The May Bugle. (May, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 28, 1922 Page: 2 of 4
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THE MAY BUGLE, MAY, OKLAHOMA
The Mardi Gras Mystery
H. BEDFORD-JONES
Copyi 'f hi Wf
DOtTBLPOAY.PAi.li AND COMPANY
CHAPTER XV—Continued.
—22—
“You’re w 1111 n k to take rare of ull
tlie rest of the gang, chief?"
"Sure,” Resented the officer.
“All right. Hoys, turn over the
whole crowd to the chief, and I’ll trust
you to see that they’re properly
booked and Jailed. Turn over all the
evidence likewise, except that mull
sack. Have that brought up here, to
this room, anil see that the corridor
outside Is kept guarded, (let me?”
The two saluted. "Yes, sir.”
“Good. Send to the federal build-
ing, llnd out where there’s an agent
of the Department of Justice, and get
him here. Have him here inside of
tlfteen minutes."
“My dear Gramont, your devotion
to dutv Is Itoniun in spirit,” said Ja-
ehln Fell, lightly. "I really regret that
circumstances so conspire to defeat
you ! Why can’t you be satisfied with
bagging so many other victims? You
can’t bng me—”
“Can't I?” sidd Gramont, tnklng a
elgur and hltlng at It. He was cooler
now. “By heavens, Fell, there's one
thing In this country tlint you and no
other man enn reuch with any Influ-
ence, political bribery or crooked con-
nections— and thnt’s the government
of the United States! You can reach
Judges and senators nnd governors,
but you can’t reneb tbe unknown and
humble men who carry tbe badge of
the Department of Justice!”
Fell made n slight gesture.
“Human nature, my dear Gramont.
It Is quite true thnt I have not estab-
lished this gang of criminals, as you
call them, without tnklng proper pre-
cautions. Memphis Izzy, for instance,
has Influence that ranches far and
wide. So have 1. So have others In
the party. I give you my assurance
that your Department of Justice man
will not arrest me.”
Gramont paled.
Jacbln Fell glanced at bis watch.
“Lucie will be here at any minute
now,” he observed. “I suppose your
sense of duty will force you to dis-
close everything to her?”
Gramont merely nodded, tight-
lipped. A knock at tbe door, and one
of h<g men entered with tbe sack of
mall they hud tuken as evidence.
“A lady Is coming here at any mo-
ment,” said Gramont. “Allow her to
enter.”
The other saluted nnd departed.
* “A sense of duty Is a terrible thing,”
and Jnchln Fell sighed. “What about
the oil company? Arc you going to
let Miss I.edanols’ fortunes go to
wrack nnd ruin?”
“Better that,” said Grnmont, “than
to have her profit come through crimi-
nal money nnd means. She'd be the
first to say so, herself. Ilut I'll tell
you this: I’m convinced that there Is
oil under thnt land of hers! If she'll
agree, I’ll put up what money I have
against her land; we’ll be able to have
one well drilled at least, on the
chance!’’
“If It’s dry,” said Fell, “you’ll be
broke.”
“I enn always get work,” and Grn-
mont laughed harshly.
Fell regarded him In silence a mo-
ment. Then; ’1 think Lucie loves you,
Gramont.”
A trembling seized Gramont; n fu-
rious Impulse to shoot the man down
ns he sat. I>ld lie have the baseness
to try and snve himself through Lu-
cie? Something of his stifled anger
must have shown In Ids eves, for Jn-
chln Fell laid down his cigar and con-
tinued quickly:
“Don't misunderstand. 1 say that T
think she cures for you ; It is merely
surmise on my part. Lucie is one per-
son for whom I’d do anything. I stand
nnd have stood in the place of n par-
ent to her. She Is very dear to me.
I linve n special reason for Intruding
on your personal affnlrs In this man-
ner, nnd some right to ask you in re-
gard to your Intentions.”
“I don’t recognize any rigid what-
ever on your part,” said Gramont,
steadily.
Fell smiled. “Ah ! Then you are In
love. Well, youth must be served!”
“I’d like to know one thing,” struck
In Gramont. “Thnt Is, why you were
so cursed anxious to get something on
my man Hammond! And why you
held the Midnight Masquer nfl'nlr over
me ns a threat. Did you suspect my
business?”
rtll threw bnek his head nnd
laughed In a henrty amusement that
was qnlte unrestrained.
"That,” he responded, “is really hu-
morous! Do you know, I honestly
thought you a fortune'hunter from
11 Kurope? There, I confess, I made a
' grave error."
* Without a knock tbe door opened
and Lucie Ledanols entered.
"Good evening, atockbolders!” she
exclaimed. “Do you know there's a
crowd down In the strt^st—policemen
mid automobiles nnd a lot of excite-
ment?"
“Allow me," sold Grnmont, tnklng
her coat nnd placing a chair for her.
j “Will you sit down, please? You re-
member that I warned you regarding
a shock that would come; nnd now 1
must explain.” Gramont gravely linnded
Lor his commission frfom the gover-
nor. and resumed his seat. “When I
•ay that I have come here, not to
attend a meeting of our oil company.
hut to urrest Mr. Fell, you will under-
stand. I am very sorry, Lucie, to
have to tell you ull this, for I know
your attachment to him."
"Arrest—you. Uncle Juchln?” The
girl glanced from the puper to Fell,
who nodded. “Why—this Isn’t a Joke
of some kind?”
"None whatever, my dear,” said
Fell, quietly. "Mr. Gramont Is to be
congratulated. He hns discovered that
I was the head of a large organization
of criminals. Here, If I mistake not,
arc your Department of Justice
friends. Gramont.
A knock at the door, nnd It opened
to admit one of Grnmont's men.
“Here they ure, sir—the chief agent
nnd a deputy. Shall I let them In?”
Gramont nodded. Two men entered
the room, and Grnmont dismissed his
own man with n gesture. He saw that
the agents both nodded to Fell.
“Do you gentlemen know tills man?”
lie demanded, rising.
“Yes,” snld one of them, regarding
him keenly. “Who sent for us?”
“I did.” Grnmont gave Ills name,
nnd handed them his commission. “I
have been Investigating a lottery
which has been conducted in this stnte
for a long time by an organization
of very clever criminals. Jnchln Fell
Is the man at the bend of this organi-
zation. The lesser members of the
gang are in custody. The police de-
partment will not arrest this man
Fell; Ids Influence nnd that of hts
gang Is extensive In political fields nnd
elsewhere. I have called up the gov-
ernor, and linve been told not to arrest
him. I have disregarded these facts,
and I now call upon you to hold him
In custody us a federal prisoner. Now
go to It.”
The chief agent laid Grnmont’s
commission on the table nnd looked at
Jncldn Fell. For an instant there was
n dead silence. Then, when the fed-
eral man spoke, Gramont was para-
lyzed.
"I’m very sorry, Mr. Grnmont, to
linve to refuse—”
“What!” cried Grnmont, incredu-
lously. "Do you dare stand there
nnd—"
“One moment, please,” said Fell, his
quiet voice breaking in. “It Is quite
true tlint I have organized all the
criminals possible, Mr. Grnmont, and
4
wus aware that the agents had depart-
ed. He was ulone with Lucie and Fell,
and the latter was rising uud holding
out his hand smiling.
“Gramont, you got ahead of me In
this deni, and I congratulate you with
ull my heart!” said Fell, earnestly.
“Neither of us suspected the part
played by the other mun! hut you’ve
done the work nnd done It well. Will
you shake hnnds?"
Gramont confusedly took the nund
extended to him.
’’I’ve been a fool,” he snld, slowly.
“I might have guessed thut something
unusual was—”
“No; liow could you guess?’’ said
Fell. “There are three men In Baton
Rouge who know the truth, and three
persons in this room. That's all, out
side of the regular government men.
I had not told even Lucie, here! I
dared not. And I dare say nothing
even now. To the underworld at large
I will he known as the crook whom
not even the government could touch;
in days to come I mny be of untold
service to my country.”
"If you will excuse me one moment,"
he went on, “I shuil speak with your
men who are on gunrd, Gramont. I—
all—will be buck In a moment, nnd
we may then discuss business. If you
agree, I think thnt your company may
proceed upon the original lines, anil
we shall set to work drilling for oil
without delay—”
Gramont scarcely heard the words,
nor did he hear the door close. He
was still looking Into the eyes of Lu-
cie Ledanols, and wondering if the
message they held wus really meant
for him.
Perpetoal Youth
by Christopher g Hazard
—' fy 1922 WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION
CHAPTER XVI
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He Was Still Looking Into the Eyes of
Lucie Ledanois.
have put the underground lottery Into
a systematized form. I have done this
by the authority of the United States,
In order to apprehend Memphis Izzy
Humberts and other men at one crack.
These gentlemen will tell you that I
am a special agent of the Department
of Justice, employed In thnt capacity
through the efforts of Judge Forester
and Senator Flnxmnn. 1 regret tlint
tills had to he held so secret that not
even the governor himself was aware
of It until this evening. The conflict
was quite unavoidable. Not a mem-
ber of that gang must become aware
of my real Identity.”
Grnmont sank into his chair, the au-
tomatic dropping from his hand. lie
was suddenly dazed, thunderstruck.
Yet he had to believe. He was dimly
aware that Lucie had gone to Jnchln
Fell, her arms about his neck. He
stared from unseeing eyes.
Realization smote him like n blow,
numbing Ids hratn. He saw now why
the governor hud conferred with
Judge Forester and the senator, why
lie had been ordered off the trail. He
saw now why Kell hud preserved se-
crecy so great that even to the chief
of police his Impregnable position wus
supposedly due to Influence higher up.
He saw how Fell must have been
working month after month, silently
nnd terribly, to form one compact or-
ganization of the most talented crimi-
nals within reach—headed by Mem-
phis Izzy, the man who had laughed at
the government for years! And he
saw himself furious, raging like a
nuidmnn—
Grnmont dropped his head Into his
hnnds. The pain of his forgotten
wounded arm stabbed him like h knife.
He Jerked his head aharply Aj. and
M i-Careme.
A nameless gentleman from the ef-
fete North was enjoying for the first
time the privileges of a guest card at
the Chess nnd Checkers. In a some-
what perplexed manner he approached
the secretary’s desk and obtained a
cigar. Then he paused, listening to
the sounds of revelry which filled the
dub, and which came roaring In from
the city streets outside.
"Say!’’ he addressed the secretary.
"What's (Ids Ml-Careme I’ve been*
reading about in the papers, anyhow?
I thought everything was tight ns a
clmn down here after Mardi Gras?
It’s still the Lenten season, isn’t It?
Mardi Gras doesn’t come more than
once n year? Then what’s all the cele-
bration about?”
The secretary smiled.
"Certainly, sir, It's still Lent. But
the French people have what they cnll
Ml-Careme, or Mld-I.ent, and they cer-
tainly. give It n big celebration ! You
see, It’s n night halfway through Lent,
when they can enjoy themselves to
the Unfit—let off steam, ns It were.
We’re having several dinner parties
here In the club tonight, for the occa-
sion.”
A slightly built little man, who had
much the air of a shy clerk—hnd It
not been for Ills evening attire—np-
pronched the desk. He signed a check
for a handful of cigars, which he
stowed away.
“Please provide a fresh box later,”
lie snld to the secretary. “Most of
my party ts here. I believe.”
“I’ll send them up, Mr. Fell,” an-
swered the secretary, quickly. “Yes,
I think the dining room Is all ready
for you. sir. By the way, Mr. Grnmont
was looking for you n moment ago—
ah! Here he comes now!”
Jnchln Fell turned. Grnmont was
plunging at him, a yellow telegraph
form In his hand, excitement in his
eyes.
“Look here, Jnchln ! Tills wire just
came In from Hammond—you know, I
left him In charge of things down at
Bayou Terrebonne! Read It, man—
read It! They’ve struck oil-sands nt
five hundred feet—nnd sands nt five
hundred, with these Indications. It
means a gusher at n thousand!
Where's I.ucle? Have you brought tier?”
“She’s upstairs. Well, well!” Ja-
chln Fell glanced at the telegram, and
returned It. “So oil Is actually found!
This Is certainly going to be one hie
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nriME,
J. With
to be ever young, is bom again
With every year, and thus he flaunts his youth.
Were he incarnate once alone, sure then
He evidendy would be old, in truth.
Thus is he envious, yet all his frost
But pales the crimson banner of the rose;
It laughs upon his spiteful labor lost.
Renewed in fragrances when winter goes.
Nor knows the urchin the interior star
That, all untouched by him, will yet attain
Its heaven, and from its glorious heights afar
Will twinkle down and smile at him again!
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Nineteen
Twenty-Three
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Older
(©. 1922, Western Newspaper Union.)
T
HY friends are all importunate
That this year may he fortunate,
They weave a special wishing spell
A hn iif t 1 , i . ... .. l I. ...
■■vuoui inis year to guard it well;
Lest any harm should come to thee
Because old Time says "Twenty-three!”
Grace and good cheer attend this year
And rout all shapes of doubt and fear.
Rut it will be well not to put too much
faith In resolutions. Resolutions ure
often the vapors of auto-intoxleatlon.
They nre the rainbows that succeed
the last storm, before the teurs have
dried up. They are the halos thnt we
pluce upon our heads too soon. They
are the thin Ice “that glitters but lets
us through.
There Is more power In resolution.
If a man can overcome himself he lias
conquered Ills worst enemy. He will
have to use both fists to knock himself
out nnd both feet to kick himself out;
he will huve to get himself down and
sit upon himself before he can he
himself.
This Is worth while, but It Is un-
pleasant nnd difficult. Resolutions are
apt to fall before it or be entirely for-
gotten, but resolution can do It and
have force to spare. As a poet has
said:
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So nigh la grandeur to our dust,
So near Is Ood to man,
When Duty whispers low, Thou must,
The youth replies, I can.
night. Come along. Let's find Lucie
and tell her about It—’’
The two men turned awav together
[THE END.]
Typographical Error Coat Life.
A typographical error once cost a
woman her life. Shortly after the In-
vention of printing, a German printer
working on Hn edition of the Bible
entrusted to his wife the setting up of
the type for a portion of the Book of
Genesis. There is a sentence In Gene-
sis. describing Eve’s duty to Adutn
which runs “He shall he thy Lord.’
The German word for Lord Is “llerr'
and that for fool Is ’’Narr." The
printer's wife changed the "e" to ”n’
and. In the crude type of that period
the cnpltsl ”11” looked exactly like an
”N.” The sentence consequently read
“He sholl he th.v fool.”
Many copies of the book got lnt<
circulation before the error was die
covered. The ecclesiastical authorl
ties were so enraged hi what they con
sldered the woman's Impiety thut the
condemned her to the stake.
Household Resolutions
for Father
"w* WILL not sin. Never again will I
I touch the guest towel, for I have
A seen the error of m.v ways, nnd now-
know thnt guest towels nre to be
seen hut not used; yeu, uot even for
a newly shnved face.
1 will reverence the parlor. Verily,
verily, no cigar stumps nor ashes
shall I leave behind me, nor shall
T lay my head upon the sacred em-
broidered cushion.
I will reform. The socks thnt are
taken off at night, even so shnll they
he picked up by me nnd put Into
the laundry bnsket.
t will be thankful. For the cut glass
herry howl and the mahogany sew-
ing table, for the synthetic toilet
lotion, for the belligerent cigars; for
these Christians gifts, will I show
rejoicing.
I will not answer back. Yea, though
the bills of the New Year morn are
mighty ns mountains, nnd I will
walk In the shndow of bankruptcy,
I will not lift my voice against thee.
I will not complain. No, though gou-
lash and croquettes he handed to
me even unto the third evening, I
shnll hold m.v penre, and m.v desire
for porterhouse shall he no more.
I will not struggle. Thnt good-will
mny nhlde throughout the coming
yenr, I cheerfully resolve to obey all
the rules of the Institution which
harbors me. Amen.
TA T" OT by mourning beenuse life
cannot he all springtime. Not
A si by thinking that youth cun be
powdered, painted, dressed and af-
fected into renewal. Not by looking
backward nnd living upon reminis-
cence. Not by counting up our losses.
In fourfold beauty life Is on the
wing. As well try to change the course
and succession of sensous as to hold
hack the progress of our ages. Spring,
summer, autumn, winter nre not only
for nature, but for human nature. No
one Is deceived by Imitation when we
are not Just ns young as we used to he.
Fading pictures nnd u passing show,
"slings and arrows of outrageous for-
tune,” are Just the differences In life’s
weather.
But every season has Its own pecu- j
liar beauty. Every day of every year j
Is really a gem on Time’s finger. There !
Is even a mnjestie and terrible lmnuty i
In a storm. In the long monotony of
the doldrums nt sea one could hnll a
cyclone. In the dusty glnre of pro- I’
trncted drought a flood could be wel- |
corned. In too much of any senson the
wish arises for the rest of the pro-
gram. Chnnge opens up new vistas
of the scenery of our histories. The
nfternoon of life Is meant to be n pleas-
ant outlook upon Its harvest fields, a
gathering in of thnt wealth of produc-
tion that requires time nnd patient toll.
The enjoyment of that richness of
character thnt Is given only to long
experience. Wisdom enn never be
hastily acquired. Nothing enn he done
In less time than It takes. Even God
must wait until fall for a ripe apple.
Age marks progress and gives leis-
ure. To look forward nnd go on with
power of choice hitherto denied, nnd
to hnve time nnd opportunity to do as
one likes, rather than as he must,
these are much. To hnve acquired new
powers of thought nnd to hnve time
for books, to hobnob with n few
cronies, to hnve a little something to
do, to sit on the porch nnd see the
world go by, to look beyond the set-
ting sun to a new day, and beyond the
coming wlnier to a new spring—all
these and more mny mean thnt age
has kept the best wine until now 1
People who boast thnt they neve
give up sometimes are show* up.
NOBLE PURPOSES COUNT
Cut out the long string of New Yenr
esolutlons nnd substitute for them a
ew xtr< ng. noble purposes.
PVitfUlWiflY’YU
THE CALENDAR
By MARTHA B. THOMAS
11 'HE calendar is a curious ki-
• man document when you
stop to think about it. Just an
aaaier way of reckoning than
tha counting of moons and suns,
and a vary important matter it
is, too. A calendar is the direc-
tor of man's affairs, tha “con-
sulting engineer’* always to bo
interviewed before arranging
Ufa, whether it b a dinner or
business appointment, a siege
with the dentist er a trip
abroad. It is the grand refer-
ence book) a silent, inanimate
thing composed of twelve pages
or sections with black marks on
them. Probably no other book,
laree or small, has as many
readers or commands the re-
spectful interest enjoyed by its
unimpeachable reputation.
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as a die. To put It all In a few words,
I am Just the same ns a new man.
It’s a pleasure for me to tell my
friends about Tanlac.”
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