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1TOTTCE or TRUSTEE SALE
WHEREAS, by a Deed of Trust.
dated December Is, 1916, recorded
December Is, 1916, in book 114, page
100 Of Deeds, Records of Imperial
County, California, to which record
reference is hereby made; Mary f.,
Atkinson, Il widow, did grant and
convey the property therein and
hereinafter described to the TITLE
GUARANTEE AND TRUST COM
PANY, as trustee, TO secure, among
other things, the payment of one
certain promissory note, in favor of
Mortgage Guarantee Company, a
corporation, and other sums of
money advanced and interest there
on.
WHEREAS, said Mortgage Guar
antee Company, Il corporation, has
been obliged to and has paid out
and advanced the sum of $4,000.
in payment of assessments on the
water stock described in said trust
deed and hereinafter described, all
Of said payments and adVanccmcnts
having been made in accordance witt
the provisions of said trust deed
and being secured thereby; and
WHEREAS, there has been u de
fault in the payment of the semi
annual installmcnt of interest due
and payable on said note June ID.
1922, aud all subsequent interest,
aud a default in the payment of the
money advanced in accordance with
the provisions Of said trust deed and
the interest due and payable there
ON, and by reason of such defaults
said Mortgage Guarantee Company.
the owner and holder of said note
and trust deed, on to-wit, November
%, 1922, exercised its option and
declared the full amount of the in
dcbtcdncss secured by said trust
deed Immediately due and payable
there being the total sum of
$55I70S now due and unpaid; and
WHEREAS, said Trust Deed pro-
vidcs that, if there is default in
the payment of amy of the sums
secured thereby, upon application Of
the holder Of said note, the trustee
shall give notice and sell so much
of the property as shall be necessary
TO satisfy the indebtedness secured
thereby.
WHEREAS, said Mortgage Guar.
antee Company, by reason of the
default in payments as stated, has
requested the TITLE GUARANTEE
AND TRUST COMPANY to give
notice and to sell said property, OF
so much thereof as shall be ncces-
sary to sell, to pay all the indebted
ness secured and expenses incurred
necessary to the execution Of said
trust.
NOW THEREFORE,, notice i
hcrcby given that the TITLE GUAR
ANTEE AND. TRUST COMPANY
by virtue Of the authority vested IN
it as Trustee, will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash in gold coin, ON the 27th day
of January, 1923, at the hour of
II o o'clock n. m. of said day, at the
western front entrance of the Court
House i'm the City of and County of
Los Angeles, State of California, all
the interest conveyed to it by said
Trust Deed, in and to all the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit;
Tract One Hundred Thirty (130)
Township Thirteen (13) South
Range Thirteen (l3) East, S. b. M.
in the County of Imperial, State of
California, according to the Off
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ty of Los Angeles.

PROPERTY AT PRIV Al SALIE
In the Superior Court of the State
Of California in and for the Coun-
ty of Los Angeles.
In the Matter of the Estate of
MARY BURCH SMITH, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue Of Sections 1896 and
1910 Of the Code Of Civil Procedure
of the State Of California, as amend
ed, the undersigned, executor OF the
estate Of Mary Burch Smith, de-
ceased, will sell at private sale to
the highest bidder, or bidders, upon
tho terms and conditions here
matter mentioned and upon con
firmation OF sale by said court,
on or after the 10th day of Deccm-
bcr, 1922, all Of the right, title and
interest OF said deceased at the time
Of her death, and all the right, title
and interest that the estate of said
deceased has, by operation of law
or otherwise, acquired other than or
, in addition to that of said deceased
at the time of her death, of, in and
to that certain real property located
Burch Smith, Deceased.
w. Claire Anspach, Attorney for
Petitioner, ltl5
in the County Of Imperial, State of
California, more particularly des-
cribcd as follows:
Lot 21, Block 21, El Ccntro Ad-
dition No. 3 City of I'll Ccntro, Coun-
" of Imperial, state Of California,
according to Map No. 1Oi ON file IN
the office of the County Recorder
of said Imperial County.
The terms and conditions Of said
sale are cash, in lawful money OF
the United Statcs, ten per cent of
the amount bid to be paid at the
time of filing bid, balance upon
confirmation of sale by the Court
Bids or offers must be in writing
and will be received at the office
of the executor, Room No, >, Cen
tral Building, in the City of Glen
dale, California, at any time after
the first Publication Of this notice
and before making said sale.
BERT p. WOODARD
Executor Of the Estate Of Macy
Bureh Smith, Deceased.
W. Claire Anspaeh, Attorney fol
Petitioner.
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MUNY BUS FAILS
in PASADENA VOTE

PASADENA, Dec. Ga munici-
pal bus line for the city of Pasa-
dena was turned down by voters
here yesterday, 5555 voting for it
and 1880 against, two-thirds being
necessary to carry. Water bonds
amounting to $550,000 carried by
large ma ioritv.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Ducks-Young, 1920.
Geese-Young, 28@3O.
Dressed Turkeys-30M32.
Belgian Hares - Live, 15W18;
dressed, 1903.
Squabs-Live, fancy, $4,000.
GRAIN
Barley Feed-1.45@1.4713; ship
ping, 1.5Q@1.5215.
Wheat-Milling, 2.25@2.30.
White Egyptian Corn-2.00@2.10
Oats-Red, feed, I.65M1.75.
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SUMMONS
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the Coun-
ty of Imperial.
FANNIE f. MURPHY Plaintiff
SUMMONS

FANNIE E. MURPHY, Plaintiff.
VS.:
CHARLES +. MURPHY, Defendant.
Leslie Reed, Attorney for Plaintiff.
The People of the State of Cali
fornia Send Greeting to Charles +.
Murphy, Defendant
You are Hereby Directed to Ap-
pear and answer the Complaint in
am action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court of
the County of Imperial, State of
California, within ten days after the
service ON you of this Summons-if
served within this county; or within
thirty days if served elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said Plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the com,
plant, as arising upon contract, on
will apply to the Court for any other
relief demanded in the Complaint,
Given under my hand and the sea
of the Superior Court of the County
of Imperial, State of California, thin
3lst day of October, 1922.
NJ. s. COOK, Clerk
BY Victor Berry, Deputy Clerk.
/ (SEAL)
] Nov Is % 20-Dec 6 IS 20 y
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POULTRY

Broilcrs-1 to IL lbs, 33W35,
l X to u lbs, 30M32.
Frycrs-2SM30.
Young Roosters-Colorcd 314 lbs.
and up, 26M28; shaggy, 2lGp23.
Colored Old Roosters-17M1S.
Lcghorn Old Roosters--17M18.
Leghorn Hcns-2H to 3 lbs, 800
20; ) lbs, and over, 24W27.
Large COlored Hens-28M30.
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COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, Dee. 6.-Cotton
opened steady. December, 24.40;
January, 24.40; March, 24.50; May,
PAP; July, 24.20; October, 22.66.
Cotton closed steady.
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Lodge Directory

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
Regular meeting every Tues. night
at o clock, X. of p. Hall, 9TH and
Main SITS. Visiting brothers wei
come. BOB CHESTNUT, X. of II. &
=
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PRESS CLASSIFIED

Classified advertisements accept.
ed according to the following rates
and rules
RATES-The rate for inserting
Prepaid Classified or Liner Adver-
tisements in the Imperial Valley
Press is l cent per word each inser
ton, if paid in advance. Minimum
charge 25 cents.
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LITTENLHAE DEAD

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. &c, r.
lilienthal, capitalist well known
throughout the state, died today at
sanitarium here.
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Beans-Local, 11@13.
Vegetables, per dozen lunches,
beets and turnips, 3O@35; carrots
and spinach, %; parsnips, 40; on
ions and radishes, 10@15; parsley,
15
Celery-Best local, 3.O0M3.50.
Grapefruit-Imperial Valley, ESQ
Lemons-Special brands fancy, 8
M9.5O; choice, 6.00MS.00.
Lettuce-Local best, 1.35@1.50.
Onions-Stockton Yellow and
brown, 2.25@2.50; whites, 5000
3.25; local whites, IS.
Oranges-Valencias, 6.00M700;
new crop northern navels, 6.50M7.25.
Peppers-Local bells, 7G18.
otatoes-Northern Rivers, 1900
10. Idaho russets, 1,50M1.G0;
sweets, local Nancy Hall, 2c.
Squash-Local summer, 1.J0.
Tomatoes-Local best, 1.2JM1 80.
BUTTER, EGGS, POULTRY
Butter, 40; eggs, extra, 50; ease
count, 40; pullets, AZ; hens, % to
30; broilers, 80; old ducks, 20; duck
lings, % to 26.
Turkeys-Young toms, 35 to 40;
hens, 81 to 80; old toms, 81 to So;
small hens, %; small toms, Is; hares
IS.
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WA&TED-White woman with nt
children) to cook on ranch. Russell
Bros. and Stewart. Box 407, Holt,
vile. Phone 12lF12. 4t3
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FRUITS

APPLES = Gravcnsteins, fancy,
31a / tier, per box, 1.00M1.50; Alex
anders, 4M4h tier, 1.l0@1.50;
per box 1.25M1.50.
Cantaloupes - Turlock, standard
crate, nominal; Casaba, 50W85;
Honey Dews, 50@85.
Figs-Black, double layer crate,
nominal.
Grapes-All varieties, 5O@1.25.
Grapefruit-Fancy. special pack,
Southern California and Arizona,
4.OO@4.50; Imperial Valley, G.500
$50
Lemons-Special pack, 8.5O@9.50;
choice, 6.50@8.50; Lemonettes, 200
@4.0O.
Oranges-NaveIs, fancy, 3.50@5.
Plums-per crate, nominal.
Pears-Aniou, 2.50M3.00; Com.
lee, 2.00M2.25. Winter Nellis, 200
(a2.25.
Persian melons-Pcr crate, rs q
1.25.
VEGETABLES
Artiehokcs-Choice, per lug, 24.Ol
M2500.
Beans-12M2O.
Bunched Vegctables-Per dozen;
Carrots, 50GQ6O; Turnips, 5000;
Bccts, 55d60; parsley, 30; Parsnips
80; Cabbage per lg, l M1M.
Cauliflowcr-Per doz., 1.00@1.25
Celcry-Per crate, local, 2.0O@
800.
Lettuce--Pcr crate, local, 1.25@
It's.
Onions-Stockton Red, cwt., L.:
OILS; Yellow, cwt,, 1.25M1.'0.
Peppers-Bells, Gas Ib. Chilis
sag.
Potatocs-Rivers, 73M85; Idaho
and Washington Melted Gems, 1.2'
also; Salinas, 1.65M1.S5; swwet po
tatoes, 1MM2H.
Tomatoes-Peninsula, 50O1. 90 pc
lug; San Diego, 1.25M1.75 per crate
l.75M2.25 per l.. A. lug. l.. A. LII
M2.25 lug.
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WANTED-To trade saddle and
driving bose for work horse. G..
&. IIu Sc, 5eeley. lte
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EXPERIENCED-Middlc aged wo-
man wishes position as working
housekecpcr in small hotel, or
would cook for adults. 534 S. 8th
st. 4t3
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WANTED-Tmkeys now-Poultry,
top price paid. Heavy hens, 26c:
light hens 1Sc, fryers 22e, Leghorn
poultry &c less. VIII call for your
poultry. Phone 90. Jos. Mintz &
Co. ltf
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WANTE )-Msn to cut wood, halves
COPPER Feorze Turkey Ranch, "a
miles l,ol sht asst Imperial. At
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WANTED-Second hand furniture.
Call 1929. SO Main st. 19tf
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LOST-Jcrscy heifcr, yrs. old.
soon to frcshen. Branded d on left
hip. Notify d, Il. Dye, Rt. 3, Box
1l0, FL Centro. 5t2
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buy two or three h. p
gas engine, with magncto. A. o
Dolson, Box 7GA, Route l, I'm
perial. Ats
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LOST black, bay mares, bay
horses, weight 1850 to 1900, Mon,
day night. Thomas Lyall, Imperial
ats
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LOST AND FOUND

FOUND-Overcoat. Inquire Pioneer
Title Insurance Go. 5t3
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKET

SAN FRANCISC, Dee. 6.-With
apparently very little demand ex-
cept in a small way, the potatoe
market is considerably weaker i'll
the fac eof heavy receipts from out
side the state.
There is u fair demand for fancy
lettuce.
Supplies light: Pineapples, plums,
lemons, pears, peaches, berries, figs,
melons, grapes, cabbage, peas, beans,
summer squash cauliflower, rhubarb.
Supplies liberal: Bananas, apples,
oranges, grapefruit, potatoes, celery,
onions, spinach, lettuce, tomatoes,
bell peppers, eggplant, cucumbers.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-06

G% MONEY. Under Bankers Re
serve System So loans may be
secured on city or farm property.
to hay, build, improve, or pay in,
acbtcdness. Bankers Reserve De.
posit Company, 1913 California 81
Denver, Colo.
Nov Is Is % % % Dee . 6 6
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MONEY TO loan

MONEY TO LOAN on automobiles
contracts bought. Fred r. Cross
G7G Main St. Phone 3J9J.
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FOE EXCHANGE

FOR TRADE-Good city lot with
building on rear for car. Apply
40 So. Seventh st. 30t6
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LOS ANGELES MARKET

Los ANGELES, Dee. 6.-Today S
market was low and draggy ON most
lines, being depressed by heavy sup
plies and threatening weather. Few
changes in price were noted. Beans,
peppers an dali varieties Of squash
are getting scarce. Lettuce and
eauliflower receipts are liberal but
prices are firm on account of a
strong carload market. Fruits are
general yselling slow.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-06

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY AT PRIV->.TE SALE
In the Superior Court of the State
Of California in and for the Coun-
~, of Tos AnCelcS
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-06

DE-. H. S. MAXWELL
REGISTERED VETERINARIAN
Office, Pitzers Corral. Res All S. 4th
Phones: Office 416-W. Res. 609-J.
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NEW ORLEANS, Dee. G.-Cotton
The New York herald., 1922-08-06

TELL ENGLAND. BY Ernest Ray
mond. George r. Doran Company.
no much OF the fiction that has
- come out OF the war has dealt
exclusively with the disilIu-
sions of IL. with the horrors and
stencil Of the unspeakable. that the
total has amounted to distortion.
For ii IS. and always has been. mani
festly true that these cynical analyses
or wa- life we're leaving out a good
deal. They were accurate enough
and very useful-as far as they went
But there i something beyond. and
il may b. that il is better and really
more truthful to dwell upon that.
This novel, by a new writer. British
Clergyman who. though We are not
definitely told 50. must have been on
active service himself, j. valuable as
4 corrective. something OF an anti
dote 10 the naturally black pessimism
Or the war.
Doubtless we are stil much too
close TO Il to expect any really great
war stories. Those who might per-
haps write them viii sun need a
perspective of score or more of
years before they are ready to speak
fully. and it may b. that it viii b.
LETT to the younger generation. who
learn from the real actors. to tell the
story most perfectly. In the mean
time such admirably written books
a. this are a long step forward from
the somewhat hysteric outpourings
% both cynic and sentimentalist.
Nr Raymond leans uttle-but only
iittIe-toward the latter. His
young men sometimes attitudinize
and his Padre Monty tends a little
toward a mysticism that Is not quite
conyincingly English. but they are.
all OF them. sincere and they remain
undauntei Idealists. true crusaders
throughout: honest clean souled
young men. without pretense or any
srnusness. They are typical British
The New York herald., 1922-08-06

and with no past entanglements.
steps out of his house in a small
English village to go few steps to
a store and simply vanishes, leaving
no slightest trace of how or why.
His wife and family come to the con-
clusion that he has been killed some
how. But fifteen years later he
walks in calmly, at luncheon time,
sits down to the table and resumes
the usual round of life. And he
makes no explanation at all as to
where he has been. He SO dominates
the situation that no one dares to
make him explain.
Miss Boyle is clever enough to make
il plausible. or at least possible. This
is only the introduction to the expla-
lation of what had actually happened
10 Mr.. Desmond, which involves
complex tangle of nearly all the
crimes on the calendar, from murder
TO blackmali, TO say nothing of sin
gular immoralities not covered by
the penal code. Females" says the
constable when things begin TO be
clefr. lis terror when they's made
that way" The arch offender in this
book was certainly a terror. But,
like the rest, she is just real enough
to make the thing unpleasant, even
repulsiye, although it remains en-
grossingiy interesting. 1t is a grew
some yarn. There is also something
repellent in the idea of a British
Juliet who is only fifteen. with a
Romeo more than twice her age.
But here again Miss Boyle is con-
vincing enough. The story is more
realistic study in crime and its con-
sequences than a merely amusing
mystery tale.
The New York herald., 1922-08-06

WHAT BECAME OF MIR. DESMOND.
b. Z. Nina Boyle. Thomas Seltzer.
VTYHATEvER else may be said
wv certainly devised a novel
OF the tale Miss Boyle has
situation IS the central point OF this
mystery story. which IS introduced
~ a disquiSition on the text that
truth is stronger than fiction. This
dares to be almost as strange as the
strangest truth. but it stands the
strain. Mr.. Desmond. a common
place. happily married. prosperous
gentleman, devoted to his children,
The New York herald., 1922-08-06
New Fiction in Varied Forms

i of war sets in. Tempestnaus times
follow fast. sweeping Barry finally
tout to the Arabian desert and into
fierce battles where he longs only for
death-a deash that refuses to come.
The book is different from the pre-
ceding novel in that most Of the ac-
! ton is within its characters and not
a matter of hard riding and furious
assaults. but there Is enough Of the
latter TO stir the public who are at
taehed to f. NJ. Huh. and to Indicate
that the world holds opportunities
for adventure and derring-do to-day
as 1t has always held them Barry
Is decent chap whose reaction to
his wrongdoing is sincere; he is
haunted by a vision of the small dead
body OF his little japanese mistress.
which recurs frequently and with
an extraordinary vividness. and he is
soul sick The fact that he loves
Gillian and that he cannot conceive
OF any happy outcome OF his life,
and that yet he cannot bear to let her
go entirely-eSpecially as in so do
ing she would be thrown penniless
on the world. for she has refused
longer to be beholden to him, all
these things complicate affairs for
the unfortunate young man beyond
the power OF enduring.
Naturally it viii not here be told
how matters finally develop. The
story IS calculated to hold its readers
firmly. and II is thoroughly well writ
ten There are bits Of Character
study in il that are fine and incisiye.
The aunt. bachelor woman of some
fifty years. outspoken as a man, an
artist. warm. shrewd and with a ripe
hum0r. is a person worth knowing
The authoE delights in depicting hui
man passion, but she is by no means
satisfied with the writing of a ro-
mantle story She likes many kinds
OF men and women, and she knows
how to project them into her book
SO that they are real TO her readers.
She seems to have had many con-
facts with life. TO know what are usu-
ally termed foreign parts with
quite amazing intimacy All this gives
to her work light and color and move
ment- She could. and perhaps she
viii some time. write q novel Of a
different type from the somewhat
hectic kind she has so far given Us.
At least one feels this in reading
her. Beyond a doubt she is fully
satisfactory as she is 10 very large
public. but il IS the cheaper elements
IN her work that have created this
popularity. much OF which she would
sacrifice If she developed the best in
her. The present story is addressed
to the same audience that acclaimed
the carrier one and may very likely
repeat the success of that prede-
cessor
HII.DEGARDE HAwTHORNE.
The New York herald., 1922-08-06

THE COUNTRY BEYOND. BY James
Oliver Curwood. Cosmopolitan Book
Corporation.
"HIS is Mr.. Curwood at his very
best, and if one accepts this
kind of story for what it is
and makes no unreasonable demands
upon it by asking that it be some
thing different, it is a very good best
indeed. 1t is high romance, with the
glamour of the light that never
was and it is placed in one of the
best of all possible stage settings for
such a drama, the great Canadian
Northwest. Mr.. Curwood knows this
country. summer and winter, and is
able to describe it with a genuinely
moving eloquence and also with an
accuracy of description In this tale
he carries his hero from the country
just north of Lake Superior clear up
10 the Barrens and back again-a
long long trail. but every inch of it
well worth while. The human char
acters Of the story are also very well
conceived. And. as readers already
acquainted with his work have
guessed, there is also a dog.
1t IS story of the adventures Of
several men and a maiden. to say
nothing of the dog, through a maze
of troublous happenings to a prop
erly happy end. But one must say
good deal of the dog, for in some
respects he is the most important
parsonage in the book The more
| know of men," said the French
cynic. the more | esteem dogs"
But there is a true sense in which
| that remark may be applied without
any touch of cynicism or malice.
Any one who has been favored with
the friendship of a real doggy dog
knows that he has estimable ouali-
ties that make mere human critters
look very small beside him. The dog.
Peter. Of this story enters il as a
puppy. half Airedale and half "big
footed and peace loving Mackenzie
hound" He is thus that finest of
all compounds. well mixed mongrel.
lie energies from the strenuosities of
romantic experience Scared and
tested veteran. but, one feels sure
with many years of happy rabbit
chasing and good smelling before
him. If. Mr. Curwood, as usual
endows him with a superhuman
psychology and sometimes interprets
his emotions and reasonings for rs
in an altogether humanized manner.
Peter nevertheless remains entirely
and emphatically real dog. And
who shall say that Mr.. Curvood.s
translation OF what Peter feels and
thinks is not as accurate as can hep
! Il IS very easy 10 call it Mature fax
I ing" and TO claim that IL the dog
could write an account Of himself it
might be something quite different.
but, after all, the similarity between
human and canine emotion is far too
great TO make such expositions i'm
possible. And Mr.. Curwood never
asks his dog 70 perform any impos-
sible feats. What he does is always
Continued or Pa1e Treaty-t,c~
The New York herald., 1922-08-06
HENRY WALKER.
FURTHER ADVENTURES OF LAD.
BY Albert Payson Terhune. George
II. poran Company.

- 49, 80 a l. tNEsa9 of l4<AI'.
By Albert Payson Terhune. George
II. Doran Company
T AD is dead-sunnybank Lad.
the Great-Heart or all col
lies. His adventures. 50
thrillinsiy narrated for Us. are over.
Nobly ne fought when fighting was
required Tenderly he loved. For
us rs became a real, a living person
aIity. though we had never seen him
in the flesh. His passing was quiet,
painless. serene. In shady corner
Of the veranda at the Place he laid
him down T. sleep. and as he slept
the stout heart stopped beating. Six
teen years had passed over his beau
tiful head-a hong life for dog.
Now he has where? Ii is diff
ficUlt T. believe that all that devo-
tion. III that intelligence, has passed
away into nothinsness.
That IS the end of the story: the
beginning II Il introduces US to n
furry blunderins little Teddy-bear OF
a puppy not yet acquainted with the
Law but bearing in his playful heart
The New York herald., 1922-08-06

Continued on Page Tuen,y-t,oa
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-29

G. S. CRUISER PITTS.
BURGH (right) is en- route to
European waters to act, for
two years, as flagship OF the
American squadron.