The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, April 9, 1915 Page: 2 of 4
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The Deport Times
8AM C. HOLLOWAY, Poai-iaHira
Entered at the poatoffic* at Deport,
Texas. as second-class mail matter.
Cards of thanks, resolution# of re-
pect, obituary notice#, and all politi-
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rate of one cent per 'word. Also all
church or any other announcements, if
the object is to raise money, most be
paid for at,regular rates. Count your
words and remit with manuscript.
No ad accepted for less than 20c.
One Year........................$1.00
Six Months.......................SO
IN ADVANCK
Cotton speculators are at
their old tricks again. Watch
the price of the lleecy staple
continue to rise until the plant-
ing season is over. We do not
believe our farmer friends
will be “taken in” again this
year.
In The Times of week before-
last, there was an article telling
of the results W. II. Thompson
secured in dragging the roads
directly after a rain. The Dallas
News of Wednesday printed the
article and had the following
comment:
Mr. Thompson’s plan appears
to lie well thought out, and the
results he had obtained prove it.
Of course there may some
objection to dragging the road
right after the rain on the theory
that if the work be postponed a
day or two it may not have to be
done at all. Hut that is noi a
justifiable excuse for delay.
While the mud is malleable is
the time to apply the drag. And
—listen, Editor Holloway—there
is quite as much room for im-
provement in the streets of De-
port as in the roads contiguous
to that town. Mr. Thompson,
it appears, has to leave his au
tomobile when lie strikes your
city limits and foot it into the
business center. That shows
his country road to be much
better than your city streets.
Why so? Is anybody in town
neglecting anybody's duty?
Rugby Rambles
T. J. Lemeus was a Paris vis
itor Friday.
Miss Mamie Spears visited
relatives at liogata Sunday and
Monday.
Mrs. H. D. Roach of Bogata,
visited her mother, Mrs. G. W.
Grant, Monday.
The young people enjoyed a
party at Mr. Bird Holland’s
Saturday night.
Miss Gertrude Varley of
Clarksville, is visiting her cousin,
Miss Fairy Belle Starks.
Quite a number of people
from here attended the singing
at Hales boro Sunday afternoon.
Clyde Woolley of Deport, visit
ed his sister, Mrs. J. A- Han-
cock, Saturday n'ght aud Sun-
day.
Misses Cora and Laura King
and Juanita Lowry visited in the
home of W. W. Spears Saturday
and Sunday.
We would be glad for more
people, both young and old,to at
tend our Sunday school, which
is progressing nicely.
Mrs. Emma Burruss of Nor-
man, Okla., is visiting in the
home of her brother, W. C.
Hancock, and other relatives.
. Charley Pearson and daugh
ters, Misses Ruby and Robbie
of Rosalie, vere guests of the
latter’s grandfather, G. D. Far
liss, Sunday.
Eva Bell.
Mr. Colton Grower
You have doubtless heard of
the Bowers Franklin Cotton
Seed Culler. This culler was
operated in Deitort last year.
Ask your neighbors about it who
planted colled seed last year.
We .have started the culler.
Bring uS your seed to be culled.
Will run the machine every
Saturday from this time on un-
til the planting Reason is over,
per bushel. Price 10 cents.
Barham & Webb.
The
QUARRY
Bu JOHN A. MOKOSO
Copyright, 1M3, by Little, Brown * Co.
SYNOPSIS
James Montgomery, an Innocent country
tod. Is arrested for killing a bank watch-
man. His Anger prints are taken by the
New York police.
Ills old mother pleads In vain for him
with Detective Michael Kearney. Mont-
gomery Is placed on trial for his life,
charged with murder.
Convicted of murder In the second de-
gree, he la sent to Sing Bing as s life
prisoner snd enters the machine shop.
His cellmate, litll Hawkins, a burglar,
plans to aid Montgomery In escaping
from the prison.
BUI makes Montgomery a suit of
clothes, but It Is seised. Montgomery
crawls Into a box of machinery that la to
leave the prison.
Escaping, he hides In the New Jersey
marshes and changes his clothing for that
of a drowned man;
Detective Kearney vainly questions Bill
Hawkins concerning Montgomery';* where-
abouts. Montgomery becomes a tinker
and travels nights.
As "John Nelson." Montgomery enters a
cotton mill and Invents very valuable ma-
chinery. He meets Molly Bryan, a beau-
tiful girl.
They full In love with each other. "Nel-
son" learns that Dotcctlve Kearney Is still
hunting for him. He notifies Bill of his
whereabouts.
Bill is released from Sing Sing so that
Kearney can shadow him and find Mont-
gomery. Hawkins cleverly gives Kearney
the slip.
Hawkins finds his wife and decides to
start again In life as an honest man after
he finds Montgomery
She fell back trorn aim lor a mo
uient. tbe shadows enshrouding her
Itut she did not leave him for long.
Her ni-mg were again about his neck,
und her Ups turned to his.
"I knew that you had been hurt by
some on* or something." she whisper-
ed. pressing her cheek against his.
"You do not need to tell me of your
Innocence. I shall share your sorrows
und your Joys until death do us part.”
“I have no mornl right to marry
you.” he said.
"But you shall take me for your
wife.” she cried. “1 shall live In the
m
"I was convictsd of murder."
mountains with you and never leave
your side, and If they come for you
they shall never take you as long as I
have a breath of life. They can’t
bnve yon. my sweetheart. You are
mine until death.”
CHAPTER XIV.
On the Trail of tha Quarry.
pTT^HE eyes of Mike Kearney's
I mother were becoming very
M dim with age. Her old "Key
of Heaven” was now replncetf
by a volume of prayer In much heavier
type, and she wore glasses during her
nlmost constant devotions.
As the detective captain In charge
of the homicide bureau nt headquar-
ters. Keurney found even less time
to turn his thoughts awsy from the
business of man hunting. He had de-
veloiKsl some excellent sleuths and
was lleglnnlng to feel pleasure In
watching them ndvnnce under his
guidance and training.
Kearney's only recrestlon was still
his home, and the sound of his moth-
er's voice, with Its pleasing bit of
brogue, was his only mnslc. But ns
the burden of her years became heav-
ier the strength of her mind was sap-
ped slowly, gradually. She would for-
get things that had happened only on
hour before and remember things
vividly nnd suddenly that had happen-
ed years nnd years pnst
Sometimes her tongue would wag.
She would wander from snbjeet to
subject In seemingly Interminable
monologues. Her old cronies tried In
vain to stop the flow of her gntmllty,
so that their own tongues might wag.
but they had to give It up and so they
called less frequently.
But Mike, the apple of her eye. to
whom sue was all the world, never
osmsb to prereoa to ds interested sa
he eat with her In the sonny window of
her spotless kitchen.
.. "Now 1 remember very well," she
dr, led with quavering voice one
evening, without specific reference to
any one in particular. "I remember
very well that she was quite a fine
lady wasn’t she, Mike?" '
“She was that, mother," replied the
son. dragging at his pipe. "She was a
grand lady.”
“No, not at aU grand.” she protected,
“for she wasn’t of tbe r’yalty kind.
She was quiet and nice snd dressed so
simple, was the old lady whose eon
was sint up."
Tbe subject of her wandering gossip
nnd reminiscence changed, and ahe
babbled on. Kearney settled down to
read bia afternoon paper aa she talked.
Her voice aDd her constant loving
kindnesses were all that he bad In life
besides his Job. As he noticed that her
mind was wandering to an unusual
degree a touch of fear crept into his
heart. He asked himself what would
be do when she was gona Could any
other woman take her place? He
bunched himself In his chair, a sign of
his uneasiness.
Kearney had decided on spring for
bis vacation time. During pleasant
weuther murder, like hydrophobia. Is
rare. He told himself that after bis
vacation ho would never lenve bis
mother again. He hnd arranged for
one of her cronies to care for her until
his return.
Kearney had made up bis mind to
take a trip south. He had a clew, after
ten years of patient -waiting, that was
worth looking up. The change might
do him good, and at the same time he
would have something to occupy bis
mind.
Borne one bad placed a headstone on
the grave of the mother of .lames
Montgomery. Borne oue was paying
the keeper of the cemetery near Nynck
to weed the little plot and keep it
bright with flowers.
Careful Inquiry bad shown him that,
save for her convict son. Mrs. Mont-
gomery had left no relatives. The
cemetery keeper hnd been cautiously
questioned. He said that through the
mulls had come first $100 In cash with
a typewritten note to the effect that
a friend of the Montgomery family
desired the grave marked. Afterward
came other sums to pay for keeping
up the plot.
Tho postmark on these anonymous
communications was “Greenville. S.
C.”
Kearney desired to go to Greenville
and get In touch with the postal au-
thorities there.
Another letter would be mailed from
that town to Nyack. lie would take
a glimpse of the man who mulled It
He would clear up the Montgomery
case und he would hold tho record of
never having been beaten out by a
criminal.
A few days later Michael Kearney
registered at the Mansion nouse.
Greenville’s best hotel, as James
Flynn.
In his room he unpacked his strip.
Among other things he removed was a
long nnd wide envelope. It contained
a letter froiu his Inspector authorizing
him to request any nld he might need
In the nnme of the police of the city
of New York.
The big envelope also contained a
certified copy of the police records of
Janies Montgomery, convicted of the
murder of Walter Trueblood. night
watchman of tho West End National
bank. These records Included photo-
graphs In full face nnd profile and the
Rertillon measurements and finger
prints. There was also a warrant
drawn by a New York magistrate!
charging Jnmes Montgomery with
being a fugitive from Justice and an
esenped convict.
The man hunter knew from the soft
sound of the voices he heard about
him that his own voice would tie in
striking contrast It would be futile
for him to try the pose of a southern-
er. So he let It be known that be wns
a New Yorker who wanted to live in
the south nnd Invest a limited amount
of capital.
Kearney left the hotel to look over
the city. He coursed Its two or three
business streets much as n hunting dog
would range In Its preliminary ran
over a field.
He had not forgotten the testimony
of Montgomery that he was an appren-
tice machinist, and he remembered the
story of the boy’a anxiety for his kit
of tools. He drifted among the men
who handled the machinery of the cot-
ton mills with a story that he wanted
to start up o small foundry with a
partner who wag an expert. All the
while his keen little eye* studied close-
ly tbe face of every man he met.
After several days of preliminary
scouting be visited the office of tbe
United States district attorney for the
Greenville district He explained his
mission and showed his credentials.
He nsked the district attorney to ex-
tend to the police of New York bis aid
in Intercepting a letter that would be
mailed In Greenville to a certain ad-
dress In Nyack, N. Y.
Letters from one man had been mail-
ed quarterly to Nyack from the moun-
tain city. One should be mulled dur-
ing the first days of Jnne. If possible
be desired to see the man who mailed
it If he could find nothing more than
the point at which tbe letter was mail-
ed that would help, for It would nar-
row his field of Inquiry.
The United States district attorney
knew only that a search was being
made for an escaped convict The po-
lice of the great cities and tbe United
States secret service generally work In
harmony, so tbe district attorney turn-
ed over the detective to a postal In-
apector.
Kearney determined to give hie per-
sonal attention to the people who came
and went from tbe postofflee building.
He was back on the trail after eleven
years. Indeed, eleven years were as
eleven days to him. IX his natural
span or nre naa oeea seventy aecanee
Instead of aoven be would have been
patient through tbe whole 700 years.
He bad not been able to pick up the
lost tracks of Hawkins, but Hawkins
was skilled Hi tbe tricks of tbe undeK
world. The reel man he waa after bad
been but a country hoy when he wan
aent up for life. In dodging tbe law
he had big chance# against him be-
cause of bis Inexperience. He would
make many mistakes. He bad made
one—sending money to Nyack. It to n
police axiom that even the most care-
ful of criminals noinctlmes overlooks an
Important detnll in covering himself.
Kearney watched nnd waited, keep-
ing bin ears open uII the time to catch
tbe gossip of a small city. There was
one big topic that aecmed to bold tbe
attention of tbe people who flocked to
tbe postofflee ut Intervals during the
day. It was the marriage of John Nel-
son to Molly Uryun, the daughter of
tbe president of the lteedy River Cot-
ton Mill company.
From fragments of conversation
Kearney learned that these two iieople
were much beloved, tbe girl because of
her beauty and her earnest work
among tbe poor of the mill settlements
and the tnun because of a saintly life.
At sunset on the evening of the third
day in June. Just ns the iwstofflce was
about to close and ns the last of the
Idlers begnu to depurt n man of serious
mien, wearing n benrd touched with
gray, stepped from un automobile in
front of the building. He entered und
went to one of the mail slots, dropping
a letter therein.
It bnd hardly touched the bottom of
the little chute , When three distinct
knocks sounded on the glass window
pone behind tbe detective. It wns the
signal agreed upon between the clerk
within and the man on wntcb outside
A thrill of exultation thut wns worth
waiting eleven yeurs to experience shot
through Kearney. Ills bunds Itched to
close oa the arm of this person. The
mastering of this one emotion of which
has nature wns cokable left him nston-
lshed. for he had not expected to come
upon a man of the type before him.
There was something so grave In the
eyes of his quarry and In the cast of
bis countenance that one could easily
have mistaken him for a preacher of
the word of God. His carriage was
dignified, nnd he was dressed soberly
and without ornament.
The people on the steps of the post-
ofHce had drawn back respectfully be-
fore him. touching their hats, it was
evident that he wns widely known and
that be was revered.
Kearney bad not determined what
step to take next when the map whoso
shadow he was to become was stopped
by another.
"Oh, Mr. Nelson,” cried the Citizen
accosting him, "I would like to wish
you all tbe happiness In the world tbe
day before your marriage.”
Nelson's face broke into a smllo of
pleasure.
"Thnnk you. sir.” ho replied. “I
could never hope to deserve oil tho
good wishes that have been offered
me." He looked embarrassed nnd re-
turned to hjs machine outside.
Kearney had studied him from the
crown of Ills head to his heels. If
that man was Jim Montgomery the
change was remnrknble. He made no
attempt to follow him. He felt sure
that Nelson had not seen him. A man
as prominent In the community us
Nelson was could be easily fouud nt
any hour of the day or night, nnd
then, too, the morrow was his wedding
day!
Kearney took the letter from the
postal employee Inside and went to Ills
hotel room.
He asked the clerk for his large en-
velope from the safe, nnd when his
door was closed behind him he draw
forth the pictures from the gallery
of rogues, no studied them carefully.
The man hunter felt that there was
some faint. Intangible hint nbout the
eyes In the photographs which con-
nected them with tbe man who had
mailed the letter to Nvack.
(Continued next week.)
Some men think the govern-
ment is rotten because their
wives can’t earn them a good
diving.
It takes years of labor to in-
sure anything like a good future
but one can build up a magniti
cent past in a brief time.
A writer says that lettuce
will bring on sleep. Raise plen-
ty of lettuce and Rend it to your
neighbors who have phono-
graphs.
We always were lucky. When
the banka recently shut down on
overdrafts we were fortunate
enough to have one on hand, and
we have held onto it.
An exchange tells of a Kansas
boy who eloped with a woman
twenty years older than himself.
This just shows how the yoteless
sex will impose on us poor men
when they have a chance.
When a woman finally builds
all the new rooms that she needs,
fixes the sleeping porch just as
she wants it and everything on
on the premises arranged con-
veniently, site is ready to sell
the place and buy another
home.
The Dallas News says that
Prezemysl is pronounced “psne'-
mishl.” So simple, and yet we
have gone for weeks in positive
ignorance of its pronunciation.
We will feel under still further
obligation to the News if it will
now tell us how to pronounce
the pronunciation.
THAT TIRED FEELING
Do You Continually Feel
Sluggish, Disinterested?
If you do, it is probably
caused by your liver. When
the liver fails to perform its
functions probably, the system
becomes clogged witli poisonous
matter, that weighs you down
mentally aud physically.
The liver gets out of order
very easily, and if neglected,
chronic trouble usually results.
Don’t dela.V if you feel badly.
You knowingly lay yourself open
to life long pa n, when you allow
yourself to continue in a run
down condition. Cure yourself
quickly and harmlessly with the
natural vegetable remedy Liv-
Ver-Lax. It has all the effect-
iveness, but not the effect, of
calomel.
Genuine Liv-Ver Lax bears
the likeness and signature of L.
K. Grigsby, and is guaranteed
to give satisfaction or money re-
funced, Insist on it. For sale
by E. O. Thompson—Adv.
CRACKS AT THE CROWD
Claud Callan in Star-Telegram
Cross Roads Notes.
Gllie Legate of Paris spent
Friday and Saturday with home
folks.
Most of the farmers around
here have begun planting their
corn this week. 1
Walter Compton and family of
Lear Deport visited relatives
here last week.
Miss Audie Williams spent
last week with friends and rela
tives below Milion.
Coy Pomro.v and Harvey Leg
ate vif-ited relatives near Rock
ford Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Myrtle Young spent
Sunday with Miss Audrey Bry-
ant and Sunday night with Miss
Audie Williams.
Some of the young folk enjoy
ed a party at the home of M r
and Mrs. Henry Wilson near
Milton Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Young
and son, Gordon, and Merritt
Young of Milton visited in the
home of Mrs. Minnie Bryant
Sunday.
Lucy Lee, the year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charley..
Pomroy, was badly burned on
the left hand and arm, almost to
the elbow, last week. While
she was playing around her fa-
ther she stepped in a hole in the
hearth of the fireplace fell and but
her father quickly rescued her.
Daisy.
The British battleship, Lord
Nelson, stranded and was sunk
in the Dardanelles Monday.
City Election
The city election held Tuesday
for the purpose of electing a
mayor, five aldermen and mar
shal was a free for all proposi-
tion, seventy-eight votes were
cast. Twenty-eight men receiv-
ed votes. Following are the
men elected and the votes they
Received:
For mayor, J. W. Cunningham
70 votes; aldermen: R. Isbell
59; J. R. Hutchison 70; J. J.
Gray 04; G. Ii. Rucker 58; S. R.
JePus 47. For marshall J. A.
Dickson 59.
S. A. Cunningham of Cunning-
ham town, brought 58 bales of
cotton to the Deport market this
week.
M ■s. Dick Bruton and baby
of Detroit, are visiting in the
home of her sister, Mrs. T. T.
Jeffus, (his week.
TRAVEL IN
COMFORT
OPERATES
THROUGH STANDARD
STEAM TRAINS
BETWEEN
Dallas, Greenville and
Paris via Terrell and
Texas & Pacific.
ALSO
STEAM TRAINS AND
G A S-ELECTRIC
MOTOR CARS ,
BETWEEN
Paris, Terrill and Ennis
Ask for Tickets Over Texas
Midland Railroad
F. B. McKAY
General Passenger Agent
Terrill, Texas
wr PARIS
Stop at the
MORGAN HOTEL
Tiie Best 51.00 and 51.25
House in the City.
Sims & Egbert
Proprietors
210 Clarksville St.
i
DR. F. G. COOK
Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist
Office in Paris Livery A Transfer
Company Building. Paris
Only Graduate of Veterinary Medi
cine in this part of Texas.
At DEPORT 2nd SATURDAY h.
each month.
E. H. B. STEELE
Physician and Surgeon
Residence, Commercial Hotel
Res. 'Phone 105 Office phone, 146
Office at City Drug Store
DEPOUT, TEXAS
Dr. M. C. Andrews
DENTIST
Office in Phones in
Postoftice Bldg. Office and Res.
Deport, Texas
DR. S. H. GRANT
General Practice
Office in Post Office Building
Phone -Office 41.—Resilience 201
DEPORT,
TEXAS
A. P, Park 7L. L. Hardison
W. F. Moore •
Park, Moore & Hardison
LAWYERS
Booth Side Lamar Ave., Paris, Tex.
Chas. W. Elliott L. V. Larsen
M. H. Baughn
Elliott, l^arsen & Haughn
LAWYERS
Office in Lynch Bld’g. Paris, Texas
WELLS & CALVIN
lawyers
Lynch Bulding
PARIS, TEXAS
DUDLEY, LOVE & DUDLEY
Attorneys-at-Law
34 Bonham Street
Paris, - - - - - - Texas
For Sale
30 or 40 nice Shoats inmost
full-blood Poland China, ranging
all the way from 30 to 90 lbs,
I have also several nice Sows
suckling pigs now. ’Phone me
at Detroit or Fulbright. Prices
are reasonable.
Lem. A. Guest, Detroit R. 1
Mrs. Ed Futrell and children
of Fulbright, were guests in the
home of her sister, Mrs. Lea
Lawler, the first of the week.
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