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self-you know | care very little what
people say or tl!ng."
I'm sorry l killed the fellow
shouldn't have done It, but-one sees
things differently out in the rough and
here In the settled country. | can't
help but feel that his conduct, under
the circumstances, called for-what he
got. He wasn't a good man, in spite
of what Jose says; Anto confessed to
me that they were planning all sorts
Of deviltry together"
THAT Is hardly an excuse" Alalre
smiled family.
"Oh, / know" Dave agreed. Don't
weaken on my account"
NO! I'm not thinking of the con-
sequences to you or TO me. You are
the kind OF man who can protect him
self, I'm sure; your very ability in that
direction frightens ms a little on Josc's
account. But"-she sighed and lifted
her shoulders in n shrug-"perhaps
time Will decide this question for u.s.
Dave laughed with some relief. II
think you've worried yourself enough
over 1t, ma'am," he said; splitting
hairs us to what's right and what's
wrong. when it doesn't matter much,
in either case. Suppose you continue
to think it over at your leisure"
Perhaps I'd better. And now
Alaire extended her hand-'won't you
ana Montrosa come to see me once in
n while? I'm very lonesome"
Wed love TO-" Dave declared. He
had 1t on his lips to say more, but Mt
that moment an eager whinny and an
impatient rattle of a bride bit came
from the driveway, and he smiled.
There's her acceptance now"
"Oh, no. She merely heard your
voice, the tickle creature"
Alaire watched her guest until he
had disappeared into the shadows.
then She heard him talking 10 the
mare. Benlto's words ut the rodeo oc-
CURED 10 her, and she wondered If
this Ranger might not also have u way
with women.
The house was very still and empty
when she re-entc, cd It..
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the affair had caused him to look upon
her MS m accessory. Nevertheless,
when she paid him his wages she gave
him n good horse, which Jose accepted
with thanks but without gratitude. As
Alaire watched him ride away with
never n backward glance, she decided
that she must lose no time in appris-
Ing the Ranger of this new condition
of affairs.
She drove her automobile to Jones'
Vile TINT afternoon, more worried than
she cared TO admit. Law was nowhere
in town. and SO, in spite Of her reluc.
lance, Alaire was forced to look for
him ut the Jones home. As she had
never called upon Palomn. and had
made 1t almost impossible for the girl
to visit Las Palmas. the meeting of
the two women was somewhat formal.
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Strange complications grow out
Of Jones' and Laws adventure on
the Mexican side. II Is a thrill.
ing episode described In the next
installment.
CTO BE CONTlNUEDJ
Vibrations Make Sound.

Anything stretched Is likely TO be
thrown into vibration, or made to
trelnble, by the fore. Of the air blow
Ing against IL. II II vlbrntes so fast
as to produce the air waves that u
ear can hear, then that Is what we
call sound. This is what happens to
the telegraph wires when they hum /;
and II we put our hand on the tele.
graph pole we shall feel that the wires
vlbrnte strongly enough to set the
whole pole to trembling, too. When
the air Is quite still you will not hcai
the telegraph hines humm!ng.
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XII.
The Guzman Incident

Ricardo Gu2man did not return
from Romero. The man had dlsap-
petred, II seemed, completely and mys-
trriouSly. At first the facts appeared
pain: n citizen of the United States
had been lurcd across the border and
done To death By Mexican sOldiers-for
1t soon became evident that Ricardo
was dead. The outrage was Il caslIs
Oe!li such as no self-rcspectlng people
could Ignore; so ran the populac vcr-
dlct. The omlnous mailed serpent
which lay along the Rio Grande stirred
Itself.
or course, the people Of Texas were
delighted that the long.delaynd hour
had struck; accordingly, when the
state department manifested its will
lngness to allow Don Ricardo ample
time In which TO come TO life In pref
erence to putting n further strain upon
international relations. they were both
surprised and enraged. Telegraph
wires began 10 buzz; the governor Of
the state sent n sarcastic message 10
the national capital, Offering to dis.
patch n company OF Rangers after
rnZman's body, just 10 prove that he
was Indeed dead, and that the Mcxl-
can authorities We're lying when they
professod ignorance Of the fact.
This offer not only caught the popu-
lar fancy north Of the Rio Grande, but
1t likewise had an effect on the other
side Of the river, for on the very next
day General Luis Longorlo set out for
Romero to investigate personally the
rancher's disappearance.
Now, throughout all this public
ciamor, truth, as usual, lay hidden at
the bottom OF Its we'll and few even
OF Rlcardo's closest friends suspected
the real reason for his murder.
Jonesville, Of course, could think or
talk OF little else than this outrage.
n Blaze Jones, as beftted its lead
ing citizen, was loudesr in his criticism
OF the governments policy. Blaze's
conception OF diplomacy was peculiar.
III Potosi didn't talk straight that
consul oughta bent n gun bar'l over
the old r%uffian's bean and telephoned
Tor a couple hundred battleships. We
Americans are cussed with notions of
b~rotherly love and universal a
Bah! We're bound to have war, Dave,
some day or other"
Dave nodded his agreement. eyes.
But-everybody has the wrong idea OF
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CHAPTER xl-Continued.

A new moon was swinging In the
sky rs Alaire and Dave rode back
toward Las Palmas. How or when
Alaire Austin came to feel that this
man loved her, she never knew. Ger
tainly she knew tonight, and, strange
to say, the knowledge did not disturb
her. .Alalre had been repealed by Luis
Il similar emotion In this mans breast
had quite the opposite effect. She was
eager for friendship, hungry for affec-
zion, starved for that worship which
every woman lives upon. Having n
wholesome confidence in her own
strength of character, and complete
faith In Laws sense of honor, she was
neither alarmed nor offended.
For the first time in years she al
lowed her intimate thoughts free ex-
preston, and spoke of her hopes, her
interests and her efforts; under the
spell of the moonlight, she even con-
fided something about those dreams
that kept her company and robbed her
world Of It's sordldness. Dave Law
discovered that she lived In n fanciful
land of unrealities, and the glimpse
he gained Of 1t was delightful.
Supper was waiting when they ar
rived ut Las Palmas, and Dolores an-
nounced that young Ed" had tele.
phoned from the Lewis ranch that he
would not be home. Yielding TO a sud.
der imDulSe. Alnirp said m har com.
panion:
"You must dine with me. Dolores
will show you to n room. I will be
ready in half an hour"
The Austin %ranchhouse offered n
contrast to the majority of Texas
country homes. Not for many years
had Dave Law been n guest amid such
surroundings, and he began to feel
more and more out of place. With
growing discomfort, he realized that
the mistress of this residence was the
richest woman in all this part Of Tex.
-, and that he was little better than
=. tramp. Alaire knew how To be a
gracious and winning hostess; of
course she did not appear TO notice
her guests embarrassment. She had
rather welcomed the thought that this
man cared for her. and yet, had she
deliberately planned TO dampcn his
feeling, she could hardly have succeed.
ed better than by showing him the
wide disparity in their lives and situa.
tons. Dave was dlsmayed; he felt
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But no n could long remain stiff or
constrained with puloma Jones: the
girl had Il dircctneSs of manner and
I'm honest, friendly smile that simply
would not be denied. Her delight that
Alaire had come to see her pleased and
shamed the elder woman, who hesi-
tatingly confessed the object of her
visit.
"Oh, I thought you were calling on
me-" Paloma pouted her pretty lips.
Dave isn't here. He and father
have gone away"
II needed no close observation to
discover the concern in Paloma's Y ;
.AIaire told her story quickly. "Mr.
Law must be warned right away" she
added, "for the man is capable Of any
thing
falOma nodded. Dave told us how
he had killed Panfilo--" She hest
tatcd, and then cried, impuls!vely :
Mrs. Austin, I'm going to confess
sOlncthlng-I've got to tell somebody
or I'll burst. ! was walking the floor
when you came. Well, dad and Dave
have completely lost their wits. They
have gone across the river-tO get Ri
cardo Guzman's body"
"Whnt :" Alaire stared at the girl
uncomprehendingly. MY dear girl,
aren't you dreaming?"
Il thought / must be when I heard
about II. Dad wouldn't have told me
ut all, only he thought | ought to know
In case anything happens to him." Pa
Tomas breath failed her mO%mcntnrily.
They left an hour In my machine,
with two MoXlcans 10 help them. They
Intend TO cross AT your pumping plant
ns soon as 1t gets dark, and be back
by midnlght--that is, If they ever get
back"
Taloma's face was pale, her eyes
were strained and tragic. She made
Il hopeless gesture, and Alaire won.
dcred ~momentarily whether the girls
anxiety was kcenest for the safety OF
her father or-the other?
Cant we prevent them from go
ing:' she inqulred.
What can We do? They'll go, any
how, regardless of what we say"
well, we could be there-you and
l."
Paloma agreed eagerly. "Yes! May.
b" we could ever help them If they got
into trouble"
"Comc, then! Wen have supper nj
Las I'almNs and slip down to the river
and wait"
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NORTHUMBERLAND
"%@%~%@|%@
MANY CHANGES IN
STARRY BANNER
Practically Each Historical Pc
Rod of the Country Has Wit
messed Its Development
First Into Bat
tie in Mexico.

TIME fact that some slXty.odd
sizes and shapes of American
flags were found In use in the
various government depart
ncnts actuatcd nm executive order,
lated May 30, Stnninrdizing the form
md size of all u national flags. The
ings and union jacks Of all depart
nents, with certain exceptions In the
,riny and navy, must now conform to
specifications. Taking the hoist, or
Width ms |, the fly, or length, is 49,;
he hoist of the union. 7.l3; the fly
of the union. 80 and the width Of
'nch stripe l-l3. There are T. pre-
Icrihcd sizes, from l.3l feet to ~ feet
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tns mon OF the Ih'r'eeh 1912, which
tended to
stnndardize the Stars and Stripes, and
yet further specifications were found
necessary only recently.
This history of our flag indicates
that the "Stars and Stripes" was not
carried by troops in battle until the
period of the Mexican war, lSiG-i7.
Several flags OF this period are In the
museum collections.
Ten flags of the collection pertain
to the Civil war. The garrison flag of
Fort Moultric, $. c., lowered when
the command evacuated TINT fort to
assemble ut Fort Sumter, December
20, 1860; "A boat flag flown by Com
mander Charles s. Boggs, L.. $. navy,
when he left the gunboat Naruna,
sunk In NJ engagement between a Con
fcdcrate ilotilla and the Union fleet
under Admiral Farrngut, below New
Orleans, April -, 1862; n signal flag
Of white cloth with painted Stars md
stripes: headquarters flag of Mai.
Gen. Benjamin +. Butler, L. $. Nolun-
tccrs, flown ut Fortress Monroe. Nir-
ginia. in 1861 the flag raised ut New
orleans by its citizens upon the Occll-
ynti0n Of The city by the Union forces
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'''''' ~ standard the Lt.p.,..tS car
n Il d itiOnal Ticd at the Battle of Bun
stars. ''
The navy Immediately adopted this
flag, but the army was slower to act.
Representative OF the early stars.and.
stripes type there is II l2-star flag said
to have been used by Paul Jones dur.
Ing the War OF the Revolution. 1t
measures lOla feet by Gia feet.
Another flag OF the very highest
historic value Is the original 'Stur-
Spanglcd Banner" which flew over
Fort McIicnry In Baltimore, during
the hombardmcnt on September 1914,
1914, and was the inspiration of Keys
anthem. II hangs In the rotunda of
the new National Museum building.
where the models In competition for
the Key memorial are on display.
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' - ~ =
1916 the army never carried the ma
tionnl flag In battle, though we have
record Of It's use as Il garrison flag
from about 1877 or li9S 10 1884.
Bodies Of troops carried during this pc
riod and before 1t what was known us
national cOlors or standards, Of blue.
with the arms of the United States
rlnblnzoncd thereon. comprising an
eagle |surmountcd by n number Of stars.
and with the designation Of the body of
troopS-as infantry, artillery, ctc.-in-
scribrd on n scroll. In 1884 the artil-
lcry was given the right of carrying
the Stars and Stripes, rs recorded by
the war department regulations.
Under President Taft'S ndminiStra-
ton representatives of the various gov
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Massachusetts, which arrived In the
British Downs and was given proper
salute February 3. 1873.
Tn" first American fling for the
'nitea States navy was flung TO the
breeze 10y John Paul Jones. the first
American naval officer 20 engage Il for.
elgn foe. This flag had hut twelve
stars on II and II flew nj the topmast
of the good ship Ranger.
France recognized this flag while I.
tionted over III" Ranger, and this act
also constituted the recognition Of the
young American govcrnIu uut.-AmerI-
Gun Lutheran Survey.
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historical Pc
rlods, Its many changes ana It's grad.
la( Standardization.
II Is interesting to note that during
The Revolution the flag had IL stars ;
II the War of lSl2. IL; in the Mexican
war, 20: in the Civil war. 81; In the
Spanish-Amcricnn war, IL. and today
Is. Til" American flag IL anon the
oldest of national flags. being older
than the present British union jack.
the French trl-cOlor and the flag Of
Spain. and many years older than the
Hays of Germany and Italy. some Of
which, like those OF other countries,
are personal flags, or those Of reign
NJ families.
There are M early colonial flags,
such ms were used by the individual
colonies and militia regiments before
the flag of the United States was
established by congress In 1TTT. on
June IL, now celebrated as Flag day.
This act requires that the flag of the
United States be 10 stripes, alternate
ED and white; that the union be l3
stars, white In a blue field, represent
NJ II now constellation but did not
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NATIONS FLAG IN HISTORY
Career One Of Glory Since Its Adop.
ton by the Continental Congress
June "a, Mt.

The resolution for the adoption OF
he Stars and Stripes rs the Amerl.
.nn emblem wns passed by the Cont
oentnl congress, June II, lTT7. An
American ship, the Columbia. carried
he flag around the world In lTST.9O.
The American flag was first dis.
,lnych In II foreign port from the mast
{ the American Schnuucr Bedford of
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very poor and ridiculous. Alaire was
no longer the woman he had ridden
with through the solitudes; her very
friendllness seemed to be a condescen.
sion.
He did not linger long after they had
dined, for he wished TO be alone, where
he could reach an understanding with
himself. On the steps he waited just
a moment for Alalre to mention, II
she chose, that subject which they
had still left open on the night before.
Reading his thought. she said:
"You are expecting me TO say some
thing about Panilo Sanchez"
Eyes"
II have thought II over; in fact,
have been thinking about II all day ;
but wen yet | don't know what to
tell you. As for ils effect upon my
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crnincnt de-
p ar tIncnts
G on erred
on proper
tons II Il
o h de-
ia ii = of
the national
flag, result.
Ing in an cX
ccutive or
der, dated
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MURDERED, BUT DAVE LAW DISCOVERS THE
REAL PLOT AND ACTS DEClsWELY

Mrs. Alaire Austin, handsome young mistress of Las palmas ranch,
lost In tn Texas desert, wanders into the camp of David Law, state
ranger, waiting In ambush for n Mexican murderer. size has to remain
there - hours, until Law captures his man. kills another and escorts
her home. young Ed Austin, drunkard, berates his wife and makes
insulting insinuauons about the ranger. Law discovers Austin Is
leagued with Mexican rebels and horse thieves. Mrs. Austin encounters
Gen. Luis Longorio, Mexican federal, when she goes To La Feria, her
Mexican ranch, TO collect war damages, and he makes od ms love to her.
Dave Law kills II cattle thief. Mrs Austin gives him IL horse and dis
covers he is secretly in love with her.
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u OF I :, but
II 10 foot
flag IL 10 he
the standard.
The Amer.
lean flag col
lccti OnS Of
the National
museum. n.
Ciutlc so IN =
examples Of
our flag indi.
sutiyn az its
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were killed though the ban-
ncr never faltcrcd or fell To tho
ground; General IIuzen's garrison
flag holstcd ut Fort McAlllstcrr
GA, after the surrender Of the
fort 10 III" Union army, December IL,
1861 the flag flown on the L. S. s.
k"urSargc when she sank the Ala
humu, deposited In the National muse
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ltHlls HOW
II. y
points he
: :
= h o u d
have, how
they should
u - u T.
ranged, nor
make pro.
vision. for
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Wv =
| STRAIT - n,
W II en- 60 n
grcSS enact.
cd nat It
should there
after be of
~ <,
with the nd
dition Of II
star for each
new STA -,
u iniuencing
July I, 1918.
~ &c IN y
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llllilN .NIV-
iOI' tiCnpI'-
al Butler,
VI Y !,
1862 the
remains of
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@~~t~|%~|I w VT |%

country's most precious aud jealousy
guarded relics.
From 1893 this form c%nntInu"h rs
the standard flag until President Mon
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uim by Lieut.. Her
bert Winslow, son
Of Rear Admiral
Herbert Winslow.
con mandcr Of the
kcarsarge during
this action head
quarters flag Of
Maj, Gen. T.. O. q
Ord, L. $. A., flown
In Richmond. Va.
In 1865, md the
flag Of the First
Pennsylvania vol
untccrS, found IL
the capitol at Rich
non in 1865 by
Major General ord.
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with Th!rtecn
stripes. Alternate Rci
aud White, with tho
Motto Don't Tread on
Mo"
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This Fort McTIenry
nag Is of the 10 stars
nnd.strlpcs type, adopt
cd In an act approved
by President Washing
ton January -, 1874,
which took effect May
!, 1895, after the nd-
mission OF Vermont and
Kentucky. 1t measures
about 30 feet square, Is
much battered and torn
and one star Is miss
ing. This great historic
souvenir has been pre-
served by quilting 1t on
heavy linen cloth, and
remains one OF the
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the banner
carried In
the three.
days fight
ut Salem
III eigh hts,
Va, May
o. 1874
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Earliest New England
Flag, Emblematic of the
Union OF More Than
One Colony.
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flag Established by q, ISIS
In ISIS. Thirteen STRIPES Al.
tcrnatcd Red and White
and ~ stars. White on u
Blu" Field.
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First Flag That Symbolized
the Union OF the Thirteen
Colonies.
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W h 3
nnlnr Sni..
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-02

Five of the six chill
dren of the king and
queen of Spain are here
shown, Queen Victoria
holding the youngest,
Prince Juan, born June
20, 1918. The others
are, left to right, Prince
Jaime, born June q,
1908; Princess Bea-
trice, born June y,
1909; Princess Maria
Christina, born Sept.
II, 1911, and Crown
Prince Alfonso, born
May 10, 1907. The baby
is Prince Gonzalo, born
Oct. "a, 1914.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-09-21
KEEPING POSTED BY
THE GOVERNMENT

Few persons take the advantage
they should of the publications offer
ed free by the United States Gov
eminent. In this section of the
southwest a majority of the popula-
ton is interested in one or more Of
important items such as, mining,
government lands stockraising, dry
farming or just plain cooking and
canning. Large appropriations are
set aside each year for the issuing
of bulletins and timely literature on
these subjects and many others. How
many Of the readers of the Western
Liberal take advantage of this offer
and post themselves on matters of
vital Importance to them? The only
cost is a postal card or letter to the
department in Washington under
which the distribution Of the litera-
tur6 comes.
Much litigation could be saved on
mining matters if p%rospcctors or To-
Gators would avail themselves of a
copy Of the mining laws. Valuable
data on mining properties and dis
tricts may be obtained by writing
to the Geological Survey, Washing
ton. d. c., for a special pamphlet.
The Public Land Laws are printed
and may be obtained free bv pros
pective homesteaders by writing to
the district land Office or TO the De-
partment of the Interior at Washing-
ton. When the recent 610 acre stock
raising homestead went into effect
there was much confusion owing the
act. BY writing to the land office o.
Washington copies could be secured
and manv contests avoided and in
correct filings prevented.
The Department Of Agriculture has
prepared n large list Of circulars on
food conservation and canning. The
housewife could find this literature
very valuable 20 her in Hooverizing.
The stockmRn and the farmer are
also well provided for in the line Of
valuable literature for free distribu-
ton.
Too few people make proper use
Of the government bulletins. The
sooner we awaken 70 the fact that
the various departments at Wash
ington stand ready to aid in almost
every matter Of public interest the
better off many of US would be. A
one cent postal card will save you
many dollars. Why not try it out
once?
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-09-21

There r. more Cntarrh IN this section OF the
country than al other diseases put together. and
until the Last few years was supposed 20 be
pronounced Il a local disease uud prescribed local
remedies, and uy constantly failing TO cure with
local treatment, pronounced It iucurable. Science
has proven Catarrh to be u constitutional disease,
ard therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catgrrh Cure. manufactured by F. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is the only Constitu-
tional cure on the market. II Is taken internally
In doses from 10 drops 10 n teaspoonful. II acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. They Offer one hundred dollars for
any case Il falls to cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials.
Address; r. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.