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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-05

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VIII have to go. can't have your
dear father worried any more. don't
think" she added pensively, there's
any cause for real alarm about Alex
ander Lambe."
Its all very well for you." mourned
Aimee, but"
I'm really sorry, dear. I am going
to the Milne-Temples and elsewhere
Tor few weeks, but when / come
back will make 1t up to you These
are the little crosses you have to
| bear"
She kissed her daughter, and hur-
| ried down to the car
The car whirled her away, and
Lord Scroope followed it with dream
lily adoring eyes. Aimee, who had
watched the pair with sort of ex-
asperated affection, turned into the
morning room.
what on EARTH" she murmured, ''is
one to do with people like that?'
She encountered her guest and
cousin, Georgina Berners, twenty
three, plump and placid. dressed in
style that suggested enforced econ
omy. Miss Berners was looking visit
| full.
"Why, GeOrgie," said Aimee, encir-
cling her ample waist. "have you the
hump, too? Let's be miserable to-
gether."
ut has been lovely here at Scroope,"
sighed GeOrgina. "and you are such
dear. I've nothing to go back to
but Uncle Joseph, who doesn't think
about anything but biology, and
scarcely remembers exist-though he
is quite kind. Of course 1t will be
awful after this"
'Tve never met your Uncle Joseph"
said Aimee. but I'm certain he's
nothing to my Aunt Erythea and Jer-
vaulx."
She broke into frenzied and vivid
word-picture of all that awaited her.
"a place something between a ca
thedral and barrack. and fearful
sort of Roman matron with a nose
like the duke Of Wellington's-Tve
never seen aunt's nose, but it's GER
tainly like that-and to be drilled into
flirting decOrously with an owl-faced
curate who. some day, they say, will
probably be bishop"
Georgina was intensely shocked.
"Aimee, you really are extraordi-
nary! Many people would be too glad
to be in your shoes. A long visit to
charming old place-Jervaulx. they
say, Is even more old-world than
Scroope- everything orderly, romantic,
peaceful"
.Moldy!" interrupted Aimee.
"And luxurious. Lady Erythea,
everyone says. is a splendid manager.
And your cousin-a nice. sensible
young man. I've seen his photograph.
His face"
ITS the face" said Aimee fiercely,
''of cold boiled Goldfish! I've seen
tive seen it, It made me feel as
if my shoes were full of water!"
"Aimee!" said Georgina plaintively.
you appal mel"
Good thing! Then you know how
feel!" retorted Aimee pertly. 1.-The
whole thing appals me. These curates
I'm fed up with them! Alexander is
the limit J" H fl
Aimee paused for breath.
Hes frump!" she said, with ex-
traordinary vehemence.
HE is goodw insisted Georgina.
''That is a good mans face IL ever
saw one. And" added Georgina. with
rapt expression on her plump fea-
lures. "he will fall in love with you.
Aimee. I'm sure Of It'll And wher
that happens"
"Oh, you make me sick! !" said the
frenzied Aimee. Its a disease with
you! Sentiment revolts me. This
maundering about love"
Aimee" said Georgina almost tear
fully, "your very name means Be
loved'I'
"Oh, rats!" said Aimee furiously,
and fled from the room.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-05
CHAPTER l
Sentenced.


Il can't go, dad" said Aimee des-
perately, land won'tw
my answer, my dear Aimee" said
Lord Scroope firmly yet benignantly,
"is that you must go. and you shall! !"
"A month of Aunt Erythea," said
Aimee in stified tones. would kill me.
Why are these things always piled on
to me? I'm fed upv
The Very Rev. viscount Scroope.
archdeacon and incumbent Of the liv-
ing Of Scroope Magma, gazed dreamily
over his daughters head without ap-
pearing to hear her. A sunbeam fl
tered through the diamond panes.
inumining his silver hair and finely
cut features. It was as though the sun
beam said: Behold q saint; here is
one who hears and speaks no evil
A saint Lord Scroope undoubtedly
was; calm. benign and immovable as
granite.
my dear child" he said gently, "let
US admit the cold light Of reason. You
can have no genuine objection to your
Aunt Erythea, for you have never set
eyes on her since you were three years
old. Jervaulx abbey Is well
appointed and strictly ordered house
1t Is an atmosphere which will cor
rect. 1 hope. the influence of that de-
plorable school from which we have
removed you. You must go. Aunt
Erythea desires that you shall 60.
And that. as you will realize when you
make her acquaintance. Is final"
The Hon. Aimee Scroope's vividIy
lovely face became still more mutt
nous and desperate.
And do not suppose that you will
lack youthful society,"" added Lord
Scroope, smiling. "Your cousin, Al
exander Lambe, is at Jervaulx. A
little older than yourself. doubtless
but an excellent companion for you
A young man wholly devoted to good
work. and with unexceptionable con-
nections. he will doubtless attain that
eminence which his aunt would wish
for him."
Aimee looked at her father with in
tense suspicion. Then she turned to
the photograph of young man in a
clerical collar; the face was pleasant
nut somewhat serious, with large,
frank, round eyes. The face that
Aimee made at 1t was hideous.
Go and tell your maid to pack.
dear child" said Lord Scroope gently,
patting her head. Aimee was twenty
years of age, and stood five feet six.
but her father contrived to have the
AR of patting somebody about three
feet high.
Aimee said something inarticulate.
ana made a bee-line for a rose-pinS
ooudoir where Lady Scroope. blonde,
petite and wholly charming was but
toning her gloves. Amid pink sur
roundings, Lady Scroope looked little
older than her daughter.
Mummy" said Aimee forcibly
you'll have to throw me rope. /
nave simply got to be rescued from
this awful visitl" She expounded
with extreme rapidity and terror her
views on Jervaulx. Lady Erythea
hambe and Alexander.
Lady Scroope twinkled, and was so
exasperating as to laugh. She put
her hands affectionately on her daugh-
ter's shoulders.
Sorry, Aimee" she said; there is,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-05

them away-kissed the fire back to
them and the flame to her cheeks.
That action recalled Gales earlier
mood, the joy of the present, and he
turned to Nell's sweet face. The desert
was there, wonderful, constructive, en-
uobling, beautiful, terrible. but 1t was
not for him as 1t was for the Indian.
In the light of Nell's tremulous re-
turning smile that strange, deep,
clutching shadow faded, lost Its hold
forever; and he leaned close to her,
whispering: 'Lluvia d'oro''-"Shower
Of Gold"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-04-05
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S4,839,5OO RAIL LINE
APPROVED BY |. c. c.
Very Important Construction in
Florida to Take Five Years
in Completion.

One OF the largest railroad con-
struction projects which the Inter
state Commerce Commission has been
called upon to authorize in recent
years received the approval Of the
commission today. It involves the
construction in Florida during the
next five years by the Florida East
Coast railroad of a 133-mile line be-
tween Okeechobee and Lemon City, a
suburb of Miami. Cost of the project
is estimated at S4.S39,500.
Construction of the new line, the
commission was told, will provide
transportation for 1,671.000 acres of
land, much Of 1t suitable for sugar
cane growing. Funds for the prof.
ect, according to the petition, will be
furnished in part from earnings of
the Florida East Coast railroad and
in part by advances from trustees of
the estate of the late Henry NJ. Flag
Ter, who established the East Coast
line. Trustees of the estate of Mr..
Flagler's deceased wife, Mary Lilly
Flagler Bingham the commission was
informed, also will advance funds II
necessary,
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NEW TOBACCO FIRM.
Richmond Organization Expects to
Become Big Factor In Industry.

RICHMOND, Va, January 15.-For-
NAL organization of the new Patter-
son Bros. Tobacco Company, capital
lied at 10000 class A and $4,000
shares of class B stock, with Its ex-
pectancy of becoming a formidable
figure in both the American and world
tobacco trade, has been concluded
here, where the Patterson manufac-
turing properties are located. Main
offices have been established at 665
9Th avenue, New York city.
officers Of the new corporation are
MARVIN C. Patterson, formerly presi-
dent of r. A. Patterson Tobacco Com
pany and formerly vice president of
the American Tobacco Company,
president; f. A. Depths, formerly
president and general manager of
the Matoake Tobacco Company, vice
president; Stuart Benson of Morgan,
I,iyermore & Co., New York city;
Henry w. Cobb, formerly vice presi-
dent E. P. Hatch & Co., Greenwich,
Conn; Waller Holiday, vice presi-
dent American National Bank, Rich
mond; Arthur Rittmaster of Morris &
Co, New York city; Thomas S. Win
ston, Richmond, Va, and Davis B.
Merrill, Richmond, Va, secretary and
treasurer.
The merger of two other important
concerns with the new corporation is
expected within a short time. The
new concern is said to be in touch
with substantial financial interests in
England with the purpose Of extern
sively expanding the foreign market.
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HEAVY INCREASES
IN GRAIN EXPORTS

Heavy increases in exports OF
wheat and corn from the United
States for the week ending January
10, as compared with the first week
Of the year, are shown in the weekly
report issued today by the Depart
ment of Commerce. Wheat exports
were 3,533,O00 bushels, as compared
with ISIS, 900 the previous week, and
corn EXPORTS 1,421.0o0 bushels, as
compared with $4,000.
At the same time there was a
sharp decline in the outgoing ship
ments of flour, which totaled 176,9OO
barrels for the week. against 100000
for the preceding week. The United
Kingdom took 1920 barrels during
the week, as compared with 800
barrels the week preceding, but 9TH
err countries of Europe, which In the
first week of the year received S1S,-
600 barrels, took only 26,200 barrels
during the week ending January Is.
More Barley, Oats and Rye.
Exports of barley. oats and rye for
the week also showed marked in
creases, due mainly to reopening Of
trade after the holiday season. Barley
exports amounted to 10000 busheIS,
against $4,000 for the preceding week;
exports of oats totaled $4,000 bushels,
as compared with 1000, and rye ex-
ports totaled 615,000. against 171,o0o.
Germany led all other countries In
corn products, with total OF 40S,-
600 bushels. The United Kingdom
took $4,000 bushels, other European
countries combined, 49S,000 bushels.
and Canada, 100000 bushels. The
first week of the year Germany took
only $4,000 bushels, the United King
dom, $4,000 bushels; other European
countries, 10000 bushels, and Canada,
SIS, 1000 bushels.
Canadian Trade Revived.
Purchases of wheat by the United
Kingdom totaled Las, 900 bushels, as
compared with $4,000 bushels the
preceding week. Italy took $4,000
bushels, as compared with $4,000.
Most Of the other wheat increases
by countries were small.
The large increase in barley ex-
ports is accounted for by the fact
that tho United Kingdom purchased
ia. 900 bushels of barley during the
week, while none was purchased dur
ing the week preceding.
Shipments of grain IN transit
through the United States from Can
ada showed a reopening Of the Ca
madam foreign trade, especially in
wheat of which 2,498,000 bushels
were in process of re-exportation
during the week.
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T0DAY'S SUGAR MARKET.

NEW YORK, January 15.-The
early raw sugar market was I'M
changed today with spot Cubas quot
ed at 8 els cost and freight, equal
to 5.34 for centrifugal. No transac-
lions were reported. Offerings of
prompt and second half January ship
ment at 9-16 cost and freight were lin
tied. Raw sugar futures sold off one to
two points on the call in expectation
of freer offerings now that the crop
is under way. At midday prices were
about at initial figures, with the
undertone steady.
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BEEF TRADE GOOD

CHICAGO, January 15.-Armour &
Co. in their weekly trade review say:
Meat trade this week shows further
Improvement over last year. Beef
trade is especially strong. and move
ment of beef into consumptive chan
nels is free. Receipt of live animals
was rather limited this week and
scarcity of the best and lowest grades
of cattle continues. Both live and
dressed beef prices have strength
ented and improved trade.
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new BOND ISSUES
IN GOOD DEMAND
Seasoned Offerings Are Suf-
fering From Flood of
Latest Securities.
BY GEORGE II. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 15.-The week
in the bond market opened today
with prices for seasoned issues SUI
faring from the competition Of the
new offerings. 1t was the subject of
comment in investment circles that
the new securities were apparently
so easily placed, while the old were
so much neglected.
OF today's new offerings the chief
were the Cuban bh per cent loan,
which was reported to be going very
well, and the Nickel Plate 6s offered
at par. The latter were largely over
subscribed.
Railroad Bonds In Demand.
Among railroad bonds Toledo, St.
Louis and Western As were In de-
mand. Not only do these bonds give
a better than per cent maturity
return, but the Cloverleaf's earnings
have been consistently good and the
new Van Swerigen management COM
lines Chesapeake and Ohio con-
vertible IS did better. Peoria and
Eastern first As were also up a point.
Among speculative Issues st. Paul
obligations had n good rally, but
those of the New Haven, perhaps in
stock, were reactionary again. This
applied especially to the New Haven
6s both the dollar and the franc
bond, and the New York, West Ches-
ter and Boston 41as.
OF industrials American Agricul-
tural 7izs were active and higher,
within less than two points of the
high of 1922. 1t is undoubtedly true
that the outlook for the fertilizer
companies Is improving. Copper is
sues moved irregularly.
Foreign Issues Reactionary.
Nearly all the foreign issues were
reactionary, especially the French.
While the financial marvel of the
past ten days has been the way in
which French bonds and franc ex-
change held in the face 70 what both
British and American bankers believe
to be a mistaken policy on the part
or the Paris government 1t cannot be
expected that the markets Will not be
influenced adversely If the French
meet with new and unexpected dif1i-
culties in their great adventure.
Whether the support which the
French bonds have enjoyed has beer
due to operation for the sinking fund
or to speculation IS uncertain. In any
case the price movements of French
securities is a matter of prime IN
terest. French IS were relatively
more affected today than the IN 8
Department of Seine rs also los'
ground.
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Oil Price lump Big Help
to Texas and Oklahoma

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FORT WORTH, January 15.-An-
other week of summer weather in
January has allowed the stockmen
and bankers in the cattle country to
breathe easier.
AS long as the winter remains
"onan" e will not be necessary to.
buy food for the herds. The credic
of stockmen is already strained and
any further demands upon it would
be disastrous 1t Is regarded as GER
tain now that the herds will winter
well, since winter weather between
now and spring is not likely to be-
prolonged to a point of a heavy loss.
Copyright, 1929
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SILVER DOLLARS WANTED.

Responding to requests from nu-
merous western bankers that the
Treasury supply them standard silver
dollars, Senator Smoot (Utah) has in
troduced a bill providing an appro-
priation which will enable the Treas
ury to send to banks requesting the
same standard silver dollars in rea-
sonable amounts, the Treasury to pay
the charges from the nearest fed
eral reserve bank or United States
mint or assay offices.
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California Beats All Old
Records for Crops and Oil
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch 70 The Sthr.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 15.-ThA
production of both OIL and agricul-
tural products in this state in 1874
exceeds the records of any previous
year by many millions of dollars In
value, according to figures which be-
came available for the first time to-
day.
reached 13e, 900, 900 barrels. or about
Is, 000, 900 more than was produced in
1920. the banner year up to this time.
Crop production of all kinds in
creased $53.993,000 in value over 1921.
the total value of all farm products
being s3e7,s20,000. Gamers reported
that they enjoyed the greatest year
in the history of that industry.
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NEW YORK EGG PRICES.

NEW YORK, January 15.-Eggs,
unsettled; receipts, 1896 cases; fresh
GATHERED extra firsts, 41a42; flrsts,
3sa40: New Jersey hennery whites.
locally candled extras, 81; do. I'M
candled extras, 53a55; state nearby
and nearby western hennery whites,
firsts to extras, 45a50; state and near
by hennery browns, extras, 45a4S;
Paoifc coast whites, extras, 90; do,
tirsts to extra f1rsts, 4sa4o; refrtg-
orator drsts, 9la32
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SEVERAL STRIKES SETTLED.

Strikes and controversies cotaling
fourteen were adjusted during the
week ended January 10, according to
the Department OF Labor. The strikes
adjusted included clothing. electrical,
textile, and granite workers, and min
ers and fathers. At the end of the
week there were thirty-seven strikes
before the department for settlement,
and eight controversies which had
not reached the strike stage.
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DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE, January Is Especially.
Live poultry-Turkeys pound. asa
40; old toms, 80; poor and crooked
breasts, Is; spring chickens, 25a26;
poor and Ieghorns, 20a22; old hens,
23a25; small and leghorns, 20a22; old
ROSTERS, Is; ducks. 2sa27: poor and
90: pigeons, pair. 30a35; guinea fowl,
each, 40a70: dressed poultry, turkeys.
pound, 35a40; old toms, 30a32; poor
and crooked breasts, %; chickens.
24a27; old roosters, 16; ducks, 25a30:
geese, 24a2S; capons, 36a42; small
Eggs-Loss off, native and nearby
first, dozen, 40; southern, 5S.
Butter-Creamery,f fancy, pound, 65
a56: prints, 55a57; nearby creamery,
46a50; ladies, 35a3e; rolls, 33a36;
store-packed,, S1as2; dairy prints "a
a35; process butter. 42a43.
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New England Industries
Tied Up by SnoWStormS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DISPATCH 70 the SlAF.
BOSTON, January 15.-1ndustry in
New England has been slowed up I'M
avoidably by weather conditions dur
ing the last week. The heavy snow
fall has made transportation extreme
ly difficult, but railroads have man
aged to keep their lines open. all
though trains have been late. Team
ing and trucking have been almost
impossible except in the large cities
and this has interfered with the nor(.
NAL movement of goods. These cor
ditions, however, are temporary AMI
are resulting in a pent-up demanG
which must be filed later.
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HEAVY APPLE RECEIPTS,

NEW YORK. January 10 Especially
The receipts OF barreled apples
were liberal from western New York
Hudson valley and Virginia. The early
morning demand was moderate for
fancy, large, well-colored fruit, but
rather light for poor to ordinary
stock. The market was generally dull
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NEW YORK, January 15.-Foreiglt
exchanges. easy. Great Britain-De-
mand. 4.6sS; cables, 4.66s6; sixty-day
bills on banks. 4.64h. France-De-
mand, .0679N; cables, .0679&. Italy
gium-Demand, .0619: cables. .061912.
Germany-Demand, .0000721s; cables,
.O00073. Holland-Demand, 1853; ca
bles, 1851. Norway-Demand, .186N
Sweden-Demand, .2693. Denmark,
Demand, 1871. Switzerland-Deman
1882. Spain-Demand, 1870. Greece
Demand, .012S. Poland-Demand,
.00o040H. Czechoslovakia = Demand,
.0284. Argentine-Demand, 1852. Bra
zil-Demand, .11bo, Montreal, 90 -,
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BAR SILVER PRICES

LONDON, January 15.-Bar silver,
32h pence per ounce. Money, N per
cent. Discount rates: Short bills, az
per cent; three-month bills, ~ az 5-16
per cent.
NEW YORK, January 15.-Foreign
silver, 671s; Mexican dollars, 51K.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, January Is Omitted States
Department Of Agriculture). Hogs
Receipts, $1,000 head: active, uneven
ly 5 to Is lower; bulk, $50 to zoo
pound averages, S.1oas.s0; top, $40;
bulk 225 to 800 pound butchers, 7.80a
500: packing sows. 7.00a7.65; de-
sirable pigs, 7.75aS.00; heavy hogs,
7.75as.oo; medium. 7;soas;25; light,
S.00aS.40; light light, S.00aS.35; pack
ing sows, smooth, 7.25a7.65; packing
sows, rough, 6.90a7.25; killing pigs,
Cattie-Reoeipts, $4,000 head; fairly
active; uneven: killing quality
rather plain; better grades beef steers
about steady; others weak to Is
lower; early top matured steers.
1850; bulk beef steers of quality and
condition to sell at S.50a10.00; she
stock barely steady; spots lower on
beef heifers; stockers and feeders
scarce steady to strong; other classes
about steady; bulk desirable veal
calves to packers, 10.25a10.50; good
to choice kind upward to HOO; out
siders paying 11.25 and above; choice
desirable heavy bologna bulls, 5.00a
5.25; bulk stockers and feeders, $50
sheep-Receipts. 10000 head; open
ing very slow; fat lambs tending
lower; best early bid, 14.75 to city
butchers; few loads good lambs to
packers, 14.30; desirable S0-pound
fed clipped lambs, 1928; choice ST
pound yearling wetherS fully steady
at 1900; sheep weak; three decks
120-pound ewes, 7.75.
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VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

NEW YORK, January 15.-The
visible supply of American grain
shows the following changes: Wheat
decreased $4,000 bushels; corn in
creased 1881, 900; oats decreased $780,
900; rye decreased $4,000, and barley
increased $4,000.
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STOCK MELON VOTED,
Endicott johnson Declares Special
Dividend on Common,

NEW YORK, January 15.-Directors
Of the Endicott Johnson Corporation
shoe manufacturers. today declared q
stock dividend Of 20 per cent on the
common stock, payable February IS
to stock Of record January 26.
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Wisconsin Centl. % 2sN % 2sh
woolworth. ......21S 21s 2161s 2161s
Worthington. go. S2M 82M 81 81
Wright Aero. .... 81 S% sh s15
High. Low. Last.
Call Money!. 4 315 SA
HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
IL am. 49,. S57 100 2M.... 575 100
ip.m.,... T4s oeo pm. gss 100
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

(ouotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Cob
Nominal Selling checks,