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CHAPTER XVI.
because You-Are You"

Poor. brave hearted girl, How pitt
I'll and heartrending TO keen-eyed
man Of the world seemed her poor,
little sham about her fathers trust In
her! For ! knew the facts, you know
And suddenly 1t came 10 me that
Just couldn't and wouldn't let her go
on this way, without the sympathy OF
TIE man she loved; without the pre-
eous consolation of knowing that he
knew, She was being badgered and
Fongh.shouldered and put upon and
dktrusted and maligned by every one
she knew, and she had no one in all
The world to turn to but me-and-
Oh, wanted her to know what
lho1sht, don't you know
slipped To the seat beside her,
Er, Miss Billings" | began. think
hg abSentmindedly of what | should
say, and forgetting that we were quite
/ alone.
Miss Billings' Why do you call
NE that? Her lovely brow puckered.
remember, now. that's twice you
Frances, then." | corrected softly.
She Strengthened, her bosom lifting
With quick intake. BY Jove. that
vas what she wanted.
IN" Then she leaned slowly back,
"oRNg at me thoughtfully through
ashcosed eyes. her lips parted IN
sas oldest smile
ans screwed my monocle tight and
eI her have smile for smile, deter
mined TO chtrp her up and make her
eei our oueness--that sort OF thing,
!Vu Know. And succeeded, For OF
sudden her head went back and the
i0'ous peal OF her canary laugh start.
" OF the jolly birds IL :he trees
above US
on, YOU" A stare, and then an
sher burst as she bent forward, face
'a'led In her hands. Then it lifted
,uafpYr tiame-dyed-her lips tremu-
.suS her eyes shining like sapphire
..a'S' OH she gasped. and how /
~ LllNlc manu- Slt IANoSNN
.sa'ust her waist; but the windows
4sn lhe windows, "That's-that's 1t
ffanees-iust that much, But. do
~ KNOW, | don't-don't believe you
ss'! Know my fun name. remem-
= now several tn" She bent to-
s'u NE witchlngly. her wide blue
,,s ps challenging my candor, Hon
wy now-do-.you?"
,.s was that thought that was
M .a'lng her. Well, by Jove, had her
Il. ~, Tor had heard the judge men
~, nef nanlG In full would sur
W don't -" | exclaimed, winking
POLISHED my glass. We'll, how
i. ~" frances Leslie Billings?" let
aase Il alowly, distinctly. and
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Killed by LIGHTNING Stroke.

STUTTGART Earle zeigler. aged
about % years, was struck by light.
ming and instantly killed while bail.
ing hay on the Johns farm. - miles
south Of this city -Four other men
working with him were knocked to
the ground By the force Of the bolt,
and some of them was rendered un.
conscious for few moments. "Zeig.
Ter was wearing a rubber coat and
hat. and the lightning ripped the rear
seam of the hat. but did not damage
the coat.
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reason l knew 1t couldn't be and
wasn't true was"-I sighed heavily
ooh. dash 1t, it's SO hard to get hold
of the jolly thing"
And there was a pause.
THE real reason?" her voice coaxed
gently.
Was because" Then she moved
the toe and 1t put me QUIT think
just because-oh, yes, | know now!"
And | looked up eagerly. Just be-
cause | knew that you-are you'll"
finished beamingly.
"Oh, | see." She said 1t riusingly,
her finger lightly pressing upon her
lips. her beautiful eyes studying me
with the oldest, keenest side-glance.
A pause; and then: And how long
have you known me, pray? Just a"
"A thousand years." | said prompt
ly and earnestly. "A thousand years
and all my life, don't you know!
Never will know you any better"
Il wonder" she murmured, noddins
slowly. And then for moment she
didn't say word, just sat there look
Ing me over curiously, her expression
half shy. half quizzical. don't you
know.
Then her smile flashed again-a ra-
diant, dazzling brightness that brought
her nearer, like the effect Of the sun
lights sudden CLEAN there at times
upon the blue line Of the West
Shore" away across the broad. three
mile span of the old Tappan Zee.
And now"-again her splendid
young arms were clasped, wing-like,
behind her head; and its golden glory
hung like a picture against the dark
vine leaves. bossed with the clustered
purple flowers-''now," she repeated.
settling comfortably, you must just
go on and tell me the rest-I can bear
1t! What did my"-her big blue eyes
twinkled as she smiled-"my father
say about me-"
shifted intentionally. "Oh,
can't, you know" I demurred. Il say.
what's the use, dash ito" Poor old
boy, somehow l just hated to round
on him-he was so jolly hard hit al
ready; Jack, don't you know! Be
sides
"Please!" Jove, how she said 1t!
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Sold Wife TO Friend.

At the village OF Utznach, Switzer.
land. the other day. a curious sale
took place. With her own consent a
woman was sold by her husband to
another man, an Italian, and a friend
of the Swiss couple. The price asked
by the affectionate husband was four
dollars. To further "legalize" tho
bargain the Italian procured TWO wit
nesses to the transaction and had q
contract written on stamped govern.
menti PAPER.
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course-to Frances, I mean. Why,
dash it. she seemed to find funny
side to it that didn't, don't you
know.
Tell me. now"-she clasped her
knee, lifting her lovely face coaxing-
ly-"tell me all that she said about
me-everything."
And l did-every word, by Jove!
And no one could look into that
sweet, ingenious face as proceeded,
and doubt that the ISLANDERS We're new
to her Never a jolly one touched
her-only you could see their absur-
dity amused her. Several times | had
to pause as she bent under a gale OF
laughter.
Only once was she brought up,
shocked.
oh" she uttered family, as ] came
to the intimation about her being hail
fellowwell-met with the footmen and
her drinking and carousing with them
and other men-servants until three in
the morning / realized that 1t wasn't
the matter of the drinking that
feaZed her and drew from her little
gasps as I came to this-knew that
didn't bother her. don't you know, for
| knew she did drink-could drink,
mean to say; for | had not forgotten
the two full whisky glasses OF high
proof Scotch she had tossed of that
night in my rooms. Why. no. dash 1t.
she was able to drink-it went in the
family! could never forget with
what pride she had told me OF putting
her brother Jack under the table two
nights running That was all right
scandal that brought her up, stand
ing. so to speak.
For now she really looked embar-
raised, despite another lapse to laugh
ter Her face and neck were dyed a
lovely crimson.
oh, dear" she said finally; and
she wiped her eyes. What you must
think of mci"-and she looked away
a pretty frown contracting her face;
then the jolly dimple deepened once
again and she choked into her hand
korchief. "Oh, dear" she repeated
biting her lip to hold her quivering
mouth corners. "Oh, it's a shame"
heard her mutter; II mustn't let him
its too" She wheeled upon mo,
her lips frightened OH" she ejaeu-
lated sharply, almost petulantly, and
her foot struck smartly on the boards.
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All Over Arkansas
. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Waldo.-Sydnie Arnold, the 12-year-
old son of Henry Arnold, recently
coughed up cockleburr that he acct
dentally swallowed seven months ago.
While cutting stalks on his fathers
farm early in the spring this burr ac-
cidentally flew in young Arnold's
mouth so far that he swallowed it.
AT first it was thought by several ply
sicians that the boy would die, but he
apparently recovered his normal
health.
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"Oh. dash ii. I'm afraid 1t Will hurt
you" | protested uneasily; and |
don't think the judge really"
Il just don't care that"-a snap
from her little fingers and her arm
went back-"for anything he ever
please go on must go dress for
luncheon"
And so just took deep breath. a
long running leap, and cleared the
t2r-told her all, you know.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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Helena.-A compromise with set
Element of $1,000 has ended the case
of |. S. Rodgers, administrator for the
Burns estate, against the Helena Gas
and Electric Company. This ends
case that has been pending in Arkan-
sas courts for five years. 1t was re-
Gently appealed to the Supreme Court.
which remanded it to the circuit court
of this county for new trial.
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Jonesboro.-C. II. Fuller of this city
had narrow escape from death while
working in the Gregg gravel pit just
south of the city. While loading his
wagon, the pit caved, almost covering
the wagon and badly crushing the
mules. Fortunately, the driver es-
capped with only few minor bruises.
1t took several hours to get the wag-
on and mules out.
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FARMERS UNION IS
URGING EDUCATION
Delegates Hold Session at Mon
tICeIIo--H. S. Mobley Elect
ed President.
WOULD ESTABLISH AGENCIES
Body Plans to Help Farmers Hold
Cotton Till Late in Season for
Better Prices.
WOULD ESTABLISH AGENCIES
FARMERS, UNION OFFICERS.

II. S. Mobley, Fayetteville. presi-
! dent.
Z. A. Vaughn, Wilton, vice presl-
J dent.
j. B. Payne, Van Buren,. secre-
( tary-treasurer.
d. S. Smith, Silo, chaplain.
w. T. Horn, Russellville. door
keeper
Executive Committee-L. NJ.
Burge, Little Rock; F. w. Broad
max, Camden; ]. A. BlackfoTd,
Jonesboro; r. Whitaker, Knobel;
w. l.. Walker, Dewitt.
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Texarkana.-During rain and thun-
der storm the home of l.. Fl. Perdue
was struck by lightning. The bolt
entered through the roof. tore the gas
range to pieces and demolished a
china closet containing all the family
chinaware. A quantity of recently
canned fruit was also destroyed. The
total damage is about $500. The fam
lily was at home. but no one was in
jured.
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Ashley, at Hamburg, Oct. 1919.
Baxter, at Buford. Sept. 1925.
Benton, at Bentonville, Oct. 1918.

Ashley, at Hamburg, Oct. 1919. }
Baxter, at Buford. Sept. 25-26.
Benton, at Bentonville, Oct. 1918.
Boone, at Harrison, Oct. 1919.
Bradley, at Warren, blank.
Carroll at Berryville. Sept. 25-2S. (
Clay, at Piggott. Oct. 9-12.
Columbia, at Magnolia, blank.
Conway, at Morrilton, blank. [
Craighead, at JoneGboro. Oct.
S-12. J
Dallas. at Fordyce. blank.
Faulkner, at Conway. Oct. s IL. I
Franklin, at Ozark, blank.
Garland, at Hot Springs, blank.
Greene. at Jonesboro, Oct. 8-12. J
Hampstead. at Hope. Oct. Is.
Hot Springs, at Malvern, blank. (
independence, at Batesville, Oct.
2s-29.
Jefferson, at Pine Bluff. Oct %
Nov. ..
Lafayette, at Lewisville, Oct, 80
81.
Lawrence. at Walnut Ride, Oct.
1881.
Little River. at Ashdown, blank
Logan, at Paris, Oct. IA.
Lonoke, at Carlisle, Oct. 1918.
Marion, at Yellville, blank.
Miller, at Texarkana, Oct. 29-3i.
Nevada. at Prescott, blank.
Ouachita, at Camden, blank
Perry, at Bigelow. Oct. 30-Nov. l.
Poinsett, at Harrisburg, Oct. 10
10.
Polk, at Mena, Oct. 2-5..
Pope, at Atkins, blank.
Pulaski, at Little Rock, Oct. %
IS.
Saline. at Benton, Oct. 31-Nov. I.
Sebastian. at Fort Smith. blank.
Sewer, at DeQueen, Oct 1926.
Sharp, at Ash Flat. Oct. 1928.
Union, at FL Dorado. blank.
Washington, at Fayetteville, Oct
! II.
White, at Searcy, Oct. IA.
I Yen, at Ola, blank.
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Fort Smith,-Fruit men in Crawford
county are shipping grapes. They say
that the crop this year is of an ex-
ceptional quality and they expect
large yield
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Arkadelphia.-Al returns have been
received from the special election held
here to select a nominee to fill the va
caney in the office of county Judge,
which was caused by the death of E.
w. Anderson. S. c. Harley of Gurdon
defeated Asa Townsend of this CITY,
Harley received 1.026 and Townsend
24O votes.
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Marianna-A general rain through
out Lee county came at an oppor-
tune time. While the cotton crop had
not deteriorated, little progress had
been made during the past week, and
until this rain, it is safe statement
that 1t had barely held its own. Gull
tivation is excellent.
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COUNTY FAIRS TO BE HELD
r. M. Jeffords Gives List of Exhibits
for Coming Fall.

Little Rock.-T. Nj. Jeffords, In
charge of government agricultural de-
monstration work for Arkansa> has
announced at list of county fairs to
be held in Arkansas this year
The counties and towns which are
to have fairs and their dates are al
follows:
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ArkadsIphia Boy Drowned.

Avkadelphia, - Johnnie Stoker,
years old. son OF John Stoker, a farm
er OF this county was drowned in the
OGachita river at Barkman ford. six
miles above this place. The little fei-
low left home telling his mother that
he was going to pick huckleberrir#
He went to the river, not far disn
from his home. to no in swim%9:
He was warned by men who VIEW
ing not TO go In the water ~
ed to take their warning. 80
he was a gouk swimmer. 80
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or szz2e QIIJBIES
By T FRANCIS PERRY ELLIOTT
- ILLUSTRATIONS 81 HAIuAl7=vS
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with yet note OF triumph 1 could
not altogether hide And then re-
morseful for her amazed expression. /
explained frankly: Got 1t from your
father this morning, don't you know,
during our long talk about you In the
library"
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int
hhpM
uniform % be e
The n h "a eastern
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here and orders bringing the Ninth
cavalry .rom Fort D. A. Russell ara
expected,
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REBELS TO FIGHT
FOR GOLD MINE
FORTY Americans, Well Armed VIII
Defend Themselves Against
the Mexicans.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
Ell PAsO. Tex, Aug, 30.-With
Americans in at least two mining
camps In danger Of massacre by the
rebels, the situation in northern Mex
leo again took on serious aspect to.
day. Dispatches from FL Tigre. one
OF the richest gold mines in Mexico,
state that General Campa's rebel
force of 800 is preparing TO attack the
forty Americans there because they
refused the rebel chieftain's demand
that they surrender the mine to him,
The Americans are heavily armed and
are prepared to resist desperately.
Other dispatches report a critical
situation at FL Orc mine. in Sonora
state, near Nogales, Rebels there are
besieging Frank Curtis and Arthur
Cunningham, Americans, demanding
the surrender OF quantity OF gold
bullion. The Maderista government is
rushing troops to their relief,
General Steever and other Amerb
can army officers here believe il viii!
be necessary to send more troops
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OLD OIL FEUD
BOBS UP AGAIN
Fight Of Standard Against Waters
Pierce Is Apparent in Recent
Indictments.

81 /
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DALLAS. Texas, Aug. 30.-The old
feud between the Waters-Pierce OIL
Company and Standard OIL was seen
today n the indictments returned late
yesterday by the federal grand jury
of the Texas Northern district
against leading oil men on charges of
violating the Sherman act. The Wat
s-Pierce interests already had an &C
ton against Standard OH pending at
st. Louis, involving the faithfulness
OF the Rockefeller concern in carry
ing out the supreme courts dissolu-
ton decree.
This latter charge was not made In
the local action, but federal officers
here who have been INVESTIGATING the
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war OF Standard OIL on the Pierce
Fordyce Oil Association, today hinted
proceedings may be brought against
Standard Oil for local violations OF
the dissolution decree. Charges of
restraining commerce among the
several states and unlawfully conspir-
ing and combining to operate a mo-
nopoly,'' as alleged in the indict-
ments returned yesterday, constitute
per Sc violations Of the dissolution
decree. according to the federal
agents Contempt proceedings can
not originate with grand jury. They
must be instituted directly by a fed
eral court.
The indictments name: John d.
Archbold, New York; Henry c. Fol-
ger. Jr., New York; w. G. Teagle,
Plainfield, N. j.; Calvin V, Payne,
Titusville. Pa; John Sealy, Calves
ton; A. G. Edible, Dallas, and e. R.
Brown Corsicana; the Standard On
Company, of New Jersey, the Stand
ard Oil Company of New York, and
the Magnolia Petroleum Company OF
Texas.
The case will be aired at the Janu-
airy term of court. District Attorney
Atwell assisted by the federal inveati-
gators from Washington, has been
probing Texas oil conditions since
last spring He declared today the
Standard Oil had been guilty of un-
derselling the independents in the
state. circulating false and harmful
reports. established rival agencies
and refused to sell the independents
necessary materials. The Magnol
company is alleged to be Standard
concern. 1t recently took over three
large independents. The Pierce-For-
dyce company succeeded the Waters
Pierce company
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five hundred population. The claim
is made that its adoption would legis-
late out of business 1000 saloons.
The fate of statewide primary
amendment is also involved in Tues
days voting. Provision is made in
this amendment that all nominations
for offices of the state or its subdiyis-
ions shall be made by primary cleo
ton and that there shall be preferen-
tial vote for United States senators
and for delegates to national conven-
tons. Ohio's present constitution was
adopted in 1851. Under its provisions
20 years must elapse before another
constitutional election can be called.
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advocates Of the forty-two measures
which are presented for an express
sion from Ohios voters, today started
in for whirlwind wind-up campaign.
Addresses to be made today and to-
morrow in the towns and state will
bring to a close the fiercest campaign
on constitutional amendments in
Ohio's history
The campaign has practically cen
tered around six of the proposed
amendments. This provides for the
initiative and referendum; welfare Of
employees; woman suffrage; license to
traffic in intoxicating liquors; home
rule for cities and statewide primar-
les.
The strength of the progressives has
been concentrated to a great extent
on the first of these-the initiative
and referendum This amendment
would give the people the right to
propose amendments to the constitu-
ton; it would require that any law
passed by the legislature If suf-
fcient number Of voters petition be
submitted to popular vote for rati-
flcation or rejection, Municipal home
rule has met with much opposition,
but its advocates today predicted its
adoption. 1t gives to cities and vii
lagos the right to frame their own
charters and to own and operate their
public utilities, together with other
powers,
The welfare of employees amend
ment is better known as minimum
wage. 1t provides that a law may be
passed fixing and regulating the hours
of labor, establishing a minimum wage
and providing for the general vel
fare of all employees.
The battle over the liquor license
amendment has been characterized by
the practically negative fight made
against it Dy the state anti-saloor
League heretofore opposed to license
lin any form. The amendment limits
the number of saloons to one for eacl
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REV. N. ROWENA
MORSE MARRIED
Former Pastor Of the keokuk unitar.
Ian Church Webs Her Sweet
heart Of chiIdhood's Tryst-
Ing Place.
Is WELL KNOWN HERE
fsomance Of Youthful Days Carried
Through Half Century Finally
eliminates In Wedding
Ceremony.

The Chicago Inter-Ocean this morn
ing contained the following which
will be OF interest to the many Keo-
kuk friends of Rev. NJ. Rowena Morse,
formerly pastor Of the First Unitarian
church of this city, a lady OF refine
ment and highly cultured:
It was more than fifty years ago
that boy minister and a girl, filled
with religious zeal, met for the first
time in the little Unitarian church
tucked away in a wooded nook near
Delphi Falls. n. Y. A romance sprang
into being with their first meeting,
but its fruition could not then be ac-
.omplished, for their work carried
hem into diverging channels of life.
The coming of the years deepened
the love of the boy and girl, but still
the stern duty they had planned for
themselves kept them far apart. TIC
lessen the spirit of this distance. the
woman, q girl no longer. became first
theological student, then an ordain
ed Unitarian minister of the gospel
We can be married in spirit" SHE
wrote him, "for now we~are workins
together. though the four corners O
he earth are between us"
More years trod upon the heels O
those already gone since their frs
meeting, and the man and the woman
we're growing old. But their love was
aeepening with years. Still, botf
looked forward to that time whel
they might rise above their circum
stances and become husband ant
wife.
The work of the woman ministe'
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led her to Germany, where she SO
distinguished herself that she was
awarded q Doctors degree by a Ger
man university, She is the first wo-
man ever to be so honored.
The man became the minister OF
the Unitarian church at Kenosha,
Wis. He. like the woman, was now
old and bent. He had passed his
seventy-fifth birthday and knew that
he had not long to live.
And now, in the close Of their lives,
the one great chapter at last has
Deen written. The fate that for fifty
years had drawn them so harshly
apart suddenly relented. The woman
was sent to Chicago, where she be-
came the minister Of the Third Uni
tartan church, 1906 Fulton street
Their proximity made it possible, at
last for their life dream of more than
half century to be realized. The
woman, who was the Rev. NJ. Rowena
Morse of Chicago, yesterday became
the bride of the Rev, Newton Mann
of Kenosha
The aged couple were welded in
woodland glen, few hundred feet
back of the now crumbling church at
Delphi Falls. in which so long ago
the groom preached his first sermon
and met and loved the young woman
who is now his white-haired wife.
Within the little glen in which the
longing OF fifty yaars came yesterday
to a fruition, is huge rock, cleft in
the middle. The couple stood within
this cleft as the marriage ceremony
was being performed. The break in
the rock marks the spot from which
stone pulpit once was hewn by the
boyish hands OF the groom. This
pulpit was the one from which the
Rev. Mr.. Mann preached his first ser.
mon.
1.-THE reporter who is guilty of the
above surely never met the lady and
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Cnild's Burden Of Care.

You must try to be like God, son.
ME- said the kindly minister to the
worried looking child who entertained
him in the parlor while his mother, up
stairs, was preparing for company. II
guess must be-" the boy answered,
wrinkling his brows, "for God and me
gets blamed for about everything that
happens in this house. If It's a big
thing, they say the Lord did 1t, and if
any little thing goes wrong it's sure
to be mel
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is drawing on his Imagination for his
facts. The Keokuk impression of
Rev. M. Rowena Morse is entirely
different from that portrayed by the
Inter-Ocean dreamed. She is a
sprightly woman of some forty sum-
mers, erect, alert, keen, witty, intel
ligent, possessing every attribute that
goes to make up graceful and &C
complished woman. The Inter Ocean
description Of Rev. Morse to her Keo-
kuk friends is ludricous to the limit
I'D So