The Ralston Tribune (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, July 25, 1919 Page: 4 of 8
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Guerra hospitality. Also, while he has
hi* coffee, you and I night
the situation?"
‘Tea" the girl agreed slowly. -That
would perhaps be best* Her hand
went to the bell cord to summon Pe»
dro. “We have Just breakfasted, senor
cap! tan. If yen will go with Pedro he
will see that you are served. And Be*
nor Torre, 8enor 8tanway and myself
can avail ourselves of the time te
come to a decision."
The captain bowed, and with no hes-
itation turned his back on them te
follow the servant to the dining room.
Torre came In, sat down, crossing his
legs with elaborate care to the crease
in his trousers, and favored 8 tan way
with a look which mocked openly.
"An Interesting situation. Is It sot
scnorr he asked lightly.
“An extremely hazardous game you
are playing, Torre,” cried Btanway an-
grily.
“I r Torre lifted hie brows. "It I torn.
Is not I who play. It la I who watch
the game.”
“Watch the
Healthy Woman*
A nation is no _
stronger than Its MS
women. Hence, It
^Jackson;
Grsdorvi
COPYRIGHT
..." * tor almost
every UL Thousands have fou»d
to be that remedy as did
Mias Clam Lohr of SI N. Gold St,
jtoptds, Michigan. She write?
a friend:. "I don't need Perunn any
mom I am all well after taklna
Ux bottles. I weighed ninety
Pounds before I started and waa
Poor and weakly. X had such
a cough and spitting all the «»w
that I never expected te recover.
My friends gave me up. I oould eat
nothing, Now X can eat and weigh
1SS pounds X moot thankfully, roe*
• ommend Peruna to my friends."
Miss Lehr's lstter Is an Inspire*
tlon, a message of hope to suffering
women. It tells you that you too
may be strong and well and vigor-
ous
Peruna may bo had In either
liquid or tablet form. Ask year'
dealer. It you value health, do not
accept a substitute. Dr. Hartman's
World Famous Peruna Toole Is
what you want. The Peruna Com-
pany, Dept 71, Columbus Ohio, also
publish Dr. Hartman's Health Book.
The book Is free. Write tor It
Tour dealer Will give yon a Peruna
fty nopals -fienor Antonio do la
uuorra, a fine old Spaniard living
on ancestral eatate on the
American side of the Mexican bdr-
r*'’ " informed by his American
, f*r, Dempton, that there Is a
technical error in his will. Hs
thereupon signs s new will, without
t- ,n th« n»**ntlmo his
•dorablo granddaughter and heir-
ess, Benorlta Teresa, Is out on her
balcony, listening to
American love-making from Billy
n *"way* owner of the Painted
Rock ranch. Teresa, going to jotn
krontftether. finds him gons.
with ths drawing room In disorder
pH- b. . on th* noor. The Aroer-
?*" tak” command of tho sltOa-
arn» ‘ho do la Querra
ranch hands. Ssnor Eduardo Ra-
ison Torro. a hated kinsman of tho
«e la Querraa. appears, says he
south "I"1?*5 ?4,xlian handlts riding
fnd •h°w» * scratch which
•Sight havs been made by a bullet
S-S%*gntr*w!2i!n
,uc“ UI* u,u DpHn^ro nacM mi irxt^
gant young kinsman most Implacably.
“We don't understand,” she said
presently, turning her back upon ths
man at table and addressing 8tanway.
"Perhaps Captain Juares' call will
clear matters for os. Will you coma
with me. Senor Btanwayr
Torre’s face darkened as he watched
them go ont together.
In the drawing room, In much won
uniform bespeaking his rank, a very
broad, beavy-set Mexican, swarthy,
hard-featured, keen-eyed, was waiting.
He bowed deeply as they entered.
“Benorlta,” he said briskly, his eyes
disregarding Stanway and resting
upon the girl's face In a keen regard.
which
pawns your own fine
hand *4* sat moving 1” was Btanway**
[ heated retort "Do you think that yon
can get away with a thing of this
kind, Torre? Why, man. It smells to
heaven r
“Recriminations aside—at least shall
we postpone them? There is a crisis
demanding attention. Now” lifting
his hand against 8 tan way's words, “I
havo a proposition to make-to yon.
Teresa.”
'What is Itr she asked coldly.
“Merely this: Aa heir to the De la
Guerra estate X may be a prejudiced
person. Yon, with no personal inter-
est," and a quick light flicked in his
*y*e *1 the girl’s wincing at his words,
“are the one to decide. Shall the cap-
taln'a request be granted? I leave It
to you, senorlta. Entirely to you."
Teresa bit bar Up, ths color surglsg
brings me here tbla morning.1
"Be seated,” she said quietly, going
to a chair. "But first. Captain Juares,
this Is my friend, Benor Btanway of
the Painted Rock rancho."
The two men bowed coolly. 8tan
way remained standing near the girl’s
chair, while Juares sat down.
Vv* of poor Mexico,” said the cap-
tain shortly, "ere lighting hard for a
dear cause. We sacrifice ourselves,
our hopes, our homes for the thing
w* love moat, senorlta. " j
“And that Is our country. Wo do
things which we do not llko to do
simply because It Is our duty to take
ony opportunity which chance gives us I
to free the neck of our land from tho
foot of the tyrant" j
Teresa bowed. I
“And you have called thla morn-
tog ; you havo crossed the border—”
"At the behest of a Mexican’s duty.
Senorlta. your grandfather Is well and
sends hie love to you.”
Tell me,” abe cried Impetuously. I
"where te her
“Many miles beyo% the border," he
answered succinctly. "In the hands
of friends—if he accedes to our do-
CHAPTER IV—Continued.
ran t,,rough •« hastily, skimming
the lines, eager for the glut of It And
h* *»"d found it ho leaped to
his feet, his bunds clenched, amass*
ment and anger mingled in his eyes.
-2 ! ■ forgery r he cried sharply.
No, shaking her head. “It Is his
signalure. And, look, to make certain
I Investigated. Pedro and Juana and
del witnessed the slgnatuse. That
night ”** brOU*ht “r Compton last
“*UV J* muttered heavily, "the
thing is Imposalblel Why, be has
*?vifry,hin*’ everything to Torrtl
And he hated Torre more than he pre-
tended to bats an American I"
. ”Ttt *■ ,hlB wl11-” ri»e reminded
J5l ,A"d h® ,B *°o«- And Senor
Torre Is here," j
"Already with the nlr of . master I"
shouted Btanway. H« waa already
half across the room, sheer wrath In
nla eyes now, the will crumpled In his
hard hand. i
,he ff,rl cried, running to
him, her hand upon his arm aa though
ahe would hold hliu back. "What are
you going to do?"
To tell him that he la no less a I
fool than a thief,” he retorted. ‘That
he must explain his opportune pres-
ence here ns well as the disappearance
angrily Into her cheeks. She saw the
trap as plainly as did Torre, as plainly
as Btanway saw it And ah* did not
mo the answer to make.
"It te perhaps not Impossible” went
BiHy Stanway resumes
command of the situation
and things begin to straight-
en out for the time being.
(TO BB CONTINUED.,)
CHANCES IN GAME OF UFE
Must Be Winners and Lsssra, tins* it
Is Burs All Cannet Held
Equal Cards.
Life Is like a game of cards- Bom*
must win. 8orae must lose. It all de-
pends upon ths player and on the
gambling chances that may favor tor
disappoint him.
All have the same gambling chance,
so the player’s ability really deter-
mines whether he shall be a loeer or
a winner. Assiduity, persistence, prac-
tice and patience all help to make him
a winner, and the lack of these a loser.
Those who win make their galna at
the expense of those who lose. There
must always be winners and losers,
ax urn, japan, IS not in a temple. K
Is the well-known Dal Bnatu, or greet
Buddha, which aita alone .In medita-
tion with only the sky for a roof and
casual visitors and * priest to attend-
ance. The grove which surrounds ths
Buddha seems dwarfed beside bl«
giant proportions The statue Is said
to measure BO feet In height, the bead
alone being 9 feet Thla giant Buddha
Is one of the relics of Kamaknra’s
thirteenth century greatness. It baa
survived because It is made of brons*
pistes fashioned by the best metal
workers in Japan. It Is one of Japan’s
very few monuments that can aspire
eleal fl_ a —____mA « • “
Mixed Up.
"Is your play going on a run?”
“Sure, and It’s going to win
walk.”
Doesn't hurt a bit and Freezona
costs only a few cents.
Happy at 40000 Volta.
The Australian weevils which, un-
der an electric current of 40,000 volts,
“wero Impelled to stand on their heads
or tails and dance about,” bat when
the current waa shut off “walked hap-
pily sway,” must be s tough proposi-
tion. Less than 10,000 volts will kill
s man Ilk* a flash of lightning. It Is
curious, however, that with a Tesla
coll an electric current of which ths
voltage may be In tho millions can be
taken through the bqdy with Impunity
—the writer has don* It frequently.
But In this case no nonconductor
known will Isolate th* current,
which In th* dark manifests Itsell
round the apparatus as s delicate m|«t
of light.
With your fingers I Ton can lift off
any hard corn, soft corn, or corn be*
tween the toes, and the hard skla cal*
lu»ee from bottom of feet.
A tiny bottle of "Freesone" costs
“ny dru* *,nr*: apply a few
arops upon the corn or callus In*
stnnt y It stops hurting, then shortly
you lift thnt bothersome corn or callus
right off, root and all, without on* bit
of psln or soreness Truly I No baa*
Again a little shiver trembled
through the frame of the girl. Stan-
way, hla eyes steady upon the Mexi-
can’s. was silent a moment. Finally
he said, turning to Teresa:
"Before you give this gentleman hla
answer, senorlta. may I ask for a ftw
words with you?”
"May 1 Interrupt again?" It was
Tides ef the Ootan.
The Incoming and tho outgoing of
the tides Is caused by the gravita-
tional Influence of tho moon. Ths
moon, so to speak, draws or lifts the
water from the depths on the same
principle that a pump lifts water.
Torre
best substitute at ntgbt for diffused
daylight.
The electric bulbs should
either have a dome or a da Ik paper
shad* A gas light composed of man-
tle and bulb produces a good, diffused
light and when placed high enough
near tho celling doss not Injurs the
Naturally.
I saw Mabel going secretly to a
beauty parlor."
"Ha I Thnt lina on ugly look !”
Long ten tone**.
In "Lee Miae rubles" Victor Hugo has
sentence of a hundred lines.
one______ __ _ _____ ,
■nd earlier In the book, In one of the
chapters descriptive of Waterloo, there
are over BO Itnee without a full stop.
England's record Is held by the for-
eign enlistment act one section of
which reaches Its six hundredth word.
A silver lining mny have s
cloud.
Th* asms Begins.
Tsrean de Is Guerra's face went red
gad whits, and Torre, seeing, united.
Daniel Caaterten, of Detroit ag«
eighty-six. believes that h# la the old
wt active barber la thg world.
It Is estimated that tour miles of aa
ordinary spider’s thread would wa!0
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Browning, Orrin L. The Ralston Tribune (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, July 25, 1919, newspaper, July 25, 1919; Ralston, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc908169/m1/4/?q=hamilton+county: accessed July 3, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.