The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, June 24, 1919, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1919.
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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
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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.)
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(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
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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
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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