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Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-24
ANDREW BOWERS.

John Stuart Webster. mining en-
gineer, boards a train in Death
Valley, California, on his way back
to civilization after cleaning up
100000. But he looks like hobo.
Then he meets a distressed lady,
who makes his heart flop over. He
eliminates the offending man. Be
ing what he is and also girl-shy,
he does not take advantage of his
opportunity. But he Just has to
find out that she is Dolores Ruey.
In Denver he is offered a $25,OO0-a-
year job by capitalist friend, Ed
ward ]. Jerome. He receives a de-
layed letter from his own particu-
lar pal, Billy Geary, asking him
to finance a gold-mining PROPOSE
ton in Central America and go
flfty-fifty with him on the profits.
So he starts for Sobrante. Jerome
goes with John to the depot. They
meet the distressed lady on her way
to the same train. John lifts his
hat, but gets the cut direct from
the girl, who does not recognize
him. John tells Jerome the whole
story. Jerome secretly sees the
girl, offering her $4,000 IL she in
duces John to take his job inside
Of ninety days. The girl accepts
The scene now shifts to Buenaven-
tura, Sobrante, where Geary, on
his uppers, is eating his heart out
looking for a cablegram from his
old partner. He has existed for
two months on credit extended by
Mother jerks, keeper of a hotel
and dramshop. Dolores cables Hen
rietta Wilkins (Mother Jenks) that
she is on her way to visit her.
Mother jerks has been educating
Dolores, who is the daughter of
former President Ruey of Sobrante.
deposed and executed by Presi-
dent Sarros. Mother Jenks doesn't
want Dolores to find out she is no
longer respectable. So Billy meets
the steamer and tries to turn the
girl back. But Dolores lands and
salutes Mother jerks as Mother"
Billy promptly falls in love with
Dolores. Webster in New Orleans
secures stateroom on La Estrel-
lita by buying a ticket for a myth
ical valet. In New Orleans Web
ster saves young man from as
sasslnation. AT the steamer he
finds the mythical valet is a reality.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-24
"That You, BIlI7" He shouted.

fiammatory rheumatism, as an excuse
for remaining in bed and having my
meals brought to me. This service, of
course. will necessitate some slight ex-
pense in the way Of tips, but am hop
ing you will see your way clear to TAX
ing care of that for your guest"
Silently Webster handed Andrew
Bowers ten dollars in silver. THAT
ought to hold you," he declared. "For
the rest, you're up to some political
skullduggery in SObrante, and what it
is and what's your real name are two
subjects in which l am not interested.
Let it be understood that you are my
valet, Andrew Bowers. That's all I
know about you and that's all care
to know about you. In fact, the less
know about you the less will have
to explain in the event of your sudden
demise"
Fair enough" quoth Andrew Bow
ers. you're a man after my own
heart. thank you"
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-24
CHAPTER TX.

Prior to leaving New Orleans, Web
ster had cabled Billy Geary that he
was taking passage on La Estrellita
and stating the approximate date of
his arrival at San Buenaventura-
which information descended upon
that young man with something of the
charm of gentle rainfall over hith-
erto arid district. He had been seeing
Dolores Ruey at least once day ever
since her return to Sobrante. He was
quick, therefore, to seize upon Web
ster's cablegram as an excuse to call
upon Dolores and explain the mystery
surrounding his friends nonappear-
ance.
"WeH, Dolores" he began, in his ex-
citement calling her by her first name
for the first time, ave heard from
Jack Webster"
whats the news, BlnT Dolores in
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-24
"Some Girl, Johnny r.
cro BE coNrINUED1
July.

Iulys
July was originally the fifth month
of the Roman year. In the Alban cal
endar it had complement of SO days,
which was reduced to 81 and then to
80, and it stood thus for many centu-
ries.
At length Julius Caesar restored 1t
to 81 He felt personal interest in
July, as it was his natal month After
the death of this great law-giver and
reformer Marc Antony changed the
name from Quintilis to July, in honor
Of Caesars family name, in order to
note that as the sun was most potent
at this time so was Caesar the most
powerful potentate who had ever lived
Our Saxon ancestors called July "Hey
Monath" because they usually moved
their hay at that period of the year.
Chicago Journal.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-24

passage to San Buenayentura so yOu
sehemed to make me pay your way.
Hence I take it that your presence in
the capital of your native country is a
matter of extreme Importance and that
the clerk in the ticket Office Of the
Caribbean Mail line is a friend Of
yours"
''Quite true. He knew my need"
"You were under surveillance and
could not leave New Orleans for San
Buenaventura unless you left secretly.
When / purchased both berths in this
stateroom and the ticket clerk knew l
held f1rst-class ticket for a valet that
was not, he decided to saw of on me
a valet that was. Disguised in the liv-
cry of chauffeur and carrying hand
baggage you hoped to get aboard with
out being detected by your enemies
who watched the gangplank."
Andrew Bowers nodded.
''Do you think you succeededT, Web
ster continued.
II do not know, Mr.. Webster. hope
so. If did not--well, the instant this
steamer drops anchor in the roadstead
at 5 San Buenaventura, she will be
boarded and searched by the military
police, 1 will be discovered and" He
shrugged.
"Lawn party in the cemetery, ehT'
Webster suggested.
Andrew Bowers reached under his
pillow and produced two heavy auto
matte pistols and a leathern box con-
tanning FIVE clips of cartridges. These
he exhibited in silence and then thrust
them back under the pillow.
81 see, Andrew. In case you're cor
nered, eh? Well, think would pre-.
fer to die fighting myself"
"pm not worried, Mr.. Webster
Somehow, think ran the gantlet
safely"
"But why did you throw your livery
overboard?"
ut was of no further use to me-"
'But you'll have to have some
clothes In which to go ashore, you
amazing man."
"Not at all. The steamer will arrive
| III lnS udTDOF .OL Dan DueHdNeHtuIo
late in the aGternoon-too late to bt
given pratique that day. After dark
shall drop overheard and endeavor tt
swim ashore, and in view of that plaiI
clothes would only prove an embar
rassment. 1 shall land in my own coun
try naked and penniless, but Onct
ashore shall quickly find shelter. II
have to risk the sharks, Of course"
'Man-eaters?"
''The bay is swarming with them"
you're breaking my heart" Web
ster declared sympathetically. II sup
pose you're going to feign Hines
throughout the voyage"
''Not the kind of illness that will in
terfere with my appetite. have pre-
scribed for myself a mild attack Of IN
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-24
CHAPTER VIII-cOntlnued.

He released Pucker-eye, made his
way through the crowd to his room,
looked in, saw that his baggage was
there, and walked around on the star
board side to join in the general fare
well of all on board to the crowd on
the Isvee.
At the shore end Of the gangplank
Pucker-eye and POp-eye still waited.
The unfortunate Pucker-eye was weep
ing with pain and futile rage and hui
initiation, but Webster noticed that
Pop-eye's attention was not on his
friend but upon each passenger that
boarded the ship, of which there were
the usual number of late arrivals. AS
each passenger approached, POp-eye
Gcanned him with more than casual in
terest.
Webster smiled Looking for that
valet they heard me talking about" he
reflected. "Pop-eye, you're a fine,
capable lad. I thought you had the
brains of the two. You're not going
away until you've had chance to size
up the re-enforcements at my COM
mand, are you?"
He lighted a cigar and leaned over
the rail as the steamer, gathering
speed, swept down river.
"Good-by, you golden fizz and
;, chicken gumbo," he called, as the city
receded and the low, wooded shores
below the city came into view.
When he had finished his cigar he
cast the stump overheard, watched ii
until it disappeared astern, and then
went around to staterOom No. "a. AS
he stepped in and closed the door q
masculine voice said very pleasantly
"How do you do?"
Mr.. Webster looked up and beheld q
young man, arrayed in a very fancy
pair of light blue silk pajamas
stretched at his ease in the upper
berth.
John Stuart Webster stared at the
stranger for several seconds and con
cluded he was invading the sanctity o.
another's stateroom. Excuse me-" hC
said. "I guess I'm in the right churcf
but the wrong pew" and he stepped
out and looked for the number on thu
stateroom. To his surprise it was No
"a after all, so he stepped back int
the stateroom and favored the stran
ger with another scrutiny.
''It does appear to me, my friend,
he said presently, 'that detect some
thing strangely familiar about you
pajamas."
81 wouldn't be the least bit surprise
Mr.. Webster. 1 found them in you
suitcase"
Fell a silence Of perhaps half mir
ate. Then:
II dislike to appear inQuisitiye,
webster began, "but the fact is, neigl
Dor, I'm curious to know where 70
got that book. 1 observe you are rea1
ing. Samuel Buffers Way Of A
Flesh, and that the book is slight
damaged. Recently purchased cue
q book In"
spray do not take the trouble to e.
nlain," the other answered airily.
discovered this excellent book in yoJ
miteaue else. In fact for me, thu
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-24

say that ] did not suffer much more
when my baby was born than I used 70
suffer with my periods before / took
Lydia q. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound years ago. give al the credit TO
your medicine and shall always recon-
mend it very highly. - Mrs. II. 81.
JANSEN, Millston, Wisconsin.
How can women who are weak and
sicklyexpect or hope to become mothers
Of healthy children? Their first duty Is
to themselves. They should overcome
the arrangement or debility that ID
dragging them down, and strengthen
the entire system, as did Mrs. Jansen,
BY taking Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegs-
table Compound and then they win be
in q position to give their children the
blessing of good constitution.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-24
Record piece Of Jade.

The largest piece Of Jade known is
block of this stone which is seven
feet long, four feet wide and weighs
three tons. 1t came from South island,
New Zealand, and forms the base for
statue of a Maori chieftain on ex.
hibition in the Museum of Natural His,
tory, New York city.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-24
OXIDnNF IN HOT WATER

Get 4 bottle Of oXIDINE today and when you
feel aeold eomingon, put Tablespoonful Of this
wonderful remedy In a half glass Of hot water.
Stir we'll and drink just as y0u would 3 hoe
toddy. Ita enervating effect Is Immediately
noticeable and similar dose every three orf four
hours will give wonderful results. OXtDIHE
purifiea your blood and tones mp che entire
system. eOe 81 your dEuRgise'a.- ADV.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-24

|4l1eOtclUes We G#
very fond of children
and for q consider
able time after We
married I feared 4
would not have any
owing to my weak
condition. I began
taking Lydia b.
|Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
now / have q nice
strong healthy baby
pirl. / can honestly
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-03-24

Tells Childless Women What
Lydia E .PinIkham's Vegetable
Compound Did for Her

Millston, Wis. 80 went 70 give yea
q word Of praise for your wonderful
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-10
Magic City Program

TONIGHT, Thursday, March 10
William Farnum in "The Scuttlers"
and William Duncan in Fighting
Fate" II and 80 cents. Matine at
$3.50, II and II cents.
FRIDAY, March 18th - Wesley
"Freckles" Barry in "Dinty," and a
screaming Sunshine Comedy, "Her
Doggone Wedding" II and 40 cents.
Matinee at $3.50, IL and II cents.
SATURDAY, March 12th-Bryant
Washburn in "Mrs. Temples Tele-
gram" and Sunshine Comedy. IL
and 80 cents.
MONDAY, March 14th-Vierra's
Hawaiian Singers and Players-excel-
lent vaudeville-Enid Bennett in
"Hairpins." Matinee at $50 p. m.
TUESDAY, March 15th-Viola
Dana in "Blackmail,' and Tom SAINT
chi in Beyond the Trail" This big
double bill IL and 80 cents.
WEDNESDAY, March 16th-Bebe
Daniels in ''You Never Can TELL" and
a good Rolin Comedy. II and 80
cents.
Coming March 18th, Norma Tai
madge in "The Branded Woman"
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-10
WILLIAMs.STATAM

Miss Grace Williams, a student
nurse in the Bogalusa Hospital and q
niece of Engineer Henry Mccormack
of this city, was united in marriage
Sunday night a week ago to John
Statum, engine foreman of the N.
O.. G. NJ, at the First Methodist
Church on Avenue B. The ceremony
took place following the regular
church services.
It was the intention to keep the
wedding secret, but the happy couple
announced their marriage on return
ing here Monday afternoon from a
visit with relatives in Mississippi.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-10
L. F. BRIGNAC RESIGNS
AT BOGALUSA STORES

L. F. Brignac, for eight years man
ager Of the drug department of the
BOgalusa Stores Company, and one
Of the. city's best known and most
popular citizens, has resigned his po-
sition, which went into effect March
1st.
The many friends of Mr.. Brignac
will be glad to learn that he will not
leave Bogalusa. Following his return
here from Baton Rouge he will an
nounce. his plans for the future.
j. S. Mobiles, formerly employed in
the N. 0. G. N. despatcher's office,
but who left Bogalusa three years
ago to engage in the drug business at
Marks, Miss, has been selected to
succeed Mr.. Brignac. Mrs. Mobiles
will join him within the next thirty
days.
The friends of Mr.. Mobiles gave
him a most cordial welcome on his
return here.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-10
LADIES TO GIVE CARD
PARTY AT PINE TREE INN

Ladies Of Bogalusa who enjoy
playing bridge and 800" will be in
teresting in knowing that plans are
now being made to hold such a party
at the Pine Tree Inn on Saturday,
April 2. The party will be given I'M
der the auspices Of the Ladies Altar
Society of the Catholic Church.
Pretty prizes will be awarded, re-
freshments served and every lady in
Bogalusa is extended a most cordial
invitation to attend.
The games will start promptly at
2:45 o. m.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-10
COLORED BASEBALL LEAGUE
WILL BE ORGANIZED HERE

At a meeting of the directors Of
the Bogalusa Baseball Club Wednes-
day morning arrangements were
made for organizing colored league
again this year. Secretary James of
the Colored Y. M. C. A. will have
charge Of the league and, like Judge
lands, be supreme dictator of its
policy.
The season will open some time
around April in the Colored Ath-
letic Park and a series of games will
be played. An Independent nine will
also be made up to play in various
games with out-of-town teams during
the season. Although it is too late
to enter the Dixie League, several
games with clubs from this organiza-
ton will be played.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-10
BIG CROWD SEES
Y. M. C. A. STAG

The stag Monday night at the Y.
M. e. A. was bowling success from
start to finish and, judging by the
racket made, everybody present had
a good time.
great brother-aet of Tiny and Broad,
met his match in a slim yellow negro
flghtlng under the nom de guerre of
Fighting Spider" Friend Spider
within the short space of four two
minute rounds transformed the pow
erful ebony-hued Tiny into a blue
bottle fly and sewed him tight in
WEB consisting of the one-two
punch made famous by Harlem
Tommy Murphy, and a right chop
that started at his ear and landed on
Tiny's. Though outweighting his OBJ
ponent at least 25 pounds, the slow
moving powerful Tiny was plainly
outclassed from the first. In the
third the Spider placed somewhere
around a hundred solid punches in
the pit Of his opponents stomach and
IN the fourth knocked him through
the ropes.
Trainer Bierhalter of the Browns,
OIL OA0-6AAuS pug refereed Cue DOQCs
MI. Bierhalter, although a man of
considerable avordupois, moved about
the ring with the sylph-like grace at
tributed to Paul Swami and kept
safely out of the way of the wind
swings of the colored battlers.
Second only to the main bout in |
was the battle royal between |
five of Bob Lambright's gym boys. |
These little lads lay on each other |
right Justify and more than enc nan |
bit the dust, only to rise and, play
ng no favOrites, slug a fellow-ring-
Iter.
Two bouts between a pair of
wins that looked so much alike that
he referee was forced to make a
iraW decision, because he was unable
o tell them apart, and two little col
,red boys from the Colored Y. NJ. C.
4. furnished the preliminaries.
Jimmy Francis, the tumbling-bug
# the Bogalusa "Y," entertained the
ans with some of his plain and as
orted tumbling. Jimmy appears to
improve with age and with proper
coaching should win the A. A. U.
championships this year.
As usual, great credit must be
'iven Secretary Blayney and Bob
for the fine bill they pro-
ided.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-10
BIG SEA SCENES IN
NEW FARNUM PICTURE

"The Scuttlers," in the latest VIII
liam Fox picture in which William
t,arnum stars and which will be
shown at the Magic City Theater to-
night, will have San Francisco har-
bar, Catalina Island and Hollywood
for its locations. A bark $50 feet
in length was chartered for the ship
scenes, as was also a private yacht
which takes the shipwrecked persons
from a desert island.
Many Of the scenes are in the gal
ley and the hold of the boat. The
"Nipper Casts" saloon, a famous
place on the Barbary Coast, also is
reproduced in the picture.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-10
Attendance Best Ever
At New High School

According to Supt. Ratliff, the at
tendance and stardy record of the
schools since occupying the new High
School building is the best ever made
in the history of the Bogalusa
schools An average of 81 per cent
was made in attendance, and in spite
of the fact that the majority of the
students attending High School are
from South Bogalusa none have been
late single morning. Prof. Ratliff
hopes this record will hold up.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-10
EPISCOPAL LADIES' GUILD
TO GIVE POST-LENTEN DANCE

The Ladies' Episcopal Guild is ar
ranging for a dance at the close of
Lent. It will be held in the Elks'
Home Thursday, March 81, 1921, be-
ginning at $3.50 p. m.
Tickets will be sold at 81 for gen
tlemen and % cents for ladies.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-10
CAVALRY WILL ENTERTAIN
WITH DANCE SATURDAY

Troop A Cavalary entertains again
Saturday night with another dance in
the Elks' Home. Buddy Petite's
band will furnish the music and the
usual good crowd is expected to at
tend.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-10
CAVALRY DANCE
MELTED SIS FOR TROOP

The cavalry dance at the Elks'
Home Saturday night was success,
both socially and financially. An ex-
ira fine crowd attended and some SIS
was realized to apply on the cavalry
fund to furnish the club rooms at
the Armory on Avenue B.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-10
WAR VET VISIT SBROTHER

William 0. WalthaI Of Memphis
visited for few days last week at
the home of his brother, E. s. Wal
thall, on Carolina avenue. Mr.. Wal
thall was a member of the famous
Fifth Regiment Of Marines and was
wounded in the battle of Bellau
Woods.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-10
: = a M. MEETING

There will be a regular communi-
I'm Of Center Lodge No. 244, F.
eas0NM on the evening Of March IL,
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-01-27
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I.-Lonely and almost friend
less, Tonnibel Devon, living on a canal
boat, child of a brutal father and worm
out, discouraged mother, wanders into a
Salvation army hall at Ithaca. n. Y.
There she meets a young Salvation army
captain, Philip MacCauley.
CHAPTER IL-Uriah Devon, Tony's IA
Their, returns 10 the boat from a pro-
tracted spree" and announces he has
arranged for Tony to marry a worthless
companion of his. Reginald Brown. Mrs.
Devon objects, and Uriah beats her. She
intimates there Is q secret. connected
with TonnibeL
CHAPTER HIN clothes that Uriah
has brought Tony finds a baby's picture
with a notification OF reward for its
return to a Doctor Pendlehaven- She
goes to return the picture.
CHAPTER IV.-with the Pendlehavens.
a family OF wealth, live Mrs. Curtis, a
cousin. her son and daughter. Katherine
Curtis and Reginald Brown. Katherine is
deeply in love with Philip MacCauley.
CHAPTER V.-Tonnibel returns the
picture to Doctor John, and learns 1t be-
longs to his brother, DR.. Paul Pendle-
haven. It is a portrait of Doctor Paurs
child, who had been stolen in her infancy.
and her loss has wrecked Doctor PauPs
life. Doctor John goes with Tony to the
canal boat and ministers to Mrs. Devon
while she Is unconscious.
CHAPTER WITHDRAWING to conscious
ness, Mrs. Devon is informed by Tony
of her visitor. She is deeply agltated.
makes Tony swear she will never tell of
Devon's brutality, and disappears.
CHAPTER vII.-Tony's personality and
her loneliness appeal to Doctor John and
he arranges to take her into his house as
| q companion to his invalid brother.
CHAPTER VIII.-Tony's presence In
| the house has a good effect on Doctor
Paul He begins to take new interest
| in life. Visiting the canal boat, Tony
| finds Reginald Brown there He attempts
| to kiss her. Captain MacCauley appears
and throws the man into the lake. Uriah
Devon orders MacCauley OF his boat
CHAPTER IX.-with the girl a captive
| Devon insists that she shall marry Brown.
| On her persistent refusal he beats her
brutally. throws her into the cabin, I'M
moors the boat, and starts to leave
Ithaca MacCauley follows in his canoe.
| He takes the girl into the canoe through
the cabin window. The men believe Tony
| has committed suicide. MacCauley de-
| clares his love. and Tony acknowledges
she returns It. The girl returns to the
| Pendlehaven home.
| CHAPTER Kat dinner In the Pendle-
/ haven home MacCauley, not knowing OF
| her presence in the house. meets Tony
and his affectionate greeting alarms
/ katherine and her mother.