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She II with James Ha1iett & Co,
the tailors, on Washington street. Mr..
Stone found a place for her there. /
believe the
carrying of her valise and What?"
~Nothin', nothin'. Hunt Hallett &
Co. tailors? What number Washin'-
ton street did you say?"
Mr.. Prince gave the number
Thank you q lot" said Captain
Nat, with fervor "Good-by. Mr.. Prince.
Hope the next time 1 come you'll be
in the firm Good day. sir"
Good day Nothing else I can do?
And you won't wait for Mr.. Stone?
Very good Is there any message for
him that you would like to leave?"
aHeye" Nat had started to go, but
now he paused and turned. There was
grim twinkle in his eye. Messenger"
he repeated why, ye-es. don't
know but there is. You just give Mr..
Stone Cap'n Nammond's compliments
and tell him I'm lookin' forward to
interviewin' him some time. Just tell
him that, will your"
I'll tell him. Glad to have met
you, Captain Hammond
In the workshop of Hallet & Co.,
Keziah sat sewing busily. The win
dow near her was closed, stuck fast,
and through the dingy panes she
could see only roofs and chimneys.
The other women and girls near her
chatted and laughed, but she was ST.
lent. She did not feel like talking,
certainly not like laughing. The gar
ment she was at work on was a coat,
a wedding coat, so the foreman had
told her, with smile; therefore she
must be very particular. The narrow
~
ended in little boxed-in room where
the finished garments were hung to
await the final pressing. From be-
hind the closed door of this room
came the sound of voices, apparently
in heated argument One of these
voices was that of Larry. the errand
boy. Larry was speaking shrilly and
with emphasis. The other voice was
lower in key and the words were in
audible
NO, sir, you can't declared Larry.
You can't, 1 tell you. The boss don't
let nobody in there and Hold on!
Hold on"
The other voice made a short but
evidently earnest answer. Larry again
expostulated. The workers looked up
from their sewing. The door opened
and Larry appeared, flushed and ex-
cited.
where's Mr.. Upham?" he demand
ed. MIR. Uphami"
Upham was the foreman of the
workroom. At the moment he was
downstairs in conversation with the
head of the house. A half dozen gave
this information
whats the matter? Who is it"
asked several
Il don't know who It's. It's man
and he's crazy, I think. told him
he couldn't come in here, but he just
keeps a'comin'. He wants to see some
body named Coffin and there amt no
Collins here"
keziah's nearest neighbor leaned
toward her.
q guess it's somebody to see you."
she said. Your name is Coffin. amt
it,"
NO. no. That is, it can't be any
body to see me- don't want to see
anybody Tell him SO, whoever it is.
1 can't see anybody. Matt"
'Keziah,' he said, come here. I
want you. I'll tell you why in a min
ute. Comet
tTO BE CONTINUED)
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The clustering
winds of March
remind one of
the phenomena of
spring; the trees
bursting into bud
and leaf and
bloom; the lawns
putting On their
coats of green;
the birds rejoic-
ing in the tri-
umph of the sun;
the warmth of
a new life pull
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spring is a fact
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-Trumetr~ Mr.. stones tono chang

ed
Yes Trumet. down on the Cape.
Ever been there? We think it's about
as good place as there is"
sHu-u-m. Trumet? Well, Captain
Hammond, you wished to see me. /
understand"
Yes Fact is, Mr.. Stone. want
to- ask you where can find Mrs. Ke-
ziah Coffin. She's a relation OF yours,
b'ieve, and she's come to Boston
lately. Only yesterday or the day
afore. Can you tell me where she
ISL"
why do you wish to see herr"
ooh, for reasons, personal ones
She's a friend of NINE"
81 see. No, captain, can't tell you
where she is. Good morning.
Captain Nat was greatly disappoint-
ed.
Hold on there, just minute" he
begged. This is important, you I'M
derstand, Mr. Stone. I'm mighty anx-
ious to find Kezi-Mrs. Coffin We
thought, some of her friends and 1,
that most likely you'd know where
she was Can't you give US any help
at all? Hasn't she been here?"
Good morning, Captain Hammond.
You must excuse me, I'm busy"
He went into the office and closed
the door. Captain Nat rubbed his
forehead desperately. He had been
almost sure that Abner Stone would
put him on keziah's track. Grace had
thought SO, too. She remembered
what the housekeeper had told con-
corning her Boston cousin and how
the latter had found employment for
her when she contemplated leaving
Trumet, after her brothers death
Grace believed that Keziah would go
to him at once
Nat walked to the door and stood
there. trying to think what to do next.
A smart young person, wearing a con-
spicuous suit of clothes, aided and
abetted by vivid waistcoat and a
pair of youthful but promising side
whiskers, came briskly along the side
walk and stopped in front of him.
We'll, sir?" observed this person,
with Sheerful condescension. Any
thing 1 can do for your
Captain Nat turned his gaze upon
the side whiskers and the waistcoat.
"Hey?" he queried.
Il say, is there anything 1 can do
for you?"
The captain shook his head
"No-oo," he drawled dryly. I'm afraid
not, son. / admit that don't seem
scarcely possible, but am afraid it's
So"
Looking for something in our line.
was you2"
We'll, l don't know. What might
be on your line-clothes?"
The bewhiskered one drew himself
up. Il am connected with Stone &
Barker he said sharply. And. see
ing you standing in our doorway, L
thought possibly
Yes, yes. Beg your pardon. I'm
sure. No, I don't want to buy any
thing. 1 come to see Mr.. Stone on a
personal matter
Hes busy, suppose"
$50 he says
The young man smiled with serene
satisfaction. I'm not surprised" he
observed complacently. I'VE are a
busy house, Mr-er@"
'Hammond's my name. Are you Mr..
Barker?"
moo, my name is Prince
80? Silent partner in the firm,
hey?"
Moo, not exactly" Mr.. Prince was
slightly embarrassed mo, l am "a
a salesman-at present. Was the mat
ter you wished to see Mr.. Stone about
a very private one?"
''Middlin'."
We'll, l asked because Mr. Stone
Is q busy man and we like to save
him all the-the-"
Trouble you can, hey? That's nice
of you, you must save him lot, Mr.
-er-King, was it?'
No,@Prince."
''Sure and sartin'. Prince, of course.
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CHAPTER xIx.-(continued.)
What's the natter" asked the

CHAPTER xIx-(continued.)
Whats the natter" asked the
captain
ElIery did not answer. He read the
motto through and then, without a
word. handed it to his friend.
The note was as follows:
Dear John:
Il am going away, as I told you
would if he came. He is coming.
Tuesday l got a letter from him. It
was written at Kingston, Jamaica, al
most three months ago / can't think
why l haven't got it sooner, but sup
pose 1t was given to some one to
mail and forgotten. In 1t he said he
was tired of going to sea and was COM
ing home to me. I had money, he
said, and we could get along. He had
shipped aboard a brig bound for Sa-
Vannah. and from there he was going
to try for q berth on a Boston-bound
vessel. So l am going away and not
coming back. l could not stand the
disgrace and could not see him. You
and Grace won't need me any more
now. Don't worry about me. / can
always earn living while 1 have my
strength. Please don't worry If he
comes tell him 1 have gone you do
not know where. That viii be true,
for you don't. l hope you will be
very happy. do hope SO. Oh. John,
YOU don't know how 1 hate to do this,
but l must. Don't tell Nat He would
do something terrible to him If he
came, and Nat knew. Just say have
been called away and may be back
some time. Perhaps l may Love to
all Good-by. Yours truly,
sKEZTAIT COFFIN
The captain stared at the note. Then
he threw it to the floor and started
for the door The minister sprans
from his chair and called to him.
Nat" he cried. Natl Stop. where
are you going2''
.'Goin's'' he growled. 'sGoin'? I'm
goin' to find her, FIRST of all. Then
Pm comm. back to wait for him"
But you won't have to wait Hell
never come. He's dead"
Dead? Dead? BY the everiastin',
this has been too much for you.
= ought to have known IT, I'll send the
doctor here right or / can't STAY
myself. I've got to go. But"
Listen. listen to mel Ansel Cot
fin Is dead. l tell you. know it.
know all about it. That was what
wanted to see you about Did Keziab
tell you OF the San Jose and the sailor
who died of smallpox in this very
building? In that room there?-
Yes. John. you
I'm not raving. It's the truth. That
sailor was Ansei Coffin. / watched
with him and one night, the night
before he died. he spoke Keziah'
name He spoke of New Bedford and
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of Trumet and of her, over and over
again. 1 was sure who he was then,
but l called in Ebenezer Capen, who
used to know Coffin in New Bedford
And he recognized him Nat. as sure
as you and 1 are here this minute,
Ansel Coffin, Aunt Keziah's husband,
is buried in the Trumet cemetery"
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WarnInu 10 Women.

Very Meek Husband just finished
writing your speech for the club,
Mirah.
His Wife (not SO meek)-What's
the subject?
Very Meek Man-'The Lady Who
Will Strike Her Husband Is No Man"
Satire.
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SYNOPSIS.

Mrs. .Keziah Coffin: supposed widow; Is
for whom she had kept. house Ryan
Pepper. widower. offers ma T1s ana ban is
iels. leader of the Regular church. offers
Keziah place as hoq 1;s r. 1oT she
in Trumet- Keziah takes charge of Rev.
hn a Ee he fe R eondc tha
members OF the parish ElieTy causes q
lneetinga nesting" RileTy's presence is bitterly re-
sented by Eben Hammond leader OF , me
guardian and Enery Escorts her home in
The rain. Capt. Nat Hammond. Eben's
paeeP 6fo bort s naFq III trongh fog and
storm. Ellery finds Ileziah writing a let
startled when informed of the arrival OF
ops that they have been lovers since
youth Daniels remonsgateI , Wifh Eiif Ely
Jerry is caught by the tide and Is rescued
my net Grace fhSY While %ang in the fields
and learns that she walks there every
s9ndays w hHe the fref 6anieis AnnabeL the
captains daughter. exertS hers sen 10
tees with vexation his desire to get away
every Sunday at a certain time Sne
again inportunes Keziah to marry him.
He says he has had a quarrel with his
ElIery asks Grace to marry him. She
confesses that she loves him. but says
kanah Daniels tells Eben about the meet
fngs between Ellery and Grace. Eben
declares he will make Grace choose be-
tween him and the preacher Grace hnds
him In faint. following the excitement
of EIkanah's visit. Just before he dies
Icfsen exacts a promise from Nat and
Grace that they will marry keziah
breaks the news to ICllery and later ne
received @ note from Grace SaytngNShe Is
to marry Nat. and asking him not to try
of her own marriage with a man VINO
turned out to be a good-for-nothing, and
who was reported to have been lost at
sea. and of her love for Nat, whom she
alive Captain Nat sails for Manila to
be gone two years. He says he and
Grace have decided not to marry until
lie returns. Nat is overdue. and IT is
feared that he has been lost at sea:
xeziah gets q letter from her husband
saying he is coming back Grace goes on
q visit to relatives of the Hammonds- A
vessel flying distress signals Is discovered
on the coast. Ellery goes with party to
board the vessel. man IS found suf-
crew having deserted He is taken to an
abandoned shack on shore and Ellery
helps nurse him. Before he dies it Is dis
covered that he is Keziah's husband. Ell
wandering In a. defirious condition by
Grace. She takes him back to the
shanty and sends for help. Keziah and
Grace nurse Eilery. who Is suffering from
brain fever. The doctor and Keziah
spread report that Grace and Ellery are
arrived safely in Boston. The story of
tho wreck of Mats vessel comes out and
homecoming Is arranged Nat fails to
appear. Keziah intercepts Nat on his
Grace's love for Ellery. He releases
Grace from her promise to him
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Constipation causes many serious diseases
1t is thoroughly cured by Doctor Pierce's
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cathartic. Adv
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Competition may be the life OF
trade, but it's tough on the jealous
lover.
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TEXT-But now is Christ risen from
the dead L Co. Is DO
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We'll, did he look like himseif?"
Eyes; still insignificant"
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No Change.
ct saw young Sappley the other
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I'm not raving. It's the truth. That
sailor was Ansef Coffin. / watched
with him and one night, the night
before he died. he spoke Keziah' s
name He spoke OF New Bedford and
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The Most Successful Men in Any Walk
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sooner or later he is found out. He
begins 10 go down hill; his business
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-31

olution that this council protest
against taking the dirt from Four
teenth street and using same to fill
private property, because the city
needs the dirt to fill tract recently
bought from Langman for street. Sec
onded by Reynolds.
Commissioner Hart offered as a
substitute that the resolution offered
by Commissioner Rudgren be laid
over until next week. Carried by
unanimous vote.
Mayor Schriver read a cbmmunica-
ton from the city engineer relative
to the proposed Waterman on Forty
second street and the fire hydrants
for same, also suggesting that the
bluff pressure be applied to the ter
ritory east of Thirty-eighth street.
Mayor Schriver offered a resolution
that the communications of the city
engineer relative to laying mains on
Forty-second street to the Moline Pillow
company's property, be referred, to the
board of local improvements and that
we recommend said work be done
under special assessment. Carried by
unanimous vote.
Mayor Schriver read a commune
cation from the Rock Island Industrial
Home association signed by c. l..
Mac Donald, recording secretary, in
which they most heartily endorse the
acquiring Of the baseball park to be
used for an athletic field.
Mayor Schriver offered a resolution
that the communication of the Rock
Island Industrial Home association be
! received and placed on file. Carried
! by unanimous vote.
Adjourned on motion Of Commits.
sioner Hart.
NJ. T. RUDGREN,
City Clerk.
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STUDENT HURT IN
FALL FROM CAR
Thomas Wolfe of st. Ambrose
College Injured at Popular
Resort.

In an attempt to change his seat
ing cars ON the figure eight at the
Watch Tower about 8 o'clock ydter-
day afternoon Thomas Wolfe, stu
dent at st. Ambrose college, Daven-
port, lost his balance and was thrown
30 feet to the ground below, sustain
ing a fractured right arm and inter
nal injuries the extent of which have
not yet been determined. After the
fall he was picked up in an unconsci-
Gus condition and rushed to Mercy
hospital at Davenport where he still
remains in a semi-conscious state.
According to reports Wolfe and a
companion boarded one of the figure
eight cars, Wolfe taking the rear seat
and his companion the froEt one.
While the car was in motion Wolfe at
tempted to climb from the rear seat
10 the front one and just as he stood
up the car turned one of the treacher-
Gus curves, throwing him from the
trestle to the ground, a distance of
80 feet. AS soon as the car had fin
io-iGu ITO IIdh hi6hb tllC companion III
formed the employees of the accident
and medical aid vas at once summon
ed. The young man was picked up in
an unconscious condition and carried
to an automobile and taken to Mercy
hospital at Davenport. An examina.
ton showed that he suffered frac-
ture of the right hrm between the
elbow and wrist and also serious in.
ternal injuries that may prove fatal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-31
BETHANY HOME IN NEED
OF JELLIES AND BUFFERS

At this season of the year the larder
Of Bethany home has become depict
ed Of all jeliies and jams and buffers,
which are needed for the younger
children. The home would very
much appreciate any donations of
such articles of food. There are IN
doubtedly many housewives who will
find in their fruit cellars a surplus
of jellies and as the fruit season Is
coming on will be glad to share them
with the home. Anyone having such
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-31
Regular meeting, May 90, 1918.

Regular meeting, May 26, 1918.
City council chamber, Rock Island,
Ill, May 26. 1918. The city council
met in regular session at 3 o'clock
p. m, Mayor Schriver and Commits
sioners Rudgren. Hart and Reynolds
present
The minutes OF the regular meeting
held May 8, special meeting held May
S, regular meetings of May II and 10,
were read and approved.
Commissioner Rudgren read several
communications from the city engi-
neer relative TO streets that are to
grade, asking that bonds on same be
released
Mayor Schriver offered q resolution
that the communications OF the city
engineer relative TO certain street
having been brought TO grade, be re-
ferred to Commissioner Reynolds TO
report. Carried by unanimous vote
Commissioner Rudgren read an in
yitation from John Buford Post, G. A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-31
ParoehlaI School Opens Monday.

The parochial school contacted
each summer at Grace Lutheran
church will open Monday morning at
8 O'Clock in the lecture room of the
church. School is conducted only
during the morning hours and pros
poets are that the attendance will be
equal to that of former years when a
large number OF children of the church
attended.