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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-23

From his IONS back he was paralyzed.
With last desperate effort he
straddled his forelegs, but he could not
brace himself against the backward
sag Of dead weight. Gerry felt him
sinking beneath him and suddenly
found himself standing over his pros
trate horse. OF True Blue, his forefeet
outstretched, his head and breast still
held high, there was left only a great
spirit chained to a fallen and dying
body.
A cry escaped Gerrys lips-a cry of
horror at what he had done. Then
he remembered why he had done it
and ran not for the sluice-gate but for
the bridge, AS he reached it the roar
became deafening. There was a splin-
tering, cracking sound that, meas
ured by the great commotion, seemed
like the tinkle of tiny bell. But there
was something in the sound that called
to his brain. He cast glance over his
shoulder. The monster beams of his
sluice-gate, hurled, splintered, into the
air, were still hanging against the blue
sky. Under them surged an angry
white wall of racing water. Even as
he started to run down the long slope
to the house Gerry thought with a
great relief that if the gate had been
| closed it would have gone even so, like
matchwood.
Below him Fazenda Flores lay peace.
full, still, under the blazing sun. The
cotton was little wilted but high and
strong, the cane stunted but alive
| Only in the pasture bottoms the stock
| had gathered in frightened clumps
Their instinct had told them that dan
ger lowered near. Suddenly from the
quiet house burst Margarita, carrying
her son on one arm. She had seer
Gerry from a window. While the 9th
ers watched the rising river, and now
this terrifying torrent bursting dowr
upon them from above, she had slipped
out to run to him.
The house at FaZenda Flores stood
on domed mound. Behind the mound
was a slight hollow before the steady
rise to the bridge began. Gerry caugh
sight of Margarita as she ran dowr
towards this hollow Terrified, he cas-
a glance at the descending food ant
his eye measured its pace against hers
go backw he shouted with all thu
strength of his lungs, and waved hi'
arms. 1t was as though he had no
spoken. Through the din and roar O.
the flood the sound Of the words scarce
ly reached his own ears.
At the very bottom Of the hollow
! Margarita felt that she was stepping
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-23
Hunting Trouble,

When man just naturally wants
trouble it is mighty easy to find an
excuse for making it. According to
Mike Hogan, Casey and O'Brien were
having an argument of their own at
Breckenridge street and Barrett ave-
nue.. 1t had progressed to the extent
that each had forgotten what it was
about originally and they were wholly
oblivious Of the gathering crowd until
an urbane and genteel person in a
frock coat put in.
Come, come, my man." he said,
gently plucking Casey by the sleeve.
you don't want to fight; l can tell
it by your looks. Your face is too be-
nign."
Two be nine! Two be nine, is ut,
ye scut?" beloved Casey. me face
is two be nine is ut?"
And there was where the real
trouble egan.-Louisville Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-23
"AIan, What Did You Do With Herr"

away on the horizon rose a white, adj
vancing mist. The rider rolled off his
staggering horse. "The flood" he
gasped. "Never before has there been
such food"
Before the words were out of his
mouth there was a frenzied rattle of
hoofs and Gerry on True Blue tore
of at mad gallop down the trail
towards FaZenda Flores. Almost at
his heels followed the first mounted
of the herders, riding all they knew to
cut across to Piranhas ahead of the
wall of water.
Lieber's eyes followed Gerry's flight
Then he turned them on Alan. THAT
hollow down there" he said, twill be
turned into a rushing river in half an
hour-perhaps less. We're just safe
here, and that's all. You see Mr.. Ian
sing? He's the spot farthest down the
trail. I'm thinking We'll never see
him again."
A faint flush came into Alan's
cheeks. 1t was flush of pride-pride
In Gerry. Gerry had not hesitated
He had not ridden off like a laggard.
Even now they could see that he was
riding for life-rding with all his
might for the lives that shackled him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-23
Santos-Dumont.

Santos-Dumont is visiting many
cities in South America in the inter-
est of the Pan-American aeronautic
conference. He was born in Sac
Paulo, Brazil, on July 20, 1873. From
1900 to 1906, he demonstrated to Eu-
rope the possibility Of conquering the
air with the dirigible balloon as we'll
as with the aeroplane. He spent in
aeronautics alone over $4,000 a year
for IL years in experimentation. While
in Paris in 1901 he won a prize of
100000 francs. He was made cheva-
lier of the French Legion of Honor
in 1904, and in 1909 received the off,
GERS cross.
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in water. She took her eyes from
Gerry, who she thought was beckoning
to her, and looked down. A hurrying
rivulet whose swift flow carried it be-
fore the churning crest Of the flood.
tugged at her ankles. She looked up
toward the laundering wall of oncom-
ing water and knew that she was lost.
She stopped and fixed her eyes on
Gerry, who was plunging down the
slope in mad effort to reach her. She
called to him, but she knew he could
not hear her. With arms stretched to
their highest, she held up the Man. The
Man was not frightened. His black
eyes were fixed on his running father
Margarita could feel him gurgling with
joy in the new game. Then suddenly
he cried out. 1t was a wall of fright
The wall was cut short. Broken in
two, it rang terribly in her ears as
she went down.
The water had felled Margarita and
the Man. Gerry saw them flung down
the crest of the wave. They became
suddenly twirling, sodden mass, In,
animate save for the fling Of loose
limb into clearer view against the blue
sky or the uncoiling of long black hair
on the seething water.
Gerry reached the torrent. Marga.
rita and the Man had already been
whirled far towards the great river
He plunged into the flood. The water
was thick with earth, sticks, uprooted
plants and debris of every sort. Con.
flicting, swirling currents tugged at
heavy stones, rolled them along and
sometimes even tossed one to the sur.
face.
Gerry's struggling body was hurled
bither and thither. A stray current
shot him to the surface, but before he
could take breath other currents
sucked him down and dragged him
along the rough surface Of the crum.
bling soil. He felt as though he were
being torn limb from limb.
Then suddenly he was cast into an
eddy that in comparison with the mael.
strom was almost peaceful. For an
instant he felt like one who awakes
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played in bringing resurrection to the
abandoned plantation and life to the
neighboring stock.
Alan cast a curious glance at Gerry.
Dangerous business" he said, "fool-
ing with the normal level in flood
country"
Lieber nodded and went on. He
told his tale we'll. He had seen more
than Gerry could have put into words.
Gerry listened for while, but he soon
wearied. What had all that to do with
him now? He wandered off and start
ed to saddle True Blue. He must get
away from Alan. Alan was drawing
him, but he was bound in chains. He
must remember that. Then, too, what
Alan had said about fooling with the
normal level worried him. He must
go back and station a guard at the
great sluice gate.
A sudden puff Of air, then a breeze,
then a gale, swept down on Lieber's
| from the southwest. The wind was
hot, a furnace blast from the torrid
wilderness. 1t carried with it whirls
of dust, light, dry sticks, and, finally,
small pebbles that hurtled along the
ground Gerry and his horse sought
shelter by the house. Herders came
running out from their quarters and
gathered in front of the veranda. The
wind suddenly turned cold, dropped
and ceased. The dust settled. The
sun blazed as before. There was not
a cloud in the sky. The herders all
looked ct Lieber. They did not talk.
They were waiting.
Lieber shrugged his shoulders.
Somewhere" he said with a wave Of
his hand to the southwest, there has
been rain and hail and that sort of
thing. Temperature fell and drove
the hot air off the desert" He told
the men, but they did not 60 away.
They stood around, their eyes sweep
ing the horizon to the southwest. At
last one Of them grunted. His eyes
were fixed on a distant pillar of dust.
1t came towards them. Lieber used
his field glasses. Without taking them
from his eyes, he spoke. cts a man,
riding Looks like he's riding for life,
Something is up. He's riding to kill
his horse"
AS the man approached, dull rum.
bling filled the ears of the watchers,
So gradual was its crescendo that they
did not notice it. The rider spurred
and beat his horse to a fnaI effort
They could see he was shouting. He
drew nearer, and they heard him
"Flood! Flood" Then they noticed
the rumbling. 1t became a roar. Far
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-23

SYNOPSIS.

Alan Wayne is sent away from Red Hill,
his home, by his uncle, ]. Y, as moral
failure Glen drinks Alans health on his
birthday. Judge Healy defends Alan in
his business with his employers. Alan and
AliA, Gerry's wife, meet at sea, homeWard
bound and start a Irritation. At home,
Gerry, as he thinks, sees AliX and Alan
eloping 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 Alix. 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. Colllngeford meets Alix and her
baby and gives her encouragement about
Gerry. Alan comes back to town but does
not go home Gerry begins to improve
Margarita's plantation and builds an ir-
rigating ditch. In Africa Alan reads
Clems letters and dreams Of home Ger
ny pastures Lieber's cattle during the
drought. A baby comes to Margarita.
Collingeford meets Alix in the city and
finds her changed. Alan meets Alix, ]. Y,
and Glen, grown to beautiful womanhood,
In the city and realizes that he has sold
his birthright for a mess of pottage. Kemp
and Gerry become friends. They visit
Lieber and the three exiles are drawn
together by a common tie. Lieber tells
his STORY. In South America Alan gets
the fever and his foreman sends him to
Lieber',s
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Gerry had never ridden a horse to
death before. When True Blue first
staggered he put spurs TO him and laid
on his qulrt right and left.
The roar of the river was so loud
that he could not tell If he had really
beaten the food or not, though he
could see just before him the long,
snaky ridge of the main ditch banks.
He must get on.
But True Blue only came to stag.
gering stop under the quirt. With his
forefeet he still marked time as though
with them he would drag his heavy
body and master one step nearer home.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-23
CHAPTER xxlV-Continued.

you've been up all night" said Ger
ry. GO and lie down for a while. I'll
Call you if anything happens"
Lieber rose reluctantly. Don't fail
to call meg he said. "Ill leave my
door open"
Gerry sat down in chair beside the
settle. He, had not known how tired
he was himself, Soon he drowsed. His
head fell forward on his chest. Sleep
came to him and then great trouble
came to his sleep. He reused himself
from nightmare and. suddenly wide
awake, found A'an's eyes fixed on his
face.
YOU murmured Alan.
Gerry did no. answer. His face be-
came a mask. It seemed to him that
only Alan's eyes were alive, and to
Alan that Ge.r1 had projected his
spirit to his bedside to watch him die.
Alan tried tc smile in defiance.
''Can't you speak?" he whispered
hoarsely.
Gerry leaned forward. The question
he had to ask was stronger than he.
1t forced its way through his lips.
"'Alan, what did you do with her? Tell
me that and I'll go away"
A troubled look came into Alan's thin
face. He frowpef. do with har? Do
with whOmW
ALAN" said Gerry, his suppressed
voice trembling, "You know. With
Alix."
"Oh," said Alan, still struggling on
the verge of consciousness. 81 remem-
Der. 1 did nothing with her. She
wouldn't go with me-"
"Alan," groaned Gerry. II saw you.
saw you and Alix on the train"
The frown was gone from 'Alan's
forehead. He felt sleep coming back
TO him and he was glad. "Yes," he
said "she was on the train with me.
remember. She jumped off. A bag
gageman-caught her" He dropped
off to sleep again.
Lieber stepped catlike across the
floor. He caught Gerry by one ear,
and with the other hand over his
mouth led him out of the room. Gerry
went tamely. When they were on the
veranda Lieber looked at him. $50"
he said, his blue eyes blazing, "you
only want to kill him."
mo" said Gerry, dazed, mot now"
"Mr. Lansing" said Lieber, you get
out Of here. Well settle this bust
ness some other time"
Gerrys lip trelnbled. you're right,
Lieber," he said. you're right, only
. you don't know it all. That chap In
there-we were boys together. He ran
away with my wife. That's why
Gerry suddenly stopped. Alx had not
run away. She had jumped off the
train. Where was she, then? What
had she done through the years he
had been away? Why had she jumped
off the train. He struck his hand to
his head and stumbled off the We
Tonda.
Lieber's anger died in him, but
he turned and went back to Alan.
Two hours later he came out again
TO find Gerry crouched on the veranda
The spirit had gone out Of him, but
he turned on Lieber with a determi.
nation in his tired eyes. You told me
to get out and haven't There are
things I've got to know. I'll watt
II spoke in haste, Mr.. Lansing" said
Lleber, 81 want you should forgive
me. You are all in, too. Come with
me-"
He led him into his own room, made
him lie down, and closed the shutters
Gerry threw himself across the bed
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-23
Chanqinu Maps.

Church-Maps of Greeland have
shown it to be about 100000 square
miles larger than formerly believed.
Gotham-Great guns! Has Green
land been carrying on successful
war?-New York Mail.
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Consider the mental agony Of
an Intelligent man when he
comes to realize that he has
ccmmitted a great wrong, an ir-
repaFable wrong against his
wife and against himself. Rev
elatiofu and a sort of terror come
to Gerry.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-23
EXPLAINED II.

Father, what is meant by peanut
politics."
"a gubernatorial campaign"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-04
DEER KILLED IN
SEVEN MOUNTAINS
Hunters Get Seventeen in First
Two Days of Season; Two
Bears Shot

Lewistown, Pa. Dec. 4. - The big
game hunting season opened up in
the Seven Mountains section.with hun
dreds of hunters out. and up to Sat
urday night. seventeen deer and two
bears have been reported shot.
= A party of hunters made up of
Lewistown and Yeagerstown sports
men, camping in Treaster valley, shot
four deer the first two days. The
Buck Horn camp, in Treaster valley.
killed black bear that weighed zoo
pounds.
John johnson, of near Reedsville,
shot five-pronged buck. A man
whose name could not be learned,
killed a big buck on the Seven Noun
tains near Potter's banks; a man by
the name of Stout, living near Reeds
vile. shot a buck of large size, and
Harry Stutor, of the Big Valley, shot
big buck not far from Belleville.
A camp of Amishmen in the Seven
Mountains, report staying a big black
bear. Another party of Amishmen
killed q buck deer and the Wilson
camp of Big Valley hunters at Broad
mountain killed two deer. A party of
hunters from Port Royal and Belle
Vile in the Seven Mountains shot q
deer. The Kenewell brothers, James
Gilbert, Robert Mahen's camp and the
Mutersbaugh camp all succeeded in
landing deer, that Is four deer, one
to each camp.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-04
NEWS AT A GLANCE

Lancaster, Pa.-During the past few
days the citizens of Lancaster have
raised $3.50, which was sent to the two
Lancaster companies at Camp Stewart,
with which to purchase an automobile
truck.
London. A dispatch from Calcutta
says it is estimated 1000 lives were
lost in the recent cyclone in Pondi-
cherry. the chief of the French pos
sessions in India. Four hundred bodies
have been found.
Toxic. - Oficial advices from Vladi-
vostock report that the American con-
sulate in that city was robbed of S20,-
900. 1t is understood that the money
in question was chiefly Red Cross funds
intended for the German prisoners of
war in eastern Russia.
TONanda, Pa. - Mrs. Anne NJ Par
sons, editor and proprietor of the Brad
ford Argus, a Democratic weekly here.
announces that it will be discontinued,
having been sold to the lTowanda
Printing Company, publishers of the
Daily Review and the Reporter-Jour-
nal. The Argus had been owned by the
Parsons family for seventy years.
Albany, ". Y. - Governor Whitman
has commuted to life imprisonment the
death sentence of Charles f. Stielow,
Orleans county farmland. convicted of
murder in the first degree. in connec-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-04
DISCUSS CODE
FOR BAKESHOPS
Commissioner Jackson Has I'M
portant Meeting in Phil
delphia

Commissioner John Price Jackson,
of the Department of Labor and In
dustry, is in Philadelphia to-day con-
ferring with a delegation representing
the master bakers of Philadelphia on
various features of the Bakeshop Code
of the Industrial Board.
Tomorrow Commissioner Jackson
will be in New York city before the
committee on safety standards. of the
American Society of Mechanical Engi-
neers to present the code adopted by
the Pennsylvania Industrial Board re-
garding the construction and opera
ton of electric travelling cranes.
Following the meeting of the In
dustrial Board in Harrisburg Wednes-
day, Commissioner Jackson will go to
Pittsburgh. to discuss Administrative
Features of Workmen's Compensa-
ton" before the Coal Mining Insti-
tute of America.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-04
SNYDER COUNTY INSTITUTE

Middleburg. Pa, Dec. 4. - This
morning the Snyder County Teachers
Institute convened here with teach
ers from all parts of the county pres
ent. Superintendent T. \. Stetler has
secured able talent. George NJ Wit
mer of Middleburg, is musical direc-
tor, and DR.. Suthrie of the UniVer-
sity of Pennsylvania. DR.. Blaisdell of
State College, and DR.. Tietrich. De-
putty State Superintendent of Schools
of Pennsylvania are the day instruc-
tors. The Rev. II. d. Hayes will de-
liver his popular lecture, IAN Evening
With Poe" on Tuesday evening.
Chancellor Bradford will lecture on
Thursday evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-04
MRS. SOPHIA NECK DIES

Carlisle. Pa, Dec. Airs. Sophia
Meek, aged 70 years, widow of Charles
3. Meek. for many years a well-known
businessman of Carlisle, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. John A.
West, 23T A street. on Friday. Mrs.
Neck was a daughter of Andrew and
Abigail Comp and was born near
Warm Springs, Perry county. in 1874.
She was a member of the First Lu-
theran, Church here for fifty years.
having Joined while the Rev. DIR. Jacob
Fry was pastor. Besides her daugh-
ter she is survived by a twin sister,
Mrs. Sarah Armstrong, of Carlisle,
Funeral services were held this after
noon at O'Clock. with burial in the
Old Graveyard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-04

tion with the Staying of his employer,
Charles A. Phelps, and the latter's
housekeeper.
Wilmington, Dei.-Mme. Sarah Bern
hardt, who was seized with a severe
cold following her arrival here from
Harrisburg, and was unable to appeal
at the Playhouse Saturday night. has
recovered sufficiently to leave for New
York by auto. She was accompanied by
her physician and manager.
Amsterdam.-Accord to a Vienna
dispatch, Emperor Charles has gone to
Austrian army headquarters.
Stroudsburg, PA. - Edward Repher
yesterday morning shot and killed
Charles Paul, boarder at the Repher
home, near Tannersville, this county
After the shooting Repher walked more
than two miles to Justice Warner, OF
Tannersville and gave himself up.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-04
POST IS ELECTS

Officers of Post 5S, Grand Army OF
the Republic will be installed for the
coming year on January 5, 1917. Those
who were elected at a recent meeting
are: Wilson Black. commander: Harry
S. Watson. senior vice-commander;
David Challenger, junior vice-com-
mander; Finley I. Thomas, quarter
master: r. w. Johnson, surgeon; Will
liam Higgins. chaplain: f. B. Hoff-
man, patriotic instructor: II. NJ. Gra-
ham, officer of the day; David Bender,
officer of the guard; A. Judson Pugh,
trustee. Several officers who are ap-
pointed annually will be chosen at the
installation meeting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-04

of members, greed of ministers and
evangelists who are working to make
money, skepticism-these with many
other important points formed the
foundations for Evangelist BILLY"
LaMance's three sermons yesterday in
Stevens Memorial Methodist church,
to record crowds as he opened the
second week of his campaign in
Allison Fill.
Last night DIR. LaMance spoke on
Death aNd Judgment" He told peo-
pie in the crowded auditorium, Sun
day school rooms and galleries that
money is the standard of judgment in
tho world, but that it would not wipe
out record of sin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-04
Student Lives 3 Years
on 23.1 Cents Per Day

Pittsburgh. Dec. 4. = Roy r.
Mumma. a student of the Carnegie In
stitute of Technology, after keeping
accurate account of his living expenses
for three years, announced to-day that
he had lived on 2S.1 cents per day
during the period.
THE food wizard" as he has been
termed by his fellow-students, has
made out a scientific diet for himself.
1t consists of breakfast foods, fruit,
eggs, little meat, milk, coffee, cocoa,
oleomargarine, potatoes, rice. sugar,
macaroni, spaghetti. noodles, pam
soups and "snacks" aAnight.
Mumma has been doing his own
cooking on an electric stove, goes to
market and keeps in touch with pro-
vision prices.