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cordial little grip, then released 1t
lightly. "Give my love to your mother.
Good byep
He turned heavily away, and mo-
ment later glanced back over his
shoulder. She had not gone on, but
stood watching him, that same casual.
cordial smile on her face to the very
last; and now, as he looked back.
emphasized her friendly unconcern by
waving her small hand to him cheer
lily, though perhaps with the slightest
hint of preoccupation, as If she had
begun to think of the errand that
brought her down town.
Lucy remained where she was until
he was out of sight. Then she went
slowly into the drug store which had
struck George as possible source Of
stimulant for himself.
"Please let me have few drops Of
aromatic spirits of ammonia in a glass
of water" she said, with the utmost
composure.
Eyes, ma'ami' said the impression
able clerk, who had been looking at
her through the display window as she
stood on the corner.
CTo BE CONTTNUED.)
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ever be anything else SO what was
the user
II don't know" he sighed. and his
sigh was abysmal. "But what want
ed to tell you was this: when you
went away. you didn't let me know
and didn't care how or when heard
1t, but I'm not like that with you.
This time I'm going away. That's
what / wanted to tell you. I'm going
away tomorrow night-indeflnitely
Lucy, this Is our last walk to-
gether."
.Evidentlyr r. she said. ''If you're go
ing away tomorrow night"
'Lucy-this may be the last time
I'll see you-ever-ever In my life."
At that she looked up at him quick
ly. across her shoulder. but smiled as
brightly as before, and with the
same cordial inconsequence: "Oh, I
can hardly think thatw she said. "And
Of course I'd be awfully sorry to think
1t. You're not moving away. are you.
to live2"
IT don't know when I'm coming
back. Mother and I are starting tomor-
row night for a trip around the
world"
At this she did look thoughtful.
"Your mother is going with your
Good heavensw he groaned. Lucy.
doesn't 1t make any difference to you
that am goingf"
At this her cordial smile instantly
appeared again.
Eyes, of course" she said. I'm sure
I'll miss you ever so much. Are You
to be gone long?"
He stared at her wanly. II told you
indefinitely" he said. "We've made
no plans-at all-for coming back"
'That does sound like a long tripl"
she exclaimed admiringly. "Do you
plan to be travelling all the time, or
will you stay In some one place the
greater part of it? think it would
be lovely to-"
He halted; and she stopped with
him. They had come to a corner at
the edge Of the business section" of
the city, and people were everywhere
about them, brushing against them,
sometimes, in passing.
IT can't stand this" George said. In
| d 1OW VOlCe. 1 Ill JuSL dDOul Tcuuy "
go in this drug store here. and ask
the clerk for something to keep me
from dying in my tracks It's quite q
shock, you see, Lucyl"
what is?"
ITO find out certainly, at last. how
deeply you've cared for mel To see
how much difference this makes to
you By Jove. have mattered to you
Her cordial smile was tempered now
with good nature. "Georgew She
laughed indulgently. "Surely you don't
want me to do pathos on a down.
town corner!"
"You wouldn't do pathos' any
wherew
"well-don't you think pathos ID
generally rather foozling"
II can't stand this any longer" he
said. II can'tl Good bye. Lucy" He
took her hand. 'It's good bye-I think
It's good bye for good, Lucy!"
"Good bye do hope you'll have the
most splendid trip" She gave his hand
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one gets excited about gossip. Dear
Isabel, what I'm trying to get at, in my
confused way. Is that you and 1 don't
care about this nonsensical gossip, our
selves, at all. Yesterday 1 thought the
time had come when I could ask you
to marry me, and you were dear
enough to me to tell me sometime 1t
might come to that Well. you and /,
left to ourselves, and knowing what
we have been and what we are, we'd
pay as kAuch attention to talk as we
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'No. want to talk to you abont
this letter Of her fathers"
Eyes, dear. that's why"
'It's simply the most offensive piece
Of writing that rve ever held in my
hands,"
She stepped back from him, startled.
"But, dear, thought"
II can't understand your even show
ing me such a thingI" he cried. "How
did you happen to bring 1t to mer
"Your uncle thought I'd better. He
thought It was the simplest thing to
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do, and he said that he'd suggested 1t to
Eugene, and Eugene had agreed. They
thought"
"YesI" George said bitterly. II
should like to hear what they thought n
'They thought it would be the most
straightforward thing"
George drew a long breath. "Well.
what do you think. mother7"
II thought it would be the simplest
and most straightforward thing; ]
thought theE were right"
"very WE'LL Well agree it was SIM
pie and straightforward. Now, what
do you think of that letter itselfr
She hesitated. looking away. 'T-of
course don't agree with him in the
way he speaks Of you, dear-except
about the angell don't agree with
some of the things he implies. You've
always been unselfish-nobody knows
that better than your mother.
"And yet" George broke in, 'you
see what he implies about me. Don't
you think, really, that this was pref
ty insulting letter for that man to be
asking you to hand your SOM"
"Oh, mol" she cried. "You see how
fair he means to be, and he didn't ask
for me to give 1t to you. 1t was brother
George who"
"Never mind that, nowi You say
he tries to be fair and yet do you sup
pose 1t ever occurs to him that I'm
doing my simple duty? That I'm doing
what my father would do If he were
aliye? That I'm doing what my father
would ask me to do If he could speak
from his grave out yonder? Do you
suppose 1t ever occurs to that man for
one minute that I'm protecting my
motherT George raised his voice ad-
vancing upon the helpless lady fierce
ly; and she could only bend her head
before him. "He talks about my WIFI
how it must be beaten down; yes,
and he asks my mother. to do that lit
tie thing to please himl What for?
Why does he want me beaten by my
mother? Because I'm trying to pro-
tect her namel He's got my mothers
name banded up and down the streets
Of this town till I can't step in those
streets without wondering what every
soul I meet is thinking Of me and Of
my family, and now he wants you to
marry him SO that every gossip in
town will say 'Therel What did tell
you? I guess that proves it's trueP
You can't get away from it; that's ex-
actly what they'd say. and this man
pretends he cares for you, and yet
asks you to marry him and give them
the right to say it. He says he and
you don't care what they say, but I
know betterl He may not care-prob-
ably he's that kind-but you do. There
let the Anderson name go trailing In
the dust like thati It's the proudest
name in this town, and it's going to
stay the proudest; and tell you that's
the deepest thing in my nature-not
that I'd expect Eugene Morgan to un-
derstand-the very deepest thing In my
nature is to protect that name and to
fight for it to the last breath when
danger threatens 1t as it does now
through my mother" He turned from
her striding up and down and tossing
his arms about in a tumult of gesture
Il can't believe 1t of you that you'd
think of such a sacrilegel That's
what 1t would be-sacrilegel When he
talks about your unselfishness toward
me he's right-you have been unselfish
and you have been perfect mother.
But what about him? Is it unselffsh
OF him to want you to throw away
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CHAPTER XVII.


CHAPTER XVII.
-12-
George choked. For an instant he
was on the point Of breaking down. but
he commanded himself, bravely dis
missing the self-pity reused by her
compassion. "How can help but be7'
he said.
"No, no." She soothed him. "You
mustn't. You mustn't be troubled, NO
matter what happens"
that's easy enough to sayw he
protested; and he moved as If to rise.
"Just let's stay like this a little
while, dear. Just a minute or two.
I want to tell you: Brother George
has been here. and he told me every
thing about-about how unhappy you'd
been-and how you went SO CALAMITY
to that old woman" Isabel gave a sad
little laugh. "What a terrible old
woman she isl What a really terrible
thing a vulgar old woman can bel"
Mother, - And again he moved
to rise.
"Must you7 It seemed to me such
comfortable way to talk. Well" She
yielded; he rose, helped her to her
feet. and pressed the light into being.
A. the room took life from the sudden
lines Of fire within the bulbs Isabel
made q deprecatory gesture, and. with
= faint laugh Of apologetic protest,
turned ~Nlckly away from George.
What Ahe meant was: you mustn't
see my face until I've made 1t nicer
for you" Then she turned again to
him her eyes downcast but no sign
Of tears In them, and she contrived to
show him that there was the sem
blance Of a smile upon her lips. She
still wore her hat, and In her unsteady
fingers she held q white envelope,
somewhat crumpled.
'Now, mother"
'Wait, dearest" she said; and
though he stood stone cold. she lifted
her arms, put them round him again,
and pressed her cheek lightly to his.
stOh, you do look SO troubled, poor
deari One thing you couldn't doubt.
believer boy. You know could never
care for anything in the world as I
care for you-never. neverI"
'Now, mother"
She released him and stepped back.
~Just q moment more. dearest. want
you to read this first. We can get at
things better" She pressed into his
hand the envelope she had brought
with her, and as he opened 1t and be-
gan to read the long inclosure she
walked slowly to the other end Of the
room; then stood there. with her back
to him, and her head dropping little,
until he had finished.
The sheets Of paper were covered
with Eugene's handwriting.
George Anderson will bring you
this, dear Isabel. He is waiting while
I write. He and I have talked things
over, and before he gives this to you
he will tell you what has happened.
ought to have known 1t was coming,
because have understood for quite q
long time that young George was get
ting to dislike me more and more.
Somehow, I've never been able to get
his friendship; he's always had a latent
distrust Of me-or something like dis
trust-and perhaps that's made me
SOMETIMES u utt10 dWhWdlu anu uaAA-
dent with him. think 1t may be he
felt from the first that cared a great
deal about you, and he naturally re-
sented 1t. think perhaps he felt this
even during all the time when was
so careful-at least thought was
not to show, even to you. how i'm
mensely I did care. It's perfectly COM
prehensible to me. also, that at his age
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Very Few Arc.

mo man ever saw" said Uncle
Eben, twas quite as good his own
se'f as he thought sV'Ybody else ought
to be-"
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-06-13
CAPTA| JOHN |. CHR|STY RETURNS
 FROM NORWAY
East and Abroad; New Mining Company Will Enter Globe District

Capt. John Christy, who has been mining in the Clifton district for the past two years under a lease on the Leszynsky group, returned to Clifton on Wednesday morning, after an ab- sence of several months.
 MT. Christy came in from Fl Paso driving a new Nash auto, and after spending the day in Clifton, departed learly Thursday morning for Globe where it is understood a new mining company, in which MT. Christy is the moving spirit, will shortly begin de- velopment work on ground in close proximity to the Inspiration property. l While MT. Christy was absent he visited Norway and spent several weeks in Christiania, the capital, where he met old friends whom he had not seen in 40 years. He was not on pleasure bent, however. While there he laid the foundation for the mining syndicate which will shortly begin operations in the Globe-Miami district.
 While in Christiania, MT Christy had the pleasure of meeting Dr. B. V. Dye. formerly with the Phelps-Dodge Corporation, and who for short time was general manager of the Morenci branch. Dr. Dye is now U. S. trade commissioner, representing the War Industries Board, in Norway.
 MT. Christy crossed the ocean not long after the signing of the armistice and feels much indebsted to Senators Smith and Ashurst and Representa- tive Hayden, who. through the Depart- ment of Labor, secured for him his passport.
 SyeaL:ng of Norway and it's pee. .,le, Mr. Christy says he found them ero- a1essive and fully informed on :he public questions of the day, and this condition is not confined to any one class He says the Norwegiapa are in favor of the League Of Nations, talk ing the position that it is move in the right direction; it is something that gives promise to end the dread evil of war aggression.
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injury while employed in hazardous occupations, and that the big compa- nies must pay, and that their bluff game is at an end.
 Arizona has the best law for labor CTS of any state in the union, and the workers are foolish if they permit the big companies to substitute another law in dts place, and all laborers and friends of workers should interest themselves in keeping this law upon the statutes of Arizona.
 All talk about shyster lawyers get ting all that is coming to the injured in case of suit ds sheer nonsense. It is the companies who peddle this talk Attorneys fees are now limited to 25 per cent of amount recovered The companies are the hearse chasers; they are out with their runners day and night to beat down the injured employees to cheap and worthless set dement's.
 In these cases my clients had no money to- carry their cases through the courts for the past five years. furnished the money that did the work, and I am glad that flattened out this big company.
 Adv. L. KEARNEY.
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ARIZONA EMPLOYERS LIABILITY
 LAW IS UPHELD

On the 9th inst. the Supreme Court of the United States sustained the constitutionality of the Arizona En- ployers' Liability Law, in the cases of J. B. Hammer and Richard Bray against The Arizona Copper Co.,, Ltd. The former secured judgment in the federal court at Tucson for $12 .000.00 and the latter judgment for $9,000.00 in December, 1915. These judgments
 bear interest at the rate of 12 per cent from June, 1915, and the, costs are
 large. The judgments TOW amount to more than 330.000.00. The company spent large sum of money to defeat the payment of these judgments. It based it's appeal on the ground that the law was unconstitutional, and lost.
 These decisions have a wide and
 wholesome effect. It clears up the law and shows to the many laborers that they have protection for their lives. limbs, and families in case of
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MESSAGE MEASURING

The President s message to the Sixty sixth Congress offered much encouragement to bus1- ness and industry.
 He served notice that railroads should be returned to owners by December 31 this year and that telephone and telegraph lines be re- turned soon as possible without administra- tive confusion.
 Among other things of great interest fo the people, he urges tax on retail sales should be discontinued and urges Congress to under take early reconstruction of federal taxes in order that they shall rest as lightly possible or productive resources.
 He says that very stimulating conditions await our commerce and industrial enterprise, but that the question which stands at the front of all others is labor. The solution lies, so the President believes, in voluntary coop eration of capitalist manager and workman. In this direction legislation do but little. It must depend upon the newer spirit and policy already becoming manifested in indus try where the order of the day is mediation and cancellation in place of strikes and lock outs.
 The message is reassuring to industry and Workmen alike
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Wars happily pass and have their ending. But boyhood is always with us, boyhood with its zeal for play, its elemental love of the great outdoors its strong gang instinct, its hero wor ship, its passion for achievement its vivid imagination, its quick harmonious responsive ness to the highest, '' if the right chord is touched, its perennial need of captaincy It IS thls kind of boy-probably the only kind of boy there is-that scoutmasters are asked to lead lover the top'' in scouting It is literally active" service, and volunteers are need now and always
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A PETTY LARCENY TRICK

Senator Borah should feel proud (?) of the petty larcency trick practiced in the Senate one day this week, when he forced publica- tion of the tentative treaty pending be- tween the allied powers and the German government.
 The trick was turned with full knowi- edge that the President of the United States hac entered into binding agreement with his associated eonferees that the tentative treaty not to be officially promulgated In the very hour when the Senator from Idaho was demanding the printing of a copy of the tenta- tive treaty, which he had obtained in a sur reptitious manner, a cable was received from the President setting forth the agreement that had been entered into by the allied govern, inents. This action of the Senator from Idaho and his partisan follows, is on a par with fine Round Robin circulated among Republican Senators against the League of Nations during the closing hours of the last Congress. The Republican blind partisanship of Senator Borah, and his followers, closely resembles the acts of interruptions ward politicians instead of reflecting credit upon the dignity of their high office.
 The tentative treaty is document em- bracing one hundred thousand words It is still in the process of the making. Its final draft has not yet been completed. The exact form it will take for final presentation to the German plenepotentiaries is yet undetermined. 1t is not yet in form for official presentation to the Senate for ratification, and yet, despite the word of honor given by the President of the United States, Senator has stopped so low, in order to turn political trick, to break our agreement
 The American people are not in harmony with these bush-whackng Senators. They are not in sympathy with those Senators who by every means, and on every occasion, endeavor to place obstacles in the path of our President, who is playing the leading role in the greatest movement in the history of the world
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On May 17 Senator Smoot sent the fol lowing telegram to the manager of the Cam paign Committee on the Republican candidate for mayor of Los Angeles:
 Senator Lodge joins me in the hope that every Republican will support the Republican candidate for mayor in the coming city cleo ton. Don't let this administration point to Los Angeles Democratic city year hence when the national campaign is on The nation IS Republican. We hope Los Angeles will be-; ?
 This ought to have fired the heart of every Republican voter, but sad to relate, it did not. Although Los Angeles is normally Republican, a perverse. populace elected Democratic mayor whom 1t did not want It is sorry state of things when cities persist in running their own affairs instead of taking dictation from United States Senator's
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HOW MUCH WILL PRICES FALL?

The greatest danger to our economic stfuc- tnre todav arises from the failure of many to recognize a new and higher level of prices, based on permanently increased cost of labor, and high taxation.
 Those who postpo ne building or buying in the hope of materially lower prices, are speculating in the future misfortune or the nation For falling prices, when reaching the point where profit is eliminated, mean panic, depression, unemployment, and other troubles.
 In the final analysis 75 per cent or more of the cost of most commodities consists ot labor, and reductions in the market prlce of commodities are, therefore, inevitaly reflected in the compensation of labor
 Nothing in the labor situation warrants anyone in expecting materially lower cost of commodities in general, and building III par ticular Wages will not be less for several fundamental reasons, viz:
 CD The practical stoppage' of immigra- ton since 1914, depriving America of several million workers who would normally have come to our shores.
 (2) The retention of the nation s military and naval establishments of nearly 2,OOO,O00 workers which may continue for an indefinite period.
 (3) The creation of new industries, such as shipbuilding, and manufacture of chemicals and dyes, requiring hundreds of thousands of workers -~
 (4) The urgent demand for building and construction of every class, due to their having been forcibly held back for several years.
 (5) The shortage of the worlds food supply.
 (6) The proportionately higher levels of commodity prices existing practically all over Europe.
 On the one hand then, we facing a serious shortage of labor soon we ap- pfoach normal industrial activity, and on the other hand there is confronting us tremen- dous unsatisfied demand for many necessities which it was difficult or impossible to obtain during the war .
 Normally under. such conditions we could have expected a flood of low-priced goods from the Old World, while find thai prices in Europe have risen proportlonatey much higher than in America and the demand for commodities and labor, to make up for the wastage of war, is even more keenly felt there than here.
 The manufacturer who now quotes the lowest possible price consistent with the high cost of labor, and guarantees this to be 50, doing his buying freely on the same basis, ranks as our highest type Of patriotic citizen. A new level of prices has been established, from which there can be no material recession until inventive genius succeeds in correspond ingly increasing labor's productive capacity by mechanical means.
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The Republican Senators are determined

The Republican Senators are determined to make partisan issue of the League of Nations and the treaty of peace. The Demo- crats accept the challenge, and on that issue will go before the American people in 1920 This mueh the American people know-that the President of the United States, the Premier of Great Britain, the Premier of France and the Premier of Italy, four of the ablest men of this generation, are striving day and night to perfect plan, the first honest and sincere effort in the worlds history, to make war prac- t1cally impossible The people of the United States know the main purpose of the League Of Nations. All the partisan Senatorial quib- bling that may be indulged in from now until November, 1920, cannot blind our people to the main fact
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There 100000 boys in the Scouting. There are 1O,OO0ooO other boys of scout age out of it. Think of it, you friends of boyhood 1O,OOO,OOO boys, in the making; needing only leadership to mold them into citizenship of the finest sort, wanting your leadership.
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Thanks to the Federal Reserve Act given to the country by Democratic administra- hon, the nations banking power has been de- centralized over the country until the one hun dred largest banks are now distributed through 36 cities
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Another Carload of Dodge Cars McNeil & Spezia unloaded another carload of Dodge automobiles at the
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freight depot this week, which had been sold previous to their arrival. Another carload is on the way.