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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-29
hi" he grimiy warned.

"Hush!" he grimly warned.
What are you dom here?" demand
ed the girl as she endeavored to shake
off his hand, but Darlington drew her
into the shed, and closing the door,
set his back against it. There was
brief silence during which Bess re-
garded the Kentuckian with kind or
stolid fearlessness. She was the hrst
to speak Il reckon you-all have come
after Miss Malroy," she observed
quietly.
Then you reckon right" answered
Darlington. The girl studied hinl
from her level brows.
And you-all think you can take
her away from here" she speculated.
81 amt afraid OF yo' knife-you-all
might use it fast enough on man,
but not on me. I'll help you" she
added. Darlington gave her an in
credulous glance. You don't believe
me? That would fetch our men up
from the keel boat. No-yo-all's knife
wouldn't stop mel"
Don't be too sure of that" said
Darlington sternly. The girl met the
menace Of his words with soft, full
throated laughter.
why, yo' hands shakin now, Mr..
Carrington!"
you know me?"
YES, / seen you once at Boggs'."
She made an impatient movement.
You can't do nothing against them
TO men unless help you. Miss Nal
roy's to go down river tonight;
they're only waiting TO a pilot-you'
alls got to act quick!"
Darlington hesitated.
why do you want Miss Malroy to
escape?" he said.
The girls mood changed abruptly
81 reckon that's a private matter
Amt it enough TO you-all to know
that do? I'm showing how it can
be done. Them four men on the keel
| boat are strangers in these parts
they're waiting To- pilot, but they
don't know who he'll be- I've heard
you-all was a river-man; what's tc
hinder yo' taking the pilots place.
Looks like yo' was willing to risk 20
life To- Miss Malroy or you wouldn't
be here"
I'm ready" said Darlington. bis
hand on the door.
mo, you ain't-jest yet" interposeC
the girl hastily. Listen to me first
They's dugout tied up bout hun
bred yards above the keel boat; vol
must get that to cross in to the othel
side of the bayou, then when yo'r'
ready to come back yo're to whistle
three times-it's the signal we're ex
pecting-and I'll row across TO- you IL
one of the skiffs."
Can you see Miss Malroy in thu
meantime?"
IF | want to, they's nothin' to hin
der me-" responded Bess sullenly.
Tell her then" began Caring
ton, but Bess interrupted him.
81 know what yo' want. She ain
to cry out or nothin' when she see
you-all. l got sense enough TO that.
Darlington looked at her curiously
This may be serious business To-
your people," he said significantly
and watched her narrowly.
"And you-al may get killed. ! recA
In If yo' want to do anything bat
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-29
MADE UP OF ODDS AND ENDS
Very Pretty Are the Candle Shades
Of Lace Designed In All Shapes
and colors.


Very fetching are the new candle
shades whose foundation is finely,
plated fiber, and that can be had in
all colors. The straight narrow EN-
pire shade is the favorite, though some
Of the designs spread sharply at the
bottom.
The decoration Is varied, some have
festoons of tiny ribbon flowers III soft
tones, others have inserts Of filmy
lace combined with the flowers, and
some have bands and frills Of lace
headed with narrow metal gimp.
A candle shade that looks well with
all color schemes is made Of crystal
beads, strung into fanciful designs and
finished with bead fringe. The favorite
is pagoda shape, another is bell shape,
and some are square. These beads
are usually made up over white lining,
but are effective over a warm yellow,
green or American Beauty tone.
The girl who has odds and ends Of
lace can put them to no better use
than to make set Of four candle
shades. Finish the top with a tiny
lace gimp. which may likewise con.
ceal the seam II the lace must b
plscsSG
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-29
FERNS NEED SPECIAL CARE
Too Frequent Watering Of This sensl-
tive Plant, for Instance, ls to
Be Avoided.

Is your fern suffering from summer
complaint?
II 1t Is you have failed to learn the
most important of all facts In the care
of ferns, which is that too frequent
watering is not good for these delicate
plants. The Boston variety, or short,
curly kind, is generally considered
difficult to keep in a thriving condi-
ton, yet one woman finds the task
comparatively easy.
This housewife, who takes pecu-
liar Joy in all the beauty pertaining to
home, declares the fern should be
kept in front OF a window, where 1t
receives the morning sun. 1t must
stand on a soft surface, sand In jar
diniere much larger than the fern pot
being one of the best arrangements
This allows 1t to get plenty of air, an
essential point in its care.
Do not water the fern more often
than every other day. Now and then
It is best to wait three or four days
as good dryout is most advisable
Take the fern into the laundry or
basement and give 1t good bath
once or twice month.
Never let the temperature average
more than 10 in the room where the
fern is kept, a cooler atmosphere be
Ing better. Keep the. plants free from
dry or dead leaves II possible. place
the fern in a shady place in the yart
for its summer outing, packing eartf
we'll around the pot, a Treatment
which increases It's growth.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-29
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Keel Boat.

A few minutes later they had sepa-
rated. George to hurry away in search
of the horse, and Darlington to pass
back along the shore until he gained
a point opposite the clearing. he
whistled shrilly three times, and after
an interval of waiting heard the
splash of oars and presently saw
skin steal out OF the gloom.
who's there?" 1t was Bess who
asked the question.
harrington" he answered.
Lucky you amt met the other
mani" she said as she swept her skin
alongside the bank.
Lucky for him, you mean. III take
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-29
SYNOPSIS.

The scene at the opening OF the story Is
laid In the library of an old WORKOUT
southern plantation, known as the Bar
ony. The PLACE is to be sold. and us
Quintards, is the subject of discussion by
Jonathan Crenshaw. business man;
stranger known as Bladen. and BOD
Yancy,, farmer, when Hannibal wayne
Hazard. mysterious child of the oio
southern family, makes his appearance
Yancy tells how he adopted the boy Ma
thaniel Ferris buys the Barony. but the
Quintards deny any knowledge OF tne
boy. Yancy to keep Hannibal Captain
Murrell, friend Of the Quintards, APP
pears and asks questions about the Bar
ony.. Trouble at Scratch HILL when Han
nibal is kidnapped by Dave Blount. Cap
tain Murrell's agent. Yancy overtakes
Blount, gives him a thrashing and secures
the boy. Yancy appears before SQUIRE
Balaam and is discharged with costs for
the plaintiff. Betty Malroy, a friend OF
the Ferrises, has an encounter with Cap
tain Murrell, who forces his attentions on
her, and Is rescued by Bruce Darlington
Betty sets out for her Tennessee home.
Darlington takes the same stage. Yancy
and Hannibal disappear, with MuTB.ll on
their trail. Hannibal arrives at the home
Of Judge Slocum Price. The Judge recog-
nizes in the boy. the grandson of an OLD
time friend. Murrell arrives at Judges
home. Cavendish family on raft rescue
Yancy, who is apparently dead. Price
breaks jail. Betty and Darlington arrive
at Belle Plain. Hannibal's rifle discloses
some startling things to the judge. Han
nibal and Betty meet again. Murrell ar
rtves In Belle Plain. Is playing for bis
stakes. Yancy awakes from long dream
less sleep on board the raft. Judge Price
makes startling discoveries In looking UP
land titles. Charley Norton, young
planter, who assists the judge, Is mys-
teriously assaulted. Norton informs Car
Tington that Betty has promised to marry
him. NortoA is mysteriously shot. More
light on MGHrelrs plot. He plans upris-
ing of negroes. Judge Price, with Hanni
bal. visits Betty, and she keeps the boy
as a companion. In stroll Betty take:
with Hannibal they meet Bess Hicks
daughter of the overseer, who warns
Betty of danger and counsels her t
leave Belle Plain at once. Betty, terri
fed, acts on Bess' advice, and on theil
way their carriage Is stopped by Slosson
the tavern keeper, and a confederate, anC
Betty and Hannibal are made prisoners
The pair are taken to Hicks cabin, in al
almost inaccessible spot, and there Muir
rell visits Betty and reveals his part II
the plot and his object Betty spurn!
his proffered love and the interview i:
ended by the arrival Of Ware, terrified
at possible outcome of the crime Judge
Price, hearing of the abduction, plans &C
ton. The Judge takes charge of the
situation, and search for the missing ones
Is instituted. Darlington visits the judge
and allies are discovered. Judge Price
visits Colonel Fentress, where he meets
Yancy and Cavendish Becoming enraged
Price dashes a glass of whisky into the
eOlonel's face and duel Is arranged. Muir
rell Is arrested for negro stealing and III:
bubble bursts. The Judge and MahaffS
discuss the coming duel
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-29

Nothing is prettier for the ideal soft
muslin than the big cape collar OF
lace, or that Of wide square sailor
shape. Our artist has portrayed a cos
tune showing the becoming square eff
feet on the shoulder, which may be
said to be after the style of Frans
Hals-in the National Gallery. 1t is
carried out in chiffon and point lace
London (EnG.) Sketch
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-08-29
cHAPTER xxvII.-(cOntInued.l

CHAPTER xxVII.-(Contlnued.)
He waited now for the night to
come, and to him the sun seemed
fixed in the heavens. At Belle Plain
Tom Ware was watching it with a
shuddering sense OF the swiftness OF
its flight But at last the tops OF the
tall trees obscured it; it sank quickly
then and blazed a ball of fire beyond
the Arkansas coast, while its dying
glory spread aslant the heavens, turn
ing the TANKS of the gray clouds to
violet and purple and gold.
With the first approach Of darkness
Darlington made his way to the shed.
Hidden in the shadow he paused to
listen, and fancied he heard difficult
breathing from within. The door
Creaked hideously on its wooden
hinges when he pushed it open, but as
1t swung back the last remnant OF
the days light showed him some dark
object lying prone on the dirt floor.
He reached down and his hand rested
on a mans booted foot.
Sdl lli6IOh oPOhC oOAIAJ
but the man on the floor gave no sign
that he heard, and Carrington's ques-
tioning touch stealing higher he found
that George-if 1t were George-was
lying on his side with his arms and
legs securely bound. Thinking he
slept, the Kentuckian shook him gent.
ly to arouse him.
"George?" he repeated, still bend
ing above him. This time an inartic
ulate murmur answered him. At the
negro came under his fingers and he
discovered the reason of his silence
He was as securely gagged as he was
bound.
Listen, George-it's Darlington
am going to take off this gag, but
don't speak above whisper-they
may hear us!" And he cut the cords
that held the gag in place.
How yo' get here, Mas'r Gazing
toni" asked the negro guardedly, as
the gag fell away.
Around the head Of the bayou"
''Lawd!" exclaimed George, in 6
tone of wonder.
Where's Miss Betty?"
shes in the cabin yonder-fo
the love of God, cut these here othel
ropes with yo'' knife, Mas'r Ca'ingtor
I'm perishin' with emil" Caring
ton did as he asked, and grooming
George sat erect. I'm like | wa!
gone 10 sleep all over" he said
You'll feel better in moment. Tel
me about Miss Malroy?"
They done fetched us here las
night. | vas drivin' Missy into Raj
eigh-her and young Mas'r Hazard
when TO men stop US in the road"
who were they, do you know?
asked Darlington.
"Lawd-what's that?"
Darlington, knife in hand, swung
about on his heel A lanterns ligh
flashed suddenly in his face and Bes
Hicks, with low startled cry break
ing from her lips, paused in the door
way. Springing forward, Carringtol
seized her By the wrist.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-03

which compose the present body OF
political and economic controversy, his
most helpful means would be to read
the addresses of Woodrow Wilson at
Denver on conservation and publicity
at Minneapolis on big business and the
boss. at Kansas City on the initiative
and referendum and recall, at the Ken
lucky Bar Association on justice and
the law, at the conference of COVER
nors on states rights, at Indianapolis
on corporations. Governor Wilson
translates the ancient and fundamen-
tai philosophy of the relation of men
with other men into terms of the era
of telephones daily papers, universal
suffrage. and billion-dollar corpora
tons His most conspicuous quality is
learness-elearnes in the use of Eng
lish words, and the still more impor-
tant clearness of thinking-an un-
usual quality in a day when four-fifths
of the public men who discuss the
Sherman law know merely that they
are against the trusts but have never
thought out for themselves whether
the remedy they want lies in competi-
ton or licensed monopoly or a com
bination of botn Governor Wilson's
speeches are also more temperate than
most of the current contributions to
political thought, and reflect more
conservative man than the picture of
him created in the public mind by his
rather spectacular emergence from
academic life into politics. The
speeches contain less of argument than
of exposition; they state both sides
even when they advocate one. The
reading of them is a convenient and
satisfactory education for one who
wishes to follow with understanding
the coming political campaign From
Golfers Weekly
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-03

The New State Tribune says Don't
worry about the Akin bill, you ten or
twelve thousand industrious eighteen
year old boys and girls in Oklahoma
who want the benefit of intermediate
educational institutions to tit your
selves for school teachers and steno-
graphers and clerks and bookkeepers
and farmers aud miners and mechanics
you are in no danger. They will be
acning mighty sight worse than they
are now when they find out they can
not convice the taxpayers Of Oklahoms
that they should save at the spigot and
waste at the bunghole. The taxpayers
are never going to deprive you OF nee
essary education for the ordinary walks
Of life just for the sake of graduating
a half hundred lawyers. doctors and
other professions every year.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-03

The Wichita Business Association
is hunting right now for citizens who
want to work for their town.
Great things can be done by people
who get together, no matter where
they happen to be. We Of Wichita are
more fortunate in environment than
the people of the following episode,
but we can work as radical change.
1t is related by the Shop of the
Crafters OF Cincinnati in copyrighted
article entitled: Your Town-lt's Up
to You." that one of the men who went
to heaven was disappointed and
bought a round-trip ticket elsewhere.
He boarded the next express "lolled
back in the rich, purple velvet up
holstery of the beautiful carriage as
he rode swiftly over the well-ballasted
roadbed
Further and further down the right
of-way the country grew more fertile
and beautiful; the traveller looked out
upon it all as the trees, streams, hills
and fields whirled seemingly in the
other direction.
"The train slowed down, the brake
man stuck in his head aud yelled,
"Helli"
"The train stopped and the traveller
alighted before an elaborate stone sta
ton. On the corner of street outside
he observed a familiar figure, which
he recognized from pictures seen on
earth as being that OF Charles Darwin.
"The new arrival introducing him
self. Darwin asked him II he had just
come down from Glory. and what he
though of Hell and its surrounding
country
IN this point the two We're joined
by yoltairc. Richard Wagner and Helm,
rich Hcine. The man from above ex-
pressed surprise aud agreeable dis
appointment
Well, said Darwin things were
not always as you now see them N
lncn When we came here the eternal
FIRE yon hear so much about on earth
was still going, but we have that
Eharnesscd, piped about town. and are
Inow using it for cooking purposes. We
lhaye dug artesian wells irrigated the
q
country and rendered it agriculturaily
Ifertile-why. let's see, Voltaire, VAST
lit only yesterday that we heard OF q
lcorner lot in Glory being sold fol
takes?
Excuse me, gentlemen said the
InewcomeE interrupting and at the
lsame time feeling in his vest pockets
"but where will find a scalpers Of
Ilce2'
There you are. Any place is wha'
1.-THE men who live in it make it.
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THE WATER WAGON.

) The water wagon goes its
J way with crealkings long aud
} loud. When it set forth on New
Years Day It held a merry
crowd that filled the air with
laugh and song. with pledge
) and noble vow. where is that
} gay and gladsome throng?
) Where are those heroes now?
} One passenger soon left his
) seat, hard by the bugiuiee mill;
, he said he couldn't stand the
D heat. although the day was
D chill. And one. who started
D brave and bold. a youth of
D princely form. said that he
D couldn't stand the cold, al.
D though the day was warm. And
o one. man of sterling worth,
o got down. aboard to roam: he
D had to celebrate a birth that
o happened At his home And one
D announced with bated breath
o he'd have to quit the cart; he'd
o heard about the sudden death
o of his step-uncle Mart. So, one
o by one and day BY day, they
o sought excuse and fled; and on
o its lonesome. weary way the
o water wagon sped FSFalt Ma
o son.
0
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-03

State of Oklahoma, County of Craig
Before me, S. E. Rdgway, Notary Public within and
for the above named County and State personally appeared
before W. Craig Vice President TO we'll known to
be the identical who subscribed his name the above
foregoing and acknowledged to that he
signed the same and that the above statement is and
correct to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Witness my hand and seal such Notary Public, this
31st day of January, 1912. S. f. RIDGWAY,
Ny commission expires Sept. 30th, 1912 Notary Public
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-03
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HELPING CHANGE YOUR TOWN.

HELPING CHANGE YOUR TOWN.
There are more good critics IN any
city than there are plodders to carry
out the work suggested. Not long ago
the club women of Wichita rallied at
CITY Hall to hold vivisection meeting
on the very lively topic; What Wich-
ita Needs Most
There were as many suggestions ana
remedies as there we're speakers. This
provd without a question that we are
long on Watchers and short on Wor.
wers, in the three W's,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-03
a LEADER.

The speeches of Woodrow Wilson
are the best now being delivered. II
rhos. Jefferson should walk this earth
again today, and should wish to ac-
1uire for himself in the new issues
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-03

vinita is, or should be interested
more in Cherokee per capita pay
ment than any other city in Oklahoma.
Here is chance for the Commercial
Club to get busy
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l. J. w. Craig, Vice President Of the Vinta Building &
Loan Association Of Vinita Oklahoma, corporation, do
hereby certify that the above statement is true and
by the books Of said corporation the 3s day of
January 1912 the best of my knowledge help God
]. w. CRAIG Vice President
Attest:-B. A. MCFARLAND, Secretary
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-26

This is to invite all in Waxaha-
chic who have enjoyed the novelist
Dickens in any of his works to join
the oratory department at Trinity
University in doing honor to Dick
ems, on this, the centennial year OF
his birth. We will hold Dickens
centenary. as has been done by al
most any city of size in the nation,
and at that time Dickens Christ
mas Carol will be rendered by the
second and third year oratory class.
Two short sketches will be read, one
of Dickens, one of the Christmas
Carol, songs with words by Dickens
will be rendered.
The admission will be Is cents.
Advance sale tickets at Curlin's till
Friday noon Admission at door,
% cents Cars from the square at
1880 and cars to town after the re-
cital. The time, March list, Friday
at p. m The place, Trinity Uni
versity auditorium
ELEANOR BLOCKER.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-26
RESOURCES OF TEXAS
TO BE CONSIDERED.
Committees Are Appointed to Make
Investigations and Submit
Report

Houston. Texas, Feb 26.--Hon.
r. G. Duff. chairman of the Texas
Welfare Commission which hold its
meeting in Houston, April 18th, has
appointed subcommittee to con-
slider and report on the specific sub
jeets assigned to each sub-commit-
tee as follows;
/ The Production and Methods
for Marketing Cotton. w T. Loud
ermilk, De Leon, chairman;
o. f. Dunlap, Waxahachie; j, NJ.
Lindsay, Gainesville.
3 The Production and Marketing
of Cotton Seed Oil and other By
Products of Cotton Seed R. e.
Huff, Wichita Falls, chairman; ].
n. Simpson, Dallas; w T. Louder
milk, De Leon
8. The Fabrication of Cotton in
to Cloth and the Establishment of
Cotton Mills, o. E. Dunlap, chair
man; Paul NAPLES, Fort Worth;
| Tom Finty, Jr., Dallas
A The Manufacture and Sale OF
Lumber j Fl. Kirby, Houston
chairman; S, A. Lindsey, Tyler; R
c. Duff, Houston.
s. Railroads and Railroad Secur-
/ tiles r. c.. Duff, Houston chair
man; Dr. E. O. Lovett. Houston
Paul NAPLES, Fort Worth,
/ g. Life Insurance Corporation
/ Foreign and Domestic. ]. n. Simp
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-26
How Cold Affects the Kidneys.

Avoid taking cold II your kidneYF
are sensitive Cold congests the kid
neys, throws too much work upon
them, and weakens their action
Serious kidney trouble and even
Pright's disease may result,
Strengthen your kidneys, get rid Of
the pain and soreness, build them
up by the timely use of Foley's Kid
ney Pills. Tonic in action, quick IN
results. Curlin's Two Drug Stori s.
north side square. west side tho
square d&"