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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
Grain and Provisions

DETROIT. July i3.--Close; oats
were active. corn was quiet and
wheat lifeless at the opening. Local
prices were not changed. but Chicago
quoted oats and corn higher.
Corn IL strong In Europe and ex-
port demand IL sharply competing
with home manufacturing demand for
the last run Of the old crop. In Liv-
erpool the market Ia quoted nrm and
offerings by exporters are not suf-
fcient. Argentina is not shipping
much corn and the quality OF the
crop IL said 10 be poor. The cash po-
sition OF corn in this country 10 very
strong. The futures declined Thurs
day because OF the fixing OK maxi
mum price, but the tendency was IN
the direction OF recovery in the early
trading. Detroit dealers are not able
70 secure enough corn u meet the
wants OF their customers. Canadian
demand n active.
The wheat situation abroad In easy.
Just the opposite 20 the corn outlook.
Plenty OF wheat is offered. the guam
tity arriving 10 greater than con-
sumption and stocks are increasing
A great deal OF flour is arriving also.
In the Detroit market wheat is IN
active Mills are selling only small
lots OF -four and stocks all over the
country are running snort n snafp
-four demand e. expected soon, Wheat
advanced lie and dropped back. clos
ing at Thursdays closing prices.
Corn advanced ic, oats &c and Glow
erseed Toe.
FrIidsys wheat auots,a {, ,-,,sa,,,
change at s2.06. advanced TO ,2.07
and closed at t2.06,
september opened at tl.9i. adyanc-
ed 70 ti.s5 and closed at sl,9i' No. :
white s22o.
Fridays coarse grain quotation
Corn. Cash No, 2. sl,s6. No. yellow
sl.g7 No. yellow $780,
Oats-Standard. so NC. No. white,
soc. No. white. 7sc.
Rye-Cash No. 2. i2.20.
Beans--Immediate and prompt
shipment, ss25. October. $3.50
Seeds-Prime red clover. sli.20, Oc-
tooer $il.sS. alsike. sl1.20: timothy
t3.G0.
Receipts in the Detroit market Fri
day included 1000 bbls. OF -four. ;
cars OF corn. / Of oats and 1 OF rye
Shipments were 1000 bbls. OF -four
Stocks are $4,000 bu. OF wheat. SIS.
900 bu. OF corn, 100000 bu. OF oats
and $4,000 bu. OF rye.
Primary wheat receipts were 202
900 bu.. against 1.l2l.0 600 bu. year
ago.
Weeks American exports az wheat
and nour sea- 600 bu.
Receipts OF wheat Friday-Winni-
peg. sos cars. against bS5 year ago
Chicago. % cars against 60 south
west $4,000 bu.. against 100000 bu.
Exports OF wheat and -four Friday
$4,000 bu.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
FRIDAY-13
NO HO0D0O
T0F|GHTERS
Marine Corps Expects
To Set Record For
the Week

Friday, July IL. saw the recruit.
ing stations in the city as we'll pa.
troniEed as on any previous day in
recent weeks. In AZ least one sta.
ton, the marine corps recruiting
once al No. 22 Monroe-sve., con.
fdence was expressed that the day
would set the record for the week.
The boys OF the marine corps take
no stock In hoodoos, or IN luck
either.
As proof OF this Lieut. NJ. A.
Smith. in charge OF the marine corps
recruiting. cited the fact that out
OF the Ave applicants examined
during the morning two had been
accepted.
That is an unusually good per
centage for u.s." he said. "Ordi-
narily the acceptances run about
one out Of Ave or six"
Lieut.. Smith has ordered all the
men in the Detroit ONCE who have
not been vaccinated against typhoid
In Ave years, 10 he revaccinated.
Three treatments, 10 days apart. are
required. The lieutenant has re.
ceiyed letter from Israel Putnam.
llneal descendant OF the revolu-
tionary hero, whom he enlisted In
Chicago. thanking the officer for ac-
cepting him In the marine corps.
We have strenuous training. but
there are no possible comforts over.
looked" says the letter.
The navy recruiting station at
No. l6l Griswold-st.. In charge OF
Lieut. w ". Richardson, has en-
listed a total OF 1900 men since the
United States entered the war. OF
these all have been sent TO the
training station except 207. who are
still awaiting orders.
In addition 10 these men upwards
OF 1000 passed the physical exam
nation but failed 10 enlist. Lieut..
Richardson does not consider that
all these men were lost to the navy,
however Many wish 20 make sure
they will pass before leaving their
Jobs. Many others, whose homes
are far from Detroit. want 10 visit
their families before enlisting and
complete their enlistment At the sta
ton nearest home.
MAJ hNApcf III Nhes 81 v
the army recruiting station, No. 22l
Woodward-ave.. has received three
circulars IN as many days urging
him TO get telegraph. cable and
radio operators A man doesn't have
70 be an expert, the major explains
The Office sent Us usual delegation
OF % men 10 CUium bus barracks
Thursday. bringing the total for the
month 10 242.
Only three days remain In which
to file applications for the second
officers reserve corps. OF the ap
plications in. including 500 from the
state and 100 from Detroit. only ~
per cent have been completed. Oul
OF the applications submitted +sC
will be accepted az Michigans quota
and the successful applicants viii
be notified as soon after July 10 az
possible. D. Dwight Douglas. IN
charge OF the state campaign. an
nounces. Headquarters are on the
third floor OF the Detroit Trust
building. Fort and Shelby-sts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
WOMEN RUN
.CANTEEN OF
.GUARDSMEN
Society MatrOns Sign
Pledges To Give
Services

AZ the result OF an impassioned
plea by Mrs. Charles r. Hammond
and Miss Helen f. Keep. IN the head
quarters OF the Detroit branch or
the National League for WomenIs
Service, Friday morning, asking vol
unteer workers for the canteen 10
De opened Monday at No. % With
erell-st., for the Thirtytrrst Michi-
gan infantry, pledge cards were
signed for definite hours OF work
that Will carry the canteen thru It's
first three days. These pledge cards
will be sent not only TO women who
have registered in headquarters for
service. but tie women OF Detroit
generally will be asked TO help.
There is no play. or fun, or fad
about this work, but real, hard work
and earnest service" said Mrs. Ham
mond I'VE want women TO promise
20 come 10 the canteen to work for
three hours Al stretch, and they
must be there 10 the minute and be
prepared 20 stay their watch Dress
makers appointments. the tooth
ache. luncheon engagements nor
anything else must oe allowed "a
interfere with The keeping OF the
promise made on the pledge card
We cannot afford TO have any slack
ers around the canteen."
The pledge card reads:
Il Will be al the league rooms TO
help serve the canteen or I will Sc
cure substitute. Name nd
dresA------ lephone--- Hours
6:30 TO 9. 8 to ~ IL to ~ to 8;
to T."
The canteen expects 10 feed 17C
men three meals day. for about
/ two weeks. beginning with break
! fast AZ 100 o'clock. The canteen
has besides it's kitchen 10 serving
tables. seating six each. The men
will come in groups-one OF 40
one OF 30 and two OF So They will
include the headquarters staff, Off
GERS. sanitary squad and ambulance
corps.
While the mattresses and extra
! helpers in the kitchen will be vol
unteer workers. there will be EN-
/ ployed two paid cooks. two paid
dishwashers and one paid vegetable
nreparer. There will be a captain
/ for each group OF women working
each three-hour shift
Thru the diligent work OF Mrs
| Hammond and her committee. the
preparations for the serving of the
men have been most systematic. and
II Us expected that the canteen viii
run soothly with meals served rap
IDLY and with good. clean, well-cook
ed food for the men.
Miss Bessie Lee and Mrs. Lens
! Lake Forest were the speakers fo
the weekly noon talk in headquar
tiers. Miss Lee told OF her worl
among the foreign women Of De
troit in teaching home economics
and said that she realized that
there was great need OF simple
instruction in canning among these
women.
Mrs. Forest spoke on the FUND
founded by the Detroit Business
Women's club OF which she Is presi
dent TO provide comforts for the
nurses who are with the base hos
| piial units The nurses are com
PEELED TO provide all their owr
equipment for three years service
and the fund aims 10 procure FOL
! them many extra and necessary
things that their slender means
could not purchase when the cal
20 move arrived.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
WOULD'T JOIN
WIFE IN PRISON

Justice Heston informed Albert
Goldi Friday morning IN police court
that Mrs. Goldi was In the House OF
Correction To which seplied Al
bert. arrested for disorderly con-
duct: at will do her good" He did
not think he should go there also.
for they always got along better
when they were separated" But, -"
said Goldi. as sentence was suspend
ed. I'm glad TO know where she Is"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
Hank. and Trust Cempnries

Tn. following nrms are privileged
q execute orders on the exchange:
". Moss a Co. Carlyle a Povah.:
Geo. NJ west a Co.. E. ID. Mscorons
q Co. ". w. Noble a Co. ID. l.. Sey-
mour a Co, w. b. Mclaughlin. Mer-
rIIl. Lynch a Co. w. A. Hamiin 4 Co.
WIN. A. Neer n Co. Sinclair n couia
Wendell. Mulkey q Co, VIM. II. Rose
& Co. r. X. Pelton 4 Co. Joel stock
ard & Co. BENNETT. Smith a Co.. w.
wallace 4 Co. Lewis q. Gorton. Bel
den. Woodruff A. CO.. Besncr. Cramer
q Muehl, Dodd. Martin a Co. OHarA
Ferriss a. Co. Webb. Lee q Co.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
NEW yORK rRopucr

NEW YORK. July is.-F1our:
Quiet. steady. Pork Quiet; mess
tt2 1880. Lard: Dull: middle west
spot. $40 a 90. 40. Sugar. Raw. nrmer:
covsdo 80 test. ss2sdbs2: refined.
powdered. s7s5as2C; srsnuisted.
s7bods Coffee: Rio No. : on spot.
etc. .Tallow; Easy: special; INC;
city. 1910. Hay: steady: prime No.
l. si.lO: No. 3. 75ds5c: clover. ssc9
81. Dressed poultry: Firm. geese.
l5c: ducks. 1sm 23c. fowls. 27Nf 2sc;
turkeys. 1sc; roosterr. 15c: chicken.
broiiers. 32n35. Cheese: Quiet
state milk. common 10 specials. 2Od
1thc. skins, common TO specials. 3
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
Livestock
MICHIGAN CENTRAL srockyARDs


DETROIT. July l5.--Cattlc: Mar
ket dull. best heavy steers.
ss50aI0.S0. best handy weight
butcher steers ts50d950. mixed
steers and heifers. tSGe; handy light
butchers, S7.50ds, light butchers. SO
80 80 n 726 common cows. fh.15 u
SIS. Gamers. s. a $50. best heavy
bulls. S7.50Gs; bologna bulls. $3.50
725; stock bulls, $50; feeders. IS
a.. stockers. '6ds. mixers and
springers shon9O
Veal calves. Market $50 per 100
lower, best grades. sl4 others. $50
H.
sheep and lambs-Market DUH. Rest
lambs. t15506i6 fair lambs. siiU
rs light to common lsrlhs. sil6 q.
yoarlinss. t12d17. fair to good sheep.
sshs.b0 culls and common. t1mS.
Hogs Market steady at Thurs
days close. pigs siA50nlf 1915; mixed
grades. $3.50
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
East puFFALo LIVE STOCK

EAST BUFFALO. " Y. July Ia
Cattle: Receipts. 500: market steady;
prime steers, '59 1850, butcher
Calves: Receipts. 1850. market
steady, Gull TO choice. s5d rs.
sheep and lambs Receipts. coo;
market active ycarlinEs Csc lower,
sheep 75c lower. choice lambs. $3.50
oil. Gull TO fair. siodi625. year
iInes. s75di3.75. sheep. sbq $50.
Hogs. Receipts. 5000. market lower,
workers.. si5.T5fils.25: pigs. si5.25d
1880; mixed. 625T16.35: heavy.
sis2bffis.s5. roughs. STA % /;
stays. si250nl3
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. July L. - Opening
Wheat July not quoted; September
not quoted Corn september up nc
December down lSc oats July Mp
NC, September mp Nc, December
down &C Provisions steady
Noon---Wheat. July unchanged
(opened s2.0p. September unchanged
(opened 81 49,. Corn September
down l NC December down &c. oats:
July down nc. September down
&c: December down nc. Provisions:
Generally lower.
Close Wheat. July down ic: Sep
TENDER down &c. Corn Sept down
&c. Dec down 5i.c Oats July down
J y c Sept. down &c; Dec. down &c.
Provisions generally lower.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK M.HKEr.

CHICAGO. July 13.-Hogs. re
ceipts. 10000. market. slow. strong TO
&c higher. mixed and butchers sli 80
rough heavy. sl425mi450; light.
ti4.2bT I5.b5. pigs, sildi4io. Cat
tie; Receipts. 10000; market steady
to shade lower. beevea. sS.30d IL,
cows and heifers. $500 100. stock
t9S0ditsO sheep: Receipts, $4,000
market. goa 35c lower native, $3.50
q10s5; western. ssGi0.7b lambs,
ta.75di5.25: western. ti0Ml5.i0
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
NEW YORK. nrT-rEn Avn Eggs

NEW YORK. July t3--Butter.
steady. receipts. H. $50; creamery ex4
ira. sehc; do, special market 3a& n
1910: state dairy tubs, 23q3s1c.
Imitation creamery nrats 35M3s4c
EggG Firm. receipts. 1926, nearby
fancy. asa sc; fresh nrsts. 33h a 3sc-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
crEyEI.xD LIVE STOCK

CLEVELAND. July l8-Hoga. Re-
ceipts. 1000 market 1odl5c higher;
workers.. s15.s5, mixed. $3.50, me-
stays. ;iS7s' cattle receipts. ia
cars; market steady. sheep. and
lambs Receipts. car: market
strong. top. sie Calves Receipts
$50. market lower; top. si5.75.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
roI.Enn LIVE STOCK

TOLEDO. July la-fIogs Receipts
liberal. market higher; heAvies. tiAaA
dls. workers.. tibnib2b: good pigs.
tiiSoml5. Calves: Market strong.
Sheep and lambs Market slow
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14

A memorial 10 Betsy Ross. maker
of the first United States flag. has
been erected IN one OF the public
parks in San Francisco.
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Produce

The produce market was without
any prominent features this mornins.
Potatoes were at least temporarily
n trifo easier. The poultry market
was steady, but the demand II for
broilers weighing 2 lbs or upward.
while hens are rather neglected. Re-
ceivcrs say there Ia good demand
for veal calves, but that receipts
are 80 frequently In bad condition
by reason OF improper handling on
the way 20 market that buyers Will
take them only at discount. Req
ceipts OF berries were very light this
morning. but cherries. peaches. ap-
pies and melons were In good supply.
CHICAGO RuT-TER MARKET
CHICAGO. July t3.-Butter Ex-
tras. 3sc. hrsts. 37hc dairy extras.
ssas7c: nrsts. sta5Shc. Eggs
Prime ordinary. 2sd3lc; nrsts, aft
Ga3Lc. Cheese: Twins, 221 a
27sc: young Americas. 2s& a2ti1c.
Live poultry: Fowls. isc; ducks. ~
ni7c: geese. i21i4c. springs. no
CSC: turkeys. 1sc. Potatoes: RE-
ecipts, 20 cars; CALIFORNIA;. $500
Els: Virginia bsrreiA -. Le~'svills
barrels. $50.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET
Hitter ANn EGGS
Quotations by Hornblower & Week

Butter--Fresh creamery extras. 10
tubs were offered at 37c. with 36c
bid.
Esg.-Fresh Michigan nrsts in new
cases. so crates were offered at 34xc,
with s3hc bid.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14

Night work for women in fac
tories and laundries in Wisconsin
II prohibited by recent order OF the
State Industrial commission
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14

Toledo Grain.
TOLEDO. July l3-Close. Wheat.
Corn. cash 1872 July 81 SIS; Sept.
si12is oats. cash 7Thc. July AN
sept SIC Dec. 59c. Rye, cash. .2l0.
Cloverseed. cash 81 so. oct. ti2.12H
Dec. ii197it. Alsike. August 40.
Timothy prime. s37S Butter. brick
creamery 391sc tub creamery. f0c.
Eggs. fresh candled ace. fancy Sc
lects 3s. Hay unchanged
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
HAIR COINS

viii nrst. Quality
prices advanee Oct what
in
rista eood9
bes goods for the lowest prices
attes
business reasonable price as am retiring from tns
Hnss w. Bagiey Detroit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
EI.GIN HITTER

!. ELGIN. ILL., July Butter: s7xc
bid No offerings. no sales r-st
weeks price. sshe-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
MoRTUARY

MoRTUARY
ROBINaON-Edwtn Robinson. Funer-
al Blake's chapel. 81 Peterborough
st. Saturday 2 p. m.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14

RooMING HOUSE for sale at IS
Howard-st: we'll furnished. ID
rooms. cheap IL taken at once;
Calf or phone Cherry 373O-R.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
EARN A GOOD
SALARY

Bright young women looking
for an unlimited opportunity to
advance wanted to learn tele-
phone operating.
We teach you the business
and pay you while learning.
Steady work. Pleasant sur
roundings. Unusual benefits.
Your salary will be increased
frequently. Extra pay for spe-
cial work. Good chance to rise
to a fine position.
Apply Operators Training
Department, Madison ave. and
John R. street, between 9 a. m.
and 5 p. m.
MICHIGAN STATE
TELEPHONE COMPANY
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New York Stocks

Quotations furnished by Hornblow- =,
er & Weeks. July IA.
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LEONARD B. ORLOFF co.
Ats Woodward Ave.


1915 Maxwell Roadster, paint
fine and mechanically perfect.
Price $3.50.
1917 Ford Touring. Price 1925.
1916 7-passenger Mitchell Six.
Mechanically perfect. Tires
and paint fine. Price. $3.50.
1915 6-cylinder Mitchell in fine
shape. Price $3.50.
1917 Mitchell IS" demonstra-
tor. Run less than 1000
miles. Price, 81 $50.
LEONARD B. ORLOFF co. I
Ats Woodward. Cherry 4415
Open Evenings and Sundays
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LLAN sALE--nrscELf.AN Sous


Ny present hair store Y
opened March 1, Is
VIII be closed Feb. ~
1919. making 80
\ years In the same
a store and same
"a business and same
A man. Anyone In
need OF a new wig
* or toupee get In
your orders at once
<X as I can't make all
the last month. La
~ dies hrst quality .
~ hair goods are get
~ ting very scarce
~ and advancing In
~ price. Hair goods
~ have advanced from
u sos TO 1909 since
April the first last. All
hair Is imported from
France OF Germany. an
there are no imports no,
am selling hair and Ia
-. k..~lr tn frnnnrfara
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-14
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
All! DO YOU KNOW
THE IMMENSE PROFITS
IN METAL CASTINGS?

Metal castings. universally made
from sand molds yield
The Snowflake herald., 1917-08-17

a trifiing evidence Of his esteem. But
Alaire was firm.
1t was an odd, unreal ride, through
the blazing heat of the long afternoon
Longorio cast off all pretense and open
ly laid siege to the red-haired woman's
heart-all without offering her the
smallest chance to rebuff him, the
slightest ground for open resentment,
so respectful and guarded were his
advances. When the train arrived at
its destination, his victim was we'll
nigh exhausted from the struggle.
After good nights rest, however, she
was able to smile at yesterdays adven-
ture. LongoriO did not bulk SO large
now; even these few hours had greatly
diminished his Importance, so that he
appeared merely as an impulsive for
eigner who had allowed a woman to
turn his head.
Once back across the river she dis
covered that there were obstacles to
a prompt adjustment Of her claim. The
red tape of her own government was
as nothing to that Of Mexico. There
were a thousand formalities, myriad
of maddening details to be observed,
and they called for the services of an
advocate, a notary, jefe politicO, a
jefe de armaS-of1icials without end.
All of these worthless were patient and
polite, but they displayed malarial
Indifference to delay, and responsi-
bility seemed to rest nowhere. During
the day Alaire became bewildered, al
most lost in the mazes of official pro-
cedure, and was half minded to tele-
graph to Judge Ellsworth.
Longorio by no means shared her
disappointment. On the contrary, he
assured her they were making splen-
did progress, and he was delighted
with her grasp of detail and her knowl-
edge of business essentials. At his
The Snowflake herald., 1917-08-17
CHAPTER TX.
Longorio Makes Bold.

SOt0s
AT La Feria Alaire discovered that
the federal depredations had been even
greater than she had feared. Not only
had the soldiers taken great many
head of cattle, but they had practically
cleared the ranch of horses, leaving
scarcely enough with which to carry
on the work.
Life in the roomy, fortresslike adobe
house was pleasant enough. Alaire
welcomed the change in her daily life.
Everything about La Feria was rest
fully un-American, from the house it.
self, with its bare walls and floors, its
brilliantly Towering patio, and it's
primitive kitchen arrangements, to the
black-shawled, barefooted Indian wom-
en- and their naked children rolling in
the dust. Even the timberless noun
tains that rose sheer from the west
ward plain into a tumbling purple
shadOwed rampant were Mexican. La
Feria was several miles from the rail
road; therefore it could not have been
more foreign had it lain in the very
heart of Mexico rather than near the
northern boundary.
In such surroundings, and In spite Of
faint misgivings, it was not strange
that, after few days, Alaires unhap-
piness assumed a vaguely impersOnal
quality and that her life, for the mo-
ment, seemed not to be her own. Even
the thought of her husband, Ed Austin,
became indistinct and unreal. Then
all too soon she realized that the pur-
pose of her visit was accomplished,
and that she had no excuse for re-
naming longer. She was now armed
with sufficient facts to make a definite
demand upon the federal government.
The hOmeward journey was a rep
etitiOn of the journey out. Jose. as
The Snowflake herald., 1917-08-17

word all Nuevo Pueblo bowed and
scraped to her he arranged for her
an elaborate luncheon in his quarters.
'You can never know what these two
days have been for me-" the general
said as he and Alaire fingered over
their meal. 'They will afford me some
thing to think about all my life. 1t is
a delicious comfort to know that you
trust me, that yOI do not dislike me.
And you do not dislike me, eh?'
"Why, Of course not. have great
deal for which to thank you"
General LongOrio fingered his wine
glass and stared into it, II am not
like other men. am a man of iron.
yes, an invincible soldier-yet l have
heart, AID woman could rule me-"
''You sag you have heart" Alaire
studied her vis-a-vis curiously as he
met her eyes with his mournful gaze.
''HOw is it that l hear such strange
stories abolt you, general?"
"Lies, all of them" Longorio as
serted.
''For instance, they tell me that you
shoot your prisoners?"
"Of cOurse!" Then, at her shocked
exclamation, he explained: "It is
necessity of war. Listen, sonora! We
and few selfish men who incite them
to revolt. To permit the lower classes
to rise would result in chaos, black an
archy, indescribable Outrages against
life and property. There is but one
way to pacify such peOple-extermi-
nate them! Mexico is a civilized ma
ton; there is no greater in the world;
but she must be ruled with an iron
hand. We shall drive all the traitors
into the sea, and Mexico shall have
peace But / am not a bloodthirsty
man. No, l am a poet and lover at
heart. AS great patriot as l am,
| could be faithless to my country for
one smile from the woman I ADORE"
Alaire did not color under the ardent
glance that went with this declaration.
She deliberately changed the subject.
'"This morning while we were in the
office of the jefe de armas," she said,
Il saw a poor woman with a baby
she was scarcely more than a child
herself-whose husband is in prison.
Every day she comes to plead with the
jefe de armas for her husbands life.
But he will not see her, and the SOL
diers only laugh at her tears"
"a common story! These women
and their babies are very annoying"
observed the general.
"She says that her husband is to
be shot"
'Very likely! Our prisons are full.
Doubtless he is bad man."
"Can't you do something's"
"EhT Longorio lifted his brOws IL
the frankest inquiry.
"That poor girl with her little, bare,
Drown-eyed baby was pitiful." Alaire
leaned forward with an earnest appeal
In her face, and her host smiled.
$50? That is how it is, eh? What is
her name?"
"Tnez Garcia. The husbands name
is Juan"
"Of course. These peladors are all
Juans. You would like to appear as
an angel of mercy, eh? Your heart is