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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-16

dark chap that came with you.
oh. Collie. He's gone for the
blackboard. Of course. | don't see
why he took Boyar with him to
the store. though"
The Marshalls and Louise paced
slowly up and down the station
platform chatting. Presently they
were Interrupted by a wild CHATTER
of hoofs and the grind and
screech of a hastily applied brake
The borrowed blackboard had ar
rived dramatically. Collie leaned
back, the refns wrapped around
his wrists. In the harness stood
or rather gyrated, Boyar and Col.
lies own pony Apache.
Prices team is out knew
you wanted a team In a hurry
said Collie.
1T looks quite like a team in a
hurry" commented DIR. Marshall
Your man is a good driver?"
Splendid" said Louise. Come
on, Anna. You always said you
wanted to ride behind some real
western horses. Here they are. "
DR.. Marshall's offhand desig-
nation of the blackboard as "a
team in a hurry" was prophetic,
even unto the end.
What Boyar could not accom-.
| plish in the way of equine gym
nasties in harness, Apache, Col
lies pony, could.
Pretty lively" said the doc
tor. -
Collie. with his foot on the
| brake, and both arms rigid, nod
ded. Moonstone Canon Trail was
not a boulevard. He was not to
be lured into conversation. He
was giving his whole mind and
all of his magnetism to the
team.
Anne Marshall chatted happily
with Louise. Young DR.. Mar
shall, in the front seat with Col
lie. braced his feet and smiled. He
glanced over the edge of the can
yon road and his smile faded a
little. 1t faded entirely as the
front wheel sheared off a generous
shoveIfuI of earth from a SHARP
upright angle of the hill as the
team took the turn at a gallop.
THE road needs widening
there, anyway" commented Col
lie. as though apologizing.
Il have my-er-repair XII
with me-" said the genial doctor,
I'm a surgeon
Collie nodded. Evidently this
| immaculate, of the white collar
and cuffs and the stylish gray
tweeds. had sand.
They're a little fussy-but
know EN-" said Collie, as Boyar
reared.
At the top of the next grade the
Iathering. FESTIVE ponies finally
settled to a stubborn trot. Mad
clean through" said Collie.
81 should say they were behav-
ing we'll enough" said the doctor
when a bronze gets to acting
Iadylike. then is the time to look
out" said Collie. "Boyar and
Apache have never been In
harness before. Seems kind OF
queer to 'em."
What Never been = Why!
Huh! For Heavens sake, don't
let Mrs. Marshall hear that"
Walter Stone and his wife made
the Marshalls feel at home imme-
diateIy. Walter Stone had known
DIR. Marshalfs father. Aunt
Eleanor and Louise had visited
with Anne when they were east.
She was Anne winthrop then.
The host brought cigars and ar
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CHAPTER XIV.
Silent Saunders Speaks.

ftAhgAht 5auhstkt4to 3Ef0nA6e
The results of Reds visit were
far reaching. Collie longed to go
back to the mine with his old pal.
remain where he was, especially
his old friend Williams.
You cut your trail like that"
Red admonished Collie as the
foreman walked away after a talk
with them both in which he had
praised Collie's horsemanship.
Meanwhile Silent Saunders also
had seen and recognized Red.
And when he was noticed to be
missing from the corrals, Over
land did not misunderstood. But
Il came about that this time the
tramp did not need TO borrow
Loaise's black pony Boyar. The
guzzuh behaved admirably. and
flew as IL on wings. So, far the
second time Sheriff Tetlow was
tricked of the $1,000 reward for
certain "pote" tramp.
But the sight of Red had left
Collie restless. He wanted-he
did not know exactly what he did
want, save the one thing he knew
to be impossible. Among other of
his dreams had been to buy, az
soon as he saved enough from his
earnings. a horse of his own. This
dream came true, but not in the
way Collie had planned.
Every year the surrounding
ranches held an all-day meet and
| horse race. The best and fastest
ponies were entered by their
owners. Also there was a contest
In fine riding, an unbroken colt
being mounted for the first time.
This year the colt to be ridden
was famed throughout the range
as the widest and ugliest brute
in the country. She was also the
most beautiful, fastest and best
bred. But her owner considered
her worthless, and she was to
him. for the best broncho busters
on his ranch had tried to conquer
her and failed.
She was known as the Yuma
colt. the outlaw. And her owner
offered her as a gift to the man
who could stay on her back two
minutes. But the man who own
ed the Yuma reckoned Without
Collie. That night, after a bit of
horse breaking that made the
basis of many a campfire story
for years afterward. Collie took
the Yuma colt back to the Moon
stone.
The Moonstone riders were wild
with glee over the boys success
all but Silent Saunders. And
Collie, who had kept a vigilant
eve on him ever since he had told
the sheriff of Reds presence at
the Moonstone, became even more
watchfuI. Collie's vigilance was
rewarded Unexpectedly and rather
disagreeably.
One day. as he stood stroking
Black Boyar's neck. he happened
to glance across the yard. Saun-
ders was saddling one OF the
horses in the corral. Louise,
astride Boyar, spoke TO Collie OF
some detail of the ranch wofE,
purposely prolonging the CONVEX
sation. Something of the old Col
lie had vanished. In it's stead
was an inexplicabIe but positive
quality of masterfulness, appar-
ent in poise and manner.
Louise, because she knew him
so we'll, was puzzled and curious.
she was frankly interested In him
in spite of, or perhaps because or
his early misfortunes. Instfnc-
lively she felt he had gained
...-.~f a<nRtdauea IN himaQif
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'And folks" He spoke quietly
and lifted her gaunIleted hand.
touching IL lightly with his fipz.
So swift. 80 unexpected had beeu
hts homage that she did not re-
aiize Il until tt was tFreeroesh1y
paid.
why Collie"
This Is a kind of good bye.
I was going to ask you to mail
this letter 90 Overland Red.
told him Ia it that ! Was coming
We are sorry YOU are leaving"
said Louise. Uncle Walter said
you had spoken 90 him"
fCnnftnued an Our Next assue.l
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SAN FRANCISCO, July t.
Telling a story of wrongs at the
hands of her stepfather in Homo
lulu and of her flight to this city
in the steerage of the steamship
Sierra to escape his prosecutions.
17-year-old Mary Fraser, held at
the local detention home. Is pre-
pared to make q desperate fight
against being returned to the is
lands.
The girl was arrested on the
strength of a eablegram from the
juvenile court at Honolulu. This
was after she had succeeded in
taking refuge at the home of her
aunt in Oakland. Cal.
81 was working in a Honolulu
millinery store as apprentice when
my brother, Manuel. who is living
I'm Oakland, sent me money to
come to him." sobbed out the lit
tie runaway. MY brother. John.
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little comment but faithful zeal
he copied Brand Williams. This,
of course, flattered the taciturn
cowman, who unobtrusively ar
ranged Collie's work so that ft
might bring the younger man be-
fore the notice of Walter Stone,
and Incidentally Louise.
Brand Williams had his own
ideas of romance. He sbadgered
Collie whenever he CHANGED to
have seen him with the Rose Girl,
and smiling inwardly at the young
mans indignation, he would
straightway arrange that Collie
should ride to town. for, say, a
few pounds of staples wanted in
q hurry, when he knew that the
blackboard would be going to
town on the morrow, and also
that there were plenty of staples
In the stofefoom.
Something of the kind was
afoot, or rather asaddle, as Louise
rode down the Moonstone Trail,
for beyond the turn and the rip
ping ford she saw a 1.-THE, blue
shirted figure that she knew.
Louise would not have admit
ted even to herself that she urged
Boyar. 1t pleased the girl that
Collie, turning in his saddle at the
sound of hoofs, waved a salute,
but did not check his horse. He
had never presumed on her frank
friendship. He kept his place al
ways. He was polite, little reti-
cent. and very much in love with
Louise.
Collie lifted his broad-brimmed
hat as Louise rode up. His face
was flushed. His lips were smil-
ing. but his dark eyes were steady
and grave.
Morning. Collie! Boyar is
just bound to lope. Going all the
way to town."
Yes. Brand wants some things
from the store"
I'm going to the station. We
expect a telegram from some
friends. Maybe they'll be there
themselves. l hope not. though.
We would have to get Prices
team and buck board-and Id be
ashamed to ride behind his
horses. especially with my-my
friend from the east"
"Boyar and this here bucksk in
colt would make a pretty fair
team" ventured Collie, smiling to
himself.
ITO driver Heavens. Collie.
no, They've neither of them been
in harness. Why. | must be late.
There's the train for the north
Just leaving the station. I expect
ed to be there in case the Mar
shalls did come today. But they
said they'd telegraph"
II can see three folks on the
PLATFORM" said Collie. Zone Is
the agent. Then there's a man
and a woman"
At the station Louise found her
guests, young DR.. Marshall and
his wife: also the telegram an
nouncing the day they would ar
rive.
I'm sorry" began Louise; but
the Marshalls silenced her with
hearty "Oh, pshawsi" and mo
mattersl" with an incidental hug
from Anne.
why, you have changed SO,
Annei" exclaimed Louise. You
used to be so terribly formal, and
now you're actually hugging me
in pubIici"
1.-THE public has Just departed.
Miss Lacharme, with your pony, |
believe. He rides well-the tall
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CHAPTER XIII.

Louise. humming q song, rode
slowly along the Moonstone Can
yon Trail.
Why Louise thought of Collie
Just then. it would be difficult to
imagine. Lately she had caught
herself noting little details asso-
ciated with him and his work.
Despite his lack of early training.
he was naturally neat. His bits,
spurs and trappings shone. Witt
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II ARE
who is only 81, came to Oakland
three months ago and told Manuel
how l was being abused. My 9TH
er two brothers In Honolulu
bought my ticket and saw me
safely aboar/ the Sierra.
Thirteen years ago my mother
was divorced from my father and
married my present stepfather. NJ.
c. Martin, carpenter. | hate my
stepfather. He always wanted TO
kiss me. though he had nothing
but harsh words for my mother.
He used to tell me that he was
just waiting until l became of age.
when he would take possession of
me-"
Mary's own father. Jas. Fraser.
lives in Honolulu. He has q large
family. having married again, and.
according to the girl, Is unable 60
care for her with his other bur-
dens.
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BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

BEGIN HERE TODAY
Overland He'd and . boy, Collie.
traHnps. are accused of murtfering
a miner whom they aided near q
railroad water tank, where the
man had sought water, only 60
die of thirst. Anticipating this
accusation, they bury the gold
and papers found ON the pros
Peetor. but the gang Of the near
by town. headed by the sheriff,
Saunders, who has long been
watching the movements of the
prospector, causes the tramps' arr
rest.
They are freed of the charge,
but a warrant Is out for the rear
rest of Red. when they meet
Louise Laehsrme. niece Of Walter
Stone. owner OF the Moonstone
Ranch. ON whose land they have
spent the night.
Eventually Collie takes . job at
the ranch where Brand Williams
A. foreman. and He'd induces q
rich easterner, Billy Winthrop,
west for his health. to finance an
expedition to hunt for the pros
pector's mine.
himself, and the two are tracked
part way to the mime by Saunders.
They locate the mine by luck, for
Billy, who was sent by Red TO get
the buried papers, could not find
them. The mine Is rich, and Red
names it the Rose Girl after
Louise Laeharme.
Meantime at the Moonstone
Ranch Red had escaped from an
other sheriff, and, the affair get
ting I'm the papers, Saunders reads
of it. He gets a job at the Moon
stone, hoping TO learn through
Collie where Red Is working the
mine.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY.
CONTINUED From Our Last Issue.
Once and once only had Over
lands name been mentioned in
the clubhouse. Saunders, dis
cussing horses and riders in gen.
eral. listened to Collie's account
of Overland's escape from the
deputy. Tenlow. Then he spoke
slightingly of the feat.
Brand Williams tried to change
the subject, but Collie famed up
instantly. 81 got a little saved
up" he said; 'mebby eight hun
dred. She's yours IL you dast to
walk a horse, comm or goin'. over
that drift that Red took on the
jump. Are you gamer"
I'm not on the bet," replied
Saunders. so Overland Red is a
friend of yours, chr"
Overland Red could ride
where you dassent to walk and
drag a halter" asserted Collie.
Williams, the taeiturn, aston
ished the clubhouse by adding:
1.-THE kid is right. Red could out
ride most men. I was his pal
once. There amt a better two
gun artist Twin" And the lean
foreman looked pointedly at Saun-
ders.
A few weeks later. Williams.
returning unexpectedly to the
bunkhouse, found Saunders
changing his shirt preparatory to
a ride to town. The rest of the
boys were on their way to the
Orc Rancho across the valley.
Williams saw two puekered scars,
each above the elbow, on Saun-
ders' barred arms.
Collie, returning from the visit
to the Orc Rancho that evening,
was met by Williams. The latter
was on foot.
Drop into my shack after
dark" said the foreman. Then
he stepped back into the bushes
as the other men rode up.
The foreman's interview with
Collie that evening was brief. It
left a lot to the Imagination. You
said too much about Overland
Red the other night, when you
was talkin' to Silent. Saunders
said williams. "He.s tryin' to
find out somethin'. I don't know
what he's after. Keep your eye
peeled and your teeth ON the bit.
Thafsa all -
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-22
A Working Motto.

Leave the summer more beautiful
than you found It,"
Here is working motto for Clarks-
burg people. 1t should be memorlzed
by the individual and inscribed by the
civic organizations and particularly
by the womenis clubs whose summer
work Is devoted largely to the sue:
cessful Identification of the commun-
ity. Recite it in the schools and hint
it in the city hall. Introduce it to
street cleaners, garbage men, laborers,
mechanics, clerks, merchants, preach
ers, physicians and lawyers.
You may "leave the world more
beautiful than you found it" by put
ting OFF your plans until 1915 but the
motto here given means this year,
here and now. It means Fairgrounds
and more Fairgrounds this year, it
means garden clube and vacant lot
cultivation now, 1t means planting
trees and shrubs and Identification OF
the home yards this summer. 1t is
work for everybody; particularly for
community welfare societies. 1t is
work to bring Joy and satisfaction,
and not disappointment, to the work
ers and to those who profit in happi-
ness from the work.
1t is easy to put off work until an
other year, to plan to late, to fail to
get into action despite best-made de-
sires and best-laid plans Many other
times, tasks are only partially com
pleted for lack Of stimulus. Here we
have a do 1t now" slogan which en-
braces everything from the pictures
on the walls at home to ornamental
lighting on the streets 1t means
more shade trees planted, this Spring
more flower gardens down town as
we'll as in the residence districts, more
flower boxes, improved streets, cleaner
streets and alleys, more attractive
school yards, better housing, more
beautiful factory surroundings, a
cleanup campaign, more efficient
citizenship.
Good intention is not enough; max
ing of plans is not sufficient; action is
essential. Is this to be summer OF
better things? summer of beauti-
fication? Identification Of public
property and thoroughfares, of private
possessions, Of parks, Of business
houses and residences, OF life itself!
Then let us adopt and remember our
motto to leave the summer more
beautiful than we found It,"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-22
Breaks It's Own Neck.

The Exponent breaks its own neck
IT Is so uneasy now over the future
OF Ats party that 1T uses the hypo-
critical subter7uge Of wanting people
to go It blind SO far as business is
concerned. ANY allusion to the pres
ent state of business conditions causes
1t to resort to attempts to create local
pretudices and to indulge itself in
matters foreign to the subject. AS an
exigency 1t undertakes to divert the
mind OF the reader and to poison him
with soldering saliva that runs from
the mouth Of one full Of jealousy and
hate.
However, it unwittingiy admits that
the conditions Of the country are such
under the present Democratic admin
istration as to jeopardize the success
of the Democratic party at the polls
this fall, and fearful of Democratic
reputation on the part OF the people,
1t discountenances all references to
business conditions and the public
welfare. 1t affects solicitation for
business men in this connection which
on It's very face emphasizes the EX-
ponent's realization that the Demo-
cratic party has been placed in the
balance, weighed and found wanting.
AS a last resort, therefore, it art
fully schemes to delude the public
mind by the intrigue of affected friend
ship for business men and institutions
in which it hypocrdtically deplores
revelation OF truth and facts, actual
conditions Of the country and the help
fitness that comes through knowledge
of these conditions by the best pos
sible adjustment to them, and there
by it hopes to prolong its party, a
proved menace to prosperity, in power.
Average intelligence sees through
the thin fabric Of its argument and
ordinary eyes detect the frail structure
of the snare it sets to catch votes for
the Democratic party at the expense
of the welfare of the country.
The contraption is fit only to stick
its own nape into and that is what it
has done.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-22
FRENCH LOSS IN
MEXICO LARGE
United States Held Responsible
for Disappearance of Hun
dredS of Millions.

PARIS, June 20.-Events in Mex.
leo are followed with an almost pain
full interest by French investors be-
cause hundreds of millions of dollars
IN French money have been sent to
Mexico. Some indications of the
enormous losses suffered by French
finance on account of the troubles in
Mexico may be found in comparing
the present values of shares in Next
can banks, which are largely held In
France. Thus:
National Bank of Mexico, francs
!?45, May 1910; 499 francs, May
1914.
Bank of London and Mexico, 7o7
francs, May 1910; 261 francs, May
1914.
Central Mexican Bank, 517 francs
May 1910; $3.50 francs, May 1914.
The principal cause for the criri-
clsma of the French press Of the pol
icy followed by the American govern
ment toward General Huerta is in the
enormous losses which French inves-
tors have had an account OF the dis
order in Mexico. The idea was ac-
cepted more than year ago that If
the United States should recognize
Huerta he would be able to pacffy the
country. The United States is there
fore held responsible Indirectly for
the disappearance from the French
point of view of some hundreds o.
millions of dollars in values belongings
TO the French people.
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Book No. 1870, page ass, and by said
The solon-LoweTy Company conveyed
to Thomas ]. o'Gara by deed bearing
date on May 6. 1904. Of record In said
office in Deed Book No. 142, page
LAP.
2. All of the Pittsbnrg vein or seam
Of coal now remaining in. upon or 1n-
uer the following described tract or
Limestone Creek In the District, Coul-
" and State Aforesaid, and more par
ticularly bounded and described as
follows: Beginning at q white oak
on the line of old line dividing the
lands of David Hickman and Thomp-
son now used by the coal company and
B. S. Reynolds, thence north - de-
grers 10 t-2 poles to a white oak;
thence north So degrees w. 81 poles
to pointers, thence y so degrees q
10 poles to a sour sum with maple
pointers; thence s I degrees " AZ
poles to q hickory; thence S 20 de-
grees w 81 poles to the beginning
containing IS "a acres. more or less,
end which said tract Is contagious to
and adjouins certain coal lands form
erly operated by O'Gara Coal Com
pany; together with the right and
privilege OF operating and removing
said coal, without being liable for any
damage to sal1 land for the mining
and removing of the same, and to-
gether with the right to remove
the coal from adjacent and cotermtn-
Gus lands through and under said
above described land. But there Is
excepted and reserved therefrom %
all OF that part OF said vein OF coal
which is beneath the dwelling house
now on said tract of land. which shall
not be removed; and there Is further
excepted and reserved therefrom I'D
the right to drill through said coal
for oil and gas, together with all the
rights and privileges granted by Mar:
cellus P. Thompson in and by an OF!
and gas lease on and to said tract OK
land. which he the said Thompson
Heretofore made prior to the 9Th day
of February. 1911, It is covenanted
and agreed that when mining opera.
tons at the mine commonly known
as the O'Gara Mine, in the County
and state Aforesaid, shall have been
permanently discontinued BY said Jen-
kins, or his heirs, executors, admins
traitors, successors or assigns, then the
said Jenkins. or his heirs, executors,
personal representative, successors or
assigns, will. on request, convey or
cause to be conveyed to said Thomp
SON, his heirs or assigns, the vacant
space created by the removal of the
coal hereinbefore described in and by
this paragraph. The coal mimi
rights aforesaid are the same hereto
fore conveyed 70 Thomas ], O'GaFa by
said Thompson and wife by deed bear
inE date on February s, 1911, of record
In said office in Deed Book No. 1871,
page l27.
!. All of the residue Of the term in,
OF and to that certain leasehoid es-
tate in, of, upon and to all of the coal
in. upon and underlying a certain
tract OF land containing s62,sP acres
more or less, lying and being on the
waters OF Limestone Creek. in the
District, County and State aforesaid,
which said leasehold estate was orig
Inally created by a deed Of lease bear