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Connecticut western news., 1920-04-15

drew from sight one of the campers
rose and sauntered to a little grove
where the ponies were tethered. The
distance was too far to make sure. but
something in the gait made the girl
sure that the man was Curly. Her
hands went out to him In piteous lit
tie gesture of appeal.
! She was right. 1t was Curly He
was thinking of her at that moment
despairingly, but no bell of warning
rang within to tell him she was so near
and In such fearful need of him.
Twice during the morning did the
refugee attempt 10 slip down into the
parched desert that stretched toward
Sonora and safety. But the Gordon set
about him was drawn too close. Each
time a loose-seated rider lounging in
the saddle with rife In his hands
drove them back. The second attempt
was almost disastrous. for the convict
was seen. The hum of bullet whistled
past his ears as he and his prisoner
drew back into the chaparral and from
thence won back to cover.
Kate, drnoning with fnt'~up. enw
that fear rode lnackwril tpnvilv. lie
wns t~ap'''d "rH T." l:nr"' thlt hv he
Ar%ona '"fp his life wa forfeit mi
,.u,.ld De c...v,ui OF hiih Should T." hn
'"'c7. re had not tho hor!!ood to
game 1t out in silence, but whined COM
plants, promises and threats. He tried
to curry favor with her, to work upon
her pity, even while his furtive glances
told her that he was wondering wheth-
er he would have better chance If he
sacrificed her life.
From gulch to arroyo, from rock
cover to pineclad hillside he was
driven in his attempts to break the
narrowing circle of grim hunters that
hemmed him. And with each failure,
with every passing hour, the terror in
him mounted. He would have well
coined life Imprisonment, would have
sold the last vestige of manhood to
save the worthless life that would soon
be snuffed out unless he could evade
his hunters till night and in the dark
ness break through the line.
He know now that 1t had been fatal
mistake to bring the girl with him. He
might have evaded Bolts posses, but
now every man within fifty miles was
on the lookout for him. His rage
turned against Kate because Of 1t. Yet
even in those black outbursts he felt
that he must cling to her as his only
hope of saving himself. He had made
another mistake in lighting a camp
fire during the morning. ANY fool
ought to have known thai the smoke
would draw his hunters as the smell Of
carrion does a buzzard.
Now he made a third error. Dou-
bling back over an open stretch of hill
side, he was seen again and forced into
the first pocket that opened. 1t proved
to be blind gulch, one offering no exit
at the upper end but stiff rock climb
to bluff above.
He whipped Off his coat and gave it
to Kate.
"Put 1t on. QuickI"
Surprised. she slipped it on.
Connecticut western news., 1920-04-15

I'll bet. This time I'll take his hide off
inch by inch while he's still living"
"You thinking of Fendrick?" asked
Sam.
you've said it,"
Sweeney considered, rasping his
stubbly chin. II don't reckon Cass
would do Miss Kate a meanness.> He's
a white man, say the worst of him.
But it might be Blackwell. When last
seen he was heading into the hills. If
he met her"
A spasm of pain shot across Luck's
face. "My God!"
by gum, there he is now, Luck"
Sweeney's finger pointed to an ad-
vancing rider.
Cullison swung as on pivot In time
some one drop into the dip Ia
Connecticut western news., 1920-04-15

1
up in the headwaters OF the creeks
The resilient muscles of the girl had
lost their spring. She moved YEARLY
her feet dragging heavily so that some
times she staggered when the ground
was rough. Not once had the man of
fered her the horse. He meant to be
! fresh, ready for any emergency that
might come. Moreover, it pleased his
small soul to see the daughter of Luck
| Cullison tagged and exhausted but still
answering the spur of his urge.
The moon was up before they came
upon a tent shining in the cold silvery
| light. Beside it was a sheetiron stove,
box, the ashes Of camp fire, and a
side of bacon hanging from the limb
of a stunted pine. Cautiously they
stole forward.
The camp was for the time deserted.
No doubt its owner, a Mexican sheep
herder in the employ of Fendrick and
Dominguez, was out somewhere with
his flock.
Kate cooked a meal and the convict
ate. The girl was too tired and anX-
ious to care for food, but she made
herself take little. They nar';ed tho
snddIphagS With bacon. beans. coffe"
"nh -four BLACKWELL tighere'l ""n'r
the cinches and once more tie two
took the trail.
They made caraT in q no"'-"' o-,"n-
ing from a gulch far up in tie hills.
With her own reata he fastened her
hands behind her and tied the girl Sc
curely to the twisted trunk of Joshua
tree. To make sure of her he lay on
the rope, both hands clinched to the
rifle. In FIVE minutes he was asleep.
cape from wakefulness. At last she
fell into troubled catnaps.
From one of these she awoke to see
that the morning light was sitting
through the darkness. She was shiver-
ing with the chill of an Arizona noun
tain night. Turning her body, the girls
eyes fell upon her captor. He was
looking at her in the way that no de-
cent man looked at a woman. Her i'm
pulse was to scream, to struggle to her
feet and run. What did he mean?
What was he going to do?
But something warned her this
would precipitate the danger. She
called upon her courage and tried to
still the fearful tumult in her heart.
Somehow she succeeded. A scornful,
confident pride flashed from her eyes
into his. 1t told him that for his life
he dared not lay a finger upon her in
the way of harm. And he knew 1t was
true, knew that If he gave way to his
desire no hole under heaven would be
deep enough to hide him from the ven
geance Of her friends.
He got sullenly to his feet. Come.
Well be going"
Within the hour they saw some of
his hunters. A wisp of smoke rose
from the basin below. Grouped about
1t were three men eating breakfast.
Don't make a sound" warned
Blackwell.
His rifle covered her. With all her
soul she longed to cry for help. But
she dared not take the risk. Even as
the two. on the edge Of the bowl with
Connecticut western news., 1920-04-15
CHAPTER x.
The Prodi1al Son.

They found the prodigal son with
Ms sister and Laura London at the Del
Mar. Repentance was writ large all
over his face and manner. From Da-
yis and from the girls he had heard
HE story of how Soapy Stone had in
femded to destroy him. His scheme of
ne had been broken into pieces and
- was badly shaken young scamp.
When Luck and Curly came into the
room he jumped up, very white about
me- fps. @....l
"Fatherp
my boyy
Cu1lison had him by the hand, one
wm around the shaking shoulders.
ssWhat--what-Y. -,...-- .-..-
Connecticut western news., 1920-04-15
CHAPTER Xii.
A Good Samaritan.

Fendrick had guessed the exact
truth. After leaving him Kate had rid,
den forward to the canon and entered
it. She did not mean to go much
farther, but she took her time. More
than once she slipped from under a
fold of her waist a letter and re-read
sentences Of 1t. Whenever she did this
her eyes smiled. For it was love let
ter from Curly, the first she had ever
had. 1t had been lying on the inner
edge Of the threshold Of her bedroom
Connecticut western news., 1920-04-15
CHAPTER XII.
Cutting Trail,

Cutting Trail.
Kate Cullison had disappeared, had
gone out riding one morning and at
nightfall had not returned. AS the
hours passed anxiety at the Circle G
became greater.
"Mebbe she got lost" Bob suggested
Her father secuted this as absurd.
you don't reckon a cougar" be-
gan Sweeney, and stopped.
Luck looked at his bandy-legged old
rider with eyes in which little cold
devils sparkled. "A human cougar,
Connecticut western news., 1920-04-15

Sans question broke down, but his
father guessed 1T.
"Soapy and Bad Bill were killed,
Dutch is prisoner, and Blackwell es-
capped. All Spring Valley is out after
him."
The boy shuddered and drew long
sobbing breath. "I've been a fool, ia
ther-and worse"
Forget it, son. Well wipe the slate
clean. I've been to blame, too"
1t was no place for outsiders. Curly
beat retreat into the next room. The
young women followed him. Both of
them were frankly weeping. Arms
twined about each others waists, they
disappeared into an adjoining bed
room.
"Don't CO." Kate called to him over
her shoulder.
Curly sat down and waited. Pres
emily Kate came back alone. Her shin
ing eyes met his.
II never was so happy in all my life
before. Tell me what happened
everything, please"
AS much as was good for her to
know Curly told. Without saying a
word she listened till he was through.
At last she spoke in a low, sweet
voice. g..
"What can we do for you? First
you save father and then Sam. You
risked everything for my brother-to
win him back to us, to save his life and
now his reputation. IL you had been
killed people would always have be-
Heved you were one Of the gang"
"Shol That's nonsense, Miss Kate"
He twisted his hat in his hand uneas-
lily. Honest, I enjoyed every bit Of
1t. And a fellow has to pay his debts"
"was that why you did it?" she
asked softly. - H..
eyes. had to make good. I had to
show your father and you that I had
not thrown away all your kindness.
So quit travelling that downhill road
on which I had got started"
'T'm glad-rm glad" She whis-
pered it so low he could hardly hear.
"There was one way to prove my
self. That was to stand between Sam
and trouble. So butted in and spoiled
Soapy's game"
81 wish could tell you how fine IA
Their thinks it was of you. He doesn't
speak of it much, but 1 know"
Nothing to what did-nothing at
ALL" A wave of embarrassment had
crept to the roots of his curly hair.
"Just because a fellow-oh, shucks |"
"That's all very well for you to say,
but you can't help us thinking what
we please"
"But that amt right. 1 don't want
you thinking things that amt so, be-
cause"
eyes? Because"
She lifted her eyes and met his.
Then she knew it had to come out,
that the feeling banked in him would
overflow in words.
Because you're the girl l love-"
He had not intended to say it now,
lest he might seem to be urging his
services as claim upon her. But the
words had slipped out in spite of him.
She held out her two hands to him
with a little gesture of surrender. The
light of love was in her starry eyes.
And then
She was in his arms, and the kisses
ne had dreamed about were on his lips.
Connecticut western news., 1920-04-15

CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
For the Good of
 the Community

THE government wishes the farmers of A the country to raise more sorghum this year
 The reason is quite simple. It is the sugar shortage. There are some sweeten- ing purpose for which sorghum syrup is not especially adapted owing to it's non- crystallizing disposition and predilec- tion to sour sooner than sugar can syrup.
 On the other hand, sorghum is excel lent for table use and could function in the baking trades Special process might dc away with some of it's pronounced tang and otherwise adapt it as sub- Stitute for high-priced sugar
 Of course what applies to sorghum over a great territory applies to sugar cane in smaller area. Alabama raises both breeds.
 Field Agent Gist reports the yield of cane in Alabama in 1919 as follows:
 Sorghum, 6,383,0OO gallons; value, $6,383,000y
 Sugar cane, S8,84O,000 gallons; value, $10,600,000.
 The sugar and sorghum cane crop of Alabama in 1919 was over 15,000,00O gallons and brought $16,0O0,OO0 to the farmers At that, the crop was not equal to that of the preceding year.
 There was no trouble last fall in dispos- ing of the cane crop. The refining mills paid an average of 75 to 80 cents per gal lon for sorghum delivered on depot plat forms. That was net to the farmer, the freight to mill being paid by the refiner
 The average price paid for sugar cane syrup in the raw was $1.02 to $1.03 by Alabama mills. This was also net to the farmer when placed on depot platforms.
 Of the sugar shortage the Wall Street Journal, high authority in commerce and finance observes:
 we are feeling the pinch of sugar shortage because the Cuban crop was small and we failed to get all of it. But so long as there is a world shortage we can never get the Cuban crop without bidding in competition with Europe That shortage is one of the troublesome lega- cies left by the war;"
 The sugar production of France, Aus tria-Hungary, Germany and Russia in 1919-1920 was 6,000,0 ,000 tons less than in 1914. Germany, which supplied one seventh of the worlds total, is producing but 25 per cent of it's normal output
 The average production of sorghum last year was 75 to 200 gallons per acre and yields as high as 400 gallons were made
 So the government has issued Bulletin No. 477 regarding the raising of sorghum this year. Copies may be had on applica- ton to the department of labor.
 Where the boil weevil has worked his worst havoc during the past two years is precisely where sugar cane grows best ard sorghum also attains uttermost sweetness.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
ADJUSTMENTS
LYRIC OFFERS
 GREAT SHOW

Beginning with regular musical com edy with ten people and on to Jack Mar ley, eccentric dancer and comedian, the Lyric has for the last three days of the week a bill that is overflowink with song, music and lab snter
 "The Love Note,' a complete musical comedy, with eight girls and two men, takes the first honors of the bill. Earle Mountain does novelty dance in this act, while some of the latest song hits are given by the chorus
 Myrtle Dunedin and Jimmy Dunedin have different kind of an act. They sing and dance and talk in new way Don Matthews plays the piano.
 Jack Marley does some real dancing in his act; dancing that is seldom seen on the vaudeville stage here. Besides, he keeps the house in an uproar of laughter all the while
 The Strand Trio have voices that blend Unanimously to render all the popular songs in pleasing manner. Comedy also is one of the strong points of their act
 Guy J. Sampsel and Lily Leonard in a vaudeville revue with a punch take the audience by the dreamy sinuius move ments of a dance of Arabia, and then to the livest cabaret on Broadway. They come near to being the best on the bill.
 One of the best pictures of the year is the opinion of the critics who .iave seen The Silver Horde,'' which is show ing at the Lyric this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
Southern Presbyterians
 Name Lingle Moderator

Charlotte, N. C., May -7.-Election of the Rev. Walter L. Lingle of Union 1heo- logical Seminary, Richmond, Va, as moi- orator. popular meeting tonight in the interest Of Sunday school work, at which addresses were delivered by Dr. Lingle and the Rev Gilbert Glass of Richmond, filing of committee reports and ser mon by the Rev. A. M Frazer of Staun- ton, Va, retiring moderator, featured the opening days sessions of the sixtieth general assembly here of the Southern Presbyterian churches. The highest honor the assembly can bestow upon any man was accorded Dr. Lingle over four other nominees, his election resulting from the fourth ballot Others placed in nomination were the Rev. DTS. R. F. Campbell, Asheville, N. C., Thornton Whaling, Columbia, S. C.; George Sum- mey, New Orleans, and T. A. Wharton, Texas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
FINE PROGRAMME
 AT THE BIJOU

"The Fathers Daughter" clever one act comedy, with three men and woman, is the headline act on the bill at Loews Bijou for the last half of the week. As the curtain rises, the au- dience sees a train speeding away in the distance Then the train rounds curve, before the very eyes of the audience, ana comes to a standstill at the very edge or the footlghts. The train on the stage, which seems exactly the size of real train. crosses bridges and does every thing a regular train should.
 It has been pronounced one of the most startling and complete electrical effects ever seen on vaudeville stage. Mason and Fletcher are on the pro gramme as ''the personality pair.' They did a lot of singing and dancing. and the encores they received made them run the headliners a hot race for the first spot l Earle and Edwards, who call them 1 selves two nutty chaps with lot or nonsense,v proved to be just that. But the the audience seemed to like nonsense and the funny things they did, so when | they got ready to leave, their audience was not willing to let them go. They re- ceived four encores.
 l Charles Root and Mark White ofrereu musical revue which was well receiveo. They sang a lot of the latest songs ana
 did a number of new dances that nave
 never been seen here before.
 | The Five Avalons are wire walkers or
 the big time variety. One of the pret- tiest girls of the five got out in the cen ! ter of a high wire and did shimmy dance that set the entire house An an
 uproar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
WOMAN HAS PLACE
 ON INDIANA T|CKET;;
 CONVENTION ENDED
Delegates Named, Platform Adopted and Complete State Ticket Is
 Nominated
By Associated Press

Indianapolis, Ind, May 20.-Al- though several political precedents were broken, the business of the demo- cratic state convention moved with clock-lke precision today.
 Keynote addresses of Vice President Thomas R. Marshall and Claude G. Bowers of Fort Wayne had been heard, delega tes- at large to the national con vention had been named, a platform adopted and a complete state ticket nominated when adjournment, sine die, was taken at 2;20 o'clock.
 For the first time in the history of Indiana, a woman, Miss Adelaide Steele Baylor of Indianapolis, was given place on the state ticket of either of the two major parties. She was nomi- mated as the candidate for superintend- ent of public instruction.
 Mrs. Alice Foster McCulloch of Fort Wayne was named as a member of Indana's "big four" to San Francisco, and three other women were named alternate delega tes at-large.
 The name of Woodrow Wilson was cheered every time it was mentioned and his administration was strongly endorsed. A demand was made for the ratification of the peace treaty and the League of Nations.
 An attempt to stampede the conven- tion for an endorsement of Vice Presi- dent Marshall for the presidential nomination at San Francisco was checked by MT. Marshall himself who reappeared on the speakers platform during the demonstration, and obtain ing quiet, said he was reminded of the remark a farmer boy made to his mo other after offering her a taste of his first glass of soda water:
 ri,,1r 0t1 ;pi but sweet wind"
 This is sweet wind to me-" said MT. Marshall. but I tell you again, do not seek the nomination for President"
 The delegates -at-large to the na- tional convention elected today are: MT. Marshall, former United States Senator Thomas Taggart. former Gov. Samuel M. Ralston and Mrs. McCul- loch.
 Other nominations include: For United States senator. Thomas Tag gart: for governor, pr. Carleton B, McCulloch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
HIGH TO
 OFFER GOOD PLAY

On the evening of May 26 the pupils of Central High School will present Midsummer Nights Dream at the Jeff ferson theatre. under the direction cI Miss Hallie Ward.
 Thirty-five students have been se- lected for parts and they are said to be among the most talented actors in the high school.
 'We believe that this more difficult drama will be as great a success as our comedy, A Widow By Proxy and will be more representative of the high school by reason of the larger cast" said Miss Ward. "Of course, we are all glad this year that we will be able to give both plays.'
 The following is the cast of the princi- pal characters Thesus, Allen Englehart; Egeus, Adolph Loveman: Lysander, Lu- ther Reynolds; Demetrius, Harry Bryan; Philostrate, George Keller; Hippolyta, Mabel Brock; Hermia Anita Jones'; Helena, Marjory Moore; oberon, Frank Richard; Titania, Helen Jackson Puck, Mamie Temple Godfrey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
TRAFFIC BUREAU
 PAYING OWN WAY

In the data which the directors of the Birmingham Traffic Bureau will present the merchants and shippers whom they will invite next week to become members and benefit therefrom, will be:
 Collected on claims of members for loss in transit, damage and overcharges in freight bills in the three years of it's ex- istence, S1S6,36S; claims paid the past month, $9,Sl6.
 Saved in auditing expense bills last month, SELLS, which is a saving to mems bers of around s25 000 in one month in one, department of the bureau.
 The experience of the average member O. the bureau, whether merchant or man- ufacturer, has been that his dues were more than paid back within much less than the period which they covered.
 Experienced members of the bureau seCd all their expense bills to the bureau for auditing. This is done free of charge by experts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
NO DECISION ON
 TONNAGE TAX LAW
Decision on Ore Tax and Ruling on Income Tax In
 10 Days Likely
By FRED H. GORMLEY
 Montgomery Bureau The Age herala
 22I-2 First National Bank Building


 Montgomery. May 20.-tSpeciaD.- No decision was handed down by the supreme court Thursday in the ton mage tax case involving the right or the state to collect tax of cents ton on all coal and cents ton on all iron ore mined in the state. This case was submitted last Thursday and many believed the court would hand down it's decision during this week in order that the decision might be con sidered in connection with the extra session of the legislature, which is ex- peeted because of the invalidation of the income tax by the supreme court.
 The court did not announce a ruling on the states application for rehear- ing in the income tax case. It is prob able that decision in the tonnage tax case and a ruling in the income tax case will be made within the next ten days
 Only one interesting case was hand ed down by the supreme court Thurs day. This decision granted the attor- ney generals department a writ of prohibition preventing the county court of Morgan county from admit ting Charlie Mamie, charged with mur- der in the first degree, to bail without an investigation of the facts surround ing the alleged crime. The effect of this order will be to keep Mamie in jail pending his trial.
 In another case the supreme court held that the probate judge of Jeffer son county will be required to affix his signature to certain improvement bonds which the county proposes to issue The Jefferson circuit court had held that it was the duty of the president of the board of revenue to sign the bonds but the supreme court, in reversing the judgment of the lower court, said a local act putting this power on the president of the board was repealed by a later general act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
Maryland Democrats Approve Modification
 Of the VOlstead Act
By Associated Press

Baltimore. Mir. May 2O--By vote of lOo to 10, the Maryland democratic state convention today approved a resolution committing the party to a modification Of the Volstead act to permit the making and use of homemade wines and cider and the manufacture and sale of beer in the oriignal package for home consump- tlon. An uninstructed delegation will be sent to the national convention, as no democratic presidential candidates were entered in the recent preferential prl- mary.
 The delegates at large to the national convention were chosen as follows; Sem ator John w. Smith, Governor Ritchie, Thomas H. Robinson, Ogle Marbury. ]. Walter Lord. Robert Crane, Dr. J. Hubert Wade and Joshua w. Miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
ULTIMATUM ISSUED
 FOSTERING CLERKS

Atlanta. Ga.. May 20.-An ulti- matum to striking clerks of the Central of Georgia railway that unless they return to work by next Monday morning others will be hired permanently to fill their places was issued late today by l.. A. Downs, vice president of the rOad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-21
Mothers, Meeting

A special meeting of the mothers or
 the Ensley school will be held this after
 noon at the school at Sixth avenue and Seventeenth street. from 1:30 to o'clock. This will be the last meeting of the i'm provement association of the school this team All mothers are urgently request ed to be present An interesting pro- gramme has been arranged. Refresn- ments will be served.