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forest trees. The shadows here were
dense, but my feet encountered de-
preston in the soil, which I soon iden.
tilted as a. rather well-defned path
leading inland. Assured that this must
point the way to some door, as 1t was
evidently no wild animal trail, / felt
my way forward cautiously, eager to
attain shelter, and the comfort of q
fire. -"
I came suddenly to a patch Of culti-
waited land, bisected by mall stream,
the path was following leading aaong
its bank. Holding to this for guidance,
within less than hundred ynrds |
came to- the house I was seeking, q
small, log structure. oyershadowed By
a gigantic oak and standing isolated
and, alone. Believing the place to be
occupied by slave, or possibly some
white squatter, advanced, directly to
the door, and called loudly to whoever
might be within.
There was no response, and, 'beliey-
ing the occupant asleep, / raped
sharply. Still no voice answered, al.
though I felt convinced Of some move
ment inside, leading me to believe that
the sleeper had slipped from his bed
and approaching the door. Again
l raped, this time with greater impa,
tience over the delay, but not the
slightest sound rewarded. the effort
shiyering there in my wet clothes, the
stubborn obduracy Y OF the fellow
awakened my anger.
"open up, there,"I called command
ingly,l cor else I'll break down your
door" 81
Nm the darkness / had been unob'
servant Of narrow slide in the upper
panel, but had scarcely uttered these
words Of threat when the, flare OF Q
discharge almost In my very face fair
" blinded me, and fell backward
aware of burning sensation in one
shoulder. The next instant ! lay out
stretched on the ground, and 1t seemed
to me that life was fast ebbing froIs
my body. Twice 1 endeayored vainl5
to rise. but at the second attempt my
brain. reeled dizziIy and I sank bach
unconscious. @ s
(To be continued). II
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MORNING GLORY CoFFEE-none
betterAper Id. can, s1.S5. Old Reli-
able high grade ground coffee, per lib.
Pkg. 35 GtsJ Real good grade Barrel
Coffee, 8 lbs. for $1.00. Almost any
kind or grade Of Coffee you may want
Pure Appler Seed Oats.
Limited quantity Re-cleaned Pure
Appler Oats on hand. Sow oats, cio-
YER, rape, etc. They will come in good
when your corn is scarce. See US for
FuOtUR
Also for Hog. Horse and Dairy Feed.
SEE US FOR WIRE FENCING
Barbed Wire, Nails, Staples, Prep
Roofing. and don't forget that we sell
the VULCAN Turn Pfow easily the
best to be had. y
3 You VIII always find our prices will
compare most favorably with others
for the same class of,goods. We app
pre- eciate your business and want you to
be neighboriy and drop in to see us.
FERGUSoNS&;Y ;YoUNGBLoOD
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CHAPTER w.
Kirby Shows His Hand.

That scene, with all It's surround-
ings, remains indelibly impressed upon
my memory. 1t win never fade while
I live. The long, narrow, dingy cabin
of the little Warrior, its forward end
unlighted and in a shadow, the single
swinging lamp, suspended to black
ened beam above where the table had
stood, barely revealing through its
smoky chimney the after portion show
ing row Of stateroom doors on either
side, some standing ajar, and that
crowd Of excited men surging about
the fallen body of Judge Beaucaire,
unable as yet to fully realize the exact
nature Of what had occurred, but con-
scious of impending tragedy. The
overturned table and chairs, the mo-
tionless body of the judge, with Kirby
standing erect just beyond, his face as
clear-cut under the glare Of light as
q cameo, the revolver yet glistening in
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his extended hand, all composed o
picture not easily forgotten.
Still this impression was only that
of brief instant. With the next !
was upon my knees, lifting the fallen
head, and seeking eagerly to discern
! some lingering evidence of life In the
inert body. There was none, not so
much as the faint flutter Of pulse, or
suggestion of a heart throb. The man
was already dead before he fell, dead
before he struck the overturned table.
"Judge Beaucaire Is dead" / an
nounced gravely. Nothing more can
be done for him now"
The pressing circle of men hemming
us in.fell back silently, reverently, the
sound of their voices sinking into d
subdued murmur. AS l stood there,
almost unconscious of their presence,
still staring down at that upturned
face, now appearing manly and pstri-
clan in the strange dignity of its death
mask, mad burst of anger swept ne,
fierce yearning for revenge-a feel
ing that this was no less murder be-
cause nature had struck the blow.
With hot. words of reproach upon my
lips I gazed across toward where Kir-
by had been standing moment be-
fore. The gambler was no longer
there-his place was vacant.
"Where is Kirby?" I asked, incredu.l
lous of his sudden disappearance.
For q moment no one answered;
then q voice In the crowd croaked
hoarscly:
"He just slipped out through that
after door to the deck-him and Bill
Carver"
"And the 0takes~
Another answered In q thin, piping
treble.
81 reckon them two cusses took
along the most ov it. Enyhow faint
yere, 'cept maybe a few coins that
-n,led under the table. 1t wasn't Joe
Kirby who picked up the swag, fer
was a watchin' him, an he never onct
let 90 ov his gun. Thet damn sneak
Carver must did it, an then the two
ov 'em just sorter naturally faded
away through that door thar"
McAfee swore through his black
bearG, the full truth swiftly dawning
upon him.
Hell" he exploded. $50 that's the
way of it.. Then them two wus in ga
boots frum the beginnin. That's what
/ told the jedge last night, but he said
he didn't give whoop; thet he knew
more poker than both ov 'em put ter
gether. 1 tell yer them fellers stole
that money, an they killed Beau
caire-"
"Hold on a minute" broke in, my
mind cleared of its first passion, and
realizing the necessity Of control.
Lets keep cool, and go slow. While
I believe McAfee is right, we are not
going to bring the judge back to life
by turning into a mob. There is no
proof of cheating, and Kirby has the
law behind him. When the judge died
. he didn't own enough to pay his
funeral expenses. Now see here; L
happen to know that he left two young
daughters. Just stop, and think OF
them. We saw this game played, and
there isn't man here who believes 1t
was played on the square-that two
such hands were ever dealt, or drawn,
in poker. We can't prove that Kirby
manipulated things to that end; not
one of us saw how he worked the trick.
There is no chance to get him that
way. Then what is it we ought to do!
Why, 1 say, make the thief disgorge-'
and hanging won't do the business.
u leave this settlement with me.
Then I'll 60 at It. Two or three OF you
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Groceries

Flour = Barrel, 24-lb. sacks, $1,000
1880; self-rising, .$11, 5O@11.7 70.
Meal-Cream, Dbl, basis 100-lb. sacks
$7.65; 50-lb. sacks, $7.75; 25-lb. sacks
$7.S6; lob. Sacks, $685.; burlaps, SOC
extra; standard, zoe under.
Sugar-Sandard graduated cane
9.50c; clarified, 8.S7c.
Rice-Imported, pound. 9@10%c.
Coffee - Arbuckle's roa sted, case,
Memphis basis, $26,55; roasted, bulk,
per b.. I6Q21c; green, common ordt.
nary, l1@1Sc; prime, 20422c; fancy. Il
Q19c; Java 28@32c.
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PRISONERS
PROVED INGENUITY

LONDON, March Correspondence
Of the Associated Press Proof of the
eagerness Of war prisoners to find in
work escape from the depressing mo
notony of confinement behind barbed
wire is revealed in the Ruhleben exit
hition which has been opened here by
Princess Patricia Of Ccnnaught. Ii
shows, too, the resourcefulnesS OF the
English captives In the, German camp
at Ruhlebsn and how occupation not
only kept them healthy in mind, but
actually, according to physicians, saved
the lives OF many who would have sue
cunbed to despair,
In the early DAYS OF the camp the
craftsmen among the prisoners found
the greatest difficulty III obtaining ma
terials. A bit Of wood or scrap ~ old
iron was n prize.
Among the exhibits Is a dainty little
machine. perfect IN every detail. Be
fore the artifioer could make It, he
had to steal the brass knob from the
commandments door.
4 trinle-expansion engine In running
order represents Is weeks labor, The
raw materials were scraps Of metal
found In the camps ash can.
You see pretty purses n handbags,
They were made from the skins 81 rats
trapped by the prisoners,
Toward the end there was established
at the camp q ell-orRaniZed handi-
craft department with about 300 pupils,
in art-metal work, bookbinding, wood-
carving and carpentry.
The exhibition Is to help repatriated
prisoners, but many OF the exhibits
are Not for sale. the makers refusing
to part with work that cost them such
| patient toll.
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Bridging Gap,

The thing we are trying to do. said
Mr.. Woods at his first conference with
the neWspapermen after assuming his
new duties, is to help bridge tho gap
Tor the returning soldier. We either
want TO get him back to his old Job or
into a new one as good or better and
we want to do this with as little dis
gagged In gainful occupations. You viii
readily see that il is not going to help
very much il we throw someone who
nedeS employment out of q job simply
to give one to the soldier. OF course
that has happened, is happening and
VIII happen In a great many instances
where the returning soldier comes back
10 his home town and his old en-
pioycr. let's out the person who has been
holding the soldiers job during his
absence.
We are finding this is being done
IN the great majority OF instances, but
who perhaps do not want their old Jobs,
who feel they are better men than they
were when they went away. They want
better Jobs and, perhaps, Of a different
character from that which they held
when called out by the country.
Now you should bear In mind that
the function of this organization We
are creating will not be TO find partic.
ular jobs for particular men. That Is Il
be left largely to such agencies as the
United States employment service, and
If II goes out Of existence on July / for
want of a continuing appropriation, W,
must find some other means. In the
main We will undertake supervision, in
Vcstlgate causes, recommend remedies
and outline means for putting them int
effect,
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Army E~nlistments Restricted.

There Is another thing want to
call to your attention, Under the law
authorizing voluntary enlistments In the
army there are provisions for enlist
ments on the one year aud three year
basis, Orders have now been issued
restricting the one year enlistments to
discharged soldiers, Thus there IL an
immediate opening, representing food
and shelter and care, for any hunorably
discharged soldier, OF course that IL
not the ideal situation hut 1t does
help.
I'VE plan to use our so-called 'trou-
bile shooters In another way. II we
hear that industry Is stack or Is not
opening up as 1t should and there Is
no apparent reason therefor we ex-
peet to send Il mar to the given CONF
munity from which such reports come.
He will endeavor to find out why and.
II possible, facilitate the resumption of
such industry
Bear In mind that this Is not n
charity. tt American soldiers, the
finest the sun ever shone on, does not
seek nor want charity, They entered
the army at the call Of the country,
they have been over there fighting
Huns and coolies and are coming back
better citizens than when they went
away, They have more pride in their
country and in themselves and. given
the chance, win demonstrate ii. 1t
viii be our duty to try and find the
means by which they will be given
this chance"
Mr., Woods will have the title of as
sistant secretary Of war and is organ
i2ing his forces largely from among the
returned soldiers, Detailed MS assist
ants under him there will he men from
the various organizations with which
he is to cooperate and coordinate and
from the department of agriculture,
with information AZ To labor needs IN
the various farming sections through
out h country. This Is deemed par
ticularly important now with a greater
crop area planted or in prospect than
ever before.
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Provisions.

Dry Salt Meats-Regu!ar. 27Ac; ex-
tras, 27Ac.
Surar-Cured Meats-Standard hams,
34@36c.
B~acon-Fancv selected, 44@4Sc.
Lard-Hog lard, 29@30c; best grades
of compound. 24Ac.
Cooking Oil-Per gallon, 81. 1901, Is in
bulk, ,Cottolene-Per case, $l4.2O4l5;9O'
| Snowdrift. $13.450 10 .95; Crisco. $1,000.
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FROM WALL STREET
More Improvements in Stocks
With Last Weeks FavOriteS
Still Leading in Rise.

NEW. YORK, March 1O-FinanciaI
and Industrial developments over the
weekend were sufficiently lille 10
carry prices forward again at the lively
opening OF tOday's stock market. Last
weeks favOrite issues led the further
advance, Crucible, Laokawanna and
MldNaie ~steels, Inspiration Conner,
American International, Hide and
leather preferred and Sumatra and
American tobaccOs gaining / 10 4 points.
United states Steel and Investment
rails were barely steady. however. and
OILS yielded to pressure with several Of
the motor specialties.
Steels eased moderately on publica-
tlon OF the y. S. Steel corporations de-
creased tonnage statement for Febru-
airy, but elsewhere the mornings gains
were generally extended. Oils, motors
ana dlstllling shares we're added to the
usual array OF strong stocks. also Peo-
pies Gas and American Telephone.
Trading was less active in the final
hour. when renewed selling for profits
caused fresh reactions Of / to ? points
IN almost every part Of the list except
OILS which were at their best. The
cl9sdng was strong. Sales Appropriated
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CoLD Contracts
NEW ORLEANS T T

NEW ORLEANS, March 1O.-Higher
prices ruled in cotton today as the re-
suit Of a continuation OF the demand
which started toward the end Of the last
week, shorts being large buyers OF o v
ers. In the first half hour of trading
the old contract months rose Is to 66
points and the new contracts rose 40
10 so.
In the trading up to noon old con-
tracts increased their gain to 80 to Sc
points, but the new contracts did not
rise above the early high levels. Re-
ports Of a good tone in the spot depart
ment helped contracts.
A good demand was carried into the
afternoon session and at one o'clock
prices were IS to - points up on the
old contracts and 81 to % points up on
the new.
Spots closed steady at advance Of 50
points. Ordinary, l4.75c; good ordinary,
16. 75c; low middling, 2O,75c; middling,
n Csc; good middling, 2S25c. Sales on
the spot 1855: to arrive, LISA; delivered
on contract. none.
OLD CONTRACTS.
Futures closed steady at advance Of
sc to decline Of q points.
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Cottonseed Products.

Merchants Exchange Quotations.)
Crude oil, basis prime. $1.31A; hulls,
60Shc pound; meal, Z per cent, s55
ton,
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Trouble Shooters.

'In the force We win organize here
viii be a number of men whom we
will term trouble shooters They are
10 be men of experience and judg-
Inent When we learn that conditions
are not just right In some one COM
munity, well say that representatives,
Of the employment service are not CO.
operating with local authorities, one
Of these trouble shooters will be sent
there to straightcn out matters so that
the interests of the soldiers and the
community will be served.
Now | am not In a position TO make
any promises as yet and | am o go
ing to. At present we are simply col
Letting data and trying to formulate
y plan. Reports we have received, how
ever, indicate that our services viii be
required for only Il relatively small
part OF the returning soldiers. Most
Of them will find their way back to
their old Jobs and that is what we
hope to see, In the majority OF in
stances. Even where the soldier feels
he Is a better man thar he was be-
fore we try to get him back to his
old job with the understanding that he
Is TO be given preference, either Ii
that position or when a better one de.
Nelops,
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MISCELLANEOUS

CHICAGO, March 10.-Butter, steady.
Creamery, 4SG5Sc.
Eggs. steady; receipts, 1896 cases;
firsts, 3S@3S1ac.
Potatoes, lower; receipts, As cars;
bulk and sacks, $1,50G1.70.
Poultry, alive, higher; springs, 3lcj
fowls, 311sc.
NEW YORK, March 10.-Butter firm;
receipts, $500; firsts, 551a @5Sc.
Eggs, unsettled; receipts. 1851; firsts
4l@42c.
Cheese, strong; receipts, 653: aver
age. rum, 3lh @S1%c.
Live poultry weak; chickens, ace;
fowls, 3Sc; turkeys, 32@4Oc. Dressed,
quiet; chickens, frozen, S5@3Sc; fowls,
%troZen,- 291S6c; fresh, 29036c; turkeys,
frozen, 39@45c.
ST. LOUIS, March 1~0-Poultry. hens
Use; springs, 32c; turkeys, 32c; ducks,
33c; geese, fSc.
Butter, creamery. Gle.
Eggs, S7lac.
KANSAS CITY, March 10.-Eggs, un.
changed, Firsts, S6c.
Creamery, butter ldlIac higher. Ex,
ttras, bb@56c; firsts, 6SEc; seconds
81 hc.
Poultry, unchanged. Hens, &c
springs, 39C; ROSTERS, 16@2lc.
Potatoes, loo higher; 81, 50@1.S0.
=
ST. LOUIS, March 10,-Poultry-
Hens, Use; springs, 39c; turkeys, SIC
ducks, 33c; geese. lSc.
Butter-Creamery, Gle.
EGGS, S7Rc,
NEW YORK, March 10.-CoppeI
quiet, electrolytic, IAN ais.
Iron quiet; No. ! Northern and No
| Southern, 3400; No. : Northern ant
No. ? Southern, 32,25.
Metal exchange quotes lead easy, spo
b,20@5,S So; March 51505.3 80: speltet
easy: East st. Louis delivery spot, 6.l
@6,25; March, 6.l0@6. 20,
At London; Spot copper. G77 IS; flu
lures, G1a 5s; electrolytic, spot, $50
futures, EIS; spot tin, e242 los; fu
lures, GgS5; lead spot, G2S; futures
e25 los; spelter, spot, G3S; futures
cas-,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
Vegetables.

Beans-Navy, per h.. 1Oc; Lima, per
pound, 11hc.
Peas-Callfornia black. eyed, per h..
new, 5&@6c.
Onions-Cwt., sacked, $5.5O@6.OO.
Potatoes-Cwt,, all varieties, $4,000
2.25.
Sweet Potatoes-Home grown. Nancy
Hall, bushel, $2.0062.25.
Cabbage-NVrthern, cwt,, $2.7593.00;
Southern, crate, $3.00Q3.50 10,
Celery-Bunch, $1.50@1,75.
Peppers-Basket. 50060c.
Eggplant-Dozen, S1.50@3, 90.
Lettuce-Crate, $2.25@2.50.
Cauliflower-Crate, $2.50G2.75.
Snap Kcalts-Hamper, $5.00@06.00..
Tomatoes-Crates, 6s, $6.00@7.00,
Mexican Jugs, $3.50.
New Irish Potatoes-Hamper, $2.75@
2.25.
English Peas-Hamper, S5,50@6.00
New Vegetables-Do2sn punches: mus
tard 90cG$100; heets, $1,00: carrots
750S5c; parsley, 65075c; shallots, 5OG
bUu, turpnips. $1.00.
Seed Stock - Potatoes. Triumpha
cwt., March shipment. $1,75@2. 90.
Onions, red, $2,25 bu.; white, s2.75.
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Hides n Wool.

Hides-No. l, green. salted, IO8lsc;
partly cured, 17G18c; green 156l6c; No.
2 grades, damaged culls, half price
dry flint, @su50c; dry sailed. 25d27c;
dry culls, half price.
Sheepskins, S1.G0d2.O0: shearlings. IL
d25c; g~oatskins. 50cdS1.OO.
No. ] horse hides. SIS. 0OQ6.0 90; No. 2
horse hides, s400q5.0G Clues ana
ponies. Sl.R0G2 so.
No. l tallow. 15q16c; Nc. 2 tallow,
12Q14c; beeswax, 3563Sc; ginseng,
$40. 0G112,0o Golden Seal, $4.00a5.0O.
Wool Clean, Luwashed, 64d65c;
bury. unwashed, 30G45c, tub washed,
75Q90c: bury. WASHED. 35Q50c.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10

NEW YORK, March 10.-There was h
renewal OF heavy switching from old
to new style contracts at the opening
Of the cotton exchange today. First
prices were firm at a decline OF Is
points on March, hut generally 80 to 20
points higher on the old style months
and from IS to G5 points higher on the
buyers Of the old MAY and july con
tracts against sales in the new style
deliveries old MAY sold up TO % l2c.
or u points net higher, and new STYLE
to % zoe, or Is points net higher, dur
ing the early trading and later both de-
l~iveries ruled around %. 00c. while old
style October sold at 20.65c and new
style At 21.05, or 20 points apart, I'm.
favorable weather in the South and re.
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ports of delayed farm work helped the
general tone OF the market.
The fluctuations we're somewhat iT-
regular late in the morning, but the
general tone Of the Warket was steady
on the reports Of a better goods trade
and unfavOrable conditions for arm
work iu the South New r. contracts
We're relatively firm in the new style
months, while near months were rela-
lively firm in the old style. with March
selling at 24C, or % points net higher
New style deliveries ruled about ~ TO
81 points net higher around midday,
with May selling at % zoe and October
AZ 2l.l5c.
ness during the early afternoon. with
old style May contracts ruling around
~, SOC 8nd new style 23.i5c, and with
new crop months generally about % to
So points net higher.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
COORDINATION IN
FINDING SOLDIER
Jobs IS PLANNED
Returning Soldiers Must Be
Cared for Without Loss of
Jobs to Men at Work, Says
Supervising officer.
BY cHAS. S.
tStaff Correspondent.N

WASHINGTON, March IO-The CO.
ordination of the various agencies now
seek to provide jobs for returning sol
diers has been undertaken by Arthur
Woods, former police commissioner OF
New York city, more recently a colonel
in the army and now selected for the
particular duty in hand by Secretary Of
War Baker. The fun details OF the
plan under which he will work has not
been fully mapped out. but Is being
done upon information collected from
such organizations rs the employment
bureau of the department of labor, the
', NJ. G., A., Knights of Columbus, Red
Cross and camp community associa-
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COFFEE,
NEW YORK, March 10
SENTRY WHO SHOT MAN
FREED IN COURT MARTIAL

LEXINGTON, Ky, March 10. tSpl)
Private Irwin Taylor. who, as sentry,
killed George Lawson, Of Mountain
Grove, Ark, when Lawson tried to
escape at Fort Thomas, Ky. was
cleared by court martial today, 1t be-
ing held he acted according to duty,
Lawson was held as deserter. but it is
established beyond doubt he never was
in the army and that the case was one
OF mistaken identity.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-10
GRAIN MARKETS
Hoover Statement of Posi-
biIity of $3.50 Wheat Boosts
Grain and Provisions.

In price oday mainly as the rs yumpe ~
q statement by Director General
Hoover. Of the interallied relief organ
l%Zation, that there Was a possibility Of
the cost Of wheat reaching as high as
$3.50 q bushel, Opening prices, which
5. 33G1.34 and July l,27% oil. 29, were
followed by a decided further gain.
Bulllsh sentiment was increased by
the allied agreement to feed Germany.
profit-taklng, however, led Ia m
Thing of a reaction, The close was
firm, 2%c to 4hc net higher, with May
1854 to Sl,35h and July Sl.29la to
$l,29%,
Oats advanced sharply with corn.
Provisions, like grain, went skyward.
shorts covered freely, hut the only
extreme advance there was some pres
sure for recent buyers.