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Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-29
DATES

We are preparing to make an impor-
tation of offshoots of the choicest vari-
eties of early ripening Persian Gulf
dates. A member of our staff, we'll
equipped for this work by previous
experience, will sail from San Fran
cisco about August l. He will spend
the winter in the date gardens, locat-
ing the most desirable varieties and
arranging for a shipment of offshoots
tC reach Arizona and California about
April /, 1913 Delivery Of palms in
good order guaranteed Orders placed
before his departure will be filled at
$1.OO per offshoot less than those re.
ceived after that date.
We are desirous of communicating
with any one who is interested es.
pecially those who contemplate Ell.
gaging in the commercial culture of
dates
West India Gardens
Horticultural Importers and Growers of
SubtropicaI Plants and Trees.
Bank references. AItadena, Cal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-05-10
wlth Mr.. oreenIy IN Europe.

Mr.. Greenly was travelling in Eu-
rope. He had plenty of money.
Astounding good nature and an almost
inexhaustible fund of combined trust
and ignorance
On the railway platform at HeideI.
berg he was rudy jostled by a stu
dent
Look here. young man." said Mr..
Greenly. surveying him with some dis
approval but no rancor, you hadn't
ought to crowd me so. I'VE got a
right to stand here, same as you
have"
The student gazed at him hauehtily
for a moment, then:
81 am at your service at any time
and any place" he said, In precise
English. with strong German accent
"You are!" and the beaming Ameri-
can hooked his arm within the Others
and got firm grip on his coatsleeye.
You're just the man I've been look
ing for. You carry this holdaIl. VIII
you. while / tackle the suitcase? Do
you charge by the hour or the piece?''
Youths Companion
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-05-10

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building. for the readers of this
paper. On account OF his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is. without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
TO William A. Radford. No. IFS West
jackson boulevard. Chicago, ILL.,, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The building of small cottage
houses has lately assumed = D dignity
of an art. Adjacent to large cities
are suburbs that may be reached by
surface trolley roads; and In the vi
cinity of all the larger cities are out-
lying residence sections where steam
roads make a speciality of carrying
city workers back and forth at very
low fares
Usually the prices OF suburban lots
range from $500 to $500, including
sidewalks and sewers. There are lots
for more money. and there are lots
for less money than these figures stip-
ulate; but they are not in active de-
mand. You can't get something fer
nothing; and when the price is exorbi-
tant, sales are few. Prices vary a
great deal in different parts of the
country. There are suburbs where
81 900 lots have all the civic improve
ments. including Res and pavement;
while in other places you are lucky II
you get good-sized lot having sewer
connection with the privilege of
building your own roadways and side
walks. But for those who are tired
of living in cramped. badly ventilated
quarters In the city, there is suburban
relief II they are willing to put up
with few minor inconveniances in
exchange for the greater comforts OF
pure air, bright sunshine lovely
garden with beautiful flowers, and
which is better than all the rest--an
opportunity TO secure perfect health
The two little cottages represented
We're designed especially for newly
married people who wish to com
mence life under the best social condi
tons open to them On salary suct
Is the ordinary clerk or office maI
receives.
The first cottage is a little squai,
box of a house. 25 feet inches II
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-05-10

width by 26 feet inches in length.
As the floor plan shows, the interior
is laid out in three rooms, with pantry
and closets, besides large coat
closet which may be made into a
bathroom either at the time of build
ing or afterwards. A little house like
this may be built for such a small
amount of money that any young
man could build 1t and pay for 1t in
a few years ct about the same cost
as rent In the meantime he could
improve the property by planting the
lot to choice flowers and the best kinds
of fruits, and probably sell It to adj
vantage If he wanted to do 80.
Slightly more elaborate lie tic next
plan 1t is &c feet in width by 30
feet 6 inches In length. ard has a
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-05-10

lection from the dining room adds a
great deal to the appearance, whcSher
1t Is used for a seat or for bpiit-in
sideboard. It is useful and looks well
in either capacity. This little cottage
is supposed to have a good cellar and
hot-air furnace for heating. II Is
so small that the CRATE in the living
room and the range In the kitchen
will keep It comfortable. except dur
ing the colder winter months, so that
the coal bin VIII not be very heavy.
The living room is fine, big. at
tractive room. 1t is worth very care
full attention at the stairway end.
There are possibilities OF building a
comfortable cozy nook under the turn
of the stair, with a hood over It which
win add greatly to its appearance as
well as It's comfort. A seat placed by
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-05-10

One of the most amusing of recent
"Reminiscences" books is The Spice OF
Life" by "Thormanby." He has some
capital legal stories to tell. He knew
a learned counsel once who always
boosted that he looked twenty years
younger than he was, but he had an
awful blow one day when he was cross
examining very self-possessed young
lady He wanted her to tell him the
age of somebody she knew, or at
least to make guess at 1t. but he
couldn't get a satisfactory answer
from her.
Come, you can generally form an
idea of age from peoples looks. he
said, coaxingly. Nov, how old would
you say ann"
To which the lady replied: lyon
might be sixty by your looks; BAT.
Judging by the questions you ask. I
should say about sixteen!"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-05-10
Second Floor Plan.

the side of an open stair is draughty
unless protected In some way. You
don't want door to shut of the
draught. because you wouldn't like
the looks of 1t. and because one great
value Of an open stair Is the service
It rsndsEA ~ tho way ct yentilati.osn..;
There Is always q euTfent Of air going
up or down. The air goes up when
the air IN the liY.tccSs TTacrs rs warmer
than esie '-1 a. Upstairs, aha this may
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-05-10

arge chimney with a fireplace In the
living room. There is very neat
open stair going up out Of the living
room TO the second floor. which Is
laid out to accommodate family of
two to four persons. This little two
story cottage is very attractive in APP
pearance both outside and inside, as
It comprises some OF the most valu-
able architectural effects, such as u.s.
ually are intended to embellish larger
and more pretentious houses. The uro-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-05-10
Me!(sk 5, Of the OngLSIdId(OdSf
IRIUIC DOIIIPO III III
Life SAVING Service
81 Pecy N. CuSIlind
coPYR1of1T ~ che IeIDGvlAar Go.

ROM the door of the harbor of
New York, reaching northeast
into the Atlantic for one hundred
and twenty miles, lies the narrow
row finger Of Long Island. On
the south side of this island, run
ming perhaps two-thirds its length
and separated from it by shallow
bays, crawls series of sand
ribbed beaches that are the grave
yards of ships and men. These
beaches bulwark Long Island
proper from the fury of the sea
In winter and since tho aorIv
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-01

continuing evno YrevlOue O0uoro.
smuggling Is q fine art, q keen sport
Ing proposition; and the consequences
Of discovery are never serious. What's
, fine Of Q thousand dollars against
the profits Of many successful excur.
sions into the port of New York?
Nothing, comparatively. For several
years, now, we have carried on this
business with the utmost adroitness.
Never have we drawn serious atten-
ton. We have made two or. three
blunders, but the suspicious Of the 60
cret-service were put to sleep upon
each occasion. We have prospered.
Here is q gem. let us say, worth on
this side thousand; over there we
sell It for enough to give us a clean
profit Of three or four hundred. Forty
per cent. upon our investment. That
ought to be enough for any reasonable
person. Am I right?"
Mrs. Chedsoye alone was unrespon-
sive to this appeal.
II continue, then. We are making
enough to lay by something for our
old age. And that's the only goal
which never loses it's luster. But
this AFFAIR.""
Talk, talk" said Mrs. Chedsoye I'm
patiently.
my dear Kate, allow me to relieve
my mind"
"You have done so till the topic is
threadbare. 1t is rather late in the
day to go over the ground again.
Time is everything just now"
Admitted. But this affair, Kate. is
big; big with dangers, big with pit
falls; there is a hidden menace in ev-
cry step Of it. Mayhap death; who
knows? The older / grow, the more I
cling to material comforts, to enter
prises Of small dangers. However, as
you infer, there's no going back now"
NO." assented Ryanne, his mouth
hard; mot If 1 have to proceed alone"
She smiled at him. you talk Of
danger" speaking to the major. What
danger can there be-"
1.-THE unforeseen danger, the danger
of which we know nothing, and there
fore are unable to prepare for it. You
do not see it, my dear, but 1t is there,
nevertheless"
Wallace nodded approvingly. Ry-
anne shrugged.
Failure is practically impossible.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-01
CHAPTER VII.
Ryanne Tables His Cards.

Ryanne Tables His Cards.
During this time Mrs. Chedsoye, the
major, Messrs. Ryanne and Wallace,
officers and directors in the United
Romance and Adventure Company,
Ltd. sat in the majors room, round
Ltd, sat in the majors room, round
rarily been given the dignity of a
table. The scene would not have been
without interest either to the specula-
tive physiognomist or to the dramat-
list. To each it would have represent
ed one of those astonishing moments
when the soul of a person comes out
into the open, as one might express 1t,
Incautiously, to be revealed in the ex-
pressions of the eyes and the mouth.
forward upon a singularly desperate
and unusual enterprise. From now on
they were no longer to fence with one
another, to shift from this topic to
that, with the indirect maneuvers of
house-cat intent upon the quest OF
the Friday mackerel. The woman's
face was alive with eagerness; the
oldest man looked from one to the
other with earnest calculation; Wal
lace no, longer hid his cupidity;
Ryanne's immobility of countenance
was In itself a tacit admission to the
burning Of all his bridges that he
might become part of this conclave.
Smuggling" said the. major, with
h1uAAnt leWevjnG q volaA ANidAnAly
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-01
CHAPTER Viii,
The Purloined Cable.

George, having made his bargain
with conscience relative to the Yhior-
des rug, slept the sleep of the untrou-
bled, of the just, of the man who had
nothing in particular to get up for. In
fact, after having drunk his breakfast
cocoa and eaten his buttered toast, he
evinced his satisfaction by turning his
face away from the attracting morn
ing light and passing off into sleep
again. And thereby hangs this tale.
So much depended upon his getting
his mail as it came in that morning,
that Fate herself must have resisted
sturdily the desire to shake him by
the shoulder. Perhaps she would have
done so but for the serenity of his
pose and the infantile smile that lin
gered for while round his lips Fate,
as with most of us, has her sentiment
al lapses.
The man next door, having no con-
science to speak of Indeed, he had de-
rallied her while passing his twenti-
eth meridianD was up betimes. He
had turned in at four; at six he was
strolling about the deserted lounging-
room, watching the entrances. 1t is
inconceivable how easily mail may be
purloined in large hotel. There are
as many ways as points to the wind.
Ryanne chose the simplest. He waited
for the mailbag to be emptied upon
the head-porter's counter. Nonchal-
antly, but deity, while the porter
looked on, the adventurer ran through
the bulk. He found three letters and
q cable, the latter having been re-
ceived by Georges bankers the day
before and mailed directly to the ho-
tel. The porter had no suspicion that
q bold theft was being committed un-
der his very eyes. Moreover, circum-
stances prevented his ever learning
of It, Ryanne stuffed the spoils into
pocket.
IF any one asks for me-" he said,
"say that / shall be at my bankers,
the Anglo-Egyptian bank, at 10 o'clock.
Eyes, sir" replied the porter, as he
began to sort the rest of the mail.
not forgetting to peruse the postals.
Ryanne went out into the street,
walking rapidly into town. Mahomed-
El-Gebel shook the folds of his cloak
and followed. The adventurer did not
slacken his gait till he reached Shep-
heard's hotel. Upon the steps he
paused. Some English troops were
marching past, on the way to the rail-
way station: the usual number of ma
tives were patrolling the. sidewalks,
dangling strings Of imitation scarabs;
. caravan Of pack-camels, laden with
cotton, shufled by haughtily; q blind
beggar sat on the curb in front,
munching piece Of sugar cane.
Ryanne, assured that no one he knew
was about. proceeded into tina writinG-
Ito be continued)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-01

And l want excitement; l crave it as
you men crave your tobacco"
"And there We are, Kate. 1t really
isn't the gold; it's the excitement Of
getting it and coming away unscathed.
If I could only get you to look at all
sides of the affair! It's the Rubicon"
II accept it as such. I am tired of
petty things. I repeat, failure is not
possible. Have I not thought it out,
detail by detail, mapped out each line,
anticipated dangers by eliminating
them?"
"All but that one danger of which
we know nothing. You're great
woman, Kate. You have, as you say,
made ninety-nine dangers out of
hundred impossible. Let us keep an
eye out for that hundredth. Our pho
tographs have yet to grace the rogues'
gallery"
with one exception" Ryanne's
laughter was sardonic.
"Whose?" shot the major.
mine. A round and youthful phiz,
silky young mustache. But rest
easy; there's no likeness between that
and the original one l wear now"
"You never told me +" be-
gan Mrs. Chedsoye.
There was never any need till now.
Eight years ago. Certain powers that
be worked toward my escape. But l
was never to return. You will recol-
lect that I have always remained this
side. Enough. What I did does not
matter. will say this much: my
crime was in being found out. One
venture into New York and out to sea
again; they will not have a chance.
doubt II any could recall the circum-
stances of my meteoric career. You
will observe that I am keyed for any
thing. Let us get to work. It doesn't
matter, anyhow"
soye hesitated.
"Blood?" reading her thought. "No,
Gioconda; my hands are guiltless, at
least they were till his Bagdad affair;
and am not sure there. I was
trusted clerk; I gambled; took
money that did not belong to me. And
| here I am, room number 208."
TT doesn't matter. Come. Kate:
don't stare at Hoddy as If he were q
new species" The major smoothed
the ends of his moustache. This con-
fession will be good for his soul"
"Yes, Gioconda; feel easier now.
! am heart and soul In this affair. I
nood nvrif ann ant <on TnrA vac
When went to Bagdad, had no idea
that should ever lay eyes upon that
rug. But / did. And there's the
emeralds, too. major"
The major rubbed his hands pleas
urably. Yes. yes; the emeralds;
had not forgotten them. One hundred
lovely green stones. worth not hanny
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-01

smnea. II ala not matter tnat yne
smile ms q lily changed to a frowning
inquiry. me mother spoke truly
when she said that there were times
when she stood In awe Of this, her
flesh and blood.
my child, / wish to ask you a ques-
ton, and for your own good answer
truthfully Do you love Horace?"
Fortune sat up and rubbed her
eyes. NO" Had her wits been less
scattered she might have spaltered.
The syllable had a fnality to it
that treasured the mother more than
thousand protestations would have
done.
Good night" she said.
Fortune lay down again and drew
the coverlet up to her chin. With her
eyes shut she waited, but in vain. Her
mother disrobed and sought her own
bed.
Ryanne was intensely dissatisfied
with himself. For once his desperate
mood had carried him too far. He
had made too many confessions, had
Rntagonized a woman who was every
bit as clever and ingenious as him
! self. The enterprise toward which
they were moving held him simply be-,
cause 1t was an exploit that enticed
i wholly his twisted outlook upon life.
There was forbidding humor in the
whole affair, too, which he alone saw
! The possible rev ards were to him OF
secondary consideration. 1t was the
| fun of the thing. It was the fun OF
the thing that had put him squareiy
upon the wide, short road to perdi-
ton, which had made him first q
spendthrift, then thief. The fun OF
and times had be longed to go back,
for he wasn't s!l bad; but door after
door had shut behind him; and now
the single purpose was to get to the
end of the road by the shortest route.
He did not deceive himself. His
desperate mood was the result of an
| Internal rage against himself, rage
against the weakness of his heart.
Fortune Chedsoye. Why had she not
crossed his path at that time when he
might have been saved? And yet,
would she have saved him? God alone
knew.
He heard Jones stirring in his room
next door. Presently all became still.
To sleep like that! He shrugged.
threw off his coat, swept the cover
from the stand, found pack of cards..
and played solitaire till the first pallor
of dawn announced the new day.
Reclining snugly against the para
pet, wrapped in his tattered arbiyeth.
or cloak, his head pillowed upon his
lean arm, motionless with that pre-
! tended sleep of the watcher Mahomed-
El-Gebel kept his vigil. Miles upon
miles he had come across three bleak,
cold, binding deserts, on camels, in
trains, on camels again, night and day,
day and night, across the soundless,
yellow plains. Allah was good to the
/ true believer. The night was chill,
but certain fires warmed his blood. All
day long he had followed the accursed,
! lying giaour, but never once had he
/ wandered into the native quarters Of
the city. Patience! What was a day,
q week, a year? Grains of sand. He
could wait. Inshalla!
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-01

sAnd You Aren't Afraid to Admit ltfs
are capricious. irritable. temperament
al. selfish, and usually demand all the
attention"
The little vocal stream died up
again. and once more they listened to
the magic sounds of the night. She
stopped abruptly to look over the para
pet, and his shoulder met hers; after
that the world to him was never 60
ing to be the same again.
Moonlight and poetry; not the
pafest channels to sail uncharted. The
GIRL was lonely, and George was lone
b. too. His longing had now assumed
D definite form; hers moved from this
b that. still indefinitely. The quick
hees with which this definition had
eome 70 0eosGe ratheS. stallaAd him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

with vocal solo by Miss Ruth John
son, followed by a piano duet by
Everett Bowes and Johnnie Kipp. and
Miss Pearl Saville gave a reading.
Remarks in a happy vein were made
by Rev. T. +. Newland of the First
Methodist church, Rev. ". f. Thomp-
son of the Methodist church of Silvis
and X. c. Smedley of the local Y. NJ.
C. A. Miss Nell Johnson followed
with a vocal solo. O. Z. Mclaughlin
of the Moline Y. NJ. c. A. spoke words
Of announcement, and Rev. George
Cady of East Moline also made appro-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
LIE DEUx CLUB DANCE.

THE PRETTIEST DANCING
party of the season was given last
evening at the New Harper by the
lie Deux club, composed of Lester
Holmes of this city and John Cambach
of Davenport. The ball room was dec.
GRATED in palms, ferns and cut flowers.
A company of rs tri-city couples at
tended and danced to music furnished
by the Criterion eight piece orchestra.
A feature of the party was the various
novelties introduced, snow balls. con-
fetti balls, odd dances, etc. To the
ladies were given bonbons as favors,
and during the evening frappe was
served. A series of dances will be
given by the same young men at the
New Harper. The next of the series
Will be a leap year dance, Feb. 90.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

! New York, Jan. 26.-Princess Pa
tricia, or Princess Pat" as she is
called by her loving subjects, isn't
overly fond of having her picture
q, taken.
New York newspaper phOtogra-
. pliers found il out when they tried
10 snap her. along with the Duke
and Duchess of Cunnaught, her par
ents, and other members of the roy
e. al visiting party that has had Man
haitian society in an uproar all week.
when it was announced that the
duke, who is goyernor-general OF
Canada, and . brother of the late
King Edward. would leave the home
of his host. Whitelaw Reid, to take
his family out calling on friends, the
photographers lined up outside. A
battery of cameras clicked as the
duke EMERGED Another click sig
nailed thg appearance of the duchess.
hnd ttCH came Princess Pat A
heavy black Veil concealed her
features and she moved briskly. The
PHOTOGRAPHER maneuvered. They
saw they eo.ldn't make il. a des-
- T.ir..r dick greeted her as she
, climbed into the waiting limousine.
Tho r'at.s were developed but they
sH. cf grth'G- save a yelled woman
who u.aat as well have been a bur
league actress or a Zulu queen for
az tlH pictures told.
Tho princess lady-in-waiting was
not 500 retiring. She is shown in the
pi,IrHI g,..4rgfupr tho stems while
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

accompanied by Mrs. Roy Mansfield,
gave violin solo, and Rev. F. f.
Shut, former pastor of the church,
now of Geneseo, expressed his pleas
ure in welcoming Rev. Mr. Hawkins to
his former charge. Mr.. Hawkins re-
sponded TO the kind words of well
come and expressed his appreciation
o. the efforts on the part OF the
faithful band Of workers. The pro-
gram was concluded with a piano duet
by Misses Jessie Whiteside and Ida
Sippel. Refreshments were then
served and the company spent a most
enjoyable evening together.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
LAXATIVE SENT FREE TO TRY

1t may be taken for granted that
there is no family that does not some
time need a laxative. If you don't
know of good laxative, or the laxa-
tive you are using is losing its effect,
we want to call your attention to DR..
Caldwells Syrup Pepsin, which thou
sands of families are using success
fully.
We have scores of letters from
mothers, and scores from prominent
men saying they are using it person
ally and giving it to their families,
men like Mr.. c. K. Smith of the
Traffic Clearing House, Pine Bluff,
Ark, and Mr. George B. Turner, a
lawyer of Harlan, KY. The thou
sands OF mothers who use it them
selves and give it to their children
would take too much space to men
ton.
The reason they prefer Syrup Pep
sin is that it is mild. gentle laxa-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
PRINCESS PATRICIA Q .oekneee

scant justice. To say she is pretty
is not telling half the story. She is
tall for her sex and athletic-that
was to be seen by the way she swung
in and out of automobiles and in the
furs that she wore today she looked
as if she might have stepped out of
novelist's page. She had not per-
haps the regal bearing of one of
Charles Dana Gibson's princesses;
she looked more like a lively Amer
lean girl, fond of sports, as indeed,
she is.