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81 forbid it," he commanded.

with lace and filmy red silk curtains,
and the other had blue with its fuffy
white Both the cars were empty, ex-
,cept for the hard featured men who
were driving them, looking as much
out of place as a coal HEAVIER in lin
gerie bonnet
"The blue ones miner exclaimed
Fern, dancing up and down in a de-
lirium of joy as Molly joined her AT
the door, through the hangings o!
which the girls now peered out TN
frantic impaticnce.
Il wondc: what brings them here!
speculated Molly, dreading the worst.
II don't carc!' returned Fern. THAT
blue cars mine, and know it. Molly,
do you really suppose it could be
present?'
Certainly not" decided Molly
promptly. "Oh. but aren't they ex-
quisite?'
Exquisite? They're the dearest,
sweetest. darlingest little things ever
saw!' cried Fern. "The only thing
that's missing is that there should be n
band leading them. Say, Molly" and
here she sank her voice to a giggling
whisper, I'll bet you that Sledge''-
"Certainly not!' interrupted Molly.
almost fierccly, and then she. too, gig
gled. and the two girls scattered away
from the door as the chauffeur OF the
red car who was the gentlemanly sales
man in disguise, dismounted and came
slowly up to the door.
They waited in the library with the
frowning and bewildered Bert while
the thin butler with the tall brow an
swered the bell, and they distinctly
heard the chauffeur ask for Miss Mar
ley and Miss Burbank. They waited i'll
half frightened decorum while the thin
butler solemnly brought that message,
| and then, with no more trace of excite
ment than if they had been dragged
| away from a tiresome French lesson,
| they walked sedately into the hall.
Miss Marley" observed that person,
podding to the right girl. Il have the
PLEASURE Of bringing out very beauti.
ful little gift to yourself and Miss Bur,
bank" and here he nodded to the other
young lady, who was holding her toes
to the floor by gripping them. 1.-THE
red lined one is for Miss Marley ant
the blue one for Miss Burbank
Il said the blue one was miner hall
| shrieked Fern, unable to contain her
self any longer. II want to ride in it
noW!'
Molly looked longingly PAST the per
sons shoulder out at the red curtainet
car, and she felt that sick, sick sensa
ton of self abnegation clarnrinl
| within.
| who sent them:" she asked family
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CHAPTER XIV.
Molly Insists on Protecting Bert.

Molly Insists on Protecting Bert.
IN ERT GLIDER strobe through
* the Marley gate and trod on
the Marley porch and punched
the Marley doorbell i'll a fine
condition Of manly Indignation, and he
demanded Of the emaciated butler with
the intellectual brow that Molly Mar
ley be brought into his presence at
once. He waited in the library while
the butler went upstairs with that
hasty message. and it was no comfort
to his soul whatsoever to hear the girls
devoting painstaking attention to an
apparently endless job of giggling.
With scant consideration for the i'm
portance ef the occasion. Molly, her
face flushed and her eyes glistening
with moisture from her recent earnest
efforts. came down when she was
ready. and she was still tittering, while
Fern, upstairs. could be heard in the
throes Of frantic laughter.
Hello. Bert" laughed Molly. holding
her hand to her jaw. and she sat down
weakly. "What's the mad rush?'
What did you say to Sledge?" he
stH'nly demanded.
Her most Immediate reply to that
was another half hysterical outburst.
I'm not quite sure" she giggled.
Fern and l have just been trying to
recall it all, but we can only remember
the funniest things"
you've made Il fool of him and of
me!'' charged Bert notify.
1--WE don't deserve any credit for
that" snickered Molly. It's so easy"
THE man has taken too much for
granted" went On Bert. unsoftened by
rll this hilarity and, indeed, made only
more indignant by it from what
your father says, Sledge seems to be-
lieve that our engagement is off and
that he has been practically accepted" ;"
Molly put her hand over her mouth
to suppress a shrek and, running out
into the hall, called Fern The girls
met halfway up the stairway, where
Molly explained the glad news. and
Bert, stalking stolidiy ont there, found
them holding to the balustrade in order
that their enjoyment of Sledge's OBJ,
tuse understanding might not tumble
them down the steps. He strobe back
into the library and barked his shin OF
Il rocker Molly returned to bim pres
entity for more.
1--WE been missing my red roses,
she confessed Now l suppose II
| get some more. What else docs b
think!"
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it, his habitually cold gray eyes bright
ening, and as he stood before it he
thrust his hands deep 1n his pockets
and positively laughed aloud.
That's our newest ladies' car ex-
planned the salesman, following him.
1.-The women are crazy about them
Self starting electric lights inside,
shopping flaps everywhere, adjustable
satin seat coverings and nll the latest
boudoir improvements"
Sledge scarcely heard him. He was
still laughing Nothing he had ever
seen had struck him so humorously as
the "cuteness" of this car.
Its sweIlr' he chuckled Got n
red one:'
NO. they're only made in black
the salesman told him. "The color ef-
fects are obtained by the cushion Gov
erings and silk curtains"
Put red ones in this. Got another
one?" a-r
There's one just being set up In the
shop" stated the ovcrjoycd salesman.
It's an ORDER
Make that one blue"
DO you want them this afternoon?
asked the clerk, figuring that it was
worth while to put off the other Gus
toner.
| 'Surer' said Sledge. Right away"
III get busy Immediately" promised
| the salesman, delirious with happiness.
Where do they go?''
Molly Marley gets the red one. The
| blue ones for her friend Fern. Nix Oh
who sent 'em."
They'll want to know" the sales
man insisted.
"Aw, tell 'em Frank Marley"
| Just across the street was the largest
iewelry shop in town, and the display
in its windows gave him an idea. He
strodc in. asked for the proprietor and
got him.
II want IL rock that weighs about q
pound" he stated. A~*
"A diamond? Yes, Mr.. Sledge. Some.
thing for an emblem" !
"Naw! Lady's ring-so1itaire."
we liii' Z SOiiie DSiutkS,
the jewelcr. immediately aglew will
enthusiasm. Here is h nice littlt
three carat stone which ia sflawless ant
perfectly cut"
"Is this the best you got?" inquired
Sledge looking into the case.
I'VE have some larges,ones unset
but they are not usually amounted IL
ladies' rings" responded the jeweler
struggling between his artistic con
science and lis commercialism.
Lets see EN-
Reverently the jeweler produced from
his safe covered and locked tray, il
which on white velvet reposcd a dozel
sparkling white stones.
sledge poked a stuffy forefinger a
the largest one.
rs this one right?" be wanted t
know.
Its very good stone" the jewele
told him.
1.-The next one to it, however, thoug
trifle smaller, is of much finer qua
ity. In fact. we have not one in th
shop of any size which ] consider S
perfect as this one It's worth $50
more than the large one"
''That'll do" Sledse decided. Put
in ring"
Every WE'LL" agreed the jeweler, tr!
ing to be nonchalant as he consulted
slip Of paper in the edge of the ira!
''This one weighs six and three-eightl
carats, plus a sixteenth, Mr.. Sledg
Have you the size of the ring?'
"Naw!" he returned in disgust at b
own thoughtlessness. III take
! loose" And he slipped the stone in b
waistcOat pocket.
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2ISH, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, JUNE l, 1916.

Heaven knows" snapped Bert HE
says he's going to the theater with
you tonight. Is that correct?"
Molly gleefully nodded her head.
Did you forget that you were going
to the club dance with me?" he indig-
her
This time Molly shook her head, her
eyes cleaning with devilment, ana
from Fern, still on the stairway. there
arose wild peal.
Bert closed the library doors
II forbid it," he commanded.
+ The change in Molly was so abrupt
that it startled him into barking his
other shin. First of all she threw open
the library doors, knowing, however.
that Fern by this time was back in tine
boudor
You may do your forbidding to Mr..
Sledge." she told him, with blazing
eyes. You were thoughtful enough
to consider seriously sending me to
him, and now whatever follows is up
to me. l am going to the theater to-
night with Mr.. Sledge.'
molly, Molly, Molly" shrieked Fern,
half running and half humping down
the stairs. run to the window, quick.
and see the parade! O-o-o-oh! It's
coming here!'
Molly laid aside her just Indignation
for moment, feeling intuitively that
a Sledge miracle was some place IN
the neighborhood, and glanced out OF
the window, as Fern, Gurglins incO
herently. flashed by on her way to ths
door.
Up the winding driveway, one fol
lowing the other, were two Of t5t
most beautiful little colonial coupe:
in the world. such cars as would make
any girl go stark bowling mad witt
ecstasy. They were exactly alike, ex
cept that the one in front was hun:
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Continued i'm neat aUeek's Banner.
Wire Wound Guns.

One of the chief sources Of strength
in big guns lies in the miles and miles
of steel ribbon with which the tube is
REINFORCED. This ribbon, one-six-
teenth of IN inch thick and about a
quarter of an inch wide, is wound
around the tube or core of the great
cannon. On twelve inch gun about
1870 miles of the ribbon is wound. a
weight of fifteen tons. The ribbon
has a tensile strength of 100 tons per
square inch.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-31
TI;I SPIRIT on the PEOPLE.

~ AZ exclusive interview given 60
the Herald one day this week,
= William Il. l.ighton. novelist and
publi,lst. made some statements whi,l
merit %re-rcadins ny the people of New
Mexico. Nj. Iighton discussed Sew
McNi,o's resources and the forces
which must be brought to their doNel-
opmcnt. Speaking with thc unclpui-
ed eve of the outsider looking in. he
told us some truths worth momoriz-
.ng:
The future 90 Albuquerque ana OF
New Mexico isn't a question of re-
sources" Mr. Iighton said. "Iou
have the There is no need
IL worry about that. There - endless
raw material tor the making of =
monwealth. what may com" of II
depends absolutely upon the spirit of
tho people.
The Cnlifornians have made the
name of their state a name with which
To- ooniurc. a name deserving ~ all
high regard, How have they done 80
Not by casy use of great natural all
,antages. The coast country has no
superiority In over New
Mexico. New Mexico has all that cat
ifnrnia ever dared claim in the wa
Of natural raw wealth. The ooast
state grew great simply because the
hearts and minds Of her people were
set upon greatness and wouldn't ac-
ccpt anything else.
Exactly that Is happening rir't
now ~ New Mexico, Most likely q
stranger sees that more clearly than
You who are on the ground. The
signs are unmistakablc. During the
last few days I've been talking VITA
your people quite u hit about your ir
dustrial futur., Not "a man Of Thorn
all has seemed ia~int-hoartcd, without
honest faith. Sincere belief In tho
future insures a great future. There's
an" whole secret.
Problems why, Of course Scores
'Uf thcm-big, man-sizc problems III
g. tax the bca ~ YOU genius. I
Wouldn't give n boot for the future
Of any people that had no problems t.
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want To- wait while b. sells the goods
ana gets the money Co pas him. and
therefor" Offers Go take E"- note for
tho amuuut but tho note I- mot
money. and 10 \ would use the muu,
h' must find someone Who will ritu
him money Tor a. tie might Iut
someone who. for thr hope of sIl1.
would advance" the money. but th"
logical place 90 ret this done u.s. the
bank, Tor the htnk always has money.
n knows men ANA their ability
keep their promises. and can iudr.
the quality ot the risk \ therefore
oncrs tn" note go his banker who -t,s
in substance. II think o. IL good Tor
his amount II YOU will ,udurs,
promise Co pay if ho Hoes Not "
buy that paper evidence ct debt FROM
YOU Lot u~ say ID B.. for 500. du.
In three months. tn, banker knows
that at the end OF three months d.
viii got the Slpu. and so gives \ sos ,u
for 1t, M, 81 80 beiug Interest con the
money for hat time lt . per cent.
ordinarily the banker would not give
\ tho cash. bat credit hls ,ou
with the privilege of checking against
10, which Is virtually tho same thing.
Now. what i- the result \ sold
his goods and got his money al once.
y hJt three months Go sell the goods
I" Got the money to ply the note when
IA" bankcr presented u at maturity
\ could use the $3.50 To- bus more
souds On sell To e ana the bank has
mudc q profit of $50 for taking tho
risk That is what "A bank b. fort 81.
take risks, 10 know men 80 nelu bust
ness ana make profits for itsoif. And
this 1t does To- 70 very marked dogr',
W" could not do business very well
without this help. II .s one of tie
Indispensable ndjuncts OF business, II
promises uf business mon held IN tie
national banks OF the country alone
amount 10 over three billion dollar
AMERICAN BANkEii- ASSO'IN-
TIbN.
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Railroads and Men
Take Different View
Of 8 Hour Day

The railroads aud the employees DO
not agree as o. the mvauins of the
referendum yot" taken ly members
OF the 10 u great hrothorruu..s uu or
the railroads uf the limited states,
rcprcscutug clos, Co 100 uun employ os
un 52S lines. These u~rrIuHlItilnF are
tho brotherhood ut Locomotive Iugi-
ncors, the brotherhood ut LOCOMOTIVE
Flremon and EnElncmcn. the litn'hel-
hood of Railroad Traiuu.u pul the
order ct hallway Conductors To-"
referendum instructed IN, 'iiicials OF
the br~uthcrhoods 90 enter Iu'u meg
tiatiou- with the roads representa-
tiNcs.
The hruthorhuods Announce that
the question IL that ut IN, 'lght-huur
day and time and "A ha|f FOR uN..-
time similar to condition which pre-
Nal 800 many uthrr limos u. industry.
The railroads say that tho issue
docs pot mean The Coming ~ an aight-
hour WORKING DAY, as ,uutond"d Ir
thc employees, but rather Ju IN roaso
OF 20 per cent over present .Ggcs for
thc same amount Of worh md an IN
orcas, iu many cases ot ser cent
for overtime as compared with pcs
emit rates The demands pprtHIu ouI"
tp freight and not 10 passenger HrrN-
ice.
The propositions on wh.Dh the men
Voted were d, d.d under iuuu arNrles
the first pcrtained 10 road serNic" and
provided that 100 miles or lvss, or
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srrupd tu .h, shooter 'housh h,
h,t pulled thr ttieg,f Igd that 100,
bullet had irft She mH ,l -.muIflu
Hu.|N with tr" proper ming OH. ihH
Irhts
eco not care how vo..I, 10 mou
f. Doc ,tu only develop IH.iIi, GOO pull
the iIIrgc smoothly H.d evenly H
gradually Increasing fh. urtss.ip so
that thp ,.ul,cr VIII ... mut, uil
Lu kod out "i Nu, los fur rc.uII h.
VIII make pretty ialr e.f,-. Iui fl.
.1nH,r tho shooter .,,pm,. .uu
t'uctd that the most important thing
o' uIl b.. tu nv able Co pun thr ttlep.'
pruper't, the faster ne NII. piugrc.s
J remember ava Incident which o..
u-trst,- This clearly. lnI which co..
DuiI,d during DO, tim, was Goa "a
Iu- the New York polio, force. Two
now men ttmu down FOB fh, rams,
uhy ddl 200 learn how Goo .huot uI,
90 thcm WIS % big -tuDht man with
~ trNuus mporHmcuf akin to that
oi the uN. Nothing s,om,d 20 "er
his goat the say ling goes. The
other man wt- t short. thin fellow
about a- small az they accept for
police duty. He was nervous aud ,N-
gitahlc and when h, started Geo shoot
ih, revolver tthratcd around it %
great rate Tho Dig man held .o
steadily that motion was hardly noe
ticctblc. After the urst Few STRING.
during which neither of them hit
the target. the little fellow proceed
ed to pat 10 an oycr OBJ. big ou,
simply h|ocausc hc succeeded 30 mas
t'rIng ahiiit> To- pun the trigger 10y
pressure rather th"u bt ynuking Il
.LA - II q
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arena and ha. jumped In after {, with

arena n has jumped in after II with
H f-c,orhcraune noise. M Republi-
can bosses. "a majority OF whom az"
now candidates for state and conercs-
sionai offices. hsvc known for some
time that hr Ely did not approve ot
them and their methods. Mr.. Ely has
old them so-in very PLAIN words. lie
has told them IN various kinds ID
ways. and always with the same
simple dircctncss and clarity 10 die
,ion that marks his formal announce
mcnt for the so,crnorship published
IN yesterdays Herald.
tn Republican bosses do not APP
prove of Ely. It, Is regarded n9 a
mcnacc-and he u.s. Ely's theory ie
that the rank and ulc 81 the party
have n right To know what Is going on
IN the party. and even to have a voice
In deciding what shall go on. IT Is
not Surprising that a theory so utterly
at variance with the established priu-
ciplcs governing Rcpublicanism and
Republican party management in New
Mcvicu should cause it, author to uo
regarded with extreme distavor. not
to saS disgust. by the men who are
now h1sily engaged in having them
selves nominated for various lucrative
office. without consulting the rank
aud file a. all.
The Republican bosses have sought
Ia sidetrack ELY. They have ridi-
culed him privately me publicly and
have threatened him with removal
from the chairmanship, into which he
was pat as a sacrifice TIVE years ago
when the bosses regarded Republican
success as hopeless. Ely took Herman
dean Impossible candidatc-and
won with him. lie did it by COINS TO
the rank ana file and telling thoti
about the fix in which the bosses and
The money powers in the party haG
left him.
It ls rumorcd that plans had been
laid to discharge Ely az chairman 81;
the Republican state committee at i's
recent meeting In santa F'c-aud that
thc nossos were afraid to do g.
Rumor now has II that ne viii be
summary displaced when the % N
vcntion is held In his city To name
delegates Co chicago. Perhaps }, Will
happen then Tor the bosses vii! cor-
troll that convention.
But thc thinp that is w%orrying the
Republican bosses just nov b. not 80
much the fact hat Ely b. chairman
of their committee ~ that he is one
of their candidates Tor the nomination
for governor. They can shake him
as HAN nn-movhe. But they haze
no chance To- shake him az a candidate
for governor until the nominattus
convention IS held
Between now II that time strange
things may happen.
Ely took the hopeless Hernandez
~ pu, him into the congress e
these United states. where ne has no
business at all. simply by telling the
rank ana nlo 81 Republican voters the
facts about their BOSSES.
II Ely could do that with Herman
d'l, what can E'y do with Ely, man
uriug Ely's campaign Tor the uomir
r..u for governor on the ticket oi the
-uIud uld par,, of Lincoln and Bur
sum and n ~ cntron2
That rs the question ROW pcudlns
before the assembled ring gathered
Els hat.
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cight houts 'r loss hall I.n-'iI'.
dt' Vito overtime .,-Iuu.na a' tn"
'>N.itI "u ut ''Hhf h"uf. 700 f1uH ~
I'.. In'n 100 uiI' Do ' soon
I"" wI''E ht'. boz" 1900 "n I"u.'
irlp- overtime to .' COIN t'I 100 't'
Hud iili Times ih' ti. '.'t i''
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pt,t,,. t.r t.r. ,rI ain. ,.t ..
,t t.rw.u,I. Vr. ..4I .tf..f. .I..
,ria.J tb. .prf.,. fr. ..Nr Dill.
tam .r. r4f... .. .,.. .f. I.III.. ID.
.,n,.f I,uY,,, Ilr, vr..b M
p-t,f.r..i, d., tb, ,., ..b,t.I.
Tn. railroad. rr,u.I,I .tIt.m,It
of th,.r view ol the ..fuuuuu 300 VnID1
the, said Tu ul.uV 'n, u.I,i.,
would add SiUO HUH. uuu o. Scan Iu iu.
operating expenses .i JN lu. rutU
uf the United ~itf,. f.I INt .u,tf .I
men whose ,,r1e ru, dI. $3.50. H
creased nom 800 loo O.. p,I cent iiuf
1908 Il lHIl wh|l, tH, vf-- uI iI.
western c|uaiu,'ts wore further .I
creased ~ llIr'
TN. road. fIrfr,r ,.rt.rt.J fr..
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l. ON BANKING
- No. 6-Discounting a Note. -


u So happens ina business that al
payments cannot Dee made In cash.
for most Of the business is done coo
credit Iu form CO.. another. small
purchases and many OF the daily
pcndliuiDs ar, ,t-h tr~au-bf tiuus, huf
business as @ whole moves on credit
IA" form depending upon me customs
char. t,ri-tI, of that peculiar uu-.-
ness The most oommou form u
credit l~ the book account. wh,l,
goods ate sold uud ",hargcd' Co Oh
purchaser. when YOU gp into tho
grocer and ton HIM to ",htrgc D..
you are opening a yredit with nm in
IN, form uf J book account. This Al.
common q, uil retailing transaction
But JOE the lar-rr dealings the credit
Is 10 tho form OF o. rrumissury mote.
which i~ merely e. written uromiso Co.
pay % sum certain. boo money. 20 %
designated person. firm or corpora
tion at % stipulated time. Hundreds
Of thuuftuis Of these note. are made
every dny. They ave given. merchant
t. merchant. IA payment of debts pee
sultiug from the sale of GOO T.. aul
while th,S settle the debit must them
selves hc paid boz money. iu order that
the Obligation may DE finally dis
charged. for "a promise never liquid
atcs "a debt.
II these promises could be treated
AZ money and passed from hand tu
hand they might answer very well,
but they are uf ~uun-uuiturm d'num-
nation their goodness is a. matter nor
commonly known, ana even though
the maker mlght bee 'ta good as the
government few know % and few
would take the risk.
And IL The holder could wait until
maturity he woul get cash from he
p.dmiser. but he does not want 90
wait that long he wants 20 turn his
evidence OF debit into mono at once,
Tor with muu.y-real moncy-hc can
get better terms. and Tor certain pun
poses, such as paying %lnnurcrs, he
must use cash, There mast, lhctc-
fore, be some medium through which
he can turn this promise into money
before IT rs dIc-for a pric"-und that
medium Is the bank, Tho process oc
do.ag this b. called d~isuuuntng. which
IN othcr works means buying the
paper. \ simple Illustration Will cX-
plain.
suppose \ sells n a hill Of goods m
three muuths' credit, \ does not
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Manufactured goods in the United
States doubled in value during IN
past fourteen wears, according to ur-
uros recently ruhiishod hy the .or-
oipn trade department Of the Nntiornl
City Bank Most 80 as who buy man
uilrtured puous had the idea that
they had doubled in value 1uring tao
past fourteen months.