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The Little River news., 1920-06-09
CHAPTER w.
Two Hats on a Rack.

One casual remark of Mackenzie had given Kate clew. Even before she had explained it. Curly caught the point and began to dig for the truth. For though he was almost q boy. the others leaned on him With the eX- pectation that in the absence of Ma loney he would take the lead.
 In the morning he and Kate had a talk with his uncle on the subject. Not content with this, Ee made the whole party adjourn to the club rooms so that he might see exactly where Luck had sat and the different places the sheepman had stood from players left.
 Together Billie Mackenzie and Alec F1andrau dramatized the scene for the young people. Mac personated the sheepman. came into the room, hung up his hat, lounged over to the poker table, said his little piece as well as he could remember it, and passed into the next room. Flandrau, Senior, talk ing the role of Cullison, presently got up lifted his hat from the rack. and went to the door,
 With excitement trembling in her voice, the girl asked an eager ques- lion. "Were their hats side by side like that on adjoining pegs"
 "That's how l remember it."
 "Roth gray hats?" Curly cut in.
 Af hot I al 'ss (, gray all right"
 Curly looked at Kate and nodded .'I reckon we know how Cass got Mir, Cullison's hat. It was left on tne rack"
 Glow do you mean?" his uncle asked.
 Don't you see?" the girl explained, her eyes shining with excitement. "Fatber took the wrong hat. You Erow how absent-minded he is some tines"
 Mackenzie slapped his knee. 'Til het a stack of blues you've guessed it.
 mTbere's way to make sure" Curly said "Fendrick couldn't wear Ml. Cul,ison's hat around without the risk of someone remembering it later. What would he do then?"
 Kate beamed. Buy another at the nearest store,
 .orbat would be my guess. And the nearest store is the New York em- noriun We've got to find out whether he did buy one there on Tuesday some t;r,e after nine o'clock in the morn ing"
 Tho p,rl's eyes were sparkling. She hustled with buslnessl.Ae eaergy. I'll
 laUGe l. s't
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the Jack of Hearts, so that I'll re- member where 1 paid the money if the magazine doesn't cOme," he sug- gested.
 She did so, and Curly put the re- ceipt in his pocket careleSSly. He sauntered leisurely to the hotel, but as soon as he could get into tele- phone booth his listlessness vanished. Maloney had returned to town and he telephoned him to get Mackenzie at once and watch the Jack of Hearts in front and rear. Before he left the booth Curly had compared the writ ing of Mrs. Wylie with that on the sheet that had come by special de- livery. Beyond question the same person had written both.
 Certainly Mrs. Wylie was not warn ing the sheriff against herself. Then against whom? He must know her antecedents, and at once. Calling up a local detective agency, he asked the manager to let him know within an hour or two all that could be found out about the woman without alarm ing her.
 "Wait moment. think we have her on file. Hold the phone" The detective presently returned. 'Yes. We can give you the facts. Will you come to the office for them?"
 Fifteen minutes later Curly knew that Mrs Wylie was the divorced wife of Lute Blackwell.
 He returned to the Del Mar and sent his name up to Miss Cullison. With Kate and Bob there was also in the room Alec Flandrau.
 The girl came forward lightly to meet him. Have you heard some thing?' she asked quickly.
 "Yes. Tell me. when did your fla ther last meet Lute Blackwell so far as you know?"
 The owner of the Map of Texas an swered the question of his nephew. "He met him the other day. Let's see. It was right after the big poker game. We met him downstairs here. Luck had to straighten out some no- tions he had got.'
 How"
 Flandrau, Senior, told the story of what had occurred in the hotel lobby.
 And you say he sWore to get even:'
 "Thats what he said. And he looked like he meant it. too"
 What is it? What have you found out?" Kate implOred.
 The young man told about the let ters and Mrs. Wylie.
 "We've got to get a move on Us" he concluded. "For if Lute Blackwell did this thing to your father it's mighty serious for him."
 Kate was white to the lips, but ill no danger of breaking down. Yes, if this man is in it he would not stop at less than murder. But 1 don't be- live it. l know father is alive. Cass Fendrick is the man we want. I'm sure of it."
 "First thing is to search the Jack
The Little River news., 1920-06-09
SYNOPSIS. Part |.

CHAPTER I.-Adventurous and reck- iess rather than criminal. and excited by Mac, both practically mere boys become Involveo In horse-stealing adventure. UisRosing of the stolen stock in the town ce Sasuache, Ariz., the band separates. They are awakened and told g posse is In town in pursuit of them. They eluds tneir pursuers Overtaken next day. Mac csnt'ne ti,,eo aef ey the posse and Curly mace ;1 self been wounded. The man shot is
 CHAPTER n.-Cullison's friends. all cattlemen. determine to lynch Curly as an example to cattle thieves. With the rope around his neck he is saved by the daughter.
 CHAPTER AFTER IH-IIis wound dressed. Curly is sent for by cullison. He ques- law. soapy Stone, real leader of the rus tiers who had been curly's undoing lison's bitter enemy and exercises bale- ful influence over the ex-sherins son Sam, who has quarreled with his father. Cullison goes ball for Curly.
 e.: CHAPTER i Iv:-curly rsseyes soapy stumbled, and discovers that the outlaw is young Sam's rival for the hand of Lau- ra London: She gives Curly a note to deliver to Sam. and F1andrau and Stone set out for the latter's ranch
 CHAPTER Where Curly meets his companions of the rustling expedition and delivers Laura's note to sam Young says he will stick by him F1andrau sees some move is being planned and becomes convinced it is train robbery. Sam leaves the ranch to go to Saguache. Curly &C., companies him.
 Ea at meeting place, Curly hears Stone and his lieutenant, Lute Blackwell, arrange to hold up the train at a crossing known as Tin Cup, and after the robbery shoot young Cullison and leave his body on the scene, Stone thus glutting his revenge on the ex-sheriff through his sons death and disgrace. Curly is accused by Stone of being a spy of Luck Cullison's. They are separated, but part with the understand ing that their next meeting will mean a fight to the death. Curly makes a con. fidant of Dick Maloney, cattleman, and they inform Luck Cullison ef Stones plot against his son
 Part II.
 CHAPTER I-After an all-ntght ses- sion at the Roundup club in which Culli- son has lost heavily there is an exchange of sharp words between Luck and a sheepman. Cass Fendrick. with whom
 CHAPTER n:-saguache is electrified by the news of the holdup of express messengers the bandits securing $zo,ovo. Cullison pays his poker debts, and shortly afterward Mackenzie and Alex Flandrau. his closest friends, learn he is suspected of the express robbery, his hat having been found on the scene and he being missing
 CHAPTER III.-Kate goes to Saguache for a consultation with Mackenzie, Alex of Luck's innocence. The sheriff reveals that besides the finding of Cullison's hat. and his payment of his debts. Cass Fen drick had seen the robber and Is almost certain it was Luck. Cullison is about to enter homestead claim which will prac- tically put Fendrick out of business
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hurt the bank because the three men Luck paid it to would deposit it with the bank again"
 By George, that's what we did, too every last one of us" his uncle ad mitted.
 Every little helps" Kate said an her little double nod thanked Curly. MaIoney met them in front of tlfe Jack of licartS.
 (To be continued)
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of Hearts and see what's there Are you with me. Uncle AIec?"
 q sure am. Curly and he reached for his hat.
 Curly turned at the door with his warm smile. By the way. I've eov some news l forgot know where your father got the money to pay his poker debts. Mr. Jordan of the Cat tlemen's National made him a per sonal loan. He figured it would not
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-07
Trrnt-CAldwcu

Mr.. and Mrs. Julien Trant whose
wedding last Monday in St Paufs
Episcopal church, this city, was an
event OF wide interest, are spending
their honeymoon at the Pennsylva-
MIA hotel, New York City. The GER
cmony which was performed by Rev.
Russell Bowie, was witnessed by the
immediate members of the two fami-
lies and Mr.. and Mrs. Trant left ini-
mediately afterwards for tho North.
Prior TO the marriage. the bride was
Miss Josephine Constance Caldwell
daughter Of the iate Michael Caldwell
and Mrs Is. Nj. Bushong, II Harrison
burg. Mr. Trant has lawys lived in
is city and is the son Of Mrs. Rosa
Harrison Trant and the late Edward
Lawrence Trant.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-07
SOCIETY
WEDDINGS


On Thursday afternoon at 2:SO
o'clock. the home OF the brides, par
entAs Mr.. and Mrs. George DAVIDSON,
LOS Magnolia avenue, was the scene
Of very pretty marriage. when neH
daughter. Margaret. became the bride
Of Maxwell Copper. Of washington.
Rev. w. b. McIlwAine. pastor o. Mtz-
pah Presbyterian church Performed
the ceremony. Palms and spring
flowers formed the decorations In The
home and the wedding music was
supplied by Miss Hall. The bride
was gowned in white georgette crepe.
heavily beaded and her veil was
caught with orange blossoms. Her
flowers were q corsage Of bride roses
ana lilies OF tho valley. The maid
OF honor and only attendant was Miss
Bella Copper, sister OF the brides
groom She wore a gown OF flesh
coiorcd georgette and carried pink
rose buds. Joha Beattie Davidson,
brother Of the bride, acted as best
man. After honeymoon spent In
the home Of the brides aunt, Mrs.
Jams Montrcath. OF Buffalo, ~. r..
Mr.. and Mrs. Copper will reside in
Washington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-07
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-07
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-07
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-07

Wednesday afternoon at o clock
Mrs. Henry Ayiette sampson VIII give
an authors reading at the club
New-York tribune., 1920-07-29
The War Of Slogans

That announcement of Republi-
can campaign slogan, twelve words
in length, has brought one of those
snappy come-backs from George
White, Democratic campaign mana
ger. "Twelve wordsw exclaims this
herald of Democracy (who was cho-
sen for his "live-wireness," accord
ing to the official announcements.
We've got three-word slogan that
will beat anything they've got.'
Neither side has given out it's slo-
gan, so every one is at liberty to
guess what these effulgent phrases
are. But in the midst of the guess
ing it seems not amiss to remind the
slogan experts of both sides that the
best slogans grow-they cannot be
manufactured. "The full dinner
pail" that, among other things,
made Mark Hanna famous was
genuine political idea, the actual
symbol of situation, before it was
officially adopted and pushed as a
slogan. So we hope that not merely
a snappy mouthful but essential
truth has been duly considered by
the devisers Of the twelve and the
three. And we wish that both sides
could have bided their time until the
immortal phrases of the campaign
had come to a natural Towering.
AS for Mr.. White, we fear that he
has underestimated the difficulties
under which any Democratic slogan
must labor. A six-word slogan did
have much to do with electing
Mr.. Wilson in 1915. But the less
voters are reminded of it the better.
He kept us out of war" is likely, at
best, to have much influence in keep
ing Mr.. Cox out of the White House.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-29
A Successful Maneuver

In the days before the meeting Of
the San Francisco convention the
President gave an excellent imita
tion of a man who had conquered
his prejudices against third terms.
He had new photographs taken; he
showed himself on the streets of
Washington; his demeanor was that
of one who had begun again to take
notice.
But no call came. And then, in a
spontaneous way, the principal men,
bers of his official family blossomed
out in favor of the nomination of
the Presidents son-in-law. But the
alternative plan also encountered a
frost. Mr.. Cox was nominated be-
cause, so the correspondents said, he
was the aspirant least connected
with the Administration and because
alleged moistness might bring an
issue to the front which was not a
part Of Wisconsin.
At Washington effort has since
been directed for three weeks to
converting defeat into victory-that
is to say, to capturing and annexing
Brother Cox. Success seems to have
been attained. The candidate was
subtly enveloped, and, despite his
squirmings, may now be regarded as
reconciled to the plan that the cam
paign shall turn on the issue of
whether wisconsin is to be indorsed
or repudiated. Governor Cox is no
match for the President in political
finesse, and when it was limited that
he must choose between White House
friendship or hostility he surren-
dered.
The way the President has extri-
Gated himself from the position in
which he was left by the San Fran
cisco convention is highly skillful. 1t
shows that in closet work he is most
resourceful. He has saved his pride
and has the satisfaction Of escaping
the humiliation of not being one of
the chief figures of the campaign.
Moreover, he has ground for hope
that on his retirement he will be able
to play the part Of Jefferson at
Monticello or of Jackson at The Her
mitage-still be in control, though
out of office.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-29
Slandered Ru1nania

OF the powers represented at
Paris no one Jared worse than Ru-
mania. Yet not even Belgium or
Serbia had paid a heavier price, In
his "Inside Story of the Peace Con-
ference" DR.. Dillon tells US how,
step upon step, Rumanian interests
were ignored and her representa-
tives sighted, and how enemy states
actually received more consideration.
Rumania at last felt prompted to
take the matter into her own hands
in Hungary.
But the most grievous injury to
Rumania's interests and internation-
al Standing was by the hungarian
propaganda which represented the
RumanIan army, conqueror of Bella
Kun, as the incarnation of fiend-
ish barbarity. Against the Ruma-
mans atrocities were charged COM
parable only to the German exploits
IN Belgium and France. This prop
aganda gained the ear of the world.
But the truth concerning the Ruma-
MAN occupation of Hungary is COM
ing out at last, and Rumania is vim
dicated before the world as the de-
fender of civilization and humanity
in the days of terror that followed
the collapse of the Communist gov
ernment at Budapest.
The fact is that the excesses of
reactlonary terrorism instigated by
the Hapsburg Archdukc Joseph's
own Premier, Herr Friedrich, and his
awakening Hungarians" were op-
posed by the Rumanian authorities,
who prevented the worst horrors
from being committed. A genera!
of the Budapest Jewry was
averted by the presence of the Ru-
New-York tribune., 1920-07-29

The report Of the Interchurch COM
mittee, composed of men whose good
faith will not be questioned concern
ing conditions in the steel industry,
is such as to require the Steel Cor
poration either to refute the charges
or to change it's policies.
The Steel Corporation during the
recent strike sought and secured the
support of the public on the grounds
that it's business was quasi-public
one; that it had been assailed by
Foster and his associates, not to ad-
vance a labor cause, but as a first
step toward Bolshevism. So appeal
ing, the corporation assumed correla-
tive duties.
1t foreclosed further opposition by
it to honest collective bargaining, and
it assumed the obligation Of estab-
fishing the eight-hour day, which
generally prevails. 1t also, in eff
feet, promised to discountenance the
lawless suppression of strikes should
strikes occur.
The eg parte conclusions of the In
terchurch committee may be wrong.
No one is to be condemned unheard.
But it is time to meet definite charges
with rebutting defniteness. 1t is
not enough merely to enter general
denials. There must be fair DEM
onstration that the clergymen are
wrong. The management of the
Steel Corporation owes this much to
its large body Of stockholders and to
the public which gave it potent aid
in a crisis.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-29
A Constructive Game Policv

Prominent game conservationists
and sportsmen, together with the
farmers of the state, advocate
law providing fine for trespassing
with gun or other device for the
killing or taking Of game on in
closed or cultivated land without
the written consent of the owner.
Now, many farmers discourage
game from living on their lands
because its presence subjects them
to the risk of having their poultry
and livestock shot. and their apple
trees turned into free lunch counters
by that small portion of the great
body of hunters who have little re-
spect for the rights Of others. The
Tribune believes the proposed law
should be passed.
Many loose thinkers feel that +,
is contrary to Americanism to limit
in any way the hunter who disre-
CARDS the rights of others and VIC
lates the law of trespass. The same
kind of loose thinking is responsible
for the loss of our forests. TODAY
we recognize in theory the wisdom of
European forestry methods. Why
not also learn something about the
preservation of our game from them,
so that there may be more game for
all?
There are enough unenclosed and
uncultivated lands in the state to
furnish shooting for every one.
There could be more; for example,
the Bear Mountain reservation.
which is so conveniently located for
the New York City sportsman, and
part of which could be kept as a
game sanctuary. But though we
have done much in the way of pro-
ducing game laws, we have done but
little to produce game. What we
need is fewer laws and more gams.
Or, to put it another way, most of
our game laws discourage the killing
OF game, while but few of them pro-
vide for its propagation. A mega
tive policy will postpone the evil
day when there will be no upland
game; constructive policy will
furnish good shooting from gener-
alton to generation, and perpetuate
valuable and considerable food
supply.
With the proposed protection the
farmer would have an incentive to
protect and propagate game, for the
shooting rights on his land would
New-York tribune., 1920-07-29

Of Nathan L. Miller, of Syracuse,
recommended for the Governorship
by the unofficial Republican conven-
ton, the following may be said:
He has intimate familiarity with
the public affairs of the state and is
eminently qualified to direct its COM
plicated business. When State
Comptroller he became an expert in
all that pertains to the state govern
lnent and showed himself possessed
of the highest administrative talents.
He is a man of the most distin-
guished intellectual ability. AS a
judge of the Court of Appeals he
was one of the brightest ornaments
Of the bench, greatly admired by his
colleagues and by members of his
profession. Cultured both in affairs
and in books, he is of statesman size.
He is a man of personal and po-
Etical independence. This has been
shown not only by his general atti-
tude toward parties and party man.
agcment, but. was notably disclosed
recently at Chicago, to whose con-
vention he was a delegate He sup
ported Mr.. Hoover despite all the
pressure that could be brought on
him to march with the majority.
He has not wanted and has
sought to avoid the gubernatorial
nomination. AS nearly as such a
thing can be realized under present
conditions, we have before us a case
of an office seeking the man. He re-
signed from the Court of Appeals
because he felt he could not In JUS
tice to his family longer serve, and
he gives up large private income to
reenter public life.
In Nathan L. Miller, if the pri-
mary confirms the conventions rec
ommendation, the Republican party
Of New York will have a candidate
of whom it may be justly proud.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-29

manian army. The mobbing Of jew
ish students ut the university ceased
when a Rumanian guard was sta
toned in the building and resumed
when it was withdrawn. The abomi-
nable conditions in the Budapest
prisons were exposed and alleviated
by the Rumanian Governor. All
these evils, and worse, were revived
as soon as the Rumanians evacuated.
In the provinces similar conditions
prevailed. The Rumanians were Sc
we're, but not inhuman; their with
drawal gave the signal for wholesale
murder and robbery by the royalist
officers Of Horthy.
Americans in particular should be
concerned about justice to Rumania,
for it was the influence Of the Amer
lean representatives at the peacs
conference to which Rumania's sue
cessive humiliations were chiefly due.
The treatment meted out to Ru-
mania at Paris is the typical in
stance of how an obstinate and self
righteous amateurship helped to
bungle situation difficult and deli
cate in advance; in it's other aspect
it shows the power of subterranean
enemy intrigue, power that is not
vet dead.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-29
Why Teaching Has Lost Attrac.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Will you permit an exception to
your editorial statement, "The fact that
teachers salaries have not kept pace
with salaries in other lines is every
where accepted as the reason why the
profession is no longer attractive to the
people fitted to enter it,?
Instead of being everywhere admitted
that statement is almost everywhere
denied by analytical observers Of the
teacher shortage. At recent breakfast
Of 100 delegates from many states ff-
teen other reasons were given by CITY
and state superintendent and college
professors for the disinclination of
abest abilities to enter or to remain in
teaching. In recent symposium of
university and college presidents many
other reasons were given, including one
by President Hopkins of Dartmouth
which affects elementary and high
schools even more than colleges; namely
ly, vexatious and uproductive super
vision.
Tyranny at the top will offset any
salary increases, as will school politics
that prefers lickspittling to educational
courage. WILLIAM Fl. ALLEN.
Institute for Public Service, New
York, July %, 1890