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Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-12-21
by
EDISON MARSHALL
Author Of
1.-THE Voice Of the Pack"
Copyright by Little. Brown, and Co.

Increased In fury. On a distant HILL
side the strange file that was the Turn
ers halted. then gathered around 81
mon. Already the lightning made vivid,
white gashes In the sky and illumlnetl
for breathless 'nstant-the long
sweep Of the ridge above them. swell
make good targets In the lightning"
Old Bill said.
"Ride on" Simon ordered. "You
know a man can't find a target In the
hundredth of a second of q lightning
flash. We're not going to turn back
now"
They rode on. Far away they heard
the whine and roar of wind, and In Il
moment 1t was upon them. The forest
was no longer silent. The peal of the
thunder was almost continuous.
The breaking of the storm seemed
to rock the Folger house on Its founda-
ton. Both Linda and Bruce leaped to
their feet but they felt a little tingle
of awe when they saw that old Elmlra
still sat sewing. 1t was rs II the calm
that dwelt in the Sentinel Pine out
side had come down to abide In her.
No force that the world possessed
could ever take 1t from her.
They heard the rumble and creak
Of the trees as the wind snOte them.
and the flame Of the lamp danced wild
ly, filling the room with flickering
shadows. Bruce Strengthened. the
lines Of his face setting deep. He
glanced once more at the rifle In his
hands.
"Linda," he said. put out that fire.
II there's going to be an attack, we'd
have better chance II the room was
In darkness. We can shoot through
the door then"
She obeyed at once. knocking the
burning sticks apart and drenching
them with water. She took of the
glass shade of the lamp, and the little
gusts of wind that crept In the cracks
Of the windows Immediately extin-
guished the flame. The darkness
dropped down. Then Bruce opened the
door.
The whole wilderness world strug-
gled in the grasp Of the storm. The
scene was such tina. no mortal mem.
ory could possibly forget. They saw
1t In great, vivid gllmpses in the inter-
mittent flashes Of the lightning, and
the world seemed no longer that which
they had come to know. Chaos was
upon 1t. The tall tops Of the trees
wagged back and forth In frenzied sig
nails: their branches smote and rubbed
together. And just without their door
the Sentinel Pine stood with top lifted
| to the fury Of the storm.
A strange awe swept over Bruce.
A moment later he was to behold a
sight that for the moment would make
him completely forget the existence Of
the great tree; but for an instant he
poised at the brink Of a profound and
far-reaching discovery. There was a
great lesson for him IN that dark. tow
ering figure that the lightning revealed.
Its great limbs moved and spoke; its
top swayed back and forth, yet still 1t
held Its high place as Sentinel Of the
Forest, passlonless, patient, talking
through the murk Of clouds to the
stars that burned beyond.
"See." Linda said. 1.-THE Turner's
are coming"
1t was true. Bruce dropped his eyes.
Even now the clan had spread out In
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Changed to a Singular Look Of Won
der.
tack her, Bruce would kill him without
mercy or regret. She knew that he
would make every effort to bring the
offenders to the law. But the ability
to shoot fleeing enemy In the back,
because of wrongs done long ago, was
past.
Bruces vision had come to him. He
knew that II vengeance had been the
creed of the powers that ruled the
world, the sphere would have been de-
stroyed with fire long since: To stan,i
firm and straight and unflInching; not
to Judge. not to condemn not to re-
sent; this was true strength.
II know" the girl said. her thoughts
wandering afar. perhaps the name
for 1t all is-tolerance."
"Perhaps." he nodded. "And pos
sibly 1t Is Only-worship"
The Turner's had goue. The DIM
ming lightning revealed the entire at.
tacking party half mile distant and
out Of rifle range on the ridge; and
Bruce and Linda stole together out
into the storm.
The green fOlinge Of the tree had
already burned away. but some of the
upper branches stIll glowed against
the dark sky. A fallen branch smol.
dered on the ground. kissing in the
rain, and 1t lighted their way.
Awed and mystified, Bruce halted
before the ruin of the great tree, He
had almost forgotten the stress of the
moment just passed. 1t did not even
occur to him that some of his enemies
unseen before. might stiIl be lurking
in the shadow, watching for chance
to harm. They stood moment In
silence. Then Bruce uttered one little
gasp and stretched his arm Into the
hollow that the cleft in the trunk had
| revealed.
The light from a burning branch be-
hind him had shown him small, dark
object that had evidently been inserted
in the hollow tree trunk through some
little aperture that had either since
been closed up or they had never oh
served. 1t was a leathern wallet. and
Bruce opened 1t under Llnda's startled
gaze. He drew out single white
paper.
| lie held 1t in the light, and hi.
glance swept down Its lines of fadef
Ink. Then he looked up with brighten
Ing eyes.
| What is it," she asked.
| "Ihe secret agreement between you,
father and mine." he told her sImplv
And we've won"
He watched her eyes brighten. r
seemed to him that nothing life In,
ever offered had given him the sam,
pleasure. 1t was moment of triumnl
but before half OF Its long second,
were gone. 1t became a moment n
despair. V
A rifle spoke from the coyerts no
yond-one sharp, angry note thar ros,
distinct and penetrating above RI.
noise Of the distant thunder, A I,tt,,
tongue Of fire darted. like a snake,
head. In the darkness. And the r.,
umph on Bruce's face changed IN ,
singular look Of wonder,
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-12-21

great wing and was bearing down
upon the house. The lightning showed
them in strange. vivid flashes. Bruce
nodded slowly. g.
II see." he answered. "I'm ready"
''Then shoot them, quick-when the
lightning shows then," she whispered
in his ear. They're in range now"
Her hand seized his arm. "What are
you waiting for?'' .
He turned to her sternly. "Have you
forgotten we only have five shells7'
he asked. go back to Elmira."
Her eyes met his, and she tried to
smile into them.
"Forgive me, Bruce-it's hard-to b.
calm"
But at once she understood why H.
was waiting. The flashes Of lightnin,
offered no opportunity for an accurate
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-12-21
Matter Full Of as'ss ~ n,

II was first shown ny ns uo,I1
matter is neither contlnuoa, IL, su .,ps
geneous. He showed by a. q" ,s.d bS
That hydrogen can be - pI, Ise,pd
vacuum bulb through aa ! .ImIls I
platinum window: ,,'.ouph N glass -
is a useful bit OF i,u, kn' tupes W.
MANUFACTURE of vacuum ns into, into ~
sodium can be passes, ,r n,v,.a
n absorb the resldua', ,.. t hu
,ati the italian physle.'s, s,sro,b
that hydrogen can pass pss.,ar. ~, u Z
IRON. from Mater may ths,stS,b ne, =, bds
orally regarded as lun
Think twice before ,.,! >"
thrics before you
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-12-21
CHAPTER xxvlu

10 simon. the night had seemingly
enoed IN triumph, after all. II had
locked dark far while. TIE boit !,
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-12-21

tions, as men who have been in bat
tlefields know very well. is that they
do not usually happen In real life.
Bruce, with Llnda's eyes upon him,
took one rather long, troubled breath.
And he did look somewhat puzzled.
Then he looked down at his shoulder.
I'm hit, Linda" he said in a quiet
way. ~ think just a scratch"
The tremendous shock of any kind
of wound from thirty-forty caliber
bullet had not seemingly affected him
outwardly at all. Some hours were
to pass before he completely under
stood. The truth was that the shock
OF that rife bullet, ordinarily striking
a blow Of a half-ton. had cost him for
the moment an ability to make any
logical Interpretation of events. The
girl moved swiftly, yet without giving
an impression Of leaping, and stood
very close and in front of him. In
one lightning movement she had made
or her own body shield for his, in
case the assassin In the covert should
shoot again.
Her arms went about and seized
his shoulders. "Stagger," she whis.
pered quickly. Pretend to fall. It's
the one chance to save you"
He dispelled the mists in his own
brain and obeyed her. He swayed, and
her arms went about him. Then he
fell forward.
| Her strong arms encircled his waist
and with all her magnificent youna
strength she dragged him to the door
It vas Noticeable. Aewever-to all
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-01
TO PROBE GUN SHOOTING
Bristou Faces
Two Possible
Theories Nou

Whether Bryant Hignight shot and
killed Raymond Guin as the result OF q
carefully premeditated plot in which
Charley Williams and Benny Fawler,
the only two witnesses to the tragedy,
played important roles, or whether
young GUN met his death as the result
of an unavoidable accident, the the two
questions that County Attorney J. T..
Bristow will attempt 10 solve when a
thorough probe OF Sundays murder is
opened Wednesday.
Hignight, Williams and Fowler. have
been held in the county Jail since the
shooting, rending the filing OF murder
charges against Hignight whom county
authorities declare fired the two shots
that took Gums life. The three young
men who will be examined are the only
eye witnesses TO the shooting Their
unwaverlng answer 10 all questions OF
county authorities is that the shooting
was an accident. Hignight, Williams
and Fowler all maintain that Guin was
one OF their best friends and that moth.
ing had ever arisen between them and
the victim of the shooting that could
have actuated such deed.
Guin was killed shortly afternoon
Sunday while in company with Hignight
Williams end Fowler They were stand
ing in an Clubhouse at the Mount Zion
school, Two shots were fired one go
ing wild and the other entering Gums
forehead and lodging in the back OF
his head He died instantly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-01
TWO MYSTERIOUS
fires REPORTED
Elite Confectionery Burns on
Monday Night; Southeast
Home Ablaze Saturday
Night; Light Loss.

Close upon the heels of two other
mysterious fires. blaze of undeter.
mined origin broke out in the Elite con.
fectionary about o'clock Monday night
and threatened heavy damage before
being cxtenguished. The fire which
seems to have started in case where
bottled nuts were kept near the rear
OF the store was noticed by passehs-by
and an alarm turned In.
Fire Chief McFall said the loss would
not be more than 5000. all OF which
was covered by insurance.
The second mysterious fire OF the
past two weeks was found Saturday
night when an alarm was answered TO
1929 Parn.r street. Neighbors who no.
ticed tho blaze turned in the alarm be.
fore any losses were incurred. ID. l..
King. proprietor OF the house was a
way at Tho time and no origin could be
determined by the FIRE department. The
department answered an alarm on the
800 block OF Carter street. southeast
Sunday night but no loss was reported
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-01
OFFICERS COMB
District FOR
BANK ROBBERS
Bank of Grant is Robbed
When Cashier Forced Into
Vault; Texas Officers
Tender Service.
special TO The ArdmoreItel

HUGO - Sheriff Ben Fitzgerald was
doubling his efforts in countrywide
search Tuesday morning FOR two un.
masked men who Monday noon robbed
the Bank Of Grant, six miles south Of
here, of several hundred dollars and
made their escape toward the Rer river
bottoms after locking G. c. Sanders,
cashier. in the vault Sanders escaped
from the vault within five minutes after
the robbery and started in pursuit OF
the bandits
Officers of Lamar county, Texas, and
adjoining counties In Oklahoma, are as
sisting Sheriff Fitzgerald In searching
the bottoms for the two men. Cashier
Sanders described both men as being
roughly dressed one tall and the other
short OF steture. This is the sixth time
the Bank Of Grant has been robbed.
Two men were shot and killed by Lu.
cien Webb. former cashier. about seven
years ago. during an attempted hold-up.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-01
WOMEN ACTIVE AT PRIMARY OVER STATl
Heaviest Voting Is
Reported Through
County Early Today

Under the blistering rays of midsummer Ardmore
voters pouring into the various voting places early this
afternoon ubstantatng earlier that 80 per cent Of
the total ballot would be cast Women equally as ac-
tive the they not only hurryng the voting
places, but active in the candidacy of various men,
Little of definite nature could be learned up to ocloc
in the afternoon. Reports varied with actual
given out Owen Walton and Wilson leading in various
places with Walton holding at least second in practically all
places where reports came n Owen headquarters
ed at 23O O'Clock that encouraging reports
from part of the county Walton failing to main
tain lead in the western part of the county his headuuart
declared.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-01
Pretty Warm, Eh?
Local Weatherman Agrees With Everyone Who Has
Been Sweltring During Past Month.

the figures reached during the present
heat wave. that It hardly seemed likely.
the heat this year evidently affecting
them more than heretofore.
Twice during the past years the
Thermometer has reached ios. The
dates ami temperature reached. as re.
corded by s. J. worley. local weather.
man. are as follows:
lsit--is days heat. maximum ITO, on
July 40.
1915 days heat, maximum isi on
July 30.
isis-li days hsst. maximum io4 on
July 90
i'ii--is dnys heat. maximum iis on
July 10.
isis-is days heat. mArimunn iss on
July IL.
1875 days heat. maximum 10, on
July 10.
isso-i. days heat, masimun io on
July "a.
issi-i days heat. ma.laum leo on
July 20.
is-7--, days heat. maximum ios on
July Al
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-01
FIGHT EXPECTED
over SENIORITY
MEASURE IN PLAN
fhree proposals Presented
at Conference in New,
York; Should Abide by
Board Rule.
LEWIS CALLS COAL
CONFERENCE TO-DAY
Indiana and Illinois Miners
Assert They Won't At
tend Meetings Monday.

WASHINGTON - President Hard
ing's proposals for settlement OF the
nationwide rail strike made public 10
day in connection with their considera'
ton at meeting of IS railroad heads
were three In number
The first sets forth that the roads
and men should abide by the wage de
clsion reached by the labor board
The second would provide that all
law suits brought by either side in con.
nectlon with the strike should be with
crawn and that disputes arising out OF
the walkout should be left with the
labor board for settlement.
The ihird proposal-and the one cal
culated to provoke the most discussion
when the conference meets again thi,
afternoon for vote OF acceptance OF
rejectlon-suggests that strikers bs
taken back on the basis OF seniority
which they enjoyed before they walket
out
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-01
Fifteen KILLED
when EXCURSION
TRAINS collide
Negro oy-Seekers Come to
Grief Near Cincinnati; 20
to 30 Injured in Hor-
rible Way.

CINCINNATI.--F'ifte persons were
reported killed and 20 TO 80 injured in
u collision today between u north bound
negro excursion train and south bound
passenger train No. IL from Dayton.
on the Cincinnati, Lebanon and North.
ern railroad at Lester station, suburb
OF Cincinnati today.
The splintering ripping crash and the
hists OF steam were followed by the
screams OF the injured. The cars We're
entangled. twisted into each other pre-.
senting a terrifying aspect as those
who were within the zone OF crash ran
to the scene TO render aid
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-01
.DeniSOn Citizens
Pray for Peace and
End of Rail Strike

DENISON, Texas,-Denison pray
ed this morning that the nation
wide strike of railroad shopmen
would end.
Every business hrouse in this
city will be closed from Q to 10
o'clock while business men and
strikers. their sympathizers and
families. crowded into four Protest
ant churches where. with heads
bowed they listened while the four
ministers besought God TO guide
the railroads and men TO peace"
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only 'hree times during the past :
years nas the temperature gone higher
than that reached Monday afternoon
at o'clocS when the Thermometer reg.
istored tO,
Previous dates when this figure was
exceeded were July 20. 1914 when the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-01
KENTUCKY BUSINESS
MEN ASK FOR TROOPS

FRANKFORT. Ky.--Goyernor Edwin
p. Morrow has no authority to send
troops TO corbln at the request OF busi.
ness houses throughout tho state. his
secretary said today when asked about
messages said by the Kentucky manu-.
facturers association yesterday. asking
the chief executive to take action. The
governor received nearly two score
such messages from firms in Louisville.
Mayfield. Paducah. senders on and
other cities.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-01
SELF GOVERNMENT PRO.
CLAIMED TO GREEK ASIA MINOR

SMYRNA. - A proclamation an.
nounclng the establishment OF a regime
Of self.government for the regions In
Asia Minor occupied by the Greeks was
issued Monday by NJ. stegiadis, Greek
high commissioner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-01
Coal Conference Called.

PHILADELPHIA. - A joint wage
conference of operators and miners OF
the central competitive bItuminous
fields to be held in Cleveland mex, Mon
day, for the purpose Of negotiating a
basic agreement designed to terminate
the present coal strike. was called to-
day by John l.. Lewis. international
president Of the United Mine Workers.
President Lewis also summoned the
general policy Committee OF the union
10 meet in Cleveland at the same time
for the purpose OF acting promptly
upon Developments as they may occur
in the joint wage conference. All men
will remain on strike until an agree
ment or definite understanding is
reached
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-01
FRANCE WILL IMPOSE
PENALTY ON GERMANS

PARIS - France will impose penal.
ties Of ar economic and financial char
acter upoi Germany because OF her
refusal n continue payments on the
debts contracted by her nationals with
allied nttions before the war. II was
suId In official circles here today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-01
COTTON JUMPS
$3.50 PER BALI:
Department Estimates Cause
Upward Trend on New
Orleans Market in
Short Time.

NEW ORLEANS. - Cotton Jumped
$3.50 a bale at the local exchange to.
day Immediately after the reading OF
the department of agriculture report
placing the condition OF the growing
crop at 1O.S per cent OF normal octo.
ber touched 92.5o and most active points
were carried from l69 to III points
higher than yesterdays close within a
few minutes after receipt OF the govern.
ments report.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-01

Moore and Freeman were having a
great race in Ardmore proper. with
Moore showing a substantial lead. In
one precinct the first 80 voters gave
Moore q votes In another Moore was
said to be leading five to one. At pre-
cinct No ., however, Freeman was
polling one and half votes 10 Moore's
one.
London held lead over his opponents
In the sheriff's race in the city this
afternoon. One or two precincts, no
ticeably No gave Gaines a lead IL
was declared.
Few negroes were voting in Ardmore.
One carload OF negroes was seen to draw
up at Precinct No. 8.
First reports from Wilson at noon
were that Owen was leading with Wal.
ton second In the governors race
AT Berwyn Wilson was expected 10
carry the box with Walton second.
AT Confederate Home. it was report
ed heavy vote was cast for Owen and
Freeman.
Heavy Voting throughout the county
was reported at II o'clock, when II. ii.
Sayre )f the election board stated that
calls for additional ballots were being
sent in rom over the entire county.
Lone Grove was the first TO come IN
for more lallots. Two hundred ballots
had been sent to that district and be-
fore 10 o'clock an additional 200 was
asked for as the vote there will near
ly touch tho 400 mark, IT was said.
This was true in other sections, and
hurried order TO the printers Tor more
ballots were made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-01

maximum register.
cd az iiO; July 10
1917 when 1t reach
ed ilo. and July is,
1918. when IL reach
ell io1. During the
1914 period there
wcrc % days OF ex.
tremcly hot YEA
iher. during the
1917 period there
were - days OF sx
treme heat and dur
Ing the 1919 period
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-01
FORTY KILLED IN
WRECK in FRANCE

PARIS :. Forty persons we're killed
and fifty others injured in a collision
between two trains OF pilBrims TO the
urotto # Lourdes. one "a the worlds
most famous shrlncs earl, today. Tho
oslllssion occurred near villecometai.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-01
Chicago FOLK
Walk To WORK
AFTER STRIKE
Twenty Thousand Workers
Leave Surface and Ele-
waited Cars Early Tues
day Morning.
RESERVE POLICEMEN
ARE READY TO ACT
Three Million Persons Forced
to Seek Improvised Trans
portation or Walk.

CHICAGO - Twenty Thousand work
men, conductors anl guards on surface
and elevated lines went on strike at 4
o'clock Tuesday morning and the great
er part OF the working portion of Chi
cagos nearly 100000 persons were
forced . seek improvised transporta.
ton
AS usual all rolling stock available,
including every variety of wheeled, pull.
liable, pushable or motorized vehicle.
was INADEQUATE. Thousands started
early afoot and from we'll before dawn
streets ami avenues, leading to the busi-
ness and manufacturing districts seeth.
ed with pedestrians. Streets In the
downtown district with the calling OF
the strike automatically became one
way thnroughfares. But even that ac.
ton by tho police department was not
enough 20 avoid badly tangled Jams OF
traffic.
Hundreds OF jitney buses from sur.
rounding towns were on the Job with
the break Of day. They We're smmon'
ed days ago by Charles r Fitzmorris
chief of rollce. to whom a strike ap
peared % lie inevitable.
Gradual Halt.
A walkout began at II p. m. Tues
day night when the surface car men
ending rtns at that hour took their cars
to the baIns. From then on as runs
We're finished. the motormen and con
ductors left off work, and In the early
hours OF the morning. the number OF
cars on the streets gradually dwlndled
| 10 zero.
| Negotiations have been under way
| between the surface line workers and
thesurface line owners for several days
after posting OF an order for wage re
ductlon Of approximately II per cent
All efforts 10 bring about an agreement
between tn. company and the work
men were announced as failures late ye.
terday. last night. 5000 men crowded
/ into their union headquarters and ex
ctedly shouted unanimous decision tC
strike. While 1000 others. unable TO gel
into the building. stood in the street
and echoed that sentiment.
stations Boarded Up.
The elevated employees. who had cal
led meeting for Tuesday night to dis
cuss concerted action with the surfac,
men, thel held separate meeting anC
after members OF the executive com
mittee hal charged that they had beer
double crossed by precipitate actor
by the surface men. unanimously yoteC
TO cooperate in the strike.
Carpenters went over the elevated
lines boarding up the entrances to th'
beneath the Chicago river also wer,
boarded up and guards placed
city authorities have prepared foi
use at lnv moment the entire police o
approximately 5000 men. and II Is un
derstood certain units OF the Illinois
national guard have been ordered to b,
In readiness for duty
The he comes just when Chicag,
was the gathering point for unusua
thousands OF visitors attracted by tn,
second pageant Of progress. sponsore,
by Mayor Thompson. az the municipa
pier.
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there were is days Of intense heal Thus
far there lave been days Of extreme
heat.
Much comment on The weather 10
prevalent. i1any declaring that although
the thsr-nrmentsr may have exrssdsd