The Daily Ledger. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 9, 1916 Page: 3 of 4
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THE DAILY LEDGER
18 Years At It
Children Cry for Fletcher's
Means
“We Know How" to
Steam Clean.
and
mis
815 Hutching
Sold by Walker Drug Co.
beauty.
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♦
upon his return and it is
♦
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A,
former
the
by
an ambulance and
after
Check I he
QHIGhcSTER S PILLS
V THE IHAMOSU UK A NO. A,
and
Goods
FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN AS’ROMEO1 (BUSHMAN^ BA> ME - ROMCO AND JULIET-)
the charge of Grace Coe. Virginia con-
We Would Like
We
out
silk dies-
The Farmers <& Merchants
L B, STUBBS
Grocer and Baker
drunk, and
drunk than
he
of
ot
to again join the gang and
their detailed plans, so that
“It s up to
I did that
confided to
be kept In
a saloon in which
find some members
A distorted version
conflicting emotions. For
was tongue-tied, and tried
argue that if she would be
in her endeavor to elevate
blooded
“The
the
that
con-
Rev.
was interested in John Burton, but not
finding tier then*, imparted her infor-
mation to Bill Reilly, who was waiting
and we
reasonable
The Daily Ledger to his address,
mid .Mr. Lehnert The l»auner-Led-
as we deliver them to you,
and, in quantity and qual-
ity you will always find our
you
Use
Our cleaning and pressing de-
paitnunt isthebest in the citv.
All of our work is guaranteed to
be first class. When your suit,
I’llh in 1{« d anu Gold ■•ctallic
’ v ith 1. >e Ribbon.
Then you’ll buy here reg-
ularly.
to see your name on our books,
invite you to put it there today
is not what you earn but what
save that makes you wealthy,
our facilities to become wealthy.
* Irregular bowel movements
lead to chronic constipation and
a constipated habit fills the sys-
tem with impurities Ilerbine i>
a great bowel regulator. It puri-
Wies the system, vitalizes the blood
imd puts the digestive organs in
a |><>-
Juke
need cleaning phone 97 and we
will call. Free auto delivery.
of thing has to stop, and
You either give uj this re
or leave my house. And I
supplies, too. Though you
Reilly
the
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
iu use for over CO years, has borne the signature of
. —- and has been made under his per-
ant iifter his mui with a message tba'
he was to come back ami await lh<
bunker s return after office hours.
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Regulate the bowels when they
fail to move properly. Ilerbine is
an admirable bowel regulator. It
helps the liver and stomach and
restores a fine feeling of strength
nd buoyancy. Price 50c. Sold by
idly as they could and scattered in all
directions.
Burton, seated in his library dream-
ing of Grace Coe. realized what a su-
preme disappointment it would be to
her to
Mrs. (’. A. Doose returned home
Tuesday night from Marlin in
response to a message stating that
Mr. Doose was quite ill.
Here’s a Hot One!
Whether Ohio is in earnest or
not we don't know, but the sub-
ject of licensing editors is being
discussed out there. We hope such
a move will die a-borning. Ohio
editors have entirely too much li-
cense as it is.—Philadelphia In-
quirer.
Bill ReiTly thrust her aside almost
roughly.
“What's the u*e o’ tryin’ to humbug
a cop who knows his business?" he
said, with a species of grim humor
which was gruesome in face of this
tragedy. “Jake an' me settled an old
score. I grabbed his gun. an’ shot him.
He drew on me first, but I was a bit
quicker’n him at the game. That’s
all there is to it.”
The three women were literally
spellbound by this amazing statement.
“Which of you people were present
while the fight was on?" Inquired the
senior patrolman, producing a note-
book.
“Is it necessary that our statements
should be taken down now?" demand-
ed Burton.
“You can please yourself," said the
policeman. “If you don’t choose to
clear the air by telling the facts, we'll
hold the lot of you. There’s such a
thing in law. you knew, as being an
accessory before the act.”
Anything that can be cleaned
or dyed. No matter how del-
icate or dirty. Hats cleaned,
dyed and reblocked into late
am ready to pay the
thing y<>u ought to
before I say another
Two
Phones
93 and 94
in the financial world, At any rate h
calmed down sufficiently that he vv:i
willing t<> listen. After a few minute
* ***************
FIRE INSURANCE
The Best Companies
PROMPT SERVICE
Your business solicited.
MISS MAGGIE SHARP
Upstairs in old Fidelity
Credit Co.’s Office. Phone
215. See Me.
******£*******■**
A ;•
and Tried to Get
Away.”
In Use For Over 30 Years
The Kind You Have Always Bought
ytirs kt.uwn« li-M.SOett. Always KelialUa
SOLD BY DSLGGiSTS EVERYWHERE
a lit-
woimd
" • red at Her Sis
ter.
French Dq Clean,
French Dry Dye, Steam D/e,
Cheirual Clean.
and decided
wishes on an
that juncture
saw at once that George, goaded to
desperation, was about to confess.
dreaded the outcome of his sordid
elation far mon* than her father's
of time.
gunman, now swearing loudly at all
and sundry, was taken off in the am-
bulance. Burton and George Coe. with
Grace, were accompanying Bill Reilly
to the station house, where he
promptly liberated on bail.
Blanche Griffin was left with
liter and we are sorry to report
■Lis father died while they were
11 here.
that
ton
find
wiih this information he might frus-
trate them.
He went to
was certain to
the Hell-cats,
the row in Virginia's apartment had
already reached the gang ami its mem-
bers were not indisposed to believe tin
story which Reilly put forward, name
ly. that he was bearing the brunt of
the f:• ty to ‘uve Jake from prosecution
•»' tewing blackmail und attempted
murder. Incidental tty, he tried to make
his one-tiine companions
affected to become more
they.
“You see. boys,” he
them, “though Jake may
the hospital, we can still get that rich
dare to show his face in that house or I
city."
But the Infuriated banker counted
without his daughter. Grace caught
his shoulder as he would have gone |
out to storm
CLEANING
PRESSING
AND
REPAIRING
“I Closed With Him
Pistol
Blanche tried to comfort Virginia,
but the latter sought solace in whisky..
Blanche resolved to remain with her
and when opportunity offered emptied
the whisky bottle in the sink.
Both girls, worn by the excitement
of the day, finally decided to retire.
When they’ were ready for bed Blanche, i
Within an astonishingly short space
therefore, the knocked-out
“Father." she said quietly, “is
George entirely at fault? Did you bring
him up in the right way? Have you
taught him to trust his fellow men and
revere womanhood? Has n<>t every
word and counsel of yours warned him
that humanity was prone to evil? (’an
you blame him now if he believes you
and acts on the very principles you in-
culcated?"
Henry Doe could not have been more
surprised if one of his own office boys
had ventured to lecture him as to the
investment of his money, and poin’.e 1
out the inherent rottenness of certf’n
great corporations which bulk lsor;e
Hell-cats.
“They got it in for Burton, ami they
have made a plan to kidnap him and'
either take their vengeance on him or
hold him for ransom.” said Virginia.
Blanche, surprised at this informa-
tion. lost no time in rushing to the set-
tlement house. She wished to warn
know that her supposedly ro-
il—-istant had relapsed into his
criminal ways and that ill his
was a sham, decided that Hu
inanity is in the Grip of Evil.
(END OF THIRTEENTH EPISODE.)
ADj^oiidforfeits, Imitations and “Just-as-good ’* are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Anlants and Children—Experience against Experiment,
Although Francis X. Bushman has long been considered the foremost
motion picture artist in the world, his greatest achievement is his work as
,"Romeo’’ in “Romeo and Juliet," the stupendous screen production in
eight parts produced by the Metro Pictures Corporation. In addition to
playing “Romeo," Mr. Bushman assisted in the direction cf the big fea-
ture. He had made a study not only of his own pari, but of the classic
drama, with all its traditions, as it has been presented cn the stage by
famous stage stars in the past. It was Mr. Eushman’c sole ambition to
delineate the part in a manner that it will stand as the most artistic effort
o.‘ his career. The feature has been produced on a most elaborate scale,
under authoritative direction, and with the most lavish settings ever pro-
vided for a Shakespearian production. “ <
But George Coe’s new-born resolu-
tion was not to be gainsaid. Every
instinct of manliness i»i his composi-
tion rebelled against the positive in-
justice inflicted, in the first instance,
on Bill Reilly, and, secondly, on a girl
whose efforts to ameliorate the lost of
the submerged tenth had often excited
his wonderment.
“This thing has gone far enough,
sis,” George said firmly,
music.
me to face the
shooting, dad. I
a fool, and now I
price. But orv>
know and believe
word. I'm a soft-headed idiot and a
wastrel, but I am no criminal.”
Disregarding Grace’s tearful pro-
tests. he surprised even the an*;ry
banker by the quiet lucidity with
which he exposed the trap laid for
him by- Virginia Griffin and Two-Gun
Jake. He did not spare himself In the
least degree. He did not so much as
strive to palliate his action in con-
senting to wring the money out of his
philanthropic sister.
When he had made an end. his fa-
ther raged at him so frenzledly that he
turned and left the room, taking lit-
erally the command that he should
Panic. Sulak Ballinger. Texas
Phone 97
or he would never have sworn in front
of a daughter whom he loved devoted-
ly. He could not guess, of course,
how acutely the girl's soul was har-
rowed by
once she
lamely to
consistent
humanity she must help those who de-
pended on her.
Naturally, the irate man would not
listen. He Insisted on complete and
instant submission to his will, and
Grace was at her wits’ end to obtain
some sort of respite, since it was im-
she could accede to his
utterly false pretext. At
her brother entered. She
both g
get G
Burn a
“It's
the 11.
were Lavin
ACCEPTED BUILDING
Rev. Father Goldbach returned
home Wednesday from S
Anna, where he accepted
Catholic Church buiiding at
place. Will Mountz was the
tractor on this building and
Goldbach was delighted with the
nice work and complete job done
by Mr. Mountz and said the work
the coming of
lice surgeon,
a superficial but calm scrutiny.
“This fellow is mil
tie.” tie said curtly,
looks worse than it is
has been penetrated, and we'll
that bullet out just one minute
A brilliant and permanent
green can be produced from the
juice of the stalk and leaves of
nettles and is used to dye woolen
stuffs.
night when the Hell-eats
to enter Burton’s estate they
found a strong guard of police in the
grounds and. deeming discretion ti e
Mr. and Mrs. E. II Zander re-
turned home at noon Thursday
from Shiner, wher liter had been
State Bank
The Bank that Helps You Do Things
The next morning when Blanche
Griffin was leaving her sister to go to
the settlement house, which was under
my I .1 s t<» get my hooks on Grace
Coe’s ( ii’th. Take it from me they I
t !.'••• dough, and if w • can’t!
ce Coe we certainly can get.
Unique Cleaner, Dyer
and Hatter
Phone 616
GENUINE CASTOR IA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of _
to be. We cater to the
kind of trade that comes
back to us through being
satisfied with our service
in every particular. We
handle only the best and
freshest goods
charge only
prices
Give us a trial—
that is all we ask
Brown of the t rews country, ami
•I M Wells of the Winters coun-
try, and Peter Lehnert of the
Rowena country, were among the
business visitors in Balllinger
desired. He had a photograph of
|the church which he was exhibit-
jave gone I
after George down the
all right. Bill." leered one of
fl-cats; “while you and Jake
that roughhouse *e fixed
o get Burton.”
“Don t talk rot," snarled Reilly ;
’’the guy was along too."
“I don’t mean that," hiccoughed the
other; “it's a scheme I'm talking about,
old Mother Flannigun has got a plan
whereby we can get him and we'll let
you in on it. Will you come with us?"
“Will a duck swim?" growled Bill
Reilly and the Hell-cat members
started for gang headquarters.
In the meantime Burton had been
to the settlement house and. not hav-
ing seen Grace, decided to go there
again. As he was returning in his au-
tomobile he saw Reilly in the midst ot
the Hell-cats. Holding humanity was
in the grip of evil and being unduly
suspicious, Burton decided to see what
the gang was planning. Finding an
opportunity he left the machine and
stepped into a doorway, where he was
out of sight of the members of the
gang. As fate would have it. as they
were passing the doorway, they met
another one of the Hell-cats, who
greeted Reilly, and Reilly in drunken
friendliness explained that his reform
was all for the purpose of finding
means to get Grace Coe’s wealth.
Burton, sorrowing at Reilly's down-
fall, ami not wishing to tell Grace of
her misplaced confiden—* in the man,
returned to his home.
Reilly, as soon as he learned the
plans of the Hell-cats, who were to
go in a body to Burton's house tiiat
night and kidnap him, left the other
members of the gang, telling them he
would show up at the appointed mend-
ing place and go with them. As soon
as it was safe he sneaked into a tele-
phone booth and, calling up police
headquarters, warned them to guard
Burton's bouse that night, ns the Hell-
cats plamp <1 to capture the titled mil-
lionaire and hold him for ransom.
That
hand, had fallen back on the habits
of her childhood, knelt at the side of
the bed in prayer. Virginia at first
sneered at her sister, but later, as she
thought of their mother and of their !
happiness at her side when they were
children, she also knelt In prayer be-
side Blanche.
Bill Reilly, taken to the police sta-
tion. was- released on bail furnished by
John Burton and Grace Coe.
Mr. Henry Coe was probably stir- I
prised during dinner by the hangdoe
demeanor of his son and the some
what subdued attitude of a distinctly
self-willed daughter. But she said
nothing ami retired early to rest.
The storm broke next morning at
the breakfast table when his furious ,
glance dwelt on the scare-heads of a '
newspaper article describing the shoot-
ing affray.
BILL REILLY. REFORMED CON-
VICT, CONFESSSES TO SHOOT-
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Cantor Oil, Pare-
goric, Drops aud Soothing Sy rups. It L pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor jot her Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It <$stroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. For more thaif thirty years it
lias been in constant use for the relief <|f Constipation,
Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething {Troubles and
Diarrhoea. It regulates the StomaeK and Dowels,
assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Erlend.
AND JOHN BURTON GO ON HIS
BAIL.
These sensational captions wore
more than borne out by the text of the
article. Coe’s voice was thick with
fury when he sought his daughter, who
had breakfasted earlier ami tvas then
seated at a piano in the drawing room.
“You are becoming a disgrace to
your family,” he cried, vehemently,
smashing a clenched fist Into the news- ■
paper crumpled up in the other hand.
“This sort
stop now.
form work
cut off the
own your mother’s estate, I am your
trustee and I'll put the whole d----
lot into the courts so that you can’t
touch a penny for the next five years."
The man. was incoherent with, wrath
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Sledge, A. W. The Daily Ledger. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 9, 1916, newspaper, November 9, 1916; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1178492/m1/3/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.