The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 24, 1912 Page: 4 of 6
six pages: ill. ; page 22 x 15 in. Digitized from 35 mm microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
•. -.
IK ' ■
.
■ vVis
w
LX
■ :
v.:
*V
t
ram-
ere
The 14 tfr
Grand Annual
A'
A"'
Ua
iflstfiiP!
1 HO U5T0N ,T£XAS. NOV. 11-16,1912
m SOUTH’S MOST SPECTACULAR CELEBRATION.
• • HELD IN THE WINTER CAPITAL. OF TEXAS.
MASKED PARADES
FAMOUS ORIENTAL MIDWAY
•■r GOXItaus- pabeaiswry of floats^-.
FREE CONCERTS AND VAUDEVILLE SHOWS
BY WORLD-RENOWNED PERFORMERS
AND MUSICIANS.
j: FAMOUS CARNIVAL BALLS.
PARISIAN COSTUMES
GULF COAST LAND EXPOSITION
Rates on all Railroads
::nd*r the reproach of her look Kp
smiled amiably, pleased ovar
ai* cleverueee. “Where Is the kls-
ereh ?*’
“The kisweh?”
“The Holy Yhlordee. Where le It?"
"That I refute to tell you. Tour
word of honor first, to bind the bar-
lain.”
Hvanne laughed. It acted upon Ma-
homed like a -goad. He raised the
whip, and had Ryanne’* gate swerved
the part of an inch, the blow would
have fallen.
“You laugh?" snarled Mahomed.
Strong M he irti physically, brilliant eT#B tnewr. And If the had had to
ae he was mentally, there was r mor- one °f tho ttv.o, George would
tal weakness In hie blood ;-and search hav®, been the natural selection, for
ae he might the history of hi* ances-
tors, their lives shed no light upon
hie own.
In etetlng that hi* face hud been
granted that dubious honor and con-
cern of the perpetrators of the rogues’
gallery, he had merely given rein to.
a aelci^re of :eoul-bltternees. Hut there
waa truth enough in the ■ statement
that he had been short In his accounts
many thousands at bis father's bank;
gambling debts; and In making no c-f-
she trusted him Imp (fitly. Perhaps
there still Ungeied In her mind a re •
nllectiou of hov cha'mlngly he hi
spoken of his mother.
She could huve set out for "Cairo
t-lone: even as she could have grov,-n
OUR LCD
a pair of wings and sailed through the i , , „
air! Thd.fate that walked behind her 1( lar.k L.Owen Lodge No. 1
wna tnnLivnianr - ....aV- P oets reguI ar i v omwthe *
Why, yea. A bargain.-with- your fort to replace the loss, he was soon
honor makes me*laugh.“
“And your honor?" returned Ma-
found out by hie brother, who seemed
<jnly too glad to dishonor hint,—He
homed fiercely. He wondered why he was given his choice: to sign over his
- held his hand. “1 have matched trick
gry against trickery. My honor baa
not been called. I fed ypu, I gave
million, due.him a year later Tfav Rt
this time the father was dead), or go
to prison,-;.The ^ ran dal of* (he -affair
was malevolent, cruel, Unjust. 81 f >- vuj regularly
i&.'Sft4V“;
dently to the world, to be laughed at! I
distrusted,’ or ignored.-. Was It pcs
slbla-tliat a, little moPe than a month
ago site wandered. If not happy, In
the sense she desired, at least in a,
peaceful state of mind, among her Ca-
millas and roses , at Mentope? Her-
wtfrht had peen. jn Ihl* short time,
remolded, reconstructed; where onoe
had bloomed a garden, now yawned a
chasm: jind the psychological earth-
i “It was 'my life or his,” exclaimed had signed away his Inheritance, taU- d.'*7y fcl ^haJ
j Ryanne, not relishing the recital of «n a pnltry thousand and left Amer- . ’ L ' a lld of eI
7 lea. facing .Imprisonment If he re **'k raK,e’ ®,«h* b^*n a'
turned. That was the kind of a broth- ?nf,e’ dld not 8 arTn .h«r:Indeed, her
- - feeling was rather of dull, aching tn-
you drink; In return you lied to Ae, j had no weight with ills brother; he
dishonored me In the eyes of my wanted the younger out of tlio way.
friends, and one of them you killed.” Like, the hot-fifeaded fool he was, be
C. F. Mehn
G. D. Raise
I r el Aft
N<
- W.<
meets' 1st and 3rd Monday
month. Visiting Sov.rc’gt
A. M. Goseh, CC 11RT
j this phase. “It was my life or his;
and he was upon my back."
Fortune shuddered. Preeently she
er he had. Once he had burned his
.aid her hand upon Mahomed’s arm. bridges, ^recurn^ to-him a do&»
Would you take my word of honor?"
Mahomed sought her eyes. "Yes.
1 read truth In your eyes. Bring me
the rug, and my word of b'_or to you,
you shall go free.”
“But my friends?"
“One of them.” Mahomed laughed
ways by which be could have extrl- .i “UVR^e^nd George were keenly
cated himself! But cure a^ol. always * 'v*J0***16 *>n*er. and both- agreed
a fool!
Disinherited, outcast, living by his
wits,' Ingenious enough; the ftnei
senses callousing under the contact
with his Inferiors; a gambler, a hard
- THE NO-T5U-OH ASSOCIATION
--- HOUSTON, TEXAS-
Freokaleater
AND
Tan-no-Hlore
Two of the
roost Scientific
Beautifying
± Agencies
-Known.
! unpleasantly. It was an ext-ejlent Ides, drluker periodically; all in all, a fine
’One of them shall go free with you. portrait for any gallery given over to
I It'will be for you to choose which, rogues. And he hadn’t-.worried much
Now, you do’g, laughs laugh!” and the over tfie moral problem* confronting
ongue of the kurbash bit ..tjlfi^dust^ him, jhat.-tbe way of the Irans&aeEjcor
■'* ' -- *--*- -* "-----*—* ls*ii%rd. It was tmly-when'love arnt
the veil of his fatuity that he saw
himself as he really wun:
Love) He gazed ahead at Fortune
under the malumil. That a guileless
within an inch of Ryanne's feet.
I.- “What shall I do?” asked Fortune
miserably. ' . .
“Accept," tirgfid Ryanne. ’If you'
ire afraid to choose one or the other
uf us, Jones and I will spin a coin.”
“I agree,” said George, very unhap-
py- . ”
“Have y»u any paper, Jones?"
George searched. He found the
:c-card to the tell at the hotel. In
ler pocket he discovered the little
pencil that, went wish Ft;
dance
afWTh
that Fortune must-tteno farther.
Ifj’inne, under his bitter raillery and
seeming scorn for sacred things, pos-
sessed a latent magnanimity, and ft
now pushed up throUgh“the false lay-
era. “Jones, lt’p my funeral. Go tell
her. You two can find the way back
to the canal, and once there you jelll
MVe no'‘trouble. Don’t bother your
bend about me.’’ • • *'
“But what will you ’do?"
‘-“Take my medicine,” grimly.
’’ilyanne, y&u pro offering tho cow-
ardly part to me!”
“You fool, it’s the girl. .What do
I care about the rest of It? You’re
young girl as she was should .ehofcitfn, ^jkr«T0 as a lfon. When you put up
him! That the sight of her should ycur lists the other night,-you solved
always send a longing Into biff soul that puzzle for yourself.- For' God’s
to go back and begin over! His.Jatvs sake, do Jt while I have the courage
hardenpd. Why not? Why not tty t,, let you! Don't you understand? t |
to recoy«jKsnni«g*>f the csttflibs of the love that girl better than my heart’s
fine ihings h^' had thrown away?* At ^ blood, and Mahorhod caB*av« It drop
Tctist enough fo permit hint- to gc bv drop.’ So dntTgb (fulcklyl He Wffll
Me- \b Kvire
Tu. ...
Hall.
Henry Miller, r-
FLATOfi.’:.
A. F
''
Meet Shtur .
& full moor lire tii
"A statuiing iiivits
<r T. Hi.:
Aug. 'SVindrreyer, Secretar,
■You*Vrlte,” salfi Mahop^toeFaj--, hts feHA«K wl'tjioutvrnt’'give you food and water.” w-
FP.ECKELEATt R AC r eam
Ti e remover of skin imperfections
such as Heckles, tan, sunburn,-rinj
worm, liver spots and all kindred
skin troubles-
.. ?45Kbs bad Complectlons 6doj)
trt S;cj Cttflipjgctioris Better ‘
. aid 50c..
TAN-NO-MORE
THE SKIN BEAUTiriER
Two preparations coAbined into
';one. It serves as a massage cream,
thoroughly cleansing the" pores ol tjic
skin, and .as an invisible powder
tiiat cannot be delected. ,
Pricfr 35 and 5Ge:
-
tune.
-.*£<• *• . stnnrl v looking behind fo^floVe If *hF' .“You go. She knows y6u better
,"I intend to.MTorturti toojt the card followed? By tho Lord Harny! ! than me.” . * .
and pencil and wrote as follows: wife he. wag out of tit is Web of his "Rut will she trust me as she will
“Motfler: Hfcrace. Mr.*Jp»«s tindl are own weaving, he would live straight;
prisoners pf the man who owned the he swore that every dollar hereafter
pug •whlCh<*yflu’ will find In the large pviMn his pocket shouliTbe an honest
s.te$rp«r-rbll... 'Give It to the enurfer 4,1,e, .Fortune could nevfirjie his yjt<j - atie-t'
wtilibut
you? Perclval, old top, Mahomed will
never let me go till he’s taken hie
pound ef ficeh. Fortune!” RytfEne
Fortune, we v*f!5it you!”
Flatonia
F 01
NO. flYs'l
Meets -**ve—
Ifh'l'.iTPfla
to April and at 4'o'(-foci f.rn
October.
Visiting Sisters nnd Br*
cordially invited to attend.
Mrs* Louise Kqiser Mrs Emc
- Secretary N '
-r^w-*; _
our f
i -er’s iv fjcol of Beaufy 'Culture* teach* ® mauicuiinj, facial masaage. care of the hair and
•ck! k c. L:(er.:ure on application. ' 1 *
. : 5AKER-W
- t ) ■. . . • -
who brings this-card. And.-Hpder no *Jie eirme:.TO ,tills i*fact without. ^on» . She appealed at the flap of the tent
Ircuasstgnoea .'net. spies , jupon Ms roumUhodt or devious-byways. Ih Hit "Jones here will-go'back with you!
't rack.'*' In “French she added: “We ftr*t lJlaoe, he ‘knew that lie had not do. both of you, before Mahomed
ire bound for Bagdad. In case Mo- touched lier; she jiud only been friend* , IiajiR'es hU mind.”
v— — • -v'MIss Ch«4qpye, ie'ls wrong. He’s
hameA''se^elves tfie jrug and we are^iy; andnow.evep her friendship tsupr .......
not likeratvd-.^yvlf'e the \emhassy tat b^' a lUroeA * All. rlffht.' .-'Ttie love hie the one to go.* He was hur?“ worse
T-dl^pW«:d.oV.'i VthV.ellinrtnsr, ful’y thV ra^h. of .W pr.p.,.,»„*■ .»d of j^y-nUnpple and tlie^oMuhate at ^ l,,t«’*^rnr->tn*rfiOJj0uds‘‘moraS '“‘“f 1 ^ Pr,de doean't jngttar at
She gave It to Mahomed. he was deadly in earnest. perately. . { • . , • * '
"Read ft out loud,” he commanded. j, wgs aftee nine wlvoh they wete Fortune gjiook her head, “AU or, __
While he spoke English fluently, he £ across Hie two caps Is,’ Hi. 'j\pne of utf: xu br npueeif
*4 , ‘..C . .tr^T
FT-THSAlN S'
'Temple f
Regular meeGi;*
day in each moot
and the ,4th Mor,(
m.,- ak-the K..of.P Jfall
y. siting-sisters arc •
Ttt-nd. Mrs; Loui‘“ : . r ?
kx
R. A.
i..-jtag
Plaiting an3 Grist Milf
’ Manufacturer Of'
Stated, convdestio
day on or bof6r<‘ I
I,eachi n.-nVi.
i All Heart Cypreaa"Tanka, Water" Cisterns.
Fresh Corn Meal, Brass* Goods, Pipe -Fitt-
ings, General Machinery and Be'e Supplies.
G. S- EIDELBACH
. Successou to A. Eidelbacjb.
FLATONIA, TEXAS
-o-
bade hfnv saddle the hHgln .or "^J^ValgbC Ibey niasle cknip? There • were -:ni;<de"the offer, he knew that the'con-
camel, whb'h of all those tVelve/alon^ j no palnl9 this time simply a.-well In * dltiens' would ;%rect a'barrier over j
w as his, and be off to Cairo. Jne boy ,he cent€r 0f yf jumble of huge bouK which none of them' would pass vol-
illpped his bowl Into the kettle, ate d#ir>: Tlie tents were, pitched to the., mitarily. So much for pride gs the
zreenlly, saddled the camel? fndfl j BO(ithwest.'*for now the wind bllpw,^hit -Christian dogs knew it. Pride Is a
minutes later was spesamg Dac“ ing from the land of northern snow-; «ne buckler; none knew that better
3ec'-y
O. D. H. S.
Germarja Lodffe, No
• - , - AIWIII liit: iniiu VI Iiuiiuviu oiiuw . UUCKlcr; HOIlC Huew mm
toward ( alro at a, gait that wou and a fire was a welcome thing. This than Mahomed himself; but
, bring hlntjt>Uere kite that night.
a wise
K4v ’ .....5
m? O
m tf
1—” f” 1
San Antonio & Aransas Pass Ry. |
■
* *' 'Operates Double Daily Service Between
F. I’L ; *? ' . ■ ’•*i
Waco, Yoakunfl, Houston, San Antonio and Corpus. |
Night Trains Carry Standard Sleepers between" Waco & Corpus Chrlsti.
* DAY TRAINS LEAVE (downtown depot) f
North Bound 327 PM — • , South Bound, 12:0 JTVM. r
, ear
\L " » - . •
NIGHT, TRAINS LEAVE (Flatonia*Juhction only)
North Bppnd, 3:4o A. M. ’’ - - South Bound, 12.10 A. M. 1
• -*• <■
G. F. Lupton, G. P. A. L. N, Lyon, Agent, * I
San Antonio, Texas FI itoriia, Texas (
1 V'. ■]
4e
. was Arabia; Africa had been left be ynt.n does not wear .it at.all times.
Fortune apd George and. Ryanne > hlnd yfere they’aw aited the return "What Is It. to" be?” he demanded
of the cotirler, .who arrived two iffiyB" of Fortpna, .,.'*'•***
later, dead tired. 1 he persons to whcin .. * “.What shall I say to him?”
the pard had been aeftt had sailed for "Whatever you'will.” Ryanne was
satebed'-htm till he*disappeared belpw
a dip'arid was gone from view. In
the minds "of the Three watchers-the
isnie question rose: would be be too with tge Reamer Ludwig. Me- tired. He saw that argument would
g,
060. oOoOC'QoOoOOOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOo^oOoOoOoO
| four Cotton Seed
im.
Should be brought to our mill. Pro npt at*__ ,■
tention and courteous treatment, Pbjne 80.
*• " #
FLATONIA OIL MILL
oOi OcOoOoOoOoOoO<XDoOoOoOo OopoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOOOoOOOo
W WW WWWW%%'3I odW^MTOed 'Tro^fig abort Ml‘" know that !t costs B A* & 7:15 P. M.
f v W W rn. w’ A V YIT W* W
late? George wae cheerful enough
hereafter, but his cheerfulness was
'not of the Infectious kind.
At noon the caravan was once more
ipon Its way.' Ryanne was able to
Jde. The fume! Of whatever drug 5
had been administered to him na(T>#P
finally evaporated, and he felt only
bruised, old, disheartened. An evil
Jay for him when he,-had set--forth
for Bagdad In quest of fhe rug. He
was confident that there would be no
ug awaiting the courier, and what j
•vould be Mahomed’s procedure when
the boy returned empty-handed Was
pot difficult t6 Imagine. ’ Mahomed
vas right; so far honor had not en-
'ored Into the contest. According to
bis lights, the Arab was only paying
oln for -coin. ' But for the girl, By-
inno would have accepted the sltua-
lon with a shrug, to await that mo-
nent, when Mahomed, eased by the
mnsd of security, would naturally re-
ax vigilance. The presence of For-
une changed the whole face of the
iffalr Mahomed could have his eyes
uid heart If he would but spare her.
le must be pqtlent; he must accept
asulti, even physical violence, but
mme day he end Mahomed waalA play
•he f)nn) round. / *
fils.past, his fooflth, futile past: ell
he follies, all the petty crimes, all .
be low dissipations In which he had
homed turned.upon .the three miser- be of no use.
ables. . •; * L “Ail pr none, of us.” And Fortune
"I have j’.ou three, then; qnd by the Iboked at Mahomed with all the pride
beard of tlie Prophet, yob shall'.pay, if her race. “It is not because you
you’ shall pay! You have fobbed and. wish me to be free; It Is because you
. wish to see one of my companions
f tfjtijjLjffi ; >base In my eye8"1 wH1 not hav®
i%lw/ “I „ "The will of Allah f” He coulA not
m
Meets I’- th Si)'
rt k: p.ni. Vi«
attend.
H •’ £
chi.;
a- ci:
Cburc:
Sen’<*'
e'er' ' - "
Pr* - ■
•fere Br-'
the- first -* "
month. ;V Ft
All are .
e\*l
-HI A
bvisl
1. ■*.
repress the" fire of admiration ln- hla
'An eves as they took in her beauty,
the erect, slender flgufe, the scorn
ipon her face, and the fearlessness In
her great, dark eyes. Such a woman,
might have graoed the palace 6f ‘tte
Great Caliph. He had had In mind
many little cruelties to practice upon i
her, that ho might see the men writhe, ; Pf.v
Impotent and helpless to aid her. But I A. 5?.
In this tense and' dramatic scene, a- '
sense of shame took possession of
him; his pagan heart softened; not
from pity, but Trom the respectwhlch | advise throupo
SJST P"“>° “ when preaching ... >
Week-da> ?-:•
(Note) —Rev
I til''
t:“ ..
, (Continued next week.)
be.
Ye* P*in\
WiU be high next year.
-. trn’jr
"{ Have You Three, Then; and Yog_
shall Pay.” much work has been put-off and
beaten and dishonored me; and you more WlllTie.
I Paptist Church Servil „
SUNDAY --------------
Sunday School, 10 A. M
Preaching 2nd. & 4th. • S^
5 for the
extra mid-week
I Ladies' Aid & W.M.U.
rhere? Why hadn’t he fought temp- had She had hoped against
. *ation as he had fought menT Envl- kope. over
ronment was no excuse; brlnglng-up "No,” cried Mahomed. He laughed, j pjec.
£Sr‘S choice^ W^ukre Tee"); j^^rayer meet^ ^edn
id. one had ever tried to help him r°u- Free, free as the nlr- . - 10 pallors Devoe, 15 average! 7:15. P. M.
iack to a decent living. His mothen, Well, why do you hesitate. , .yes 20 0f ppme>
iad died during hts childhood, and
Tl
W.e pay'highest price for furs,
Coor.skin’s, hides,, etc.— Ling
Brothers. • •. * 52tf.
Flatonia. The City' Beautifu .
will be realized if home ground-
and parkways are planted wit
trees and ornamental shrub
from the Eagle Lake Nurseries.
Eagle Lake, * Texas, Catalog
free,
uer Influence had left no tmpreeeton.
Hie father had been a money-maker,
consumed by the pleasure of building
up pyramids of gold. He had never
reasoned with his youngest-born; he
hnu paid hi*'’bills without protest, or
.reproach; it was so much a month to
be written down In the expenee ac-
count. And the- flret-born had been
hie natural enemy since the day* of
the nvreery. Still, he could not acqnlt
hlmeelf; hta own eiTtlgnment wae ae
chapter xv. -^;—Suppose th^re’g plenty* of oil*
“ . next vear,-won’t paint go. dotyti?
Fortune, without deigning to reply, a • " . ..I'letan 1 ;i: plenty;
walked slowly and proudly to her tent, of«i 1: the dcmi nd settles that
and disappeared wltldn. She-looked Half the work of last year and i
neither at Ryanne nor at George. \ She . , .. ■ .j
knew that George, his soul tilted with -3 mating, so stupid we are,
unlucky quixotic sense of chivalry 'DEVOE.
which had made him so easy a victim ^ Ferriar.
to her mother, would not accept his ‘
liberty at the price of Ryanne's, Ry
kaw M any jud|a oouldliavt min anna, to whom ha owed nothin*, not
Cancel thpt one dollar bill and
play the Airdoir.e strong, J^to 5 P.
M.EXVurrL r
Smuiay-School.- It-''
Preaching ServffK. u u .
.Epworth League, 3:HU F.
Mid-week Prayer
Thursday, 7:15 P. M.
Mission Study Class, FJ
7:15 P. M.
Ladies Homo Mis.- ion, Mo
j
■
'1^*11VIW I'lH I WJPRaipil"||ii'll '. IJ'U’-
. . .. a, ■ 'xviMar—
'my j.—lie...... i
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Hurr, Henry. The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 24, 1912, newspaper, October 24, 1912; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1112917/m1/4/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.