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CHAPTER XII.
The Eiahtlna CHANGE.


"Casey's back, spyingl" announced
Wooster Mt mess n evening. By that
time the feeling against "Marshalrs
man" was actively hostile. There had
been a smudge Of s~lumbering fires be-
fore Richard had left the towns.
Famed by much talk during his alb
sence. IL had burst into active blaze.
They were ready to show their resent
ment against the man who had sup
planted Hardin, their Napoleon, il 1t
cost them their places. BY this time
the cause OF the desert was as CON-
pelling to these hardy soldiers as were
the lily banners OF France to the. fol-
lowers of the Little Corporal.
Richard was not expected. He had
been gone less Than a week. The eff
feet of his return was that of a per-
son who returns suddenly into a room,
hushing an active babel Of tongues.
He knew what he would find, ample
reasons whyl He vas not given the
satisfaction Of locating any particular
act of d~isobedience. The men pre-
sented n blank wall OF p~oliteness, rea-
sonable and Intellectual. Silent ex-
planned briefly that he had not been
able TO collect enough men. Most of
the force was busy In the No. @ dis
trict trying to push the shattered Wis
taria through by n new route before
that years crops were entirely ruined.
A gang was at Grants Heading; the
noor needed bracing. Another squad,
Irish's, was In the Volcano Lake re-
gion, where they were ~excavating for
the new headgate.
"No hurry for that" Richard was
glad to pick a flaw in such a perfect
pattern. "You might have withdrawn
those men and put them to work on
the levee."
81 u given no authority to do
that"
The chief pretended to accept the
reason; else 1t were a case of chang
ing horses In midstream. What he
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had seen ut the Heading, his peep at
the exposed valley, his cleaning of
the rivers history had convinced him
that In haste and concentration lay
the valleys only chance. He must re-
fuse to see the insubordination Of the
engineers. the seasoned desert SOL
diers. He needed them. must win
their confidence II he could. If not,
they must save the valley anyway
The imperturbabls front OF Silent, his
bland. big stare. exasperated him
easier to control the mapping terrier
OF . Wooster. He had told Silent dis
tfnctly to gather his men and rush the
levee. A good soldier had made q bet
ter guess than his. and had stopped
the casual work ut Black Butte, or
had found Indians! T%houghtfully
Rickerd followed that last suggestion
across the ditch into Nexicali.
He gathered all the recruits he
needed that morning. The Indians
lazy Cocopahs. crept out Of their huts
to earn q few Of the silver dollars held
SSs " thCNA ~ AnC uCW WnitC OuoS
A few Mexican laborers were bribed
to toss up earth to the west Of the
town. Estrada. at his request, put @
squad Of his road force at the service
Of the manager. He could not spare
many men.
The railroad hac already started
the line projected BY Hardin to Mar.
shall the year before. q spur across
the desert dipping into Mexico be
tween the lean. restless sandhills
from Calexico to Yuma. The Mexican
government had agreed to pny five
thousand dollars a mile were the road
completed at a certain period Estrada
was keeping his men on the jump to
hn the contract. to make his nation
pay the price. The completion OF the
road meant help to the valley; sup
piles. g could DO rushed through "a
the break.
IN spite Il bis haunting ssnss q
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GERTY HARDINs DINNER PROVES AN ORDEAL FOR ALL
WHO ARE PRESENT.

Synopds-K. C. Richard, an engineer OF the Overland Pacific, IS
called to the office OF President Marshall In Tucson. While waiting Rick.
ard reads a report on the rayages Of the Colorado river, which occurred
company. Hardin had been a student under Richard in an eastern col
Iege and had married Gerry Holmes with whom Richard had fanced he
al in love. Marshall tells Richard the Overland Pacific must step IN to
save the ImpeiaI valley and wishes to send Richard to take charge.
Richard declines because he foresees embarrassment in suppantng
Hardin, but is won over. Richard goes to Calexico and, o n the way,
learns much about Hardin and his work. Richard meets Mr.. and Mrs.
Offices be ends the engineers loyal TO Hardin and hostile to him. Richard
attends a meeting Of the directors and asserts his authority. Hardin
RACES Estrada, a Mexican. son OF the Father OF the Imperial Valley"
tells Richard the general situation and expresses forebodngs that the
work will fall lines Hardin is bitter against Richard for suppanting
her brother. out she tries to cheer up the latter. Hardin discovers that
Richard is planning a ievee to protect Caiexco and puts him down as
Incompetent. Gerry thinks her husband Is Jealous.
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CHAPTER x--continued.

s.
She didn't need to pierce those can.
a walls to know that there had
been feverish activity for this dinner.
A new gown would appear tonight.
shade secretly. An exquisite meal,
and no one must comment ON its elab-
GRAFTON. Twice Tom and she had
been asked to take their lunch ut the
hotel. Because OF a headache A
headacheI.
Toms wife could not even shop
openlyi Bundles had always the air
of mystery. never opened before Tom
or herself. She must have yards of
STUFF laid away. kept for sudden emer-
gencies.
"She can't help II. It's her disposi-
zion. She can't help being secretive.
Look at your face. Innes Hardin r.
What was 1t to her, the pettiness of
a woman whom an accident OF life had
swept Upon the beach beside herl
Gerty was not her kind. not the sort
she would pick out for a friend. She
was an oriental, one of the harem
women. whose business 1T Is In life to
please "A man, to keep his home soft.
his comforts ready. keep him con-
vinced, moreover. that 1t is the desire
of hts life to support her. Herself dis
satfsied. often rebellious. staying by
him FOR sel~f.interest. not for love-ah,
that was her impeachment. mot low
sngt"
SSberiy she covered her plain bras
sisre with a white waist OF cotton
sucking. A red leather belt and Grim
son tie she added self-consciously,
~Where Is my bloodstone pint"
Hadn't she spent an hour at least
matching that particular leather belt
Bat he was a man, In battle. The
headgate held up; IL was too bad.
silent. Bodefeldt. Wooster. Grant, all
of them fighting mad because of the
deadlock at the Headlng. All up In
arms. at last. against Marshall, be.
cause Of this cruel cut to their hero
Hardin. Her eyes glowed like yellow
lamps AZ she recalled their feryid par.
sisanship.
Only one man who can save the
valley. and that's Tom Hardin" woos
ter had said that; but they all be
heved It. The loyalty Of the force
made her ashamed of her soft woman
fears. For there were times wher
she questioned her brothers ability
Me had q large. loose way OF handling
shfnga. He was too optimistic. Blu
ahsse men, those engineers must know
~ w1s probably the mans way Of
swecptng ahead, Ignoring detail. tn,
verdict OF those field-tried men toit
her that the other. Sthe careful. plan
ming way. was the Office method. Rick
ard, rs q dinner nelghb0f. she hat
found interesting; but for great un
~dertakiEgs a man who would let {
Gsrty Holmes jilt him. ruin his If
Tor himt The whole story sprang a
rnst clear from the dropped innuendos
She adjusted q barrette In he
tsmoothly brushed hair. Slowly sh'
walked yer to the ncighboring tent
Gesty frowned at the white duck
eyou might at least have worn you
b4uev
You're elegant enough for tho tw
~ m. Isn't that something newt"
Gerry said carelessIy that she hal
bad 1t Cor z long time. For she ha'
had the material a long timsi
wasn't necessary to explain to he
husbands sister that Il had bee
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CTo BE coNTINUED.)


Among the creatures that weep nose
easily are the ruminants. All hunters
know that the stag weepa ana It y
asserted that the bear sheds team
when severely wounded. The CRANE
is not less sensitive and regards WITH
fearful eyes the hunter who -
wounded L
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"Innesi Mr.. Richard said good
night"
She gave him the tips Of her cool.
Drowned fingers. Her eyes did not
meet his; she would not meet that
laughing scrutiny.
Good night, Mr.. Richard"
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was " Vs'u"s sUCNt Usok-
ard secuted the Idea and charged
II 10 pure in~efHcisncy. Whatever
the cause. fate and Hardin's
failure 70 carry cut instructions
seemed to have combined "a
wreck Richards plans. Dou't
miss the next lnstaiiment
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-03

II. A. Tappan, Mrs. Charles Ware and
Mrs. John Crossen. The class also
"itnd some of the mothers as their
guests. The prize for the most ar
,...4- gown was awarded to Miss Rose
Robinson, her gown being covered
with shaded autumn leaves. The
most comical costume was Mrs. Ed
wards as sis Hopkins and the most
grotesque the Misses Kath.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-03
c. D. P. CLOSES
HOT CAMPAIGN
Judge Carey and Candidates
Among Speakers

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 3-De-
spite the heavy downpour OF rain,
about one hundred and seventy-five
Republicans attended the last mass
meeting of their party, in the city
Saturday night.
County Solicitor Frederick F. Rich
ardson presided over the meeting, and
urgently appealed to those present to
do all in their power to assist getting
the vote out tomorrow.
Judge Robert +. Carey, of Jersey
City, was the principal speaker. The
Issues of the campaign were fully ex-
planned by County Collector f. Will
clerk; Clarence NJ. Haight and Louis
j. Befloff, candidates for reelection to
the County Board of F'reeholders,
n candidates for members of the
general assembly, Albert W.. Appleby.
Charles e. Tindell and c. Raymond
Lyons.
There is absolutely no doubt of
the results on Nov. g." said Judge
Carey, in opening his address, las the
thinking people of the state know,
that the Democratic issues as served
out to them, are nothing but bunk, "
Referring to the county clerk race
in which County Collector Hilker is
spoken of as a sure winner, Judge
Cary said: Don't you think its time
BARNEY ndO d TeSl-nO Hldn OuBnl
to have a mortgage on the county
Clerks job, why he has got the job
trained so well, that the office requires
his personal attention only on an aver
g of two hours a day."
' THE Republican party has been
lifted to the highest plane in persuad-
ing Hilker to enter tho race" the
speaker said, "as he had been told by
q personal friend, Ferd Garretson,
whom he termed as, they don't make
them any better"
Attacking the national Democratic
party, only one man who knows what
1t stands for and he's sick" Mr.. Carey
spoke of the emigration problem, the
unloading of foreign made goods on
markets, and the flood of German
made toys which are bound for our
markets and pointed to the necessity
of protection of American labor and
industries.
Answering the statement made by
the democratic gubernatorial candi-
date at Perth Amboy, that 1 am as
wet as the Atlantic ocean," Judge
Carey said, that Teddy was "soused"
politically speaking, during his cam
paign, that his wet platform was
bunk" and the brewers and liquor
dealers knew it. Inc hat a brewing
company were turning their brewery
49, u NSAAA u 1Nih5 PldllIb bCCiitoO
they had no faith In the democratic
bunk promises" to nullify the eigh-
teenth amendment"
Regarding the zone system, which
Is a real issue, de won't need Demo-
cratic party, with headquarters in the
First National bank Of Jersey City,
where the president of the trolley
companies, of which the Public Ser
vice was an outgrowth about twenty
years ago, with Edward I. Edwards
as his secretary held forth to squeeze
the water out of the trolley stock and
settle on a fare that is just.
A brother of Mr. Edwards was at
torney 70 rthe trolley companies, and
as such, conducted a lobby at Trenton
In the interests of the company, as
brought out by Judge Carey.
Appealing for the support of New
ton A. X. Bugbee, the candidate for
governor, Mr.. Carey mentioned the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-03
q

The No. 1 Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion will meet at No l school Thurs
day afternoon at $3.50 in the fifth
grade clasSrooms. An interesting
meeting Is assured. AS over sixty
were present at the last meeting 1t is
hoped this record will not be lowered.
Miss Jean Johnson, Miss Mulvaney,
Mrs. w. V. d. Strong and Mrs. f. II.
Turner will furnish the program and
Mrs. H.. w. Won Bremen, Mrs. r. S.
Sprague, Mrs. Harvey Williams, Mrs.
Thomas Peterson and Mrs. ID. +.
Albery the refreshments.
The History Club will be entertain
ed Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. A.
G.. Brown who will entertain al the
home OF her mother, Mrs. d. s..
Voorhees, In Prospect avenue 1t
will be a Roosevelt afternoon.
The newly formed Woman's Club
of Woodbridge Township will meet
in the high chool auditorium Friday
afternoon, November z. At this
meeting the constitution and bylaws
will be adopted and the board of di-
rectors consisting of the officers and
chairmen of standing committees
named. Mrs. John r. Schemerhorn.
president of the New Jersey State
Federation, and Mrs. w. II. Peters.
vice president at large of the State
Federation, will be present and ex-
tend the greetings from the fedora
tionNto the newly formed club. 1t is
rather unusual for the federation
heads to visit a club so newly formed
and 1t is hoped that every one inter-
ested In the organization will make
a special effort to be present.
Mrs. E. H. Boynton and Mrs. I. F.
Ballard attended the meeting of the
New York City Federation at the
Hotel Aston on Friday.
The Junior dance Mt +ba biob
school Friday night was most sue
cessful. The chaperons were Mrs.
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OBITUARY

I William Curtis, the fifth Of twelve
children born to Joseph and Jane
Curtis, was born in Chatteris, Cam
bridge -Shreve, England, July A, 1886.
When he was nineteen years of age
he severed home ties and came to
America. After being on the water
eight weeks he landed in New Or
leans, soon afterwards coming north
to Evansville, Ind, and in the fol-
lowing year to East Rockport (now
Lakewood) Cuyahoga county, Ohio,
coming to Strongsville in the year
1860, where he has since resided
Previous to his coming to America
he learned the butchering business,
but since coming to Strongsville he
has turned his attention to farming
and fruit raising.
August 20, 1860, he was married
to Miss Mary c. Hall, of East Rock
port, O., and to them was born one
child, Mary Evaline Ward, who has
made her home with her parents and
tenderly cared for them during their
declining years. Mr.. Curtis has suf-
fered from heart trouble and other
ills common to old age for many
months, and died Sept. %, 1919, at
the age of "a years, two months, and
18 days, leaving to mourn their loss
the aged widow, the daughter, Mrs
M. E. Ward, one grandson, ROLAND
c. Ward, and two great-grandsons
Arthur and William Ward and many
friends.
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FERTILIZERS A BENEFIT
AFTER WHEAT is SOWN

Because many farmers were unable
to secure ground limestone or acid
phosphate for fall use officials at the
Ohio Experiment Station point out
the fact that the application of either
of these materials may be done even
after the. wheat is sown. The benefit
to wheat is not regarded to be as
much as if the limestone or fertilizer
had been stirred into the soil at seed
ing time, but the returns are so much
more profitable than when either of
the materials are omitted. Where
driving over the field will cause some
injury to the young wheat plants by
trampling or by drill wheels it may
be better to spread the acid phosphate
or limestone after the ground is
frozen.
Acid phosphate always starts Wig
orous fall growth of wheat and for
this reason it is desirable to get on
the phosphate as early as possible.
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OBITUARY

Harold Edwin Browand was bor1
Feb. 2, Oil, and departed this life OF
Sept, Is, 1919, aged eight years
seven months and twenty three days
Little Harold was a dutiful child ir
the home and was intelligent beyonc
his years. He was beloved by his as.
sociates at school, and always
thought we'll cf his teacher.
He was sweet singer and took
special pleasure in singing sacreC
songs, his favorite song being
Beautiful Isle" His youthful minc
and tender heart seemed to yea1n af-
ter God and heavenly things.
He was much admired for his
manly ways and for his beautiful
spirit. He filled a large place in the
hearts and affections of all who knew
him and he will be missed by many
SAD hearts who are mourning his
untimely departure.
A precious bud so dear,
Too rare for earth was given.
A life, short career.
To sweetly bloom in Heaven.
The angels came and took the bne
That God to us had lent,
We try to say, "Thy will be done,"
Though our hearts with grief are
bent.
He is safe within the Fathers care
And we cherish his memory dear.
Our precious one is an angel fair,
His dwelling place brings Heaven
near.
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OF INTEREST TO FARMERS
CONCRETE FLOORS SAVE :
FERTILITY FOR FARMERS

By increasing the value of manure
produced, concrete floors for feeding
stables will return their cost in about
one year, as shown by tests at the
Ohio Experiment Station. The extra
crop returns from manure kept on
concrete floors is due to the soluble
plant food in the manure; this seps
away where earthen floors are used.
The cost Of concreting floors gener-
ally amounts TO about SIS per animal
in the ordinary feeding stable and the
saving in manure is equal to this
amount of every 1,000-pounds in live
weight of steers or cattle fed for the
year, as compared with animals fed
on earth floors.
Concrete floors also make it easier
to provide better sanitary places for
animals,
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FERTILIZERS IMPROVE
OLD FARM PASTURES

For improving old pastures, lime,
fertilizers and manure are given as
the keys to the establishment of per-
manent pastures for common blue
grass sod, according to tests and sur
veys made by the Ohio Experiment
Station. Where farmers have fields
hard or difficult to plow, it is possible
to stimulate the growth of bluegrass
and clover by the addition of acid
phosphate and limestone, as the
spreading Of these materials has been
particularly beneficial on the Cler-
mont County Experiment Farm.
Grass seed applied early in Febru-
ary or March helps to establish a
permanent pasture and the Station
officials recommend the use Of alsike
and bluegrass, as red clover does not
thrive we'll where taprooted plants
will heave out in the winter.
The application Of manure is of
help in every instance in producing
good growth of pasture.
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DIRTY, ROTTEN
U. S. GOVERNMENT"
TROSKY'S CHARACTERIZATION
OF OUR OWN COUNTRY
Tells How He is Going to Russia to
Help Germany-Steel Strike
Part of Plan.

If Sentinel readers wish to know
some of the things which show the
way Trosky, the leader of the disso-
lutte present Russian government
feels, read the following from the
Manufacturers Record:
The night before he started for
Russia, Irosky, speaking to several
hundred of his East Side New York
followers, said:
81 want you to remain here and Or
ganize, and keep on organizing, until
you destroy this dirty and rotten
Government of the United States
while ! return to Russia, bring on a
revolution there land stop Russia's S
war against Germany"
Some months ago the American De-
fense Society, keeping close track of
the movement which was then under
way for the purpose of carrying out
Trosky's command to his followers,
warned the officials of every leading
city that efforts would be made by
the Socialists and Anarchists and
Bolshevists to bring about a revolu-
! ton for the purpose Of destroying
the American Government. They were
advised that the plan involved starting
strike first at one point and then at
another, testing out at each place the
ability of the strikers to completely
capture that city, and the first city
which came completely under the dom
nation of these revolutionists was to
be the signal for similar revolutionary
activities in every city in America.
Seattle was to be the first place at
which the effort was tried, but the
backbone of the Mayor Of that city
broke the strike and saved the coun-
try from a general campaign of de-
struction and chaos.
Boston was another point at which
the effort was made, and now the
steele strike and many other strikes
are merely the fulfllment Of the
statements made months ago by the
American Defense Society in warn
ing the officials Of every city to be
ready.
These strikes are simply an effort
to definitely carry out Trosky's COM
mand to his followers to be prepared
at the proper time to overturn the
"dirty, rotten Government of the
United States" Trosky's speech was
made in a German hall. He went
from America through the co-opera-
ton of Germany, and possibly some
Americans, for it is claimed that
somebody from this country had
sufficient influence to have this coun-
try ignore reported request from
the British not to permit his leaving
America. He was landed in Russia
through the cooperation of Germany,
and what he did in Russia lie : aid
his followers and Germany unitedly
are seeking to repeat in America.
There are many innocent men who
are out on strikes, but every man in
this country who today is on strike
is cooperating with Trosky, with
the Bolshevists and with Germany
in their effort to overturn what
Trosky called "the dirty, rotten Gov
of the United States"
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SMALL THRESHING RIGS
RECOMMENDED FOR OHIO

Many small groups of Ohio farm
ers this year have purchased small
grain separators capable Of being run
by the ordinary tractor. Some times
the tractor has been purchased also.
The plan has worked out excellently,
according to R. F. Taber, farm man
agement specialist of the College of
Agriculture. The men get their
threshing done in season, less help is
required, and so the work is practi-
cally all done by exchange of labor.
Furthermore. the grain threshed per
day in proportion to the help required
compared favorably with the large
custom rigs, and the expense per
bushel is considerably reduced.
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ber of the German Lutheran church
at Marietta.
He leaves to mourn his loss a wife
and five children-two sons, Omas
and William, and three daughters
Nancy, Eva, Bertha and host of
relatives and friends.
Earth has lost it's look of gladness,
Heaven seems to us more bright
Since the spirit of our dear one
Took its happy homeward flight.
And we long to cross that river,
Long to rest upon that shore,
There to see and know and love him
With the Savior, evermore.
Mr.. Weisman was an honorable
upright citizen and will be missed in
the community.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the neighbors and friends
who so kindly assisted us during the
death and funeral of our dear hus-
band, father and grandfather, and
for the beautiful flowers and the
quartet, also Rev. Anna Eastwood for
her consoling words.
MRS. WILLIAM CURTIS,
MRS. MARY E. WARD,
ROLAND C. WARD
AND FAMILY.
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Harold Bell Wrght novel has great photopay To all lovers
the book this not surprising The story with dramatic stua
lions and sceca the magnitude Gods is ever before
a @ he & w6od Woo sand and the hills always appeal to real
clear as the water from the mountain springs before our
eyes is the vlsuazaton the story Of the and their
numoe owele The story of the who
ground and the found her way to the sun nan
story OF rough times before the coming railroads. the period
% % IN pee 6es ana house s Rough and settlement disputes
WIN the ns ti vire play and that
% g It Is fu @ Of wholesome philosophy and has
the making is shown forms an evenings enter
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