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do un continue servicio practicamente
sin interrupciones por condolences ad-
versus de tempo, trabajo accessories.
Mientras este sistema de tranvias ha
contribuido tan directamente al des-
arroIo de San Juan Rio Piedras las
compafias propietarias que operaban
Ell mismo, muy raras veces han obteni-
do en- ning1n afio una razonable re-
tribucion a sus inversiones.
Durante los seis tiltimos amos los
peticionarios han operado su sistema
de tranvias electricos sobre la base de
perdidas constantes debidas la com
petencia de AUTOMOBILES autorizados por
la Comision de Servicio Paiblico para
llevar pasajeros por las rutas servidas
por los tranv1as electricos y en- direc
ia competencia con estos.
Ell sistema de tranvfas electricos de
los peticionarios no Sc ha desarrollado
y aumentado hasta lenar las necesida-
des de la creciente transportation de
pasajeros y Ell trafico rapido, principal
mente porque hasta la fecha no lie ha
sido possible conseguir enmiendas en- su
franquicia de modo que pueda proveer
ia 'es mejoras y mayores -faciidades.
Els impossible continuar operando es-
te sistema de tranvias sobre la base
de una perdida continua a menos
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-08-20
Una aYanzada de Ia
Union saldra para
Washington

Tenemos informes Gle que tan pronto
Sc cierre la Legislature, los Presidentes
de ambas Camaras insulares sefiores
Barce,o y Guerra Mondrag6n, embar-
caran para los Estados Unidos, en- ca
lidad de avanzada unionista para los
fines que determine la Resolution Con-
junta ntmero dos, aprobada, unanime-
mente, por la Legislature de Puerto
Rico.
FL prop6sito de los senores Barce,o
Y Guerra al adelantarse en- embarcar,
es Ell de entrevistarse con las autori
dades de la Universidad de Columbia,
fin de conocer 10 que las mismas han
resuelto respecto al establecimiento de
una catedra de Medicina en- la Univer-
sidad de Puerto Rico.
Realizados tales gestiones, los seno-
res Barcel6 Y Guerra seguiran hacia
Washington, en- union del Comisionado
(Continfa en- La Ga. pag1nal
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vecino de Hatillo, hacienda igual So
licitud.
No. 13.-Del doctor Roman BENZ
tez, Presidente de la Asoeiacion de
Medico de Benefcencia. en- san Juan,
solicitando la no aprobacidp del p.
del s. estableeiendo III. ssiste4ara de
Gobierno Local para los municipios
de Puerto Rico.
No. 1A.-Del doctor Ramon J. ST.
fre, vecino de Vega Alta, hacienda
igual solicitud
No. 15.-Del doctor j. NJ. Armaiz,
vecino de Vega Baja, hacienda igual
sohcitud.
No. 16.-De los senores Luis Lo-
pez de Victoria Tomas Paz, abo-
gados, vecinos de Yauco, solicitando
sc lie conceda al joven Angel M.
Mendez, una beca que ha pedido pa
ia estudiar leyes.
No. T.-De los senores Santiago
Purcell, Manuel Velez Gotay, Julio
Santiago, y otros vecinos de Penue-
las, solicitando Sc ordene la apertu-
ra del camino conocido por La Ju-
La, en- "Cuatro Gales, barrio de
Tallaboa de dicho municipio.
No. 18.-De las senoras Luisa Lo-
pez del Vale, Gregoria Alcaraz Y
otras damas de Humacao, solicitan-
do que Sc establezca ell curse esco-
lar de nueve meses.
Ell vice-presidente de la Camara
senior Lastra presento una mocion,
que fue aprobada por unanimidad,
para que Sc hiciese constar en- Acta
el sentimiento de la Camara por la
enfermedad que equeja al ilustre
Historiador de Puerto Rico, don Ca
yetano Coll y Toste, quien ha sido,
ademas, un prominente miembro de-
Parlamento Insular.
Declarada la Camara en- comision
total Sc procedio continuar el de-
bate, Que fue interrumpido en- la tar
de anterior, acerca del Proyecto de
Ley para autorizar una emission de
bonos de cinco millones Y medic pa
(Continda en- la IA. pag.l
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La subasta de los
iltrOs para el nueEo
acueductO

Hoy lunes Sc ce,ebrara la subasta
para la nueva planta de attraction, des-
pues de haberse celebrado la subasta
para Ell suministro de la tuberia del nue.
vo acueducto. En- total ell Municipio de
San Juan tiene en- fondo $4,000. 900 dis
puestos para la construction del nue.
vo acueducto; estos fondos provienen
de una venta de bonos efectuada en-
Nueva York Ell afio pasado.
Durante toda la semana ell servicio
de aqua en- la capital ha continuado
en- las mismas condolences de los ante
riores dias. Todavia en- la cuenca del
Rio Piedras no ha caido abundante llu
via aunque en- otras secciones de la is
la Sc han reportado nuvias casi norma
les.
La mayor parte de las familias resi-
denies en- la ciudad siguen dependien-
do, para su provision de aqua, de la que
(Continua en- la pagina 81
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?DLEZ Y SIETE MARIVOS AlNERI-
CANOS DESTACADOS EN- SANTO
DOMINGO ASESINADOS2

Nuestra agenca de information cabegrafca Washing
ton envio aver Ultima hora ell sguente despacho
WASHINGTON, agOstO 0. Omitted Press )-El Departa-
nenO de Marina esa esperanto COntesaaC0n cbgramas
envadcs SanO Domingo sOcitandO Immediate ngene
rmaciOn los inssenes CrcIadOs aqu segnn los
euaes diez sete marnOs aHeCanOs han dO asenadOs
Santc Domingo durante una reyuelta.
"EL MUNDO" Sc COMUNICA CON SANTO DOMINGO Z
Tan pronto recbinos ell anterior despacho ell
de gavedad extraordnaria pusmos
communication Santo Domingo po del Gable
ces Ell fin de saber que haba nocia de la
United Press bsf1s
Cuando todava habian ocho minutes re-
cbmos de Cable Frances, esta breve laconca nota:
En- SanO Domingo ha ocurrido NADIA Desmienanse rl-
moreS.
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COntinda debati6ndose en- la CaIbara eI
iuportante Proyecto de Ley aulprizan-
do una emission de bones
En- ID tarde del sdbcdo, el speaker Guerra pro-
nunci6 un hermosfsimo discurso defendiepdo Ell
Proyecto, y 0demds toma1on parte en- 81. debate
los Sres. Losty0, Santoni y Romdnf

El sabado, las tres de la tarde,
Sc reunio en- session la Camara de
Representatives. bajo la presidencia
del senior Guerra. Sc dio por leida
y aprobada ell Acta de la session an
terror.
Fueron leidas, por sus titulos,- las
siguientes peticiones recibidas:
No. 5.-Del seior Juan B. Rodri-
guez,. vecino de Carolina, solicitando
Sc asigne una cantidad de mil quiz
nientos dolares para pagar el sueldo
de un maestro de segundo ano de al
ia escuela.
No. 6.-Del senor Antonio Quid-
gley, vecino de Juncos, solicitando
que Sc mantenga ell curse escolay de
diez meses.
No. 7.-De la Asamblea Municipal
de Yauco, por su Presidente protein
pore senor D. Vivaldi Piovanetti, so
Iicitando la aprobacion del Proyecto
de Ley para establecer Granjas
Agricolas.
No. 8.-De los sefiores T. D. Nc
Gown, l.. Gorbea, A. Andreu Blanco,
otros empleados del Pueblo de
Puerto Rico, solicitando la aproba-
cion del P. del S. 6 para establecer
ell retro de los funcionarios y en-
pleados permanentes del Pueblo de
Puerto Rico.
9.-Del senor |. Rosaly, vecino de
Ponce, sugiriendo enmiendas la ley
de bancos.
No. 10.-De los senores Isaac San
tiago y Tulio Rodriguez, de Caguas,
solicitando que no Sc apruebe la re-
duccion del ano escolar.
No. 11.-De los. -senores Justine
Marcano, Jose Barreras y Felix Re-
xach, vecinos de Juncos, hacienda
igual solicitud.
No. 12.-Del sefor Angel R. Mora,
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que Sc provea un remedio rapido los
tranvias electricos desapareceran de
San Juan y Rio Piedras como factor
de transportation.
Ell peticionario desea esta en- con-
diciones de proveer adecuada salts
factoria transportation para todas las
personas dentro del territorio en- ell cual
opera, siempre cuando que Sc elini-
ne la competencia de AUTOMOBILES qua
guas Sc lie enmiende sus franquicias
para permitir ese servicio de transpor-
taci6n.
Como preliminar a la consideration
de cualquier enmienda en- las Tranquil
cias del peticionario es necesario para
la Comision de Servicio Publico ell ele
cir uno de los dos medios de transpor-
tacion. los tranvias electricos las qua
guas.
Por 10 tanto, siempre cuando que
la Comision de Servicio PubIico deci-
da que subsista Ell sistema de tranvfas
electricos y que la competencia sea ell
minada, tan pronto como las extensiones
y cambios de las actuales hneas de
tranvias, necesarias para proveer ade-
cuadas facilidades de transportation
sean construidas, los peticionarios pro-
ponen como de necesidad para conse
(Contin1a en- ia pag. 81
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AVISO

Compramos las cajas vacias de nues-
tras pastas, que sesten en- buen estado,
OCHo CENTAvos cada una entire
gadas en- nuestras fabricas de Hato
Rey Mayagiiez.
ia EuskaIduna f"
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DON CARLOS E. cHARpoN

Hemos sido informados que la enfer-
medad que retiene al distinguido CO.
mssionado de Agricultural Trabajo en-
el Auxilio Mutuo va cediendo, de
que al fin Ell joven Comisionado ha sem
lido una notable mejoria.
Consignamos con sincera satisfac-
cion la buena nueva y hacemos votos
por que Ell sefior Chard6n recupere def
nitivamente su salud.
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La Capital de Puerto Rico, la pri-
mera poblacion de la isla, atraviesa
en- estos momentos por uno de los
periodos mas dificiles de su existen-
cia. Como es sabido, San Juan care
ce de la suficiente cantidad de aqua
nara renar sus mlIltiples necesidades
de ciudad culta progrcsista, llama
da en- no lcjana fecha tiguraz entire
las mas importantes y bellas capitales
de este Henisferio.
Al pesar de los reiterados esfuerzos
de las autoridades locales, los haitian
tes de San Juan, puede decirse, Sc
han visto sometidos--como Prometeo--
"a las torturas dantescas de la sed, y 81
no Sc han registrado fatales casos,
clio Sc debe los esfuerzos Y buenos
deyeos de los hombres que dirigen "a
cosa phbiicas quienes, no cabe duda,
han hecho todo 10 que humapamente
SO ha podido hacer, para hbrar a la
comunidad del terrible azote.
Muchas veces ha surgido el tenor de
que llegara la hora tragica, el dia si-
niestro del suplicio, EN- que Sc agota-
ran los dep6sitos de Rio Piedras, gra-
cias a Ia intensa sequia reinante. Pero
ell NAL no ha llegado a tai extreme,
nj Sc cree llegue, pues la cuenca sal
vadora del rio ha aumentado un POGO
su csudal debido los aguaceros que
han caido t,timamente.
En- la hop6tesis de que tai emergen-
7 Ella dclorosa aterradora, hubiese suce-
dido, hubiera sido necesario segura-
mente, que ell Gobierno, todas las
fuerzas vivas de la comunidad adop-
tarAn determinaciones heroicas, tan
urgentes como las circumstances 10 re-
clamaran, para hacer frente al possible
degastre. FL dilena que Sc hubiese
presentado hHbiera sido pavoroso: o
la energia oportuna v fecunda 0 la
muerte por la sed.
Ell PRoYECTo DEL MUNICIPIo
IQue soluci6n cabia elcgir7 La de te-
ncr, de todos modos, cueste 10 que
cueste un acucducto de rico per-
manente caudal, una obra defnitiva
que ponga t6rmino para siempre al
secular conficto... Y ese objective Sc
obtiene llevando Ia practica Ell mag
no proyecto enunciado por el NUM-
cipio, ell cual es un trabajo de honda
meditation cientifca de s6lida base,
Que garantice como una promesa de
tranquilidad social, la hygiene publica,
Ia salud y Ell bienestar de 100 mil ha-
bitantes.
Como medida de emergencia, desde
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La Compania del trole someti6 nueuas
proposiciones al Com. deSeru. P1b. pa
ra eLlminar cOmpZetamente las guoguas
La pecona sOca que ene competence de esOs yecus
ennden sus hanqGca para mor esenco Transportation

La Porto Rico Railway Light and
Power Company, sometio ell viernes I'LL
timo a La consideration de la Comision
de Servicio Pnblico de esta capital una
nueva peticion para que le sea modifca-
da su franquicia con Ell fin de proper
cionar adecuadas facilidades de trans
portacion San Juan, Santurce y Rio
Fiedras.
La nueva peticion fu6 sometida des
pues de una vista publica celebrada
el mes pasado, en- la cual Ell sefior
Manuel v. Domenech, Presidente Y
administrator General, delineo. infor-
ma'mente, las mejoras que Sc propone
hacer su compafiia para dar San Juan
I'm servicio rapido adecuado La Co
mission de Servicio Publico solicito que
estas reformas Sc sometieran su con-
sideracion en- una peticion formal.
Esta peticion nueva sometida a la
Comision. dice como sigue:
tEn conformidad con la soIcitud
dirigida esta compafifa por Ell Secre
tario de La Comisi6n de Servicio Publ
CO, de que una nueva petici6n debe ser
sometida de acuerdo con las actuales
necesidades de esta Companfa Y en- tai
forma concreta como Sc desee de modo
que abarque todos los nuevos aspectos
de la situaci6n. la Porto Rico Rail-
way Light and Power Company, res
petuosamente somete esta nueva o re-
formada peticion para que sea modifca-
da su franquicia actual, autorizandose
construir nuevas lineas a modifcar
las lineas existentes de carros el6ctri-
SOS. operados nor Ia Compafia, para
proveer rln sistema de carros electri-
cos que presto I'm servicio rapido ade
cuadas facilidades de transportation pa
ra todas las personals que requieren ta-
les facilidades dentro del territorio Gu
bierto por su actual franquicia y lineas,
y en- connection con esta petici6n un
informe preliminar explicativo de la
presente situaci6n de su negocio de
tranvias electricos ell problema que
actualmente afronta.
INFORME PRELIMINAR
LA Porto Rico Railway Light and
Power Co. sus predecessors en- titulo,
construyeron ell primer sistema de ca
rros el6ctricos EN- Puerto Rico duran
te los ultimos % amos ha operado este
sistema en- las municipaIdades de San
Juan y Rio Piedras. ~
En- la construction de este sistema
de tranvfas el6ctricos ell peticionario
sus predecessors han invertido mas de
81 100000.
La construction de este sistema ha-
ce de Santurce un sitio ideal como ba-
rrio residencia de San Juan y permite
que muchas personas empleadas EN- ne
gocios en- San Juan residan EN- Rio Pie
dras. A la existencia de este sistema de
tranvias electricos Sc debe Ell enorme
aumento de la poblacion de Santurce y
ell sorprendente desarrol1o crecimien-
to de Rio Piedras.
Durante % amos los peticionarios y
la compafiia de la cual obtuvieron los
peticionarios las propiedades del tran
via electrico y la franquicia han presta
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-07-05
CHAPTER x-Continued,

"Senor Stewart, he keel my VA.
quero!" shouted Don Carlos. as. sweat.
ing ana spent. he concluded his ar.
raignment Of the cowboy. Him you
must arrest. Senor Stewart bad
mani He keel my vaquero!"
"Do you hear thet?" yelled Have.
THE Don's got you fggered fer thet
little job at FL Cajou last fall"
The clamor burst iato roar. Have
began shaking his finger In Stewart 3
face and hoarsely shouting. Then a
1.-THE young vaquero, swift as an In.
dian. glided under Hawe's uplIfted
arm. Whatever the action he intended,
he was too late for Its execution.
Stewart lunged out. struck the va
Quero. and knocked him of the porch.
As he fell dagger glttered In the
sunlight and rolled cllnkIng over the
stones. The man went down hard and
did not move. With the same abrupt
violence, and manner Of contempt
Stewart threw Have of the porch
then Don Carlos, who. being less sup.
pie. fell heavily. Then the mob backed
before Stewards rush until all were
down In the courtyard.
The shutting Of feet ceased. the
clanklng Of spurs. and the shouting
Nels and Monty, row REINFORCED by
Nick Steele, were ms shadows Of Stew
art, so closely did they follow him.
Stewart waved them back and stepped
down into the yard He was absolute
ly fearless; but what struck Madeline
DO keenly was his magnificent disdaln.
Nanlfestly, he knew the nature of the
men with whom he was dealing. From
the look Of him II was natural for
Madeline TO expect them to give way
before him. which they did. even Have
and his attendants sullenly retreatlng
Don Carlos got up to confront Stew.
art. The PROSTATE vaquero stirred
and moaned. but did not rise.
"You needn't ilbber Spanish to me-"
said Stewart. You can talk AmerI.
can. and you can understand Amerl.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-07-05
"HURRY, MADELINE!"

SYNoPsIS.-Arriving at the lone
ly little railroad station at FL Ca
Jon, New Mexico. Madeline Ham
mond. New York society girl. finds
no one to meet her. While In the
waiting room. drunken cowboy
enters, asks II she Is married, and
departs. leaving her terrified. He
returns with priest. who goes
through some sort OF ceremony.
and the cowboy forces her to say
Isl" Asking her name and learn
ing her Identity the cowboy seems
dazed. In shooting scrape out
side the room a Mexican Is killed.
The cowboy lets q girl. Bonita,
take his horse and escape. then
conducts Madeline to Florence
kingsley. friend OF her brother.
Florence welcomes her. learns he.
story. and dismlsses the cowboy.
Gene Stewart Next day Alfred
Hammond. Madeline's brother,
takes Stewart to task. Madeline
sxonerates him OF any wrong in
tent Alfred. scion Of a wealthy
family. had been dismissed from
his home because Of his dissipation.
Madeline sees that the West has
redeemed him. She meets stillweli.
AIS employer. typical western
ranchmsn. sunwell tells her how
Stewart beat up the sheriff to save
her from arrest and then III out
for the border. Danny Mains. ona
Of stillwsli's cowboys. has disap-
peared. with some OF StIliwell's
money. His friends link his name
with the girl Bonita. Madeline gets
glimpse OF life on a western
ranch. Stewart sends Madeline his
horse Majesty. She buys out Still
well and Her Majes,y's Rancho"
becomes famous. She flnds her life
work under THE Light of Western
Stars" Learning Stewart had
been hurt In 4 brawI at Chiricahua.
Madeline visits him and persuades
him to come TO the ranch as the
boss OF her cowboys. Jim Sels.
Nick Steele and Monty" Price are
Madellne's chief riders. They have
O feud with Don Carlos vaqueros,
who are really guerr!lias. Made
line makes Stewart promise that
peace Is kept They raid Don Car
los ranch for contraband arms
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-07-05

RECOMMENDING the Vegetable Compound
10 every one. Mrs. J. J.BEBER, 1888
lsth Ave. South, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-07-05

.idsel They've not seen or heard us
yet. Wed better risk riding ahead,
cut OF the trail. and beat them to the
ranch. Madeline. you're white as
death! Don't faint now!"
II shall not faint. But you frighten
me. Is there dangeri What shall we
dor
There's danger. Madeline, !
wouldn't deceive YOU" went on Flor
ence. In earnest whisper. We should
Al should have listened to Gene!
believe-I'm afraid Gene knew!"
knew whati" asked Madeline.
"Never mind now. Listen. We
daren't take the back trail. Wen 60
on. I've scheme to fool that grin
ming Don Carlos. Get down, Madeline
-hurry!"
Madeline dlsmounted.
"Giye me your white sweater. Take
1t off And that white ha:l Hurry.
Madeline" She had dlvested herself
Of sombrero and jacket, which she
held out to Madeline. "Heah. Take
these. Give me yours. Then get up
on the black. I'll ride Majesty. Rustic
now. Madeline. This II no time to
talk"
But dear. why-why do you
WANT All You're going to make
the vaquGos take you for mel"
you guessed It. VIII you"
Il shall not allow you to do any.
thing Of the kind" returned Madeline.
II was then that Florence's face,
changing, took on the hard, stern
sharpness 80 typical Of . cowboys.
Madeline had caught glimpses Of that
expression In Alfred's face. and on
Stewards when he was silent. and on
Stillwell's always. 1t was q look Of
iron and Interchangeable, unquench-
able will. There was even much Of
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-07-05
CHAPTER xI
A Band Of cusrrIlIas

Madeline bolted the door. and, flying
into the kitchen, she told the scared
servants to shut themselves In. Then
she ran to her own rooms. It was only
q matter Of few moments for her to
close and bar the heavy shutters, yet
even as she was fastening the last one
In the room she used as an office a
Gathering roar of hoofs seemed to
swell up to the front Of the house. She
caught glimpse Of wild, shaggy
horses and ragged, dusty men. She
had never seen any vaqueros that re.
sembled these horsemen. vaqueros
had grace and style; they were fond
Of lace and glitter and fringe; they
dressed their horses In silvered trap
pings. But the riders now trampllng
Into the driveway were uncouth, lean,
savage. They were guerrillas, a band
Of the raiders who had been harasslng
the border since the beginning Of the
revolution. A second glimpse assured
Madeline that they were not all Mex.
leans.
The presence Of outlaws In that
band brought homo to Madeline her
real danger. She remembered what
Stillwell had told her about recent out.
law raids along the Rio Grande. These
flying bands. operating under the ex.
element Of the revolution, appeared
here and there, everywhere, In remote
places, and were gone a. quickly q
they came. Mostly they wanted mon
ey and arms, but they would steal any.
thing, and unprotected women had suf.
fered at their hands.
Madeline, hurriedly collecting her
securities and the considerable money
she had In her desk, ran out, closed
and locked the door, crossed the patio
to the opposite side Of the house, and.
entering again. went down long cor
ridor. trying to decide which Of the
many unused rooms would BE- best to
hide In. Aud before she made up her
mind she came to the last room. Just
then battsring on door or window In
the direction Of the kitchen and shrill
screams from the servant women in
creased Aadeline's alarm.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-07-05

WV wv sSSs VVNtO SwV1kVGs 0NV
II off-and the White Hat; Hurry,
Madeline"
violence In the swift action whereby
Florence compelled Madeline to the
change Of apparel.
It'd been my Idea, anyhow, II
Stewart hadn't told me to do It," said
Florence. her words as swift as her
hands. Don Carlos IL after you-you,
Miss Madeline Hammond! He wouldn't
ambush trail for any one else. He
wants you for some reason. So Gene
thought. and now believe him. Well,
we'll know for sure In i've minutes.
You ride the black; I'll ride Majesty.
Wen slip around through the brush,
out Of sight and sound, till we can
break out into the open. Then we'll
split. You make straight for the ranch.
I'll cut loose for the valley where Gene
said positively the cowboys were with
the cattle. The vaqueros will take
me for you. They'll chase me. They'll
never get anywhere near me. And
you'll be on a fast horse. He can take
you home ahead Of any vaqueros. But
you won't be chased. Tn stalking all
on that. Trust me. Madeline. II It
were only my calculation, maybe I'd
It's because I remember Stewart.
That cowboy knows things. Come,
this heah's the safest and smartest
way to fool Don Carlos" Madeline
felt herself more forced than per.
suaded into acqulescence. She mounted
the black and took up the bride. In
another moment she was guiding her
horse OF the trail In the tracks Of
Majesty. Florence led of at right an
giles, threading slow passage through
the mesquite. She favored sandy
patches and open aisles between the
trees and was careful not to break q
branch. Often she stopped to listen.
This detour Of perhaps half a mile
brought Madeline to where she could
see open ground, the ranch-house only
few miles oil, and the cattle dotting
the valley. She had not lost her cour.
age, but It was certain that these ia.
miliar sights somewhat llghtened the
pressure, upon her breast. Excitement
grlpped her. The shrlll whistle Of 4
horse made both the black and Majesty
Jump. Florence quickened the gait
down the slope. Soon Madeline saw
the edge Of the brush, the gray-bleached
grass and level ground.
Florence waited at the opening be-
tween the low trees. She gave Made
line q quick, bright glance.
"All over but the rIdel ThatTI sure
BE- easy. Bolt now and keep your
nerve"
When Florence wheeled the nery
roam and screamed In his ear Madeline
seemed suddenly to grow lax and help
less. The big horse Ieaped into thun.
dering action. Florence's hair streamed
on the wind and shone gold In the sun.
light. Then hoarss shouts unclamped
Madeline's power Of movement, and
she spurred the black into the open.
He wanted to run and he was swift.
Madeline loosened the reins-laid them
loose upon his neck. His action was
strange to her. He was hard to ride.
But he was fast, and she cared for
nothing else. She was running svay
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-07-05

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