The Delaware Register (Delaware, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1918 Page: 4 of 8
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THE DELAWARE REGISTER
HEART
cREXBEACrt
Author of' The Spoilers "The Iron Trail f
"The Silver Horde Etc
tun Umpm 9 Smtm
CHAPTER XXI— Continued
— 21—
"Sol Let us go outside and learn
more about this” Longorlo waved his
men before him and followed them out
of the room and down the hall and
Into the night
When a moment or two had dragged
past Dolores quavered "What are
they going to do with him?”
"I don’t know Anyhow you need
not fear—”
There sounded the report of a gun-
shot deadened Indeed by the thick
adobe walls of the house yet sudden
and loud enough to startle the women
When Longorlo reappeared he found
Alalre standing stiff and white against
the wall with Dolores kneeling her
face still burled In her mistress’ gown
"Give yourself no concern” he told
them quickly "I beg a thousand par-
dons for Felipe Henceforth no one
will molest you”
"Was that a— shot 7” Alalre Inquired
faintly
"Yes It Is all settled"
"You killed him?”
The general nodded "Purely for the
ake of discipline — one has to be Arm
Now your woman Is badly frightened
Send her away so thgt we may reach
an understanding”
"Oh— hi This Is frightful" Alalre
gasped “I can’t talk to you Go-
Let me go”
The man pondered for an Instant
“Perhaps that would be better” he
agreed reluctantly “for I see you too
are unstrung Very well V My affairs
will have to wait Take a few hours
to think over what I have told you
When you have slept you will feel
differently about me You will meet
me with a smile eh?” He beamed
hopefully
“Sleep? You expect me to sleep 7"
“Please" he begged' “Beauty Is like
a delicate flower and sleep Is the dew
that freshens It Believe me you can
rest In all security for no one can
come or go without my consent You
are cruel to postpone my delight nev-
ertheless I yield to your feelings But
star of my life I shall dream of you
and of that little priest who waits with
the key to Paradise In his hands”
He bowed over Alnlre's cold fingers
then stood erect until she and Dolores
' had gone
CHAPTER XXII
The Priest From Monclova
That was a night of terror for the
women Although Longorlo’ disci-
pline was In some ways strict In oth-
ers It was extremely lax From some
quarter his men had secured a supply
of mescal and forgetful of Felipe’s
unhappy fate they rendered the hours
hideous There were singing and quar-
reling end a shot or two sounded from
the direction of the outbuildings Morn-
ing found both Alalre and Dolores
'sadly overwrought But they felt
some relief upon lenrnlng that the gen
oral had been unexpectedly summoned
Trom his bed at daylight and had rid'
'den to the telegraph office
Profiting by his absence Alalre vem
tured from her room racking her brnln
to devise some means of escape But
soldiers were everywhere: they lolled
around the servants' quarters they
dozed In the shade of the ranch build-
ings recovering from the night's de-
bauch and an armed sentinel who
paced the hacienda road gave evidence
that despite their apparent careless-
ness they had by no means relaxed
their vigilance A round of the prem-
ises convinced Alalre that the place
was actually guarded and showed her
the futility of trying to slip away She
realized too that even If she managed
to do so her plight would be little
better For how could she hope to
cover the hundred miles between La
Ferla and the Bio Grande when every
peon was an enemy?
She was standing In one of the open
sashless windows when her former
protector the old lieutenant bade her
good piornlng and paused to smoke a
cigarette
- "Well it was a great night wasn’t
Itr he began “And we have great
news this morning We are going to
fight you gringos”
“I hope not”
"Yes It will probably go hnrd with
you Tell me this city of Washington
Is a fine city and very rich Is It not?"
“Oh yes"
“It’s full of loot eh? Especially the
president’s palace? That Is good One
can never believe all one hoars”
“Why do you ask?" Alalre was cu-
rious “I was thinking It would pay Us to
go there If your soldiers march upon
Mexico City It would be a brilliant
piece of strategy for General Longorlo
to Invade the United States would It
not? It would be funny to capture
Washington and hold your president
for ransom eh?”
“Very funny" Alalre agreed dryly
“How would you go about It?"
Pancho shrugged “That Is the
trouble We would have to march
around Texas I presume”
“Around Texas?”
“Yes You see Texas Is a bad coun-
try It Is full of— barbarians who know
how to fight If It were not for Texas
we would have the United States at
our mercy” After some consideration
he ventured this opinion “We could
afford to pay the Texans for allowing
us to ride through their country pro-
vided we stole nothing and pnld for
the cattle we ate Well Longorlo Is
a great one for schemes he Is talking
over the telegraph with somebody at
this moment Perhaps It Is the presi-
dent of Texas”
“You are a poor man are you not?"
Alalre Inquired
“Miserably poor"
“Would you like to make a great deal
of money?”
“Dlosl That Is why I’m a soldier"
"I will pay you well to get me two
horses — "
But old Pancho shook his head vig-
orously "Impossible! General Lon-
gorlo Is going to marry you We all
got drunk last night to celebrate the
wedding Yes and the priest 14 wait-
ing” “I will make you rich”
“Ho 1 I wouldn’t live to spend a single
peso Felipe disobeyed orders and
the general shot him before be could
cross himself Boom I The poor fel-
low was passed In a minute No We
will all be rich after we win a few
battles and capture some American
cities I am an old man I shall leave
the drinking and the women to the
young fellows and prepare for my old
age”
Seeing that Bhe could not enlist Pan-
Clio’s aid Alalre begged him to fetch
the priest
“You wish spiritual comfort Be-
norn?” “Perhaps”
"Well he doesn't look like much of
a priest but probnbly he will do As
for me I don't believe In such things
Churches are all very well for Ignorant
people but we Mexicans are too Intel-
ligent we are making an end of them”
The priest was a small white-haired
man with a gentle almost timid face
and at the moment when he nppeared
before Alalre he was In anything but
a happy frame of mind He had under-
gone he told her a terrible experience
Ills name was O’Malley He had come
from Monclava whence the rebels had
bnnlshed him uuder threat of death
He had seen his church despoiled of Its
valuables his school closed he him-
self had managed to escape only by a
miracle During his flight toward the
border he had suffered every Indignity
and finally Longorlo had Intercepted
him and brought him here practically
In chains
“What a situation I What chaos 1”
he lamented "The land Is Overrun
with bandits there Is no law no au-
thority no faith religion is mode a
mockery The men are becoming Infi-
dels and atheists and In many places
they will not allow us to give comfort
even to their women”
"Is It as bad as that?”
Father O'Malley shook hts head sad-
ly “You've no Idea What do you
think of a people who forbid the men-
tion of God's name In their schools?
That Is what the revolutionists are
doing Candelerla claims that the
churches are the property of the state
He confiscates them and he charges
admission He has banished all ex-
cept a few of us priests and has
shpraefully persecuted our Bisters of
Mercy Oh the outrages I Mexico Is
today the blackest spot on the map
of Christendom” His voice broke
“That Is the freedom the liberty the
democracy for which they are fight-
ing That Is the new Mexico And
the federals are not a bit better This
Longorlo for Instance this — wolf— he
brings me here as his prisoner to sol-
emnize an unholy marrlnge I He treats
me like a dog Last night I slept In a
filthy hovel — ’’
"Ohl I’m sorry" Alalre exclaimed
“But I'm half crazed with my own
troubles You must come Into the
house the best I have Is yours You
shall be as much my guest as I can
make you and— perhaps you will help
me to escape"
"Escape?” The little man smiled
mournfully "You are watched and
guarded and so am L Even If you
got away from here what then? You
can't Imagine the condition of the
country”
"I won’t mnrry him I” Alalre cried
with a shudder “I won't 1”
"He can’t very well force you to do
o But remember these are war
times the man Is a fiend and he puts
no restraint upon hts desires If he
Is madly bent on having you how can
you prevent It? In normal times be
would not dare Injure one so prom!
nent as you but now—" Father
O'Malley lifted up his hands “I only
wonder that he suggests a lawful mar-
riage Suppose you refuse? Will ho
not sacrifice you to his passions? Ho
has done worse things” After a mo-
ment’s consideration he said: “Of
course It Is possible that I misjudge
him Anyhow If you desire me to do
so I will refuse to perform the cere-
mony But— Tm afraid It will Just
mean ruin for both of us”
"Surely he wouldn’t harm you?"
The father shrugged “What am I?
An obscure priest ' Many of my broth-
ers are burled In Mexico However
I shall do as you wish”
As the day wore on Alalre realized
even more clearly the fact that she
was Longorlo's prisoner His men In
spite of their recent debauch kept very
good watch over her and It was plain
that they would obey his orders no
matter how extreme It occurred to
her finally that he was staying away
purposely In order to give her a fuller
appreciation of her position — so that
she might beat her wings against the
cage until exhausted
Afternoon came then evening and
still Longorlo did not return Father
iP’Mnlley could give scant comfort
Dolores was a positive trInL
Half distracted Alalre roamed
through the house awultlng her cap-
tor’s coming steeling herself for their
final battle But the delny was trying
she longed for the crisis to come that
this terrible suspense might be ended
At such an hour her thoughts nutu-
rally turned to Dave Law nud she
found herself yearning for him with
a yearning utterly new His love had
supported her through those miserable
days at Lns Palmas but now It was a
torture she called his name wildly pas-
sionately ne knew her whereabouts
and her peril — why did he not come?
Then more calmly sliensked herself
what he or what anyone could do
for her How could she look for suc-
cor when two nations were at wur?
Night hiffl come beforeshe finally p
gave up and acknowledged the hope-
lessness of her situation She had
fought bravely but with darkness her
fears grew blacker She was on the
verge of her first breakdown when
In the early dusk outside she heard
voices and the stamping of horses’
hoofs The sounds were muffled by
the heavy wooden shutters she had
taken pains to close and bar but they
told her Longorlo had returned Since
It was futile to deny him entrance she
waited where she was Old Pancho’s
voice sounded outside then there
came a knock upon the door of the
room In which she stood
“Come In” she sold tensely
The lieutenant thrust his head In
and removing his hat announced
“There Is someone here to see Gen-
eral Longorlo on Important business
He says you will do”
X”
“Yes He says he Is one of us — ”
Pancho was pushed aside the door
was flung back and a man strode
She Heard Dave’s Voice Faintly
swiftly Into the lamplight He paused
blinking as If momentarily blinded and
Alalre clutched at the nearest chair
for support A roaring began In her
ears she felt herself sway forward as
If the strength had left her knees She
beard Dave's voice fulntly he was say-
ing: "Take care of my horse Feed and
water her well Understand? When
General Longorlo comes tell him I am
waiting here”
As If In a dream Alalre saw the
Mexican go out closing the door be-
hind him Then she saw Dave come
toward her heard him speak her name
felt Ills arms around her -
Alalre did not swoon but she never
could remember very distinctly those
first few moments Scarcely knowing
what she did she found herself cling-
ing to her lover laughing weeping
feeling him over with shaking hands
that would not be convinced of his
reality - She was aware of his kisses
upon her Ups her eyes her hair ho
was saying something which she could
not understand because of that roaring
In her ears
“You heard me calling" she told him
at last “Oh I was — so frightened!"
She clung closer to him After a time
she discovered that she was mechanic-
ally nodding and shaking her head at
the questions he was putting to her
but bad only the vaguest Idea what
they were By and by she begon to
tell him about Longorlo speaking In a
sort of hypnotic murmur as If her
words Issued at bis mental suggestion
And ail the time she snuggled against
his breast
“Dearest I” Dave held her away In
gentle hands “I was afraid you'd go
to pieces like this but I had to break
through the best way I could I learned
you were here and something about
what was going on from the people at
the next ranch But I expected to find
him here too"
“How did you manage to get here?”
“I hardly know -1 just wouldn’t let
’em stop me i This lieutenant wouldn't
let me in until I told him I was from
Monterey with Important news I don’t
remember all I did tell him I tried to
get here last night but I had trouble
They caught me and 1 had to buy my
way through I've bribed and bullied
and lied clear from Romero I reckon
they couldn’t Imagine Pd risk being
here If I wasn't a friend”
It was more Dave’s tone than bis
words that roused Alalre to an appre-
ciation of what he said
“Are you alone?” she asked in vague
dismay “Then - what are we going
to do?” ' '
“I don't know yet My plans ended
here” - -
“Dave 1 You rode In Just to find me I
Just to be with me?”
“Yes And to get him" Alalre saw
his face twitch and realized that It
was very haggard very old and tired
“They lifted my guns — a bunch of fel-
lows at the Bio Negro crossing Some
of them were drunk and wouldn’t be-
lieve I was an amigo So I finally had
to ride for It” '
“Cnn’t you take me away?” she
asked faintly “What will you do
when — he comes?"
“I reckon I’ll manage him somehow"
Ills grip upon her tightened painfully
and she could feel him tremble “I
was afraid I wouldn’t find you I—
O God Alalre I" He buried his face
in her hair
“1 had at terrible -scene with him last
night He Insists upon marrying me
I — 1 was hoping you'd come”
“How could I when nobody knew
where you were?'
"Didn’t you know? I wrote you” He
sliooli his bead "Then how did you
learn?"
"From Jose I caught him within nn
hour of the murder and made him tell
me everything”
Alnlre's eyes dilated she held her-
self away saying breathlessly : “Mur-
derl Is that what It was? He— Lon-
gorlo — told me something quite differ-
ent” “Naturally It was he who hired Jose
to do the shooting”
"Oh-b!” Alalre hid her face In her
hands She looked up again quickly
however and her cheeks were white
“Then he won't spare you Da ve” She
choked for nn Instant "We must get
away before he comes There must be
some way of escape Think
‘Tm pretty tired to think I’m pretty
near played out” he confessed
"They’re watching me but they’d
let you go”
“Now that Tm here I’m going to stay
until—”
She Interrupted crying his name
loudly “Dave !’’
“Yes What Is Itr
“Walt I Let me think" She closed
her eyes her brows drew together as
If In the labor of concentration When
she lifted her lids her eyes were alight
her voice was eager "I know how 1
see It He won’t dare—- But you must
do what I tell you”
“Of course”
“No questions Understand?”
When he nodded Impatiently she ran
to the door and flinging It open called
down the hull :
“Father I Father O’Malley I Quick!"
Then she summoned Dolores
The priest answered he hurried
from his room and with a dazed luck
of comprehension acknowledged his
swift Introduction to Dave Alalre was
keenly alive and vibrant with purpose
now Dolores too came running and
while the men were exchanging greet-
ings her mistress murmured something
In her ear then hastened her depar-
ture with a quick push Turning upon
the others Alalre explained :
“I’ve sent for some of the women
and they'll be here In a minute Fa-
ther this roan has come for me He
loves me Will you marry us before
Longorlo arrives?"
"Alalre!" Dave exclaimed
She stilled him with a gesture
"Quick 1 Will you?"
Father O'Malley was bewildered “I
don’t understand” he expostulated
(TO BE) CONTINUED)
t A Clever Burro
A friend tells us the following about
Bowdy a burro be bought as a foal
In Colorado and brought home to Mas-
sachusetts for his children : “Bowdy Is
uow an aged pensioner but he has
been os clever a little pet and servant
os one could wish His friendship foi
the family cow has been one of the
distinguishing features of his career
They used to stand side by side in
the stable and In the pasture would
actually piny tag The cow began
yenrs ago with her rough tongue to
lick Bowdy’s face When he attempted
to reciprocate the courtesy his smooth
tongue made no Impression This then
Is whnt we have seen him do a hun-
dred times: He would find a small
stick take It In his teeth and scratch
the cow all about the eyes and ears
nnd horns" Cun anyone call this In-
stinct? Was such an Idea tucked away
In Bowdy’s brain when he was born
a pnrt of his Inheritance from genera-
tions of ancestral burros? That
would seem out of the question We
are Inclined to think thnt Bowdy
thought out the stick idea for hlmsclfi
—Our Dumb Animals
Trapped 1
Witness— He looked me straight In
the eye and—
Lawyer — There sir you’ve flatly
contradicted your former statement
“now so?"
“You said before thnt he bent hie
gaze on you Will you please explain
how he could look you straight In the
eye with a bent gaze?”
Witness C'lllapses
BENEFITS OF CONCRETE ROAD
Make Travel Quick 8afe and Easy
Clean and Comfortable— 8avea
More Than It Costs
Concrete roads are country boule-
vards They benefit a community In
making travel quick safe easy clean
and comfortable They extend neigh-
borhood limits bring more people into
personal' touch with each other In-
crease social opportunities and there-
by remove the monotony of Isolation
bring greater content to the youth on
the farm make city and country near
neighbors and Increase school attend-
ance thus cultivating a desire for a
broader knowledgo and higher stand-
ards of living
Concrete roads make dally rural mnll
delivery a fact every home unit In the
community Is put on the news wire
with the political financial Industrial
and trading centers of the earth The
best thought of the world In every line
of human effort and human achieve-
ment is transmitted overnight to the
breakfast table of the community
served by a network of concrete roads
A concrete road saves more than It
costs It Is open to maximum traffic
all the year round It brings greater
freedom and ease of movement in
travel and transportation and perma-
nently Increases land values
M’ADAM WAS ROAD REPAIRER
He Originated Method of Covering Sur-
face of Ground With Impermeable
Cruet or Covering
Just 200 years ago was born “the
first of the pioneers who took up the
work of scientific road building” John
Metcalf showed how to carry solid
highways across difficult bogs and
Thomas Telford built his roads topped
with gravel on a solid foundation of
stone blocks But the great reform of
the art came In with John Louden Me-
Adnra who traveled 30000 miles over
the English and Scottish roads to study
the conditions and needs for hlra'self
Bestowing a new word on the lan-
guage he originated the method of cov-
Macadamized Road
rrlng the surface of the ground with
an Impermeable crust cover or coat-
ing so that water would not penetrate
to the soil beneath A road thus
“macadamized” was found to yield less
easily to weights pressing upon It and
could not be broken up by the action
of frost But while the Inventor's fame
spread his resources dwindled and
though made surveyor general of roads
he had to depend for his recompense
on a parliamentary grant McAdam
was a road repairer rather than a road
builder but his system went all over
the world
SPRING CARE OF HIGHWAYS
Go Over Road With Grader to Clean
Out Ditches— Fill All Ruta
With New Material
Every spring before the ground be-
comes too hnrd the road should be i
thoroughly gone over with a grader to
clean out -the ditches so that the water
may have a free outlet The ruts and 1
boles should be filled elevations In the I
road and shoulders on the side of the
road planed off the grade improved i
and the road put la good condition I
Earth roads have a pronounced tend- j
ency to rut When ruts begin to ap-
pear on the surface great care should
1 be used In selecting new material with
j which they should be filled Immediate-
ly One fundamental principle that Is
of special Importance In the repair
j of any road Is that whatever material
Is used In the construction of the sur-
face the same material— and bo other
—should be used la Its repair A good
road with a surface of clay should be
repaired by using clay a gravel road
with gravel and a surface of limestone
with limestone
Hog Needs Protection
The hog Is rather scantily provided
with hair and the warmer the country
the less hair Therefore he needs pro-
tection during the storms of winter
Unless you provide It you invite colds
Influenza lung troubles rheumatism
Bowlqg Slow 8eeds
In Bowing eeeds that start slowly
as parsnips celery etc It Is well to
sow with them a few strong quick-
germinating seeds to break the crust
and mark the rows eo that cultivation
way begin early
HOW MRS BOYD
AVOIDED AN
PERAT ON
Canton Ohio— "I suffered from a
female trouble which caused me much
suffering and two
doctors decided
that I would have
to go through an
operation before I
could get well
"My mother who
had been helped by
Lydia E Pinkbam’s
Vegetable Com-
pound advised me
to try it before sub-
mitting to an opera-
tion It relieved me
from my troubles
so I can do my house work without any
difficulty I advise any woman who fe
afflicted with female troubles to give
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable' Com-
pound a trial and it will do as much for
them"— Mrs Marie) Boyd 1421 6th
St N E Can tin Ohio
Sometimes there are serious condi-
tions where a hospital operation is the
only alternative but on the other hand
so many women have been cured by this
famous root and herb remedy Lyaia E
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound after
doctors have said that an operation was
necessary— every woman who wants
to avoid an operation should give it a
fair trial before submitting to such a
trying ordeaL ‘
If complications exist write to Lyaia
E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass
for advice The result of many years
experience is at your service
Clear Pimples
With Cuticura
And Be Happy
bih OhMilWIia
Robert’s Position '
Bobert was an honor to the force
He did not make the acquaintance of
cooks nor did he fall asleep on duty
He was ambitious and yearned for the '
time when he would be able to prefix
the magic words “Chief Constable" to
his surname One day recently he ar-
rested a nmn on a charge of assault
On the case coming before the magis-
trate he Inquired os to who made the
allegation against the prisoner
Forward stepped the zealous Bobert
who with a sweeping salute replied:
“Me your worship I’m the alliga-
tor!” — London Tit-Bits
GREEN’S AUGUST FLOWER
ons been a household remedy all ovet
the civilized world for more thaa half
a century for constipation Intestinal
troubles torpid liver and the generally
depressed feeling that accompanies
such disorders It Is a most valuable
remedy for Indigestion or nervous dys-
pepsia and liver trouble bringing on
headache coming up of food palpita-
tion of henrt nnd many other symp-
toms A few doses of August Flower
will Immediately relieve you It Is a
gentle laxative - Ask your druggist
Sold In all civilized countries— Adv
Retired Farmers
There nre said to be Jn this country
700000 retired farmers who are not
oow'engnged In gainful occupations
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
should be given to sprains swellings
bruises rheumatism and neurallgia
Keep Mansfield's Magic Arnica Lini-
ment handy on the shelf Three sizes
—25c 50c and $100— Adv - -
Multiplied Bliss
“Jupiter has eight moons"
"Gee whiz 1 Fancy escorting a girl
Under eight of ’em 1”
Balearic Islands have an area of 1-
D30 square miles and 335800 Inhabi-
tants WAS DISCOURAGED
Lest 65 Pounds in Weight tnd
Had to Give Up Work Has Been
Well Since Using Doan’s
“Being exposed to extreme heat
when working as an engineer and
then going outdoors to cool off
caused my kidney trouble" says
Knrl Goerlng 8513 N Orkney St
Philadelphia I’a “In cold weath-
er and when It was
damp my Joints and
muscles would swell
and ache and often my
limbs were so badly af-
fected It wos only with
great misery I was able
to get around For a
week I was laid up in
bed hardly able to
move hand or foot —
"Another trouble was from Irreg-
ular and scanty passages of the
kidney secretions I became dull
and wenk ond had to give up my
work Headaches and dizzy spells
nearly blinded me and I went from
205 to 200 In weight Nothing
helped me and I felt I was doomed
to suffer
“At last I had the good fortune to
hear of Doan'i Kidney Pilli and be-
gan taking them I soon got back
my strength and weight and all the
rheumatic pains and other kidney
troubles left I hnve remained
cured" Btvom to before me
WM H M’MUNN Notary PubUo
Cot Dow's it Aar Star 60o a Bos
DOAN’S
FOSTER-MILBURN CO BUFFALO N Y
IRRITATING COUGHS
Promptly treat coosha cold hoemneaa
bronchitis and Imllar Inflamed and Irritatad
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