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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

hopelessly antipathetic as only two po-
lite women can be.
Mrs. Jimmie was accounted some
thing Of snob In Chicago society, but
perhaps the missionary was a trifie
the snobbisher OF the two when they
| met. I
, Miss Cattle could overlook hun
dred vices in Zulu queen more easily
than a few in fellow countrywoman.
She did not like Mrs. Jimmie. and she
was proud of it.
When the porter said, I'm afraid
you got this lady's seat" Miss Cat
tie shot one glance at the intruder
and rose stiffly. Then l suppose I'll
have to-"
"Oh, please don't go. there's plenty
leof ROOM" Mrs. Wellington insisted,
pressing her to remain. This nettled
Miss Cattle still more, but she sank
back, while the porter piled up ex-
pensive traveling-bags and hat boxes
till there was hardly place to sit,
But even at that Mrs. Jimmie felt
called on to apologize:
Il haven't brought much luggage
How III ever live four days with this,
l can't imagine. 1t will be such re-
lief to get my trunks at Reno"
"Reno?" echoed Miss Cattle. do
you live there?"
We'll, theoretically. yes"
Il don't understand you"
I've got to live there to get It,"
ITO get It? Obi" A look OF sudden
and dreadful realization came over the
missionary. Mrs. Wellington inter
preted It with smile Of gay defiance:
DO you believe in divorces?"
Anne Cattle stuck to her guns. 'T
must say don't. l think law ought
to be passed stopping them"
$50 do l." Mrs. Wellington amiably
agreed. "and hope they'll pass just
such law-after / get mine" Then
she ventured a little shaft Of her
own You don't believe in divorces.
Judge you've never been married"
Not once!" The spinster drew her
self up. but Mrs. Wellington disarmed
her with an unexpected bouquet:
"Oh. lucky woman! Don't let any
heartless man delude you into taking
the fatal STEP"
Anne Cattle was nothing II not hon.
est. She confessed frankly: Il must
say that nobody has made any violent
efforts to compel me to. That's why
I'm going to China"
ITO China!" Mrs. Wellington
gasped. hardly believing her ears.
my dear! You don't intend to marry
a 1aundryman?"
THE idea! I'm going as a mission
ary"
"A missionary? Why leave Chica-
go?" Mrs Wellington's eye softened
more,or less convincingly: "Oh, love
ly! How | should dote upon being a
missionary. really think that after I
get my divorce ! might have a try
at it. had thought of convent. but
being a missionary must be much
more exciting" She dismissed the
dream with an abrupt shake OF the
head Excuse me, but do you happen
to have any matches?"
Matches! ! never carry them!"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
CHAPTER W.
A CONSPIRACY In satin.

n conspiracy IN Satin.
The tall man emptied one hand OF
Its suitcase to clasp the hand the new.
conner granted him. He held it fast
as he exclaimed: Don't tell me that
you are bound for Reno!" She whim.
pered: I'm afraid 80, Mr.. Ashton"
He put down everything to take her
other hand. and tuned his voice to
coincidence: Why, thought you and
Sam Whitcomb were"
"Oh. we were untfl that shameless
Mrs. Wellington"
MRS. wellington Don't believe
know her"
Il thought everybody had heard Of
Mrs. Jimmie Wellington"
Mrs. Jimmie-oh. yes. I've heard
of her!"
What dance she has led her poor
husband" Mrs. Whitcomb said. "And
my poor Sammy fell into her trap
too"
Ashton, jealous comforter, took 9
wrathful tone: Il always thought your
husband was the most unmitigated-'
But Mrs. Whitcomb bridled at once
How dare you criticize Sammy! He's
the incest boy In the world
! Ashton recovered quickly. That's
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

ting their inability to get married and
to continue their journey together.
There in the car were the giggling
conspirators preparing bridal mock
cry for their sweet confusion.
Then the angels might have nudged
one another and said:
"Oh, it's all right now. There goes
the minister hurrying to their very
car. Mallory has the license in his
pocket, and here comes the parson.
Hooray!"
And then the angelic cheer must
have died out as the one great hurrah
Of crowded background is quenched
In air when the home teams vitality
needed home run swerves outside the
line and drops useless as stupid foul
ball
In shabby old hack. were two OF
the happiest runaways that ever
sought train They were not miser-
able like the young couple In the taxi
cab. They were whiteshaired both.
| They had been married for thirty
years. Yet this was their real honey
moon, their real elopement.
| The little woman In the timid gray
bonnet clapped her hands and Uttered
like schoolgirl
"Oh. Walter. can't believe we're
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

sang out young Hudson, looking a
him In amazed amusement.
| did un'stan' somebody say your,
preparing for brfle coupI?''
Lieutenant Shaw grinned. Il dom
know what you understood. but that's
! what we're doing
Immediately Wellington's great fac<
began to churn and work like big
eddy in river. Suddenly he was
weeping. Excuse these tears, zhent
tlemen, but / once--I was once {
b-b-bride myself"
He looks like whole wedding par
ty," was Ashton's only comment pr
the copious grief. 1t was poor yelling
tons fate to hunt as vainly for sym
pathy as Diogenes for honesty. The
decorators either ignored him OF
shunted him aside. They were inter
ested in strange contrivance of rib
bons and a box that Shaw produced
That" Hudson explained, lis a lit
tie rice trap. We hang that up there
and when the bridal couple sit down
--biff! a shower of rice all over them
It's bad. eh?"
Everybody agreed that 1t was o
happy thought, and even Jimmie Wei
lington, like great baby, bounding
from tears to laughter on the instant
was chortling: "A rishe trap? That's
abslootly splendid creates invensh
modern times. must stick around
and see her when she fiops." And
then he lurched forward like too.
obliging elephant. Let me help you"
Mrs. Whitcomb, who had now
mounted a step ladder and poised her.
self as gracefully as possible, shrieked
with alarm, as she saw We1lington'a
bulk rolling toward her frail support.
Il Hudson and Shaw had not been
football veterans at West Point and
had not known Just what to, do when
the center rush comes bucking the
line, they could never have blocked
that flying wedge. But they checked
him and impelled him backward
through his own curtains into his own
berth.
Finding himself on his back, he de-
cided to remain there. And there be
remained, oblivious of the carnival
preparations going on just outside his
canopy.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

'Divorees.r
| -Divorcesl-
| We'll, this. win be only my second
my other was such nuisance.
got that from Jimmie. too But II
didn't take. Then we made up and re
married. Rather odd. having \ second
honeymoon with ones first husband
But remarriage didn't succeed any
| better. Jimmie fell on the water
wagon with an awful splash. and he
quite misunderstood my purely pla.
tonic interest in Sammy Whitcomb, a
nice young fellow with fool OF o
wife. Did you ever meet Mrs. Sammy
Whitcomb--no! Oh, but you are q
lucky woman! Indeed you arel Well,
when Jimmie got jealous, l just gave
him up entirely. I'm running away to
Reno. cent note to my husbands
Reno"
But now I must go. Now must
go. I've really become quite addicted
to them"
"Divorces?''
Cigars. Do stay here till come
back. have so much to say to you. "
Miss Cattle shook her head In de.
spair. She could understand dozen
heather dialects better than the
speech OF so utter a foreigner as her
fellow-countrywoman. Mrs. Jimmie
FASTENED away. rather pleased at the
shocks she had administered.
In the corridor she administered an.
other thrill--this time to tall young
mana stranger, as alert for Irritation
as weasel for mischief. He huddled
himself and his suitcases into as fat
space as possible. murmuring:
These corridors are go narrow,
aren't they?"
Aren't they?" said Mrs. Jimmie
so sorry to trouble you"
Don't mention It,"
She passed on. their glances fencing
like playful foils. Then she paused:
Excuse me. Could you lend me q
match? They never have matches In
the Women's Room"
He succeeded in producing box
after much shifting Of burdens, and he
was rewarded with look and a
phrase:
you have saved my life"
He started to repeat his Don't
mention it," but 1t seemed inappropri.
ate. so he said nothing, and she van.
ished behind door. He turned away.
saying to himself that it promised TO
be pleasant journey. He was halted
by another voice--another woman's
voice:
Pardon me. but is this the car fof
Reno?"
He turned to smile, Il believe sol"
Then his eyes widened as he recog.
nized the speaker.
Mrs. Sammy Whitcomb!"
1t promised to be curious journey.
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taken him. with his feet cooked uu
and his red tie rakishly askew. for {
minister?
| And Sally herself was busy DISCUS
ing herself, loosening up her hair CO
quettishly, smiling the primness on
OF the set corners Of her mouth ans
even-let the truth be told at all cost
even passing pink powdered put
over her pale cheeks with guilty sur
REPETITION.
Thus arrayed she was soon joininf
the conspirators bederking the bowel
flor the expected bride and groom. Shl
was the youngest and most mischiev'
GUS Of the lot. She felt herself bride
again. and vowed to protect this timid
little wife to come from too much hi
larity at the hands OF the conspiratorx
GO BE cONTINUED.)
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
CHAPTER VII.
The Masked Minister

The Masked Minister.
Being an angel must have this great
advantage at least, that one may sit in
the grandstand overlooking the earth
and enjoy the ludicrous blunder OF
that great blind mans buff we call
life.
This night, II any angels were
watching Chicago. the Mallory mix-up
must have given them a good laugh.
or good cry-according to their ma
lures
Here were Mallory and Marjorie,
still merely engaged. bitterly regret.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
SYNOPSIS.

Lieut.. Harry Mallory Is ordered to the
philippines. He and Marjorie Newton
decide to .elope, but wreck of taxicab pre-
vents their seeing minister on the way to
the train. Transcontinental train Is TAX
Ing on passengers. Porter has q lively
time with an Englishr1an and Ira Latin
rop. a Yankee business man. The alopers
nave an exciting time getting to the
for Reno to get a divorce, boards train
In maudlin condition. Later Mrs. Jimmie
appears. She IS also bound for Reno with
same object. Likewise Mrs. Sammy Whit
comb. Latter blames Mrs. Jimmie for
her marital troubles. Classmates of NAL
Iory decorate bridal berth.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

really going to leave Ypsila1ti for 9
while. Oh. but you've earned II after
thirty Years Of being a preacher"
Hush. Don't let me hear you say
the awful word" said the little old
man In the little black hat and the
close-fitting black bib. I'm so tired
Of It, Sally. don't want anybody on
the train to know it.
They can't help guessing it, with
your collar buttoned behind
( And then the amazing minister act
ually dared to say, Here's where
change 1t around. What's more, he
actually did 1t. Actually took of his
collar and buttoned it to the 'FRONT.'
The old carriage seemed almost ID
rock with the earthquake Of the deed,
why, Walter Temple!" his wife 81
claimed. What would they say Il
Ypsilantig
They'll never know" he answered,
defiantly.
But your bib?, she said.
I've thought Of that, too.' he cried,
as lie whipped it of and stuffed 1t into
handbag. Look, what I've bought
And he dangled before her startled
eyes q long affair which the sudden
light from q passing lamp-post re-
vealed to be nothing less than a far
ing red tie.
The old lady touched it to make
sure she was not dreaming it Then.
emitting further parley with fate, she
snatched 1t away. put it round his
neck, and, since her arms were EN-
bracing him, kissed him twice before
she knotted the ribbon into flaming
bow. She sat back and regarded the
vision a moment, then flung her arms
round him and Rugged him till he
gasped:
Watch out watch out Don't crush
my cigars.
Cigars! cigars!" she echoed. in a
daze u,
And then the astounding husband
produced them in proof.
Genuine Lillian Russells live
cents straight
But never saw you smoke"
Haven't taken puff since was 8
young fellow" he grinned, waggins
his head. But now it's my vacation.
and I'm going to smoke up"
She squeezed his hand with an
earlier ardor: Now you're the old
Walter Temple used to know"
Sally he said, I've been travelling
through life on a half-fare ticket. Now
I'm going to have my little fling. And
you brace up, too, and be the old mis-
chieyous Sally used to know. Aren't
you glad to be away from those sew.
ing circles and gossip-bees. and 80
Ugh! Don't ever mention them"
she shuddered. Then she, too, felt a
tinge Of recurring springtide. III you
start to smoking, | think I'll take up
fiirting once more"
He pinched her cheek and laughed.
"As the saying is, go as far as you de-
sire and Ill leave the coast clear"
He kept his promise, too, for they
were no sooner on the train and snug.
ly bestowed in section i've. than he
was up and on.
Where are you gotng? she asked.
ITO the smoking-room," he swag
gered, brandishing dangerous look
ing cigar.
"Oh, Walter" she snickered, Il feel
like young runaway"
you look like one. Be careful not
to let anybody know that you're a.
he lowered his voice-"an old preach
er's wife"
I'm as ashamed Of 1t as you are
she whispered. Then he threw her q
kiss and a wink. She threw him kiss
and winked too. And he went along
the aisle cycling his cigar gloatingly.
AS he entered the smoking-room, light
ed the weed and blew out a great pun
with sigh Of rapture, who could have
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
Was fo2 and Didn't Know Il.

John Wilson. naval pensioner who
has died at Bexhill. Sussex. aged 100.
did not know that he was a con,
tenarian. His true age was only 4iv
covered after his death. when biz
naval service papers were examined
Previously his age had been estimEf
ed from the date Of hts baptiau Is n
London Daily Mail.
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direction made our
preaching ain
our faith vain, and
left us still in our
sins. We now pro-
coed to set forth
some further re-
suits OF such de-
NAL.
Nv. II Christ be
not risen from
the dead then
we are found
false Witness
es.
T b 9 W o r d
found" means to
lho dofoofnd ~ die.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
SYNOPSIS.

Lieut. Harry Mallory 10 ordered to the
Philippines. He and Marjorie Newton
decide to elope. but wreck OF taxicab pre-
vents their seeing minister on the way to
the train. Transcontinental train Is TAX
ing on passengers Porter has lively
time with an Englshman and Ira Lath-
have an exciting time getting to the
train. Little Jimmie Wellington: bound
for Reno to get divorce, boards train
in maudlln condition. Later Mrs Jimmie
appears
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
CHAPTER '.
A Queer Anona women.

A Queer Among Women.
Miss Anne Cattle. seated in Mrs.
Jimmie WeIlingtons seat. had not
heard Mr.. Jimmie Wellington's sketch
OF his wife But she needed hardly
more than a glance 10 satisfy herself
mt she and Mrs. Jimmie were a.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

Til g wor d
found" means to
- be detected or dis
covered in the preparation of a
fraud. 1t Is word used for judg-
ments regarding moral character and
conduct. and conveys the idea Of dis
covering and detecting forgery and
falsity.
In using this word, the apostle
would say that In proclaiming to the
Corinthians the doctrine Of the resur-
rection of Christ, he and the other
apostles had been guilty OF perpetrat-
Ing fraud upon them.
If Christ be not risen. then the
apostles are false witnesses; not wit
nesses deluded, mistaken, deceived,
the victims Of an hallucination, which
was the result of an over-wrought
brain and imagination, but false wit
nesses. Deluded! say the apostle, we
cannot be; victims of an over-wrought
Imagination, innocent but deceived en-
thusiasts all this i'm impossible, we
are downright deceivers; we have
willingly, knowingly perpetrated a
fraud upon the church in claiming
that Christ rose from the dead; we
are DOWNRIGHT deceivers. The strange
thing about the apostles statement is
that the idea Of delusion or hallucina-
ton is wholly absent from his argu-
ment 1t does not seem to have oc-
Cured to him to mention it. Even the
possibility Of 1t is too remote, to be
spoken of.
To the apostle. the resurrection Of
Christ Is a truth or a falsehood, a
reality Of fraud, thing Of sincerity
or Of deceit, a fact or a mistake. There
IS no loophole OF escape the resur-
rection is either fact or falsehood,
a reality or sham. and such persons
as the apostles were guilty Of perpe-
trating IT.
Paul feels that the stigma Of false
hood has been put upon him. He feels
that he has been stung by an insult.
Somebody has not believed him-has
made him out to be liar. His testi-
mony in effect is this: have seen
the risen Christ; have talked with
him: have received my commission
from him. TO challenge my statement
Is to challenge my character, my
veracity. my understanding, my rea-
son.
Paul and the other apostles testi-
fed to the fact that Christianity, as
they had received it and preached 1t.
was built not only upon protested
revelation from God, but also upon an
historical basis on the fact that
Christ really arose from the dead, and
that the risen Lord has been seen by
them and had spoken to them. To
deny this testimony was virtually to
call Paul and the other apostles liars
and false witnesses. Is 1t credible,
says the apostle, that knowing me and
the other apostles as you do that ypu
can believe such charge?
". IT Christ be not risen from the
dead then we have no God who 10
worthy Of our trust.
To attribute to a person good or
glorious act, which it is well known
that he never performed, is to cause
that person to be suspected Of hav-
ing prompted the false assertion. So
the testimony OF the apostle would
lead men to think that God had In
spired men to tell lies about him.
Many think that they can still have
faith in God, that they still have left
= ~ Il. ~ f4--- :
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08
The Denial Of
Christ S Resurrection
and Its Results
By Rev. William Evans, D. D..
Dirsesor Bib cous. d Moody Bible institute.
Chicago

TEXT Cor 15:14-1S, 2s-32--"And If
Christ be not risen. then Is our preaching
vain. and your faith Ii also vain. Yea,
and we are found false witnesses Of God:
because we have testified OF God that he
raised up Christ whom he raised not up.
II 30 be that the dead rise not. For II
raised: And IL Christ be not raised. your
faith is vain: We are yet in your sins
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-08-08

In the last address on this subject
we saw that the denial Of Christ's res
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-12

Mr.. j. ID. Ritter and niece, Miss Eff
fie Foster, OF Illinois. are in the city.
the guests OF DR.. and Mrs. W. S.
Irwin. Mr.. Ritter was an old friend
OF Mrs Twins grandfather and was
with him during his last hours. He
and his niece have just returned from
a pleasure trip to Cuba, and as Mr..
Ritter had not visited the island since
he was there sixty years ago, he
noted wonderful changes and i'm
provements. Although nearing his
send year, Mr.. Ritter is a splendidlv
preserved man, and enjoys to travel
over the country, having visited
many parts of the old world. He is
enthusiastic over the many attrac-
tons of Lakeland. and will no doubt
be the means of influencing many H.
linois people to locate here
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-12
FREcKLED GIRLS.

! have just received a stock OF
WILSON'S FRECKLE CREAM. prod
uct Of WILSON'S FRECKLE CREAM
CO., Charleston. South Carolina. II
is FINE. is fragrant and harmless
and positively removes freckles, tar
and brown moth, bleacncs dark f"c-
es light. Will not make hair grow.
You have my guafartee tina. it will
take off your frecxlcs and tan or
will give you back your money. Come
In. see and try 1t. THE JARS ARE
LARGE and two at most are sufti-
cient. ! send them by mail. II de-
sired. Price so cents and 81.
Wilson's Fair Skin Soap, Csc.
LAKE PHARMACY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-12
NOTICE TO ELECTRICAL CON-
TRACTORS & PROPERTY OWNERS

In conformity with the revised or
dinance, Mr.. {. II. Sidman has been
appointed Electric Inspector and Is
authorized to collect the following
fees for inspection: Up to ten lamps.
% cents each; over ten and up to
twenty-five lamps. 10 cents each:
over twenty-five lamps. cents each.
No inspection shall be made for less
than one dollar.
Inspections of temporary installa-
tlons for show window exhibitions,
conventions and the like. shall be
charged for according to the time re-
quired for such inspections at the
rate Of scventy-tiye cents per hour.
Each reinspcction of any over
head, underground or interior wires
or apparatus shall be charged for &C
cording to the time required for such
rc-inspection at the rate of seventy
five cents per hour.
(Signcd, MORRIS &. MUM.
President of the Council.
p. b. HAYNES.
Chairman of Light and Water Com
mittee.
Attest.
II. l.. SWATTS.
City Clerk,
April s, 1912.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-12
THE FINAL WORD.

Dr. Wiley, the government pure
food expert. in his address before the
National Conservation Congress at
Kansas City. told this story of the
Pennsylrania-Germans. among whom
he used TO live:
1T was n custom at funerals after
the casket was lowered no clOd of
earth should be thrown in until some
one of those gathered around should
step up to the side Of the grave and
with uncovered head pay a tribute to
the departed
IAN hour passed and no one
stirred. Two hours passed. and still
We stood
Finally. when the situation had
grown desperate. one OF the neigh
bors approached the grave and took
off his hat.
Friends" he said, i can say of
him that he wasn't as bad all the
time as he was most of the time
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-12
OWN AN AUTOMOBILE.

We have contracted with the
Studebaker corporation to sell +. NJ.
=. 3O's and Flanders EOS. Will have
a 80 here about April Is. Aay one
interested please call or phone and
will be pleased to demonstrate and
quote prices. Mr.. Carl Gibson. spe-
cial representative from the factory,
will demonstrate either of the above
models any time within the next two
weeks. S. NJ. STEPHENS.
3-2G-tf G. e. ROGAN.