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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-09-16
Splendid Offers Here
These properties offer the
Chance you have been seeking.
They won't be on the market
long. So act quick.

nice residence and lot in the town
OF Plain Dealing.
II you want 40 acres of first-class
farm land (about 25 acres in cultivation
within three miles of Plain Dealing, on
q public road and rural mail route, at
SlU per acre, see me.
A bargain!-2O0 acres of well inn
proved, fertile land, 100 in cultivation,
~ will grow ribbon cane; four good
houses; near school and church. Six
and half miles east of Plain Dealing.
l60 acres-30 under fence, 1870 in orig
mai timber, less pine cut off. Enough
ne timber on the land to more than pay
Tor it. A four-room house and other
improvements. Fine cattle and hog
range. Three miles from Red Land
TRADED School; free transportation for
pupils. Price, $3.50 per acre.
A tract of 120 acres-50 acres in cul-
uvatlon, 20 acres in enclosed pasture,
remaining portion in original woods. A
hve-f -foon dwelling, tenant houses, barn,
stables and three good wells. Six miles
rom Plain Dealing, free transportation
70 graded school located within four
miles, on rural mail delivery route, tel
ephone, etc. One of the best farms OF
q It's size in this section. For quick sale,
siz.01 per acre, one-third cash. If you
want good home, you can't beat this
Apply at once.
]. t. MANRY. Plain Dealing. La.
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e sense Of responsibility which exalted
him into sturdier manhood
Be1ea met him in i pretty gown.
dress he had never seen her wear. Il
costume which transformed her into
something entirely feminine. She seem
ed to have put away the self reliant
manner of the trail and in it's stead
presented the lambent gaze. the trem-
ulous lips Of the bride. AS he looked
at her thus transhgured his heart cast
out its hesitancy. and he entered upon
his new adventure without further
question or regret.
1t was o'clock of fine. clear, gold
en- afternoon as they said goodby to
McFarlane and started eastward. as if
for little drive. Berrie held the reins
in spite of Wayland's protestations.
These bronchos are only about half
busted" she said They need watch
ing. | know them better than you do"
Therefore he submitted. well knowing
that she was entirely competent and
fully Informed.
At last the topmost looming crags
of the continental divide cut the sky
line. and then in the smooth hollow
between two rounded grassy SUBMITS
Berrie halted. and they all silently
contemplated the two worlds. To the
west and north lay an endless spread
Of mountains. wave on wave. snow
lined. savage slllen in the dying light.
while to the east and southeast the
|. foothills faded into the plain. whose
dim cities, insubstantial as flecks in a
veil of violet mist. We're hardly dis
tinguishable without the aid Of glasses.
Berrie turned in her seat and was
about to take up the reins when Way
land asserted himself. ''Wait mo-
ment. Here's where my dominion be-
gins Here's where you change seats
with me. am the driver now"
She looked ut him with questioning.
smiling glance "Can yon drive? It's
all the way downhill--and Steep
"If can't I'll ask your aid. I'm old
enough to remember the family car
riage. I've even driven a four in
| hand.'
Their descent was rapid. but it was
| long after dark before they reached
Flume. which lay up the valley to the
! right. 1t was q poor little decayine
mining town set against the hillside
| and had but one hotel. a sun warped
and sagging pine building just above
| the station.
Not much like the Profile house.
said Wayland as he drew up to the
porch. "But I see no choice"
"There isn't any," Berrie assured
| him,
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ers." He went on after Il pause.
"She's never seen much of city life.
bat she'll hold her own anywhere, you
can gamble on that"
"She has wonderful adaptability,
know answered Wayland slowly.
but don't like to take her away
from here-from you"
IF you hadn't come she would have
married Cliff. and what kind of life
would she have led with him?" de-
manded McFarlane Il knew Cliff was
rough. but | couldn't convince her that
he was cheap. live only for her hap
piness. my boy. and. though know
you will take her away from me. be,
lieve you can make her happy. and So
give her over to you. AS to time and
place. arrange that with-her mother.
He turned and walked away, unable
| to utter another word
Wayland's throat was aching also
and he went back into the house with
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WV hotel. Il am in command of
y this expedition. From this
on I lead this outfit. When it comes
to hotels. railways and the like O. that
I'm head ranger"
Mrs. McFarlane. tired. hungry and a
little dismayed, accepted his control
gladly. but Berrie could not at once
slip aside her responsibility. Tell the
hostler'-
Not wordr' commanded Norcross.
and the girl. with Il smile. submitted to
his guidance. and thereafter his eff
cheney. his self possession. his tact de-
lighted her. He persuaded the sulen
landlady to get them supper He Sc
cured the best rooms in the house and
arranged for the care of the team.
Berrie was correspondingly less mas
culine. In drawing off her buckskin
driving gloves she had put away the
| cowgirl and was silent. Il little sad
even in the midst Of her enjoyment of
| his dictatorship. And when he said.
IF my father reaches Denver in time
| want you to meet him." she looked
the dismay she felt. :
"Fll do it. but I'm scared of him."
You needn't be. I'll see him first
and draw his fire."
| Mrs. McFarlane interposed. I'VE
must do little shopping first. We
can't meet your father as we are
Very well. 1t is arranged We get in
| u e-tr -
to the biggest shop in town. If we
work with speed Wen be able to lunch
with my father. He'll be at the Pal
mer House at L.
Berrie said nothing, either in accept
ance or rejection Of his plan. Hel
mind was concerned with new concep
tions. new relationships. and when In
the hall he took her face between his
hands and said. Cheer up! All is not
lost! she put her arms about his
neck and laid her cheek against hi:
breast to hide her tears ''Oh. Way
land. I'm such an idiot in the city. I'm
afraid your father will despise me-"
| She woke to new life next morn
ing-a life of compliance. of following
OF dependence upon the Judgment o
another. She stood in silence while
her lover paid the bills. bought til,
tickets and telegraphed their coming t,
his father. She acquiesced when h,
prevented her mother from telephon
ing to the ranch. She complied whe,
he countertnanded her order to hav
the team sent back at once. His iudg
ment ruled. and she enjoyed her sud
aen freedom from responsibility.
was novel, and it was very sweet t
think that she was being cared for a
she had cared for and shielded him il
the world Of the trail.
In the railway coach WayIand tact
fully withdrew. leaving mother an
daughter to discuss clothes undisturt
ed by his presence.
I'VE must look our best. honey" sal
Mrs. McFarlane I'VE will go RICH
, to Nine. Crosby at Battles, and She
| | fit US out | wish we had more time
but we haven't. so we must do th
best we can
Il want WaFland to choose my hs
and travelling suit" replied Rerrie
| .'Of course But you've got to hay
lot of other things besides" An
. they bent to the joyous work of NAL
ing out list of goods to be purchase
!. as soon as they reached Chicago.
!, Wayland came back with a Denv,
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CHAPTER XVII.
A Matter cf Dress.

u YELL. now" Wayland went
IA on us they stepped off at the
NM hotel. II am in command of
this expedition. From this
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He won't. If he does I'll have him
arrested for trying to kill Wayland."
retorted Berrie.
And make the whole thing worse!
No; you are all going to cross the
range. You can start out as if for
little turn round the valley and just
naturally keep going. 1t can't do any
court"
"One would think we were a lot Of
criminals" remarked Wayland
That's the way you'll be treated"
retorted McFarane. "Belden has re-
tanned old Whitby. the foulest old brute
in the business. and he'll bring you
all into it il he can"
But running away from it will not
prevent talk" argued his wife.
Not entirely, but talk and testimony
are two different things. Suppose they
call daughter to the stand? Do you
want her cross examined as to what
basis there was for this gossip? They
know something of Cliffs being let out
and that will inflame them. He may
be at the mill this minute"
Il guess you're right" said Norcross
sadly. Our delightful excursion into
the forest has led US into a predica-
ment from which there Is only one
way of escape. and that is flight"
McFarane was again called to the
telephone. Landon, with characteristic
brevity. conveyed to him the fact that
Mrs. Belden was ut home and busily
phoning scandalous stories about the
country. If you don't stop her she's
! going to poison every. ear in the val
ley" ended the ranger.
You'd think they'd all know my
daughter well enough not to believe
anything Mrs. Belden says" respond
ed McFarlane bitterly
"All the boys are ready to do what
Tony did But nobody can stop this
Old fools mouth but you. Cliff has
disappeared. and that adds to the ex-
| element
THANK the boys for me-" said Nc.
Farlane. land tell them not to fight.
Tell 'em to keep cool. 1t will all be
cleared up soon."
AS McFarlane went out to order the
horses hooked up Wayland followed
him as far as the bars. I'm conscience
smitten over this thing. supervisor. fol
| am aware that am the cause of all
| your trouble"
| Don't let that worry you" respond
ed the older man. But he spoke with
effort. 1T can't be helped. It was al
unavoidable -s...
| The most appalling thing to me is
the fact that not even your daughters
popularity can neutralize the gossip o1
Il woman like Mrs. Be!den. My being
an outsider counts against Berrie. ant
I'm ready to do anything-anything.
he repeated earnestly. II love youl
daughter. Mr.. McFarlane. and I'm
ready to marry her at once If you thinl
best. She's a noble girl. and canno
bear to be the cause of her calumnia
ton
There was mist in the supervisor:
Eyes us he turned them on the young
man. I'm right glad to hear you sa.
that, my boy" He reached out hi
hand. and Wayland took it. Il knew
you'd say the word when the tim,
came. / didn't know how strongl.
she felt toward you till today. knew
she liked you. of course. for she salt
50, but l didn't know that she hat
plum set her heart on you. I didn'
expect her to marry city man, but
like you. and-well. she's the doctor
What suits her suits me. Don't yol
he afraid of her not meeting all com
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Bear Tooth. and Miss Berea Is the able
assistant of her father. We are all
rank conservationists."
Norcross senior examined Berrie pre-
cisely as If his eyes were couple OF
Z ray tubes. and as she flushed under
his slow scrutiny he said. II was not
expecting to find the forest service in
such hands,
Wayland laughed
81 hope you didn't mash his fingers.
Berrie.'
She smiled guiltily. I'm afraid
did. l hope didn't hurt you-some-
times forget"
Norcross senior was waking up. "Yon
have most extraordinary grip. What
did it-piano practiceY
Wayland grinned. "Piano! No-the
cinch."
1.-THE whaty'
Wayland explained Miss McFar-
lane was brought up on ranch. She
can rope and tie a steer, saddle her
own horse, pack an outfit and all the
rest of it,
Oh! Kind OF cowgirl, enE
Mrs. McFarlane, eager to put Ber-
! rie's better part forward, explained:
She's our only child. Mr. Norcross.
| and as such has been constant COM
panion to her father. She's not all
4 cowhand. She's been to school, and
she can cook and sew as we'll"
"Mrs. McFarlane comes from an old
] Kentucky family. father. Her grand
father helped to found college down
there"
Wayland's anxious desire to create
favorable impression of the women
did not escape the lumberman. but his
face remained quite expressionless as
he replied:
IF the life of a cowhand would give
you the vigor this young lady appears
to possess I'm not sure but you'd bet
ter stick to it.
Wayland and the two women ex-
changed glances of relief.
Z "Why not tell him now? they SEEM
ed to ask. But he said: There's a long
story to tell before we decide on my
career. Let's finish our lunch. How
Is mother. and how are the girls?
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~ If YOU intend to enter your son
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Economy Tip.

"My tobacconist tells me that II !
will stick my cigars in my vest pocket
20 that the small end Is out instead OF
the big end I'll lose fewer cigars. " :
"Tye better plan that that Stick
'em in your coat pocket so that they
i0n't show at ALL Boston Transcript.
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Concluded In neat aUeek's Banner.
o,conneIl's Bull.

O'Connell. the great Irish agitator.
being pesrered by a stranger for his au-
tograph. returned the following an.
swer.
Sir Yours requesting my autograph -
received. have been SO bothered with
similar impertinences that I'll be blessed
II | send it. Your obedient servant
DANIEL OCONNELL
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This serial story will come to
a close next week. Watch
for the opening installment
of "LahOma of Oklahoma"
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Love all. trust few, do wrong to
Aone. Shakespeare.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-08
Team Standing.
MAGEE BARS ETTES.

Browns Wells, Miss, March S.-Be- lieving that he was not violating the edict of Robert B. Ward, presid lent of the Brooklyn Federal league club in regard to the Tip Tops giving ex- hibitions of baseball on Sundays, Manager Magee had his squad of twen- ty-fOur ball tOssers out upon the dia- mond yesterday, and although the weather was bit chilly the entire squad had a three-hour work out. Grover Land, the big catcher, received slight injury over his right eye when bat slipped from the hands of Jim Delehanty, who was hitting fungoes to the outfielders. Manager Magee has laid down a set of rules that should tend to keep the players in good shape throughout the season, cigarettes and the drinking of in to1icants are barred, and the men must be in bed at midnight.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-08
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EXTRA FROM BRIDGEPORT!
Another Buyer in Mad Scramble to
 Purchase Club.

Bridgeport, March 8.-Real pepper was injected into the long drawn out attempt to sell the Bridgeport baseball franchise when Secretary Hugh F. Reddy announced that To- cal man, a chap with a little green stuff to his credit, is now at work organ izing a stock company to take the franchise from the hands of owner John H. Fireman. Secretary Reddy said that he would know the result of this effort within a week, and that if it fell through, Owner Freeman would probably decide to run the club again.
 Owner John has clipped quite a he wanted for the franchise a year ago. At that time he claimed it was worth $S,o00 and he refused to sell for anything less, but now he will accept $5,000 for the club and be satisfied to quit baseball. <rt -......
 Secretary Reddy. who carries on all negotiations for MT. Freeman said that he had instructions to sell if possible. In the event that the lat est scheme does not go through it is likely that MT. Freeman will take another chance.
 He likes the game but can't afford to humor his hobby when it costs him as much as it has during the last two seasons.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-08
9POTtOgTaphy BY GRAVY"
BY "GRAVY."

Of all the fistic knights who have won fame and glory in the ring since James Figg introduced the manly art" nearly two centuries ago, prac- tically all have retired into Obscurlty after their fighting days were oVer- Dissipation has claim ed many of them as early victims, alth ough surpr1slng number of ring heroes have lived to a ripe old age, although reduced to a humble position in life.
 Of the few pugilistic champions who have gained honors in other lines oI endeavor after quitting the ring John Gully was perhaps the most consplcu- ous and brilliant. He became mem- Der of the British Parliament-the only pugilist to hold a seat in that body. Only one other bruiser ever at tained so exalted a position as a law maker, and that was John Morrissey, who was champion of America in the sos, and afterward made fortune on the turf and was elected to the Unit ed States congress. There are num- Der of ex-boxers in state legislatures, including Eddie Santry in Illinois and Marty McCue in New York, but Mor- rissev was the only fighter elected to congress.
 
 anniversary of the death of John Gull ly, at the age of eighty, full of years and honors. He had won the cham pionship of England, and in after life twice captured the classic Derby with his horses and sat in Parliament two sessions. As a mine owner he amassed a fortune of several millions. When he died on March g, 1863, an immense concourse of people, including the mayor and corporation of Pontefract, followed the coffin to it's last resting place. ....... .
 Gully's career was full of romance. He was the son of a publican, and in his youth supported his mother by working as butcher Becoming in- yolved in debt. he left Bristol and went to London, where he was thrown into the Marshalsea prison for debt ors He was rescued by Henry Pearce 'the Game Chicken" who was cham | pion of England in 1S05. Soon after his release Gully fought his friend Pearce in the ring, and was defeated after a memorable battle. Tn 1907 1 Gully became champion by whipping ] Bob Gregson and in the following year Gully was again the victor.
 After that Gully retired from the ilHS ana became a DOokmaker. He made large sums on the turf and in- vested his winnings in mining land, which, providing very valuable, made him a millionaire He then bought some of the greatest race horses of that period, and in 1S46 he won the Derby with Pyrrhis the First, and the Oaks with Mendicant. In 1854 he again captured the Derby with An dover. In 1882 he was elected to Parliament from Pontefract. He was twice married, and had twelve child- ren. So popular was he that when he stood for Parliament his opponent. Lord Peterborough, withdrew and left him a clear field
 Charles Greville, in his Memoirs described Gully as, "rema rlx bly l graceful and even dignified in his ac-
New Britain herald., 1915-03-08

the boundaries of his bounden duty
 But his attitude toward his employ CTS had to be acquired, and he is to be praised for the way he has conducted himself on and off the diamond. Wagner has always been absolutely anlenable to discipline. In this re- spect he was vastly differen from some other stars who might be mentioned. Wagner was never what is known as 8 record player With him the teams interests were always para mount He has lodged the limelight wherever and whenever possible and has always refusesd to use his base ball reputation for his own personal aggrandizement, aside from the salary which he legitimately earned
 Johnny Evers hit the nail squarely> on the head in his letter which was read at the Wagner dinner, when he wrote: " ou hear about second Cobbs 'an- other Lajoie, but you never hear about second Wagners. Why? Simply because there never will be a second Wagner. He is in a closs by himself' This a greceful, but well deserved pliment.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-08
YALE AND PRINCETON
 IN FIGHT FOR TITLE
Game Tomorrow Night May Decide
 College Championship.

Princeton and Yale, still neck and basketball league race, will settle the question of supremacy in an all de- cisive game tom orroW night when the pair meet in New Haven. It will not team but each is equally sure of win ming it's final encounter so that to- morrow's game will without question decide the title holder. By defeating trouncing Dartmouth on Saturday, Yale maintained itself in the tie for first place a deadlock which neither team has been able to break for three weeks. Each has won and lost two games
 Cornell assured itself of at least tic for second place in the league standing by defeating Columbia at Ithaca on Friday. The Ithacans wind up their season tonight when they face Dartmouth at Ithaca, and should have little difficulty in winning at the ex- pense of the hapless Green five Columbia by reason of a bad reversal of form, will find worse lodgment than 1t has ever had in the league since it was organized. Fourth place is the best the team from New York can get and it looks as if it will finish the season with only an even break but it can hardly be expected to defeat the all-powerful Tiger five when the two meet at Princeton on Friday
 Pennsylvania brought it's season to an end in the game with Yale, and has only three victories out of ten starts to it's credit. The Quakers beat Dartmo outh twice and Columbia once. That is the extent of their prowess as ccnquerers. Dartmouth is the most unfortunate team that ever played in the league and there is little prospect that it will win a game in it's sea sons work. It meets Cornell and Yale this week and defeat in each game seems a foregone conclusion. Dartmouth has eight defeats in eight starts as it's unenviable record.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-08

of 71 passes and led in sec ring with 118 runs. Granted that organized baseball's rating of the Federal league approaches accuracy. Kauff must be considerable player to have compiled that sort of record even in the At lantic league.
 There are two main reasons for Kauff's desire to join the Giants Ben nie has great regard for McGraw as a manager, and. above all, he is re- ported to be fiat broke. Kauff is said to have passed very active social season in Indianapolis. When the season closed he owned three automo- piles.