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she is not at home to Captain Parrl"
 Had the servant deliberately slapped his face. Donald could have been no more thunderstruck.
 Mrs. Wrenn betrayed no less per pleXity.
 Gregory what did you say?"
 Miss Patria instructed me to say, Mrs. Wrenn. she is not at home to Captain Parr."
 The footInan withdrew, murmuring sympathetically.
 But, Donald" Mrs. Wrenn insisted, I'm sure he must have misunderstood. I'll run up at once and see Patria my self"
 "Please. no, Mrs. Wrenn. Gregory's an intelligent fellow. Patria is doubt less out of temper with me for failing to catch the boat yesterday"
 In point of fact, Parr hardly knew what he was saying or what he heard. Overruling the objections of Rodney and his mother, he strode from the house. threw himself on the back of HIS uoTSe, duu Iouc away III d otatc V' daze.
 It needed long. hard ride to weary Parr's emotions to seminumbness. He brought back horse sadly Jagged and lathered.
 Now Donald Parr was never one to wear his heart on his sleeve. Toward mid-afternoon he changed to white fiannels, stiffened his upper lip and sought the Casino, outwardly a man with mind serene and carefree temper.
 Finding nobody of his circle of ac- quaintances at the Casino-the hour WAS late for lunch, early for afternoon tea-he fortified himself with a cock tail and sought surcease of breeding in that mornings Boston newspaper. It seemed at first needlessly cruel freak of chance that the very first news item to meet his eye should be so strong reminder of his unhappiness.
 Fall River, June 27.-WhiIe the Fall River line steamship Common wealth was off Point Judith last night, Mrs. John Ferdinand of Chicago, an invalid suffering from meianchoiia, eIuded her nurse and committed sui eide by jumping overheard.
 "chicago, June 27.-The City pirec- tory does not contain the name of Mrs. John Ferdinand"
 Slowly Donald lowered the newspa- per, thoughtful furrow creasing his brOws. Anne's words of that morning came back to him like an echo preg- nant with significance:
 Miss Patria ain't seemed like her self since that dreadful affair on the boat last nightw
 What if Horror gripped
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FIFTH EPISODE
The Island God Forgot.

In the breathless hush of that bright midsummer dawn the island rested amid still waters like a great yellow topaz on a field of glowing sapphire.
 No land was visible in any quarter, Yet the mainland was not remote.
 Barely an island, little more than an Overgrown sandbar, a desolate patch of salt-bitten earth producing no vege- tatiOn more valuable than coarse beach grass. it was charted and known tO 'long-shore seafarers as Limbo Island. But few if any of these had ever taken occasion to visit it; they knew it by tradition for what it was, so passed ii by. Only of late years had it grown accustomed to shelter mankind. a lit tie colony of Japanese fishermen hay ing chosen it for their base.
 As the sun rose. so did these simple folk; by twos and threes they emerged from their rude dwellings and went about their business. Some embarked in battered craft to draw the nets and cast the seines with which they wrest- ed from the sea an apparently pre- curious livelihood. Others swarmed upon a little slOop that had come in overnight to a crude dock that jutted out into the least exposed harbor of the island, and began industriously to empty its hold of a cargo of many heavy packing cases. These worked under the supervision of one who wore the habit of authority together with the wreck of what had once been khaki uniform. A solitary inhabitant of the island seemed to have no set task; and this one was not Japanese.
 The sun was high before he discOv cred himself to its rays, lOunging sul- lenly out of a dwelling slightly more pretentiOus than its neighbOrs; a yOungish man, well-made, with a dark, keen countenance of Latin cast; his clothing of the simplest, tattered shirt, trousers worn and patched. an old belt with rusty buckle--nothing more, not even shoes.
 The gaze with which he reviewed the too familiar aspect of sea and sky was eloquent of embittered ennui. His mouth twitched; his eyes fIared wild ly; he damned the day with gesture of passionate discontent; shrugged, ierked a coarse cotton bag of tobacco, and packet of brown papers from a hip-pocket, deftly with one hand fash toned a cigarette, lighted it. inhaled exhaustively, and slouched off. his bare feet following indifferently beaten pathway out of the dunes.
 Near the dock he paused with little. lacklustre gaze regarding the activi- ties of his Japanese associates aboard
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DOnald's heart like an icy hand. |. What if the Patria of last night were not the Patria of today?
 That a woman existed So like Patria in facesand form that none could dis tinguish one from the other, was fact too we'll known to Captain Parr.
 Pondering deeply. Donald rose to leave the Casino and on the way out came unexpectedly upon a group of four. seated over cocktails round lit- tie table. He tried to ignore them. but this was not permitted. A voice that, If not the voice of Patria Charming, was at least very creditable imita- ton of it, hailed him.
 "Don.Donald Parr, Do come hcrc.r
 With the speaker at her table were Fanny Adair, Baron Huroki and Juan de Lima.
 Suspicion rife in bis mind Parr bowed over the hand offered him by inc woman who might or might not be Patria Cbanniug. To each of the oth- CTS in turn be nodded gravely.
 Awful jolly to meet you here, Don. I do so want you to be the first to know: have promised to marry Senor de Lima"
 To the Mexican. alert to rise with brilliant sinirk of sclf-satisfaction and a proffered hand. Donald bowed pro- foundly. His own hands remained clasped behind his back.
 q am happy to be able to congratu- late Scnor De Lima hc said quietly; and turning. left the Casino.
 One more move that would be cnly natural in an impostor.
 He was firmly persuaded that tho 'gtrl to whom he had just been tnlking was not the true Patria Charming.
 But how to prove that? How to aVengc that crime which had made possible the substitution of this im- puStor? =
 Parr set his wits to cope with that problem. Pending their solution, he applied himself Co tle task of keeping
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CHANG CEILING.

About mid-morning, a young man becomingly attired in riding clothes surrendered his horse to the care of q groom and assembled the steps to the veranda of the Charming cottage on the Cliff walk.
 In the doorway footman waited to greet him with the manner of welcom- Ing an intimate of the household.
 Good morning. Captain Parr. It's a pleasure to see you again. sir"
 Thank you, Gregory. Is Mrs. wrenn at home?"
 ''I believe so, sir"
 And Miss ChanningT'
 Miss Patria arrived by boat early this morning, sir"
 Please say to her. am waiting for the ride she promised me :"
 "Very good. sir"
 The fOotman stepped back into the house and disappeared. Captain Parr remained on the vcranda. seeming idly to admire the view. in reality oblivious of it, preoccupied with private consid- erations of not unpleasant complexion.
 Sounds of stifled lamentation dis turbed his mood.
 He discovered q pleasant-faced ladys maid of mature years. forehead bowed against the newel-post at the foot of the staircase, weeping loudly and copiousiy.
 "Why, Anne. What's the matterT'
 The wollan showed tlowsy, tear stained, writhen countenance.
 ''Oh, Captain Parr, my hearts broken I don't know what to do at all. It's discharged I am. sir.'
 What" Parr could hardly believe his ears.
 Miss Patria is after discharging me
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"Senonta, you have been washer ashore on Limbo island"
 "W'here is that?"
 "Southeast of Newport-about thir. ty miles,"
 And why are such great quantities of high, explosive stored on Limbo island?'
 "SeDorita-I conceal nothing from yOu-I am your slave"
 "Answer my question r''
 The ;luzzle of the pistol remained in close juxtaposition to the tin of ni- troglycerin. The Mexican shivered with terror.
 "Because-" he stammered because Japan uses this island as secret de. pot for munitions"
 ''To be used in the event of war with the United StatesT'
 .'Si senorita-yes."
 '.I understand. Now fetch me food ."
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without notice, sir-and all ii years I've. served her and never cross word" "But why? What did you do?' 'It's my clumsiness. sir. I happc l, to drop her hand mirror, and It hrc it did. And then 1t was like her went mad. She flew into rage and stamped her foot ot me. and ca me q clumsy fool, and said it .n1' seven years bad luck, and w0uldi listen to me at all at all. and told F |, to pack my trunk and go. that myst was fired, and"
 'Did she say fred Anne:"
 "She did that, Captain PGrr-"
 "It doesn't sound like Patria 7"
 "It doesn't. sir. For the matter , that she ain't seemed like herself sino tbot dreadful affair on the boat la night"
 What dreadful affair.""
 You haven't heard about it, sir? / poor invalid lady in the stoterooI.i nex Miss Patria's went out of Der bca and jumped overheard aud was drowned, sir"
 Anne hastily disappeared as Mrs Gilbert Nreun. Patria's chaperon, en' tered from the breakfast room with ber son Rodney. At sight of Parr they broke into those wondering excloDa dons he had anticipated.
 "Why, Donald!"
 "DoD! For the love of Mike! How did you get here? Patria said"
 'T flew" Captain Parr explained modestly.
 "I should say you did fly! What did you do? Hire special train?'
 T flew" Parr itersted. "I planed frotp, Governor's island this moruing.'
 Donald looked round to find the footmau waiting for his attention.
 "Yes, Gregory"
 The, man hesitated with what seemed singular reluctance to deliver his message.
 Beg pardon, sir . Tn sorry Miss Chaanisz directs ne to ss5
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SYNOPSIS.

patria, last of "The Fighting Chan nings." en route to Newport. her summer home. is thrown to drown from Sound steamer by agents of Baron Huroki, chief of the Japanese secret service, who, con spiring to embroil the United States and Mexico. desires control of the extensive Charming intuition plants owned by Pa tria. Her physical counterpart Elaine. a notorious dancer in Hurokis pay, substi- tutes for Patria
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THE CAST.

MRS. VERNON CASTLE as Patria Charming. MILTON SELLS as Donald Parr. WARNER GLAND as Baron Hurcki. DOROTHY GREEN as Fanny Adair.
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the> slnop, Then turning his-hackf to these he drif,ed from their ken along tue w1vepacked sahds. A few hun dred yards farther on. aud hc checked sharply. with a low-piit led cry of
 aliaze X curve of the island had brought him within view of ihe body of woman that lay huddlcd pu the
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-02-02
%ADVERTISlNG RATLS
COLUMBUS, LUNA COUNTY.

Shortly after Mrs. Alice smith became the superintendent
of schools in Luna county, in compliance with the law she issued
an order that all school children be vaccnated. Some of tire
patrons of the Columbus school has refused to have on allow their
children vaccinated. For the benefit of those ratrons the follow
ing extract from the school laws of the state is published:
Chapter Gil. See. %. II shall be the duty of the schoo.
perintendent Of each county to see that the children in his coun-
~, of school age, are vaccinated against smallpox, and TO that end
each teacher OF a public school shall see that the children in his
district are successfully vacCnated Or have been vaccinated
within one year previous. and Il shall be unlawful for any child
20 attend school, or for any teacher 10 allow such child within any
school house unless so vaccnated, or showing proper certificate
that IL has been vaccinated; such teacher shall make report of the
number of children whom they have caused TO be vaccinated and
those who have presented certificates that they have been vacct-
mated, to the county school superintendent ut the beginning of the
school year and as often thereafter as they may deem necessary,
together with the report of the names of any parents who refuse
20 allow their children to be yaccnated, and any person who shall
so refuse or neglect TO have his or her children vaccinated in
accordance with the law shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon a report to that effect by the county superintendent It
shall he the duty of the sheriff or any constable whom he may
designate. TO arrest such person. and upon being convicted, he
shall be- fined not less than ten dollars ,Slgpol nor more than
one hundred dollars Sl00.O0). or be imprisoned in the county jail
not exceeding one hundred days. and the fine so imposed shall go
TO and be a part of the school fund OF the district in which such
offender hives. These provisions shall apply 90 children and par
ents in Incorporated cities and towns, and the duties heretofore
imposed upon county school superutcndcuis are hereby made
applicable TO boards OF education therein.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-02-02
WHO'S GOT THE MONEY?

We Nu told that there is more money IN the country to-day
han ever before in our history Possibly so, but where i b..
Is it in the banks, or in the hands Of the borrowers" In either
case Il is not In the hands of the mass Of the people
Borrowed money is not an asset. 10 Is a liability, and the
heaviest kind of one.
Chew these facts for awhile and see how they digest:
low often does the thrtc-ioUar-a-day man with q family
lTori eggs at so and go cents % dozen a- they are here
How many p]ortcrhousc steaks can he afford af % dollar
With flour az $40 per barrel and potatoes at S' per bushcl.
md even thC humble com meal mp ru The clouds, Ho" much can
that large family afford 10 eat.
With clothing, shoes. groceries, With everything disable
in prices and wages stll down, how often is the poor man going
% eat, and what is ne 10 eat?
Yes, there are milions-ovenh Ilions-ot morny in the coun-
try. but. il is I'm the hands OF the few. while the muug must be- con-
tent with envy and longing. The average wage Garner Is 90 be
uuIdoncd an occasional cuss word when he reads of the golden
stream that is pouring into the people. He would even like to be
one of the peuplp.-EN
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-02-02

The DcminC Headlight. in the h.. issue, features the recent
cleanup here with @ long article. giving credit for the entire affair
to sheriff Simpson and District Attom,y Nlught. barely mention
ing the Columbus officers, who deserve the same amount Of credit
for the Job as the Demingites. Lee Caldwell was on the job and
did his duty rs an efficient officer, so did Naught and Simpson,
and Jack Thomas and II. j. Kane just as fully performed the duticH
II their offices. The policy of the Headlight seems io be- 10 tnEu
me- credit TO pcuing of everything that happens worth while IN
Luna county, and the Courier has no objections ut all, So long as
they stay with the facts. but il they do not want "a scrap they had
better give the Columbus people due credit IN the future.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-02-02
PULLING mi OVER

A certain country town once possessed an influential citizen
who opposed every worthy movement not tathered by himself
He was a chronic kicker and the despair Of the town, for in one
way or another he invariably carried his point.
One day q small band Of live wires devised a new way to get
Improvement through. They secretly arranged for il 10 be
introduced at the meeting of the village board, with the public
invited to express their views.
The I've ones were present and 80 was the kicker. But
contrary this expectations the wires v, 'terously opposed
the measure. This was too much for the kicker, and he imme-
diptelv laInched into a strenuous advocacy of the measure which
he had previously intended to kill. II carried with a whOop,
We mlght take a lesson and put one over In Columbus.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-02-02

The orders for the disposition Of the troops cf the punitive
expedition stations two regiments Of regulars at t"is place, or a.
total of about $500 men, in addition there will be several truck
trains. two pack trains, one field bakery, one aero squadron, along
with the quartermaster corps, hospital corps, etc, which will make
i'm all something around $500 men, This should afford protection
for Columbus and will be much better from a business standpoint
than what we have had here since the recall of the 2nd Massa-
chusetts Infantry. As long as a body Of soldiers of this size is
kept here there should be no reason for the homeseeker TO be
afraid TO come here.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-02-02

The Demiug Headlight SAYS that as a result of the fines inn
posed last week iu Judge Pcach's court the Village OF Columbus
would build a Jail. II certainly is "zasperating" the way the Head
light do get things mixed, The county commissioners appropriated
or al least agreed 10 appropriate the sum Of $500 for the building
of a TAI. last summer and the notice for bids was published in the
Courier and the contract let 10 V. l.. Pepmeier and he was on the
Job building the Jail, long before the cases mentioned in the
Headlight We're ever heard Of.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-02-02

We never could abide the fellow who talks learnedly ON
subjects he knows nothing about. And that, gentlemen, is why
We have never attempted TO diagnose the mind OF a woman.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-02-02

Don't stop to remark in passing" Keep right on goini
and you'll get there.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-02-02

Your are a gentleman, Now don't make us out a liar
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-04

ON the Council of National De-
Tense for Women and an explain
alton of its objects and aims
Her talk was very interesting and
instructive and was much appre-
ciated by all present. Mrs. Hunt
also talked of Red Cross work
and i'm very able manner showed
the way every patriotic woman
can be of help to this most wor-
Thy cause.
A discussion arose as to the
behavior of children at moving
picture shows and other places
of public entertainment unac-
companied by parents or guard
ians and q, committee composed
of Mrs. Hallack, Mrs. Gregory
and Mrs. PurVis was appointed
to confer with the proper author
lilies as To the best method to
solve this problem.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-04
TWO PLEAD GUILTY
IN DISTRICT COURT

Fred StrOm and Fred Lind
quist. who were arrested Thurs
day evening by Chief of Police
steele, were arraigned in the
district court before Judge R. n.
Dunn Friday, charged with the
illegal possession of liquor.
When arrested the men had in
their possession twelve pint
bottles and six quart bottles of
whiske. They pleaded guilty to
the charge and each was SEN
fenced to serve thirty days in
the county jail and pay a fine of
$50 and the costs of the action
Charles Curtis was arraigned
i'm The probate court for a pre-
lliminary examination on the
charge of the unlawful sale of
liquor and being a persistent
Violator of the prohibition law
Saturday. At the conclusion of
the hearing Judge Cromwell
bound him over TO the district
court for trial. rNfng his bonds
at $500 which he was unable
t. furnish. Curtis was arraigned
i'm the district court two weeks
ago ON similar charge but at
that time his attorney moved that
the information agains him be
lQuashed on the grounds that he
| had not been bound over from the
probate court on a felony charge
The judge sustained the motion
and Curtis was Immediately re
arrested, charged with being a
persistent violator of the prohi-
lbition law, which is a felony and
is punishable by a term in the
penitentiary.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-04
SANTA NEWS NOTES

Mr.. J. c. Evans of Santa went
Sunday to move the state high
way surveyors from their present
camp at the Halfway house to
their new camp, which is five
miles up the st. Maries river
from st. Maries.
Mr.. J. c. Hunt passed through
our city enrOute from FernwOOd
to St. Maries last Sunday.
Mary and George Rush of st.
Maries ate Thanksgiving dinner
with their parents near here.
T. X. Stallard of Emida has
taken a contract from R. p. Dud-
ley to skid poles in Tyson Greek.
Miss Vella Renfro went to st.
Maries Thursday to visit friends.
Miss Ruth Peterson returned
home Monday from st. Maries,
where she had been visiting
friends
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-04

are being carefully studied, and
real attempts are being made.
with marked success, to raise
higher ideals among people in
general. To dwell unduly on our
national dangers is to promote a
pessimism which is akin to
despair; to see only our blessing
lis to live in FOOLS paradise.
Seeing both, we may easily unite
the spirit of intercession with
the spirit of Thanksgiving.
The proclamations sent forth by
President Wilson have had the
ring of true fervOr to them. Yet,
even for religious people, it
seems more difficult to realize
the national dependence upon
Almighty God than our individual
dependence.
England began i'm the days of
the threatening Spanish Armada
to pray for victory in her wars
to God "who giveth not always
victory to the strong" 1t was
then the cry of the weak for pro-
lection against the strong. To-
day, when Great Britain rules the
seas, the same prayer, in the
same words, is a warning not tc
depend upon the strength OF
navies, or standing armies. We
also carried the same prayer over
into our American Prayer Book
in our national weakness, anC
now, in the day of our strength
we are too ready to forget it
We need the national holida!
of Thanksgiving for nationa
blessings also "it becomcth wei
the just to be thankful" teach
ing us our dependence and lead
ing us to continue our interces
sions for guidance.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-04
DIRECTOR CIVILIAN RELIEF
MEETS CHAPTER OFFICERS

+. p. Foisie, director of Civil
ian Relief and Home Service work
OF the northwest was in the city
Monday evening and met with
the officers Of the local chapter
CT the Red Cross to give instruc-
ton in the work under his de-
partment. He is making a tour
visiting the various chapters for
the purpose of giving instruction
i'm this work. The local Red
Cross chapter at the present
time has over fifty knitted ar
ticles ready to be sent to the
northwestern headquarters at
seattle.