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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-26
IA. CROWD
WOULD NOT
Be DENIED
Balks at Being Photographed
In Night Garb
SAYS 1T WAS IAN OUTRAGE"

WHEN TRAIN REACHED MAR
sHALLToWN ROOSEVELT WAS
SLEEPING AND HAD GIVEN
WORD HE WOULD NOT SPEAK
THERE-cRoWD so INslsTENT
HE THREW RAIN COAT OVER
PAJAMAs AND TALKED TO
THEM.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-26
COMING HOME.

COMING HOME
S mi high?
d wonder upt thar sky?
d mind them mos hear em.
voice hyart
An tn his glad eyes
With sunshine swelin' in
Her outsreched welcome him.
He's comm, comm Home agin
Foley.
At the has
written the above for the occasion Rosevelts
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-26
THE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Saturday,
warmer Saturday. Barometer. 1910:
! maximum temperature, 10; minimum
temperature, Az.
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stamped her foot and saluted me.
Stand where you are, sir! Your
race, Mr.. Donovan, has a bad reputa-
tion in matters of the heart. For mo-
ment you thought you were in love
with me; but you are not, and you are
not going to be. You see, understand
you perfectly"
That's what my sisters used to tell
me-"
Precisely? And I'm another one of
your sisters-you must have scores Of
ingly proud of me-
"Of course l admire Helen" be-
gan, fear, little sheepishly.
And you admire most what you
don't understand about her! Now that
you examine me in the light of day
you see what a tremendous difference
there is between US. l am altogether
obvious; 1 am not the least bit subtle.
But Helen puzzles and thwarts you.
You did me great service last night,
and you would serve me again, l am
confident of it; and l hope, when all
these troubles are over, that we shall
continue-my father, and you and L
the best friends in the world"
cannot deny that was good deal
abashed by this declaration spoken
without coquetry, and with a sincerity
of tone and manner that seemed con-
elusive.
began stammering some reply, but
she required abruptly to the serious
business that hung over us.
Il know you will do what you can
for Aunt Pat. 1 wish you would tell
her, If you think it wise, that father Is
here. They should understand each
other. And Helen, my splendid, cour-
ageous, beautiful cousin-you see l
don't grudge her even her better looks,
or that intrepid heart that makes US
so different. l am sure you can man.
age all these things in the best
possible way. And now l must find
my father and tell him that you are
going to arrange meeting with Aunt
Pat, and talk to him of our future"
She led the way up to the garden,
and as 1 struck off into the road she
waved her hand to me, standing under
the overhanging sign that proclaimed
Hartridge, the canoe-maker, at Red
Gate.
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TRAVELLING Man Got Even.

A travelling man called on the man.
ager of large New York concern the
other day and sent his card in by the
boy at the outside gate. The boy
sauntered back lazily and told the
travelling man that the manager
wouldn't see him.
well, you go and ask him for the
card | sent in,' said the caller.
In few minutes the boy returned
from his second trip. Say" remarked
the boy, "the boss told me to tell you
that he tore up that card, but he sent
a nickel to you to pay for it,
The travelling man was deeply in
suited, but he decided to get back as
best he could. He opened his card
case and drew out another card, hand
ing it to the boy.
Give this to your boss" he said,
land tell him that I'll keep the money
My cards are two for fve. Much
obliged"
The manager rushed out of the gate
to find the travelling man, but he was
too late. The man had left.
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SYNOPSIS.

Miss Patricia Holbrook and Miss Helen
Holbrook, her niece, were entrusted to
the care of Laurance Donovan, a writer,
summering near Port Annandale. Miss
Patricia confided to Donovan that she
feared her brother Henry, who, ruined by
q bank failure, had constantly threatened
her Donovan discovered and Captured
Gillespie. suitor for the hand of Helen.
Donovan saw Miss Holbrook and her ia
ther meet on friendly terms. Donovan
fought an Italian assassin. He met the
man he supposed was Holbrook, but who
said he was Hartridge. a canoe-maker:
fighting Henry Holbrook and not seeking
another hiding place. Donovan met Helen
in garden at night. Duplicity of Helen
night, disguised as a nun, Helen stole
from the house. She met Reginald Gill
lespie. who told her his love: Gillespie
postonice Helen, unseen except by Dono-
van. slipped a draft for her father into
the hand Of the Italian sailor. a young
was was Observed alone % in a canoe. when Hn
Helen was thought to have been at home.
Gillespie admitted giving Helen $4,000 for
her father. who had then left to spend It.
night. She told him Gillespie was nothing
to her. He confessed his love for her:
Donovan found Gillespie gagged and
famous italian and Holbrook. He released
him. Both Gillespie and Donovan ad.
ed love for Helen Ealing In
for help. She told him to go to the canoe
makers home and see that no injury be-
fell him. He went to Red Gate.
At the canoe-maker's home, Donovan
found the brothers-Arthur and Henry
Holbrook-who had fought each other, in
consultation. "Rosalind' appeared. Ar
thur averted a murder. Donovan return
Ing, met Gillespie alone in the dead of
night. On investigation he found Henry
Holbrook, the sailor, and Miss Helen en-
gagged in an argument. 1t was settled
and they departed Donovan met the
real Rosalind, who by night he had sup
posed to be Miss Helen Holbrook. She
revealed the mix-up.
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CHANGE THE VIBRATION
II Makes for Health.

A man tried leaving off meat, pota-
toes, coffee, and etc., and adopted a
breakfast of fruit, Grape-Nuts with
cream, some crisp toast and cup Of
Postum.
His health began to improve at once
for the reason that a meat eater will
reach place once in while where
his system seems to become clogged
and the machinery doesn't work
smoothly.
A change of this kind puts aside food
of low nutritiye value and takes up
food and drink of the highest value.
already partly digested and capable
of being quickly changed into good,
rich blood and strong tissue.
A most valuable feature of Grape
Nuts is the natural phosphate of pot
ash grown in the grains from which 1t
Is made. This is the element which
transforms albumen in the body into
the soft gray substance which fills
brain and nerve centers.
A few days use of Grape-Nuts will
give one degree of nervous strength
well worth the trial.
Look in pkgs for the little book, "The
Road to wellville. There's Reason"
Ever read the ab0ve Iefters new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest.
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CHAPTER XIX.
Helen Takes Me to Task.

l paced the breezy terrace at Glen
arm, studying my problems, and STUN
bling into new perplexities at every
turn. My judgment has usually served
me poorly in my own affairs, which l
have generally conf1ded to Good Luck,
that most amiable of goddesses; and
l glanced out upon the lake with some
notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy
sail drifting toward me. But there, to
my vexation, hung the Stiletto, scarce
ly moving in the indolent air of noon
There was, felt again, something sim
lister in the very whiteness of it's
pocket-handkerchief Of canvas as it
stole lazily before the wind. Did Miss
Pat, in the school beyond the wall, see
and understand, or was the yacht
hanging there as a menace or stimulus
to Helen Holbrook, to keep her alert
in her fathers behalf?
There are ladies to see you, sir"
announced the maid, and l found
Helen and Sister Margaret waiting in
the library.
The sister, as though by prearrange-
ment, went to the farther end of the
room and took up a book
Il wish to see ycu alone" said Hell.
en-, "and 1 didn't want Aunt Fat to
know 1 came" and she glanced toward
Sister Margaret, whose brown habit
and nuns bonnet had merged into the
shadows of a remote alcove.
| The brim of Helen's white-plumed
hat made little dusk about her eyes
Pink and white became her; she put
aside her parasol and folded her un
gloved hands, and then, as she spoke
| her head went almost imperceptibly tc
one side, and / found myself bending
forward as l studied the differences
between her and the girl on the Tippe
canoe. Helen's lips were fuller and
| ruddier, her eyes darker, her lashes
| longer. But there was another differ
ence, too subtle for my powers OF
analysis; something less obvious thar
the length Of lash or the color of eyes
and l was not yet ready to give e
name to it. OF one thing / was sure:
My pulses quickened before her: and
her glance thrilled through me as Ros
alind's had not.
Mr.. Donovan, / have come to ap
peal to you to put an end to this mis-
erable affair into which we have
brought you. My own position ha:
grown too difficult. too equivocal, to bt
borne any longer. You saw from
my fathers conduct last night how
hopeless it is to try to reason will
him. He has brooded upon his trouble.
until he is half mad. And learned
from him what / had not dreamed of
that my Uncle Arthur is here-here
of all places. l suppose you know
that"
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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There is a new pavement, intended
TO resist the strenuous wear and tear
OF automobiling. In England this
pavement is called Durax. 1t is of
three-inch irregular cubes of hard
stone laid in small segments of circles.
The stones can be cut by machinery.
and are comparatively inexpensive.
On account of its cost. they are laid
without grout. Germany is putting
down a good deal of Durax pavement,
which fact should be sufficient to en-
courage experiments with Durax in the
United States
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

"You gave US a shock. Please don't
do it again; and please, if you and
your cousin are to meet, kindly let it be
on solid ground. I'm a little afraid,
even now, that you are lady of
dreams"
Not bit of It! 1 enjoy a sound
appetite; 1 can carry canoe like a
Canadian guide; l am as good fencer
as my father; and I'm not afraid of
the dark. You see how very highly ac-
complished l am! Now, my cousin
Helen"
"Well-?" and I was glad to hear
her happy laugh. Sorrow and loneli
ness had not stifled the spirit of mis-
chief in her, and she enjoyed vexing
me with references to her cousin.
l walked the length of the room and
looked out upon the creek that ran
singingly through the little vale. They
were a strange family, these Hol-
brooks, and the perplexities Of their
affairs multiplied. How to prevent
further injury and heartache and dis
aster; how to restore this girl and her
exiled father to the life from which
they had vanished; and how to save
Miss Pat and Helen-these things
possessed my mind and heart. l sat
down and faced Rosalind across the
table. She had taken up bright bit
of ribbon from the work basket and
was slipping it back and forth through
her fingers.
The name Gillespie was mentioned
here last night. Can you tell me just
how he was concerned in your ia.
theirs affairs?" l asked.
He was the largest creditor of the
Holbrook bank. He lived at Stamford,
where We all used to live"
This Gillespie had a son. 1 sup
pose he inherits his fathers claims"
She laughed outright.
Il have heard of him. He is q re-
markable character, it seems, who
does ridiculous things. He did as a
child. 1 remember. him very well as
a droll boy at Stamford, who was al
ways in mischief. 1 had forgotten all
about him until saw an amusing ac-
count of him in a newspaper few
months ago. He had been arrested for
fast driving in Central park; and the
next day he went back to the park
with with boys toy wagon and team
of goats, as joke on Tie policeman
Il can we'll believe it! The fellows
here, staying at the inn at Annandale. "
so l understand. To be. frank,
have seen him and talked with him
We have had, in fact, several interest
ing interviews"-ands she laughed mer
Oily.
Where did all this happen?"
Once, out on the lake, when we
were both prowling about in canoes
l talked to him, bat made him keep his
distance. 1 dared him to race me, and
finally padded of and left him. Their
another time, on the shore near ST
Agatha's. was taking an observation
OF the school garden from the bluff
and Mr.. Gillespie came walking
through the woods and made love t
me. He came so suddenly that
couldn't run, but / saw that he tool
me for Helen, in broad daylight, ant
: IL"
Well, of course you scorned him
you told him to be gone. You did tha
much for her"
mo. didn't. 1 liked his loye-ma
king; it was unaffected and simple"
"Oh. yes. 1t would naturally b,
i simple!"
That is brutal He's clever, ant
: earnest, and amusing. But" and he
brow contracted, but if he is seektn,
NV father"
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The burning of the palace of Chera-
gan in Constantinople, in which the
national parliament held sessions,
takes on the aspect of a calamity,
since the direct property loss involved
is estimated at $16,OOO,OOO, while the
destruction of archives and other be-
longings adds vastly to the deplorable
consequences. The building was one
OF the show places" of the Turkish
capital and renowned for its beauty
and elegance.
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Choice of occupation is mostly a
matter of taste and aptitude. No hon.
est calling is in itself much better or
worse than others. Every business is
considered the best by somebody,
while others declare 1t the worst of
all. The question is not have you
chosen the best vocation, but rather
have you found out where you belong?
The right road will seem to stretch
out before you the distance of a life
time without barrier; the wrong
road will quickly lead to blind wall,
or at best to very steep hill.
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"Rest assured he is not He is in
love with your couSin-that's the rea-
son for his being here"
But that does not help my fathers
case any,"
I'VE will see about that. You are
right about him; he's really a most
amusing person, and not fool, except
for his own amusement. He is shrewd
enough to keep clear of Miss Pat, who
dislikes him intensely on his fathers
account. She feels that the senior Gil
lespie was the cause of all her trou-
bles, but don't know just why She's
strongly prejudiced against the young
man, and his whimsicalities do not ap-
peal to her"
Il suppose Helen cares nothing for
him; he acted toward me as though
he'd been crushed, and II tried to be
nice to him to make up for it."
That was nice of you, very nice of
you, Rosalind. l hope you Will keep
right on the way you've begun. Now
l must ask you not to leave here, and
not allow your father to leave unless
1 know it,
| out us. Your first obligation is to
Aunt Pat and Helen. My father and
1 have merely stumbled in where we
were not invited. You and had bet
| ter say good-by now"
Il am not anxious to say good-by,"
l answered lamely, and she laughed
at me-
| I'VE met under the star-r-rs, Mr.
Donovan" (this was impudent; my
own RS trill, they say), "at the stone
seat and by the boathouse, and we
! talked Shakespeare and had a beauti-
full time-all because you thought l
was Helen. In your anxiety to be with
her you couldn't see that l haven't
quite her noble height-I'm an inch
shorter. l gave you every chance there
at the boathouse. to see your mistake +;
but you wouldn't have it so. And you
let me leave you there while l went
back alone across the lake to Red
Gate, right by Battle Orchard which
is haunted by Indian ghosts. You are
a most gallant gentleman!"
when you are quite done, Rosa
lind!"
Il don't know when I shall have q
chance again, Mr.. Donovan" she went
on, provokingly. Il learned a good
deal from you in those interviews, but
| did have to do a lot of guessing
That was real Inspiration of mine, tc
insist on playing that Helen by night
and Helen by day were different per
sonalities, and that you must mo-
speak to the one of the other Thai
saved complications, because you die
, keep to the compact, didn't you?"
l assented, little grudgingly; ant
, my thoughts went back with reluctan
| step to those early affairs of mine
/ which have already frankly disclosed
in this chronicle, and wondered, will
her counterpart before me, how mucl
Helen really meant to me. Rosalint
, studied me with her frank, merr.
, eyes; then she bent forward and ad
| dressed me with something of tina
( prescient air with which my sister
l used to lecture me.
"Mr. Donovan, fear You are littl,
mixed in your mind this morning. ant
I propose to set you straight
About what. if you please?"
'T can tell you exactly why it is tha
Helen has taken so strong hold of you
2 Enthusiastically, in fact, you are il
love with her.
! Not that-not that"
T She snatched the foil from the tabl
: and cut the air with it several time
| as I started toward ker. Then sh
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CHAPTER XVIlI-ContInued.

"They were sent to st. Agatha's by
Father Stoddard, an old friend of
mine. They had suffered many annoy
ances, to put it mildly, and came here
to get away from their troubles"
YES; 1 understand. Uncle Henry
has acted outrageously. l have not
ranged the country at night for moth
ing. have even learned few things
from you," she laughed. And you
must continue to serve Aunt Patricia
and my cousin. You see"-and she
smiled her grave smile-"my father
and 1 are an antagonistic element"
NO; not as between you and Miss
Patricia! I'm sure of that. 1t is Henry
Holbrook that l am to protect her
from. You and your father do not en-
ter into it."
'If you don't mind telling me, Mr..
Donovan, 1 should like to know
whether Aunt Pat has mentioned u.s."
only once, when l first saw her
and she explained why she had come.
She seemed greatly moved when she
spoke of your father. Since then she
has never referred to him. But the
day we cruised up to Battle Orchard
smash our launch, she was shaken out
Of herself, and she declared war when
we got home. Then l was on the lake
with her the night of the carnival.
Helen did not go with us. And when
you padded by us, Miss Pat was quite
disturbed at the sight of you; but she
thought it was an illusion, and-I
thought it was Helen!"
II have been home only few weeks,
but l came just in time to be with fa-
ther in his troubles. My uncles en-
nifty is very bitter, as you have seen.
do not understand it. Father has
told me little of their difficulties; but
I know, she said, lifting her head
proudly, Il know that my father has
done nothing dishonorable. He has
told me so, and l am content with
! that"
! bowed, not knowing what to say.
Il have been here only once or
twice before, and for short visits only
Most Of the time l have been at a con.
vent in Canada, where 1 was known as
Rosalind Hartridge. Rosalind, you
know, is really my name; l was named
for Helen's mother. The sisters took
pity on my loneliness, and were very
kind to me. But now 1 am never go
Ing to leave my father again"
She spoke with no unkindness ol
bitterness, but with gravity born o.
| deem foplinp marLod NOW, tbo Hrh+a,
timbre of her voice, that was quite diff
ferent from her cousins; and she
spoke more rapidly, as she had said
her naturally quick speech catching a
times the cadence of cultivated
French. And she was a simpler ma
ture-I felt that; she was really yer,
unlike Helen.
You manage canoe pretty well,
! ventured, still studying her face, he
voice, her ways, eagerly.
That was very foolish, wasn't it?-
my running in behind the procession
that way" and she laughed softly a
the recollection. But that was pro
fessional pride. That was one of m,
fathers best canoes, and he helped q,
to decorate it. He takes a great ce
light in his work; it's all he has left
And wanted to show those people a
Port Annandale what really fine ca
noe-a genuine Hartridge-was like
/ did not expect to run into you o
Aunt Pat"
You should have gone ON an
claimed the prize. 1t was yours @
right. When your star vanished
thought the world had come to a
end"
1T hadn't. you sec, put out tn
lights SO that l could get home III
seen"
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TRAIN LOAD OF TOBACCO.
Twenty-four Carloads Purchased for
Lewis Single Binder Cigar

FdCtOTy.
What is probably the biggest lot of
all fancy grade tobacco held by any
factory in the United States has just
been purchased by Frank P. Lewis, of
Peoria, for the manufacture of Lewis
Single Binder Cigars. The lot wild
make twentyfour carloads, and is Sc
lected from what is considered by ex
perts to be the finest crop raised in
many years. The purchase of tobacco
is sufficient to last the factory more
than two years. An extra price was
paid for the selection. Smokers of
Lewis Single Binder Cigars will appre-
ciate this tobacco.
-PeOrid Star, January IS, 1909
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1t looks like an investigation of food
prices and the cost of living all along
the line. Well, the poet tells us the
proper study of mankind is man." and
what will a general inquiry into the
food question be but study of man
and his ways, with perhaps a chance
to have some of the ways corrected?
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Not Willing to Commit Himself.

The teacher had called upon Fred
die Brown to give an illustration of
the proper manner in which to COM
pare the adjective clean"
Mother is clean," said he, faltering-
ly, father is-cleaner-" Here he
paused.
And" prompted the teacher.
Freddie was still silent and very
thoughtful.
Haven't you some other relative?"
asked the teacher, smiling.
"Oh, yes," replied Freddie, there's
auntie-but l amt sure about her!"
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

About the time that the first bad
season strikes a young farmer, the
crops are poor, the mortgage looks
big and the work harder than ever;
then is the time that the dog-at-root
kind OF man hangs to 1t and wins. But
the gutter gives up Just when, per.
haps, turn for the better is at hand.
He will try something else. But every
business has its bad seasons and its
discouraging features, which bear
harder upon the beginner than upon
the man OF experience and capital.
Brace up. work hard. think harder and
push through
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

Though Halley's justly celebrated
comet is 100000 times larger than
the earth, fortunately it is of sunny
disposition, so our small planet has
nothing to fear from its approach.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

Should man lift his hat when he
meets his wife?" asks a correspondent.
If he has been properly trained he will,
anyway.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

I, Now comes the meatless dinner. The
object Is to bring about the condition
Of a powerless trust. AS money talks,
its silence may be the best argument
in the case.
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In New York charity applicants have
increased 80 per cent in five years.
Looking at the tall buildings is not
very nourishing exercise.
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An Appreciated distraction.

80 you think the automobile has
made life much pleasanter?"
1T has for me-" answered the COM
Portable citizen. Il drive a fast horse
and my son rides bicycle. The au-
tomobile has taken the minds of the
police off both of U.s."
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

II man had a hen that would lay
eggs as persistently as the ST. Louis
seismograph records earthquakes his
fortune would be made
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

There is a movement now to make
women in tlIeaters remove their hair
along with their hats so that persons
behind them may see the stage.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

Minister WI promises to return in
1859. II he keeps his promise, he GER
tainly ought to show us how he does it..
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

One would think that Halley's
comet, with its great reputation, would
be ashamed to let a comparatively un-
known celestial wanderer get here
drst.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

Two thousand five hundred sailors in
the American navy cannot swim, and
let us hope they never will have to in
order to keep from drowning.
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tro BE coNTINUED)
Forestry Work in Sweden.

Sweden's royal forestry commission
last year supplied forest products
worth $13.250.090. yet accumulated
timber resources equal to twice the
amount of the timber felled.
Barbour County index., 1910-03-16

A Partisan scientist has succeeded
in making artificial sapphires. Why
doesn't he counterfeit something of
value, like eggs?