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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

Lieber, with Gerry and Kemp, sat In
the shade of the yeranda, smoking after
the midday meal. The stock had been
corralled, but, on Kemp's advice, the
start for Fazenda Flores was to be
made halfway through the afternoon.
There was to be great moon that
night and the drive would be robbed of
the perlls of darkness TO cattle as well
as OF the horrible heat.
The three We're silent half somno-
lent. when passing herder grunted
and pointed westward with his chin.
lieber stood up and looked. A pillar
OF dust was coming across the desert.
He could see men riding and some
thing else. He took his field glasses
from peg and looked again. "Fu-
neral. or a sick man." he said and sat
down to wait. Kemp started whiting
to keep himself awake. Since the hour
OF Lieber's confession he had hardly
spoken.
When the cavalcade came within
easy view Gerry stood up and watched.
He could not hide his curiosity like
Lleber and Kemp. In front of the
horses came four men bearing a sag
ging hammock on pole. They We're
running in quick, sprlngy steps that
made the hammock sway gently from
side TO side. The pace they kept up
under the burden was marvellous.
They were followed closely by eight
'horsemen. At the first signs OF falter-
ing among the bearers, four OF the
riders would throw themselves of
their ponies and run under the pole.
The change of relay was made without
stop. without a pause. The freed
ponies stood with hanging heads end
straddled legs Even from 9 distance
one could see that the burdened men
had run the wlry little beasts or their
feet. Tlrey were all In, but the men
were still erect-keen. With final
squirt the cortege drew up before the
yeranda. Lieber stood up. dead or
eying?" he asked.
Master, we do not know" an
swered the oldest of the men, their
leader.
"Fever or smallpox asked Lieber.
"Fever."
With a look of relief Lieber went
down the steps to the hammock. A sheet
had been thrown over the pole to keen
of the worst of the sun. He pulled
1t of. A CHASTITY sight met his eyes.
but he did not shrink. Bring him up
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26
\ HOME
By
i GEORGE AGNEW CHAMBERLAIN
COPYRIGHT The Century Company

dertake TO deliver the sick man at
Lieber's In two days. McDougal pom
dered. 1t was a chance. II he sent
Alan to the rail-head there wouldn't
be even chance. There was no one
who could help at the rail-head, nor
along the thin line, nor even at the
coast
''In two days." said he despairingly,
1.-THE master will be dead"
They gathered at the door OF Alan's
tent and looked in at him as he lay
half comatose. mo" said the Oldest
OF them. ''he will be dead in seven
days time"
AS McDougal picked him up and
laid him gently In a hammock. Alan
came to. The hammock was padded
with pillows and blankets and strung
on a stout bamboo pole with two men
at each end supporting II.
What are you doing with meT' he
asked angrily and sank back into the
pillows From there his eyes glared
up at McDougal
I'm sending we home" said Nc
Dougal gently but firmly.
Alan smiled n twisted smile. "Send-
ing me home" he repeated, and added
reslgnedly, "Oh, all right" Then he
started up. Bring Matches" he said
McDougal took matches from his peck
ct. Alan drew two letters from inside
his coat. Burn them" He held them
out and watched jealousy as McDou-
gal opened out the sheets with averted
eyes and set fire to thu thin paper. The
tilmy clnders blew hlther and thither
under the light breeze The men under
the pole moved nervously, anxious to
be Off. Their eight companions
wheeled their flea-bitten ponies and
headed for the trail. "No. you don't, y
shouted McDougal and explained with
many gestures that they were to ride
] behind on account of the dust.
I'VE know, MASTER" answered one
| quietly. 1--WE would but start"
MeDougal held out an awkward
hand In farewell. You're ready, Mr.
| Wagner"
YES" said Alan between chattering
teeth, and then cried, mo, I want the
board--my epitaph thing, you know
McDougal dived into the tent and
brought out the board with the roughly
cut words that he could not read but
somehow began to understand. He
slipped II into the hammock behind the
cushions and then just touched Alan's
hand and gave the word to the men
They started off In stumbling. rapid
trot The horseman fell in behind. A
cloud OF dust cut them of from Nc
Douglas gaze. He turned and fel
upon his laborIng squad with rolling
flood OF curses. To them the word,
We're Greek. but nevertheless theil
blood curdled and they worked as only
Wayne had taught them.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

Alan Wayne IL sent away from Red Hin,
bis homo, by his uncle, j. r., an a moral
failure. Glenn drinks Alans health on his
~ .hday. Judge Heaiey defends Alan in
hts business with his employers. Alan and
Alix. dcrry'h wife, meet at sea. homeward
sound and start a filtration. At home
Gerry. as he thinks. sees Ailx and Alan
cioping. drops everything, and goes to
Pernasnbuco. AK leaves Alan on the
train and goes home. Gerry leaves Per-
nambuco and goes 20 Piranhas. On a
canoe trip he meets a native girl The
Judge fails to trace Gerry. A baby Is born
TO AK. The native girl takes Gerry 10
the ruined plantation she is mistress or
Gerry maTriea her. At Maple house Col
Iingeford tells how he met Alan--"Ten
Fer Cent Wayne'--building bridge In
Africa. Coiilngeford meets Alix and her
baby and gives her announcement about
Gerry. Alan comes back 20 town but does
not so home. Gerry begins 10 improve
Margarine plantation and builds an ir-
risatlng ditch. " Africa Alan reads
glem's letters andN dreams Of home Ger
~ pastures fAebtr's cattle during the
drought. baby comes To Margarita
CollinReford meets Aiix In the city and
finds her changed Alan meets AK. j. ",
and Glenn. grown to beautiful womanhood
In the city and realizes that he has sold
his birthright for mess of pottage. Kemp
and Gerry become friends. They visit
Lieber and the three exiles are drawn
together by a common tie. Iiebef tells
hts story. In South America Alan gets
the fever
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

all-seeing eye. He paused before COW
ering him up. That's it, he said.
There's fire in him-the worst kind
and he's been playing with 1t, just
tickling 1t with stale quinine." His
eye ran rapidly over the thin body. II
said the dose I gave him you'd prob
ably kill him, but I've changed my
mind. I'm betting the other way, now
really look at him. There's no flesh
on him, but he doesn't look like a skel-
eton. Why? Because OF the sinews
and bones OF him--they're perfect.
Look at the way the sinews hold his
neck and the way the neck carries the
sinews. Look at the fiat bulge OF his
ribs and the breadth of bis shoulders
over the hips. That means heart and
lungs and vitals. That mans been a
fighter and unless I'm bigger fool
than was yesterday he's a fighter
yet"
Cover him up, for Gods sake" said
Gerry.
Lieber dropped the sheet and went
off to the kitchen. Gerry and Kemp
covered the stripped body and tucked
many blankets over it. Lieber came
back and took off half the blankets.
Mustn't tire him with weight" he ex-
planned. III he's going to sweat, he'll
sweat all right. Observation-Disclosures
fever-is the tiredest disease in the
world. When they get too tired to
breathe, that's the end" He took hold
OF Alan's wrist. ITO feel his pulse,
you'd say he was dead now"
"'Bout time we was startin'." re.
marked Kemp with his eyes toward
the declining sun.
Gerry's first impulse was to say he
would stay, but he suddenly remem.
bered Margarita. How far away from
life she seemed! Alan and Margarita
could not crowd into one day or ever
into one world--it was against the or
der of things. But facts do not stand
on the order of their coming, they sim
ply come, and against the protest OF
mans will they present his fate
against the cry of the troubled and
displaced soul they voice the eternal
j'y suis, j'y reste of inanimate things
One cannot go around fact One
must either break ones head against
it or swallow it and let 1t take its
course through the mental gorge.
Gerry longed to stay by Alan's side
and through his returning conscious
ness, as through a magnifying glass
gaze upon the world he had foresworr
the heritage he had abandoned. Bu
the fact of Margarita and her boy
suddenly declared itself-demandet
digestion-and Gerry turned his bacl
on Alan. He mounted, and with the
silent Kemp reversed the drive they
had made together months before.
Lieber did not go with them. Wher
he had seen them off, he busted him
self giving orders for the tidying III
of the veranda, the feeding of Alan:
convoy beast and man, and the prepa
ration of room for the self-invite(
guest. From the pile of dusty pillows
servant was picking up, fell board
Lieber glanced down at it. Words
We're cut roughly but clearly into it
surface. They spoke to him. The,
held his eyes. He stopped laboriousl!
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

VIII Be Dead"
syringe and graduated glass. In the
glass he dissolved powder and with
steady hands added measured drops
of liquid of faint amber hue.
Gerry found his tongue. what is
it," he asked,
"Quinine and arsenic" said Lieber
shortly.
arsenic? Isn't that dangerous? ~
said Gerry.
Lieber glanced Mt him. at will prob
ably kill him."
Then why-why-" protested Ger
~. A great desire to protect what
was left OF Alan had come over him.
"Why?" said Lieber dryly, I'm tell
you, Mr.. Lansing. Because 1t is less
cowardly to kill man than to let
him die"
He mixed the solution In the syringe
aud then, grasplng Alan's arm, he
pressed 1t until the veins came out In
swelling network. Hold his arm like
that" he commanded Kemp. Kemp
clutched the arm. The bones seemed
to bend to the grip. Lieber chose a
swollen vein and pierced it with the
needle. He forced the dose into the
blood There" he said with a smile
to Gerry, that's what's known as an
intravenous administration of quinine
and arsenic. IL another paroxysm
hits him he's done for. but Wen know
all about that in forty eight hours
time"
He wen, into the house and brought
out clean sheets. soft wooden blankets,
pillows and pillow-slips Keiap had
never seen such linen; Gerry had al
most forgotten the feel OF 1t. Gerry
came to life, With one hand under
Alan's shoulder and another under his
hips, he lifted him as though he were
an empty shell. while Kemp and Lie
Der drew out the dust-caked blankets
and hammock and spread first cane
mat over the settle and then blanket
and, on top of that, a sheet. The touch
of Alan's dry, cracking skin seemed
to Gerry to be burning his hands. III
is as though there were fire in him,
he said TO Lieber.
Lieber looked at his patient with al
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

the STUDS OF pegs nunS MS clOtnco anu
Margarita's and, on the lowest peg OF
all, the Liiliputian garments of the
Man. The floor was bare and rolling,
for the boards, roughhewn from hard
wood giants of the forest, had warped
steadily through many years. In its
center stood the great rustic bed that
Gerry had made from the twisted
limbs of trees and Bonifacio had plait-
ed with thongs. BY raising himself
to the full length of his arm Gerry
could see Margarita lying uncovered
on the coarse, yellowish homespun.
On her bare, brown arm lay the black
head of her son.
Gerry shuddered at the nearness--
the familiarity-of everything. Tbs
seams of elementary life stood out brr-
tally For the first time he saw them.
From the touch Of the coarse homespun
that covered him, his mind went back
to the feel of Lieber's fine linen, and
from that it poised on Alan and then
flew back to Alix-Alix, who, seen
through the years, became doubly ethe-
real and fowerlike. Where was Alix?
What had Alan done with her? He
must ask him. That, at least, he must
know. But before he could ask he
must decide about Margarlta and steel
himself to his purpose He thought OF
the long, still days at Fazenda Flores
before Alan had come to Lieber's-the
struggle and the reward that had been
his-and the firmness in him, the
steadfastness that had led Alan to
name him The Rock, rose up in de-
Tense of Margarita and her son.
Gerry was up early. AS he was
saddling True Blue Margarita came on
to the veranda. Where art thou go
ingY she asked.
Gerry looked up. He was a
little pale from the wakeful night
and there were slight shadows under
his eyes. II am going to Liebers.
There is sick man there-he is dying
and l must help. He Is my fellow
countryman."
Margarita's eyes searched his face.
Her bosom rose and fell rapidly. do
not CO." she said, and Gerry started at
the passion in her voice.
He looked at her and smiled. II
must see this man before he dies" he
said, half to himself.
"Ah," said Margarita, beating with
her little brown fist on the veranda pill
lar, II know know. 1t is not death
| that calls thee. Why should one turn
from things that live to fondle death?
1t is the stranger thou wouldst see."
Gerry dropped the reins of his horse,
and, hurrying up the steps, took Mar
garita in his arms.
"And why not, my beloved? It Is
not woman l go to see, but man.
at deaths door?"
Let him but die" pleaded Marga-
rita; 'let him but die and thou shalt
go and bury him. See, the day is
beautiful. There is a cloud. Perhaps
it will rain. Come, my Geree, let us
go down to the river and swim. We
will take the Man. He shall sit on the
bank and the river will play with his
bare toes. He will laugh"
Gerry smiled but shook his head
Tomorrow, my beloved, tomorrow we
shall play with the Man and the river"
Margarita's arms fell to her sides
in pathetic surrender. She watched
Gerry mount and ride slowly up the
slope to the bridge where Kemp await
ed him. Then she went back to the
veranda steps, sat down and went
with her face hidden in her hand. She
did not know why she wept, but she
knew she wept for things that were
going to be.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26
When Nails Loosen.

DEAFNESS sends this hint: AS soon
as picture nail driven in wall gets
loose ana the plaster begins to break
around 1t, it can be made solid and
nrm by the following process. Sat
urate a bit OF wadding with thick glue,
wrap as much as possible around the
nan and reinsert the latter in the
nole, pressing it home as strongly as
possible. The nail will thus be firmly
fastened in its place.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26
She Gave Him tha ln.I.

Willie Woo-'If you will marry me I
VIII go to the end of the earth for
you The Widow Grass-"Yes, and
ieaVe me there. Not much. If | be-
come your wife you stay where you
are and hustle."-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26
What interested Him.

Did Mr.. Chuggins keep a notebook
on his travels?" YES. But ali he
wrote In 1t was the number of blow
outs ne had and the amounts of the
nnes he paid."-washington Star.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

There's a lot Of maudIIn sentI-
ment about dear old mother"
put into cheap songs and sung
by seaiawaas, but just the sam,
God" and mother" are the
two biggest words in the Eng
Iish language. Consider here
the effect Of a mothers memory
on Alan Wayne.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

" you had the opportunity to
put out Of the way forever the
man who you thought had
wrecked your home and life.
would you do Il, specially II
your purpose could be accom-.
plished simply by little neglect
In giving a fever patient his
medicine on time?
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-26

cro BE coN-HICgn.1
Williams news., 1916-09-07
A FAMILY VACATION

Tramping through the woods near Shenandoah, Iowa, and com Ing unawares onto the summer home of Henry Field. you would think it a vacation village. But not so! It is just the six cottages of the ten members of the Field family, and the large building at the rear is the barn and garage combined. Six cottages for ten people! But you see they are an unconventional family that have thot out a scheme all their own. There is the cottage for MT. and Mrs. Field, the boys bachelor tall, two houses where the two groups of three girls keep house, MT. Fields office or den, and the sixth cottage given up wholly to dining room and kitchen where the family gather for the monday meal.
 The six cottages are all alike and each is IA X 2S ft., with large overhanging roof which forms the roomy porch. The porches are screened and have built in benches all around. the side walls are left open two feet from the roof and the space screened, for these vacation ists are lovers of fresh air. When it storms, the canvas curtains which fit the screens on the outside, are dropped by pulling strings from the inside. Each house with the exception of MT. Field s den, is fully equipped for housekeeping, and each group lives independently except for the monday meal. The girls, all of whom are under six
Williams news., 1916-09-07
cen, are gaining valuable know

teen, are gaining valuable know ledge in domestic science and home keeping. The boy, lad of twelve or so, has his house, and the ponies and machinery to look after; for thls enterprising family has its own pressure water system with an elec- tric pump and a pneumatic tank to keep up the pressure. Imagine having spluttery fountain in the
Williams news., 1916-09-07
INSTRUMENTS FOR RECORD

Warranty Deed, A. w. Bikker ct ux to Sarah Power
 Chattel Mortgage, Ramon Also to Chas J. Babbitt
 Realty Mortgage, Ramon Bso to Chas J Babbitt
 Warranty Deed, A H Beasley to Ramon Also and J R Rabbit
 Quit-Claim Deed, A H Beasley to Ramon Also and J R Rabbit
 Bill of Sale, A H Beasley to Ramon Ado and J R Babbitt
 Release of Realty Mortgage James H Haloy to A w Bikker
 Patent, United States of America to R R Eddy |. Power of Attorney, Elsie M Cole ct al to David w Scott Bill of Sale, M c Smith to Bab- bitt Poison Go.
 Warranty Deed, M c Smith ct ux to Babbett Poison Go.
 Warranty Deed, Susie B Taber to Charles Bonner
 Warranty Deed, Charles Bonner to Charles Wright
 Contract of Sale, Duffy Bros. to McGray Refrigerator Co.
 Water users Claim, Grass Seep Spring, Charles Lewis
 Water Users Claim, Conebeds Springs, E M Mansfield
 Water Users Claim, Thistle Seep Spring. E M Mansfield
 Water Users Claim, Squaw Bush Spring, E M Mansfield Water Users Claim, Raven Seep Lpring, E M Mansfield Water Users Claim, Deercorcos Seep Spring, E M Mansfield Quit Claim Deed, M A Murphy to Louis Ulivain
 Release Of Lien, Town of Flag staff Nary c Mason
 Conditional Sale, G Abeyta & R Bacca to Rabbit Bros.
 Sheriffs Deed, w G Dickinson Sheriff to c w Kettering
 Satisfaction of Mortgage, Will Hams State Bank to F E Wells
 Satisfaction of Mortgage, c E Boyce to F E Wells
 Affidavit of Assessment, Grand Canyon Claims, Ralph H Cameron
 Affidavit of Assessment, Grand Canyon Claims, Ralph H Cameron
 Release of Realty Mortgage, E $ Gosney- Assignee to Mike Ohaco ct al
Williams news., 1916-09-07

front yard, running water in the house, modern plumbing, electric lights, electric iron, all these things in a vacation home!
 It's a wonderful family vacation and one that can be duplicated ev- cry summer for they are only four miles from the town home and and from Mir. Fields business g. growing and prosperous seed house.
Williams news., 1916-09-07
WHY BETS IS QUALIFIED

Born and raised on his fathers farm in Missouri. 20 years railroad experience
 Telegraph Operator
 Station Agent
 City Ticket Agent
 Contracting Agent
 Travelling Freight 6 Passenger Agent
 Chief Clerk in Assistant General Freight Passenger
 Office Other Experiences and Activities:
 IN COLORADO Mayor of City.
 Burning his term of office inaugurated the most com pete municipal mountain system Western Colorado piping the water 20 miles and succeeding having act of Congress passed donating the city the OO water shed surrounding the supply Also became thoroughly familiar BY ACTUAL EXPERIENCE, with the kindred subjects of GAS and ELECTRIC UTILITIES Member of Grammar and High School Board. For long period half owner of general store. ing 1t at the end of three years because of impaired health with capital and surplus of $54, ,OO0.OO
 Democratic Precinct Committeeman.
 INARIzoNA
 Member of Phoenix Union High School Board, the largest institution of learning in the sate having ment greater than that of the State Normas and Uni versty combined
 First President of Phoenix Rotary Club Present member of Board of Directors of two semi civic institutions.
 Past Presiding Officer of and present officer of two other of the leading fraterna societies of the city, Democratic Precinct Committeeman Rate Expert the Corporation Commission Was a bona de resident citizen of Yavapa County when he ac cepted this position.
 It of qualification Betts his friends thot MERIT QUALIFICA TON enable him to make his Campaign without resortng vcation misrepresen tation.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-26
PRESIDENT ACTS IN
lUSITAN|A QUESTION

WASHINGTON Jan. Cot is officially an
nounced here that Germany must particularly
characterize the sinking Of the Lusitania lille
gal act Until she does this there can be no final
settlement between the two countries over the tor
pedoing of the big Cunarder.
President Wilson had a statement to this effect
personally conveyed by Secretary Lansing to
Count Won Bernstorff today. The president con-
siders the general character of the Lustania pro-
posals contained in the latest informal communi-
cation received from Berlin as satisfactory, but
positively declines to permit surTing over of the
question OF responsibility in the manner proposed
by the TeutonS.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-26
ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING OF
WoMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY

Sunday night at 7:SO in the Con
gregational church, the Rev. DIR. John
NJ Richmond, pastor of 0rmond
church, will give the address at the
annual public meeting of the Woman's
Missionary society.
All are invited to this service and
hear the strong and helpful message
which Dr. Richmond's presence viii
assure
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-26
DANCE FOR
JUNIOR SOCIAL CLUB

Mrs. A. II. Intemann will give
japanese dance Saturday evening at
7:30 o'clock at her winter home on
North Beach street for the enjoyment
of the dozen or more members of the
junior social club, of which her daugh-
ter, little Miss Claire Intemann, is
also a member
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-26
CARRANzA TO DRIVE
VILLA FROM RETREAT

Ell PASO, Jan. 2o.-It is reported here that at
least 800 Carranza troops are now speeding spe-
cal trains toward the Tiotous district of western
Chihuahua. Government officials believe that the
force will successfully give battle to Villa and his
band of cut-throats who are we'll fortified in the
mountain passes and defiles with sufficient pro-
visions and ammunition to outstand long Siege.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-26

CORFU, Jan. 2o.-The Serbian premier to-
day declared that his country not beaten while
single Serb drew the breath of life. He further
stated that it the definite policy of the govern
ment to stand beside the Allies to the end of the
struggle
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-26
Kindly Suggestion.

The agricultural department issues
a bulletin to the effect that .'cucum-
Der diseases require attention" They
sure do. Has the department tried
jamaica ginger?
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-26
COLORADO CRINCINC
BENEATH BLIZZARD

DENVER, Jan. 2o.-Reports received from
many parts of the state agree that the worst biz
zard of many years is now raging through Colora-
do. In Calgary Alberta, the mercury stands at "a
below zero and at Helena, Montana, 20 below
striking contrast is found in comparing the
above sttistics with the temperature of Daytona,
Florida which is 70 above.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-26
Evidently Built to Last.

What is believed to be the Oldest IN
habited residence in the world Is .
mansion in Germany that was built u
700.