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Clotilde sat down again with a slight
shrug OF the shoulders. Holmlock
Shears took out hts watch:
'It is now halr-past ten. We will
start IN nve minutes"
And. II | refuse?"
II you refuse. I shall go 10 NJ. Des-
tango and toll him
"What7"
THE truth. shah describe 20 him
the false llfe led by Maxine Bermond
Gud the double life OF his accomplish"
"Of his accompllce7"
yes. OF the one known as the blonde
lady, tho lady whose hair was once
fair"
And what proofs will you give him.
II shall take him to the Rue ChaIgrln
and show him the passage which Ar
sene Dupln, when managing the works,
made his men construct between No.
30 and q, the passage employed by the
two NJ YOU I'm the night before last
"Next?"
"Next. shall take NJ Destauga TO
Maltre petinau's. We VIII 90 down
tho servants staircase whioh you ran
down, with ArscHe Lupln, 10 escape
Ganlmard. And we will Doth look for
the doubtless similar g OF COM
w%unlcatlon with the next house, which
has rs entrance on the Boulevard des
Uatignolles and not In tho Rue Clapey-
ron.
Next, shall take NJ, Destange TO
the Chateau de Groom, ana II VIII be
easy for him, who knows the nature OF
the works executed ~ Arsene Lupin at
the time OF tho restoration OF the
Chateau. 20 discover the secret pas
sagcs which Arsene Lu,in made his
men construct.
"IIa viii md that these passages en-
aaled tho blonde lady - cater Nine.
dc Crozcn's room AT night and a the
blue diamond from the chimney, and.
"A fortnight later, 10 enter Herr Blei-
caen's room add hide the blue diamond
at tho bottom OF a TASK, A
rather queer thing ca DO, / admit, per
maps II was "A woman's petty ven
geancc, do not know, ana Il makes
up difference
"NeNt2'
Next" said Holmlock Shears, in =
more serious voice. II shah take NJ
peJtanss 70 l3i. Avenue HenTi-Mariin
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A New ARSENE
LUPIN Story

tango asked me to give her when /
found It."
He went INTO the little room. stood In
front OF Clotilde IN such a way that her
father could not see her, and said:
IL am NJ. Stickmann, NJ. Destange's
new secretary"
oh" she said without moving. has
my father changed his secretary?'
yes, m~ademolselle, and | would like
to speak to YOU"
Take a seat. monsieur: I have Just
finished"
She added a few words to Der letter.
signed It, sealed the envelope, pushed
back her papers, took up the telephone,
asked 10 be put on TO her dreemaker,
begged her to hurry on Q travelling
cloak which she needed urgently, and
then turning 10 shears:
II am at your service. monsieur. But
cannot our conversation take place be-
fore my father?'
"No, mademoisere, ana | will ever
entreat you not to raise your voice. II
would he better that VI. Destange SHOULD
not hear us"
Better for whOm2'
FOR you, madenolsells"
II will not permit a conversation which
my father cannot hear
Ana YET you must per lHlt lNts ono
They both rose with their eyes hxed
on each other, And she said;
Speak, monsieur"
sun standing he began;
you must forgive me II I am inac-
curate In a few less important p%articu-
lars, ! will vuucl Tor the general cor
rectness OF what I am going TO say
mo speeches, / beg. Facts"
lie felt, from this abrupt interruption,
that the girl was on her guard and he
continued
Very well, wiz come straight to the
point. Five years ago your father hap
pened TO meet a " Maxine Bermoni.
who introduced himself as n contra TOR
. or an architect, ! I'm not sure
which. In any case, N. Destango tooi
a liking TO this young man and, as th'
state OF his health no longer allowed
him 20 attend 20 His business, he en-
trusted 10 NJ. Berm1ud the cNecutioU Of
a few orders which lie had accepted 2.
please soma OLD customers and whl7l
appeared 10 hun 10 come within th'
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Bedroom Of Green's nat.

Scene Bedroom. Of Greens Nat.
Curtain rises on Green famiiy-ondstins Il
father, mother and Anas,ada. aged .s nonths-
vrSpp.d in @psscctul .&lamb', Suddenly there T. :
lowed BY a long drawn out wall as blood eurdlins
~ the hanshee % Eriu.)
n RS. @. (wido awake hmm edia tely)
mi WHAT'S matter1 MURDERS baby
AVA dot a 'ittie pain In UNI tum-tum7
Mr.. q. (semi- conscious)-Oh! Can
that!
Mrs. q. lin a minor kcy)-Bad. wicked
dadda-says %naughties to his own baby
tums-yes--mudder mus div dadda a
panky -pank-yesl
Mr.. q. topening ono eye)-Givs her
some soothing syrup!
/ Mrs. @. (shrilly)-Georgel How did
YOU ever heal OF soothing syrup? DO
you mean to toll me that you'd drug
your child!
Mr.. q. (yawning p-ofusely)-Dru9
nothin'' Anyhow. anything that yells
like that ought to DO druggedl
(Anastasia starts an allegro vivace
with strong icanings to the sustaining
pedaD.
Mrs. q. (dramatically)-The child may
be ~dylng-how do YOU know7 She has
never screamed Just like this before-it
sounds fatal to mol
Mir. q. twanting to be Of a~ssistance)-
Give her a bottle.
Mrs. a. (tcarelly)-f ~can't-she's had
six since I put her TO b>d!
Mr.. @. (generously)-Ohi be a sport
and give her another-dnilk's only eight
cents a quart nowl
Mrs. O.. (horror-stricken) - George!
You know that isn't what l mean-it'n
mako her sickl
Mr.. @. Qog!oalfy)-wdl. from tho
sound of things she couldn't be mwch
sicker than she Is right at this minute.
Il may act as an antidote.
CAnastasia emits a series OF staccato
shrteks with the precision OF 4 metro
nome.)
Mrs. q. Cpleasng)-I guess you'n have
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iahins Co. THE New Tors W0tiu).
to walk with her. John!
Mr.. @. disappearing under the COW
ers)-Not for papa.
Mrs. @. (above Anastasia's violent
obligato)-Oh, George! You know your
bathrobe's much warmer han my XII
mono!
Mr.. O.. (munincently)-By all means
put on my b~sthrobe. darling. Far be 1t
from me to prevent our being CON-
Portable,
(Anastasia. not having had much sue
cess with her musical acrobatics. de-
cides to hold her breath. She grows
WILDLY purple In the face. Mrs. q. grabs
wildly at her husband and succeeds In
getting a hold on his left earl
Mrs. @. Observation-Disclosures!
Look, she's turning blue--she's In a cons
vulsion-she's-
Mr.. q. tsleepny)-Put 'em In boiling
water. they say
Mrs. q. (screaming)-Boiiing water!
DO you want to murder your own on
spring7
(A~nastasia. running short OF wind, let's
out a screech that no circus calliope In
ita palmiest days coul ever hope TO
eauail There Is rapid and loud banging
from the apartment below.)
Mrs. O.. Ondignantly)-welL I like that!
or all the nerve-those people-I should
think they'd be ashamed Of themselves!
II they. had a child OF their own they'd
soon ind out-been married ten years
too!
Mr.. O.. trniserably)--Isn't II funny how
scme people have ALL the luck in this
world!
Mrs. G.-George!
(Anastasia suddenly duiets down into
a legato measure with andante tenden-
~cles-then. without warning. drops OF
to sleep.)
Mrs. G. Quitting her tenderly In her
crib)-De blessed angel aid go seepy-do-
do In de mudder's arms.
Mr.. @. (murmurlng In his sleep)-And
they say soothing syrup Is only a quar-
ter a bottle!
CURTAIN.
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scope OF his assistants capacity"
Shears stopped. II seemed to Hun that
the girl had grown paler. Still. she an
swered win the greatest calmness.
II know nothing Of the things about
which you are talking. monsieur, and l
am quite unable to see how they can
interest me-"
They interest you in 80 far. made
moiselle. that NJ. Maxine Bermonds
real name. which YOU know as well as
| do, is Arseno Lupin."
She burst out laughing:
"Nonscnse, Arsene Lupin7 NJ, Maxine
Bermond's name Is Arsene Lupin?'
AS | have the honor TO inform you.
mademOlse'le. and, since you refuse 20
understand me unless I speak plainly, |
will add that Arsene Lupin, TO accom-
plish his designs. has found In this
house a friend. more than a friend. a
blind and passionateIy devoted
accomplish
, She rose and, betrsying no emotion Or
at least 30 little emotion that shears
was impressed by her Extraordinary
seIr-oontrol. said:
y do not know the reason for your
behavior, monsieur, aud l have no wish
10 know It. l VIII ask you, therefore,
not - add another word n 10 cave
tho room"
81 had no intention, mademoiselle, Of
imposing my presence upon you iudef!-
uitely,' said Shears, as calmly 80 her
self. "Only' nave received not 10 leave
this house alone"
And who Is going NTH you, mon
sieur:'
you
II"
"Yes, mademoisele, We shah cave
tnis house together, and you Will a.
company ne without a Yord. without
a protest"
The strange feature II THIS scene was
the absolute Goodness of the Two adj
We Saries. 10 judge by their attitudes
aud the tone ~ thor voices, II might
have been a courteous discussion he
tween two people who diner In opinion,
rather tu1u an implao AL, duel between
Two powerful Wills
Through tho great open recess, NJ
pestause upuld he soon ,u the round
F library, handling '.t book, "Ilt
lelsure.y mo- enena.
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the Installation OF a central
- heating apparatus In bis prop
erty, And In the margin was this note:
See file NJ. BE
II knew It," mutt red Shears. File
NJ. b. is the one | want. When | have
been through that l shall know the
whereabouts OF NJ. LupIn's present
abode"
The small hours had strSck before he
found file NJ, b.. 1t cdoo6sDl Of hfteen
pages. one was a copy u eae page con-
corning NJ. Harmingeas . C. Rue Chal-
grin. Another contained a detailed ac-
count OF works executed Dor VI. Natinel,
the owner OF %, Rue Clapeyron. A third
was devoted to Baron d'Hautrec, 49,
Avenue IIenri-Martin; a fourth to the
Chateau de Groom, and the eleven otN-
ers TO different Paris landlords
shears took down tho list OF eleven
names and addresses and then restored
the papers to their place, opened a vim
dow and jumped out into the deserted
square, taking are TO close the shutters
behind him.
ON reaching his room at the hotel he IN
his pipe VITA the gravity which he al
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iof' not 10 mention
less weary mortals
VINO never Tire OF
LOOKING Tor an even
ing 3 amusement.
rms porter WORKS so
nara that he de-
serves all the tips he
gets between Chica-
20 ana san Fran
''sco. The labor he
performs with MS
hands is a small job
with inc
mental strain he I'M
dergoes. 1t $
with him to make
the passengers COM
Dot In
mind and BODY, and
he Is equal to every
No ques-
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

SYNOPSIS OF PNECEDING CHAPTERS.
Baron d,Hautrec, an old invalid, is found mOr.
missing, Police inspector Ganimagd BELIEVES ne
erime was eomPitiel by the thief ssniqs" A.
ferrous Blonde, Lady" The Barsa,s blue dig
COUNTESS de Cfozon,' Soon afterwSrd ii is stolen
and Is later found in The room Of one Of Tie
10 work on the case and tries to identity line.
de Real, the CggnteS's intimate friend, as the
Blonde Lady. The Countess sends for HO.n.ue
Shtars, the great English detective. SHEARS iai
ls friend Wilson are diiniag At = Partisan rssian,
Holmlock. Shears then declares he will clear ~
the my s,ttry and have Lupln, imprisoned within, ten
Lu1in and, finds them all the work Of one area.
ttet. NJ. pestangeI Also that each. contains a
Clotlde. as the Blonde Lady" WHO is ii .o,e
with Lupin. by tracing the various houses O.
D>tang architecture shears hopes 20 tint La.
pins hiding place.
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B city Vince
vice to Lovers
Take Up ell Her lime -

~ HIS is going to be a little sermon to the men who
write to me for advice. l hope they will read it
L and heed it.
| want to suggest that they do not take up all of a
girls time II they are not seriously interested in her.
My dear young men, you have no earthly right 10 ask
a girl not to accept the attentions or other men unless
you wish to marry her. To be sure, It is foolish for a
girl to heed a man who would jealousy keep her to him
self, although unwilling to make n similar sacrifice 10 her.
But the primal fact remains that men should not make
such requests.
Z ,nu- - IN lara nrth n nl.l uu1 ,an. - ,ana La.
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Calls Often.

GIRL who signs her letter %.
"A r." writes:
"A young man calls on me
about once a week. This is as often
as hJ can. as he is very busy, He really
seems 10 be In love with me. Is there
\ any way | can make certain of ~"
I There is Just one way a girl can he
sure a man loves her. That Is, to have
him tell her so and ask hor to re his
wife,
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CHAPTER v
C ntlnred.)
kidnapped.

-HERE followed u detailed state
ment Of works executed for
this customer, with a view TO
the installation OF a central
heating apparatus In his prop
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She Is Older.

A WOMAN who signs her letters
IA L. A. M" writes;
Il am thirty-four years old, and
a man much younger thar l am wishes
to marry me, look only about twenty
six years Of age. The man loves me
dearly and tells me my age does not
matter, but | tell him 1t does. What do
you thiak?"
think marriages whore there is a
great difference in ages between the
contracting parties are hazardous. be-
cause OF the probable difference OF In
t%erests. However, IT, the man you speak
Of is devoted 20 you and you love him,
your case anight prove the exception.
A Kiss.
A GIRL who signs her letter "A.
"A N" writes;
a few evenings ago, after a
party, my girl friend and myself were
escorted home by two gentlemen. When
they left us at my home my escort
kissed me. Now, my sirl friend is very
angry about this, and | wish TO know
If l should apologize TO herr"
You do not owe your gIpl friend an
apology, hut It was exceedingly impu-
lent OF the young man TO take such "A
liberty with YOU and most lndiscreet
for you TO perml. him to do so.
The future.
MAN who -lgns his letter wv. r,
n $" writes:
4 a Il am making A good salary
and am In a fair way 10 a comfortable
future. However, the gira | love IL used
to every luxury, DO you think | should
ask her to marry me now OF wait?"
Why not tell the young lady your diff
ncultics and let hT' decide? If she
Loves YOU she would probably be glad
" share your present struggle.
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your wTfe-wen nd good. Do anything you legtImatcly can to win her from
other men,. But II gu do no. care for her enough to marry her It is most
unfair to the girl to spoil whatever other chances she may have OF a happy
future.
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I h e N e w P a y, s


TT is o long ice Mestayers lively Tourists travelled through the theatres
j the rails seems bound to get there" as a novelty. ..
What the author calls "a Pullman carnival' DOESN'T o. very lar before Il
Jumps the track az farce and. because of its exuavagant horse-pay, bumps along
as buresoue. But II so full of laughs, thanks largely to an EXCEPTIONAL clever
company. that 1T will no doubt have. the right of way at the Ga1etyT Theatre for
q long time Looked 1T simply as sheer nonsense it is a whole carload of fur
For n thing it has in Willis Sweatnam a coDed porter wo may be trusted
to make up III sort Of berth that the tired business man" is suppose to yearn
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IS Married.

49, SAs'
A YOUNG man who signs his let
n ter &c. NJ b." writes:
- \ There Is a young married
woman In our office whom ! like as O
friend. | met her by accident a few
evenings ago and took her arm and es-
corted her home The next evening |
told her | was going home the same
way and would meet her, | meant no
offense, but she did not meet me, Was
l wrong"
knowing that the young woman was
married, you should not have asked her
to meet you, though doubtless Gas you
saw you meant no offense. She vas
right not TO keep the appointment.
Other Nen.
YOUNG man who signs his letter
II y. D. writes:
II am deeply in love with a
girl and take her Of and give her
many' costly presents. But she also
accepts the attentions OF other men.
What shall I dor
The younG Lady has a perfect eight TO
accept the attentions o. other men as
long as she is not engaged to you. If
you DO not wish her to do 80 ask her
| 70 marry YOU
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Japanese Mushrooms.

Many varieties Of mushrooms, little
known In this country or in Europe.
are to be found in Japan. The most
esteemed OF these Is the shii.take,
which is principally grown on the ev-
ergreen oak. "
Trees about siA inches In diameter
are felled and cut into lengths OF six
feet. The logs are SCARED on the
back, and are laid on the ground Tor
about three years. Then they are
stacked in rows in shady place, and
soon become covered with the mush-
rooms. After Welding one crop the
logs are soaked In water, beaten with
mooden mallet and again set up
In few days new mushrooms begin
to sprout on them. The shii-take Is
great favorite In Japan, being used In
many dishes, but most frequently In
soups.-Harper's Weekly
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Had Her OWE Opinion.

As soon as the Eastern States was
we'll out of the Detroit river she hit
It up at her usual speed Of twenty
miles. further augmented by If
teen-mile breeze dead astern. The
boat hustled some. After time the
breeze died down and soon the lake
assumed the oily appearance Of a
dead calm.
Up rose the lady--she lives in e.
Ninety-third street when she 10 at
home, and is clever automobilist.
The breeze is so strong here" she
announced. that shall have to go
Into the cabin to seek shelter"
why" said man who knows
| her, there is no breeze at all. Just
look at the lake. 1t Is the boat that
is making It's own breeze, going
twenty miles an hour"
| The woman turned on him In scorn
Nonsense" she replied. disdain.
fully You tell me there is no
breeze and here my hat Is almost
blowing on am surprised at you.
We're steaming against strong
headwind and everyone knows II but
you"
She stuck to it, too,-Cleveland
Leader
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The copper's Joke.

Ever go over on the east slider
asked Rose Stahl. III not, you miss
half the Joy OF living In New York
Just for fun | made the rounds the
other day with reporter friend OF
mine. A few blocks east OF the Bow
cry we observed crowd hanging
about certain corner and approached
a policeman.
whats the row over thereT the
reporter asked.
"The policeman grinned, 'Nothin',
he replied. 'Nothin' hut a wooden wed
din
"A wooden weddingT The news
paper man pondered and reached FOL
his pencil: Who is III
why, it's wooden weddin'.' an
swered the policeman, in a matter-of
fact voice. It's couple OF Poles
gettln' married "--Young's Magazine
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vision | hear
Ny love ] am waiting for you.

vision | hear
My love am waiting for you.
| care not for the lure of riches and
gold,
Or fashions fictitious glare,
I'd rather be with the customs OF
old.
With it's homely life and fare,
Or sit in the freight as 1t flickers
around,
Casting shadows aslant DER the
room,
Where the prattle of children's voices
abound,
And glad noises are scattr'ing the
gloom.
I'd rather live where the rarters
creak,
Than meath that of gilded dome,
like the ping of the song birds
squeak,
AS through the wildwood they
roam.
I'd rather hear the splurr of the fire
logs fire,
AS il cheerily crackles around.
And visions of homeland rises higher
and higher,
As | list to the welcome sound.
Vainly you may talk of measures of
gold,
And the Joy they say it will bring
But give me the love with its wealth
untold,
OF wife and the treasures she'll
bring,
You see not the glamor of riches
and greed,
No hatred is pictured there
But love, pure, unstinted, we gravely
concede,
To smooth out the wrinkles of
care.
Then be true to the old, fli1t not with
the new,
The treasures Of home are the best
Where virtue and honor uprear TO
our view,
| Withstanding the world Turing
test"
Praise God f6T wisdom to guide you
through
BE strong in the battle of life,
Brave all for the woman who's wait
ing for you.
For she bears the sweet name Of
wife.
w. Ellroe.
Logan, October 2Sth. 1911.
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KAlSER's WIFE IS A PARAGON
GOOD Wife, Mother ard Housekeeper.
Highly Accomplished and Pos
SCISSOR Of Charming Manners.

The German empress. as well as
proving herself pre-eminently q good
wife, mother and housekeeper. has
many graceful accomplishments. She
Is very musical, snd this forms
strong bond OF sympathy between her.
self and the emperor, who is must
cal composer of some ability. When
he desires to give his wife an agree
| able surprise he instructs the court
musicians to play some new compost
ton undes the windows OF her apar.
ments. Musical evenings with his
wife and family ARE one OF the few
recreations In which the busy kaiser
INDUCES. The empress is fond OF
sketching. and is clever amateur
photographer, having a collection OF
most interesting travel scenes, which
she photographed during her tour
with the emperor in the holy land.
She has great taste in the arrange
ment OF furniture and flowers. and
her private apartments are among the
most artistic of any royal lady In
Europe.
ne COnSOTl Oh tue hdistr 10
charming mixture of the woman and
the imperial lady. Nothing which
adds to .he well-being of her husband
and children is beneath her concern
In simple morning gown she will pre-
pare the emperor's coffee, and in the
evening, attired with taste and mag
niticence and full of gracious man
ners she is every inch an empress
She invariably wears in her hair a
large, single diamond, which once
adorned the cooked hat of Napoleon,
and is seldom seen without the dia.
mond and enameled bracelet, which
bears inset likenesses OF her seven
children, and heart-shaped open
locket with portrait OF her hus.
band. In appearance the empress Is
tall, OF good presence, comely in face.
and generally smiling, while her laugh
Is ripping and contagious.
She 10 sweet and placid In nature,
leaves politics severely alone. but Is
much interested in social reforms. In
short, the German empress must have
been the selected of the gods as help.
mate for the clever, strenuous kaiser.
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NOTHING IN IT.

All rumors and stories to the effect
that a deal has been entered into
whereby Nels Carlson is to be sacr!.
feed for George w. Lindquist is ut
terly without foundation, and is abso-
lutely false. There is nothing in 1t,
and If Mr.. Lindquist or any of his fol.
lowers have given credence to such
rumors they certainly have no good
reason for so doing. Mr.. Carlson re-
ment at the primary election, and is
in the fight to win. He is doing all
he can to win in a straightforward
honorable way. His friends should
take notice of this and do all they
can to place right any who may have
been imposed upon. They should also
get busy and see that he is elected.
He should be elected because his
knowledge Of Logan City's affairs is
most valuable asset. 1t may be true
that his opponent might obtain the
knowledge Carlson now possesses by
application and study but why should
Logan City he put to the expense of
educating him. Why not elect the man
already educated. Why not take ad.
vantage of this information. Engin,
GERS say that our water system must
be overhauled and that in case Carl.
son is not elected it will be necessary
TO employ him. why not take advan
tage of his knowledge AMI make him
responsible" said one engineer
and il is certainly good, sound logic
We have no fight with Mr. Lindquist
as an individual, but as commits
sioner in the Logan City corporation
we claim he Is not as well qualified
as is Mr.. Carlson, and it is capable
well qualified commissioners that We
are after. Mr. Lindquist is a nice gen
tleman, first class undertaken, but
Logan City is not looking for the ser
vices of an undertaken. Mr.. Carlson II
also nice gentleman, possessing
fund of valuable information that II
most valuable to Logan City.
Now we want a director fitted anC
qualified to do the work for the city
don't we? Certainly Even Mr.. Lind
gusts best friends admit Carlson
superior knowledge and ability in thl
line of work and this without any dis
respect to Mr.. Lindquist whatever, bu
they say Mr.. LindQuist can qualif
self. Well, If he can it will be don
at the expense OF the city and wi
take time, and 1t is not right, IL is nc
just 10 elect him when Carlson
ready to serve the city and posses
the necessary qualifications in a
vance. The citizens should not be pl
to the expense of educating her of
cials, and what is more, they will n,
be for Nels Carlson will be elect,
with the rest Of the Republican tick,