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Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-10
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

brown mare mule,
about 700 pounds; about 6 years
old. w. Tripp, Box SIT, Ell Cen
tro. x294
FOR SALE-Twenty brood sows,
coming in soon. Emil Eberli, John
Webb ranch, 4 miles south 2 west
of Ell Centro. Phone 97F6. x296
WOUL CARE for child nour ranch;
shade, screen bedroom. Box 555, Ell
Centre. x295
STRAYED-Two bay horses, from
Calipatria; weight about 1900 lbs;
largest has heavy name and tail;
other slightly NANCY. Lee Jerni-
gan, Calipatria. x293
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-10
British Homes Broken Up.
By Chas. p. Stewart.

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, April 10.-More moving is
being done in England today than
ever before in the countrys history.
The movers are the families of mar
ried men who expect to leave shortly
for one of the war fronts. This is the
end of the quarter" and, as few mid
die class Englishmen can keep up
their homes in their absence, they are
breaking them up. ..
Furnished Housekeeping Apart
ments, $40 per month. 638 CONNER
cial. Ed Royce.-Adv.
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had not been taken 10 n sanitarirm ~
that physically Mr.. John Powell bad
- far recovered that mt the doctors
order he could now he taken out, and
IN order "a divert him his friends were
10 take him 10 the circus that after
noon.
Esther received the information late
and had arrived and entered the arc.
ma when the performance was Welt
under way. At the end OF the aisle.
near where she sat. and ut the edge 81
the hippodrome track was the private
box containing Arthur. Blair. Vivian,
Durand and De Naux. All eyes were
turned upon the arena. where Santlry
was announcing the thrilling and sen
sati0nal act To follow: La Belle, the
Lady OF Lions, and Lancelot. The su.
perb untamed Nubian king OF BEASTS
Esther crept slowly down by the box
"a speak to Arthur when suddenly MI
In that box rose TO their feet with u
gasp Of establishment. for there on ihs
breast OF the woman In the lions cage.
cleaning and dazzling in a shaft 81
sunlight, blazed the diamond from the
sky.
Then n loud cry Of horror rose. and
the vast audience heaved ms a wave
beaves. for the lion had sprung nj the
woman ere her smirk could change "a
n look OF fear and had struck her down
and with his cruel claws rent her fall
bosom and tore away the gleam ming
jewel there.
Santley shrieked and sprang forward.
and just hen the clown. Splintcrs.
standing behind him. drew n pistol
from his picrrot garb and shot the man
through the back.
The lions paw drew away. bea rim
the diamond with IL to the cage edge.
and n hand reached FOR II. And then
the crowd surged ont in panic. scream.
ing Ia horror. and Arthur and Esther
were torn from each other by the hu-
man wave
tT0 BE CONTINUED
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curiously. He thought how n would
adorn the fair throat Of the cc9uettish
In Belle. the Lady Of Lions. 2
Il shoot a hundred bucks against
the junk" he gruwlcd and tossed the
dice "a Williams.
The necklace with the great diamond
battered 70 the table. Williams seized
the dice with trembling hand and roll
cd them along the table top. Come
seven,' he gaspcd and snapped the
thumb and finger of the casting hand.
The dice rolled. paused. spun. rocked
and settled. Two aces were uppermost.
\ losing first throw.
Santley chuckled. swept the stakes
an In his hairy paw and laughed
hoar>eIy nj the chalky faced. trembling
wretch who had lost the guerdon that
nc had reached up from the knees Of
murder for-the diamond from the
sky,
That night IL blazed upon the breast
or "A false woman. That night Spin
tiers. the clown. crrpt in the cage of
Lsncelot. the lion. and whispered into
his ears the secret. and the lion nod
ded rs though he understood.
The next day Quabba learned through
a fellow countryman. the gardener at
the Powell mansion. that John Powell
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CHAPTER XII.
The Working Of the Conspiracy.

ire WcrsAVI OF tHe conspiracy
~ YER before him IN the dark
ness the contorted face ot a
dead man and ever janslin-
ga his breast the crystal and
metal trumpery hat cost his com
rade's life. A cold sweat was an the
forehead OF Williams. the hillpostcr.
Is he saw these things snd felt these
things and ever brutality dashed the
wretched horse over the rough and
stony mountain road III the ~tifin-
darkness.
Once he did this Just ~ the front
wheels struck y stump or boulder. The
rickct, " heel crashed. the wagon Ven
over. aud the man was flung ont head
first ON the road With the collapse OF
the wheel the Hickcrin- lantern ioltcd
out and the glass broke and tinklei in
the road as the wager toppled over.
aud the frenzied horse. relieved Of his
dragging burden. spran- with a dash
cf renewed strength and -alloped OF
until. entangled In the sundered har-
ness. il tripped and fell heavily aud
lay heaving and helpless on b NOUN
tain road.
Then. cursinS the deed he had done
and the trumpery he had done IL for.
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Could've Be Fiattered.

"Oh. 20 way. don't want any IN.
uranc Don't try 70 jolly mel can't
be affected by iattery. I'm not that
kind of N man. Why
That's just what ! thought" inter
posed the agent. The minute found
your name on my list | decided 10 call
on you mt once. n j. s~ickening 10 hare
10 keep calling on men who expect you
10 jolly them and praise them aud dat.
ter them all during "A business CONVEX
sation. II isn't done by any business
house In the regular course OF bust
ness. so why should IL be done By
agents? My dear Mr.. Crouch we need
such men as you. We need them great
ly and always. I have fattered until
my mind Is n storchonse Of cndearina
adjectives and pet names. and tell
I'm tired OF n. ] could tell Mt 3
glance that you were far beyond such
crude methods. No man who has
achieved the n~1-ition Won have and at
tanned flr~ iivDors ~ the top rung 81
the be- purely through bis intelli-
r..frS for any of that Saivc. It's
u of the high lights IN my life o.
meet such a man-and to find that 7
don't have TO use the puerile methods
VI my trade on him. I thank you. sir.
from the bottom OF my heart. Yes.
sir. sign OH the dotted line. Thank
you. SIR. Good dsy."-New York Post.
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him again ard crossed the sidewalk,
carrying his deer head trophy, also
dusty and travel marked. The day
CLERK. lettering 1t tie doorway, smiled
al The eccentric looking figure before
him
Il have been lost in the wilderness
and suffered untold haTdships for a
fortnight stamnIrred >ngi IT,. Gould
| secure . room ana ha~th.
sure sad the matter 81 fact hotel
clerk You "a laNe rNo f,oms and
TWO bawths II yoG .ly fVr them
Marnaduke Smythe took Oh his hat.
pressed il ia "a reyereBtial manner "a
his breast. G.Ized ~ the ~i-n AZ fhe
doorway of the hotel ana cried ferytlt-
ly. God save the king
Then a dizziness oeercamc lila. his
ryes closed. anl b. Swoamri hack stid.
IL on his heels. Hogan. tlp .e..d uor-
ter. passing by with his hand truck.
deity followed the quick gesture oi
the clerk and ran tile truck under the
heels Of the SwooIsIMg Snrtit wy ts
fell stidiy back. still holding. however.
To the deer head with a strong. tcna-
ciou> grip.
Thus was Lawyer Mdrmaduke
Smythe, out of the wilderness al ia>t.
delivered safely To a room and "bawth.
while the day clerk signed the register
for him as Lord Saveus, London. Eng.
land"
Meanwhile ia Los An.c ~ Esther
reSointely stayed Oh. determined X -.
Arthur. despite the effort, she Knew
were being made by those who sur
rounded the injured man AZ prcvgff ii.
She did not trust ~ Nivian'S promise
that she should see Arthur when h,
was conscious or recovered. lay by
day she called at the Powell mansion.
a. Arthur's beautiful residence was
known. and day by day she received
word from the impressive faced man.
servant that Mr.. Powell could see ID
one.
Then one day she was c0ldly told
that Mr.. Powell had been tahpn early
that morning 10 a sauitarium and that
his condition was critical. 50 far a
the results Of his mental injuries Were
concerned. but that physically he had
improved.
This statement was true only in 50
far that it was the desire of Duraud
ana Vivian u have Arthur removed
from the city. But. weak willad ~
he was under The drug addiction. Ar
thur was stubborn and set against
leaving Los Angeles. He hardly dared
mention the name of Esther or ask
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questions concerning her. for since his
physical and mental weakness had
been augmented ~ the drugs which
hr used. M, hr thought. I'LL secret. the
whoie effort az Duruud. De NauN. Wv.
ian aud even Blair had been - con
vince him tia his r-rcnllcciionS ~ hay
i'm seen Esther were but tile mani
fc stations ~ periodic insanity. caused
~ his injuries.
And ~ The SOU strangers had
achieved their dreadful purpose. BE.
tween their concentrated suggestion
and the use ~ drugs Arthur had IL
come convinced that his oh~eS~inn ~
rurling Esther was \ manifestation
Of madness. and he grew terrified AZ
the thnu-ht IF IN and endeavored 10
keep Esther from his mind.
How ~ Arthur" asked Blair ultuu
one Of the few occasions they were
ninuc II mean. how Il ne really,
Eiiir added for 7 don't hnl icvc \
word that rur>cl Turaui in hi
~inu- cake doctor rhraseolo-v"
Arthur grows stronger bodily er-
rv day. >aid Vivian. -fnIt htS .lnra
taking HNlkc> him 7 mopfai %weakIing
lie whincS continually. AMI sometimes
he cries like 4 little child This i
when ne thinks ~ Esther
Bad n Blair was there was some.
thing in his blood that made such 2
rlnw working. soul vrfcking conSrir.
rcy revolving ~ him IIe Sprang from
his seat. his face working couvulsively
with rage.
'ITl have M more ~ this he cried.
Whether Arthur stanley j. the actual
heir 10 the stanley earidom i'm Eng
land aud the diamond from the SKY. or
whether he l. 4 gyIssy c~han-clln.. A.
Luke Lowell hints. ! do not care. !
have hated him since boyhood. and |
hate him now, He stands in my way.
bur he always fought fair. This way
OF dragging his mamie ~ him
with drugs Is not mine"
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Williams. the b~illposter. rossed him
self and wiped the blond that ran Into
his eyes from d deep cut N his fore
head. held a handkerchief 10 the ach
Ing wound and liInped Of into TIE
night. but still holding fast 10 the dia
mond from the sky
Marmaduke Smythe also fed from
the burning fallen tree and the dead
man beneath il and ran forgetting his
own fears and misery az the haunting
memory Of this phantom II the night
the moon came from behind a cloud
and dimiy revealed the gray roof and
dull white walls Of the ranch house 10y
the bee yard Toward il >mythe ran
Mildly. and. reaching it, door. he ham
merei fErivusiy with both fists and.
forgetting the stolid composure Of a
lifetime, screamed loudly he knew not
what.
The raucher. reused. came down to
the door ~ answer 20 the clamorins
summons in the night Behind him
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and then soddcnly drunk. only 10 be
up more or less red eyed and trembling
and yet alert aud IA the job when the
hlg tops Went up on the lOr the follow
in- morning And n for The ladies'
the -JaIe>" lie called them-Mr. SAINT
ley also monopolized the fair. Woe To
amy Of his circus people who trans
crossed the bounds or strict morality
with his show. But with himself IL
Was another matter, and Sam Santlcy
looked with longing eyes on In Belle.
ne Lady " Lions.
The show bad reached los Angeles.
playing up through Lower California
and the Texas border business looked
good. and Sam >antIcy himself walked
from the performers entrance OF the
biz top highly pleased with himself and
me world III general In the perform
Lions. had given him a smile spin
tels. The clown. had seen il. and his
face Aad c%unturtysl la jealous haired
under his bismutlI makeup Then sam
Saailcy had STROBE to the privilege
tent. where lis advertising men and
The followers NJ the circus generally
net for social converse wirn ION the
lot. When ilie performance Was go.
ing IN IN the liz tent there was "A lull
iur lie grinders. duur takers and shil-
labarS. npt IL mention the plate board,
cane and doll rack men and other pur-
ZAP .4s. - ,,AE ~. tfK~
side shows. This Iull was taken al.
vantage oi by dropping into the priv
ile.c' tent Tor bottled beer aud per
hnp> a brisk pass " Two al craps.
500 these things paid sam Saniley. lie
sold the bottled beer at II profit, and nu
temporary game ~ craps WAS SO short
huI what the official pass picker
swept in Mr.. SANKEY'S percentage.
AZ the entrance Of the privilege"
tent Sam Santley. IN his r~ingmaSter's
costume. j. acru>tcd by a grimy. sham
bling. shaking man in IA stained and
taitcrcd suit of paste marked overalls.
Whats Tire matter with YOU: Get
ont uf the way growls Santley
The creature before him moistcns his
lips aud mumhles:
II am Williams. hoss-Jack Williams.
WAS ont with the bill posting outfit.
don't you remember
why aren't you out with II now"
Snaris <autlcy Got drunk. | suppose.
aud Quit the job cold. and now you're
here with n hangover panhandling.
Get off the lot before you're kicked of.
A. fur any money. you don't get a jit
ucy. Beat it,
~I;ut listen. boss. | wasn't drunk: /
didn't quit. walked 100 miles like 4
crazy man. a tree fell on the wagon
ia the woodS way back in the interior
>and killed Zen Iiurk and the horse aud
smashed tle wagon
Come IN and tell me-" interrupted
Santlcy. for the loss of a horse and
bill posting wagon was something 10
worry ahpnt That I:urk had been
KILLED did not matter much. Bill
posters cost nothing IL is different
With horses ana wagons.
Then. seeing Williams was shaking
a. with ague Sautley ordered a drink
If whisky from his private stock for
him Williams gulpel III down aud
told his story as best suited him. But
he said no word regarding the trum-
perry that had perhaps been the real
cause If the death Of Burk the bill
poster ana the loss Of the horse and
wagon.
\ game Of craps attracted Santlcy's
attention after IN had made n mental
calculation that after an the horse was
= foundcrcl old bit of crow bait and
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tar NJ -.u "a rirkety affair that could
le rcil t,i at slight cost.
~' hundred dollars ~ the outside Is
tac ius~. thru-hi Sanflcy o. himself.
Iie always liHI been lucky nj dice.
The cynical idea occurred 10 him that
be might here Ia a brief moment re
corn THIS loss. lie drew a roll ~ bills
from hf~ Rocket. tossed n 500 note on
rhe crap table aud growled. why
f4opi for Chi ken feed:"
Ragged. unkemrt. without a dollar la
BIZ pocket and realizing Sautlcy would
nhsolve himself frcm any wages that
might be due him. owing TO the loss
Of the horse aud wagon. the miSeT-
able hillpOste~ eyed the hundred dollar
hanknote hungrily. Instinctively his
hand searched bis clothes. and in
stinctirely and As II drawn by fate
the wretched man brought forth the
diamond from the sky.
SaEtley eyed the chain and 1ocket
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.aS 700.
ca were over. rs dawn hr reached n
iiStaut ranch aud encountered a be-
Nhiskcrgd farmer driving a. the.near-
Isl town. Smythe asni his precious
lecr head rode twenty miles III more
or hess comfort and arrived. dusty. tat
tered and torn. no a fair sized city At
rne struggling outskirts be pluckel up
courage again and then when they
drove M n business street the sign
liking George Hotel above n some
what middle class hosiery 10 have 50
ni-h standing a name made Smythe
clutch the old rancher hastily by the
arm.
"If you will stop here / will aliGht.
thank YOU he said.
The farmer stopped his horse Mt the
CRIB. Smythe paid him and thanked
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CHAPTER Kill.
the Lions Clutch.

~ YOU'RE a nice one to talk =
said Vivian 10 Blair Il sup.
pose Won hate this job And
with an expressive gesture
she indicated the luxurious private of
fees ef the Good Hope Oil company
the headquarters Of John rowell> cil
mining and other industrial ventures
which Bla- STANLEY. as a relative and
a supposed business associate 1nd in.
teIestcd capitalist from the east. haC
taken full charge az.
Blair WINGED. The shot had gone
home. II Arthur Stanley. as John
Powell recovered IN body and health
If he shook of the shackleS of NOR
The sun., 1916-08-22

Ace for which the President named
him, enjoys the honor Of n high Fed.
eral place and performs. so far rs
appears. the same functions. except
with regard to the payroll, that his
associates perform.
1t Is obvious that II Mr.. RuBLEE
can continue to hold his Job under
the circumstances now obtaining con
firmntion Of Presidential nppOlntecs
by the Senate amounts to nothing
more than the authorization " an
order for salary, and by Il judiciOus
selection Of prosperous candidates
willing TO fOregO the financial emOlu.
ments Of the Jobs the President might
iii every Office within his gift with
men who were his own selections, and
the check Of confirmation by the Sen.
ate would become n mere fiction. re-
gardless Of Mr.. RumLEE's ability and
usefulness. this situation would I've
intolerable, and the Senate inquiry
undertaken yesterday will disclose
whether the nation IL exposed to the
dangers Inherent In n. or Is the vic.
tim Of n mere piece Of lm%pudencc.
The sun., 1916-08-22
Pooling Tsmmsuy.

We observe with pain that some
body Is under suspicion Of foOling the
leaders Of Tnmmnny Hall. and Undue.
Ing them to accept the Hon. SAMUEL
SEABuRY under circumstances highly
suggestive Of political false pretence.
The %gullibility Of Tammany Is notO-
rlous. The i~nexperience Of It's man!
ayers hns frequently been the
Of amusement among the wise men Of
the Citizens Union. the City Club and
similar aggregatlOns Of shrewd and
cunning politicians. To deceive the
amateurs Of Fourteenth street has
been n favorite diversion with numer.
GUS professionals who found time In
the serious study Of public problems
for the exercise OF their talent for
humOr.
One thing only has detrncted from
the enjoyment to lie derived from
this innocent pastime. SO far It has
been Impossible to tell from Tam.
many's demeanor whether Its ambi.
tious young men knew that they were
being deceived; and some persons
have had the temerity TO assert that
Tammany does not need to go to
school to learn how to fool those
whose befuddlemrnt In politics seems
to 1t desirable.
The sun., 1916-08-22
Macmillan HaPden's Appeal to the
German People.

The anniversary article OF MANI.
MILAN HARDEN on the war contains
little Of encouragement for his coun-
trymen, and 1t will he interpreted by
France and her niles as n Fremont
ton Of defeat. They will err, how
ever. II they assume that faith in the
anal triumph OF efficiency has been
rudely shaken In Germany. 1t will
take something more than a success.
sion Of victories by Russia owe the
Austrlans In Galicia, something more
than gains Of II few miles by Britain
md France on the western front to
tumble the fetich down. Summer Is
wearing into autumn, and another
winter campaign with its inevitable
deadlock the cOmbatants assume to
lie n fixture. At the worst the Ger
mans believe that they ran make the
conflict n draw. No hostile foot IL
on their soil, and II Is n long way
from the SOmme and the Stripa to
the ~envirOns Of Berlin.
The status VI the brilliant HAsusS
The sun., 1916-08-22

To THg Er;-"R ~ THE am
a great slrirer OF your editorial page
Reading II l came across a letter by one
who signs himself Daily Reader"
This person writes IN such a manner
a. to say that thr Presidents tour of the
State., II he does make one. IL To lie at
the expense Of the people. He has no
right 10 say that, and furthermore any
one who would write any such thIug IL not
q very good American In my estimation
lie 10 not the f'rst Who has written such
letters why don't these people stop
knocking the President" II they md any
fault with him lie, them vote aga!ns, him
at the election. Because they don't Ike
what the Executive does decent mean tina;
all the people ar. against wilson.
NEwAEk y J., August -, u 4. e.
The sun., 1916-08-22
The Revised Articles Of War Are
indispensable.

The vetoed army appropriation hill
Is N Of the measures blocking the
way I" early adjournment by Con-
greSs. To save Chairman HAYS face
the bill Is to I've rcpassed by the House
to-day with Section 3. the Revised Ar.
,icles Of War. struck out. When the
President vetoed the bill because
these Articles contained an exemption
of retired officers and men from the
military law. Mr.. HAY. who was re-
sIon>ible for the Objectionable pro.
vision. declared TINT the army mp
preparation bill should go Il the SEN
ate again without the Revised Ar.
ticles Of War.
Ii Is prepOsterous. hut this juggler
If legislation. who Is q tn pass to
the Court NJ Claims bench, has II lnrge
enough following In his party to do
rs he pleases. subject only to the
Presidents veto. with the Articles Of
War. One would think that the Hon.
JAMES Hay would have sense enough
to surrender at discretion aud step
aside while the hill with It's deleted
provisO was speeded on Its way tn the
President Ia whom MIR. HAY owes his
honorable judicial appointment. But
no, Mr.. Hay must play his paitry
politics to the end Of the chapter. al-
though he knows that the Senate on
receiving the bill will put the Re.
viscd Articles Of War back into II
minus the exemption Of retired Off
Gers and men with emphasis on Off.
cers) from their operation. The
measure will then 60 to conference.
but Mr.. HAY will have to abandon
his personal legislation.
There IL II rumOr that when the bill
reaches the Senate an objection will
he made to restoring the Revised Ar.
ticles OF War. with the pernlcious
Hay exemption left out, on the ground
that such legislation is not germane to
an appropriation bill. The point
would he valid, hut II an exception
to the sound old rule Is ever allow.
able this Is the occasion. A revision
of the Articles OF War Is u crying
need Of army administration. Several
provisions relating to cOurt-martinl.
which r. Of the first importance In
view Of offences committed In Mexico
and on the border, would go into
effect at once II the Revised Articles
we're put on the statute book. There,
fore there ought to he no delay IN
adopting them.
should the point Of order be Mised
against the Articles of War, 1t would
then become the duty Of Congress t.
draft them in a separate bill and pass
1t Immediately under n special rule
Every Senator and Representative
should understand TINT the revision l.
positively an Indispensable part OF
u~renarplnpSs.
The sun., 1916-08-22
GARDENERS PAY.
Further Criticism Of the Policy Of
the New York Botanical Garden.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sir: AZ
a gardener with close on twenty years
"a ,,erience I can indorse every word
written by Gardener"
Gardening II the worst paid profess
sion In the world and the New York
Botanical Garden Is the worst paying
place OF its sort. especially FOR green
house men. The majority OF these men
are getting $50 a month. for which they
have to work eight hours a day. six
days a week.. and also two and some
times three sundays a month. for which
they are permitted to TAX on one week
day a month. No extra pay Is ever al
lowed for overtime. Employees are paid
only once a month. although I believe
there In a state law ordering all work
ingmen paid at least twice a month.
As this IL one OF the largest and most
important botanical gardens in the coun-
try the managers shoul set the Others
a good example. The brooklyn Botani-
cal Garden. | believe. pay its green
house men a minimum OF $50 a month,
and why should New York he behind
Brooklyn? ANoTHER GARDENER.
New YORK. August 81.