The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 31, 1932, Page 4

| \ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 381, 1932 The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper it THE STATE'S OLDEST { NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bismarck, N. D., and en- tered at the postoffice at Bismarck as second class mail matter. GEORGE D. MANN President and Publisher. Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year........ $7.20 Daily by mail per year (in Bis- Daily by mail per year (in state outside Bismarck) ............ 54 Daily by mail outside of North Dakota ....... secccceccesseees 6.00 ‘Weekly by mail in state, per year $1.00 ‘Weekly by mail in state, three years seseeeess 2.50 ‘Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, per year . Weekly by mail in Canada, per year .... 2, Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper and also the local news of spontaneous origin published herein. All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. (Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER, BREWER ncorporated) CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON Why Predictions Fail National political predictions at best are mere guesses and futile spec- ulation. There are a number of crystal gazers abroad in the land who see a victory for Franklin D. Roosevelt. Others predict as positively that President Hoover will be given a sec- ond term in the white house. Of course it is hard to tell what a great mass of voters are going to do in November. This is only August and so much can happen in two months. In politics, two months is a long time. Idols can be shattered and the defeatist’s wail can change to songs of victory. Nevertheless, at present writing, surface conditions would scem to fae vor the Democrats nationally. Voters are not as politically hide-bound as they were formerly. Many states cleave to Republican regimes in so far as their state and municipal govern- ment are involved and turn completely in voting for presidential electors and members of congress. Within the last two and four years several million new voters have come into the picture. No one knows how the new crop will vote. Rising agricultural prices and cas- ing of credit conditions may over- night discount the best laid plans of the politicians and campaign ora- 3. A revival cf hope and confi- mee would have a tendency to keep Aany voters regular who are now fvavering between old and new po- litical alliances. Political prophecy is a dangerous thing. Those in politics must, by force of circimstances, issue state- ments now and then to encourage the workers. As one old ward boss used to say, “claim everything until the ballot boxes are closed and if you Jose, hoiler fraud.” No one can blame the Democrats for capitalizing the present economic Not all the present slump is chargeable to any man or party, but there is poetic justice at least in the predicament in which Republi- At every up- turn of the market or any small in- crease in the prices of farm products, the Republican press and leaders of that faction claim credit for the up- ward trends while refusing to accept responsibility for the bearish tenden- If one is to be claimed, the logic of the situation forces the ac- ceptance of responsibility for the It is hard to claim credit for prosperity and dodge drought and situation. cans find themselves. cies. other. depression. Voters, however, are seeing through Republican orators have been firing what the New York Times calls “bird shot” too long. The old argument of a full dinner pail and a rising stock market will not L2 as effective this year as in past that conditions fundamentally cannot change in two or three months to restore the hectic days of easy come, the whole ruse. campaigns. Everyone knows easy go. A drawing of political lines is very perceptible. The tom-toms are call- ing the faithful back to the old tepees. Federal office holders are getting into action to whip their precincts into line. The “ins” have the leverage of patronage and it often outvotes ideal- ism and principles. There is a shift- ing about, many huddles and ears low to the ground waiting for signals. But, on the other hand, there is a lack of enthusiasm for Hoover every- where. He is inept at the game of politics. He cannot blue print its eddies and currents. No one yet has charted the political game: no one has reduced its operations to mathe- matical formulae. That is what stumps President Hoover. Roosevelt 4s a much better stage manager. He has more magnetism. The New York governor gets closer to the masses and despite his wealth and social po- sition, he can walk with kings and the common touch. He is ‘Jaore of the people than Hoover. As the campaign progresses this factor may turn the tide for him. _ Roosevelt’s name may draw many to ~ him who like more fireworks in their + politics and a little of the strenu- va! aotuiiat Efforts on the part of the 00 | happened before. over | newspapermen to “humanize” Hoover have failed lamentably. He has a personality as cold as the late Fairbanks, who once presided so impeccably over the United States senate. With 10,000,000 men walking the streets jobless, with the embattled farmer picketing several agricultural !fronts, with millions of Legionnaires hostile and jeering, with business in the doldrums generally and most voters eager for a change, whether for better or for worse, the election of Hoover in any event will be a po- litical miracle. Such miracles have They may happen j again. With all these conditions confront- ing the nation, we reiterate that pre- {dictions are dangerous, but it is going |to be a glorious battle and much po- {litical gore, figuratively speaking we 1 | | 00 ; hope, will flow before the decision is known. On with the battle. The Sun’s Eclipse New England and the lower prov- inces of Canada witnessed today a total eclipse of the sun. This great mystery of the skies always holds great interest for the masses and the scientists gaze and seek to learn more of the obscuration caused when the moon passes between the earth and the sun. There were only 100 seconds of to- tal eclipse but during that time what & mass of data was compiled. Mil- lions gazed upon the scene unterri- fied because science has long since explained a few features of the eclipse. Centuries ago hosts of peo- ple were alarmed and viewed the blotting out of the sun as a visita- tion of some god or a warning of wrath to come. Now the school-boy of tender years knows what causes the deep shadow across the flaming sun, but no scien- tist has as yet solved the entire mys- tery. Astronomers have been asking for ages: What is the corona? Why is the sun hot? Of what is it made? | How long has it been shining? | The eclipse starts a new trend of questioning, a volley of speculative answers and fresh thumbing of the | records. | To most of us, when the shadow passes and the light beams play again, the eclipse will be just the repetition of another astronomical mystery. The mathematicians will tell us to the very day and hour when the next one will come. This j eclipse will be forgotten soon by most. | of us; no one will worry and the su- perstitious will light no sacrificial fires or offer gifts to the gods. Science now permits us to enjoy our eclipses in ease and without fear. The most that the masses will get out of the eclipse is a smudged face when getting too close to the smoked glass. Others versed in skylore will {feel enthralled as when some new star swims into ken. The scientist has worked months to be ready for those 100 seconds. He saw the mys- teries and hidden secrets of the skys jGenied to most of us. Out of this jeclipse may come new theories and jmew solutions. Science is always {nailing down more vital facts. More Card Players Persons who have difficulty in finding “a fourth” for bridge may take some comfort in the fact that it is a fairly universal situation, for it seems that more cards are being played now than ever before in the nation’s history. The playing-card industry is one of the few that registered an increase in sales from 1930 to 1931 and pre- liminary figures show the tendency is continuing into 1932. Sales for 1931 were almost 49,000,000 packs, which was some 700,000 more than for 1930. It may be that people are staying at home more now than they used to and are playing cards to amuse themselves. The principal factor is said to be the tremendous increase in the number of bridge addicts. This game is said to be played by more persons, either in auction or contract form, than any other game in the history of the world. News from Rudy Vallee’s fireside indicates that it is as hard to live with a crooner as to listen to one. Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors. They are published without regard to whether they agree or disagree with The Tribune’s policies. No Foreclosures! (Duluth Herald) Word has gone out from the gov- ernment to every receiver of a na- tional bank in this country to fore- close no mortgages during the r-xt 60 days. The government is asking state authorities to take similar ac- tion. And the example should spread to every holder of a mortgage in this country. To take advantage of deep neces- sity by foreclosing mortgages at this moment, when most debtors need only a little more time to make good their pledges, is needlessly cruel. Comptroller of the Currency Pole, who issued this order, says: “There are times when forced liquidation of indebtedness is indefensible—certain- ly if any other means of procuring funds exists. It would be shameful if, with relief in sight so soon, the courage and hope of our men and women should be extinguished by taking away their homes and their life savings.” ‘The government has taken a step that is both kind and wise, and it will be a pretty mean creditor who fails to follow its fine example. The claim that Jimmy Walker is superstitious is certainly unfounded. Through the Looking Glass! 1 HEREBY RECOGNIZE YOUR HONORABLE. SELF AS THE NEW,GREAT, INDEPENDENT AND SOVEREIGN STATE OF MANCHOUKUO / ae Signed letters pertaining to personal diagnosis, or treatment, will be answe! Address Dr. William Brady, PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE By William Brady, M. D. addressed envelope is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instructions. health and hygiene, not to disease red by Dr. Brady if a stamped, self- in care of this newspaper. EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE CANCER PHOBIA The time to be afraid of cancer is before you get cancer. A certain amount of cancer phobia is a good thing for everybody. Once a reader saw something in this column that made him fear he had cancer. In great perturbation he hurried to his physician. The doc- tor made an examination and found | there was no cancer, only a neglected | ease of hemorrhoids. The doctor cured the hemorrhoids with injection treatment. The patient happened to be in a position to punish me and did take revenge on me for having scared him so. But I don't care a hoot if I did scare him—it brought about a , Which, if not cured, might eveniually develop into cancer. I'd as soon scare every fool| in the country who tolerates chronic hemorrhoids if I could make most of them seck proper treatment. Cancer begins at a spot where the normal cells are changed by injury or | prolonged irritation to abnormal cells | and by abnormal growth the abnor-| mal cells become cancer. In the early | stage this is all a localized condition. If the individual affected is fortunate enough to take alarm and go to the| physician for examination and advice | at the first sign of such a spot or) lump, the chance of cure is excellent. | If the individual fails to be alarmed | or chooses to ignore the little abnor- mality or just waits and hopes it is| nothing serious, the chance of cure diminishes day by day. There is a movement at present to, teach the public that every woman should have a health examination twice a year, including pelvic exam- ination, as a protection against can-| cer. I think this is a silly idea. But every woman who notices anything unusual or who believes there is any- thing the matter with her, should} have such examination and be guided by her physician's advice instead of} just worrying about it or monkeying| with some alleged treatment or rem- edy for “female complaint.” A woman | should report to her physician par- | ticularly any unusual bleeding or other symptom or sign of whose sig- nificance she is in doubt. The skilled application of X-rays) and surgery is the best treatment for any form of cancer today. In some) ‘cases radium may be preferable to} X-ray. In any case, surgery is safer, less painful and less mutilating in ef- fect than any salve, paste or “sol-| vent” that can be used by a char- latan, Women who become sufficiently alarmed at the discovery of a little lump in the breast to go at once to the physician for examination learn in 85 per cent of cases that it is not a serious condition and requires no treatment. In only 15 per cent of cases do such lumps prove of serious significance. Surely it is justifiable to scare the 85 women to that degree for the sake of bringing the 15 women under proper treatment at the earli- est possible moment. Skin cancer never begins in a nor- mal skin, but always in some spot or blemish that has been long pres- ent and perhaps often irritated, some suc lesion as a mole, wart, nevus, jor @ rough scaly spot. All these are seadily amenable to various modern surgical methods and should be re- moved for mere cosmetic reasons as well as protection against the devel- opment of cancer. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Hair Falling I am 26 years old and greatly troubled because my hair falls out and is so dry and brittle . . —(Miss B. R.) . Answer—Send stamped envelope bearing your address and ask for monograph on “Care of the Hair.” Dr. Duffie on Sugar Test I felt I could not afford to have the doctor make a sugar test every week. I wrote and asked Dr. Duffie about it. He replied that the management of diabetes on one sugar test a week is about as hopeful as trying to put on weight on one meal a week. But since I obtained Dr. Duffie’s book I do my own testing and I am getting on fine .. —(C. L. W.) Answer — Every diabetes patient who finds medical treatment too costly should follow the sound advice and instructions in Dr. Duffie’s book. It teaches many other helpful things Otherwise, he never would have cho- | besides how to make your own sugar sen a lawyer named Curtin, tests. “A Book for Us Diabetics” ad Dr. Don H. Duffie, Central Lake, Mich., is an excellent 12 shilling in- vestment for any family with a dia- betes patient to care for. Soda for Cramps TI am happy to tell you that your treatment for cramps in the limbs (one-half teaspoonful of saleratus, baking soda, bicarbonate of soda, taken in a little water) has proved very good. Many thanks for your helpful advice—(Mrs. A. McQ.) | Answer—Other readers who have any experience with this remedy for} leg cramps please write in. Candy for Fatigue Much interested in your statement that candy or sugar prevents or cures fatigue or exhaustion. Does the same principle apply when a person takes some candy or other sweet before par- | ticipating in a strenuous game?— (Miss H. K.) Answ Yes. Better educated coaches advise football players to take some candy or sugar in one form or another in the intervals between playing periods. Old time coaches are still frowning on indulgence in such food, but the old time coach is a comedy figure anyway. (Copyright, John F. Dille Co.) TODAY WORLD WAR ANNIVERSARY ‘0 RESISTANCE STIFFENS On Aug. 31, 1918, German resist- ance to the great allied offensive in northern France stiffened enough to hold their gains for the day to a {tossed their fraction of the sweeping advances ac- complished on the two previous days. Nevertheless, important gains con- tinued to be made, and Canadian troops stormed Mt. St. Quentin and the British took Marrieres Wood and some of the high ground beyond it. British troops also stormed Kem- mel Hill in a desperate battle which had its climax in hand-to-hand fight- ing. American forces pushed forward in the vicinty of Juvigny, despite in- creased resistance. SENTIMENTAL BIRTHDAY New York, Aug. 31.—Broadway is readying one of its most sentimental birthday parties. On Sept. 25, 50 years will have passed since “Mike and Meyer” first hilariously scrambled English at each other in a Bowery music hall. And oldsters from the East Side will perch on a dais at the Astor; veterans of the burlesque world, of the music show world, Hollywooders and radio dignitaries. For Joe Weber and Lew Fields have belonged to the whole entertainment world since that far-away day when, two ragged ur- chins of the Ghetto, they snitched a pair of long pants from Joe's father and went forth on the long, hard struggle to fame. They were teammates from early boyhood — lads of nine, lampblack to their faces and show- ing up for an amateur night at the forgotten Turn Halle. Theirs is a typical chapter from the story of a glamorous, picturesque Manhattan. 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Lew believed the entire scheme was changing and that they should change with it. Joe felt that old burlesque methods would never die out. The team split. Somehow neither could go it alone. The reconciliation was a touching episode. Fields’ father died. Lew went to the funeral. They had not spoken to each other in many a month. They rode together behind the hearse. The cortege moved through streets of their old East Side. Everywhere memories jumped out to; haunt them. Finally they passed a theater that had figured in their struggling youth. One looked at the other. Tears were in the eyes of the long, rangy | Lew. Rotund little Joe was wiping his eyes with his sleeve. They smiled through their tears. “We're two fools,” said Lew. “Yes, my old friend—a couple of fools,” echoed Joe. And so they got together again to stage comebacks in the films and over the air. a. were under 12. Actually the names It|Mike and Meyer were invented when | high taxes. ‘we were playing Miner's Bowery the- ater some time afterward and we got so many laughs they moved us up to Miner's Eighth Avenue. Forty years ago we took our company to London and the whole East Side turned out.” But that East Side is gone now— perhaps forever! My firm conviction is that if wide- spread eugenic reforms are not adopted during the next 100 years or so, our western civilization is inev- itably destined to such a slow and gradual decay as that which has been experienced in the past by every great ancient civilization —Dr. Charles B. Davenport, president of the Third International Congress of Eugenics. xe Tt cost me about $65 for gasoline on the trip over, Being a Scotchman, I ead have concluded that going back by MEMORIES plane is cheapest—Captain J. A. “We didn’t know how to make up| Mollison, after making first solo the first time we went into the Ger- man dialect act,” Joe recalled the other day. “There was a house paint- er in our neighborhood by the name of Harry Semon. He volunteered to help us. That same Harry Semon became half of the great theater firm of Hurtig and Semon. “Haw-haw, you should have seen us dressed up in Fauntleroy suits, with curls and everything. That was just before we went on with our Mike and Meyer act. We did the old paper tearing act after a dance. I often wonder if anyone remembers the old paper-tearing number. Two other kids who lived near us would do a duet, ‘Alice, Where Art Thou?’ while we tore out pictures of battleships and statesmen. “And there was the time we lied about our ages to the Gerry society. The society yanked us off and said we were too young. We both vowed we were over 16 and got away with it. But when we bought railroad tickets we swore we "The f oak SYNOPSIS Young and handsome Ted Rad- cliffe arrives at Verdi, a Mexican border town, as the search for “El Coyote, the notorious masked ban- dit, is at its height. “El Coyote” avenges the outrages perpetrated by the wealthy and powerful Paco Mo- rales against the peons. Ted learns from Bob Harkness, his late father’s friend, that Morales was responsible for Radcliffe Senior’s failure, but Bob urges him not to make an en- emy of Morales as he has other plans. Ted is attracted to Morales’ beautiful niece, Adela. “El Coyote” sends his lieutenant to urge the ranchers to join him in overthrowing Morales. Jito, Morales’ ward, warns him he will lose power unless “El Coyote” is killed. At Morales’ fiesta, Ted bluntly asks his host if he bene- fitted by his father’s ruin. Morales replies that Ted’s father was his friend. Jealous of Adela’s interest in Ted, Jito challenges him to a wres- tling match. Ted wins. He is re- lieved to know Adela is not angry. CHAPTER XVIII But just as they reached the car she stopped and looked earnestly up at him. “Don't take too seriously what I’m going to say. And yet I don’t like it. When you and Jito stood there face to face I had a feel- ing almost of dead. For it came over me that you two were destined enemies. That the two of you could never share this border country until one had conquered. And I want it so to be otherwise. Help me make it otherwise. Promise me you will avoid any quarrel, no matter how difficult that will be.” Ted started. He remembered his own instinctive sense of deep, in- evitable antagonism against the man. But he only said, “Nonsense, Jito and I are going to be the best little playmates on earth.” “My friend, I know Jito better than anyone in the world. Better than he knows himself. Promise?” “I promise. I’d promise anything.” The smile and upward look were his reward. “I wonder if she was really Sweden for months, Coolidge to carry on single-handed. * * aft COPYRIGHT #931, BY INTERNATIONAL, flight westward across the North At- lantic. x ee Nowadays women prefer fashion to chidren, for large families are inim- ical to the slim figure—Dr. J. San- ders, eugenist, of Rotterdam, Hol- land. xe * I am here for my health.—General Rafael Estrella Urena, who quit the Dominican Republica a year ago after leading an unsuccessful revolution. x eH Wise people, while pacific, must be forever vigilant—Edouard Herriot, prime minister of France. Barbs | Garbo and her silences may stay in thus leaving Six thousand Ohio taxpayers GAY BANDIT _, e BORDER’ by TOM —, counts with Paco Morales. He is one of the world’s realists. That's why I wish you hadn't rolled Jito in the road. It hurt him in the eyes of his men, It hurt the prestige of Morales.” “Bob, you don’t for a single mo- ment mean that these people are dangerous, do you? It seems so un- believable that this suave, courtly old fellow could ever think in terms of murder, You don’t mean that, do you?” “I mean, Ted, you're in Mexico. You are in the borderland, where Morales is the law. There are too many gigns of bad omen. For one thing, I think you're growing fond of Adela, and that won't be particu- larly appetizing to either Jito or Morales.” “Not even when they realize that a penniless man could hardly be in- sane enough to fall in love with one of the richest girls in Mexico?” “That might make them feel bet- ter, but it wouldn’t make a bit of difference to Adela.” “God bless her for that. And for your own peace of mind, I'll ask no one to share my home and fortune until I first acquire a home and for- tune.” “Morales and Jito will both com- mend your resolution, old son. In the meantime, dash into those clothes, It's half-past cocktail hour, and that is one of the sacred institutions here.” But it was Ted who finished first. Running down the heavily carpeted stairs he came upon Adela standing by the tall western window, beyond which the last yellow streaks of sun- light were turning to purple and violet. He stopped, held breathless for a moment by the picture. For Adela, perhaps to please her uncle, had come down to dinner dressed in the fashion of the women of Spain. The gown itself was of shimmering black. Her hair, that shattered the fading sunlight into a thousand flames, was surmounted by a great amber comb, edged in jade. From her shoulders fell in soft folds a fringed Spanish shawl, pure white— a lustrous silky white—and embroid- angry.” Ted stopped as he dressed for dinner. Bob looked out the great window of the guest room, where at that moment the glory of the setting sun was kindling all the western sky. “Not so much angry as—afraid. No. That's not the word, either, for Adela Morales isn’t afraid of any- thing on earth. Apprehensive, per- haps. I think she sensed danger to you in Jito’s anger.” “But he wasn’t angry.” “Neither you nor I can say what was in Jito’s mind. Not a very wise act, you know, to risk making an enemy of him, and I think Adela was troubled with that same thought. You see, Jito happens to be jealous of you.” “Of me? Don’t be an ass.” “My boy, Jito would be jealous of Saint Anthony if Adela smiled at him in just the same fashion that she once or twice has smiled on you.” Then Don Bob laughed a little envious laugh at the quick flush on Ted’s cheek and lighted still another of his cigarettes. “But what do you make of Morales and his tale?” “About father? I think he lied.” “I, too. But I’m wondering why he should be so painstakingly civil to you unless perhaps because of Adela.” “Isn't it because Morales finds it less burdensome to be friendly than otherwise? He strikes me as one of those who would rather forget all the unpleasant things of life, even the suffering he himself causes.” “Perhaps. Always provided he can get what he wants without causing suffering. But it's the end that ered on it a single red rose, about which clusters of silken leaves matched the jade of the comb. She stood there, tall and slender, look- ing out over the darkening desert, dimming, it seemed to him, even the sunlight with her loveliness. Once his lips parted to speak, but closed again, She smiled up at him. “What were you thinking?” He answered slowly. “I was think- ing you're the most beautiful thing in the world.” Her eyes made him feel sudden- ly awkward and impatient at his. own clumsiness. “You learn Spanish ways very quickly, Ted Radcliffe.” He shook his head. “No, that wasn’t Spanish. It’s simply what I was thinking—on my honor. If I offended, I’m sorry, but I meant it quite sincerely. I meant just that —that to me, standing there as you are now—I have never seen anyone so beautiful.” She laughed into his eyes. “And by way of apology you repeat it four times. No, I am not offended, Per- haps I’m pleased. Every girl is— whether she believes it or not. Only it sounds so terribly easy to say that sort of thing, and I don’t like you to be too ready at saying nice things, even to me.” She looked to-| ward the stairs, “What do you think, Don Bob?” He came slowly toward them, “Just now I think you're a very beautiful little lady,” he announced gravely, “That's downright plagiarism,” objected Radcliffe. “I said it first.” A moment latér Morales atid Jito marched to a courthouse to protest That's the wrong place. They ought to save their marches for the polls, ee * One of the most cheering notes in recent months is that carpenters ex- pect business to improve this fall. Maybe they'll be able to get work for the fellows who have the musical saws in radio studios. (Copyright, 1932, NEA Service, Inc.) A nine STICKERS EEUU See how quickly you can switch the above vowels and then add one Sil that will form a fiveletter w 3 FLAPPER, FANNY SAYS: MAGAZINE CO, INC. —~ DISTRIBUTED BY KING FEATURES ‘SYNDICATE, INC. GILL came from out the patio and Ted watched them with new interest. A striking pair, those two. The Span- iard poised and immaculate in his evening clothes, the Mexican almost grotesque, so huge he bulked be- neath the stiff shirt and the black broadcloth. He seemed out of place in all that present-day clothing. He should have been some satyr, with great hairy legs, sprawling on a river bank. Unhesitatingly Jito extended his hand. “Qué va? You are a strong man, my friend. My neck still aches.” He laughed and moved that great columnlike neck back and forth. “Once while I was at school in California there came a Yale wrestler, Avery his name was, a big farm lad. One night we wrestled for an hour. We pulled and twisted one another about. Dios! My neck hurt that night too, but at last I won, Yes, you are stronger than Avery.” “Is Sefior Radcliffe stronger than you, Jito?” asked Morales, smiling. Jito shrugged. “It is as I said before. With this game of wrestling there are rules and forbiddings and clever tricks. He might beat me again, for I am not clever. Yet I think in the serious work of killing a man with my hands I would win. What you say, Mr. Radcliffe?” Ted raised amused eyes to the Mexican. “What can I say? I have never killed a man with my hands.” “No? I have. It is not pretty, and yet there is joy in it.” Adela moved toward the door. “You may give us all the gory de- tails at dinner, Jito.” Outside, beyond the patio, an or- chestra was playing, and in the room beyond soft-footed servants bore them food and wine. Jito had lapsed into silence, and Ted, after listening for a time to the soft complaining of the Spanish music, said to the girl beside him: “What a land of dreams and beau- tiful days and perfumed nights yours is. A land where it would be diffi- cult not to be fair and brave and happy.” She made no answer. He looked across at the dark, thoughtful face of the Spaniard, and wondered what. lay behind that courteous, unfath- omable mask, “I had hoped to have news for you, Don Bob,” the Spaniard was saying. “News that would for me make tonight a night of fiesta in- deed, but”—his queer, unequal face saddened—“that news is delayed.” Don Bob looked up, “It was about the Coyote? You had hoped to tell me he was captured?” The other nodded. “You read the brain, sefior. But not exactly his capture. No, I had hoped to tell you of his death.” “Are they then that near to him?” “Major Blount has called every man from the garrison for a ten-day campaign of the border. Next week two squadrons of Mexican cavalry go with him, and together they will search out every inch of the hills to the south. I myself am working still another way. I have sent out six of my boys to mingle with the peons and the smaller ranchers and learn what this rebel chief's plans are, Monday I send Jito and all the men to join Blount for a search. Those bloodhound boys of mize, they are more eager to close with the bandits than all the others. They have suffered too much, And Jito” =the old fellow looked affectionate- ly at the big Mexican who bore him So strange a resemblance—“Jito is the most eager of all. He has—how you say?—dedicated himself to kill- ing this Coyote, and I tell him that if he does I shall give him one hun- dred thousand pesos gold.” (To Be Continued)