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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-28
RAW BRICK TOSSERS
WANTED. PERMANENT
WORK. $3.50 per day.
WEST BROS. BRICK CO.,
Arlington Junction

WANTED-Janitor or janitress for
211 North Fairfax street. Rent
free. Hot water for laundry work.
Extra pay in addition. M. L,
Horner, 612 King street.
soft.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-28

For Sale-Restaurant doing good
business, for cash. VIII sell reason
able, 204 King street. 1Ol-lt.
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For sale-Del Ray, six rooms and
bath, large lot size 51x1so. Pos
session given in 80 days. Price 81
750. Graham and Ogden. 95-tf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-28

Wanted-Girl to wait on table and
wash dishes. Harris Lun'1h, 2O4
King street. Also girl for house
work, 2O4 King street. 101-1t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-28

1918 Chandler Touring Car in per-
feet condition. Extra equipment.
First class throughout. Will demon
strate any time. Mt. Vernon Auto
Company, 115-117 North st. Asaph
street. lOl-ot'
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Los-Gold ring, set with two dia-
monds, lost Within past five or SIX
weeks, $40 reward, return to SOY
Cameron street. 100-6t.
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LET THE GAZETTE
Classified Columns
Work for You Night and Day 5sa +.
II You Want to Buy or Sell Anything Call No. IS
For Results

Warted- Woman for general house
work and 20 assist in caring for 2
year old child. White preferred. APP
ply At South Fairfax street. 1Ol-1t
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that in con-
formity with the provision of an Act
of the General Assembly of Virginia
approved March 10, 1916, (Acts 1916,
Chapter LAG, pages 219-225-224), the
undersigned Will on the 21st day OF
May, 1919, apply to the Corporation
Court Of the City of Alexandria, for
a license to purchase, store, and sell
wine for sacramento purposes, pure
whiskey and pure brandy and pure
fruit, ethyl, and grain alcohol for
medicinal, scientific, mechanical and
pharmaceutical purposes; and to pur-
chase and use ardent spirits and al
cohol fer the manufacture of fiavorine
extracts, toilet, medicinal and antisep-
tic preparations or solutions, anc
ratent and proprietary medicines, az
prov!ded in the said Act Of the As
senlbly.
Edgar Warfiela, Jr.
1pf-3t. mon-tue-fri.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-28

FOR SALE-9 acres of land in good
condition for trucking within 8
miles of town. Apply 1912 King
street.
,100-1t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-28
BIG MINSTREL SHOW
To be presented by
THE SEMINOLE PLAYERS

Benefit of
|. 3. of B. I. S. B. and H. of A,
Local Union No. 1863
Alexandria Opera House
. Nights-May CT, 1912 Nights
Coed Signing. Coed dancing
Good Jokes
The original Leonada Quartette will
sing many CT the old time southern
melodies
Get vcur tickets at WIarfeld's Drug
Store 101-104.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-04-28
CRANDAL MACKEY,
LEGAL NOTICES

VIRGINIA.
In the Corporation Court of the
City of Alexandria, March Oath, 1919
Grace r. Jones, Complainant VS..
Howard M. Jones, Defendant.
MEMO.
The object of this suit is to obtain
for the complainant an absolute dl-
vorce from the defendant on the
grounds Of wilful desertion and aban-
donment.
1t appearing by an affidavit filed in
this cause that the defendant Howard
M. Jones is nonresident of this
State: 1t Is Ordered, That said de-
PENDANT appear here within fifteen
days after due publication of this or
der, and do what is necessary to pro-
tect his interests in this suit.
Charles Bendheim, p. q.
A Copy, Teste:
NEWELL S. GRENAWAY, Clerk.
76-1taw-4w.
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100-2t.

For Rent-Two furnished bed rooms.
Apply, 22O North Columbus street.
l00-2t.
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Found-A mule, owner may have
same by proving property and pay
ing expenses. For information phone
1a1 1OO-3t
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VIRGINIA:
In the Corporation Court of the
City of Alexandria, Clerks Office on
April 10, 1919.
Hester Brooks Fox, Complainant.
vs.. Harry A. Fox, Defendant.
MEMO:
The object of this suit is to obtain
for the complainant an absolute d.
vorcc from the defendant upon the
ground of wilful and voluntary de-
sertion and abandonment for period
gilmore than three years prior.@tc
the institution of this suit.
1t appearing by an affidavit filed IN
this cause that the defendant, Harry
A. Fox is a nonresident of this
State: 1t Is Ordered, That said de-
fendant appear here within fifteen
days after due publication of this or
der, and do what is necessary to pro-
tect his interests in this suit.
William P. Woolls, p. q.
A Copy Teste:
o4-4W. NEWELL S. GREENAWAY
Clerk
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Help Wanted-A lady to sew; must
have good reputation; good salary
paid. Apply at 9O5 King street.
101-1i.
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For Sale-Baby carriage practically
new, cheap for cash. SIT South Al
fred street. lol-ot'
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PHOToFLAYS-Bring big prices.
A strongimagination and common
sense properly trained is the only
essential. f you desire success
send address for free information.
to c., S. S. Gazette.
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STATE LICENSE

1pf st. mon-tue-fri.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-19
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GENERAL PERSHINC v
LONDYNE.

Lndyn, 18. cervence. - Ge->
neral John j. Pershing, vrch-
nj velitel americkych sill We
Francii, prijel Sc svym stabem,
ably Sc podilel ma mirove osla-
We. V Doveru uvitali jej gene
raj sir Henry S. Horne cest-
ma garda. Ma stanici Victoria
'privitali jej plukovnik Win
ston Spencer Churchill, statni
sekretar pro valku, a dIstojni
ci, zastupujici marsalka Haiga
a generala Wilsona, nacelnika
generalniho Stabu. Pc prehlid
ce cestne straze odebrala Sc
druzina do hotelu Carlton.
jsouc bourliv6 akklamovana da
wy lidu, ktere vroubily ulice
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-19
V PONDELi BUDOU DORUCENY RIA.
KOUSKU POSLEDNi PODMfNKY
MlRU.
GENERAL ALLENBY VELITELEM OKUPACE
WHALE ASH

Pafz 49, cervence Posledni dosud schazejici odstav
mirove smouvy Rakouskem dodany budou videnke mi
rove deegaci ponde Rakusandm dana bude destdenni
zada, ably lhuta bya dach deset dni prodouzena
depsani vsak sotva dojde pred 10. srpnem
Mezspoenecka rada dnes rozhodla, ably generalu brit
sk6 armady Alenbymu sveTena byla okupace Male Aisle
vrchni dohed mad anglckym, francouzskym alskym
kym voskem Opatrenf ma uklidni pomery Smyrne jim
de soucasne zabranti srazkam mezi Reky Vlachy.
Havnim predmetem iednanf mezspoenecke rady byla
spoenecka inevence Uhrach kde suace sava nebez-
pecnou Posku Rumunsku (Ceskoslovensku ne?)
Hamburku oznamuje 1Tedn cestou, re meste btlo
spoencGm pTedano 800 lodi cekove tonaze kycho
vych mer 81 odevzdanych plavide patrilo Hambursko
americke spoleGnosti.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-19
NEBEZPECl SRAzKY S MEXIKEM.
MA HRANICI SPACHANY MOVE
ZLOCINY.

New York, 49, cervence Narodn Sdruzeni pro ochra-
americkych pray Mexiku dnes odpoledne oznamue
dosy telegram Tampika datem IT, cervence has pepa-
den Atlantic Refining Co., pobze Port Lobos kde Carranzo
vym vladimir voaky ejch vpadu ukraden by priprave
ny dvoutydenni delnicky plat obnosu $4,000.
Washington, Is. cervence Dnes hlaseno byo statnimu
depaementu zavrazdenf amerckeho obcana Petra Caona
mexckymi bandty. Sta tax dne 7. cervence meste
Valesu mexckeho u San Luis Potosa Krone suchch dat
nedoso zanych nch podrobnos ale prpad bude vyseten
a vlada mexicka pohnana k zodpovednost
President Wilson oznami dnes oklahomskemu guverne-
Robersono re pozada stani departement ably podnk
NOME jest spojeni zavrazdenim jneho amer
ckeho obcana j. W. Corrella udavs ampickem olenfm
distriktu.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-19
Pfehlidka Geskoslovensk& le@ie re Sibife
PROSL0VENl PRESIDENTA WILS0NA.

Washington, cervence = Ia deste defilovalo vcera
odpoedne 1000 ceskoovenskych vojind vysouzcd
zname sbirske vypravy Pennsylvania Ave- byl pred BIZ
lynn Domem pfehlzen samotnym presidentem Wisonem.
Bylo to poprve hsorii Washngtonu, znacny od
dill ciziho vojska pardova ucem hlavnho Spojenh
Stau Pohed pochoduiicf voiny pGsob velkym domem
Vschni stall ohn nemene dobu pet let nejstarSm by
sedmdesatlet praporecnk douhym ehoz postava
jest nam dobre znama ukazovanych zde obrazkd n6kter
defilujicich pax byi pouzi hosi
Veterani, prekrizvsi Pacfcky okean ubiraji Sc
mtclm krbun1, valnou vetsnou Cechach Morave.
nedeli z odpuji do Newport News Washngtonu prby
dnes casne rama a ubytovani byli Camp Meigs
Ma schods pred poralem Bileho Domu sta presiden-
tenn Kare Pergler zastupce repubky Ceskoovenske
Spojene Stty pukovnk Hurban vojensky prideenec
koik americkych armadnich ddstojnikd dredmkd.
Kdyz pred prucem projely ambulance, sestoup Wilson
schodou pffvetve emu vlasnim dsmevem kynul
buancch jedoucim muzdm Vojsko deflovani utvofio
pred Biym Domem six, Wilson voenskym zastupcGm
madeho statu promuvl
Jsem vece potssen prilezosti prehednout oddi
vas chrabre armady srde6ns ddsojny
svo uvita Myslenky nase byy dace pfi sledovali
sme vase ciny pohnut obdvem vasi sluzby jste
zali Ia TAX ponejvice neprznivych okonostti."
"Podroben CHI kontroe rozplamenovani by te laskou
stare svobods rodne vasi zems udans sam spoji
tsm' ker boova prot veserenu despotismu vojenske
I've chvch, kdy armads jste bojovali
klod kdyz nastaa tina veobecna bezradnost kdyz tyo
okonos poaly vrhati stiny vase snahy nevzda te
neohrozenych nadej Vase vyrvaost, smsrujci Gill;
oFesitena davsra vysoky IDEAL vase statecna mys
zlost tel srdc, vzbudy obdiv svsta."
Orrostred neorgansovaneho idu, Ia vivu, jenz pra-
cova ke zkaze zachova vastnch radach poradek
vastnm pfikladem pomahali vsem, kerym jste prs do
styku pomahal Jim poznovu vybudovat zivot Nemam ami
dost SLOW, abych vychva chovani va armady chvich
zkousky.'
"Buouc generace radostns zaznamenai viv vseobec
ne dobro vam prokazane dstvu ceeho zasti mi
sto vasi neohrozenosti zarucene a zaslouzene."
"Dosud snad nkdy nebyl brilantnsjsi pri
pad ako pouz vasi moc prot armadam Nsmecka Rakou-
ska pochodem vasich armad nepreherym ny Sbire,
zachovan byl tax smysl organisac porade
kych podminek."
'Vrace nyni do vas rodne zems, jez jest dne jak
vschni radostns tvrdime svobodnym neodvsym sta
tenn Pfispete jejimu zvotu tax vytrvale ak jsts doka
zali rri vasich zkusenostech Rusku a Sibifi"
"To vse uchovavejte mysli pri vasem navratu a
tujte ze zakony bozske zakony dke zakony prodni
zadu sysemackeho poradku strizliveho posouzen pri
ch vyhlasovani vyvieni dobro ;tsst ve;kereho lid
stva."
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-19
NEMECKY UTOK MA AMERICKEHO
DUSTOJNiKA.

Koblenc, 18. cervence = Americky major Cockre v
prdvodu dsojnka vojenske polcie by vcera TO- hod
odlehejsi uc napaden dvema Nemc ktefi nem
pal nekok Utocnc byl stesti leps bezc nez-li
stfec zmzel beze stopy anz by kue ejich trefi cie
Cockrie jest tajne nemecke sne neobbenych Amer-
dostal z pet vyhrdznych dopisd jednom byla
dana en hodnova hnta zvotnf N6mecti zakefnc wy
strelili ma Americany zadu.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-19

Washington, 18. cervence. -
Americti vojaci We Francii byli
znameniteho ducha, ale pohe-
kud kolisavi jakozto armada,
kdyz primeri bylo uzavreno.
jak prohlasil dnes pred vale.-
nym vysetrujicim vyborem plu
kovnik F. L. Huidekoper, byva
~ adjutant 33. divise. Plukov-
mix pravil, re byl ohromen sde
lenim,jez mu ucinil 6 ledna plu
kovnik Cowan Cd generalniho
Stabu, ze dopravni situace M
americke fronte byla tax bid
ma, ze americka armada memo
hla by bojovati o mesic dele,
a re kdyby Nemci nebyli pre-
stall, Americana byvali by by
Ii nuceni tax ucinili. Fran
couzSti dIstojnici," pravil Hui
dekoper, "byli toho mineni, re
americkym vojakdm nedosta-
10 Sc takoveho lkrytu a pece,
jakeho Jim bylo potrebi. Ne
schopni dGstojnici rozmnozili
zbytecne ztraty mezi vojskem"
pravil svedek. Tvrdil, re ameri
cti dIstojnici nevyuzili zkuse-
nosti Anglicanu, FrancouzI a
Britt re byli prilis domyslivi
a naduti.
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GENERAL PERSHINC v
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-19
NARODNf SHROMAzDENf ODMiTA
NAVRH MA ZRUSENf TRESTU
SMRTI.

Vymar 49, cervence Nemecke narodni shromaz zdeni
odmto 54 hasy pro 129 vcera podanou predohu de KITE
mel byt Nemecku zruSen rest smr Navrh by podan
podporovan zejmena stranou neodvsych socialistG
Viden 49, cervence = Novinarske zpravy ohlasuji ze
drives madarsky minsrpresident hrabe Michael Karoyi
pomoci Ita prchl Budapest ze hodla odpou do New
YOrku.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-19
STAVKA SVYCARSKYCH SAZECU.

Bern IT, pondeli nevysly zdejsi casopisy
podobne stale cee zemi rasedkem stavky sazeci
notypech Prac zastavivs typografove pozadui 42hod
novou pracovni tydenni dobu.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-19
MEZlNARODNf STAVKA
PROLETARIATU.
Dopoledni bulletin:

Pariz, 19. cervence. - v
pondeli, 21. cervence ma "a
vladnouti 24hodinova stavka
mezinarodnfho proletariatu We
Francii, Anglii, Italii, Meme
cku, Rakousku a Rusku, "a
vndcovstvi poslance Jeana Lon
guela a jinych francouzskych.
britskych a vlasskych proletar
skych nacelnikI spolu s neme-
ckymi neodvislymi socialisty,
rakouskou Federaci Prace a VI
denskymi komunisty.
fWSSl It'll [WSS]
PODIVNA KRITIKA AMERI-
CKE ARMADY.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-19
OSLAVA VfTEZSTVf
Y LONDYNE.
Dopoledni bulletin:

Londyn, 10. cervence. -
Ones paradovalo prGvodu
sestimilovem londynskymi uli-
cemi 10000 valecnych vyslou-
zilc1 pred kralem Jirim, jenz
spolu rodinou stall pod pomni
KEN kralovny Viktorie, stoji-
elm pred Buckinghamskym
palacem Vojsko pochodovalo
v abecednim poradku, takze
v cele byli Americana s Per-
shingem, poctem kolem 1000
muZu. Ma oslavu vitezstvi byl
anesni den vseobecnym swat
KEN a prehlidka doprovazena
/ slavnostmi lidovymi.
The diamond drill., 1919-06-14
omebody was sinking me.

Somebody was shaking me.
acct upl" he beloved In my ear.
-Get upi DO you want to die In the
sn0wa'
I closed my eyes and sank back In
lethesgy OF sleep.
The diamond drill., 1919-06-14

these mountains, circuit OF perhtVxs
twenty miles. approaching the chaturu
by the edge OF the iaaxe. i concluded
'that there must exist ridge OF mar.
row beach between the whirlpool and
che castle. though 1t was invisible
from above, and that the entrzmce
would disclose itsesf to me In tile
course ce my Journey.
Although the sun was well atove
the horizon when I 'awoke l started
out on the fourth morning eager to
achieve the entrance 10 the chaseau.
First ] plodded back TO the two
mountains which guarded the ap-
proach to the valley, then worked
round along the haEik Of the ridge Of
peaks, searching for an entrance. The
further ] went, however, the higher
and more precipitous became the
mountains
There was no visible entrance to
that mountain lake on any side, and
TO descend that sheer, ice-coated nreoi-
pice wAs an imposs.bility.
II was long after nightfalI wfsen /
reached the cabin again. exhausted
and tiispirited.
awcke too late ssn the fifth morn
ing. ana i was too 6tiff to make much
OF a Journey. j climbed 10 the 'etge
OF the glacier once again In the 1lspe
OF discovering an 'approach. exam
ined every foot OF the ground wdth
aneticuious care.
But wherever approached the s4ge
the same wall OF reck ran down mer-
ticafly for some three hundred feet.
veneered with Ice and wrapped IN
perpetual blinding -spray.
was within three hundred feet Of
JacQneltne's home and yet ~ far
away as though leagues divided us. !
looked down at tke chateau axst
would win to her. But all the rest q
that day went IN fruitless searching.
This was 20 be my last night in the
cabin. could not return, not though
were perSshinR IN the SHOWS.
Happily my eyes were now entirely
well, and sny hands. though chapped
and roughened from the frostbites,
had suffered no permanent injury. So
I started out with grim resolution on
the sixth morning. when the dawn was
only a red streak on the horizon and
the stars stili ne my way.
As I stood. rather weary, balancing
myself upon my snowshees. heard n
VOLTS howl quite near TO me. Raising
my head I saw no wolf bat an Eskimo
dog--the very dog had encountered
I'm New York-Jacquellne's dog
The diamond drill., 1919-06-14

4 ! giAnced at my watch. n seemed
yhst had been travelling for an inter
us,nable time. but Il was barely eleven
O'Clock. 1 felt drowsy, and somehow.
before ! was aware OF any fatigue.
wss asleep.
/ Ie was three O'Clock when awoke.
ana at first, as always since my Jour
ney Dcgan. I could not remember
wnefe I was. And. as always. II was
trIe thought OF Jacqueiine that recalled
me 60 my surroundings.
reprang 70 my feet and made hasty
preparattons 60 resume my journey.
N the first cave that ! explored ]
round . stock OF prcvisions--fiour and
'cahnsd meats and matches-snugly
storWd away safe from the damp and
snow. Near by were picks and SHOW
els and three very reputable blankets.
vsttK a miscellany OF materials sugges-
tive OF the camping party's Outiit.
I.might have been more surprised
rhgn was. but my thoughts were all
.cenksrsd on Jacqueline. and the wan
Ing OF the light showed me that the
sun must be well down in the sky.
4 must 90 on at once II Z We're 10
reach. the chateau that night
As Iproceeded kept looking to the
left to endeavor 10 locate the narrow
passage into which had strayed. but
II must have been the merest opening
In the wall, so small that only mir
acfe or chance had led me into IL, for
I'saw nothing but the straight passage
before me.
Presently began TO hear murmur
cof water in the distances and then q
faint Kicker of light.
Tie thunder OF the cataracts filled
my ears. A fine spray, IKE garment
ltof ffmy silk. obscured my clearer
vision; but through and beyond 1t. be.
tween two torrents that sailed above
like crystal bows. saw the chateau
Ibefotc me.
The diamond drill., 1919-06-14

me wolf crept nearer, and ITS howIs
rang out with piercing stroke across
the silence. My eyes sched so thnt 1
could hardly discern the darkening
land. and the snow came down, not
steadily but in swirling eddies SHOWN
on 1ierce gusts OF wind.
And suddenly raising my eyes de-
sparingly ] saw the nuts. There were
five OF them, and they,had not been oc-
cupied for-st least two seasons. for the
blaekened -timbers were falling apart.
ann the roofs had been torn OF Hll but
oye OF them, no DOUBT for fuel. The
Wind wss whirling the snow wildly
around them. and IL whistled through
the broken. rotting walls.
I flung my pack inside the rooted
one, and began tearing apart tne tim
bers OF another 10 make a fire.
JacqueIfne. opening the pack, began
the preparation OF our meal, which
consisted OF some biscuits left from
the might before, when we had made
q quantity on the wood ashes. We
made tea over the roaring flames, and
sat listening 10 the VOLTS call and the
wind that drove our fire In gusts OF
smoke 'and fame.
y-scooped out bed for Jacqueline
inside the snow-fiIled hut and spread
II with the big sleigh robe. She lay
down In her fur coat, and ! wrapped
the ends around her. ! looked INTO her
sweet face and marveled at It's seren-
- sxoo nIr.o.E xyaar.flv
A'gireAdful fear held me IN les grip !:
what n she never awoke? Someupeople
died 'tn1s In the snow. ] raised the
sleigh robe and saw that the nur coat
stirred softly as she breathed.
At last, out OF the wild passions that
fought within me, decision was born.
I would go on, because she had hidden
me. xnd ] would ne ready ncr Le-
soux and let him act as he saw Ct. i
loaded my pistols. i could do no snore
than nght for Jacqaeftne, and with God
be the Issue.
"Pauif"
j must have been half asleep. fer I
came back to myself with a start and
spfang 10 my feet Jacquellne mad
risen upon her knees: she flung her
arms out wildly, and suddenly she
ssSsa' ncSa ~ ~ Sss NM @S sSxssa ssS
me. with hands that sreped for me.
a. She found fte: ! edtsht her, and she
pushed me from her and shuddered
and stared at me In 'chat uncertain
doubt that follows dreams.
II am here. Jacqueane," said
with you-always, I'LL you send me
away. Remember that even In dreams,
Jacqueline."
She knew me now. and she was re-
.roiling from me. out through the hut
The diamond drill., 1919-06-14
CHAPTER x,.
Under the Mountains.

The dog was standing on a rock at
the base OF the hill Immediately before
me-and calling. almost thought
that tt was calling me.
took few steps toward II, and II
disappeared Immediately. as though
alarmed--apparently into the heart OF
the mountain.
When I reached the spot where II
had been Il was nowhere TO be seen.
And the pad-prints ran toward n tiny
hole no bigger than the entrance TO
fox's lair--and ended there.
At this spot an enormous bowlder
lay, almost conceallng the burrow. I
put my shoulder against it--in the
hope of dlslodging II sufficiently 10 en-
able me 10 see into the cavity. To my
establishment, at the first touch II
rolled into new position. disclosing
n wide natural tunnel In the mountain.
side, through which sleigh might
have passed easily
saw az once the explanation. The
bowIder was rocking stone. II
must have fallen Mt some time from
the top OF the arch. and happened TO
be so poised that at touch II could
be swung into one OF two positions,
alternately disclosing and concealing
the tunnel In the cliff will.
I stepped within. and. striking a
match. perceived that was standing
inside vast cave--n vaulted chamber
that ran apparently straight into the
heart OF the, mountains.
The interior was completely dark.
AZ intervals I struck matches from
the box which had brought with me.
but the road always run clear and
strnight ahead. and I could even
guide myself by the r7lts In the ground.
advanced cautiously until the light
grew quite bright; ! saw the tunnel
end in front OF me, and emerged Into
an open space In the heart OF the
hilla