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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-14
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
the following described property:
% HEAD OF STOCK

- ELEVEN cows, mostly grade Hol.
stein; 2-year old bull, sired BY Fashion
Cornucopia, from the herd of A. J.
Smith; beef COW, A grade Holstein
heifers, 2 years old, due to freshen in
early winter and spring; yearling heif-
ers, l0-months-old grade Holsten bull
calf, l0months-old Holstein heller and
3 calves, ! gray mare, weight about 800
lbs; 4-year-old iron gray colt, sired by
full-blood Morgan; bay horse, black
horse; also about so hens,
FARM TOOLS AND MACHINERY
Good farm wagon with hay rack and
corn platform; creamery wagon good
buggy, surrey with pole and shafts, ,
2-horse traverse sleds, l-horse sled, pung,
extra good sleigh, pair double work har,
nesses, several other harnesses, good pair
driving harnesses, corn planter, pillow,
good Wood moving machine, | horse
rake, smoothing harrow, spring tooth
harrow corn cutter, straight tooth cul-
tivator, horse hoe, stone drag land drag
cream cans, slide OK yokes, 2 caldron
kettles, wheelbarrow, running gear for
lumber wagon, grindstone, lot of car.
penter's tools and lot of small tools,
axles and wheels for OK carts, No. II
DeLaval cream separator calf power
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE - Two
chamber suites, springs, mattresses, oak
desk, extension table, old fashioned desk,
several tables, chairs, clock, bureaus,
lamps, sewing machine, mirrors, parlor
stove with pipe, Estey organ and several
articles not mentioned Sale will begin
promptly at 10 o'clock. Lunch at noon
Terms at time of sale.
MRS. BERTHA L. MARSH, Owner.
D. A. PERRY, Auctioneer, Barre, VT.
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Bailey's Music Rooms

Reliable pianos and playerpianos at reasonable
prices Victrolas. Sonoras, records and sheet
music. Telephone 369-W. Barre, Vt.
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FARM. STOCK AND TOOLS FOR SALE

: FARM. STOCK, AND TOOLS FOR SALE
At very reasonable figure; i4O-acre farm, very
suitably divided into tillage. pasture and wood
land; S1a miles from poetofhce. " mile
TO school, and in a good neighborhood; the
land is In a high state Of cultivation and 10
very easy TO carry on good water at house
and barn fruit orchard; nice-lEying sugar ~
chard with good sugar house nice lot OF
growing soft wood with lots, cedar; excep-
houally level woods with easy access To sarNe
barns are in very good condition, having a
lean-to recently built for stable equipped with
20 tie-ups and litter carrier leading TO new
piSgery comfortable house but needing few
repairs on ell equipped with Orange County
tsiephone soil is exceptionally good no one
raising any better crops Of any kinds than are
produced on this farm; will keep 20 sow,
team. and young stock now equipped with is
cows. grade jersey and Ayrshire, all young
and good dairy ] pair horsesS weight 1900
ms, and all tools ecessary fol carrying on
farm this property will be sold at very
reasonable figure with or without personal
property, and on very reasonable terms would
consider city property in exchange INQUIRE Of
W y Martin. Plainheld. Vt; N. e. tel:
Plsinfeld l-3. sbn
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A HOME FOR YOU I!
We feel sure from our large
list of desirable properties we
can please you. May we try?

HOUSE. BARN AND THREE ACRES OF
LAND lta miles from the city, for only
Sl.30000. which is a special price to move
il az once. Owner lives in another Htate and
Is willing 10 sell Tor much less than the
place Is worth to anyone fer home. Good
location with excellent surroundings.
ONLY $500. 90; FARM. STOCK. TOOLS
AND CROPS, AND HOUSEHOLD FuRNt-
TURE The owner Is going South and will
leave everything ready for you there sre
registered Jersey cows. hve~months-old
calf | horse weighing about 500 Ms. and
hog farming tools, consisting % Fulsy blow,
moving machine. harrpws. cream sspar1i-
tor. new farm wagon and sleda express
wagon, buggy, sleigh, harnesses. ~ tens Of
hay, sugar tools for 400 NAPLES 30 good
farm contains 100 ACRES and VIII keep ~ or
i5 cows and team plenty Of wood and
fruit 2 good barns and rood comfortable
house fields are smooth place Is located "a
miles from village and about 10 miles from
Bradford: within driving distance Of Barre.
NEW 7-RooM HOUSE ON FREMONT
STREET with hardwood rioorS and finish.
steam heat. nice porch. aud good enough for
anyone price 100000: an exceptionally
well-locAted place.
You can certainly buy now cheapcr than
In six months. Think it oyeri Nut don't
wait too long.
THE D. A. PERRY
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Rowland Building. Barre, Vermont.
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SATURDAY, OCT. Is, 10
at 9 a. m. sharp
125 Head of Stock

consisting of new mich cows and close
by springers, some to freshen in the
early winter, a few of them in the
spring; some 2 years old, some yearlings
and calves, few steers and some bulls;
r. REGISTERED HoLSTEINS, I REG
ISTERED O. /. c. BOAR; brood SOW
with pigs: 8 shoats.
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FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS am Of
fering several extra good bargains In real
estate which consists Of well-timbered farms
and also village property: w. II. Myers. Cur
rier cottage West Danville VT <9n
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FOR SALE-My residence at 2 Kirk street,
consisting of one S-room house, steam heat,
hot and cold water, gas and electricity and
large barn with basement, also / large front
lot w. H. Ward i56t25'
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FOR SALE-My home place at l04 South
electric lights and gas, both city and spring
water, furnace heat will trade toward small
cottage OF farm inquire at house, Henry
Bosley l48d
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FOR SALE

el. 166-R l7et2s
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MALE HELP WANTED.

WANTED - Elderly man to do chores IN
small dairy little milking; good home to
right party Hubert Croteau, Wilhamstown.
VT tel. 3sl-22. lfsto
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FOR SALE-One Glenwood NJ range. in
good repair, also fur-lined coat size 40
very good shape address w. r, Miles. Gran
neville or call 24-M. 179tf
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FUR SALE-Seven good cows, some due TO
iresnen this fall. Others in the early spring
inquire OF Ernest Flanders, Washington, VT
1859
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WANTED A good steady man for general
farm work inquire OF A. Corti, Cutler Corner,
tel 396-l3. ltoto
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TO RENT

TO RENT "A 7-room cottage at i6 Shurt-
left place; all newly repaired inquire Of Ar
thur Cole SO Seminary street. l78t6
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TO RENT "A broom cottage with bhed,
electric lights at Warren street; inquire Of
Mrs Amelia Matott Harrington avenue
I72tf
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-28

| they've tried. I'll say that much. But
they haven't the know-how"
The window seats, Rickard could
see, were filed before the cars halted
by the experienced ones who had not
waited for the train to be made up
In the scramble he spied vacant
window on the sunny side and made
for 1t. A stranger dropped into the
seat beside him.
Every window in the car was open.
Each red velveted. dnsty seat was
filled. A strong desert wind was blow
Ing sand into their faces, discoloring
the seats and covering the floor.
The engineer turned to his compan-
ion. who was coughing.
''Do you mind this window being
open?"
''Td mind If it were not. It's always
bad at the Junction. When we get
into the cultivated country you will
see what the valley will be like when
1t is all planted. The wind is not
bad when it blows over grain or al
falfa. 1t is the desert dust that nags
c1s." He coughed again. ''Golng inT'
"Are you going to settle In the val
ley?" The inquisitor was man of
about fifty. Ricsard decided. with a
desert tan of apparent health. His
face was clear cut and intelligent.
II don't know"
Just looking the country over?"
you might call 1t that"
Go slow" admonished his compan-
ion. ''Don't let yourself be carried
away. 1t is wonderful country. But
go slow. It's the ones who expect to
make millions the first year that be
come the worst knockers. Go slow,
l always tell them. Go slow"
Its not good tiue to buy, then?'
Not so good as II was ten years
agol But land IN cheaper than it was
"A year back. In some districts you
cnn buy good farm for a ticket back
home, the farmers are so discouraged.
Cold feet" The slang sounded oddly
somehow. The mans voice had the
cultivated precision of the purist.
"Cold feet. The rivers chilled them.
The valleys losing faith In the COM
pany."
what company?' inquired Rickard
again.
"There's but one company to the
valley. the one that brought them
here, the d. r. They don't call the
railroad the company. They won't rec
ognize that problem! It's had hard
luck from the first, the d. r. At the
very start the wrong man got hold of
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1t. Sather, the first promoter, was a
faker-a pretty thorough faker. The
company reorganized, but it's been in
bad odor with the public ever since"
Richards eyes left the deep cuts in
the land made by the ravening waters
and looked at his companion.
II thought Estrada was the original
promoter?" he inquired.
"Estrada's recent comer-ob, you
mean the general. He started the ball
rolling; that was all. Bad health, fol-
lowing the Bliss complication, tied his
hands,"
The man in the seat ahead was lis
tening. His head was leonine, his
body shriveled. RIckard could see on
the neck the ancient burns that had
spared the magnificent head. The rest
of the man had been shriveled and
twisted into terrible deformity. Rick
ard found himself puzzling over the
incident with its accompanying mir
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reptltious. II would have been quieteJ
had Marshall had his way But hs
himself had stipulated that Hardin
should be told of his coming. He had
seen the telegram before 1t left the
Tucson office. He might be assuming
an unfamiliar role In this complicated
drama of river and desert. but it was
not to be as an eavesdropper.
The heavy bus was blowing slowly
through the dust of the street. Rick.
ard was given ample time to note the
limitations of the new town. They
passed two brick stores of general
merchandise, lemons and wooden
goods, stockings and crackers disport.
ing fraternally in their windows. A
board sign swinging from the over
hanging porch of the most pretentious
building announced the post office
From small adobe hung q brass
plate advising the stranger of ths
Bank of Calexico. The 'dobe pressed
close to another two-storied structure
OF the desert type. The upper floor
supported by posts, extended over the
sidewalk. Melted wire screened away
''i' NN'NfN ihOSioito anu Sufc tHt over
hanging gallery the grotesque appear
ance of a huge fencing mask. From
the street could be seen rows of beds
as in hospital wards. CaIexico, 1t was
seen, slept out of doors.
desert hotel" bawled the darky
refining In his placid team.
"Yes. sab. I'll look out for your bag
Got your room? The hotels mighty
sure to be full. Not many women VII
down this away. All the men
mostly lives right heah at the hotel"
Richard made dive from a swirl Of
dust into the hotel. The long line he
anticipated at the desk was not there
He stopped to take In a valley innovn.
tion. One end of the long counter had
been converted into a soda-water bar
The high swivel stools In front OF the
white marbled stand, with its towering
silver fixtures. were crowded with dust.
parched occupants Of the bus. A white
coated youth was pouring colored
sirups into tall glasses; there was
clinking of ice; a sizzling OF siphons.
That's new one on me-" grInned
Rickard. turning toward the desk
where compliment proprietor stood
waiting to announce that there was but
one room left.
with bath?"
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had expected to zee q Nexienn turu.
or at least a Mexican. influence, a.
the towns hugged the border, but II
was as ytvldiy American as was I'm.
perial or Brawley. There was the yei-
low-pninted station OF the Overland
Pacific lines. the water tank, the eager
American crowd. Railroad sheds an
nounced the terminal of the road.
Backed toward the station was the In
evitable hotel bus of the country town,
a painted sign hanging over its side
advertising the Desert hotel. Before
he reached the step the vehicle was
crowded.
"wait. gentlemen, I'm coming back
for second load" called the darky
who was holding the reins.
III you wait for the second trip you
won't get room" suggested friend
ly voice from the seat above.
Rickard threw his bag to the grin.
ming negro and swung onto the crowd.
ed steps.
Leaving the railroad sheds he OBJ
served building which he assumed
was the hotel. 1t looked promising
attractive with Its wide encirclIng We.
randa and the patch of green which
distance gave the dignity of lawn
But the darky whipped up his stolid
horses. Richards eyes followed tHc
patch of green
The friendly voice from above told
him that that was the office of ths
Desert Reclamation company. His
next survey was more personal. Hs
saw himself entering the play as the
representative of company that was
distrusted If not indeed actively hated
by the valley folk. 1t amused him that
his entrance was so cuiet as to be sur.
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How will Hardin receive the
man who comes to supplant him
and how will Hardin's wife re-
ceive the man who once had told
her Of his love and then, torn by
doubts, had run away from her
expectant eyes7 These are ques-
tons that worry Rickard, but he
is not left long In doubt Get
the answer, with Richard, in the
next instzliment.
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RICHARD "G0ES IN," AND AS HE GOES HE BEGINS TO
APPRECIATE THE DIFFICULTIES OF HIS POSITION.

synops-K C. Ricsard, Overland
road called the office Marshall
waiting Rkard reads the of Colorado
Hardin
the Imperial valley
Hardin,
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-28
GRO BE coNTINuEpl
"ToteD PhIIosoohv.

Always carry little philosophy
nbout with you. A gilded searchIIght
is of little account to the big auto
stuck In the mud.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-28
CHAPTER w.
The Desert Hotel.

He left the dusty car with relief
when the twin towns were called. He
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-09

So
50 nerTed me up that I ran on through
the brush Ike a madman. my clothes
elatehed at by the devillsh vines and
torn at every yard.
| fed past the scene or our exeava.
tions. looking more haunted than ever
In the flashing gleam Of the lantern.
With an oath left them behind. as
the aeeHrsed cause Of all this evil but
1 cannot have gone By them many
yards when suddenly | felt the ground
giving way beneath me with a violent
Jerk. My arms went up In a wild ef-
Tort to save myself, and then. in a
panic Of fright, I felt myself shooting
downward as one might fall down the
shaft Of mIne. Tainly clutched at
rocky walls as sped down In the
earth-smelling darkness. seemed to
be falling forever. and for a moment
my head elesred and had time to
think Of the crash that was coming
q the end Of my fall--a crash which,
said to myself. must mean death.
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CHAPTER VI.


~ 4fA %H-fftHs
Charlie Webster's lacanlc note wa
naturally our chief topic over break
fast "Tohlas escaped-Iust heard b
i on your island. Watch out. WI
follow 10 day or two The king
read II out. when | handed him IN,
note across the table.
"Yeur friend writes like q true mar
of acilea," he added, 'llke Caesar
aud also the electric telegraph. We
must send word to Sweeney TO be on
the lockout for hlm. | win send Sam.
son the Redoubtable with a message
% him this morning. Meanwhile We
will smoke and think"
Then for the next hour the aking'
ihoaght--aload: while Calypso and /
sal and listened. occasionally throw.
Ing Ia RareRthesis OF comment or
suggestion. 1t was evident. we ali
agreed, that Calypso had been right.
L had been Tobias and none other
whose evil eve had sent her so breath
less back to me, waiting Ia the shadow
OF the woods; aud Il was the same
evil eye that had fallen vulture-like
on her golden doublo0n exposed on
Sweeney's counter.
II was clear that there were such
coins on the island ia somebody's nos.
session. Then. when he had watched
Calypso on her way home-and with.
out any doubt been the spectator OF
our meeting at the edge of the wood
though we had been unable 10 catch
sight or him--there would OF course
be suspicion Ia his mind that my
quest might at least be approaching
success, and that his ancestral mil
lions might be almost Ia my hands.
That there might be some other
treasure on The island with which nell
her he nor his grandfather had any |
concern would not occur to him, nor |
would II be likely to trouble him If 1t
lid. My presence was enough TO
prove that the treasure was hls-for
vas Il not his treasure that | was
Ifieri Logic irreiutablel How was
le to know that all the treasure SO
ar discovered was that modest hoard
--unearihcd, as ! heard, in the gar
present whereabouts of
fhlch was known only to Calypso. The
King had interrupted himself at this
oint OF argument.
by the way, Calypso. where Is lt?e
9 asked Unexpectedly, to the sudden
Of both OF us, isn't Il time
ou revealed your mysterious Alad-
ln's eave?"
Al the word "cavep the submerged
'se In Calypso's cheeks almost came
the surface OF their beautiful olive.
"CayeW she eountered manfully,
Who said II was cave?a
III was merely figure OF speech.
hich-if | may say so, my dear
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{ was the Pirates wIns Cellar.

king" observed, that II a man should
start TO dig for gold in the center of
Sahara. with no possible means of
communicating with his fellows on
the third day there would not fail to
be someone to drop In and remark
on the hneness OF the weather. So II
was with us. AS a general thing not
once In twelvemonth did human
being wander into that wilderness
where the king" had made his home
There was nothing to bring them
there. and, as | have made clear the
way was not easy. Yet we had hardly
begun work when one and another idle
niger strolled In from the settlement
and stood grInning his curiosity at our
lnbors.
Toward evening Of the third day we
came upon a passage leading out of
one or the cellars; 1t had such prom
lslng appearance that we kept at work
later than usual, and the sun had set
and night was rapidly falling as we
turned homeward.
AS we came In sight Of the house
we were struck by the peculiar hush
about 1t, and there were no lights in
the windows.
mo Hghtsl" the "klng" and ex-
claimed together, involuntarily hurry
Ing our steps, with a forebodIng of we |
knew not what In our hearts. As we
the lawn the house loomed M
dark and still and the door opening
onto the loggia was a square of black.
ness In gloom of shadows hardly
less profound. Not a sound, not a
sign of Iifel
"Calypsol" we both cried out as we
'ushed across the loggia. Calypso
where are you"-but there was no an
'wer; and then |. being ahead of the
King" stumbled over something dark
ylng across the doorway.
GOOD heavenl what is thisY
'ried, and bending down saw that II
vas Samson.
The king" struck match. Yesl
was Samson, poor fellow. with a
lagger firmly planted in his heart
Near by something white caught my
ye attached to the Intel Of the door.
say. II was piece Of paper held
here with a sailors knife. I tore ]
on In a frenzy. and-the ekIngn
triking another match-we read 1t to- ,
ether. II bore but a few words, writ /
en- all In capital letters with a coarse /
encil:
WILL RETURN THE LADY IN ,
iXCBANGE FOR THE TREASURE /
nd It was signed III. P. T."
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CHAPTER WI.
In Which Lose Nv w.x

THE audacity of the fellow ~ ex-
claimed the king" who was the first
to recover.
But Calypsoi" cried.
The king laid his hand on my
shoulder reassnringly.
Don't be afraid for her" he said
u know my daughter"
"Rat l love herr / cried Tins
blurting out In my anguish what had
designed to reveal in some TRANQUIL
chosen hour.
Il have loved her for twenty years"
said the king" exasperatingly calm.
Jack Harkaway' can take care Of
himself"
| was not even astonished at the
time.
But something must be DONE" |
cried Il win 20 to the commander
at once and rouse the settlement. Give
me lantern" l called to one Of the
negroes. who by this had come up TO
Us, and were standing around in
terrified group. | waited only for It
to be lie, and then. without a word,
dashed wildly into the forest.
Hadn't you better take someone
with youf" ! heard the eklng call
after me. but was too distraught to
reply. plunging headforenost through
the tangled darkness--my brain boil
Ing like eauldron with anger and a
thousand fears. and my heart stung,
too with wild, unreas0ning remorse.
After all, It was my doing.
ITO Think 70 thinkl to think !" l 1
cried aloud-leavlng the rest unspo.
ken.
meant that Il had sal come OF nv
Insensate pursuit of that filthy treas
uFe. when all the time the only treas
are | coveted was Calypso herself.
Peer old ignorant Tom had been right
after all Nothing good cane OF such
There was a curse upon
hem from the beginning. And then.
Is I thought Of Tobias. my body sho0k
q that ! could hardly keep On walk
ng. and aext minute my hatred Of him
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might apply with equal fitness. say
20 silk stocking
And Calypso laughed through an.
other tide of rose-color.
No, dad, not that. either. Never
mlnd where II Is. Il Is perfectly safe.
! assure YOU"
but are you sure, my dear?
Wouldn't Il be safer. after alt. here In
The hoasef How can you be certain
that no one but yourself win aeclden,
tally discover ltee
Il am absolutely certain that no
one will she answered, with an EN-.
phasls On the last three words which
sent thrill through me. for knew
that Il was meant for me. "of course,
dad" she added. III you lnslst-you
shall have Il. But seriously. | think
Il Is safer where Il ls, and II | we're
to fetch i, how eau be sure that no
one'-she paused. with meanlne
which |, Of course. aadersgaod--sTo-
bias, for Instance. would see me 60
ing-and follow me-"
To be sure-to be sure" said the
king : What do You think, Friend
ulyssesfs
Il think Il more than likely that
she might be followed" | answered.
sand quite agree with Miss Calypso.
certainly wouldn't advise her 10 visit
her treasure Just now-,wlth the woods
probably full OF eyes. Ia fact" /
added smiling frankly at her. ~
could scarcely answer for myself even
for | confess that she has oiled me
with an oYerpowerlng curiosity"
80 be 4 then" said the king y
-and now TO consider what our friend
here graphically speaks Of As those
eyes Ia The woods"
The king then made determined
descent laso the practical The woods
most probably were full Of eyes. IN
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THE audacity of the felIowl" ex-
claimed the king" who was the first
to recover.