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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-04-29

SOtR epe NsseSe s's'sS SSs~S'e - .''~''~s
taken. She rose as I crossed the room,
and from her manner ! judged that
she welcomed this chance of address.
ing me.
"You have scorned the library to-
night. Has there been trouble? Is
Aunt Octavia alarmed about any
thing"
Cecilia was a beautiful. charming
woman Of the world. but ! felt her
spell less tonight. II may be that the
presence Of Hezekiah's slipper In my
inside coat pocket. pressing rather In
sistentiy against my ribs, acted as
counterirritant.
you are In difficulty, Miss Cecilia"
I said. please tell me In what way
I may serve you"
IL don't know why ] should appeal
to you
mo reason Is necessary. have told
you before that you need only to com
mand me. We may be Interrupted
any moment Pray 10 on"
II have lost an article OF the greatest
value to me. II has been taken from
my room"
For moment only | read distrust
and suspicion In her eyes as 1t occur
red to her that had access to every
part Of the house, but my manner
seemed to restore her confidence. And
she could not have forgotten that her
own father had met her secretly on the
roof OF house that was denied him
and that was perfectly cognizant of
the fact
81 am sure You can be Of assistance"
she said There's something behind
this ghost story. Some one has been
In aud about the house. You believe
that2"
Yes. There has really been sort of
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-04-29

tered "Please keep .u.s MON nuu,
Oetsviai can't tell you how impor.
tant II is that she be kept In Ignorance
Of my loss. The consequences, II she
knew, might be very distressing"
Miss Octavia was carrying the in.
vincible John Stewart Dick away to
the billiard room. He giared at me
murderously as he trailed glumly after
the lady Of the manor. The others
were crowding about Cecilia again, and
yielded to them willingly. As
sauntered toward the door Ormsby de.
tanned me a moment. His manner
was arrogant and he Kissed rather
than spoke.
"Tm directed to command your pres.
ence at the Prescott Arms tomorrow
at II O'Clock. The business is impor-
tant."
III regret, my dear brother, that I
shall be unable to sit with you at that
hour In committee Of the whole, and
for two reasons. The first h that I
am paired with Lord Arrowood. You
refused to take him into your base
compact and allowed him to DO thrown
out OF the inn for not paying his bill.
The act was deficient In generosity and
gallantry."
Then l suppose you would think 1t
q flne thing for such pauper to marry
q woman like that--like that, sayT
and he jerked his head toward Cecilia.
Il consider lord Of Arrowood an,
good as the proprietor of q knitttns|
mill any day, II you press ne for AMI
opinion" replied amiably.
"And this from a chimney sweeprl
he sneered.
"Yon natter me, my dear OR. I've
renowned SCOT and become q gentle
man adventurer merely to prevent q
type that long illumined popular DC.
ton from becoming extinct I advise
you to oil the void existing in the
heavy villain class. Believe me, your
talents would carry you far. Study
Dumas and forget the wool market
and you will lead happier life. My
, second reason for declining to meet
you at the Arms at IL tomorrow 10
merely that the hour Is inconvenient
l assume that you mean to urge lunch
con upon me, and never eat before 1.
Ny doctor has warned me to avoid
early luncheons II would preserve my
figure, Of which you may well believe
me Justly prcud."
you're u covard-thats all there is
to that. dare YOU to Gomez
well. as I think Of It, I'd rather be
dared than invited. II find It quite
convenient shall drop In. But you
needn't keep the wafiies hot for me.
Good evening"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-04-29

gnost, you KNOW
She shrugged her shoulders. Cecilia
had no patience with ghosts. and We
were losing time. My conversation
with Cecilia was annoying Virgins. al
was plain from his nervousness.
II went to my room for a moment
while Aunt Octavia was above, with
you. I suppose, Just after the chimney
gave another Of its strange demonstra-
tons. I remembered that had left
my little silver bound book. that ! usu-
ally carry with me, on my dressing
room table. 1t contains a memoran-
dunn Of great importance to me. Il
positively cannot be duplicated. ! am
sure II was there when. came down
to dinner. But It was not on my dress
Ing table or anywhere to DO found"
you may DO mistaken as to where
you left It. You would not be absolute
~ positive that you left It on the dress
ing tableT
There 10 not the slightest question
about It. had been looking at It Just
before dinner. I had sent you a note.
you know, Immediately after you came
back and hurried down to see you"
"Yes; l recall that You were In the
library when I came down. And
think remember having seen the little
trinket-slightly smaller than a card
case, silver backed and only few
leaves. You had 1t In your hand the
other night when came In after Mr.
Hume had left"
She flushed slightly'at this. but readi.
ly acquiesced In my description. Miss
Octavia's inquiry as to whether had
seen the book came back to me and
no less clearly her withdrawal Of her
question almost the moment she had
spoken II.
felt the sudden infringement Of
Hexeklah's slipper upon my own con
science. II I may 50 state the matter
Hezekiah, playing ghost. had confessed
to me that she had visited Cecilia'i
room. Hezekiah. amusing herself with
the library chimney and frightening
the servants by stealing into the for
hidden house through the coalhole. wal
a culprit to be scolded and forgiven
But what Of .Hezekiah mischlevously
filching an article Of real value to he,
sister? did not like this turn o.
affairs. | must get back to the roof
6nd Hezeklah and compel her to re
turn the silver book. Only by tactful
Iy managing this could l serve well al
the members Of the house Of Holllster
But first ! must leave Cecilia with ,
Tranquil mind.
II thank you for conhding this mat
ter to me. Miss Hollister. Please d,
not attach suspicion to any one until
have seen you again"
But II you should be unable to re
store
II assure you thnt the book Is no
lost. 1t has been misnid. that's all.
shall return II to you at breakfast.
give you my word"
DO you really mean ~" she fal
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my discoveries by sending In ahead OF
me this morning for the plans Of the
house"
] watched her narrowly. but she
was In no wise discounted.
well, I burned them the moment
Hilda brought them back" she laugh
ef. ~ had faith In you. and I wanted
you to manage II all for yourself.
rather guessed that you would go to
PeppertOn. That was when | still be-
lieved."
But you must 20 on believing
Mnkebelieving II the main cornerstone
and the keystone Of the arch Of the
happy life"
you are sure you are not hooking
4 foolish old womanr'
"You are the wisest woman ! ever
knew" ! asserted. and my heart was
In the words.
81 believe you have persuaded me.
but Cecilia''-
Leave It to me; trust me; lean upon
me. assure you that ell will be
we'll"
She bent her head and yielded her
self to reverie for a moment. Then
she sprahg to her feet In that indie
scribably light. graceful way that
erased at least fifty Of her years from
the reckoning and was herself again.
ARNOLD Ames," she said, laughing u
little but gazing up at me with unmis-
taxable confidence and liking In her
eyes. I'VE will 60 through with this 10
the end. And whether that slipper
really fell ut your feet In Beacon
street or in the even less likely pre-
cincts Of Rittenhouse square or under
the windows Of the Spanish embassy
In Washington. I believe that you are
my good knight and that you will zee
me safely through this singular adven-
ture."
And I, Arnold Anes. but ntery a
student of chimneys. bent and kissed
Miss Octavia's hand.
She led the way to the library,
where thought 1t well to appear foE
moment. and ] was heartily glad
that | did 30. 1t was Joy enough for
tuut uC huvC CuthSu
such glances Of hatred and suspicion
as the suitors bent upon me. There
they were, some standing. some seat
ed, about Cecilia. l bowed low from
the door. feeling that to offer my hand
to these gentlemen In their presen,
temper would be too severe strain
upon their manners. As Miss Octavis
appeared several Of them advanced
courteously and engaged her In con
versation. She found seat and call
ed the others to her on the plea tina
she wished to ask them their opinion
touching some matter. believe I
was a late rumor that Andree, wht
had gone ballooning to discover thu
Hyperboreans. had been heard o.
somewhere.
Cecilia appeared distract. and won
dered what new turn her affairs hat
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"Dr. Thomas Electric Oil is the
best remedy for that often fatal dis.
ease-croup. Has been used with
success in our family for eight years"
Mrs. l.. Whiteacre, Buffalo. N. Y.
Advertisement. :
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CHAPTER XVI.
lady's Slipper.

= recall It she was very much
"a ut her ease. She sat on one
foot and the other beat the
trunk LIGHTLY She waa ha ra-
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in dwelling certainly appre-
a
sive Of heating and plumbing 49, 500
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for
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-16

had continual bowel trouble. From
the day she began taking DR.. Cald.
wells Syrup Pepsin she has had no
further inconvenience and naturally
she is glad to say kind things of this
remedy.
A bottle can be bought OF any drug
gist at fifty cents or one dollar People
usually buy the fifty cent size first, and
then. having convinced themselves Of
its merits, they buy the dollar size.
which is more economical Results are
always guaranteed or money will be
refunded. Elderly persons of both
sexes can follow these suggestions
with every assurance of good results.
Families wishing to try free sam.
pie bottle can obtain 1t postpaid by ad-
dressing DR.. w. B. Caldwell, 419 Wash.
ington St., Monticello, Ill. A postal
card with your name and address on
1t will do.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-16
TAKES OFF DANDRUFF
HAIR STOPS FALLING
Girls! Try Thlsi Makes Hair Thick,
Glossy, Fluffy, eeautlfu,--No
More Itching Scalp.

Within ten minutes after an appli.
cation Of Danderine you cannot find a
single trace Of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch, but what
will please you most will be after q
few weeks use. when you see new
hair. fine and downy at frst-yes--but
really new hair-growing all over the
scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou.
bles the beauty Of your hair. No dif.
ference how dull. faded, brittle and
scraggy, Just moisten a cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw II
through your hair. taking one small
strand at time. The effect is amaz-
ing-your hair will be light. fluffy and
wavy. and have an appearance OF
abundance: an Incompatible luster.
softness and luxuriance.
Get a 25 cent bottle Of Knowlton's g
Danderine from any store. and prove
that your hair Is as pretty and soft
as any-that 1t has been neglected or
injured by careless treatment-that's
all--you surely can have beautiful hair
and lots of 1t II you will just try lit
tie Danderine. Adv.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-16
FIGURING OUT THE SCHEDULE
Farmer Needed No Time Table tc
Know Just When the Car Would
Come Along.

"Out at Stop-well on secono
thought We will not give the number
Of the stop. because that would iden.
tify the person this story is about a
little too closely. Out In the cOun'
try. at a place where the interurban
cars stop. We waited for home
bound trolled the other day. A man
came out OF house by the side OF the
road, and waited beside US.
Are you going to take this carp
we asked
Hope so." he replied. III my wife
gets here In time will"
How soon doc the car Gomez"
wait an III see, was the reply
Then he shouted to the house:
Mary. how soon are you goin' tC
be ready?"
IN just ten minutes. john" came
the reply through an open up
stairs window. The farmer nodded
to US.
III she's tellin' the TRUTH" he said
the car'll he here in jest nine min
utes an half An they amt another
car fer an hour."-Cleveland Plair
Dealer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-16
Siorat,,res on PAINTINGS

Experts rarely rely on signatures
alone to determine the authenticity of
an old painting. but trust rather to
their knowledge OF the painters tech.
niQue. Sometimes the painters name
is found In a conspicuous place. as
for instance. In Raphael's "Sposalizo"
ut Milan.
Proud OF having surpassed his mas.
ter the youthful genius wrote on n
frieze In the very center of the can
vas. Raphael Urbinas."
Reynolds hardly ever signed his
work. But upon the completion OF the
portrait OF Mrs. Siddons as "The Trag.
ic Muse" he wrote his name large on
the gold embroidery Of her dress. He
was unable. he said. ito resist the
temptation Of sending my name to pos
terity on the hem of your garment"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-16
A FOOD DRINK
Which erings Daily Enjoyment.

A lady doctor writes:
Though busy hourly with my own
affairs. will not deny myself the pleas.
ure of taking few minutes to tell OF
my enjoyment daily obtained from my
morning cup OF Postum. 1t is a food
beverage, not an irritant like coffee.
Il began to use Postum 8 years ago,
not because ! wanted to, but because
coffee, which I dearly loved, made my
nights long. weary periods to be dread.
ed and uniting me for business during
the day.
"On advice OF q friend. I first tried
Postum, making 1t carefully as sug-
gested on the package. As ! had al.
ways used cream and no sugar. !
mixed my Postum SO. 1t looked good.
was clear and fragrant. and 1t was q
pleasure to see the cream color It as
my Kentucky friend wanted her cof.
fee to look-'like new saddle
Then tasted 1t critically. for had
tried many substitutes for coffee. !
was pleased. yes, satisfied with my
Postum In taste and effect, and am yet,
being q constant user Of 1t all these
years. continually assure my friends
and acquaintances that they will like 1t
In place of coffee. and receive benefit
from its use. have gained weight,
can sleep and am not nervous"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for the little book,
"The Road to Wellville."
Postum comes In two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled.
instant Postum Is soluble powder.
A teaspoonful dissolves quickly In a
cup of hot water and. with cream and
sugar, makes q delicious beverage In
stantiy. Grocers sell both kinds.
There's Q reason" for Postum
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-16
"CASCARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH LIVER
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biIiousness or constipation
by morning.
Get q 1O.cent box now.

Turn tho rascals out--the headache.
bilousness. indigestion. the sick. sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions of men and women take
Cascaret now and then and never
know tho misery caused by q lazy
liver. clogged bowels or an upset stom.
ach.
Don't put In another day Of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach:
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all tho constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10.cent box from
any drug store means a clear head.
sweet stomach and clean. healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill.
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-16
Gretna Green Ceremony.

A young couple who arrived at Ber.
wick the other Sunday were married
after the Scottish fashion in a delight.
fully simple way.
They drove over the border into
Scotland. and stopping at a spot
where two men were seated, the young
man said that he and the lady wished
to be married and that they could not
adopt the conventional method. as II
would be stopped directly the banns
were put up.
The couple then formally took each
other for man and wife before the two
witnesses. and o document to that ef
feet was produced and signed by the
parties and the witnesses.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-16
oInlno Early,

Lord Shaw told a good story At .
dinner to the Bench and Bar given re.
Gently by the Fishmongers' company.
He said that in the old days the Scot
tish bench In Edinburgh were Lccus'
toned to dine at four o'clock In the
afternoon, and sometimes these con-
vivial gatherings were prolonged to o
late--or early-hour. as the case
might be.
At two O'Clock one afternoon q client
called at the house OF a distinguished
lawyer and asked to see the master
Hes at dinner" replied the maid,
AT dinner!" gasped the caller. Din.
ner at two o'clock In the afternoon! !!
Surely your master danes early?"
NO." replied the maid. TITS yester.
days dinner he's stu estin'i"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-16
over the correspondence that had
accumulated during his absence.


accumulated during his absence.
Someone opened the door behind
him and slipped into q chair. lie
turned his head slightly. saw dark.
curly head the outline OF white clad
shoulder. and arm and a slim brown
hand poislng a pencil over a fresh
notebook.
Churchill's feet came down from the
table and his hat few into corner.
Good morning." he said crisply.
Are you ready?"
Yes" was the low.toned reply
please take this letter: The
Goodenuf Film Company. San Fran.
cisco. California. Gentelmen: Refer
ring to my several inquiries concern
ing the whereabouts OF Miss Lillian
Delorme until recently member OF
your company OF players. may | not
impose upon your courtesy a little
further and ask you to institute some
inquiry. in whatever direction you may
deem advisable. concerning the desti'
nation of Miss Delorme when she left
San Francisco. am very anxious to
find her present whereabouts and"
"Oh. excues mel" cried the steno.
grapher breathlessly.
Going too fast for you?" he asked
kindly.
"No-but, please, Mr.. Churchill!"
He whirled around In his chair and
stared with unbelieving eyes into the
blushing startled face of--Miss Wild
fire herself
an absurdly long time but 1t was
rather disconcerting TO search the
west for trace OF Bess Delorme and
come back to the east to find her
prosaically established In his firms
business oftlce
to explain to Bessie Delorme why
he wanted to see her and to hear from
her lips that she had decided not to be
an actress after all and that she had
taken her dying fathers advice and
gone east to seek work In New York
her only aid had been one oI
Churchilrs business cards fOunt
among her fathers effects.
well, Churchill said his sales
manager when at last he interviewed
the travelling man. You can pu
mourning band on your sleeve-ln
going to change your territory"
mot New England?" asked
Church delightedly.
YES thought you'd kick lot ove
it-you-ve been 80 keen for the west
Il was looking for something ou
there but I've found 1t now. say Mr.
Robinson, fix 1t up SO ] can have
month of In October. will your
mot getting married?" asked tn
other.
Perhaps" returned Churchill guard
edly. but in his heart he knew tina
Miss Wildflre and he had not crosse
the continent in search Of each Othe
In vain.
"Then I'll see that you get a pas
over the line to Niagara Falls.
!, grinned his chief.
copyright, 1918. by the Mcclure New
paper Syndicate)
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-16
old People Need
A Bowel Stit711llQf1t
The Ideal One Is a Mid Laxative.
Tonic That VIII Keep fhe BosUeis
Gently Active.

Healthy old age Is so absolutely de-
pendent upon the condition of the bow.
els that great care should be taken to
see that they act regularly. The fact
10 that as age advances the stomach
muscles become weak and inactive and
the liver does not store up the juices
that are necessary to prompt digestion.
Some help can be obtained by eating
easily digested foods and by plenty of
exercise. but this latter is irksome to
most elderly people. One thing is GER
tain, that state of constipation should
always be avoided, as it Is dangerous
to life and health. The best plan Is
TO take a mild laxative as often as Is
deemed necessary. But with equal Ger.
tainty 1t is suggested that cathartics.
purgatives. physics, salts and pills be
avoided. as they do but temporary good
and are SO harsh as to be a shock to q
delicate system.
A much better plan and one that
thousands Of elderly people are follow.
ing. is to take gentle laxative-tonic
like DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. which
acts as nearly like nature as is possible.
In fact. the tendency of this remedy
Is to strengthen the stomach and bowel
muscles and SO train them to act natu-
rally again. when medicines OF all
kinds can usually be dispensed with.
This Il the opinion of many people Of
different ages. among them Mrs. Mary
"A. p. Davidson Of University Mound
Home. San Francisco. Cal. She is IS
and because Of her sedentary habits
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-16
h0 Obeyed.

Willie was struggling through the
story In his reading lesson. mo, said
the captain" he read, ut was not q
sloop. 1t was larger vessel. BY the
rig judged her to be a.a-a-a-''
The word was new to him.
"BarQue!" replied the teacher.
Still Willie hesitated.
'Barque!" repeated the teacher. this
time sharply.
Willie looked as though he had not
heard Alright. Then with an appre-
hensive glance around the class he
shouted:
"Bow.wow!"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-16
SNAKES THAT REALLY WALK
Scientists Assert They Have Method
Of loeomotIon Of Which Few
Are Aware.

Apropos of the recent discovery In
Africa Of the Gigantosaurus Africanua
It is interesting to note the many facts
which point to the conclusion that
snakes swan before they took to land
1t is not impossible that the traces OF
former snake locomotion which are
found In the python and other snakes
are the remains OF former fms. II is
said that when the reptiles came to
land and learned to burrow In the sand
they lost these.
There II one explanation OF tho ru.
dimentary foot of modern times In the
snake world, and that is In the re-
mains of the flying dragon, When the
dragons ceased to fly and came to
earth It 10 said that some Of them sur.
vived 40 snakes and that the remains
of their feet and wings survive In the
species that tempted Adam and Eve.
The usual method Of walking In the
snake tribe IL peculiar and 10 more like
walking In q bag. A snake walks; he
does not crawl. as the average layman
imagines. Snakes walk on their ribs.
The old Germans or Teutons used to
have q warlike custom of prOclaiming
their kings. The sturdy warriors
would lock their brazen shields togeth.
er lifted high above their heads. on
which the future king was elevated.
The snakes belly 10 In some respects
like the interlocked shields. His feet
are his ribs. which he ID capable Of
working forward or backward. at the
same time bending them.
Over each rib there 10 . shield. and
40 the foot moves the point Of the foot
IL lowered and digs into the ground or
takes hold Of any projection on the
surface over which II 10 going This
moves his bulk along. He also curls
himself up and thus moves along more
swiftly. Grabbing with his front ribs.
an ugly snake can hold fast while he
pulls up his other half Scientists do
not believe that snakes eau spring.
but that they sometimes Jump,
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-16
Easy Winner.

Senator Kay Pittman was talking
In Tonopah about two lobbyists who
had quarreled.
But there's no fear" he said. "of
their manning or mutilating each 9th.
er. They are like Blum and STUFF.
"'Who came out ahead q man
asked, in that street row between
Bluff and Stuff?'
"'Stuff did, was the answer. blu,
he had half q streets start"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-16
Landsca ape Would 30 Hazy.

Il wonder why it is that Joy rides
are always taken at mighty"
"Chle1y. l suspect. because the per-
son who is in the mood for q Joy ride
is seldom In condition to view the
scenery"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-16

Good positions far exceed the sup
ply OF good material available to mn
Ohio State Journal
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-16
Seldom Are.

Did you attend that terrible play?"
II did,"
And was It az immoral as you had
been led to hope?"