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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

NJ. W.. Bates of Glasco. Kan, is
visiting at the home OF Mrs. P. l..
Bonney Of this city. Mr.. Bates is
much pleased with Ashland and an
nounces his intention of returning
later accompanied by Mrs. Bates to
make the Granite City his future
home.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

The +. F. Embroidery Club met
at the Miss Jessie Mathes home on
North Main street Friday afternoon
with all members present. Mrs. ]. A.
Viassis of Phoenix was a guest. All
enjoyed the beautiful embroidered
doilies. etc, made by Miss Mathes,
also the dainty refreshments which
Aere served. The next meeting will
be January 23 at the home of Mrs.
II. G. Mathes. ~ Granite street.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

About sixteen couples enjoyed the
regular meeting OF the Eleven
O'Clock Club at Memorial Hall Mon
day night. Mcssrs. Vandersluis and
Burgan and their wives were up from
Talent to enjoy the ovent.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

The Chautauqua Park Club will
meet with Mrs. Elizabeth Van SAINT,
l79 Oak street. Friday afternoon at
2:30. All members are requested to
be present.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Stone of Med
ford came up Monday to attend the
Eleven O'clock Ciub'dance that even
ing. They were guests at the o. j.
Stone home.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

You can't afford to pass up the
fine line of blue serges shown in my
$3.50 sale. Fit and workmanship
absolutely guaranteed. Only two
more days left. Orres the Tailor.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
Card of Thanks.

We wish to expires our appreciation
to the kind neighbors and friends
who lent their aid and sympathy dur
ing our recent bereavement
MRS. WALTER o. DONoUGHUE
AND FAMILY.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

Hillah Temple has Invitations out
for a card party to be given in the
Masonic Temple Friday evening of
this week
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

Miss Margaret Power was hostess
Monday evening at the Alpha Chi
Club at the F.. II. Merrill home on
the Boulevard. A table Of Five Hun
dred, fortune telling and needlework
occupied the tire and light refresh
ments were served. There were ten
club members present.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
BeIlevicw Parent-Teachcrs Meet.

On Friday evening OF last week
Belleyiewers and their many friends
down town celebrated the winning OF
the piano which was given away in
the piano contest held by the Bressler
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

Mrs. Stuart Saunders was hostess
20 the FortnighIy Bridge Club Fri
day evening.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

Miss Helen Chappell entertained
at an informal dancing party at her
home on the Boulevard last Friday
evening. The affair was given in
honor OF her fiance, Victor Mills. who
was up from Berkeley to visit her,
Fruit punch was served during the
dancing and later a delicious lunch
con was served in the dining room.
The guests OF the evening were
Misses Power. o'Leary, Taverner
Rose Taverner, Rev. and Mrs. ]. +
Hamaker, Messrs. Henry Enders
Kenneth Mcwilliams. A. L. strick
land and Victor Mills.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

Domino TrUyost celebrated his
twelfth birthday Tuesday OF this week
and commemorated the day With a
six o'clock dinner. His guests were
plsymates at school as follows: Riley
Davis, Elmer Bagley, Kenneth Gun
ningham, Killing Schuerman. Max
Camps. At each plate was found a
steam engine whistle-and each boy
initiated his on the spot. After din
ner the entire party went to the pic
ture show.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

LOST-A Moore's Non-leakable
fountain pen. Finder please return
to B. w. Talcott, Tidings office.
67-3t#
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

WANTED-A second hand steamer
trunk in/good order. Address Box
"A A, X. F. d. p. l.. Bonney.
67-2tS
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

FOR SALE-Good business. Apply
to the Chair Doctor. 66-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

FOR SALE-A good organ, only
$50, at Icenhower's Second Hand
Store, so North Main st. 67-2t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

Phone news items to the Tidings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

WANTED-Second hand household
goods for cash at Icenhower's Sec
ond Hand Store, SO North Main
st. 67-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15
Classified Advertisements
CONTINUED from Page Three.)

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-15

FOR SALE-Remington typewriter,
good order, only SIS, at Icenhow-
er's Second Hand Store, so North
Main st. 67-2t
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-12-26
Copyright, 1914. by Louis Joseph Vance

try to stick knife into you-like as
not. What's she been chasing you for,
all over this land of the brave and
home of the free, but to take your fool
life? And now you want to sacrifice
yourself to her. out of sheer, down
right foolishness In the head! ! sup
pose you'll like me to call II chivalry:
Ill tell you what call it--lunacyi"
Don't be an asst" Alan responded
temporarily, gathering the reins to-
gether and instinctively lifting a foot
to the stirrup. who warned us yes
terday In time to prevent our being
crushed by that rock? Judith Why
was she separated from Marrophat
and the others-alone up there when
that beast sneaked up behind hero,
! saw him saw 1t all-and grabbed
her and roped her to that bronco-if
1t wasn't because she had broken with
them for good and all and started to
fight on our side?"
You're raving," Barcus commented
In hopeless tone. He looked to the
girl. "Rose-Miss Trine-reason with
this mailman"
Dropping the glasses. the girl came
swiftly and confidently to her lovers
side, lifting her lips to his.
60, sweetheart" she told him.
Save her II you cant"
did you dream for an instant Rose
would see her own sister carried to
her death II anything could be done
to avert it-no matter what we may
have suffered at Judith's hands?"
With an indignant grunt but con-
siderate none the less, Mr.. Barcus
caught up the glasses and turned his
back.
go on!" he grumbled, pretending
to ignore the hand Alan offered him
from the saddle. i've got no patience
with you But go!" he insisted.
Of a sudden selling the hand and
pressing it fervently. "And God go
with you, my friend!"
Then hoofbeats drumming on the
hard-packed earth of the canyon trail
struck a hundred echoes from It's
rugged, rocky walls.
Mr.. Barcus showed Rose Urine a
face almost ludicrous with its an.
guished smile that was intended to
seem reassuring.
Lets look sharp and follow him
as quick as may be" he urged. Light
ming will never strike us so long as
we stick to Mr.. Law OF the charmed
life-but don't mind telling you, once
out of his COMPANY, I'm lust naturally
afraid of the dark"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-12-26

speakable and 60 think OF Alan as n
mortal enemy and as one whose death
alone could properly requite the cruel
INJURY that had been done her father.
ana though the man himself had
laughed to scorn her first involuntary
confession of that love for him which
now consumed her being with its in.
satlable fires. she swallowed her
chagrln and followed him with the
solicitude of one whose love can recog.
hize no wrong In its object. Through
all the remainder OF that day OF terror
she was never far from his side.
with the meekness of the strong.
she made herself his shadow. And
she was now the stronger, for she had
mad more than an hours rest beside
the waterhole, which he had missed
on the way OF that rocky windbreak.
Sooner or later his strength must fail
him and he would need her; till then
she was content TO bide her hour.
II befell presently in startling fash
ion; she was not yard behind him
when he vanished abruptly.
But the next moment Judith herself
was trembling on the crumbling brink
OF an arroyo OF depth and width in
determinable In the obscurity OF the
duststorm. Down this, evidently,
Alan had fallen in his dizzy blindness.
She found him insensible, lying with
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-12-26

two trails Joined and struck out across
the desert. And here he discovered
what he thought indisputable indica.
ton that the fright OF Judiths horse
had persisted.
Abandoning Immediately all notion
OF returning through the hills by the
ridge-trail, he turned and swung away
at the best pace he could spur from
mis- broncho, delivering himself into
the pitiless embrace OF that implaca-
BILE wilderness OF sun and sand.
AT long intervals he would check
the broncho and. Keeling in his saddle,
endeavor to sweep the desert with his
binoculars.
And toward the middle Of the after
noon he fancied that something re
warded one such effort; something
for an instant swan athwart the field
OF the glasses: something that seemed
to move like weary horse with a
human figure bound to its back.
But now the phenomena we're dis.
cernible which. had he been more des.
ert wise, would have made him pause
and think before he ventured farther
from those hills. already beyond
reach as they were.
His first appreciated warning came
when the surface of the desert seemed
to lift and shake like the top OF a
canvas tent in a gale. At the same
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-12-26
CHAPTER XII.
The Trail Of Flying Hoof-Prints.

The Trail Of Flying Hoof-Prints.
In the still air OF that young day the
chill of night fingered stubbornly-
and would until the shadow OF the
eastern rampant had crept slowly
down the canyons western wall, tele-
scoped upon itself and vanished, let
ting in the sun to make the place a
pit OF torment and of burning.
Refreshed from rest and exhilarated
by this grateful GOODNESS, his horse
responded willingly to the first light
touch OF Alan's spur. In twinkling
the overnight camp dropped from view
behind the rounded shoulder of hill
side. mesQuite-cloaked.
Then from its first spirited flight
the horse settled down to steady GO
ing, heightened its stride, and ran for
leagues with the long, apparently ef-
fortress and tireless lope of the plains.
bred broncho, ventre-a-terre.
Alan's departure from camp had an
ticipated by round quarter-hour the
appearance on the upper trail Of
friends of the slain bandit, to the
number of four or FIVE, who had both
discovered and recovered his body
called his death murder and pledged
themselves to It's avengement-layi
responsibility for the putative crime
at the door OF the man and woman
to be seen In the canyon, Immediately
below the scene of Hopi Jim's fall.
Between the moment when discov-
cry of the men on the ridge trail in
terrupted their simple and hurried
breakfast and that which found Rose
and Barcus mounted on tile back of
their own horse and making the best
OF their way down the canyon in pur-
suit OF Alan, but little time had
elapsed.
And even with its double burden.
their horse made better time upon
the broad lower level than those who
followed the ridge trail. BY mid.morn-
ing. when they approached the foot
hills that ran down to the desert, the
pursuit was more than a mile In the
rear and shut OF to boot by mono
lithic hill, while Alan was many a
weary mile in advance.
He sat upon his horse, Just then, at
standstill upon the summit OF a round
ed knoll, the Painted hills lifting up
behind him, the desert before unfold
ing like a map-but like map all
blurred.
Was Judith out there, somewhere,
lost, defenseless, forlorn, impotent to
lift hand to shield her face from the
blast of that savage sun?
No rest for Alan till he knew
Descending the knoll he refined his
tagging mount back into the trail. fol.
lowing its winding course through the
foothills and round the base of that
monoiithic mountain toward the juno
ton with the ridge trail, miles away.
1t approached the hour of noon be-
fore he gained the polnt where the
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-12-26
CHAPTER XII.
The Man In the Shadow.

The Man In the Shadow.
Two hundred feet, II one. Hopi Jim
fell from the lip of the cliff Then sud.
denly the thing that had been Hopi
Jim Slade was checked In its headlong
descent by the outstanding trunk of a
tree. over which 1t remained, doubled
up. limp, horrible
The miniature landslide that had
been caused by his fall went on.
settling gradually as the slope be.
came less sheer. Only part of it, a
double handful of pebbles, gained the
bottom of the canyon.
Its mufiied impact on the ground
round his feet reused the man who
had comprised the bandits death from
the pose he had unconsciously as
sumed on the instant of firing.
He stepped back, and snatched up
a case containing binoculars.
Not before the glasses were adjusted
to his vision did he find time to re.
spond absently to the alarmed and in
sistent inquiries of his two compan-
ions. man of his own age and a girl
of some years less, who had been
Weakened from their sleep by the re-
port of the rifle.
Now the latter plucked his sleeve
momentarily DETECTING the glasses
from the object which they were fol-
lowing so sedulously as It moved
along the heights; wildly running
horse with a woman bound helpless
upon its back. both sharply in sill
houette against the burning blue.
"Alan!" the girl demanded, what
10 It? Why did you fire? Why won't
you answer me? What is it?"
Judith Alan replied tersely, again
picking up with the glasses the run
away horse that fed so madly along
the perilous and narrow track of the
hill trail.
The name was echoed from two
Threats as Alan swung sharply and
thrust the glasses into the hands OF
the girl.
Judith" he affirmed with a look OF
poignant solicitude. She's roped to
the back of that crazy broncho-help-
less! See for YOURSELF one false step
suppose a stone turns beneath its
hoof-she'll be killed."
While the girl focused her glasses
upon that speck that flew against the
sky Alan turned to the two horses
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-12-26
SYNOPSIS.

The OF Hearts is the "death-sign" en-
ployed by Seneca Urine in the private war
OF vengeance which, through the agency
OF his daughter Judith. he wages against
Alan Law. son OF the man, now dead. who
was innocently responsible for the acct
dent which rendered Urine n helpless Grip
pie; Alan loves and is loved by Rose.
Judith's twin and double. Judith vows to
compass his death. but under dramatic
circumstances Alan saves her life and so.
unwillingly. wins her love. Thereafter
judith Is by turns animated by the new
love, the old hatred. and Jealousy OF her
sister: In escaping her persecution. Alan
and Rose and their friend Barcus take
refuge In the Painted Hills-a range of
arid mountains bordering the Arizona
deserts. Judith. while pursuing, suffers
change of heart and warns them I'm time
20 avert an attempt upon their lives. In
return for this she Is seized by an outlaw
accomplish and bound helpless to the
back OF a horse. Alan shoots the accom-
plice and the horse runs away following
perilous mountain trail
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-12-26

hobbled near by and selling a saddle
threw II over the back of one.
At this the other man turned to his
side and dropping a OBTAINING hand
upon his arm asked:
What are you going to do?"
Alan shook the hand of and went
on with his self-appointed task.
60 after her. Tom. OF course" he
replied. What else? That animal is
crazy, tell you"
Even So" Tom Barcus argued, you
cant climb that hillside on horseback
and II you could. you'd be too late to
catch up. much less prevent an &C.
cident-"
Il know 1t, But suppose It doesn't
fall You know what's beyond
these hills-deserts And the girl is
helpless, | tell you, bound hand and
foot. Think OF her being carried that
way-all day, perhaps-face up to this
brutal sun! She'll go mad II some.
thing isn't done"
You've gone mad yourself already"
Or. Barcus commended darbly. Whats
Z to you II she does? Suppose you do
succeed In rescuing her. what then?
~ soon An she gets on her pins she'll
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-12-26

time mighty gust of wind swept
athwart the waste. hot as furnace
blast. In trice dust enveloped mar
and horse. a sitting cloud of super
heated particles that stung the flesh
like myriad needles. And then dark
ness fell, the twilight OF hades, cop
per-colored pail. Nothing remained
visible beyond arms length.
Blinded, half suffocated, unspeak
ably dismayed and bewildered. the
broncho swung round, back to the
blast, and refused to bulge another
inch.
Himself more than half-dazed, but
still bounded by his nightmare vision
of Judith, Alan dismounted to escape
being torn bodily from the saddle by
that hellish sand-blast, and selling
the bride sought to draw the horse
on with him.
He wasted his strength in that en-
deavor: the animal baked, planted
its hoofs deep In the sand, stiffened
its legs and resisted with the stub
bornness Of rock: then. Of a sudden,
jerked his head smartly, snapped the
bride from his grasp and flung away,
scudding before the storm.
Pursuit was out of the question:
indeed, the bride was barely torn
from his hand before Alan lost sight
OF the broncho.
For moment he stood rooted in
CONSERVATION as in a bog-with an
arm upthrown across his face.
Then the thought OF Judith re
Cured.
Head Bonded and shoulders rounded
he began to forge way into the teeth
OF the sandstone.
How long he fought on. pitting his
strength against the elements, cannot
be reckoned
In the end he stumbled blindly down
a slight decline and was abruptly
conscious that he had In some way
found shelter from the full force OF the
wind.
He staggered on another yard oil
two. breathing more freely, and blum
dered into a rough-ribbed wall OF rocl
some sporadic outcrop, he under
stood, whose bulk stood between hin
and the storm.
He thought to rest for time, unit
the storm had spent its greatest
strength; but as he laid his shoulder
gratefully against the rock anC
scrubbed the dust from his smartinl
eyes he saw what he at first conceived
to be a hallucination: Judith Urine
standing within yard CT him, alive
strong, free.
He stared incredulously, saw hel
recognize him, open her mouth L
utter a wondering cry that was maud
BILE. and come quickly nearer,
Alan! You came for me! You fol
lowed me, through all this!"
He threw off her hand with bittel
laugh-that was like the croaking OF 1
raven as II issued from his bone dr.
throat-and In momentary possession
of hysteric madness. reeled away from
the woman and the shelter of the rocl
and delivered himself anew to tn,
mercy of the dust-storm.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-12-26

| an arm bent under him In pose
irlghtfully suggestive OF dislocation.
yet when she turned him on his back
ana released the arm, he made no
sign to indicate that the movement
had caused him the slightest pain.
There was a slight cut upon his
brow, bruise about his left temple.
She tore linen from her bosom. be.
meath her coarse flannel shirt, and with
sparing aid from the canteen, washed
the cut clean and bandaged 1t.
Then, seeing that the storm held
with fury undated, she rose, recon.
noitered and returned to exert all her
strength and drag the unconscious
man across the dry bed of that ancient
water-course and under the lee OF its
farther bank.
There, sitting, she pillowed bis
head upon her lap, and bending over
him made her body an additional shell
ter to him from the swirling clouds
of dust.
AND Tor hours on end Judith nursed
him there. scarce daring to move
save to minister to his needs, bathing
his fevered brow and moistening his
parched lips and throat.
In the course of the first hour she
was once startled by the spectral Wis.
Ion through the driving sheets of dust
of horse that plodded up the arroyo,
bearing two riders on it's back.
Weary with the weight OF its double
burden, 1t went slowly and passed so
| near to Judith that she was able to
recognize the features OF her sister
and Tom Barcus.
Be sure she made never a sign to
! catch their attention.
! Within the next succeeding hour
the coppery light lost something OF
Its hot brillance, took on a darker
shade, and then one darker still Twi.
light stole athwart the desert. turning
its heat to chill, its light to violet.
Growing more intense, the cold
eventually reused the sleeping man.
And hardly had his eyes Enclosed
and looked up into the eyes OF Judith
bending over him than he started up
and out OF her embrace, got unsteaS-
lily upon his feet and after q moment
OF pause, watching her rise in turn,
strobe away-or. rather, staggered
with the gesture of exorcism.
Uncomplaining, hugging her new,
born humility to her with the ecstasy
of the anchorite his horse-hair shirt
Judith followed him patiently, at a
little distance.
Not far from where he had rested
there was break in the overhangng
wall OF the arroyo. Through this he
scrambled painfully, reaching the level
of the desert only after cruel effort
the UNDECIDED woman at his heels.
A brief pause there afforded both
time to regain their breath and survey
the desert for signs of assistance: II
offered none, other than what they
might accomplish through their own
exertions. For leagues in any quarter
IL stretched without break other than
the black cleft OF the arroyo. cleaning
a bleached and deathly white In the
moonshine-like the face of frozen
world.
With tscit consent both turned tina,
way, Alan leading, Judith his pertina
cious shadow. with never word OF
sign between them to prove that either
was aware OF the others company.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-12-26
CHAPTER XIII.
Omen MutlnX.

open Mutlny.
Though she had been schooled to hold
the very name OF Law In loathing I'M
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-10
PHONE PLANT IN CITY
VALUED AT $65,96t,66t
Public Service Commission Gets
Appraisal in Rate
Inquiry.

According TO the figures disclosed be-
fore the Public Service Commission, Sec
ond District at the resumption OF the hear
ing in the telephone rate case OF the New
York Telephone Company In the Metro
poltan Tower yesterday, the value OF tho
company's plant in service in the greater
city of New York, as carried on the books
of the company. IN s6t.656,660. Materials
and supplies bring the totals up TO S65.-
96l .66l. This testimony was given by
Dean Langmuir. an accountant working
under the direction OF William McClel-
Ian. special engineer for the commission.
The various items were made up from DO
tailed figures supplied by the company.
The plant values for the various sec
tons of the greater city were as follows
Manhattan, s3s.7s0.272; Brooklyn. sl4.-
5.52S; Bronx. S4.22O.637 Queens. s4,-
j97.0s6, and Staten Island. H.ll3.l57
The inquiry is the result of numerous
complaints that telephone rates should he
reduced, and the appraisals are for the
purpose OF determining whether or not
overcharges are being made. such az prl-
vate installation, apartment house switch
boards and extra tolls between the Dor
oughs
Martin W. Littleton in special counsel
for the commission. taking the place of
II, V. Murphy of Buffalo. whose illness and
death interrupted the progress of the
hearings John l.. SSayze IL counsel fog
the telephone company. Chairman Sey-
mour. chairman OF the commission. pre-
sided, and william Temple Emmett sd;
with him,
The hearing will he continued ut 10
O'clock this morning,