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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-09-02

The poultry exhibit was credit
able one.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-09-02

The poultry exhibit WAS credit
able one.
Lower Yampa river had big dele
CATION in attendance.
The surrounding neighborhood was
we'll represented at the Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Hausser Of
Strawberry took In the Fair.
The porker exhibit was good
enough for Missouri county fair.
Craig and Hayden were we'll billed
at the Fair for their coming events.
The Fair is growing In popularity,
rs Is evidenced by the good attend
ance.
The Ladies' Riding club made
very creditable appearance at the
Fair.
The hog display WAS the best yet,
but the cattle display was not ~ good
as last year.
The ladies have an excellent dis
play of needle and fancy work in the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-13

life and never will lie reflected or
that with growing indignation. HI
doesn't hold candle to Dick. o.
course, II the girls II fool -"
Hands thrust deep into his pockets
David took turn about the room
Lucy watched him. At last
You're evading the real issue, Da
vid, aren't you!'
perhaps I am," he admitted. I'D
better talk to him. ! think he's got an
idea he shouldn't marry. That's non
sense
"T don't mean that exactly" Lucy
persisted. II mean. won he want a
good many things cleared up before he
marriesI Isn't he likely to want to go
back to Norada?'
Some Of the ruddy color left David's
face. He stood STILL staring ut her
and silent.
"You know he meant to go three years
ago. but the war came and"
Her voice trailed off. She could not
even now easily recall those days when
Dick was drilling on the golf links and
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Roberts Rinehart

She passed the open door into the
waiting room, where sat two or three
patient and silent figures, and went
back to the kitchen. Minnie, the ell
dorly servant. sat by the table read
Ing, amid the odor of roasting chicken !:
outside the door on the kitchen porch
was the freezer containing the dinner
Ice cream. An orderly Sunday peace
was In the air. a gesture Of homely
comfort. order and security.
Minnie got up,
"1'll unpin your veil for you." she
offered, obligingly. You've got time
to lie down about ten minutes Mrs.
Morgan said she's got to have her cars
treated"
II hope she doesn't sit and talk for
an hour.
She'll talk, all right" Minnie OBJ
served. her mouth full of pins. "She' d
be talking to me yet il I'd stood there.
She's got her nerve, too. that woman. :"
Il don't like TO hear you speak so
Ct the patients who come to the house,
Minnie
well, ! don't like their asking me
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-13

when does human nature
.,n,h under the strain OF
~, and tragedy Must 1t
.,u do,on all ioUed ones
In disaster?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-13

Can evil identity be lost
In good? See hop this
fhrobbing story Of mysterE
regeneration and lore solCes
these problems.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-12-21
CHAPTER VI
The Yaqul.

VUV u0SO"
Toward evening of a lowering De.
cember, day, some fifty miles west OF
Forlorn River, a horseman rode along
an old, dimly defined trail.
This lonely horseman bestrode a
steed Of magnificent build, perfectly
white except for q dark bar Of color
running down the noble head from
ears to nose. Sweat.caked dust
sts!aed the long tanks. The horse
had been running. He was lean,
eaunt, worn, a huge machine Of muscle
and bone, beautiful, only In head and
name, q weight.carrier, horse strong
and fierce like tho desert that had
bred him.
The rider fitted the horse Is he IT.
ted the saddle. He was a young man
Of exceedingly powerful physique,
wide.shouldered, long.armed, big.
legged. His lean face, where It was
not red, blistered and peenng, was the
hue Of bronze. He had dark We, a
falcon gaze, rowing and keen. HIS
law was prominent and set, mastlh-
like; his lips were stern. 1t was youth
with It's softness not yet quite burned
and hardened away that kept the
whole cast Of his face from being
ruthless.
This young man was DICE Gale. 09t
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SYNOPSIS

drE,-seeklng gold In the des-
rsron." solitary prospector.
ssrtnership with an unknown
:. later learns ls Jonas War
NJ a girl whom Cameron
NJ later married. back in ILL.,
"ussron's explanations appeac9
M the two proceed together.
Eee from q sandstone In q
..s non discovers gold, but too
I'M are dying. Cameron leaves
( the cave, Of their discover:
personal documents.
h I.-Richard Gale, adven-
issIta, Mexican border town,
re Thorne, lieutenant In the
Nv. old college friend. Thorne
H. IA there to save Mercedes
I Spanish girl. his afiianced
Rojas. Mexican bandit.
R II.-Gale "roughhouses"
his gang, with the help OF
IAN cowboys, and he, Mercedes
escape. A bugle call from
lers Thorne to his regiment.
Mercedes under Gales pro.
4 III.-The pair, aided by tho
10 had assisted Gale in tho
.rlls Ladd and Jim Lash, ar
~ at a ranch known as For
we'll across the border.
h lv.-The fugitives are a
ue's home. Bedding Is immi.
hector. Living with him are
ID stcpdaughter. Nell Burton.
Ladd and Lash, take service
nR as rangers, Gale telling
cause OF his being Z wanderer,
,tandIng with his father con.
sons business abilities.
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not the listIess traveller, nor the loung-
ing wanderer who, two months before,
had by chance dropped into Caslta.
The desert had claimed Gale, and had
drawn him into its crucible. The
desert had multiplied weeks into
wears. Heat. thirst, hunger, loneli'
ness, toll, fear, ferocity, pa1n-he
knew them all. He had felt them all
the white sun, with its glazed, cosles-
cine. lurid fire; the caked split lips
and rasping, dry-puffed tongue; the
sickening ache in the pit of his stom-
ache: the insupportable silence, the
empty space. the utter desolation, the
contempt of life; the watch and wait.
the dread Of ambush, the swift flight;
the fierce pursuit OF men wild as
Bedouins and as fleet, the willingness
to deal sudden death. the pain Of
poison thorn, the singing tear of lead
through flesh: and that strange para
dox of the burning desert, the cold at
night, the piercing icy wind, the dew
that penetrated to the marrow, the
numbing desert cold Of the dawn
Ladd's prophecy of trouble on the
border had been mild compared to
what had become the actually. With
rebel occupancy Of the garrison at
Casita, outlaws, bandits, raiders in
rioting bands had spread westward.
Many dark.sklnned raider bestrode
one Of Belongs fast horses; and, IN
deed, all except his selected white
thoroughbreds had been stolen. SO
the Job of the rangers had become
more than q patrolllng Of the bound
airy line to keep Japanese and Chinese
from being struggled into the United
States.
On this December afternoon the
three rangers, as often, were separ'
ated. Lash was far to the westward
Of Sonoyta, somewhere along Canine
del Dlablo, that terrible Devils road
where many desert wayfarers had per-
ished. Ladd had long been overdue
in a prearranged meeting with Gale.
The fact that Ladd had not shown up
miles west Of the Papago we'll was
significant.
Gale dismounted to lead bis horse
to 70 forward more slowly. he had
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was pierringly cold. Gales hands were
numb. and he moved them to and fro
In the little blaze. Then he made
coffee in cup. cooked some slices Of
bacon on the end Of a stick, and took
a couple OF hard biscuits from a sad.
dlebag. OF these his meal consisted.
After that he removed the halter from
Rlanco Sol, intending to leave him
free to Craze for a while.
Then Gale returned to his little fire,
replenShed It with short sticks Of
dead greasewood and mesquite, and,
wrapping his blanket round his shoul-
ders, he sat down to warm himself
and to wai, till It was time to bring
in the horse and tie him up.
The fire was inadequate, and Gale
was cold and wet with dew. Hunger
and thirst were with him. His bones
achcd. and there was q dull, deep
seated pain throbbIng In his uDhealed
wound.
Judged by the great average OF
ideals and conventional standards OF
life, Dick Gale was q starved, lonely.
suffering, miserable wretch. But In
his case the Judgment would have nit
only externals, would have missed the
vital inner truth For Gale was happy
with a kind Of strange, Wild glory In
the privations. the pains. the perlls.
and the silence and solitude to be en-.
dured on this desert land.
He had a duty to a man who relied
on his services. He was a comrade, 4
friend, Il valuable ally to riding, fight
ing rangers. Gales happiness, as far
as 1t concerned the toll and strife.
was perhaps a grim and stoical one.
But love abided with him, and It had
engendered and fostered other unde.
veloped traIts-romance and q feeling
for beauty, and a keen observation Of
nature. He felt pain, but he was
never miserable He felt the solitude,
but he was never lonely.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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Dicks hand. HAD no trouble finding
your friend Thorne. Looked like he'd
been drunk for a week! Say, he
nearly threw fit. I never saw a fel'
low so wild with Joy. He made sure
you and Mercedes were lost In the
desert He wrote two letters, which
/ brought. Casita is one hi Of a
place these days. I tried to get your
baggage, and think made a mistake.
We're going to see travel toward
Forlorn River. The federal garrison
got re.enforcements from somewhere,
and Is holding out
"Do you think we'll have trouble
hereT asked Dick, e1citedly.
"Sure. Some kind Of trouble
sooner or later" replied Bedding,
gloomily. Anyway, my boy, as soon
as you can hold bride and gun
you'll be on the JOB, don't mistake
me-"
with Laddy and JimT" asked
Dick, trying to be cool.
"Sure. With them and me, and by
yourself"
Dick drew a deep breath, and even
after Bedding had departed he forgot
for a moment about the letter In his
hand. Then he unfolded the paper
and read:
Dear Nck-You'ys more than saxsd
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LHAepea AND cRo1HGaS.

through the yard, past the gardens
and fields, and climbed the first knoll
Westward the setting sun gilded a
spiked, frOst-colOred, limitless OK.
panse Of desert. 1t awed Gale. What
a strange, gray, sOmber place. There
was a lighter strip of gray winding
down between darker hues. This he
realized presently was the river bed
and he saw now the pools of water
narrowed and diminished in size till
they lost themselves In gray sand
This was the rainy season, near its
end, and here little river struggled
hopelessly, forlOrnly to live in the
desert. He received a potent impress.
sion of the nature Of that Blasted age
worn waste which he had OWNED
was TO give him strength and work
and love.
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caught his eye. Hires short, shiny
carbinpS leaned against rock. A IT.
tie to the left. within the circle of
light, stood a square house made Of
adobe bricks. This house was a
rapagon Indian habitation. and
month before had been occupied by
family that had been murdered or
driven off by a rowing band of out,
lass. 4 rude corral showed dimly in
the edge of freight. and from black
mass within came the snort and stamp
and Whinny Of horses.
Gale took in the scene in one quick
glance, then sank down at the foot
Of the mesquite. He had naturally
expected to see more men. But the
situation was by no means new. This
vas one. or part of one, of the raider
bands marrying the border. They
were stealing horses. or driving herd
already stolen. Gale reyOived qucs.
tons in mind. Had this trio of out
laws run across Laid? It was not
likely, for in that event they might
not have been so comfortable and care.
free in camp. We're they waiting for
more members Of their gang? That
was very probable. With Gale, how
ever, the most important considera.
ton was how to get his horse to wa.
ter Sol must have drink If 1t cost
a fight. There was stern reason for
Gale to hurry eastward along the trail.
He thought 1t best to 90 back to
where he had left his horse and not
make any decisive move until day.
light.
With the same noIseless care he
had exercised In the advance, Gale re.
treated until it was safe for him to
rise and walk on down the arroyo.
He found Blanco Sol contentedly
grazing. Gale carried his saddle,
blankets and bags into the lee Of a
little ACKNOWLEDGMENT mound. from
around which the wind had cut the
soil: and here. In Il wash, lie risked
building Il fire. I'y this time the wind
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70 w CVI"OSO UVVOV S'O"'ys
ridden sixty miles since morning, and
he was tired, and q not entirely healed
wound in his hip made one leg drag 4
little. A mile up the arroyo, near Its
head, lay the Papago well. The need
Of water for his horse entailed a risk
that otherwise he could have avoided.
The well was On Mexican soil. Gale
distinguished 4 faint light hickerlng
through the thin, sharp foliage. Camp
ers were at the well, and, whoever
they were, no doubt they had prevent
ed Ladd from meeting Gale. Laid
had gone back to the next waterhole,
or maybe he was hiding in an arroyo
to the eastward, awaiting develop
ments.
Gale turned his horse, not without
urge Of iron arm and persuasive
speech, for the desert steed scented
water, and plodded back to the edge
Of the arroyo, where in secluded
circle of mesquite he halted. The
horse snorted his relief at the removal
Of the heavy, burdened saddle and &C.
coutrements. Gale poured the con-
tents Of his larger canteen into his
hat and held 1t to the horses nose.
Drink, Sol," he said.
II was but a drop for thirsty
horse. However, Blanco Sol rubbed q
wet muzzle against Gales hand In ap.
probation. Gale loved the horse, and
was loved In return. They had saved
each others lives, and had spent long
days and nights Of desert solitude TO-
gether.
The SPOT Of secluded ground was
covered with punches Of galleta grass
upon which Sol began to Craze. Gale
made a long halter Of his lariat to
keep the horse from wandering IN
search Of water. Next Gale kicked
| off the cumbersome chapparejos, with
their tapping, tripping folds Of leather
over his feet, and drawing long rlhe
from his saddle sheath, he slipped
! away into the shadows. In the soft
sand his steps made no sound. The
| twinkling light vanished occasionally,
| IKE a Jack-o'.lantern, and when 1t did
show It seemed still a long way on
Gale was not seeking trouble or IN
viting danger. Water was the thing
that drove him. He must see who
these campers were, and then decide
how to give Blanco Sol drink.
STOPPING low, with bushy mesquites
between him and the fire, Gale ad'
vanced. The coyotes were In full
cry. Gale heard the tramping, stamp
Ink thumps Of many hoofs. The sound
worried him. Foot by foot he ad
vanced, and finally began to crawl
The nearer he approached the heat
of the arroyo, where the we'll was 10
Gated, the thicker grew the desert veg
citation. He secured a favorable posi-
ton, and then rose to peep from be
hind his covert.
He saw a bright fire, not cooking
fire, for that would have been low ant
red, but a cracking blaze Of mes
quite. Three men were In sight, al
close to the burning sticks. They wer
Mexicans and Of the coarse type 0
raiders, rebels, bandits that Gale ha'
expected to gee. a flint Of stes
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4 reckon I savvy why you
b nights" drawled Laddy.

/ reckon l savvy why you
D nights" drawled Laddy.
Il Greaser out there--i1o; It's
"
my Papago herdsnnan. l
ID over the horses now day
Lord, how I'd hate to
5 or Salazar-.any Of those
els-fnd my horses! :.
you rider"
destly replied that he could,
to the eastern idea Of
Nip.
King Of a bell, which Bel.
was a call to supper. turned
hack toward the house. 1t
until they reached 1t and
nt to 80 In that Bedding
b discover Gales crippled
an awful hand!" he ex.
4Where the devil did you
In my knuckles on Rojas,'
Pkk.
"a that in one punch? Say.
\ d wasn't me you hit! Why
~ tell me? That's q bad
bose cuts are full Of dirt
Infammation's setting in.
b be dressed. Nell" he
a glimpse of golden hair
he dress In the door. But
not visible longer than a
hats the matterl" asked
|at was still as sweet as
put now rather small and
he antiseptlcs, cotton, ban
things out here. Hurry,
fetched a pail q water
i from the kitchen. His
I'd him out, and, upon see.
hand, was all sollcitude.
! heard light, quick foot
he did not look up.
b Is Mr.. Gale-Dick Gale,
With the boys last night" "
q. Hes got an awful
Il punching that Greaser
slnt you to dress 1t.
\ my stepdaughter, Nell
whom l spoke. She's
when there's somebody
Shove out your fist, my
her get at 1t. Supper's
W.
that same strange, quick.
thrOb, yet he had never
IN his life. More than
y In the world he wanted
Nen Burton; however, d.
the situation might be
to her, he refralned
Up. She began. to battle
huckles. He noted the
deftness Of her touch,
. seemed her fingers were
steady as they might
Still, In a moment they
become surer In their
she sat down beside him
ais Injured hand. in her
sut bandages, she was 50
ear that he yielded to an
desire to look up. She
falr face warmly tinted
lne healthy golden.browu
hsr hair was light gold
I waving mass. He,
aaded by long, downcas,
nfcush them he caught 4
stir within him, Gale
Vas now absorbed In he,
studied her with 4 sc.
&ase. She was Z sweet
Joyous, pretty girl.
nusta hurt?" inquired
ut an inferosfnA eroo+o
confess 1t did," replied
with his eyes on Nell,
! didn't mind"
lashes swept up swift,
She had taken his word!
g the dark.blue eyes me,
: heetlng second. Thel
unt IN her cheeks turned
lips. hurrledly sh'
= the bandage and ros,
said Gale, also ris
nat Belding appeared II
and, finding the opera
called them in to sup
meal, having a favor
y when for a momen
hacd, Dick went on
{. ---ss~~~eA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-19
Register
Victory Over Hudsons

In M Of the best games played
on the Aauehonza field this season.
the Aquehonga baseball team yes
.terday afternoon scored a 10 VIC
tory over the strong Harrison-Hud-
son team Of Harrison, y. J. The
only tally in this contest was reg
istered in the NTH inning as a re-
suit o IA pass q Jensen. Lyons sin
gle and a passed ball.
Aicer Jensen, the local southpaw.
pitched a great game. holding the
hard hitting Harrison aggregation
to four hits. well scattered through
out the nine innings of play. Jen-
sen struck out seven men and did
not issue a pass. while Faircloth,
the visiting hurler. struck out eight
and walked one. The offerings of
Faircloth were touched up for seven
safeties.
Lyons featured at the bat for the
AqUehonga team with two hits. one
other extra base hit in this game,
horga team threatened TO score sew
visitors had few chances 10 send
across a tally.
The visitors made two double
plays one was by Flynn. unassisted.
The other was made. Brady 10 p.
in this contest. This game was
played in quick time. one hour and
FIVE minutes was consumed in play
ing. The contest was halted once
or account of the rain. The Hud-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-19
g, 900 900 STATE OF NEW JERSEY
HIGHWAY EXTENSION BONDS

sealed proposals Will be received by the
undersigned until IL O'Clock a NJ. stand
ard Time, Tuesday, June Goth. 1922, for
the purchase of i've million dollars fs5,-
900. 0v0l. a.. g. State of New Jersey. High
way Extension Bonds. series b" dared
July LIST. 1922. drawing interest from July
list 1872, and maturing July LIST. 1887. Or
at option any time after fifteen years from
date OF issue. upon six months notice.
These bonds are payable both as 10
principal, and interest al the Mechanics
National Bank, Trenton. n. j.. the inter-
est being payable ~emi-annuslly on M
first days OF January and July in each
year 10 their maturity. TIL above honda
are issued under the provisions of Chapter
S5Z, 2. L. 1890. which act was submitted
to the people at the general election held
in the state of New Jersey, November I'd.
1890. and received the sanction OF Z ma
jority OF the votes cast for and against Z
at said election
Bidders will be required to submit un-
conditional bids and each hid must be ac-
companied by a certified check for an
amount equal TO 50 OF the face value Of
the amount of bonds bid for payable to
the order Of William T. Read. Treasurer
OF the state of New Jersey, to be forfeited
as ~iiQuidated damages in case the bidder
shall withdraw his bid or shall fail ana
neglect TO pay and taxe said bonds should
the same be awarded TO him. The right
10 reject any and all bids i reserved. No
bid will be accepted for less than par ana
accrued interest 10 date OF delivery Bonds
will be delivered to the bidder at Trenton.
y. J.. on July LIST. 1929 All bonds viii
be coupon form OF the denomination o.
$1,000. They may be registered as to
principal and interest, or may be con-
verted into registered bonds at option in
denominations up 10 $50 Gee
Proposals should be marked Proposals
for Highway Extension Bonds." and ad.
dressed 10 N. A. X Bugbee. Comptroffef
OF the Treasury, state Capitol Trenton
y. J.
THE ISSUING OFFICIALS.
HARRY 3. SALTER.
Secretary.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-19
RAIN ENDS THIS
INNING CAME
United Lead Works and Du
Points Enjoy SIugging Fest
at Parlin

Rain prevented the finishing of
the game at Parlin Saturday after
moo between the United Lead Com
pany's team OF Perth Amboy and the
du Pont combination. The game
had gone ten innings and the score
was still tie at Hill, when the
downpour made 1t necessary TO call
the game. Each team used two twir-
lers, hits being plentiful, the home
team annexing sixteen safeties as
compared 70 fourteen by the visitors.
Pfeiffer, Larson and Mitruska led
the Lead Works players in stick
work, each polling out three hits.
Stanton and Henshaw of the du
Pont combination also made three
safeties apiece. There were no
homers in the game. Henshaw's
triple being the longest drive.
In the first inning neither team
scored, but in the second the home
team started off on a rampage, gath
ering three runs. In the following
inning the Lead Works went n
better, scoring four e In the
fourth inning five runs were driven
across by du Points giving them the
lead S-4. Two runs for the Amboy
team in the next inning made things
more interesting but the Parlin
players added three runs in the
sixth and seventh innings. making
he score lis. The lucky seventh
ended with the o lis, the result
of the Amboy team putting over two
runs in the stretch stanza. In the
next period three more runs for the
Lead Works tied the score. Neither
team scored in the next two innings.
The score
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-19
500 PITCHING
IN REAL FORM
Mainly Responsible for Ports
mouth Team Leading Vlr-
ginia League

Micke "Ponya" 500, Keasbey
hurler, is pitching sensational ball
for the Portsmouth, Va, team IN
the Virginia State League. his
mound work is mainly Responsible
for the fact that the portsmouth
team is in first place. In a recent
game against Rocky Mount, holders
of second position. 500 pitched MS
combination to a 1910 victory.
Recently the pitching STAFF OF the
Portsmouth team was in a shape
because Of injuries, ETC., and the po-
sition of the team in the league
standing was in danger. 500 was
called upon several times in n
week to stem the rush or the lasl
travelling Rocky Mount team and ne
came through with flying colors.
Not alone is his work on n
mound attracting considerable at
tention. but he il batting up TO the
form which featured his work here
shouts. 500 pitched for the keas-
bev. Perth Amboy and Raritan Cop
ner Works teams during the past
several and last season
vent IA the south. He pitched good
hall for Danville and other teams
IN that section and towards n n
NJ the season was traded to PortS'
mouth, one of the strongest teams
in the Virginia rcuit.
500 is the only player from TINS
section in the Virginia circuit. he
has a capable manager. a former DIE
league tosser, and under his d
ship. fans in this section are conn
dent the big left handler will deliver
the goods.