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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-08
LIBERTY
AROMANCEO OF
OLD TXICO
ShAMNIoAN
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SYNOPSIS.

Liberty Horton. American heiress n
owner OF Q large Mexican estate, - cap
tured and held for ransom by Juan Lopez,
amp she overhears q plan to attack an
American tow and army camp. She es-
capes with the aid OF Pedro, q faithful
g ssry nx k and while W,n.,aon res 81 panty party. 6 Gant.
Robert Rutledge OF the Texas Rangers.
who is In love with her. and Manuel Leon.
SON Of her other guardian. stop pursuit.
too late and the Mexicans attack. They
are repulsed by American soldiers that
night: Pancho Leon threatens Major
Winston with exposure Of misapproprta-
Major Winston. forces Liberty to marry
his SON Manuel. The major refuses. Lib
erty, who has heard the argument be-
tie there room nsn and e ans save sae the @a Majors s!sp honor 1aao
h agrees to marry Manuel. Rutledge
prevents Pedro from killing Manuel. The
marriage takes place. Major Winston.
who have in the meantime received order
alive. the parties responsible for the Dis
room that night and is watched BY The
reee. Liberty tells him that she Is his
wife In name only. Al he Il leaving.
arrives at the hacienda in time to hear
Therese telling. Liberty that although she
r Manuel's wife In the eyes OF the law. in
The eyes Of God she cThsrsseo Il his wife
Joins Lopes. Liberty makes q desperate
up American troop. at Lacinda, but the
fivss at the camp Of Major Winston with
orders to stop the invasion pending nego-
tietions: Rutledge goes to rescue Liberty.
MAJOR Winston di seisys' orders !" and goes
to aid Bob, who, with four troopers ID SUR
rounded In Z hut. After escaping numer:
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To reach the south shore with the
most satisfactory scenic accompani-
ments, n may well travel south by
carriage or motor from the western
rail terminus 1t Sevastopol. The road
leads up the Baidar valley into the
western heights of Yaila range and
comes out on the heights above the
sageway at an elevation of 1890 feet
which was blasted through the solid
limestone Of the mountain in 1913.
Scenery Is Beautiful.
From the opening of the Baida1
Gate the characteristic beauty and
magnificence of the views from the
mountains down across the shore strip
and out over the Black e meet the
visitor in striking fashion.
The higher slopes of the mountains
are thickly covered with forests of
oak, beech, elm, pine, frs and other
co%ne-bearing trees. Tatar villages,
mosques, inconsistencies. the palaces OF
many Russian mobiles, picturesque
ruins of Greek and medieval ~fortresses
and other buildings are set on the
steep slopes, in the underground of
hazel and other nuts, groves of bays,
Of Expresses, mulberries, figs, olives,
and pomegranates, with great vine
yards, tobacco plantations, and gay
gardens. The vineyards Of the shore
strip, covering nearly twenty thousand
acres, have q high reputation, and the
"grape cure" is one Of the institutions
Of the Crimean summer resorts. Fruit
Of all kinds is abundant.
Small wonder that the enthusiastic
Russian considers his Crimea n OF
the loveliest and most desirable places
in the world!
To all this natural beauty are added
the advantages of what is practically
an island climate. In some winters
the tops of the mountains are snow
covered, but snow and ice are rare on
the south slope. The passage from
the continental climate to the island
type is shown by setting together the
temperatures ut Melitopol. on the
mainland q little to the north Of the
PerekOp isthmus Which is the neck
Of the Crimea, those at Simferopol in
middle Crimea, and of Yalta, fore
most Of the coast resorts. At Melito-
pol, the annual mean temperature is
48 degrees; at Simferopol, which is
just within the lower range of noun
tains, it is SO degrees; while ut Yalta
it is 56.5 degrees.
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CAT AS AN AID TO HUMANITY
Declaration Of War on Feline Is Just
4 Fad and Is All "Tommyrot"
Says Writer.

Society is very frequently a victim
of fads. Many Of these fads have been
very harmful to the lower animals.
Witness, for instance, the fashion Of
trimming ladies' hats with the suryiv-
ing remains Of deceased birds, uni,
an Easter procession has been wont to
look like an aviary funeral cortege.
Some time ago certain wiseacres con-
nected with our national government
pronounced the doom of the English
sparrow, wv. O. s" writes In Nation
al Humane Review. These wise SCI
cntists stated that they were driving
away our native birds and that the
sparrow was a public nuisance. Later
developments have shown that the
sparrow Is one of the most active de-
stroyers of harmful insects that we
have and that he is living in peace
with his feathered brethren.
Now another fad has seized the ex'
tremists. The cat must go. 1t Is q
menace to birds. So are many other
things which are not requested to 60
Wild animated nature is largely made
up Of beast and bird and fish, with the
stronger preying upon the weaker
Shall we kill all those with predatory
instincts? The plaus Of nature have
been maintained for thousands o.
years. The birds are increasing ir
number. The humane societies are
killing tens OF thousands of unwanted
md tramp cats, and still the bloody
minded savants are announcing tina
the cat must go. We believe that this
Is tommyrot and that the cat is NJ
more likely to go than did the spar
row. The sparrow is still with u.
and he Is q useful little bird. Tht
cat Is proving mans protector from
most undesirable vermin.
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why mexico Isad suffered so uin7ng the
past few pears.
"Why you kill emp questioned the
leader Of the little group rs he turned
to Liberty.
She was dazed for the moment and
unable to answer. Then, when she
finally realized the importance Of the
accusation, she spoke.
II did not do It." she replied.
The Mexican doubted her. "Huh,
they never do" he sneered.
"Don't you dare accuse me of this
crime !" she exclaimed as she faced the
fellow.
"Me no have to do that: the gun 1t
TELL" and he pointed to her initials on
the barrel Of 1t.
ut is my gum" she admitted. "He
came in here" -. and she pointed to
the body OF the man at her feet
land l needed it to protect myself. But,
he managed to grab 1t from me and
threw it out OF the window. 1t was
probably picked up by this woman,
who was his sweetheart. For, she
came through the door and shot him,
and then turned the gun on herself"
"She his wife," spoke up one Of
them, whom Liberty recognized as one
Of her old ranch hands.
"Ah, so he had gringo wife?" sneered
the leader as he glanced ut the body
Of Manuel. Then he turned again to
Liberty. us that SOL"
Eyes, but I did not love him." an
swered Liberty. II hated him. I was
his wife in name only"
Il tell you what happen" said the
big fellow. ellis sweetheart come to
e him. an you shoot both"
'1t's a lie !" shrieked Liberty. Il am
being held q prisoner here by Lopez
and his men,"
1--WE will take you Chihuahua pris-
on" said the Mexican as he started for
the door. Bring her." he commanded
his men.
Three or four Of them at once start
ed to carry out his orders and grabbed
the girl by the arms. Liberty pulled
herself free and picking up her hat and
coat remarked: II will go without your
help"
Realizing It would be useless to try
to resist the band, she left the hut
under the escort Of the soldiers. who
placed her on one OF their horses and
then began the ride to Chihuahua. The
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A PERSON.

CAS- we grow older u ideas or
amusement undergo Il radical change"
remarked the philosophic man.
"Unquestionably."
"For instance, when / was n small
boy, l was chiefly interested in the ex-
hibits that composed a Congress OF.
Wonders but now the amazing volu-
bility Of the spieler fascinates me far
more than any feature of the show"
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town was situated only q few miles
away and its prison was one Of the
worst In Mexico. As Liberty thought
Of the place they were taking her to
she grew respondent. She had seer
the prison many times and knew Of
the filth and disease within its walls.
Many Of the ~insurrectos had been i'm
prisoned there, and scores Of them had
been shot inside its walls.
Meanwhile, the chief Of the insur.
rectos and his band Of followers were
on their way to attack Major Winston
and his troops In Diablo Pass. Lopez
had started away before the tragedy
In the hut, and believed his prisoner
was safe, where he intended to leave
her until his return. He was still feel
ing the effects Of his drunken orgy and
he swayed from side to side as he sat
In his saddle. Beside him rode Alvira,
whose eye searched the road ahead Of
him. a he headed the troops.
They had started shortly after mid
night. and, 90 Winston and his column
were not more than three hours ride
from the place where the insurrectos
had broken camp, Alvira nav no need
Of rushing the horses, and only occa-
sionally did they break into . trot.
Both Lopez and Alvira were conf
dent tho i~nsurrectos were going to
meet with success In the forthcoming
attack. They had frustrated the at-
tempt Of Liberty and Pedro to warn
the major. The girl, they believed.
was still Imprisoned IN the hut. Pedro
had escaped, but they felt certain he
had not ridden to the Pass. They could
only walt and see. II he had reached
the major then their ride would have
been In vain. But, II Pedro had gone
In another direction. then they knew
they stood IN excellent chance Of wip-
Ing out the American troops; for they
Tar outnumbered Winston's column.
where's that yellow-skin. Aanuel1''
asked Lopes of Alvira once as he re-
turned 70 the head Of the band after
arfdo down hls line Of men.
Hos back there.,' replied Alvira.
ssIAe dos Aae slipped m" sai1 10
n hes not hers, b GOD ven . !. !"
bit biz words dlel away . he swung
~ hoE0e around and da11e6 % the
EGnr a hae band.
~ rodo hack anA 1oeth to q three
lDsa seEu1lnfn1g gysgy n,an - bsst
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Thirteenth EPISODE
Strife and Sorrow.

For an instant Liberty stood dazed,
n she stared at the two mOtionless
figures at her feet. The face Of Man.
uel was unchanged: In death 1t was
stu wicked and dangerous. He had
paid the price for his wrongs. The
girl shrank from the terrible stare on
his cOuntenance. Then she stopped
and raised the Mexican shawl, which
hid the face Of the woman. It was
Theresel The rays Of the moon fell
across her c~ountenance and the beau
tiful features seemed wrapped In peace
and contentment. At last, she had won
her battle for Manuel. He VA hers IN
death. She had paid the highest price
Tor her love, only to lose Il. Hers had
been ! selfish. and yet. . sacrificing
affection. which had demanded Of her
the greatest payment. and she had met
4 when Il came due.
Liberty stopped and picked up the
rum, which Thereoe stiu clutched in
hee hand. and then drew hack In hor-
soe. Il was her own pistol which she
had threatened Manuel with Z few
m1nntos beeorol He had thrown e
Through the window. before he grabbed
-. xhereee must have been watch
lng III movements, and probably fol-
loWod him to the hut, and, enraged
Win Jealousy when abe nav him start
- eraap Llbeety IN his arms had pick
- ~ - gun and fired. Liberty was
eogel1n IS Was not fear. resulting from
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True.

II don't take much stock in the talk
Of some so-called self-made men who
boast Of their early struggles"
"Not jealous, are you?"
"Not at all, but in many cases like
that there are sad-faced, homely wives
In the background who could relate
a strange story Of self-sacrifce and
devotion. If they would only open their
mouths and tell It,"
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MIGHT Have Been Worse.

Footsore and weary, the stranded
thespians We're homeward bound via
the well-known tie route.
"By my halidom! !" exclaimed the
heavy t%ragedian, as he caught sight OF
q signboard. "'Tis still twenty miles
to the gay rialtO in New York. 4
"Cheer up, old man, rejoined the
low comedian. THAT is only ten miles
apiece" /
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Seems Fair Enounh.

"Would you die for your country"
Eyes. | would" answered the patri-
otic citizen, land if I'm ever called on
to make such a sacrifice hope the fact
that l don't know q single stanZa OF
the national anthem will not be held
against me-"
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His Problem.

'Nfade any plans for this summer
mo. l can't make up my mind
whether to stay ut home and KEEP
the bugs or my own potato plants
or 60 into the country and help some
patriotic farmer keep them on his"
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U About Way.

81 see where an aviator contrived
to have the last word With his wife,
"How on earth did he do it?' De-
"No?"
Gle rose 1000 feet in the air and
dropped her Il message"
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Undoubtedly.

"Yes," observed the party who occa-
sionally thinks aloud, "any man
would"
ANY mar would what" queried the
female with the ingrown curiosity.
would rather feel his oats than his
corns," explained the noisy thinker.
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Will Bear WATCHING.

"Oh, well, her complexion is the real
thing. at any rate"
II don't care. Her smile is artid-l
cial."
"That's not SO bad"
Furthermore, she kisses all her
woman friends effusively. That's q
sure sign Of q deceitful nature"
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Piayinu Safe.

"Are you going to send Gratleigh
back to congress this fall?' asked the
reporter.
That's what" replied the rural poll
tician. I'VE realize that it will be
safer for us to have him there than at
home"
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Tall BUILDINGS.

Oh. see the elevator slide.
Along its pathway shooting
So far that when you take a ride
You thipk that you're committing.
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Paw Knew the Answer,

Little Lemuel-Say, paw. this paper,
has an article headed, "1Ie Flush Of
Victory" What does that mean?
Paw-It can q royal ansh, so0.
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A Peace Emergency.

"Say, where's the missus?"
"She's upstairs washing her face"
"Then tell her she had better come
down and see the laundress who's here
facing her wash"
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HEN, after the war, pas
AA/ senger steamers ply be-
tween New York and the
pOrtS IF thn BLACK Sna II
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move the machine gun up closer. and
each time they fred, the i~nsurrectos
closed In on the little band Of troop
ers.
As the Major was IN the thickest Of
the fight, with men falling on either
side Of him, q bullet pierced him In
the side and sent him to the dust.
Some Of his men. seeing him topple
over. rushed to his side. They picked
him up. and hastily carried him to the
rear. where they dug . pit and placed
him In It, afterwards covering Il over,
but leaving . small opening large
enough for him to breathe through. He
instructed them to return to the light
Ing. and, reluctantly. they picked up
their guns and rushed back among
their comrades.
The insurrectos succeeded In gain
Ing ground every time they fired, and
In q short time there were only Z hand
full Of Americans left. But, they fought
with q determination that was admir-
able and becoming their race, even
though they knew Il was Z losing fight.
Even L:pez could not help but i'd
mire ther4 and once he turned and
shouted 10 Alvira: Damn them :
they've got nerve. them gringosl"
Finally, there were but eight q Na-
jor Winston's column left, and they
stood back to back, - the ~insusroctoe
closed a on them.
(To IN OONxngUEDJ
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By Hop

across the Tennessee river from Deca- tur.
 Through the aid and assistance of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad com pany a number of the men here who work for the company will buy liberty bonds of the United States government.
 The recruiting station for the United States army in Decatur, under the man. agement of Sergeant Ball, is doing its part towards getting recruits to fill up the army. In fact, this station Is doing more than some of the stations in the larger cities. Six men enlisted at this station yesterday and were accepted.
 According to information received here Albert Roberts of this city is now sailor of the United States warship Arizona, somewhere in the Atlantic ocean,
 Ben Bloodworth, a former newspaper reporter of the Twin Cities. who was accepted in the navy few days ago, left last night for Norfolk, Va. for serv- ice on some warship for Uncle Sam.
 There are now a number of young men from the Twin Cities and this section of the state in the United States navy.
 Miss Birdie Petty of the Twin Cities and Morris Reyes of Hartsele were mar ried at the Moulton Street Christian church at high noon yesterday. the Rev. William o. Foster pastor of the church, officiating. MT. and Mrs. Reyes will make their future home in Hartselle.
 A fine warm rain which fell last night and today has benefited the cotton and corn and spring oats and gardens greatly in this part of the state. The rain will be worth thousands of dollars to the farmers of this section of the state.
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across the Tennessee river from Deca- tur.
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Patriotic Negroes of Pike
 County Hold Meetings

Troy, May Special. )-Tuesday delegation of the Colored Mems Pa triotic league of Pike county went to Louisville, Barbour county, where they conducted a rousing and patriotic mass meeting for the beenfit of the col ored people of that place and it's vi- cinity There was a large crowd of colored people to hear the talks on observing the draft regulations, food conservation, increasing the acreage of food and feedstuff, sanitation and health conditions, migration and pa triotic duty. The talks were given in plain, practical talks by prominent colored men and an earnest appeal made to the colored people to so con- duct themselves as to gain the con- ddence and retain the friendship of the white race The mayor of Louis vile made a splendid talk. The mer- chants and business men of the city closed their stores and attended the meeting, encouraging and indorsing the movement
 Mayor C. K Knox of Troy, com- manding battalion of the First Ala bama regiment at Mobile. has been ordered to report to the United states army musketry school at Fort Sill, Okla, where he will study musketry practice Upon completion of his course Major Knox will instruct the First regiment along the same line
 Pike county crops are now menaced by a worm known as the roasting ear worm" It has made its appearance in great numbers on few farms le first appears on vetch patches and then spreads to other crops, such as peanuts, velvet bean and corn. The four farms on which the worm has done any great damage are in the southern part of the county. The coun- ty demonstrator has published warn- ings of the appearance of the worm and remedies to kill them. A sharp lookout will be kept over the county and it is believed that the worms can be killed out before they do great deal of damage.
 Mrs. Jane Langston, widow of Thomas Langston, died at her home in the northeastern part of the county on Wednesday and was buried Thurs day at Ramah cemetery. She would have been S2 years old in July. She is survived by two sons and one daughter.
 Mrs. M J. Renfroe, widow of Enoch Renfroe, died at her home in Josie beat Monday at 12 o'clock, after an illness of bowel trouble. She was in her eightieth year. The funeral oc- cured Tuesday at the family burial ground. She is survived by three sons and two daughters.
 City Clerk Charles F. White has re- turned from Toledo, O., where he went to deliver to the Sidney Spitzer com pany the bonds purchased by that company from the city of Troy. The bonds were for $50,00o and the city now has the money in hand to begin the erection of the new high school building.
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IF you want to buy or sell Alabama land write Ingram Land Co.,, Birmingham.
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Mrs Jane Langston, widow of Thomas Langston, died at her home in the northeastern part of the county on Wednesday and was buried Thurs : day at Ramah cemetery. She would have been S2 years old in July. She is survived by two sons and one daughter.
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L. & N. to Aid Employees in
 Buying Liberty Loan Bonds

Deca tur, May 31.-(Special)-Th com pany of Boy Scouts 2s In number, from Cullman. are here camping and are hav- ing good time They will be trained in military while here. Much of their time will be spent at the lakes, just
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Mrs. M J. Renfroe, widow of Enoch Renfroe, died at her home in Josie beat Monday at 12 o'clock, after an illness of bowel trouble. She was in her eightieth year. The funeral oc- cured Tuesday at the family burial ground. She is survived by three sons and two daughters.
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APARTMENTS

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