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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
Gibbons-Dempsey TM At Shelby Seems Sure

SALT LAKE CITY, April 1.-The possibility of a 15-round match at Shedby, Mont. newt Fourth of July between Jack Dempsey, worlds heavyweight champion, and Tom Gib- bons. are declared to be exceedingly bright as a result of a conference held here today by Jack Kearns and Mike Collins. representing the Mon tana American Legion Kearns. after a meeting, left for California and an nounced that he would return here next week and take up proposals for the bout.
 Collins will remain in Salt Lake City to await the arrival of Ley J. Molumby of the Montana American Legion, who Is reported en route here by airplane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
Paddock May Not Go Abroad for Paris Meet

LOS ANGELES, April 14.-Charles w. Paddock, worlds champion sprint CT of the University of Southern Cal ifornia, will not run in the interna tional intercollegiate track and field championships at the University of Paris May to G. if the recent rul- ing of the American branch of the International Athletic federation is not reversed, according to Robert $. Weaver, formerly president of the Amateur Athletic union, now presi- dent of the Southern Pacific associa- tion of the A. A. U.
 Paddock is on the way to New York, where he planned to embark for France. It is said he will re- turn to the Pacific coast immediately if he is refused permission to com pete in the meet at Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
Ex-Boxer Is Killed

MIAMI, Fla, April 14,-Nels Dam .ielsorl ex-prize fighter, died at hospital in Fort Pierce today from the effects of wounds received yes- terday in that city when he was shot by Sheriff J. R. Merritt of St. Lucie county, who declared that Danielson was attempting to draw a gun while being arrested on a liquor charge. In dying statement Danielson said he offered no resistance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
Baseball " edding

CINCINNATI, April 14.-Ramond D. (Rube) Bress. utility man z the Cincinnati Nationals. and Miss lielen F. Kopf, sister of William l.. (Larry) Kopf of the Boston Braves. were married here today by the Rev. Fred erick N. McMillin. nastor Of the First Presbyterian churoN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
Bears Reduce Roster

MOBILE. Ala. April 14.-(Special Leased Wire )-Manage Bert Nie- hoff of the Mobile club announced today release of George Leabau, out fielder. sent here by the Rockford, H., club of the Three-Eye league. and Pitcher Al McCab, a righthand- er who was with the Bristol Tenn. team of the Appalachian league. This reduces the Mobile club to IS play
 CTS. Both players will go back to the teams that sent them here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
Earned Out By Giants
 Browns Defeat Cards

NEW YORK. April 1.-The New York Nationals today announced the release under optional agreements of several players. including Outfielder Mahlon Higbee, to the Denver club of the Western league. Higbee was ob- tained from Hopkinsville. Ky, in the Kitty league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
Kitty League Brought
 Back to Life for 1923

PADUcAH. ky, April 14.-Paducah was expected to sign up as the eighth member of the recognized Kitty league. Members definitely pledged to the league are Cairo. H.. Dyersburg. Tenn; Fulton. Ky; May field, Ky; Paris, Tenn; Hopkins vile, Ky. and Springfield, Tenn. Springfield and Dyersburg replace Madisonville. Ky, and Trenton. Tenn. A schedule of IA games between May IS and Labor Day has been agreed upon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
Babe Gets Fiue Hits

NEW YORK, April 14.-Babe Ruth celebrated the New York Yankee homecoming by getting five hits, in- cluding a double, at six times at bat against three Brooklyn National pitchers Score: R. H. E.. New York CAD ............15 22 o Brooklyn (N) ............. 2 3
 Batteries: Hoyt. Pipgras and Hoff- man; Reuther, Schreiber, Vines and Deberry Taylor Empires. McGowan and klem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
Prep Player Signed

LYNCHBURG, W. Va, April It. William Malone, shortstop for the Lynchburg High school baseball team last year has been signed by the Knoxville club of the Appalachian league. He will report April 25.
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score Dy innings. NlWaukee ..-....... uUu IVI ufu--h Birmingham ...............10o 100 o0o-2
 SUMMARY Two Base Hts-Tayor, Griffin. Three Base Hts-Mellilo, shihault, Baldy
 Stolen Base-Cooney. Sacrifice-Johnson. Double Plays-Walsh to Clarke to Neun; Morrison to Clark to Neun; Shinault to Mccarthy
 Left on Bases-Milwaukee 6, Birming ham 2.
 Base on Bslls-Off Carigan l, off Nor rison g.
 Struck out-By Carigan l, by Keefe ?, by Whitehill 4.
 Hlts-Off Carigan ia innings. runs. off Morrison in innings. 1 run. Hit by Pitcher-McCarthy (By Morri son).
 Wild Pitch-Carigan. Winning Pitcher keefe. Losing Pitcher-Whitehill. Umpire-Kircher. Time of Game-1:51.
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Summary: Two-base hits. Kimbrough Williams. Harper. Stolen bases Godbee 2, Williams, Wilkes Struck out. by Ham mock G. by Wheeler 2. Bases on balls. off Wheeler g. Hammock 3. Hit by pitched ball. Anderson and Hodge by Hammock. Double plays. Anderson to Englebert; Reese to Pinkston to Adams Sacrifice hits, Hammock ?, Wilkes Time of game, 2:10. Umpire McDermott
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red light over the desert. She did not
look back to see how near the sun was
| to the horizon. She wanted to ask
Nels. Strange as anything on this ter
| rible ride was the absence of speech.
AS yet no word had been spoken. Made
| line wanted to shrek to Link to hurry.
But he was more than humanity swift
In all his actions. So with mute lips,
with the fire in her beginning to chill,
with lifelessness menacing her spirit,
she watched, hoped against hope,
prayed for long, straight, smooth
road.
Quite suddenly she saw 1t, seemingly
miles of clear, narrow lane disappear
Ing like thin, white streak In distant
green. Perhaps Link Stevens heart
leaped like Madeline's. The huge car
with roar and jerk seemed to an
swer Madeline's call, cry no less
poignant because it was silent.
Faster, faster, faster! The roar be-
came q whining hum Then for Made
line sound ceased to be anything-she
could not hear. The wind was now
heavy, impOnderable, no longer swift,
plastic thing, but solid, like an Onrush-
ing wall. 1t bore down upon Madeline
with such resistless weight that she
could not move. The green of desert
plants along the road merged in two
shapeless fences, sliding at her from
the distance. Objects ahead began to
blur the white road, to grow streaky.
like rays of light, the sky to take on
more of reddening haze.
That was Madelines last clear SEN
sation upon the ride. Blinded, dazed,
she succumbed to the demands upon
her strength. She reeled, fell back,
only vaguely aware of helping hand.
Confusion seized her senses. All about
her was dark chaos through which
she was rushing, rushing, rushing un-
der the wrathful eye of setting sun.
But at an end of infinite time that
rush ceased Madeline lost the queer
feeling of being dsembodied by
frightfully swift careening through
boundless distance. She distinguished
voices, low at first, apparently far
away. Then she opened her eyes to
blurred but conscious sight.
The car had come to stop. Link
was lying face down over the wheel.
Nels was rubbing her hands, calling to
her. She saw house with clean white
washed wall and brown-tiled roof. Be
yond, over a dark mountain range,
neaned thp In CT rod curyp the last hpau-
tiful ray of the setting sun.
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and down the road. The door closed
behind him. Leisurely he rolled a
cigarette, stood close to the wall while
he scratched match. Even at that
distance Madeline's keen eyes caught
the small flame, the first little puff OF
smoke.
Stewart then took to the middle OF
the road and leisurely began his walk
Madeline watched him, with pride,
love, pain, glory combating for a mas
terry over her. This walk of his seem.
ingly took longer than all her hours
OF awakening, of strife, of remorse,
longer than the ride to find him. She
felt that 1t would be impossible for
her to wait till he reached the end of
the road. Yet in the hurry and riot
or her feelings she had fieeting panics.
she wanted to run to meet him. New
ertheless, she stood rooted to her
covert behind the window, living that
] terrible walk with him to the utter
most thought of home, sister, mother,
sweetheart, wife, life itself-every
thought that could come to man
stalking to meet his executiOners.
| With all that tumult in her mind and
heart Madeline still fell prey to the
incomprehensible variations of emotion
possible to woman. Every step
Stewart took thrilled her. She had
some strange, subtle intuition that he
was not unhappy, and that he believed
haUnn6 CHI of
walking to his death. His steps
dragged little, though they had be-
gun to be swift. The old, hard, phys
fcal, wild nerve of the cowboy was
perhaps in conflict with spiritual
growth of the finer man, realizing too
late that life ought not to be sacri-
feed.
Then the dark CLEAN that was his
face took shape, grew sharper and
clearer. He was stalking now, and
there was suggestion of impatience
in his stride. 1t took these hidden
MeXicans long time to kill himl At
a point in the middle of the road. even
with the corner of a house and oppo-
site to Madeline's position, Stewart
halted stockstill. He presented fair,
bold mark to his executioners, and he
stood there motionless a full moment.
That wait was almost uncomfortable
for Madeline. Perhaps 1t was only
moment, several moments at the long
est, but the time seemed a year.
Stewards face was scornful, hard.
Did he suspect treachery on the part
of his captors, that they meant to play
with him as cat with a mouse, to
murder him at leisure? Madeline was
sure she caught the old, inscrutable,
mocking smile fieeting across his lips.
He held that position for what must
have been reasonable time to his
mind, then with laugh and q shrug
he threw the cigarette into the road.
He shook his head as if at the incom-
prehensible motives of men who could
have no fair reasons now for delay.
He made a sudden violent action
that was more than a Strengthening
Of his powerful frame. 1t was the old
instructive violence Then he faced
north. Madeline read his thought,
knew he was thinking of her, calling
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CHAPTER xxII-Continued.


He gave her a packet of kilograms
Madeline tore them open with shaking
fingers, began to read with swift, din
eyes. Some were from Washington, as
suring her of every possible service
some were from New York others
written in Spanish were from Ell Paso
and these she could not wholly trans
late in a brief glance Would she
never find Stillwell's message? 1t was
the last. 1t was lengthy. 1t read:
Bought Stewards release. Also ar
ranged for his transfer as prisoner of
war. Both matters official. He's safe
If we can get notice to his captors.
Not sure I've reached them by wire.
Afraid to trust it. You go with Link
TO Aqua Prieta Take the messages
sent you in Spanish. They will protect
you and secure Stewards freedom.
Take Nels with you. Stop for moth
ing. Tell Link all-trust him-let him
drive that car.
"STILLWELL."
Link, do you know the roads, the
trails-the desert between here and
Aqua Prieta?" sne asked. Can an au-
tomobile be driven from here into
northern Mexico?"
"Sure. But it'd take time"
1--WE must do 1t in little time," she
went on, in swift eagerness. "Other-
wise Stewart may be-probably will
be-be shot
Link Stevens appeared suddenly to
grow lax, Shriveled, to lose all his pc
culiar pert brightness, to weaken and
age.
I'm only "a cowboy, Miss Males
ty." He almost faltered 1t was a sim
gular change in him. "Thet's an aw-
full ride-down over the border. If by
some luck l didn't smash the car I'd
turn your hair gray. You'd never be
no good after thet ridel"
81 am Stewards wife" she answered
him, and she looked at him, not con-
scious of any motive to persuade or al
lure, but just to let him know the
greatness Of her dependence upon him.
He started violently-the old action
of Stewart, the memorable action of
~hOuly IIICS. 1HiS IIdn was VI II6
same wild breed.
. Then Madeline's words flowed In
torrent. 81 am Stewards wife. I love
him; 1 have been unjust to him; l
must save him. Link, 1 have faith in
you. beseech you to do your best for
Stewards sake-for my sake. I'll risk
the ride gladly-bravely. I'll not care
where or how you drive. I'd far rather
plunge into canyOn-go to my death
on the rocks-than not try to save
Stewart"
How beautiful the response of this
rude cowboy-to realize his absolute
unconsciOusness of self, to see the
haggard shade burn out of his face,
the old, cool, devil-may- spirit re
turn to his eyes, and to feel something
wonderful about him thenl 1t was
more than will or daring or sacrifice.
A blood-tie might have existed between
him and Madeline.
Miss Majesty, thet ride figgers i'm
possible, but I'll do it!' he replied. His
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cavalry officer leaped from the cal
and pushed his way into the entrance
How sitting was this crowded. i'll
smelling plaza! The sun, rec and low.
ering, had sloped far down in the west
but still burned with furnace heat. A
swarm of flies whirled over the car
The shadows Of lo,.-sailing buzzards
crossed Madeline's sight. Then she
saw row of the huge, uncanny black
birds sitting upon the tiled roof of q
house. They had neither an air of
sleeping nor resting. They were wait
ing. She fought off horrible CHASTITY
Idea before its full realization.
Suddenly the crowd parted tc let the
cavalry officer and rebel of striking
presence get to the car.
Madam, 1t is as 1 suspected" said
the officer, quickly. "The messages
directing Stewards release never
reached Salazar. They were inter-
cepted. But even without them we
might have secured Stewards ex-
change If it had not been for the fact
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CHAPTER XIII
At the End of the Road.

Madeline saw that the car 'IaS sur.
rounded by armed Mexicans. They
presented a contrast to the others she
had seen that day; she wondered a
little at their silence, at their respect
| full front.
Suddenly sharp spoken order
opened up the ranks next to the house
Senior Monies appeared in the break,
coming swiftly. His dark face wore
smile; his manner was courteous,
important. authoritative.
"Senora, you got here in time Ell
Captain Stewart will be free"
''Free!" she whispered
She rose, reeling.
Come" replied Monies, taking her
arm. "Perdoneme, Sonora
Senior Monies led Madeline through
hall to a patio, and on through a
large room with flooring of rough,
bare boards that ratified, into small
er room full of armed quiet rebels
facing an open window.
Monies directed Madeline's atten.
ton to man by the window. A loose
scarf Of vivid red hung from his
hand.
"Senora, they were waiting for the
sun to set when we arrived" said
Monies. "The signal was about to be
given for Senor Stewards walk to
DEATH"
"Stewart's walk !" echoed Madeline.
"Ah, Sonora, let me tell you his SEN
tence-the sentence l have had the
honor and happiness to revoke for
you"
Stewart had been court-martiaIed
and sentenced according to a Mexican
custom observed in cases of brave SOL
diers to whom honorable and fitting
executions were due. His hour had
been set for Thursday when the sun
had sunk. Upon signal he was to be
liberated and was free to walk out
into the road, to take any direction he
pleased. He knew his sentence: knew
that death awaited him, that every
possible avenue of escape was blocked
by men with rifles ready. But he had
not the slightest idea at what moment
or from what direction the bullets
were to come.
"Senora, we have sent messengers
to every squad of waiting soldiers
an order that Ell Captain is not to be
shot. He is ignorant of his release. |
shall give the signal for his freedom"
''Is there no-no possibility of a
mistaken faltered Madeline.
"None. My order included unload
ing of rifles"
Don Carlos?"
"He is in irons, and must answer to
General Salazar.' replied Monies.
With heart stricken by both Joy
and agony, she saw Monies give the
signal.
Then she waited. No change mani
tested itself down the length of that
lonely road. There was absolute ST.
lence in the room behind her. How
terribly. infinitely long seemed the
waiting!
Suddenly door opened and a tall
men stepped out.
Madeline recognized Stewart. She
had to place both hands on the win
dow-sill for support, while a storm of
emotion swayed her. Like a retreat
ing wave 1t rushed away. Stewart
lived. He was free He had stepped
out into the light. She had saved
him. Life changed for her In that in
slant of realization and became sweet.
full, strange.
Stewart shook hands with some one
In the doorway. Then he looked up
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her last silent farewell. He would
serve her to his last breath, leave her
free, keep his secret. That picture of
him, dark-browed, f1re-eyed, strangely
sad and strong, sank indelibly into
Madeline's heart of hearts.
The next instant he was striding
forward, to force by bold and scorn-
full presence speedy fulfillment of
his sentence.
Madeline stepped into the door,
crossed the threshold. Stewart stag
gered as If indeed the bullets he ex-
pected had pierced him In mortal
wound. His dark face turned white.
His eyes had the rapt stare, the wild
fear of man who saw an apparition.
yet who doubted his sight. Perhaps
he had called to her as the Mexicans
called to their Virgin; perhaps he Inn
agined sudden death had come un-
awares, and this was her image ap-
pearing to him in some other life.
"Who : are - your" he whispered,
hoarsely.
She tried to lift her hands, failed,
tried again, and held them out, trem-
bling.
"It is 1. Majesty. Your wife!"
THE END1
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cool, bright glance thrilled her. "IIl
need mebbe half a., hour to go over
the car an to pack on what I'll want"
She could not thank him, and her re-
ply was merely a request that he tell
Nels and other cowboys off duty to
come up to the house. When Link had
gone Madeline gave moments
thought to preparations for the ride.
A number of cowboys were waiting.
She explained the situation and left
them in charge Of her home With
that she asked Nels to accompany her
down Into the desert.
"Why. Miss Majesty, I'm powerful
proud to go. If you're goin' down
among the Greasers you want me-"
Madeline heard the buzz of the car.
Link appeared. driving up the slope.
He made short, sliding turn and
stopped before the porch. Link had
tied two long, heavy planks upon the
car, one on each side, and In every
available space he had strapped extra
tires. A huge cask occupied one back
seat, and another seat was full of tools
and ropes. There was just room In
this rear part Of the car for Nels to
squeeze in. Link put Madeline In front
beside him, then bent over the wheel.
Madeline waved her hand at the 81
lent cowboys on the porch. Not an
audible good-by was spoken.
The car glided out Of the yard.
leaped from level to slope, and started
swiftly down the road, out into the
open valley. Each stronger rush of
dry wind In Madelne's face marked
the increase Of speed. The buzz, the
roar of wheels, of heavy body In flight.
Increased to continuous droning
hum. The wind became an insupport-
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Stunq by an Adder.

Henry, you look very pale. What's
the trOuble?"
Il was stung by an adder this after
noon."
How did it happen?"
"Why, 1 dropped in at the bank and
the bookkeeper told me my account
was overdrawn."
The Ely miner., 1923-09-28
The Missionary Movement

The Missionary Movement.
Minister Ito flapper)-Would you
care to join us in the new missionary
movement?
Flapper-I'm crazy to try it. Is it
anything like the fox-trot EVERY
bOdy's Magazine.
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Ia silence a Crime?

Headline-"Woman Fined on Charge
of Keeping STILL" "And we men so
often complain because they don't"
comments ]. G.
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The Philosopher on the Links.

Walter Camp says ''In golf, as in
life, the attempt to do something in
one stroke that needs two is apt to re-
suit in taking three. Boston Tran
script.
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dcks himself for having wasted so
much time.
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More than 10000 persons are en-
gagged in the paper pulp industry In
Canada.
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Piactio~f Evidence Wanted.
Loves,ok Youth gladly would die
for you!
Practical Maid-That's nice; but
please wait until after we are married
and you have your life heavily In
sured.-London Answers.
Under no form of government can
men be as free as they'd like.
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Adaptable.
Northwestern Yeast Co.
1880 North Ashland Ave.
Chicago, Ill.

Adaptable.
Facts are stubborn things"
mot when good lawyer takes them
in hand"
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Watch Cuticura Improve Your Skin.
On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash off Ointment in five minutes
with Cuticura Soap and hot water. 1t
is wonderful what Cuticura will do
for poor compilations, dandruff, itching
and red, rough hands.-Advertiseme
When do folks that have been spoiled
children begin to be quite agreeable,
for all that?
The Washington times., 1923-07-07
2,7OO MINERS IN
TWO PITS
STRIKE

PITTSTON. Pa. July Twenty
seven hundred men employed at
the number nine and number six
colleries of the Pennsylvania Coal
Company, at Pittston yesterday laid
down their tools and declared a
strike owing to grievances at each
colliery.
Officials of the union from this
district are at present attending the
miners and operators conferences at
Atlantic City. Failure Of the Off.
cials Of the company to honor the
seniority rights of the men Is said
to be the cause Of the Walkout.
At one colliery, where 1000 men
are out, it is claimed that a miner
hired an outside employe as a la
borer while another laborer former
ly employed at the collierx was on
the waiting list.
At another colliery where 1,700
men are idle, the grievance is to
the effect that a company man was
given a chamber while other miners
in the shaft were working four
handed.
The Washington times., 1923-07-07
WASHINGTON ADS LAUDED
For THEIR TRUTHFULNEss

Advertising in Washington con-
tains fewer false and misleading
statements than that of any other
city of the same size in which Bet
ter Business Bureaus are located, it
was stated by Frank r. Black, di.
rector of the Washington bureau,
In report at a meeting yesterday
of the board of directors.
OF 249 advertisements investigated
during the past month. the report
showed, only a very small percent
age were found erroneous or mis-
leading, and the ma jority of these
were not with view to misrepre-
sent, but were results of confusion
in the use Of trade and material
names.
c. II. Woodward. chairman of the
board, congratulated Black on his
work as head of the bureau. The
board approved a campaign to pre-
vent unintentional misrepresenta-
ton in mems shirt sales and out
lined a survey of questionable COM
parative price advertisements.
The Washington times., 1923-07-07
TRADE BOARD FIGHTS FOR
HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM

The Board Of Trade fight for a
high pressure water system for
fighting fire in the downtown sec
ton of the city has been carried
to the District building by Richard
L. Conner, assistant secretary of
the board and editor of the organi-
zation's publication the Bulletin.
Conner called first on Commits
sioner Oyster. who stated that he
was heartily in favor of the system
and hoped to have it included in
the District budget estimates for
the coming year. He stated, how.
ever, that there were many other
projects just as important which
must be considered.
Other District officials expressed
unanimous approval Of the installa-
tion of such a system and advo-
Gated immediate adoption of the
plan al safeguard TO Washington
lives and property