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‘(Conginued from lass issue)’ “No, and I was somewnar waken DY surprise; Uncle Howard. But there is often success in i change of oceupa- tion, and I had tried everything else. It took me.a few moments to adjust yself ; then I got a draft, aml in Mo- bile received preminm enough on my &old certificate to pay my debts. And now it gives me great pleasure to per- form that duty. I owe you. Uncle Howard, twelve hundred and thirty dollars, all told. Aunt Tycie, 1 owe you five hundred. Virgil, I owe you— but we'll get at that dater. Worthy and patient creditors, here we are!” He took out a roll of bank notes, counted the wmount of his indebted- ness to his aunt and-showered her lap with greenbacks. Then he turned to the General. “No, Liberty, I don’t weant the money,” protested Bethpage. “If you pay me, it willpbe the first time you ever returned horrowed money to me, and 1 don't care to have you establish a precedent that might bring disap- pointment in the future.” After the family bedtime, Shottle came into Drace's room and requested him to report as to what progress he had made; and Druce told him all that had occurred. “And now let me tell you a notion of mine. 1 Shottle then. “If you | are waiting for that old sharkbone to decay, youll perhaps wait twenty years. Attention: I'm going on a lit- tle trip tomorrow. In two days, when T come back, I'll drive down to a con- venient point; yoa fetch the girl, into the earrlage you jump, and away we here go, drive over to some place we can catch a train, and Cincinnati before old Stepho knows which way we've gone. What do you say “But—what becomes of my oath? Oh, don't think that because I dally 1 have forgotten it or that in one jot 1 shall fail to keep it. If I should, 1n all after-life I'd have a contempt for myself.” CHAPTER XI “Till Thurse " Drace had cried. Nadine had echoed it, and another woice, hidden.in the cane, had mut- tered the words with how different a meaning! Now Thursday was come again; and Virgil Drace Infirm of purpose, again made his way down the river and through the swamp to his tryst with Nadine. | But Death sought to make a third at that tryst. From afar the sentin- | eled Tony had seen Drace coming And Hflrdly Had the Northerner's .Canoe Touched the Bank When i From Out the Canoe Tony and Stepho l Leaped ‘Upon Him. ‘And hardly had the Northerner’s canoe | \tbuched the bank when from out the ‘ffane Tony and Stepho leaped upon | ‘Him and bore him to the ground, dazed | by a blow from an oar. i “Hn! My fine carpetbagger! You' seize my wrist and keep my Knife fre the -old General! You steal here to | make love to my daughter! Ha! W Ims will now keep my knife from you? In| a little while, now, you will be dm'pi in the marsh, and the green mold will be on your bones. And the old fool at ‘the big house, he die too, for my mcn‘ _will cut his throat. And then—" A piercing cry from the house, and “Nadine ran to them, a knife that _mated Stepho's dirk clutched in her| “hand. Y “No—no!" she cried. “not.” Steobo looked ur “You shall} “Take the girl { T never ILLUSTRATED - R.H.LIVINGSI'ORE INC., away, Tony,” he commanded. But Nadine threatened him off with her knife. Then she turned the blade in another direction and spoke agai “If you do not let Virgil go,” she said “T will kill myself—now.” Stepho knew Nadine—the wild heart of her. “You promise never to see this and to marry \(on<neur 1 wish?” “I promise nothing—except that l will kill myself if you do not let him’ go.” Stepho ted a moment, eraft fighting with anger. Then craft won; e or Tony would stroll up to the Beth- page plantation and make an end of the General and Drace that night. “All right,” he sparled: “He can go. But let him never come back here or—" He drew the back of his dirk across his own throat in a significant gesture. Then with Tony he lifted Drace into his canoe; and the young man, still dazed from the blow, feebly made his way out of the swamp. When he had passed from sight, Na- dine dropped her knife and sank to the ground sobbing. Old Stepho turned savagely upon her, (Continued in Next lssue) PEST HARD TO DISCOURAGE Pigweed, Universal Nuisance, Ha Been Known to Drive Amateur Gardener to Profanity. A pigweed is both an irresistible force and an immovable body, blend- ed into one and working overtime. Pigweeds don't ask anything of 'any- body. They don't need to. Even Dame Nature turned round und went away as soon ag she'd introduced hin, Books on gardening dismiss mm with a jaunty direction to “Keep the weeds down.” But you can't ostracize a pig- weed that way. A pinveed beghis -muking (ronb{é the minute he shows above ground. w a1 pigweed that could look more like more kinds of young plants. You can’t tell by pulling ‘em up. for the pigweed has a long, thin red root. but pulling up little flower and vege: table plants by mistake discourages em, even if you admit your error ana apologize. And, on the other hand, it does not hurt the pigweed. Just let him lie on the ground, and his roots curl into it and he goes on growinz us if nothing had happened. If you mash one into the ground with your heel, you just give him a better start. All they ask is to be near enough the ground to see it. I brought some Into the house and put them on the windo 11, where they could see out by raising up a bit, and they all grew. You could lock them up in a closet, and_if your hands were soiled when you handled 'em, they'd get enough nourishment to live on. The only sure way to get rid of one is to can him and burn the can— Everybody's Magazine. HOGGING OFF THE CORN PAYS Plan Regarded as an Economical Method; Cattle or Sheep Clean Up Much 'Left. 1t is the consensus of opinion among tarmer§ that hogging off corn < and this fact is borne out by results ut most of the agricultural experi- ment stations. Should you have pigs welghing around 100 Ibs to turn in- to the corn, you can expect the pias to gain a pound a day or better when fed a pound of shorts or a hxxl{ pound of tankage in addition to corn hogged off. With pigs of this size.in heg- ging off corn, they can he expected to consume from five to seven pounds of corn dail It an economi method of harvesting an area of!el and if not kept in, too Lite in.the | season, the cattle dr sheep will clewn” up much of the QM‘QS nut;h LllEfl by the hogs: ‘ S Ims 1‘6;\%71-:!1 oneerxlra plneoes which gives a delicious flavor . “THE UNDERSTUDY” AT THE GRAND THEATRE TONIGHT Lc'cm p.ayer= whosc¢ A cast of movfn-v comedy supports’ Dorl% May n her‘newest B-C farc¢’*The Under- study”’ €cheduled ‘for exhibition at the . Geand theatre. toniglt, last showing: - i 1 | " Miss-May, herself, has a role for. which ‘she-is ‘ideally ‘suited—that - of ' ‘demuré’country girl who comes to Neéw Yorfiseeking' a career: First sife is used: a8 a sort of a maid anc companion ‘but’ then fate picks he 'up and by a singular turn’ e¢arrie her into a realm of happineds ol which she never drearied. **The Un derstudy” is g, fast moving comed) tinged with delightful romance anc just the barest touch of drama. A corking cast supports the little star, embracing such prominent play- rs as: Otis Harlan, Wallace Me Don con and Arthur Hoyt. “BE MY WIFE” AT GRAND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY r feature comedy coming to the jrand theatre for two Jays beginning 'riday, under the Goldwyn banner, as several unusual situations. The omedian cssays many disguises shich zre no diguises at all, bul erve to present the remarkable abil ty of Mr. Max Linder as the marn ‘who talks with his face.” The plot concerns itself with 2 soung man’s attempt ta wir the hand >f his lady. Nothing.novel in that. 3ut :add a strong-minded 3 nt, a fat sival gnd several situations ‘|rected by Maximder iself, and 1 hilarious comedy is the’rgsult. 4 ast cast of principals supporis th star. “IN DAYS OF BUFFALO BILE” AT ELKO FRIDAY ,SATURDA’ Buffalo Bill has been the idol-o yoys for a generation. To them h personifies strength, heroism, man! west. Because this beloved character wa such an ideal typc of American man a00d, Universal has filmed an_epic a history embodying the most dctive snd-romantic. days of hislife. “I The Days Of Buftalo Bill” is the name 5f this educational entertainment whiek will ‘have its first snowing ai _heElko theatre on Friday and Sat; urday- During the unfolding cf the dramz i ady: progress. ef the building 5 the Union Pacifie is shown graph cally. The go]den sp:ke at Promon ory Point, Utah ,is driven to com memorate the Lm"nl"‘mn of the first cranscontinental ralway uniting east orn and western United States with vonds of steel. Buffalo ‘Bill vith his byavery and nowledge of frontier life proves imself a hero to many families whe ind themselves unexpectedly in the toils of the blood-thirsty Indian neigh- bors. It is a type of picture that will appeal to every member of the fam- ly. Mother will enjoy the love theme, father will glory in living over again the stirring’ days he used te read about in the “yellowdbacks” and the childfen will thrill - after ployed by the American Red Annual Red Cross Roll Call. around its borde Red Cross, tod Lawrencc Wilbur, a New York ar country during the enroliment of «dd, Christine Mayo, Adele Farring: | “Be My Wife” the new Max Lind | iess and the rugged spirit of th.- rgged “relief and promtotion of tke public hezlth, ceiving a liberal education in thc aistory of their country during uic hectic duys ‘that marked the era o1 Buffnlo‘_l\i | “THE BUTTERFLY GIRL” AT 5 thrill to enfértain’ them, with all re : ELKKO THEATRE TONIGHT The feature attraction at the ‘Elko theatre today is ™The Butterfly Girl” presenting ‘chapiing little Marjorie |*™* Daw in'a satirical comedy drama that shows us the heart of a modern typu of yourg womanhood. The ‘he¢roine’ of John G j man’s original story is a pampered daugh- ter of wealth who thinks that women | are to be admired, men to admire and the most important business in life is the pursuit of self happiness. She flits ghaly and thougatlessly ‘hrough life until contrasts are fore- >4 upon hér. Then she learns the beauty of character, the nobility of doing for others, and the misery in how tha other. haif lives, and sees herself. 5 others see hur—a siliy Leartless' Butterfly. ' Girl. “THE SIREN CALL” AT THE GRAND T BHEATRE SATURDAY left . “Her Gilded Cage” to s er “The Siren Cell.” In other w the- P ing man {finished th m Wood pros duetion starring Gloria Swanzon; on- ly to start work immediately in Ir- vit Willatls nxahlc 1on far Para- mount, featusing Durut)‘y Dalton, This fe; )*\Lofih‘a the Grat David Powell amount; lead- swdl Beitkeen at itre Satyrday and Sun- % ‘\3” afi{u‘is 8‘1%&1% Miss T addition to the featured nlayers there are . Mitchell Lew Lucien Littlefield, Guy Oliver,. Leizh Vyant, Wil Walling' and Ed. J. Jrady. - hrving Williat was the peo- lucer and J..E. Nash-the-author. ‘THE HALF EREED"” AT REX TONIGHT AND TOMCRROW A diztani .cloud of dust—a long erpentine movement on the horizon —the onrush of a thousand eattle in wild, blind, sweep, shaking the earth beneath their thundering noofs, I aling every obstacle in their path— that is the great stampedé in” “The dalf- Breed,” thd Oliv sréduction, contributes th¥ifls. moves so quickl foulidays in the ma Efi?te'a round o week in- the ‘foB2HIS of the meu‘&“'fimuntmm in Cal¥brnia. Two schlal tx-ams“"hfiy’ cowboys ind 2 battery of i it#md2es were used i theAilning 0 thev etimatie htiil stehied¥“willubgssegnivin “The fal{oBrecdfulit the Revithenire today :ndoFnfdaye - More sthianndive miles >f film'were run’through té cameras in titerstrenuous days:on -the range. Jompleting . the statisticalihighlights required more than-a week for a iq8E -men \eebuildy tie fences which were swept flat by the cattle: There was no way of tnckmg with :ameras the actyal danger to those sarticipating in the itampede, espec- ally to Wheeler Oakman and Ann May who rode out in front of the wild rush. ‘It was a mad dash over a rough country and had one of the horses stumbled it would have meant + Morosco But what on’ “thd in' 984BTty took |’y v inctant death under an avalanche of | hoofs An allegorical concept of the T Cross as a peace-time ideal is em- Cross in a mew and striking poster for its Spread out before the heroic size figure is the outline of the United Staies with a Red Cross superimposed upon it while sketched scenes depicting the chief activities of the _service to disabled veterans of the World War, disaster 1‘he poster is the ‘work of ad will be displayed throughout thef Red Cross membership for 1923. - Ghe. ,AMIZRI(AI\I eLGioNe (Copy . for This: Lepartment Supplied '87. e American Legion News Service.) LAWYER" FOR LEGION BUD’DIES hén' the s, o cumlng *in' gro\lps or as. outtits, hoite from Wwar, a “buddy” in- Colorado _started in lining them up asmembers of the American Le- gion. He was one of five others who saw the need of a great organiza- tion of former service men to solve the prob- lems of reconstruction for the future, and to guard the interests of the men who. served and in serving gave up health niid ‘the ability to compete suc-, cessfifly iwith normal men. “buddy"-—)iurtnu M. David, adjutnm of the Colorado department of the Amer'lcan Legion—bhas been on the job slnCe He gave up his law pu\ctice to dévoté all his time to legion affairs. And 'sihcé-he did so he has handled hupdrells of legal cases for former sol- diers—without pay. He handlé§ only those of' men who have not the money to employ a lawyer, and the character of the caSes-fas ranged from' suits to recover property lost by too much faith in some who remalned at home; by boys who went, to divorce cases where the separation seemed justified. * “The war is not-over,” Mr. David has teld his buddies, when urged to give more time to hjs own ‘worlk; “there is yet the big fight to win—the fight for the hospitalization and rehabilita- tion of our disabled, and for justice for tliose who served and escaped physical disabilities. I can afford to give a- few years of my iife to the American Legion—I'm young yet.” The Colorado department has had a remarkable growth since the little sroup of five initiated its organization. And it boasts—every department caun boast of one or a score ot like spirits— of the efforts of its adjutant, who for the American Legion. Legionnaires cite that kind of effort in answer to questions as to the future of the Amer- ican Legion—Will it endure? What keeps it alive, and growing? MME. FOCH THANKS LEGION Wwife of Famous Marshal Tellc af Apprcci‘ahon of Gift to French War Orphans’ Fund. A gracious and appreciative lettcr from Mme. Ferdinand Foch has been received by subscribers to the Amer- ican Legion Mission French War Or- phans’ Fund, espressing her and Mar- shal Foch's thanks for a-gift ‘of $5,000, which is to be used for the rearlu" and educating of five little French war orphans. A Paris draft for 61,199:52 “trancs was presented to :Marshal- Foch by Legiounaires on the eve of his de- parture for France last December. after a tour of the Enited States as the guest of the American Legion. | This money was to- be used to adopt five war orphans., The marshal and Madame Foch selected five -poor daughters of officers killed in the serv- "{ce. They have taken for each of the | children bonds worth 12,000 francs, each. The children cannot touch the | honds until they are of age; but the income from these will be paid the ‘| children each year. . “The mothers of the children adopt- ed,” sall Madame Foch, in her letter of thanis to the Legion, “have noth- ing but what their own badly paid work brings them and they have no ; hope of any other pecuniary aid. | * %I tell you the joy of these fam- flies would be difficult to describe. I very moved by it. The American on has done a beautiful and a good work." Economy! He—Buy a cow? - Why; how. -would we feed it? ; She—It could live on my last year's straw hats.—American Legion Weekly. Memorial Tablets for Vessels. is contemplating the preparation of commemorative tablets for vessels of the navy which served during the World war. The tablets will be about by 20 inches -and made of metal taken from German vessels received Ly the United States tke_terms of the armistics works from ten to sixteenhours a day . 0 G ; g e &2 INAFILMFI2Z u@g@g WITHA 60 HORSE POWERKICK | The United States Navy department- cording to, ok y k 2 e A | That Japanese Royfil Family Has No Name Is Proof of Assertion Long Put Forward. In the peaceful and isolated com- maelty. it is probable that at first no family hiad any special line of oceup:i- tion to follow. It was when the com- munity had made some progress that “division of labor was introduced. It is clenr from -many myths that famiiy _p fpan ‘were: taken from the 0aed nnm followed. . When antlie ‘ime: to follow the same oc- l‘fipm.fin, thel the necessity arose for glving _distinctive names to the dif- | ferent familles. “ Of ‘the ruling family, .{ however, there was only one, and as it Jhad. mo, occ%-u;lon as other families did it; had. no name.. Nor was there any ncmsmn for giving it a distinctive name; it sufficed, to.call it by an hon- “orific name. It was and is only when a;member of the imperial family sets up a branch family that a distinctive name is given. Japan furnishes . the solitary in- stance where the ruling family has no family name. In England, Italy, Hel " FHURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 12, HAS RULED FROM BEGINNINGY many | R 1922 Tand‘atid “ether couitrle already had family names ac quired in- fluence and ascended to the throne. That the Japanese' ruling fawily has no name is a, clear preof of the con- tention that Japan has heen ruled hy the same family from the begiouing. Had there been any, reyolutio time in the history of ‘Japan—tls to say, had the first rulinz fam been supplanted by another—the pre ent imperial house would have a name of its own.—Chicago Journal. e e, World's Largest Boiler. A boiler eapabje- of heating 1,000 eight-room. houses -hys just_, been . placed . in operation etruxt It measures 19 by 26 fect’ ide, and the neight from the zrate bars to the top of the pipe coflsr is 35 feet. It can {urn 190,000 pounds of water into steani o' a single’ hour, “requiring 12 tons of coal to l(‘(ompush this' fext. WaterLilies 'as Food. From 'the Towa’ conservation board comes the sugge n’ that we gre water lilies a5 a staple article of foodl. It is claimed that the lily, when pecled and boiled, is &s farinaccous and tuste " ful as the porato. | — | A romance as brlght capricious and fascinating as the brilliant colored wings of a buttexfly MARJORIE DAW ~IN- With ng Baggott, FrltzyBrunett-e See this drama of a modern sociely girl! Comedy “A Powder Romance” and International News s Elko Theatr PFLOGKS MusIc Tomoriow-Marion Davis in “Young Di- ana.” Added attraction “In the Day of Buffalo Bill” BY ETHEL. M. HADDEN DIRECTED BY' ‘WM. A.SEITER The sparkling little radio of sunshine comes again to broadcast merriment to millions.— Comedyswift and uproanom——dehghtful sum- mer entertainment—Ilight plot—fast action— as breezy as a wind from the far-flung sea. @) Come and have a Iaugh with Doris! The big stage success, just as big on the screen. B “THE HALF ‘Thousands of steers ting off on one side; the sher- Ie o litfi posse on the other— o ‘all wedging a man and a girl Othundering for the border. ! Yoirll' thrill—and throb— and . thrill again at this climax to a | drama of a half breed Parich and how he chose his mate! Mat. 2:30, 7:10-9:00 BREED’’ in wild / { W ; stanipede! A freight train cut- .. MACK SENNETT COMEDY “ON PATROL” Rex Orchestra Adm. 10c-25¢ |