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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-07-07
CHAPTER XXI.

~ UT at the doorstep Of the Meth.
80 odist church Nat hesitated
A The building was dimly light
ed, for it was choir practice
night, and the door was ajar. but he
couldn't bring himself to enter.
Raving and ranting with the ex-
travagance of youth, he passed through
the village, out into the open country.
and, in the course of an hour and u
half. back, oil blindly. circling back to
the store, In the course Of his wander
ings, as instinctively as carrier pigeon
shapes its course for home.
1t was with incredulity that he found
himself again in that cheerful, cher
ished, homely place. But there he was
when he came out Of his abstraction
there In those familiar surroundings.
with Tracey's round red face beaming
at him over the cigar stand like
lively counterfeit of the round red
moon he had watched lift up into the
skies, back there In the still country
side, just as he paused to turn back to
town.
He rerollected his faculties and re-
~ 80 Command Of himself sufficiently
to acknowledge Tracey's greeting With
q moody word.
"All right, Tracey" he said abrupt
ly. "You may go now. I'll shut up the
store"
He looked at his watch and was sur
prised to discover that 1t was no later
than half past s. He seemed to have
lived a lifetime In the last few hours.
THANK you. sir, "said Tracey. with a
gush Of gratitude. "Tll be glad to get
off, Angles waitin'."
Angler"
"Good evening. Mr.. Duncan"
"Oh, Miss Tuthill" Nat discovered
that little rogue, all smiles and dim
pies and bushes, not distant from hi,
elbow. II didn't see you'll was think
ing"
Guess we know what you wal
thlnk1n' about" observed Tracey
bringing his hat round the counter
Everybody in towns talkin' about 1t"
about what"
"Ah, you know about what. and
we're mighty glad of it, and we want
to congratulate you, don't we. Angler
"Oh. yes. indeed. Mr.. Duncan. It's
just too sweet for anything"
20 Lordw groaned Nat
'T'm awful glad you done It when
you did," pursued Tracey, obliyious to
Nat In his own ecstatic temper. 81
guess l wouldn't never we got up the
spunk toto tell Angie what did to-
night f it hadn't been we was talkin'
bout your engagement to Josie. Then,
somehow, 1t just seemed to bust right
out of me-, like. ] couldn't hold 1t no
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r.cT away. But | can't tell

just now-not now"
," mo. not now, Nat" Betty. too. got
up. ~ think I'd better 20 home and
see father. mustn't forget She
faltered, half blinded by the mist Of
the happiness before her eyes.
"No-wait." She stopped to find his
gaze full upon her For the first time
he comprehended that she had not
understood-that,w worst of all, she had
misunderstood. II must tell you," he
blurted desperately; 81 must"
Instincilvely she moved q step to-
ward him. He hung his head.
Tonight. Betty-this evening. just
a little while ago. ! became engaged
to Josie Lockwood"
She stood as If petrifed throughout
wait that seemed to both interim
nable.
"Oh. Nat. dear" she said. I'm so
glad for you. wish you all the hap
pineSs in the world. l. Good night"
The hand slipped out Of Mats. He
lid not move. but waited there with
his empty palm outstretched. despair
In his eyes and hell In his heart. while
she walked quietly from the store.
After some time he awoke to the
knowledge that she was gone
"Blithering FOOL" be gfowled. "Why
didn't l know l loved her like thisY
He took q turn to and fro, distracted.
"And now I've made a mess Of every
thing. Good Lord, what can do? I
must do something or go mad" He
swung round behind the soda fountain
counter and seized O hottie. 81 kr,aw
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-07-07

you suppose have any memory" she
went Oil You began making me Il
better girl the very first day we met
here in the store by the things you
said to me- And ever since I've been
watching You while you were making
life IL heaven for father and ME and
thinkln. that if were man Id try
to be us Bear like you us could"
"Oh. don't say thatr' he pleaded
wrctchelly.
IT'S true. And when you sent me
away to school promised myself Id
try to repay you for the sacrifice you
must be making for me: that Id fol-
low your example as nearly as ever
could; that I'd work hard and try to
treat people the way you do-kindly,
Nat, and considerably and bravely and
tenderiy and honestly
He dropped into u chair near her and
buried his head in his hands. Don't"
he begged huskily. please. Betty,
DON'T"
She bent forward and took one Of
his hands, patting it softly. NAT. |
think you're the very best man in the
whole wUrld!'
Don't" he groaned. Don't, for
heavens sake"
"Oh. know, Natl know you don't
like me to say this, but must, just
the same, tell you the truth about my
self It's so splendid to live the life
you do. You're all unconscious of 1t,
but want you to realize 1t and know
that do too You've made everybody
love you. and
But confusion silenced her, and she
gently replaced bis hand. For several
moments neither spoke. Then Nat
broke the tension with u, short. hard
laugh.
That's right" he said inscrutably;
that was the idea"
NAT. what do you mean?"
He turned to her. Betty. does 1t
make you-feel that way toward me?"
She colored divinely. why. Nat.
OF course. Why, every one
That's why | came here. Betty"
he pursued, blind to her embarrass-
ment. II came here with the idea of
getting married"
He was staring gloomily at the floor
and could not see the light that dawn
ed upon the girls face.
You never guessed that. did you"
NO." she breathed brokenly. mo,
Nat, r. nnaua.ssaaan
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-07-07
CHAPTER XIII.

- DELLOGG let his chair fall for
- ward and rose, imprisoning
EA Mats shoulders with two
heavy but kindly hands.
"And you're right| he cried heartily.
"I'm glad you had the backbone to
back out, Nat. 1t was low down
trick. and I'm ashamed Of myself for
proposing 1t. l did 1t, presume, SIM
ply because I'm schemer at heart
and | knew 1t would work. 1t did
work. but it's worked finer way than
I dreamed Gifts made man Of you,
Nat, and I'm mighty glad and proud
Of Nonw
fro BE ooNT1NuEp.l
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Didn't Ii, Angler"

longer. DlQn I II, angie
"Oh. Tracey. how can you talk SOL!
"Then you're engaged, too" Nat In
quired. rousing himself a little and
smiling feebly upon them.
'Yes. SIR
I'm glad to hear 1t. It's great news.
Now, run a.ong. both of you. and don't
forget you'll never be so happy again"
With what he thought an expiring
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-07-07

HERE! HOLD ONT WHERE AXE YOU UU-
ING?'
damned it on his head, muttering. then
started on a run for the door.
"But what's the matterw demanded
Kellogg, thunderstruck. Here! Hold
on! Where are you going?"
ITO the only place can get any con-
ISOLATION. I'm going to church,"
The Princeton union., 1911-10-05

slaves. They reach the seacoast from
the great negro empires Of Wadai and
Bornu, to the south Of Fezzan, and are
thereupon shipped from the ports of
BengaZi. Tabrouk and Tripoli itself di-
rectly to Constantinople and to other
parts of the Ottoman empire.
Fighting Forces Compared.
In the event of war between Italy
and Turkey the Turkish government
could put into the field probably a
million more men than Italy, but any
advantage that might accrue to the
latter nation as result of this nu-
merical supremacy on land would be
more than offset by the tremendous
advantage that Italy would have on
the sea. Italy has fine navy, against
which the Turks could send only a
few obsolete battleships and semiar-
mored cruisers, none Of which is to
be compared to the big Italian battle
ships of the San Giorgio, Pisa, Vitto-
rio Emanuele and Benedetto Brin
classes.
The latest available data on the mil
itary establishments of the world
gives to Italy a standing army of
225,000 men in active service and
100000 in reserve. In addition to this
armed force Italy has available for
duty, but not organized, an additional
100000 men. 1t would take several
months to whip the unorganized force
into shape.
At the head Of the Italian army is
Lieutenant General Polio. The army
is organized into twelve corps-name-
1y, the corps of Turin, Alessandria,
Milan, Genoa, Verona, Bologna, An
coma, Florence, Rome, Naples, Bari
and Palermo, each corps commanded
by lieutenant general. Each corps
is subdivided into two divisions, each
commanded by a lieutenant general.
The same authority on which the
Italian military strength is figured
The Princeton union., 1911-10-05
Get Can 7!(!ES7
Notice of Application for Liquor
License.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, J

STATE OF MINNESOTA, }
County of Mile Laos, SIS.
Town Of Isle Harbor
Notice is hereby given, that appA5-
cation has been made in writing to the
board of county commissioners of
said cONnty of Mile Lacs and fled
in my Office, praying for LICENSE to-
sell Intoxicating liquors for the term
commencing On November I'd, l9l1,
and terminating on November 1st,
1912, by the following person, and at
the following place, as stated in said
application respectively, to-wis:
D. Fl. McCuaig, on the ground
Roor in that certain one story brick
building situate on lot twenty-one
f21)> in block nine (9), of tho townsite
of Wahkon, town of Isle Harbor,
county of Mile Lacs, state OF Mime
sofa.
Said application will be heard and
determined by said board of county
commissioners of the county of Mile
Lacs, at the court house in the viii
lage of Princeton, in said county OF
Mile Lacs, state of Minnesota, on
Thursday, the second day of Novem-
Der, 1911, at IL O'Clock q. NJ, OF that
day: =,
Witness my hand and seal of said
county this Sd day of October. A. D.
1911.
w. c. DOANE,
| (Seal) County Auditor.
The Princeton union., 1911-10-05

puts the standing army Of Turkey at
$4,000 men with 100000 in reserve
and 100000 men who. are of arm
Turks are great fighters, but the TN
preston prevails that their equipment
in no way compares with that of the
Italian armies. Little is KNOWN Of the
men who would assume command Of
the Turkish armies in: the event Of
war.
In the naval establishments of the
two countries all of the. advantage is
on the side of Italy, Italy has ready
for duty two battleships; of the San
| Giorgio type, which: GsfAace about
10000 tons (about the same size as
| the United States battleship Oregon),
! two Of the Pisa class Of 10,11S tons,
four of the Vittorm Emanuele class Of
about 5000 tons (same as the United
States battleship Idaho3, two Of the
Bene8etto Brin type Of 1850 tons and
four of the Garibaldi type of armored
cruisers Of 7,40O tons. In addition to
these ships she has building-and
| SOIlC dlC ACCtuy AOA SCA WIZ
three Dreadnoughts Of 21 800 tons and
one of 10000 tons.
The Duke Of Genoa is the admiral Of
the Italian navy, his principal subordi-
mates being Vice Admiral Bettolo and
= Rear Admirals the Duke of the Abrugzi
and Grenet.
Against this fleet Turkey would have
to trust her fortunes at sea to- the
twenty r-old battleships Hairredin
Barbarosse and Torgud Refs, Of 10000
tons, the thirty-fve year-old 10000 ton
Messuditch and the little 2,806 ton iron.
clad Feth-I-Ru1end, which was laid
down forty years ago. Turkey also
has some cruisers, the Mahidieh (for
merly the Abdul Hamid, the Medji
. dieh, the Peik-I-Shevket and the Berki
Satvet, all of which are new. The ma
( hidieh, the largest Of the lot, displaces
less than 1000 tons. There are still
some other ships in the Turkish navy
but these are the most powerful. 1t il
. said that the Turkish government il
j. going to build three Dreadnoughts, but
: the construction Of these has not ye
( begun.
The Princeton union., 1911-10-05

Is not done to death on the way thither.
It is only rarely that one of them man
ages to get letters to those whom he
has left behind, letters that give the
most appalling account of the fortunes
and of the hardships to which he is
subjected. Among those who have
been thus deported to Tripol and to
Fezzan have been large numbers of
Armenian bankers and merchants Of
Constantinople, who owe their exile I'm
many instances to anonymous accusa-
tions or else to mere suspicion.
!Tripoli was for many hundreds of
years famous as the principal lair of
the so called Barbary pirates, or cor
sairs, who constituted the scourge of
the Mediterranean. Lying midway be-
tween Tunis and Egypt, it was a -four
ishing state in the day Of the Phoeni-
clans, of the Romans and of the
Greeks, under the name of Cyrenaica,
until conquered by the Arabs twelve
centuries ago. In the sixteenth cen
tury the city of TripoH was held for
few years first by Ferdinand the Cath
olic Of Spain and then by the Knights
of st. John, who were expelled, how
ever, by the famous Turkish corsair
Dragut.
Fierce Tuareg Tribes.
His descendants governed the state
Of Tripoli until 1885, when the Turks
took advantage Of a civil war to seize
possession Of the country, which ever
since has been administered as a prov
ince Of the Ottoman empire. The from
tiers east and west are i'll defined, the
desert in either direction being swept
, by those fierce Tuareg tribes which are
, the most fanatic and bloodthirsty of al
the nomad races Of the Sahara.
o, Tripoi has become the headquarters
q of all the great caravan trade Of cen
= tral Africa. It has the advantage o:
:, being several hundred miles nearer tn
= great marts Of the interior Of the darl
;, continent than either Tunis or Al
giers, and almost daily there are cara
= vans leaving for the south laden witt
~ cotton fabrics, cutlery, etc., and arriv
y ing with esparto grass, ivory and os
- trich feathers. Tripoli's most impo1
!; tant export, however, Is that Of blac]
The Princeton union., 1911-10-05
TR|POL|, WHICH ITALY WOULD
SEIZE, IS A LAND OF MYSTERY
Turkeys Army Is Greater Than
ItaIy's by 100000 Men.
but Her Navy Is Inferior.

are forced to land at quay at the
farther end of which a big and oml-
nous looking gate gives access to the
essentially oriental city and to the
country beyond, and before the for
eigner is allowed to pass through this
gate he himself and his papers are
subjected to far from friendly and
exceedingly strict examination, which
as often as not ends in the visitor be-
ing requested to betake himself at
once back on board the ship which
brought him.
No Exiles Return.
The mention of the name of Tripoli
is sufficient to cause a shudder at Con-
stantinople, for whenever a prominent
citizen or dignitary in STEAMBOAT sud-
denly vanishes from sight without bid
ding farewell to his friends and to
his family it almost invariably be-
comes known sooner or later that he
has been shipped off by night to Trip
oil, where on landing he has been
compelled to trudge on foot the thirty
days. journey to Murzuk, the capital
Of the province Of Fezzan, which is an
oasis in the burning desert of Sahara.
None Of the exiles has ever returned
thence, and it is fortunate indeed if he
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-08-04
A Big Bunch of Babes.

Talk about race suicide and such!
The following press dispatch shows
that Rooseveltism has not become
obsolete. The dispatch asks:
IF you were a railroad passenger
conductor and were handed one-first-
class ticket for a 2O0O-mile trip for
mother and thirteen small children
under five years of age, what would
you do?
This was the situation that was
put up to a Milwaukee road conduc-
tor when Mrs. Frank Scott, of Alber-
ia, Canada, travelled over the Mime
sofa division on her way to join her
husband, who had been fortunate in
drawing one of the prize aliotments
Of Uncle Sans land in Oklahoma.
The thirteen children consist of
two pairs of twins and three sets of
triplets, and all their names begin
with "a" They are Ashbel, Archer
and Austin, the oldest 1-2 years;
Arthur and AGnold, twins; Allen. AL
win and Almon, triplets; Albert, AL
bion and Abel, triplets, and one pair
OF twins not strong enough to carry
a name yet.
The conductor was puzzled, but
the rules printed upon the ticket
called for fire. transportation of
children under five years when ac-
companied by someone in charge, so
he had to accept gracefully. Elk
pressing a doubt, however, as to the
remarkable story, he was met with
prompt proof, for Mrs. Scott dug
down into a valise and produced the
family Bible with all the names duly
recorded In the same order which
she had so glibly pronounced
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-08-04

Estate Of Mary Williams, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the I'M
dersigned, administrator of the es-
tate of Mary Williams, deceased, to
the creditors of, and all persons hav-
Ing claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers, within one year after the
first publication of this Notice. to-
wit: one year after the 14th day OF
July, 1911, to the said admin strator
at the office of John w. Mathews,
Attorney-at-Law, the same being the
place for the transaction of the bust
ness of said estate, In the city OF
Pullman, County of Whitman, State
OF Washington.
WILLIAM r. BELVAIL.
Administrator of the Estate of Mary
Williams, Deceased.
July 14-Aug.4
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-08-04

mine, l find myself beset-and with
what devilish insidiousness! When
reuse, simply to save myself from
fragrant treachery to my obligations Of
duty, | find myself seeming, even to
my wife and to myself, churlish and
priggish; Pharlsaical, in the loath-
some attitude of moral poseur Com
mon honesty, in presence of this so
cial bride, takes on the sneaking
seeming of rottenest hypocrisy. 1t Ia
indeed hard to get through and to get
at the men | want and need, and must
and will have"
Impossible" said l. "And If you
could get at them, and II the senate
would let you put them where they
seem to you to belong, the temptation
would be too much for them The
too would soon become Baal- worship
ers. the more assiduous for their long
abstinence"
Some" he admitted, perhaps
most. But at least few would stand
the test-and just one such would re-
pay and justify all the labor of all
the search. The trouble with you
pessimlsts Ii that you don't take our
ancestry into account. Man isn't a
falling angel. but rising animal. So,
every impulse toward the decent.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-08-04
SUPERIOR COURT NEWS

John l.. Canutt ct ux VS.. Frank H.
Endsley ct al-Matter compromised
and Willis F. Adams gave a bond in
the sum of $4,000 and is allowed to
harvest crop.
C. l.. Martin VS.. Mary Martin
Trial for divorce, matter taken under
adyisement by the court
Margaret A. Marsh ct al VS.. l.. G.
Fisher and G. B. Garter as sheriff
Bond Of Margaret Marsh ct al to G.
B. Carter for $500; matter as to
ownership of personal property taken
under advisement by the court.
State of Washington VS.. John
Brannon and George Wilkins-Sen-
fenced to ten days in the county jail.
Spokane Merchants Association VS.
G.. NJ. Howell ct al7LHearing on or
der to show cause continued to July
29 at II a. n
In the matter of court commission
er-J. NJ. McCroskey appointed court
commissions by the court.
B. T. Manchester vs.. Nora Man
chester-Decree OF divorce to the
plaintiff.
State VS.. Charles Johnson-Sen'
] fenced to so days in the county jail
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-08-04

every CLEAN OF Hight, Ia = tremendous
gain. The wonder isn't tho bad but
the good, Isn't that we are so imper.
rect, but that in such few thousand
years we've got so far--so far up I
know you and have in the main the
same purpose-where is there a man
who'd like to think the world the
worse for his having lived? But we
work by different means. You believe
the best results can be got through
that In man which he has inherited
from the past-by balancing passion
against passion, by offsetting appetite
with appetite. | hope for results from
that in the man OF to-day which is the
seed, the prophecy, of the man who
is to be-"
Your method has had one recent
and very striking apparent success"
said |. "But-the spasm of virtue will
pass"
Certainly he replied. land so too
VIII the succeeding spasm of reaction.
Also, your party must improve itself
and mine too--as the result of this
spasm OF virtue"
For a time" | admitted. "I envy
you your courage and hope. But I
can't share in them. You will serve
four stormy years; you will retire
with friends less devoted and enemies
more bitter, you will be misunder.
stood, maligned; and there's only a
remote possibility that your vindica.
ton will come before you are too old
to be offered second term. And the
harvest from the best you SOW will be
ruined in some food of reaction"
NO he answered. 1T will be
reaped. The evil do, all evil. passes.
The good will be reaped. Nothing
good is lost"
And If it is reapef," I rejoined,
the reaping will not come until long,
long after you are mere name in
history"
Even as | spoke my doubts | was
wishing l had kept them to myself:
for, thought |, there's no poorer BUSH
ness than shooting at the beautiful
soaring bird of illusion. But he was
looking at me- without seeing me. His
expression suggested the throwing
open of the blinds hiding a mans in.
most self.
IF a man." said he absently. fixes
his mind not on making friends or de-
feating enemies. not on elections or on
history, but just on avoiding from day
to day, from act to act, the condemna.
ton Of his own selfrespect-" The
blinds closed as suddenly as they had
opened-he had become conscious that
some one was looking in. And | was
wishing again that had kept my
doubts to myself; for | now saw that
what | had thought a bright bird of
illusion was In fact the lost star which
lighted my own youth
Happy the man who through
strength or through luck, guides his
whole life by the star of his youth.
Happy, but how rare!
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-08-04

James Campbell vs.. W. T. Matney
ct al--Decree of foreclosure.
Whitman county VS.. Efle Schrader
and Charlotte Babson Clowes-or-
der that tender now in court be re-
turned to the county treasurer, as
the matter had been settled with de-
PENDANT Cloves.
New Cases Filed
Margaret A. Marsh ct al vs.. L. c.
Fisher and G. B. Carter, sheriff
Action to establish claim to proper
ty.
State VS.. Charles Johnson-Petit
larceny.
Probate Matters
Estate of Lars Anderson-Order
fixing time for settlement and order
to show cause on distribution.
Estate of Mary Scheurman-Order
appointing appraisers.
Estate of Mary A. Thompson-or-
uCA W IGSSlI ISdi 6Sldl6.
Guardianship of Waneta Alice
Calfee ct al-Petition for guardian
and order fixing time of hearing.
Estate Of Hugh Broderick-Peti-
ton for letters of administration and
order fixing time of hearing.
Guardianship of Allen R. Swegle-
p. N. johnson appointed guardian.
Estate of Martha McNeilly-Order
appointing appraisers.
Estate of Frank Rider-Order con-
tinuing hearing of contest of John
Rider and of John Rider, administra-
tor, to September IL, 1911, at II a.
IN.
Guardianship of Metha l.. Atkins -
Order to pay money to ]. E. Atkins,
guardian, in Nez Perez county, Ida
no.
Estate of Samuel l.. Jamison-Or-
der confirming appraisement.
Estate of Sarah A. Smith-Order
confirming appraisement.
Insanity Of Fred Wilkey-Supple-
mental order for costs.
Estate of E. f. Morris-Order to
sell personal property.
Estate of John Terhune-Decree
closing estate.
Estate of NJ Bella Elliott-Decree
of distribution.
Estate of w. r. Johnson--Order to
sell real estate.
Guardianship of A. M. Akin-Or-
der appointing Mary c. Ewing guard
ian with bond of $1,000.
Estate of George Barkuff-Or-
der confirming appraisement.
Estate Of John S. Graybill-Let-
ters to Myrtle Graybill order ap-
pointing appraisers and order to pub
lish notice to creditors.