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CHAPTER XVI-continued.

"But first, wait" exclaimed the
horseIbreaker. II bring you something
Of value, too" Desiring to render IA
vor for favor, and to show that he was
fully deserving Of the generals gene
rosity, Jose removed from inside the
swaziland Of his hat q sealed, stamped
letter, which he handed to his en-
ployer. Yesterday / carried the mail
to town, but as I rode away from Las
Palmas the sonora handed me this,
with a silver dollar for myself. Look !
It is written to the man we both hate"
Longorio took the letter, read the in
scription, and then opened the enve-
lope. Jose looked on with pleasure
while he spelled out the contents.
When the general had finished read
ing. he exclaimed: "Ho! A miracle !
Now l know all that l wish to know"
'Then l did well to steal the letter,
eh?"
"Diablo! Yes! That brute of a hus-
band makes my angels life unbearable,
and she fees to La Feria to be rid of
him. Good! 1t fits in with my plans.
She will be surprised to see me there.
Then, when the war comes, and all is
chaos-then what? I'll warrant I can
make her forget certain things and GER
tain people," Longorio nodded with
satisfaction. "You did very well, JOSE"
The latter leaned forward, his eyes
bright. THAT lady is rich. A fine
prize, truly. She would bring q huge
ransom"
This remark brought q smile to Lon
gorio's face. my dear friend, you do
not in the least understand" he said,
RANSOM! What an idea! !" He lost
himself in meditation, then, rousing
spoke briskly: Listen! In two, three
days your sonora will leave Las Pal
mas. When she is gone you will per
form your work, like the brave man
know you to be. You will relieve hel
of her husband"
Jose hesitated, and the smile van
ished from his face. "Senor Ed Is moi
a bad man. He likes me: he" Lon
gorio's gaze altered and Jose fell silent
"Come! You are not losing heart
eh? Have I not promised to make vol
a rich man? Well, the time has ar
rived" Seeing that Jose still mani
tested no eagerness, the general wen
on In q different tone: do not thinl
that you can withdraw from our LITTLE
arrangement. Oh, no! Do you remem
Der a promise I made to you when you
came to me in Romero? l said that /
you played me false I would bury you
to the neck in an ant-hill and fill you
mouth with honey. l keep my prom
ises."
Jose's struggle was brief he prompt
ly resigned himself to the inevitable
With every evidence Of sincerity he as
sured Longorlo Of his loyalty, and de
MED the least intention Of betrayin,
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the young mans frenzied clutch from
the carriage and, holding his hands In
hers, talked to him in such a way that
he gradually relaxed. 1t vas she who
helped him out and then supported him
into the house. 1t was she who got
him upstairs and into bed, and It was
she who finally stilled his babble.
"The poor man Is burning up with a
fever" she told the others, land fevers
are my long suit. Get me some towels
and a lot of Ice"
Blaze, who had watched the snake
charmer's deft minlstratlons with
mingled amazement and suspicion, in
quired: "What are you going to do
with ice? Ice amt medicine"
"Im going to pack his head in It."
Blaze was Mortified. "Do you want
to freeze his braln?"
Mrs. Strange turned on him angrily.
"You get out Of my way and mind your
own business. Freeze his brain ="
With a sniff Of indignation she pushed
past the i%nterloper.
But Blaze was waiting for her when
she returned Il few moments later with
bowls and bottles and various rene
dies which she had Communicated. He
summoned sufficient courage to block
her way and inquire:
what you got there, now, mH'amY'
Mrs. Strange glared at him bnlefully.
With an effort at patience she in
quired: "Say! What ais you, any
how?"
Jones swallowed hard. Understand,
he's a friend of mine. No magic goes"
"Magic?"
"No-cockroaches or snakes tongues,
or"
Mrs. Strange fingered n heavy china
bowl as If tempted to bounce it from
Blaze's head. Then, not deigning to
argue, she whIsked past him and into
the sickroom. 1t was evident from her
expression that she considered the
master of the house a harmless but
offensive old ~bGsybody.
For some time longer Blaze hung
about the sickroom; then, his presence
being completely ignored, he risked
further antagonlsm by telephoning for
Jonesvillc's leading doctor. Not find,
ing the physician at home, he sneaked
out to the barn and, taking Paloma's
car, drove away In search of him. II
was fully two hours later when he re.
turned to discover that Dave was sleep
ing quietly.
Dave slept for twenty hours, md
even when he awoke it was not to 0
clear appreciation OF his surroundings
At first he was relieved to find that
the splitting pain In his head was gone.
but imagined himself to be still In the
maddening local train from Browns
vile. BY and by he recognized Palo'
ma and Mrs. Strange, and tried to talk
to them, but the connection between
brain and tongue was imperfect, ant
he made a bad business Of converse
ton. 1t seemed queer that he should
be in bed at the Joneses'. When he hat
recovered from his surprise he turned
his head and saw Mrs. Strange SUM
bering in a chair beside his bed; from
her uncomfortable position and evil
dent fatigue he judged that she mus
have kept a long and faithful vigt
over him.
CTo BE CoNTISrEpl
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his generals confidence. After all, the
gringos were enemies, and there was
no one Of them who did not merit de-
struction.
Pleased with these sentiments, and
feeling sufficiently assured that Jose
was now really in the proper frame-of
mind to suit his purpose. Longorio
took the winding trail back toward
Sangre dc Cristo.
The evening world., 1917-04-13

IS l-2 inside" which IL a slight in
crease over yesterdays INSIDE quo
.tations. 20 80 i.2 aud 80 cents for
nIsts and 20 and - cents for seconds.
Here are the receipts for the nve days
~ this week.
Monday, Si.42l csscs; Tuesday, 1908
cases. Wednesday, i5.OOi cases;
Thursday, 25,2a2 cases; Friday. Ao,S'7
cascs Total. 1918 cases
julius y. Mahr. President OF tho
Mercantile Excbankc, said to-day
that tho Sow York wholesalers did
not get all of tho STALLION extra
profits" from egg sales In this city
last week. lie declared tho farmer
and somebody else got "a little moro
than half of a."
The egg mon OF the country want
! suu higher prices and are contem
/ plating sending eggs 10 storage al
| 80 cents dozen Wholesale. II II de-
duccd from an interview with Mr
Mahr:
That there is no hope OF relief
/ for the consumer until the Gov
eminent interVenes and fixes a
The evening world., 1917-04-13

maximum and minimum price
and drives spectators out Of the
trade. The legitimate whole.
salers want the gamblers driven
out.
The Mercantile Exchange has no
Intention at present OF following the
example Of Chicago and New York
Butter and Egg Exchanges in abol-
lshlng all speculative dealing In "fu-
lures" short time ago It adopted
n limited restriction which permits
speculation on futures" on tho plan
of thirty days ahead for eggs and
fifteen for butter"
MIR. Mahr knows that the publicity
given market reports and ngurcs on
storage houses holdings have been
the means OF saving thousands OF
dollars to tho consumer by forcing
down eSorbltant prices Of eggs. but
ter. potatoes. onions and. In season.
turkeys.
| Admitting he could not excuse the
high price of eggs on tho plea that
exports brought a shortage or cur.
tailed the local supply. MIR. Mahr
said:
Nobody Is complaining OF high
prices Of eggs. nnd most people are
quite willing 10 pay present prices
because 1t Is cheaper TO buy a dozen
OF eggs than pound OF meat"
! Asked II he looked for reduction
In present wholesale quotations. he
said
II do not. don't see such n pros
pcct ahead. What do | think OF tho
threatened Government Intervention
In food supplies? ! don't think such
a move would be Just. Some OF tho
business men who are urging Gov
/ crnmcnt intervention havo selfish
motives. They will be able to enrich
| themselves at tho expense OF other
business men"
lie said OF tho Mercantile Ex-
: change;
"Wo arc trying to bo absolutely
fair with the public. / SEQ nothing
unreasonable I'm present prices
There Is speculation In every busi-
ness Men I'm the egg business must
/ have advance information. they must
look ahead and buy ahead to provide
! for the future needs"
/ IL ls known. however. that a con-
siderable number of members OF the
Mercantile Exchange have for years
D
/ believing It should have no place on
/ a public exchange. one member who
has fought the evil for years ls How
The evening world., 1917-04-13
EGGS SOC. A Dozen ,
WHOLESALE IS PLAN
OF FOOD GAMBLERS
No Relief Until Government
Fixes Price LimitS-Butter
ST CentS-StoreS Heavy.

Egg prices stlll continued high to-
day In spite OF very large receipts.
Exactly 4O,577 cases were received to-
day on tho Same day last year only
e. ,s9s cases came In ana tho wholesale
price was from 10 20 T. cents Jess a
dozen. To-days prices range from
The evening world., 1917-04-13

ard vanamann OF s. s. Long
Brothers.
IL want It abolished" he said. 1T
is not right. The action OF the Chi-
cago dealers Is commendable."
The big, outstanding feature OF the
whole affair Is thls--that the Evening
World has smoked out the gambling
element In the egg business. and
those who want prices TO mount
higher and higher find II necessary
TO defend present methods. There Is
no reasonable excuse for the present
prices. At this season eggs should be
selling retail at 30 cents dozen.
Potatoes have taken another jump,
they are now $3.50 to SO n barrel
wholclsale and the retail price Is
seven cents a pound against six cents
IS hours ago. All kinds OF canned
products and vegetables have gone
up. too.
Butter is 81 cents a pound. The
government report for April 1 shows
no scarcity OF butter. The storage
holdings on April OF this year were
! fdr IN excess OF the same date last
| year chief Brandt Of the Bureau
! uf Markets reports that 2OI ware
| houses had on April OF this year
| G.O22,2lG pounds. Last year on the
same date the holdings OF these
! houses were 3,345.7i7 pounds. an in
crease this year OF 1876. 49s pounds.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-01-11
FIGURES FOR 1876
COLORADO ATTAINED PEAK or
PROSPERITY PAST YEAR.
More Buslness Done In Every Line
and Forecast 10 for Another Set.
son Of Unexampled Expansion.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Colorado Wealth Produced In 1916.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-01-11
GE N e RAJ.

Announcement that 2. II. sothern
never again will appear on the stage
was made in New York by the actors
physician.
Vice Of all kinds In New York has
been greatly reduced during the past
few years, according to the annual re-
port Of the bureau OF social hygiene.
of which John D. Rockefeller, Jr., is
the head.
Edward H. Hatch, who pleaded
guilty to falsifying accounts OF the
Mutual Trust Company of Orange, N.
j., while president, was sentenced tc
serve a minimum OF seven years In
state prison.
Federal Judges Evans. Landis and
Carpenter, after a three-day sitting en-
bane, at Chicago, unanimously denied
without prejudice the application
made by the twenty.sight Illinois rail
roads for temporary Injunction
against the enforcement OF the s.cents
a-mile passenger rate.
Smoldering rumors that somebody
made money In the stock market With
leak" information about the sending
of President Wilson's peace note
blazed up at notable session of the
House rules committee at its first
hearing on Representative Woods res.
olution for investigation.
An extra dividend of so cents A
share in addition TO the quarterly fiyi.
dend OF sl.b0 was declared in New
York by the Miami Copper Company.
Plans are under way at The head.
quarters OF the American Institute OF
Mining Engineers for the lI4th meet.
Ing OF the institute. to be held in New
York from Feb. 10 to 20.
For refusing to work In the lutte mill
James D. Mcnamara, who Is serving a
life sentence In San Quentin tCall
prison for dynamiting the Los Angeles
Times, is confined In the prison dun.
geon.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-01-11
SPORT.

Jess Willard Is under contract to
fight in Milwaukee whenever the MIL
waukee club demands his services.
Syracuse university will be the only
new opponent In Harvard's baseball
series for 1917, according to the sched
ule made public at Cambridge.
Harry II. Frazee. president Of the
Boston American league baseball club,
announced In Boston that John ]
tJack) Barry had accepted the man
agement Of the team.
Now that Frank Isbell will become
a Wichita citizen again, the next pop
ular move that would please the Wich.
ita fans would be to have TEX" Jones
on first at Island park next season.
The Business Mems Racing Associ,
tion at New Orleans decided to buy
the Fair grounds race track for ;to0..
900 from the New Orleans Jockey
club. which has owned 1t since the old
days of racing.
The high cost OF producing baseball
for the ediflcation OF fans apparently
has not hit Jack Holland. owner OF the
St. Joseph Western league ball club,
for he has announced that his team
will make a spring training trip to
Tulsa, Okla.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-01-11
FOREIGN.

Ten japanese officers left Toxic fpr
the European battisfields.
Serious floods are reported i1 HoL
land and Germany because Of the sud
den rise OF rivers.
Great Britain has received Norway's
reply IN regard to the coal embargo.
and the situation is much improved.
The Rhine water gauge at Cologne
shows rise OF 7ls meters tabout rs
feeU, according to the Berlin Lokal
Anzeiger.
Announcement was made in London
that the government had taken COM
plete control OF the maize trade on
lines similar to its control Of wheat.
John Finlayson, a famous explorer,
for whom Finlayson river and Finlay-
son lake in Yukon territory we're
named, died at Wrangell, Alaska, aged
los years.
Charles Maurice Camille de Tally.
rand. perigord Duke de Dino) died at
the villa Perigord at Monte Carlo. He
was 73 years old. The Duke de Dino
twice married American women.
After taking measurements OF the
height OF women In France. England
and America, London doctor an
nounces the English woman is the
tallest and the American comes next
olinto Amati, twice regent Of the re-
public OF San Marino, has been ar
rested on a charge OF embezzling o.
100000 lire Of the republics funds, ac-
eording to dispatch from Rimini.
Owing to the activities OF subma.
rines, 1t Is understood that tho navy
will arm Japanese merchantmen
bound for the Atlantic ocean and the
Mediterranean sea with siI-inch guns.
Madame Elmira Brockway OF Chi.
cago, who was arrested in London last
month, charged with fortune telling.
was found guilty at tho West London
police court and fined ESQ and costs
and recommended for deportation.
Vienna dispatch published In the
Lokal Anzeiger Of Berlin says a new
Austrian cabinet crisis has arisen ow.
ing to the refusal of the government
to grant home rule to Galicia, as
promised by Emperor Francis Joseph.
Dr. ]. Sylvester. president OF the Aus.
trian chamber OF deputies, has re-
signed.
The Greek government, acting In
harmony with the king. has decided to
reject certain clauses OF the entente
note demanding reparation In conse-
quence OF the recent fighting at Ath.
ems. Reuters correspondent at Athens
telegraphs. The Greek government Is
ready to discuss the other demands
made by the allies.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-01-11
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
aAYlNGs, DO N G ., ACHIEVE.
MENTs, suEFERlNos. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
western Newspaper Union news Service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

Berlin reports French battleship
Verits was torpedoed BY submarine
near Malta, but Paris asserts the re-
port is untrue.
Lloyd's announces that the British
steamer Allie, 1924 tons, and the Dan.
fsh steamer Ebro, 1,o27 tons, and Vik.
ing have been sunk.
Teutonic allies have made further
advances in Rumania, but the Rus
saans and Rumanlans at various points
arc giving them battle.
"The Greek royal army is only await.
ing orders from Germany TO attack the
Allies" said NJ. Dlomede, . former
Greek minister Of finance, to the
Paris Temps.
Braila, Rumania's chief commercial
oaty. has been captured by the Ger.
mans and Bulgarians. Four Ruman,
Ian towns were taken and l,4O0 pris-
oners brought in.
In Courland the Russians launched
strong attacks near Mitau but were re-
pulsed. suffering casualties and losing
1900 men made prisoners. according
70 Berlin. Near Riga considerable
Sighting Is still in progress.
-Four alleged Mexican fillbusters
were either killed or badly wounded
In an encounter with troops Of the
First New Hampshire infantry at "a.
pata. Tex, according to reports reach
Ing Laredo. The same report says that
Mexican rsvoiutionists have captured
Ramilens and Parral, two small vii.
hges about ten miles below the Dor.
der from Zapata.
Between Fokshani and Fundeni the
Russians made a strong attack over a
front OF about sixteen miles. They
gained ground near obilechti, says the
German war office. Sut elsewhere
were repulsed with heavy casualties
Petrograd says the Russians re-estab-
AsAed their former position near
Kapatuno, northwest OF Fokshani.
made an advance In the vicinity OF
Raspitza lake and in surprise attack
captured trenches to the northwest In
the Oitus valley.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-01-11
WARRINGTON.

Plans for defense OF the Adamsen
act betore the suureme Court we're
completed by the department OF jus.
oce and the governments brief was
made ready for presentation.
4 total eclipse OF the moon, visible
throughout the United States, and the
nrst Of seven eclipses to occur during
1917, began Sunday night at 1880
q. m. Eastern time. according to Off,
cials Of the naval observatory.
Kansas states nonhanging record
will be kept clear. President Wilson
commuted to life Imprisonment the
death sentence imposed on William
White. coIored. e1 United States sol,
der. for murder OF serst. James Jack.
son. also colored.
Prof. Frank w. Taussib Of Harvard
accepted q place on the tariff commits.
sion and probably will be made chair,
man.
A sensational attack on the Supreme
Court OF the United States was made
by Senator Robert l.. Owens OF Okla.
homa at the meeting OF the National
Popular Government League.
- That 81, ,ose.ooo was expended dur,
{ 1916 for influencing elections"
3 the declaration OF United States
sater Robert L. Owen, at the open
session Of the National Popular
srnment League.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-01-11
WESTERN

Three masked hlghwaymen held up
an express messenger at Tarentum,
near Pittsburg. Pa, and robbed him OF
$4,000. the pay roll Of = glass com.
pany.
Governor Major rs one Of the last
acts OF his administration pardonei
ninety two young prisoners from the
state peuitentiary at Jefferson City.
No.
While the city OF Vireton, Okla.
mourned at the burial OF its dead chill.
dren, additional reports from the tor,
nado increased the death toll from fif.
teen to seventeen.
Col W, r. Cody was taken to Den.
yer FROM Glenwood Springs Sunday in
. critical condition. II his condition
viii permit, he will be taken to his
home at Cody, Wyo. His wife and
daughter are In Denver with him.
Henry Torborg died at Chicago
leaving fortune OF $500. 900, most OF
n accumulated during the last forty
years while conductor on street car
Of the Blue Island avenue line. He was
~ years old and died while at work.
A mission bell supposed TO be more
than 800 years old. a relic OF q mesa
mission now long gone, has been pre-.
sented to the city OF Yuma. Ariz.. by
Chester Dewey The bell apparently
Ia made OF gold. silver. copper and
iron. 1t weighs $50 pounds. II was
found hidden in an orange grove.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-01-11

OF the 1900 persons employed II
the Swiss hotels. 1t seems strange thst
only 10000 are Swiss.
Red croa Bag Blue nakos the lsundrssA
happy. makes clothes whiter than snow.
All GOOD grocers- Adv.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-01-11


cramps in my mutr
cles, pressure or
sharp pstn on the
top Of my head,
and nervous dizzy
spells. ! had 9th.
er symptoms show.
Ing my kidneys
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-01-11

were at fault, SO took D0dd's Kidney
Pills. They were the means of saving
my life. I write to say that your
medicine restored me to perfect
health" Be sure and get "DoDD's,"
the name with the three DIS for die.
eased, disordered, dernnged kidneys;
just as Rev. Warner did. no similarly
named article will do.-Adv.
China will teach paper making IN Z
government school.
Balsam wood Is the lightest Il al
lumber.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-01-11
A MINISTER'S CONFESSION

Rev. W. Il. Warner, Myersvills, Nd,
writes: my trouble was sciauca. Ny
back was affected and took the form
Of lumbago. / also had neuralgft
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-01-11

Government Aids Turkish Famers.
The Turkish government has made
a special appropriation of $1,9S0.000 to
be used for the purchase Of seed
grains for needy Turkish fairness II
the Turkish dominions.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-27
A BUSINESS GIRL AND
 A GIRL IN BUSINESS.
(Harper's Magazine)


 Every once in a while-and not so frequently as formerly--I find bus iiaess girl who rather looks on marriage as deliverance. She is not really business girl; she is only girl in ! business. To the real business woman | marriage is getting to be as much of l a side-issue as it is to a man. l can remember when there were only two vacations open to a woman; she could teach or she could enter domestic service. or she could marry and con- bine these occupations. If she did not succeed in marrying by the time she was 30, she was looked upon in diligently as one who was forced to enter the business world to forget the fact that she had been a drug on the matrimonial market. My business hours are from g to 3; but, as nearly as I can learn. my married friends keep office hours IS hours out of the 24, trying to catch up with their do nestle duties.
 | heard girl in an elevator the other day discussing with sympa- hizing friend her differences with a floor walkerr.
 "Aw." she said. T don't have to take any more sass off'n that gink. I'm goin' to quit here, anyhow. I'm soin' to be married. No more work and no more bossing for me"
 Any girl or her mental caliber who enters the married state is walking right into the hardest job she can ever hold down in her life. and totally un- equipped for her position. Inside of a year. if she has been poor shop girl. there will be another man hanging around the corner saloon trying to for get in glass of cheap beer the con- fusion and the bad food in the flat at home. When she gleefully announced that she was going to stop work, the thought of the meals, the cleaning, and the laundry had evidently not occur red to her. And floor walkers don't live who can hand out orders like husband. You have to take them from a husband. too, for you cannot quit your job in matrimony as easily as you can in a shop.