University of South Carolina Libraries
11 T^he Land |? Broken U Promises A Stirring Story of the Mexican Revolution DANE COOLIDGE i?hr ?T "The Ftbtloc Cool." "Hidden \V?;rr?," "Thc Tczlctn." Eic tl [nitration i Ay DON J. LAVIN (Copyright. 1314; by Frank A. Munsey.? CHAP? ~R XII. IQ Ita inception tba, Fortuna hotel had not boen intended, for-the uso of Mexicana-ip fant, ita ratea wore prac tically prohibitivo lor,anyone not be ing . paid in gold-but, since - most of the Americans hag left, ?od - seven dal? Urs a day Mox was no deterrent to the rich refugee la nd-.ow nero, it beca mo of a sudden international,; with a.fine mixture Of, purp.o-proud -.Span lard a and rnco-proud .American,.ndv.an^'T gns, Not a very plcagJ#s.,C9mblna tion for the parentn-pf romanttcdamsebJ- dea nne d for Borne .preaKR^ged^-marriage of etata, but. very exciting-for the dam eels and moat provocative to the Amer icans. After the promenade in the plaza the mothers by; common consent pre empted the ? upstairs reception-room, gathering,.their -precious charges in close; while the Americans, after their custom, foregathered in the lobby,, convenient to the bar. Hot . argti mente about the revolution, and pre dictions of events to come served to pass.,.the early evening, with *many scornful glances at the Mexican dan dles' who went BO Insolently up the stairs'. ''And then, as the refugees re tired't^ tlielr-'?partmenta and tho Bpirlt of adventure, roso uppermost, Phil Da Lancey made a dash out lb to the darkness and came back with a Mexi can ' Btring. band. "A serenade, boyal" he announced, as the musicians bled sheepishly into the hotel. ''Ont* guests, tho fair seno ritas, you know! Well make those young Mexican dudes look-like two spot B before the waria over. Who'a game now for a song beneath the win dows? ^You. know!'the old stand-bys 'La,. Paloma' and -Teresita.. Mia'--and yqu: want to listen tome, sing *ifjo: Qua tan Todss' to Gracia,, the. fairest Ot the fair!. Cpcpe?on. fellows, out .in the plp.?a, snd then listen to the old folks cuss!"... They adjourned then, after a drink for courage, to tho moonlight and the plaza; and there, beneath the shut tered windows a?d vacant balconies, tho guitars and violins took up "Ljf Paloma," while Phil and a few brave eplrits sang. A silence followed .their first at tempt, as well as their second and third, and the comisarlo of police, a mild creature owned, nnd paid by tho company, came around and made a few ineffectual protests... But inside the company's conces-. Blom where by common consent the militant rurales kept their bands off; the -Americans know they were safe, and they poon jollied the comisario IntpL taking, a. drink and depertlngr ?Th,en' Do 'Lancey took up the burden.' and the etring band, hired by the hoar, strummed on aa- If. for eternity. Oue by ono tt?e windows opened; fretful fathera stepped out on the bal cony-and? bound: by the custom-and convention of the country, thanked thora end bade them good n'gbt. , Bat the two windows behjnd which , the Senor Aragon and bis family reposed did not open and, though the dwin dling band stood directly under their balcony, and all knew that his-daugh ter, was tho fairest of the fair, Don Ci'pHUhodid not wiBh them goodnight,, ^rbapa he recognised the leading >'d tho big volca ot,, Hud to still the rlot-but?. ha would not speak tb tnom, and De Lancey would not quit: "Try ?ein on American muslcl" be cried, as everyone but-Bud went away in dlognst. "the latest rag from Broad wan y, New York. Here, gimme that guitar, hombre? and listen to . this nowl" He picked put a ?lever blt of syn copation and pitched bis voice' to a beady twang: .?OWU tn itu wrfen ?tore tho r*A rosee Oh-iTiy.: T lons to roi PhirK me int* n. flower. MdSte r.t an Soar, &o*t* let toe lea? th? Red noac-HA-ap]".. . There was some swing tb that, and lt seemed to make an Impression-, for Just aa he was well started on the chorus tho'slats, of one of the shut tera paftodijand ajiatch of whUe, shone tbr^kh ibo spaces.,, lt was th? ladles/ then/ who were getting interested 1 Phil walled on : "Swco-cot boney-fcee. b*. eweet to met M j- heart le fr*e. but hercc thc- feeyf And jr then,, positively, "ha. could -^sex) that , patch of whit? beat Um?. : He took *b cart ot J grscev M tba t nod : sang, On to the end, abd at a suggestion of clapping tn dumb-show he gave an en core and ragged it over again. ^fcv^ytWyy ?elnMt* dblnVlLdois/ ttl; "rJ??? began, ' as Clio Bhadbw. dance ceased. ."Honey* I deeiarWit'i a beaiyit'a a temptingly, and waa welbon bis way to further extravagancies when the figure in white swiftly, vaaished and a door slammed hurd Inside the house. Several minutes 'later the form of Don Juan appeured at the lower door, and In no uncertain tones he requested them to cease. "The Senor Aragon Informs me," ho j enid, "that your music annoys him." "Wed, let him come to the balcony and saj., his 'buenas noches,' " an swered, Bhll resentfully. "Tiie gentleman refuses to do that!" responded Don I briefly. "Then let him go to bed!" replied De Lancey, strumming a few synco pated chords; "I'm singing to bis daughter." At that Don Juan came down off the porch in his slippe/s and they engaged in a protracted argument. "What,* don't I get a word?" de manded Phil grievously, "not a pleas ant look from anybody? 'Swee-eeti Gracia Waved Him Good-Night. honey-bee, be sweet to me!'" ho pleaded, turning pathetically to the lady's balcony ; and then, with a .sud den flourish, n 'white handkerchief ap peared through the crack or the shut? tera-ah-'d, Gracia waved him good night. "Enough, Don Juan!" he cried, lay ing down-the guitar with a thump: "this ^ends our evening's entertain ment!?' , After paying and thanking the.stolid musicians - P2p> ju!neu ima and tho pair adjourned*to their room, where, in tho intervals of undressing, Phil favored the occupants ot the adjoining apartments with an aria from' "Beau tiful Doll/* But for all such nights of romance and music, there ls always a morning, afterward; and a fine~tenor voice set io ragtime.nev?r helped much in the development of a mine. Though Bud had remained loyally by his friend-. In his evening serenade he, for one, never forgot i for a moment that they- were in Fortuna to work the Eagle-Tail and not to win the hearts, of Spanishr Mexican senoritas, no matter how at tractive1 they might bo. BUd'was'Wliy?ct?chl man who, if he ever made lov?, would doubtless do lt in. a perfectly businesslike way, without- Iilrl^^any 'strttg bauds. But at tc?fi ^Satan? itlroe ho waa willing to make some concessions. "Weil, go anea/, and set vr-ir.Ri?An then," he growled, after trying three times In the morning to get bls-pard-. nor up; "I'm.going out to the mine!" Thv;n, with a saddle-gun under hir knee and his six-shooter hung at bis. hip; he rode rapidly down the road? turning out from time to time to let long cavalcades of mule* string by. The dead-eyed arrieros, each wi th. h la combined mule-blind and fj whiplash swinging free, seemed to have very little . on their minda -but their pack* lashings; tend yet'-they--must be three days out from Moctezuma. Their mulee, too, were well loaded with tho products of the hot country -ra ri egos of corn In red leather sacks, oranges and fruits in hand-mad* crates, panocheB of sugar in balanced ' frames, long joints of sugarcane for' the dulce pediere, and .nothing to indi-1 cafe either haste or flight. - I Three times he let long pack-trains go by v&tkout a word, and then at last. 0 verco too by curiosity, he inquired abortt^tlj^revoltoBOH. ;V >. "W? at , revoltosos ?" queried : the old man to whom he spoke. -. "Why, tho men of Bernardo Bjavo," ans* ??wL' qvrti "the. men p who are marching to fake M^octoeuina." "When I left Moctezuma," returned the. old pian, politely,- "all wes. quiet ' there wore no revoltosos. . Since then, ! 1 cannot eayr" . . . - ; "But tbacol d le ra ! ft?. cried -. Bud-< j "Surely you saw them t They were marching to .fight, the rcbelr," "Perhaps so," shrugged Ute arriero* laying the lash of his topojo ucroas the ru mp'of a mule: "but I know notb lng about it" "No," muttered Bade aa he continued on his way; "and I'll bet nobody'ebie doen,'?' . ' r inquiry oho wed that tn -this, too,, be was correct, Frons thosjs; who-traveled sv9t^t?^^^yMg}it .bB fllled'with reyoWM^v^^, as for them, they N^nritifr'b* got back to Fortun? -and the' busy federal telegraph Wire did. ho hear, any. mora news pt rapine and .bloodshed, and ,tho light which dawned upon him then was-gradually da^Injg. upon the whole, town^-. ' ' It Waa ,u falso alsm.'glvenj?utftor. "purposes of ?tate and Va? "higher polf : i - .:.-...'''...?'" . i. tics'* with which Mexico ls cursed, and tho moat that was ever Boen of Ber* nardo Bravo and bis lawless men was twenty miserable creatures, half starved, but with guns in their hands, who had come down out or the moun tains east of Moctezuma and killed a few cowa for beet. Thoroughly disgusted, and yet yaguej y alarmed at. this bit ot opexa bouffe warfare, Bud sot himself reso lutely to work to hunt up men for their mine, and, as many poor people were out of employment because ot the general stagnation of business, he soon bad ton Mexicans at his call. Then, as Phil bad dropsied out ot sight, be ordered supplies at the store and engaged Cruz Kjndez-who had Spent his fortune in three days-to pack the goods out on his mules. They were ready to stcrt the next morning if De Lancey could be found to order the powder bnd tools, and as the afternoon. wore on and no Phil appeared,..Bud went on a loug hunt which Anally discovered him in tho balcony ot their, window, making signs In the language of the "bear," as a man who flirts with a woman In Mex ico IB called. "Say, Phil," he hailed, disregarding his parduor's obvious preoccupation; "break away for a minute and tell me what kind of powder to get to break that schist-the Btore closes at five o'clock, and-" He thrust his bead out tho door as he spoke and paused, abashed. Through the half-closed portal of tho next balcony but one he beheld the golden hair of Gracia Aragon, and she fixed her .brown eyes upon him with a dazzling, mischievous smile. "O ho!" murmured Bud, laying a com pelling hand on De Lancey and back ing swiftly out of range; "so this is what you're up to-talking signs! But say. Phil," he continued, beokoning him peremptorily with a Jerk of bis head, "I got ten raen hired and a lot of grub bought, and If you don't pick ? '?..that mining stuff we're going to day. So get the Indy to excuse yon " ::ao on now." '-In a minute," pleaded Phil, and he went at the end of his allotted time, and perhaps it was the Imp of jealousy that put strength Into Hooker's ann. "Well, that's all right," said Bud, as Phil began his laughing excuses; "but you. want to remember the Maine, pardner-we didn't come down here to play the bear. When they's any love making to be done I want to be In on lt. And you want to remember.that promise you made me-you Bald you wouldn't have a thing to do with the Aragon outfit unless 1 WBB with you!". "Why, you aren't-you aren't jeal ??O, are you, Bud?" "Tea, I'm Jealous!' answered Hooker harshly; "Jedloue as the devil!.- And I want you to keep that promise, seo?" I "?W? Bud-" began De Lan coy in credulously; but Hooker silenced him with a look. Perhaps he was really Jealous,.or perhaps he only ?aid so to have his way, but Phil saw that he vas ia earnes?, and be went quietly by his. Bide.- ' But love had set bis . brain in a whirl, and he thought no more of bis promise-only of some subtler way of meeting hlB inamorata, some way which TJud would fall to see. (To be continued) GREENWOOD GRAND JURY .Lakes Some Interesting Comments In Its Presentment to. Court; Greenwood. Juno 24.-Thor? were some ariking features In- the present^ ment of tlje ' grand Jury today It IS charged that court work lr. impeded; ! because of tho absence of witnesses end that In the cares against Jule, Mose, Amos and Bob Mathis, the wit nesses were Intimidated. The grand jury recommended that. vigorous steps bo taken.to get the w.messes in court. Other recommendations are as follows:. "Upon, the examination ot tran scripts of magistrates we find, thal the fines imposed-for'-earning con cealed weapons, gambling and viola tion of the dispensary law In out opinion are entirely too-llghtt and wc recommend that heavier flties be im posed. We wish to call, tho- attention rof tht officers of the law-to tho general .vh> latlon of the law which forbids.--lu selling of giving of cigarette? to anj minor under IR. years of age. . "We also call-?tientlon to'tho s'att Ijw which--forbids?any.- proprietor ol any pool room from allowing any mi nor, under. 1$ years of age to plai pool or to loiter around any sue! places! ' "Our. attention bas beon called U tho fact that certain merchants lt various parta of the county havi been selling 'merchandise on Sunda] in violation of the law and some o the railroads aro operating shiftini freight trains In -Greenwood count} In violation of Sunday law.. Tho gen oral violation .of any law does , not ex cuse the violators and this grand Ju ry proposes to assist in the enforce mont-of such -laws, ar- well as au; others that may bo'on the' etotub books of Greenwood county." [:,---f.v . .' ? TOO HOT FOB DUDES, o-, - . > ? ? -? ?? . . I? Georgia Tech Cadets Threw Vp The! Job? InH?ansa? Wheat Field?. ; Atlanta, Ga., June ?4.*-The S Tee! students' und other Georgia boy? v/b have-gone-west to-help harvest th wheat crop are striking hot weather t gdgo from:a dispatch from HOXit aneas. It IB sb. hot there that th city fellows imported for the harvea throw down - Utelr pitchforks -and?lol th? Tul-mor? In the lurch. The far mers -descended--on tho county gaM (tbld the fermer? f. .dtt-ltomfwlmfi told the citizens that help was*impel atlve, and the town Immediately close up shop; r ulled down ita blinds aa Smt'*, the: fields. .The court nous? ? barber shops; the drug store? nu even the doctors forgot Uieiry bu si nos ?lid' turned in to help get in the grail .hvijU fwnifw cmfwypfd rbfwwffmfwn VOLUME 1, NUMBER 120 Weekly, Established 1SC0; Dally, Jan. 13, 1914. ANDERSON, S. C., FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS $5.00 PER ANNUM Financial and New York Cotton New York, Juno 2Y-The ::otton market more than recovered yoetcr day's IOBECS during tot-ay's trading with the close steady 10 to ir? points i net higher. Liverpool did not fully meet tho , local decline of yesterday with pri vate cables attributing thc relative ly Btcady showing to spinners calling and continental buying. The local market opened, steady at an advance of 1 to 4 points in sympathy, and noon showed lncrea>>ng .strength owing to the lesa favorable average of private crop advices and predic tions of continued dry hot weather in the i South. Many of yesterday's seilcr? appeared to.be covering on the advance mid tho demand became a little ?nore general .following thc pity: Heal ?on of tho doily "weather reporli showing very high temperatures at many stations in thc belt. Active months sold .about 15 to 20 points not higher, on this . advance, but met considerable realizing at that level, while in the .late trading there was ais? Wall, street selling, which accompanied rather a sharp break in the stock mai ?'.?it and vagu1 rumora of financial troubles in com mercial circles, which, however, wore not supposed to have any direct con nection with thc .cotton trade. Clos ing prices showed reactions of some G or 6 points from thc best. Reports received today from both the eastern and Western belts indi cated that the crop waa' very spotted and irregular, and that thero^were considerable arcan tn tho Carolinas still suffering from drought. Cotton futures closed steady. Opon . CloBC. July..1260 1268 August.1253 1272 October.124? 12,r?r. December . . .-.. ...1248 1258 January. ... . .1235 12<i? March.. ..1239 1251 Snot cottou tja let :-middling uplands 13.25; gulf 1350. No sales. New Orleans Cotton New ; Orleans, June 24.-Talk of damage to cotton fields .thnmuh hot weather and drouth put the pri?e of new crop contracta a dollar a bale up today. Tito market had a good tone the session through, but' the upward movement was checked in the after noon by tho profit taking of scalpers on the long side. At tho highest thc new crop? were 18 to i?, points up. The old crops were not sp strong, Ju ly at Its best being only 8 up.' Fear of deliveries held July down, accord ing to the goff pip- of the ring. The market closed at a net gain for tho day of 8 to 14 points. Complaints of drouth came chiefly from the Eastern half -or thc belt and their effect was - Intensified by the forecast bf gone rat k| -ifair and warm weather for tho entire belt. Cotton futures closed steady. July 13-11; August 13.08; October 12.55; December 12.53; \ January ' 12.55; March 12.65. Spot .cotton quiet,. unchanged. Mid dling 13 11-16. Sales on the spot 738; to arrivfj 125.. Li verpool Cotton Liverpool, Juna ZA.-Cotton . spot easier; good middling 808; middling 756:- low middling TO8\*. Sales* 4,000; speculation and exports 3, OOO. Re ceipts 34,000. Futures steady. June,: 747-.. 1-2; Ju no -July 710 ln2; July- August 713 1-2; August Sept. 704-12;/. October November 673 1-2; December January 664. 1-2; January February. 604 1-2; M radi April 667.- . Cotton Seed Oil New York*-June;,24.r-CoU*a: seed bil was lower, ?gain today._-under re newed,, liquidation and lack .-of, new buying oower- Refiners .bought July, and Rold September. Final > .'prices were generally .1 lo 4 .points bet low er. Sales 9,600 barrels, Commercial Stocks and Bonds Now York .lune 21.-On a volume nf business much In excess of recent averages, today's sttf.-k market re sumed In markeri manner thc down? ward trend which began yesterday, largely, it is believed, as a result of Ibo decision rendered earlier in thc week by the Supreme court in the inter-mountain rate case. Tqday'a selling movement embraced virtual ly all the Important railway issues, declines ranging from 1 tn almost :i points. Weakest stocks wen: New York Central. United States Steel, de clined under tho weight of tho sen ior nroKRure. T?'.o cloding was at c around the lowest level of ibo day. Passing of tho "Pan-llnndlr." com mon dividend caused au abrupt de cline in thia stock. If closed with a net loss or 7 points. Tho dividend on United States Cant Iron Pipe pre ferred also was passed with a sharp decline In tho steck. United Dry Goods referred broke almoct 15' points. Europe was not n factor in . ,thf3 market, London selling very lightly, but buying to thc extent of a few thousand shares. No more gold was taken for ship ment to Europe. Bonds wore weak, with a dec-line or 6 points in International .Pump 5s. Other speculative Issues sutfered ma terially losse. Total sales, par value, were $2.646,000. y Government bonds were unchanged on call. Grain and Provisions Chicago. June 24.-Wheat prices hore today tumbled far below n lev el nt which oven Ruseia and I minn il la were willing to compete. Increas ing certainty of an overwhelming ciop In this country was mainly re st cnslblc. Closing velues were rela tively steady at\a range of S-,4e, off to l-8c. up .compared with last night. Com showed a net decline of a six teenth to 3.-8 and oats off 1-8 to 5-8c. in provisions, tho. outcome was un changed to 5c hlgheri Money On Call Now York'i Juno 21.-Mercantil/? paper :t 1-2 a 4. Sterling rteady; 60 days 186.10; de mand 488.10. Commercial billa 485 5-8. Bar silver 56 1-4. Mexican dolars 44. - Government bonds steady; railroad bonds weak. Call money steady 1 7-8 a 2; ruling rato 1 7-8; closing 1 7-8 a 2? LAWYERS IN THE SWIM. Got Their An tot?, on u Raft, and Went to the llottoin of River. ' Atlanta, Ga., Juno 24.-A party of Atlanta lawyers who started by. auto mobile for thc Bar Association meet ing at Tybeo Irland, found' plenty of. adventure on their way, according to frlendr. who have returned 'frbm thc mcrt'ng. James A. Branch was hoBt of the party and his guests wove Clar ence Bell, Jerome Moore and -Dave N'. WU lams. Everything ran rfnoothly until they came to a stream near Mad ison, Gr?.. Which Waa swollen by rains. They built a raft, put the car on it and sailed out'Into tho waves, when . the raft .auto .and lawyers went to the bottom. It required several teams of horses lo drag tho car out of the stream. (Jerome' Moore* is well known tn Anderson?) . r . ? y ' ' . ; ?? . - s FOR THE-LEGISLATURE ' Eugene Long of linnea Path Is Think lng of Offering. Mr. Eugene Long of Hones' Path, was'In tho city yesterday and stated that' at the suggestion of somo. of his friend-? he ie thinking seriously ot offering.for the legislature.- Mr. Long has bad a lot of trouble this year, sickness and accidents to bis children,, and.be is undecided whether be can afford to make the'campaign. Happiness Only Comparative. We may antic?pate bliss, *but who ever drank: of that enchanted cup unal loyed?-Colton. -, ; * ? Helps says Mrs. Sylvania Woods, of Clifton Mills, Ky., in writing of her experience with Cardui, the woman's tonic She says further: "Before I began to use Cardui, my back and head would hurt so bad, I thought the pain would kill mc. 1 was hardly able to do any of my housework. After taking three bottles of Cardui, I began to feel like a new woman. I soon gained 35 pounds, and now, I do all my housework, as well as run a big water mill. I wish every suffering woman would give The Woman's Tonic a trial. T still use Cardui when I feel a little bad, and it always does me good." Headache, . backache, side ache,. nervousness, tired, worn-out feelings, etc., are pure signs of woman ly trouble. Signs that you need Cardui, the woman's tonic You cannot make a mistake in trying Cardui for your trouble. It has been helping weak, ailing women for mere than fifty years. ........... Get a Bottle Today! Safety Vul. Kit $3.50 Smokeless, Sootiest, for Tubes and Cas ings. NO OPEN FLAME &\ REPAIR YOUR OWN TIRES ...FORD Todd Auto Shop Phone 226 : : Anderson, S. G. We Have Btofes ?Sj coming in al mort every day th? latest shipment being a car of -COLUMBUS Come in and let us show them. They aro 1914 Models. We have m nice, line of Pony buggies. ; X ' J. S