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and Hardy noticed that no amount of
danger, privation or suffering could
take the brave light of laughter from
her eyes.
II had hoped,s said Hardy sadly,
! that you people would no longer re-.
gard me quite in the light of a foreign
er. AS far as least as the people
ON the boat are concerned, have
tried to earn the right to be counted
one OF you. Ii have done anything
to merit your own regard, personally,
| ask you, as an especial favor, to
prepare this despatch for me and let
me be off! I tell you again, that I
shall certainly go, with or without It.
II you refuse, I shall on the instant
jump into the river, and start on my
journey.
beg of you not to put 1t in that
way, replied the Princess IF you
put it In that way, you know can
not refuse. hope the occasion may
arise some day that will allow ME
in some way. to show In a befitting
manner my great and lasting graft
tude to you. But now you aure taking
an unfair advantage. You are seeking
to place nue. under still greater obli-
cations to you.
Il ask for no gratitude" replied
Hardy. Il am simply seeking a favor,
an accommodation from you. am
begging you to write a few lines for
me. Does your Highness still refuse?
Well then, good-by, and God be with
you! II we do not meet again, beg
you sometimes to think OF me as one
who, who, ood-by!
He laid one hand on the rail, but
she extended her arm and detained
him.
stay" she whispered, 81 will write
the despatch for you.
She went to her cabin and Hardy
made his few hurried preparations for
departure, which consisted simply in
swallowing few mouthfuls Of zakous-
ka, in filling his flash with vodka,
and in slipping into his pocket a flat
bottle, empty but tightly corked.
When he returned to the deck, ne
found the Princess waiting for him,
with the despatch ready Hardy
wound 1t into a tight cylinder and
poked it into the bottle, which he
corked and put into his pocket.
Thank YOU he said simply to
the Princess.
She extended her hand, and he took
| 1t, holding 1T, but afraid to look into
her eyes,, 1t was an honest hand that
held his own in a strong, warm pres.
sure.
II shall pray for your safety" she
murmured, "all, the time till I see you
or hear from you again"
He raised the hand to his lips, then
climbed lightly over the rail and drop
ped into the river. The water reached
nearly to his armpits at this place
He, did not look back, but, throwing
himself on his face, swan with easy
strokes. the swift current sweeping
him rapidly downward. Soon his
knees touched the soft sand, and he
Twas able to walk for some distance
He had not gone far ere he came on
"a stranded and abandoned raft, and
he rolled a piece of timber from this
which he guided to the deep current
He was glad to. lie down again AMI
float upon this bit of wood, letting
the water cover his body. for he was
coming to a narrow part of the
,Istream and the air was very hot.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.

PUBLIC AUCTION OF RESTAUR-
ant furniture. fixtures and candy
tools. including soda fountain, cash
register, show cases, tables, chairs.
stoves, etc, beginning at / O'clock p.
M, Saturday, April 81, in the Kerr
Pettitt building, Fairfield, Iowa. ]. P.
Starr, Trustee
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CHAPTER XxIy /,

sCHAFIEh AAlV
81 tell you l can go! / can get
through, somehow! Men have gone
greater distances, worse. wounded
than l."
1t was Romanoff who was speaking
He sat up and turned, facing the gem
eral as though he would RISE His
wound had stiffened and the pain CON
sequent on the exertion caused him
to turn pale but he did not vince. He
was lying in the dining, room, one one
Of the upholstered cushions that ey-
tended around three sides of 1t.
The current Is at least six miles
an hour" he insisted, "and with
something light to cling to could
float the entire distance"
The heat was sitting and the port
holes were milky with smoke.
II shall be better off, my dear Gen
eral, out in the air than in this oven,
and, the cool water will do my leg
good l WISH" he groaned, smiling
as he made another move, "that had
that Chinaman to kill over again.
What pity 1t is that Chinaman has
not SO many lives as cat!"
The general laid OBTAINING hand
on his shoulder.
t "For the purpose OF vengeance.
nine lives might do very we'll" he re-
piled spontaneously, but in the pre-
sent case, / am glad they have only
one, or we should be fighting yet.
You, really must lie down. my dear
Prince. J, 1t Is preposterous for you
even to think of going, and If. you do,
lit will be against my express orders.
| Indeed, / hope you will not oblige me
to constrajn you by force.
At this moment the Princess enter
ed.
.Dont excite yourself, Boris" she
said a1xiously, 'or you will netltra-
| lie all he good effects If my mrs
ing think 1t ungra +efll of you net
lto,lie still and lat me sli'.w what !
can Gu."
Yes. and leays w here to starve
or be burned up. or perhaps be car
| ried off by the Manchurians when
| to do, when the fire subsidies"
There" said the general, you
have your commands from an author-
do not heed mine shall have an.
other talk with the men ! am sure
they are ashamed of themselves by
this time =
at will be unnecessary for you
| to trouble yourself further about the
matter" said the Princess hlushing
slightly and looking down, for IA
man some one has already gone. :
Romanoff started violently and fix
led his eyes on her.
! WHO was it," asked the general
The Princess threw her head back
and regarded him defiantly. The
| American" she replied.
"Ten thousand deyils!" exclaimed
Romanoff. "The meddlesome dog
but I refused to let him go" said
| the general 1T is disgrace to the
Russian name"
II take ali the responsibility" said
the Romanovna bravely. He asked
me as a favor to write the despatch
for him, and l did so. He has placed
me under certain obligations, and I
felt could not refuse"
"And suppose" sneered Roman
off, that if he were to ask you for
a kiss, you would think 1t your duty
to grant even that Your gratitude,
no doubt. will be undying.
| "You forget yourself. sir" cried Ro-
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WANTED ALL HOLDERS OF
plano certificates on any make Of
plano to write to undersigned for
best offer. X, care Courier.
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WANTED-YoUR JEwELRY AND
music business. Arnold's, liz East
Main.
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FOR TRADE.
FOR SALE.

ROTH EROS. & BLAIR SELL REAL
estate.
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EsITRsAyEp.
WANTED.

WANTED GENTLEMAN OR LADY
to travel for mercantile house of
$260,000 capital, II desirable tho
home may be used as headquarters
Weekly salary of $1,092 per year and
expenses. Address j. A. Alexander,
1875 Plymouth Place, Chicago. Ill.
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WANTED GIRL FOR GENERAL
housework. Mrs. r. D. Mckee, 1908
North Court street.
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FOR LE--EVERYTHING IN OUR
store at reasonable prices. Arnold's.
113 East Main.
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FOR SALE--BARRTTD PLYMOUTH
Rock eggs, 80 cents for Is. Mrs.
James Douglas, Hedrick, Iowa.
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EDISON PHONOGRAPHS ON EASY
payments. Arnold's, 113 East Main.
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WANTED CATTLE TO PASTURE.
Have 17s acres extra good pasture,
Rates, reasonable. For Sale--Span
of mares,s and IL years old, weight,
1,500, bred to Jack. mile west, u
mile south OF Bladensburg. Iowa.
Address Agency Route Q. Charles II
Carter. &
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!. WANTED CIGAR MAKERS. AT
Mckee & Potter's.
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FOR SALE CHOICE EGGS FROM
full blood large Black Langshang
s1-s1 for 80; So per 100. None better,
Mrs. Henry Osterfoss. Hedrick, IN.
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TALKING MACHINES ON
easy payments. Arnolds, 1ls East
Main.
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WANTED--STOCK TO PASTURE
on the cid Joel Cramblit farm one
mile north of Munterville. G. Tway
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ATTENTION BREEDERS! HAvE
purchased a large Tennessee Jack
weighing 1000 pounds. Also a blacis
Percheron stallion 3 years old from
Singnnnster- Bros. Weight 1,760 lbs.
a This stock will be found at my farm
every day in the week Call and look
them over. Geo. Lentner, Ottumwa
Route No. l.
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FOR SALE WELL IMPROVED
( farm of 100 acres. Inquire. eli. East
r., Main. Mrs. Dan Eardance.
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FOR sALE--I HAVE THREE THOR
+ oughbred recorded Angus bulls; fine
individuals, from 10 to al months
y'sold, for sale at reasonable prices. J
solicit your inspection. VIM. Caylor,
r. +. D. No. 4. Unionyille, iowa.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

SPECIAL GRINDING WE HAVE
special machinery for grinding lawn
mowers and horse clippers. Satis-
faction guaranteed. g. g. Thomas
Company.
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FOR EXCHANGE.

FOR RENT-GoOD 12RooM ROOM
Ing and business house; fine Local
ton: =: N. Bowen. Eldon, Iowa.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05

that | regretted having rejected
what | still felt was insulting to me
and degrading to her; simply that my
manner should have been different.
There was no necessity or excuse for
violence in showing her that | would
not. could not, accept from gratitude
what only love has the right to give.
And had long been casting about for
some way to apologize-not easy TO
do, when her distant manner toward
me made it difficult for me to find
even the necessary commonplaces TO
keep up appearances" before the
servants on the few occasions on
which we accidentally met.
But, as I was saying, came up
from the Office and stretched myself
on the lounge In my private room ad-
joining the library. had read myself
into doze, when a servant brought
me card. glanced at 1t as 1t lay
upon his extended tray. General
Monson," | read aloud What does
the damned rascal want?" asked.
The servant smiled He knew as
well as | how Monson, after | dis.
missed him with present of six
months pay. had given the news.
papers the story-or. rather, his yer.
sion Of the story--of my efforts to
educate myself in the "arts and graces
OF gentleman
Mr., Monson says he wishes to see
you particularly, sir" said he,
"Well-I'll see him." said !. de-
spised him too much to dislike him,
and | thought he might possibly be In
want. But thai notion vanished the
instant | set eyes upon him. He was
obviously at the very top of the wave.
Hello. Monson," was my greeting, In
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Xx02o

or the residue Of the annual contin
gent of office boys, the great majorit,
are youngsters who for some reason
or other have been compelled to dror
out OF school before completing the
course. Boys enough there are, then
but business men lament the passing
of the oldfashioned office boy, who as
type Is taking his place with the
dodo and the mastodon. He was the
boy who came early and stayed late
who busted, swept scrubbed, cleaned
the windows, filled the inkwells and
in short was chambermaid ana
waitress and office assistant all il
one, II there was an errand TO b,
run he was there and back in a jiffy
lie apparently had mother who KEEP
him immaculate in all details from
tingernails to shoes. He said Yes
SIR instead of Sure" and, incident
ally, he could add and write a "fail
round hand" and had a working knowl
edge of geography. He rose rapidly
from the office boys job and of course
married the boss daughter and be
came head of the firm in due time.
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SUPPLY OF OFFICE BOYS
WAY BELOW THE DEMAND

WITH the ending of the summer
w season, the metropolis is crying
for fifty thousand office boys, the old
fashioned kind preferred. Each year
the cry for boys that goes up from
the skyscrapers becomes more in.
sistent, New York's greedy business
nav gobbles up some seventy thous.
and youngsters a year as Office boys,
and, though there are just about
enough boys to supply the demand,
business men complain that to Sc.
cure the right kind of boys is very
difficult matter indeed.
II is curious fact about New
Iork's great army of Office boys that
small proportion of them are grad.
yates of the public schools. The
schools graduate less than ten thous.
and boys a year, and fully half of
these enter the high schools to equip
themselves for business or other ca.
reers, so that probably not more
than four thousand of these annual
graduates become Office boys. The
average age of these young business
men is fourteen years and six months.
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| could not see her face, but only
the back of her head, and the loose
coils of magnetic hair and the white
nape of her graceful neck. AS | be.
gan to speak, she stopped writing, her
pen suspended over the sheet OF
paper. After ended there was a
long silence.
IN not see her." said I. Il don't
quite understand why yielded" And
| turned to go.
"Wait-please," came from her alb.
ruptly.
Another long silence. Then /: III
she comes here, think the only per.
son who can properly receive her is
you"
"No-you must see her." said Anita
at last, And she turned round In her
chair until she was facing me. Her
expression-I can not describe II. |
can only say that II gave me q sense
of impending calamity.
I'D rather not-much rather not"
said |.
Il particularly wish you to see her."
she replied. and she turned back 10
her writing, | saw her pen poised as
If she were about to begin; but she
did not begin-and | felt that she
would not. With my mind Swallowed
with vague dread. ! left that mysteri.
GUS stiffness, and went back to the
library.
1t was not long before Mrs. Lang,
don was announced, There are some
women to whom haggard look is be,
coming; she is one of them. She was
much thinner than when | last saw
her; instead of her former restless,
petulant, suspicious expression, she
now looked traglcallv sad. May |
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e ACRIFICING her own happiness for
y the sake of her twin sons, Maurice
and Francis, Mrs. Aurel Batonyi
daughter of Frank Work, has signed
a pledge renouncing her husband.
The former Mrs. Burke Roche, wife
of the son of an Irish peer and ac-
knowledged in her girlhood to be the
most beautiful debutante of New York
society, has parted from her husband,
the eX.riding master, whip and man.
ager of her newport farm, to whom
she was married secretly two years
ago The suffering and worry nj the
last ear have changed her appear.
ance greatly, and much of her former
beauty is gone.
Frank Work, the millionaire retired
banker has brought about the separa-
ton of the Batonyis. Although still
deeply in love with her husband, Mrs.
Batonyi has been prevailed upon for
the sake of her sons future to give up
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II no reminder of his treachery
"Howdy, Blackjack" said he. I've
come on a little errand for Mrs. Lang.
dom Then, with that nasty grin of
his You know, I'm looking after
things for her since the bust-up."
NO. didn't know" said | curtly,
suppressing my instant curiosity.
What does Mrs. Langdon want?"
ITO see you-for just few minutes
whenever 1t is convenient"
IF Mrs. Langdon has business with
me, I'll see her at my Office" said /.
She was one of the fashionables that
had got herself into my black books
by her treatment of Anita since the
break with the Ellerslys.
she wishes TO come to you here
this afternoon, If you are to be at
home. She asked me to say that her
business is important-and very pri-
yate."
hesitated, but could think OF no
good excuse for refusing. I'll be
here an hour" said |. Good day."
He gave sme no time to change my
mind. Something-perhaps 1t was
his curious expression as he took him
self off-made me begin to regret.
The more | thought of the matter,
the less thought of my having made
any civil concession to a woman who
had acted so badly toward Anita and
myself He had not been gone a
quarter of an hour before | went to
Anita in her sitting room. Always,
the instant | entered the outer door
Of her part of sW house, that power
fnl, intoxicating fascination that she
had for me began to take possession
of my senses. Ii was in every gar
ment she wore. 1t seemed to linger
in any place where she had been, for
long time after she left it. She
was at small desk by the window,
was writing letters.
MAY interrupt" said /. "Monson
was here a few minutes ago-from
Mrs. Langdon. She wants to see me.
told him would see her here Then
it occurred to me that perhaps had
been too goodnatured. What do you
Think"
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nourished children, 5,6l5.000 with en-
larged glands, and G925,0OO with de
fective breathing in the United States
In New York city the estimated
figures are: Malnutrition. $4,000; en-
larged glands. $4,000. and defective
breathing, 230,S00
"A large percentage of the defects
indicated are easily remedied. and
many could be prevented by proper
care, though, except in case OF de-
fective vision, the causes are not al
ways easily determined"
comprehensive plan for dealing
with the physical defects of school
children is outlined in the report in.
GLIDING these things:
A thorough physical examination OF
all children.
The enforcement of existing laws
and securing of proper authority,
where this is now lacking to compel
parents who refuse to take necessary
steps
Enforcement of healthy tenement
house and chid.labor laws.
The establishment, in connection
with boards of education, of depart
ments of school hygiene, whose duties
shall be to see that school buildings
are so constructed and so conducted
that they cannot themselves produce
or aggravate physical defects, and the
school curriculum is so devised az
neither to produce nor aggravate such
defects.
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NryRSzz7 IyEl- ~ d5s @Q425 1NI12aN C2N21l1G

I'VE can't take the risk, mir. Black.
lock, replied he. The twinkle in his
eye told me why, and also that he.
like every one else in the country ex.
cept the clique was in sympathy with
me.
My lawyers found an honest Judge,
and | got an Injunction that compelle6
the companies to transmit under my
contracts. | suspended the History
for one day, and sent out in place of
1t an account of this attempt to shut
me off from the public. Hereafter"
said |, in the last paragraph La my
letter, 81 shall end each days chapter
with a forecast of what tho next days
chapter is to be. II for any reason II
rails to appear, the public will know
that somebody has been coerced by
Roebuck, Melville e Co."
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
MILLIONS OF CHILDREN
SUFFER PHYSICAL DEFECTS

nj EW RK-Twelve millions of
" the children of the United States
are suffering from physical defects
which are serious enough to call for
immediate attention from parents and
physicians.
The startling statement is contained
In report ON the physical condition
of school children by a committee of
prominent educators. headed by Chair.
man Burdenham, former president of
the New York board of education,
which is published concurrently with
the opening of the schools throughout
the country.
The inquiry has taken wide scope
and the observations apply not only
to the school children of New York,
but also to those of Boston, Chicago,
and other cities. A synopsis of the re-
port says in part:
Based on the physical defects and
home conditions of 400 school chill
dren of New York It is estimated that
$1,000 900 of the children of the United
States have physical defects more or
less serious, which should receive at
tention from parents and physicians
IF the percentages recorded by the
board of health In New York should be
maintained throughout the country
land it seems likely that they would
be, as adenoids, and impaired vision,
malnutrition and defective breathing
are found in rural as well as urban
schools) there must be 100000 i'll.
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WOMEN with tens of thousands of
w dollars a year to spend in personal
adornment, and who have run the
gamut of novelties in dresses and dia.
monds in New York, are getting rid
OF their surplus allowances fairly well
now by investing in expensive leather
Mrs John Jacob Astor has purchas-
ed many expensive leather belts each
wrought by master workman and most
of them gilded richly. The buckles
are solid gold
Here is a little secret about fash
ion tip which Mrs. Astor was believed
to have given to her friends. The
maid charged with the duty of dress.
ing the former Philadelphia belle by
mistake fitted her with one of these
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
SOCIETY QUEEN LEAVES
HUSBAND FOR SONS SAKE

the man for whom she placed her So
cial position in jeopardy and bravely
encountered the opposition Of every
member of her family.
A final warning from her father that
the penalty of her refusal to give up
Batonyi would be the disinheritance
OF herself and her sons In his will i'm,
PEELED the sacrifice. Batonyi has not
made the act harder for her. He has
voluntarily left his wife's roof and is
living in lodgings In Newport, while
she is at her cottage.
Ever since the announcement of
her secret marriage, Frank Work has
refused to see his daughter. His
grandchildren have been with him
much Of the time. month ago the
stern, domineering old man in New
York, now in his eighty-eighth year
served his ultimatum on his rebellious
daughter-beggary for herself and he,
children unless she left Batonyi for
ever.
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xxx.
ANlTA'S SECRET,

That afternoon-or, was 1t the next?
i happened to go home early.
have never been able to keep alive
anger against any one. My anger
against Anita had long ago died away
had been succeeded by regret and
remorse that l had let my nerves, or
whatever the accursed cause was.
whirl me into such an outburst. Not
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
MISTAKE OF MRS. ASTOR
SETS FASHION In BELTS

belts with the buckle in the back. Mrs.
Aston got glimpse OF It in cheval
glass before the maid detected the
error. Instead of becoming angry the
mistress was delighted, for she noticed
that the larger buckle in front gave
more graceful slope to the waist line.
She Reused TO let the maid remedy
the mistake ana she has worn all her
belts that way ever since.
What happy ideal" exclaimed
the women who saw her, and straight
way followed her example. So wear
Ing fancy belts with the smaller
buckle behind has become the fash
ion in the smart set and of course the
belt manufacturers will get on to Il
pretty som