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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-01
BY FRANCIS
]. SCULLY

! Hello. Joel" until the nurses
hushed them into not making so
much noise because OF the pre-
carious condition OF Eddie Stanton.
And Joe" said Smiling Jack, the
doctor said three more operations
and I'll be a fighting man" His
face drew UP as II in pain, but a
smile battered it's way 10 he sur
face again.
brought you somebody, Sun
shine" continued Joe.
Cinderella >" asked Jack, filed
with excitement Not Cinderella
Oh, boy! Did you get excited when
the prince put the slipper on your
foot? You know Joe ought TO be a
prince. He'd make a fine prince for
you. Cinderella"
The nurses came to Smiling Jack
bed. Two recognized Miss Despret.
Without Smiling Jack and his
Joe, this would be a sad place in
deed" said one. 1.-TWO years now
that boy has been in bed and every
day Joe brings him new novelty.
One day Jack overheard the doctor
telling Joe they would have TO op-
crate again TO straighten one leg.
Joe came over, his eyes red. Jack
smiled bravely. Don't cry, joe" he
said. we will pull through ali
right"
mo, Jack not Cinderella. I'm
Joan"
Joan of Ark?" asked Jack, all
eyes.
NO. plain Joan Despret"
How do you spell that?" inquired
the smiling cripple.
"D-e-s-p-r-e-t."
You should pronounce that 'des-
perate, not day pray" said Jack
with all his dignity.
But that is the way one pro-
nounces il in French, Jack"
Gosh. that must be a great Ian
guage, eh, Miss Desperate" con-
tinued Jack. Wouldn't you like to
be lighting with those pol, Pol
lutes. pol"
"Poilus?" she half asked.
"Yeh. Some boys, eh, Miss
Joan?"
I'VE must go now. Wen be here
tomorrow. Goodbye"
Goodbye" shouted Jack. "Ain't
you going TO kiss me like Joe does?"
Thank you, Miss JOAN" he added
when she gave him a kiss filled with
motherly tenderness.
In the car she sat quietly as Joe
drove her home. She was plan
ming. Mr.. joe" she finally said.
i've decided something. I'm go
ing to adopt Smiling Jack and take
him to our country place. where he
will get the best care money can
buy Do you agree ?"
Couldn't do it," said Joe, grimly.
why not?"
Gould u"
why certainly; you don't think
I'm a Gerry society agent. do you?"
But I got to so 20 work you
know"
What's your business? ?"
Importer of German dyes.
Deader than door nail That's
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-01

why scooted to France. Starving
ever since"
You're a banker from today on
she said firmly.
But your father has something
to say guess. At least he had
when I stepped on his FOOT"
He always has something to say,
but I'm the boss" she replied with
a smile. Have I your consent?"
Well if you mean it that way
Have I your CONSENT" she re-
peated with a frown.
Why, yes" drawled Joe.
Won't il be great?"
ut certainly Will. The laugh GER
tainly is on your father. Why
don't you look where you're going p
he says to me. / guess he'd 60
backwards, too II it were going 70
land him in Paradise, eh Miss"
Joan, plain Joan, II you will"
Il guess he'd try the reverse gear
IL he should find what I've found,
Ell Miss Joan?"
II guess he would" replied Joan.
But watch the road or we may
have TO back out OF a wreck"
You must teach him to jump off
a bus backward" unused Joan. It's
hound to bring you something out
OF the ordinary along the road to
happiness. I'd even like to learn
myself"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-01
COLD WEATHER is UPON YOU.

We can furnish you promptly with
best grades Of Illinois coal Prem
ium" or "Old Ben" Franklin coun-
~, in all sizes. "Old Ben" chestnut,
adapted for base burner use. Don't
delay. Cold weather will longest
shipments. Place your order while
prompt deliveries are available. Mil
Ter and Smoke, 109 z. Division St
Vandalia Coal Yards. 216 w. Broad
way. 998S-4-Advt
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-02-21

serve to locate the mine. Alone,
neither can help. But Yaqu Joe can
also take you there. He is the only
one alive, after pass away, who
knows the location. That is all.
Your mother knew this story up to
the point OF her death. She forgavc
me. Can you Nan. dear daughter Of
my heart. if not Of my body? | ask
you, Nan, though | han never hear
your answer. may only live and die
in hope.
Don Carlos Ybarra De Cordoba"
Gwyn looked up from the manu-
script as he finished reading. He
saw that Mans eyes we're filled with
tears, but she brushed them away and
forced smile. Gwyn gazed at her,
almost mechanically opening the other
envelope as he did so. From it he
drew folded sheet of paper as old
and yellow and brittle from age as the
envelope which had enclosed it.
Carefully. so as not to tear it, he un-
folded the sheet until there lay spread
open on his lap, the chart. All of the
lines and writing that seemed to lead
to one side, stopped abruptly as they
come to the edge of the paper. 1t
was plain that, as Don Carlos had
stated in his letter, it was but half Of
the map.
This is what they wanted" Gwyn
said thoughtfully. 1T is the. chart.
They must have learned of its exist
ance in some way.
Yes" replied Nan. and they must
have gotten the other half. Do you
remember when Joe ran 10 the chest
after they had left. he shouted: They
got it, but not alp He meant the
chart. They got half. This is the
rest. He went out to find their trail
He should be back by now. Do you
suppose that anything could have hap
pened to him? If they ever get him
and make him tell" Her face
grew suddenly pale at the thought Of
what they would do to the Indiun.
Continued next week.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-02-21
SYNOPSIS

& John Gwyn, young mining engi-
~neer, is engaged by a group OF Ameri-
can capitalists to supply them with I'M
limited quantities of rare mineral i'm
peratively needed in the manufacture
Of the most powerful explosive ever
known. He is chosen because he is
the only man who knows the location
of secret mine which produces the
mineral.
The Central Powers, seeking to get
control Of the mine, learn that Gwyn
has started for the place and their
agents in New York sends Hendrix
Won BIeck to trail him to the mine in
the Sierra Nevadas. On the train going
West, while Gwyn sleeps, Won Bleck
rifles his Iuggege and finds letter
that reveals Don Carlos Ybarra, an
old Mexican, as the owner OF the
mine and Gwyns friend.
Alighting at Moiave. Gwyn starts
on horseback to Ybarras hacienda
and is closely followed by Won Bleck.
Gwyn proceeds to Ybarras home,
where he is welcomed by the old
Mexican and his daughter Nan. Won
Block falls in with two outlaws, Cut
Deep" Rawles and "Shoestring
Drant. who. knowing secret in the
life Of Ybarra. had been Matchmaking
him for years. Won Block enlists
these two to help him get a chart
showing the mines location.
While Gwyn and Nan. with Yaqui
Joe, an Indian servant, are away from
the house. Won Bleck and his ac-
completes descended on Ybarra and
MORALLY wound him. They find hall
Of the much-needed chart, and the girl
returns and drives them oft. AS
Ybarra lies dying, he tells Nan that
she is not his daughter and hands her
Mine and her own origin.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-02-21

an Oner, o tnlS DAY 90 not KNOW
whether it was selfish or a generous
motive that melted it. He said he
would return his monetary winnings if
Wythe would induce Frances to con-
sent to marry him We all left the
room.
Frances was on the veranda, cry
ing. was the first to reach her, but
said nothing Of the game. When |
attempted to approach her, however,
she spurned me. learned later, that
she had heard my offer to buy her
and had not waited for the explana-
ton. naturally was despicable in
her eyes.
"Wythc took her upstairs and plead
ed with her. He told he that it was
his dasire that she agree to marry
Lawton in order that a vast sum OF
money which he had lost gambling
would be returned. II she refused, he
said, they would both be driven TO
poverty and their lives ruined. She
refused at first, but he pleaded and
begged until she agreed. He did not
tell her that she as we'll as money had
been grambled for. He was too
proud for that.
Frances was married to Lawton
and shortly afterward Wythe died.
gave Lawton half interest in my es-
tate in order to keep them near me,
for my love for his wife was still ex-
istent. Some time later | decided to
investigate some land grants in Cali
fornia which had been left to me, but
which | had never investigated,
coA6ded to Lawton that there was a
tradition in my family that there was a
valuable mine on the property. We
left the estate in the care Of Yaqui
Joe and set out for California. By
means OF some old maps and papers
we were able to locate an old CHINA
bar mine which had been lost for $50
years. We drew a chart showing the
location Of the mine and divided it in
to two parts, each useless without the
other, We each took one part.
Then returned to my home to raise
money Tor the reopening Of the mine.
while Lawton remained to attend to
the preliminary details. | left with
him all the money had with me, to
cover the first expenses Of the under
taking.
when | returned brought Joe
with me. he conhded, on the way.
that Frances cried continually with
Lawton. She did not love him. Up
on arriving again at Lost Mine, |
learned that Lawton had taken no
steps. He confessed that he had lost
all the money gambling. | was dis
gusted with him. and insisted that we
return to chihuahua. | refused to let
him drink, on the way, and he became
enraged, Then. he told me that Fran
ces would have nothing to do with me
because. ! quote his own words: I
told her you offered to buy her be-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-02-21

Father! Fatherl she whispered
her throat closing on the words as she
realized that Don Carlos had reached
the end. His outstretched had held
q Auttering. bulky manuscript. The
ether envelope lay on the floor, beside
him. Then. as il exerting all his
energy. he spoke with quivering lips.
Nan. dear" he said tenderIy. 4 am
not your father. Don't let them get it
Its yours. Read this-resd it. and
k.ow | loved you as my child. This
Is the story; it will explain"
Ybarrs pushed the yellow papers
i.,O her hand and fell backward 10
tks floor.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-02-21
"THE FIGHTING TRAIL"
At the Mill-Capp Saturday Night

Nan and Gwyn gazed at each other
for a moment with look filled half
with uncomprehensive mystery, half
with amazement. Ybarras parting
confession had SO shocked and as
founded her that she could find no
words to voice her feelings. Gwyn,
in the short time he had known her,
had naturally enough not learned the
secrets Of her heart. Moreover, the
tense excitement had remained at
such high pitch ever. since he had
met her that he had not been able to
study the girl. He could see, Of
course, that the revelation made by
Ybarra as he was dying had thorough
y upset Nan, but, as he had not learn
ed exactly in what light she had look
ed upon her supposed father, he
deemed it wisest not to speak until he
knew her sentiments. The two look
ed down again at the manuscript be-
fore them. Gwyn held in his hand
the second envelope, while they read:
Dearly Beloved Nan:
You will net read this until have
passed beyond either your blame or
your approval. Although, as you will
find, am not your father, have tried
to take his place. for loved you as
my own, both tor my own sake and
because loved your mother.
Years ago the death of my father
placed in my possession vast estates
in Chuhuahua, in Mexico. The main
estate was comprised chiefly of farm
land from which ! derived large in
come. Among my most devoted serv-
ants was one whom you know, an In.
dian-Yaqui Joe. He was at that
time, and afterwards, most loyal as
sociate.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-02-21

About this time New York friend
of mine, James Lawton, came on a
visit. He was a rather wild youth
whom | had not seen for some years,
and was on a visit to Mexico. He
decided also to stay with me. 1t was
but very shtr, tine before he let il
be openly known that he. too. was in
love with Frances. | paid little atten.
ton, however, feeling sure that my suiI
was safe. !.
One evening, about month alter
Lawton's arrival he learned that
Wythe's passion was gambling, and
engaged him in a game of cards al
high stakes. | merely watched;
never gambled. The game was long
and disastrous TO Wythe. He lost all
the money which he had brought with
him to invest.
When | returned. some time later
| was astounded. The words that
reached my ears, as | entered the
room, struck a mighty blow. could
scarcely believe they we're true
Wythe was desperate. He had lost
everything. Years OF saving, hope OIL
investment and bright future. pros
poets Of comfort in late years-all had
vanished in a single evening. The
crafty Lawton had made a daring
proposition. He had offered to stake
all that he had won-the thousands
that had belonged to Wythe and that
meant almost life itself to him-7-aRainsi
permission to wed his daughter. The
Southerner was indignant. He was
insuIted, as indeed he had a right tc
be. But Lawton was clever, and he
was smooth. He convinced Wythe
that he loved his daughter and wished
to marry her for that reason alone.
entered the room just in time to hear
my friend say; All that | have won
against your daughter in marriage
and on one cast Of the dice! held
up my hand. Just moment, gentle
men, | said, If your daughter is for
sale, Mr.. Wythe, ! shall buy her.
Lawton sneered. Wythe redeemed
To a gentlemen Of his bearing the
situation was past embarrassment. II
would have appeared most utterly
absured had it not been so treacher-
ousIy serions, 1t took fifteen minutes
for them to attempt an explanation to
me, | demanded, as host, to be per-
mitted to play with them, They could
not refuse. Lawton counted what he
had won, and put up an equal
amount. Wythe squirmed like dy-
ing snake as he looked at the money
and thought Of his stake. We played
-one cast of the dice for each man.
Lawton wonl
The scene that followed was one
LJI. l. ::I:l ..,.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-02-21
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Toke Groves.

The Old s. d Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is lily valuable as
General Tonic because it contains the
we'll known tonic properties of QUINTNE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-02-21
State Of Mississippi
Chickasaw County

State Of Mississippi
Chickasaw County
Notice is hereby given that the
Board Of Supervisors of said County
and state will receive offers from par
ties having mules for sale; for a mule
for Supervisors District No. 3. Mules
will be examined at Okolona in the |
morning and al Houston in the even
ing Of Monday March 4th. 1879.
W. A. WILKINSON.
Clerk.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-02-21

Very soon after your mother $
death received visit from two men
whom had never known. They
were degraded looking pair, their
attire rough and their faces SCARED
from a hard life in the hills. They
spoke we'll, however. which surprised
me, they must have been fairly we'll
educated and, | Judged. had sunk TO
digredation in their early manhood.
Their names you have heard since,
They were Drant and Rawls. They had
seen us bury Lawton, and, as areward
had been offered for the conviction of
the murderer, they claimed blackmail.
which | was forced to pay. They
continued their demands for money
until could meet them no longer, and
fed secretly TO this abode in the hills,
bringing only you and Joe with me.
We dug the shalt which leads to the
mine, and developed it only enough to
yield living. 1t is as rich today as
il it had never been touched. And it
is yours when youread this. for shall
have passed away. One-half Of the
chart is in an envelope that lies near
this. The other half. which we took
from LawIon's body. is in the main
part Of the chest Together they will
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-02-21

The scene that followed was one
to shudder at. In civilized country,
at rich estate, it seemed TOO ridicu-
Ious for belief. Yet it was true; and
its absurdiy nude it more sorrowful.
LawtOn, having won everything. made
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-02-21

While was living on my estate
there came TO me one day an Ameri-
can, a Southerner, named George
Wythe, who was seeking invertment
He bore letter from friend of mine,
asking me to advise him. With him
was only one person. his daughter
Frances. very beautiful girl of twenty
years. Should you be curious about
her features. you have but to look in
mirror. Upon my invitation. Wythe
and his daughter decided to remain at
my house until they should be ready
return to the States.
Il was CENTRALIZED BY the beauty and
charm Of Wythe's daug liter. My de-
votion grew each time spoke with
her until | admitted that | loved her
and was joyous when she told me that
the love was returned.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-02-21

cause you didn't care to marry her
and she believed me. His stateme mt
infuriated me. My Spanish blood,
cooled through generations, was sud-
denly boiling within me. 1t was a
matter Of honor. | challenged him to
a duel with knives, and we fought. |
know not how long, on the brink of a
precipice. We struggled like maniacs;
| do not remember all, but | do know
that was suddenly Mortified as ! real
lied that we we're hurting through
space. We had rolled over the edge
and we're falling into the valley below!
Lawton was killed by that fall.
Through some miracle | was saved.
Joe revived me from Inconsistencies.
and that night we buried Lawton within
a few feet Of the scene Of the strug-
gle. Just as we finished covering the
body, Joe heard something moving in
the bushes behind us. He hurried to
the spot, and found nothing. A mo-
ment later we were startled by the
sound OF hoof- beats going down the
ruil. was haunted by the thought
that perhaps someone had seen us,
but in time managed to drive it from
my mind.
When we reached home Frances
asked for her husband. could not
tell her the truth, but, when was not
near, Joe told her all. He also told
her the season, which indicated me
in her eyes and brought me back her
respect. She understood. thank God;
and she forgave me! That night you
we're born and your mother died.
With her last words she begged me
to care for you and bring you up to be
happy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-02
GERMANS DECLARE
OUR MEN TERRIBLE

LONDON. Aug. Hope of win
ming the war is fading fast in the Ger
man trenches. il letters taken from
some German prisoners accurately re-
veal the morale OF some OF the Ger
man troops.
'sThe Americans are in front Of us,
and they are terrible men read one
letter taken from a German prisoner.
1--WE no longer have any hope,'' Il
continued ky company Of 1890 is
down to thirty.
I'VE should stop before We are ut
terly demolished" !" wrote another Ger
man soldier. Il am always hoping the
French may succeed in roping US in.
We should then at any rate be re-
Iieved from the moral anguish we are
continually suffering. our strength, is
become more and more. sapped. and
II some Of Us do get home we shall
be broken men"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-02
LEANING 10 SEE PLANE,
roy is KILLED BY LIFT
Companion Gets Fracture OF Skull
When Somebody Starts Car as
They Look Out.


ATLANTIC CITY. Aug. 2.-Caught
between a window sill and the top
of an elevator In the Virginia Baths.
boardwalk establishment. Nelson
Sterling, seventeen. was crushed TO
death this afternoon. and Raymond
Claypole, sixteen. received "a fracture
Of the skull that probably will cause
his death Several hundred patrons
OF the baths. more than half Of them
women. saw the accident.
Tho hcys were aisle attendants at
tho baths They had started up from
the basement in the elevator to get
wet suits from the third floor. As
flTev were between the second and
third floors an airplane appeared east
OF tho bath howsc. They stopped OPP
posite the window and leaned out to
watch The lane.
Somebody aboye pulled the start
ing rope. Sterling was caught across
the chest as he tried to shove his COM
papion back out of danger and CLAW
pole was struck at the base of the
skull. It was twenty minutes before
they were cut loose.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-02
SOCIAL and PERSONALS


a change In tho Red Cross surgical
dressing schedule occurs each week
because Of the alteration of the
Ragfze cutting and folding classes.
Following IS the order Of work for
the week. Morning work begins at .
o'clock, afternoon work by ?, and
evening work at 2. Volunteers are
urged 10 meet with any OF the classes
and will be gratefully welcomed in the
work ropm OF the library. special att
teniion being called to the morning
cutting classes which are entirely de-
pendent upon volunteer attendance
Monday rternoon--Foldins Glass.
Mrs. J. X, Thompson. Instructor.
Monday Accommodating Class.
Mrs. M. A. Sprinkler, instructor.
Monday evening business Girls.
Mrs J. @. woodworth. Instructor.
Tuesday morning Volunteer cutting
Class, Mrs John Adams. Instructor
Tuesday afternoon Folding Glass.
Mrs. ]. NJ Burgess, instructor
Tuesday afternoon Cutting Class.
Mrs. II. II. Brown, instructor.
Wednesday afternoon Folding
Class, Mrs T. p. Taylor, instructor.
wednesday afternoon Cutting
Class, Mrs. Joe Murphy, instructor.
Thursday fternoon-Folding Class
Mrs II r BIckers. instructor
Thursday Accommodating Class
Mrs Thomas Thompson, instructor
Honor Guard Cutting Class Miss
Lillian Boylen. instructor.
Thursday avening-Honor Guard
Folding Class Mrs II. NJ. Chambers. !
instructor
Friday morning. Volunteer Cutting |
Class, Mrs. John Adams. instructor.
Friday Afternoon--FoIding Class
Mrs. ]. c. Woodworth, Instructor /
Friday afterndohzA Cutting Glass. /
Mrs J. t. Richardson, instructor.
.z9ls4 4
AIRS Jack Gibson. formerly of Pen 4
dleton, came up from her home in l
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-02
California Furnishes
+ Libraries for Ships

SACRAMENTO Aug. 2.-LibrarIes
win be installed by State Librarian
NJ. J. Ferguson in all government
ships launched in California.
Ferguson. who has just returned
from the convention of the American
Library association and affiliated or
Tanizations was detailed at the meet
ing. held in the east, to attend to the
inrtallaticn Of libraries on the coast
ships. and he will proceed with the
work forthwith. The topic Of the
convention was Library War Serv-
ice and Ferguson announces that
the association arranged,.for the ship
meht of fifty tons of reading matter
n month TO the BOYS overseas.
Ferguson was elected president OF
the National Association of State IL
braries.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-02

Portland yesterday, returningon delay
ed No. II today. accompanied by hel
daughter. Miss Mildred Gibson who
has spent the past six weeks as 4
guest at the w. II. King and Cecil
lt-url homes.
Milton has a record OF sover the
ltop'' in knitting, filling orders in due
time and doing more than is asked
OF them. Mrs, II. NJ. Ramsey. mem-
Der OF the w. C. T. u knitting class,
completed four pairs of socks in four
days. Milton Eagle.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. e. Pruitt and
little Miss Mary Helen Pruitt who re-
GENTLY returned from Hidawav
Springs, went yesterday to Meacham
where Mrs. Pruitt and jhe baby will
remain to pass the warmer days.
r. NJ. .Sackett of waIla walla spent
yesterday here.
Charles H Perry of spokane was
here yesterday.
r. p Hanness Of Roseburg was here
yesterday. 81
RodgeR G.. Caldwell was in Pendle-
ton yesterday from Spokane.
Mrs. Elizabeth Donnely of La Grande
is in the city today.
Mrs Ida Gabbet OF La Grande is
spending the day in the city.
Japes NJ. Kyle of stanfield is here
today.
Miss Alta sharpe of Athena is in
the city today.
W. c. Bird is In Pendleton today
from seattle.
]. w Devine Of Echo is a Pendle-
ton visitor today
NJ Cunningham of Chicago is reg
istered at Hotel PendIeton.
Charles H Perry agent for the
stephens six automobile, is in the