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Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
ORDERS NEW MACHINERY

PHOENIX. Ariz., June 1.--Within a
month a complete new plant will be in
stalled at La Coronado mine. The ma
chinery is now en- route from Los An
geles to Florence.
The order includes a twenty-five
horsepower gasoline hoist, air compress
sor, clipper drill and other accessories.
Everything is absolutely new. Superin-
tendent B. Reed recently made trip
through the Prescott district, looking
at various secondhand plants but the
directors finally decided that they could
do better by ordering their machinery
absolutely new, direct from the manu-
facturers,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
FOURTEEN LOCAL OIL
COMPANIES DECLARE
MONTHLY DIVIDENDS

Dividends amounting to $2,499,5S7
have been paid by fourteen Los Angeles
oil companies since January, five months
in all. Yesterday was dividend day and
many checks were issued and Others
are vet to be sent to stockholders.
Among the companies paying divi-
dends yesterday, which will pay within
the next few days are;
Union, sGiO,sOO; Mexican Limited
1896, ,557; Mexican of California, $i37.6s6;
American Petroleum, 1924 ,O85j Amalga-
mated, $3.50, 900; Traders, S7l,96Oj Full
lerton, GO,OOO; Central, $4,000; Rice
Ranch, $4,000; Globe, $4,000; Sixty
six, SIP, 900; United s11 900; Euclid,
$40 500; Midway Central, s2250.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-Ten cars navels
two seedlings, one sweets six mixed cars SOLD
e,ranefr1,it. So Is to $40, average $3.75 Market
unchanged. -.s s-,,.,,,,,,
NAvELs-H Hunter. A G. Azusa, cal.ilsn %iSSi P;[
i7y 60 II. King Ex, $3.50; Quail, o X
EN- fx, SO; SO Yankee Doodle A f High. $500
Golden Flower, Xf Red o G Assn, s2S5i Fla
mingo, or c U, s235; Hunter a A c i..ltS G En-
81 az. Ben-IIur, r II Redlands, 2.7O; COYOTE
q x Fx. 50 go; Pride of Cal, Riv Ex, sL9O;
coyote. o K Ex. $3.50; our Pride, F High,
90 r.. yellow Beauties. $2O5; Topaz, Xc c G
u, So 60; -l1l Toro Xxx C G u $500 Coyote
sEEDIINGs-Mi Bells, $3o5@SOO; Mis-
sion Memories 2.70@2.65 Mission View
Topaz. $3.50; Flamingo. 2,S5; Heapgood' Ss'90'
BUDDED--Gavilan, Slgo; PRIDE Oh Cai' o. ~, ~.
ADVERTISEMENTS, S285; California, $l.95;
Orange, s1.S5 40 or.
ST. MICHAELs- Superior 50 95; Topaz $3.50;
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
CREME AWAITS ROTARY
To DRILL FIVE WELLS

COALINGA, June 1.-The Creme Pc
troleum, 30, 20-15, has its camp ready
for operation, and is awaiting the ar
rival of a rotary rig to begin drilling;
The company viii drill five wells and
win do the first part of the work IN
each instance with the rotary, finishing
the wells with the standard rig The
holes will be drilled 1900 feet deep with
the rotary
The Muriel, which was recently re
cemented, has the water successfully
shut off and is now down 2400 feet in
n The Boychester has finished putting
in the eight-inch casing and Is again
running the screw
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
CLEVELAND


CLEVELAND. June lone car nayels, one
ST Michnels. five mixed. one lemon sold;
higher both oranges and lemons; cold; rain
ing. - oo or. D-.
NAVELs-Tallyho, S Rialto, $2.25; News
80, p II RedIands 50 so; Lochinyar, II
Ex. Sos; canon sierra, Lamanda, Cal, $295;
Pen IIur. r II Redlands. s2.s5; Gold Buckle,
R II Ex $S,O5; Trail, Sierra Lamanda
a. IiEM0Ns-Quail, s7.GS $500; Coyote, $3.50; Our
''ssIiS sWEETSycrocus, So. Cosmos, $500.
ST. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 1925; Man
zanita, 80; Big r, $3.50.
HAI'vEs-Cosmos, $L45; Tallyho, $1;2o; Bic
R, $1.05. .,sou ., *
Tallyho. 30; Royal Knight S2.55; Beauties
81 95;s Trail, S175
HoMosAss -Tallyho, $3.50; Big r, $265
BLOODs-Tallyho $3.50; Big R, $40.
GRAPEFRUIT-Trail, s1.S0.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
NEW YORK


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NEW YORK
NEW YORK June 1.-Wednesday's sale, 80
and a part car sold; active; somewhat easier
clear and cool.
NAvFLs-orcbard. Or National o co, 1885;
Standard sd National 0 Co, $780, Columbia,
National CO Imp, 500; Lion Head At
L Lyon Sons, $3.50; Evergreen, $3.50; beau
ties $780, Old Mission Ch Chapman, s. So
Golden Eagle, Sd Chapman, $40; Rlalto
Crest Or Growers F Co. sos; Riaito Girl,
Or Growers f Co, s1.9O; Independent Grow
ers F Co, $275; Constitution, $235; Eucld'
Or Growers F Co, s2.S5; Hawk, A Elk, 81 40;
Uplander, Or, $3.50; Evergreen, $780, Beau
ties 81 10; Slower Min Growers F Co, SlIo;
Rose Xf Red C Assn, S315; Clover, Ac
Red G Assn, 81. 40; Blue Banner, Xf sutherland
F Co, So. so; Green Banner, Sutherland F Co,
81 40: Vale Vista, 81 40; Folly, $2.1O Half
Moon Xf Red o G Assn, $3.50; Golden Flower
Xf Red G. Assn, s.. so; Golden Scepter. sLSo'
Moose, o K Elk, s3.15; Prong Horn, o E'x,
So 40; Stag, A G Ex, $3.50; Hunter, A Z
G Elk, s255: Golden Cross, o K Elk. $50;
Rsd x o Ex, $3.50; Blue Globe, Riv Ex
Riv, SO 70; Pepper, Riv Elk, $2, 40; Cal orange
Riv Ex, s245 Golden Cross, X EX, SS45;
Red X K Eek, $2.75; Nonpareil, CoVlna En-
50 10: Moose, o K Ex, $3.50; Prong Horn, o X
TX Sc 25; Coyote o l. Ex, s1.60; Nonpareil
Covina Ex, s2.2O; Teal, CoYtna EX, $lsO;
Triumph, $3.50; Faneuil Hall, S2.o5; Flamingo'
$3.50
EEDLINGs-Mission Belle, Fly Chapman,
50 65; Memories, Oh Chapman. $40; Titus
Ranch. Fly San Marino G P, 270 El Torea-
dor. seconds, san Marino P. s2.25; Titus
Ranch, Fly san Marino P s2.6o; Ell Toreador,
Sd san Marino G P. s2.40; Red Glove, XIV
Ex, 50. Is; Cal Orange, $l.75.
BLooDs-Gavilan. $3.50; Nonpareil, s2.4o;
Nonparen. $3.50; Memories, S2.85.
GRAFTON LATES-Rose, $3.50.
SEEDLINGS-Slover Min, S245; F1amingo,
s2.2O ~.
30; Rialto Crest, $3.50; Rialto Girl, $40;
Slower Mtn, $500; choice, $155; Stag, $2.S5;
Flamingo, 50 IS; Niagara, $3.50; Lotus, Sl65.
ST. MICHAELS-Old Mission, fy' $5.49; u
V.AL.ENCIAs-Euclid, $3.50; Stock Label
NAvELs IIALVEs-Golden Cross, 81 45d1. 30;
Green Banner, $1.1o; B Banner $780, Limited
81 So; overland $120
MIKES IIALVEs-Red Globe, $1.15
BLOODS HALVES-Gayilan, $40.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
ST LOUIS

ST. LOUIS, June 1-Three cars navels, two
nixed cars and two cars lemons sold; weather
favorable; market firm on good fruit.
NAVELS-King, S A Ex, $3.50; Blue Jay
valley Beau. 50 so; Owl, o X EX $3.50; Belt
r. II Elk, 1896; Greyhound, Ex, $3.50;
Redskin, S2.25.
BUDDED-Pomona, $3.50.
SWEETS Pomona, s2.4j; King 500; val
lev Reau. 81 20: Golden Scepter, $2.55.
BLOODS-Parrot, $3.50.
HALVEs-$19o; stork, $3.50; Valley Beau
halves, s1.15. .o-
SEEDLINGS Stork, $3.50.
MTKFS-Stork, 800; Golden Scepter, s.
PEFRUTT-Vounteer, $4.10; Greyhound
s4 "a; Volunteer, $425.
IEMONs-Old Glory. $3.50; Silence $50;
Bonanza, 200; National, $40.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
BOSTON

BOSTON, June 1-Sixteen cars sold; COOL
cloudy; market unchanged.
NAVELS-Orchard, Or National o Co. $3.50;
Golden Flower, Xf Red Q G Assn, S235: Pea
cock, Or w s. Strong, $225; Bunker Hill, Sd
c c U. $i.S5 King. S A EN- 81 80; Quality
T Nordhoff, $40; Rey, S. T. Fernando
"a Il. Moose. o K Elk, $325 quail o K Eek,
$50: c, @ c Corona, s2.o5; Princess, Q c
Corona. s2s5; Lochinvar, R H E High. @.6S sle
Hobo, A II Pachappa, S2.65; Standard "a ma,
tional o Co. S3S5; Mill Creek, &c Red G
Assn, Assn s2,85: Golden Flower, Xf Red Q G Assn,
s215; Homer Q c Corona $265; Nonpareii'
Covina Elk, $780, Campfire, S 7 Nordhon,
81 90; Tunnel s Fernando, $3.50; Prong
Horn. o K Ex, $40; Queen Bee, @ G
Corona. SEQ: o C, @ Corona, sos; Gold
Buckle, R H E High, $685. Robusta,
SWEET IssWiatETs~Qualty, $500; Quail, s2.s5; Gold
Buckle, $40.
SEEDLINGS-Q Quality, $780,
BLOODS-Iily, S240
HALVEs-QuaiI $145; Laurel, $155.
MIKES HALVES-Quail s145.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
PITTSBURG

PITTSBURG. June Twelve cars sold
strong and higher on oranges; cold.
Lotengo, Fly Sparr f Co, S2.75 Lotengo Fy
Sparr f Co, s.. 20; Pointer, Azusa' S-'o9,
H f High. $685. Owl. o X Ex, s. 15i Ideal, \
II Arl s2.25; Circus, Xc sparr F Co. $2.55;
senorita. Sd Sparr Co, S2.55; Coyote, o
Ex $685. Belt, r H p High, $2.io; BeautieS'
r II d High, 50. so; Prairie Chicken, A H Arl,
s2 45 r..oro
sEEDLINGs-Clover Leaf s2.75; Lotenso'
81 so; Del ORC. S2.55
Jasmine. $275. .,co
BIOoDs-Gavilan, $2.S5; Pride of Cal, $3.50
HALVES-Gavian sf10
ST. MICHAELS-Orchard Run, S2,lo' SCROLL
$1.05.
SWEETS-Jasmine, S9.05.
NAVELs INfPROVED-Prairie Chicken,
So O5; IDEAL. $50.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
COALINGA OIL COMPANY
PAYS $94O,0OO DIVIDENDS

The Coalinga Oil company operating
in section 90 1920 has made net
profit of $4,000 in the past eleven
years.
The company was organized by c.
A. Garfield and J. A. Chanslor.
About $4,000 was expended in pro
viding tankage, constructing ten-m1le
nipeline and making other improve
ments.
There are seven wells on the prop
erty, all of which had been completed
year after the land was purchased.
None of the stock of the company
has ever been sold or offered for sale,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
sTEAnY INVESTMENT

Industrial Oil Co. at so cents per
share, paying 12 per cent per annum.
Production $1,000 barrels monthly. For
full information. zoe Story building.
Broadway and Sixth Charles Victor
Hall. President Industrial Oil Co. a
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-West End, IN
IT, Tonopah division, was the feature OF the
todav's session Eleven points were annexed,
and it closed with 81 cents bid. Belmont sold
off 7h points to S3.6712.
In the Goldheld camp, Consolidated was IN
good supply and showed a loss Of 10 points.
Florence was well supported and recovered N
points from last nights closing figure Frac-
tion and Atlanta were up 1 peg each.
The outside districts showed but few changes
Eighty-three cents was bid for Nevada Hills
and 6S for Pittsburg Silver Peak.
Following were the closing quotations:
COZ TTVIETO DIVISION
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
THE ONLY REASON

"Take back your gold-'twill not corrup
metz said the hero, nobly.
''Han' hissed the villain. I'D hate to oHel
YOU a roll you didn't know was stage money:
1t spoiled the climax but the play Wen
on -Cleveland Leader.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
PRICES OF METALS
IN NEW YORK MARKET

% NEW YORK, June 1.-Lead--Spot (.
% easy $4.4O@4,50. 2
% COpper-Stcady; standard, spot, =
z. S12 l5@ 12 go; July, Sl2.4 q 1895. g
&. silver, 531c. =
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
FORTY-NINE CALIFORNIA OIL COMPANIES
PAID s1,336,3 IN DIVIDENDS IN MAY

IT following list Of the dividends paid by the California oil oil @
dividends
the
authentic The exchange mas
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI, June 1.-Cool; steady; one
car navels, two cars seedlings sold,
NAVELS-Owl, $3.50.
SEEDLINGS-Stock Label, WOO; Extra
Choice, $3.50; Std, $3.50,
GRAPEFRUIT -Ex Choice, $40.
BLOODS-Ex Choice, $50.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
BOSTON MINING STOCKS
special service to The Herald by j. c. WI
son, PIP West Fifth street, Los Angeles

BOSTON, June I'm the local market few
stocks came out and prices held comparatively
we'll The local holders Of coppers had their
investments rather well margined or fuly
Maid for, and will not sell at the present level.
The buving power, however. is small.
CLOSING nrices were as follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
NEW YORK CURB

snecial service TO The Herald by J. C. Will
son, PIP West Fifth street, Los Angeles.
NEW YORK, June 1-Followins were the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02

Good, $3.50; Carmencita. 1925; Colombo, $SO0
HALVES-Braeside, s1.40.
TANGERINES HALVES-Mission Bells, voc
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
MINING QUOTATIONS
NEVADA STOCKS

Exclusive dispatch to The Herald by L. A.
Crisler 6 Co., members Los Angeles stock
exchange, 2OO-201 I. w. Hellman building Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
SAN FRANCISCO OIL STOCKS

Service to The Los Angeles Herald by L. A.
Crisler s. Co. members Los Angeles stock ex-
change. 20O-201 l. W. Hellman building, Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.--Following We're
to 'ay's quotations the San Francisco stock
exchange: -Dpenng- Closing
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
CITRUS FRUIT REPORT
CARLOAD SHIPMENTS
OF CITRUS FRUIT

s. Carloads. Oranges. Lemons. Tot. (.
o Tuesday. May 81. 1S4 q eo9
o Total this season. ,06O 1868 E:,tSo 9
. Total last season. 23,5I2 1892 26,954 {.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02

Amoun of month Sl$S6s085I :. s.oo
dividend SO per snare on %
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-01-14

gown and wear his favorite flowers
Just to show him how much wish to
be friends" and Betty, with a pleas
urable excitement taking possession
OF her, commenced her toilette. When
everything was complete the reflection
In her mirror gave forth a dainty fig
ure clad In the softest gray with a
bunch Of roses at her waist. With a
little sigh Betty turned to go down
stairs when she ran right into her
husbands arms.
Jim, how-how you startled mel"
Betty" was all Jim could say as
he glanced at the pretty face in front
of him.
Betty" Jim repeated "come into
my den. / want to speak to you"
With heart beating almost to suffo-
cation, Betty followed Jim into his
den and then closed the door.
Seating himself in a big armchair,
he drew Betty into his arms. and kiss
ed her passionately on the mouth.
But, Jim,' gasped Betty, when she
had recovered her breath, 81 thought
you were angry?"
so | was, grille, but l was also a
fool to imagine such thing about
YOU"
But what has made you alter your
opinion?" said Betty, more bewilder-
ed than ever.
We'll, Seetheart, when I left you
this afternoon l felt mad with rage
and didn't care where l went or what
| did. After wandering about for a
time l landed at the club and the first
person | ran against was Carstairs.
He would have passed me by, but
buttonholed him and got the whole
truth out of him. / rather begin to
like him, after ALL and If he will only
settle down shall not mind him as
an addition to the family. He told
me what loyal friend you had been
to him when luck seemed dead against
him and that 1t was through your in
fluence the pater seemed more favora.
bly, disposed towards him. Betty
you're brick, and I'm proud of my
little Wife"
"Jim!"
Sweetheart"
Betty drew her husbands face close
to hers and whispered softly:
You'll never doubt me again?"
Never, my own Betty" and he drew
his wife into his arms and once more
kissed her.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-01-14
A misunderstanding
NN~~~~No0~

You really think this Of me, Jim?"
Betty grasped the back of the chair
against which she was leaning and
her face whitened perceptibly. She
had known all the morning that this
moment would come, the moment when
Jim must question her as to where
she had been the evening before and
with whom she had spent the time.
AS she was not at liberty to give a
full explanation her heart sank with
In her.
Betty, what else can | think? You
admit you went motoring with Cap
tain Carstairs and that owing to the
car breaking down you did not reach
home until o'clock in the morning.
Do you expect me to believe that? Is
not 1t proof enough?"
No, Jim, it's not"
Then | don't know what Is. Di-
reo;ly I'm safely out of the way you
go off with your lover and"
Stop, Jim; that's enough" And
Betty with the haughtiest of looks on
her lovely little face walked slowly
ont OF the room, although she felt as
though her heart would break.
Jim, smotherlng an oath, gazed af-
ter the dainty little figure with a
frown upon his face.
Could it be possible that his Betty,
the girl whom he had chosen above
all the world for his wife, was guilty?
Yet had she not said she went mo-
toring with Captain Carstairs and did
not circumstances look black against
her?
Unable to bear the silence longer
and too proud to go to Betty to hear
the full story from her lips, Jim
mechanically put on his coat and hat
banged the door loudly behind him
and went In the direction of his club
Meanwhile Betty upstairs was sit
ting In her boudoir gazing into the
fire with eyes that saw nothing. The
banging OF the front door reused her
from her reverie, and rising from her
chair she flung her arms above her
head and sighed welrily.
"Heigh-ho! This comes of playing
the good fairy to ones friends" she
Thought. She wondered If Jim would
have said those unkind things had he
known the circumstances? Would he
have accused her of going off with
Captain Carstalrs If he had known
that he was his own sisters iance
Poor old jim. How angry he was.
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WHEN UsURERs WERE HANGED.
Our Forefathers Were Less Lenient
with Loan Sharks than We Are.

Our Forefathers Were Less Lenient
with Loan Sharks than We Are.
Society is strangely lenient with
some classes of wrongdoers Long
terms in the penitentiary reward those
who take our money from US by brute
force or stealth, but there is no pun
ishment for the usurer who robs the
poor just as surely and far more
safely.
A workingman in steady job finds
1t the easiest thing in the world to
borrow money from the usurer, and
| If he is not in a position to repay
the loan when it natures all he has
to do is to renew the note, substan-
tial bonus being added to the amount
Of the first loan. When he is thor
oughly enmeshed the money lender
takes particular pains to see that he
does not escape. His wages are gar
nisheed now and then to prevent his
being able to clear off the debt and
another and bigger bonus is demanded
for renewing the note. III the end the
victim Is working for the usurer and
Is allowed to rets In for the support
Of his family only so much as the
lsurer is willing tc let him have.
This looks more scoundrelly than
highway robbery. yet the criminal law
has overlooked it entirely, says the
Detroit Journal. In a case now be-
fore Justice Lemkie the borrower owed
q trife over 500, and being unable to
pay was given some $12 more and re-
1uired to sign note for $50, the diff
ference between the $32 and the $50
representing the bonus ne had to give
for being allowed to borrow. To cover
up that transaction he was handed a
check for $50. which he had to indorse
and return to the money lender. Thus
the latter could and did say in court
that he had given the man a check
for $50 which had been cashed at the
bank. So 1t was cashed, but it was
the money lender who drew the mon
ey. 1t was extortion of a cleverly
disguised kind. and had not the work
man become desperate and refused to
pay anything at all he might have
remained In the power of the usurer
for years.
OF scores, probably hundreds. this Is
the one case that comes to light, and
when one is exposed all the courts can
do is to liberate the man from the
power Of the usurer; 1t can do nothing
to punish the usurer. Our forefathers
were not so lenient in this respect.
They punished the usurer with eonfis-
cation of his property, with torture
Ind often with death
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-01-14
SOME MARRIED MEDITATIONS,
By Clarence L. Cullen.

Don't tell needless lie. Save it up
for the big occasion, when, closely
pressed. you'll imperatively need it.
1t is self-evident proposition that
when woman boasts that she pos
sesses sense of humor she doesn't.
In essence the trial marriage" idea
is intended to give the parties to the
contract the benefit of the statute OF
Limitations.
Ever notice that it's only the woman
with the fine big mop of hair who sits
in the front window to dry it after
washing 1t?
That cheerful, dimpled maiden, Miss
Affinity, has little or no trouble in ce-
menting bond with the husband of
A whining wife.
Eventually you'll find out that, when
your mother-in-law takes your end of
|lt in an argument with. your wife, the
situation hasn't improved 10 cents
worth.
When an ill-considered marriage
goes into bankruptcy 1t is called di-
vorce, and alimony is the liquidation
for the benefit of the one preferred
creditor.
II her white petticoat protrudes be-
low her overskirt, don't tell her so un-
less she asks you, for If you do she'll
bark at you as II you were personally
responsible for 1t.
The woman who writes the essays
upon What Man Owes to Woman"
often is the woman who feeds her hus-
band exclusively upon junk from the
delicatessen shop.
They pull their bubbles hair only in
the comic supplements. They have
more subtle and grueling methods of
evening up scores than by engaging
In that hirsute-yanking comedy.
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to me an eternity Arthur returned ac-
companied by mechanic, and though
the repairs were done with the utmost
speed the delay was so great that
we did not get back until 2 o'clock
this morning. Naturally, Of course,
Jim was furious, and as | was bound
to secrecy | could not give full ex-
PLANTATION or defend myself, and so
Jim accused me of-of having lover
and"
Here Betty broke down and, hiding
her face in the cushions, sobbed as
though her heart would break.
In few seconds, however, she had
recovered, and, rising from the couch,
held out shaking hand to Joan.
Never mind, dear, no doubt 1t will
come out all right, and some day |
shall be able to explain to jim"
mot some day, Betty, but to-day
this very evening when Jim comes
home to dinner. How could you think
/ would purchase my happiness at the
price of yours?" And Joan bent over
her friend giving her loving kiss.
a don't suppose Jim will be home
to dinner, joan"
Then shall stay with you, dear?''
Thanks very much, Joan, but If
you don't mind I'd rather be alone
You gee,' with brave attempt at a
smile Jim might come home and
then, you dear impulsive child, you
would simply go for him."
"Of course | should, Betty, and why
not?'
mo, dear, not yet. First get your
people to like Arthur and then things
will be easier. You know Jim thinks
him too frivolous and hardly the sort
Of husband for his sister, but | feel
sure when they once know him they
will alter their opinion"
What staunch friend you are
Betty, and how Jim must love YOU
II used to think he did, but now
I'm afraid he will find 1t hard to love
and trust me again.
"Ne he won't dear, for / give you
full leave to tell him everything
How good you've been both to Arthur
and myself and that 1t was only your
love for me that made you take him
up
But, dear. do you think It's wise
lust at this time when things are shap
ing themselves?'
wise or not. my sweetest of Bettys
you are to do 1t. So before / &c
give me your promise that everything
shall be explained"
Reluctantly Betty promised and Joar
rose to take her leave.
Left alone Betty's thoughts turned
again to Jim and to wondering wheth
! er he really intended her to spend thu
| evening alone, the first, by the way
she had spent by herself since hel
marriage.
Presently a soft little smile flitteC
across her face and her eyes shone.
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Yet she would forgive him if onl,

Yet she would forgive him if only
because Ire was
Here Betty's train of thought was
Interrupted by gentle tapping at the
door, and a very pretty voice asked:
MAY | come in dear?"
by all means, JOAN" answered
Betty, rising to meet her friend.
Il say, Betty" began Joan, you
were trump last night to bring Ar
thur over. Do you know that dad Is
really coming round at last. After
you both were gone he even said,
We'll, after all. Carstalrs can't be such
a bad fellow or Betty would not be
friends with him SO you see, dear,
I've just come to thank you again for
all you've done for us both" And
impulsively Joan put her arms round
her friends neck and gave her fran
tic hug
When her enthusiasm had somewhat
abated Betty gently pushed her friend
away, and placing her hands upon her
shoulders said, Joan, dear; I'm glad
I've been able to help you; but do
you know my help has been dearly
bought"
Dearly bought, Betty! What do
you mean?"
Simply this, dear, that Jim has
found out I've been motoring with
Arthur, and last night as We were
coming home most unfortunate thing
happened, After We had gone about
a couple of miles something went
wrong with the car. Try as he would
Arthur could not make 1t go At last
In desperation, he asked me II would
mind waiting alone while he tried tC
find a garage. as It was no good vast
ing more time over the wretched thing
i felt so desperate that | did not seen
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