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she'd be the very first to put her arms
around her and-and.---"
Then" said Wanda gently. "doll
tell her; and keep your IDEAL
! oh" he scofted. nettled. "yol
think"
Il think" she finished. 1--WE belong
in the twentieth century and not In
Laura Jean Libbey novel. | like YOU
You're all right-except what hap
pened 10 you. But IN not In your
class. had an education A real
one. A pretty good school and all that
before father died But It's hard
! cash that scores every time over edu.
cation. All education can do for a girl
today is to make her sick to get oat
of the class her bank account puts her
in. That's why I'm here aud why I've
got to talk and act like this 1t makes
! it easier It's u sort of armor Things
J don't hurt so much"
Don't say such things They hurt
Isn't there any more congenial work
that you could take up? With your
education, YOU could"
/ Il could starye In dozen daintily
genteel ways. | started my profession.
al life as stenographer But I soon
found it was pleasanter to work for a
corporation. You see a corporation
doesn't try to kiss you or want to take
You out to lunch. Don't look disguised
please I'm right in not marrying
YOU, I've got as much pride in my
own way, guess, as you have Maybe
more"
Pride doesn't come on in this scene
at all!' he protested Look here,
Wanda, hate to repeat myself so
often and to make a specialist OF my
self on single subject But you've
got to marry me love you. Just
say yes and save us both whole lot
of trouble. Please"
She shook her head until the metal
band that held the receiver to her ear
threw off dozen silyery reflections
from the dusk Of her hair.
Then he demanded, give me one
good sane reason for saying no.
"Oh, haven't I given you enough rea.
sons?'
Punk reasons. every one of 'em. A
good reason said"
There is one great reason" sh.
said slowly. "One that went told
YOU"
You mean you don't care for me?"
Il didn't say so. We needn't go into
that. But l."
Buz-z-z,
With little sigh she turned to the
transmitter,
Yes" she droned Yes. Mr.. Stand
ish is stopping here No don't think
he's come back from the capitol vet
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BEES SWARM ON BEAED
OF PENNSYLVANIA NAN.
SINGING HIM TO DEATH.

10 Pittsburg, Penn, July A.
o When jeremiah Kramer, aged
o ~. who resides on a large farm
o on the Windgap road. in Char
o tiers Township. entered his
o wagon shed this moraing he ,
0 ran into a lot OF bees, which q
o were about 10 swarm on project C
o ing beams. Instead of taking o
| O to the beams, the bees enyel- 0
oped Kramer and piled onto the o
o his two-foot-long whiskers. o
o Kramer yelled for help and 0
o fought the bees as best he o
o could. but he was soon blinded o
o and helpless from their stings. o
o The onslaught of the bees D
. soon rendered him unconscious 0
o and he was found bs his son. o
o Joshua, three hours later lying o
o on the wag0nshed floor. with 0
o the myriad of bees on his head. 0
0 arms and neck, which were o
D swollen to twice their natural o
D size. Although medical aid was
D hurriediy summoned Kramed o
} died this afternoon. o
D o o o o on
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CHAPTER II.
The Girl and the Boy.

The Hotel keswick telephone cir
was a character Even the politicians
who made the big Washington cara
yansary their headquarters recognized
that Some of them had sought to un
bend from their labors at law-buiiding
and law-sapping long enough to try &c
| improve their casual acquaintance with
her But they had one and all aban
doned the effort.
Not that Miss Wanda Kelly was In
the very least shy. No. she had a re.
sponsiye word for everybody Only,
sometimes that word had a queer way
| OF soaring instead of fiattering.
IF Joan of Arc had been brought
up In the alleys" once observed the
Honorable Tim Neligan and if she's
been nursed on iron tonic and learned
her alphabet from George AIDES fables.
she'd have been dead ringer for Wan
da Kelly.
To which the more or less Honor.
able Jim Blake had made reply:
Maybe that hello girl was all Wan.
da when she started out. But Kes-
wick switchboard course has made
her all Kelly | don't know why no
one reports her for being fresh Ex-
cept, maybe, that he'd have to tell
what he said to her to bring out the
fresh come back
In any c"s.e, no one did report Wan.
da Kelly There, in an alcove under
the great garish stairway, she sat day
after day manipulating her racks OF
switches. To her left were the tele.
phone booths; to her right the CORR.
dor where all the political world pass.
ed her In review Behind her-anl.
when voices Glanced to be raised In
eagerness or dispute. In easy ear-shot
was spot where far more history
was made than in the Capitol itself.
This historic place was a deep niche
known to local fame as the amen
corner" 1t was OFF the beaten track
of the corridor, yet vantage-point
whence everything was visible. Here
Jim Blake-long. lean, saturnine mas.
ter Of the machine-had way Of sit
ting, his eternal cigar in one corner
OF his mouth, his SLOUGH hat aslaut on
his head or under his chair. And here.
like filings to the magnet. the men who
cleaned in inns wake, and whose po-
ttieallife haRg ON his curt nod. would
cluster.
One evening as the dinner crowd |
was drifting along the corridor toward |
the huge dining.rooms. Wanda noted |
that the amen corner held but two |
men. Both of them she knew. and |
both were very evidently awaiting Jim |
Blake's return from the Capitol. More |
than one passer.by along the corridor |
nudged his companions and pointed |
out the elder Of the corners two occu-
pants.
The object of these surreptitious |
glances was a flne-looking, rather |
portly man of early middle age-the |
Honorable Mark Robertson, former |
governor of New York. present repre-
sentative in congress from the same
state and-equally important--Jim
8lake's son-in-law, More--he was the
nan whom the machine, at Its masters
orders, had slated as next speaker Of
he house. Yes, and perhaps II all
me heard were true, for far higher
)ffice later on.
Wanda Kelly knew this. And, thanks
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CHAPTER H.


| ne '"dcnlne.
THE reasonl" insisted Tom, "you
haven't told me yet"
THE reason. she answered Quietly.
is that you are Jim Blake's SON"
What's that got to do with it?" he
asked. puzzled.
Everything When | met you |
didn't know he was your father. II I
had"
But what difference does it make .
He's one of the biggest men In Wash
ington just now, of course. Perhaps
the biggest. But If you're going to
rake up that silly subject of social
standing again"
I'm not"
Then why does the fact that I'm his
SON"
Did you ever hear your father
speak Of Frank r KelIy?" she asked.
and the slangy light manner had fallen
away from her
Frank E. Kelly" repeated Tom.
NO Not that | remember. He's a
novelty to me. Who was he? A white
hope, or--?''
He was my father"
"Oh. | didn't mean to So dad
knew your father. did hep"
yes. My father was a congress.
man From New York. Just abont
the time when Mr.. Blake's organiza-
ton was first getting its teeth into the
csuntry's throat. Unluckily tor my IA.
Their, he was honest OF course Mr.
Blake and the rest didn't know that
when they pat him In Office, or they"
oh, o@me nowl That's rather
rough on"
When one of their crooked billa
came up--a bill as crooked as this
Mullins bill that every one is 30 ex.
cited over, this session-when such n
Dill came up. father refused to vote for
1t. 1t was close fight, and fathers
vote. with few more that he infin.
enced, beat the bill So Blake and the
others made an example OF him--ror
the good OF the party as they az.
pressed It,"
She ceased speaking. And a little
silence rested between them. Then
Tom said in voice none too steady:
wish | could tell you | know
you're mistaken. But I'm afraid you're
not. know they do those things-as
you said--'for the good OF the party!
Oh" he broke out fiercely, FITS that
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hejWOMAN
e. - M II Abe1f
~ HHo'elO% 23y3O1
NJ ~ TelhlMc
- <ou7ded an
- Mli2n COc mics Play
N. soss sss zste eass.,y illustrated @ aeW MrPy
mi /y2nnr(zY IN /32e1ap
HUSLldftQ GlZ1 I71Hlr ian ne y
6ad Dazzz9y ~ XL6am4y

to overheard scraps of amen.cornei
talk. she knew much more She had
OFTEN seen Robertson. Now aud then
she had received careless nod from
him or from his stately young wife,
Blake's only daughter. who SO often
while congress was In session ran
down from the Robertson house in
New York for sojoura Of day or
two with her husband and father at
the capital.
Yet Wanda wasted fewer thoughts
just now on the celebrity than on the
much younger man with whom he was
talking. And perhaps her thoughts
had teiepathic power For. as Robert
son strolled out into the foyer. his
companion crossed directly to the
switchboard rail and stood looking
down at the girl
Wanda did not see him. Or, il she
did, II was not with her eyes. And
before he could speak. the telephone
buzzer rasped out
Wanda" said the young man who
was leaning over the rail
1t was the third time he had broken
in. But, busy rafting the switch pegs.
she did not hear.
Wanda Kelly" he exclaimed, ex.
asperated.
She looked up with q suddenness
that startled him.
"Well?" she asked sharply.
"Will-will you marry me-" he
blurted, her unexpected word and look
driving the speech from his lips as
though he had been struck between
the shoulders.
Whats" she queried in polite sur
prise
i asked" he said trying to cover
up his impetuosity with a weak show /
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-05

OF irony, Il asked If you are going TO
marry me or not"
NO" she answered, unrufAed. Il am
not. That's the answer. Same as
when you asked me~before And the
time before that And so on back to
the beginning, And then some-until
you can learn to take No for an an
swer."
Il can't take it," he returned glumly,
and won't take it. Maybe you think
get lot of fun being thrown down
like this 1t means more to me than
you've got patience to hear. I'm going
all to smash. Oh, you needn't laugh.
1t ISM SO funny to me-"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-05
(When the Attention Of The Bull
letin is called to any misstatement
Of fact or to any error concerning
any man or thing, corrections viii
cheerfally be made.)
JULY 5 IN HISTORY.

Second bombardment of Ca
diz by British.
1S0S-Cuenca, Spain, taken by the
French and pillaged.
lS64--President Lincoln declared
Kentucky under martial Law
1S9s-General Toral again refused
10 surrender Santiago de
Cuba to tho Americans, and
the truce was extended.
1903 Breaking OF the 0akford
Park Dam near Jeannettee.
Pa
1912 Revolution threatened in
Portugal
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-05

Tall wicker vases and baskets Of
many shapes and sizes TO hang on the
wall are favorite flower holders.
Grays, green's. pinks, browns and
blues are only few OF the many coll
ors seen.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-05
sin,nllhed.

The driver of an automobile is call
ed chauffeur by those who ride
With him. but what pedestrians call
him is whole lot easier to spell.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-05
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I = Congressman staniish
su me Woman. believing themselves in
oNe' Spend a trial week As man and WIFE
IN hotel In northern New YORK under
assumed names. Tile Woman awakens 10
the taet that she does not love Stae,ilsh
anu cans theif engagement on. Standish
protests undying devotion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-05

The vast difference between the
words may" and shall" can be fit.
tfngiy described by those who have
gone before the parole board.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-05

No, I'm sure he hasn't. Shall | tell
him to call you up when he comes In
No? AIi',"
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Camel rraveiz 40 Niles a DAY.

A camel with an average load viii
travel % miles day. and when unin.
numbered it will reach 30 miles a day
sometimes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-05
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Wall Vases.

0 o Q o o o o Q o %
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-04
HOUSE PASSES
THE ARMY Bill.
PUTS VOLUNTEERS ME
FOOTING WITH REGULAR
ARMY.
Representative Mann in Debate
Makes Pertinent Remarks and
Quotes Past History.

WASHINGTON. Dec 3.-After q
discussion into wh.oI Republican
Leader Mann injected the Mexican
situation. the house today passed the
Hay army volunteer bill that I'm vary
ing forms has been talked Of at the
canitol for many years
The bill. which now goes 20 the SEN
ate. would put war volunteer forces on
an equal footing with the regular
army l, would provide that whenever
in the presidents Judgment war is
Imminent or actually exists. the presi-
dent may organize volunteer regi-
ments for war purposes The men.
instead OF eniisting for a short period
as In past wars. would enlist for the
war. The president would appoint
all the Officers. not more than four
regular Officers 20 De appointed to any
one volunteer regiment. The volun-
teer force thus formed would supple
ment IN" existing national guard or
militia. with which the bill would not
Interfere
Featured Debate.
Representative Nann's remarks on
the Mexican situation featured the de-
bate. Declariny that Of course Chair.
man Hay. of the military committee.
the administration and an other, con
nected with the bill would vigorously
deny that the measure was presented
now because the government was pre-
pairing for war with Mexico. be re
called that just before tho Spanish
American War the appropriations
committee presented bin To put 500
100000 In President NcIiinlcy's hands
Il took minute then 20 say" added
Mr. Mann that at least there was one
man IN the house who was not at
tempting 20 deceive himself while all
The others had said that this was not
In expectation or war. but to prevent
war. fear that the same situation
arises now"
Mr. Mann commented upon the fact
that Chairman Hay had pressed the
bill. introduced three days ago. To pas
sage Immediately following the Presi-
dents message ON Mexico
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-04
SUIT WILL TEST
The INCOME TAX
CLAIM IL MADE THAT 1T Is
PURELY CLASS LEGIS-
LATIO\.
Graduated Scale. II Is said. IBIS.
eliminates UnjustIy and
Violates Constitution.

CHICAGO Dec. CHARGES that
IN" income tax section Of the now tar.
lh law constitutes class legislation
ana is unconstitutional were made 10.
daN in test suit nled hero arainst
,I' continental end Commercial
trust SAVINGS bank ON behalf OF
Miss Elsi" De Wolfe Of New York
The uitod states government prob
ahi] viii be- asked to aid In defer. -
oi Ihr hIII. according TO Lew NaNer
counsel for fln bank who said he
would seek e conference with Aftor.
ueF General McBeynoldS TO discuss
carry Ir. The action 90 tho utfsd
"isi'e supreme court for rulinc
Ih" declaration. filed by Hourre
= o'h.t11 'i \'w York and Colin Fync
ni ihiraru Tor NIa. U. Wolfe .t
legged Chat th' fax violated tho arm
'ndW'nt fo 'ho constitution in fr.t
d'IiI'". Dor OF property without
.-' lIn''- oi law. ana fhaf violated
'.' fiN anne niW"nf iu DENYING hpr
equal protection under tho LAW
Unjust Determination
.'INNI'd scale OF taxation fre
I'' 'H'di'on alleged. diErriuUuatod IAN
".'In.i persons of incomes uu.
L'I fi''''n year. usually rafn.d
iI'.I industrial and artlsfi, pursuits
IN I"Nur of ffo.c with income moro
than 100000 e. year
i'' N'li' was sn actress She
i.'I''i from flo stage boz 100, and fs
ai present Ir Paris
1900 was uruulhf fo rowurt fb.
I1 IIN fhn interest on thirfv
'. power company. which fbo
I tI'd tnr ban. had declined to
.H} unI"-. Ni. uc Wolfe fIoI =, ,.r
li' .i" off "vr'rshlp. as provided b.,
'.' income faN HV Damages of 81
'I' sh.d in each 0f fyo counts
lew MHft.. attorney fOr tho bart
iId inn -Iif would ln madc fo.f
cas-. II. aleo s4ii hc would rr1h4hl,
.'..'r Win Attorney General NcRe,
null-. Hud rlEht ask thar th. prn4rf.
9'hl OF Justice ho represented in the
defense Of tho hUI
IIn pIaiutin ALLEGES thar OBJ, income
IaN D. rof uniform. and frrf tho law
pr. therefore. unconstitutional be-
cause
If P. Imposed on only 4-l N01 ir +,
population of about qn 600 uuO and The
n'f ous Who pay tlo faN how. NOT con
scntcd to lis imposition.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-04
ZELAYARELEASED
FROM The TOMBS
NlCARAGUA HAS WITHDRAWN
IT'S REQUEST FOR EN-
TRADITION.
Two Conditions Imposed by Mica
ragua. One That He Return
at Once 10 Barcelona

NEW YORK. Dec g Jos. SANTOS
I'IaFd. the former NIcaraEuiu pr..I
u"nt who was arrested here 90 Wee.
ago a. tho instance of hI- government
which charged him with fn. murder
OF Two COuutrymeu BOO fI.4. Wal. 10.
leased from the Toni. fu.ui.E. after
,he Federal authorti.s Deg. Ial re.
cciNed word from flo State depart.
m"ut Thar Nicaragua bad withdrawn
t- application for ui~ cNf.aGItiUu
Two conditions were imposed uuou
/eIaya. to both o. which ho 4lrr,I.
according tO hia counsel. Clarence g.
Galst'In. who said la was fr cDr.rruuf
cation Indirectly With Tho <Ir.rIeuar
luf"rnuUut to-day. through fH. Amer
lean Stat" Department I.l.tl ni.
government stipulated must Dot mis-
ln Central American pulrID- .iu and
must leave tho United States '.r Spain
within reasonable tW. NIrr In
has iui bod his business f..f brought
him t1 Sew York. In|trI said. D..
would sail f1r Spain. fIsrn fp rrsM.
and engage boo commercial r.raI.f.
Conditions Not Disclosed
conditions besides those fY which
Iolly1 arrrod were originally mnu-ef
- t.. \icararu8n government and
Transmitted to hi. counsel hero. Mr.
Ga..fon said Th. lawyer would rof
disclose fhr nature D. fHDn. Iuf H..
I1r'wtuf DirI1I. HHI .u f..U ...I fHu
NIUararr1u governments fHIf I.l.r
would not con .rrf fu fhlm N- r.I
for aI1 hn would .ln r statement
tomorrow GOVERNS /.HtI. .f... .r.
fh.e etlf.urrf might contain fhr fl.f
u. fNo .fIlulafIors NII.H /H.l r.
fused fn accept
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-04
WAS UNABLE TO
IDENTIFY CRAIG
DEFENSE SCORES IN TRIAL
FOR MURDER or DIR. HELEN
kNABE.
State Gets In Damaging Conver-
sation of DIR. Craig Relative TO
the Murdered Woman.

SHELBYNlLLE. Ind. Dec 3-One
OF the props fell from under the
states case today when Harry W
Haskett failed TO identity positively
DIR. William II. Craig as the man ne
saw coming out Of the areaway OF
the indianapolis apartment house in
which Dr. Helene Knabe lived. on the
night OF the latter's death.
Haskett testifying at the trial of
DR.. Craig for the murder Of Dr.
knabe. gazed intently AZ the accused
man for a few moments and then
said: He looks like the man" La
ter. under cruss-eNamination. Has
kett was asked Are YOU willing
10 swear positively that Dr. Craig is
the man you saw coming ont OF the
passageway?"
II am not" was Haskett's reply
Haskell testified that while he was
passing the apartn,Cat house about
l1:2O O'Clock on the uicht of October
23. 1911. he encountered a man who
was walking hrishly out OF the ad-
joining areaway Tnc man walked
IN front OF him. be- said. and then
turned south in the direction from
which Haskell had come Haskett
said that he stopped and looked af-
ter the retreating figure which
passed under the street light on the
corner short distance away.
Did Not Tally.
Asked 20 describe the man Has
kett said he was tall. weighing about
$50 pounds and had a dark nous
tache. He wore 2 crush haf and a
long overcoat He did not wear
glasses. Craig has a dark moustache
but weighs more than POO hounds.
and wears glasses when Craic was
pointed ont 20 Ilasko-t subsequently
by Detective Harry C. Webster on
the streets OF indianapolis. Haskatt
said he was unable 10 identify Craig
positively as The man he had on
couhjered. Then as today. he said:
He looks like the man"
The State scored % point Ia+a in tho
day when the court admitted tho ras-
timOny Of Dr. otto Wagner former st,-
perintendent Of the Indiana Vetorina-
~ College. in regard 10 a conversation
ne had with DR. Craig concerning Or.
hnabe ON Scptember -. 1871 A
further effort was made 10 have this
testimony excluded as irrelevant.
Or. Wasner's Testimony.
Dr. Wagner declared ne had snokon
10 Dr. Craig and ir \ D. Roberts
about giving up their lecture hours st
Tho school on that i'y in order 20 nor.
NIT Dr. knabe 10 address the students
He said that Dr Roberts had readily
agreed 70 give way ro Dr Knabo
When 7 put the question 10 Dr
Craig. said the Witness "hp arose
rom HIS seat with q show os irritation
and said.
"'Oh. tell hor 20 co tp he'll. told
him that could NOT carr. any such
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-04
Disa strous Flood Hits
Central Part of Texas
VAST AREA Is INUNDATED
AND MANY LIVES
LOST.
Train Service DemOralized and
Damage TO Property Will Run
Into Thousands.

DALLAS. Texas. Dec. swim
ihree rivers. the Trinity. Brazos ana
Colorado and innumerable small
streams out Of their banks as a re-
SUIT or torrential rains which began
Monday night and still continue the
hood situation in Central Texas has
assumed serious proportions.
Within territory zoo miles in
length and 100 miles in width. alnnosf
an OF the ovlands are under water.
aproXimately $1,000 persons have
been driven from their homes. scores
have been rescued from tree tons and
noating wreckage. several railroads
lions and much damage has been done
nave been forced to sus pend opera-
10 property
seven persons are known 10 have
lost their lives Yesterday five mem
hcrs OF the family Of W & Polk n
iarmer were drowned az Belton and
Is. p. Lacy and n man named Naniev
met the same fate near Dallas late
today. Manley lost his life while AZ.
'tmpilnc 10 rescue marooned victims
At the village Of Grand Prairie.
Waco Most Serious.
waco. ON The Brazos river. and in
me center of the flooded area re-
ported tho most serious situation 10.
gay snCtor- of that city known a.
SCUM ana Fast Waco are under water.
ahp lt is estimated that more than
i'.l.' residents were made homeless.
ln mat city property damage is esfi-
mated 10 excess Of $4,000 The mill
tcontinued on Pag. ni.v.ul