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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-24
lAWRENCEVlLlE

Especial To The Times Dispatch.
.AWRENCENILLE. VA. December
?3.-Airs. =. Iiowcrton Itasey and
daughter. Elizabeth. left on Saturday
TO spend Christmas with relatives In
South Boston.
Mrs. Henry Wills and son Henry.
Jr.. arc spending several weeks in
Richmond with Mrs. Wills's mother.
Miss Isohel Cauthorn and Mrs. w. r.
Valentine left on Friday for bedford
I" spend Christmas week.
Miss Frances May, who is attending
Chatham Episcopal Institute. arrived
hon, on Thursday.
Miss Harriet Purdy. OF the Farm
Vile Normal school. is "a, home FOR
the Christmas holiday.
Miss Is. Carter DarvclI. OF the Law
rcnccrillc High school faculty, left Oh
Friday to visit friends near Lynch
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gillette and
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CREvVE

Especial TO Tho Times Dispa;ch.1
cREWf l.. VA. December .3--Mrs. y.
i. Sale ana son, Preston. arc spend
ing tho holidays in Roanoke, with Mrs.
Sales parents. MIR. ana Mrs. Wool.
Mr. and Mrs. r. l.. Payne are visit
ing relatives i'll Fluvanna County.
Misses Eccdc West and Lucille Chap
man are visiting Mrs. q. Wade. OF
Roanoke.
Preston Wilson, OF New York, will
spend Inc holidays with his parents,
Mr.. aud Mrs. W. T. Wilson.
Father Thcado lately held mass for
his people here. in the home ot Mrs.
john Cariin.
William Graham. or City Point, vis-
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FRONT ROYAL

Especial TO The Times DisDntch.I
FRONT ROYAL. VA, December %:
Professor and Mrs. r. NJ. irby Misy
Aiirinh lrby ANA Miss Margaret David
son VIII spent christmas With relatives
In l.cNngton. VA.
Misses Mamie :tid Lou Turner Of
Frederick. are guests of their sister,
Mrs. l.. ;. Rust.
Mrs. Brown. Of Atlanta. Ga. is spend-
Ing some time with Mr.. ana Mrs L.
w. Payn" 1T the Alton Inn.
Miss jeanette Hardy, domestic sci
ence teacher at Royal College, left on
Monday for her some. at Chase City.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
She contrIved to Pas. the Window

was no gambling and drinking. Time
hung very heavily on the hands Of
some twoscore outlaws. Duane, how
ever, found the hours anything but
empty. He spent more time at Mrs.
BANDS; he walked miles on all the
trails leading out of the valley; he had
care for the conditions of his two
horses.
Upon his return from the latest Of
these tramps Euchre suggested that
they go down to the river to the boat
landing.
Nearly all the outlaws in camp were
assembled on the river-bank, lolling in
the shade of the cottonwoods. The
heat was oppressive.
Duane and Euchre Joined the lazy
group and sat down with them.
Euchre lighted black pipe. and,
drawing his hat over his eyes. lay
back in comfort after the manner Of
the majority of the outlaws. But
Duane was alert, observing, thought
full. He never missed anything. 1t
was his belief that any moment an idle
word might be of benefit to him. More
over, these rough men were always in
teresting.
GLANDS been chased acrost the
river" said one.
Nav, he's deliverin' cattle to thet
Cuban Ship" replied another.
big deal on, hey?"
"Some big. Rugg says the boss he'd
an order fer fifteen thousand"
Say, that order IL take a year to
FILL"
Nav. Hardin Is in cahoots with
Bland. Between 'em they'll fill orders
bigger n thet."
Wondered what Hardin was rust
lin in here fer"
Duane could not possibly attend to
all the conversation among the out
laws. He endeavored to get the drift
Of talk nearest 10 him.
kid Fuller's goin' to cash." said a
sandy-whiskered little outlaw.
$50 Jim was telling me. Blood
poison, amt It? Thet hole wasn't bad.
But he took the fever" rejoined a
comrade.
"Deger says the Kid might pull
through If he had nursin'."
"Wal, Kate Bland amt nursin' any
shot-up boys these days. She hasn't
got time"
A. laugh followed this sally; then
came penetrating silence. Some Of
the outlaws glanced goe d-naturedly at
Duane. They bore him no Ill will.
Manifestly they were aware Of Mrs.
BANDS infatuation.
Boys, poke all the fun you like at
me, but don't mention nny lady's name
again. My hand is nervous and Itchy
these days"
He smiled as he spoke, and his
speech was drawled; but the good
humor in no wise weakened 1t. Then
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10

in on with him. an want to know.
I'll let you go. I'll send you to Hunts-
Vile, where you can communicate
with your friends. I'll give you
money
'Thet must hev been hell Of \
minnit fer Kate Bland. II ever 1 seeu
death In n mans eye seen 1t ia
Bland's. He loves her. Thet's the
strange part of 1t.
"Has Duane been comm here to
see my wifer Bland asked, fierce
like.
"'No.' said Jennie.
"'He has fallen In love with your
Kate said thet'
"T-Pm not-I don't know-he
hasn't told me-
But you're in love with himT'
"Yes,' she said; an. Buck. If you
only could have seen her! She throw
ed up her head. an her eyes were full
of fire. Bland seemed dazed at sight
of her. An Alloway, why. thet little
skunk of an outlaw cried right out
He was hit plumb center. He's in
love with Jen. An the look OF her
then was enough to make any felier
quit He Jest skunk out of the room.
1 told you, mebbe, thet he'd been try
In to git Bland to marry Jen to him.
So even tough like Alloway can love
womanl
BLAND stamped up an down the
room. He sure was dyin' hard.
"'Jennle,' he said. once more turnin'
to her. You swear in fear OF your
life thet you're tellin' truth. Kates
not in love with Duane2 She's let him
come to see your There's been nuthin'
between themT
mo. / swear answered jennie.
an Bland sat down like a man licked.
"'Go to bed, you white-faced-
Bland choked on some word or other
"A bad one, reckon--an' he positive
ly shook in his chair.
Jennie went then. an Kate began
to have Mysteries. An your Uncle
Euchre ducked his nut out of the door
an come home"
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
CHAPTER VIII.

What a contrast, Duane thought, the
calm evening of that day presented to
the state of his soull This third fac
ing of desperate man had thrown
him off his balance. 1t had not been
fatal, but it threatened SO much.
Despair had seized upon him and was
driving him into q reckless mood when
he thought of Jennie.
He had forgotten her. He had for
gotten that he had promised to save
her. He had forgotten that he meant
to snuff out as many lives as might
stand between her and freedom. The
very remembrance sheered of his
morbid introspection. She made a
difference. How strange for him to
realize thatl He felt grateful to her.
He had been forced into outIawry; she
had been stolen from her people and
carried into captivity. They had met
In the river fastness, he to instill hope
into her despairing lie. she to be the
means, perhaps, Of keeping him from
sinking to the level of her captors. He
became conscious of q strong and beat
Ing desire to see her, talk with her.
These thoughts had run through his
miud while on his way to Mrs. Bland's
house. He had let Euchre go on ahead
because he wanted more time to COM
pose himself. Darkness had about set
in when he reached his destination.
There was no light In the house. Mrs.
Bland was waiting for him on the
porch.
She embraced him, and the sudden
violent, unfamiliar contact sent such
shock through him that he all but
forgot the deep game he was playing.
She. however. in her agitation did not
notice his shrinking. From her en-
brace and the tender, 'ncoherent words
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10

grab fer her. He choked her till
thought she was strangled. Alloway
made him stop. She Topped down on
the bed an gasped fer a while.
''Then he went in an dragged poor
Jen out. An when seen Bland twist
her-hurt her-I had queer hot feel
in deep down in me, an fer the only
time In my life wished was gun
fighter.
'Wal. Jen was whittier n a sheet, an
her eyes we're big and starry. but she
had nerve. Fust time ever seen her
show any.
"'JenDie.' he said. my wife said
Duane came here to see you. believe
she's lyin'. 1 think she's been carry
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10

Difference. That was his strong point,
and it had made his part easy SO far.
He was playin game of love
playing with life and death! What
little communication he had with Jen-
ME was through Euchre, who carried
short messages. But he caught
glimpses of her every time he went
to the Bland house. She contrived
somehow to pass door or window, to
give him a look when chance afforded.
Duane discovered with surprise that
these moments were more thrilling to
him than any with Mrs. Bland. Jennie
had been instructed by Euchre to
listen, to understand that this was
Duane's only chance to help keep her
the import of every word which had a
double meaning. And all through
those waiting days he knew that Jen-
nie's face, and especially the warm,
fleeting glance she gave him, was re-
sponsible for subtle and gradual
change in him. This change, he
fancied, was only that through remem-
brance of her he got rid of his pale,
sickening ghosts.
One day careless Mexican threw
a lighted cigarette up into the brush
mating that served as a ceiling for
Benson's den, and there was q fire
which left little more than the adobe
walls standing. The result was that
while repairs were being made there
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
CHAPTER TX.

Both men were awake early, silent
with the premonition OF trouble ahead,
thoughtful of the fact that the time
for the long-planned action was at
hand.
Buck, the sooner the better now"
Euchre finally declared, with a CLINT
in his eye. "The more time we use up
now the less surprised Bland II be-"
I'm ready when you are" replied
Duane. quietly, and he rose from tho
table.
"Wal, saddle up, then" went on
Euchre, grufiiy. ''Tie on them two
packs I made, one fer each saddle.
You can't tell-mebbe either hoss Will
be carryln' double. It's good they're
both big. strong hosses. Guess thet
wasn't wise move of your Uncle
Euchres-bringln' In your hosses an
havin' them ready7"
''Euchre, / hope you're not going to
get In bad here. Pm afraid you are.
Let me do the rest now" said Duane.
The old outlaw eyed him sarcastic
cally.
"Thet d be turrible now, wouldn't
1t? If you want to know, why I'm
in bad already. / didn't tell you thet
Alloway called me last night. He's
gettin' wise pretty quick"
"Euchre, you're going with mer
queried Duane, suddenly divining the
truth.
"Wal, I reckon. Either to hell or
safe over the mountain Now, Buck.
you do some hard figgerin while go
nosin' round. It's pretty early. which
s all the better"
Euchre put on his sombrero, and as
he went out Duane saw that he wore
a gun-and-cartridge belt. 1t was tho
first time Duane had ever seen the
outlaw armed.
Duane packed his few belongings
into his saddle-bags, and then carried
the saddles out of the corral. The
hour had arrived. and he was ready.
Time passed slowly. Finally he
heard the shuttle of Euchre's boots
on the hard path. The sound was
quicker than usual.
When Euchre came around the
corner of the cabin Duane was not so
astounded as he was concerned to see
the outlaw white and shaking. Sweat
dripped from him. He had q wild look
Luck ours-so-fur. Buck /" he
painted.
you don't look It," replied Duane.
''Pm turrible sick. Jest killed man.
Fust one ever kllledr'
~Who?' asked Duane, startled.
"Jackrabbit Benson. An sick as
am, I'm gIoryin' In 1t. l went nosin'
round up the road. Saw Alloway goin'
into Deger's. He's thick with the
Degers- Reckon he's askin' questions.
Anyway. I was sure glad to see him
away from Bland's. An he didn't sec
me. When I dropped into Benson's
there wasn't nobody there but Jack
rabbit an some greasers he was start
In to work. Benson never had no use
fer me. An he Up an said he wouldn't
give a two-bit piece fer my life. 1
asked him why.
you're double-crossin' the boss an
Chess he said.
Jack. what d you give fer your
own lifeT asked him.
"He Strengthened up surprised an
mean-lookin'. An 1 let him have It,
plumb center He wilted, an the
greasers run. reckon I'll never sleep
again. But had to do it"
Duane asked II the shot had attract
ed any attention outside.
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The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
SYNOPSIS.

Buck Duane. inheriting blood lust from
MS father, kills a liquor-maddened bad
man" who is bent on killing Duane, To
escape the law, Buck fees to the wild
country infested by outlaws. He has just
met one and IS invited to form a partner
ship for better or worse. He accepts.
They have trouble at once. Stevens dies
from bullet wound. Buck enters the
camp OF BANDS gang and wounds an
outlaw who tries to XIII him. He finds a
champion in Euchre. and through him
meets Mrs Bland. and Jennie. an or
phaned hostage.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10

Comes the next big crisis In
Buck Duane's life. He meets II
with characteristic energy and
decision. More murder is done,
but the cause is good. Love and
license and intrigue play their
part in the drama. How this
hunted man who isn't an outlaw
at heart brings out the only de-
cent streak in Euchre and how
he rolls another bad man by
shielding the helpless is told
here.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10

What, IN your opinion, are the
chances that Buck and Euchrs
will get away with little JennIs7
Isn't II possible that the good
element hidden In Mrs. Bland
will crop out to save Buck?
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10

tTo BE coNrNuEDJ
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-26
RECIPE TO DARKEN
CRAY HAIR
Not a Trace of Gray Shows
After Applying Q-Ban--
No Dye or Sticky Mess
Harmless.

Do this-Apply like a shampoo
Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer to hair
ard scalp, and dry hair in sunshine.
A few applications like this turns all
your gray, faded, prematurely gray,
dry or gray streaked hair to an even,
beautiful dark shade. Q-Ban also
makes scalp and entire head of hair
healthy, so hair is left soft, fluffy,
lustrous, wavy thick, evenly dark, and
fascinating, without even a trace of
gray hair showing (only beautiful
dark hair), making you look young
again. Insist on having Q-Ban, as it
is harmless-no dye-but guaranteed
to darken all your gray hair or money
returned. Q-Ban also cleanses the
scalp at once of dandr7uff. Ask for
Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer. Only SOC
for a big TOE bottle. w. A. D'Alem-
berte's Drug Store, Pensacola, Fla.
Out-of-town folks supplied by mail.
-(Adv.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-26
CITY ENGINEER IS
REPAIRING PAVING
ON NORTH PALAF OK
A NEW PREPARATION, KNOWN
AS TARVIA, is BEING GIVEN A
TEST ON ONE BLOCK OF GRAN
OTOID.

A new. preparation for repairing
concrete pavement is being given a
test by the commissioners of Pensacola
on one block of the granotid pave
ment on North Palafox street. City
Engineer Thornton is spreading il
over a block which is in very bad
shape and If it gives satisfaction all
paving in the city Of this character
will be similarly repaired.
The preparation is said to have
given highly satisfactory results in
all cities where it has been tried on
either concrete or granotoid paving,
and the commissioners desire to pur-
chase sufficient to make trial on
the bad stretches of pavement in
this city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-26
CROSS, FEVERISH
CHILD IS BILIOUS
OR CONSTIPATED
LOOK, MOTHER! SEE IFToNGUEI
is COATED. BREATH HOT OR
STOMACH SOUR.
CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS"
CAN'T HARM TENDER sToM-
ACH, LIVER, BOWELS.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the ten
der little stomach, liver and bowels
without gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, motheri If coated, give a
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out Of the bow
els, and you have a well, playful
child again. When its little system
is full Of cold, throat sore, has stom-
ach-ache, diarrhoea, indigestion, collie
remember, good "inside cleansing"
should always be the first treatment
given.
Millions of mothers keep "Califor-
MIA Syrup Of Figs" handy; they know
a teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask your druggist for a
50-cent bottle of California Syrup of
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Beware of
counterfeits sold here, so don't be
fooled. Get the genuine, made by
California Fig Syrup Company
Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-26
PIMPLES AND SKIN |
ERUPTIONS DANGER
SIGNS OF BAD BLOOD
First Signs of Blood Disease

Pimples, scaly itching skin, rashes
burning sensations and ScrofUla denote
with unfailing certainty a debi1tated
weakened and impure state Of the blood.
The trouble may have been in your blood
from birth. but no matter now you are
infected, you must treat it through the
blood 1t fs e. blood disease. You must
use S. s. S., the standard blood tonic
for so years, II you expect relief. For
to it.. The action of S. S. s. is to cleanse
purifying the system, nothing Is equal
the blood. It soaks through the system
direct to the seat of the trouhle-acting
as an 'antidote TO neutralize the blood
poisons It re-vitalizes the red blood
corpuscles. increases the flow so that
the blood can properly perform its phys
teal work. The dull, sluggish feeling
q ayes you-the complexion clears up.
Even long-standing cases respond
promptly. But you must take s. s. ).
Drugs and substitutes won't do. Get
S. S. s. from your druggist If you
need expert advice write to Swift Speci-
fic Co, Atlanta, Ga.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-26
FISH SHIPMENTS
FROM HERE HEAVY
ABOUT TWELVE CAR LOADS
SENT TO VARIOUS MARKETS
DURING PAST THREE DAYS
BY ONE FIRM.

Fish shipments from Pensacola
during the past three days have been
exceptionally heavy. One dozen car
loads have been packed and shipped
during this period by one firm, Saun-
ders & Co., the fish, most of which
were red snappers, going to all of the
big markets of the country.
The past week has witnessed the
arrival of many fishing vessels, and
each of them brought heavy catches
of snappers and gropers. Yesterday
three more of the Saunders fleet ar
rived. They were the Lettie G. How
ard, Albert Geiger and Emelia Enos,
all Of them having big catches.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-26
Are You a /.
Rainbow Chaser ?"

When Ponce de Leon went I'm search
of The fountain of youth he thought
he sought to discover the worlds
greatest secret.
Even had the adventurous fellow
made his discovery, not one part 90
wonderful would It have been as that
made only the other day by an old
woman who had withstood the vicis-
STUDIES of e5 years in the Ozark
mountains.
Said the venerable old lady: ~
have not lived all these years in vain,
for have only now found the key
to happiness"
And what" queried the amazed
interviewer, els that?o
"Ccntentment," she smiled.
But what, you may ask, is SO won
derful about that?
Just this: The old woman had
travelled along all the highways of
life, seeking, seeking, seeking
Like us all, the farther she jour
neyed the more hopeless became her
quest; for she. unwittingly, was get
ting farther and farther from that
which she sought.
So, tired and weary of the journey,
she retrached her steps. And
the very thing she had so
long sought she found at the very
point at which she had started.
She had a. last found the realiza-
ton of the Joy of livingl
What blessing it would be for all
of us if we could profit by the moral:
Happiness depends only upon content
ment and contentment is within our
easy grasp.
We start out with the sun shining
down upon us with its inspiration of
freedom and beauty, but, seeking that
something, we know not what, we
take not glance at or a thought of
it.
All nature unfolds her wonders be-
fore us but we hurry on-blinded to
her beauties in that empty quest.
We see not the spelndor of the
rainbow IN our great greed for the
fabulous pot of gold.
The old woman of the Ozarks is
right. She has found the most Won
derful secret in the world. And,
secret within the reach of all.
Let's stop rainbow chasing" long
enough TO think 1t over!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-26
Russia and
Her Trade.

Just about the time everybody for
gets what Russia is doing in the war,
she performs some astonishing feat
Of strategy-witness Erzerum.
After the war-which cannot last
lforever-weTl have to get over this
careless habit of forgetting about
Russia, for instance, as a possible
market for American goods.
It takes a big population to make
big market for commodities. The
entire population of South America
is 55,144,000, and it makes a market
which the manufacturing nations of
Europe are anxious to keep.
The population of Russia is ILL.,
100000. Russia has almost three
times as many people as South
America.
: But before people become good
buyers, they must have needs or
wants to supply. The savage has
few needs, the civilized man has
many.
Russia has learned many things in
this war besides how to make honest
ammunition-and how TO do without
vodka She has walked up to a new
Importance and new place among
the nations. She has acquired the
needs of modern civilization.
Before the war, Russia purchased
about $1,000 worth of goods from
Germany to every 500 worth from
the United States. But there is to
be very different adjustment of this
commerce after the war, according
to a prophecy made by DR.. Alexan-
der w. Behr, vice president of the
Russian-American chamber of COM
merce.
Of course we've loved South Amer
lea considerably ever since Monroe
betrothed her to Uncle Sam about
90 years ago. Still there's little
sense in overlooking Russia's attrac-
tive commercial possibilities.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-26
Railroads Interested In
Heavy Artillery System.

The railroad heads of the nation
are keenly interested in a plan for the
mobile heavy artillery system which
IL now being considered by the war
department and the committees on
military affairs in the house and sem
ate. The proposed scheme which
would be used mainly for the protec-
ton of our coasts but which in case
of an emergency, would also be of
great advantage in our interior, calls
for the~co-operation of the railroads
in the nations defense for prepared
ness and defense.
Before submitting their plans to
tae government, the inventors of the
heavy mobile artillery system-Law-
rene W. Luellen and Cecil F. Daw-
son. both Of New York-wrote to the
PRESIDENTS of the more important
roads p an attempt to learn the
practicaility of the plan and what
steps the railroads were willing to
take in pulling it into operation. The
results shovAd that the pan was not
only feasibleShut that the railroads,
were only awsting the opportunity
to lend their support to the govern
noent in this pronsal for the nations
defense.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-26
FISHERMAN LEFT
SCHOONER ON THE
COAST OF MEXICO
REACHED PENSACOLA AND
SAID CAPTAIN SENT HIM
ASHORE, BUT CAPTAIN SAYS
HE WENT VOLUNTARILY.

A fisherman from the fishing
schooner Lettie G. Howard, arrived in
Pensacola from Mobile yesterday and
related a tale of having been put
ashore on an island on the coast of
Mexico by the captain Of the schooner
and left there with nothing to eat.
The schooner arrived in port on her
second voyage out since the fisherman
left and Captain Placidio Saccarro
gave different version of the oc-
currence.
According to the captain the fish
erman refused to work and he was
told ne would receive no share of the
fish unless he did his part of the
work. He then refused and wanted
to go ashore and the captain sent him
ashore in dory and that was the last
he saw of him.
The fisherman claims he had a fall
ing out with the captain and the lat
ter refused to let him go to another
smack, but put him ashore on an is
land. He says he found lighthouse
there with three men in charge, but
only one of those would give him
anything to eat. He remained there
twenty-one days when he secured
passage on a steamer for Mobile, ar
irving in the latter city a few days
ago.