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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28
CHAPTER VII.
Mother Borton,

The noise of the struggle below con-
tinued. Yells and curses rose from
the maddened men. Three shots were
fired in quick succession, and a cry OF
ooh, my LOrd!" penetrated through
the closed door with the sound of one
sorely hurt.
l fingered for a little listening to
the tumult. l was in strange and
dangerous position. Enemies were be-
hind me. There were friends, too,
but I knew no way to tell one from
the other. and my ignorance had near
ly brought me to my death. l hest
tated 20 move, but 1 could not remain
in the open hall; and as the sounds of
disturbance rom below subsidized.
felt my way along the wall and moved
cautiously forward.
had progressed perhaps twenty
steps when a door, against which my
hand pressed, yielded at the touch and
swung slowly open strove to stop
1t, for the first opening showed dim
light within. But the panel gave no
hold for my fingers. and my efforts
the faster I drew back little into
the shadow, for l hesitated to dash
past the sight Of any who might &C.
cupy the room.
Come in" called a harsh voice.
| hesitated. Behind, the road led
to the eating-room with its known
dangers. A dash along the hall for
the front door meant the raising OF
an alarm, and probably a bullet as q
discourager of burglary. Should l es-
cape this, 1 could be certain of a warm
reception from the enemies on watch
outside. Prudence lay in facing the
one rather than risking the many.
accepted the invitation and walked
into the room.
81 was exDecti7~ '-0u ~-s the
harsh voice composedly. Good even
ing"
Good evening" 1 returned gravely.
swallowing my amazement as best I
could
BY the table before me sat Mother
I Borton, contemplating me as calmly
F as though this meeting were the most
commonplace thing in the world. A
candle furnished a dim. Pickering
/ light that gave to her hard wicked
countenance a diabolic leer that struck
/ chill to my blood.
Excuse me" l said, Il have lost
my way. fear"
/ Not at all" said Mother Borton.
You are in the right place"
4 was afraid l had intruded," I said
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28
BUREAUs.

Today a bureau is almost as much out
of vogue as the huge mahogany ward
re hes Of half a century ago. which were
fashionable before the commodious
hanging closets were found to be Nee
essities Of life. A high chest Of draw
ers. with a place for everything and
everything in it's place, and pretty
little dressing table now together take
the place Of the one-piece of furniture,
and in some rooms a built-in wardrobe
is added, containing various shelves IN
which are laid the separate bodices and
fine undergarments. These shelves are
arranged like drawers to slide In and
out. and by many this wardrobe is pre-
ferred to any style Of bureau. The
wardrobe IS OF the same wood from
which the rest Of the furniture is fash
toned. or else is stained or painted TO
match the woodwork IN the room, and
then on all the doors are large mir
rors, so that the face viii not appear
too plain and solid.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28
TO WASH CHAMoIs LEATHER.

Chamios leather, owing to its warmth
preserving property. is much used, es-
pecially in cold weather, to protect the
body from cold. And as it. like other
articles of clothing. becomes soiled. 1t
is necessary to know of a good method
Of cleansing it without in the least
destroying the leather, which is easily
rendered uneven by unequal friction
or rough treatment.
To wash chamois prepare a good
soap lather. to which a little ammonia
is added, then place the leather in the
tub and squeeze 1t evening between the
hands.
If there are any very soiled parts
place them on fat board, or on the
sides of the tub, and brush gently
with a soft brush
Rinse well in warm water. squeeze
out and roll in clean cloth, and
either wiring by hand or pass evenly
through a wringing machine. open
out and pull evenly into shape. and
hang to dry at a distance from the
fire.
When the leather is drying 1t must
be frequently pulled between the hands
to prevent It drying hard. This must
be very carefully done. as the wet
leather is easily stretched and exces-
sive rubbing or over stretching IS ap'
to make it thin in parts. which By
friction Of wearing would soon become
torn.
| The leather, If washed, may be ironet
with a cool iron, but some people thinl
1t keeps softer without ironing.
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the man who killed Henry Wilton.
When that score is settled, I'll go to
Chicago or anywhere else. Until that
done, l stay where I can settle it."
Mother Borton caught up the candle
and moved it back and forth before
my face. In her eyes there was a
CLEAN of savage pleasure.
by God, he's in earnest!" she said
to herself, with a strange laugh. Tell
me again of the man you saw in the
alley"
I described Doddridge Knapp.
And you are going to get even with
him? she said with a chuckle that
had no mirth in 1t.
Yes" said I shortly.
why, If you should touch him the
people of the city would tear you to
pieces"
q shall not touch him. I'm no as
sassin!" l exclaimed Indignantly The
law shall take him, and I'll see him
hanged as high as Haman."
Mother Borton gave a low, gurgling
laugh.
The law. oh, my liver-the law!
How young you are, my boy! Oh, no,
oh ho." And again she absorbed her
mirthless laugh. and gave me an evil
grin. Then she became grave again,
and laid a claw on my sleeve. Take
my advice now, and git on the train.
Not l." l returned stoutly.
I'm doing 1t for your own good,
she said with as near an approach to
a ccaxing tone as she could command
II was long since she had used her
voice for such a purpose and 1t grated
For my sake I'd like TO see you g
on and wipe out the whole raft 0
EN-. But 1 know what'n happen I
We, honey. I've took a fancy to We
l don't know why. But there's a loo,
on your face that carries me back 70
/ forty years, and-don't try 1t, dearie.
There were actually tears in tn
creatures eyes, and her hard, wicke
1 face softened, and became Amos
| tender and womanly.
I can't give up" said. The wor
is put on me. But can't you help me
/ l believe you want to. / trust vol
/ Tell me what to do-where / stanC
I'm all in the dark, but l must do N
i work"
(To be Continued-)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28
SEEMING APRONS.

One girl who does great deal Of en-
hroidery always keeps a stock Of dainty
little sewing aprons on hand to put on.
Many of these are made OF dimity or
Powered muslin left over from sum-
mer frocks. These materials launder
exceuently, and when inset with lace,
tucked and trimmed with ribbons the
color Of the flowers in the material the
effect is very pretty.
The strings may be Of ribbon or OF
the dimity. lace-edged and tucked to
match the apron proper. One Of these
dimity aprons seen recently had two
rows of inch-wide Valenciennes edgine
between groups of narrow tucks. Val
enciennes edging finished the bottom
OF the apron. which was Of barred dim
ity covered with small wreaths OF the
orget-me-nots.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28

The problem whether the transfig-
uring powers OF the mind serve upon
us as an imposture or open to us
divine vision, carries in its answer
the whole future of society, the whole
peace and nobleness of individual
character High art, high morals.
high faith, are impossible among those
who do not believe their own inspira-
tions, but only court and copy them
for pleasure or profit. And for great
lives, and stainless purity, and holy
sorrow, and surrendering trust. the
souls of men must pass through all
vain semblances, and touch the real
ity of an eternal righteousness and a
never wearied love.--James Martineau.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28
CoLORED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THE LATEST FAN

The pretty barred and colored hand
kerchiefs are having a special run of
popularity this year. either matching
or contrasting with the costume. AS
every imaginable and unimaginable
shade of brown has been advanced this
season quite the largest number of ker-
chiefs show a tone of this color in
in some form or another either in the
solid background or by means of bars,
dashes or checks.
The pale tan can be found barred by
every color obtainable, so that a hand
kerchief can always be selected that
Will harmonic with the shade Of the
gown worn. the unobtrusive neutral
tone of tan counting for nothing at all.
Dark brown bars, on tan background
are decidedly smart when the rest of
the toilette is carried out in shades of
brown. If, however, a touch of color
is introduced upon 1t then the kerchief
should show faint lines in the same
tones.
In fact, the same may be said Of most
of the very delicate shades, as pink
or pale green. An entire white toilette
could be made quite striking by the
addition of a handkerchief in a solid
color, family lined with white; oppo-
site conditions prevailing. the effect
would be nondescript. These details
may appear very trifiing, but it is to
their attention that women owe their
smart appearance. and as to be well
dressed costs really no more than to
be poorly dressed, the secret being only
in knowing what to buy and what to
wear, it would seem that the time spent
in planning each detail of the cos
tune is wisely given.
| The most novel design shown in these
models is a white center with a bor-
der IN delicate color fully two inches
deep, the edge cut into deep points.
which in their turn are cut into tiny
scallops, then buttonholed. Sometimes
the border is decorated in French
knots, worked in white cotton, with
most dainty results. This accessory
belongs to a frock of lingerie or a
similar wash material, for there are
correct rules in regard to handker-
chiefs as well as other details of dress
For instance, no well groomed woman
would think of adding a colored hand
kerchief to a formal toiletse, be the for
mer ever so dainty. or for evening
Pure white only must enter into this
costume and it should be bit Of lawn
or lace, and not showing a hemstitched
edge This finish is intended for the
morning handkerchief.
While conservative women vii
prefer the colored handkerchiefs In
just one shade, and white or the pale
tan. as the case may be. others want
two or three colors on the one back
ground While these harmonize, Of
course, II is scarcely safe to invest II
this style unless ones toilette is to b'
either all white or all black. so tina
any clashing Of colors may be avoided
The white handkerchief with checker
board borders are light and daint-
looking and some very pretty shades
OF blue are seen among these. In buy
ing blue for a blue toilette the shad
of the handkerchief should be deepe
than that or the toilette. The effec
will be better in the first place, an
the frequent washings will. Of course
tend to tighten the shade.
It may be timely 70 add that al
colored kerchiefs should be laid in
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chairs. Glasses and bottles fell with
clinking crash. Oaths and shouts
arose from the crowd.
Damn you, I'll have it out of you.'
said the man with suppressed fury,
his voice once again smooth and low.
Where is the bOy?"
He smOte the table again; and with
that stroke the false beard fell from
his chin and cheek, and exposed the
malignant face, distorted with rage.
A feeling of horrible repulsion came
over me, and l should have struck at
that serpent's head but for a startling
occurrence. Ae he spoke, a wild
scream rose upon the air, and as 1t
echoed through the room the lights
went out.
The scream was repeated. and after
an instant's silence there rose a
chorus of shouts and oaths, mingled
with the crash of tables and the clink
of breaking glass and crockery, as
the men in the room fought their way
to the door.
"Oh, my God, I'm cut!" came in a
O11AACh Jul VI lAlC QCtl hlOSS anu CldIuOI ,
and there followed the fash of a pistol
and report that doomed like a can,
non in that confined place.
My eyes had not been idle after
the warning of Mother Borton, and
in an instant had decided what to do
l had figured out what 1 conceived
to be the plan Of the house, and
thought l knew a way of escape
There were two doors at the rear oil
the room, facing me- One led, as
knew, to the kitchen; the other
opened, l reasoned, on a stair to the
lodging-roon above.
Before the scream that accom-
panied the extinction Of the lights haC
died away, had made a dive beneath
the table, and, lifting with sll my
might, had sent it crashing over witt
my enemy under it. With one leap
cleared the remaining table that LAY
between me and the dQo~. And will
the clamOr behind me, l turned the
knob and bounded up the stairs. three
steps at a time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28
HOW TO ARRANGE THE FURNITURE

To lay down a set Of rules for arr
ranging the furniture in any room is
obviously impossible as fitments differ
sc radically. But there are certain
things that can be done successfully
with furniture and others that spoil the
appearance of the most extensively fit-
ted-up apartment. First and foremost
Of these l should say is to balance"
room, meaning by that. not to get all
the heavy pieces or all the large pic
lures on one side, If. for example. there
is 4 large sofa against one wall, across
from It there should be table that is
in proportion. or n heavy chair or some
thing like that. to preserve the equali-
ties 1t need not be exactly across. but
somewhere on the other side to avoid
looking as though. were the floor
swung one side, 1t would go down and
the other come up In rearranging
room the rugs. If any are used, should
be taken up, and the floors left so that
the chairs etc, can be easily moved to
experiment for the best placing.
| Couches are now so much used IN sit
ting rooms that any arrangement that
has even a spice of novelty should be
welcomed. So try putting the couch In
the corner OF the room that it
/
it. At the other end with its back
against the divan, stand a bookcase,
which is a complete screen to the
couch. The latter piece fronts out
toward the room. so that anyone on en-
tering sees the books at once. and on
going farther into the room the couch
comes into view. The back of the
bookcase is finished with denim. tackled
smoothly, and several framed photo
graphs hang against it. This. by the
way, is a great saving of wall space In
a small room.
A piano may be treated In the same
way as the bookcase. and by having
made for a little seat that is both use
full and artistic. This seat is a little
bench just the length of the piano an6
may be cheaply made by any carpen
ter The piano back should be covered
with denim or more expensive mate
rial, the seat put flat against 1t and GOV
cred with the same stuff. A few small
cushions should be added, and small
pictures may be hung at the top of tn
back for decoration. This is mos
effective and not necessarily expensiv,
way of making a marked change in
room.
! 1t is always a good plan to have
and a small table for ii that also hold
books; it gives an idea of leisure an,
comfort to an apartment.
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= expected you" she repeated.
Shut the door"
l glanced about the room. There
was no sign OF another person to be
seen, and no other door. l obeyed
her
You might as well sit down. she
said with some petulance. There's
nothing up mere to hurt you" There
was so much meaning in her tone Of
the things that would hurt me on
the floor below that l fastened to
show my confidence in her, and drew
up a chair TO the table.
AT your service" l said, leaning
before her with as much an appear
ance of jaunty self-possession as
/ could muster.
Who are you, and what are you
doing here?" she asked grimly
What should l answer? Could
tell her the truth?
Who are your" she repeated i'm
patiently, gazing on me- You are
not Wilton. Tell me- Who are your"
The face, hard as it was, scanned
with the record of a rough and evil
life, as it appeared had yet kindly
look as it was turned on me.
my name is Dudley-Giles Dudley"
Where is Wilton?"
Dead"
Dead? Did you kill hfm?" The
half-kindly look disappeared from her
eyes and the hard lines settled into
an expression of malevolent repulsive-
ness.
He was my best friend" 1 said sad
ly; and then l described the leading
events OF the tragedy l had witnessed.
The old woman listened closely, and
with hardly the movement of muscle,
to the tale l told.
And you think he left his job to
your" she said with sheer.
Il have taken it up as we'll as l
can. To be frank with you, Mrs. Bor-
ton, l know nothing about his job.
I'm going along on blind chance, and
trying to keep a whole skin"
The old woman looked at me in
amazement.
Poor boy!" she exclaimed half
pityingly, half-admiringly. You put
your hands to job you know nothing
about, when Henry Wilton couldn t
carry it with all his wits about him. .
Il didn't do it," said l sullenly. ut
has done itself. Everybody insists
that I'm Wilton. If I'm to have my
throat slit for him 1 might as well
try to do his work 1 wish to Heaven
knew what it was, though"
Mother Borton leaned her head on
her hand, and gazed on me thought
fully for full minute.
Young man. said she impressive
ly, take my advice. There's a train
for the East in the mornin'. Just git
On board, and never you stop short OF
Chicago"
I'm not running away" said l bit
terly. I've got score to settle with
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28
FOR MADAM AND MADEMOISELLE
ArRncE n1ocENE JANSEN
By BEATRICE IMOGENE HANSEN

solution OF salt and water before
washing for the first time. and that
only warm water and ivory soap should
be used for washing. They should not
be put through bIuing water. and the
most satisfactory way is TO wash them
carefully. rinse IN clear water, lay
fiat on clean cloth, roll up and. after
leaving for an hour. iron first through
the cloth with a fairly hot iron. then
without the cloth with a warm iron.
Sometimes the color viii be seen TO
darken and look faded under the iron
as the process goes on. There is
nothing wrong about this. however 1t
is something in the dye that cannot be
helped. The handkerchiefs should be
placed in a dark drawer or other re-
ceptacle, when the color Will be found
to be completely restored.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28
CURTAINS.

A new and prettier way to curtain
the dining rooms that have been hung
with dotted muslin is TO make a ruff
fe IL inches wide and hang 1t across
the top Of the casing. and below 1t two
breadths Of the material drawn straight
back at either side. A coIored muslin
looks well IN this treatment. also
China silk, crepe. silkoline or japanese
silks. The double vestibule rods IN
brass are used for curtains OF this
kind. one to carry the ruffle and one
for the straight lengths
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28

The effect of this announcement was
extraordinary. The man started with
an oath.
THE hell you say!" he exclaimed
in a low, smooth voice, far different
from the harsh tone he had used thus
far. Then he leaped to his feet, with
uncomfortable rage.
'Tricked-by Cod" he shouted i'm
pulsively, and smote the table with his
fist.
His outburst threw the room into
confusion. Men sprang from their
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-28

Pattern No 5S71-The simple mod
lsh shirt waist here illustrated is an
ideal one for general wear and suited
to many fabrics. Three wide tucks
are laid in each side of the front,
stitched to yoke depth. The closing
Is in the back under simulated box
plat The tab extension on the lower
edge of the three-quarters sleeve. Is
pretty feature Of the mode. that
ADDS greatly to the style Of the gar
ment Buttons form the only deco
ration. Linen. madSas. pique. silk,
mohair and pongee are suitable for
reproduction. For 36 inches bust
measure two and three-eighths yards
of 36inch material will be required.
Sizes for 80, "a, SO, 3S, 40 and ~
inches bust measure.
This pattern will be sent to you on
receipt of 10 cents. Address all orders
to the Pattern Department of this paper.
Be sure to give size and number of pat
tern wanted. For convenience, write
your order on the following coupon:
The Brunswick news., 1907-09-06
WILL CEAN MUCH
TO THE STATE
COAST LINE ARBITRATION
HEARING RESULTED IN TIE
STATES FAVOR.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. Sit is now be
lieved that the recent arbitration of
the tax returns of the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad, and it's subsequent APP
pIaisement by Judge A. l.. Miller, Of
Macon, who acted as umpire promise
to prove invaluable to the state in
establishing the reasonableness OF the
IA cent a mile passenger rate pro
mulgated by the Georgia railroad COM
mission and applied TO the Coast
Line
This arbitration was the first big
one to be held under the provisions
Of the Alexander law, which reuqires
all arhihators and umpires to take an
oath to make their assessments of
railroad properties upon the actual
market value Of the property under
consideration
Following a hearing covering two
days. during which time the Atlantic
Coast Line mFA an elaborate aetail-
cd statement sI9aing the value Of
it's property in the state. Umpire Mil
Ter made an appraisement Of $15,57l,-
coo for all the companys properties.
Under the provisions Of the Alex
ander law there can be no further
Quibbli1g as to The market value OF
the roads property in Georgia
The Brunswick news., 1907-09-06
SAVED FROM NSNSrsss1S
MORPHINE
ENJOY HEALTH


SAYS w, w. Crosby, of Baxley Ga.
/ was a complete wreck from NOR
Ahinee- covered with sores from the
s2ypodermio needle-confned to my
house six months, too weak to walk.
am now free, happy-CURED-
sgaining to 0ounds week. Dr.
syTFA. the Atlanta Specialist CURED
me.
Those in the habit, don't fail to see
the Doctor at Bruce's Drug Store.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-05
SECURING OPTIONS.

Mrs A. NJ Brown is securing options
on considerable land at Makaha and
vincinity There have been filed at
the registrars Office within the last
few days, options she has secured for
the interest of Eliza r. P. Christian to
the Holt lands and the interests of l..
r. Kentwell and wife to Holt lands at
or about Makaha. The price to be paid
for the Christian interest is $10,444 on
which $4,000 has been paid. On
one of the options of the Kentwells, the
price is $500 and the other $3.50. A
nominal option fee of 81 was paid on
each of these deals.
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v ]. Kalanianaole was taken out in
the Circuit Court Wednesday by A. S.
Humphreys, attorney for plaintiff.
Acting Governor Atkinson was the
recipient of a beautiful souvenir from
Prince Fushimi, and Chief Detective
! Taylor and officer Reeves were each
| presented with handsome silver cigar
cite cases with gold crests, souvenirs
! that will be treasured by the reel
! pients.
! A. G.. Correa who was commissed
while in Oakland, Cal, recently, to
take the testimony of Frank E. jerks
and II. L. White in the suit for breach
of contract brought by jerks against
the Bulletin Publishing Company, has
reported to Judge Robinson that none
of the parties appeared 10 give testi-
mony.
The last message from Fushimi
came by wireless Wednesday night
being received at the naval station
office about eight o'clock. The mes
sage was addressed to Acting Govern
or Atkinson and was as follows:
1'rince Fushimi thanks Governor At
kinson for his great kindness AM
says goodbye to him and his family
The fireworks display in the Capito
Grounds last night was one of the
finest that has ever been seen il
Honolulu, and it drew an immense
crowd to witness it. The grounds
about the executive buildings, and tn,
streets adjacent We're thronged To-
the two hours which were required
to complete the display Probably I
a thousand persons were on the roo
garden of the Young Hotel where
S splendid view of the rockets ant
I bombs was to be had. Many of thesr
t remained afterwards to attend tn
b dance, which continued in the paw
e liens until nearly midnight.