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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-11
SUPPLICATION
BY Idah McGIone Gibson

To thee, dear heart, l fray;
Hear thou my prayer;
Be with me every day
And keep me from the snare
OF desperation.
Let me not call in vain
For thy dear hand;
Help to assuage the pain
And make ME understand
My tribulation.
Thou art my all, my god
In thee l live;
I'm just a soulless clod
Unless thou deign to give
Me consolation.
Love on my lips Is loss
Unless 1t reach thy heart;
The gold of life is dross
Come thou and heal this smar
OF desolation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-11
JOSHING THE FINEST

Policeman: Look here, boy, ]
thought you told me there was an
armed man around here?
Boy: That's what I said.
Policeman: Well, all l found
was a man with a piano stool
under his arm.
Boy: Well, isn't that carrying a
revolver?
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Fish.
Halibut. lbs. 25c.
Crabs. $1.50@2 doz.
Trout. 25c Id.
Salmon, 16c.
Black Cod. Q lbs. Csc.
Rock Cod. 15c.
Sound Smells. 2 lbs. csc.
Shrimps, 15c.
Goldfish. brick. Csc.
Olympia Oysters. 81 at.
k kiiPpsrsS a sslGn ana isa cod' i'a
yegetaDies
Celery. bunch, 5-e-1oc.
Green Corn. 2oc.
Cucumbers. doz., zoe.
Tomatoes, lbs. for 1sc.
SQUASH, lb. &c:
Bell Peppers, h., loo.
Egg Plant. h., &c.
Globe Onions, lbs. loo
Beets, Carrots, Turnips. Onions
Radishes. all bunch stufs. .
punches for Sc.
Cabbage. 5@1oc.
Potatoes, sack, 500.
BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS
Butter. tub, s5o lb.. 9 lbs. s1.00.
Best tub, 37c 1b.. 8 lbs. s1.05.
Fancy Bricks, 3Sc.
Washington. 3sc.
Oregon. s5c. lbs. 400.
Tilamook, zoc.
Wisconsin. 200.
New York, 3Oc.
Imported Swiss. 4oc.
Roquefort. soc.
Eggs.
Fresh Ranch. fancy. 45c.
Regular. Eastern. soc.
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OBSERVATIONS

TWO 'retred farmers are on that Indianapo-
lis dynamite case jury. Now, what in all creation
is RETIRED farmerf Must be one that's ready
to go to sleep.
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LATEST MARKET REPORT
FOR TACOMA HOUSEWIVES

Fruit.
Straw berries. 15c box.
Huckleberries. Q lbs. csc.
Cantaioupes. 2 for 25c.
Peaches, box, Csc.
Pears. box, $3.50.
Oranges. 10000.
Lemons. 40c.
Cocoanuts, Toe.
BaDanaS-30c doz.
Apples, box, 75c9$1.z5.
Apples--Gravenstein. SI50 box.
Roast Beef. prime rib. ib. 10000.
Pot Roast. 1zh 015c.
Boiling Beef. $4,000.
sirloin, zoe.
Forterhouse, 25@zsc.
T-Bone. 22@25c.
Round Steak, 1sc.
l1cg OF Lamb. spring. zoe.
LAMB On Ghop sS shoulder. 1sc: ioin
shoulder of Lamb, 12hc.
Lamb stew. lb-. &c.
Roast Pork. 2o-22-25c.
Pork Chops. shoulder, aoc; ioin
Veal Roast. fs025c.
Veal Outlets, 20@25c.
Ham. sliced, 25Q30c.
Salt Pork, lie.
1 rorx ssgss s link. isc; bulk. isc
corned Beef. boneless. 1sc.
Trfpc. loo.
Brains. Ice.
Liver. loo.
Poultry
ePring Chickens. 2sc.
spring Ducks. 26o.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-11

English, French, German. Y
w. G. A. Advertisement"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-11

MORGAN says he gave 100000 to Teddy's
campaign fund and only $4,000 to Taft's all for
the sake of good government LIZ Bill wants to kick
on this size-up, we've space for him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-10-11

IT LOOKS LIKE A CRIME
to separate a boy from a box q
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. His PIN
pies, boils, scratches, knocks
sprains and bruises demand n
and its quick relief for burils
scalds, or cuts Is his right, Keet
it handy for boys, also girls. Heais
everything healable and does II
quick. Unequaled for piles. Onr
25 cents at Ryner Malstrom Drqe
Co.. 93S Pacific avenue. III
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PRETTY SLOW

Friend-'Why did discharge your boy?"
Observation-Disclosures complained said
so long when they ordered veal it beef"
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ALBERT HENRY YOUNG.

university student, is under arrest for kidnapping
the most beautiful Japanese woman on the Pacific
coast" The heart of anyone who has most
beautiful Japanese will sure go out to Albert
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Join the Y. w. G. A. Hospital
ity club. Advertisement"
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THAT indianapolis case is a bit confusing,
but if all those charges of travelling with dynamite
proved, do more walking and less railroading
hereafter
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A MILLION dollars is pile of money just for run
ming the city.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-10-04
CHAMBERLAIN TELLS
OF APPROPRIATIONS

which Ia supposed to prepare these
bills. In the senate amendments
were offered adding S7ie.io0 to tho
house appropriation bills, OF which
senate amendments there wore nnal-
iy accepted S6tS,ooo. In addition to
the following totals Tor Oregon ae-
cured at the last session. there was
also a portion OF $500. 600 to be used
In this state Tor EXAMINATIONS aud
surveys of Coos Hay and bar entrance,
CoQuillc River and bar entrance.
siuslaw River from Florence TO Acme
Willamette River with q Wow OF pro-
ylding a channel six feet deep be-
tween Oregon city aud Corvallis. aud
for providing locks and dana be-
tween Corvallis and Eugene. faQuinn
Hay and bar entrance. Port Oxford
harbor. Port Oxford harbor At 0rave-
yard Point to make q haven Tor boats
In trouble, aud rouuGs Hay and
River
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-10-04
0lcOIL. !. TO HAVE
SMALL DEFICIT
sla RETARY OF STATE FINDS HE
u uNARI.H TO CONDUCT HIs
OFFICE On TIM SUM ALLOWED
ny LAW MAKERS

SALEM, Oct. with a deficit OF
about $4,000 In his funds for inci-
Identals. which he will have to report
to the legislature. Secretary Of state
ben w. Olcott has asked the state
board to 90 on record In favor OF =
law which would relieve him OF the
responsibility Of handling this fund.
He offered q motion. which the board
passed. to the effect that . law should
be presented to the legislature pro-
viding that each department should
purchase all Its own supplies.
Under the present law many OF the
departments OF the state government
are furnished their supplies by the
secretary OF state. An appropriation
OF 33s.oo0 was made by the last legis-
iature for this purpose. The idea
seemed to be that by having one
source OF supply for the incidental Of
ace supplies Of the various depart
r -nts n closer touch could be- kept on
the purchases and more economy
would be practiced than to permit
each department head freely to buy
.ts own supplies.
Hut Secretary VI state Olcott has
teen unable to hold the purchases
+" thin the appropriation. and for
rome time has besu agitatins the
proposition Of securing a Law puttias
Il up to each department to purchase
It's own supplies. and thus relieve
hrs once Of the responsibility.
The dencit in this fund will be one
oi the very few that will be repoeaed
b. the present administration,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-10-04
RUSSIANS NOW
HAVE PRESS man
~ ORDER TO MAKE THE GOV.
EMINENT POPULAR WITH THE
MASSES. SERVICES or An Ex.
PERT ARE SECURED
United Press Service

United Press Service
TEHERAN. Oct. &-- That the Rus
sian government has recently en-
gagged the services OF an up-to-dste
press agent for Its army is strongly
suspected from the character Of an
item appearing In a number Of Per-
sian newspapers.
Il tells how the beautiful Yevdokia
Poletaeva, Of the Ladosheskaya dis
trict, tall. 1.-THE. supple Of muscle. 4
daring rider. q crack shot. and ac-
complished horsswoman." petitioned
the colonel Of the local coasscks for
permission TO enlist as an ordinary
trooper. In view OF ths regiments
forthcoming departure for Tabriz.
Very politely and considerably.
runs the tale. the colonel refused the
girls request. but complimented her
patriotism.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-09

managed to elude, Mr.. Reynard. But
when l left Sherry's last night, you
can fancy my surprise and horror on
seeing him standing close beside the
door,"
But why?" asked the young man.
Had he
"No, he had done nothing. But
Franklin Post, who met us at the dock
his mother was in our party-told
us he was notorious sharper of some
kind, and you can imagine how the in
formation terrified me. knew then
that he would never rest until he got
the diamond away from me, If by any
chance it was possible"
"He was waiting there alone?"
mo; there was a woman with him.
She had been lowering about the rooms
upstairs all the night. She was sup
posed to be society reporter for one
of the dailies. / had to wait a little
for the Vestry's car, and meanwhile
that man and woman engaged a2taxi-
cab. / saw them start, but they evil
IDENTIFY waited within sight, for as my
car turned into the avenue, caught
a glimpse of the taxicab in pursuit"
For a second or more silence lay be-
tween them. Gramercy Van Braun
reached for Edith's hand again and re-
covered ii.
cit has made me wretched," she
mourned. The stone can never besre-
placed. There's not another like 1t in
the world"
why didn't you speak Of IT, when
we met at the Plaza" he asked her.
1.-THE slipper was in my pocket, then.
l left the woman you speak of to come
and speak to you"
And you gave It to her after that?"
she cried in dismay. You must find
her again. Promise me, Gram, dear,
that you will find her and recover IT,"
But she no longer has it." He was
smiling and she sat up in sudden
acute amazement. "She gave ii TO the
willy Mr.. Reynard."
Then, you mean you will get it
back from him?"
mo, my darling" his smile growing
broader, "for the customs people have
made that impossible"
She sprang up with little cry.
Then II is safe, the diamond is
safe! We may not even have to pay
duty"
Van Braun stood up, too.
Don't misunderstood me-" he
pleaded. 81 gave Miss Williams
slipper. She gave that same slipper
to Reynard The customs officer took
it from Reynard before he had a
chance to look at II. But, as 1t hap
pened, II wasn't your slipper"
The girl stood as one stricken TO
stone. motionless and silent, with lips
slightly parted. And from an inner
pocket of his coat Van Braun, laugh
ing now, drew forth the tiny, dainty
thing that had made bruise over his
breast bone.
"Give up thisi" he cried. raising Il
70 his lips. Not while there was a
single chance left that II belonged to
the only girl / ever knew with a foot
small enough TO fit it."
And then his arms were about her.
and the slipper, still tightly held,
rested against her right shoulder
But the other" she murmured be-
tween his kisses, where did you get
the other?"
one OF pair I bought the first
thing this morning You see | never
ala quite trust the girl whose voice I
neard over the telephone"
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pedited matters. / shall wait for the
lady no longer" He looked at his
watch. cit is three minutes after the
hour of appointment and l am stick,
Ter for punctuality.
AS he was speaking his gaze was at
tracted. A lady was bowling to him
from across the corridor: young lady,
whose delicate, creamy complexion
was enhanced by the jetty black brim
Of the large picture hat which framed
the pure oval Of her face.
Instantly, Van Braun was on his
feet, pleasure beaming in every Inca
ment. Pardon me just one moment. =
He flung the request back to Miss viii
liams as he strobe away.
Fancy meeting you here!" he ad
dressed the other, taking her hand
81 thought"
THAT l was forever lost In the fogs
of London?" she interrupted gayly
ooh, dear, no. l arrived two days ago
for the Minturn wedding. Sallie Is
marrying a connection of mine, yoJ
know: the Due de Vaurigard. They
tell me you have been away?"
YES" he answered; "for nearly two
years, all told. For the past si1
months I've been ranching in Wyom
ing. l know absolutely nothing Of
he paused. If the look he bent upor
her held reproach, it was also rife witt
tender sentimentality-"of what wa:
once our world" he added.
81 am stopping with the Vestrys,
she told him Come and see me.
will tell you all can. Why not thi!
afternoon, for tea? l ask you now BY
lip, since you evidently didn't get m!
written word"
Surprise was in his eyes. ''Yor
wrote me, Edith"
Yes; to your club"
"I haven't been there" he said, "bu
l shall go, now, for the sake of seeing
your writing once again."
And you'll Gomez" she pressed, {
little anxiously.
Most gladly"
When she had gone, he stood, for {
moment, gazing admiringly after her
How silly he had been to quarrel will
her! What a world of regret it haC
cost him, in the last two years!
AS he was about to turn, he found
the young newspaper woman again a
his elbow.
"I inquired at the office for K Y T.
she announced.
For the moment he had forgotten
x Y 2. He had forgotten Miss Viii
liams. And yet the incident of the
slipper, regarded from an altogether
different angle, was wildly before him
He knew, now, what had been sug
gested by its tiny, delicate beauty; why
the warmth of it's soft lining had
thrilled him. Unreasoningly 1t had re
minded him of her, of Edith La Fon
tame, who, he believed, had passed out
of his life forever; who was living
somewhere abroad; married, the ru
NOR had reached him. He knew, now
too, why he had resented that voice
on the telephone: it had been her voice
that, unconsciously, he craved.
They won't give the advertisers
name" the dark girl was going on
They say he is in Suite 713. Don't
you want to go up and return the slip
peri"
And be dragged into customs in
vestigation? I can't say that | crave
that. Perhaps l had better wait lit
tie while longer for Miss Cinderella
after ALL
Possibly she has seen the cable, ant
been frightened off. Why not let me
play her part? Give me the slipper
and let me take it up. I'll make Mr.
X Y q tell me his story-prove his
property, so to speak"
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alone the secret custody of the famous
Vaurigard red diamond, but so imam
Gus character as BILLY the Duke"
The cordiality of her greeting this
afternoon made, it seemed to him, 9
clear path to the re-establishment oil
their old relations. If there was any
thing left to forgive by either, each
chose to ignore it's mention and con
cede both confession and pardon.
And just to think"-she was sitting
close beside him, her hand IN his
that we should both have arrived
back in New York on the same day
Never was there for me such a moment
Of intense delight, Gram, dear, as wheI
l saw and recognized you, at two
o'clock this morning, sauntering VI
the avenue. If / might only arrest
your attention, thought. l could moi
cry out. l was dumb with joy. But
how l did 1t l shall never known
the briefest instant | had snatched of
my slipper and flung it at you. saw
it strike you, saw you stand still in
amaze, and then, though l craned my
neck near to breaking, you were again
out of sight"
The revelation, eminently simple
awoke, nevertheless, in the lovers
mind, a score Of questions; not the
least pressing of which was how it
came that both BILLY the Duke" and
Miss Williams could have learned OF
the incident under these circum.
stances.
You won't mind telling me who was
in the car with you, will your" he
asked, promptly.
"In the car with me?" she repeated,
in evident surprise. why, no one"
Then how did it happen that the
fact that you threw the slipper was
known to at least two persons?"
The hand that he held all at once
grew tense. A startled look came into
Edith's wonderful violet eyes. She
took a quick breath before she spoke,
"How-how do you know that?" she
almost gasped.
Because have seen them. Because
first one and then the other claimed
the slipper"
At his words the last vestige of color
fed her face. She leaned toward him,
tremblingly.
But you didn't-tell me you didn't
give 1t up!"
And why shouldn't -" he ques.
toned. There was no way l could
know ii was yours. A girl claimed II
over the telephone, the moment /
reached my rooms"
The young woman sank beside him
in infinite despair. And l depended
on yod," she murmured, hopelessly
They we're following in a taxicab.
had no idea they would see. 1t is clear
now why they gave up the chase And
| felt all along that your presence
there at the moment was providential "
His interest. already alert, still fur
Their quickened.
You know Of them? Both Of them?"
"Oh yes, yes. I net him on the boat
coming over. He was charming to me.
We all liked him immensely. 1t was
terribly indiscreet. / see 1t now, but
he seemed to read my anxiety, and /
confessed I had it-that it was hidden
in the heel of my slipper. After that
he rarely left me- He said he would
be my big brother. l might need him
when 1t came 90 getting by the Gus
toms men, who had way of knowing
about such"
Yah Braun interrupted her You
were trying to evade paying duty?"
mo, no. Don't you see? And yet
how can you? 1t was a gift-a we'd
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him; and he turned abruptly to see,
sitting on the bench beside him, a
fairly handsome, dark, and rather
smartly dressed young woman, who
greeted him with smiling recognition.
You'll excuse me, won't you, Mr..
Van Braun" she took for granted.
Don't you remember me? l really be-
lieve you don't. I'm Miss Williams
Of"
But Van Braun had by this recovered
himself, and he fastened to interrupt
her, with: "Of course l remember you.
You're the young lady from one of the
newspapers, that l used to meet at my
friends weddings, when ] played the
part of usher. And | used to see you
at the Opera, too; and at the Horse
Show, and at dances; and you were
always asking me questions that, had
they been asked by anyone else, would
have seemed rudely impertinent."
The girl laughed at this, and the
young mans interest suddenly quick
ened.
And you always answered my ques.
lions very fully and enlighteningly,' "
she told him.
YES" he said. with a smile; "yet
not always truthfully. l fear, since
sometimes / didn't know. and at other
times l doubted your right to ask, or
mine to tell"
She laughed again, and he smiled
with dissatisfaction.
I'm going to ask you a question
now" she announced.
"If II weren't that you are so much
prettier and not a bit round-shouldered
I'd call you a human interrogation
point" he chaffed. Now, what can
tell your"
She moved several inches closer to
him, bent her lustrous dark eyes ap
pealingly upon him, and, with lowered
voice inquired:
Have you seen X Y rs advertise
ment in that paper?"
If doubt remained, the question
dissipated it. And who is x Y ~
he evaded.
That's what l want to know" she
told him. "I've been assigned to FIND
out" She opened the capacious hand
bag she carried and, taking from it g
small newspaper clipping; passed it tt
him. 81 imagine that In some way
he is connected with this"
The young man examined the clip
ping with interest. 1t was cable des
patch from London. And it told of g
bootmaker there who had executed an
odd commission for a mysterious Gus
toner. He had removed the heel from
a small white satin slipper; had hol
lowed it out, and then replaced it. An
agent of the United States Customs
Service had learned this, and asso
ciated it with an effort of which he was
cognizant to smuggle some exception
ally valuable diamonds through the
Port of New York.
When he looked at the young woman
again, he was smiling broadly. "But
why ask me?" was his query. "I'm
neither smuggler nor a customs Of
ficer."
every true" she replied, giving him
back smile for smile; "but the toe OF
a white satin slipper is, even at this
moment, protruding from your coat
pocket"
Instinctively, as it were, Van Braun:
hand clutched the pocket in question
and his manner, for the moment al
least, appeared to reflect a sudden EN-
barrassment
81 fancied," his companion contin
ued, "that you might have been the
fortunate finder"
He turned to her with a fresh frank
ness. 81 was the finder: but whether
fortunate or not have yet to learn.
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certain details, why need you? So
long as I don't ask why you called me
up, early this morning, made an en-
gagement to lunch with me and then
chose to ignore that phase of the little
affair. why should you bother either
Miss La Fontaine or myself further?"
Edith La Fontaine was alone in the
Vestry library when Van Braun came
to her. The day, thus far, had been
for him a succession of surprises and
bewilderments. Perplexity had fol.
lowed perplexity; but the most dis.
turbing of all was the connection, so
alleged at least, of Edith with, not
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-09

ding gift from Aunt Jeanne to Sallis
Mtnturn: the Vaurigard red diamond.
She didn't want Sallie to wait until
she got to France to see it, although
she is going over right after the wed.
ding, and is to make her home there.
So volunteered at the last minute TO
bring it over just for Sally to look al
1t was a foolhardy undertaking from
the first, and the responsibility got on
my nerves awfully."
She paused for moment. Her right
toe was tapping the floor and her
hands were busy, the one with the
other.
Once we landed" she went on, Il
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Ten inches higher, and 1t would have
loosened tooth or two. As it was, so
he discovered later, it loosened the set
ting of the big black pearl which
adorned his shirt bosom, and left a
tiny, round brlise where the under
side OF the stud had struck sharply
over his breast bone. The immediate
effect, however, on Mr.. Gramercy Van
Braun was momentary one Of startled
establishment The thing, whatever 1t
was, had come hurting, apparently,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-09

And you are waiting. now, for the
gentleman of the initials?"
ION the contrary" he said, 'I am
waiting for the lady of the telephone
"a certain Miss Cinderella who was
to prove her claim to the slipper, and,
incidentally, be my guest at luncheon. -
The look he gave her was significant,
but she ignored 1t.
81 hope am not OBTAINING you she
suggested.
NO" he returned enigmatically.
''On the contrary, you have merely. ex.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-09

The Young man looked at her sharp
ly. again. No, that phrase could haroly
be just a coincidence.
VERY we'll" he said, drawing the
loosely wrapped slipper from his peck
ct. and placing it in her hand And
I'll go with you Can't l ring IN as a
fellow, reporter, artist. or something?
She seemed delighted. Her dark
eyes shoRe.
''Oh. dandy" she exclaimed.
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