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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-07
CHAPTER XXI.
We Understand Each Other.


Norcen had drawn away from the
body Of the dead man, and stood
against the farther log wall. With face
hidden IN her hands. COwan lay al
full length, one arm thrown across his
eyes. bent over him, touching his
flesh with my fingers The ball had
penetrated his abdomen and how the
fellow ever fought so GerCely after
receiving his death wound can never
understand. ! think that in his mad
ferOcity he was scarcely aware that
he was hurt turned him partly over
and drew out from the inside pocket
of his blouse a handful Of papers con
ceaed there. One was a buff packet
which had been roughly torn open
the one taken from Major Harwood
the night of his murder.
The packet contained several official
papers, but the principal paper was a
carefully prepared list OF lrreguars
operating throughout the mountain
country, with names of the better.
known leaders, the estimated strength
of each separate gang. the region in
which they hid. and the side they
espoused, if any. This had evidently
been carefully prepared by some staff
officer, undoubtedly Major Harwood
himself. as the letter referred to him
as having been detailed to such duty,
and was full and complete ! found
therein this mention Of the COwans;
Father and two sons; probably con
troll fifty or more men, with headquar.
tiers near Union in Green Brian
mountains; raid indiscriminately;
have attacked our forage trains; re-
| fuse to cooperate. and continue to ter
rorize a large section; raided Lewis
burg before it was occupied by troops
killing several, and footing the shops
Is considered the most dangerous
gang operating in Green Briar and
Monroe counties; reports Of atrocities
received almost daily, many too hide
Gus to repeat"
glanced up at Noreen, and her eye;
met mine inquiringly.
is this your fathers handwriting?
! asked, holding the paper toward him
Yes; what is it-important?"
Not very complimentary to Cowar
here. A report to General HaIleck, a
Washington, of conditions in western
Virginia. ] wonder how the old vii
lain ever learned that such a papel
was being forwarded"
ut Is not likely he did," she an
swered thoughtfully. ut may hav'
been mere accident which put TIT
document in his hands. See. here Is {
letter that father wrote" and sh'
stopped and picked it. up from tn
floor. uttering an exclamation OF sur
prise. Why. tit is addressed t
Ned Cowan at Union! What coult
he possibly have written this maj
about"
Let me see," and took II from he
hands. I'VE may find here an expia
nation of the whole affair"
CTO BE CONTlNUEDJ
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-07
Finnish characteristics.

The Finn thoroughly enjoys bathing
and shares with the Japanese the Gus
tom of both sexes bathing together
Firms predominant in the country
north of the Duna, or Dvtna river.
Here they are agriculturists. Further
north they are Russias fishermen,
trappers and hunters. They catch for
tv or more kinds of fish in the lake
district, the best Of which they send
to the big markets to the South.
Their own diet consists almost entire
" of fish and coarse bread. They
mix stale fish with their flour and
make a fat cake, to enjoy which the
stranger first needs considerable ex'
perience and resolution.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-07

1T was cold blooded murder, Cow
AM" ! exclaimed Indignantly, 1.-The cul
minatton of feud"
Huh who told yer that?"
| stepped aside. but still held him
under the muzzle of my revolver The
change in posture brought the man
lace to face with NOreen; | saw him
lean forward and gaze at her; then
recoil, as though he viewed a ghost.
She never moved. never spoke.
Good Lord" he muttered is that
Harwood's girl? Why, Anse's out
huntin' after her now"
He stopped. curslng hercely to him.
self. His eyes shifted their gaze from
the face OF the girl to mine They
were narrow cat eyes. cruel aud Gun.
ming.
Il reckon ! amt seen Of Harwood S
gal afore in maybe five year" he said
slowly, but she has sure growed ~
hne. Anse took after marrying her
iurst jist ter spite HarwoOd, but since
he seed her a while back he's sOrter
| took a notion be wants her hisselt
! reckon don't blame him Thet's
why be wouldn't wait. but set out ter
night. No, ! don't reckon, young tel
Ter, it's no particular risk. Yer a sojer
an don't jest understand now We fight
out we're in the mounungs We jest
strike quick, an then git away. 'Taint
SO much of a trick Anse is APPLYING
at over at Lewisburg. Sure thar's five
hundred Yanks thar; an If thar wus
! i've thousand it wouldn't make nc
great difference the way the guard i
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-07
CHAPTER XXI
III, FIcht In the Cabin.

The Flight In the Cabin.
psriou 5 cabin had been burned six
torths ago Noreen told me. and the
A mao was believed to be dead Few
sqs ever used this cutoff. or had
rss.cn to pass this way, and the
,sds had quickly taken possession !
a obliged to feel for the worn trail,
4 wound here and there along the
ors Of the hill. and then finally down
shallow depression toward the river
s1l The horses stepped cautiously,
,p;,ed closely together in the narrow
n and the only noise was the OCca.
sDaI stumble Of a boot Thus we
,ns down 10 the shore My memory
las spot was hazy and uncertain
Have you ever crossed here?"
asd doubtuIly 81 scarcely remen.
N where the ford lies"
Yes" she replied, leaning forward
HA ny father a year ago"
We'll ride together, but keep your
hi iree In the stirrups."
= an not In the least frightened
ont worry about me" and she hello
but Der hand. You'll not find me a
ad soldier"
2 On certain Of that-not II you
Ne still the same girl played with.
Hen hand was In mine, and was mol
Iahdavn.
Hardly think | am" she an
ETed soberly, a little catch in bel
da q am not a girl at all any
bore but ! keep something of the
nHs spirit | hope"
lAaVe never understood what spell
hgt vas about her to keep me silent
bad never before lacked audaCity
I ~ dafe not speak the words tina
sn on my lips The thought haC
aign im possession Of my mind tina
ila vas the victim of circumstances
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-07
Lajfi a Rich Island,

The republic of Haiti occupies
about one-third o. the island of '!aiti.
II is one of the richest islands in the
Caribbean world. That part which
composes the republic of Haiti Is a
land of mountains and valleys. little
larger than the state Of Massachu'
sets. 1t presents an astounding va.
riety of climate and vegetation, vary.
ing all the way from tropical jungle
near the coast to high mountain
ridges covered with forest not unlike
that of Maine and Canada.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-07

sot. The Who'll blame caboodle IS
camped in the courthouse yard an
the only picket is at the main ford O.
the Green Briar Yer never saw no
body, did yer, gittin out yere"
NO" | admitted realizing his init
mate knowledge. THE camp is poorly
protected "
II reckon 1t is, and Anse knows
that just as we'll as you do. An he
knows the gal yere had room at Their
hotel. Thar is where he went, amin
fer ter raid the shebang just before
daylight" He laughed again mirth.
lessly. by God, but Anse will be
some mad when he finds out whut has
happened. reckon he'll bout cut yer
heart out"
HE will have to get me first"
"Oh, don't yer ever worry none
bout tibet, young feIlar. Anse will
sure git yer; he knows every bride
path cross these mountings, an |
wouldn't give a continental damn
fer no chance you've got fer ter git
away. He's a tiger cat on a trail,
| Anse is--an besides the blame fool
wants the gal. He amt no Cowan if
he let's you beat him outer her"
He glanced quickly across my shout
der toward the door. Perhaps she
moved; perhaps 1t was all imagina-
ton, but thought heard noise, and
wheeled partly around, my eyes for
an instant deserving old Cowan's face.
1t was his one chance, and he took it..
| sensed the spring, even as Noreen's
cry of warning broke the silence. but
not IN time to escape the grip Of the
old mans iron fingers. His body
crashed against me with such force
that | staggered and fell; one hand
closed like wise on my throat. the
other gripped the stock Of my re.
volver, crushing my fingers lifeless |
struck the edge Of the table, strug.
Cling vaiuly to keep my feet 1t went
over with a crash. bearing US both
along, old Ned atop, clutching fiercely
to keep his hold, his eyes blazing
madly down into mine. As we struck
wrenched my hand free and pulled
the trigger. The shot seemed to blaze
across my Own breast, burning like
fire, and, the next instant, the mans
knee crushed my wrist to the floor
and the revolver fell from my be-
benumbed fingers.
seem to recall little Of what fol-
lowed; only confused recollection OF
desperate struggling amid the legs Of
the overturned table; of oaths. blows
of eyes glazing revengefully into mine
Ii seemed to lose all knowledge, ali
consciousness, under the merciless
throttling of those hard fingers Then
suddenly they relaxed caught q
quick. reviving breath, another. Every
nerve in me throbbed; | could see
again, hear. teet. That was Noreen'
face | looked intO-ay, and the cir
was actually dragging the fellow of
me! took another breath. Ions
one. moving so that the inert body
rolled over on its side; then rose up
supporting myself on one arm. am
stared about, sObbing In the first eft
tort to gain control.
| "NoreenI" the name choked in N!
throat
Eyes: It's all right now-Cowan 4
dead"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-07
Two Girls Killed ON Trestle,

Houston. Tex-Elsie Rau, u years
old, and Mary Powell. II years old,
we're killed, and a dozen other girls
had a narrow escape when the party
on a picnic Saturday attempted to
cross the International & Great North
ern trestle near Houston. The Sun
shine Special" struck and horribly
mangled these two girls, while other
members of the party barely escaped.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-07
"AnceI of the BattiefieIds."

Washington.-Tributes to the life
and work of Clara Barton, founder of
the American Red Cross, were paid
Sunday by prominent men and women
gathered in mass meeting to give i'm.
petus to the nationwide movement for
the erection of a memorial in Wash
lngton in memory of the angel of the
battlefields."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-07
Nsv School for Blind Planned

Austin, Tex.-Atlee B. Ayres, state
architect, submitted this week to Gov
eraor Ferguson plans for the new
state school for the blind, for the con-
struction of which the last Legislature
appropriated 100000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-07

A FIVE pound package OF
Alabastine, the beautiful wall
tint, is mixed with two quarts
of cold water, stir for about
one minute, and Alabastine is
ready to apply.
New and individual shades or tint
can be obtained by combining regular
tlntS.
And when YOU consider that you obtain
the most beautiful, mellow, nature colors,
viz, soft bluffs, delicate greens, and exquisite
blues, or any Jhadt you wish by combining
shades of Alabastne, then you'll knOqV why
Alabastine is one of the most popular wall
decorations with millions of Painters and
Househoders, Decorators and Womenfolk,
who take pride in their homes the wide
world over.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-07

''4'V ana ocra99ly beard.
'ae accompanied me merely to
from threatened danger. !
! loved her; the touch of her
y sent a wild thrill through me.
I. l' heart throbbed to the memory
'us vas actually my wife. But /
@, u 'o' permit her to even guess the
- e W ! Ielt that she regretted the
aa'ss Of that moment and would
- u'e slightest reference to It
,sleased her hand, venturing upon
~ sp'S' and we rode down the steep
Tue sullen sweep of the water.
! Tue darkness above. into the
aasss below. and the broodipg
'a'e lay hold on my nerves We
.,a.. y under the shadows Of the
N. uAnA, pushed our way through
a' Top Of the rise. came suddenly
n Spsu space, where a dozen acres
,,0,. 'a !, cleared, and rode out boldly
ne open field to the Hot
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-07
l.ns Paw ,4.nher Prices for Food

imported foods, on the av 1rage, cost
IN Japan from 10 to Is per cent more
than before the war increases In
freight and insurance are chiefly
blamed for the rise. Imported butter
has l;sen 20 per cent, ind is still
mounting, largely due to the fact that
tho beIligerent powers in Europe lave
prohibited the export of butter.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-07
Shipment of Dyes Is Received.

Cha. lotte, N. ca shipment of cot
ton mill dyes, representing $4,000,
was received by local concern Mon
day. This shipment was detoured via
Shanghai, China, from Germany.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-07
a,o Road Bond Issue Defeated.

Mount Vernon, Tex In the $780,
600 road bond election held Tuesday
In precinct No. /, the bonds were de-
feated.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-07


a"u pian Tor the morrow. We me,
with no one, heard no noise exceDt rho
| steady pounding OF our horses hoors
A little later the sky to the east no.
gan to tighten in the promise of dawn
we climbed a long hill, our horses
slowing to the ascent, and by the time
we attained the summit the gray Hgbt
revealed our faces looked across
at her, and her eyes, uphfted sud.
denly to mine, smiled.
You are worn out" said.
II am tired" she confessed. Z
] have been two days and nights with.
out sleep. If | could only rest tor an
| hour"
You shaIl-aIl day long. We will
md a place In which to hide down
there In the valley"
The road led winding down between
rocky banks into narrow valley
hemmed IN by great hills, and watered
by a small stream As we paused to
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-07

Colorado uses more than two mil
lion electrical horse power every day
10 run its Industries
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-08
Courtesy to Transient and Tour
lists misconStrued

Ia my Jealous efforts welcome Sunday visitors
Corpus Christi have been misunderstood and wish
say to my patrons and the public that ast Saturday
and Sunday left with tho propretors Of the lending
hotels and Cafes number OF complimentary tickets
be given to their out-ofown guests, spending Sunday
in the city who NIGH. wish attend my place ol anuse-
These tickets issued owing the fact that
no tickets could be sold on Sunday Unfortunately
Of cheese tickets Ga duplicate Of which printed be
low) fell into tho hands OF persons who believing had
them through malice considered personal insult
take this Of informing those who may have been
led believe these reports that anything that has been
said contrary the foregoing explanation an error
Yours for better pictures.
r. H. ELLIOTT. Mgr and Lessee Arousu Theatre.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-08
IMPROVE PUBLIC SERVICE
ct.gNEsg GOVERNMENT IS aEEK
ING Ma W SONS EDUCATED
m AMERICA.

pKKINf1. The eentfsi s1y
srumant Mas .sks1 Az n.as.s eons,lis
~ investigate AZ to the aunihae "a chN.
areo "a Ehineec renIdin4 tifneA wa
leNes asd terh1iraf <vfeei~ fNfre
uausss Uia he fsai@tsrsl with tDe eea.
trai fqvefnmtst. ana lne ttAte teeart.
men1 aili Invest sstta ths qssslll. atnaa
- these Srnd9atea with q vieW ,p eivs
as fnasn appointment "a the 6ayssr.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-08
HAN SPEAKS AT ROCKPORT

httsaF rexAs Nares -ns.
+" atm - tas fIan Ramsay srn,-
ts'-a AZ artae4a.ilan. s1lresssf ~. -.
~ 20 tsf*rr fhls maruins - - ~
'Ffra at pr tf.aa f4s.f $500.
'.F's'sis sFe rirtussinx a peass,n -
-" a4it e tr slpctan q 30 -.
- ratrff fse AIRY rsiunls
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-27
LINCOLN. SPY. SAILS TO-DAY.
win he Taken to London u
nav Forgery Charge.

The United States officially babe
good-by TO %Ignatius Timothy Trebich
Lincoln at a few minutes before s o'clock
last night.
Alfred ward, chief inspector at Scotland
Yard, London. called at the Raymond
street Jail in Brooklyn, paid his re-
spcc,s 70 tho mon in charge. wa% taken
TO L.incoln's cell and led the prisoner
to "A taNicah. In which he accompanied
him across the East River to the foot
OF West Th~irty-fourth street. Lincoln
was then taken aboard the Anchor Line
steamship Cameronia. which steams for
Glasgow AZ noon to-day.
When the Federal authorities were
appraised of the move they breathed
more easily. The news meant that Lin
coin. former member OF the British Par
lament and later "A German spy. was
on, Of their jurisdiction. perhaps forever.
Lincoln must answer a charge In Lon
don Of forging the name OF a former
employee to checks mounti To 5000.
Lincoln was arrested In brooklyn On
August 4 last because Of his alleged
activities as a German spy. lie escaped
from "a brooklyn deputy United States
marshal on January Is and was at
large for "A month Then he was cap
tured at broadway and West Thirtieth
street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-27
GERMANS FEAR NO BOYCOTT.
ShiphuiIders. Believing Peace Near,
Prepare for Trade.

RrRIiN. via London. May 2S.-A reso-
luton has been introduced in the Reiche-
tag skiing that the Government support
and encourage the shipbu!lding indus ry
after the war.
The resolution indicates the great in
terest which is being taken in Germany
concerning the immediate rshabilitati,n
aud extension Of 'i"rrran shipping when
peace is declared. The opinion is cx-
pressed in shipping and business circles
that there will be n boom after the war.
40 fear is entertained by men well
acquainted with the shipping business
that the Allies will attempt a boycott
after the war.
Many II the shipbuilding compares
are already preparing their organi:a-
tons for construction on q largc scale,
for they believe that the war is near
ing It's end. one OF the significant mo ;e-
mcnts recently in shipping circles was
the vote Of the Henry Koch ship woi Ks
IN Lubbock. a small concern. to increase
it's capital stock skiold. \ bond Is, nc
was also arranged by the company 20
secure money to construct steamships
OF 1000 to $1,000 tons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-27
GERMANS THREATEN
DICTATOR OF FOOD
BatOcki Warns Rcichstag to
Expect No Immediate
Change for Better.
TO FEED ARMY FIRST

Special 'obie Despatch to THE StN
AMSTERDAM. May 26.-According TO
Berlin adviccs the president Of the o
supply board. Herr Tortilovitz Won
Batocki. warned the Reichstas not to ex-
pect any sudden change or Improvement
Of con lltions. lie added that great difh-
cultles are arising out OF the relations
OF the federal states.
Prem Wu~ertteriberg." he Is quoted
rs saying. "menacing letters have
reached ms protesting against the suck
ing dry Of Wucrttemoerg by Prussia.
Without the ready cooperation Ct the au-
thorities OF the federal states and the
entire population my work cannot be
successful.
THE army must first be provided for
and only then can the civil population
be considered. The most difficult task
will be the provisioning OF large towns.
Whether this provisioning will be more
or less difficult depends upon the result
Of the harvest.
eft should no, be forgotten that the
bad harvest Of 1914 and the still worse
one of last year were the cause Of the
situation which We depore to-day
\ Berlin despatch quotes the Lokdi-
on:eigcr az saying that for the last Few
days there has been q considerable
shortage % eggs in Berlin and its
suburbs.
IN official comn unicato on 10 ;hc press
also Is quoted calling upon the people 10
restrict the consumption Of meat so that
sufficient cattle fpr slaughter and milk
ing I've guaranteed for thc spring ana
white.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-27
HELD IN $500 BAIL.
D~utchman Accused Of Attempting
to Sell German Letters.

Ad,lph de Ieeuw. a Dutchman, was
arraignei In the Tombs court yesterday
morning charged with attempting TO soil
documents without the permission Of the
owner. He was held in $500 bail Tor
examination next Monday. Leeuw was
arrested by Capt. Tunney and detectives
Thursday night for alleged attempts 10
sell TO Capt. Guy Ciaunt. British naval
attache. three letters said TO have been
entrusted TO him by attaches Of the
German Embassy and addressed to per
sons in Germany.
The complaint was signed by George
HOFFMAN. secretary 10 DIR. Heinrich A.
bert. commer'iai attaci,e of the embassy.
The letters were for delivery TO a mos
serger on one of the Holland America
Linz boats. II was limited that I.ceuw.
who has been here seven months. had
previously received other documents for
delivery in II. same way. but il IL be-
lieved his was his first attempt 10 dis
pose OF any.
Ieeuw was unable to give bail and was
locked up and the documents were placed
in a safe Mt Police Headquarters un-
opened. Bail was hXcd at "A high figure
because. according TO tho police. the
prisoner has a crimiual record, lie was
formerly employed in a hank in Bucnos
Aytcs, which he left suddenly. lie was
caught IN Paris. the police say, and taken
back to Buenos .>yres. whore no was
convicted Of the cmh"zziemcnt Of
$4,000 and served five years OF "A seven
year term in prison. finally being re-
leased for good behavior.
leeuw is "a years old and Of excel
lent appearance. Besides being an en-
pert accountant te Is said to speak
seven languages fuen,ly.