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The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-21

from the door and saw Legar himself
standing before her.
She stood there. white Tipped, star.
ing from one evil face to the other IS
Legar's companions closed in about
her.
You're q fine bunch o. cradle
snatchers," she finally and wrathfully
burst out at them, with the ultimate
and reckless anger OF desperation in
her eyes. You're q grand army O
heroes. you are. to come five strong
agin' a girl like mel"
stop that brat,' commanded the
irate Legar. And there was general
movement in the direction OF the blaz.
ing-eyed girl.
There was ore man In that group,
however, who did not Join in that
movement The reason for this lay
in the fact that at that moment he
happened to be looking up at the paint.
ing OF The yigilante.'
He was about to reach for a heavy
easelpeg. to fling at the canvas, when
he suddenly Strengthened up, clapped
q hand to his shoulder. and turned
about. There was look OF mingled
wonder and incredulity on his face.
Then he slowly drew from the fieshy
part Of his upper arm q small steel
dart. little bigger than a knitting.
needle.
The next moment a second man.
moving across the room to catch up q
curtain cord with which to tie the
captured girl. felt q sudden sting in
his hip, stopped abruptly and point.
ed with q shout Of anger toward the
canvas above the mantel.
Still another of Legar's followers,
not realizing the meaning OF that cry,
stepped forward and stared at the
painting. Out Of the barrel-end of the
painted rife, as he did so, shot still
another dart which buried itself In his
neck
tn darts!" he mumbled. as thick.
ly a. Q drunken man might. "Th'
darts re drugged!"
But even before those mumbled
words were spoken the swarthy-
skinned Mauki. trying to hold the still
struggling Peggy o'Mara down on q
diyan. felt q sharp pain above bis
shoulderblade, turned about, and saw
Legar run across the room and catch
up the heavy brass fire tongs from be.
side the mantel end.
The painting!" squeaked Mauki.
staggering out agaipU the model
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ing as . cost dme model. LegAr AND
two Of his followers. in the meantime
entered Aimick's studio on the pre-
tense Of being Q fire arshal's inspec
tor, caught the artist OF his guard
and carried him bound and gagged and
helpless to one Of the small back
rooms Of the studio building.
Peggy herself. before starting ont
in answer to that summons. was still
somewhat uneasy in mind over recent
events. So she left word with her
father to call for her not later than
eleven o'clock.
But more than Dan O'Mara called
for his daughter that night. for ten
minutes after her departure from the
cottage Margery Golden's limousine
drew up at the door, Margery's eyes
widened when o'Mara explained the
reason of bis daughters absence from
home.
"But an artist like Frank Aimick
would never be able to work at night" /"
she argued. with growing alarm. HE
must have daylight for working In
color
Dan O'Mara turned to the table at
his side.
Here's his message. plain as day.
written In bis own handwritin'.' was
the puzzled workman's only explara-
tion.
Margery took the message In her
hand and studied II. Then her color
faded q little.
THAT is not Frank Aimick's writ.
ing!" she suddenly announced.
I'VE must get to that studio as fast
as my car can carry us.
Peggy O'Mara. In the meantime,
was being confronted by more than
one surprise. The first came with her
arrival at the Aimick studio, when
the stranger who opened the door in
response to her knock informed her
that the artist was out. but would re-
turn in Q minute or two. The SEC.
ond came with the quiet movement
OF yet another man who sidled up to
the studio door and promptly locked
and barred 1t. But the greatest sur.
prise Of all awaited her - she turned
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! stared helplessly about the disman.
tied studio. Then the instinct OF self
preservation reasserted itself. He ran
to the back of the room, dived into a
kitchenette, found a small door in its
wall. swung II open. discovered a
dumb-waiter shaft In front OF him, and
escaped to the street.
The Corridors Of Dread.
Margery Golden. as she sat in the
taxicab which carried her homeward,
was comforted by the thought that she
had at least saved the life of factory
girl to whom she stood indebted for
her own escape from death. The
further thought that she had sent Dan
OMara and his exhausted daughter
safely home In her own luxurious
Limousine even reconciled her to the
somewhat stury-alred public convey
ance in which she found herself. She
blinked meditatively c1t at the back
CT the heavy faced dylver SO sullenly
and yet 60 adroi..y plotting her
through the tanglo ~ traffic. Then the
abstraction suddenly went from her
eyes and the lisNessness from her
pose. For, fron .hs back window of
the red.wheeled tasicab Immediately
il front OF her She caught sight OF a
peering face. And 1t took no second
glance to tell her that It was the
deep-seared face Of the Iron Claw him
self.
The next non. .ent Margery was
shouting to hsr slllen-faced driver.
Follow thrt red-wheeled taxi" she
told him, pcintisg down the side
street. Keel within sight of 1t, what.
ever happensl"
Soon they had left. the city we'll be-
hind them and we're in that twilight
zone which is neither quite rural nor
quite urban. But Margery, the mo-
ment she saw the red-wheeled taxicab
come to q stop, commanded her driver
to draw IL under the shadow Of
dense row Of catalpa trees. There,
from the running board Of her car.
she behelc Legar step out on the road,
pay his chs lReur. and stand looking
after the departing taxicab until II dis
appeared from sight. Then he turned
about. pushed his way In through q
tangle Of shrubbcry. and left the lone
ly roadside % empty as . desert trail.
Then the resolute browed Young wo-
man turned to her chauffeur.
I'm going to follow that man. III
tail to return here jpside Of ssa min
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-21

throne. The paintins-ft - spit,
ting steel at us!"
Legar, however, was no longer In
need of that warning. Standing to
one side Of the mantel. close beside
the wall, he attacked the huge can
vas with his firetongs, beating In the
center Of the picture at the same time
that Peggy O'Mara. realizing that
she was no longer being held q pris-
oner. caught up teakwood tabou-
ret and with It precipitated her
self on the preoccupied Legar.
He ignored that flank attack, how
ever, for the Iron Claw suddenly found
himself confronted by q figure OF more
Importance than either the spindle
legged girl or painted gunman.
Out from behind that tattered can
vas had emerged q man wearing q
yellow mask. tossing to one side q
slender blowpipe as he came. Before
he could regain his feet after that hur-
ried leap from the mantel shelf. Legar
himself had dropped the fire tongs and
whipped a revolver from his oock st.
This he leveled directly at TIE body
Of the Laughing Mask. But before
he could pull the trigger, Peggy's
tabouret struck against his out
stretched arm. knocking the weapon
up In the air.
By this time the Laughing Mask
was up on his feet and face to face
with his enemy. Before the revolver
could again be brought into play D.e
two had clenched. Then the Iron Claw
went down before clean-cut blow
from his opponent. He recovered him.
self sufficiently, however, to roll to
where his fallen revolver lay. But
before he could level that firearm at
his adversary the Laughing Mask, re-
membering that even the officers Of
the law were no longer his friends,
diyed out through the small door at
the rear Of the studio and disappeared
from sight. for already the sound Of
O'Mara and his rescuing party could
be heard a. they swarmed up the
stairs.
The Iron Claw himself heard those
sounds. drew himself together. and
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29

The Octo Mining Company Of Ari-
zOna was admitted to do business in
New Mexico.
The Rio Grande Oil and Mineral
Company filed incorporation papers.
Its office is in Santa Fe.
A raise started from tunnel level
on Clifton mine by The Oaks Com
pany at Mogollon encountered a good
grade of mill ore. Other development
headings on both the Clifton and Eb-
erie are also yielding pay rock.
Louis Gramas, owner of Gold Eagle
group at Mogollon, is about to re-
sumo operations. Some 400 feet of
tunnels and 80 feet of shafting has
been done, a large part Of which was
in ore, and the last few shipments to
custom mill indicated a value of $14
to $40 per ton.
Socorro Mining & Milling Company
shipped approximately 10000 ounces
bullion from operations in August and
the Mogollon Mines Company's out
put for the period was over SO,
ounces, a total of more than 81 tons
Of gold and silver for a month, in ad.
dition to several tous high grade con
centTate.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
Raspberrv Puffs.

Cook one cupful of boiling water,
four tablespOonfuls of butter, n table
spoonful of sugar and One-half salt
spoonful of salt until the butter melts
add IL cupfuls of pastry -four, stir
until the mixture leaves the sides of
the pan, remove from the fire, cool and
add three large unbeaten eggs, n at
n time, beating thoroughly between
each addition. Press through a pastry
bag on buttered and Toured tins, bake
about half an hour, cool, cut a slit In
each and fill with raspberry jam.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29

The first lease in Oatman has start
ed operations. 1t is on the Warner
group and is a placer proposition. The
leasers have struck good pay gravel.
Two veins of ore, each three feet
wide, have been struck in the old tun-
mel on the New State mine on the
HRssayampa. The values are solely
gold, the ore running $50 a ton.
The Aztec shaft Of the Tom Reed
at Oatman has struck rich ore. 1t
was exposed in cutting a station at
the b0O-foOt level and twenty tons OF
It are already on the dump. The ore
averages $32 a ton
Officials Of the Ohio Mines Com
psny, which owns the Little Jessie
mine in the Chapparal district, vera
at Prescott. directing the resumption
Of operations at that property. The
levels have been unwatered to a
depth Of $50 feet.
High values in gold, silver and cop
per have been struck ia the tunnel on
the Victor Copper Company property
on the True Blue mine in the Wala.
pal mountains. The tunnel which IL
now in 16O feet has passed through
fifteen feet of copper ore.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
Colorado.

The Lord Byron tungsten mill in
the Boulder district will operate three
shifts.
Quartz taken from the Capital mine
at Georgetown last week assayed
1,19O ounces of gold a ton.
In Leadville the Western Zinc
Oxide Company has completed the
construction of four furnaces.
On the line between San Juan and
Ouray counties development has been
resumed on the San Antonio property.
A report from Victor states that
sinking has been temporarily sus-
pended at the main shaft of the
Strong mine.
w. e. Bowden is shipping low-grade
carbonate from the La Plata where
he c~Ontemplates the undertaking OF a
large drainage enterprise.
From Leadville comes a report that
the Mt. Champion group of mines is
being examined with a view to sale
OF a basis of $1,OOO,O 600.
AZ ANODluSpu inc COlullDlu6 ulllG
reports a rich ore strike, the new
three-foOt vein yielding $50 in gold
1856 ounces of silver and 10 per cent
in lead to the ton-an average value
of 5000 to the ton.
Recent reports from Cripple Greek
and Colorado Springs give details OF
the location of a rich ore body in the
~1,4OO-foot level of the Granite mine
Another ore body was located on the
1,500-foot level of the Bobtail vein
owned by the Granite, and which also
runs into the territory of the Port
land Gold Mining Company.
Strikes of high-grade gold-silvel
ores are reported from the La Plata
mines, where the flotation process
win soon be tried out in the new plant
OF the Valley View Company, which
paid 2 per cent monthly some years
ago, prior to being closed down by
litigation with the May Day company
over a small strip of ground valued al
$1,000, 900.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
BASEBALL EDITOR is HURT
Asked by Sweet Girl Viewing
National Game.

Ginigan, the Demon Swatter, stepped
up to the plate.
II was the last half Of the ninth
inning with the tied and two men
out.
Gmigan swung at the first ball and
missed.
The next one was Il ball, and the
next and the next.
The umpire called the next one a
strike, though 10000 fans disagreed
with him.
This one tells the tale" said every
body to his neXt neighbor.
Gilligun gripped his bat firmly, dug
his spikes into the ground and swung
with all his might.
Crack The ball sped as IL shot out
of Il cannon, far over the center field
fence, while the Demon trOtted round
the bases amid the plaudits of the
multitude.
When the excitement had subsidized
a bit, II girl-Oh, she vas Il beautiful
girl. You ought to've seen her-well,
anyhow, this girl touched her escort
timidly on the arm and asked In dull
Get tones:
Does the batter have to pay for the
ball when he loses it over the fence
like that?"
And yet some people thought wom-
en- should be allowed to vote.-New
York World.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
RELIABLE REMEDY
RESTORES KIDNEYS

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root.
the great kidney, liver and bladder rem.
edy.
It is a physicians prescription.
Swamp-Root is a strengthening medi-
cine. DR.. Kilmer used it for years in his
private practice. Il helps the kidneys,
liver and bladder do the work nature in
tended they should do.
Swamr-Root has stood the test Of years.
II is scid by all druggists on it's merit and
IL viii help you. No other remedy can
successfully take its place.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start
treatment at once.
However, IL you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DIT.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure. and
mention this psper.-Adv.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
MAKES FINE RELISH
SUGGESTIONS FOR SERVING THE
HUMBLE CUCUMBER.
Few Vegetables Have the Adaptablllty
Of This Friend Of the Housewife
Common Way Of Preparing
Il ls Not the Best.

II is true that few vegetables appear
as cool and refreshing either to eye or
palate as the humble cucumber, which
is growing more popular as a table
food each year, writes Mrs. Christine
Frederick In the Chicago Daily News.
In the heated season we come TO de-
pend upon it largely as a salad, as it
is capable of infinite combinations, OF
served alone, or with tomatoes, rad
ishes and other vegetables.
The overripe cucumber should not
be chosen, as then the seeds are too
large and the pulp coarse. Neither
should it be at all underripe, as hen
1t is bitter and the pulp acrid. In par
Ing, take a generous skin, as the flesh
near the skin is always more or less
bitter. Unless the seeds are small they
should be discarded entirely, as they
are pure waste and do not do the body
any good, merely irritating the in
testines.
Instead of cutting the cucumber in
slices, II is sometimes preferable to d.
vide 1t into three sections and scoop
tAN AhC otEhnf u1lhh u HAAhAH hAAlAG VIII
& curved blade like a grapefruit pre-
parer. This leaves a solid chunk Of
flesh which can then be sliced or
chopped as desired without seeds.
Cucumbers should not be allowed to
stand in salted water, as this tough
ems the pulp. They are best If pared,
placed in only a little clear water and
the bowl put into the refrigerator.
( Although we use it chiefly as q
salad, there are many dishes for the
stewing or frying Of cucumbers which
should not be despised. The large
dice Of the firm flesh can be slowly
stewed for about fifteen minutes with
very little water in which are a few
drops of onion Juice. The addition of
a little cream, salt and pepper makes
this q very dainty dish.
It can also be used fried like sum-
mer squash or egg plant. Cut in thick
slices, dust with salt and pepper, roll
in flour and saute in butter for about
20 minutes. Sometimes n delicate
onion sauce, parsley or other herbs
can be added.
Owing to its refreshing neutrality of
taste, the cucumber is par excellence
the salad to accompany fish. It also
combines ex%cellently with dressing
made of sour cream. The common
way of preparing 1t with strong vine
gar, cut In conventional slices, Is by
far the poorest method, killing its deli
cate individual taste. A light oil
dressing or thin mayonnaise is most
preferable.
When the skin is glossy and not
spoiled by too many spines, most
decorative table effects can be secured
by utilizing the rlnd as well as the
pulp. The entire pulp may be scooped
out, leaving the cucumber lengthwise
and thus making a cucumber boat"
into which can be stuffed the chopped
pulp, radlshes and other salad mix
lures. Cut into three sections or two
crossways, 1t will appear like an at
tractive green pyramid or cup, in
which also any salad mixture can he
served. Combined with the red Of the
radish, the yellow nasturtium flowers,
or the scarlet of the tomato or pimen-
to, the humble cucumber can enter
largely into a decorative table scheme.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
Mutton Broth.

Three pounds mutton, two quarts
cold water, one teaspoonful salt, few
grains pepper, one-half cupful barley.
Wash and soak barley owe night.
Wipe meat, remove skin and fat and
cut into pieces. Put in kettle with
bones and seasoning and cover with
cold water. Bring to boiling point and
simmer until meat Is tender. Strain,
Remove fat. Reheat and add barley
and cook until barley is tender.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29

Roll out rich pie crust and on one
half place thin slices boiled ham, wet
the edges, fold over and bake in a
quick oven. Another way: Roll pie
crust, not too thin, place in center
raisins and c%urrants, put in two tea
spoonfuls water, wet the edges and
fold like a dumping. Flour the board
well and roll out thin and round. Bake
in quick oven. Be sure the crust isn't
too thin in the first place. If it Is, the
raisins will break through.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
SEEK PRESERVATION OF ELK
Nation Is Waking to the Danger Of the
Extinction of Animal in This
Country.

There are, according to estimates
made by the National Sportsmen,
about 100000 elk in this country, of
which 200 are I'm captivity in 125 diff
ferent places. The largest herd, num-
bering, according to the government
census, between $4,000 and $1,000, is
in the Yellowstone region. In the
summer these elk range in the vicinity
Of the continental divide I'm the park.
Since the settlement of the valleys the
elk which are forced to descend from
the mountains i'm the winter I'm order
to obtain food have starved ia large
numbers. Since 1909, winter feeding
has been provided by the state Of
Wyoming and the federal government,
and recently congress appropriated
$4,000 for the purchase of 1000 acres
near Jackson, WyO., where sufficient
hay cnn be raised each year to feed
the herds during the winter. During
late years the government has expert
mented with small herds Numbering
about 100, which have been transferred
to - different states for the purpose
Of restocking reservations. In this
way it is hoped that wild elk can be
retained in this country permanently.
The Adirondack herd was rapidly APP
preaching extinction when the govern
ment and the state of New York took
a hand. 1t is believed that after the
fate of the buffalo many states will at
tempt to encourage the propagation of
elk In country which is unfit for farm
inr
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
FOR ITCHING SCALP
And Falling Hair Use c%utieura Soap
and Ointment. Trial Free.

When the scalp is itching because Of
dandruif and eczema a shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water will be
found thoroughly cleansing and sooth-
ing, especially If shampoo is preceded
by a gentle application Of Cuticura
Ointment to the scalp skin.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-AdV.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29

These are made by rolling dough
thin, spreading with butter and rolling
into a tight rob, like a jelly roll.
When the buns are nearly baked,
strained honey is poured owe them
and they are put back into the oven
to glaze.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29

THE sheriff tells me-" remarked n
visitor to II western town, that there
hasn't been Il prisoner in the county
jail for over n year. That would seem
to Indicate that your community is un-
usually free from crime
Not necessarily" replied the native.
We've got some pretty slick lawyers
around here"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
Wyoming.

The Midwest is starting five new
wells in Grass creek.
In Elk basin the Ohio company is
running three strings and bringing in
S0O-barrel wells regularly.
Sixteen miles EAST of Casper is To-
Gated the Big Muddy oil field. e prom
ising dome in oil circles just now.
Three traihloads Of oil each TWEEN
ty-fOur hours are running from Fran
ME to Greybull carrying oil to the re-
finery.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
Wash the cereala.

Most cereals should be thoroughly
washed before they are cooked. After
putting the dry cereal in the vessel AL
1t to the top with water and see how
much trash will float of.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
WEALTH IN SHELTER GASES.
Expert informs Engineers at Meeting
in Globe, Arizona.

Phoenix, Ariz.-Two hundred mem
bers of the American Institute of Min
ing Engineers arrived in Phoenix,
coming over the Apache trail via
Roosevelt from Globe, where they
visited the mines and plants Of the
Old Dominion Copper Company. The
engineers have completed their SEES
sions and are deyotIng their time in
Arizona to sightseeing. They left here
for the Grand Canon. During the tech
meal session at Globe, f. C. Cotrell
Of the United States Bureau of Mines
created a sensation when he stated
that in the neal future the mining
companies Of the United States would
save millions of dollars through the
conserving of gases now escaping
from the smelters and reduction
works. He also announced the sue
cessful completion Of experiments
whereby the escaping gases had been
rendered harmless to vegetation.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
Near Experience.

'Have you had al experience in
this floating hotel buslness?'
"In a way. | nee boarded n vessel
and lodged n complaint there"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-09-29
looked That Way.

Mrs. Neast-I see by the paper that
the ancient Romans used Invisible ink'
Mr.. Yeast-That's why Caesar
thought Mrs. Caesars letters were out
OF sight, ! expect.