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He wheeled his borrowed pony to

He wheeled his borrowed pony to ride back.
 Hold on" replied Dupont, drowning uneasily. "I want to talk over fixing up about the way we share the mine."
 Vandervyn lifted his eyebrows. Aren't you satisfied? Now that Red bear is-out of the way, there will be none to question our sharing of the mine between us."
 "It's between us, all right" sullenly replied Dupont. 'Tain't in writing, though According to them conditions, if I don't register today, I don't git no right to enter no claim. Whats to keep you from turning round and tell ing me to whistle for my half, soon's you git title to the mine?"
 "Why, Jake!" exclaimed Vandervyn In an aggrieved tone. "How can you think I could throw you down that way? Even if we weren't friends, you know want Marie."
 Dupont's eyes narrowed, and his jaw set obstinately. "That's all right but them that want to remain friends want to remember that business is business"
 Vandervyn drowned, considered the matter a few moments, smiled, and drew a folded paper from an inner pocket.
 "Very we'll. expected to wait until I reached the mine. But since you in- sist, here it is-my deed to you of a full half-interest. You've been hint ing and looking so confounded uneasy ever since the-accident to Redbear, that I thought I'd be ready for you"
 Mumbling an apology, Dupont has tily unfolded the deed, skinned through it. and graSped the fact that
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it purported to convey to him a full half-interest in the mine. He had started to read it Over more carefully when an oath from Vandervyn caused him to look up.
 The younger man pointed along the coulee bank to where the road topped the spur ridge of the butte.
 1.-The devil!" he exclaimed "What brings him back here?"
 'Capl It sure is Cap!" muttered Dupont. "Nom dun chieni You don't think he's got on to the game, do your. Wouldn't do him any good if he had"
 '"Then why d'you think he's"
 ''To enter the contest!" divined Vandervyn. ''There's time enough to wire Washington and have him put un- der arrest for disobeying orders."
 Hold on" ca1trned Dupont. "What if he does try his luck? In the moun- tains there ain't no horse nor mare neither can break up your pinto com bine."
 Vandervyn's face cleared. "You ought to know. I'll chance it if"
 "Ain't no chance to it," put in Du- pont. Its a dead cinch."
 Hell think he's going to do me-" ex- ulted Vandervyn. "Let him register. He's come back for the mine first then Marie. I don't want her to see him or to know he has come back. You have your deed. Suppose you start at once."
 "If she's willing. I'll see," qualified Dupont. Look out you don't slip up. I'll tend to my end. So long-good luck!''
 He rode off down the butte side of the coulee.
 Vandervyn cantered straight across, and met Hardy a few yards below the tent of the commissioners.
 Good day, captain" he spoke in civil greeting. q am surprised to see you back here. Have your orders been countermanded"
 'No," replied Hardy with equal ci. vility. "I have resigned"
 Vandervyn could not conceal his blank astonishment. 'Not-not re signed from the army?"
 "Yes. telegraphed the war depart ment, received an answer, and mailed my resignation and application fol leave of absence to my commanding officer at Vancouver barracks. As al officer it was not proper for me to en ter the contest"
 "Ah" Vandervyn's smile gave place to look of pained surprise. "So yor intend to enter the contest. But dt you think that quite honorable, cap tain, in the circumstances?"
 'I do not care to discuss question, of honor with you, MT. Vandervyn,'
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rie had come around the end of the building, and were staring at him. In a frenzy of disappointed avarice, the trader reached for his revolver. Still more swiftly Marie flung herself upon him.
 "No! no! you shall not!" she cried. Leave it to him-he is so nearI Let them play out the game!"
 Hardy ran across to cut his last stake. Between the ax-blows could be heard the hoOfbeats of a gallopine horse. He tackled the notice on, chopped a small hole with his ax ip the hard coil, and set it up. The mine was his own.
Williams news., 1917-05-03
CHAPTER XXI.
The Race,

The commissioners came down from the agency barely in time to make their identification of the contestants. Last of all Hardy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05
WOMEN WORK on RAILROAD.

Berlin, Feb 5.-The Vosi 'sche
Zeitung reports that the number of
women employed by the German
state railroads has reached 25.00G
and still is growing. About 70 per
cent of the women are telegraph
ard telephone operators, or clerks
in ticket, freight and administrative
offices, but a large number perform
heavy manual labor.
Several thousand of the women are
employed as car ard engine cleaners
and oilers, and the Prussian and
Bavarian railroads also have several
hundred female depot porters and
switch tenders. In Wuerttemberg
two female station masters have been
appointed recently, and young
woman who graduated from college
year age is in charge of a large
freight depot in Baden. As a rule.
the women give entire satisfaction,
and most of them will remain in the
service after the war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05
YtRGINIANS INTERESTED

In Perkins Field Wedding to Take
Place in New York City OH We'd
nesday
The Richmond Even ng Journal of
Saturday published the following: Of
great interest here is the marriage
Of Miss Nancy Kecne Perkins, daugh-
ter Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Moncure Perkins and granddaughter
Of Colonel Chiswell Dahney Lang
horne, of Richmond and "Mirador,"
near Greenwood, Va, to Mr.. Henry
Marshall Field, Of Chicago, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Field, ir. f.
and grandson of Mr.. Marshall Field,
the wcrd-famous merchant. The
wedding will be Wednesday after
noon at o'clock in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, 127
east 73rd street, Now York, unc.c
and aunt of the de-elect, the Rt.
Rev. Patrick V. Hayes, DID,, Of
St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York,
being the celebrant Miss Perkins vii!
be attended by her cousin, Mrs.
George Post, formerly Miss Irene
Langhorne Gibson, as matron OF
honor, while the maids Of honor are
to be Miss Alice Moncure Perkins,
her sister, and Miss Flora Payne
Whitney, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney, Of New York.
MIR, Field VII have as his best man
his brother, MIR. Marshall Field, III,
of Chicago. Miss Perkins will have
gown of white chiffon made with
court train of embroidered satin,
and her veil of tulle will be caught
with orange blossoms and jewels.
After the ceremony Mr.. Field and
his bride will leave for honeymoon
to Honolulu. later living in Chicago
for the winter and in Abemarle
county in the summer. The wedding
is to be quiet one owing to the re-
cent mourning in the family of tie
bride-elect. Among those going from
Richmond will be Colonel Ch:swell
Dabney Langhorne, Mrs. Harry
Langhorne, Mr.. William Langhorne
of Albermarle, Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
ret: Buckner Wall. Miss Martha
Wall, Mr.. and Mrs. Egbert G..
| Leigh, jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. Saun-
/ ders Hobson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05
GERMAN SOLDIERS DESERT.
Many Captured by the British De-
clare That They ''Lost Their Way

London, Feb. 5.-A correspondent
writing from the front about the in
crease in German prisoners taken
by the English, says many of the
so-called captures were really de-
sertions from the Teuton lines. lie
says:
"It is true that all of them were
not actually protesting TO surrender;
many OF them said that they hac
"lost their way and in some places,
owing to the maze of trenches on
both fronts and to the fact that here
and there they actually communicate,
it is possible to make a mistake and
walk into an enemy outpost.
i"All one can say is that it is a
kind of mistake which the Germans
have been making very consistently
of late and that our men do not make.
In one case a German officer with
a party of men came thus on a small
post in the British lines and told the
men who were holding it, and who
were in very considerable minority
TO surrender. 4 don't think or words
to that effect, constituted the brle1
reply, followed by sharp summon.
! to the Germans to surrender, upor
which the German soldiers to mar
threw down their rifles and held ur
their hands.
"The German officer, thus appar.
emily left in the lurch, said that he
supposed he must surrender, too, anc
they were all brought in: You may
regard that as set performance 0,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05
High Northwest Winds and Snow
Prevail, Forcing Mercury in Ther-
mometers Down to Four Degrees.

Conditions last night were more
weird than at any time during the
present winter. The Frost King
made sudden descent upon this city
and section Friday night, and his
second visit last night was not antlci-
pated. The weather during the day
had been cold with stiff southerly
wind. About half past nine o'clock
last night it suddenly veered to the
west and later to the northwest and
"blcw great guns" Snow began to
fly IN the meantime. and the wind
increasing N velocity, while clouds
were waited thro.:gh the streets,
rendering pedestrianism extremely
difficult. The mercury was falling
rapidly, and the comparatively few
people caught upon the streets,
mostly such as were returning from
churches, rushed to their homes.
Other Alexandrians were in Wash
ngton when the storm broke, and
they, too, had an unenviable expert
ence.
The wind roared throughout the
night, seemingly gaining momentum
after the snow ceased to fall, and
between four and five o'clock this
morning it reached its highest veloc-
ity, about sixty miles an hour.
Conditions on the river this morn
,ng were suggestive of scenes in
Siberia Ice about two inches thick
extended from shore to shore.
The steamer Southland, from Nor
folk, reached this port about two
hours late on account of the storm.
Her officers reported encountering
ice from the mouth of the river to
Alexandria. The mercury n thcr-
mometcrs in this city was down to
four degrees above zero.
The public schools were closed this
afternoon on account of the intense
cold.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05
ANOTHER WILD NIGHT SEVEN HOUSES IN RUINS
Fire in Northern Section Of City This
Morning During High Wind Causes
Great Damage.

About ten o'clock this morning an
ALARM! of fire was sounded when the
upper story OF the house No. 927
Montgomery street, occupied as a
grocery by Richard Murphy was
found to be burning. The WIND at
that time was blowing from the
northwest not les than fifty miles
an hour, while the mercury was down
to about ten degrees. 1t was real
lied at once that the fremen had q
difficult work before them, and all
the apparatus was soon upon the
ground. But the house in which the
fire origin being of wood, as
were those adjoining and contiguous
thereto. the flames spread rapidly
and the fire, famed by the high wind,
sent embcrs east and southeast.
There was naturally great excite
ment in the neighborhood, and furni-t
ture was soon removed from houses
in TIE wake of the conflagration.
The firemen, as they invariably do,
worked heroically, while ice was
forming upon their coats and hats.
and only after incessant toll and
while exposed to veritable blizzard
did they succeed in checking what at
first appeared to be fire which was
destinal to spread to the river.
Seven houses, occupied by white
and colored persons, contiguous to
Murphy's store were completely
destroyed, while two were badly dam
aged.
During the progress of the con-
flagration embers sailed through
the air distance Of three squares.
some of which fell upon house oc-
cupied by Henry Shellborn, on north
Washington street, and near the old
canal basin. This structure was vir-
tually destroyed.
The damage is estimated at about
$4,000.
During the time the fire was rag
ne it looked at times as though the
saw and planning :lill Of w. A. Smoot
& Co., at the extreme northern end
OF Columbus street, was doomed, es
pecially when Sheliborn's house, 4
short distance away, became envel
oped in flames The heroic work OF
the tiremen, however. prevented this
by confining most of the fire TO Mont
gomery street, where it originated.
The fremen were at work about two
hours
After the fire had been subducd
four cf the fremen found they had
been frost-bitten from the exposure
they had endured. Two were taken
to the Alexandria Hospital for treat
ment and the others are being treated
at their homes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05
Bomb In Customs House.

New York, Feb. 5.-Tenseness
about the New York customs house
was increased today with the dis
covery that destruction of part OF
the building was narrowly averted
Saturday when two employees found
lighted bomb in room directly
under Port Collector Malone's pri-
vate Office
The building had been under the
strictest guard since break with
Germany became apparent. Secret
Service men declared they knew Of
no strangr who had entered the
building.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05

a genuine surprise, but in either case
it does not seem to indicate any very
great stomach for fighting. 1t is
typical of what is happening up and
down the line-much more on sone
fronts than on others, according to
the state of the enemy's morals and
to the degree of nagging discomfort
to which he is being subjected by our
raids and artillery. But few German
prisoners make any but the thnnest
sort of pretense of being anything
but heartily sicl; of the war and glad
to be on what has become the safe
and comfortable side of the lines"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05
.VIRGINIANS ARE READY
Colonel Dempsey, of Alexandria, in
Richmond Conferring With Mill
tary Authorities of State.

While no statement of any sort
can be obtained from the Office of the
adjutant general regarding the pos
sibility of war, or touching any or
ders looking to preparations for the
mobilization of Virginia troops, it Is
plain that the receipt of such orders
is expected, and that if they are not
received the surprise will be great.
General Sale was on duty yesterday
in Richmond with his clerical force,
Colonel c.. A. Dempsey, retired Of
ficer of the United States army, is
also constantly on duty, Communica-
tio,ls from the departn' ants at Wash
ington and from the department of
the east are coming in every day, but
the contents are understood to be
touching routine matters" for the
most part.
1t was pointed out that in case the
state is called on for troops that the
men can be had in Richmond in short
order; that there vii be no waste Of
time in preparing Camp Stuart for
the uses of the men There are sew
ers and water and lights already on
the grounds, and many buildings
which were placed there last year,
large number of them beyond the
grounds proper, and these could be
rinvcd and rebuilt in a few days
Railroad tracks are alongside the
camp site, and the men could be
brought here and placed in camp at
short notice.
Many of the commands have their
equipment already packed and ready
ior shipment, and the arrangements
for feeding and housing the men
would be the work of short time.
There are ample stores Of all sorts
within reach and the men could re
made more comfortable here than
at any other point in the state and
at far less expense. There would be
70 more mudlakes to contend with,
as the drainage is right and the
ground is firm. 1t is believed that if
the Second regiment is ordered from
the border, instead of being dis
charged from the federal service the
men will be put in camp here.
Major T. NJ. Workman, of the field
artillery, Virginia national guard,
yesterday sent to Adjutant General
Sale pointed denial of the report
that his command is under quaran-
tine because of the prevalence Of
spinal meningitis among the men.
Virginia. in case of a war of seri-
Gus proportions, will be expected to
furnish an army of 100000 men, this
number being fixed by the plans of
the general staff. OF course such a
number of men would not be expected
at the first call. but would be called
out gradually. Under the National
Defense act, practically all able
bodied men, between the ages of
eighteen and forty-fve years of age,
would be subject to military duty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05
Bill to Buy Bull Run Lands.

Representative Carin Of Virginia
is endeavoring to find an opportunity
for the passage through Congress of
his bill authorizing the purchase by
the government of certain lands on
the battefelds of Bull Run. The
measure calls for the purchase of the
land through the Secretary Of War,
a commission of army officers having
already recommended it. 1t also pro-
vides for the repair and~protection of
two monuments on the field 3"
The sum of $4,000 is authorized
FOR the purposes carried in The bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05
COOKSHOP FLOODED.
Pipe in Toilet Room in Fairfax Street
Side of City Hall Breaks During
Night And Runs Into Mrs. Cooks
Eating House.

The water pipe running from the
toilet room in the eastern section of
the City Hall adjoining the jury
room of the Corporation Court broke
last night, flooding the rooms on
the ground floor used by Mrs. Fanny
Cook as a eating house. The water
froze as fast as il spread upon her
premises, and this morning when the
propr ctress opened her place Of bust
ness she found the floor, tables,
stove and everything in the place
covered with ice. The larder was, OF
course. ruined. and the equipment of
the place badly damaged. The cold
was severe and Mrs. Cook and her
assistants were compelled to take
refuge in the Market Masters office
adjo ming.
The pipe which caused the trouble
is sa d to have been a source Of an
noyance for some time. Last night
it froze and the break followed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05
The Annual Meeting

of the Board of Trustees of the Alex
andria Hospital, will be held at the
Chamber of Commerce, Monday, Feb
ruary 5th., at p. m, when officers
reports will be read and officers and
an Executive Committee will be
elected. 29-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05
PHILADELPHIA IS SAFE
American Liner Reached Liverpool
Last Night-Report That Berlin
is About to Make Concessions.

New York, Feb. 5.-The American
Line today announced the arrival o.
the liner Philadelphia at Liverpool a.
II o'clock last night and the arrlva
of the Finland at 8 a. m. today al
the same port.
The steamer New York sailed at
$50 yesterday afternoon from Liver
pool for New York, carrying Tx
first-class passengers, slxty-seVer
second-class, and fifty-four third
class.
Berlin, Feb. 5. (Delayed).-Every
American in Berlin is preparing for
war between the United States and
Germany.
News of the break in diplomatic
relations was first printed in an extra
issued at noon yesterday by the Ber-
liner Zeitung Ammittag.
The report spread like wildfire
through Berlin. Americans telephoned
the grave news to each other and
called up the American embassy for
further information.
Up to 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon Ambassador Gerard had not re-
ceived official notification of the
break. At that time, however, he
went for an hours conference with
German Foreign Secretary Z.mmer-
man. When he returned his manner
was grave.
London, Feb. 5.-Wireless mes
sages from Berlin today said:
Negotiations are proceeding as to
further concessions in the U-boat
warfare, without prejudicing its
purposes +"
London, Feb. Spain will fol-
low the United States against Ger
many even as far as declaring war,
according to a wireless dispatch re-
ceived from Rome today, quoting the
Spanish ambassador there.
Berlin, Feb. 5.-American Ambas-
sador Gerard received the United
States Governments formal tele-
gram withdrawing him from Berlin,
at 10 o'clock last night.
He delivered the American Gov
ernment's statement to Foreign Sec
retary Zimmerman at II o'clock this
morning, and asked for his passports.
Many Americans here bolieve the
recall of Gerard is only a prelimi-
nary to a state of actual war.
Ambassador Gerard had an hours
conference with German Foreign
Secretary Zimmerman yesterday be-
fore he had received the message
from Washington.
Washington, Feb. 5.-Washington
today passed into the most critical
period existing since the severance
of diplomatic relations between the
United States and Germany.
The five days limit allowed by
Germany for American and other
neutral vessels to get out of the
submarine war zone expires today.
From now on, according to the
terms of her warning, any Amcri-
can merchant vessel found in the
prohibited area, unless she complies
with the conditions prescribed for
travel along a specified route be-
tween New York and Falmouth, will
be sunk.
Diplomatic relations were broken
by the United States on the assump-
tion that this means deliberate re-
vocation Of the German pledges and
a return to the ruthless warfare un-
der which innocent merchant vessels,
passenger and freight, are to be sunk
without warning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05

Rev. Dr.. Eugene 3. Jackson, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, and
Judge C. E. Nicol will leave tomor-
row for Richmond to attend the
meeting of the board Of trustees of
the Richmond and West Hampton
colleges.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05
Notice Annual Meeting

The regular annual meeting OF
the stockholders OF the Fidelity
Storage Company will be held at it's
office 122 south Fairfax street, Al
cxandria, Virginia, Wednesday Feb
ruary 14th, at o'clock.
22-12t T. H. SMYTH. Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05

There were two cases on the docket
of the Police Court this morning
both drunks. They left collateral for
their appearance. One answered to
his name this morning when the Po-
lice Court convened and was fined S..
The other forfeited his deposit b.
failing to put in his appearance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05

Died-Mrs. Lucy Ashby Hammill,
wife of Edward Hammill, Sat
urday. FEBRUARY 3rd. Funeral
Tuesday 2 p. m. from Wheatley's
Chapel. SILT
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05

r. E. Lee Camp, United Confede-
rate Veterans, VIII hold its regular
pected to attend the annual conyel-
monthly meeting in Lee Camp Hail
this evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05

Miss Mamie Lindsey has returned
to her home on Braddock Heights.
after visit to Miss Mary Cheat
wood. at her home in Lynchburg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05

The Rev. William Jackson Morton
S confined to his home in North
Washington street, by severe at
tack of grip. The services in Christ
Church were conducted yesterday
morning by Mr. Goodwin and in the
evening by Mr. Brown, Of the gradu-
ating class Of the Sem nary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05

MONEY TO LOAN-On first mort
gage in Alexandria and Rosemont.
Apply to Howard W. Smith, 107
north Fairfax street. LIFT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05

See Linton, at Blondheim's old
stand, City Market, for meats, Auth's
Provisions, etc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-02-05

When in Washington and hungry,
stop at Schneider's Restaurant 18th
street opposite Raleigh.