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CHAPTER VII.
In the Open.


In New Orleans the carnival season
Is always opened by the ball Of the
Twelfth Night Revelers soon after
Christmas, and is closed by that of the
KreWe of Comus on Mardi Gras night.
Upon this evening Of .Fat Tuesday" !"
indeed, both Rex and Comus hold
forth. Rex is the popular ball, the
affair Of the people, and is held In the
Athenaeum. From here, about mid
night, the king and queen proceed to
Comus ball.
Comus Is an assembly of such rigid
exclusiveness that even the tickets to
the gallery are considered social
prizes. The personae Of the Krewe,
on this particular year, as in all previ-
ous ones, would remain unknown;
there Is no unmasking at Comus. This
institution, tremendous social power
and potentially a financial power also.
during decades Of the city's life Ia
held absolutely above any taint Of fa-
voritism or commerc1alis1n. Even the
families Of those concerned might not
always be certain whether their sons
and brothers belonged to, the Krewe
Of COmus.
Henry Gramont did not attend the
ball Of Proteus on Monday night. In
stead, he sat In his own room, while.
through the streets Of the French
quarter outside was raging the carni-
val at Its height. Before him were
maps and reports upon the gas and
Oil fields about Bayou Terrebonne-
fields where great domes Of natural
gas were already located and in use.
and where oil was being found in some
quantity. Early on Wednesday morn
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-09-09


his brain whirled. He knew, Of course
that she was fairly intimate with Fell
but he was not aware of any particu.
lar connection
He glanced up at her suddenly, and
surprised a CLINT OF laughter in he,
eyes as she watched him.
You seem to be rather astonished. =
she observed,
7 am." Gramont drew a deep
breath. "You-do you know that
those boxes were taken from nv
carp
She nodded again. certainly. They
were brought to me-"
Then you had someone on nv
trail 2" Gramont flushed a little ae
he put the question to her.
NO. I have been chosen to settle
affairs with you, that Is all. It has
been learned from the note In the
opened box that you were not criminal
In what you did,
She leaned forward her deep ewes
searching him with steady scrutiny.
Iell me, Henry Gramont, what mad
impulse brought you to all this7 Was
It silly, boyish effort to be roman
tlc-Was 1t mere outburst OF bra
Vado? It was not for the sake OF rob-
Dery, as the note explained very clear.
~. But why, then? Why7 There
must have been a definite reason In
your mind. You would not have taken
such dangerous chances unless Won
had something to gain!'
Granont nodded slightly. A slight
smile touched his lips. .You're not
going to send me to prison, / trustr'
7 ought tor The girl broke H.ta
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-09-09
SUCCESSION SALE.
Succession OF Willis r. Thompson.
No. 226.
Fwenty-sixth Judicial District Court,
Parish Of st. Tammany, IN
louisiana


Pursuant to an order Of the 26th
Judicial District Court, dated August
23rd, 1922, issued in the above en-
titled cause, to me directed, fro.n
the Honorable Twenty-Sixth Judicial
District Court I will proceed to sYn
at the front door of the court
house, in the Town OF Covington,
Louisiana, or
Saturday, September 8, 1922,
at II o'clock a. M, the following
described property, viz:
One Ford Touring Car, 1920 mod
e1, known as the Tom Thompson car.
Sold to pay debts. VI
Terms of Sale-Cash, with the
benefit of appraisement.
l.. G. HE1NTZ,
s2-2t Administrator.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-09-09

We've Dropped on Him and Settled
Himl"
him! The guy was doin' 1t for car
'nival joke, that's all. His loot Is all
goin' back to the owners today. It
needn't worry you, anyhow! There
was nothin' much to it-jewelry that
couldn't be disposed of, for the most
part We couldn't take chances on
that sort O. junk"
Il should say not" Gumberts re-
garded him with scowl. you've got
the stuff?"
'"The boss has. Look here, Izzy,
want you to use little influence with
headquarters on this deal-the boss
doesn't want to show his hand there, y
and leaning forward, Ben Chacherre
spoke in low tone. Then, Gumberts
heard him out, chuckled, and nodded
assent.
AT two that afternoon Henry Gra-
mont was summoned to the telephone.
He was greeted by voice which he
did not recognize, but which an
nounced itself promptly.
"This is Mr.. Gramont? Police head
quarters speakin'. You laid a charge
this morning against fellow named
Chacherre?"
"Yes," answered Gramont.
"Must ha' been some mistake, then,v
came the response. "We thought the
prints fitted, but found later they
didn't. We looked up the Chacherre
guy and found he was workin' steady
and strictly @. K. What's more to-
the point, he proved up a dead sure
alibi for the other night"
- "Oh!" said Gramont. "Then there's
nothing to be done7'
"Not yet. We're workin' on 1t, and
maybe We'll have some news later.
Goodby."
Gramont hung up the receiver, a.
puzzled frown creasing his brow. But,
after minute, he laughed softly-a
trace Of anger iY the laugh.
"Ah!" he murmured. 81 congratu-
late you on your efficiency, Mr.. Fell !
But now wait little-and well meet
again. think I'm getting somewhere
at last, and I'll have surprise for You
one of these days !''
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-09-09

calabash that you are! Do you moi
know me7'
| "Heayen preserve me! I will not
answer for your accursed checks"
"Go to the devil, then," snapped
Chacherre, and turned away.
His rowing eyes had already found
the correct window by means Of the
other persons seeking It, and now he
stepped into the small queue that had
formed When it came his turn, he
slid his check across the marble slab,
tucked his thumbs into the armholes
Of his vest, and impudently stared into
the questioning, coldly repellent eyes
Of the teller.
"Well?" he exclaimed, as the teller
examined the check. 'Do you wish to
eat 1t, that you sniff so hard2"
The teller gave him glance. 'This
Is for thousand dollars -~
"Can I not read?' said Chacherre,
with an impudent gesture. "Am 1 an
ignorant 'Cajun2 Have 1 not eyes in
my head? If you wish to start an
argument, say that the check Is for
hundred dollars. Then, by heaven, I
will argue something with you'll"
"You are Ben Chacherre, eh? Does
anyone here know you?'
Chacherre exploded In violent
oath. ''Dolt that you are. do have
to be known when the check is In
dorsed under my signature7 Who
taught you business, monkey2"
True" answered the teller sulkily.
"Yet the amount"
"Oh, bah!" Chacherre snapped his
fingers. "Go and telephone Jachin
Fell, you old woman! Go and tell
him you do not know his Signature
well, who are you looking at? Am I
a telephone, then? You are not hired
to look but to act! Get about it."
The enraged and scandalized teller
beckoned a confrere. Jachin Fell was
telephoned. Presumably his response
was reassur1ng, for Chacherre was
presently handed thousand dollars
in small bills, as he requested. He
insisted upon counting over the money
at the window with lnsolent assiduity,
flung final compliment at the teller,
and staggered across the lobby. He
was still standing by the entrance
when Henry Gramont left the private
Office of the president and passed him
by without look.
Toward noon Gramont arrived afoot
at his pension. Behind the garage, In
the alley he discovered Hammond
busily at work cleaning and polishing
the engine Of the car.
"Hello!" he exclaimed, cheerily,
"What luck7"
"Pretty good cap'n." Hammond
glanced up, then paused
A stranger was strolling toward
them along the alleyway, jaunty In
dividual who was gayly whistling and
who seemed entirely carefree and
happy. He appeared to have no In
terest whatever In them, and Ham
mond concluded that he was innocu-
GUS. ,..z~ @
"They got them prints fine, cap'n.
WHAT'S more, tney think they've lOcat- |
ed the fellow that made 'em."
"Ah, good work." exclaimed Gra-
mont. "Some criminai?''
Hammond frowned. The stranger
had come to halt few feet distant,
Hung them jerky, careless nod, and |
was beginning to roll cigarette. He |
surveyed the car with a knowing and |
appreciative eye. Hammond turned /
his back on the man disdainfully.
"Yep-a sneak thief they'd pinched |
a couple of years back; didn't know
where he was, but the prints seemed
to tit him. They'll come up and look
things over sometime today, then so
after him and land him.
Gramont gave the stranger a glance.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-09-09

less She Can Afford to Loses
"Well, wait for me. Is your car
here? Good! I want to see Ham
mond's face when he sees us carving
out those boxes 80 .'1s
Laughing, the girl started toward
the stairs. At the doorway she paused.
Zone thing, M. lie prince! Do yO1 /
solemnly promise, upon your honor.
that the Midnight Masquer Ia dead
forever?"
'Upon my honor!'' said Gramont.
seriously. "The farce is ended Lucie.-
"All right. I'll be right down. Smoke
II you like
In her own room upstairs Lucio
closed the door and sat down before
her dressing table. She made no I
move toward the array Of toilet ar
ttcles, however. Instead, she took e..
desk telephone from the table, and
called number. In a moment she
received response. -7%
"Uncle Jachin!" she exclaimed.
"Yes-it's just as we thought; it's Ill
Joke. No, 1t was not a joke, either,
because he had some motive behind Il,
but he won't tell me what 1t was, Tn
terribly glad that you opened one Of
those boxes and found the letter. II
you had gone to the police It would
have been perfectly dreadful"
II never go to the police" said IA
chin Fell with his dry chuckle. ".You
are quite satisfied that there Is moth.
ing serious In the affair, then r
Absolutely! He told me that he Y
had accomplished his purpose, what
ever It was, and that It's all ended
He just gave me his word that the
Masquer was dead forever. Now,
aren't you glad that you confided ia
me
VERY said Jachln Fell. '.Very
glad, indeed u
Now you're laughing at me-never q
mind! We're going to lunch down &
town, and wen mail those boxes on .
the way, by parcels post. Is that al
nght7'
~Quite all right, my dear. Did yeur 4
gown come for tonight7' r ssss5
.'1t's to come this afternoon
"Very well. Do not plan to. wear 4
any jewels, Lucie. / have get 10 1
lend you for the occasion-nO, not i i
gift, merely loan for the sake Of
Comus. They are very nice pearls; Z
little old fashioned, because they were
mounted for the Princess de Lamballe,
but you will find TINT they fit In ex-5
cellently with your gown. I'll brink
them Will, me when cnil for you -
t'And I'll tender lifting thanks then.
One thing more: Henry Gramont n I
going to see you after luncheon. I a
thlnk-on business. And I want you
to be nice to him, Uncle Jachin. =
Most assuredly." said the other,
dfyly. II should like to be associated
In business with that young man. The
firm would prosper III
Smiling, she hung up the receiver.
Ten minutes later, when Gramcnt 4
and Miss Ledanois entered the Wait-
Ing car, Hammond saw the boxes that
they carried. He stood beside tho u
open door, paralyzed, his eyes fas
tened on the boxes, his mouth ag1pe.
To the post office. sergeant, !" said
.Gramont, then affected to observe his .
stupefactfon. "Why. what's the mat
ter?' 8.s
Hammond met his twinkling eyes,
saw the laughter Of Lucle. and aWal-
lowed hard s#,
-er-nothing at all, eap'n, = he an
sWered, hoarsely. "A-little chokin
spell, that's all. Post officer Yea,
SIR" ssS.' 5s,55.'
(Eontinued next week
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-09-09
l11ustratioras bu
Irwin Myers

$50 you turn up your sanctitted nose
at Ben Chaclrerre, do your exclaimed
that person jauntily. "A vaurien, am
II Old peacock! Lead me to the man
who cashes checks, lackey, brass but
tons that you are! Come, obey me,
or I'll have you thrown into the
street !"
"You-you wish to cash a check7
But you are not known here"
"Bah, insolent one! Monkey In the
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-09-09
NOTICE.

When passing through Folsom, La,
stop at ttChina Grove for good
meal and a cup of genuine Creole
coffee.
MRS. THos. GUsMAN,
te 17-4t Proprietor.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-12-22
HE SHOULD BE AN EDITOR

When a number of passengers for
this section of the country were held
at Pullman last Sunday by stalled
trains the kind and thoughtful
Johnny Roberts, conductor of the
Genesee bullet, informed some of
the ladies that if they would file an
expense account with him for the
expense of having to stay over in
Pullman, they would be reimbursed
Several of the ladies made a real pic
mic out of the 24-hour stOp-over and
then turned in long lists of expenses
incurred during their forced sojourn
in the college town. Roberts criti-
cized the items in some instances,
but he got by with the hoax and the
ladies are now wondering if they
will get their money back from the
railroad company before Christmas.
-UniOntOwn Journal.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-12-22

dents, advises them to have on hand
enough money at least for the first
semester when they arrive, unless
they have already secured a position
1t often takes a student some little
time to find his opportunity, or show
his abilities, and in the meantime he
has his bills to meet. The college
uses student help wherever it can.
thus enabling a large number of boys
and girls to remain in college whose
parents can not afford to pay all
their expenses
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-12-22
SOLVE MARKET PROBLEMS BY
GRADING AND STANDARDIZING

That grading and standardizing
are the means by which a farmer will
make most of his gains in marketing
his product, was stressed by Prof f.
f. Dummeier, economist of the State
College of Washington, addressing
the 18th annual conference of extern
sion service staff there.
Fundamentals of economic mar
keting, according to Professor Dunn
meier are efficient management, ade-
quate finances, volume of business,
methods Cor plan of distribution) g.,
and quantity of production.
Lack of finances, he said, was the
cause of failure of many of the Co
operative marketing schemes. 1t
takes big sums to swing commodity
marketing.
First standardize, and then get the
commodity up to carload lots, and
the marketing costs will be cut down
enormously, he believes.
Here is a list OF books he recon-
mends as good authorities on market
ing: cooperative Marketing" Wm.
w. Cumberland, Princeton University
Press; The Marketing of Farm Prod
ucts,' Weld, Macmillan; "Agricul-
tural Marketing" Hibberd; price of
Milk" Clyde L. King; and especially
these two; efficient Marketing for
Agriculture, " Theodore Macklin, Mac
milan; and Agricultural Econom-
les" James e. Boyle, Lippincott.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-12-22
81 PER CENT OF COLLEGE
MEN ARE EARNING WAY

That S4 per cent of the men stu
dents at the State College Of Wash
ington are earning all or part of
their expenses is shown by report
OF Graduate Manager II. NJ. Cham
bers, who compiled statistics from
an enrolment QUESTIONABLE filled
out by 1874 men.
Those who live so miles or more
from the campus and are earning all,
their expenses, or part, or have
earned the money themselves before
coming. are "A per cent of the W.
s. c. men-1022; while those within
an so mile radius who are doing the
same are 10 per nt-approximate-
ly 142; only some 16 per cent befnr
educated by money they did not earn
themselves, including the vocational
men whom the government takes care
of.
There were As per cent who stat
ed that they had earned all the
money that brought them to COLLEGE.
and 13 per cent more who must earn
everything while there. There were
S per cent who earned twO-thfrds Of
their money, and a like number who
must do the same during the COLLEGE
year. Some 10 per cent earned half
their funds and IA per cent are do
ing so now; while - per cent earned
one-third of what they brought with
them, and 10 per cent who must
earn a third there.
Some 9 per cent of the men are
vocational board students and 10
per cent either did not answer the
question as to the money they
brought with them in the fall. or
said they did not earn it. Some 81
per cent failed to indicate whether
they must find jobs during the year.
or said they would not need to.
This large amount of self-support
is in spite Of the fact that the reg
istrar, in writing prospective stu
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-12-22
MERRY CHRISTMAS

Everyone wants to enjoy Merry
Christmas, but some people do not
know how to enter into the Christ
mas spirit
In the gospel of St Matthew, chap
ter is, verse 8, it is written Elk
cept We become as little children We
shall not enter into the kingdom Of
heaven.
Christmas is essentially the chill
dren's day and unless older people
become as little children they can not
fully attain the joyous spirit Of
Christmastide
Little children are loving and for
giving. They do not harbor malice
and hatred. The man or woman who
is cherishing grudges and illwill
against other people can not hope to
have a really Merry Christmas
Little children are trustful They
regard everyone they meet as a
friend The man or woman who is
suspicious of the motives and SINGER
ity of every acquaintance. can not
enter fully into the Christmas spirit
Little children are generous and
want to share their pleasures with all
about them. The man or woman
who is selfish and loath to contribute
anything he or she possesses to min
lister to the wants and needs of the
less fortunate, can not expect Christ
mas, the day of giving, to bring a full
measure of happiness.
Children are ltght-hearted and
genial. The man or woman who cul-
tivates a crouch and carefully re-
Trains from distributing smiles and
CHEEKY words, is disqualified from
having Merry Christmas.
Children are sympathetic, and
want to comfort those who manifest
signs of suffering or grief. The self
conferred man or woman, whose heart
does not respond to the needs of
those in trouble and sorrow for sym
pathy and encouragement, can not
hope to fully share in the Christmas
spirit
The nearer we can become as little
children the merrier our Christmas
will be.
VIM. GOODYEAR.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-12-22
MIDDLETON TO SING
AT STATE COLLEGE

Arthur Middleton, one of the best
known baritones in the United
States, is to appear in recital at Pull
man, January - He has a nation
wide reputation and is considered
by music instructors on the campus
as being one of the best of the sing
ers who have visited w. S. c.
Mr.. Middleton was at one time a
member of the Metropolitan Grand
Opera company, of New York. and
since has sung with great success in
concert work.
IF there is his equal as an ora
torio singer in America, we have
not heard him. He has one of the
worlds fines voices said the Chi
cago Daily Journal, after Mr.. Mid
dleton's appearance there in the
Messiah" He is classed as a bass
baritone and is noted for the dra-
matte effect he brings into his in
depreciation. The Topeka State
Journal said: His voice has no
equal on the concert stage today. He
electrified his audience"
During the last season Mr.. Middle
ton performed in concerts and
operate performances in nearly 20
states in America, and appeared a
score of times in California cities.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-12-22
IDAHO GRADUATE, NATIVE
OF INDIA, VISITS CAMPUS

Returning to his native home in
Punjab, India, P. D. Sharma, who
has been in America several years
doing practical work in forestry and
who has just received his masters
degree at the University of Idaho,
visited the State College today, gath
ering further information about
American schools.
Mr.. Sharma is a very interesting
talker and was well pleased with his
broadening experience out west. He
will perhaps re-enter the British for
estry service upon his return. He
received a British commission during
the World War.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-12-22
CONSULT YOUR BANKER

People go to a doctor for advice
regarding their health, they 80 to a
dentist for advice regarding their
teeth, they go to a lawyer for advice
regarding their legal affairs. They
do this as a matter of course. even
though they expect to pay that
advice. Then why not go to your
banker for advice regarding your
financial investments, especially
when that advice can be secured free
of charge? The doctor will warn
you against taking harmful quack
remedies, the dentist will warn you
against fake practitioners who adver-
tise cheap work, the lawyer will
warn you against accepting deeds to
property without a complete and sat
lsfactory abstract. You seek and ac-
cept their advice because you know
that their preparation and expert
ence have qualified them to give il.
Just so the training and experience
OF the banker have given him a bet
ter knowledge of what investments
are sound and what are risky, than
the ordinary man can hope to attain.
They will warn you against invest
ing your money in illegitimate get
rich-Quick schemes.
On the first of next month the GOV
eminent of the United States will
redeem millions of dollars OF war
saving stamps and several thousands
OF this money will be disbursed in
Pullman and vicinity. When the
people cash in their stamps they will
either spend the money or they will
relnyest it. The promoters of dis
honest schemes are counting upon
reaping a rich harvest from the
money represented by these savings
stamps. The market will be flooded
with get-rich-quick securities and the
people will be importuned to invest
the money received for the stamps
in attractiyely printed stock certifi-
Gates of fake oil. mining and land
companies
Before you invest in any security
which promises unreasonable returns
on a small investment. talk il over
with your banker He will be glad
to advise you regarding securities OF
which his training and business have
made him far better qualified Judge
than you are. His advice. given
without charge, will, in 80 cases out
OF hundred, make you more money
than any proposition presented by a
slick tongued salesman of question
able securities. Your banker is in
terested in you, the salesman is in
terested solely in himself. Consult
your banker before you invest your
war savings stamps money.
VIM. GOODYEAR