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, 1922-04-21

a reply by Collins and his fri. Is.
Dublin, April 17th.-Jn his 81 9ech at
Mas, County Kildare, yesterday. Mi
chael Collins charged the opponents of
the Provisional Free State Govt. vi
setting barriers against the onward
march of the nation. He declared that
Eamon De Valera, had adopted methods
of anarchy" because the people OF Ire
land were not willing 70 allow him to
decide the treaty question for them. Mr..
De Valera regarded this attitude OF the
peopIe as an unforgiVeable sin and Tor 1t
theE were to be deprived OF them rlghtS
to Goose a Government.
Alfast, April 7th.-Gunmen entered
the Nome of ex soldier named Collins at
R9mGton, County Donegal, Saturday
niohN took him outside and shot at aud
seriously wounded him.
Porto a~aya, Cape Verde Island, April
17th.-Th3> se'aoea @@2@'o"o which
is attempting a flight from Portugal TO
Brazil. arrived here at six O>clock this
evening from St. Vincent.
Riga, April 18th. "A conspiracy among
Russian Monarchists in Central and
Eastern Europe to kill Niko!ai Lenine.
if he dares to step outside Russia. is said
bv secret service men here to have had
more or less of a bearing OF the fact that
Tenine has. not started for Genoa to at
tend tha Economic Conference.
New York, April Itch The raw sugar
market was steady early today. There
were sales of 1900 bags of Cuba's in
port at 2 5f16, equal to 1892 centrifugal;
Anril shipments of Cuba'S were quoted
at 4-O4 and May at All. The raw sugar
futures market, after showing declines
of | to points under scattered liqulda-
ton, rallied on covering and trade buy
ing at midday prices wereo unchanged.
A better inquiry was reported from re-
fned sugar. Quotations ranged from
% to $50 for fac graduated There
were no transactions in refined futures.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, April 18th. Ten per
IONS are known to have been killed n
at least a hundred are reported seriously
injured in a tornado at Hedrlck and
Sloan. Ind, some IL miles west OF Viii
Iiamsp@. Much property damage was
London, April 17th.-A great fire and
a massacre of Christians at Batoum. en-
the Black Sea coast of Asia Minor, were
in progress nine days ago when the ltal-
ian steamer ''Barbarita" lett there the
steamers officers reported on her arrival
at Patras, Greece, says an Athens des-
hatch to the Times on Sunday. Turkish
N~ationalists and Bashi Bazouks headed
hv Turkish officers, surrounded the Greek
charters and set it ablaze, shooting all
fhn OFfOnTS do.
, 1922-02-20

Der for Christiansted Town ~(Alexander);
six voted in favor and five against. The
motion was carried. The Chairman re-
marked before leaving the hall, is it the
desire Of the members to remain and
discuss the matter sbefore the house
informally.
Acting Government Secretary (C1arke)
said: Mr.. Chairman. According to the
Colonial Law, Par. 36, Page 8, Chap. 4.
it would make no difference if the Coun-
Gil meet on a Sunday. If this meeting
is declared illegal then the Governor
would not be allowed to pay mileage for
a meeting that was not legal There is
nothing in the law against this meeting
being held today and the Colonial Law
gives the Governor authority to convene a
meeting on any day, whether 1t be a holi-
day, a Sunday, or Christmas Day |
would hate to see the Councli not go
ahead with it's business. Gentlemen,
consider the expense to get the Governor
to send us over here for nothing.
End Member for C~hristiansted Town
(Canogata) said: Personally, | sympa-
thize with the Acting Government Score
tary for what he has said, but | can see
no way the Colonial Council can get Gus
of it after the voc which has been
taken
3rd Member for Ch%ristiansted Town
(AIerander) made a motion that the
house resolve iuself into a commit
tee of the whole house, seconded by
1st Member for Christiansted Town
~(Abramson).
The Chairman remarked: 1t is moved
and seconded that the house meet as a
committee of the whole house to take up
discussion Informally of the various
items on the order of the day. Eleven
voted for, and n against. The mo
ton was carried.
The Chairman remarked: We can now
proceed to discuss the Order of the Day
informally, but no vote can be taken,
There being no further business before
the House, the Chairman declared the
meeting adjourned at 2.15 p. m.
, 1922-02-20
LOCAL.


The S. s. Guiana is expected 10
leave New York to- morrow, 21st inst
The Mystery with New York, Porto
Rico and St. Thomas mails arrived at
Frederiksted Saturday afternoon, and go
odd sacks for this own reached here in
the evening.
The Native Brass Band gave a great
treat to the public last night in the form
of a concert of select music well played.
There was a large gathering as usual,
and the ~applauses were loud.
The S S. "Bridgetown'' sailed from
New York Saturday evening, 18th inst,
having SO tons of cargo for Frederiksted
and IA tons for Christiansted.
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49, N " / "A -
they be asked to enlighten US on this
point.
The Chairman said ! would ask the
legal lights Of the Ouncll II they "oulo
be kind enough to take up the qoes5lon'
4tb Appointed Member ~(BtdcElO0od) re-
marked AS far as | can see there can
be no doubt about this day being a
holiday. February 18th being 1incoln)s
Birthday and a Sunday, the next day was
proclaimed q holiday, There is nothing
more to do than take a vote OF the Coun-
Gil as to whether we should proceed or
not
3rd Member for Christiansted Town
(AIeGGnder) remarked Mr.. Chairman,
it seems to me to be a question OF deciding
the iIlegality of holding this meeting, but
do not think it is necessarytO have legal
minds on the matter. The Governor has
authority to designate any date he thinks
fit for holding meetings, and according
to the Colonial Law we can discuss tne
items, but cannot pass resolutions. l
think the Governor wants to put St. CrolX
and St. Thomas on the same basis with
regard to holidays, and the people in town
are not opposed to it. 4 beg to concur
with the Honorable End Member for
Christiansted Town that if we transact
business today, we would be making
laws and breaking laws.
End Appointed Member (NoH) said
Mr.. Chairman, | would like to state that
am going 10 vote against Council
proceeding today. | don't want to make
any further statement, but | am against
this meeting continuing.
Bird Member for Christiansted Town
(AIerander) remarked: Mr.. Chairman.
move that this meeting be adjourned,
which was seconded by End Appointed
Member (NolD.
The Chairman remarked: A motion
has been made hat the meeting be ad-
iourned by Bird Member for Christiansted
Tow n Alexander) and seconded by End
Appointed Member tNolD.
4th Member for Christiansted Country
District (Ram8ay) asked for the word
outside of matter under discussion; re-
ceiving consent of the Chairman, Mr..
Ramsay continued. Mr.. Chairman and
Honorable Members, my presence here
today is due to the fact that yesterday
morning | received a communication,
signed by a majority Of the members of
this Council, making a special request
of me that | remain in the Council, in
consequence of which decided to with
draw my resignation and therefore | am
here today.
, 1922-02-20
PROCEEDING
OF THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FO & ST. CIR ok.

Concluded from Saturdays Avis.)
The Chairman remarked that he did
not feel confident to decide the question
and would put it to the vote whether the
Council was willing to proceed or not.
End Member for Christiansted Town
(CamegGta) remarked Mr.. Chairman, if
we even vote in favor of holding the meet
ing it would be impossible to transact bust
ness; the Colonial Council cannot make a
law one day and break it another to suit
its convenience.
The Chairman remarked | am asking
the advice Of the Council. We can pro-
coed as if there was 10 a quorum, and
can discuss the various items but no vote
can be taken, if the Council so deter
mines
Bird Member for Christiansted Country
District Or. w. Skeoch) remarked: Mr..
Chairman, we have two lawyers as mem
bers of the Colonial Council, couldn't
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That's about the easiest thing this side
. HadeS-with Il mine like the old
Cfnnabar-With 10 more water in it
than what can be pumped QUITO back
you. ] reckon your title to the prop
erty's all right, amt IT,"
1T is; | have a deed from my grand
father" SO much | said, but | didn't
20 on to explain how the quick wit of
q girl who noW hated ne had saved
that deed from being Il mere SCRAP Of
waste paper. Not that | knew how
She had done it-but the tangible fact
was safely in my pocket.
Fifteen minutes after this break
fast table talk | was bidding a tenn
porary go0d-by to the wrcnk on the
Cinnabar ledge, and was about to take
the road to Atropia with Beasley;
both of MS intent upon catching a way
freight TO Angels. Daddy had lent me
the piebald pCny for the ride to the
railroad station-this either with or
without Joanie's consent; | didn't
know and forbore to ashland the
harlequin-facoh dog was ready 10 trot
at the pony's heels. But the blue-eyed
maiden had shut herself up in her
room, and | thought she wasn't going
to come out and see me off.
At the final moment, however, after
Bcaslcy had already steered his nag
across the dump head, and | was
about to climb into my saddle, she
came to the cabin door, and was beth
%curiously embarrassed and Il bit
brCathleSS.
Please one minute" she begged :;
and rs | took my foot of the stir
rup: DO you know what they have
GOn2 with-With-'
with BuIlerton?" l helped out.
NO, don't know; but | suppose
they've taken him on TO the county
seat at Copah with the others"
"Il:en-then-pleaso let him go. If
you refuse To prosecute"
make yourself entirely easy" I
broke in, a bit sourly, maybe. "Ill
agree IL to play the part Of the dog
in the manGer."
THANK you-sO much" she muir
INJURED; ana then she backed away
quickly and Wen in and on through
to the Kitchen, leaving me to follow
BeasIey, which | did, with the sour
Lumor telling me that of all the pu2-
zling. u~naccOuntable things in a world
Of eiiiEihaS, ii Moiiian'S NdgdrieS were
the least understandable. For, after
al! was said and done, and after all
that had happened and been made 20
happen, t. seemed to he palpahiy APP
parent that Jeanne Twombly was still
in love With the ieet.
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CHAPTER XIX.
ANGELS, Desert and Urban.


Our stop-over in Angels, Friend
Beasley's and mine, was of the short
est. our business with Father vii
liam Dublin was the mereSt ~travcSty
upon Il trial ut law, and was speedily
concluded.
Since there would De no passenger
train until afternoon, BcaSlcy and
resumed u places in the ~freight's
cabOoSe, and in due time were set
down in Brewster, the breezy little
metropolis of T%imanyoni Park.
Here my captor-and friend-ap-
peared 10 be very much ut home. He
took me to the best hotel, where he
was greeted with affectiOnate CANA
raGerie by a clerk who wore a dia-
mOnd big enough to serve for a loco
motive headlight, shook hands with,
and introduced me to- a number Of
gentlemen in the lobby, and presently
gave me orders to go up to our rooms
and take a wash" preparatory to
meeting a certain friend of his at
luncheon the meeting contingent upon
his being able to round up" the friend
In time for the feast.
1t still wanted a half-hOur of the
appointed luncheon time when l de-
scended to the lobby. A little before
one o'clock Beasley came in with a
middle-aged man who looked as If he
might have been the retired manager
of a Wild West show not ~long-haired,
or anything like that, but with the
cool eye and bronZed, weather-beaten
f'oofs only when circumstances forced
him TO. a moment later vas shak-
ing hands with Mr.. William Starbuck,
mine owner, ranchman, Il director In
the Brewster National bank, president
of the Brewster Commercial club and
the prime o V in a lot Of other civic
activities too numerous to mention.
l may pass lightly over the events
OF the three days following; days in
which Mr.. William Starbuch, who
seemed to be known to all the old
timers in Brewster as Billy" and to
the younger generation as Uncle Bill
IT," labored untiringly in my behalf;
procured me the necessary working
credit at the Brewster National,
helped me in the telegraphic ordering
of new machinery, helped Beasley to
rustic up a small army of mechanics
to. 20 ahead of us to the Cinnabar,
and last, but not least, made my peace
with the railroad company In the mat
ter of the stolen and smashed inspec-
ton car; this being a thing which he
was easily able TO do because he was
the brother-in-law, once removed, OF
the railroad company's vice president
and general manager.
On our last day in Brewster, and as
n parting favor, | asked Starbuck how
| SHOULD proceed in regard to quash-
!ng the indictment against Bullerton,
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and when | did So. he gave me a
shrewd look out of the cool gray eyes,
with n gentle uplifting Of the shaggy
broWs. IF YOU are determined TO let
Fullerton 20, all you have to do is to
do nothing. If YOU don't appear in
Copah 10 prosecute him and his would
he mine iumpers, the case against
them will he dismissed, rs a matter Of
course. Eut really, you know, YOU
ought TO make m eXgfnple Of them"
"!n the circumstances, / can't l
returned, SO we let it go at that and
an hour later BeaSley and | were on
our way back 10 Atropia and CHINA
bar mountain.
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nall abstntiy, hold!ng II down 50 rnaI
the glow OF the nearest flare fell upon
the writing. Then / gave a little yciI:,
swallowed hard two or three tlmes
and nearly choked doing it, and read
the thing again. After all of which Z
said, as calmly rs | could:
but, in spite of all that ! had told
YOU about Lisette, you asked me once
to kiss YOU
Isis it quite nice Of you to re-
mind me OF 81" she inquired reproach-
fully.
1t wouldn't be-in ordinary cir
cumStances: it would be bea@tly. But,
listen, jeanne; haven't YOU been mad
clear through, sometimes, in reading
a story, to have a coincidence rung in
on you when you knew perfectly well
that the thing couldn't possibly have
happened - pat in the nick of timer
Il suppose | have; yes
well, don't ever let ii disturb you
again. Because the real thing is a lot
more wonderful and unbelievable, you
know. Listen to this it's a wire from
my cousin. Percy; the one who sent
me out into the wide, wide world TO
look for a girl, a horse and n dog, and
who is the only human being outside
Of Colorado who knows where | am
likely to be reached by telegraph. He
is in Boston, and his is what he says:
Recalled home when we reached
Honolulu. outbound. LiSette and |
were married today. Congratulate
us"
For a minute there was a GREATNESS
sort Of pause, and | broke it.
Jeanne, dear. was it just common
honesty and good faith that made you
take all these chances, with the deed,
ana with Bullerton?"
Yes, I'm commonly honest" said
the small voice ut my shoulder.
"Bullerton is a shrewd, smart fell
low" | went on. III ventare to say
that he never made such q bonehead
break as | did the morning you came
back. You must think something of
him or you wouldn't have asked me
not TO prosecute him for trying to
lllllutI lbul IutlCl blu NV
she looked down at her pretty feet,
which were crossed.
Il think-a little something-of N.Y.
self" she said, with small breath
~catchings between the words. II owed
myself that much, don't you think? If
| didn't deceive him outright, I'm
afraid | did let him deceive himself.
SO that made me responsible, in Il way,
and | couldn't let You send him TO Jail.
could ~
But what about me? Are you go-
Ing to send me to a worse place than
any jail?-for that IS what the whole
wide world is going 10 be to me with
out YOU, Jeanie, dear"
Her answer was just like her: She
turned and put up her face to me and
said, Kiss me again, Stannie." And
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Beaslcy riding a borrowed horse, and
| the calico pony, which Daddy Hiram
lad sent down TO the station by one of
the newly imported w0rkmen.
Just as we were leaving the rail
road station Buddy Fuller, the opera
tor, ran out TO hand me n telegram.
Stree it was too dark 10 see to read it,
and | supposed, naturally, that it was
nothing more important than a bid
from some machinery firm anxious to
supply our needs, | thought it might
wait, stuck it into my pocket-and
promptly forgot it.
Our talk. as we rode together up the
now familiar trail, "a chiefly Of bust
ness; the business Of reOpCning the
mine; and it was not until we were
nearing our destination that the ex-
marshal said:
"Still Stickin' in your craw that you
amt a-goin' to pop the whip at Charley
BullertonT"
1T is" / answered.
"Well, now, why nOt?'
principally because | have promised
somebody that l wouldn't prosecute"
mot Hi Twombly; he'd never asst
you to do anything like that"
"NO; not Daddy Hiram"
He didn't press the matter any
further, and We rode on in silence. AS
we approached the neighborhOod Of
the mine, evidences Of the forthputting
activities began to manifest them
selves.
Daddy Hiram met us at the door of
his newly repaired cabin across the
dump head and insisted upon taking
care Of the horses. Beasley and
washed up at the outdoor, bench-and-
basin lavatory; and when we went in,
Jeanie had supper ready for us.
She didn't sit at table with us
from which / argued that She and her
father had already eaten-and |
thought she EurnoSeiy avoided me:
avoided meeting my eye, ut least. ]
didn't wonder at il. Her position. as
| had it figured out, wa rather awk-
hdiNiN 0ttiiIllONN. 10y lI4N lliiNs Il
had fully convinced myself that she
was in love with Fullerton, and was
probably engaged TO be married TO
him and that it was only her native
honesty that had driven her to take
sides against him in the struggle for
the Cinnabar, prompting her To DO the
n thing which had Knocked his ne
fariOus scheme on the head-namely,
the recording Of my deed.
Knowing nothing but hard work,
Dsddy Hiram was running the deep
wei, pumps himself. OF rather, taking
the night shift or them and about ten
o'clock, just as l Lad made up my mind
to go TO bed and let the repairing ac-
~tivities take care of themselves, l saw
,Jeanie going over to the boiler shed
with & pot of freshly made coffee for
her father. Here was my chance, !
thought SO | waited and cornered her
MS she came back.
Lets have ii out, Jean!e," l said
which, / confess, vas a sort Of brutal
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"Would you have believed him?" |
asked, ~grinning across the table at
neaslcy.
1T d a-hCen a question OF vee-racity,
as the court says; with maybe you
ana Iii Twombly too dead TO testify
st this. Daddy. who had been eat
ing Ike Il man half starved, put in
his word.
II reckon YOU can't get ut them
g]aloo;s higher UP. Stannie, but if You
don't shove Charley Fullerton just
about as far as the law II allow, I'm
goin' TO call yc a qu.tter.'
At tlat moment jeanne had just
brought in another hcaping plate Of
tie luscious corn cakes, and | was
lookinA"at her when | replied.
Wen see about the showing a bit
later, Daddy. The first thing to do
is 10 pat the old Cinuabar in shape to
shell us out some. money. I'm broke,
you know"
Wien ! made this admission, BeaS-
ley. the last man in the world from
whom help could come, | should haze
said, looked me squarcly in the eyes.
"Stannic Broughton-if that's your
uamy-yOu amt so dad-blamcd crazy
as yea look and act" he remarked.
Moneys what talks. Are YOU aifnin'
20 swing onto this thing With your own
hands?--ror keeps, | mean; not to sell
It out to the first set o mimi sharps
that along?'
Sure you said it; Pm going TO
keep It and work it~after | get out
Of the. Jail where you're going TO
land nc for pinching that inspection
car and getting it smashed. Why
else I'D | start out biindfo!ded to hunt
for Il cirl. Il horse and Il dog?'
He let the latter half Of my reply
go without comment; charging ii up
to some last lingering remains Of The
craziness, perhaps.
WEI, let's see about where you'd
crack your whip first" he invited.
'Tiat part OF It is easy" | laughed.
"What | don't know about the rr@c-
teal enl Of the mining job would load
Il wagon. I'll pitch out ana hunt ne
UP a real, for-Sure miner. of course"
"NGtlin' so aWfully crazy about
that, Ee granted. Then: whats the
matter with III Twombly, here, for
your boss miner?'
Not u thing in the wide world
except that he can't be because he is
going 10 he my partner in the deal"
NOW you're tolkiii n whole heap
like Il white man. said the desperate
ish one. "Dog-goned if | don't b'lieyc
YOU are willie. Whit do YOU say to
Swim ne Il whack at the hoSsin'
job?"
took Just one little glance ut Dad
dy. ana the mild blue eyes Said yes"
'But you've got me under arrest,
Mr.. B20sley," ! pointed out. just to
see What he'd say. you cag't very
well close a business deal with your
prisoner, can you?"
exile two r three birds with the m
rock he mumblcd. examining the
siruped half OF his Notwithstanding
corn cake into his %capaciouS mouth.
"IIl chase you down to Angels and
turn you over to the majesty o the
law-the same bein' by name old
Squire Dublin. Then I'll jump my
Job O sOrtin' out the bad angels from
amongst the good angels and go out
and rustic your bail. Time old Bill
Dubbin's chewin' over the law in sich
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cases made and pervided-like he's
bound to dO-Ill scrape up a bunch o
me- and start 'em up hereawuys to
begin on the repairs. How does all
that strike your"
If my laugh was a bit grim there
was a warrant for 1t.
1T strikes me fair in the empty
pocket. my good friend" ! told him.
"Just at this present moment !
couldn't finance one solitary, lonesome
carpenter-to say nothing of a gang
az ther,, with half a dozen steam
Giters end boilernakers thrown In"
"JI3Nl we.bin' capital. YOU mean?
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Recommended as the Surest Founda-
ton That Can Be Laid. for a
Happy Future.

What are you doing for your baby's
future happiness?
Have you thought Of opening q bank
account for your baby7
These are questions that should be
given a thought by every parent, writes
Cecilia Anthony In Thrift Magazine.
Many newly born babes are pre-
sented with gifts in the form of money.
Why not start an account for the baby
with this money and watch II grow
by making regular weekly contribu-
tons, instead Of using the money TO
buy clothes or some other artlcles2
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START BANK ACCOUNT FOR BABY

The weekly deposit Of 81 at 4 per
cent interest for ten years wiA amount
10 $63S.O4; In fifteen years. S1,075.T5,
and In twenty years. $I.6O1.o6. If 4
deposit Of So Is made regularly every
week for ten years the child will have
Ia Its favor the F,lm Of $1,914; In If
teen years the amoGnt will be $3,227.25
and In twenty years S5.37S.7j.
OF course, as the child grows older
he or she will ave the pennies, Eickels
and dimes, and help toward the regular
weekly deposit, which will lessen the
drain on the parents pocketbook. In
time to- come the child will be the sole
deposition.
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though all the carpenters or the JOB
were looking OH, as / suppose they
were, by this time, l took her In my
arms.
1t was a short spasm; 1t sort of had
to be in the public circumstances.
When 1t was over, l folded Percy's
telegram, took out my pencil, and with
the dear girl looking on, printed my
reply on what was left Of the message
blank. This is what | said:
"The same TO you. Have found the
c., the H. and the D., and Miss Jeanis
Twombly and / are to be married as
soon as we can find Il minister. Incl
dentally, | have learned how to work.
Hope it will be q comfort to you, to
Grandfather Jasper-if he is where he
can hear Of it-and to all concerned.
"STANNIE."
[THE ENID
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iAPTE Xxx.
Cousin Percy Wires.

1t was on the evening Of the fourth
days absence that Beasley and | left
the train at Atropia and took the
mountain trail in reverse for a return
to tie high bench on Old Cinnabar,