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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-11-23

room for the light. In moment they
were in darkness. In moment, tc
Flora pressed against the window, the
garden sprang clear, and on the form
less figure below the face appeared
white in the starlight looking up. She
cried out in wonder 1t was not Kerr
1t was the blue-eyed Chinaman.
After her haunted drive, after her
escape, after Shima's search, he was
there, still inexorably there; small, di-
minished by the great facade OF the
house, but looking up at it with his
calm eye, surveying it, measuring It's
height, numbering its doors, trying It's
windows. Harry was beside her
again. He was tugging frantically at
the window. It resisted. She saw
his hands trembling while he wrestled
with it. Then it went shrieking up
and he leaned out.
What do you want?" he called,
and, though he used no name, Flora
saw he knew with whom he was
speaking. The Chinaman stood I'M
mobile, lifting his round, white face,
whose mouth seemed to cape little.
Harry leaned far out and lowered his
voice.
go away, Joe! Don't come here;
never come here!" There was quiv-
er in his voice. Anger or apprehen-
sion, or both, whatever his passion
was, for the moment it overwhelmed
him, and as the ChiIaman stood I'M
moved, unmoving, at his commands,
Harry turned sharp from the window
and dashed out of the room. Flora
heard him running, running down the
stairs She hung there GREATNESS,
waiting to see him meet the motion
less figure; but while she looked and
waited that motionless figure sudden
ly took life. 1t moved, it turned, it
fitted, it mixed with shadows, became
a shadow; and then there was moth
ing there.
In her turn she ran, up and up a
twisted side stair, shortest passage to
her own rooms. At least lock and key
could keep her safe for the next few
hours. After that she must think of
something else.
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SYNOPSIS.

At private view of the Chatwortb
personal estate, to be sold at auction. the
crew Idol mysteriously disappears. Harry
Cressy, who was present, describes the
ring 10 MS hancee, Flora Gilsey, and her
chaperon, Mrs. Clara Britton, as being
IKE heathen god, with a beautiful SAM
phlfe set in the head. Flora meets Mr.
Kerr, an Englishman. In discussing the
disappearance of the ring the exploits of
an English thief, Farrell Wand are re-
caifed- Kerr tells Flora that he has met
larry somewhere, but cannot place him
4ZV,VO0 reward is offered for the return of
the ring. Harry takes Flora to a Chinese
golosnlth,ss to buy an engagement ring
An exquisite sapphire set in a hoop of
prass IS selected. Harry urges her not to
wear II until it Is reset. The possession
OF the ring seems to cast a spell over
Flora She becomes uneasy and appre-
nenslVe. Flora is startled by the effect
on Kerr when he gets a glimpse of the
sapphire. The possibility that the stone
IS part OF the Crew Idol causes Flora
much anxiety. Unseen, Flora discovers
Cara ransacking her dressing room
Elora refuses to give or sell the stone to
Kerr, and suspects him of being the
Inlef- She decides to return the ring to
Harry, but he tells her to keep it for a
Gay or two. Ella Butler tells Flora that
cara IS setting her cap for her father
Judge Butler. Flora believes Harry sus-
poets Kerr and is waiting to make sure
OF the reward before unmasking the thief
Kerr and Clara confess their love for
each other. Clara is followed by a China
man.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-11-23

was a stern note in Mrs. Herrick's
voice.
I'm afraid I didn't quite realize
how much was asking of you. You
have been very good even to listen to
me. It's right, l suppose, that l should
go alone"
Mrs. Herrick looked at her in dis
may. But that is impossible!" Then,
as Flora turned away, she kept her
hand. Think, think" she urged, how
you will be misunderstood
"Oh, shall have to bear that-from
the people who don't know"
Yes, and even from the one for
whom you are spending yourself!"
Flora gave her head quick shake
He understands she said
MY dear, he is not worth it,
Flora turned on her with anger
You don't know what he is worth to
mel"
Mrs. Herrick looked steadily at this
unanswerable argument Her hold on
Flora's hand relaxed, but she did not
release it. Her brows drew together.
you are quite sure you must go?"
Flora nodded. She was speeches..
did Mrs. Britton know you were
coming to me?"
mo. She doesn't even know that
l am going out of town. She must
not" Flora protested.
Indeed she must You must not
place yourself in such false position.
Write her and tell her you are going
to San Mateo with me-"
ooh, if you would" Tears sprang
to Flora's eyes. But will you, even
if l can't tell you anything?"
81 shall not ask you anything. Now
write her Immediately. You can do it
here while I am getting ready"
She had take authoritative command
of the details of their expedition, and
Flora willingly obeyed her. She was
still trembling from the stress of their
interview, and she blinked back tears
before she was able to see what she
was writing.
1t had all been brought about more
quickly and completely than she had
hoped but it was in her mind all the
whilN she indited her message to
Clara, that Kerr, for whom it had
been accomplished, was not yet in
formed of the existence of the scheme,
or the part of guest he was to play
Yet she was sure that if she asked he
would be promptly there. She wrote
to him briefly:
At San Mateo, at the Herrcks' I want
you there tonight. have made up my
mind
AS she was sealing it she started at
a step approaching in the hall She
had wanted to conceal that betraying
letter before Mrs. Herrick came back
She glanced quickly behind her, and
saw standing between the half-open
folding doors, the slim figure of a girl
simmer, younger even than the one
who had passed her at the gate-but
like her, with the same large eyes,
the same small indeterminate chin
Just at the chin the likeness to Mrs.
Herrick failed with the strength of
her last generation-but the eyes were
perfect; and they gazed at Flora
wondering. With the sixth sense of
youth they recognized the enactment
of something strange and thrilling.
Another instant and Mrs. Herrick's
presence dawned behind her daugh-
te1~-and her voice-"Why, child, what
are you doing there?"-and her hands
seemed apprehensive in their haste to
hurry the child away, as if, truly, in
this drawing-room, for the first time,
something was dangerous.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-11-23
Em eedinq Rapid.

"Were the colors fast on the new
goods you bought"
fast? My dear, they fairly ran into
one another, they were that fast"
Arizona republican., 1910-04-10

upon another It is smattering way of getting Lncwlcdgc bit aI learning little every day. As l say was in the city. I called on Mrs Hampton, ard as | wished 10 do q little living my ac- count she asked to stay her secretary, to look after her bills. write her notes and the like Is there anything l may say to her for you:
 He took thiz as tan.anount to a dismissal.
 "I regret that she i5 not 7cel' he said and ac- ccpt her physical condition as her reason for not sec ing me.
 Miss Carroll bowed and he left the house.
 During this time of suspension his visits 10 Beatrice scarcely cheerful. The lady plainly showed that she did not relish the position in which she placed that of who could not marry until the mother of her hance gave her consent.
 He informed Beatrice that his mother ill She vouchsafed a perfunctory Yes?" and spoke of some thing else. It hurt him; his mother had hitherto had all his love and duty and before according to his recollection had she been sick. While he told him self that she could blame herself for that illness, yet something hnted to him that he not entirely fire sponsible
 The next day, however, he went to the house to inquire to his mothers condition. He had intended to go farther than the door. but when Per kins faced him he felt that the buffers look would preach him if he did not go inside.
 Miss Carroll entered the hall from another part of the house he stepped in from the vestibule In an to his query she said that there was good news
 You do not mean to say that she IS III? he asked.
 Certainty not she returned crisply. She IS not happy, and from all can gather she is not used to unhappiness."
 "No" he said with bitterness "She is accustomed to having her way. And because l refused any longer 10 be treated like child and be told what should and should not do she throws the responsibility of her illness upon me.
 For a week he heard nothing from his mother, Harassed and fearing that the illness serious he one day to the house As luck would have 1t, Miss Carroll was just issuing forth.
 Mrs Hampton will be pleased to know that you came to inquire so soon again" she told him in her formal manner, and added that the invalid inn proved.
 And did vou" he asked deliver my message. that
 took her illness the that she could not see me the other day?"
 Oh yes" she answered
 And she said ?" he queried.
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"I fear,"' she said, "this might degenerate into vulgar quarrel ii we keep on Suppose you leave me now and think it over.'
 given in sufficiently and that he could not debase ru- self by making undue demands upon her generosity.
 In the evening he told Miss Ash as much She slipped d hoop of brilants from her finger.
 You do not it:' he said. She held the hoop toward him.
 No" he said II will not take it I will ask you what you asked to do this morning. will leave you and let you think 1t over.
 he went the club The first man he saw there Charley Rex. He thought he detected a covert ratified his engagement with Beatrice Had T been because Rex had opposed him that he had determined 10 win Beatrice: Had it been that, as much as the opposition of his mother
 in the morning after a -leepless night. he to Ecatrices home. only to receive mes age that she could not see him At that. Tn opposition 10 her eN, pressed wish. he went to his mothers lawyers, 1nl made arrangements for his reading law lie te-t guilty that he did not feel more unhappy over Bea- triCe's treatment Of him.
 He turned his steps in the direction of hi mothers house But when he had pressed the button at inc door he wondered ii he ought not to go to Beatrice and express 1T least polite sorrow her decision Brt Perkins opened the door and he asked for Miss Carol ought he disturb his mother hrst ct all with his news?-and passed into the drawing room.
 What have you been doing to yourself:' were Miss Carols first words when she reached him
 T have taken to the law he laughed and told of his determination to read
 It will be of service to your mothers estate. she said. uninterestedly, to have you grounded in the law"
 He was standing directly under his portrait the wall She looked from the portrait to him.
 q remember you like that she began, and then stopped Why did you ask for me- she burst out. angriIy. You knew your mother would be glad to see you"
 My mother would have been tO find ont the truth" he returned-"that Miss Ash has broken with me"
 She gave little gasp and seemed to shrink away from him Then sine called herself to order and he told her the story.
 "She had much rritatc her" she said at tllc end of the narration What between you and your mother she has been very much tried Perhaps she added. suited in all my life before. l will wear your
Arizona republican., 1910-04-10

Hampton gave her a sharp look.
 Do you mean tell me. he demanded that my mother planes for her recourse to the polite nc ton of not feeling well y
 There is no fiction in this case, the reply Mrs Hampton has been in bed nearly week-she has worried a great deal
 She never let me know, he said Then she holds me accountable and insists that l opposing her:
 Any form of opposition dstresses Mrs. Hampton, said the secretary, seeming to think she had gone too far
 Tt IS she who is opposing me- Hampton cried.
 She loves you, said the girl.
 Therefore he smiled, "she refuses me happiness.
 "She thinks the happiness might be secured through other than those you suggest. she said
 She would oppose my marriage with anyone, he rejoncd She IS like many other women with only sons. As aS she knew l was interested m Miss Ash she put every obstacle in my way
 She insists that you persist in your attentions 10 the lady because you know that she objects to them, ten tativelv observed Miss Carol
 Yes" he said she calls her fortune -hunter- He checked himself "I should not speak to you like this forget that you wish to regard yourself merely as my mothers secretary. As to the rest of II. | am glad that my mother IS not alone believe you came her shortly after left the house-your notes are SO dated
 The following week" she said. T was here for the University Extension course. l taking ID psychol- ogy. l greatly interested in the action of one will
Arizona republican., 1910-04-10

ring again. And now must end this interview-Mr. Rex m the library, and has been left alone too long It is.
 He was ashamed bitterly ashamed of the way things had turned out Still, there one woman who would not see him the other two women did, and It was the woman he had treated the worst ot all
 Miss Carol was in ;sc dressing room with her employer when he gol uc.c.
 Mother Le said. ri yolH have me- shall live come from Beatrice"
 The secretary ehdcd from the She knew that he tayed with hI, wcfbc- for hours. She waited i'll she heard them separate for the night Then she went down Go her mother old school friend.
 I am going hcne.' she sad rapidly. Il do not wish tJ stay here any longer
 The older regarded her hxedly.
 ~i. it because you love him, Poly:' she asked,
 How dare you." Miss Carol rried ous. How dare you You have not been far with In my con cert, thought you gave n to me You knew what studying. and my iutcr,>r the action of one wiu upon another. Then l thought of your in the same cOnEectlCn-a11 Ike idea led me to wish to see Mi-s Ash who l thought must be a good sub Icct-she had conquered you and y9cr so efectu- ally But all the time you were playing against Mss Ash It was not kind"
 "Wel:" calmly said the other. We'll"
 I meant only for the best -obbed the girl It gas all, all 4e1ause @ of my .D-@ 2,ychology Jtodie As
 Stop" said Mrs Hampton. Success i'll your studies seems to affect you oddly.
 Pollys spirit rose.
 have been made victim of psychology aone-psy- chology did # al and
 "I am very fond of you" sad the grim old lady, quite gently "I thought it my duty 10 tell you how matters stand-I you to have that advantage over Arthur For I give you my word of honor that he shall never know bit of this through me
 "I am going home" said Miss Carol Now that inc Extension lectures are over there IS no reason why I should remain. I am going home. Her cheeks were pink and her eyes very bright
 Hampton. forgetting last word he had for his mother returned to the this moment. and Miss Carol with a catch in her voice. bade hlS mother good night and walked past him out of the room with her head in the air.
 Before came in he said, didn't hear her say
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ships with hin-tha s.,e wished be merely the busi ness agent of his mother
 My mother has been informed th2t am here: Mrs Mrs Hampton she said "deputes nc to say that she is not well enough to -cc you this morning She has had bad night.
 Then he frownel q suppose am to communi- ate with her through you:
 Most of your communications have been through T am tired of sucl communications he retortcd q refuse reply further to letters written by her deputy
 There was nothing to say to this, so she remained T presume: them pursued Hampton, q am not to see my mother to-day?
 Miss Carro nodded dryly
 T have repeated her message to you, she said He regarded her darkly
 '"Of course" he blurtcd out, you know everything about this-er-ths argument between my mother Merely in a business capacity" she affirmed. Certainly" he responded stiffiy. But even SO, YOU will acknowledge that this matter should have remained strictly between the principals ..:, 'I have personal opinion m the matter, she Said' "I am only business agent - "Tn other words he retorted almost brusquely, it is none of your business-is that 1t:
 That's the worst of it." she smiled, 1t IS all my business-I am Mrs Hampton's secretary.
 And mother sent no message to me!
 ~Shc asked me say that if you have any busi- ness with her you might communicate with her about it-hrough me.
 And suppose I refuse to do so?'
 If that is what you wish to to her, will tell her.
 Hampton bit his lip He felt tremendously buTly be- side the girl He smoothed his glove.
 T will not trouble you further, he said; My mother is well. presume? l have not seen her for three months.
 Miss Carrolls eyes dropped their twinkle for the first time during this interview. ~Sbe is not we'll as I informed you." she said. Tt all can do to keep her from becoming entirely de epondeut , :, [. q hope there is no danger" he returned quickly, cf her health going under ,
 4 flush overspread the secreiary's face. "i he ,,edicne you administer" she reto-tcd "is scarcely ,acuatcd to build her health mp
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TT AMPTON felt as though he had been "to the 7 end of the world and looked over the wall he strode along to his old home His mother declined to negotiate with him would she. apparently. permit her secretary, who had carried on the correspondence. to quote her other than in the most nOn-Conmal words
 He annoyed the turn of affairs and also that a stranger. should he appointed to deal with him in a private and painful piece of business.
 Perkins. the butler. admitted him when he set in commotion the bell whose button at the door. but of course Perkins showed nothing in his well drilled countenance Ask Perkins for his mother and stand the chance of probable refusal His pride re fused do that and he asked to Miss Carroll, the secretary.
 And now he was here through a stranger for his mothers recognition of his claims upon her-to have sort of 'hcar-to heart talk with his mothers secretary ii his mother refused to hIn
 Would his mother sec him? If she would only meet him and be reasonable and stop arguments that led to nothing
 He stopped abruptly. In the doorway stood slight young lady whose brown eyes set upon him, had twinkle in them
 Why he said. you are Polly Carol whom used to here six seven years I did not recog in the Mary Lee Carroll of your notes the little girl I used to roInp with
 ''I am the same girl" shc returned. demurey, the daughter of Mrs. HamDtous school friend.
 He that she intended to revive no old friend
Arizona republican., 1910-04-10

houghtfully "it is as well that you do not sec your mother to-day. Come tomorrow
 "Yes," he replied. maybe that would be better
 Toward evening he took the packet containing the ring and went more to Beatrlces house.
 This time she him.
 q fancy she said that Miss Carol has told you that would you.
 Miss Carroll' he repeated lost.
 Do you to tell me, Beatrice demanded. that you have not seen her
 q saw her this morning. he answered "certainy-
 "Yes" she retorted, you went to her you could after receiving your ring You told everything. When you left 1t appears that she had interview with your mother. who is good enough to say that she will double the income which she has promised vou-apparentlv because you informed Miss Carol that I had suggested such increase Armed with this fortifyng intelligence, the young lady called on me For so level headed girl as she seems to be- th1s was rather idotic Think of it. never in
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something about going home?'
 Certainly not" replied his mother: "she is not going home-I haven't lived all these years not to know women. She has these little irritable spells It Is her psychology. She IS not for scientist NOwh dear l want you put all that iS unpleasant behind yOu and to think only of a happy future. Sit here and let me hold your hand. and talk about the law. Isn't 1t like old times to sit like this?
 Hampton sat down and gently took his mothers hand. He talked to her about mans life and mans work of the need of using the ability one had and of refusing to accept the fiat of fate which made a ider. just a should refuse to allow fate to make him beggar q slave And somehow ar other. at the time he wondering if his mother would be able to keep Polly Carol from going home. now that the Extension lectures over He hoped S
 Because. he said in his mother who asked him why he was SO thoughtful T want to do little living my account
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-01-06
MAKING A BALLOON.
Precautions Taken to Keep the Gas
Bag From Destruction.

Precautions Taken to Keep the Gas
Bag From Destruction.
1t may interest the reader to hear
something about the construction of a
big modern balloon and its equipments,
1t is made of what is known as bal
loon cloth, which sometimes is of silk
and is sewed in small sections of about
a yard square, so that if one of the sec
tons should burst the whole balloon
would not collapse and destroy the
aeronaut.
At the top of the bag is the valve to
let the gas out when one wishes to de-
scend. A rope for opening it runs from
this valve through the center of the
balloon to the operator IN the basket.
The balloon is filled through the neck.
and this is left always open, so that
when the gas expands from the heat OF
the sun or the lesser pressure of high
attitudes the gas may escape and not
burst the envelope.
As soon as the balloon is sewed to-
gether it is blown full of air and given
three coats of varnish. Each coat must
be allowed TO dry thoroughly before
the next is applied, or else they would
never become perfectly dry, and the
balloon would be likely to be destroyed
at any minute from spontaneous com
bustiOn This spontaneous combustion
is not bursting into flame, but kind
of exceedingly quick dry rot. | myself
have lost three balloons through it.
Once In my factory we were looking at
beauty when some one shifted the
air and remarked, Thomas balloon is
gone" And so it proved to be. Five
minutes saw it destroyed-rOtten so
that you could poke your finger through
It,
Sometimes the balloon is so affected
in only few sections, and man may
make an ascension thinking his bal.
loon is all right. Protected by the fine
netting which envelops the balloon it.
self, he may even get up to some height
before discovering his danger. In for
mer times there were many fatal acci.
dents from this cause.
When a balloon Is packed, talcum or
some other powder is sprinkled over
the folds to keep them from adhering
to each other. If this is neglected the
balloon will be ruined, especially In hot
weather
AS l said, a fine netting covers the
balloon proper both to strengthen it
and to carry the weight of the basket
and its contents. All the strands of
the netting come together in the "con-
centrating ring" just above the basket,
In which the aeronaut stands. The an
Choir and guide ropes as we'll as the
basket are fastened to this cOncentrat-
ing ring.
All modern balloons, besides the
valve have Il rip cord fastened to a
long patch sewed in the envelope, by
means of which the balloon can be cut
in two and brought to earth instantly.
This is never used except in case of ex-
treme emergency and where the basket
is within ten or fifteen feet of the
ground.-Dr. J. =. Thomas in Apple
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