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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-02

confidence which | knew deceived
neither OF us.
by God. we will go clcar!" ! cried.
five minutes later.
Tho oath left my lips In my excite
ment-the first. | do believe, in my
life. unless trouble IT," an expletive
OF my youth. be accounted an oath.
u beg your pardon" I said.
you have convinced me OF your
sincerity" she said. with a faint smile.
Il do know. now. hat we shall go
clear"
] had seen a distant headland past
the extreme edge of the promontory.
and as we looked we could sec grow
the Intervening coastline of what was
evidently a deep cove. At the same
t!se there broke upon our ears n con.
.inuous and mighty believing. II par
took OF the magnitude and volume OF
distant thunder, and Il came to us
directly from leeward. rising above
the crash of the surf and travelling d..
rectly In the teeth Of the storm. As
we passed the point the whole cove
burst upon our view. a half.moon OF
white sandy beach upon which broke
q huge surf, and which was covered
with myriads OF seals. II was from
them that the great believing vent
up.
"A ~rookeryi" I cried. Now are we
indeed saved. There must be men
and cruisers to protect them from the
s%eal.hunters. Possibly there Is a sta.
ton ashore"
But as ! studied the surf which beat
upon the beach, I said. Still bad. but
not 80 bad. And now. II the gods be
truly kind. we shall drift by that next
headland and come upon a perfectly
sheltered beach. where wesm may land
without wetting our feet"
And the gods were kind. The first
and second headlands were directly
In line with the southwest wind; but
/ once around the secondhand we went
p~erilously near-we picked up the
third headland. still In line with the
wind and with the other two. But
the cove that INTERVIEWED! II pene.
trated deep into the land. and the tide.
setting In. drifted us under the shell.
ter of the point. Here the sea was
calm, save for a heavy but smooth
g~roundswell. and | took In the sea.
anchor and began 10 row.
Here were no seals whatever. The
boats stem touched the hard single
| sprang out, extending my hand to
Maud. The next moment she was be.
side me. As my fingers released hers,
she clutched for my arm hastily. AT
the anne moment | swayed. as about
to fall to the sand. This was the
startling effect OF the cessation OF mo,
ton. We had been so long upon the
moving. rocking sea that the stable
land was a shock to US. We expected
the beach to lift up this way and that
and the rocky walls to swing back and
forth like the sides OF a ship: and
when We braced ourselves. automati
cally. for these various expected
movements. their on%.occurren quite
overcame our equilibrium.
Il really must sit down." Maud said
with a nervous laugh and a dizzy ges
ture. and forthwith she sat down on
the sand.
attended TO making the boat Sc
cure and joined her. Thus we landed
on Endeavor island. as we came to Il
landsick from long custom OF the sea
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CHAPTER xxiv-Contlnued.

hours. was wet and chilled to the
marrow, till | felt moro dead than
alive. My body was stiff from exer.
ton as we'll rs from cold. and my
aching muscles gave me the sever.
est torture whenever | used them.
n ] used them continually. And all
the time we wero being driven of
into the northwest. directly away
from Japan toward bleak Bering sea.
Maud's condition was pitiable. She
sat crouched In the bottom OF the
boat. her lips blue. her face gray and
plainly showing the pain she suffered.
But ever her eyes looked bravely AT
me, and eve her lips uttered brave
words.
The worst OF the storm must have
blown that night. though little I no
ticed II. I had succumbed and' slept
where ! sat In the stern.sheets. The
morning OF the fourth day found the
wind diminished to q gentle whisper.
the sea dying down and the sun shin.
ing upon US. Oh. the blessed sun!
delicious warmth. reviving like bugs
and crawling things after a storm.
We smiled again, said amusing things
and waxed optimistic over our situa.
ton. Yet Il was. II anything. worse
than ever.
Came days OF storm, days and
nights OF storm. when the ocean men.
aced US with It's roaring Wilderness,
and the wind smote our struggling
Laas ,,Ish 4. rrls..', l,e.., -,
such a storm. and the worst we had
experienced, that what ! saw | could
not at first believe. Days and nights
OF sleeplessness and anxiety had
doubtless turned my head. | looked
back at Maud. to identify myself, as
II were, In time and space. Again ]
turned my face TO le ward. and again
! saw the jutting p~rsmontory. black
and high and naked, the raging surf
that broke about It's base and beat its
front high up with spouting fountains.
the black and forbidding coast line
running toward the southeast and
fringed with q tremendous scarf OF
white.
Maud" | said. Maud"
She turned her head and beheld the
sight.
1T cannot be Alaska!" she cried.
ALAS. no." answered, and asked.
Can you swim?"
She shook her head.
Neither can +" I said 9 v.
must &c, ashore w,tbou, sw,mm,ns
In some onen,np betweon Tho rocts
brough which we can drive ,ho hoo,
md Chamber IN, pu, wo ms, no
ou,cI--ord suro"
s,oLa ,,t,, . ,. ....
d,d NO, Coo, Gov sha ,oo,aa 800
,,,,h 10, un,au,na 100
"a "a. ~ N'
81 80 ,,, ,,.u,o, $50, $50. .u
80 Az. .a" 80 . ~ Ill
que hesi'a'eu' as u IN douot now
pest 10 worn neI sra''tuue'
Weli' SAID. brutaliy. for ! was
not quite pleased with her thanking
me.
You might help me-" she smiled.
TO acknowledge your obligations
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-02

scramble for seats In the galleries.
This privilege Is rs valuable rs II gold
hearing claim in the Rocky mountains.
Each ScnDtOr gets one ticket for the
galleries; each representative gets
one. and there are IA few favored off
ten apiece. Upon this occasion there
were the usual number of visitors In
town, each one of whom believed
~fcrvcntly that all he had to do was
To descend upon his representative or
senator and ask for the gallery privi-
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-02

least lG-inch caliber, with a range OF
II to - miles, hurting II proIectile
weighing more than u ton and carry
Ing II large amount OF high explosive.
In addition to placing several Of
these mammoth weapons along the
coast line for mobile defense against
naval attack, army officials are now
considering the creation Of n special
regiment, equipped with six howltzers,
10 work as II unit Of the mobile army.
The problem confronting the design.
L. IL
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OF the countrys prosperity. Mr.. Martin, who became acquainted with Paul
some time ago, vas asked by the sculptor TO pose for this part 81. the
group. Later Elliott Woods, superintendent of the capitol, wrote thu follow
Ing letter to Martin:
81 am requested to extend the thanks of Paul Bartlett, sculptor. for your
kindness In posing for some portions OF the modelling for the statuary to be
installed in the pediment OF the house wing OF the capitol 1t Is a compl-
ment TO you that a great artist like Mr.. Bartlett should so approve OF your
physical development as to want you to pose for one OF these figures. 1t
ought to be a source OF som further qualification that you have contributed
n this manner to of the great pieces of art for the nations capitol"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-02

SCULPTOR, PnuI BartIett, n u OF
Superintendent Elliott Woods OF the
capitol were shown to friends by Mr..
Martin.
The ironworker In the group OF
statuary is an important part Of the
whole figure, which represents Peace
protecting Genius. lie is u compan-
ion piece to the character in the group
which represents agriculture, the
sculptor explaining In his address Mt
the unwilling that agriculture ana the
iron industry form the fundamentals
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-02

told him all the civilian navy positions were under the civil service.
"why don't you 20 ito the Soldiers homer one Of the naval officers asked
him.
I'm a sailor IA from tip to toe" the patriarchal Key replied, "and
soldiers and sailors don't agree"
The veteran brought with him to the navy department his record, m pub
IShed by the United States Army and Navy Historical association, and which
showed he hnd been active in the Union side all during the wr after he
escaped from the Confederate navy into which he had been conscripted for
hr~e months
"rve lever asked the government for anything before" the veteran said
when he came o the navy department. And now | only want some little
job that will enable me to Keep sol and body together"
The veteran left the navy department disappointed, but not ret ready to
give up his quest foc II job.
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enormous weight Of the gun and carriage In such II way that 1t car he
moved over M good road.
That difficulty is II determining factor in heavy artillery designs. Around
n few of IN" largest cities wcllulnStc1 roads which wouhd support the
weight Of the huge guns cn be found but even such n highway IS the post
road from Boston to New York, it is said, has many sections so lightly built
that the great weight would crush through.
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dcpnrtllent the other day looking Tor
II job.
"Iye done too much for my coun-
try to he left to starve," he told naval
officers to whom he made his applica-
ton. "My S24 n month pension is just
enough to starve on"
The old man vas William Key.
who has lived alone In Southwest
Washington since his wife died u year
ago.
He was unable to see Secretary
Daniels, but other officers at the de-
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-02
How Four Girls From Chic Got Coveted Tickets

OUT in Cleveland, O, there are four young women who are telling how they
" saw the president deliver his railroad strike message to the joint session
OF cnngress The day the sennte nA house met togeth.r There was The usual
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-02
Old Civil War Veteran Seeks Small Navy Berth

A y ODD man In his olrhtMNh year. who ran ammunition down the Potomac
and wounded If the battle of the Wilderness to Washington, came tot the navy
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-02
Capitol Employee Posed for Pediment Statusry

John A. MARTIN, electrician employed Mt the capitol Is the original of the
y ironworker N the group II statuary recently placed o m the pediment of
the house wing NJ the capitol. This fact became known when Il letter Of the
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-02
Designing Great Field Howizers for Our Army

w ASITINGToN-Army ordnance experts re at work on designs for huge
w field howitzcrs 80 large n or larger than the German 42cenutnetcr guns
MlIcn Mr.c.cI L.Iglmm and Er.nch fort. .nrIy Ln i. war; Ih.y MMI, b. at
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-02

The South has approximately 24o
100000 acres Of undsvsloped land
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-11-02
RELICS OF ROMAN LONDON

ITO BE Continued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-21

T OS ANGELES has punctured good
IL many of San Diegos little vanity
bubbles in times agone. The Los Angeles
papers have had lunches OF harmless fun
at IT, But the two cities are fast friends
for a o that. So we arc genuinely dis
tressed at the latest tidngs from Los An
geles harbor,
a lot OF reckless cowboys who failed
to recognize it as harbor for ocean
liners. sought to pasture herd OF cattle
in Los Angeles harbor One hundred
steers boldly stroled in and began to
Craze But the water was too deep for
grazing and too shallow for bathing.
The cowboys had to tic on TO the horns
OF the steers and yank 'em out OF the
bog. The incident afforded Sunday
afternoons entertainment for several hum
dred automobilists.
Which gives one an idea Why not
turn that harhor into stadium like the
one at San Diego'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-21

Is THE United States senate going to
L swallow the threat of the armor plate
traitors. thieves and hlaekmailers 10 raise
the price of armor 500 per ton, il the
bill to provide government armor plate
passess
We use the names above advisedly.
Tn 1904. the plate makers were fined
$4,000 by President Cleveland for fur
nshing rotten plate for United States
ships that afterward had to fight in the
war with Spain. In 1890. they were con-
victed OF furnishing armor plate to foreign
nations at $40 per ton. when charging
Uncle Sam $40 In 1910. they boldly
appear in the United States senate with
threat to blaekmail the government
in 100000. If certain legislation is
enacted. and they can do il. as Secretary
Daniels says that for years they have
fixed the price OF plate to the United
States
What has become OF the dignity and
honor of the United States senate. when
trcachcrous robbers can walk in. shake
their fists under the senatorial nose and
threaten a hold-up?
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atre. and Phyllis Braithwaits hur.
ried on back TO her work. trying
TO think who the pretty lady could
have been, to have seemed TO nj.
most remember her. Finally the
solution came, Just aa Phyllis was
pulling off her raineuat in the dark
cloak room.
Eva Atkinson" she said.
Back In long ago in tho little
New England town. where Phyllis
Brnithwaite had lived TIL she was
almost rs. there had been Prin.
cipal Grocer. And Eva Atkinson
had been his daughter. not 80 very
pretty. not 30 very pleasant. not so
very clever. and about six years
older than Phyllis.
Phyllis remembered hearing that
Eva had married and come 10 this
city 20 live. And this had been
Eva Eva, by the grace OF gold.
radlantly complexioned. wonderful.
iy groomed. beautifully gowned.
and looking 70. perhaps. Mt most.
with n car and placid expression
anu AfuHN vi AA1A&EF anu Ef'AAF
clean ehiidrcnl
Tho Lberry Teacher. severely
work .rarbed and weather.dragrled
jerked herself away from the small
Freenish cloak room mirror that
was nnkind TO you AT your best.
She gave n little out-louf cry OF
vexation now ms she thought OF II.
two hours later.
Il must have looked 10 Eva like
a battered bisauo doil-no wonder
Ahe couldn't place me-" she nut.
tered Grossly.
Eva never was ms pretty as |
wRa," her reheilious thoughts went
on. You think things. You know
that you'd never say aloud. I'm
alck OF elevatinE the pubIle' I'm
sick OF working hard 81 weeks out
of 90 for board and lodging and
carfare and Hhirtwalsth. I'm sick
OF libraries. and OF being efficient,
I want TO DO a real glril oh. ]
wish wish had lot % money.
and rose garden. and husband
The Liberty Teacher was aghast
at herself. She hadn't meant to
wish such very unmaideniy
thing so hard. She jumped up and
dashed across the room and col.
iected tho most uproarious OF her
flock around her and began telling
them stories out of the Merry
Adventures OF Robin Hood" II
would keep the children quiet. and
her thoughts. too. She put rose.
gardens. not TO say husbands. &c
verely out OF her head. But you
can't play fast and loose with tho
Deatlniea thst way.
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c'fAPTER II.
A sssHNrnuer OF Fate

He was gray.haired. pink-oheeked.
curvingly side. shiskcred and Inn
maculatciy gray.clad: and he did
not look in the least like n mes
senEer OF Fate
Tea ebert Missed f.snc Rabino-
witE. swapping his fingers ut her.
Teacher There's n guy wants TO
speak 10 you"
"Aw. ahnt.tup'" chorused his in.
diEnant little mates Cant you
see that Teachers teiiin' n story :
Go ehaae yerself' Go do a tango
roun' de block"
Tho Liberty Teacher looked up
without stopping her story. and
smiled a familiar greeting TO the
elderly gentleman. who was walt
Ing little uncertainty at the Chil.
drens Room door. lie smiled and
nodded in return.
Jus, minute please. Mr.. De
Guenther.' said tho Liberty Teach.
er. cheerfully.
Tho elderly gentleman nodded
again. Phyllis hurried somewhat
with Robin Hood. and felt happier.
II was always. in her eventless
life. something OF pleasant nd.
venture 20 have Mr. .De Guenther
or his wife drop In TO see her,
There was usually something pleas.
ant ut the end OF II.
They we're an elderly couple
whom she had known for some
.anra Che had waited on them
and Identified them by their cards
as belonging to the same family.
Then ono day. with n pleasant ~.
tie culver OF Joy. she had found
him in tho city Who's Who. age.
profession the was corporation
lawyer. middle names. favorite
recreation. and all. Gradually she
had come to know them both very
we'll in n waiting-on way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-21

treasurertreasurer collects the
dues and keeps the accounts and
the money. and the sheriff prob
ably corresponds to the sergeant.
alarms. the person who keeps or.
der and guards the door.
Only sister died a few months
ago, and | returned her enoaoe.
ment ring to her flance. On his
birthday she had given him a
ring. Don't you think he should
return her ring TO us7
A SISTER.
A.-No, he In under no obliga.
ton to do so. Doubtless no prizes
the ring highly for the sake OF the
giver.
al have tried many times 10
whip cream. but always failed.
bought the heavy cream, but IA
turned TO butter. Do you think the
whip churn 10 best7 When do you
add suasr7 w.
A,-The heavy cream you use
should be whipped with an egg
beaten. n beaten minute too
long. II Will be butter. Many cooks
avoid this result by dllutIng don.
BILE cream with milk. You can buy
thin cream ready for whipping. for
which use a whip churn. Swecten
and flavor lightly after cream "A
whipped.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-21
EVEN CROSS,SlCK
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP OF FIGS.
II Feverish. Bilious, Consti-
pated. Give Fruit Laxa-
tive at Once.

Don't scold your fretful. peevish
child. See II tongue is coated: this
Is sure sign its little stomach.
liver and bowels are clogged with
sour waste.
When listless. pale, feverish. full
OF cold. breath bad. throat sore.
doesn't eat. sleep or act naturally,
has stomachache. indigestion, diar-
rhoea, give a teaspoonful OF Cali
fornia Syrup OF Figs" and in a few
hours all the foul waste, the sour
bile and fermeuting food passes
out OF the bowels and you have a
we'll and playful child again. Chill
dren love this harmless fruit lax
alive" and mothers can rest easy
after giving IL. because IT never
fails to make their little 'insides"
clean and sweet.
Keep IL handy. Mother, A little
given today saves a sick child to-
morrow. but get the genuine. Ask
your druggist for 5o.cent bottle OF
California Syrup of Figs" which
has directions for babies. children
Of all ages and for grown.ups plain.
~ on the bottle. Remember. there
are counterfeits sold here, so sure
ly look and see that yours is made
by the California Fig Syrup Com
pany.' Hand back with contempt
any other fig syrup.
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Ut ett0t;s T &c G17a1t1hin Gcx

even be glad TO get plain sewing
or nnendino to do. e. M. j.
Al know OF no factories that
have any part of their work done
at home. The modern way is to
have all work done under factory
supervision. However. II you are
willing to do plain sewing or
mending. you should be able to Sc
cure this kind of work by person.
ally soliciting.
o.-is there any way TO remove
candle drIppInos from a Brussels
rug without sending to the clean.
ers7 D. s.
A.-Lay brown wrapping paper
over the spots and smooth with a
warm iron. Continue until the
grease is absorbed
o.--Can you tell me how TO
treat a nelghbor OF mine who
comes over two or three times a
day and stays at least an hour.
keeping me from my work. don't
wish to be rude, but she annoys
Hft tNN1t1hfkt(s wv
A.-Since she annoys you so
often with her presence. you are
justified In telling her when she
comes that you are very busy. and
you must ask her to excuse you
while you go on about your work.
n you do this several times while
she lis there, her common sense
will surely tell her that she is not
wanted.
GA number OF boys have re.
Gently formed a club and elected
| officers, but we are not certain
about their duties. viii you tell
Us what the president. secretary,
treasurer and sheriff are TO dot
BOYS.
A.-Usually the president pre-.
sides at meetings and has general
management Of the club; the sec.
rotary keeps n record Of the bust.
| ness and writes the letters; the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-02-21

and body has become steadily
worse. He can scarcely move At
all nov. aud his mental attitude
can only be- described as painfully
morbid. Sometimes he does not
speak NJ all for days together. even
10 hts mother. or his attendant"
"Oh. poor boy" said Phyllis.
How long has he been this way"
Seven years this fall" the an
swer came.
"Oh," said the Liberty Teacher.
with a quick catch OF sympathy AT
her heart.
Just as long as she had been
working for her living In the big,
dusty library. Supporting she'd lad
10 live all that time In such suffer,
Ing as this poor Allan had endured
and his mother had had to witness'
She felt suddenly as II the grimy.
restless Children's Room, with IT'S
chatter OF turbulent little outland
voices, we're q safe. sunny paradise
In comparison.
Mr. De Guenther did not speak.
He visibly braced himself and was
yisibly III at ease.
! II have told most OF the story.
Isabel said he at last. Would
you not prefer 10 tell the rest? II
IN at your instance that | have I'M
dertaken this commission for Mrs.
Harrington. you will remember"
II struck Phyllis that he didn't
think II was quite a dignified com
mission. ht that.
Very well. my dear" said his
wife. and took up the tale In her
swift. soft voice.
"You can fancy. my dear Miss
Braithwaite. how Intensely his
mother has felt about f."
Indeed. yes" said Phyllis. =.
"Her whole life. since the acct
dent. has been one long devotion 10
her son. And poor Angela has final.
~ broken under the strain. She Is
dying nov--they give her maybe
two months more.
Her one anxiety. OF course. 10 for
poor AlIan's welfare. You can
imagine how you wocid feel II you
had 10 leave an entirely helpless
son or brother TO the mercies OF
hired attendants. however faithful.
And they have no relatives-they
are the last of the family"
The listening girl began to see.
She was going to be asked to act
as nurse. perhaps attendant and
guardian. to this morbid invalid
with the injured mind and body.
She looked questioningly at the
pair.
Where does my part come In"
she asked. with certain sweet d.
RICHNESS which was sometimes hers.
Wouldn't ! be a hireling too if-f
! had anything 10 do with it,"
No" said Mrs. De Guenther
grayely. You would not. You would
have to be his wife"
Continued In Our next Issue.l