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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-21
That is nv afairI.

mat Is my dn6n.
Mr.. Grimm laid a hand upon her
arm, a hand that had never known
nervousness a moment longer he
stared, and then:
Madam, you are my prisoner for
the attempted murder of Senior Al
yarez!"
The rings on the portieres behind
him clicked sharply, and the draperies
parted. Mr. Grimm stood motionless,
with his hand on Miss Thorne's arm
You were inquiring moment ago
for a revolver" came in mans voice.
Here 1t ISL
Mr.. Grimm found himself inspecting
the weapon from the barrel end. Aft
er a moment his glance shifted to the
blazing eyes Of the man who held it
a young man. rather slight, with clean
cut, aristocratic features, and Of the
pronounced Italian type.
My God!" The words came from
Miss Thorne's lips almost in a scream
Don't"
81 did make some inquiries about =
revolver, yes" Mr.. Grimm interrupted
quietly. is this the one?'
He raised his hand quite casually,
and his fingers closed like steel
around the weapon. Behind his back
Miss Thorne make some quick en-
phatic gesture, and the newcomer re-
leased the revolver
81 shall ask you, please, to free Miss
Thorne," he requested courteously. st
shot Senior Alvarez. /, too, am secret
agent of the Italian government, will
ing and able to defend myself. Miss
Thorne has told you the truth; she
had nothing whatever to do with it.
She took the weapon and escaped be
cause it was mine. Here is the paper
that was taken from Senior Alvarez"
and he offered a sealed envelope. 81
have read it; it is not what expected.
You may return it to Senior Alvarez
| with my compliments"
After a moment Mr.. Grimm's hand
fell away from Miss Thorne's arm,
and he regarded the newcomer with
an interest in which admiration, even,
played part.
Your name?" he asked finally.
"Pietro Petrozinni," was the ready
reply CAS- I say, I accept all respon-
sibllity"
4 few minutes later Mr.. Grimm and
his prisoner passed out of the legation
side by side, and strolled down the
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SYNOPSIS.

Count H Rosini. the italian ambas-
Eador, is at dinner with diplomats in
the national capital when messenger
brings note directing him to come to
the embassy at once. Here q beautiful
young woman asks that she be given
q ticket to the embassy ball The tick
ct is made out in the name Of Miss Is
abel Thorne. Chief Campbell of the
secret service. and Mr.. Grimm, his head
detective. are warned that plot Of the
ing races is brewing in Washington,
and Grimm goes to the state ball for
Information. In a conservatory his at
tention is called to Miss Isabel Thorne,
who with her companion, soon disap-
pears. A revolver shot is heard and
Campbell and Grimm hasten down the
hall TO find that Senior Alvarez of the
Mexican legation, has been shot. A wo-
man did it, and Grimm Is assured it was
Miss Thorne.
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A Student of Humanity.

Mrs. Carter and her cook. says the
Brooklyn Citizen, were discussing the
murder which had narrowed the dusky
citizens of the countryside.
will dey hang him fer KILN Of
his wife, Miss Cyarter?"
court will decide. OF course, If they
I'VE can't tell yet, Aunt jimmy. The
prove he did it on purpose"
Done it a purpose! Law, Miss
Cyarter, in course he kilt his wife q
purposei Honey, amt 1 done been
married? Don't ! know mem"
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Learned Erom Nature

An enthusiastic friend was dilating
to the woman landscape gardener on
the obvious advantages she must de-
rive from actually experimenting the
workmen who executed her designs.
Being right out with nature that
way you must learn so many interest
ing things" said the friend.
II do" said the gardener, st can tell
the different kinds of whisky, the diff
ferent kinds Of tobacco and the differ
eEt kinds of profanity rod away"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-21
Attribute Of eueeess.

An American must not die; he
must direct his energies toward sue
cess; success means making ones
way in life; nine times out Of ten. for
ninety-nine men out of hundred. that
means the business world To seize
the business opportunity; to develop
that opportunity through the business
virtues Of attention to detail, indus
try, economy. persistence and enthusi-
asm-these represent the plain and
manifest duty Of every citizen who In
tends to 'sbe somebody" Stewart Ed
ward White
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why that instead Of giving an
alarm"
mo alarm was necessary. The shot
itself was an alarm"
Then why" MI Grimm persisted
coldly, did you run along the hall
way and escape by way of the kitch-
en-? If you did not do the shooting,
why the necessity of escape, carrying
the revolver"
There was that in the bIue-gray
eyes which brought Mr. Grimm to his
feet. His hands gripped each other
cruelty; his tone was calm as always.
why did you take the revolver 2"
he asked
Miss Thorne's head dropped for
ward little. and she was silent.
There are only two possibilities, Of
course he went on. First, that you,
in spite of your denial, did the shoot
ing"
81 did mott" The words fairly burst
from her tightly closed lips.
Cor that you knew the revolver, and
took it to save the person, man or
woman, who fired the shot I will as
sumo, for the moment, that this is cor
rect. Where is the revolver"
From the adjoining room there
came slight noise, faint breath of
sound; or it might have been only an
echo Of silence. Their eyes were fixed
each upon the others unwaVeringly,
with not a flicker to indicate that
either had heard After a moment
Miss Thorne returned to her chair and
sat down.
It's rather a singular situation,
isn't it, Mr. Grimm" she inquired IT.
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Like Moving Picture Shows.

Marionette CT puppet theaters. for
merly well beloved by the Italian resi-
dents from memories OF their old
home. have disappeared in New York
being replaced by the moving picture
shows, but the neurological and le-
gendary dramas familiar in the van
ished playhouses are still preserved
and In more effective form by tbs
films OF the b1ographs.
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lost weight and do not have mo-
ment's uneasiness or pain They &C
tually saved my life
when Your Back is Lame, Remem-
Der the Name-DOAN'S
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere Price SOC.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N 7.
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Usual Thinq.

Been taxing your eyes Iately?"
asked the oculist
Yes" said the patient; ST looked
all through a newspaper Of IA pages
which came through the mail to me
bearing the words marked copy"
mo wonder your eyes SMART"
"Oh, but that isn't the worst OF It
I didn't find anything marked Buff
falo Express.
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KEEPING Busy.

We are told that at New York's
coming municipal budget exhibit bells
will be rung and lights flashed to
show a birth every four minutes, a
death every seven minutes and a mar
riage every eleven minutes.
Just what sort of demonstration is
made every time cafe bottle pops, or
a bellboy is tipped, we are not told.
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A Preference.

Marriage is a lottery" said the
ready-made philosopher.
mo, it isn't" replied Mr. Growcher.
In a lottery you can lose once and
forget about it, instead Of having to
put up alimony."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-21

A reasonable amount of egotism is
good for a man. It keeps him from
brooding over his neighbor's success.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-21

Inhamnatory rheumatism may make
you a cripple for life. Don't wait for
Inflammation to set in. When the first
slight pains appear, drive the poison out
with Hamlins Wizard Oil.
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street together, in amicable converse
ton. Half an hour later Senior Al
varez identified Pietro Petrozinni as
the man who shot him; and the maid
servant expressed a belief that he was
the man who slammed the door in her
face.
CTn RE T0NTrTNyTTEnN
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Nipped in the Bud

Until now have never had to ask
for q small loan"
And until now I have never been
obliged to refuse you"
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Mrs. WfnsIOw's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie, 25c bottle
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WEAK, III AND MISERABLE.

How many people suffer from back
ache, headaches and dizziness with
out realizing the cause? These symp-
toms of kidney trouble are too serious
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No matter how hard the rules may
be, they're as fair for US as for the
rest of the gangi
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Mrs. Charles Mann,
Osakis, MINI, says:
From a large, healthy
woman, I ran down until
/ was q mere shadow. ]
could not walk across
the room without falling
into a chair, utterly ex-
hausted. I spent hun
dreds OF dollars on doc
tors without relief Since
taking Doan's Kidney
Pills, I have regained my
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AS long as there are people in the
world who try to get something for
nothing, a lot of other people will be
able to live without work.
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There is a certain amount Of lye in
soap, but that is no reason why it
should be injected into the advertise
ments.
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The world doesn't ask how you got
there after you arrive
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BEAUTIFULPoST CARDS FREE

sand &c stamp for Eve samples of my very ehOic-
est Gold Embossed Birthday, Flower and Motto
Post Cards; beautiful colors and lOEeliest designs
Ar Post Card Clnb 7SI Jackson ST. Topeka Kansas
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Bess-There's one pleasure denied
the rich.
Tess-Whats that?
Bess-They can't go bargain hunt
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ILLUSTRATIONS by r1.G.Kx1fF>2E~

% By TIE ASSOCIATED SUNDAY MAGAZINES
% BY THE BOBB5 r1ERRILL COMPANY
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23

At Leon, where there is an ad-
ditional deep we'll being put down
for the city water plant, the drill
struck very heavy vein of coal at
a depth of 500 feet. OF course, just
now Leon is after water and not
after coal, and the people interested
will simply make a note Of the fact
there may be immense coal beds be-
tween them and their water supply,
and some time, when the other sup
plies grow scarce, and it becomes
profitable to go to that depth for
soft coal, perhaps that supply will
be drawn upon. The find again il
Illustrates how uncertain are the es-
Inmates of the experts as regards
the coal supply of the United States
1t seems almost impossible to dig
anywhere in Iowa without finding
| coal, if one goes deep enough. OF
course, the great deposits on top of
| the ground are comparatively rare,
and there are many veins that will
never pay the owner or miner, but
there is probably much more hidden
beneath the soil than has ever been
discovered. Perhaps in some future
time the scientist will have an in
strument of some kind that will en-
able him to look through the outer
skin of the earth and to note with
| accuracy what is hidden beneath it,
Which would simplify prospecting
amazingly.-Burlington Hawk-Eye.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23

Last Fridays Chicago Tribune's
"Line-o'type or Two" column had
a seven line article published a week
or so ago in The Reporter telling. of
"a pleasant little social gathering at
one of the best homes in Decatur
county, and heads the article "Im-
agination Runs Riot" We beg to
differ with the" Line-o'-type or Two"
editor Imagination did not run
riot, and we will guarantee that
those who attended had an evening
of more real enjoyment than any of
the so-called society receptions held
in Chicago, and to which the Trib-
une does not hesitate to devote sew
eral columns of space telling of the
costly gowns, cut very decollette,
which were worn by the wives and
daughters of the trust magnates and
packing house combines, whose
riches have been rung from the hon
est toll of just such good farmers
as the home where the little social
gathering was held. ,a4@ ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23
At the Christian Church.

The great Bible school is keeping
up it's interest. We had 17S in at
tendance last Lords day. Several
of the regulars were absent on &C
count of sickness and other unavoid-
able circumstance, or we should have
ofthe regulars were absent on &C
reached the 200 mark. We shall
not be satisfied until we have reach
ed that number. In the evening the
pastors address was on "The Evo-
luton of the Bible School, in which
the latest development of this line
of work, namely the Front Rank
Standard" was fully explained. We
hope to soon become a front rank
school and receive our International
certificate or recognition. Don't for
get to bring your bibles with you as
that is one of the necessary things.
The services will be held next Lords
day as usual. The subjects of the
sermons will be announced on the
bulletin board at the southwest cor
ner of the square Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23
Poems in Spring Hats.

The masculine understanding has
already grasped one paramount,
dominating, enthusively joyous fact
in respect to the spring creations in
millinery. He knows that the hats
are to average much smaller. He
has found out that the Merry Wild
ow spread and the coal-scuttle top
loftiness have at last been relegated
to that ancient garnet where repose
all the freaks in feminine fashions
where they repose until they shall
again be called into active service,
as they surely will be. What the
latest Paris creations are like it be-
cometh not the ordinary scribe to
attempt to say, though it may not
be too venturesome to quote a state
ment from the wOmen's page to the
effect that wonderful things in
spring hats are being done with
straw and that they are to be gay
with flowers, feathers and swagger
ribbon bows"
They are to be smaller, but more
fascinating than ever before in all
history. If there are to be found
tongues in trees books in the
running brooks and sermons in
stones it is beyond question that
there are poems in the spring hats
epics, lyrics, dainty love poems; po-
etry caught in it's nebulous forms
and materialized. Oh, yes; the
spring hat is to be smaller, but it is
to be an exquisite production of
genius, all the same.-Baltimore
Sun.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23

On several different occasions we
have heard strangers commend the
people of Leon on their cordially
and good fellowship. This is as it
should be. We have noticed this in
Leon more than any town We ever
visited. We have been in places
where everyone stood off at a dis
lance with rubber neck attitude
and made impertinent personal re-
marks about every stranger that
happened along The inhabitants
were continually scrapping and back
biting This never happens in
Leon. A stranger here is met with
a CHEEKY "hello'' and made to feel
at home from the start. AS a con-
sequence there is a vast army Of
people scattered over the world who
can think of Leon with the tender
est of feelings whether their stay
was for day or year. We don't
know whether it is the climate, the
soil or just what phase is most re-
sponsible for these conditions but
we take our hats off to the people of
Leon and the good fellowship which
rules their hearts.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23

H. A. Wright had a big time at
his implement opening at his new
store last Saturday. He had offered
prizes for the farmers who brought
the largest number of people to his
store on one wagon, and there was
an exciting contest. The first prize,
a set of double harness, was won by
VIM. Melvin and James Baker, of
Center township, who had wagon
with "a men on it, pulled up to the
store by team of mules owned by
Geo. w. Baker. The second prize,
a set of single harness, was won by
Jas. Anderson, of Eden, who had a
wagon with Ga men on it. A buggy
was also given away to those who at
tended the opening and Lee Davis,
of Eden township, won it. There
was big crowd in attendance at the
opening, SIS customers registering
during the day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23

The majority of the retail store
customers, before starting out on
shopping forays, study the newspa-
per advertising. The habit is a
great time saver. The shopper es-
capes fruitless visits to many stores,
by learning in advance where she
is likely to find what she. wants. She
gives very little attention to the
places which fail to inform her as
to their offerings. Many women;
too, having become personally &C
Quainted with the store dislike to
enter their places of business unless
they feel fairly sure of buying. They
avoid this. embarrassment by learn
ing in advance through the newspa-
pers where they can probably sup
ply their needs.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23

The farmers of Leon and vicinity
are considering the advisability of
erecting a coliseum. The town needs
a structure in which all sorts of big
gatherings can be arranged. Leon
has more especially in view stock
shows, short courses, stock and corn
grading contests, etc. With the ever
growing interests in scientific farm
ing, Leon will soon need structure
of that kind, and even if it never
pays a cash dividend, it will be of
the very greatest indirect benefit to
Leon and Observation-Disclosures
HaWk-EVe
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23

. Probably one of the biggest deals
in real estate that Lamont has seen
for some time happened last week
when Harry Yost traded his town
property and farm of 161 acres in
Missouri to Benjamin Chapman for
Mr.. Chapman's big 200 acre farm,
known as the j. C. Danielson farm,
two miles southeast of Lamont
The value was considered at about
100000, March l, Mr.. Yost moved
to the farm and Mr.. Chapman
moved into the town residence.La-
moni Chronicle. s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23

The horse season is about here.
The first to start the ball rolling was
Otis Deisher, of, Woodland, who was
in last week and had cards advertis-
ing his imported Shire stallion So
ham Lucky Lad, printed at this Of
fee. The newspaper advertising will
begin in a short time. Last year
The Reporter carried quite a num-
Der of horse advertisements and the
owners of stations have found that
it pays them to advertise their
horses just the same as it pays a
merchant to advertise his goods.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23

1t was reported that the inspect
ors started over the southern pro-
posed route of the Wauonsie trail
Monday, and for the northern route
to be on the lookout for them by
Wednesday as they would be along
by that time. No need to fear as
the knobs between Leon and High
Point, will not permit very fast rid
ing, and we think it too late to i'm
port biplane to help them over the
rough places, which are very num-
erous in that part of Decatur coun-
ty.-Van Vert Record.
Those knobs must have been view
ed by the Record editor in night
mare. The inspection committee
were taken from Leon straight east
through High Point to Corydon in
a little over an hour, the actual run
ming time consumed between Leon
and Corydon being just SIS minutes,
and that is pretty good time from
one county seat to another over
March roads.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23

J. L. Still, Jno. Barbour and w. c..
Still went to Des Moines the latter
part of last week and attended the
Auto show at the coliseum, and
bought three Indian motorcycles. w.
C. Still did not however get one for
his own use, his son Clyde getting
the machine. This will make seven
motor cycles for this place this sea-
son so far. Garden Grove Express
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23

The Ladies Guild are feeling pref
ty happy over the completion of their
new dining room in the basement OF
the church, for it gives them a COM
modious dining hall and kitchen.
They have purchased the big range
formerly used at the Central Hotel
and have spent several hundred dol
lars in making the Improvement on
the basement. They will shortly
give a big dinner to show the public
what nice hall they have.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23
Corydon Wants Their Deep Well
Finished Too.

M. T. Peterson, the contractor
who has the contract for drilling
the deep well for the Leon water
works, also has the contract for
Corydon's deep well, and the city
council are following the example
of the Leon council and have mott
fled the bonding company to take
charge of the work. The TimesRe
publican of that city,
The town council at it's meeting
on last Monday evening started to
follow the suggestion made by the
Times-Republican last week and or
dered the clerk to notify the bond
ing company to take charge of the
we'll under their bond. But when
they came to look up the bond they
found they had no bond as it run
out in January and the work was
now being done without any bond.
The facts seem to be that in letting
the contract to Mr.. Peterson for
digging the we'll he gave bonds for
the completion the last of October
When that time came he had only
time was extended to January ST.
Since that time Mr.. Peterson has
been progressing slowly and the
council has become dissat sfied with
the progress being made and under
took to force matters, when they
found themselves powerless. AS we
understand, Mr.. Peterson has been
notified to file new bond. Sup
pose he refuses to do this as he
possibly and probably will, under
what conditions does the town find
itself? This is a question that we
are unable and shall not try to
answer. We are only giving facts
and not theories.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23
A special train has been secured

A special train has been secured
to run to Garden Grove on Friday
afternoon to accommodate those who
wish to attend the county high
school declamatory contest. 1t will
start from Van Vert, going through
Decatur City. and will leave Leon at
about $50. Returning it will leave
Garden Grove Immediately after the
close of the contest about l O'Clock.
A large number are going from this
city,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23

We will sell at public auction at
the old Lentz farm, l mile south of
Van Vert, on Tuesday, March 28th,
commencing at o'clock i Sure Drop
corn planter, sixteen inch walking
,plows, 2 cultivators, one 16x16 disc,
| tongue truck, one 15-foot harrow,
Mccormick rake, one .6-foot Nc
Cormick mower, set harness and
other articles, including one horse
and two colts. Terms to suit the
crowd. BOWsher & Bowsher.
Buchanan & Watchbaugh, auc-
tioneers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23

Hanging in the Reporters window
may be seen bunch of timothy. red
clover and alfalfa, all grown on the
same plot Of ground, one mile north
of Decatur City, by Charles Shell.
Mr.. Shell is confident that alfalfa
can be grown successfully in this
country and expects to SOW twelve
acres to alfalfa this season.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23

Henry Minor has leased the Sigler
building at the southwest corner of
the square and will occupy it with
his barber shop. He contemplates
putting in a first-class bath room in
connection. The room in the Hotel
Leon which he vacates will be fitted
up for the hotel 'parlor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-23

Perhaps if weather be fair Friday
and Saturday, the oath and 25th,
Bradley & WATSON will have a ire
menduous sale. They now have the
basement nicely carpeted and fitted
up, so that it is now one of the incest
Ladies' Ready-to-Wear departments
in this part of the state, and will
hold their annual spring opening on
above dates, showing all the up-to-
date styles in their line.