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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-27
Judge James 5. Barron Named.

Governor Davis yesterday appointed
Judge James = Barron OF Norfolk,
delegate 10 represent the state at the
annual meeting of the American Insti-
tute Of Criminal Law and CririnoIogy.
which meets in Cleveland. Ohio. this
week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-27

Executive Secretary Kelley. OF the
council OF defense. will organize a
local council at Surry Courthouse to-
morrow, and on Friday he will per
feet an organization already started
at Cumberland Courthouse.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-27
Iinnnr Cases In Conrt-

The case OF H, F. Logan. charged
with storing liquor in his home or
Church Hill, was continued In police
court yesterday to August 81, as was
the case of F.. Q. LEM. who is charged
with Transporting liquor.
Thomas McBryde. alleged TO have
brought into the state a quantity of
ardent spirits, waived examination.
and his case was certified to the hust-
inES court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-27

Nine persons were reported yester-
day for violating the traffic ordinance.
as reported by Sergeant Samuels, The
particular violation was that of ope-
rating glazing headlights. Those re-
ported were:
w. J. Pettis. 2o7 East Clay street:
J. B. Blackman, 1906 Virginia ave-
nue.; J. II. Myer, 81 Toler street;
Danny Wilson, COS Hawthorne ave-
nue.; r. f. Jones, 533 North Second
street; John Gay, 2315 East Broad
street: Thomas Chadwick. 7l3 West
Broad street; II. c. Carrier, 241s
Grove avenue; c. c. Childrey. ia
Perry street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-27
"SOUTHSIDE ITEMS


E. c. benson. J. Baughan and Harry
Marks were each fined $40 by Squire
Franklin for annoying patrons of
Forest Hill park. Officer Anthony
made the arrest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-27
Voluntary BANKRUPTCY.

John l. Corr yesterday fled petit
ton in voluntary bankruptcy IN the
office of the clerk Of the United States
district court giving his liabilities al
SSSI.60 Edgar Is English is his
counsel.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-27
Violation Prohibition Law.

Caught with pint of liquor in his
pocket when arrested by Officers Dun
navant, Lunsford and Westcott, Willis
Eaton, coiored. was sent to the grand
jury yesterday by Squire Franklin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-27
Lieutenant Mason,s Death Confirmed

Confirmation of the report Of the
death in action of Lieutenant Ran
doiph F Mason, son OF Rev. Dr. Ian
don K. Mason, OF this city, was re-
ceived in Richmond yesterday, Ii was
stated that he was killed on July 20
No details were given.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-27
A Sxailanf Is Fined.

William Riggan. who was arrested
Sunday for assaultlng Leo Mcdonald
with a knife, was fined $50 by Justice
appeal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Dies for His Country.

Word has been received here of the
death in action of Lieutenant Charles
T. Gardner, son of Rev. Charles s.
Gardner, former pastor of Grace
Street Baptist church, and brother
in-law of Rev. George T. Waite. pas
tor of Barton Heights Baptist church.
He was killed, according to informa-
ton given out by relatives, on July %.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-27
Revival at niIwyn.

Rev. Samuel Dumville, pastor of
Decatur Street Methodist church. left
for Dilwyn yesterday. where he ~ill
conduct revival services. He will re-
main there all week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-27

Rev. j. J, Scherer, pastor of the
First English Evangelical Lutheran
church. has been chosen vice presi-
dent of the Evangelical Lutheran
synod. The synod has just closed its
sessions at Winchester
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-27

When the time comes the allies
should draft the luxury tax over to
the German empire, II there should be
any such animal left,-w Arlington
Post.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-27

The police are looking for a Hup
roadster belonging to Major DeCamp,
former provost marshal at Camp Lee.
The car was taken from in front of
the Richmond hotel Sunday night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-27
Worked on Sunday-S5.

S. Aaron. a North Thirtieth street
merchant, arrested on sunday for SELL
ing meat in violation of the law, was
fined IS by Justice Crutchf1eld yester-
day. Policeman Folkes made the ar
rest.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-04

follow on DOWN he waved a hand
vaguely before he took up the broom
again. you'll find her, all right" he
added encouragingly.
"Oh, Ward That must be Marthy's
nephew. What will he thinkr'
Does it matter such a deuce OF a
lot what he thinks?" Ward went on
with his interrupted scrubbing.
I'm awfully glad be came, anyway"
said Billy Louise. II won't have to
stay all night now. / was going to-"
I'm that case the young man is well
come as a gold mine. Here they come
introduce me; 1 have never met the
lady" Ward hastily returned the mop
to its corner, rolled down his sleeves
and picked up his gloves. Then he
stepped outside and waited beside Billy
Louise, looking not in the least like a
man who has just wiped a lot Of dishes
and scrubbed floor.
The nephew, striding along behind
Marthy and showing head and shoul-
ders- above her, seemed not to resent
any little mischance, such as muddy
water fiirted upon him from broom.
He grinned reminiscently as he came
up, shook hands with The two Of them
and did not let his glance dwell too
long or too often upon Billy Louise nor
too briefly upon Ward.
When Ward went to the stable after
Blue half an hour. later Charlie Fox
went with him. His manner when they
were alone was different, not so exub-
erantly cheerful-more frank and prac-
teal .;s -
see what that poor old woman has been
up against down here" he told Warren,
stuffing tobacco into a silver trimmed
briar pipe while Ward saddied Blue.
Il don't know a deuce of a lot about
this ranch game, but if that old lady
can put it across guess can wabble
along somehow. Too bad the old man
as good as told me he wasn't much
force, so maybe can play lone hand
here as easy as could have done with |
him"
Afterward, when Ward thought it |
over, he remembered gratefully that |
Charlie Fox had refrained from at |
tempting any discussion of Billy Louise |
or from asking any questions even re-
motely personal. He knew enough about |
men to appreciate the tactful silences
Of the stranger, and when Billy Louise
on the way home predicted that the
nephew was going to be q success Ward
did not feel like qualifying the verdict.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-04
Gro BE CONTINUED
crepes and Ponqees.

Crepe de chine, in spite of its name.
does not come from China but from
Japan. Italy and France. There are no
factories for making silk piece goods
in China, all the weaving being done
by hand. With the exception of pom
gees, the products of the Chinese looms
are not popular abroad, except in
Oriental countries, being too heavy,
although the patterns are wonderfully
beautiful and the colors exceedingly
rich.
The pongees are woven in the homes
of the peasants, and as they come from
many looms no two pieces are ever ex-
actly alike in weight, fineness, color
and texture. The Standings come from
the Liutang district. and the Nanshai
from the Nighai district.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-04
CHAPTER III-continued..

"You saw mommie, Of course. 70,
came from homer
mo, l did not got as far as tn,
creek and saw Blues tracks coming
down, so I just sort of trailed along
seeing it was NOMINEES daughter fell
most like talking to.u
"Mommie's daughter" laughed a Lit
tie and instinctively made change il
the subject
1--WE got to go in and wash the
Dishes" she said, stepping back from
him. "Of course nothing was done IL
the cabin, and I've been doing a little
housekeeping. / guess the dishwateT
is hot by this time-if it hasn't all
boiled away"
Ward, as a matter of course. tied his
horse to the fence and went into the
cabin with her. He also asked her to
stake him to dish towel, which she
did after a good deal of rummag ing.
He stood with his hat on the back of
his head, a cigarette between his lips,
and wiped the dishes with much ap-
parent enjoyment. He objected strong
" to Billy Louise's assertion that she
meant to scrub the floor, but when he
found her quite obdurate he changed
his method without in the least degree
yielding his point, though for diplomat
&c reasons he appeared to yield.
He carried water from the creek and
filed the teakettle, the big iron pot and
both pals. Then, when Billy Louise
had turned her bac,. upon him while
she looked in a dark corner for the
mop, he suddenly seized her under the
arms and lifted her upon the table, and
before she had finished her astonished
gaspings he caught up a pail Of water
and sloshed it upon the floor under her.
Then he grinned In his triumph.
Billy Louise gave a squeal of conster-
nation and then sat absolutely still,
staring round eyed through the door
way. Ward stepped back-even his
eomposure was slightly jarred-and
twisted his lips amusedly.
Hello" he said after few blank
seconds. you missed some of it, didn't
you?" His tone was mildly commiser-
ating. "Will you come in?"
Moo, thank you, I don't believe 1
will" The speaker looked in, however,
saw Billy Louise perched upon the ia
BILE and took off his hat He was well
plastered with dirty water that ran
down and left streaks of mud behind.
1T must have got off the road" he said.
Tim looking for Jason Meilke's ranch"
Billy Louise tucked her feet farther
under her skirts and continued to stare
dumbly. Ward, glancing at her from
the corner Of his eyes, stepped consid
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-04
THE ROLL OF HONOR

The following is list of the
names of the boys from Sho-
shone doing duty with the colors.
Nearly every branch of the serv-
ice is represented. 1t is the in
tention of the Journal to Keep
this list complete as possible and
you will confer "a favor on the
management if.you will call at
tentiOn to errors or omissions.
A free copy of the Journal will
be sent each member of the Roll
of Honor whose correct address
may be obtained.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-04
CHAPTER w.
The Mystery of the Missing.

NTHEN Charlie rox rode down to
wv the Wolverine a month or so
I later, tied his horse under the
shed and came up to the cabin as
though he knew of no better place in
all the world; when he greeted ''mom-
mic" as though she were something
precious in his sight and talked with
her about the things she was most in
terested in and actually made her feel
as if he were immensely interested al
so, Billy Louise simply could not help
admiring him and liking him for his
frank good nature and his kindness.
She had never before met a man just
ike Charlie Fox, though she had known
many who were what Ward once called
'parlor broke"
1t was not until Charlie was leaving
that he gave Billy Louise hint that
his errand was not yet accomplished
She walked down with him to where
his horse was tied and so gave him a
bloom against the dull brown of the
chance to speak what was in his mind.
You know, hate to mention little
worries before your mother" he said
Those pathetic eyes of hers make me
ashamed to bother her with a thing.
But l am worried, Miss Louise. l came
over to ask you If you've seen anything
of four calves Of ours. l know you |
ride. a good deal through the hills. |
They disappeared a week ago, and
can't find any trace of them. I've been
looking all through the hills, but l can't
locate them"
Billy Louise had not seen them, ell
thef and she begged for particulars.
Il don't see how they could get away
from your cove" she said, unless your
bars were down"
''The bars were all right. 1t was last
Friday, l think. I'm not sure. They
we're in the little meadow above the
house, you see. was away that night.
md Aunt Martha is a little hard of
hearing. She wouldn't hear anything
inless there were considerable noise
came home the next forenoon-I was :
'ver to Seaback' sand the bars were /:
n place then. Aunt Martha had not !
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-04

country. Then we can look out IoI
him.
Charles eyes had the troubled look.
81 hate to think that. Aunt Martha
insists that is what we are up against,
but"
well, she knows more about 1t than
you do, believe me. If you'll let down
the bars, Mr.. Fox. I'll hit the trail,
and If 1 find out anything III let you
know at once"
When she rode over the bleak up
land she caught herself wishing that
she might talk the thing over with
Ward. He would know Just what
ought to be done. But winter was COM
ing, and she would drive her stock
down into the fields she had ready.
They would be safe there surely. Still,
she wished Ward would come. She
wanted to talk it over with a man who
understood and who knew more about
such things than she did.
The fate OF the four heifer calves be-
came permanently wrapped in the
blank fog OF mystery. Billy Louise
watched for them when she rode out in
the hills and spent good deal of time
heretofore given over to dreaming in
trying to solve the riddle Of their dis
ppearance. Charlie Fox insisted upon
keeping to the theory that they had
merely strayed. Marthy grumbled
sometimes over the loss, and Ward
well, Ward did not put In an appear
ance again that fall or winter and SO
did not hear of the incident.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-04
CHAPTER v.
The Little Devil. of Doubt.

Ndh spring ndu cOD1e, anu " olFer'
inc canyon, with the sun shining
down aslant into its depths, was
a picturesque cash In the hills, wild
enough in al conscience, but to the
normal person not in the least degree
gloomy. The jutting crags were sun
Lit and warm. The cherry thickefs
whispered in a light breeze and shell
tered birds that sang in perfect con-
tent. Not gloomy place surely when
the peace of a sunny morning laid its
spen upon the land.
Billy Louise, however, did not re-
spond to the canyons enticements. She
brooded over her own discourag ements
and the tantaIizing little puzzles which
somehow would not lend themselves to
any convincing solution. she was IN
that condition OF nervous depression
where she saw her finest cows dead by
bloat in the alfalfa meadows-and how
would she pay that machinery note
then? She saw John Pringle calling
Unexpectedly and insistently for his
time" and where would she find an
other man whom she could trust ont
Of her. sight? John Pringle was slow,
and he was stupid and growled at poor
Phoebe till Billy Louise wanted to
shake him, but he was STEADY" and
that one virtue covers many a mans
faults and keeps him drawing wages
regularly.
Her mother had been more and more
inclined to worry as the hot weather
came on. Lately her anxiety over
small things had rather got upon the
nerves of Billy Louise. She felt i'll
used and downhearted and as if moth
ing mattered much anyway. She pass.
ed her cave with a mere glance and
scowl for the memories of golden days
in her lonely childhood that chung
around it.
She was in this particularly dissatis-
fed mood when she rode out of the
canyon at it's upper end, where the
hills folded softly down into grassy
valleys where her cattle loved best to
Craze. Since the grass had started In
the spring she had kept her little herd
up here among the lower hills, and by
riding along the higher ridges every
day or so and turning back a wander
ing animal now and then she had held
them in a comparatively small area,
where they would be easily gathered in |
the fall. A few head of Seabeck's stock |
had wandered in among hers and some |
Of Marthys And there was big roam
steer that bore the brand of johnson, |
over on Snake river. Billy Louise |
knew them all, as housewife knows
her flock of chickens, and if she missed
seeing certain leaders in the scattered
groups she rode until she found them.
Two old cows and one big red steer
hat seemed always to have a follow
ng wore bells that tinkled pleasant
little sounds in the alder thickets along
he creek as she passed by.
She rode up the long ridge which
rave her a wide view of the surround
ng hills and stopped Blue, while she
tared moodily at the familiar, shadow
plotched expanse Of high piled ridges,
With deep, green valleys and deeper
lued canyons between. She loved
hem, every one. But today they fail.
d to steep her senses in that deep con-
ent with life which only the great out
oors can give to one who has learned
ow satisfying is the draft and how
oothing.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-04

where In the cove. then they had been
driven out of it, olen. Billy Louise
turned dejectedly away from the fence
and went down TO shady nook by the
creek, where she had always liked to
do her worrying and hard thinking.
The next day she rode early to the
Cove and learned some things from
Marthy which she had not CLEANED
from Charlie. She learned that two Of
the calves were deep red except for a
wide, white strip on the nose of one
and white hind feet on the other; that
another was spotted on the hindquar-
tiers and that the fourth was white,
with large, red blotches. She had
known cattle all her life. She would
know these II she saw them anywhere.
She also discovered for herself that
they could not have broken out of that
pasture and that the river bank was
impossible because of high, thick bush
es and miry mud in the open spaces.
She had a fight with Blue over these
latter places and demonstrated beyond
doubt that they were miry by getting
him in to the knees in spite Of his VIC
lent objections. They left deep tracks
behind them when they got out. The
calves had not gone investigating the
bank, for there was not a trace any
where, and the bluff was absolutely
unscalable. Billy Louise herself would
have felt doubtful Of climbing out that
way. The gray rim rock stood straight
and high at the top, with never a crew
ice, so far as she could see, and the
gorge was barred so that it was i'm
possible to go that way without lifting
heavy poles out Of deep sockets and
sliding them to one side.
"rve got an idea about a gate here"
Charlie confided suddenly. There |
won't be any more mysteries like this. |
I'm going to fix a swinging gate in
place Of these bars, Miss Louise.
shall have it swing uphill like this,
and I'll have weight arranged so that
it will always close itself if one is care
less enough to ride on and leave it
open. l have 1t all worked out in my
alleged brain. l shall do it right away
too. Aunt Marthy is rather nervous
dOOul euAo INV. LIVELY GNculuS
she walks up here herself to make sure
the bars are closed"
You may as well make up your
mind to it," said Billy Louise irrele-
vanity in tone Of absolute certainty
Those calves were driven out of the
gorge. That means stolen. You needn't
accuse any one in particular L don't
suppose you could. But they were
stolen"
Charlie frowned and glanced up spec
ilatively at the BLUFFS rim.
ooh. your mountain sheep theory is :
10 good" Billy Louise giggled. Il
Ioubt If a lizard even would try to T
cave the Cove over the bluff" which /
ertainly was a sweeping statement b
Vhen you consider a lizards habits. Q
A mountain sheep couldn't anyway" .
They're RUNNERS to climb" c
But calves are not, Mr.. Fox. Not
Ike that. You know yourself they were b
tolen. Why not admit it," RI
would that do any good-bring
lem back?" he countered, looking up O.
her. n
"N-o, OUT 1 do hate to see a person a,
shut his eyes ia front Of Al
let. We may as well admit TO our n
lives that there is 2 rustler in the fl
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-04

and all around. And I'll keep a good
lookout for the calves"
Many men would have objected to
the unconscious patronage Of her tone.
That Charlie Fox did not, but accept
ed the spirit of helpfulness in her
words, lifted him out Of the small ma
tured class.
"It's awfully good of you" he said.
'You know a lot more about he bovine
nature than 1 do. for all put in every
spare minute studying the subject I'm
| taking four different stock journals
now, Miss Louise. I'll bet I know a lot
more about. the different strains of va
rious breeds than you do, Miss Cattle
Queen. But I'm beginning to see that
we only know what we learn by ex-
perience. I've new book on the sub
ject of heredity of the cattle. I'm go
ing home and see If Seabeck hasn't
stumbled upon a strain that can be
traced back to your native mountain
sheep"
. Billy Louise laughed and said good
by and stood leaning over the gate
watching him as he zigzagged up the
hill, stopping his horse often to breathe.
She began to wonder, then, about those
calves. Vented and not rebranded,
they would be easy game for any man
who first got his own brand on them.
She meant to get description Of them
when she saw Charlie again-it was
like his innocence to forget the most
essential details-and she meant to
keep her eyes open. If Charlie were
right about the calves not being any
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-04

erately between her and the stranger
so that his broad shoulders quite hid
her from the mans curious stare.
You've struck the right place." he
said calmly. 'This is it," He picked
up another pail of water and sloshed it
upon tbs wet floor to rinse of the mud.
-ah-Mrs. Meilke int" One could
not accuse the young man of craning,
but he certainly did try to get another
glimpse of the person on the table and
failed because of Ward.
"She's down in the meadow" Billy
Louise murmured.
''She's doSo in the meadow" Ward
repeated TO tie bespattered youog man.
sYou Just go down past the stable and
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-04

Billy Louise becomes very
much discouraged over the state
of family finances. She hears
and sees things that make her
doubt Ward.