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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-05-09

Uno de nuestros Redactores, conver-
sando aver con el Lcdo. Jose de J. Ii
zol, miembro prominente del partido
Unionista. -presidente de la Conf
sion de Hacienda de la Camara ; rniem-
bro de la Comisi6n con6mica recogi6
de labios de aquel las siguientes, inte-
resantisimas manifestaciones:
-Tiene I'd. alguna opinion fcrmada
acerca de los asuntos economicos que
2ctualmente preocupan tanto al pals?
--Es ell asunto a que doy ma
yor interes y al que dedico mis- mejores
Cntusiasmos. Yo creo que es possible en-
Contrar medidas que 10 solucionen salts
factoriamente v tardara muy pccc tiem-
20 en- que la voluntad del pueblo habra
do manifestarse claramente por medic
del sufragio universal en- esta question
importantisima. Mi partido en- su ilti-
ma asamblea, moci6n mia de otros
eilnpatizadores de estas cuestiones. apro
30 una clausula economical que sera
salvadora para ell pals. Por este prin-
.ctpalmente soy unionista y creo que mi
partido es Ell 1nico EN- condiciones, por
Ia fuerza de opinion que representa-,
rara 81 asi 10 desea conseguir ell efec-
tive mejoramiento de todas lss classes
del pals.
-SNo cree I'd. que 81 Sc coniguiera
Ia forma de no rebajar los sueldos los
empIeados, sobre todo a los maestros.
So habria conjurado Ell conficto actual?
-El actual ST. Pero imitandonos a
ESQ sin hacer otros estudios, al afio pro-
7imo nos veriamos en- la necesidad de
resolver Ell mismo conhicto es decir,
cue no habriamos hecho mas Due apla-
carlo, no rssolverlo.
-IPero no cree I'd. que debido las
circunstancias actuales, la rebaja de
sueldos los empleados Sc hsce indispen
sable, para aplazar ell conficto en- 10
que encuentran los remedies?
La rebaja de sueldos esta deere
tada por la ley del presupuesto apro-
bada en- 1891. 81 ESQ solamente Sc va
tratar lacer, entonces no habria
necesidad de que la comisi6n econ6mi-
ca Sc hubiera reunido. ESQ es obligato-
Iio Y solo reGu.sre Ell trabajo mecanico
de un empleado cue file las rebsjas de
acuerdo con la escala establecida en- Ia
ley aprobada. 81 de 10 que SO trata es,
de mantener Ell sueldo actual &c los
empleados, previa recommendation de la
Comisi6n economical la legislature, des
pnes de indicar los recursos con que Sc
cuenta para clio, entonces no existen
mas que dos caminos:
Husmear en- compafia de los Jefes
de Departamento las partidas del presu-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-05-09
DON TIBURcIo ANTUNANo

Ha embarcado para Estados Unidos
en- union de su hijo don Emilio. el pres
tigioso caballero don Tiburcio Antu1a.
no, residente en- Rio Piedras, donde 60
"a de generates simpatias.
Ell senior Antufano sera operado de
Ia vista por ell notable especiaista Ca
ITALIAN doctor Barraque, quien sc halla
actualmente en- Nueva York y luego Sc
cuira viaje para Europa.
Ell MUNDo desea los distinguidos
viajeros un viaje feliz.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-05-09

quien Sc supuso siempre un amigo de
Puerto Rico.
Cambiando inpresiones con el hder
socialista, Sr. Iglesias, nos enteramos
de que hay una carta de Washington
en- la que Sc asegura que ell Gobernador
Reilly est& absolutamente respaIdado
por ell Presidente Harding, quien sigue
teniendo puesta en- 6l toda su confan-
"a Y tiene fe ciega en- la integridad del
Gobernador, quien cree en- magnffica
disposition para hacer una labor eff
ciente frente la Administrator de
la Isla.
En- dicha carta, segiin ell decir de
Iglesias, Sc asegura ademas que 81 el
Presidente fuera obligado hacer un
cambio en- la gobernaci6n de Ia isla, el
que 10 sustituyera vendria Puerto Ri
co, en- condolences tales que no les da-
ria participation en- el Gobierno a min
gun unionista y principalmente aque-
Hos que hayan intervenido en- los car
gos que Sc han presentado contra eI
Gobernador.
Esta information la recogemos con
la consiguiente reserva, va que no Sc
nos ha mostrado la referida carta; y
porque ademas es de presumir que 81
ell Presidente Harding piensa dar de-
terminadas instrucciones un nuevo
gobernador que pudiera nombrar, en-
alguna OCCASION futura, quizss no hacia.
p6blicas esas instrucciones 1lasta darlas
ofcialmente al funcionario que nom-
brase.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-05-09
VENTA EN- PUBLICA SUBASTA

El viernes IL de mayo de 1922 a
las 2 p. m. vendere por orden de la
Corte de Distrito del Distrito Prime
ro de San Juan, al mejor postor y
de contado, todas las existencias re-
manentes del fuego ocurrido en- ell
almacen de R. Borras y Co., Gale de
Allen No. 78, San Juan, P. r.
R. MARTINEZ REYES
Marshal de dicha Corte.
Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-05-09

GENovA, mayo g.. = FL presidente
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-05-09

de la delegation francesa, NJ Barthou
ha expresado hoy los periodistas anne
ricanos, italianos, franceses y alema-
mes que le visitaron por turnos, que Ru
sia no da una respuesta Categorical v
afrmativa al memorandum de los ALA
dos, las negociaciones para el pacto no
aggressive de Lloyd George tropezarfan
con inndmeras didcultades y reparos,
cue seguramente haran infectivo i'm
possible ell plan del jefe del gObierno
ingles.
Toda la atenci6n de la conferencia es
ia puesta sobre los delegados sovietis-
tas. as1.4
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-05-09
CINCUENTA MIL EMPLEA
DOS HAN OUEDADO CESAN-
TES EN- FRANCIA.

PARIS. mayo 8. - Por un decreto
presidential, promulgado esta tarde,
quedan suprimidas cincuenta mil pla-
zas en- ell Ministerio de la Guerra, en-
ell Ministerio de Marina y en- las IA
bricas de municiones Y arsenales de
la nacion.
Ell gobierno ha manifestado que sc
ha visto obligado decretar tan nu-
merosas cesantias con el fin de econo-
mizar alredor de trescientos millones
para ell presupuesto de 1928.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-05-09
"c1NE LUNA,

Esta Empresa, reconsiderando la aph-
cacion de la Ordenanza Municipal nj
Zero Is. decide desde hoy recargar los
kcIetos de entrada ESTRICTAMEN-
TIE con el recargo exigido por ell Mu-
nicipio. Precios corrientes seran: Matt
nee II Y IL centavos, Roche 2s y II
centavos. Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-05-09
Ell BURGO Maestro DE
BRUSELAS AL BRASIL

BRUSELAS, mayo g. Adolfo Max
alcalde de esta cIudad Sc embarcara
ell 1S del actual para Rio de Janeiro,
con ell fin de participar, en- nombre de
este gobierno en- los festivales conrns
morat1vos de la Independence brasi-
lela>
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-05-09
roN EUeEN1o cARLos.DE Hosros

ION EUGENIo CARLOS. DE HosTos
Ell domingo por la noehe EMBARGO
para Europa, en- ell vapor ''Macoris' :
acompafiado de su dls.lnguida y bella
espcsa y su monisima hija, O. prestigio
SO caballero don Eugenio Carlos de Hos
tcs.
La distinguida familia de Hostos-Mc-
cormick, pasara una larga temporada en-
Paris visitando luego las principales
poblaciones de Europa.
Ell MUNDo envia los estimadisi-
RIOS viajeros un saludo cordial de des-
pedida y les desea un felicisimo viaje.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-05-09
MIR. LLOYD GEORGE No
MODIFICACIO-
MES AL MEMORANDUM
CINCUENTA MIL ElGPLEADOS HAN QUEDADO CE
SANTES EN- LA REPUBLICA FRANCESA

La prensa belga consagra extensos
articulos al prominente politico y eco
nomista belga senior Ruy Barbosa, re-
presentante del Brasil en- ell Tribunal
Permanente International de Justicia,
quien visitara pr6ximamente esta Ca
pital, en- camino para La Haya.
Ell PACTO NO AGRESIVO Sc.
RA IMPOSSIBLE SIN LA INTER
VENCION BOLSHEVIKI
GENOVA, mayo 8. = FL presidente
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-10-12
Civic Club Holds Autumn Luncheon.

Civic Club Holds Autumn Luncheon.
The members of the Oakland Civic
Club enjoyed a very pleasant social
occasion on last Saturday aft rnoon,
the event being the autumn luncheon
of the club. The plans Eor the lunch
con had been very carefully worked
out by the management of the club
and by the committees in charge of
the same. The rooms and tables were
tastefully decorated with autumn
flowers and other decorations, so as
to give an autumn effect, and present
ed a very attractive appearance
Thirty-eight members Of the club
were present and partook of the fol
lowing menu, in which Garrett county
products predominated: Civic Club
Cocktails, Chicken a la Maryland,
Stuffed Tomatoes q la glade, Rolls and
Chestnut Beurre, Oakland Ice, Last
Rose of Summer Cakes, Garrett coun-
ty Nuts and Candies, Coffee, Cues
tionable Cigarettes.
The questionable cigarettes listed
on the menu cards proved to be some
thing entirely new, having been so
constructed as to resemble cigarettes,
but contained a paper upon which was
written a question for each person
present to answer. These questions
related to matters Of particular inter
est to Oakland people, and out of the
answers grew some very interesting
discussions of Civic matters.
Mrs. Ellwood Offutt and her COM
mittee, who had active charge of the
arrangements for this luncheon were
given rising vote of thanks by those
present. Mrs. James Wilson, the
president of the club presided over the
luncheon in her usual gracious manner
and in an interesting way lead the
discussion of civic problems.
Those present were: Mesdames T.
E. Billiard, N. l. Broadwater, H.
Crutzburg, G. A. Fraley, r. E. Frazee,
John Davis, H. A. Grubbs, W. W.
Grant, Andrew Helbig, James Hamill,
Ray Jones, H. A. Loraditch, John
Murphy, A. D. Naylor, Arthur Nay
lor, Paul Naylor, Ellwood Offutt, D.
E. Offutt, G. A. Porter, Edward Pen
dergast, j. c. Renninger, H. c. Sin
cell, George Sprague, W. A. Sturgiss,
R. E. Sliger, Arthur Townshend, C. A.
Tower, E. z. Tower, Harry White,
James Wilson, and Misses Tekla
Fundenburg, Estella Hart, Frances
Hamill, Mary Porter, Elizabeth West
Grace Loar and Mrs. evils Walter
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-10-12

Most comically decorated car, Miss
Sollars.
Oakland Hardware and Furniture Co.
To the first prize winner, one Boyce
Moto-Meter, Mrs. E. 2. Tower.
Browning & Sellers
To the first prize winner, 10 gall
Ions motor oil, Mrs. E. 2. Tower.
LawtOn Auto and Electric Co.
Parking light for the best decorat-,
ed closed car, Joseph T. Glotfelty.
W. H. Hinebaugh.
For best original idea IN car deco
ration, pair auto gloves, Cecil Ram
sey.
GOnder's Accessory Store
For best decorated roadster, one
outlook, Mrs. Bernard Gender.
Hinebaugh's Tire Shop.
To the first prize winner, one auto
tube, Mrs. E. z. Tower.
Martins Tire Shop.
For best decorated Overland, one
U. S. tire, A. ]. Freeland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-10-12
DEER PARK
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Mr.. Ray Wright, of Swanton, and
Miss Florence White, of Mt. Lake
Park, spent Sunday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. N. Refs, of
near Deer Park.
Little Ellen Jeffries, who had her
tonsils removed at a hospital in Par
kersburg, West Va, is improving rap
idly.
Mrs. J. P. Garrett was in Oakland
visiting relatives and friends last Fri
day.
After very long dry spell we are
having occasional rains. We hope
these rains wi | not bring with them
the winter and cold weather.
Mrs. Elmer Broadwater, a former
resident of Deer Park, but who now
resides at Crellin, spent Sunday here
with friends.
Naylor & Co. just received a big
shipment of bale wire Adv. 1t.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-10-12
as follows:
Martins Garage

Best decorated s-Knight, Mrs
E. z. Tower, $1,000.
Best decorated Overland, A. J.
Freeland, $1,000.
Best decorated Durant, Frank
Feather, $1,000.
Evans Garage.
Best decorated Ford, 1st, Mrs. Har-
vey Gortner, $500; End, L. R. Arm
strong, $1,000; 3rd, Mrs. T. w. Cas-
teel.
Treacy's Garage
Best decorated Dodge car, 1st, Miss
Sollars; End, Lawrence M. Fraley;
Bird, George Wilt.
Union Auto Sales and Service Station
Best decorated Studebaker, Walter
Falkenstein.
Best decorated Oldsmobile, J. C.
johnson.
Oakland Garage
Best decorated Chevrolet, William
Kunkle, Cumberland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-10-12
PRIZE WINNERS AT The
GARRETT COUNTY FAIR
Continued N page three.)

Continued IN page three.)
Best six stalks OF field corn, 1st
and End, G. 0. Lohr, Oakland.
Best six stalks ensilage corn, LIST,
G. Fay Shaw; End, Lewis Bush, Oak
land.
Wheat
Best peck winter wheat, list, A. P.
Sanders; End, Henry Eggers, Oak
land; 3rd, L. R. Armstrong, Crellin.
Best sheaf wheat, list, Henry M.
Speicher, Accident; End, Lewis Bush.
Best peck buckwheat, (Japanese)
John Shaffer, Oakland.
Best peck Silver Hull buckwheat,
1st, A. P. Sanders; End, Mrs. Bert
Scott, Hutton.
Oats
Best peck oats, w. NJ. Sebold, Mt.
Lake Park.
Grasses
Best bundle alfalfa, A. D. Naylor.
Best bundle timothy, H. P. Miller.
Best bundle sweet clover, W. G.
Riley.
INCEST sunfower, Alice M. Whor-
ton.
Vegetables
Best general display from one gar
den, Mary M. Miller, Grantsville.
Best Rose group early potatoes, LIST,
Elijah J. Friend, Oakland; End, S.
W. Ringer; 3rd, BENZ. Koch, Oakland.
Best Green Mountain group pota-
toes, LIST, H. P. Miller; End, A. P.
Sanders; 3rd, Albert Smouse, Oak
land
Best Rural group potatoes, 1st, W.
M. Sebold; End, Albert Smouse; 3rd,
Oscar Ridder, Oakland.
Best peck Irish Cobblers, 1st, Mrs.
Bert Scott; End, Burt Kitzmiller, Mt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-10-12

Best pint preserved plums, Mrs.
Joseph E. Harmed.
Best pint preserved ounces, Miss
Cora Stemple.
Best mince meat, Mrs. Grace New
man.
Best catsup, Mrs. Grace Newman.
Best strawberry preserves, Mrs. t.
Pysell.
Best tomato preserves, Mrs. T.
Pysell, LIST; End, Mrs Oscar Notes.
Best watermelon pickle, Mrs. T. A.
Gender.
Best jar chow chow, 1st, Mrs. H.
P. Miller; End, Mrs. Charles New
man.
Best chill sauce, Mrs. Tabb.
Best picked beets, Mrs. Grace
Newman.
Best cucumber pickle, Mrs. Grace
Newman, LIST, Mrs. H. P. Miller, End.
Jellies.
Best half pint gooseberry, Miss Co.
ra Stemple.
Best half rint currant, Miss Cora
+ Stemple.
Best half pint grape 1st, Miss Clara
Spoerlein; End, Miss Gertrude Brown
ing, Oakland.
Best half pint ounce, list, Mrs. ].
j. L. Pollock; End, Mrs. Tabb.
Best half pint crabapple, list, Mrs.
J. L. Pollock; End, Mrs. Tabb.
Best half pint blackberry, Miss
Gertrude Browning.
Best half pint huckleberry, Mrs. H.
P. Miller.
Best half pint apple, Mrs. ]. L. Pol
lock.
Dried Corn.
Best quart dried corn, Mrs. Grace
Newman.
Best jar pork, Mrs. H. P. Miller.
Best jar sausage, 1st, Mrs. Grace
Newman; End, Miss Cora Stemple.
Best chocolate fudge, LIST, Mrs. j.
E. Harmed; End, Mrs. Harmed.
Best maple syrup, 1st, Lennie Beck
man, Oakland; End, Mrs. Sara E.
White.
Best honey in comb, Mrs. A. P.
Sanders.
Best potato chips, Mrs. Grace New,
man.
Best two-pound print butter, LIST,
Mrs. E. B. King; 2nd, Mrs. B. C.
Scott.
Best ham, D. W. Dorsey, Grants
vile.
Department domestic Art
Best embroidered centerpiece, 1st,
Dora Bland, Aurora.
Best embroidered center piece, LIST,
Miss Margaret White, Oakland; End,
Miss Cora Stemple.
Best tatting, 1st, Miss Margaret
White; End, Miss Grace Beeghley,
Accident.
Best crochet centerpiece, 1st, Miss
Margaret White; End, Miss Margaret
White.
Best fancy work, Mss Margaret
White.
Best embroidered table set, Miss
Grace Beeghley.
Best crotchet table cloth, LIST, Mrs.
H. A. Loraditch; End, Mrs. Loraditch.
Rugs
Best rag rug, LIST, Mrs. A. V. Shat
fer; End, Mrs. Shaffer.
Best bed spread, Mrs. Fred. Paul
lie, Hutton.
Best patch work quilt, list, Mrs.
Abel Dewitt, Deer Park; End, Mrs.
Sara White.
Ladies IS and Over.
Best crochet, LIST, Mrs. A. V. Shat
fer; End, Mrs. Fundenburg, Oakland.
Best renovated child's clothing, Mrs.
A. V. Shaffer.
Best cushion top, Mrs. John Fitz-
water, Oakland.
Best crochet yoke, Miss Dora Kahl,
Accident.
Department boys and Girls
Best peck of potatoes grown by boy
or girl under IS years, 1st, Edward
w. Sebold, Mt. Lake Park; End, Lee
Slabaugh, Oakland.
Best pig born in 1922, 1st, William
Riley, Deer Park; End, Walter New
man.
Department K-Children.
Best map of Maryland, 1st, Mil
dred Sisler, McHenry; End, Lavida
Miller, Deer Park
Best essay "Our State" list, Ele-
amor Townshend; End, William Par
IRISH, Oakland.
Best exhibition of penmanship,
class A, LIST, William Parrish; End,
Wilma Moomaw.
Best exhibit of penmanship, class
B, LIST, Marguerite Bristol, Mountain
Lake Park; End, Arlie Winters, Noun
tain Lake Park.
Best free hand drawing, list, Her
bert Durham, Kempton; End, Herbert
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-10-12

Send your Job Printing to The Re-
publican Job Printing Office.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-10-12

Naylor & Co. just received a big
shipment of bale wire Adv. 1t.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-08
FINAL PAYMENT ON NEW.
|NC|NERAT0R HELD UP
Sub-contractors Said to Have
Claims Which Have Not
Been Adjusted.

Contrary to expectations the bill for
the balance due the Davis Incinerator
GO. for the construction OF the new
City Council last night and from what
could he learned relative TO h pay
m~nt II viii not he Q m TO Council
for several days. There Ia duo the
t3s.5oo or onc-half of the
contract price OF $4,000 for the new
in~cinera;ing plant. one-half the money
having boon paid upon its completion,
II WAS developed last night that
much Of tho work on tho incinerator
was performed by sub-contractors 10
whom the Jobs had been let by the
pavie company and that practically ali
of these suh-contractors are Whining
tor business concerns. Some OF these
companies have not a. yet been paid
for thor work and II Ia understood
that this fact il a big factor In tho de-
fay In making nnal payment to the
navi~ company.
Council sometime agreed 70
protect these eub-contgactors IN the
transaction by eceing M their claims
were guaranteed before tho city made
final payment IN the contract foe the
moderator. Councilmen also are see
ing to IL that tho city'e interests are
protected 10 tho extont that all claims
are settled and hat there VIII be nc
possibility Of n liens being lodged
against tho plant. otherwise the city
would have TO pay tho contractor and
then pay tho sub-contrActors. thereby
paying twice for the @me SOB.
What has caused the delay In the
settlement with h Gub-contrnCtorf
Is not known. Neither 10 It known
when they will get ehe,r money. The
~inclncrator ts completed and doins
good work in the consumption Of
garbage but when IL VIII be officially
taken ovcr by the city Ia not known.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-08
COMPLAINS Of DEAD
CAT IN cry Street
Former Councilman Mearns
Objects to Unsightli-
ness on Sunday.

James @. Mearns. former member
OF City Council from the Seventh
Ward, last night sent a letter TO
Council complaining about n dead cat
which ne saw lying in the street ut
Ninth and Shipley last Sunday and the
fact that after ne had complained TO
the police department about II, the car
cass was still in tho same place the fol.
lowing day.
Mr.. Mearns SGT forth in his letter
that seeing the body he thought OF
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-08

tho cityis slogan: Tho frat city OF
tho hrst.state" and no felt likc adding
TO It But nobody cares" He said he
had called the attention OF tho police
to tho dead cat because
that was the only city department on
duty on Sunday.
Councilman agreed tho matter wae
for the attention of tho Board OF
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-08
MUCH SOAP FOR RUSSIANS.


MOSCOW, Sept. s.-ScNcntecn car
loads OF hospital and medical supplies
made up the faet sanitary train OF the
American Relief Administration which
began a tour OF Russia early In
August. Surgical Instruments and
vaccines were TO be distributed to fve
cities and about 20 villages. The
equipment includes two carloads OF
soap.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-08

Havs you a piece OF antique fur
nituro that you deeire 10 turn into
cash7 Tell our $4,000 Interested road
crs. Many.are interested In what got
hoye 10 offer.-Adt.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-08

Mrs. Youngbride-"Yous seem to have
lost your taste for saying pretty
things" Husband-"Yes, since buying
them has become ncceseary."-Boston
Transcript.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-08
wORLDv WHEAT CROP SHRINKS.
less Than Last Years But Far Above
Pm War Averages.

ny NttoctAteu Frcss 20 Every enfn
Washington. Sept. S.-The worlds
wheat production this year Will be lees
than 81 was hast year. but considerably
greater han tho pre-war average. ac-
cordlng 10 estimates. A yield this year
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-08

Of 3,o1S.6aa. 900 bushels. compared with
the production lAat year OF 3.05s. $685.
900 and the l909-la1S average Of o.
500. $3.50 0 bushels. u predicted.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-08

Health and tho complaint vas accord
ingly referred to that department.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-20
Billy Whii5kers
By Frances rrego Montgomery.

It took Jim only a few seconds to reach the back door where Tom was, and there in the soft mud he saw plainly the perfect footprints of a, goat and burro, and also those of a dog. But no cat tracks did he see. That was not strange, as Button had walk
 ed on some straw until near a fence
 and then had run along on the top
 of that as far as it went, which car ried him away from the stable and
 across a wide lot.
 ''No use stoppin' to look for that
 cats tracks, said Jim, flor you may
 be sure that where the others are,
 there he is too.''
 So now like two setter dogs on the
 trail of a bird, they followed the trail
 which took them straight to the
 woods. Here, search as they would, they could find no tracks of any kind, for the wet fallen leaves and long grass hid all footprints l See if we can't tell by the broken twigs on the bushes and the trampled | down grass,'' said Tom, eff they have not passed this way.' l Happy thought" said Jim "Of | course the goat and burro would nib 1 ble at the tender green leaves and 1 break off branches to chew as they ! went a1ong.''
 Sure enough that is just what they 1 had done, for the bushes showed l plainly where twigs had been bitten l or pulled off.
 1 The kidnapers followed the trail in l this way until they came to a little | stream and here on it's soft, sandy bor- | der they found tracks of a goat, burro, l dog and cat.
 l "Hurrah! Hurrah!'' said Tom. 1 throwing his cap in the air and catch l ing it as 1t fell, i've are on their 1 tracki'
 l Being assured that they were fol- l lowing the right trail, they walked
 faster and faster, hoping to catch up with the animals at every turn, but 1 no matter how fast they went, they | did not overtake them and they soon 1 found they had travelled many miles | without seeing hide or hair of them. l Yes, they had seen tufts of hair on
 many bushes, for Billy's and Bettina's l sides had brushed against the thorns | and briars and they had pulled out 1 little tufts of hair
 l "How much farther do you sup l pose those blamed animals could have gone?'' at last asked Jim in dis 1 gusted tone.
 f"They must have kept on a. trot all l the time to get such a start of us, or 1 else they started early in the evening l and have been travelling all night. As | it is, we can't catch them now and get back to town in time for the perform | ance."
 "Geet That's sol" exclaimed Jim. ] we had better not go back without | them, but just let the people think l we all lit out together"
 l '"It's a shame, though, to have to | lose all that money" said Tom, with
 a shake of his head. Come on, let's
 hurry. I see the smoke from 8 farm l house rising over the treetops. Per- ] hapS they've stopped there" l The kidnapers hurried on, and when they came nearer to the house, they hid in ambush to watch for the anil | na1s.
 1 (Tomorrow's story will tell how tho men found Billy and his friends.)
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