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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16

did not realize how much cared, un-
til it was too late. l did so many
things that were cruel and wrong
oh, Jim, Jim!!"
She turned and buried her head on
his shoulder and cried; real tears.
l could hardly believe that it was
Bella. And Jim put both his arms
around her and almost cried, too, and
looked nauseatingly happy with the
eye he turned to Bella, and scared to
death out of the one he kept on Aunt
Selma.
She turned on me, as Of course 1
knew she would
That" she said, pointing at Jim
and Bella, that shameful picture is
due to your own indifference. l am
not blind: l have seen how you re-
jected all his loving advances" Bella
drew away from Jim, but he jerked
her back. IF anything in the world
would reconcile me to divorce it is
this unbelievable situation. James,
are you shameless?"
But James was and didn't care who
knew it. And as there was nothing
else to do, and no one else to do it,
l stood very straight against the door
frame, and told the whole miserable
story from the very beginning. l told
how Dal and Jim had persuaded me,
and how had weakened and found it
was too late, and how Bella had come
in that night, when she had no busi-
ness to come, and had sat down in the
basement kitchen on my hands and
almost turned me into a raving ma
MAC. AS ! went on l became fluent:
My sense Of injury grew on me. I
made it perfectly clear that hated
them all, and that when people got
divorces they ought to know their
own minds and stay divorced. And at
that a great light broke on Aunt Sc
lima. who hadn't understood until that
minute.
In view Of her principles, she might
have been expected to turn on Jim
and Bella, and disinherit them, and
cast them out, figuratively, with the
flaming sword of her tongue. But she
did not! She turned on me in the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16

James Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
py his friends. Jimmy was rotund ana
looked shorter than he really was. LIS
ambition In life was to be taken seriously.
but people steadily refused to do so, MS
art is considered a huge joke. except 70
himsolf, II he asked people TO dinner eV-
eryone expected a frolic. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles; they live together a year
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
range TO celebrate the first anniversary
or his divorce. The party Is In full swing
when Jimmy receives a telegram from ,1ls nls
Aunt Selma, who will arrive in four hours
10 visit him and his wife. He neglects 70
tell her OF his divorce. Jimmy takes kit
into his confidence. He suggests that Kit
Wilson pro tenn. Aunt Selma arrives and
the deception works out as planned.
Jim's Jap servant is taken III. Bella,
Jimmy's divorced wife enters the house
and asks Kit who is being taken away in
the ambulance? Belle insists II is Jim.
Kit tells her Jim Is well and Is In the
house HARRISON steps out on the porch
and discovers man tacking card on
the door. He demands an explanation.
The man points 10 the placard and Har-
bison sees the word Smallpox" printed
on II. He tells him the guests cannot
leave the house until the quarantine Is
hfted. After the lifting OF the quarantine
several letters are found In the mail box
uundeIwered. one is addressed to Henry
Llewellyn, Iquique. Chile. which was
written by HARRISON. He describes mi
nutely Of their incarceration, also OF his
lnIatuauon Tor Mrs, Wilson. Aunt Selma
Is taken III with Ia grippe Betty acts as
nurse. HARRISON finds Kit sullSing on the
roof, She tells him that Jim has been
treating her outrageously. Kit starts
downstairs, when suddenly she is grasped
In the arms Of man who kisses her sew
eral times, She believes that HARRISON
did II and Is humiliated. Aunt Selma tells
Jimmy that her cameo breastpin and
other articles OF tewelry have been stolen.
She accuses Betty OF the theft Jimmy
tells Aunt Selma all about the strange
happenings, but she persists I'm suspecting
Betty OF the theft of her Valuables.
HARRISON demands an explanation from
Kit as 10 her conduct towards him. she
tells him Of the incident on the roof he
does not deny nor confirm her accusation.
One of the guests devises a way to escape
from the house. They set fire to the re-
ception room and attempt to leave the
house from the rear. The guards dis
cover the ruse and prevent them from
escaping. Max finds Annes pearl clasp
pin in Jimmy's studio in a discarded coat
Jimmy is suspected OF the theft, but de-
nies the accusation. Kit finds a watch
hanging TO pillar In the basement and
With initials T. Fl. II. engraved upon IT,
She opens the case and finds a picture OF
herself that had been clipped from a
newspaper. Kit shows HARRISON the
watch. He explains that he had been
looking for II and believed II had been
stolen. HARRISON threatens TO tar and
feather Jimmy II he doesn't treat Kit
more civil. A clash is averted by the in
combatants.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16
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tone. go TO your room and leave
this-this shocking affair TO me-"
But II she had reached her limit. so
had /. II Jim chose TO ruin himself,
II was not my fault ANY one with
common sense would have known al
least to close the door before he
went down on his knees, no matter to
whom. So when Aunt Selma turned
on me and pointed in the direction Of
the staircase. l did not move.
Il am perfectly wide awake" / said
coldly. Il shall go to bed when
am entirely ready, and not before.
And as for Jim's conduct, l do not
know much about the conventions in
such cases. but II he wishes TO en-
brace Miss Knowles, and she wants
him to, the situation is interesting.
but hardly novel"
Aunt Selma rose slowly and drew
the folds of her dressing gown around
her, away from the contamination Of
my touch.
DO you know what you are say
ing?" she demanded hoarsely.
Il do" was quite white and stiff
from my knees up, but below | was
wavery l glanced at Jim for moral
support, but he was looking idola-
trously at Bella. AS for her, quite
suddenly she had dropped her mask
of Indifference. Her face was strain
ed and anxious, and there we're deep
circles l had not seen before, under
her eyes, And It was Bella who final
ally threw herself into the breach
the family breach.
1T is all my fault, Miss Caruthers,"
she said, stepping between Aunt Sc
lima and myself. Il have been blind
and wicked woman, and I have almost
wrecked two lives"
Twol What of mine? =.
you see" she struggled on, against
the CLINT in Aunt Selina's eyes. IL
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16
DAISY my KMIER
SILENCE THAT WAS WASTED
Aunt Melissa supremeIy Indifferent TO
Fact That Pa Had for Days
Been In a HHuff."

Aunt Melissa Spigott was such an
exceedingly energetic talker that the
youngsters Of the family used to sup.
pose that her tongue must be copper
toed, because it never wore out.
Uncle Silas, On the other hand, was
as economical Of words as a market
man is of early strawberries.
The too free exercising of this un.
ruly member of Aunt Melissa's, on
one occasion, gave Uncle Silas serious
offense, which he manifested by Z
severe silence lasting for several days.
At the end Of that period one Of the
older daughters approached hei
mother upon the subject with the re
mark, "Ma, seems like you ought tc
make up with pa by now"
MAKE up with pal" exclaimed
Aunt Melissa, in great astonishment
Make up what?"
why" returned the daughter
don't you know poor pas feeling
Rad YETI He's still hufing."
"Hufing-for the lands sakel How
longs he been a-huffing!"
Ever since you came down on hin
so hard about wasting sugar by not
stirring his coffee; thatS three day.
ago."
why, you don't tell me, JAMIE
Maud" Aunt Melissa looked amazed
Your pore pa! Been a-hufing fol-
three days, and never mistrusted .
thing Of it!"-Youth's Companion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16
GROOM "a AND BRIDE 80

Remarkable scenes were witnessed
at Chatham, England, recently, when a
sprightly couple whose total years
we're ia went TO the altar. The bride
groom was William Hennen (94), and
the bride, Fanny Wadhams (80). I'm
mense crowds assembled to see the
pair, and the vehicular traffic was
brought to a standstill. The wedding
was the elimination OF a workhouse
romance, for the couple left the Med
way Union to get married on the
strength Of their old age pensions.
Hennen is the last Of the old post
boys. and the townspeople OF Chatham
presented the old gentleman with a
brand new frock suit and overeoat,
and the ladies of the town rigged the
bride out in a beautiful wedding gown.
A local ieweler provided the wedding
ring. After the ceremony an up-to
date motor car was requisitloned and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen we're conveyed
in style to the coy apartments which
their kind fellow-townsfolk had pro
yided in readiness for them.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16
GOOSE, OTTE7 AND CARP

While on the hunt for other game a
farmer living at Yakima, Wash, shot
into flock Of geese as It arose from
a marshy inlet of the Yakima river and
brought down two. He was surprised
moment later to see another goose rise
in the air again and again, only to fall
to the ground. Upon investigation he
discovered that the goose was caught
on a set line nearly five hundred feet
long, with fifty hooks set at intervals.
A section of the line was on land and
the goose had swallowed one of the
bats Following up the line, he found
it drawn down a hole under a stump.
Pulling on the line he dragged out a
snarling, swapping otter and an eight
compound carp.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16
TILTED LOVERS IN SARDINIA

A very strange custom prevails in
Sardinia. Tilted lovers are not permit.
ted by law to indulge in spoken abuse,
but anything may be sung until eleven
o'clock at night The offended lover
generally comes about nine o'clock,
accompanied by male friends. all of
whom have guitars. The lover sings a
song which is neither rhyme nor time,
shouting out the most violent abuse
in series Of scales and sustained
high and low notes. At the end OF
each phrase Of abuse his companions
join in chorus Of "Ohl OH Oh!"
with exactly the same intonation and
the same manner OF singing that one
hears in Egypt This serenade turns
a woman into public ridicule. and as a
rule 1t is many weeks before she is
seen in public again. Sometimes wom.
en- SO treated fall N through sheer
modification
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16

and a lighted cigar. very large and
loosely rolled, is then inserted in the
hole. As soon as the animal starts to
draw 1t becomes very tame, and con-
tinues to inhale the smoke and to
emit 1t through its nose AS soon as
the first cigar is finished, new one
must be put in its place, otherwise
the camel becomes furious and very
stubborn, fixes its legs in the ground.
and cannot be made to move until the
cigar smokes again.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16
WED AFTER FoRTY-SIX YEARS.

Quite a little romance was in part
enacted at Cincinnati recently when.
after an estrangement lasting forty
six years, Mr. and Mrs. Marsh, each
sixty-six years Of age, left for Los
Angeles on their honeymoon trip.
They first met at a picnic in Cincin-
natl when the lady was Miss Amanda
Firm. Soon after their courtship was
begun they quarreled. Marsh says 1t
was because too many young men
were hanging around his flancee,
while Mrs. Marsh says she does not
remember what caused the quarrel.
Anyhow they separated. Both mar
ried. and neither heard from the 9TH
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16
Screwed Up Their Courage.

Screwed Up Their Courage.
1t was the hour of family conf
dences. Mr.. Buggins had finished his
evening papers. and in slippers and
dressing gown was toasting his toes
before the asbestos fire log. while the
wife of his bosom was putting few
stitches in the table cover she was
doing for Aunt Mary, and which she
hoped to have finished by Christmas.
Il did something today that I've
been screwing up my courage to do
for long time." said Mrs. Buggins
"Yes?" said Mr. Buggins, mildly In
terested. What was it?"
"You know that odious Mrs.
Bjones?" replied Mrs. Buggins. "Wel,
paid her call that have owed for
nearly year"
my dear, can sympathize with
you" said Mr.. Buggins. To-day, by
a strange coincidence / paid that
odious Mr.. BIones bill had owed
him for quite as long"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16

swer 20 a question the mendicant,
giant IN stature. began a tale OF &C.
cident and misfortune. He was lead
ing up to the climax or his descrip-
tion Of the mishap that cost him a
leg. when Tige. Mesklll's bulldog.
came near. and dashed for the beg
gar's leg. The next moment the APP
parent miracle occurred. The sup
posed one-legged man suddenly de-
veloped into a spry two-limbed ath-
lete, and dashed away al ten-seoond
gait Tige was called on after he
had chased the faker nearly a block
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16
STRANGE BIRD CAPTURED

A Wexford church sexton the other
day captured a strange bird whose
species has not been determined. For
weeks it had frequented the church
tower. preying on rocks, pigeons, and
sparrows. Its capture was effected
with a rat-trap, the teeth Of which
were covered with rubber. The bird
is somewhat after the shape of the
eagle, but lacks its peculiar head, 1t
is nearly foot high, and from tip to
tip its wings measure two feet. 1t is
grey.breasted, with the back of the
wing and tail Of brown, and is armed
with strong talons. The head is fiat
on top, and the beak curved somewhat
resembling the owls.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16
COLORADO FAMILY MOVES

True economy was illustrated by a
man and woman driving a COW attach
ed to buggy through Evans, Colo,
one day lately, the cow apparently
travelling as easily and almost as fast
RS a horse. Following came Gov
cred wagon drawn by horses, carry
ing seven children.
When the COW was embarrassed at
noon she supplied the family with
milk. A dog and billy goat completed
the procession, and a sign on the
wagon read: The Happy Family"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16

like to leave his wife alone. and as
Shep often had gone to the home Of
wilkins brother, in Georgetown, he
believed the intelligent dog could be
sent again Writing note telling of
the childs Illness, he tied it about
the collie's neck and told him to go
to Georgetown. The dog safely de-
livered the message and doctor ar
rived in time to save the babys life.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16
HOW THE MIRACLE HAPPENED

Something like a miracle occurred
at Montclair, N. j., recently. Mrs.
Margaret Meskill went to the back
door of her home in answer to
knock and found on the steps one
legged man who asked aims. Mrs.
Meskill was sympathetic, and in an.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16

most terrible way, and asked me how
! dared 10 come between husband and
wife, because divorce or no divorce.
whom God hath Joined together. and
so on. And when Jim picked up bis
courage In both hands and tried 70
interfere. she pushed him back with
one hand while she pointed the other
Rt me and called me a Jezebel.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16
WISE DOG SAVES BABrs LIFE

The sagacity Of a handsome sheep
dog owned by Chris. Wilkins, farmer
living near Georgetown, Del, recently
saved the life Of the farmers young
est child. In the night the child be.
came violently III and doctor was
needed Immediately wilkins did not
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16
HOW CAMEL TAKES HIS SMOKE

A curious fact is described in the
paper, I'll Tobacco" regarding the
tanning of wild animals by the natives
of Morocco. A three e-cornered piece of
wood, through which hole is drilled,
is placed in the mouth of the camel,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16
Merely a Suspicion.

IF SO many noblemen who come
over here are broke, how do they
manage to get across the water?"
Don't know, Pm sure, but I've
seen walters on board transatlantic
liners who had quite an air"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16

At Nanaimo, a mining town on the
east coast of Vancouver Island, about
seventy miles from Victoria, stands
a block house that is a relic Of pio
neer days. The block house, which
stands on the seashore, was built as q
retreat for the first settlers of abou;
1850 when attacked by hostile Indians
Loopholes through which rifles could
be fired are visible above the shut
tered windows.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16

er until Marsh went back from Los An
geles to Cincinnati recently to find
his boyhood sweetheart, She had been
widow IA years, while his first wife
died two years ago.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16

The tramp who was told to say
nothing and saw wood the next morn.
ing knocked at another door but said
nothing because he saw wood.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16
Consolation.

Mrs. Newgold lin the picture gal
lery)-This, Aunt Eunice, is a rea
old master.
Aunt Eunice-Well, I shouldn't care
If It was; it's just as goo. as some Of
the new ones.-Life.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16
Quite True.

Quite True.
What do you think that madcap
Gladys said when / persuaded her to
read Dante's 'Iaferno' to improve her
taste?"
What was it?"
THAT it was such a pity there were
no postcards in those days, for pic
lures Of Dante's journey would have
been such hot stuff"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-16
The Real reason,

Il am going to send you my little
kitten to keep you company"
How good of YOU"
Don't mention it. Besides. we are
moving"
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-11
SIMON OPENS UP.
County Controversy Reaches the
Supreme Court.
Would Compel Clerk Thomas to
Let Auditors In.
WANT TO GET BOOKS.
Charge That He Is Withholding
the Facts.
Mr. Thomas Says He Wants
Court to Have Charge.
WANT TO GET BOOKS.

County Attorney E R. Simon today
applied to the supreme court for an
alternative writ of mandamus to COM
pei District Clerk R. L. Thomas to
show his books to the firm of expert
accountants employed to go through
them and to allow this firm the free
dom of his offices while they are max
ing the audit. The court granted the
writ today, which is really a temper
airy writ and gave Mr.. Thomas until
September IA to make his answer and
then set September I 5 as the date of
final hearing n this case.
The petition filed in court by Coun-
ty Attorney Simon is a voluminous
document and covers all the ground Of
the court house controversy and fac
ton. Its allegations are many and
sensational, but like all charges made
by one faction against another, these
are apt to be colored by personal feel
ing.
The troubles at the court house are
well known and have been aired in the
public prints for sometime. Today's
story is merely another chapter in the
case. Simon alleges that Mr.. Thomas
and his attorney, A. M. Harvey, forc1-
bly, elected the new firm of account
ants from his office and denied them
the use of his books and accounts In
this same connection, however, Simon
is forced to admit that John G. KOn-
ing, the first accountant employed by
accounts, had filed ian inaccurate and
unreliable report" And also that the
anti-Thomas faction has possession of
Mr.. Thomas cash blotter and ledger
and have refused to allow him to have
them back in his charge for reference.
Says Iarimer Is DereIict.
The Simon petition alleges that Mr..
Thomas was elected to office in 1907
and that since that time he has kept
only cash blotter account of his fees
and collections and that he has failed
to make quarterly reports as by law
provided That the county auditor, J.
E. Larimer, has been derelict in his
duty in failing to report the mac
curacies of the Thomas reports and
of Shawnee in the premises. Further
that Thomas appeared before the
board and offered to reimburse the
county in the sum of $500 from fees
he had collected over and above his
salary. That later Thomas appeared
before the commissioners and offered
to pay back $4,000 to the county, but
that he had not made either of these
payments. That tIlhoInas had declared
he kept no cashgbook and that this
That the cash blotter kept by
shows a larger amount of fees
collected than the appearance docket
called for by some $4,000. That the
and often above mentioned
Thomas had made the effort to prevent
an accurate audit of his books and ac-
counts with the county.
After all these serious charges
against Thomas. the Simon petition
lame 1t changes its front from charge
to admission 1t admits that the ac- |
countant, Koning, hired to audit the |
Thomas accounts made a false report |
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-11
NO CHANGE OF VENUE.
Attorney General Dawson Steals
March on Cherokee Jointists.

Attorney General Dawson today
slipped one over en- the three Cherokee
county iointists VINO were trying ID get
change of venue from the court Of
the newly appointed law and order
justice of the peace in Columbus town
ship to the court of another ]. P. in
the same township. John asked for
and secured the resignation of E. R.
Pattisor, the ether justice. to take ef-
feet mmediately.
The jointists were to have been tried
in the court of Justice F. Z. Styles.
appointed recently in place of Justice
L. s. Tanquary, resigned. They had
appealed to Judge Sapp of the district
court for a mandamus to compel the
justice to grant them the change of
venue to the court of Justice Pattison
Rather than to go to Cherokee county
and engage In lawsuit over the mat
ter, Dawson asked for and secured the
resignation of Justice Pattison.
Pattison is a witness in the case
against the three jointists.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-11

Kansas and also the words: Semi
centennial. 1S61-1911."
At 10:3O refreshments viii be served
to the dancers and box parties.
Perhaps the most exciting feature or
the program viii be a stunt that mem
bers Of the Karnival Knights organiza-
tion win pull off, precisely at mid
night. What is il? Well wait and see.
1T will be the most weird spectacle
that ever met the eyes of the people
present" said Charles Mitchell OF the
ball committee this afternoon "and
some Of the people may have night
mares as a consequence"
According TO John 3. Nicholson.
chairman of the ball committee. the
tickets have been selling rapidly and
everything points to a successful affair
in every particular.
One of the boxes win be occupied by
Miss Hazel Jolley who VIII be the
Karnival Queen next Friday night at
the TX X" parade and ball
Music will be one Of the features OF
the ball. Ray Hall will have a four
teen piece orchestra TO play the dance
music. and during intermissions W. r.
Roehr will give selections on the pipe
organ and hearing Is 10 enjoy.
It is expected that just at the last
minute scores Of out-of-town people
will be clamoring for admission tickets
to the balm fact there has been a
good demand today for tickets on the
mart of outsiders.