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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-02

Mrs ". s. Thayer Of Fairfax, in
Usage county bT mistake used gaso-
line for coal oil in starting the kitch-
en fire and was burned Ia death iIer
children called to her that She. had
the wrong can but she Was deaf ana
failed to hear them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-02
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ground that If was coHfissss tors aas
they went 70 a federal judge aud e.
cured an Injunction restraining the
putting in Of the rate and tlat in-
junction IS running today and the
people q Oklahoma are paying three
cents mile while their mere .orlm-
ate neishbors iu Kansas are enjoying
Al good II not better service al fWo
one.half cents mile. Perhaps
reason IS that Kansas Is a Re
san state and Oklahoma is
Ate state. That may be
cation Perhaps the railroads
- ag 70 convert the people or
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-02

George Rice, travelling. freight agent
l9r the Santa Fe, is in town mix
lIlg with the merchants and making
them like ii
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-02

M Commands
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-02

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The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18

They burned like dull green lamps.
could not eat much for all my
boastings of hunger-no one could un-
der those ugly eyes. They seemed
now to glitter when the leaves OF the
palm threw little shadows on spec.
tacle glass. That glass added GER
tain terror. the eyes became like one
moving behind screen. and there
was something sinister in the smiles
and laughter OF. this charming woman
under an espionage she did not dream
OF. held my place as carelessly AZ
could. under this menace like cooked
pistol. I nshed little for clue.
Madam" said. tipping little OF
my wine into the plate. the king
your father. doubtless sends an invisi
Bile escort with you. pour out a
libation to it."
She put aside the bait.
II am an orphan" she said. mot
even brother on the throne"
That Topped OF one limb of the
problem. II 1t were the truth.
But. madam" began.
She held up her ungloved hand. as
That dismissed the husband-if the
ring were not in her pocket.
Il beg your pardon" continued.
How could one hope that you had es-
capped bondage for so long? The men
Of your land must resemble that fool
ish people rallied at by the Prophet"
She lifted her little chin with
quaint challenge.
Am l SO old. them" she said.
Yes. Macemoiselle Inconnue," an
swered, quite eighty years old.
think. The letters to you have been
published thirty years"
Excellent. Monsieur Merimee," she
said. I'VE are now supplied with
names. We shall get on better"
could have taken this promise with
greater Joy had 1t not been for the
sentinel behind the palm.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18

| talking in the adjoining room. There
was familiar tone in the low voice
that took my attention from the pile
Of letters before me. The door was
not quite closed. l arose softly and
looked through the crack. Randolph
Mason sat in his chair, his fingers
plucking impatiently at the heavy ma
hogany arms. his head held little to
one side, his eyes wandering aim
lessly over the room. Opposite him,
face pressed together In her hands,
and a long seal coat falling to the
floor over the back Of her chair. sat
the woman with whom had dined the
night before at the Dresden. 1 could
not see her face. but her voice was
tense. vibrant. low, packed with emo
tion. If had not been consumed
with a special interest. still had not
been able to put away this epionage.
The soft, quivering. overcharged tones
held me like the droning Of some In
cantation. caught the words pour
ing hot as from a crucible.
After that he was always at the
door when l came out, heaping on me
things that l did not want-nowers,
bon-bons, the like. was hideousy
poor mended with my own fingers
the stockings In which danced every
Wednesday night at the Theater Fran
Gals In the great ballet Of the Fata
Morgana. I needed warm clothes.
good food, q IRE. They said had
limbs like fairy. had. they were
starved thin. An exquisite pallor.
had that. too. but 1t came from sour
bread, chocolate made with water and
sweetened with sugar picked on with
my nails from the bon-bons. did not
love the man, nor any man. I was a
child. In the place Of mother.
had the warnings Of an instinct 1
feared the touch Of mans fingers
as the beast Of the field does; but the
old concierge who had kept life in me
with hot soup every night after the
ballet, took the thing in hand. She
discovered, I know not how, that the
young mans father was rich Amer
lean. So she bundled me on to Passe
and handed me over to him, but under
a ceremony of marriage set out full3
on the records OF Passe. She was the
! only friend ever had. this old.
crooked, evil-featured Madape Du-
roaue. She could more easily have
sold me to him at the, door Of her
lodge for a hundred louis. After this.
I was, at least. not hungry. My hus-
band was little more than boy. We
lived over the Seine by the Luxen,-
bourg. I did not dance any more at
the Theater Francois, but I went every
Monday1morning to Madame Duroque
| to tell her everything and to divide
with her my handful OF francs. My
1 husband studied art under the usual
masters, but It was every morning
| thrown away. He was indolent, ut
terly worthless, wholly given over to
life of pleasure.
"One noon IN May, his father ar
rived. handed me twenty-five napo-
Icons and told me to go down into
the street. went with the money in
my hand to Madame Duroque. She
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Nature.

The best definition of Nature Is per-
haps Mills in his Three Essays on
Religion" In that most able and In
teresting work Mill says: Mature is
a collective name for all facts. actual
and possible, or a name for the Mode.
partly known to US and partly un-
known, in which all things take
place" Continuing. Mill says: 1.-THE
nature of thing means its entire ca
pacity Of existing phenomena. As the
nature of any given thing is the aggre-
gate of its powers and properties. SO
Nature, in the abstract. is the aggre-
gate of the powers and properties of
all things"
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18

II 1t had been any other than St.
Valentines night, should have set q
doubt against this sudden geniaiity of
my companion. She had not been SO
sunny in the hanson. but here she
laughed like brook. We might have
been runaway lovers with no horses
galloping behind US.
'Mademoiselle," said, "in the cor
ner yonder by that palm Madame
Bernhard recited for the disabled
sailors; the spot is marked with a
mosaic star"
She followed my eye boldly to the
spot. held a level glance on the very
glasses Of the dragon without flicker
of an eyelid.
How lugubrious!" she said. There
is such star in the railroad station
In Washington marking the place
where a president was shot"
Then she shrugged her shoulders
and looked me squarely in the face.
why should they mark with the
sign of tragedy the spot where Mad
anne Bernhard recited-that place
there by the palm?"
l tried to evade the directness Of
the qdery.
Lay It," said. ito the unimagina-
tive nature of our people. Latin
would have marked one place with a
mosaic OF laurel. and the other with a
black cross. Let US suggest 1t to the
Players"
She looked at the palm again with
slow, heavy-lidded glance and then
back to me.
NO" she said. now that 1 think
1t over. perhaps the mark of tragedy Is
fittest there" And then, Does not
Bernhard indeed represent the en-
bodiment Of tragedyr"
l had new lights on the problem.
The woman was perfectly aware that
sentinel watched. She knew when
he entered with the porter. She knew
that he sat behind that palm when
she came in to dinner. and yet she
came. and played with me comedy
of sweethearts crowded with sug-
gestive incident, and overplayed It..
l had barely settled the matter to
my satisfaction, when the man arose
and came through the dining-room
past our table to the door. He doubt
less saw that the woman had discov-
ered him and SO deemed 1t wise to
leave the cafe like an ordinary guest
observed again that his face was
strong, determined and very pale
Such type of person did not 6ecome
a detective in New York; but all man
| ner of men came from the great west,
and why not spy with an open, hon.
orable face? The next moment my
| last theory went to pieces.
The young woman looked IN from
| her coffee, smiled and spoke to him
in as pleasant voice as l he,e ever
| heard.
"Good-evening, Henry" she said.
The man bowed courteouslyi and
passed on through the door. show of
color mounting slowly to his cheeks.
/ withdrew then from the field of
Lc Coque and Dupin. The mystery
was beyond me. One did not speak
thus cordially to q hired trailer. and
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18

where In Christendom was there a
spy who blushed? The man went out
into the lobby OF the hotel, got cigar
somewhere and sat down In leather
chair by the wall where he could have
view Of the dining-room. Still he
watched. and my Lady Unknown knew
that he watched.
When the dinner was ended. went
with her to the elevator, wondering II
she would play 1t out with her fingers
to kiss at the parting But she only
smiled allurinsly and stepped into
the steel cage with her. Even the
Hebrew scriptures scorned the weak
ling who turned back.
The parlors are on the next fioor."
size said.
Then the door clicked and the ele-
vator began to rise. Instantly she
changed as under some hideous sore
cry. Her hands trembled, her face
grew as white as a grave-cloth. When
she spoke her voice clicked like =
steel rail under an express.
Get out here" she said, when tho
car touched at the next landing, land
manage to leave the hotel unobserved.
You have done me great favor.
thank you"
got out. The car vanished. l
started to 60 down the steps. when
saw over the rail the mysterious
stranger coming up. l turned back
and, stepped quickly behind the ele-
vator shaft. The man came slowly up
the stairway and went into the public
drawing-room. got into the next car
that came down. AS 1t descended,
looked back through the wire net over
the roof of the car. The man was
coming out of the drawing-room door
into the hall. His face was purple.
It was late when l got downtown
the next morning. Pietro let me in
and I went at once to my table in the
front ONCE. was scarcely seated
when became aware OF some one
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
II wanted him to see with his own
eyes that was bad!"

y wanted him to zee with his own
eyes that was bad!"
The words changed like bell.
became aware then Of some one
breathing heavily behind mo. turned.
expecting to see Pietro. Instead, at
my back, looking over my shoulder.
was the man who had sat watching at
the Dresden. His face looked ~
though 1t were coated with chalk, his
eyes stared over my shoulder into the
next room. / saw. too, that the door
Of the house stood half open. He had
come in unnoticed by Pietro.
The woman got her voice painfully
In hand again.
Here" she said. here il the
money" And she took UP her trayel-
ing bag from the floor and threw It
down on the table among the books.
Send It back to him. You are .
lawyer, you can do that somehow. l
have kept only q thousand dollars for
Madame Duroqus. Let him arrest me
for stealing that, II he likes. should
be glad of CELL"
The woman's face was set now In
distressing tension,
Madame" said Randolph Mason.
you might have spared yourself this
nonsense. You are guilty Of no crime
in taking this money; neither was
your husband guilty of any crime in
keeping 1t, nor yet il the bondsman
Of your husband liable for this money.
This money was paid to your husband
as clerk of the circuit court OF his
county, during the vacation Of that
court. 1t was not. then. money paid
into court. to the clerk. as contem-
plated by the statute of the state in
which he lived. 1t, therefore. did not
come into his possession by virtue OF
his office, and his bondsmen are not
liable for its incorporation. Such
bonds require only that the clerk
shall account for and pay over. as re-
quired< by law, all money which may
come to his hands by virtue OF his
said office. 1t il no crilae for you to
keep the money since 1t was neither
stolen nor embezzled. but merely en-
trusted to your husband under an In
correct idea of the law. The loss.
madam, will fall on the railroad which
paid this money into court-that Is.
your father-in-law. the one who should
properly lose IT,.
looked to see the woman grow
suddenly radiant; but, Instead. she
buried her face In her hands and be-
gan to cry. The tears trickled through
her fingers. She rocked, sobbing. IN
her chair. l caught the handle to the
folding-doors between the two rooms
and flung them open. The woman
,nrono IN stommarinD incoherently,
The man took her in his aEms.
Randolph Mason spoke then In his
cold, even voice. but there was almost
smile on his lips. -D.
Parks" he said. "go out and en-
gage a stateroom on the Kaiser VIII
helm for Cherbourg."
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
paddy's whaek.Whack.

On the occasion of her last visit to
a certain Baltimore household a young
matron of that city found little
friend in tears.
whats the matter with little Ma
rie?" she asked. endeavoring to con-
sole the weeping child.
Daddy has Just given me whack-
whack." the youngster replied between
sobs.
"Thoughtless daddy!" exclaimed the
young woman. repressing a smile.
"And where did he whack-whack little
Marie?"
"on the back of my tummy." was
the answer.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
SAW NO CAUSE FOR WORRY
Small Boy Pretty Well Satisfied That
the Future Was Not Likely to
Be q Hard One.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer says:
A Lakewood woman was recently
reading to her little boy the story OF
young lad whose father was taken
i'll and died. after which he set him
self diligently to work to support HIM
self and mother. When she had I'm
ished the story she said:
"Deay Billy, If your papa were to
die would you work to support your
dear mamma?"
"Naw!" said Billy. Unexpectedly.
But why not?"
"Ain't we got good house to live
in?"
"Yes, dearie-but we can't eat the
house. you know"
Amt there lot O. stuff In the PAN
try?"
Yes, but that won't last forever"
'1tM last till you git another hus-
band. won't 1t? You're pretty good
locker. maj"
Mamma gave up right there.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Sterilization Of Water by Light.

SterII1x1tlon Of WsteF oy EInht.
At the recent hygiene exhibition at
Dresden apparatus was shown by
means of which water may be purified
on a large scale through the use of
ultraviolet light This method is now
in use In France on a large scale. and
is found to be both practical and eco
nomical. The amount OF electrical
current required to produce the ultra
violet light IL small. The efficiency is
SO great that the water, after treat
ing, IL found to contain not more than
twenty-five or thirty germs to the
ounce, which is far better than any
thing that has ever been accomplished
by hltering process.-Good Health.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
For the legal principle In
voIved In this story see the case
Of state to Use Of Blake v.
EnsIow ct. al, ~ w. Va; IA.
Women Workers In Japan.

The Chugai shogyo shimbun has
been investigating the question of fe-
male labor in Toxic. and announces
that various economic causes are driv-
ing women to seek their occupation in
fields which have hitherto been occu-
pied solely by men. The total Of the
female population is $4,000. OF whom
1s1. 900 seek their livelihoods outside
their own family circle. OF these.
maid servants number $4,000. dress
makers $4,000. and shop assistants
24,200. The barmaids and hotel SER
wants number 10000. while teachers
and professional women are. 14.600.
The women workers OF Toxic form so
per cent of the total working popula-
ton Of the capital. Among them
widows and girls. ranging In age from
Is to so. predominant.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Birthplace Of Columbus.

Garcia de la Riega, the great Span
ish authority on Columbus, declares
himself to be in possession Of docu-
ments which prove that the explorers
birthplace Is Porto Santo. small vii
lage in the vicinity of Madrid and not
Genoa, as popular belief will have 1t.
This declaration has aroused a storm
of protest. and society has been
formed for the purpose of making re.
searches in order to refute De la Rie-
gas statement
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
"Goop STUFF"
A Confirmed Coffee Drinker Takes to
Postum.

A housewife was recently surprised
when cook served Postum instead of
coffee. She says:
For the last i've or six years have
been troubled with nervousness, in.
digestion and heart trouble. I couldn't
get any benefit from the doctors med
icine 80 finally he ordered me to stop
drinking coffee. which did.
Il drank hot water while taking the
Doctors medicine. with some improve
ment, then went back to coffee with
the same old trouble as before.
"A new servant girl told me about
Postum-said her folks used It and
liked 1t in place Of coffee. We got
package but l told her 1 did not be-
heve my husband would like 1t, as he
was a great coffee drinker.
TO my surprise he called for
third cup. said 1t was good stufr' and
wanted to know what 1t was. We
have used Postum ever since and both
feel better than we have in years
MY husband used to have bad
spells with his stomach and would be
sick three or four days, during which
time he could not eat or drink any
thing. But since he gave up coffee
and took to Postum, he has had no
more trouble, and we now fully be-
lieve 1t was all caused by coffee.
have not had any return OF my
former troubles since drinking Pos
tum, and feel better and can do more
work than in the last ten years. We
tell everyone about tt-aome sav they
tried 1t and did not like it. tell them
1t makes all the difference as to how
lt's made. 1t should be made accord
ing to directions-then it is delicious"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read the book, 1.-THE
Road to Wellville." In pkss. "There's
q reason"
Ever read the above letters new
@ a1pesrs froa time to tlAe. They
sre genuine: true, anA fall Of hunaa
interest. AAv.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
mootsd Question.

"How's Willie getting on at that
free thought Sunday school you're
sending him tot"
First rate. from last accounts. He
asked his pretty lady teacher who 1t
was that first bit the apple in the
Garden of Eden. Willie says she
looked him straight in the eye and
said nobody knew; that they'd been
trying to figure 1t out for the last 5000
years."
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Hope to Find Buried Treasure.

Enthused by the finding of several
Spanish coins along the beach at Fen.
wicks island, farmers from all over
that section of Delaware are neg
lecting their farms to dig for buried
treasure. of which the coins are sup
posed to be a part. The excitement
was started by the picking up of sew
eral Spanish coins, most Of them dat
ed around 1882. The rumor of the
find spread through the country. and
since then the old story Of the wreck
of several Spanish vessels on the Fem
wick beach has been revived.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Not New.

First Neighbor-Have you heard
tell of them new-fanSied trial mar
riages?
Second Neighbor-I don't see moth
ing new-fangled about 'em. Mines
been trial for me for the last twenty
yearsi-Judge.
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
Neglect and Cruelty.

Neglect and Cruelty.
so you want divorce?" said the
lawyer.
Yes" replied the woman with
tear-stained cheeks. He has been
guilty OF neglect and cruelty"
In what respects?"
HE neglected to feed the bird while
was away and says the cruelest
things he can think of about Fido."
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
PalIlatIne News.

"oh. dear. oficer, was my poor hus-
band shot when you got him to the
station?"
mo. madam; only half shot"
The Springfield herald., 1912-10-18
In Paris.

How do you know she is an Amer.
ican?"
II heard her talking French
Judge.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-10-19

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