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On Board the "Waytarer,'
wednesday.

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On. Board the "Waytarer,'
Wednesday.
Joan dearest:
j still have q feeling Of unrealtty
that all this exciting melodrama OF
Randy and John Herron's meeting Is
a dream and that shall wake to find
myself still Herron's secretary, work
ing like mad, half admiring him, half
longing to do some desperate act to
throw him of his balance.
But no. khaye done my last SER
vice for him. ! have set my desk in
order, and the old secretary, Watts,
who fell i'll at Sllyersand, has wired
he can come back.
AS sit here writing l can hear
echoes Of the strange affair still go
ing on. Randy and Heron are talking
in the office. Only 1t is Randy who
is laying down the law, and-miracle
of miracles John Heron who is lis
tening and asserting.
.You will agree, them just over
heard Heron saying, mot to mention
the Ridgeley Lakes land development
affair to Mills and the directors"
Solely on condition that you make
a decent repayment from your private
funds to the people you robbed" was
your Randy's reply.
also" Randy continued in cool,
even voice, II insist upon your getting
full retraction and apology from
Mills wife for the nasty stories she
circulated in Bentsville about Miss
varick Yes, l quite UNDER
stand It will be hard to get. But get
it. John Heron has the reputation
Of getting whatever he goes after,
hasn't he?" Randy Knocked. 2
There was silence. could see a
mental picture Of Heron sitting there,
outwardly stolid and serene, but in
wardly tuning and beating his spirit
against the bars erected. with such
amazing suddenness by this obscure
young man, Randall Lewis. Of Bents-
yille." =
He will agree to all of Randy's
terms; he must. He had one weak
link in his. armour and Randy
found it, His whole earthly ambition
is for power. Yet he is wise.l He
knows a man canont hope for big sue
cess with black chapter IN his life
like that Ridgeley Lakes affair.
Y see John Heron learning his les
son, carefully repairing his mistake
and going smoothly on, wary, hard and
shrewd, but successful-gaining the
presidency of the road, but forced to
walk the straight and narrow in order
to retain his place of power
But, oh, Joan, darling, what of me?
= feel smirched and uncIean. never
realized the ugly Misunderstanding
/ was creating in the dear home town
/ love. /, too, was ambitious. Not for
power, dear, but for the chance to
serve, to love, to be loved, to have the
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to you, but under the circumstances
1t was easy, really. The worst Of il
Is have been In love with you from
the moment l saw you. Now / am
not going to release you until You tell
me. you love me-or you do not!
Witch is it,"
Her mind was in a turmoil. He did
seem at that moment beyond question
utterly sane-voice and manner had
completely changed. But the whole
story seeAed so unusual-yet two men
of chtYalric type might do just what
they had done.
Suddenly she decided. She did love
him, as he had been, with a mothers
love; she could love him as a lover,
If so she lifted her lips to his and
was swung in his strong arms bodily
from the path into his embrace.
1t left her GREATNESS. dased, but
even in her confusion she saw him,
with an exclamation, suddenly yank
his coat on and turn 1t right side out,
The blare Of an auto horn sounded
family. Craig looked up and caught
her hand. Case has come. Come on,
Honey. l want to get even with him
f.. sassing me to my face in front Of
you when / could not say word"
She remembered Us they hurried
back the doctors pleasure in saying
Just those things. Now she under
atood But she understood even bet-
ter than when she saw the two men
clasp hands in silence and heard Case
say, '::'old chap, thought you and
Haynes were fools in way to play
such game; but you've won. Con-
gratulations. Miss Thatcher, should
offer you an apology and an explana-
ton
SCut out the explanation Doc;- apol.
ogize to her and then to me and then
congratulate both Of us!" suggested
Craig, drawing her beside him.
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It's a wise husband who knows how
to wait until his wife begins to blame
herself for a. quarrel A loving
woman will arraign herself, eventual.
iy, as surely as she will weep While
doing 1t. 1t may be false standard
of conduct, and as unfair to herself
and her sex as the double moral
standard-bu II is Just as human.
/ blamed myself thus, as leaned
my dlsheyeled head against the closed
door of my husbands chamber:
ut wasn't after all, Bob's fault.
Katherine Miller had wanted to pro
mote dissension between Bob and
me. Ishad seized the chance to doubt
my man. | had fallen for that girls
scheming!g
She whom / had believed to be only
a rather stupid beauty, had put it
over" me!
The last ounce Of my pride crumbled
under the pressure Of that hard
thought. got up and opened the
door. Ny husbands room was dark,
Touching the familiar furniture, ]
CROPPED to the bed, knslt by the pill.
low, and felt softly for the L-shapeI
scar upon Bob's jaw.
"Bob!" / whispered. "BobI"
"Well?" came the short inquiry so
suddenly that ] jumped.
"Have you been asleep?"
"No!"
ewhy didn't you open the dOor?'
asked.
at wasn't locked!H Bob said. Ano
well | knew that he was reminding
me that had locked my own door
against him. and haven't slept.
Who could sleep night like this"
So, once more, l had been wrong
about my husband! had grieyed and
raged-over nothing! Once more / had
been eager to think the worst about
my man-unless staying awake and
denying me was not just as dreadful
as going to sleep and Ignoring me.
At any rate, | had let myself IN
for more trouble then / expected.
Perhaps / had gone too far, for ]
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TheStoryL Lady
Your very loving,
DOLLY.

Tomorrow will be the twins birth
day" said Mamma. you may take
these invitations to the little boys
that shared their birthday cake with
you, and after school tomorrow they
can invite Hal and Corny,Nof course
and Billy and Mary Ellen, and James
Augustus and little Gertrude"
"You can count me out on that
right now" growled Peter. Il don't
want to go to no baby party. That
little old Ronald and Donald are the
biggest little sissy babies in school"
very we'll" Peter could see that
Mamma was mad. "You can take
the books back to the library for me
and Patty and Prlssy will invite their
own guests"
Peter thought that they, would all
beg him to 60 to the party but be
knew it would do no good to say any
thing about 1t so he hurried home
and got the library books and set out
on his long walk, before any came to
the party.
He took his time and when he got
to the library he took a long time to
decide what books -he wanted, but
when he got started home he just
couldn't help hurrying along.
He sneaked In the back way, left
the books on the table and ran up to
his room and looked out Of the win
dow.
There was a table out under the
1t.
Seated around the table were the
walnut tree. There were plates Of
sandwiches and fruit and Peter could
see the ice cream freezer at one Side
and lIere Mamma came with the BIG
white cake. It had six candles on
two sets OF twins and Gertrude and
James Augustus, and Hal and Gorpy
and Billy and Mary Ellen In q pink
dress. And Mary Ellen was sitting
Is
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scut out the explanation Doc;. apol-
ogize to her and then to me and then
congratulate both Of usi" suggested
Craig, drawing her beside him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-30

by Hal and they seemed to be having
g fine time.
But while Peter looked on Mamma
spied his sad face in the window and
pointed to an empty chair on the 9TH
er side Of Mary Ellen and Peter put
his pride in his pocket and went.
HELEN CARPENTER MOORE.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-30

Delaware indians were the fist
commercial salt merchants in Amer
lea They made salt from the brine
springs in New York state and sold 1t
to settlers in 1870
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-30

Estimating ON the basis of the Sep
TENDER docket, 1868 Chicago persons
win appear in divorce court during
the coming year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-30
Old Age Deferred
RY 81. IEE q. sllr7H.

Business men who must speed up the works bushes
boom during these the ness,
sty If keepng @ When. mind is befogge wheno have deA
headaches or feel oy when not 4up to snuff ke TIE bees
free with mild LAXATIVE In the morning take sponge na'e
(cod water may be used it does not chilly ta 0r i!2
down; sufficient setting up exercise good q until YOU are m
. warm glow. Have you tried it latelyl
Don't let,the poison accumulate init intesne n'
dose Of castor oil first thing arising %
occasionally made acn ana laa to-so
Pece PeasantPellets Then cup Of hot water before
and yo,s than king If you continue = life thus you
can pass a. lie Insurance examination at sixty
Hyou Rsh.to prevent old age coming ontoo 90 q
70 Increase long life you should drn plenty
soft (rain) q distilled water daily between meals '
drug store Dr. Pierces naec This
the rric acid out andsrekeyes backache and
kidney acid q hot tee
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-30
Serbian Front
Ordered Closed.

ROME, Sept. 80. - The Serbian
front has been ordered closed for a
period Of fifteen days according to a
dispatch to- the Tempo.
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.RoMANGEs d a SUMNER GIRL
BY ZOE BEckLEY
tcopyright 1913. N 2. AZ

(orothy aged spending summer Lep Beach, dss stated
her Job and $500 savings chance Of phris suitable husband during
de summer Thee are hsf letters home Jam her ehaml
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-05-08
LOG AIS

w T. Meador of Gale, route ., was
a caller Tuesday.
n. HI. Dye of Blevins was in the city
last week He did not forget the Pie
ayune man.
J. Fl. Bates of Emmett route =, was in
the city one day last week and took
the Picayune.
Louis Morrow of route 5. was in
town Saturday and moved his name
up another year
r. G. w. McNeeley of route g. was a
caller last Saturday and had his name
put on our mailing list
DR.. 4. l.. Langston of Minden, La,
was in the city this week the guest
of his sister, Mrs NJ II. Kennedy.
Monroe Lavender and wife of Muir
freesbore, attended the funeral of his
aunt, Mrs. w. A. Davis, Wednesday
Rev. T. y. Fore and wife of Jack
sonville. Texas. were in the city Tues
day enroute to their old home a Lane
burg
W. T. Elder of route ). was a caller
| last Saturday He Will be reader
of the Picayune for the next year to
come.
EStrayed-From my place west of
/ Prescott. one Jersey cow. S or 10 years
old Has been bored for the hollow
horn and points of horns sawed off.
| Reward for informa ton leading to her
recovery. e. 2. Hale.
w A Smith of Huttig, has been
here in the local Santarium for sew
eral days. He underwent an operation
but is now doing splendidly
Estrayed-From my place between
Bodcaw and Falcon, = II year old
Jersey heifer. very short horns, Civ
:ng milk Will pay so for her recov-
cry. Jess Sanders,
5-S-2t Bodcaw. Ark.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-05-08

DR.. J. E. Cox of Emmett, was in the
city yesterday on business.
Save money by trading at the
Farmers Supply Co West Main st.
For Sale-One 1918 Model Ford
Car. Terms if desired
r. Il. Fairchil6,
5-S-2t Rosston, Arkansas.
For Sale-One black Jersey cow with
young calf. A splendid mixer
c. w Morris,
5-1-3t Prescott, Route 5 Phone S15-B
Tax Assessor, Henry Armand, start
ed out last Monday to assess the taxes
of this county. He will also take an
inventory of the dogs of the county
Sallow complexion is due to a tor
pid liver Herbine purifes and siren
CITIZENS the liver and bowels and re-
stores the rosy bloom OF health to the
cheek Sold by Guthrie Drug Store.
Prof. c. NJ Hirst left YESTERDAY
morning for Kansas City, where he
goes to make prepara ton for months
trip with the Redpath- Horner Chau-
tauqua this summer after school
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-05-08
NOTICE.

There will be an all day singing at
Serepta Springs the Bird Sunday in
May, the 18th Singing will be from
the "Old Sacred Harp" song book.
Everybody invited to come and bring
your dinner and books.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-05-08

For Sale-0ne 10-horSe portable
gasoline engine, brand new. Can be
seen at my home. , miles south of
RoSSt0n. Reasonable terms. Also have
SlO and Silo Cutter Would like to
sell together w A. l.. Waters,
5-S-st Rosston, Arkansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Suekle and Mrs.
Jake Suckle left yesterday for New
York They will be gone two or three
months and while there Mrs. Suckle
will buy goods for the New York Store
of this city.
Dizziness, vertigo (blind staggers1
sallow complexion. tiatulence are Symp-
toms of a torpid liver. No one can
feel well while the liver is inactive
Herbine is a powerful liver stimulant
\ dose or two will cause all bilious
symptoms to disappear. Try it. Sold
by Guthrie Drug Store.
This county is in need of a good
rain right now. 1t has been said q
dry May for a good crop year, but this
is getting little too much that way
The cantaloupe and cotton cannot
come up while the ground is so dry
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-05-08

We carry at all times a complete
line of animal and Poultry Dips,
Sprays and Veterinary Remedies.
Guthrie Drug Store.
Phone 10l We Pay Postage.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-05-08

If you see medicine advertised
and you want to try it, send us
an order. We have it.
Guthrie Drug Store.
Phone 101 We Pay Postage
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-05-08

When the baby takes 700 much food
the stomach turns TIE result is indi-
geStion, sourness and vomiting. Ere
quently the bowels are involved and
there is collie pains and diarrhoea.
McGee's Baby Elixir is a grand cor
receive remedy for the stomach and
bowel disorders of babies. 1t is pure,
wholesome and pleasant to take, Sold
by Guthrie Drug Store.
Strayed-From my place miles
east of Prescott, one bay mare. weigh
about 500 pounds. Amy information
leading to her whereabouts will be
highly appreciated and rewarded.
Louis Daniel.
:5-S-2t r. f. ID. >.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-08
SECOND AERO SQUADRON BASEBALL
PLAY EL CENTRIC REGULARS TOMORROW

.A-tNA, Il. "a
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-08

the Philippine islands, December 5.
Captain Erwin is commanding the
squadron. Following is the lineup
of the aerial officers team: Robin
son, ss; Bennett, 2b; Farmer, 1b; New
comb, If; Clarke. rf; Redus, CT; Blund-
er, c; Bahe Undian) p.
Lieutenant Bennett stated today
that he will reserveClthe Indian to
pitch against FL Centric tomorrow and
will use his second best slab artist
today in Calexico. :, !.
Manager Maynard will send all his
men against the army palyers and
pick out the best material for the reg
ular league team. Oscar Jones and
CIV Young will be in the box for Ell
Centro. Jones has been getting into
fine shape and is using his old-tlme
control to good effect: He will likely
open the game against the flyers
The game will commence at 2 o'clock
Everybody is invited to attend, Ca
lexico is turning out strong TO-DAY
and FL Centre is sure to show the
army officers that there is every plt
of baseball enthusiasm right here N
this village of ours. Ed. Finnev. we'll
known Pacific coast league umpire
will officiate at tho game.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-08

Lieutenant Bennett and his
famous Second Aero Squadron
baseball team arrived from Rock
we'll field, North island, this morn
ing, accompanied by several of
the officers wives. The party
came over the mountains in three
large autO-trucks and before noon
left for CalcxicO, where the team
is scheduled to play the Eleventh
cavalry soldiers at the army camp
baseball grounds this afternoon.
Lieutenant Bennett called at The
Press office upon his arrival here anG
incurred for the manager OF the n
-entro baseball team and the possl
,ility of arranging for a game here
tomorrow afternoon. Manager WlcF
MAYNARD at once accepted the chal
enge, and the fans are gong to SEE
i great game Of baseball here tomor
,ow afternoon between the picked \
Centro league team and the Secont
Aero Squadron at the high schoo
grounds.
Two American "aces." lieutenan
Patrick and Captain Erwin, recent ar
rivals from the front, are accompany
ng the party. The team is making
. tour of the South before leaving lol
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-08
FORDS0N TRACTOR
POPULAR IN VALLEY

Ono car load of Fordson tractors
are now on the spur track in the El
Centre yard and will be distributed
Monday TO those whose orders arc first
in line Two moro car loads are nov
enroute from the factory and Will af
rive in Approximately ten day. Thes'
three car loads take care of all iutuW
orders on file, except five tractors II
the fourth car" said Andrew Woo
manager of the tractor department for
the Imperial Hardware Co.
I'VE are in receipt of wire from tho
Fordson factory, stating that we WI!
receive three more carloads i'll NoVem
Der. Leaving the factory about weel
apart.
This means that orders placed nov
will be delivered i'll approximately
three weeks from date. At least thoS'
whose orders fall in the Fourth car.
"A car OF disc plows and 4 mixed ca'
of bottom plows and cultipackers are
now enroute from the Oliver Chilled
plow works. In this car of bottom
plows Is the new Three-bottomten-inch
power.lift plow, that We have been
looking for for the past month.
"Consilering the number of Ford
son tractors in operation in the lmper-
ial Valley and the varying conditions
under which they are working-with
not one dissatisfied owner, both the
company and the boys feel that the
tractor department is in a very healthy
condition"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-08
TELL FARM BUREAU
ABOUT EXTRA SEATS

All who intend to celebrate at CaleX-
leo. Tuesday, November il. and have
extra seatins capacity in thar automo-
biles are requested by the American
IASion to communicate with Joe Hertel,
Farm Bureau, telephone l2l, and regis
ter their seating space. On the morn
ing of November II. all machines Will
meet in front of the barbara Worth
Hotel, at $50 =. m, and the city or
FL Centre will 60 to Calexico en- masse.
AT the last meeting OF the American
Legion it was decided that the Ameri'
can Legion 20 in body and take the
Il Centro city band II possible. In Or
Ter to accomplish this. SO that the Leg
ion and all lei CentrQans may show Ca
exico our enthusiasm and appreciation,
II IL necessary that all available seat
Ing capacity be utilized, in order that
ali eXservice men may attend.
Governor Stephens has proclaimed
Tuesday, the eleventh. holiday. and
the city council OF El Centre has resolv-
ed to attend the celebration at Calexi.
co in body. Why not go the council
one better and the whole city attend
as q body?
Get on the hand wagon, everybody,
register your seating capacity at once,
and let's have good time on this first
OF world peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-08

skin. 40 three drops wiii 40 the
work, without fussing or trouble You
apply it in . or seconds. 1t dries iH:-
mediately "Gets.lt" does the rest
without bandages, plasters, blood-orinG.
ing knives Or ra2ors. Get rid of that
corn pain at once SO that you can work
and play without corn Torture. BE
sure to use 'Gets.lt'. 1t never fails.
"Gets-1t." the only sure, guaranteed,
money-back cornremover, costs but Il
trifle at any drug store. Mfd by +.
Lawrence & Co,tChicago, Ill.
Sold ia El Centro and Recommended
as the world's best corn remedy by
Greenleaf & Clements&nd J. Y. Davis.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-08
GIRL RE.LIVES BRUTAL TOR
TJlRES IN ARMENIA FOR SEN
SATIONAL SCREEN DRAMA

Auction of Souls to be presented
at the Palace theatre, next Monday
and Tuesday is a record of fact. II
pictures the story of Aurora Mardi,
ssanian, sole survivor of 100000 young
Armenian girls who were killed dur
ing the period of terror created by
the Turks in 1918 when it WAS decided
to deport the Armenians and annihil,
ate them as a nation.
The picture is based upon Miss Mar
diganian's own story of her amazing
escape after two years of terrors. Ev.
cry accuse ton of barhariSm she charg-
es against the Turks is officially veri.
fed by Fiscount james Bryce, former
British ambassador to the United
States. who headed a commission which
was sent into Armenia to report the
facts, and BY Henry Morsentha u.
American ambassador 10 Turkey in
1915
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-08
LOS ANGELES TO
PUSH STATE ROAD

President Workman, under authori-
city council yesterday, appointed Coun-
cilmen Criswell, Fleming and LangdCn
a committee to confer with the cham
Der of commerce on ways and means
to speed up action on construction Of
the connecting links between Los An
geles and the Imperial Valley in the
state highway system. 49, Los Angeles
Times.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-08
HISTORY DEPARTMENT

The history department of the Wo-
mans Ten Thousand club will hold .
meeting Monday at eleven at the homo
OF AIre c. r. Scott, 572 Wensley ave.
nue. Mrs. James Glassford will give
the lecture. Ireland" is the subject.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-08
''Gets.It" Peels eff
Corns Paiples|y
Of They Come Like Banana Si1in.
or 3 Drops, That's Al.

There's Inurderous. painful way to
get rid OF corns, and then there il the
peaceful. glorious ''peel.it-otf' Gets
IT. way. After you have tried "0e.slt"
you will gay "never again" to all other
methods. This is because "Gets-lt" Is
the only corn-remoVer on earth that
m t-~~ r,oo1 ceT i,,~+ =
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-08

Miss Needham of the Nrecland studio
Of San Diego will now be in charge OF
the FL Centro studio.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-19
SQUAD STARTS PRACTICE.
Ten Players Answer Call For Opsnln,
Basketball Season,

Basketball Season.
Practice for the coming high school
basketball season was started Thurs
day afternoon at the Y. NJ. c. A. Only
ten men reported for the first practice,
but more are expected when school
starts. Before the actual practice b.
gan Coach Hurd told the players the
training rules that they would have e
observe during the season. Practice
will be held three times Z week until
school starts II enough men repert e
make It worth while.
-OfsI the men who reported Thursday
several Of last years second team werx
present. Shannon. the only playsl
that played IN any first team game las,
year. was out for practice. Some othes
players that look like INST team ma
terial were Norton. Whitehill, 0elvin
and Wing. Coach Hurd will have e
build IN entirely new toam this year
AZ the last years ave was lost thru
graduation.
Luckily q light schedule has been ar
ranged. Only nine games are booked
but It may be possible that one or two
more viii be played. The season viii
open Jan. . with Grinneli high school In
this pity, and will close March with
East waterloo high school at Water
loo. The team may compete II the
district tournament.