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Gilpin observer., 1919-03-27
CHAPTER XIII.

No word had come Of any project Of
attack on the morrow morning. In this
the sergeant's prediction had probably
proved false: yet the feeling In the air
Of something impending seemed to
have communicated itself to the enc
my's lines.
A wiring party and listening post
party were out from the American
trenches. and Mark was on duty with
three others Of the stretcher bearers
company, ready for a call.
A corporal was at the dugout door.
"Stretcher bearers" he whispered.
The four men were on their feet
immediately, two stretchers ready.
"A man hit between the lines" said
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-27
CHAPTER XII.

And he slept, though he had not ex-
pected to close his eyes that night.
He slept as soundly as his comrades,
awakening, as was his habit, few
minutes before revellle, with q mind
singularly clarified by sleep. He would
ask to parade before his commanding
officer in the morning and state the
facts. leaving the rest to fate.
He was not destined to, for the same
corporal who had put him on duty dur
Ing his previous afternoon "off'' called
him Ave minutes before parade.
"You can leave them buttons, Wes-
ton," he said with a grin. you won't
need to polish 'em where you're going.
The sergeant major wants you ut
once"
Mark hurried to the Office, to find the
sergeant major In company with one
Of the senior captains; then he remem-
bered that rumors Of the preceding
evening had sent the Major away with
the inspecting General. His interview
must be postponed, then.
weston, you'd better get your
breakfast Mt once" said the sergeant
major. "And have your kit packed In
twenty minutes. You and Hartley are
going up TO the front"
The senior captain temporarily com.
manding the detachment unbent FROM
the Official air which he was tryins
terribly hard to assume.
"You were specially asked for from
headquarters" he said, with another
man; and I'm sending Hartley be
cause he's your friend. They want two
more NEE for the stretcher bearers
company. Ws1l bs Sosry to lose you
Weston"
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-27

the corporal. you've got to bring him
In. You can zee him from this loop
hole"
Mark stepped upon the sentry's plat
form and saw, indist1nct In the dark
ness, huddled form about hallway
to the German trenches.
Then he heard Kellerman's voice It
his side.
"A man Of the -th got hit" he said.
"Bring him in, Weston. Make a quick
job OF 1t. Corporal Baines, you'll take
charge. You two will be ready to take
out your stretcher In case anything
happens" he added to the two others.
The corporal led the way. crouchinG
toward the gap in the wires. They
passed two lines, traversed a diagonal
lane, and emerged beyond the third
into the open. The body Of the wound
ed man. which had disappeared, came
into light. black patch under the
stars.
"Get down I" whispered the corporal.
They flung themselves to the ground,
and proceeded to wriggle forward, un-
der his directions, pushing the stretch
er as noiselessly as possible across
the rough ground. Suddenly the man
with Mark uttered an exclamation.
"What the DEVILS he sent us on this
job for?" he demanded truculently.
"Shut up, you fool |" whispered the
corporal hoarsely.
THAT ain't the man. He's been
there these past three days. Dutch
man he is; every listening post party
knows him. What's the good Of bring
ing him inf He amt got no head to
him."
what you talking about7" snsrled
the corporal. "That's the man the Ma
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-27
Arizona.

The Arizona Copper Mines Corpor-
n'ion, whose Gains lie two miles
northwest of Mayer, between the town
and the Butternut mine. has let con-
tract to sink the shaft 200 feet below
the present 630-foot level and work
will he begun some time this month.
The Liberty Copper Company, which
owns considerable area joining the
Binghampton on the west and south,
has raised development fund OF
$500,0O0 and is now building n road to
its claims and shipping hoist. CON-
pressor, drills and other machinery
necessary for an active campaign Of
exploration.
The Democratic mine and smelter at
Cananea, Sonora. owned by the Hoff-
man interests OF Cincinnati, closed
down for an indefinite period March
Ii. A serious breakdown In the ma.
chinery of the smelling plant precipi-
tated action ten days sooner than in
tended.
The Shannon Copper Company has
acquired the Orizaba properties which
lie south and east Of the Kay and II
considerable crew Is mt work on new
shnft which las already gone below
the 10O-foot mark and is to be contin-
ued to n considerable depth. 1t Ia re-
ported that s.ot ore was developed at
100 feet and chat exploration of this
body win be commenced as soon as
the shaft gets deeper.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-27

Fought Amid q HalIstorm Of euiIsta
jor said. and there amt no other in
sight. Tchtp
They flattened themselves as q
rocket burst into the air above the
German lines.
Then the machine guns burst forth.
Rat-tat-tat-tat |" sang the bullets over
head.
They swished through the grass and
pattered on the ground. No answer
came from the section Of the Ameri-
can line Immediately behind the de-
tenders, but. on each side there came
answering volleys. making the air an
inferno Of cracking death. Then,
gradually, the alarm subsided. The
rocket showers died down.
"Now, boysw whispered the corpo-
raj. -
They crawled onward. The huddled
form came into clear view. The body
seemed to be already blending with
the earth, melting into formlessness; ;
and there was no need to wonder
whether this was of dead or wounded
man.
The corporal swore.
II told you So" mumbled Marks
companion. II told you so. What's he
sent us here for, the fool?"
His words ended In a gurgle. From
behind the shelter Of the corpse leaped
five men. Noiselessly they flung them
selves upon the party of three. Mark
felt pistol at his temple.
Surrender" hissed voice In his
ear.
In flash he realized the trap. The
three were unarmed. nOncombatants;
1t was counter-raid-and Kellerman
had known that the enemy were abroad
that night and suspected their rendez.
vous.
He saw his two companions being
dragged, unresisting. toward the Ger
man lines. Three men were with
them; besides his immediate antago-
mist there was only one other figure
in the immediate vicinity, and that one
had half turned away.
And the thought Of the internal trap
goaded Mark to madness. AS his cap
tor, never suspecting resistance on his
part. let the muzzle Of the pistol droop.
Mark drew back his hand and struck
upward with all his might.
He felt the burn Of the powder al
the discharged bullet sped under his
chin. he heard the startled cry Of the
Germans; and then q furious outburst
Of machine-gun hre came from the
trenches opposite. Two Very lights
went up, revealing the two struggling
men to the sentries ON either side.
Mark saw a powerful man. a ser
geant, he thought. with close-cropped
yellow hair and the body Of a Her
cules. The man dashed at him. strik-
ing madly with his bare fists. The two
fought amid haiatorm Of bullets.
(To BE CoNTINUED)
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-27
(copyrisht. by ". a. chapman.)

Mdrk 6hluteu duu went out Ju8t az
Hartley appeared at the door. The
sergeant major enlightened Hartley
briefly.
"You must have some pull at head
quarters. Weston" he said. 'Do you
know Major Kellerman1"
"A little, sir" answered Mark grimly.
swell. he seems to know all about
you, and he told the o. G. over the tel
ephone that he must have you. He'll
be your o. O. now for a while, so
things ought to run smoothly for you"
"He's not a doctor, sir"
"No, but the stretcher bearers aren't
a medical corps; they're attached to
the -th."
Mark hurried away. In the barrack
room, at breakfast, the two were the
subject Of mingled jests and congratu-
lations. The stretcher bearers, form
ing, a. 1t were, the last supports Of
the infantry, shared with them the
great proportion Of casualties. Keller
mans scheme was perfectly clear to
Mark.
He was in q wretched state of mind
when the car steamed into the depot
at the end Of the narrow-gauge line.
He descended into city, a mushroom
city Of the supply and transportation
department.
A sergeant and corporal, with nine
or ten Den Of the stretcher bearers
company, wGe waiting for the two.
The little troop was returning to the
<rouNhna a%tap Nv> A>v~ - ~>lS~p - a
rest camp.
You're the two men from the base
hospltal1" asked the sergeant. "All
right! Fall in. Right turni Quick
marchi"
They moved away down . slope and
began to pick their way along the be-
ginning Of q maze of trenches.
The roar Of guns. which had never
ceased by night or day. and had long
ceased to be noticeable. was lonAer
now.
Suddenly the sergeant stopped.
There vas ten Of you" he said to
the corporal
"All here" responded the corporal.
The sergeant turned to Mark.
"Where's your matef" he asked.
Mark. who had been plodding along
under the impression that Hartley was
following. turned round. to flnd that
he was the last Of the party. Hartley
was nowhere to- be seen.
The sergeant ran back q few PAGES
to return hreathless and red in the
face. "He's gone. the silly foolw he
spluttered. "Must have taken. the
wrong turn ut the bend. Go back and
get himr
But Hartley was not at the bend.
The sergeant Joined Mark. incredulous.
They scrambled up the bank and
scanned the level road. There was no
pedestrian In sight.
"He's taken the wrong turn some
where" insisted the sergeant. "Come
along with me! We've got to find
him!"
They begt,s doubling back. shout.
ing. until they reached the end q the
trench system. Still Hartley could not
be found.
''If he amt on hand I'll be broke .
the sergeant grumbled. "And I'll break
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-27

his head for him. You medical corps
chaps are like bunch Of babies. Ought
to have. . nurse and baby carriage for
each of. you."
Reluctantly he abandoned the search
and they rejoined the others. The ser
geant, In an ugly mood, ordered them
sharply onward, but could not resist
casting occasional looks back to zee II
the missing man was coming. How
ever, at last he resigned himself to
what seemed inevitable. The trench
widened into deep. wide, parallel one
extending In xigzags to right and left
Of them.
4 large dugout. made shell-proof.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-27
CHAPTER x,-oontlnued.

-
Ada Henson turned and ran toward
Mark with a scream. She did not rec
ognize him, Mark could see that.
The discipline Of lifetime held
Mark steady. He stood confronting
Kellerman, but did not raise hand
even to guard himself. Kellerman
gared at him in speechless fury. And
even then 1t seemed a little singular
to Mark that Hartley disappeared, 80
swiftly and silently that neither the
man nor the woman knew he had been
there.
Then Kellerman burst into hysterical
laughter.
TITS the SPY from the war depart
ment," he cried. 'The fellow. We
pitched out Of the army for treachery.
masquerading here in uniform. A
blank wall and firing squad for you
tomorrow. my manw
Ada Henson sprang between them.
HE doesn't mean thatl" she cried.
peeripg into Marks face dubiously.
She recognized Mark now. but Mark
could see that the recognition meant
little to her probably he had been only
n trivial incident In her career. lis
ten to mew she whispered in MARKS
ear. HE has been drinking. It will
he all right. Just 60 back and keep
this to yourself. You'll get q nifty
dollar bill by the next post, and ten
every month afterward. 30 long - you
don't see anything. Understandf He
isn't responsible"
Mark turned away In disgust, but he
imagined the warped mind that caught
ut this hope of secrecy.
He went back into the kitchen. The
soldiers were still there. one or two
hailed him; the incident had occupied
only ten minutes. Annette made q
little mouth at him from the doorway.
But Mark was searching in the room
for Hartley.
"Your friend went home, I think,
monsieur - soldat," said Annette in
banter.
Mark strobe out Of the inn without
word. Hartley's disappearance did
not disturb him. Hartley was strange +;
hut he felt that he had relied too much
on Hartley. 1t was for him to act. He
~ould go to the Major in charge Of the
hospital, tell his story. and do the only
thing possible. He had no doubt any
longer that Xellerman and the Henson
woman were partners In far-reaching
conspiracy against his country, though
he had never before allowed himself
10 accept the obvious deductions from
the Washington episode. His mind
moved slowly. His purpose had been
TO redeem himself. he had thought
Hartley obsessed; now he meant to re-
veal everything.
And suddenly. out Of the mist Of
years, he recalled Colonel Howard's
story, Of Hampton. Kellerman had
been the chief agent in Hampton's
tragic fall. Suppose Hampton bad
been innocent! Suppose that Flea
nor's father had been brave and loyal
man, whose hideous ruin and abom-
Unable death might be posthumcusly
vindicated7
The blood rushed to his head at the
thought Of It The burden Of the
knowledge Of her fathers shame. and
Of Its probable effect on her II ever
she learned had weighed heavily upon
Marks heart since that night in the
tent in Cuba.
Then the blood receded, leaving him
as cold as a stone. For he recalled
Ada Kenson's words to Kellerman. Sc
the hunter was hard upon the quarry
perhaps he had already shared her
Eleanor had liked Kellerman. He
forced back his thoughts, strode
straight TO barracks and turned In.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-27

Arm ClouDs CONES SuNsHuu.
AYrE1 OrsroNDlNCy Colns JoY.
Ayrx1 SIcnuss colns H1Ax1H.
AFrrn W1AxNnss colns 6T11NoTH.,
In the spring when you're "all
ln"-fagged out-blood thin, il
you will turn to Natures remedy,
: tonic made from wild roots and
barks, which has stood 6fty years
g the best spring tonio-you will
find strength regained. No need
to tell you it's Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, put up in tablet
or liquid form, and sold by every
druggist in the land. After . hard
winter-shut up indoors, your blood
needs q temperance tonic, q tissue
builder and blood-makersuch hasthi
Medical Discovery" Of Dr. Pieroe's.
Kansas CITY, Kons.-"About the only
medicine I have ever given my little boy
i Golden Medical Discovery. he mover
vas very strong and would become rm.
down very quickly, would suffer loo Of
appetite. I would give him tho Golden
Medical Discovery and II always built
him up in good health. have also given
this medicine as spring tonic; for such
Golden Medical Discovery has NO equal.
-Mrs. Geo. Maui. 1912 N. 13h 81.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-27
Not Overly pleased.

Not Overly Pleased.
II don't know that I'm particularly
pleased with the fact that women can
vote"
You're not. Why7"
'The wife insists on knowing whom
1 intend voting for"
"Well. what Of thatf"
II find it's Just another cause for an
argument"
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-27
Colorado.


the Leadville section is the Louisville.
located on Iron hill. On account of
labor conditions the property was
closed down last November, but as this
condition has changed for the better
and with plenty Of experienced miners
IN the dlatrtct the owners have decided
to resume operations
~ Leadville, Carbonate Hill, the
lower and upper stretches, continues
t. send out a steady tonnage Of fair
grade Of ore, which in several cases
has been advanced on account Of the
increased silver values found in the
ore. At the lower section of the hill
the Stars Consolidated Mining Com
pany is the principal shipper: the
bulk Of the acreage being worked On
der lease.
Samples Of gold and silver ore from
the Becky Sharp mine in Russell gulch.
near Central City, where a recent
strike showed values as high as $6,280
q ton, have been sent to the Denver
Civic and Commercial Association for
an exhibit This mine is located near
the famous War Dance mine, which
was sold several times for taxes and
then developed a strike Of $6S,O00 a
ton in 1908.
Tho San Juan region Is a great
mineralixed area and is one vast col
lection Of igneous and metamorphosed
mineral-hearing rocks that in due time
will be recognised as the greatest and
richest mineralized area in the world.
A recent government report tabulates
the wealth produced from mines In
this region as follows: Gladstone
group, s15,OOO.OOO; Red Mountain
mines, $35.O0O,O00; Sunnyside, $12,-
100000; Ute and Clay, $12,OOO,OOO
Hidden Treasure. $4,000; Golden
Fleece $2,4OO,OOO, and the Silver Lake
group, $13,OOO,OO0, and even with this
enormous production pessimist will
tell you that the ground has hardly
''been scratched" and worked-out
inine Isl unknown in this part of the
San Juan triangle. With an estimated
production in the past years totaline
near the $780, 900 mark. the mines
in the Durango and Silverton districts
this year promise to exceed produc
.tion Of any one year heretofore.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-27
WEST11eN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS

western Nswspapsr Unisn News Service.
Van 81. Manning, director Of the bu-
reau OF mines, Department Of the In
tsrior, informed Congress that the etl-
ucation Of the non-English-speakinS
foreign-born among the miners by the
so-called Americanisation bill should
result in the saving from death each
year Of nearly 1000 Of these men and
the saving from injury Of about 150,-
900. Teaching these men how to read
and write the English language would
permit them to read the ordinary pre-
cautionary signs in the most danger
ous mines and enable the men to un-
derstand the suggestions for safety
given by the bosses, according to Mr..
Manning.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-27
Military Precedent.

Military President
stella-But do you still wear his
ring?
Bella-Yes, uniforms may be worn
for three months after engagements
are over.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-27

Just as soon as you eat tablet or
two Of Pape's Diapepsin all that dys-
pepsia, indigestion and stomach dis
tress ends. These pleasant, harmless
tablets of Pape's Diapepsin never fail
to make sick, upset stomachs feel fine
at once. and they cost very little at
drug stores. Adv.
Swallowing his pride does not sat
isfy hungry man.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-27

Pennsylvania mineral resources
yielded an output valued at nearly
q. 100000. 600 last year.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-27
END INDIGESTION.
EAT ONE TABLET
PAPE's DIAPEPsIN INSTANTLY
RELIEVES ANY. DISTRESSED,
UPSET STOMACH.

Lumps Of undigested food causing
pain. When your stomach is acid. gas
sy. sour. or you have fiatulence. heart
burn, here is instant relief-No walt
ingi
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12
BACKED BY
EAST SIDE
Many Former New Workers Now in
Petrograd, Active in
Program of Boil
shevisn1.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Bolshev-
ism in Russia probably would have
failed had 1t not received strong
backing in New York's east side, DR..
G.. A. Simons, former Russian mis-
sionary, told the senate propaganda
committee.
Simons returned last October from
Russia where he served In Petrograd
for several years as clergyman of
the Methodist Episcopal church.
Simons said large numbers of for
mer residents of the east side were
now In Petrograd actively engaged in
the bolshevik movement.
Raymond Robbins of the American
Red Cross was favored by at least
one bolshevist leader as American
ambassador to Russia, Simons testi-
fed.
"Sergius Zorin, commissariat of
Russia's wire system, regarded Rob.
bins as one of the greatest Ameri.
cans and truly representative of the
people while Ambassador Francis
was considered as a representative
of the capitalists" Simons explained
Simons praised the work of Francis
and his staff.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12
UNION LABOR APPEARS SATISFIED
Sympathetic WaIkout Pointed to as Weapon
Which Could be Used to Defend When
Attacked

up view we have had of the immensity
of the weapon about which we have
been talking and writing so mucif.''
The editorial expresses general sat
isfaction with the outcome and states
that the dem onstration due to the re-
turn of a number of unions before the
walkout was officially declared off.
was due to Confusion that arose at
the last
Official termination of the strike on
Tuesday at noon after five day per-
iod, represented a compromise between
that element Of the directorate which
had advocated twenty-fcur hour tie
! UP only and those who had planned
| to extend 1t indefinitely
Political Afterclap.
| SEATTLE, WASH, Feb. 12.-Hurried
preparations for a political verdict on
the issues raised by the five day gem
eral sympathetic str ike were today
under way here by the forces antagon-
lied through the industrial CLASH now
at an end.
The election Of three councilmen
takes place next Tuesday-just week
after the strike was officially called
off With labor today indorsing cam
didates on issues raised by the strike
and the incumbents seeking re-eloc~
tion on their support Of the city ad-
ministration's action to break the
strike the outcome was looked to az
a definite, concluding expression %
continent. Twenty-four hours after
official Utermination Few physical eva.
dences of the strike remained Soday.
But its conclusion, instead of allaying
the general ferment in Seattle, seems
to have increased it. For that reason
although otherwise insignificant the
election was declared by some to be
one of the important political sign
/ posts in the country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12
CLEANING Up Country.

limited Press Leased Wire SerVIce.I
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Anarch-
iste bolshevists I. w. VS.. and other
undesirable aliens numbering about
, son will be deported by the bureau
Of Immigration within the next few
,,,onths director Caminetti announced
today The undesirables will be sent
sack as fast as ships can be found to
take them. During the war the pu-
roa,, made many arrests of aliens who
attempted to destroy property or ad-
-rocated the overthrow of the Ameri-
csr government. Ample authority for
tba;,. deporsstion has been given by
congress, the director said.
Each one of the aliens must De
.e,,t hack to the country and locality
from which he came.