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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-11
4 Delightful Choice of Hall Runners
in the Oriental RuU Sale

The choicest lot OF Of this
runners fine
anxious to these
They chiefly Hamadan of
are priced below the regular prevailing
Sizes 39x12 to II it. marked SIS $3.50.
of
quality chiefly
13.11x1O4 #. ' Wv W T' ~ ~
Kermanshahs splendid
MongoEns wonderfully fine $75 to $685. sizes
Foor
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figure Of 1925 q yard. Women
who wish sports skirts Of this
fashionable jacquard-weave satin
will note the opportunity.
Floor)
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(Second FlOOr)
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inches wide and priced at $3.50,
SIS and $3.50.
The flannel is intended for
skirtings, is the same width and
prices are $3.50, 81, IS and $3.50
a yard.
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(gecond F1oor)
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-12-14
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AAAS. - @O
NARY GRAHAN BONNER
THE XMAS SNOW

The grown-ups went about during
the days before Xmas saying:
1T doesn't look us though there
would be any snow for Xmas" -
And others said: 1--WE fear we will
not have a white Xmas"
The children went about feeling
quite sad that they would not have
consting. nor skiing nor q good old
sleigh ride.
ut doesn't look us though 1t would
snow," they said. "What a pity. What
very great pity"
Now. Old Man Winter had been Wis
iting Old King Snow-not for any
length Of time Of course. He had just
been having lunch with him now and
again and once he had stayed through
for supper.
That had been the time when the
earth people had had so much to say
about the warmth. They had all felt
80 hot in their winter clothes and had
wanted to put on lighter things but
knew II they did they would catch
cold. So they stayed uncomfortable.
And. II they had changed, Old Man
Winter would have come hurrying
back and In the coldest and sternest
Of voices he would have whispered In
his chilly way:
Don't you know it's winter timer
Well. If you don't, will tell you"
But now Old Man Winter had been
having some long talks with King
Snow again.
"Have you made up your Xmas list
as YETI" asked Old Man Winter of
King Snow.
King Snow laughed a goodly laugh
and said:
"Ha. ha, Old Man Winter, are your
brains freezing up2 Don't you know
that I do not give Xmas presents7
I'm not Santa Claus and I don't be-
long to family.
Il can't imagine my grandchildren,
the Snow Flakes, saying:
'Grand-daddy, what have you got
for us for Xmas7'
'"They wouldn't say such a thing, az
they wouldn't expect anything.
Sand what would the little dears
want? They don't want mittens and
they don't want warm shoes and they
don't want warm stockings.
"They couldn't eat candy cane II
they were given one or two or wag.
onloadful. They never read, Of course.
and they wouldn't want books.
'They wouldn't want sleds as they
couldn't go coasting on themselves.
That would be bad taste to say the
least.
my grandchildren cause me no
worry and no trouble. While Santa
Claus Is working In his workshop and
while people are hurrying about in the
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-12-14

woman's face. It was there in the
white moonlit shadows; 1t drifted In
the darkness beyond; it softened,
changed to that Of q young girl, sweet,
with the same dark, haunting eyes Of
her mother. Cameron prayed to that
namefess thing within him, the spirit
of something deep and mystical as
life. He prayed for mercy to a Wom-
an-for happiness to her child. Roth
mother and daughter were closeN to
him then. Time and distance were
annihilated. He had Ifaith-he saw
into the future. The fateful threads
Of the. past, so inextricably woven
with his error, wound out their tragic
length here in this forlorn desert.
Cameron then took little tin box
from his pocket. and, opening it, re-
moved Q folded certificate. He had
kept pen, and now he wrote some
thing upon the paper, and in lieu Of
ink he wrote with blood. The moon
afforded him enough light to see; and
having replaced the paper, he laid the
little box upon a shelf of rock. 1t
would remain there unaffected by
dust, moisture, heat, time. How long
had those painted images been there
clear and sharp on the dry stone
walls? Years would pass. Cameron
seemed to see them, too; and likewise
destiny leading child down into this
forlorn waste, where she would find
love and fortune, and the grave Of her
father.
Cameron covered the dark, still face
Of his c0mrade from the light Of the
waning moon.
That action was the severing Of his
hold on realities They fell away
from him in final separation. Vaguely,
dreamily he seemed to behold his
soul. Night merged into gray day !;
and night came again, weird and dark.
Then up out Of the vast void Of the
desert, from the silence and illim-
itableness, trooped his phantoms of
peace. Majestically they formed
around him, marshaling and muster
ing in ceremonious state, and moved
to lay upon him their passionless
serenity.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-12-14

ing the line. Yet We don't fight. NJ,
commission expires soon. I'll be dis.
charged in three months. You can
bet I'm glad for more reasons than
I've mentioned"
Thorne was evidently laboring un.
der strong. suppressed excitement.
His face showed pale under the tan,
and his eyes cleaned with dark fire.
He had seated himself at table near
one Of the doorlike windows leading
Into the street, and every little while
he would glance sharply out. Also he
kept consulting his watch.
These details gradually grew upon
Gale as Thorne talked.
George, 1t strikes me that you're
upset." said Dick, presently. II seem
to remember you as a cool-headed
fellow whom nothing could disturb.
Has the army changed your"
Thorne laughed. It was laugh
with strange, high note 1t was
reckless-it hinted of exaltation. He
peered out one window, then another.
His actions were rapid. Returning to
the table, he put his hands upon II
and leaned over to look closely into
Gales face.
"l'm away from camp without
leave" he said.
"Isn't that serious ofrense p
asked Dick.
Serious? For me, If I'm discov.
cred, 1t means ruin. There are rebel
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-12-14

u m00Uy nUIO-
In town. Any moment we might have
trouble. I ought to be ready for duty
within call. If I'm discovered It
means arrest. That means delay
the failure of my plans-ruin."
Thorne bent over closer with his
dark eyes searchingly bright.
'What would you say, Dick Gale.
II told you that you're the one man
Td rather have come along than any
other at this crisis of my life7'
The earnest gaze, the passionate
voice with It's deep tremor drew Dick
upright, thrilling and eager, conscious
of strange, unfamiliar impetuosity.
"Thorne, I should say I was glad to
be the fellow" replied Dick.
Their hands locked for the moment,
and they sat down again with heads
close over the table.
Listen" began Thorne, in low,
swift whisper, "a few days. a week
ago-lt seems like a year:-I was Of
some assistance to refugees fleeing
from Mexico into the States. They
were all women, and one Of them was
dressed as a nun. Quite by accident
I saw her face. It was that of q
beautiful girl. l observed she kept
aloof from the others I suspected q
disguise, and, when opportunity af.
forded, spoke to her, offered my serv.
ices. She replied to my poor efforts at
Spanish in fluent English. She had
fed in terror from her home, some
place down In Sinaloa. Rebels are
active there. Her father was cap.
tured and held for ransom. When the
ransom was paid the rebels killed
him. The leader of these rebels was
bandit named Rojas. Rojas saw
the daughter, made of with her. But
she contrived to bribe her guards and
escaped almost Immediately before
any harm befeIl her. She hid among
friends. Rojas nearly tore down the
town in his efforts to find her. Then
she disguised herself and travelled BY
horseback. stage and train to Casita.
"She had no friends here, no money
She knew Rojas was trailing her.
This talk had with her was at the
railroad station, where all was hustle
and confusion. No one noticed us, so
Il thought. 1 advised her to remove
the disguise Of q nun before she left
the waiting-room. And got boy to
guide her. But he fetched her to this
h0flso had nroynisod En- como q,
the evening to talk over the situation
with her.
II found her, Dick, and when saw
her-I went stark, staring, raving mad
over her. She Is the most beautiful,
wonderful girl I ever saw. Her name
is Mercedes Castaneda, and she be-
longs to one Of the old wealthy Span
ish families. She has lived abroad
and in Havana. She speaks French
as well as English. She is-but
must be brief.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-12-14

Laughed 0oodIy Laugh.
shops, old King Snow Is doing nothing
perhaps he Is arranging for big
snowstorm or even for little one, but
that isn't work.
Perhaps he is Joining is some fes-
tivity or other arranged for by his
second cousins. the Icicle Boys and
Prince Sleet.
"But he Is not working"
swell, of course" said Old Man
Winter, "Xmas isn't work for those
who love 1t, and almost every single
soul does. As for Santa. hear he
adores 1t. Certainly he seems to when
I see him hurrying along through the
snow Of Xmas night and Xmas eve.
'Now, King Snow, it is all very well
for you to say that you haven't
Xmas list. It is all very well and all
very true that your grandchildren
wouldn't want mlttens, nor would they
want warm stockings, and Tn sure,
too, they would not want sleds.
"But at the same time you have
Xmas list !"
"Horrorsw said King Snow. "You
don't tell me sol What must DOR
'You have hundreds and hundreds
and hundreds Of names on your Xmas
list" said Old Man Winter.
King Snow gave q great groan.
"But they all ask for the one thing,
-snowl They want It to be white.
Xmas as they call It"
"Well," said King Snow, .rll give.
It to them. King Snow will give every,
one on his list present"
And that night King Snow began to.
attend to this-for there were only
several more days before Xmas. And,
20 excited did King Snow become that
he even showed In the windows left
open in bedrooms that night to make
sure they would all know Of his rart,
In Xmas !.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-12-14

little water left into Warren's cam
teen. He threw his own away.
Soon afterward Warren discovered
the loss.
where's your canteen?" he asked.
"The heat was getting my water,
SO drank what was left"
my son - said Warren.
The day opened for them in red
and green hell Of rock and cactus.
Like a fame the sun scorched and
peeled their faces. Warren went
blind from the glare, and Cameron
had to lead him. At last Warren
plunged down, exhausted, in the shade
Of ledge.
Cameron rested and waited, hope
less, with not, weary eyes gazing
down from their height where he sat.
Movement on the part Of Warren at
tracted his attention. Evidently the
old prospector had recovered his sight
and some of his strength. For he had
arisen, and now began to walk along
the arroyo bed with his forked peach
branch held before him. He had clung
to that precious bit Of wood. Warren,
however, stepped In deep pit, and,
cutting his canteen in half, began to
use one side Of 1t as scoop. He
scooped out wide hollow, SO wide
that Cameron was certain he had gone,
crazy. Cameron gently urged him to
stop, and then forcibly tried to make
him. But these efforts were futile.
Warren worked with slow, ceaseless,
methodical movement. He toiled for
what seemed hours. Cameron, seeing
the darkening, dampening sand, real
lied a wonderful possibility Of water,
and he plunged into the pit with the
other half Of the canteen. Then both
men toiled, round and round the wide
hole, down deeper and deeper. The
sand grew moist, then wet. At the
bottom Of the deep pit the sand coars-
ened, gave place to gravel Finally
water welled in, a stronger volume
than. Cameron ever, remembered find
ing on the desert.
The finding Of water revived Cam
eron's tagging hopes. But they were
shOrt'llVeu. warren na0 spent hlm-
self utterly.
"Tm done. Don't linger," he whis-
pered. "My son, go-gop
Then he fell. Cameron dragged him
out Of the sand pit to a sheltered
place under the ledge. While sitting
beside the falling man Cameron dis.
covered painted images on the wall.
Often in the desert he had found these
evidences Of prehistoric people.
Then, from long habit, he picked up a
piece of rock and examined it. Its
weight made him closely scrutinize It.
The color was peculiar black. He
Scraped through the black rust, to
find piece Of gold. Around him lay
scattered heaps Of black pebbles and
bits Of black, weathered rock and
i . s Z. h I . . b j
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-12-14
CHAPTER d
Old Friends.

r Old Friends. +
Richard Gale reflected that his So
journ in the West had been what his
disgusted father had predicted
idling here and dreaming there, with
no objective point or purpose.
It was reflection such as this, only
more serious and perhaps somewhat
desperate, that had brought Gale down
to the border. For some time the
newspapers had been printing news
Of the Mexican revolution, guerrilla
warfare, United States cavalry pa
trolling the international line, Ameri-
can cowboys fighting with the rebels,
and wild stories Of bold raiders. and
bandits. Regarding these rumors Gale
was skeptical. But as opportunity,
and adventure, too, had apparently
given him a wide berth in Montana,
Wyoming, Colorado, he had struck
southwest for the Arizona border,
where he hoped to see some stirring
life.
It was after dark one evening in
early October when Richard arrived
in Casita. There was a jostling, jab-
bering, sombreroed crowd of Mexicans
around the railroad station. He felt
as II he were in foreign, country.
After while he saw several men Of
his nationality, one Of whom he en-
gagged to carry his luggage to hotel.
OF the many people encountered by
Gale most were Mexicans. His guide
explained that the smaller half of
Casita lay in Arizona, the other half
in Mexico. and Of several thousand
Inhabitants the majority belonged on
the southern side Of the street, which
Was the boundary line. He also
said that rebels had entered the town
that day, causing a good deal Of ex-
citement. S
Gale was almost at the end Of his
financial resources; which fact occa-
stoned him to turn away from a pre.
tentious hotel and ask his guide for
q cheaper lodging house. When this
was found, a sight Of the loungers In
the Office, and also a desire for COM
fort, persuaded Gale to change his
travelling clothes for rough outing
5garb and boots.
"Well. I'm almost broke" he solilo.
quized, thoughtfully. 'aThe governor
said I wouldn't make any money. He's
right 80 far. And he said I'd be
coming home beaten. There he's
wrong. I've got a hunch that some.
thing II happen to me III this Greaser
town g. 5s,5 ,.lss. }s;. 4
He went ont Into the wide, white.
washed, high-ceiled corridor, and
from that into San immense room
which, but for pool tables. bar and
benches. would have been like q
courtyard. Bare legged, sandal-footed
Mexicans IN white rubbed shoulders
with: Mexicans mantled In black and
red. There were black-bearded.
'coarse-visaged Americans, some gam.
bling round the little tables, others
drinking. There were khaki i-clad cav,
5alrymen strutting ID and. out.
u at one end Of the room, somewhat
apart from the general melee, was d
group y. six men round . little table,
four pf wrtm were seated, the other.
two standing. Thess last two drew
Is second ! slancs from Gala Ths.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-12-14
.aeoLDl.

sYNoPs1s.-see gold in the
desert, Cameron solitary pros
pector. forms . partnership with 7
an unknown man whom he later
learns is Jonas Warren, father Of
q girl whom Cameron wronged,
but later married, back in Illinois.
Cameron's explanations appease
Warren. and the two proceed to-
gether. After many hardships
they are reduced to the limit of
physical endurance. In dying
condition they seek refuge In Q
cave, once occupied by q prehis-
toric people Of the Southwest.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-12-14
BY ZANE GREY
The Riders of the Purple Sage,
Author of.
Wildfre, EtS
Copyright BY Harper q Brothers.

little water left into Warren's can
teen. He threw his own away.
Soon afterward Warren discovered
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-12-14
Papa Likes Work.

First Little Boy-My papa says
your papa hates work.
Second Little Boy oh, no. hS
doesn't. He likes work. but hs hatsa 7
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-12-14
"osar lady, Rojas Will hound
you no more tonight, nor for
many nights" }"
tTo BIZ CONTINUED,
What Wivea kno,v

iiI4l 3f alI VvWNS vvVVO8 JNuVVvs ,,.Ttss7
d Experience teaches wife that the
more, she agrees With her husband, no.
matter how big fool be 10, the better
she gets on, " said 4 woman d IN Nns.
sHsh Dolice court
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-12-14
iII-co continued.

iII-continued.
49,
How long he absented himself or
what he did he had no idea. When
he returned Warren was sitting before
the campfire, and once more he ap-
peared composed. He spoke. and his
voice had deeper note; but other.
wise he seemed as usual.
They packed the burros and faced
the north together.
Cameron experienced singular ex-
altation. He had lightened his com
rade's burden. Wonderfully It came
to him that he had. also lightened his
own. From that hour 1t was not tor
ment to think of Nell. 4
w
There came morning when the
sun shone angry and red through q
dull. smoky haze.
"We're in for sandstorms," said
Cameron.
They had scarcely covered mile
when a desert-wide, moaning, yellow
wall Of flying sand swooped down
upon them. Seeking shelter in the lee
of a rock, they covered their heads
and patiently waited. The long hours
dragged, and the storm increased inl
fury. Cameron and Warren wet
:scarfs with water from their canteens.
and bound them rouno their faces,
.and then covered their heads. The
ateady, hollow below Of flying sand
went on. It flew so thickly that enough
~ifted down under the shelving rock to
weight the blankets ana almost bury
the men. They were frequently COM
PEELED to shake off the sand to keep
from being borne to the ground. And
1t was necessary to keep digging out
the packs. They lost the count Of time.
They dared not sleep, for that would
have meant being buried alive.
The storm finally blew itself out. It
left the prospectors heavy and stupid
for want Of sleep. Their burros had
wandered away, or had been buried
in the sand. Far as eye could reach
the desert had marvelously changed !;
1t was now rippling sea Of sand
dunes. Away to the north rose the
peak that was their only guiding
mark. They headed toward 1t, carry
ing shovel and part Of their packs.
At noon the peak vanished in the
sshimmering glare Of the desert. The
.prospectors pushed on, guided by the
,sun. In every wash they tried for
water. With the forked peach branch
In his hands Warren always succeed
led in locating water. They dug, but
1t lay too deep. AT length, spent and
sore, they fell and slept through that
night and part Of the next day. Then
they succeeded in getting water, and
.quenched their thirst. and filled the
.canteens. and cooked meal.
The burning day found them in an
unfortunately wide plain, where there
was no shelter from the fierce sun.
Mountain. peaks loomed on all sides,
some near, others distant: and one,
a blue spur, splitting the glaring sky
far to the north, Cameron thought he
recognized as landmark. The ascent
toward 1t was heartbreaking, not in
steepness, but in its league-and- nd-league-
long monotonous rise. Cameron knew
there was only one hope-to make the
water hold out and never stop to rest.
Warren began to weaken. Often he
had to halt. sy sas3
Cameron measured the water in his
canteen by it's weight. Evaporation
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-26
common
PEOPLE To
Be HEARD

fSTAFF CORRESPONDENT l. IN. sERYIcEl
\ - I. .>LEI'CN. Oct 26-rhe voice
OF the ccrlu1on people VIII be heard
on an equality with the roar Of the
: Rf'Aa tesE corporation in the applica-
tion CT President Hardiags new
extraordinary tariff revision pow
ers- under rules or procedure an
nornees1 today by the United States
tariff commission.
Each American citizen who can
snow a cause for redress will have
the same right as the Standard Oil
Company or the United States Steel
Corporation TO file an application
for changes IN tariff rates. accord
inG to the commissions announce
ment The statement must contain
the applicants name, resident. bust
ness address. occupation, the kind
OF relief sought and the grounds for
IT,
Appeals for rate changes can be
based en- allegations OF business in
jury or loss from any one OF three
causes These are:
Changes IN economic conditions
making existing Individual rate a
burden to the applicant tsection
sl5).
losses incurred through unfair
business methods employed by COM
peting importers (sectton $3.50. and
3-Infiction OF preferential taxes
against American exports by any
foreign nation (section 21D.
The first cause viii give American
business men an opportunity 10 OBJ
tain tariff relief If their grounds
are sufficient. without the necessity
OF having tie whole tariff bill re
written.
The second cause Will give pro-
lection TO concerns or individuals
competing with importers, Under
this section. the president can levy
additional duties against any I'M
rorter engaged IN unfair price cut
ting
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-26
GARY STEEL
MILLS ARE
H|NDEREl

Difficulty IN securing cars and
shor tage or help is causing demand
to exceed that OF supply. according
to steel officials IN Cary today in
commenting on production at the
Gary steel mills
For the first time IN months. the
local mills are working some so per
cent or normal capacity. even fac
ing the above mentioned obstacles.
Eight out of q total or twelve blast
furnaces at the Gary works are now
in operation. supplying enough steel
to run the departments nearly 100
per cent capacity.
Tonnage would be increased con-
siderably at tho plant OF the Ameri-
can Shete and Tin Plate Co. but
owing to the shortage Of skilled
labor help cannot be secured to op-
crate the additional mills which Of
acials could start in operation. Two
additional tin stacks were placed in
operation this week, while output IN
the hot mills remain the same
Faced with the shortage OF labor
and skilled hands. there are rumo-s
that officials are contemplating an
other salary increase for the future.
Another blast furnace would be put
into operation at the Gary works,
IL is said, but until enough men can
be secured to operate IL the furnace
WILL not be lighted.