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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10

afternoon with Mrs r. p. Steele. 1884
College avenue The topic is Yellow
stone Park, and those who will fur
nish the program are: Mrs. /. w. VIII
son, Mrs. F. R. Lane and Mrs. c. L.
Travers.
The Portia club had q O'Clock din
-ner Monday night at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. -. H. Searle. on Topeka ave-
nue. The table was decorated with
centcrpiece of Portia pink, and cupidS
and hearts. The decorations and en-
tertainment We're in keeping with the
Valentine season. The club members
proved themselves as apt at compos-
ing Valentines as writing papers on the
topics of the day. Mrs. Il. G. Foster
read a paper on Folk Song. and Mrs.
s. j. Crumbine furnished illustrations.
Mrs. w. w. bowman and Miss Violet
Crumbine were also on the program.
The club plans to give other parties
during the season
The Minerva club Will have social
meeting Monday, February u, at the
home of Mrs Morton Albaugh The
meeting this week was held Tuesday
at the home of Mrs Robert AIorehouse.
210 Clay street. Mrs. Morehouse and
Miss Jessie Waller were hostesses. The
program was as follows;
Paper, Origin of the French Nation
Mrs w f. Axtel-
Literature of the Langued 'Oc and
Review Of Flamenca-Mrs. G. g. Blake
" Paper-Joachim Raff-Mrs. ]. D.
Heym.
Cantabile 6Schutt)-Mrs- w. D. Davis.
The Door of Hope (BalI)-Mrs. w. G.
Atkinson.
herd.
Vocal Greeting (Ealley)-Miss Lucille
Grote-
Elaine's Song (Foote).
For You-Mrs. c. E Bair.
The guests of the club were: Mrs.
NJ e. Crebbs, AIRS. NJ. D. LsariIner. Mrs.
Grote. Mrs. Bair. Mrs. w c. Austin
and Miss Lucille Grote-
The Ideal History club viii meet
Friday. February Is. with Mrs
Emma Sells Marshall, 422 West Sew
enth street.
II see that old BlenIzinsop wears motor
goggles all the time. Has he carp
asked Nifks- NO said Jiggers- ITS
merely a case of Interrogation By
wearing those goggles and sprinshng
his handkerchief with gasoline instead of
cologne he thinks he conveys the idea
that he has one.''-IIarper's Weekly
Little E1mer-Papa, what is If that
makes a statesman great2 Prof. Broad
head-Deaths my son.-Bazar-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10

brisk bravery of the timberlands. In
terwoven with the adventure of the
book is Vane's love for a girl of the
cities Like all of Bindloss' books,
this story makes the reader want to get
out into the wilds, and forget dinner
coats and letter files.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10


another edition Margaret Deland's
novel THE Iron Woman. The same
house is also reprinting this week In
Ceylon and India" by Thomas w.
Knox.
Professional guides generally have a
rather poor opinion of the gentleman
sportsman who write books. In view
of this fact it is interesting to note
this guides criticism of Charles Shell
don's The Wilderness of the Upper
Yukon" and Of Charles Sheldon him
self 1t was written to a sportman
Field and Stream. You said you
had read Mr. Sheldon's book on the
Wilderness of the Upper Yukon He
is very conservative and thorough.
and a better sportsman never hit the
hills. He nearly always hunts alone
and whatever he goes after he general
" gets. 1 have known him to start out
at eight in the morning with biscuit
and billie of tea. and if he made q
killing. get back at two or three on
the following morning, with the skull
and hide. Not once, but many times
has he done this He always takes his
notes in the field and never let's them
run over a day. If + were with him
he would read them over to me to see
if 7 thought he had exaggerated. I
never found that he had. He was al
ways very conservative and yet thor
Ough.'
It is perhaps not generally known
that the fun name of Joseph Conrad,
whose book of "reminiscences "A Per
sonal Record" was published last
month. is Joseph Conrad Korzen-
iowski. He had reached the mature
age of thirty-eight before he started
his literary career, and, possessing the
Polish gift of languages. was at first
undecided whether to write in French
or English. In "A Personal Record
he gives a. graphic account of the
travels and vicissitEdes which the MS.
Of his first book had to undergo.
'Danny's Own story by Don
Marquis, which is just published by
Doubleday, Page & Co. is laid par
TALLY in Kentucky and Tennessee. where
the recent Night Rider troubles oc-
CURED in 1908 and deals in part with
the war between the tobacco trust and
the planters. Mr.. Marquis spent sew
eral weeks in the tobacco country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10

Harper & Brothers announce that
they are putting to press this week for
another edition Margaret Deland s
house is also reprinting this week In
Ceylon and India" by Thomas w.
Knox.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10

Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is
spending the winter in Bermuda
among rose gardens like those des-
cribed in her 1.-The Secret Garden"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10

as correspondent, and wrote a series
of magazine articles about the disturb
ances. His book sheds several in
teresting side-lights on the whole sub
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10

Dr. Woods Hutchinson, in his
Handbook of Health among the re-
company, takes a hopeful view with
reference to the continued use of alco-
mol. He concludes a chapter on this
subject with the following prediction:
Within fifty years from now the
habitual use of alcohol will probably
have become quite rare. It is already
becoming good form among the best
people not to drink: and the fashion
will spread, as the bad effects of alco-
hol become more generally under
stood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10
WOAIEN's CLUBS.

The Nautilus club will meet Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. r. p. Steele. 1884
College avenue. The topic is Yellow
stone Park. and those who will fur
nish the program are: Mrs. J.. W. VIII
son, Mrs. F. r. Lane and Mrs. c. L.
TraVers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10

Little EIrner-Papa, what is IT that
makes a statesman great2 Prof. Broad
head-Death. my son.-Bazar-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10

The Ideal History club viii meet
Friday. February Is. with Mrs
Emma Sells Marshall, 422 West Sew
enth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10

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Evening star., 1912-11-14
CHAPTER XIII.
A Scrap Of Paper.

Since their strange meeting the year be-
fore in Betty Thompson's chamber. the
shock-headed chauffeur had made it plain
to the pretty sewing girl that he was
deeply smitten with her charms. The
fact that she had seen him in New York
and remembered a gold tooth, also the
injured ear Of his friend with the blue
handkerchief, amounted to nothing. for,
after his single flash, her memory had
failed her and. anyway, what If he had
taken glass of beer with Red Leary in
q 42nd street rathskeller!
The point was that Anton was now ar
IDENTIFY and aggressively In love with
Hester Twice he had put his arm
around her, once he had tried to kiss her
and daily he had urged her to meet him
some evening at the garage for JOY
ride. He had sixty-horsepower car at
his disposal during various odd hours
procity relations should not be estab-
lished between himself and this alluring
young woman.
You're a peach, kid he had whis-
pered one afternoon in the conservatory:
you've got me going all kinds OF ways
with your eyes and your red lips and
say, come down to the garage after sup
per for a little whirl. Do you get me?"
Hester had laughed and shook her head;
then she had half consented to his teas
ing, knowing well she would not come.
The next day Anton brought her a
splendid bunch Of roses and continued his
pleading. He was crazy about her; she
had the dandiest shape and-he would
treat her right If she'd only come down
and-then he tried to kiss her.
There were two reasons why Hester had
Evening star., 1912-11-14

not altogether discouraged these advances
she could not deny herself the feminine
satisfaction of exasperating an over-zeal-
GUS suitor by making promises which she
had no intention of keeping, and she did
not wish to incur Anton's enmity. She
distrusted this man partly through that
vague memory in the rathskeller. partly
on general principles. And after the sec
ond broken appointment she sent him a
civil note pretexing a headache.
The next day ne had begged her, al
most with tears in his eyes, to meet him
that afternoon at o'clock in the summer
house by the lake-for a few minutes.
And she had promised faithfully to come.
Anton felt sure she really would come
this time, and In her honor had donned
his best gray suit and new straw hat
with red and black band which, with his
light malacca cane, gave him quite q
smart appearance.
This is where land her." he said to
himself as he strolled across the foot
bridge, sharp on the stroke OF ).
But alas for the hopes Of lovers! Half
an hour passed three-quarters of an
hour and no Hester.
"She's thrown me down. he muttered
angrily. and. leaving the summer house;
he strode along the path, switching the
ground savagely with his cane. There
was no doubt about 1t. she was giving
only had something on her SO he could
make her come!
And now a singular thing happened.
, one of those odd condolences that give
to trif1es the Importance Of great events.
A gentle breeze was blowing down the
lake and. borne by this, there came nut
tering along what seemed to be small
white butterfly and 1t lighted directly In
Antons path. The chauffeur switched at
1t with his cane and missed it. switched
at it again and missed it again. Then
he saw that it was not butterfly at all.
but small square of white paper no
wondered how it was that this floating
fragment had come to rest balanced eX-
actly on it's edge. 1t certainly was
strange! What kept it poised there quiv-
ering on that moss bank? Why did 1t
not fall over on one side or the other?
Anton stopped and picked up the piece
Of paper and, seeing some writing. he
glanced at it carelessly. Good Lord!
What was this! He stopped short and
| stared at the words. then. lifting his
hat, he ran his fingers through his hair
and for some minutes stood absorbed in
thought.
by the holy jumping Christopher CO.
lumbus!" he said slowly. II believe I've
got it," And sitting down on a bench,
he continued to study the paper. Present
y he took out gold cigarette case and
q moment later he was blowing out
toward the peaceful lake the fragrance
of Turkish tobacco with little mods and
chuckles Of extreme satisfaction.
1t was at this moment that Hester,
Fastening on her search for Betty Thomp-
son, appeared at the turn OF the path
and found herself face to face with An
ton.
"Ah! Little one." he exclaimed, rising
Evening star., 1912-11-14

and going forward smilingly to meet her
$50 you thought you'd show up after all"
Hester made no effort to hide her an
noyance.
II didn't come here to see you. 1 had
forgotten all about you," she said coldly
You don't say so," he sneered. Pretty
poor memory you've got, kid. Better take
something for it,
fore this, with all his slangy, banterine
ways, he had always been a supplfant fol-
her favor, eager to please and ready to
obey. but now she recognized in his tone
a certain staggering assurance, as II ne
felt himself master Of the situation.
Hes trying to blufr me-" she thought
Then aloud. you'll have to excuse me-
I'm in a hurry" and she started to go on
"Oh, don't KNOW" he laughed. Per
haps you can give me little time-say
an hour or two"
She flashed a scornful look at him.
IF you wait until spend an hour with
you you'll walt long time, Mr.. Anton. y
"Oh, no! Not SO long. Miss-er-what
did you say your name is?"
She faced him unfiinchingly. what DC
you mean by talking to me like this?'
she demanded.
The chauffeur took a pull at his ciga-
rette. then blew out the smoke slowly.
'I'll tell you. girl, what 1 mean," he
shut lids. 81 mean that from now on we
quit fooling and you take orders from
me- Understand"
She tossed her head defiantly. "Oh,
guess not!'
81 guess yes, and I'll begin right now
1 want you to be at the garage tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock
mo"
Yes. You'll be at the garage tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock because l say
SO. Miss Jenny Regan-I beg your par
don, I should say Miss Hester Storm
(To be continued tomorrow
Evening star., 1912-11-14
CHAPTER XXI.
A Problem in Virtuous Strategy.

The curate walked back to Ipping House
with a lighter heart than he had known
for days 1t was true he had not carried
out his spectacular purpose of running
down a criminal, nor had he proved him
self very wonderful detective; in fact.
he was still in darkness touching the ma
ture of Hester Storms wrongdoing; but
it had been his privilege to help this girl
at a critical moment, and to turn her
from evil ways to sincere repentance. AS
to any future problems or complications
Horatio had no fear, for he knew the good
seed was growing in Hesters heart, and.
il the heart was right, everything else
must be right And he took great salts
faction in Immediately destroying the IN
eliminating letter, rending 1t into small
pieces and scattering these toward the
lake as he strode buoyantly along the
shore path.
Meantime the girl herself. the object of
Merle's loving solicitude. sat motionless
on the broad. low bench between the
friendly fir trees. Dazed. frightened, yet
full of strange joy, she was thinking OF
this extraordinary. this unbelievable thing
that had happened. A meek little man
with amusing side whiskers had spoken
to her, had looked into her eyes, and.
suddenly, her whole life was changed. alb
solutely and irrevocably changed: She
was not and never again would be the
girl she had been. That was sure. The
words she had spoken with bended head
were craven on her memory She had
given her promise to God and to Rosalie,
and nothing in the world could make her
break 1t, still
She gazed out over the lake, where the
swans were drifting idly, and a smile.
half plaintive, half mischievous, formed
about her warm, red lips as she reflected
that here was Hester Storm. known on
Manhattan Island as a cold-biOoded propo-
sition; little Hester. who had gone up
against hard games in various cities and
gotten away with them-not so had her
Evening star., 1912-11-14

I'll tell her. I'll tell her the whole thing.
She'll be sorry to know I'm that kind,
but she'll be glad I'm on the level now,
and-she'l keep my secret and-she can
give back the purse
With q sigh OF relief Hester rose from
the bench, and, drawing her cloak about
her. started down the path. The thing
was settled and there was no reason for
delay. On the contrary. the sooner she
found Miss Thompson and told her the
truth the sooner this trouble would be
ended, and she would be free to go away.
A train to London, call at the steam
ship agency-why, she might be on the
ocean in two or three days. hurrying
back to Rosalie! Not with fortune. to
be sure. but she knew that Rosalie would
be happier to have her sister back and
to hear the great news Of her cutting out
certain things. happier than If she
brought ten fortunes-in the other way.
The girl stopped suddenly as she turned
the point beyond the cove. There was the
boat landing and the little footbridge
leading to the summer house. And there,
on the bench beyond the summer house
was Anton, the chauffeur. and she re-
membered, with vague feeling of alarm,
that he was waiting for her!
Evening star., 1912-11-14

bluffing Grimes with the naughty stare IN
Charing Cross station-here she was with
a big bunch Of money right In her hanos,
you might say, and letting 1T go. lettlng
again because-because she wanted to-.
Now her thoughts went back to the
minister's program: To be honest, to De
kind, to make amends, If she could, Tor
any wrong act-there it was. Wen. as 10
making amends. she would give back the
purse. She had stolen. it and she would
give 1t back. That was easy!
No. Not SO easy as 1t seemed, for the
purse was in Betty Thompson's golf bag.
which was in one Of the lockers at the
it. And this locker was secured by
key kept in Mrs. Baxters bureau drawer
also locked. There were infinite COM
plications here. Suppose she were found
picking one of these locks!
The penitent laughed ruefully as she
reflected that it was just as difficult and
dangerous to get the purse now for a
good purpose Ito return it to the bishopl
as 1t was before to get 1t for wicked
purpose. Yet the purse must be returned,
1t must be returned Immediately, for any
day or hour might bring the discovery of
that ill-guarded money through the blum
dering luck Of some caddy boy or club
cleaner or hanger-on about the locker
room And such a discovery would in
evitably provoke a new investigation. and
that must not be- Hester was sorry for
her wrongdoing. but she had no wish to
go to jail.
Here then, was q delicate problem-to
steal virtuously q purse already stolen.
and give it back to the owner so that he
would have no idea (Scotland Yard ditto)
whence it came or where 1t had been or
who had turned the trick. Hester pom
dered this for a long time with the old,
keen look in her half-shut eyes.
.'It can't be done." she finally decided.
.Id just get deeper and deeper, and-the
first thing / knew I'd be-
Then. like an inspiration. the solution
came. 1t was perfectly simple. perfectly
safe, the bishop should have his property
within twenty-four hours, and nobody
would be the WISER.
Sure" the girl reflected THAT does It.
Evening star., 1912-11-14
REPORT MINISTER DEAD.
Rev. William V. Tudor Would Like
to Know Source of Rumors.

Rev. William ". Tudor Of 921 M stree
northwest. formerly the pastor of Noun
Vernon Methodist Episcopal Church
South. 9th and X streets northwest, i,
wondering who circulated the story o.
his death among his acquaintances in St
Louis, where he lived for twelve years
Several days ago Mrs. Tudor >received
two letters of coincidence from st. Louis
friends. expressing deep regret at her
husbands death.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Tudor Immediately
began dispatching kilograms to St. Louis
assuring their friends and acquaintances
that he is not dead, but quite alive and
enjoying the best Of health. Replies were
received yesterday by Mr.. and Mrs.
Tudor but as yet he has been unable to
discover how the report Of his supposed
death became circulated.
Evening star., 1912-11-14
Well Worth Reading.

In our next Sunday Magazine: The
first installment of Maude Radford War
ren's serial story, THE Man Who Was
Lost; How Fashion Starts,'' by George
Jean Nathan; Love Finds It's Own by
Nathan Haskell Dole: "A Sleuth Stunt
by Torchy," by Sewell Ford ''Hicks
Meets an Old Friend" by John E. Will
kie, and Two Years the Cars Body
guard" by Count Simon Rodanof.
Evening star., 1912-11-14

This picture shows
the little hard rubber
, HYOMEI inhaler the
exact size.
If you own one you
can get a bottle of HY-
OMEI (liquid) for only
so cts.
If you do not own
one, $I.oo will secure
for you a complete out
fit, including inhaler.
And now you have in
your possession some
thing that has banished
more cases of catarrh
than all the catarrh
specialists on earth.
Just breathe HY-
OMEI--that's all you
have to do-no stom-
ach dosing. The sooth-
ing, healing air passes
over the 'inflamed men,
brane, kills the germs
and heals the inflam-
nation.
Il &c o,apao<~>d -
Evening star., 1912-11-14
A. M. E. Zion Ministers Meet.

The A. NJ. E. Zion Ministers Associa-
ton of Washington and vicinity held a
session at Trinity Church, Morton street
between Georgia and Sherman avenues
northwest. yesterday afternoon. The
president, Rev. G. NJ Oliver, presided and
Rev.%W. c. Brown was secretary. Fol-
lowing the opening devotional exercises
reports and the sermon plan were taken
up and discussed.
Evening star., 1912-11-14

end the distress of catarrh, coughs.
Group and colds, or money back. Dis
tributed by James O'Donnell and
druggi..s everywhere. Il
Booths HYOMEI pronounce il
nS othr rsnd
tains no cocaine or other injurious
drugs.
Evening star., 1912-11-14

Fire Wednesday night destroyed Clara
Bakers clothing store at Clarksburg, ".
Va. The loss is $iO.OO0 Clifford Osborn's
undertaking place was damaged 5000.
Evening star., 1912-11-14
IT'S FINE FOR
.atarrh

Millions of Catarrh Victims Have Used
Booths HYOMEI With Wonderful Results
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-12-25
Hanover Township Social.

On last Friday evening a program,
tree and box social was held at school
No. 8, Hanover township, which was
very successful entertainment, BE-
ing the first one of this nature ever
held in that school. The program was
good and the tree and Santa Claus
we're particularly enjoyed by all those
present. Miss Bidze McNertney, the
teacher Of this school, had spent
much time in training her scholars in
making preparation for the delightful
program which was rendered. Justice
was done to old Santa Claus, whose
part was taken by John Pruiss. After
the program was given the boxes were
sold, Mr.. Moritz Johansen acting as
auctioneer and Mr.. Frank Meggers as
clerk. the sale of the boxes amounting
to $2255, which we understand Will
be used to help purchase an organ
for the school.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-12-25
notice of Ref,ress' Sale.

BY virtue of an order of sale, direct
ed to the undersigned referees from the
clerk of the district court of Crawford
county, Iowa, on a decree obtained in
1912. in favor of Mary r. Duncan VS.
Anna M. Vollertsen, Barney Volertsen.
her husband, Henry Duncan, Sarah Dun
can. his wife, Edward p. Duncan and
Alma Duncan. his wife, Susan NJ
Scott and William Scott, her husband,
Hattie NJ. Huffman and w. F: Huff
man, her husband. Eugene n. Duncan,
a person of unsOund mind, Jennie c.
Egsers and A. l.. Eggers, her husband,
and j. Percy Duncan, minor, sole sur
can, deceased, as defendants for the par
tition of the real estate named and de-
scribed in the said plaintiffs petition
we will, on the 9th day of January,
1918, offer for sale to the highest bid
der the following real estate, to-wit:
northwest quarter (Nh SWA and
SWA of NWA) of Section twelve 90.
Township eighty-three tS3) north,
Range forty l4O West of the fifth
principal meridian, in Crawford county,
Iowa. Terms of sale to be for cash.
Said sale to take place in the corridor
of the court house in the city of Deni-
son. Crawford county, Iowa, at the hour
of one thirty G:3O) o'clock p. M, of
said day, when and where due attend
ance will he given by the undersigned.
The referees reserve the right to offer
and sell the property in parcels or as
a whole, and the right to reject any and
all bids.
Dated at Denison, Iowa, this gath day
r J. GARRISON,
J. =. JONES.
Referees
Conner & Lally, Attorneys. sect