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DO you think yUu can deceive me
~ such play-acting?" she asked eager,
ly. You are no man Of wood. Tell
me, is there nothing you care to ash
me, after-after all these years?"
Hamlin lifted his eyes and looked at
her, stirred into sudden interest by
the almost caressing sound Of the soft
voice.
YES" he said slowly. there ara
some things I should like to know, II
thought you would answer frankly"
Try me and see."
Then why are you Mrs. Dupont, In.
stead Of Mrs. lie Fewer"
Then my guess is true, and you are
not SO devoid OF curiosity" she
laughed. my answer? Why. 1t il
simplicity itself-because l was never
Mrs. LIE Fevre, but am rightfully Mrs
Dupont"
D you mean you were never mar
ried to LIE Fevre?"
What else could l meanr'
Then he lied"
She shrugged her white shoulders.
That world not surprise m in the
least. Twas a characteristic of the
man you lad ample reason to know
How came you to believe SO easily"
Believe? What else could be
ieve? Everything served to substan
tate his boast. was in disgrace
practically drummed out of camp
There was nothing left for me to live
for, or strive for. l was practically
dead. Then your letter confessinl
came"
wait" she interrupted, that letter
was untrue, false; 1t was penned un
der c%ompulsion. I wrote you again
later, but you had gone, disappeared
utterly. wanted to explain, but your
own people even did not know where
you were-do not know yet"
He leaned his body against the rail
and looked at her in the dim light
Her face retained much of its girlish
attractiveness, yet its undOubted
charms no longer held the man cap
tive. He smiled coldly.
THE explanation comes somewhat
Late" he replied deliberately. When
it might have served me it was not
offcred-indeed. you had convenient
~ disappeared. But / am not here te
crtticise; that is all over with, prao
tically forgotten. l came at your 70
quest, and presume you had a reason
May l again ask what it was"
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Made Him Tired.

Robert is small, but rapidly leaving
behind the baby age that tolerates sen
timent. Not long since lie overheard
a young married couple of his ac-
quaintance billing and cooling. not, be
it noted, for the first time. The grown
folk present smiled, but Roberts face
remained solemn. Only, as he bent
over the childish task that apparently
absorbed him, he was heard to muir
muir. sc%ornfully:
Goodness! Loving again."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-10-03

Major Mcdonald, commanding ~ army
post near Fort Dodge. seeks q mai to
intercept his daughter, Molly, who y
headed for the post. An Indian outbreak
IL threatened. Brick Hamlin. SER
geant who has just arrived with mes
sages to Mcdonald. volunteers for the
mission. Molly arrives at Fort Ripley
two days ahead OF schedule. 81 decides
TO push on to Fort Dodge by stage In
company with "Sutler Bill' Moylan. Con-
gales, q gambler. - also q passenger.
Hamltn meets the stage with stories OF
d~epredati0ns committed by the Indians.
The driver deserts the stage when Indi-
IN: appear. The Indians are twice re-
darkness. Molly 10 wounded. Hamlin IS
much excited At finding . haversack
marked c. 8. A. He explains to Molly
that he was In the Confederate service
and dismissed In disgrace under charges
OF cowardice. At the close Of the war he
enlisted In the regular service. He says
the hevorsack was the property OF one
Capt. LeFevre, who he suspects Of being
responsible for his disgrace. Troops ap-
pear and under escort Of Lieut.. Gaskins
Molly starts to join her father. Hamlin
leaves to rejoin his regiment. He re-
turns to Fort Dodge after a summer OF
Shots are heard in the night. Hamlin
PUSHES nut, sees what he believes is the
hgure Of Molly hiding in the darkness
ana falls over the body Of Lieutenant
Gaskins. who accuses Hamlin of shoot.
lng i'm. The yea Is proven limo
2 He sees Molly In ompan with Mrs.
Dupont whom he recognizes as q for
mer sweetheart. who threw him over for
1eFevfe.
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But = step. and we are at the Coli
scum. pressed In between the CeliAn
and Palatine hills, the Arch Of Con-
stantine and the Temple Of Venus.
A. we enter, the moon has risen.
giving Q weird appearance to the
scene. ~ We see it, shadows nit, dis
solve and lose themselves amid the
arches Of this mighty ruin. Amid
broken arch and column and vaulted
corridor, terrace rises upon terracs
till the blood curdles and the heir
stands on end. Memory IL busy ana
hurries us hack 70 when ChSiGfian
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-10-03

martyr and gentle maid stood within
the vast arena to die for Christ.
The emperor is there: the nobility
Of Rome IL there; tier upon tier II
densely packed: the wild beasts paw
their cages. impatient for the feast;
one hundred thousand voices shout.
The Christians to the lionS!' A
spring. . growl. . CULVER and another
hero has gone to God. Every brick.
and stone. and grain Of sand In this
mighty ruin has been sanctided by the
blood shed there. Here . Felicitas
40 Perpetua. . Cyriacus and PancfAs
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-10-03
CHAPTER XVI.

] ~ WV0UStUWs
Hamlinfs 6rst impulse was to .gaore
the note. trusting his position Ia the
ranks would be sufficient barrier to
prevent any chance meeting, and be-
heving his stay at that garrison would
b only = brief one. Sheridan was EVIL
IDENTIFY preparing for an early offensive
campaign. and It was rumored on all
aides that the Seventh Cavalry had
been selected for active field service.
Indeed. the urgent orders for the cor.
solidation Of the regiment from scat
tered posts must mean this. Any day
might bring orders, and he could
easily avoid this Mrs. Dupont until
then. Except for : faint curiosity. the
Sergeant felt 40 inclination to meet
the woman. Whatever influence she
might have once exercised over him
had been thoroughly overcome by
years and absence. Even the unex-
pected sight Of her enthusiastically
- beautiful 70 ever-had failed to
awaken the spell Of the past. It was
almost with . thrill Of DELIGHT that
Hamlin realized this-that he was in
truth utterly free Of her influence.
There had been times when he had
anticipated such : possible meeting
With dread: when he had doubted his
own heart, the strength Of his will to
resist. But now he knew he stood abb
Dolutely independent and could laugh
q her wilee. She who had once been
Al-trusted. loved. worshipped with
al the mad fervor Of youth-had be-
oome only = dead memory. Between
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-10-03

A0A = S@eN S~~0 o~S w. 81"
peered through his glasses across the
room. Here. Moike; damn tibet slapy
head. Will n O. yer gents wake the
lad-that's it. Now come here, Moike.
You run over to the Palace an tell
Mrs. Dupont the Teller is here waitin'.
Hold on now. not so fast: wait till
Dim done tellin' yer. Say tibet to her
alone-do yer moind tibet, We sap-head;
nobody else is to hear whut yer say;
stay there till yer git a chance ter
whisper 1t to her. Now skip"
Hamlin hesitated. watching the boy
disappear.
AT the Palace-the dance hall
across the street?' he asked incredu-
lousy.
Sure" in~differently. relighting his
pipe. Officers ball; couldn't break in
with a can-opener unless you had a in
vite. Guards at both ends, sergeant
taking tickets, an Third Regiment
Band maxim music. Hell Of . swell AZ
fair; got guests from Leavenworth.
Wallace, and all around. Every room
l got Is full an runin' over-say, there
are fellars owe thar in them fool swal-
ler-tail coats; damned II there amt.
II the b'ys ever git sight Of 'em on the
street thereIl be a hot time. Say,
ain that the limit? lnjuns out thar
thick az leas on a dog, an them
swells dancin' here In swaller-tails
like this we're was Boston"
He was still talking when Hamlin
crossed the narrow hall and entered
the dimly-lighted, u~noccupied parlor.
The side window was open. a slight
breeze rustled the heavy curtain. and
the Sergeant stepped outside on to the
dark porch. There was a bench close
to the rail and he sat down to wait. A
CLEAN of light from the Palace fell
across the western end, but the re-
mainder Of the porch lay in shadow.
although he could look up the street,
and see the people jostling back and
forth In front of the Poodle Dog. The
sound OF mingled voices was continu-
GUS. occasionally punctuated by laugh
ter, or an unrestrained outburst of
profanity. Once shots echoed from out
the din, but created no apparent ex-
element, and a little later a dozen
horsemen spurred recklessiy through
the street, scattering the crowd, their
revolvers sputter1ng. Some alteration
arose opposite and a voice called loud
ly for the guard. but the trouble soon
ceased with the clump Of hoofs, dying
away in the distance. the regimental
band noisily blaring out q waltz. Ham
lin. immersed In his own thoughts.
scarcely observed the turmoil, but
leaned, arms On railing. gazing out In
to the darkness. Something mysteri-
| GUS from out the past had gripped
him; he was wondering how he should
greet her when she came; specializing
on her purpose in sending for him.
1t seemed as though he waited a
long time before the curtain at the
window was thrust aside and the lady
emerged, the slight rustling Of her
dress apprising him Of her presence.
The curtain still held slightly back by
her hand permitted the light from
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-10-03
Thinks Cancer Is Contagious.

Authorities contend that cancer IS
not contagious, but Doctor Oder,
head of the cancer institution at Gene
va, Switzerland, says he has Giscov-
cred in II of the principal streets OF
that city at least a dozen houses in
he can only account for on the theory
that it is contagious. He urges that
every house in which there has been
a cancer patient be disinfected.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-10-03

died: here Rome brutalized herself,
and within these walls strove to crush
out truth.
Here Pagan Rome fell and Chris
tian Rome o The blood Of the mar
tyrs was the seed Of the church.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-10-03
CHAPTER xv.-contlnued.

OVAp En- Nv.-Co0e1n0eo.
Hamlin stood q moment silent. half
inclined to ask another question, but
crushing back the inclination. Then
he walked down the hall to the quar-
ters assigned m" troop, and across to
his bed in the far corner. There were
only . few Of the men present, most
Of whom were busily engaged at a
game OF cards, and he sat down where
ne could gaze out the window and
think Here was q new complication,
. fresh puzzle to be unraveled. He
had never expected this woman to
come into his life again: she had be-
come . blurred. unpleasant memory, a
bit Of his past which he had supposed
was blotted out forever. Mrs. Dupont
then she had not married LIE Fevre
after all! He DULY wondered why,
yet was not altogether surprised. Even
@ he turned this fact over and over
In his mind. specializing upon it, he
became aware Of q man leaving the
rear door OF McDonald's quarters, and
advancing back Of officers row to.
wards the barracks. As the fellow
drew near. Hamlin recognized the sol
der who had been driving the car.
Wage. A moment later the man en-.
tered the room. spoke to the group Of
card players, and then came straight
cross toward him.
Sergeant Hamlin ?"
Eyes,"
7 was asked to hand you this note
there 10 nc answer"
Hamlin held It unopened until the
fellow disappeared, hesitating between
hope and dread. Which Of the two
women had ventured to write him !
What could be the unexpected mes.
cage? At last his eyes scanned the
three short lines:
You recognized me. and we must
understand each other. At ten to-
night ask the Clerk OF the Occidental.
W"
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Literal Ones.

"'7ou don't really quarrel with your
wife, l am sure. What you have n
only sham disputes"
Yes, but she persists in putting
them all over the pillows"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-10-03

"Our first baby 10
strong and healthyand
we attribute this r.
suit to the timely use
Of your Compound
Mrs. FRED YoHANN,
Kent, Oregon.
owe my life and
my baby's good health
to your Compound
Mrs. w. O. Spencer,
r. r. D., No. 2, Troy.
Alabama.
IT have three chill
dren and took your
Compound eachtims.''
Mrs. JOHN HOWARD,
Wilmington, Vermont.
II have . lovely
baby boy and you can
tell every one that no.
is a'Pinkham' baby"
Mrs. LoUIs FISCHER,
80 Munroe st., Carl
stadt, N. J.
I'VE are 1T Lass
blessed with q sweet
little babygirl." Mrs.
G. A. z,
Montegut, La.
IT have one Of the
finest baby girls you,
ever saw."-Mrs. G. r..
GOODWIN, 1912 s. 9Th
St., Wilmington, NC.
"My husband Is the
happieSt man alive to-
day."-M Mrs. CLARA
DARBRAKE. 1877 Maril.
IL ST., Buffalo, NY.
"Now I have . nice
baby girl, tho joy OF
our home" Do
SYLVIA Core, No. 1T
So. Gate ST., Worces-
ter, Mass.
II have a fine strong
baby daughter now"
- Mrs. A. A. GILES,
Dew;ttville, n. Y,
Route A.
IT have . big, fat,
ealthyboy."-Mn.A
A. BALESGER, RID.
Mol, Baltimore. Ohio
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-10-03
Wedding Ring Worn BY Men.

Customs slip in and almost before
we are aware Of them they r theirs
the wearing of the wedding ring BY
men, for instance. Twenty years ago
this was almost unknown In England,
but now 1t Is quite an ordinary thing.
It has its advantages for men, q
for women: 1t Is q sign. as it were. d
ownership. Of not being On the mar.
ket.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-10-03
Plants That Resemble stones.

In South Africa there is found 4
plant OF the genus MesemgryantAo-
mum, growing on stony grounA,
which SO closely resembles a pebblo
that It is invariably taken ~ ~
strange Tor . aE0nA
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-10-03

Women really admire each
other. They are too busy admiring
each others clothes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-10-03
CH|LDLESS
'"''--'I WOMEN

These women once childless, now happy and
physically well with healthy childrenwill tell how
Lydia e. Pinxham's Vegetable Compound made
Nh chis possible. Here are the names and correct
for yourself. They are only . few out Of many
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25
WOOL PRICES WATT
ON TARIFF BILLS
Buyers Appear in Arizona But Are IN
certain as to Prices They VIII
Pay for the Clip.

Phoenix, Ariz-, Jan 25.-WOOI buyers
are arriving in Phoenix, but they are
all reticent regarding the probable
prices the Arizona sheepmen will re-
ceive for their 100000 pound clip this
year. 1t depends, they say, upon the
tariff legislation enacted at the special
session Of congress meeting March Is.
What they viii pay in the meantime
they decline to state, though they ad-
nit that they are ready to buy wool
for what it is worth So far no sales
have been made
TT all depends on the tariff" said
Lawrence Holden, when asked about
ing low till they see what the Demo-
Gratis are going to do. We hope there
viii be no radical reduction in the tar
If on wool and wooden goods to up
set present conditions"
What is needed more than anything
else" said James McGuirk, sis a re-
vision of the rates on -than-car-
points to Boston. At present the car
load rate from Phoenix to Boston is
S1.S7 II cents a hundred pounds. The
rate on smaller shipments is So. You
people here in Arizona. should take
some steps to have the So rate reduced,
so as to give the little man a chance.
Then you will find a much reader
market for your wool"
Last season the sheepmen received
an average price of between II and
II IL cents for their wool There are
no indications to show whether 1t will
be lower or higher this year.
Shearing has commenced on a small
scale at Congress Junction, so miles
north Of Phoenix, and shearing will
commence shortly at Beardsley, Cave
Creek and other places in the same
section
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25

able Hundred Days of Reform" Then
came Yuan Shin K'afs betrayal OF the
emperor and his subsequent imprison-
ment, and things looked blacker than
ever.
Manila became Suns headquarters,
then Singapore, then Honolulu and at
crossed that of Homer Lea a Leland
Stanford student, forming a valuable
friendship which ended only with
LEAFS death three months ago at the
early age of SO. Lea was a remark.
able man. Bearing deformity and
struggling with great physical weak
ness, he became a great military phil
osopher, recognized as such by men
ike Lord Roberts. Lea Joined sun
Vat Sen with all the abandon of a
zealot. He was made general OF the
REFORM cadets and drilled hundreds
OF young Chinese in San Francisco.
Similar volunteer corps were organized
in other parts of the United States;
The United States government refused
to break up the movement.
DR.. Sun Yat Sen was in the United
States when last years successful reVo-
luton broke out prematurely-
Europe, arriving at Shanghai IN De
cember just in time to prevent lne
preliminary peace conference from go
ing to pieces The Chinese people
hailed him as their deliverer- The W.
chang assembly elected him president
of the provincial government ana ne
was inaugurated at Marking on Janu@
airy !, 1912. Two months later ne
voluntarily resigned in order to give
thus win him over to the republican
cause
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25
TAFT LIKES RAGTHIE;
SOCIETY rs SHOCKED

Washington. D. c., Jan 25.-Presi-
dent Taft's taste in music was criti-
cised and the turkey trOt,'' the chick
en- flip" and other modern dances were
condemned at a meeting over which
Mrs W. Murray Crane. wife Of the
senator of Massachusetts. presided, and
capital society is suffering from the
shock.
The arraignment Of 'ragtime' in
the white house, and the dances in
question at sOciety's functions was
made at a meeting OF the Monday
Evening club, a Y NJ c. A. organiza-
ton. Louis Ottenberger, a lawyer and
leader of the club, was the critic
of the president.
I have heard" he said. "that one
of the reasons why president-elect
Wilson requested the abandonment OF
the inaugural ball was because Of the
New Years program played at the
white house BY the marine band
locked uD the program and found that
out of p numbers the majority were
ragtime."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25
GOVERNMENT
To PAY BY
CHECKS
After February 1, Govern
ment Will Abandon Sub
Treasury Notes.
NEW SCHEME WILL
HELP OUT THE BANKS

-ASHINGTON. D. c., jan Is
Az On February L the new system
of paying its bills by checks,
instead Of by subtreasury notes, will be
put into effect by the government
Also. according to the new rule, all
the income Of the government will be
received by the banks in the form Of
checks. The payments of the govern
ment will be made by checks drawn
by disbursing officers on the treasury
of the United States. payable at any
national bank depository and charged
to the treasury.
VIII Help the Banks.
It is calculated that the new system
will take away from New York about
one billion dollars annually. and dis
burse it among the national BANKS IN
various parts of the country which are
contiguous to big public works and
in which the government will be
obliged to maintain large money re-
serves to meet the pay checks of its
employees.
This new system will also divert
great sum Of money from New York BY
Obviating the payment Of commissions
to New York banks for the transfer
OF money by their bank correspondents
in other cities.
How 1t Can be Done.
For instance, if a bank in FL PasO,
which is not a government depositary,
receives government check from a
customer for $4,000 and the bank
happens to need at this particular time
a credit of $4,000 in New York, all
the FL PasO bank will have to do.
instead Of buying exchange on New
York for $4,000, will be to mail its
check to its correspondent bank in
New York for this amount The New
York bank viii put the check through
the clearing house at New York to a
government depOsitary bank and re-
Ceive credit or currency for the amount
Thus the transfer Of funds is made
without expense.
The new system will be a great ad-
vantage to the government, as il will
concentrate the entire accounting in
the office Of the treasurer of the United
States. The secretary Of the treasury
will therefore know precisely each day
the amount paid out by disbursing Of
ficers and by each depositary. Under
the present system the accounts Of the
disbursing officers are scattered all
over the country, so that it is impos-
Sible to know the exact fiscal cOndi-
ton Of the government at any precise
time.
Another beneficent feature Of the
new practice will be the thousands of
dollars saved to the government pen
sioners, as they viii be able to collect
their pension checks without the pay
ment of exchange.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25
IETER-TRIBAI. INDIAN
WEDDING AT PHOENIX. ARTZ.

Phoenix, Ariz., Jan 25-An inter
tribal wedding Of more than usual IN
gerest took place at the home of G. W
Goodman, superintendent Of the Phoe-
nix Indian school. when Alice Morris. a
PaWnee girl from Oklahoma, became
the bride of John Breckenridge, a Pima
living at ella Crossing, south of Phoe-
nix
After the ceremony the couple and a
large number Of guests went to the
clubhouse on the indian school grounds.
where a wedding supper was served.
Many beautiful and costly presents
were received.
The bride is quite wealthy and has
an allotment Of land in Oklahoma. be-
sides other property. For some time
she has been employed as an instruct
ress at the school and it was there
that she met Breckenridge. Brecken-
ridge was born in Maricopa county and
has lived here all his life. He is a
prosperous farmer and his products
have taken a number Of premiums at
the state fair
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25
MARSHALL WAITS
TO SEE GOV. HUNT
SITS in office Nearly an Hour, IN
known, While Others Go Into Of
fice of ArlzOna Executive.

nee OF AElEOu1 executive
Phoenix, Ariz-, Jan. 25.-'F'or nearly
an hour Thomas R. Marshall, next vice
president of the United States, sat in
the office Of governor George Hunt
waiting for an audience with the Arl-
iona executive
Governor Marshall rode to the capt.
tol on 6 street car to see governor
Hunt. No one recognized him in the
capitol lobbies, and he slipped quietly
into the governors main office. Some
one was just coming out OF the gov
errors private office and another per
son separated himself from one OF the
chairs for waiting visitors and went
in. Nearly all the chairs were full, so
governor Marshall took one and waited
his turn
Leroy A L.add, private secretary to
governor Hunt, was the only person IN
the room who had ever seen Mr.. Mar
shall Ladd was q member OF the re-
ceDtiOn committee that met the lnd1-
anan on arrival. But when Marshall
took his place in the waiting line LAID
scarcely looked up He was busy and
he merely noted that his chief had
one more visitor to see
One by one the waiting ones were
admitted to the private office, and
one by one they went away. The man
in the chair next to Marshall fell asleep
and began to snOFe gently
Finally Charles R. OSburn, secretary
OF the board of control hurried in to
see governor Hunt Osburn had bust
ness that wouldn't wait, and he pushed
right into the sanctum sanctorum, re-
CARELESS Of whOmsoever might be there.
After a minutes conversation with the
governor Osburn left
In the outer office Osburn noticed
small, gray haired man, patiently
waiting. He knew that he had seen
pictures of that face somewhere He
edged around where he could get
side view; then he tiptOed back into
the private office
Governor" Osburn said. 7 think
the vice president is waiting to see
you"
Governor Hunt Knocked over two
chairs on his way to the door. a sec
ond later he was wringing the hand
of Thomas R. Marshall and demanding
to know just how long he had been
kept waiting.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25
WOMEN WANT 4 SAY IN
FRAMING THE PHOENIX CHARTER.

Phoenix, Arlz-s San. zJ.--1esOlutions
demanding that women be given rep
resentatiOn on the committee of 100
appointed to engineer the charter cleo
ton and keep a guiding hand on
municipal affairs, were adopted by the
Civic league OF Phoenix at its last
meeting At the same meeting the
women took the first step toward a
campaign to reduce the high cost of
living
A committee of three was named to
visit merchants and others and en-
deavOr to fix the responsibility for the
high prices of foOdstuffs.