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Evening star., 1923-07-19
THE EVIL SHEPHERD
81 E. Phillips Oppenhein,.
Copyright By Brown

a simple one" Sir Timothy said. Il
| do not think it greatly affects my
| character. l believe, as a matter of
| fact, that 1 am just as wicked as you
in every walk of life. and as you
know. / like to peer into the unex-
| pected places. l had heard of this
man Billy the Tanner. He beats wom-
en-, and has established perfect
reign of terror in the court and neigh
1 borhood where he lives. I fear /
| must agree with you that there were
! some elements of morality-of con-
! forming, at any rate, to the recogniz-
! ed standards of justice-in what / did.
You know, of course. that / am a
great patron of every form of boxing,
! fencing and the various arts of self
defense and attack. l just took along
! one of the men from my gymnasiu
| who l knew was equal to the job, to
! give this fellow a lesson"
i He did it all right" Lady Cynthia
murmured.
But this is where ! think / re-
establish myself" Sir Timothy con-
| tinued, the peculiar nature of his
do this for the sake of the neighbor-
! hood. I did not do it from any sense
/ of justice at all. I did it to provide
for myself an enjoyable and delecta-
BILE spectacle"
She smiled laZily.
!
! admitted. However. on the whole, l
| am disappointed. / am afraid that
you are not so bad as people think"
"People?' he repeated Francis
! Ledsam. for instance-my son-in-law
! in poSSe?'
Francis Ledsam is one of those
few rather brilliant persons who have
| contrived to keep sane without be-
coming a prig," she remarked.
/ You know why?' he reminded her.
| menous worker. 1t is work which
| keeps a man sane. Brilliancy with
out the capacity for work drives peo-
pie to the madhouse.
Where we are all going, l sup
pose," she sighed.
/ mot yous' he answered. You
| have just enough don't know what
! we moderns call it--soul, shall I say?
! to keep you from the muddy ways"
| She rose to her feet and leaned over
/ the rails. Sir Timothy watched her
| thoughtfully. Her figure, / with
! standing it's suggestions of delicate
maturity. was still as slim as a young
! girls. She was looking across the
| tree-tops toward an angry bank of
! clouds--long. pencillike streaks of
! black purple back ground. Be
low. in the street. a taxi passed with
! grinding of brakes and noisy horn.
| The rail against which she leaned
/ looked very fiimsy. Sir Timothy
| stretched out his hand and held her
| arm.
MY nerves are going with my old
| age" he apologized. That support
| seems too fragile"
| She did not move. The touch of his
! fingers grew firmer.
we have entered upon an allie
CORY" she murmured. You are pre-
{ serving me from the depths
He laughed harshly.
~ he exclaimed, with a sudden
touch of real and fierce bitterness
which brought the light dancing into
her eyes and a spot of color to her
cheeks. Il preserve you. Why. you
can never hear my name without
| thinking OF sin. of crime of some
sort! Do you seriously expect me to
ever preserve any one from any
thing"
You haven't made any very violent
attempts to corrupt me-" she reminded
him.
Women don't enter much into my
scheme of life" he declared. They
played a great part once. 1t was a
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You must CO." she echoed. looking
up at htn, 'Good-bye!"
She y<as so close to him that his
embrace. sudden and passionate
though 1t was, came about almost
naturally. She lay in his arms with
perfect content and raised her lips
to his.
He broke away He was himself
again, self-furious.
Lady Cynthia" he said. II owe
you my most humble apologies. The
evil that is in me does not as a
rule break out in this direction"
You dear. foolish person" she
laughed, that was good. not evil.
You like me. don't you? But l know
you do. There is one crime you have
always forgotten to develop-you
haven't the simplest idea in the world
how to lie.''
Yes, I like you" he admitted. ~
have the most absurd feeling for you
that any man ever found it impos-
sible to put into words. We have
indeed strayed outside the world of
natural things" he added.
'Why?" she murmured. 'I never
felt more natural or normal in my
life. / can assure you that I am
loving it. / feel like muslin gowns
and primroses and the scent of those
first March violets underneath a warm
hedge where the sun comes some
times. l feel very natural indeed,
Sir Timothy
What about me?' he asked harsh
ly. I'm three weeks time / shall be
fifty years old"
She laughed softly.
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Continued from Yesterdays Star.)
CHAPTER XXVII.

The car stopped in front of the
great house in Grosvenor Square
Lady Cynthia turned to her COM
panion.
You must come in, please" she
said. II insist, if it is only for five
minutes"
Sir Timothy followed her across the
hall to a curved recess. where the
footman who had admitted them
touched a bell, and a small automatic
lift came down.
Il am taking you to my own quar-
ters,' she explained. They are rath-
er cut off, but l like them-especially
on hot nights
They glided up to the extreme top
of the house. She opened the gates
and led the way into what was prac-
tically an attic sitting room, decorat-
ed in black and white. Wide-flung
doors opened on to the leads, where
comfortable chairs, a small table and
an electric standard were arranged
They were far above the tops of the
other houses, and looked into the
green of the park.
This is where l bring very few
people" she said. This is where
even after my twenty-eight years of
fraudulent life. am sometimes my
self. Watt
mere were anu
sandwiches arranged on the table
She opened the cupboard of a small
Sideboard just inside the sitting room,
however and produced whisky and a
Siphon of soda. There was a pail of
ice in cool corner From somewhere
in the distance came the music of vio-
lins floating through the window of
house where dance was in prog
ress. They could catch a glimpse of
the striped awning and the long line
of waiting vehicles with their twin
eyes of fire. She curled herself up
on a settee. flung a cushion at Sir
Timothy, who was already ensconced
in luxurious easy chair. and, with a
tumbler of iced sherbet in one hand
and cigarette in the other. looked
across at him.
Il am not sure" she said. that you
have not tonight dispelled an illu-
sion"
What manner of one?" he asked.
Above all things" she went on, II
have always looked upon you as
wicked. Most people do. l think that
is one reason why so many of the
women find you attractive. l suppose
II is why l have found you attrac-
tive"
The smile was back upon his lips
He bowed little. and. leaning for
ward. dropped a chunk of ice into
his whisky and soda.
Dear Lady Cynthia" he murmured
don't tell me that I am going to slip
back in your estimation into some
normal place"
Il am not quite sure" she said. de-
Hberately. I have always look ed
upon you as a kind of amateur GRIM
inal. man who loved black things
and dark ways. You know how weary
one gets of the ordinary code of NOR
ais in these days. You We're such a
delightful antidote. And now. 1 am
not SIRE that YOU have not shaken
my ia. : in you"
In what way?''
You really seem to have been en-
gagged tonight in a very sporting and
philanthropic enterprise. l lima gined
you visiting some den of vice and
mixing as an equal with these terri
bic people who never seem to cross
the bridges. 1 was perfectly thrilled
when I put on your chauffeur's coat
and hat and followed YOU"
The story of my little adventure is
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/ And in no time at all sh9ll be
thirty-and entering upon a teiribIe
period of spinsterhood!"
"Spinsterhood" he scoffeds SJfWhy,
whenever-the society papers are at
loss for q paragraph they report a
few more offers Of marriage to the
ever-beautiful Lady Cynthia
Don't be sarcastic" she begged.
Il haven't yet had the offer of mar
riage / want, anyhow"
You'll get one you don't want in
a moment" he warned her.
She made n little grimace.
"Don't" she laughed nervously.
"How am / to preserve my romantic
notions of you as the emperor of
the criminal world IL you kiss me as
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you did just now-you kissed me
rather well--and then ask me to
marry you? 1t isn't your role, You
must light cigarette now, pat the
back of my hand, and swagger off to
another of your haunts of vice."
In other words, / am not to pro-
pose?" Sir Timothy said slowly.
You see how decadent / am" she
sighed. II want to toy with my
pleasures. Besides, there's that scamp
of brother of mine coming up to
haye a drink saw him get out of a
ta2i-and you couldn't get it through
in time, not with dignity
The rattle of the lift as il stopped
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trict court petition to be declared a
bankrupt and a list of liabilities, which
amounts to s26,90O, according to her
attorneys. There are no assets.
Miss Lorraine said her financial dit-
hculties were the result of an inYary
suffered in 1921, when she broke nsr
spine in a fall.
All her jewels. estimated to have been
worth nearly 100000, are gone in the
payment of bius.
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was plainly audible. He stopped and
kissed her fingers.
fear some day" he murmured,
you"
Continued in Tomorrow's Starl
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raine. former musical comedy favorite
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-13

hr nd NJ five criminals who have been
sHn;"iIoa~ iri. their activities around
Arsimute The other members Df hr
gang are .Ier triaer. 4 brother. sspidie
tIincr. Frank trinci wife. joe Nichols
and Roy Young
Frank Crincr broke jail i'll Ardmrrr
on Thanksgiving night. after hc had
been arrcsies for robbing y travelling
salesman after knocking him III the head
With an iron bar. tie was traced to
iisoum~vilir IN means uf letters and
ielrgramS which hc sent IN friends III
oklahoma. using different names. sheriff
London and h> deputy arrived i'll
brownsville last night and registered
under aSs,med names al the hotel They
a~tcrtairel that CriErr hail purchased
4 meal ticket az sertaia restaurant.
and palroiied the streets al morning.
waiting for Crincr ~ come across thr
river from Mexico. where be has beeu
staying. lie was taken into custody
about y u'clcrk ~ Deputy Isunu. oil one
oi ihe downtown streets.
Cr.acr has ssN different counts facing
him. H. has already served two terms
IN he pcnitrntary The latest crime
ID which hp IN alleged u have parFiri-
pated i ia The robbery of travelling
salesman near Ardmore. Criarr and
twe companions are alleged ~ have
struck the travelling salesman over the
head with an ircn bar on the night VI
November ~ and Ia hayr carried NJ
unconscious man 90 a hotel and robbed
him NJ diamond ring and $50 10 cash
The either two who are alleged 10 have
been involved in the crime were arrested.
aud III a confession. implicated Crinrr.
Crinrr was arrested on November -.
and confined ~ the Jail M Ar,.inore.
lie escaped w breaking jail on N"vem
ber - ann made his way 70 Browns
vile where hr crossed into Mexico. IIr
has lfeen crossing back and forih be-
tween Brownsville and MaiamoroS fire.
quenlIy sine that time. H. haS gone
under several different names. the o.
ficer~ say.
Criner was lodged III the Cameron
county Jail for safe keeping until ar
cen l,r made a. take him M
Ardmore for trial
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-13
GALVESTON CONSUL
COUSIN OF De LARA,
GOES TO S. ANTONIO

GALVESTON. Texas. Dec. i3. Y. Can
ia Lara. Mexican consul at Galveston. a
nephew Of Governor Lopez de Lara of
Tamanyipas. has rfctived instructions
from Consul General Alejandro Luppert
to report Immediately at the San An
tonic consulate. Consul Lara left here
last night for the Alamo City.
The revolution IN Mexico " bell we'd 10
te beaind the consular move from Gal
weston to San Antonio. although Consul
Lara refused 10 discuss the revolt. fur
;hcr than &c deny that ne had rec iN'ed
instructions from the Dc IN Huerta fac
ticn.
Consul Lara was transferred % Gal
weston last month from McAllen, where
he was stationed with the Mexican con
sulate for number Of months lie h
well lncwn III Brownsville and MatA-
morcs. Before leaving here stated ths;
his trip 70 San Antonio did not signify
that Re had been removed from the con-
sulate, and that his absence would prob
ably b. only temporary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-13
CONCRESSNEN
OF MEXICO co
TO VERACRUZ

SAN ANTONIO. Texas. Dec. l3.-On
horseback. hy airplane. Or automobile.
and svme by rail- through th. United
States, the majority Of the Mexican na-
tional congress M leaving Mexico City
for Nera Cruz t. reeonvcne sor tle
ayowed purpose uf dcposing Presiden.
Ubr rtn Is president or the southern
republic.
Ruben Niscar.a. pre sident Or the
chamber of deputies. arrived ia san
Antonio yesterday en- route fer Vera
Cruz and gave out ! statement saying
that the national congress had b en
functioning since the outbreak Of the
revolution under military pressure. III
further stated that quorum has not
been PRESENT. ard that all acts since
tie beginning III the revolution have
been null and void.
som. members are having difficulty
IN leaving Mexico City, he said, and
shout twenty-five them are still
ihc.e.
The next important dcvtlopmen; next
to this IL the spread of the y volt 10 the
west coast Naryit, formerly cf Tcpic,
fas Joined the revolutionary fcrces. ae-
r0tding " private advices to the Light.
and the states % Sinalca and Celima are
joining the revolution rapidly. il WAS
ported through private sources
President Obregon has left Mexico
City. accompanied NJ Secretary of War
Nazo. and Las taken personal command
of General Amarrn'~ forces which are
being concentrated III siunnajua.n and
oucrciaro. according e. reports re-
ceivri here
Ramon Ec"S. governor of the federal
district ~ Mexico. n IN San Antonio.
according te The I.a Iren~a. Spanish
language newspaper and l. on his way
~ Washington with credrhiialS as am
haSSa.lnr from AIeNi y. IIIs expects IT,
call upon President Coolidge. and ask
fnr flili ami immediate recognition III tile
ubrc~on government
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-13

MIA to the other. The low temperature
undoubtedly damaged tha Valencia
orange crop in the low San Jaquln
valley region, hut there was little
chance for dama~e elsewhere, tn.
weather bureau said.
High winds aTs expected 70 keep tn
frosts from settling in the southern
part Of the state. Paso Robcs showed
the Itwesl " aiding last night, with n
decrees above zero.
The California Fruit Growa>s Ex-
change said the extent of the damage
% frat in South IN California WON q
no . Be known Entil January 4, when a
survey viii be completed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-13
EXPERT PRAISES
LOWER VALLEY
CITRUS FRUITS
Maintains That Lower Rio
Grande Country Will Ev-
entually Eclipse California
in Fruit Production

The statement recently made i'll the
Herald that Brownsville will eventually
become the greatest primary citrus
market iu the United States IN 10 ex-
aggerati0n. was the comment Of j. l..
Farren. citrus canker expert. who has
recently been assigned to the Browns
vile territory by the l.. :. Department
~ agriculture. Mr.. Farren was recently
located ai Mission. and prior 10 coming
TO the Valley was stationed in California.
and - intimately acquainted with con-
ditions in the citrus orchards Of Cali
fornia and the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
-talifOrnin cannot compare with the
Rio t;rande Valley in the economical
production ~ citrus the canker rx-
pert continued Before | came ID the
Valley vas under the impression thar
the raising of citrus a. "A commercial
proposition III this section was merely
The wild dream Of promoters. but il did
not take long tO convince me that the
Valley offered greater opportunities
than California ever dreamed III. and 4
am now fully convinced that the Browns
vile section will eventually become the
mnSt prolific producer of the entire
Valley Conditions here are ideal. aud
the quality Of fruit raised il cx-
cepfional. Interest in the indns-
try ia This section II great. and
the paintings This year will be nm ex-
cellent criterion ~ the rapid develop
ment which may be expected during the
coming seasons. Every part of the
Valley. from Mission 10 Ill .Iardia. con-
tains large acreages Of very desirable
citrus lands. and | have had ample proof
that these lands will produce more er0-
noinically and prolifically than any part
of the California citrus section. TX will
require a few years 10 develop this IN
dnstry. hut | have seen sufficient tO
convince me thar every section or the
Valley i now fully cognizant Of the
profits tO b. attained through this de-
velopmeE' IN the Brownsville section
the development il most marked, due
prime inally ~ the fact that only In re-
cent years have the property owners IN
this section realized the possibilities of
their land. ami they are now making
preparations 10 carry out development
On IA scale never before anticipated
Mr. Farren stated that the Valley N
remarkably free from canker. and pre-
diets that the growers will sustain very
little loss from this source. He states.
however. that vigilance IL required 70
keep the disease out. and thar the pre-
ventative measures taken by the Depart
menf of Agriculture should prove the
means ~ saving the Valley growers
from the immense losses Florida and
California growers have experienced
from this source.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-13
ASKS RESUMPTION
TRADE RELATIONS
WITH THE RUSSIANS

WASHINGTON. ". t Dee. IT.. The
establishment ef trade relations with
Russia by the United States was urged
today wv Representative Frcar. repuh-
lican 81 Wisconsin. IN a speech in the
house IN which ~ gave details MI hi~ in-
veStigaiionS during His visit to that coun-
Try laSi summer
In fair trial of a trade agreement
with Russia proved mutually beneficial.
Frear de Jared. recognition Of the soviet
government ~ the United States would
soon follow as matter Of course.
Settlement of the obligations nf Russia.
10 this country could ihca ~ referred
10 arbitration. Frear stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-13
TAMAULIpAS PRACTICALLY *
In CONTROL DE LA HUERTA|N
FACTION, REPORTS STATE

cally thy entire state II under the con-
irol Of Governor Lopez de Lara. VINO was
fciced ID flee from Nirtoria. the port
states.
General Larraga. who was in the
United States has crossed the border
near Laredo. and IL now with tho revo-
lutionary forces in Tamaulipas. lie is
expected to be placed On the staff of
Governor Lopez De Lara. who will per-
sonally direct all operations against
those points held by tht federals.
There are now over 1000 rebel troops
in Tamaulipas. the report states. and
hundreds cf volunteers are arriving
da;iy. Shipments Of ammunition are be-
nr received ftom Vera Cruz through
TamT leo. The commanders III the state
and the disposition of the troops was
given III the report.
Colonel Grinaldo II in command az
large detachment guarding the Mexican
Nation alLines between Monterrey and
Victoria. Colonel Aguierre is west Of
Tampico at Nicontencetl. where there
are many American colonies. Colonel Fc-
liciano Garcia commands at Hidalgo,
and Colonel Garcia Cavazos Of Mata-
mOfO< commands n large uttdCHNtNt az
SIN Fernando. g. miles below Matamo-
res Colonel Julio Davila and Cano are
in command al Burgos. Cruillas and
Mtraez north Of Victoria.
General lose Nailcgp j. ~ the head
of the movement in Campeche. and .
wire a. the revolutionary headquarters
stated that NJ a. m. December l.. H.
joined the movement. with the 10th
battalion These are we'll trained troops.
IT, also has 1000 volunteers that viii
be- armed with arms and ammunition ar
Ffving M Prosrc~So.. These arms were
sent 10 Campeche several weeks ago
by the federal government. bui have been
seized w the rcyolutinnistS. tampcche
and TahaSco are now practically con
frelled vi the rebel forces. and they are
now surrounding Villa IIermoSH. she
capital of Tabasco.
General Juan Ricardo Brofa~. COM
harding all federal troops IN The state
# Yncatan. has turned all forces over 20
fhc revolutionary government. Cover
nor Felipe Carrilo Puerto. the com
mnnist leader. who j. credited with hay
ing brought seciaiStir principles ~ Nu-
cafau. aud made that state the hotbcl of
socialism. has fled from the capital.
Merida. taking all funds "f The state
(Continued on page twol
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-12-13
-FOUR INVOLVED
in CHARGES TO
VIOLATE LAWS
One Woman and Three Men
Placed Under Arrest on
Charge of Conspiring TO
Violate Liquor Laws

Conspiracy TO violate the prohibition
laws cf the United States. the conspira-
cy having its inception in MatamoroS,
Mexico, Is charged in case brought hy
federal officers ef Brownsville III
which three men and one women are
implicated. This is the first case OF this
nature ever filed in the courts Of the
lower border country. and its outcome
will be watched with considerable inter
est by both federal and state officials,
who express the opinion that il may
prove instrumental In providing tn.
means whereby those residents Of the
Mexican border towns who are imrlica-
ted in smuggling liquor or aliens across
tbs border may be brought blfore the
courts.
The principals in the charge are Mrs
H. Elan. resident of oklahoma. and
Manuel Garcia. known on the border ~
"El Ratio the rat. Juan Nunex and
Julian Cara. service car drivers. who
reside in Brownsville. are held as wit
ntsses and are also charged with
having transported four quarts of H.
quor across the Rio Grandc. TIE liquor
having been found in their possession
by Lieutenant cf Police Armstrong, and
their service car confiscated by the gov
eminent.
According 10 the testimony given ty
both Nunez and Cara. at their prelim-
mary hearing hcfor United States
Commissioner Goodrich Tuesday ~El
Ratio" had called them into a saloon
while they were in Matamoros. and ask
ed them to take four quarts Of liquor
across the river and deliver II TO a
lady. The lady refer: cd to was IN the
saloon at that time and was pointed out
by "El Ratot" and was later identified
by the service car drivers as Mrs. Elan.
+" ri Ratio" informed Them that the lady
would preccde them across the river,
and they were to deliver tkc liquor 10
her on the American side. lie agreed.
the drivers stated. to pas them So cut
of the $50 coils cted from the lady when
they delivered the liquor.
The drivers agreed TO the arrange
ment. and at a point about block dis
tant from the international bridge, thy
fConfinuei on page twe.)