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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-12-07

Interpretation upon her great respon-
sibility. These people around her
seemed poor indeed, absorbed only in
petty considerations, and seeing every.
thing down the narrow vista of the
correct" Her eyes followed the
young girls course through the room,
easy to trace by her shining blond
head, and the unusual deliciousness of
her muslin gown. She stopped be-
side two women, and with a certain
sense of pleasure and embarrassment
Flora recognized one of them-Mrs.
Herrick. She caught the lady's eye
and bowed. Mrs. Herrick smiled,
with a gracious inclination in which
her graceful shoulders had part.
1t gave Flora the sense Mrs. Her
ricks presence always brought her,
of protection, of security, and the pos.
sibility of friendship finer than she had
ever known. She started forward.
But Mrs. Herrick, presenting instantly
her profile, drew the young girls
hand through her arm and moved
away.
Flora WINGED as If she had received
a blow. The other people who had
heard the same gossip of her had
been, on account of it, all the more
amused and anxious to talk to her
She felt herself judged-judged
from the outside, it is true-but still
there was justice in it. She had been
flying in the face Of custom, ignoring
common good behavior, in short,
sticking to her own convictions in de-
fiance of the worlds. And she must
pay the penalty-the loss of the pos
sibility of such friend.
But 1t was hard, she thought, to pay
the price without getting the thing
she had paid for. 1t was more like a
gamble in which she staked all on a
chance. And never had this chance
appeared more improbable to her than
now. For if Kerr valued the ring more
than he valued his safety, what argu-
ment was left her?
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-12-07

self turning to Kerr. How stoically
he had endured it all, though IL must
have borne on him most heavily!
How kind he had been to her! He
had not even spoken of himself, though
he must have known the shadows
were closing over his head.
In the gray hours of the morning
she wrote him. She dared not put
the perils into words, but she i'm
piled them. She vaguely threatened;
and she implored him to go, avoiding
them all, herself more than any; and,
quaking at the possibility that he
might, after all, overcome her, she de-
clared that before he went she would
not see him again. She closed with
the forbidden statement that whether
he stayed or went, at the end of three
days she would make a sure disposal
of the ring. She put all this in reck-
less black and white and sent it by
the hand of Shima. Then she waited.
She waited, in her little isolation,
with the sapphire always hung about
her neck, waited with what anticipa-
tion Of marvellous results-avowals
ideal farewells, or possibly some in
credible transformation of the grim
face of the business. And the answer
was silence.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-12-07
CHAPTER XVI.
The Heart of the Dilemma.


There is, in the heart of each gale
of events, storm center of quiet.
It is the very deadlock Of contending
forces, in which the individual has
space for breath and apprehension.
Into this lull Flora fell painting from
her last experience, more frightened
by the false calm than by the whirl-
wind that had landed her there. Now
she had time to mark the echoes of
the storm about her, and to realize
her position.
From the middle of her calm she
saw many inexplicable appearances.
She saw them everywhere, from the
small round of Clara's movement to
the larger wheel of the public aspect.
Clara was taking tea with the Buffers,
and the papers had ceased to mention
the Crew Idol.
It had not even been a nine days
wonder. 1t had not dwindled. 1t had
simply dropped from headlines to
nothing; and after the first murmur
Of astonishments at this strange van
ishing, after little vain conjecture as
to the reason Of 1t, the subject dropped
out of the public mouth. The silence
was SO sudden It was like suppress
sion. To Flora 1t shadowed some
forces working SO secretly, so surely.
that they had extinguished the light
of publicity. They must be going on
with concentrated and terrible &C.
tivity in cycles, which perhaps had
not yet touched her.
So, seeing Maj. Purdie among the
crowd at some ones afternoon" where
she was pouring tea, she looked up at
his cheerful face and high bald dome
with passionate curiosity. He knew
why the press had been extinguished,
and what they were doing in the dark.
She knew where the sapphire was
and where the culprit was to be found.
And to think that they could tell each
other, If they would, each tale the
other would hardly dare believe.
Amazing appearances! How far away,
how foreign from the facts they COW
cred! But Maj. Purdie had the best
Of It. He at least was doing his duty.
He was standing stifly on one side,
while she hesitated between. trying
desperately to push Kerr out q sight
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-12-07

| before she dared uncover the jewel.
But he wouldn't move. In spite of all
she had done, he wouldn't
Across the room that very after
noon she caught the twinkle of his re-
sisting smile. He had had her letter
then for two days, and still he had
come here, though he'd been hidden
to stay away; though he had been
warned to keep away from all places
where she, or these people around
her, might find him; though he had
been implored to go, finally, as far
away as the round surface of the
world would let him.
By what he had heard and seen in
the red room that night, he must
know her warning had not been ridic-
ulous. And there was another threat
less apparent on the surface of things,
but evident enough to her. 1t was the
change in Clara after she had begun
her attack on the Buffers, her appear
ance of being busy with something,
absorbed with, intent upon, something,
which, If she had not secured it yet,
at least she had we'll in reach. And
that thing-suppose 1t had to do with
the Crew Idol; and suppose Clara
should play into Harry's hands!
For Kerr's escape Flora had been
holding the ring, fighting off events,
and yet all the while she had not
wanted to lose the sight of him. Well,
now, when she had made up her mind
finally to resign herself to the dreari-
ness of that, might he not at least
have done his part of it and decently
disappeared! So much he might have
done for her.
He was playing her own trick on
her. but her chances for getting at
him again were fewer than his had
been with her. She could not besiege
him in his abode; and in the places
where they met, large houses crowded
with people, the eye of the world was
upon her. For how long had she for
gotten it-she who had been all her
life so deferential toward it! Even
now she remembered it only because
It interfered with what she wanted
to do.
For the eye of her small society
was very keenly upon Kerr. She re-
allied, all at once, that he had be-
come a parsonage; and then, by
smiles, by lifted eyebrows, by glances,
she gathered that her name was be-
ing linked with his. She was aston
ished. How could their luncheon to-
gether at the Purdies', their words
that night in the opera box, their few
minutes talk in the shop, have crys-
tallized into this gossip? It vexed her
alarmed her. how 1t had got about
when she had seen him SO seldom,
had known him scarcely more than
week. 1t was simply in the air. 1t
was in her attitude and In his, but
how far 1t had gone she did not
dream, until in the dense crowd of some
ones at-home she caught the words
of a young girl. The voice was so
sweet and so prettily modulated that
at its first notes Flora turned invol-
unfairly to glimpse the speaker, a
slender creature in delicate mist of
muslin, with an indeterminate chin
and the cheek Of a pale peach.
Just think" Flora heard her say
ing, "he went to see her three times
in two days, but to-day, did you no
tice, he wouldn't look at her until she
went up and spoke to him. I don't
see how a girl can! Harry Cressy-"
She moved away and the words
were lost Flora looked after her. For
the moment she felt only scorn for
the creatures who had clapped that
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-12-07
Ute
SYNOPSIS.

Al n private view of the Chatworth
perzprel estate, to be sold at auction, the
Chat worth ring, .nown as the Crew Idol,
rnyHipriously disappears. Harry Cressy,
who was present, describes the ring to
his fiancee, Flora Gilsey. and her chap
ercn. Mrs Clara Britton, as being ike
heather god with beautiful sapphire
set In the head Flora meets Mr.. Kerr
an Englishman, at the club. In dls-
csrs,xirs the disappearance of the ring, the
exploits of an English thief. tarrell
Ward are recalled. Flora has fancy
thai Harry and Kerr know something
about the mystery. Kerr tells Flora that
he has met Harry somewhere, but cannot
place him $4,000 reward is offered Tor
fhe return of the ring. Harry admits TO
FIora that he dislikes Kerr. Harry takes
F7prn TO Chinese goldsmith's to buy an
engagement ring. An exquisite sapphire
set ip q hoop of brass, is selected. Harry
urges her not 10 wear 1t until 1t is reset.
The possession of the ring seems to cast
n spell over Flora. She becomes uneasy
and rpprehensive. Flora meets Kerr AT
box party, She Is startled by the erect
on him 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
Clsra ransacking her dressing room.
F1orz refuses to give or sell the stone 10
Kerr and suspects him of being the thlef.
f1nrn's interest in Kerr increases. She
decides 10 return the ring to Harry, but
he tefis her to keep 1t for n day or two.
fxln Butler tells Flora that Clara is set
ting her cap for her father, Judge Butler.
Flora believes Harry suspects Kerr.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-12-07
insufficient Dat,

lnsuffIclent Data.
Blobbs-What II Guzzler like when
he's sober?
Slobbs-I don't know. I've only
known him about nine ysarA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23
PANAMA WORK PROGRESSES.
Work of Excavation in June Doubles
That of Last Year.

Washington, D. c., July z3.-Notwith-
standing that the precipitation in the
rainy month of June, 1910, in Panama,
was almost double that in the months
of June, 1909, and 1908, the work of
excavation in the Panama canal last
June exceeded by 100000 cubic yards
the excavations in the correspond ding,
period of the previous year.
This fact was made known in a re-
port to the war department on the
progress of the canal operations. AS
an indication of the great strides be-
ing made in the work, the report show
ed that in June, 1904. the excavation
amounted to 32,551 cubic yards, as
compared with 1,305,141 cubic yards
taken out last month
Uncle Sans physicians and santa
ton experts who are responsible for
the health of the men on the Panama
canal job are taking no chances of in
lection. They have eliminated mos
quitoes and crusade on the house fly
has been started.
The measures taken to exterminate
the pest go SO far as providing>a law
which requires street vendors of con-
fectionery, fruits, pastry or anything
else which may draw flies to keep their
wares covered with wire screens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23
POINTER FROM KENTUCKY.
New Plan Devised for Saving the
Wheat Crop.

Georgetown, KY, July pa novel
method to save the wheat crop of
Scott county was resorted to today
when number of farmers appeared
before the county judge and paid the
fines of ten prisoners in the Jail in
order to get help to harvest the crop.
IN several instances the fines ran as
high as $780, All OF the prisoners went
willingly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

Smith automobile factory and foul
years in the Stafford garage.
Having sold out his allotment OF
1910 White Steamers, DR.. HickoH
spent. last week fishing in Usage
Two department stores in Chicago
nave lnaugurated taxicab service for
their patrons The innovation en-
ables any customer to take a taxicab
from the stores for an uninterrupted
journey within defined district of
ABOUT one mile in radius for a charge
OF only 80 cents for from one to five
passengers The district includes all
of the terminal railroad stations and
all of the downtown hotels.
T.. j. Brown was in Wichita last
week, where he obtained the agency
for Days resilient compound automo-
bile tire filler. He is installing and
eQuipping plant here to fill tires and
Will have it In operation first of next
week. The compound is an elastic
substance as resilient as pure rubber.
1mpervious to heat or cold, 1t is in
Jected into a pneumatic tire in the
form of a liquid while still warm with
air pressure from 40 to 100 pounds.
according to weight of car After six
or eight hours a chemical change
takes place that renders it absolutely
1mpervious to heat. It changes TO a
solid, taking the shape of the tire. from
which 1T can not be transformed. Tires
can then be vulcanized over this filler
without difficulty or injury to it or the
tube.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

Billings & Lyon brought up a Stat
ford from Kansas City Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

Prest-O-Lite tanks sold and ex-
changed at the LIT garage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

Albert Neese, TIA Fillmore street
has purchased a Marmon 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

The invasion of the Arctic circle by
the automobile is at last an estab-
lished fact, and to former st.
Louisan belong the first Ilonors. Oscar
r. Tamm, a wealthy native of St
Louis, but more recently established
at Tamms; Ill, crossed the Arctic cir
Gle on July with the American flag
flying from his automobile. He has
written to friends of his achievement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

F. L. Albertson, factory representa-
tive for the Marmon, from Indianap-
oils, Ind, was at the J & J Motor Car
company this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

! Mr.. Mitchell of Chanute has pur-
chased a Chalmers 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

The usual number of tourists from
Kansas are registered in the hotels and
rooming houses of Colorado Springs
and Manitou this year. From present
indications it is expected that the
number of tourists from the Sunfiower
state in Colorado will surpass the rec
ord of all previous years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

Everybody reads the state Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

w w. Webb made a pleasure tril
to Junction City. He reports a liv,
automobile club at that place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

A Cole 80 has been delivered to B
L. Fry, a Topeka contractor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

Mrs. William Butler and sol
Charles, of Manhattan were in Topek
in their Great Smith Racer Thursda,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

c. w. Davis made a trip to Kansa
City in his car this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

Arch Hoxsey, the aviator, who has
made several sensational flights recent
ly, also is an automobilist In his stay
in Detroit last week while the Elks'
national convention was on, he made
use of Carter car in connection with
his aviation work, because of its
smooth running friction transmission ,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

A jolly party from Waverly, Kan,
now is in Colorado Springs. after an
exciting run of five days. Those who
made up the party were Mr.. and Mrs.
G. L. Foster and daughter and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. E. O'Neill of Waverly and Miss
Gussie Harter of st. Louis. The trip
was made in two machines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

Bradford & Greenwood have fin
ished painting a seven-passenger
Thomas Flyer for the Wear Mulyane
Car company. The color is rose lake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

Smith automobile factory and four
years in the Stafford garage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

The automobile club members and
others are taking trips to Silver Lake
over the lower road, as the upper one
is being graded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

Having sold out his allotment of
1910 White Steamers, DR.. Hickok
spent last week fishing in Usage
county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-23

The Topeka Auto Tire and Vulcan
izing works have their new appliances
installed and plenty of work on hand.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-07-20
BOARD ASSUMES
VETERINARIAN PAY

The City and County Board of Su,
pervisors will assume the expense of
maintaining an assistant veterinarian
and an other assistant In looking after
the inspection OF dairy cattle.
The committee on sanitation and
health submitted the following report
concerning this phase OF the work at
Its meeting last evening.
The Mayor and Board OF Supervisors,
City and County OF Honolulu:
Gentlemen:-Your committee on
health and sanitation to whom was
referred the matter Of inspection OF
dairy cattle for tuberculosis. beg
leave to report that we have made the
following terms with the Territorial
Board OF Agriculture and Forestry.
The Board of Supervisors to pay
the salary OF an assistant veterinary
surgeon at $3.50 month; night work
compensation to an non.professional
assistant, $50 month; transporta,
ton, $50 month. Total 5000 a
month, In addition to the assistance.
as may be required, of the inspectors
in the pay of the City aud County.
We would further report that the
inspection is likely to be completed
within three months from the begin.
ming.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-07-20
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED
Especial to BuIIetin)

WAILUKU, Maui, July 15.--Judge
and Mrs. A. N. Kepoikal gave a iuau
at their home last evening to cele
brate the birthday of Mrs. Ellen Muir,
ray of Honolulu who is here for few
weeks. 1t was a very pleasant affair
and was attended by a large number
Of the friends OF the young lady In
whose honor the luau was given.
Among those present were Supervisor
and Mrs. T. b. Lyons, Judge and Mrs,
Burchard, Mrs. w. f. Cole. Assessor
and Mrs. j. II. Kunewa. Court Clerk
and Mrs. f. II. Hart, Sheriff and Mrs.
w, Il. Saffery, Captain and Mrs. w.
Il, Bal, DR.. ]. II. Farrell, Dr. w. r.
Boote, Deputy Marshal Holt, T. h,
Lyons, Carl Rose County Clerk w.
Il, KaaP Mr.. Samuel Kelllnoi aud
others.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-07-20
EMERSON IS
ENUMERATED

The City and County Committee on
Sanitation and Health have given DR..
Emerson what might be technically
known as "clean bill OF health. {"
This was handed to the County police
surgeon at the meeting OF the solons
held last evening.
In a report offered the Board and
adopted by unanimous vote the health
committeeman state that we held an
investigation and questioned DIR. EN-.
erson and Sheriff Rose about the case
with the following result, viz:
Odo, the dead man. some time be.
fore his death went to n japanese
doctor, who treated him for yellow
iaundice Later he got drunk and
slept outdoors all one night. The
following day he was sick and retir.
ed to his room. The day before his
death he complained of being sick. He
died unattended In the night and his
death being reported to the police.
Mr. Rose removed the body to the
undertaking rooms.
DR.. Emerson found pneumonia In
the lungs and concluding that this
was the cause of death certified ac-
cordingly.
1t appears that the Territorial
health authorities took alarm at the
report of pneumonia. great many
cases OF death from this cause hav.
ing been reported within short time
previous, and an epidemic OF pneumo-
MIA being regarded as the forerun-
ner of bubonic plague. They accord
ingly made further post norton ex-
animation and It Is said discovered
evidence of the plague.
DR.. Emerson frankly admitted that
he might have carried the examln-
alton further than he did, saying he
would not take any chances again,
II may be mentioned that the Board
of Health had given no notice OF the
suspicious prevalence of pneumonia.
Neither did its physicians invite the
prison surgeon to attend the add
tional autopsy.
In view OF the facts, your commit.
tee does not attach any blame to the
police surgeon, as he had ascertain
ed the probable cause OF death from
reasonable evidence.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-07-20
ROAD BOARD IS
DELIGHTED
Highways On Windward
Oahu In Good
Condition

The City and County road board
takes occasion to extend fluctuations
to Itself at the completion of the
greater bulk of road work on the
other side OF this island.
A special trip Of It's members I'm.
der the guidance Of Chairman Quinn
was made the other day. A report
concerning what the Supervisors
found there proved one Of the matters
taken up for consideration at last
nights meeting Of the County law.
makers.
In submitting his report which do.
cument was supported by other mem.
bers Of the committee, Chairman
Quinn among other things says:
In regard to the trip around the
Island for the inspection OF the Ka.
hama Beach Road which is now about
completed, which was referred to
your Committee on Roads. Bridges.
Garbage, Parks aud Public Improve.
ments, we would state:
We made the trip around the Island
inspecting the different places, We
were very much plased to ind the
work at kipapa Gulch going along
very RAPIDLY; also at Waialua the
road Is completed to the Haleiwa Ho.
tel; also the work In the koolauloa
District Is progressing very rapidly.
We expect In very short time to
have the road completed to the Hau.
ula Court House We IND at kahana
mat me contract Tor the kahana
beach ROAD il ABOUT completed. We
una IL 10 ne nrst class JOB In every
respect Inc oniy thins winch re
MAINS 10 compete the contract at inc
present time IL me building oil short
strip Oh renee ana the painting OF a
bridge ETC we would recommend
tnat as soon as 'hls Is completed the
City and County Engineer on behalf
Oh 'he ooaru oi SuperVisors' accept
'he ioau as nh'sheu.
IN regard 10 reu,'on from 'he
fiauuia Improvement oluo' relauVe 10
'ne Improvement Vi roahs IN ana
around iiauuia' ana also the nome
~ ia. n. r A.
stead ROAD whlch was referred 10 the
ooii',lll''ee On n pus anu nr'uses, gu
pe' ',sor V"n11 rieRY,s 'ha' 'ne hau'
a ''p'oso' LUZ men peu
, ~ .o' one ha' " ,ne n'o,ey
oeln "pen. ~ wa, aaan AZ ue
%a @ ~" Is 800 ou'.
NJ We 'p,n. !" ,ae a u''' ,,,-
w "e uo'"s oee,e, nan noo oia' W.
ae "no'e '.Voo 'i'o"'"
~ 'na' u'S.e' anu "oiAins 'o"aru ~
."" u'a a., 'nu u very snort 'ime WIZ
'odu oo"'p'e.e' W ihauuIa'
anu VIC nope neIore me ehd OF the
wa,. nav .ne ROAD competed 10
,sn @ we "ou'u recommend that
ne ne 'oau lronh ,he railroad station
uoMn 10 tne Deach' which Is approx
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-07-20

w-"For Sale" cards at Bulletin.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-26
"GoOd-Night and Pleasant
Dreams"
CHAS. SCHMIDT & co.

Two things mean sweet sleep-a
clear conscience and a clean bed No
one Is going to put you i'm a bed they
think is not clean, but haven't you
noticed sometimes that the pillow
cases and sheets have stale, musty
smell, and that they are harsh and
have an unpleasant feeling? That is
because they are washed with soaps
that are full of rosin and strong eau
stics. There's only one soap for bed
ding. That is Hewitt's Easy Task
soap. Pure cocanut oil, pure borax,
naphtha and other healthfully steri-
lizing and cleansing agents compose
Hewitt's Easy Task soap, and bed
ding washed with 1t is sure to come
from the wash so beautiful that II
makes the housewife proud