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NAFARRETE RECIBIO LA NOTA
DEL PRESIDENTE WILSON.
(Niene de la Pag ia.)

do por los medicos encargados de or
ganizar Ia cruzada de Sandal an es-
Ia ciudad. Sc distribuyeron foIIetos
en- espanol { ingles, en- los cuales Sc
explica al pueblo la necesidad de ter
minar con todos los focos de infec-
ci6n que eXisten.
FL mitin estuvo muy c]Oncurrido.
Los trabajoS de la cruzada de SAM
dad han comenzado va cor la ms
neccion de todas las fondas, tiendas
de comestibles. boticaS, etc.
Ell CORRESPONSAL.
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pIicU. y que on nIn=und OCCASION
drDrn ~rXpcdirsc loycs que qucbran-
fen los inlcrescs de- cudIquicr clasc
social. 4 las autorldadeS tOca re-
SrSDirsr del mcjor cspiritu De equl-
dad: Yer con desapasIonamiento
lo me So les prOponc J tratar de
consular les iutercSes lie la Salubri
dad pdbIica con los de los i%ntereSa-
dos en- este asunto. Esperamos,
pues. qIe Sc haga justIcia a los que
- ronsidcran lesionadOs con la ley
uc que Sc Lrata.
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DEFUNCIONES

Sra. @. Lopez, edad Ga amos, 3l2
FL PaSo Street; di%senteria.
Jose Hernandez. edad 4 amos, 1913
Benton Street; %pulmonia.
Valentin CANA, edad So amos. IA
Buena Vista Street; del coraz6n.
Maria Briseno, edad 10 meses, Hi
dalgo Y Zarzamora Streets; CASTRO
cntcritis.
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10 que dicen en- sus respuestas los
Gobernadores.

He recibido respues-as del conan
iante militar en- la Laguna, general
Medina; de los Gobernadores de
Aguascalientes, coronel Benito Diaz;
Ic San Luis Potosi, Emilio Sarabia,
IT,; de Guanajuato, Abel c. S~erratos,
: de Chihuahua. Fidel Avila. Y en- to-
las elias Sc me dice que, 81 es verdad
lue hay alguna eScaSez de articu-
los de primera necesidad, las condi-
cones no son desesperadaS Y ell ham
IRE no a los habitantes de
iichos Estados. En- Guanajuato hay
~cereales en- tai cantidad, que ell gober-
nador ha permitido que Sc exporter
\ otros lugares donde la carestia Sc
IA a~centuado.
Estoy en- L., mejor disposition de
lar a conocer todos los informes que
reciba de los gobernadores de los Es-
tados."
Ell CORRESPONSAL.
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Ia CASA MAS A~CREDISADA, Ia EAs sEGURA

tTatOs de ~perSOnaJeS hStOrlcoS-3l-OO
Sacerdote = Caudillo. Obra r~eferen-
te q Ia Independence $1,000. Use
Los InsurgeRtes. Continuation del
relate de "a i~nsurrecCiOn contra Is
pala Ioc
Memorials de IN GuerriIlero. Histo-
ria de Ia Guerra de Reforma. Use
La Najescad Caida. Novela historical
de Is r~evoiuci6n MadeEsta . SOC
EpoDeyas de mi Patria: Berito Jua-
rez; IA Intervention Francesa; Fl
Imperio; FL Triunfo de Ia Reputn-
ca; Memorials de Juan de Dios Pc
"a. Edici6n de lujo iIusCrada con
retra-0s y vistas $500
Epis0dios Miitares MexicanOs. Obra
de iGteres para los afec-os q como
c=r ruesuras grardiosas luChas pOr
Ia Gae-tad. Trata de "a Guerra de
Independence Y IA Invasion Ameri-
cana Dos tOmOs $3.50
Historic del Pueblo M~exicano. So
berJio rssumeG de historic patrla,
con nuUerosOs ~grabadOS de vlstas,
moDuUeCtOs, retratOs, etc. Dos TO-
mos pasta Jel2 $500
Historic Pa,ria, por don Justo Sierra
Il1sCrada con grabadOs ...... soc
De Porfirio Diaz a Francisco Madero.
Obra Politica de actUaidad, por e.
Dr.. Lara PardO .Sl.OO
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Greene, que este asunio Scra re
suelto de- rouformidad con 10 que
los comercIanteS, pues nos
pax scc uH acLo de jusLlcia 10 que
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ENSESANZA

merte al idloma ca~SrellanO. Z5e
Culrura Y Le1guaje. Pala0ras : fra
Cos de u-o CCulu en- e. IdiOma. Csc
Gramatlca CasCellana ........ l5e
Aritmsrica Commercial ......,. loe
SIabarlos V2c
hanti.la No. l 15c
ERntiLla No. , 3Oc
Earti1la No. 3 45c
L5r0 Mandevl No. l de lectura zoe
HRndGvll No. . ............ Zoc
AalCevIl No. 3 ............ CSC
Urbanidad Buenas N~aneras.. l5c
GeOgrafia de Mexico ........ Use
Curse Elemental de Congratulations
~pre1diendo Geogral.a FISIca Y de
Mexico, COsuograLla y NOclones de
GeCgrafia Universal --..... 4Sc
COmpendio de G~eografla de AeN-
20 EOc
Elemen-os de GeOnetria $1,000. lSc
ConDendiO de Gramarlca CasJel-ana,
disDuesto seglE Ia Academia Espa-
rOlG rS~
Grama-ica CasJellaDa, Segun IA Acc
Cemia EspanyLa; euici0u aunenraCa
con Ia -eor.a de los aUmenratlvOS =
diminutivos. dos tratadOs completes
de prosoGla V Or-ografla Y tablas
de yerbos. f-asas. etc ......$l.25
Nstodos de escri-ura vertical. sis-ema
mexicaro. Collection de seIs cuader-
nos ass
II Ofsr-7rro. Collection de = cuader-
NOS de 6f9rfo soc
ATi-ra-f.r Elemental aDrohata como
OH de- -ey-s en- las r-l1ciDales es-
c1aras lie Nsvico .......... sos
Ta1,as de l-e1ras O7e
D-C-.o-.---- E---- , ~, -ar- SI10
$3.50 $500 -
= 80 ~.r---argra .~-.
--- - ----esCs @E2 era
s1--s--y 80 80
5erss. etc. Emrassaao en- -e,-.SZ.G5
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Don Quijote de Ia Mancha. La obra
maestro de Ia literature eSpanola.
Edicion de luIO $500
Ell MARTYR del Goigota. Hermosa obra
baSada en- Ia vida del RedentOr del
Mundo. I'm tomo graEde, muy bien
empaStaGO $500
La Dana de las Camelias .... Csc
Los Marid0s Infames, , t0mOs SOC
Ell PeriGuillo SarnIentO. Famosa no.
vela meXicana zoe
Ell JorobaGO- NOvela de mucha SEN
SaclOn IOc
Los Siete Pecados CapiJaies, 2 to-
mos grandes $50
Memorials de IN RevOluCiOnario. 0bra
que pinta en- todos sus horrores Ia
tITanIa uSa 75c
Carmen. Historic de IN coraZOn.
HermOsa nOve.a meNCana -. S5c
Historic de Robinson CrusOe. LibrO
que provOca intensas emOciOnes,
pOrque seduce Ia maravi.lOsa histo-
ria de Robinson. Edici0n de lujoS2.OO
Los UltimOs Dias de Pompeya. Una
de las Obras mas interesautes de Ia
epOca romano, Cuyas cOStumbreS
describe acknowledgements $500
Gil Bias de Santillana. Obra clasica
ensalzada pOr tratadistas Inteligen-
ties. Edicion de lujo $500
Los Dramas del AdulCerio. COnmOve-
dora narration de Carolina Inverai-
ZIO, , tOmOS soc
Los AmoreS MalditOS. Obra de Ia mis-
ma aUtora, , tOmOs ........ soc
II 49, l. L. N-a-~-- N-rr.'1 =aD
Gmental, I tOmOs, teia. .S3.25
FL Inferno de los Ce.os, 4 tOmOs en-
pa5tadOS en- tela ........ .S3.25
La Mujer AGultera. Obra que La con-
mCv.i0 a aquellaS personals cue han
recOrrIGO suS bellIsImas paglnaS. I
tomOS, tela .S3.25
81 Condo de Montecrist0, con su con-
Einuaci0n, La ManO del Nue-Jg. w
8 tonos grandeS, con Lus-rac,o-
Oscar Y Amanda. C0nmOvedOr2 move
Ia amorOsa, > tOmos .Sl.Z5
La Hija del Cardinal ........ Use
Los Tres N~oscle-eros, Cyn zu cont
nuacion, "FeiEJe Amos DespLes' ?
e. FiZconde de Braga.0uc .S2.75
E~xpiaclyu, o c. Mar-l-.o de Una Ma
DIRE oyc
Genoveva DC Brara~.e ....... Z5c
Pablo Y Virginia ......-. 70
Amor sublime. Hcrrl0sa EnEe.a &c
UCaCa .--
-Os Lls,gr..9 dc Il l... l.-rto1 t5c
j yaaI5 Er-aus- ...........- 1y-
a rsvs.-rL de E.r...c lt...yl CD
.cr u "a. Navg.- dc -Uo- 5y1
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MATRIMONIOS

Pascual Zuniga y Ana Huron.
Antonio Miranda y Carmen Rios.
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NovELAs A 4Oe cADA UNA

FL BecerrO de Orc.
e Hijo NaIdI-o.
La LGcha por el Amor.
e NaruSCriCo de Nj Madre.
Maria. DO- Jorge IsaacE
E. CG-a de Ia AldeS
Dora.
AZuceGa-
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Sc dirige a los Gobernadores de los
Estados.
Estados.

Sc dIrIge a los G~obernadores de los
EStados.
Sin embargo de ser estoS hechos
lien notorios, con el objeto de ha-
or esta affirmation suficientemente
iundada con datos ultimos, anoche
iirigi el siguiente m~ensaje circular
. los G~obernadores de los differences
Estados dominados por las fuerzas
onvencionistas "SupIico q listed Sc
irva decirme en- respuesta por esta
ia, hoy mismo, 81 es possible, Y con
caracter urgente, cual es la situa-
ion en- cuanto a where's Y medios de
COMMUNICATION en- ell Estado que lig-
1amente g~obierna; 81 hay notable es-
casez de articulos de pFimera nece-
dad Y 81 amenaz ell hambre, Y las
mcdidas que en- este iltimo case Sc
hayan tornado para remediar esta ST.
.~uaci6n."
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CiENCIAS OCULTAs.


;ecre,g. .e los Carlos. Arte de gt-
aar q ..do- los tucgo- Sl.OO
d Gran Magia Suprema So
.~nchlrIdIoues, Grlmcrlos y Pe1,acI-
los 4Oc
q Gran Varita AGivjUaGora = e. Vie
10 Drulda de las Piram.des.. 25c
! Dragon Rojo o Fl Ar-e de Mancar
q los Esplrl-us ........... zoe
Manual de Magia B.arca..... Zoc
Manual de Magla ROja....... Use
Manual de Magia Negra. Csc
a Magia Eg.pcia. IDreresao-e estI-
do sobre OculusmO ......-- Ioe
Clav.cu.a del Rey Solomon -. Z5c
ii P5lcr de. Pensamlento. Su CoDi-
Mo " cultpra. Ohra para es-uQiar Ia
fuerza del rensamierto .SI.OO
Tesoro de Milagros lie IL Cruz de Ga
ravaca. N~erdaCeTa !oya del ocu.tls-
mo SOC
Los Admi-ab.es SeCretos de Alberto
e. GranGe z2e
FiI-ros Maglc0s.-Secretos para a.
canzarlo TODD .SL.OO
Libro Magno de San Cipriano. Eui-
ci6n unica ' completa del 1amoSo
Grinorio. considerable como Ia sofa
sutentiCa entire tOaas .So,UU
Secretos de la PresJidigIJaclOn y "a
Magia. Lecciones de escamoteo :
prestidigiCaclon ..Sl.UO
La CIavicula del Hechicero, 0 LIoro
de San CiprianO, con inflnldad de Sc
cTetOS ~
FL Diccionario Internal. COntlene 10
~referente a las aparlclOnes, magla
blanca. rOia = regra, a~divlnacIones,
cOridrOs, etc. 9i'OO
Dogma Y Ritual de Ia Alta Magi&'
Esra obra ensena los misterIos de las
ciencias ocultas. Contiene cI TRAM
gulo de Solomon, Ia irradlacion ma
gica, Ia Ca5ala, sscretos del cNit0,
nigr0manCla, etc. :9o.oU
FL Ee~Gadero Libro Internal. 4rata'
do complete de las clenclas ocuItas'
CorHene ell Ibro de San CIPrIano, Ia
clavicula de Solomon, magI2 supre-
M. invocaciones, cOrjuros, ei Ora
gon Rojo ' la Cabra Internal, Eece'
fas de Ia reina Cleopatra, etc. 77e
Ell Verdadero Dragon ROJo. ContIe'
ne pgctos infernales, encantamIen'
tos, uodo de hacerse invisible Y ue
evocar al diahlo, etc. ......S 2.Ul
Verdadero Horoscope para AdlYl1ai
Ell POryenU 9'S
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DIAZ LOMBARDO DICE QUE NO
AMENAZA Ell HAMBRE.
Viene de la Pag. 4a.)

.ievar SemillaS Y otros alimentos de
IN estado a otro Y carros para ell
rransporte urgente de mercanciaS.
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HISTCREA

q Sci de Msyo. Memorials de "A IN
tervenCi5n. Con gra5al1s 81 20
L Cerro de las CaEpalaS Con Ts-
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OBRAS
DE VENTA.
oua vIgNR IN, EFJOR gURTDO TLA QUB VENDB EAs BARAS0,
DIVERSAS.
tratos de personajes hist6ricos.s1.o0

Os GASTOs PAGADOs, Ell NISMO II QUE Sc RECIBE
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-04
POSSE OF CIVILIANS, SOLDIERS
AND CUSTOMS OFFICERS
SHOOT OF BAND.
REGIMENTS TO BORDER
FIERCE BATTLE FOUGHT AFTER
RAID ON LOVE RANCH
IN TEXAS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


Sierra Blanca, Tex, Sept. 1.-The
body of Gen. Pascual Orozco, hero
OF the Madero revolution in Mexico,
lies riddled with bullets in the back
room of an undertaker's establish
ment at Van Horn, Texas.
Beside him are the bodies of his
companions. killed in the running
fight Monday with posse COM
posed of troops of the Thirteenth
cavalry, custom house officials and
civilians, which terminated in tbs
Green river canon OF the High Lone
some mountain region. His compan-
ions were identified tentatively as
Jesus Delgado, Francisco Sandoval.
Jesus Miguel Tarrazas and Cristofar
Caballero, all well-known high-class
Mexicans. Caballero was Orozco's sec
retary.
1t is believed here that their hold
up of the Love ranch for food and the
theft of a horse there, which led to
their death, was the result of a mis-
connection with band of nearly 100
Colorados, led by Eduardo Salinas,
who is known to have started from
the vicinity of Maria to Bosque Bon
ite country, Mexico, near where the
running fight terminated. Owing to
the non-arrival of Salinas it is be-
lieved, Orozco and his companions,
pressed for food, decided to hold up
the Love ranch.
The five bodies are being held here
awaiting the arrival of Mrs. Orozco
from Ell Paso.
1t is believed here that Orozco
planned a well-organized raid OF the
Texas. border at Valentine and
Maria with the forces of Salinas
and to raise the standard OF the
new border party, the Nationalists,
believed to be revival of the frus-
trated Huerta plot
The Fourth and Fifth United States
infantry have been ordered to the
Mexican border and left Texas City
Tuesday afternoon.
In 1910 Gen. Orozco then about 30
years old, was the owner of a mule
pack train which transported ore
from the western chihuahua mines to
the railroad.
At the outbreak of the Madero rev.
olution against Diaz he Joined Madero
and soon became a general. taking
part in the capture OF Juarez in 1911.
President Madero, upon the success
of the revolution, promoted Orozco to
be military governor of Chihuahua.
In January, 1912. the garrison OF
Juarez revolted with Orozco leading
the revolt.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-04

end concluded to let him remain.
Such determination promised good
work, II the man survived the break
ing in. Besides, he must be in dire
need.
Pennington had q little room over
the secondhand store where he pur-
chased coarse suit Of working
clothes, but he had not brought money
to pay the room rent. He possessed
q cheap silver watch, however. and
this he left as security. With his
first pay envelope he redeemed the
watch.
In his room were cot, 4 chair, and
a rusty little stove propped up with
wooden blocks. But not until the
third week did he start fire In the
stove and make disastrous ineffectual
attempts to cook his breakfast.
BY this time the blisters had disap-
peared under rough Jumps and ridges.
How he had lived before this no
one knew but himself, for until he re-
ceived his second pay envelope he
did not commence crossing the street
to the restaurant for a noon lunch.
When he sat down for a few min
utes at the noon hour he did not double
over in a tremulous heap as he had
done at first, and though his face
was thinner and winter its flesh was
firmer than when he first cane. and
his eyes were clearer.
AS Pennington's hands acquired a
working knowledge of the materials,
and his mind began to more thorough
ly grasp the details, the boss gave him
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-04

foundation. 1t was muscle-making or
muscle-breaking work, and for the
first few days-or weeks event.
seemed wholly Of the breaking
But there was an under element of
doggedness in Penningtcn's nature
which had never come to the surface,
and though his limbs trenbled with
weariness long before the days were
half over, and at noon he sank into
crouching heap upon the nearest board
rather than cross the street to a res
taurant, he struggled on in some way
until the hour Of dismissal came.
The second day the boss told him
grufily that he could not AFFORD to
pay him more than half wages. and
the third day that he should pay him
nothing at all, for he was worth moth
ing.
This was tantamount to discharge
and SO the boss meant it, but it. was
not one in actual words. Pennington
disregarded it.
The boss looked toward him doubt
fully from time to time, but in the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-04
TOOK MUCH FOR GRANTED
Colorcd Porter May Have Been in
Error as to Just What He Was
Wanted to Hear.

Bert Winter. formerly in the law
Office of Gov Samuel NJ. Ralston OF
Lebanon before Mr.. Ralston became
governor and now deputy examiner
of the state board of accounts and
president of the Boone County Back
Home club at the statehouse, has just
returned from a trip to the Panama
Pacific exposition and intermediate
points, part of which he traversed as
q member of the governors party.
Out in the wilds of the Rocky noun
tains Bert said he wished his shoes
shined and he called to the porter on
the parlor car:
Come here, George; l want to con-
verse with you"
III hear your conversion replied
the amiable George. as he hurried to
the smoking compartment.-lndi
oils News.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-04
SOME HINTS FOR BUILDERS
Great Care Should Be Taken in seIse
tion Of the Most Substantial
Roofing Material.

II you were without preparation or
plan, rudely placed in wilderness.
your first thought would be OF food
supply and your next Of shelter, for
these are the two most vital necessi-
ties of mankind. 1t is therefore
natural that the best thought, and
study are put upon these two essen
tials.
More forward steps have been
taken in the building industry in the
past fifteen years, as regards comfort,
service and architectural beauty than
in the nifty years previous.
Only in recent years has the hand
ling Of cement in building work been
understood properly, and progress is
still constantly being made with it.
Modern hotels and ONCE buildings
are being equipped with sheet metal
mouldings and steel veenered doors.
Nearly every important change in
building construction is away from
the fire hazard Of wood.
One of the most significant develop
ments of recent years is the crushed
slate surfaced asphalt shingle which
is, on new construction and old, rapid
ly supplanting the wooden article.
There are many reasons for this. The
slate surfaced shingles add beauty to
any building-in fact there is really
no comparison from an architectural
standpoint. Crushed slate OF pleasing
tints of red or green, is employed as a
surfacing The shingles are uniform
ly eight inches wide and. are exposed
four inches to the weather. No paint
ing is necessary as the red or green
crushed slate is natural and therefore
cannot fade.
The purchaser, however. should
guard himself against buying slate
surfaced shingle that is not guaran-
teed by a reliable and responsible
manufacturer. There are so many
kinds of roofing and shingles on the
market today each claiming to be the
best that it becomes necessary for the
buyer to get some satisfactory assur-
ance that the roofing or shingles are
represented honestly.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-04

The world was an unsatisfactory
place at best, and II 1t was to be
hedged in by high walls, what pleas
ure would the little cells be?
A band of music was approaching
crowds.
Behind the music came great
block of marching men. and behind
them another and another. and still
another. Then Pennington under
stood. 1t was Labor day. and this
was the trades parade.
Under other circumstances Pen
ningtons gaze would have turned
away indiffereptly; but there was
only the sidewalk or the street, and
of the two the street was the less
tedious. It was at least a moving
bore.
The first impression that came
clearly to his understanding was one
Of the strong. stalwart units Of the
blocks: the next, their ccntented and
even happy looks.
How happy and strong they are"
said a voice at his side, and Penning-
ton looked down, a quick glow COM
ing into his face, and fading yet more
quickly. 1t was the girl who had
tinged his dreams. who had since
grown distant and soI Ilewhat scorn-
full.
Yes, they seem strong and happy.
Esther" no answered, "in spite of be-
ing in the trades"
Because Of being in the trades"
shc corrected swiftly. a vibrant ring
in her voice that brought his eyes
again to her face. She was looking
out at tho marching blocks, her gaze
steady. but with q tremulousness Of
the delicate lips that somehow remind
cd him OF tho odd note in her voice.
Tho next day there was . runor
OF Pennington's going abroad his
housekee2er had received . note to
close tho house, the agent to look
after tho affairs until further instruc-
ticns.
Down on one Of tho back streets, =
street unknown to Penninstcn's old
life, were many dingy onices. r1eager
in appointments, but representing .
vast accretion of labor. At one Of
them q line of rlen were seeking en-
ployraent, passing in front Of . keen
eyed foreman. who accepted or re-
jected them almost without a glance.
But tho reflections were few. Men
were wanted for new blocks Of build
ings going up. men of skill. Of
strength. Of merely carrying capacity
any man who could add his strength
to the labor force and hasten tho
work.
So when q white-hsnded man of
confessed incapacity stepped in front
Of the foreman's desk he was looked
at askance. but finally accepted and
set to carrying brick from the side
walk to the men who were laying the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-04
Did He Put His Foot IN It?

An English soldier, a member of the
Second South Staffordsha og iment.
says that one bitterly cod night in
early spring he and his mates came
out of the trenches. They were bill
leted in barn, where they were
packed in very close.
Though numb with cold, we were
soon asleep" said the soldier, in toll
ing the incident. Il was awakened in
the night by one of my chaps trying
to put his boots on. After he had
been trying for a minute or two
heard the fellow next to him say:
What the - are you doing?'
Putting my boots on" was the re-
ply.
We'll, that's my foot. you fooll'
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-09-04

occasional Jobs OF oversight or author
ity, for he seemed the best man at
hand for them.
At first an hour or two of keeping
the mems time, the stock taking OF
some of the materials, or perhaps .
commission downtown to purchase
things that required inspection and
could not be ordered by messenger or
telephone; then, after q year or 80. he
began to be left in temporary charge
during the enforced absence of both
foreman and boss.
And by that time Pennington's
hands were as firm and hard a. the
average workingman's. and his thin
face and narrow shoulders were filling
out with good. solid flesh.
At the end Of three years the fore
man started out as an Independent
contractor and the boss took his place.
Pennington would have then become
boss, but thu new contractor asked
him to 60 with him As foreman. and
Pennington, with an odd feeling Of
exultation and wonder. consented.
All this time the Pennington agent
had heard nothing, and an expression
of speculative concern was beginning
to appear in his face.
OF course Pennington must be dead.
for he was . man who required .
great deal of money, and being in Eu-
rope made the money more impera-
tive. The agent was in half mind to
communicate with the nearest rela-
tive, but hesitated and concluded to
wait little longer.
A small portion Of Esther Kflton's
property consisted Of downtown tene-
ments. In the last few years she had
become infected with the reform
movement, and was remodeling them
with m ore regard for the inmates well
fare than her rent roll.
Several blocks had already been re-
built and occupied. and recently to
hasten the work she had given a block
to a new contractor. When the old
buildings were demolished and the
new walls were up a dozen or rnore
feet she went down to look at the
work.
Poised on the very end of a timber
almost above her was an alert. COM
pactly built man, who seemed to be
directing the work.
Something about him drew her gaze
back again and again; yet even while
her eyes kindled they filled mistily.
He was SO like and yet SO unlike; SO
what the other might have been, and
was not.
Presently the man sprang lightly
across to another timber seven or
eight feet away, explained something
about the work to a new man, then
crouched and dropped to the ground
~ feet below.
AS he turred he stood facing the
owner, and they gazed for some mo-
raents into each others eyes. He had
been 80 absorbed in the work that he
had not noticed her presence.
"Esther!" he cried.
Ralph Pennington" wonderingly.
81 thought you were in Europe"
NC; have been here all the time."
In work like this?"
He nodded.
She looked at him with the color
rising warmer in her face: in her eyes
was inquiry, then comprehension, Joy,
exultation.
Ralph" she said softly, after a
long silence, will you come up this
There was a smile in Penning-
toms eyes, though his face remained
grave.
"Yes. Esther" he answered, Il will
come up and-and ask you about 1t. |
l am now in the trades"