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thing to night about, but to this there
was simply no answer. I felt like q
fool. md what ~ worse. like an In
trusive fool; and l had . siokening sense
that al the delightful kindlinsss Of the
days at tho beach might have beon the
exaGgeration Of unwilling courtesy.
But another moment Of that memory
brought back my faith. For ma, I wa
certainly In the wrong. and probably an
oflcious idiot. Yet the one thing Of
which I could Be sure was IAdy's hon
esty. I was not running from my guns
Just yet.
"You make mo out an intruder" I re-
torted. We'll. that's been the whole
case from tho frst. All along. I've
done nothing out OF the ordinary ourse
OF acquaintance with an ordinary fam
lily. But your family isn't ordinary. You
put up Invisible fences and then accuse
me Of trespasslnE. ! don't want TO drag
your skeleton out of the closet: but Z
blind man q see that tie there. II
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By Wells Hastings
And Brian Hooker

my chance to see her. and II that's In
truding. why. IN intruds. Now b -
practical ~ O please"
He gave way with . s~uddsnnsss that
.astonished me. Just - you say, Mr..
Crosby. Just a. you say. Nc difference
to me. Glad to b. relieved Of the bust
moss. Better call this afternoon and
havs II over with Always best 70
settle things at onoA Dhs'n b IN all
trouble"
I'll cah this afternoon
fright. Say about $50. I 80 In here.
Sorry to have brought o 20 far. Sorry
to have had this to do At all. Very I'M
pleasant for both Of ua. but ufs's full
OF unpleasantnesA Sorry I shan't see
you again. Can't be helped. Good-by."
] made the best Of my way back,
with an indistinct sense OF having fought
with a small tornado. and wondering
whether ! had won q minor victory or
sealed an ~irrevocable defeat True. !
had gained tho point OF resolving my
dismissal IN person. bu: Reid's very
readiness OF acquioscsnce Indicated the
completeness Of his confidence In my
discontinue.
] xpent the interim planning things "a
say which I knew ! should miserably
forget when the time came TO say them,
and I went TO keep my appointment
with Miss Tabor feeling i~llogically like
a malefactor going up for trial, and
remembering with sickly lucidity every
word OF the sceptical common sense
that l had been foutinR from tho first.
She was sitting near tho great Dutch
fireplace. and as 1 crossed tho room
she slid her book upon tho tabls and
stood up. She did not oNer me her
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all against your character. I don't
know anything about that Haven't
heard . word about st. Nothing
against you. Mrs. Miss Tabor
doesn't wish to see you, that's all.
Very unpleasant position for you. I sec
that Very unpleasant Tor me to say
90. But you bring II on yourself.
Ought to have stayed away. Nothing
else to do"
do you mean to say" I demanded.
that now that my reputation n
cleared that makes no d~ifferenceT'
Exactly. No objection TO you what
ever. Must have been all Q mistake.
Very unfortunate. Very much to be
regretted. Simply. o aren't wanted.
Very distressing to have to say this.
You ought 10 have seen II. Nothing for
you to como back for. Nothing TO do
but drop Il. Drop It right whore u u.
Nothing to be done"
Tho situation opened under ma. In
definite SANDER had been at least some
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81 The Professor's Mystery e. &S

I bristled at once. It's that q mes
sage from Miss Tabor or an objection
on the part OF the family? I'd like to
understand this"
by my-Miss Tabor's authority, OF
course. Certainly. h egrets the
necessity you impose on her OF telling
you that she can't receive your call.
Maid told you yesterday h vas not
at home. Civil answer No occasion
for carrying the matter any further.
Nothing more to DO said. Nothing"
He looked at his watch again and
kicked the head of q feathery dands-
lion.
Mr.. Tabor told me-" I said. made
deliberate by his Jerkiness. that I was
not a 1T acquaintance for his family.
That was absurd. and by this time he
knows IT. II I'm forbidden to call. that
settles the matter: but there's got to
be some sensible reason"
Certainly that settles the matter.
Nothing moro to be said. Nothing at
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you had . oounterfeiting plant IN the
house. for instance, J could understand
all this nonsense. Ia too palpably
manufactured"
! could sss that I had hit him, for he
grew 3erkisr than ever.
'CountsrfsiinS. nonsense. Absolutely
absurd. Insult to suggest suoh . thinx.
Now. lets drop this and come right
down to the facts. May a. we'll be prao-
teal. Nothing more to say. You're not
to call. Told you % already. Very dis
business. But. Of course. you
won't make any further trouble. Abso-
lutely impossible. Hard on you OF
course. but nothing to be done"
Very WE'LL" said I. you tell me this
matter 10 between Miss Tabor and my
self. Well keep II 80. and tho rest OF
you may oas In Tophet. l tell you
plainly / don't doubt your literal word.
but ! DO doubt your motives n your
authority. II Miss Tabor herself tells
mo to 80 I'll 70. Otherw wise III await
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Us NOW they couldn't Tr,sk ~ Of all
tho Fun we've had!
II the Game Looks Pretty Bad. buy
Two-Bits' Worth of Lilacs and Tote EN-
Home and Rol in en-!
Several Times, When they've Got
us Out on q Limb, we've found II
Covered with BIossomsi
A Lot OF Regular Fellers have Hooked
tho Watch, but the Fancy Finishing
Touch Is when you Spout the Vestl
-
A Lot more Touches would Stick II
the Tales Of Woe were Curta!lcd!
II takes q Pretty Kapoo Workman to
Boost for Himself without Seeming to
Brag-but we've Heard It Done!
Tomorrow Morning doesn't have to
be one Of those Mornin0s After!
Some Folks never Find Out what
Fools they are Until their Children be-
gin to go to High School!
We know Of some Publicity Loving
Philanthropists who SAINT be Liberal
without Giving Themselves Awayl
Self II the Abyss where selishnsss
Grows!
There may be Balm for Q Bruised
Heart. but there's no Saive for . Sore
Head!
Some Of Us Don't Have to be Sold
Very Often to Feel Pretty Cheap Over
1t!
We know Several Givers Of. Ora
tuitous Advice who'd Rather DO Trite
than PRESIDENT
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H@ when the morning brought no
answer to my note; nor did the ar
rival Of Doctor Reid about tho middle
Of the forenoon tend to improve my
state of mind. ! found him hdgeting
on the veranda, winding his watch and
frowning at the furniture.
Good morning. Mr.. Crosby. good
morning" he began. Il came down to
nave a few minutes talk with You.
but"-he looked again at his watch
I'm on my way down to my office and
! find I'm a little late. Would 1t trou-
bio you too much to walk along with
me? Sorry to ask you. but I'm late
already"
! got my hat and we hurried out into
the glar!nB sunshine. Reid gave tho
impression. / discovered. of being a
much faster walker than no actually
was. l had no difficulty in keeping up
with him. Something OF the same quail
ity Was noticeable in his conversation
Beautiful morning, / always like
TO get In a little exercise before work.
Beautiful morning for u walk, Fine
fine. Now about that note of yours.
No reason at all for your coming back
here, you know. Acquaintance must
be entirely broker off. No excuse what
ever for going on with it. Impossible
Perfectly impossible"
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They Quarrelled.

You wanted 70 = ma M 49,
I suppose Il v about somethin. n ~
ticuiar. Please tell ma vhat q
you must know e veii n.
answered, trying 10 staaAy nv -.
II have bssn <oid thai nv .tt~S1 !.
call 10 an intrusdon- Ana shst -
not Wish To zee ma aSain Ycs~e-
TO Be told thai by vow. yor..s1s
Her eye rested stsaAisv ~ -.
well" she ala. ~ San -. ~
that n 4. nars.ct,v ~
There wa ths sa~s rc->Ss- 49,
4, ali ,hs a.. ..rs.
srrsn..msnt. ny. n. - ~.
a.. 800
ee0e
yssSW
$3.50 49,
800 ~ ~ W Wv ~sss
way! es4ea' ~ eeems 70 ma
tnai thas part on ihtruoef mas pees
mace up ana put upoh me- nxceps toi
crossing lines mat need nevs! nav
been drawn J. cont unosrseAnd VIVA
p! nave DONE
perhaps not. II you cninx . little
you VIII remember that when asks<
you to go that night when-when yor
brought me here. ! old you to forgo
us-that you we're not to ask QUESTION:
nor try 10 see me again, | thought J
made II very clear AT that time. ARE
you the judge of my right to clos
my W door,"
For a moment I was too much be
wildered 10 answer.
when we met at the Ainsiies'." :
biurted. you met me as a friend, al
though nothing had broken what we be
gan IN the nomaSSs v,,s can ; us, sev,
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ohe the -
bitrary Man In the Blue Suit says We're
OUT!"
Just Clear Each Jump-anc you'll
Stick for the Distance!
We've never Discovered the Truth
that's said to De In W~ine-unless the
Other Fellow was Telling Il!
II takes an Migrate to chirp about In
gratitude!
Despair sits sfiH Nth hts Hands
IN his Ldp-but Desperation Starts
Somethtn0I
When we're Laying Down the Law 70
others. we're Jes' Tellln' EN-; Lut when
they Try to Convince Us. why. they're
Bullying Us!
The Road may be Lono-out there
ye O Lot of Roses Alonostdei
II they were TO Slide tho skids under
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CHAPTER VI.
(Cont!nued.)
A Return to the Original
Theme.

R@ISS TABOR softly raised the
window and eaned out. her
face very white In the dark
~ rs that you, Walter?" h
called under her breath.
yes" he answered. Il have him In
the garage. All IS clear In thereY he
mustn't be seen. you know. mustn't be
seen at all"
She laid her finger N her lips n
nodded, Then the window closed silent
ly n she was gone. Reid turned and
ran back to the garage. When he came
out again the other man was with him,
and they crept past me among the
shrubs, talking softly. The other man
was tail. with a breadth OF shoulder
and thickness OF chest that would have
lone credit TO a professional strong
nan; yet his voice came In an absurd
.reble squeak. with an odd precision
II articulation and phrasing.
1T is very important thar we shall
20 quietly he was saying.
"Of course. OF course Reid whis-
pered. Then they passed beyond hear
ing under the shadow Of the house.
Presently ! saw them again. ~sllhouetted
against the gray wall. They were stand
Ing close together upon the narrow ter
Trace that ran " the driveway n
the side OF the house. and Reid was
fumbling at a pair of French windows.
They opened with a faint click; and
motioning the other man before him
The stepped in, closing the windows after
Them.
l walked on. full OF an impatient won
ler at this new mystery. which. like Its
redecessors. would neither mt into any
.auonab1o explanation nor suffer Itself
be put aside as unmeaning. In from
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING INSTRUMENTS

Grossly, Q young COLLEGE professor. meets, at a
suburban station, Miss Tabor. = girl whom he has
hown casually for some time. An air OF mystery
about her manner piques his curiosity. Learning
che IL on her way TO her country home near STAN
ford. he rsolvss to esort her thither. Crosby ac-
sospts . soHswhat reluctant Invitation TO spend the
niSht st ths home Of Mir Tsbor's parents In
He tnes 10 opSn the door Of his room. 1t Is
ioohsd. Soon afterward the door, is unfastened.
and Aiio Tabor orders Crosby 10 leave the house
father an explanation. MI. Tabor merely answers
that Crosby IL an undesirable acquaintance. A.
sccosts him. charging Tabor apparently with some
crime toward himself. Crosby ,iSts his friends,
Miss Tabor again. In vain he tries TO make her
clear up the mystery. Her half brother, Dr., Reid.
other interview. Pasdns her house one evening
Crosby hears Rsld VIII ale under q window. Miss
Tabor COINED to the window In response TO the
ANAL.
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B etty Vim c e n
d to Lovers


n n I dsar young people. b rAov % oo~WWS WH0W
mi quarreilsd With any ons ana ths esnss o0UaoAA0
bssn IN the wrong.
Remember. II does not ada TO Jour dignity - VDuS
Q cold attitude toward some one who hs OaAo o0MnAA
but who 10 willing TO make amends.
I am often surprised by the tone Of some q - 0Ars
I receive from young people AIDING me Tor advsA ~
example. here u one which vac - m9 mAutng0 0n-
The girl who writes Il tells me;
u am In love with . young man and Z 0h0U0e -
cared for me. However. We Quarshied. and par<y -
cause I was somswhat in the wroow and partly beaana
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In Fighting TO
Outspeed the Rest
Of the Bunch some
Of us Fall over our
Fseti
Every Time we
Fail to Imagining
the Pitcher Is 80
Skeeart OF us that
hos going to Walk
US. he Lobs EN-
Right through the
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Does Not Care.

A NAN who sisns his Isetss X. A.
n H." writes:
4 II have called frequently upon
. young lazy during the past three
years. And after all that time shs rs-
marked recently that Of al the msr
She knew she really ala not care mor
for n than for another. What can I
DO 70 win herr"
I Am afraid you viii 5use have TO
continue to show the young lady how
much you care for her through your
thoushtfulness and attentions Tor her.
Othe, Girls.
A GIRL who signs her letter I'll.
~ D." writes:
"A young man calls upon mo
frequently. but ne often talks Of other
girls. This makes me very Jealous.
What can I do about TT"
I fear you will have to learn not TO
be Jealous. inasmuch a. you are not
engaged to the young man. ana there
fore have no hold over him..
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90 don't have to Stand for the FL
bow Stun in the Straight and
Narrow PATH
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It hurt me toe much 70 be o bad t~ms with thu young ~ I sUoaosdsA Or
m ~ share Of IN quarrel most umhy. but he will nt cugfvs me Nov. VAAA
Ahan I dor
I wsh I know who that young maj II. % I comd Gs him . Cood 6nN9
to- lie ought to- b ashamed Il himssR When a pason apologies IN least
the other a. do y % accspt che apology With Usctusnea
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CHAPTER VII.
Punishment Confirmed.

WENT TO bed with my natural
pleasure In the unexpected
surseited into a baffled irrita-
ton. / was the more annoyed
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"A Kiss.

A orRL who signs her letter ~ q
~ T." writes:
"a young man brought M
homo ne other evening from . party
and whom he left me a my homo he
asked u he might kiss me. I saiA No.
and he said he approved Of my sttituds
In the matter. but he has Do& called
since. What shall I DOR
Doubtless the young man hes ben
busy and win call oon I An Rurs
he really dA admire you for not al
lowing hin to kiss you.
The QuarrelLed.
A MAN who stgns his letter r. ~
~ vritss:
IT wrote my sweetheart Q very
unktnd note. saytns I did not carr for
her any more. She did nc. reply to 81.
Now I An sorry ! wrote H. wnat shall
/ dot"
Write and apoiogiss for your be-
havtor. And b less hasty mem Tina
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-01
TO FILL A LoNG-FELT WANT
Way Suggested In Which AnatonIsts
Could Get First Class Brains
for Dissection.

We are sure that the deepest SYM
pathy will be felt in all classes of
society with the anatomists who are
complaining that they are deficient
in knowledge Of the anatomy and
structure of the human brain mere
ly because of the difficulty Of obtain
ing first-class brains for dissection.
This long-felt want should certain
ly be supplied, but that the plan of
the editor of American Medicine TO
urge intelligent men to will their
brains to science is a sure way out
of the difficulty may well be doubted.
We are afraid the scientific inves-
tigators will have an oversupply of
very ordinary brains on their hands
if the suggestion of American Medi-
cine is carried out. A better way
would be for the men Of science to
select the brains they think they
want, on the hoof, so to speak, apply
for the use of them when the time
comes, and be content to wait. 1t
would undoubtedly be esteemed a
high honor for a man to be singled
out this way, stimulating to the OBJ
ject himself and immensely crafty
ing to his family. 1t would be
new and precious order of merit
New York Times.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-01
JokED WITH JOKER.

A victim of street car pickpockets
resolved to get even, the Cleveland
Plain Dealer says. He put in his
pocketbook nothing but a slip Of pa
per on which was written: "This is
where you lose, fellow" Then he
climbed into pay-as-you-enter car
and waited. Twenty minutes passed
and nothing happened. Twenty
more minutes fitted by. The sleuth
left the car then, having assured
himself that his purse was safe. He
repaired to a safe place and looked
things over. There was a slip of
paper, just as he had wrapped it up.
But when he opened it the thing had
a new sentence on it. 1t said: Saint
you the kidderp
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-01
oossUM BREEDING.

Mr.. lie Scout, curator of the sgd
ney Geological gardens, has proposed
the breeding of opossums in Queens
land on systematic lines. The skin
of these little furry animals has be-
come so valuable that unless soma
protection is accorded possums may
soon become extinct. Mr.. lie Scout
would select, he says, site sheltered
from the westerly winds, as possums
like protection from the cold while
they are feeding. They do not like
to be disturbed, either, by the winds
shaking the branches while feeding.
The land should be fenced with six
foot galvanized iron to keep them
from climbing or jumping over.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-01
Expires as She Wins Money
Enough to Offset Loan to
Sweetheart.
GIVES FIRMS FUNDS TO NAN
Youth Disappears Soon After Borrow
Ing From Girl and She Tries to
Reeoup Loss by Playing Cards
for stakes-Draws Royal
Flush and Dies.

Chicago.-Just at the critical mo-
ment, when there was enough money
In the pot to wipe out an indebted
ness, incurred for her sweetheart,
Miss Laura Cotton, as she was win
ming steadily In a poker game to re-
trieve the loss of the loan, drew a
royal flush and dropped dead in her
chair.
The other members Of the poker
party, shocked at the sudden climax
of their evenings enjoyment, hurried
ly called a physician, but Miss Cot.
ton died before he arrived.
Miss Cotton, together with her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry E. Cotton
and j. Mann. friend, had been play
Ing cards all evening. In the early
stages of the gaze the stakes were
low and Miss Cotton held successful
hands every deal. Determined to win
enough money to repay her for loss
she had incurred by loaning money
to her sweetheart, she raised the ante
and still continued to be successful.
At eleven o'clock she had won half
OF the amount required. In the next
deal tie Jackpot increased until It
held more than enough to Offset the
loss of the loan. Miss Cotton was
feverish with excitement. With her
whole future seemingly staked on the
hand she was about 10 draw, the strain
proved too much and when a royal
flush doomed into view she dropped
over In dead faint.
Sometime ago my daughter was
employed by the Equity Finance and
Loan company" said Mr.. Cotton.
During her employment there she be-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-01
HIS WIFE WAS INVALUABLE
TaIlor's Spouse Entertained Women
Customers During Fittings so They
Would stand Naturally.

For long time people wondered
Why the tailor's wife came into the
shop as soon as a customer came in
10 try on a skirt and sat around tell
i"c funny stories till the fittins was
over One day the tailor explained.
"She does that to make women
stand naturally" he said. "Unless
something is going on to take their
minds off themselves they strike a
perfectly ridiculous attitude. Every
few minutes caution them to stand
natural, but their circumstances
won't let them. They throw the;
waist forward and their hips back
until a skirt fitted the way they are
then standing is about two inches
too short in front and two inches too
long in the back when they fall back
into an everyday position. But just
get a woman interested in something
besides herself and she will forget to
pose.
"My wife interests them. She
can't sew and she can't fit, and for d
long time | couldn't figure out what
use | could put her to in the shop,
but finally l discovered that she has
a mighty talent for story telling,
and after / took to utilizing her one
accomplishment alterations in
skirts fell off 90 per cent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-01
"QUlTE A HISTORIC SPOT"
Bit About the Ruins Of the
Roman Forum.

An American archaeologist with a
great enthusiasm for the period Of
the Caesars was wandering about the
Roman Forum one morning when a
woman poked her head over The wall.
, "Heyp she said in the familiar
accent of western New York. "What
place is this ?"
"This is the ruins of the Forum"
responded the archaeologist.
"And what might that be?" she
asked.
Amused, but glad Of a chance to
induct a fresh mind into his hobby,
the archaeologist explained. He
waxed eloquent; he began at its
foundation; he pictured the pageant
after pageant of history, the success
sive armies and races that made that
spot memorable. Finally he ran
down for want of breath.
"My % she said. "Quite histor-
ic spot, isn't it?"-Success Maya
zine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-01
MENNoNITEs AND WATERMELON

The Mennonites have a decided
preference for watermelons over
every other "fruit." They call the
melons "arboosen," though we would
not be willing to certify that this is
the correct spelling. The last detach-
ment happened to arrive at Atchison
one Saturday-market day-and
among the first objects they saw
we're the big Kansas watermelons
They went for them then and thar, :"
and felt that they had reached the
'happy land of Canaan" Unless
some other state can raise larger wa
termelons than Kansas-which some
other state can't-the future Men
MONTE immigration will be directed
hitherward.-Noble L. Prentis, Kan
sas Miscellanies.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-01
BOTH WERE MICHIGAN "MEN'
Story Of Prominent Educator and Lat
In Teacher Whom He Found In
Lonely Town.

A prominent educator tells this
story to illustrate the pride which
all collegians take in their own alma
mater. He studied at state uni.
versity where coeducation was
strongly rooted. For a Latin teach
er he had a man famous for the sue
cess of his peculiar language method.
After / had been out Of college 8
few years became inspector Of high
schools for the state university in
another state. In a lonely, out-of-
the-way town ! found a woman who
taught Latin so well that / thought
she could have learned it nowhere
but from my own old professor.
did not ask her outright, but be-
gan talking, in a rambling way,
about her method. | found excuse
to pronounce some Latin word, and
now and then ] would bring in
phrase which ! knew the professor
was fond Of using.
The woman's face took on a puz-
zled expression, as if she we're dimly
remembering something. Then she
began to look at me suspiciously
and a half-smile slowly dawned in
her eyes.
At last / launched into one Of the
professors funny stories, which l
knew he must have repeated year
after year. The evidence was COM
plete. She waited for no more. She
reached for my hand, and her face
showed how much she had missed
the old college associations in that
lonely spot and how dear in her
memory they still were.
"Tell me-" she exclaimed, "are
you a Michigan man2"
81 am" l confessed.
$50 am I."-Youth's COMPANION.