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his eye peeled, as he would have ex-
pressed it. Also he left Rather just
under the crest of the ridge took off
his spurs and with his rifle in his
hands went forward afoot, as he had
done every time he had approached his
CABIN since the day he found the cor
raj and the cattle in the canyon.
In this wise he looked down the steep
slope with the sun throwing the shad-
ow of his head and shoulders before
h1m. The cabin window blinked cheer
fully in the sunlight His span Of
mares were coming up from the mead
OWN the faint hope of getting a
breakfast of oats, perhaps. The place
looked peaceful enough and cozily de-
sirable to man who has slept out for
four nights late in the fall, but glance
was all Ward gave to it.
His eyes searched the bluff below him
and upon either side. OF a sudden they
sharpened. He brought his rifle for.
ward with an involuntary moti0n of
the arms. He stood so for q breath or
two, looking down the hill Then he
"NAS AOA y" oAO Ou Ills CO6Ss
swiftly, too, so that presently he was
close enough to see the carbuncle scar
on the. neck of the man crouched be-
hind a rock and watching the cabin
as a cat watches mouse hole. A rifle
lay across the rock before the man,
the muzzle pointing downward. At
that distance and from a dead rest
it would be strange if he should miss
any object he shot at. He had what
gamblers call cinch, or he would have
had if the man he watched for had
not been standing directly behind him
with rife sights in line with the scar
on the back of his thick neck.
"Throw up your handsr' Ward called
sharply when his first flare Of rage
had cooled to steady purpose.
Buck Olney jumped as though yel-
low jacket had stung him. He turned
a startled face over his shoulder and
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10 or more persons in any community,
school, club, church, factory or office
and can be affiliated with the Ma
tional War Savings Committee at
Washington upon application
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-02-09
SOMEBODY WILL
TELL IF YOU TRY
TO DODGE WAR TAX

Somebody is going to tell on you if
you don't pay your income tax. Con-
gress has fixed it so that somebody
must tell, whether he wants to or not.
One section of the war income tax
law, exhaustively comprehensive in
scope, requires every person, without
exception, and every corporation, part
nership, association and insurance
company, in whatever capacity acting,
who paid $500 or more to another
person, corporation, partnership, as
sociation, or insurance company, as
salaries, wages, interest, rent, pre-
miums, annuities, compensation, re-
numeration, emoluments, or other
fixed or determinable gains, profits,
and income, to report the name and
address Of the person, corporation,
etc., to whom the payment was made,
together with the amount of payment,
to the commissioner of internal reve-
nue. at Washington, using form pre-
scribed for the purpose-Form 1899,
now to be had from all collectors Of
fices. The forms must be filled out
and returned on or before March 1,
1918, accompanied by Form 1896,
which is a letter of transmittal and
affidavit certifying the accuracy of
Form 1899.
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HAYDEN MEN ARE
ENTERING SERVICE
Of UNCLE SAM
HAYDEN, Arizona, February g

HAYDEN, Arizona, February s.
Hayden boys co1,:nue to join the
service by enlistment and appoint
ment to the various corps. Among
the latest are Messrs. John Belcher
and Leo Finch, one employed by the
Standard Oil Co., the other by the
Ray Consolidated Mr. Belcher has
| forwarded his application to the avia-
tion corps, Mr. Finch to the engineers.
Mr.. Finch has just learned of the con-
valescence of his brother, ill for two
months past in an army hospital. The
sick man is also a member of the en-
gineer corps.
1t is learned that Slim Griffin, for
merly one of the Ray Cons general
| mill foremen, has been transferred
from Camp Funston to the overseas
contingent now training at Camp
Meade, Maryland, and which is ex-
pected to leave shortly for France.
Among those who have already eros
sed is John Orr, engineer corps Of
ficer and popular Hayden boy. Grif-
fin, it is stated, has been held in his
present location with some French of
ficers, for the purpose of drilling new
recruits.
First Lieutenant E. e. Dent, former
ly of the Ray Con. General Office and
one time pitcher for Brooklyn in the
National League, is now at Camp
Stanley, Leon Springs, Texas, with
the 18th field artillery. He has re-
Gently received orders to take COM
mand of contingent which is to be
sent over to France to study French
artillery practice, and is daily expect
ing the word to start Under him
will be five junior lieutenants and q
number of noncommissioned officers,
gunnery experts, etc.
George Kavanagh is in receipt of
advice to the effect that the Hayden
draft contingent to which he belongs,
constituting a certain per cent of the
first class, will be called to the colors
soon after the 18th of this month. All
will be required to report at Globe
for examination, and regimental as
signment.
Joe Champagne expects soon to
join the army, in the engineers. He
returned last Sunday from Phoenix,
where he had gone to pass the re-
:aI. Il
did, and came out, he assures us,
perfect man." He expects to leave
Wednesday or Thursday for Los An
geles, whence he will go to San Fran
cisco, and from there to his post Of
duty
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-02-09

CHAPTER I-Marthy, low-browed, un-
combed, harsh of voice and speech and
nature, with her shiftless husband Jase,
journey over desert trail. driving four
oxen and are the pioneers whose lurching
wagon first fords the Wolverine stream.
JaSe is ready to stop at the first green
spot, but Marthy insists on plodding along
another full days journey. That night,
through natural instinct, two Of the oxen
stray into narrow gorge and feast on
the rich grasses Of the Cove, where they
are found by Marthy who recognizes the
little. hidden Eden as the place of her
dreams and the pioneers at once take pos
session. Later they are joined by an
other couple who are impressed with the
Wolverine and also establish home. To
them is born daughter. christened Billy
Louise.
CHAPTER II-After a visit to Marthy,
Billy Louise on her horse Blue reaches
home late, in a snow storm having met
a stranger riding over the same trail. He
is invited to stop for the night and is well
coined by Billy Louise's mother. Intro
duces himself as Ward Warren who has
claim on Mill Creek.
CHAPTER III-Marthy is Mortified to
find that Jase has died during the night.
Digging a grave in a level place above
the main ditch, she wheels Jase's body
on the homemade WheelbarroW and
buries her dead. Charlie Fox, her nephew
arrives
CdAHLEES 4V-EOX r1QeS TO Billy
Louise's ranch to inquire if she has seen
anything of four of their calves which
disappeared; theft is discussed, and Billy
Louise starts in search.
CHAPTER v-Spring has come, but
Billy Louise is not affected by the beau
ties of Wolverine canyon, for she Is brood
ing over her discouragements and is on
the brink of nervous breakdown when
she finds one of her finest cows dead,
and she has a machinery note due. Two
men approach on horses looking about for
missing stock She rides to Wards cabin,
but he is not there.
CHAPTER VI-Riding along a 1at-bot-
toned canyon she sees horseman resem-
bling Ward disappear in the hills and later
discovers a hidden corral such as she re-
members being told about by hev father.
She is late in arriving home and finds
her mother i'll. and a physician is called.
CHAPTER VII-Billy Louise does not
hold changeless her broken faith in Ward,
although she has learned to love him.
Ward NETS her on the trail and is puzzled
at her apparent GOODNESS toward him.
Ward writes her offering any assistance
he can give.
CHAPTER VIII-Ridfng over the riffs
looking for cattle branded Y6 Ward dis
covers hidden corral and sees three men,
one of whom, he believes to be Buck Oh
ney. Upon their leaving he investigates
ana mas stock on which the brands have
been changed to his own mark.
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timer, when you laid up there behind
rock with your sights on this shack,
ready to get me when l came out.
saDe now how it happened Jim Nc
CURE was found face down in the
spring behind his shack with a bullet
hole in his back that time. You were
his friend too!'
"Ward, l."
''Shut up! I just wanted to see if
you'd changed any in the last seven
years. You haven't, unless it's for the
worse. You've got to the end of the
trail, old timer. When you went lay
ing for me you fixed yourself a-plenty.
Do you want TO know what I'm going
to do to you?"
Ward, you wouldn't dare shoot me!
With the record you've got you
wouldn't stand"
''Who gave it to me, huh? Oh,
heap sabe; you've left word with your
pardners that you were coming up here
to arrest me single handed. They will
give the alarm if you don't show up,
cad I'll go on the dodge and get caught
and" Ward threw away his ciga-
rette and took a step toward his cap
tive, step so ominous that Buck
squirmed in his bonds.
"Well, you can rest easy on one point.
I'm not going to shoot YOU" Ward
stood still and watched the light Of
hope flare in the eyes Of his enemy.
''I'm going to wash the dishes and take
a shave, and then I'm going to take
you out somewhere and hang you."
"My God, Ward! YOu-you-"
II told you seven years ago." went on
Ward steadily, "that I'd see you hung
before 1 was through with you. Re
member? By rights you ought to hang
by the heels over slow fire. You're
about as low specimen of humanity
as 1 ever saw or heard Of. You know
what you did for me, Buck. And you
know what told you would happen
Wen, it's going to come off according
to the program.
81 did think of running you in and
giving you a taste Of hell yourself.
But, as usual, you've gone and tangled
up a couple of fellows that never did
me any particular harm and 1 don't
want to hand them anything if can
help it. SO I'll just string you up
after awhile, when get around to it
and leave a note saying who you are
and that you're the head push in this
rustling business and that you helped
spend the money that Hardup bank
lost awhile back and that you're one Of
the gaZabos-"
"You can't prove it! You"
'T don't have to prove it. The au.
thorities will do all that when they get
the tip I'll give them. And you, being
hung up ON a limb somewhere, can't
very well give your pardners the dou-
BILE cross. So they'll have fighting
chance to make their getaway.
"Now, I'm through talking to you.
What 1 say goes. You can talk if you
want to, Buck, but Pm going to carve
a steak out of you every time you open
your mouth" He pulled Bucks own
knife out of it's sheath and laid it con-
venient to his hand and he looked as
if he would do any cruel thing he
threatened.
Continued Next w eek)
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Throw Up Your Hands.

jerked the rifle up from the rock. Ward
raised his sights little and plugged q
round, black trimmed hole through
Bucks hat crown.
"Throw up your hands, I told your
he said, while the hills opposite were
still finging back the sound of the
shot, and came closer.
Buck grunted an oath, dropped the
rife so suddenly that it clattered on
the rock AND lifted his hands high in
the quiet sunlight.
"Get UP from there and go on down
to the shack-and keep your hands up.
And remember all the reasons I've got
for wanting to see you make crooked
move so I'll have an excuse to shoot. -
Ward came still closer as he spoke.
He was wishing he had brought his
rope along. He did not feel quite easy
in his mind while Buck Olney's hands
were free.
Buck got up awkwardly and went
stumbling down the steep slope with
his hands trembling in the air upon
either side of his head. From their
nervous quivering it was evident that
his memory was good and that it was
working upon the subject which Ward
had suggested to him. He did not give
Ward the weakest imitation of an ex-
cuse to shoot. And so the two of them
came presently down upon the level
and passed around the cabin to the
door with no more than ten feet Of
space between them, so inexorably had
Ward crowded close upon the others
stumbling progress.
'HOld on a minute!'
Buck stopped as still as though he
had gone against a rock wall.
Ward came closer, and Buck finch
ed away from the feel of the rifle muz-
zle between his shoulder blades. Ward
reached out cautious hand and pulled
the six shooter from it's holster at
Bucks right hip.
SCOT a knife? You always used to
go heeled with one. Speak up and
don't lie about it."
Inside my coat" grunted Buck, and
Wards lip curled while he reached
around the mans bulky body and found
the knife in it's leather sheath. Evil
IDENTIFY Buck was still remembering
with disquieting exactness what rea-
sons Ward might have for wanting to
kill him.
Take down your left hand and open
the door,"
Buck did so and put his hand up
again without being told.
Nov go in and stand with your face
to the wall" With the rifle muZzle
Ward indicated which wall. He no
ticed how Bucks fingers groped and
trembled against the wall, just under
the caves, and his lip curled again in
the expression which Billy Louise so
hated to see
Ward had chosen the spot where he
could reach easily a small coil of rope.
He kept the rife pressing Bucks shoul-
ders until he had shifted the knife into
O77 = ~ o1ai 1Nn G0-o 41o~ NA-o1on.,
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-02-09

one hand, leaned and laid it's blade
against Bucks cheek.
"Feel that? I'll jab it clear through
you if you give me chance. Drop
your hands down behind YOU" He
spent busy minute with the rope be-
fore he pushed Buck Olney roughly to-
ward chair.
Buck sat down, and Ward did a lit
tie more rope work.
''Say, Ward, you're making big
mistake if you"
"Shut upp' snapped Ward "Can't
you see I'm standing all 1 can stand
just with the sight Of you? Don't pile
it on too thick by letting me hear you
talk. I heard you once too often as
it is"
Buck Olney caught his breath and sat
very still. His eyes followed Ward
as the eyes of Gagged animal follow
it's keeper.
Ward tried to ignore his presence
completely while he lighted a fire and
fried bacon and made coffee, but the
hard set Of his jaw and the cold in
tentness Of his eyes proved how con-
scious he was of Bucks presence. He
tried to eat just to show how calm he
was, but the bread and bacon choked
him. He could feel every nerve in his
body culver with the hatred he felt for
the man and the bitterness which the
sight Of him called up out of the past
He drank four cups of coffee. black
and SWeetened at random, which
steadied him a little. That he did not
offer Buck food or drink showed how
intense was his hatred. AS rule, your
true range man is hospitable even to
his enemies.
He rose and inspected the ropes to
make sure that they were proof against
twisting, straining muscles and took
an extra turn or two with the loose
end just to make doubly sure of the
mans helplessness.
"Where did you leave your horse?"
he asked him curtly when he was
through.
Buck told him, his eyes searching
Wards face for mercy or at least for
some clew to his fate and dulling with
disappointment because he could read
nothing there but loathipg.
Without speaking again Ward went
out and closed the door firmly behind
him. He felt relieved to be away from
Bucks presence. AS he climbed the
bluff and mentally relived the last
hour he wondered how he had kept
from shooting Buck as soon as he saw
him. Still, that would have defeated
his main purpose, which was to make
Buck suffer. He was afraid he could
not make Buck suffer as Buck had
made him suffer, because there were
obstacles in the path of perfect retri-
button.
Ward was not cruel by nature-at
least he was not more cruel than the
rest of us-but as he went after Rat
tier and Bucks horse it pleased him to
know that Buck Olney was tied hand
and foot ih his cabin and that he was
sick with dread of what the future
held for him.
Ward was gone an hour. He did not
hurry; there was no need. Buck could
not get away, and little suspense
would do him good.
Bucks face was pasty when Ward
opened the door. His eyes were bit
CLASSY. And from the congested ap-
pearance. of his hands Ward judged
that he had tested to the full his help
1essness in his bonds. Ward looked at
him minute and got out the makings
of smoke. His mood had changed
in his ohcnnnn a n cd
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-02-09

absolute silence between them; instead
he showed symptoms Of wanting to
talk.
eff turn you loose, Buck, what will
you do?' he asked at last in a curious
tone.
"If you Ward, I'll prove I'm a
friend to yuh in spite of the idea you've
got that 1 amt. l never done moth
ing"
''No, of course not" Wards lip curl
ed. 'That was my mistake, maybe.
You always used to say you were my
friend when--"
"And that's the Gods truth, Ward"
Bucks face was becoming flushed with
his eagerness. 81 done everything l
could for you, Ward, out the way the
cards laid I couldn't"
'Get me hanged. 1 know; you sure
tried hard enoughv Ward puffed hard
at his cigarette, and the lips that held
it trembled little Otherwise he seem
ed perfectly cool and calm.
'Say, Ward, them lawyers lied to
you"
OA, cut II OuL, buCA. We SELL you
wriggle through a snake hole before
I believe you're my friend just the way
you've always been"
That's right, Ward, and 1 can prove
it."
Ward snorted. "You proved it. cid
Advertise in the Copper
"
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-02-09
SECOND ARTICLE
BY MRS. MORE ON
WAR GARDENS
THE WAR GARDEN
(By MRS. ]. T. MORE)

He that by the plough must thrive
Himself must either hold or drive"
Benjamin Franklin.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-02-09

1.-THE sacrifices we are exacting OF
the noble American boys who are
going to the bloody fields of France
for the lives and liberty of us VINO
stay at home call to us with an IT.
resistible appeal to support them with
our most earnest efforts in the work
we must do at home" Secretary Nc
Adoo.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-02-09

1--WE have reached the time in our
national life when no loyal citizen i'll
the country can afford to spend dol
lar for wasteful luxuries. Such an
expenditure resolves itself into a dis
loyal act."-Cardinal Gibbons.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-02-09
TEN-YEAR-OLD
UNEARTHS HIGH
EXPLOSIVES
HAYDEN YOUTH FINDS DYNA
MITE NEAR GENERAL OFFICE
OF RAY CON; MYSTERY is UN-
EXPLAINED.

HAYDEN, Ariz., Feb 5.-Several
days ago the ten-year-old son of Pipe
filter Foreman Lane, came home car
rylng some rather ex+raoT binary play
things. They were a couple of sticks
of dynamite which he had accidentally
found back of an old toolchest near
the mill fence, close to the Ray Con
solidated general office. Fortunately
the lad had not submitted his find to
any tests as to high-explosive eff
cheney. No fuses or caps were found
with the dynamite, and where the
sticks originally came from, or what
they were doing behind the chest, is
a mystery. The most plausible ex-
planation seems to be that they we're
part of the equipment of the construc-
ton gangs employed in erecting the
office building, at which some initial
blasting was necessary. However, in
these days of war;. spies, and agita-
ton, it is possible that their presence
has a widely different significance.
10 or more persons in any community,
school, club, church, factory or office
and can be affiliated with the Ma
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-21
ELEVEN HUNDRED SURVIVORS
LANDED AT NEW YORK

New York, July 2o.-All the known
survivors of the cruiser San Diego,
said to number over eleven hundred.
have arrived In New York. They were
brought in during the night on rescu-
ing ships from the scene of the de-
atruction Of the cruiser, which was
sunk yesterday off Fire Island, just
east OF New York.
According to the commander of one
of the rescuing ships which brought
in some 500 of the crew. the survivors
were of the opinion that the San Diego
was torpedoed-
Some Of the survivors were reported
to have debarked at Hoboken and
transferred to tugs which took them
to the navy yard in Brooklyn. Others
were transferred to tugs down the
harbor and also brought to the navy
yard, It was said
Onicial information at the navy
yard and the Hoboken docks was re-
fused and no civilians were allowed
access to the survivors. whether
there was loss of life was vet un-
known this forenoon and many in
Quiries received at newspapers of1ices
from relatives and friends of those
supposed to be on board the cruiser
could not be answered.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-21
Gen. March Outlines at Weekly
Conference Details of Amer
ican-French Advance.
SOISSONS UNDER
VERY HEAVY FIRE
Objectives of Drive Is Railroad
Line, Principal Feeder of
Enemy's Army.

Washington, July 20.-Oficial re-
ports TO the war department, General
Maroh told newspaper men today at
the weekly conference. showed a maxi
mum penetrationa by the Franco
American counter attack of ten miles
and an average penetration of seven
miles on a twenty-five mile front.
The war department has no advices
that the city of scissors has fallen,
but It is known to be under a heavy
fire from American artillery and its
fall seems evident.
General March said that the objec-
tive Of the Franco-American counter
attack was the Soissons-Chateau
Thasrry railroad. which the allied
command has reason to believe is the
principal artery Of supply for the enc
my In the Chateau Thierry region, and
Also one OF the principal sources for
the sector south of the Marne.
The French and American forces
either already are on this road or
have It well under direct shell FIRE Of
thsir artillery.
The chief Of stafr pointed out that
with this railroad in allied control,
the German withdrawal from the sec
tor south of the Marne would be rem
dered difficult and their main railway
line to the rear would be lost. He In
dicated that an attempt to withdraw
is anticipated.
The latest German drive was In
tended as q nut cracker operation
against the city Of Rheims, GenoI
March said. This drive had been deIi-
nitely stopped when General Foch
struck on the right flank of the Ger
man effort. after the enemy had ad-
vanced four to five miles on 23-mile
frcnt.
Od1ciaI advices connrm the press
report that q French corps in which
the American divisions are operating,
had captured 1000 prisoners and guns
and material sin very helpful quanti-
ies.s Z sfss -
NO report on casualties among the
Americans engaged has reached the
war department
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-21
BRITISH FLIER
'SQUADRONBOMB
BEYOND RHINE
AvIAToRS INVADE GERMANY AND
REPORTS SHOW THAT coNSin-
FERED.

London, July 20.-Brp1sh bombing
squadrons again have Invaded Germany
and have gone beyond the Rhine. An
announcement from the air ministry
says that bombS were dropped on the
Benz works at Mannheim, On the rail-
way station at Heidelberg, on blast fur
naces in the Saar district and on a
powder factory at Oberndorf, the latter
having been bombed today. A fire re-
suited at the Benz works. Railway
trains also were attacked. The state
ment reads:
Our bombing squadrons again Were
active during the night of July 1873.
At the Benz works at Mannheim the
railway station at Heidelberg and the
blast furnaces at Burbach and Wadgos-
sen were attacked At the Benz works
a flre broke out. A hostile airdrome
was attacked. one of the hangers re-
ceiving a direct hit. Two trains were
hit by bombs, brought to standstill
and then subjected to machine gun fire.
ION July 10 the powder factory at
Oberndorf Ton the Heckar, southwest
of Stuttgart was attacked. Bursts
were observed on the buildings in the
factory. All our machines returned
safely.