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all the way from the gap in the stock
ade. Coupeau was at his elbow, and
Peter and l close behind.
Come" he adjured them second
time. I'm in no mood to talk terms
and If you delay twill make your end
the more painful"
Silver's face went livid in the moon
light.
"Aye," rasped the one-legged man,
"ye'll lash us bloody-raw like the lads
as let US in tonight"
And as Murray continued to ad-
vance, he struck out with his crutch.
Keep off," he shrieked. Keep off"
And then: 81 can't reach him, Ezra.
Let him have it!'
Pew crouched with his knife-hand
drawn back.
AYE, it takes blind Pew to let him
have it." he croaked in his hateful
voice.
His hand jerked forward. There
was flash in the moonlight, and my
great-uncle staggered, the flung knife
buried to the hilt in his side.
ST am stabbed" he gasped.
Silver brandished his crutch over
his head.
"Pew's stabbed Murray!' he shout
ed. "Come on, Walruses! Lay off, We
James lads-we'll not harm We, mates.
Treasure for all, and no more
tyranny"
Peter and caught my great-uncle
as he fell. Coupeau jumped at the
blind man with below of rage, cut
lass raised to strike; but as he came
within reach Silver poised his crutch
like spear, leaned over and drove
the sharp spike of the ferrule through
the gunner's eye into the brain. Cou-
peau dropped in his tracks.
ST ha' done for Coupeau," Silver
shouted again. Don't make Long
John do it all, lads!"
There was such rush Of enemies,
such a howl of exultation, as took my
breath away.
do you hold Murray, Peter" SAID
"I'll finish that precious pair"
And l ran in at Pew, albeit more
warily than Coupeau; but the blind
man-and certes, If he was blind his
i hearing was so marvellous as to make
I'M for it-retained a dubbed pistol
which was serviceable weapon al
close quarters, and Silver covered him
{ overhead with that deadly crutch.
shouted to the after-guard to shoot
them, but our people had not reloaded
their pieces, and many were already
engaged with the party we had JUS
driven out, who swarmed in agar
through the same gap. Those Of thu
James men who were nearest wer'
palpably lukewarm, and Silver, atol
of the stockade, perceiving his ad
vantage, thrust his crutch at me ant
continued trumpeting his rallyini
cries.
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
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disappeared My guilt drove me TO
make my visits brief and constrained,
although Huldah seemed glad to see
me. She had with her now cousin,
pale-faced, hopeless-eyed girl, who
seemed an invalid, Martha Dawes.
No word of the fate Of Telford had
reached the newspapers. / had lined
the river for miles, making cautious
inquiries, but with no result. Then
one evening those torturing footsteps
drove me to resolution: would see
Huldah once more, confess and leave
the place forever.
1t was twilight when reached her
home She sat in rustic chair In the
garden humming low tune. Miss
Dawes, near by, was gazing with sad,
far-away eyes at the crescent moon.
I leaned over the chair and said to
Huldah:
ST wish to tell you something Of
Vance Telfofd."
She started, glanced quickly at her
guest, and, her finger on her lip, led
me to distance.
what of Mr.. Telford?" she chal-
lenged. with q certain sternness that
chilled me.
HE is dead, and lam his muir
derer!"
And then the words leaped over
each other unanimously as / told my
story, all of 1t, without reservation.
She grasped tree for support, her
| face white void.
"Go awayl' she faltered, waving her
hand distractedly. Il must think
| think ~
1t was all overt She hated me, she
| despised me! / wandered about AIM
lessly, but the influence of fatality
drew me to the river. Ever, it seemed,
| calling to me, for miles / trod its
banks, the footsteps-tramp! tramp
tramp heating necessarily on my
| agoniZed ears.
l must have gone several miles,
when / drew behind a bush near the
shelving shore of the stream to avoid
meeting q man progressing slowly
with the aid of a cane. / was in no
mood for companionship. / moved too
far, my foot slipped, went headlong,
and was conscious of my head striking
the water and rock at the same time.
Then 1 was insensible.
/ My blood curdled as regained con-
sciousness, for / recognized that the
man bending over me had dragged me
to safety, and that man, in form and
substance, Vance Telford
Within an hour knew all the story
Of his rescue down the stream, his
convalescence, his hegira now to the
Evans home. And then learned that
1t was the sad-hearted Miss Dawes
who loved him, and that Huldah had
arranged for their clandestine marri-
age because her cousin could not live
without him. Her family did not like
| Telford, nor did Huldah, but 1t was ar
| ranged that Telford was to wed Miss
Dawes secretly and then go away and
make a man of himself, for he had
been a sad prohigate.
But now l knew the man was In
earnest when he told me how his mar
row Craze Of death had reformed him.
Arm in arm we went to the Evans
home, to make two anxious hearts
happy. for Huldah really loved me.
And then-the footsteps died out
, forever.
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Copyrgh Ar.hurD HowdenSn


be with us again by mid-afternoon."
"When his battery will make short
work of this gimcrack fortress"
said disagreeably. "Why not make
terms with them7 You have the eight
hundred thousand pounds SAFE"
81 stated my opposing reasons last
night to Mistress O'Donnell."
but you had not then been COM
PEELED to fog five knaves to death"
l objected. "This Is no crew to fight
a forlorn hope"
"They and their like have fought
for me these thirty years" he replied
placidly. "Nor do consider the APP
preaching struggle a forlorn hope.
Let me involve Flint In an attack
upon us here, and promise you he'll
not bring off enough men to work his
ship. Also, you err in your first as
sertion, Robert. Only three of last
nights mutineers have died. The
other two are yet alive-albeit I'M
comfortable, l fancy; exceeding I'M
comfortable"
"And how they must love your l
sneered.
"Fear me, you should say" he cor
rected.
"Ja," said Peter, "andt from fear
grows hate
My great-uncle smiled.
81 find myself, as always, moved to
admiration of the philosophy you have
distilled from your wide range of ex-
perience, friend Peter" he answered.
"But suffer me to remind you that,
in the language of the alchemists, fear
and hate are mutually reactive prin-
ciples, the one consuming and neutral
izing the other"
| There was no more to be said, and
however unwillingly, Peter and were
constrained to do all that we could
to aid In strengthening the position.
set to digging shallow pits behind the
stockade to provide additional shelter
against musketry fire from the border
of woods and underground at the base
of the hill. Twas likewise Peter who
suggested, vastly to her indignation
that We construct for MORA a shot
proof cubby-hole of treasure chests
and kegs in one corner of the block
house.
We had scarce finished these prep
arations when the Walrus reappearet
and tackled up the anchorage to the
elbow where it bends sharply around
the larger island which covers TIT
entrance. Farther she was unable tc
go because of shoal water. Hel
people seemed to be concerned entire
ly with the task of Decentralization
/ and in the space Of glass we reck
oned that all of hundred and fifty
men were landed and struggled irregu
Iarly into the forest.
The afternoon was warm and drow
sy. The Walrus looked like toy shil
on the oily-smooth surface Of the inlet
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His Achievement

"See that old Teller tottering along
on the other side of the street there"
asked the landlord Of the tavern at
Peeweecuddyhump. That's Hod Dur
mitt, our Oldest inhabitant."
Him." responded the hypercriticai
guest. "What has he ever done of
any consequence"
Done! Why cat-fetch 1t, he's lived
here all his life kansas City Star.
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Sierra Leone as Home for Liberated Slaves

the Bahamas. The American negroes
were more successful than the i'm
provident blacks from English terri
tory had been, and Sierra Leone be-
came prosperous colony. The pres
ent republic of Liberia was started as
a refuge for escaped slaves and freed
blacks by the American Colonization
society in 1922, but it was not until
1s47 that it became an independent
republic.
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Last Word, as Al.Days

Motoring with ones wife should be
the most enjoyable recreation there is.
However-with blame placed upon
neither husband nor wife-it is not al
ways considered an event In which one
might delight.
O'Grouch and Mrs. O'Grouch were
taking their customary Sunday trip to
the country, and on this particular
Sabbath day things had not been go
ing as smoothly as 1t was possible for
them to go.
.sThe car Is behaving very well to-
day. Jane said O'Grouch, who was
trying to win his way to peace and
quiet for at least a few miles.
81 know" flashed back the better
half. "Now It's up to you. John"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27
Healing PoDer of Light

Research shows that light in the
form of rays of the sun has been
employed therapeutically from earli-
est recorded time. Aristotle wrote OF
their value as early as $50 B. O., and
medical men prescribed them for their
patients. Herodotus said that light
was to be regarded by the physician
who knew his business as means of
repelling illness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27
Gaue Name to Street

The word adefphi is the Greek for
brothers. 1t is given to district of
London, England, on the south side of
the Strand, because the principal
buildings In the district were erected
by four brothers, John. Robert, James,
and. William Adam. after whom the
streets are still named.
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Notoriety and Fame

Mandy was very fond of telling
Jokes to her neighbors, so one morn
ing she decided to keep Rachel guess
ing this one.
"Rachel, what is the difference De
tween notoriety and fameF
Laws, Mandy, / can't ever guess
that one" said Rachel.
''Well, thousand dollars worth OF
roses will barely fill a room with per-
fume. but with a dollars worth of
fried onions you could scent up the
whole town. Now, Rachel, that's the
Observation-Disclosures.
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The Great Smith Family

The great family of Smiths bear
name which is not only the common
est but the oldest in the world. Pro-
lessor Mahaffy, when deciphering the
Petrie papyri, came upon one bearing
the name of Smith, Enthusiastically writ
ten. "We have never" he says, found
anything like it before, and it is sure
ly worth telling the many distin-
guished bearers of the name that there
was a man known as Smith in the
twentieth year of the third Ptolemy,
227 years B. c., and that he was oc-
cupied In brewing and selling !"
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There was not a sign of life aboard
her, and the forest that spread be-
twixt us and the shore Rugged silently
whatever secrets 1t covered.
My great-unele frowned thought
fully.
"This is not like Flint" he re-
marked. "He must always fly bull
headed to the attack"
The words were hardly out Of his
mouth when shout came from the
side of the stockade fronting the inlet
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Porto BellO Gold
CHAPTER XIV-Continued

we toiled up the sandy slopes Of the
hill upon which the stockade was
built The glare Of an immense bon
fire showed through the trees, and
rude voices were chanting that SIMS
ter sea-song which had been my intro
duction to the pirate brotherhood:
Fifteen men on the Dead Mans
Chest
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle-of rum!
Drink and the devil had done Tot
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
/ had never heard 1t sung by the
James crew before.
AS we approached the palisades we
deserted through the openings score
or two Of them, comical In their
broad pantaloons, their belts bristling
with cutlasses and pistols. prancing
around the fire like Mohicans dancing
q scalp.
They paid no attention to us, and
we crossed the cleared area inside
to the door of the blockhouse, where
Coupeau lounged against the log wall.
"M'sieu lie capitaine ees CONF" he
inquired.
i told him yes.
"Ees COM queeck?" he insisted.
shrugged my shoulders to this. and
he grunted.
Maybe so we mak'-com' at those
rrrrascal," he suggested.
"Have they had any rum? asked
suspiciously.
"Non. They have zee fire-and they
see much trrreasure."
He paused.
maybe so you conn.," he said, and
without waiting for us to answer
strobe alone toward the fire.
l showed Mora inside the block
house, and Peter and l started after
him. / made to draw a pistol, Du'
Peter caught my arm.
''Neen," he said. "We do this wit
our fists andt our voice, Bob-or we
don't do 1t at ALL"
Such were Coupeau's tactics-bu
he relied mostly upon his fists. he
waded into the dancers, shifting righ
and left, and Peter and / came behint
him. Several men reached for thel
cutlasses, hut these we got to before
they had time to draw steel. Ii
the middle OF the row Murray's voice
flashed out from the shadows like {
sword, and our opponents covered
away
"Sdeath," he drawled. "Will yo'
fol RI fa 10 ADVANTAGE
me because / turn by back upon vol
for an hour or two?"
He came forward into the circl
of light. "Coupeauw
"Oui, m'sieu."
'Who began the trouble this time
The gunner fastened his awful Wis
age upon the whitening faces of tn
group Of trouble-makers.
"That man."
He pointed.
"Heem. Heem. Heem. Heem."
''Very good" said my great-unclt
"Most of us prefer to sleep, seem
that we confront the certainty of
busy morrow; but 1 have no wish t
disappoint those who would anus
themselves Tonight. Nay, Will pi'
vide entertainment for them. TAX
those five, Coupeau, and the fellow
who broiled with them, and stand b
whilst their followers lay on an hui
dred and fifty lashes with the cat fo
each"
There was an instant's silence, the
a gasp of terror, and one man cor
menced to sob.
"Oh, Gawd, cap'n, sir, we'm can
stand no hun'erd'n' fluffy lashes \
mortal man could. Doan't zee say
siri We'm'l crawl to zee, cap'n, 81
deed we will"
"You should have thought of TIL
beforehand" replied Murray, unmove
mot a hun'erd an fifty, cap'n
pleaded a second man. "'Twin X
US, sure"
81 should not be surprised IL
would" agreed my great-uncle, takil
snuff SIN fact, were 1 in your sho
1 should hope that 1T would. Tai
them away, Coupeau-out of earsht
If you please"
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Didn,t Meet Requirements

Gladys-Bill offered me his hand
and fortune last night, but l refused
them both.
Myrtle-But why?
Gladys-One was too large and the
other too small.
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CHAPTER XIV
The Attack on the Stockade

Daylight revealed the Walrus head
ing toward the mouth of the anchor
age; but the smoke from our cooking
fires obviously puzzled her, and she
heaved to and lowered boat which
pulled up the channel to investigate.
"She is bound for the North inlet"
commented Murray, pocketing his
glass. FLINT will find the James and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27
Mice Smaller Than Bees

Mice smaller than bees were re-
ceived recently at the London zoo
from West Africa. A dozen Of them
escaped during the trip through hole
smaller than that made by an ordf-
nary lead pencil.
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Why One Good Fellow Has Turned Pessimist

81 got from the car and walked to
the rear of the machine. AS was
looking at his wheels he stepped on
the gas and disappeared in whirl of
snow. / have never seen him since"
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Finnish Christmas Custom

A Christmas custom in Finland and
Scandinavia is to place a small stack
of corn upon the roof, so that the
wild birds may share In the festival.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-08-27

Peru has granted 10-year monopo-
Nv on button manufacture to one drm.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19

the big feast on May 30, next, during
the dedicatory celebration of the open
ing of the million dollar Clifton
Springerville highway, 124 miles in
length, through one Of the last big
game regions remaining in America.
The bear will be Miller's contribu-
tion to the celebration, and follows
the plan of hearty cooperation of the
forest service with Greenlee and
Apache counties in making the fiesta
a success as a national event. Beside
barbecued bear there will be barbe-
cued beef, with plenty of everything
else to complete a sumptuous meal
sufficient to feed the thousands ex-
pected from everywhere, said Mayor
Peter Riley of Clifton, president of
the association.
Miller expressed himself as Q lit
tie fearful that there would not be
enough grub" to go around and said
if q shortage was anticipated to let
him know day or two ahead Of the
celebration, May 30-31, and he would
get more bears and if necessary
enough bears to feed an army. Miller
said he killed 40 bears last season and
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
RATTLING TALE

stranger" said Alkali Ike solemn
ly, kindness to dumb critters always
pays Old man Bushby down to Dem
ing found big rattler caught in a
slide. Did he kill him? No, sir, he
pried him loose, and that there snake
was - grateful he fol'ered the old
man home, ten miles. Couldn't drive
him off the ranch. No, sir the ami
NAL was so plumb grateful he guard
ed the house like reg'lar watch dog
Come TO be a GREAT pet. The folks
named him Wilbur.
Zone night the feller woke uD sud-
den. Seemed there was choking
sounds right by his bunk He got 2
lioht and what you reckon he seen :?
Thore was Wilbur coiled round the
neck Of a sneak thief. Yes, sir! And
the critter had his tail out the win
dow rafting for the police"
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BIG ARMY AIRPLANE
CRASHES DOWN NEAR
TUCSON; NO INJURED

While passengers on the morning
train from Douglas looked on, a De-
Haviland army plane, with two Off
GERS aboard. crashed to the ground
close beside the railroad near Vail,
Monday morning. The plane was
wrecked, but the two fliers escaped
without a scratch.
The plane was piloted by Lieut.. G.
F. Stoner Of Brooksfield, San Antonio,
who had as passenger, Lieut.. Hobson.
The two officers, flying from the
Brawley, Calf, field to the home
field, had taken off from the Tucson
aviation field few minutes before
the mishap. They had arrived yester-
day and were setting out upon the
last leg of their journey early.
The forced landing was occasioned
by the engine Of the plane going dead,
The craft was at height Of 1000 feet
when the engine stopped,
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19

more than 200 bears since he first be-
gan hunting in the forest.
As the route taken by the Clifton
Springerville highway follows FOR the
most part Of the distance the trail
taken 385 years ago by the Spanish
explorer, Francisco Vasquez dc Cor
onado, through what is now the
Apache forest, it is planned to dedi-
cate the road, during the celebration
at Hannagan's meadows, 73 miles
north of Clifton, as either "Coronado's
Trail" or "The Coronado TraiI' and
erect monument and on the monu-
ment place copper plate appro-
priately inscribed. This plan is now
being worked out by the association
with a view to having the Phelps
Dodge corporation, Morenci branch
donate the copper plate.
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MESA SHEEPMAN IS
INJURED IN QUARREL

Two broken ribs and other painful
injuries were sustained by George
Scott, Sr., resident of Mesa and prom
inent Arizona sheep ranchman, when
he was struck by the butt end of a
rifle in the hands of a Mexican sheep
herder Of the Morgan herd Monday
afternoon.
Q. J. Pickens, deputy sheriff, was
called to investigate, and went to the
scene of the trouble "a miles south
east of Mesa in Pinal county. He
brought back with him and lodged in
the Mesa jail Justiano Garcia, who
committed the assault on Scott.
The trouble started when Mr.. Scott
questioned the right of Garcia to tres
pass on his, Scott's, land with herds
of Morgan's sheep. Morgan's sheep
herder then lost his head and began
swinging his rifle, with the above
mentioned result.
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SIXTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
STATE BUSINESS WOMEN

May 6, z, and has been selected
by the Globe Business & Professional
Women's club, hostess club, and con-
firmed by Mrs. Lutte A. Brown of
Douglas, president of the federation,
as the date for the sixth annual con-
vention Of Business and Professional
Women clubs.
The Miami club viii assist Globe
in entertaining the state federation.
Many innovations are being planned
for the entertainment Of delegates.
Chief among these is the emblem
breakfast" Only wearers Of the en-
blem pin will be guests at this break
fast and members who do not possess
pins are securing them in time.
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Surprise Party Complimentary
to Mrs. C.. III. Burns

Comphmenting Mrs. C. H. Burns,
who will move to Alexandria. La,
about April 1, friends laden with de-
licious picnic dainties SURPRISED her at
her home on Saturday night. Various
interesting pastin-s engaged the in
teTest of the self-invited guests who
planned 4ns "be yourself" event
= la+ re framed picture of the peaks,
"As presented Mrs. Burns to be a re-
lalnder of her Flagstaff friends.
Jhese were those who contributed to
the pleasure of the evening: Mrs. P.
j. Iindemann, Mrs. John Ryan. Mrs.
Eugene Burrus, Mrs. P. j. Moran,
Mrs. G. W. Jake, Mrs. Grover Hut
son. Mrs. j. NJ. Mertz, Mrs. t. Z.
Phelan, Mrs. II. C. Metz, Mrs. Ed
O'Farrcl, Mrs H. L. Albers, Mrs. F..
T. McGonigle, Mrs. Mamie T. Griffin,
Mrs. George Fleming, Mrs. e. H.
Brandt, Mrs Gus Dillman, Mrs. r. G..
Babbitt, Mrs. Jeff Williams, Mrs,
Louise Moorman, Mrs. J. F. Wolfe,
MFs. Joe Rickel, Mrs. S. P. Merritt,
Mrs. J. T. Davis, Mrs. Charles Proch-
now, Mrs. Ray Prochnow, Mrs. Agnes
Pouthie, Misses Maggie and Carrie
Rickel, Miss Claire McGonigle, Miss
Lucille Nolan and Miss Mary Costigan.
The Coconino sun., 1926-03-19
Charity Ball Most
Pleasurable Affair

No finer affair could be imagined,
nor one more genuinely enjoyable,
than the charity ball given Wednes-
day night at Elks hall by the local
lodge Knights of Columbus.
Both because of the pleasure they
expected to get there, and to help the
worthy cause to which the proceeds
are to be devoted-the st. Joseph's
orphanage at Tucson-the attendance
was very large. Arrangements had
been made with great care and the
men who had charge came in for con-
gratulaticns all around. They were
P. J. Moran, chairman; Carter jake,
George Hanley, Charlie Burns and
Henry Albers.
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AGED NEGRO FOUND
HANGED NEAR BORDER

The body Of the unknown negro
found hanging in q small house at the
rear of the old hotel at Calabasas last
Wednesday evening was buried on
Thursday. Although the man was
not positively identified. it is believed
his name was "Linger" and that he
had been around Nogales for num-
Der of years, The coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict of hanging" He
was about 70 years of age.
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REPORT FAVORABLY ON
CAMERON AMENDMENT
MORE SAN CARLOS FUNDS

The committee on appropriations Of
the United States senate has reported
favorably to the senate body the
Cameron amendment to the depart
ment of the interior bill providing for
an additional $450,000 for the con-
struction of the San Carlos dam prof.
ect in Arizona, in addition to the
amount already provided for in the
appropriations bill which recently
passed the house of representatives.
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WILL HAVE BEAR MEAT
AT BIG CELEBRATION

Cleve Miller, noted government
hunter Of the Apache national forest,
has accepted commission from
the Clifton-Sprineervilie Highway as
sociation to get nice, tender 500
pound bear and deliver it dressed to
the barbecue committee of that or
ganization in time for barbecuing for
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FIND TOLLESON RANCH
ER'S BODY, RIDDLED

With three gunshot wounds in
line across his chest and fourth bul-
let through his head, the body of S.
7. Piether, 53, dairyman, was found
at the Piether ranch near Tolleson,
Monday morning. Whether the man
met his death through foul play or
through suicide, the coroner did not
say.