The May Bugle. (May, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1916 Page: 3 of 4
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\ An American's
Experience In Mexico.
BY JOHNIE B. CAMP.
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Chapter 4.
On arriving there I telephoned
to Senior De La Barra that 1
had arrived and wanted to see
him on important business at
once. He said for me to meet
him at his home as soon as I
could get there, that he would
be there before I would.
I had already broke into the
envelope and seen the contents,
and I knew it would be some
surprise to the old man.
As soon as I arrived at the De
La Barra home I was met at the
door bv De La Barra himself.
He conducted me to the drawing
room and Jas soon as we were
seated he wanted to gnow what
I had accomplished. For ans-
wer I handed him the envelope
and the contents that 1 had .tak-
en off the person of his nephew
in Chihuahua. lie examined it
for several minutes. I saw his
lips tremble as he read, and
knew what the Honorable States-
man was . suffering. It was a
great blow to him.
He had always loved Alfonso
as a son, and his daughters en-
gagement to Alfsnso De La Bar-
ro had been made public several
months before. The Senior fold
ed the paper and put it back in
the envelope, sighed, and looked
at me sometime before he said a
word. When he did speak his
voice was not the crisp com
manding voice that I knew, but
was very shaky. He grasped
my hand in his and shook it
warmly. “While this is a terri-
ble blow to me Senior Camp” he
said, “I want to thank you from
the bottom of my heart for the
loyal way that you have servec
me.” I assured him that I hac
been well paid for all services
that I had rendered. I arose to
to take mv departure, but be
told me to stay and he woulc
send his daughter who would
entertain me for a while, and he
would retire to his room. Noth-
ing could have pleased me better
and I told him so, He left the
room and soon Nova De Le Bar-
ra appeared. She looked lovlier
than I had ever seen her.
“What is the matter with my
father” were the words with
which she greeted rive. “He has
had some very bad news about
your cousin,” I said. “Why,
what is the matter with Alfon-
so?” sha asked. “You will have
to ask your father about that,”
I told her. “I never before saw
mv father act so peculiar, he
did not even kiss me good night”
she pouted. “The moon is love-
ly tonight,” I suggested. “Do
you want to go out in the gar-
den, Juan?”
I was never thankful for my
very homely and old fashioned
name until that moment.
“John.” is not at all pretty
when spoken by most people but
when it is translated to the
Spanish “Juan” by a girl with a
musical voice like Nova De La
Barra’s, tbs sound is heavenly,
at least that is what I thought
then. Which proves that 1 was
in love.
The reader may wonder why I
get off the story of my advent-
ures and get to telling of my love
affair. So for your benefit I will
say it is necessary for you to un-
derstand about the love affair in
order that you may have a more
comprehensive understanding of
the story. For instance you
may wonder why there was such
hatred existing between Alfonso
De La Barra and myself but
when you learn that we were
both in love with the Seniorita
De La Barr you can guess the
rest pretty easily.
Did I want to go into the gar-
den? Well does poor mortals
want to go to heaven? “Lets
do." is all I could think to say.
We walked about the garden for
some time and when we oome to
an old rustic seat we seated our
selves. But somehow 1 conic
not say the things I most want-
to. I longed to tell her how 1
oved her, but I dared not. She
was the daughter of one of the
foremost men of her country,
and I? Nothing but a common
bookkeeper, it is true that I was
then her fathers trusted confi-
dential clerk, but now my work
was finished. On the morrow I
no doubt would be without a job,
yet I dared hope. I felt that I
could not leave Mexico without
her, but yet and yet and alas and
alas—thus ran my thoughts as
we sat with the silvery moon
light streaming down on us thru
the trees. I was thinking thus
when a soft little arm stole about
my neck and two wonderous soft
black eyes looked unfaltering in-
to mine’ “You do‘.love me do
you not, Juan?” All the world
seemed to fall away from us and
surely we ascended to heaven.
“Great horned toads, of course
I do” was all I could think to say
to save me I couldn’t think of
another thing. She laughed,
“You Americana ara so funny,
is that-she got no further. 1
crushed her to my heert. The
other things we said doesn’t
matter, you young folks are fam
illar with the old old story and
the old folks haven’t forgotten.
So, as the novelist would say we
will now draw a veil over the
rest. But there I spent the hap-
piest two hours of mv live. We
planned to runaway to ElPaso
within the month, For we were
afraid that Senior De La Barra
would never consent to oar mar-
riage. We would be secretly
married at the first .opportunity
and she would gather together
he valuables and we would go.
That night as I kissed her good
Bight I vowed I would gladly go
thru any hell just for a smile
from sweet Nova De La Barra.
I left her standing ’neath the
great palm tree and made my
way slowly to the street gate.
I lilted the latch and started to
pass thru when a hand was laid
up on my shoulder and a voice
that I at once recognized as be-
onging to Alfonso Zenon De La
Barra, said in a low menacing
tone “Juan Campo.” 1 wheeled
around and faced him. “1 heard
all tonight, and will advise you
to leave Mexico before 'the sun
sets tomorrow evening” he said
I laughed, indeed 1 was too hap-
pv to do anything else. “You are
out of date,” I told him. “You’re
a back number.’’ “You can’t
frighten me with your threats.”
“If you do not leave my country
before tomorrow night you will
not live to see many more sun-
sets,” he answered.
“Why, you little runt of a mud
turtle, vou yellow livered puppy,
you infernal cur, you— you— ”
I was getting mad. “You might
as well save your breath, for
what vou say don’t go besides if
you say too much 1 might get
peeved and knock several kinds
of lightening out of you.’’ 1 will
not say all that was said there
for I fear the editor would not
print it as there are laws that
forbids the printing of such lan-
guage as we used. Anyway the
thing wound up by us agreeing
to fight it out next night at mid-
night, at a spot designated in
one of the parks. The fight was
to be with knives. We parted
and 1 started on down toward
my club. On the way 1 done
some of the hardest thinking
that I ever done in all my life.
1 was a fool to promise to fight
the scoundrel with knives, why
hadg’t I insisted on fighting with
guns? I would have had a fight
ing chance with guns but with
knives I had no more chance
than Bryan has of being presi-
dent of the United States. For
1 knew that Alfonso was one of
the best experts with the knife
in that country, 1 had often
heard Senior De La Barra as
well a3 Nova, and Alfonso him-
self, tell of his wonderful
ex-
ploits with his sword. But
was in it now and there was no
use of crying after it was too
late. But the thing was absurb.
1 didn’t even know how to carve
a chicken let alone undertake to
hew down one of the best
swordsman in Mexico. 1 sud-
denly thought of the beautiful
hive steel bladed pure gold
mounted sword that Senior De
La Barra hail shown me on sev-
eral occasions w hile at his home.
It was said of that piece of steel
that it had killed more men than
anyone knife in existance. It
had been presented to Senior De
La Barra’s father by the King
of Spain and had seen service in
many wars. He bad bresented it
to Nova on the anniversary of
sixteenth birthday. I wondered
if I could borrow it. I would
try. On coming to this conclus-
ion I turned and retraced my
tracks to the De La Barra home.
1 gently knocked on the window
that I knew was the Senorita s,
after repeating ^several times
she called to know who it was
and what was wanted. “It is
Juan,” 1 answered. Several
seconds passed before she came
to the window. “What do you
want that you should come back
and call me this,way, Juan?
she asked. I told her that 1
wanted Jto borrow the sword.
She was greatly surprised.
“What do you want with it?”
“What is the trouble?” she ask-
ed. “Oh, fnothing in particu-
lar,” I answered, “but you
know how it is .here, there is an
awful anti-American feeling
among the people and I don t
feel quite safe su if you will do
me the favor I would greatly be
obliged.” She shook her pretty
head. “But that isn’t it. havn’t
you the pistols that you always
carry?” 1 said that 1 had. but
that I would feel safer if I had a
knife as most of the fighting
there was done in that mannei.
“But what do you want with the
knife tonight. Juan?” ‘‘Oh,
forgot to ask you for it while
was here so I thought I’d better
come back and get it while I had
it on my mind.” I told hei.
“Yo lie, Juan, you shall not have
the knife til ,you tell why you
want it.” “And if 1 tell?” “I
may let you have it.” “1 want
to kill that infernal cousin Al-
fonso,” 1 blurted out. Then 1
told her the whole story. She
refused to let me have the knife’
so I started to go. She called
me back, |“IMease, I Juan, leave
this city tonight,” she said.
(To be Continued.)
Permanent Office, .. May, Okla
At Liverne. Okla., every Tues
day.
O. R. PARKER
Attorney-at-Law
BUFFALO, OKLAHOMA
business attended
to promptly.
Mr. John Lewis was born
Aug. 29, 1810 and raised to
manhood on Middle Fork oi
White River in Washington
County, Ark. Confessed his
faith in his Saviour about the
close of the Civil War. He I was
married to Almeda Ramey and
to this union five children were
horn, of which 2 are still living.
Mr. Francis Lewis of Parker,
Texas, and Mrs. Lcda Parker,
of Brownwood, texas.
Then on Dec. 25. 1881. he was
married to Sarah Parker, of
Brentwood, Ark. To this mar-
riage there were six children
horn, two girls and four boys,
Messers. Letcher, Dadey, Burley
and Asker Lewis and Mrs. Ann
Farel, of Laeross, Whashington
aid Mrs. Matilda Harrel, o
Chaney, Okla.
His life has been one purity,
never caused anyone to regret
their association with him.
Interment was made at the
McClung Cemetery.
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COMING
FRiday Evening,
May 26,1916
THE MAN FROM NEVADA
At 8:00 in Christian Church, May, Okla.
A four act comedy drama, featured by fourteen
people. Under the auspices and by the I. 0.
0. F. Lodge of Gage. Good specialties be-
tween every act. The Man from Nevada is a
thrilling storv, well dramatized and one you will
, ,:i.L TicketS on sale at Wilson’s
be sure to like.
Drug Store.
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Report Of Financial Condition
of the Farmers Elevator Co., of May, Okla.,
from Nov. 1st, 1915 to May 13, 1916.
;RESOURSES
Cash on hand ......................$ 25.33
Cash in Bank.......................... 214.4J
Kaffir on hand, 780 bushels............351.80
Wheat on hand, 2771-3 bushels........211.35
Bran on hand, 111 sacks............... 111.00
Shorts on hand, 32 sacks............... 38.40
Flour on hand, 437 sacks.............600.00
Coal on hands, 86 tons................516.00
Outstanding accounts.................. 684.41
Bills receivable........................ 800.00
Claim against Elk City Milling Co. for
breach of Contract.......... 392.62
Due from F. M, Sumpter on wheat
shipped................... 52 48
Claims against Railroad................ 74.75
Present invoice.................$
Present loss.....................$ 1185.84
Total....................$ 5324.47
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock......................’• •$ 3250.00
Bills Payable............•............ 2000.00
Rent Due.................*.......... ^.4.47
Gain By Donation .................. 50.00
Total.... ..................*$5324*47
Statement of Condition Nov., 1 1015.
Resources on November, 1st, 1915 according to
Auditors Report 1857.77
Errors in above Report by addition 10.00
By failure to figure shrinkage on coal 60.11
By failnre to deduct overdrafts 3.90
Total Errors 74,34
Resources as corrected according to
Auditors report 1783.43
Other Resources not accounted for
in report. *
Notes fi00-r>ft
2583.43
Outstanding claims against company ^
since paid
Actual Resources Nov., 1st, 1Q15, 2017.20
Libilities Nov.. 1st, 1915, 330000
Actual Resources Nov., 1st, 1615,
Loss Nov., 1st, 1915 12-O.W
Present Loss _i_ll2—.1
Gain under present management $96.96
( VV. A. Richardson
By \
T J. II. Simson
Secretary of Company.
WILLIAM A. BRIGGS
Lawyer
POSTOFFICE* BUILDING
Woodward Oklahoma City
The Central
M. u. Collins, Proprietor
Reasonable Rates
Good Accommodation
Everything Homelike
A GOOD PLACE TO STOP.
Woodward. Oklahoma.
YOUR EYES OUR BUSINESS
K-
isw
DR. C. E. WILLIAMS
Makes regular visits to May ev-
ery four weeks prepared to ex-
amine your eyes scientifically and
if you need glasses, fit them cor-
rectly at a reasonable price. Of-
fice at Keystone Hotel.
Next Date TUESDAY. MAY 30
Youas very truly,
BON-EYE OPTIC AL CO.
Alva, Okla. Woodward, Okla
Hal Cooper was a Woodward
|caller the last of the week.
C. S. Lewis was a Woodward
j visitor the first of the week.
Prof. Lindelow went to Alva
Sunday to attend the Normal
Miss Nolle Costello was a
Woodward visitor the last of the
week.
S. T. Morey is having a porch
j built in front of the Ford Auto
I Supply House.
JohnDyche was here from Iv-
janhoe Saturday rvisiting his
j daughter, Mre. Roy Wilson.
The Misses Jennie and Inez
Staker arrived home Wednesday
to spend the summer with their
I parents.
Dr. Arnos went to Woodward
t the last of the week with Mrs.
Rogers who was operated on at
j the Hospital there.
Roy Wilson and wife went to
l Ivanhoe Monday to visit a few
[days with Mrs. Wilson’s parents
John Dyche and family.
Dizziness, vertigo, (blind stag-
gers) sallow complexion, flatu-
lence are symptoms of a torpid
liver, No one can feel well
while the liver is inactive,
HERBINE i3 a powerful liver
stimulant. A dose or two will
cause all bilious symptom to dis-
appear. try it. Price 50c. Fold
' by Whites Drug Store Adv
L. f. ROBERTSON
LAWYER
Office at Ideal Hotel
May, Oklahoma.
S. W. GRACE
Jeweler
“We do all kinds of
watch, clock and jewelry
repairing at reasonable
prices. We carry a good
line of jewelry and can
furnish you with most
anything you want in this
line:
We also take ordere for
tailor made clothing. See
Us.
S. W. Grace
May, Oklahoma.
City Barber Shop
W. F. GRAY, Prop.
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......Agency For......
Woodward Steam Laundry
Your Patronage SoliciteL
MAY, OKLA.
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