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A Side-Show Romance By JANE OSBORN (Copyright. l»t». 9y th* MoClwr* NoW#- papir Pyadlcot*. * outnlde of her Improvised lent Mala could hear the voices of the eager young "barker/* shrill against the background of Jazz music that came from the veranda beyond, and the buzzing of voices of the crowds that 'he could Indistinctly see outlined through the canvas that hid her from the rest of the men and women, girls and boys who had assembled on the Woodmere lawn for the fete that was to raise enough money tQ tide over one ■•f the local charities through the sum mer. ‘This way to hnve your fortune told.” went on the persistent young "barker"greatest gypsy In the world. C.’orae and have your fortune told. Learn your past and know your future. This way, ladles snd gentle men." Then another higher pitched boyish voice—the voice of the barker for a rival attraction. "This way to see the wild animals: Greatest menagerie In the world! Largest alligator In captivity. Fiercest bear in the world! Eats 'em alive! Hugs 'em to death! This way. this way. Best show on the grounds." And then the Incessant “This way to have your fortune told. Greatest gypsy in the world. Cross her palm with sliver and she'll tell you your for tune.” And still Mala sat within her close little tent, none too comfortable be neath the heavy load of chains and tawdry Jewelry that embellished her •-ostutne. Moreover her hair was hanging loosely on her shoulders and the mask across her face was oppres sive. But worst of all. she was sit ting there In her tent wasting her time and the vocal energy of her willing young aid with the megaphone outnlde without having the satisfaction of tak ing In any money. She wondered what she would tell the people when they did come; It didn't seein exactly easy. Still. It '(as all In the day's work, and If Mrv Stanley Burton chose to keep her ea at a graduate nurse’s salary to Idle her time away In this fashion, why It really wasn't going to disturb Main. For Mala had not been back frem her long months of Red Gross duty In France many weeks, and even a respite such as this from the tanre trying sort of nursing was bringing welcome relief to overwrought nerves. She had gone to Woodmere to take charge of Bobby Barton'a strained knee t but the ten-year-old Bobby had recovered rapidly. Meunwhile Alicia Barton had flatly refused to sit in the stuffy tent tell ing fortunes though she had been promlaed by her mother to the earn mittee and duly advertised as one of the "side shows." As s last-min ute substitute Mala, about to return to town, had been urged to stay • little longer for the purpose of tak ing Alicia's place. And Alicia had gone sailing and Mala had been put Into the gypsy costume specially made for Alicia. and Mrs. Barton was sure If Mala kept her mask on no one would know the difference. Meantime Bobby Barton entirely recovered as to his strained knee and more than enthusiastic over the one who had brought comfort snd diver slon to his Irksome days of con valescence, was continuing to "bark” outside her tent. As minutes passed and no shadow darkened the entrance of her tent Mala was aw-are of a slight disappoint tnent. Then she heard her barker: "Greatest attraction on the grounds. Hey. why doesn't some one come and get their fortune told?” Apparently Bobby, too. was becoming discour aged. Then through her mask Mala was aware that some one was rapidly making for the tent entrance. She felt an unexpected sense of confusion —stage fright. It seemed—and she shuffled her fortune cards nervously. She had gone into the operating mom duty often with far lesa nervousness than this. There was a fumbling at the tent flap, h sidewise shuffling of the feet and then a dark face waa thrust in quiringly In It wasn’t an unkind face nor an especially ferocious one. and Its expression waa one more of In quisitiveness than anything else, but still one doesn’t encounter even gentle brown hears ewry day and It waa with difficulty that Mala changed a shrill scream of terror Into a terrified. "Oh. please somebody do something. The bear I" But aomehody and a good many somebodies had done something. Bobby had seen the vanishing black legs of Bruno, dropped his megaphone and had seized the trailing rope. "Hey. you menagerie people, your bear's loose.” he called to the groan of tents across the path, and before Main had rime to think Just what was the wisest course of action when meet ing a bear single-handed, "the mena gerie" people had come, four or five of them, and had dragged off their en tirely harmless and spiritless beast, who had prowled «F *n an tin gun tied moment. * But every one In that part of the Woodmere lawn had heard the com motion. and like wlldflre spread the Information that a ferocious hear had broken into Alicia Barton’s tent, that there bad haen a narrow escape, that one or tne young men from in*, menagerie tent had performed the reacue and that on the whole the af fair had been very thrilling. That seemed to turn the tide to ward the gypsy’s tent. For now they came eagerly, thev stood In line out side, aud the eager Bobby was more occupied aow In timing the applicants to see that no one stayed more than five minutes than In shouting through his megaphone. And Mala. between thus# five-minute Interviews, noticed that tha tambourine In which she put the silver with which her palm was crossed was getting to look very tempt ing, snd some of the "silver" was real ly paper. She rather regretted that Allda Kartou would have all the credit, for as yet her maak had not been re moved and the had heard more than one remark from outside that Allda certainly looked charming In gype> costume. The afternoon was almost over aud Mala was beginning to fael the strain of her unaccustomed work when some • »ne came who caused her heart to beat faster than hud the inquisitive bes r. 'Perhaps you hud better knock off. Miss Barton.” he began. “Ton must have had quite a fright front that heasf." it was I>r. Roduev Hill —Rodney Mill, hy whose side llaiu had worked during those most trying •lays sud nights In France: Rmlnet Mill. who. when they ported four month* ago. had held Maia's hand lu his own and hud wild Mala that she writ the pluckiest girl in the world and had told her that he didn’t know how he was going to get along with out her. Main hsd not heard front Doctor Hill again, aud there were rimes when she had had to confess to herself that In her disappointment there waa greater cause for the ex haustion she had felt during these months bark In America than was the memory of all the work In France. Mala didn't Intend to take off that mask even then, but once she spoke Rodney Hill knew her aud he knew 11 was not Allda Barton, to whom he had keen sent to give any profes sloaal aid that she might need after the bear episode, which had been get ting more aud more Interesting as the afternoon passed. Ho was bolding her band again and telling har that she was the pluckiest gift, aud Bobbin had beau told to give them "double time." which meant ten mlautes. "But 1 didn't kuow you were one of those people—money and society and all that sort of thing.” he told her. "And I never dreamed that you ware." aka said. "You never seemed like these Woodmere people or that you knew girls like Allda Bartou." "But I'm not. and I don't." pro tested Roduey. “You see when 1 got back from France I’d rather lost my grip. I had Just finished medical college when 1 went over, aud ex hausted as I was | wasn't lu shape to put up the tight that would he necessary to start lu on rny own. Then I got In touch with these million i alro Dorklnses who wanted a resident doctor for the summer to look aftei | old Dorkln*' gout aud Orenduin Dor kins* bad temper. Well, to tell the I truth. It was because of the fat salarv that went with It that I accepted It for the summer. T wanted to uiake sure I had eoough to kee|> the |»ot boiling for s year and then I was going to look you j up and ask you whether you'd help j me to start. I wanted to tell you hack I there in France, that night when we left, hut I knew we had both been through too much to think of ourselves then. Beside*. I wanted to have a home to offer you before I asked von. Mala dear—" "Ten minutes Is up,” called out the cheerful barker outside, and then. 'This way to see the greatest gypsy In the world, (.earn your past sad know your future." Center of Sponge Industry. Nassau, the capital of the Bahama Is lands. is s town wh'ch seems to ex ist for the sponge business. Its coral streets all lead to "the sponge mar -1 kot." Carte, slatted on the *J«les like ! square bird cages and filled with sponges, ara always tu progress along : Bay street. A fleet of sponge boats Is i always passing lu and out of harbor or rtdlug at anchor head out along the sponge wharf. Men of business hnng out their signs as "Hpongc Brokers." Botlre yards are flltrd with spouge*. and the constant chatter and *nng of huudred* of negress** at work clip plug and |H**mdlng, assorting and dry ing are among the familiar *; -t s* uu»l*. NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT OF PRO HATE OF WILL. STATE OK COLORADO, ) )aa. County of Prowers ) IS THE COUNTY COURT. in Probate. The People of the Stale of Colorado to Edward Joyce, Bridget Walsh. Anne Joyce, John Joyce, Patrick Joyce ana Kate Joyce. GREETING: Whereas. It has been made to appear to the County Court of Prowers » oun ty, in .he State of Colorado, that you. the said Edward Joyce and Bridget Walsh are legatees and devisees under the will of Patrick Joyce, deceased, and (lint Anne Joyce. John Joyce, i'atr.cl. Joyce and Kate Joyce, are heirs of Pat rick Joyce, deceased. Now. Therefore, In accordance with the provisions of the statute in such ease made and provided, and by order of Court duly made and entered, you ( are hereby notified that an instrument . of writing purporting to be the last will . and testament of the said Patrick Joyce I deceased, was presented to said « ourt | for probute on the 11th day of Septuin- ! her. A. I>. 1919. by Hillyer & Klnknid. attorneys for the executor named in the will residing ut Lamar, in th* State of Colorado; that the said decedent was. at the time of his decease, a resident of Prowers County, in the State of Colo rado; that the said decedent, according to the said alleged will devised and bequeathed his property in the words and figures following, to-wit: ••? give, devise and bequeath to my I brother. Edward Joyce, and rny sister. Bridget Walsh, both of Derryneen. Re cess Post Office. County of Galway, ! Ireland, all of my personal, real «»»n mixed property, that I may die seized of, of every description and wherever located, share and share alike." You Are Hereby Notified To be and appear before said Court at the County Court Hoorn In the Court House in La mar. in the County of Prowers, in the State of Colorado, on the 14th day of November. A. D. 1919. then and there to attend the hearing on the probate of the said alleged last will and testa ment of the said Patrick Joyce, deceas ed. and further to do and perform what shall then, by the said Court be re quired and adjudged. In Witness Whereof. 1 have hereunto set rny hand and affixed the seal of said Court at my office in Lamar, in auld County, this 11th day of September A. D. 1919. (HEAL) J. C. HORN. Judge and Aeting Clerk. First Pub.. Oct. 15. 1919. Last Pub.. Nov. 11’. 191 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE WHEREAS, Timothy J. Dinneen and Joanna Dinneen, hia wife, of the Coun ty of Prowers and State of Colorado, by their certain Deed of Trust, dated July 1, 1899, and recorded July 16. 1889 , In Book Two (2) at Page Two Seventy two (272) of the records in the office of the County Clerk and Recorder of Prowers County, Colorado, did convey to David R. Emmons, as Trustee, the following described property, situate, lying and being In the County of Prow ers and State of Colorado. Viz;— The South West Quarter (I 4) of Section Twenty-nine (29) in Town ship Twenty-six (26) South of Range Forty-seven (47) West of th*- Sixth (Bth) Principal Meridian, to secure Uie payment of a certain promissory note for the sum of Four Hundred (f 400.00) Dollars, payable to (he order of The English and American Mortgage Company. Ltd., of London, five (5) years after date thereof, as In said Deed of Trust provided. AND WII ERF:AS. Said Deed of Trust provided among other things that In • use of default in payment of either principnl or interest of said note, or any part thereof, or any of the Interest thereon when due. or in the faithful performance of any or either of the agreements as aforesaid, then. the whole amount of said note with Inter est thereon at 7 per cent per annuin from date, shall at the option of the 11 or mI4 note, boooiM Immsdlslalj due and payable, and the said party •>! (lie second part (meaning tire sent David H. Emmons. Trustee), or In case of his death. Inability or refusal to act. or absence front the County In which the premises are situated. then the (then) Sheriff of the County in which till premises are situated (who shall thereupon become his successor to the title to said property, and tha same be come vested in him in trust for the purposes and objects of these presents, and with all the powers, duties and ob ligations thereof) inay at the request of th*- holder of said note proceed to sell iln* property hereinbefore described, and any or every part thereof, and a I th*- right and equity or rademptlon of suid party of the first part, his heirs, executors and assign* therein, at pub lic venduu to the highest bidder, at the front door of the Court House In the County where the premises are situat ed. first giving thirty days public notice of the time, terms and place of sale, and of tin- property to be sold, by ad vertisement in some newspaper printed and published In the County where the premises are situated: AND WHEREAS. Default has been mad*- in the payment of said note and the interest thereon, and the same la now long past due and unpaid, and whereas the said David R. Emmons is deceased and is unable to act as such Trustee, Whereby, the Sheriff of Prow ••re County. Colorado, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, becomes and Is now. the Successor In Trust thereunder, and whereas tbs said Deed of Trust md note# have been assigned, snd the (•-gal holder thereof has made demand upon the undersigned, as Successor In Trust, to foreclose said Deed of Trust by the sals of the premises thereby conveyed. NOW THEREFORE. I. I. C. Downing, the present Sheriff of the County of (Towers and State of Colorado, and Successor in Trust as aforesaid, at the request of the legal holder of aald note and by virtue of the power and author ity in me vested by the terms of said Deed of Trust, as Successor In Trust will on Monday, the first day of De cember A. D. 1919. at the front door of the Court House in the City of La mar. in the County of Prowers and State of Colorado, at ten o'clock In the forenoon of aald day. sell the above de scribed real estate, and all the right, title, benefit and equity of redemption of said Timothy J. Dinneen and Joanna Dinneen, bis wife, their heirs and as signs. at public auction for the highest and beat price the aame will bring In cash, for the purpose of paying the above mentioned indebtedness and all costs and expenses of every kind as provided for In said Deed of Trust. Dated at Lamar. Colorado, this 28th day of October A. D. 1919. I. C. DOWNING. Sheriff of Prowers County. Colo.. Successor in Trust. First Pub.. Oct. 29. 1919. Last Pub.. Nov. 29. 1919. NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY Estate of Alice Belinda Miller, De ceased. No. 1888. All persons having claims against aald estate are hereby notified to pre sent them for adjuatmeht to the County Court of Prowers County. Colorado, on the Ist day of December A. D. 1919. EUGENE A. MILLER. Administrator. First Pub., Oct. 99. 1919. Last Pub., Nov. 99, 1919. SALE OF SCHOOL AND INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT LANDS Notice is hereby given that I will sell, at public auction, to the highest responsible bidder, on the 3rd day of; December. 1919, at 2 o'clock. P. M., at the office of The State Board of Land Commissioners. Capitol Building. Den ver, Colorado, the following described lands, situated in Prowers County. Colo rado. viz.: NEK of Sec. 36. Twp. 24 S.. Range 4< W. Minimum price per acre. fIO.OO. NWK of Sec. 36. Twp. 24 S.. Range 47 W. Minimum price per acre. SIO.OO. SWK of Sec. 36. Twp. 24 S.. Range, 47 W. Minimum price per acre, SIO.OO. SEK of Sec. 36, Twp. 24 S., Range 47 W. Minimum price per acre. SIO.OO. Sale application B-427. N»i or NE'i of Sec. 26. Twp. 22 S., j Range 44 W. Minimum price per acre, $22.50. Value of improvements, $45.00. H»,i of NEK of Sec. 26. Twp. 22 S.. , Range 14 W. Minimum price per acre.! $17.60. NVj of S*l‘4 of Sec. 26. Twp. *22 S.. ! Range 14 W. Minimum price per acre. , SIO.OO. Value of improvement, $46.00. , All the Jund included in this applies- 1 lion to be sold or none of it. Sale application B-287. Subject to any or all easements or rights of way heretofore legally obtain ed and now in full force and effect, if I uny there be. Reserving however, to the Slate of Colorado all rights to any and all min erals. ores and inetals of every kind and character, and all coal, asphaltum, oil, and other like substances in or 1 under said land, and the right of in An Unlimited Amount of Money To Loan ON DRY LAND FARMS AND RANCHES—FIVK YEARS TIME in Prowers, Baca. Bent and Kiowa counties. Liberal sums and prompt service. Money always ready as soon as title is completed. See everybody else then call at our office before placing your Loan. McILVAINE-COX REALTY CO. LOCAL AGENTS BON TON MEAT MARKET The best place in Lamar to gel Choice Meats of All Kinds Poultry, Fish, Oysters Send in your daily orders early and we can give you best service A. EVERETT phone Lamar 123 EO. A. EVERETT Groceries,Shoes, Furnishings and Queensware Everything Good to Eat and Wear Sole Agents for Carhartt Overalls, Queer Quality Shoes for Women, American Gentlemen Shoes for Men, Security Shoes for Boys and Girls 112 SOUTH MAIN STREET PHONE LAMAR 17 LAMAR. COLORADO $lOO,OOO to Loan on Farms 6'/i PER CENT Liberal teraiN, optional payment. Am alao In the market for •ome good city loan* at 7 per cent. See me. I. H. MYERS and egress for the purpose of I mining, together w ith enough of i mn face of the same us may be neces ; sa. v to. the proper and convenient r; working of such minerals and sub- I Certificate of Purchase will not be . i.-sue 4 until purchaser executes qult- II claim deed conveying to the Stste of . Colorado the above reservation. So land will be sold at less than the ' minimum price per acre, as Flv*-* 1 above. The above land will be offeied in • ' tracts or not more than 160 acres and ! not less than 40 acres. All to be sola , or none, as may be determined by the ' State Board of Land Commissioners. Terms of payment shall be 10 per cent of the purchase money on the day of '(sale, the balance in eighteen equal an nual payments at 6 per cent, per an |f Hu; purchaser does not own the Improvements, he must pay for the 'same at sale. Purchaser will execute ' bond, as provided In Section 28, Act of ’ ijulv 11. 1905; must be a citizen of the 1 United States, or one who has declared ' his intention of becoming such; must pay appraisement and advertising fees. The Board reserves the right to re ject any and all bids. So sale shall become effective until approved by the State Land Board. \pplications Nos. B-427 and B-287. • j Date sale ordered by Board. Sept. 2"tl» land Oct. 3rd. 1919. Date of sale. December 3rd. 1919. JOHN F. VIVIAN. I Register State Board of Land Comnils , i sloners. First Pub.. Nov. 5. 1919. Last Pub.. Nov. 98. 1919.