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THE CONROE COURIER. CONROE. TEXAS
RANDOLPH CIDTIIL
and LILLIAN CHESTER r.
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SYNOPSIS.
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vestry meeting
Murk*
Id It*-*
IVquar* enurch (lull Barg1 n> («H*
ftmltti Boyd lli«l Market Huu«r*- * hurt It
ik apparently u lucrative buSli:*-** enter-
prise , Allison lake* (’lull ndlhK In id-
motor ear She IIiuIk crtUl ilUauprovn la
tile eyes or He v imltli Boyd Allison
aturlK u (.iinpiijgii for cpTisnfldiitton und
con*ml of th«> entire• iriinspot tut Into «vl>-
(ein of the world (lull ome* popular
Alliuon kiiinr* control of trmunontlnental
traffic iirel arrurureu to »b*.irti lilt Ved
•lei tiwirt leiiemeiil property of Mnik**.
Muuaie rhuri'li. (1 ill tell* Hoy. I that the
■ ullieilrsl Market Hguure fhurt'll propose*
»o build will be out.of profit, Ki..:.k frotn
squalor At u meeting of tile *»\ eu final,
via. m-agnate* of the country. Alllaoti <u
ppinlT-s tho InternnMonnl Transportntymr
ra>lli(>Hny Hev. Smith RnXil undertake*
ktjair* spiritual Instruction uml Hall un
.PhtlsrlnCiMy jjiveu \1II.»oiih hi t f! it solve..
•f^W Vertder roorf frrrif'b in t >r Mm »m
un Inspection trip in Aljlsn'i’* n. w sul
Way Die tunnel caves In (iiill yn. m bit. k
to her home m the \Veat Hi t friends lur«
lier and Arty hark to New York In th
rubl'M of it rltuiTKle Vtllh the ilr.ifj of hit
inuiutt in Ve.ldrr eotirl llev .Smith It. yl
Kudidenly flmla tliHl lie is i r> I living
uiiil loving mui. He propose* to Gail
t ut on life verge of. hi •< cp*Mnc«- «c . re
member* their fe 11 y I'll IS (t T.irr.. ml
refu.-ee Through vIi ...i ■ .ognlvur.
with (lie politico! t>OHM V< .1.1 i court IS
om.lrmii.il l.v tin • 11 y unsupltary
Hrv Smith llov.l prop, .sea to the x.strv
to r. plue- the ohl'Vodilcr i. rt bmldlllK"
with model tetierni lit*
CHAPTER XVIII—Continued.
"I attend a veatry meeting now and
(heu,” he replied, and then he IttuKhod
shortly. ‘Td rather do bUHlrieH* with
forty corporal ions than with one ven
ebullient, perhapn if lie hat! he. n wise her hand, put!
enough to know ; but he was nut .--c—
The study door wh* opeu when late
Ihal evening Houston Van Rioon ye
dalely escorted Mrs Davies and Hail
toto' the lilir.tr), one or thoue rooms
which appow i tiientaelv.es the Justine
llte lotingiru’ J.| i * s oi a!l lantily in11-
uialea Gaff turi»»*rt ivp her big eyes l|i
spark I Iny ackuowli chtiftcxil us the putic
tllious Van rioon to<>< her clolk. and
a! that moment, as she stood grace
fully poised she .caught the gaze or
Hev Smith Boyd hxed on her with
wueb ttijymte longnttr-ttra-fTt distressed
her Hfmdld nfft waul him. to yuffer
l title Jim si rode out with u heart)
greeting, and. at the Hound of the
von •- I no one'but Hail and .Mrs Du
vl< s and ° Houston Vati I’loon, old
Daddy'’ Manning appeared in, the
doorway, followed by the rector
the sweet eat (lower thaft blows in
ai ) .dale.” quoted Daddy*' Manning
I attin« Hail's hand ufivctioinitely
The rector stood by. waiting to grept
her. Alter .Maiming had lupuopollzed
Idr a selttsh moment, and the newlv
aroused eve for color him seized
uism tl(e goULaiul blue and red Of her
straight FofyptlanWtflUme. and recog
ntzed In them a part of her endless
'ariet) The bluck on her lasbesr1 He
was close enough to see that, and he]
marveled at himself that he could not
of deep sdbcerlty "I love v
you to be my wife "
"Dick,’ protested tit'll <
‘:o who reached out and
•liend l:i ph» llm actlpu v
hdluglv Irauk Tor him to ml
“I w as at raid’'you’d thin
t >cut It.1, lie said. Uls voice /ulr of
a pain of which they neither one Fiat!
believed lilm capable. "This i» tilt
first time I ever propdaed, except in
fun, and J went to make you take me
seriously, Halt. I'Ve safft Tto many
pretty things to you. Hint now, whff)
1 am-In sut*h desperate dirtiest, there *
nothing h ft but Just to try to fell yot£
how much r love jou. how much I
want you!’ He stopped, and, bolding
»U 1
want |
lurge
. _ an
and am ill
lid It
o-fed.
cent * red
: men, ^ikL
I o
am
1
AtlVd*. in l
ih tcu
jpfl* tit.
kinky h .H
<*u
ituk«-
that
H
j
na;u«>
One
or KphiuiMi
ttii live ab<
1 robed and trou
ward the city of
' in one presented
to a grave and
did tlarli) h) th'*
n.-ui dragged then*
ur.d snowy oioun-
arcys_the inaglc
the v.w
Itor
We are now
at
denied ARti
b«' (rietidshlp
r>*nt murcurtkil
hfv
i ttluric* w ith v
•at, but rept l»
our
not
pill
They fo
but hale
forceful
less cru
fashion
KM tit,
It gently with union | little pretin
lie gated earnestly ! wtik (lie fault iif tin
try., A church always expects to con- ■ dlsappmve.
ducL Its share of tho negotiations on ; Hail was most uncomfortably aware
a strictly commercial basis, -while tt of him in this tfivarness; but site
expects you to mingle a little charity turned to him with a frank smile of
with your end of the transactions ” I friendship.
The Vedder court property," she '^This looks llk<* n conspiracy.” she
guessed, with a slight contfaetlou of 1 commented, glancing towards the
her brows. 'study, which was thick with smoke
__ious tend
Into her eyes. His pwii w ere-entl'elv
without that burning glow which lie
had. f r so long, bestowed on all the
youre and b< autlful They were al
most somber now. and in Ihelr depth
wax, .a humble wistfulness which
made Hail s heart flow out to him
I can't Dick. ’ .-lie told hint, smiling
affect Innately at him You're the
dearest boy ifi tin- world, and I want
you for my friend as long as we live,
(or in) tery dear friend!"
lie studied her in sTIem e Tor a mo
moot, ami then he put his hands on
her checks, and drew her ,getitl>
towards him. Still smiling into tils
eyes, she held up her lips and lie
kissed her.
I d like to-say something Jolly be
fore 1 go,'” ho uiid as,lie rose, 'hut I
can't seem to think of It."
Hail laughed, but flier* wua a trace
pf tnelsturc In lief eyes as ahe look
his arm t
“I’d like to help you out. Dlck>’. but
1 can t think it either,"., she re-
turned.
She was crying a little when she
went up the stairs, and her mood was
not even Interrupted b) the fact that
Aunt Helen's door was ajar, and that
Aunt Helen tjtood Just beyond the
crack.
"Why. child, that Egyptian black Is
run'nlng." was Auut Helen’s tlfst ob
servtttloh. >
Hall dabbed hastily at the two tiny
rtvnteAs which had hesitated at the
net« suurll) more or
»• huH an un pica •-»*»»
uside all the deeynt
*ta»iit monev TUgl
w hole rude cuuis i difficulty,
rv had been brought to
1t|emenl ex el AllOV II 111
the
<omei I
rpe- frt«iu*cv
4|«*voti to money. .
gent lemon did -.heir
till \ ( mid
id I tun Strwleski '
and friendly for tliei
Ttl th*- log Russian which wuk diffei'etd
from these others, so he hastened to
bnvp business ixtit of the way
’Here are your lines," he sild
spmirtirirTtnwri a m.ip •xhicb trnt -finer
brought lit* to date bt hand the
ones 1 want are checked in blue. The
others I tin-imt cure for"’’
The grnod dul o lookmi theiri over
w ;tl( a ket ti ex e
"l a|p lajln i disS-ppinnt***!,—us—a.
lit cm client Kugllkb I bad
ood that you tnrliPil to. com rot
. av svste.pi " ‘ ’ V ’
cd Allison; "blit 1 doril
it money Tor lhem all.
ii .K ipure they linos I have
the others wljl be controlled
dly from Hie luct Hint I shall
oic *k|^ llri
*1 merely wish to chat Ibtcrnatlonai
‘politic*,'" returneJ "XTTfkon "Theie Is
an old lime feud between you and »our
neighbors to the west."
"Thjt t* history.’
noncommittally,
jwace."
’Never peace,”
"There will n« v* r
tween d*hl«^fTnat*»if e+M «•
You might real
neighbors to tl
p«*ade."
"Excuse me. but what do you meuu?'
and Ih*1 vifdtor atar*d stofidly,
' "In your affairs of mutual relation
ship with the land to the west,.then
are not -iesi
w Mt h war
went on Allison "In fad.
you re<|tilre |>er|»*'lual diplomacy to
prevent war with that country ’
The viaitor Itu-kcd his thick Ungers
(juteHy l( |ttU«r and l.e|»t on stidldly
staring
You are about t«> lues a war.” AlII-
i son ndx b'.’il him.
\’o. it Is not true." mid ilie visitor
went ; fwfar. In his etnphvisls, hi to mi-
Jock bis Ungers and rest one hand on
; the buck of the other
I think I tin a very fair prophet."
iVald Alhaon uajdiy. 1 have made
; motiCT hv h*> prophecy. I huxe more
(•enex mi my command al tin present
i me. Ttinn nrv man in'the worM than
KEEP VACANT SEAT
FOR DEAD “PAJ,;’
Wealthy Ranchmen. Return to
Dine in Hotel Where They
; Once Sold Papers.
New York Few persons In the hig
dining room of a New York hold re
centiv realised that the two men sit-
ting at a tstili* near th*' rear had com*'
all the way from Chicago to celebrate
the tenth g****iv«*r*„rv of ihctr gr&dua-
than a doren cunsc.- upon j tton from the ranks of th** newsboys
could be started without I wj,(, pover around Longacre square
Tha two nii'ii wer*f William Keene and
Michael . Manning, now prosperous
ranch owners In California
Ten \ears uk<> Keene was selling his
l>upers in front of the hotel when the
horsvs attached to a carriage In whtch
WOMAN AVOIDS
OPERATION
Medicine WhicH Mede Sui>
goon’s Work Urnace*»ary.
Astoria. N. Y. — "Far t**o year* I
was fecung ill and took all kinds of
tonics. 1 was
pay
If I .cal
rnarktsl.
1111111 *:«»>
•have the
gttVt't
•nincnt; -* weirlth
b<
■vond linn
; III in
ere eurretie.v 1
t (
an only be
. XI d
by mean* of eh*
h l.e* ill"
x luixv
easy it i* to.
w r
lie them,”
lim .x
ing u- bl«i'k b*M
to hint be
cat
•h»‘rk. ai»d * *1
"Tit* tta tu c,
It Bed
*>'ll Ilie.Ktnb. ;il
oi
lore it out
ImtuU
•il it" lo I fie x t*.11
for tnsp*'(
Ihe
■ x o,iiur x; •. pro
i"
rlx j le,.i*cd
Allis
'OH* Oil fi** tu p"
ii n
MnsiUP
HCA'."
xx us Hie (ttinmei,
it, and tl**'
/y
V
"Still after tt," said Allison, and
talked of other matters
Jim Sargent returned, and glancing
into the little reception tete a tete as
he passed, saw Allison and came back.
"I didn’t expect to see you so soon.” i
wondered Allison.
"We broke up tu a row." laughed
Jim Sargent. “Clark and Chisholm
were willing to accept your price, but
the rest of us listened to Doctor Boyd
ami Nicholas Van Rioon, and fell. VVe
Insist on our cathedral, and Doctor
Boyd's plan seems the best way to
get It. though even that may necesHl
tale a four or five years' delay."
What's h1s plan?" asked Allison
Rebuilding." returned Sargent "We
rnn put up tenements good enough to
“i'iaSB‘TW& cunning nrnpecta™ ana to
lust fifteen years. With the same
rents we are now receiving we can
offer them better quarters, und. as
Doctor Boyd suggested, redeem our
selxes from some of the disgrace of
this whole proceeding Clever, sen-
sible idea, I think:"
Hail was leaning forwnrd. with her
lingers clasped around her knee; her j counted on any important results from
brown eyes had widened, und a little this evening’s opportunities, she had
"It's an offensively innocent one.”
returned Manning, giving the rector
but small .chance "We’re discussing
plans for the new Vedder court tene-
ments "
"Oh!" ‘observed Hail, and radiated
a distinct chill, whereupon Rev. Smith ;
Boyd., divesting himself of some cour
teous compliment, exchanged inane
ndleus with Mrs Davies and young
Van I'loon. and took his committee
back into the study.
Mrs Davies remained hut a moment
•or so She even seemed eager to retire
ami as she left the library, she cast a j
hopeful linckxxard glance at the dune
ing ejed Hail and the correct young j
Van Rioon, who. xxltli Ins Dutch com
plexion gnd his Idfnide English tnus ;
to say nothing of his being a Van
Rioon, represented to her the Idea! of
masculine perfection Me was an eli-
gible who never did anything a second
too early or a second too lute, or de-
viated by one syllable from the exact
tilings he should say.
If the anxious Aunt Helen had
red spot had appeared in either cheek;
her red lips were half parted, as she
looked up It) wonder at tierM'nele
Jlffr— ■
'Is that the plan upon xvhich they
have trended?” and Allison looked at
Ills VXHt('hv
“Well, hardly." frowned Sargent
'We couldn't swing (’lark and Chis
holBi At the^. last minute they sug
gested thnt wn ymaht hu11d tofts, and
the mi pending fr.i<*ns seemed too sen
ous to take up quat now-, so we've
tabled the whole tliltfg "
Allison smiled, and slipped his
watch back in his pocket.
"It's fairly definite, however, thai
xou won't sell.".Ixc concluded
"Not at your l^gure,” laughed Sar
gent. If we took your money, Doctor
Boyd would be too old to preach In the
new cathedral
lie'll pull tt through some way," de
clared Allison "lie's as smart as
w h i p
not" taken Into her* calculations the
adroitness of Gail, in precisely five
minute**- -Ven Rioon was on the. door
step, with his Inverness on his shoul-
ders und his silk hat in his hand, with
out even having approached the elabo-
rate introduction to certain important
remarks he hud definitely decided to
make Had might not have been able
to rid herself of him so easily, for be
was a person of considerable momen
turn, but bt
make u more deliberate ceremony of
the matter impulsive . opportunities
not being* In Ins Tine of thought
A tall vouug man In an Inverness
walked rapidly past the door while
Van Rioon, waa saying the correctly
(•lexer things in the way of adieu, and
'I lu* grand duke, who had played |K>
kcr in America and tsn tun in China
und (oulctje In .Motile Carlo, and all
the oilier'games throughout -the world,
smiled with his 'impressive big eyes,
and put Ills bund up under his beard
•'"The matter tin n seems lo resolve
itself into a quid ion of price." he
comincuted , *
j "No. piolei turn," responded Allison
"If 1 xxcre buxtiig these railroads out
I right, I should expect my projarty in
teres If
be guarded, even If 1 bad to
but I
“Poor Dicky,” She Explained, and
Walked Into Her Own Room.
curve of l)er pink cheeks, and tfleu she
put her bead on Aunt Helene shoul-
der, and wept eoftly.
“Root Dicky,” she explained, and
then turning, disappeared into her
own room. * ,
Mrs Helen Davies looked after her
bad rather planned to speculatively for a moment; but she
decided not to follow.
CHAPTER XIX.
appeal to itiferparinnul cqnlt)
am not."
"!>’o. admitted the grand duke
"They eannot be purchased.’'
"Tin' proposition resolves Itself then
Into.i a matter of vlrtpnl commercial
seizure.," Allison pointed out.
The grand (Juke, still wfth his band
in his heard, chuckled, us he regarded ]
Allison amusedly.
"I shall not mind if you call It pi
racy," he observed. "We, In Russia,
must collect our revenues us xm* can.
und. we are- as frank as Americans
about K. Returning to your matter of
protection I shall admit that the
. only agreement upon which we cat.
1 secure what you want, would not bold
ill International'equity; and, In conse
qttrnpr'.1 the* nnhy protecthm 1 -can give-
you Is my personal word that you will
not Ik* molested In anything which you
wish to do, providing It Is pleasant to
myself und those | represent.''
"Then we ll make II an annual pay
inont," decided Allison, putting ^wav
j simie figures he had prepared "We’ll
; make It a sliding scale. Increasing
J each year with the earnings "
The grand duke considered that
i proposition gravely, and offered an
| amendment >'
"After th** tlrst^year," he said "We
I shall begin with a large bonus, how-
i ever."
Allison again put out of his mind
j ci rtiiln figures he had prepared to sug
goat Apparently th* grand duke need
I eil a large supply of Immediate' Cash,
and the annual payments theVoafter
would heed to be decreased accord
ingly. with still another percentage de-
ducted for profit on the dukes neces
sltjes
T.et’ us first discuss the bonus." pro
check was Imnded hack He drew .his
straight crow ned derby towards him
"I have made a mistake ” said Alii
son. “I have left off a cipher,' and
correcting ibis omlsnlbfl with a new
check, he tore up the l^rst otic
"I scie," commented the visitor, mid
put the'second i lie. k iji his (xvoket
That had required considerable nut
lay. hut when Alliaoo w«« stone, he
went over to Ins globe and made an
other long red mark
A neat waisled man, with a goalee
of carefully selected hairs and a lux
trrlant black mustache called on A111
son. and laid down his hat and Ids
stick and his gloves, In a neat little
pile, with separate Jerks He Jerked
out a cigarette, he Jerked out n match,
and Jerkily Tit the former >lth Hie
latter
"I am here." he said
« ”1 am able to give you some tmpor
tant diplomatic news." Allison advised
him “Your country is about to have
a war with your ancient enemy to the
east It will be declared within «*
month'’
"It will tie finished til a week,
prophesied the nent vvnlsted caller, his
active eyes lighting with pleasure
“Posatbty," admitted Aiftsoe I un
derstand that your country 1s not in
JLh** Ueat-of Unsocial comUHom* to uu—-
dertake a war, particularly Willi that
ancient enemy."
"The hanking system of m.v country
Is patriotic," returned the caller "Ms
only Important banka are controlled
under one system I am the-head of
that system I am a patriot!" and he
tapped himself upon the breust with
deep and sincere feeling
"How much revenue does your po
slllon yield you personallyT"
A, shade pf sadness crossed the
brow of (lid neni walsted caller
“It dock not yield you this much,
and Allison pushed toward him a lit
tin slip of paper on which were in
scribed some figures
The cnllere eyes widen'd aa they
read the sum He smiled He shrugged
his shouldt rs He pushed bai k the
slip of paper
"If your hanking system found It
Impossible to he patriotic, your gov
eminent would he compelled lo raise
money through other means It would
1n£ worse every day
1 had chills,mv bead
would ache. 1 was
ulwavs tirea. J could
not walk straight
because of the nain
in my back and I had
pains in my stom-
ach. I went to s
doctor and bs said 1
must |fo under an
operation, bpt J did
not go. I rind In
the paper about
Lydia E. Plnkham’s VsgatabU Com-
pound and told my husband about It, I
said ‘ 1 know nothing will help me but I
will try this.’ I found myself Improv-
ing from the very first bottle, and in two
weeks time I was aide to sit down an I
est a hearty breakfast with my hus-
band, which I had not done for two years.
1 am now in th*» beat of health axul
did not have the ofM-rstion.'* — Mrs.
John A. Koenig, UC Flushing Avenue,
Astoria, N. Y.
Fvery one dreads the surgeon Vkntf*
and the operating table. Sometimes
nothing else will do; but many tim*e*
doctors say they are necessary when
they are not Letter after letter comeo
to the Rinkh&m Laboratory, telling how
operations were advised and were not
performed; or.If performed,did no good,
nut Lydia E Plnknam's Vegetable Com-
pound was used and good health follow.it
If you want ndrloe write to
Lydia F« lMnkhont Medicine Co,
(confidential), Lynn, Mass. _
law ex
The Best Excuse.
Brown Ignorance of the
(.Mines no ouo.
Smith Quite ho It Is much better
to be rich and hire good Iswvers —
Life
j*- Stopped the Horn.
were .Ismes Austin a Californian, and
his wife. hc< hiio* frightened ami ran
away Dropping his papers Keene went
to the rescue and stopped the horses.!
Mr AuhHii was so grateful llial he In
, vlled Keene to dinner, und then of
fere*! to take him and his friend Man
rring lo California They wont They
were in Chicugn nfgotfullng for the
sale of a large number of cattle, so
they decided to come hero ,*ud cele-
brate the tenth nnnlvnrtnry of their
good fortune.
There was a vacant sent id the tuhln
in honor of "Little lull. ’ another news
hoy whom they wonted to take hack
with them, Me had died a few years
ago.
[HICK, GLOSSY HAIR
FREE FROM DANDRUFF
Qlrlel Beautify Your Hair! Make
Soft, Fluffy and Luxuriant—Try
th# Mslat Cloth.
Men Thought He Married One Lone
Woman, But Linde Himself With
Whole Family...
The Maker of Maps.
There began tq he strange new
stirrings In the world Money! From
posed Allison and (julto amicably Ho y | not withdraw from the war "
went Into the arrangement, whereby j "Never'" und the neat walater caller
lysn Strideak.v filched the only vain j OU(f. more touched himself on the
aide railroad lines In his country from j brnaal. - »
before site bud closed the door on Van*! Hie land which was Its home and place I the control of its present graft-ridden i "|| would t»e compelled to negotlan
Rioon, Dick Rodley walked Into the i of abode It leaned over across the |s'»so-ssors. and handed It over to the I tt |0)U, if other governments, through
house wMb cartdoNH assurance I wide seas, and made potent whisper ! International Transportation company j understanding among tlieit
"Grai ion*- Dicky, you can't corny Ines In the ears of the countries where • • By the way." said Allison "How i bankers, found It difficult to provide
protested Hall, with half frown
ing. half laughing remonslnince "It’s
hix
sooti can we obtain possession?"
Ivan Slroleaky put hia hand in
heard again, and reflected
"There Is only one man who stands
In the way,”-he calculated “He will
he removed Immediately upon rny rs
turn.”
There whs something so uncanny
money ta despised and held vulgar
_ _ They all listened The particular po
Neither gentleman had noticed <oi!l ! a fearful hour Tor calls ” | tenry lay In the fact that the money
She had settled back in her chair dur I’m a friend of the family." In- was bo hlg. which took away tremen
ing these last speeches, weary and slated Dick, .calmly closing the door dously from its despicableness and its
listless, and overcome with a sense J behind them and hanging his hat on vulgarity.
ut some humiliation too evasive to b< | the rack T guess you've forgotten A black bearded grand duke, from
properly framed even in thought Hhs (the program ” | the wide Ignd of the frozen seas hum _
had a sense that she had given awav “Oh. yes. the proposal Well, have bled himself to pTatn Ivan Btrolesky | about this that even the practical
something vastly precious, and which it over with.” *t the sound of that whisper, and bur Allison was shocked for an Instant,
would never be valued Neither did i All right." he agreed and taking rted westward A high dignitary of an | and then he laughed
(hev notice that she changed suddenly j her arm amt tucking her shoulder 1 empire upon which, the sun never sets i "We have still much to lcanUft*nm
to relief She had been Justified In * comfortably close to him, he walked . hid his title under a plebeian norn de j your country", he court eons 1 y^ton
her decision | easily with her back to the library : plume, and stalked stolhlly sway west leased
Site look She reins of conversation . Arrived there he seated her on her ; ward to that whisper of despised, When Dan Hirnlesky had gone, AIM
herself affer T*nn? Jim hart-left, and" favorite chair and drew up another i American money
htertalnert Allison so brightly that he one squarely In front of her
'left with mii*atfence at the tea party | "I ni going to shock you to death."
which monopolized her he told her "I’m going to propose se
Later when Rev Smith Boyd rtously to you.
dropped in he met with a surprising Borne laughing retort was on tier
.uni disconcerting vivacity In his eves 1 lips, but she caught h look in his eyt>s the hurtling sands and the lauds of the | round forehead
From the land of I son went to hla globe and drew a
fashion, from the land of toys, from 1 bright red line across the land of Ihe
the'land of art and music, from the | frozen seas
land of cherry blossoms, from th,»iand Th* re <<*me a famous diplomat, s
of the drowsing drug, from the land of j heavy blond man with a red face
the flashing Jewels, from the lands of and big spectacles and a high, wide.
there were lain unU suffering, and In [ which suddenly stopped her
-xp'esslble hunger hut in hers there I am ' erv mum tn earnest about
•ms on I v dancing frivolity, a little t(*> It. Hail," and his voice bore the stamp
OLD-WORLD MUSIC REVIVZD
Connoisseurs Welcome With Delight
th«P Return to Instrument Belong >
ing to the Past.' «
L or l Me musical rnhhu * h*”*
and d« ’irh fui expert* ; < • ffin i.u Ttn
ihai ri'AKiiu has been the appearand*
of the Russian musician. M Votltchen
ko and the old world inxtrniuent,
suown as the tympanon upon which
he plava. the London Chronicle states
This seventeenth century instru
nicnt of the dulcim*t
mnilly, u
mu
*t( ui ancestor of th-'
rlarectn
nas
been rescued irom ohltvtoli tiv M
Vot
itebenko, under wIiok.*
linger* tt
naa
attained a nigh degree
ot artistic
tl
eema to h.ix. ,i certain affinity fof
the instrument, vrhleb as a matter of
fact, lias been In Russia tor several
generations In M VotUr h*‘nKo » funt
llv I ht se Old Mentor es of Little
Russia' and a 'Khapittxlv of Volga
Songs both proved very exqdlAlte ,-.nd
delightful, as did gjgo a f**nt»»v on old
French tunes, and sone other p>e, <•«
Much of the charm of each, n need
hardly be said lav h the verv mm mi
ml and sympathetic wav in which the
artist handle! the Instrument
Have Mere Man bn th» Hip.
There is a sad fate •salting for Mr.
midnight huh, there came the highest
of power; and they nil, light and
sw'Srth mid heard* <1 nnd smooth, and
for even one day Jt would throw* the
organization ol affairs out of Joint
Rtihlic schools, department stores and
main lactones would be forced to shut
1 do not know what you want."
said Hi" visitor, regarding Allison w-ith
m folio stare I have come ffTH e "
wen- brought Into service a new kind
of soldiers called grenadiers, who were
dexterous in flinging hand grenades
They had furred caps with coped
down. Hi*' telephone system Would be I crow ns which made th*‘in look very
••nqouraire^ tbt*
preseion
At a corn r- held in aid of fund*
tor the wounded the Toung Russian
piayer detighlevi nis hearers with >
number of seventeenth sod eighteenth
century pieces, some of then) adapted , woman* place Is in the home
from music originally played on the
instrument In Louis XlV'i tune and
other* arranged from Russian folk
1
the suffragists threaten to do sotue
time in October Their plan Is to
dure all women of Ihe I’nljed States
employed In business to *tsy awav
front work on a specified day ,
This they contend, will furnish a prac-
| that refutation o* the argument that
by
of
paralyzed, some of the restaurant*
wouM have to close their doors and
must offices without stenographers
would pt'X'eed at half speed. And for
tear that the* sex’ tnav carry out
rhetr thrent the suffragists say tha'
mans business men have sHkeq the
newspapers not to print anything
about thejsgflke It la dangerous
Riey s;t\ v' lam
iff*.
on
hip
fierce
T he*e primitive grenadier* after
burling thetr ntlasile. ehnrged th* **n
« mv with hatchets and were frequent
Iv kiNert by their own firework He
sides grenades In pouches and battle
axes, they were armed with moaketa.
slings (?|, sword* and daggers and
bayonets, when Aral Invented, were up-
langeroua to business Do j propnaled to the grenadiers So they
Irwlesa plan i must hu«e been walking arsenals
this loan, your government would find
It necessary to release,its ownefshtp
or al least Ha control of Its mo*t »alu
able commercial possession
The caller who had followed Al
llsoh a progressive statcnluot wttb in
leie*t gave a quick Utile nod Of til*
head
"Thai most valuable, .commercial
possession." went'on Allison, "l» the
stale rail*)ay* You were convinced by
my agent that there I* a new and
powerful force 111 the world, or you
would not he Jiete Suppose I point
out that It I* possible to so cramp
your bunking system that you could
not b*Ip your cOUntTT. tf you would;
suppose I show you that. Jn the end,
your ancient enemy will lose hi* idea
tlty. while your country remains in
tact, suppose I 'I.*# you that tin
course I have proposed Is ihe only
way open which will save tour roun
tr) froni annihilation7 A'lixt 'henV
■ To IT «'ON-TIN!' CD *
US.
It s u Dtg. ,3b said the
"But I gunsa kven Napoleon If he had
had all our troop* to fight with here,
would tuiVa had to dig htmAeir m just
tho same
"Ah." said Joffre. slowly stroking
his rhln Napoleon' No, I think Ns-
poison would have thought of some
thing!” Manchester Guardian
I'hirKgij. Robert VV Allen forgot to 1
look al the contract before he signed
1 It He thought he had married' olio
lone and single woman lint lie found i
hlimwilf with her w hole family
"And, somehow.” said Allen, that
didn’t sueu) right Relievo me Judge,
a family of your wifi** relatives can
eat nn awful lot when you come to flg
lire It out." > .
ludgc McDonald had heard another
story of wIf** Irrrlfled husbands and he
i listened Intently
If 1 lihaled % button off my pant*
■ I d either sew It on myself or get
pinched If mo ac< mI*iiI happened," , on
tinned this pleader for divorce "Hay
Judge. I kept a restaurant, and for ti!>
> days, w.hen my wife was i ashler. 1 was
a dollar short every day And one day
*hn .dropped a red hot flatiron rm mr
fool
He’s slngh* now
LIGHTNING STRUCK HIS RING
Virginia Man Hat a Moat Ramarkabla
Escap* Whan Bolt Loosant
Setting
demonstrating that trie place
about • one-tblrd of th* s*x is in
achoola, stores, factories, offices and
other rmnm»ro*i *Muabushments If ( British army
First Hand Grenade*.
Hand grenades, which are playing a
prominent pan In th* present »»r,
wer* icylved in modern tiroes by Gen
Baden Rowell during the slege-of Mafe-
king They were afterward* uaed with
dire effect again*! the Russian* by the
■11 tr " Japanese But they first ap
Joffre and Napoleon.
A saying of General loflfre a which
has never been given the publicity It
deserves comes from s correspondent
who vouches for tta accuracy It B-
lustrates charmlnsly th ■ modesty of
the man who It Is claim**) saved
France The general was explaining
to a favored American visitor the po
anion of the French army Intrench
the plain beneath the mil
m pi ia# teller Ua mu»tc i such a atrihe could t>e brought about I when John Evelyn records.
eared among the equipment of the I fn*nie on th* plain beneath
In tha summer of 1«7« wnerr they stood and be ira<ed the
"Now ; nurse of tb* Lartnan Hoes oeyuad
Not an Industrious Lad
Young Henry Higgs, the miller's
son. who had been apprenticed to I
Farmer Grubblna. bad not proved whsi
might ho described as a conspicuous !
aurces* An<* so when old Bigg* came
along one daV to ask what progress 1
the lad was making, there came a cor I
tain dubious expression Into tha old
farmer's eye.
"Well," he drawled "'tlsnt that I
wish to discourage you nor your aon
neither Tlsn'l that I wish to be grum
Min at him one bit. He don’t do noth
In' wrong - nothin’ at all tf he ran
help It Rut I will say. Miller Biggs,
that It's my opinion that tf your son
Harry bad another hand he'd want
another pocket lo put it m,"— London
Tit Hits.
Winchester, Vh Hope Beam's
finger ring Is in the Jeweler s shop be
cause the ruby Mcttlng whs loosened
by llghlnlng Also he Is alive and
well lifter one of the UIOMI exciting ex
perience* of his life, having faced
death in un Instant a time when a holt
of lightning struck In lh*( concrete
midway between the Dradrrlck and
Empire buildings
Beam wa* shocked severely, the
e|*x trlclt^following Ih* wiring Into
ihe ulfiru where he was working. Sev
oral women in Hie office of m physician
next to where lh« lightning struck
were also shocked
HUBBY MUST STAY SINGLE
Wife's Will Cut* Him Off From 0800,
000 Fortune If Ha Marrias
A Again
Spokane J’hc will tif Mrs Mary
vlsltorw j Arkwright Hutton who was tho first
woman delegate to alt to a Democratic
national lonventlon. was filed for pro
)>ate r*( ently
Mrs Hutton bequeathed |G,0(Mi for ]
th" completion of a labor temple here
I H» r estate. Ihe value of which Is cstt 1
mated to he Jguh.bfhJ, Is hequegjtvcd.
with th* exception of 11.BOO to each
uf her half brothers and h*r half ala
ter to her hukbsnd. providing he does
not marry again If fie does marry
again the estate Is to given to h*r
relatives.
To Cleanse
and Heal
Deep Cuts
,r
Try as you will, aftbr an application
of Dandertne, you cannot find a single
trace of dandruff or falling hair mad
your scalp will not Itch, but what will
picas** you most, will ba after a fsw
weeks use, when you sob new hair,
lino und downy at first—yoa—but real-
ly pew hair growing all over the
scalp.
A little Dandertna Immediately dou
bins tUu beauty of your hair Nodlffer-
. ence- how dull, faded, brittle and
DIDN'T READ THE CONTRACT .
through, your hair, taking one small
strand at a time The affect ta lm
mediate and amaxing—jrour bair will
be light, fluffy and wavy, and have an
appearance of abundance; an Inconi
parable luster, softness and lugurt
ance. tbe beauty and shimmer of true
hair health.
Get a 26 cent bottle of Knowlton s
Danderiue from any iitore and prove
that yonr hair Is as pretty and soft
ss any- that It has Ireen neglected ot
injured by careless tr*-atmcnt--that's
all. Adv.
Method.
Brown Ih J 'ties strictly netitral*
Mr* .leaks Y***. he sides w)th
w hoever lie's ruttrtng with*
OLD PRESCRIPTION
FOB WEAK KIDNEYS
A medicinal pr*p»r»tinn lilt* Dr.. Kd
f**r'» ffxvtmfi R)jol thst hov real cursttv*
vnlur almost sell* itself. lake sn endless
ehsm »> «t« m tbe remedy is rccomiiieii led
h> those Who have l>een benefited to tfi"*e
who are in need rtf it
Dr Kilmer’* bn-amp Pont is » pb> «i-
cun'* prescription It hs* been tested
for *s*r« and ha» brought result* to co i tl
less- nuinlirr* who have suffered.
The success of I*r Kilmer’* Swamp R> it
i* due tn.Jh* fact th»t it futili* alinont ev
ery wn*h in overcoming kidney, liver ind
bladder di*e»»e*. <orrect* urinary trouble*
and rieiitmli/r* t|ie uric acid which c*ie> i
rheuun ti«n>
Iki not suffer Get * lotlle of Swan' ■
ItiKit from any druggist now )urt trcit
merit today.
Howerer, if mu wish first to test th re
great preparation *end ten cent* to l>r
Kilmer k ( o , Binghamton. N Y., for •
•■irsple iKittle When writing b* »ur« *od
mention tm* paper.—Adv
II,/ UK" of the )X)3*n Inhaler a!)rt»-
ii i* made It jxisslble Ut make ball*' :i
tight* above 2&.tM)i) f*«it
Hmc At
ts
Katie Left Horn* to h**k Thrills.
BarnesVlIle O Kathertnn. pretty
fourteen y«*r old daughter of Farlen
Ball, wealthy tobacco dealei ran away
from home recently and wa* Found lu
Hteubenvllle She declared sh« was
seeking a few thrills, as Barnesvllle
was too alow for her.
lays Qrape Juice Made Him Drynk.
Sharon. Pa.—Henry Manree yia ar-
reetnd recently on a charge M being
drunk and disorderly lie instiled tkat
he had swallowed only a IlfUe bit e(
grape Jvrice
HANFORD'S
Balsam of Hyrrh
A LI Ml M1 N'T
For Cuts, Burn*,
BniiiM, Spmina,
Stiff fUck.
ChJbUfaid* I*amo Back,
OM Sornn, Opon Wound*,
nnd nil External Ifijwte.
Made 8ino« 1846.
Nn Me, aOe saA f 1.00
All Dealers
SS rsmt* I* o*w*rt* pm,* Mi* Midi
wtM pfnnt I arfvt Man) varWHrii pMfdNH |m4
rarn |J h* pe r |>y !»•#«*rip* !v# Hal frtff
0 N. (OOK, USUMOVT. l)*1.4SOMt.
1 risk tad ruMta. Hsrdr Mmu*« OrjW*
Vtgorsia* aMioad sreSurer* 1M
r•■(*«* H Vbiw W*n Fane.
W. N. U, HOUaTON, MO.
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