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A Novellaed Version ot‘ the Motion Pictuu Drama of the Same Name Produced by the Universal
(Him Manufacturlns Compenv. illustrated With Photoerepha from the Picture Production.
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‘ charred l.
in Search at Gold.
TRANGE things breed in the
deserts of southern California
rooms of them beautiful.
some of them symbolic oi
endless and terrible thirst.
There are three thlrshs in this world:
That for Wealth; the one for-lite; great
est of all, the thirst for love.
The first and the last expression oi
our civilization is the locked door. and
from the time the primal carpenter
laid down his tools and went within
his rude‘house the door has stood for
‘ all time a detense'aud an‘opportunity
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la the long vista oi lilo we null many
locked doors and gates—doors to hnp
places. to life and to love.
Fanny to yourselves thirsty «men
instructional“ help that that
your new
lndinns told us about.
dad that cold."
”You don“ i; seem to reoliieflha .1yol1_.
am a partner." snarled Willie
“You are always talking about. l-—.l-— i
Haven't i got a share in this? Haven't
l dug up money? And. yet you don‘t
seem to think that he any .conoeruin. ,.
t is mattrr.‘
r“liixcnso me. partner.” said the other.
man. lilting his dim gaze on the moan
lain "l'maiways thinkin :o‘ithnt girl .
of mine. .You know about school. and
slic‘ s got to have a good education. and
l' to not to dark to pay for it. Excuse
me. purinel: you know i did not mean
it that way. but when I remember her
motim'-— He broke off abruptly. and
both men stopped.
‘ Hcl mothci i" asked Wilkerson.
"Yes. her mother," choked Gallon.
“The girl deserves the best there ls‘in.
i'm all she's got. and. by. .
lloal‘ehfl"-llt' :shook his list toward.
this world.
' the distant biac bills-“aha shall have~
. laughed.
.. '_. the snowithore on Sun Juointo peak?
it If i have to tear that mountain apart
.Ma'llh my linger nails"
"\Vcli. " said Wilkerson impatiently.
“let's camp. lm thirsty."
. They stopped in the shade of‘the fol
low plume or the Yucca and made their
little tire for cotton. but 11151111». the
blaze was well started Wilkerson
picked up the water bag and took a
long drink [its companion suddenly
(lashed in anger
“Say partner." he said aternly. "that
water has to lost as clear to the moan
talus. "
Wllkerson flung his head back and
"Why worry? Don't you set
'f That means. creeks down every rarini
‘f and gulch."
instantly Gallon‘s'eyes dulled; He
seemed to once more subside into a
dream. ..
“Thelma where they said the gold
was." he muttered. "in one of them
'irulcbes up there. Gold! Gold! Say.
Wilkerson. we’ll get that gold. but we
must save the; water. i didn‘t mean
any harm. partner. for calling you
down for drinking that water. but I've
got to get that gold“ "
Wilkerson once more reached for the
water and took a long draft. . 7
"l tween this will last till we reach
those foothills," he. said. But his com
panion paid no attention to‘hlm;' stol-
idly preparing their slender meal of
coflee and beans.‘
When they had eaten Gallon brusqee-
ly motioned to Wilkeuon to clean up
the camp and then silently storied 1111
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' the gulch.
(lulled staswy trudged around 1111‘-
finish.
“i never heard oi finding gold by
Inloonllgllt." his pertnsr mattered to
Well. “hetth’sold medicament] .
- "newest-to" Andimmsdistalysure 1
moreheyleldedtobiephysjeeidesims.’
this time for sleep.
Minuteman-astral
«ammummasm_
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lately alone. Chance. the master oi “.1
all. delights in strings freaks. Now at
this moment. when he felt hatred in his
heart for his partner. when he knew
that he had come on his final ‘qaest
with a wesklins to caddie along, Mis-
tress Chance laid her quick linger on
lllmaud whispered. "Bevel"
He heard that light whisper and
dropped his gun to the ground. A mo»
meat later he yell furlouliy hammer
lug at the communion or rock that
throw its sharp alisdow down the hill.
Wilkerson tili‘us‘d sluggiehly in his
sleep.”
“i wonder was» the old man is.” he
muttered to Mt. “Hes always
Bromine @3101:me
What was that “are slinklnx around
the that“ W in his partner's
attitude as be stopped directly lu- use
‘ ' Wt made him
Yes. i must W '
1Ha‘Pulled Out Hie Revolver and Find
at the Man.
camp? lthlak l'll see.“ Sellewrell-
ped himself in his blanket again but
his eyes were open and turned on his
pilrhiol‘.
A low moments later lion come to
ramp. heat-y footed. as bait asleep.
(implied his hammer and kicked an
lire to a blue; '
5‘" i had a proper partner there
would be codes for me.” he said in to
10nd loud enough wrench the sleeper.
“What's the mother. did pal?" asked
ll" iikersou. apparently drowsy.
“0h nothing." said Gallon. “I just
thought you might have left some cof-
on
"Did not find anything, did you, part-
oer?" ~nsked'- Wilkerson.
“Nancy; nothing doing. Guess those
indlans did not give me the right
hunch. " .
Wilkinson turned over as it once
more going to sleep, but his eyes were
open and he saw Gallon marking
down some notm on a piece of paper. 1
“Did you scythe Indians did not
give. you the right hnnehT"Wilkei-s"ou
asked suddenly. ’ “How. often have i
got to tell you we're partners. I be.
Here it you got a- strike you wouldn't
tell me. Are we partners or not?”
“You; we're pattnei'i all right. i
haven" i: found anything." .
“What wits that late! you had in
your hand?" asked Wilkerson drow-
ally. “You’li Always- Mullet in a
or of dirt and looking it over. but i
notidemmdhflv mtillrtin
your hand."
Wilkerson oats nose yielded to his
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"That‘s my pencil. ” he thought dull! 1
There in not another pencil in thle.1
desert. How can i write to Dolores it .
Old Men Gallon walks all. 9" 1
He took out or his pocket 11 worn“
leather wallet and drew out the pic- 1
lure of a woman whose calm cold fen-1
lures. unedornsd by the photographers 1
art. were appealing to the men oi his
uppetiteu ‘
then all the morbid lire in his blood
tiamed toward his heart. re. lite
and happiness defrauded tidbit the Hair?
session or sold. 'l‘heret‘m'e. with this
the in his heart. Wilkerson suddenly
sot that absolute thirst for gold which
traverses deserts. which has killed
more people than the armies of Eu
rope. f
And in his sudden accrss at physical
desire for '5’” in order to attain this
u be me to his test. and the"
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“c huh?! dialer-a swift expulsion
.sm-..
stealthy as: ‘16..th
He put the phatowapb away and.
pautherlike, stole into the shadow as
our m‘hill “amuse the man who
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3“th ll. Home
. seal-stile
luwaouooe
“lad 11:11:11 moonlight he
' . " "3-1111 no Gillangyauidmwius thopieus
, 1111s mm the, 13m
lions of a mine.
“How tar," he disdain toreetally ts
‘hlms‘dlt ”"fbhs the old man [one What
filohblhbl» “twist“? liq
hastened the mild. and i'm going to
hivarltl'i Result watched the pencil
‘ and saw him trees is rude letters:
"This will make you happy." ..
That 111111111111 Gullouieawiwfifinh
inane At hint. '
‘1 smiles and teens. sorrow sad.
“tor have made this world what it
smiths smile on the aeturalue
Valvular-maimed situate l
depths. DidWlllemeaInowi asa-
Wiikarsoo easel Wee Ruth ts lsss’slle.‘
1paldtherheairsd toned stimuli than
;yesrsl Wilkerson had peered "nth!"
shoulder. Wilkersoni Wilketuoni Wil~
hereon! There must be no Wilkerson!
He pulled out his revolver and fired
at the man smiling at him from the.
shadow.
Wilkerson emptied his revolver at
1 the old man. But Gallon‘e mined aye.
1backed up by his overmeatering pea
slon. had directed his weapon too sure-
in. Wilkerson realised that his one
my' a bullet hail (anthems.
8in with the hiotul Inst in his heart.
Gallon pulled out the picture or a little
girl and passionately kissed it. ,
"You look like your mother. lath."
he whispered. '~
But while he was yielding to this
Queer tenderness his former partner
was struggling to his teet—diszy with;
pain. absolutelymowed by the shtick oi
nuding‘ him-sit Physically helpless. yet
driven by instinct to ilnd other human
beings Where were they? There was
no sound on the desert except the
rustling or the dry leaves of the
cells and the moi-nan- or the cactus
-s it diedoi drought. He was really of
two minds. Onadesire use to lihd the
location of the gold. The other was to
sure his own life and assuage the hit:
ter {out which he knew meant death.
At' last he stumbled to his feet and
[11111111 names the mist relied 11.11.11.
Far away he saw a light. Gathering
all his strength he started toward it.
i'nr it held out to him the magnet of
help for his physical injury and as he‘
fingered his revolver he feverishly
aveuglng himself.
Under the stars he trumped on. As
men seejtheir real world in mhlillture
and their ideal world manned. .(le ave
all do. the moon. homing 1111‘ n‘ga'i,
within his range of vision. it was
only the little [tin points of stars in
the purple black sky that be discerned
and in the midst of this armament. se
it hofleons had been obliterated. he
saw a solitary twink“!!! “m. which
meant a human notation.
“Flint him yet.“ he muttered thick ‘
sun. lisnelhadtllstle
dreamed of finding Gallon and so'
down upon. his path. did not Appear .9-
“ . r 1 1 ; hsi
self.’ got the but at
me. He found that piece and made
the plan and tooled me." He pain-
tully lifted his clinched hands toward
beaten and cursed vehemently until
“curses faded into a perreit delirium 1
a 'med dreams. Far away on the hill
the coyotes barked distantly.
No longer stealthily like a men ob-
sessed. bet with one desire. he strug-
gled down the hill and out upon the
11968- Yet there was still in his eyes
1 all the innumerable stars, and he could
not tit his direction in his mind. for
to his accentuated sight they all ap-
peared brilliant and peculiar. Thus he
got lost
At times. in moments when the dead-
. 1y thirst which parched his throat al-
lowed him to drink. he saw, the one
xiimmsrlal 1km. which marked the
place when he knew Gallon had gone.
lilies and hours became to him as
nothiu. yetrllmlly through his sharp-
ened senses be smelled water. and as-
the sun was rising over San lacinto=
mountains he tell face downward into
a stream Some instinct told him that
towns were built on hills: that conse
onenlly to find the town he should an
upstream. do he struggled. atemndns
‘ the current. dragging his feet. his left
1hnnd clinched into the folds or 11111
1shirt area the wound. In his heart Cannon HellThnredey evening. Among
1 Will still "“0"“! the “like which} those on the committee were Mrs. Per.
in the tulnem of his physical atrene'th
had been‘hetred of his partner.
“I'll not him yet." he muttered.
(To be continued. tomorrow.)
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ltiss Xahel Couxhlln or Norwailt'
ninth 1 .
' Harry it. Sherwood“! State street
has a ”all“! in ilrldsoport y.oflterday
on business. 1..
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R. Goodrich llurd'oi Lincolne ave-
nue spent the holiday in New York
o.
‘ (lily with relatives
a.
"spare the laurel“ is the cry of
love-rs or veaetatioa and placenta en-
aounclns it are hung in the Motto
parts 0! the town. It aak'a those who
1'are gold: to cut the pretty twigs tor
Christmas use to cut them end: Isl
break them or tear them up by .the
roots. People are asked not to idle
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‘Poatmaeter (‘harles Harris is pre-
paring tor the Christmas mail rush
and placards are hung in the post ot-l
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mail early to avoid the (nah -'Per~
sons sending packages by parcel nos
are especially warned to write the
name or the sender on the untold: of
even! when Benders oimo money or
”all them by reelstered’ mail.
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- lniiiioniiai men 0! rthla town the
‘ together and are orannlll or
a chic league for thoqurpoue oi mak-
ijnj; West. ort a batter “Ali-pd more beau-
first to ”The ori uls'n'tibn' masons
’11: the lame 11m 1.1mm“ the iron
liners and various committees will be
elected A constitution has been drain.
led and adopted. Th organisation is
known as the Welfare We of
Westpbrt and it shorts will be strictlyI
coniinod to the civic and social bat-
torment oi the community. The form—
his bl the league has been in progress
‘-i‘or several weeks and a aumbarot
preliminary meetinlis have been held. _
It is expected that many social events
will be elven by the league to raise
funds tor its future work. The league
will work in 110- operation with the
woman’s Town improvement moiety
Which has done admirable work about
AOWIl. . ' ;
The Weatport Fire Police. is a last
resort to obtain public support. are
planning to give a dance and enter-
tainmen’t in the near future. Besides
offering a volunteer police protect‘on
at tires the majority of the members
are volunteer firemen and they assist
volunteer organization and there are
only a few towns or this also who
boast of such a tompm. A motion
plcthro show held recently was poorly
attended. The benefits of the show
were to be used to supply the 1mem-
bers. with new unltormmand. other
supplies. The value of the organics-
occasions. While on duty at the scene
at n lire the member's :duty is to keep
the crowds from bothering the fire-
men and to keep a watch on property
that liable to be stolen. The mem-
bars are employed at various places
in 'iown and several of them are al-
ed.
Thauliemnelun
museums-MMQ
‘1zuests of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Chiches-
l unless it lb absolutely hobo».
fine it is bromine seem in this
lice instructing the public to send the 1
other valuable meld are wa'i‘ilod to"A ‘
lieu nose libel-allay. films when of- 1
.In putting out tires. It is strictly a
tion has been demonstrated on severaix
Ways ready when- an alarm is soundr
' ' EMGENCT' WAR TAX IN 1611‘
11.1.5111 glaucoma Taylor spent
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Mr. and Mrs ‘R. W. Keeler entertain-1
ed Kr. and Mrs. G. C. Brown, of New
York. on Thenitsxii'lnfi
Miss Bessie Keoler, of New Canaan,:
spent Thenkséivins with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs, R. W. Keeler. 1
Ir. And Mrs. Edward Eakiand. 0th
New York. spent Thanksgiving with:
1Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Eskland.1
Rev. Robert Berry and Mrs. Ben'y1
and {wily are visiting at the home 0‘1
1Mr.Berry's parents, in Yonkers. 1
Hrs. W. D. Hart and Miss Ethel1
Hart spent Thanksgiving at the home
oi a relative, Aaron Keeler. in Ridge]
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Miss Lucy Marks and nephew, Char
lie Marks. of New York. and Amuse‘
Marks. oi Stamford. were among the
jThankszlving guests at the Rectory.
- The young people held a dance at
or Knapp and Miss Frances Eakland
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Chiehoster. oi
. New Haven. and Sherwood Chiehester,1
:0! New York. were Thanksgiving1
tor.
Thanksgiving Day service was held
1in St. Matthew' 11 Church at 10: 30 a in
Rev. 0. A. Marita preached an appro-
priate sermon. No service was held'
iln the Congregational Church owing:
1to the absence oi the pastor: Rev. Mr.
~ W.Berry .
The pupils at Mlddlebrook disirict.1
celebrated} .‘
lie looked at this a moment. and spent the week with :riends on Main 1the closing of the school ‘0'. Thanks~
Miss Kactariand, teacher
giving by a four act play "Columbusmem battle fronts.
.I': the Court at Ferdinand and Isabel-
l.s" Recitation. and songs were also.
on the amount. The schoolhollie was
decorated with pumpkins. cornstalks
1am bittersweet.
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Jerome Devil. has visited relatives
ut the Best My.
‘ ' nit- In!!! rental-1:111;- returned .to
menhmfl.3u' 4.1....1!
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Herold Burritt has purebred» a
ismdmel‘ “while.
Mimi Mary diarrhea returned from
t. i Danbory. Sunday evening.
1 The Schools rte-opened Monday. at..-
11cr the Thanksgiving intermission. .
.K. Boom at Stutrord. has visited
his brother. 3. s. Beers and family.
Rot. Thomas Benton. was an over-
sander guest. of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Bennett. . .
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Nortleld Granite. held its annual
il‘hsnksalvlna Supper and program.
Friday ctonlllx
Nortleld Grange will give a Costume
1Dnnoe in the town hall. on the eve“
nine of Dec A.
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()xlnndo Andrews and family have
been guests of Mr. and Mrs.1rn An-
drew's in Bridgeport. ‘
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The infant daughter at _ldr. and
Mrs. Frank C. Fitch. has been ser-_
lonely in. for several days.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ruboy. and son
of Orchard streetl Norvmih have
Mrs. Howlay Williams.
Relativos' lrom Albany, is Elk. and
ed at the Godfrey street residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Clitord.
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The Misses Treudwell.
spent~ the Thanksgiving recess with
their parents Mr and hire '1‘. W.
Trendwell. have returned to their
school duties. .
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Anion: those in town entertaining
Thunksglvlaa Day guests. Were Mr.
and Mrs. Hawly erlilams. Mr. and
on Fruit Morhonse, Mr. and Mrs.
John Fitch. Fr. and Mrs Willard Gil!-
tord. Mr. and hire. Irving Lockvwod.
o. R. Moreho‘use and oistors. Mr. and
Mrs-.1! C Williams. Mr. and Mrs. E
L Beers. Dr. and Mrs. Gorham. Mr
and Mrs. lverson Fanton, Manr. dr.
and Mrs. IVerson Fenian and Mr. and
hire. .W. Treadwell’. ‘
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WASHINGTON, Nov. to. The outer-
000 int-avenue went into toll sheet
today. The provisions at the measure
‘ levying taxes on tobacco. beer and
wine went into alert on November
1. and the restraint“: sinuous he-
oams attentive toilet. The later ln-‘
elude ‘oil bunkers. on snow.
liars. propulsion of th a. tau.
5" m elem" ho ms
.111 at dresses and other gases.
.mt 2‘1. WJ‘Wm Wwavria§,_r‘- ;_,41;_.’.;‘3(_p‘ .9 f; 4—4 .2 a
'~’ ’l‘hi'Club Theatre.
been ureter-light guests. or Mr. and '
from Mt. Vernon. are being entertain-t ‘
who have
goncy war tax bill to raise 8100, no» . ‘ ~
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4 1—2 lbs. Sugar ...................................
Very Best Butter, lb. .............................
2 pkgs. L'needa Biscuits ............................ .‘
14 lbs. Potatoes ................................... 1
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We have added a ajsiem .dur. go muons wereby we can will:
house and you my fault en till mien meal plan. A phone cell or :1
will bring rcpteeentaflie who “in to rtller explain.
F (ERIC lJGH TING FIXTURES.‘
Our prices on Film are the lows‘st in town No matter who m the
airing let us first quote lou our prie es. Electric Vacuum (Home ”.111
irons $2.83 to SJ. .
THE WHI'IE ELEUJ'RIC oo.
.34 Water St. 'Phou 3434. so.
1A Gigantic Gathering of
Goodness in the W
3111 coming to
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PARAMOUNT Houses
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The Man from Mencolmonnav, TUESDAY and wean .
John Barrymore presented in the!
leading role of H. A. DuSouchet' s ngm
Class Comedy Attraction. supported by' \. 1
selected Cast of Fitmous Players shoe 1 L ORA NG-PA RQU E 175 AND .
lag Today and Tomorrow. 1
W BEAUTY PARADE.
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In a Scintilient Musical Comedy
DAY. Nov. 30 and Dec. 1st and
“Perils of Pauline"
The second last installment oi the
series. Don’t miss it. i
“Pathe WERE". 1
With new pictures from the Euro
aim: KING 1. no.
The Premier Densueso o! m
’wausa someone ”to
may .1111an
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY:
“heady Money’
Every Day ‘18 “file IYAUDEViLLE AGENT.
CLUB DAY .......«.
Sooner or later you will waEder into The Dapper Comedian
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Present a Bereamlua Comedy.
willremet‘kthat. ' 7
1113:3111... aloe." W THE KING TRIO. _
When you have once «tried The - .l‘ anI l l
mmwlllmehmmber.. ~. .1. ‘1
W3 wish! time? Herr afternoon ~ “1’
and every, «some a preheat is pain; Marion“ AND pTA‘tt
Fshown illut' you would enjoy it you 0' KNWWTS- .07 “-
couldseo '-
110a are missing a lot 0! solid enjoy-
not: it you are not acquainted at The
1- ends who are mom ,
Club. A“ M M his"- or motor, which will
N"? M know.
"manusélzao-fins “a!" the Joint diroetlon as
—m:lu::.' not! local councils of the “SW f:
MATINEEMMHM 59‘ Adlai“. We:
lVENINOO—Mi m lilo. ' "’
Special prices and reserved seats
my lodges Monica’s Clubs. Supper
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Mulligan is e Quanta“
people or Norwelk. '
talker. well-known to 1111's:
people at Norwelk.
South Norvellt post-oiled atheism
have registered a complaint with po-
lice headquarters relative to children
playing in the odioo and strswinx the
contents of wastebaskete over the
door. The ”uni-tors will be slam~
ed to keep 11111. ~ ’ ' -
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11111va mailman another. PHONE-a. __ .1
marinas nun .Evnnino nov.~£12_s'rH.
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Europe this comps y
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an unlimited 1:
at Sir‘Chai-ies . .
New Theatre;-
England, will pill
”itcd number. of
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