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The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-27

had searched for her in vain and re-
turned to the place of her disappear
ance.
The judge was taking off his robe
when the attendant called him to the
telephone. He listened, nodded his
head. put up the telephone and turned
to Pierpont:
I'VE have to wait little while.
They have just raided an east side
dance hall"
Pierpont looked at his watch for the
unnumbered time and paced the floor,
humming: 80, Where Is My Wander
ing Girl Tonight?"
The old crone had fallen asleep on
Gloria's shoulder, her hat feather was
tickling Gloria's nose. Gloria and
Royce looked at each other. She
snuggled close to him for shelter. He
was very tender with her. She re-
coiled. remembering and said:
80, forgot I'm not speaking to you
any more"
Royce tried to appease her. She
turned her back on him. She hated
him immensely, considering how much
she liked him. Then the wagon backed
up. The police yelled, "All out ~
Gloria recognized where she was. She
did not know whether to be glad or
sad now that she was coming into
Judge Freeman's power.
The prisoners We're hustled down an
alleyway and through an iron door
and upstairs like frightened sheep.
Then they We're herded into big room
of evil odor and appearance. Gloria
covered before the disgrace of being
one Of the common victims of the law.
The law looked different to her from
here. and she felt almost a sympathy
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-27

wide acquaintance in ambulanccs. He
dared to stop this one and ask the
inferno for ride
And so they went--the taSicab pur-
suing the street ear; the ambulance
pursuing the taxicab. 1t was an APP
propriate place for an ambulance. 1t
was quite likely to be needed. But
the ambulance had to turn into side
street before it overlook Gloria, and
Royce was compelled to drop off and
pursue afoot.
Then the street car that carried
Trask stopped so abruptly that
Gloria's taxieab shot past II. almost
annihiluting Trnsk as 1t whizzed by.
Gloria caught n glimpse of Trask
leaving the car, grazing the taxicab
and reellng down dark street. She
pounded on the glass and put her head
out TO check the driver. She ordered
him to back up. He backed into the
very street car that Trask had just
left. There was crash, u tinkle of
broken glass, and Gloria was evicted
through the broken door.
The chauffeur got down and began
and the conductor of the street car {;
the passengers piled out; a crowd
gathered. Two policemen ran up and
began to make notes, Gloria tugged
at the coat of the chauffeur, but he
was too busy to pay any attention and
she had no money to pay him. So
she left him and ran for Trask, not
entirely sorry that she had saved her
! fare.
The delay had enabled Doctor Royce
TO gain some ground, but he lost ii
again trying to ask the excited
chauffeur where his passenger was.
Gloria could see Trask's tall. griz-
zled head over the heads of the crowd,
and she was nearly at his heels when
n belated truck, bearing long steel
| girder. drove across her path. 1t
seemed to take forever to move by.
When at last IL cleared the way Trask
was almost out of sight. He hesitated
! before two or three saloon doors and
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-27
SYNOPSIS.

Pierpont STAFFORD with his daughter
Gloria. IL wintering at Palm Beach.
Gloria IN a vivacious but willful young
lady who chafes under tho restraining
p.atedly escapes Her childish capers
cause young Doctor Royce TO fall in
love with her. Becoming lost In. the
everglades she falls into the hands OF
with her rescuer. Freneau Five years later
she leaves school and meets freneau AT
the theater; he has forgotten Gloria
Later Frencau persuades her to forgive
him. Gloria's sistcr-in-law. Lois. becomes
Intensely jealous. Freneeu goes sleigh
Ing with Gloria. II results in. pneu-
comes ineensed at Freneau. Royce is
summoned. Freneau's finances being low,
he approaches Plerpont STAFFORD. Lois
threatens him with dire punishment Her
husband. Gloria's brother David, becomes
suspicious. Frnneau plans to have Muiry
send GloriR bunch of tciegrams. Gloria
secs from her window an attack maze up
on Freneau. Doctor Royce convinces her
IL is delirium. Later, n telegram, followed
by a letter. comes from Freneau. She re-
plies but her kilograms are returned. She
sees the supposed suicide OF rreneau a,, re,
the murderer OF her lover. Royce tells
what he knows OF srcncau TO Mr.; stat
ford Together they seek TO prevent scan
dal from enveloping Gloria. She accuses
them in her mind of conspiracy against
her. Gloria goes to David'r country
home. She meets Mulry, who fiees at
rnco Gloria insists on going to Palm
leaves for the North. She is recognized
by her one-time captor, the young indian
chief He tells hor that Royce and not
Fronceu was her rescuer Mt that time.
Gloria attends night court; she sees Mulry
there. also the tramp who attacked Ere
neRu. But Judge Freeman releases him.
court. ond falls into the hands OF holdup
men.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-27

for the disreputable crowd that had
been gathered in with her.
Then she saw Frank Mnlry. She
had forgotten his existence. to say moth
ing of the fact that she had abused
justice and asked the judge to detain
him. Mulry had not seen her when
she whispered to the judge. The sight
of her now as one of huddle of such
wretches made him question his eyes.
He had fled from The SHOWS of
Westchester to the palms of Florida
to escape her. and back again, only to
be caught in cell as fellow prisoner.
But Gloria forgot her own dubious
position in her triumph. She advanced
on him and murmured: "And now,
Mr.. Mulry, 1 have got you at last. I
want to have n few words with you"
"Sit down." he said, offering her
place on a bench.
mo, thanks" she answered. He
rose, and she demanded:
"What do you know about poor Mr..
Freneau's death that you are afraid
to tell me?" Mulry could not escape.
She would not relent. "Why did he
deceive me as to where he was going?
Where was he actually going?"
Then, in that strange place, inspira-
ton came to Mulry. and he spoke the
beautiful lie he had not been able to
think of before. He said:
Miss Stafford, poor Dick had moth
ing dishonorable to conceal from you.
He was ill. His doctor told him he
must have an operation for appendi-
citis. He would have to be in a hospi
tai. He was afraid that If he told
you that 1t would endanger your
health. You We're so i'll then, and so
frail. So he concocted that imaginary
business trip, and wrote the letters,
and as was going on a journey to our
branch offices, he had me mail them.
1 only learned of his death when 1
returned"
Gloria almost swooned with joy.
The explanation was so like what the
Dick she loved would have done that
she could not doubt 1t. 1t was too
beautiful not to be believed. 1t lighted
the whole dingy cell with its radiance.
Her love for Freneau came back in
blaze of splendor. She seized Mulry's
hand and wrung it. She had much
more to say to him, but the police be
gan to yell to the prisoners to come
along.
1t was n cruel return to harsh fact,
but she had once more her ideals and
her mission, and she marched into
the courtroom with the pride of lit
tie empress going to her coronation.
She was lost in the crowd, and the
| judge did not see her at first. Nor did
her father, who sat at his side.
The police told thier story and
thrust Doctor Royce forward as the
chief offender. When the judge saw
him he was astounded; and then
Gloria emerged and the judge sprang
up from his desk. Pierpontsleaped
from his chair. OF all the places in
the world to find his exquisite. child
The judge asked Gloria to explain.
She moved around behind the bench.
The officer whose hat she had taken
off tried to stop her and force her
into the witness chair. She slapped
at him. He backed away. The judge,
smiling, permitted her to march
through the clerks gate and back to
his own desk.
Pierpont confronted her. and she
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-27

willow trees. He sees the trout leap
and the minnows swim and the water
thrush busy in and out among the
forth-thrusting roots and branches OF
the streamside trees. He is fisherman,
hunter, explorer, citizen in a world of
adventure and romance which he has
no means Of sharing. except by sym
pathetic silence in companionship with
a fellow adventurer of his own age. 1t
is world which even his sister and
his mother do not enter.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-27
"say, uere's a swell guy IN dere

"Say. uere's swell guy IN dere
moiderin' de whole bunch"
The policemen ran with her. rap
ping the pavement. One of them
stopped to telephone the station for
the patrol wagon Two other police
men galloped In from side streets.
Royce and Gloria had struggled
through to the door just as the police
men poured In at their backs. Royce
being the first man they found. they
seized him roughly Gloria interceded
with anger and was threatened with
back handed blow. Policemen have
to act quickly and vigorously in riots.
and these officers were not accustomed
to finding well-bred young women from
good homes In that quarter.
All the gang, men and women, In
Guiding Moll, pointed to Royce and to
Gloria as the disturbers of peaceful
gathering While they yelled and
wrangled a patrol wagon rolled into
the street and backed up to the curb.
The reserves tumbled out. A second
wagon was on the way up.
The police began to hustle every
willing enough to leave the place, but
the thought of taking a ride In the
patrol wagon was absolutely intolera-
BILE. When an officer tried to shove
her along she brushed his hand from
her arm and snatched Off his hat, cry
ing: Take Off your hat when you
speak to me-"
The officer was enraged, then nmaz-
ed. He picked up his hat, put 1t
in mock politeness. Then she went
out very haughtily.
The whole crowd was rushed into
the two patrol wagons except Trask,
who had hidden back of the bar when
the officers descended.
As Gloria sat in the wagon clinging
to Royce's arm and shivering with
shame, a blowzy female with long
feather in her hat leaned over and
plucked her by the sleeve. Gloria
WINGED. The crone laughed and said:
Don't give your really truly name,
dearie."
Gloria blushed little deeper, but
she was thankful for the hint, and said
so. She advised Royce to do the same,
and she sat about trying to imagine
a good nom de patrol wagon.
1t was wasted energy for, though
she Didn't know it, she was going right
back to the night court she came from
going as a guest and not as spec
tator. AT that moment the police wires
We're notifying Judge Freeman that
raid had been made and load of pris-
oners was coming. The courtroom was
empty. The attendants were yawning.
The judge was sentencing young
pickpocket. He dismissed court, rose
and went to his retiring room.
Gloria's father was there, impatiently
looking at his watch and wondering
where on earth his daughter was. He
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-27

paused to straighten her hat and kiss
him. Then she shook hands with the
Sasping judge, drew up a chair, and
sat down to explain while the police
man and the prisoners gaped at her.
Gloria told her story, rising now and
then to point to Choey and the other
thugs. The judge tried to keep his
face straight as she denounced Choeg
and described his treatment of her and
Doctor Royce.
Judge Freeman calmed Gloria and
spoke:
Miss Gloria, what does your honor
wish to have done to this mani"
II think Doctor Royce has done
enough to him. Better let them all
Off"
This was an unexpectedly popular
suggestion. The judge pondered. The
prisoners pushed forward appealingly.
The judge smiled and ordered every
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-27

body discharged. They broke into
loud cheers. The judge banged his
desk with the gavel. The officers
cleared the court, pushing the whole
crowd out by the spectators gate.
Doctor Royce was called up to the
bench. Pierpont shook his head over
Gloria and was cold to Royce.
Gloria spoke: 'Don't blame Doctor
Royce If 1t hadn't been for him
heaven knows what would have be-
come of me. It's all your fault, judge.
for letting the murderer off. / nearly
got him, and I'll get him yet. I've got
new reasons to go after him.
Pierpont was too tired to say any
thing but Lets go home" or to do
anything else.
(To BE CONTINUED.)
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-27

whats the game, miss. Are you a
lady detackatuff?
Gloria looked wise and said nothing.
AS she hopped in, Doctor Royce
caught sight of her from a distance.
A taxicab was rather conspicuous
down there. He wished for another,
or pair of wings.
Then a motor ambulance came along,
banging its bell. Dr. Royce had a
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-27
Much Water.

Church-How are those lots you
bought
Gotham-You ought to try and find
'em. Why, they're half covered with
water.
"oh, well, you're not so badly of.
You must remember that 70 per cent
or nearly three-quarters-of the sur
face of the globe is covered with wa
ter"
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-04-27
Just Like Real

why don't you go over and play
with those other little girls, Bessie?"
said the mother of the little girl, whom
she found all alone on the street.
Il am playing with 'em, mamma"
was Bessie's reply. "We're playin'
housekeepin' and I'm the cook what's
Just left
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-02-10
Your Conscience Should Not Be Clear You Neglect this Opportunity
FREE ADVERTISING.

Do you want a ''job?" The Ibe
rian may be able to help you get
one. At any rate, we are willing
to help you get the employment
you seek, and won't charge you a
cent for what we do. Tell us
what kind of employment you
seek, give us your name and adj
dress, and we will try to help you
find an employer. We will pub
lIsh your card in the Iberlan TO oc
cupy a space not greater than ]
inch setting such information as
it would be well for your pros
pective employer to know.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-02-10
U. s. NAVY.

Washington, d. U.-The en-
deavor Of the European nations tc
locate the relatives of men who
have fallen in battle while serving
the various foreign legions bears
an interesting comparison to SINH
lar efforts now being undertaken
IN this country to trace the rela
tives or heirs of men In the Ameri
can service who have died, some
OF whom have left valuable prop.
erty.
The United States Marine Corps
issued a bulletin today, containing
the names Of Sergeant Albert Jol.
~ of Melbourne, Australia, Corpo
raj Thomas Bropby of Dublin, Ire.
land, and Private Owen Woods
former address unknown), in q
further effort to locate their heirs
or next Of kin. These men, who
have been dead over ten years,
left effects of considerable value,
and numerous inquiries during
that period have failed to locate
their rlghtful heirs.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-02-10
NEWSPAPER
Has Many Listeners in Rural
Districts.

Vevay, lnd.-What is believed
to be the first "printless newspa
per" is America is now a flourish
ing institution in Switzerland
county. The newspaper" is a
daily telephone bulletin furnished
to the subscribers of the Farmers
Telephone company.
At . certain hour each day the
exchange operators in all parts of
the county call the subscribers to
the telephone and report news de
velopments Of interest. Weather
forecasts, births, deaths, we'd.
dings, accidents, serious illness,
Opponents and divorce suits are
reported.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-02-10
ADMINISTRATION.
10th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT,
State of louisiana
Parish of Iberia.
Succession of
ELEVEN TRAVIS AND HIS WIFE
TOPSY JOHN, Both Deceased.


Whereas, Anne Travis, of the Par.
ish of Iberia, has petitioned this Hon.
orable Court for letters of Admins.
tration of the Estate of Eleven Travis
deceased, interstate,
Notice is hereby given to whom il
may concern, to show cause within
seven days from notice hereof, why
the prayer of the said petitioner
should not be granted, and why the
description and valuation of the prop.
erty therein described should not be
approved and homologated.
Given officially at New Iberia, La,
on this oath day Of January, A. D.
1917.
(Signed) JAMES SIMON,
Judge 10th Judicial District Court.
Witness the Honorable James 81.
mon, Judge Of the 10th JUDICIAL Dis
trict Court of Louisiana this oath day
Of January, A. ID. 1917.
F. G. DECUIR,
21O Dty. elk.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-02-10

Have you an Annuity Certificate
with THE MASON'S ANNUITY?
II not, get one NOW. With it, your
wife and children are safe against
privation and want.
No possibility of Charity, Or
phanage, Woman's Home or other
form OF chilly aims confronts them
with humiliation-alk due to your
improvidence.
See our Beneficiary List-the
FIVE HUNDRED widows and ONE
THOUSAND children without hun
ger or tears. Income secured, safe
guarded by Law and personally
under shield OF Masonic obligation
and association.
Which group is to be the destiny
OF your loved onesf Your lifa is
no more certain than any mans.
you know. For further particular
Adv. See e. F. WILLARD.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-02-10
DO IT ANYWAY
By George Matthew Adams.


Obedience is one of the first
rules of Training and a real law of
Growth. One of the requisites of
Leadership Is to first know how to
follow. Human beings are nat
ural obstjnants, bat being gifted
with individual Wills, we gladly
follow and obey that we may
sometime ourselves worthily Lead.
Even though you DO not feel
like obeying your Superior-be
that Superior your own Conscience
or somebody else's CommaDd-DO
1T ANYWAY.
There is DISCIPLINE in Dong
and Discipline generates Power.
How often you have had a plan
that you have set your heart upon
thought over lt-dreamed over
it, sacrificed for it-only to be re.
buffed again and again because of
little enthusiasm for it by some.
one elsei Why! That's the story
of nearly every notable and sue
cessful enterprise. So-lf you
Believe and seem to confidently
Know. climate the rest-DO 1T
ANYWAY.
The Do 1t Anyway plan must of
course be guided by a level head
and q courageous Spirit. Also
Calm Judgment must keep near.
Now, never mind, my dear fel
low, 60 ahead. That's right
GRIT YOUR TEETH, DO 1T
ANYWAY!
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-02-10
SHERIFF SALE
10th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of iberia.
MARIE LEBRON
vs.. No. 7l64
JOSEPH THIBODEAUX.

Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue Of an order OF Seizure and Sale Is
sued out of the above entitled and
numbered cause and to me directed, /,
p. A. Landry, sheriff, duly sworn and
qualified In and for the Parish of Ibe-
ria, La, have seized, and will offer for
sale and will sell at public auction for
cash to the last and highest bidder, at
the front door of the Court House, in
the City of New Iberia, La, between
legal sale hours. on
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 10th, 1917
the following described property, to-
wit:
A certain tract of land. situated in
Iberia Parish, La, starting at North.
East corner Of Lot A, of lands of
Raphael Segura's Estate, running
North 36A E., 1928 chains to point
on Northern Boundary Of lot 81. stu
ated about 2 chains East of center Of
coulee thence North 77H W., % IS
chains to point on the Northern
boundary of lot so, thence South o. 10
chains, to the North East corner of lot
As. which is also North. West corner of
lot "A, thence along Northern bound
airy Of lot 44S sou East. to point of be-
ginning. The Northern corner of lot
A having shape and dimensions as
shown on map. This described piece
of land comprises portions of lots SO,
and 81 of said Segura Estate. contain
ing 30 superficial arpents. Being the
same property acquired by Marie LIE.
Bron at public sale. through the sher-
iii Of Iberia Parish, on June the 9Th,
1907.
To pay and satisfy the sum Of Two
thousand seven hundred and twenty.
one dollars and seventy-five cents,
with ten per cent. attorneys fees on
the principal snd interest and the cost
VI these proceedings.
Given officially this 5th day of jan
larry, 1917.
Flo P. A. LANDRY, Sheriff.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-02-10

The McIlhenny Tabasco Co. is
making extensive improvements
and extensions to their manufac.
turing plant at Avery's Island.
Their main building is being made
three stories and a number of new
wings are being added in order to
get the floor space needed for the
handling of the increasing volume
OF business of this establishment
Mr.. Jerry W. Taylor, of this city,
is dong the masonry work. The
recent freezing weather caught a
part OF q concrete floor, just laid,
and 80 damaged it as to necessi.
tate taking it up and rslaylng it.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-02-10

EDGES FOR HANDKER
CHIEFS-Insertion is often left
over after all the edge has been
used. The handy woman can use
this insertion for dainty handker.
chief trimming by taking q Gro
Chef needle and making an edt
with white or cOl0red thread. A
simple picot or small edge 10 very
effective, especially when the hem
is brfarstitched with the same
color. Mrs. T. r. d.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-02-10
ADVERTISEMENT SALE OF
PROPERTY.
lsth JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT,
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish OF Iberia.
Succession of
JERRY THOMAS, SIR, Deceased.

BY virtue of a commission issued
unto me, the undersigned Admins
traitor out of the above said Court, I'M.
der an order granted on the 9th day
of February, 1917.
There will be sold by the undersign.
ed Administrator or duly authorized
Public Auctioneer, FOR CASH for
the purpose of realizing funds to pay
debts of the above said Succession) al
Public Auction, to the last and highest
bidder, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 3rd, 1917,
between legal sale hours, at the front
door Of the Court House in the City Of
New Iberia, La, the property belong
ing to the above said Succession, and
described as follows to wit: That GER
tain Lot of Ground. with the reserva-
tion Of the House and barn and kitch-
en- thereon, situated In the Parish Of
Iberia, Louisiana, on the Public road
leading from New Iberia to st. Martin.
vile and just outside of the corporate
limits Of the City Of New Iberia,
measuring (l9S) one hundred and
ninety eight feet front on the main
Public road from New Iberia to St.
Martinville with the same measure on
its rear line and one hundred and
ninety six feet along its Northern line
and Two hundred and Twenty eight
feet on its Southern line, and being
bounded on the North by property Of
Scott Obee, on the South by property
of Martha Thomas. on the East by
Public road leading to St. Martinville
and on the West by property Of O..
Darby.
JERRY THOMAS,
Administrator.
q. s. Broussard. Esq.
AffOrnAV
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-02-10
HAPPILY DISPOSED OF

"MR. BEATS" the grocer said
YEARLY, 81 ask you for the last
time, will you pay that $40 you
owe met"
"For the last time3" Beat re-
piled cheerfully. "I'm glad to
hear you say that, old man. You
know, I was getting awfully tired
OF hearing You ask that foolish
q1estloD!"-From Fun and Frol.
TO-" IN The Peoples Home Journal
for February.