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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-05
Whirling to Face Her Cousin, She Took
the Chance to Back Directly Against

winning " U dSS I1CT SOuoiIIy 0nG ! OOk
the Chance to Back Directly Against
De Spain.
ingly. "Don't you dare fight my
cousin here"
"Stand away from me-" hammered
De Spain, eying Morgan steadily.
HE is wounded now" stormed Nan,
so fast she could hardly frame the
words. "You shan't kill him. II you
are a man, don't shoot wounded man
and a woman. You shan't shoot.
Galel protect yourselfl" Whirling to
face her cousin, she took the chance to
back directly against De Spain. Both
hands were spread open and partly
behind her, the palms up, as If to
check him. In the instant that she
and De Spain were in contact he real
lied, rather than SAVIOR his eyes
never released Morgan's eyes-what
she was frantically slipping to him
the loaded cartridge. 1t was done In a
flash, and she was running from him
again. Her warm fingers had swept
across his own. She had returned to
him voluntarily his slender chance for
life. But In doing 1t she had chal-
lenged him to a new and overwhelm-
ing interest In life itself. And again,
in front Of her cousin, she was crying
out anew against the shedding Of
blood.
II came up here to fight a man.
don't fight women" muttered De
Spain, maintaining the deceit and re-
gardlng both with an unpromising Wis
age. Then to Morgan: "rn talk to you
later. But you've got to fight or get
away from here, both Of you, in ten
seconds"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-05
Observation-Disclosures

saw De Spain ten feet away, his right
hand resting on the grip Of his re-
volver. Stunned, but sobered by NOR
tai danger, Morgan's grasp relaxed.
Nan, Jerking away, looked at De Spain
and instantly stepped in front of her
cousin, on whom De Spain seemed
about to draw.
"What are you doing here?" demand
Morgan, with an enraged oath.
II left some business with you the
other day at Calabasas half finished"
said De Spain. I'm here this after
noon to clean 1t up. Get away from
that girlI
His manner frightened even Nan.
The quick step to the side and back
poislng himself like fencer-hls re-
volver restrained a moment In its
sheath by an eager right arm, as If
at any instant it might leap into dead
ly play. De SPANS angry face and
burning eyes photographed themselves
on her memory from that moment.
But whatever he meant, she had her
part to do. She backed, with arms
~" Ut uCA ClutSy ulTeCLlY
against her cousin. "You shan't fight"
she cried at De Spain.
stand away from that mani" re-
torted De Spain.
"You shan't kill my cousin. What
do you mean2 What are you doing
here? Leave usw
e "Get away, Nan, 1 tell you. I'll
finish him." cried Morgan, puncturing
every word with an oath.
She whirled and caught her cousin
in her arms. "He will shoot us both
if you fire. Take me away, Gale.
You coward" she exclaimed, whirling
again with trembling tones on De
Spain, "would you kill woman?"
De Spain saw the danger was past.
1t needed hardly an instant to show
him that Morgan had lost stomach for
q fight. He talked wrathfully, but he
made no motion to draw. 81 see I've
got to chase you into fight" said De
Spain contemptuously, and starting
gingerly to circle the hesitating cousin.
Nan, in her excitement, ran directly
toward the enemy, as if to cut off his
movement.
"Don't you dare put me in danger"
she cried, facing De Spain threaten
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-05
CHAPTER XIII.
Crossing a Deep River.

A grizzly bear hidden among the
haystacks back of the corral would
have given Nan much less anxiety
than De Spain secreted in the heart
of the Morgan stronghold. Her
troubled speculations were reduced
now almost to wondering when De
Spain would leave, and, disincllned
though she felt to further parley, she
believed he would go the sooner If she
were to consent to see him again.
That day Nan washed her hair. On
the second day she found herself de-
Gliding conscientiously to see De Spain
for the last time, and toward sunset.
She began dressing early for her trip,
picking the best of her limited stock
of silk stockings, choosing the freshest
Of her few pairs of tan boots. All of
her riding skirts looked shabby as she
fretfully inspected them; but Bonita
pressed out the newest one for the
hurried occasion, while Nan used the
interval, with more than usual care,
on her troublesome hair-never less
tractable, it seemed, in her life.
De Spain was sitting with his back
against q roclS and the look on his
face was one of reflection and irreso-
luton rather than of action and de-
cision. But he looked so restored after
his brief period of nourishment that
Nan, when she stepped up ON the ledge
at sunset, would not have known, the
wreck she had seen in the same place
the week before.
His heart jumped at the sight of
her young face, and her clear, coura-
geous eyes surveyed him questioning
ly as he scrambled to his feet.
II am going to tramp out Of here
tomorrow night" he conflded to her
after his thanks. at is Saturday; q
lot of your men will be in Sleepy Cat
and they won't all be very keen
sighted on their way back. can get
a good start outside before daylight"
She heard him with relief. "What
will you do them" she asked.
"Hlde. Watch every chance to crawl
a mile nearer Calabasas. By the way"
he added, his glance resting on her
right side as he noticed the absence of
her holster, "where is your protector
todayT She made no answer. "Flne
FORM" he said coldly, 'to come UNI
armed on an errand of mercy to a
desperado."
Nan flushed with vexation. "Per-
haps you've forgotten you left a car
fridge belt behind once yourself" she
returned swiftly.
De Spain, convicted, finally laid his
fingers over the butt of his empty re-
Volver. "How did you find that out?"
She tossed her head. They were
standing only q few feet apart De
Spain supporting himself now with
his left hand high up against the wall
Nan, with her shoulder lightly against
1t; both had become qulzzical. "Other
people forget, too, them" was all she
said.
'No," he protested, 81 didn't forget;
not that time. I went over to the
joint to get cup of coffee and ex-
pected to be back within five minutes,
never dreaming Of walking into a bear
trap" He drew his revolver and,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-05

head with a soft bullet in the way he
tore my fathers open. After 1 get
through with that man"-he hesitat-
ed-"they may call me whatever they
like. You want me out of the gap,"
De Spain concluded. his voice I'M
changed. II want to get out. Come
back, once more, in the daytime. 1
will see what 1 can do with my foot
by that time" lie paused. "Will you
comeT
She hesitated. ut would be too
dangerous for me to come up here in
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-05

gun. II you could tell me where I
0m-"
he halted on the implied question.
Nan took ample time to reply.
SDo you mean to tell me you don't
know where you are?" she asked, and
there was touch Of vexed incredulity
In her tone.
De Spain seemed unmoved by her
,skepticism. II can't tell you anything
else" he said simply. "You couldn't
AaYe any idea crawled up here for
che fup Of It"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-05
His Heart Jumped at the Sight of Her
Young Face.

the daytime. Trouble would follow"
Come at dusk. You know 1 am
no murderer"
II don't know it," she persisted stub
bornly. 1t was her final protest.
Count, some day, on knowing it."
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-05

The region around Sleepy Cat railroad division
Rocky
cattle rusers Morgan
fertile valley 20 miles
point where horses changed the line
mines Jerics,
division,
gang encounters
aferward pretty
Morgan of the leader but snubbed Spain
kills He
friends hunt him
delous wounds and leaves
secretly
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-05
'CASCARETS" FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biIiouSness or constipation
by morning. \
Get q 1n.cent hnv now.

Get 10-cent box now.
Turn the rascals out-the headache,
biliousness, Indigestion the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn' them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions of men and women take q
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by a lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom'
ach.
Don't put in another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach
remove the sour fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison In the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight stralghtens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head!
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liveE
and bowel action for months. Chilli
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-05

The inventor of French monoplans
modelled it after a winged maple seed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-05

1t doesn't really matter what we
"might have done"-and didn't.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-05

THIS Is THE AGE OF YOUTH.
You will look ten years younger if you
darken your ugly. grizzly. gray hairs by
using La Creole" Hair Dressing.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-05

To keep clean and healthy take DR.,
Pierce''s Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach,-Adv.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-05

San FrancIsco bias 400 iItney drivern
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-05

What happens after Gale Nor
cams discovery OF De spaIR'e
presence In Morgan gap Is told
WILDLY In the next lnstaIfment.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-05

Gao BIZ coNTRSURnl
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-05

Life is but thought.-Carlyle.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-04-05

she cried, facing De s
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
Little Benny's Notebook
BY LEE PAGE

This afternoon was wawking
along, and saw n sine saying,
Boy wunted. 5th floor.
G., thawt, heers n chance to
make some money, maybe l wont
haff to do enything, exsept jest set
there and mind the offiss and reed
a book.
And I started to wawk up the
stairs, being narrer stairs without
eny carpit. the 5th floor being n
fearse ways up, and the door was
open and n little skinnie man with
glasses was setting there writing
saying, Well young man?
saw the sine, l sed.
O, good. sed the little skinnie man,
you think you'd like to werk. do
you?
Yes sir. sed, and he sed, Are
you honest?
Yes sir. l sed and he sed, Are
you strong and Industrious?
Yes sir. sed. and he sed. Well
its n very good position with a eX-
cellint chance OF advancement.
Wat do l haff to do. l sed.
Well. Ill tell you your dooties. sed
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
WOMEN BETTER PATRIOTS
THAN MEN, THINKS MORAN
Who Testified Against Draft
INading Brothers.

women are more patriotic than
men," says Deputy United States
Marshal John Moran. "Furthermorc.
! believe they have "A higher sense Of
honor. This patriotism and sense OF
honor ! believe is responsible for the
action of two sisters who have given
me information with which to appre-
hcnd their brothers. who have cNaded
the draft law"
For this is the manner of the got
ting of some of the information which
will probably lead to the arrest of two
Tulsa slackers
MIR Moran said that another woman
had testified against one of the men
of her family but that ne believed she
had done so because her sweetheart
mad been among those drafted ana
she didn't propose to let him go to
war and have her brother escape
Marshall Moran has GO reports from
Tulsa county Rogers county and
'r"ek county Most OF these GG. he
Says. ere from Tulsa county Indeed,
most of them are from Tulsa city.
Two of the alleged draft rcsistcrs
nom Dcpcw furnished bond for 5000
each today. They were William Std
hum and Sam Langston and theirs
were the first bonds furnished by this
sroap of eleven m'u who were
charged with autidrlft conspiracy.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17

NEW SILK UNDERWEAR
Cool, refreshing. delightful
to wear are these garments
of crepe de chine and geor-
gette.
Ladies' Gowns of crepe de
chine. plain pink with neck
and sleeves trimmed with
hemstitching; also some in
beautiful designs of geor-
gette and crepe com mbina-
tlons, daintily trimmed with
ribbons. rosebuds and val
lace. Priced $3.50 10 SO
Ladies' Teddlcs, of crepe de
chine. combined with geor-
gette and laces In filet, Ger
man valenciennes; some
are hand-embroidered; also
plain. Priced 81 TO 1913
Ladies' Pctticoats of crepe de
chine in various designs:
trimmed in ruffles OF pleat-
ing. lace and medallions.
Priced from S3.05 TO 81
THIRD FLOOR
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17

the little skinnie man, you report
heer each morning at 7 o'clock
sharp and sweep out the office, and
after that you'll find lot of pack
idges waiting to be carried down
to the ferst floor. After that there
will be errinds, and at in the
eevning you'll be all throo till the
next morning You'll get dollar
and haff week and if you're a
good boy Ill give you a dollar and
rs sents a week after vile. Can
you start tomorro morning?
I haff to ask my mother ferst. l
sed. And l quick started to go down
stairs agen, wich as soon as l got
all the way down l started to run
like the dickins.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
County Claims
DisaIlOwcd.

Disallowcd.
w. T.. williams. wife.
w. Lawson. wife.
a. Casey. wife.
a. L. Gay, wife.
w. +. Jordan, wife.
G. King. wife.
NJ. Ratliff. wife.
Chas. Blackiston aged parents.
! +. kOpplin. wife.
L. T. Thompson, wife.
| George T.. Bloomfield, wife.
Allowed
Oscar l.. Talbot, wife and child.
J Joseph V. Daniel two children and
farming.
/ Fred II. Thompson, wife and three
children.
1 Marshal Hudson. wife and two chill
dren.
A. a. smedley, wife and two chill
dren.
Oscar L. Bussman. wife and child
Denver II. Adrian, wife and two
children.
4 Frank S. Waters, wife and three
children.
Martin Bredehoeft wife and child
and is a minister.
Roscoe Frank MililSin, wife and
child.
Walter Etherington. wife and child
j. T.. McCord. wife and three chill
dren.
Elmer +. Forel, wife and child.
Dali w. Conger. wife and child.
Charles Il. Foster merchant. sixty
days.
Harry Eveland. wife and three chill
dren.
Il. l.. Richardson. wife and child.
Fred Roundtree farming.
Samuel i. Childers wife and child.
Fred c. Tower. industrial.
Virgil \. Rockwell, wife and child.
Thedore Bradford. wife and child.
Albert l.. Florer, wife and two chill
dren.
George Bradford. wife and child.
Roy William Spoon, wife and child.
Edwin Henley Wallace, wife and
child
Charles f.. Foster. wife and child.
Guy Coca, wife and child.
Otha II. Hughes. wife and farming.
Ray Alfred Walton. wife and child.
j. c. Mccullough. aged mother.
/ Harry W. Weber, wife and three
children.
/ Floyd O. Cooper, wife and child.
William II. Marquardt, wife and
two children.
Cornelius w. Ross, wife and five
children.
Walter c. Dunbar. wife and three
children.
Arthur A. Wise, wife and two chill
dren.
sam w. Howard, wief and aged
parents.
A. T.. Whalen, invalid wife.
Floyd Wayniss, wife and two chill
dren.
c. NJ. Plemons. wife and child,
Clarence l.. Greer, wife and two
children.
Charles p. Fahey. wife and two
children.
! e. II. Dugan, aged mother.
A. l.. Laws, wife and child.
Oliver i. Grggs, invalid wife.
Jim Clark, wife and child.
James T.. Cox, wife and three chill
dren.
Robert r. Hooks. wife and child.
Thomas b. Cox wife and two chill
dren.
/ James w. Fletcher. wife and four
children.
O. \. Holmes, wife and two chill
dren.
! ID. Anglin, wife and child.
j. II. Beard, wife and two chill
dren.
II. l.. Kuhn. aged mother.
G. Morris, aged mother.
a. G.. Ferguson, wife and three chill
dren.
william II. Barber wife and two
children.
NJ. Iuster, wife and two children.
II. Clark. wife and two children.
Theodore Terrell wife and child.
David Weder, farmer.
O. l.. Daniels. wife and child.
o. ID. Bronfield. wife and three chill
dren
Jesse A. Mccain. wife and child.
c. Hickle, wife and child.
T.. S. Bryant. wife and two children
! +. o. Colvin. wife and two chill
dren.
II. Young, wife and two children.
w. T. Moore, wife and child.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
Old In 'adeI''S
DOPE

"Nn Open Concession is Good for
the Soul"
The Old DOPIR made mistake
and Is WILLING to ADMIT IT, lie
TIRMLN BELIEVED that the wicked
war would be over before this tmc,
He based all his business dealings
that way and now he finds himself
FINANCIALLY out of LINE AMI
MUST SACRIFICE In ORDER ~
PAY MS DIETS. The Old DOII
HAS VERY SEVERE CASE oi The
BLUES and Is WILLING to TAKE
HIS MEDICINE. for HE SAYS
THAT IN MS CASE IT IS ONLY u
FINANCIAL loss. But II MNkES
his Old EYES WAITER To SEE
YOUNG MOTHERS WITH TliIIl;
BABIES CRYING and BEGGING the
ARMY BOARD to LEAVE TlnIR
HUSBANDS m HOME with them
FOR THIS is n ShCRIFiIE that
MONEY CAN NOT REPAY.
CAN THE POPE STOP TIL,
WAR? OLD TRADER SAYS TUiT
HE CAN! 4 FEW MEN STNRIID
THIS CRUEL WAR! No BATTLE
can NOW he FOUGHT that WILL he
DECISIVE of VICTORY. IT Is MI
II MATTER of ENDURANCE anu
FINANCE and WILL LATER ON he
SETTLED by ARBITRATOR. INC
POPE HAS SOUNDED IN" kIN-
NOTE WHEN THIS CRuIL WAR
Is OVER THE ENTIRE CIVILIZED
WORLD WILL bc so SICK of " NK
that WE WILL HAVE u UNION of
All THE NNTIONS IF EARTH AND
n PEACE CONGRESS TUNr SHALL
BE IN SESSION CONTINI NllI
aud II WILL BE NS MUCH IMPOS-
SIBLE FOR ONE NATION to go Ia
WAR WITH ANOTHER NATION rs
IT WOULD NOW BE POSSIBLE for
the GOVERNOR of kl2NTICI>N To
DECLARE WAR ON THE GOV
ERNOR OF INDIANA. rho COM
MON PEOPLE WILL THEN RULE
the EARTH and tho POWER or SIN
oi ONE MNN CAN NO LONGER DC
TATE the SpIILI\C IT the BEST
BLOOD OF THE WORLD!
The Old DOPilR Is NO SLACK
IiR. HE IL READY and WILLING
20 co with the FLAG WiIiiKIst ItR
SHE MAY FI.ONT. EITHER RIGHT
or WRONG. But III SAYS Ri
MERCII'UI WITH YOUNG NAV
WHO IS TRYING to OWN AND
SUPPORT WIFE and B\BIIiS!'
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
CREEK COUNTY CALLS
800 ADDITIONAL MEN
This Number Must Be Exam
ined Before Quota Com
pleted, Is Belief.

ll0H East llobson
SAPULPA, okla, Aug. t6.-An-
uouncemcnt was made today by Creek
county exemption board No. / that 1t
was practically certain that "A call for
an additional eight hundred men
would be made early next week to re-
port for examination as to their fit
ness TO serve in the new national army
and to flll the quota of 526 men from
the eastern section OF the county.
Those holding numbers between 1,052
and .S52 will be affected.
DR. c. G. erosion, physician mem
bcr Of the board declared today he
did not believe that more than 315
men would be accepted out OF the
first 1.O52 called before the board for
examination
The task of passing on exemption
claims was not taken up today as
planned because of failure of the as
sistants To have the files Strengthened
and total figures complete. corps
OF assistants and clerks was busy all
day and far into the night working TO
have the work up SO that the board
can begin tie examination of claims
the first thing in the morning.
Revised figures caused the board to
announce that the number of slaclters
who did not report for examination
when ordered, had been materially
cut down. II was believed yesterday
that fully $50 men who had been
called for examination had failed to
report. but corrected figures this af-
tcrnoon showed that the number
would not exceed fifty.
County Attorney Earl Foster will
meet with the board tomorrow when
the claims are taken for the purpose
of appealing all cases to the district
board where he believes there would
be any chance of man being ac-
cepted after the local organization had
passed faVorably on his claim,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17

board 10 take the physical eXamina-
tions, nearly $50 have failed to re-
spond. and In these cases the board
viii follow the action Of the rules laid
down by the war department and viii
place the names Of these "Hlackcrs'
In the hands of federal authorities
with instructions to bring them in
whore they may show cause why they
should not be cunscripted INTO mill
tlry service.
Nhile largo percentage OF the
claims for exemption. both ON grounds
of dependents and iu cases whore hg-
ricultural or Industrial grounds are
given are decided by the board at tho
time Of presentation, members Of the
board announced yesterday That they
would hear such claims as they had
not disposed Of today ana tomorrow.
At these hearings the applicant for
exemption VIII bc permitted 10 pre-
sent such supporting affidayIts AZ may
he necessary 'o properly support the
claims ne has made.
The majority of the exemptions al
lowed by the county board Vill be
automatically appealed 10 the district
exemption board by the county lttor-
war department 10 take appeals in all
cases where there appears to be
doubt as to the adviBability Of the
claim.
Three Hundred Ready.
with u strength of 3O2 men ready
and willing 10 serve from the county.
II is very probable that the remain
Ing ~ needed to fill the quota will be
secured from the $50 who have not
appeared as ordered to do. and from
this list also Will be drawn enough
to bring up the quota In the event
that IL IL decreased by additional eX-
being allowed by the dis
trict board.
The excess of the quota. which will
be secured 10 offset any decrease made
by exemption or discharge at can
tonmcnts also viii be provided thru
Il drawing-in OF those who are known
10 the county board as "slackcrs" be
Gauge of ih"ir non-appcarance for ,x-
animation
Forty men waived exemption yes
tcrdny, being found physically III for
service. and these viii be GER
tired at once to the district board
ms proper material for use in bring
ing the county's quota to nearly it's
fun strength.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17

Damascene blades were proDaDIy
hardened In olden times by a power
full blast of cold air issuing from u
narrow passage between two walls
specially built for the purpose.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-17
Damascenc Swords.

A writer In foreign Journal points
out that. according to Jean Jacques
Perret, the well known French author
living in the eighteenth century,