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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-28
lips smiled, the blue eyes Frightening.

lips smiled, the blue eyes Frightening.
"Ton5pah shall leave within the
hour" she promised, thrusting the
small packet into the bosom Of her
dress. Now step within, major, and !
will close the door"
I did as she requested, hearing the
click of the lock behind me, and be-
ing as instantly plunged into dark
ness. l waited a moment, my foot upon
the first narrow stair, listening No
sound reached me from without, and,
with her animated face still before me
in memory, l began to slowly feel my
way down the circular staircase. There
was nothing dangerous about the pas
sage, but with only the bare stone wall
to touch with the hand l was obliged
to grope along blindly. The huge
chimney had evidently been erected
merely for concealment, and l mar
veled at the ingenuity of its construc-
ton. / failed to count the steps, but
l went around and around so many
times, pressed against the smooth
wall, that / knew ! must be we'll below
the basement Of the house before
finally stood at the bottom. groped
forward in the intense darkness, feel
ing with outstretched hands. The first
object encountered was a rough table,
the surface Of which / explored, dis
covering thereon a candlestick with
flint and steel beside it. With relief
struck spark, and a yellow fame
revealed my surroundings.
What saw was a low room some
fifteen feet square, the walls and roof
apparently Of stone securely mortared,
the only exit the narrow circular
stairs. The floor was of earth. OPP
posite me was a bunk slightly elevat-
ed, containing blanket or two, and
fairly comfortable chair built from a
barrel. An old coat and hat hung
from a nail at the head Of the bunk.
On shelf near by was an earthen
crock, and two candles, and beneath
this, on the floor was a sawed-off gun
and two pistols, with a small supply
of powder and balls, the former
wrapped in an oiled CLOTH 1t was in
truth a gloomy, desolate hole, al
though dry enough. For want of some
thing better to do | went over and
picked up the pistols; the lock Of one
was broken, but the other seemed
serviceable, and, after swapping the
flint, loaded the weapon, and slipped
II into my pocket Somehow its pos
session yielded me a new measure OF
courage. although | had no reason to
suppose would be called upon to use
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-28
WHY COME TO cELINAY

Levitlcus 1884. Because it is as
certainly a Divine command to keeI
the Feast of the Tents to-day as it IS
to keep the Sabbath.
Mental and spiritual and physical
health require it absolutely, and no
one can violate this necessity Of the
human soul and mind and body with.
out paying the penalty Of that failure.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-28
BADLY BRUISED UP I'm AUTO
MOBILE ACCIDENT

Charles Halfhill, OF Mercer, sustained a
fracture of the left arm at the wrist. had
his face badly skinned up and was bruised
about the body when his automobile got
away from him north Of this city. and land-
ed in a ditch, this morning while he was on
his way TO this city. The machine was
so badly damaged that 1t had to be taken to
the garage to be also doctored up.
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Copyright A. c, MeolurG 4 o.. ISiL
Continued from last week.
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Major Lawrence sor OF
Judge Lawrence OF Virginia, whose wife
was Lee. is sent on a perilous mission
by Cen Washington, just after the win
ter at Valley Forge.
CT '.'rT2 , II-Disguised in a British
uniform arrives within the enemy's lines.
CHAT.HR III--The Major attends n
Treat 'I,g and saves the Lady Of the
J. t'enayi Rose" from mob. He later meets
Inc F'r at a brilliant ball.
CHAPTER IV-Trouble is started over
WaiiZ. ana Lawrence is urged by his
n'rtn"r MISTRESS Mortimer, the Lady of
me F'end'd Rosel. to make his escape
CHAPTER V-Lawrence is detected as
SPY by Captain Grant OF the British
"Fihy' VINO agrees to a duel.
CHAPTER vI-The duel is STONED bv
Grants friends and the spy makes a dash
lor nherty swimming river following a
narrow escape
CHAPTER YII-The Major arrives at
Inf shop OF blacksmith. who is friendly.
Rose. iieiueu
CHAPTER VIII-Captain Grant and
shop in vain for the spy.
CHAPTER IX-Lawrence joins the min
train. MS
CHAPTER x-NTaJor Lawrence is made
men.
CHAPTER XI-Lawrence's captors lock
nm IN a strong cell, where he meets
Peter the jailer.
CHAPTER XTT-Peter advises Law
renee not to attempt escape as Some
one" will send for him.
CHAPTER XIII-Grant's appearance
odda mystery to the combination of cir
cumstances.
CHAPTER XIV-Lawrence again meets
the Lady Of the Blended Rose. who in
forms him that he is in her house and
inat she was in command of the party
mat attacked and captured him.
CHAPTER XV-The captive is thrust
INTO dark underground chamber when
captain Grant begins a search of the
premises
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-28
COMMISSIONERS

The Commissioners last Friday entered
into an agreement with the trustees Of
Wiltshire township, Van Vert County. for
the building and payment OF the Beinz
Joint pike. Under the agreement the local
board is to lay out and establish the road
nndcomplete the construction on the Mer-
Ger County side and the Wiltshire town
ship trustees Will do likewise on the Van
Vert side. The cost is to be equally d.
vlded between the two counties.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-28
LUTHERAN CHURCH
SERVICES

Rev Reitz announces the following SER
vices for his congregations next sunday
Celina-SuBday-schOol at lR;4o pm Ger
man Services at pm; childrens day mis-
sion program at 80 pm -. s,..-
dAy evening. an - .
HopewelI -Sunday-schooi ht bsSV a'ih''
German service, 9:3O am.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-28
Ask anybody about It-Hanford' Bnlsam
Small Farms for Sale

Twenty acres. 6h miles west of Celina;
good soil: good Broom house: good fruit,
well drained; 4OTOds from schOOl-house; y
mile from church: a bargain II sold at once.
Price, 81. $50.
Twenty acres, miles north OF Mendoni s.
room house and stable; good soil. Price,
2g26. THE OHIO FARMERS LOAN q REAL
TY COMPANY, S. j. Vining, Sec'y.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-28
TTREE OF PAYING JUNE
TAX EXTENDED

c,on,tv treasurer John b. Albert nu-
,,'crq@es THE DEMOCRAT to say that the
Eminent OF the June installment OF taxes
bas been extended 20 the z1th oI Jul .; ~, ~
it,s ~ GOOD idea not 20 put 81 Off TIL the last
dnv m the afternoon.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-28
Predictions by Partisans
of Leading Candidates

BALTIMORE June 2s-l2;50 pm.-The following predic.
ons made at by prominent workers interested in
respective candidacy Congress Hen of Alabama
looks like underwood Bell of California Clark will win
early ballot; Ex-Governor Vareman of Massachusetts says
Clark and Underwood Wilson has eliminated
strength, which will Clark Judge Tucker Of
Michigan Wilson's strength will grow and he will win
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-28

The Commissioners. meeting in joint sss-
sion with the Van Vert Board on the mat
ter OF the Pearl King Interstate Joint ditch,
found that the work had been properly
tiOn and damages ascertained, and there
upon determined that bonds should be
issued to pay for the Improvement. They
also ordered the assessments placed upon
special duplicates against the lots ana
lands and collect In three installment. I'm
June 1912, 1913 and 1911.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-28
COL. GEO. W. Balm.
Great Kentueklan Lectures at ceIina
chautauqua Sunday, July Fl.

Col. Balm is known wherever the
Chautauqua is known. There is not
well known Chautauqua platform
where he has not appeared. Twelve
lectures constitute his record at Chau-
tauqua, N. Y, eleven times at Dixon
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-28

increasingly. l lost faith in every
thing, even her, and cursed aloud, hat
ing the echoes Of my own voice. 1t
seemed as though those walls, that
low roof, were crushing me, as if the
close, foul air was suffcating. recall
tearing open the front of my shirt
to gain easier breath. l walked about
beating with bare hands the rough
stone, muttering to myself words with
out meaning. The candle had burned
down until barely an inch remained.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-28
MARKETS


The following were the quotations for
grain. live stock, poultry and produce In
the Oelina market yesterday evening.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-28

Hsnford's Balsam takes the poison out Of
a bee sting.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-28

For thrush use Hanford's Balsam.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-28

CHAPTER XIv-Lawrence again meets
the Lady of the Blended Rose. who in
forms him that he is in her house and
That she was in command Of the party
mat attacked and captured him.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-28

CHAPTER XTT-Peter advises Law
one" will send for him.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-06-28

CHAPTER XIIT-Grant's appearance
adds mystery to the combination Of cir
Evening star., 1912-07-07
REAL ROMANCE

door, he lurched against it slightly and instead of look
ing at her steadily, he binked 1t was eight o'clock at
night and the visitor had had too much to drink But
enough attention make her afraid of them So she
put her handbag the floor the wall, and waited
for him to speak
"Thish Mishter Chewning's ofish?" he asked, still
near the friendly support of the door.
"No," she informed him quietly. "This is Represen-
tative MEMOIRS office. Mr. Chewing has the CORE
spending room the floor below"
"Thash so?" he inquired slowly, and stood silent,
blinking at her uncertainty.
did you wish to see Mr.. Mendor?" she asked:
The of his face multiplied wonderfully in
the process of very wise wink, followed by grin,
after which panstakingly and with infinite labor he
negotiated zigzag course toward the girl, branching
her.
"Cant fool me, young lady!" he said soemnly and
with air of great knowledge. "Thsh sh Chewning
ofish. Shame furnshure, shame carpet, an you the
shame stenog. You know the game. We goin' to get
thish Mendor pershun him good' He leaned for
Evening star., 1912-07-07

ward his elbows his knees, and looked across Miss
Hopper. @Dont you know" he asked slowly, as if to
impress her, @thish Mendor wush in Jail way down in
South Car'na?"
"In jail" Miss Hopper's exclamation came from her
profound indignation.
But the visitor gathered merely that she was greatly
interested. @Ish fac he assured her. "Wush in Jail,
an made getaway. Why, he ish convict"
large woman versed in the ways of when they have
been drinking heavily, she would have grasped him by
the collar and helped him of the room As it was,
she said in tense, shri voice:
Evening star., 1912-07-07

n EISS HOPPER left letter half typewriter on the
INp machine and hurried with light step across the
to the hatrack, where she had left her
handbag There is nothing romantic in being capable
stenographer after you have made yourself inds
pensable to your employer but the handbag contained
the proofs of her first approach to real Romance, the
sgnposts of her initial, timd ourneying into the terri
tory of glamour and brillance. She returned her
straight-backed chair and opened the bag, touching
aectionatey, proudly the little brushes and boxes and
pencils, such as actresses for their makeup.
She was slender girl with black hair and her big
black eyes, when they looked at you dwared the rest
of her face gave you the imnresson that her slightly
followed cheeks had been intended to in
such unfair She not pretty: only the few
who stopped to notice her sorry that such eyes
had been wasted"
in all her life as she stared the rouge the grease
paint, and the powder. She remembered the stage
directors patronizing remark the evening before:
"Why you re real actress, Miss Hopper! Next year
you ought to be the leading lady"
1t was only little play, which the church club
Evening star., 1912-07-07
BY JAMES HAY. JR.

leave the room! You nothing but drunken
mani"
Something in her voice commanded him. While she
Stood her black eyes blazing large he got his feet
and zgzagged to the door, where he wavered moment,
his hand the knob The girl remained motionless,
waiting for him to leave There silence in the office
for the sounds that through the open window
the spring breeze,a boats whistle from the river,
the rumbing of train going into the tunnel under the
city sstreets the wr of automobes
SHAY" he turned, blinking, toward her, @sh thish
on the level? Thsh ain Chewning's offish?"
mo"
He hesitated moment, his wasted form rocking back
and forth. Then he asked with ridiculous assumption
of caution. Il didn't shay anyshng Chewing wouldn't
want me to say, did I?'
NO." she replied, her tone fiat and final
"Then thash all right he mumbled and went out,
leaving the door half open.
she waited until she heard his shutting, irregular
- footsteps die away down the long hail. When the
building still again. she did remarkable thing. At
least it would have seemed remarkable to her then
Evening star., 1912-07-07


true Romance had come. Later it
all appeared perfectly natural.
The blood was pounding in her
temples, in her heart, in every inch
of her, as she opened the door, shut
it, and went quietly down the marble
corridor. At its end she tripped
down the staircase to the lower floor,
and at the foot stood a moment, lis
tening. Hearing no sound, she walked
up toward Chewning's Office, the
door of which hung partly open.
One swift glance up and down the
corridor, and she tiptoed to the door
way, making no sound, taking short
steps SO as to prevent the noise of
swishing skirts. She leaned slightly
forward, putting her ear close to the
aperture. For quarter of an hour
she stayed there, her breath coming
SO fast that she had to put her hand
to her breast, trying to quiet the tu-
multi. Once she heard steps coming
down the corridor, and she glided
away from the door as if she had
just been coming out; but she re-
turned and heard more of what Chew
ming and the visitor were saying.
TT is the privilege of real Romance
to visualize dreams and to make
the possible the impossible. To those
who entertain the fairy guest, there
comes the power of lightning thought,
the ability to formulate big plans,
the spur to instant action. Under
any other condition, Miss Hopper
would have vacillated and feared be-
fore opening the door to Represen-
tative MEMOIRS inner office after her
return from the floor below. But
now, seeing that he had left his coat
and hat in the outer room, she went
in to him without taking time to
think. She knew there was no time
to think.
Once inside, however, she leaned
back against the closed door, much
as the uncouth visitor had done in
the outer office, and again her eyes
glowed splendidly, and her breath
swept her thin form like a storm.
The Hon. Philip Mendor looked up,
showing under the light of his read
ing lamp face worn by the long
fight he had waged against his enc
mics in the House. He had been
caught in the vortex of a whirlpool,
and he was still in it, his only life
saver his conviction that it was bet
ter to be right than rampant, better
to be hypercritical than hypocritical.
AS chairman of a great commit
tee, he was holding up a bill that he
air to the capital of the country. 1t
n certain members of Congress cared
capital. He cared very little also;
ler for fairness and right. He knew
III went too far. And, because of his
5 old progressive friends in the House
directing the torrent of newspaper
seeking any weapon possible to break
d toward his stenographer was worn;
:. 3What is it, Miss Hopper" he
vibrant voice.
hurrying the words, as if
reath. 3Oh, Mr.. Mendor, l know
Evening star., 1912-07-07


rehearsing every other night, and
the man who had praised her had
never been regarded as a genius in
the dramatic world; but Miss Hop
per was twenty-six years old, and
there was in her soul the poetry of
fancy. There are those who will tell
you that homely girl has nothing
to do with sentiment; that she, by
a merciful dispensation of Provi-
dence, is not possessed of the dreams,
the ambitions, and the aspirations of
her sisters of loneliness. Miss Hop
per was striking denial of this be-
lief. Often, when she saw a taxicab
flash past her in the street and caught
a fleeting glimpse of the faces of a
man and woman in its gloom, she
constructed on the spot the entire
fabric of a romance,-the alteration
of the man, the half-fearing love of
the woman, the pressure of hands,
the making of love in whispers and
sighs, stolen kisses, all of the happy
business which comes to so many
mortals. And, having constructed
the fabric, she felt in her own heart
a great loneliness, a vague longing,
like that of an exile. In summer
time, when the bands played in the
park, and the couples, old and young,
strolled along the paths or turned
the hard benches into thrones, the
same loneliness came to her; and she
knew that the great things of life
we're being kept from her.
1t was always so. The launch
loads of laughing people on the river,
the first green leaves on the trees
along the avenues, the balmy air
and half-sensed perfumes under the
glowing moon,-all these things Miss
Hopper had known as the hand
maidens of true Romance: hand
maidens who, for some reason, did
not wait upon her. She went through
the world like a flower ready to bios
som at the command of the fairy
prince-and yet no fairy prince had
come! One day, in her seventeenth
year, she had decided why she had
never entered the magic portals.
She was not pretty! And, in realizing
this, she had suffered what thou
sands of other girls, with hearts of
gold and faces of plainness, have
suffered. Then she had made up her
mind to seize Romance by the power
of her own hands; not realizing that
true Romance comes unsought, sud-
denly, like the flash of light.
And here, she thought, was her
first faint glimpse into the realm for
which she had longed. The stage
director had told her she was a real
actress. At last, by the great
thoughts in her own mind, by the
and soaring ideals in her own heart, !
arrive. The big eyes glowed like the
ton. Then, SO elusive is the spirit of
cast down again, detected, almost de:
not beautiful, not even good looking
filled, and tears dropped into the b
very uniform of Romance.
"A ND at that moment real Romano
: = life: not on the wings of dream
but harshly and in the habiliments
door opened, and man, his face sean
his eyes dimmed, entered the room.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-24
Nv UcOH0N " IUVTEWILL
LAW ENFORCEMENT

believe IN direct legislation
privilege
help
at all tines direct control of their
The constitutional amendment win sndoubsdy
this peoples power all nw-
With ma or their
10 by law men
and
and has made
attic acknowledgment
eonnsanes whether
the usually
There -l BE- policy. sher
called
due form Of
With all h or
ability with all
Law without fear discrinInssen
~ sssinx aws could not scad and would not
have officially
strength than
No individual
a - emf 1ouEht to
No permits or less than
the isr requires
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-24
'ROYAL PARTY
|. IN CRUSH BY
NEW WORKERS


NEW YORK, Jan. 24.---Almost
mobbed by an enthusiastic and
cheering crowd that blocked their
path through Wall Ct. today. the
Duke and Duchess Of connaught
and Princess Patricia were forced to
battle their way through a maei.
ssrom Of humanity which threatened
20 crusn them.
From an automobile which was
the pivotal point OF the whirlpool OF
cheering thousands. the royal party.
including Ambassador and Mrs.
Whifelaw Reid, and their guards.
plunged into n rapids of crushing
humanity, which threatened to car
ry them off bodily. Police, detec.
lives and government secret ser.
vice men dubbed passageway
through the human wedge from the
automobile TO the entrance OF the
Stock Exchange. and the party dis
appeared. disheyeled and out Of
breath.
Leaving the Reid mansion In
three automobiles. the Connaughts
and the Reids. Princess Patricia,
the lady-in. waiting and the dukes
bodyguard, became separated. The
first machine was lost in the traffic
down town. but managed to reach
the Stock Exchange before the 9TH
er two cars.
Thronge OF excited thousands ed.
died about the cars. and the ma
chimes had TO be driven through the
financial district
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-24
W omen Active
in Cotterill's
Support

Although headquarters are now
open for all mayoralty candidates,
the Cotterill candidacy is thus far
the only one to have woman's or
ganization behind Il. Separate
rooms are being maintained in the
Lumber Exchange building for WON.
en-. Miss Lucy r. Case. prominent
labor woman, Is assisting Miss Wit
ting. the secretary In charge.
The Cotterill campaign is tho only
one. too. that has advanced suffi-
oiently in preliminary organization
to announce definitely plans for
speechmaking. Cottorill will cover
the entire city In his speaking cam
paign. beginning Feb. 1. The quad
rangular debate which has found
favor with Cotterill and Wells, the
socialist candidate. Is still being
ignored by Parish aud Gill.
The present indications are that
Parish will make no public speeches
himself and will not attempt to
make his platform OF general state
ments more specific. Parish, who,
as tax commissioners. has been a
member of Gov. Hays standpat or.
ganization, yesterday rendered his
resignation from the state job, ITO
take effect at the governors earli.
est convenience"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-24
DEFIANCE
TO SUPREME
COURT

COLUMBUS Onfo. Jan. -
Open defiance 81 the Ohio supreme
court was shown here today by
President HlKeiow In an address
before the constitutional conven.
tion. nlgrIow's remarks were
prompted when opponents of the
initiative and referendum cited the
ordinance OF 1857 creating the
Northwest territory. OF which Ohio
IA a part. and>thc recent supreme
court decision In the case Of the
state w. Boone as indicating that
the court will invaiidate the init
afivc and referendum on the
ground that II conflicts with that
ordinance.
III the decision Of the Ohio su.
prcme court IL not rcpudlated by
the people," said HixeIow. This
convention will be reduced 10 the
position of an ordinary Legislature
and the work II does. though II be
rntified by the people, may be We
toed by the court.
The friends OF initiative aud ref.
erendum are just awakening To
the fact that the supreme court has
laid plans to have tho measures set
aside"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-24
BATTLE WITH
INSANE IN FIRE

DASvERS. Mass. Jan. 2f.--f3af.
iiing with scores Of insane persons
10 prevent them from Isaplug 20
their death from windows follow.
Ing fire In the state insane hos
pitai here early today. guards Of the
Institution were compelled to use
force.
Violent inmates smashed the
windows. and we're prevented from
jumping out only b. the bravery Of
their nurses and attendants.
Flrrmcn assisted the hospital at
tachea In removing the patients.
and IL. n believed that all are safe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-24
"Spinster Bride"
Is Shocked Again

(Dy United Press Leased Wfrs)
Los ANGELES, Jan. 24,--
Mrs. Margaret Armstrong
Howell. tho Spokane "spinstcr
BRIDE" 10 recovering today from
hysteria which seixed her when
brought face TO face With her
husband In Judge Rives' court.
where she 10 petitionIng for a
guardian.
"oh, stand between. me and
that awful man" che cried TO
her attorney when Howell sp-
peared. She thcn testified that
she had not recognized that
Howell had wicked eyes" while
he was importuning her 70
marry him. "But do now"
she cried. "oh, do now"