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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-12

tiny names Jake Kemp. The rest OF
this outfit is six mules packln' orchids
and the greaser packin' the miles,
That's all right" said Gerry, 81
guess we can put you up"
He led the way and the pack-train
splashed along after him. The mules
were soon relieved Of their burdens
and turned into the pasture. Boni-
facio took the native muleteer away
to his quarters and Gerry and the
stranger passed through the house to
the kitchen.
A patriarchal hospitality came nat
urally to the inmates Of Fazenda
Flores. 1t was a tradition not only ON
that plantation but throughout vast
hinterland, where life was rude and
death sudden. to be gentle to the
stranger. to feel him and his beast
and to speed him on In the early morn
Ing. There was but one rule to the
stranger: He must keep his eyes to
the front. Jake Kemp had evidently
learned the brief code. He ate raven
ously, poured down coffee with the
recklessness of man that draws on
limitless power to sleep, and made
his few remarks to Gerry and to Ger
ry alone.
Gerry was feeling strange citation
that he strove In vain to account for.
This was an American but beyond that
they had nothing in common. New
York and Texas are connected only by
fiction. Perhaps 1t was just curiosity.
Curiosity invaded him. What was a
Texas cowboy doing on the road past
Fazenda Flores with mule-train Of
orchids? AS an opener he declared
himself. "My names Gerry Lansing"
he said. "I've settled down here"
"So?' said Kemp, as he drew from
his vest pockets the markings of clga-
rette. Gerry had seen the yellow pa
pers and the little bags OF faxed to-
bacco. They struck convincingly the
note OF the West. Region you're FIN
the States" drawled Kemp as he ac-
complished the cigarette.
YES" said Gerry and added, with
an idea to establishing link, like
you"
Reckon you're I'm Moo Yawk," was
Kemps next deliberate contribution
| to the conversation.
With that, talk Jagged Gerry in
stinctlvely avoided the question direct
and Kemp vouchsafed nothing more.
Not till Gerry came upon him hitching
up his loads early next morning did
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GERMANS DELIVER
DEADLY ATTACK
CROWN PRINCE SEXES OFTEN
e,vE FROM FRENCH AND At
TAcKs FlFTEEN-MILE FRONT.
Battle Described as Most Terrific Bonn
nardment Of the Campaign, and the
Gains the Greatest Won oy
Germans in Month.

Tondon.-The Germans have seized
tho Offensive from the hands OF the
French and on Sunday delivered iufi-
ous attacks on the fifteen-mile front
north of Verdun, winning successes
on both sides Of the Meuse
ON the entire fifty-mile fan-shaped
front around the great fortress the
crown prince has opened the most
terrific battle of the campaign. Inc
bombardment has attained climax OF
violence from the Argonne to far In
the Woeyre. At the st. Mihiel salient
the Germans are showing signs OF
great activity.
The gains registered Sunday are the
greatest won by the Germans IN the
last month and the largest registered
in twentyfour hours since the nrst
few days of the battle.
A Petrograd dispatch says: In the
region of Kokenhusen station, east Oh
Friedrichstadt, enemy artillery bonn
barded one of our trains.
In Galicia. on the lower Stripa, in
the region north OF the village of Yaz-
lovemz, we made some progress.
In the Caucasus coast region our
advance guard easily repulsed Turk
ish offensive.
The Prince of Wales now is in the
Italian war zone as the guest OF King
Victor Emmanuel, with whom he is
visiting various points on the front.
according to a Havas dispatch from
Rome.
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cooling pools. He did not wish ever
to speak agaln--ever to think again.
And then Glenn laughed. Her eyes
wrlnkled up. There was a CLEAN Of
even teeth. The wind blew her furs
about her and lit the color in her
cheeks, How solemn we are after
three yearsp she cried ''Three years,
Alan. Aren't you ashamedg"
Alan felt a sense OF sudden insula-
ton as though she had deliberately
cut the current that had flowed so
strongly between them. II am going
away" he stammered weakly and
waved at an approaching four-wheeler,
piled high with travelling kit and con-
voyed by his hurried but never fiurrled
servant.
But Glen stuck to her guns. Real
Typ she said with glance at the
loaded cab and with anching eyebrows.
Then her smile burst again. you
can't expect me to be surprised, can
you? We seem to have habit of
meeting when you are on the point of
going away, There. You must be in
a hurry. Good-by," and she held out
gloved hand.
Alan's spirit was ever ready for war
and this. he suddenly perceived, was
war. He braced himself and smiled
too. "Twlce hardly amounts to hab-
it." he drawled. He had never drawled
to Glenn before but then Glen had new
| err before taken up the social rapier
with him. "Besides," he went on,
E'there's a difference. Last time you
Iran after me-"
Clem's smile trembled, steadled 1t.
lsfelf and then fought bravely back
Eyes" she said, ives" And then hel
wIyes wayered and wandered. She
wAropped his hand. "Good-by," she
slhid, the faintest catch in her voice
louhd hurried away to seek j. Y.
# ITALIAN stood and watched her. He
fianlt sinking within him. For 9
is qss of pottage," he muttered ant
n onn his servant touched his arm anx
that'kly and held out his watch, face up
MrsSu'll never make 1t, Mr.. Wayne"
liam turned on him but not angrlly
! lowthaps not, Swithson, and perhaps
1t thel You may go back to the fiat. II
ment, Ilong all right" And with that h,
Ia himself at the cab. "Doubl,
< for hif you make the Battery In tel
| out. les," he shouted to the driver ant
EST of settled back in the seat to pom
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AUSTRIA DENIES ATTACK.
Says Russian Bark Was Not Fired
Upon Without WARNING.

Washington.-The Austrian govern
ment, through Ambassador Penfield at
Vienna, has furnished the United
states with its version of the attack
by one of its submarines upon the Rus
sian bark lmperator, from which two
Americans, one of them wounded.
were rescued. Austria denies that the
vessel was fired upon without warn
ING as was stated in an official re-
port regarding the attack made 20 the
state department by the American
consul at Barcelona, Spain. The de.
aial came in response to an inquiry
made by Ambassador Penfield at the
direction of Secretary Lansing.
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/ the rains came to the valley
ah1 india Flores. Gerry spent long
no'slde his sluicegate watching
LOT In the river. but 1t did not
coip be torrent of rain was local
unu kmembered that Lieber had
lolu that the floods-the great
hooe ne from hundreds of miles
up Yer and generally under a
Draz9 Night. black night, had
falleH the rain and he was lust
turniiseek shelter from the I'M
Drokeh pour when u voice raised
in sonhed his ears He waited.
ing Nrew nearer. In a nasal
tone, Wpmehow sounded familiar
thouSh unknown to hun, 1t was
chantinAg string of doggerel end
ing III 1arying refrain. Finally
terry cNake out the long-drawK
tali-ehu lsong: "comin' down the
drawn"
Englisb ,ericani cowbov mn
Slc' IhYesslons came in rapid
successlotrry strove to pierce
the uarknhe could hear the near
Dy spiasipreful mules, picking
their way In mindless With flnick-
ing Httle He felt shadow in
the darknd could inst SEQ above
Hi,x.. Il
II a Dlur CIV. Behind 1t, more
shauoWs' impulse he did not
stop to meai . shouted In English.
"Hallo, theH
The dcggds checked off In mid
night me 1blur came to sud
ueh stop ah'S lsal voice rang out
III quick b, speak again,
stranger, anu quick"
Its all righrrv laughed back.
mere are SId for?"
I'm headed the drawn lookin'
Tor a chalk hkre l en- dry my
ieet, what uuhow?"
Can you se4 ster In the ditch
at your rlght?'
"Yasser, | ca I'm see YOU too. y
wen snoutk Gerry, your
eyes beat mine. NV the ditch nm
III you come 10 I'll meet you
there"
Gerry found ttle cavalcade
waiting for him, kk-mules. n ma
tive driver and, d. above them.
a great lanky fig a yellow oil.
skin slicker toAv n broad
brimmed Stetson. looked over
the outfit as careft the darkness
would aiioW ana u tentatively,
"There's a house kbere in the
valley"
Is the draWlefranger spit
J ting deliberately init itch "Well.'
! ne volunteered attetther pause
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said Margarita. ri am not afraid OF
work. Geree. The end of work nese.
comes. 1t is the things tiat end UNI.
make me afraid" she, too, had iei'
the fiuttering wings Of the unattain
able. Unknowingly she STOOD Dehea,n
the shadow of the strangers purpie
city's walls.
The next day Kemp tried honestly
to help Gerry with the filling OF inc
soil but the effort was stiil-Dorn. Kemp
had almost forgotten how to walk anu
his high-heeled boots fell foul OF every
hummock. He wandered of 10 tle
house with solemn face. When Gerry
came in to the midday meal. he founu
him with a saddle propped on tne
arm of bench giving the delghteu
swaddled heir to Fazenda Flores MS
first lesson In equation.
That night they sat again on tne
veranda steps but Kemp was not talk
alive. He whitfield a stick until 1t dis.
appeared in final curly shaving anu
then Immediately started on fresh
one.
"Known Lieber long?" asked Gerry
at last.
"Goin' on two years." replied Kemp
"Does he live off his stock?"
Kemp looked %. Haven't you ever
ben up to Lieber's?"
NO." said Gerry, otis two years
since came here and I've never been
off the place. Lieber's been down here
couple of times"
Kemp grunted but asked no further
question. "Lieber," he said, Certainly
don't live often his stock-he plays
with 1t. Lieber is the goatskin king
Ships 'em by the thousand bales. Ii
you or any other man in these parts
was to sell a goatskin away FIN Lie
Der, you'd be boycotted. Lieber on
this range is God-you're fer him OF
you're ag'in him an there amt b'er
any one ag'in' him for some spell
now"
"Oh," said Gerry.
"As fer knowin' him." continued
Kemp, everybody on this roundup
knows Lieber but there amt anybody
knows why he is. Lieber holds ques
lions and smallpox about alike. HI
amt thar when they happen"
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GERARD TALKS TO GERMANS.
Denies That He Wanted War or
That He Hated Germans.

Berlin.-In an interview in the Ma
tional Zeitung, James W. Gerard, Amer
lean ambassador, is quoted as saying:
In this crisis, as in all previous
crises, attached the greatest value
to removing misunderstanding be-
tween Germany and America and did
everything in my power that a con-
aict between the two countries might
be avoided. want no war between
Germany and America. l have never
wanted and shall never want one.
i assure you that the accusation
that | am an enemy of Germany is
totally wrong. l have never done
anything to justify the charge that
hate German characteristics or Ger.
man men"
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came early for his stock. He greeted |
Kemp warmly. "Going my way?" he
asked.
81 ben loafin' around here with that |
in mind" drawled Kemp. "I'll take
hand if you'll allow me q mount"
"You can take your pick" said Lie
Der, 'that is, after Mr.. Lansing has
had his
The three of them walked into the
pasture. Lieber looked at the stock
with kindling eyes. He turned to Ger
ry and held out his hand. SHAKE" he
said, and Gerry did. what do you
say to the first five Of the horses out
and the last ten of the cattle for your
share?"
Gerry flushed. "That's more than
fair" he said. "You know the best
of the horses will lead the bunch and
the latest of the cattle will lag be-
hind. You see, they're all strong
now
''That's just it," said Lieber.
Kemp had gone off to round up his
mule. He came up from the river
driving it before him. At every jump
| he caught the mule a flick with his
rope and the mule kicked and squealed
but came on with long, stiff legged
strides. "Hi'yi" yelled Kemp and
snatched off his hat to beat his mount
| while he kept the rope-end Pickering
over the mule.
| Gerry and Lieber laughed. Kemp
was like mummy come to sudden
life. DO you know what?" said Ger
ry, II think I'll come along with you.n
He led the iron-gray out by his fore
lock and old Bonifacio hurried to help
bride and saddle him. Lieber mount
ed his stallion and turned the horses
as they came out. Kemp suddenly
soDered down to business. When Lie.
Der had thrown back the last ten of
the cattle, Kemp came out and closed
the gap behind him.
II think I'll go ahead with the
horses" said Lieber.
You go and take yo' men with you,''
said Kemp. Il could drive this fat
bunch from here to Kansas with nary
a hand to spell me-"
Gerry had expected a surprise OF
some sort when at last he arrived al
Liebers but the things he saw there,
stranger than anything he could have
imagined, left him calm and unmoved
as though some prescience had pre-.
pared him. The house was built on the
usual solid lines of plantation head.
quarters. Great, rough-hewn beams
towering rafters, built to carry the
heavy tiles and to bear their burden
Tor generations; unceiled, vast rooms
with calcimined walls; all these were
not outside Gerry's experience in the
new land. The strangeness came wifi
the rugs and the linen, the etchings
and the furniture, and last and mos
significant, the shelves and shelves OF
books and the tables piled with maya
zines in three languages. Everythins
bore the stamp of quality, everythins
had the distinction of choice.
Gerry did not let his curiosity carr,
him beyond rapid glance around tn,
great hving-room where they founf
Lieber, bathed and freshly dressed
experimenting the making of ice II
the latest ingenious contrivance fo
the pampering of the pioneer. &c,
water in the desert" thought Gerr,
and the phrase seemed to him NOR
than words-sit seemed to paint Lie
Der dimly, but as the mind saw him.
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CHAPTER xvIII--contInuec

"why there's no Mr.. Wayne Iran
Mrs. Wayne--only j. VS." CT
"And you don't know, AlanT' asfelf
the Judge. "Well. III tell you. Eye.
Wayne and Mrs. Wayne--they wlyes
Alan's father and his young wAroI
Their life was a hot flame that sAid
denly smothered itself In the cloubd
of Its own smoke. The memory of TIA
clouds passed with them but the FAINT
all who knew them. 1t will burn ORR
That's why j. Y Is ]. Y. and that's
why II will always be ]. Y. and MrsS
]. Y. to the HILL"
Alan said good-by In hurried low
voice and started for the door but the
Judge called to him: Just moment,
Alan, Pm coming with you"
The judge found Alan waiting for
him on the steps as he hurried out.
@'What are you doing for the rest of
the afternoon?" he asked.
sim sailing for South America IL
there's a connection"
The Judge looked up surprised. Il
didn't know you had anything urgent
on" They walked on In silence for
some minutes. then the judge said,
hesltatingly, fAlan, you're rushed, OF
course, but II you could--if you can
do one thing and put 1t down to my
account. Just drop In and see j. Y
for minute. Somehow l feel that
you can't see J. Y. the way he really
is. But IL you knew him, Alan, the
way | do, you'd know it's an honor
for any man to shake hands with ]. Y
Wayne. He has a rare thlng--an un
tainted hand. There Is tale OF
change to the effect that firm was
saved from smash because J. \
walked up to Its head and shool
hands with him on the floor"
~ don't know" said Alan, that ]
Y. wants to shake hands with me-" Hi
spoke almost auestlonlngly.
81 don't know that he wants to, Ell
Their, my boy. But | do know this
He's a busy man. but there's neve
day that he's too rushed to think o
you"
Alan stopped and held out his hand
II am much Obliged to you" he said
"rm sorry | didn't think of 1t myself
I'm off to his Office now, as soon a
I've telephoned Swithson."
j. Y. received his nephew with out
stretched hand His rugged face wa
iii UP with the rare smile that cam
20 Il seldom, for II was the far-tluni
ripple-the visible expression of dee
commotion.
IL Just dropped in, sir" said Alan
''to say good-by. I'm off again t
South America. Africa seems to b
taking year Off.
They sat and looked at each othe
for n moment and then j. Y. ARCS
and held out his hand again. IF that
the case" he said. II won't keep vol
Goed-by and good luck"
"Good-by. sir" SAID Alan.
As he reached the door J. " spolS
again. "Alan." he said, I'm glad 20
dropped in
81 am too, SIR said Alan.
He was just leaving the sedate oil
tffice building, sandwiched in betwee
modern towers of Babel. when ca
drew up at the curb. The door opene
and a girl stepped out. She sudden
stood still. Alan's eyes were drawn
her and found hers fixed on him. i
drew a quiyering breath. Glenn stot
before him. She saw his hesitate
and a cloud came over the light in h
face. Her moist lips trembled. The
hands met.
"Alanr' she said and he answere
~Ciemp
And so they stood, his eyes fixed
hers that were blue and deep. He II
his - sinking, sinking into tho
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Report FaNors RuhIee

Washington.-The senate commit.
Tee on interstate commerce voted on
saturday to recommend the long-de-
,ayed confirmation of George S. Rub
'se OF New Hampshire as a member
o. the fe3oral trade commission.
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Jimlnez Has Resinned

santo Domingo.-General Juan il
mlnez, president of Santo Domingo.
mas resigned. He took this action in
order to prevent armed Intervention
by the United States.
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Defends compuIsorx Demand

London.-Addressing his constitu.
ehts at Conway, Wales, David Lloyd.
george minister of munitions, de-
iended his demands for compulsion.
.ne necessity for which, he said, arose
last September.
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I couldn't hep II. got to dreamin'
nights of purple cities"
purple what?" exclaimed Gerry.
Kemp took a cigarette from his
mouth and almost smiled. Never did
hear of The Purple City, reckon2'
Gerry shook his head. Kemp drew
a well-worn wallet from the capacious
inner pocket Of his vest and took out
q ragged clipping. One could read in
the glaring moonlight and Gerry
glanced through the printed lines.
Then he read them through again.
THE PURPLE CITY.
AS ! sat munching mangoes.
On the purple city's walls,
/ heard the catfish calling,
To the crawfish In the crawls.
saw the paper sunbeams,
Sprouting from the painted sun;
! saw the sun was sullen,
For the day had but begun.
OF dusty desert sky-road,
Ten thousand miles and more,
Stretched out before the morning,
And the sun sat in the door.
He sweated seas of sunshine,
AS he started up the sky,
And he drowned the purple city,
In tear-drop from his eye.
No more shall purple pansies
Look up at purple pinks,
Nor purple roses rival,
The cheeks of purple mink.
Alas! for purple city,
And its purple-peopled halls!
Alas! for me and mangoes,
On the purple city's walls!
Gerry looked upon his guest with
new wonder as he handed back the
clipping. Kemp put it away carefully,
rolled a fresh cigarette, and blew a
thick puff of smoke out into the moon
light. Cant say it's po'try and
can't say 1t amt. All l know is it
roped me. l know that writer Teller
never munched no mangoes, cause
mangoes don't MUNICH. l know he new
er sat on no wall an heerd catfish call
in cause catfish don't call. But he
seen 1t all, stranger, jest the way he
writ 1t down an ben dreamin' purple
cities ever sence read his screed."
did you start right out to look for
them?" asked Gerry gravely.
NAV" said Kemp, 81 didn't have
nothin' to go on. But one day a drum
mer Teller thet was stagin' across
the White mountains give me plant
magazine, and it had an article on
commercial orchids with pictures in
colors. They was mostly kinder
publish an l reckon it was that what
got me started. 1t was the foreman
pointin' out my mount to me an
didn't lose no time. drapped my rope
on him an I've been ridin' him ever
sence."
Found any purple cities?"
"Not rightly. 1 seen 'em-more'r
once. But 1 guess purple cities is al
ways yon side the mountain. Yor
can't jest ride up an put your brant
ON 'em. They're born mavericks ant
they die mavericks. An l say, goot
luck to 'em." Kemp rose, tossed away
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synoPsIs

an Wayne Is sent awaylRed TIiiI
ala home, by his uncle, j. l . moral
failure. Glen drinks Alanlb IN his
birthday. Judge Henley dtAian III
his business with his emplok ian and
AK, Gerry's wife. meet at fmevvnrd
hound. and start a fiirtatidt home
Gerry, as he thinks. sees IA Alan
hioping, drops everything. Ioas NJ
Pernambuco. Alix leaves In the
train and goes home. GerrNs ter-
nambuco and goes to PirM IN n
canoe trip he meets nati3 TIVE
Judge fails to trace Gerry. "A II horn
to Ak. The native girl taArrv 10
the ruined plantation she IL tss ~
Gerry marries her. AT Mapld. col
iingeford tells how he met ,sTen
Per Cent Wayne"--building DO II
Africa Colnngeford meets Al her
baby and gives her encouragek hn,it
Gerry. Alan comes back to tow does
not go home. He makes seicaiis
la the city Gerry begins 20 imfk lar
garita's plantation and builds ieat-
ing ditch. In Africa Alan RED ~, q
letters and dreams OF home, 4aa.
lures Iieber's cattle during thciS1t
A baby comes TO Margarita, Cdord
meets Alix in the city and her
changed. Alan meets Alix.
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Do you know the home
Ing that comes TO I'd
stranded halfway round
earth from his own dooryA!
Gerry and Jake, two forsaE
Americans, meet in these
cumstances In the heart
South America and excha'
dream-talk.
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In what manner will Lieber
and Kemp affect Lanslng's life
with Marsarita IN this hidden
corner of the world7
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tTO BE CONTINTTH-NA
Middletown transcript., 1916-07-15
TO RELIEVE CITY CONGESTION
Massachusetts Legislature Considers
Measures Encouraging "sack-to-
the-Land" Movement.

Two unusual measures have been
under consideration by the legislature
Of Massachusetts. One provides for
an appropriation for homesteads or
small houses with plots of ground for
mechanics, laborers and other persons
in the suburbs of cities and towns. The
other bill authorizes any city to ac-
Quire land for the purpose of teaching
agriculture to its inhabitants, includ-
ing schoolchildren, adults and family
groups.
The bills are really complementary.
Their purpose is to encourage the
"back-to-the-Iand" movement and to re-
lieve congested districts. They are
sponsored by the Massachusetts home
stead commission, which believes that
there is a strong disposition among
persons in congested city districts to
escape from these to pleasanter and
more healthful surroundings. The
commission, in fact, made canvass Of
500 typical tenement families. It dis
covered that no fewer than 168 fami-
lies, with 896 children, were anxious
to move to suburban surroundings
where they could have a garden and
till the soil. The chief difficulties in
their way, of course, are lack of capi-
tai and lack of knowledge of garden
ing or farming. These lacks the two
bills in the legislature would seek to
supply.