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Second Regiment
Proposes a Band

The members Of Co. l, National
Guards, are canvassing the situation
to see whether or not regimental
band can be organized here. IT is
quite probable too that such a band
will soon be 10 existence as the re-
quired number Of players has virtu-
ally been secured. 1t would be known
as the Second Regiment. band and
would have not less than l6 pieces. as
that number is required to secure
state aid. Under such cOudi-
tiou the band would receive e25 per
month from the state.
1t would be quite boon to Ord.
way TO have such an organization.
1t would we'll advertise this county,
besides making II possible to have
band music.
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Sugar City

The wives Of the members Of the
Farmers' Improvement association
may enjoy the privileges Of the club
house on Thursday afternoon Of each
week from TO $50 O'Clock.
Friday Of ssch week shall be known
- Ladies' Day aud the wives Of the
members shall have the exclusive use
Of the club house on that day from
. o'clock until $50 during the .sftsr-
aoon, and 10 the evening from 1850.
Any members wife may entertain
their friends onf Frfdsy evening II
'ssch week upon complying with the
following coodirioos: She may have
.Sxclusivs use Of the ciyb house upon
.lhakin9 written Application to ]. Q.
,Fallace. chairman Of the house COM
mittee, applications 70 be granted 10
order received. UpQn said 3appiica-
Zion being granted. the hostess will Be
given key 70 the building for the
EVENING upon application 70 the ~
iistant secretary, Mrs. g. "A. harvin.
A. the conclusion Of the entertsin-
hent the hostess must closs the build.
Ing and rsturn the key the next
Morning TO the assistInt secretary,
leaving the buildisg 10 ~ ecod con-
ntion % she found II.
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ditor, unquestionably afforded both OF
the other men ample excuse for co
static glee Toward its conclusion
Mr.. Marrophat apparently capped the
peak Of jubilation by fumblinE in his
cost pocket and bringing forth some
thing which strongly resembled . sin
gle playing card.
Now when he had contrived to
master his inirth, the cripple made .
gesture which eloquently abolished
this card. y gesture which said quite
plainly: "Au that is finished. The
thing has served its purpose! To
he'll with III" -'-
Whereupon. with smart Jerk Of his
wrist, Mr.. Marrophat sent the card
spinning and sailing out through the
open window to lose itself in the night
The watcher didn't see II fall. and
though he spent an uncomfortable
time searching for 1t in the deep dust
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Of the question.

Of the question.
But the devil takes care of his own:
within another half hour what seemed
to be sheer. bull-headed. dumb luck
brought a casual automobile to Mes-
quite two-seated. high-power
racing machine OF the latest and
speediest pattern, driven ~ two if.e-
sponsible waxfsRsf4 No lFDxed only
too susceptibls 70 Msrroehst'S o5er Of
double the cost Of fhe cart. Q. b.
Detroit-for Its immediate surrender
The two piled out promptly enough:
Marrophat and Jimmy jumped In;
Trine from his bedroom window sped
them on their murderous mission with
q blast of blasphemy.
1t must have been an hour later
when Alan. checking his motorcycle
as It surmounted the summit of
long upgrade. looked back and dis
covered. several miles distant on the
far-hung windings Of the mountain
road, a small crimson shape that ran
like . mad thing tirelessly pursued
by q cloud Of tawny dust Ike . gold
en- ghost.
A motor car. beyond all question.
and one of uncommon road-devourinE
quality: It might or might not con-
tain Marrophat and Jimmy. once more
in pursuit. Whether or not, bitter
experience had long since educated
Alan In the gentle art Of taking no
chances.
Though It was his life that they
sought SO pertinaciously. no later than
yesterday land then by no means for
the first time). they had proved that
II Rose were with Alan they would
include her ruthlessly in whatsoever
scheme they might contemplate for
his personal determination.
Nor would Tom Barcus be exempt,
II they were caught in company
though Judith might be. in view Of
Marrophat's infatuation for the girl.
These two were far ahead. out Of
sight. indeed: and must somehow be
overtaken and warned-no easy mat
ter since the machine which bore
them was. II anything. faster than
Alan's, just as the racing automobile
was faster than either. E.
Alan kept his gaze stoadfast to the
road before them. daring not once 10
look up and round or back
So sinuous and meandering was It's
course. indeed. that Alan seldqm could
see hundred yards Of It ahead. but
must pelt on in panic aight. shopinS
for the best--that Judith and Barcm
would soon show up in front, thai
something might happen to hinder the
pursuit-never knowing whether ths
latter lost or gained.
And thus catastrophe bsfeH
Round the swelling bosom a voo4
CONTINUED to Page 81
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Brief Bits of
News, Local
and Personal

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe COneeD have
moved back TO Ordway from La Junta
last week and are TO occupy the Gay
city house on Idaho avenue. Mr..
Coffeen has accepted . position with
the telephone company here.
Mrs. Elizabeth Link who has beeD
visiting her daughters, Mrs. George
Gallavan and Mrs. Joe Trainor has
returned to her home at Fountain,
Colo.
Ralph Lawrence, V. L. Marcroft
and Tom Wilson we're 10 town the
first OF the week from their Buckeye
Hill farms.
Leslie Bouldin Ia home aBain after
being in Pueblo in st. Marys hospital
where he had his tonsils removed.
Mr.. and Mrs. joe Grill OF Victor
were New Years guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. E. Bashor.
W. W. Yale, contracting age6t for
the Pauly Jail Building 90. was here
the first OF the week meeting with
the county commissioners.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Pendergrast
moved to their home 10 the east part
OF town Monday and E. b. Strickland
Is occupying the house they have lust
vacated.
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Notice to General Contractors

Notice to General Contractors
Bids will be received At the ot1ce of
the County clerk OF Crowley county,
ut Ordway. Colorado, up TO February
8. 1915. for the construction and com
pletion Of jail and Sherlff's resi-
deoce.
Application for plans may be made
Etlsths coussy clerk - 0rdwly, or 70
Jim. Gle, architect. 217 Central
block. Pueblo, Colo.
A surety Bond Of 60 per cent Of tho
amount Of The contrscr will be re-
quired from the successful bidder,
and certified check IN the sum OF
$500. 90, made payable To the county
clerk Of Crowley county must accom-
pany each bid.
Rids on heating and plumbing will
be received until January %. 1915.
! The county commissioners reserve
the right TO reject any or all bids.
BOARD OF COUNTY CoMMIssIONERs,
By IRA B. Coy, Clerk.
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League Elects, o&ss1.

The Epwortb League Of the Metho-
dist church had wstch party, st the
home Of Frances Strever New Years
Eve. About 30 young people made
the trip on hay racks. A pleasant
evening was ,spept. Canes were
played and rsfreshnnen served. The
election Of ofI3csrs was held and was
- folloWs:
JPresidept. Frances Strsver.
First Vice President, MaurIce
Graves.
Second Vice President, Gladys Car
renter.
Third Yies President, Frances BaYass
Secretary, Grace Bryant.
Treasurer, Thos. Fountain, Jr.
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Brief Bits OF
News, Local
and onal

The girls class of the Christian
church entertained the boys class Of
that church Thursday evening at .
watch party. Dainty refreshments
we're served to about twenty. Aud
when the bells tolled the hour Of mid.
night and the arrival OF the New Year
all departed for their, homes highly
resolving to make tho present year
better than the past. The young
folks we're chaperoned BY Mrs. Woold.
ridge and Mrs. Neal.
Mrs T. L. Edgar entertained the
Thursday Afternoon club st her home
last Thursday. The meeting was not
largely attended because Of the other
festivities Of the week. Mrs. VIM.
Broadbent will be hostess. at the next
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred T. Hilvert en-
tertained E. e HosIer. wife aud
daughter Gladys, Mrs. Reed and
Fred Tieman, Saturday evening.
J. W. Ray and Q. P. Osberg Of
Souou Stby WCAC 0CAV w ouosnSo9 Su0
latter part Of last week, returning
this week.
Mrs. Ira Smith of Fountain. has
returned to her. home after . visit
with her sisters, Mrs. Geo. Gsllsvan
and Mrs. Joe Trsinor.
Mr.. aud Mrs. J. A. Mast and Harry
Mast and Miss Lena Kearns attended
the show "Peg o. Ny Heart" 1t La
Iunta last Saturday evening.
Mr.. and; Mrs. NJ L. Fenton enter
tained Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Spivy. A.
J. Dean and daughters New Years
eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Belvesl are re-
ceiving congratulations upon the
birth Of daughter January 3
Mr.. and Mrs. N. ". Keator are the
proud parent Of baby boy bora Mon
day, January 4.
Thps. Htsp who went TO California
recently 70 now located N, ,ssstelIe. Z
Mrs. John Hanna 10 quite III.
Mra F. B. Phillips is very sick.
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D. LoCW JosEPH VANCE
A.skss 4 m ESs!.e Hs.ts!. Bid
CHAPTER xLvn.
The Esse warnIns.

.h 10o &oot warning.
In the chm, violet-shadoved dush
Of that cieaf svening. chapfallen
motor car eeebt sluggishly into the
little mountaln town Of Mesquite at
the heels Of two mutinous mules. driv
en- by chau4eur who steered with
Sne hand whflA the other nourished
. cracking vh4plash over the backs
Of its sole mq1fye power.
Its one passenger. cripple - help
less a. the or itself. huddled In .
corner Of ths. fear seat, saluted Mes.
quite with slAri. Though he was in
sore need of tach rude comforts a.
the town stood prepared to afford him.
his demeanor toward It was that Of
one who suRs(t an indignity rather
than bess aooammodation.
And now, - the car crawled to .
pause before ~ Mountain house
Mosquitoes enA caravanserai-and
Mesquite Itself. to the last nea- bitten
hound. gathered round to view this
wonder, Nr. Times Indignation and
chasrin distilSs1 words Of poisonous
import.
Far from resenting this, Mesquite.
pipe in mouth, hands in pockets, ad-
mired and ap1lAuded. and rather re-
sented the cAaage that befell when
two other stfAngsss Whose earlier ap-
pearance In town had helped make
that one day memorable beyond all
others in Nesqaite's history charged
out Of the leouutatn house and inter
rupted the sldsrs devil with cries Of
greeting and jubilation.
The leader of these answered to the
name of Naxsophst; his companion
was person named Jimmy. Mes
quite acquired this information
through paying tlose attention to the
substance Of tAsir communications
with the crippls{ More than this, how.
ever, It learnN4 littls. eomething
seemed to have boen aecomuaieAe1 "
the two. somseAlAE St4At wJ h1aAJv
g1Atifyingto SsG&G f4anSs NJ h4N1A
ohuckifng aImok smirthfully when
lifted from the car and carried Into
the hotel.
What passed between the trio after
they disappeared behind that bed
chamber door Mesquite could by no
means guess. But that . celebration
Of some sort was In progress was evi-
denced BY the frequency with which
Harrophat and Jimmy called on the
bar for moro liquid refreshment.
And toward midnight one belated
Mesquite paused in the street outside
the Mountain house for one last curl.
Gus stare at the lighted windows Of
Mr.. Trine's quarters.
He saw, clearly silhouetted against
the glowing oblong Of the window. the
Nephistophelean profile Of Seneca
Trine. distorted with grimace Of the
cruelest Joy that ever heart Of man
conceived. He. saw ,Marrophat ap-
proAch his master With drunken
swagger and . speech which. though
iDdistinmjshable IN the npaeen. an
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One Of these last was dressed in q
suit Of mans clothing, much the worse
for wear.
At sight Of the Mountain house tho
party betrayed slight symptoms Of .
more cheerful spirit: rejoicing in its
promise OF food and drinks and beds
withal wherein to sleep. the four
quickened their steps.
But of q sudden one of the women
she who wore the garments of her
sex-paused. uttered low cry.
a,thrill with terror, and clutching the
arm Of the man nearest her. pointed
down to the card that stared up from
the dust at her feet
Il was . trey Of heartA
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Install New OGcers

At the last regular meeting Of Ord
way lodge No. $50, l. o. o. F, th,
following officers were> Installed b.
D. d. g. N. e. 1. Oliver:
N. &C. q. Oimstead.
v. CD. K. Waugh.
Secretsry-A. N. Ward.
Treasurer-Wm. Edgar.
r. 8. N. G.-Wm. Broadbent.
L. 8. N. G.-E I. Oliver.
W.-Bert W. Lester.
C.-E ". Dowpey.
B. 8. SO. n. Leighton.
L. 8. ST. J. Relveal.
y. CA. L. Sale.
I. 0.-S. L. R0ss.
Chsplsin-F. r Phillips.
B. 8. v. G.-J. o. Station.
L. 8. v. G.-Granvilie Smith.
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C. A. R. Elects Officers

C. A. R. Elects Officers
The election OF. the -WLmon w.
Blackmar Post g. A. r. took place
Saturday, December 20, and resulted
- follows:
Post Commander, Aaron Cook.
Senior Vice Commander, VIM. Gay
city.
Junior Vice Commander. F. J.
Hoffman.
Chaplain, F. X. Fields.
Surgeon. J. e. Mock.
Oficer of the Day, J. G. GrIf1n.
Onicer Of the Guard. J. r. johnson.
These ofiicers will be Installed Sat-
urday evening.
The membership OF the post IL now
90 much reduced that the appointive
officers will have to be oiled by doub-
ling up.
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CHAPTER ,'xlvill.
Full Flight.

y Full Flight.
"Oh, what can It mean?" Rose whis'
pered brokenly, cllnging TO her lovers
arm. Surely you don't think !. .
Duxsly, It must be accidental
Asssly Il can't mean"
TN aff.il y does" Alan Law. -.
Sponded grsvely, cycling the front Of
the Mountain house. Our luck holds
consistently-that's all. II wouldn't
be US II we didn't pick out the one
place where Marrophat and Jimmy
chose to stop over night. Fortunate
ly. it's early; doubt they're up.
With half show we ought to be able
to find some way OF putting a good
distance between us and this town
before they waken Toni"
But Mr.. Barcus was already at his
elbow, in thorough sympathy with
Alan's Interpretation Of the signifi-
canoe to be attached to the card that
trembIed in Roses hand.
"Sharp's the world" he agreed.
"And there's motor car over there.
in front of the blacksmith's. Prob
ably we can hire her"
"Trine's carl" Alan calculated.
swinging round and recognizing the
automobile at = glance. Then he's
here. ~ well!@
Looks like It." Barcus admitted.
"But 20 much the better. Well just
naturally take the darn thing on his
hands, and I'll bet q dollar there isn't
another car within . radius OF fifty
miles! Well be we'll out of these
giddy mountains long before he nnds
anything to chase us with"
But his confidence was demon
strated to be premature by the dis
covery. which rewarded the first cur
sorry examination. that the car was
very thoroughly out Of commission.
Two minutes later. however. their
earnest inquiries ELECTED the fact
that, although Barcus was justified in
his surmise that the neighboring
country was ,poverty-strisken In re-
spect of motor cars. Mesquite itself
boasted two motorcycles whose own.
ers were not indifferent to . chance
to sell them secondhand At . con-
siderable advance on the retail list
price Of the macAines, whom new.
And thus It was that. within ten
ni1stes from Roses discovery Of THAT
,,Iance-hung warning in the dust. the
party was again in rapid motion.
His beauty sleep disturbed by the
departure Of the machine bearing
Barcus and Judith. Seneca Tnne
reused on an elbow and looked out Of
the window just in time to see the
second motorcycle gathering momen.
tum. Alan steering. Rose in the seat
behind.
Sixty seconds later Q Haunting ban
ner Of dust was all that remained to
remind Mesquite that romance had
passed that way-that. and . series
Of passionate screams ,emsnsting
from the bedchAmber sof Seneca
Trine. Mhare tha cripple Lay posses
Sed By seven devils or insensate rage.
His screams brought attendance;
but It was . matter of many precious
minutes before his demands could be
met and Marrophat and Jimmy reused
from their crapulous slumbers In ad-
Joining chambers: and half an hour
elapsed before the chauffeur, reused
from his own weIl-earned rest, sue
ceeded in convincing the pair that
purauit with the motor car was out
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Real Estate Transfers

Warranty deeds tiled 10 the ONCE Of
the county clerk of Crowley county
from January l 20 January 9. 1915, in-
elusive. as reported BY the Crowley
County Abstract company. Ordway:
B. 4. Hanna TO Cleo v. Abbott.
half interest lots 20 aud 81, block 81,
Sugar City.
Twin Lakes Land & Water Co. to
Kropf Bros Mercantile company. l
acre In block 70. Ordway subdivision.
$500.
John Ayres to Town Of Ord way, II
acres In NJ Sci 2-2l 81, 1915.
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To THE FARMERS:

II you have anything to sell put
small ad. 10 the New Era's elassi.
fed ad. column. You can sdver.
tise most anything you want for
10 cents to Is cents. II you have .
horse for sale how many people do
you suppose would know IL besides
your Immediate neighbors. Per-
hsps they know the horse. At any
rate no matter what you have to
dispose of the little ads are the
finders of buyers. You can't see
everyone. The paper can.
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of the roadway, he went his way In the
end with curiosity unsated: Fate had
reserved that card for = higher pur-
pose.
Undisturbed, It lay where It had
fallen. face upward. not dozen feet
from the front door OF the Mountain
house, until another day dawned on
Mesquite.
Then, in the clear light Of that dawn,
four more strangers struggled into
town-two weary and hagsard men.
two footsore and bedraggled women.
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Just "a Little Talk
Purportsd conversation between
. Dairy Cow and . Brood Sow
A Steady Job

Inc BROOD SOW L0OuRnL sue uau
put ono over on the Dairy Cow 10 a
comparison she had been making ss
tho two were taking II easy one warm
afternoon the Grst part Of the week.
Here's the trouble about farmers
keeping cows" the SOW remarked.
ut ties . fellow up until he never
would get to take his family and
spend the week end with his wife's
mother. He's got to be right IN the
Job all the time"
That Is quite true," returned the
Cow, But most men would like to
have some excuse to keep away from
mother-iu-laws. and I guess things
will be louked after without much
complaint on the part Of the farmers
Then again when fellow is making
money he don't mind to be tied up 1t
home-that's what brings happiness
and buys automobiles and Fords.
"Up 10 Idaho there was pan who
had . cattle and sheep ranch. He
wouldn't fool with COW for minute
II he had to keep her for milking pur :
poses. No he wouldn't be tied up
with bunch of old cowa That's
what be had said 1t least. but about
four years ago his daughter got mar
ried. She got hold Of very energetic
sort Of chap who had milk on the
brain, . sOrSof disease which causes =
fellow to. see money 10 dairy cows.
So the young fellow talked this old
stock man Into setting him up 10 the
dairy business. About the time the
plan got we'll under way the st0ckman
got Interested aud decided he'd take
hand 10 that proposed daily himself.
especially since he was furnishing the
money to buy the cows besides giving
the guy his daughter Now he knew
steer. that would make good beef
and the brand OF sheep that would
produce the most wool and best NUT
too y no other man knew IT. He
could take q look NJ calf and tell
Ibow mnch IL would weigh In taenty-
feour months Tunning on 1dsho's ssge
brush land. Yes he knew those
things like . book, but be could not
tell milk COW from . canning factory
70 far as knowing how much and how
good quality OF milk COW would
give.
.Well briefly this man, who 10 Geo.
v. Leighton Of Weiser. Idaho. en-
piOyed man who did nov COWS and
sent him east with enough loose
change 70 buy several bead Of Hol-
steins - q start That was four years
ago and now this man Leighton and
sou-in-lsw. who had milk on the brain
have one Of the finest dsiries 10
the country located st Boise. Last
year when the rush OF apple and
pruue harvest was on In the Boise
valley car load after car load Of fruit
was being packed 10 feverish haste
and hustled 70 Eastern markets. It
was the extra busy season for the
specialist who depends upon distant
maskets, but on Leighton's place
there vas little Of the rush. His
employees have steady year-around
job, and the boss has . regular
monthly Income" Z
Now that's . little history Of what
few Gown will do. for farmer" the
Dairy Cow remarked TO the Brood
Sow. "But there's no use roasting
each other on which Of We two are
the better money:m.kers for the
farmer. We each have good stand
iugs In every Community, but in come
our worth 10 not fully realized"
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Bald viii Farm

Mrs. J. d. Bald arrived here last
week from Long Beach, Calf. Mr..
Bald and SOD returned some Time ago,
They will make their home on their
farm four miles north west Of town.
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Editors Meet Monday

Tho .MId-winter meeting Of tho
Colorado Editorial association will be
held in Denver next Monday. The
editors in body, will see the new
state omcials Installed Tuesday and
bee the legislative mills start grind.
Ing out more laws to obey and be
disobeyed.
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Writing Paper

We sell writing paper, bonds and
cut to sizes to suit you
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New S. S. Officers

New S. S. Officers
The officers Of the Methodist Sun.
day school for the ensuing year are
as follows:
Superintendent, W. r. Brooks.
Assistant Superintendent, Maurice
Graves.
Secretary Treasurer, Geo. Riley.
Organist, Esther Brush.
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Buy your cement At Tisdemaon's.
The Ordway new era., 1915-01-08

Weep and you're called . baby,
Laugh and you're called fool,
Yield and you're called coward.
Stand and you're called . mule,
Smile and they call you silly,
Ffowp ard fhey'n call yeu gYuff;
Put on 4 sffotit kks 8 millionaire,
And sen> spy calls your biun.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-25

ever, most carefully and have looked
into all details thoroughly II the new
car Is offered with these reinements in
body which will bear the scrutiny of the
closest observer. 1t will be noticed that
there is "A new method Of upholstery
which gives the car a clean cut n
graceful appearance. MI leather Is
fastened flush on the inside by leather
wells instead OF being brought up In a
roll on the outside of the car.
The only addition to the mechanical
part of the car is AN oil throttle which
Is closed or opened In conjunction with
the carburetor throttle so that the pres
sure of the fabrication varies with the
internal pressure of the motor and pro-
vldes oil TO the bearings in direct ratio
as they are loaded. This addition Is to
the well known force feed Marmon OIL
ing system, which operates by forcing
the oil through a hollow crank shaft
with the cam shat revolving in n bath
OF oil. This force feed system has been
"A feature on the Marmon car since 1903.
I'VE have added another type Of body
to our serles--the three passenger club
roadster. This type presents a most de-
sirable style of body for the person de-
string n car with body requirements
smaller thar the touring car type. The
seats are arranged In the form OF a
clover leaf with an aisleway between the
two front seats and n third seat imme-
diately In the back. All seats are very
roomy and comfortable and covered by
top. The price for the Al type remains
the same SO, $50 for two, three. four
and five passenger cars and $3.50 for
the seven passenger car"