Local News of the Week.
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.Dr. and Mrs. L. F. Magee were
Texarkana visitors this week.
Hardwood <T5 cents per lead un
til September 1st. T. F. Ashcroft
5 or 6 doses 666 will cure any
case of fever and chills. Price, 25c
W. L. Reagan maae a business
trip to Arkansas City the first of
the week.
Mrs. D A. Keasler and children
are visiting with her mother at
Ruston. La.
* F. W. Scott arrived home Tues
day afternoon from a business trip
to St. Louis.
C. B Martin, Jr., of Bastrop, was
here this week the guest of his
cousin, C. H. Andrews.
Lost—A Double Eagle Masonic
gold pin. Return to Mrs. W, H.
Wheeler and be rewarded.
T. A. Gibson and C. H. Murphy
have completed the erection of a
200 ton silo at Felsenthal.
Rev. J. R. Rushing was at Law
son this week assisting Rev. Jim
Rhodes in a meeting there.
Mrs. Vessie Clary left Wednes
morning for a month’s visit at Bok
homa, Okla.. with her aunt.
Neel & Wood erected a 50-ton
Tuslo silo on their stock farm
southeast of town this week.
T. B. Weaver and wife left Tues
day morning for a three weeks
visit at Mineral Wells, Texas.
Our huller cleans the cotton and
seed. Neel &i Brasher Gin,
Huttig. Aik.
Miss Lucile N'pper arrived home
Saturday afternoon from an ex
tended visit with relatives in Mis
souri.
Mrs. Garland James and chil
dren, of Griffin, are the guests of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Hawkins, here this week.
Rev. W. F. Warren, of El Dora
do, Association Missionary, occu
pied the pulpit at the First Baptist
church here Sunday morning and
evening.
Malaria or Chills & Fever
Prescription No. 666 is prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHILLS A. FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
if taken then as a tonic the Fever wil not
return. It acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c
Mrs. J. H. Knox and Mrs. M. L.
Phillips and children spent Thurs
day and Friday of last week in El
Dorado visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
N. H. Knox.
Herman Gibson entertained a
number of his young friends at the
home of his parents on Thursday
evening of last week and all pres
ent had a great time.
We failed to mention in our last
issue the arrival of a son at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bo
dine at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday
night September 2. Mother and
son both doing well. The young
man has been christened Albert
Norman Bodine.
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A large number of the members
of Sweet Bay Camp No. 411, W.
0 W.. unveiled the monument of
the order over the grave of the late
W. W. Gathright at New Hope
cemetery near Oakland. La., on
Sunday morning, assisted by Dis
trict Deputy Ira T. Winfrey, of
Camden.
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Might trade for the Worse.
Socrates thought that if ail our rols
fortuues were laid in one common
heap, whence every one must take an
equal portion, most persons would be
contented W take their o».n and de
part.—Plutarch.
5 or 6 doses 666 will break any
case of fever and chills. Price. 25c.
The expense to Union county
under Act No. 3 will not exceed
$225.00 per year and will save the
county probab'y four times that
amount.
Republicans in congress have
had the clerk of the house look up
the attendance records of the
solOns, which shows that the Ar
kansas delegation stands at the
head of the list in attendance at
sessions of the house.
RUB-MY-TISM
Will cure your Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and
Burns. Old Sores, Stings of Insects
Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in
ternally and externally. Price 25c
We take this method of thanking
our many friends and patrons for
the large number of letters we have
received telling us of the truly
wonderful resu ts gained by the
use of Hunt's Lightning Oil in the
treatment of rheumatism, neural
gia. headache and other characters
of pain. We appreciate this spon
taneous outburst of approval. A
B. Richards Medicine Co.. Sher
man, Texas.
We desire to thank our friend:-:
and physicians who tendered their
sympathy and kindness to us dur
ing the illness of Mr. Pittman while
at Huttig. We will always remem
ber those who so tenderly cared
for our little babe. May God bless
each one of you. Sincerely,
A. L. Pittman and Family.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
y lucal applications, ns they cannot
.•-•ach tne '..sensed por.mn of the cur.
.there is only one way It ccra tlcufn. ss,
■ nd tli.-t is by consUtullOiufl r medics.
Oealti is caused by an bill tmui condi
tion of the mucous lining of the Eusta
chian Tuse. When tliis tube is inflamed
• ju liave a ru.nblinff sounfl cr imperfect
c rin.'j, aud when it is entirely closed,
ieaaicsa is the result, and unless the in
flammation can be taken out and tills
• ube r.stored to it3 r.rmnl condition,
hearing will bo destroyed forever; nino
esses c :t cf t.n are caused by Cj-tarrh,
which Is nothing1 but on inflamed condi
tion tf tl o mucous sur'acos.
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Hall's Catarrh Ccr j. Send far circulars, f- -.
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Take Uali'a a'auiilr ITUs for coastination.
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Methodist Church Services
The following services will b
held at Union church Sunday; Sun
day school at 10:00 a. m. Preach
ing at 1 1 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. by
the pastor. A cordial invitation is I
extended to all to attend these
services.
Rev. J. R. Rushing Pastor I
Lower Rates of Interest
Arkansas cities and towns, under
present arrangements, are forced to
pay high rates of interest for funds to
carry on public improvements. Under
the terms of proposed Amendment
No. 14 ‘‘no bonds or other interest
bearing evidences of indebtedness is
sued under the authority of this
amendment shall ever i>| sold at lesj
than par, and when issued by cities
of the first class they shall not bear
greater rate Of interest than five per
cent per annum, and wtien Issued by
cities of the second claRs and hv in
corporated towns of 1,000 or more
population, shall not bear a greatei
rate of interest than six cent per an
num.” It iR a well known fact that
many cities and towns in Arkansas
leave been forced to pay not five per
cent, or six per cent, but eight per
cent per annum, and more, for short
time accomodations. The alternative
has been placed before, the officials of
such cities and towns, either to pay
such rates of interest or to permit
much needed public Improvements of
a general character to fall for lack of
assistance by the cities.
To deny tlie property owner to give j
a lien on his property, either In the |
shape of a deed of trust,, mortgage or \
bonds (which is nothing more nor
less than poles) is taking away the ■
rights of a citizen.
Therefore the Shield is in favor of
a favorable vote on Amendment 14. j
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The Land of Broken Promise.
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By DANE COOLIDGE
A Stirring Story of the
Mexican Revolution
Author of
“TUF FIGHTING FOOL,” “HIDDEN WATERS,"
“THE TF-XICAN," Etc.
Illustrations by DON J. LA YIN
A story of border Mexico, vivid.
Intense, such as has never before
been written, is this one of Amerl
can adventurers into the land of
manana. Texan, mining engineer,
Spanish senor and senorita. peon,
Indian, crowd its chapters with
clear-cut word pictures of busi
ness, adventure and love, against
a somber background of wretched
armies marching and counter
marching across a land racked by
revolution and without a savior.
For a week they labored on together,
grim, watchful, expectant—then, at
the break of tay, they heard a distant ,
rattle of arms, like the tearing of a
"loth, and knew that the battle was
on.
The great whistle at Fortune opened
with its full, bass roar, and \migo
snatched up his gun and went loping
down the canyon, drawn irresistibly ;
by the sound of conflict. Bud lingered,
climbing higher and higher to get a
view of the country. But his young
blood clamored for action too, and
soon he was mounted and gone.
The fighting was not at the Ameri
can town, but down the valley by Old |
Fortuna, and as Hooker galloped on j
toward the sound of the firing he no- j
ticed that it was on the move. Al- :
ready the cowardly rebels were re
treating—the volunteers from Fortuna
were hurrying to got closer to them, i
the rurales were riding to flank them:
and when Bud jumped his horse up
the last hill and looked down into the
broad, cultivated valley he saw the
dust of their flight.
Down the fenced trail that led to the
lower country the mounted insurrectos
were spurring In a rout; across the
newly plowed field, of Aragon the men
on foot were making a short cut for the
hills; and all about them, like leaping
grasshoppers, sprang up puffs of dust.
Now they plunged into the willow
brush along the river, where it swung
in against the ridge; and as their pur
suers broke into the open they halted
and returned the fire. The bullets
struck up the dust like hailstones in
front of the oncoming irregulars, a
man or two In the lead went down,
and they faltered. Then, as frantically
as the rebels, they turned and ran for
cover.
While defenders and Invaders shot
back and forth across the broad field.
Bud put spurs to hie horse and rode
closer, and when he came out on an
other hilltop he was just in time to see
the rurales come pelting in from the
west and take the revoltosos on the
(lank. There was a great deal of long
distance firing then, while the rebels
slowly retreated, and finally, with a
last defiant volley, the defenders
turned back front their pursuit and
marched triumphantly to Old Fortuna.
There, amid numerous vivas, Don
Clpriano rolled out a cask of mescal
and, after a fiery speech. Invited the
victors to help themselves. So they
fell to drink.ng aud carousing, and the
one defender who had been wounded
was bandaged and made much of.
while a great crowd from the upper
town looked on in awe and admiration.
At last Manuel del Key and his
rurales returned from harassing the
en.my and with several wounded pris
oners In their midst, the valor-drunk
Mexicans formed a riotous procession
and went marching buck to town.
Every horse and mule was carrying
double, guns were being dropped,
broad hats knocked off, and ever, as
they marched, they shouted:
"Viva Madero! Viva Mejieo! Muerte
a los revoltosos!"
It was an edlflying spectacle to an
American, and with the rest Hud
tagged along to the plaza, where they
had speeches and cheers galore and
more mescal at the company’s cantina.
But in the midst of it, while he sal
laughing on his horse by the hotel,
Bud felt a gravel strike hie broad
hat from above and. looking furtively
up, he beheld Gracia Aragon smiling
dowu at him from the balcony.
She beckoned him with a swift
movement and gazed out over the as
seuiblage again, and aftejy a few mo
ments of deliberation Hooker tied his
horse and wandered into the hotel.
A tingle of excitement went, over
him as he tramped up to the ladies’
parlor, for he had never met Gracia
face to face. But he disguised his
qualms by assuming a masklike grim
ness of countenance and, when the
glorious Gracia glided out of her room
to meet him, he only blinked and stood
pat.
A long experience as a poker player
wns all that saved him from betrayal,
for there was something in her very
presence which made Ills heart leap
and bound. But he only gazed at her
somberly, without even so much as
raising his hat.
Back In Texas, in his-social world,
ft was considered almost unmanly to
thus salute the ladiee. So he stood
there, his big sombrero pulled down
over his mop of light hair, gazing at |
her without a blink.
Perhaps It was not altogether as
friendly a scrutiny of her charming >
’^on^ricrht. 1914 hv Frank A. Munsev '
features as Gracia expected, for lie
remembered what she had done to his
pardner; but if she sensed such a rare
thing as disapproval from a young
man, she was loo oxj ited to show it.
Her lips trembled, and rhe looked back
furtively, meanwhile dra\.i: >'un into
an alcove by the slightest twitch of
his sleeve.
“Don't talk too loud," she whis
pered. “My mother is listening from
the room but for the love of God, tell
me, where is Phil?”
“I don’t know," answered Bud, try- i
ing to lower his big voice to a boudoir
softness; “he joined Hie rurales and
was ordered north that’s all I know." i
“Yee, yes, to be sure; hut haven’t
you heard from him?"
She seemed to be all impatience to
snatch his news and fly with it, hut
Bud was in no such hurry. And so
far was he from being a carpet knight
that he immediately raised his voice |
to its normal bass. It was all right
for Phil and his kind to talk by signs
and whispers, but that was not hie I
style.
“Not since he went away,” he said.
“He left me a little note, then, say
ing—”
"Saying what?” she demanded
breathlessly.
“Well, saying that he had enlisted
to keep from being executed, and—
that’s about all!”
"And not a word about me?”
“Yes,” admitted Bud; "he said he’d
try to put up with it—on account of
you—and—"
“What?” she entreated, taking him
beseechingly by the coat.
“Well,” stammered Hooker, shifting
his feet and jooklng away, "he told me
to kinder take care of you—while he
was gone.”
“Ah!" she breathed, still standing
close to him, "and will you do it?"
“I reckon so,” said Bud, "if we have |
any trouble.”
"But I'm In trouble now!” she cried
“I’m watched—I can't get away—and
I’m afraid!”
"Afraid of what?" he demanded.
“Of him!” she answered, her voice
breaking; “of Manuel del Rey!”
“Well,” replied Hooker bluntly, "I've
got nothing to do with that— 1 can’t
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"But I’m In Trouble Now!” Sh©.Cried.
Interfere In your love affairs—but if
they’B war and they try to take the
town, you can count on me.”
“Oh, thank you." she said, bowing
satirically. “And do you expect a
war ?”
“Not with that bunch of hombrost!”
returned Hud, waving a disparaging
hand toward the noise of the shouting.
At this she broke down and laughed.
Evidently she was not so fearful of
discovery after all.
“You forget, sir,” she said, **that|I
am a Mexican!”
Then, as he failed to show anyslgns
of contrition, she changed her mood
again.
“But wait!” she ran on, her eyes
flashing. “Perhaps we are not sivoispr
to defend our government \ en we
have a new one every year. But if the
men who are gathering in Chihuahua
invade our country, you will find that
»« Sonorans those men will fight to
tlie death.
“You laugh because you do notion-;
derstar.d. But why should we So |
norans fight side by side with the
federals and rurales? Are they not
the soldiers of Diaz, who have simply
changed to another master? That
Manuel del Key was last year limiting
down Maderistas in the hills; now 'lie
is fighting for Madero! And tomor
row? Who can say?” v
She shrugged her shoulders (scorn
fully, and Hooker perceived that she
wns In earnest in her dislike of the
dashing captain, but prudence*warned
him to say nothing if he wonldlesirape
being drawn into the quarrel. ;
“No!” she went on, after air expe**
tfmt pause* “let the rurales pursue
these bandits—they are hired for that
purpose! But if Orozco and Salazar
join this ladrnn, Bernardo Bravo, and
peek to capture our towns, then. Senor
Americano, you will see real war and
men fighting to the death! Ah, you
laugh again you are a Texan and
judge us Sonorans b\ the cowardly
Chih1 ahuans but it is the truth. And
1, for one," she added naively, "woylrl
be almost glad to have war. Do you
know why? To see if you would really j
defend me!"
She smiled, looVtig frankly Into his
eyes, ai|d FI ud blur bed to the roots of
his hair, but once again he held his
peace.
"What, senor!” she battered; "you J
do not speak? Surely, then, yonr !
friend J)e l.ancey was wrong when i
ho saitl you would save me! For look, :
Mr. Hooker, I am promised to jnirry
dear I'hil; but how can 1 manage t! ,4l
when Manuel del ftey is watching me?
It is impossible, is it not?”
"Seems so,” muttered Bud, and in
the hack of his head he began to think
quickly. Here was the fountainhead
of his misfortunes, and if she had her
way she would lay all his plans in
ruins—and even then not marry Phil.
In fact, from the light way stie spoke,
he sensed that she did not intend to
marry him. Iter grudge was against
Manuel del Key who drove away all
her lovers.
“Well,” lie ventured, "there's no
rush. I reckon—Phil's enlisted for five
years.”
"Ha!' she cried contemptuously;
"and do you think he will serve? No'
At a word from me he will flee to th"
border and 1 shall join him in the
United States!" .
"What?" demanded Bud; “Phil de
port ?"
in a moment he saw' what such o
move would mean to him—-to Kruger
and the Kagle Tail—and he woke sm’
denly from his calm.
“Here now,” he said, scowling s h»
saw that she wan laughing at him
‘you've made me, and Phil enough
trouble. You let that boy atone,
savvy?”
He stooped toward her as he spoke,
fixing her with masterful eyes thai
had tamed many a bad horse and man.
and she shrank awray Instinctively.
Then she glanced at him shyly and
edged over toward the open door.
"1 will do what I please, Mr. Hook
er,” she returned, balancing on the
verge of flight.
“All right,” Bud came back; "but
don’t you call me in on it. You’ve |
, made a fool of Phil—J suppose you'd
like to get me, too. Then your father
would grab our mine.”
“What, do you mean?” she chal
lenged. turning back upon him.
"I mean this,” responded Hooker
warmly. “Phil holds the title to our
mine. If he deserts lie loses his Mexi
can citizenship and his claim is no
good. But ym don’t need to think that j
your father will get the mine then, be- j
•’ause he'll have to whip me first!”
"O-ho!” she sneered; "so that is |
what you are thinking of? Yon are a j
true gringo, Mr. Hooker- always j
thinking about the money!"
“Yes,” returned Bud; “and even at
that I believe your old man will best
me!”
She laughed again, with sudden
capriciousness, and stood tapping the
floor with her foot.
“Ah, f see," she said at length, pac
ing at him reproachfully; “you think
l am working for my father. You
think I pot, poor Phil Into all this
rouble in order to cheat him of bin
mine. But let me tell yon, Senor
Jringo,” she cried with sudden tire,
'that I did not! 1 have nothing to do
with my father and his schemes. But
if you do not trust me—”
She turned dramatically to go, but
when Hooker fn«.io no effort to slay
her site returned once more to the st
ack.
1 “No,” she said, “it was becnne.e he
was an American—because he was
brave- that I put my faith in Ph;l.
These Mexican men are cowards—they
are afraid to stand up and fight! But
Philip dared to make love to me—he
dared to sing to me at night --and
vhen Manuel del Rey tried to stop him
he stood tip and made a fight!
“Ah, that is what 1 admire—a man
vA o is brave! And let me tell you.
Sen or Hooker,! shall always love your
friend! If 1 could run away 1 would
marry him tomorrow; but this cur,
Manuel del Key, stands in the way.
Kven my own father is against me.
But 1 don't care I don't care what
happens--only do not think that 1 am
not your friend!’’
Slw> paused now and glanced at him
shyly, and as her eloquent eyes met
bis own Bud felt suddenly that she
was sincere. The gnawing and corro
sive doubts that had eaten at his heart
fell away, and lie saw her now in her
true beauty, with, no uneasy thoughts
of treachery to poison Ills honest love.
| “1 believe yon, lady,” he said. “And
1’pT pled to know you,’’ he added, tak
ing off Ilia hat ami bowing awkwardly.
•“Anything I can do for you, don't hern
iate to ask for It only I can't go
jigalust nif pardners on this mine."
He bowed again and retreated
toward the door, but uhe followed him
ii i- i nn-rriTi—tti—rm 'whmi— min impim *
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impulsively.
“Shake hands '" she said, Molding out
botli her own, “and will you help me?"
“Sure!” answered Mud. and an her
soft fingers dosed on his lie took them
gently, for fear that he might crush
them and never know,
CHAPTER XVIII.
A month of weary waiting followed
that d.i.v of days ia Por'iina. and fit ill
there w ■ no word from Phil. lie nardo
I'ravi) and his r. hel rubles passed
through ihe mountains to the east, and
news < me of heavy fishflng in Chi
huahua Don < uula o Aragon moved
his family berk to his hacienda ai d
Gracia became only a dri am.
Then, one day. ; Hooke r am) the
Vaqui were industriously pounding out
gold, a messenger came out from tow n
with a telegram in his hand.
Am in Gadsden. No rli tnce to held
mine Kruger says quit.—P.
“No I'll be ’earned if I do!" mut
tereo Pud. Then be sat down to think.
“Amigo,” he said to the Vaqui, “are
you a .Mexican citizen? {’an you got
title to mine?”
“Me a Mexican?” repeated Amigo,
tapping himself on tlie chest. “No,
sonor! Segero que no!”
“All right then,” observed Pud bit
terly, “here goes m/V.Aig— no .’. here!
i'll turn Mexican my elf;”
I'e passed the ntes- on gey or the way
o town, took out. his first | <• -r-i n*. a
citiaen. pik'd up ‘be mineral arenl's
\pert on the v,\ hade, pod h. n( d
imp Fogle 'Dill in h'a i.”,i ram • Flo*
ore . idmg hack "n camp he v, d d to
Kruger;
Dave turned M?x and rVnti l claim.
HOt;:;it.
It was his lai t card, an 1 he did rot
expect to win by it. late had been
against him from the liict, and he
could see his finish, but his nature
drove him to fight on. All that Ara
gon had to do now was to have him
summoned for military • service, and
Del Rey would do the rest.
Then he could take over the mine.
A mere formality—or so it seemed—
but between Aragon and liis mine
stood the Texas hfood. Hooker had
been crowded to the wall, and lie was
mad enough to fight.
The news of Do Lancay’s desertion
followed quickly after his flight—it
came over (lie federal wires in a re
port to Manuel ded Ray—hut py the
time ft got to Aragon that gentleman
was too late. They rode into camp
the next day Aragon and the cap'ain
of the rurales and at the first glimpse
of that hated uniform Amiga v as off
'ike a buck Pud went out sullen'.’
to meet them, his black mood showing
in his lowering eyes, and he halted
them by Ihe savagery of his cursing.
"You cock eyed old reprobate ' he
snarlrd, advancing threateningly upon
the paling Aragon, “this makes three
times you've come into m\ onion and
broughl your gun with you! Now take,
it off!" he yelled, dropping suddenly
Into Spanish. ‘ Take that gun off do
you understand?"
So violent and upext'cclcd "as his
assault that it threw Aragon into a
panic, and even Manuel d“l Rev soft
ened his manner as lie inquired into
the cause.
“Never mind,” answered Hud,
smiling crustily as Aragon laid aside
“Take That Gun Off. Da Ypu Under
stand?”
his arms; “I know that honibre well!
Now what can 1 do tor you. <apitau?”
CONTINUED IN Ni XT ISSUE.
That 3inrrr?rt n*if"y.
Imitation is the cur.- a oi modern Mf<*.
is almost as h »d i imitate one's
*«;U "of yesterday as to imitate some
one > Ise. A man should have the cour
age to bo Imnst li—tho t- d iy himself.