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The Delta independent., 1915-04-16
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CTimes.)
Miss Ruth White who has been Wis.
iiting her sister, Mrs. Jim Blackwell
for the past week, returned to Delta
Saturday.
Sonnie DeLong the little grandson
Of H. F. Dent arrived here last even
ing from San Francisco and will spend
the summer
D. L. Blakely moved into the VIM.
Cook residence on west Bridge St.
Tuesday. Mr.. Tozier will occupy the
house vacated by Mr.. Blakely.
Mrs. Helping of San Francisco ar
rived at the home of her sister Mrs.
Frank White of Redlands mesa where
she will visit for some weeks.
Charles Ray, who has been with A.
C. Botsford on the Muddy for several
years. has purchased the Elberta
Stoneburner ranch and will make his
home there.
Walter Butts and family, who are
late arrivals from Ordway, have NOV
ed on the old r. o. Wilmot place west
of town, now owned by Mrs. F. E.
Gill
All should make arrangements to
attend the High school declamatory
contest to be held at the Lazear NJ
E. church next Saturday night at 8
o'clock.
| Jack Kiger. who was formerly
resident of Hotchkiss. but for the last
few years of Rifle, with his eldest
son is here this week. looking after
his land on Fruitland mesa.
The death of DR.. ]. H. Gainey. at
Temple, Texas. which occurred in Feb
ruary. was not made public here until
the past week. He underwent an op-
GRAFTON for an affection of the kidneys
which resulted in his death. He was
we'll known here as fine man and
physician.
o. G. Taylor of the Independent
Furniture company, went to Chand-
Ter, Oklahoma. last week to look after
business matters and visit friends for
half month. Mrs. Taylor accom-
panied him to Delta where she will
visit for a few days. Mr.. Tozier is
looking after the store while he is
absent.
The walls of the creamery building
will be completed this week. The
stockholders will meet Saturday and
organize their company and stock
certificates will then be issued to
each stockholder. Everyone interest
ed should attend and have a voice in
the organization so as not to have
occasion for fault finding in the fu
ture
The Delta independent., 1915-04-16
Commercial Apple Orchards

For commercial apple orchards,
only three. or at most four varieties
should be planted, for it is well
known fact that each apple growing
section has a few varites that will
do particularly well. and the growers
should take advantage of this fact and
plant only those kinds that are sure to
make a success. Thus the Western
Colorado can grow to perfection var
tiles like the Gano. Roman Beauty.
Jonathan and Winesap. In some iso-
lated spots the Grimes Golden and the
Macintosh grow to perfection. In the
Arkansas valley the Winesap and Jon
athan do particularly well; in North
western Colorado, close to the foot.
hills. the Macintosh. Sheriff. North
western Greening and the Jonathan
are a success.
Planting only a few varities in an
orchard. the grower is able to market
his fruit to a better advantage. as he
can then make carload sales and eli
minte mixtures of the many varieties.
Another advantage lies in the fact that
an orchard composed of few varieties
is much more easily managed both as
to pruning and general care. Further.
a great deal of complication is avoided
with other fruit growing communities,
for If each fruit growing section would
grow only those varieties that succeed
best we would not have so many in
ferior fruits OF different kinds that are
placed on the market and are apt to
cause depression because of poor
quality. II has been estimated that 40
per cent of the apple trees in Colo
RADIO consist of non-commercial va.
rieties, that is varieties that are either
absolete or unknown to the general
trade, and consequently do not com
mand the price that stadard varieties
do. A material saving could be effect
ed II these non.commercial varieties
were either cut out or. when possible.
top grated to a commercial kind.
The many-variety orchards are rem
nants of time when the grower
bought fruit trees on the advice of the
travelling tree agent. who, in many
cases, sold these varieties that could
be most easily grown by the nursery
man.-E. p. SANDSTEN. Colorado Ag.
ricultural College, Fort Collins, Colo.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-16
Universal Fairy Tale

The Sleeping Beauty" may be call
ed one of the stories of the whole
world for there is hardly people
which has not its tale of magic slum-
ber and awakening. 1t has been con
jectured with some plausibility that
the origin of these stories is to be
sought in hypnotism. Certainly it is
a striking point that wands, pins, rings
or similar objects that would assist
in the hyjnotist's suggestions com
monty figure in them. In many
eastern versions the girl goes to
sleep, or dies. when a magic rod is laid
at her head; she rises from the sleep
or death when another is placed at
her feet. In Grimm's "Briar Rose, .
the heroine pricks herself with her
spindle. In Scandinavian and Celtic
versions it is sleep thorn.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-16
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Bert Crawford and wife visited in
Delta Monday.
NJ. l.. Foster and Ira Foster made
business trip to Hotchkiss Wednes-
day.
John Campbell is laid up with the
grippe and is stopping with S. l.. Slo-
cum at his Tootin Annie Annex. So
he calls his bachelor nest.
Quite lively burg Monday as the
Clipper Ditch people were cleaning
the ditch through town and now we
have better drinking water.
Lee Savage shipped a couple of cars
of beef cattle to Kansas City this
week Also Luther Collins shipped
one car.
F. C. Paist and family autoed over
from Paonia Sunday and spent the
night and Sunday with T. f. Hufty
and family.
A. J. Castell and family autoed over
from Paonia Sunday in the new Ford
and visited Mrs. NJ. r. Mead and
daughter Miss Edith.
Mrs. A. f. Lay left Monday for her
new home at Arthur, Utah, after a
two months visit with her sister, Mrs.
Chas. Price.
The dance given in the old Chron-
icle building last Friday night was
well attended and most enjoyable
affair.
The Women of Woodcraft who
served a guess supper Friday evening
and supper for the Woodman dance
report having cleared about twenty
dollars.
James Deatherage, who has been
manager of the Independent Lumber
Co. here for the past year left Mon
day for Hotchkiss where he is en-
ployed in their yards.
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w. II. beS6TONe TetuTueu from MS
winters trip in eastern states Sunday
To the surprise of his friends he was
accompanied by wife. He married
Mrs. Bullinger last December al
Springfield, Mo. They have taken VI
their residence on the Besgrove ranch
west of town.
Town election passed off qunetly
there being but one ticket. The count
stood as follows: w. H. Lee for
mayor 40, v. Atchison. "A, w. 8. Gil
rardet A, w. H. Grant Al, for trus
tees two years. and P. M. Hart 3s for
trustee for one year. The new board
will organize next Thursday.
Several heavy rains the past week
have put the roads in rather bad con-
dition again, but the fellow who had
his spring grain planted and other
crops in has been smiling II this
rain had been on the eastern slope the
Denver papers would have said it was
worth several million dollars, but as
it is on the western slope its value
cannot be determined.
Dan B. Southard returned Monday
from his eastern trip and is very much
pleased with the outcome of his work
while away. He reports the coloni-
zation plan, coal mine and railroad
project progressing very satisfactorily.
w. NJ. McMechen arrived Tuesday to
take charge of the engineering work
of constructing the railroad. At pres
ent he is viewing out the proposed
route the exact location will not be
announced until later. The prelimin-
ary work will be pushed and it is hop
ed that actual construction work can
be started by May Is. Mr.. McMechen
has been until recently connected with
the engineering offices of the Rio
Grande at Denver.
Last night and today (Friday) Ced-
aredge had the pleasure of holding an
other farmers meeting with Prof Nor
ton of the Agricultural college as the
principal speaker. Prof. Morton is the
Hedu Ol lue animal nuSDdHuTy uepdTl-
ment of the college and is a man hard
to obtain for these meetings, as he is
generally very busy. The program as
outlined called for a talk by him upon
animal husbandry in general last night.
This mornings talk to be upon
dairying. cheese and butter. The af-
ternoon session was given over to
the subject of potatoes especially seed
production. Prizes will be awarded for
the three best sacks exhibited. g An
expert potato grower from Montrose
was here to talk upon the subject.
Dairy COW judging will occupy the lat
ter part of the afternoon. The even.
ing session was given over to a re
port of the cheese factory committee
and other matters of interest in this
line. Milk testing was done by the
animal husbandry class of the high
school. Farmers and citizens general
ly attended,.
The Delta independent., 1915-04-16

Two fellows were locked up in Jail,
one for lifting a watch and the other
for stealing a COW. To amuse the
prisoners the COW man asked: Il say
Gully, what time is it?" Gully ans
wered: Its time to bring up the
cows
The Delta independent., 1915-04-16

Can anyone here tell me about
Good friday" Jim Goodheart asked
the class of Larlmer street kids.
"Sure!" cried the boy in the corner.
He was the guy that done chores for
Robinson Crusoe."
The Delta independent., 1915-04-16

Mrs. Soudan-I dreamed last night
band-Well. that's the first dream OF
hat that you ever had that didn't
cost me anything.
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with the great treasure which had 30
unexpectedly fallen into his hands,
and he decided TO make quite sure OF
that by transporting II TO mis- own
land-later no could return for tho
girl.
SO the ten war proas OF the Malays
pulled quietly out of the little cove
upon the east side OF the island. and.
bending their way toward the south,
circled Its southern extremity and
bore away for Borneo.
campong Sing and Number Thirteen
had lifted Prof. Maxon to his bed,
and the Chinaman was engaged In
bathing and bandaging the wound
that had left the older man uncon-
scious.
Tie white giant stood beside him.
watching his every move. lie was
trying to understand why sometimes
men killed one another and again de-
Tended and nursed. He was curious
as to the cause of his own sudden
change In sentiment toward Prof.
Maxon.
At last he gave the problem up as
beyond his powers of solution, and at
Sings command set about the task
of helping TO nurse the man whom
he considered the author OF his un-
happiness, and whom few short
minutes before he had come 90 kill.
As the two worked over tho strick-
en- man their ears were suddenly
assalled by wild commotion from
the direction OF the workshop.
There were sounds OF bnttering
upon wood. loud growk and roars.
mingled with weird shricks and
screams, and tho strange, uncanny
gibberlng of brainless things.
Sing looked quickly up ut his com
panion.
"Wallee mnllee?" he asked.
The giant did not answer.
An expression OF pain crossed his
features. and he shuddered. but not
from fear.
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father Of the beautiful creature he
worshtpped. wrought a sudden change
In Number Thirteen.
In an instant he forgot that he had
como hero to kill the white haired
man. and with a bound stood In the
centre Of the room-an unarmed giant
towering above the battling four.
Tho parang Of the Dyak who sought
Prof. Maxon's life was already
falling as a mighty hand gr1sped the
wrist OF the head hunter. but even
then II was too late to more than
lessen the weight of the blow. and
the sharp edge OF the blade bit deep
into the forehead OF the white man.
As he sank TO his knees his other
antagonist freed an arm from the
embrace which had pinioned It TO his
side, but before he could deal the
professor a blow with the short knife
that up TO now he had been unable
TO use, Number Thirteen had hurled
his man across the room and was
upon him who menaced the scientist.
Tearing him loose from his prey, he
raised him far above his head and
threw him heavily against the oppo-
site wall; then he turned his atten-
ton toward Sings assailants.
AL that had so far saved the
Chinaman from death was the fact
that the two savages were each 80
anxious to, secure his head for the
veranda rafters OF his own particula =
one another In the contamination OF
their common desire.
Though battling for his life, Sing
had not failed 20 note the advent OF
the strange young giant. nor the part
he had played In succoring the pro-
fessor, so that II was with n feeling
OF relief that he saw the newcomer
turn his attention toward those who
were rapidly reducing the citadel OF
his own existence.
The two Dyaks wiI6 sought the
trophy which nature had set upon the
Chinaman's shoulders were so busily
engaged with their victim that they
knew nothing Of the presence OF Mum
Der Thirteen until a mighty hand
seized each by the neck and they were
raised bodily from the floor. shaken
viciously for an instant, and then
hurled TO the opposite end of the room
upon the bodies OF the two who had
preceded them.
As Sing came to his feet he found
Prof. Maxon lying in a pool OF his
own blood, a great cash In his fore
head.
He saw the white giant standing
silently looking down upon tho old
man.
Across the room the four stunned
Dyaks were regainlng consciousness.
Slowly and fearfully they regained
their feet. and, seeing that no atten-
1on was being paid them. cast part
ing, terrified look at the mighty crea-
ture who had defeated them with his
bare hands, and skunk quickly out into
the darkness OF the campong.
When they caught up with Rajah
huda Saiiir near the beach they mar
rated a fearful tale OF fifty terrible
white men with whom they had bat
tied valiantly, killing many before
they had been compelled TO retreat in
the face OF terrific odds.
They swore that even then they had
only returned because the girl was not
In the house-otherwise they should
have brought her to their beloved
MASTER as he had directed.
Now, Muda Safiir believed nothing
that they said. but he was we'll pleased
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quick ear caught the phufflinE of
bare feet upon the veranda. As he
paused to listen there broke suddenly
upon the still night the hideous war
cries Of the Dyaks. and the screams
and shrieks Of their frightened VIC
TINS In the campong without
Almost simultaneously Prof. Maxon
and Sing rushed into the living room
to ascertain the cause OF the wild
alarm, while at the same instant
Bududreen's assasslns sprang through
the door with appraised krisses, to be
almost Immediately followed by Muda
Saffir's six Dyaks brandishing their
long spears and wicked parangs.
In an instant the lttle room was
allied with bowling. fighting men.
The Dyaks, whose orders as well as
tnclinations melted them to a general
massacre, fell first upon Bududreen's
lasoars. who. cornered in the small
room. fought like demons for their
lives, so that when the Dyaks had
overcome them two OF their own num-
Der lay dead beside the bodies OF Blu
dudreen's henchmen.
Sing and Prof. Maxon stood in
the doorway to the professors room
gazing upon the scene of carnage Ia
surprise and CONSERVATION. The sci
enlist was unarmed. but Sing held q
long. wicked-looking revolver for any
contingency.
II was evident that the Celestial
was no stranger TO the use OF his
deadly weapon, nor to the moments
demanded its use. for he seemed nc
more perturbed than had he been
but hanging out his weekly wash,
As Number Thirteen watched the
two men from the dark shadows OF
the room in which he stood, he saw
that both were calm-the Chinaman
with the calmness OF perfect courage
the other through lack of full un :
derstanding OF che grave danger
which menaced him. In the eyes OF
the latter shone a strange gleam-it
was the wild light OF insanity that the
sudden nervous shock OF the attack
had brought to a premature culmina-
ton.
Now the four remaining Dyaks
were advancing upon the two men.
Sing levelled his revolver and fired
at the foremost, and at the same In
slant Prof. Maxon, with a shrill
maniacal scream, launched himself
full upon q second.
Number Thirteen saw the blood
squirt from a superficial wound in the
shoulder Of the fellow who received
Sings bullet. but except for eliciting
a howl OF rage the missile had no Inn
mediate effect.
Then Sing pulled the trigger again
and again, but the cylinder would not
revolve, and the hammer fell futilely
upon the empty cartridge. As two of
the head-hunters closed upon him the
brave Chinaman dubbed his weapon
and went down beneath them, beating
madly at the brown skulls.
The man with whom Prof. Max
on had grappled had no opportunity TO
use his weapons, for the crazed man
held him close with one encircling
arm while he tore and struck at him
with his free hand. The fourth DyalS
danced around the two with raised
parang, watching for an opening that
he might deliver a sllencipg blow
upon the white mans skull.
The great odds against the two men
their bravery in the face Of death
their grave danger-and. last and
greatest. the fact that one was the
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II would pledse him more 10 have
the girl accompany him voluntarily
than TO be compelled to take her by
force; but take her he would one
way or another. and that this very
night, for all the plans were made
and already under way.
II cannot do II. DIR. Won Horn" she
had said. mo matter how much
danger I may be In here, | cannot
desert my father on this lonely isle
with only savage lascars and the ter
rible monsters of his own creation
surrounding him.
at would be little short OF murder
for us 10 do such a thing. | cannot
see how you. his most trusted lieu-
tenant, can even give an instants
considera ton 10 the idea.
And now that you Insist that his
mind Is sorely affected. It is only an
added reason why / must remain
with him 10 protect him 80 far as I
am able from himself and his
enemies"
Won Horn did not relish the insin-
uation IN the accent which the girl
put upon the last word.
1T Is because l love you so. Vir-
ginla," he FASTENED TO urge In OK
tenuation OF his suggested disloyalty.
81 cannot see you sacrificed TO his
horrible mania. You do not realize
the imminence OF your peril.
Tomorrow Number Thirteen was
TO have come TO live beneath the
same roof with you, You recall
Number Que, whom tire stranger
killed as the thing was bearing you
aWay through the hlnRia2 Can Won
imagine sleeping in tho same house
with such n souless thing7 Eating
your three meals day at the same
table with III Knowing all the time
that In n few short weeks at the
most you are destined 10 be given to
the thing as It's mater
Virginia, you must be mad 10 con-
slider for a moment remaining within
reach OF such a terrible peril.
Come 10 Singapore with met
will take but q few days--and then
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Suddenly he recalled the fact that
the man WHOSE life he sought was the
father of the beautiful creature he
adored. Perhaps she loved him and
would be unhappy were he taken
away from her.
Number Thirteen did not know, of
course, but the Idea obtruded itself,
and had sufficient weight to cause
him to remain seated upon the edge
of the bed, medltating upon the act ne
contemplated. He had by no means
given up the idea of killing Prof.
Maxon, but now there were doubts
and obstacles which had not been
manifest before.
His standards OF right and wrong
were hardly formed. from the brief
attempts Of Professor Maxon and Won
Horn to inculcate proper moral per-
ceptions In mind entirely devoid OF
hereditary inclinations toward either
good or bad, yet he realized one thing
most perfectly-that TO be n soulless
thing was TO be damned in the esti-
nation of Virginia Maxon, and IL
now occurred 10 him that to kill her
father would be the act Of a soulless
being.
: II was this thought more than an
other that caused him to pause In the
pursuit OF his revenge. since he knew
that the act he contemplated would
brand him the very thing he most
wished not to be.
At length, however. he slowly COM
pretended that no act OF his would
change the hideous fact of his origin
that nothing would make him ac-
ceptable In her eyes. and with a shake
or his head no rose and stepped to-
ward the living-room to continue his
search for the professor.
In the workshop Bududreen and his
men had easily located the treasure
chest. Dragging II into the north
campong, the Malay was about to
congratulate himself upon the ease
with which the theft had been ac-
complished when one OF his fellows
declared his intention OF going to the
house for the purpose OF despatchlng
Prof. Maxon, lest the influence OF his
evil eye should overtake them with
some terrible curse when the loss OF
the chest should be discovered
While this met fully with Budu-
dreen's plans. he urged the man
against any such act that he might
have witnesses 10 prove that he not
only had no hand in the crime but
had exerted his authority to prevent
II; out when two or the men sep
arated themselves from the party and
crept toward the bungalow no force
was interposed to stop them.
The moon had risen now, so that
from the dark shadows of the palisade
Muda Saffir and his savages watched
the party with Bududreen squatting
about the heavy chest, and saw the
two who crept toward the house.
To Muda Saffir's evil mind there
was but one explanation. Bududreen
had discovered a rich treasure, and
having stolen that had despatched
two OF his men to bring him the girl
also.
RaJah Muda Saffir was furious. In
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CHAPTER VII.
From the Court of MysferU.

Won Horn and Virginia
Maxon walked slowly be-
meath the dense shadows
OF the jungle the German
again renewed his suit.
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CHAPTER vi.
The Battle In the Bungalow

HE Raja Muda Safflr. firing
OF the excuses and delays
which Bududreen interposed
to postpone the fulfllment
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he was to deliver into the hands of
the Raja a certain beautiful maiden.
decided at last to act upon his own
Initiative.
The truth Of the matter was that he
had como to suspect the motives of
tho first mate OF the Ithaca. and not
moving of the great chest. attrih-
ated them to Bududreen's desire to
possess the girl for himself.
SO II was that asHthe second mate
OF the Ithaca with Ms six men waded
down the bed OF the little stream
toward the harbor and the ship, a
fleet of ten war proas manned by
over five hundred fierce Dyaks and
commanded by Muda Saffir himself,
pulled cautiously into the little cove
and landed but quarter OF a mile
from Damp.