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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-07-24

Less and cain.

Striving feebly as one who gathers
up the shards and fragments after an
explosion. Griswold remembeted
ciesdiiy the supper or tastsIess
courses at the Hotel Chouteau. After
ward there were vague impressions,
momentary breaches In the wall Of In.
closing darkness. In ono OF These
intervals n woman had stood bssids
him. and he seemed 10 remember that
she had put her cool hand on his
forehead. When completes conbcidusi
ness returned. the dream importation
was still so sharply defined that hs
was not surprised TO find her stand
Ing at his bedside.
Before he could frame any OF the
queries which came thronging to the
door OF the returned consciousneas.
she smiled and shook her head and
forbade him.
Later In the day the doctor came;
and when the professional require
ments we're satisfied. Griswold learned
the bare facts OF his succoring. Il
was characteristic OF the Griswold or
other days that the immense obliga-
ton under which the Griersons had
placed him made him gasp and per-
spire afresh.
Griswold looked long and earnestly
at the face OF his professional adviser.
II was a good face. clearly lined. be-
nevolent. and, above all, trustworthy.
Tell me one thing more, doctor, II
you can. What was the motivei Was
II Just heavenly good-heartedness p
or"
The doctors smile was the least
possible shade wintry.
When you have lived a few yeara
longer In this world OF ours, you will
not probe too deeply into motives:
you will take the deed as the SUN.
cient exponent OF the prompting be-
hind IL. II | say so much. you win
understand that | am not impugning
Miss Grierson's motives. There are
times when she is the good angel OF
everybody In sight. Mr."
The pause after the courtesy title
was significant, and Griswold filled Il
0AloWoi0 htuutln
void. Do you mean 10 say that you
haven't known my name. doctor?"
we have not. We took the Good
Samaritan's privilege and ransacked
your belongings- Miss Margery and
thinking there might be relatives
or friends who should be notiHoa."
And you found nothingf" queried
the sick man. a cold fear gripping hi
his heart.
Nothing but clothing and your tot
let tools, q pistol. and q typswritten
book manuscript bearing no sigma
ture."
Griswold turned his face away and
shut mis- eyes. Once more his stake
In the game OF life was gone.
There was another package o,.-of
papers In one Of the grips." hesaid.
family; quite large package
wrapped In brown paper"
We found nothing but the manu.
script Could anyone else make uss
OF the papers you speak off,
Griswold was too feeble Ia prevail,
cate successfully.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-07-24
"You Poor castswayl" sh. Murmursd

places him-a little" she unused. put
ting the pistol aside after she had
glanced at Il: Hes from the East;
he doesn't know a gun from a piece
OF common hardware"
Further search In the tightly rolled
bundle was rewarded by the discovery
of typewritten book manuscript. un-
signed, and with Il an oblong packet
wrapped In brown paper and tied with
twine. She slipped the string and re-
moved the wrapping. The brick
shaped packet proved to be thick
block OF bank notes held together by
heavy rubber bands snapped over the
ends.
While the little ormulu clock on the
dressing case was whirring softly and
Ginning the hour she stared at the
money-bIock as IL the sight OF IL had
fascinated her. Then she sprang up
and few to the door. not to escape. but
TO turn the key noiselessly In the lock
Secure against interruption. she
pulled tho rubber bands from the
packet. The block was built up In
layers. each layer banded with paper
slip on which was printed in red the
name OF the certifying bank and the
amount Bayou State Security. So.
600" There were twenty OF these lay.
ers In all. nineteen OF them unbroken.
But through the printed figures on the
twentieth pen-stroke had been drawn.
and underneath was written $4,000"
Quite coolIy and methodIcaliy
Margery GrIerson verified the banks
count as Indicated by the paper
bands. There we're one hundred thou.
sand dollars. lacking the one thousand
taken from the broken packet. The
counting completed. she replaced the
rubber bands and the brown paper
wrapping Then she repacked the suit.
cases. arranging the contents as nearly
as might be Just as she had found
them. locking the cases and returning
the keys to the waistcoat pocket from
which she had taken them.
When all was done. she tiptoed
across TO the bed, with the brown pa
per packet under her arm. The sick
man stirred uneasily and began to
mutter again. She bent to catch the
words, and when she heard, the light
OF understanding leaped swiftly into
the dark eyes For the mumbled
words were the echo OF fierce threat
Sign Il: sign It now, or. by God. I'll
shoot to MIL"
The robbery OF the Bayou State Sc
curity bank was already an old story
when MIR. Matthew Brofin. chief Of
the New Orleans branch OF n notable
detective agency. took over the case
OF the bank robbery a few days after
his return from Central America.
Since two members OF his own stan
had fired and missed their mark In st.
Louis. there was blunder 10 be re-
trieved.
After a week OF patient cropping.
Brofiin was obliged to confess that the
problem OF Identification was too din
cult to be solved on conventional lines.
II presented no point OF attack With
neither name nor q pictured face for
reference. inquiry was crippled at the
very outset. None of the many board
Ing and roomIng houses he visited had
lost lodger answering the verbal de-
scription OF the missing man. Very re-
iuctantly. for bulldog tenacity was the
detectives ruling characteristics. he
was forced 70 the conclusion that the
only untried solution lay Ia Teller
Inhnaona nnforflfad iinnraaalon that
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-07-24
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CHAPTER I-Kenneth Griswoid. an un-
successful writer because of socialistic
tendencies. sups with his friend Balm
Orleans and declares that IL necessary hs
will steal TO keep from starving.
CHAPTER u-Griswold holds up An
Grew Galbraith. president OF tho Bayou
state Security. In his private ONCE and
escapes with 10000 In cash.
CHAPTER III-By original methods
Griswold escapes the hue and cry aud
goes aboard the Belle Julie as a deck
hand. He unexpectedly confronts Char
iotte farnham OF Wahaska- MINI, who
mad seen him cash Galbraith's check In
the bank.
CHAPTER Iv-Charlotte recognizes
PriBwold. but decides to write 10 CAL
oraith rather than denounce the robber
TO the captain and so incur unpleasant
inotoricty.
CHAPTER v-Charlotte sees the brutal
mate rescued from drowning by Griswold
'braith.
CHAPTER vI-Charlotte talks 60 Girls
void and by his advice sends her letter
'of betrayal TO oalbraith anonymously.
CHAPTER vII-Griswold is arrested on
1he arrival OF the boat at St Louis but
escapes from his captors.
CHAPTER vIII-Griswold decides on
Wahaska, MINI, as hiding place. and
after outhttlng himself properly, takes
the train.
CHAPTER TX Margery Grlerson
daughter or Jasper Grlerson, the financial
'magnate OF Wahaska, starts a campaign
Tor social recognition by the ''old fami-
CHAPTER x-GrIswold falls IN on the
sleeper and Is cared for and taken TO her
nome In Wahaska by Margery. who finds
the stolen money In his suitcase. Brof-
nm. detective. takes the trail.
Ned with a section In the body OF The
car. But when Margery's tastes were
TO be consulted. the drawlng-room was
none too good. Indeed, as II transplred
on the journey northward from st.
Louis the Anitas drawing-r room
proved to be not good enough.
ut is simply a crude insult. the
way they wear out their old, broken
down cars on as up herel" she pro
tested to her father. You ought to
do something about It,"
Jasper Grierson's smile was CAPT.
talistic requirement. and some OF his
fellow-townsmen described Il az cast
iron" But for his daughter II was
always indulgent.
II don't own the railroad yet,
Madgie; you'll have to give me little
more time" be pleaded. clipping the
tip from black cigar OF heroic pro
portions and reaching for the box OF
safety matches.
"I'll begin now. II you are going 10
smoke that dreadful thing In this
stnffy little den." was the unfilial re-
tort: and the daughter found a maya
zine and exchanged the drawIng-room
with It's threat OF asphyxlation for
seat In the body OF the car. Halfway
down the car one OF the sections was
still curtained and bulkheaded; OF
course, the occupant OK the middle
section must be ILL., Quite suddenly
her interest became acute. Who was
the sick one. and why was he, or she.
travelling without on attendant?
With Margery Grierson, to question
was TO ascertain and the Pullman
conductor once more checking his dia-
grams In Section IL. offered the readi.
est means OF enlightenment A few
minutes later Margery rejoined her
father In the private compartment.
do you remember the nice looking
young man who sat at the table with
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-07-24

us In the vaoteau last nightr she
began abruptly.
The grsy-wolf Jasper nodded He
had an excellent memory for faces.
What did you think OF hint" The
query followed the nod like ninbls
boxers return blow.
II thought he paid whole lot more
attention TO you than he did to his
supper. Whyf"
HE 10 on thls oar: sick with a fever
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-09-09
RILEY BUILDS SiLO

c. L. Riley has completed a
silo on his farm, four miles west
of town, in which he will shortly
store some 80 or 80 tons of feed
for his dairy herd. The pit is II
feet, 3 inches in diameter and Sc
feet deep The expense Of the
affair is within few cents Of
ninety dollars, Mr.. Riley having
beat the government estimate of
81, 80 per ton. The expense is
divided as follows: dynamite
$5.0 90; 81 sacks cement $17.67;
labor, hired, $1,000; labor of Mr..
Riley and sons. $47 25; total
$3.50 92.
Mr.. Riley has figured that two
inches Of ensilage off the area of
the pit, will furnish his cows 800
pounds of feed per day, so he
will have plenty CT feed to run
him eight months. His feed will
not only be much better than dry
feed, but will save about fifty per
centage in waste in handling dry
fodder
Mr.. Riley has almost sufficient
cement on hand to build a sec
md silo, and intends as soon as
le has harvested his crops, to
commence work on this. By |
getting it started before cold |
weather comes, he will be able |
% complete it before spring
work rushes.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-09-09
PLANS S|LO
DEMONSTRATION

County Agent Harwell has
been arranging a Silo Demonstra.
ton, to be pulled off very shortly
at the Milbourn ranch, north
west Of Estancia. The exact
date cannot be given at this
time, as the Milbourns are har-
vesting their beans and will not
cut ensilage until this has been
finished.
Arrangements have been made
with local autoists to transport
all farmers and their wives, who
may come to Estancia by train,
to the Milbourn farm free. Auto
parties are promised from Will
lard, Mountainair, Moriarty and
Mcintosh. Coffee and roasting
ears will be served free to all
comers. If you want other
lunch bring it with you.
There will probably be some
and a general good
time is assured. Everyone in
terested in dairying and stock
feeding is invited to come.
Watch these columns for the
date and further particulars, and
tell your friends.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-09-09
LUCY
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
DR.. Ottosen was a Lucy visitor
Monday.
M. A. Maloney is at home and
is getting along fine he says.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. O. Claunch
are living at the section house
now.
W. S. Kirk was snake bitten
Sunday and was quite sick at
last account,
Andrew B. Postal of Albuquer-
que is visiting Mr.. Robertson at
Bachelors Ranch.
C. H. Miller has fenced his
brother Clyde's grave with some
nice white pickets.
Miss Mary Ethel Hubbard is at
home again and states that Mrs.
Hale is doing nicely.
Mrs. C. E. Perry who has been
visiting her parents at Haskell,
Texas, was in Lucy last week.
J. B. Whites have some friends
visiting them from Albuquerque,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Cone of 516
Edith street.
School started Monday morning
with Mrs. D. w. Joiner of Sillio
as teacher. Mrs. Joiner comes
highly recommended.
J. w. Walker has been quite
busy the last few weeks digging
a silo. He expects to have it
fifty feet deep when finished,
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-09-09
School Children to the Fair

County Superintendent Burt
is working out proposition to
send twenty boys and girls from
Torrance County to the State
Fair at Albuquerque next month
Transportation expenses are to
be met by popular subscription
and the boys and girls are to be
guests of the State Fair Com
mission while in Albuquerque.
Mr.. r. L. Hit of Willard has of
fered in lieu of a cash donation
for the expenses to take several
of the boys and girls over in his
auto. Possibly others will volun-
teer to do the same and thus
eliminate the subscription list.
Mr.. Burt will announce the de-
tails of the affair next week, and
our boys and girls should watch
for it and get their applications
in to Mr., Burt who will choose
the lucky ones.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-09-09
Makes Proof after 25 Years

Archibald Rea was down from
his home on B0sque Peak Mon
day making fnai proof on his
homestead before Commissioner
Jenson. Mr.. Rea took up his
residence on this land in 1890,
long before the government sur
vey, having come to New Mexico
for health reasons. He is ma
tive of Liverpool, England, hav-
taken out naturalization papers
some time ago.
The home of Mr.. Rea is the
mecca of picnic parties, who en-
Joy the climb to the ranch on the
mountain peak at an altitude Of
10000 feet. The climb is fam
GUS as an appetizer, and when
notified in advance, by phone,
Mrs. Rea has a tempting lunch
prepared as only an experienced
cook knows how, ready for the
picnickers.
The twenty. five years residence
on top of the Manzanos has
brought many changes in the
surrounding country, as well as
as many pleasant associations of
friends and visitors.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-09-09
Taxpayers Association

President Herbert j. Hager-
man of the recently organized
Taxpayers Association of New
Mexico is directing an energetic
campaign to place the work of
the association and its purposes
before the individual taxpayers
Of the state, with a view to en-
couraging general membership
in the organization. Every tax
payer in New Mexico is invited
to join; and it is pointed out that
every member added increases
the influence and effectiveness of
the association. The member
ship is already large and it is
hoped to extend it in force into
every county in the state within
the next thirty days. 1t is
business organization, headed
by business men and will get re-
suits for the property owners
who carry the burden of taxes in
New Mexico. Information and
membership applications may be
obtained from Macario Torres
member of the General Council
from this county or by address
ing Taxpayers Association of
New Mexico, P 0. Box COL, AL
buuuerque, New Mexico.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-09-09
GOOD PRIZES
AND PREMIUMS


The finance committee of tn,
Estancia Valley Fair Association
report that they now have 1925 OF
in hand to be used as prize
money at the two days fair to be
held Thursday and Friday, Oc.
tober 7th and 9Th at Estancia,
with some more in sight. The
premium committee has been
working on the prize list and it
is now in the hands of the
printer. The list is quite COM
plete and will include horses,
mules, beef and dairy cattle,
swine, sheep. goats, forage, gar
den truck. dairy products, poul-
try, art and needlework, domes-
tic science products, etc.
In the live stock department
some exceptionally fine premiums
are offered in the way of service
of high grade breeding stock,
generously donated by owners of
such animals. Included in this
list of boosters are w. w. Wag-
ner, who offers the service Of his
imported German Coach stallion
''Sapho" and his registered jack
Missouri Bugle;" Geo, W. Pope,
with his Percheron stallion 'Es.
tancia Duke"; G. G. Merrifeld,
with his registered jack Sierra
Vista's Pride" j. M. Caddy
with his registered Bull and
Henry Cox with his registered
Hereford Bull. These are prem
iums which any farmer may we'll
covet and no doubt will bring
close competition.
At a special meeting held last
Saturday committees were named
to assist in securing exhibits, as
follows:
Live Stock;-Angus McGilli-
vray, Antonio Salazar, Albert A
Abbott, Henry Cox, w. w. Wag-
ner, John F. Lasater.
Poultry:-Ralph G. Robertson,
Robt, B. Peck, L, c. Fix.
Fruits:-Acasio Gallegos, Tor
reon, w. F. Martin, C. L. Riley,
Juan Jose Lueras, Manzano, B.
B. Spencer, Eastview.
Agricultural: Neal Jenson, B.
L. Hues, P. A. Speckmann.
Committees on buildings and
display, and advertising were
named as follows:
Buildings and Display:-Ben
Donlin, P. A. Speckmann, Louis
O. Bachman.
Advertising:-Frank ]. Don
lin, P. A. Speckmann.
A committee composed of
Mesdames Lasater, Howell and
Garnett was named to have in
charge the display of Art and
Fancy Work and Domestic Sci
ence. The ladies have been
wrestling with their premium
list and will have it ready for
publication shortly.
There'l be something doing on
the 7th and 9th Of October at Es-
tancia, and every farmer in the
territory contributory is vitally
interested. County Agent Har
we'll will have a fire collection
from which to select his prize
winning stuff at the State Fair.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-09-09
The STATE FAIR

lUT tDS Slat6 ldlT IS " Ue uGl
throughout the state this weeI
at which the people who expec
to visit the fair will have an op
portunity to purchase night ad
missions and grandstand privileg
es for just half price. The salt
opened Tuesday and will close
October 1st, after which time nj
more tickets will be sold on the
bargain rate.
The regular night admission tc
the fair grounds is to be twenty
five cents with an additional
twenty-five cents for grand
stand. During the time of the
sale a ticket will be issued for the
six nights for both gate and
grandstand for 81 so, or just
half price. Checks, money Or
ders, stamps or express orders
should be sent from points out
side Albuquerque to the State
Fair Commission which will take
care of all orders received by
letter.
This sale is unique one and
is planned to insure good crowds
at the night performances which
are costing the fair management
thousands of dollars. Two thou
sand tickets will be sold in AL
buquerque alone by committees
which will cover the entire city,
going from house to house.
The fair advertises this as a
real bargain sale in fun and
amusement. The night pro-
grams are to be filled with the
best attractions that money can
buy. In the first place there is
the Kilties band concert which
alone is worth the price of ad-
mission. Wherever the Kilties
play, fifty and seventy-five cents
is paid to hear the band, yet at
the State Fair this is but one of
the many attractions for the
night performances. Three
thousands dollars worth of fire.
works displays will be seen,
showing some of the big events
of the present war, aerial war
fare and the battle of the Oar
danelles. One of the other at
fractions is a high wire act d. |
rect from the Panama Pacific |
Exposition. Another is the SEN
sational Whittakers, a bicycle |
high dive and high wire act
where the performers sweep |
through space and into a tank of |
fire with their clothes in flames. |
Still another attraction is the H.
Eliminated balloon ascensions
In addition Scotch singers, bag |
pipers, dancers and soloists will |
be seen and heard at night.
There will be horse shows in il
Eliminated rings, the U. S. Cav
airy band, moving pictures of |
New Mexico, such as are seen al
San Diego, riding and other at
fractions. The night programs
If the fair are az good as can be
seen any place in the country |
Additional seating capacity is
being added to the grounds |
Everyone expecting to attend |
the fair should send in their |
money for night tickets before
the sale closes.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-09-09

VIM. Dow, merchant of Tail
que, was in Estancia Monday,
accompanying his father'in-law,
Archibald Rae, who made final
proof on his homestead.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-09-09

Rehearsal will begin tomorrow
night on a 3 act comedy to be
staged by the Womans Club in
the near future.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-09-09
WHAT'S DOING
ABOUT TOWN

: Hereafter laundry will g
: every Tuesdays. N. Jenson.
Master George Fenley, Jr., i:
reported quite i'll at the home Of
the barber, suffering an attack
; of tonsilitis.
Milton Berkshire left Monday
for Las Cruces where he will en-
ter the State Agricultural Col
lege for the winter term.
For Sale-One fine black brood
mare, fine saddler, weighs near
1000 pounds,-W. A. Conner, Es-
tancia, N. M. 1926 3tp
| G, M. Milbourn returned from
Willard yesterday where he has
been engaged in shingling the
new school building.
Robert Taylor has resigned his
position as blacksmith at the N.
M. c. shops and will move to Ell
Paso, effective October 1st.
Buster Brown and his dog
Tige are billed to appear at the
Romero store this afternoon, ad-
vertising Buster Brown shoes.
! Lon j. Atkinson of Corona was
in Estancia Tuesday morning en-
route home from Santa Fe where
he had been called as federal
juror.
Mayor Stubblefeld. wife and
son, Ralph, left last Sunday for
California, where they will visit
relatives and attend the exposi-
tions.
The local w. G. T. U, will
meet at the home of Mrs. j. F.
Lasater next Tuesday, Septem-
ber 14th at 4 O'Clock. All inter-
ested are invited to attend.
Joe Peterson received his
household goods Tuesday and
has taken up his residence in
rooms in the Brashears building
adjoining the garage.
Jesse McGhee who has been
spending the summer months on
his place just north Of town MAX
ing improvements will leave this
week for points in Arizona.
Village authorities have gotten |
busy in removing weeds along
the sidewalks. The many rains
have caused the weeds to grow
very luxufiantIy and noxiously. |
For SaIe-A Jack colt, year
old Aug. 5. Black with white
points. 13 hands q inches tall
G. S. Kellogg, 6 miles west, one
half mile south Of Mcintosh, N. |
M. 9-2-2tp
For Sale-House that is known |
as the Fred Tnttle property. Will |
sell this property very cheap if |
taken in the next 80 or 60 days.
Part time will be given on pay
ment. j. P. Porter. 9 9-4t |
Miss Xelpho TuttIe, one of the
accommodating Hello girls at
the local telephone office, left
Sunday for California. After
visiting the Fairs, she will make
her home with her sister and at
tend school the coming winter.
For Rent-My place adjoining
town on the north. Good 4'room
house, partly furnished, well, els
tern, 160 acres Of fine pasture
under good fence. jesse Nc
Ghee, Estancia, N. M. 8-26-tf
For Sale-Harrow, wheat drill,
corn planter, wheat header, cul-
tivator, wagon, mower, stove, IA
tooth harrow, wire and shacks =
H. V. Lipe, Agent, Mcintosh, N.
M. 9-2tf
The Elgins motored to Albu.
querque Sunday. They were
accompanied by Master Jennings
Pence who returns to take up his
school work after a pleasant visit
here, and Mrs. Eva Watson, who
goes to study late millinery
STYLES with Mrs. Barkley.
Mrs. C. E. Perry returned last
week from visit with home
folks at Haskell, Texas. Her
father expected to accompany
her on her return, but was pre-.
vented from so doing by sickness
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