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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-02-04
gHAPTER XVI.



Fol- upwards OF three-quarters OF an
hour OF that golden morning which fol-
lowed the night Of his return to New
York, Mr.. Law was permitted to es.
TEEN himself the happiest Of mortals.
The beginning of the period was
synchronous with the slam OF a taxi
cab door that shut away a superiuous
world from abe company Of two who
loved.
The sound spelled safety as well a.
success In Alan's understanding.
The car slipped smoothly away from
the curb. pursued only by a little gust
OF semi-ironic cheers from the little
company OF working men who had wit
messed ne well a. m~easurably partici-
pated In the putative elopement from
the house OF Urine.
Vigilant for any indication that their
evasion had had a witness In that
Alan watched II through the little
window In the back OF the cab until a
corner blotted out the vision OF Il;
then with a sigh OF relief sank down
by the side OF the woman to whom his
every thought, impulse and emotion
were dedicated.
"Rose!" he whispered, and tenta-
lively touched one OF the hands that
lay clenched in her lap.
She responded with never a sign TO
Indicate consciousness either OF his
touch or his whisper.
n reminding himself OF the strain
Imposed upon her by the experience
through which they had Just passed.
Alan excused her unresponsiveness on
grounds OF reaction, and for the time
felt constrained TO let his sweetheart
rest and regain her normal poise:
there was bliss enough for him Ia the
consciousness that he had won her
safely away. that nothing now more
than n short hours drive across town
and by ferry across the Hudson stood
between them and the marriage that
should prove the contamination OF all
their ria Barring accident!
Alan had too often suffered the pen.
atty OF disappointment for over.indul.
gence In this failing OF his for depreci.
atang the unforeseen. not TO make the
mental reservation. Barring acct.
dents!" with a little shiver OF dread.
Had any Of Trine's household been
cognizant OF his daughters escape,
Alan argued. interference must nave
been instant.
Despite the reassuring aspect, the
~preoccupation OF his companion 80
wore upon him that he was presently
40 longer able to refrain from disturb.
ng her.
"Rose!" he begged again. closing a
hand tenderly over hers. Dearest
girl. don't worry another instant! Do
calm yourself: remember we are safe
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tackle dragged the ground with It's
ropes.
II was the work OF minute 10 con-
vince a thick-headed policeman that
the attempt was feasible and should
be permitted. II was the WORK OF less
than another minute to rig a loop In
the line and fasten round his hody
beneath the arms. Volunteers did not
lack; a couple OF husky longshoremen
sprang to the ropes at his first call.
They heaved with n will. His feet left
the ground. he scared, he caught the
caves OF the shed.roof, and shouting to
cease hauling, drew himself up on this
last, backed n little ways down II and
calculating his direction nicely, with
a running Jump launched himself nut
owe the street.
The momentum OF his leap carrisA
him well out over the heads of the
throng assembled In the street and
truly toward that window where Rose
was waiting. Then It's force slack,
ened. For ar awful instant he be-
lieved that he had failed. But with the
last expiring OF impetus, he was
brought within %grasping distance OF
the window sill.
Hauling himself up. he gathered her
into his arms .
A great tongue OF tawny fame licked
angrily out OF the windows a. he
swung her back TO safety.
Cro BE CoNTINUnDl
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surprise had gained the closed door
before they recovered and sought 70
stay him.
Indifferent TO them all. he shook the
knob and shouted: "Rosel Rose!"
Her cry came back to him, a muf.
fed scream Alan! Helpl Hslpi"
Backing away with n mad idea OF
throwing himself bodily against tho
door and breaking II down. he was sud.
denly confronted by n hideous mask OF
humanity--face OF nan oil misshapen.
bruised and swollen and dishgured
with smears OF dried blood and q dirty
bandage round his temples. but mons
the less vaguely recognizable.
The words that streamed from Ito
distorted lips drove recognition homo
Gee, feilers, look't Who's here! II
Il Amt tn guy what threw me of'p
that girder this mornin'. Stand bach
and let me kill tn"
without the hesitation OF q heart
beat Alan swung heavily for the thugs
Jaw. The blow went solidly homo
l ne man ltll iihe ~ poiNo VA
Pandemonium ensued. Rallying 20
their comrade, the ruffians attacked
Alan with one mind and one intent
Murder would have been done then
and there had II not been for a rotten
banister.rail. which gave way, precipi
tating the lot 70 the ground floor OF
the hallway.
simultaneously the lamp on the wall
was struck from Its bracket and
crashed to the floor. It's glase well
breaking and loosing a food OF kero
sene 10 receive the burning wick. The
explosion followed instantly. In 0
trice the hallway was a lake OF burn
ing oil. and hungry flames were lick
Ing up the rotting wallpaper and eat
ing into decayed baseboards aad stair
treads.
Still fighting like Q mailman. con
testing every foot OF the way, Alap
was borne down the hall and u oi
the front door. A scream Of "Fire!'
greeted him as he reeled out into the
open. II was echoed by a dozen
throats.
The doorway vomited men and
women OF the tenement. They choked
It for n time. blocking both egress and
ingress, BY the time they broke out
and left the way clear a solid wall OF
flame stood behind II.
Thrice Alan essayed 20 pass that
barrier OF fire, and thrice II threw him
back. Then, struggling and kicking
to release himself and try again, he
was seized By a brace OF a~ble.bodied
policemen and rushed nifty ieet from
the house before let go.
Lack OF breath checked him momen.
tarily.
He looked up. dashing from his
smarting eyes tears drawn by the
sitting clouds OF smoke, and saw
vaguely ut the second story window q
oma leaning out and shrieking for
help.
That II was hopeless 10 attempt tho
staircase he we'll knew. Drawing
aside. he endeavored to come to his
sober senses, and cast about for some
more feasible way 10 effect the rescue
OF his Rose.
The tenement occupied one ce.nef~.
OF a narrow street. Directly spposite,
Il storage warehouse stood upon tho
other corner. Before this last was the
common landing stage for truck de.
liveries. protected by a shed.roo,.
And. suspended from a timber that
peered out over the caves. n hosting
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sYNopsis.

. 81 Hearts 10 the death .sisn" sm-
eloysd by Seneca Urine IN the private war
% vengeance which. through the agency OF
ME daughter, Judith. q woman Of violent
passions like his own. he wages against Alan
Av. son OF the man NOV dead who was
.nnooentiy responsible for the accident which
rendered Urine q helpless cripple for life
Aisn is In love with Rose. Judith's twin and
eeuole. though In all else her opposite. Ju-
attn vows TO eompass Alan's death. but he
sAvss her life under dramatic circumstance
snd 90. unwittingly and unwiliinaly. wins
her love. Thereafter Judith 10 by turns
animated By the old hatred. the mes love.
aNd jsaioNHs Of Rosa
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01
THE UNITED STATES AND HUMANITY.


The
0 a revolution.
Great allies the United
with
the loan loated
hotes Europe the Government of the United States
position behalf of humanity, which
Iaendabe attitude if practice all we preach.
the United States
virtually 10OO0O00 the Allies
prolong
humanity the side the
peace?
principal bankers
this Government
humanity,
Allies
the the
be sacrificed Therefore, President
uphold the humanity"
sustained he without protest permits the citizens of this sub
scribe $1O0OO00O00 to prOlong the slaughter
business the bottom of the
upon
consideration, the should grant
request United lending
herself for goods that she had virtually sold to herself and the basis
BUTTON who's the button?"
pocket the other and then back until
million dollars has finally passed through each pocket
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01
LET ENGLAND SUE For PEACE.

the Angorench arrived the United States
foatd
adv the Marchlo
IN
Engshmen neither fight help
c
war
rebellion 1861 England
British Civil War would have of brief duration
The the United friendship
England needs that she should have avoided she
asks o the hod.
billion dollars. spent
wheels United would
that friendly
country the Thirteen began their fight English
preston.
# the brought
herself she should If the which England
New York thrown circulation in this the
would the benefit
peIdng shell and her allies
country
satis
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01
FIFTY Are DEAD in
AN OK. EXPLOSION
Huge Gasoline Tank Up at Ar
dm0re and 200 Are Badly
Hurt.

Ardmore, Ok, Sept. 27,-F'ifty per-
sons are believed to have been killed
and at least 200 injured, most of them
dangerously, late today when $50
barrel tank of gasoline, standing near
the Santa Fe freight office, in the
business district exploded.
Thirty-one bodies had been recover
ed at II o'clock tonight. The tremend-
Gus force of the explosion RACED many
buildings and threw the burning gaso-
line in every direction. A few minutes
later the whole town was at the mercy
of a score of fires.
At at late hour tonight the flames
were under control and the city was
placed under martial law. The death
list cannot be completed until the
bodies are dug from buildings near the
scene which were wrecked by the ex-
plosion or burned.
Two workmen were busy on the tank
at the time it exploded. They were
blown to atoms Immediately after the
detOnation, excited persons were seat
tering in every direction, and many
left the city. Glass fronts were blown
from stores blocks away and many Of
their employers were severely injured
by the glass.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01
man Who ESCAPED
BENTON JAIL BACK
Charles Pigue Broke Leg in Leap
Out Window and Returns
To Prison.

Charles Pigue, one of the prisoners
who escaped from the Scott County
Jail at Benton, has returned to the
prison and asked that he again be per-
mitted to occupy his cell. The three
men who escaped from the bastilc
while Sheriff Ellis was in Sikeston, at
tending the fair, gained their liberty
by digging a hole in the wall of the
Jail.
In order to reach the ground on the
outside of the prison, it was necessary
for them to jump from the second
floor Of the building. In striking the
ground, Pigue's left leg was fractured.
He dragged himself from the scene,
but after a few hours absence, return
ed and asked to be again locked up.
A report reached Cape Girardeau
yesterday that the night following the
Jail delivery, the Benton Bank was
dynamited, and Pigue was later found
with a broken leg. This rumor was
erroneous. One corner of the bank
collapsed on the day the men broke
out of Jail, but the accident was caus-
by an excavation made near the bank
in the construction of d new heating
plant. No ono was injured by the col
LAPSE.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01
THE CITY's UNwELCoME GUESTS.

According this has been infested with
the This influx of thieves and other
undesabs number that
this week Cimarlaau.
expected
be- And that requires
welfare that number
small the should be doubled when the demands
For safety sake police would valuable Cape
week Pedestrians night
the are unsafe
The only know that police characters invading the
police
looking prowIng
especially and
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01
THE DEMOCRATIC RALLY.

The Democratic rally October IA will afford the
opportunity best the Democratic through
learn what the
the political history of this and the people will
what has been done and what be o the
The Democrats making mistake
This the State large
political party another
Politically in
be ignored in the future
This welcome the
the festivities will find the people here listen
i IS successful.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01
BAD CHECK ARTIST
CANVASSESSALOONS
FORCES Lee Aibert's Name On 2
for $l2 Each-POlice on
Trail.

Following the discovery last night
that bad check artist had virtually
''canvassed" the saloons on Broadway,
cashing bad paper for sums of SIP, the
police Immediately began a city-wide
search for the man who is believed to
have put out the forged checks.
The man is described as weighing
about IT'S pounds, he was slightly I'M
der feet tall and was clad in rough
working overalls with a black work
mans cap.
The checks that he passed were
made out to George Martin" for SIP
and were signed by "The Midget Val
ley Flour Milling Co., by Lee L. Al
bert, Mgr"
1t was discovered that the signature
was complete forgery on both checks
passed, which were discovered by the
police.
Before s o'clock the man entered the
saloon of Claude Speaks, under the
Terminal Hotel. He proffered his check
in payment for a glass of beer. The
man still had wood shavings sticking
to his clothing, Speaks said, and be-
lieved the check was all right.
cashed it for him and subsequent
ly banked the check along with several
others. At the bank the check was
caught The Signature was not that
of Mr.. Albert, it was found. In many
particulars the signatures differed and
the bank refused payment.
Speaks Immediately communicated
with Albert, who told Speaks that he
had given a check to no such person
as Speaks described. Speaks then no.
titled the police and the search for the
man began.
At the Broadway saloon, the man
had entered and had been told to cash
| his check at the bank which still was
open at the time he had entered there
The man said he would and walked
out without another word. At the
saloon of W. H. Seehausen, the man
was waited upon by A. Seehausen The
check appeared to be good and was
cashed
4 few hours later Chief Hutson
went into Seehausen's place and asked
him if he had encountered a bogus
check. Seehausen insisted that he had
not. When the man was described to
him, he remembered having served the
man.
Hutson examined TIE check the man
had given him and found it was almost
identical with that given to Speaks.
The police investigation last night
! showed that he had been turned down
at several other places along Broad
way. The investigation was carried on
Main street and into Haarig, but nc
trace of the man could be found there
Since the discovery of the forgCries
but one freight train left town and
that was carefully inspected by the
police in an endeavor to catch the man
making his getaway.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01

Attorney
This probably
O. Gordons family will be the States payroll
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01
ALLENVILLE CHIEF
SHOOTS PRISONER
Ma: shall Wounds Man in Leg
and Drives Him to Town
for Doctor.

A man who was a prisoner in the
charge of City Marshal Jack Dudley
of Allenville, last night was shot and
wounded seriously in the right leg in
the outskirts Of the town by the mar
shall. The exact cause of the shooting
could not be learned last night.
1t is believed that the man attempt
ed to escape from the marshal who
was taking him to the city Jail, and
the shooting occurred at that time.
The mans name is given over the
long distance telephone as John Lisby
He is painter who lived near the
center of the town.
Following the shooting, Marshal
Dudley loaded the man into buggy
and drove him into the town, where
he obtained the services of DIR. Pres
noff in attending to the mans wound.
The doctor found that the man was in
no immediate danger Of dying.
1t was said that Lisby is a son of
the city marshal at Puixco. He lived
with the family Of Luther Christians.
Following the shooting a large
crowd gathered about the buggy of
Marshal Dudley as ne drove his pris-
oner to town. After having received
medical treatment, the man was
lodged overnight at a private house
where he was kept under guard
1t was said III AlIenville that the
cause of his arrest was for a minor
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01
NORMAL BACKFIELD
LEARNING END RUNS
To Use New Method of Football
Attack on SikestOn
Oct. 8.

Despite the fact that race horse
men, cattle men, farmers and business
men yesterday afternoon were busy
preparing for the opening of the Cape
County Fair today at the Fairgrounds,
the boys of the Normal football team
went through their regular routine
practice in the middle of the race track
field.
Sikeston is the next team that will
face Courleux's eleven, and by the time
that game is played, the Sikeston boys
will have to go some to have even a
look-in.
They are going to have to be fast
as we'll as heavy to stop the attack of
the Courleux machine. In the last
week, since the Jackson game, the
coach has been doing a lot of work
with the Normal football men, and in
the scrimmage that was staged at the
close of the practice yesterday after
noon, the improvement was plainly ap-
parent.
In the Jackson game, the Normal
boys had virtually but one system of
attack. That was simply to smash
through their opponents line for
whatever gain the backs could get.
The heavy tackles on the Normal team
in the first game enabled the back
field men often times to get through
to JacksOn's second defense before be-
ing downed.
Courleux apparently is satisfied for
time with the smashing power of
his backfield. He now is beginning to
get their speed up and to teach them
how to run the ends.
That was the system of attack that
was tried out on the scrubs yesterday.
The Normal boys have caught the no.
ton of team work. They ran inter-
ference against the scrubs and they
gained ground on a field heavy with
mud.
The two Schultz boys showed up
particularly well in getting around the
scrubs ends. Time after time, the
first team carried the ball over for a
touchdown and were taken back about
81 yards to work the ball forward BY
end runs again.
Courleux, at the close OF practice
yesterday, indicated that he intends to
keep drilling his men on thu PROPOSE
ton of getting around the crds for
gains for the remainder of the weel;
and probably all of next week. 1t is
expected that by the time the game
with Sikeston is played, tie Normal
backs VIII be in tip-top shape for end
runs.
The Sikeston game will be played at
the Fairgrounds, Friday, October s,
Adviccs from Sikeston report that the
High School there will have a good
team in the field. The squad there will
average about $50 pounds, and it is
said that the eleven will be fast.
But five old men have returned for
the team and the Sikeston aggrega-
ton will be composed for the most
part of new men on the High School
team However, it is said many of the
new men have had experience at the
game.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01

Miss Regina Friant has gone to Chi
cagc. where Ehe pill enter schcol.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01
ROADS BUY ties,
GOOD times OMEN
John King Timber Agent Tells of
Increased Activity in
His Business.

As an omen of returning activity on
the part Of railroads, John King, a
timber agent located in the Cape for
the T. J. Moss Tie Co., last night
pointed out that the railroads recently
lav emOre than doubled their pur-
chases of railroad ties.
The renewed purchases of ties seem
to mean that the roads are making
Improvements in their lines and in
some instances new track is being laid.
There was for a time there" King
remarked, that it was pretty hard
to sell load of ties. Now they are
coming after them strong and it looks
like business will continue good all
winter.
The railroads are doing something
with them guess they are replac-
ing deprecated material at any rate
King is tie agent for a company that
some months ago invOiced 2,500,000
ties on hand. His company has been
furnishing ties for so years and at the
start bought lot of land south of the
Cape.
Now the timber agents Just contract
to clear land without buying it out
right
Ties have fallen in price in the last
year, King declared. A year ago, the
price on good ties was 45 cents each
Now the good ones can be purchased
for Sc cents each, and in fact, that is
what King now is paying.
The white oak makes the best rail
road tie. according to the expert lum-
Der man, and it is said that in this
part of the State, most of the white
oak that is suitable for making ties is
disappearing.
The tie makers are forced to fall
back upon the red oak, which makes Il
good tie. Many farmers have remark
ed in the tie making business and en-
ploy time when they have nothing
mere important to do for their crops in
which to manufacture railroad ties.
The ordinary tie maker who works
at that for a living gets about II to
Is cents for each tie that he turns out
with his ak and hatchet. The better
the grade of lumber is, the smaller is
his pay. King said that a good tie
maker will turn out twenty-five ties
in a day.
THE trouble with the average tie
man, however" he said, "is that he
will work for two or three days and
make a little money, enough to Stavc
off the grocer maybe, and then he
quits work for couple days, takes his
gun and dog and goes hunting in the
woods. That is true of the men who
are tie makers in the hill country in
the OZarks and south of here"
King declared that timber is pres
cnt in large quantities for tie making
even vet. and that there is small
chance of a shortage soon.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is about
the only line in the United States that
is following Il policy of systematic re-
placement in tie making by growing
trees on the right Of way, with Il view
of having them for ties sometime in
the future
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01

Candidates, propose Missouri,
plank IN their platforms calling thorough capital
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
COMMERCE UNDER TAFT KILLED
BENJAMIN Fl. Cable Loses Life in Au-
t0mobile Accident in Mas
sachusetts.

Byefield, Mass, Sept. 27.-Benjamin
H. Cable of indianapolis, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce and Labor un-
der President Taft, was killed in an
accident here today.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01
WIFE OF sen. LODGE, DEAD

Nahant, Mass, Sept. 23.-Thc sud
den death from heart disease of Mrs.
Henry Cabot Lodge, wife of Senator
Lodge, at her home here last night,
was announced today. Mrs. Lodge was
65 years old.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-01
MIR. BARKER MAY IMPROVE.


fourth ruling and the three
technically
all the time If Mr. Barker his
will eventually that the
they elected him.
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work Ia each town. the town mer'
chant TO get the benefit OF this pun
licity, which was 10 be paid for oy
the association. :.
About 100 merchants fell Tor
Foster proposition and paid over the
money to one Of Fosters representa-
tivvs. The district attorney IL Also
inclined to believe that Foster was
working the manufacturers on the
other end Of his sale scheme.
A warrant will be sworn out for
Foster, charging him with fraudulent
use OF the mails. He promised his
clients 10 launch his campaign OF
publicity on Oct. Is, but around the
FIRST OF the month he sent out let
ters postponins the start until Nov.
Is, explaining that the big rush Of
business was the cause Of the delay.
The district attorney II waiting to
hear from the small town mer-
chants who have been "stung."