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The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-13
CHAPTER XXI.
The Doors OF Paradise.

Alaire began the mockery Of playing
hostess with extreme dIstaste, and as
the meal progressed she experienced
growing uneasiness. Longorio's bear
Ing had changed since his arrival. He
was still extrayagantly courteous,
beautifully attentive; he maintained
q flow Of conversation that relieved her
Of any effort, and yet he displayed u
repressed excitement that was disturb
ing. In his eyes there was q gloe ting
look Of possession bard to endure. De-
spite her Icy formallty. he appeared
10 be holding himself within the
bounds Of propriety only by an effort
OF the will, and she was not surprised
when. at the conclusion of the meal,
he cast restraint aside.
She did not let him 20 far'witb his
wooing before warning him: II won't
listen to you. You are a man Of taste;
you must realize how offensive this Is"
Let rs not deceive each other" he
insisted. "We are alone. Let US be
honest. Do not ask me to put faith In
your grief. ! find my excuse In the
extraordinary nature Of this situation"
Nothing can excuse indelicacy." she
answered, evenly. you transgress the
eommonest rules Of decency."
But he was impatient. "what SEN
hment! You did not love your hus-
band. You were for years his pris.
oner. Through the bars Of your prison
saw and loved you. Diosl The first
sight Of your face altered the current
Of my life. saw heaven In your eyes,
and ! have dreamed Of nothing else
ever since. Well. Providence opened
the doors and set you free; God gave
heed to my prayers and delivered you
b ne. Now you pretend to grieve at
your deliverance; you ask me to re-
spect the memory Of your jailerl De-
cencyi Delicscyi What are they ex-
eept ari,ncialities. which vanish In
tiDes Of stresat Alexander tho Great,
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laughed In their hair as they tore at
my arms. but you-you will be my
wife. and all Mexico shall bow at your
feet" He checked her denial with a
gesture. "Wait until l tell you the
vision have seen during these days
Of despair. I see Mexico made whole
BY my hands; a land of peace and
plenty; people with one name upon
their lips-the name Of Longorio the
Deliverer; and you as the first lady
Of them all. You know me for a man
Of tremendous ability In every line.
Well, I know myself. too. have meas
ured myself carefully. and I have no
weakness. There ID No other like me.
Pancho Gomez7 BAIL He Is q red
handed bandit Of no culture. Can
deleria. his chieff The idol Of the ig-
norant and q dreamer Of 30 force.
Potosii He IL president today, but
what Of tomorrow Those who sur
round him are weaklings, and he
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AMERICA MUST FEED
EUROPE FOR A YEAR

"Wake up before 1t Is too
late" Is the warning to the pub
lie sounded by Charles Lathrop
Pack. president Of the national
emergency food garden commits
sion.
EDO you people. realize" he
continued, what 1t will mean to
the food productive power Of
the country to have 100000
men under ams7
There has been q boom In
peace talk. but that is dying
away, and we must conserve
food.
THE commission Is Offering
5000 In prizes for the best,
canned vegetables grown in wa
gardens. in conjunction with our
nationwide garden planting and
drying and canning campaigns.
We must work as never before,
even II peace should be declared
tomorrow.
"Whyf Because we will be
called upon to feed parts of Eu-
rope next year. war or no war.
Here are some Of the facts l
have Just recelvedsfrvm Profess
sor Lubln Of the National Insti-
tute Of Agriculture at Home: In
northern and central Europe
there is still room for complaint
as regards the growing crops.
In Denmark the present situation
points to a crop decidedly below
average, and gives cause Of anx-
iety. In Sweden the crops have
made but little growth owing to
the cold winter. the lateness Of
the spring, and the serious
drought which has lasted 20
long In that country"
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-09-13
IRON ORE RECORDS BROKEN
United States Production In 1916 10
75,167,672 Tons, the Fig
ures Show.

All records for iron ore production
In the United States were broken In
1915 when the output reached a total
Of 70. 1851, ,672 gross tons, valued at ap-
proximately $1SO,00O0OO, according to
figures issued by the geological sur
vey. This was an increase In quantity
Of 100000 gross tons and Of 40 per
cent In value over 1915. Minnesota.
Michigan and Alabama, as usual, were
the greatest producers.
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By Rex Beach
cspuishs b. Hssp~ 4 Drstksss

Caesar. Napoleon, Porfirio DIaz-they
were strong. purposeful men; they
lived as live. Sonora, you daily with
love-"
Alaire's face was white with anger
as she replied: "You cause me to for.
get that you are my guest. Are you
the man l considered you or the man
you are reported to ber
"EhY"
Are you the gentleman. the friend
you pretended to be. or-the vandal
whom NJ woman can trust7 You treat
me as II you were my jailer. What do
you meanf What xind Of man are you
to take advantage Of my bereave'
ment?"
After moments consideration, Lon,
gorio began haltingly: II don't know
what kind Of man am, for you have
changed ME SO. There was a time
IL have done things have scorned
all restraint, all laws except those Of
my deslres. and so. perhaps, ! am q
vandal. Make sure Of this. however,
! shall not injure you. Mexico u nc
more sacred to me than you, my hearts
treasure. You accuse me Of indellcacy
because lack the strength to smother
my admiration. I adore you; my be.
Ing dlssolyes. my veins are aflre with
longing for you; I am mad with the
knowledge that you are mine. Madl
Caramba! l am insane; my mind tot.
ters; grope my way like a man
blinded by a dazzling light; ! suffer
agonies. But see! ! refuse to touch
you. am a giant In my restraint.
The strength OF heroes is mine, and
l strangle my impulses as they are
born. although the effort kills me. Sc
nora, / await the moment Of your vol.
untary surrender. I walt for you" He
extended his arms, and Alaire saw
that his olive features were distorted
with emotion; that his hands, his
whole thin. high-strung body were
shaking uncontrollably.
She could summon no coherent
words.
"You believed / was a hawk and
would seize you, eh1" he queried. IT'S
that why you continue to shrink7 Well,
let me tell you something, II my tongue
will frame the thoughts In my mind.
My passion IL SO deep and so SACRED
that would not be content with less
than all of you. l must have you jail,
and SO I wait, trembling. say this
SO badly that ! doubt II you under
stand. Listen, then: to possess you
by force would be-well. as II l sacked
a cathedral Of its golden images bnd
expected to gain heaven by clutcHing
the cross In my arms. Sonora, in
you I see the priceless Jewel Of my
love, which / shall wear to dazzle the
world. and without which / shall de-
stroy myself. Now let me tell you
what ! can offer you, what setting
can build for this treasure. Marriage
with Luis Longorlo-"
Alaire could not control a start.
AS II qulekened by his intensity, the
man read her thought. "You did not
imagine that offered you anything
less?"
"What was ] to think? Your repu-
tation-'
Blood Of my heart" breathed the
general. so! That is what you meant
moment ago. That is why you re-
fuse my embraces. No, no! Other
women have feared me. and have
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CHAPTER xx-contInued.

-O
@No. moi" He made a gesture Of de-
nial. "How ridiculous! merely keep
you from certain destruction. You can
not 60 by train, because the railroad
has suspended public service, nor can
you ride or drive. tell you, senora.
the people are aroused. For the no
nent you must accept my protection.
whether you wish to or not. Tomor-
e0w"-Longorio smiled warmly, mean
lnsiy-psrhaps you viii not be In such
haste to refuse 1t, or to leave La Feria.
Walt until you understand me better.
Then But enough Of this. You are
anstrung, you wish to be alone with
your thoughts. and what I have to say
can walt for few hours. In the mean
time. may beg the hospitality Of your
ranch for myself and my menT'
Alaire acquiesced mechanically. Lon
gorio saluted her fingers In his Gus
tomary manner. and then, with look
eloquent Of things unsaid. be went out
to see to the comfort Of his command.
Alaire sank Into the nearest chair,
her nerves quivering. her mind In tur-
moil. This Mexican was detestable,
and be was far from being the mere
maker Of audaciously gallant speeches.
the POLITICALLY fervent wooer Of every
pretty woman. she had blindly sup
posed him. His was no sham ardor
the man was hotly. horribly. In earnest.
There had been a CLINT Of madness In
his. eyes. And he actually seemed to
think that she shared his infatuatlon.
Il was intolerable. Yet Longorio. she
was sure. had an abundance Of discre-
tion; he would not dare to offer her
violence. He had pride, too; and in
his way he was something Of gen.
tleman. So far, she had avoided CIV
Ing him offense. But II once she made
plain to him how utterly loathsome to
her was his pursuit. she was sure that
he would cease to annoy her. Alaire
was self-confident, strong-willed; she
took courage.
Her thoughts turned from her fears
to the amazing reality Of her widow.
hood. Even yet she could not wholly
credit the fact that Eds wasted life
had come to an end and that she was
free to make the most Of her own.
Alaire remembered her husband now
with more tenderness, more charity,
than she would have believed possible.
and It seemed to her pitiful that one so
blessed with opportunity should have
worked such havoc with himself and
with those near to him.
Doubtless 1t was all part Of some
providentlal scheme. too blind for her
to solve. Perhaps, indeed, his own
trials had been designed to the end
that her greater. truer love, when 1t
did come would find her ripe. respon-
sive, ready. As for this Mexican gen.
eral, she would put him In his place.
Alalre was still walking the floor
Of her chamber when Dolores entered,
at dusk, TO say that supper was ready
and that General Longorlo was walt
ing.
ask him to excuse me-" she told
her servant.
But Longorio himself spoke from the
next room, saying: "Senora, beg Of
you to honor me. have much of I'm
portance to say. and time presses. Con-
troll your grief and give me the pleas
ure OF your company"
After an instant's consideration,
Alaire yielded. 1t was best to have
the matter over with, once for all.
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peAl7J
SAltNTNc

"Weil, What Have You to Say fos
YOURSELF"
dressl ! warned him, bur he was like
tiger. Benito will kill him when hs
learns"
"Calm yourself. Speak sensibly.
Tell me what happened"
"One Of those miserable soldiers
who came today-pig!" Dolores was
shaking, her voice was shrill. HE fol.
lowed me about like cat. purring and
grinning and saying the most horrible
things. Just now, when I went to your
room. he was waiting in the darkness,
and he seized me. Ny money!
"A soldier? One Of my menr Lon
gorio was incredulous.
Alaire turned upon him with blaz.
Ing anger in her face. rs this more
OF your protectionT' she stormed. u
give you and your men the freedom Of
my ranch, and you insult me while
they rob my women"
He ignored her accusation, inquirlng
Of the elder woman, "who was the fel.
low?"
How do know" Dolores sobbed.
He Is IA thick, black fellow with a
scar on his lip, like snarl."
"Felipe!'
"Yes. Felipe! I believe they called
him that"
Longorio strobe to the end of the
living room. flung open the wooden
shutters Of window, and, leaning far
out, whistled sharply on his fingers.
Olga! Teniente! Ho, you fel.
lows" he shouted.
From the darkness a voice an
swered; a man. evidently on guard,
came running.
"Call old Pancho," the general di.
rected. "Tell him to bring me black
Felipe. the fellow with the torn Lip.
Qulckl"
"Yes. general" came the voice; then
the metallic rattle Of spurs and ac-
coutrements as the sentry trotted
away.
Dolores had completely broken down
now, and Alalre was trying to comfort
her. Their guest remained by the win.
dow. frowning. After time there
sounded murmur of voices, then q
shutting OF feet In the hall; Alaire's
friend. the old lieutenant, appeared In
the doorway, saluung. Behind him
were several OILERS.
"Here is Felipe" he announced.
Bring him In"
A sullen, frowning man In soiled uni-
form was pushed forward, and Dolores
hid her face against her mistress'
shoulder.
us this the fellowr Longorio In
quired.
Dolores nodded.
swell, what have you to say for
yourselff" The general transfxed his
trooper with a stare; then, as the lat.
ter seemed bereft Of his voice, "Why
did You enter this housef
Felipe molstened his SCARED lipa
THAT woman has rings Of gold. She's
not 50 old. either. when you come TO
look at her. He grinned at his com
rades who had crowded in behind old
Panchc.
tTo BE. CONTINUED,
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To BE. coNrINuEo.,

The only time two women are IN
perfect accord y whsn they hsts tlhs
aama peoplA
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Real Estate Transfers.

NO. 1857 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE
N0RTHWEST-Agnes X. Kelley ct vir,
John w: to William N. Drury. part lot 81,
FIRST STREET SOUTHWEST between u and
streets-Howard r. Norton and George n.
Fitton. trustees. to David N. Rust, jr., part
FOURTH Ans sfs s SIRE s1s9
Duncan Bradley ct ux. to Leslie r. +.
Leslie e. F. Prince ct ux. to C. Francis
P1sPeFfS 81 Building
SEVENTEENTH AND STREETS NoRTH.
EAST and 18th AND STREETS NORTH
TO James T Kenyon. original lots /, .. s.
II. Is and 10, square 1071; $40.
SEVENTEENTH AND STREETS NORTH
EAsT-James T: KENYON ct ux. to Kendall
HOLMEAD MANOR-Marie L. Taylor TO Joseph
W. Mills lot los. block 43; $40. Joseph VI.
Mills conveys same property to Marie L.
NO. sis c STREET SOUTHEAST AND REAR
Robert L. Montague. executor and trustee
to Eudora b. Johnson. part lots Is and q
square o45; 81. Eudora d. johnson ct viz
Frank NJ. to Patrick Kennedy. same prop
M STREET NORTHWEST between wisconsin
avenue and S3rd street-Mabel B. Kaufman
Ct q. to Joseph Dreyfuss, part lot 4s: square
pAH hcik ft r Fl i KITE ct
to walter and Eva L. Chadwick. lot IS,
ELEVENTH AND T STREETS NORTHWEST
Charles p. STONE. and Charles W. Fairfax,
MorI nS5sh p e sasass Ruty 70 Y,.
MOUNT PILE ssESss '1 AND PEI PLAINS
Isaac Kriksteine to Thomas r. and Marie
v. Dewdney. part lot 9. block II: $40.
Is i
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CHICKENS AND PIES IN LOOT.
Three Are Given -Four Months Each
for Theft of Coops.

Chickens and pies figured In thra.
larceny cases in the Police Court TODAY
Percy and Arthur Brown and Thom-
as Stewart all colored. pleaded ru,ltv
to charge of stealing a COOP con-
tanning twelve chickens valued ar 90
cents each from Philip Krupnik. wb.n
asked by the court If they had anv.
thins to say each replied they did not.
They were given four ronths each a.
Occoquan.
Nathan Days. colored, was sentanc.d
to pay fine Of $25 on a charge ~ stno'
Ing Ing two chickens from Rosie Leventhal.
The complainant said the defendan ~
stole the chickens from her store VII
nesses testified they saw him run WITH
Three pies constituted the ,oo+ -,
Robert Lewis. eoSored. from the store
Oh o. Tina ). Nimnon. The storekeeper
told Judge Mullowny on the nirht IN
question Lewis took three pies and
ran T,, ne gave chase, during which
Lewis threw the pies away. He We.
sentenced to pay a fine of s26.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-04
WOULD CONTROL FLOW
=. OF GOLD INTO AMERICA
Federal Reserve Board Explains Its
Amendments Governing Reserves,
Offered to National Bank Law.

The federal reserve boards official
bulletin this month discloses that
amendments to the bank law govern
ing reserves recently transmitted to
Congress and now under consideration
by committees are intended to aid in
controlling the great gold flow into
the country and are connected with the
boards recent warning against bank
Investments in foreign war obligations.
ISSUED November rs.
1T was suggested" says the bulie-
Tin. that the inflow Of gold into the
exercise sufficient authority in con-
menace to the wellbeing of the COM
munity. provided that satisfactory pro-
vision was made for the control of
its movement and accumulation. The
question raised is how to obtain and
exercise sufficient authority I'm con.
hection with such control
e This. rs is now suggested by the
board. can be accomplished by wipins
cut the fictitious reserves carried in the
form of reserve balances, vesting the
board itself with power TO increase
when necessary the percentage Of men,
Der bank reserves carried with reserve
banks, and rearranging the reserve re-
'Quirements of the country so as to place
all reserve funds. except needed TIL
money. in the hands Of the reserve
banks themselves"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-04
CHARLES LUSK INJURED
Somerset Man Thrown From Auto
When It Skids.

One man was injured and two other.
narrowly escaped when an automobile
In which they were riding at Massaebu-
sets avenue and Rock Creek drive
skidded and ran against a Iamppost this
morning. 'iiis
Charles Lusk of Somerset. Md. Who
was thrown from the machine, was In
Hospital. Tho automobile wos onero..S
by Walter c. Balderston of Bethesda
Md, and in 1t also was William =
Page, an employe of the United States
Capitol.
The machine skidded when Mr.. Ra,d-
erston attempted to avoid a collision
with q horse and cart. The automobile
was damaged about 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-04
INSTRUCTORS RETURN.
Three of George Washington Faculty
Back From Conventions.

Three members Of the faculty of George
Washington University have returned to
the city from conventions attended during
the holiday season.
Prof. Howard Lincoln Hodgkins, dean
Of the College OF Engineering. attended
the sessions Of the scientific and mathe
NAUTICAL conventions held in New York
the Journalism course. and Prof. George
N. HenninG, head Of the department Of
romance languages and prominent MEM
Der. Of tho District Of Columbia Harvard
Club. were at the sessions Of the Mod
ern Languages Society at Princeton Uni
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-04
Portrait Sells for $4,000.

NEW YORK, January IA portrait
Of Leonello D'Este by the famous
Flemish painter. Roger Van Der wey-
den. which has been on view in the
Metropolitan Museum OF Art since oc-
tober. has been sold by Sir Edgar
Speyer. it's owner. 20 an art dealer here
for q price said t. have cxcsedad $780,
900. The panel IL 10 by 10 inches, and,
It II pointed out by experts that. from
the point Of view Of .ise. this 10 one Of
Portraits by Roger Van Der Weyden
are sxceedlngly rare. only. Avo % them
being known - exist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-04
Crude Oil Advances Again.

HOUSTON. Tex. January Am adj
vance Of 10 cents a barrel in the price
of petroleum was announced today by
places Caddo Light. Thrall and North
Texas at $50 and De Soto Light At
$3.50 per barrel.
ARDMORE. Okla, January THE
MAGNOLIA Petroleum Company advanced
the price Of Heaidton crude. oil today
to SO cents q barrel, an increase Of
& cents over yesterdays quotation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-04
Midvale Declares Dividend.

NEW YORK. January 4.-The Mid
vale Steel and Ordnance Company has
declared an initial quarterly dividend
of $50 share. or at the rate Of 6 per
cent annually. The report Of the COM
pany for the 6ecai year ended Decem-
ber y. 1875 the drst annual report
since 1T organisetion. shows earn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-04

NEW ORLEANS, january THE
cotton market opened today with an
unsettled tone. Around the first call
prices gained l to Z points. cables being
better than due. but Immediately after
offerings increased and values fell Off.
At the end of the first half hour of
business the market stood to 10
points under yesterdays close.
Futures opened steady. Opening
bids: January. 1900; March. 17.1s:
May. 17.43 asked; July, 1883; October,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-04
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
American Graphophone O.. 800 at 101h,
81 900 at 101%. 81 600 at 101E.
Capital Traction. IS at S3
Washington Railway and Electric pfd.. 10 at
Warrington Gas. 20 at II, at II. % at II,
Mt 51tz. at 1112.
Second National Bank. at 141h.
Mergenthaler. 1 ut 1851, ! at 1851, / at
1851. 3 at les.
Lanston. 20 at S412.
After call:
Merxenthaler, . at 1885,.
American GraphOphone tic, 81 .0V0 at 10l5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-04
Secretary Baker at Gun Hearing.

War Department consideration Of the
Lewis machine gun was defended today
by Secretary Baker before the House
military affairs committee. He detailed
the history Of the controversy which
has agftated army circles and been
given much newspaper attention for
years and denied that the department
or Gen Croker, chief Of ordnance. were
prejudiced against the Lewis gun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-04
Chairman Hurley Resigns.

Edward n. Hurley of Chicago, chair
man of the federal trade commission,
unexpectedly resigned today to resume
business in Chicago. He had a personal
conference with President Wilson and
his resignation was accepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-04
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
cRAIN AND PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, January 4.-Skepticlsm
about the advisability of following up a
twelve-cent advance scored within forty
eight hours led to a bearish reaction To-
day in the wheat market here. Even the
bull leaders, who had been advocating
price level of SO a bushel. CONCEDED
that the advance had been too rapid
Peace possibilities and submarine actlv-
ity tended also to induce profit taxing
by holders and to provoke short selling.
Opening quotations. which ranged from
15s decline to " advance, with May AZ
1851 to 1861 and July at l.52 TO
1.54. were preliminary to a decided gen
eral setback, but then a moderate rally
ensued.
General and heavy selling took place
in the corn market. 1t was said that
overnight acceptances from the coun-
try had been the largest in some time.
made something of a recovery.
Oats duplicated the action OF corn.
Trading. though. was not large and
changes in value were less wide.
Provisions went up grade with hogs.
The entire list shared in the advance.
About midday wheat weakness became
somewhat acute owing to Washington ru-
mors that President Wilson would make
another attempt to bring about stop
page of European hostlities. Declines.
however were checked by reports of an
immense volume Of cash business in all
grains The close was nervous, ia to "a
net lower, with May at 1.S4 to 1.S4k and
July at 1.49A to 1.50.
In later dealings. corn values underwent
additional says owing largely to the
weakness of wheat. The close was unset
tied at IL to 2Ia net decline.
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Reserve Bank Dividends.

Federal reserve banks at Boston, New
York. Philadelphia. Cleveland. Mime
apolis and st. Louis have been author
lied by the federal reserve board to
declare dividends of per cent for va
gying periods since the opening of the
banks in November. 1914. The other
six reserve banks have already de-
= clared dividends.