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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-30

sNNorSis on PRECEDING CHAPTERS
Wealthy Young Francis Morgan leaves
New Aerk TO search Tor buried treasure
~ his ancestor. SIR iicnr, M"rvnn. hnc-
ran-er. In geatr.i America. There nc
discovers urnry Morgan. another hl"od
descendant, wha resembles himself. utah-
in4 the same search. Henry l. in love
with feonlca. beautiful adopted daughter
~ an old spanish family, she lows ht".
ard Also discovers she l. faitins In love
with franci~. plot l. hatehed By
tarentsa's foster parents ca get Henry cut
20 the way. HE " Jailed aud sentenced
a. die fer crime he never committed
Nuh the aid OF iransis and leonica.
Henry escapes frem lsn, and the three
escape 10 FRANCIS schooner. They are
pursued by posse. AFTER landing. the,
take 70 tho reush country. The posse,
which has landed from q tux. continues
the pursuit. The furitisr< are captured.
On demand fer Justice. they are taken 10
q cave. where The Cruel Just One
weird Judge ef primitive Central America
holds forth. Following their release,
the, start expedition In search Of the
sscret treasure Of the aneien, Masa-.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-30

The first known use d -
was in the manufacture o.
ton robes for the ancient R0n'n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-30
NOT A BIT or BLAME

II don't blame you" the aviator
grinned. With "A face swollen like
that you've a right to be rude. And
who beat you upT In hell. I haven't
ascertained my status yet. But here
on earth | am known as Parsons
Lieut.. Parsons. | am not doing any
thing in hell as yet; but here in Pan.
anna I am scheduled TO fly across this
day from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Is there any way | may serve you
before start9"
"Sureg Henry nodded. Take tool
out OF that bag OF yours and smash
this paddock. III get rheumatism II
| have to stick here much longer. My
names Morgan. and no man h a 3
beaten me UP. Those are mosquito
bitesy'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-30
SOMETHING NEW

Outside. save for q small river
that flowed out OF the base OF the
cliff there were no signs Of what was
vcxing the Interior OF the mountain
Henry and Ricauio. arriving. noted
the stream. and Henry observed.
That's something new. There
wasn't any stream 81 water here
when I left"
A minute later he was saying. as
he looked NJ a fresh slide OF rock.
This was the entrance TO the cave.
Now there ~ no entrance. wonder
where the others are7"
As II IN answer. out Of the noun.
tain. borne by the spoutins stream.
shot tho body of a man. Henry
and Ricardo bounced upon and
dragged II clear Recognising u for
tho priest. Henry laid him face down.
ward. sduattcd astridc OF him. and
proceeded to give him the first aid for
the drowned.
Not for 10 minutes did the old
man bctray signs Of life. and not
unui after another 10 minutes did he
open his eyes and look wildly about
where are theyJ'' Henry asked.
Tho Old priest muttercd IN Maya.
until Henry shook more thoro con.
aciousnesu into him
'Gone--ali gone he gasped In
Spanish.
"Whor" Henry demanded. shook
memory into the reauscsuated one.
and demanded again.
My CHA slow him CHA
slew my son. rs she slew them aiiF'
who arc the restT''
Followed more shaklngs and rcre,
titlons OF the question.
The rich young gringo who be.
fricndcd my son. the enemy of the
rich gring6 who men call Torres. and
thc young woman 81 the Solsnos who
was the cause Of all that happened
warned you. She should not have
come, Women are always a curse
in the affairs Of men. By her pres
encc CHA. who Is likewise a woman.
was made angry. This tongue Of CHA
is a v.pcrinc Hy her tongue CHA
struck and slew my non. and the
mountain vomlted tho ocean upon us
there in tho heart OF the mountain
and all are dead. slain by CHA. Wee
IL me- ! have anFercd the gods Woe
Is me, Woe is me! And woe upon
all who would seek the sacred treas.
ure 20 filch II from the gods Of
Maya
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-30

Daybreak found Henry in the
stocks. with dozen hours OF such
imprisonment already behind him.
lying on his back asleep. But the
sleep was restless. being vexed sub
jectively BY nightmare dreams OF
his neutrality-suspicious. companions
and. effectively. by the stings Of
countless mosquitoes.
SO ~ was. twisting and sauirming
and striking at the winged pests. he
awokc TO full consciousness OF his
predicament. And this awoke h e
fun expression Of his profanity. Irrt
tated beyond endurance by the poi
son from thousand mosquito bites,
he fiiled the dawn so largely with his
curses as TO attract the attention OF
a man carrying n bag Of tools.
This was trim figure. eagle-faoed
young man. clad In the military
guard OF an aviator OF the United
States army. lie DETECTED his course
90 as 10 come by the stocks. and
paused and listened. and stared with
quizzical admiration.
Friend" he said. when Henry
ceased to catch breath. last night,
when l found myself marooncd here
with half my outfit left on board |
did bit OF swearing myself. But
Il Was only a trine compared with
yours ! salute you. sir. You've an
army tcamster skinned a mile. Now,
IL you don't mind running over the
string again. shall be better
equipped the next time I want TO do
any cusslng."
And who in he'll arc YOU" Henry
demanded. And what are you doing
horc?"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-30
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IRCh London

capped. Several times Francis fred
his pistol into the stone mouth. while
/ the old priest moaned "Sacriloeerf
Next. wrapping his coat around his
arm and hand. he CROPPED into the
mouth and pulled out tho wounded
viper by the TAFT with quick swings
Ia tho air hc beat ita head 60 a jelly
against the goddess side.
Wrapping his hand and arm again
against tho possibility or a second
snake. Francis thrust his hand into
tho mouth and drewsfprth piece OF
worked gold OF tho shape and size of
the hole IN Hzatzia car Tho old
man pointed to the ear and Francis
inserted the key.
Like nickeiin the slot machine. %
he remarked. as the key disappeared
I from sight. NOW what's going To
happen Let's watch for the water
I TO drain suddenly away"
/ But the great stream continued TO
spout undated out OF the hole. with
an exclamation Torres pointed to the
wall. an apparently solid portion OF
which was slowly rising
"The way outr. said Torres.
In. as the old man said" Francis
corrected "Well. anyway. let's start q"
An were thru and well along the
narrow passage beyond when tho old
Maya. crying My SOM turned and
ran back
The section OF the wall was already
descending into is original place. and
the priest had to crouch low In order
/ 20 pass Under Il. A moment later u
stopped In is old position. SO accn.
rately was II conutycd and fitted that
Il immediately shu, OF the stream OF
water which had been flowing out Of
the idol room.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-30

"A viperlner' screamed Leonica.
recognizing the reptile,
And tho pcon. ikcwisv recognizing
tho vlperine and knowing his cor
tain death by u. recollad backward
in horror. stepped into che hole and
vantahed down tho nothingncUs
which CHA had guarded with her
feet for so many centuries.
For fuil minute nohpdy spoke,
then the old priest said:
Il have angcrcd CHA, and she has
slain my SOM
"Nouscnser' Francis was comfort
ing Lconica The whole thing Is
natural and eNplainahle. what more
natural than that vipcripe should
choose a hole In a rock for a lnir'
IL il the way OF snakes. What more
natural than that man. bitten by a
viperlne. should step backward And
what more natural. with hole be
hind him, that he should Call into
IT,"
THAT Is then Just natursl"' she
cried. pointing 90 a stream OF crystal
water which boiled up over the lips
OF the hole and fountained up In the
air like a geyscr lie IL right Thru
stone Itself the gods work their ever
lasting will. lie warmed us' fte knew
from reading the knots OF the sacred
taasel'"
"Pinlcr" Francis snorted. Not
the will OF the gods. but OF thr an
cient MAYA priests who invented their
~ a.
vice Somewhere down that hole the
poems body struck tho lever that
opened stone aoodgates. And thug
was released some suhtcrrapean
body OF water in the mountain. This
Is that water. No goddess With a
monstrous mouth like that coui 4
ever have existed of men. Beauty
and divinity are one. A real and true
goddess Is always beautiful Only
man creates devils in all their ugii
ness,
so large was the stream that al.
ready the water was about their
ankles.
Its all right" Francis said. II
noticed all tho way from the en-
trance the steady inclined plane OF
the floors Of tho rooms and passages.
Those old Mayas were engineers. and
they built with an ear on drainage.
See how the water PUSHES away out
thru the passage. Well. old man.
read your knotsl Where Ia the treas.
ure7-'
Where Is my SOM" tho old man
eountcrnanded In dun and hopeless
tones. CHA has slain my only born.
For his mother I broke the Maya
law and stained tho pure Maya blood
with the mongrci blood OF a woman Of
the TERRA calicnie. Because | sinned
for him that he might be he Is thrice
precious TO me. What care 1 for
treasurer My son Is gone. The wrath
Of the Maya gods IL upon mer'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-02
WEDNESDAY, July =, 1919.
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT.

Nermonters generally will be pleased
meeting of 100 or more representative
citizens of the state at Montpelier, JAY
10, for the purpose of organizing
good roads society for Vermont. The
timeliness of this movement commends
it because desirable road policies can
not be framed on short notice and the
education of the public in this subject
requires much longer period 1t is
none too early to begin
This gathering will be pretty well
Informed on what not to do by the late
patrol committee and its has
tily constructed, destructive program
The new organization should not con,
denim everything, that is without a
hearing. On the contrary it should Sc
cure complete information regarding
present conditions and methods, CON
serve what is good in them and then
suggest practical improvements.
This gathering should first of all be
one of Nermonters entirely free of paid
agents of road construction materials
or other promoters of private enter
prises. Let it be composed and regu-
lated by Vermonters conscious that
they have met to consider a Vermont
problem, Vermont conditions, Vermont
needs and Vermont resources for i'm
provement. They should also remember
that all improvements are to be very
largely paid for by Vermont taxpayers
and temper their demands to the abil-
ity of these taxpayers to defray ex-
penses. 1t would not be wise TO ex
clude expert advice from outside sour
ces but this advice should be invited
not forced upon the organization. Fur
thermore, it should be advice from prac-
teal road engineers or eonstructionists
and not the paid promoters of cement
or road machine corporations trying
to develop markets for their goods.
If the Montpelier meeting is organ
lied on lines of this nature it promises
to become the foundation of real prac-
teal road Improvement in Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-02
CHANCE FOR ECONOMY.

Republicans point with justfiable
pride to the saving of a billion and a
half or more in the appropriation bills
already passed by the special session
of congress, saving effected by the
dlscontinuance of some of the enor-
nous expenditures of war times. They
should not stop, however, but continue
the use of the pruning knife in the
many expensive commissions and offices
created during the war operations that
are no longer necessary. Congress-
ton well in the following statement
During the war there sprung up work
in the conduct of the war that to the
war machine seemed to do, and prob
ably did, such good work in the conduct
of the war that they are now, when the
war is over, insisting upon continuing
and enlisting all possible influence to
impress the public with the tremendous
Importance of their activities. NV of
flee is besieged every day by young
and old, by people in office and out of
Office, by persons in Washington and
out of Washington, by personal vista
tion and by letter and telegram, declar-
ing that if we do not continue this
agency and that agency we are going
to turn the clock of progress backward.
Every member has been told that a
refusal proves that he is not willing to
be as progressive as was suggested by
the needs of the war Many of these
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-02
I oday's Events.

The l50th anniversary of the first
religious service conducted in English
at st. John, N. B., will be celebrated in
that city today.
A big celebration is to be held TODAY
in Dallas, Texas, in honor of the return
of the soldiers of the Nineteenth divi-
simon from France.
The annual convention of the Wis
consin Letter Carriers association is TO
be entertained in Milwaukee during the
three days beginning today.
Today is the 275th anniversary of
the battle at Marston Moor, where
Cromwell changed the history of Eng
land by his decisive victory over the
royalists.
Governor Gardner has called a spe-
ciat session of the Missouri legislature
to meet today to take action in regards
to the ratification of the federal WON
an suffrage amendment
Plans for the $75,000,OOO campaign
to be conducted by Southern Baptists
are to be considered at a conference in
Nashville today of leaders of the de-
nomination from Is states.
st. Louis is prepared to welcome sew
eral thousand visitors today in antici-
patton of the opening in that city of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-02
In the Day S News.

Governor Sidney J. Cats s announce
ment that he will be candidate for the
senatorial toga now worn by the veter-
an Duncan u. Fletcher means that an
exciting primary campaign is in pros
peet in Florida. For the governor has
established a reputation as hard fight
er, reputation that extends back to
the days when he was a country Bap-
list minister fighting to extract dollars
from his congregation for the advance
ment of the work of the church. Gov
ernor Cats is an Alabaman who attend.
ed Howard college and the Alabama
Polytechnic institute and studied law
for a spell, before he entered the Bap.
fist ministry in 1884. Prior to taking M
his residence in Florida he filed several
long pastorates in Alabama and Incl.
dentally was an unsuccessful candidate
for congress in that state. After going
to Florida he continued his interest in
politics and in 1916 won the guberna
tOrial nomination and election in one OF
the stormiest political fights in the
state s history.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-02
(Rutland News.)

A deputy sheriff should HE himself
some evening to the >by-ways and hedg-
es and gather IN dozen or two pass
ing horse drawn vehicles which are
constantly traversing the streets and
country roads without lights being
shown ON the carriages. IF an auto vi
olates this state iaw the officers are
quite apt to make the offending driver
pay the costs of his neglect, but the old
line modes of transportation seem to
get by without any difficulty from
their infractions of traffic regulations.
This is not just. In fact there is often
much greater danger to be encountered
from the lack of drivers of horsedrawn
vehicles obeying the law than where
autoists disregard the ediet Heavy
ears necessarily give more or less warn
ing of their whereabouts from the
noise made by the engines while in the
dark an ordinary cart can rarely be
seen or heard above the roar of the ma
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-02
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE
BY LEE PAPE
A Messidge at Sea.
A PLAY.

y MeSSluSe III sea.
A Play
Scene, a ship.
Ferst sailor. Men, the captain is all
ways calling us names and pushing us
GROUND as if he owned us. Are we
going to stand that or not2
The hole crew. Not!
End sailer. Wat do you think he
called me yestidday AFTERNOON? He
called me a skinnie shrimp.
The hole crew. Mutiny, Yet s mu-
tinyi
3rd sailer. Lets draw straws to see
wich one viii tell the captin we have all
went on mutiny. (Which they do)
Ferst sailer. / got the shortest. Wat
do l care? Herray fer me!
Ack 9.
Scene, The capfins cabin.
(Noek! NockD
Captin. Come in.
Ferst sailer. Captin, got q messidge
for you.
Captin. Wat is it, you ignorant look
ing pie facet Watever it is, III push
YOU all over the ship if don't like it.
Ferst sailer. III be rite. back. (Goes
out. Nockl Nockl).
Captin. Come in.
End sailer. Captin 1 got messidge
for you.
Captin. The heck you have you funny
locking grease spot
End sailer. I'll be rite back. Goes
out.
Noeki Noekt
Captin. Come in.
3rd sailer. Captin, l got messidge
for you.
Captin. What have I got abord, a
crew or a bunch of messenger BOYS?
Well, you long legged sour picket, how
do you ixpeck me to heer you with
your neez making all that noise knock
ing together.
The ship. Bump.
3rd sailer. Land! Herray, we're home
agent Never mind, captin, there amt
eny mesidge.
The end.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-02
Today's Anniversaries.

l914-Christopher Gluck, German op-
cratic composer who made his
greatest successes in Paris. born
in the Upper Palatinate. Died in
Vienna, Nov. IS, 1877.
l767-Stephen Allen, mayor of New
York City and one of the early
leaders of Tammany Hall, born in
New York. Perished in the
steamboat "Henry Clay" disas-
ter on the Hudson, July %, 1852.
lSl9-Lucius j. Knowles, whose inven-
tions did much to develop the
thread making industry. born at
Hardwich, Mass Died in Wash
ington, D. c., Feb. %, 1884.
lS49-Father Mathew, the great Irish
temperance leader, was welcomed
IN New York as the guest of the
city.
lS67-Lord Monck took the oath of of.
fce as first gOvernor-general OF
the Dominion of Canada.
l903-Cuba ceded TO the United States
two naval stations, and govern
ment of the Isle of Pines settled.
l9l5-Main Austro- German forces drove
Russians northwest toward Lub,
lin.
l9l6-French drive hurled Germans
back on 25mile front along the
Somme.
l9l7-Russians broke through Austro.
German defenses in Galicia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-02

agencies are conducting systematic
propaganda which is now running at
high speed. But in the light of the
fabulous drain upon the treasury,
which reaches over $l0O0.00O,O per
month, our first duty is to use the
knife. That duty is more imperative
md even more important than expedi
ton in legislation.
The country no longer needs to buy
the nation s wheat, build houses, sink
billions in the mud for ship yards.
tinker with coal, oil or similar necessi-
ties and the Republicans will be serv-
ing the country well if they apply the
legislative axe to these and "other ar
ticles too numerous to mention
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-02
From Here and There.

Mr.: Ed Parnell was splitting wood
in Olinger, Monday-Horizon Center.
DIN Mcclure is still tying at the
oak tree in Mrs. Dunn's yard.-Hoberg.
Mr.. Oscar West is going to get him
a new rubber tired buggy. Girls, what
does that mean Miller
Mr.. Sherman of Waterbury appears
to be having the time of his life, visit
ing old friends at his former home in
Cadys Falls and vicinity-Cadys Falls.
Earl Stockton who was with the S9tb
in France arrived home in Monday
morning and the folks took shot at
the fatted calf.-Route 8.
Last Friday afternoon the chief of
police was notified that there were some
suspicious characters in town. Secret
service men were Immediately nut on
track and came back with the informa
tlon that the tough bunch were only
NJ. c. Knight, Will Rollins and Charles
Greenieaf starting on fishing trip.
No arrests.
Yes, the column does seem rather drv
today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-02
Goodness and Greatness.

Sometimes people speak rather pat
ronizinly OF mere goodness and
are inclined to excuse the gifted for
breaking the rules OF right-doing. 1t
is worth while to remember that Phil
lips Brooks said of Lincoln that such
characters as his reunite what God
has joined together and man has put
asunder. 'In him was indicated the
goodness of real greatnesS.-Girl's
Companion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-02
Today's Birth(lavs

Crown Prince Olav, heir to the throne
of Norway, born in England, Is years
ago today.
William lie Quex. one of the most
popular of present-day novelists, born
in London, So years ago today.
Eugene Black, representative in con-
eress of the first Texas district. born
at Blossom, Texas, 40 years ago today.
Most Rev. George W. Mundelein, Ro.
man Catholic archbishop of Chicago
born in Brooklyn, n. Y, AZ years ago
today.
DR.. Grace Raymond Hebard, noted
suffragist, professor of political econ
omy in the Univercitv of Wyoming
born at Clinton, Iowa, IS years ago to.
day.
DR.. Frederick P. Keppel, late assis,
tant secretary of war, now director of
foreign operations of the American Red
Cross, born in New York, a years ago
today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-02
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

It is the aim of the management to secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night. and it soicits the cooperation OF
subscribers to that end. Prompt reports should
be given of each failure to receive the paper
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone postal card, thus en-.
abling the cause of the error to be promptly
method that the publisher secure the de
sired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-02
CLIPPINGS
With Now Comment and Then
Only q Caption. -

There, are. several ways. of conduct
ing column Ike this One is to grind
I out as we do-with the help of our
admiring Friends, of course, but mainly
by the perspiration of our own person
al brow. Another and easier way is
that adopted by the Rutland Herald
and the Bennington Banner. All that
is needed to put this method in oper-
alton is type enough for heading and
pair of scissors. The Herald uses
our column as regularly as we get it
out, calling it "Caption and Common
tary, Nipt, Clipt and Purveyed by the
Brattleboro Reformer. This week the
Banner has begun running it under this
original title: Recent Gas Attacks;
Clippings and Other Debris from the
Snort Column of the Brattleboro Re
former. However, we are not com.
planning. All we ask is that our ad-
miring contemporaries reprint this par
agraph along with the rest, adding the
statement that folks who wish to have
all the pleasure this column afford.
without the annoyance of having to
read the Herald or the Banner can do
SO by subscribing to The Reformer di-
rect.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-02
How Low the Brooks Are Getting.

A lady bathing in brook, a lady
clad in nothing and very little of that,
was the spectacle that caught the eye
of patrolman Jameson of the Nutley,
n. j., police force last Saturday after
noon as he tramped along the hot and
dusty road on his way to police head
quarters. The brook has but about
foot and half of water in it, hardly
enough to cover the nothing that the
lady had on, let alone the lady.-New
York Sun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-02

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
he following news Dealers
cleveland, S. L. Purinton (Esteyville)
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert Pollica, 297 South Main ST
Fort Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, J. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
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Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-02

A wireless message from the George
Washington which will be reassuring
to everyone says: "President and Mrs.
Wilson spent much of the day on the
upper deck. The President wore a
tweed cap and Mrs. Wilson blue tam
'shanter''