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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-12-06
THE
CRAFTERS
By
FRAN CTS Lynn DE
Coopyright. isos. by The Bobbs-uerril Col
CHAPTER xxIy.-CoNrrNurp.


81 knew you'd make difficulties when
It came to the paying part Of it, and
since | didn't know, myself. | wired
Mr.. 0rmsby again. Here is what he
says" and she UNFINISHED a second tel
egram and read 1t to him. FEE should
not be less than five per cent. Of bonded
Indebtedness; four-ffth in stock at
par; one-ffth cash: no cure. no pay "
three million FIVE hundred thou
sand dollars!" gasped Kent
IT'S only nominally that much" she
laughed. THE stock part Of IL is mere
ly your guaranty of good faith: 1t is
worth next to nothing now. and II will
par, even IL you are successful in saw
ing its life. So your magnificent fee
shrinks to 100000, less your expen-
ses.'
But heavens aud earth! that's aw-
full" said Kent.
Not when you consider II as a sur
gcon's risk. You happen 20 be the one
man who has the idea. and II 1t isn't
carried out, the patient is going 20 die
tomorrow night. permanently. You
are the specialist in this case, and spe-
cialists come high. Now you may go
and attend to the preliminary details,
II you like"
He found his hat and stood up. She
stood with him; but when he took
her hand she made him sit down again.
You have at least three degrees of
fever!" she exclaimed; cor is 1t only
the s3.5O0,00O shock? What have you
been doing to yourself?"
Nothing. l assure you. haven't
been sleeping very well for few
nights. But that is only natural"
"And / said you must have a cool
head. viii you do exactly as l tell
you to-"
eff you don't make Il too hard.'z -
take the car down-town-don't
walk-and after you have made Mr.
Loring send his message to Boston, you
go straight to DIR. Biddle Tell him
what is the matter with you, and that
you need to sleep the clock around"
But the time!" he protested. II
shall need every hour between now
and Tomorrow night"
zone clear-headed hour Is worth a
dozen nuddled ones. You do as l
say"
II hate drugs" he said. rising again.
$50 do /; but there is a time for
everything under the sun. tits cry
ing necessity that you go into this
fight perfectly fit and with all your
wits about you. II you don't: some
body-seyeral somebodies-will land
in the penitentiary. VIII you mind
me?"
yes" he promised; and this time
he got away. .-.e-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-12-06
1T WAS VERY AWKWARD.
In This Case, but the
Mans Name.

Mrs Norton came home from a call
one day in such a disturbed condition
that 1t was evident tears were not far
in the background. She lost no time
in beginning her explanation. relates
London Tit-Bits.
John" she said to her husband. II
am so mortified | don't know what to
do"
What is the matter, my DEAR
asked Mr.. Norton.
II have been calling on Mrs. PeveriiL
You know her husband. Major Pever-
fl?"
yes"
well. | have just learned to-day.
10 my horror. that Major isn't his
title at all. Major IS his first name"
"why. certainly. I've always known
that. What is there SO Notifying
about it?"
Nothing" said Mrs. Norton. With
a groan. "only that I've been calling
him Major every time I've met hfu
for the last six monthsl"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-12-06

Father-Now, look here! II you
marry that young pauper, how On
earth are you going to live?
Daughter-Oh, we have worked that
all out. You remember that hen Aunt
Alice gave me?
Eyes"
well, have been reading poultry
circular, and find that good hex
will bring up 20 chicks in Q season
Well, the next season that win be p
hens; and as each win raise 20 more
chicks, that will be AL. The next
year the number will be 9.261. the fol
lowing year 194.4S1 and the next a.,
0S4. 1Oll Just think. 1T only shilb
ing piece We will then have ove
e2O0O00. Then, you dear old father
wen lend you some money TO pay %
tho mortgage on this house - Ca2
sells Journal. -
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-12-06
CHAPTER XIV.
ON THE HIGH PLAINS.

Much to Elinor's relief. and quite
as much. perhaps. to Peneaope's. Mrs.
Brentwood tired of Breezeland Inn in
less than a fortnight and began to
talk OF returning to the capital.
Pressed TO give a reason for her dis
satisfaction. the younger sister might
have been at loss TO. account for
II In words; but Elinor's desire, to cut
the outing short was based upon pride
and militant shame After many trap
settings she had succeeded In making
her mother confess that the stay at
Breezeland was at Ormsby's expense:
and not all of Mrs. Brentwood's petu-
liant justifyings conid remove the sting
OF the nettle of obligation.
There is no reason in the world
why you should make SO much of It:
! am your mother, and ought to
know" was Mrs. Brentwood's dictum.
"You wouldn't have any scruples II
we were his guests on the Amphitrite
or in his country house on Long Is
land"
THAT would be different" Elinor
eontended. I'VE are not his guests
here; We are his pensioners"
"Nonsensei" drowned the mother.
isn't it beginning TO occur TO you that
beggars shouldn't be choosers? And.
besides. so far as you are concerned.
you are only anticipating a little"
IL was an exceedingly inJudicious,
not TO say brutal way of putting 1t; and
the blue-gray eyes flashed fire.
Cant yon see that you are daily
making a marriage between us more
land more impossible?" was the bitter
ssloindef Eiinor meter was cool
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-12-06
AT SUNSET.


y Across the golden west
A magic cloudland lea
And day is surely blest
That in such glory diesi
Now crimson. purple. gold.
But for moments time.
What changing FERNS unfold
Phantasuic and sublimel
A mountain. temple. lake.
A giant. bird OF fish.
Strange glowing fancies wake
And stir mans vagrant wish.
For flaming fading far,
Their radiant spiendors teach
When comes the evening star
How hope may still upreach.
Beyond the cleaning west.
Beyond the cloud and star.
The spirit hath its quest.
And fadeiess visions are.
CHARLES w. Stevenson, In Springfield
(Mass.) Republican.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-12-06

VIII You 10 If he says II doesn't make
any difference?"
The blue-gray eyes were downcast.
II don't know. Having asked 10
much. and accepted so much from him
1T shall be as he says, mother"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
Was lockinu to the Future.

\ gambler borrowed Il sum of money
from money lender, and the note
falling due. he called upon the banker
and told him he could not pay at that
time. The money lender became
greatly excited. Il want the money,
1t is due. You must pay it, The
gambler pulled his pistol ont. pointed
it al the head of the money lender and
said: Eat that note or | will blow the
top of your head of"
Tho money lender looked at the pis.
tCl. then at the note and decided that
ii would he wise to eat the note. which
he did. 4 few days after the gambler
called and paid the value of the note,
much TO the delight of the money lend
or who said: My friend, you are a
good man and when you need any
more money come in and | will let
yen have it
Some time later the gambler applied
for another loan. which the money
lender was very willing to advance.
The gambler sat down TO write out 4
note, when the money lender called
ont: Wait a minute. my friend. Would
YOU mind writing out that note on a
soda cracker? ArgOnaut.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
SCIENTIFIC FACT AND THEORY
Too Many Vagaries lndulged In by
the Thinkers

That the human race will become
blind through the effects of the elcc-
trical current so abundantly general.
ed for modern uses is the startling
proposition of an alleged scientist of
Chicago. We are of the opinion that
this statement should be claSsed
among the vagaries Of science. There
never was time when real science
commanded more respect or, to dem
OnstratCd truths. more unqucstiOning
belief than the present. This is shown
by the innumerablc instances of ap-
piled science in all branches of indus
try. But scientific demonstrations are
one thing and scientific spcCulations
are quite another In fact real sci
Cntists do not indulge in the latter.
They announce conclusions as the re
suit of patient and thorough research,
but they do not prOmulgatc long-range
suCculations or fantastic theories
indianapolis News.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23

Did YOU not?" she a<fti, lifting a
white face to his for a moment He
seemed confident he could find Perley,
uncle"
so he did Constance. Well. TIE
night is warm. and Perley won't be
| apt to suffer much except in his feel
ings." said Mr.. Carter as cheerfully as
| he could.
"Oh. but my baby out in the dark
woods all alone.' and a rush of tears
| checked her words.
Mr.. Carter choked at the thought
| and started off again down the street,
this time followed by Constance, who
/ fancied she saw lights coming toward
the village.
Yes. lights. and shouts. and cheers.
They have found him." cried Mr..
Carter hurrying away, and Constance.
| faint with sudden joy, though she al
most feared to give it room, was
forced to loiter for a moment.
Not many rods away now came the
tramp of forty men and boys who held
their torches high above their heads
and made the village ring with a pro
loneed shout as soon as they left the
woods and entered it. Mrs Hamilton,
with wildly beating heart. was at the
, entrance to the bridge, made darker
by the flashing torches beyond its
range. AS she entered it she saw not
far away a man with something in his
arms. who no sooner saw Mrs. Hamil-
ton than he said. in a voice so over
charged with feeling that ii vibrated
upon her nerves like an electric shock,
Il found him. ! knew | should He
lay fast asleep with his head on his
arm. in q hollow shut in by tall trees.
But I found him
"Oh. thank you. thank you, My
baby, my baby" taking the boy, still
sleepy. into her arms and covering his
face with kisses Poor little darling,
to get lost"
NO one could find him but me-" said
as If longing to be praised again and
again. an air strangely at variance
with his thought scanned brow and well
! shaped head.
After this. il was impossible to one
of so grateful 4 disposition as Con
stance to be unmindful of Primus Edes.
She felt that he had a claim on her
kindness which it was a pleasure as
well as a duty to requtte.
With one so abseut-mndcd il would
be easy. she fanCied. to make changes
in his surroundings which he would
! never notice except in vague way, or
| suspect that they came through her.
! BY gradual evolution. therefore, his
| room at Mrs. Fry's came to wear the
| dainty look that white drapery, pic
| lures and books could give it. Next
| as cool weather approached, stove
mystoriously found its way there. and
| a comfortable dressing gown, or loose
coat. if he chose to call ii that, was
| found hanging in the closet.
Ito be cOntinued)
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
African SIeepinu Sickness,

Prof. Robert Koch lectured in Ber
lin recently on the sleeping sickness, T.
which he investigated for several
months in equatorial Africa during the
year 1905. Emperor William and dis.
tinguished company were present.
The malady. said the professor had
been known on the west coast of At
rica since the beginning of the last
century and 1t had spread to the north
short of the Victoria Nyanza and then
entered German Africa. Probably 200
900 persons had died from the disease.
The infection was spread from human
to human by the sting of fly. The
poison affected the usual health foY
several days and then the sufferer was
attacked with fever, became incohcr
cnt. the glands were swollen and the
patient became enfecbled and event
ually was seized with the sleep mania.
Professor Koch knew Of no remedy for
this disease.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
THINK TOO MUCH OF NERVES.
Mistake Made by People and Physi'
clans Of To-day.

What a fine thing it would have
been fox the human race had Lhysi-
clans never discovered anything
about the nervous system or invented
such terms as nervous proStratiOn'
or nervous dyspepsia" 1t makes one
green with envy to think of those for
mer times when people knew little or
nothing about anatomy and when they
called things by their right
names. When they were i'll
tempered or jealous or mel
ancholy they said they were, instead
of putting everything on the poor
nerves as We do now. When physi-
clans are called in and find them
selves at a loss to know just what is
the matter with patient and even the
very clovcrcSt Of them sometimes do
find themselves in that humiliating
positicn-they can always fall back
upon nerves" with the certainty that
The patient will quite agree with them
and also that he will Immediately jus
tify the diagnosis by having a nerv-
ous attack of some sort.-Charleston
News and Courier.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
French President a Music Lover.

NJ. FalIiores, the new President Of
France. is capital billiard player
having succumhed 10 the destinations
of the game long ago. He is the first
Pycsiienr to adiure tobacco, but he
has a fine taste for music, which Lou
bet Fuuro. Grovy MacNahon ana
Thfc~s, who were all smokers. notably
lacked. President Fu'iioras shares NJ.
luubct's enthusiasm tpy shooting. and
is better shot than President Carnot,
who once at a shooting party in Ram
nouillgt severely pcpIorci Gen. Bru-
geIC.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23

| pearances truthfully. "A stranger gave
them to him. he said.
He is a harmless person, you can
| see that" said Swan, "and an ignorant
one Dan Fry says he cannot write
nor read, but is anxious TO learn. !
| saw a copy that Dan wrote for him and
| the fellow tried to follow Here it is.
| All capitals, Down here he has put
| some o~the letters together, CON.
Your name. as | live. Mrs. Hamilton.
| remember you signed your letter
| Constance Hamilton
Yes" said Constance, woefnlly
ashamed of the miserable scrawl
which told so much to the keen-eyed
| detective.
| lie is evidently trying to learn how
| to write your name first Of all, and he
looked at her hesitatingly. DO you
! think-;nay | ask
Ask what you wish" she answered
with an effort.
Then perhaps you will tell me
whether he seems to regard you with
more than ordinary INTEREST,""
II am afraid he does" and Mrs.
! hamilton mentioned the lacl OF ms
! having watched her house many times,
! but fOrbCrC 10 speak of his glances at
! church. though not that he had
touched her li,tle girls hair.
Swan smiled Il little, but looked puZ-
zled
II should dismiss the matter from
my thoughts if | were yOu. madam" he
said, after a little thought. This man
evidently has no connection with the
subject Of your husbands disappear
ance He has seen you and admired
you, that is all"
A simple solution of a great mystery.
thought Constance. if only she could
believe it. Ii looked plausible after
she had thought Of it awhile, and she
was indignant with herself that she
had allowed so slight a matter to
ru.Ilc her. when she was already borne
down by such heavy burdens.
Primus Edes did not come to her
/ house now. She never saw him eX.
ccpt at church, and then he did not
glance at her. But he did at Perley,
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23

and one Sabbath the boy surprised
her by leaving her side and walking
off with Primus Edes. When repri-
manded by his mother he only said
"Oh, know him. I've seen him
lots. and ! like him. He has made me
kite. and now he's at work on a
ship for me"
But is he a good man, Perley?"
asked she, seriously.
"Oh, yes. He says must mind my
mother. and he hurries me to school
so | won't be late"
lncontestible proofs to Perley. but
not 10 his mother. though she could
not think wholly i'll of him. Indeed.
the time was coming when she was
to feel ineNpressibly grateful to him.
One day Perley did not return as
usual from school, and for some time
his mother was not alarmed, as she
supposed he had called to see his
friend Edes. but by six O'Clock Mrs
Hamilton experienced sudden thrill
OF fear that he had not returned
She went to the mill at once and to
her uncle's Office. but he had not seen
Perlev.
"Where does Mr.. Edes work. the one
who boards al Mrs. Frys? Perley may
/ be with him
'Edes? Oh. lie takes away from the
saw. will 90 with you"
It was the first time she had ever
| spoken TO him. she thought. for all this
wild questioning of her heart and of
other people. But it was but for an
instant this occurred to her. for She
was not little alarmed about PerIey.
Il will 20 out and tunt him up" he
said. putting on his c0atthat lay near
on pile of shavings Il saw him this
morning. not since then"
"Oh. if he should have fallen into
, the water" cried Constance. Have
you any idea where he can be-"
'No, but I will find him." he said
confidently. 81 will find him"
Mr. Carter locked at him in some
surprise. We'll. | hone yen can get
him home before nightfaII. He may
be somewhere in the neighhorhood
with the other children"
Inquiries were made through the vii
. la@", but no trace of the little fellow
. could be found. Nothing had been
seen Of him since be stcod in the yard
at tn" close of school: but one little
girl prctasscd to have heard him say
he was going after hcochnuts. With
this clue a company Of m.n and boys
At uirhtlalI started Ia scurr the woods
with lanterns and torches. Constance.
nearly rrHuZ,ud ry this time. sat with
G-htiy clencncl hand listening for
any sound she might hear from the
direction If the woods Clare had
cried herself to sleep on the sofa. and
Mr.. Carter walked n,ryously about the
yard and down In the edge OF the
woods n score cf times,
Il wonder whore Edcs went. 'fdn't
sec him with tie neil" he satl to
Con ta-Cc.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
FIT FOR PRIZE RING.
Prize Fighters Verdict on His Portion
of the Steak.

Of the Steak.
Richard Harding Davis, when he was
a reporter in Philadelphia delighted
to disguise himself as tough young
man and to mingle with the odd char
acters of the Ninth street district of
the Quaker City.
Mr.. Davis got to know this district
with peculiar intimacy. Its prize
fighters he knew especially well. Not
seldom, in the gathering of some news
item, he would accompany a third
rate pugilist to his cheap boarding
house and dine with him on the most
unpalatable fare.
Il used to know one fighter" said
Mr.. Davis recently who was a char
acter, a wit, a man OF no mean intel
loct.
"One day dined with him al his
boarding house. a typical boarding
house. one Of those where the land
lady sits at the head of the table and
serves the dishes to the submissive
pensioners ranged in Two lines below
her.
MY friend got piece Of steak that
was full of sristle. Finding this steak
tolerable tough he began to amuse us
all with burlesque attempts at carving
it. He turned back his cuffs and
carved. Then he took off his coat.
Then he held his knife like chisel
and pretended to hammer the handle
with a biscuit.
The lardlady. up to this moment,
had been too busy serving to notice
the pugilist's antics. Now she spoke
up.
is there anything the matter with
your steak?' she said in stern voice.
The pugilist smiled politely and an
swercd:
1T is trifc overtrained. perhaps,
madam; but. really, | never saw a
harder muscle
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
Made Famous by Byron
Castle of Chllon Immortalized by the Glorious
Verses of the British Poet.
Especial CorrespondenceD }

by far the best-knOwn building in
Switzerland is the Castle of Chillon.
Byron's poem on its famous prisoner
has given it an undying celebrity,
which otherwise it would not have
had, for ii is no more interesting in
itself than many other buildings of
the middle ages surviving in the
Swiss republic, although perhaps the
best specimen intact.
So exalted is the place held by the
Castle of Chi.lon in the minds OF read
ers OF Byron and lovers of travel, that
thousands visit ii yearly, and look
upon ii as a sacred monument to the
poet and to Downward, the patriot,
who but for the chance detention Of
Byron at an inn at Ouelry, a village
on Lake Leman, not far from Chillon,
would long since have been forgotten
Byron improved his time while
storm-bcund for two days by writing
The Prisoner of Chillon. from story
he had heard in the course of tour
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23

her hand went down into the sitting
room, as she thought, unobserved; but
Mrs Fry had seen the act as she
CHANGED to glance back. and wondered.
Mrs. Hamilton's first act after re-
turning home and removing her wraps
was to write to Swan and send him the
three strands of hair, neatly gummed
to a paper.
The hair she wrote, was combed
from the head of a person resembling
my husband in some respects. Do not
mistake me. | do not believe the man
to be Mr. Hamilton, but wish to know
that he is not. Please submit the hair
to specialist in such matters, if such
a one can be foul i, and learn whether
it has ever been yed.'
Swan knew of no specialist in such
practiced dealer in human hair might
give him points of Glucidation. Ac.
cordingly he went to the large estab-
lshment of Springer & Hollis on
Washington street, Boston. and as it
chanced was fortunate enough to see
Mr.. Hollis and state his errand to him.
There is one person in this build
ing on whose judgment you may rely.
Ambrose, tell MIR. Hawkes. to step this
way"
In moment quiet. Sentlemanly
individual made his way toward them.
and Mr. Hollis showed him the strands
of hair, after introducing the detective
and stating his errand.
Mr.. Hawkes. took it and disappeared
with it for a few moments. When he
handed it back to Swan the detective
fancied it to be slightly wet.
"WoH?" said he. interrogatively.
at has never been cUlored. 1t is the
natural shade"
You may count on Mr. Hawkes.
opinion as reliable" said Mr.. Hollis.
rs it what you expected to lcarn?'
Hardly. | suspect the one who sent
ii to me thought it might be colOrcd. -
replied Swan.
The detective answered Mrs. Ham
iltons inquiries in person and re could
see she was relieved sOmewha- when
she learned what Hawkes. had said.
Indeed. she told him 50. At his re-
quest she told him the few facts she
had learned regarding Primus Edcs.
which, however, did not appear to i'm
press him much until the matter Of
the marked shirts came up.
II suspect such things-always did,
he said. for never knew people Of
the sort TO count in a suspected Per.
son. Guilty people, or those with any
thing to conceal don't give one name
and carry abou, articles of clothing
marked with contradictory initials"
81 should think your reasoning good,
said Constance, much impressed. per
haps Dan Fry is right in thu.iug tLat
some one gave him the articles"
Il will find out ii can, said the de-
tcctivo. And he did to his own salts.
faction that very day. for he learned
that Dan had asked the question al
reeiy and been answered 10 all ap-
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-23
JUSTICE BROWN WILL RETIRE.
Fears Continuation Of Judicial Duties
May Cause Blindness.


Associate Justice Henry Billings
Brown OF the United States Supreme
e0urt Intends 10 retire from the bench
and has notified President Roosevelt
to that effect.
Justice Brown was 20 years old on
March >. Having reached that age
and having served ten years as a
member of the Supreme bench. he
was privileged to retire on full pay.
Although strong and vigorous bodily
and mentally. Justice Brown has been
troubled with failing sight. and he has
felt that continuance of his judicial
duties might cause him to become
blind.
He will serve through the present
term of court and probably will retire
in the fall. He expects TO travel in
Europe during the summer.
Justice Brown was bora at South
Lee. Mass, in 1896. graduated from
Yale when 20 years old and, after
studying law at the Yale and Har-
ward law schools. was admitted to the
bar in Wayne county, Mich. in 1860.
From 1861 to 1865 he served as deputy
United States marshal and assistant
United States attorney for the east
ern district of Michigan, and then be
came Judge of the state Circuit court
of Wayne county.
He served only a few months. when
he returned to the practice of law in