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The Springfield herald., 1912-08-02
She Had but to Show Him Those Letters.

is only one way Of satisfaction in It
all, one CLEAN Of comfort" he added.
And what is that?"
You don't know what the suffering
Is. you don't understand you don't
comprehend"
And why not?'
Because you do not love me-
But ! do" said the woman quite
simply as If II were a matter Of
course not only that she should love
him, but that she should also tell him
so
The man stared at her amazed.
Such fierce surEes Of Joy throbbed
through him as he had not thought
the human frame could sustain. This
woman loved him, in some strange
way he had gained her affection. 1t
was impossible. yet she had said sol!
He had been blind fool He could
see that now. She stood before him
and smiled up at him, looking at him
through eyes misted with tears. with
lips parted, with color coming and 60
ing in her cheek and with her bosom
rising and falling, She loved him, he
had but 10 step nearer to her to take
her in his arms There was trust.
devotion, surrender. everything, in her
attitude, and between them like that
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alone They had fascinated her.
They were letters from some other
man to this mans wife. They were
signed by an initial only and the Iden-
uty Of the writer was quite unknown
to her The woman's replies were
not with the others. but it was easy
enough to see what those replies had
been. All the passion of which the
woman had been capable had evil
IDENTIFY been bestowed upon the writer
of the letters she had treasured.
Her story was quite plain. She
had married NewboId in fit Of
pique. He was an eastern man. the
best educated. the most fascinating
and interesting Of the men who fire.
quented the camp. There had been a
quarrel between the letter writer and
the woman; there we're always quar-
rels, apparently, but this had been a
serious one and the man had savageIy
flung away and left her. He had not
come back as he usually did. She had
waited for him and then he had come
back-too late!
He had wanted to kill the other, but
she had prevented. and while Newbold
was away he had made desperate love
to her He had besought her to
leave her husband to go away with
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The first night / brought you here l
walked that room on the other side of
that narrow door like lion pent up
in bars of steel. l had only my own
love- my own passionate alteration to
move me then. but now that l know
you love me, that | see 1t in your eyes,
that l hear it from your lips, that
mark it in the beat of your heart, can
l keep silent? Can | live on and on?
Can l see you, touch you, breathe the
same air with you, be pent up in the
same room with you hour after hour,
day after day. and go on as before? |
can't do it, 1t Is an impossibility.
What keeps me now from taking you
in my arms and from kissing the color
into your cheeks, from making your
lips my own, from drinking the light
from your eyes?" He swayed near to
her, his voice rose. What restrains
me?" he demanded.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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deep sigh. you must forget this
night and go on as before. You love
me. thank God for that, but honor
and respect interpose between us.
And love you. and l thank God for
that. too. but for me as well the
same barrier rises. Whether we
shall ever surmount these barriers
God alone knows. He brought US
together. he put that love in our
hearts, we will have to leave It to
him to do as he will with us both
Meanwhile we must go on as be-
fore"
NO" cried the man, you impose
upon me tasks beyond my strength;
you don't know what love is, you
don't know the heart hunger, the aw-
full madness feel. Think. l have been
alone with recollection for all these
years. a man in the dark, in the night;
and the light comes, you are here.
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Rate Schedule Lackino.

1t was the day before Christmas In
one of the big railroad offices. says
the San Francisco Call. They were
talking about the good old days when
they were all children and there was
no interstate commerce commission.
We'll" observed the opumist, 81
guess old Santa viii come around as
usual"
Nope" replied the crouch. Don,
look for him this year"
why not?" asked the opttmIst
Well" came the the answer, "un.
der the new law he's a common car.
rier, and the old man hasn't filed hE
rate schedule.
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the dark both as to the man and the
reason.
Il don't know" answered the 9th.
er.
DO you know this MANI"
81 never saw him in my life that
| can recall"
And have you-did you"
Did suspect my wife?" he asked
Never. | had too many evidences
that she loved me and me alone for a
ghost OF suspicion to enter my mind
1t may have been a brother. or her
father in his youth"
And why did you wear it?"
Because l took 1t from her dead
heart. Some day l shall find out who
the man Is and when I shall know
there will be nothing to her discredit
in the knowledge"
Enid Maitland nodded her head
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-02
This Is the Age of Woman

As she weighed shade over the
200 mark. her husband always dug
up an excuse when It came to accom-
panying her on any attitudes above
easy falling distance.
He was just pondering on the beau
tiful flow of unintelligible language
used by their guide, when from the
topmost rampant came the "Hi-lee HI.
10" trill from his wife. who was lean
ing far out and waving a scarf
Mr.. Aschenbrenner obligingly look.
ed up and then came to life with an
anguished roar: Gretchen, for your
life. get back! You're bending the
building!"
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She closed the locket. laid 1t on the
table and pushed it away from her.
So this was the man the woman had
loved, who had begged her to go
away with him. this handsome Arm
strong who had come within an ace
of winning her own affection, to
whom she was In some measure
pledged!
How strangely does fate work out
its purposes. Enid had come from
the Atlantic seaboard to be the sec
ond woman that both these two men
loved,
If she ever saw Mr.. James Arm
strong again, and she had no doubt
that she would. she would have some
strange things to say to him. She
held in her hands now all the threads
of the mystery. she was master of
all the solutions, and each thread
was a chain that bound her.
My friend" she said at last with
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SYNOPSIS.

Enid Maitland. frank, free and un-
rpuiled young Philadelphia girl. Is thksn
10 the Colorado mountains by her unCie'
Robert Maitland James ArInstrp'as' .s
Maitland's protege. falls in love with her.
His persistent wooing thrills the girl. but
she hesitates. and Armstrong goes l eas'
on business without definite hhswstt 4
Enid hears the story of n mining enthr =,
neer, Newbold, whose wife fell of a clll
and was so seriously hurt that he was
compelled to shoot her to prevent her ppe
ing eaten by wolves while he went ~
help. Krkby, the old guide who te,ls tte @
which he says We're found on the ueaSS ,S
woman's body. She reads the letters hiu H.
at Kirkbys request keeps them: Mtlie
bathing in mountain stream Enid Us a. az
shot. storm adds to the girls leITH u,
A sudden deluge transforms brook in.o
raging torrent. which sweeps EMO lntp
gorge. where she is rescued by noun noun
Campers In great confusion upon disS%n, n,nrv,
nraaks. Maitland and Old Kirkhy go In
search OF the girl Enii discoyers umSt my
able to walk Her myst{p9}YSs pH}S s5ss 5ssc9fs5 s5
COOKS breakfast tor Enid, after which
they 60 on tour Of inspection; ,,, lne a,tempt ng
q iihS me- Maitland campers. !s admits THs
that he Is also from Philadelphia SEe
hermit falls in love with Enid. The man mar
comes to realization Of his love ioL .thr, .,hs,
relations of the girl and her rescuer be
come unnntural and strained. The strang-
eT telIs Of a wife he had who IS deaG.
and says he has sworn TO ever CHERISH
he, memory by living In solitude III nc ana s6l
each other. She learns that he Is the
man who killed his wife In the mountain
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-02
Human Yard stick,

"Cholly, but Is tired!" exclaimed
tall and thin negro, meeting short
and stout friend on Washington street.
What you been doin' to get ured?'
demanded the other.
We'll" explained the thin one,
drawing a deep breath, "over to Broth
er Smiths dey are measurin' de house
for some new carpets. Dey haven't
got no yawdstick, and is Just ezacctly
six feet tall. So to oblige Brother
Smith Is been a.layin' down and a.
gettin' up all over deir house. -
Youths Companion. nI
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RECORD OF A
GREAT MEDICINE.
Doctors Could Not Help Mrs.
Templeton-Regained
Health through Lydia E.
Pinkham's Compound.

Hooper, Nebraska. .-"I am very glad
TO tell how Lydia E. Pinkham' 8 Vegetable
Compound has helped me. For five years
l suffered from female troubles so was
scarcely able to dc my work. l took doc
tors medicines and uSd local Treatments
but was not helped. l had such awful
bearing down pains and my back was so
weak l could hardly walk and could not
ride. often had to sit up nights to sleep
and my friends thought l could not live
long. At my request my husband got
me bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and l commenced to
take it By the time 1 had taken the
seventh bottle my health had returned
and began doing my washing and was
well woman. Atone time for three weeks
| did all the work for eighteen boarders
with no signs of my old trouble return
ing. Many have taken your medicine
after seeing what it did for me. Iwould
not take $1,000 and be where l was. You
have my permission to use my name If
1t will aid anyone. Mrs. SUSIE TEN
PLEToN, Hooper, Nebraska.
ThePinkham record is a proud and peer
less one. 1t is a record of constant VIC
tory over the obstinate ills of woman-ills
that deal out despair.
1t is an established SlE% E&SIFp
fact that Lydia E. IN ~ &4sa\M
Pinkham's Vegeta- ~\y
bic Compound has re- " o. ~
storedhealth to thou N
sands of such suffer C\ Ay,s-MIY ~
ing women. Why M\EFG&<ESgS.W
dom you try it if you GylS&NSaS)
necdsuch medicine2 IT1I -FiESA6la
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Time for Patriotism.

The organist was not lacking in pat
rotism, yet he rebelled when re-
quested to play THE Star-Spangled
Banner" at wedding.
at is not appropriate" said he.
"Ain't it?" said the brides father
For this wedding 1t is the most ap-
proprlate thing you can play. Cut all
the rest of the program If you like,
but stick to that. | had the hardest
kind of fight to keep Bells mother
from marrying her OFF to foreigner.
Between Belle and me we won out for
an American, and If this isn't the time
for the 'Star-Spangled Banner, I'd
like to know what Is"
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Remarkable,

i've driven my car for over a year
now" said BilkIns, "and I've never
run down anybody"
That's nothing said Mrs. Bnhns.
I've attended the meetings Of our
sewing circle for five years and have
never run down anybody" Harper
Weekly.
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In In,ninent Danger.

Mr.. and Mrs. AsGhenbrenner were
touring Europe, and had Just arrived
at Pisa. Mrs. Aschenbrenner was All
excited upon reaching the Leaning
Tower and eagerly pattered up the
spiral stairway, leaving her husband
Ianguldly awaiting her return.
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To remove nicotine from the teeth,
dsinfect the mouth and purify the
breath after smoking, Paxtine is
boon to all. At druggists. Csc a box
or sent postpaid on receipt OF price by
The Paxton Toilet Co.. Boston. Mass.
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-02
CHAPTER XVII.
The Facs in the Locket.

Left alone in the room she sat down
again before the fire and drew from
her pocket the packet of letters. She
knew them by heart, she had read and
reread them often when she had been
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-02

The dancing master may not have
n divorce.
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Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethlng, softens the gums. reduces inhamms
ton nllays pain, cures wind collie. Csc bottle.
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Smile on wash day. That's when you use
Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes winter than
snow. All grocers.
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All play and no baseball is enough
to make, the best baseball player feel
played out.
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The florist says palms come in
handy.
The Springfield herald., 1912-08-02
The Tendency,

She-What's the matter with tn
club.
He-It's always hitting the men.
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Jolt to Romance.

How about that young doctor? Has
he proposed?"
Not yet. Papa nearly ruined ev-
esything last night"
How was that"
Just as the doctor was pleading
for a peep at my eyes, papa came in
and asked him to take look at my
tonsils." =
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a WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.

In this OF research and experiment, all nature
Is ransncked by the The comfort hap
pincssof man Science has indeed made giant strides
In tho past century, and among the-by means
least lmportant-disCOycrioS in medicine is thut OF
Thernpnn which hns been used with great success In
French Hos piAs and that It is worthy attention
OF those who surer from kidney, bladder nervous
diseases, chronic wcaknosses ulcers skin eruptiuns
piles, &C. there Is doubt In fact itsCcms evident
LrnLn the Dig stlr created amongst specialists that
THERhPlOk is destined to cast into bliyion all
those questionable remedies that were formerly tho
sole reliance of medical mon. It's of course impos
hbe TO tell sufferers all we should ike tell them
IN thls short article; but those who would like TO
hnow more about TINS remedy that has effected
mnny--we might almost say, mlrnculous cures
should send addressed envelope for FREE book 10
iIr. lie Clerc Med Co. HnverstoCk Road IInmpstpad
London, Eng: and decide for themselves whethcrfh
New French Remedy y"THERAPION" No. /, MOI
or NO. is what they require and have been seeking
IN vain during life of Misery, suffering iii henItb
and unhapplness- Thernpon Is sold by drugglsts OF
mnll tlOO' Fougera Co. % Beekmhn st., Now YOrE
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Look and see, he answered
Press the spring"
SuItng action to word, the next
second Enid Maitland found herself
gazing upon the pictured semblance
Of Mi James Armstrong! She was
utterly unable to suppress an excla-
nation and a start of surprise at the
astonishing revelation. The man
looked at her curiously; he opened
his mouth TO question her but she
recovered herself in part at least and
swiftly Interrupted him in a panic
Of terror lest she should betray her
knowledge.
"And what is the picture of anoth-
er man doing in your wife's locket?"
she asked TO gain time, for she very
well knew the reply; knew 1t, in
deed, better than NewbolG himself!
Who as It happened, was equally In
The Washington herald., 1912-07-22
Must Be Well Born
And Well Educated

Women cavil at the word obedience in
the marriage service, and it seems TO me
so remarkable a thing that they glide
by the more difficult command TO love
and honor, and balk at this compare
lively simple one of obedience. A
forced obedience can be given to one
infinitely inferior mentally, morally and
spiritually, but can love and honor be
SO bestowed?
So first I require the man to be
worthy Of honor. and to be lovabIe. He
must be just, generous. courageous and
truthful sound mind in a sound
body must be his. and force of viii to
make his personality a power. 1 would
have him above all things capable of
affection, for who does not know the
desolation Of the hearthstone when the
fires Of passion burn low should the
steadier glow of affection not be kim
died?
He must be well born. well bred and
well educated. All the ideals and am
bitions of that highest type, a Chris
tan gentleman. must be his, ana In
his heart engraved the motto-nobIesse
oblige. VIII a kind fate also bestow
that indescribable element. which, in
women. we call charm, and in men
magnetism? The gift of companionship
also crave, for without 1t life gets
to be an endless monotony of weary
days-and with 1t, the real gift OF COM
panionship, the simplest pSstime Is a
Joy unspeakable. Withal. let him be
sympathetic and possess that saving
grace, a sense Of humor-and 1 shall
ask nothing better of fate than that
this personality be perpetuated in sons
and daughters. R.A.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-22
Her Dear Dream
Man Came True.

From early childhood l have had my
ideal. and up until a year ago he seemed
Dream Man. but-Nay. no more. for
Ideal: He is tall. broad, and athletic
with a strong. honest face. the face that
girl can trust to the end of the world
His kind. forgiving eyes express his SEN
timents of heart and soul When they
look into my own they penetrate my
very soul, and speak to me words that
could never come from the lips They
a soft gray, contrasting beautifully with
his light brown hair. However, / will
relate the greater attributes Of Ny Ideal
He is man of strong mind and has a
true, loving heart. He is not easily in
huenced. but is willing to reason with
me, and never too proud to acknowledge
his wrong. He is brave. honorable and
courageous. always courteous and most
respectful to ladies and all old age Next
to Cod he has the greatest love for his
mother and his country. He has a con-
slant, never-tiring heart, whose love will
last forever, through trials and misfor-
tunes as well as peace and happiness
he is always loving. gentle. and patient.
and ever eager to atone for any pain
he may have unintentionally caused by
an unkind word spoken in a moment of
aggravation. He considers his wife a
companion, and one TO whom he can 20
Tor comfort and advice: a comrade with
whom to spend his leisure hours. His
idea of married life is not to have a
housekeeper and a place to come when
there Is nowhere else to go: he considers
nome his haven of love, comfort, rest.
and constant happiness. And with Gods
help We will be happy together until
death. MARGUERITE.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-22
Need Not Stay Home
With Her Every Night.

I am just a normal girl Of eighteen.
and one who has never yet known. what
1t is to be loved. Still, I do not belong
to the I. o. o. G., but have been dream
ing for some time Of my ideal man.
Iron-gray or light hair. tall. broad
shouldered, brown eyes. and a jolly dis
position. Not a sissy who is afraid to
discuss matters with his superiors, nor
one who gives up to those with a little
better knowledge of affairs than he; but
one who is ready to apologize If in the
wrong, but who would rather try to
prove his statements. A man who re-
spects womankind to the utmost, likes
a nice home, enjoys seeing his wife dress
as stylishly as when she was his sweet
heart, and does not worry her with the
stress of business cares, but who be-
lieves in allowing her a certain allow
ance each month. no matter how things
go at the office.
1 would not have my ideal stay home
with me every evening, but should like
for him to belong to a club which would
afford recreation that could not be OBJ
tanned by sharing only my pleasures l
would not have him disliked by other
women, but highly respected because of
the fact that he was not 'henpecked.
I should like to know his friends and
for him to know my friends and to feel
that we were not to give up everything
lust because we were married" Above
all. I should like for him to be kind
hearted. generous. and appreciative.
In brief, 1 am looking for man to
whom I can look for protection, love,
sympathy, and companionship.
Do YOU really think I'll be an old
maid? 'ihh-
The Washington herald., 1912-07-22
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE
SUMMER CANNING

For canning use one-third to one-haIf
as much sugar as fruit.
For preserving use three-fourths as
much sugar as fruit.
For jam use equal amounts OF sugar
and fruit
For jelly use equal amounts Of sugar
and juice
For canning use only perfectly sound
fruit, fresh. firm, and Of good quality.
For preserving, fruit is either cut up or
left whole.
For jelly, fruit should be underripe
Use good jars. Be sure they are per-
fectly alright and absolutely clean. Use
new. pliable rubbers. Sterilize jars by
placing in cold water and heating until
water comes to the boiling point. Ster-
ilize rubbers. tops, dipper and funnel by
merely dipping them in the boiling water.
Small jars are preferable for most fam
lilies
To fill jars. put on a board or on a cloth
wrung out of hot water. Have preserves
boiling hot when put into jars: I'LL to the
very brim. Break all bubbles with a ster-
ilized silver spoon Put top on each Jar
and seal at once. Tighten tops after jars
have cooled.
The success in canning and preserving
depends on heating the fruit until all the
germs are destroyed. then sealing IL air
tight while scalding hot. The best sue
cess Is always obtained If small Quanti-
ties are handled at a time.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-22
Noble Character Creates
Ideal for Convert"

From the time / was old enough to
realize that true and lasting happiness
In married life was the exception in
stead of the rule, I determined to be
ar old maid.
found no ideal husbands! Still. down
deem in nv heart, l cherished a vision
of a wonder-man, a Prince Charming,
who would gallop into my life. override
INV fears and carry me of with him
to his castle in the forest. Though the
fact of his being prince and having
a castle was far from meaning WANT
ed a titled foreigner!
Ideal love at first sight, / dreamed OF.
Meantime, I was enjoying the society
of BOYS and men. They We're all right
except as husbands.
To one of them was due my change
of heart. Unknown to me, he was slow
". but surely, remcdeling my fimsy
dream-ideal
slant and companionable. sympathizing
and understanding. A friendship owing
its growth to the real things OF life,
real sorrows and troubles shared, as
well as real joys and pleasures.
Friendship broadened into love. Love
that asked nothing and gave all, that
stood every test.
As true a lover as friend, no nall
love such as SO many women make the
best of.
Love, from the tenderest to the strong
est, never so strong as at Its tender
est, never so tender as at its strongest
and fullest. And ideal, surely, In that
there had been and would be. no other
woman in his life
1t has been my experience that true
and noble character can create for us,
simply by his being and doing, an ideal,
superior to any the best of us can fash
ion in her heart or minds eye.
CONVERT"
The Washington herald., 1912-07-22
Pen Pictures of Dream
Men Pour Into The Herald

But four days more remain to you in
which to enter a description Of your
ideal man" in The Washington Herald
contest The rule that all essays must
reach my desk by noon on Thursday
will be strictly observed. 1 reiterate
this, remembering how often contestants
for puzzle prizes sent their solutions
after the contest had closed, and l am
particularly anxious that no one shall
miss the chance this time of winning
one of the cash prizes offered for the
best essay on the ideal man" subject.
II you have not already submitted
your description of the ''one best chap,
you haven't much time to lose now.
That interest in the subject is broad
and intense is attested by hundreds Of
essays already entered in the contest.
1t is a fact that no one of hundreds OF
contests which 1 have conducted or have
ever seen conducted has proven SO pop
ular as this one of the Dream Man.
Here are some more interesting de-
scri ptions of him: