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had never had any difficulty In con-
yincing her, in the usual lovers way.
molly, dear, l know l have neglect
ed you" he said penitently. But you
know that until the works finished |
can't ask you something. And I've
been rushing 1t through, feeling that
then | should have the right to-"
"It's not the work, WILL" she said,
slowly. IT want you to release me-
The laughter died on his lips. He
put his hands upon her shoulders and
turned her toward him. She raised her
face; her lips were quivering, and the
tears had fallen, leaving her eyes hard
and bright.
"You mean that, Molly?" asked VII
ton gravely.
"Every word, WILL"
"Whyf'
"I have ceased to care for YOU"
She was keeping control of herself
with a strong effort, and she SHOOT
more violently. She had nerved her
self to offer an explanation, but now
face to face with him, she could no
tell him that she had been moved b
pity for him, and self-deceived. 1t wa
impossible for her to lie to Wilton.
"Molly"-she saw that his face wa
set hard as on that night of the riot
II don't play with love. love you an
trust you. II you mean that, tell m
again, and that will be enough 10
me"
"I-meant 1t! oh, can't you unde
stand that | have changedE' she erie
desperately. VI can never care II
you, Wilton!'
He released her and turned ava
Goodnight, Molly" he said.
Yet he went slowly out OF the 400
! and, because the shock had come WI
stunning force, he was amazed TN
I she did not call him back. he cou
not make himself understood thai
his dreams and hopes Of five minut
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Fall Frocks Retain Old Lines;
~N~-ss~~~~~s~e~~~~~~~~~~s
$. Newest Coats Inclined to Flare


than willing that this shadow should
grow less. But when the one-pleca
dress and the stralght-line coat conld
20 no further in the direction OF plain
ness il soon became necessary TO vary
the style with draperies and ingenious
decorations. Now the pendulum Is
turning in the opposite direction and
toward faring lines. The change IS
most noticeable in new coats n
wraps.
These fuller garments, that reveal
m inclination toward circular lines
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CHAPTER VHl-Continued.
TO-


Kitty rose. II don't know now thai
I've done right" she said. Il hope you
won't come to have any feeling against
me, dear. Only you didn't seem to IN
derstand-well, things. And what I'm
saying hasn't anything to do with Mr..
Bowyer, If you feel that you don't care
for him."
Scare for that beast" said Molly.
b
Day by day the trestllng grew. and
the embankment appeared about 1t un-
til the first part was hidden under the
permanent way. Thousands Of feet OF
logs had gone into the building. Each
day the engine pushed the laden bal
last trucks farther out upon the creak-
ing, swaying structure. Then the pres
sure of the lever, tons of debris dis
charged through the frame OF he
woodwork, and the engine went snort
ing back toward the ballast pit, drag
ging the empty trucks behind 1t.
Kitty had gone back to Clayton. She
had said that she would return, but
Wilton doubted it. He still cherished
the hope of friendship, when time had
obliterated their joint memory of thai
afternoon. He could not bear to lose
her. She seemed a part of Joe, n ne
found 1t hard to shake his mind free
Ct his misconceptions. For the present
however, he recognized that her re
naming there would prove an embar
rassment.
He sent her back to Clayton with An
dersen, who had proved entirely trust
worthy since the first night, and was
going in on business for him.
And he had very little time to thinl
of Kitty in the critical period that fol
lowed. Wilton slept only a few hour
nightly. For five days he could no
even go to the portage. On the sixtl
success appeared at hand. The sink
holes had been filled in and there wa
not the slightest subsistence OF tn
grade. Andersen returned that nigh
and Wilton went to bed In confidence
Chambers was as confident as he.
On the following morning, as he lei
his shack, the workmen came runnin
toward him, jabbering and gesticula
ing. The foreman, h%urrying up benin
them, shouted and pointed in exclt
ment In the direction Of the muskeg.
When Wilton reached the shore
found that his worst fears had bee
exceeded.
Two-thirds Of the trestle-work ht
disappeared, including a great STREET
of the foundation, over which the loo
motives and ballast trucks had pass
the day before. The subsistence W
seventy or eighty yards In length. Il
top alone remained above the treach'
Gus swamp, and the rails hung fl
TONED in midair.
The whole ~embankment would ma
to be reconstructed. AS the mere II
chanical process of dumping mie
serve merely to add to the weight
perimposed upon the ~treacherous 0
tom. Wilton determined to lay dowr
corduroy over the ~sink-holes-a m
tress of tree-trunks. The ~depositing
the ballast on this would serve to &C
press the muskeg and loose rock, m
ing a firm foundation, and the trun
as they became waterlogged, wo
harden, increasing the strength OF
whole structure as time went by.
But for a few hours he almost 90
doned hope. At the best, It meant n
ing up the construction Of the line,
the permanent way was now onl'
few miles behind, and ne dared
start operations on the east shore y
he knew whether thu muskeg could
spanned.
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caracul fur. in "A light color, Is used
Cor collar and cuffs.
Dark taupe bolivia cloth serves for
the simple and rich coat at the left
with its luxurious collar Of dark gray
squirrel. Tucks on the sleeves, which
are full, show how effective this sort
of decoration is in the heavy pile fab
rics, and a long yirdle Of the cloth
shares responsibility with a single
large button for lie front fastening.
Both coats are about regulation length
;or utility coats, which is a little short
or than ankle length.
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at looks to me-" he runi.
mated. "as II them two snakes1h
oct the Incl"
cTo BE CONTINUED
More Nature FakinG.

Nature cannot jump from winter 10
summer without a spring, or from
summer to winter without q fau+-
From the r1ger
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-07-11

ed over and across said sur; thence
west along a line which is parallel
90 and distant so II. southerly from
the center line Of said railroad a
distance Of 1888 #; thence south
at right angles with said center line
81 said railroad IS #; thence west
along a line parallel with said cen
ter line 75 IT, from same ll40 IT.
thence north % II. 90 a line so II.
southerly from said center line 7;
thence west with a line parallel
with said center line and 80 r..
southerly 1909 ~. more or less TO
the west boundary line Of said sur.
thence north with said west boun-
dary line, a distance Of 50 IT. more
or less, TO place Of beginning. On
the LIST day Of August A. d. 1922,
being the first Tuesday OF said
month, between the hours Of 10
o'clock a. VI. and 4 o'clock p VI.
on said day, at the Courthouse door
Of Lubbock County, Texas, In the
town Of Lubbock, ] will offer for
sale and sell at public auction, for
cash, all the right. title and interest
Of the said w. II. Powers in and
to said property.
Witness my hand, this the 18th
day Of June a. ID. 1922.
c. A. HOLCOMB,
Sheriff Of Lubbock County, Texas.
83-4T
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LOCAL ITEMS FROM
THE SEMINOLE SENTINEL

]. A. Cazaway this week sold SEQ
acres Of land belonging 20 G. n.
Joiner. about a mile east OF the Fair
view school house 20 Foster and
Chester Lindley.
T. W. Hague has purchased the
G. G. Hawkins grocery stock NJ Sea-
graves, and will be glad - serve the
people, giving them the best prices.
Rev. Wsoms was called % Sea-
graves Thursday morning % conduct
funeral services for the j. menth<
Old daughter ol Mr.. and nFs. Niehois.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-07-11
CENTER NEWS ITEMS
OF THE PAST WEEK

The little shower was greatly APP
preciated by all the farmers.
Mrs. David Myers has been on
the sick list the past week, but was
able TO be out at Sunday School
Sunday.
Mr.. f. A. Abney Of the Badger
Lake vicinity, passed through this
community Friday. enroute TO Aber-
nathy with q load Of hogs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elvis Abney and
father, and Miss Captola Morris,
were visiting in this community
Saturday.
Mr.. l.. L. Reed and family, spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
their son, who lives south Of ldalou.
The following were Sunday after
noon visitors at the Baker home :
Mr.. Norwood and wife, Willie Os-
borne and family. Mr.. Mckenzie,
Mrs. Christian Knowles and family,
Misses Gladys Myers, Buelah and
Mary Blakney and Myrtle Abney.
Miss Edith Abney was a Sunday
visitor in the Nelson home.
Messrs. r. p. Haney and wife,
and John Haney. Of Rails, and Mode
Haney Of ITALIA, were visiting their
brother. X. II. Haney. Sunday.
Mr.. Eugene Emery and family,
passed through this vicinity Sun
day, enroute TO Tulia.
The following we're callers ~ tho
Abney home Sunday; y. A. Myers
and wife. j. II. Emery and wife, and
Misses Fay Dunn. Rilla and Mildred
Nelson.
Messrs. Henry and Herman Hah-
hinga, Richard Rieken. Floyd Reed,
and Robert Nelson, we're Sunday
Afternoon visitors NJ the Dunn
home.
Mas Ruth IIansy n ITALIA, u
visiting friends and relatives In THIS
vIriniiy a presents
Mr.. A. J. Fuem and family, u.
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She peniteniiary the following is
taken
Back In 1894 George, hen a young
man, was accused ~ the murder ot
I'd Konerick, AZ llottcntot, a email
town IN South Tcxaf. lie was con.
victcd, sent 90 the penitentiary and
served his term. all the time pro-
testing his innocence.
Last summer, years after his re-
lease, he came 10 Austin 20 appear
before the legislature 10 press his
claim for n reward due him By the
state for having held him In the
penitentiary when he was innocent.
But feeble in body, broken IN spir-
IL and scarcely able 20 walk, he was
taken IN and lay for days IN a
small local hotel Through the kind
ness Of local relief organizations he
was taken 10 hospital. He died
shortly afterward and his body was
sent 10 Tennessee for burial. And
with il was sent small handbag,
which the aged man had claimed
contained papers that would prove
his innocence.
His presence in Austin was hardly
known at the time. When he was
taken IN he sought no help, but bore
quietly his suffering, hoping and
looking forward 20 the time when
he could appear before the Lcgis-
lature or al least a committee OF
that body. But death interviewed
and he died with his hope and dream
unfulfillcd
Woman Finds Confession
Atlanta, Ca, July "a faded,
wrinkled letter bearing a purnorted
dying confession Of a killing in Tex
as thirty-cight years ago was turned
over 20 the Atlanta officials yester-
day by an Atlanta woman who asked
she. her name not be published.
The missive was found, she said,
In the drawer Of n sewing machine
that she had bought fourteen years
ago in Columbus, Ga, and bore 40
the bottom the name Henry SHARP. -
The letter dated Hillsville, Texas,
June 10, 1890, read
81. II. N. sharp, conscious Of ap-
proachng death and knowing that
] must soon die make the following
statement:
con the first night Of October.
1881, al a small village called Hot
tentot, in Fayetto County, Texas,
near his little grocery store ! shot
and killed Ed Koncrick ] was
drinking somewhat when got in
this trouble over box Of sardines.
a. L. George had nothing 20 DO with
the killing Nor was he present at
the time Under oath sign my
name 90 this statement"
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r. Struve and family. and Robert
Myers, were Sunday visitors IN the
Goeth home.
Mr.. George Baker was visiting
in the Lakeview community, Sun
day.
Miss Edith Abney spent Sunday
night in the r. Rieken home.
A small crowd Of young people
gathered at the X. Rieken home re-
Gently. 70 sing. Only a small crowd
showed up on account Of the threat
ening weather.
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sHERIFF's SALE
TIE STATE OF TEXAs,


County Of Lubbock
Whereas, By virtue Of an evecu-
ton Order Of Sale issued out Of the
District Court Of Eastland County,
Texas. on a judgment rendered
IN said Court on the 18th day Of
Nav, A. ID. 1922, in favor Of Ed
Han. Commissioner Of Insurance
and Banking and against Dan W.
Powers 80. 1852 on the Docket u
said Court. ard 20 me, MS Sheriff,
directed and delivered, ] did, on the
18th day Of June a. d. 1922. az
400 p NJ, levy upon the following
described tracts and parcels " land
situated in Lubbock County, Texas,
and belonging 20 W. H. Powers, to-
wit: Lying and being situated in
Lubbock CO., State of Texas, and
described as being three hundred
thirteen and thirteen one-hundredths
(3i3l3) acres out Of the North
half Of sec. 1870, Cert. 300, Abst.
1873, Z. T. q r. r. Ry Co., being
all Of said North half with the eX-
ception Of the right Of way Of the
Croshyton-South Plains Ry. Co., ~
ing along the North side Of said sec.
consisting Of 6.s7 acres and de-
scribed as follows: Beginning al
n. W. cor. Of said section 1923,
thence east along the North boun-
Diary line Of said see. distance Of
$3.50 II. more or less, 90 the y. +.
cor. thereof, thence south along the
East boundary line Of said sec. a
distance Of 81 Il. more or less 20 a
point which ia distant SO H. souther.
erly measured az right angles from
the center line Of the c. q S. p Ry.
Co. as the same is located and stalk
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Confession Of Murderer Exonerates
Man Who Served Term in Pen, But
Later Died More Than Year Ago

last year, where he had been taken
following a physical breakdown. He
had come 10 Austin seeking 10 APP
pear before the Texas Legislature
In his quest for having righted the
wrong he said had been done him.
He never appeared before the legis-
lature, his physical breakdown IN
terferring.
From his story Of the killing Of
which he was convicted and sent 20
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-07-11

Austin. July 5.-The appearance
in Atlanta, Ga, yesterday Of letter
supposed TO be the confession FOR a
crime Of which a. l.. George was
convicted thirty-eight years ago,
brings to close desperate but
futile campaign by George TO have
the state Of Texas right the wrong
he claimed had been se him.
Active work by Georg Nas closed
with his death in a local hospital
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-07-11

which died Wednesday after an m
ne-- ~ only few honrs Inisrnsns
"a made IN the sssxrssss ssmstsFS.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
Brotherhood Chiefs Said to Be
in Conference With Execu-
tive Group.
BY international News Service.

NEW YORK. Aug. 24-Secret
negotiations between the mediation
committee of the five railroad
brotherhoods and a committee OF
rail executives representing about q
score Of roads are in progress today
In an effort 10 reach settlement
of the shopmen's strike.
The chiefs of the Brotherhoods OF
Locomotive Engineers, Firemen
Conductors. Switchmen and Train
men held a long conference early
today with b. NJ. Jewell. leader OF
the striking shopmen, at the Wood
stock Hotel. Following the breakup
of the meeting the brotherhood lead
ers departed through a rear door
and 1t was reported that they had
gone to the Yale Club to meet the
committee OF executives.
The committee was self-appointed
for the purpose of giving further
study to the seniority proposals OF
the mediation committee and to con-
slider the advisability Of entering
into separate agreements with the
strikers.
"I can say nothing. for too much
has been said already" declared
Bert NJ. Jewell after the brotherhood
meeting. THE only statement / can
make Is that we will use every
endeavor possible to settle this
strike. 1t must be settled"
Subsequently It was confirmed
that the brotherhood chiefs were
meeting with the committee OF
executives at the Yale Club. This
committee is known as the Daniel
Willard group" after the president
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
who has taken the leadership among
the executives in the movement for
strike settlement.
1t was learned that the negotia'
tlons were well on the way to
settlement yesterday when a pre-
mature publication Of certain de
velopments brought about a collapse
The new peace effort under way to-
day, II is understood, does not In
volve all American railroads but
only those represented on the vii
lard committee.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
Text of Sec. Menon's S
Statement On
War Debt

The full tert of Secretary of tn,
Treasury Melons statement o,
odr debts folL0Ws:
A number of inquiries have
been received, as a result Of state
ments recently published, with re-
spect to the exact status Of the
obligations of foreign governments
held by the United States. Espe-
cial attention has been directed to
the origin of the Indebtedness of
the British government, amount
ing to about $4.135, 900, 900.
1t has been said that this liza.
bility was not incurred for the
British government, but for the
other allies, and that the United
States, In making the original ar
rangements, had insisted in sub
stance that, though the other
allies were to USE the money bor-
rowed, II was only on British se.
curity that the United States was
prepared to lend 1t. 1t is ap-
parent from the inquiries which
have reached the Treasury De.
partment that II is supposed that
this, in substance, II the explana-
ton Of the existing Indebtedness of
Great Britain.
In answer to these INQUIRIES. II
should be said that the obligations
OF foreign governments. in oues.
tlon, had their origin almost en-.
urely IN purchases made In the
Chlteu states, and the advances
maze by the United States Gov.
ernment were for the purpose of
covering payments for these pur.
chases by the allies.
MisapprehensiOn Exists.
The statement that the United
states Government virtually insist. :.
ed upon a guarantee by the British
government of amounts adva ncad
to the other allies is evidently based
upon a misapprehension. Instead
Of insisting upon a R1Iarantee or
any transaction or that nature, the
Onlted states Government took the
posltion that II would make ad-
Vances TO each government to GOV.
er the purchases made by that gov.
ernment, and would not require
any government to give obligations
for advances made to cover the
purchases of any other govern.
ment. Thus, the advances TO the
British government, evidenced by
Its obligations, were made to cover
its own purchases, and advances
were made to the other allies TO
cover their purchases.
The nature Of the arrangements IN
shown by a memorandum which the
Secretary Of the Treasury, in June,
1918, handed to the British ambas.
sador, as follows:
80 far as the purchase of the
allied governments for war pur.
poses within the United States and
its territories and insular possess
Continued on Page 2. Column a.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24

One, Mrs. Nellie Kendrick, has
legal claim to the mamie is her
husband, father of her fourteen.
months old child.
The other, Mrs. Edith Huntington
Spreckels Wakefield. holds that her
CAIN is the greater.
Rod loves me and I love him?"
Is her candid announcement.
Sought to End Romance.
Then there is the mother-Mrs.
Kendrick. Sr.
"I have pleaded, ragged, stormed
with these children for the past two
months, but all to no avail. Moth
ing could stop them in their mad
infatuation. Rod wouldn't listen
Edith just laughted my fears to
scorn and Nellie assured me l was
a fool-that everything was all
right" Mrs. Kendrick continued.
"I pleaded with Nellie not to go
to the Wakefield home but she
would 20. why, mother how silly
YOU are getting to be- she would
say when I pleaded with her not
to 60 to Sausalito as a guest Of
Mrs. Wakefield.
1.-The affection between Edith
and Rod Is the most beautiful thing
In the world. It's pure and clean,
above the sordidness Of life.'
Took Away Grandchild.
80 they went. But know diff.
ferent. I knew that throwing Rod
and Edith together In such close
quarters was like setting q match
to dynamite.
"I went to the Wakefield home
and pleaded again and again.
They all three laughed me to
scorn, was determined that little
June, my granddaughter, should not
stay there, 80 took her away and
brought her to this little cottage.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
THREE MEN ARRESTED
AS LIQUOR TRANSFORMERS

Alleged to have been bringing
load of corn whiskey into Washing
ton from Virginia, Ray Redway
Kline and william Johnson were ar
rested last night by Officers w. F.
Burke, J. f. Burke and w. F. Tay'
lor, Of the Seventh precinct, soon
after crossing Chain Bridge.
The police received a tip that the
men would cross the bridge at 10
o'clock. Recognizing Kline as the
car passed, the police followed his
machine and brought It to halt
about three blocks within the city
limits. They claim lights were out
on the car. A keg Of corn whiskey
was thrown from the machine, say
the officers. Johnson, who Is col.
ored, is alleged to have admitted
throwing the keg out.
The prisoners were released or
$500 bond each and vii be arraigned
Tuesday, says Assistant District At
torney David Hart, on charges OF
transportation of liquor.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
SANDBAo, WET BY DEW"
LOOKS QUEER TO JUDGE

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 24.-The bag
Of sand William Russell carried was
wet. That II had been out "in the
wet dew all night" was the explana.
ton offered by Russell when arrested
by Acting Chief Of Detectives Ed
Mcdonnell, who found Russell Turk.
ing In the shadows" on Broadway
with the hag OF sand in his hands.
Police Judge Marsh fined Russell
81 and sent him to the workhouse for
thirty days.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
GRAND JURY TO TAKE UP
HERRIN MASSACRE" CASE

The Department Of Justice today
was notified by Attorney General
Brundage of Illinois that a special
grand jury would convene al Herrin.
ILL.,, on Monday to launch an investi.
CATION into the massacre" which oc.
Cured there in connection with an
attempt to operate coal mines with
nonunion workers.
At the request Of the Illinois au.
thortties. Attorney General Daugh.
erty has assigned c. W. Middleknuff
to represent the Department Of JUS
tice at the inquiry,
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
WESTERN PACIFIC BRIDGE
IS DAMAGED By FLAMES

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24.-Par-
tial destruction by fire Of the West
ern Pacific railroad bridge over the
Humboldt river east of Elko, New,
was reported to railroad headquar'
ters today.
A rigid investigation Of the cause
Of the fire was ordered. Western
Pacific traffic was maintained by de-
touring trains over the Southern
Pacific lines, between Elko and
Deeth, New. a distance Of twenty
miles.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
MEXICAN PRISONERS UNION
PLEADS FOR RECOGNITION

Even the jailbirds in Mexico want
Obregon government.
1t was learned at the State Depart
ment today that the Union Of Mexi-
can Prisoners, composed of all per-
sons south of the Rio Grande who
have served terms in prison, has Pc
titioned President Harding to extend
political recognition to Mexico as an
anniversary present.
The anniversary Of Mexican inde-
pendence is September 16.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
THREE KILLED AS TRAIN
HITS AUTO At CROSSING

DURHAM, N. c., Aug. e5.-Col.
James Mark Williams, United States
coast artillery; his wife. Mrs. Anna
M. williams, and a Miss Ann VIII.
liama sister OF the colonel, all OF
Montgomery, Ala, were instantly
killed late yesterday when a South
ern train crashed into their automo-
bile at crossing near this city,
The train, II was said, was two
hours late, and was running at high
speed when II struck the automobile,
completely denolishing II.
The Washington times., 1922-08-24
COLLIE GIVES LIFE TO SAVE
CHILD FROM cENTIPEDE

PUEBLO, Col. Aug. 24.-Moate, a
pet collie, in death here is being
mourned hero.
Spying big centipede resting on
the shoulder of four-year-old Otto b.
Thum, jr., while he played beneath
a tree on a picnic ground here yes
terday, the dog shot out his paw,
knocking the centipede from the
child.
The child was unhurt, but, despite
the efforts of the physicians, Moate
soon became paralyZed as the result
of poisoning and succumbed today.