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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-26
FRIEND IN THE DARK
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
(Copyright.)
BY +. J. CLARK.

(Copyright)
I'd been waiting to see the notice B
whole year, and when I saw 1t one
Thursday afternoon. you can just bet
It made me whistle some. And the
Joke was, I'd not as much as two
dollars to my name, and it felt Just
the same as II I'd stumbled on a
gold mine.
tore generous slab out Of the
paper, being careful to allow good
margin around the notice, put it care
fully away In my pocket, and liked
over to my friend and adviser, Jim.
the Turk.
He was asleep, after being out all
night, and I'd quite a time to awake
him.
Read this!" l said, thrusting the
piece of paper in his hand. I'm 60
ing to blow his coop tonight, and
want you to come along"
Who is her" he asked after he
had read it. Don't know him.
why. that's White, the banker"
I said He's worth half a million.
He lives over in Jersey and has q reg
ular Solomon's temple Of home
That states he and his family are go.
ing to attend swell wedding In this
old burg tonight, which means that
he'll not be at home and that we'll
make a cleanup
He shook his head.
Sorry, but I can't go along with
you, Spotty, my boy" he said. 60,
Q very important engagement on hand
for this evening. and can't turn II
down. But don't allow that to inter
fere with you. That's a chance YOU
don't want to let slip by. But yor
want to be mighty careful. You know
them suburb Jobs amt as easy as they
always look. For my part, prefer
those at home"
There was q train left the city q
IL m, an ideal time, and / board
Cd 1t. / arrived in the Jersey towI
at 1880 q. m.
knew Just where the house wa
located, for one afternoon, severa
months before. had taken a SUI
vey about to be In possession Of tn,
facts, when the time arrived to do tn
trick.
Well, in three-Quarters Of an hour II
the place gone over from top to Dol
tom. I'm a quick worker, and
worked my best. And I'd made quit
q haul. I'd big bag chock full O
solid silverware, and besides I'd abou
fifty dollars worth Of jewelry-rings
bracelets, cuff-buttons, and breast
pins I'd run across upstairs in the di
ferent sleeping rooms.
l chucked the bag Of silver over m
shoulder when It occurred to me wan
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-26
using you kindly?" he asked. Have
they been using you as you'd like to

using you kindly?" he asked. Have
they been using you as you'd like to
be used?"
l shrugged my shoulders and smiled.
Its been so long since kind act
fell my way that I've forgotten all
about It," l said. The rough part OF
the world has always been mine and
always will be, suppose"
For the most part you may deserve
it." he. said. You may not be the
kindliest on earth yourself. One thing
sure, you cannot expect to And kind
ness and encouragement when you
follow what you're at now. But sup
pose now, l should do you kind
turn, would you benefit by it? For
instance. all I've got to do is to take
up that transmitter over there on the
table and call in the police and have
you dragged of to jail. But suppose
l don't do it, but instead let you go
would you call that q kind act? You
asked me a little while ago who
am. l said l might be the chief Of
police. Well, I'm not, and it strikes
me, If you'd done little thinking Of
your own, you'd have come to the
conclusion that Mr.. White wouldn't q
away and leave such a beautiful home
after him as this without somebod!
on guard You wouldn't yourself, Ant
he didn't. He left me here, an I'm {
plain, everyday Waterman. And nov
I'm going to let you 60. So now
we'll have another drink together, an,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-26
then make yourself scarce! You can't
tell what might happen"


tell what might happen"
OF course, was delighted to get
away, and l told myself I'd pay him
back If | had to wait till was dy-
ing and remember him in my will
1t was daylight when got into the
city.
And being yet broke, the two dol
lars that Jim the Turk, had loaned me
going for car fare, went up to Rosen-
baum 5. the pawnbroker, to make
borrow. He had loaned me some, and
| was over in a corner Of the store,
reading the paper. The door opened
and a tall, smoothfaced man stepped
in. In his hand he carried a good
sized grip. Rosenbaum greeted him
and took the satchel
I'll be back in half an hour or
80 and collect" he said, turning to-
ward the door.
WHO is that guy?" l asked Rosen.
baum as he went out.
Him" smiled Rosenbaum. Don't
you know? Why, he's Red Andy, the
slickest bureau-tapper that Chicago
ever turned out. He blew in here q
couple of months ago. He made q
good haul somewhere last night. too
Just look"
leaned over the counter and looked
into the open grip. 1t was choking
with the silverware I'd collected a
Mr.. Whites home Then the counter
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ed a drink. / laid it on the floor. and
went back into the dining room, where
l remembered having seen flask Of
whisky while I was helping myself
to the silver. and box of cigars on
the buffet. picked up both Of them
and returned to where I'd been. which
room happened to be the library.
lowered myself into big, COM
Portable Morris chair, poured out a
good sized drink of the whisky, and
gulped It. Then lit a cigar.
OF course, l was all smiles Two
hundred would put me in clover for
the coming month. at least. And l
was In a position to enjoy the clover.
l took another drink. pulled several
times more on my cigar, and told my.
self I'd tarried around about long
enough.
As farewell drink, poured out an.
other one, and was about to raise II
to my lips when soft sound behind
me broke the quietness of the room
! shot around, and found myself In
, the line Of the shining barrel Of a
big revolver. 1t was backed by tall
smooth-faced, grinning individual. He
was framed in the doorway leading
into the hall.
How do" he greeted pleasantly.
He'd knocked the speech clean Out
Of me so that l didn't find 1t for g
minute or So
well, l guess you've got me, al
right" said.
Yes. Looks very much that way
he smiled. But just for safe keeping
put that bad looking pop you have
there in your hand on the table. II
feel easier, besides like to have sucf
things where l can easily see them
and you might be tempted to use it i
you got the least chance"
didn't do his bidding right of, for
when gave up my pop. I might al
we'll tie my hands for him. But whel
he commanded me again, and made
very plain by the way he said it tina
he meant what he said, threw 1t OF
the table.
"Now, empty out your pockets" b.
ordered, "and be careful not to leav
anything behind"
did without saying a word.
rs that all?" he questioned, frowr
ing.
Here's my pockets" invited. C,
through them. If you think hav
more"
He chuckled again.
1T seems 80 small, though. T.
think they'd have more jewelry about
They're welito-do people, you know
But, then, suppose. they wore tn
good stun to the wedding. I'd forgo
But sit down. Drink up. And jus
pour me out one. You don't min
, my drinking with your"
} mot at ALL" said. There's plent
Of It here, and you've got as niue
right to 1t as have"
He gulped the stun and smacke
his lips.
, 1.-THE rich chaps have the good good
all right" he smiled. Nov, just pas
me cigar. We might as we'll have
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-09-26

smoke together, too. No telling when
we'll meet again.
Il hope it will be under different cir
cumstances," said.
He smiled thoughtfully.
They could be worse" He stud
led the end Of his cigar. 1T strikes
me, my friend, you're somewhat green
at your business" he observed as he
blew out the first puff of smoke. I'm
inclined to believe an old hand would
not have stopped to enjoy himself as
you did, but would have made to safer
grounds, Just as soon as he got every
thing available"
You're right" l agreed. Il surely
am greene at the game And now
I'm satisfied I'm a rank failure at
the business. I've proved it by my
foolish conduct this very night"
He knocked the ashes OF his cigar
and looked over at me.
Did you ever stop and think what
kind of work you're engaged ln?" he
questioned seriously. Really. did
you ever stop and think?"
mo. l guess l never did," l an
swered.
Il thought 50, my friend. Well, you
want to stop and you want to think.
and think hard, too. It may be a
good thing for you. You may come to
realize you're in the most dangerous
business in the whole world, and the
one that pays you least, when you
| come to consider all things. You're
going about with your life in your
hands. and on every job you tackle
you're inviting a bull, a regular. or q
Waterman to try his aim at you. And
besides, states prison is staring you
in the face. Take tonight. for in.
stance, couldn't have plugged you
full of lead Just as well as not, and
done SO before you'd have time to
say boo? Just as easily as rolling Oh
a log. And let me tell you right
now, there's good many, II they'd
been in my place, would have done SO
too. They'd not have taken any
chances. They wouldn't have given
you show to pull first. But somehow
l felt you we're different sized YOU
up quite a while before l spoke.
felt you wouldn't kill a man unless
you had to-"
II wouldn't kill under any circum
stances" said. I'D submit to cap
ture every time first" And then
began the story I'd been waiting from
the first to get going, that raised good
fellthrough-s somebody else's -fault ant
forced to turn burglar because Of NJ
open legitimate paths, that motherat
home game, and the promise to turn
overand-do-better, II let 60. all Of II
Just the hash we have slowed ava.
in our noodles to pull for sympath!
on such occasions.
When I'd finished he family smiles
and slowly pulled on his cigar.
And your mothers living?" b.
asked.
Yes, sir, and belongs to YER
prominent family in Boston"
He turned around and locke
straight across at me.
Have Deoola been in the habit Q
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came up and hit me in the forehead
at least I thought it did, but Il was
really me takin' tumble when real
lied I'd fell for his phony gulf and
let him make the clean getaway.
The Delta independent., 1914-01-02
/ .s4saIn1un y
HOW DISPUTED POINTS WERE ADJUSTED


senate and house made in conferences:
agriculture
membership
provisions
established
100000 provided bill
than twelve" s provided
bank.
No Of
director. employe stockhoder bank
S
and
Subscription
subscribing bank
in the vault o.
collections practically
be permtt o actual
behind q
ated depletion.
Salary from
$4,000.
Memb Of and
years ms
Reserv board car
owin
be
determined
The Delta independent., 1914-01-02
Lamb Feeding.

A small percentage of loss In lambs
in the feed lots is to be expected. but
this loss in some instances is far
greater than It should be. When range
lambs are placed on a fattening ration
the change of feed is so sudden that
dietetic disturbances cause a general
disorder and several dead sheep are
found in the pens each morning. This
invariably leads to the suspicion that
they are dying OF some infectious dis
ease.
In some cases the ration Is not well
balanced to secure the best gains and
the conditions OF care and handling
might be better. but these things will
account for only a nominal loss.
The change from grass to alfalfa,
corn. barley. molasses and straw. cn-
silage. etc, must be made gradually
and herein lies the secret of the heavy
losses OF lambs in the feed lots in the
early fall. The desire to get the
lambs on a fattening ration as early
as possible and failing to appreciate
the danger OF too heavy feeding and
change OF ration. has helped to make
lamb feeding an Improbable business
in some instances. A sudden change
OF feed or overlooking. must be guard.
ed against in the domestic animals.
especially is this true with the horse
and sheep.-Geo. II. Glover. Colorado
Agricultural College, Fort Collins,
Colo.
The Delta independent., 1914-01-02
Importance Of q Moist subsoiI


The condition OF the subsoil has a
very important bearing upon the
downward movement of water. In q
dry soil the natural precipitation
moves downward very slowly and the
majority OF the moisture will be stor.
ed near the surface where the loss OF
water by evaporation goes on the most
rapidly. When the subsoil Ia moist
the water moves more freely and goes
to greater depths. Investigations at
Utah show that when desert land 10
broken for cropping purposes the pre-.
cipitation generates farther and far
ther into the soil with each year OF
cultivation. This is due largely to
the loosening of the top soil and as
the lower layers become moist, the
water is enabled to slide down more
easily to greater depths.
This Is very important principle
for the dry farmer to understand as
he can take the necessary precautions
to keep his soil from getting very dry
below the first foot II a soil does be-
come extremely dry 1t should be sum.
ner TILED without cropping so as to
get the subsoil into moist condition.
Jas. ID. Marshall. Colirado Agricul-
tural College Fort Collins Colo.
The Delta independent., 1914-01-02
lIIA.
FIVE FUNDAMENTALS
OF THE CURRENCY BILL

Issue Of currency, guaranteed BY
the government, based upon notes
and bills representing commercial
transactions and backed by q gold
reserve. The new currency 10 sx-
pected to contract and expand to
meet the varied demands Of trade.
Concentration Of the bank re-
serves Of tho country In regional
Institutions capitalized by the
banks Of the country and con-
troIied by directors elected by the
banks.
Creation Of a market for the ne
sotiable commercial paper which
forms the bulk Of the assets Of tho
banks, where, In time Of stress,
those assets may be easily and
without loss transformed Into cash.
Establishment Of from eight to
twelve great regional banks
throughout the country, which will
issue currency, redisoount paper
and centralize and mobilize the re-
serves Of the local banks.
Creation Of 4 federal reserve
board Of seven members appointed
by tho president, with final powers
Of control and supervision over the
entire system.
The Delta independent., 1914-01-02
Tho Jealous ThinoI

A Pueblo young lady was weeping
the other day. 1t is said. when friend
tried to console her.
Whats the mater, dear?" inquired
the friend.
"Oh, I found poem In Jim's pocket
and he had written It to another girl
Boo, hoo"
"And to whom was 1t written?"
"Oh, It was-boo hoo-it was written
TO some horrid thing called Aurora
Borealis. I'd Just like to meet her.
I'd scratch her eyes out!"
The Delta independent., 1914-01-02
Favorite Fiction

The Science OF Palmistry."
Way. | Assuse You"
The Bed Was Very Comfortable.
Mrs. Irons; ! Slept Like A top
Reformed Spelling"
Your Esteemed Favor of Yester-
day
Il Nevese Felt Better in My Life"
why Father, / don't Know Ons
Card From Another"
IF I Thought 1t Was Doing Me the
Least Harm, I'd Quit II in a Minute.
The Delta independent., 1914-01-02
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. DELTA FOLKS IN MoNTRosE .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Press)

After a delightful visit as the guest
OF friends in Delta, Mrs. E. z. Greene
arrived home at noon Saturday.
En- route home from an official
trip to Ouray. Roadmaster w. s.
Evans of Delta spent few hours
in town Saturday.
Among the incoming passengers
Saturday we're Mr. and Mrs. B. B.
Caldwell. who have been guests this
week of relatives in Delta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Freeman OF
Gunnison. who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. A. C. Freeman. went to
Delta Wednesday to visit Mr.. ana
Mrs. f. L. Kellogg.
The Delta independent., 1914-01-02
Clean Fake

Its almost impossible to believe
some OF the things you read in the
newspapers nowadays"
what have you run across now"
This half-column article about I
clty-bred girl yanking off her petit
coat and stopping a cannon ball ex-
press from dashing into an open
switch
The Delta independent., 1914-01-02

days: provided. that notes. drafts and
bills drawn or issued for Agricultural
purposes or based on live stock and
having = maturity not exceeding six
months may be discounted in an
amount to be limited to q percentage
Of the capital OF the federal (regionaD
reserve bank, to be ascertained and
hxed by tho federal reserve board"
The Delta independent., 1914-01-02
Notice.

The partnership between Besse ".
Spears and Elsie c. wftschen. doing
business as the Delta Hospital has
been dissolved.
We will not be responsible for any
bills contracted after January /. 1914.
BESSE NJ. SPEARS. r. N.
ELSIE c. wITSCHEN, r. ".
The Delta independent., 1914-01-02
His Solution

Mrs. vansook Cat the chiidrens
party)-I declare. little boys and girls
OF twelve stay up half the night. now
adays.
Mrs. Newlyblest tabsently)-I sup
pose they acquire the habit while
they are babies.
The Delta independent., 1914-01-02
A PrjnceIv Gift

There are not many great philan-
thropists."
IT heard OF one the other day"
What did he do?'
He gave away pass TO the worlds
series."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-15
GREAT INFLUENCE OF BEAUTY
Though Too Often ignored, It ls as
Deep and Useful q Part OF Life
a. Utility.

Beauty is as deep and as useful
part of our general life as is what we
term utility. It has just such a rea-
son for being; 1t has a similar force;
It has q set place In the scheme OF the
world. Eyes not fully opened to the
beautiful are not wholly alive to the
influence Of beauty upon our lives and
our actions. AlasI sometimes we scoh
at the highest expressions OF beauty
That Is to say, the highest human ex-
preston
Those even greater beauties, which
are divine expressions, we ignore
Just think for q moment Take
yourself away from yourself and con-
template yourself and your living, set
against the background OF the unfTer-
sal scheme OF things Think Of the
myriads Of infinitely petty, wasteful
and useless thoughts and actions, de-
sires and dislfkes which occupy your
day. At the moment you read this.
take yourself back two years ago OF
course. you have lot the slightest con-
ception Of what happened. But let me
tell you that on that day, two years
ago, were happening two, dozen or
q hundred things which seemed to you
to be supreme importance Do you
understand how we I'll our lives to the
brim With millions Of such trihing In
onssQuenees?- City Star.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-15
CHAPTER TX.

Not the least of the causes which
have brought Mexico to the brink of
the abyss is the endless quarrel be-
tween church and state, which has al
most destroyed the sanctity Of mar
riage and left. besides, pitiful her
itage of deserted women and father
less children as its toll
Many an honest laborer has peoned
himself to pay the priest for his mar
riage, only to be told that it is not
legal in the eyes of the law; and many
another, married by the judge, has
been gravely informed by the padre
that the woman is only his mistress.
and the children born out of wedlock.
So that now, to be sure that she is
welded, a woman must be married
twice, and many a couple, on account
Of the prohibitive fees, are never mar
ried at all
Cruz Mendez was no different from
the men of his class, and he believed
honestly that he was married to the
comely Maria; but Hooker could have
enlightened him on that point il he
had cared to do it.
Bud was playing a game, with the
Eagle Tail mine for a stake; and, be
ing experienced at poker, he stood pat
and studied his hand. Without doubt
Mendez had lost his usefulness as a
locator OF the mine, since Maria was
not his legal wife and could not sign
the transfer papers as such. Accord
ing to the law Of the land, the woman
now living with Aragon's mayordomo
was the legitimate wife of the con-
tract, and she alone could release title
to the mine once Mendez denounced
the claim.
But Mendez had not yet denounced
the claim-though for a period Of
some thirty days yet he had the ex-
elusive privilege of doing so-and Bud
did not intend that he should.
Meanwhile they must walk softly,
leaving Aragon to still hug the delu-
sion that he would soon, through his
mayordomo, have them in his power
and when the full sixty days Of Cruz
Mendez's mining permit had expired
they could locate the mine again.
But how-and through whom? That
was the question that Bud was study
ing upon when Phil rode up the trail,
and In his abstraction, he barely re-
turned his gay greeting.
We'll, cheer up, old top!" cried De-
Lancey, throwing his bridle-reins to
the ground and striding up to the tent
| What no, let down the portcullis, me
| lord seneschaII And cease your vain
repining, Agernon-our papers are all
/ o. K. and the lawyer says to go ahead.
\ But that isn't half the news! Say. we
had a dance up at the hotel last night
and I met"
"Yes-sure you did," broke in Bud;
''but listen to thisI" And he told him
Of Ell Tuerto's matrimonial entangle-
! ments
why, the crooked devil!" exclaimed
De Lancey, Ieaping up at the finish
"Oyez! Mendez!"
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CHAPTER vII-contInued.

For a minute Don Cipriano stood
looking at him, his black eyes heavy
with rage; then his anger seemed to
fall away from him and he wiped the
sweat from his brow.
VERY WELL" he said at last, 'T per-
ceiVe that you are a gentleman and
have acted in good faith-it is only
that that fellow Mendez has deceived
you. Let it pass, them will not
quarrel with you, my friend-it is the
fortune Of war. But stop at my store
when you go by and come and see me.
1t Is indeed lonely here at times, and
perhaps l can pass a pleasant hour
with you. My name. senior. is Don
CiprianO Aragon y Tres Palacios-and
yours"
He held out his hand with a little
gesture.
Phillip De Lancey," replied Phil
ciasping the preferred hand; and with
many expressions of goodwill and
esteem, with a touching of hats and a
Wiggiing of fingers from the distance
they parted, in spite of Bud, the best
Of friends.