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take things or do something of that
sort?"
"Oh, moi" l replied, reassuringly.
"You may be certain tAey won't do
that. If they had wanted to steal
they'd have done it long ago, when
they had the place to themselves.
think they had a key that opened one
of the doors, and I've had new locks
put all over the house. They couldn't
get in now if they tried"
What was said in the notes?" asked
Miss Carney. II wish you had saved
them. 1 should have enjoyed seeing
chem, l know"
ooh, nothing Of any consequence" I
replied, hastily. Just a few words
warning me not to allow YOU to return
and expressed in regulation penny.
dreadful style. The whole thing was
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them when we feast expect to, unless
we keep a sharp lookout. almost
Wish ,ney nat cut UP row over 1t
at the beginning rather than have
them go on like this. They are nurs-
ing their rancor all this while and
some day they will try to get their re.
venge."
A telegram announcing the sailing of
Miss Carney and Miss Weston spurred
us on to greater efforts and, when at
last we were ready to leave for town
that I might meet the travellers at
the pier, we were both satisfied that
our labor had not been in vain.
Carney.Croft looked like its old.timo
self in it's happiest days. The lawns
had been cut and sodded, the roads
and paths graded and repaired, the
shrubs and hedges trimmed, and the
flower beds filled with rare and we'll
chosen plants. ~
Within the house had been cleaned
and renovated from garnet to cellar
and the corps of servants from house
keeper down to kitchen maid, were re-
liable, capable, and of thoroughly at
tested respectability, while the stable.
with its new horses and trustworthy
men, was nowise behind in point of
complete reorganization and equip
ment.
you've done great bit of work
in the last few weeks" said MacArdel,
as we were speeding toward town in
the fast express.
WELL" 1 replied, my heart was in
it, Mac. That accounts for it, I sup.
pose."
The idiotic grin with which he re-
ceived this remark caused me to blush
like schoolboy, and l turned away
from him to the window and watched
the ever changing panorama that
glided past as we rushed on toward
the city.
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CHAPTER XIV.
Return of the Wanderers

Miss Carney came down the gang
plank followed closely by Miss West
on, and greeted me in a way that was
plainly sincere.
"Oh! I am so glad to be home
again!" she exclaimed joyously, and
her face lighted up with pleasure
as she glanced about at the crowd
of expectant people that choked up
the pier.
$50 is Annie, tool" she laughed, lay
ing hand on Miss Weston's arm and
patting it playfully. "she was dread.
fully i'll all the way across and scarce.
| ly left her room until we reached
Quarantine this morning. l don't know
what seasickness is, myself, and I
simply lived on deck. Why, how do
you do, Mrs. Randolph! am so glad
to see you!"
Mrs. Randolph, who proved to be
Miss Weston's aunt, kissed both young
women afectionately and then I was
introduced in due form.
Mrs Randolph is to be our chap.
eron,'' Miss Carney explained, land is
going to Carney Croft with us as soon
as the place is ready. was wishing
this morning that you knew her, for
was sure she would be here and you
could have been company for each 9th.
er while you were waiting for the ship
to come up. We used to say, when we
lived here, that there seemed to be a
fate that kept you two people from
meeting one another"
You had pleasant trip, I hope?"
asked, solicitously, after expressing
my regret that had missed the
pleasure Of Mrs. Randolph's acquaint-
ance.
Delightful every minute Of IT," she
rejoined. IF It hadn't been for An
MES seasickness and" w.
"And the parson's!" interrupted her
friend, with laugh.
Eyes, the parson's," continued Miss
Carney, flushing family as a snile fit.
ted across her face. "They were going
to some kind of convention and they
were everywhere: in the forecastle,
praying with the sailors; in the smok-
ing room casting Mortified glances at
less sanctified passengers who ven
tured to drink or play; at the table
before the places were fairly laid;
and
Under an awning, back Of q venti-
lator, making VIOLENT love to Miss Car
ney of Carney Croft!" gurgled Miss
Weston In tone of waggish softness.
How are we to address you in the
future, my dear: The Rev. Mrs. simp.
kins,' or Mrs. Rev. Simpkins,' or
what, pray?"
Wasn't he awful, Mani" cried Miss
Carney, laughing heartily. "And did
you hear him saying good-by to the
steward as we were coming into the
dock?"
Turning to me she explained "The
chief steward was quite deaf and the
reverend gentleman grasped him fer.
vently by the hand and, rolling his eyes
to heaven, said earnestly: 'Good-by,
steward, good-by! hope we may
meet again; if not on earth perhaps
in the home above!' Eth! eh!' cried
the steward, putting his hand to his
ear. 'Wot line are ye goin' by?'
"How sailors do dislike to have cler.
gymen on shipboard!" said Mrs. Ran.
dolph, in a conventionally apologetical
tone as If, in her character of chape-
rome, she must be properly shocked at
the levity of Miss Carney's narrative;
hut orr nerriment was too rAo1 IN ho
subdued by look, and at length she
gave up entirely and laughed as heart,
lily as the rest at the cleverly told Lit.
tie anecdote.
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MacArdel who had remained with
me as my guest and companion while
this work was in progress, did not half
like this submissive behavior on the
part of jerks and the Bruce woman
and his suspicious were greatly in
= creased when I ordered the widow out
Of her cottage to make room for the
golf links that Miss Carney wanted
laid out.
Keep an eye on her, Ware,' said
MacArdel, when I told him how
promptly and willingly she had acqui-
esced in my wishes, and with what
seeming gratitude she had accepted the
new quarters in which had installed
her" Watch her carefully, old man." he
continued. She'll be up to some devil
try yet, you may be sure. Neither she
nor jerks has breathed word, even
to you or me, about that business the
other night but they haven't forgotten
# by any means, and wei hear from
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-01-02
J. K. Tod Now Living Close to Nature

into operation at his handsome home
at Sound Beach, Conn, and not long
ago, when he introduced new idea
into his simple life scheme, became
talked of as a man who had a palace
for his home, but who found joy in
sleeping in a shack" The structure
is made of plain boards and so sup
piled with windows that it has per-
feet ventilation. No matter what the
quarter of the wind, fresh current of
air from the sound sweeps through
the IIace.
1t is located almost on the water,
and there Mr.. Tod sleeps during the
late days of the spring and through
out the summer. On warm morning
he can almost roll out of bed into the
water. Being an ardent lover of out
doors, he is an enthusiastic yachts
man and cruises in his big auxiliary
schooner rugged craft, the Thistle.
Mr.. Tod's place is surrounded on
three sides by the sound, and he owns
a large island to the west which at
low tide is connected with the main
land. This place is a great clamrling
ground for the neighbors, and at one
time schoOners loaded with sand at
this island, but Mr. Tod finally stopped
the custom, as the island was being
rapidly removed.
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t Mrs. Tom Pierce Free from Asylum

by inimical relatives, and declares
that she will carry the entire matter
before the legislature and ask for an
investigation.
For years Mrs. Tom Pierce has
been the most talked of woman Of
the smart set. New Yorks million
aire circle knew no more daring rider
to the hounds. In the field Mrs.
Pierce's aim was the surest No one
drove blCoded horses with such con-
summate skill. But it was also said
that no one could sit longer at the
festive board where highballs dubbed
and rare wine flowed.
So ardent a sportswoman did she
become that she discarded the fem
mime garb of field and chase. She
startled society by riding to hounds
in male attire, and even afoot she
frequently adhered to the bewitchingly
sportive panama hat, box coat, riding
breeches and puttee leggings.
Several weeks ago Mrs. Pierce sud
denly dropped out of sight. She was
last seen at the Office of her brother,
j. c. Rogers, and was next heard of in
the sanitarium. Her sudden reappear-
ance created a sensation among the
smart set.
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AZ RS. TOM PIERCE, "sportiest wom-
IVA an in the world" once a leader
of New York's smart set, and most ia
nous woman whip in America, has
been liberated from the private SAM
tarium in Norwalk, Conn. being ad-
judged sane on her brothers state
ment that he simply had his sister
placed in the asylum to enable her
to recover from a case of alcoholism
Mrs. Pierce at her fashionable home
in this city, declared she has been the
victim of a conspiracy and was sub
jected to the greatest cruelty by her
brother, from which she was rescued
only through the ceaseless efforts of
her friend, Adele Richie, the actress
She also AYERS in no uncertain
terms that the private sanitariums
in Connecticut are filled with perfect
ly sane people, forcibly placed there
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-01-02
4 GIeaninGs of Gotham
/ Life in the Great Metropolis
II Mirrored for Our Readers
Big Bank Moves Fifty Million Dollars

The entire lower section is given
over TO a great banking chamber, the
ceiling of which is 60 feet high and
SO feet to the top of the central dome.
Dominating from its position in the
center of the banking room every other
feature of the ground floor is the great
armor plate safe, weighing 10000 tons
Bare of disguise or ornament, the
architects are frankly treating it as
a strong box. The safe has every
known effective safety feature, the
most modern and striking of which is
a system of steam coils encircling the
great iron box designed to parboil in
a moment any person bent on robbery
The steam can be shot into these coils
by touching several concealed buttons
in a twinkling, making all the space
about the safe a veritable furnace.
The purpose of such feature is to
foil any attempted bold holdup in
banking hours, no matter how strong
or how heavily armed the raiding
force. The safe might be wide open,
with hundreds of thousands of dollars
in plain view, every bank clerk and Of
fetal on that floor might be looking
down the muzzle of a revolver, yet an
Office boy on the upper floor could
could approach the safe and live.
The National City bank is just four
years short Of 100 years old.
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MR.. ]. KENNEDY TOD goes down
AVA into the Wall street district two
or three times a week to keep in touch
with his financial interests, though he
retired two years ago from the Stock
Exchange firm of ]. Kennedy Tod &
Co., which is now composed of his two
nepnews, Mr.. William Stuart Tod, who
is the representative on the floor,
and Mr.. Robert E. Tod, who has
charge of the office end
Mr. Tod is in healthy, active old
age, and is apparently possessed of as
Inuch vitality as he was a generation
ago This is due to the fact, he as
sets with no little pride, that he is
living as nearly as possible close to
nature, and in that manner of simple
life which gives to a man a wholesome
body and a cheerful, unobstructed,
broadened view ofo life.
Mr.. Tod has put some of his ideas
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-01-02

NEW YORK-Fffty million dollars
~ in gold, silver and currency were
moved across Wall street the other
day, when the National City bank quit
its old home, 50 Wall street, for its
new quarters, the old United States
custom house, remodeled.
The removal of this enormous sum
of money was accomplished by the
banks own clerks and messengers,
who, under heavy guard. crossed and
recrossed the street carrying great
leather bags, each containing not less
than 100000 The street was filed
with policemen to head off anything
suggestive of trouble.
A year ago the old custom house
was turned over to builders. The in
terror was completely remodeled, but
the granite walls, with the familiar
Ionic columns, were left practically un-
touched. By adding a Corinthian col
onnade and adhering strictly to a
scheme of classic simplicity it is be-
lieved an admirable result has been
obtained.
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BY ANNE WARNER
ecopyright. By BOObs-MerrIn co.l

February first.
My birthday and I exceedingly
merry thereat having in divers friends
and much good wine beside two pas
ties and more Of all than we could eat
and drink had we been doubled At
forwards to the playhouse and a very
good play and hence to a supper the
which most hot and comforting with a
butt of brandy and divers cocktails and
they being very full did make great
sport and joke me that had never
taken a wife to which replied neatly
saying that for my part in my twenties
did feel myself too young and in my
thirties did never chance upon one
comely and to my taste at which great
applause. The applause being over
did continue my speech and say that
in my forties had had little time to
think of aught but my own personal
affairs, but that now being come to my
ffties was well disposed to share
them and they did all drink to that
and smash their glasses with right
good cheer prophesying my marriage
and drinking long life to Her and me.
My mind then blank but home in
some shape and the maid did get me
to my room and what a head this
morning! Misliketh me much to be-
think me how I did comport myself,
but man is SO but once.
To mine. Office where did buy and
sell as usual.
February eighth.
To dine with H. Nevil and his wife
and she monstrous pleasant lady and
the dinner good only the wine poor
and my vest too tight which vastly
misliked me, 1 being 10th to grow
stout and yet all at odds with my
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Valuable Persimmon Trees.

The chance discovery of a wild per-
simmon tree in an abandoned field is
bringing to J. c. Evans of Harlem a
good annual income. Fourteen years
ago Mr.. Evans was walking through
an abandoned field in eastern Jackson
county, Mo-, when he noticed the per-
simmon tree, and being horticulture
list he saw it differed somewhat from
the ordinary wild persimmon. He
took some scions or sprouts from it
and planted them on his farm in Clay
county, just across the river. From
these shoots he took others until he
now has 200 fine bearing trees, the
fruit of which is said to be the largest
and finest favored of native American
persimmons. The fruit is about as
large as a California plum and finds a
ready sale in Kansas City at 80 cents
a basket. The 200 trees yield an in
come of one dollar or more a tree
each year.-Kansas City Star.
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belts, the which trying me sadly for I
do pay my tailor as many do not. And
the niece striking fine girl modest.
To the Country club for a late supper,
the which well-cooked but my vest
much tighter and so home and to bed
Railway stocks risen two points.
February twentieth.
Did take box at the play and ask
H. Nevil, his wife and niece and a sup
per afterwards and pretty to see how
miss did refuse mine eyes and hardly
speak two words, the which greatly to
my admiration and after supper did
lead her tc the coach and press her
hand.
March nineteenth.
Much agitated and all trembling and
of cold sweat. The Lord have mercy
and me all unwilling until in some
strange way do find myself today be-
trothed the which do heartily pray to
be for the good of all concerned.
No heart for stocks, but the same
arising.
April sixteenth.
Do find the being betrothed more to
my taste than anticipated and tell H
Nevil he shall be remembered with
pointers when the market turns again
Comes one Lasselle and makes a
great tale of mine and with no time
for him, but do set the Office boy to
look him up in Bradstreet.
These be busy days with a corner on
parsnips.
May tenth.
The business of being director in
Lasselle's mine ended this day and to
a great dinner that he giveth in nv
honor and my portrait on all the cards
the which pleaseth me nightly and I
all complimented and congratulated
and sly hints on my approaching mar
riage to the which all smiles for
Lord the thing being done one must be
of good courage.
Quotations low, beshrew them.
June seventh (the Mountains).
Married this day and to do in a tur-
MOL wheat being all a-rage and me
forced to go home to dress before
noon. Did scarce know where l was
with Extras being cried outside the
church window and H NeviI giving
the bride away and on the wrong side
of the market by my advice. The
bride hystericky in the carriage and at
the station wept so that I was fair be-
side myself Did bethink me to kiss
her in the train, but small comfort to
either. What will become Of my af-
fairs know not, this place being all
without stock reports and half mad
and with naught to pass the time.
August tenth.
This do be the hottest summer in
many years and lest forget to set it
down more mad dogs than can well be
handled. My wife very hystericky and
forever in q smock and declareth she
would be dead and married life a de-
fusion, the which opinion I take small
issue with having my hands full OF
business and Lasselle forever at my
heels with our AFFAIR Of the mine not
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Plant for cooIlnn orannes.

There is an experimental plant iior
the preceding Of oranges in cars, at
Los Angeles, Cal. It consists of Two
30inch square insulated ducts Ieaoing
from an ammonia coilroom capable of
supplying from Is to 20 tons of refrig-
Grafton in "a hours The cold air is
forced in either direction through the
car and back to the coilroom by a
motor fan. In experiments, says Pop
ular Mechanics. the air was varied
from 20 degrees F. when first entering
the cars to higher temperatures The
air is forced through the cars at diff
ferent velocities and in volume vary
ing from $500 to 5000 cubic feet a
minute.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-01-02
New
Science
of Tree
Surgery
By W. E. DAVEY,
Tree Surgeon.

health When this accomplished diseased
waiting the ecayd portions treating
~ Also the be
thy than from weakened
Another great trouble which question
smoke its effect life This damage
lodging of the which
should
products
of know
lungs closed and cogged by dust and other
lodging there the the breathe
Trees
subt plant life The principle holds
For instance the requires heavy clay soil plenty
together with decayed vegetables while thrives
light SOIL where the perfect penetrate
the roots depositng plenty of nitrogen
The fact that rural districts fields
rule, perfectly healthy that should initiate
and follow her laws whether it be naturally artcia
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-01-02

THE announcement that two blocks
! of Fifth avenue in the heart of
what was only a few years ago the
most exclusive section of wealthy
homes in the city are to be converted
to business uses marks another step
in the rapid passing of this thorough
fare as fashionable street For sew
eral years the homes which lined the
avenue from the magnificent Wash
ington arch to the lower end of Cen
trail park have been disappearing rap
idly, and this movement has proceed
ed more rapidly since the department
stores began to invade the once sacred
precincts.
1t is known that one of the blocks
just sold is to be used as the site
for a dry goods store. now further
down town, and it is rumored that
the other has been acquired by a Chi
cago mercantile establishment which
has often been reported about to in
wade New York.
In five years it is predicted by real
estate men there will not be a dozen
private residences in Fifth avenue be-
low Fifty-ninth street. Even the
wealth Of multimillionaires cannot
withstand the encroachments Of bust
ness, and they are being driven up
town or into the side streets, whittier
the fashionable clubs that formerly
had houses on the avenue are follow
ing them. For time there was a
tendency to build luxurious hotels on
Fifth avenue, but this has ceased. Ho-
tel visitors find the brilliancy of Broad
way and the conveniences OF it's great
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-01-02

A test of the soot-laden air in Chi
cago shows that 1000 pounds of or
ganic and mineral substances are de-
posted on an acre of ground in that
city from the atmosphere. Now let
anyone dare to say that this condition
of the air is not injurious to health.
AS Indianapolis is hardly less afflicted
with smoke than Chicago, the deposits
are probably as heavy there. No won
der every one complains of the diff
Guilty of breathing and of keeping
clean.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-01-02
TOGO Pokes Fun at Ladies, Hats,

Those Hon. Hats is pinned on IL
them ladies what forget how painful
they feel & drag them from places to
places with smile of sweet resign. They
are even happy while wearing them be-
cause they imagine something"
What could they imagine after
that?" are enqueery for Nichi.
They imagiDes they are beautiful %
are report from me.
"Hashimura Togo" rasp them feebly
Unc. up to now have believed every
thing Please, tell lies more gent y. 1
are not prepared to swallow too
much. - Golfers Weekly.
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They ought to get some policemen
in New York who in emergencies can
show signs of almost human intelli-
gence, says the Baltimore American. A
man was arrested there lately for vio-
iently resisting an officer in trying to
break through the fire lines. His en-
tirely inadequate excuse-in the eyes
of the policeman-was that the burn
ing house was his own, his wife and
baby were inside and he rated their
safety above official red tape.
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Tree surgery is still in its infancy.
However, there is great future for it. It
comes the nearest to practical solution OF
the problem of saving our friends the
trees of anything yet devised.
The trees must first receive the proper
kind and amount of food, and also suffi-
Gent water in order that nature may her
self build up healthy system.
The up-to-date doctor of to-day in treat
ing the human body endeavors to give a
tonic, or in some way to build up a strong
constitution, so that nature herself will
have power to throw off disease and restore
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-01-02

u According to DR.. Mary Patrick, pres
.ident of the girls college at CONSTANT
nople, the Turkish women have thrown
on their wells. and are Iecturing in
different prominent cities like Con-
stantinople and Salonica, and are also
forming woman's clubs. Now watch
Turkey bOOmi
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Enormous Amount Paid In Pensions

The total amount OF pensions paid
by the United States between 1856 and
1908. inclusive, was $685., 663, 1864. AZ,
and the cost, maintenance and ex-
penses of the organization for the pay
ment of these pensions during the
same period were $122, 574, 1926, a to-
tai of $3.777, 237, 82S.38, exceeding the
amount Of money In circulation in
this country in 1907 by more than
81, 1z0. coo, 0oO.-Army and Navy ! ne