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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15

He spurred ahead fast enough TO over
hear request she was making of Nc
Alpin to mail letter for her. She
also asked McAlpin, just as De Spain
drew up, whether the down stage had
passed. McAlpin told her 1t had. De
Spain, touching his hat, spoke: II am
going right up TO Sleepy Cat. I'll mail
your letter If you WISH"
She looked at him In some surprise,
and then glanced toward Lefever, who
now rode up. De Spain was holding
out his hand for the letter. His eyes
met Mans, and each felt the moment
was a sort Of challenge. De Spain, a
little self-conscious under her inspec-
tion. was aware only of her rather
fearless eyes and the dark hair under
her fawn cowboy hat.
"Thapk you," she responded evenly.
"If the stnge is gone I will hold 1t to
add something" So saying, she tucked
the letter inside her blouse and spoke
to her pony. which turned lelsurely
down the road.
"Im trying to get acquainted with
your country today" returned De
Spain, managing with his knee to keep
his own horse moving alongside Nan
as she edged away.
Nan, without speaking, ruthlessly
widened the distance between the two.
De Spain unobtrusively spurred his
steed to greater activity. "You must
have a great deal Of game around you.
Do you huntf" he asked.
He knew she was famed as hunt
ress, but he could make no headway
whatever against her studied reserve
and when mt length she excused her
self and turned her pony from the
Sleepy Cat road into the Morgan gap
trail, De Spain had been defeated In
every attempt to arouse the slightest
interest in anything he had said. But
watching with regret, at the parting
the trim lines of her figure as she
dashed away on the desert trail, seated
as If part of her spirited horse he
felt only fast-rislng resolution to at.
tempt again to break through her
stubborn reticence and know her bet.
ter.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15
CHAPTER ".
First Blood at caIabasas.

Nothing more than De Spain's an
nouncement that he would sustain his
stage-guards was necessary to arouse
among the Morgan following The
grievance against Elpaso was made a
general one along the line. His stage
was singled out and ridden at times
both by Sandusky and Logan-the
really dangerous men of the Spanish
sinks-and by Gale Morgan and Sas-
soon to stir up trouble.
All Calabasas knew that Elpaso, If
he had to, would fight, and that the &C.
centric guard was not actually to be
cornered with impunity. Even Logan.
who, like Sandusky, was known to be
without fear and without mercy. felt
at least respect for Elpaso's short
ened shotgun, and stopped this side
actual hostllities with him. Sassoon,
however, nourlshed particular grlev-
ance against the meditative guard, and
his was one not tempered either by
prudence or calculation. His chance
came one night when Elpaso had uh-
wisely allowed himself to be drawn
into card game at Calabasas inn. El-
pasO was notoriously a stickler for u
square deal at cards. A dispute found
him without friend In the room. Sas-
soon reached for him with knife.
McAlpin was the first to get the
news at the barn. He gave first aid to
the helpless guard, and, without dream
ing he could be got to surgeon alive,
rushed him in a light wagon to the
hospital at Sleepy Cat, where it was
said that he must have more lives than
a wildcat. Sassoon, not caring to brave
De SPANS anger in town, went tenn
porarily into hiding. Elpaso, in the
end, justified his old reputation by
making n recovery-haltingly 1t is
true, and with perilous intervals of
sinking, but recovery.
1t was while he still lay in the hos.
pital and hope was very low that De
Spain and Lefever rode, one hot morn.
ing, into Calabasas and were told by
McAlpin that Sassoon had been seen
within five minutes at the inn. To Le
fever the news was like n bubblinl
spring to thirsty man. His face
beamed, he tightened his belt, shool
out his gun, and looked with benevo
lent interest on De Spain, who stood
pondering. "If you will stay right here
Henry" he averred convincingly, a.,
will go over and get Sassoon."
The chief stage-guard, Bob Scott
the Indian, was in the barn. He smiled
at Lefever's enthusiasm. "Sassoon,
said he, SIS slippery"
"You'd better let us go along ant
see you do It," suggested De Spain
who with the business in hand grew
thoughtful.
Gentlemen. thank you," proteste,
Lefeyer, raising one hand In deprsca
ton, the other resting lightly on hi,
holster. ave still have some littl,
reputation to maintain along the sinks
Don't let us make 1t posse for Sas
soon." No one opposed him further
and he rode away alone.
ut won't be any trouble for JohI
to bring Sassoon in," murmured Scott
lwho spoke with smile and In the Low
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tone and deliberate manner Of the IN
dian, "if he can find him."
Lefever rode down to the inn with
out seeing living thing anywhere
about IL. When he dfsmounted In
front he thought he heard sounds with
In the bnrroom, but. pushing open the
door and looking circumspectly into
the .oom before entering he was sur
prised to find ii empty. He noticed,
however, that the sash Of the low win
dow on his left, which looked into the
patio, was open, and two heelmarks In
the hard clay suggested that man
might have jumped through. Running
out of the front door, he sprang into
his saddle and rode to where he could
signal De Spain and Scott to come up.
He told his story as they Joined
him, and the three returned to the inn.
A better tracker than either Of his
companions, Scott after minute con-
firmed their belief that Sassoon must
have escaped by the window. He then
took the two men out to where some
one, within few minutes, had mount
ed horse and galloped of.
"But where has he gomez" demanded
Lefever, pointing with his hand.
"There Is the road both ways for
three miles," Scott nodded toward
the snow-capped peak Of Music noun
tain. "Over to Morgan's. most likely.
He knows no one would follow him
into the gap"
after him !" cried Lefever hotly. De
Spain looked inquiringly at the guard
Scott shook his head. "That would be
nll right. but there's two other Gala.
basas men in the gap this afternoon II
wouldn't be nice to mix with-Deai
Sandusky and Harvey Logan"
"We won't mix with them" suggest.
ed De Spain.
IF we tackle Sassoon, they'll mix
with u.s." explained Scott. He reflect.
ed a moment. "They always stay al
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15

catch his eyes with your eyes. He
seemed now to regard De Spain keen
ly, as the latter. still attending to Nor
gan's statement, replied: 'Elpaso tells
a pretty strnlght story"
"Elpaso couldn't tell straight
story II he tried" interjected Sassoon.
II have the statement Of three other
passengers; they confirm Elpnso. Ac-
cording to them, Sassoon--" De Spain
looked straight Mt the accused. "was
drunk and abusive, and kept trying to
put some of the other passengers of.
Finally he put his feet in the lap Of
Pumperwasser, our tank and windmill
man, and Pumperwssser hit him.,
Morgan, stepping back from the bar,
waved his hand with an air Of finality
toward his inoffensive companion {:
Here is Snssoon, right here-he can
tell the whole story"
"Those fellows were miners" NUT
tered Snssoon. His utterance was
broken, but he spoke fast. They'll
side with the guards every time
against cattleman."
"Sassoon," interposed Morgan bel
ligeren.ly, as a man whose word can
always be depended on"
''To convey his meaning" intervened
Lefever graphically. "Of course,
know" he asserted, earnest to the
point of vehemence. Everyone In
Calabasas has the highest respect for
Sassoon. That is understood. And"
he added with as much impressiveness
as II he we're talking sense, Everybody
In Calabasas would be sorry TO see Sas-
soon put off stage. But Sassoon is
OFF: that is the situation. We are sorry.
If IL occurs again"
"What do you mean?" thundered
Morgan, resenting the interference.
'De Spain is the manager, isn't hef
What we want to know is, what you
are going to do about itf' he demand
ed, addressing De Spain again.
"There is nothing more to be DONE"
returned De Spain composedly. 'I've
already told Elpaso If Sassoon starts
another fight on stage to put him off
again."
Morgan's fist came down on the bar.
Look here, De Spain You come from
Medicine Bend, don't you? Well, you
can't bully Music Mountain men-un.
derstand that"
ANY time you have real grievance
Morgan, I'll be glad to consider it,
said De Spain. "When one of your
men is drunk and Quarrelsome he will
be put off like any other disturber
That we can't avoid. Public stages
can't be run any other way"
"All right" retorted Morgan. III
you take that tack for your new man.
ngement, Wen see how you get along
running stages down in this country"
"We will run them peaceably, just as
long as we can" smiled De Spain. "We
will get on with everybody that gives
us chance"
Morgan pointed a finger at him. 81
give you chance, De Spain, right now
VIII you discharge Elpaso?"
"No."
Morgan almost caught his breath nj
the refusal. But De Spain could be
extremely blunt, and In the parting
shots between the two he gave NJ
ground.
"Jeffries put me here to stop this
kind of rowdyism on the stages" III
said to Lefever on their way back t.
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(To BE coNTINUED.)
Took Il the Wrong Way.

A draper Is bemoaning the loss Of h
customer at l.. A lady was in the
shop ON Saturday and bought some
goods.
"How much Is it3"
"One dollar"
''Dear mel Ninety-five cents is all l
have with me. Cannot you let me have
1t for that?"
REALLY. could not" said the drap-
er, "but you can pay the next time
you are in"
"Oh, but suppose should die?"
laughingly inquired the lady.
1T would be small loss" rejoine6
the draper, but he scv from behind
the injured look the customer wore as
she crept out If the door that he had
made mistake somewhere, though II
did not dawn upon him until too late.--
Exchange.
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Morean's Fist Came Down on the Bar

Gale Morgan's or Dukes. We might
sneak Sassoon out without their get.
ting on. Sassoon knows he Is safe In
the gap; but he'll hide even after he
gets there. I've got the Thief Rive
run this afternoon"
Don't take your run this afternoon
directed De Spain. Telephone Sleepy
Cat for a substitute. Suppose we 90
back, get something to ut, and yo,
two ride singly over toward the gar
this afternoon lie outside under cove
to see whether Sassoon or his friends
leave before night-there's only one
way out of the place, they tell me.
Then / will join you, and Wen ride in
before daylight, and perhaps catch hin
while everybody is asleep"
"If you do" predicted Scott, In hi.
deliberate way Of expressing a cOpclu.
sion, 81 think you'll get him."
1t was so arranged.
De Spain Joined his associates at
dark outside the gap. Neither Sassoon
nor his friends had been seen. The
night was still, the sky cloudless, and
as the three men with led horse rode
at midnight into the mountains, the
great red heart of the Scorpion shOne
afire In the southern sky. Spreading
out when they rode between the noun
tain walls, they made their way with
out interruption silently toward theiI
rendezvous, an aspen grove near which
Purgatoire creek makes its way out OF
the gap.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15

the barn. "This is good time to be-
gin. And Sassoon and Gale Morgan
are good men to begin WITH" he added.
As the horses Of the two men
emerged from the canyon they saw a
slender horsewoman riding In toward
the barn from the Music Mountain
trail. She stopped in front of Meal
pin, the barn boss, who stood outside
the Office door. McAlpin, the old Medi-
cine Bend barnman, had been pro-
NOTED from Sleepy Cat by the new
manager. De Spain recognized the
roam pony, but, aside from that. a
glance at the figure of the rider, as
she sat with her back to him, was
enough to assure him of Nan Morgan.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15
THE MORGAN GAP GANG STARTS TROUBLE AND De SPAIN
TAKES IMMEDIATE ACTION

The region Sleepy railroad division In the
Infested with staoecoach robbers,
The worst Of these belong the Morgan
oano Morgan Gap, fertile valley about 20
Sleepy caiabasas the
Thief mines the rail-
road Jenries Mountain division decides
Of the bad and appoints Henry dc
Spain Gala.
assistant Things happen.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15

You'll find In the next INSTALL
ment that De Spain has picked
q mighty big Job for himself.
Not the least Of his troubles In
the immediate future 10 pretty
Nan Morgan, pride Of the gang.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15
Writers That Count.

Two sorts of writer's possess gs-
Mus: those who think, and those whs
cause others to think.-Joseph Roux
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15

More than two-thirds of the worlds
supply Of tin Is mined In the Malay
Peninsula.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15

A Common Liking.
II hate an obese man."
$50 do It,, but like fat job."-Chi-
cago News.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-03-15

The streets of one English city are
watered entirely by electric sprlnklius
wagons.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-25
MARIETTA NEWS MATTERS
Measles Epidemic is About Over
Social and Personal

Social and Personal
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Marietta, Jan. 24-Misses Scarbcro
and Cherry were hostesses to the g..
w. club Saturday, Jan. goth. On
arrival each guest was presented with
hot chocolate and cake. After sea-
son of fancy work and chatting, each
member was presented with pencil
and paper and an interesting contest
was engaged in. Mrs. w. M. Oil
yer won the prize, very beautiful
tatted edge for center piece. After
contest a delicious salad course was
served Next meeting will be with
Mrs. w. M. Oliver on February 3rd.
Rev. B. E. Stanfield filled his reg
ular appointment Sunday p. m. Inn
mediately after the sermon the Of
ficers and teachers of Sunday school
were publicly installed.
Miss Nellie Hill spent the week
end with her mother, Mrs. Kate Hill.
Mrs. w. M. Oliver attended the
musical given by the noted Pade-
rewski in Raleigh on January 23.
Mrs. Levi Price has gone to Null
Inns to spend some months with hel
sister Mrs. John Scarboro.
Measles seems to have about run
it's course and is dying out.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-25
NUMBER 80
COTTON AND COTTON SEED
Middling cotton is quoted on the
local market today at 16 cents the
pound. Seed, rs cents the bushel.
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

Superior court for the trial of
criminal cases will convene Mon
day. Judge Geo. w. Connor of Will
son will preside.
Mr.. Jas. D. Proctor is attending
in Raleigh today meeting of the
board of trustees of the State Uni
versity, of which he is member.
Bus Piper, colored, was taken to
the insane asylum for colored at
Goldsboro TO-DAY. A nurse from the
asylum came after Piper, whose home
was at Rowland.
Mr.. ]. w. Bullock moved yes
terday his stock of groceries from
the Williams building, Chestnut
street, to the Carlyle building, Fourth
street, formerly occupied by the
Lumberton bakery.
William Davis and Mariah
Barnes, colored, were married in the
store of Messrs. White & Cough
Monday at 3 p. m. Mayor A. E.
White officiated Quite a number
witnessed the marriage.
Mr.. Jno. T. McGurdy of Corun-
ma, Mich, was host to a delightful
dinner party given at the Lorraine
Monday evening. His guests in
cluded Mrs. Reg Holiday, Engle-
wood, N. j.; Mrs. ]. J. Montague,
Richmond, Va; Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.
Robbins, Pittsfield, Mass; Mrs. F.
A. Bond, Hunters Lodge, near Lowe,
N. c.; Miss E. Annette Abbott, Cleve-
lard, Ohio; Mr.. Jno. Culbreth, Buie,
N c.; Mr.. Dan Buie, Lumberton.
Charley, a fine horse belonging
to Rev. w. B. North, died Tuesday
morning as result of breaking some
bones in his neck Sunday night when
he got his head caught in a crack in
the door of the stable in which he
was kept. Charley was good family
horse, gentle and harmless as horse
. can be. DIR. North overstrained him
self in trying to release the horse
, when he found him Monday morning
and has been unable to sit up since
, Tuesday night.
l Robbers entered the pantry at
i. the home of Mrs. Fuller Harris in
| the northern part of town Saturday
4 night and escaped with supply of
t meat, meal and flour. A noise was
: heard by some members of the fam
f ilv before midnight, but it was sup
: posed That it was-rats making the
7, noise and but little attention was
L paid to it. Entrance was made through
d window and the robbers went out
at the door. The robbery was not
: discovered till Sunday morning
: Mr.. Harris was away from home.
e -"On the Firing Line With the
It Germans, the 9-reel feature picture
e presented at the Pastime theatre yes
|. terday under the auspices of The Rob
e esonian, was decidedly one of the
It best pictures ever shown in Lum
Y berton, giving one clearer idea o.
o some phases of the war than coulc
S be gained by much reading. Had the
weather been good the theatre woult
nave been packed, no doubt, but tn,
weather yesterday was the worst O
the winter, so far, and many wer'
- prevented from seeing this great pic
ture On that account.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-25
BUIE NEWS BATCH
Farmers Busy-Mr. Daniel Il. Brown
Passes-PerSCna!

Farmers Busy-Mr. Daniel Il. Brown
Passes-Personaa
Correspondence of The Robes oman.
buie, Jan. 24-Farmer5 through
this section are very busy, plowing-
cutting stalks, and doing farm work
in general, soon to plant another
crop.
We ale glad to report the condition
of Mr.. Lacy Prevatte and Miss Katy
Buie improving.
Messrs. John L. McNeill and Pals
ley Mcmillan of the Philadelphus
community spent Monday in Lumber
ton.
Mr.. I. P. Ray attended the meet
ing of the grand lodge of Ma5ons IN
Raleigh last week as a delegate from
the Red Springs lodge.
Mr. Daniel H. Brown died last
Wednesday after an illness of several
years. and was buried near his home
on Thursday. Mr.. Brown had many
friends all over Robson, where ne
was we'll and favorably known, who
will be grieved to hear of his death
Miss r. D. Buie spent Saturday
in Fayetteville. Mr.. Sam Jackson
was also a Fayetteville visitor Fri
aiay.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-25
Subject Under Hypnotic Sleep j
Hrup Store

But few people have passed the
show window of the Mcmillan drug
store since 7:3O o'clock last night
without stopping to take look at
Eugene Ramsey, who has been asleep
in the window since that time. Ram
sey was hypnotized at that hour by
Faysssoux hypnotist, who says he will
not wake till $3.50 o'clock tonight.
He will be taken othe Pastime the
atre before he is walked. Fassoux
will give a performance at the the
atre tonight. Quite crowd saw
him hypnotic Ramsey last night.
After he put Ramsey to sleep he
took hat pin and stuck it through
both his under and upper lips and
he did not even finch. Local sub
iects will be hypnotized at the the
atre tonight. Fassoux visited Lum-
berton about six years ago and also
about 16 years ago.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-25
GADDYSVILLE GRIST

Farmers Are in Better Spirits
Cheerfulness - Exalted Price of
Paper-Tell it to the Correspond
ent - One Plus One-Rev. MIR.
Powell Accepts Call to Rowland
Field-Other Matters
Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Gaddysville (Fairmont, R. ~, Jan.
23-The speeches of Messrs. r. E.
Miller and Yates Gaddy on the de-
bate Friday afternoon were excellent.
We know because we heard. The
patrons of the school are cordially
invited to take in these exercises.
Much comment is stirred up over
the doings of our solons at Raleigh
and we often stop and say, "Oh,
Legislators, give US a law that suits
all men," Do you reckon they want
the job?
Farmers are in better spirits this
winter than they were last year
good democrats" in office ard ev-
erything bringing top-notch prices.
We have little use for the one who
growls, grumbles and kicks up a
dust over the times nowadays
Cheerfulness is a mighty good
morning tonic to take to carry one
through the ups and downs of the
day. To smile and be cherry is one
Of the best habits one can form. So
smile every day; smile if you do not
even want to.
Our treasured little magazine "The
Writers Monthly" a magazine de-
signed for those who would drag the
pen ard experienced writer's as well,
| has raised its price-all on account
of the exalted paper price. We don't
know what in Sam Hill the readers
and publishers of periodicals will dc
except raise the price-and they are
| doing it, too.
/ AS we have often eaid through
i these columns, Gaddysville folks beat
all for keeping secrets. They jus1
won't tell US bit of news. Again
tell it to us, brethren, and we viii
not dispose of all your secrets if yor
want part of them sekt eternally.
4 One plus one equals how many
Now YOU might say this is a foolisl
: question. 1t does really sound lik'
il, but it takes one plus one to rals'
row. One plus one makes etern
al friends; one plus one equals a lit
erary artist, because he must recelv.
much TO give d HItle. LIE Cohoo
!, irto his own heart, refines it, an.
!. passes it on to fill other hearts wit
fervor, grace or grief. We kno1
d ane plus one equals two because it
measure or numbers; but it equal
more than two to writer: he grow
: by all he gives and gives and give
t by every act of receiving. Pericle
: was enlarged by his Aspasia an
: Abelard by his Heloise, who in tur
i drew something fine from then
t When life knows life, whether /
f friendship or love, the issue trans
cends the rules of number and on
l plus one equals many-yes, many.
The new year is a year OF gres
: opportunities, but you have got
: push the door open.
t Rev. A. E. C. Pittman preache
:, an excellent sermon at the Grov
{ yesterday p, m. Mr.. Pittnaan TO
b merlv was the much-loved pastor
t this church and his visit and sermc
o were greatly enjoyed by an appr
e ciative large audience.
: Rev. Mr.. Powell of Ashboro hf
|. accepte1 the call to the RoWlaI
: field. That means he will be tt
n pastor at the Grove w "
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-25
ROWLAND NEWS LETTER
High School News Notes-Epide mic
of Measles-Additions to Library
Negro Crazed by Measles-Per-


Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Rowland, Jan. Mid-term ex-
aminations were given last week and
tho first nart Of this week.
There has been an epidemic of
measles in town since Christmas:
Many pupils are being kept out OF
school on account Of it..
There were several new pupils to
enter school the first of the year.
The play "Topsy Turvy'' will be
given by home talent in a few weeks.
II is being prepared now.
Thirty or forty new books we're
placed in the library some time ago
and the pupils seem very much IN
terested in them.
Miss Kate Phillips, primary teach
er. was called to her home at Rock
ingham Friday, 18th, on account OF
the death Of her sister. She return
ID home last Saturday night. Miss
: Sallia Mcleod taught during her ab-
/ sence.
The Victorian literary society met
| Friday afternoon. The cA7ery for
debate was. "Resolved, That thf
study of history in the schools shoule
be extended" The negative side won
Renewed interest has been take1
- basketball since school started
The Varsity team will plcy t. sub
stitutes Friday afternoon at 3 O.
clock. After this we will be read,
to play any team that wishes gam
with us.
Mss Annie Barron Of Rock Hill
p former teacher Of R. H. S., is Wis
ting Miss Margaret Mcqueen.
Rev. ana Mrs. Arrowood have bee
spending few davs with Mrs. AFRO
woods mother. Mrs. Mcqueen.
Miss ACNE: Mclean of Lumberto7
was in town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Rainey hav
moved into their new home.
Mr.. A. D. Mckenzie visited friend
in Penn nettsville, S. c., Sunday.
; Mr.. Hugh Paisley Afford sper
, Sunday in Maxton.
Z Quite a great deal of excitemer
was created hv a crazy negro Satu1
: dav night. The cause of insanity wa
measles settling on his brain.