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The Lamar register., 1921-10-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

DepHTtIneht OF the Interior.
u. s. Land Office at Lamar. Colorado
September 80. 1891.
Notice 10 hereby given that Roy l.
Cox, OF Lamar. Colorado. Route a.. who,
on October 80. 1917. made homestead
entry. No 023s07. for the North Halt
of Section IS. Township 26 South. Range
IS West. 9Th Principal Meridian. has
filed notice OF intention to make final
three year proof to establish claim 10
the land above described. before tho
Register and Receiver OF the United
States Land Office. at Lamar. Colorado.
on the 9th day Of November. 1921.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Geo. Atkinson. Martin Hammack, Roy
Riley Dwight Clark. all OF Lamar. Col
orado. Route A.
A. L BEAVERS. Register.
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NOTICE ron PUBLICATION

U. s. Land Onice at Lamar. Colorado.
September -. 1891.
Notice is hereby given that HoIl Bill
Kingsley. Of Lamar. Colorado. who. on
July II. 1917. made homestead entry
No. 02fi6e. for Lots /. 2. and sEH
WV. Section Is. Township 2s South.
Range 80 West. 9Th Principal Meridian.
has filed notice Of Intention TO make
three year final proof. TO establish
claim to the land above described. he
fore The Register and Receiver OF the
United States Land Office. at Lamar
1921.
Claimant names as witnesses:
J. Reeves. Frank Darbyshire, Lewis
VILE. f; casburn. all of Lamar. Colo
rado. South Route.
A. L. BEAVERS. Register
FIRST Pub. Oct. 9. 1891
Last Pub. Nov. g. 1921
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NOTICE Of REDEMPTION OF COUNTY
WARRANTS

Onice of Treasurer. Prowers County.
Lamar. Colorado. September IL, 1921.
Notice is hereby given that | will re-
deem Mt the office of the County Treas
urer OF Prowers County. Colorado, all
Prowers County Warrants as Follows.
QEdlnnrN CauuIN Re-
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Auto collision insurance at lowest
price. Call C. A. Hansen, Phone La
mar 26.
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Auto insurance-fire. theft, collision,
windstorm, property damage and per-
sonal injury-all at lowest price. C.
A. Hansen. Phone Lamar 25.
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CONTINUED from Page Two)

reminds me. Before they assaulted me
at the Carlton they told me the others
wouldn't come In unless did"
For while there WAS silence,
broken at length by Hugh.
well. Mr.. Potts. you've had moldy
time. and I'm very glad it's over. But
the person you've got to thank for
putting us fellows OH your track is
girl. II It hadn't been for her I'm
afraid you'd still be having night
mares."
Il would like TO see her and thank
her," said the millionaire quickly.
You shall" grinned Hugh. Come
TO the wedding; IL will be in fort
night or thersabouts."
"Weddingw Mr.. Potts looked a lit
tie vague.
Yes! Mine and hers Chastity
proposition, isn't it7''
The last straw" remarked Ted Jer-
ningham. "A more impossible man as
. bridegroom would be hard to think
Of. But In the meantime l pinched
half q dozen OF the old mans Perrier
Jouet 1911 and put em In the car.
What say your
"Sayi" snorted Hugh. Idiot boy I
Does one speak on such occasionsT'
And II was So
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interest viii cease on the above war.
rants October "A. 1921
]. RUSSELL MAYFIELD.
County Treasurer.
First Pub. Sept. IA. 1921.
Last Pub. Oct. IL. 1921
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THREE.


throng.
Il should say the police might now
be allowed . look in." murmursd Oar
rsli mildly. "You can't have the man
lying about the place after you're mar
RED"
FL suppose not" answered Drum
mond. regretfuiiy. And yet it's .
dreadful thing to dnish q little show
ike this with the police-if youn for
give my saying so, Mr., Green"
Sure thing" drawied the American.
But we have our uses. Captain. and
fm inclined TO agree with your friends
suggestion. Hand him over along with
his book, and they'll sweep up the
mess"
at would be an outrage to let the
scoundrel 60" said the millionaire
nercely. THE man Lakington you say
Is dead; there's enough evidence to
hang this brute as well. What about
my secretary In Belfastf"
But Drummond shook his head.
Il have my doubts. Mr.. Potts. II
you'd be able TO bring that home TO
him. still. can quite understand your
rose ana stretched himself; then he
glanced at his watch. ITS time you
all retired. boys; the party ought to be
starting soon Drift In again with the
lads, the instant ring the bell"
Left alone Hugh made certain once
again that he knew the right combtna-
tion OF studs on the wall to open the
Dig door which concealed the stolen
store of treasure-and other things a.
well; then. lighting a cigarette. he sat
Gown and waited.
The end OF the chase was in sight,
and he had determined II should be
hitting end. worthy OF the chase Itself
theatrical, perhaps, but at the same
time impressive Something for the
Ditchiings Of the party to ponder on In
the silent watches Of the night
Then the pollce-it would have to De
the police, he admitted sorrowfully-
and after that. Phyllis.
And he was just on the point Of ring
ing up his fiat to tell her that he loved
her, when the door opened and q man
came In. Hugh recognized him at once
as Valance Nestor, an author OF great
brilliance-in his own eyes-who mad
lately devoted himself to the advance
ment of revolutionary labor.
Good afternoon" murmured Drum
mond, afIably. Mr.. Peterson VIII be
little late. am his private secretary.
The other nodded and sat down Ian
gaidly.
What did you think Of my last little
effort In the MidlandsT he asked,
drawing on his gloves.
quite wonderful" said Hugh. "A
marvellous help to the great cause"
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NOTICE or REDEMPTION OF SCHOOL
WARRANTS

Office of Treasurer, Prowers County,
Lamar. Colorado. September II. 1921.
Notice Is hereby given that / will re-
deem at the Office OF the County Treas
urer OF Prowsrs County, Colorado ali
School Warrants. as Follows:
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SUMMONS
State of Colorado,
County ~ prnwara

IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
G. \. Bent. }
Plaintiff)
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First Pub. Sept. 2s, 1921.
Last Pub. Oct. &c. 1921.
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Interest VIII cease nn the above wa
rants October ~. 1921.
J. RUSSELL MAYFrELD
County Treasurer
rtrst Pub. Sept. II 1921
t.nst Pub. oct -. 1921.
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CHAPTER XXNIN
Compromise

THEO realized at last just why Mrs.
4 Breen felt as she did. and SLOWLY
her anger merged into pity. After all,
she could afford to be magnanimous.
for, II she chose, she could 60 to Mr..
Blskeslee and appeal 10 him. Mrs.
Breen evidently knew this. but she also
knew that 1'hco had no Intention Of
doing anything of the kind; that she
was in earnest about her wish to eS-
cape.
IL have no intention of marrying
Mr.. Blakcslce, q" TSlco said quietly. II
might add that the matter is none of
your business, but inasmuCh as I'm
asking n favor of YOU I'm willing ~
waive that Will you let me have the
money? I'll sec that you hav" it back
just as soon rs I reach the city"
"And you'll promise not to let MIR.
Blakeslee know where you arc
,Thco's head went up and she spoke
haughtily.
81 hardly think that is necessary,
I have told you that I do not intend to
see Mr.. Blakeslce again"
Slowly Mrs. Brccn's eyes fell away
from the intentnesS Of ThCo'S glance
and. without a word, she went t0 the
chest of drawers. took out n poCkrtbook
and counted out some bills.
IA hundred dollars. Is that
enough"
'"Ouite enough, and thank vou.
The0 turned to leave, but. impul-
siyely, Mrs. Brecn stopped her. Il IN
sorry things have come out as they
have. l rather like you and | admire
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What Would Be Best?

Eear Cynthia-We are two girls OF
sixteen and would Ike assistance with
the following little tale Of woe
Some time ago while out walking We
were without invitation on our par)
Joined by two strange but seemingly
Rentlemanly young men, whom We found
Il Impose BILE 70 ignore by reason or thelr
perseverance and so; in order 70 RIO
appa r$ntly made date with them for
the following week The next day we
called them on the phone and told them
that we didn't intend 70 keep the date
but, not being the kind OF girls VINO
make dates and then stand the persons
concerned up, we wished TO inform them
OF the fact They declared they didn
intend TO lose track OF US (piease note
here that they don't know either name
or address OF either OF us, though we
have both Of theirs) and mentioned the
fact that they we're aware that we be-
ionged to a certain church in certain
neighborhood and that we attended all
the social affairs. They asked US 70 let
them know next time we went there ana
thsy would be present and get some
one to introduce us properly so a 5 20
bo able to keep up the acquaintance
Now Cynthia, what We want 20 know ls'
shall we do this? mean let them know
about the dance. The church IS having
your convenience before that time and
oblige two
VERY PUZZLED LASSIES
You should not have spoken to the
strange young men in the beginning and
were certainly wrong 20 make date
with them, even II you did not intend 70
keep Il. Having talked with them 80
church what he thinks Of letting them
come to one Of the church parties ana
being introduced 10 you? He Will help
you better than Cynthia could.
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Please Tell Me What to DO
BY CYNTHIA

and a collar button are all they nave l"
their pockets. ,
To her I'll say she does not know
what she is talking about. Because she
men are alike. myself and two others
60 to dance halls. but do not look, and
act Ike the ones she's talking about.
The three OF US all work every day IN
the week and sometimes at night 100
We go 70 a dance every Saturday night
other nights we take in a show. We do
not dress in those funny, tricky. Humpty
Dumpty ruits either. We dress as n
business man does. as we are all tailors
on Walnut street. When we go 10
doll for a dance. We ask first all the
quie, and unpatnted girls for dance.
But 1t seems that they all turn you
down with the saying Il don't dance
or II am tired" Now how can you
blame us fellows for going and asking
willing At all times 20 dance with the
good girls" as you call them, but II
does not work.
We go to the dance 70 enjoy ourselves,
and when the good girls do not accom-
modats us with their dancing, we
must have a dance. SO the painted
dolls are our picking. We don't like
them. but the situation compcls US to
miuEle with them,
The whole trouble is that the so-called
nice girls Of nowadays do not know I
good man when they see him They
think We men are all alike. Suppose
I was 20 judge ali girls the same, what
would they say then? have come
across quite a few Of them, and II I
thought they were all alike l would
never marry one in my l!fe.
So. girls, here's some advice to YOU
Study mems characters better and don't
Judge US al alike. Do not be impressed
with the Good.lOoking and sporty fell
lows They are the ones that spell dan
ger The plain and sensible men are
found all around. even at the dance hall
So next time you go there look for them
and you will find them. MICHEL.
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The Heart Pirate
ny HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
ropprtoht. 1891. by Public LEDGER Conpas/

your courage, but you're not the KIND
Of wife for Richard Blnkeslee. lie
would be making n great mistake II he
married you"
II quite agree with you Theo
said suddenly. and she could not help
smiling at the look of amazcmcnt hat
CrCpt into Mrs. BrcCn's eyes.
What are you going to do about
your clothcS?" Mrs. Brccn called out
as Thco reached the door.
Leave them where they are, re-
turned Thco. They aren't mine. Mrs.
Brccn; they belong to Mr.. Blakcslcc.
Aren't YOU sorry now that you TOOK
my suit?" Thco said this last with
touch Of mischief. "If l had that I'd
be able to leave exactly as | came on
board.
Mrs. Brccn caught the flash OF fun
and flushed nngrily. She could not
quite make 1heo out The girl had
such n brave courage, such II sensible
way Of looking at things. And vet she
was not the wife for Richard HlakcSicr:
she was not good enough Tor him; lie
would realize this himself Just as soon
as they werc safely on land.
Thco spent the afternoon III watch
ing the approaching land from her
portholc window. She tried to pInn
what she would do as soon as they
landed. In the general excitement she
hoped to slip away, out she did not
imagine for moment that 1t was going
to br an easy thing to accomplish.
Rich"rd BakcSiCc would 20 doubt Keep
an &c on her. He was determined to
frustratc any plan that she might make
tor c,CuDc, and yet. OF course. ne would
hardly expect her to make much OF an
effort when he knew she was without
money.
But she simply must get away that
night that much was certain. The
.onnrr she was on the train speeding
back to Jimmy the brrtcr it would be
for every one concerned With stab
Of memory she recalled Mrs. Frccn
hnrshly spoken words. =,
"Yourc not good enough for Mr.
BlnfcslCe 49,
Her checks burned hotly. It was
ridiculous TO care what the woman had
said, but it hurt just the same and It
wasn't true. >,
II am good enough to be his wife.
she said half aloud. His wife She
repeated the words softly.
IF vou loved ne better than your
soul you'd welcome bondage with me
She could hear him now as he huhS
the words a. her. And It was true
ouIte true. Women were made mat
way, and all the changing standards III
the world would never make them an!
different
TomorrOw-"The Escape
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Theodore CdldpcU has become Gu
cdged TO Jimmy Bland, and, to her
surprfsc, is not hdppy about Il: She
tells her employer, Richard Blake
tells her employer, Richard BldkeS-
ke, that she is lcdring 70 be mar
Ads no rights aside from his wishes,
Ne kidndpS her and carries her of
on hts ydCht, bound for south
American business trip. 4 broken
propeller changes the plan of the
Trip, and the yucht is forced TO make
for shore, bit first B'dkcSiCc. who
Mas seen ThCo for the first time as a
scoman Instead Of an office machine,
falls In lore wiih her and dCcidCS to
narrv her. ne is dStoumdCd At her
refusal, and refuses TO girc her up,
out in spite Of the tdct that she
cores for him, Thco is determined to
be faithful to JmmV, ,rhO needs her.
Theo Is eager to escape as soon as
they land, but BidkCSiCc refuses to
odrdnce her any money. IN despair
she goes to her chGpcrom, Mrs.
Breen, rho hates TheO because
Bidkeslec IorcS her.
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A Fine Letter

Dear Cynth!a--G have heard such
number and read such a number Of
things and IDEAS on love that some
times I really wonder after all what
Ike shat cry, Il want 20 live; want
Mte :" Their are so many ways Of in
terpreting It. What do people mean by
life? Some people mean good time,
pleasure, excitement Some mean love
some mean money and power. some
mean fame, title or nobility What is
life? I do not mean what the others.
mean They do not mean what ! mean
And the meaning Of love Is Just as
enigmatical as life. 1t seems TO me,
questions in connection with the whole
business Too much He doesn't love
me What shall! do" The serious
and big things OF life are too neglected.
titude Of the mother 20 her little boy,
Dear. II Johnny hits you slap him
back" Oh. where are the people who
can rise above the mind they had when
they were little children? IL there
anything worse in the world than eter-
nal arguing and pickering over little
matters"
think that once was truly in love.
He was musician and probably he
was "temperamentaL' | realized at the
time that he was not the sort of man
whom ! should care to give up my Me
TO- But ! loved him whether I wanted
70 or not There wasn't so very much
romance 20 Il. Perhaps ! wasn't gay
or wild enough for him, because after he
found out what sort Of person was
he didn't care five cents for me and very
sOon left for another city, I think he
wrote once. For while, II you know what
actual. Fral terrible despair IN. that Is
what went through. I dn't care for
/ ANYTHING more in life. Everything was
gone save for the tar.away memories
| which had more pain than Joy In them
J I stlll adored him, and perhaps II
saw him today would adore him again
II doesn't matter. He is gone and an
here. am not bitter and I am not d
man hater. Rather l feel grateful foI
ever having met him at all. even II ht
did not make my life any happier for
having come into 1t and gone again
Perhaps II isn't love that ! felt; II /
! was not I do not know what It was
the feeling that nothing you can pos
sibly do will hurt me. am beyonC
that stage, I will love YOU Just the sam
I whether you return II or not" o
course This does not get you anywhere
but | don't want TO get anywhere then
am concerned In living good anC
pure life Nothing else matters on
bitter experience IL enough 70 show m
how little comfort there Is to put al
your trust in one human being Yo,
have 10 fall back upon yourself AM
there must be something good and BIZ
there TO fall back on,
As some great man once SAID, 'Of
man. help thYself"'
cynthia. why don't we help ourselve
and stop crying out that some one els
Is 10 blame?
A LOVER OF MUSIC.
You are right II once we would 81
over this eternal he hurt my feelings.
"she said mean things" and look 10
the reason why he or she did II, W
would generally find that we hay
brought Il on ourselves. II we woul
always treat others Just as we shoul
we'll find they will treat tye properly.
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Read Your Character
Ry DiGhp Phillips
Blonde VS.. Brunette Domeheads

In a previous article the so.callcd
domchcad was discussed 1t is the
head II predominant mental develop
mcnt. the head Of the thinker rs con.
trasted with the heads Of those whose
dominating traits are physical or vital.
But just as there are different de-
grces of "domoheadcdncss, you must
take into consideration the manner in
which the Indications of the big hcatl
and small faCc nre modified or acccn-
tuatcd by other characteristics.
Deep thinkers, philosophers and geni-
uses, while all prcdominGntly mental
and for the most part undcrdevclopcd
Cby comparison) physically and vitality
dc not by any means achieve their ends
bv the sane mental processes. nor do
they all fall within the same mental
fold.
The philosopher, for instance, nay
he a quick or a slow thinker. II his
lair is blonde you'll find him the for
ncr. If it's dark you'll find that hC's
slower, but. on the other hand, more
rainstaking and determined in his
thinking.
The mental type of man who is dark
is more meditativc in his thinking. lest
ontimistic. less enthusiastic but more
iItrospeCttve. and possesses n greater
Grgrce of tcnacity. The blonde type OF
thinker is the opposite of this. His
thoughts race ahead with certain
,occrncSs and enthusiasm. but are more
easily turned aside or fatigued.
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Ask the Same Druggist

To the Editor OF Womuns Page:
Dear Madam I was told by tho
druggist to apply iron rust so as to re-
move several milk stains. ] did so and
washed the dress and the color has
changed from dark gray to a very light
gray. Wherever the iron rust was APP
plied the color Is reddish purple.
would like to know how | can change
the reddtso purple color to gray again.
I thought of dyeing the dress but am
afraid OF spelling the beads. It's ri
Kittens ear satin dress with bronze
bugles. MISS SlHIEEN.
You must have misunderstood the
druggist. l never heard Of using iron
rust to remove stain; for it makes a
stain itself. The best thing to do would
hH 10 go back to him and ask him how
to remove the stain that is left on the
dress Since no recommended the
remedy, II he really did say iron rust,
no would be able to tell you how to
remove IT, II he cannot help you. dye
the dress brown. This will not hurt the
beads. and II you make It dark enough
II will hide the stains. I hope you will
bo successful. It Is too bad to have
Such a handsome dress ruined.
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TNHERE is one thing that the summer
Il hotels will be glad to get rid of when
they close finally for the winter.
And that Is the aggressive mother.
How she worked this summer. push
ing forward her poor, unassuming, shy
little daughter.
There have been daughters Of all
ages.
The little tot. playing in the sand
with her bucket and shovel, has been
dressed up in frills and rufhes and
paraded unhnppily before the hotel
porch by her proud mother.
The schoolgirl Of eleven or twelve
has had to stand. awkward, miserable.
aching to get out with the rest of the
Crowd" while mother explained her
prowess in school to bored but polite
listener.
with nervous fingers she has re-
arranged her lanky bobbed hair, after
the mussing her mother gave it while
talking about her, smoothing it down
as if to apologize to the friend for the
child's unruly "cur's.'
With high lifted heels she has tried
to run of the embarrassment and re-
straint of being talked about for the
benefit of stranger.
THE fifteen year old has had even a
l. worse time.
For she was made to be polite to the
boy at the next table in the dining
room.
She hated him because he went
with" another crowd and one time
when her ball got away from her on
the beach he picked 1t up and threw
it to her hard and she missed it.
Naturally. at fifteen, YOU could not
be expected to notice anybody with
whom you have had an experience like
that. :,
But she had to simper and smile. and
he called, wistfully, "My last daugh :
tcr-oh, yes, have another child, but
he's boy, and you know what boys
arc" !" ,.-
She had to go on simpcring, when
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Her Fern Is Turning Brown

To the Editor Of Womdm'S Page:
Dear Madam Please print In your
paper what to do for n Boston fern that
is turning brown at the stems and the
leaves arc all yellow and falling on
There is no life in 1t at all. l live in
an apartment, but l keep 1t at the win
dow, which has never been closed until
Labor Day. when l went away for n
couple of days. Then 1t was closed up
in a warm place, but l watered II before
I went away. put 1t outdoors two and
three times week. I water the roots
every other night and the foliage once n
week. 1t gets the afternoon sun for
about half an hour or So
MRS. A. NJ. S.
Probably you have not given the plant
enough water. Ferns require great
deal, you know, and 1t would be better
to water 1t every day while tho sun Is
not on it. The lack of water over Labor
Day set it back. too. Give 1t good
dose of water every day and keep on
with the weekly bath. II there is any
life left in the roots 1t will come back
and freshcn up again with care and at
tentlon.