Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, June 12, 1914, Page 2

FOFOSOIOEOFOEOTOIQPOIEI0 o o 3 By DANE A Stirring Story Of The Mexican Revolution FHRECHE QR QLR O " “Drunk,” confessed Phil, and Bud grunted. “Huh!” he said “and me out watch- ing that mine night and day!” “Oh, 1 know I've done you dirt, Bud,” wailed De Lancey; “but I didn't #uean to, and I'll never do it again.” “Never do what?’ inquired BudI foughly. “I won't touch another drop of Booze as long as I'm in Mexico!” cried Wwhil. “Not a drop!” “And how about the girl?” continued ' ‘Bud inexorably. “Her old man was out mnd tried to jump our mine today— how about her?” “Well,” faltered De Lancey, “I'll— she—" “You know your promise!” reminded Bud. | “Yes; I know. But—oh, Bud, if you knew how loyal I've been to you—if you knew what offers I've resisted— | ‘the mine stands in my name, you know.” “Well?” “Well, Aragon came around to me Yast week and said if I'd give him a| falf interest in it he'd—well, neveri mmind—it was a great temptation, But | Aid 1 fall for it? Not on your life! I $now you, Bud, and I know you're hon- #st—you'd stay by me to the last! @itch, and I'll do the same by you. But I'm in love, Bud, and that would make a man forget his promise if he wasn't true as steel.” “Yes,” commented Hooker dryly. “I don't reckon I can count on you much from now on. Here, take a look at this and see what you make of it.” He drew the piece of ore that he had taken from Aragon from his pocket and held it up in the moonlight. “Well, feel of it, then,” he 8aid. ‘“Shucks, you ought to know that piece of rock, Phil —it's the first one we found in our mine!” “No!"” exclaimed De Lancey, start- ing back; “why—where'd you get it?" “Never mind where I got it!” an-| swered Hooker. ‘“The question is: What did you do with it?” “Well, I might as well come through with it,” confessed Phil, the last of hig agsurance gone. “I gave it to Gracia!” “And I took it away from Aragon,” continued Bud, “while he was digging some more chunks out of our mine, So that is your idea of being true as steel, 8 it? You've done noble by me and Kruger, haven't you? Yes, you’ve been & good pardner, I don’t think!” “Well, don’t throw me down, Bud!” pleaded Phil. “There's some mistake isomewhere. Her father must have found it and taken it away! I'd stake my life on it that Gracia would never betray me!” “Well, think it over for a while,” suggested Bud, edging his words with sarcasm. “I'm going up to the hotel!” “No; come back!” cried De Lancey, clamoring at the bars. “Come on back, Bud! Here!” he said, thrust- dng his hand out through the heavy irons. “I'll give you my word for it —I won't see her again until we get our title! Will that satisfy you? Then give me your hand, pardner—I'm sorry T did you wrong!” + “It aln't me,” replied Hooker sober- 1y, a8 he took the trembling hand; “it's Kruger. But'if you'll keep your word, Phil, maybe we can win out yet. I'm ' going up to find the comisario.” A brief interview with that smiling individual and the case of Phil De‘ Lancey was laid bare. He had been engaged in a desperate rivalry with Manuel del Rey for the hand of Gra- cla Aragon, and his present incarcera- tion was not only for singing rag-time beneath the Aragon windows, but for trying to whip the captain of the ru- rales when the latter tried to place him under arrest. And De Lancey was the prisoner not of the comisario, but of the captain of the rurales. Sore at heart, Bud rode up through the Mexican quarters to the cuartel of the rurales, but the cap- tain was inexorable. “No, senor,” he sald, waving an elo- quent finger before his nose, “I cannot Telease your friend. No, senor!” “But what is he charged with?" per- | sisted Bud, “and when is his trial? You can't keep him shut up without a itrial.” | At this the captain of the rurales Jifted his eyebrows and one closely | ‘waxed mustachio and smiled mysteri- ously. “Y como no? he inquired. *“And | ‘why not? Is he not a Mexican citi- zen?" i “Well, perhaps he {s!” thundered Bud, suddenly rising to his full height, “but I am not! I am an American, senor capitan, and there are other Americans! If you hold my friend without a trial I will come and tear Yyour jail down—and the comisario will not stop me, either!” “Ah!” observed the dandy little cap- tain, shrugging his mustachio once more and blinking, and while Hooker raged back and forth he looked him ove ingly. “One moment!” he sald at last, rais ing a quieting hand. “These are peril- or, in which all the de- fer Fortuna should stand to gether. 1 do not wish to have a dit ference with the Americans when Ber narao Bravo and his men are march ing to take our town. No, I value the frienc of the valiant Americans hly—so I will let your friend go. But first he must promise me one thing—not to trouble the Senor Ara appra ous times, ser s of : The Land of Broken Promises SO POBGTOTOIOIUEOI0E CPE»:C_: COOLIDGE gon by making further love fo his daughter!” “Very well!” replied Bud. “He has already promised that to me; so come on and let him out.” “To you?" repeated Manuel del Rey | with a faint smile. “Then, perhaps—" “Perhaps nothing!” broke in Hooker shortly. “Come on!" He led the way impatiently while the captain, his saber clanking, strode | out and rode beside him. He was not a big man, this ewashing captain of the rural police, but he was master, nevertheless, of a great district, from | Fortuna to the line, with a reputation for quick work in the pursuance of his duty as well as in the primrose ways of love. In the insurrections and raidings of the previous summer he had given the coup de grace with his revolver to more than one embryo bandit, and in his love affairs he had shown that he could be equally summary. The elegant Feliz Luna, who for a time had lingered near the charming Gracia, had finally found himself up against a pair of pistols with the op- tion of either fighting Captain del Rey or returning to his parents. The young man concluded to beat a retreat. For a like offense Philip De Lancey had been unceremoniously thrown into jail; and now the capitan turned his attention to Bud Hooker, whose mind' he had not yet fathomed. “Excuse me, senor,” he said, after a brief silence, “but your words left me in doubt—whether to regard you as a friend or a rival.” “What?” demanded Bud, whose knowledge of Spanish did not extend to the elegancies. “You said,” explained the captain politely, “that your friend had prom- ised you he would not trouble the lady further. Does that mean that you are interested in her yourself, or merely | that you perceive the hopelessness of his suit and wish to protect him from a greater evil that may well befall | him? For look you, senor, the girl is mine, and no man can come between us!” “Huh!” snorted Bud, who caught| the last all right. Then he laughed shortly and shrugged his shoulders. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said gruffly, “but he will stay away, all right.” “Muy bien,” responded Del Rey care- lessly and, dismounting at the jail, he threw open the door and stosd aside for his rival to come out. “Muchas gracias, senor capitan,” sa- luted Bud, as the door clanged to be- hind his pardner. But Phil still bristled with anger and deflance, and the cap- tain perceived that there would be no thanks from him. “It 6 nothing,” he replied, bowing politely, and something in the way he sald It made De Lancey choke with rage. But there by the carcel door was not the place for picking quarrels, They went to the hotel, where Don Juan, all apologies for his apparent neglect—which he excused on the ground that De Lancey had been held {ncomunicado—placated them as best he could and hurried on to the news. “My gracious, Don Felipe,” he cried, “you don't know how sorry I was to see you in jail, but the captain's or- | ders were that no one should go near you—and in Mexico we obey the ru- rales, you know. Otherwise we are placed against a wall and ehot. “But have you heard the news from | down below? Ah, what terrible times they are having there—ranches raided, women stolen, rich men held for ran- som! ready I am receiving telegrams to pre- pare rooms for the refugees, and the people are coming in crowds. “Our friend, the Senor Luna, and his son Feliz have been taken by Ber- nardo Bravo! Only by an enormous ransom was he able to save his wife and daughters, and his friends must now pay for him. “At the ranch of the rich Spaniard, Alvarez, there has been a great battle in which the red-flaggers were defeat- ed with losses. swears he will avenge his men, and Alvarez has’ armed his Yaqui work- men, “He is a brave man, this Colonel | Alvarez, and his Yaquis are all war- riors from the hills; but Bernardo has i gathered all the insurrectos in the country together—Campos, Rojas, the brothers Escaboza—and they may crush him with their numbers. But !now there is other nmews—that they are marching upon Fortuna and El Tigre, to seize the mines and mills and hold the rich American companies up for ransom. “No, senores, you must not return to your camp. Remain here, and you shall still have your room, though Spanish gentlemen sleep on the floors, No, allow me, Don Felipe! 1 wish to show you how highly I value your friendship! Only because we cannot disob=y the rurales did I lie in jail; but r 1 you 1 out at He g mind 1 her, and he, sigh. visions were begin too, declined—with a e it a bed for the night,” he sald. “I've got to get out of this town before I tangle with Del Rey again and 1 find myself back in jail. sod now lead | =] now | = s Yes, it is worse than ever! Al- | Now Bernardo Bravo | THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., JUNE 12, 1914, p- L SHOE POLISHES _————__——-_—7 T e me to it—I'm perishing for a bath and him around here, and we might a8 a sleep!” I well get out some ore, if it's only for They retired early and got up early a grub-stake. Come on—what 'do you —for Bud was haunted by fears. But |gay? We'll open her up—-l;llxe;: ’l tn(:: as they passed through Old Fortuna 'ing to hide now. Well, » the worst happened to him—they met self, then—this setting around is get- | Gracia, mounted on a prancing horse ting on my nerves.” and rol'lowed by a rural guard, and she = His far-seeing eyes, tra.lned from his smote him to the heart with a smile. | boyhood to search the hfl:dm catt.;ee, It was not a smile for Phil, gone gcanned the tops of the ridges as astray and wounding by chal:;:e;fit spoke; and while he ;a.t and pondered | was a dazzling, admiring smile for they noted every rock. | Bud alone, and he sat straighter in his Then at last he rose up slowly and "saddle. But Phil uttered a groan and Al s . struck his horse with the quirt. “She cut me!” he moaned. i “Aw, forget it!” growled Bud, and they rode on their way in silence. (Continued on Page 6.) . LICE? The lice question is quickly settled if you dust yous fowls with Conkey’s Lice Powder It's safe, quick and sure.) CHAPTER XVI. At their camp by the Eagle Tail ; z:ge“:;:nhglr:uglz ltli‘:el.l:v ilt]:l:olltti, Stt;l; | sa\‘c; your poultry ?r\»{iiu because it ! two pardners were glum and SOrTrow- D Kills the Lice {ful. The treacheries which Bud had ! Doesn’t Harm Chickens forgiven in a moment of exaltation Price 25 cents, 50 cents and $1.00. came back to him now as he brooded; | for the I and he eyed his friend askance, as if | your poultey house with wondering what he would do next. | Conkey’s Lice Liquid He recalled all the circumstances of Cleans them out thoroughly Quart 35 g their quest—the meeting with Kruger, | ;S:';;‘»;T“;\-ffl:‘\‘”x'ul:[i‘ij sy | Phil's insistence on the adventure, the | ~oNKEY'S HEAD LICE oath of loyalty which they had sworn; | OINTMENT {and then the gradual breaking down‘ Effecgive and dogsi )ur’v‘-:\’!n;‘l:mi'g i ‘ of their brotherly devotion until now | :,'E:',,:,f“fi(\,,'{j,,, T e . s they were strangers at heart. « The G. E- Conkey Co., Cleveland, Ohio Phil sat by himself, keeping his D. B. DICKSON thoughts to himself, and he stood aloof ———————— while he waited for the worst to hap- NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE pen. il S From the first day of their under- | taking Hooker had felt that it was un- | lucky, and now he knew that the end was coming, His friend was lost to Notice is hereby given that under lang by virtue of a writ of fieri fa- (clas issued out and under the seal | him, lost alike to a sense of loyalty of the county court of Hillsborough | and honor; he gloomed by himself and | county, Florida, in that certain thought only of Gracia Aragon. immw wherein Pitman Grocery Co., The oath which Phil himself had ‘a corporation, was plaintiff, and forced upon Bud was broken and for- | james Caramalas was defendant, the gotten; but Bud, by a sterner standard, |, i sjaned, sheriff of Polk county, ;le:’tnl;o:zfll;o :{n?:eh::;:al;;efknitt—{?lg Florida, has levieq upon the follow- word to Henry Kruger. The Eagle ing describeq land of said defendant, Tall mine he held in trust, and halt |to-wit: Lots sixty-three and sixty- four (63 and 64) of Highland Ad- of it was Kruger's. “Phil,” he said at last, when his |dition to Bartow, and lot twenty- mind was weary of the ceaseless grind | four (24) of Oaks Addition to Bar- [ of thoughts, 1 believe that mineral | ;.\ .ccording to the map or plat of | agent 1s holding back our papers. I sai( subdivisions as recordeq in the ' believe old Aragon has passed him a ! : | hundred or o and they're in cahoots public records of Polk county, Flor- to rob us. But I'll tell you what I'i {ida, and will, on Monday, 6th day do—you give me a power of attorney |of July, A. D. 1914, within the to receive those papers for you, and |legal hours of sale, at the front door I'll go in and talk Dutch to the whole |of the court house in the city of outfit.” “What do you want to do that for?” demanded De Lancey querulously. “Why can’t you wait a while? Those ! papers have to go to Moctezuma and Hermosillo and all over the City of |€eXecution ang costs. | Mexico and back, and it takes time,| Dated this 2nd day of June, A. D. | What do you want to make trouble|(9i4. | for?” ! “Well, I'l tell you, Phil" answered i Bud honestly. “I've got a hunch if we i don't grab them papers soon we won't get 'em at all. Here these rebels are working closer all the time, and Ara-' |\ (RCUIT COURT, 10TH JUDI- gon is crowding us. I want to get title CIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE and turn it over to Kruger, before we | LOST DEEDS.—Carter Manufac- Bartow, Florida, expose for sale and sell said property at public outery to the highest and best bidder, for cash, to satisfy the terms of said JOHN LOGAN, Sheriff of Polk County, 2655-Fri lose out somewhere.” | t*lriu% Lo a ('flnorlation u\?dvr “What" AR the laws of Florida vs Mary What's the ma®r with me 8OINg | pizabeth Nelson, Martha Nel- in and talking to the agent?” suggest-| son, \W. J. Nelson, Sarah A. ed Phil. Then, as he saw his pard- Hampton, James . Hampton, Louis McLean, W. S. Preston, and whom else it may concern. To Martha Nelson, W. J. Nelson, |Sarah A, Hampton, James Louis Mc- Lean, W. S§. Preston and al] other ner’s face, he paused and laughed bit- terly. “You don't trust me any more, do ,\n.l‘l. 'Hud: t}p‘ said. | persons interested: Well, it ain’t that so much,” evaded | You are hereby notifieq to be and Hooker; “but I sure don't trust that !Wlw';n' lnl'[w]‘!n' t];.n\imlsw of <;|]id nlmm 4 i 5 S on the 3d day of August ). 1914, Manuel del Rey. The first time you iy an action wherein Carter Manu- g0 into town he’s going to pinch you, | fi turing Company, a corporation, is and I know it.” :I\'l.ll\llllll and Martha Nelson, W, J. Gl : » | Nelson, Sarah A Hampton and I'm golng to go in all the same,” | james Hampton are defendants, and I declared De Lancey, “and if the little |show cause, if any you have, wh squirt tries 8 " jeertain deed from Martha | q“ ,H, ':0 Al and W. J. Nelson to Mz: Aw, Phil,” entreated Bud, “be rea- |hcth Nelson, deeding her 2 | sonable, can't ye? You NW 1-4 of NE 1-4 and NW 1-4 of S S Y0 o0 RAL 00 CALL i 20 6N 1ok nla B o2 oh Y | 8o up against that little feller. He's a|i.y of NI 1-4 and S\W 1-4 of SW 1-4 | bad actor, I can see that, and I believe |of NE 1-4 and E 1-2 of NW 1-4 of he'd kill you if he got the chance. But |SI 1-4 and NW 1-1 of 'NWi-4 of 5ES li i 3 5 SE 1-4 and W 1-2 of SE 1-4 of SE wait a little while—maybe he'll get ||} ana" be ginning 11.34 chains took off in the fights this summer!” |north of the NW corner of SE 1-1 *“No, he's too cursed mean for that!” |0f SE 1-4 ang run tt 1 to lake: | muttered De Lancey, but he seemed | 4 AN ‘-”!'m"' L = 2 ; to the NW corner of | to take some comfort in the thought. NE 1-4; then south to place As for Bud, he loafed around for a all said lands whil saning ur = oo township 2 (»-, cleaning up 'mmp. making |, , in Polk m-m(‘\_ Flor- | smoke for the absent Yagqui, and iook- | ic ing over the deserted r 1A being being onth 1 a certain deed from Sarah ne, but some- ! n and James W. 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WILSON HARDWARE CO The Loss by Fire in the U We represent the following reli- able companies: Fidelity Underwriters, capital ...... .. .. 4,750,000 Philadelphia Underwriters, capital «.....$4,500,000 Gerpmn American, capital 2,000,000 Springfield Fire and Marine capital 2,000,000 MANN & DEE! Room 7, Raymondo Building (o) P T [V Dhd FOBPREPRIIPPPEO - S . . P, F ecurity Abstract & Title C0. Bartow, Florida “' R. B. HUFFAKER, PRES......L. J. CLYATT, S ] . FRANK H. THOMPSON, VICE PRESH. W. SMITH, TRE " : ABSTRACTS OF TITLES New and upto-date plant. Prompt service. Lakeland business left with our Vige President at City 5% Teceive prompt and efficient attentiomn. ing, y b Te eyen) profit if the above The great fy a long toward soly solid car load of During a Recent Year Amounted to Almost One-Half the (. Of All New Buudmfl‘ Constructed During the En Twelve Mont When Buying or Bullé: Means Provide the M v For Rebuilir