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TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1919. Dice of I Destiny \ fy> Jackson^ * ^ (\vo(4(^r\ ^J.JL >J V^J. 1 COPYRIGHT 4/ (Continued from,Last Issue.) 11 s0lMns his eyes sinillnj 8YNOP8I8. carefully ami tl "Where Is ihe CHAPTER I?8enor don Antonio do la "Tha will wn Ouerra, wealthy Spanish ranch owner on nt " the American stds of the Mexican border, I Stunway crlsplj Is Informed by his American attorney . . ?, , that a technical error has been found la natures was til ttls will. The aenor signs a new docu- appeared. Will meat without reading It. thp tWQ eventa CHAPTER II?Teresa, only grandchild "You ask r of the eenor, finds evidence of a struggle la the library and her grandfather miss- shrugged his si: ing. The belief Is that the eenor ha? been a servant In oarrled across the border by Mexican reDels. Billy Htanway, Teresa's sweetheart, ery appeared il takes command of the situation and or- wnv dsre the servants and vaqueros to arm _ themselves. "El Oapltan CHAPTER III?Stanway. with twenty the senoritn." 1 men, starts In pursuit of the rebels. They ??nnwnv otn meet Kduardo Ramon Torre, kinsman of oumway sin Teresa, who has been wounded, be forgetting Torr claims, by the eecaptng rebels. ,,Qf the rebel CHAPTER IV?btgnway loses the reb- "SI, senor ! els" trail and returns to the hacienda. ,,, Teresa shows him the copy of the new 1 cuu fc" will which she has found and which Torr*. Ipdlffcr leaves all ths nrobertv to Totra d >ul)t wlsh fQ Torre laughed and lifted his shoul- hiui, muchacht ders. Guerra heir I "Enter," he said with graclonsness when I have which was In some strange way vague- uttle more suj ly Insulting; It was ns though he were the master here, and because of his Cj. generosity not only Stanway but the girl as well were allowed upon the The premises. Teresa de la Now It was Teresa who flushed. aD(] white, am "Come, Senor Billy," she said qui- ghe heard ii etly. "We are going to have coffee 8Uit to her belt together." iDg as she so For the fraction of a second the nipn the old S two men stood fronting each other, gant young kli their level eyes filled with challenge. ..... .. . ? ' | - yv e uon r with a mistrust which was little less 1 pre9entiy turi than hatred. man at |ab|e n Then the Spaniard, bowing again, ?|?orhnps Cap turned away, with 11 slight smile play- 0jear mutters Ing under the small, pointed mustache, wltb me Sen( and Stanway followed his hostess. Torre's face Pedro himself superintended the them go QUt t) serving of the simple breakfast. . .. . . .. ? .. . , In the drawl "Senorlta, Stanway said at last. unlform b pushing back his chair, "I should like broad heavyto go back to the drawing room. There | hard-featured might be something there to give us He bowed de'e a hint that will help us.' "Senorlta." I "?"T8h; HV1. had,;hou^t of dlireg,rdln(C that. I looked last night carefully u the ,rF( after you had gone." ?|t ,8 an u You found nothing?" I brlngs her( ".Nothing that I could understand," I ,,R . ? she answered quietly. "Something I t C?.St',a ? ?V ,,, ? . ? . to a chair. "I could not. ' . . He looked up at her quickly, his) I, Jr.1"7 eyes full of question. I tba Pa'nted P "This," she answered, not waiting e ni.' * v..... ? ? . way remained for him to speak. | ? She placed a folded paper before " [; him. He glanced at It, frowned, ; e ? f.po?] looked aguln, and turned once more . " n 8 or y* to her. ! dear cause. "It Is his will. Dated last night. ; our hoPes- ol But why has he made a new one?" ove inos ' "Read it," as quietly as before, An(1 * though her eyes were brightening with nRS * 1 c some surge of emotion he could not 8,mP'? ecaus iruess. ttny ?PPortun> He ran through It hastily, skimming . f . P the lines, eager for the gist of It. And ?T.?, 't, 5 when he had found It he leaped to r' |su ONN his feet, his hands clenched, amaze- . . n ment and anger mingled In his eyes. "It Is a forgery!" he cried sharply. _ ie ' "No," shaking her head. "It Is his ^n?r y!>Ur signature. And, look, to make certain S",|'S 8 0,^ I Investigated. Pedrp and Juana and u Tell me, Vldel witnessed the signature. That ' ^Ju'ro 's ,ie 1 la what brought Mr. Dempton last Many inllei nlRht.. answered sue "But," he muttered heavily, "the ?' 'r,e^(lR thing Is Impossible! Why, he has K,Kn'i given everything, everything to Torre! '?An'' t,lose And he hated Torre more than he pro- ' have not tended to hnte an 'American!" turned the ca| "Yet It Is his will," she reminded P'u'n? senorlti him. "And he Is gone. And Senor Ouerra, n?t Torre Is here." wpn rebut "Already with the air of a master!" not 'ov<* my ahouted Stanway. He was already ve|T stubborn half across the room, sheer wrath in "Our cause his eyes now, the will crumpled In hla 'n Krea'i u hard hand. I "Had I ma "Walt!" the girl cried, running to 'or a not? to him, her hand upon his arm as though be'd 'or ranao ahe would hold hlra back. "What are ? *now tha you going to do?" ?? * eome str "To tell him that he is no less a mupb ns a wo fool thnn a thief," he retorted. "That l',at unless tli he must explain his opportune pres- ately " ? ___ ,, __ ,, M If,. KmL. - ?? wfii u* nit,* uiMipp^nrance j 1 * of Dp la Guerra." i ders. . "Again I appear to eavesdrop.! ou reallzi Again I prove the adage that he who wny roo"y* "t listens hears dlsnppolntliK things of M?rt of himself." It was T<irre leaning In do- " 's not w'" lently In the doorway. , 8enortta v "Yon are going to say, senor?" , what you ash v Stanwny tlur.g the crumpled paper we y?u In front of him. committed 1 "Explain that!" he snapped. "You Again the < can't get away with a thing like this, .would Torre. Explain It!" ' n,e> or *>t'r^iar "When I have read It," replied Torre I,romPtlycoolly, his small hand carelessly tak- ?'**'r3' di Ing up the document. "Ah"?with to thlnk "oth what sounded like very genuine sur- *<n"r ta prise In his tone?"It Is De la Guer- ?r tl,e Senor ra's will!" Again a Teresa and Stanwny watched him through the f dosfij, i * *? h,? *y** THE LANCASTER NEWS rim's, was silent a moment. Final / . fl al he said, turning to Teresa: f// "Before you give this gentleman I ,/// answer, senoritu, may I ask for a f? J// / /1 ySdSDr wor('8 w'th you?" I jKnS| "May I Interrupt again?" It w f. _ I \ JfVRSH Eduardo Ramon Torre, insolent a 'jJIW**!* \ debonair, bowing In the doorway, \J I fresh, unltghted cigarette between I n / fingers. "Buenos dlas, Senor el Ca Captain Juarez Rtnred at him flx< l2Til/' I ' \l im '",r^ cyes aK Insolent as the //Til'/ / 'I \ l\> ?* Torre, and made no answer. /s({ /'( / I / Mr 1 spnor." went on Torre '// / IIt M'Tl I mork courtesy, still lounging In t '"if Jrivyllll/r doorway, "that it is with me that y /t( P Mft 'j/'li'A I wish to deal. Am I not right, prii Wltilif I n,la?" lik'h,,y to Tcrosn. J tl '' i, I y m\ / r',? k'rt'8 eyes darkened. Jtiar i)> ' ) looked from one to another curious > i %i / "I think," he said slowly, "that I can have business with no one exec K.- - o la senoritn. She is the one to spe y clear." he said then. ,n n <ase ,,ko th,s one- s,uoe the < f. lie folded the paper " or*8 not, to sl"'ak for Wlus .rust it Into his pocket. ai"L she ,s hls he?rcss." need for explanation?" Let /our keen rost on tW s made last night," said T?7e (,rVw the wUl fro,u hls V 1 f. "The ink of the slg- an<1 carclessly tossed it into Juar irdly dry when he dls- laP*. ... ... 4t is the connection of e N"1 " ked at It swift senor?" ey* ran dowa the written she iddles. S.-DOP." Torr. "J"1 be "*"rted P?>P'>b|J' ?b?> ' . , glance rested upon the name Bduar loulders. _ . .. .. .. Ramon Torre, snowy white linen 1!t- ...? ?. , . . . _ .. . . "I have been misinformed, 1 the dining room door- . . ... . , . . cried, starting to his feet. "The _ . . ... norlta Is not the heiress. It Is Set Juarez to speak with , Torre who inherits !" fie announced. ,to ? . _ ... _. . . , . . Seguro, replied Torre, putting < rted, swinging about, .. . , . . . .. ?. . . .... . his shapely hand for the will. "And e for the Instant. ... ? _ ? . m,, . . . . senor, am that Senor Torre. Nc I army?" he demanded. . . . Of the Inaiirrertoa." wtat do jron want! hls errand," r,.marked J,1"' true senorltar Jna, vnlly. "He will no "h'r">" nb?ut- h s e?? brl?bt ? M,. a? with me. TeU upon Teresa a. that us the Lie 1. Y?" baP" ' answrrru him guardedly. "Did he t shall speak with him? tell you of a change in his will?" finished my coffee. "We did not speak," Juarez reuib jar, I'edro." y y,pr j hnve said, I knew tl 'ii/Va it would he useless to talk with h IAPTER V. ^v? ^ l^p fonows only thnt he Is being he he does not know why. I know onl Game Begins. nn(j jlP resorted to the shrug so mi Guerra s face went red , H nf method of speech, "t! 1 Tnrro aitninrr I .. ' , , rumor has it that you are his helrt i the words only an In- and (his states tbut Torrc >ved papa grande, know- berjtR? well knew that of all ' ... . , , , Spaniard hated hta ?rro _ ""n"7., "< ? "** '? mlatnfo e Hainan moat Implacably. T"rP '? *">""?<'? ,''"ve ...... . will and testament Itself before y understand. she suld If ,t ,s sufflc|ently plain that I t 1 ,7 >n uP?n not the senorlta," with an apolog< ind addressing Stanway. bow fo Tr.r0fJf, ..re,irospnt my kJ tain Juarez call will m T tnjs( tbaf wU, state for us. Will you come errBnd com.,8elv." >i ' anway "It is this," said Juarez shortly. ' darkened as he watched Senor de ,a r.n?rra ,8 heId by " men for ransom. Twenty thousi ng roon^ In much worn dollars will bring him buck to j aking his rank, a very promptly, without n scnitch on h set Mexican, swarthy, ^ refusal to pay will be a signal keen-eyed, was wnlting. hlH death." ply as they entered. "So," remarked Torre coolly. "II he said briskly, his eyes only twenty thousand dollars. 1 Stanway and resting are modest, senor 1" i face In a keen regard, "American money," Juarez added ihpleasant duty which coolly, this morning." "American money." nodded Toi she said quietly, going "Thai Is better than Mexican pei lut first, Captain Juarez, nt any rate. It is at least less lnsi lend, Senor Stanway ol Ing to my kinsman." lock rancho." Captnln Juarez made no reply, en bowed coolly. Stnn resa and Stanway looked at each ot standing near the girl's swiftly. uarez sat down. Torre, smiling as though the wt r Mexico," said the cap- matter were merely amusing, 'are fighting hard for a dressed himself to the girl. Wo CnndtlfiA o?ADAl,.na ' "Tpfiiclli, " f, ,1,1 L'llO llllcllc/l 11,, ** v OUVHUVO uuincnco, ? 171 * nnn, ?IIM< ni?c 11 umivu U11 ir homes for the thing the easy familiarity, "perhaps the ' seuorlta. lant captain has not yet breakfast Is our country. We do lins a ,onK r'de before him an* we do not like to do would be better If he should not cn e It Is our duty to toke "way ? misunderstanding of the I>< ty which chance gives ur Guerra hospitality. Also, while he ek of our land from the his coffee, you and I might disc rant." the situation?" ed. "Yes," the girl agreed slowly. "T have called this morn- would perhaps be best." Iler h e crossed the border?" went to the bell cord to summon est of a Mexican's duty. dro. "We have just breakfasted, se 1 grandfather Is well and oapltnn. If you will go with I'edro e to you." will see that you are served. And she cried Impetuously, nor Torre, Senor Stanway and my f" enn avail ourselves of the time 9 beyond the border." he come to a decision." einctly. "In the hand* The captain bowed, and with no 1 he accedes to our de- Itatlon turned his back on them flcantly. follow the servant to the dining ro demands?" curiously. Torre cnmo In, sat down, crossing as yet made of him," re- legs with elaborate care to the ere ptaln. "Allow me to ex- 'n his trousers, and favored Stam i. I know Senor de la with a look which mocked openly, personally at least very "An Interesting situation. Is It I e. I know that he doea senor?" he asked lightly. Mexico, and that he la "An extremely hazardous game u nro nlnvinc Tftrre " r-rloit Stimu nv needs money and he hat Krily. nnecessary quantities. "I?" Torre lifted his brows, de a demand upon him is not 1 who P18*- 11 ,8 1 who wa you, stating that he wit game. ru and urging you to pay "Watch the pawns your own t he would have refused hanf1 hnB Bet moving!" was Stanwi alght to you, without so h?'ut0fl retort. "I>o you think that rd to him, informing you rnn *ft awav wl,h ,l thln* of 1 e money is sent imraedl kln(l> Torrp? man, it smelif heaven !" >ff, shrugging his shoul "Recriminations nsldo-nt least si we postpone them? There Is a or e. senor." broke in Stan- Jfmanrt'n? attention. Now." lift hat this Is rather an un h,s han,) ftKa,nst s,anw"y 8 wor,lf) thing at this day? Thai J,ave ^ propualtlon to make-to j tout danger to yoq? If ,I?"a\ , , iere not disposed to give " \ , ? T . i. if on the other hand n M,'rHyftblSl As h"Jr to the, for the crime you have ?"?>rra T ,Ty bo a pr" "rtl person. You. with no personal in npt.li, ?bruKK?l. " V"!'k J"1'" nl"k';" ln . eyes at the girl s wincing at his woi mean imprisohnu nt fot .. . . , , ,,. .. , , are the one to decide. Shall the t |>s death, he answered ... . . . ... . , , , ,, tains request he granted? I leavi things which a soldlei . .. , . ? ay Of ids life and grow. tCJ ' 8*nort'a- *??" Ing about. And-pardou TT'Kn 1 her "p' th<> <0,?r -It would mean the dealt Bn,frny ,nto ,H'r cWks She *"w de la Uuerra " trap as P'a'n'y as Torre, as plal . . . ... as Stanway saw It. And she did little shiver trembled . , - .. . . see the answer to make, raine of the girl. Stan i steady upon Hie Meil- (Continued Id Next Issue.) i, LANCASTER. S. C. u,r ??j?? Z . * 4 SalliR ?k For a.' Si^k. )ld kit I WHY SUFFRAGE FIGHT tervi 8"i TOOK 50 YEARS *on cot honn W to le (Continued from Fage Two.) whic cong et* j and rolorod our conversation for, lo, jnter ^'jthis Inst quarter of a century. The. theii j man "all right on suffrage" is a yei-' jjja 1 low card man; the white card man'frnK, Be_ | is doubtful or possible; the blue cardj jn ior , man is unchanbeably opposed. The aom< process of changing blue, first into even >tft j white, then into yellow, has pre-' corr I sented points of vivid interest. j <jprn ,w* It was early discovered that when mrn a congressman or senator told every; jajjv woman who interviewed him that he troji ] was opposed for a certain reason and ,he stated the same reason to all, it was U(e(j lot j really his opinion. An effort was theii I then made to bring him proof of his j)as ad-| error, and every legitimate means of p()W hat | bringing the proof needed for his ^ 'm-1 con version was employed. When,' however, the senator gave to each y\ ' woman who interviewed him a dif-! . ich i , . , ... hon< ^ tjferent reason for his opposition, it( j \vas then understood that his op-[ ... . , . , I latu in- position was not a considered oppoI sit ion. One by one the objections I I Oftt ^1" ; he urged were combated, both by in-i the I -r and OOPU U RUISES-CUTS Cleanse thoroughly-- j r< P( ns" reduce inflammation j *ors our by cold wet oOmprea- clas sea?apply lightly, without /?/ f)A aDR( "El fr,ction? fir tlT m> VICE'S YAPORUBti lor' md -yoUR BODYGUARD"-30*. 60ML2O mov ^oo I lm. " I? United Sti as I T ire. IMro SOS. A. -I \Aiifhavn ,,f UUUUH/111 ad- | ?? -7 X . SUMME1 vul- . tod. 1 lt 1V f7 * rin v r rom L baa uss Asheville, N. C |l || | and Way\nesville, N. C re- IV Lake Junaluska, N. C nor . be Flat Rock, N. C self Brevard, N. C to ?* Balsam, N. C ^ | V Ridgecrest, N. C tos om. 1 ?? his JL nso I AND MAI Suy ^ Tickets < not. > A yoa T "";X Spend Your "'"i Mount a j Ann iy's |A Fix Golf Tennis Horseba ' ?? hall 1 isls tine % "i * rou, 4 V "Til ' 'A ,72 V THROUGH SERVICE. his ? IW. B. rlne Y ,he ? i lnI?iA ] not | $ ) ..... ? * , Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the this manner we have learned ? ,. ? ... ? ,. . test. Mrs. H. Y. Hathcock of South s strange things. One is that despite the campaign against Main 8t" Lanca8ter' endorsed Doan's option and on behalf of real three yoars aBO an<1 aBain confirm? ocratic representative govern-!thp story- Could you ask for more t. there are men elected to leg!J ConvlncinK testimony? e positions who are utterly con- "About aix weoka aB0 1 US6(1 a boX ed. not by the voters who elected of ,)uan'8 Kidney PillS' WhlCh 1 i. but by the man who contrib- at the S,aadard and 1 am the money to pay the bills for B,ad to say they iellpvt>d ino of the ? ?? , v n . ? , 1 bachaches, from which I had so much r campaign. No Influence known, ... 'misery," says Mrs. Hathcock. * Bebeen found to overcome this er in politics. Ifore that 1 couMn't do housework without discomfort and every he National American Woman' tjmp j 8toop<>d over> my back rage association has proceeded Reemed tQ ^vo way on mp and palned i? the supposition that men were ,n ft duU *av The,one box of 1)oan3 est. reasonable, and patriotic. It K)dnov pmR re,lov0(l me very mucb supposed that men in the legis- ^ , plve fuH credi( Vo them for u res and in congress would pos- fStat(>ment Riven Mav 21> 19i4.) at least a common school edu- Qn Febniarv 20. 191S. Mrs. Hathm. some knowledge of history. COpk ndded; .., ran Rtm ,ecommen(i some realizing sense of the place T>oan.R Kldney TMlls biphlv; for they ipied by our own nation among entirely cured me of kidney trouble, world's nations. It is glad to u ,8 a preat p,eaRure to confirRJ ray ,rt that the majority of legisla- f(mnor 8tatement.? and congressmen belong to these Prjre r,no a( al, dealera. Don't ses. and that when reasonable Rlmp]v flsk for a kIdney remody_^ [>als have been made to them pet Doan>R Kidaey Piil8_the same r have listened and acted ac- (hat Mrg Hathoock had. Fosterlingly. Many have been slow to Mllburn Co-> Mfgr8., Buffalo, N. Y. e, but they have moved. We are ^dy t 4% ??? A<*4AAAAA ? ? ? * t ? ? f ites Railroad Administration X 4' rtor (k'neral of ltullroM<l-s 'Jfcr X Railroad Lines 1 R EXCURSION FARES I ANCASTER, S. C. ? x . ...$ 8.82 Hendersonville, N. C 7.62 X * 1 . . . 10.32 Try on. N. C 6.48 10 20 ?& * ^ Saluda, N. C 7.02 & ^ ?.> Black Mountain. X. C 8.16 10 74 Hickory, X. C 6.00 * .... 8.01 ^-'Highland Lake, X. C 7.56 (War Tax Extra) X' S\ OTHER ATTRACTIVE RESORTS in Sale Now. Final Limit October .'{1st 1 t Vacation in the Glorious V ins of Western North Carolina v ? T I tck Riding Motoring Fishing Camping f * L1VK OUTDOORS > in IK LAND OF TDK SKY" ? - *> CONVENIENT SCHEDULES. ? lUTHEN, Agent I LANCASTER, S. C. f - ?? -*"? > ^ kiwi '* 1 * PAGE THREE pained to confess that we have <1 | known a minority in many a leglsla* ture and in congress which is not _ honest, reasonable, or patriotic, ___ J ' ' ; which does not show any signs of frfltjflBwtf- 1 knowledge of history or geography. '4i If:', jft|jljttW|T I Interviews and records have al' B M ways been regarded as contldential fw^jP I | J am* w'" he so conserved. They I yjfS'Bfc would furnish interesting matter for 'M' ' ~ the student of psychology, of poli fff tii s. and of democracy in operation. ^ Tj Whut of ratification? Can oppo" I * nents hold thirteen states and thus fff,Jj f*defeat ratification? Impossible. y^'T There is no power of men or armies 'Ki ' *''11 I ; tbat ,an stay the coining of an idea ' J-| when its time to move has come. ^ I' fT The states will ratify. Political parCT" ?' ,irs have risen above the influences x **" w which once stayed their support. K.0XDOO'^. The\ have pledged it and are sincere ? aru' serious now. A minority of ew and literature at Washing- "low-brained. timid ones still show and by the people he knew at an energet,c amount of hostility tob. Every effort was put forth ward woinan sufr g<>' but ,hoir ?P" arn the names and the interests P?s,tio? onl>' offers tho invariable h gave financial backing to the ******* which a? great movements ressman or legislators, and these have met~1and conquered, ests were then appealed to join ^ FHIEXD request with ours that the can. , , A good friend stands by you when te should vote for woman suf- . . . ? In need. Lancaster people tell how