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wear are being developed in duvetyns,
printed silks and a number of novel
crepes. In addition to beading, there
is considerable interest in metal bro
cades, applique designs of chenille.
tinsel braids and allover patterns Of
embroidery A rather startling over
blouse recently shown combined bright
gold metal cloth with an embellish-
ment of rose pattern in green and
rose beads.
"a lady Is known by her gloves
and Shoes" is fashion adage
that means more than it says. 1t is
meant to emphasize the Importance of
small details in the toilette-things
that may lift it out of the common
place or add to it a touch of elegance
or even a superb finish. These Access
series of dress command as much at
tention as, its necessities do and at
tention to them is as well worth while.
There is long list of things that it
is the privilege of women to wear
small belongings that lend charm and
variety to their apparel and bespeak
good taste and refinement. The list
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-31

her mind chaos. haunted by every
memory of horror arising from those
swift-occurring events which had led
to this tragedy. Her f0rcible mar
riage to Bob Meager, the bitter hatred
his touch had aroused, his drunken.
lustful eyes. the blow she struck him,
with murder in her heart, the fleeing
like a hunted criminal, desperately
seeking escape. Then the coming Of
Kelleen into her life, strangely, mys-
teriously weaving about her a web
Of fascination, even as they rode to.
gether through the darkness. She
had neye r entirely thrown that off. the
odd spell of his presence. his cool, con-
fident words-she felt she never
would. Even when she questioned him
the most. she still secretly believed /;
and now that he was actually dead.
not so much as the flicker Of doubt
remained.
She saw again that dead man in the
cave; experienced the grip Of those
savage arms, and once more, in heed
less terror. fired down the black tun-
mel, and then struggled upward
through that awful hole into the light
of day. Then all that followed, fol-
lowed so swiftly, was but a tumble
of events. yet each distinct. unforget-
table, burned on her soul. Truel IT
could not be true! 1t must be deli
rum, a wild fiction of romance raging
in the brain of a half-mad dreamer.
Yet this was the deSert-the desert !
She lifted her eyes to look, gazing out
blindly over the dull gray expanse.
What was 1t over yonder? tree? a
ridge of uplIfted rocka Not much,
surely, and yet everything in midst
of that solitude. Her heart beat sud-
denly with hope. Perhaps that
marked the end :; perhaps that was
where the trail ran-the trail to Box
canyon. If so. God was good!
The tired horse lifted his head. and
whinnied, breaking into slow trot.
the sand crunching under his hoofs.
Deborah was wide awake now, alert
and ready. Yet it actually was a tree.
and the tops of others began to show
beyond; their presence promised wa
ter, grass, life; that horrid desert left
behind. Yet it was long. dreary
ride of an hour before they reached
there, coming to shallow valley
through which trickled mere rill,
rock strewn and almost as desolate
as had been the desert itself, but with
here and there patch of grass Wis
ible. and few scattered. wind-racked
trees. 1t was scene scarcely less
dreary than the upper plain, yet to
Deborah and her horse was most well
come.
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
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GIFT OF THE DESERT

must be right, for Kelleen had pointed
over there, and the direction he had
designated conceded exactly with
what the stars told. She could not go
far wrong If she kept that North
Star at her back-she would be going
south. A moment she paused. hesi-
tating to take the plunge, a prayer
on her lips. How lonely, desolate.
black the night was; the very silence
seemed to hem her in, isolate her from
all the world. Then, with firm-set
lips. the girl went forward, plunging
her way through the sand, instantly
swallowed up in the black desert.
She plunged on recklessly, desper-
ately, hope dying within her as she
advanced. Nothing could guide her
now, or save her. but Gods. mercy.
The soundless void through which she
moved. the impenetrable black curtain
enveloping her almost drove her mad
She could not fight the depression or
keep her mind clear. The sand shifted
under her feet and twice she fell
heavily, tripped by some protruding
rock, and left bruised and breathless.
Her advance was blind. uncertain. and
she scarcely dared turn her face for
ward for fear of losing the guidance
of that one star by which she endeav-
ored to steer. She was lost utterly,
but for that, and. when for a moment
her eyes strayed everything became
confused, her every sense of direction
gone. How long she toiled on, how
fast her rate of progress, the girl
never knew-the way was uneven,
with unexpected depressions here and
there and ridges of rock projecting
through the sand, and occasionally
mounds she had to go around. Once
she encountered shallow rayine,
stepping off into 1t unconsciously, and
then crawling painfully up the oppo-
site side, cut by sharp splinters Of
stone. before attaining the level again.
For the moment she lost her star, but
finally located 1t once more, and
plunged desperately on.
Then she saw something just ahead
of her-a dim, indefinable shadow.
which seemed to move. 1t was so
hideous. so grotesque and shapeless.
her very heart stood still with terror.
The girl sank to her knees. trembling.
with no eyes for anything except that
mysterious moving object. Misshapen,
huge. looming oddly through the
gloom, 1t was advancing steadily
toward her-a formless something
which resembled neither man nor beast.
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chamois skin and chamoisette are not
outrlvaled by the dressier kid. They
are shown In white, channels, gray, tan,
beige. brown and black and their
washable quality makes a firm de-
mand for them.
Leather bags of all sorts in medium
and small sizes remain the most prac.
tical and popular shopping bags.
DRESSER bags are made of MORE silk
or satin, while beaded bags in all sizes
and various shapes divide honors with
those Of paisley or other fabrics,
frightened with steel beads.
Sashes, belts and girdles need a
small book to tell their story. One Of
the new girdles made of silk cord ls
pictured. 1t points the direction the
mode is taking, with its very long tas-
sells and embroidered ornaments.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-31

light shat up In long streamers, touch
ing with more gaudy tinges the edges
of fieecy clouds, while in the other di-
rection purple haze blended with the
deeper shadows along the horizon. 1t
was the coming Of the sun, rising ma
jestically above the far-off rim of the
desert, and she was still moving
southwark; through the long night
hours she had kept the faith.
Yet there was little Of hope. of en-
enlargement, in the picture unrolled
before her. Her view gradually spread
out In wider and wider circle. but
with no relief to its drear sameness
or monotony. Sand, leagues upon
leagues of sand, stretched wherever
her wearied eyes turned, 'leveled by
the wind. or cast upward In rounded
hillocks, but ever gray. depressing. a
sea of desolation, dead, unmovable, ex-
tending to the far circle Of the over
shadowing arch Of sky. 1t was ~all
lifeless. not even a sagebrush or Span
ish bayonet visible. Doubts assailed
her. Had she taken the right course?
Did Kelleen imply that Box canyon
lay directly south and had she been
led astray. and thus wandered blindly
out into the very heart Of the desert?
Could she. could the horse live
through such day of torture as that
rising sun promised? Helpless. hope
less, the girl dropped down YEARLY in
the saddle, closing her eyes to the
desolation. They plodded on drearily.
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BEADED BLOUSES APPEAR;
SOME SMART ACCESSORIES


ITO THOSE who are fastening In"
! on the last word In styles as broad
cast by fashion centers and relayed
through the genius Of many designers
there comes the message that beading
will be favored adornment In fall
blouses. Silk embroideries, Of course.
we have with us in great abundance,
and a great number Of embroidered
styles win continue popular. Beading
provides a somewhat brighter adorn-
ment than silk, and 1t Is In keeping
with the colors and materials favored
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-31

for fall and winter-it is certain to
keep pace with the advance Of the
season.
The cheerful blouse pictured here Is
of holly-berry red creep de chine, with
Ia bead design in white and green.
Small round beads are used in making
the pattern and Bong bugle beads in the
same color decorate the cuffs and the
hem line. The blouse is made with a
combination collar which may be worn
as shown or snapped closely around
the neck. The long set-in sleeves and
ribbon tie at the side are both firmly
established in the new fashion.
Blouses and jacquettes for later fall
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broidery in self color and endless vari-
alton in design. Sometimes the veil Is
almost entirely covered with embroid-
cry, but usually plain space is left
in order not to interfere with the VII
sion when the veil is worn over the
face. Quite often the veil serves
merely to decorate the hat. with per-
haps a little Of its edge falling over
the brim edge. There are many pat
terms with floral motifs woven in and
outline embroidery added as a border.
Gloves reflect the fair for elabora>
ton in other apparel. Gauntlets in
two colors of kid for street wear are
represented in all displays, but plain
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-31

includes neckwear. wells. gloves,
girdles, belts, jewelry, fans, umbrellas.
besides many little articles for which
fads come and go, Examples selected
from some Of the more essential ac-
cessories reveal their styles for fall.
as shown in the Illustration. 1T In
cludes veil, pair of kid gloves,
girdle and three bags all prominent In
current modes.
In wells there is wide variety Of
patterns In which f1ne large-mesh
veilings are ornamented with silk en-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-31
Ralata Rubber.

Owing to the constantly increasing
demand for india rubber. caused by
the use of tires for motor cars and 9TH
err vehicles. there is more or less a
rubber famine, even in normal times.
The method of gathering india rubber
in tropical countries has been exceed
ingly wasteful, because the easiest
way. that of cutting down the trees,
had too frequently been adopted. The
search for substitutes has resulted in
making known the virtues of South
American tree called the Balata.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-31
CHAPTER XIII
The Border Patrol.

Deborah rose timidly to her feet,
her heart beginning to beat once more.
but not with fear. Forth from the
darkness came the low Whitney Of a
horse in sudden recognition, while as
instantly that horrid shadow took
both shape and form. 1t was horse,
saddled, bridled. the rein trailing
along the sand, one of the two animals
stampeded by the shot which had
killed Kelleen. He bad sensed her
coming in the desert night. and was
even then dumbly welcoming her. The
girl went forward slowly, doubtfully,
fearful Of again startling the animal
into flight, but he remained quiet,
shifting at her as she drew near. and
she finally put hand on the dangling
rein. 1t was the horse Kelleen had
ridden. and Deborah hid her face in
his name and cried softly, while he
turned and rubbed his muzzle against
her shoulder in silent greeting. 1t
seemed too good to be true; as though
God had led her every step of the
way. The sudden reaction left her
weak as child.
Yet she must go on; there was more
cause now than ever before to go on
more hope of success. She made the
effort twice before she succeeded in
dragging herself up into the saddle,
but the horse stood patiently. making
no attempt to break away. Once there
the girls strength came back, and
with 1t her determination. All was
still, deathly still; not breath of air
touched her cheek; the dense night
shut them in. Carefully she located
the only star she knew; to her mind
1t seemed utterly wrong in its posi-
ton, yet she was faithful to 1t. Half
afraid. yet not daring to venture other
wise. she drew the horse about and
rode south.
The night seemed endless. the black
desert eternal. There were times
when the girl lost consciousness of ev-
erything. except that shining North
Star ever at her back. 1t was her one
guide and hope; through 1t she re-
tanned sanity and faith. In that way
lay Box canyon and those waiting
troopers. She dare not ride fast,
knowing not what pitfalls were ahead,
the course irregular. up and down.
The horse picked his way intelligently,
the reins lying loose, except as she
occasionally held him inexorably to
the southwark. She swayed YEARLY
in the saddle, clinging to the high
pommel for support, unable to see.
yet aware that they crossed shallow
ravines, and found passage occasion
ally along ridges of outcropping rock,
and then advanced more easily for
long spaces over wide expanses of
sand, noiselessly as a specter. 1t was
hard to keep awake, to concentrate,
to remember-she had to struggle to
realize this was not all a dream.
Then, after seemingly endless
hours. the dawn came. Would she
ever again forget 1t? She hardly
knew at first what 1t was. Riding
drearily with lowered head, she be-
came dimly aware of a change,
Tightening Of the gloom about, a dull
grayness tingeing family the black
wall of the surrounding night. Almost
as she wondered the daylight came,
wan and spectral at first. widening
Ter vista on gray circle as the stars
slowly faded from out a multicolored
sky. To the left q Frightening white
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CHAPTER xIl-continued.


at must have been; the old Mexi-
.an camp was south there in that can
yon. where / told you the cavalrymen
were waiting tonight. am beginning
to understand what is up-or, at least,
suspect what all this may mean.
Someone has accidentally stumbled
onto this old mine. / don't believe the
iiscoverer could be either Bob or Gar
rity. But in some way they got wind
If It and have taken possession. This
munition train, supposed to be headed
for Mexico, stops here. Casebeei
don't know what's up, and don't care.
He gets his money just the same, with
less travelling and danger. Maybe he
asks no questions; maybe he knows
what's up and is in on the deal. Any
way, under orders, he dumps the stuff
powder. dynamite. whatever it is
and hustles it out of sight into that
cabin. Before daylight comes his
mule train is back again on the des%
ert empty, travelling north"
Sand there is nothing you can do,
is there? she asked. 1T is no crime
to discover and work q miner"
"No-only, perhaps. that dead man
you tell me about; murder is still a
crime, even ION this border. There is
something about this affair which isn't
straight; otherwise Garrity and Bob
Meager wouldn't be In 1t. Those guys
are playing dirt somehow-it Is up
to me to find out how"
Kelleen stood up, advancing to the
very edge Of the fiat rock. where he
could look straight down into the deep
depression below.
"There is no movement down there.
Casebeer's outfit is not onto the
scheme; after they go that stuff will
all be carried into the tunnel. Meager
will never dare leave 1t out yonder."
whats the place called where the
soldiers areY
BOX canyOn-why
81 was wondering"
A sharp spit of fire leaped out of
the night beyond the horses. accom-
panied by dull report. The startled
animals whirled and disappeared in
the darkness, but Deborah saw only
KeIleen. poised there on the edge of
the chasm-saw him fling ny both
hands, clutching vainly at the air. and
then topple over. down into those
yawning depths below. She could not
even scream, but some irresistible in
stinct caused her instantly to roll
back from off the stone into the slight
depression at its base. In the black
darkness of this shallow hole she lay
motionless. scarcely venturing to
breathe. In her fright and daze she
yet comprehended all that had oc-
Cured; tile shot had come not from
beneath, but out of the desert. Kei-
leen had been killed. the horses STAN
peded; she was unhurt, but alone.
It was all over so quickly the sifua-
ton barely flashed through her brain.
before voice spoke. voice familiar
and hated.
''By Cd, that got him! Did you
see how he topplcd plumb over the
Cliff? That settles his spying on US,
reckon
Isl. senior; but would swear there
was two of them there"
"You saw two?"
mo; only the one standing against
the light, the Senior Kid know
him; but thought he spoke. and
sure. senior. there were two horses.
"Of course. he stole mine. l had
a shot at him then; but there is no
one else here. DIN you. look for
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yourself, Sanchezl This rock is clean
as billiard table, and there's no
place TO hide. Where the hi do you
suppose those broncs went?'
I'VE find 'em when the day comes !;
they not go far in the desert. senior.
Where the Kid fall-here?"
Deborah realized that the Mexican
had clambered onto the fiat top of the
rock, and was peering down over the
edge. While Meeger remained on the
sand, ,impatiently moving about.
swell, what do you see?" he barked
finally.
mot one d-n thing, senior; black
like hi down there-he no live after
that.
Meager laughed chucklingly.
"I'll say he couldn't; not even If he
was cat. There amt no use our
hanging round here. That guy is out
OR the way. and Wen pick him up an
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-31
Bertetti Says He's a Good
Sport and Will Defer Sign
ing Of Onion, Sheldon, Et
AL, Until After Amateur
Series--Saturday Leaguers
Peeved Because Dresch of
City League Exonerated.

The Elks, champions. of the Sat
urdav Baseball League and last year
winners of the city amateur cham
pionship. were saved from forfeiture
of their last two games in the cur
rent city Championship series with the
Public Service company of the City
League and st. Leo's of the Parish
League by a sportsmanlike action ON
the part Of Johnny Bertetti, manager
of the semi-professiona Apache club,
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the league SEQ son Dresch said that
he had not bad chance since he
had played every game with the
Public Service. IS
Commission Takes Charge.
With this ruling that Dresch was
innocent, the commission automatical-
ly took over the governing of the
series and all further matters Of the
kind will be under the jurisdiction
of the commission.
Since dissatisfaction had been ex-
pressed by teams playing in the
championship series with the umpires
that had been used, two umpires were
selected for the remaining games by
the commission. In the previous
games the leagues chose the umpires
without sanction of the commission.
Ellis and Meyers were delegated abso-
lutte authority on the field by the
commission. Provisions were made
for Ousting all trouble-makers from
the ball park.
st. LeO's protest against the alleg-
ed use OF u plugged" bat by the
Public Service team came up for lit
tie notice at the meeting, as this
protest had been practically with
drawn. A ruling was made, however,
that in the i-Jure players using
LOADED" bats are to be disqualified
for the game in hich the bats are
used.
Upon petition OF st. Leo's the team
is to submit list of three players
to substitute for crippled members in
remaining games of the series. This
list will be submitted before Sat
urday for approval.
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Apache Manager Agrees Not
to Use Elk Players Sunday

anyhow. aud would be of no use to the
Elks. so that he may sign with the
Apaches for the Sunday contests.
I'm as good a sport as anybody, :"
said Bertetti. II don't want to do
anything to hurt amateur baseball
here. | think the commission has
acted Queerly all season, but if the
use of Elk players Sunday will hurt
the amateur game, 1 won't use the
boys then"
Bertetti said it struck him as
strange that amateur stars could play
against his team, as Drcsch did last
Sunday, without being declared in
eligible, and that he could not use
them himself without disrupting the
city series.
Enumerated at Hot Session.
Dresch was exonerated in heated
meeting of the baseball commission at
the Travellers Hotel Thursday.
Charles N: Wuest, president of the
City League. took entire responsible
ity for the matter in laying the case
before the commission. He claimed
that he did not know the player by
name or sight when he gave him
permission TO Lay outside ball., and
that he thought that Dresch's season
was ended, enabling him to play
anywhere at any time. When men,
bers of the commission pointed out
that Dresch had been warned by
other players that his standing would
be hurt. Wuest declared that Dresch
was entirely innocent of any intent
to break any rules of the league and
that he had gotten his authority from
him. Wuest, and that was all the au-
thority that he needed.
Gus Weber, active secretary Of the
City League, who was with Dresch
when he asked Wuest whether he
could play. said that Dresch had
made the request before the last Pub
lie Service-San Antonio Light game
was scheduled" Wuest said that he
considered the season closed after
this game and that Dresch was free
to do as he wished. At the time
The Light team was crippled and
seemed certain to forfeit the game.
which it did. When asked whether
he had played semi-pro ball during
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-31
ELKS TO OFFER FIVE
FIGHTS ON SOCIETY
CARD FRIDAY NIGHT
Brannon and Fowler Prom.
Use Clever Exhibition
in Headliner.

Five events are offered by the Elks
patrol on their society fight card on
the Elks' club roof Friday night,
st9Sting at $3.50 o'clock.
Bert Brannon, the most promising
12S-ponnder in San Antonio, will take
on Jack Fowler, a clever lad, in a six
rouhder.
An unusual attraction is offered in
one of the preliminaries when two
heavyweights will 90 for four rounds.
They are Battling Spence and "Fix-
'em-up" Davis, who weigh 1S5 pounds
or more.
Other "prelims" are between Phil
Cox and Cliff Bledsoe for four rounds
and Young Garcia and Young Rocky
Kansas for four rounds, and four
rounder between boys whose names
have not been annuonced.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-31
TRY OUT FOR RACES
Leading Motorcycle Speetlers of COun
try at Kansas City.

Kansas City, Kan, Aug. 31.-En-
trants for the first motorcycle races on
Kansas City's huge wooden ellipse
started trial runs today. the results of
which will determine if they will be
admitted to the contest on Labor
Day, September 3.
Four races are scheduled The ma
tional championship 1O0-mile race, q
Missouri-kansas 25-mile amateur
race. an Australian pursuit race for
professionals. and the Kansas City
Speedway Associations 10-mile cup
race. An aggregate of $4,000 in cash
prizes has been offered, in addition
to which other prizes have been added.
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SOME SHOOTING THIS
Marine Sergeant Makes 200 Bulls.
eyes i'm Succession at 500 Yards.

Washington. ID. C., Aug. 31.-Two
hundred consecutive hits ON a sixteen
inch bull's-eye at 500 yards were
scored Thursday by Sergt. Edgar j.
Doyle of the marine corps in the an
nual interstate shooting tournament at
Seagirst, \. j.. according to word re
ceived here. The score is believed
worlds record for firing with any
rifle, fitted with any sights and at
any range.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.


Toledo-Milwaukee transferred TO To-
ledo).
Columbus-Kansss City played Sunday
as part of double header.
Indianapolis-St. Paul played Sunday
as part OF double -header).
Minneapolis. 16; Louisville. Z.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-31
Miss Collett Barely Wins.

Eastern Point Conn.,. Aug. 81
Miss Glenna Collett, national woman
golf champion, won her semf-final
match against Miss Audrey Faust of
st. Louis Country Club IN the
Shennecossett invitation tournament
Thursday. The match went to the
Doth hole.