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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-10

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SHOCK KILLS THE MOTHER.

Mrs. Sadie Hayes, 55 years old, of
Brazil, died at 1 o'clock Wednesday Of
rheumatism and Just an hour later the
aged mother Mrs. Mary Cole. aged ss
years. expired on learning OF her
daughters death Both women were
widows and mother and daughter had
lived together for many Years
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-02
cHAPTERIv.-continued.


The place was clearly the summer
home of city man in search of quiet,
and / was turning away, when sud-
denly a woman's voice rang, out clear
ly from the bank.
Halo, the houseboat!"
''Yes; I'm here!" answered the man
below
Come on, father; I've been looking
for you everywhere" called the voice
again.
"Oh, it's too bad you've been wait
ing" he answered.
"Of course I've been waiting" she
flung back, and he jumped up and ran
toward her. Then down the steps
flashed Helen Holbrook in white. She
paused at the gate an instant before
continuing her descent to the creek,
bending her head as she sought the
remaining steps.
Daddy, you dear old fraud,
thought you were coming to meet me
on the ridge!"
turned and CROPPED my way along
the darkening path. My heart was
humping wildly and my forehead was
wet with perspiration.
lima stood on the bank lighting his
lantern, and l flung myself into the
launch and babe him run for home.
We were soon crossing the lake. I
lay back on the cushions and gazed
up at the bright roof of stars. Before
l reached Glenarm the shock Of find
ing Helen Holbrook in friendly COM
munication with her father had
passed, and ! sat down to dinner at
nine o'clock with sound appetite.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-02
RED GATE.
r. HARTRIDGE.
Canoe-Maker.
Tippecanoe, Indiana.

This, then, was the home of the
canoe-maker mentioned by lima. !
found his name repeated on the rural
delivery mail box affixed to the sign
post. Henry Holbrook was probably a
boarder at the house-it required no
great deductive powers to fathom
that. / stole back through the hedge
and down to the houseboat. Several
canoes, carefully covered with tar
paulins. lay about the deck, and chairs
were drawn up close to the long. low
house in shipshape fashion. If this
houseboat was the canoe-maker's shop
4 he had chosen secluded and pictur-
esque spot for 1t.
AS / leaned against the rail study
ing the lines of the house. heard sud
denly the creak of an oarlock In the
stream behind, and then low voices
talking. drew back against the
house and waited. Possibly the ca
noe-maker had been abroad, or, more
likely, Henry Holbrook had gone forth
upon some michief, and my mind flew
at once to the two women at ST. Aga
tha's, one of whom at least was still
under my protection. The boat ap-
pgoached furtively. and ] heard now
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-02

Make haste, Giuseppe!" he called
impatiently, and / laughed a little,
either at his confidence In the out.
come or at his care for his own Sc.
curity; and my courage rose to find
that had only one to reckon with.
suddenly slipped my left hand down to
where my right gripped his wrist and
wrenched 1t sharply. His fingers re-
Taxed, and when repeated the twist
the knife ratified on the deck.
/ broke away and leaped for the
rail with some idea Of jumping into
the creek and swimming for 1t: and
then the man in the boat let go twice
with a revolver, the echoing explo-
sions roaring over the still creek with
the sound of saluting battle-ships.
Hold on to that man-hold him!"
he shouted from below. heard the
Italian scraping about on the deck for
his knife as l lodged round the house.
/ was satisfied to let things stand as
they were, and leave Henry Holbrook
and the canoe-maker to defend their
own lives and property. Then, when
l was about midway OF the steps, a
man plunged down from the garden
and had me by the collar and on my
back before / knew what had hap
pened.
There was an instant's silence in
which l heard angry voices from the
houseboat. My new assailant lis
tened, too, and felt his grasp on me
tighten, though was well winded and
tame enough.
heard the boat strike the platform
sharply as the second man jumped
into It; then for an instant silence
again held the valley.
My captor seemed to dismiss the
retreating boat, and poking pistol
into my ribs gave me his attention.
Climb up these steps, and do as
I tell you. If you run. ! will shoot
you like dog"
There's a mistake" began,
chokingly, for the Italian had almost
strangled me and my lungs were as
empty as spent bellows.
THAT will do. Climb" He stuck
the revolver into my back and up /
went and through the garden toward
the cottage. A door opening on the
veranda was slightly ajar, and was
thrust forward none too gently into a
lighted room.
My captor and studied each other
attentively for half minute. He was
beyond question the man whom Helen
Holbrook had sought at the house
boat In the summer dusk. Who Hart.
ridge was did not matter; 1t was evil
dent that Holbrook was quite at home
in the canoe-maker's house, and that
he had no intention of calling any one
else into our affairs. He had undoubt.
eddy heard the revolver shots below
and rushed from the cottage to inves-
tigate; and, meeting me In full flight,
he had naturally taken 1t for granted
that / was involved in some designs on
himself. AS he leaned against q
table by the door his grave blue eyes
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-02
CHAPTER v.
A Fight on a Household.


At ten o'clock called for horse
and rode out into the night, turning
into the country with the intention
Of following the lake road to the re-
gion l had explored in the launch a
few hours before. All was dark at
st. Agatha's as / passed. No doubt
Helen Holbrook had returned in due
course from her visit to her father
and, after accounting plausibly to her
aunt for her absence, was sleeping the
sleep of the just. Now that l thought
of the matter in all its bearings, ac-
cused myself for not having gone
directly to st. Agatha's from the lone
ly house on Tippecanoe creek and
waited for her there, demanding an
explanation of her perfidy. She was
treating Miss Pat UNANIMOUSLY; that
vas plain; and yet In my heart was
excusing and defending her. A fam
1y row about money was ugly at
best; and an Northumberland
criminal-father may still have some
claim on his child.
Then, as against such reasoning.
the vision of Miss Pat rose before me
and l felt whatever chivalry there
is in me arouse with a rattle of
spears. Paul Stoddard, in committing
that dear old gentlewoman to my care.
had not asked me to fall in love with
her niece; so, impatient to be thus
swayed between two inclinations. l
chirruped to the horse and galloped
swiftly over the silent white road.
The whole region was very lonely,
and now that the beat of koofs no lon
ger rang in my ears the quiet was OPP
pressive. ] struck through the wood
and found the creek, and the path be-
side It. The little stream was still
murmuring Its own name unsteady,
with perhaps softer note in defer
ence to the night; and following the
path carefully l came in few min
utes to the steps that linked the cot
tage with the houseboat at the creek
edge. 1t was just there that / had
seen Helen Holbrook. and / stood
quite still recalling this, and making
sure that she mad come down those
steps in that quiet out-of-the-way cor
ner of the world, to keep tryst with
her father The story-and-a-half cot
tage was covered with vines and
close-wrapped In shrubbery. A semi
circle of taller pines within shut the
cottage off completely from the high
way. / crawled through the cedars
and walked along slowly to the gate,
near which post supported sign
board. l struck match and read:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-02
bEARS0N'S
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Only $3.50 P'Ii's E9
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T-SRENCH authors have written
= many lively tales, which be.
- cause of false conventional
modesty, have been, until recent
TRANSACTIONS, unknown to those
who read only English. Prusiish
mcdesty and unfair prejudice
have deprived us Of the merriest
and liVelieSt tales ever written.
Maupassant was the ono man In
France who, because of his en-
vironment and temperament
could write truly tho realistic
scenes of REAL PARISIAN
LIFE so fascmatingly AZ TO riyet
your attention to his merry tales
to The exclusion aleyerything else.
MaupaASantS eVentEul career
gave him ideas, situations and
local color for his lfn1,rpaSsed
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-02
Circus Daring Due to Heredity

Alfred T. Ringing tells me that
nine-tenths Of the leading performers
before the public can be included In
30 families. As sharply defined as
any old English lineage, they can be
traced backward In some instances
more than two centuries-each gener.
alton accepting without question the
heritage of spangles and tights. The
circus daring and the circus muscles
and the circus restlessness have de
scended from father to children and
thence to children again. The thrill
of the sawdust ring has got into the
blood. From the parent trunk branch.
es have crossed and crisscrossed until
as In the case of the Clarkonians
and the Demotts and the Siegrists
Florenzes, great circus lines have
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-02
sardou,a ouin.

"Victorien Sardou hated shams," said
New York theatrical manager. III
you tried to impose on him, he would
cali you down.
AT the Ambigu during a rehearsal
ne said he doubted an actors state.
ment that he had given 40 hours oil
study to his. lines.
"'You doubt me?' said the actor,
holly. I assure you. Mons. Sardou.
have never lied but twice in my life.'
"Sardou smiled dryly.
Then this makes thrice. ehf said
he."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-02
MEREDy7.H g
NzgHOZ,S SOW '
ILLUSTRATIONS ~
R4Y NlQL7EPcS
Cx2pX2xchn /9oZ 6y SoS5S -s9R9Hk ca
SYNOPSIS.

Mas Patricia HqIbrook and Miss Helen
Hoihrook. her niece. were entrusted TO
the care of Laurence Donovan. writer.
summering near Port Annandale. Miss
Patricia confided TO Donovan that she
feared her brother Henry, who, ruined by
n bank failure. had constantly threatened
her for money from his fathers will of
which Miss Patricia was guardian. They
came 20 Port Annandale TO escape Henry.
Donovan sympathized with the two
women He learned OF Miss Helen's an
noying sutton Donovan discovered and
captured an intruder. who proved to be
Reginald Gillespie, suitor for the hand of
Miss Helen Holbrook. Gillespie disap-
peared the following morning. A rough
sailor appeared and was ordered away.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-02

been built up and guarded with the
jealous care of royal genealogy.-
Hugh c. Weir, In the Bohemian.
The Press., 1909-05-19
Pas Little Joke.

Ostend-Pa, why did you give ma that little ring with watch in it3
 Pal wanted time to hang lightly on her hands. my son.-Harper's Weekly.
The Press., 1909-05-19

The electric car due here at 9 Is Sunday evening struck and killed a deer just this side of the Snipsic lake Iawitch This is the second deer killed by the cars since the road opened. Edward M. Thrall, 8 motorman on the electric line, died suddenly at Rockville last Thursday. MT. Thrall had many local friends and acquaint- ances. He ran the first car to this town on the new road.
 The Tierney Cadets were defeated last Saturday by the B. H. ball team 9 to g. The second nine of the Tierney Cadets, in a game with a team under the management of Henry King, were victorious by score of IA to 8.
 Local people are glad to learn that the Springs House is not to be closed. Mr Needham, however, has given up control of it and has leased the place for year to G. O. Benson. MT. Benson has been manager of the house for the past three years, and there is Ia general feeling of satisfaction that he is to remain.
The Press., 1909-05-19

"The cry is sometimes made that keepers will lose their jobs and their families will suffer. Did it ever oc- cur to you that if the saloons are not voted out, hundreds of the patrons of the saloons will lose their jobs and their families will suffer. If there are thirty bar rooms in a city, with two bar keepers each, would any one say that these thirty bar rooms will not put out of job during the year more than sixty men? Out of the men who patronize these thirty bar rooms hundreds will be discharged from stores, offices, railroads, etc. Isn't it better that we should put sixty bar keepers out of a job than that these sixty men should put many times as many men out of job? But the closing of the saloons merely forces the bar keepers to change from bad job to a good job-from a job in which they hurt their fellowmen to job in which they help them. If it be shown that a bar keeper has neither the moral nor the business qualifications to do anything else than sell liquor and debauch his fellowmen, then the sooner that man is put out of job and out of the community, the better. When 8 saloon keeper puts a man out of job, he disgraces the man, disgraoes the family, and makes him unfit for another job. When no license puts saloon keeper out of job he becomes 8 more honor able citizen, his family becomes more honorable, and the community secures @ wealth producing workman instead of a wealth destroying workman. It is better-far better-that the saloon keeper should lose his job and become fitted for better one, than that scores of his patrons should lose their jobs and become untfitted for any job. D. From "The Saloon Under The Search light" Geo. R Stewart.
The Press., 1909-05-19
WILLINGToN.

Clarence Eldredge is i'll with measles
 One of Will Davis team horse died of collie lately. Ess. Preston went to Springfield Monday for a short visit.
 MT. and Mrs. Clarence Boyer were at Denison Bakers Sunday.
 Wesley Dimock of Stafford Springs recently called on relatives in the place.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Ellithorpe of West Stafford called on friends Sunday.
 Miss Alice Pratt spent the Sabbath with her brother, Robert. and wife in Andover. .#
 Rev. MT. Darrow preached on Sum- day from Ezekiel ? l, helpful and practical discourse.
 Edward A. DeWolfe has received his appointment as postmaster at West Wilmington, and has qualified accord ing to law. Several bits of work in the line of improvement went forward on Arbor day, but the scarlet tanagers appeared one day late.
 The news from Mrs. Baldwin is that she is steadily gaining. Her daughter. Mrs. Angie B. De Yonge, is still with her.
 The Ladies' Aid will hold a social and supper next week Thursday even- ing at the chapel A business meet ing of the society will also be held at 5 p. m.
 Miss Ruth Higgins, oldest daughter of pr. W. B. Higgins, has been ap- pointed valediotorian of her class soon to graduate at the Willimantic high sohool.
 Mail Carrier Devorak is having the koof of his house raised and other im- movements about the pretty place, that will make it picturesque feature of the Glass Factory village.
 Senator W. l.. Higgins. M. D., of South Coventry, with friends, was up in his large white automobile Sunday afternoon and called at Maple Corner, where he began his professional career in the state.
 School commenced Monday morn ing, after the enforced vacation. Most of the children who have been sick with measles are about again. Where the distemper came from is st4l a mystery.
 IA. W. Kingsbnry of Stafford Strings is at work in the old cemetery ra setting and cementing broken stpnes. For the comfort of absent ends who are Press subscribers we ' Il add that it is intended to make thorough job of it. We are grateful to the northwestern y winds that send the Pittsfield air hips this way. They are indeed 8 pretty sight. The one so long in view saturday afternoon was seen by nearly everyone in this and neighboring towns. we should judge. It was the leW Massachusetts, on it's first flight, md landed at Plainfeld, this state.
 Impure blood runs you down-makes fOu an easy victim for organic diseases.
 urdOck Blood Bitters purifies the blood -cures the cause builds you up.
The Press., 1909-05-19
Civic Department.
On Losing Jobs.

The address of the editor is on file at I Press Of1ice.
The Press., 1909-05-19
Poetic Justice,

A man whose soul had been tortured frequently by the remarks of his wife, who takes a fiendish delight in setting a price on the handsome clothes worn by other women, one day found sweet comfort in the mcautious comment of a woman i'll crowded car.
 "Oh, yes,' said that observing other woman, "the hat looks we'll enough, but 1t Is cheap. It couldn't have cost a cent more than $6."
 Thereupon said the man to his wife:
 "Why do you always pick out the most expensive clothes for especial no- tice? Why don't you look at some thing cheap once in awhile? There are cheap things worn. There is a hat in this very car that cost only $6. The woman just behind us pointed it out a minute ago."
 "Well," said his wife, you are the last person on earth who ought to feel proud of it. It was me she was talk ing about"-New York Times.
The Press., 1909-05-19

HHRIS NATUSCHKA, Mer. \ chant Tailor, Room l, Warrens Block, Staf- ford Springs.
The Press., 1909-05-19
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

DOBERT H. FISK, Attorney at n Law, Rockwell Block, Main-st-
The Press., 1909-05-19
Old EnnIish Flint Glass.

Large quantities of lead and potash were introduced into the constituents of the glass which in 1873 is de scribed as being clear, heavy and thick as crystal ....#
 A great impetus was given to the manufacture when the edict of Nantes in 1885 drove the skilled artisans from France Many of them came to Eng land, and the fame of British glass grew until 1t was considered superior to that of Bohemia.
 From 1736 to about 1761 we have but few particulars. Then Michael Ed kins, formerly a potter, became prom inent as a maker of the highest class of enameled glass, which has become very scarce. It has an opaque white body, beautifully painted in enamel colors with figures, flowers, etc. In fact, it much resembles glassy porce lain. It Is getting scarce, too, and fine pieces are increasing in value.-London nn4Dinn
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-20
FORMER KEOKUK
MAN rs DEAD
Arthur Williams Died Last Night at
His Home In st. Paul, MIMI
Formerly Lived Here.

Word has been received In this city
by friends of the death of Arthur H.
Williams who formerly resided here
and was we'll known among the elder
people of Keokuk, the deceased hav-
ing resided here about fifteen or six
teen years ago. He was in the employ
Of the Irwin-P Phillips Company while
in this city and had a number OF
friends in Keokuk who will be panied
to learn of his death.
Death occurred last night at st
Paul. MINI. where he has been living.
He is survived by his wife. The body
will be brought here for burial and
will probably be inferred In the sold
ier's cemetery, he being veteran and
a member of the G. A. RS.
Arrangements for the funeral will
be made later.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-20
Testlfles After Four Years.

Carlisle Center, ~ Y, G. B. Bur
hans, writes: About four years ago
/ wrote you that / had been entirely
cured OF kidney trouble by taking two
bottles OF Foley's Kidney Remedy
and after four years am again pleas.
ed to state that have never had any
return of those symptoms and ana
evidently cured to stay cured For
ey's Kidney Remedy will do the sans
for you. Wilkinson & Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-20
RETURN MATCH
WITH QUINCY
Country Club Golfers viii Go to ouin-
cy on Next Saturday to Play
Match With Rival
Team.
INVITATION RECEIVED
Captain Melss Of Local Club, Received
Letter From Will sinnock
This Mornlns.,Many
Players to go.
4
INVITATION RECEIVED


The following letter has been re.
ceived by Major Meigs, captain Of the
Keokuk Country Club golf team invit.
ing the Keokuk club to a friendly
game Of golf next Saturday.
The Quincy Country Club,
Quincy, ILL.,. Sept, II, 1909.
Mr.. M. Meigs, Keokuk, Iowa.
My Dear Major: We have greatly
enjoyed your hospitality and the
pleasure of playing over your course
twice this year, and although the sea-
son is getting somewhat advanced
stu there is plenty Of time for q
return match and we would like to
show you that we can make a little
better showing upon our own course
than upon strange ones and hope you
can favor us with match on Satur-
day the 25th.
The train service is very good-you
can leave in time to arrive here a,
1910. giving plenty of time for a
round before luncheon then two in
the afternoon, starting early enough
SO that you will have no difficulty In
making the early train home-if yor
desire.
Trusting to receive favorab BILE re
ply and with best of personal wishes
l am
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-20
Teachers to Meet in Capital.

DES MONIES, Sept. 2O.-Tae dates
of the Iowa State Teachers associa.
ton meeting in the auditorium in this
city were set for Nov. 4, and 6. II
has been customary to hold the con.
vention during the Christmas holiday
but the dates We're changed In order
to secure larger attendance. Three
thousand teachers are expectes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-20
Yours Very Truly,
(Signed) w. H. SINNOCK,

Quincy Country Climb.
This challenge has been accepted
and it is proposed to take two teams
II possible and as many as will go to
give the Quincy players their revenge
for the defeat here on the 18th. All
players are invited to go even II they
do not expect to play on team. 1t
is fine chace for mediocre players
to get experience on other links than
their own. 1t will be necessary to
have the names of prospective players
in the hands Of the Keokuk Captain
as soon as possible so that proper ar
rangements can be made for their en-
tertainment. Quincy sent up sixteen
players on one occasion and the Keo-
kuk club ought to respond in some
such measure.