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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-02-22

| Within two weeks he became deS-
perate. He rode the gap trail from
! Sleepy Cat again and again for miles
and miles in the effort to encounter
her. He came to know every ridge
and hollow on it, every patch and
stone between the lava beds and the
Rat river. And in spite of the coun-
sells of his associates, who warned him
to beware Of traps, he spent, under
one preteXt or another, much of the
time either on the stages to and from
Calabasas or in the saddle toward Nor
gan's gap, looking for Nan.
Killing time in this way, after a
fruitless ride, his persistence was one
day most unexpectedly rewarded. He
had ridden through a hot sun from
Sleepy Cat to Calabasas, where he had
an appointment to meet Scott and Lee
fever at five o'clock. When De Spain
reached the Calabasas barn, McAlpin,
the barn boss, was standing in the
doorway. "You'd never be comm
from Sleepy Cat in the saddle!" ex-
claimed McAlpin incredulOusly. De
Spain nodded affirmatively as he dis
mounted. slot ride, sir; hot day."
commented McAlpin as he called a
man to take the horse, unstrapped De
SPANS coat from the saddle, and fol-
lowed the manager into the Office.
The heat was oppressive, and De
Spain unbuckled his cartridge belt,
slipped his revolver from the holster,
mechanically stuck it inside his trou-
sers waistband, hung the heavy belt
up under his coat, and, sitting down,
called for the stage report and asked
whether the new blacksmith had So
bered up. When McAlpin had given
him all minor information called for,
De Spain walked with him out into the
barn to inspect the horses. Passing
the very last of the box-stalls, the
manager saw in it pony. He stopped.
This wtry, sleek-looking roam, con-
tentedly munching at the moment some
company hay, was Nan Morgan's.
"What's that horse doing here?" de-
manded De Spain coldly.
Before" answering, the barn boss
eyed De Spain very carefully to see
how the wind was setting, for the
pony's presence confessed an infrac-
ton of a very particular rule. "You
see," he began, cooking at his strict
boss from below his visorless cap a
questioning Scotch eye, ST like to keep
on good terms with that Morgan gang.
Some of them can be very ugly. That
little pony is Nan Morgan's."
"What's her horse doing here?"
asked De Spain.
McAlpin made even the most incon-
sequential approaches to statement
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CHAPTER VII-Continued.

Logan pdshed back his chair. AS he
turned his legs from under the table
to rise, a hand rested on his shoulder.
He looked up and saw the brown
face and feeble smile of Scott. Logan
with his nearest foot kicked SandusKy.
The big fellow looked up and around.
Either by chance or in following the
sound of the last voice, his glance fell
on De Spain. He scrutiniZed for
suspicious instant the burning eyes and
the red mark low on the cheek. While
he did so-comprehension dawning on
him-his enormous hands, fOrsaking
the pile of chips with which both had
been for a moment busy, flattened out,
palms down, on the faro table. Logan
tried to rise. SCOTS hand rested heav-
fly on him. "What's the row." de-
handed Sandusky in the queer tone
of a deaf man. Logan pointed at De
Spain. "That Medicine Bend duck
wants a fight"
with a man, Logan; not with a
cub" retorted De Spain, matching in
suit with insult.
Maybe can do something for yOu,"
interrupted Sandusky. His eyes ran
like a flash around the table. He saw
how Lefever had pre-empted the best
place in the room. He looked up and
back at the man standing now at his
shoulder, and almost between Logan
and himself. 1t was the Indian, Scott.
Sandusky felt, as his faculties cleared
and arranged themselves every in
slant, that there was no hurry what
ever about lifting his hand; but he
could not be faced down without a
show Of resistance, and he concluded
that for this occasion his tongue was
the best weapon. eff can," he added
stiff1y, I'm at your service
De Spain made no answer beyond
Keeping his eyes on Sandusky's eyes,
Tension, overhearing the last words,
awOke to the situation and rose from
his case. He made his way through
the crowd around the diSputantS and
brusquely directed the dealer to close
the game. While Sandusky was CASH
ing in, Tension took Logan aside. What
Tension said was not audible, but it
suficed to quiet the little fellow. The
only thing further to be settled was as
to who should leave the room last,
since neither party was willing to go
first. Tension, after a formal con-
ference with Lefever and Logan, of
fered to take Sandusky and Logan by
private stairway to the billiard room,
while Lefever took De Spain and Scott
out by way of the main entrance. This
was arranged, and when the railroad
men reached the street rain had ceased
falling.
Scott warned De Spain to keep with
in doors, and De Spain promised to do
so. But when they left him he start
ed out at once to see whether he could
not, by some happy chance, encounter
Nan.
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CHAPTER Viii.
A Gun of Coffee


He was willing, after a long and
bootless search, to confess to himself
that he would rather see Nan Morgan
for one minute than all women else in
the world for a lifetime. The other
incidents of the evening would have
given any ordinary man enough food
for refectiOn-indeed they did force
DE Spain to realize that his life would
hang by a slender thread while he
remained at Sleepy Cat and continued
to brave the rulers of the sinks.
But this danger, which after all was
a portion of his responsibility in free
ing his stages from the depredations
Of the Calabasas gang, failed to make
on him the moving impression of one
moment of Nan Morgan's eyes. There
was in the whole world nothing he
wanted to do so much as in some way
TO please her-yet it seemed his i'll
luck to get continually deeper into
her bad graces. Every day that he rode
across the open country, his ewes
turned to the far range and to Music
mountain. The rounded, distant, i'm
mutable peRk-majestic as the sun
cold as the stars, shrouding in its nm
known businesses the mysteries Of the
ages and the secrets of time-meant
10 MIN now this mountain girl whom
!ts solitude sheltered and to whom hia
thoughts continually came back.
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Good Profits From Poultry.

Newton.-The annual report on the
cooperative poultry work Of the Farm
Life School, at Startown, shows that
nine pullets which cost So each made
profit for the farm of $3O6 during 1915
They produced 1908 eggs, an average
of 112 eggs the hen, and the value o.
eggs produced by each hen was $4.l6
The cost. of feeding each bird was
$1.1O. The summary shows totals as
follows: Value of eggs sold ana
eaten, $37.45; value of birds solo,
$2.67; value of young stock raised
Sal; total, 1852: and the total profit
is $500. The fowls on the farm
are barred plymouth rocks, latham
strain.
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CHAPTER TX.
The Glass Button,

Even as the big fellow stepped light
~ just inside and to the left-as De
Spain stood-of the door and faced
him, the encounter seemed to De Spain
accidental. But before he could speak,
second man appeared in the door
way, and this man appeared to be jok-
ing with a third, behind him. AS the
second man crossed the threshold, De
Spain saw Sandusky's high-voiced
little fighting crony, Logan, who now
| made way, as he stepped within to the
right of the open door, for the swing
ing shoulders and rolling stride of
Gale Morgan.
Morgan, eying De Spain with inso-
lence, as was his wont, closed the door
behind him with a bang. Then he
backed his powerful frame significant
ly against it.
A blind man could have seen the
completeness of the snare. An unpleas-
ant feeling flashed across De Spain's
perception. 1t was only for the i'm
measurable. part of a second-while
uncertainty was resolving itself into a
rapid certainty. When Gale Morgan
0tCppCu 1uLO Tie room on the loolS
of his two Calabasas friends, De Spain
would have sold for less than a cup
of coffee all his chances for life. New
ertheless, before Morgan had set his
back fairly against the door and the
trap was sprung, De Spain had
mapped his fight.
He did not retreat from where he
halted at the instant Sandusky entered.
His one slender chance was to hug to
the men that meant to kill him. Nor
gan, the nearest, he esteemed the least
dangerous Of the three; but to think
to escape both Sandusky and Logan
at close quarters was, he knew, more
than ought to be hoped for.
While Morgan was closing the door.
De Spain smiled at his visitors: 'aThat
isn't necessary, Morgan-Tm not ready
to rum" Morgan only continued to
stare at him. 81 need hardly ask"
added De Spain, whether you fellows
have business with me?'
He looked to Sandusky for reply.
1t was Logan who answered in. ahrill
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-02-22
fORESTERS CONFER
NTH LUMBERMEN
URGE ENACTMENT OF MEAsuo.
FOR FOREST FIRE PREvEN.
TON IN THIS STATE.
MEETING IS HELD IN RALEIGH
Ten Delegates From the Forestr, and
Pine Association Were Present.
Want States Forests Preserved

Raleigh.-The delegates from For
estry and Pine associations of North
Carolina held a meeting in the Ralejgb
Chamber of Commerce and adopted
suggestions for individual conference.
with their representatives in the Gen.
eral Assembly to urge the passage Of
the appropriation asked for forest fra
prevention.
The N. G. Pine Association, thu
Western N. C. Land and Timber Asso.
citation, the Conservation Department
of the State Federation of Women's
Clubs, the Tryon Forestry Club. the
N. G.. Forest Association and the State
Fair Association were represented at
the meeting.
After considerable discussion, it was
decided that each of the ten delegates
to the meeting, called by the North
Carolina Pine Association, should use
his personal efforts with his represen.
tatives and Senator for their influence
in the passage Of the measure that ap.
preparations $4,000 for forest fire pre-.
vention in the state. A permanent
committee, consisting of one member
from each Of the organizations present
at the meeting, was appointed to co.
operate with the Geological Survey
Bureau in the extension of forestry
work and fire prevention.
Those attending the, meeting here
we're: A. T. Gerrans, New Bern; A.
R. Turnbull, Bowden; Thomas ODER.
ry, Goldsboro; z. w. Whitehead, Viii.
mington; John Rutherford, Asheville;
ex-President Riddick, of the Western
N. C. Land and Timber Association
Miss Julia A. Thorn, Asheboro; Hon.
T. T. 'Ballenger, Tryon; J. S. Holmes,
Chapel. Hill, and Col Joseph E. Pogue,
of Raleigh.
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Want Yadkfn River Reserve,

Misunderstanding B. Finley, OIL
Wilkesboro, and Col. P. M. Pearsaib
of New Bern, are in Washington tr''
ing to have the Government purchase
forest lands around the head stream
Of the Yadkin River. They called OH
the forester and others. Request wa
made that the Government 1mmeu
lately buy up these lands under tn0
provisions Of the Weeks law. Alreau'
272, 900. acres in western North CalO
lima have been purchased. but non'
around the headwatOrs Of the X@0A'~
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shine than it had looked in shadow ;
and, true to it's traditions, not living
being was anywhere to be seen. The
door of the office stood ajar. De Spain,
pushing it all the way open, walked in.
No one greeted him as he crossed the
threshold, and the unsightly room was
still bare of furnishings except for the
bar, with it's two broken mirrors.
De Spain pounded, on the bar. His
effort to attract attention met with no
response. He walked to the left end
of the bar, lifted the handrail that
inclosed the space behind it, and
pushed open the door between the mir
rors leading to the back room. This,
too, was empty. He called Out-there
was no response. Mrs. McAlpin had
apparently gone home for while.
Irritated at the desertion of the
place, due, he afterward learned, to
the heat of the afternoon, and disap-
pointed at the Illustration of his pur-
pose, he walked back to the Office. AS
he lifted the handrail and, passing
through, lowered it behind him, he
took out his watch to see how soon the
stage was due. While he held the time
piece in his hand he heard a rapid
clatter of hOOfs approaching the place.
Thinking it might be Scott and Lefe-
yer arriving from the south an hour
front doOr-which was still Open-to
greet them. Outside, hurried footsteps
reached the door just ahead of him
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-02-22
Sues Wealthy Husband for Divorce.

Sues Wealthy Husband for DIVorce'
Newton.-Summons has been issueu
and served in a suit for divorce Win
custody of their children, In case
in which Mrs Pearl Aderholdt RUBY
is plaintiff and Charles B. Rufty o.
Catawba, is defendant. They are wen
known residents of Catawba, Mr.. Rul,
ty being a wealthy business man ana
farmer of that" town and the plalntN
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. AoeI'
holdt, of Catawba also. A. A. Whlte.
ner, of Hickory; Wilson WarllcK' q
Newton, and r. r. Williams, OF ASH
vile, represent the plaintiff.
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and large man, stepping quickly into
the room, confronted De Spain. One
Of the mans hands rested lightly on
his right side. De Spain recognized
him instantly; the small, dropping
head, carried well forward, the keen
eyes, the loud-patterned, shabby waist
coat proclaimed beyond doubt-Deaf
SanduskY..
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with keen and questioning glance.
''The girl went up to the Cat on the
early stage, sir. She's coming back
this afternoon
"What is she riding away over here
to Calabasas for to take the stage. in
stead of riding straight into Sleepy
Cat?"
Once more McAlpin eyed him care.
fully. ''The girls been sick"
S'Sick2"
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(TO BE CONTINUED)
Influential Ciff1An

Mrs. Youngwife-"My husband Ia n
very influential man in politics."
Friend-"You don't say!" Mrs. Young.
wife-"Yes. George has voted in two
presidential elections, and both timna
1t has gone the way George voted.n-.
Puck
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Do you believe that De Spain
could save his life by surrender
ing to the gangsters and offer.
ing to get out Of the neiqhbor.
hood if they spared him7 Would
you do it in these circumstances?
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railroad division the
infested with robbers
tie
Morgan fertile valley about 20 miles
Jees decides
of
with John LeFere and Bob Scott
Calabasas
fooishly
De Spain his
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Turn a Deaf Ear
To Idle Talk

Now is no time to spend listening to
idle talk.
We must be up and deing. We must
coordinate and concentrate to push
business.
Every effort we can muster from
farmer, mechanic, miner, manufacturer
every kind of labor-must be exerted
toward utilizing and developing the
great resources of this country.
we must be economical it is true. For
economy is one phase Of efficiency. But
it is we'll to remember that Economy
is the judicious expenditure of money"
Everywhere in America today we
want development, not retrenchment.
''Put on more steam" should be the
industrial slogan.
We must plant more, grow more,
harvest more, build more, advertise
more, buy and sell more, be bigger and
better business men-in a word do
More"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Motor Car Is Worlds
Greatest Time Saver

Our most valuable resource is time.
Now we must take time to do double
work and carry double the burden.
And the motor car is the worlds great
est time saver.
Use the motor car. Multiply the
hours in a>day. The time saved by the
motor car means more time for actual
production purposes\ This means
greater national PROSPERITY and more
taxable wealth to aid our government.
Take out your pencil. Figure out the
time you can save for yourself with Il
motor car. Total up the increased num-
Der of things you can accomplish in that
time. Multiply that by the number of
people in position to buy AGAR. Then
you see how vast becomes the aggregate
good the motor car can accomplish.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
A $7,000,o00,000 Order

The U. S. Government loan soon to
be made is really monster order which
the government of the United States
will place with the farmers, manufac-
turers, miners, and all business men.
1t all comes back to us in the shape of
purchases of supplies. This means that
the whole business machinery of the
country will run at higher speed than
ever before.
This loan itself will be a mighty slim
illus to hundreds of lines of business
foods clothing, motor cars, trucks,
shoes, underwear, steel, iron and all
their kindred products.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26

man there must be ten first-class work
ing people behind him.
This isn't the kind of job that car
ries much tinsel and glitter with it, but
it is the essential job-our job-yours
and mine, until our government calls us
to some different war. service.
Through CONSUMPTION, in Which we
heartily believe, the government will
make known to us the particular and
individual duty it has, for each one of
us. Until then let us simply work
harder.
The cost of the war must be paid for
out of our production-our national
business. And your help is needed.
Briefly-do more and better work of
just the work you are doing now. That
is your Job.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Our President Saws:

ut is evident to every thinking man
that our industries, on the farm, in the
shipyards,, in the mines, in the fac
tories, must be made more prolific and
more efficient"
Put senseless hysteria aside; don't
mistake froth for patriotism.
Let us address ourselves to our in
dividual and particular duties calmly
and collectedly, but purposefully.
In the need of the nation let us find
stimulation to greater industry.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
You Can Help
Here's How!

There is one thing every man, wom-
an, boy and girl in America can do to
help. And that is-do the thing you
are doing now better. Work harder,
work longer, and make your work pro-
duce more.
The European war has taught us that
for every man at the front there must
be ten people at home at work support
ing him. To feed and clothe and arm
and transport one first-class fighting
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26

Attend to your particular business
and business in general will take care
of itself.
From here and there come rumors of
slackening business and need for stern
retrenchment.
This is hysteria, not common sense,
Business is good and will be better as
fast as such misguided stories are sup
pressed and the energy that evolved
them turned to productive labor.
Again we say-attend to your partic-
ular business and business in general
will take care of itself.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26

The farmer must make every minute
count. And the automobile is one I'M
plement at hand that can assist him.,
With an automobile he need not trust
to.a slow horse and buggy when his
reaper breaks down. He can 60 to
town and return to continue his days
labor without losing but a fraction of
time he ordinarily would have lost.
His wife and family can use it to mar
ket the butter and eggs while he is in
the field. In a dozen different ways
every day the automobile will prove its
economy and efficiency for the farmer.
In work or war the time-saving eff
cheney of the motor car is recognized.
Thousands and thousands of motor cars
are at the front now. Motor cars have
twice saved France-once at the Marine,
again at Verdun. Our government will
purchase $4,000 trucks and great num-
bers of motor cars. All ambulances are
built on motor car chassis.
Wherever time counts in the efficiency
of work or war or in saving life, motor cars
are inevitable, and they are blessing.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Eyes of the World
Are Upon Detroit

Detroit is the motor car center of the
world. Upon Detroit will fall the privilege
and responsibility of filling the needs Of
the country for cars. Detroit-made cars
will do their part in making the world
safe for democracy"
More than ever before are the motto.
car products of Detroit coming into de.
mand.
TO the efficiency and economy of the
modern automobile is largely due this in
crease 1t has removed itself from the class
of Injuries and proved its place as an eco
nomic necessity.
It is the worlds greatest instrument for
both work and play. 1t pays for itself once
by saving time and promoting efficiency,
and again by providing recreation and rest
and furthering health. The war won't be
won by an over-worked, careworn, fraZzled
people, but by a healthy and efficient
people.
The mind that said "All work and no
play makes Jack dull boy" was,a great
mind. The place of recreation as an aid to
more and better work is recognized by the
men doing the worlds biggest jobs every
where.
President Wilson and Premier Lloyd
George know the truth Of the old saying.
Both of them-even in these pressing days
take time to motor and play golf. Not
for fun, but because they know it is their
duty to keep fit Sir Douglas Haig rides
horseback every afternoon, not for fun. but
to keep sound, so he can endure strain Of
his job and think straight all the time.
And the proper light for you to look
upon your investment in motor car is as
an aid to business and promoter of health
and therefore of your all around eff
cheney!
You will find justification of your pur-
chase of any Detroit-made car IN the sound
and thorough goodness of the car itself and
real economy of its service.
Saxon cars are good cars. The 2-pas-
senger roadster model is priced at $495.
The big, 5-passenger touring car, Saxon
six" is 1865 until May LIST. Both models
can be seen at the local salesrooms.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
The Nation
Looks to the Farmer

Upon the farmers of the United
States is laid the greatest obligation.
From the soil they must wrest more
than they have ever before harvested.
And of course they will continue to
get the highest prices in history for the
products they grow
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Tend to Your Own Business!

'lt is evident to every thinking man
that our industries, on the farm, in the
shipyards, in the mines, in the factories,
musu be made more prolific and more
efficient" --F,om the President:s War
Message to the People,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-09
Broker Denies That
Took Advantage of
What He Overheard

New York, Jan. 8.-Allred H. Cur
tis, who is secretary TO J. X. Lamar,
prominent in the development OF min
ing properties, with offices at 43 Ex-
change Place. this city, denied today
that he was author Of the "A. Cutris"
letter or had any knowledge OF the
matter
DR.. Albert A. Snowden of this city,
who says he is the man referred to
by Secretary Lansing as the "A. f.
Snowden" who was present at the
conference with. newspaper men in
respect to President Wilson's note,
denied here today that he had taken
any advantage of the information he
overheard, although he was fully
aware OF the use that could be made
Of it. He said he was formerly con-
nected with the National Association
of Manufacturers and is at present an
international broker, his business
dealings, he explained, having to do
only with neutral countries.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-09
BANDITS MAKE HAUL
IN LIQUOR STORE
Force Bartender and Proprie
tor to Give Up Money at the
Point of Guns.
THEY ASK FOR CHANGE

Two nervy bandits at o'clock
this morning entered the Globe
liquor store. 424 North Sixteenth
street. compelled Barney Feinstein,
bartender. to elevate his hands and
forced Sam Frohm, one OF the pro-
prietors, to hand over sack which
contained $40. Police have good
descriptions OF the bandits and are at
work on the case
Frohm and Feinstcin had just
opened the store for business, when
two men entered. One Of them asked
Frohm for change of twenty-dollar
bill and when he turned to the safe
and took out money sack both ban
dts whipped out revolvers and COW
cred the two men, the only occu-
pants Of the place.
Frohm was asked to hand over the
sack and the two men backed to the
door. When they reached the en-
trance they broke and ran. Frohm
and Feinstein hurried to the door,
but the men had disappeared,