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this state OF matrimonial bIiss7 That's
no small detail. you know. even though
II escaped for the moment
Three weeks
Three weeks He almost reeled
.Thnt's long time In these days
of speedy divorces said Afedcroft
blandly.
The Care de Est was thronged with
people when Brock appeared fully half
an hour before departing to? In no
little disnay he found llIniseS wonder
Ing II the whole OF Paris was going
away or. on the other hand. IL the rest
of the continent was arriving, He felt
fool in Medcroft.s Indispensable check
ed suit. and the eyeglass was Il much
more obstinate. untractable thing than
he had even suspected It could be.
The right side OF his face was IN n
condition OF semiparalysis. due to the
muscular exactions required He bad
sickening fear that the scowl that
marked his brow was destined to form
perpetual alliance with the smirk at
the corner Of his nose, forever destroy.
Ing the symmetry OF his face. II one
who has not the proper facial con-
struction will but attempt the feat OF
holding a monocle In place for un-
broken hours be may come 10 apprect-
ate at least one OF the trials which be-
set poor Brock.
Every one seemed to be staring at
him. He heard more than one Ameri-
can In the scurrying throng say to an
other. English" and be felt relieved
until an Eng'ishman or two upset bis
confidence by brutaTIy abiding to him
as a COMPOUNDED American toady."
1t was quite train time before Mrs.
Medcroft was seen hurryinG In from
the carriage way. pursued by trio Of
facteurs laden with bags and boxes.
Don't shake hands, she warned In
quick whisper as they came together.
II recognized you By the clothes" a.
Thank God. IT wasn't my face" he
cried, Are rom trunks checkedY
Yes. this afternoon have nothing
but the bags. You have the tickets?'
1HeH itt w XXI dbodtus JHo1 SOutoHl4
get here earlier" she whispered guilt
fly We bad to say goodby. you know.
Poor old Roxy! How he hated It!
sent Burton and 0'Rrien on ahead Of
me. My sister brought them here IN
her carriage. and dare say they're
aboard and abed by this time. You
didn't see them? But. OF course. you
wouldn't know my maids How stupid
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PROLOGUE

Itte humorous tale, written
oC1feheon,s best vein, Is
..IIiess n re morals, despite IFS
Ne. and cumulative IN It's Infer
4 may Be stared IN strict
||Idcnce that Edith did NOT
.1If5 have more Than one hus-
.| consequently the gentle
..|r need harbor no oppre-
..on on fhfs score. Like all
.| estimdbls married women.
ne Had only one husband, buf
@1usf1hces arose through
~ II seemed necessary for
|r.bond 70 Be n two places
n. same time, qnd how fhis
~. 1ccompIished and whaf the
come pas Bur waifo bff; let
.|rrs Barr Mccufcheon the
.cs ~ stoyy teiiers. unfold
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| u MS 81 IN illafsltaI They NJ,
/ their il2trnetiolaS Ilokbufy Doesn't !,
sound did 10 yuli
Bfpk was Is sy,l,l with apilfehe,l
sim is riley walked down TIE Hue ..
wagons ITS III TIE wake IL the lk'e Ifot
err Mrs aIpdrtuft WIS A. self pQs
sesscd and ~ iefaisce a. Ile wins ~ q
enxe and awkward A. they nss:eiltlef
the steps 0f the raIriarp slle iiifIlvd
back 10 him and Mid with The nttl
nnIielous twinkle III her rysss
"i'I noi Il BIZ nervous.
rBut you've been married ~ n0fh
longer that fslyes he feeppule.l
Then cnnte the disposition u The Iags
mud pareels sliv ealtily directed 10.
porters to put the overflow Into the %
per berth The garde rane ~ to ~
monstnlfe IN lis most r;Il.id Ffpneh.
But where Is Iii'sleiir - klper n tn
bags 70 up tbercr he argued
Mrs. Medsr0ff Dropped her t0lIct llii
and turned ta l;rDtk With stirtled eyes
her Ups parted lie WIS stilndIiie n
the passage. Ilr twu bags ut his feet
an aroused gIranI hi Iils eyer, 4 deeL
flush osersprpsHl bis fare An expires
sion OF inter rpiif surepdtd the laIoy
anry of the lnumrui iefpEr
,.IsealIy. she Hnirmured aud asuld
90 no further Tlc lDyeilcsf purkeI
came into her fire Brock waited be
garde aside.
.It.s alI right lie explained. =
shan't rcilpy tIi,. mean. I'D TAKE
one OF the other compartments. A.
the gilrle opelIed his IIlr 20 protect shs
drew Bronx inside the commandment
and closed the door AIRS. sl,zlsrnft
wasaGitated.
.Oh. what II wrrtehesi ee5lirct 1ps.''
she cried in despair .i,axy has lbate
frfgiltfui mess Of Il. after Hlle fIs
has not taken compartment faF yalls
l.m-I,m afraid you.Il have tn taxi. this
one and and let me 80 IN WITH
.SonseIlse.- ne brfSke IN. Nothing
OF the sort. I'll find y bed. .leyer fear
/ dare<ay there's p!entg Ut nDnl or
the train. Ygu slian't sheer, with tbs
servants And ,l.h't iie awake bIam
Ing poer did Ilox. lies lonesome and
unhappy. and he
-Bu he has pt:tce to Sleep. she
lamenteti I'In so sorry. ST. Eroek
It's perfeefsy h0pfd. and i.mi'rn
dreadfiiily affffI Won won.ttl,e able t.
get bert. H:Dxbnry tried yesterday
for a lower ftfr himself !"
And Ilegmii,iu't ret ope?..
.'No. Afr. Rrock But I.ii ask the
maids 6f5ge VI their.
sPie2ss please don't worry. and
please doD1 rail- me Sir, Brock. hate
the name. Good night Now. don't
think about me III be alright You'll
find me as gay as lark in the morn
did not give her 4 ehance far f1r
tier protest. but DARED out % ihrro
Htrtlnent As be rIosed t,ip aeor w
BAD the diSquiefiuE IMPRESSION tlla
she was string gIau the edge ~ he
berth. si.giing hfstrrisaiiy
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r. - I
|vSh wa = s''Ainsuns out -
doors ~ ne fheerlui uttle gnrs
den Of the Hotel Chatham. The
nnn 6tfonmod warmly upon the
~. DOOR Of the cIurf just beyond
..& a. D,In< and o,eanders that
{. - -, 1900 -,,,,,eh -. r4s,.
=
. ~ - -
y peal ne ~ ne only PEI.
having oeieuner q tpe terrace.
|1ut1 4 20 the obseQuious wait
"a. always attended him. Charles
|.. ~4rnef that drew Brock to
|.||.r. <k&< SxrsiIan< - ranch no.
~ ~ 1870, 1c,,,j,sb name
{. 49,. -. 6. -. x.
-. 3 Y, -.
|'.' nsat n.''e' seans - ~
tHe eoNi WIN none e1oc .
1y.'u u -
|'t .o tls s>i'a .se = -. ys'. 'a as
<nef'es was 2 nAs'ire tne.es
ote tpe u'es. So leo'y i's'
|< t,'k'isi'' served VIII VIII ihIus ll's
t'''s' resv'tN nines. - ~. e''s
I'1k' ana ooas1eu TINT ne nnu
meg .Ae ark % making American
'.''s during nfe weeks residence
Pa un'teq states
'azS morning. 6rocA was
re Nas even interested wnen
'sI came fortn ana unraFelea 9
W kasoen pose. M'.h Mnlcn
70 .., -. -. $500, ..s. = ~ 49, 49,.
~ s s1s. =. -
so,s' ss p' e.7e- = n"ss.
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ITO be continued,

Pope Plus win sign next year the
codification OF the canon law decreed
in 1904 and now nearly completed
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-06-05
Survival of OId-Time Superstition
Which Has Been Found !mposs-
aibie 10 Eradicate.

The influence of the moon upon the
weather was in ancient times assumed
in much the same way as the influence
of the moon upon the tides of the sea
was assumed There was. no proper
knowledge OF the facts in either case,
and it was accepted in both cases
merely because the regular changes
of the earth's shadow on the moon
were used as the great primitive time
keeper. and any frequent changes in
other things must happen after some
one or other of those regular changes.
The barbaric guess. Post hoe ergo
propter hoe, proved. when careful
study OF the matter was made and
Newton's law of gravitation was ap.
piled to 1t, to be right in regard to the
tides, but wrong in regard to the
weather. The banking up of the sea
in moving hood which passes as 1t
were. "over the face of the waters"
twice approximately in the "a
hours is now known to be due to the
drag or gravitationai attraction cx-
erted on the neayy but tlobile mass of
the ocean by the moon as it circles
round the earth. with a returning
change in it's relative position to earth
and sun, the phases of which occupy
month.
But 1t has no such action on the
flimsy yapors of the air. An immense
number OF exact numerical details, de-
pending on the weight Of the moon, its
position, and movements In relation to
the earth at successive moments, con-
seauently Of its action in producing
the tides of the sea, have been ascer-
tanned with astounding accuracy. At
the same time astronomers and me.
teorologists Chose who study the at
mosphere OF our EARTH have come to
the conclusion that what we call ''the
weather" is not affected by the posi-.
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SYNOPSIS.

Agatha Redmond opera singer. starting
for an auto drive in New York, finds
stranger sent as her chauffeur Later
che Is accosted by stranger who climbs
into the auto and chloroforms her. James
Hambleton of Lynn. Mass. witnesses the
abduction of Agatha Redmond. Hambie-
ton sees Agatha forcibly taken aboard
yacht. He secures tug and when near
the yacht drops overheard Aiec6 van
Camp. friend of Hambeton. had an APP
pointment with him. Not meeting Ham
bleton he makes a call upon friends.
Madame and Miss Melanie Reynier. lie
proposes to the latter and is refused. The
three arrange coast trip on van camp
up on board the Jeanne Dare. the yacht
on which is Agatha Redmond. He meets
a man who Introduces himself as Mon
tor They fight, but are interrupted by
the sinking of the vessel. Jimmy and
Agatha are abandoned by the crew. who
take to the boats. Jimmy and Agatha
in a thoroughly exhausted condition. Re
covering slightly. the pair find Hand. the
chauffeur who assisted in Agatha,s ao-
duction He agree to help them, jim Is
delirious and on the verge of death. Hand
goes for help. He returns with DIR.
Thayer, who revives Jim. and the party
is conveyed to Charlesport. where Aga
tha's property is located. Van Camp and
his party, in the Sea Gull, reach Charles
port and get tdings of the wreck OF the
Jeanne Dare Aleck finds Jim on the
DIR. Thayer declares his sister. Ms Stod-
dard Is the only one who can save Jim.
She Is a woman of strong religious con-
victions, and dislikes Agatha on account
of her profession. She refuses to nurse
Jim, Agatha pleads with her and. she
consents to take the case. Van Camp
hears Agatha's story and gets on the
track OF ChateIard. Hambleton is finally
out of danger. Chamberlain. friend of
Van Camp, goes after Chatelard. Agatha
meets Melaine Reynier and both are sur
prised at their remarkable resemblance
Chamberlain by ruse induces Chatelard
to go to Agatha's house. Melaine recoS-
nizes Chatelard as the spy of her perse-
cutor. on whose account she left home. 1t
was Melaine Chatelard he thought he was
abducting. Before he can be arrested
Chatelard escapes in an auto. jim. COM
pletely recovered, tells why he followed
Agatha. Jim proposes marriage to Aga
tina. She declines his offer and he caves
her In despair His long absence alarms
his friends. who. with Agatha, follow
him.
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Early Showed 1erolsm.

AS boy. Rear Admiral Young, who
died last month, showed qualities that
We're sure to put him IN the front rank
of his profession. AS a midshipman.
he leaped overheard to rescue a sea.
man, and before the boats could be
lowered and rowed to him. he WAS
three miles astern, swimming ard
supporting the unconscious sailor.
Later, when the ship Fiuron was
wrecked on reef off the North Caro-.
lima coast, he and another man tried
TO reach the shore on a raft. When
the raft capsized, he not only swan
ashore, but dragged his companion TO
safety with him. Then he ran to lite
saving station, broke into the build.
ing, dragged out the apparatus. aud
succeeded in saving "a officers ard
men out of crew of a hundred arc
thirty-two. For this act of heroian
congress advanced him in rank. a,e
the legislature of Kentucky, his native
state, made him an honorary member
Youths Companion
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UNIQUE CASE OF FILIkL LOVE
To Help His Mother a Penniless No
bieman Tries" Clown Act in
Paris Theater.

Visitors to Paris who have recently
wandered by chance into one of the
cafe concerts" which are mostly FREE
Quented by that class who neither toll
nor spin, must have been amazed and
saddened by very unusual music
hall turn. writes the Paris correspond
ent of the Brooklyn Eagle. Every
night, between the sentimental ten
or" and the "chanteuse legere,"
mournful looking young man appears.
He is greeted with derisive yells.
He sings, or tries to sing, sentt
mental ballad and comic song. He
also initiates animals, the noises OF
tools and the whistling of locomotives.
The effect is so deplorable that the
audience recently insisted on the mo
BILE clown" apologizing for his lack OF
skill. He humbly advanced to the
footlights and bowed to right, left and
before him. Then in voice choked
with sobs, he began to express his re-
greet. With pathetic resignation he
went down on his knees, offered pro-
fuse apologies for his lack of skill and
promised to do his best to please them
in the future.
Few who have seen this lamentable
exhibition know its origin and ex-
cuse. This abject buffoonery is in
spired by one of the noblest motives
filial love. This descendant of one OF
the oldest and noblest families in Ven
ice was left alone, when very young.
with his infirm and penniless mother.
For many years they lived on the
charity of friends, but the old woman
is now in such health that admission
into an almshouse would be the only
means of saving her life. But this
cannot be obtained without the pay
ment of certain sum, and her son
is now employing the only means OF
procuring it open to him
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7 don know, thorsn we shall prob
ably find out soon enough. But | don't
care. now that you are here.
James. dear, will you forgive me
for this afternoon?"
'I'll forgive you I. you'll take 1t all
back, hide, hoofs and horns. for ever
n ever, amen"
Il take it back. / never meant it"
Then may one ask why"
"Oh, James. | don't know why"
Anybody could have told them that
it was only phase of feminine panic
in the face of the unknown, necessary
as sneezing. But, as Jim said, it
didn't matter.
Never mind Only | don't want
you to marry me because you found
me here all buggy and pitied me-
James! To talk like that! You
know 1t wasn't"
Then. what was it," Jim, sudden
ly grown serpent-like in craft, turned
his well-known ingenious and limo
cent expression upon her.
THE moment you left me, up there
III thC DhIC SiONC, AuSW NVuthA ~
without YOU"
How did you knowi"
Because"
Yes, because" Jim prompted her.
"Oh, Jimsy. you know"
mo, ! don't"
Agatha, loving his teasing, but too
deeply moved, too generous and sin
cere to play the coquette, turned to
him again face shining with tender
ness. Her eyes, like stars; her lips.
all sweetness.
only love, James, dear"
Something rose again in Jim7nys
soft heart. choking him. AS he had
thrilled to the unknown ecstasy in
AGefises song, many days before, so
now ne thrilled to her voice and face,
eloquent for him alone. Love and its
POWER, life and its meaning, he icng.
long thoughts of youth and hope and
desire-these held him in thrall
Agatha was in his arms. Time was
lost to him, and earth
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CHAPTER XIV.
After You, Monsieurl

Jim had no desire to create a sensa-
ton among his friends at the old red
house; but as he left the pine grove
all his instincts led him to flee in an
other direction He did not fully
realize just what had happened to
him, but he was conscious of having
received very hard jolt, indeed. The
house, full of happy associations as 1t
was. was just now too tantalizing a
place. Aleck had won out, and he and
Melanie were radiating that peculiar
kind of lovers Joy which shines on
the eve of matrimony Jim wished
them well-none better-but he also
wished they wouldn't make such
fuss over these things. Get it done
and out of the way, and the less said
about it the better. In fact, Jims
buoyant and sunny spirit went into
eclipse; he lost his holiday ardor, and
trudged over the hill and into the
shore road in a state of extreme de-
lection.
But he fingered on the way, divert
ed almost against his will by the sight
of fishing smacks putting into harbor,
an island steamer rounding a distant
cliff. and the Sea Gull lying motion
less just within the breakwater. Won
en- may be unkind, but a ship is
ship. after all. One can not nurse the
pain even of a shattered heart when
running before a stiff wind with the
spinnaker set and an open sea ahead.
The thought decided him. The sea
should be his bride Jim did not stop
to arrange, at the moment, just how
this should be brought about. but his
determination was none the less firm.
He became sentimental to the extent
of rejecting. vaguely. that this was
but philosophic justice. The sea had
not conquered him-far from 1t;
neither should She conquer him. He
would follow the sea, the path of gla-
mour, the home of the winged foot
and the vanishing sail, the road to
alien and mysterious lands
Thus Jimmy. in reaction from the
Arctic douche to which his emotional
self had been subjected. He was, fig
uratiyely speaking, blue with the cold,
but trying valiantly to warm himself.
AS he gazed at the Sea Gull. asleep
on the food tide. cutting gallant fig
ure in the glowing sunset, he felt an
oyermastering longing to be aboard.
He would stay on the yacht until
Chamberlain came, at least; possibly
all night.
Having made up his mind on this
point. James persuaded himself that
he felt better. Philosophy is a friend
in need, after all Why should one
failure in getting ones desires crush
che spirit? He would make a right
about-face, travel for year on sail
ing vessel, see the world. That was
1t. Hang the shoe business!
Immersed in mental chaos such as
these fragments of thought suggest,
Jim did not perceive that he was be-
ing overtaken until a slow greeting
came To his ears.
Coed evening. fr.en4' Il vas the
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EPILoGUE.

No one ever knew whether the &C
complished Frenchman reached shore,
ultimately, in the rowboat, or descend
ed to Sabrina beneath the waves II
that last hasty exit from the deck OF
the Sea Gull was also his final exit
from life, certain 1t is that his depar.
ture into the realm of shades was I'M
mite was found, after gingerly
search, lying on one of the berths in
the large cabin, where it had been
dropped by the Frenehman in hi
flight.
Jimmy Hambleton did not let tho
shoe business entirely go to destr1c
ton, though his taste for holidays
grew markedly after he brought his
bride home with him to Lynn. One
year, when the babies were growing
up, he ordered trim little yacht to be-
built and put into her berth al
Charlesport. She was named the Sen
Gull. Jimmy's chauffeur. called Eand.
was her captain.
Sometimes, when James and Age.
tina were alone, in the zone of still
ness hung over the listening water.
there would rise a song, clear and
tirdlike:
Free of my pain, free of my burden
of sorrow,
At last | shall see thee"
and again Jimmy's heart would rise
buoyant, free, happy-the heart of un.
quenchable youth.
THE END.
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| cheek, Jim stretched forward dizzily,
as IL to follow his disappearing enemy.
File heard the splash of the water, and
saw the rowboat move out from I'M
der the stern, but he saw no more He
thought it must have grown very
dark
When Jinsy regained sight and con-
seriousness. which happened not more
than three minutes after he lost them,
he found himself supported affection
ately against somebody's shoulder,
and voice-the Voice of all voices
he most loved-was in his ears.
Here I am, dear. Do not die! l
have come-come to stay. If you want
me, James, dearest!" And bending
over him was face-the very Vision
of his dream. Look at me, speak to
me, James. dear!"
The voice was a bit hysterical, but
the face was eloquent, loving, adoring
1t was too good to be true, though Jim
vas disposed to let the illusion pro-
long Itself as far as possible. He put
UP his hand and s7:,oothed her face
gently, in gratitude at seeing II kind
once more. Then he smiled foolishly.
TITS great isn't it," he remarked
namely, before thinking 1t necessary
to remove his head. Her face was
still the face of tenderness, full of
yearning. 1t did not change She
took a handkerchief from her pocket
and carefully pressed it to his cheek
and chin. When she took 1t away, he
saw that II was red.
Lord, what mess I'm making!"
he exclaimed. trying at last to sit up.
AS he did SO, it all came back to him
the flying shadow, the gun, the
struggle. He leaned over to peer again
through the crossed wires of the deck
railing, down into the water. He
turned back with an amazed express
sion.
Did he jump overheard, honest
true. hanging on to that spike?'
Neither Aleck nor Agatha could
say, nor yet Mr.. Chamberlain, who
had been searching the yacht.
Whereye~ 1t was, the rusty marline-
spike had disappeared. The rowboat,
too, had gone into the darkness. Jim
got up. dazedly thinking for mo-
ment that 1t was necessary for him
to give chase, but he quickly sat down
on the sail-cloth again, overcome with
faintness and dark pail before his
eyes.
you are not hurt badly?" The
voice was still tender, and 1t was all
for him! AS Jim heard it, the pail
lifted, and his buoyant spirit came
back to its own. He laughed ring
ingly.
Lord, no. not hurt. But
But what? What did you wish to
say?"
is it true? Are you here, by me,
to stay?"
For answer she pressed his hand
to her lips.
Aleck and Chamberlain. once as
sured that Jim was safe, went below
to make search, and Jim and Aga
tina We're left together on the sail
cloth. AS they sat there, a young
moon shone out delicately In the west,
and dropped quickly down after the
lost sun.
It's the first moon we've seen to-
gether!" said Jim.
But we've watched the dawn"
All, yes; and such dawn!"
Little by little. as they sat togeth-
err, the story of the fight came out.
Jim told it bit by bit, not eager. When
it was done, Agatha was still puzzled,
why should he come here? What
could he do here?'
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TIRE LATEST FASHION NOTE

Says: SIT Is wise precaution against getting
holes in delicate hosiery to powder the shoes
before putting them on" Many people sprinkle
the famous antiseptic powder, Aliens Foot Ease,
irto the shoes, and find that 1t saves its cost ten
times over in keeping holes from hosiery well
lessening friction and consequent smartins
and aching the feet
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Love of Books.

Eook love, my friends, Is your pas,
to the greatest, the purest and the
most perfect pleasure that God hes
prepared for his creatures. 1t lasss
when all other pleasure fade. 1t Will
support you when all other recrea
tons are gone. 1t will last you until
your death. 1t will make your hourn
pleasant to you as long as you live
Anthony Trollope.
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Still a Chance.

Whats the matter?" she has re-
iected me again. She says this is
final" Did she say how final?" in
CURED the older and more experienced
man.-Washingto Herald.
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Daily Thouuht.

Whether you Re man or woman you
will never do anything in the world
without courage. 1t is the greatest
quality Of the mind next to honor
James Lane Allen.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-06-05
Moons Influence on Tides

ton Of the moon In regard to thu
earth. either at,any hour of the day or
any part of the month (phase or
quarter" of the noon. or at any part
of the year.
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Prosperity and Adxsrsltx.

Prosperity is not without many
fears and distastes, and adversely not
without comforts and husa-Racon.