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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-21
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SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER LIN the New York hons
OF James Brood Dawes and Riggs, his
two old pensioners and comrades. await
the coming OF Brood's son Frederic TO
Brood. but Frederic, after reading.
throws 1t into the fire and leaves the
room without n word
CHAPTER I1-Frederlc tells Lydia
Desmond, his fiancee, that the message
announces his fathers marriage and or
ders the house prepared for an immediate
Homecoming. Mrs. Desmond. the house
keeper and Lydia's mother. tries TO cool
Frederic's temper at the impending
changes.
CHAPTER III-Brood ana his bride ar
rive. She wins Frederic's liking at first
meeting. Brood shows dislike and yelled
hostility to his son.
CHAPTER IV-Lydia and Mrs. Brood
meet In the Jade room. where Lydia works
as Brood's secretary. The room. domi
mated by great gold Buddha, Brood's
father Confcssor. is furnished in oriental
magniiiCenCe. Mrs Brood, after a talk
with Lydia. which leaves the latter puz-
rled, is disturbed by the appearance OF
Ranjab. the Hindu servant OF Brood
CHAPTER MRS Brood MAKES
changes In the household and gains her
husbands consent to send Mrs. Desmond
and Lydia away. She tries 10 fathom the
mystery OF Rrood's separation from his
fist wife before her death, and his dis
like OF his SON but fails.
CHAPTER VI-Mrs Brood fascinates
Frederic. They visit Lydia and her moth
er in their new apartment Mrs, Brood
begins To fear Ranjab in his uncanny ap-
p,urunCes and disappenrances and Fred
eric. remembering his fathers East Indian
stories and firm belief In magic. fears un-
known evil
CHAPTER VII-Raniab performs feats
OF magic for Dawes and Riggs.
CHAPTER NIIl-FrederiC's father. jeal-
Gus. upjustly orders his son from the
dinner table as drunk. Nvonne follows
Frederic TO the jade-room and Influences
him to apologize to his father and tie
guests for his alleged lapse, which puZ-
Eles the father Brood tells the story of
Raniab's life to his guests lie KILLED a
woman" who was unfaithful to him.
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CHAPTER X.
OF a Music.Master.

A month passed. Yvonne held the
destiny of three persons in her hand
They were like hgures on a chess
board and she moved them with the
sureness. the rnerring instinct of any
skilled disciple of the philosopher
game. They were puppets; she
'anged them about her stage in swift
hanging pictures and applauded her
iwn effectiveness. There we're no re-
hearsals. The play was going on all
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brown hand that was forever fascinat-
ing her with its uncanny deftness.
Twice in the night she had clutched
ner husbands shoulder in the terror
of a dream, and he had soothed her
with the comfort Of his strong arms.
She was like little child afraid of
he dark"
Her influence alone prevented the
foung man from carrying out his
threat At first he was as firm as a
-ock in his determination. He was
.ettiug his few possessions together
his room when she tapped on his
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know what you are doing to the boy ?
he asked bluntly.
quite as well as know what you
are doing to him." she replied quickly
He stiffened. Cant you see what II
Is coming to-"
Yes. He was on the point of leaving
your house, never to come back to II
again. That's what 1t is coming to,
she said. lively.
"Why-why, he'd starve!' cried the
man, shaken in spite of himself. "He
has never done a days labor, he
doesn't know how to earn a living
He"
And who is to blame? You, James
you! You have tied his hands. and
have penned him up in"
I'VE will not go into that" he inter.
rupted coldly.
Very well. have advised him to
bide his time"
1T sounds rather ominous"
"lf he waits long enough you may
discover that you love him and his 60
ing would give you infinite pain. Then
is the time for him to 60"
Good heavens!" he cried, in aston
ishment What a remarkable notion
of the fitness"
That will be his chance to repay
you for all that you have done for him,
James," said she, as calm as a May
morning.
by jove, you are puzzle to mel"
he exclaimed, and fine moisture
came out on his forehead
Let the boy alone, James," she
went on earnestly. He is"
See here, Yvonne," he broke in
sternly, that is a matter we cant dis.
cuss. You do not understand, and l
cannot explain certain things to you.
came here just now to ask you to be
fair to him, even though | may not ap-
pear to be. You are"
That is also a matter we cannot
discuss" said she calmly.
But it is thing we are going to
discuss, just the same" said he. sit
down, my dear, and listen to what ]
have to say. Sit down."
For a moment she faced him defiant
ly. He was no longer angry, and there.
in lay the strength that opposed her
She could have held her own with
him if he had maintained the angry at
titude that marked the beginning of
A C hot
fell after brief struggle against the
dominant power in his, and she
obeyed, but not without a significant
tribute to his superiority III the shape
cf an indignant shrug.
He took one Of her hands in his, and
stroked it gently, even patiently. Il
will come straight to the point. Fred
eric is falling in love with you. Wait
| do not blame him. He cannot help
himself. No more could I, for that
matter, and he has youth, which is a
spur that have lost. have watched
him. Yvonne. He is--to put it cold
loodedly-losing his head Leaving
me out of the question altogether If
you choose, do you think you are
quite fair to him? / am not disturbed
on your account or my own. but-well,
can't you see what a cruel position we
are likely to find ourselves"
Just a moment. James," she inter.
rupted, sitting up very straight in the
chair and meeting his gaze steadfast-
Iy. will you. spare me the conjectures
and come straight to the point, as you
have said"
He turned shade paler. Well" he
began deliberately, 1T comes to this,
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rheumatism is a disease character
muscles. The most common forms
are: Acute and Chronic Rheumatism
Rheumatic Headaches. Sciatic Rheu-
matism and Lumbago. All OF these
types can be helped absolutely by APP
plying some good liniment that pene-
trates. An application of Sloan's Lini-
mrnt two or three times a day to the
affected part, will give instant relief
Sloan's Liniment is good for pain, and
especially Rheumatic Pain, becauses
1t penetrates to the seat of the trou
Bile, soothes the afflicted part and
draws the pain "Sloan's Liniment is
all medicine" Get a 25c bottle now
Keep it handy in case Of emergency
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GAS, DYSPEPSIA
AND INDIGESTION
.Pape's Diapepsin" settles sour
gassy stomachs in Five
minutes-Time It!

You don't want slow remedy when
your stomach is bad--or an uncertain
one-or a harmful one-your stomach
is too valuable; you mustn't injure 1t.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its
speed in giving relief; its harmless
ness; its certain unfailing action In
regulating sick, sour, gassy stomachs.
Its millions of cures in indigestion,
dyspepsia, gastritls and other stomach
troubles has made 1t famous the world
over. ~
Keep this perfect stomach doctor In
your home-keep 1t handy-get large
fifty-cent case from any dealer and
then II anyone should eat something
which doesn't agree with them; II
what they eat lays like lead, ferments
and sours and forms gas: causes head
ache. dizziness and nausea; eructa-
tions of acid and undigested food
remember as soon as Papes Diapepsin
comes In contact with the stomach all
such distress vanishes. Its prompt
ness. certainty and ease in overcoming
the worst stomach disorders is q reve-
lation to those who try it.-Adv.
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EXCESSIVE BLOWING OF SOIL
Subject of Vital Importance to Many
Farmerf-Movin0 Dirt Acts Much
Like an Auaer in Action,

1t is only where there is excessive
blowing of the soil that damage oc.
ours. 1t is well-known fact that il
one can prevent the soil from start.
ing on the windward side, the prob
lem has been solved. When once the
wind begins to move the soil from the
windward side Of the field, the moving
dirt acts much like an auger, working
and twisting, loosening and tightening
the soil In front of 1t. until the wind
sweeps freely through or across the
field. taking the loosened soil and
leaving the exposed roots to wither
and die.
The movement of soil is natural.
Both wind and water serve as vehicles
for the continual carrying OF dirt from
place to place. It would be quite i'm
possible to prevent absolutely the
movement of soils, but 1t is by no
means an impossibility to prevent dan
eerous movement.
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SAGE TEA AND SULPHUR =
: DARkENS YOUR GRAY HAIR
Look Years Younaerl Try Grandmas
Recipe Of Sage and Sulphur and
Nobody VIII Know.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur properly compound.
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray; also ends dandruff, itching
scalp and stops falling hair. Years
ago the only way to get this mixture
was to make it at home, which IN
mussy and troublesome.
Nowadays We simply ask ut any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sui.
phur Hair Remedy" You will get 4
large bottle for about so cents. Every.
body uses this old, famous recipe, be.
cause no one can possibly tell that
you 'darkened your hair. as 1t. does 1t
30 naturally and evenly. You dampen
a sponge or soft brush with It and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at a time; by morn.
ing the gray hair disappears, and
after another application or two, your
hair becomes beautifully dark, thick
and glossy and you look years younger.
Adv.
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Say. Moon 10 Oval Shaped.

Astronomers will await with inter
est details of the experiment" car
ried out by Professor Stiattesi at Bo-
logna by which he claims to have
demonstrated that the moon is oval
shaped. -4tt
The moon is more easily measured
than any other heavenly body. but
though it has been measured thou
sands Of times no difference has been
detected between its polar and equa-
torial diameters. A clergyman recently
put forward the theory that the side
Of the moon always turned away from
the earth is of the same size and
shape as the great pyramid which, ac-
cording to Revelations, forms the
New jerusalem" Eventually. SO a.
serts the author of the theory. the
moon will fall on the earth. and the
hemisphere turned earthward will
bury itself In our planet, while tho
pyramidal New Jerusalem will project
above the rack and ruin Of the ele-
ments as the Celestial City, where the
faithful are to spend eternity.
This remarkable lunar theory has
been published with a preface by the
bishop Of Exeter.
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CHATTER XVII.

As the sun, after passing storm,
comes forth all the more gloriously. 70
the Joy Of their new-found friendship
changed the world for Bud and Ora
ella. The rainbow that glowed against
the retreating clouds held forth more
than . promise of sunshine for them.
and they conversed only of pleasant
things a. they rode on up the trail.
The dangers that still lay between
them and the border seemed very re-
mote, now. and neither gave them .
thought. There was no one In all the
wide world but just these two. this
man and woman who had found them
selves.
Twenty miles ahead lay the northern
pass. and from there It was ten more
to Gadsden. but they spoke neither OF
the pass nor OF Gadsden nor Of who
would be awaiting them there. Their
talk was like that OF children, incon-
sequential and happy. They told OF
the times when they had seen each
other. and what they had thought: Of
the days Of their childhood. before
they had met at Fortuna; OF hopes
and fears and thwarted ambitions and
all the young dreams OF life.
Bud told of his battle-scarred father
and their ranch in Arizona: Of his
mother and horse-bresking brothers.
and his wanderings through the West;
Gracia of her mother. with nothing Of
her father, and how she had firted In
order to be sent to school where she
could gaze upon the outstanding Amer
leans. Only Bud thought Of the trail
and scanned the horizon for rebels.
but he seemed more to seek her eyes
than to watch for enemies and death.
They rode on until the sun sank low
and strange tracks struck their trail
from the east. Bud observed that the
horses were shod. and more tracks Of
mounted men came in beyond. He
turned sharply toward the west and
followed rocky ledge to the hills,
without leaving hoof.print to mark
the way of their retreat.
Those hoof prints brought Bud back
from the land OF dreams in which
he had been wandering to realiza-
ton OF the dangers that lurked about
them But little way ahead was tho
pass they must cross. and he sud
denly realized that they could not
safely do SO In the broad light OF
day. He must not take such chances
OF losing his new found happiness.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
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SOIL MULCH OF IMPORTANCE
Dry Farmer Must Remember That His
success Depends Upon Degree to
Which He Prevents Waste.

So vitality important Is permanent
soil mulch for the conservation for
plant use of the water stored In the
soil that many attempts have been
made to devise means for the effective
cultivation of land on which small
grains and grasses are growing. In
many places plants have been grown
in rows so far apart that mEn with
hoe could pass between them. SEQ
field has described this method as
practiced successfully in Tunis. Camp
bell and others in America have pro-
posed that drill hole be closed every
three feet to form a path wide enough
for ashorse to travel in and to pull
large spring-tooth cultivator with
teeth SO spaced as to strike between
the rows of wheat. It is yet doubtful
whether. under average conditions.
such careful cultivation. at least OF
grain crops, is justified by the returns.
Under conditions Of high aridity or
where the store of soil moisture is low.
s .ch treatment frequently stands be-
tween crop success and failure. and it
is not unlikely that methods will be de-
vised which will permit OF the cheap
and rapid cultivation between the rows
of growing wheat. Meanwhile. the
dry farmer must always remember
that the margin under which he works
is small. and that his success depends
upon the degree to which he prevents
small wastes.
The conservation OF soil-moisture
depends upon the vigorous. unremit-
ting. continuous stirring Of the topsoil.
Cultivation! cultivation! and more cul-
tivation! must be the war cry of the
dry farmer who battles against the
water thieves Of an arid climate
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u h.ha. -. +.- atl Nf5 ~ HteN tE
have 1t on your saddle7 We left 10
suddenly. you know!" -
She gazed up at him demurely. curl.
GUS to see how he would evade this eyi.
dence that he had prepared in advance
for their ride. But once more. as he
had always done. Hooker eluded the
cunningly laid snare.
Il was figuring on pulling out my
SELF" he replied ingenuously.
What? And not take me?" she
cried. "Oh. | thought--but dear me,
what is the use?"
She sighed and dropped her head
wearily. 4s
81 am so tircd!" she murmured de-
spondently; shall we be going on
soon?"
Not unless somebody jumps u.s.
returned Bud. Here. let me make
you bed in the shade. There now"
-as he spread out the saddle-blankets
temptingly-''you lay down and get
some sleep and I'll kinder keep q
watch"
"Ah. you are so kind" she breathed.
as she sank down on the bed. Don't
you know" she added. looking up at
him with sleepy eyes that half con-
cealed smile. 81 believe yoa like me.
after ALL" 3.fs
"surs." confessed saA returning
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BIG EATERS HAVE BAD
KIDNEYS AND BAcKACHE
Take a Glass Of salts at Once II Your
Back 10 Hurting or Kidneys and
Bladder Trouble You.

The American men and women must
guard constantly against Kidney trou.
BILE, because we eat too much and all
our food is rich. Our blood il fil1ed
with uric acid which the kidneys
strive to filter out, they weaken from
overwork. become sluggish; the elimi.
native tissues clog and the result IL
kidney trouble, bladder weakness and
q general decline in health.
When your kidneys feel like humps
of lead: your back hurts or the urine
is cloudy. full Of sediment or you are
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night: II you suffer
with sick headache or dizzy. nervous
spells. acid stomach, or you have rheu-
matism when the weather Is bad. get
from your pharmacist about four
ounces OF Jad, Salts; take AItable-
spoonful in glass Of water before
breakfast for 3 few days and your hid
neys Will then act fins This fAmoes
salts u made from the acid OF grapes
and lemon juice. combined with nthia,
and has been used for generations TO
flush and stimulate clogged kidneys:
to neutralize the acids In the urine 90
1t no longer il q source Of irritation,
thus ending bladder, disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in.
jure, makes a delightful effervescent
Whitewater beverage, and belongs in
every home, because nobody can make
. mistake by having good kidney
flushing any time.-AdY,
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CHAPTER XVI.

Though men may make . Jest OF 1t
In books. 1t Is solemn thing to kill
q man. even to be near when one is
killed. II Gracia had slain Del Rey
herself In a passion her hot blood
might have buoycd her up. but now
her whole nature was convulsed with
the horror Of 1t and she wilted like a
flower.
An hour before she had burned with
hatred of him. she had wished him
dead and sought the man who would
kill him. Now that his life had been
snipped on between, two heart,beats
she remembered him with pity and
muttereds prayer for his soul. For
Hooker. for De Lahcey she had no
thought, but only for the dashing
young captain who had followed her
to his death. K
OF this Bud had no knowledge. He
realized only that she was growing
weaker. and that he must call halt.
and at last. when the walls of their
pass had widened and they rode out
into the open plain. he turned aside
from the trail and drew rein by a
clump Of mesauit.
Here. let me tako you," he said,
as she swayed uncertainty in the sad-
die. She slid down into his arms and
he laid her gently In the shade. W
Poor girl" he muttered, Its been
too much for you. I'll get some water.
and pretty soon you can eat"
He unslung the canteen from his
saddle-fiap, gave her drink, and left
her to herself. glancing swiftly along
the horizon as he tied out their mounts
to Craze. But for her faintness he
would have pushed OH farther. for he
had seen men of to the east; but hun
ger and excitement had told upon her
even more than the day-and-night ride.
For a woman, and sitting a side-sad-
die, she had done better than he had
hoped; and yet-well. 1t was q long
way to the border and he doubted II
shade Of the mesquit. Just as he had
placed her. and when he brought the
sack OF food she did not raise her
lead. -E
.I;etter eat something" he sug-
gested. spreading out some bread and
dried beef Here's some oranges I
got from Don Juan-1'll just put them
over here for YOU"
Gracin shuddered. signing wearily.
Then, as II his words had hurt her.
she covered her face and wept.
what did you tell that MANI she
asked at last.
"wy-what man." inquired Hook
er. astonished. Amt you going to
eat?" M
mol" she cried. gazing out at him
through her tears. mot until I know
what you said. Did you tell that In
dian toto kill him?"
She broke down suddenly in ft Of
sobbing. and Hooker wiped his brow.
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RAISING DRY LAND POTATOES
Best Soil on Farm should Be Selected
by Those Who Desire Success
PIow Deep az Possible.

Hy A. J, sILcoCK, oelrichs. s. d.
The man who desires success In
potato raising should select the best
land on his farm for this crop. In the
preparation OF the soil. backsetting Is
best, II possible. The sod should be
double disked as early as possible In
the spring. and narrowed after each
rain as soon as dry enough to handle
II the weather is favorable. the po-
tatoes should be planted as soon as
possible after the goth Of April.
Get good. clean, homegrown seed.
free from scab. advise some early
variety: the Early Ohio is good. II
possible. cut the seed potato SO as to
have but one eye to section. When
ready to plant. ploO (at least six
inches) and drop the potatoes into
every fourth furow. II burrows are
narrower than IL inches, drop seed
into every fifth furrow or SO that the
rows ar. about 'our feet apart. Drop
one piece of seed potato in place.
averaging about fifteen to twenty
inches apart.
II one desires extra fine potatoes,
the ground should be plowed as deep
as possible. and the potato seed COW
cred not less than six inches.
AS soon as through planting, the
land should be narrowed. and harrow
ing should not be neglected after rains
until the potatoes are five or six
inches high. Narrowing should be
done each time In direction opposite
to the last previous narrowing. After
the potatoes are up six inches, the
harrow should be discarded and the
cultivator used after deep rain until
the plants are In bloom. The first cul-
tivation should be deep. but subse-
quent civilizations should be as shall
low as possible to give results-that
is. kill the weeds and keep the mulch.
Civilizations of the ripening plant
should not be SO close to the plant
as in early growth.
The cultivator will always leave
some weeds near the plants. These
should be cut out carefully, but the
land should never be "hilled up" as
the plants do much better with leveled
land.
Potatoes can be produced on sod
land II dropped into the furrow OF the
breaking plow, provided the land Is
soft or sandy: but with heavy soil the
land should be broken at least three
inches deep and then chopped up with
4 disk. After disking It should be
plowed about five inches deep and the
potatoes dropped into the furrow.
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hsf smile - honestly: don't you wur.
y none about mel like ron fns-s 3
He slipped away at this. grinning 70
himself, and sat down to watch the
plain. AL about him lay the waving
grass land, tracked up by the hoofs Of
cattle that had vanished In the track
the line of fence and the ruins of .
house. The trail which he had fol.
lowed led on and ON to the north. But
all the landscape was vacant. except
for his grazing horses. Abovs the
mountains the midday thunder-caps
were beginning to form; the air was
very soft and warm, and He woke
up suddenly to nnd his head on his
knees. "
"Ump-um-m." he muttered. rising up
and shaking himself resolutely. "this
won't do-that sun u makins me
sleepy"
He paced back and forth, smoking
hercely at brown-paper cigarettes. and
still the sleep came back. The thun-
derclouds over the mountains rose
higher and turned to black: they let
down skirts and fringes and sudden
stabs Of lightning. while the wind
sucked in from the south. And then.
with slash Of rain. the shower was
upon them.
At the first big drops Gracia stirred
uneasily In her sleep. She started up
as the storm burst over them: then. ~
Bud picked up the saddle-blankets and
spread them over her. she drew him
down beside her and they sat out the
storm together. But It was more 10
them than . sharing OF cover. q patient
enduring OF the elements. and the
sweep Of wind and rain. When they
rose up there was . bond between
them and they thrust and parried NO
more. 4
They were friends. there in the rush
Of falling water and the crash Of light
ning overhead. When the storm was
over and the sun came out they smiled
ut each other contentedly without fear
Of what such smiles may mean.
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roar that made ..am Jump the heavy
Mauser spoke ou.-one shot! And no
more. There was a hunh. long wait.
and Amigo rose slowly from behind
his rock. ~ ], g. .s,- +
"God!" exclaimed Hooker. as he
caught the pose. and his voice sound
cd requiem for Manuel del Rey.
Then. as Gracia crossed herself and
fell to sobbing. he leaned forward in
his saddle and they gallopsd away.