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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12

Notwithstanding the preliminary ru-
mors which Bongras and many others
had sought so anxiously to verify, the
Metropolitan awakening to a realization
that once more the tide had turned to
bring new pillows of prosperity tum-
bling into the valley of the Niquoia
came with a sudden and triumphant
shock.
The first Of the quickening waves
fell upon the government reservation.
Between sunrise and nightfall, on a
day when the cloud of depression had
grown black with panic threatenings,
the apathy which had lately character
lied the work on the great dam disap-
peared as If by magic. The city found
its billboards posted with loud calls
for labor; the idle mixers were put in
commission; the quarries and crush
ers began to thunder again; and the
stagings once more shook and trembled
under the feet of busy army of pud-
dlers.
While the revival was as yet only in
the embryonic period, fresh labor be-
gan to come in gangs and in carloads
and presently by special trains. Swarm
ing colonies of Greeks, Italians and
Bulgarians were dumped upon the city
through the gate of the railroad sta
ton, and once more Chigringo avenue
at night became cheerful midway
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
~ CHAPTER xxi
'' The Sunset Gun

Mr.. Cartwright sat back in his chair,
and once more Brouillard saw in the
sandy-gray eyes the look which had
been in the sons eyes when the dere'
lict fought for freedom to finish killing
Stephen Massingale.
Its pretty dangerous thing to try
to hold a man up unless you've got the
drop on him, Brouillard," he said sig.
nificantly. I've got you covered from
my pocket; I've had you covered that
way ever since you began to buck and
rear on me a couple of months ago
One little wire word to Washington
fixes you for good and all. If say the
word, you'll stay on your Job Just as
long as 1t will take another man to get
here to supersede you"
Brouillard laughed. ..
THE pocket drop is never very safe
Mr. Cartwright. You are likely to lose
too much time feeling for the proper
range. Then, too, you can never be
sure that you won't miss. Also, YOU
assumption that I'm taking an un
armed mans chance is wrong. l car
kill you before you can pull the trig
ger Of the pocket gun you speak Of
kill you so dead that you won't neet
anything but coroner's jury and {
coffin. How long would it take you t
get action in the Washington matter
do you Think"
1--WE told you; you have just abou
week longer to live, at the farthest."
Il can better that" was the COO
reply. 81 have asked you to do a Ger
tain thing tomorrow night. If. you dom
do it, the Spotlight will print, on thu
following morning, that letter spok'
ot-the letter from my friend in thu
bureau Of land statistics. When tina
letter is printed everybody in Mirapo
lis will know that you and your accom-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
New Shoes Protect Linemen.

A number of linemen have lost their
lives because the shoes they wore were
not properly protected from transmit
ting electric current. A special line
mans shoe has been patented recent
ly which will completely overcome this
risk. It's sole is composed of two sep
arate layers Of rubber which lessen the
possibility of blowholes through which
current enough to produce shock might
be carried. Tests prove that this new
shoe will prevent the passage Of cur
rent of at least thirty thousand volts
without in, any way affecting the wear
er,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
pulp for Paper.

1t is reported that the department
of agriculture is experimenting with
wire grass as source of supply for
pulp for making paper, in place of pop
lar or liriodendron. This variety Of
grass grows on the Pacific coast and in
western Mexico, and possesses the
very desirable property of toughness
and can be reduced by the soda proc
ess. 1t is stated that paper manufac-
tured from the stock has proved as
satisfactory in physical tests as first
grade machine-finished printing paper.
In appearance and in feeling the paper
produced is satisfactory. However, the
experiments have indicated that more
bleaching powder is required in the
bleaching process than in the case Of
poplar stock.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
CHAPTER xx--continued.

The chance did not materialize. The
lights in a certain upper office in the
Niquoia building were still turned on
long after NJ. Poudrecaulx had given
up the hope of the deepIsea sounding
for that night. Some time after the
lobby crowd had melted. and before
the lower avenue had begun to order
small-hour suppers of Bongras. the two
high windows in the Niquoia building
went dark and few minutes later the
man who had spent half the night
tramping the floor or sitting with his
head in his hands at tho desk in the
upper room came out of theSstreet
archway and walked briskly sto the
telegraph Office across tho plaza.
How is the line tonight Sanford
pretty clear?" he asked Of the night
manager, killing time while the sleepy
night receiving clerk was making his
third attempt to count the words in
the closely-written, two-page govern
ment cipher.
Nothing doing; little A. P. stuff
drizzling in now and them" said the
manager; adding: But that like the
poor-always with u.s."
"All right; there is no particular
rush about this matter of mine, just
so 1t is sure to be in the secretary's
hands at the opening of business in
the morning. But be careful that 1t
goes straight-you'd better have 1t
checked back before it is put on the
through wire from Denver"
Sure, Mr.. Brouillard. What you say
in this little old shack goes as it lays.
Well look out and not bull your mes
sage. Good night" sA4
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
CLEAR RED PIMPLY FACES
Red Hands, Red Scalp With cutlcura
Soap and Ointment. Trial Free.

The soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Nothing
better, quicker, safer, surer at any
price for skin troubles of young or
old that itch, burn, crust, scale, tor.
ture or disfgure. Besides; they meet
every. want in toilet preparations.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12

yiduhI a. 0oys
plenty of 'em-who will kill you like a
rat in hole il you go back on them
as you are threatening to. Don't you
know that?"
The younger man was balancing the
paper cutter across his finger.
THAT is the least Of my worries"
he answered, speaking slowly. II am
all sorts of moral coward, suppose;
I've proved that often enough in the
past few months, God knows But I'm
not the other kind. Mr.. Cartwright"
"Then I'll take hand!" snarled the
tyrant at bay. "I'll spend million dol
lars, If have to, blacklisting you from
one end of this country to the other!
I'll fix 1t 80 you'll never build any
thing bigger than hog pen again as
long as you liveI I'll publish your rec
ord wherever there is newspaper to
print I'll" He pounded on the desk
with his fist-'T'll do it-money can
do It! More than that, you'll never get
a smell Of that Chigringo mine-you
nor Dave Massingale!"
Brouillard tossed the paper-knife in
to half-opened drawer and squared
himself at the plotting pad.
THAT is your challenge, is it?" he
said curtly. $50 be it. Start your
machinery. You will doubtless get
me, not because you have money, but
because for time l was weak enough
and wicked enough to climb down and
stand on your level. But if you don't
hurry, Mr.. Cartwright, I'll get you first.
Are you going? One thing more-and
it's a kindness; get your son out Of
town before this Massingale matter
comes up for adjustment. 1t will be
safer"
rs that all you have to say?"
pretty nearly all, except to tell you
that your time is growing short. and
you and those who are in with you had
better begin to set your houses in or
der. II you'll come over here at eight
o'clock tomorrow night prepared to do
the square thing by David Massingale,
I'll withhold the publication of that
letter which will stamp you and your
associates as criminals before the law;
but that is the only concession shall
make"
you've got to make at least one
more!" stormed the outgoing magnate.
"You don't have to set any dates or
anything of that kind for your damned
drowning act!"
I'm justice to good many people
who are measurably innocent, shall
have to do that very thing" returned
the engineer firmly. THE notice will
appear in tomorrow's Spotlight"
1t was the final straw in the stoclJ
promoters crushing wrath burden. His
fat face turned purple, and for a sec
ond or two he clawed the air, gasping
for breath. Brouillard sat back in his
chair, waiting for the volcanic up
heaval. But it did not come. When he
had regained measure of self-control,
Mr.. Cartwright turned slowly and went
out without word. stumbling over the
threshold and slamming the door
heavily as he disappeared.
For time after the promoters
wordless departure Brouillard sat at
his desk writing steadily. When the
last of the memorandum sheets was
filled he found his hat and street coat
and left the Office. Ten minutes later
he had penetrated to the dusty den on
the second floor Of the Spotlight Office
where Harlan was grinding copy for
his paper Brouillard took chair at
the desk end and laid the sheets Of
penciled government paper under the
editors eyes.
ITO RI CONTTNI1Fn
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12


answering to the speech Of all ma
tions.
Change, revivification, termination
instantly became the new order Of
the day; and again Mlrapolis flung it.
self joyously into the. fray, reaping
where it had not sown and sowing
only where the quickest. crop could be
gathered. For now the dullest of the
reapers saw that the government work
was really the Metropolitan breath of
life.
This new and aforementioned con-
viction wrought an eager change in
men and in methods. Credit vanished
and spot cash was tacitly acknowl-
edged to be the only way to do bust
ness in a live community. Fortunes
changed hands swiftly, as before, but
now there was little bargaining and,
with hot haste for the foreword, little
time for 1t. To the western motto OF
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
This is No Joke.
had graduated In June.

They had graduated in June.
"What are you doing now?" asked
the dear girl in the dialogue.
Newspaper work" replied the
young man. 81 have charge of the
Hints to Mothers column on the Daily
Planet. And your"
"Oh, I'm doing similar stunt" an
swered the dear girl. II write the
Man About Town articles for the
Daily Gusher."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
He Furnished Proof.

Mr.. Slowboy-Dld you know that
am member of the Press club?
Miss Willlng-Of course not. How
was l to know?
N. B.-The following day Miss
Willing told her chum that Slowboy
had a powerful press and could print
kisses like an expert.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
somethlna New In Law.

"What about your case?" demanded
the judge, who couldn't quite make
out what the prisoner was trying to
say.
"Please, your honor, the district at
torney said it was to be nolle pros
trated.n
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
CTo BE coNTINUED.)
RetrIbution for "Jofus. y

A few days ago my little son had
his first fight with the neighbours boy.
Joseph, and got the worst of 1t. The
same afternoon the baby was marking
lines on a sheet of paper with her
pencil. Asked what she was doing
she said: 4 maxim sticks to hi
Jofus with."--ExchanEA
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
Was She Wise?

mother doesn't think she'll go to
the theater with us tonight, Albert"
SIS that so? l have got three tick
cts. What shall l do with the third
one?Y
"Give 1t to the man you always go
out to see between the acts. He can
sit with us, and you won't have to go
out to see him."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
Not Converted.

'Tve just returned from the coun-
try" said the enthusiastic man. "Three
square meals day, plenty of sleep
and nothing to worry about-that's the
llfep
"You seem to like It."
"And so l do. But just think l
haven't been inside of theater or a
cabaret for month Wen have to
make the rounds tonight"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
COVETED BY All

but possessed by few-a beautiful
head Of hair. II yours is streaked with
gray, or is harsh and stiff, you can re-
store it to It's former beauty and lus-
ter by using La Creole" Hair DreSs-
ing. Price $1.00.-Adv.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
The closed Circle.

Young Girl-Yes; feel an Intense
longing TO do something for others.
Friend-Just whom do you mean by
others?
"Well, / suppose almost anybody
outside of my immediate family
Life.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
Hard to please.

'rd like to show this patent cleaner
to your wife,"
MY wife is out"
''Ill leave it on approval"
you're taking long chance, old
man. My wife never quite approves
anything"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
Every Woman Wants
A Little Practice Cruise.

The Squire-Another air raid last
night, George; bombs dropped in sew
eral districts and some damage done.
George-Lor', master Now wuz it
done by them German fellers or would
that be our party?-Eondon Sketch.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12

IMITATION is. SlNcEREsT FLATTERY
but like counterfeit money the imita-
ton has not the worth of the original.
Insist on La Creole" Hair Dressing
it's the original. Darkens your hair in
the natural way, but contains no dye.
Price $1.00.-Adv.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
For Outdoor Life.

There are 10000 Girl Scouts in this
country, organized in 32S cities. State
councils have been formed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
soAp IS STRONGLY ALKALINE

and constant use will burn out the
scalp. Cleanse the scalp by shampoo
ing with La Creole Hair Dressing,
and darken, in the natural way, those
ugly, grizzly hairs. Price. $1.00.--Adv.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12

Smile, smile, beautiful clear white
clothes. Red Cross Ball Blue, American
made, therefore best. All grocers. Adv,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12
Innnortant 10 Mothera

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA. safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that 1t
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-10-12

signature sss5s s1 si lIzhzzzzM
In Use for Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-22


agreed to be at place Minna named
later that afternoon, prepared for the
journey. She was to bring her grip
and Minna was to convey her to the
train and start her on her way to Sc
clusiOn and safety, as she put it.
Lura returned home in tears and
made her preparations for departure,
sobbing heartbrokenly. She wrote a
brief note to her husband, telling him
that she had discovered his perfidy
and that she would never return to
him. She placed this on a stand in
their room where he would be sure
to see it. Then she left the house.
Lura was unfamiliar with the ad-
dress Minna had given her. She had
told her it was a quiet restaurant and
to go to it's side door and wait in a
secluded rear room. Lura in her ur-
gency and confusion of mind arrived
a half hour ahead of the appointed
time.
She shiVered and glanced about her
apprehensively as she entered a va
cant room. The sound of clinking
glasses and ribald voices in an. ad-
joining apartment frightened her
Suddenly a girl wearing a tawdry
garb peered into the room. She view
ed Lura critically and then she ap-
preached her.
81 don't know you; 1 amt your
kind" she said, "but 1 can guess
from something I overheard this
afternoon that you are here to meet
Minna Burton"
IF 1 -if-if-has she been
here?" faltered Lura. -
"She will be soon and you must go
away at once. Listen, lady, fly from
that woman. All she has had you
meet her for is to compromise you,
for this is a den no respectable per-
son should enter"
Lura turned white as a sheet. Her
deepest suspicious were aroused. She
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-22

in her mind. Even the dark, deep
river seemed to invite her Gradu-
ally the distraction grew less intense.
She remembered married school
friend. Surely she, her closest COM
panion for four years, would offer
her a refuge. Lura resolved to return
home, destroy the note left for her
husband, write to her friend asking
her to take her in, await a reply and
then leave the house forever.
She was faint and trembling from
excitement and despair as she neared
the house. She entered, stood daZed
as she saw her husband coming from
upstairs. He was never home at that
time of the day. He must have found
the note, and yet with beaming face
he came towards her.
You dear little wanderer," he
cried. Wherever have you been,
when have a great surprise for
your"
"a surprise?" she repeated, scarce
ly knowing what she said.
yes, come" and he entwined his
arm about her and drew her past the
drawing room draperies.
'Lura, my nearest and dearest of
kin, Myra Blodgett," spoke Sydney
and Lura faced the young lady that
Burton had pointed out to her. She
extended a hand, but her senses were
reeling. What did it all mean?
Cousin Myra is responsible for the
first secret I ever kept from you,
dear" proceeded Sydney. 'She is a
runaway cruel papa and all that!
She would not let me bring her here
for fear she would be located, but
within an hour her gallant knight er-.
rant will be here with a clergyman
and then we can face the issue"
81 will be down in a moment"
stammered Lura and almost uncere-
moniOusly left husband and guest.
Her nerves were at fever heat. The
nofaI Cvdnav must have found II
Imperial Valley press., 1916-03-31
YUMA SOLDIER KILLED
BY DYNAMITE EXPLOSION

Yuma Sun: Private Oliver Lewis.
B company, Twelfth infantry, was
instantly killed by an explosion Of
dynamite while on patrol duty near
the Mexican line in the vicinity OF
Andrade.
Lewis was some distance from the
balance of the squad, who were doing
duty at the place under command OF
Sergeant Hubby. Privates Delmas ard
Bush went over to the place where
the unfortunate man was stationed
and saw him in possession of a ella
monster, which he had captured. He
had also found about one and half
cases of dynamite in the hills, which
lis supposed to have been left thete
by the Southern Pacific levee work
ers. He told Delmar and Bush that
he was going to sell the Gila monster
and at the time he was talking he
was fooling with the dynamite. His
two comrades told him that he had
better be careful with the explosive,
but he only laughed. Finally Bush
and Delmar left Lewis and had gone
about 25 yards when they were thrown
violently to the ground by terrific
explosion. They returned TO the place
where they left Lewis, only to find
him literally torn to pieces by the side
of a hole in the ground which had
also been made by the explosion. Both
lower limbs of the soldier were
stripped from the body and his lett
side horribly mutilated. About al
that could be found of his lower limbs
were his shoes.
The body was brought to the city by
train at about O'Clock last evening
Imperial Valley press., 1916-03-31
SEELEY HAS FARM
CENTER SESSION

w. E. Packard, director; A. N. Mel
son, secretary; c. L. Buskirk, mem
Der of the Hog Show committee, all
of the County Farm Bureau; A. M.
Palmer, secretary of the Long Staple
Cotton Growers Association and John
NJ. Kepley, attended the meeting of
the Seeley Farm Center at the Seeley
schoolhouse last night.
Mr.. Packard spoke on proper r.
rigation Of Cotton and Mr.. Buskirk
on Feeding and Management Ct
SWINE and invited entries Of regis
tered hogs from the West Side in the
Farm Bureau Hog Show, which viii
be held in El Centre May 26 and 81.
Nurse Stripe Gingham Petticoats at
63c and SOC, at Golden Rue Store, 534
Broadway. 2S4
Imperial Valley press., 1916-03-31
n6EAT ANIMAL PRICES ADVANCE.

AvA
cattle sheep chcknswcre higher March Is than
the Agriculture
today the level of
increased 84 February March
pared with period
last
pounds March
cattle
statements will this valley which
all
ginning o be
partially because of the better mainly
n he raise
Imperial Valley press., 1916-03-31
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT.

4
E
fecty
furnish will be spread
the advisedyover
Up butter all kinds brands the
and is credit
Imperial Valley press., 1916-03-31
TOR LEVEE WORK.

L disagree
selling bonds
which and strength
de-
doubted the line of defense and
a the stands,
be taken of and built to meet the
Imperial Valley press., 1916-03-31
flushing IN COTTON.

All that activity be found
where the this valley both of the in
we'll
but the planting it height.
The old well cleaned within months
will be under the valley record
year,
Imperial Valley press., 1916-03-31
DREDICTS WAR.

General Felipe Angeles cief lieutenant of Villa predicts
Mex
icot thirty
many this be the and who
of of Villa
or killed
Imperial Valley press., 1916-03-31
vryHERE is VILLA?
OOLDIERS DISSATISFIED.

~ say military pleased with the "co-opera-
them use the
n the in the chase after Villa
significant. along the border but
military the Mexican commanders looks though
might be danger of friction
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-04

tice Stafford of the District of Col
rmbia Supreme court, today decided
Smith must answer the questions, and
the commission will resume it's inves-
legations in the near future. Smith
declined to answer questions touching
political contributions by his railroad
on the advice of counsel, and appealed
to the district court to sustain his po-
sition, but lost mis- contention.
In rendering its decision today the
court held that the commission had
a right to know about such contribu-
tons, not because of their political
nature, but because they affect the
reasonableness of rates charged and
other important questions in connec-
ton with railroad accounting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-04
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Some People We Know, and We VIII
Profit by Hearing About Them.
less of cost

This is a purely local event.
1t took place in Americas.
Not in some faraway place.
You are asked to Investigate it.
Asked to believe a citizens word;
To confirm a citizens statement.
Any article that is endorsed at home
Is more worthy of confidence
Than one you know nothing about,
Endorsed by unknown people.
Olin Johnson, chief of police, 232
Jackson St, Americas, says: 81 sup
pose it is due to being on my feet so
much that my back occasionally be-
comes lame. I have found that 1 can
depend on Doan's Kidney Pills, which
| get at the Howell Pharmacy, to
bring me quick relief. They are a
medicine of great merit and deserve
high praise"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Chief Johnson uses. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N, Y.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-04
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
ThedfOrd's Black-Draught.

McDuff. Va.-"I suffered for several
IearS," says Mrs. ]. B. Whitaker, oil
This place, with sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago a friend told me TO fry
Ihedford's Black-Draught, which | did,
and | found it 10 be the best family medi-
cine for young and old.
| keep Black-Draughf on hand all the
time now, and when my children feel a
title bad, they ask me for dose, and il
does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have long spell of sick
ness In our family, since we commenced
Using Black-Draught."
Thedford's Black Draught is purely
vegetable, and has been found TO regu-
ate weak stomachs, aid digestion. re-
lieve indigestion, collie, wind, nausea,
headache, sick stomach, and Similar
symptoms.
1t has been in constant use for more
nan 10 years, and has benefited more
han a million people.
Your druggist sells and recommends
3lack-Draught. Price only 25c. Get a
NcNdse to-0y' N. c. I2a