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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15

At last the rains came TO the valley
and FaZenda Flores. Gerry spent long
hourE beside his sluicegate watching
for q rise in the river. but 1t did not
come. The torrent OF rain was local
and he remembered that Lieber had
told him that the fioods-the great
hoods-came from hundreds of miles
up the river and generally under a
brazen sky. Night, black night. had
fallen with the rain and he was just
turning to seek shelter from the un-
broken downpour when a voice raised
in song reached his ears. He waited.
The voice drew nearer. In a nasal
tone, which somehow sounded familiar
though 1t was unknown to him. it was
chanting long string Of dosgerel end
ing In an unvarying refrain. Finally
Gerry could make out the long-drawn
tail-end of the song: "comin' down the
drawn"
English, American! Cowboy mu-
sic! The impressions came in rapid
succession. Gerry strove to pierce
the darkness. He could hear the near
by splash of careful mules, picking
their way through puddles with finick-
Ing little steps. He felt shadow in
the darkness and could just see above
1t blur of yellow. Behind 1t, more
shadows. On an impulse he did not
stop to measure, he shouted in English.
Halo, there!
The doggerel was choked Off in mid
flight. The yellow blur came to sud-
den stop and the nasal voice rang out
in quick staccato, speak again,
stranger, and speak quick.''
Its all right" Gerry laughed back.
"where are you bound for?"
I'm headed down the drawn lookin'
for a chalk line where en- dry my
feet. What do you know?'
Can you see the water in the ditch
Mt your right?'
"Yasser, | can. / en- see you. too"
Well" shouted back Gerry. your
eyes beat mine. Follow the ditch un-
til you come to bridge. I'll meet you
there"
Gerry found the little cavalcade
waiting for him, six pack-mules, ma
tive driver and, towering above them,
great lanky figure in yellow oil
skin slicker topped by broad
brImmed Stetson. Gerry looked over
the outfit as carefully as the darkness
would allow and then said tentatively,
| There's n house down there in the
valley"
rs the'?" drawled the stranger spit
ting deliberately into the ditch, We'll"
be volunteered after a further pause.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15

he speak again and then he said with
n CLINT in his eye that was almost n
smile. Il guess them's the first orchids
diamond hitch"
Here was an opening but 1t came
too late. Gerry did not try TO follow
it up. Once more in the saddle Kemp
seemed to acquire a sudden new ease
of body and mind. He hung by one
knee and stlrrup and leaned over
toward Gerry. stranger" he said,
"I'm much obliged to ye. It's long
way I'm 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 n knowing eye over the fat
stock. You done a good job for Lie
ber." he remarked.
Gerry nodded 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. "D'ye mind
IL stay over day with you? Truth
Is, / want to hep drive that stock up
to Lieber's. l want to hep whistle q
bunch steers along once more and
smell the dust an the leakin' udders,
an l shouldn't wonder If let out a
yell or SO, corralin' 'em at the other
end"
Gerry nodded understandingly.
"why did you leave it?" he ventured
and then regretted and mur7nursd,
"Never mind"
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"m5 names Jake Kemp. TIL. rest of
this outfit is six mules packin' orchids
and the greaser packin' the mules"
That's all right" said Gerry, II
guess we can put you up"
He led the way and the pack-train
spIashed 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 a 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 a man that draws on
limitless power to sleep, and made
bis few remarks to Gerry and to Ger
ry alone.
Gerry was feeling a strange elation
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 a
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"
"So?" said Kemp, as he drew from
his vest pockets the makings of a 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 I'm
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 I'm 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 I'LL Gerry came upon him hitching
up his loads early next morning did
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STATECAPITOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
GUARDS PAID PROMPTLY.
Cover Entire Indebtedness Since Gov
ernment Called Out State Militia.

Cover Entire Indebtedness Since Gov
ernment Called Out State Militia.
Denver-Within twenty-four hours
after the payrolls and bills from
the state mobilization camp had been
received, the state auditors office IS
sued vouchers to cover the entire in
debtedness of the state since June 1S,
when the government called out the
state militia.
State Auditor Mulnix signed the
vouchers and the Colorado soldiers,
some of whom have had no pay since
they entered the training camp Were
paid.
The payroll for the men, covering
the pay due to all recruits from the
time they entered state service until
their organizations were mustered n
by the government, amounted to Sc
500. Other bills for the expenses IF
mobilization and establishing the
camp at Golden brought the sum total
of the states Indebtedness up to S1S,
900. The payroll voucher for the en-
tire $1,000 was turned over at once to
Major Lee, quartermaster and pay
master of the camp.
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Gn1lAaFER
NXX@zs-::

Lieber, accompanied by two herders,
came early for his stock. He greeted
Kemp warmly. "Going my way?" he
asked.
81 ben Ioafin' around here with that
in mind" drawled Kemp. "I'll take
hand IL you'll allow me a mount"
"You can take your pick" said Lie
ber, "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
shareT"
Gerry flushed. That's more than
fair" he said. "You know the best
of the horses will lead the bunch and
the fattest 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 flick with his
rope and the mule kicked and squealed
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 fickering
over the mule.
Gerry and Lieber laughed. Kemp
was like a mummy come to sudden
| life. DO you know what?" said Ger.
/ ry, Il 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.
II think I'll go ahead with the
horses" said Lieber.
You go and take yo' men with you,n
said Kemp. II could drive this fat
bunch from here to Kansas with nary
a hand to spell me-"
| Gerry had expected a surprise OF
some sort when at last he arrived al
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 the
usual solid lines of plantation head
quarters. Great, rough-hewn beams;
towering rafters, built to carry the
heavy tiles and TO bear their burden
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 etchings
and the furniture. and last and most
significant, the shelves and shelves Of
books and the tables piled with maga-
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 n rapid glance around the
great liying-room where they found
Lieber, bathed and freshly dressed.
experimenting the making of ice in
the latest ingenious contrivance for
the pamperlng of the pioneer. ice
water in the desert" thought Gerry
and the phrase seemed to him more
than words-it seemed to paint Lie
ber dimly, but as the mind saw him.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15
SYNOPSIS.

Alan Wayne is sent away from Red Hi,
his home. by his uncle, ]. z. as moral
failure Clem drinks Alan's health on his
birthday. Judge Healey defends Alan In
his business with his employers. Alan and
ak. Gerry's wife. meet at sea. homeward
bound. and start a firtation; Al home.
Gerry. as he thinks, sees Alix and Alan
eloping.. drops everything. and goes to
nsmbuco @ and goes to Piranhas. On q
canoe trip he meets a native girl The
fudge fails to trace Gerry. A baby iB born
% Ally. The native girl takes SEER. Gerry os to
Gerry marries her. At Maple house Col
l.ngeford tells how he met Aian."Ten
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 Clem's
letters and dreams Of home. Gerry pas
lures Leber's cattle during the drought:
A baby comes to Margarita- Collingeford
meets Alix in the city and finds her
changed. Alan meets AliN.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15

said Margarita. ~ am not afraid OF
work, Geree. The end of work never
comes. 1t is the things tiat 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 tilling of the
soil but the effort was still-born. Kemp
had almost forgotten how to walk and
his high-heeled 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 equitation.
That night they sat again on the
| veranda steps but Kemp was not talk
ative. He whitfield a stick until 1t dis
appeared in final curly shaving and
then Immediately started on a fresh
| one.
"Known Lieber long?" asked Gerry
at last
"Goin' 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 came here and I've never been
off the place. Lieber's been down here
couple of times"
| Kemp grunted but asked no further
question. "Lieber," he said, certainly
don't live often his stock-he plays
with 1t. Lieber is the goatskin king
Ships 'em by the thousand bales. II
you or any other man in these parts
was to sell goatskin away FIN Lie.
Der, you'd be boycotted. Lieber on
this range is God-you'rc fer him OF
you're ag'in him an there amt ben
any one ag'in' him for some spell
now"
"Oh," said Gerry.
"As fer knowin' him." continued
Kemp, Everybody on this roundup
knows Lieber but there amt anybody
| knows why he is. Lieber holds ques.
tions and smallpox about alike. Hs
amt thar when they happen"
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Farm Loan Board to Visit Denver.

Official advices from Washington
received by the Civic Association
state that the Federal Farm Loan
Board will arrive in Denver Sept Is
and that it will depart the next day
Hearings on Denver's application for
the location of one of the twelve far n
loan banks will take place on Satur-
day, at which the board says it viii
be glad to meet and hear any repre-
sentatives of the banking or CONNER
cial organizations.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15
CHAPTER xvIIi-continued.

why there's no Mr.. Wayne and
Mrs. wayne-only ]. VS."
"And you don't know, Alan" asked
the judge. "Well, I'll tell you. MT.
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 fame burns on in the hearts OF
all who knew them. 1t will burn on.
That's why ]. Y. is J. Y. and that's
why 1t will always be J. Y. and Mrs.
j. Y. to the HILL"
Alan said good-by in a hurried low
voice and started for the door but the
Judge called to him: "Just a moment,
Alan, I'm coming with you"
The judge found Alan waiting for
him on the steps as he hurried out.
What are you doing for the rest of
the afternoon" he asked.
"I'm sailing for South Amertcn II
there's connection"
The Judge looked up surprised. II
didn't know you had anything urgent
on" They walked on in silence for
some minutes, then the judge said,
hesitatingly, "Alan, you're rushed, of
course, but II you could-if you can
do one thing and put 1t down to my
account. Just drop in and see ]. Y.
for a minute. Somehow 1 feel that
you can't see ]. Y. the way he really
is. But II you knew him. Alan, the
way do. you'd know it's an honor
for any man to shake hands with J. Y.
Wayne. He has rare thing-an un'
tainted hand. There is a tale on
change to the effect that a firm was
saved from a smash because ]. Y.
walked up to It's head and shook
hands with him on the floor"
T don't know" said Alan, "that ].
Y. wants to shake hands with me-" He
spoke almost questIonlngly.
81 don't know that he wants to, ei.
ther, my boy. But I 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 l didn't think Of 1t myself.
I'm Off to his office now, as soon as
I've telephoned Swithson."
]. Y. received his nephew with out.
stretched hand. His rugged face was
lit up with the rare smile that came
to It seldom, for 1t was the far-hung
ripple-the visible expression Of a deep
commotion.
II just dropped in. SIR" said Alan,
.to say good-by. I'm of again to
South America. Africa seems to be
taking a year on"
They sat and looked at each other
for a moment and then J. Y. arose
and held out his hand again. III that's
the case" he said, II won't keep you
Good-by and good luck"
"Good-by. SIR" said Alan.
As he reached the door ]. Y. spoke
again "Alan," he said, I'm glad you
dropped in
81 am too, SIR said Alan.
He was just leaving the sedate old
office building, sandwiched in between
modern towers of Babel, when n 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 quIvering breath. Glenn stood
before him. She saw his hesitation
and cloud came over the light in her
face. Her moist lips trembled. Their
hands met.
'AlaBr' she said and he answered
~ClemV'
And so they stood. his eyes fixed in
aars that were blue and deep. He fell
ho .SGl sinking. sinking into those
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But Kemp was not offended. "Naw,"

W
he said, 81 hain't killed my man-not
it." he went on reminiscently, because
1 couldn't hep it. 1 got to dreamin'
nights Of purple cities"
purple what?" exclaimed Gerry.
Kemp took cigarette from his
mouth and almost smiled. "Never did
hear of The Purple City, l reckon2"
Gerry shook his head. Kemp drew
a well-worn wallet from the capacious
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,
| heard the catfish calling,
| To the crawfish in the crawls.
saw the paper sunbeams,
Sprouting from the painted sun;
| I 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 q tear-drop from his eye.
No more shall purple pansies
Look up at purple pinks.
Nor purple roses rival,
The cheeks of purple mink.
Alas! for purple city.
| And Its purple-peopled halls!
Alas! for me and mangoes,
On the purple city's walls!
Gerry looked upon his guest with
new wonder as he handed back the
clipping. Kemp put it away carefully,
rolled a fresh cigarette, and blew a
thick pun of smoke out into the moon
light. Cant say it's po'try and
can't say it amt. All l know is it
roped me. l know that writer feller
never munched no mangoes, cause
mangoes don't MUNICH. know he nev-
er sat on no wall an heerd catfish call
in cause catfish don't call. But he
seen it all. stranger, jest the way he
writ 1t down an ben dreamin' purple
cities ever sence l read his screed."
"Did you start right out to look for
them" asked Gerry gravely.
"Naw," said Kemp, 81 didn't have
nothin' to go on. But one day drum
mer feller thet I was stagin' across
the White mountains give me a plant
magazine. and 1t had an article on
commercial orchids with pictures in
colors. They was mostly kinder
publish an I reckon 1t was that what
got me started. 1t was the foreman
pointin' out my mount to me an l
didn't lose no time. I drapped my rope
on him an I've been ridin' him ever
sence."
Found any purple cities"
mot rightly. I seen 'em-more'n
once. But guess pu'ple 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 I say, good
luck to 'em." Kemp rose. tossed away
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coIorado's First War Baby.

The Colorado National Guards first
war baby nine-pound boy. was
born in Denver TO Mrs. Sam Blanco.
whose husband is cook in Company
A of the infantry. Mrs. Blanco and
the baby both are doing well. And
now Sam Blanco announces with
pride that his baby is the only one
born to Colorado soldier since the
troops were mobilized at the rifle
range.
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o. & r. c. Earnings Show Increase.

Gross revenue of the Denver K Rio
Grande railroad for the year ending
June 80 totalled s24.S90,0Si, an in
crease of s3.O66.S4S over the previous
year, according to official figures
made public. The total operating ex-
penses were $l4,739,i10, an increase
of $4i9,479. The net operating rev.
enue totalled slo,l5O,673, an increase
OF $2,611,1Os. Taxes aggregated 81
091 ,461.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15

Do you know the home long.
lnq that eomes to a fellow
stranded halfway round tho
earth from his own dooryardf
Gerry and Jake, two forsaken
Americans, meet In these cir
cumstances In the heart Of
South America and exchange
dream-taIk.
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Hamroek in Command at Golden.

Command of the state mobilization
camp at Golden was turned over by
Adjt. Gen. Harry Gamble to Maj. p. J.
Hamrock. senior major at the camp.
The reason given for the change is
that the camp properly should be in
charge of an officer who has benn
mustered into the federal service.
Gen. Gamble returned to his office at
the statehouse. Through an order is-
sued, First. Lieut.. A. NJ. Head was pro-
NOTED to battalion adjutant of the
first separate battalion of artillery.
He will fill the vacancy created by
the departure of Maj. A. H. Williams
for Deming, N. NJ. Major Williams
becomes brigade adjutant of the Thir-
Nenth division on the border.
Colorado Mines Produce sso,096, ,573.
The wealth produced by Colorado
mines has been one of the wonders
of this country for many years, but
1t has remained for a recent compila-
ton of dividends paid to stockholders
issued by the American Reporting
Agency to give a more complete idea
of the immense fortunes which min
ing has produced for the indi Tidual
investor. This compilation shows that
sixty'four mining companies. opera
ing in Colorado paid out the enor-
nous total of sSO,09G,573 since they
began operation.
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In what manner will Lieber
and Kemp affect lansing's life
with Marsarita In this hidden
corner Of the world7
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-15
By GEORGE AGNEw CHAMBERLAIN

Copyright By the Century Company
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tTo BE coNTINUEp.l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-14
Crimson to Use Substitute Backs
in Game against North Carolina

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 13.-The out
look for tomorrow is that the Harvard
football team will play its first wet
weather game.
To-day's rain made the field slippery,
and the storm promises to continue
The Crimson, which will play North
Carolina, which the Tigers teat, 20 to o.
last week, will have TO use make
shift team. Thacher now has joined
the list of injured backfeld men, Bond
and Flower, so that the Crimson will
have only substitute backs to carry the
ball.
II has been known all week that Tay-
Tor and Gamer will not be able to play
the tackles, but Captain Dadmun also
is in none too good shape, and he will
not play very long il things break right
for his team.
The drill to-day was entirely on plays
and defence against Harvard's own
style of running game. Campbell, the
North Carolina coach, is an old Har-
ward back, and Cowen, his line coach,
played with the Harvard varsity last
year.
The Southcrners arrived In town to-
day, and had the Stadium to themselves
for secret practice this morning. They
use Harvard's style of attack.