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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-26
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AZ -be eypense of a soiled hat Robert
Orme saves from arrest a girl In a piack
touring car who has caused a traiNc jam
on State street He buys a new nat ana
is given In change five dollar pii VIII:
Remember the person you pay this 70
written on it a second time he hcips tiie
lady in tire black car. and learns tfiu IN
Tom and Bessie WallinSham they nav.
mutual friends. but gains no further i'iii'
OF her identity. ,,
Seaor Poritol Of South America ann
Senior Alcatrante minister from the sai,I U
country. and some JapS try TO GET po.
session Of the bill. Two of the latter o'e.
power oTme and effect forci nafb.r
change Of the marked bill for anoiteI:
Orme finds the girl OF the blflch an
waiting for him. She also wants lns mnn
Orme tells his story: She r-cos'll%rSS VI,
OF the laps as her fathers butter ME- -,
A second inscription on the olli II ui,T
key TO the hiding place OF importaht -, %
per- stolen from her IalheI; u
and fire Girl start out in the plach IA
in quest of the papers In the university
grounds in Evanston the hlHlhS piaL
located. Naku and another Jap arr . g
Orne felIs Maku and III" other jap n
capes Orme finds in Makus p,"het
folded slip Of paper. He takes tle S' =.
whose name is still unknown 10 hihi 10
the home OF friend in Evanston IT,
turning to the university grounds otIle
gets i'm conversation With a guarI a. ~
life-saying station. They hear hloIpl
boat in trouble in the darkness on w f
lake They find the crippled boat IN =. =.
are the Jap with the papers and Girl
She jumps into Orme's boat: but a'i, .nap
eludes pursuit Orme finds on inc .a p,p ~
he took from Maku the address Jla N.
Parker street" He goes there ana iii
Arima, teacher OF jiu-jitsu, is on the ItiiIu
floor He calls on Ala. clairvoFant. on
the fourth floor. descends by the 1re-
escape and conceals himself under tapis
In Artma's room. Alcatrante. Poritoi anu
the jap minister enter. Orne nnos lii.,
papers in a drawer under the table anu
substitutes mining prospectuses TOT IT'LL
He learns that the papers are OF ihtet 20. 70
tional importance with time limit III .oi
signatures OF that night midnight: me
substitution is discovered. The girl aP
pears and leaves again after being t"ia
that the American has the papers. ortie
attempts to get away. Is discovered anu
set upon by Arima and Maku. He eiudes
them and Is hidden IN closet bH the
rlairvoyant. Orme escapes dufihS "a
seance given by ALA On the slde"a!k
"a. encounters Alcatrarte. orine goes 10
ind Tom Wallingham. Alcatrante hangs
On and tries TO get the papers During
IN, excitement caused by one or Alca-
frante's tricks to DELAY Orme. the lattef
sees the girl and follows her back 10
wallingham's office He and the Giri are
locked I'm a giant specimen refrigerator
bv Alcatrante.
They confess their love and when they
had almost abandoned hope or escape
Orme breaks the thermometer coils ana
attracts the attention OF iaie- soihs
clerk. They are liberated
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-26
Parents and children's Faults.

Parents ought to collaborate with
teachers in helping to develop the
best in their children. and consequent
~ to eliminate the worst. Instead of
this view of the matter we (says Ella
Wheeler Wilcox) find parents taking
q stand against the teacher who tries
to talk of the faults of their children
and discuss remedy. and all the
work which the teacher has hoped to
do in character building falls to the
ground under the lifted hammer Of the
unwise and belligerent parent. who in
sists that my child" must be without
faults. and that the teacher who sees
faults Is an enemy. not a friend. 1t Is
seldom. indeed. that a man or wom-
an occupying the position of teacher
Is prejudiced or has personal or selfish
motives for criticising child.
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had halted the night before in their
search for the hidden papers. Wed
better give him further directions"
said the girl.
But the chauffeur turned north at
the corner and put on more speed.
Hes taking the right direction.
she laughed. perhaps his idea is to
follow Sheridan road I'LL We tell him to
turn"
Il don't quite like it." said Orme.
thoughtfully. Hes a bit too sure OF
what he's doing"
The girl hesitated. 1T Is funny"
she exclaimed And he's going faster.
too" She leaned forward and called
up to the chauffeur: Stop at this cor
ner"
He did not seem to hear. She re-
peated the order in q louder voice. but
the only answer was another burst OF
speed.
Then Orme reached up and touched
the chau6eur's shoulders. stop the
carl" he cried.
The chauffeur did not obey. He did
not even turn his head.
Orme and the girl looked at each
other. Il don't understand" she said.
I'm afraid l am beginning to-" Orme
replied. He will not stop until We
are where he wishes us to be-"
We can't get out" she exclaimed.
NO. And II I pull him out Of the
seat. the car will be ditched." He
puzzled vainly to hit on a method Of
action. and meantime the moments
sped.
They passed tho university grounds
quickly. Orme retained an impression
of occasional massive buildings at the
right. including the dome Of an OBJ
servatory. and at the left the lighted
windows Of dwellings.
He saw. too. the tower Of . light.
house. a dark foundation supporting a
changing light above: and then the
road turned sharply to the left and.
after q few hundred yards. curved
again to the north.
Suddenly the chauffeur slowed down.
On either side were groves Of trees.
Ahead were the lights Of an approach
ing motor.
Orme was still at q loss. and the
girl was awaiting some decision from
him. When the chauffeur at last
turned and spoke-three short words
Orme realized too late the situation he
and the girl were in.
I'VE stop now" said the chauffeur.
And the girl. with q Mortified gasp
exclaimed: "Maku!"
Yes. 1t was the japanese.
Calmly he put on the brakes and
brought the car to a standstill by the
roadside: then. removing his goggles,
turned to Orme and the girl and smiled
an inscrutable smile. There was an
ugly bruise on his forehead. where
Orme had struck him with the wrench
But quick though Maku was. he was
not quick enough to see a motion
which Orme had made Immediately
after the moment of recognition-am mo
ton which had even escaped the notice
of the girl. Perhaps 1t accounted for
the GOODNESS with which Orme met his
enemy's eyes.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-26
COFFEE CONGESTION
Causes q Variety Of Aiis.

A happy old lady in Wisconsin
says:
During the time I was a coffee
drihker I was subject to sick head
aches. sometimes lasting or 3 days.
totally uniting me for anything.
To this aflic;ion was added, some
years ago. a trouble with my heart
tina: was very painful, accompanied
by a smothering sensation and faint
ness.
Dyspepsia. also. came to make life
harder to bear. took all sorts Of Pct
ent medicines but none of them helped
me for any length of time.
THE doctors frequently told mo
that coffee was not good for me: but
without coffee 1 felt as II l had no
breakfast. l finally decided about 2
years ago to abandon the use Of cof-
fee entirely. and as had read a great
deal about Postum I concluded to try
that for q breakfast beverage.
Il liked the taste of 1t and was par
ticularly pleased to notice that It did
not come up as coffee used to. The
bad spells with my heart grew less
ard less frequent, and finally ceased
altogether. and I have not had an at
tack of sick headache for more than q
year. My digestion Is good, too, and
I am thankful that I am once more q
healthy woman. I know my wonder
full restoration to health came from.
quitting coffee and using Postum"
Name given by the Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and II is this.
Coffee has a direct action on the liveS
with some people. and causes partial
congestion of that organ preventing
the natural outlet Of the secretons.
Then may follow biliousness. sallow
skin. headaches, constipation and final
ly a change of the blood corpuscles
and nervous prostration.
Read the little book. THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's . Rea-
SON."
Ever read the shove DettepS 4 DeW
enc apDeaFs fP0a time g time. They
are 4e00i0e, true, and fal1 q A0DaD
interest.
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so on taking from fishing grounds.
any more than he can from the hunt
ing grounds. and expect always to find
plenty. The French have found new
fishing grounds on the west coast of
Africa. the Arguin Banks The French
colonial governments is considering
measures TO promote the fishing in
dustry on these une1hausted grounds.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-26

individual cases among the laundry
women, has made q statement that
public laun6resses were slaves. that
they worked under conditions beyond
description. in many instances. and
that it was time for women's clubs to
take up the matter Of lettering their
conditions.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-26
BRIGHT Brown, Dull Green.

Brown had married the prettiest
woman In the town and Green had
married the homeliest. but thought
she was q beauty.
One evening they met and the con
vcrsation having drifted to their 70
spective better halves. Green 70
marked:
II say. Brown. think you and !
married the two handsomest women
In the village"
Brown looked at him In surprise q
moment, but seeing he was serious.
replied cautiously. and with pride:
We'll. old man. I guess you are
about half right"
But Green didn't see the point until
he told his wife and she began to
make q feV remarks
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STILL IN HIS POSSESSION
Remarkable Coincidence In Sum Of
Money That Rastus Had In
HE Pocket.

Rastus was on trial. charged with
stealing seven dollars and eighty-1ve
cents. He pleaded not guilty. and. n
he was unable to hire IN attorney. the
Judge appointed Lawyer Clearem a.
counsel. Clearem put up . strong
plea in defense. and Rastus was &C.
quilted.
Counsel and client met q few min
utes later outside the court room.
Now. Rastus." said Clearem.
you know the court allows the coun-
sci very little for defending this kind
Of case. I worked hard for you and
got you clear. I'm entitled to much
more pay than I'm getting for my
valuable services. and you should dig
up a goOd-sized fee. Have you got
any money!"
Yes. boss" replied Rastus. Il done
got seben dollahs and eighty.five
cents"
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folded them-could hear her sigh Of
content.
And then something occurred that
disquieted him to a degree which
seemed unwarranted. The chauffeur
suddenly turned around and glanced
swiftly through his goggles at the girl
and the papers. The action was. per-
haps. natural; but there was an as
sured expectancy in the way he turned
-Orme did not like it. Moreover.
there was something alarmingly famil-
lar in the manner of the movement.
Somewhere Orme had seen a man
move his body like that. But before
his suspicious could take form. the
chauffeur had turned again.
The girl handed the papers back to
Orme. these are the right papers. 80
she said. "Oh. my dear. II you only
knew how much they mean"
He held them for a moment in his
hand. Then. after returning them to
his pocket with as little noise as pos
sible. he caught the girls eye and. with
significant glance toward the chauf-
feur. said in distinct voice:
Il will slip them under the seat
cushion. They will be safer there"
Did the chauffeur lean farther back.
as If to hear better? or was the slight
movement a false record OF Orme's
imagination?
Orme decided to be on the safe side.
SO he slipped under the cushion of the
extra seat another mining prospectus
which he had in his pocket. placing it
in such a way that the end of the pa
per protruded. Then he put his lips
close to the girls ear and whispered:
Don't be alarmed. but tell me. does
our chauffeur remind you of anyone?"
She studied the stolid back in front
of them The ill-fitting dust-coat masked
the outline Of the figure; the cap was
so low on the head that the ears were
covered.
No." she said. at last, II think not 80
With that, Orme sought to reassure
himself.
They were In Lincoln park now.
Over this same route Orme and the
girl had ridden less than twenty-four
hours before. To him the period
seemed like a year. Then he had been
plunging into mysteries unknown with
the ideal OF his dreams: now he was
moving among secrets partly under
stood, with the woman of his life-lov-
ing her and knowing that she loved
him.
One short day had brought all this
to pass. He had heard It said that
Love and Time are enemies. The false
ness of the saying was clear to him in
the light of his own experience. Love
and Time are not enemies: they are
strangers to each other.
On they went northward. To Orme
the streets through which they passed
were now vaguely familiar. yet he
could hardly believe his eyes when
they swung around on to the lake
front at Evanston. along the broad rib
bon of Sheridan road.
But there was the dark mysterious
surface of Lake Michigan at their
right. Beyond the broad beach, he
could see the line of breakwaters, and
at their left the electric lights threw
their beams into the blackness of little
parks and shrubby lawns.
The car swept to the left. past the
university campus
DO you remember" asked the girl,
in a low voice. pressing his arm. Then.
DON'T" she whispered. Some one
will see!" for he had drawn her face
to his.
They came to the corner Of Chicago
avenue and Sheridan road. where they
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-26
CHAPTER XVI.
The StruQoIe.

The approaching car now drew up
near by. and three men jumped light
ly to the road.
In the radiance Of the lamps on the
two cars. Orme recognized Arima. The
men with him were also Japanese.
though Orme was not conscious that
he had ever seen them before.
1t was clear enough how he and the
girl had blundered into the hands
of the Orientals. Maku had undoubt-
eddy secured a car and had driven it
to the vicinity Of the Rookery in re-
Spouse to q telephoned order from
Alcatrante. transmitted. in all likeli-
hood, through the japanese minister.
The appearance of the car on La
Sale street had been expected by the
South American. Perhaps he had not
anticipated that Orme would hail 1t:
the probability was that he had wished
Maku's assistance without a definite
idea of what that assistance should
be. but the use Of the car by Orme
fell in nicely with his plans. He had
assumed readily enough the direction
the car would take. and getting
promptly into telephone communica-
ton with Arima, had arranged this
meeting on the road.
Orme now remembered that Ari-
mas car. when approaching. had
sounded its horn at regular intervals,
in series of threes-evidently a signal.
Don't worry. girl. DEAR" whispered
Orme. i" he broke OF his SEN
tence az the newcomers clustered
about the tonneau. but the confident
glance Of her eyes treasured him.
He knew not what they were to
face. The japanese. he inferred,
would not deal with him pleasantly,
but surely they would not harm the
girl.
Arima opened the door Of the ton
neau and with a lightning motion
grasped Orme BY the wrist
Get out" he ordered.
Orme was in no mind to obey.
There were four OF the Orientals
against him, and he stood little chance
of success in q fight with them, but
il he could only delay matters, some
one might pass ami he could raise an
alarm. So he sat firm. and said,
calmly:
What do you want?"
Get out" repeated Arima
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-26
CHAPTER XIV.
From the Devil to the Deep Sea.

From the Devil to the Deep Sea.
How shall we go?" asked Orme. as
they descended to the street level.
BY train. There is no other con-
venient way, since my car is at home"
She looked at him doubtfully. and add
ed. but they will be watching the
railroad stations"
He nodded. a motor would be
safer-ff we can get one" He gave
her hand a secret pressure while the
elevator boy was opening the door for
them. and as she passed before him
she flashed upon him a look so filled
with love and trust that the sudden
thrill OF his happiness almost stihed
him.
At the La Sale street entrance Orme
had fleeting glimpse of the watching
Alcatrante. The South American. after
one astonished stare, darted away In
the dusk He would follow them, of
course. but Orme decided to say
nothing about him to the girl.
Il must telephone" she said sudden
". stopping as If to turn back to the
building. Father will be very anXi-
GUS"
The booths I'm the building must be
closed he said. Wed better try a
drug store"
Accordingly they made their way to
the nearest. and the girl went to the
booth. The door was shut for a long
time.
While he was waiting. Orme glanced
through the brilliant window. In the
light of an electric lamp across the
street he discesned family motion
less figure; without hesitation he
crossed the pavement. recognizing Al
catrante more clearly as he left the
dazzle OF the store.
The minister did not bulge. His
face. as Orme approached. was cold
and express!onless.
Senior" exclaimed Orme. docs you:
trade include murder"
Not at all. Why do you ask. Mr.
Ormeo"
Because only a lucky Intervention
has saved you from the murder OF a
young lady and myself"
You are exaggerating. my dear sir. .
Alcatrante laughed.
is il your custom to lock people into
alright chambers"
Alright" Alcatrante was clearly
Disconnected Il did not suppose tina,
It was air-tight Also, did not dream
that the young lady was there. Blu,
this game is serious game. Mr.. Orme
You do not appear to understand
When one is working for his country
many strange things are justified"
Even murder"
Even murder-Sometimes"
Orme had an inspiration. "Thani
you for the truth, senor." he said. Il
too, am working for my country. II
you continue to follow us, l shall as
sumo that you have murder In your
mind, and shall act accordingly"
Alcatrante smiled coolly.
This is fair warning" continued
Orme.
He glanced to the drug store and
saw the girl coming out OF the tele
phone booth. Fastening across the
street. he met her at the door.
If father had had any idea of such
complications when We came west
she said, there would have been plen
y OF men near by to help Us. AS i,
L.. We shall have to act alone II Is
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Take the Game Seriously.

Girls play q strenuous game Of
hockey in Australia. In q recent game
between the Waratah and Thistle
clubs the casualties were one finger
broken and another severely crushed.
an eye biackened and . face IRE
trievably damaged. . knee bruised
and shin cut 50 badly that the blood
saturated . boot. several mouths cut
and . number q shins sliced through
shin pads
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Women workers IN laundries are 70
be looked after by several clubs
which have decided to cooperate in
An effort to improve the conditions un-
der which these girls and women have
to work. says the New York Herald.
Mrs.. Julian Heath Of the League for
Household Economics. who has for
two q three pears bsea ilvestig1tinG
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-26
country's Oldest Weaver

Mrs. Melissa Hodgdon. aged seven
ty-five years. who runs four looms In
the weaving department of the York
Manufacturing company. at Saco.
Me-. and claims the distinction Of be-
ing the oldest weaver In the United
States. began work in this plant IS
years ago the middle of this month.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-26

cd as possible and. in any event. to
gain time enough to communicate with
Poritol and the japanese and whatever
other persons might be helping In the
struggle to regain the papers. The
probabilities were that Alcatrante had
been using the last two hours to get
in touch with his friends.
And now those friends would be In
formed promptly that Orme and the
girl were setting out by motor. This
analysis apparently accounted for Al
catrante's nonchalance. Orme and the
girl seemed to be escaping. but In
truth. II they approached their destina-
ton at all. they must run into the am
buscade of other enemies. Then the
nearer the goal. the greater the dan
ger.
As the motor slid smoothly north
ward on La Sale street, Orme looked
back Alcatrante had made no move.
The last glimpse that Orme had OF him
showed that slight but sinister figure
business street.
They crossed the Clark street bridge
Keep on out North Clark street until
you can cross over to Lincoln park"
said Orme to the chauffeur.
The only indication that the order
had been heard was bending forward
of the bowed figure on the front seat
Orme explained to the girl. 1T will
be better not to take the Lake Shore
drive They may be watching the
Pere Marquette"
You are right" she said. las pre-
caution. we'd better not pass the no.
tel"
How surprised was to find you
waiting for me there last evening. I"
unused Orme-'and how glad!"
Il never called on a man before" she
laughed.
Il had made up my mind only a lit
tie while before" he continued. Ito
stay in Chicago till found you"
I'm afraid that would not have been
easy" She returned the pressure of
his hand, which had found hers. III it
hadn't been for those papers. We might
never have met.
I'VE were bound to meet-you and
L." he said. Il have been waiting all
my life just for you"
But even now you don't know who
l am. may be "a political adven-
turess-or a woman detective-or-"
You may be-" he said. but you are
the woman l love- Your name-your
business. if you have one-those things
don't matter. know you. and l love
you"
She leaned closer to him. Dear"
she whispered impulsively. Il am going
to tell you everything-who am. and
about the papers"
Watt" He held his hand before her
mouth. Don't tell me now Do as YOU
planned to do. Be simply Girl to me
for while longer"
She moved closer to him. Their e.-
rand. the danger. were for the time
forgotten. and the motor hummed along
with burden of happiness.
You haven't looked at the papers
yet" said Orme. after a time. They
were turning east toward Lincoln
park.
DO I need to-"
Perhaps not. took them from the
envelope which you saw at Arima's.
But here they are. l did not look at
them. of course"
He drew the parchments from with
in his coat and placed them in her
hand.
While she examined them. he looked
straight ahead. that he might not see.
He could hear them crackle as she un-
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Seeking New Fishing Grounds.

Formerly men of science. including
Huxley. believed that man was not
Industrious enough to depopulate the
sea OF fish. Yet il is known that ia
vorite fishing grounds do become ex
hausted. Whales abound at present
only because kerosene displaced whale
oil and rendered whaling Improbable
For long time the whale has been
allowed to spout with relative i'm
munity. The North sea fishery is fail
ing. and the permanent international
council officially recognizes that it 40
longer yields large fish. Man cannot
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-26

Inspiration Of Natural Beauty.
No one can contemplate the wonder.
hui beauties of nature and doubt that
The creator must have intended that
man, made In his own image and like
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-26

face for ugliness or beauty. Inhar-
monious and destructive attitudes Of
mind will warp and mar the most
beautiful features
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Teush Old World II This.

Tough Old World u This.
Mrs.. Crawford-You can have all
the bread and butter you want, but no
more cake.
Willie ma, how u It I can
never have . second helping Of any of
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-26

the things I like?-Lippincott's Mas1
zine.