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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05

With bot words of reprOach upon my
lips 1 gazed across toward where Kir-
by had been standing a moment be-
fore The gambler was no longer
there-his place was vacant.
where is Kirby?" l asked, incredu-
lous of his sudden disappearance
For a moment no one answered !;
then a voice in the crowd croaked
hoarsely:
''He just slipped out through that
after door to the deck-him and Bill
Carver"
"And the stakes?"
Another answered in a thin, piping
treble.
81 reckon them two cusses took
along the most ov it. Enyhow 'tain't
yere, 'cept maybe a few coins that
rolled under the table. 1t wasn't Joe
Kirby who picked up the swag, fer l
was a watchin' him, an he never onct
let go Ov his gun. Thet damn sneak
Carver must a did it, an then the two
ov 'em just sorter naturally faded
away through that door thar"
McAfee swore through his black
beard, the full truth swiftly dawning
upon him.
Hell ~ he exploded. $50 that's the
way of it. Then them two wus in ca
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
CHAPTER ~.
Kirby Shows His Hand.

That scene, with all its surround
ings, remains indelibly impressed upon
my memory. 1t will never fade while
| live. The long, narrow, dingy cabin
of the little Warrior, it's forward end
unlighted and in q shadow, the single
swinging lamp, suspended to d black
ened beam above where the table had
stood, barely revealing through it's
smoky chimney the after portion show
ing row of stateroom doors on either
side, some standing ajar, and that
crowd of excited men surging about
the fallen body of Judge Beaucaire.
unable as yet to fully realize the exact
nature of what had occurred, but con-
sciOus of impending tragedy The
overturned table and chairs, the mo-
tionless body of the judge, with Kirby
standing erect just beyond, his face as
clear-cut under the glare of light as
a cameo, the revolver yet glistening in
his extended hand, all composed a
picture not easily forgotten.
Still this impression was only that
of q brief instant. With the next |
was upon my knees, lifting the fallen
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
DOGS HELPED DEFEAT HUNS
Splendid Work of Alaskan and Labra-
dor Animals in the Alps and
Vosges Mountains.

Alaska and Labrador served the
cause of the allies in one especially
interesting way by contributing the
motive power for the sleds that kept
the troops who were in mountain
trenches supplied during the dead of
winter. In four days, after a heavy
snowfall, writes a contributor to the
National Geographic Magazine, one
kennel of $50 dogs moved more than
fifty tons of food and other supplies
from valley to the front line on the
mountain above. In the Vosges noun
tainS more than a thousand Alaskan
sled dogs helped to hold back the Ger
mans during the last year of the war.
One woman brought back to Amer
lea Croix de Guerre awarded by
France to her dog teams. The deed
that won them that honor was their
gaving of d storm-bound, foe-pressed
outpost in the French Alps. Dispatch
bearers had been sent back with re-
quests for ammunition, but they failed
to get through the binding blizzard
At last the situation became desper-
ate; only quick action could save the
post. Lieut.. Rene Haas hitched his
dogs to a light sled and managed to
make the long and perilous trip down
to the army base.
There he hitched the % dogs to IA
light sleds that the soldiers loaded
with ammunition. Back over the for
bidding trail they went, under artil-
lery fire, and facing a bitter wind. On
the fifth day at sunrise the painting
dogs reached the outpost. Their bur-
den of ammunition was Immediately
rushed to the gunners and the noun
tain was saved.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05

head, and seeking eagerly to discern
some lingering evidence of life in the
inert body. There was none, not so
much as the faint flutter of pulse, or
suggestion of heart throb. The man
was already dead before he fell, dead
before he struck the overturned table.
Judge Beaucaire is dead" 1 an
nounced gravely. Nothing more can
be done for him now"
The pressing circle of men hemming
us in fell back silently, reverently, the
sound of their voices sinking into a
subdued murmur. AS 1 stood there,
almost unconscious of their presence.
still staring down at that upturned
face, now appearing manly and patri-
clan in the strange dignity of its death
mask, a mad burst of anger swept me-
Il fierce yearning for revenge-a feel
ing that this was no less a murder be.
cause nature had struck the blow
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05

boots frum the beginnin' That's what
1 told the jedge last night, but he said
he didn't give a whoop; thet he knew
more poker than both ov 'em put ter
gether. l tell yer them fellers stole
that money, an they killed Beau
caire-"
''Hold on a minute" broke in. nv
mind cleared of it's first passion, and
realizing the necessity of control
Lets keep cool, and go SLOW While
I believe McAfee is right, we are not
going to bring the judge back to life
by turning into mob. There is no
proof of cheating, and Kirby has the
law behind him. When the judge died
he didn't own enough to pay his
funeral expenses. Now see here; 1
happen to know that ne left two young
daughters. Just stop, and think of
them. We saw this game played, and
there isn't a man here who believes it
was played on the square-that two
such hands were ever dealt, or drawn,
in poker. We can't prove that Kirby
manipulated things to that end; not
one of US saw how he worked the trick.
There is no chance to get him that
way. Then what is it we ought to do?
Why, 1 say, make the thief disgorge-
and hanging won't do the business.
Leave this settlement with me.
Then I'll go at it. Two or three of you
pick up the body, and carry it to Beau
CARES stateroom-forward there. The
| nf or iuh
cabin, while 1 go up and talk with
ThrOckmorton a moment. After that l
may want a few of you to go along
when / hunt up Kirby. If he proves
ugly We'll know how to handle him.
McAfee!'
I'm over here"
81 was just going to say that you
better stay here, and Keep the fellows
all quiet in the cabin We don't want
our plan to leak out, and it will be
best to let Kirby and Carver think that
everything is all right; that nothing is
going to be DONE"
] waited while several of them
gently picked up the body, and bore it
forward into the shadows. l slipped
unobserved, emerged onto the deserted
deck without. The sudden change in
environment sobered me, and caused
me to pause and seriously consider the
importance of my mission. Nothing
less potent than either fear, or force
would ever make Kirby disgorge
Quite evidently the gambler had delib,
erately set out to ruin the planter, to
rob him of every dollar. Even at the
last moment he had coldly insisted on
receiving bill of sale so wOrded as to
leave no possible loophOle. He de:
manded all. The death of the judge
of course, had not been contemplated
but this in no way changed the result
That was an accident, yet l imagined
might not be altogether unwelcome
shining weapon in Kirby's hand, or the
thought that he would have used i
had the need arose. Would he MOI
then fight just as. fiercely to keep, az
he had to gain? Indeed, / had bu
one fact upon which might hope tt
base action-every watcher believed
those cards had been stacked, and tha
Beaucaire was robbed by means of {
trick. Yet, could this be proven
! Would any one of those men actual.
, swear that he had seen a suspicious
T move? If not, then what was there
left me except a mere bluff? Abso
lutely nothing.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
Knox escapes from the
river only to encounter
greater danger.
(TO BE CONTINUED

intricate patterns like a modern tailor.
The tailoring art probably began in
China, whence it spread to Europe,
thence to the reindeer hunters in ST.
IBERIA and across from Asia into the
new world. Along the Pacific coast
the aboriginal Indians were but scant-
lily clad and the natives of Patagonia
usually wore only a breechcloth, al
though sometimes a capelike robe
hanging from the shoulders was used.
In Mexico and the Andes region where
the art of weaving reached it's height,
garments retained the angular form
ir which they came from the loom.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
Horrible Can Lose Its Horrors,

And if my compositions are to be
like river that never knows drought
l must cultivate a freshness of sight.
The horrible can lose its horrors. The
daily tragedy can become the daily
commonplace. Therefore must I ask
the Lord for the daily gift of discern.
ing eyes. Lord, that I may receive
my sight," and receive it new every
morning. Give me the power to see
the common as well as the uncom.
mon! May that which is familiar
startle me every day. With an al
ways newly-awakened interest may ]
reveal "the compositions of the Lord" !"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
SilkWorm of the Sea,

Many worms live in the sea, and
some of them are very beautiful crea-
lures. But the so-called "siIkworm of
the sea"-the designation being pure
ly figurative and poetical-is bivalve
mollusc properly known as the pima
and native to the Mediterranean. 1t
spins a silk so beautiful that in an
cient days the fiber was reserved ex-
clusively for the weaving of royal gar
ments. This silk is spun by the mol
lusc to furnish an anchor line by
which it fastens itself TO convenient
rock. 1t is extremely fine and very
strong. Cleaned. dried and passed
through combs, it is reduced to deli
cate threads of lustrous brcwnish'
yellow hue, which are woven into
gloves, stockings and other articles.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
Eiuures of SHeeeb

An ole lady, after returning from a
visit to ''the 200" announced that ehe
"always did enjoy a visit to the T'hco.
logical Gardens" servant girl, de
scribing her masters iIlress, exp.air-
ed that t.:e doctors he'd console
ticn and fc1nf that it was something
eternal.' an'f a lady recently remark
ed that when she was ia Itm:y She
"saw many people IN th;: E.rbeg OF
monks p'i1I .1.asi!s "a t.e hsedA"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
Ein1ers TireIess Travellers

Typists' fingers are the most amaz-
ing travellers in creation, and are ca
pable of going tremendous distances
without the fatigue that would come
to the feet and legs in performing a
similar journey. In ordinary type
writing the hand may travel according
to an expert, 10000 miles a year and
not indicate any impairment in eff
cheney. This refers, of course, to the
average typiSt in an office.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
CHAPTER II-continued.

"You mean"
"In the form Of n child, born to a
quadrOOn girl named Della. The
mother. Il seems, was able in some
way to convince the judge Of the
child's parentage. All this happened
shortly before Beaucaire's second mar
riage. and previous to the time when
Haines came to the Landing. Exactly
what occurred is not clear, or what ex-
PLANTATION was made to the bride. The
affair must have cut Beaucaire's pride
deeply. but he had to face the condi-
tions. II ended in his making the girl
Della his housekeeper, while her child
the offspring of Adelbert Beau
caire-was brought up as a daughter.
A year or so later the second wife
gave birth to a female child, and those
two girls have grown up together ex-
actly as though they were sisters.
Haines insists that neither of them
knows to this day otherwise
But that would be simply impos-
sible," / insisted. 'The mother would
never permit"
"The motherl Which mother2 The
slave mother could gain nothing. by
confession, and the judges wife died
when her baby was less than two
years DID, Della practically mothered
the both of them, and is still in COM
plete charge of the house."
"You met her|
"She was pointed out to me-a gray
haired, dignified woman, so nearly
white as scarcely to be suspected of
negro blood"
"Yet still a slavew
''I cannot answer that. Haines him.
self did not know. If manumission
papers had ever been executed it was
done early, before he took charge of
Beaucaire's legal affairs. The matter
never came to his attention"
But, captain" exclaimed. "do you
realize what this might mean? If
Judge Beaucaire has not issued papers
Of freedom this woman Della is still
n slave"
Certainly"
"And under the law her child was
born into slavery?"
"No doubt of that"
But the unspeakable horror of it
this young woman brought up as free,
educated and refined, suddenly to dis
cover herself to be a negro under the
law, and a slave. Why, suppose Beau
caire should die. or lose his property
suddenly: she could be sold to the
cotton fields into bondage to anyone
who would pay the price for her"
There is nothing on record. Haines
assured himself as to that some years
ago"
what are the two girls namedT'
Rene and Elolse.'
(which one Is the daughterr
Really. lieutenant. do not know.
You see was never introduced, but
merely gained glimpse Of them In
the garden. doubt If / would recog-
nlze the one from the other now. You
see all this story was told me later
/ sgt there a long while, after he
had gone below. the taciturn mate at
the wheel. Totally unknown to me as
these two mysterious girls were, their
strange story fascinated my imagina.
tion. What possible tragedy lay be
fore them in the years? What horrible
revelation to wrench them asunder-
to change in single instant the quiet
current of their lives2 In spite OF
every effort, every lurking hope, some
way could not rid myself Of the
thought that Beaucaire = eithei
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
TaiIorino Ancient Art

The art of tailoring, in the western
hemisphere, appears to have originat-
ed in connection with skin garments
rather than those of cloth. In the
North, throughout the reindeer and
cnribou area, well-tailored skin gar-
ments were worn. completely cover
ing the body. The Eskimos and the
caribou-hunting Indians cut out pieces
of skin and fitted them together in
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
Secret of LONGEVITY.

While other folk get lottery in the
knees and have asthma and ear-trur1r.
cts long before their time, people on
the stage seem TO have grasped the
happy secret of perennial youth. And
this secret consists more in righ: think,
ing than in wearing fancy vests and
high-schOOl hats. When old Ponce dc
Leon put on new pair CT knee pants
a few centuries ago and started for
Palm Beach, Fla, where he had or
ranged to discover the fountain CT
youth, he did not understand this great
secret of staying young, SO he died
at last without being able to conceal i
his real age from pnyhcdy. He Should
have lived now and gone into the
movies.-Thrift Magazine.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
After-war Bulletin From the Rhine

The "Sally AIMS" visited D company
Monday and put over a doughnut and
ice cream barrage, which was met with
great resistance. Having inflicted a
heavy loss (doughnuts and ice creamy
in the taking of the first objective,
they went in for seconds, and got 'em,
too! 1t is thought that the 'Sally
AIMS" are preparing a cOunter-attack
let 'em come; we won't bulge an
inch, as the last assault raised our
morale Observation-Disclosures SEN
tinel
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
cuticura soap for the Complexion.

Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
daily and Ointment now and then as
needed to make the complexion clear,
scalp clean and hands soft and white.
Add to this the fascinating, fragrant
Cuticura Talcum and you have the
Cuticura Toilet Trio.-Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
Peace and Quiet of Heart,

The more humble a man is in him.
self, and the more subject and resign.
ed unto God, so much the more pru'
dent shall he be in all his affairs, and
enjoy greater peace and quiet of heart
Thomas a Kempis.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
False Happiness.

False happiness is like false money !;
it passes for a time as well as the
true, and serves some ordinary occa-
sions; but when 1t is brought to the
touch we find the lightness and alloy,
and feel the loss.-Pope.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05

"Dad, do we have to pay war tax so
the government can buy our Thrift
stamps back from us?" said Dick, who
was just eight years old.
eyes, you have the right idea about
it." replied the father.
'Well, why can't we turn in the
stamps and just call it square? If we
could do that could buy soda. I've
got dime," said Dick.
Dick was waiting for an answer, and
after much thinking, father reached
for his pocket, Here's another penny"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
Came to Save Sinners.

In all our differences and contentious
about religion, let us remember that
"this is a faithful saying and worthy
of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ
cama into the world to save sinners"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
CHAPTER III.
The End Of the Game.

II must have been nearly midnight
before l finally decided TO seek a few
hours rest below. descending the short
ladder and wulking forward along the
open deck for one last glance ahead.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
Shades of Meaning.

Jimmy had been caught red-handed.
His father grabbed him. and prepared
for action.
Jimmy wriggled frantically.
''Pa, pa, wait a minute!" he painted.
Didn't you tell the callers last night
that 1 couldn't be beaten for mis-
chief?'
"That's just what 1 did, you young
rascal"
''Well, then, pa" gasped Jimmy
"why are you beating me now?"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
Called to Live in Hone

We are called to live more in hope
than in experiences, more in venturing
onward than in contemplation, more in
what God wills for us than in what
we are.-Rev. T. T. Carter.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05

the nature of the
work. The task
before US is to
convince men that
they are lost,
and to persuade
them to confess
their sin and sur
render their lives
to the Lord Jesus
Christ. 1t is easy
to show a thief
or a drunkard
that he is a sin
ner, and needs
salvation; but it
is not easy to
persuade a re-
spectacle, moral
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
you DIRTY, Low.DowN THEFT"

Lieutenant Knox Of the regular Fort
The him with dispatches St Louis
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05
Wheat in Mexico.

Argentina is offering to Mexico at
low prices 100000 kilos of wheat, l.
100000 kilos of oats, and $4,000 bar
relS of corn.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05

eye a man is apt to see lot of stars
that are unknown to astronomers.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05

TEXT exhort therefore, that prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks be
made for all rnen.-I Tim 2:1
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-05

The Importance of prayer as a
preparation is seen when we consider
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07

was also vacated during the period Of
the war.
The Cook & Stoddard Company,
Washington representative for the
Cadillac car. has also had it's headquar-
ters thoroughly overhauled, the show
rooms being enlarged.
The Foss-Hughes Company, Pierce
Arrow distributors, building, on the
other side of the street, has just gone
through a thorough remodeling and is
now ready for occupancy.
At 1912 Connecticut avenue, the
Lambert Hudson Company, Hudson and
Essex car distributors, who came
to Washington during the war. has
completely remodeled the building
formerly occupied by the Roamer
Sales Company. Next door to this
company the Scripps-Booth Sales Com
pany. Seripps-B Booth car distributors,
newcomers on the street since the war
ended, has turned the building for
merly occupied by the Red Cross So
ciety into salesroom.
The Chevrolet Motor Company still
remains at Connecticut avenue and
Jefferson place, and few doors above
the Roamer Sales Company, Roamer
and Patterson car represe ntative. is
having it's showrooms enlarged and
remodeled.
The whole front of the building oc-
cupied by the T. V. T. Motors Corpora
ton. at the head of the avenue was
torn out and the place made larger
to make room for the Moon cars, which
this company is handling in conjunc-
ton with the Marmon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07
NATIONS LOOK TO us.
TO SUPPLY AUTOMOBILES
Commerce Reports Cite Needs of
Other Continents for Produce
of America.

From the fact that 81 per cent of
all the automobiles in the world are
in the United States there are two
positive conclusions-that there Is a
huge foreign market as yet unsup-
piled. and that the United States is
the logical country to supply it. Add
ing to this the acknowledged condi-
ton that other automobile producing
countries cannot meet the demand
in their home markets for five years
to come. it is evident that American
manufacturers have a wonderful OPP
portunity for foreign business.
Commerce reports and communica-
tions from abroad constantly call at
tention to the need of cars from
n practically y,n ever Ed,. Quarter n Of the
Switzerland. Australia. Nigeria. Mex
leo and nearly all of the countries
of Europe have been mentioned spe-
officially in recent consular advices.
The lack of good roads is the main
impeachment to more extensive use of
is being agitated everywhere that
motor transportation is so sorely
needed.
BY virtue of being nearer the
sources of most Of the raw materials
and producing in quantities American
manufacturers can deliver, even
against the handicaps of freight and
import duties, product that per-
forms as well or better and costs
less than that produced in any other
country Hence the American car is
bound to appeal to the common sense
Of the business man whatever his
allegiance nationally. People every
where will buy anywhere to get what
they want. 1t is human nature, and
no amount of argument or appeal to
sentiment will change it. Those who
want the most motor car for the
place to get it is the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-07
Mr.. BRYAN AT WORK
IN AID OF CONTROLLER
Several Senators Have Been Asked
to Support Nomination Of
]. S. Williams.

William Jennings Bryan has been
active recently in the interest Of the
confirmation by the Senate of the
nomination of John Shelton Williams
to succeed himself as controller of
the currency. Mr.. Bryan has visited
number of senator's and strongly
urged them to confirm Mr.. Williams,
declaring that his administration has
been most excellent and that the at
tacks upon him have been inspired
by certain big moneyed interests.
The hearings on Mr.. Williams NOM
ination. which have lasted many
weeks, are about to close. While the
banking and currency committee,
which has charge of the nomination.
so far has taken no action in the
case. it is expected that the commit
tee will report adversely on the NOM
ination of Mr.. Williams.
No matter what the character Of
the report by the committee, the fght
will be carried to the floor Of the Sem
ate, it is saidr-and will be waged with
vigor. II the Senate should reject the
nomination of Mr.. Williams. that
would end the Meter. AS long as
the nomination is pending. however.
Mr.. Williams may remain in office.
and, if Congress adjourns, then he
may still continue in Office under the
ruling of the Secretary of the Treas
ury and the Attorney General, or un-
der recess appointment By the
President