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dead weight into Duane's arms, ard one look at the haggard face showed Duane that the outlaw had taken his last ride. He knew it, too. Yet that cheerfulness prevailed.
 ''Buck, will you take of my boots?' he asked. with a faint smile on his pallid face.
 Duane removed them, wondering if the outlaw had the thought that he did not want to die with his boots on. Stevens seemed to read his mind.
 Buck, my old daddy used to say thet I was born to be hanged But I wasn't-an' dyin' with your boots on is the next wust way to croak."
 You've chance toto get over this,' said Duane.
 "Shore. But I want to be correct about the boots-an' say, pard, If do go over, jest you remember thet was appreciatin' your kindness"
 This matter of the outlaws boots was strange. Duane thought. He made Stevens as comfortable as possible, then attended to his own needs. And the outlaw took up the thread of his
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CHAPTER w.

Two days later, about the middle of the forenoon, Duane dragged the two horses up the last ascent of an exceed ingly rough trail and found himself on top of the Rim Rock, with beautiful, green valley at his feet, the yellow, sluggish Rio Grande shining in the sun. and the great, wild mountainous barren of Mexico stretching to the south.
 No wonder outlaws were safe in that wild refuge, Duane had spent the last two days climbing the toughest and most difficult trail he had ever seen. From the looks of the descent he imagined the worst part of his travel was yet to come
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something wild in his blood. something that made him fear himself

soiuttnlHs "Iu III HIS bioou' SoNitththB that made him fear himself
 Euchre wagged his old head sympa- thetically. Reckon you feel a little sick. When it comes tO shootln', run. Whats your age;"
 "Tm twenty-three," repliaI Duane.
 Euchre showed surprise You're only boy, thought you thirty any ways. Buck, l heard what you told Hand, an putin thet with my own figgerin', I reckon you're no criminal yet. Throwin' gun in self-defense- thet aint no crime!"
 Duane finding relief in talking, told more about himself.
 Huh" replied the old ,uan. "Tve seen hundreds of boys come in on the dodge Most of them. though. was no good. An thet kind don't last long. This river country has been an is the refuge fer criminals from all over the states. I've bunked with bank cash iers. fOrgcrS, plain thieves. an out an'-Out murdererS, all of which had no bizneSS on the Texas border. FelIers like Bland are exceptions. He's no TeNan-you seen thet The gang he rules here come from all over. an they're tough cusses, you can bet on thet. They live fat an easy. If il
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wasn't fer the fightin' among them selves, they'd shore grow pOpulous. The Rim Rock Is no place for peace able, decent feller. I heard you tell Bland you wouldn't like to join his gang. Thetll not make him take likin' to you. Have you any money"
 "Not much" replied Duane.
 "When the moneys gone how will you live? There ain't any work a de cent feller could do. You can't herd with greasers. Why, Bland's men would shoot at you In the fields. What'll you do, sOn?"
 "God knows" replied Duane, hope lessly. I'll make my money last as long as posSible-then starve."
 "Wal, I'm pretty pore. but you'll never starve while got anythin'"
 Here 1t struck Buck again-that something human and kind and eager which he had seen in Stevens. Duane's estimate of outlaws had lacked this quality. He had not accorded them any virtues.
 I'm much obliged to you, Euchre," replied Duane. But of course I won't live with anyone unless I can pay my share"
 Have it any way you like, my son." said Euchre, spontaneously. You make fire, an I'll set about gettin' grub. I'm sour-dough, Buck. Thet man doesn't live who can beat my bread"
 How do you ever pack supplies in hereT asked Duane. thinking of the almost inaccessible nature of the val ley.
 Some comes across from Mexico, an the rest down the river. That river trip is a bird. It's mOre'n five hundred miles to any supply point Bland has mozOs, greaser boatmen. Sometimes, too, he gets supplies in from down-river. You see, Bland sells thousands of cattle in Cuba. An all this stock has to go down by boat to meet the ships"
 'Where on earth are the cattle driven down to the riverT' asked Duane.
 ''Thet's not my secret" replied Flu. chre shortly. Fact is, don't know. I've rustled cattle for Bland, but he never sent me through the Rim Rock with them"
 Duane experienced a sort of pleas ure in the realization that interest had been stirred in him. He was curious about Bland and his gang, and glad to have something to think about. For every once in a while he had a sensa- ton that was almost like a pang. He wanted to forget. In the next hour he did forget, and enjoyed helping in the preparation and eating of the meal. Euchre, after washing and hanging up the several utensils, put on his hat and turned to go out.
 Come along or stay here. as you want" he said to Duane.
 "rIl stay" rejoined Duane slowly.
 The old outlaw left the room and trudged away, whistling cheerfully.
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The Lone Star Ranger A Fine Taie Of the Open Country By ZANE GREY

The outlaw had a bloody foam on his lips, and he was splitting blood.
 "Oh, why didn't you say so." cried Duane. "I never thought. You seemed all right"
 Wal, Luke Stevens may be as gahby as an old woman, but sometimes he doesn't say anythin'. It wouldn't have done no good"
 Duane hade him sit down, removed his shirt. and washed the blood from his breast and back. Stevens had been shot in the breast. fairly low down. and the bullet had gone clear through him. His ride, holding himself and that heavy pack in the saddle. had been feat little short of marvellous. Duane did not see how it had been possible, and he felt DO hope for the outlaw. But he plugged the wounds and bound them tightly.
 "Feller'S name was Brown" Stevens said "Ne an him fell out over a boss stole from him over in Huntsville. We had q shootin' scrape then. Wal. as I was stand.n' my hoSS back there in Mercer l seen this Brown. an seen him before he seen me. Could have killed him, too. But I wasn't breakin' my word to you. I kind of hoped he wouldn't spot me. But he did-an' fust shot he got me here. What do you think of this hole?"
 Its pretty bad" replied Duane {; and he could not look the cheerful out law in the eyes.
 T reckon it is. Wal, I've had some bad wounds lived over. Guess mebbe I can stand this one. Now. Buck. get me some place fin the brakes, leave me some grub &n' water at my hand, an then you clear out"
 ''Leaye you here alone?" asked Du- ane sharply.
 "Shore. You see I cant keep up with you. Brown an his friends will foller us aCroSt the river ways. You've got to think of number one in this game"
 "What would you do in my caseT' asked Duane Curiously.
 Wal, reckon I'd clear out an save my hide" replied Stevens.
 Duane felt inclined to doubt the out laws assertion. For his own part. he decided his conduct without further speech. First he watered the horses, filled canteenS and water bag, and then tied the pack upon his own horse. That done, he lifted Stevens upon his horse, and, holding him in the saddle turned into the brakes, being careful to pick out hard or grassy ground that left little signs of tracks. Just about dark he ran across a trail that Ste vens said was good one to take into the wild country.
 Reckon wed better keep right on in the dark-till l drop" continued Stevens, with laugh.
 All that night Duane. gloomy and thoughtful. attentive to the wounded outlaw, walked the trail and never halted. Dawn caught the fugitiveS at q green camping site on the bank of Q rocky little stream. Stevens fell q
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Buck Duane is learning fast what it means to be a hunted man. He is getting the outlaws
 point of view, yet truly he isn't an outlaw. The big question that arises is this: How can { Buck make living? He is not a thief-he wouldn't steal horses { and cattle or engage in the held up business. His brief partner ship with an outlaw terminates abruptly. How he meets new dangers when surrounded by S'sn6's gang Of desperadoes is told with thrilling emphasis in this instaIlnent
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Set q Good Example.

Drag the roads adjoining your farm and set good example to our neigh bors. A few hours spent now in fill ing up the ruts and leveling the sur face of the road will be worth much when marketing time comes.
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Only Busy Men Have Time.

If you are too busy to keep up the road in front of your farm, you ought to have more work to do. so you would be still buster, for you know that only busy men have time to do anything worth while.
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SYNOPSIS.

Buck Duane. iuhsTitinE blood lust from his father. kills a liquor -rnaudenea 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 . partner ship for better or worse.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-04-12

Prince Abeft !. .oil euepwhers -
taepptedbo3s. 81 tidy redtins. fOes
handaame pound and hall pound tin
hunnioss aud that classy pound
agtafaf sfass humldpr asth The
sponge motsfsner top that Keeps the
Tobacco a sAs fiasss k.nd " srim-
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-04-12

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PROCLAMATION.

Persuant to a resolution passed |
the Parish Board OF School Directo
of the parish of Natchitoches, La. {
its recess session of regular meetir
held on the 2lth day of June, 1916,
Edgar Levy, President of said Paris
Board Of School Directors, hereby gil
notice that, in compliance said resoll
ton, a special election will be held
Chestnut School District in the Paris
of Natchitoches, La. on the Oath day {
July, 1916, for the purpose of submit
ting to the property taxpayers qualif
ed under the Constitution and laws {
the State of Louisiana to vote at sal
election, the following proposition, tc
wit:
To levy a special tax of 5 mills c
the dollar on ali the property in Ches
nut School District, Parish of Match
toches, Louisiana, subject to State ta1
alton, annually for a period Of 10 year
for the purpose of giving additional a;
to the Chestnut schools.
For the purpose of said special eleC
ton the polling place will be IChestnu7
La. and the following commissioner;
and clerks of election have been ar
pointed to serve at this election, all c
whom will serve without compensation
R. |. Pullin, r. B, Stewart and B. +
Bugman, Commissioners; and E, J
Weaver, Deputy.
AT said special election the poll
will open at seven o'clock a. m. an
close at five o'clock p. M, and tn
election will be conducted in accord
ance with TIE laws of Louisiana appli
cable thereto.
Notice is also given that at te
o'clock a. m. Oh the 18th day of July
1916, the said Parish Board of Schoe
Directors of the Parish of NatchitO
ches. La, will meet at Natchitoches
La. and in open session proceed to opel
the ballot box and count the ballots il
number and amount, examine and can
vass the returns, and declare the re
suit of said special election.
This 10th day of June. 1916.
EDGAR LEVY,
President of Parish Board of Schoo
Directors.
Sec. z. Be it further ordained, etc
That the special election herein an
hereby provided for shall be held ar
condu cted and the returns thereo
shall be made under the provisions 0
Act 256 of 1910 and amendment there
Of, and such other laws As may be az
plicable.
Yeas: Barron, Huffman, Ingram
Martin, Miller, Pullin, Sellers ant
Truly.
Absent: Huckaby and Levy.
Resolution by T. 3. Sellers, seconde
by ]. w. Ingram:
Ordering a special election to be he
in ward six School District in the Pa
ish of Natchitoches for the purpose (
submitting to the qualified electors {
the said school district the question c
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Taxable V aluation i.
Signature of Voter

! Notice to Voters: To vote .in favor
Of the proposition submitted upon this
ballot, place q cross tx mark in the
square under the word yes, to vote
against it, place a similar mark under
the word mo-.
NOTE:-The voter must write his
name on the back of his ticket.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the Secretary of the Parish
Board of School Directors be, and he is
hereby ordered to cause to be prepared
for use at the said election the tally
! sheets, lists of qualified electors, as
sessed valuation of property, blanks
statements for the compilation of the
vote, in number and amount, and othe~
election blanks that may be requir
for the purpose of holding the So
election, to cause the same to be plact
, in the ballot boxes for use at the pr
cincts, and make provision for Il
transmission of the ballot boxes to t.
precincts of the school districts
which the election is to be held.
Section 4. Be it further ordaine.
etc., That the polling places or pr.
cincts for said election shall J
Y~arborough's Store P W a
and the following commissions
and clerks of election are appointed
follows: T. W. Williams, F. G. Ferg,
son and F L. Rombin, Commissioner
and w. H. Young, Deput,
All of whom will serve without con
pensation.
Section 5. Be it further ordaine
etc., That the Parish Board of Soho
Directors shall meet at ten o'clock
m. on the 26th day of July, 1916, fl
the purpose, IN open session, of e.
lmining and counting the ballots, ca
wasting the returns and declaring tt
.esult of the said election.
Section 6. Be it further ordaine,
etc., That the President of the Paris
Board of School Directors be, and he
hereby instructed to give public motto
Of the said election by proclamation t
De duly published according to law
the following form:
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Pursuant to a resolution passed b
The Parish Board of School Director
Of the Parish Of Natchitoches. Louis
ina, at its recess session Of reguls
meeting held on the Goth d&
If June, 1916, l, Edgar Lew
School Directors, hereby give motto
shat, in compliance with said resolutio,
a special election will be held i
?.owhatan School District, Parish o
Natchitoches, Louisiana, on Monday
he oath day of July, 1916, for the pun
pose of submitting to the property ia.
payers qualified under the Constitutio,
Ind laws of the State of Louisiana t
vote at said election, the following pro
position, to-wit: To levy a special ta,
IF 2 mills on the dollar on all the Pre-
perty in Powhatan School District, Pa
sh of Natchitoches, Louisiana, subjec
70 State taxation, annually, for tn
1eriod of seven years, for the purpose
giving additional aid to the Powhatal
p~ublicsTschool of said school district.
For the purpose of said special cleo
ion the polling places viii be at Var
oorough's Store Pnwhatan and the fol
owing commissioners and clerks of cleo
ton have been appointedto serve at thi
election, all of whom will serve withou
compensation: J.. w. Williams, F. c
Ferguson and F. L. Rambfn, Con
~~niseioners, and w. H. Young, Deputy
At saidspecial election the polls wi
open at seven o'clock a. m. and close q
FIVE o'clock p. m. and the election wi
be conducted in accordance with ii
laws of Louisiana applicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at te
o'clock a. m. on the 10Th day os..July
GIG, the said Parish Board of Scho
Directors OF the Parish of Natchitoch
Louisiana, will meet at Natchit0che
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Partition Sale.
Mo- 18th Dist. Court of La.
l.. w. Prudhomme ct al
Miss Cecilia Prudhomme

0AA0S
Nv virtue of a Judgment of the
Honorable 18th Dist. Court OF La Q
date June 5th, 1916, rendered IN tne
above matter and ordering to be mace
a partition of the hereinafter nameu
property owned in Co-oWnersnlP' py
i~icitation and which judgement is 70
me directed, l, j.. W. Payne, SherlI
of the Parish of Natchitoches Will sell
at public auction at the front door OF
the Court House in the City OF Nat
chitoches, on ,o,c
at the hour of IL M. to effect a par
tition the following property to wit:
Two Hundred and Seventy Nine acres
of land described as lot J, p'att OF sur
vey made by J. c. Henry on the 3th
day of June 1900, recorded IN book lO4,
folio 228 Bounded above by lands OF
heirs of Emile st. Ann Prudhomme:
below by lot 2, belonging to Mr.. ana
Mrs. J T. Sompayrac; the rear by lands
of Andrew ERoht. and fronting on Red
River with all the building and I'M
provements thereon situated, that was
given by act of partition to Mrs.
Emerant Prudhomme and heirs OF
! Gabriel ~Prudhomme. recorded IN book
1902 folia $50 and described as follows;
beginning at the upper corner on REQ
River and running down on the right
hank of said river to q distanbe suti-
Gent to include the residence Of SAID
plantation and thence by line running
to the rear of the said plantation so as
to include Two Hundred and Seventy
Nine acres :.
Terms of sale cash without benefit
of appraisement, and to effect ParIi'
ton by licitation.
(Signed) J. w. PAYNE
Henry & Gupter SherlH'
Attys, fnr Ptf.
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nvncontraband. Under this declaration, which a subscribed to by all tb
maritime nations, we have a right absolutely to ship cotton, not only .
neutral ports Of Europe, but % Germany and Austria themselves. Humanit
shudders ct the thought Of the death of the splendid Americans who wen
town on the Lusftania, but humanity would have more cause for shuddern
IL it could have presented to it in some similarly striking and dramatic we
tie woe, sorrow and suffering that will be occasoned to multiplied tho
sands OF men, women and children in the Southern states q q a result {
cotton being forced down to starvation prices.
The reason why cotton does not command IS or 20 cents ger pound
ard, therefore, on the world supply England sends her ships of wal o.
f1to the open seas, captures American cotton, no matter to whom the an
may be destined, carries it into British ports. sets up prize courts of he
WI nomination, which prize courts, Of course, III operating In her fave
and which. under such circumstances. after whatever delay they elect to tr
poe assess the damages of the American shipper at whatever price they &C
IT and then, after having by such process bought or cotton, she avail
herself Of the extraordinary high prices existing on the continent of Euop
produced in part by her diversion OF our shipments, to resell Ii at q prof.
The American shipper has no recourse except to the government The act
Of Great Britain referred to, according to the wellrecognized principle @
International law, constitute war against the United States
This grievance is now OF many months standing and the South IS abou
to bring to market another great crop of cotton. Under such circumstance
enc would expect that our government without prompting, would know pei
fecty we'll how to deal with acts Oh the part Of the British government
amounting to warfare against our trade and country
1T is not necessary for as to resort to war against Great Britain in re
tahation. A simple, adequate and obvious remedy would be for the preHden
TO advise Great Britain that unless she respects the law Of nations IS regard
our foreign commerce. he will call on congress to adopt a resolution forbid
ding the expectation of arms and munitions Of war to foreign countrtea"
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Ia paA!LIe BsnTsSoa 1eneld and
9IllU leu QlIM I9us 10y

In PaA!LI8 ssnIsSoa 1eneld and
D eIa4H leu q4!M %IeJgbooI Directors 1irec ~
% -~,atchitoches, accord
! .xpIrc .dnotice on the 18th day
4 ~ une, 1916, and the result of said
election was declared to be
That a majority in number and
amount of the taxpayers of said
| Marthaville School District in the Par
ish of Natchitoches, La. voted in favor
of said proposition; now, therefore,
Section l. Be it ordained by the
| Parish Board of School Directors of
the Parish of Natchitoches, in lawful
session convened, that the
Proposition to levy a ten mills special
tax on all the property subject to tax
alton in the Alpha-Fairview School Dist
for the period of, five years, for t E
purpose of giving additional aid to t !
public schools of the said school distric 3.
Carried, and the said special scho =
tax, as proposed, is authorized and +
luired by law to be proceeded with a. 1
inally extinguished by an annual lev &.
assessment and collection of taxes -
all the property of said Alpha-Fairvit :
School District in the Parish of Ma
2hitoches. Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it further ordaine
etc. That the result of said electi ,
shall be promulgated by the Preside /.
and Secretary of the School Board
publication in one issue of the Ofici !
Journal Of Natchitoches Parish, sign, /
by said President and Secretary,
FORMULATION OF ELECTION
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Natchitoche
By the direction of the School Boa |
notice is hereby given that OF Tuesda
the 10th day of June, 1916, an electiC
was held in the Alpha-Fairview Soho .
District in the Parish of Natchitoche
Louisiana, to determine the
Proposition to levy a Ten mil
special tax on all the property sub
iect to taxation in the Alpha airvic'
school District, Parish of Natchitoch'
Louisiana, annually, for the period {
I'VE years, for the purpose of givin
additional aid to the public schools q
the said school district.
That the majority of the taxpaye'
roting at said election in favor of sal
proposition was Eight i'll number ar
rwo thousand eight hundred ar
ninety dollars in amount; and that there
Eore said proposition vas carried.
This done and signed on this the got
lay of June, 1916. at Natchitoche;
Louisiana, in the Parish of Natchitc
ches.
EDGAR LEVY,
President of. Parish Board of Scho
Directors.
l.. E. HUDSON,
5ecty. and Treas. of Parish Board c
School Directors.
PROCESS VERBAL OF CANVASS OF RI.
TURNS OF THE M. D. SPECIAL ELECTIC''
Be it known and remembered, Tha
IN this the Goth day of June 1916, &
ten O'Clock a m, in accordance wit
-esolution of the Parish Board Of Schoc
Directors of the Parish of Natchitoches
-nacted on the 18th day of May 1915
notice of which was issued and pub
,ished according to law, the undersigr
I'd Members of the Parish Board G
school Directors of Natchitoches, Par
ISL, being a quorum thereof, met
public session at the Office of Sc
Board in said parish, and according
.aw opened lhe ballot box used in, az
which was received from the Comm
sioners of, the election held on Tue
day, the 10th day of June, 1916, in a
cordance with said resolution, ar
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the levy of a special tax of A mills for
the purpose of providing a Domestic
Science department and additional aid
to the Robeline High School of the said
school district.
Section l.. Be it ordained by the
Parish Board of School Directors of the
Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana, that
a special election be, and is hereby
ordered to be held in ward six School
District in the Parish of Natchitoches,
Louisiana, on Monday, the oath day of
July, 1916, for the purpose of submit
ting to the qualified electors of the
said school district entitled to vote
thereat the question of the levy of a
special tax of 4 mills on the dollar on
all the property in the said school dis
trict subject to State taxation, for a
period of 5 years, the proceeds of the
said tax to be used in giving additional
aid and adding D. S. department to the
Robeline High School of the said school
district.
SectIon 2. Be it further ordained,
etc. That the ballots to be used at the
said election shall be prepared by the
Secretary Of the Parish Board Of
Scnool Directors and shall be in the
following form;