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Jefferson from this time on. only re-
member'-here she shook her gloved
finger at him warningly-"mind you
behave yourselfi No more such sentf-
mental speeches as you made just
now"
jefferson beamed. He felt at least
two inches taller. and at that moment
he would not have changed places
with any one in the world. To hide
the embarrassment his qualification
caused him he pulled out his watch
and exclaimed:
"Why. it's quarter past six. We
shall have all we can do to get back
to the hotel and dress for dinner"
Shirley rose at once, although loath
to leave.
81 had no idea 1t was so late" she
said How the time fliesw Then
mockingly she added: "Come, Jefrer-
son-be good boy and find cab"
They passed out of the gardens by
the gate facing the Theatre de rOdeon.
where there was long string of
fiacres for hire. They got into one.
and in fifteen minutes they were back
| at the Grand hotel.
At the Office they told Shirley that
her aunt had already come in and gone
to !uer room. SO she hurried upstairs to
dresS for dinner. while Jefferson pro-
ceeded to the Hotel de rAthenee on
the same mission. He had still twenty
five minutes before dinner time, and
he needed only ten minutes for a wash
and to jump into his dress suit. SO, in
stead of going directly to his hotel, he
sat down at the Cafe de In Paix. He
was thirsty, and calling for vermouth
frappe he told the garcon 10 bring him
also the American papers.
The waiter returned with the YER
mouth and the newspapers. All he
could find were the London Times.
which he pronounced Teens, and
some issues Of the New York Herald.
The papers were nearly a month old,
but he did not care for that. Jeffer-
son idly turned over the pages of the
Herald. His thoughts We're still run.
ming OH Shirley, and he was paying
little attention to what lie was read
ing. Suddenly, however, his eyes rest
ed ON headline which made him sit
up with start. 1t read as follows:
Judge Rossmore Impeached-Justice
F, of the Supreme Court to Be Tried Oh
Bribery Charges"
The dispatch, which was dated
Washington two weeks back, went Oh
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to say that serious charges affecting
the integrity of Judge ROssmore had
been made the subject of congression-
al inquiry and that the result Of the
inquiry was SO grave that demand
for impeachment would he at once
sent to the senate. 1t added that the
charges grew out of the recent decision
in the Great Northwestern Mining COM
pany case, it being alleged that Judge
Rossmore had accepted large sum
of money on condition Of his handing
down a decision favorable to the COM
pany.
Jefferson was thunderstruck. He
read the dispatch over again to make
sure there was no mistake. No, it
was very plain-Judge Rossmore of
Madison avenue. But how preposter-
Gus, what calumny! He paid for his
vermouth and hurried away to his
hotel to dress.
1t was just striking when he re-
entered the courtyard Of the Grand
hotel. Shirley and Mrs. Blake were
waiting for him.
They drove UP the stately Champs
Elysees, past the monumental Arc de
Triomphe and from there down to the
Bots. All were singularly quiet. Mrs.
Blake was worrying about her new
gown, Shirley was tired, and Jefferson
could not Danish from his mind the ter
rible news he had just read. He avoid
ed looking at Shirley until the latter
noticed it-and thought she must have
offended him in some way. She was
| more sorry than she would have him
know, for with all her apparent cold
ness Jefferson was rapidly becoming
very indispensable to her happiness.
1t was nearly 10 O'clock when they
had finished. They sat little longer
listening to the gypsy music, weird and
barbaric. Very pointedly. Shirley re-
marked:
II for one preferred the music this
afternoon"
"Why?" inquired Jefferson, ignoring
the petulant note In her voice.
Because you were more amiablew
she retorted rather GROSSLY. But she
could never remain angry long, and.
when they said good night she whis-
pered demurely:
care you cross with me, Jeff?"
He turned his head away, and she
saw that his face was singularly
drawn and grave.
"Cross-no. Good night God bless
you" he said, hoarsely gulping down
q lump that rose in his throat. Then
grasping her hand he hurried away.
Completely mystifed, Shirley and
her companion turned to the Office to
get the key Of their room. As the
man handed 1t to. Shirley he passed
Continued next week.
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lessen the dividends. for 1t meant not
only smaller annual earnings. but that
Il lot of money must he spent in Wash.
ington.
The eyes of the listeners. who were
hanging O.: every word. invuluntarily
turned in tnc direction of Senator Rob
erts. but The latter. at that moment
a lot of papers. seemed to have missed
this significant allusion to the road $
expenses in the District of Columbia.
Ryder continues:
In his experience such waves of re.
form were periodical and soon wear
themselves cut. when things go on
just as they did before. Much of the
agitation doubtless. was Il strike for
graft. They would have to go down in
their pockets, lie supposed. and then
these yellow newspapers AMI these
yellow magazines that were barking
at their heels would let them go. Put
in regard To the particular case now at
iSSue-this Auburndale decision-thcre
had been no WAY If preventing it. In.
t1nence had been used. but to no eff
feet. The thing to do now was to pre-
vent any such disasters In future 10y
removing the author of them.
The directors hcnt eagerly forward.
Had Ryder really got some plan up his
sleeve, after all? The faces around
the table looked brighter. and the d.
rectors cleared their throats and set
tied themselves down in their chairs
as audiences do in the thcater when
the drama is reaching its climax.
The board. continued Ryder with icy
calmneSs had perhaps heard and also
seen liz the newspapers the stories re-
garding Jude Hossmore and his al
legged connc. ion with the Great North
western rn,';;mny. Perhaps they had
not believed these stories. 1t was only
natural. lie hail not believed them
him l:ut he had taken the trou-
lie 20 inGlirn into the matter very
carefully. ;,l.d he regretted to say that
the stories were true. In fact, they
were no LONGER denied by Judge Ross
more himself.
The directors looked at each other in
HnlaZemcnt. Clasps OF establishment,
incredulity, satisfaction. We're heard all
over the room. The rumors were true,
then? Was it possible: Incredible!
Investigation, Ryder went on. had
shown that Judge Kossmore was not
only interested in the company iii
whose favor as judge OF the supreme
court he had rendered an important de-
ciSion; but. what was worse, he had ac-
Cepted from that company a valuable
gift-that is. $4,000 worth of stock
for which he had given absolutely
nothing in return unless, as some
claimed. the weight Of his influence on
the bench. These facts We're very ugly
more did not attempt to answer them,
and the important news which he, the
chairman, had to announce to his fell
low directors that afternoon was that
Judge Rossmores conduct would be
made the subject of an inquiry by con.
gress.
Ryder sat down, and pandemonium
broke loose, the delighted directors
tumbling over each other in their
eagerness to shake hands with the man
who had saved them. Ryder had Civ.
en- no hint that he had been a factor in
the working up Of this case against
their common enemy. but the directors
knew we'll that lie and he alone had
been the master mind which had
brought about the happy result.
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5 the supreme reward of virtue
the good American is promised
visit to Paris when he dies.
Those, however, of our saga
cious fellow countrymen who can af-
ford to make the trip usually manage
to see Lutetia before crossing the river
Styx. Most Americans like Paris
some like it SO we'll that they have
made it their permanent home-al-
though 1t must be added that in their
admiration. they rarely include the
Frenchman. For that matter, we are
not as a nation particularly fond of
any foreigner, largely because we do
not understand him, while the foreign
err for his part is quite willing to re-
turn the compliment. He gives the
Yankee credit for commercial smart
ness, which has built up Americas
great material prosperity, but he has
the utmost contempt for our acquaint-
ance with art and no profound respect
for us as scientists.
The logic Of this position, set forth in
LIE Soir in an article on the New
World, appealed strongly to Jefferson
Ryder as he sat in front Of the Cafe
de la Paix in Paris, slipping a sugared
vermouth. 1t was O'clock, the magic
hour Of the aperitif. when the .glutton
taxes his wits to deceive his stomach
and work up an appetite for renewed
Fascinated by the gay scene around
him, Jefferson laA the newspaper
aside. To the young American, fresh
from prosaic money mad New York
the City Of Pleasure presented indeed
q novel and beautiful spectacle. How
different, he unused. from his own
city with one fashionable thorough.
fare u Fifth avenue - monotonously
lined for miles with hideous brown.
stone residences and showing little
real animation except during the
Saturday afternoon parade when the
activities of the smart set, male and
female, conferred chiefly in such ex
citing diversions as going to Huyler's
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CHAPTER Nv.
me. what do the papers
say?"


"~ ELL me, what do the papers
sayY"
Settling herself comfort
ably back in the carriage,
Shirley questioned Jefferson with Gag
erness, even anxiety. She had been
impatiently awaiting the arrival of the
newspapers from "home." for SO much
depended on this first effort. She
knew her book had been praised in
some quarters, and her publishers had
written her that the sales were bigger
every day, but she was curious to learn
how 1t had been received by the re-
viewers.
Shirley was not beautiful, but hers
was face that never failed to attract
attention. 1t was a thoughtful and In.
,teresting face. with an Intellectual
brow and large, expressive eyes. the
face of woman who had both brain
power and ideals. and yet who, at the
same time, was in perfect sympathy
With the world. She was. fair in com
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CHAPTER III.

S the supreme reward of virtue
the good American is promised
visit to Paris when he dies.
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great demand by the publishers, and
very soon the young artist, who had
begun his career Of independence on
nothing q year, SO to speak, found him
self in handsomely appointed studio
In Bryant park, with more orders COM
ing III than he could possibly fill and
enjoying an income of little less than
$1,000 year. The money was all the
sweeter to Jefferson In that he felt he
had himself earned every cent of 1t.
This summer he was giving himself a
we'll deserved vacation, and he had
come to Europe partly to see Paris and
the other art centers about which his
fellow students at the academy raved,
but Observation-Disclosures this he did
not acknowledge even to himself-to
meet in Paris young woman in
whom he was more than ordinarily in
terested-Shirley Rossmore, daughter
of Judge Rossmore of the United
States supreme court, who had come
abroad to recuperate after the labors
on her new novel, 1.-THE American Oc-
topus," book which was then the
talk of two hemispheres.
Jefferson had read half a dozen re-
views of 1t in as many American pa
pers that afternoon at the New York
Herald's reading room in the Avenue
de pOpera, and he chuckled with glee
as he thought how accurately this
young woman had described his IA
Their. The book had been published un-
der the pseudonym Shirley Green"
and he alone had been admitted into
the secret Of authorship. The critics
all conceded that It was the book. OF
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undignified. Please be sensible"
Quite subdued, Jefferson reIapsed
into a sullsy silence. Presently he
said:
II wish you wouldn't call NE Mr..
Ryder. meant to ask you this before.
You know very we'll that you've no
great love for the name, and If you
persist you'll end by including me in
your hatred of the hero of your book. "
Shirley looked ut him with amused
curiosity.
"What do you mean," she asked.
what do you want me to call you7"
"Oh, don't know" he stammered.
rather intimidated by this self pos.
sessed young woman, who looked him
calmly through and through. "Why
not call me Jefferson? Mr.. Ryder is
80 formal"
Shirley laughed outright, merry
unrestrained peal Of honest laughter
which made the passersby turn theil
heads and smile, too, commenting the
while on the stylish appearance of the
two Americans whom they took fol
sweethearts. After all, reasoned shir
ley. he was right They had been to-
gether now nearly every hour In the
day for over month. It was absurd
to call him Mr.. Ryder. So, addressing
him with mock gravity, she said:
you're right, Mr.. Ryder-I mean
jefferson. You're quite right. You are
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08
Try This Famous Pinex
"Pint Of Cough Syrup"
"A Family Supply for SOC, Saving s2-s
The surest, Quickest Remedy You
Ever Used or Money Refunded.

"A cough remedy that saves you 80, and
is guaranteed to give quicker, better re-
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trying. And one trial will show you why
Pinex Is used in more homes in the u. y.
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You will be pleasantly surprised by the
way it takes right hold of a cough, giving
almost instant relief. IL will usually stop
the most obstinate, deep-seated cough in
"a hours, and is unequaled for prompt
results in whooping cough.
A 60-cent bottle of Pinex, when mixed
with homemade sugar syrup, makes full
pint of the best cough remedy ever used,
Easily prepared in five minutes-directions
In package.
The taste is pleasant--children take IL
willingly. Stimulates the appetite and is
slightly laxative-both excellent features.
Splendid for Group, hoarseness, asthma,
bronchitis and other throat troubles, and
highly successful remedy for incipient
lung troubles.
Pinex is a special and highly concen-
trated compound of Norway White Pine
extract, rich in guaiacol and other natural
healing pine elements. Simply mix with
sugar syrup or strained honey, in a pint
bottle, and il is ready for use.
Pinex has often been initiated, but never
successfully, for nothing else will produce
the same results. The genuine is guaran-
teed to give absolute satisfaction or money
refunded Certificate of guarantee is
wrapped in each package. Your druggist
has Pinex or will gladly get it for you.
If not, send to The Pinex Co., 234 Main
st., TT. Wayne, Ind.
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08

New York has had several cases OF
fatal toadstool poisoning OF late. and
an effort has been made by the news
papers of that city to instruct the
public in the important and easily
recognized differences between the
edible and the non-edlble fungus. Ger
tain broad rules are so simple that
they can be written down to be re-
ferred to whenever the temptation is
felt to pick and eat. One OF these is
that the edible mushroom Is white
above and pink beneath. the pink
changing to browning hue. growing
darker with age. The surest way is to
bring home the first hatful of sup
posed mushrooms and submit them to
some neighborhood authority, such as
may always be found close at hand.
But there is one general rule OF e1fe-
ty: When in any doubt .atever.
throw the tempting morsel away.
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08
ovERALLs FOR SCHOOLGIRLS.

DIR. Henry 8. Curtis OF Clark univer-
sity. who is one of the most active
workers in the Fairgrounds Associa
tion OF America, has offered a sugges-
ton that should appeal to mothers OF
young girls and one which, II adopted,
will probably cause the girls to rise up
In future years and call him blessed.
DR.. Curtis, approciating the handicap
that girls have In play aud outdoor
athletics, suggests that girls up to tho
age of thirteen or fourteen years bo
allowed to wear trousers or overalls
and thus meet their boy playmates on
an equality. The suggestion appears
wholly commendable so long az
thought is had only of the larger op
portunities that would be offered to-
the girls thus relieved of the impedt
ercise. From a purely economy stand.
point, too, II would make possible
big saving in the clothing and laundry
accounts OF the girls, but there is an
other phase OF the question, says the
St. Paul Pioneer Press. Mans monop-
only of trousers has been source of
envy among women for many years,
but the women have been trained to
skirts and petticoats from the cradle
and 1t is apparently impossible for
them to make an open breakaway and
demand the right and privilege OF don
ming pantaloons. II the girls start
with overalls and have dozen years
or so In such freedom habit is likely
to be formed which will make them
fight before surrendering their style Of
dress.
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08
CULTURE OF THE cARNATIoN
Flower Favors Rich, Tenacious Soil
and Full Exposure to the Sun
They Like Moisture.

Carnations like a rich, rather tena.
cious soil and full exposure to the
sun, says Parks Floral Magazine.
They also do well in a shady place.
II you wish them for winter bloom.
ing, set the plants out of doors, in a
rather sunny exposure. Nip out the
shoots as they begin to push up, and
thus encourage the plants to stool out
and become bushy In autumn, pot
these, with good drainage. get them
established for the window, and they
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08
ARE YOU FREE
FROM

Headaches. Colds. Indigestion.
Pains. Constipation. Sour Stomach.
Dizziness1 II you are not, the most
effective. prompt and pleasant
method Of getting nd Of them is to
take. now and then. a desertspoon-
ful Of the ever refreshing and truly
beneficial laxative remedy-Syrup
Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA. 1t IS
well known throughout the world
as the best Of family laxative reme-
dies. because it acts SO gently and
strengthens naturally without inn
taing the system in any way.
To get its beneficial effects it Is
always necessary to buy the genu-
inc. manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co.. bearing the name
Of the Company. plainly printed on
the front Of every package.
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08
GRAVITY CHUTE FOR PICKING
VIII Reach to Top Of Twenty-Five
Foot Ladder and Convey Fruit to
Baskets on Ground.

A fruit-picking chute which will
reach to the top of a 25-foot ladder
and convey the fruit to baskets on the
ground. has been invented by fruit
grower of Orange county, New York
says the Popular Mechanics. The
chute is made OF canvas and is provid-
ed with pockets so spaced as to al
low the dropping of fruit into 1t from
any rung of the ladder.
It may be attached to any ladder by
means of straps, and. as 1t does not
add more than ten pounds to the
weight, the ladder may be carried
around and placed against the trees
In the usual way. Two baskets are
placed on the ground to receive the
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08
Strawberry PLANT.
reach.

inspected three or four strawber-
ry patches this summer that have been
winners In producing large crops. In
no instance were there more than rs
plants or hills and the owners in each
case claimed yield this year of not
less than so quarts of fine berries. The
patches have been highly manured,
mulched every fall and kept absolutely
free from weeds. says a writer In an
exchange. This sort of treatment al.
ways brings results In growing the
strawberry, of which the author. E. P,
Roe. said. God might have made q
better fruit, but he didn't"
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08

When FISH change their places OF
residence they usually travel by wa
ter. The finny inhabitants OF Kensico
lake, near Westchester, suburb OF
New York, form an exception to the
rule. The lake is being drained, and
all the game fish It contains, especial
ly pike and bass. are to be carried
overland to neighboring bodies of wa
ter the fishing clubs OF the vicinity
bearing the expense. Only game FISH
will be thus preserved. A moving pic
ture company has arranged to photo
graph the work, which In this way
become familiar to the entertainment
loving public throughout the country.
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08

is a row of perforations for the pur-
pose OF sewing 1t fast to a cloth finger
stall. which In turn has drawing
string at its open end. With this lit
tie implement fastened on his thumb,
man can pinch fruit Off the vines
and trees with great rapidity and
without injuring 1t In the least, just
as II his own thumb-nail was strong
enough and sharp enough to cut
through the branches. With some
methods OF removing grapes. for In
stance, slight pulling Is necessary.
and this invariably results in a guam
tity of the ripper fruit falling from the
bunch.
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08
Much Fruit ON Little Ground.

The area required for the produc-
ton OF fruit for the use of the aver
age family need not be large II good
care Is given. One acre devoted to
the orchard and vine fruits In approx
imately the following number will
give ample variety and quality.
Twelve apples, six each Of pear, plum.
peach. sour cherry, sweet cherry,
ounce and grape. Three Hundred
strawberry plants, twenty-five each of
black and red raspberries, twelve cur
rants and twelve gooseberries-
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08
KNIFE IS USEFUL IMPLEMENT
Handy In Orchards for shipping OF
Bunohes Of Grapes or other
Fruit Without injury.

A man in the fruit country OF Lower
California has designed thumb knife.
which is a very handy little imple-
ment for shipping of punches OF
grapes or other fruit. A metal Thin
BILE has a sharp cutting blade project
ing from the end. like a long thumb
nail. Along the mouth of the thimble
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08
Involuntary.

Photographer-Say Pardon mel
But that's the third time you've COW
cred your face with your handkerchief
just as / was ready.
Subject know, butt can't help
1t. I've been indicted a good deal
lately. and l got the habit trying to
dodge newspaper photographers
Puck
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08

Old knots. rotten places and rough
bark on the orchard trees are veritable
breeding places and winter quarters
for various orchard pests, but little
reliable insecticide injected into
these dens will effectively destroy
both pests and eggs.
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08

the women's colleges are contem.
plating the Introduction of courses In
matrimonial availability In order to
increase the percentage OF graduates
who find domestic career. Just
what qualification will be asked of the
sterner sex professors does not ap
pear.
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08

fruit as It drops from the trough pro
vided to make the fall light. When
one is filled. the picker tips the end of
the trough into the other by means OF
a simple arrangement always within
reach.
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08

will bloom during the winter. Water
moderately when in pots. and do not
allow the sun to shine against the
sides OF the pot They like a rather
warm. moist atmosphere.
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put
up 40 years ago. They regulate and invig-
crate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar
coated tiny granules.
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08

Where there's a will there's a way
for the lawyers to fool the heirs.
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08

Some men are so small that a Ave
cent cigar looks big to them.
Carrizozo news., 1911-12-08
important TO Mothers

Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that IL
signature ati 60 Of &3kzzIzM
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria