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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-21

gage" Mrs Chedsoye would have
made st. Anthony uneasy of mind.
Reynolds. young alive, metdphorically
fell AZ her feet.
Plenty OF room for it,"
q am glad Of that You see. Mr..
Jones intrusted fine old rug to us
to bring home for him: and I shouldn't
want anything to happen TO it
The Major looked up at the roof of
the dinsy shed. He did not care to
have Reynolds note the flicker of ad-
miratiOn in his eyes. The cleyCrest
woman of them all. The positive
And he would not have thought of il
touch to the whole daredevil affair,
had he lived to be a thousand. "One
might as well disembark in stable. -
he said aloud. All! We are ready to
go. them"
They entered the limousine and
went off buzzing and zigZagging
among the numbering trucks. The
agent drove the car himself.
Where is Jones now" he asked
the Major, who sat at his left.
Haven't had line from him for a
month"
Just before we sailed" said Mrs.
Chedsoye through the window, over
the Majors shoulder, he went into
the desert for a fortnight or so; with
a caravan. He had heard of some fab
ulous carpet"
Touch number two The Major
grinned Jones is one of the best
Judges | have ever met. He was off
at a bound. | only hope he will get
back before We leave for California. "
The Major drew up his collar. 1t was
cold. blustry day.
The agent was delighted. What luck
a fellow like Jones had! To wander
all over creation and to meet charm
ing people! And when they invited
him to remain for luncheon, the vic.
tory was omplete.
Mrs. ChedsOye strOlled in and out
of the beautifully appointed rooms
Never had she seen more excellent
taste. Not too much; everything per
fectly placed. one object nicely bal
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-21

dence, there was a question as to
whether it was dutiable or not. Being
a copy, it was not an original work
of art. therefore not exempt, and so
forth, and so on. II was finally decid-
ed that Mrs. Chedsoye must pay a
duty. The Major paid grumblingly.
very Cleverly assuming an irritability
well known to the inspectors. The
way the United States government
mulCted her citizens for the benefit OF
the few was scandal of the nations.
A smooth-faced young man APP
preached them from out the crowd
is this Major Callahan"
Yes. This must be Mr.. Reynolds,
the AGENT"
Yes. Everything is ready for your
occupancy. Your butler and first man
have everything ship-shape ! could
have turned over to you Mr. Jones'"
Not at all. not at ALL" said the Ma
jor. They would have been strangers
TO us and We to them. Our own serv-
ants are best"
You must be very good friends of
my client
Il have known him for years." said
Mrs. Chedsoye sweetly. 1T was at
his own suggestion that We take the
house over for the month. He really
insisted that We should pay him moth
ing; but. of course. such an arrange
ment could not be thought of. Oh.
good-by. Mr.. Wallace" tolerantly.
We hope to see you again some
day"
Wallace. taking up his role once
more. tipped his hat and rushed away
for one of his favorite haunts.
'Bounder!" growled the Major
We'll. WE'LL a ships deck is always
Liberty-Hall."
You have turned your belongings
over 40 an eXpressman?" asked the
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-21
Plenty of Time to Reform

There's a thing that has happened
to several acquaintance of mine that
| wonder has not found its way into
print long before this" said the au-
toist, as a sort of windup to the ad-
ventures he had been. relating. They
say that when a man is drowning or
falling from a greatsheight he thinks
of all the mean things he ever did in
his whole life. 1t is the same with
an autoist when his machine skids
and he sees that he is headed straight
for a tree or telegraph pole and can
not possible avert collision
When did you experience this feel
ing?" was asked.
About a month ago. / was going
along the highway at a clip Of so
miles an hour. when"
You said So"
81 did, and 1t was so. though. OF
course. If had been arrested | should
have sworn that it was under 90. I
was making nearly a mile a minute
when | struck a wet spot and the ma
chine skidded. Something went wrong
with the steering gear at the same
time, and We headed for a big tele-
graph pole In five seconds thought
of how / beat farmer out of dollar:
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-21

London Without .u.. ..e please
ATTEST r..c, Iu which .. -... 3d. uou-
vuru uur.. is L-... .. ..ua- ,e
the Ni'- Zoo Cairo. Perhaps . b. -ot
quite correct to ,..,.... ...'.r .s
uuuNilt.,. fog O.. ..r.. . ..... ..l
eypuu- cold +, sufficient p. m... 81
self r,rs scus.uE felt. uH u t.-Hl
and Luxor rh. winter t.1 "f-r .u
the European sense of fu. HDrI
by Christina, the umcis-u- and .h-
FioIets. imu.n-o beds Of Us. b grow
in the gardens are already TO- bloom
while Dos March. our early -.ru2. rhu
orange blossom and thr scarlet hih!s-
Gus are fully out the pink and white
oloaudcrs and pctuuias are Towering
with a rrofusion utterly unknown I'm
European gardens. and the long. lofty
wall of the winter palace gardens IN
Luxor is hung with. as 10 We're. a tap
ostry of deep yellow NareCual Niel
roses and deep purple bougainNillea-
wonderful color study of tints both
rich and rare Winter on the Nile In
deed. is more like an ideal summer,
hausting. and with cold evenings and
early mornings. which possess some
marvellous quality of freshness and in
MIGRATING power OF which evenings
and early mornings elsewhere seem
bereft.
For complete rest and refreshment
OF mind and body, | think, after cOnsid
cradle experience of travel. that |
should send anyone to Egypt in pref
erence to any other part of the world.
| should not recommend much time be
ing spent in Cairo. as. interesting city
though it is in the older and native
parts. il is not Enthusiastically
Egyptian. and does not, unless per
chance. for the incorriEible town lover.
possess anything approaching TO the
namelcss charm of the Nile and upper
Egypt
Throughout the entire journey. last
ing about a fortnight. from Cairo to
Assuan. this abundant life OF the Milo
is ceaselessly in evidence In summer.
the dead season. it might be less |ep p
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-21

.r.. limo rid not return L. her room
last sar.' s.,,ros- -.
--ltgte Where do you suppose he
b,,,. fool went. them
qf.. both seemed to look upon For.
tune rs a little fool.
yesterday she threatened 70 run
away" ;, e..-,.,
iIor' tho deuce could she run away?
Sbo b,sn't a penny. 1t takes money
80 d., arvvEere over here. She has
nrc,ao,v found some girl friend, and
has s,ent the night with her. Wen
COO, find ont where she is. The Ma
jor wasn't worried.
Have you seen Horace with dis
cernible anxiety.
"yo didn't wait up for him. He's
s,eeoinr off a night of it. You know
his failing
,Find out If be is in his room. Go
to the porter's bureau and inquire for
both him and Jones.
The Major, perceiving that his sister
was genuinely alarmed, rushed over
to the bureau No. neither Mr.. Ry-
anne nor Mr.. Jones had been in the
hotel since yesterday. Would the por-
tor eend some one up 10 the rooms
of those gentlemen to make sure? Ger
tainly. No; there was no one In the
rooms. The Major was now himself
perturbed. He went back to Mrs.
Chedsoye.
Kate. neither has been in his room
since Yesterday. II you want my
opinion. il is this: Hoddy has seQues.
tered Jones all right, and is some.
where in town, sleeping off the effects
of a night of it,"
He has run away with Fortune!"
she cried. Her expression was tragic.
She couldn't have told whether it was
due to her daughters disappearance
or to Horace's detection. Did he not
threaten"
Ssh not so loud Kate"
The little simpleton defied me YES.
terday, and declared she would leave
me-"
Ohio" The Major fingered his i'm
perial. That puts new face to the
subject. But Jones! He has not
turned up We can not move till
we find out what has become of him.
| know. I'll jump into carriage and
see if he got as far as the English
Bar"
Mrs. Chedsoye did not go upstairs.
but paced the lounging-room, 1.-the and
pantherish. Frequently she paused.
as if examining the patterns in the
huge carpets. She entered the recep-
tion-room. came back. wandered off
into the ballroom, stopped to inspect
the announcement hanging upon the
bulletin-board, returned to the win
dows and watched the feluccas sail
past as the great bridge opened; and
during all these aimless occupations
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-21

parent, but in winter or spring the
signs OF people, habitations, domestic
animals. cultivation. wherever the eye
rests, are striking beyond all else in
the Egyptian landscape. In the winter
there are crops to be sowh. watered
and tended, and by early spring the
first of these crops are ready for har-
vest
Great golden masses of corn are al
ley already bearded even near Cairo;
tomatoes are fit for gathering, great
purple-black uubergines ripe for pluck
ing, opium poppies in flower. field after
field of them of all colors; and. above
all, there are onions everywhere. acres
of onions, lucerne and grain.
The winter is not past. indeed, be-
fore the fellah is planting in the I'M
covered stretches of rich black Nile
mud and in sandy spits where the
larger wild birds congregate the seeds
of the watermelons, which in summer
are almost the staff of his life. To see
those watermelon plants from day to
day used to remind us of an old
nursery rhyme. three lines of which
IAN thus:
And with gardener man.
And the watering can.
Says. Gracious, how fast he grows"
For they grow almost visibly, fostered
by the hot sunshine and nourished by
the fat Nile mud
1t is doubles this ceaseless life and
activity of the Nile and not merely the
sense of vast limitless space the
bOundless horizon, nor the atmospheric
effects changing with the time of day,
which prevent the Egyptian scene
from ever wearying or becoming mo
notonous. do not think | speak for
myself alone when ! say that I have
spent day after day in the bows OF a
Nile steamer doing nothing whatever
but watching the scenes passed
through.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-21

anced against another. Here was
rare bit of Capo di Monte. there q
piece of Sevres or Canton. Some
houses, with their treasures, look like
museums. but this one did not. The
owner had not gone mad over one
subject; here was a sane and prudent
collector. The great yellow Chinese
carpet represented a fortune; she
knew enough about carpets to realize
this fact. worries. jades. lapis-lazuli.
the precious woods, priceless French
and Japanese tapestries. some fine
paintings and bronzes; the rooms
were full of unspoken romance and
adventure; echoed with war and trag-
edy, too. And Fortune might have
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-21

agent. These were charming people;
and any doubts he might have enter
tanned were dissipated. And why
should he have any doubts? Jones
was an eccentric young chap, anyhow.
An explanatory letter written by the
Major in Jones careless hand)
backed up by a cable. was enough
authority for any reasonable man.
Everything is out of the way" said
the Major
Then, if you wish, can take you
right up to the house in my car. Your
butler said that he would have lunch
ready when you arrived
Very kind of you. How noisy New
York is! You can take our hand-lug-
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-21

speaks of him as "one of the best and
most hard-worked types of humanity"
so we will willingly revise our esu-
mate and stand corrected. Incidental
" Lord Kitchener tells us that the
population of the Soudan was about
nine millions before the Mahdist re-
bellion, that after the rebellion it
was reduced to two millions. and that
1t is now over three millions. The
trifling reduction of seven millions OF
people was due to war and starvation.
That is to say, they were killed.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-21
Find Valuable Fresco in Ruins.

One of the latest and most In
teresting things uncovered during the
new excavations at Pompeii under the
direction of Professor Spinazzola, il
a fresco which is regarded as the
best found. II was one of the orna-
ments of the facade of a house situat-
ed in the main public thoroughfare,
of which the roof was in almost per-
feet condition. 1t represents the
Pompeian Venus standing erect
crowned with diadem in the midst
OF flying CuDids on chariot drawn
by four Indian elephants Seen from
the front, the representation Of these
animals is strikingly realistic. The
archaeological value of the frescu is
extremely great, for the colora are
very fresh and harmonious.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-21
TOBACCO BARRED TO PASTORS
Its Use, Even by Members. May Be-
Prohibited by New Rule Of
the Church.

Winona Lake, Ind-All church off,
GERS. Sunday school teachers. evan
gelists and mission workers OF the Re
formed Presbyterian church are forbid
den TO use tobacco in any form under
the terms of resolution adopted by
the synod Beeting here. The resolu-
ton was presented by Res w. w.
Carthers, delegate from Cache
Creek. Okla. After its adoption a reso-
luton providing that one year hence
an effort be made to revise the church
discipline, to provide that all members
OF the church abstain from the use OF
tobacco, was adopted bloomington.
nd, was chosen for the 1914 meeting
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-21

OF how bank once paid me S. too
much; of how | poisoned an old wom-
ans cat; of how | stole a boys mar
bles; of how | lied about a man. and
of the way | cheated a poor drayman
in selling him a horse. All these
things rose up before me in the five
seconds, and / felt ashamed of them.
and wished ! coul< live to make res
titution."
And you are now going about and
squaring yourself. being that you
lived"
Well, not exactly. I'll do that some
other time. You see. the machine
took a skip at the last second and
came back into tho read again. "-Ex-
change.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-21
soudanese Almos. Exterminated.

The general opinion of the Egyptian
fellaheen is not fiattering one We
have generally looked upon him as a
beast of burden whose only idea of
retaliation for the blows showered
upon him is TO find some one even
more abject than himself and repeat
the castigation with interest. But
Lord Kitchener in his first report has
a good word to say for the fellah. He
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-21
CHAPTER xvII.-(continued.)


I'VE might as well get Fortunes
things out Of the way, too, Celeste "
Yes, Madame"
And bring my chocolate at half
after eight in the morning. 1t is quite
possible that We shall sail tomorrow
night from Port Said. II not from
there, from Alexandria. 1t all depends
upon the booking, which can. not be
very heavy going west this sme of
year"
LAS madame knows" came from the
depth of the cavernous trunk. Celeste
was no longer surprised; at least she
never evinced this emotion. For
twelve years now she had gone from
one end Of the g'Gbe to the other, upon
the shortest notice. While surprise
was lost TO her or under such con-
troll as to render it negligible, she still
shivered with pleasurable excitement
at the thought OF entering port
Madame was so clever, so transcen-
IDENTIFY clever! II she, Celeste, had
long ago, and owned a shop of her
own in the busy Rue de Rivoli. But
that would have rleant humdrum ex-
istence; and besides, she would have
grown fat, which, of the seven hor-
rors confronting woman. so madame
said. was first In number.
BE very careful how you handle
that blue ball-gown."
"Oh, Madame!" reproachfully.
1T Is the silver braid Do not
press the rosettes too hgrshly."
Celeste looked up. Mrs. Chedsoye
answered her inqniring gaze with
thin smile.
You are wonderful. Madame!"
And so are you, Celeste, in your
way"
At ten o'clock Mrs. Chedsoye was
ready for her pillow. She slept fit
fully; awoke at eleven and again at
twelve. After that she knew nothing
more till the maid reused her with
the cup of chocolate. She sat I'D and
slipped slowly. Celeste waited at the
bedside with the tray. Her admira-
ton for her mistress never waned.
Mrs. Chedsoye was just as beautiful
in dishabille as in a ball-gown. She
drained the cup, and as she turned
to replace it upon the tray, dropped
it with a clatter, a startled cry coming
from her lips.
"Madame?"
Fortunes bed"
1t had not been slept in. The
steamer-cloak lay across the counter
pane exactly where Celeste herself
had laid it the night before Mrs.
Chedsoye sprang out of her bed and
ran barefoot to the other. Fortune
had not been in the room since dinner
time.
Celeste. dress me as quickly as
possible. Hurry! Something has
happened to Fortune"
Never. in all her years of service.
could she recollect such a toilet as
madame made that morning And
never before had she shown such con.
Germ over her daughter. 1t was amaz-
ing!
The little fool! The little fool"
NJ Chedsoye' repeatedly murmured
as zee, nimble fingers of the maid few
over her. The silly little fool; and
at a time like this!" Not that re.
morse of any kind stirred Mrs. Ched-
soye's conscience; she was simply ex.
tremely annoyed.
She hRtened out into the corridor
and knoc I'd at the door of her broth
er's room No answer She few
down-stairs, and there she saw him
coming in FROM the street. He greet
ed her cheeriiy.
It's all right, Kate; plenty OF room
ON the Ludwig. We shall take the aft
erupon train for Port Said. She sails
nj dawn tomorrow instead Of to-
night What's upf" suddenly
.-.At.k.- kAs AStHN face
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-17

trick of hiring sneak detectives to
spy out clerks who joined union.
And yet those store owners and
managers probably think they are re-
spectacle citizens. AS for the detec-
tives-well, we can't think of a name
that suits them.
But they ought to join swell sas-
siety, which is made up largely of
people who got rich robbing some
body else.
While the Chicago Association of
Commerce is looking for new names
for streets it might consider these:
Mutt street, HOOIgan street, Flip
street, Hearst avenue, Lawrence al
ley, Brinkley boulevard, Rumhauser
place and Katzenjammer drive.
One of the rumors floating around
newspaperdOm is. that Artie Brisbane
is going to get divorce from Hearst
and start an evening edition of the
Times in New York, with Ochs, the
owner Of the Times.
Some of our most prominent little
pOrkpackers and hog butchers are
spending the summer at the country
places in the sassiety colyums
of our best newspapers.
"A red trail of blood leads to The
Tribune building. States Attorney
HOyne.
Showing that The Tribune is de-
termined to have all the ornaments
enjoyed by Hearst's and Vic Lawson's
papers.
About six months ago Gunnnan An
nenbeTg was a deputy sheriff and had
a legal right to carry a gun.
As an indictment attorney, Mike
Sullivan is an excellent reason why
people lose their respect for the law.
One Of Iife's little joys would be to
see a Hearst newspaper man working
up indignation over a newspaper gun
man shooting.
The Tribune did a great public SER
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-17

MERELY COMMENT
And all those manufacturers Null
hall was working for are gentlemen
God save the mark!
For many years Chicago has had
an invisible gOVernment-by news
papers. But you can't get it inVes-
tigated so long as it governs the
government.
To help Democrats fight the high
cost of living, Gov. Dunno is getting
ready to pass out the pie. But this
will hoist the high cost Of living for
the Republicans who lose their jobs.
But-to the victors belong the
spoiIs; and, as the people seldom win,
the people seldom get any of the
spOils.
Well be much obliged If the Trib-
Une will publish. the names of Chi
cago members of the National AssO--
citation of Malefactors of great
wealth-the ones Parry, Kirby, En-
cry, Cushing, Mulhan ct al repre-
scented.
And we'd also like to know how
deep in this same mire the Illinois
Manufacturers Association wal
lowed.
Wonder if those guys ever feel
ashamed of themselves when they
got caught with the goods on 'em?
When they settle the International
tennis matches we ought to begin to
hear from the checker and cTOquet
champions.
One advantage croquet has over
golf is that a caddy can't bite into
croquet ball and get poisoned.
One thing we don't like about in
vestigations is that the Investigators
are always investigating the other
fellow and never investigating them
selves. Guess it wouldn't hurt any Of
us to quietly investigate ourselves.
.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-17

ton we will buy
think they did understand what
when they a with Hearst"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-12
Church AFFAIRS
Or. Walters at the Broadway M. E.
Special Meeting at Mission
Dr.. Stearn's Lecture.

Or. ]. NJ. Walters of the First M. e.
church was the speaker last evening
at the Broadway M. E.. church at the
special meetings that have been going
en- there for some time and he deliver
ed a powerful address that was listen
ed to with much attention by the large
audience. The meetings have been
growing in interest right along and a
great deal Of good has been the re-
suit. This evening Mrs. Horsfall, the
d~eaconess of the church will be the
speaker and tomorrow evening Rev.
Mr.. Abbott of Moorhead will speak.
There will be special services this
evening at the Glad Tidings Mission
with a special sermon by the pastor,
Rev. o. E. McCracken, and all are
earnestly invited to attend.
DR.. Stearns of the Fargo college
tomorrow evening will deliver his
lecture in the First Congregational
church on The World of Paul, and he
will talk Of the sites and scenes in
the journeys and labors of the great
apostle and will give views of the
Graeco-Roman world from the very
latest pictures. 1t will be a lecture
that will be we'll worth hearing and
seeing for it will be we'll illustrated.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-12
MUSIC A FEATURE
OF DEGREE WORK
scoTTlsH RITE WORK LAST
EVENING WAS UNUSUALLY At
TRAcTIvE - TWO DEGREES
WE'RE COMMUNICATED THIS
FORENOON.

The musical features of the degree
work last evening at the Scottish Rite
reunion were unusually attractive, and
the ceremonies passed off very satis-
factory.
This afternoon the fifteenth and
sixteenth degrees were communicated
and this was followed by the present
alton of the seventeenth degree in full
form, and this evening the eighteenth
will be fully staged.
Tomorrow forenoon the nineteenth
and twentieth will be given in full
form and in the afternoon at 4 o'clock
the thirtieth will be fully presented,
the twenty-first being saved until the
evening, when it will be given on he
stage with all its accessories. This Is
the first time that this degree has
been transferred from its regular or
der, and it is believed that the breth-
rem will appreciate seeing 1t worked
SO fully in the evening.
The reunion will not close until Fri
day afternoon. The gentlemen in the
city attending this meeting seem en-
thusiastic over the work presented.
Place future orders for the famous
Yerxa bread with Rowland g. Good
rich, GA Front street.-Advt.