Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1916 — Page 7

GOLD

By STEWART EDWARD WHITE

SYNOPSIS Talbot Ward’s challenge to Frank Munroe to a personal encounter to determine whether Munroe is fit to make a trip to California in search of gold is accepted. Munroe gets a hammerlock on Ward and wins the bout. They choose the Panama route. Ward. It develops, is an old campaigner. On board ship they meet Johnny Fairfax and Tank Rogers. The four become partners. Arriving at Chagres, Talbot Ward’s knowledge of Spanish and his firm treatment of the native boatmen help wonderfully. The party enters'a tropical forest , They reach Gatun, and. after passing through several villages' where Ward always diplomatically handles the natives, they arrive in Panama. Ward forces steamship agent to refund passage money because ship isn’t available. Tank has provided accommodations for all on board a sailing ship. They arrive in San Francisco. , CHAPTER IX. ' I Wa Compare Notes. WE foundMcGlynn in line about a block down the street. When he saw me coming he polled a fat buckskin bag from his breeches pocket, opened its mouth and shook a quantity of Its contents by guess into the palm of his hand. "There you are,” said he; “that’s near enough. I’m a pretty good guesser. I hope you took care of the mules all right. You ought to, you’re from a farm.” “I fixed ’em.” \ “And the mud? How many times did you get stuck?” “Not at all.” v He looked at me with surprise. “"Would you thkik of that now?” said he. "You must have loaded her light” “I did.” •“Did you get all the goods over?” “Yes.” “Well, I’ll acknowledge you’re a judgmatical young man, and if you want a job with me I’ll let that lawyer go I spoke to Jthe judge about. He handed It to me then, didn’t he?” He laughed heartily. “No? Well, you’re right. A man’s a fool to work for any one but himself. Where’s your bag? Haven’t any? How do you carry your dust? Haven’t any? I forgot; you’re a tenderfoot, of course.” He opened his buckskin sack with his teeth, and poured back the gold from the palm of his hand. Then he searched for a moment in all his pockets and produced a most peculiar chunk of gold metal. It was nearly as thick as it was wide, shaped roughly Into an octagon, and stamped with initials. This he handed to me. “It’s about a fifty dollar slug,” said he; “you can get it weighed. Give me the change next time you see me.” “But I may leave for the mines tomorrow,” I objected. “Then leave the change with Jim Recket of the El Dorado.” “How do you know I’ll leave it?” I asked curiously. “I don’t,” replied McGlynn bluntly. “But If you need $25 worse than you do a decent conscience then John A. McGlynn isn't the man to deny you!” Johnny and I left for the hotel. “I didn’t know you expected any mall,” said I. “I don’t,” “But thought I saw you In line”— “Oh, yes! When I saw the mail sacks it struck me that there might be quite a crowd; bo I came up as quickly as I Could and got In line. There were a number before me, but I got a place pretty well up in front. Sold the place for $5, and only had to stand there about an hour at that.” “Good head!” I admired. “I’d never have thought of it. How have you gotten on?” “Pretty rotten,” confessed Johnny. “I tried all morning to find a decent opportunity to do something or deal in something, and then I got mad and plunged hi for odd jobs. I’ve been a regular errand boy. I made $2 carrying a man’s bag up from the ship,” “How much all told?” “Fifteen. I suppose you’ve got your pile.” “That twenty-flvd you saw me get Is the size of it.” Johnny brightened. We moved up closer In a new intimacy and sense of comradeship over delinquency. It relieved both to feel that the other, too, had failed. To enter the Plaza we had to pass one of the larger of the gambling places. “I’m going in here,” said Johnny suddenly. He swung through the open doors, and I followed him. The plade was comparatively deserted, owing probably to the distribution of mail. We bad full space to look about us, and I was never more astonished In my life. The outside of the building was rough and unfinished as a bam, having nothing but size to attract or recommend. The Interior was the height of lavish luxury. A polished mahogany bar ran down one side, backed by huge gilt framed mirrors before which were pyramided fine glasses and bottles of liquor. The rest of the wall space . was thickly hung

I / ■ with more plate mirrors, dozens ot well executed oil paintings and strips ft tapestry. At one end was a small *alsed stage on which lolled a half dozen darkles with banjos and tambourines. The .floor was covered with a thick velvet carpet. Easy chairs, some of them leather upholstered, stood about in every available corner. The game was roulette. Johnny and the dealer evidently recognized bach other, for a flash of the eye passed between them, but they gave no other sign. Johnny studied the board a moment, then laid $22 in coin on ope of the numbers. The pther players laid out small bags of gold dust. The wheel spun and the ball Two of the men lost. Their dust was emptied into a drawer beneath the and the bags tossed back to them. The third had won. The dealer deftly estimated the weight of his bet, lifting it In the flat of his left hand, then spun several gold pieces towa'rd the winner. He seemed quite satisfied. The gambler stacked a roll of twenty dollar pieces, added one to them and thrust them at Johnny. I had not realized that the astounding luck of winning off a single number had befallen him. “Ten to one—s22o!” he muttered to me. The other three players were laying their bets for the next turn of the wheel. Johnny swept the gold pieces into his pocket and laid back' the original stake against even. He lost Thereupon he promptly arose and left the building. I followed him to the hotel somewhat gloomily, for I was now the only member of our party who had not made good the agreed amount of the partnership. It Is significant that never for a moment did either Johnny or myself doubt that Talbot would have the required sum. Johnny, his spirits quite recovered, whistled like a lark. We arrived Just in time for the first supper call and found Talbot and Yank awaiting us. Yank was as cool and taciturn and nodded to us as indifferently as ever. Talbot, however, was full of excitement. His biscuit brown complexion had darkened and flushed until he was almost Spanish black, and the little devils in his eyes led a merry dance between the surface and unguessed depths. He was also exceedingly voluble and, as usual when in that mood, aggravatingly indirect He Joked and teased and carried on like a small boy and insisted on ordering an elaborate dinner and a bottle of champagne in the face of even

“Ten to one—$220!" he muttered to me.

Johnny’s scandalized expostulations. When -Johnny protested against expenditure it was time to look out. .. We lit our pipes and sat down at one end of the veranda, where we would not be interrupted. “Fire ahead, Yank,” advised Talbot. “There’s two ways of going to the mines,” said Yank. “One is to go overland by horses to Sutter’s Fort or the new town of Sacramento and then up from there into the foothills of the big mountains way yonder. The other is to take a boat and go up river to Sacramento and then pack across with horses.” “How much is the river fare?” asked Talbot. “You have to get a sailboat. It costs about S4O apiece.” “How long would It take?” “Four or five days.” “And how long from here to Sutter's Fort by horse?” “About the same.” “Depends, then, on whether horses are cheaper here or there.” “They are cheaper there. Or we can get our stuff freighted in by Greasers and hoof it ourselves.” “Then I should think we ought to have a boat.” “I got one,” said Yank. “Good for you!” cried Talbot “You’re a man after my own heart! , Well, Johnny?” V Johnny told his tale a little proudly an<i produced his required $220. “You had luck,” said Talbot noncommittally, “and you ran a strong risk of coming back here without a cent didn’t yon? I want to ask you one question, Johnny. If you had lost would you have been willing to have taken the consequences?” “What do you mean?” asked Johnny blankly. “Would yon have been willing to have dropped out of this partnership?” Johnny stared. “I mean,” said Talbot kindly, “that you had no right to try to get this money by merely a gambler’s chance unless yon were willing to accept the

'logical result if you failed. It isn’t fair to the rest of us.” “I see what you mean,” said Johnny slowly. “No; I hadn’t thought of it that way.” “Well, as I said, you had luck,” repeated Talbot cheerfully, “so we needn’t think of it further.” It was .characteristic that Johnny took this veiled rebuke from Talbot Ward In a meek and chastened spirit. From any one elsie his high temper could never stand even a breath of criticism. “How about you, Frank?” Talbot asked me. I detailed my experiences in a very few words and exhibited my gold slug. “That’s the best I can do,” I ended, “and half of that does not belong to me. I can, however, In a few days scrape up the fqll amount. There Is plenty to do here. And, barring bull lyck, like Johnny’s, I don’t see much show of beating that unless a man settled down to stay here.” Talbot stared at me ruminatively until I began to get restive; then he withdrew his eyes. He made no comment. “I suppose you money,” suggested Yank to him after a pause. “Oh, yes,” said Talbot as though awaking from profound reverie. , > “Well, tell us about it How did you get It? Hbw long did it take you?” “About half an hour. I figured that everybody in a place like this would be wanting news. So I sorted out that bundle of old newspapers you fellows were always laughing at-and I went »nt and sold them.” “How much did you get for them?” asked Johnny. “A dollar apiece for most and 50 cents for the rest. I came out $270 ahead all told. That, with Frank’s and my $lO, gave me S6O above the necessary amount.” Johnny arose ana kicked himself sol* «nnly. “For not guessing what newspapers were good for,” he explained. “Go on! What next? What did you do with the rest of the day?” (To be continued.)

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Ask Telephone Connection.

Members of the public service commission heard evidence at Indianapolis Tuesday on petition of citizens Of Boswell, asking that the right be granted them to connect their telephones with the rural lines of the Farmers & Merchants’ Cooperative Telephone exchange, which has an exchange just outside the town. The petitioners are patrons of the Boswell Telephone company, which is a competitor of the other company. The petition does not ask the right for the Farmers & Merchants’ company to enter Boswell. * Some time ago the commission denied the right of the Farmers & Merchants’ company to enter Boswell as a competing concern with the Boswell Telephone company. This decision went to the courts and now- is in the supreme court. Prior to the denial by the commission, it wag charged that Charles A. Edwards, a member of the commission, had prepared the denial order prior to the filing of a brief in the case. Edwards had heard the case at Boswell originally in company with Charles J. Murphy. In explanation Edwards said a stenographer'g error had been responsible for the mistake, and that the case had ben left open until after the brief had been filed. The petitioners say they have no access to certain rural communities now* supplied with service by the Farmers & Merchants’ company. The fight* over the telephone situation at Boswell gome time ago became so extreme that the companies charged each other with wire-cut-ting at night.

A NECESSITY Mrs. Collier Says Could Not Keep House Without Black-Draught. Hardin, Mo.—Mrs. J. W. Collier, of this town, who knows from experience of the merit of Black-Draught Liver Medicine, has following to say for publication: “I want to let everybody know that I have used Thedford’s Black-Draught for many'years, and it is just what is claimed for it. I am never without Black-Draught, and really I couldn’t keep house without it. Whenever I feel bad, I take a small dose, and feel better right away. I advise everybody who suffers from liver or stomach trouble to usa Black-Draught Liver Medicine.” For three-quarters of a century (75 years), Thedford's Black-Draught has been regulating irregularities of the liver, stomach and bowels, and has long been recognized as the standard remedy. It is a fixture in thousands of homes as the main stay of the family medicine chest. If you have not tried it, get a packups from your nearest dealer, today. Ms sells it in 25c and SI.OO packages, making it cost you only one cent a lose. NCBI

TO DEDICATE XEWLAXD CHURCH —— Services at Opening'W St. James Catholic Church to Be Held Sunday.

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tian Daniel, pastor St. Augustine’s church, Rensselaer, he realized that if these people are to be retained ih the true fold something must be done and that, too, in the near future. He, therefore, requested the Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding, blsnop of -Fort Wayne, to grant him permission to celebrate mass in the public school building. Thi3 permission he cheerfully granted and connected Newiand as a mission to St. Augustine’s parish. The first mass was celebrated at Newiand in the public school building on June 7, 1914, and once a month thereafter by one of the reverend fathers of St. Joseph college until May, 1915. Being encouraged by the ideal spring of 1915' they felt that they could build their own little mission church and therefore began preparation at once. Their desire of possessing their own little building was assured by the generosity of Thomas M. Callahan, who donated one block of ground, besides a very substantial donation In money. Others who gave very generously in time and money were: J. J. Brehm, Herman Knoerzer, Mrs. Altfllish, C. Hoeferlin and family, O. N. Faber, J. Wilson, in fact all members of the mission assisted in the same spirit according to their means. Many nonmembers about Newiand and Rensselaer contributed liberally towards this good cause. Members of St. Augustine’s church, Rensselaer, and its different societies will not be forgotten for the splendid help given. The sisters of the school furnished the sacred vestments. The children of the parochial school the sacred vessels, the Holy Name society pays part of the expenses each month of the attending clergy, etc. In May, 1915, the building was partly completed and the first services were held in the unfinished building on the second Sunday in May. The very wet summer following nearly proved the failure of their wishes. Most of the families seeing their crops ruined by continuous rains and realizing that there was no other way of earning a living left for other parts of the country. The remaining famines, twelve in number, being discouraged, did nothing more to their mission church until the latter part of this summer. They are now completing the building and are equipping it with the necessary furniture. Although the mission church is a very humble building it is the realization of the fondest hopes of the members. Upon the invitation extended to Ft; Rev. Bishop Alerding to bless t ie mission church, the following re'Ty r ' ■ .3 received: ‘ Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. 80, 191 C. My dear Father Daniel: “I am much pleased and edified to learn that in spite of many obstacles you have the church at Newiand now in readiness to be blessed and formally dedicated to the service of Almighty God. “Not in condition to attend to this most interesting ceremony for the edification and encouragement of the good people 1 of Newiand, I must request you to kindly ask the'Rev. Hugo Lear, C. P. P. s., president of St. Joseph college, to accept this duty from me and to bless that mission church on September 10, the date fixed for its blessing. I trust the good father can and will perform this function on the date stated and present to the few but good people of Newiand my heartfelt congratulations in having provided a home, for our Lord, who will bless them and accept this gift from their hanrts as an evidence of their lively and active faith.

“Devotedly yours, "H. J. ALERDING, "Bishop of Fort Wayne.” In accordance with the wish of the bishop the dedication will take place on Sunday, September 10, at 11 o’clock. The high mass will be chanted by the Rev. Rudolph Stlotz, C. p, P. S. Rev. I. Rapp will preach the sermon. The college choir will sing the mass. After the dedication the ladies of the mission will serve a chicken dinner. The Foresters band will furnish the music. All are most cordially invited to attend this celebration.

Medaryville Honors Centenarian. The citizens of Medaryville are planning to celebrate the state centennial Thursday, September 14, with an all-day celebration in especial honor of her venerable citizen, William B. Nicoles, who will on that day observe the one-hun-dredth anniversary of his birth. The citizdns of Medaryville wish to extend an urgent Invitation to all the friends of “Uncle Billy,’' wherever they may be, to be present that day and take part in the festivities in recognition of the useful life of-this grand old man. xx Scotch tweed and hosiery manufacturers have opened schools tot the Russian language, in order to do more business with Russia.

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LETTERS BBS FROM OUR READERS

A Letter from .Michigan. Buchanan, Mich., Sept. 3. Editor Jasper County Democrat: Buchanan’s biggest event, or the season was the opening of the Electric Steel factory Friday night sos public inspection. Both the new and old factories were handsomely decorated and lighted with hundreds of lights. There were guides to show the visitors through the factories and explain things of interest to them. This was done by the. company to give Buchanan and surrounding country the correct idea of what this enormous industry was doing and would do for Buchanan and vicinity. The entertainment began at 7.30 with a band' concert, which ended with the raising of the flag and the band playing the "Star Spangled Banner,’’ after which there* was some speech making. Buchanan and surrounding country presented Mr. Clark of the Electric Steel company the cup of good will, for which Mr. Clark gave them tlfanks and said that it was essential for the company to have the good will of Buchanan and surrounding country; that the aim and object of the Electric Steel company was homo building; that employment would be given to hundreds' of men, 'enabling them to pay for homes. After this ice cream and cake was served to the visitors and free dance given in the new factory building. A band and orchestra from South Beni furnished the music. I was pleased to learn that some more .Jasper people bought homes near Buchanan, the beautiful, last week. I have run across several people here from Rensselaer and Jasper county, some of them caving been heritor the past 20 years. All are doing nicely and are well satisfied. We have had an extremely dry, hot summer, only having had two good rains since March. But our country stands drought well. Small grain is good; corn fairly good; wheat threshing out 30 -bushels per acre; oats GO bushels per acre; Ray crop from one and one-half to two tons .per acre. While there will not be but a small amount of truck raised, the peach crop is reported to be the best in many a year; also a heavy pear crop. Grapes are not good; crop only about one-half, but the prices will be good. Pickle crop poor; biggest part goes for dill pickles.—A READER OF THE JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT.

He Was Worried and Ho|>eless “For 10 years I was bothered with kidney trouble,’’ writes T. F. Hutchinson, kittle Roclr, Ark. “I was worried and had almost given up all hopes. I nised five boxes of Foley Kidney Pills and am now a well man.’’ Foley Kidney Pills drive out aches, pains, rheumatism and all kidney trouble symptoms. Sold everywhere.—Advt. COMMISSIONERS’ ALLOWANCES Following are the allowances made by the Board of CommTssloners of Jasper county, Indiana, at their regular September term, 1916: Leslie Clark, sup auditor... $ 1.65 Levey Bros., same, recorder 3.00 Same, same, surveyor 7.50 Ernest Lamson, sal Co. Supt. 108,00 E. R. Hopkins, ex Co. S’pt of. 10.Oi) Leslie Clark, sup Co. Supt. . 2.05 Levey Bros., same ........ 1.25 State of Ind, ex Co. Council 21.10 E. W. Hickman, repairs c h .75 Sam Stevens, wk c h sewer 95.60 J. L. Griggs, fireman c h. . .. 50.00 Chas.„ Morlan, janitor c h.. 50.00 Mrs. C. Morlan, matron c h 10.00 Continental Mfg. Co., sup c h 6.25 E. D. Rhoades & Son, same 20.78

.T. A. Grant, frt & dray c h 11.63 Warner Bros., sup same.... 56.10 C. W. Eger, same ........ 21.49 Rensselaer Lumber Co., same 9.20 The U. S. Cheui. Co., same.. 8.75 E. W. Hickman, repairs jail 1.50 E. D, Rhoades & Son, sup jail 8.16 C. W. Eger, same ........ 1.25 Warner Bros., same. ....... 6.00 City of Rensselaer, lights jail -4.68 Jesse Nichols, sal supt co fm 1 75. " ft Halsie Gordon, labor co farm lG.ou Walter Mi nett, same ...... 25.00 Jamds Shelley-, same ....... 25.00 Louis Guthrie, same ...... 3.00 I)r. 11. J. Kannal, sup co fm 6.50 E. W. Hickman, same ...... 1.00 Firman Thompson, same .. . 52.49 J. I*. Green, same ........ 3,00 C. W. Eger, same ........ 9.19 E. I). Rhoades & Son, same 7.30 Roth .Bros., same ......... 51.76 Warner Bros., same ...... i 5.35 H. F. King, same ........ 14.55 G. E. Murray Co., same.... ($3.10 John Eger, same 1Y5.81 Leslie, Clark, public printing 50.80 G. M. Babcock, same ...... 50.80 E D. Nesbitt, bridge engineer 38.10 J. V. Rice Porter, asst same 3.00 Frank J. Babcock, same.... 1.00 Mrs. F. Petty, care poor child. 19.20 Mrs. Belle McCarthy, same. . 16.49 Frank Medland, co. hospital. 3,000.00 John Daniels, b’dge No. 2895 796.85 W. V. Porter, brdg No 2890.1,342.00 A. S. Keen, rp brdg No. 2906 275.00 J. L. S. Gray, co bighwy supt. 45,78 Fred Popp, asst. same..... 363.33 W. S. Lowman, same ...... 19.00 E. C. Maxwell, same. . .... 82.35 A. Woodworth, 5ame....... 158.35 C. W. Spencer, 5ame....... 49J*0 W. S. Parks, same ........ 84.00 J. P. Lucas, same ........ 30.06 ('has. Meadel, same ...... . 18.10 A. E. Sticknoth, same .... . 50.75 Monon Crush St Co., g r rep 48.14 Newton Co. Stone Co., same 484.34 Hemphill Bros., same ..,... 14.75 C. W. Eger, same , . . . .... 5.20 Warner Bros., same 18.32 Guild & Anderson, same.... 67.00 Horace Marble, same ...... 84.25 JOSEPH P. HAMMOND. Auditor Jasper County. x An SI,BOO gold brick (real gold) forwarded by parcel post recently, attests the faith placed in postal employes by a Harrison Gulch (Cal.) mining company. Postage come to 4 5 cents and the package could be Insured for only SIOO.

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