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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-12

some miles in order to reach a certain
SPOT, at which he could take the train
"ithout fear to London and thence to ,,5s
home. Not all at once, though, for the de.
t~ectives would be watching; he must ar.
range some plan; his mother might be able
to travel, so that they could meet else
where. He did not know yet What he
should do.
Here we part" he said, a trifle sadly.
They had reached the cross roads, and
he handed her the parasol as he spoke.
You will want money. Take this"
She held out the purse. He did not hest
tate to accept it.
Yes. l expect l shall need it. but /
VIII repay you one day. | will. however,
beg you to let me keep the purse az a
souvenir"
She blushed. and then she asked him the
question that had been hanging on her
lips. She remembered his remark about
an everyday sinner, but that might have
been in mere bitterness of spirit.
Were you-were you rea.!y-guilty? ?"
And the voice trembled which had re-
NAMED firm while there was danger.
The handsome man who stood before her
surely he could not nave been guilty Of "A
sordid crime. He must havcIbeen the vic.
tim of a miscarriage of justice, an inno-
cent man wrongly convicted. He read the
thought in her appealing glance; for once
in his life he became i coward and iiinched
before her honest gaze.
Don't make a hero of me-" he laughed.
harshly. II I'M not worthy to stand by
your side: l was guilty of a crime which
| committed deliberately. l said just now
that 1 was not ii thief. but the world
would say differently. perhaps. But what
matters it? l have my liberty, 1 shall see
my mother ard obtain her forgiveness.
and the remembrance of you Will keep me
in the right path for the future-if / make
good my escape. Goodby!"
He seized her hand and raised it to his
lips: then STROBE down one of the cross
roads and was lost to view. never once
turning TO see the arms outstretched In
appealing gesture.
AS she neared tho prison she came upon
4 party of wardens headed by her father
II am glad you are safe" he said with
evident relief. "A convict has escaped.
dressed IN my new suit. one OF the men
says he saw you walking with a gentle
man: is that right?'
Yes. father. l walked with him along
the road"
Good heavens. Then he even deceived
you into taking him for Il visitor. Hurry,
mem"
1T was very imprudent, Edith" said her
father. more severely than usual. You
should not have sauntered of with a Wis
itor. however certain you might lave beer
that he was a guest. Let us walk back.
How id you meet him? That fellow was
the son of an old chum. and | extended
him a privilege which may get me into
trouble. ! accepted his word OF honor that
he would not try 10 get away if i gave
him more freedom. and | thought that
there was still enough of the old blood in
him to keep his parole. He has broken his
word. Whatever made him do that"
There was q pause. and the girl stood be.
fore her father and looked at him Will
shame writ large on her countenance.
"He was tempted, father"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-12

two in my favor, for the sake of my dead
father and my invalid mother" RE fall
tered as he uttered the last words. My
mother! They told me in the last letter that
she might not live TO see me released. al
though that will be only four months. l
snail have served five years and a quarter
out OF seven years and then have "a ticket.
Mother. l may live to make amends to
my sister for what | have brought upon
her. but for mother l shall have no chance
"i cong neutrality-suspicious. | may not have
the joy of hearing her say that she for
gives me. I know she dose, but l want to
hear her say It," Edith could not move or
speak; she listened as the man poured
out his heart unconsciously.
The misery of this life" he continued.
clcnching his hands p~assionatcly. ut is
sometimes more than i can bear. T.
Have you never tried TO escape?" in
%terrupted Edith, brcathlessly.
"~Escape?" He came back to his imme-
diate surroundings. NO, have known
two men to try 1t and ] nave no wish to
share the same fate. How can one escape
with these clothes? To run away is to
be hunted down, shot at and dragged back.
But l must be getting back to my cell. l
thank you-ah. You are like the COVER
nor. You must be his daughter. Heaven.
That we should meet in this manner
when our fathers had-had such plans."
Sne scarcely rea!lzed the ruiz significance
of his words, but she laid a OBTAINING arm
on his as he turned to leave.
Gould you escape il you had other
clothes?' she asked in short, quick Ac-
cents.
He stared at her.
II might he almost gaspcd.
II can give you old clothes and money"
she said hurr.cdiy. She plunged her hand
into her pocket. but her purse was not
there and she gazed at him cur!ously. an
incipient revulsion of feeling coming over
her.
Il lave not taken your money" He
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-12

drew himself up haughtily. Il am a con-
vict, but ! am not a thief
Then she looked toward the couch and
saw the little purse lying there; she must
have dragged it out of her pocket with.
her handkerchief when she wiped her
damp forehead
She snatched It up. caught his arm and
drew him into the corridor.
have wrOHged you. L will make,
amends by helping you to escape from this
living death. Comet"
She led him to her fathers room. where
a travelling suit lay on the bed: a new
suit. Just received from the tailor.
Dress yourself In that, quick! 1 will
wait outside.''
She shut the. door and waited. Ii an IN
credibly short space of time he came out,
entirely changed: only the closely-cut hair
betrayed the convict.
Come this way" said the girl. Her
heart was beating tiercely. You can pass
through the garden and out beyond the
boundary. You will pass wardens, but you
can evade them. al this cap, which
my father has bought for travelling. There
you are quite alrered!"
1t was u fact. The cap covered the
ell for one of the governors party. HIS
face wore an expression OF grim deter
m.nation.
"If l am to get away 1 must have your
assistance. Miss Burnett. You must walk
with me and chat, SO as to draw atten-
ton from my features"
She hcsitated a moment, hui her scruples
vanished as she saw the set cast of his
co~untenance. Picking up her parasol, she
walked by his side into the open.
II wonder II l shall see you again after
I'm free" he presently remarked; then 1
shall feel that the light has not altogether
gone out"
Thu girl remained silent. Her pretty
face showed her terrible anxiety lest the
wardens should find out before her COM
panion had left the prison.
No. 40 noticed this and begged her to
talk. so that the wardens they were now
approaching should lave no ground for
suspicion.
He chatted voluhly and gayly, keeping
the sunshade between the danger point
and his own face, yet continually moving
Il. twiri!ng It about and protecting her
from the rays CT the evening sun. He drew
in long breaths OF the sweet air and his
hears was glad with the hope of liberty.
Edith felt a chill at her heart: she feared
that No. 49 might yet be caught and she
tcted to initiate his lively manner lest
+: some one should see them at a bend O,
! the road and her white co~untcnance nigh,
give 81 all away Al he said.
The danger point was passed. the armet
: guard was out Of sight. and they were ap
preaching the cross roads where he mus
{ leave her. Il would be unvtse for her q
70 further, and she wAA safe % far. H,
!. could ret away to the cover OF the woods
/ In which ne would lie tnl night Was GOV
4 er.ne everything with : dark pall. an
than N the moonless Gloom hs could wall
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-12

Suppose you sit here, ladies' said the
new warren of The prison. drawing tho
chairs closer to the window. and you viii
see the convicts as they return from the
workshops to their cells"
The TWO elder ladies sank into the prof
Tered seats with ianguid OF
"liow in;crcstins," The girl who stood on
the other side came hes.tat!ngly. The hor-
ror of prison H.. as she had seen it that
afternoon for the first time. flied her with
fear and pity; pity even for those who, she
knew, were criminals of the worst class.
III was a living death. and she was IL
highly-strung .inprcssionable girl.
Come, Edith said Captain Burnett.
the warden. This char win do nicely
for you"
Captain Burnett had only been appointed
one month. and the appointment was due
rather to influence than to any special
qualifications for The post: he had dis
tinsuishcd himself IN Il post of military
administrator abroad. ard this was a kind
OF retiring situation. He had u gooa sal
airy instead of retiring on half pay.
His daughter. Edith. had been living
with her aGnt. one of the ladies' seated
near her. since the death of her mother,
and the new governor now intended 10
have her with him. Edith had arrived that
morning, with her aunt and uncle and half
Il dozen Other gu~eats-thcsc latter of the
masculine sender-in time for lunch and
had done the round of the prison in the
afternoon.
Here they come" said one of the ladies.
The c%onvicts now illed across the yard
to the main building in order to go back
to their cells for the night. Edith shud-
dcred at the sight: they were like so many
machines, clothed in IL uniform with it's
distinguishing broad marks, men whose
identity was sunk in ii number and who
were remembered by their crimes.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-12
POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR TO MRS.
Roosevelt IN THE WHITE HOUSE

ara, Mr.. Fairbanks always submitted
his speeches to his wife for approvaT
before delivering them, and being such
n successful mentor to a vice president
it is a natural conclusion that slio
would be more successful as the men,
tor OF Il president. Her marriage was
Il real love romance. One of her school
chu,ns being an associate editor on
the college paper while Mr.. Fairbanks
was the editor. Here they plighted
their troth and as 500 as he got to
making enough money out of law in
Indianapolis they We're married.
Having twice been neal the position,
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan is no
doubt wondering il the fates will next
year grant her the coveted place-thas
is, il such a positive character can be
conceived as wondering over anything.
knowing that her husband would need
her help If he were to become great she
took the full course in law. Not an
avowed suffragist, she is yet active in
all that tends to elevate women.
Should she become the first lady.
American women might feel hat their
sex had more then ever before a part
in the work OF government.
Mrs. George Gray, the wife of an
other democratic possibility is not
without experience in the ways of the
national capital. When her husband
was senator from Delaware. she con
tr!5uted her advice and mental sup
port besides aiding in such prosaic
things as caring for the children. She
rules her nome, n her rule is adj
a%nlantine. She is considered one of
the most diplomatic of the women who
are looking forward 10 the great dis
tirction of ruling the White House.
Should Leslie NJ. Shaw be president.
it could we'll and rightly Dc said that
his wife made him so, for she has made
him all along the line. Surely she who
can boost her husband to the position
of secretary of the treasury is fit to be
the hostess of the executive mansion.
Mrs. Philander C.. Knox, who is more
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-12
Mrs. CHARLE5W hIRRANK3

views coincide with those of the pre-
sent hostess. Especially is this true Of
her views on children. A statement
made by her to an interviewer indi-
Gates this. She said, "AI m it is
true, are o called upon to preside
over Il home or rear children, but all
predetermined women admit that this
is the loftiest type Of usefulness" Still
she understands that wifehood or
motherhood should moi interfere with
a woman's perfecting herself along
other lines.
Mrs. Taft Is graceful, young looking
and always wears a smile. This Is one
of her valuble. accomplishments, for by
being gracious to everyone, a woman
may greatly further the political am
billions of her husband.
In looking for the Keynote of Mrs.
Taft's nature, one has simply to change
the r. in her name to -c", and speak
of her as Mrs. Tact"
AS Joseph G.. Cannon's name has
been connected with a presidential
nomination. Miss Helen Cannon is to
be reckOned with as n candidate for the
honor of "nrst lady"
Miss Helen would be an innovation
In this station as, no doubt she would
be more interested in outdoor sports
and politics than the purely social side
which b a always shown whenever
h opportunity and occasion presented
itself leaves no room for doubt but
that h would acquit herself credit
ably as Lady of the White House"
MrA. Fairbanks, the wife Of the vice.
president. would certainly, II she
shOulda ccede to the White House, make
. success of her own and aid her hus-
band'c efforts. As senator from Indi-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-12
HE is A "HousE FuRNisAER.v
Depressing Discovery of an Over-An
bilious Young New Yorker.

From the New York Press.
"A %youngish ma of business, member
of half Il dozen prominent clubs, has
been doing everything in his power to
impress his personality on people in
high society with a view to butting in.
He was very mounful yesterday, after
taking part of the day off to figure
up his social profits and loss. To a
friend he unbosomed himself thus: 1T
only goes to show what an egregious
ass a sensible fellow doing splendi6ly
in a commercial way can make of HIM
self by aping it among the so-called
upper ten. I have just discovered
tina I'm % house furnisher. How many
houses lave 1 furnished? Not one;
but I have assisted in furnishing near
ly a score. And a pretty penny it has
cost me. SO far there are no returns.
/ have been. q victim. Every ambitious
man is a victim.
Its bad enough he continued
gloomily .'tG be called on. SO to speak
(Which means blackmaiD, to chip in
something for tin weddings. wooden
weddings. crystal weddings, china
weddings, leather weddings, copper
weddings Inc other anniversaries of the
grand occasion when two souls were
Tied with a pine knot; III what nave
we come to now? House furnishing! ]
thought 1 had succeeded in building
up a large acquaintance among nice
people, and nave just discovered that
most of them are no better than, beg
sars. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. limited that it
would be pleasing il every friend, who
visited their. home would bring
a piece of furniture. 1 o a $40 chair.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. thought it would be
grand If every visitor brought a book.
or set of books: l o IN edition de
luxe of Plutarch. MIR. and Mrs. Fl.
suggested that a bit of glass WOULD be
a Joy forever; l took a Bohemian jelly
bowl: Mr.. ard Mrs. r. hoped their
friends would each cav a picture: I
left a superbly framed Dore, etc,
etc. Other fools contributed In like
maner all along the line.
why should n gentleman be
b~lackmailed into helping In this new
fad and folly of house furnishing? I
thought at the start / was getting my
moneys worth by a lift into society.
But when Mr.. and Mrs. D.. let it be
known that a few pots and kettles
would go we'll in their kitchen-each
visitor to eontribute-I got angry and
drew the line of demarcation strong
and heavy. l am surprised that Mr..
and Mrs. Somebody's else didn't invite
me to bring my dinner whenever I
called, also my cigars and coffee. Oh.
I'm done! Why. I could take you to
homes that were furnished almost from
! top to bottom in this manner. yet their
owner regard it as . capital joke on
| their friends"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-12
The Test Of Goodness.

Ripley Hitchcock. the critic. said Of crit
icism at the Country club in New York:
much Of our criticism Seems crude be-
cause 1t takes the wrong point Of view.
1t asks itself whether or no the work be-
fore 1t will be popular. 1t should only ask
itself whether the work Is GOOD.
These crude critics. with their wrong
criterion. remind me of an. old man In Z
New Hampshire tavern.
1.-TWO tourists entered his tavern ono
afternoon and asked for a bottle of whisky
to take with them on a fishing excursion In
the 9unapes waters.
''The whisky was very cheap. The tour
tsts. before accepting II. debated whether
such . low-priced brand could Be good.
A they argued h question. an old
NJ rose from Q bench In tbe sum xnd
reeled toward them.
mot rood whisky. gents? he said i'm
patiently. observation-disclosures. Lock
q - eee = csnts.'"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-12

than a possibility for this great honor,
likes the country best. though h has
spent considerable time in Washington
since her husband was made attorney
general and later became a senator.
I'VE exist for a few months at u
Washington home, but at Valley Forge
we live" is the way Mrs. knox states
it. She and her husband are among
the most youthful looking couples in
small and is a devoted mother.
The wife of Charles E.. Hughes is
first OF all a home oma but after
wards a lover of travel. She believes
In higher education for women-be-
lieves in leaving her untrammeled to
practice medicine err anything She
wishes in order to earn q living and
make a career.
Mrs. Joseph B. Foraker has an in
tense admiration for the early patriots
and her knowledge of law is equal to
that Of many a professional lawyer.
Mrs. Robert Marion La Toilette, wife
probably be Of the most interest
Ing mtstresses in the history Of the
White House. She il q domestic woman
OF the o~ld-fashioned type. who thinks
OF her home and children first. She
has a fine physique which she tries
to preserve by living on a farm near
Madison. Wis. One of her theories is
that children should be reared on a
farm.
In reviewing these names, the
thought, which will it be-" is sure to
suEgest itself. This will not be known
TIL! next year but whichever one 1t is
will certainly fill the position honor
ably and to the credit Of the American
nation.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-12

HAT men could fall so low as to render
their Incarceration Il mi tter of duty. Then
there We're others VINO had made one false
step, for which they repented bitterly, but
who were here to xpiate their criminal
folly and whose lives would be spoiled for
ever by that one wrong act.
She could not stand the sigh, OF these
unfortunates and hurried through a maze
of corridors to the private apartments OF
the warden, where she at least would not
gee them. though she felt sure that she
would think OF them.
She caught the reflection Of her face in a
glass opposite her end she started at her
own paleness.
She closed her eyes for a minute: When
she rcopened them she gave a little scream
OF fear. for she saw the reflection Of a
convict In the glass. Springing to her feet.
che faced about and saw him In the flesh
rtand!rg IL the doorway. She tottered
and fell on the couch in u swoon.
A refreshing GOODNESS on her forehead
was her first sensation on regaininE con-
sciousEess: then she saw a kindly face
bent over hers--a clean-shaven. clear-cut
face, regular features and keen eyes: q
handsome face. i. deserved to be called.
"WEc.c Is hcgs che asked. as she ramerA-
bered. "f9cw cid he come hc-s2"
~ hone you are better now, miss. I will
20. l regret that ! should have frightened
you. I shall get into trouble for dipping
that ant.M2cassar In the water, but there
was nothing else handy"
The voice was that OF n cultured man.
She rose to thank him. but the words froze
on her lips and her hand dropped. 1t was
the convic, himself!
II am going" he said bitterly, noticing
that she shrank from him.. II am a con-
Wet, an everyday sinncr. a thing of con-
<amfnat:0n from which all shrink as from
a dread disease. You ask Why l am In
THIS part Of the-prison." He hesitated at
the wo-d. II am one who has behaved
timscif we'll and has earned q privilege.
I am not a 1T person to be near a lady
IKE yourself. Yet, five years ago Ii,
was different"
The bitterness and pathos in his voice
C~onfrDsted by ono who had held a good co.
cial position. He might be one of those
who had made the one false step thai
ruins q life. How terrible must be thii
prison lie 70 him. She inwardly re.
iroachei, herself for having caused him
pain by her Involuntary sigh OF aversion
and aShorrcnce. and she approached him
with an outstrc.ched hand.
II an sorry that ! hurt our felsngs
Me.r-- She shipped and col0red slightly
IL ker impulnivcncHs she had forgotten thu
Immediate circumstances.
~ have no name here" he said, the bit
torneeo IN HIS tones becoming mons In
fanea, ri am No ~"
sIAc smoke IN . low voice. more to hinscl
INN "a eeses. ~ nM permitted { do ODD
IT. "a the garden 4 even In this h1use
70 6nSy . and then. Captain Burnett
NJ seAsherSW<re bso:her ofncers AM
y tUeognaeeane-aad stretcheda poiAsgo
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-12
Quaker Reflections,
From the Philadelphia Recor

From the Philadelphia Record.
Marriage u the best cure for flattery.
A bird On toast il worth two in the
bush.
It Is very unlucky to meet a bore on
Friday.
Even the night Waterman has his day
dreams.
The more y man ands fault the more
expert he becomes.
There are as good Ash In the sea a.
have ever been lied about.
A free lecture IL generally worth tust
about the price Of admiasior
bore 10 be desired than q rolling eait.
Our troubles lose part oe their STING
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-12

rQwed.
Any society woman will tell you that
IT'S n undesirable people who never
b a girl laughs all the time It
doesn't prove that she has a keen n
OF humor. Maybe she has a dimple.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-12

It II only natural that we sho,,-a
learn to crawl before we walk. b
oome men never get beyond the era,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-09-12

When 9 fellow tells a girl he is nol
Wortny or her h should take him . I
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-12-20
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
February Rules. 1907
NTCn DADT nv VIC NHTTTI1

(~February Rules. l901.)
ERNEST BARLEY VS.. MITTIE
BARLEY.
In this cause it appearing to the
satisfaction of the Court that the de-
PENDANT is a nonresident Of the State
of Tennessee, therefore the ordinary
process of law cannot be served upon
her; it is therefore ordered that said
defendant enter her appearance herein
at, the next term Of the Davidson
County Court, to be holden at the
Court House in Nashville, Tennessee,
on the LIST Monday in February, 1t be-
ing the -, and defend, or said
compliments bill will be taken for
confessed as to her and set for hear
ing exparte. 1t is therefore ordered
that a copy of this order be published
for four weeks in succession IN the
Nashville Globe, a newspaper pub
lished in Nashville.
L. NJ. HIT, CLERK.
e. R. RUTHERFORD, D. c.
G. F. ANDERSON,
Solicitor for Complainant.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-12-20
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
October Rules 19O7.)

October Rules 1907
KATIE c. STEELE VS.. ED L.
STEELE.
In this aus it appearing to the
satisfaction of the Court that the de
PENDANT is a nonresident Of the State
of Tennessee, therefore the ordinary
process Of law cannot be served upon
him; it is therefore ordered that said
defendant enter his appearance here.
in at the next term Of the Davidson
County Circuit Court, to be holden
at the Court House in Nashville, Ten
nessee, on the LIST Monday in Feb'y,
it being the 4th, and defend, or said
compliments bill will be taken fol
confessed as to him and set for hear
ing ex parte. 1t is therefore ordered
hat a copy of this order be published
for four. weeks in succession in thu
Nashville Globe, a newspaper pub
lished in Nashville.
E. R. RUTHERFORD, D. G.
l.. NJ. HIT, Clerk.
T. G. Ewing,
Solicitor for Complainant.