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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

of nothing; they moved as one to the
liquid falling beat
The music dropped them suddenly,
sOlating them ut the stern of the deck.
The silence was complete. Richard
broke it to ask her what she thought OF
the camp.
Her resentments were recalled. She
Numbered through her impression OF
the lightness, the gaYety.
"A work camp does not have to be
solemn. You'll find all the grimness
you want if you look beneath the sur
face"
The guitars were tuning up. "Shall
l take you back? l have this dance
with your sister"
She thought of TOm-On his lonely
cot outside his tent. She forgot that
she had been asked question. He
was dancing again with Gerty! If that
silly little woman had no scruples, no
fine feeling, this man should at least
guard her. If he had been her lover.
he should be careful; he must see that
people were talking of them. She had
seen the glances that evening! The
business relation between the two men
should suggest tact, If not decency! Ii
was outrageous.
Richard stood waiting to be dis
missed; puzzled. Through the uncer-
tain light, her anger came to him. She
looked taller. Older; there was a flame
of accusing passion in her eyes.
1t was his minute of revelation. So
that was what the camp thought! The
wife of Hardin-Hardin! Why. he'd
been only polite to her-they were old
friends. What had he said to, call down
this sudden scOrn? "Dancing-again-'
Had he been all kinds of an ass?
MY turn, Miss Innes" demanded
MacLean, Jr.
"Oh, yes" she cried, relief in her
tone.
Richard did not claim his dance
with Mrs. Hardin. He stood where
the girl had left him. thinking. A few
minutes later. Gerry swept by in the
arms of Breck. Later, came lime:
with Junior; the two, thinking them
selves unseen, rOmping through two
step like two young children. He wa.
never shown that side of her. Gay al
. a young kitten, chatting merrily will
MacLean! Should her eyes discover
; him, she would be again the haught!
young woman!
He'd gone out of his way to be pc
lite to the wife of Hardin. What di'
, he care what they thought? He'd FIN
ish his job. and get out.
A minute later, he was being rowe'
back to camp.
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AN ALL.AROUND SAVING

Thanks to the War, housewives have
been given some unfOrgettable lessons
In common sense. Minute saving and
penny saving have gained new signifi-
canoe.
One vital economy which has i'm
pressed itself upon thousands of prac-
teal women is quick breads-the new
and better way of supplying the staff
of life, always recognized as more es-
sential than bullets.
While the pre-war methods which
so frequently suggested the use OF
yeast were far ahead of the pre-his-
toric practices of soaking grain In wa
ter until softened, then making into
q paste and baking into hard, gram
itic cake, the necessity Of using bak-
ing powder with substitute fOurs In
the various war recipes has ANTICIPATED
the old. slow, cumbersome methods
which for centuries have handicapped
cooks, without sacrificing taste. tex
ture or technique.
Quick breads mean saving OF timo
and when made Of high-grade ingre-
dents are also Of better quality and
more economical
The use of baking powder prevents
q continuous loss Of small percent
age Of -four from which there q 10
escape when yeast Il used.
One Of my friends writes Of her ex-
periences and how she was won over
to the new way as follows:
Through my desire to Save Food
and Help Win the War; became In
terested In an unusual advertisement
for Calumet Baking Powder IN which
II was claimed that dough left over
from the evening meal could be placed
in the refrigerator and used for break
fast biscuits with gratifying results.
EARLY training had taught me to
consider yeast as the only leavening
element worthy of my time and trou-
BILE in baking. I laid aside my preju-
dices and was delighted to find the
problems which formerly worried me
are now so easy, and today seem al
most unreal. / am filed with new
zeal to cook since I gained the help
of this time-saving product"
Even though the world is again FOL
lowing peaceful pursuits, the purchase
power Of q penny is much less than
it was a few years ago. Housewives
can only meet this unusual condition
by needing the lessons which the Wal
has taught them, including the tests
that have proven the folly Of judging
values by outward appearances. such
as the size of the package or looking
at quantity rather than quality, etc.
for example, 10-cent can OF Caiu
met will furnish more leavening thar
the Big Can of double its size OF some
cheap mixture, manufactured by nap
hazard methods.-Adv.
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FORCED TO WAIT FOR NEWS
People Got Information Slowly Before
the Invention Of the Telegraph
and the wireless"

Today when the latest news OF the
day Is flashed all over the world by
wire and wireless. we are apt to
forget the difficulties Of gathering
news before telegraphs were in gen
eral operation. The earliest fast news
courier service of record was reported
by Marco Polo, who relates that Geng-
his Khan, ruler of Chinese Tartary In
the thirteenth century, sent relays OF
Icouriers across the country, covering
about 300 miles each day.
David Hale, manager of the New
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CHAPTER Xxx.
A Soft Nook,

Inues Travelled, gleefully. in ca
boose. from Hamlin Junction to the
Heading. She could not stay away
dav longer! Never before had Los
Angeles been q discipline. Why had II
fretted her, made her restless. home
sick? Then she had discovered the
reason: history was going on down
wonder. Going on, without her. She
knew that that was what was pulling
her; that only!
The exodus Of engineers had started
riverward in July. Gerty went with
Tom. and she had made ii distinctly
clear that 1t was not necessary for In
mes to follow them. Ridiculous for two
women to coddle Tom Hardin! IN
less lines had a special interest!
Her pride had kept her away. But
Tom did not write; Gerty's letters were
social and unsatisfactory the newspa-
per reports inflamed her. The day be-
fore she had wired Tom that she was
coming. She hasAto be there at the
end!
UtEty WtiCOilltI Htt sunny. ASSuih
ing considerations hOstess-ship. she
caught fire a. her waning enthusiasts.
Gerry locked younger and prettief
Her flush accentuated her childish fea-
lures which were smiling down her an
nOyance over this unlimited visit.
1--WE have all the home comforts,
haven't we? Why shouldn't we be COM
Portable when we are to be here for
months? I'm going to brave 1t ant-to
the bitter end. even If bake. 1t is my
duty" She would make her intention
perfectly clear! There ought to be al
least one coy place, one soft NOOK
that suggests a woman's presence. We
have tea here in the afternoon. some
times. Mr.. Richard drops In" The
las. was a delicate stroke.
Afternoon tea? At the Frontf II
this modern warfare?" The girl drapet
her irony with q smile.
Gerry was stealing Q pleased surve!
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ing. "Not II it helps" Her voice was
low and soft, as II this were q secret
between them.
"Why, of course, anything you want,
Mrs. Hardin" And, remembering her
former position, he added. THE camps
yours as much as NINE"
A glad smile rewarded him. She
went out, reluctantly. There was
new significance in MacLean's absence
from the ramada. What could that
woman have to say that MacLean
must not hear? For the first time
the weak tenure on her old lover came
to her. Not q sign had he yet given
of their understanding. Of the piquant
situation. Themselves old sweethearts,
thrown together in this wilderness.
What had she built her hopes ont A
word here, q translated phrase, or
magnified glance. She would not har-
Dor the new worry. Why, 1t would be
all right. In the meantime she would
show them all what q woman with
executive ability could do.
"Sit down, senora." said Richard to
the brown woman. Maldonado's wife.
Don't be frightened. We won't let
him hurt you" Richard vulgarized
his Castilian to the reach Of her rude
dialect. Familiar as was Richard with
the poems speech in their own coun-
try, he could not keep up with her
story. Lurid words ran past his ears
Out of the tumble Of abuse. of shame
and misery l.. caught a new note.
"You say MaldOnado himself sells
LIQUOR to the Indians?"
"Ssh, senor!" Someone might hear
him! She looked over terrified
shoulder. That had slipped out. the
selling Of the liquor. She could have
told her story without that; she want
ed to deny it. Relentlessly Richard
made her repeat it. acknowledging the
truth.
what makes you tell me nowT
Richard hunted for the ulcer. HI
knew there was personal wrong
"What has Maldonado been doing t.
you? Has he left your
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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Talk of ResourcefuIness!

He was discussing Australian re-
and told how an Aus
tralian and his dog were lost in the
bush. They were starving. The man
loved his dog too well to think of kill
ing him for food, not wishing to sur
vive his faithful companion.
At last he had brilliant idea which
would serve to keep them both alive.
He kindled n fire, cut off the dogs
tail, cooked it, ate the meat, and gave
the bone to the dog.
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CHAPTER XIII.
A White Woman and a Brown.


For a few weeks Mrs. Hardin found
the mess tent diverting. Before the
Delta had expanded the capacity OF
the camp her soft nook had been over
taxed. her hospitality strained. The
men of the reclamation service, thrown
into temporary inactivity, were eager
to accept the opportunity created for
another. Failing that other, her zeal
had tagged. Events were moving
quickly ut the break; Richard was abb
sorbed. Mrs. Hardin told herself that
| it was the heat she wished to escape;
not to her own ear did she whisper
that she was following Richard. nor
that the percolator and chatting dish,
her shelves and toy kitchen were a
wasted effort. She kept on good terms
with herself by ignoring self-cOnfi-
dences.
Richard, the discovery unfolded
slowly, took his meals irregularly. His
breakfast was gulped down before the
women appeared; his dinners where
he found them.
mo wonder!" reflected Gerty Har-
din. "Ling's cooking is so bad" Small
wonder the manager forged for his
meals.
She worked out a mission as she
lay across her bed that hot afternoon
Her duty became SO clear that she
could no longer lie still. Immediately
she must retrieve her weeks Of idle
ness; what must Richard think OF herr
She buttoned herielf thoughtfully into
a frock of pale colored muslin, cream
slipping toward canary. White was
too glaring on a red-hOt day like this
Pink was too hot, blue too definite. A
paras0l Of pastel green. and she looked
like a sprig of fragrant mignonette.
She found the open space Of the
: trapezium swarming with strang'
dark faces. So silent their coming sh'
had not heard the arrival of the tribes
She isolated the Cocopahs, stately a
bronze statues. their long hair stream
ing, or wound mud-caked under thu
brilliant headcloths. Foregatherini
. with them were men of other tribes
2 these must be the Yumas and Degui
l nos, the men needed on the river
These were the men who were to wOrl
r on the RATS, weave the great mat
: tresses. A squad Of short-haired Pi
e mas with their squaws and babie
D and their gaudy bundles. gaped at tn
S fair-haired woman as she passed. TIL
t central space was filling up with Pl
q mos opd NrorfcOpoS poDopOpS too
e she knew them collectively by thei
short hair. These were brush cutter:
: This, then, meant the beginning O
real activity. Tom would at last b
!. satisfied. He would no longer sui
I? and rage alternately at the hOld-up o
a the work.
v Before she reached Richards RI
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CHAPTER xIx-Continued.

Marshalls voice halted them. Men
of the valley" The audience, swayed
again, listened. "Hear me. The riv-
er's running away again down yOnder.
This is message from Richard. It's
broken through the levee. It's started
for the valley. Now. who's going to
stop ii? Can you? Where's your
force, your equipments Who can rush
to that call but the company you are
bounding? / gave you Faraday's mes
sage. His hands on the table. Not
another cent from him unless you
withdraw those suits. You say you
have given me your answer, Blacks
answer. Now the river plays trick.
1t calls your bluff. Shall we stop the
river, men of the valley? We can.
Will you withdraw your suits? You
can. What is your answer now. I'M
perial valley?
The scene broke into bedlam. Men
jumped to their chairs. to the velvet
rim of the boxes, all talking, scream
ing, gesticulating at once. The Yellow
DTdSOH was ucNcf 81 iCuii uhy NAS""'
lied. Out of the chaos of mems voices
came a womans shrek, "FOr Gods
sake, save our homes" 1t pitched the
panic note. "Save the valley! Stop
the river!"
Marshall's Indian eyes were reading
that mass Of scared faces as though II
were sheet Of typed paper. Barton
he called through the din. "Where's
Barton?"
Two men lifted BartOn's puny fig
ure upon their shoulders. His vibrant
voice rolled above the shouting. 1.-THE
valley withdraws its suits against thu
company"
'Then the company" yelled Mar
shall's oratOry, 'the company with
draws the river from the valley y
Pandemonium was loose. There wer'
cheers, and the sound Of women sob
bling. Barton was carried out on tn
shoulders Of his henchmen. Black LEI
a crowd out. haranguing to the street
On the street. Marshall fell back Il
MacLean. "That was q neat trick tn
river threw in our hands," His voic
had dropped from OratOry; the de
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16
A Feeling Of Security

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
tale is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such a medicine is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every
bottle of Swamp Root.
It is scientifically compounded nom
vegetable herbs.
It il not stimulant and il taken IN
.easpoonful doses.
1t il not recommended for everything.
It il natures great helper in relieving
md overcoming kidney, liver and bad
Ter troubles.
A sworn statement of purity il with
very bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
DOT.
If You need q medicine, you should
I'VE the best. On sale at all drug stores
bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
However. if you wish first to try this
eat preparation send ten cents to Dr..
liner 4 Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, fog .
nipple bottle. When writing be sure and
'ention this paper.-Adv.
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mazda she saw that another woman
was there. She caught an impassioned
gesture. Her only surmise rested on
lines. Gerry saw that she was dark;
she looked the halfbreed. The brown
woman drew back as the white woman
entered. Gerty smiled an airy reas-
surance. She herself would wait. She
did not want to be hurried. She told
Richard that she had plenty Of time.
There is something you want to tell
me?" Richards patience was cour-
teous but firm. He would hear her er-
rand first. Gerty. remembering the
imploring attitude of the stranger. de-
termined that she would not be sent
away.
"Will you excuse me, sonora? 1t
will be only a minute"
She was to tell her errand, and
briefly! Gerry swept past the intruder.
"Sit down, Mrs. Hardin"
Resenting the infection, she said
she would stand, Her voice was a
little hard. her eyes were yelled. as
she told her mission. Her usual flu
ency dragged; she felt lack of SYM
pathy. In short, she proposed COM
missary department, herself in charge
I'D like to feel was of some use,
urged Gerty. "My heart is bound up
in this undertaking; If I'm allowed to
stay, I'd like to help along. This Is
the only way can. the woman's way
"Aren't you taking good deal on
yourself, Mrs. Hardin?"
Then she fOrgave his hesitation
quite, as it was of her he was think
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CHAPTER XXI.

A Complete Camp.
Complete, isn't itr Estrada was
leading lines Hardin through the en-
gineers' quarters.
ayes. it's complete!"
Her Brother had told her at break
fast that morning how grandly they
had been wasting time! She would
not let herself admire the precision of
the arrangements. the showers back Of
the white mems quarters, the mesQuit-
shaded kitchen. Gerty's elaborate set
Ting was of a piece. it would seem.
with the new management. House
keeping. not fighting. then. the new
order of things!
Tom was afire to get his gate done.
She knew what 1t meant to him; to
the valley. The flood waters had to
be controlled. That depended, Tom
had proved to her. on the gate. And
the men dance and play house. as If
they were children, and every day
counting!
She thought she was keeping her ac-
cusations to herself, but Estrada was
watching her face.
1--WE are here you know. for siege.
There are months of work ahead. hot
months. hard months. The men have
got to be kept well and contented. We
can't lose any time by sickness" He
wanted to add land dissensiOns." The
split camp was painful to him, an Es-
trada. "Even after we finish the gate.
if we do finish it"
She wheeled on him, her eyes gleam-
ing like deep yellow jewels. you've
never thought we could finish it,"
Estrada hesitated over his answer.
"YOu are u friend of Toms, Mr.. Es-
tradai''
Surely, But l am also an admirer
of Mr. Richard, mean of his methods
l can never forget the levee."
She had to acknowledge that Rick.
ard had scored there. And the burn
ing of the machinery had left wound
that she still must salve.
"You have no confidence in the
gate"
| lie llstNc
urged Estrada. you've seen the mes:
tent? As it was planned. it was al
right. hurry-up defense. Marshal
all along intended the concrete gat'
for the permanent intake. Have yo'
seen the gap the Hardin gate is t.
close? Have you heard what the las
floods did to it? It's now tweDty-si'
hundred feet, and Disaster island
which your brother planned to ancho
: to, swept away! If it can be done,
will, you can rest assured. with Rick
ard" he saw the Hardin mouth thel
land your brothers zeal. ana tn
. strength of the railroad back of them.
The camp formed hollow trare
5 zium: the Hardins' tents. and Mrs
DOwker's, were isolated on the shor
parallel. Richards ramada and hi
] tent were huddled with the engineers
Across, toward the river, behind Ling
S mosquitoes. began another polygon. tn
camp of foremen and white labol
$ Some of these tents were empty.
e rs this Mexico. or the States?
b asked Innes.
: Mexico" She wondered why h
t halted so abruptly. She did not SCI
: for the glare in her eyes. a woman
t skirt in the ramada they approached
= Estrada marched on.
= Outside the ramada, the two wome
q met. Gerty's step carried her pas
4 lrko q hiOh-hrcd horse. Her high heel
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CHAPTER XXI.
A Visit to Maldonado.

Mrs. Hardn's descent on the office
that afternoon was successful, but not
satisfactory. She had found the man.
oper brief to curtness. She was given
no excuse to linger. She traced Rick
ards manner to the presence OF Mac
Lean. and snatched at her cue. She.
too could be businesslike and brief.
Her errand was of business; her man.
ner should recommend her!
Richard had seen her making
straight toward the ramada. 1t was
not the first time; her efforts to line
her nest had involved them all and
often. But today, he was In a bad
humOr.
"For the Lords sake" he groaned
to MacLean as she approached.
MacLean's grin covered relief. He had
never heard Richard express himself
on the subject before. 'The dead-set
Hardin's wife was making at Casey"
was the choice gossip and speculation
of the young engineers on the Delta
MacLean had bet up on the outcome.
He grinned more securely.
81 am not going to spare any more
carpenters" growled Richard. 1t was
an inauspicious day for Mrs. Hardin's
visit. Things had gone wrong. Vex-
atoms were piling up. A tilt with Har-
din that morning, a telegram from
Marshall; he was feeling sore. Des-
perately they needed labor. Wooster
had Just reported. venomOusly, 1t ap-
peared to Richards spleen. increasing
drunkenness among the Indians.
Gerty's rufiles swept In. Her dress
the blue null with the lace medallions
accented the hue Of her eyes. and
looked deliciously cool that glarine
desert day. Her parasol, Of pongee
was lined with the same baby hue
Her dainty fairness nd childish at
liability should have made an oasis II
that strenuous day. but Richards dis
Indignation of temper was too com
plete. He rose stiffly to meet her, ant
his manner demanded her errand.
She told 1t to him. plaintively. He
eyes were appealing. infantile. Woult
1t be too much to ask, would MI
Richard mind in the least, he must b.
perfectly frank and tell her II the!
; would be in the way ut all, but Will
this hot spell lasted, could they, tn
three of them, eat in the mess ten
with the men?
: "Surelyw Richard met it heartily
She would find 1t rough, but If sh
could stand it. yes, he thought 1t
, good idea.
. And then there was nothing for he
to do but 60. Her retreat was grace
full, without haste, dignified. Sh
smiled a farewell at MacLean, VIII
was watching the approach Of lime
Hardin and Estrada. Richard did nc
see the aborted entrance of Hardin
!. sister and the young Mexican. ID
. was itching to be at his work.
He let out growl when Mrs. Hal
: din was out Of earshOt.
"Shucks! What in Halifax do won
en- come to place like this for
There's Hardin-brings in two wome
y to cook for him, and now, please ma
they all eat with the men?"
His secretary subdued a chuckl
He was visualizing a procession
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He Thought Of Father.

The twilight was wistful and sad.
Listen" she said. in tense voice.
'Hear the bowling Of the wind among
the trembling trees. See how mourn
full lies the waning light on the hills.
This chilly desOlation! Oh! does IT
not make you feel that In life there Is
too much of cold. too much OF bleak
ness?"
"Well, no." he answered, candidly.
Father. you see. is in the gas stove
business"
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claiming fire was gone from the black
eyes. Its only break In the levee
Richard says he can control 1t; esti-
mates two weeks or so. 1t may cost
the O. p. a few thousand dollars, but
1t saved them half n million. Now
we'll have that game of poker, Mac
Lean"
In the balcony, Hardin was staring
at Brandon.
IF that wasn't the devils own
luck !"
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boxes of choice Havanas-from Bode-
feldt, Hamlin and the rest of the
gang. He need not buy smoke for
a year.
Richard threw himself back In his
chair. Take this letter, MacLean. To
Marshall" Then his worry diverted
him. "who in thunder is selling liquor
to my Indians?"
Hold on; that letter can wait. You
get the horses up. MacLeap. and wen
ride down to Maldonado's. It's NJ.
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Domestic Diplomacy.

Brownsome-"Tok keep peace In the
family a man must occasionally give in
10 his wife," Wilkie-''That's right.
There are times when let my wife
make me do exactly as I please"
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The consumption of newsprint pa
Yer by the daily. weekly and monthly
publications Of Australia runs about
900 tons q month.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-01-23

to raise $30,O0O,OOO for those home
less, destitute and starving people.
Polk county is requested to donate
$3.50 of this amount. The people Of
this county have never yet failed to
do their full duty and viii not fail
this time TO answer the most urgent
request that has yet been made. In
order TO assist in giving as much pub
lefty as possible to this important
matter the following speaking pro-
gram has been arranged:
Every Minister in Polk county is
requested to address his congregation
on the subject at the services held on
Sunday. January 26,
Every School Teacher in Polk coun-
" is requested to address the pupils
on Friday, January "a.
Sunday, February 2.
Wickes, 1880 p. m. Pole MePhet.
rige.
Hatfield, Z p. m.-The Rev T. A.
4 Park.
vanderyoort, TAO p. The Rev
F. r. Harrelk