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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-16
CHAPTER XII.
The Trail Of Flying Hoof-PrInts.

The Trail OF Flying Hoof-Prlnts.
In the still air of that young day the
chill Of night fingered stubbornly-
and would until the shadow of the
eastern rampant had crept slowly
down the canyons western wall, tele-
scoped upon itself and vanished, let
ting in the sun to make the place a
pit of torment and OF burning.
Refreshed from rest and exhilarated
by this grateful GOODNESS, his horse
responded willingly to the first light
touch of Alan's spur In a twinkling
the overnight camp dropped from view
behind the rounded shoulder of a hill
side, mesquite-cloaked.
Then from it's first spirited flight
the horse settled down to steady 60
ing, heightened its stride, and ran for
leagues with the long, apparently eff
fortress and tireless lope Of the plains
bred broncho, ventre-a-terre.
Alans departure from camp had an
ticipated by a round quarter-hour the
appearance on the upper trail of
friends of the slain bandit, to the
number of four or five, who had both
discovered and recovered his body,
called his death murder and pledged
themselves to its Observation-Disclosures
responsibility for the putative crime
at the door of the man and woman
to be seen in the canyon, Immediately
below the scene Of Hopi Jim's fall.
Between the moment when discov-
cry of the men on the ridge trail in
terrupted their simple and hurried
breakfast and that which found Rose
and Barcus mounted on the back OF
their own horse and making the best
of their way down the canyon in pur-
suit of Alan, but little time had
elapsed.
And even with its double burden.
their horse made better time upon
the broad lower level than those who
followed the ridge trail. By mid-morn-
ing, when they approached the foot
hills that ran down to the desert, the
pursuit was more than a mile in the
rear and shut off to boot by a mono
lithic hill, while Alan was many a
weary mile in advance.
He sat upon his horse, just then, at
standstill upon the summit of round
ed knoll, the Painted hills lifting up
behind him, the desert before unfold
ing like a map-but like a map all
blurred.
Was Judith out there, somewhere,
lost, defenseless, forlorn, impotent to
lift a hand to shield her face from the
blast Of that savage sun?
No rest for Alan till he knew g.
Descending the knoll he refined his
tagging mount back into the trail, fol-
lowing its winding course through the
foothills and round the base of that
monolithic mountain toward the juno
ton with the ridge trail, miles away.
1t approached the hour of noon be-
fore he gained the point where the
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CHAPTER XL.
The Man in the Shadow.

TIC wan III ltE OUdLD"s
Two hundred feet. If one, HOpi Jim
fell from the lip of the cliff. Then sud
denly the thing that had been Hopi
Jim Slade was checked in its headlOng
descent by the outstanding trunk OF a
tree, over which 1t remained, doubled
up, limp horrible 49,.
The miniature landslide that had
been caused by his fall went on,
settling gradually as the slope be-
came less sheer. Only part of it, a
double handful Of pebbles. gained the
bottom of the canyon.
It's muffled impact on the ground
, round his feet reused the man who
had compassed the bandits death from
the pose he had unconsciously as
sumed on the instant Of firing.
He stepped back, and snatched up
a case containing binoculars.
Not before the glasses were adjusted
to his vision did he find time to re-
spond absently to the alarmed and in
sistent inquiries of his two compan-
ions, man of his own age and a girl
of some years less, who had been
Weakened from their sleep by the re-
port of the rifle.
Now the latter plucked his sleeve,
momentarily DETECTING the glasses
from the object which they were fol-
lowing so sedulously as 1t moved
along the heights; a wildly running
horse with a woman bound helpless
upon its back, both sharply in sill
houette against the burning blue.
"Alan!" the girl demanded, what
is It? Why did you fire? Why won't
you answer me? What is it?"
Judith" Alan replied tersely, again
picking up with the glasses the run
away horse that fed so madly along
the perilous and narrow track Of the
hill trail.
The name was echoed from two
Threats as Alan swung sharply and
thrust the glasses into the hands of
the girl.
Judith" he affirmed with look of
poignant solicitude. She's roped to
the back Of that crazy broncho-help-
less! See for yourself; one false step
suppose a stone turns beneath its
hoof-she'll be killed."
While the girl focused her glasses
upon that speck that flew against the
sky Alan turned to the two horses
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-16

two trails joined and struck out across
the desert. And here he discovered
what he thought indisputable indica-
tion that tn. fright OF Judith's horse
had persisted
Abandoning Immediately all notion
Of returning through the hills by the
ridge-trail, he turned and swung away
at the best pace ne could spur from
his bronchO, delivering himself into
the pitiless embrace OF that implaca-
BILE wilderness Of sun and sand.
At long intervals he would check
the broncho and, reeling IN his saddle.
endeavor to sweep the desert with his
binoculars.
And toward the middle Of the after
noon he fancied that something re-
warded one such effort; something
for an instant swan athwart the field
Of the glasses: something that seemed
to move like a weary horse with a
human figure bound to it's back.
But now the phenomena were dis
cernible which, had he been more des-
ert wise, would have made him pause
and think before he ventured farther
from those hills, already beyond
reach as they were.
His first appreciated warning came
when the surface Of the desert seemed
to lift and shake like the top of
canvas tent In gale. At the same
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-16

an arm bent under him in a pose
trlshtfully suggestive of dislocation.
Yet when she turned him on his back
and released the arm, he made no
sign to indicate that the movement
mad caused him the slightest pain.
There was a slight cut upon his
brow, bruise about his left temple.
she tore linen from her bosom, be-
neath her coarse flannel shirt, and with
sparing aid from the canteen, washed
the cut clean and bandaged It
Then, seeing that the storm held
with fury undated, she rose, recon-
noltered and returned to exert all her
strength and drag the unconscious
man across the dry bed of that ancient
water-course and under the lee OF It's
farther bank.
There, sitting, she pillowed his
head upon her lap, and bending over
him made her body an additional shell
ter to him from the swirling clouds
of dust.
And for hours on end Judith nursed
him there. scarce daring to move
save to minister to his needs, bathing
his fevered brow and moistening his
parched lips and throat.
In the course of the first hour she
was once startled by the spectral WIS.,
ion through the driving sheets of dust
of a horse that plodded up the arroyo,
bearing two riders on its back.
Weary with the weight of its double
burden, 1t went slowly and passed so
near to Judith that she was able to
recognize the features of her sister
and Tom Barcus.
Be sure she made never a sign to
catch their attention.
Within the next succeeding hour
the coppery light lost something of
its hot brillance, took on a darker
shade, and then one darker still. Twi-
light stole athwart the desert, turning
its heat to chill, its light to violet.
Growing more intense, the cold
eventually reused the sleeping man.
And hardly had his eyes Enclosed
and looked up into the eyes of Judith
bending over him than he started I'D
and out Of her embrace, got INSTEAD
lily upon his feet and after a moment
of pause, watching her rise in turn,
strobe away-or, rather, staggered
with the gesture of exorcism.
Uncomplaining, hugging her new
born humility to her with the ecstasy
of the anchorite his horse-hair shirt,
Judith followed him patiently. at
little distance.
Not far from where he had rested
there was a break in the overhanging
wall of the arroyo. Through this he
scrambled painfully, reaching the level
of the desert only after cruel effort,
the unheeded woman at his heels.
A brief pause there afforded both
time to regain their breath and survey
the desert for signs of assistance: it
offered none, other than what they
might accomplish through their own
exertions. For leagues in any quarter
it stretched without break other than
the black cleft of the arroyo, cleaning
a bleached and deathly white in the
moonshine-like the face of a frozen
world.
With tacit consent both turned that
way, Alan leading, Judith his pertina-
cious shadow, with never a word or
sign between them to prove that either
was aware Of the others company.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-16

hobbled near by and Selling a saddle
threw it over the back of one.
At this the other man turned to his
side and dropping a OBTAINING hand
upon his arm asked:
What are you going to dor
Alan shook the hand off and went
on with his self-appointed task.
Go after her, Tom, of course" he
replied What else? That animal is
crazy, tell you"
Even So" Tom Barcus argued, you
can't climb that hillside on horseback
and if you could. you'd be too late to
catch up, much less prevent an &C
cident-"
Il know 1t. But suppose It doesn't
fall You know what's beyond
these hills-deserts! And the girl is
helpless, tell you, bound hand and
foot. Think Of her being carried that
way-ail day. perhaps-face up to this
brutal sun! She'll go mad II some
thing isn't done"
You've gone mad yourself already"
Mr.. Barcus contended darkly. whats
1t to you II she does? Suppose you do
succeed In rescuing her: what then?
As soon as abe gets on her pins she'll
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-01-16
SYNOPSIS.

The Of Hearts Is the "death-sign" en-
plOyed by Seneca Urine IN the private war
Of vengeance which. through the agency
OF his daughter Judith. he wages against
Alan Law, son Of the man. now dead. who
was innocenuy responsible for the acct
dent which rendered Urine a helpless Grip
PIE. Alan loves and is loved by Rose,
Judlth's twin and double. Judith vows 70
compass his death, but under dramatic
circumstances Alan saves her life and so.
unwillingly. wins her love. Thereafter
Judith Is by turns animated by the new
love, the old hatred. and jealousy Of her
sister. In escaping her persecution, Alan
and Rose and their friend Barcus take
refuge IN the Painted Hills-a range Of
arid mountains bordering the Arizona
deserts. Judith. while pursuing. suffers
change OF heart and warns them in time
To- avert an attempt upon their lives. In
return for this she Is seized by an outlaw
Hrcomplice and bound helpless 10 the
back Of a horse. Alan shoots the accom-
1Hce and the horse runs away following
a pcrilous mountain trail
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CHAPTER XIII.
Open MutinY,

OPSTI IWutIHys
Though she had been schooled to hold
the very name of Law In loathing yn-
Graham guardian., 1915-01-15
SUPERIOR COURT NOTICE

In the Superior Court of the County
of Graham, State of Arizona.
In the matter of the estate of Sarah
A. Allen, deceased.
Notice of sale of real estate.
Notice is hereby given, that in pur-
suance of an order of the Superior
Court in and for the County of Graham,
State of Arizona, made on the 9th day
of January, 1915, in the matter of the
estate of Sarah A. Allen, deceased, the
undersigned, the administrator, will
sell at private sale. to the highest bid
der, for cash, subject to confirmation
by said Superior Court, on Monday, tho
lst day of February. 1915, at 1000
O'Clock a. M, at the office of Stratton
& Lynch, Stafford, Arizona, the follow
ing described real property, to-wit: Be-
the northwest corner of the northwest
quarter of Section Twenty-Five, Town
ship Six South, Range Twenty-four
East, of the ella and Salt River Base
and Meridian, in Graham County,
Arizona: thence east one hundred
twelve rods; thence in southwesterly
direction, following the east bank of
the Cottonwood Wash to point eighty
five rods east of the southwest corner
of the northwest quarter of aforesaid
Section Twenty-Five; thence west FIVE
rods; thence north one hundred sixty
rods to point of beginning, and contain
ing tifty-eight and one-half acres, more
or less.
Dated January IL, 1916.
S. f. ALLEN.
Administrator of the estate of Sarah
A. Allen, deceased. adv-48-3t
Graham guardian., 1915-01-15

in accordance with the plans and specl-
fications prepared by Henry o. Jaastad,
architect, and copy of said plans and
specifications may be obtained from
said architect at his Office in Tucson,
Arizona, or from w. R. Chambers,
Stafford, Arizona. A deposit of $1,000
will be required of all contractors to
whom a copy of the plans and speciti-
cations are furnished, this deposit to
be returned for the first six copies,
$500 of the deposit to be returned for
any copies in excess of six that may be
required.
All bids must be in the hands of the
undersigned Clerk of the Board of
Trustees of said School District by 100
o'clock p. M, February Is, 1915, and
must be accompanied by certified
check upon an Arizona bank for five
per cent of the amount of the bid, said
check payable to w. r. Chambers,
Clerk. This check will be forfeited in
case contractor awarded the contract
fails to give bond and enter into con-
tract as provided in said specifications.
A surety company bond will be re-
uuired. A personal bond will not be
accepted. All bids must specify time
limit within which the bidder will com
plete the work in case the contract is
awarded to him.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
WILLIAM ELLSWORTH, President,
C. S. GILPIN, Member,
w. r. CHAMBERS, Clerk.
Board of Trustees, School District
No. l, Graham County, Arizona.
adv-47-3t
Graham guardian., 1915-01-15
WILL JOIN HANDS
Farmers Will Cooperate with
the Mining Men of
Arizona

A quiet spoken, unassuming young
farmer-but the owner of several
hundred acres of Salt River valley
land for all his modesty and quiet
ness-walked into the office of the
Arizona Chapter of the American
Mining Congress at Phoenix the
other day He filed out an appiica-
tion for membership and passed a
$500 bill across the desk.
Il wish that you could let me in
for two or three memberships, he
said. And while | am about it |
want to tell you mining men that
you have us farmers sized up wrong.
You have charged that we never
realized the Importance of the min
ing industry to Arizona, You have
even charged us with being hustile
toward the industry, parlicarly to.
ward the big companies. But until
you organized this chapter you never
did thing to let us know how i'm
portant the industry was. We were
busy with our alfalfa, our steers,
our cotton and our sugar cane, and
no time to find out for ourselves
how much money your copper, gold
and silver were bringing into the
State. If ! had always known what
| know now about the relative i'm
portance of mining my attitude on
a great many questions would have
been decidedly different,
Graham guardian., 1915-01-15

that Arizona needs outside capital.
Capital is timid and will not venture
into Arizona unless it is convinced
that it will be welcomed and pro-
tected, not hampered or restricted
by unfriendly litigation. | can not
help thinking that had this chapter
been an active organization during
the recent campaign. some of the
laws that were passed and are now
causing all kinds of concern would
have been defeated Arizona min
ing men have begun little late to
cooperate among themselves, and
to get into touch with the other
people of the State, but not too late.
What already has been accomplished
is only an earnes, o. what is going
to be accomplished in the future by
intelligent, unceasing. well directed
efforts"
Permanent quarters have been ST.
cured for the chapter at III North
Second avenue. Nj. Wolcoti, whose
regular pc sition IS assistant secretary
of the American Mining Congress,
is still in charge, but within a few
days the permanent secretary will
be selected and installed. The vari-
Gus committees, particularly the
legislative committee, are active and
the chapter is certain to be heard
from during the coming session of
the legis ature.
Graham guardian., 1915-01-15
HE TWIGGED

A schooIboy started to read a
composition on The Tree" He
cot as far as This subject has n ANY
branches" when the teacher said:
Stop! You have not made your
bough yet"
IF you interrupt me again." said
the boy, "Ill leave"
You give me any more irlpu.
dence. and I'll take the sap out of
you. Do you understand" said
the teacher.
L twig." said the boy; and then
the regular order of business pro-
ceeded
Graham guardian., 1915-01-15

PRIMARY
| April l8th-Globe, Miami, Red.
land
May l6th--Thatcher, Lebanon,
Lay ton.
May 23d-Graham, Bryce. Eden,
Hubbard.
May 30th-Pima, Fairview, Cen
tral, Franklin.
RELIGION CLASS -
Jan. 24th-Pima, Central, Fair
view, Thatcher.
Jan. 3lSt--Hubbard, Bryce, Gra-
ham, Eden.
Feb. 2Sth-Artesia, Layton, Red,
land, Emery.
April lSth-Franklin, FairView,
Pima.
Stake officers should notify the
ward officers of the approaching
conference and the ward officers
should confer with the bishopric anu
make all necessary arrangements.
All members of the ward should be
invited to attend.
Meeting of the stake and ward
officers with the bshoprc should be
held at 1915 p. IN. Records should
be audited by the stake officers at
this meeting.
Graham guardian., 1915-01-15

proposed to be prepared by bidders and
i omitted with bids, and in general
must conform to the following descrip-
ten:
Total length OF steel span AIS feet
Length of North approach 100 feet
Length of South approach $500 $50 feet
Roadway l6 feet
Clearance above low water l3 feet
There shall be passing place % 2feeti in
width provided at each end of the steel
work, on the approach for about thirty
feet in length. Capacity shall be 900
pounds per lineal foot, or local load
of road engine Is tons weight on II
foot wheel base; allowable unit stresses,
$1,000 pounds in tension, and $1,000
pounds reduced by usual formula for
compression members. All materials
and workmanship shall be the best of
their kind. Floor shall be 2-inch by
4-inch planks, set on edge.
Payments shall be made by the Board
of Supervisors in the following manner:
A direct tax levy of $lS, 900 will be made
on the date the levy of taxes for all
purposes is made upon the taxable
property of Graham County, under and
by virtue of Paragraph 5099, Revised
Statutes of Arizona, 1918, which will
be available as taxes are paid under
said levy; any further amount required,
under and by virtue of paragraph 5098,
Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1918, will
be available before contract is let.
Dated this 9lst day of December,
1914.
[SEAL BENZ. BLAKE,
Clerk Board of Supervisors of Graham
County, Arizona. adv-46-5t
Graham guardian., 1915-01-15
January Meetings
Ward Conference Appointments
of Organizations

RELIEF SOCIETY
Jan. 18th -Artesia, Lebanon, Lay
ton, Thatcher.
Jan. oath Eden, Bryce, Hubbard,
Graham.
Jan. 3lst-Central, Pima, Fair
view, Emery.
Feb. 24th-Franklin, Globe. Red.
land, Miami.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Jan. 24th-Artesia. Lebanon, Lay
ton.
Feb. 2lst-Thatcher Pima, Cen
trak
Mar 2Ist-F Fairview, Eden, Emery.
April 25th-Bryce, Hubbard, Ora
ham.
May 10th Franklin, Redland,
Globe, Miami.
Y. NJ. NJ. |. A
Jan. 3lst-Lebanon, Thatcher
Layton.
Feb, 28th-Eden, Pima, Fairview
Mar. 2lst Central, Bryce, Hub
bard, Franklin.
Y. l.. M |. A
April 25th --Artesia, Lebanon
Layton, Thatcher.
May l6th--Graham, Bryce. Eden,
Hubbard
May 23d--Plma, Central, Fairyiew
Emery.
May Both Franklin.
Graham guardian., 1915-01-15
Sunday School Ward Conference

The following program will be
rendered at the Sunday School ward
conference:
1910 a. m. Prayer meeting.
1925 a. m.-Sacred music.
1890 a. Minutes and notices.
Singing,
Prayer.
Singing.
Sacramento gem.
Sacrament.
Concert recitation.
15minute talk by bishop of ward
Topic: What Has the Sunday
School Accomplished in our Ward
During 1912"
(a) In the home.
(b) In the ward.
(c) In the church.
Sustaining of officers. General
and IocaD.
Singing, MY Sabbath Home So
Dear" Song Book. page 13.
Things That Make for Success
in Sunday School Work." by mem
ber of Stake Board.
Singing
Benediction.
If conference is continued in the
afternoon meeting. superin cendenl-
OF Sunday School is requested to
give a report of his school.
NOTICE TO SUPERINTENDENTs-
Kindly see that your secretary has
Il list of local officers, including
bishopric, written out ready for be-
ing sustained.
E. c. PHILLIPS,
S C. Haywood,
S S. GREEN,
Stake Supprintendency
Graham guardian., 1915-01-15
NOTICE TO BRIDGE CON-
TRACTORS

Sealed bids for the construction of
bridge over the Gila River, about one
mile from Pima, Arizona, at location
fixed by petition calling election for
said bridge, will be received by the un-
dersigned at the County Court House,
at Solomonville, Arizona, until two
o'clock p. M, February |, 1915, at
which time bids will be opened. All
bids must be filed with the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors, marked bid for
Construction of Gila River Bridge, "
and be accompanied by Il certified check
payable to the County Treasurer Of
Graham County for five per cent of the
amount of bid, guaranteeing faithful
performance of the conditions Of the
bid
Plans and specifications for the bridge
Graham guardian., 1915-01-15
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Maury Grider, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, E. W. Clayton, administrator
Of the estate of Maury Grider, de-
ceased, to the creditors of, and all per-
sons having claims against, said de-
ceased, to exhibit them, with the nee
essary vouchers, within ten months
after the first publication of this no
tice, to said administrator at his office
at the Bank of Stafford, at Stafford.
Arizona, the same being the place for
the transaction of the business of SAID
estate in the County of Graham, State
of Arizona.
L. w. CLAYTON,
Administrator.
Dated December 10, 1914.
Stratton & Lynch, attorneys for ad
ministrator. adv-44-5t
Graham guardian., 1915-01-15
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Excellent for Stomach Trouble

'Chamberlain's Tablets are just
fine for stomach trouble" writes
Mrs, G. c, Dunn. Arnold, Pc. i
was bothered with this complaint
for some time and freque ntly had
bilious attacks. Channherlain's
Tablets afforded me great relief
from the first. and since taking one
bottle of them | feel like different
person. For sale by Stafford Drug
Co. adv-46-5t
Graham guardian., 1915-01-15
A HINT

What are you cutting out of the
paper?"
An item about California man
securing divorce because his wife
went through his pockets.
What re'you going to do with
it?"
Put it in my pocket"