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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21

"my names Jake Kemp. me rest OF
this outfit is six mules packin' orchids
and the greaser packin' the mules
That's all right" said Gerry, Il
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
~ alone.
Gerry was feeling a 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 it was just curiosity.
Curiosity invaded him. What was
Texas cowboy doing on the road past
Fazenda Flores with a mule-train of
orchids? AS an opener he declared
himself. "My names Gerry Lansing"
he said. "I've settled down here"
1902" said Kemp; as he drew from
his vest pockets the makings of ciga-
rette. Gerry had seen the yellow pa
pers and the little bags of faxed to-
bacco. They struck convincingly the
note of the West. Reckon you're FIN
the States" drawled Kemp as he ac-
complished the cigarette.
yes" said Gerry and added, with
an idea to establishing a link, like
you"
Reckon you're FIN Moo Yawk," was
Kemp's next deliberate contribution
to the conversation.
With that, talk Jagged. Gerry in
stinctively avoided the question direct
and Kemp vouchsafed nothing more.
Not till Gerry came upon him hitching
up his loads early next morning did
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21

cooling pools. He did not wish eve

cooling pools. He did not wish ever
to speak again-ever to think again.
And then Glen laughed Her eyes
wrinkled 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 yearsr' she cried. "Three years,
Alan. Aren't you ashamed?"
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 BIS hurried but never fiurried
servant.
BEt Glen stuck to her guns. "Real-
lSy' she said with a glance at the
/ loaded cab and with arcEing eyebrows.
Then her smile burst. again. you
can't expect me to be surprised, can
you? We seem to have a 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. ''Twice hardly amounts to a hab-
it," he drawled. He had never drawled
to Glen before but then Glen had new
err before taken up the social rapier
with him. Besides" he went on,
there's a difference. Last time you
ran after me-"
Clients smile trembled, steadied it.
self and then fought bravely back.
YES" she said, yes" And then her
eyes wavered and wandered. She
dropped his hand. "Good-by," she
said, the faintest catch in her voice,
and hurried away to seek J. Y.
Alan stood and watched her. He
felt sinking within him. For a
mess of pottage," he muttered and
then his servant touched his arm anx-
iOusly and held out his watch, face up,
You'll never make it, Mr.. Wayne"
Alan turned on him but not angrily.
perhaps not. Swithson, and perhaps
yes You may go back to the fiat. I'll
get along all right" And with that he
hurled himself at the cab. Double
fare if you make the Battery in ten
minutes" he shouted to the driver and
then settled back in the seat to pom
der.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21

his cigarette end and stood leaning
a veranda pillar. His keen aquiline
features and deep-set eyes were lit up
by the moonlight and seemed scarcely
to belong to his great, loose-jointed
frame. He was loose-jointed but like
a fiail-strong and tough. There's
one thing about the purple cities" he
added, 1.-The daylight always beats you
to 'em jest like in the POM" He
turned and went off to bed.
Gerry sat on in the moonlight seized
by a strange sadness-the sadness the
spirit feels under the troubled hover
ing of the unattainable and the mi
rage. Life had queer turns. Why
should a cowboy start out to look for
purple cities? 1t was grotesque on the
face Of it but, beneath the face OF it,
it was not grotesque.
Margarita stole out to seat herself
beside him. She slipped her hand into
his. She was worried. She was al
ways worried when Gerry's thoughts
were far away. THE Man." she said,
for thus she had christened her baby
boy from the day of his birth, "the
Man sleeps He cried for thee and
thou didst not come. So he slept, for
he is a man.
Gerry's thoughts came back to his
little kingdom. He sighed and then
be smiled a smile of content. at is
late then, my fiower?" He put his
arm around her. "Let US go to bed,
for tomorrow there is work"
Tomorrow there Is always work"
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he speak again and then he said with
smile, Il guess them's the first orchids
that ever travelled to ma'ket under a
diamond hitch"
Here was an opening but it came
too late. Gerry did not try to follow
it up. Once more in the saddle Kemp
seemed to acquire 9. sudden new ease
of body and mind. He hung by one
knee and stirrup and leaned over
toward Gerry. stranger" he said,
"I'm much obliged to We. It's a long
way FIN the Alamo to Moo Yawk, but
the hull country's under one fence"
He waved his hand and was gone af-
ter his pack-train, lifting his mule with
his goose-necked spurs into a protest
ing canter. Two weeks after his pass
ing, as evening was settling on Fa-
Zenda Flores, the echo of mules
mincing steps on the bridge made Ger
ry look up from his work.
"Howdy." said Kemp and paused on
that to measure his welcome. He was
satisfied and urged his tired mule on
towards the house. Gerry walked be-
side him and learned that the ship
ment of orchids had just caught the
steamer at the coast. Kemp unsaddled
his mule and tossed the harness and
slicker upon the veranda. AS Gerry
was closing the gap into the pasture
Kemp came up and stood beside him.
He cast a knowing eye over the fat
stock. you done good job for Lie
her," he remarked.
Gerry nodded a little sadly. Yes"
he said, "the contracts filed. Lieber's
sending for the stock day after tomor-
row."
As they sat on the veranda that
night smoking endless cigarettes,
Kemp turned to his host. Dye mind
If l stay over day with you? Truth
is, want to hep drive that stock up
to Lieber's. l want to hep whistle a
bunch steers along once more and
smell the dust an the leakin' udders,
an I shouldn't wonder if let out
yell or so, corralin' 'em at the other
end"
Gerry nodded understaldingly.
"Why did you leave it?' he ventured
and then regretted and wurmured,
Never mind"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21

said Margarita. ST am not afraid or
work. Geree. The end of work never
comes. 1t is the things that end that
make me afraid" She, too. had felt
the futtering wings of the unattain-
able. Unknowingly she stood beneath
the shadow Of the strangers purple
city'S walls.
The next day Kemp tried honestly
to help Gerry with the filling of the
soil but the effort was still-born. Kemp
had almost forgotten how TO walk and
his high-heeied boots fell foul of every
hummock. He wandered off to the
house with solemn face. When Gerry
came in to the midday meal. he found
him with a saddle propped on the
arm of a bench giving the delighted
swaddled heir to Fazenda Flores his
first lesson in equation.
That night they sat again on the
veranda steps but Kemp was not talk
alive. He whitfield a stick until it dis
appeared in a final curly shaving and
then Immediately started on a fresh
one
known Lieber long?" asked Gerry
at last
Coin on two years." replied Kemp.
Does he live off his stock?"
Kemp looked up. Haven't you ever
ben up to Lieber's?"
no" said Gerry, "it's two years
since l came here and I've never been
off the place. Liebers been down here
a couple of times"
Kemp grunted but asked no further
question. "Lieber" he said, Certainly
don't live often his stock-he plays
with it. Lieber is the goatskin king.
Ships 'em by the thousand bales. If
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 or
you're agin him an there amt ben
any one ag'in' him for some spell
now"
"Oh," said Gerry.
GAS fer KNOWN him." continued
Kemp, everybody on this roundup
knows Lieber but there amt anybody
knows why he is. Lieber holds ques-
tons and smallpox about alike. He
amt thar when they happen"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21

Bat Kemp was not offended. Nav"
he said. Il hain't killed my man-not
lately-nor anything like that | left
it, he went on reminiscently, because
| couldn't hep it. l get to dreamin'
nights OF purple cities
Purple what?' exclaimed Gerry.
Kemp took cigarette from his
mouth and almost smiled. "Never did
near of The Purple City, reckon?"
Gerry shook his head. Kemp drew
a well-wOrn wallet from the capaeious
inner pocket of his vest and took out
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 I sat munching mangoes,
On the purple city's walls,
1 heard the catfish calling,
To the crawfish in the crawls.
l 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 a 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 fresh cigarette, and blew a
thick puff of smoke out into the moon
light. Cant say it's po'try and l
can't say it amt All l know is it
roped me. / know that writer Teller
never munched no mangOes, cause
mangoes don't MUNICH. | know, he new
er sat on no wall an heerd catfish call
III cause catfish dOu GALL buL hC
seen it all, stranger, jest the way he
writ it down an ben dreamin' purple
cities evel. sence read his screed."
did you start right out to look for
them?" asked Gerry gravely.
NAV" said Kemp, II didn't have
nothin' to go on. But one day drum
mer Teller tibet ] 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. l drapped my rope
on him an I've been ridin' him ever
sence"
Found any purple cities?"
"NOt rightly. l seen 'em-more'n
once. But l guess purple cities is al
ways yOn side the mountain. You
can't jest ride up an put your brand
on 'em. They're born mavericks and
they die mavericks. An l say, good
luck to 'em." Kemp rose, tossed away
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21
April 20, 1915.

Heavy artillery fighting in Cham
payne and the Argonnc.
Germans stormed and retook
Embermenil.
Russians repuIsed heavy German
attacks east of Telepotcn.
Severe fighting for possession OF
the heights meas, Oravozil.
Two Turkish torpedo be ats blown
up by Russian mines at Bosporus
entrance.
German aeroplane squadron bom-
barded Bialystok. Russian Poland.
Great air battle over the Rhine
won by allied airmen.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21
April ri, 1915.

German attacks on Hill go and
HartmannsWeiIerk rePulsed.
French lost ground at Fllrey
and In Forest of lie Pretre.
Russian advance in Carpathians
stopped.
Twenty thousand French and
British landed near Enos, on Gulf
of Saros.
Germans In the kameruns and
Central Africa forced back.
British aviators bombarded Ger
man aviation harbor at Client.
Bulgarian irregulars invaded
Serbia.
American government informed
Germany 1t would not prohibit
shipment of arms.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21
April 19, 1915.


British took Hill 60 and pushed
their line south of Ypres forward
three miles.
French made gains along Fecht
river and took summit of Burekorp-
field.
Germans repuIsed French at
Combres.
British and French forces landed
on Lemnos.
Won der Goltz made commander
Of Turks.
Russian squadron shelled Turk
ish coast and sank many vessels,
French airmen raided Rhine
towns and Germans bombed Bel
fort.
Garros, famous French aviator,
captured by Germans.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21

Lieber, accompanied by two herders,
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. "Pll take a
hand if you'll allow me a 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 sOuealed
but came on with long, stiff-legged
strides. "Hi'yiw 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 a mummy come to sudden
life. do you know what?" said Ger
ry, II think I'll come along with you"
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
sobered down to business. When Lie
Der had thrown back the last ten Of
the cattle, Kemp came out and closed
the gap behind him.
81 think I'll 90 ahead with the
horses" said Lieber.
you go and take yo' men with you"
said Kemp. 81 could drive this fat
bunch from here to Kansas with nary
a hand to spell me-"
Gerry had expected surprise OK
some sort when at last he arrived at
Lieber's 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 tho
usual solid lines of plantation head
quarters. Great, rough-hewn beams;
towering rafters, built to carry the
heavy tiles and to bear their burden
for generations; unceiled, vast rooms
with calcimined walls; all these were
not outside Gerry's experience in the
new land. The strangeness came with
the rugs and the linen, the etchingg
and the furniture, and last and most
significant, the shelves and shelves OF
books and the tables piled with maya
zines in three languages Everything
bore the stamp of quality, everything
had the distinction Of a choice.
Gerry did not let his curiosity carry
him beyond a rapid glance around the
great living-room where they found
Lieber, bathed and freshly dressed,
experimenting the making Of ice in
the latest ingenious contrivance for
the pampering of the pioneer. "Ice
water in the desert" thought Gerry
and the phrase seemed to him more
than words-it seemed to paint Lie
Der dimly. but as the mind saw him.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES

A farm in England is devoted exclu-
sively TO raising butterflies, of which
upward of 10000 are sold each year.
The total value of fish caught In
Canadian waters in 1914 was $780,
207,74S.
The bottling trade of the British
isles requires 10000 tons of cork an
nually.
China has established a double
standard of weights and measures that
includes the metric system and a ma
live one.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21
CHAPTER xVllI-continued.

"Why there's no Mr.. Wayne and
Mrs. Wayne-Only J. VS."
"And you don't know, Alan?" asked
the Judge well I'll tell you. Mr..
Wayne and Mrs. Wayne-they were
Alan's father and his young wife.
Their life was hot fame that sud-
denly smothered itself in the clouds
of its own smoke The memory of the
clouds passed with them but the flame
the flame burns on in the hearts OF
all who knew them. 1t will burn on.
That's why J. Y. is j. Y. and that's
why it will always be j. Y. and Mrs.
j. 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, I'm coming with you"
The judge founc Alan waiting for
him on the steps as he hurried out.
what are you doing for the rest of
the afternoon?' he asked.
I'm sailing for South America if
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
hesitatingly, ALLAN, you're rushed, OF
course, but if you could-if you can
do one thing and put it down to my
account. Just drop in and see j. Y.
for q minute. Somehow l feel that
YOU can't see J. Y. the way he really
is. But if you knew him, Alan, the
way l do. you'd know it's an honor
for any man to shake hands with j. Y.
Wayne He has rare thing-an I'M
tainted hand. There Is a tale on
change to the effect that firm was
saved from smash because j. Y.
walked up to its head and shook
hands with him on the floor"
"P don't know" said Alan, that j.
Y. wants to shake hands with me-" He
spoke almost Questioningly.
II don't know that he wants to, ell
Their. my boy. But l do know this.
He's a busy man, but there's never
a day that he's too rushed to think OF
you"
Alan stopped and held out his hand.
81 am much obliged TO YOU" he said.
I'm sorry | didn't think of it myself.
I'm off to his office now, as soon as
I've tejephOned Swithson."
J. y. received his nephew with out
stretched hand. His rugged face was
lit ND with the rare smile that came
to it seldom, for it was the far-fung
ripple-the visible expression of deep
connection.
81 lust dropped in. sir" said Alan.
Ito say good-by. I'm off again to
South America. Africa seems to be
taking a year off,"
They sat and looked at each other
for moment and then j. y. arose
and held out his hand again. IF that's
the case" he said. Il won't keep you.
Good-by and good luck"
"Good-by, sir" said Alan.
AS he reached the door ]. Y. spoke
spain. Alan" he said, I'm glad you
dropped in."
II am too, sir" said Alan.
He was Just leaving the sedate old
office building, sandwiched in between
modern towers of Babel, when a cab
drew up at the curb. The door opened
and a girl stepped out. She suddenly
stood still. Alan's eyes were drawn to
her and found hers fixed on him. He
drew a ouivering breath. Glenn stood
before him. She saw his hesitation
and a cloud came over the light in her
face. Her moist lips trembled. Their
hands met.
"alanra she said and he answered,
"ClemI'
And so they stood, his ayes fixed IN
hers that were blue and deep. He felt
sis soul sinking, sinking into those
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
April IL, 1915.

French made progress In the
Vosses, in Champagne, and at
Notre Dame de Lorette.
Germans defeated French at
Flirey. ~
Russians repulsed attacks in d.
rection of the Stryj.
Gar of Russia left for the front.
Turkish torpedo boat attacked
British transport In the Aegean,
100 being lost, and Turkish boat
was destroyed by two warships.
Greek steamer EIlispontis torpe-
decd in North sea.
French airship bombarded Strass-
burg and German aeroplanes at
tackled Amiens.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21
April 10. 1915.

Germans repulsed English attack
near Ypres and took position in
the Vosges.
French had successes at several
points in France and Alsace.
Russians made gains on the
heights of TeIepotch.
British submarine Els ran
ashore In the Dardanelles, and
was destroyed by British picket
boats.
Bread riots occurred In Vienna
and Bohemia.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21
SYNOPSIS.

Ala~l Wayne is sent away from Red Hill.
MS home, by his uncle, J. Y. as a moral
failure. Glenn drinks Alan's health on his
birthday Judge Healey defends Alan in
his business with his employers. AlanNand
Alix, Gerry's wife, meet at sea, homeward
6ounc, and start a filtration. At home,
Gerry as he thinks, sees Alix and Alan
clipping. drops everything, and goes to
Pernambuco. Alix leaves Alan on the
train and goes home. Gerry leaves Per-
nambuco and goes to 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 to
the ruined plantation she is mistress Of.
Gerry marries her. At Maple house Col
lingeford tells how he met Alan-"Ten
Per Cent Wayne"-building a bridge in
Africa. Collingeford meets Alix and her
baby and gives her encouragement about
Gerry Alan comes back to town but does
not go home. He makes several calls
in the city. Gerry begins to improve Mar
garita's plantation and builds an irrigat-
ing ditch. In Africa Alan reads CLIENTS
letters and dreams of home. Gerry pas
lures Lieber's cattle during the drougf%..
A baby comes to Margarita. Collingecord
meets AliX in the city and finds her
changed. Alan meets Alix.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21
April %, 1918.

Great battle near Ypres. Ger
mans forcing way across the canal
and capturing several villages.
French made gains farther
south.
Russians defeated Austrians in
Bukowina but lost heavily at
Uzsok pass.
Allied fleet bombarded Darda-
nelIes forts.
General Joffre retired 20 gen.
erals.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21
April %, 1915.

April %, 1915.
French made progress at For
stat and near ST. MihleI.
Russian cavalry invaded East
Prussia near Memel.
Severe fighting in Uzsok pass
region.
Blockade of kamerun, German
West Africa, declared by Great
Britain.
Russian aeropIanes bombarded
MIawa and Plotsk.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21

Do you know the home long,
ing that comes to a fellow
stranded halfway round the
earth from. his own dooryard2
Gerry and Jake, two forsaken
Americans, meet in these cir
cumstances in the heart of
South America and exchange
dream-taik.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21

In what manner will Lieber
and Kemp affect Lansing's life
with Margarita in this hidden
corner OF the world?
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-04-21

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