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Evening journal., 1918-10-17

sureeon+ieneral Rupert Blue, head Of the United
STATES public Health Service advises those who desire to
escape the Spanish influenza to stay at home But what
of the millions Of American men, women and children
who cannot stay at home matter how much they may
desire to do so?
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Thirteen million Americans enrolled under the
selective draft laws September 49, II there be any
bad luck I'm the number 10 belongs TO the Huns.
Evening journal., 1918-10-17

Slowly, but surely, the Allies breaking the grip Of
Germany Belgium and Northern France And when
that has been DONE the next step Will be TO break the
handspring Of the Watch on the Rhine.
Evening journal., 1918-10-17

Italian troops have taken Durazzo, in Albania; and
thus another Hun dream OF dominating The Adratic and
Ne Mediterranean has been shattered
Evening journal., 1918-10-17

Even the Allies wouldn't be brutal enough 10 Give The
oeillis terms corresponding the Kaiser wants them
Evening journal., 1918-10-17
GEMS OF THOUGHT

NATIONAL florists announce we can send the White
graph poison TO potsdam
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Bracondale's bracelet. She, too, disap-
proved of Paris and bachelorhood, but she
did not love MorelIa Winmarleigh.
"Oh, you think so, Streatield?" Lady
Bracondale exclaimed, in a worried voice.
Nov that we have got him back we must
take great care of him.. His lordship Will
join me at the opera. Are you sure he
likes those aigrettes in my hair?"
why, it's one of his lordship's favorite
styles, my lady. You need has no fears"
said the maid.
And thus comforted, Lady Bracondale
descended the great staircase to her car
rage.
She was still beautiful woman, though
we'll past fifty. Her splendid, dark hair
had hardly a thread of gray in 1t, and grew
luxuriantly. but she insisted upon wearing
it simply parted in the middle and coiled
in a mass OF plaits behind, while one braid
stood up coronet fashion well at the back
Of her head. She was addicted to rich
satins and velvets, and had general air
Of Victorian repose and decorum.
There was no attempt to retain departed
youth; no golden wigs or red and white
paint disfgured her person, which had an
immense natural dignity and stateliness.
1t made her SILVER to see some OF her con-
.temporaries dressed and arranged to rep
resent not more than twenty years OF age.
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upon him. Her fond eyes detected an air
of WEAKNESS: he looked haggard, and not
so full Of spirits as he usually was. Alas!
II he would only stay in England!
81 am rather tired, mother; may look
in at the opera, but can't face ball.
How is Anne. and what is she doing to-
night?" he said.
Anne has a bad cold. We have had
such weather-nothing but rain since Sun
day night! She is dining at home and go
ing to bed early. have Just had tele-
phone message from her; she is longing to
see you, too"
81 think shall go round and dine with
her then" said Hector. "and join you
later"
They talked on for about ten minutes
before. he left her to dress, running against
Streatfeld in the passage. She had known
him since his birth, and beamed with Joy
at his return
He chaffed her about growing fat, and
went on his way to telephone to his sister.
His lordship looks pale, my lady" said
the demure woman, as she fastened Lady
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But SO many modern ways Of thought and
life Jared upon her!
Mother is still in the early seventies;
she has never advanced step since she
came out" Anne always said, "and dare
say she was behind the times even then"
Meanwhile, Hector was dressing IN his
luxurious mahogany-paneIled room. Every
thing in the house was solid and prosper
GUS, as bentted family who had had few
reverses and sufficient perspicacity to
marry q rich helress now and then at
right moments in their history.
This early Georgian house had been in
the then Lady Bracondale's dover, and
still retained its fine carvings and Old
World state.
How shall see her againT" was all
the thought which ran in. Lord Bracon-
dale's head.
"She-won't be at a ball, but she might
chance to have thought Of the opera. It
would be place Mr.. Brown would Ike to
exhibit her at. / shall certainly 60"
Lady Anningford was tucked up on q
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poor darling. One never has CHANGED to
md an Australian quite. quite lady. !
almost wish he would marry Morella and
have done with It."
Then she lay on her sofa and pondered
many things. She was q year older than
her brother. and they had always been the
closest friends and comrades
Lady Anningford was more or less .
happy and contented woman now. but
there had been moments in her life
scorched by passion and infinite pain
Long ago in the beginning when she hrst
came out she had had the misfortune to
fall In love with Cyril Lamont. married and
bad and attractive. It had given him great
pleasure to evade the eye Of Lady Bra
condale. pure dragon and strict disciplin-
arian. Anne was good girl. but she was
eighteen years old and had tasted no Joy.
She was not an easy prey. and her nrst
year had passed in storms Of emotion sup
pressed to the best Of her powers.
The situation had been full OF shades
and contrasts. The outward. 4 strictly
guarded lamb. the life Of the world and
aristocatic propriety; and the inward.
daily growing mad love fOf an impossible
person, snatched and secret meetings after
tea in country houses. walks in Kensing-
ton Gardens, rides along lonely lanes out
hunting, and, finally, the brink Of eoE-
plete ruin and catastrophe for Hector.
Where should | be now but for Hee-
tori" her thoughts ran
Hector was just leaving Elton In those
days. and had come up and discovered
matters. while she sobbed In his arms. at
the beginning Of her second season. He
had comforted her and never scolded
word; and then he had gone out armed
with a heavy hunting-erop. found Cyril
Lamont, and had thrashed the man within
an inch OF bis. life. II was one Of Hector's
pleasantest recollections, the thought Of
his covering form, his green silk smoking
Jacket all torn, and his eyes sightless
Cyril Lamont's talents had not run In the
art of self-defence, and he had been very
soon powerless in the hands Of this young
athlete
The Lannon'S went abroad that night
and stayed there for quite six months. dur
ing which time Anne mended her broken
heart and saw the folly Of her ways. Hec
tor and she had never alluded to the mat
ter all these years. only they were init
mate friends and understood each other.
Lady Bracondale adored Hector and was
fond Of Anne, but had no comprehension
Of either. Anne was a fault-hnder. while
her mothers mind was fashioned in carved
lines and strict boundaries Of thought and
action.
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sofa in her little sittine room when her
brother arrived at her charming house In
Charles street. Her husband had been
sent of to a dinner without her and she
was expecting her brother with impotence.
She loved Hector as many sisters do
handsome, popular brother, but rather
more than that, and she had fine senses
an6 understood him.
, She did not cover him with caresses
and endearments when she saw him; she
never did.
Poor Hector has enough Of them from
mother" she explained, when Monica Eller-
wood asked her once why she was so cold.
And men don't care for those sort OF
things, except from some one else's sister
or wife"
Dear old boy!" was all she said as he
came in. Il am glad to see you back"
Then In a moment or two they went
down to dinner, talking of various things.
And all through 1t, while the servants
were in the room, she prattled about Paris
and their friends and the gossip of the
day; and she had a shocking cold in her
head, too, and might well have been for
given for being dull
But when they we're at last alone back
in the little sitting-room she looked at
him hard, and her voice. which was rather
deep like his, grew full Of tenderness as
ny. Great Britain Rights Reserved.
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SYNOPSIS of Preceding Chapters.

OF preceding OhaPVeS .
the youngest and oVehes'
MI Fitzgerald sooo P
4V4 Josiah Australian mhhonSre'
Josiah Brown
the Theodore broken oy
introduces her to ms
widow to Whonl
attention Hector Banoae
with the gentle
a Versailles so
instncivey
realize the
is that 1t is recprocA'eu " ~
While succumb to the 1910 b zach others
of spend an hour OF onsS Id eN ~
-
she hears her
Of
to Captain Fitzgerald announces MS Nn'0AN
dnnerpar Of the occasion
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He took a chair now by his sisters sofa,
and he began to turn over the papers
rather fast which lay on table near by
Eyes, do" he said, because, after all
you can do something for me. l want you
to be particularly kind to her. will you'
Anne, dear?"
But, of course; only you must tell me
who she is and where l shall find her"
You will find her at Claridge's, and she
is only the wife of an impossible Aus
tralian millionaire called Brown-osiah
Brown"
Poor dear Hector, how terrible!"
thought Anne. at is not the American.
them" she said aloud.
There never was any American" he ex-
claimed Monica is the most ridiculous
gossip, and always sees wrong. If she
had not Jack to keep her from talking so
much she would not leave one Of us with
a rag Of character"
81 will go tomorrow and call there,
Hector" Lady Anningford said. "My cold
is sure to be better; and If she is not in,
shall write a note and ask her to lunch?
The husband, too, suppose?"
81 fear so. Anne, you are brick"
Then he said goodnight, and went to
the opera.
Left to herself, Lady Anningford thought:
81 suppose she is some lashy, pretty crea-
ture who has caught Hector's fancy the
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CHAPTER XVII
Green Jealousy.

n MEANWHILE. Hector reached the
W opera. and made his way to the ON
49, nibus box where he had his seat. He
felt he could not stand MoreIla Winmar-
leigh Just yet
The second act Of Faust" was almost
over, and with his glass he swept the rows
Of boxes in vain to find Theodore. He sat
a few minutes, but restlessness seized him.
He must 60 to the other side and ascertain
II she could be discovered from there.
Morella Winmarleighs box commanded a
good view for this purpose, SO after all he
would face her.
He looked up at her opposite. She sat
there with his mother and she seemed
more thoroughly wholesomely unattractfve
than ever to him. He hated that shade of
turquoise blue she was so fond of. and
those unmeaning bits and bows she had
stuck about.
She was large young woman with a
stolid English fairness. Her hair had the
faxen ends and sandy roots one so often
sees in those women whose locks have
been golden as children. Il was 4 thin.
dank kind Of hair, too, with no glints any
where. Her eyes we're blue and large and
meaningless and rather prominent, and her
lightish eyelashes seemed to give no shade
to them.
Morella's orbs Just looked out at Won
like the bow-windoWs Of a seaside villa
staring and commonplace. Her features
were regular, and her complexion. II some
what all too red, was fresh withal; so that,
possessing an income OF many thousands.
she' passed for a beauty OF exceptional
merit. She had good maid who used her
4
with mistress devoid OF all sense Of form
or color.
Miss Winmarleigh went to the opera
regularly and sat solidly through It, The
music said nothing to. her, but II was the
right place for her to be. and she could
talk to her friends before going on to the
numerous balls she attended
II she loved anything in the world she
loved Hector Bracondale, but her feelings
gave her no anxieties. He would certain
ly marry her presently, the affair would be
SO suitable to all parties; meanwhile there
was plenty of time, and all was In order
The perfect method Of her aecount-books.
in which the last sixpence she spent In the
day was duly entered, translated itself to
her life. Method and order were its watch
words; and If the people who knew her
intimately-such as her chsperon, Mrs.
Herrick. and her maid, Gibson-thouEht
her mean. she was not aware Of their
opinion. and went her way in solid rejoic-
ing.
Lady Bracondale was really attached to
her. Morella's decorum, her absence OF
all daring thought In conversation, pleased
her so. She had none of that feeling when
with Miss Winmarleigh she suffered in the
company Of her daughter Anne. who said
things so often she did not quite under
stand, yet which she dimly felt might have
two meanings, and one Of them a meaning
she most probably would disapprove of.
She loved Anne, of course, but oh, that
-, Aa~k
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the family mansion in St. James's
Square. He had only wired at the last
moment to his mother. too late to change
her plans; she was unfortunately engaged
to take Morella Winmarleigh to the opera,
and was dining early at that lady's house,
so she could only see him for a few mo-
ments in her dressing room before she
started.
my darling, darling boy!" she ex-
claimed, as he opened the door and peeped
in. "Streatield, bring that chair for his
lordship, and-oh, you can go for a few
minutes"
Then she folded him in her arms and al.
most sobbed with Joy to see him again.
"Well, mother" he said, when she mad
kissed him and murmured over him as
much as she wished Here | am, and
what a sickening climate! And where are
you OF top
Il am going to dine with Morella Win
marleigh," said Lady Bracondale, early,
to go to the opera, and then ! shall take
her on to the Brantingham's ball. Won't
you join US at either place, Hector? / feel
1t so dreadfully, having to rush OF like
this, your first evening" darling"
She stood back and looked at him. She
must see for herself whether he was well,
and II this riotous life she feared he had
been leading lately had not too greatly told
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she asked: What is 1t. Hector? Tell me
about 1t IL 1 can help you"
He got up and stood with his back to
the wood fire, which sparkled in the CRATE,
comforting the eye with its brightness,
while the wind and rain moaned outside,
= you can't help me, Anne; no one can"
he said. Il have been rather badly burned,
but there is nothing to be done. It is my
own fault-so one must Just bear it.
as 1t the-eh-the Frenchwoman?" his
sister asked, gently.
Good Lord mol"
"or the American Monica came back so
full Off"
The Americana What American? Surely
she did not mean my dear Mrs. McBride?"
''T don't know her NAME" Anne said.
''and / don't want you. to say thing about
II, dear, II can't help you; only IT just
grieves me to see you looking 30 sad and
distract, so felt / must try If there is
anything / can do for you. Mother has
been on thorns and dying of fuss over this
Frenchwoman and the diamond chain
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she hear about
that?" thought Hec-
tori = until Monica
came back with a
tale Of your devotion
to an American.
"One would think
! was eighteen years
old and in leading
strings still. upon
my word" he inter
rupted. with an irri-
tated laugh. when
viii she realize / can
take care Of my
self"
Never" said Lady
Anningford. until
you have married
MoreIlG winmar-
leigh; tn en- sh g
would feel you were
In good hands"
He laughed again
bitterly this time.
"MoreHa Winmar-
lelghi / would not
be faithful to her for
a week."
Il wonder If you
would be faithful to
any woman. Hec-
tor? 1 have often
thought you do not
know what it means
to love = really to
love-"
You we're perfect
ly right once. Ibid
not know" he said;
"and perhaps ! don't
now, unless to feel
the whole world is
a sickening blank
without one woman
is to love-really to
love"
Anne noticed the
WEAKNESS Of his
pose and the vibra-
ton in his deep
voice. She was stir
red and Interested
as she had never
been. This dear
brother Of hers was
not wont to care
very much. In the
past II had always
been the women who
had sighed an d
longed and he who
had been amused
and pleased. S h e
could not remember
a single occasion in
the last ten years
when he had seemed
to suffer, although
she had seen him
apparently devoted
to numbers OF wo-
men.
"And what are
you going to do
she asked, with sym
patty. "She is mar
ried. of course?"
Eyes"
Hector, don't you
want me to speak
about it,"
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would seem as large dun COW beside her
Then suddenly they both remembered II
w.s onlv a week this night since they had
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H0o O4AS
met. Only seven
days in which Fate
had altered their
lives.
The Austrian
Prince wondered to
himself what had
happened. He had
not been blind to the
situation at Arme-
nonville, and here
they seemed like po-
lite hostess q n d
guest, nothing more.
They are Eng
fish, and they are
very well bred, and
they are very good
actors" he thought
But, great heaven!
how ] wish ! were
this fine young
mani"
And so it had
come to an end-the
feast and the
Tziganes playing,
and Theodore will
always be haunted
by that last wild
Hungarian tun e.
Music, which moved
every fibre Of her
being at all times.
tonight was a tor
ture of pain and
longing. And. he was
so near and yet so
far, and 1t seemed
as If the music
meant love and sep
aration and passion
ate regret, and the
last air most pas
sionate regret, and
before the final notes
died away Hector
bent over to her, and
he whispered:
Il have got your
letter, and / love
you, and / will obey
it's every wish. You
must trust me unto
death. Dar1in &.
good night, but new
er good-bye!"
And she had not
answered, but her
breath had CO m e
quickly, and she had
looked once in his
eyes and then away
into the night.
And SO they shook
hands politely and
parted. And next
day Mr.. and Mrs.
Josiah Brown cross
ed over to England.
CHAPTER XVI.
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CHAPTER XVI.
Home Again.

TT was pouring
with rain the
evening Lord
Bracondale arrived
finn Pari ~
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Continued on Next Psse.)
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-09
SCHOOLS PLEDGE
$4,000 FOR WAR
WORK CAMPA|G

The school children of Imperial
county have given The first great boost
for The United War Work campaign,
which is desiSned 10 raise more
than $4,000 in this county for
the boys who are winning victory
"over there"
Today Miss Ruth Dickey, chair
man of The Victory Girls, and Sur
perinlendent of Schools Sibley
chairman of The Victory Boys, an
nounced that The schools of all grades
in the county had pledged $4,000 for
this drive in The shape of weekly do
nations.
For The high schools The average
weekly distribution will be about 81
cents and for the primary sradi
children 10 cents week. Already
1850 children have given PLEDGES
These are from. The schools of Cali
palria, Brawley and Holtville.
Al Dixieland it has been arranged
that the majority of The children shall
make the money to be contributed by
work in the cotton fields on Sturdays
But two days work will be sufficient
10 furnish the $3.50 necessary 10 fur
nish the 10 cents week contribution
for % weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-09
STERILE LAND
RECLAIMED BY
RANCHERS IN
SHORT TIME

\ In one season w. r. Lienau of The
South Fern district has reclaimed a
lhirty-acre tract of worthless land
until Today it has Melted him profit
of several hundred dollars and is
worth from $125 to $175 an acre on
the realty market.
Back of the reclamation project is
a story summed up in Two phrases
hard work and irrigalion-accordln3
to DR.. w. O. johnson, farm advis ~,
who visited The ranch and marveled
al the development. Mr.. Lienau
treated The hard allali land with Wa,
Ter, through the throwing up OF
checks, leaving The water in The lands
for SO hours and then draining off
The mineral salts.
Today the land has produced q
healthy crop of Pima cotton and 2
perfect stand of corn which will run
a ION 10 ton and a half to The
acre. The ranch is located three miles
north of Seeley.
81 was greatly interested in This
experiment which, while not new
could be profiab tried by ranchers
in other parts of the county and would
convert land which is liability in'c
an asset. and add TO the nations as
ricullural supply" said DR.. johnson
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-09

The need for workers at Red Cross
Headquarters is urgent. The chap
ter has been allotted its fair proper
ion of surgical supplies and gar.
.ments on a basis of membership anu
there is no reason why the require
ment cannot be met if all will DO
their part as loyal American citizens.
Wool is now. on hard for the knls-
tingNof' 800 pairs of socks and loo
sweaters. Cut garments ready for the
making are also ready for The vol
unteer workers. The knitting ana
garments may be taken home, OF
course, and though many of our WON
en- are shut in just al this time, me
sewing and knitting should go on
inst the same. The rooms are corn
Portable al headquarters and seWlnS
machines are there for those VINO
prefer to sew in The workrooms.
Surgical supplies must be made g.
Headquarters, according TO The regH-
lations of The national organization.
Glasses work upon the pads and BAN
dages Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day afternoons and on Thursday even
ings. The sewing rooms are open
every day except Saturday.
Woman, whoever you may be: this
call is 10 You. We dare mol fail our
boys now, and the Allies have sut-
fered so much and so long that we
should be willing TO sacrifice much
that they. be made comfort able lhls
winter and until they are in a posl-
lion 10 care for themselves. Some
of our people are giving practically
all of their time TO war work. Others
give just fraSmenis of lime when II
is perfectly convenient for them 20
do so. And many never do ang'hing.
These last we consign 10 The Stacker
class.
Where do You belong?
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-09
VALLEY RED X0PEN BATTLE.
APPEALS FORM j. s. COURT.
WORKERS 0NF0R VALUABLE.
WAR SuPPl|ESvALLEY LAND

A new angle 10 locally famous
case, which has appeared al inter
walls during series Of Years in the
Los Angeles Land Office, the State
and Supreme courts of California, the
office of the Commissioner OF The
Land Office and the Secretary of lhe
Inferior. al Washington, was revived
veslerday Iwhen Mrs. Ethel Hart
brousht an action against Joseph W.
Cox in The United States Dislric-
court. Her attorneys, Hunsaker,
Britt & Edwards, and George Il.
Shaw, seek 10 declare trust as to
a aouter section of valuable land in
this county, six miles southeast OF
Brawley, said TO be worth $4,000,
and 10 obtain a decree requiring Cox
10 convey to Mrs. Hart all right anu
title 10 The land involved.
For more Than twelve years lhere
has been contest over the land.
It is alleged in The present action
that The officers of The local Land
Office. the Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office and the Secretary
of the Interior all misconstrued The
Federal land laws in granting let
ters patent to Cox. Mrs. Hart IS
in possession of the property, but Cox
holds The patent TO the area Sranled
to him on October "a, 1918.
Mrs. Hart settled on 800 acres of
desert land in February, 1906, and
attempted 10 file on it on July 30 o:
that Year. Her entry was rejected
because Cox had previously filed on
The land. A resurvey of the valley
was in progres sat the time and
ruling held that persons in possession
and engaged in actually reclaimlng
The land on which they had settled
should have a preference right when
the survey was completed.
The General Land Office reversed
The decision of The register and re
ceiver, and ordered The entire 800
acres entered in The name Of Mrs.
Hart, but Cox appealed TO the Secre-
larry of the Interior, who reversed The
Commissioner of The General Land
Office and held that Cox was entitled
to 100 acres, because eh described
The land better in making his oriSinal
filing THAN did Mrs. Hart. Appeals
and motions for rehearings followed
and Mrs. Hart lost.
In November, 1916, Cox was al
lowed 10 make final proof on 100
acres, which he claimed. Mrs. Hart
contested, and she was denied lha
right 10 cross examine Cox and his
witnesses. it is charged. She took
an appeal to The General Land O6ic',
and The Secretary of The Interior, baS
was again defeated, and finally about
Two weeks ago Cox was given The
land that Mrs. Hart had cultivated
and improvede.