The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-26
NOTHING BUT
HAS W. A. STONE FOR HIS RUNAWAY WEE

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UNiONTOWN. Pa. Dec 90
Picture this Wild western renusyl
Nanla region. whore nature is scar
red with The marks that man has
made 60 Wrcst from her the treas.
urcs ot Smbor and coal where
dinky engines shrek through The
valleys hy day and miles OF canning
coke ovens hold Arguseycd yigll
at uight.
Picture q straggnng village ciuat
cred round mine a village bare OF
adofnmcnt but TOyclllng In the
wealth OF earth
Picture the big man of this village
IN the primo of life. grown mighty
from a beginning OF poverty prcst
dent oi two coal companies and at
rector OF humorous enterprises. the
counselor of AN the VILLAGE the
backbone az the community. the
head ~ q large family a factor IN
the affairs OF tho huetliug county
seat. his credit Al Ia Fourth ST. the
money canyon OF pittsburg
Picture this man stricken down In
the midst Of his activities with the
seyerest blow Of fate The dlswp
ton OF hts home.
Picture this mans wife, after II
years OF happy married life aud
motherhood. stin young, az the very
realization OF the highest comfort
rowarding early sacrifices. leaying
simultaneously With a poor man. q
village cut.up. a small meat dealer
who had wife of bis own
Picture the woman's mother In
grief az her disappearance waiting
in vain for q word from her daugh.
ter. then In modification ending her
life.
Picture an this. and say what YOU
would do were you the wounded
husband.
Wen. here is shat W A. Stone.
mining magnate of Hopwo0d Pa,
would do. He would find that vito
and take her back be would give
her a divorce 10 she prefers it, ne
would sec her marry another Il she
wills. aud back her future happiness
with his money Tie says that IS due
her for the happiness She bias givcn
him IN the past
NJ. a. stone Is a strong man OF
40. a solfmade man, and that e HE
philosophy. A reward ot s-.aeV
stands. and detectives az hts com
mand. are seeking Mrs, stone and
Emery Martin. 2o who left the VII
fagc az the same time. should they
b. found together u viii make no
difference to W A. Stone
For, SAYS W. A. Stone. as he SITS
IN his disordered home. uushavcn,
hollow rings round his eyes, chill.
dren wandering aimlessly up and
down stairs. my wife was not bad
woman No. II IL nnt her nature 20
b. a bad woman. My wife has been
m and nervous. She was easily IN
fluenced. She had vague aspirations
and ambitions. She vas an aifec.
tionate wife always, and an ideal
mother. Now that she has been w
and has perhaps not the strength 81
mind she had IN health, | Will not
fudge her by the harsh standard OF
inxratitude. assured her mother
before she passed away, that
would devote myself 90 finding lola
and effectlng a reconciliation
So much for W A. Stone. who by
the way denies a report that he viii
give his fortune OF s25o. 900 90 find
Mrs Stone.
The wlfef She had five children,
the oldest about "a. She had az
automobile az her command. she
had money 10 spend. She had the
esteem Of the community. She had
her church. She had her husband
busy man though be was. She had
tastes above those commonly pre-
vaiilng In a mining village IN me
mountains. She had books and she
had music. Until she can tell he's
story. w. A. Stones stupefied won
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der must be yours.