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Gilpin observer., 1918-06-06
LIAM Macleod RAINE

Copyright. 1907. b. William Macleod

but until now there had been no rea-
son why he should. Within a quarter
of an hour he lifted the iron grilled
sash bodily from the frame and
crawled through the window.
he found Paget and Strong waiting
for him in the shadows of pine out
side the yard Of selfridge.
ITO begin with, you walk straight
home and go to bed, Peter" the young
man announced. you're not in this.
You're not invited to our party.
don't have to tell you why, do If'
The engineer understood the reason.
He was an employee Of Macdonald, a
man thoroughly trusted by him. Even
though Gordon intended only to right
a wrong, 1t was better that Paget
should not be party to 1t. Reluctant
ly Peter went home.
Gordon turned to Strong. II owe
you lot already. There's no need for
you to run a risk Of getting into trou-
BILE for me. II things break right, I
can do what have to do without
help"
"And If they don't7" Strong waved
an impatient hand. "Cut 1t out, Elliot.
I've taken a fancy to 60 through with
this. I never did like Selfridge any
how. and amt got a wife and don't
work for Mac. Why shouldn't I have
some fun2"
Gordon shrugged his shoulders. "Al1
right. Might as well play ball and get
things moving, then"
The little miner knocked at thu doQe.
Wally himself opened. Elliot, from the
shelter Of the pine, saw the two men
In talk. Selfridge shut the door and
came to the edge Of the porch. He
gave O gasp and his hands went trem-
bling into the air. The six-gun of the
miner had been pressed hard against
his fat paunch. Under curt orders he
moved down the steps and out Of the
yard to the tree.
At sight of Gordon the eyes of
Wally stood out in amazement. Little
sweat beads burst out on his forehead,
for he remembered how busy he had
been collecting evidence against this
man.
"W-w-what do you wantf" he asked.
"Got your keys with your"
'Y-yes."
"Come with u.s."
Wally breathed more freely. For q
moment he had thought this man had
come to take vengeance on him.
They led him by alleys and back
streets to the office of the Macdonald
Yukon Trading company. Under Or
ders he knocked on the door and called
out who he was. Gordon crouched
close to the log wall, Strong behind
him.
LET me in, Olson" ordered Sell
fridge.
The door opened, and a man stood
on the threshold. Elliot was on top of
him like a panther. The man went
Gilpin observer., 1918-06-06

grim. snow, amt that modest Of himV
You lads are entertaining that we'll
known ceteckative and spy, Gordon
Elliot, that renowned king Of hold
ups"
The red-headed man interrupted
with howl Of rage. 'If you're telling
it straight, Bill Macy, TIL learn him to
spy on me-"
Elliot was sitting on one of the beds.
He had not moved an inch since Macy
had appeared, but the brain behind his
live eyes was taking stock Of the situ-
alton. Big Bill blocked the doorway.
The table was in front of the window.
Unless he could fight his way out, there
was no escape for him. He was
trapped.
Quietly Gordon looked from one to
another.
I'm not spying on you. My horse
is lame. You can see that for your
self. All asked was a nights lodg.
ing"
"Under another name than your own,
you cussed sneak"
The field agent did not understand
the fury Of the man, because he did
not know that these miners were work.
ing the claim under a defective title
and that they had jumped to the con-
clusion that he had come to get evi.
dence against them. But he knew that
never in his life had he been In a tight
er hole. In another minute they would
attack him. Whether 1t would run
to murder he could not tell. At the
best he would be hammered helpless.
But no evidence Of this knowledge
appeared in his manner.
II didn't give my last name because
there is prejudice against me in this
country" he explained in an even
voice.
He wondered as he spoke If he had
better try to fling himself through the
window sash. There might be a re-
mote chance that he could make it.
The miner at the table killed this
possibility by rising and standing
squarely in the road.
Look outl He's got a gat,"
warned Macy.
Gordon fervently wished he had. But
he was unarmed. While his eyes
Quested for weapon he played for
time.
"You can't get away with this, you
know. The United States government
Is back Of me. It's known I left the
Willow Creek camp. I'll be traced
here"
Through Gordon's mind there flashed
a word Of advice once given him by
a professional prizefghter: "If you
get in rough house, don't wait for
the other fellow to hit first"
They were crouching for the attack.
In another moment they would be upon
him. Almost with one motion he
stopped, snatched up by the leg a
heavy stool, and sprang to the bed
upon which he had been sitting.
The four men closed with him In q
rush. They came at him low, their
heads protected by uplifted arms. His
memory brought to him a picture Of
the whitewashed gridiron of football
field. and in it he saw a vision Of
safety.
The stool crashed down upon Big
Bill Macy's head. Gordon hurdled the
crumpling figure. plunged between
Gilpin observer., 1918-06-06
CHAPTER XVII.
shsba Docs Not Think 60.

SssSSa WV tNOS ] utuk o.
The fingers Of Sheba were busy with
the embroidery upon which she worked,
but her thoughts were full Of the man
who lay asleep on the lounge. His
strong body lay at ease, relaxed.
Already health was flowing back into
his veins. Beneath the tan of the
thin, muscular cheeks a warmer color
was beginning to creep. Soon he would
De about again, vigorous and forceful,
striding over obstacles to the goal he
had set himself.
Sheba had sent him a check for the
amount he had paid her and had re-
FUSED to see him or anybody else.
Shamed and Inundated, she had kept
to her room. The check had come back
to her by mail.
Across the face Of It he had written
In his strong handwriting:
Il don't welsh on my bets. You can't
give to me what is not mine.
DO not think for an instant that I
shall not marry you"
She moved to adjust a window blind
and when she returned found that his
steady eyes were fixed upon her.
you're getting better fast" she
said.
"Yes."
The girl had a favor to ask of him
and lest her courage fail she plunged
into 1t.
"Mr. Macdonald, If you say the word
Mr.. Elliot will be released on bail. I
am thinking you will be so good as to
say It,"
His narrowed eyes held a cold gilt
ter. "Why?"
"You must know he is innocent. You
must"
II know only what the evidence
shows" he cut in, warily on his guard.
He may or may not have been one of
my attackers. From the first blow I
was dazed. But everything points to
1t that he hired"
"Oh, nor interrupted the Irish girl.
her dark eyes shining softly. 1.-THE way
OF 1t Is that he saved your life, that
he fought for you, and that he is in
prison because Of It,"
IF that is true, why doesn't he
bring some proof Of it2"
"Proofp she cried scornfully. BE
tween friends"
Hes no friend Of mine. The man ia
a meddler. despise him."
The scarlet flooded her cheeks
"And I am liking him very, very much"
she flung back stanchly.
Macdonald looked up at the vivid
flushed face and found It wholly
charming. He liked her none the less
because her fine eyes were hot and
defiant In behalf of his rival.
"very WE'LL" he smiled. 'Tn get
him out If you'll do me a good turn. I"
"Thank you. It's q bargain"
"Then sing to me-"
"What shall I singT"
"Sing Divided"
The long lashes yelled her soft ewes
while she considered. In a way he had
tricked her into singing for him a
love-song she did not want to sing.
But she made no protest. Swiftly she
turned and slid along the bench. Her
fingers touched the keys and she he.
gan.
Sheba paid her pledge in full. After
the nrst two stanzas were finished she
sang the last ones as well:
An what about the wather when IA
have ould Paddy's boat,
ID IL mo that would be afeard to grin the
oars an 20 ahoatf
Oh. could find him by the light of .ur
or moon or star;
But there's caulder things than salt ava.
between US. 30 they are.
Och aneei
sure well ! know he'll never have the
heart to come to me.
Gilpin observer., 1918-06-06
Smokeless Powder.

The advantages of smokeless pow"
der. besides Its virtue Of high explo.
siveness. are two-fold. It does not
create a smoke cloud that betrays
the location Of the gun or gunners,
and at the same time the man behind
the gun Is not confused for second
By q pail Of smoke that obscures the
range Of viaon IN IL Alrsetisa e
~ eoamy.
Gilpin observer., 1918-06-06

An love 10 VIVA - any wavs mat ~,
defs on the ~,
IT'S the same II he u near M, 'tts the
same II he h far:
His thoughts are hard an ever hard b.
tween u, 20 they are.
Ooh aneei
Her hands dropped from the keys
and she turned slowly on the end Of
the seat. The dark lashes fell to her
Gilpin observer., 1918-06-06
Plunged Between Hands outstretehed
to Seize Him.

hands outstretched to seize him, and
over the table went through the win
dow, taking the flimsy sash with him,
CTO BE CONTINUEDl
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-07
PASTOR HAM DENOUNCES
ATLANTA COAL DEALERS

Atlanta, Jan. 7.-Atlanta coal deal
ers were severely denounced last
night by Rev. J. w. Ham, pastor of
the Baptist Tabernacle, for requiring
people to haul their coal away from
the yards and allowing them no re-
duction in price to cover this cost Of
delivery.
DR.. Ham attended the conference
a few days ago which DR. I. c. Hard
held in the Atlanta Chamber of Com
herewith LEGAL dealers, railroad rep
resentatives and others interested in
the coal situation and following the
conference obtained affidavits show
ing that hundreds of Atlanta people
have been held for higher prices than
the government allows.
He showed that Atlanta coal deal
ers are significantly short of coal ev-
cry time a cold wave comes to town,
and compel the people under pressure
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-07
BIG SUIT FILED
AGAINST TURNER
THE GREENRURG IRON COMPANY
FILES SUIT in TIE UNITED
STATES COURT

Suit against Turner County by the
Greenburg Iron Co.. of Terre Haute,
Ind, was filed in the United States
District Court at Albany the later part
Of December, 1917, son certain county
vouchers given by The commissioners
of Turner to them in pavement Of
bridge material which was sold to the
county through the commissioners
more than a year ago. The suit in
wolves more than twenty thousand
dollars.
Turner county refuses to pay the
claim on the ground that Greenburg
Iron Co. paid the expenses of the com
missioners to Terre Haute Ind. and to
Chicago, and while the commissioners
were on the trip at the expense of
the plaintiff the contracts were closed
whereby thousands of dollars ofbridge
material was sold to the county which
the county did not need or can use.
The grand jury Of Turner county in
dicted the county commissioners as
we'll as their clerk and indictments are
pending against them in the Superior
Court.
Messers Jones and Bussey, attorn-
eys in this city, represent Turner
county in the case filed in the United
States Court
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-07
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
AFTER PADDED LISTS

Atlanta, Jan 7.-Certain whole
sale grocers and produce dealers in
Georgia are furnishing their local new
papers with lists of wholesale prices
that are not the actual prices at which
food commodities are selling, but are
are fictitious and arbitrary prices
made in the interest OF the wholesale
grocers and produce dealers. The
newspapers print the list in perfect
good faith, taking the word Of the con-
Germs which furnish them, and the pub
lie is swindled in consequence thereof.
This practice by wholesale grocers
and produce dealers must stop imme-
diauely, or their federal license will
be revoked and they will be put out
of business, according to- a statement
issued by the headquarters of the
e'Dod Administration for Georgia, of
which d T. MCl2tchey is executive
secretary, with offices in room Ala
Chamber of Commerce building, Allan
t.
Tie object in publishing wholesale
food prices is to inform the public
approS imatelly what retail prices they
ought to pay but when wholesale
prices are purposedly padded" by
the concerns which give them out,
the object of the publication is defeat
ed and the public is misled and swind-
led
The food administration is keeping
its eye on all lists of prices published
in the state 1t has warned the Of
Tending dealers mentioned above, and
they would exercise good judgment
by needing the same.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-07
ATLANTA FORM CLUBS
TO BUY SAVING STAMPS

ATLANTA, GA, January 7th-
Employees Of Atlanta firms are form
ing clubs to help win the war b!
chasing War Savings Stamps, and the
plan is proving tremendously popu-
lar throughout the city. Ke cam
paign manager for this city and
county, Charles J. Eladen, who was APP
pointed by Hugh Richardson, man
ager of the compaign for Georgia, in
tends to form a club in every large
manufacturing plant ana other bushes
concern in the city
A secretary is appointed for every
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-07
::-#-..
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A simple and effective paste is
made by covering the desired quanti-
ty of tapicca with cold water, put
ting on the fire and stirring. Add
more water while is boils to make
it CT the consistency of paste This
can be used on wood, leather, paper
or rubber, and is especially good
for scrap books and photographs.
Miss Mary Mccoy has recovered
form her recent illness. s
MISS Grace Smith was the quest
SATURDAY of friends in Arab.
Miss Claudia Pate has returned
form a visit to Montezuma.
Miss Annabel Tedder of Darling
ton, S. C. is the quest of her sis
ter, Mrs. P. NJ Browning.
#-#-~
Sam Barber OF Vidala spent the
week end with his parens, Mr.. and
Mis- T. S. Barber.
Miss Eve McElhannon of Jeffer
son who has been the guest Of
home yesterday.
Jennings Clark VINO is connected
with the Y. NJ c. A, work al Camp
Wheeler spent Saturday in the
city.
vassar Ward Swearingin has re-
turned from a visit to relatives at
Broxton and Douglas.
Mr.. and Mrs Carlton Hartman
and children have returned to their
home. after a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. j.
S. Conner.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-07

department of a plant, He collects
the quarters of the men in his depart
ment and credits them on a book kept
for the purpose. All the money thus
collected is invested in War Savings
Stamps. and when a book is filled it is
exchanged for certificate.
BY this plan every employee is able
to join the club, regardless Of the size
CT his salary, and each one is credited
with The exact amount he puts into the
general fund
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-07
THOUGHTS FOB HE DAY.
l. D. c..

flower unblown, a Book unread, a
tree with fruit I'm harvested;
A path untrod, House whose rooms
lack yet the hearts divine per
fumes;
A Landscape whose wide border lies
il silent shade, meath silent
skies;
A wonderous Fountain yet unsealed, a
Casket with its gift concealed
This is the year that for you
watts. beyond tomorrow's mys-
tic .:ates.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-07
MOTORCYCLE RACER
BECOMES MECHlNIST

ATLANTA, GA, January eth
Lenard Buckner, champion motorcycle
racer Of the South, is now chief me-
cbanician of the 157th Field Artillery
Brigade at Camp Gordon, and is doing
his bit to help win the war by keeping
the motorcycles, automobiles and
motor trucks of that unit in first class
running order and perfect tune.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-07

of suffering to haul the coal from the
yards to their homes, allowing them no
reduction to cover the cost of haul
ing. He showed that the dealers do
not stop at this imposition, but force
their customers to pay the highest
price for the cheapest grade Of coal.
The sermon caused a sensation.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-07

The esteemed Chattanooga Times
says no man can look his sweet
heart in the eye now. Which may
account for the high price of shoes.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-07

ONE NINE ONE EIGHT.
One nine one eight
Is at your gate,
For, Time and Tide,
They never wait"
One Nine One Sight.
This welcome sprite
Brings year-long fight,
with kindly deeds
'Gainst war and hate
One Nine One Eight!
Go, take his hand
Make valient stand,
Your armor prove,
Don't play with fate
One Nine One Eight!
/. D. c.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-07
WE ALWAYS TRY TO
MAKE This The ION
THE SQUARE" STORE


Square treatment of ell our patrons.
That is our policy and maintained with
care. We will treat you right make
your purchases satisfactory make you
satisfied with every transaction or
back comes your money. When you
are pleased with the goods and the
service we supply tell your friends
They might like to be pleased also.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-07

Buck" as he is known, halls from
Savannah, where he starteh his motor
cycle racing career onthe famous sa-
yannah road course. He rides gov
eminent motorcycle around Camp Cor
don and often comes into the city, but
he never lets her out BECAUSE the
speed regulations of the cantonment
are eneirely too strict.
----1.-y---- -------tt--
THE registry Of alien Germans Will
aliens stand up and be counted?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-07

Mrs Marshall who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. E. M. Pope,
returned to her home at Ashburn
Saturday.
M-M-#
George Bazemore Of Camp
Wheeler spent yesterday in the
city with home folks.
#-#-#
Swallowing a piece of dry bread
or cracker if fishbone is lodged in
the throat is a good remedy, but the
acid form a lemon slowly sucked
will dissolve the bone to jelly so
that it will clip down easily,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-19
LETTERS FROM SOLDIERS
From Haiti.

Port-au-Prince. Haiti, July 4 1918
Dearest Parents.
1 received your letter OF May So 1918
and was sure glad to hear from You. !
am We'll and am too busy to think of
being happy although 7 am happy, for
I have learned that It pays to be happy
at all times even if there is something
on ones mind
The two boxes you mentioned in your
letter have not as yet reached me. but
hope 70 get them very soon. The to-
bacco famine has a last lifted and there
is plenty Of pipe tobacco to be had here.
Bun Durham is q scarcity because
Uncle Sam is sending ii across to his
boys on the other side. There is Bull
down here. but the purchases are linn
tied and that makes it q luxury instead
of a habit" This month ! bought
quantity Of Prince Albert and intend
To- make it do the month, for when 1
smoke a pipe I feel better and do not
smoke near as much.
There is nc place down here that copy
music can be bought and as a conse-
quence we don't see many OF the new
songs.
This is the Fourth Of July and It IS
sure 20 be a big day here There viii
be all manner Of sport. baseball. track
races and races of all descriptions Each
company viii have a tug Of war team
and they viii al pull their heads off
This is my day on watch and so I am
"out Of luck" IN getting the chance to
attend any Of the sports. There will be
lots of excitement at home today. !
suppose I wish that I could be there
to see the sports. Just as it always
has been whenever anything Is going to
happen I am on watch. But just the
same duty before pleasure" So cheer
up.
The American Red Cross unit has
been at work down here for the first
time They sure are making things
hum. There are several representatives
of the Red Cross down here now Just
yesterday I took a dictation from one
of them and they seem to be doing all
that is tn their power TO make things
comfortable for the marines in Haiti.
There is a Panama boat in port now
and the American ladies and gentlemen
on board have given a royal reception
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-19
SON OF CREEK KING
SEES YANKS IN BOUTS
Recognized at London Ring
side, He Responded
With a Speech.

LONDON. Jgiv t9-Prince Albert.
tho second son Of King George was
given "a roustng reception by American
soldiers and sailors at the National
Sporting Club Wednesday evneing the
prince having gone there unannouneed
to witness the boxing bouts between
American lighting men.
No one in the large crowd Of specta-
tors mostly Americans. suspected the
quiet modest looking young officer Of
being the Kings son He was not known
until Sir Randolf Baker. organizer Of
weekly boxing exhibitions, stepped into
the ring during an interval and an
nounced that the prince was present
The crowd rose and cheered. Then
it sang For Hes q Jolly Good Fellow
and called for speech The prince re-
sponded thanking the assembly aud ex-
pressing himself as pleased at being
able to attend what he referred to as
great and noble nights" More cheers
greeted the speech and then the boxing
was resumed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-19
RACE DRIVERS FROM
8 NATIONS TO START
Star Field to Participate in
international Sweepstakes
az Speedway Park.

Five allied nations viii be represented
by their best racing pilots when the
International Sweepstakes are run at
Speedway Park a week from next sun
day afternoon. They are.
Louis Chevrolet. France
Arthur Duray. Belgium.
Ralph De Palma. Italy
Dario Resta. England.
Ralph Mulford. United States.
Resta. whila Of Italian parentage.
was born in Brooklands. England and
Is g citizen Of that country. Duray was
born and raised in Antwerp. Belgium.
snd his mother and to-year-old son are
now somewhere" behind the German
lines IN that country having been taken
prisoner with many others of the civil
ian population.
The honors OF the United States VIII
be we'll taken care Of hy Ralph Muiford.
His powerful Frontenac. purchased from
Chrevolet. its builder. and then almost
entirely rebuilt. j. about the fastest
thing on the track this season. This
was shown in the recent Derby here
when he ran within twenty feet OF Louis
ChrevoIet for almost the entire fee
miles on the last lap a bursted tire
forced him 70 the pits and he had to
take second money.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-19
From G.. A. Mclean.
France. June III, 1918.

France June III. 1918.
Dearest Mother and All.
1T is about $50 p. NJ and am all
finished with work We are having
beautiful weather here now Haven't
had any rain for 50 long everything is
drying up Eut the crops and flowers
seem to be doing fine. I wish that you
could see some ef the roses that we have
here, they are the most beautiful | haze
ever seen. received the box with the
candy and gum. ii sure tasted good.
MONS. II tasted good to the other boys
too. what Their was Of i'll or as long as
it lasted. About the only kind of candy
we can get here IS chocolates. lemon
drops and stick candy so you see little
change now and than tastes good.
Do you still receive my allotment,
MONS? And did YOU ever receive my
insurance policya You never have mem
toned either one / am going to aliot
more to YOU in . few weeks ] will
allot about sixteen dollars more SO that
the whole allotment viii he SIS
month. wish that YOU would save
some Of It for me for I cannot save it
here.
! was promoted TO sergeant today.
certainly was surprised 70 get it and
am very grateful to 1T. Fowler for what
ne has done for me. am going 10 do
my best though Did you know that
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-19
TRIANGLES TO PLAY
AT EAST CHICAGO

The Indiana TTarbor Triangles VIII
cross bats with Peerless a. G. of East
Chicago at the Graver Tank Works
grounds Sunday. The Peerless A. c. are
out for revenge because they have been
beaten in two Of their attempts to down
the strong Triangles this season and
therefore a snappy game IS expected
Stefan most likely will start the hur-
ling for the TriaHgles Baskin. our new
catcher, viii also bc seen in the lineup
Sunday. lie formerly played with the
White Eagles OF Gary. He is not only
brainy man behind bat. but is consid-
cred one OF the hardest hitting catchers
in the county The Triangles are conf
dent Of making this game their seventh
i'm a row.