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The Winslow mail., 1924-03-14

Malopo
VICTOR
ROUSSEAU
COPYRIGHT 6y VIC cHAPr1AN

time, and 1 guess he's got all the ad-
versaries that he wants already"
Ned" said Winton, II don't know
how you arrive at your interpreta-
tions OF course don't deny that they
may be correct, but I'm going to try to
sell the diamond before 60 to the syn
dicate or elsewhere"
aye, sir, and you'll be in great an
guish over it," responded Ned.
He looked at Winton in a hesitating
way, and added:
Mr.. Garrett, would you take 1t
offer you some advice, sir?"
"No. Go ahead" said Winton.
"It's-well, sir, it's this. If you are
out to fight the syndicate you'll want
to give your whole heart to it. There's
lot Of women in Malopo, Mr.. Garrett,
whom a man ought to steer clear Of.
And now I'm going on duty. Good
night to you, SIR
He left Winton fuming. The young
man knew that Ned had referred TO
Sheila. He could not understand how
her position at the Continental should
make her an outcast. He was more
than ever resolved to take her away
from her surroundings, to make her
his wife and save her father, too
He had hoped and believed that she
would keep house for daddy" at the
cottage. She was staying away, he
thought, because Of the ambiguity of
their relationship. He had been pru-
dent. but now he resolved to cast
prudence to the winds he felt that he
would lose her unless he went TO her
ut once.
On the morrow, he planned. But on
the morrow trouble developed with
the water company. The fow dwin-
died; yet the adjacent claim, owned
by the syndicate, and supplied by a
separate pipe, had q full discharge
Winton went up to the company's
Offices.
He knew that the syndicate con-
trolled the water company. He was
sure this was Davis's work. He saw
nobody of consequence, but the timid
clerk received his vigorous objections
and promised to speak to the manager.
Winton departed with threats, to dis
cover, on arriving at the claim, that
the water was running again. The
incident disturbed him good deal,
and made him realize that ths syndi.
cate had good many cards TO play.
On the next morning he started
down town with the intention of
catching Sheila on her way to the
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legro had a great heap of papers

legro had a great heap of papers
under his arm.
Good morning, Sam!' called Win
ton. Got a paper for meT'
Good morning, Mr.. Garrett.
must supply my regular customers
first" responded Sam evasively.
"No spare copies, eh2'
I'm afraid not, SIR" said Sam,
looking about him uneasily.
"All right. I'll get one somewhere
else" said Winton, wondering a little
at Sans appearance, which was that
Of man extremely anxious to get
into other company.
He strOlled over to small general
store with pile of papers in front of
it, and picked up a Chronicle. He
scanned the cable and telegraphic
news, and turned to the personal col
umn. This was feature of the paper.
1t began with authentic news, and
records of arrivals and departures,
gradually failing into gossip and re-
Elections upon the enemies Of the syn
dicate, which afforded intense amuse-
msnt to those acquainted with what
was going on In town. Near the end
Of the column Winton read:
"Rumor reports that one Of the fair
est Of the employees Of the Continental,
whose home was formerly open to a
certain would-be financial light from
overseas long beyond the conventional
hours, has now transferred her inter
ests to another. ThoSe In the know
declare that the self-constituted mag
nate in question, being mistaken on
one occasion for a certain notorious
law-breaker, was hidden by the lady
in question in her own home, under
circumstances that furnish both amuse-
ment and chagrin to those formerly
among her friends"
Winton stood perfectly still, staring
at the paragraph. Then he looked up.
The busy market square swan before
his eyes. The cruelty of life here, the
selfishness and self-absorption Of the
crowds, the absence of any public
opinion working toward good came to
him with vivid realization. Then he
felt pulse hammering in his temple,
and a mad rage in his heart that con-
centrated all his thoughts, with terrific
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Outside capital could not be raised

Outside capital could not be raised
quickly. There was the big diamond.
He had it valued by a local man. 1t
was not of pure white but, being
free from flaws, would fetch a conSid
cradle sum in the market. The expept
announced that in his opinion any Of
the jobbers would be willing to ad-
vance fifteen thousand on it.
Another fifteen thousand would 60
far toward solving the difficulty of OBJ
tanning immediate capital for develop
ment and would make it unnecessary
for Winton to call on the shareholders
for an assessment-and subscribe five
times as much himself as the rest put
together. The great problem, whether
the claim was the mouth Of volcanic
pipe, filled with diamonds, or merely
diamond ground, having it's origin else
where, could only be solved by work
ing. This meant large expenditure.
Winton took his troubles to Burns, tell
ing him of the judges offer
I've seen the other shareholders"
he said, land I'm satisfied that they are
all in the syndicate's pocket They
are all tenants, or bound in one way or
another. If l accept Davis proposition
it may mean parting with my majority
share, In which case De Witt will come
back as purser and you'll lose your
job"
Lets see what the Book has to
Bible and began to read:
Ezekiel, thirty, sixteen. And l will
set a fire In Egypt; Sin shall be in
great anguish, and No shall be broken
up; and Noph shall have adversaries
in the daytime"
He closed the Book and looked at
Winton in great detection. did you
get that, Mr.. Garrett?" he asked. cit
refers to the diamond You can't raise
the money by selling it. The DECISIONS
against US there. Whether or no you
ought to go to Judge Davis isn't given
to US to know
But how do you make out that it
has reference to the diamond? asked
Winton.
Its easy, sir. And unmistakable.
Egypts Malopo. Sin is yourself, who's
to be in great anguish"
II should think that Sin might be
meant for Mr.. De Witt suggested
Winton.
mo, sir Sin is yourself in this case.
And Nos the diamond, which is going
to be broken up That may mean that
it's going 10 be cut into smaller stones,
or maybe it's going 10 pass out of your
hands, sir. But you can't sell it,
And Noph?" asked WintOn
"Noph is Judge Davis, Mr.. Garrett
Hes to have adversarieS In the day.
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SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I-Winton Garrett, twen-
ty-fve and just out of college, calls by
appointment on Archie Garrett, his New
York cousin and executor. to receive
his inheritance of 100000. Archie,
honest, an easy mark and a fool for
luck, assures Winton that he is prac-
tically millionaire, as he has invested
all but $4,000 in a rubber plantation
In either the East or West Indies and
IN a controlling interest in the Big
Aalopo diamond mine, somewhere
other in South Africa, sold him as
special favor by a Dutch promoter
named De Witt.
CHAPTER II.-Winton, en- route to
bis mine, finds the town of Taungs
wildly excited over big strike at
diamond" Two coach passengers are
q disreputable old prospector, Daddy
Seaton, and his daughter Sheila. On
5e ps witt nsUs s5e
Winton fights De Witt and knocks him
cut. Sheila tells him to turn back. She
says that her father is broken Eng
1ish army officer who has killed man
and is therefore in De Wits power,
that De Witt is all-powerful, being
backed by Judge Dayis, president OF
the diamond syndicate and also the
resident magistrate and judge of the
native protectorate.
CHAPTER III-Winton finds Malopo
IN u turmoil, DOLh over lIc StIlhe duo
the theft of the De witt diamond. Win
ton foolishly discloses his identity to
Sam Simpson, q jamaican negro, sub
editor Of the local newspaper. He more
wisely confides in Ned Burns, watch
man at the Big Malopo who tells him
that the syndicate has planned to take
control of the mine the next morning.
CHAPTER IV.-winton hnds that
0heila is cashier at the restaurant. He
Qffsrs his friendship. She rsbuffs him.
Van Worst. notorious diamond thief.
BE witt diamond into Wintons pocket
and two policemen club Winton and
arrest him. He escapes them and
into her house. bathes his wounds and
saves him from his pursusrs.
CHAPTER v.-The next morning
from Malopo He convinces her with
difnculty that he did not steal the De
Witt diamond and that he is president
Of the Big Malopo company. Bruised
and blood-stained he runs across town,
breaks by force into the company meet
ing, and aided by a popular demonstra-
ton proves his identity, blocks the re-
organization and takes control. He
asks Sheila to marry him. She laughs
Historically and refuses him.
CHAPTER vI.-winton hires Seaton
as compound manager and develops Big
Malopo. Judge Davis, a philosophical
old hypocrite of unknown past, offers
him the syndicates cooperation. 10Th
erwise. he says, we'll smash you, you
ID young fool"
CHAPTER VII-Winton, infuriate
by scurrilous newspaper article about
Sheila and himself, knocks Sam down
and publicly threatens Judge Davis. He
hnds Sheila about to elope with De Witt,
to save her father. He horsewhips De
witt Sheila again refuses to marry
him and says she is going away, never
to see him or her father again.
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on the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Automobiles may be hired for the
trip. Motorists travelling the Old
Spanish Trail and Bankhead High
way between Tucson and Phoenix
leave the highway at the town of
Florence going southwest to the
monument. Mr. Frank Pinkley, sup
erintendent of Southwestern National
Monuments, has his headquarters at
Casa Grande and visitors are not
only welcome but are shown about
the ruins so that one gains a com
prehensive idea of this important and
interesting prehistoric monument.
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energy upon the desire for vengeance.
Across the square, presented to him
with vivid delineatiOn, as if a finger
had picked it out, he saw through the
crowds the figure of Sam Simpson en-
tering the Chronicle office.
He pushed his way through the mob
and made for the building. 1t was
single story brick edifice, consisting of
two rooms, the pressroom and the edi-
torial office. Through the one window
Of the former Winton saw the single
linotype at work, under the charge of
Malopo's single operator.
Through the doorway he saw the ed
itor, Hanson, seated at a table, bent
over pile of proofs, and Sam Simpson
standing beside him. Winton entered
and slammed down the paper upon
the table.
I'm looking for the man who wrote
that" he said
Hanson looked up, saw his face, and
sprang to his feet quickly. Nov, now,
Mr. Garrett, it was only a joke" he
protested. you must not take it Sc
riously."
"Did you write that?" inquired Win
ton with ominouS calm.
"NoT' shouted Hanson with timid
ferocity.
Did you write that?" asked Winton,
wheeling upon Sam.
"Mr. Garrett" responded the negro
with dignity, "the Chronicle is an
entity, not an agglomeration Of per-
sonalities. It claims and exercises the
privileges Of anonymity as"
; Winton's fist smashed into Sans
face, and he toppled over.
He picked himself up and ran into
the street, screaming at the top Of his
voice. A crowd collected quickly.
Winton found himself the center of
it, with Sam facing him accusingly,
blood streaming from his lip. Then
Judge Davis came bustling through the
throng.
"Th1S is your doing, you miserable
old scamp!" raved Winton, holding out
the paper. SIS this what you call fra
ternity, attacking a woman who earns
her living in decent way? You in
fernal old hypocrite, thank your stars
you are too old to be thrashed"
"Hooray for the Judge! How about
it, judgeT" yelled enc of the bystander&
Judge Davis took the newspaper
from Winton's hand, put on his glasses,
and read the passage aloud.
when you speak Of lady, my
friend, I presume you refer to the
young woman In question" he said
coolly; and the spectators snickered.
Winton felt some hidden meaning in
their mirtA He writhed under 1t.
what does this mean, Mr.. Hanson"
Judge Davis continued.
Its part Of the personal news,
judge" answered the editor
"Quite so,' answered Davis. ut is
unfortunate, Mr.. Garrett, If you are
the gentleman referred to. But the
passage has my approval" His voice
began to quaver. TITS our policy" he
went on, ito promote temperance, pur
ity, and fraternity by publicity. Woe
to those who harbOr designs against
the well-being Of the people Of MalopO! !!
Woe to you, young man, If you are
wolf in sleeps clothing! The people
Of Malopo will tolerate nothing that
cannot bear the full light of day."
$50 it, Judge! Give him HI,
judge!' yelled the citizen who had
spoken before
(To be Continued)
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What Is the Cooperative Movement?

they refused. thereby not only giving
very material help to the strikers, and
to the working class as whole, by
breaking the price ring, but they most
effectually exposed the methods Of
the coal bagons. Facts like these
have greatly helped to create de-
mand for socialism Of some kind in
the working class, which has resulted
in the rise of the Labor Party; and
altho Communists may nay, GER
tainly will-have to criticize Ramsay
MacDonald's government in many
ways, there is no denying that its ex-
istence is the clearest proof of de-
mand on the part of the working class
which will have to be satisfied some
how, and if not in MacDonald's way,
then eventually in way less palat-
able to the governing classes.
Another spectacular instance of
benefcent aid given to the militant
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working class movement by the CO.
operative movement was the sending
of the food ships to Dublin, where the
transport workers, under the leader
ship of Connolly and Larkin. were
engaged in one of the bitterest strug-
giles in Irish industrial history. But
for this move the strikers would in
evitably have been starved into sub
mission. 1t was done at the request
of the Parliamentary Committee OF
the Trade Union Congress, who
pledged their word that the trade
union movement would pay for the
goods. Needless to say, no capitalist
concern would take action of that
kind merely because committee of
labor union officials passed resolu-
ton asking them to do so. Fancy a
parallel situation in the little old
U. S. A.! Some thousands of the
poorest paid workers belonging to a
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radical union are on strike. The
union funds are exhausted, the lead
ers in prison, the strike seems prac-
tically broken. Mr.. Samuel Gompers
and his brethren Of the A F. of L.
pass a resolution asking some big
grocery distributing concern (Which
in this country would have to be a
capitalist one) kindly to send them
all the food they need, and the A. F.
Of L. is sure labor unions, when they
get around to it, will see that the
goods are paid for. And the goods
are sentl And the workers win the
strike. Yet this is exactly what hap
pened in the Dublin Transport strike.
OF course there are many criticisms
to be passed against the "co-ops."
Criticisms coming from us, however,
should be constructive. They should
also be made from inside the socie-
ties, and for their benefit.
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tContinned From Pags FOurl

NCOnJlnueu from rage fOurJ
II you make purchase at private
traders store you lose your "divi."
It operates like fine.
Educational Work.
In my experience the fight put up
by the advanced elements has not
been so much as to the amount Of the
"divi" to be declared as to the fate
of the remaining so per cent of the
profits available. / grew up in town
where we had big coop" which
spent great deal of money on it's
education committee. The local
branch of the Social-Democratic Fed
Grafton, Of which was a member,
fought and obtained seats in this com
mittee and largely controlled it.
There had previously been a scholar
ship system whereby few children
Of cooperative parents, who were
clever enough to win the prizes, were
sent to the Secondary (High) School
and the Universities. This system
they opposed and they succeeded in
having the cooperative lectures, great
events in a community of about SO, 900
people and held in the town hall, de-
livered by Socialist orators.
In earlier years, before there was
any public library, this same com
mittee conducted the only library in
which one could get books on econom-
les or political questions, these sub
jects being vigorously ruled out of
the Sunday school libraries, practical
ly the only other libraries available.
/ owe not little to that library my
self, and to the coop" news rooms,
where l read papers and magazines
never could have afforded to buy.
Strikes-Wage Disputes.
Much emphasis was laid, in the dis.
cussion and resolution at the Comm.
tern, on the part played by such or
CARNATIONS in the class struggle in
recent years, as well as upon the val
liable part they play in the transition
to Communist state of society. In
ordinary times the "co-ops" will not
give credit to members, but at the
time of strike they have often done
so when supplies Of food and other
necessaries could not elsewhere be
obtained. Just previous to the war
when was in England, there were
: two notable instances Of this. Dur
ing the great national coal strike, one
of the biggest things of it's kind il
Labor's history, there was move tc
ALLEVIATE the sympathy of the vast
body of the public, including the
workers, from the striking miners by
a combination of coal dealers to put
MP prices and blame the miners fol
the increase. In this country, need
less to say, they would have got away
with a little thing like that and the
whole country would have been al
their mercy. But in Britain they ha(
to reckon with the cooperative move
ment. The "co-ops" were invited t
join the price raising movement, bu
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forces German workers to labor long hours
for small pay. A skiIfuI machinist must
work for the same amount of nourishment
hours in the United States
7Ta hours in Germany.
This enables German Big Business to pro-
duce cheapIy.
To meet German low prices in the world
market, Big Business in other countries
must sacrifice profits or reduce the scale of
wages to the German level.
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forces German working mothers to Civ
away their children. A want ad in a Gel
man paper reads:
will give away baby Immediately after its
birth. Necessary clothing available. offers
to be made by letter. Address L. z. 2172,
Agency of suIz"
Another reads:
"W give away forever little daughter aged
nine months. No compensation expected.
Offers to be sent to q. H. 1890, Agency of
LindenthaI."
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The Poor Fish says he don't blame
young men for being against war but
that the bankers and bosses are al
ways too old and some one has to do
the fighting.
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ORGANIZATIONS, ATTENTION.

ORGANIZATIONS, ATTENTION.
NEW YORK CITY, April IT,
District No. 2, Workers Party,
has arranged a grand excursion
and moonlight dance on the Hud-
son river for Saturday, June oath.
The eommodious steamer cIer-
mont, having a capacity of 5000,
has been chartered for this occa-
sion.
Friendly organizations are urged
to keep this date in mind and not
arrange for any affairs that week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
PENN GIVEN SCARE
BY COLUMBlATEAM

/. PHILADELPHIA, October 1s.-Co-
lumbia University's foot ball team
threw a scare into the ranks of the
University of Pennsylvania here to-
day. but went down fighting on the
short end of a 10-to-7 score.
With the first kick-off the contest
AZ tuned the aspects. of desperate
combat and brought $4,000 rooters
to their feet gasping. Pease, CO.,
lumbia quarterback, plucked the ball
out of the air direct from the toe
of Kruez, who, booted the leather
for Penn from his own 10-yard line.
Pease lodged and straight armed
his way so yards for touchdown.
He kicked the goal and gave the
Haughtoh-coached squad a T-to-0
lead over the .Qnakers.
Penn was stung to fury by the
Columbia thrust. Capt. McGraw and
Kruez plugging like pistons, crashed
and bored into the Red and Blues
defense until it gave way before their
on 4aughts. Five minutes after the
opening of the game. fMcGraw. stand
ing on Columbia's 10-yard liner flung
a pass with deadly aim over the goal
to Thomas. Kruez- booted the tying
score in the second period. Kruez
kicked a goal from placement on the
15-yard marker. giving Penn the
three additional points which spelled
victory. g.,
Capt. .McGraw was injured during
the game and forced from the field.
but his hurts were believed not to
be serious. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
CORNELL Defeated
BY RUTGERS, 10 TOO
BY the associated Press.

ITHACA. n. Y, October 1s.-Fight-
ing Eamely but lacking and sustained
punch. Cornell went down to defeat
here at the hands of Rutgers today,
10 to 0. 1t was Cornelrs second con-
secutive defeat. Williams having done
the trick a week ago.
A dazzling aerial attack, combined
with the playing of Hazel, the Rut-
gers All-American fullback. precipi-
tated the downfall OF the Comedians.
In the opening period neither team
was able to make. any substantial
gains through the line, and Rutgers
finally got the break when a forward
pass brought the ball deep in Cornell
ment from his 35-yard line
In the second period, Rutgers con-
tinuing an overhead offensive. ad-
vanced to the 10-yard line. Four line
plunges netted 9 yards. Then Hazel
carried the ball across the goal line
and added an extra point with
placement kick.
Cornell came back in the third pc
Rod. and also resorting to
the aerial route, took the ball to Rut-
gers 1yard line, but, as in the Will
liams game, was unable to push it
across. Rutgers stopped the crucial
play and took the ball. Standing be-
hind his goal line. Hazel booted the
ball out of danger.
Again in the fourth period Cornell
had chance to score, but the punch
was lacking. Rutgers threatened to
increase her total, but Cornell was
strong enough to break up both line
smashes and a majority of forward
passes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
COLGATE NO MATCH
FOR NEBRASKA TEAM
By the Associated Press.

LINCOLN. Nebr.. October 1s.-Ne-
braska University's foot ball team
defeated Colgate University here this
afternoon, 80 to z, in one of the most
important intersectional gridiron
contests of the season.
Carrying the sting. Of two previous
defeats at. the hands of Illinois and
Oklahoma Universities, the Corn
huskers got OFF to a commanding lead
in the first half while a crowd Of
$4,000 persons, many OF whom were
old graduates celebrating home
coming day, looked on. =
The first quarter was scoreless,
but 1t was marked, as were the fol-
by the brilliant work of Eddie
Tryon, Colgate halfback, the only
Maroon who was able to sift through
the Nebraska wall. He was in every
play, either carrying the ball OF tax
ing passes. and his broken field run
ming enabled the. New York team to
save itself from a blanking.
The. Nebraska triumph was achiev.
ed greatly through the work Of the
line. The, forwards stfted through
the opposing line in defensive plays
and opened gaps for the backs when
on the offensive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
BATTLE
ENDS WITH COUNT l4-ALL

EW HAVEN, Conn, October 18Yae and
the grdron for the first TIME in "a years.
the bowl this afternoon at slightly
than $4,000 Both displayed
weak defense against the pass Dartmouth fumbed
at critical moments.
Coach Jones OF Yale used almost eevens
Yale started off speed with than
play Pond going after Cotte plays before had
the bali on kicked the GOAL ~