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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-31
SOLD WELL.
The Sale Advertised by MIR. John
Weighton at Claremont Farm
near Audubon, was Largely
Attended.
Hogs Sold Well.


That elegant lot of hogs fitted up to
show what the Duroc Reds look like
at their best, was placed in the sale
ring on the farm last week. A number
OF tout Of county" breeders attended
the sale, and several of them invested
in an animal. The lot sold on an aver
age of $63. The total amount realized
was 2625.50. People recognize quality
now a-days and are willing to pay the
price. Mr. Weighton is certainly en-
titled to the gratitude of this county,
as we'll as the hearty patronage he has
received, in procuring such valuable
strain of hogs, and at the same time
making it possible for all our farmers
to get q start in this profitable and
popular breed. The name of the pur.
chasers at the sale are as follows:-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-31
Checks and Hair Stripes.

. The fancy cloths, especially the
checks and hair stripes in monotone
and two-tone coloring, are sure to be
conspicuous among spring fabrics. A
chic walking costume of advanced
type is fashioned of copper-colored
canvas cloth, the skirt being cut per
fectly plain to fall in sweeping folds
below close-fitting hip line The
bodice is self-trimmed in narrow
corded bands, while the chemisette
and undersleeves are of Irvine color
embroidered linen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-31
Apron for Sewino.

The most convenient apron for sew
ing was made of dotted muslin, one
length turned up at the bottom to
form deep pocket. A wide hem at
the top allowed rather broad rib
top of the pocket and a facing on the
back of the apron, on line with this
pocket hem and Of the same belt rib
bon. The top of the apron can be
turned over and tucked into the peck.
ct and there is a bag all ready to
hang up.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-31
AUDUBON NEWS
FARM LOANS.
In 500 Optional Payments
At 5 PEI. Cent
CHARLES BAGLEY

We haveplenty of money to loan or
real estate at five per cent-optiona
payments.
LEFT, BoYsEN & BEAsoN.
Rev. Sam Shoupe has received s
call to preach from Missouri.
Louis Weiderstein is taking his va
cation with friends and relatives in
Missouri
Mrs. John Wagner, of Ross, is en-.
joying visit this week with friends
in Des Moines. John and the chill
prem will keep bach" during Their
absence.
Matthias and Hanson sold their Ami
ia farm to John Ryland. This is q
nice one-hundred.a nd-twenty which
the boys lgot for stock OF general
merchandise that they had on Broad
way, etc.
An hour or so can be profitably
spent at the courthouse to- morrow
FRIDAY J night when literary so.
ciety will be organized. 1t will pro.
vide free entertainment for all who
will come.
Azel Borjessen was a Des Moines
business visitor last week. Mr.. Dor.
jessen is meeting with excellent sue
cess in the drug trade. He is care.
full compounder of prescriptions and
keeps the very best Of drugs.
Thomas Davis, that good. natured,
ine-lookiug Welshman, who makes
home happy and his friends comfort.
able, is having splendid visit with
his brother Mr.. S. S. Davis, of Red
Oak, who arrived here few days ago
The latter gentleman is in the cement
business in that city.
Mr.. r. w. Mullenger, of Hamlin,
was a business visitor in Extra Satur.
day, and found time to renew old &C.
quaintances with the Journal. Mr.
and Nrs. Mullenger are up.to.date
farmers and chicken fanciers, as
shown by their superior breed OF
Barred Plymouth Rocks in thei,
yards. Not only as good blood as can
be procured can be found here, but
they are selling their cockerels at
seventy five cents each, which means
that Mr.. Mullenger will soon sell them
to his neighbors.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-31
MONEY TO LOAN!
With the German SAVINGS
Bank at 3 per cent interest.
Optional Payments.
NASH d PHELPS
assdt4bOsa. IO,Ca
MONEY TO Ia
naa.aa1ssa1l111asa

i Invitations are announcing the
Delahoyde and Leake wedding.
Miss Patton and Miss Lily, expect
to go to Harlan Friday to visit over
Sunday.
The board of supervisors held an
adjourned meeting at the courthouse,
Wednesday, to finish up their Janu-
airy business.
Mr.. George Ross, of Cameron town
ship, had the misfortune to lose his
fine young bull last week. He gave
$500 for him short time ago.
Louie Hickman, Manning mer-
chant, is closing out his business there
and will move his family to Des
Moines, where he will engage in bust
ness
Aaron Anderson, of Viola township,
who has been visiting friends in the
eastern part of the state, returned
home Wednesday, much improved by
his vacation.
A meeting of the mothers club that
was held at the High school building
last week was largely attended and
the needs of Audubon were considered
and committee was appointed to re-
port on the same at the next meeting.
Several tons of Kansas jack rabbits
were condemned, hauled to the city
dump, sprinkled with kerosene and
fired last week in Chicago. Chemical
examination revealed tape.worm in
each. This made them dangerous to
health.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Q. Rice will be pleased to know that
they have safely arrived in Ell Reno,
Oklahoma where he will assist in the
management of the one minute wash.
er company, of which he is one of the
stockholders.
The best milch COW on the poor
farm died in her stancheon a few
nights ago. She was all right in the
evening when Stewart Baumgartner
MIXED her, but in the morning when
he appeared again with the bucket on
his arm, poor old spot was dead.
Why not tell it? The sufferings of
the people in the Dakotas, with three
feet OF snow covering the ground, is
beyond description. The fuel question
is as it was here a few years ago,
when fifty wagons would await every
train that came, and the dealers would
parcel the coal out among the pion-
GERS. Many people persisted in conse-
quence of the cold, and few outside
the state knew it.
1t was dastardly trick the board of
supervisors of Carroll County worked
on the Manning Monitor. Without
notice of day being set to award the
county printing, the board entered in
to the merits of the case and left the
Monitor out in the cold. Mr.Lafler the
editor, feels hurt at this cruel thrust
at his paper and tells the board plain
~ that he is "sore," and he certainly
has reason to be- It's not the way we
do the work in Audubon county.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-31
A Sick Man.

Mr.. w. A. Mills, a travelling man
from Sioux City, Ia, was taken sud-
denly sick at the Park Hotel, Mon
day, where he lies at this writing. His
wife came at once and is contant at
tendant at his bedside. Landlord Gill
christ and his excellent wife are doing
all in their power to make them com.
Portable. The disease is slow to yield
to treatment.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-31
Fur Hats Grow in Popularity,

Fur hats grow in popularity with
the length of the winter. Black lynx
caracul, mink, chinchilla and squirrel
are the animals used for making
quaint and charming head dresses.
A smart little hat of gray squirrel
is trimmed with a rosette formed of
tiny balls of the fur. This rosette is
set at the left side and supports two
large gray tips. The cravat which
matches this hat is long one. Small
tails form the fringe and two wee
heads are set near the ends of the
;ippet. The square muff is similarly
decorated.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-31
For Cold Feet.

There are people who suffer from
cold feet, which often cause their
sleepless nights. This is simple and
certain cure: Pour into a small bath
enough hot water to cover the feet;
be sure to have the water as hot as
it is possible to bear. Add half q
teaspoonful of mustard and get into
bed Immediately after drying the feet
thoroughly. All who try this will be
surprised at the effect.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-31

coloring of weathered oak, is the
smokers cabinet, calculated to con.
tribute to comfort and convenience in
a den
A combination card and work table,
with silk bag for the work and com.
partments as we'll, is a desirable piece
of furniture in these days of apart,
ments and confined space in city
homes.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-31
The Greatest Offer Yet!

Mems Suits at your own price.
Boys Suits at your own price.
Mems Overcoats at your own price.
Boys Overcoats at your own price.
Come and see these Great Bargains.
B. II. Pommer, Audubon, La.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-31
in TAPESTRY WORN
HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES OF THIS
FABRIC POPULAR.
Boxes, Bags, Picture Frames and
Floor Cushions Decorative and
Serve Useful Purpose-IlIus-
trations Show the Effect.

Tapestry plays a conspicuous part
in the fancy work of the day, and
boxes, bags, picture frames and cases
innumerable are fashioned from this
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-25

Telling the woman of the house
that she might possibly return there
that night to sleep, she set out for
Ajax street, Brixton, the address Of
the Hartmanns.
Selma Hammond had not told her
the number OF their house. and as she
found Ajax street contained nearly, q
hundred houses, she was for the mo-
.ment non -plussed how to find IT.
AS she stood staring about hor a
rather good looking young man, OBJ
viously a foreigner, passed and threw
an admiring glance at her direction,
Olive let fall an exclamation of en-
barrassment IN German, and he turn
ed, hesitated walked on a few steps
paused again, and then came back,
and raising his hat, asked If he could
be of any assistance. II think you
are German he added in that Lam
gnage.
Olive turned on him the battery OF
her expressive eyes, and, with fer
vent exclamation of thanks, replied In
German that she was looking for the
house of Fraulein Anna Hartmann
II am Karl Hartmann, her brother"
he answered with evident pleasure, as
he again raised his hat u am on my
way home. VIII You accorHpany me?
| "[ am Rosa Baumstcin," said Olive
adding with q sigh and another glance
| am all alone in this awful city and
| have been told tokseeA your sister as
| a friend.'
she will be delighted to welcome
I you.' declared the brother, and his
| looks said quite clearly that he was
/ speaking rather for himself than fol
u his sistcr
/ The next minute Olive stood before
1.-THE door OF their house. Her adNen
.iture had now begun in real earnest
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-25
Or the Parmenter Millions
By ARTHUR w. MARCEIMONT,
Author Of By Right Of Sword" When Was Czar" Etc
copyright, 1907, by Arthur w. Marchmont)

public admission, of course. mean
and l will give YOU one-third of the
whole inheritance and undertake that
no steps shall be taken to punish YOU
for the wrong YOU have DONE"
Merrldew's set face paled, his eyes
glittered dangerously, and his nostrils
dilated as his breath came quickly in
rage at this defiance. It cost him a
great effort of will to control himself.
THAT of course, is an insult" he said.
II came out of no feeling, but Kindness
to you"
''Nonsense,'' retorted Olive, with an
angry laugh. "You came to see II YOU
could make terms with me by which
you could keep at least half OF what
you have stolen. You came because you
are afraid that shall find out the
truth. You thought that having had a
little experience of this reverse of for
tune, / should be in the mood to como
to terms. Well. You have failed: and
now be good enough to relieve me of
the insult of your presence; and with
that she rose and pointed to the door.
But he kept his seat and recovered
his temper. This is not matter that
can be adjusted BY temper shown on
either side. Miss Parmenter.'
"Will you go?" she cried.
Il beg YOU -
AS he was speaking the door was
opened from without and Jack en-
tered.
'IIullo." he exclaimed, in surprise a,
seeing Merridew with Olive.
: Merridew was not in the least dis.
concerted. IT came to make Miss Par
menter an offer which l should like tc
repeat in your presence, Mr.. Fenwick,
| he said.
Gle first asked me to marry him
Jack, and then offered me a sum Of
| hush money to agree In the wrong HI
has done me. I have ordered him II
leave the room, and he has refused Il
I CO."
Then it's my turn said Jack yer,
| quietly. Now, sir, are you going?
~ wish to discuss"
"Are you going? | shan't ask yol
again.
There is no ground for your inter
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ference" began Merridew, rising; but
Jack gave him no time TO finish tho
sentence. Tackling him with the skill
of a first-class footballer. he first
shook him till his teeth ratified to-
gether and then hustled him out or
the room and along the hall to the font
door and sent him staggering down
the short flight Of steps with the force
of couple of lusty kicks. Then he
returned and fetched his hat and threw
1t after him.
Merridew picked UP his hat amid the
jeers Of couple Of small boys who
were passing and with a scowl OF hate
as Jack jumped into the carriage which
was waiting and drove Off
Il feel decidedly better for that"
laughed Jack. as he rejoined Olive
i've owed him that ever since that
day at Silverbcech, and there's still n
little unpaid balance to come TO him"
lie came To try and make terms,
| He liz getting Il little uneasy. He
has cause, too,nf declared Olive,
Have you found out anything, then,
| while | have been in PARISH
I'm going to-
/ THAT giri Hammond"
Yes psrtly.5I met her and she
repeated Swhat I.told you before, that
4 there is plot on foot which con-
Germs You"
81 don't take 1t seriously, olive
1 he replied lightly. anyhow, they'll
4 have to putit off for while Berlin
X this time; and the chief insists on my
! going with him. Another week OF
ten days. at least, expect"
Well l hope | shall have news fol
\ YOU when %op return
4 II hepe IT won't be that you have
got into amy trouble, grille, was SC
uneasy while in Paris could scarcely
4 rest"
II shan't get into amy troahle, Jack,
she answered with smile, and thef
Ned the conversation round tnAhis Vlsi
no Paris and the projected Journey Z
: Berlin.
She was not sorry 70 near that ~
wonld not be In london for the neg
week or two she did not tell him any
n thing about the venture on which sl
n had decided, He wonluihaNe dlskuade'
her, she knew; and as he was " p
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'tion. ut is true that the law has CIV
en- US this immense fortune. but we
feel that at the same time 1t has done
you an injustice SO intense as to rem
der our position extremely inYidious,
You have always taken tho highest
view of my own actions and Intentions
toward you; but you must allow me TO
remind YOU that after you had refused
to honor me with Your hand 1t was my
mothers wish, no less than my own,
that You should share the fortune
with us"
Olive maintained a resolute silence,
and when he paused allowed no sign
of her feelings TO escape her either in
word or look,
Il would ask you once more, Miss
Parmenter, TO make me the hanpiest
and proudcst Of men by consenting To
be my wife"
a rapid glance and a gesture of the
/ hand answered him.
II would devote my life to Your hap
piness" he cried earnestly, bending his
dark eyes upon her IT love you more
4 for the heroism with which you have
borne this reverao Of fortune, and my
4 II. is Impossible" she broke in
sharply
AS YOU win" he said with a sigh
4 "That Is, however. my great desire
+. But If not that, then viii YOU not con
sent to take n part--a half if yo'
wiil--of the fortune, and put an en-
10 all the strife between USE
When she did NOT answer he as
sumcd that she was Impressed by IN
offer, and went on to urga her accept
ance of It,
Il have been thinking" she Inter
rupted, breaking into one Of his liow
ing sentencIS HTou offer me this a
a bride TO acquiesce in the shame 20
,, have put on me And ! reject y a
an insult Mr.. Merrdew. But 70
= want 10 compromise. All the none
i, my father left Is mine by right. an
4 you and your mother know this Wei
, tell observation-disclosures thai that stor
$ about the Sheffield marriage, is false
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Synopsis Of Preceding CHAPTERS.


Olive Parmenter, heiress to Gregory
Parmertef's millions, is engaged to the
future Lord Beiborough, OF oNiordshlre.
Eng Her father, after receiving a mys-
icrious cabesram from America. insists
that the marriage be hastehed, No ob-
lection is made, but Lady Belborongh
takes occasion 10 in,ult the girl and IL
rebuked by her husband. lord Beibor-
ough. The wedding is interrupted ura-
matically by g. strange woman in black
Who cries: Il forbid the banns!H Old
Mr.. Parmenter falls dead from the
shock and IT is later discovered that has
VIII has been stolen. thus leaving olive
pennileSs. The womaq in black SUI
stimulates her claim TO be the widow or
Gregory Parmenter. and With her son.
Gilbert MesSidew, takes possession of
the Gregory estate. Merridew calls on
Mir. Permenter's old lawyer, Mr.. case
ment, who suspe cts Merridew OF having
stolen the viii,
olive writes to her lover saying that
they must not meet again; but he Sc
cures an interview in Mr. Easements
office. in which he vainly urges her 10
i marry him in spite of all Finally she
agrees to come 10 him when the fnEs-
terry is cleared up. and starts on q Jour
ney OF investigation. On the train she
is attacked and robbed by a man dis
guiscd as a woman, and only by a rGse
prevents him from throwing her out OF
their compartment The police ana
railroad officials Glscreult hel stpIS, anu
when about to be taken to prison Mrs.
Merridew interposes as friend OF bu-
mainly and takes her to her rooms
Here Olive is kept prisoner. denied the
privilege OF communicating with friends
and finally sent 10 an asylum. Her
lover. lack Belborough arrives just in
time TO see her at the station ana rescues
her from the young physician who Is
taking her TO the asylum, She next goes
to London, and there by accident learns
to know Selma Hammond, an intimate
acuuaintnnce of Gilbert Merriaew, who
ySoycy ,psbc d Erne mber OF n noted band
OF crooks olive lays plans to get into
the secrets OF the band
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T.. a. -
- ues' a.o a'se'''l ''e' ~ sel nv ~
help YOU
lie spoke somewhat hesitatinglN
weighing his words and searching
olives face as If for confirmation of
the tale, as he told 1t, olive saw at
once that he was lying, and read his
motive. He wished to ind out what
selma had actually said to her "
was clear that II Selma. hau really
pr'iaseu ner snp Nouiu 'lNve reNea,eu
a., 49, ~ ,i..n,,, w Nv Pa"
'.yvhonn ~ sha,., .si.os o,,,a IL
n,,
.Wherp she ran 40 no more harm, /"
said Merridew without thinking.
'sThen why do you think it neces-
sary to warn me?''
lie paused and frowned. 1T is only
In your own interests"
NO. Mr.. Merridew. Your interests,
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absent from town she would be spared
the difficulty she had fpreseen IN meet
ing him.
He had only a very short time to
spend with her. and they parted with
an assurance from her that she would
write him every day. AS soon as he
was gone, Olive told Mrs. Robson
that She was going into the country
and started for her other roomshto
assume her disguise and set out on
her mission to the Hartmanns.
Merridew's visit had distinctly en-
couraged her. She was certain she
had read his motive rightly-that his
anxiety to- come to an arrangement
was caused by a consciousness Of
crime, and that he did not feel secure
without Olives acquiescence in some
settlement. He was the last man IN
the world to part with n single SOY
ere1gn unless forced by fear of losing
ALL
His wish to marry her sprang from
the same motive, If she were once
his wife, it would be too late for her
to raise any questions. The millions
were either hers or the Merridews;
and If she were his wife, they would
be secure of everything. Olive saw all
this as clearly as If Merridew himself
had told her.
She was fully alive. too. to the haz.
ard of this fresh undertaking. How
ever, she was sure that Selma HAD
mot betrayed her Merridew had mere
| ly been guessing at what he mag
ined might have passed between the
two; and had come to find out all he
could to confirm his guess. 1t was
Just a bluff--in the Language Of her
new slang. And she was high-spir-
tied, hopeful and confident as she made
/ her preparations and assumed the
! disguise In which she was to play the
| spy.
She laughed in great satisfaction al
she surveyed herself IN the glass. Hel
figure was clumsy, her walk ungainll
4 and her carriage purposely awkward
4 but she had been careful not to make
4 her face ugly. She knew too'swel II TIN
4 effects or good looks upon the aver
4 age man, and she might need to hav'
i recourse to this weapon. 2S5
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/ through the part She recalled also
all she had heard Selma herself use;
and being an excellent mimic and hav
1 ing splendid memory, her study was
4 soon fruitful
4 AT the same time she read a number
of German books to freshen UP her al
ready intimate knowledge of that Ian.
guase; and seeking out a German gov
erness she passed several hours of each
4 of. the days while she was waiting to
/ hear from Selma in conversation in
! German.
There Were two OTHER matters to de-
| eide, also. She must have a plausible
| story of her life. in case questions were
asked and she must look the part she
had to play. These were both easy
enough. but they cost much time and
| thought
She must be SO disguised that even
| Gilbert Merridew should she mcet him.
/ as, indeed, she hoped. would be unable
i TO recognize her. The actual costume
| was soon fixed. Any dress would do, so
long as it was unlike anything she had
ever worn; and was plain and common.
| Her flgure, too, could be altered Pad
ding would give her large, round hips,
III out her bust and increase the width
OF her shoulders, and when she had
completed this part of her scheme a
Few touches here and there. coupled
win heavy, awkward walk, effected
u change which she was confident
would carry her through successfully.
me alterations in her face were
more difficult, and all the more so he.
cause she would have at times to re-
sumo her ordinary appearance. on
this account she had a wig made which
was the exact counterpart of her own
mar, and as soon as that was ready
she mad her own hair dyed and cut al
I'most short. 1t was naturally curly.
and thus the tongs soon gave her a
/ mass of little flaxen curls, which her
/. dyed eyebrows and lashes converted
y into an almost typical German face.
d a pair Of slightly tinted pince-nez
o completed the disguise
She had found it impossible to carry
2 on this work from Mr.. Robson's house.
2 and accordingly had taken a room
+ elsewhere, under the pretext that she
: was a female private detective; a
,, statement which allowed OF her freely
G entering the house as Olive Parmenter
y and going out as Rosa Baumstein, the
0 name she intended TO assume
:. Jack had meanwhile been sent to
Paris, and was away some ten days
), and in all that time no news came from,
: Selma. Olive had indeed been glad of
= the time to complete her arrangements
2 although the absence of news began
, 10 worry her Three more days passed
:, and then. concluding, that Selma had
= been prevented from communicating
:, Olive resolved not to wait longer, bu;
,r to so TO the Eartmapns on her owl
n account,
" she believed that Gilbert MerrideN
). had taken Selma, out of London, hay
ing DOSsihlV heard of their last meet