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years ago parents on both sides had passed
away, and yet things had turned out pretty
Inuch as the old man had dreaded Indeed,
,,latters mad come TO this pass: how long
tnis indulgent wife would continue to keen
ner eyes shut to her husband making ducks
ana brakes of her fortune and why she did
IL, were questions which interested all who
knew this couple, but which Challoner an
parently thought wholly Unnecessary to ask
himself
An automobile-Mrs. Chaloner's automo-
piie-was largely instrumental in bringing
matters to climax. AS trouble-ma<ers
the machines rank high in fact there
are moments when 1t would seem as IL the
arch hend himself were in them; otherwise
now account for the mysterious influence
that makes people lose command Of them.
selves once they are in command of them
that leads astray, as some one has said the
great and the good as well as those of
lesser clay; that produces the extraordinary
state OF mind that rejoices in riding rough-
shod over the rights and feelings of others,
while one and all claim to recognize his
handicraft in the ingenuity which the ma
chires' display in selecting the most inop-
perfume times and least accessible places for
an exhibition of their mechanical ailments.
But be that as 1t may in this particular
| instance the devil was not lurking in, tamp-
| ering with the improvements of detail in
| the big, red body of Mrs. Chaloner's Masto-
| don model-no 1t was not with the machine
that he was concerned. but with the man
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band would not abandon his plea. Besides.
he had detected the sob. once more his
attitude underwent change: he moved
toward her holding out his arms as though
to gather her into them. 1t was a charm
that always worked with Miriam It would
now, he told himself.
But Challoner was doomed to disappoint-
ment. II was the last touch needed TO COM
pete her humiliation, and. waving him back
she cried
Laurie, Laurie, anything but that !"
There was flood OF tears behind her look
of pain.
But -Cradlebaugh-" He
came to a helpless pause.
Mrs. Challonor slowly repeated the name
"Cradebaugh! | wish you had never
seen that man-that class OF men Your
money--my money, very likely--has been
going to them Well, II you, want money
you will have to" The tension snap
ped and she drew her hand across her eyes,
then broke down completely.
"a sign of weakening" Challoner said to
himself and promptly started toward her.
NO. no-go" she cried. drawing her
hands up to her face as IL to shut out the
| sight Of him from her gaze.
A moment later Challoner was seated in
| the motorcar. AS the chauffeur threw in
| the clutch some instinct told Challoner to
look back lie had a neeting impression
that nc nau seen n WomanS race IN inc
| doorway. Surely that's Miriam" he
| thought and lifted his hat; but when he
! looked again there was no one there. Yet
| II his senses had been perfectly normal
he would have known 1t was her face
| that he had seen. But the fates had ne
! intention of letting him know that with his
| departure his wfes resolution had gone
| and that she had come to the door TO be-
seech him to come back; for even then they
were cunningly spinning the web which
| was to encompass him about
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ognition on the face OF her friend, and
which told more plainly than words that
she had seen all, understood All PTes-
emily, lifting her head. sac crossed the room
and seated herself; then raising her hanus
she LET them drop despairingly along the
arms of the chair while the unbidden tears
overlooked In this position she remained
until the sound Of footsteps warned ter oI
her husbands approach; then Hloinen-
of struggle for sef-control; pruSh,hs
away of tears, and finally rising she iel,
her seat for one behind the tea table ana
n was i'm this unquestioned point OF van
tare. apparently cool and collected IN the
act of pouring herself out cup OIL tea'
that Challoner's gaze frst resteu uPoii no
wife as, lurching in his walk put ms eSos
holding a purpose. he came ia1o h'i
presence,
"Well, Miriam, here l am Ne s,,,, IU
home YOU eel" he blurted out in don
carc-what happens sort Of manner anu
without waiting for an answer slumpeu lllto
a-chair and added sneerlngly' iou i' NV
oyerdemonstrative, my dear
,rrs c,halloner WINGED. During the long
davs and nlghtsEof suspense ana woTue'
"a 10 his whereabouts, she had solaceu h.t
self with inventing plausible excuses iTI nl'
aheence: how useless they were, ms loohs'
,,onner and more than anything else lhe
,ntonotion of his voice now showed she
aaro1 NOT trust herself to speak lest she
should give way to foolish inSe!lNe'
| Cballoner came to the point at once, y.
"Niriam. I must have some money IL
was not a request it was a commanu'
I'm TO this time the young wire hau @ hoe
lifted her eyes from the teacup III hel
han1 She was q woman with brown eyes
| and very attractive brown halr' put upon
| the face that still should have held the
freshness of youth deep lines were peslh-
| ming TO appear Pretty she was III way,
| though she had never been beautitul' anu
| VET there was something that speheu
beauty in the brown eyes whlch she ho"
| fixed upon him. - ,,,
"For three days you have been away
where have you been?" The necessity Ioi
| saving something alone was Responsible ioi
| the question. Many days afterward' III re-
viewing the painful scene, she was positlE'
that she had not inquired nor hau he Noi
| unteered the information.
'I don't know" he answered duliy, nan
truthfully "All know is that landed a
| Cradlebaugh's." And after moment not
ing the look Of mystifcation on her race
he snapped out, "Cradlebaugh's gambling
rooms-gambling rooms. there-now So'
know" -,
with the last words he rose excitedly
staiked over to table and smote It VIII
his clenched hand. ..s,s =.
II tell you must have some money Y
u Miriam challQner vould-@et have pee
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atmosphere in the drawing room wdt elec-
tric the tension almost unbearablc, for 1t
was impossible for either of the women to
doubt that the other saw what she had
son; the condition that the man was in
who had lcaped from the car and was now
crossing the sidewalk apparently oblivious
~ tac O#Ciamauuns OF wonder and lament
that he had escaped authoritative vigilance.
Rising quickly, Shirley Bloodgood put
out her hand "Good-by-thank you so
much, Mriam" There was an amazcment
OF question in the eyes that involuntarily
sought those of her friend: but her one
thought was TO escape what she wisely
interpreted as an oncoming scene between
husband and wife.
But though there was n mist before her
eyes. s,irging in her ears. not n muscle of
Miriam Challoners face moved and she
permitted the girl before her to perceive
no emotion other than gentle surprise.
Surely, my dear, you're not going?-
What?-So soon?'
Conventional though they were. there
could be no installing the tone of sincerity
| in Mrs Challoncr's words as she took the
girls hand in both of hers with an affcC-
| tionate movement. Indeed for the barest
| fraction Of n second 1t almost succeeded in
| convincing Shirley that the distressing Incl
dent of the motor had entirely escaped h"r ;
| Mt any rate, 1t augmented the doubt whether
| the woman before her had even an inklng
| of the stories in circulation concerning tno
doings of her husband. Nor was such Il
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human If again bitter words had not risen
to her lips But one quick glance at the
puffy face. the red-rimmed eyes, was suffi-
cient to warn her of the danger of exciting
his anger while in his present condition
and instead she merely inclined her head
an action which instantly caused hope to
surge into the eyes of Challoner.
81 want-I must have thousand dol
lars" Here again, the attitude was not
that of n suppl!ant; in the demand was
more of the highwayman than of the beg
gar.
Mrs. Challoner's dark eyes met those Of
the man, held them steady: then she said
firmly, decisvely
Lawrence, much as 1t hurts me to refuse
you feel that must. 1t Is for your own
good" The soft gown that clung to her
figure seemed to take more rigid lines as
she drew herself up and went on with :;
IL can give you nothing more--this sort
of thing has gone quite far enough"
For an instant Challoner was stunned.
His wife had never looked at him like
that; there was something in the catch of
her breath too as she ended, that meant
denial he was certain. But he took cour-
age and renewed his attack; and meeting
with no success, he turned to imploring
begging for the money. Did she not know
that he would not ask her IL ne ulu MOI
have to have Il? Women never could un'
derstand why men had to have money-she
didn't understand. If she would only lei
him have the money he would pledge him.
self to mend his ways, anything-but he
must have the money. When men had tc
have money they had to have it-that was
all there was to II. And then a violent
irresistible impulse to be perfectly truthful
70 Law bare his mind before her, took hold
of him and that mind was so warped, his
need so desperate, that he came perilously
near TO blurting out the real reason why
he needed the money, For an instant h'
| actually thought that his wife would see
| understand, appreciate the reason as som'
| of his male friends doubtless would.
"Ill tell how II lis. Miriam" he hat
begun, and then suddenly stopped.
What was he about to do Was Their
not something queer. something not ex
| actly right, in his telling Miriam about tn
other woman? After all, that was the on
| thing in his life that he had never toll
her. She was welcome to the rest. but tina
she mustn't know that; and he ende
by pleading
surely. Miriam. you're not going to re
fuse me-come--"
.T am sorry Lawrence but ! must.
There was sob In the refusal as sh
turned away,
Ana still IKE spoiled ehild. ths hu'
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b,roself befuddling whatever brains he had
left and the devil it was and no other
that melted Challoner to leave certain
establishment-about which we shah nave
something to say later on-taKe the Wheei
fron, the chauffeur and embark on sensa'
tionaI hacchic career up the Avenue at an
hour when the view of that fasNN''''
thorougbfare through the silken, shimmery
curtains falling over n window IN a corner
house facing the Park was too allurlng not
10 be irresistible.
" "a 90 II came about that the comments
IN the passing throng made by two women
;rdnIginp in afternoon tea In Mrs. Challon-
nr,s white and gold drawing room, were
,ntarrunted in a manner that was as uneX-
nected as 1t was embarrassing.
.T ool, Miriam I" Shirley Bloodgood was
saving to her hostess. apropos OF woman
sass,np bv whom they both knew. did YOU
aver see anything more atrocious than that
gowns" ,, TO- o,,roo,otio, and
again the yoluble Miss Bloodgood went on
"And do look at the Heath girls In those
huge hats; what frights !! A..
Put whatever were her thoughts on the
.,hiect Miriam Challoner .dld 49,. u
Sor nrecisely at that moment her attention
- attracted by something strangely Ia
,r,,Ijar in an unusually insolent and insisteht
honking of a motor horn, which was CAUSING
a wave of apprehension to sweep down the
long line of vehicles And moment la.ei
.tas, saw that chauffeurs were rudely inter-
uniting the purring Of automobiles lazins
over their allotted miles; that drivers were were
| ,arying their horses into clocer relations
| ',th the curb that hardly had these at
,a,ned a position of comparative safety thar
| .ssnre dashed by them and Fetched up In
sner snen, of Mrs Challoner's house big ma
an;ne which a distinguished, though dls,l'
nated-looking man.. had been recklessls
pporc,nq with utter disregard of the right ol
Io performance which called forth 9
Wiley of expletives not only from cabbes
s,nsnlarly unappreciative of his dexterty II
nac,ting periiously ciose shaves, but like
..'tse from angry pedestrians who h9f
halted on hearing the groan with which th'
..sachinery protested MS sudden prakins.
rsor a moment that seemed minutes tn
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conclusion at all illogical. Shirley Blood
good could recall not a word that Miriam
,uallOuer had ever uttered during All the
wears of her married life nor look tlat
could be construed as implying Il kno"ledse
of his dissipations on the contrary there
mad been times when the girl lau peeh So
eXasperated over the wife's outspoken ad-
niration for qualities in the man whlch
Shirley knew that he did not possess that
she had been sorely tempted 10 chlgnleh
her friend as to his escapades But gratily-
ing as was the thought of the wires pos
sible ignorance, it by no means ieSseheu
the necessity of a hasty departure on Shlr-
ley's part; and somewhat cohiuseuly
but affectionately she kissed her hostess
good-by
"Oh. nv dear Miriam, but I must-your
fen is perfectly delicious though II only
7 had time" Shirley stopped Abruptly ;
her endeavor to conceal her anxiety to be
gone was making her uncertain Oh her
words.
cones tea, like ones friends, my dear,
should be of the best" Miriam returned
with a sweet smile. And apparently thihk-
inc of nothing but her somewhat inslpld
little compliment, she laughed pleasantly
uossed her arm lovingly round the glrls
waist and accompanied her to the door
of the drawing room, , e,,
Miriam's smile and manner toucHeu ON,
ley deeply. The inclination 10 olvr M Molus
~ comfort was strong in this tall, rangy
Girl whose every movement was as grace
fuI as 1t was impulsive. How sweet, now
easy II would be, she thought, II Miriam
,yorId only give a hint that they would be
welcome But, like many announcer woman
Miriam Challoner had schooled hersell tG
face the world with smile; had learned
that 10 Law bare ones heart, even 10 one
friends. IA to court surprise, perhaps rld
icule: and that TO disslmulate though II
Kills IS to play we'll ones part; ana sh'
| gave no sign. cAt,.,o,, mn,
| able to see through the open uoor Cha'Ionei
| ascending swiftly but uncertainty the srny
stone steps. with quick movement So
Y draw TO one side while he sullenly pusne'
hv his wife's young butler, Stevens ana pe
gan TO stumble up the soft-carpeted' wiu
stairway; then, unnoticed and Win sis'
Of relief, she fed out into the street
eft rather abruptly alone, Mrs Chal
,oner went back into the oraWths rooi
and resting her arms on the mahtei' powe
her head upon them and gave way 10 IN
misery of her reflections. IL was not tn
| f,rst time, to be sure, that Lawrence ma
returned in this condition, but heretotor
he had been gracious enough 10 nave ma
| n occur at night and she haa cnerlsne
| the belief that she was ms oniy W lie
| Now. thore was an element connssssS ,, ss. =
hie home-ooming that Hes ~ = ~ s,S ~, "a.
bcnr, 1ho 14Dpa<tu N4lO >S- 'e'. -
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CHAPTER III

IJIRAM EDGAR LovE-so read a faded
1 i yellow card on the door panel OF
Suite 10 in the "Drelincourt," an apart
ment hotel in a section Of the city which
has ever been popular with class that
has been we'll termed the fringe of so-
ciety" The name was not printed. not
engraved, but written in ancient India ink
in copper-plate perfection by the careful.
cleanly, genteel Englishman that Hiram
Edgar Love had been-Hiram Edgar Love-
that long since had been laid to rest In .
quiet Surrey churchyard leagues distant,
though his name still did yeoman service,
for it spelt respectability; it covered :
multitude of peccadiloes; his soul went
marching on! For was 1t not the shade
of Hiram Edgar Love that had rented the
Love suite In the "Drelincourt." his shade
that paid the rent. his pipe and his slip
pers that lay near the fireplace for the
world TO see?-Hiram Edgar Love the
myth, the constantly expected but never
coming master of the house
Before the entrance Of this suite Chale
loner came to halt. I'D a
(Copyrigat. by Dodd. Mead a COD
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In the matter of the estate of Charles
c. Miller, deceased.
TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CON-
GERM, and especially to all who are
interested in the Estate of Charles
c. Miller, deceased, late of the Coun-
| ty OF Luna, State of New Mexico,
and to all heirs of the said Charles
G. Miller, deceased:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that a copy of the Will Of
said Charles c. Miller, deceased, to-
gether with petition asking that the
said Will be admitted to Probate, has
been filed at the office Of the Pro-
bate Clerk Of said County, and that
on the 9Th day of March, A. d. 1917,
at the hour Of 10 o'clock in the fore
noon of said day, at the office Of the
Judge of Probate in Deming, Luna
County, New Mexico, the matter of
allowing Of the said petition will be
heard.
WITNESS, The Hon. C. c. Fielder,
Probate Judge of said court, this
3lst day of January, A. D. 1917.
c. R. HUGHES,
County Clerk and Ex- officio Probate
Clerk of the County of Luna, State
of New Mexico.
VAUqHT u WATSON,
Attorneys for the Estate.
Feb 0CQ
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PRODUCING VS.. BUYING
by j. II. Toulouse

Close to four million dollars spen
in New Mexico annually for poultry
products, and millions Of acres JUS
aching to be scratched BY chickens
Feed too expensive" is the reason
put forward by some, who have the
space and the time to raise chickens
Let me say in answer to that excuse
that nothing is too expensive, where
a profit can be made out of the ex-
pense. "A woman's job" say lot
Of men. Get that out of your head,
my dear sir, for successful, profit
making poultry business is a mans
job, and full grown man at that, al
though many women are making for
tunes out Of the business, owing to
the fact that many women can do
things as well us men do.
New Mexico should be the greatest
poultry producing state in the United
States; instead of buying four mil
lion dollars worth Of poultry prod
ucts, we should be selling twenty five
million dollars worth, and instead of
buying our feed by the pound, or at
the very most, by the sack, let us or
ganixe our community poultry bust
ness 50 that we can ship our feed in
by the car load. Better still, raise
the feed right here in the state.
Community poultry business; that
is the idea. Organize each communi-
ty, each member Of the community
to have so many hens in a
given time, standardixe the produce,
create a worth while market, buy
feed by the Wholesale, and soon you
will see that it won't be four million
going out, it will be millions coming
IN. That is just what is going 10 be
Done, with the boys and and girls
poultry clubs showing the way. These
clubs are organized by the state col
ege and the United States govern
nent cooperating. They are not only
money producing clubs, but character
clubs as well.
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SOME BEANS

Mountainair, N. NJ. Jan. 90
Another car Of beans was loaded last
week, making eighty-five cars ship
ped out this season from Mountain
air. This is total shipment Of g.
100000 pounds shipped from here,
with value to the farmers Of about
$225, 900.
just as we had the above figures
in type concerning the bean shipment
says the Independent, we learned
that another car Of beans was being
loaded, making he total So cars. The
Independents estimate of 100 sars
shipped from Nountainair during
this season will yet become reality.
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NOTICE

The Annual meeting of the stock
holders Of record Of the MIMBRES
VALLEY CO-OPERTIvE CREAM
cry ASSOCIATION will be held at
the Court House, Deming, N. NJ, on
Wednesday,, February 9TH, 1917, at
200 p. m. for the purpose of electing
two directors and the transaction Of
such other business as may properly
come before said meeting.
WRIGHT SHAW, Secretary.
Jan. 26-Feb.2
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE
COUNTY OF LUNA, STATE OF
NEW MEXICO.

In the matter of the estate Of Ethel
ena ]. Doran, deceased.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
The undersigned administrator OF
the Estate Of Ethelena |. Doran, de-
ceased, hereby gives public notics
that on Monday, the fifth day of
March, A. d. 1917, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon Of said day, at the
Court House in the Village Of Dem.
ing, County of Luna, State Of New
Mexico, he will apply to said Court
for an order Of approval Of his final
account and report, on file in this
cause, and for his discharge as such
administrator.
JAMES H. DORIAN,
Administrator.
A. W. POLLARD,
Attorney for Administrator.
Jan 19-Feb 0.
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r91nIc : - 'seai1s.s Ass.s IN ehare. shu1u
9: sS1 .gss ~. lzSSsss sssi1sa = =
fsrssd g: 70 b:;iis 81 ~ CO ~
"a ':sss a. r ss 8 81 s -
~. ss s.s s:;': . :sS : y: 3;
manslsesurs soft, non. sleoholIc drink ~
vsn1 ~ sans; 2 epply fos, aequirs. bay. "a,
~ 81 a1s: ss' q Las ss. fFs sssss 4 <.
~ or any right territorial or otksrviss,
lhsrsunder; = apply for. acquire, koll.
ssSo.: ' p.s ss a 1Ss .s ss ss' psi.
lssss, inventions. Trademarks. trade ns.ss,
trsde.formulas. and pending applications
lhsFetor, relating 70. o. useful In connection
Win s.y es''nsss .. he sosporascn 70 gs:
sers psssnt, ownsd o. controlled By ths Com.
pany. and 70 .expend money In sxperimentins
upon and tasting Ne validity or vsius q any
psesnt ri1hn 9s Ocmpsny win acquire, Of
~ .snd nsnufsssuring blsinsss, and % ssIl
good. wsrss end nershandiss at wholesale or
retail; 70 ssue bond. notes, dsbentures. and
2. sviasness q inasbtedne.s. and 70 secure
Of trust or otherwise; 10 buy and I'll real O.. |
tate: to conduct general real estate and brok |
srsg businese; 10 SECURE and hold stock, |
honda and o.aer svIds1ees Of Indebtedness OF
.hsres Of stock % acquired, held and owned BY |
Il: 10 borrow and loan money; to maintain |
offices outside Of the STATE Of New Mexico for
be Transaction Of Ne business. and 70 conduct
md foreign countries ,v
The amount Of the total authorized capital
took Of this corporation Is One Hundred Thou
and l1I00 mn nnlIor. t..s..
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The annual meeting of the Luna
County Telephone Association will be
held Saturday, February 10, 1917,
at ESQ p. m, at the Deming National
Bank, for the purpose Of electing
three directors for the ensuing year,
and FOR the transaction Of such other
business as shall come before the an
nual meeting.
Dated at Deming N. NJ, this Gath
day Of January, A. d. 1917.
(Signed) +. l.. FOULKS,
President.
HUGH RAMSEY,
Secretary.
Jan 26-Feb 9
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LOOKS mighty good to wee Domingo
o. O. NJ, Major James r. Waddill,
back at his desk with legal papers
stacked around him. He has just re-
covered from the first real sickness
- ever had.