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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-09
BY BlOsser

VIII you seuu NIFTY out, VIII
liston? ! need your chore boy to
help me water Sadie here"
The voice was merry, but there
was a vibrant tone in 1t that made
the listening girl tremble a little.
Langford never waited for oppor-
tunities. He made them.
Mary came to the door with
quiet, self-composure. She had
known from the first the stranger
was Langford. How like the scene
of summers day more than a
year past; but how far sweeter
the maid-how much more 1t
meant to the man now than then!
Father, show Mr.. Langford
in,' she said. smiling a welcome.
81 shall be glad to take Sadie to
the spring"
She took hold of the bride rein
trailing to the ground. Langford
leaped lightly from his saddle.
II said help me-" he correct
ed.
1.-THE spring is down there" she
directed. 81 think you know the
way She turned to enter the
house.
For an instant Langford hesi-
tated. A shadow fell across his
face.
81 want you to come, Mary" he
said, simply. ut is only hospita-
BILE, you know"
"Oh, If you put it that way"
she started gayly down the path.
He followed her more slowly. A
young moon hung in the western
sky. At the spring. Swallowed by
the biggest cottonwood, she wait
ed for him.
"You are cold," he said. His
voice was not quite steady. He
took off his coat and wrapped it
around her, despite her protests.
"You shall wear the coat. L
do not want you to go In yet"
But Sadie has finished, and
people will be coming soon."
II will not keep you long. I
want you to-Mary, my girl,
tried to kill Black, but-Jim-''
his voice choked "a little-sif Il
hadn't been for Jim, Black would
have killed me. thought
could do 1t. l meant to have you
Jim said it was all the same--his
doing 1t in my stead. l came to-
night to ask you If it is the same.
Is 1t, Nary"
She did not answer for little
while.
at is the same" she said at
last, brokenly.
Her eyes were heavy with UNI
shed tears. But | never meant It,
Paul. l was wild that night, but
I never meant that you or - Jim
should take life or-or-give
yours. I never meant it,"
His heart leaped, but he did not
touch her.
do you love me?" he asked.
She turned restlessly toward
the house.
my father will be wanting
me-" she said. 81 must CO."
"You shall not go until you
have told me-" he said. do you
love me?"
you have not told me, either"
she resisted. you are not fair"
He laughed under his breath,
then bent his sunny head-close.
Have you forgotten so soon?"
he whispered.
Suddenly, he caught her to him,
strongly, as was his way.
81 will tell you again." he said,
softly. II love you, my girl, do
you hear? There is no one but
you in all the world"
The fair head bent closer and
closer, then he kissed her-the lit
tie man-coated figure in his arms
II love you," he said.
She trembled in his embrace
He kissed her again.
81 love you," he repeated.
She hid her face on his breast.
He lifted 1t gently.
He placed her arms around his
neck. She pressed her lips to his
once, softly.
81 love YOU she whispered.
) THE END.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-09

though a bit trying for her
mother.
Louise shows a little purple
hat of chenille braid with veil
dripping off the back In two long
points and a round, chin strap OF
purple or white.
The becoming tam-o'-shanter
is not lost either, though IL In
going to I've used more as a crown
than as a hat by itself.
The high-crowned hat seems to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-09
ny KATE AND VIRGIL BOYLES
Copyright,
A. G. Mcclure Il Co.
CONTINUED from our last issue.)

CONTINUED from our last issue.)
Obeying a sign from the doc
tor, he slipped away and out. Cor
don closed his eyes. His face was
white and drawn with suffering.
HAS he fainted?" whispered
Louise.
The eyes opened quickly. They
fell upon Louise, who had not
time to draw away. The shadow
of the old, sweet smile came and
lowered around his lips.
Louise" he whispered.
Eyes. it Is L." she said, laying
her hand lightly on his forehead.
you must be good until Paul
gets back"
I'm done for, so the rest of the
criminal calendar will have to go
over. You can go back-sooner
than you thought"
II am not going back" said
Louise, unexpectedly.
''Come here, close to me,
Louise." said Gordon, in low
soice. He had forgotten the doc
tor. "You had better-I'll get up
II you don't. Closer still. | want
you to-kiss me before Paul gets
back.
Louise grew whittier. She glanced
hesitatingly at the doctor, timidly
at the new lover in the old man.
Then she bent over him where he
lay stretched on the floor and
kissed him on the lips. A great
light came into his eyes before he
closed them contentedly and slip
ped into Inconsistencies again.
Langford rounded up Jim Mum
son and sent him across with
stretcher, and then ran upstairs
for an extra blanket off his own
I, bed. 1t was bitter cold, and Dick
HYt be wrapped. On the upper
laadfng he encountered Mary
sloae. Something in her desolate
sttitude stopped him.
whats the matter, Nary" he
demanded, seizing her hands.
Nothing" she answered, DULY.
sHow Is he?"
"All right, l trust and pray, but
hurt terribly, wickedly."
He did not quite understand.
Did she love Gordon? Was that
why she looked SO heart-broken :?
Taking her face in his two hands.
he compelled her to look at him
straight.
Nov tell me-" he said.
Ibid I kill him." she asked.
xiii whom"
"Why, him-Jesse Black"
Then he understood.
MARY, my girl, was 1t you?
Were those last shots yours" All
the riotous love in him trembled
on his tongue.
did -" she persisted.
God grant you did" he said
solemnly. "There is blood outside
the window. but he is gone"
II don't like to kill people, +"
she said brokenly.
He drew her to him strongly
and held her close against his
breast.
"You are the bravest and best
girl on earth" he said. my girl
You are my girl, you know
hereafter | will do all necessary
killing for-my wife"
He kissed the sweet, quivering
lips as he said 1t.
Some one came running up the
stairs. and stopped suddenly in
front of the two in the passage.
"Why, JIM" cried Langford in
surprise. Il thought you had gone
with the stretcher."
81 did co. said Jim, swallowing
hard. He shifted nervously from
one spurred foot to the other.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-09

little widows, wells Of AL descrip-
ton droop off hats, large and
small.
A cunning variation of the
overhanging edge of maiine of
last summer 10 the little black
hat with the maline veil hanging
from INSIDE the crown, shading
the eyes.
The chin strap, too. Is on
many fall hats and u becoim-
ing to the ..ieune file"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-09

/ ped like flash to his belt, where
there was a revolver that was
loaded. jun Rugged him closely,
but it was of no use now. The bull
let tore its cruel way through his
side. His arms relaxed their mold
he slipped - slowly-down-
down. Black shook himself Tree
of him impatiently and wheeled
to meet his great enemy.
Quits at last" he said, with
an ugly smile.
Quits indeed! For Jim, raising
himself slightly, was able to draw
at last; and even as he spoke the
outlaw fell.
Jim, my boy" said Langfor1.
huskily. He was kneeling, Jim's
head in his arms.
TITS all right-Boss-don't YOU
worry saw you-in the hall
that night. You are-the Boss.
Tell Mary SO. Tell her l was
glad-to-go-so you could go to
her-and 1t would be-all right.
She loves you-Boss-you needn't
be afraid"
Jim, | cannot bear it; must
go in your stead"
ITO Mary-yes." His voice sank
lower and lower. An added pale
ness stole over his face, but his
eyes looked into Langford's Sc
renely, almost happily.
"Go-to Mary in my stead
Boss" he whispered. EEL her
Jim gave his Boss-to her--when
he had to CO."
And with sigh Jim died.
CHAPTER XIV.
The Party at the Lazy S.
Mary stared thoughtfully into
the mirror. 1t was better one
than the silver into which she had
looked more than year ago
when Paul Langford came riding
over the plains to the Lazy S. A
better house had risen from the
ashes of the homestead laid waste
by the cattle rustlers. Affairs
were well with George Williston
now that the hand of no man
was against him. He prospered.
Louise stepped to the door.
II am in despair, Mary" she
said, whimsically. MRS. White
has ordered me out of the kitch-
en-. What do you think of that?"
Louise! Did you really have
the hardihood to presume to en-
croach on Mother Whites pre-
serves-you-a mere bride Of
five months standing. You should
be grateful she didn't take the
broom to you."
"She can cook" said Louise,
laughing. 1T admit that. ]. only
offered to peel potatoes. When
one stops to consider that the
whole county is coming to the
house warming of the Lazy s,
one can't help being worried about
potatoes and such minor things"
do you thing the whole county
is coming, Louise?" asked Mary.
"Of course" said Louise Cor
don, positively, slipping away
again. She was a welcome guest
at the ranch, and her heart was
in the success of tonight's party.
Mary had dressed early. Would
Paul Langford come? He had been
hidden. Her father could not know
that he would not care to come.
Her father did not know that she
sad sent Langford away that long
ago night in December and tina he
had not come back-at least to
her. Naturally, he had been bid
den first to George Williston's
"house- worming The men of the
Three Bars and of the Lazy s were
tried friends-but he would not
care to come.
Listen! Someone was coming. 1t
was much too soon for guests. The
early October twilight was only
now creeping softly over the land
scape.
Hello, the house," hailed the
horseman, cheerily, drawing rein
at the very door.
The visitor threw wide the door
and Williston's voice called cor
daily:
Come in, come in, Langford!
am glad you came early"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-09
NEW YORK. Sem. g.

NEW YORK. Sept. a.
Fall hats are extremely
small or extremely large.
And to be a Cossack is very
fashionablel
These are the ahead-of-the-
times edicts OF New York's most
famous mflliners.
Tape shows a little cap-like
hat of mustard colored duvetyn
with regulation visor, gut IL has
pnrple motiv embroidered on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
Hides and Tallow

Dealers Buying oefer.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
Ayery's Letter

Prices in the cotton markets were at the lowest on the opening under the influence of further liquidation in March contracts. The initial weakness was quickly replaced by decided upturn owing to the fact that probably the last of the struggling March longs had sold out.
 Those traders whom have been the chief bears lately were conspicuous buy CTS today. Clevenberg said the senti- ment was less bearish and that the dis position was to get off the bear side for the present.
 Prices will likely work some higher. when I expect the advance will meet some hedge selling, as hedges are abso- lutely the only recourse for those who are carrying the burden of this big stock of cotton.
 I doubt very much if the May option will see as much difference under the late months as did January and March, for the reason that by the first of May if the January rate of consumption con- tinues, there should be approximately 2,000000 bares of this surplus taken. Fur thermore by that date we will be un- der the full influence of the new crop, which to my mind will be bullish, mas much as the true conditions in the eastern belt will then be known, both as to acreage and fertilizers.
 The refusal to sell by holders of spot cotton has had everything to do with this rally, and if these holders will mar ket their cotton slowly and judiciously, they will get good average price for it, provided, of course, they keep their acreage down this year. Remember it was the reports of increased acreage that first started this decline. Keep this we'll in mind, and don't let any small ad- vance in the price tempt you to increase, for as sure as you do, down prices will go again. c. r. AVERY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
TRADING SLUGGISH
 ON STOCK EXCHANGE
Commission House Business at Standstiii-Ne Public
 Business

New York, February 23.-To find a parallel for today's sluggish and mean ingless stock market it is necessary to go back to September of last year. Deal ings barely aggregated SOO,00O shares and these consisted largely of professional operations in speculative issues whose in- trinsic worth remains to be established.
 The hollow character of the trading may be gauged from the fact that Uni ted States Industrial Alcohol, Mercantile Marine preferred and Baldwin and Ameri- can Locomotive were among the most active stocks Can was moderately high CT on rumors intimating a successful out come of pending federal litigation and American Locomotive rose Az to FOG on the placing of a large equipment order
 United States Steel rose and fell within fractions Of Mondays final figure and Mercantile Marine, which was firm at the outset broke sharply in the final hour on rumors of further differences among the reorganizers. High priced specialties moved irregularly, with a break of 10 points in Bethlehem Steel at 4.70.
 A novel departure in dividend disburse- ments was furnished by the DuPont Powder company, which declared an ex- tra dividend of 22h per cent on the com mon stock, the greater part payable in Anglo-French bonds, to which the com pany was a large subscriber.
 Developments at home and abroad over the holiday were not calculated to re- store confidence and was more strong ly inclined to lower prices. In the main, however quotations were not material ly impaired According to market gos- sip commission house business was at a complete standstill, indicating an utter abstention of public interest.
 Trustworthy advices told of a continu- ance of activity in the steel trade, condition borne out by the placing of further orders for home and foreign con sumption, as well as additional advances in prices of various manufactured pro- ducts. Copper metal was lower in Lon don, but the decline was without effect here, where recent high record quota tions were maintained.
 Trading in Anglo-French 5's at conces- sions featured the heavier bond market Total sales par value aggregated $3,O5O,OOO
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
PRICES ADVANCE
 ON COTTON MARKET
Support Given Market by Leading Spot Interest
 Gives Confidence

New Orleans, February 2S.-AIoderately wide advances were recorded in the local
 cotton market today in spite of the re- cent belief in large tenders against March contracts on the fiIst notice day, which is tomorrow. Support given the market by leading spot interests caused the bull element to become more confident and there was soon less liquidation of the near months which has been one of the most prominent factors against values for sometime.
 In the early trading prices lost to 9 points. On this decline which was in- duced by poor cables, good buying de- veloped and the market gradually rose until it was 21 to 26 points up from the lowest and 1s to 17 points over Mondays s last quotations. The close was at a net gain of 10 to IS points.
 The ring was active throughout the session Around the opening holders of Icng contracts were inclined to let go, but the buying of March soon became the most conspicuous feature of the trading and longs took courage.
 Bearish features were slight rains over part of the belt and the absence of exports in the movement for the day. but they had no influence on prices
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
Produce Market

New York. February 23.-Butter strong; receipts, 10,465; creamery extras, 92 score, 35@351ac; creamery, higher scoring, 36Q 361ac; firsts, 32QS41sc; seconds, 2S1AQs1c. Eggs unsettled; receipts, 2O,135; fresh gathered extras, 241sQ25c; extra flrsts, 24c; firsts, 221A@2S1zc; seconds, 211a@22c; nearby hennery whites. fine to fancy. 29@ soc; nearby hennery browns. 25@26c Cheese steady; receipts. 2596; state whole milk flats, held, colored specials, 1S@ 1S1ac; white. 1Sc; colored average fancy, 171a@17s4c; white, 171aQ17szc; flats. current make, specials, 171sc; average run, 17@ 1714c. Dressed poultry steady; prices un- changed. Live poultry, no sales on freight stock and no prices established. Express chickens, 16c; fowls, 161ac.
 Chicago, February 23.-Butter steady; creamery. 24@921ac, Eggs lower; receipts, 6962 cases; frsts, 20s4c; ordinary firsts. 1s @19s4c; at mark, cases included, 1S@20slc c. Potato receipts, 23 cars; unchanged. Poul- try alive higher; fowls, 15c; springs 171sc.
 Kansas City. February 2S.-Butter un- changed. Eggs, firsts. 24c; seconds, 211sc. Poultry. hens. 1S1ac; turkeys, 2Oc; springs 16c.
 St. Louis, February 23.-Poultry un- changed except turkeys, 111k@21c: ducks 16c; geese, S@10c. Butter and eggs un- changed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
SHARP RALLY ON COTTON MARKET
Prices React on Late Trad ing, But General List
 Closed at Advance

New York, February 2S-There was quite sharp rally in the cotton market here today with May selling up from Il .46c to Il. 6Sc on covering of shorts and buying for a reaction. The advance met considerable realizing or renewed liquida- tion, however, and there were reactions in the late trading, with May closing at I.61c. The general list closed steady at a net advance of from 10 to 13 points for the day.
 Liverpool made a fairly steady show ing over the American holiday, but the opening here showed renewed nervous ness, with first prices i point higher on September but generally to points lower on the more active positions. Sev- eral months made new low records for the movement during the progress of the call. with March selling at ii Sic, July at 1.66c and October at 11.S7c. There was a good demand at these figures with Liverpool a considerable buyer of July and October, while the selling was much less active than recently and prices soon rallied on covering.
 Spot houses were persistent buyers of March at 25 points under May which led to talk that any notices issued tomorrow would probably be promptly taken. while the absence of any prominent southern selling here created rather a more fa- vorable impression as to the ruling of southern spot markets. There was con siderable realizing and some local selling on advances, which caused more or less 1rregularlty but demand seemed to im- prove on slight setbacks and the market reached the best point of the day dur ing the afternoon, when March sold at Il .43c, July at 11.SSc and December at 12.07c, or about IS to IS points net higher on the general list. Unfavorable views of international politics may have helped to unsettle the market later, and closing prices were 4 to points off from the best, but much of the late selling was attributed to realizing by early buyers for a turn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
SMART EVENTS
 sOF THE DAY

House warming at the Boys club Mrs. B. p. Smith entertains at lunch con.
 Amaranth club entertains Drama league members.
 Mrs Beddow hostess to club. Miss Woodson entertains Bridge club. Little Jokers meet with Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Robert Harris compliments Miss Lamb.
 Mrs Norment entertains club. Mrs. D. II. Cabaniss gives spend-the- day party
 Mrs. Ross Smith entertains at dinner. Reception at Motor company. Dinner-dance at the Motor and Coun- try club.
 Mrs. Sibley entertains club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS"
 IS TO RE GIVEN

lovely pageant play will be given at the Methodist church. Inglenook, on Thursday and Friday evening. The play is very spectacular one and points a strong moral. Life, a sweet girl grad uate, falls asleep in the garden of youth and dreams of her voyage, to find true happiness Satan rejoices, claiming that weak mankind is sure to be his prey. He then disguises as a prince and tries to lure Life away with his gaudy gifts At first she listens to his siren song, but Mother Love influences her to take every step with care Satan has almost per- suaded her when a group of Christian pill grims appear and tell Life that happiness can only be found at the shrine of Chris tian faith. Beautiful drills, choruses solos, etc, combined with dazzling cos tunes make the production one long to finger in the eyes and mind of all who will be fortunate enough to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
ART CLUB TO
 HAVE EXHIBITION

According to it's custom the Birming- ham Art club offers prize of 8 for the best poster advertising the annual spring exhibition, which will this year be held at the public library. April 12-19. Every member of the Art club will compete for this prize and others, not members, are invited to do so also. Three competent and disinterested judges have been asked to serve in awarding prize. All posters in competition must be brought to Mrs Joseph H. Montgomerys studio at Five Points by March 31, preferably earlier, and the prize will be awarded April l. All posters will be exhibited in con- spicuous place downtown.
 The size of posters is lSx24 inches. The wording is: Annual exhibition, Bir- mingham Art club, at public library, April 12-19."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
SHAKESPEAREAN LECTURES
 TO BE GIVEN

The coming of Dr. Edgar c. Abbott in a course of Shakespearean lectures will assemble three appreciative audiences in the homes of Mir. and Mrs. Richard Mas sey, MT and Mrs. Hubert Scruggs and Mir. and Mrs. William Brown
 He is notably one of the ablest ex- ponents of Shakespeare in the country and distinguished as a lecturer. He is a member of the famous Abbott family of Boston, marked for many scholarly representatives, among them Dr. Lyman Abbott of New York.
 The coming world celebration in May of the genius of Shakespearean drama makes most timely the lecture of Dr. Abbott, while Birmingham is particularly happy in having a large element of peo- pie not only studious of the drama, but especially studious of ShaSespearean art
 Dr. Abbott, in his audiences, will have not only lovers of the great dramatist and his achievement, but he will have stu dious and discriminating hearers, who. will fully appreciate the best that ha can do.
 An incomplete list of the patronesses follows:
 Mrs Phillip B. Bowers, Mrs. Ge 6rge B. Allen, Mrs. B. M. Allen, Mrs. FL B. Akridge, Mrs William s. Brown, Mrs. Samuel M. Blake, Mrs. Thomas H. Ben- ners. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. foady, Mrs H. L. Badham, Mrs J. J. Ch' ishoIm. Mrs. B. B. Conner, Mrs. W. M. Cosby. Mrs G.. Gordon Crawford, Mrs. James E. Chappell, Mrs. Joseph T. c Coulbourn. Mrs. A. hm-Petersen, Mrs. Herbert A Drennen Mrs. John Douglass, Mrs Ellis NJ. Duncan, Mrs. J. F. EhrhaTt Mrs D. w. Ewing, Dr. and Mrs. Henry M Ed monds, Mrs. Culpepper Exrm, Mrs j. W. Fain, Mrs. Joseph M. ord, Mrs. A A GambiLl, Mrs. Fl M. GAssnan, Mrs 4. J. Gilmore, Mrs. Charles B. Glenn, Mrs Clement Gazzam. Mrs. Victor H Hanson. Mrs Russell Hunt Mrs Harry Hillhouse. Mrs. William Hood. Mrs. Rob- ert Jemisop Jr., Mrs. Jnlius Jaffe, Mrs A. w. B. Johnson, Mrs. James w John son, Mrs c. A. Janette, Mrs. John L. Kaul, Mrs. Alexander T. London, Mrs Frank H. Lathrop. Mrs. David I.etaw. Mrs. Richard w. Massey. Mrs. J. Camp. bell Maben, Mrs. c. B. Mccormack, Mrs ]. w. Mcqueen. Mrs. Chalmers H. Moore Mrs. Carl H. Milan, Mrs. H. Key AIilner, Mrs. R. s. Munger, the Rev and Mrs w. F.. Morris, Mrs. Walker Percy Mrs. Prentiss B. Reed Mrs. George D Rev holds, Mrs. J. Frank Rushton Mrs R C. Roether, Mrs. J. Hubert Scrus gs Mrs. Herman Saks, Mrs. Leo K. Steiaer Mrs w D. Smith, Mrs. H. Upson Sims. Mrs. Ross c. Smith, Mrs. John E. Shelby. Mrs. Horace F. Shaw, Mrs Carl H. Seals, Mrs F. F. Snedecor Mrs. Saffovi A. Smith. Mrs. Robert l.. Sherman. Mrs Fred l. Sheppard. Mrs. Angus M. Taylor, Mrs Oscar Wells. Mrs. Cunning ham Wilson, Mrs. E. F. Wimberly, Mrs w S. Web ster. Dr. and Mrs M. S. J3arnwell Mrs. T. s. Neville and Miss liar riett Morton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-24
Tn Move Mill tn Mobile

Decatur, February 23.-(SpeciaL)--It is proha ble that Mill No of the H. Fl. Hit Lumber company of Decatur, will be moved soon to Mobile. Last Sunday night large mill belonging to this company was destroyed by fire at Mobile and 1t may be that Mill No. here, will be re- moved to Mobile, to take the place of the burned mill MT. Hit. president of the company, said that the plans had not been completed, but that it was very likely that Mill No. G. at Falkville, and Mill No. ', at Decatur, would be moved to Mobile