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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26

While De SPAN, standing close TO
the lantern, deciphered the brief note,
Bull, wrapping his blanket about him
with the air of one whose responsible
ity is well ended, held out his hands
toward the blazing stove. De Spain
went over the words one by one, and
the letters again and again. It was,
after all their months of ardent meet
ings, the first written message he had
ever had from Nan. He famed an
grily at the news that she was pris-
oner in her own home. Rut there was
much to weigh in her etched words,
much to think about concerning her
feelings-not alone concerning his
own.
He dropped Tito his chair, and, OBJ
livious for, a moment of his compan-
ions presence, stared into the fire.
When he started from his revery Bull
was asleep. De Spain picked him up
carried him in his blanket over to a
cot, cut the wet rags off him, and
rolling him in a second blanket,
walked out into the barn and ordered
up team and light wagon for Sleepy
Cat. The rain fell all night.
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4
The sun get across the range In
drift of grayish-black, lowlying
clouds, which seemed only to await it's
disappearance to envelop the noun
tains and empty their moisture on the
desert. By the time De Spain and Lee
fever reached the end of their long
ride a misty rain was drifting down
from the west. The two men had just
ridden into the. quaking asps when
man coming out Of the gap almost
rode tito them. The intruders had
halted and were sufficiently hidden to
escape notice, had not Lefever's horse
sndiscreetly coughed. The man from
the gap refined up and called out. Lee
fever answered.
''It's Bull Page" declared De SPAIN
after the exchange Of a few words,
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
Durham Employs Weigher.

Durham.-The board of aldermen
has empowered the city of Durham
to employe a whole-time sealer OF
weights and measures and 5000 cop
les of the ordinance are being prlnteu
for distribution. The office is prac'l,
cally q new one in North Carolina, anu
the appointee will be clothed with th'
authority of a policeman to minimize
the frauds possibly practiced on INC
housewife. His term of office GU,
braces one year, and it is mandaoof!
that he visit all firms, persons ana coi'
porations using balances, weights e'''
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26

eyes like the way you're borin' me
through with yours, is: When will you
see him-when will he see you?'
"She looked wOrrit for a mint.
Then she looks around, grabs up the
cover Of an empty 'bacco box and a
fork and begins a-writing inside.''~ Bull
with as much of a smile as he could
call into life from his broken nerves,
opened up his blanket, drew carefully
from an inside coat pocket an oilskin
package, unwrapped from it the fiat.
square top of tin tobacco box, on
which Nan had scratched message.
and handed 1t triumphantly to De
Spain.
He read her words eagerly:
wait; don't have trouble. I can
stand anything better than bloodshed,
Henry. Be patssnt."
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26

Henry de Spain, manager of
the stagecoach line between
Thief River and Sleepy Cat,
railroad division town in the
Rocky mountains, is fighting a
band of cattle thieves living in
Morgan gap, a fertile valley
about 20 miles from Sleepy Cat
and near Calabasas, where the
stage horses are changed. De
Spain has killed two of the gang
and has been seriously wounded.
Pretty Nan Morgan. niece of
Duke Morgan, gang leader, and
De Spain are in love. Her I'M
Gle has taken steps to marry her
to Gale Morgan, a cousin, who
is a bad man in every way.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
WILL ENROLL ARMY
OF CLUB kEkEERs
BOYS AND GIRLS OF STATE
HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO Ain
IN FOOD CONSERVATION
10000 MEMBERS WANTED
More Than Five Hundred Have A,
ready Begun ActiVities-Others
Are Urged to Enlist.

Raleigh.-A tremendous effort will
be made by the Agricultural Club agon
cies to enroll a great many more men,
bers in the various clubs in the sto+o
during the next two months, the mr.
pose being the stimulation of the nro
duction of food and feed CROPS An
enrolment of two hundred BOYS and
girls in each county in the state womb
mean an army of 10000 industriaIv
inclined, productive young men ana
young women. Already SOIL club
members have begun their activities
The following is a list of the lead.
ing counties, based on the total enroll
ment for all clubs:
Guilford, 249; Buncombe, 242.
Wilkes 226; Iredell, 2O1; Wake 1873:
Madison, 1856; Stanley, 176; Cleveland
1877; Johnston, 131; Rutherford, 100.
with the entrance of this country
into the European theater of war"
states Mr.. S G. Rubinow, of the agrt
cultural club work, will come not
only the call for display of military
spirit and patriotism, but the assur
ance, on the part of the citizenship
of the United States, of maximum in.
dustrial and productive development
AS a tangible part of such prepared
ness measures, the members of the
various Boys and Girls Agricultural
and Livestock Clubs, in a nationwide
movement, will do great deal toward
contributing feed and food-stuffs fol-
hn int nj hnf hn
and civilian population.
''In North Carolina this year an
army of SOL boys and girls have al
ready begun work IN their productive
projects. This effort will resolve N
self into 1924 acres of corn, 81 acres
of cotton, 1,215 pigs, from which may
be expected a very large progeny; u
acres of peanuts, 100 one-eighth acre
patches Of Irish potatoes, and 1,2N
poultry flocks. What this means to-
ward adding to the states wealth can
be illustrated by stating that the boys
corn crop last year increased the as
sets of the state by $4,000; the pig
work produced $1O,O56 worth of pork
anad the poultry club was responsible
for raising $4,000 birds for egg pro
ductiOn.
"Wars are not only waged with guns
and shells; they are fought along eco
nomic lines with food, clothing and
shelter as three great empirical fun
damentals. In Europe the call for in
dustrial patriotism was sounded al
most as soon as the calls to arms was
made. Women and children are now
filling the soils of England, France and
Germany, so that the men who fight
may be fed This country is embark
ing on an era Of suffering and priVa'
ton. Last year saw an incredible
shortage of almost every commodity
usd for food. Rice was the only e1
option. With an increased army ano
navy to support and feed, with thou
sands of men drawn away from their
normally productive occupations, with
the destruction of millions of dollars
worth of food by those in Europe, VINO
normally would be producing, under
such circumstances, every man, Wo
man and child who grows an edlDs
commodity is patriot, in every sense
Of the word"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
Concord Woman Joins Navy.

Concord-While few recruits nav
been elisted for the Army and Ma"
from this city, Concord has the US
tinction of being one OF the niS
Southern cities to send a woman 80
cruit to the war. The recruit rrom
this city is Miss Cooper Miller, WI WI
writes that she enlisted at Pnliautl
phia. She has been commissioned ~
work in the Navy yards there a., @na
holds the commission of "Chlel l
man" Miss Miller is a stenosrapnIk
Of much experience, and her WIZ
will consist Of stenographic WorA'
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-04-26
CHAPTER XIII.
A SURPRISING Sin.

Scott was called by Lefever to con.
clude in secret the final arrangements
The ground about the quaking asp
grove, and nearest Ell Captain, afford
ed the best cOncealment close to the
gap. And to this point Scott was di-
rected to bring what men he could be-
fore daybreak the following morning.
TITS a short notice to get many
men tOgether-of the kind we want"
admitted Lefever. you'll have to
skirmish some between now and mid
night. What do you think you can
doY'
Scott had already made up tenta-
tive list. He named four-frst Far
rell Kennedy, who was in town, and
said nobody should go if he didn't !;
Frank Elpaso, the Texan; the English
man, Tommy Meggeson; and Wick
wire, If he could be located-any one
of them, Lefever knew, could give an
account of himself under all circum-
stances.
While Scott was getting his men to-
gether, De Spain, accompanied by Lee
fever, was riding toward Music noun
tain. Scott had urged on them but
one. parting caution-not to leave the
aspens until rain began falling. When
he spoke there was not cloud in the
sky. "It's going to rain tonight, just
the same,' predicted Scott. "Don't
leave the trees till 1t gets going. Those
gap scouts will get under cover and
be hunting for drink the minute it
gets cold-I know them. You can ride
right over their toes, Il you'll be pa
TENT"
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calling to Bull at the same time to
come over to the shelter of the trees.
"What's going on in there, Bullf'
asked De Spain after Bull had told
him that Gale had driven him out, and
he> was heading for Calabasas.
"You tell" retorted Page. Looks
to me like old Dukes getting ready
to die. Gale says he's going to draw
his will tonight, and don't want no.
body around-gOt old Judge Druel in
! there"
De Spain pricked up his ears.
''Whats that, Druel?" he demanded.
Bull repeated his declaration. Lefe-
yer broke into violent language at the
Sleepy Cat jurist's expense, and ended
by declaring that no will should be
drawn in the gap that night by Duke
Morgan or anybody else, unless he
and Bull were made legatees.
Beyond this nothing could be
learned from Bull, who was persuad-
ed without difficulty by Lefever to
abandon the idea Of riding to Calaba-
sas through the rain, and to spend
the night with him in the neighbor-
hood, wherever fancy, the rain, and
the w;nd-which was rising-should
dictate.
While the two were talking, De
| Spain tried to slip away, unobserved
by Lefever, on his errand. He failed,
as he expected to, and after some IA
miliar abuse, rode off alone, fortified
by every possible suggestion at the
hands of q man to whom the slightest
precaution was usually joke.
De Spain reached Dukes ranch I'M
challenged. Night had fallen every
where, and the increasing rain OBJ
, scured even the outline of the house.
But light shone through one incur
tanned window. He waited some time
for sound of life, for door to open
or close, or for the dog to bark-he
heard nothing. Slipping out of the
wet saddle, he led his horse in the
darkness under the shelter of the lone
pine tree and, securing him, walked
slowly toward the house.
Mindful of the admonitions he had
been loaded with, he tramped around
the house in narrowing circles, paus-
ing at times to look and listen. In
like manner he circled the barn and
stables, until he had made sure there
was no ambush and that he was alone
outside. After a time he stepped
around to the front of the house,
where, screened by bit of shrubbery,
he could peer, at close range into the
living room.
Standing before the fire burning in
the open hearth, and with his back
to 1t, he now saw Gale Morgan. Sit
ting bolt upright beside the table,
square-jawed and obdurate, his stubby
brier pipe supported by his hand and
gripped in his great teeth, Duke Nor.
gan looked uncompromisingly past his
belligerent nephew into the fire. A
third and elderly man, heavy, red
faced, and almost toothless as he
spoke. sat to the right of the table in
a rocking chair, and looked at Duke:
this was the old lawyer and Justice
from Sleepy Cat, the sheriff's broth.
er-Judge Druel.
Nan was not to be seen. Gale, big
and aggressive, was doing most Fof the
taking and theoretically, as was his
haO1t. Duke listened thoughtfully.
put seemingly with coldness. Druel
looked from Gale to Duke, and ap-
peared occasionally to put in a word
10 carry the argument along.
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Company Wants Acceptance.

Fayetteville.-The FayetteVlii.T,. .orv
dependent Light Infantry, mlI'N ~.
organization which has kept us 500
tegrity through the generations Zion
the Revolution, has made appllo Sa NJ
to the National Guard AUTHORIZE IT
the state for acceptance as a uni Mr.
the state troops. DIR. Carson anu uara
T. H. Lyon, Of Fayetteville, came ,otivs
to interview the authorities reiAe ore
to it's acceptance. More 'nA a are
hundred men are enlisted An% in
ready for service I'm any Dr@n0n
which tin work iS needed.
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What happens to De Spain
Wnen he goes into Morgan gap
during the night to rescue his
sweetheart is told with thriIIino
detail in the next instaIIment.
(TO BE CONTTNUED.1
A Good Answer.

why do you want five cents, sonr'
wen. you see, me father disinherited
me this mornin'. 80 I'm !goin' In busO.
ness Tor meSel3."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-20

after the oil industry had passed the
development stage there.
Beaumont continues 10 grow. even
after the oil industry has become
merely a pumping proposition" he
said and It is cnly because perma.
nent, stable industries were provided
that such a growth is possible"
He discussed also the development
OF the business district and urged a
greater interest in good roads.
Plea for Good Roads.
Something must be done for good
roads in Carter county" he said in
conclusion Compared with the coun.
" roads OF neighboring counties. ours
ere not is as good condition as they
might be"
Asphalt is destined 10 be Ardmore' 5
greatest most permanent and most
valuable asset after the oil industry
has passed the development stage. &C
cording 10 " y Johnson. who spoke
next
+ MT johnson toll how i, had be
come generally known. about three
years ago that immense deposits of
asphalt uljerlIe sections OF Carter
county. and told OF several laboratory
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-20

We had 5000 And It was just about
that time that Ardmore woke up. But
oven after 1910 FOR some little time. II
was fairly hard matter TO maintain
our energy and enthusiasm. our
Chamber Of Commerce. and earn liy.
ing at the same time
We planned our work. however.
and although many declared We were
only dreaming. | am proud now to
look al Ardmore. and TO see the full.
.hllment OF some OF our prophecies.
I'VE haven't reached the top yet by
a long shot, and 1t is up to US to take
hold Of this thing and push it up the
hill"
II G Spaulding spoke next. touch.
Ing lightly on the activities OF the
Chamber of Commerce during his
local residence years ago
Il always have believed in Ardmore
and Oklahoma. and everywhere I've
talked Oklahoma ands sArdmore And
since returning here I'm a lrmer be-
licvcr than | ever was before"
Mr Spaulding then spoke OF o.,
growth of BClumoyt Tex. that state
biggest OH city. and OF ;he steps ID
had taken 90 insure permanent growth
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-20

Tire n Rubber Company was induced
20 locate here also was made, and it
was announced that Of the $4,000
stock to be subscribed by Ardmore
people $4,000 remained TO be taken.
Writ Franklin then read the con
tract governing this company's loca-
ton here
This SS50l0 is not a gilt TO this
corporation in the form OF a bonus"
he said IL is merely an investment.
and every man who puts a dollar into
this Stock is investing in a concern
which already is in active operation.
and cannot fail to realize a profit on
his money
$50 Mere Dinner Pals.
'I- meals that two hundred and fif.
~ dinger pals will be added to this
Citys assets. and that we will have
an industry which no other city in
oklahoma mas been able 10 secure"
]. NJ Putnam. who made a complete
inspection OF the Be Saw plant in
Ohio. made a shor, talk. explaining
other details OF the project, and plead.
ing for support for it,
Il was a member OF the Oklahoma
City Chamber OF Commerce when that
city really began TO fight Tor growth,
he said. and say now, without
eQuiyoCatiOn. that Ardmore has better
resources for development than Okla.
homa City has ever had. But unless
everyone puts his shoulder to the
wheel and does his share OF the work.
We can't grow as we should
Mr.. Apple then called for volunteers
20 assist in the work OF raising the
$4,000 necessary to insure the estab-
llshment OF the Be Saw plant here.
and several teams were organized.
Early this morning these teams be.
gan calling on the merchants and 9th.
ers In the city who have not sub.
scribei TO the fund. and an effort will
be made to finish the work by Satur.
day night
Many compliments were passed
during the evening on the quiet. eff.
Cient way in which the women OF the
First Christian church handled the
banquet Tables were so arranged
In the basement as 20 handle a capac.
iiy attendance and every seat was
tIlei a few waiting until the speak.
ing actually began before being serv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-20

ed The various courses were pre-
pared eXcellently. and were served
with a minimum Of noise and confu-
sion.
The Chamber OF Commerce band.
witch rendered a program, also was
c0mplimen,ed highly on its work.
List of Guests.
At the tables were:
r. A. Fox. Graves Leeper, E S.
Stahl, l. NJ Putnam, S. A. Weeks, c.
T. Barringer. :. A. Apple, F. C. Thorn
ton, Charles Won Weise, c. Boone Tai
iaferro, Sam NJ Mcdaniel, c. L. An.
derson, John ". Hoffman,, C. O Mad
doX, Mark Kirkpatrick, J. w Kiueger.
Il. G. Spaulding. " R. Roberts. ]. R.
Pennington. O C. Lasher. p NJ Jack
son, Lloyd Noble. E. j. Woodard. W.
Hardy. a. Hardy, r 5. Page, Dan Muir
ply. W b. Eagle, w s Gilbert, |. l..
Emerson. Ed Sandlin. w. W. Lewis, G.
D. Paine. Ran Webb. Arthur Kyle.
J. B. Champion. W 5. Bomar. z. ].
Mashburn, Sherman Pyle. Robert L.
Keith R j. Ridpath, S. A. Mills, Mr..
and Mrs. R. A. Hefner Fred c. Ry-
burn, 7 J. Pollock, Mr. and Mrs. c.
l. East J. A. Edwards, Earl Q. Gray,
F. j. Kat2, X. H. Polk j. D. Rea. L. A.
Jones. William Schwarz. W. r. Bur
nit Y B. Lynn. James T. Humphrey,
Frank Westler, William F. Johnson.
H. Fonyile, E. 7 Reese, B. ~ Ben
nett j. c. Teal. Rev j W. Burns.
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iests which had proved it 20 te the
best asPdal. 90 bs found anywhere in
re Cnitei Stat.s
Nghiu very tev wears. asphalt
Nil De on .homa chief product, not
even accepting OIL" De said 1t will
ne The lasting permanent 3sse, of the
state. Ss -r-e as wt stand here TO-
E.gh' and va time we vil. have the
asphalt trust tghuDs Us jus, as the
o'l trus, is fighting Us now.
Manufacturers also are important.
But they VIII not come 90 Us unsOught.
and unless We show confidence in the
town. and continue % VOgk 90 justify
that confidence. the growth We are
witnessing low vii cease
"A little nonsense. now and then.
is re.!sAel by the v.sss. men"
was the introduction accorded Graves
Leepcr whose short p.,hy talk was
tae humorous tidh., Cf the occasion.
Mr. Leeper paid homage 90 tse men
who have realized fortunes from oil
In Carter county. saying they were to
Dee hon1rei Tor the way they are
standing By Artmore. and giving their
time and money 20 aid in the ci,y's
growth.
Their wives also are 30 De praised. "
he said
Il expect TO live 10 see Arimore the
third largest city in Ok.ahCga. II not
larger he continued. and when it
reaches that stage. the Chamber OF
Commerce and lis members will de-
serve the credit for having accom-
plished H."
The Be Saw Tire Company.
Mr Apple then introduced Walter :.
Gilbert secretary OF the Chamber OF
Commerce. who spoke ot the work
and purposes OF the Industrial COrpo.
ration. and OF the part it Is playing
in bringing new industries 70 Ard.
more
He also went into details regarding
the finances Of the organization dur.
ing his three months work as secreta.
~. stating that out Of S54S000 sub.
scribed TO various enterprises by mem
1eTs OF the Chamber Of Commerce
during that time, s22l.00l had been
subscribed by nine men.
Explanation Of how the Be saw
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-20

D. A. Wickizer, A. Eddemsn. Mr. and
Mrs. n. 3. Feagin, A. c. Hail, WHIT
Franklin, James Boron, OF Chicago,
Fred w. Horn, r. T. Dallas, Dr. c. l..
McCann, ]. Ii. Poulter, W. A. Edwards,
j. +. Williams, Il. L. Evans, d. Red
field, W. A. Dearborn, S. H. Reeder,
X. c. Ticker, r. r. Brown, w. j. Lane,
W. c. Plummer, Of Newton, Kansas,
VI. S Wilburton, George r. Fish, J.
T. Ward, D. o. Alexander, d. A. Sweet,
4. H. Cornell, Rev r. Z. l.. Morgan,
H. S. Bishop w. B. Johnson, G. NJ.
Henley " A. Gravitt, NJ. T. Craig,
Clinton O. Bum, A. c. Straehley, T. B.
Orr, Dick Nail, w. f. Freeman, Wal
ter H. Cant Kirk Dyer, L. S. Dolman,
Frank S. Gates, W. A. Pride, p. c.
Ekern, Edward Gait, H. H. Brown, Max
Weger, Bert Estes, and w w Glen.
ems. The Chamber of Commerce Band
including: George D. Barnard, direc-
tor; NJ R. Armstrong, II. G. Archibald,
Clay Patterson w w Gillespie, o.
NJ. Redfeld, Fred Wilson, Earl Living.
ston, C. c. Henson, Ben c. Harris,
Art Fuess, c. L. Hall j. +. Church,
W. H. Pouter, G. E. Poulter Charles
Poulter, c. G. Graham, II. w. Estes, s.
Z. Lee, Charles Herder, Arthur Ad-
ans, II. b. Lambert and Roy Schu-
CHAM.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-20

Ardmoreite want ads: the best ad.
yertising medium.
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LOYALTY KEYNOTE
OF DINERS TALK

lContinued from PAGE onel
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

of advancement, and as such is being
adopted more and more widely.
As the new report is intended pro-
marily for those interested in market
ing some sort of wearing apparel,
many of the chapters are devoted to
the methods of carrying on such busi-
ness in Japan, but there is also absorb
ing reading for all who are interested
in the Land of the Rising Sun, for
the author, in leading up to the sub
ject of selling American wearing ap-
parel, has discussed at considerable
length the habits of the people which
govern their choice of clothing. There
are 1874 pages in all and it is sold for
the nominal price of l5 cents. Copies
of the report, which is entitled Wear
ing Apparel in Japan" special agents
series No. 130, may be obtained at
that price by addressing the nearest
district or cooperative office of the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce or the superintendent of docu-
ments, Washington, D. C.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

the tool becomes heated to a high de-
gree, even to dull red heat.
In Colorado, due to this renewed de-
mand for molybdenum, many deposits
of ore are being quietly gathered in
for contemplated early development.
The deposits occur at many points. The
recent biennial report of Fred Carol,
commissioner of the state bureau of
mines, gives them as follows:
The deposits near Empire, in Clear
Creek county; near Climax, in Summit
county; near Pitkin, in Gunnison coun-
ty, and near Fisher. in the Chalk
Creek district of Chaffee county, have
been worked for molybdenite and have
produced small tonnages of ore. The
reported discoveries of molybdenite are
as follows: In Chaffee county: near
Fisher, near Monarch, near Salida, and
at the head of South Cottonwood creek,
west of Buena Vista; in Conejos coun-
ty: at Platoro; in Custer county: near
Silver Cliff; Fremont county: near
Parkdale; in Gilpin county: near
Apex; in Gunnison county: near Pit
kin, Marble and Tin Cup; in Huerfano
county: near Mosca Pass; in Lake
county: in the Maid of Erin mine and
at the head of Big Evans Gulch, in
the Leadville district, also near Twin
Lakes; in Larimer county: near st.
Cloud; in Ouray county: on Engineer
mountain; in Park county: near Alma,
Lake George and Guffey: in Pitkin
county: twenty miles south of Aspen;
in San Juan county: near Silverton;
in San Biguel county: near Ophir; in
Summit county: on Bartlett, Chalk
and Quandary mountains, also on Peak
2 and 10, near Keystone, and at the
head of the Blue river; in Teller coun-
ty: near Cripple Greek; in Boulder
county: at the Mountain Lion mine.
with molybdenum today, here in
the West, we are at the same point
as we were with tungsten ten years
ago." remarked a mining man. I'VE
are just beginning to learn the char
acteristics and the possibilities of the
deposits of this rare metal within our
borders. Judging from the demand
now apparent, brilliant future is
promised for the industry"