Pauls Valley Democrat (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1912 Page: 2 of 8
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<j. •• *- f . .ad am dl*' r.jf
a rt'ncnry biarlr. 3i>« rtct
at iIm i tv H - <ai a i.i' actaai-
'T k*i-.< wblop^d by aacKher tlm
t:te Hleka i oo4 iooltla* «m *t?S b:ji
sand# la bU porxf*. aad *!'a a
at!«r.*d air
" Stop'" coitxac4*-l aettf. aer «/«•
felaz.ax 39<e «troT w keep lier toIc*
a'.eadjr. ' You aba., not rema.a at .
Belie Plain aa>'n r bor;r.~
Hlr.it Mlii bOtata; fie kaew it !
wo.A 'ake more t&an aer to
:o j*t hira off -ae piac«. Bettj tamed
b«r borie aad {ailopen back to tbe
ao-i« rfhe felt tbat ibe «aa la do
c^ad lion to a** Tons Juat at ;nat mo-
ootrol, aad ditmoinucc >t tb« door,
raa tipvtalra to ber room.
Meaa'lsae tbe o «raeer aough' o jt
Ware la bti office Hla maaaer of
■tailaK bia grieraoce waa aiDSiiiar
He began by aw earing at bia employ-
er. He bad been intuited before ail
tbe q-iarter—tail r fi fairly eboked
biai; be co ild Dot apeak.
| Tom a^J/.ed tbe opportunity to ,
car back.
"iient you off the place, did abef |
ell, you'll ba e to ear. crow I'll do !
ail I can I don't know waac Kiria
weje erer made for anyhow, jamned
do!" h? |4d «l.
bora
- y ay d ! d wait a
til I cot 14 rzim« o
gay I waa tarry."
~Aa4 t*'a u^en y
Carr.rjpr/a .- gj"!*■- aer atsioia'./
T reckoa 1 aiaat aaxe come for
lore Use 3e*:y—M!a Mairoy. a
•pit* of kerte-f. He ct f.c e^ iad r
tie -areaati* bOMT of Mb toae
-KmliT—yo*i = -a" Jure cttoaea
fno~".y tbea wbes j<ri ae-ecte4 >e
Madrid It co *b • tare >*a a g>cl
piaca for ycc:r purpose
-I ti.a* if I «ri d aare =ade j?
roy t«d to I JT tbere long eao^ga.
It woi.jl aare aaswer 4'* taid Car-
ricgv>n "Bat waea a dowa-rt er boat
'led cp there yearerday i". waa aaore
rhaa I or:Id itaoa Toa aee there a
di^g"' in a towa like >ew Madrid 5f
ge-'ing " aorry ( taocght we d bet-
tar 4Uc-;a« tbl poac-—"
' Mayis t I afiow jori 3eiio Plain?"
ai.<K ftetty qajckly.
B-jt Carrlngroa abook hla bead.
"1 doo t care aayUilng about Uta:."
ae aa.d **I dim : come aera to tea
Belie Plain."
"Then yoa expect to remain ia tae
neighborhood 7"
I re glrea up 'be rirer. aad I'm
going to get hold of tome land."
"Land''" aid Betty, with a rlaiag
loflectloa
"Yea, land."
"I thought yon were a rirer man T"
"I'm a rl7er-man no Longer. I am
going to be a p-.aoter now. Bat 1 il
tell you why, and al! about It aorce
other day." Then he heid out hi«
hand. "Good-by." he added
' Are you going'—good->r. Mr. Car-
rlngton." and Betty"« flng ra tingled
with bia maaierfal claap long after -a
bad gone.
Hannibal Cave Him a Frightened
G a-ce a*4 Edged Toward Mr. Ma-
haffy'a Side.
rills—" he murered thickly, itartag
atupidiy at Carrlngtoa
"If* not a common name; you teem
to hare heard it before T aaid tae lat-
ter.
pais paaaed o er the
A apaam
Jadge face.
"I—Pre heard It. The aamo la on
the rifle, you aayT"
"Here on the stock, yea."
The judge took the g-^a aad exam-
ined it la silenco.
Where did you get this ri5e, Han-
aibal?" ae at length aaked brokenly.
"I fetched It away from the Barony,
air; Mr. Crenthaw aald I might hare
It"
The judge gave a great a tart, and a
hoarae. Inarticulate murmur stole
from between hit twitching Upa.
"What do you know of the Barony,
Hannibal?"
"I lived at the Barony once, until
Cncie Bob too* me to Scratch Hill
to be with him." said Hannibal.
"You—you lived at the Barony?"
l«My. as tne wiped bis ' ar« away.
"iea did yon get Sere deaf?"
We go' here last 'oday, Ml « Met--
~y.~ &a..'l Hannibal
Mr. Ware, care eac as to dre« ,
•ccw.ed dowa on *he child fie bad
favored with his presence, not ;
beca:i^e be !eit the least Ingres' In
t ■ -M-raciag, but becai:«.e be bad no
firth 1c girla, and ialiy nad b*
prafciad iti«tn t of B«-ity. Hbe was
so much easily portable wealth, a
j-.ak faced chit ready to fail Into tbe
arms at -he first man who proposed
to her Bat Cha'iey Norton nad not .
•eecerf dlatirbed by tba planter's
forbiddiig air
"•What ragac;-flics this, BettT?"
growled Ware ditgustedly.
Bet Betty did Dot seem to hear.
" I>.d yoa come aioce. Hannibal V
she asked.
"No, ma am; the judge and Mr Ma-
niTy they fetched .e"
Tha Judge had S'a>^ searer as
Betty and Hannibal spoke together,
b-r MahaSy hing back. There were
f r:. i not to b« crossed by him it
•%! wsj different wl'h the J >dge: toe
native r>?*.ifcence of his minu fitted
aim for aay occasion.
"Allow me the honor to present my-
self, ma'am—Price la my name—
Jadge Slocum Price. May I be per-
mitted to umme that 'his !s the Misa
Betty of whom my youog protege so
often speaks?"
Tom Ware gave him a glance of
uadlsguised astonishment, while Nor-
ton rega'dri him with an expresalon
of stunned and resolute gravity.
Betty looked at the judge rather in-
quiringly.
"I am glad be has found friends "
the said slowly. She wanted to be-
lieve that Judge Slocum Price was
somehow better than he looked, which
should have been easy, since It was
Incredible that he could have been
worse.
"He has Indeed found friends." said
tae judge with mellow unction, and
swelling visibly.
Now Betty caught sight of Carrlng-
NOTICK BY Ff BLICATION
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A iU ibe
'II. sad U* !b>r • 1'. V *J*5
for lulrPil psld Mtl>>Mo HtMKk Mr.-
tual Life- li;inrarv-M -«.p^r.T ,'or tbe y a.-
til.irlag on toe Br"i dsy 'A IfL
rfi tf.- loa '-J li*w r^id by th* Joha Hai.-
<«rk Mutual Life Ir-ttirane* CuSiSSi'J ie-
| rured by nortmt or< - >d latd .
That taid ; .1irrie* * *i' also ntaMlsb a
I 'ftfjTtziLgt Men ftfi sakJ tzu4* urf
! ; r\\i 4 t* follows, to *it
Is* 4 arid purler c4 lb*
.Siirtliweit .Section 5. Lot 1
i and itit !HAitbt*si (< th* t>r.
' tioft Towr.«hi{ 1 yortb-
\}Mw A in Otrrin t'Xtfrfy. Ok lib--
atn.
i-i favor of tb*r [/laiotlfl for th* falWsctio'
and irayiiif-Tit of said d^n-afxl* itOTc set
i forth, and ordering a *a> <A *aid iand« :- t
i premises. «ubjert to tb<- mortsra^ tber ;>-.
| li^.'l by the Jobn Har. 'X-k Mutual Lilt- In-
|-a rant* Company for tbe mm 0< U <&> wttt
1 Interest tbereon from tbeCftrK day <* Dinn-
er. 1311 ■ at rtr>r arid onr-baM ► .' t*r
annum, ai^l that -said )udrn*nt wiii torerer
■ ar and for-* io*c tb> «r«juity 0< rederanioo
i iii and to said land- b*-ld or &*c « d by
:b< -aid .-. A. Moore anjl Dora Moore or
■ber of tbeiu. and estaoii-b and d« r**- ttfc-
i r.iortgu^e lien held by tbe def«*d*iit. John
Hancock Mutual I.ife Insurarn* Coo-pany.
to r*- a valid >A sub«i ting lien ! «r tbe pur-
j pose ol 9e< urine only tbe sum of ti witb
I interest due '.hereon from tbe tvvst day <y
Lhrceniiier, Ufli. al Ave and one-baU per cent
ton and bowed. Occupied with Han- jer annum, ami that said dw ree aad iudj-
Dibal and the judge, the had been un- r-ient w ill furth^rdiriri.t tbe paymeus of tbe
a* are of his presence. Carrington demand" of the plaintiff above
stepped forward.
"Have you met Mr. Norton, and my
brother, Mr. Carrington? ' she asked.
The two young men shook bands,
and Ware Improved the opportunity
to Inspect the new<omer. Bnt as
CHAPTER Xf,
.VI
If T
r.t.n Oh. Un't ti bssalltul! I had
t>. ides how lovely It was!" cried
Bstty, as with her eyes sill) fixed oa
it* distant panorama of wood and
"mi'tr she went down the steps, htm
at Her heels—he bet she d get sick of
Jl ill soon i-aoiigh, that was one com-
fliirt!
'■^hy, Tom! Why doss the lawn'
toik J Ike this?"
' Ifce What?" Inquired Turn.
* this—all weeds and briers,
at.fi tli« paths overgrown?"
Mr. Ware rubbed hi* chin reflective-
ly wl h the back or hit hand.
Tbat scrt of thing looked all right,
> he said, "but It kept live or tlx
i! Ihe best haeda oat 01 the Held*
nrrt ' tbe hosleat time of the yesr " |
llsven't I sieves enough?'' hs
asked.
Tbe dull color crept Into Ware's |
ittM<eks. lie bt'ed *)jii for thsl "I!" |
she was going « c(mUf l *t on
bUii, was she?
lion't you want to see tbe crops,
*-r
The girl shook her head snd moved
ew.ftly down the psth that led from
ttr'sce to terrsre to tbe margin of
tbe bayou. At the Urtl Urra<^ tae
pa ited.
It's positively squalid!" cried llet.
t«, with a little staiup of her foot.
Ware glanced about wlib dull eyes.
I'll tell you. Betty, I'm busy this
mrrnlnR. you poke about and see
The jHsating-Msteh at Bojas'.
The judge s faith in the TeasonaDle-';
ness of mankind having received a
staggering blow, there began s some-
Hlcka consented to est crow only'' what furtive existence for hlaas^.f,
for Solomon Ma^alty, and for the boy.
They kept to little freqnented bywajs,
and usually It was the early hours of
the morning, or the cool of late efter-
noons, when they took the rosd
A certain hot af'ernoon brought
repeated the Judge, and a dali wonder hi glance wandered over him, it took
struck through his tone. "How long
ago—when?" he continued
"I don t know bow long it were,
but until Uncle Bob carried me away
after tbe old general died."
The Judge slipped a hand under the
child's chin and tilted his face back
so that he might look into It. Kor a
t forth aud
tbe co t« of tbit action, from tbe pweeeds
of said sale and will direct th> payment of
tbe balance, if any, to tbe defendant? ai
their rights may appear, and will establish
and decree tbe plaintiff'- iien on "aid prem-
ises to lie prior acS superior to any lien,
claim, or estate in and to said premise*
B>-iu and possessed by said defendants or
either of tbem.
Witness my hand and seal this Slst. day
of July. 1913.
T.J. Austin. Clerk of District C ao.
By S. K Johnsea. Deputy.
jfter Mr. W*r* had cursed and ca-
joled llim Into a better and more for-
giving frame of mind.
I^ter, after Hlclu had made his
ai^Jlogy. (he two men smoked a
friendly pipe and discussed the situs- ,
, Tom bed Mt tba- opposW Into
ia more than Carrington, for It In-
cluded the fine figure and swarthy
face of Captain Murrell, who wtttt
his eyes fixed on Betty, was tbrustug
his eager way through the crowd.
Marreil had presented himself at
Belle Plain the day before. For up-
ward of a year. Ware hadjajoy^ j jn ^ daplicate Qr
For chattel mortgages, either
long moment be Btudied cIo2ely toos#
•mall featurei. tben with a bak« of
the bei.a he handed the rifle to Car- nessee, and when he thought of him fo^TlS written, i£ed by all batik
great peace of mind as „
suit of his absence from west Ten- loose, call on the Democrat. Best.
tlon was useless, a losing game; you
a
t
a straggling village. Near ihe door o*
the principal building, a frame tavern,
a man was seated, with his feet on
the horse-raek. There was do other
alga of human occupancy
• How do yoa do, sir?" said the
Judge, baiting before this solitary In-
dividual whom he conjectured te be
the landlord. "What s the name of
this bustllnK metropcalls?" contlased
the judge, cocking Ws bead on one
aide.
As he spoke. Bruce Carrington ap-
peared In Ihe tavern door, pausing
'here, he glanced curiously at th«
shabby wayfarers
"Thit Is Ratleigh, ia Swrtby county.
Tennessee," **td the lataCord
"Are you tb# voice fross 5he tomb?"
Inqolred the Jt^dge. in a tone of play-
ful sarcasm.
Carrington, aaiused. sauatered to-
ward him.
"That's one f<* you. Mr P>?filoe!"
be said.
rlngton, and without a word strode
forward. Carrington had been regard-
ing Hannibal with a quickened Inter-
est."
"Hello!" be said, ss the Judge moved
off. "You're the boy I saw at Scratch
Hill'"
at ail he had invariably put a period , c™,
to hla meditations wlth. "i boPe u> , and mercantile farms,
hell be cartcbes It wherever he ia!"
More than this. Betty had tpoken
of tbe captain in no uncertain rones.
He was net to repeat that vlstt.
Choice of a husbadn
is too important a matter for a woman
As Murreti approached, the hat col- , j3 be handicapped by weakness, bad
Hannibal gave him a frightened or urged mo. Betty's face. A* for ^ Avoi(j tj^
glance, and edged to Mr. Mahaffy's Hannibal, he hacf- gffno white te «!• _ v-
side, but did not answer. lips, and his small sand ciutcned hers it'.il-hopes b7 taking Dr. King s Liti
The judge plodded forward, his desperately. Pais. New strength, fine complexion,
shoulders drooped, aai bis bead Murrell, wSdi his hardiltood, br ath. cheeral spirits—thingi
bowed. Kor once sfleace had fixed realized that a too great confidence ;r .
Its seal upon his Hps. no inspiring ha(j placed biro in an awkward joal ^-n men-foHow taeirs use. easy,
speech fc-ll from them. He had been tlon^ f,jr Retry tur*ed her back on safe, sure. 2Sc at the Live Drag Co.
suddenly swept be?k into a past he t,inj and began an animated conrver- ;
had striven these twenty years and I
satlsn with Chrringwn and Charier
| more to forget, asd bl memories Norton,
■ hared themselves faatiuttally.Sur^ | H)cki, thfr -am over«er. reisonib.> hope to healthy or Deau-
1 j if a man hai qulttp^ ibe world ^is way to M xrreUa side. j-
rbat tnew blm, he war tba< man! H* 4 }ier€, John Murreti, ain't you 50- tiiil b7 c.s«icst sweeping inc.
sad di*ti and yet t lived—lived hor- ing ta aBow -a 2 trick, or two?" he ! doiag housework a!! da7. and crashing
, ribly.wuhoutwul or hear-, the empty lnquifed : int8 bed dead tirad at night. Yau
1 •be" ^ ' m'n ' if"Te11 ^iteisly with . .* • mw gft Mt ,nto ;he Qpen ^ and
A tara In the road brougnt them
within atght of iiogga' racetrack, a
wide, level meadaw Tae Judge
jaused Irresolutely, and turned his
feieared 5ace on bis friend.
"We'B stop here, Solomon,'" he said
I f you are a hoi:s«wife you caaao'
"I am charmed to meet a gaotleman rMher WTarllr for' tto, „ptrlt of boast
wbnw spirit of appreciation akowa
of relief.
"If you can snare me your rifle, i
said, but his face wore a bleak loofc
Don't you think vo«i've seen absnt , , . , . ,
enough. Bet?" demand^ Tom. "T V * <**" b? tafc-n8 Chamberlains
don '< care for the shooting, do yoa?" Tablets when needed, you should be-
sualight. If you do this every day
j ani keep your stomach and bowels in
She Instantly Rtcognlre<* the Broad
Shoulders.
could get your way by less direct
wLsl you want done and we'll do it, means. She wouldn t stay long at
i, "aid aud made a hasty retreat U> Helle Plain, but while she did remain
b;, oflice 1 hey must avoid sny more erlses of
f etty returned to the porch and f|,e sort through which tbey had Ju t
natlng herself on the top step, with ] ,jaated. and presently shed be sick of
tie- elbows on ber knees and her chin tb« place.
r tk In the palms of her hands, gated |n the midst of her activities Hetty
art ut her miserably enough. Hhe was occasionally found time to think of
1L1 there when half an hour laler [truce Carrington. She was wire she
barley Norton galloped up the drive 1 did not wish io see him sgaia! But
• in Ibe highroad Catching sight or | wb,.n tt,re« weeks had passed she be-
IJ on the porch, he sprang 'tom the KMn to feel In. ensed that he bad not
►(■■die, and, throwing his relnt to j appeared. She thought of htm with
boy, hurried to her aide j hot. cheeks and a quickening of the
Inspecting your domain. Hetty?" | heart. It was auger
t, aaked, as be took hla place near |
be on the atep.
Why didn't you tell me, ('bailey j
or at least prepare me for this.'' she
t.txed, almost tearfully.
How was I to know, Betty? I i
haven't been here since you went
diar what was there to bring
m« Old Tom would make a cow
j.i.-'ure out of the Garden of | ^^ntleman in the parlor who wished
wouldn't he a beautiful, practical, | ^
Then one day when she had decid-
ed lotever to banish all memory of
him from her mind, he preaeoted him-
self st Hollo Plain.
Hhe was in her room Just putting
the finishing touches to an especially
satisfying toilet when her maid tapped
on the door and told her there was a
K.rrtld soul he Is!"
Norton spent tbe day at Belle Plain;
ht i though bo waa there 011 bis good
M taylor as the result of an agree-
ment they l.ad reached on board The
Nh.ad, he proposed twice
Tout was mistaken Id hla supposi-
tion lhat Betty would soon tire of
i • le Plain Hhe demanded men, and
teams, arid began on the lawns. I his
interested and fascinated her. Hhe
wa> out at sun-up lo direct her labor
i,t Hbe bad the advantage of Charley
Norton'* presence and advice for the
{•tester pari of each day In tbe week,
hi,6 Sunday* he came to look over
v bat had been accomplished, and, as
lorn firmly believed, to put lhat little
, fo<l up to frettt nonsense He could
have linalfl blo'l
"Is It Mr. Norton?" asked Betty.
"No, Miss—he didn't give no name.
Miss."
When Betty entered the parlor a
moment later she saw her caller
standing with his back turned toward
her as he ga/.ed from one or the win-
dows, but she instantly recogniied
those broad shoulders, and the fine
poise of the shapely head tbat sur-
mounted tbem.
"Oh, Mr. Carrington—" and BeW
stopped short, whlls hsr face grew
rather pale and then crimsoned
Then she advanced boldly and held
out a frigid hSnd "I didn't know-
no you are alive—you disappeared so
■uddeoly that night—"
bis familiarity with a literary allu-
sloe." said tbe Judge, bowing-.
"We ain't so dewd aa we lortt." said
Pegfrw. "Just you keep on te itoggs'
racetrack, stralglw. do-n thw read,
and you'll find that out—ev*-7t ody s
there to the hoss-ra<elng and s.i'xrtlng-
matefc. I reckon you've nnswl the
hots-racing, but youfll be In time for
the Shootlrig Why ain't yoie there,
Mr. Carrington''"
"I'm going now. Mr I'eglae." an-
swered Carrington, an he foli ^ the
Judge, who. with Maheffy and :ae fcoy,
had raoved off.
"Better stop at Hoggs'!" t e* oe
called after them.
But tbe Judge h * already 'ormed
hla dctlalon. Hortieraolng amtl shoot-
Ingmatches were wiggestlve <f that
progreexlve spirit, the aliitmce of
which he had so n^u-h lamented at
the J;iU raising at PlenaaotvMe. Mem
phis was their objective point, but
Bdgirr' became a side laane ot Im-
portance They bad gained the edga
of the village whea Carrington over-
took them. He stepped to Hannibal's
side.
"Here, let me carry that long rltle,
son!" he said. HannlliaJ looked up
Into his face, and yielded the piece
without a word Carrington balanced
It on his big palm. "1 reckon It can
shoot—these old guns are hard to
beat!" he observed,
"She's the closest shooting rifle I
ever sighted.'' «ald Hannibal prUuiptr
ly
Carrington laughed.
There was a rusty nameplate on
the stock of the old sporting rifle;
this caught Carrtngton's eye.
"What's ths name here? Oh. Tur-
berville"
The Judge. '«P or wo •d"
ranee, wbeele<" l >>la tracks wlU a
startling suddenness
"What*" be faltirt'wt. •«1
"That's the very tiling I do care , conle both nealthy ind beautiful,
aad Jest was quite gone oii 01 uim. 1 ^oT | think Itt rathe? see that than , ,
He glanced toward Ckrringtoa "Are - (he 4orw.racllg;. gatd Betty perversa : s 'e °? a11 Q«lers.
you a resident of theee partSv sir!'
_ . he
asked.
' I've been in Raleigh three days al-
together," answered Carrington, and
they continued on across the meadow
In silence.
ly.
Betty now seated herself In the car-
riage. with Hannibal beside her.
quietly detersnihed to miss nothing.
The judge, feeling that be had come
nl lnta. his own. leaned elegantly against | .
Here were men from tie small ^ wheel> and exp<atae<j the meiita | Office up stairs over Valley Hardware
clearings In homesfmn antt hatternut ot ^ch ghQt ^ jt made. Ciown and bridge work a, specialty
or fringed hunting thirw. with their ^ hope yw gentfe-en are not ro^
women folk trailing after them Here. ,n to let walk ^ ^ the pnaer'
to<* itt levaer numbetw. were the lorda 7, .. .
of the-salt, the men who couated their
Dr. W. L. DILLARD
....DENTIST....
Telephone 36S
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma^
acree by tbe thousand and their
slave* br ths score. Thete was the
fluster c< skirts among rfce moving
grout)*, the nodding of gay parasols
that! shouted fresh young Saces. while
ocraniaeatly a comfortable family car-
riage with some planter's wife or
da'ighser rolled silently ever the turf.
"!T*he Judge's dill eye kindled, the
hagxard lines that streaked his fsce
erased themselves. This was life, opa-
toot and full. 7hes* swift rolling car-
riages witb their handsome women,
tlu-se well-dressed men on foot, and
splendidly mounted, all did their part
toward lifting him out of his gloom.
A cry from Hannibal drew his at-
tention. Turning, he was In time to
see the boy bound away. An Instant
later, to bis astonishment, he saw a
young girl who was seated with two
men In an open carriage, spring to the
ground, and dropping to her knees
put her arms about the tattered little
figure
"Why, Hannibal!" cried Betty Mai-
roy.
"Miss Betty! Miss Betty!" and
Hannibal burled his heed on her
shoulder.
- What la It, Hannibal; what la it,
dear?"
"Nothing, only I'm so glad to Bad
you!"
"I am glad to see you. too!" aald
WOO D Y A. K D
mo-
Far
said Murred, approaching the group !
ahout the carriage "Mr. Norton, 1
an told yoa. are clever with tbe riUe."
"I am not shooting today," respond
vd Nortoci haughtily.
Murrell stalked back to the lhae.
"At forty paces. I'd risk It myself,
ma am." said the judge "Bu* at a
hundred, offhand like this, 1 should
most certainly (all—"
"It weuld be hard to beat that—"
they heard Murreti say.
"At least it would be quite possible
to eqsal it." said Carrington, ad-
vancing with Hannibal's rlfls in his
hands.
It was toefed to his shoulder, and
poured out Us contents In a bright
stream of flame. There was a
ment of silence.
"Center shot, ma'am!" cried the
judge.
"I'll add twenty dollars to the
purse!" Norton addressed himself to | the summer is over. Buy it now and
Carrington. And I shall bope, slr> | be prepared lor emergency. For sale
to see It go Into your pocket.
Stove acd Heater wood sold at nght
prices, tad deiive'td. Yard al Uaioa
Hote..
WOOD SAWED AND SPLIT
Also have new maciine for sawing
and splitting wood. Split wood any
size deaiied. PHONE 1 4#
*
J. B. AK.ER, Pauls Valley. Okla.
Buy it now. Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrheoa Remedy is'
almost certain to be needed before
"Yes I'm alive." he said, and then ] "
"Our sentiments exactly, ma'am,
are they not?" said the Judge.
"Perhaps you'd like to bet a little
of your money?" remarked Murrell.
"I'm ready to do that too, air," re
sponded Norton quietly.
"Five hundred dollars, ♦ben, that
this gentleman In whoss success you
I«k mt\ rroat an Interest, can neither
(To be continued.)
by all dealers.
Dr. J. W. Shelton
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
GLASSES FITTED
Office J. T. Janes Bldg, Phone 365
Pauls Valley, Okla.
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