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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-09-19
Dice of Destiny
BY JACKSON GREGORY

Absolutely. / shall make better
terms"
stairway went TO the door.
There is going to be no more max
Ing OF terms" he said briefly. II shall
talk to you henceforward as I'd talk
to a rat In trRpl"
Tore sprang up swiftly, his face
flushing darkly with rush OF angry
blood.
you shall see" he cried harshly,
"thnt even a rat In a trap may have
sharp teeth. You fool, 1t is / who will
offer terms--or dictate--at my pleas
TIRE n
He turned away with a short, ugly
lnugh. Stairway for the first time felt
little shock of positive dread; fear
that he was riskIng too much; that he
had no right to assume this RESPONSE
billty. For there was something In
Torres voice which told him that the
man was making no idle threat.
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only twenty thousand dollars to re-
nounee all claim. free the old gentle
man. 20 away and leave you, senior,
10 pay your court 10 the helress !"
He laughed softly at Stanway's
quick. angry frown, and continued
swiftly:
"It Is because I have very urgent
need OF ten thousand dollars. IL would
save me from an embarrassing posi-
ton, senior. You do not guess how
embarrassing. And am very modest
~ asking merely twice my actual
needs.
"True, there is more 10 gain by slit
ting the throat OF my esteemed kins-
man and inheriting the whole. You
see, don't mind speaking frankly. be-
tween friends.
"But, on the other hand, the danger
OF which you speak would be much
greater-and I need the money now
not after the courts can have had time
to haggle over the viii for year OF
two. so, senior, you have my offer
| What do you sayf
81 say" cried Stairway hotiy "tha
you are a seoundrel, and beliey'
only so much OF what you say as
Judge wise. II Senior de la Guerri
dies, why then you 20 to the hangmai
provided Gaucho and his men alloE
you to go that far. You will save hin
to save your own neck. DO you absc
lutely refuse to accept my propOs
tionYp
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5EARM15K0rES

The silo is good thing.
Legumes and live stock mean soil
fertility.
The honey bee does not have very
long life, but he keeps busy while he's
here.
Commercial cultures for lnoculatlng
alfalfa may be bought at almost any
seed store.
More grass land Is needed on some
farms. Those who have live stcol,
need grazing. "
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CHAPTER VII.
Al Three O'Clock.

AT Three O'CLOCK.
The questions perplexing Stairway.
were these: sis there large force
OF men backing Tore and Juarezf Are
they alone In the thing?" And there
was only one way to answer them.
AS the afternoon slipped by and
dusk came down upon them, sweet and
warm, through the groves Of orange
and olive trees, Teresa sent word to
the mems quarters for all, excepting
half dozen Of them, to come to the
house.
Those not coming in were to remain
on guard over the corrals into which
the saddle-horses had been herded, and
to serve as sentinels along the bor-
der. The guard over Tore and Juarez
was doubled; the two men We're dis
armed and assigned to couches upon
the opposite side of the drawing-room.
Doors were fastened, windows
locked. shutters drawn, and the haci-
enda was like an old fortress In time
of siege.
IL do not anticipate an attack" Stan
way smiled into Teresa's grave face.
"Surely the insurgents are not looking
for complications with this country.
But we are taking no chances. 1t would
take whole regiment Of them to trou-
BILE us here tonight"
"But are we doing rlght?" she whis-
pered little fearfully. eff we gave
them the money--it Is so small part
of papa grande's estate--he would be
out of all danger. And as II Isl"
ut Is a blum of Torres, pure and
simple" he told her. "If anything
should happen to Senior de la Guerra,
| Tore and Juarez would not last fif-
teen minutes with your little army of
retalners, senorita. They talk big,
| both Of them, but am not afraid"
But when she had given him her
hand and wan smile by the way of
"Buenas noches,' he was not content
until he himself had seen to the watch
fulness of the men stationed here and
there throughout the big house. And
by the way OF final precaution, he saw
that another man slept that night at
| Pedro's side. in front of the senOrita's
door. and that both men We're armed.
He had not again gone TO where
Dempton fumed and worried in the IL
brary. II was his thought to leave the
lawyer to chew upon the cud of sus'
piclon his own parting words had given
him. TO make the night long and UNI
eventful for him. so that his trembling
little soul might have time for thought
II was late when Teresa needed his
urging and went to her room. He left
her at the foot of the stairs leading NJ
to her chambers; saw Pedro preparing
to spend the night at her doorway, ant
then went to his own room, decided t
sleep until the stiller hours OF tbs
night came; then to superintend IL
person the watch which was beinI
kept throughout the house.
On his way TO the wing Of the build
ing which had been given over to him
he passed through the drawing-roon
: for the last time.
: Juarez seemed to be asleep upon hi
couch. Half a dozen of Gaucho's Vi
queros, all armed, were scattere
5 about the room. their quick eyes show
Ing how alert was the spirit With
them. Tore. sitting at a table idl
turning the leaves Of an illustrate
book of poems. rose quickly whe
: stairway came into the room an
' stepped 10 his side.
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airs psaJuRyi-

Synopeia- Senior Antonio DC IA
Guerrm, \ ane old spaniard iivIng
on his ancestral estate on the
American side OF the Mexican bor-
der. d Informed nv his American
iawycr. Dempton, that there h a
technical error IN hla will lie
tli4reupon Nigna n new will without
reading Il. IN the meantime hlA
adorab ls granddaughter and heir
cEs, Senorita Teresa. ~ out on her
rcee-coyered balcony. listening 70
American love-mzkinK from Billy
Stairway. owner o. the Painted
R0ek ranch. Teresa Eoing 20 Join
her grandfather. finds him gone.
with the drAwins room In disorder
End Mood on the floor. The Amer
lean takes cofsssaaiid OF tha Aituar
tion Senar Eduardo Ramon Tore,
4 hAtc1 kinsman OF the De IA
3nesras. arrives Stairway and the
he IA Guerra ranch hands return
FROM vain pursuit ~ the bandits.
The aew Will siislnheritN Teresa and
nakcs Tarre saia heir Captain
ga4rer. nominaiiy representing the
handita appears and demands $50
as ransom for he Ia Guerra Tore,
~ heir, tries 90 assume control and
demands that Teresa produce the
ransosa. Stairway dctalns Tcrre
ana JnArex and his men kidnap
nempton ard bring him 20 the
ranch. Stairway demands a confess
sson from tho lawyer
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Almost Universal syrbel.

The swastika symbol has been found
depicted on tombs at Htssarlik. near
ancient Troy; on Buddhlstic inscrlp~
lions in India, In Etrusean necropo~
Uses on coins of GAIA and Corinth :
on rock carvings In Sweden. and on
Celtic stones In Britain. In America
IN pre-Columbian times. II was In CONS
mon use by the aborigines.
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Tore makes threats
which seem to mean an at
tack by bandits in the night.
ITo BE CONTINUED
Cali Was Just RIahs.

Carolyn was delighted when she re
crived an invitation to spend a week
IN the country with friend of the
family, and expressed herself to lit
lie friend she was playing with like
this: Eyes, they have pigs and chick
ems and a COW and little calf.
can't milk the COW. hut ! can milk TIL
calf-it's Just my size"
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Classifying Time.

That man has great tommrows b.
fore him who has great yesterdays ?
hind him and Is islpg g PAT 2 gree
deal OF greatness mt as igiaSs
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individual in the best possible form,
and to keep 1t so.
Weeks or even months in advance OF
the fair the boy must start getting his
calf or pig tame. At particular time
it may be necessary to pare the pigs
toenails so that he will stand up
straight without too much bend at the
pasterns. But he must be careful not
to pare them too close. A limping pig
is not likely to be prize winner. Sew
eral weeks before the fair he should
trim the hair out of the pigs ears, be-
ing careful to do it in such way that
the ears will not be irregular in out
line. He should provide a clean wal
low for the pig to keep the hair and
skin soft and pliable-and he ought
to know the trick of the trade that
little oil on the surface of the water
helps great deal; also that little
linseed meal, properly fed to the pig,
puts a peculiar gloss on the hair.
He must remember to have the right
kind of crate ready in plenty of time.
Many boys have failed to get their
pigs to the fair because, when the time
came to ship, there was no crate. The
| department has special sets of specifi-
cations for pig crates, calf crates and
| others. A very important thing to re-
member in connection with the crate
is that the pig grows at a pretty rapid
clip. The crate must be built big
enough for the pig, not when the crate
is made but allowing for growth be-
| tween then and fair time. And it
must not be big enough to permit the
pig to turn around. The boy must re-
member that the pig should not be fed
just before shipping. No matter how
much the little rascal cries for corn
he must not be INDUCED. If he is fed
he is very likely to get sick on the
train and go through the whole fair
in droopy, drowsy, unprlzelike-look-
ing way.
Prizes Are Not All.
These are just few of the things
that must be remembered in preparing
n pig for the fair. And there are
| many WIN ANSutu " tic Sdllp
or the dairy cow, or the poultry, or
any of the things, practically, that the
boy or girl, man or woman wants to
exhibit at the fair.
Even with all the care possible the
animal or other product may not be a
prize winner. There can't be prizes
for every exhibitor. The fair that tries
to arrange things so that everybody
can get prize does not amount to
much usually. 1t does not mean any
thing to win prize when you are the
only exhibitor in your class. And, as
the experts in the department of agri.
culture point out, the prize is not the
main thing after all. To be sure the
boys and girls and men and women
who get things ready for the fair are
contributing to an education for tbs
public-but the main thing for then
IS the education they get themselves.
4 ''Take part In the contest" say tn,
: experts. for your own sake. You will
Z have better pig, better calf, bet
ter pound of butter, better can O
I peaches next year by reason of havin,
I exhibited this year, whether you vii
d or not. And, with proper attention t,
: preparation, the prizes are sure +
!, come, too, sooner or later"
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FOR SALE-We have in this VI
entity high-grade piano, also latest
model player-piano, used but in per-
feet condition, practically new, which
we will sell at an attractive figure and
on practically their own terms, to
responsible parties, rather than ship
back. Write today to Consolidated
Music Co, ID to 10 East First South
St., Salt Lake City, Utah.
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NO REFUGE IN BANKRUPTCY
Melted Out to Men Unable to-
Pay Their Debts.

A curious custom was prevalent in
France during the sixteenth and sew
enteenth centuries. Anyone who found
1T necessary to liquidate his affairs
was obliged to wear a green cap-a
humility to himself and a warning to
others.
Those who made a hobby of getting
rid of their Indebtedness by way Of
the bankruptcy court should at all
costs steer clear of China. Bank
ruptcies are almost unknown in that
country, as they entail Immediate ex-
ecution.
A similar drastic punishment used
to be meted out to delinquent in
Japan.
To come nearer home. one need only
go back to a little before the Act Of
Union to find that debtors in Scot
land were obliged to wear garments
of diverse colors, a suit of gray and
yellow being the most common.
In Siam, man unable to meet his
liabilities was put in chains and COM
PEELED to work as a slave for his cred
itor. Should he escape, his wife. chill
dren, father or other relative were
seized In his stead.
At one time bankrupts were consid-
cred criminal offenders even in Eng
land. AS matter of fact, certain
cases Of fraudulent bankruptcy have
incurred the death penalty In this
country. ANY concealment Of books
or the secreting of property by
debtor was so punished. Under this
law man called John PerrOt was
hanged In 1761.-London Tit-Bits
The Washington times., 1919-09-18

Gentlemen speculstng in German marks, buying for
five marks normally worth twenty-five cents Their
enthusiasm may be dampened by the following brief state
ment from Well-informed German fnancisr
Germany will find the solution of her financial
problem in bankruptcy, nowhere else. She cannot pay
the sums demanded will have to declare herself bank
rupt and say to the Allies, "Take what you WANT
The Allies only take public property in Germany,
not private property. And public properties railroads,
canals, etc.-cannot be taken out of Germany. And
people must be found and paid in Germany to work
them.
There nothing for Southern States to do after
the war that ruined them except to default bonds and
currency that England and other countries bought There
nothing for Germany, any other bankrupt to do but
play the part Of bankrupt, regretfuly.
Thus Well-informed German fnanCier foresees Ger
manys future and inevitable course Meanwhile the Ger
nation under republican government is struggling to
keep its obligations sending hundreds Of thousands Of
into France for work Of reconstruction shipping not paper
marks but real money as rapidly as possible
Yesterday London received from Berlin 900 pounds
gold But shipping and gold the borders and
dealing with BosheVism and bankruptcy at home is not
easy task
And Germany as the nanCier predicts, may make her
appearance in the international bankruptcy courts 1pou
t1iLy, as Russia did voluntarily.
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Six Months Pay For Soldiers

Washington yesterday opened its great heart and
eheered-cheered for the boys of the First Division for
their commander and for what they represent the BRAIN
the rawn and the spirit Of the American soldiers who beat
the German army to its knees
Washington welcomed for the nation the gallant
who fought in the terrific fields of France and Belgium
that the world might be saved from the menace Of Kaisesm
How many Of willing to do something more SUBJ
santal than to cheer for these boys? Are you willing
dig into your pockets and pay little tax in order
that the millions Of who return to these shores will be
kept from want and priVation?
you are write your Congressman and tell him that
soldiers ought to have not sxtydoa bonus but six
months pay when they leave the service
It is proposed to give to General Pershng gold sword
worth ten thousand dollars.
The boys in the ranks don't want gold swords kind
words written tributes What they want and need is
enough money to put them back their feet in civil life
and to tide them until they get jobs
Give them six months pay now, when they need it. not
year from now after they have gotten settled again in
civil life.
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TODAY'S TOPIC
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

ure to publish the following letter
which gives some excellent sug-
gestions:
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Good books are indeed the best
companions. When 1 am homesick
for dear old New York / lose myself
on New York's highways and by
ways in o. Henry's stories. When
feel the need Of thrilling adven-
ture in Paris I turn to Balzac and
Maupassant. Marie Corelli, Locke,
Mary JOhnstone, and for simple New
England visits I turn to Mary Will
kins Freeman. There are q num-
ber of others, but these are my IA
vorites.
The study Of animals is a never
ending one, as we'll as botany. I
would say to the lonely. Go out into
Gods great outdoors and get ac-
quainted with animal and plant life.
Mother nature is wonderful and
will soothe when others fail. X.
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OUR FIRE FIGHTERS

To the Editor Of The TIMES:
Our newspapers are once more her
aiding the wonderful feats of daring
performed by the fireman in saving
human life. A tenement house in
New York was afre-These brave
fellows standing on the ledges OF win
dOws four stories from the sidewalk
reach over to another window, grab
q young girl whose hair is ablaze and
snatch her from the most excruclating
Of deaths. Again we find them in
this particular fire making human
chGins Of their bodies reaching from
one side Of the street to a burning
structure opposite, seizing these
women as though they were toys.
passing them along this human chain
until the terror-stricken populace in
the streets see them safely in the
arms of their almost crazed loved
ones. We have that same character
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Second Lieut.. Samuel r. Mussman Of
Company N, 3I9th Infantry, although
travelling in first class with the other
onicers, spent most OF. his time down
below with his platoon, the men he
had gone through hell with, the men
with whom he had fought and slept
amidst shot she'll, gas, cooties. mud
carnage, the men who had become
real brothers to him. 4 gushing. dot
ing, ohe-cylinder Drained female said
TO him one day as he stood on the
top deck: Lieutenant Mussman. it's
horrible the way you, an officer, as
sociate with those men down there. -
His eyes flashed, his face flushed with
anger and indignation, he turned TO
her and exploded: Woman. YOU are
on this boat and IL is only for that
reason that we are here with you.
but in civil life you are NOT GOOD
ENOUGH TO ASSOCIATE WITH
THOSE MEN DOWN THERE"
! take on my hat 10 the second
lieuteBants for, with very few ex-
ceptions, they were good, loyal. strict
but kind, clean, brave and there" 4"
AN EX-BUCK PRIVATE IN THE
REAR RANK
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More Power to the End Lieutenant

To he Editor Of THE TINES:
A. B. B. presented a very able de-
tense Of the shave-tail in your col
umns today. The second lieutenant
IN this war has been slammed and
reslammed much like the army mule
Much OF the criticisms and sO-called
Jokes have been merited, but many.
and ] think the majority, fit about
as well as a Russian BOlshevik in a
BARRIERS chair. Most Of our second
Iouies were made OF good stock.
Some, Of course, there were mean
and contemplate, and I have in mind
one horn-rimmed spectacled bird who
condemned me TO the kitchen Thanks
giving peeling spuds and wrestling
greasy pans cause ] returned from
leave FIVE minutes late. But these
h8rd-bOiled guys were few, and they
were fewer after the armistice.
As general thing the second lieuten-
ants were not snobbish to the enlisted
men, although many OF the rattle
Drained civilians thought they should
be. Let me give an instance: Coming
from France on the Graf Waldersee
there were many infantry troops and
Hpe ohieers. One Of these officers,
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Thinks She May BE n "Namp."
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
In reading your column the 9th
er day. was at once amused and
interested in a letter written you
by Happy" AS you say, he Ger
tainly is a very fortunate young
man.
But there is one point in his let
ter that I want to argue. l myself
am a stenographer, eighteen years
old. work near + street, and am,
therefore. often on ii. l am very
well acquainted with several Of the
Young gentlemen who congregate
on Thirteenth and + streets. hav-
ing met many Of them at dances
and other places. ] am also ac-
ouainted with many OF the girls
who. like myself, parade + street.
and the girls ! speak Of are
nearly all in the same boat. We
get fair salaries, buy our own
clothes, and pay board at home. AS
do most OF the girls. ! dress in the
latest styles, comb my hair like
most of them, and use rouge
Ohough few are aware of the lat
ter SIM. / take in public dances,
sometimes as often as three times
a week. and to be brief. l guess I'm
what Revenue calls a ''vamp."
But that is just what ] want to
fight about. ] know that l am not
a worthless vamp." l think ! am
quite correct in saying l have
uecency and refinement, and so do
my girl friends who go around to
public dances. True enough, n good
girl is hard to find, but still, there's
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Of self-sacriice in our Capital City
Fire Department today, whose com.
pensatiOn is far from sufficient to
care for their wives and little ones.
certainly the time is more than ripe
for the Congress to pass immediate
legislation that will allow both our
hremen and policemen at least 81 800
per annum. In the event that hus-
band and father is taken from than.
this wage will allow these gallant feI-
lows to carry insurance sufficient to
care for their loved ones after their
bread winner has passed to his re
ward. The writer in making mention
OF the above does not mean 10
criticise anyone, but wants to see
justice given to those who are so
justly entitled to fair treatment by an
appreciative public.
ROBERT T. SMITH,
Former soldier and sailor, 227 Second
street southeast.
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What's Doing; Where; When
Today.

Today.
heeting-IllinOis state Society, Wilson
Normal School. Eleventh and Harvard
streets northwest 3 D. m
heeting-Colorsd Druggists Association,
1853 l. street northwest, S D. m
Dance-Epiphany Club House, g street.
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets
northwest.
vaudeyille-Y. NJ. c. A. Hut, East Poto-
mac Park.
-, vaudeville. NJ. c. A. Hut, Camp
vaudsvilIc-Y. NJ. c. A. Hut. Camp
Reception-Lawn Club Of Allowance and
Allotment Section OF the Bureau OF War
Risk Insurance. 400 Massachusetts, ave
nue northwest. 8 p. m.
Reception and Dance-HOme Club, 1925
II street northwest. $3.50 p. m.
Dance-War Camp Community Service.
Trinity Parish Hall, Third and c streets
northwest, 5 p. m.
pance-CentraI High achooI. Twelfth
ana clifton streets northwest, s D. m
Dance-UndeT the direction Of the
west, .. m.
Dance-Thomson School, Twelfth and L
sEsats AorthEs1ts S:SS BRt&l IL ,. N.
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TOmOFPOW,

Tomorrow.
Meeting-William B. Cushing Camp No
80 sons OF Net9FanB, Pythian Temple,
Ninth and l. streets northwest, p. m.
Entertainment-Given by Shaksspearean
Society of Washing on to Walter Reed
boys, at Sylvan Theater.
Dance-Trinity Parish Hall, Third and c
streets northwest, p. m.
Lawn Party-Club house Of the Allow
ance and Allotment Section Of Bureau Of
War Risk Insurance. 210O Massachusetts,
avenue northwest.
Dance-Blue Triangle Recreation Cen
ter, Twentieth and streets northwest
7:30 p. m.
Social Hour-MetropoIitan Methodist
Church, John Marshall place and c street
northwest.
Post Dance-UndeF direction of Knights
Of Columbus Fort Myer Va d m
Meeting-All states Club Church OF the
Covenant. Eighteenth and n streets north
west, Sis p. m.
Dance-Red Cross Auxiliary. Corcoran
court. New York avenue, between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets northwest,
p. m
Dance--Grover Cleveland School. EiEhth
and streets northwest, p. M