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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-11-26

animals had not yet shed their coats
rich and silky from the prolonged cold
The lay Of the land was peculiar in
this direction. Johnson had descended
to the trail that ran along the South
Fork valley. The ridge grew steadily
higher, the overhanging banks were
covered with brush. Johnson could
follow Dufour, beneath him, perhaps
three hundred feet beneath him, fer
two days, keeping him plainly in
sight, and yet avoiding discovery.
In his bitterness he gave way to an
impulse springing up in his heart
against his will. He had loved Marie
ever since she was a child. Dufour
had stolen her. He would kill Dufour.
None would ever know of the tragedy
in this desolate region. In a year or
two, when Dufour's death had come to
be accepted, he would go back to
Marie.
The idea, with which he had played
at first, grew stronger, until it over
whelmed his resolution. Burning with
hatred for this man who had sup
planted him, Johnson rode cautiously
along the level beneath.
For a whole day he followed him.
He had imagined that his enemy would
start on the next day at sunrise. But
when he awakened and crept stealthily
toward Dufour's camp he found the
fire low and Dufour gone.
He saddled his horse hastily and fol
lowed him, But soon the snow begar
to fall, and the mans trail became OBJ
/. liberated. Dufour had been leading his
packhorse; hoofs and footprints alik'
became hidden under the soft down
fall.
= Johnson pressed ON r~esolutely. Tn
> snowfall became heavier. At last h
was forced to halt. He dug a shelte
in the hard accumulation OF the white
and crept inside, leaving his horse
n blanketed and tethered, under the PR
lection of the bank.
i must have been in the middle {
+ the night that he started up. II
d looked out. The snow had ceased, an
the stars shone brilliantly. Johnsc
, fancied that he had heard a cry.
y He listened, and now there was I
doubt Of 1t. A man was crying at Il
bottom Of the valley. Mingled with h
CRY came a furious snarl which hi
only one meaning for Johnson, and f
the horse as well.
Hastily he untethered the trembliI
animal, mounted It, and rode dow
He heard the cry again, and the soul
Pr Of a discharged rife. Presently
Is came upon the little shelter Of 2
four.
Dufour was lying outside upon !
side, his rife grasped firmly in
hand. As johnson approached
horse snorted and reared. Johns
leaped to the ground. A dozen sliI
ing forms disappeared in the shade
Of the aiunied treaH.
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ALWAYS MANS BEST FRIEND
Dog Every Ready to Respond to the
Mood, Pleasant or Otherwise, Of
Master He Loves.

Fisher Ames, not the Revolutionary
hero. but one Of his descendants, one
remarked that a dog is a better friend
than a human being. For" said he,
the dog win be at your feet, ready
at any moment to respond to your
mood, while a human being will go OF
in a huff If you do not respond to his
mood"
Ames bred Airedale ferries and ex-
hibited them in Philadelphia, New
York and Boston, until he o. a cham
pionship for one Of them, and then he
lost interest in the subject. His mood
for dogs passed, but whenever it re
turned the dog responded as though
he had not neglected them for other
amusements.
The Eskimos have put Ames' re-
mark into a proverb based on a long
experience in the Arctic wilds. They
say that "a mans best friend is his
dog, ever better than his wife," The
Brahmln blood OF New England and
the blubber-eating seal hunter OF the
North react in the same way when
brought up against the facts Of life
Men seem to be the same in al
climates, and we have the authority
Of the S~paniards for saying that dog
are the same also, for their proverb
makers have concluded that dog
have teeth in all countries
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TWO ON A TRAIL
By }. F. PETERS.

When Johnson reached old LIE
oranges cabin he was just ten min
utes too late. He had travelled four
hundred miles that spring to WOO Ma
RE Lagrange. His winters catch had
peer better than at any time in his
ten years Of trapping. He meant to
ask the pretty French girl to come
South and marry him at Winnipeg.
AS has been said, he vas just ten
minutes too late. Dufour had antici
pated him by that amount OIL time. He
had heard that Dufour was ahead OF
him, and, though he had no reason to
suppose that Marie cared for the man,
he had been vaguely uneasy. He had
seen Dufour at last, when he was
within ten miles of the cabin, and
had spurred his tired horse onward
But when he reached the top of Birch
Rise, where a few dwarfed trees af-
forded an uncertain cover, he saw
Marie and Dufour standing in front Of
the cabin, and he saw Dufour take the
girl in his arms.
He mounted and rode away, round
ing the ridge and proceeding aimlessly
along the water hollow. His only
thought Just then was to get out Of
sight Of Marie. She must never know
his disappointment. He ~offsaddled and
built a little fire in the hollow. He
had Just finished cooking his bacoI
when he saw Dufour ride past alonl
the top Of the crest.
Dufour was going northward. A
first Johnson wondered why; then HI
remembered that the man set out
line Of traps every spring in the Nortl
Fork country, where winter always lin
gered and some of the best furs werr
to be taken. In April the f%ur-bearinl
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Unfortunate?

An old darkey appealing to a lady
for aid told her that by the Dayton
food he had lost everything he had in
the world, including his wife and six
children.
why" said the lady Il have seen
you before and | have helped you.
Were you not the oolored man who
told me you had lost your wife and six
children by the sinking Of the Ii
tanic?p
"Yeth. ma'am," replied the darkey,
dat was me. Most unfort'nit man dot
ever was. Can't keep a family no
how"
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Notice.

The ladies of the M. E. Church
South, will hold a bazaar at the
City Hall on Friday afternoon
and all day Saturday, November
18th and 9th. Coffee, dough-
nuts and sandwiches will be
served Friday afternoon. A
lunch of doughnuts, sandwiches,
pie and coffee will be served on
Saturday. The p~blic is invited.
An especial invitation is extend
ed to the business men and
women to the Saturday MONDAY
unch. Pie and Cake Market
Saturday afternoon.
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A pack Of wolves had scented Du'
four and had attacked him.
johnson fired after them. he
thought by the yelping that he had hit
one; he was sure of It when he heard
the beasts fighting over the body. He
turned to Dufour. He saw at a glance
that the man had fallen down the clitf.
He was %fearfully injured, and lay as
if p%aralyzed. His horse had evidently
bolted.
johnson turned his horse loose. 1t
would have to look after itself; it
might evade the wolves, but no halter
or ropes could hold it there. 1t leaped,
whinnying, into the darkness. John
son crouched by Dufour's side, wait
ing. There was no time to lose in
words, and be knew the almost human
cunning of the wolf pack, maddened
with hunger in the last days Of winter.
Suddenly, out of nothing, It seemed,
two huge forms leaped toward them.
They fell between Dufour and John
son. Johnson dubbed his rife and
brought it down on n brute's head.
1t lay quivering, silent. The other
sprang at his throat.
For a moment Johnson was forced
back against the cliff. He felt the hot
breath on his face and heard the hiss
in the throat. Then somehow he had
evaded the fangs and hurled the mon
ster from him. He swung wildly with
his rifle stock. BY some good fortune
he struck the beast behind the e Il
fell. stunned.
Then the rest Of the pack was upon
him. But it was beginning to grow
lighter. Johnson dragged Dufour into
the shelter that he had dug in the
bank, and stood in front Of him, wait
ing. Three times his rife rang out,
and each time he shot down a form
that leaped in midair.
II was growing quite light The
beasts were snarling over their dead.
They crouched round Johnson in a
half-cirole, tearing at the flesh and
watching him, too. A wolf prefers
mans flesh to wolf-meat. johnson
knew that, but he knew that only
concerted attack could overcome him
1t was dawn now. The beasts were
lurking further back among the trees
johnson fired his last two bullets int
their refuge. He heard a yelping, ant
in the gold of the first sunlight saw
the survivors stream away through
the birch thickets.
Then at last he turned to Dufour
The man'must have fallen all the wa,
down the cliffs, and a glance showel
him that he could not live.
Dufour ciutched at Johnson as h
bent over him. "Forgivel" he whii
pered. Il followed you. l saw you 4
the valley. / made a detour and wen
I behind you, to kill you-because 20
took the girl / loved"
johnson stared wide.eyed at him
J he seemed to be interpreting his ow
heart.
q hated you when Marie refused I
marry me. Stay by me till ! die. Sh
loves you. Forgive!" whispered D.
four.
: Johnson clasped the mans hand
his. He waited there until the breat
. grew fainter, stopped. johnson close
the dead eyes and closed the mouth
the shelter securely. Then he set h
. feet upon the trail back to Marie
4 cabin.
i Copyright. 1915, by W. G. Chapman,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-11-26
KANSAS CITY SERVICE

Seven Passenger Automobile
VIII leave daily at / o'clock for
Kansas City, leaving Kansas
City at 5 or $50 p. m.
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pRosAsLY A RUSSIAN GUN.

"This moving picture battle looIna
like the real thing"
"Pifle !" said the ordnance expert.
do you see that machine gun the
hero is working, apparently with
such deadly effect on the enemy? It
hasn't elected an empty cartridge
case since he started" Exchange.
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E.

"Is your husband an optimistf p
asked the inquisitive woman.
"Of course he u.s." replied young
Mrs. Torkins. "And he has the couF-
age Of his convictions. I'd hate TO
know how much Charley's optimism
has cost him at the racetrack."
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RndMr
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AHRXdzSKS

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liable in correcting the derange-
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on the liver and have a soothing
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The full formula is on the la
see exactly what you
are using-that is the way with
all the Penslar Remedies. You
have a right to know exactly
what is in the medicine you use.
With Penslar Remedies, you do
know.
The PensIar Store.
Westerman & Rankin, 1922
Main St. Phone 95.
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III you deliver that speech you have
Just read over to mo It will ieopardize
your political future" said the friend
ly adviser.
F'What n it does?' asked the states.
man, fretfully. I've been wanting to
make q speech like that for 16 years,
but fear Of the consequences kept me
silent II ! don't get Il out Of my sys.
TEN soon It win ieopardlEe my health"
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OF COURSE NOT.

''Time works many changes said
the near philosopher.
"Quite So" replied the tactful
man, 'but on meeting an old ao-
quaintance after a lengthy separa-
ton, one isn't expected to notice q
wrinkle here and there"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-11-26
Teething Children.

Some people think that in
fants are sure to have bowel
trouble while teething - they
foolishly suppose it is the nat
lral thing.
But it is not-on the contrary
it is dangerous if neglected.
A good physicians advice
should be sought. But if this
cannot be had then a few doses
.of
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-11-26
IT MIGHT BE WORSE.

"Here's a rather interesting ar
ticle on The Interpretation Of
Clothes
"Well ?"
"The writer says Dame Fashion
is an absolute tyrant."
perhaps so, but while the styles
are often absurd enough, I hate to
think how people would look if left
to their own devices"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-11-26
EvEReREENs DONE eRowN.

"Did you say that was an ever
green you had outside your window
It doesn't look so very green"
"No. 7 think it's an ever-browR
Anyway, it has been like that ever
since we got it"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-11-26
AZ 10 The FAiR SEX.

9some women" remarked tho
moralizer, "would never forgive .
man for lying to save himself"
"And some others,'' rejoined TIE
demoralizer, would never forgive
him for not lying to save them"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-11-26

The Vanquished = Humphl I
guess III hat to give up de idea dat
Pm skinny an red headed an
got freckles dat Pm another Bob
Fitzsimmons.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-15

Guns for Rent and repaired. Allen
Arms and Cycle Co.-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-15
SOLDIER PITCHER BEATS 'PR1S;"
ALL-STiR ARMY TEAM WINNER
Cronicker Lives Up to Advance Notices. and Maggie is
Only Professional Able to Do Much With His Offer
ings; Cold Puts Quietus on Baseball, and Soccer
is to Be Played at Rio Grand Park Hereafter.

@RONICKER. the star finger Of
the Fourth Field Artillery. made
~ good in his debut in FL Paso on
Sunday afternoon, when, at Rio Grande
park. he let the Professionals down
with six hits and two runs. the all
star Army team winning by a score
Of 10 TO .. The weather was alto
gether 100 crisp to enable the pitchers
to show at their best but Cronlcker
let out enough 10 know that he has
more speed than Graham, even though
he has not that youngsters variety
Of offerings
Cronicksr worked a fast straight
ball alternately with a nice curve
The curve apparently starts as fast
as the straight ball but seems 10
slow up as ii breaks The new hurler
famed II batters in the game and
did not give a pass
The Fourth also had two other men
on the all-star team Sheridan played
a nice game at first base while Gamer
on held down third in fine style Sher-
idan was handy with the stick, getting
a single and double. Lack Of prac-
tice undoubtedly accounted for the
two errors made by him at first base
Soccer Replaces Baseball.
The new all-star team looks fully
as strong as that which represented
the 10th Infantry in the series with
the Puritys and it is too bad that cold
weather viii now prevent further con-
tests Soccer is to replace baseball
as the sunday attraction at Rio Grande
park in the future.
Cliff Hill was unable to get here
from Maria for the game and Lefty
Lewis worked six innings He had
his drop ball working perfectly in the
early part Of the game but the strain
due to lack Of practice since Labor
Day. began TO tell and he was bumped
hard in the sixth inning He then
gave way to Perry, whose chief fault
was unsteadiness.
Lawrence was behind the bat for the
professionals and caught a nice game.
This youngster is improvinc. steadily
and win likely land in the professional
ranks next season. Medina went in
at short and played a star game.
Maggie Hits CrOnicLer.
Dutch Nagle was the only Profess
slonal TO do much with Cronicker's
offerings He connected safely twice
but one OF the hits was a smash at
shOrtstOp over which the scorers de-
bated as to whether it was a hit or an
error. Two other hits credited the
Professionals were also close affairs
The bleachers were in demand sun
day. for the shaded grandstand was
rather chilly and the 200 fans who
turned out preferred TO be out in the
sun.
The box score fof1ov-s-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-15

VALE surely upset the dope in
football, Saturday, by beating
Princeton, Is to 7. The real cham
pionship honoIs now appear to rest
between Syracuse and Pittsburg, IN
the east, but when the highbrow ex-
Perts get Jusy, you'll find that
Harvard is dOped out as the cham
pionship team
WASHINGTON beat the Univer-
sity of California at Berkeley a
week ago, y to 0, yet when TIE same
teams met last Saturday at Seattle,
Washington was able to win by but
10 to 7. How do you dope it cut?
NOTICE the little fling the Ma
tional Baseball asso cation took
at the FedeTals last week? No
player under contract OF reserve may
play with or against any ineligible
player at any tine. In other words,
Federal league players will not be
made welcome in the winter leagues
in southern California and at New
Orleans.
EVERYTHING connected with the
coming "El Paso Automobile
Week" which opens two weeks
from today, IS low coming along
nicely and show week is going to be
an event in FL Paso's history that
won't be forgotten in some time. If
the parade committee makes good
on Its declaration that it viii have
seven miles Of decorated cars in the
parade, it viii be something which
viii win columns Of publicity for FL
Paso IN all parts If the country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-15
MAJOR LEAGUE @BARNSTORM-
Frs" JJNWEI COME ON COAST

san Francisco. Calf. Nov 15.-Ma-
ior league baseball clubs no longer
viii be welcomed in cities OF the Pa
cific Coast league as participants in
exhibition games. as transforming g
baseball officially was placed on the
taboo list late Saturday night when
the league directors at their annual
meeting voted TO close the gates Of all
lea que parks against exhibition games,
whether Of local or foreign talent
Such contests were termed by presi-
dent Allan T. Baum menaces TO the
life Of the goose that lays the golden
egg" as they detracted from interest
in the game. He said the cause of the
action was the fact that mana ger
Charles A Comiskey brought his Chi
cage White Sox TO the coast. but also
divided his players into two teams.
neither fully representative Of the best
material he had.
The league also put itself on record
as opposing the playing Of winter
baseball by players under contract or
reservation on the ground that the
practice was detrimental TO summer
playing ability. No action was taken
on the salary limit question
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-15
PUT SEVEN FIGHTERS
IN WELLER RANKS

Chicago Ill. Nov. Recommended
tons that seven former lightweight
boxers be elevated to the weller di-
vision were made at the meeting of
the American Boxing association here
Sunday. They We're Mike O'DOwd.
Soldier Bartfield. kid" Graves. Packey
Mcfarland, Willie Richie. Jack Brit
ton and Ted kid Lewis. As there
was doubt if Ritchie. Britton and Lewis
wanted to be declared welterweights.
it was deemed wise for O'DOwd, Graves.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-15

Safety First-Blue Tip Matches are
non-poisOnOus. Have the safety tip but
will strike anywhere. Blue Tip Matches
Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-15

Get acquainted with the sDelicious1l
Different flavor Of Sulzberger's Nd
jestic Hams and BacOn-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-15
MISS BJURSTEDT DEFEATS
THE FORMER MAY Sutton

san Francisco. Calf. Nov. 15.-NIiss
MOlla Bjurstedt OF Norway, holder OF
the wOman's American national cham
pionship, scored another victory in a
series Of exhibition tennis games which
was concluded here Sunday. by defeat
ing Mrs. May Sutton Bundy. who her
self once wore the champion crown.
The score. was 10-8, So Miss Bjurs-
tedt defeated Mrs Hazel Hotchkiss
Wightman last Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Wightman by defeating
Helen Baker and Roland Roberts. So,
81, won the Pacific Coast mixed double
championship play which was wound
up Sunday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-15
DILLON IS LIGHT BUT IS WILLING;
HE'S ANXIOUS TOFIGHT WILLARD
Declares His Showing Entities Him to Battle With the
Kansas Giant for Title Dillon Says He Can Win on
Points Unless Willard Knocks Him Out, Which
He Doesn't Expect; McGoorty Coming Back

BY FRANK c. 1IENKE.

say I beat him in most decisive nan
ner
I weigh only 10 pounds. but that's
no handicap I'm after Willard. He's
my goal No man has ever knocked me
of my feet and I don't think Willard
can turn the trick II he can't IN
outpoint him in every round"
Dillon w. Frank Moran.
Promoters just now are trying 10 ar
range a Jack Dillon-Frank Moran
match Dillon is eager TO take a crack
at the cOnQueror OF jim Coffey and he
isn't quibblng over terms. He'll fight
for anything he can get But with
Moran il is different He's very Coz
He wants q guarantee and his demands
just now are a bit too large for the
ordinary promoter. But Moran prob
ably viii come TO earth shortly. make
a moderate request, and the bout viii
be on 1t ought to be a hummer.
kid Lewis n New Star.
Jimmy Johnson. a fight fmpresario
Of New York city, seems to have IN
CConfinued on next page).
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Continued on next paEs)-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-15

Bartfield and Mcfarland to be paired
off. the winner TO be declared cham
pion-
the middleweights, it was recon-
meuded that Young Ahearn, Nike Glib
bons. jeff Smith. George Chin. Jimmy
Clabby and Eddie McCoorty be entered
in an elimination contest
Jack Dillon was recognized as the
champion Of the light heavyweights
The board recommended that Willie
Richie be given 80 days to defend his
title as American champion at 135
pounds or forfeit the championship. In
this case, Charlie White and Johnny
Dundee should be matched for the
title. tine board feels.
Censure was directed at Johnny XII
bane' featherweight champion. if being
charged that he had not given his best
efforts in contests during the last year
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-15

Sheridan, Medina 10 Nagle: left on bases
Army S. Professionals 3 first base on errors.
Army 3 Professionals 3; struck out. BY
Lewis g. by Cronicher IS bases on balls. of
Lewis . OF Perry 8; hit BY pitched ball, by
Cronfcher fLawrencel. BY Lewis (Caporal)
innings pitched. BY Lewis s. by Perry hits.
off Lewis g. off Perry s; time Of game, 1:55;
umpire H Kane
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-15

the star finger Of
the Fourth Field Artillery. made
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-15
Jew YORK. Nov. 15.-Jack Dillon

Jew YORK. Nov 15.-Jack Dillon
M looms very cOnspicuously along
= the pugilistic horizon just now
He doesn't seem sizeable enough to
battle successfully against Jess VIII
lard, but he's surely big enough TO take
On-and probably beat-the fellows
who have been Fostering Willard with
challenges
Dillon. however, yearns 10 swap
punches with the champion He's con-
fident that he can beat him.
six months ago when 7 announced
that I'd fight any heavyweight in the
country. some folks laughed at me.
said Dillon i said I could beat the
best OF them-and the louder was the
laugh For the next six months 1 tried
TO prove my claim by getting a fight
with some Of those heavies-
Well, at last 1 got a chance against
Charley Weinert- He was touted as
one Of the best heavies in the game.
he was far bigger than me, he out
weighed me-but I beat him and all
the newspaper men who saw that scrap
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-15
''Beck's" Amen Corner
BY "BECKn

SOCCER viii now replace baseball
as the Sunday sport at Rio
Grande park. The weather is getting
a bit too crisp for the summer
pastime and manager McCloskey is
now negotiating for a soccer game
next Sunday afternoon between the
United Empire eleven and one Of the
army elevens. The game OF soccer,
or association football, is not very
well known IN the southwest but It
furnishes thrills galore and shorId
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-15

A dollar saved by buying goods prob
duced elsewhere is dollar thrown at
your neighbor's birds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-15

N1UllaTl-IW0 base hits, Sheridan PoF-
ren; sacrifice hits, Weeks. Smith. stolen
bases. Burvell. Maggie. smith: double play.
Burweu 20 Gilmore to Sheridan Savage to