ON THE MEXICAN BORDER Action, ahwaya action, ta the outatanding feature of tMU atirring romance by Jagkaon Orogory. -Dice ■< Oeatlnyr U a uia of the Mexican border, about a* lively a apot a* there le in the %vortd. The aetere In the etory are Intereetln* for themaefvea. aside from their thrilling etory

his anoeetra! eetate tMe aide of the border; hie eUlalnoue kinsman. erith hie rascally accomplices; hie entirely charming o rind daughter; Me efficient young American neighbor, and various Mexican bandhs from serose the' tarder. Love, danger, f%httng, a Juet retribution and a happy ondmg-a't the elementa of a thrilling tala are here. And the tale Is v*eH told.

CHAPTEH L An Error Rectified. Pedro, the taeatlao, haring lighted the wax tapers la the massive rantSestickt. having placed bottle and class** upon the great mebegany table, tobacco and papera von the ea.an bofcsnr table, wltndrcw eHentlj was his way. swiftly, as was bis train-

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His old mailer. Seoor rton Antonio d* Is Gocrmf _ tlqne In his oM-faah'.oned Week coat, small. hiKb-beelod boots and cnrieJ white hair and metache a* any article of the antlqoe furniture in the vast drawing Mom of the hacienda, turned bis lively black eyes upon bis guest. “Yon win forgive the ruoenees of an old man. Seoor Detnpion." be said softly, bis English perfect hit. utterance still the honeyed speech of Caetile. -but may I ask you to understand that 1 know nothing of what ygn Americanos call business? And that I have no widh to learn? That la why I place these matters In the hands of ac attorney*'He bowed after the way of the old school, and ended, smiling, “in the hands of a thoroughly competent attorney, seoor." Oemptoo, a little man with a restless. nervous manner and eyes like a rat's, shifted In hie chair, cleared his throet and thanked his patron, looking pleased on the whole. “This la a very important matter, de la Onerra," he offered, a trifle hesitantly and with keen eyes upon H* host. To he sure." the old man cot In hr patiently, though with no learning ‘ 'he courteey of hi* speech. "A will always Important” He leaned forward, poured himself class of the red southern wine, liftIt so that the still caudle flames shone It, It .brightly, and drank slowly. Already Demptun hid been asked to drink, as he was ilwaya naked when came to the \aneho de la Go err*; P b* ha'', refused, aa be always ft -setl. . • The old man net down his glass and tobacco and fine wiilte paper he tray upon the smaller tabic, hi* slim white bands making the re-ie swiftly. You say. fl*n<j< L -jptoo." he said hen he bad lighted a pep*r lighter the nearest candlestick, “that you found s flaw la the original

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?'•«, sir." Dempton Mpoke hurriedand ran on very much after the • oner or a schoolboy who has gotten I'-fson by heart and wants to "aay" for.- he forgrtA '•only a small id*tier, a technical "r. which might never be nottcedr i yet there Is a risk—there Is danhot the will might eventually be t- : berauae of It that yow demight come to nansht; In a word, the !-enorlta Ttfrras. who* you to make your sole legatee, might r come Into the fortune you have ■■1 to her, I hare thought it beet, draw up a new document." hare done so?" Inquired the • v |iati!ard. hts eye* musingly upon '! in wl*p of smoke from th: dga1 tempted slipped a red ; into hi* breast pocket. "If you <v»d It end sign It. sir—if we can 'he matter settled right awey. de- ) tug the original doenmente—" he drtsils. benor Uempton. 1 ' 1 may leave with yoo." D* u ! ra waved e white hand gracefully. “ have ottended to my business for tor s>-trnteen year* now. and f uev»f found cause for criticism.’ V "U do not even cor. to neve in* uto d-tail concerning the flaw h I allowed to creep In?" “ ‘Upton tiud leaned forward a llttlr ‘■heir, his eager eye* uoon the '• if la Guerra laughed softly his h 1

*d upon another errand ani once t returned, bringing with him two of the other nervtnu about the great' adobe house to witness the signature. The old man looked at the new will carelessly and signed carelessly, asking merely If the will were tn all esaatlah! the same as the original one. The servants withdrew with their master's tbsnka and loose silver, and De In Guerra, returning to Dempton one copy of the paper which was Intended after his death to dispose of the litciends, s great range heavily stocked and an Indefinite sum tn gold and silver, folded the other and placed It upon the shining table top. • “I shall read It tomorrow," he said lightly. •VS'ou kflew that I Jc not read after the candles are lighted, set Dempton. bis errand dope, was already upon his feet hi* eyes roving for the bat which Pedro had taken from him a few minute* ago. “But.” cried De la Guerra, “you are not going back tonight, aenor? Surely yen would not think of putting my boepl'allty so to shame! Ton must spend the night with us." Dempton's eye had found his hat and he speedily crossed the room to

take It op.

Thank you. Mr. de la Onerra,' sold hastily. “But I must return to Ijl Pants Immediately." He managed B bow with a poor trial at the Spaniard's dignified grace, put

“Good night. Mr. de la Guerra.' “Buenas noches. sen or." And Lawyer Dempton, his horee’f ane and tall flying, was on his way through the moonlight night, and thr old man. leaving Pedro to close the door after him, had gone back to hi* chair and wine end cigarettes. "Los Americanos," he muttered when he was alone again, "they are all alike. You cannot trust them. That Damp ton has the eyes of a rat. the tvce 01 a liar, ihe meaner of a convict. Americanos on the one band, Mexlcasoe on the other 1 Sangre de Dios! I must take Tereeita away trom them. Pedro I” “81. aenor." “Where ta the senorita?" “in her rooms. I think, senor." “Bueno. Convey to her my affectionate compliments, and tell her that I shall be for the half-hour adding a certain note to my American memoirs. After that I shall be pleased If she' will come to me." 1. aenor." Swift and silent. Pedro went upon his errand. Senor non Antonio de la Guerra, pushing the will to cne side, drew a thick manuscript from the table drawer, and. writing In a fine, scholarly hand, began to add certain highly insulting commentaries to the chapter dealing with the vitriolic description of the character of “Los Americanos." (The book he planned to print la

Spain.)

Meantime the Senorita Teresa de la nerra. his demure granddaughter, was not In her room but upon her little . rose-twined balcony, and moonilgnt. bright about her, was more bright than the laughing eyos she turned downward towaro the adoring face of an Americano! CHAPTER II. Abduction. The hacienda whe -e Antonio de la Guerra had lived tor the flfey-odd years of his exile from his beloved Bps In. where hi* gr* nddaughter had been born and i-eared, was one of the landmarks which linger on la stately white walls r.nder dark red Ules from the time of the Spanish occupation. The old Spaniard was overlord of what had once been s grant from his grandfather's king, the boundaries carelessly marked In leagues Instead

of mile*.

He bred cattle and fine horses. Intrusted Gaucho Morales, his foreman, with tbs business details, and yet managed. so Urge and fertile .was bis empire, to go on from yejr to year swelling his wealth. The wlde-verandaed house with none of Its walls leas than three fset -hick, with great, spacious rooms, spread out across a wide extent of the ahnded land among the olive and pear and pepper trees. In the time of the father of Antonio de U Guerra there had been fourteen room*—now there

Club Women Plan, “Neighborhood Americanization'’ W ASHINGTON.—The General Fedbratidn'of *VbmenW Clubs, with a membership of 2.000.000, has adopted .an Americanization plan of work presented by Mrs. John Dlckins-.n Shannon, chslnnan of th* conservation department. Mrs. ThomdS G. Winter,'Wond vice president, has been apputoted director of the Americanization work. The federation will a*e “neighborhood Americanization" methods. A Joint publication, comprehending the suggestions of all the 11 deportment* will soon bo put In the hands of club women.' The suggestions for work which will be eUberatvd lnro.vu: Americanization Institutes for practical work, getting together dub women, teachers anil members of other organization* which wfH *ct In sympathy with the movement. . Americanisation conferences. Inviting alt women's organizations tn the community to eend representsi.ve*. and Including the leading women of each racial group, to advise on the needs and the methods of reaching UTe foreignborn woman In the home. Community gatherings of foreign and American boro at which the foreign horn ahjtll show the gifts of their nations In music, art. food, the Industries, etc, and the definite contribution these gifts carl make to American Ufa. This may be elaborated through community singing and pageantry. Fostering of the handicraft of the foreign boro. Organization of dubs of girls whose parents ore foreign born. Coinmitte*e to visit the naturalization courts and observe the processes of naturalization and to report such observations back to the cl jibs and to the general federation division of Americanization. > Opening of public school buildings for day and night schools for trainingnew citizens nnd furthering classes In Industrial plants. Establishment of bureaus of Information on naturalization in connecttoo

with public school a.

Comparative study of naturalize tton laws In various states. C*e of public libraries as community centers. •

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-Thank You. Mr. da la Guerra. 1 retreated to the door which gave paa angeway through the threc-foot adobe walla from the drawing room to the

potto.

De la Guerra looked ot him with a

curious smile.

“Ton are tncompreherngble. you Americanos." he said softly. “You win I must on riding a dozen mfiee through the dark when there is a warm bed and bright candle light Inviting you to stay. Your business must be urgent. Mr. Dempton. to take yon out tonight—ek A.., t.b-

out danger, .

f He put his ha no again to the bell least, if yoc Insist, yon must allow me to send some of my va-

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U farce rue to app#r stule put his hand upon the bell '•kluic from the edge of the and a bell tinkled from be

door. “Let me have the pa-1 tell her '.hat ~ . »1oh me ta sign." kind of y-u to «ek‘ brought pen end ink, retn*t-|uU me about the *

queros with you.' -So, do!” cried Dempton. alrrady at the door. "It 1* uaneceesary. Mr. a* la Onerra. There Is no danger. “A* you will.” Senor don Antonio op read out his white hands tad lifted hi* shoulder* slightly. “But you must remember that we are only half e mile from the border, end that '.hoee rascally Mexicans are a thieving, treach-

erous lot

“1 have already given orders

close-herd my etrars. and yes Oeucbo. my foreman, reported to me this morning that the rebels had crossed over and had driven off half a dozen cows ^^Ageln he spread out hi* hand* and lifted hl« shoulders. “In tLe daylight If Is one tblng—

after dark It ts another. I

glad to send some of my vagnero* with

«. tenor."

gtHI Uempton protested. There m moon, hi* way ran acrovs a ’ open level hind, and the robol* wt not looking fw comptn-utloiu wl Code Saw. . |> Is Guerra, loo courteous a host

to insist, smiled gravely, roeo and wont Into the patio with the lawyer, direct. in, Pedro .JW Mr. I^ptou'* ho~

brought up from tbr .'.*hlr*“Ml«* Teresa. I did dm see her.

nubered to say from the “Klie is well, I bop*!"

•Very wWI.th.uk you.-no, I —*

_ No 1 for the master of tty? estate and Ua cherished granddaughter. There was the patio with Us flowering garden and leaping fountain. About It were the rooms, all on the ground floor with the except loo of the three room* added by th* old wan for the use of la senorita. Here at the southeastern, exposure of the rambling dwelling, a wide and winding staircase had been constructed • lead upward to a spacious landing. Then rams broad doom, a deep window. and beyond the Anortta's private sitting room. Her bedroom was highcelled. with much ornate embellishment after the Moorish fashion, and a lavish display of gilt under th*

domed roof.

Upon the lauding a couch where each night Pedro ley across hi* mis-

tress* doorway.

And then the balcony. Teresa must pick up her skirts daintily to step out through the deep windows to It ftorn her bedroom, nnd nace there *bs was all but lost behind the bank of flowering rose*, swallowed by a dim dusk through which the moon had difficulty tn Altering, lapped In the perfume of the flowers winch clung about'the balcony In the wsrm June nlgU. * And from hero, while her scholarly grandfather annotated hl« remarks concerning th* hated Americano. Teress leaned out. her beauty as soft and delicate a thing as that of the rose bnisning her cheek, and talked with one particular Americano.

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Reader, meet the adorable Senorita Teresa and the adoring Billy Stanway.

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Among tl» animal tailor* are the smooth caterpillar*. Naked and unarmed. their extreme vulnerability places Ihsta at the mercy of numerous sneiuto; but many families of them are romarkabla for making 1110* aba.ih. or garments for the protaeUuu of tbelr U»dl«*. notably tha silk worm, tuan whom tbs UUss of th* field

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Uncle Sam to Breed Horses for General Purposes r HE Unitei States U to have a permanent supply of horse? of the type most useful fo- military as well ns genbral purpose usage. The movement, which has the support of the remount s-rvlce, which is to be made u permanent jrganlzaWon. and the bureau of animal husbandry, ts along 'ines of demon-

strated success.

A-board of IS. composed of gareromental authorities and civilian experts. will prepare a program of breeding operations. The remount service will furn -.h the stallions to be used for service with selected mares of farmers, stockmen, and others at a nominal f?e. State universities, agricultural colleges, state granges, agrirultural societies, county agents, prominent farmers, breeders and horsemen win all have a part In the work. It Is considered tint 300 stallions will eventually le necessary to produce, tha roquisr.e annua! replacement of remounts for one field army. The plan had it* Inception when It was demonstrated that there was a shortage of military honk* la the United State*. The acquirement by purchase and through donations of the Jockey dub and gentlemen Interested In racing of 30 head of thoroughbred sires followed. These were placed at the federal remount depots in Montana. Oklahoma and Virginia. Permanent remount tattons will now be established at a dozen places and the United States will be divided Into five districts. Two-Million United States School Garden Army D BBaT:: in the bouse the other day let light on one of the several feud* botwivn the Interior and agricultural departments. The bureau of education of ti, e loterlor department has enlisted the “United States school gani.a army." with 2.000.000 member*. Th* agricultural department ts trying to prevent the Interior department from getting an appropriation to carry on the work and Is endenvorlnr, to gobble up the whole army. Rsker of California read a letter from Secretary Houston of the agricultural department assuming ownership of the** 2.000.000 boy* and girls. Baer of North Dakota got the floor and said, among other things: “The bureau of education has a department called the 'United State# school garden army.' Now. Uil* is the army tfiat include* the 2,000.000 children os members, and I think the secretary of agriculture in his loiter to the gentleman from California. «ben he mentloos these 2,000.000 children, must refer to the children in the Called States school garden army and not to the agricultural department. “X do not think that this school-garden movement should come under Ihe department of agriculture. I bcllero it should be under the bureau of education. It Is purely on educational matter. Sehcol gardening la being taken Into tb* curriculum of our schools today. W* are spending |200.00p In the bureau of education for this great work. •IteiK.ru any the school garden army connected wlih the bureau of education has 2.000,000 children enrolled, nnd that they are carrying on educational work with the teacher*, sending out lecturer, and putting -n pageants throughout the country, and ore really getting notMOrbare. It Is working in riilco over fjOW In population. “I think It 1* time for this congress, which la talking about economy, ro-ordlnat* the.* different activities of school-garden movement under <k># '.•-ad la one deportment, and make one appropriation to take cure of It .0

ifi- department."

Even-Month Calendar Would Prevent Date-Mixing C ONGRESS Is to be a.ked to substitute n million-year calendar for lbs present one. The Equal-Month Calendar association, with headquarter* in Minneapolis. Is pushing the movsntSOL With the adoption of exactly four necks per month, there will bo days .rough pushed over from the present r.-.-kontng for another month of 2S i.-iyf, which It Is proposed to call Liber >• and to insert Iveiween February jod Vrrch. There will also le- a day i blltional to make 883, and an extra !»y every four years, us In leap year. The new plan will Inks care- of tho regular additional day by placing It •>. v een December 2* amt January 1, ai.utiacbed to any -reek or month, and • bug It New Tear's day. Similar pr'vision would be made f„r Corrortlon day. .. the leap year extra would be railed which would be sandwiched between convenient dutea. belonging to „„ uia ntb and having no day name of Ita own except Correction. 1 loving thus i -|M.aed of *1! poaalbl.' day. and extras, the -alendar would be Perpetual and uniform through alt the years , ,. ... .. , 'The standi fled calendar” nrguea Joseph t'. Ilurnea, president, could b" - .lopted by cungrae* in take effort the first day of the year U>i2 nod "I ■ ,oulbs under this .Impllth-d form would make ns wonder why we put op -o long with th- present fori" Every month would have exactly four week* .0.1 would nMNMOcw with Monday and end with Huudsy. •There would be Do more five Sundays in a month to upset all our colni-

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