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Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
Hard to Do,

speaking of remarkable memories,
there goes n man who has one"
"What can he do that is so ex-
traordinary?"
"He can name all the statesmen who
were members of the principal Euro
pean cabinets six months ago. Bir-
mingham Age-Herald.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
How II Is Done.

II don't see how some of my friends
are able to have automobiles"
''It is not so difficult as you think,
old man. The wives help out wonder-
fully. A woman will go without an as
tonishing number of things for tho
sake of a car"
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
Treasurer's Notice on Request 70
Tax Deed.


Tax Deed.
To every person In actual possession
or occupancy Of the hereinafter des.
c1tted land. lot or premises, and
! TO the person In whose name the
same was taxed or specially assess
ed. and to all persons having an
Interest," or title Of record in or to
the same.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
on the 23d day OF November A. d.
l910.. the following described proper.
ty. situate in the County Of Gilpin
and State OF Colorado. to-wit: Shaft
house and machinery in Russell Min.
ing District. Tax Certificate No. 7O95,
was sold fer the taxes for The year
1909 and purchased by Gilpin County.
That the said Gilrin County has
duly assigned the certificates of pur.
chase Issued on account OF said pur-
chase to Percy R. Alsdorf, and that
the said Percy R. Alsdorf has duly
assigned the certificates of purchase
issued on account Of such pure hase
to Edward l.. Wheahey. who hath
made request upon the Treasurer Of
said County for deed.
That the said premises were taxed
for said year 1909 in the name Of
The jefferson Calhoun Mining Com
pany.
That the time CT redemption Of
said real estate from such tax sale
will expire on The 25 h day Of March
A. d. 1918, and unless redeemed on
or before said day q deed will be is.
sced therefor.
Dated this 27th day OF November,
A. D. 1917.
(SeaD HENRY P. ALTvATER,
Treasurer Of the said County Of
Gilplm.
1st pub. Dec. 6; last Dec. 20, 1917.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
What He Left Out,

''This curbstone orator says he had
the crowd going"
"He didn't complete his sentence.
He should have added another word
after going"
"And what word is that?"
"'Away.'"
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY

Estate OF Daniel Wurtz, deceased
No. 864.
ALI persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to
present them for adjustment to the
County Court of Gilptn County, Colo
mdo, ON the 18Th day Of February.
1918. LEON D. WURTZ.
Executor.
1st pub. Nov. 20; last Dec. 20. 1917.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06

We have arranged for 4
series Of six interesting articles,
"War Talks, BY Uncle DAM"
written BY Mr.. Howard n.
Gross. president Of the UnIver.
sal Military Training League, Of
which this 10 the first. They tell
In a graphic way why military
training 10 Of value. both to the
nation and to the individual, and
our rea,.ers will find them Of
unusual Interest.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06

Jinks-He's fine doctor for chill
dren.
Blinks-That so?
Jinks-Yes; he gives them such mas
ty medicine that they're glad to get
well.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
A Mean Exposure,

"My daughter is engaged to very
promising young man."
"Yes, l know him. He has PROM
ised to pay me the money he Dor.
rowed from me when he got hold Of
yours"
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
A New Idea.

A New Idea.
"What did Mrs. Comeup have to say
about their plansw
"She says they are going to build
themselves barcarOle in the su-
perbs."
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
Don't Boast,

Don't boast about what you have DONE
Nor wear old laurel on your brow.
The thing that counts In life my son,
Is only what you're doing now.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06

II. G. Griffith has purchased the
Rule bakery from Mrs. Fred Rowe.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06

A fine line Of dress and work shoes
gents furnishings. etc. The c. o.
Richards Co.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
WHERE TO BUY GROCERIES

The Hawley Mdse. Co.. can supply
your wants from complete stock Of
fancy and staple groceries. The
freshest OF vegetables and fruits In
the market. Hay and grain In any
quantity.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
What's In q Name?

"Why do they call this Riddle cot
tage?"
Because the tenants give II up
every year."
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06

Closing cut sale Of winter goods to
make room for Xmas novelties. All
hats at cost. NJ. ROSS.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06

For Sale-Confectionery and soda
fountain. Neal Burroughs, Black
Hawk Colo.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
In q Dry Goods Store.

'These, you see, are socks that you
can't wear out"
II believe you. I'd scarcely dar<
wear them at home"
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
Insurance Agency

FIRE, WoRkMEN's coMPENsA
TIoN, ACCIDENT, BONDS, AUTO
MOBILE AND OTHER LINES OF
INSURANCE.
l.. J. WILLIAMS.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06

"Gwace's father thought you were
the candy kid, didn't he. me boy7'
"Yaw. He borrowed $40 the first
night l met him."
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06

Why the Lamp Went Out.
In the parlor there were three.
She. the parior lamp. and he;
Two is company. no doubt,
30 the little lamp went outi
Yale Record.
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dow, please"
The angel was speaking, and
the voice seemed to breathe out a
hallelujah.
Together, she and the angel
confronted the man, their faces
side by side.
The mans eyes swept the two
faces-one face radiant, ,care-free,
gloriously girl! The other
She's 81 today, like me-" said
Peggy, in a sobbing breath.
Good Cod" muttered Trow-
bridge. You mean a hundred and
one! Instead of life, 1 think it's
death that you've been seeing
the death of youth and woman
hood" His eyes rested on the
CHASTITY bIance of a baby,
And of babyhood," he added
huskfiy.
The denizens of the street star
ed frankly as the quartet emArg.
ed. Stephen Blair sprang froT,
the taxicab, CALAMITY holding out
a hand to assist Mrs. Trowbridge.
Blair knew the psysiognomy OF
1.-THE East Side. One look at Mary
Vasilkof's face told him that some
glory had befallen her.
Briefly Trowbridge explained.
So this is rampage" laugh
ed Blair. Small wonder you
were worried! But you look
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squeeze me so! Why, Where are
you going! Stopl | don't want
to go down stairs. Let go of ME
till l tell you"
I'll not let go till we're back
at the hotel her husband an
swered.
please stop, Ed. I've climbed
these stairs four times now, and
I'm not going to again. My birth
day presents up there. You said
could have anything l wanted.
That is why I sent for you - to
get 1t for me. Now come, dear!
Turn around. I'm in a hurry to
get away myself"
The man retraced his steps,
clutching his wife in tense grip.
He set her down outside the door.
All right, we'll get the rug, or
image, or whatever junk, tits
you've found in this Godforsaken
hole. But you could have had 1t
without frightening the life out of
me, Peggy"
To Trowbridge the place they
entered seemed cIhttered closet
rather than an inhabited room.
His wife veered him round till his
eyes embraced woman, with a
baby on her knees, shrinking in a
chair near the wall.
TITS her and the baby I want
to take home with us!" Peggy
whispered. II found her! Oh, Ed!
she was born the very same year
and day I was. Her husband was
killed last month, and she's been
sick since, and she has no money
and no work; and the baby's a
year and a half old, almost the
same age as John. She can live
in that little two-room cottage
Mr.. Martin built to go to when he
was mad at his wife. I've had II
i'm mind. ever since you bought
the Martin farm. to put some
homeless person there. Her
names Mary Vasilkof. She's only
been here two years. she-she
cried when told her about the
country"
Peggy had run on breathlessly.
but now her husbands grave face
checked the torrent Of words.
"A minute, Peggy. I don't be-
lieve you want to saddle yourself
| with this woman and child for life.
It's not just taking them home,
and allowing them to live in old
Martins crouch house, and tidiug
them over till the woman can pro-
eide for herself. You'll have to
be responsible for them In more
ways than I think you realize.
D'you see, pet?"
He smiled down at her.
Yes, | know, Ed. But when I
cant take a thousand, my con-
science won't hurt me for not TAX
ing a thousand. But when 7 can
take one woman and ore bahv.
why Her hands caught his.
PLEASE, deyr!"
Mary Vasilkof watched dumbly
the scene before her-the quick
moving, eager, impulsive girl
fluttering about the masculine
presence, whose bigness was SO
overpowering in the mean dimen-
sions of the room, and who
stood so impassively and forebod-
ingly quiet.
Mary. come over by the win
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and sat in the lobby, where Trow-
bridge would see his wife If she
came in.
Hundred = six - nine -
hundred - six-nine," droned a
pages voice.
Trowbridge leaped to his feet
"Thats for me-"
1t was a telephone message:
Edwin Trowbridge will find
his wife at 142 Roosevelt St.
fourth floor, middle door,"
The message had come in q
mans voice, the operator said, q
heavy muffled voice, with a for
eign accent-Polish, she thought
Edwin Trowbridge will find
his wife-will find his wife,"
Even Stephen Blair's face was
grave.
1t was the longest 40-minute
ride that Blair had ever taken
To Peggy's husband it was 4C
years of torment.
Number14 was the usual East
Side tenement, grimy, window.
shakes aSkew, the fire-escapes
draped with bed-clothes, cans
boxes, a melee of riffraff. Chill
dren played In the street. Severa
foreign women squatted on, the
steps, one of whom wore the
Hebrew wig. =
They climbed one flight Of
steps, two flights, then Edwin
Trowbridge stood still.
What are you waiting forT
asked Blair.
Courage to 60 on" came
hoarseIy. The third flight
Then"
ed"
Blithely, with a caroling little
trail at end. Peggy's voice came
to them. And Peggy, her white
serge suit outlining her In the
darkness, tripped after.
81 knew your steps, Ed. 1t /!
you, isn't it? Ouch, dom
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''P ersuasive Peggy"
BY Marvarene Thompson
CONTINUED From Our Last Issuc)
CHAPTER XVII
(Oopyrighted.)

Mrs. winners dropped the gar
mont she was rubbing into the tub,
took her hands from the soap-suds,
dried them hastily on her apron,
and went to answer the sharp rap
ping on the front door.
Hello! Hel-lol Wa-itl"
The words were not addressed to
Nrs. Winners, but to Mrs. VIII
mer's husband. The man, stalking
toward the wheat Sfield beyond
turned back at the imperative
call and franticaNy waving arms.
Peggy stood on the little stoop,
her lips parted In excitement, her
impatient eyes fastened on the
slow moving figure of the man.
She did not hear the door open,
nor see Mrs. Winners eyes travel
over her from head to foot.
"Do you want to see me-or my
husband" asked Mrs. Winners
coldly. And another note than
GOODNESS trembled in her voice.
Peggy turned, almost bursting
with her pent-up tenderness, hard
" able to wait the scheduled time
Of its unfoldment.
II want to see both Of you" she
cried. Him for q little bit, and
then you for a long, long while"
She was too full of her subject
now for her mind to encompass
anything else. She began upon II
at once, tumbling out the words in
her hurry for its import to reach
her hearers.
y II accidentally overheard you
and Mr.. Trowbridge talking to-
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smiled, a grim, mirthless expires.
sion.
Let go my arm!" commanded
Peggy holly. "I'll call a police
man."
Peggy stood very quiet, the
mans hand gripping her arm like
wise. In a flash Peggy under
stood many things that had been
deeply mysterious to her before
Things began to swim before
her eyes, and her knees shook a
little. She wasn't afraid of the
man; she knew She could shake
him off somehow. But IL he
should persist in holding her, and
force her to call assistance, and
If she should be written up in the
papers, to be laughed at by Red
Vile and-Ed!
A forward leap, so swift that II
carried the man with her, and II
was now Peggy's hand that grip.
ped an arm.
Please, Father, may I walk a
little way with your
The priests broad face bent up.
on the childishly frightened one
his keen eyes embracing the pasty
countenance of the man behind
her. He did not need to ask
questions. He clasped her hant
in his as he would that OF a child
and continued on his way down
Fifth av. Peggy walked silently
beside him-silently because Of
the childish gulping in her throat
They came to a church bearing a
cross.
I'm going in here, daughter. ]
don't thing he's followed you:
but some Of them are like a vol
on the scent. There'll be a half.
hours service. Will you come ino.
1t was beautifully peaceful in.
side. Peggy felt very safe and
very penitent. She would &c
straight to her husband after the
service, she resolved. But in hal,
an hour Peggy's weakened knees
grew strong again. And there wae
a whole half day left, and a won.
derful thing yet that Peggy want
ed to do! And, as Ed was sure tf
be cross anyhow, why, Just hal
a day more
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morouS.
Il don't understand at all.
You're riddle that'll always
keep me guessing. But this heart
to-heart confab will have to go by
the boards, little Wife" He did
some thinking. And | want Your
promise now that you'll not slip
off alone tomorrow or-I'll pack
you home first thing in the morn
ing"
Trowbrfdge's first waking
thought was to get Peggy's prom
Use.
But
1t was quiet and empty In Gen.
trail Park. Only the birds and the
squirrels, chattering together and
darling restlessly about, were
there: the birds and squirrels
and Peggy. She had not meant to
come to the park. But the streets
were SO oppressively vacant and
dreary. She fled to the park, dow
laden and cool and sweet, like
Peggy's own beautiful home. A
mounted policeman, quickly sus-
picious of the exquisitely gowned,
stylish your person hurrying
breathlessly along at the unheard-
of hour of a. m, followed in her
wake. He lost her down a foot
path for a little; sthen, coming up
on her in the open, he drew in
his horse sharply, and sat still.
Pigeons eyerywhere-crowdins
at her feet, 2sting on her shoul-
ders and extended arms, circling
above her saucily tilted head-no
shy pigeons, ready to fly away al
"a breath, but pigeons cooling JOY
ously over the daybreak.
She turned away, found a COM
lparatively quiet restaurant. and
late her breakfast. Her eyes dane
ing the while, she wrote her name
land hotel address on a card and
lput It in her purse.
Twelve o'clock found her look
ling in at a jewelers. richly dress
ed window. She was meditative
now. Did she want bracelet for
her birthday present, or a PEN
dant, or a ring, or
well, what Is IL to be?"
The voice sounded right beside
Peggy, a strange masculine voice
IShe stiffened and turned, with an
licy glance all ready to bestow.
But quickly her iciness melted to a
friendly smile. This was an old
man, with silvery haiar under
meath the immaculate derby, q
network of wrinkles around his
eyes, and deep burrows in his
cheeks, and tho he appeared to be
prosperous, he looked very tired,
as II the world had treated him
badly.
The man laughed--so curious
lily that Peggy faced about her,
her eyes and "tangle of lashes''
full upon him. He started ever
SO little. Then his appraising eye
encompassed the whole gay,
youthful insouciance of her.
His hand dropped Familiarity on
Peggy's arm. Wen have lunch
and talk Il over"
Please. northumberland"
faltered Peggy. II was just =
just being respectful to an old
man"
He purpIed angrily. Then b,
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CHAPTER xxx

But Peggy had no idea just how
anxious her husband was about
her. His companion at lunch
was a little amused over it. Edwin
Trowbridge was an influential
man in his community; for this
reason, Stephen Blair. astute pol
itfcian, had been detailed to get
next" to this upstate visitor, and
to try to show him how necessary
1t was for the interests of the
state that rural representatives
should know the needs of the city.
He had arranged the luncheon
and planned to give up an after
noon ostensibly to Edwin Trow-
bridge. a useful spoke In a polit-
ical wheel-in reality, TO enjoy
personally the society OF fasci-
mating woman. And, 10, the fas-
cinating woman had fled. -
Next to h fascinating woman,
politics was the most interesting
subject Stephen Blair knew. He
talked II straight for two hours.
They went to Trowbridge's hotel
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CENTRAL
BUS STATION

Lunch MooSs IN CenneetloD
Schedule Auto Stage 9 Frsi0ht
esrvice. Baggage CheckSd
rs 50. 10TH ST. TEL MAIN 80
CarbDnade--Wi1ke son--Tacono
tSfes U-Hsatrd Cnrsl
MCRACKEN, Prop.
Three Trips Tally
Leave Tacoma: 11:e0 .. m. /;
400. Sis p. m.
Leave Carbonate: 7:3H. 8:15 q,
m; 200 p. m.
DUCKLDH-TACOM
". Buckley . q. m; 1880, go. N.
saturday and Sunday-Lv. Taeoms
10 q m: a:3o. 1l:10 p. m
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CHAPTER XxVIu

For little while Peggy contem-
plated the other diners. 1t was the
Iafter-theater crowd; and tonight,
as on the five previous nights,
Peggy was part of New York;
dazzlingly gowned, perfumed,
careless, pleasure-seeking mid
night throng. The week had been
one prolonged thrill of ecstacy.
She leaned toward her husband,
coanngly.
II want TO spend tomorrow all
lalone," she repeated. Let me,
pleased want to see the life here
close at hand before go home"
Peggy dimpled adorably and de-
voted herself to her salad; Abut
her husband saw a curl OF lip and
a flash OF limpid orbs that he
knew to be Peggy's do or die" ex-
preston.
The mans expression was hr-
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Free Watches, Ladies' and
Gents, also souvenirs and re-
freshments. Special jazz
music. jolly time mt the Barn
Dance, Wed. eve., Sept. 9Th.
Johnson's School of Dancing,
785 st. Helens av.
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oRrING-TACoMA

Leave T rnss. :7Rs p ss;Ss. ,,:ss .
Law. ave- o,r.ssiSs;s.E.S%, 500. 1900 {.
NJ 1880, 500, p. m.
Saturday Nights and Sundays
Leave Tacoma-9:30 and 11:e0.
Leave Orting-e:40.
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DUPONf-TACOM
", Tacoma--6:40. 1880 q N: 3:AS.
". Dupont-s:oo. SOC q. m. Zoe.
$50, s:16 p. m.
sunday special-s:oo. 1000 p m;
and 1900 m.
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Lv. Tacomas:so. 7'so $3.50 . M,
I, Z, 8, 9. 1915 D. m.
". N. E. Tac:-7:o0. 500, 1920 .. m;
lao, 4:30. $50. 6:45 p. m
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Tacoma Office, Central Bus Sta.
Aberdeen Off,, Washington Hotel
TIME CARD
For Aberdeen
Leave Tacoma, $3.50 q. m.
1880 a. M; Olympia, 10 O. m.
II noon; McCleary, II a. m,
p. M; Elma, 1880 q. m, 1:3(
3. m; Montesano, ~ noon, 3 D. m
For Tacoma
Leave Aberdeen for Tacoma,
D. m, 4:45 p. m; Montesano.
3. m, $50 p. m; Elma, 1870 D
m, 6 p. M; McCleary. 8 p. m.
$3.50 p. m: Olympia. &c p. m.
1880 p. m.
Subject to Change without Motto,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TACOMA AUTO STAGE
nth St, op. r. o. ana Csatr.i I'm,
sfataon.
Lv. Eatonvflle daily 8 a m; 1 D. m.
$40 p m Sunday. q q m and |
Lr' Tacoma DAILY ga m. n M
.. m. sunday . . m. ! and s:ii
saturday Evening special-Leavs
Eatonvi'ls Z .. m: leave Tacoma
e;lS .. m
TENINO-RAINIED
Nv. Tacoma-5:00 D. m
Nv. Tenino-s:00 a. m.
MOOSE AUTO STAGE
ofnnd--Croff Hotel. I51D Pacific av
and Central Bus Station.
racoma ana Yelm.. LakevIew. Hill.
hurst. Greendale, Roy, McKenua
IL. r. Miles.
~. Tacoma--10:3o a. m and n
IS M; Sunday a. m. and 1880 y. M
". Yelm-f:30 a m and 3. m
Saturday night 1880 and sunday
THE BLUE LINE
Sumner, North PuynIlup. F1rvooA
Ardcnn- Fife. Tacoma.
LEAVE SUMNER
(Messfclx's storey
500 A. NJ. and hourly therea star
last car leaving at 1900 p. NJ
on On, s sss = X last car leaves ii
LEAVE TACOMA
Peoples Store and Central Bus ~.
tien. 11s-117 So. 10TH 81.
800 A. M. ana hourly there's ftey
last car leaving at ii 100 p. II
On Saturdays last car leaves =,
1900 p. ".
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MINERAL-TACOM
Elke, Alder, La Grands
Ly. Tacoma $500 a. m. and $500 D. m
w. Mineral 1880 a. m. and 1880 .. m
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TACOMA-ABERDE
Lv. Tacoma-8:30 a. m. $50 d. m.
Lv. Aberdeen-S:00 q. m, $500 D. N
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nightly good-natured over it,"
Continued in Our Next Issue)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-18

Xrlaya ant y T'rtrI guard. ~ much
she had gathered fron a confcrenc,
M TN" bridge. when tIr cart IuuSr.
for further Instruction.; and more, sh
had ti'Cn l.. rnfti That .hn ,.r. WAS tC
proceed siih III siccd "a q receiving
depot in tir hills where Zcluyl vai IN
wait with PTS prisoner tii Io.aci ~
the Len he haze left 10 guard the
bridge
u WIS i.gh noon when 1t length The
cart llrclrd IT, last lurcl. aud canue ~
Il deaf sron.
The complaint of IT. grcazclcss
wheels hal barely ceased when Pitriu.
muvclcss beneath the straw heard n
woe She knew only too we'll. II was
Huroki'S. ordering the driver 10 hasten
instantly to u nearby village ana find
Zelayu. to adv q him that il seemed
best tn remove the prisoner instantly
to a safer place; he-ituroki-wanted
horses ana \ guard for this purpose
without delay.
When the driver had q grirn-
bling. Huruki spoke briel- with an
other Mexican. ordering him 10 stand
luarl over .hn prisoner pending che
arrival of the horses and the guard.
when hc was t0 summon Huroi,I from.
some observation point at no great dis
lance.
There followed three minutes ~
quiet. Then the girl took her life INA
her hands ana pOked her head out cf
the straw.
The uXCIrt was at rest before "A
small adobe hut with an open door.
She could n0t Sep through the door.