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Evening star., 1923-01-01

your highness. there was man of
her color with her, and" one of
the officers began.
lie Breton made an impatient ges-
ture.
Bring me the girl" he commanded.
The officers glanced at one another.
! Then one knelt before the sultan,
THE instructions were carried out"
he said. But the English lady is
dead"
There was a moment of tense
silence. A feeling of some one fight
ing against ar incredible truth.
Pansy dead! Impossible!
The sultan sat as if turned into
stone. The contretemps was one he
had never anticipated.
Dead" the echoes whispered at
him mockingly through the silk
draped tent. Dead" they sighed unto
themselves as if in dire pain.
And that one tragic word stripped
love of it's garment of hate, and set
it before him, alive and vital.
The tent suddenly became charged
with suffering, and the feeling of a
fierce, proud heart breaking.
Dead" the sultan repeated in a
Allah have pity on the man who
killed her, for / shall have none"
your highness, there was a white
man with her. He shot her." the
kneeling officer explained.
LIE Breton hardly heard him. For
the first time in his wild, arrogant
life he felt regret; regret for deed
of his own doing. The regret that is
the forerunner of conscience, as con-
science precedes the birth of a soul
the soul he had once laughingly ac-
cused Pansy of trying to save.
His schemes had brought her to her
death. Morally his was the hand thu
had killed her. His hand!
Evening star., 1923-01-01
A Son of the Sahara
A Modern Story of the Desert
Bv Louise Gerard
pyriEht, 1922, by the Macaulay Co.

! thunder of horses hoofs. like a regi-
ment sweeping toward them.
AS far as Cameron knew there were
no horses in the district except their
own, and they numbered only about
! half dozen, not enough to produce
| anything like that amount of sound.
What on earth can that be?" he
asked, suddenly alert.
| Almost as he spoke there was a fur
| ther sound. A sound of firing. Not a
single shot, but volley. 1t was fol-
! lowed Immediately by cries and
screams, and a hubbub Of native
| voices
! Cameron had seen active service.
| That sound made him forget all about
his fever. He knew it for a surprise
attack. But who had attacked them,
and why, he could not imagine; for
the district was peaceful.
Barefooted and in pajamas, he
! scrambled out of bed. Swaying, he
fumbled under his pillow, and, pro-
ducing a revolver, slipped 1t into his
pocket. Then he staggered across to
| the door, Pansy at his heels.
When they looked out, it appeared
that the stockade was filled with
white-robed figures on horseback,
lean, brown, hawk-faced men whom
Pansy Immediately recognized for
Arabs. The surprised Hausa soldiers
had been driven into one corner of
the compound. and back to back were
fighting valiantly against overwhelm-
ing odds.
Cameron did not wait to see any
more. Already score or more of the
wild horsemen were sweeping on to-
ward the old fort where the two
stood.
Quick as thought he shut the guard
room door, With hands that shook
with fever, he stopped and picked up
one of the two iron bars that held it
in position.
Lend me a hand, Pansy," he said,
sharply.
But Pansy did not need any telling.
Already she had seized the other end
of the heavy bar. 1t was in position
just as the horde outside reached the
guardhouse. There was a rattle of
arms, the sound of horses being
brought sharply to a halt. Then or
ders shouted in wild. barbaric lam
guage.
There followed shower of heavy
blows upon the door.
When the second iron bar was in po-
sition. the boy and the girl stood for
a moment and looked at one another.
Pansy was the first to speak.
What has happened?" she asked.
1T looks like ii desert tribe out on
some marauding expedition" he re-
piled in as cool voice as he could
muster. But I'm sure | don't know
what they're doing down as far as
here"
My father2" Pansy said quickly.
Cameron made no reply. He hoped
the governors party had not fallen
foul of the marauders But the fate
of Sir George and his staff was not
the one that troubled him now. All
his thoughts were for the girl he
loved. to keep her from falling into
the hands of that barbaric horde And
fall she must. dead or alive. before so
very long. Strong as the door was il
would not be able to withstand the
assaults the Arabs could put upon it,
Evening star., 1923-01-01

With a casual air Cameron examin-
| ed his revolver, to make sure that
the five cartridges were complete.
Then he glanced at the girl.
! She caught his eye, and smiled
bravely. She had grasped the situa-
| ton also.
I'VE ali have to die sooner or later -
she remarked. II hope it'll be sooner
/ in my case"
Camerons young face grew even
whittier and more drawn; this time
| with something more than fever-the
thought of the task before him..
-Four shots for them, Pansy. and
the fifth for you,' he answered
hoarsely.
| Yes, Bob. whatever you do, don't
/ forget the fifth
AS they talked, laundering blows
were falling on the door, filling the
| room with constantly recurring
| echoes. But the wood and iron with
! suddenly. From outside voices could
be heard. evidently discussing what
had better be done next.
Pansy and Cameron crossed to the
far side of the room, and stood there
| side by side, their backs against the
wall, waiting.
When the blows came again they
were different; one heavy, ponderous
| thud that made the door creak and
groan, with pause between each
blow.
They've got a battering- ram to
work now, tree trunk or something"
Cameron remarked. THAT good old
| door won't be able to stand the strain
much longer"
Then he glanced at the girl, longing
| in his eyes.
Let me give you one kiss. Pansy.
A goodbye kiss" he whispered. It's
years since I've kissed you. You're
such one for keeping a fellow at
arms length nowadays"
With death knocking at the door
Pansy could not refuse him; this nice
boy she had always liked. yet never
loved.
She thought of the man who had
feasted so freely on her lips that
night in the moonlit garden in Grand
Canary. She wanted no mans kisses
but his, no mans love but his, and his
race and color barred him out from
her forever.
Kiss me if you like, Bob. for old
times sake. But"
She broke off, listening to the noises
from outside. the heavy, regular thud
on the iron bound door, that had now
set the stone walls trembling.
Now, ! shall die young maid in
stead of an old one, that's ALL she
said. suddenly.
Cameron watched her. pain on his
face; this girl who could face death
with courage that equalcd his own.
Goodbye, Pansy, little pal,' he said
hoarsely.
Afterward there was silence in the
room. Between the heavy blows flies
droned. Droned as il all were well
with the world. AS if nothing unto
ward were happening.
Pansy listened to them, strained
look on her face.
SO they would go on droning after
she was dead.
How painful tho thought would once
have been. But the world had grown
so tragic since she had met and part
ed with Raoul lie Breton. Life had
become so dreary. There was a CON
stant gnawing pain at her heart now.
a pain that Pansy hoped would not
follow her from this world into an
other.
There was a crash of falling timber
The door gave way suddenly. letting
in "A flood of wild. white-clad men.
If Cameron thought of anything be
yong getting his four shots home
among the swarminS crowd. il was
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Continued from Yesterdays starr

well. I hope that love will never
run YOU into the dangers that this
revenge of yours is likely to-" Ed
Guard replied, getting up.
He went from the tent, leaving
me sultan alone, awaiting the return
of his spies.
1t was nearly midday when they
got back to the glade. At once they
were taken into the royal presence
demanded.
The Arabs bowed low before their
ruler.
Your highness, the English party
mas broken up" one replied. THE
chlef and his officers. with half the
soldiers. have gone to a village that
.ies about half way between here and
the fort. And the white lady, his
daughter, is left behind. with but
tlfteen men to guard her"
As lie Breton listened, the task he
had set himself appeared even easier
than he had imagined.
At the head of his men he would
Waylay and capture the governor and
his party on their return from the
village. When this was accomplished
he would send off a contingent to
seize PanSy.
With this idea in view, he sum-
moned a couple of native officers into
his presence.
When they appeared. he gave them
various instructions about the matter
on hand. and, finally, his plans con-
cerning Pansy
mo shot must be fired in the pres
ence of the English lady" he finished
AZ all costs she must be captured
without injury"
With difference the Arab officers
listened to his instructions, then they
bowed and left the royal presence.
Not long afterwards the glade was
pfactlcally empty save for the tents
and camelS and mules.
AT the head of his men the Sultan
the vengeance he had waited quite
sixteen years for.
CHAPTER ".
In the guardhouse OF the old fort.
where George Barclay had once
housed his wounded Arab prisoners.
Capt. Cameron sat propped up with
pillows in a camp bed. 1t was a cool,
dim. whitewashed room with thick
stone walls, tiny windows high UP
near the ceiling. and strong wooden
door shat was barred from the in
side
Beside him Pansy sat. pouring out
the tea that his orderly had just
brought in, and trying TO coax an ap-
petite that malaria had left capriciodS
Cameron'S fever had burned itself
out in twenty-four hours, as such
feverS will, but il had left the Young
man very weak and washed out,
scarcely able to stand on his legs
AS Pansy sat talking and coaxing,
trying to make a sick man forget his
sickness, into the stiffness of the
droWsy afternoon there came a sound
that neither of them expected. The
Evening star., 1923-01-01
NO 1922 PENNIES COINED

PHILADELPHIA, January 1.-For
the first time in century full
calendar year has passed without the
coinage of a single piece of minor
currency, mint officials said This
means that coin collectors will be
forced 10 leave Il gap in their col
lections, for no pennies. nickels
bear the date 1922 The last time
there was a similar condition was for
the year 1928. The Philadelphia mint,
however. has turned out some $50
gold pieces and total of 97,413.473
standard silver dollars.
Evening star., 1923-01-01

to wonder why they did not fire, In
stead of rushing toward him and the
girl.
But he did not give much time to
| the problem.
| Within four seconds four shots had
| been fired at the onrushing Arabs.
And with ruthless joy Cameron noted
that four of them fell.
| Then he turned his weapon on the
girl beside him. Now that her turn
had come. Pansy smiled at him brave
/ ly with white lips.
| But, as Cameron turned, a shot
graZed his hand. fired by the leader
of the Arabs, who appeared to have
| grasped what the Englishman was
about to do.
The bullet did not reach Pansy's
| brain as Cameron intended. For the
pain of his wound sent his hand
| slightly downward just as he pulled
His bullet found a resting place in
! her heart. it seemed. With faint
| gasp she fell as If dead at his feet.
red stain on the front of her white
dress.
This contretemps left the onrushing
horde aghast. They halted abruptly
In silence they stood staring at Inc
| limp form of the proStrate girl. the
fear of death upon their sWarthy
faces.
CHAPTER V.
In his tent the Sultan Casim Ammeh
was waiting for the return of the
party sent on to the old fort to cap
ture Pansy.
So far there had been no hitch in
his schemes Sir George and his staff
had proved an easy prey. Already
one portion of his Arab following,
with Barclays officers, had set out on
the long journey back to El-Ammeh.
Sir George and Pansy the sultan had
arranged to take up himself, as soon
as the girl was in his hands. For he
had no desire to linger in British ter
ritory.
But it was not the punishment Eng
land would dole out TO him If he were
caught that filled lie Breton's mind as
he sat cross-legged among the cush-
ions with the cruel lines about his
mouth very much in evidence. His
thoughts were all with Sir George
Barclays daughter.
What desert harem would be her
future home? What wild chief would
call that goldenh haired girl his chat
tel?
Casim Ammeh had determined to
carry out his vengeance to the let
ter where Pansy was concerned. To
sell her in the slave market of his
capital: and keep her father alive
tortured by the knowledge of his
daughters fate.
What would the girl say when she
saw him? When she recognized him
for the Sultan of El-Ammeh. the man
her father had Wronged past all for
EiVenesS? Would that sweet, brave
face go white at the knowledge OF
Evening star., 1923-01-01
"TIN GAMERS" TO MEET.
More Than 5000 Expected to At
tend Florida Convention.

TAMPA, Fla, January I.-NIore
than three thousand tin Gamers,
tourists who travel in automobiles
are expected to attend the fourth an
nual convention Of the Tin Can Tour
lists OF the World. which begins at
DE Soto Park here tonight. to con-
tlnuc all the week. c. NJ. Tremaine
OF fredonia, y. Y. royal tin can
opener. will preside at the sessions.
The Washington times., 1923-06-05
Minneapolis

Four of the eleven persons ar
rested in connection with a series
OF rural creamery robberies of
more than, 100000 late today
pleaded guilty in district court.
Leaving the jury box for the de-
PENDANTS chair. Clarence H. Rob-
bins, Minneapolis, went on trial,
late today, on a charge Of carry
ing concealed weapons, having
been excused from duty to which
he had been drawn, for his own
trial. "
Rain, today, which brought relief
from -drouth, is reported by agri-
culturists to be worth a dollar a
drop to growing northwest crops.
A seVen-year fight for revalua-
ton of street car properties in
Minneapolis which, at one time,
threatened a, strike Of trainmen,
will reach a climax here tomorrow
when valuation hearings begin be-
fore the railroad. commission with
the city contending for a scent
fare, while the company seeks to
retain the existing Scent fare.
The Washington times., 1923-06-05
Montgomery

Issuance of drivers licenses to
those operating automobiles here,
as means of reducing accidents
and increasing revenue is provid-
ed for in an ordinance to be sub
United to the commission in. the,
near future. This was announced
by Mayor w. A. Gunter, who pre-
dicted the passage of the meas
ure. Such action has not been pro.
posed before.
Bids for paving the final link in,
the Montgomery-Troy highway
VIII be opened Tuesday at the
State highway department. This
stretch of road is eleven miles
long and lies entirely in Mont
gomery county.
Lamar Field, of this city, grand
venerable prophet of Kinda Grot-
to, accompanied by Ebert A.
Hold and Z. J. Meyer, jr., will
leave Saturday for Cleveland,
Ohio. to: attend meeting of. the
Supreme Counlil. M. o. v. P. E. r.
The Washington times., 1923-06-05
Nashville, Tenn E. ].

= NASHVILLE, June 5.-Nash-
vilie's new city officials take Of
flee today at 10 o'clock this
morning except George Tompkins
whose election to the, hoard of
public works is contested. An
injunction against Torpkins' is to
be argued today.
The Vols still lead the Southern
League and Richbourg tops bat
tiers in the circuit.
Judge Barton Brown, retiring
city judge, has been appointed
Judge of the juvenile court.
Governor Peay, Commissioner
of Highways Creveling and Game
Warden Williams are at. Reelfoot
investigating a plan, to. save the
famous lake as game preserve.
Roy C. Shelton, well-known
realtor, member Of Trinity Con-
sistory and Edgefield Lodge,
F. and A. NJ, died Sunday night.
He will be buried Today.
The Washington times., 1923-06-05
Memphis

Police have :. arrested Philip
Gentry, negro. as a. SUSPECT in
the murders Of WI 90 Spenc
Duncan Walter and Mrs Ruth
McElwain ,sTucker.-~aH OF EhoHR i.
were slain this year while sitting
in automobiles along dark coun-
try roads. Detective Inspector
Griffin says Gentry looks like
the best bet police have for soIu-
ton of the three mysteries.
Fannie Hern, negress, chose; the 6.
banks of Bayou Gasoso. off Polk 81
street, to sreceive-a visit from the
stork. Disappointed because the
baby was a girl Sire threw 1t into
the bayou, Shelby4 sMeLaren. res7as;
cued the infant and both mother
and baby are in General Hospital
The mother IS charged with at
tempted murder.
Mrs. Lula Miller, 868 Pearce
street, was killed. in an automobile
collision near New Albany, Miss. -
The Washington times., 1923-06-05
Boston

Four men and a girl were over
come and 500 others were driven
from the building in the Market
District when a pipe burst In
the dismantling of the old ammo.
MIA plant of the Eastern Cold
Storage Company.
Five hundred members took
part in a parade in honor OF
the 285th birthday of the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery Company.
There was a. service at Old South
Church, review by Governor Cox
and banquet tonight at the Cop
ley Plaza.
Damage of 500. 900 was caused
in fire in Chelsea. The fire
started in the tannery Of Leon IT.
Gingras. 1856 Marginal street, and
spread to a wool storage ware
house in the rear. A dwelling
also was destroyed.
The Washington times., 1923-06-05
Milwaukee

Police are investigating an ex-
plosion which took place at the
home of Walter Kieckhefer, 1853
Lake Drive, an official OF the
Kieckhefer Container Company,
witch damaged !. the home and
shattered the windows in an ad-
joining home. No one was In
jured.
Two pioneers died during the
past two days, Judge Emil wal
Der, former mayor and municipal
Judge, died at noon. He was ~
years old. He practiced law here
for fifty, years.
]. Judge Walber was Mason
and member of the Old Settlers
Club. Sol Eckstein, president OF
the Old Settlers Club. and pio-
neer druggist, died Sunday. He
was injured when struck by a
street car Saturday night in the
downtown district. An investiga-
tioni has been ordered by District
Attorney George Shaughnessey
to determine whether emergency
hospital authorities were negli-
gent in diagnosing his case as one
Of illness instead of a fractured
skull.
Conrad Stelloh, the driver of
the automobile which killed Mr..
and Mrs. John Fried, last Novem.
Der, pleaded guilty to manslaugh-
ter in the first degree in Munich
pal court. He will be sentenced
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1923-06-05
Boston, Mass.

= +
BOSTON, Mass, June 5.-Inspec.
tor Farrell of the Boston bank
squad, acting under orders of Dis
trict Attorney O'Brien, seized the
books and accounts in the Boston
office of Jones and & Baker whose
failure created a sensation in Wall
and State streets. The books were
taken to the office of expert ac-
countants.
Morris Nose, twenty-four years
from o crowd of men and women
who were beating him after they
pulled him from team on GeneSee
street.
Noses horse SHE'D at child, the
child's mother rushed to the street,
followed by her neighbors.
Attorney Jay r. Benton of Mas
sa..,,ttse s. denounced the decision
O fthe United States Supreme Court
upholding the constitutionality OF
the Sheppard Towner bill as an
infringement on the sovereign rights
fthe States.
A. campaign against overtime
parking OF automobiles in the com
mercial district has been launched
by the police traffic squad under
the direction Of Capt. Bernard G.
Hoppe. A score of violators have
been summoned to court.
Four persons were Frustrated as
a result of the intense heat on the
hottest June 4 ever recorded by
the Boston weather bureau. The
temperature reached the 81 degree
mark in mid afternoon.
Esperanto Laverse, seven years
old, of North Adams, who died from
fractured skull, is the sixty sew
enth child killed in motor car acct
ii. ms in Massachusetts since Jan
uary !.
While two young men engaged
w. D. Hidden, manager of the
Fitchburg Hardware Company, in
conversation a companion looted the
same in the rear of the store of
5000.
The Washington times., 1923-06-05
Albany

p d
Schenectady cars ran. into "A lbany
for the first time since tie strike
in that city. State troopers rode
on leach car.
Trolley serYfceeis improved here,
many of the men who quit Saturday
returning to work.
Contractor Dollars cited before
city authorities for failure to make,
progress with Madison avenue paw.
ing.
. Contracts for new school 10
awarded to the Panzieri Hogan
Company
Ten thousand E1ks enjoyed a
minstrel. performance on the Capt.
.tol steps tonight
F. A. Droms, State commander of
Veterans of. Foreign Wars, an
nounces his candidacy for re-elec-
ton at Syracuse this month";
John With, captain OF Cyprus
Templar Patrol, is much improved.
The Washington times., 1923-06-05
Sioux Falls, S. D.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., June s.
Robert Robeck, Edward and John
Hare, runaway boys from Went
worth, found at Belle Fourche and
held by the authorities, had trav-
eled four hundred miles and We're
fishing for subsistence. They
will be brought back home. by
their parents.
United States Senator Sterling
is here for q few days and will
be a guest at civic clubs this week.
Court action is threatened by
east side residents over the pos
session of the spark plug factory
by battery d, national guard, as
an armory. Much feeling was ex-
pressed at the commission meet
ing today, without definite action.
Lester York, alleged auto thief,
was taken to Mitchell today Tor
hearing by county authorities.
Dakota League baseball: Sioux
Falls, d; WATERFOWL. 2; Aberdeen,
IL; Mitchell 8.
The Washington times., 1923-06-05
st. Paul

Judge r. D. O'Brien, of Ramsey
county district court, signed a
writ summoning Secretary OF
State Holm to appear. and show
cause why a permanent restrain
ing order. should not, issue halt
ing the special election for United
States Senator Arrangements
have Been.smade to have the case
certified to : the Supreme Court
Immediately for a prompt ruling
on the legality of the call as
issued by Governor Preus.
Light rain fell. 1t was followed
by cooler weather. breaking the
hot speel. Frank Burscha. pros.
trated Saturday, died at anC8er
Hospital. -
Royal A. Stone, st. Paul attor-
ney, was sworn in as Supreme
Justice, filling the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Justice Hal
lam, who retired to become a cain
didate for the Senatorial nomina-
ton.
The Washington times., 1923-06-05
Faithful Friends Find
Fee = for Reckless
Noble Harding

Noble Warren G. Harding
came very near being fezless
today for the grand opening of
the Shrine convention.
The Presidents own temple,
Aladdin Temple, of Columbus,
came to Washington with no
headpiece for Noble Harding.
There was CONSERVATION within
the ranks at The prospect of the
noblest noble of them all being
fezless.
A messenger was hurriedly
dispatched to New York on a
train yesterday. He returned
to the White House this morn
ing with the hcadgear.
The Washington times., 1923-06-05
Des MOines

twenty-five hundred soldiers
bonus checlSs emailed first day
of distribution. State Auditor
Haynes hopes to have mailed
seventy thousand by end of week.
Joe Williams, on stand, denied he
murdered Sarah Thorsdale, school
teacher. His testimony same as his
two previous trials for same crime
Case against Fred, and Leais
Dockhorn, employed in city parks
department, was referred by council
to Superintendent Rounds, with in
structions for report by Monday
next on his recommendations.
Council authorized constructions
of half million sewer project for
southwest Des Meines.
Leo Collins. Irma Harden, Louise
and Marie Shepard, all from Des
Moines. were injured in auto mis-
hap on Grant Highway, near Fort
Dodge.
The Washington times., 1923-06-05
Newark

Contest for prettiest woman s..
foot and hair added to contests at
City Health Week Exposition,
Daughter. of Patroiman Torrance
Reilly, @Antoinette, sixteen. killed
IN three-story. fall down elevator
shaft in Prudential Building, where
she. worked. ~. : . gj..s.s ..sss,
Greatest foes TO prohibition
modification, Senator Edge de-
clares, are those who insist on re-
peal of Eighteenth amendment, re-
plying to City Commissioner Ray
mond in their discussion OF issue.
as he regards that as Impossible
Prohibition making. good despite
reports to contrary, Pussyfoot
Johnson tells church audience.
Governor Silzer to discontinue
luncheons at. Sea Girt, and formal
invitations.