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The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-08
What llf. Consist. OF.

"A mans life consistent not in the
abundance OF things which lie pos.
sesseth.' In these words Jesus strikes
Mt the popular error OF all ages-the
belief that life consists in things. For
nothing are we under deeper obliga.
tion to Christianity than for this. thn,
1t corrects our easy views OF life.
Since the first man started heaven
ward, there have been two conflict.
ing ideals of life; one teaches tina,
Iife's values are in the things we get
and keep; the other holds that the
chief end of man Is to develop his
highest powers. to live in fear of that
which is beneath him. and in reverence
for That which is above him.-Rev. C.
G. Albertson. d. d.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-08

Of the boys never came back. You re-
member, don't your"
"Yes."
swell, was there. and got mine
about eight o'clock. Mine must have
been plenty. for they hauled me back
to the first-line hospital and had some
sort Of surgical job done before !
woke up. The man rext to me died,
and the nurse who was with him-she
was heavily built with very Light
hair"
Jessie Sewers"
II don't know. but she gave me a
drink Of water. and then they put an
other wounded guy into the place
where the dead body had been. he
was Just q kid. not more than seven
teen, reckon, and was crying like a
baby. his nerves all shot to pieces.
You were his nurse. and lay there
and watched how you fixed him up.
It's not likely you've forgot that"
"Eol mol" She bent her head. "He
was from my town: he-he died that
night"
II didn't know. for they. took me
away. but lay there and watched you
for another hour before the stretchers
came. never saw you again. l
would have liked to mighty well, and
l didn't even know your name then
Just memory Of your face"
He reached out his hand suddenly.
IL wish you'd shake hands with
me-" he said. almost hesitating at his
boldness. "and sorter pretend to for
get that Frisco Kid business"
II have forgotten It," she answered
steadily, their eyes and hands meet
ing. you were a soldier in my divi-
sion; I believe in you. and am your
friend"
The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-08

10 note his exploits: disTalcn-> re-
garding him were sent east; rewards
for his capture. dead or alive. were
posted. II was intimated. finally,
when his name had become sufti-
cfently familiar. that he had escaped
into Mexico. and then that he had been
seen again In this neighborhood
Troops were dispatched to run him
down, and word to that effect scat.
tered broadcast on both sides the line
You see the purpoA of 1t alls"
'To win the confidence Of the real
gang?"
Exactly: and It worked. The end
Is already in sight"
"But who. then. are your"
"Daniel Kelleen. just as told you,
captain In the --rd4 cavalry"
"You--you volunteered for this serv.
ice?'
"Yes: you see It was Impossible fol
the department to use any officer who
had been stationed lately along this
border Such one might be immedi.
ately recognized. and the whole
scheme ruined at once. At the same
time. whoever was chosen to play the
character must have Intimate knowl
edge of the border. l met the require
ments fully. as had served here ter
years ago as mere boy, and knew
the country fairly well. So here am
the Frisco Kid"
Deborah held out here hand impul
slvely.
''Im glad You told me-" she said II
all frankness.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-08

1t becomes necessary to plny part
in life. What is the cause for NIL this
shrewd questiOningY
II hardly know myself. but 1t is all
so strange. and has happened so sud-
denly. am just beginning to think
clearly. How did YOU happen to
serve in the Thirty-third division
they were all Illinois troops?"
$50 you even noticed that. was
transferred"
From what commando"
'The regulars"
WAS that not very unusual? YOU
you were surely an enlisted man:"
~ did not say So he smiled back !:
"and now that you drive me to con-
fessIon, might as well make full
breast Of it. I was transferred to take
command OF company"
"A captain?"
"Yes."
"Why!" She drew In her breath
sharply. leaning forward with new
eagerness. "Then surely you are not
now what ! thought you to bean
outlaw. renegade? You are not really
the-the Frisco Kid'y"
"Oh. yes. am. At least am all
the Frisco Kid there ever was. TO the
best Of my knowledge. although 1 fail
to line up entirely with the reputation
SO kindly given me BY Pop Reynolds.
The Frisco Kid Is an entirely manu-
factured character, made for prac-
tical purpose. Do you grasp the idea p
She shook her head, but her eager
eyes belied the action.
you have glimmer, nevertheless
I'll explain. This portion OF the bor-
der has been hothed of outlawry for
years. II has bnflied every command
ing officer assigned to this district
We had no information to work on; !;
suspects were numerous. but proof
lacking. Finally plan Of action was
evolved. but to carry 1t out success.
fully. desperate with an established
reputation as bad man was first of
all most essential. With this end in
view the Frisco Kid was carefully
put on the stage. Newspapers along
the coast. and near the border began
The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-08
CHAPTER vI,-con.lnusd.

"'Pop' Reynolds. hey!" he said
tightly. "Then I am sure his story
must have been 4 good one. So he
told you was mighty bad man7
Well, now you've met me. do you be-
iieve TT"
I'll don't know" she confessed
doubtfully. I'll would rather not
think that"
(which Is hopeful sign. Well,
please try not to think SO for the next
half-hour, at least. Then maybe I
can tell you my side of the story.
There is no time now. for we've sim
ply got to get under cover. Do you
see that blue ridge over yonder7 You
know what 1t is?"
''The Meager ranch, isn't it7'
''Yes. and in twenty minutes, as soon
as the mist rises. they could pick US
out from there with good field glass;
Wen have to find a safer place to
talk in than this. Here, I'll lead the
horses; it's only 4 step to the rim;
then we'll both have to make the de-
scent afoot."
They moved forward slowly, into
what appeared to be the lnterminable
desert, the man plowing his way
through sand. the tired animals fol-
lowing with dropping heads.
Suddenly he stopped, gripping the
reins tightly and pointing with his
other hand. Deborah needed no guild
ance. for her eyes were already riveted
on the yawning cash in the surface of
the desert, staring down with a startled
feeling Of awe into the apparently bot
tomless cliasm not five yards away. A
moment she gazed. hardly compre-
bending. too thoroughly dazed by this
phenomenon of nature to completely
grasp its Significance. Then she felt
Kelleen lift her bodily from the saddle
and lead her forward to the very edge
Below lay exposed in the cold gray Of
the dawn the full marvel-a deep
gorge, as though scooped out by a
giant spoon, cut directly across the
barren sand plain, with no evidence
anywhere above of Its existence. To
the eye 1t seemed some three hundred
feet wide, but much deeper, the side
walls rocky and irregular. the crew
Ices and ravines choked with sand.
while far below appeared the soft
green vegetation, and along the base
Of the opposite wall, much more pre-
cipitous than tile side on which they
stood, the silvery sparkle Of a small
stream. Deborah drew quick breath,
glancing aside Into the face of the man
at her side.
"You have been down there?"
"Yes: the descent is not particu-
larry difficult along these ravines: the
sand gives purchase. even the horses
will pick their way"
He smiled at the CONSERVATION in
her face.
"What is it," he questioned; "fear
Of the passage. or Of the Frisco Kid'?"
She looked straight at him beneath
leyeled brows. conscious of the sudden
flush of her cheeks.
Neither; am not afraid"
'I did not believe you would be. for
you are not that sort at all. The truth
Is, young lady, you really haven't SO
much on me in this matter Of recog-
milton. l happen to know quite bit
about you"
about met You? What, may l
ask7"
"Just II bit, as I say, mere picture
sot easily forgotten. saw you once,
before ever you came to Meager's
ranch. and have remembered t.ever
since. Do you remember morning
In August, 1913, when the Thirty-third
division went over the top, waded a
river, and cleaned out the heights be-
yondf It was sharp Hght. and lots
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CHAPTER vii
story Of tn. "FrIseo kId.-

Story Of the "FrIseo ktd.~
To Deborah, Kelleen was no longer
bandit, a fleeing fugitive from jus
tice. but 4 soldier who had been
wounded In battle. who had played the
part Of man: while to him the girl
was no longer stray runaway in
whom he felt little interest, but a
nurse whose face had haunted his
memory since he had first watched
her in the glow Of the French sun.
They stood there on the rim of that
strange crater, the grim. gray desert
circling them about. neither able to
think of word to say. Deborah's
eyes fell, and she withdrew her hand,
turning to stare into the depths be-
low. The slight movement served to
arouse Kelleen to the situation.
"Well. this will never do" he ex.
claimed. new cheerfulness in his tone.
"They will have a glass trained on
us over there before we get to cover
Wen send the horses down first
they'll find the best route and we can
follow. Come. Sultan. over you go.
old boy; oh. no, you're not afraid:
we've done this little trick before. Go
on. sirW
He struck the animal with the fiat
Of his hand. and. with a reproachful
shake of the head, Sultan slowly and
cautiously began the steep descent,
seeking path along the deeper layers
of sand. and zigzagging from gulch to
gnlch better to obtain foothold. The
other horse followed. hut not without
struggle. trembling with fear. and
keeping close to the trail left by the
leader. Kelleen touched the girls arm.
Come" he said briefly. a bit Of
command in the voice. "Really It is
not SO dangerous MS It looks from here.
Sultan has found the best trail, and
We'll drill along after him."
They made 1t slowly, picking their
path along the trail lefr by the two
animals. finding purchase in the sand,
occasionally steadied by an ontcrop-
ping rock or the exposed root Of some
clinging shrub. The drop was more
extensive than Deborah previously had
realized from above. and the sharp
descent left her breathless.
The sand disappeared as they
reached the lower levels. the walls be.
coming sheer rock. hut slashed with
gnllies. and finally these were more
or less choked with vegetable growth.
Az the bottom. where the two horses
were contentedly munchIng the short
grass. the valley had all the appear
ance Of new lnnd, made fresh and
verdant by the magic touch Of water.
Deborah at the foot of the long de-
scent, clung to the projecting root of
tree and stared about her with
wide-Open eyes, unable to restrain her
amazement
"Why this is simply marvellous" she
exclaimed. II did not appreciate
what 1t meant from up there. You
have been down here before. you said?
YOu--you do not believe you are the
only one who has made this discov-
eryT
mo; that is hardly probable. There
were reasons why It was impossible
for me to determine the truth when
was here before, vet found evidences
that others had been before me-the
remains Of a. camp fire. an exploded
cartridge shell. and even the imprint
of cattle. have no wish to frlghten
you. Miss Deborah. but my idea Is
that probably this place has been. and
The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-08
EarIy.to.Bed Stuff.

Blaine McGrath's little son was Wis.,
iting in Liberty. Mrs. McGrath talked
over the telephone to the yOungster
one day, and she could tell by his tone
TINT he was a little homesick. 1t was
apparent that what he was missing
was his occasional trips down town In
indianapolis. where he gathered thrills
from the bright lights of the picture
shows.
"Do you really wish to come homer
the mother asked.
Yes" he said, II think I do. There's
too much night In Llberty."-lpdian-
ap0lls News.
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Too silly.

whats the matter. baby? Why did
yon leave your little playmate?"
She's too silly, mother ! want to
play movie actress and she wants to
play dolls, and rp thoroughly ingusted
with her."-Atlniita Constitution.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-08
A Sickly Child

Aahoningtown, Pa.-"l would like
to say few words about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
About year ago I thought It would
be necessary for me 70 take my
daughter out Of school. She was
losing weight, was nervous, and
when she would come home from
school she would drop into . chair and
cry, and say, 'Mamms, don't believe
can 70 to school another dayl' ]
The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-08
Matter Of Money.

He-Then what did you marry me
for?
She-Mamma figured 1t up at the
time and said 1t was about million
and three-quarters.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-08
A Mothers Advice Prevents
Operation

Corona, N. Y.-"I had . terrible
pain In my left side and had to 60 to
bed every 10 often. Doctors had told
me ! must be operated on, but / do
not believe In the knife and would
rather suffer than 60 through It. Ny
mother also did not believe in It and
she made me take Lydia =. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound because
It had helped her. 1t has also helped
me for am better and able tn do all
my work. l recommend your medi-
cine and give you permission TO use
my letter a. testimonial. ."-Mre.J.
BUSCH, Jr., II s. Railroad Avenue,
Corona, N. Y.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-08
Neglected Children.

1t is often difficult to tell which are
more neglected-the children OF the
very rich or the children OF the very
poor.-Kenneth d. Miller
The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-08

After doing one thing do you not
often wish that you had done the
other?
The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-08
Love for the Home.

The first indication of domestic hap
piness is the love of ones home.-
Montlosler.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-08
sre,ks ar Hard.n. III. H.art

breaks or hardens the heart.-Cham.
fort.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-08

1t is almost as easy to achieve fool-
ishness as it is to be born foolish.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-08

Help the world when II asks you to.
put be careful wheA II Isn't asking.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

that places were ready for the feed
ing Of the hungry family OF the cir
Gus. Blackbird watched IL, with the
air OF a man who has fever in his
blood. Blackbird licked his lips. and
Blackbird turned once more 70
Sweetie Papa.
Jimmy" he pleaded, II know II
don't sound straight. I Amt even
going to argue that point with you.
All I'm going to tell you Is this I've
got a sucker. a real live sucker
THAT is. you think you've got a
sucker. But you're wrong, Blackie.
I amt going to fall"
"Lemme finish with you? I've got
a sucker and I'll give you my word
of honor that I'll play fair and square
with you. what's that WORTH"
About 10 cents. Blackie You've
given me your word Of honor before"
I'm willing to back It with money
Huh? What's that?" Sweetie Papa
Strengthened. How muchr'
"Fifty-fifty on the risk and fifty
fifty on the winnings. There ain't
anything fairer than that. is there?
We're playing for a fifty-thousand-
dollar. stake. Well back nifty thou
sand bucks against It I guess you'll
have to believe me when fork over
$4,000 right into your hands before
we ever make move. won't your
"Youe" Sweetie Papa stared You
Evening star., 1923-02-25
"A CHORUS GIRL HAD NAMED HIM.

give me real money 70 hold as an ace
In the hols7"
you've said it.''
"And you're-sosh. Blackie. what's
come over you?"
Didn't tell you I had sucker?
Didn't say I was willing to go fifty
fifty with you on III What say7
Your word sticks. Jimmy~-even TX you
say mine doesn't. What say7 Is It =
got II 1t Is, they'll b. = messenger
here with the money inside half an
hour and I'll show up with the boob
thirty minutes later. I'm telling you,
Jimmy, he's ripe! Itd be shame
not to pick him, honest It would.
What say, huhr'
Suppose I run away with that
twenty-five thou?"
"You won't"
mo. That's just what makes me
sore about 1t. II IL was you. you'd
be studying timetables already"
"Can't you let bysonss be bygonss.
Jimmy? What say7" :.
"Trot out the money" and the
Blackbird lopsd away.
A hsif hour later, . hurrying bank
messenger sought out Swestie Papa
on the circus lot, and the little show
owner signed q receipt. And thirty
minutes after that, Swsetis Papa,
lingering q roll which contained $2s,-
900 Of Biackbird's money, turned
quickly toward Three Card Monte -
Evening star., 1923-02-25

spelling off lot ofs about this
soft-money sucker that you've had in
tow for the last ten days? And the
funny part about it is that you should
pick him up just about the time I'm
coming to town. Anyway. II he's SO
soft, why cut me in on the percent
age? Why not take 1t all YOURSELF"
That's just It! I've reamed him
for three or four thousand playing
poker and dime-a-point auction. But
that's no money with this bird. I'm
telling you, Jimmy. that he's a live
one And he don't know one card
from another Fell into a fortune
about a month ago and now he's try
ing to fall out Of It. Honest, he'd
tumble for the three shells"
That's nothing. A lot OF 'em slip
for that"
II know, but this amt a two-dollar
play. and a blowoff when the sucker
loses his weeks wages. This is regu-
lar game-he's got nfty thousand
bucks on deposit right down in my
| bank now-in cash. Get that? In
cash. He calls IT pocket money!
Blackbird Jordan's voice was a high,
excited whisper. Fifty thousand
bucks. I'm telling you! Roll that over
your tongue once and see how It
| sounds!'
But Sweetie Papa shook his head.
"I know just exactly how 1t sounds
! I heard il once before. The trouble
Evening star., 1923-02-25

with you, Blaokie, is that you don't
change your act. You pulled pretty
near that same stun on me the day
you made that OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
cleanup The guy had all the money
in the world and all we had to do
was to play him q little faro. Then
you switched the cards and you
walked away-w;th my money! 1t
don't go, Blackie. It don't go"
TAR away, across the lot. the first
l. shining figures Of the parade
made their appearance as the sleek
horses and vAivet-coated riders turn
ed from the street and began the
disintergration Of the spectacle.
Shuhted forward by shouting bull
tenders" the working" elephants
hurried out Of their place in the pro-
cession, to be relieved OF their hou-
dahs and equipped with their rope
harness, that they might drag the
animal dens into the nenagerie, pull
the tabIeau property wagons into
their places adjacent to the padroom
and assist generally In "spotting' the
parade paraphernalia for It's partici-
patton in the performances Of the aft
ernoon and night. The eQuestriennes
dropped from their "rosinbacks" and
travelled for the dressing tent. From
the cookhouse came the changing OF
the triangle announcing luncheon, and
the raising Of the nag. which told
Evening star., 1923-02-25

H0H. we'll" Blackbird shrugged his
~ shoulders as though to dis
miss the subject. Il guess that's nat
ursl She wasn't fnore'n three or four
when me and Lou split up, and. OF
course, Loud put a lot Of stuff In her
head. That's been pretty near twenty
years ago. II ever q woman done a
mar, dirt, Lou done 1t to me. Know
what she wanted?' Blackbird became
vehement. "Huh7 Tried to stick me
fer cfty . month alimony for her and
the Kid. Yeh. she did!'
"whatd she get "
"Nothinsl didn't give her moth.
ine! That's one reason why I pulled
out Of the show game-just because
she done me that way"
And" added swsetie Papa, be
cause you trimmed me for $4,000
bucks on a frarhe-up."
"You amt sore, are you?"
Me? Oh. no. I'm not sore. But
rm not forgetting"
And II I should make It UP to
you, you'd even forget to remember
wouldn't your
Sure"
Evening star., 1923-02-25

(WHICH he wasn't. Instead. Sweetic
w Papa that night was in his pri-
vate car, debating a letter to Kio
Lewis, his stenographer At last the
humping OF the typewriter finished
he grasped the first draft, read it, anu
leaned back in his chair.
"Charlier' he, called. and a voice
answered from tho first stateroorl
down the little hall. see how this
sounds Just finished that letter TO
Blackbird. Iistening?"'
"Yes, Mr.. Perry"
"All right; here goes: Ny Dea,
Blackbird: I am returning you via
this letter the bum check which you
gave me this afternoon in the side.
show. knew you'd stop payment OF
It before I ever could get to a bank
but I just wanted to see you 60
through the agony OF writing Il out
"T want 20 congratulate you OF
making your daughter such a hand
some wedding present. It isn't every
girl that starts out in life with
twenty-five thousand to go on. This
is by way OF telling you that the
twenty-five thousand you lost today
goes to start your daughter on the
natrimoniaEseas, and I sure want to
tell YOU how fine and manly I think
It is for you to come through in this
magnificent spirit. And J might as
well tell you that the sucker you've
been entertaining for the last ten
days or 50 isn't q sucker at all: He's
fContinued on Seventh Page.>
Evening star., 1923-02-25

sire to bet many dollars at the rate
OF 5000 return for every hundred
invested. And as Sweetie Papa
called some imaginary instruction to
an imaginary canvasran on the other
side OF the little s!dewall, ne heard
a slight rustlins which told him that
the peek" was in progress He re-
turned to the table, Just in time to
see the fashy young man covering
the apparent excitement OF Blackbird
Jordan as he closed the box.
make your BETS" he drawled; zone
hundred gets you Ave Thousand. two
hundred gets you ten. three hun
dred--"
"uuess I'll go the limit" came la
eonicaliy. "I think I know that let.
ter"
"So? what's the bet"
zone thousand 20 get me twenty"
"Huhr' sweetie Papa leaned for
ward as though he did not under
stand. Blackbird Jordan seemed to
xulp and suddenly find something to
hold his attention at the top OF the
tent. The young man repeated:
"f'm betting thousand / can guess
that ietter--and IL yeu don't mind
Jus. put your twenty thousand on
the table"
"Axainw snapped sweetie Papa as
he looked at Blackbird Jordan. The
young man stared. -'
whats all that?"
"Noth-nothing at all. Whatd YOU
say the bet was? =
"one thousand. that can guess the
letter. Is this a straight game OF
isn't itn
"Bees--bees--bees" groaned sweetit
Papa.
"Is that = sisnslT The young man
seraishtened beiiigerensiy. There
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-02-05
INSPECTION "
OF MARYLAND GUARD
RESUMED HERE TODAY

Federal inspection Of the Office of
General Milton A. Reckord, Adjutant-
General of Maryland. in the state
House here, Is under way today. and
later this afternoon, the inspecting Of
fetal, Major Ursa NJ. Driller. from
Third Corps Army headquarters visit
ed the State rife range near Glen
Burnie and passed muster on the gem
eral facilities offered there for rifle
work of tho guardsmen.,
On Wednesday the Adjutant- Gen
erals Department, and other adjuncts.
located in the Maryland Trust Build
ing, Baltimore. will lie inspected. To-
morrow and part OF Wednesday, Ma
jor Driller will devote his time to
the second battalion OF the 1lOthField
Artillery at Pikesville, and will fol-
low this up by inspections Of the sew
oral units of the First Infantry To-
Gated in the smaller towns through
out the State.
Company NJ. the local organization
OF which Captain Daniel ]. Murphy is
commanding officer, will he inspected
in the State armory here on Wednes-
day
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-02-05
FARM CREDITS PROGRAM
MAY MEET WITH SNAG

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Feb. 5.--A
possibility that the Lenroot- -Ander-
son-Capper Farm Credits program
may be blocked in Congress unless
there is some assurance OF action on
the administration shipping bill was
foreseen in some quarters today by
authorities who met to discuss the
legislation outlook for the remaining
four weeks of the sixty-seyenth Con-
gress.
After talk with President Har-
ding, Representative Mondell, OF
Wyoming, Republican leader. de-
clared there were SO many "difiicul-
ties" in the way of an agreement that
t was entirely possible the farm
credits measure could not be written
into law before March 4. despite the
fact that legislation on the subject
had passed both the Senate and
House.