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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-06-01
CHAPTER x.
A Grave Is Opened.

1t was midday. All Sidi-bel- Abbes
seemed to be asleep. The streets were
almost empty. and lazy hush hung
over the deserted cafes where a few
interchangeable tourists dozed beneath
the gayly striped awnings. watched
over by walters themselves half coma
tose with sleep and Indifference.
In the Cafe du Tonkin the repose
was absolute and unashamed. There
was only one watcher. Presently foot
steps sounded on the stone flags out
side. She got up and crossed the I'M
even floor to the door. Her movements
were 1.-THE and noiseless like an ami
mails, and not one of the heavy sleep
ers stirred. In the narrow passage
which led from the street to the en-
trance OF the cafe man In European
dress waited for her. There was some
thing furtive and restless In his
movements that suggested fear
more subtle than that of dan
ger The girl touched him on his arm.
and without a word he followed her
across the room OF sleepers through a
ment. Here there was no door or win
dow. A charcoal brazier burned In the
center, and its dull sullen glow lighted
up the shadows and revealed phantom
outlines of low divans and oriental
tables, and hid their dirt and disorder
in soft mysterious twilight.
The girl put her hands upon her
companions shoulders and looked up
at him. He had removed his hat, and
the somber light spread a pale repel-
lent reflection over his white features.
1t was as though an artificial life had
been conjured into the face Of a dead
man.
"You are changed, Desire. What
has happened in these days? Has there
been no comfort for your
His eyes opened. He threw back
his head so that they looked each other
In the face.
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That was the man. ] made her break
with him. 1t would have been n
damnable thing to have done II had
known-but I never knew for certain.
l refused to see for myself. and she
never told me. Perhaps, anyhow. 1t
wouldn't have mattered. AlI's fair In
love, and I didn't care who suffered
But that wasn't all. was In debt An
international spy had got hold OF
and bribed and threatened me al
ternately. To get out OF his clutches.
I gambled like fool and lost-lost all
the time. At last I yielded. made
use Of my friendship with an English
officer to get hold of what / believed
to be valuable information. Oh, I did
1t badly enough. They found me out
and there wasn't an inch between me
and ruin. God knows what would
have been the end. just sat there
and waited for them to make up their
minds. The man had ousted was OPP
posite me, and I waited for him to
laugh. He came forward and accepted
the responsibility. You understand
be was one Of them, and he tied their
hands. His friend held the door open
for him and he went out. 1t was all
done in minute. | was saved.
II paid. 1t was true-my wife's Ideal
had been saved-but only for the time.
Little by little she got to know me-
and to compare. Oh, she said nothing;
but saw 1t, heard it, felt 1t in every
movement every look, every tone. The
man she had cast OF became the hero,
was what I had been from the begin
ning-a neurotic weakling In uni
form, roue who had kept clean for
her sake. She shrank from me and /
knew she hated me. And he was In
my power. l don't know whether l
meant to kill him or not. had ceased
to think. Last night chance had
the relns. Perhaps at the last mo-
ment l might have held back, for the
thing sickened me-but saw her. She
stood opposite him In the moonlight
and she was smiling. heard him call
her name-and then-it was all done
In fash--I shot him down."
ut QIJ CibChtQ fOlCt Dlokc Oti
Arnaud staggered to his feet his hands
outstretched in movement of tragic
resignation. THAT is my explanation.
Make an end" he said.
Colonel Destinn did not move. In
the yellow sun-scorched atmosphere his
own face looked livid, and there were
fresh lines about the mouth which gave
1t a deeper. more ruthless power and
concentration. The pencil with which
he had been playing lay snapped In
half in the middle of the table.
"Your ten minutes are over, and you
have justified Yourself" he said. "You
are free"
you are liberating mailman. What
I have done l shall do again."
what is that to me?" said Colonel
Destinn, smiling.
They watched each other in silence.
In Arnaud's eyes there were fear and
incredulous question. He made vague
uncertain movement as though cropping
through darkness. Then came the sud-
den Inevitable collapse of an exhausted
personality and the man was once more
the automaton, the instrument Of pre-
dominating will. Without a word he
saluted and turned and staggered from
the room.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-06-01
The Red Mirage
4 Story Of the French Legion
in Algiers
'ByLA R. wYLIE

BY l. A. R. wYLIE

AS well as can be expected. There
was considerable loss OF blood follow.
ing on the extraction. Also fever"
Next week I am taking a fresh
batch with me down south to the pres
eDt terminus. VIII our English friend
be In fit state to lear us company r
"Undoubtedly-if he is not sent back
to his regiment for the present Other
wise" His expression was signif-
can't
At that moment Captain Arnaud en-
tered and he got up stihiy. Destinn
glanced over his shoulder.
"Ah. good morningl Well. shall
not detain you any longer, docton In
the course Of the day | may have a
look at the sufferer, and shall then
give further orders. The culprit you
can leave to me. Sit down, won't you.
Arnaud?"
The young officer remained standing.
He returned the doctors greeting me-
chanically and his features were blank.
AS the door closed Colonel Destinn
threw down his pencil and their eyes
met.
"Sit down"
This time Arnaud obeyed. The elder
man bent forward with his chin rest
ing on his hand.
I'm the ordinary course of events l
should have had you arrested last
night" he said. IF did not do so II
was because there was something I'M
usual in the case that interested me.
Even In the Legion madness has its
method. A man in your position does
not go out of his way to shoot down a
poor harmless devil without reason.
You had reason and wish to know
It,"
"For Gods sake, don't Jest with me-
Do what you mean to do and have
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mercy enough not to turn this business
into a burlesque If it is a confession
you want"
Destinn rose, and his heavy fist rest
ed clenched on the table.
81 have asked for your Justification"
he said. ''For ten minutes am pre-
pared to judge you by my own laws.
1t is an offer worth accepting, Arnaud."
He Is my enemy"
For what reasonT'
There are only two reasons pos
sible. When. we hate, It is either be-
cause the object has injured or bene-
flied us unbearably. | have both these
reasons to justify me-"
You have still Eve minutes to ex-
plain. Captain Arnaud."
"Expainr He laughed, and In his
laughter there already sounded q note
of suffering becoming intolerable. Eek
plain In five minutes what It has taken
months for me to realize-my God
and yet 1t Is simple enough. A woman
the eternal cause. the eternal expla-
nation"
your wife?"
"Who else?"
II have heard rumors, Arnaud."
81 have lost my wife; | lost her
months ago-I never possessed her. 1t
was dream. She fell In love with me
on a moonlight night when the regi-
mental band played In the Cercle and
there was glamour and color every
where-over Sidl-bel-Abbes. over me.
over my life, over my love for her. We
know that glamour, my colonel. 1t
makes madmen out OF us. 1t blinded
her. followed her to England while
the glory of 1t all was still strong in
her imagination. made her throw
over the man to whom she was virtual
ly bound"
''The man whom you tried to muir
der last nigbt?"
you're right-you guessed right
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-06-01
CHAPTER TX.
Justification.

Colonel DestInn bent over tbe man
spread out before him In an attitude OF
concentrated attention. 1t was an nm
usuallooking map. roughly outlined
and almost destitute OF the ordinary
network OF mountains and rivers. AT
the top Il single town had been marked.
and from thence downward there ran
a dark red line. almost undertaking.
which cut the upper part OF the white
linen In two distinct halves. On either
side or this line there were towns
marked and the beginnings OF wafer
ways. but In no instance did these ex.
tend beyond an inch on either hand. II
was as though the red line had alb
sorbed everything. and that what Ia 3
beyond Its immediate radius was OF no
account, a blank white wnste of de-
populated country. The lower part of
the map had been painted yellow. and
there the red line faltered and broke
OF. Colonel Destinn's pencil lowered
over the Jagged end. and his brows
were knitted into an expression of
thwarted Impotence. On the other side
OF the table an elderly man wearing
the uniform OF French army doctor
sat and stroked his neatly-trimmed
beard with reflective hand. From
time TO time he glanced doubtfully nj
bis companion, and at last, receiving
no attention, gave vent to an apollo
getic cough.
Il am afraid | have come at an In
opportune moment" he said. "You
are busy. The matter is Of really no
Importance"
Destinn started and looked up.
Pardon me. was absorbed in n
difficult calculation. You are mistaken
The matter is Of Importance. Life is
no doubt cheap out here, but ECONOMY
has to be Draeticed even In cheap
things. Besides. order has been esta b.
lished In Sidi-bel-Abbes, and any act
Of wanton aggression must be pun-
ished with hard hand. You say the
bullet has been extractedT
yes"
did 1t suggest anything to your"
The doctor shrugged his shoulders
His small brown eyes had shifted From
the colonel's face to the floor.
1T forced me to the conclusion that
the assailant was In possession OF an
army revolver-stolen. without doubt -
without doubt" Colonel DestIpn
agreed "yhe man is doing weIIY"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-06-01
Pastor Confesses Fraud.

San Francisco-The trial of the so
called Oregon & California Railroad
land fraud cases, which began here
Thursday. In the United States Dis
trict court. was marked by the confess
sion of Rev. Richard Fysh, ex-Metho-
dist minister of Calws, Cal. Fysh.
one of the eight defendants, pleaded
guilty to the charge of using the mails
to defrsud in obtaining applicants to
purchase grant lands belonging to the
S. =. Co. in Oregon. He was led to
confess his guilt. he said, by the de-
sire to spare his wife.
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OF Aden' but he's not quite correct in
~ tneres four beats to that bar. not
lnree' and he beat time as the stir
ring martial air fioated over the silent
Manchester street. says the Guardian
of that city.
me unseen piper changed into the
unmistakabie Cock O. the North"
lhere was an old fellow here" con-
tinued the sergeant. "a Waterman on
'ne street repairs. and he learned to
play these two tunes on the tin whis-
tie from hearing the piper away up
above Proud the old man was. too.
he was quare old chap. He made
nddie out Of cigar box and a bit of
wood the telephone man gave him. The
sound was quite good. He was seventy
II he was day."
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-06-01

Berlin. va London -''Tbs adequate
nourisbmsnt of our nouulsttoo q fulIv
--.,--s 80 In --z~-s $500,
.
p ny p'0eu' esu'etions OF enemy
otetoe, - matter how inscription
they may Be and no matter bow long
IL war mag last, . says the semi
o6Icial North German Casetts, Ia an
announcement a The creation Of food
dictatorship with sweeping powsrn
"Howevcr, Tie short harvest Of
1915, together with reduced imports,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-06-01

London Tuesday witnessed the
bloodiest lighting In the whole battle
Of Verdun- The struggle Of the first
days Of the German assault. or Of the
second mighty effort TO overwhelm the
fortress. fade into nothing compared
with the titanic force Of Tuesday,
blows. And their net result, so far as
tho Germans are concerned, was to
leave the battle lines where the French
had left them after the successful
counter attacks Of Monday.
Only about the Thiaumont farm,
east Of the Mouse. does Paris admit
the loss Of single foot Of ground.
Berlin herself claims only the capture
Of small blockhouse west Of the
river and OF sap mine near Vaux.
For the rest II contents itself with re-
porting the repulse Of the French at
tscks.
Every available man and every avail
able gun except those actually nee.
esssry for the reserves the Germans
have mustered into the battle. They
made supreme effort TO recapturs
Fort Douaumont. which in their alb.
sorption at Hin 304 and lie Mort HON
me. they had neglected to prepar,
against the contingency Of French sur
prise. but the French grip on their ole
Notifications was too strong.
Assault after assault. 80 many Of
them that they literablly flowed int
each other until even the French coul,
not distinguish them. was Delivers
within the old rsmparts. II was
repetition Of the hsnd-to-hsnd struggl
In the streets Of vsux.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-06-01
CHAPTER vIII-contInued.


Sylvia Armand came out into the
clearing. She was still singing-a lit.
tie louder than before. as II In defiance
OF reawakening dread--and In the
sudden hush her voice sounded lurIngly
sweet.
"Viens pres de moi. yiens plus pres
encore,
Mon amour t'appele-"
The passing shadow stopped midway
between darkness and darkness. The
light was on them both. There was d
smothered exclamation. A revolver
shot rang out and all was quiet again
The last echo OF song hung In the vi
Drating air. Then slowly, the mar
standing against the light, sank to
gether into n limp piteous heap. Col
onel DestInn raced across the interven
Ing space. His Indifference was gone
He cursed somberly.
"The insolent devils-One of my ruf
hans-one of my ruffians-name o
God"
He lifted the unconscious hea,
against his shoulder, his experience,
hands wrenching open the breast of tn
heavy military coat. Sylvia Arnau,
crept up to him. Her face was ash,
and expressionless, like that OF sleer
walker He waved her impatientl
aside.
Don't stay here. There may b
some more Of them. As you value you
life, run back to the villa and give til
alarm. Abr He sprang to his fee
instinctlvely, placing his body betwee
her and the three men who had starte
out Of the darkness. His hand la
flown to his pocket "Who goes there ?
"The patrol. my colonel"
"Goetz-you?" A sharp sigh of re
lief broke from between his set teeti
Then he drew himself up. The red-ho
rage froze to deadly precision. "Ho,
did you come here?"
j I'VE were warned by lady. m
colonel"
you heard that shot. Did you Sc
no one?"
Yes. my colonel"
And did you not lay hands on him?
MY colonel, 1t was beyond my duty
1t was Captain Arnaud"
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e,s Catch er;des Death.

Spokane. wash.---Arthur Enquist, 9
Spokane policeman, was drowned. and
Sergeant Alex Mcdonald narrowly es-
capped similar fate Sunday while fish
ing in Deer Lake, 40 miles northwest
Of Spokane.
Excitement caused by bringing q
large trout to gsff is believed to have
brought on an attack Of heart failure
on Enquist. who suddenly gasped, hall
rose to his feet and plunged into the
lake. Mcdonald was thrown into the
lake through the boats capsizing. but
was rescued.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-06-01
PLEASED WITH THE BAGPIPES
Policeman Listened DeIightedly to Its
SkirI in Deserted Build
inn

AS the special" approached. the po-
lice sergeant stood in a listening atti-
tude near little city church which is
built in and dwarfed by tall offices and
warehouses. Usually the place is one
OF the busiest. but this Saturday after.
noon all was quiet. save for the unmis-
taxable skirl Of bagpipes. The sound
was hard to locate.
He's away up yonder in that top
room,' said the sergeant in response
to the specials" inquiry: he prac-
tices on Saturday afternoon. and like
to hear him at It."
son.
The tune? 'Tis the Barren Rocks
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eliza canitaI aombarded.

BERN, by wireless to Sayville-Bom-
bardment of Porto Ferrajo. capital of
the Island Of Elba, in the Mediterran-
can, by an Austrian submarine, is re
ported in statement issued by the
Austro- Hungarian admiralty May &c.
The announcement says: can Autro-
Hungarian submarine on the morning
of May 20 very successfully shelled
important blast furnaces at Porto
Ferrajo, on the Island Of Elba- The
fire of the land battery was without
effect. The submarine later sank the
Italian steamer Washington.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-06-01

Chicago-If he will consent to make
the race. William Jennings Bryan may
be selected as the candidate for Presi-
dent Of the Prohibition party. Recent
statements Of Mr.. Bryan before the
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church at Saratoga Springs. in which
he was quoted a. declaring that he had
about reached the point where he could
no longer follow political party which
refused to indorse national prohibition.
was discussed by Prohibition party
leaders here. who thought Bryan Nigh,
consent to run.
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New York Busiest Port.

Washington. ID. C.-War trade has
made New York within the last year
the worlds busiest port. The Ameri-
can city has exceeded by $500. 600. 900
London's annual import and export
business. New York's combined 1915
exports and imports figures prepared
at the department Of Commerce show
a total of 81. 125. 900. 900. Exports are
put at 81, 1874. 900. 900 and imports at
1891. 900. 900. London imports were
larger at 1922. 900. 900. but her
exports amounted to only 1886. 900.
900.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-06-01

London-Lord Robert Cecil. min
lister of war trade. informed the
house of commons late Thursday that
proposal had been received to PRINT
the expectation from Germany to
Amreica Of dye stuffs, but that no
answer had been given
The war trade minister denied
the reports that licenses had been
granted for the export from Ger
many to the United States of S.
900. 900 worth of dyes, part of a
shipment which might reach $780,
600, 900.
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STATE news

Wallace Naturalization day in the
district court brought out 80 appli-
cants and their witnesses, this being
the last chancs for applicants to secure
dnal papers emitting them to vote at
the coming primary election John
Speed Smith Of Seattle, chief natural
nation examiner Of this district, rep
resented the department
Owing to the large number Of aliens
drawn to the Occur d'Alenes seeking
in the mines, the district
court here compares fAvorably with
courts Of much larger citiea in the num-
Der Of citizenship applications. One
state law requires that An alien to pro-
cure work in the mines must have At
least declared his intention to become
citizen, and the department gays close
attention to the naturalization bust
ness here.
Seventeen petitions were granted,
seven continued until the September
term Of court and six dismissed.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-06-01

Berlin. via London = The expropri-
alton of all supplies of meat in Ger
many is foreshsdowed by the issuance
Thursday of an ordinance placing all
meat supplies on hand on May 25 at
the disposal of the Imperial Meat Blu
reau, which has just been created.
This bureau viii authorize the sale OF
further disposal of meat at treason
able prices"
A census of all meat supplies will be
taken May rs.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-06-01
Beer and Egg Condemned.

Birmingham. Als--The general as
sembly Of the Cumberland Presbyter-
ian church ended it's seth annual meet
ing Wednesday night after adopting
a resolution favoring constitutional
amendment for National prohibition
and approving committee report
which deplored that large number of
women had formed the habit Of using
alcoholic drinks
1t condemned specifically the use Of
beer and egg as a spring tonic
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synopsis.

Sylvia Omney. her lover. Richard Far
QuhAr, finds, has fallen in love with Cap
tain Arnaud OF the Foreign Legion. In
Captain Sewers room Farquhar forces
sowsr to have Preston's I o. us re-
rooms By y gabrielle smsh so% sDe dsmand IDS
an apology. Refused, he forces Farquhar
to resign his commission in return Tor
possession OF Farquar's fathers writ
er's father Gabrielle raves Farqubar
from suicide. To shield Arnaud, Syivla's
hance,. Farquhar Processes to have stolen
war plans and tells the real culprit why
the Foreign Legion and sees Sylvia, now
Nine. Arnaud. meet Colonel Destinn.
Farquhar meets Sylvia and Gabrielle. and
learns from Corporal Goetz of the col
onefs cruelty. Arnaud becomes a drunk
ard and opium smoker. Sylvia becomes
friendly with Colonel Deetinn. Arnaud
becomes Jealous OF Farquhar
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-06-01
Chicken Most Desired.

No amount OF sentiment will make
the first robin as welcome as the first
spring chicken.
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A beautiful woman, tired Of
her husband, fIIrts dangerously
with his superior and with his
Inferior In rank. With the In
ferIor she 10 somewhat In love,
yet she sees her husband 90 to
shoot the lover without giving
any sort Of warning. 10 she
cruelty Indifferent, or does she
look upon this a. a good way to
get rid Of temptatlon7
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-~~~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-~~
Monday. There was a second opera
tion Saturday. DIR. Herman Biggs,
New York state health commissioner,
had been in attendance since Friday.
Mr.. Hills final collapse came with
startling suddenness. 1t was late last
week before a word Of his serious con-
dition was allowed to leak out. Then
It was stated he was suffering from a
cold. The Mayo brothers, surgical
specialists. were brought from Roches-
tor. MINI, for consultation, and It
then developed that Mr.. Hill was
afflicted with an intestinal carbuncle.
Special trains began bringing friends
and relatives to the bedside. The best
surgeons were summoned. Louis w.
Hill, president Of the Great Northern,
opened his residence next door for the
accommodation Of doctors and nurses.
Early Sunday afternoon Mr.. Hill ex-
perienced sinking spell. Rev. Father
Thomas j. Gibbons, pastor Of the St.
Paul cathedral and vicar general of st.
Paul archdiocese. FASTENED to the bed
side. Four hours later Mr.. Hill was
said to have rallied. At p. m. his
pulse was reported improved. But at
$3.50. IL hours before his death was to
come. Doctors Biggs and Giliilan an
noueed that 1.-THE outlook was ex-
tremely serious.
st. Paul Is preparing to honor Mr..
Hills memory. Every division point
Of the northwest Is ready to pay trib.
ute in memorial ceremonies.
ls3S-Born near Guelph, Ont.
lSb6--Left fathers farm for bust
ness life In Minnesota.
i8b6-ls65 - In steamboat office n
St. Paul.
Married Mary Theresa Niche
gan. Of st. Paul.
ls6s-75 - Head of Hill. Griggs. 4
CO.. fuel and transportation
Established Red River Trans
portation company. first TO open com
munication between St. Paul and Win
nipeg.
ls7s-Organized syndicate that sc
cured control Of the st. Paul 4 Pacifi
railway from Dutch owners Of securi
ties.
Reorganized road as st. Pau
Minneapolis 4 Manitoba and becam
its general manager.
lSs2-iss0- President Of this rost
which became part of the Great Nortf
ern system.
isS9-07--President Of the entir
Great Northern. which he extended
Puget Sound from Lake Superior. wit
northern and southern branches and
steamship line to the Orient.
ls07-12-Presiden Of Great Norti
ern's board Of directors.
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Can bad woman have an
honest love? Can she be truer
In her affection for a man than
that mans wife? Is Arnaud,
played with by his doll wife
Sylvia, at all excusabIe In going
to the Jewess7