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CHAPTER v.
Continued.

declared impossible, because he was
OF q rank inferior to my own. Ny
lover disappeared, know not where
or how. Then AFFAIRS changed Ny
rather died, and 1t transpired that
had been officially betrothed since
childhood TO Duke Stephens brother
the Count Lorenzo. The duke was my
guardian, and there was no one else
to whom could appeal; but the ytry
week set for the wedding | faced the
duke and declared would never
marry the count. His highness ragged
and stormed. but / told him a few
things ! knew about his brother. anc
| made him see that / was in earnest
The next day / left Krolyetz, and the
duke gave out that | was Ill and had
gone TO health resort; that the wed
ding was postponed. | went to France
and hid myself with my aunt, took
one OF my own middle names and heI
surname, and have been known for
some time, as you know, as Melanie
Reynier."
Il know you wish TO tell me all
these things, Melanie, but do not
want you to recall painful matters ot
the past now" said Aleck gently
You shall tell me of them at another
time"
The color frightened in Melanie's
face. her eyes glowed.
mo, not another time; you must
understand now. especially because all
this preface leads me to what really
want to say TO you. II Is this: do
not now care for the man | loved at
19, nor for any OF the other men ot
my country who have been pleased
to honor me with their regard. But
ever since those early days | have
had a dream OF home--a place diff
ferent from Duke Stephens home, diff
ferent from the homes Of many peo-
pie OF my rank. My dream has hus-
band In IL who is companion, a
friend, my equal i'm love, my superior
I'm strength" Melanie's eyes lifted to
meet Alexis, and they were full OF
an almost tragic passion; but it was
passion for comprehension and love,
not primarily for the man sitting be-
fore her. She added simply: And
for my dream I'd give all the wealth,
all the love, / have"
The room was very still. Aleck Van
Camp sat quiet and grave, his fore
head resting on his hand. He looked
up, finally, at Melanie, who was be-
side him. pale and quite worn.
Poor child, You needed me more
than / thought" was what he said.
But Melanieshad not quite finished.
mo. that is not enough, that should
need you. You must also need ME,
want what alone can give you, match
my love with yours. And this, |
think, you do not do. You calculate,
you remain cool, you plan your life
like a campaign. and | am part OF
! your equipment. You are thousand
times better than Count Lorenzo, but
think your principles OF reasoning
are the same. You do not love me
enough, and that is why | can not say
yes"
Aleck had taken this last blow
standing. He walked slowly around
and stood before Melanie, much MS
he had stood before her when nc first
asked her 10 marry him; and this
time, as he looked down on her fair
ness, there was infinite gentlencss
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-30
Certainly She Was Dieting

DR.. Woods Hutchinson, the we'll
known physician and writer, was once
called upon by . young matron with
more than her share Of flesh and fat
shsz told the doctor that she had
read his article on Fat and It's Fol
Hes in a popular magazine, and she
wanted him to help her get rid OF
some OF her fat. After few prelim-
mary questions, he handed the lady a
diet list, telling her to come back In
two weeks.
The good doctors CONSERVATION
can scarcely be imagined when he
saw his patient again. She looked 90
per cent fattsr and weighed 20 pounds
more. He was more than puzzled.
His Nst contained no sweets OF any
Kind, nor any fat producers; yet II
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-30
From Another Point of View
Delighted. Colonsl

me
-
We with
In
tome In riding with the engineer.
a
e middle o a o bitn.
Republican
roll
the 1880 tonight leaving
Republican candidates
their minds whether they will attend
The Of Wayne county Republican patriots look at It,
there's Martindae,
certainly
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-30
JACKSON DRuGGIsTs SUE.

JACKSON. Mich. March so.--Action
to recover parts OF claims disallowed
by the board or supervisors at the last
session has been taken by David J..
LeMay and w. w. Todd. druggists, OF
jackson, appeal having been taken TO
the circuit court. The suits against
the county are the result OF the recent
smallpox epidemic in jackson. Bills
amounting to about $4,000 were sub
mitted TO the board and many OF them
committee A number OF items for
liquor supplied TO the inmates OF the
detention hospital were disallowed
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To The Suffragette

Keep on, keep on, OH SUI
FRAGETTE.
Keep on until your vote you get.
Don't stop. Don't listen to the men
For they'll do every thing they can
Use all their power, use all their
force,
To turn you from your noble course.
Keep on, keep on and don't forget
That We are with you, SUI
FRAGETTE,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-30
The Perennial Widow

No wonder she is always with us
the widow, We mean. Men die In the
proportion of ga per cent and women
in the proportion or ass per cent, &C.
cording to the census OF 1910.
Births average lilo boys TO lOV
girls, but husbands drop on faster
than wives. A surplus OF WIDOWS
logically results.
But some Of 'em are awfully Jolly!
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was putting flesh on at an enormous
rate.
"You are sure that you ate the
things on this listf" the doctor Ques-
toned severely.
Yes, DOCTOR was the firm answer
What else did you eatf"-as q
sudden inspiration seized him
why, nothing but my regular
meals" was the indignant answer
Eppincott's Magazine.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-30

the mouths 1t would feed, OF the lit
tie ill-clad bodies IL would warml
Isn't IL about time this progress
sive modern world began to put itself
on q fire-proof basis?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-30

NEW YORK-Mrs. James Fol
from her home I'm Brooklyn wHil
turned on a gas jet and was A.
with a shower OF water. The -
had attached the gas pipes to H.
ter main by mistake. IL
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Money To Burn

Think OF IRE loss OF sz0,o00,o00
for the first four months Of 1911 In
the United States alone-at the rate
OF 100000 year! Think OF
the irrigation bitches that sum would
dig, OF the homes IL would build, OF
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and other good Democrats send their
names.
question bigger than the party involved
We appealing Democrats merely Democrats but
American citizens belonging which the country
relief Of distress providing party
enough to the right mnhe right being Woodrow
Wilson.
Join the league not alone Democrat but patriotic American
DESTROYS Of having the people rule again.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-30
Musical Nsre.

Mrs. Towne--So Hiram SHAY
Effie has become a music teachH
Hepsibah--Yes, we call ID
Sharp.-Boston Transcript.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-30

NEW YORK-Nearly 500 homeless
men slept upon benches In ct. Paul's
Protestant Episcopal church last nigh
and this morning were given break
fast by members OF the congregation
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-30
LAM. "A TONIC FOR EXACTLY
5 JYl7ATA THE BUSINESS WORLDi

cpty svss offers or promises TO an aan mpoy or
employers bssia.ss; an agent
s % act 70 himself s or os ssr' Sr
splas.l master. BUSINESS. or :" ass@
fo S principal employer
for spsss. a' discount
u servant such sseoSns hs s d:susS guilty
$500 o. BY the state Of mot NOT moore than
s g. year. q :, both such fine and =" the a'sr'" Of The
Acts of this state adopted by the
stature in 1905
employee placed position such trust that
buying article for his left him. buys upon
any other consideration than merit the
employers money, il DISHONEST.
when compelled by practices
which had entered into the dealings of selling houses with the
ves Of buying there punish such dishonest
servant IN the buying except through dismissal
While could larceny
the selling house could charged with burglary
the factory Office jeopardy empoye
sneak thief the confederate Of robber with the Office
visit BY night
passed upon petition by a remark
able law the fact that first aimed the tempting valuable
employees and places the restrictions upon
penalty for the manufacturers SELLERS through representatives
employees who represent them the buying side
This law the a revelation most
manufacturers and most lawyers in Michigan been invoked
the studebaer corporation which agents
selling and varnish respectively local EMF plants charge
Of bbng it, employees recommend and buy their goods
There disposition make light Of this proceeding
understandable which very disposition
ceu degeneration that the business
SALES
cigars carried BY the agent the in his hand roll
bills for the buyer
gansayng the fact that the studebaker corporation
most decidedly in earnest in this matter.
the automobile
keen competition.
have down the smallest put
in them.
Representations made for them honor offering them
the buying public keeping faith with this public the corporation
completely dependent employees whom puts its trust and con-
fdence
H understandable that this law first thought over
drawn fallen point where
It il conducted by bribery methods.
"Dne with ACCEPT these heater tickets" "Have wife
dress and send the bill "Have "Have punch bowl
this the things the buyer hears
day agent with the backing them the often
sells goods HOW INFERIOR THEY MAY BE TO
THOSE OF SOME STRUGGLING CONCERN ENDEAvoREG BUS
MESS A LEGITIMATE BASIS NO MATTER HOW MUCH THE
EUyMG INFERIOR GOODS MAY THREATEN THE SUCCESS
or THE BUYERY EMPLOYER.
What Business country today get itself back
nUSlHEss footing,
appreciate the fact they would have petit
which law when fully appreciated and when vgor
ousy enforced ought to bring the desired results
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31
OVERALL WANTS TO
GET INTO BASEBALL
orvie Says His Arm Is In Good Shape
But That He viii Not Play
for Murphy.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.l
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 81
Orvie Overall wants to get back into
organized baseball and to that emo
the former Cub pitcher has announ-
ced that he will wire the members OF
the national commission for the right
TO play.
Ny baseball work here this win
Ter shows me that my arm is as good
as ever. and want to get back. Muir
ply refused an offer of $4,000 made
for me by Hap" Hogan, and he will
try to keep me from playing. wont
play with Chicago. That's certain,
but want to go elsewhere and am
going to. demand that the national
commission force Murphy to accep,
terms for me or permit me to play"
said Orvie
Overall says that he has received
an offer to go to New York with
Frank Chance.
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Mceraw's Training orders.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Dec. Manager Nc
Graw of the Giants today gave an
order to twelve young players to re-
port to him at Marlin Springs,
Texas, on February Is. Nine OF these
new men are pitchers. two are infield.
eds and one an outfieider. 1t is also
reported that .McGraw will have sew
eral regulars on hand at the same
time 10 help put the new talent to a
thorough test. On February IS Nc
Graw will have the regulars headed
for the training camp. The New York
players will remain in Marlin until
the last week In March and then. d.
y;ded into two teams, they viii work
their way home, playing exhibition
games with the Southern League and
American Association teams
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31
Ten to Eight is Offered by Big san
Francisco Delegation of Fight
Fans In Los
Angeles.
FIGHTERS STOP TRAINING
Every Seat in Big Vernon Arena Has
Been Sold and Interest in To-
n,orrow's Battle Is
Intense.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 31-The
arrival of a big delegation OF fight
fans from San Francisco who turned
loose a flood Of Palzer money. today
sent the odds on the Palzer-McCarty
New Years day battle to 10 to s,
with PalZer the favorite. Though
much of This money was snapped up
by McCarty followers. especially at
the longer odds, it is not believed
that there viii be any change in the
betting before the fight starts.
With the time for the battle rapid
lly approaching, interest in the affair
/ has become intense. Not since the old
days when Jim Jefries was coming
to the front have there been SO many
! excited fight enthusiasts in the city.
/ Every seat in the big Vernon arena
| has been spoken for and Promoter
/ McCarey asserts that hundreds will
/ have to be turned away. The impress
sion among the fans is that tomor
! rows battle viii really settle tbs
/ heavyweight championship, as the.
4 believe the two contestants are cas-
lily the best OF the white heavy
weights. Some even express the be
lief that Palzer could show Jacl
Johnson the way.
Palzer and McCarty have moth end
ed their training. McCarty reste'
most OF yesterday, while palzer di,
, little boxing going a couple 0
rounds each with Charlie Horn an,
; McCloskey. Today both fighters ar
resting in preparation for tomorrow
! doing just enough work to keep o.
) edge.
When seen q. his training quarter
: today, Paizer was in excellent spirit
and he expressed supreme confidenc
9 In the outcome Of the battle
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TRUTHFUL REPORTS
keokuk Reads Them With Uneom
mon Interest.


A Keokuk citizen tells his expert
ence in the following statement. No
better evidence than this can be had.
The truthful reports OF friends and
neighbors is the best proof In the
world Read and be convinced.
Martin kelleher, 300 N. Twelfth ST.,
Keokuk, Iowa, says: six years ago
caught heavy cold and soon after |
began to suffer from pains in my
limbs and back. Ny kidneys became
weak and had to get up several
times at night to pass the kidney Sc,
cretions. For four or five years l con
tinued to suffer and despite all my Ell
forts, failed to get relief. One day 9
i friend insisted that try Doan's Kid
ney Pills and accordingly got sup
! ply at Wilkinson &c Co.'S Drug Store
This remedy restored my kidneys te
normal condition and removed the
! backache." statement given Angus
l13, 1867
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Revised Track Rules.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Servic
NEW YORK. Dec. 31.-Followi

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NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Following
a meeting of the track rules commit
tee of the National Collegiate Ath-
letic Association, 1t was said today
that revised rules would be ready for
the summer Of 1914. At present four
sets Of track and field rules are In
use in the United States. The A. A.
u. rules predominant, but there are
also the rules OF the I. A. A. A., the
National Collegiate Athletic Asssocia-
tion, and the New England 1nter-col-
legiate Athletic Association. 1t is In
order to clear up the differences
existing in these various rules that
the four organizations are DESTROYS Of
adopting Uniform code. The read
justment in the rules, 1t is said, VIII
facilitate track and field meets among
the various colleges.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31
Manager Mcerath Announces That,
May 10th Is the Date When
High School Athletes
VIII Meet Here.
$50 SCHOOLS INVITED
Local Meet Comes just Before iowa
and Illinois Inter-scholastic
Meets at Iowa City
and urbana.

The first definite news regarding
the Tri-ssase meet for 1919 was given
ont THIS morning by Manager Nc
Gratf, who mas been busily engaged
since school opened. preparing plans
for the big day in Keokuk high school
circles.
Az his chief assistants. Manager Nc
Grath has Captain BIN Heineman
and Track Manager Jess Devero.
This bunch of five wires should be
able to make the meet a success In
every way.
The date for the NEE. has been se-
iected and 1t was officialiy announced
today that the meet would be staged
on May 10Th. This will make it easy
for all schools. The month of May
has FIVE SATURDAYS this year and
several track meets VIII be held in
the middle vest. of particular inter
est TO high school athletes.
The Iowa inter-scholastic meet will
be held at Iowa city on May 3fst and
the Illinois inter-scholastic events
will be staged at Urbana two weeks
previous. Practically all the athletes
who will participate in these events
will also be entered in the Tri.sta e
meet here.
Special invitations will be sent to
high schools at St. Louis, Chicago and
Des Moines and pressure viii be
brought to bear by alpmnae Of those
schools. now in keokuk, to have them
send teams. This in Itself will go a
long way toward making the meet a
succesg.
Instead Of being drain upon the
resources OF the business men Of tht
city. as the meet has been in thu
past, II is planned that he studenti
OF Keokuk high shall endeayor TO de
fray the expenses Of the meet them
selves, by series OF entertainment
this winter and Wilhelm Heinemal
has been elected chairman OF socia
committee to manage these affairs
Professor P. c. Hayden is already a
work on cantata 20 be given i
February.
Manager MeGrath is making specis
efforts To have Galesburg. Monmout
and other Illinois school pledge the
attendance at the meet and it is pro-
able that they will do SO within tn
next few weeks Over $50 schoo
within radius Of 100 miles will /
sent invitations to attend the Tt
state events and several hundred at
letes are expected to compete.
Joy athletic field has already bee
secured and will be put In firss cla
condition for the various events. Sp
cial efforts are being made to ha'
Hoyt OF Greenfield compete in Il
dashes. He is by far the fastest m;
In Iowa high school athletics, haviI
record Of ten fla in the hundre
mark that has never been in dang
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Locke Secures optlon.

United Press Leased Wire Service. !
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. William
II. Locke. secretary OF the Pittsburgh
National League club, today holds an
option on the Philadelphia National
League club from Charles p. Taft, the
owner OF thu club. The option will
expire January Is. This announce
ment was made today by President
Wiler Of the Phillies.
The option is on the club franchise
as it stands. Mr.. Locke made no or
fer for the grounds. If he takes up
the option he Will have to take the
lease on the grounds. which expires
in 1920, and which can be renewed
until 1893.
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Bat Nelson Tonlaht.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 81 Having
outwitted and out-generalled Columbus
ministers who opposed his appear
ance here, Battling Nelson declares
he will do the same thing to Yankee
Schwartz or Philadelphia, when the
two lightweights meet In ten rouna
bout here tonight Nelson, who meets
seven tough boys within the neA'
month, is assured a big house here.
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ponIin Nav Get Philliea

tUnitel Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Dec. 31-A report was
current here today that Mike Donlin
would be manager Of the Phillies II
Secretary Will Locke of the Pirates
puts through his deal 10 take over
the Philadelphia club. Donlin was
here IN vaudeville last week and is
said to have told friends that he had
that agreement with Locke.
The story is that Locke has twe
weeks option on the Phiilies ant
that Charles P. Taft looks favorablJ
on the terms he has made.
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Willard hiuntina Trouble

CUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO. Dec. 31.-Ambitious Jess
Willard wants match with the win
ncr OF the McCarty- Palzer fight. He
says Billy Gibson has promised to ar
range this match for him and he is
going to start training for II If this
fight falls through he Will be eardeo
for fight in New York January rs
with a heavyweight to be chosen
later
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"Pudeev as Permanent Coach.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. 91.-It
was rumored here today that at the
meeting Of. Yale's former football cap
tains and coaches at the Yale club
in New York city next Saturday
night Heffelfinger viii be proposed
for permanent football coach and
that Walter Camp will be named as
advisory coach.
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have no trouble In winning from Nc.
Carly. Flynn was no more than a
punching bag. He could not punch or
protect himself. He seemed to be too
dull to comprehend what to do and
the fellows in his corner knew less
than he did. McCarty showed no
more Improvement than he did in
New York. only Flynn was SO bad It
made Mac look we'll.
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sox sign Berger.

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO. Dec. S1.--A pretty fight
for the shortstop position on the 1913
White Sox team is seen IN the sign
ing OF Joe Berger, the Los Angeles In
fielder. With him in the squad, along
with Buck Weaver and Johnson.
Manager Jimmy Callahan will have
lots of material to choose his short
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31
Packcy Dictates Weloht.

I UnIted Press Leased WIRE Service
CHICAGO. Dec. 31-Packey McFar-
land is willing to fight Willie Richie
IL the latter will let him weight in at
1876, four hours before the fight, he
said oday. He said this is the best
weight he can make for his chalIeng-
er Richie viii reply today.
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To PLAY OF Tie.

UNITED Press Leased Wire ServiceI
CLEVELAND. Ohio. Dec. 31.--To
play off a tie, the Ottawa College
hockey team will meet the Cleveland
A. G., team here Friday night. IN
their series last week the first game
was tied, Cleveland won the second
and the Canadians captured the third,
Ottawa plays In Detroit Wednesday
and Thursday.
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Thorpe at Y. NJ. c. n. school.

lunites Press Leased Wire servIce.l
SPRINGFIELD Mass, Dec. 31.-Ac.
cording to a local representative, Jim
Thorpe, the famous Carlisle Indian
athlete is about to enter the Y NJ. c.
A. training school here. He plans TIC
become a Y. NJ. c. A. athletic direc.
tor, It is said
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- go .NZR[11RVX7VE
|a'ass1 NEWS y

in scholastic athletic circles in
this state.
Officials for the meet have not yet
been selected bu. Manager McGrath
will have the list ready within few
weeks. Several prominent MEN in
athletics will be included in the list.
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o,Rourkc Likes Paixar.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. /
CHEYENNE, Wyo, Dec. 31.--"Put
your money on Palzer," is the advice
of Tom O'Rourke, Palzer's trainer, to
a friend in letter received here to.
day. Discussing Palzer's chances in
Wednesdays battle with Luther Nc,
Carly O'Rourke writes: He will
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-31
Are You
One Of Them?

If not, it surely must be through
negligence. You do not inten-
tionally allow your stock or your
building to so uninsured and
then chuckle if it did not burn
during the past year---you re-
member too well the story of
the boy and the Wolf---just as
sure as the wolf came, so will
that accident or illness.