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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-29

pretended to think a great deal of my
opinion"
81 fear even your influence will be
vain In this instance, though l thank
you for your kind thought. The
mouse on the next corner is Edward
Melton's' Thank you for my ring.
Aunt Susan gave it to me only few
weeks before her death and | prize
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-29

II took half day OF smudgipg and
smoking and using brn0ms and dust
ers 10 clear tho house. aud the guests
began TO depart with the bees In
side Of two days the last had vanished
The poetess and the naturalist were
among the last, and she faced him
with swollen eyes and said
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-29

equally with Alice as Aunt Susan had
intended, she is angry and refuses to
listen to any such suggestion. real
ly believe Edward has persuaded her
that have destroyed tho second will
for he acts as II / had com~itted a
crime"
They could not think anything so
utterly ridiculous. Ill see II can
not fill the position OF peacemaker in
this family trouble. Edward always
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-29
BY WALTER GREGORY.

)R years and years the
other inhabitants of
the village OF Plain
field had spoken Of
Simeon Jones as Sim
pie Simeon.
lie was an old
bachelor and lived
alone, he had no
opinions on politics
or religion; he made
his living nv work
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-29

syndicate got good and ready, It Of
fered Simple Simeon $4OO for his
land. lie shook his heaC. Then $500
was offered, and when he refused It
he was called an idiot.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-29
MNlNNNM

joined for a distance. When the ho-
tel was completed its southern veran-
da was within ten feet Of the line.
In due time, which was when the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-29

and a rush for shelter, but a bee can
follow whore human being can
squeeze through, They followed.
They were emblems OF INDUSTRY
as well as the hives. Hardly
a person In the hotel from manager
down 70 dlshwesher escaned
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-29

six months ago, and no trace OF the
LAYER will can be found, though we
have looked everywhere. had her
lawyer tell us that she certainly did
draw up such a document, but did
not leave it with them.
80 by the other will, which they
still hold, everything comes to me;
and though ! have offered to share
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-29


race-garden. with a
sense OF accomplishment that less
ened fatigue, she felt especially de-
serving of the refreshment of a dain-
~ luncheon.
She drew off her gloves and amused
herself by watching the heads of peo-
pie, just visible through the lower
part of the box-hedge as they passed
IN the avenue below; and the sudden
thought that "Billy' might Just pos
sibly pass among them unconscious
ly brought soft color to her cheeks
and smile to her lips.
The walter was pleasantly slow in
bringing her order. The passing
heads grew less Interesting Mildred
leaned back in her chair with a sigh
OF content and observed the people
around her
She was mentally commenting upon
the amusing difference between the
hats OF two handsomely gowncd wom-
en- at distant table, one hat being
large enough to throw shadow over
the table. and the other consisting of
a twist Of straw and an aiErette that
extended some 20 incheslfnto the air.
when the words Of man behind her
called her attention Nearer home
We'll" he wagsaying cheerfully.
~ suppose you know that Billy has
done it,"
Yes" said his companion. "1 saw
the announcement this morning"
There was a pause during which
Mildred heard only the tinkle of ice
In glasses. In spite of the certainty
that they could not be men Of her ac-
quaintance. she would have sacri-
feed the most delectable luncheon for
the privilege of turning around. 80
instant was her conviction that they
were talking OF her Billy.
You know" said the first man.
meditatlyely turning his glass.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-29
BY ELSIE ENDICoTT.

! was only n little soft
colored kid glove ly-
ing on the sidewalk
at his feet; but some
how it looked so
dainty and appealing
TO Philip Meredith
that he stopped and
picked IL up. As he
did so a handsome
diamond ring dropped
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-29
BY WILL SEAT.

LDRED had been shop
ping ali morning, at
tending to some last
little purchases for
her trOusseau, and
now as she sat at a
table. on what the
management OF this
small but quietly
fashionable cafe was
pleased to call its ter
race-garden. with a
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-01-06

nummlng 'QuaEd TAmour Meuru,~
while i went within and LIE N lamp
"Shall I bring the light out thereT
! asked. but. turning. found that she
was already in the room.
Won weren't afraid to come through
the woods alone?" asked. Gncomfort-
ably conscious that her gayety met N
dull response from me.
mo"
"Bur IL Miss Ward finds that you're
not ut the chateau
''She won't. She thinks I'm asleep.
She brought me up a sleeping powder
herself
'She thinks you took it,"
''She knows did" said Miss Elliott.
I'm full or IL! And chat will be the
reason-if you notice that I'm partic-
ularly nervous or excited"
You seem all OF that" I said, look
Ing at her eyes. which were very wide
and very brilliant. However, I be-
lieve yoL always do"
All" she smiled. II knew you
thought me atrocious from the first
You find myrindS of objections to me.
don't your
had forgotten to look away from
her eyes. and kept on forgetting.
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Westminster, Md.
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I He;
Oh:
SYNOPSIS.
Is "
Booth

CHAPTER Am American artist
nd his English friend, George Ward,
atso an artist, see I'm an auto In Paris
L.r-abee Hartman, a dissolute Ameri-
~ husband of a beautiful young
,Tnnan, Hartman Is accompanied by
Mariana Mursiana, q music hall dan
nor of doubtful reputation. II-Har-
nan's auto upsetS, and he receives u
fractured skull, but he lives. The
dancer's leg ~ broken. Two years
nass. The American artist goes to
inv at an inn i'm Normandy, the Three
oIraons. where he learns of the pres
snce OF a Nine. d,Armand at neigh
boring house owned by his friends,
The Wards. The celebrated Professor
Keredec, with a peculiar patient, a
young man with gray hair, arrives at
AZ inn. III-The artist finds Kere-
HI Spying ON him. The professors
natient. Oliver Saffren, purSueS Nine.
TArmand to make her acquaintance.
W v. WI and VIA strange young
man appears In the neighborhood.
Reredec explains something about SAT-
ran, who talks with Nine. d'Armand.
CHESTS arrive at the Ward home, and
me Oh I4DG 0oCS ~ A4AAD @AACAO
N Miss Elizabeth Wards invitation.
Mime. d'Armand talks with him about
Saffren. VIII and IX-The artist
and Miss Anne Elliott became very
friendly. Sahren is glad he was
born again" The stranger who ap-
peared In the neighborhood clashes
with Ann Elliott and the artist. X
Mariana Mursiana, the dancer, arrives
al the Three Pigeons and creates an
uproar when she sees Oliver Saffren.
She is shown to have been married to
him while he was under the influence
Of drugs etc., and he Is shown to be
harrabee Hartman, who had lost his
memory. XI-Harman learns that
Nine d'Armand In his wife. He has
fallen in love with her, not remem-
bering who she was. George Ward
arrives. He Is in love with Nine.
farmland MRS. Harman). XII
Mariana Mursiana assails Mrs.
accusing her Of stealing her
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Professor l\erpdcc ana NJ thurman WI!
try 10 sct to Paris III the same way
so" said. that's what Perez
meant about the trunks. I didn't III,
dersrand''
lies on watch. you see" she cca-
tinued. MIR. Percy!' She laughed
nervously. That's why It's almn<i
necessary for us to have you"
'If you have me FOR what?' asked
"Tll help you"-nnd MS she looked
up her eyes. now very close to mine.
were dazzling indecd-"T'n adore yUa
forever ana ever. Oh. much longer
than you'd Ike me to-
"You rlr:Ir: I.IP'I going to-
'T mean tIMI SEES going to rCn
away with him again " she whispered.
Tro D. CON,rTNrTrEDI
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TTO BE CONTINUED

Mary Burns and Rose Anslow, OF
McGregorville, n. IT,. owe their lives
to Rev. Bertrand Dolan, OF Cam
bridge, Mass, who stood upon foot
hold 50 narrow that the engine grazed
his clothes, held the children out over
the river until the train had passed.
The girls were sitting on the bridge.
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CHAPTER XIII.

T is impossible TO say what Mari
ana would have done Ind there
VI been no Interference. for she had
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-22
A SPOON SHAKER.
Straioht From Coffeedon.

Coffee can marshall good squadron
of enemies and some very hard ones to
overcome. lady in Florida writes:
Il have always been very fond Of
good coffee, and for years drank it at
least three times day. At last, how
ever, l found that it was injuring me.
Il became bilious, subject to fire.
quent and violent headaches, and so
very nervous, that l could not lift a
spoon to my mouth without spilling a
part of its contents.
my heart got 'rickety' and beat SO
fast and so hard that l could scarcely
breathe, while my skin got thick and
dingy. with yellow blotches on my face,
caused by the condition Of my liver
and blood.
Il made up my mind that all these
afflictions came from the coffee, and I
determined to experiment and see.
so quit coffee and got package
OF Postum which furnished my hot
morning beverage After little time
I was rewarded by a complete restora-
ton of my health in every respect.
II do not suffer from biliousness any
more, my headaches have disappeared,
my nerves are as steady as could be
desired, my heart beats regularly and
my complexion has cleared up beauti-
fully-the blotches have been wiped out
and 1t is such a pleasure to be well
again." Name given by Postum Co,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a reason. -
0ae appears from time 20 tinse. They
are geausoe, true, and full ef hunAn
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-22
RIS WK7fSENDZ

In the storm and snow, and left to plod
on until they fell and slept, and froze.
and died. they would perhaps get
away.
More experienced than the boy all
these possibilities were present to her.
She did not pray. she could ask moth
ing of God; but she went warily and
carefully, helping the horse where she
could.
AS for her companion, he did not
give these matters very much consid-
Grafton. He kept going toward the
south to the railroad station because
that was the only thing to be done.
Another. however. rode with him, II
not with her. Before his eyes was
ever present that CORY, grizzly spec
.acle Of a human form. the red blood
yelling from Its breast, redder still
from the white snow with which he
was surrounded. That awful figure
beckoned him on. He was younger,
finer, better. than she. He was more
fool than knave: she was all knave.
Her thoughts went forward to what
was before her; but his went back
ward to what was behind.
After long time 1t seemed to them
that the flerceness OF the storm was
somewhat abated. The wind was GER
tainly falling; but the drifts were
steadily rising, and their progress
was more difficult every moment for
that cause. Their very souls were
numb with the awful cold. Still they
went forward. slower now. and more
slowly ever.
How far they had come. what time
1t was, where they were, neither he
nor she could tell. 1t seemed to them
both that they had been hours on the
way. The woman was sure that they
must have compassed the greater part
of the journey. when her horse sud-
denly stumbled and fell. Her bron-
cho's matchless endurance had at last
been exhausted by the terrible strug-
gle of their journey. He lay dying
where he fell, and nothing she could
do could get him up again. The boy
had stopped. of course, when her horse
had fallen. He had dismounted and
helped her to rise. He had assisted
her vain efforts to get her own played
out horse on its feet The two now
stood staring at each other in dismay.
You must take my horse" said the
boy at last
The woman nodded. With his as
sistance she climbed slowly and pain
fully into the saddle. took the reins
from the boy, and started on. Her
companion caught hold Of the stirrup
leather and staggered forward by her
side. The going was now infinitely
harder for the remaining horse. The
woman Immediately realized that with
this almost dead weight plunging
through the deep drifts and dragging
heavily at the stirrup leather. the
remaining bronco would soon be ex-
hausted.
She had meant to play fair with
him but It could not be. And 20 for
. long time the trio plodded on In this
way, the woman nerving herself to q
frightful action ~ best she could She
hesitated to do it. She was reluc-
tant-
But NO horse that ever lived could
stand such Q strain She knew that II
would b Q matter ot minutes nov
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-22
Che Wonders About Us.

Let not care and humdrum deaden
US to the wonders and mysteries amid
which we live, nor to the splendors
and glories. We need not translate
ourselves in Imagination to some 9TH
er sphere or state Of being to find the
marvellous. the divine. the transcend
ent: we need not postpone our day
Of wonder and appreciation to some
future time and condition. The true
inwardness Of this gross visible world
hanging like an apple on the bough
of the great cosmic tree. and swelling
with all the Juices and potencies OF
life. transcends anything We have
dreamed of superterrestrial abodes.--
John Burroughs.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-22
The Summer Toast.

In all her business life the bit of
work she is now completing has been
most pleasant, says the free lance
stenographer.
Il have been typewriting toasts on
paper naklins," she said. "A society
of club women who have planned to
do lot of outdoor entertaining this
summer expect to use thousands OF
paper napkins, and l have had the
job of typewriting a toast on each
napkin. 1t is pretty idea, and tried
to meet the charming sentiment of
the ladies halfway by using a good
non-copying ink, but in spite of that
precaution | am afraid that many a
guest will leave the lunch table with
a purple smudge on her face"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-22
PROlOGUE-Continued.
The Storm Without,

The Storm Without.
The woman's first thought when she
stepped outside the door was that at
all hazards they must go back. The
wind almost swept her away; only the
steadying grasp of the boy. better pre-
pared than she for the attack of the
storm. enabled her to keep her feet.
Yet the presence of that ghastly thing
on the floor which was affecting even
her iron nerve, prevented their return.
Whatever happened they must go on !!
The door of that shelter was closed
to them forever by the dead or dying
tenant She realized however that
their chances of escaping freezing to
death in this mad endeavOr we're 30
small as to be practically none. Well,
fate had forced herr 'uto this position.
She would follow the path she had
chosen. whatever might be at the end
Of the way.
The boy staggered on past the win
dow. and she followed until the lee
Of the house was reached. Between
q great drift and the wall, in a little
open space the horses were tied.
The boy was natural horseman.
He had picked out the best two bron-
cos in the camp. II any animals could
take them to safety, these could. Not
yet chilled by the fierce cold. they
united the shivering. reluctant, terri
fed horses from the wooden pins driv-
en- into the chinks between the log
walls of the house to which they had
hou
threading their way round the drift
started southward on their awful ride
They left death behind them-and To-!
death loomed before and on either
hand.
Except where the storm was broken
by houses. drifts had not yet formed.
The wind was too terrific; it swept
the level prairie clean. But away
from the shelter of the house they got
the full force of it Although they
were thickly clad in wool and fur. the
pressure Of the storm drove their gar.
ments against their bodies. and soon
filed them with icy cold. There was
no help for 1t, no relief from it. They
had to bear it. They could only bend
their backs TO 1t and keep on. trust
ing to the endurance of their horses.
The woman judged that 1t had been
about one In the morning when they
had started. The Overland Limited
ran through the station at three. No
horses that lived could have made
that 16 miles In two hours under those
conditions. It was more than prob
able, however. that the limited would
be greatly delayed BY the storm, and
q they kept going steadily they would
/, b likely to catch It. At any rate.
when they reached the station, they
would md food. IRE and shelter.
II their horses did mot give out. Il
~ were not turned adr1ft o. fooe
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-22
CHAPTER !,
The Loneliness Of Mr.. GormIy.


To his great surprise. George CORN
ly sometimes found himself feeling
lonely. and the oftener SO as he grew
older. Every man who has a natural
liking for women.-and what true man
has not?-yet who has no Intimate
friendships with or relations to the
other sex. IL likely to find himself in
that state Of mind sooner or later.
Gormly was sufnciently aged: he was
forty-four although he looked much
younger. He was sufficiently expe-
rfenced; he had dealt With women for
. straight quarter Of . century al
though he had neither loved nor mar
ried one. He was sufficiently self re-
liant: he had built up BY his own un-
aided efforts the greatest retail mer-
chandiss business of his day and esn-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-22
Eat for the Fun of IL.

According to Mr.. Herbert w. Fisher
In Worlds Work food is Of no use to
US unless we enjoy It. Mr.. Fisher does
not, however recommend us to be
gluttons. He says the less We eat the
more pleasure we shall get. The prin-
ciple Is that If we eat little we shall
taste much. And the taste of food.
not the amount, Is, after all. the lure
Of 1t.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-22
Friend Indeed.

Harker--l hear your friend Mark
ley was married last night?
Parkef-Yes.
Harkef-I suppose you witnessed
the ceremony?
Parker-Not I. I don't believe In
gloating over . friends misfortune.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-22
SYNOPSIS.

foolish young tenderfoot becomes
fascinated with the bold. artful wife Of a
drunken prospector in a western mining
town. They prepare to elope in blind
ing blizzard but are confronted by the
maudlin husband He is shot by the
wife, but the chivalrous boy pnis a note to
the body taking the crime upon himself
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-22

Aunt Dinah-Ephrum, dat ole Cunnel
Leigh is got some of de fines. mos
lubly young turkeys l eber sot my
blessed eyes on. Dat am a fac!
Uncle Ephraim-Yaas, honey, dis
chile knows 1t. An l on'y got 1igion
two weeks ago! An jes two days
befo' Thanksgibbin! Dinah, Use mighty
'fraid Is goin' to be a backslider,
shuah as youah bohn!
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-08
RANIATIC READER
WILL RECITE BEN HUR

Don't fail to hear Della Crowder
Miller, the great dramatic reader, in
Ben Hur at the Methodist Episcopal
church, Wednesday, evening, May 10.
Miss Miller is an impersonator of rare
ability. Twenty-Five characters or
more from the matchless story of
Ben Hur will be introduced in the
course of the evening.
The Crawfordsville, Ind, Review
says of Emma Crowder Miller: She
told the immortal dream of Ben Hur,
especially the leper scenes and the
triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusa-.
lem were made so realistic that had
il been possible for the author to
have been present he would have
said: You have clothed my charac-
ters in flesh and blood and lent them
your artistic soul to aid them with
out tongues to tell the tale OF Christ
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-08
Fitz Gerald on the Fair.


The Rural Spirit for May has the
following about the local fair:
Thomas Fitz Gerald, secretary of
the Third Eastern oregon district
fair at Pendleton, reports TO a Rural
Spirit representative that the fair as
sociation IS planning for larger and
better fair this fall than eyer before
and expects TO see their expectations
realized. While the stock exhibit is
not strong, the horticultural and ag-
ricultural exhibits are extra good and
there is every reason to believe the
two counties comprising the district
Will make the greatest show this fall
which they have ever done along these
lines. The Farmers Union Is repre-
sented on the directorate of the fair
with F. a. Skies of Milton, president
of the county union and Henry NJ
Sommers Of Hermiston. president of
the Hermiston Union, and the union
as a body will take an active interest
and swell the exhibits. While the
fair and Roundup are to be held the
same week, 1t Is believed this will be
a benefit to the fair as the three days
Roundup brings great many more
people to the city, many of whom will
visit the fair. The dates are set for
September 11-16.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-08
School Dispute Postponed.

The fight between the residents of
the Stanfield school district over the
proposed division of the district has
been postponed until Saturday after
noon at l o'clock. At the last mo-
ment before the meeting of the
boundary board last Saturday, two
large remonstrances were filed and
the original petitioners wished to have
time in which to ascertain whether
the signers were residents of the dis
trict. The petition to divide the Yoa-
KUN district was also postoned, the
new date being July to 2 o'clock.
The petitioners wished to make some
slight changes in the line of divi-
sion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-08
AIS
Difference ...............


The new water rates mean a saving
of 4S per pound on wool shipped from
Pilot Rock while from points farther
west still greater saving will be
made. Echo shippers get reduction
of AS cents on sacked wool and of
.46 Genius on baled wool.
The following explanation of the
water rate is made by Secretary
Smythe.
The Open River Transportation
company absorbs drayage at Umatilla
SO these rates include all charges ex-
cept insurance to Boston. Insurance
rates are very low; most Boston wool
houses have blanket insurance so in
surance costs them nothing. How
ever, if any individual wool grower
desires TO ship he can secure insur-
ance at about 3-S Of one per cent;
the boats run on regular schedule and
the trip from Umatilla to Boston is
made in about thirty days. Both the
Open River Line and the American
Hawaiian Line have regular schedules
from one to two boats each week, so
wool increases in weight in going by
water to probably at least offset in
surance and something to apply on
rate.