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The Elbert County tribune., 1917-05-04

ming as she stepped into the limousine
and told the footman, "The officeW
The car started and was checked al
most at once by tangle of trucks.
Gloria. looking about impatiently,
caught sight of Nell Trask and her
father just leaving the opposite tene-
ment. She recognized the old man.
She was dumfounded. AS she gaZed.
they were lost in the crowd. She saw
that the car could not be turned
around. Every moment was precious.
Impulse told her not to lose this pre-
cious chance. She obeyed impulse.
Without pauslng to inform the chauf-
feur, Gloria opened the door. dropped
out, and ran after the Trasks. She
picked them up again after a while.
She saw policeman. She resolved to
order him to arrest the criminal. As
she hesitated. she saw Trask stop and
tenderly relieve the weary Nell of
her baby's weight. He fondled and
nuzzled the child and laughed with
grandfatherly foolishness. Gloria
turned away from the policeman.
She followed at a little distance,
WOuueTlllS Will W uO. L ne DeSl lHluS
would be. she felt, to find out where
he lived. She followed for blocks.
The Trasks climbed the stairs of the
elevated. Gloria went up after them.
She took the next car on the same
train. 1t seemed that they would ride
on forever. Far uptown they got out.
Gloria got out. She trailed them at
a greater distance now because the
streets We're sparsely populated. The
street sloped sharply down to the
river. Moored to the wharves where
a number of huge, cumbrous barges.
To one of these the Trasks clambered.
They went down into it through
cabin door.
Gloria was in plight. She had
traced her fugitive to his home. But
his home was about to move. A tough
looking tugboat with a tough-looking
crew was already fastening a towline
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TO teach him. He was an apt pupil
with the horn and drum. He pounded
and blew till Gloria covered her ears.
He tried to climb the hobby horse
with the drum still on. He got off
head first on the other side, but he
soon mastered the fierce steed.
His attention was attracted by pic
ture of Indians on the walls. They
We're doing a scalp-tango about white
captive. Stas wanted to know all
about it. He had thought Gloria an
angel before. but she grew still more
wonderful when she told him that she
herself had been an Indian captive.
He seemed to be a trifie disappointed
when he learned that she had never
been honored by being tied to stake.
She saved herself little by explain
ing: 81 might have been worse than
tied to a stake If 1 hadn't been res
cued by Mr.. Fre-I mean, Doctor
Royce.
Then she fell into such deep med
itation that Stas could hardly recall
her to finish the story. 1t was not yet
ended when the butler and the second
man marched in with two towers of
pasteboard boxes-Stas trousseau had
arrived.
Now there was excitement, indeed.
and Gloria and Stas forgot the mere
Indians in the thrill of dressing and
being dressed. Gloria began to fear
that she had adopted a hopeless fop
when she saw how Stas strutted in
his finery. In his knlckers and frilled
shirt, his stnrched collar, silk tie, pat
ent leather shoes, and derby hat. he
looked like pocket Beau Brummel.
And then her rapture turned to alarm.
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to the barge. There was no policeman
in sight anywhere. The men lettering
about the barges did not appeal to
Gloria as desirable Samaritans to ask
for help.
Another of Gloria's impulses stirred
her feet almost against her will. She
ran along the wharf, crossed a plank
to the Trask barge, and went to the
cabin hatchway. She heard voices of
anger coming up. The girl was up
braiding her father for deserting her
and accusing him of further crime.
She was crying Historically.
"You killed him. He Is dead and
you killed him."
The old man denied the charge with
frenzy. He laughed at 1t, swore that
he was innocent. The girl was al
ready persuaded and this SO enraged
Gloria that she darted down the steps
and cried out at Trask:
You did kill him. 1 saw you"
(TO BE CONTINUED
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-05-04

pont pushed him back and stalked
out In towering fury. He ordered
the newspaper raiders off. They bonn
barded him with questions. He had
to take refuge in the house. He re-
turned to the dining room livid with
wrath. He ordered the servants out.
He thundered at Gloria.
Now you see what would have hap
pened If you had told the police about
your delirlum !"
He stormed on, Gloria trying vainly
to break in. At last he was exhausted
and she spoke:
But. daddy. 1t was no delirium.
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| The boy began to cough, to turn red
and purple in the face, and to shake
with paroxysms.
20, dear o, dear !" Gloria moaned !;
''he's had bath, and it's given him
pneumonia. The doctorI Quick, j
must get him to the DOCTOR"
| DR.. Stephen Royce was trying to
practice the proverb, "Physician, heal
| thyself." He was dressing the wounds
of battle he had received the night
before In Glorias defense. He was
plastering his fist and approving 1t for
| its good work when caller was an
nounced. 1t was Lois Stafford. She
had repented Of her affair with the
dead Freneau and was trying to live st
| down. Idleness was both temptation
and distress. She wanted to know IL
there was not some work she could do.
Royce told her that there were always
poor people in plenty and lonely sick.
| He gave her the address Of some of
| his patients who would never pay,
| but whom he treated with none the
| less care.
AS she was leaving she met Gloria
coming In with the boy. Royce was
disgusted because Gloria looked angry.
He should have been delighted at the
hint of possible jealousy. Gloria cold
ly Informed him of the boys bath
and its terrible consequences. She
made the boy cough for the doctor.
Royce did not seem to be as much
impressed as Gloria had been. He
set the boy to laughing and got him
to put out his tongue by making faces
at him which the boy mocked. Then
!! he said:
Its nothing. Just a little tickling
in the throat, eh?'
81 guess So" Stas confessed. 81 am
tickled all over"
He gave the boy lozenge for medi-
cine and turned to Gloria. She asked
him again why he had tried to deceive
her about the delirium.
"Wby don't you tell me the truth
now? What is Lois to your
Royce protested that Lois was moth
ing to him and that a doctor has his
secrets-like priest. Gloria was furi-
GUS. She gathered up the child and
was about to storm out, but she
paused, medltated, whirled, and went
to him impulsively.
Forgive me. You saved my life
twice. You fought for me then, why
against me now?'
He answered sadly, 81 am not fight
ing against you, Gloria. Some day
ycu will know it. but not from me-"
Gloria went out sadly and Royce in
dulged in little delirlum of his own.
cursing his luck in managing always
to have his devotion misunderstood.
He was glad that Lois repented her
liaison with Freneau, but he wished
that she had chosen some other person
for father confessor or some other
time to call.
In the majestic blue dining room
of the Bankers club, Gloria found
Casimir already installed. Pierpont's
influence had secured the engagement
for him and money had provided the
neat costume that changed Casimir
almost as much as Stas had been
changed. The captain waiter placed
cushion on chair for Stas and mo-
toned Casimir to lift him into it.
Casimip had not yet recognized his
own boz, disguised as he was with n
bath and rich mems clothes. But Stas
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-05-04
SYNOPSIS.

Pierpont Stafford. with his daughter
Gloria, winters at Palm Beach. Gloria Is
vivacious but willful young lady. Her
childish capers cause young Doctor Royce
TO fail in love with her. Lost in the ever
Rlades she Is captured by the Seminole
Indians. Gloria falls in love with her
leaves school and meets Freneau at the
theater. he has forgotten Gloria Later
Gloria's sister-in-law. Lois, becomes In
tensely Jealous. Freneau goes slelghing
with Gloria. 1t results in pneumonia for
Gloria Doctor Royce is summoned. Ere
neau's finances being low, he approaches
Pierpont Stafford. Lois threatens him with
dire punishment. Her husband. Gloria's
neau plans to have Mulry send Gloria
bunch OF kilograms. Gloria sees from her
Doctor Royce convinces her II Is derium.
Later. telegram. followed by a letter.
comes from Freneau. She replies. but her
kilograms are returned. She sees the
supposed suicide OF Frenenu reported In
the paper. Gloria swears to find the mur-
derer OF her lover. Royce tells what @ he
eni enveiopins ing Gloria She accuses % them I'm in
ria goes TO David's. country home. She
meets Mu.ry. who fees at once. Gloria
insists on going to Palm Beach. Again
she sees Mulry there. He leaves for the
North. She In recognized by her one
time captor. the young Indian chief. He
tells her that Royce and not Freneau was
her rescuer. Gloria attends night court:
she sees Mulry there. also the tramp who
attacked Freneau But Judge Freeman
releases him She follows the ,.,1. tramp when ,e
hands OF holdup men. She finds herself
In low saloon dance hall and is Sc
ner. Doctor Royce. however. follows her
md when he attempts n rescue calls down
IL riot on their heads. The hall is raided
Royce. is arrested and talt~u before Judge
Freeman.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-05-04

carefully selecting the clean streak on
his face, and assured him that Griggs
was a nice man. She watched while
Griggs led the boy by one clean finger
to the servants wing and one of its
bathtubs. Then she ran into her own
room. She called up her fathers tail
or. only to learn that it would take
three weeks to make the boys clothes.
He could not possibly waiti She
banged the receiver on the hook and
ran through the telephone book till
she found the number of large mems
furnishing establishment. A dainty
gentleman answered the telephone.
"Send me several OF everything
boy has to have" Gloria demanded.
When the clerk ventured to ask what
his measurements were Gloria an
swered, Measurements? How do 1
know? DO you have to have them y
When he said that he did, Gloria
called for her maid, pencil. tape
measure, piece of paper, and ran TO
the servants quarters. She was about
to enter one of the doors when she
caught a glimpse that made her re-
treat.
Old Griggs. with coat Off, sleeves
rolled up, and towel for apron, was
just lowering the boy into the steam
ing water. He dropped the boy with
splash and, whlrling, flung himself
against the door He spoke through It
in shocked manner, motloning the
boy to hide in the suds. Gloria ex-
,,1n nttr lA ne
tie and clutched the tape measure.
He took the boys dimensions and
called them out to Gloria. who repeat
ed them to her secretary-mnid. Griggs
had to thrust his arms into the water
two or three times to reach the boys
knees and heels. He was most glori-
ously unhappy.
Gloria ran back to the telephone and
resumed negotiations with the clerk.
When he had transcribed the numbers,
he promised to deliver the goods in
Jlffy. A jiffy is long time to boy
just out OF n tub, and when Griggs
explained to Gloria that Stas' entire
wardrobe consisted of one Turkish
towel and two safety pins, she had
more thinking to do. She solved the
problem by sending her maid to fetch
a pair of her silk pajamas.
By and by there was n knock at
the door. and Grlggs carried in Master
Stas. The pajamas We're worlds too
big for him, but he was almost unrec-
ogn!zably improved-white and pink
with curls of gold and the eyes of n
cherub. The laundries do not always
send things back better than they
went, but Stas had gone out grimy
pauper and he came back n prince.
Gloria embraced him, called to the
maid for a pair of her satin mules
for his bare feet, and took him in
her lap and combed his curls. He was
her new doll, and she wept little
into those curls to think that she
would never have n child of her own.
She remembered her own childhood
and the nursery where she and her
brother had been INDUCED in every toy
that money could buy or ingenuity in
vent. ars..
She hastened up to the great room
which she had not visited for years.
Poor Stas had never had any nursery
besides the streets or any toy except
some pitiful makeshift. He did not
really know how to play. Gloria had
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-05-04


saw poor Dick murdered. Last night
proved it, for l saw the man who
killed him. Why did the Judge let him
go. Why don't you want him cap
tured?"
Pierpont stared at her, then took
her to the window and pointed to
the crowd of reporters. He shook the
newspapers under her eyes, saying
my one and only reason for silence
is this publicity 1t is horriblep
To one of Gloria's training and posi-
ton the reporters were almost more
perilous than the police.
Suddenly she stared and pointed out
Of the window at two forlorn, ragged
figures strolling up the drive as If
they had wandered from the slums
and were lost. They We're the waiter
Caslmir, and his little boy, Stas whom
Gloria had befriended at the night
court. She had forgotten them and
now they arrived ut the most inoppor-
tune moment. CasImir had Gloria's
card in his hand. He saw the report
ers and grew uneasy. He pushed
through and rang the doorbell. Gloria
insisted on their admission and greet
ed them warmly.
Pierpont stared at the shabby wait
er in disgust. He looked at his watch.
He started to go. Gloria nabbed him.
| She told him that she had promised
the waiter job. Pierpont aaid he had
no jobs for walters. Then RE ordered
Gloria to lunch with him at tire Bank
ers club.
1.-THE very idea" she exclaimed. set
Caslmir a job there"
"ln those clothes?" Pierpont ex-
claimed.
| solution.
Pierpont was enraged, but she had
| her way as usual, and he metioned
| the waiter to come with him. Casimir
kissed Gloria's hand. The boy tried
to follow him and clung to him in ter
ror. Gloria knelt down and called the
boy Stas ran to her and let CasimiT
go with pierpont.
The boy Stas looked about the room
as If he We're In heaven and Gloria the
winged angel that few there with him.
He threw his arms around her again
lest he fail back to earth. The butler
in horror took the boys dirty hand
| from Gloria's shoulder and tried to
cleanse ii on a napkin. 1t blackened
the napkin, but the hand was not
visibly bleached.
| Gloria laughed, put the boy in a
chair at the table, and called for
finger bowls. The butler brought two.
Gloria called for soap and towel.
This was appalling. The butler al
most mutinied. Then she washed the
child's hands with soap in the finger
bowls. They turned out to be sur
prisingly white.
She drew a wet towel down his
cheek and it left white canal. She
laughed again, but more soberly. She
pondered minute, then made up her
mind and motioned to the butler
"Griggs, what he needs is bath. You
may give him one"
Old Griggs muttered and shook his
head. Gloria gave him one of the looks
she ruled her father with. run along
now, while telephone for complete
trousseau for him."
| Griggs groaned. Stas did not want
to leave Gloria, but she kissed him
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-05-04
FOURTEENTH EPISODE
The Floating Trap

'"Thank heaven. nobody knows of
-FOUR escapade," P;erpont Stafford was
Just saying to his daughter Gloria.
She had declined to be frightened by
his scowl and had almost won him to
a smile across his breakfast coffee cup
when his eyes fell on the headlines
Of the morning paper. He nearly went
over backward. The butler, who was
stealing u glimpse of the headlines
over his masters shoulder, nearly
went over forward.
Pierpont threw the paper down In n
rage. Gloria picked 1t up, and what
she read eased her mischievous smile
with one whisk. This is what she
read:
POLICE NET GLORIA STAFFORD.
Millionaires Beautiful Daughter. n Re-
cent Debutante. Caught in Raid on
East Side Dance Hall.
DR.. Stephen Royce Battered in
Brawl.
Gloria was stupefled. She sat in a
haze while her father went through
the other papers. Equally hateful
headlines or worse We're in all of them.
He pushed them before her. She
pushed them to the floor. Then broth
sr David came in, his hat and over
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-05-04

coat still on. he carried bundle
" papers. too. He was furious. Gloria
Eeekly waived him and his papers
AWAY.
Pierpont glowered at her. David
mt down and glowered at her.
The miserable silence was invaded
by the second man who appeared and
reported:
"If you please. sir, there's an army
u reporters at the door"
Gloria threw up her hands in sur
Dpndar David sprang to his feet. Pier
Arizona republican., 1917-12-08
ARIZONA PEOPLE
 FEAR RELATIVES
 LOST IN HALIFAX
Mrs. Otho Handley and Mrs. Raymond Alice Unable to Secure Word of Fate of Relatives in Disaster

Frustrated over the reports from Halifax, and fearing that her own peo- pie might have been victims of the ter rible disaster, Mrs. Otho Handley is anXiously awaiting word from her for mer home
 Mrs. Handley and her sister, Mrs. Raymond Alice, have reason to believe that their parents. brothers and sisters might have lost their lives since they have but recently moved to Richmond, a large part of which was destroyed.
 All day the Phoenix relatives have attempted to get a message of inquiry across the wires without success and were informed by the local office that it would probably be week or ten days before telegraphic service could be resumed. A wireless message was impossible because of the war. Late yesterday, Mrs. Handley received a tel ephone call from her brother, Dr. Reg inald Stroud of Gleason, who had also made unsuccessful attempts to get in touch with Halifax.
 My little sister attended the school that was completely demolished in which only three of the children es- caped It was to be near that school that my family recently moved into their new home in the north end said Mrs. Handley last evening.
 She stated that her father, Dr. James B. Stroud, was in the service, his head quarters being in the section of the stricken city which was destroyed.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-08
MEN REQUIRED ID
 FILL STATE LIST
 FUR CAMP REDUCED
Revised Figures Show That
 State Has So Far Done
 More Than Its Bit in Sending Men to Service

The number of registered men which Arizona will be required to furnish when the final 15 per cent of the first quota is called to join the, national army has been computed and is de- termined to be 23 less than the original number sent out from Washington.
 The first three calls to the colors have been checked over, and the num- Der of men from each county who actually have arrived at the training camps has been determined. Some of the counties are on one side of the ledger, and some on the other.
 By the original figures from Wash ington the call for the final 15 per cent of the first quota would have sum- moned 517 men to the training camp. In checking over the first three calls, this number is reduced to 494.
 Following are the figures from each county, showing the number of men originally called upon to join the colors, and the final figures after the actual number of men actually re- ceived at the training camps has been determined:
Arizona republican., 1917-12-08

to keep at work at their own patches. The average cost of lrcKing was 3 cents pound, which meant a cost of from S54 to S6O bale for picking. The association had $16, 150 with which to do all this work and the money was turned over three times in the season. Another year the association expects to have from sS0,000 to s100,000 and with turn overs expects to make 1t do the work of a quarter of million of dollars.
 Edward F. Parker. vice president of the Southwest Cotton company, said that the cotton grown here is of such nature that the general term in the trade for the best should be Salt River Valley" which should replace the name Egyptian" He predicted that the 1 Goodyear cord tires would be known as the tires with the Salt River Valley ] staple cotton and he also predicted | 100, 900 acres to cotton here next year This, he said, would insure through the | supplemental features feed for dairy | interests of the greatest importance and value.
 In speaking of the need for long | staple cotton he told of Egypt with its million and half acres set to cottor which has an annual yield of million | bales. With regard to company ex- penditures he said that the Goodyear | people have made so far a permanent i investment of two and a half millions i in the Salt River valley and that the company expenditures, including pick | ing and other operation expenses, has l been five millions.
 W. B. Conduit. also with the South west Cotton company, gave an inter esting talk upon the importance anC value of properly grading the seed.
 In estimating the cost of operating rental on the land was placed at $2O with $54 for the picking cost, S14 fol the ginning cost and S25 for bringing the cotton to boil. total of SIPS.
 pr. Francis Able Address
 Dr. Francis made a most notable i'm pression. His appeal was for supper of those at war on behalf of this ma tion and he urged all to stand behind | the Y. w. C. A. work for the benefi of the American soldiers and the Amer ican nurses behind the line. He pait his compliments to the pacifist who, h. said, are trying to enange the natur of the Bengal tiger by manicuring hi claws.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-08
ADJUSTMENTS
War Picture at Columbia

The retreat of the Germans at the battle of Arras is rhe most unusual fighting pictures of the present war yet produced, say those who have seen it.
 "The Russian war films were i'm pressive, and the Italian films were inspiring. The British films-for to Britain goes the credit of the Arras retreat of the enemy-have both these qualities. But they have also an un- mistakable air of good cheer. Sur mounting all the grimness of the British bulldog grip in war is the sanguine spirit that forms the back bone of British character. And this comes out in the films.
 "The Retreat Of the Germans" pie ture-that is. it's first episode, for the feature is divided into seven install ments, to be shown in succeeding weeks at the Columbia-lacks the beautiful scenery and the sensational ism of the Russian and Italian war films. But there are other things to compensate. First, these pictures are not gruesome. They are more human more realistic. closer to the American heart and comprehension. We speak the same language as these English Irish. Scotch, Welsh Canadians, Aus tralian boys on the battlefield; per haps that is why we can more easily read their thoughts.
 "The Mysterious MT. Tiller." and | Mutt and Jeff cartoon comedy or the same bill.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-08
FARM FIGURES IF
 H. ). CLARK GREAT
 BOOST FOR VALLEY
Tract of 160 Acres Here in Past Year Has Netted Over $10,500 onLand Sell ing for $225 an Acre

H. D. Clark>[or more than 25 years a resident <the Salt River Valley. has recent< sold his 160 acre homestead @~r Chandler for $225 an acre, a total of $13,500. MT. Clark immediately pur- chased the adjoining 24O acres at s2O0, amounting to S4S,000. That he secured bargain is evident from an offer of S250 an acre for his new farm which he received the same day.
 In the opinion of Mir. Clark there is no other farming country to equal the Salt River Valley, and he never would have sold his homestead, he declared if he had not been able to buy the adjoin- ing farm. This is what MT. Clark made from the old farm this year, up to the time of the sale:
 Thirty acres were in cotton, and ac- cording to accurate figures kept on the crop it netted S4,500. Thirty acres de- voted to hogs netted $6000; 30 acres of milo maize brought in a net of S2.725. The remaining 70 acres of the farm were in alfalfa and netted the owner | exactly $500, making a total of S1S,- 525 for the year from the 160 acres.
 MT. Clark is one of the best known farmers of the valley. These figures of the net returns from 160 acres of Salt River valley land he insists are entirely correct and kept with care. They show l what wonderful resources are possible from this irrigated land Mir Clark de- clares that his land is worth S1 900 an acre, based on the yearly returns it makes