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The Holly chieftain., 1916-07-07
CHAPTER VI.
The Death Game.

The Death Game.
The faces Of the advancing revo-
tutionists were grave. Two men had !
come out Of the mesquit and had laid
the body of the dead man upon sad
die blanket, which they we're carrying
slowly toward their own lines.
"A little while ago. Senior Upton"
said one of the emissaries. gray.
bearded old man. I'VE offered you i'm.
munity II you would surrender and
thus save bloodshed. You refused.
I'VE now come to tell you that we
now demand more. The man who
was Just murdered was Colonel Pes
quiera. and demand. in the name OF
General Villa. our commander in chief.
that the man who shot him be sur.
rendered to US. He will be accorded
treatment as q prisoner of war and
will receive q fair trial by court-mar.
tial-"
Wilkes frankly laughed.
You call his death a murder! What
name do you give the attempt to kill
us. senor?"
You have brought 1t on yourselves.
senores; you have no business here ON
the sacred soil Of Mexico. But when
you deliberately kill Mexican citizen.
you shall have justice melted out to
you.
III the man who killed Colonel
Pesquiera is given up to US. the rest
can go unframed II he is not given
up-senores. we have sent for re.en.
forcements. We know that your sup
ply of water is low. You cannot hold
out longer 1t is but q question of
time. warn you that II we have to
take the place we will show no quar-.
ter to anyone"
Knowing the Mexican manner of
making war. | am not surprised at
that" commented Mr.. Upton. go on"
1T is solely a question of one life
against all OF yours. The one who
surrenders will receive fair and i'm.
partial trial"
with conviction already settled
on. Nothing doing In that line. thank
you. Come on. Wilkes. II that's all
they nave to say
Upton strobe angrily of up the hill,
Will Wilkes tOllOWluS. ne Two eX-
changed not VOID until they once
more entered the shelter of the house.
Then Upton broke the silence.
I'VE are in bad fix and there's no
denying 1t. Wilkes What the dickens
can we do? Kynaston. come into the
back room, where we can talk over a
private matter without interference"
When they entered the council cham.
Der Upton lit pipe and strobe up and
down. his brow wrinkled in thought
Look here. Upton Kynaston
spoke sharply. Il can't bring those
men of mine over here even If could
get them. 1t would mean war.
There's no question about that. To
bring armed forces across the line
will mean war tn certainty. That
man was shot by one Of US. Upton-l
mean by you or me; and can't say
which to save my life
mot that 1t matters There can be
only one outcome from the quandary.
You cant surrender. Upton. even II
you killed him. because you have your
daughter to look after. will 60 down
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see you've got Dorothy to look anef
-and-fd have liked that Job myself
il the cards had fallen the other
way"
Upton whistled.
Good Heavens. boy! Does shs
know"
Kynaston shook his head softly.
mo. II came too late for me 70
tell her. She must never know. up
ton. Not a word OF this. II go down
at dusk. You must get the ladies
In the back room on some pretext
They would raise the deuce and all u
they knew-and then I'll walk ON
down.
Il shall not take a rife with me.
but I will take that little thirty-eisht
automatic of yours. It may come In
handy in the time of need. and can
hide that where heavy gun would
be detected. And now. II you don't
mind. old fellow. I'll trouble you for
. sheet or two Of paper.
III /. am reported as killed over
here the American papers would Jump
to the conclusion that had deserted.
Then III have q couple Of notes that
Id like you to deliver when-when-
when I've gone down there"
"Kynaston! don't like to ask You
this-but. man and boy. I've known
the army for fifty years. and know
that an officer doesn't get a chance to
put by any money. Were your peo-
ole army people?"
"Yes. Why?"
lis your sister dependent upon you
in any way?"
"None of your business. Mr.. Upton
said the youngster. mo one need be
concerned in this matter but you and
me. We played the game. lost. and
I mean to pay"
There was no mistaking the tears
in the old mans eyes As he looked
steadily at his opponent.
II know" he said slowly. fiddling
with the pack. though his hands
shook. 81 know. won't insult you
by Offering to trade places with you.
You have answered my question. boy.
II It 10 any small comfort to you. you
can rest assured that your sister shall
be provided for. Where're you
goin'?"
ITO my room a moment. I'll SEQ
you when I come back"
To Kynaston as he passed out Of
the great main room the world seemed
awhirl. The game was fair enough,
but he had not counted on his nervous
system failing him.
It is one thing to contemplate death
as possibility: 1t Is one thing even
to contemplate 1t as a certainty at the
end Of q specified time. but to gamble
life away as II 1t were dollar was
something that the cavalryman waa
not prepared for.
He would pay-of course he would
pay. Just as be knew in his heart Of
hearts that old Upton would have paid
had he lost. But to save his soul Ky
naston could not help rejecting that
had the end been different. he might
have had his chance at winning Doro
thy.
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parts of the globe. Such expeditions
are hastily carried out. for II unchart-
ed rocks Turk near shipping lanes they
can cause grave disaster II not located
Immediately. On one occasion Q
large granite rock for five years stood
eight feet below the water close to .
crowded shipping route. which no
chart recorded, until 1t was accident
ally discovered.
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or not that light should dawn again
in Dorothy Upton's eyes,
He bit his lips till the blood came
and ran down. q salty trickle. into his
mouth. Upton looked at Kynaston
Erimly ~ he flung the fifth card into
the widow and settled himself to play
his hand.
Patience and shunie the cards.
as the Spaniards say. Wait . bit.
Kynaston."
He laid down his hand for . mo-
ment and shakingly lit cigarette.
'Who've you got at home. Kynas-
toni" 81
Sister. Why, What's that got to
do with IT,"
How old are you. son?'
twenty-five. Still. vhy?"
AN I'm sixty.hve. Did you aim
at that man. Kynaston? Az God 10
your Judge. answer me-"
And straight as Q shot came Kynas.
TONS answer, Il Aimed ~ deliberate
" At him a. I ever aimed at anything
IN my life. Did you?''
Il did. An without lynn more than
ordinarily ! do. can say that II did
miss it's the FIRST time for . long time.
Did you see the body?"
mo. They covered 1t up with the
blanket too quick for me to see. Why!''
Il wonder II it's possible that We
both plugged him.
That's got nothing to do with IT, e
said kynaston roughly. They only
claim one Of US. Play your hand. Up.
ton! What ails your"
"Nothin. only Id like to bet that
II you killed him he's got two bullet.
holes in him. must say don't like
the idea Of havin' clean miss set
down against me-takin' up the
widow. are you?"
For kynaston. the play passing to
him. quietly laid down his hand and
picked the five cards from the center
Of the table.
wouldn't have me stand on two
small pairs with the stakes we're play
In for. would your"
There was little mirth in the Jest.
Just so do men Jest who. standing on
the Peaks of Peril. look down into the
Valley Of the Shadow. Just 80 have
Anglo-Saxon men jested from time i'm
memorial. playing with death as boys
do with marbles. holding 1t indeed TO
be little thing where honor is to be
gained.
The older man speculated. Then
he threw down card. This gave him
the right ON the next play to throw
down one card and pick up two.
Shall we turn up the cards?"
The sweat had started again ON
Kynaston's face. but he summoned a
laugh-it was the poorest imitation
that was ever heard-and flung down
his hand face up. It was one ace. one
king. one seven and-two fours!
III you've got anything at all in
your hand as 1t 10. you have me beaten.
! can't better my hand from what |
threw down. In the name Of Heaven.
Upton. show down."
Upton. with q quick look at his
young opponent. laid his hand quietly
upon the table. Three Jacks peered
out from behind a seven spot.
Il was aiming to speculate again
on the next round II you hadn't
dropped out an. then try for the four
Jacks. Want drink
kynaston nodded. smiling wanly at
his host.
Its all right. old man." he said
presently. ITS ~ It should be. You
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II you were q young man be.
ginning to fall In love with .
pretty woman, and felt that she
refrigerated your sentiments. do
you believe you would have the
courage to offer yourself for GER
tain death II you believed the
sacrifice would save the girl from
shame7
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Something Different,

"Flabdub has written very I'M
usual romance"
whats the startling themew
"1t's about n married couple who
live happily together"
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Hard work.,s.

No man cal seem 10 work harder
than person who doesn't really ac-
complish ANYTHING.
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Do you think the Mexicans
will be likely to give kynaston .
fair trial and humane death-or
10 Il probable they will torture
him like the bioodthristy saw.
ages they are7
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Yea, veriIyl

Little Lemuel-What an essay. paw?
Paw-An essay. son. is paragraph
padded with words.
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Never Varies.

Doctor-What was the patients
mean temperature last week?
Wife-Oh. doctor. it's always mean.
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tro BE CONTINUED,
Evening star., 1916-09-24

would have q good effect On the mar
ket.
land by eating out the weeds and low
brush. while they seldom. II ever, XIII
the trees, eating only the leaves ana
smallest twigs. Although for the best
results an effort should be made TO
tame them. they may be turned loose
in a large inclosure where there is
suitable pasture and running water ana
allowed to shift for themselves.
Thus deer farming seems to be .
proposition almost too good to be true.
these of the well known Texas cat and
rat farm. where the rats were fed to
the cats and the bodies Of the cats
were fed to the rats, leaving the cat
skins r'aer profit.
But there is Joker in tho deer
farming business. In many of the
states, tho laws pro-
Deer Farming vide that gam .
may not be shipped
Handicapped. or sold. and no, ex-
ception is made in tho case of game
which has been domesticated. New
York state is an exception to this rule.
There game which has been raised in
Enclosures may be killed and sold by
the owner, but he must accompany each
shipment with a certificate showing
where and how the game was produced.
Some other states make concessions in
kansas has a law much like that OF
New York: in Colorado the owner may
sell his deer, but must pay a Zee Tor
each sale; in Illinois deer raised In
captivity may be bought and sold just
like cattle; in Indiana the owner of a
deer park is exempt from game laws,
and much the same Is true OF Massa-
chusetts; Minnesota requires nominal
fee for each animal kept and permit
must be taken out for each sale. and
Missouri allows sale by certificate like
New York. In most of the other states
deer farming for profit would now be
impossible because of the legal restr1c-
tions. The growing Importance OF
game farming is being generally recog-
nized. however. and the need for ex-
empting the propagator from the oper-
alton of game laws should be brought
to the attention of all state lesisla-
lures.
The Virginia deer, although the best
species for propagation throughout the
United States. and the easiest one of
which to obtains stock, Is by no means
the only member of the deer family
which may be profitably raised. There
are a number of European varieties.
which have been raised in deer parks
for centuries and which thrive in this
country, while one of the finest stays
in the world Is the American elk or
wapitf. This animal weighs as much as
Il thousand pounds, and has meat of a
fine quality. 1t thrives and breeds over
q great part of the United States. and
even in the small paddocks of the ZOO
logical gardens 1t multip1ies so fast
that the herds have to be reduced by
sales. This animal might be raised al
most anywhere in the eastern mountain
regions.
Evening star., 1916-09-24
HARRY B. DUcKSTIEN
TAKES UP NEW DUTIES
Drops Newspaper Work and Accepts
Position Of Secretary to
Philadelphia Motmist.

Harry b. Duckstien, for several years
automobile editor Of tho Washington
Post. left last night to assume the po-
sition Of secretary to William Weight
man. q wealthy Philadelphia motorist
and sportsman. Mr.. DuckstSen met Mr..
Weightman At the recent Labor day
automobile race meet at Benning track.
Mr.. Weightman had several speedy mo-
tor cars entered in the various events
and prior to his departure ne pur-
chased the Eye-See-Bee, owned and
driven at the meet by Irving C. Barber,
local motorist.
He followed up his purchase by max
Ing proposition to Mr.. Duckstien to
go with him and manage his racing
team and prepare his publicity. Mr..
Wetghtman intends to participate in
try. including the Grand Prize and Van
derbilt cup classics to be held In No
vember on the Pacific coast. He has
had built several new racing machines.
which will be tried out next week at
Trenton. N. j., and the Sheepshead Bay
track on Long Island.
Mr.. Duckstien accepted the offer
rendered him and last night left for
Trenton to start to work. He has
been connected with every race meet,
In the past eight ytars in the National
Capital and Is we'll known not only
among the motoring fraternity here
but throughout the country as we'll
He managed several endurance and
motor truck runs within the past few
years and he has an expert knowledge
Of the automobile industry. He has
held almost every position possible at
racing events and has compiled sew
eral road books. He was considered
one of the best posted men on road
matters in the District
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Unless very large tract is available,
the smaller deer would probably prove
more suitable, for
Small deer Rafed the elk is very de-
;, structive of forage.
oAo ouitao1e. bre king down
limbs and small trees. Where there is
la large range, however, this great
western stag would be an excellent
animal for propagation. Stock may be
purchased at from fifty to one hundred
dollars head. Elk are not good jump
ers and do not require as high a fence
as deer. five feet of woven wire being
enough to keep them in an Enclosure
During the rutting season the bulls are
dangerous and combative. Some west
ern ranchmen assert that few elk in
Ia sheep or cattle pasture are a sure
protection against dogs, wolves and
coyotes.
That deer farming is a business Of
great possibilities there can be no
doubt; but no should go into it
without the fullest Information. First
obtain the opinion of some naturalist as
to the suitability of your range, and
then see what your state laws are. If
both are favorable you may be reason
ably sure of success.
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ing. He endeavored to get the schoon-
er under tho shelter Of the sen wan
about Potomac Park. but before this
could be done the storm came. Ng
seas washed over the. schooner and
nearly filled her with water. and the
foresail was blown to ribbons.
It looked for a time as II she would
waterlog. but Capt. Keys succeeded In
working her into a sheltered position.
and then sailed her to this city. Except
for the loss of the sail. the vessel was
not damaged.
The Silver Star Is owned by Capt.
Starnell of Prince William county, Va.
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Method Of Reducing
Cost Of Living.

tracts Of wilderness produce a meat
supply is obvious. It will be one more
method Of pulling down the soaring
beefsteak- Perhaps equally important,
1t will provide the means OF restock-
ing wild lands with wild deer. thus
saving to future generations the sport
of deer hunting, which is one of the
manifest in the world and has trained
American rifiemen since colonial days.
In addition to the meat and sport
which the propagation of deer will pro-
vide. the hide. commonly known as
buckskin, is a fine, durable leather
which has many uses. In some Euro
pean countries a pair of deerskin
breeches are handed down from father
to son for several generations. while
the toughness Of the buckskin clothing
OF our pioneer forefathers is q matter
Of recbrd. Shoes have doubled in price
during comparatively few years. "A
large supply Of new kind Of leather
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Engineering Inspection Completed.

The United States Army engineer
service steamer Castle is back in port
here from cruise of about a week
over the Washington engineering dis
trict, with Lieut. Col Flagler, engineer
officer in charge Of the Washington
district, and other engineer office Off
cials aboard. On the trip the Castle
visited the York and Rappahannock
rivers. as well as the Potomac, and i'm
Yesterday the Castle took a lighter
laden with coal from Alexandria to the
dredge Dalecarlia. employed in deepen
ing the channel in Occoquan creek. The
Castle probably will remain in port for
a week or ten days before making an
other cruise over the local district.
Paris plans to obtain 100000 electrical
horsepower by damming the River Rhone
at point 900 miles from the city.
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A4enEnUY or soUALL.
psAesnef silver Star Has Battle With
Waves and Wind.

Capt. Charley Keys master of the
schooner Silver Star. reports having
had stirring experience In the river
between this city and Alexandria Fri
DAY nisht In the heavy squall that last
"a less than an hour. The Silver Star
was on her way here with railroad ties
and wood. and was OF the steel plant
whom Capt. Keys saw the squall COM
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In the opinion of scientists in tn
United States biological survey, and O
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Indifferent as to Result.

There appears to. be sort of feeling
among the voters in this state that it
will not make much difference who is
elected President, and this seems to be
the principal reason for the unusually
large number of doubtfuls Much will
depend on the impression that is made
from now on by the two candidates as
to how the independents line up in this
state.
II either candidate succeeds in con-
vfncing the public that through his
election alone will the country be saved
it will undoubtedly affect the result.
Another element Of great doubt in
Indiana Is the German vote. Reports
say that important changes are taking
place in that direction, but whatever is
happening. II anything at all, is kept SO
well under cover that 1t is difficult to
get to it. It is becoming quite well
known. however. that there is an inn
portant movement on foot among Ger
man voters not to vote at all at the
| election. The republicans have been
| for Hughes. and the democrats have
openly admitted that they stood to lose
practically all of it. 1t was evident
that Hughes would profit In that direc-
tion. But in the last few days there is
much talk about not voting. and 1t is
believed that this plan will be followed
by many OF them.
In that event 1t will be a loss for
given up hope Of holding their share Of
| the Germans. 1t Is said, too that a
good many Germans who do not want
| 70 vote for Wilson and who cannot see
their way clear to go all the way over
| to the republican party, will vote the
socialist ticket. There has been a con.
siderable tendency among the German
voters here toward the socialist party
for long time. but they have remained
| milne with the old parties and the sc :.
cialfsfS have not gained much omonu
the Germans. This has been due large.
| II to- the fact that some kind Of issus in
which the Germans were Especially in
ferested has been injected into former
campaigns. and this has kept them in
line.
II either party could assure itself
that It has solved the problem Of the
German vote IT would be In position
to make . fair guess on the situation.
hut this seems to be out Of the ques-
ton.
Progressive Attitude Psrp1exes.
There IL also no basis on which
Aikhsr party can figure out the exact
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Indiana Republicans Look for
Greater Party Activity
in the State.
SAY HIS WHIRLW WIND TRIP
PRODUCED GOOD RESULTS
Some Concern Expressed, However,
Over Attitude Of Labor and
Record Of Doubtful" Votes.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, September %.
-Republicans are hoping that the net
result of the whirlwind tour Of In
| diana by Charles E. Hughes will be an
tivity of the kind that means votes.
Whether this will be the result re-
mains to be seen. That the Hughes
tour was success goes without say
ing. Everywhere that the candidate
stopped to speak he was greeted by
big crowds that seemed to take hold
of the things he said to them. One
of the questions that cannot be an
swered now is this: Will the attack
by Hughes on the Adamson eight-hour
law help the republican ticket?
Indiana Is a highly organized union
labor state. The State Federation of
Labor will hold it's annual convention
at Logansport the coming week, and,
following SO closely upon the heels of
some effort will be made at this con-
vention to tie Indiana organized labor
to one political party or the other.
Upon the result Of this effort. If it is
titude of the bulk of labor in Indiana
at the election.
Brotherhoods to Form Wilson League
Plans are already well under way
for the organization Of what will be
known as the Railroad Mems Wilson
League among the four brotherhoods
that were involved in the recent strike
scare. Democratic members of these
brotherhoods in Indiana are pushing
rs-A
they will enroll practically all Of the
members of the state, after which they
will go after the voters In other labor
organizations, as well as after un-
ORGANIZED labor.
They have been stirred up to high
pitch in this movement by the speeches
made by Hughes. and they announce
their determination to do their utmost
to defeat him at the polls.
There is one point to be kept in
mind in regard to Indiana politics,
however. and that is that, as far as can
be traced. organized labor has never
elected or defeated any candidate for a
prominent Office, in this state, even
tablished. The trouble is that they do
not stick together. That has been
their history in Indiana. The nearest
approach by organized labor to admin
istering defeat to prominent candi-
date was in 1908. when James E. Wat
son was defeated for governor by
Thomas r. Marshall, now the Vice
President Union labor Tough. Watson
with much bitterness, and 1t Is fighting
him this year just as hard. when he is
the republican candidate for United
States senator. But in 1908 the prin-
cipal issue in Indiana was the wet and
dry question and the vets opposed
Watson.
In view Of this history. politicians are
OF the opinion that the Adamson law
as an issue is two-edged sword. and
that no one can tell what it may do to
either party.
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Whichever side may be right. the
value to the United States of domesti-
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Progressive Attitude Psrplexes.
3 There IL also no basis on which
Aikher party can figure out the exact
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Light Betting Reported.

Election betting is light thus far. A
considerable amount of Hughes money
has made it's appearance on the betting
boards in local poolrooms, offering even
money that Hughes will be elected. One
offer of 500 to $50 on Hughes was
taken by a Wilson man, but this is the
only time that any Wilson money has
shown up. There are offers of 5000 to
$50 that Hughes will carry Indiana,
and there are no takers.
One of the features of the parade
that accompanied the Hughes meeting in
Indianapolis was the participation of a
large number ofswomen who are work.
ers in the woman suffrage cause. AL
though women do not vote in this state
there is a strong and active suffrage
sentiment and several active suffrage
organizations. 1t was the first time. as
far as Is known, that woman suffrage
organizations ever took part in a
political party parade in Indiana.
Democrats are making much out of
one incident of the Hughes trip in In
diana. Hughes put the soft pedal on
the discussion of the eight-hour law in
the tenth district. This is Representa- :
tive VIII r. Woods district Wood is
one of the republican congressman
who voted for the passage of the
Adamson bill, and he was on the train
with Hughes in the district.