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Cleveland County herald., 1919-08-28

Sixty miles lay between them and Crowndale. Tommy Gray guaranteed that the distance could be covered in three hours, even over the vile noun | tain roads. Ten o'clock would find them at the Grand Palace hotel, none the worse for wear, provided Che all ways put it parenthetically) they lived to tell the tale! The luggage had gone on ahead of them earlier in the day.
 Soon after ten o'clock they entered the town of CrowndaIe and drew up before the unattractive portals of the Grand Palace hotel. An are lamp swinging above the entrance shed a pitiless light upon the dreary, Godfor- saken hostelry with the ironic name.
 Miss Cameron was warmly con- scious of the thrill that had come into her blood when he carried her uKs the stairs in his powerful arms. disdaining the offer of assistance from the sud- denly infatuated Tommy Gray.
 Rehearsal at eleven sharp" an nounced Rushcroft. 'Letter-perfect, every one of you. No guessing. By the way, Miss-er-'pon my soul, don't believe I got your name?'
 "Jones," said the new member shamelesSly.
 Barnes went down to the dingy lobby. A single, half-hearted electric bulb shed it's feeble light on the desk, in front of which stood a man regis tering under the sleepy eye of the night clerk.
 Barnes was turning away when a familiar voice assailed him.
 Whirling, he looked into the face of man who stood almost at his elbow the sharp, impassive face of Mir Sprouse.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-08-28

call wealth in the world, and 1t is ab- solutely nothing without labor to make it productive.
 On the other hand, put labor naked on the earth, and soon it will do again what it has done in the past-produce the food, cut forests, drain the marsh es, build the houses and build civili- zation.
 But the laborer of any kind who re- joices in his strength and who feels conceit proves his smallness, whether he be laborer with pick and shovel, or a laborer working at great scien- tific problem.
 The thing for us, to do Is to remem- Der our littleness, Your shortcomings, and try, by giving full credit to others. to deserve credit for ourse!ves.-Fy- change.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-08-28
Wsn't 1t Jolly, Running Away Like
 This?"

men. Then, with infinite caution, Sprouse turned the knob and opened the door half inch or so. He left the room so abruptly that Barnes never quite got over the weird impression that he squeezed through that slender crack, and pulled it after him
 Many minutes passed before he turned on the light. The key of the box was tied to the wire grip. With trembling fingers he inserted it in the lock and opened the lid. "A half-million dollars worth of nice lit tie things" Sprouse had said!
 He did not close his eyes that night. Daybreak found him lying h bed, with the box under his pillow, q pistol at hand, and his eyes wide open He was in a graver quandary than ever. Now that he had the treasure in his possession, what was he to do with it?
 He solved the breakfast problem by calling downstairs for a waiter and ordering coffee and rolls and eggs sent up to his room. Singularly enough the waiter solved the other and more dis turbing problem for him.
 Some robbery last night" said that worthy. "Feller up in one of the cot tages at the sanatorium All beat up, something fierce they say"
 up in Where?" almost shouted Barnes, starting up.
 Tho man ox-,,loipod x,,boro +f,1 on+- tages were situated.
 Seems he was to leave by auto early this mornin', and they didn't know anything was wrong till Joe keep-he's driving a car MT. Norton has for rent-till Joe'd been settin' out in front for nearly half an hour. The mans wife was waitin' fer him up at the main buildin' and she got so tired waitin' that she sent one of the clerks down to see what was keeping her husband. Well, sir, him and Joe couldn't wake the feller, so they climb in an open winder, an by gosh, Joe says it was terrible. The feller was layin' on the bed, feet an hands tied and gagged, and blood from head to foot. He was unconscious. Joe says, an-my God. how his wife took on! Joe says he couldn't stand it, so he shook out, shakin' like leaf"
 "Is-is the man dead?' cried Barnes, aghast.
 Nope! Seems like it's nothing seri- ous: just beat up, that's all. Terrible cuts on his head and-"
 What time did all this happen"
 Doe Smith fggers it was long about midnight, judgin' by the way the blood co'gulated."" s. ..s.s .a. s.,,sa.g
 Did they get away with much?"
 Haven't heard. Seems as though the burglar-must ha' been more'n one of 'em, I say--wasn't satisfied with crackin' him over the head. He stuck the point of knife or something into him-just little way, Joe says-in moren a dozen places. What say?"
 IT didn't say anything"
 T thought you did. We'll, if hear anything more I'll let you know." aTO BE CONTINUED.l
Cleveland County herald., 1919-08-28
CHAPTER XIX.
A Trip by Night and a Late Arriv;

A Trip by Night and a Late Arrival
 Shortly after sundown that eve ming, the Rushcroft company evacu, ated Hart's Tavern. They were de- layed by the irritating and, to MT Rushcroft, unpardonable behavior of two officious gentlemen, lately arrived who insisted politely but firmly on ture history of the several members of the organization, including the new ''backer."
 Barnes had devised very clever plan for getting Miss Cameron away from the tavern without attracting un- due attention. She was to leave in one of the automobiles that he had en- gagged to convey the players to Crowndale, where they were to "show." In case of detention or in- quiry, she was to pose as a stage struck young woman who had ob- tained q place with the company at the last moment through his influence
 When the hour came for the depar- ture from Hart's Tavern he deliberate ly engaged the two secret service men in conversation in the taprOom. Miss Cameron left the house by the rear door and was safely enScOnced in Pe- ters automobile long before he shook hands with the '.rat-catchers" and dashed out to join her. Tommy Grays car, occupied by the four players, was moving away from the door as he sprang in beside her and slammed the door.
 Peters efforts to stay behind Tom rly's venerable but surprisingly ener- getic car were the cause of many a gasp and shudder from the couple who sat behind him in the bounding car He had orders to keep back of Tommy but never to lose sight of his tail light
 Are you there?" he whispered.
 "Yes. Isn't it jolly, running away like this? It must be wonderfully eX citing to be criminal, always dodg ing and"
 "Sh! Even limousine may have ears!'
 But if the limousine had possessed thousand ears they would have beer rendered useless in the stormy racke made by Peter's muller and the thun derous roar of the exhaust as the cal got under way.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-08-28

No. 30. Act like a man with brains. I said I would square myself with you and with him, too. Well, I've done both. Maybe you think it Is easy to give up this stuff. There is a half-mil- lion dollars worth of nice little things in that box, small as it is"
 q cannot begin to thank you enough said Barnes. "See here, you must allow me to reward you in some way commensurate with your"
 "Cut that out" said Sprouse darkly. I'm not so virtuous that I have to be rewarded. I like the game. It's the breath of life to me-"
 "The time will surely come when I can do you good turn, Sprouse, and you will not find me reluctant" said Barnes, iamely.
 'Thats different. If I ever need a friendly hand I'll call on you. It's only fair that I should give you a tip, Barnes, just to put you on your guard. From now on, I'm a free agent. want to advise you to put that stuff in a start. After that, if I can get 'em away from you, or whoever may have them, Pm going to do it. They will be fair plunder from then on. Good night-and good-by for the present. Stick close to your room till morning and then beat it with her for New York. l give you two days start, re- member"
 He switched off the light suddenly. There was no sound for many seconds, save the deep breathing of the two
Cleveland County herald., 1919-08-28

days labor of the workman commits crime against good morals, and in such degree strikes a blow at the foundation of peaceful society.
 Suppose the laboring classes should demand and undertake by force to compel the payment of a sum for their services which all men would agree to be twice it's value, what would hap pen?
 Immediately the cry would go up that anarchy was in the land, and the strong arm of the government, civil and military, would be called out to prevent the confiscation of the money of the employer, and properly so-but why? Because labor had demanded too much. But who is the anarchist when the laborer gets too little? It is poor rule that will not work both ways.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-08-28

beat them to it. If there was to De fight, they didn't want it to happen anywhere near the house. believe Ugo is the one who got the baron-or Roon, as you know him. Now, that Is the true story of the little affair.
 ITO go back to my own trouples. When got out into the hall night De- fore last, after leaving her room' heard voices whispering in Prince Ugo's room. I beat it up the stairway into the attic. Nothing happened, so I sneaked down to have peep around. The door to Ugo's room was open, but there was no light on the inside. lie came to the door and looked up and down the hall. Then some one else came out and started to sneak away. 4'aeave you to guess the sex.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-08-28
CHAPTER XVilI-Continued,

"You take this one" said Barnes -"and l will manage the other" He was in hurry to get away from the house. There was no telling when the government agents would descend upon the place.
 Barnes helped Peter to lift the trunks into the car and then ordered him to start at once for Hart's Tav. .ern.
 "You can return later on for your things" he said.
 "1 got 'em tied up in bundle in the garage, MT. Burns" he said. Wont take a second to get lem out" He hurried around the corner of the house.
 A dry, quiet chuckle fell upon Barnes ears. He glanced about in sur prise and alarm. No one was in sight
 Look up, young man," and the startled young man obeyed His gaze halted at window on the second story, almost directly over his head.
 Mr. Sprouse was looking down upon him, hls sharp features fixed in a sar- donic grin.
 'Well. I'll be d-!" burst from Barnes lips.
 Surprised to see me, eh? If you're not in a hurry, I'd certainly appreciate d lift as far as the Tavern, old man. I'll be down in a jiffy. Stand aside ! I'm troinG fA 6rnYN b A Io4o he swung over the sill, and dropped lightly to the ground eight feet below.
 See, here, Sprouse or whatever your name is"
 sBetter hear me out" broke in Sprouse calmly. q could drill hole through you so quickly you'd never know what did it." he went on. His hand was in his coat pocket, and a quick glance revealed to Barnes a sin gularly impressive angle in the cloth, the point of which seemed to be direct ed squarely at his chest. But I'm not going to do it. just want to set mxself straight with you. In a word, I never got anywhere near the room in which the jewels were hidden. This is Gods truth, Barnes. I wasn't the only one who was trying to get the baubles, my friend. It was game in which only the best man could win"
 T know the truth now about Roon and Paul." said Barnes significantly.
 You do?" sneered Sprouse. "I'll bet you a thousand to one you do not. The girl was led to believe that they were a couple of crooks and that they fixed me in that tavern down there. Isn't that what she told you? Well, that story was cooked up for her spe- cal benefit. Roon was the Baron He'd lund. Hedlund came up here a week or so ago to keep a lookout for his wife. The baroness is supposed to be deeply enamored of Prince Ugo. He found letters which seemed to indicate that she was planning to join the prince up here. When he heard of the arrival of lady at Green Fancy the other afternoon, he got busy. 1 admit that I am the gentleman who tele- phOned the warning up to the prince. They tried to head the baron and his man off at the crossroads, but he
Cleveland County herald., 1919-08-28

permits himself to be suspended, al- ways ready to- extend friendly hand for act to any brother that may be in distress. You can find him in union shop because he is union man at heart. And today the great labor movement is carried on by the union men and not by the so-called members of d union.
 The union man criticizes when crit icism is justified and fights for what he thinks is right. The so-called mem Der of union kicks at all things, but never fights for anyfhirs.-Ele Eleyatcr Constructor.
Cleveland County herald., 1919-08-28
CHAPTER xxx.
The First Wayfarer Has One Treasure Thrust Upon Him-And Forthwith Ciair,c d Another


 .What are you doing here?" de handed Barnes, staring. He seized the mans arm and inquired eagerly: Have you got the jewels?f'
 "No; but I will have them before morning." replied SprOuse cooIly. Would you be surprised if \ were to tell you that his royal nihs is hiding in this town? Well, he certainly is. The Baroness Hedlund has been here fer week or ten days. She goes by the name of Mrs. Hasselwein. popped down here this afternoon and found out that she is at the sanatoriun, but that she expects to leave tomorrow morning. made another trip out there this evening and waited. About eight o'clock MT. Hasselwein strolied up. He sat on the veranda with her for half an hour or so and then left. | fol- lowed him. He went to one of the little cottages that belong to the sana- torium. couldn't get close enough to hear what they said, but I believe he expects to take her away in an auto mobile early in the morning. It is seventy-mile ride from here to the Junction where they catch the train for the West. I'm going up now to make a call on Mir. Hasselwein. By the way, what is the number of your rOOm?"
 "Twenty-two-on the next floor"
 Good. Go upstairs now and I'll join you in about ten minutes. I will tap three times on your door,"
 "Why should you come to my room, Sprouse? We can say all that is to be said"
 If you will look on the register you will discover that MT. ]. H. Prosser registered here about half an hour ago. He is in room 30. He left call for five o'clock. We'll, Prosser is an other name for Ugo. He left the cot tage an hour ago. Came in q jitney or I could have got to him on the way over"
 Barnes, regardless of consequences, dashed over to inspect the register. Sprouse followed leisureiy.
 "See!' cried Barnes, excitediy, put ting his finger on the name Miss Jones'" "She's in room 32--next to his. By gad, Sprouse, do you suppose he knows that she is here? Would the dog undertake anything"
 "You may be sure he dosen't know she's here, or you either, for that mat ter. The country's full of .JOneses and Harnesses. Go on upstairs. Leave bipp tO mol
 Barnes had been in his room for twenty minutes before he heard the tapping on his door. He opened it and Sprouse slid into the room. The in- stant the door closed behind him, ne threw open his coat and ceally pro- duced long, shallow metal box, such as one finds in safety vaults
 "With my compliments" he said dryly, thrusting the box into Barnes hands. You'd better have the ceun- tess check them up and see if they're all there. I am not well enough ac- quainted with the collection to be positive" ..,eo,. Barnes was speeches. He could only stare, open-mouthed, at this amazing man.
 My God, Sprouse. have you been in that mans room since I saw you down" ,
 .All you have to do is tO keep quiet. and look innocent Stay out 0f the hall tonight. Don't so near tie doar of:
Cleveland County herald., 1919-08-28

IN a mans birthday he should \ think seriously about himself,
 and especially about his weak nesses. Let his friends praise him and congratulate him; let him question and criticize himself.
 It is intelligent study, criticism of ourselves that brings progress, wheth- CT to the individual or to a great class or to that which labor is-an over whelming majority.
 Everything that you see is the re- suit of labor-from the skyscraper with it's steel skeleton to the copper wire that carries your messages or the food that keeps you alive.
 To compare the value of labor and capital is childish. There is no com parison possible.
 Take all the gold, all that which we
Cleveland County herald., 1919-08-28
T1HE member of the union" is the

rHE member of the union" is the
 man that pays only when he is
 forced to. Usually comes to the meetings only when he has an ax to be ground. He is the man that will always say that the union has never given him anything, as he would get good wages if there never was union in existence. And he cannot see what the officers are doing with all the money.
 The union man" Is very different person. He attends his meetings reg ularly, takes part in the debate that Is in the interest of the union. never
Cleveland County herald., 1919-08-28
ABOR left unrestricted and unre- strained will produce and fix it's
 own reward.

strained will produce and fix its
 own reward.
 Labor should have it's reward. When labor fails to receive it's just reward, confiscation has happened.
 When man is deprived of his prop erty without due process of law, the law says that is confiscation and will not be allowed. As labor is the work ingman's property, and in most cases all the property that he has, the only commodity which he has to sell-it must therefore follow that 1t is as much the duty of the government to prevent the confscation of labor 1t is to prevent the confiscation of any other kind of property, asserts the Washington Star. The man who takes more than a reasonable profit on the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
YOUR CHANCES

The comparatively small
with legitimate company who will look after your
nesske with scattered acreage like ours
panies developing three Independent companies are
drilling fourth has made its location within
first drilling location We do lease
believe will be producer when developed and only onegh
royalty retained by landowner
fraction less than six miles from biggest will
the the location of this
Ranger and Brentwood the latter having shallow production for
deep wells being dug geoOgs
favorable location, of which
De Texas We could have bought great acreage
would have looked paper
that offered and believe that decision viii good
We prefer drill the EARTH paper
offered the public expectations
thus far sales you you and quick
action oil investment send money
the right to return all funds oversubsbed liability to
the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
$4,000 In Leases Alone

The market value Of the lease holdings of this company
less than $500 ona Of entire capital stock in another six
days leases viii not less than wods capital
making the stock worth 100 percent the open market values
alone As the wells drilling report
leases viii increase in value double capital
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
OUR HOLDINGS

consist Of oil and lease the following tracts situated
che county, Texas viz:
40 of the H & 7. c. Survey Section a.
40 Of the J. NJ. Fields Survey.
40 of the Whitesdes Survey.
20 out Of the l. Y. TerTil Survey.
total Of 40 land in four different tracts Our first well which
viii be drilled in the future viii be 4a tract
IN the H&C Survey This well will be drilled depth of $500
unless oil is found paying quantities lesser depth If
buy with you viii have
et tracts with complete well them Your interest will be the
anyOne the stock held The
promoted by B. Berry W. Harvey and Paducah
Texas Hon. Ross Bell District Attorney of the 10th Judicial District
attorney As the capital of
sold meeting of the stockholders will be called and stakeholder
shall be notified Of the such meeting purpose
eecng officers and board of trustees to handle the cOmpanys
In the meantime Mr. G. Berry viii trustee for the
pany the F. NJ Bank De depository
regarding the company affairs Will gladly upon
office.
References: F.. N. Bank, De Leon, Texas
First State Bank, PadUcah Texas.
First National Bank, Paducah Texas
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known In view Of the offering
the best stock be had being sold
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
$17,5OO.OO Each Day

Is what the famous Knowles we'll which only miles from
producing the present price oil present capacity
Just think Of what investment 800 would bring
that ze S600O0 each year is what
for ifs stockholders And remember chances for that well
good the Knowles We the proven field
direct line.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
Gives You Your Opportunity

the before being blown
oil that this well when blown will be
field several drilling side Of this 20a
block and looks like this well will be the valuable locations the district
200 acres lOOe Colmba-Gu Coast fields adjoining
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Coz drilling a their property
00ae blocks This field the home Of the big guher
Magnoia-I2000 barrels the Texas Col6OO0 barrels There
wells drilled dc this field Of
hundred feet locations KEEP YOUR EYE ON HIS FIELD
HealdOn Oklahoma, which the shallow well with
producing sides valuable block and almost
100 directly IeadOn and Bubunet fields Late deve
opms brought 50O0bne well within miles this block the
great well large block of territory and makes this l6Oace
valuable.
THINK THIS OVER: SIX blocks of land in four oil fields
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15

And might know that have already been made for
standard drilling which will COnneee lease and will be drilling
be gotten on the ground
We making the announcement for the oil industry that has
been made
This and the organization Of the Two States Oil Company
ian unncoPOped under declaration Of
The who have this the benefit Of their
all highly successful business referred bank banker bua
Of 81 Po for have watched the oil industry carefully
and have thousands Of dollars looking the different oil fields
the Southwest only after and the advice Of nationally
known BIOLOGISTS that they would the the Two Oil Company
We here that this Wanord scheme
strictly high class business undertaking Of who have habit succeeding We
don't attempt tell dollar today that this dollar will be worth
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which has only few n location.
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there doubt mind about the
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