the next hour the special forced
TO take siding to make way for the California
limited, eastbound; and when this had passed, the
engine OF the special coughed apologetlcally and
pulled swiftly out leaving the Pullman stalled on
the siding.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04
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Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04
nI-HAND CAR.

Well" Mr. Barcus broke a silence whose elo
quence may not be translated in print-"can you
beat it,"
Not with this OUTFIT" Alan admitted goomily.
"All the same. we can't stop here like bumps on
log, waiting for that gang Of thugs to sail up in
the light engine and cut our blessed throats"
Mr.. Law answered this unanswerable contention
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04

with all the chances they've had to blow your
fool head on point blank"
Arizona republican., 1914-02-23
MEN ARE CHARGED WITH
 R0bb|NG CARS
Four Are Placed in Tucson Jail and It is Believed Arrests May Clear Up the Mystery of Killing of Gila Brakeman
(Snecial to The Republicanl

tSpecldl to The RepuDllcdH)
 TUCSON, Feb. 22.-Three Southern Pacific freight conductors and one brakeman are in the county jail as result of warrants issued py United States Commissioner Jones for robbing box cars. It is said that fifteen war rants have been issued. This is now a federal offense because 1t is alleged they robbed cars in interstate traffic.
 Those under arrest here are: E. B. Winkler. J. J. Smalley and A. B. Crute, conductors, and Charles G. Harrison, brakeman, all of the YumaGila di- vision.
 It is reported the arrests are due to the confession of a brakeman and it Is said will clear up the killing of brakeman a month ago at Gila Bend.
 A peculiar coincidence is that H. Craig, an Arizona Eastern freight con- ductor from Cochise, brought to hospital here with his head injured by blunt instrument admitted he had been hit by a man but refuses to talk at all when ne recognized a newspaper man. The doctor says lie will recover.
 Superintendent Dyer left tonight on his private car. Colonel Epes Ran dolph, in the Pocahontas is now en- route to Phoenix. Southern Pacific Off, ficer Smith cannot be found.
 United States Marshal Forbes has left town with many warrants and in teresting developments are expected.
Arizona republican., 1914-02-23
Roosevelt Lake
 Makes Record
 Gain in Water
lsnecial to The RenubIicanl


 ROOSEVELT, Ariz., Feb. 22-The flood waters of the Salt river and Ton to creek are piling up back of the great masonry dam here at the rate of more than twenty thousand acre feet every twenty four hours. Yesterday morning the gauge reading at the dam showed the height to be 131 S2 feet, gain of two feet from midnight to 7;30, while by evening it had risen two feet more and is now standing over 133 feet This is the same height about that the gauge read on August 18th last when there lake
 The gain yesterday by the time the gauge was read equaled 21,160 acre feet the largest days gain that has been registered since the rise began coming down the two contributing streams. Since the rise began to be noticeable there has been a gain in the reservoir of nearly 60,000 acre feet of water. The gauge in this time has risen nine feet in height
 From now on although the water will continue to rush in in equally large quantities, the gain in feet in height will not be so noticeable as the surface expanse of the lake will be so much greater as the body of water climbs up the sides of the rocky fastnesses in which it is located
 Still further increases are looked for tomorrow
Arizona republican., 1914-02-23
RiUey Bottom FQy1Meys AYe
 Maroomed By Rising Watey

At least three colonies of valley bottom farmers and residents of the Salt were marooned in the middle of the river late yesterday afternoon, where they remained most of the night while members of the police and sheriffs forces made frantic eff forts to reach them and take them to places of safety. They were all caught on the higher ground of the basin where they live, when the waters of the river suddenly came down in swirlng torrents, surround ing and coming to the very doors of their residences
 The names of the families marooned on the several islands could be learned, as no word could be gotten to them or from them, and distance and the late hour at which help be- gan arriving made recognition impOs sible. However, it is known William O'Harra his wife and hired hand, w. Harmon, are the unfortunates who are held at bay by the water on the island at the point where Park road leads down to the river. A second party was trapped half mile up the river, but it was learned later in the night that they had reached the far shore by means of a tow line carried across on horseback. The sthird crew of shipwrecks is on a piece of land at the place where Seventh avenue cuts the river.
 All the families were trapped in their homes during their sleeping hours the night previous When they arose in the morning and started out to their daily work they found they were surrounded and cut off from the rest of the state by the sheet of wa ter the Verde had discharged during the night At the OHarra ranch. w. Harmon, employed by O'Harra. started to cross the river. swimming his horse. He was thrown from the anil malls back and came near drowning.
Arizona republican., 1914-02-23

After that, no attempt was made to reach the mainland
 When the sheriffs party secured a boat last evening from the insane asylum and had taken it down to the river, it was found the river had quit rising and that the families were safe until daylight, when the boat will be pressed into service and the ma rooned will be rescued
 Old timers say that the Salt is higher now than it has been in the forty day rain At the Center street bridge last evening the rushing waste had reached a point within two or three feet of the bridge causeway, threatening the structure. The stretch of water at the point was 2150 feet wide.
 Little rubbish, brushwood and other material which would endanger the bridge is coming down with the floods. and that which does lodge is soon cut to pieces by specially installed steel knives However the chief dan ger in the vicinity of the bridge lies in the washing out of the south ap- proach. The water has already threat ened that end of the bridge, and sev eral men with gang blows, scrapers and other mechanical devices were employed all yesterday afternoon in strengthening the places where the water was most threatening. When the river had ceased to rise at mid night last night it was thought the approach was sufficiently strong to stand the further attack of the re- ceding rushes.
 The families lower down the river who are marooned by the waters coming up about their homes will be rescued this morning by the sheriff. force When the deputies and others left the river banks last evening there was no further danger in store for the marooned unless there should come another big rise in the floods, which is very improbable.
Arizona republican., 1914-02-23
V@rd@'s Wasting Waters
 Wash Wildly Westward
FACTS ABOUT THE
 WATER SITUATION

The Verde water is still cleav- ing it's way wastingly through the Valley of the Salt.
 It is estimated that yesterday enough water passed over Granite Reef to irrigate 40,OO0 acres for six months.
 A storage reservoir on the Verde would conserve this to the use of the farmers of this valley.
 The tide had not reached it's flood by last night at midnight.
 Hundreds of people visited the widened banks of the river at Center street yesterday to watch the flood.
 The Agua F'ria and Hassayampa rivers and Cave Creek are carry bank to- bank streams also.
 None of the water in the Salt now comes from the Roosevelt lake. It all comes from the Verde.