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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-21

BeneNt OF Florence.
and always will be. Perhaps I'm bit
wicked; but rather like to prove my
theory that all men are weak. Il
had daughter I'd rather have her be
an old man's darling than young
mans drudge. I distrust every man I
know. came to ask you and Susan
to go to the opera with me tonight.
You win come to my apartments frst.
You will Gomez
ITO be sure we Will"
Simple little fool!" thought the
Russian on the way home. ''She shall
see."
u believe the countess is engaged
to be married" said Florence to
Jones.
Indeed. niss?"
Yes. I couldn't get anything def.
mite out Of her. but she had beauti.
fuI ring on her finger. She wants
Susan and me to 80 to the opera with
her tonight. VIII that be all right?'
Jones gazed abstractedly at the rug
Whenever a problem bothered him he
seemed to fnd the solution In the deli
cate patterns OF the Persian rugs. Fl
nally he nodded. II see no reason
why you should not go. Only, watch
cut"
ZONES. there Is one thing that will
ps.ke me brave and happy. VIII yoc
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-21

IL Had All the Hallmarks OF an RTec-
tlonate Embrace.
ed Office of the first he sent his card
In. The doctor replied in person. His
face was pale and his hands shook.
Good afternoon" said Braine, smil-
ing atfably.
The doctor eyed him like man
hypnot!zed. You you wished
to see me on some particular bust
ness?"
Very particular" dryly. my car
is outside. VIII you be SO good as
to accompany me?"
The doctor slowly went into the
hail for his hat and coat. He left the
house and got into the ear with never
q word Of protest.
"Thinking? said Braine.
II am always thinking whenever I
see your evil face. What deNlment
do you require Of me this time?"
"a mere stroke Of the pen"
Where are We going?"
ITO call on another physician Of
your standing" significantly. 1T is a
great thing to have friends like you
two. Always ready to serve Us, fer
the mere love Of it,
There's no need Of using that kind
Of talk to me. You have me in the
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-21

longer rode horseback. and Norton
returned to his accustomed haunts,
where no one made the slightest at.
tempt upon his life. In his present
state Of mind he would have welcomed
1t.
Whats the matter with Jin?'
asked the night city editor, raising his
eye shade.
"I don't know" answered the copy
reader.
Goes around as II he'd been eating
dope; bumped into the boss a while
ago and never stopped to apologize.
Perhaps he's mapping out the front
page for that Hargreave stuff,
laughed the copy reader. Between
you and me and the gate post, don I
believe there ever was man by the
name of Hargreave."
"Oh, there was chap by that name,
all right. He's dead. A man can't
swim 800 miles in rough water, life
buoy or no. They ought to have
funeral services, and let it 90 at that"
"But what was the reason for that
fake cable from Gibraltar saying that
Orts was alive2 I don't see any sense
in that"
"The man who pulled It of did. I
think, for my part, that both Orts and
Eargreave are dead, and that the man
picked up BY the tramp steamer Orient
was riding some other balloon"
You're wrong there. The descrip-
ton Of 1t proved that it was Orts' ma
chine. Oh, Jim probably has got a
mans size yarn up his sleeve, but he's
long time in delivering the goods.
He's beginning to NOPE good deal.
Woman back Of it somewhere. Haven't
held down this copy Job for twelve
years without being able to make some
tolerable guesses. Jim's star man.
When he gets started nothing can stop
him. He covered the Chinese Boxer
rebellion better than any other CORE
spondent there. I wonder how old he
Isl"
70, I should say about thirty-one or
two. Here he comes now. To. Jim!
Hello! Where's Ford? He gave
me ticket to the theater tonight, and
want to punch his head. What's
drama coming to, anyhow? Cigarettes
and booze and mismated couples.
Can't they find good enough things
out Of doors? Oh, know. They cater
to lot Of fools who believe that what
they see is an expression Of high life
| in New York and London. And it's
| rot, plain rot. It's merely the scum
on the boiling pot. And any old house
wife would skim it of and chuck 1t
into the slops. Life? Pifiel"
whats the grouch?"
Looking for the dramatic 1cb?'
mo. I've Just been wondering how
far these theatrical managers can go
! without Sitting the golden goose"
Norton sought his desk and began
rummaging the drawers. He was not
hunting for anything; he was merely
passing away the time. BY and by,
when the pastime no longer served,
! he pulled his chair over to the vindo"
and sat down, staring at stars such
! ss Copernicus never dreamed Of. Ships
going down to sea, ferries swoopins
! dtagonally hither and thither, the
! clockwork signs; but he took no note
~ $hoco rorreIa Of light
mot at home!" he muttered.
He had called, written, telephoned.
10 use. The door remained shut.
Jones answered the telephone, and the
letters came back. He began to think
: very deeply concerning the Perigod
woman. Had she played trick? Had
That fainting spell been buncombe for
his benefit as we'll as F1orence's? But
be had not shadow Of proof. The
shtng that puzzled him equally with
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-21

"Pshaw! You have q bag fdl2 o.
tricks. You can easily manage to put
him into an eouivocal position out OF
which he cannot possibly squirm SO
far as the girl is concerned A little
melodrama, arranged for tho beuens
Of Florence. Fall into Norton's arms
at the right moment, or something
like that"
u suppose I could. But II I failed
You're too damnably clever to fall
In your own particular work some
thing has got to be done to keep those
two apart I've often thought Of raid
ing the house boldly and carrying on
the whole family, Susan and all. But
a wholesale affair like that would be
too noisy. Think it over, Olga: We
have gone too far to back down now.
There's always Russia; and while I'm
the boss over here they never cease
to watch me. They'll make me an
swer for a failure Ike this"
She eyed him speculattvely. you
have money"
20, the money doesn't matter. It's
the game. It's the game Of playing
fast and loose with society, Of pilfer-
ing with it with one hand and making
It kow-tow with the other. It's the
sport Of the thing. What was your
thought"
1--WE could 90 away together, to
South America"
"And tire Of each other within q
month" he retorted shrewdly. mo;
We are in the same boat We could
not live but fer this never ending e1-
citement. And, more than that, we
never could get far enough away from
tie long arm Of the First Ten. Wen
have to stick it out here. Can't you
see?"
Yes, can see."
But in her heart she knew that she
would have lived in a hut with this
man till the end Of her days. She
ebhorred the life, though she never,
by the slightest word, let him become
aware Of It There was always that
abiding fear that at the first sign OF
weakness he would desert her. And
she was wise IN her deductions.
8raine was loyal to her because she
held bis interest. Once that failed,
he would be OF and away.
The next afternoon the countess,
haying matured her plans against the
happiness Of the young girl who
trusted her. drew up before the Har-
greaye place and aNghted. Her weF
come was the same as ever, and this
strengthened her confidence.
The countess was always gesticu-
lating. Her hands flutteTed to empha-
size her words. And the beautiful
diamond solitaire caught the girls
eye. She seized the hand. Having an
affair Of her own, 1t was natural that
she should be interested IN that Of
her friend.
:, y never saw that ring before"
: "a gift Of yesterday" The coun-
tess assumed shy air Ghich would
have deceived St Anthony. She
twisted the ring on her finger.
Tell mel" cried Florence. "Yoc
are engaged"
Mercy, mol"
"Is he riche"
! NO. Money should not matter when
your heart is involved
As this thought was In accord with
her own, Florence nodded her head
sasely.
"It Is nothing serious. Just fancy.
shall never marry again. Men are
gay deceivers; they always have been
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-21
CHAPTER tx.
The Leap In the Dark.

The Leap In the Dark.
So far as Jones was concerned, he
was rather pleased with the turn Of
affairs. This was no time for love
making; no time for silly. innocuous
Quarrels and chickering's, In which love
must indulge or die. Florence no
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-16
BUCK CONN0RS IS
BACKI TEXASAS
STATE RANGER
Popular Motion Picture Star
of Albuquerque Company
Returns to Duty on the
Plains.

Tho rholoplayor's weekly of los
Angelic announces ,hc return OF
Hu.k Conuor- The popular star oi
the Albuquerque Film company. Co
duty us "a member 90 the ToNs. state
anger force. frOm win % hc stae-
uated into the sensational motion pit-
t8re drama. 'Buck" is extremely
pupuiar 100 Albuquerque tz Doc seems
to have become ia the plas er- colon,
ot Los Ausele.. Tac photographed s.
journal says
Answering y4l from Ctp.a.u
John % Hughes. Texas ranger force.
of Los Angeles most popular
ubot, players Leaves sunday ior Aus
tin. Texas. ,o report for duty BUCK
has been a. member uf tHe ranger
force and. after his entering motion
pi.tures three years ago. has been ass
soctttcd Wifh Pathc. Lubin tRDmtiue
FioidiuE co.,, Frontier and AibuqIer-
quc Co.'s Ills being such "a %re9li-t
made 90 most popular artist while
duiug tine daredevil stun with the
frontier films Tor nearly two years.
his career has beech one almost Ike
n,uon civilian scout under Major
Butte, COD fhc T.Ianl, disaster soprC-
'ars aud Indian assent of Buffalo 1901.
and ptVuro Illl Shove Hr has made
,htco d.0erruf tups inio MeSi.u dur
.a. trr revolutions of Madetn, prus 70
and NIiis tHd Onunts ds ms Wsrmest
70 'ud. fhr most prominent member
OF the present regime in Mexico Hs
ui,luros .fum Mcsiro bear the ear
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-16
VERDICT AGAINST
MAT MELKUSCH
DIRECTED BY COURT

Under intrucuons from Judge
Raynolds The jury in the vase Of
Matt Melkusch who sued the Victor
American Fuel Company for $4,000
damages returned a verdict rot the
q, n'aany IN the District Court yester-
day aftcruooU the ccurt ruled that
Mclkusch knowingly PLACED himself
boz danger and committed "a INSIDE
mcanor Iu working where he did un-
der the circumstances
Melkusch was injured by the fan
OF a big lump ~ coal from the face
OF "a gallery ia the Navajo Minis HIS
arm was crushed $50 badly that il was
am%putated
Judge Raynolds held hat Moikusch
had been proved to have worked
here he did knowing hat IL was
dangerous lie continued 20 WORK
thcre without timherlng. which was
e misdemeanor under the statutes OF
1919.
Counsel fot Mclkusch gave notice
OF "a motion for e new trial.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-16
THIS CITY IN NEED
or ROOMING HOUSE
LICENSE LAW
City Has No Power to Bar Un-
desirable Inn-K Keepers 0rdi-
nance Should Be Passed,
Says Attorney.

Need OF a license law covering ho-
tells and rooming houses was limited
at today by "a statement made boy city
Attorney Thomas y Wilkcrson. MI.
Wiikorson seid that ne had searched
through al the ordinances OF the city
and discovered that Albuquerque has
never had a law requiring hotels aud
rooming houses 90 obtain q license.
In the absence OF a license law any
person. no matter what his reputation
or past record. is free Go open "a room
ing house or hotel There Is no CHECK
60 undcsirables In the occupation tax.
since that is merely n fee collected hy
the city clerk after the hotel cor
roomiEg house Keeper has set up m
business. A license law proper re-
quires not only payment 81 the fee be-
fore business h attempted, bat serves
as IL check on undcsirables in that tho
authorities may refuse a license 20 a
person deemed unfit 20 conduct such
an establishment
within q few weeks a person whose
antccedents are such as Go bring the
place under the questioning eye ~
the police opened a rooming house.
Undcr "a proper ordinance that place
might have been refused "A license iu
the FIRST place.
81 don't believe there is another
city of the size OF Albuquerque In the
country that hasn't a hotel and room
ing house license law said City At
torney Wilkerson 1t makes mo- dir.
ference how small the license zee ma
bet may be only s. "a setr-i'
would serve 10 give the city restrain,
over the business 4 license law
would not only enable the CTS Gen
keep undosirahles out OF business. but
Il would make easter the enforcement
OF wise provisions regarding the com
duct Of roomiag houses and hotels
AIR. Wilkersou said thar tho mayor
nor any member of tho council mad
asked him 20 draft a license ordi-
nance. but said NJ was ready. of
course. 90 draft such an ordinance u
the aldermen 3r the executive desired.
u rs probable that the subject will be
laid before the council az iis next
meeting
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-16
CASCARETS KEEP
BOWELS REGULAR
AND CURE COLDS
No Headache. sour stomach. Bad
Cold or Constipation bN
Morning.

MO.
Colds whether IN the head Of any
part nf the body -tgc quickly over
come bs urging she liver 60 action and
keeping the bowels free oi poison
Take Cas,arcts tonight and you VIII
wake uY with 90 clear head and Io
doubt sou VIII wonder what became
OF your cold. CasCarcts work while
you sleep they cleanse and regulate
the stomach. rcmoyc the sour. undl-
gcstod food and foul gases. take the
excess bile from the liver and carry
OF the ronstipated waste matter ana
poison from the bowels.
Remember the quickest way 90 get
ria of colds s onc or two Cascdrcts at
night Co cleanse the system. Got "a
Iu-gcut box tt any drug store Don Z
forget the children. They relish this
Candy Cathartc and % b. often all
thar Is needed 60 drive q cold from
their little systems.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-16
ABOUT PEOPLE
YOU KNOW

To %lhStRlBERS
n you fail 60 get your evening Z
paper. call Z
POSTAL TELEGRAPH Z
TnMpANY pHnNE nd. Z
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-16

You need a pair 81 House Slippers.
our stock is complete aud We can
furnish you with what you need In
either felt or leather. All sizes for
men. women snd children at prices
that YOU viii hc pleased 10 pay. e..
Mays shoe Store. sag West Central
avenue.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-16
MORE ROOM FOR PLANT
PSYCHOLOGISTS R

The plant pathology department OF
the forest service here rs %cnlarg,nS
its quarters The dormitory vacated
ny the hremcn IN the Koybcr buildtng
and the ofires given up oy the city
engineer are being prepared for use
for Pathoiogist Longs stan aud
equipmc . Or Long department is
now In the old temporary council
chamber and clerks office and BE-
much cramped Tor room.
The old temporary IRE station ON
the arst floor OF the EOrber ouildlnE
may be- rented hy the Buick Autemo-
bile agency Mr. Korber and the
Buick agency are engaged DO ncsotia-
lions.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-16

Herboth. painting. papering. 1920.
Fees candy store-dclicious hot
cholocate, Zoe.
Mattcu.Ci. P%alladino a Co.. FOR best
groceries aud meats Phone 80.
chief Engineer T. NJ Bisbec OF the
santa Fe is la the cits today
Regular services viii be held iu
Temple Albert this evening at IS
O'Clock.
H. h. Hammond left last night ior
the Captain national forest on a ten
days business trip.
Judge A. NJ Doe. a well known
lawyer OF Flagstaff Is IN the city on
lcsal business
a Etchwald. the we'll known CUBA
merchant ami stockmau Is attending
TO business matters ia the ciiy today.
MI and Mrs. G.. g. Mardori OF SAN
ta Fc are IN Albuquerque to remain
over sunday.
James W Hiler, q Wen known
stooNman and merchant OF Hilishoro,
Is a visitor in Albuquerque TO-DAY.
Jose d. scna, clerk " the state su-
prcmc court Is a Visitor 10 A%!bugucr-
sue today
c.. " Tr.mblo. sheep grower and
buyer 90 Fort Collins. Colorado, is
here today.
a regular meeting of Adah chapter
No. b. order Eastern star. sill oe
held tonight in Masonic temple az $50
o clock
The Kings Daughters will meet to-
night at $3.50 with Miss Pear Woik-
ing. 1910 Forrest avenue. Each
member ls requested To bring Wong "a
thimble.
The Bernalllo County Teachers
Glce club viii meet at the high
school Tor rehearsal tomorrow after
noon az . O'Clock. The new music
has arrived
Paul Geary, chairman of The Ari-
iona Corporation Commission. vac d.
jhr Cit yesterday for a short time
on his way from Chicago 10 Phoenix.
lie rs % brother-in-law OF Mrs, Anna
l." Gray OF this city.
Under orders from Federal Judge
W. H. Pope, Deputy United states
Marshal j H. Galusha yesterday de-
stroyed sos gallons OF tomato catsup
condemned under the federal pure
food law. The catsup was shipped
here b, tha K1ner PlcKle company OF
Denver.
The annual meeting ~ the ocean
to-Ocoan Highway viii bee held gt
Yuma. Atiz.. NoN 18Th and 18th at
which time a successor to Col. -. X.
D sellers viii be elected to the pres
idency. The g%overnora 81 New Mex
leo. Arizona and California are "a DC
akcd To- send IS delegates to the con-
vcntion.
By the time tho heating plant OF
the new city Hall Is Installed u ,s
expected that the Police department
the mayors onsCo and the city clerks
Olive viii bee established la the new
building. Glass has been put In on
one side Of the structure aud tho
Windows for the other side Viii soon
be IA place
Misa Rcbccca padilla, daughter ui
Mr. aud Mrs. Por6iio psdilla " Lo'
Padilias, viii bs married 10 Ambr0sis
~saatedra. son OF AIR. and Mrs Benitc
SHatedra 81 Ranches DE Atrisro. al
isleta next Monday morning. Rev
Father DOcher Will perform the GER
emory A wedding feast viii be- sery-
I'D a. the home Of The bride MondaJ
night.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-16
TO CLOSE IN
OLD ALBUQUERQUE
TOMORROW NIGHT
Secretary of State Has Spoken
to Big Audiences at Every
Meeting In Barelas To-
night

Secretary 10 state Antonio I,ueero
vii close his WecN uf campaign
speaking 30 Bernalillo county with a
bis meeting in The court house in Old
Albuquerque tomorrow night Co which
the public is Invited 40 Alameda last
night the secretary spoke prtcticdliy
20 every voter Ia the precinct and
many from other nearby precincts.
His addresses afternuol aud evening
during the week have been heard
with close attention and he has reach
ed with his convincing c%loqucnce
nearly half the voters in this county.
Tonight the secretary speaks IA Bar
rIAa.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-16
Read the Evening Herald's
Want Ads. They get results.

THE extremely low priCes 80 which
Ne p selling DIAMONDS show
the hest value sou ran get - here.
In addition Ca the blue-wldtc PER-
FEET DIAMONDS, We hasc q tcrs
large stock OF tlie popular pricesl
Dianonds mounted a. Ia,aiiiers.
Finger Rings, Earrings, BroOches,
shirt stud. ciC tine white. perfectly
cut aud 'eiN brilliant, from $1,000
aud lc-r up.
II q want q DIAMOND. a
WATCH. a RING ur other J~enselry on
s~ii'efware BE- sure and GET OUR
PRICES before buying.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-16

;u, securing Of them.
Since his arrival in Los Angeles
with tine albuquerque Film Co.. he
hiss made a legion of friends amoHg
tli classes and with him ocs their
bees, Wishes FOR success Ia which we
join. Ndios Buck Adios'
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-16
ST MICHAELs COLLEGE
TO PLAY HIGH SCHOOL
HERE OCTOBER "a

u. Mirhael's college foot BAH team
Santa re. rs coming TO A~lhuquerque
october e4th. a wees from tomorrow,
Go play the Albuquerque hish school
team. in the first big game Of the
season. at Hopewell field ~ MioN-
aeIs tumorrow viii plsy the Santa Re
Indian school az santa Fc
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-16
PERSONAL
w. q. Allen

W. 4. Allen.
W. T.. Allen. died last night at "a To-
cal hospital lie suffered from fall
health for several years and re-
Gently returned from Kansas CITY. 40
where he went for treatment. An
operation performed six weeks ago
failed 81 the expected benefit.
Mr. Allen was a heavy shipper Of
honey. He owned almost all n
hives ia the Rio Grande valley he
tween B~ornailllo and Isleta. and
sent tons Of honey yearly to the East.
Dc came here from Colorado in 1892.
AZ that time he WIS o mining pros
peCtor but when his health began
to decline he became a bee a
Tie started on a small scale and de-
velopod the business step by step
lie had many close friends but as
far as Is known ne left no relatives.
lle was widely known as the bee
man" The body Is at Strong Bros.
undertaking parlors.
Friends Of Mr. Allen completed arr
rangements this afternoon Tor hir
funeral u VIII be- held tomorroV
from strone Bros undertaking par
lors. at 10 30 O'Clock Rev Hush
Cooper Will conduct the service q
which ~ those who knew MI Allen
are Invited Buria viii be in Fast
view cemetery.
william a. Peaslee.
william "A. Peaslee. 81 years old.
died suddenly at his home. seventh
street and Iron avenue. yesterday. He
came hers from California several
months ago az . healthseeker. His
home was In Boston.
Relatives In New England lave
been notified OF his death and dis
position Of the body VIII await word
from them. AR peuslee Was "A prom
inent Mason and an Fix The body
Il al e. r. French's undertaking es-
Enlistment
The body Eul be shipped tomorrow
90 stanton. Va. for burial.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-16

-Four carloads ~ d~eieeaiss 10 the
national convention Of the bridge en-
gineers IN Los Angeles WIN DE az.
.iached 20 train No1ii this iepenins
Their puilmans are private Tfeg
Win remain b. town only The usual
hnsih @ 80. Is top.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-16
CITY FLUSHING
THE
STREETS CLEAN

Ciy Engineer James y. Ola0ding
BE- having the streets Of the downtown
section flushed clean Flushing began
last night and for two or three Nights
the cleansing floods will be continued
n the flushing works as we'll as eN-
pected. ~ viii he kept up from time
90 time.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-16
PLAYS WITH MATCHES,
BABY BADLY BURNED

The ycar-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Hogdcn, Of South Walter
street was seriously burned yesterday
afternoon In paying with some
matches the child set hro 10 his dress.
when his cries attracted attention
ne was cnvclupcd in iames. Mr.
liosdon cNtinguishcd the flames. hut
not before the body, ncck and arms
were badly burned.
The child is under the are Of u
trained nurse.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-16

let the Herald want adj do your
work.