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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23

ness, her fine, rich outlines, her soft
ness of mien, were things as complete
ly and graciously feminine as the
most epicurean admirer of women
could have wished.
Now, at the sight Of her bending
over the fire, he experienced a sensa-
ton Of pleasure which vaguely sur
prised him. He was hardly conscious
that all the time he had been dressing
and while he came down stairs he
had been hoping that she would be
there. He sent a quick glance ahead
of him, saw her, and looked away. The
pain Of his feet was violent, and with
out again regarding her he knew that
while he was gaining his chair and his
attendants were settling him. she had
not turned from her contemplation OF
the fire. He already knew her well
enough to have a comfortable assur-
ance Of her invariable quick tact. 1t
was not till the two men were leaving
the room that she turned to him and
| said, as II resuming an interrupted
| conversation:
Well, how do you like the parlor?
Speak nicely of it for | feel as II 1t
belonged to me"
It's a first-rate parlor," he an
swered. looking about him. Never
saw a better one Who's the gentle
man with the wreath Of wax flowers
round his head?"
That's Jim Granger. He comes
from here. you know; and you mustn't
laugh at those flowers, they came on
his coffin"
my father knew. him." said the
! young man indifferently. There were
lots of queer stories about Jim Gran
ger He killed a man once up at b.
die. You've a fine fire here. haven't
you?"
Fine. It's never allowed to go out
What do you think l intend to do this
afternoon? I've a plan for amusing
and instructing you"
What is it," he said somewhat un'
easily. 81 don't feel in the least as
IL wanted to be instructed"
She rose and moved to the center
table which was covered with an ir
regular scattering Of books.
Before you came down | was look
ing over these books. There are lots
of them. Mrs. Perley says they've
been accommodating for years. Mining
men have left them and some o.
them have the names Of people | know
written in them. | thought perhap:
you might like to read some Of them.
Dominick sent lazily disparaginI
glance over the books. He was no
much of a reader at the best of times
What are they" he said, novels?
Mostly" She sat down by tn
table and took up the volume neares
to her Here's Tale Of Two Cities
That's a Vine one"
I've read it. Yes, it's splendid. It
all about the French Revolution. Tn
hero's like a real person and heroe
in books hardly ever are, only I'd hav
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23
Very Easy Money.

An Abilene (Kan.) paper tells how
a crowd of college boys, seeking work
in the harvest fields. were buncoed
in that town. The confidence man
was a big. fine looking fellow and this
was the talk he gave the collegians:
I'm ]. ]. Jackson. I'm looking for
about twenty high grade harvesters
for the Jackson ranch. which my IA
Their owns. We have several girls
from the east visiting US. and as the
women have to be alone a great deal.
we don't want to depend on the ordi-
nary class Of labor You fellows are
college men. and you look all right
to me. II you'll let me have a dollar
as pledge of good faith I'll take you
along" Twenty in one group paid a
dollar apiece. and that is the last any
one saw of MIR. jackson.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23
CHAPTER VII.
Snow Bound.

While the world went about its az
fairs. attended to its business, read
its papers, sent it's kilograms and
wrote its letters, the little group at
Antelope was as completely cut OF
from 1t as though marooned on a
strip of sand in an unknown sea. A
second storm had followed the origi-
nal one, and the end of the first week
saw them showed in deeper than ever,
Antelope trickle of roofs and smoke
stacks, in a white, crystal-clear will
derness, solemn in its stiffness and
loneliness as the primeval world.
The wires were down; the letter
carrier could not break his way In
to them. They heard no news and re-
ceived no mail. Confined In a group
Of rude buildings, crouched In a hol-
low Of the Sierra's flank, they felt
for the first time what 1t was to be
outside that circle Of busy activity
in which their lives had heretofore
passed. They were face to face with
the nature they thought they had con-
quered and which now in its quiet
grandeur awed them with a sense of
their own small helplessness. Pressed
upon by that enormous silent indiffer-
ence, they drew nearer together, each
individual unit gaining in importance
from the contrasting immensely with.
out, each character unconsciously de
claring itself. emerging from acquired
reticences and becoming holder and
more open.
They accepted their captivity in g
spirit of gay good humor The only
two members of the party to whom II
seemed irksome were Bill Cannon anC
the actor, both girding against con
finement which kept them from theil
several spheres of action. The Others
abandoned themselves to a childish
almost fantastic enjoyment of a stu
alton unique In their experience. i
was soon to end, 1t would never b.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23

endurabfe There was no one to speak
10. no one to share her anxieties. Her
position was unusually friendless.
When her marriage had lifted her
from the ranks of working women she
had shown so cold a face to her old
companions that they had dropped
away from her. realizing that she
wished to cut all ties with the world
of her humble beginnings. New friends
had been hard to make. The wives
OF some of the bank officials, and odd,
aspiring applicants for such honors
as would accrue from even this re-
mote connection with the august name
of Ryan, were all she had found where
with to make a circle and a visiting
list.
But she was intimate with none OF
them and was now too worried to seek
the society of mere acquaintance.
She ate her solitary meals in oppres-
sive silence, feeling the Chinaman's
eyes fixed upon her in ironic disbe-
lief of the story she had told him to
account for Dominick's absence. Eat
as slowly as she would, her dinner
could not be made to occupy more
than twenty minutes, and after that
there was the long evening. the in.
terminable evening, to be passed. She
was a great reader OF newspapers
and when she returned from her after
noon shopping she brought bundle
Of evening papers home In her hand
4 She would read these slowly, at first
the important items, then go over
them for matters of less moment, and
d. finally scan the advertisements.
| At the end of the week she felt that
she must find out something. and went
I, to the bank. 1t was her intention tc
cash a small check and over this
transaction see II the paying teller
would vouchsafe any information
about Dominick She pushed the
check through the opening and, as the
man counted out the money. sale
glibly:
DO you hear anything of my wan
dering husband?"
The teller pushed the little pile o
silver and gold through the window
toward her and leaning forward. said
with the air Of one who intends t,
have a leisurely moment Of talk:
mo, We haven't. Isn't it our plac'
to come to you for that? We wer,
wondering where he'd gone at sucl
a season"
Berny's delicately-gloved finger
made sudden haste to gather up III
coins.
"Oh, he's Just loafing about" sh
said as easily as was consistent wit
the disappointment and alarm tina
gripped her. He's just wanderin
round from place to place. He wa
getting insomnia and wanted a chang
of scene"
She snapped the clasp Of her purs
before the man could ask her turtle
questions, nodded her good-bys. an
turned from the window. Her fac
changed as she emerged on the wide
stone steps that led to the street.
was pinched and pale. two lines draw
between the eyebrows. She descend
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23
Dramatic Form of Suicide.

A variation of the suicide mania has
just come to light in Morena. northern
Italy, where wealthy manufac-
turer the other day met fantastic
death. He bought a coffin, took 1t
home. and setting fire to some car
bon in his room took his place in the
coffin to await death. When the maid
went to call her master next day she
found card on his door on which was
written: Bring the undertaken to
take away my corpse" The police
were summoned, and entering the
room. they found the coffin with the
lid lying on it. In the coffin was the
manufacturer. wearing his decorations
His arms were folded, and lying al
his feet was a document directing the
manner of his obsequies and granting
a pourboire to all who. attended hii
funeral.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23

liked him better IL he'd stopped drink
ing and married his girl"
81 thought perhaps you might like
me to read to you," she said. turning
a tentative glance on him. That's
how l was going to amuse and instruct
you"
I'm sure 1t would be much more
amusing and probably just as instruc-
tive IL you talked to me-"
You've got to stay down here two
hours. How could talk and be anus
ing and instructive for two hours? ?
You'd probably have a relapse and
I'm quite sure the doctord find me in
a dead faint on the hearth when he
came in"
All right. Let's try the books.
Don't let's risk relapses and dead
faints."
Very well, then, that's understood
Well go through the library now. ri
read the titles and you say il you like
any Of them"
Suppose dont?"
You'll surely have a preference"
All right. I'll try to. Go on"
Here's Foul Play by Charles
Reade. 1t seems to have been a good
deal read. Some of the paragraphs
are marked with pencil"
| II think I've read 1t, but I'm no.
sure. 1t sounds like a murder story
No. let's pass on that"
We'll. here's Mrs. Skaggs' Hus
bands. by Bret Harte. Does that SOUND
as II you'd like it?" -
husbands. No. We don't wan
to read about at&oman who has hus
bands. Pass on that. too"
| The next is very nicely bound an.
looks quite fresh and new, as II nc
body had reach It much. It's callet
The Amazing Marriage"
"Oh, pass on that! had IT ono,
and stuck IN the third chapter. Tn,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23
FINDS HEADLESS GIRL At SEA
Fishing Schooner Captain suries BODY
of Woman Clad in Expensive
Clothing.

Boston.-The discovery at sea ss
the headless body of an extensively
dressed girl was reported by Capt
Charles White of the schooner Jennie
Gilbert, upon his arrival in port from
a sword-fishing trip. To the captain
1t appeared that the head had been
skillfully severed with sharP
knife.
The body was picked up July N
about 10 miles from Boston, In the
track of both ocean and coastwise
steamers II evidently had been IN
the water but a short time. Capt
White described it as that Of wei
nurtured girl of from sixteen TO TWEEN
ty years. The clothing gave no ciev
to the identity of the wearer. Captain
White says he wrapped the body in
canvas and sank it in the sea.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23

repeated. II was an adventure charged
with romance, accidental. unsought.
as all true adventures are. The world
was forgotten for these few days OF
Imprisonment against the mountains
mighty heart. 1t did not exist for
them. All that was real was their own
little party, the white-washed pas
sages and walls of Perley's, the din
ing-room with its board floor and
homely fare, and the parlor at night
with a semicircle of faces round the
blazing logs.
On the afternoon Of the sixth day
Dominick made his first appearance
down stairs. He achieved the descent
with slow painfulness, hobbling be-
tween Perley and the doctor. The for
mer's bath-robe had been cast aside
for a dignified dark-brown dressing
gown, contributed to his wardrobe by
Cannon. and which. cut to fit the burly
proportions of the Bonanza King
hung around the long. lank form OF
, the young man in enveloping folds.
The parlor was empty, save for Miss
| Cannon sitting before the fire. Dom
mick had ceased to feel bashfulness
and constraint in the presence Of thii
girl, who had been pushed-agains1
his will II not against her own-intG
the position Of his head attendant
The afternoon when they had sat to
gether in his room seemed to have
brushed away all his shyness and self
consciousness. He thought now tina
It would be difficult to retain either IL
intercourse with a being who was 81
candid, so spontaneous, so freshly nat
ural. He found himself treating he
as IL she were young boy with whom
he had been placed on a sudden foot
ing of careless, CHEEKY intimacy. Blu
her outward seeming-what she pre-
sented to the eye-was not in tn
least boyish. Her pale. opaque blond
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23
Blue Cross Above Old Glory

Gle Sans ON every sea may be seen
this snowy pelnant, with its blue de-
vice, shown in the accompanying pic
ture, flying above the Stars and
Stripes.
Only while the church services are
in progress does the starry flag sur
render it's supremacy. When the
worshiping is concluded the Banner
of the Blue Cross" is lowered With
fitting ceremonies and the Red, White
and Blue is restored to its head In
the pecture is shown the main building
at the Mare Island naval station al
Vallejo on San Francisco bay in Cali
fornia, with the church flag flying
from the staff in the foreground
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23

would have cared, but did, / do
II didn't love you would mind how
your people treated me? That's what
makes 1t 30 hard. because | love you
and want you to be happy with me.
and it's dreadful for me to see them
always getting in between US. till
sometimes lately / have felt they were
going to separate US altogether.
"Oh, my dear husband. don't let that
happen! Don't let them drive me
away from you! II l have been bad
humored and unreasonable. have had
to bear a lot. am sorry for the past.
am sorry for what said to you that
night, and for turning on the gas and
scratching the bed. am ready to &C
knowledge that l was wrong, and was
mean and hateful. And now you ought
to Be ready to forgive me and forget
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23

ed the steps slowly, the food Of mag
nificent sunshine having no warming
influence upon the chill that mad
seized upon her. Many Of the pass
ing throng Of men looked at her-a
pretty woman in her modishly made
dress Of tan-colored cloth and her
close-fitting brown turban with
bunch Of white paradise feathers at
one side Under her dotted veil her
carefully made-ur complexion looked
naturally clear and rosy. and her eyes.
accumulated by a dark line beneath
them. were in attractive contrast to
her Redeemed hair. But she was not
thinking Of herself or the admiration
she evoked. a subject which was gen
orally nf overpowering interest. Mat
tiers o. more poignant moment had
crowded all else from her mind
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23
Was a Wife for a Day.

Milwaukee.-"It was worth ths
money to be a wife, even IL it didn't
last long I'm no swing chicken any
more, and did want to be some mans
wife" So declared Mrs. Violet Adam
son, thirty, of Stonefort, ILL.,, after her
husband of a day had disappeared
with $500 Of her money. She appeal
ed to the local police for aid.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23
kills 300 Rats In Barn.

Columbus. O.-The largest catch of
rats in the history of Geauga county.
Ohio, occurred on the farm Of A.
Boswell, when 300 rodents were cor
rallied and killed. The victorious army
consisted OF Boswell, his son and .
visitor. The rats were found by the
men when the floor of the farm build.
ing, IA by 16 feet. was torn up
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23
SYNOPSIS.

Bill Cannon, the bonanza king, and MS
daughter, Rose, who had passed up Mrs.
Cornelius Ryan's ball at San Francisco 10
sccomnany her father arrive at Antelope.
Dominick Ryan calls on his mother 70
beg ball invitation for his wife. and Is
refused The determined old lady refuses
mick had been trapped into a marriage
with Bernice IversOR. a stenograpnseiL,
several years his senior. She squanders M
money. they have frequent quarreis, ar
he slips away Cannon and his oaughte,i
are showed in at Antelope. DomlnIch
RYAN is rescued from storm In u nGon,
scious condition and brought to AnteIopt
hotel. Antelope Is cut on py STORM tta
cannon nurses Dominick back to lie.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23
Suggestive Dress Bad.

Spartansburg, S. C.-Rev. Stephsx
A. Nettles, editor of the Southers
Christian Advocate. declared that "
would be far better for the women to
follow the custom OF many African
tribes. who are robed in nothing more
than beads, than 10 wear the sugges-
tive dresses that are so popular -
present
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23
CHURCH FLAG UP ON SUNDAY
Old Glory Gives Way Only for This
Christian Banner on Sabbath
Morning.

Washington.-In whatever corner OK
the world Old Glory waves there ix
only one banner to which it gives way.
and that is the church flag On Sur
day morning at all the United StasSz
naval stations and at other pointx
where the navy hold sway and or
every battleship and gunboat OF Tn
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23
The Family Trouble.

why doesn't that house of yours
rent.y
For the same reason myself don't
60 a lot of things"
What reason 10 that"
My wife won't let me-"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-05-28
PHOTO WON HEARTS

rope, but Princess Marie determined
to make herself liked.
The pretty royal bride hit upon a
clever scheme. She affected the ma
tive dress upon all occasions. This
was not hard. for the national costume
is one Of the most picturesque in the
world.
Then she had picture taken that
has been circulated In millions among
the subjects of the royal family. II is
the most popular picture post card
souvenir in the land.
When the children came Prince
Charles, Prince Nicholas and the little
Princess Elizabeth Marie, lovingly
called "Mignon" by the people, they
were photographed with their mother
In the garb Of Roumanian peasants.
What was the result? From a small,
weak nation, Roumania has grown to
one of the real powers of eastern
Europe, due simply to this and other
similar campaigns engineered by the
royal family to gain the liking of the
people and hold it securely.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-05-28
'SULPHURING' THE HEN HOUSE
Job Should Be Performed at Least
Once Every Month-FIrst Re-
move All Combustlbles.

To burn sulphur in poultry house
first remove all combustible matter.
Then put an old iron kettle into a
dishpan and place on four bricks in
the middle of the house. In the ket-
tie put some cobs which have been
soaked in a solution of one part Of
pine tar to four parts of kerosene,
sprinkle the sulphur over the cobs
and set on fire.
Be sure to have everything arranged
so as to beat a hasty retreat from
the room and close the door quickly
as the sulphur fumes are suffocating
Sulphur burned in this manner will
penetrate every crevice as well as
covering the surface and aids won
derfully in purifying the building and
in destroying poultry vermin.
One pint of turpentine may be add
ed to the half gallon of kerosene as
we'll as the pine tar with beneficial
results Once a month is none too
often to burn sulphur in every poultry
house.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-05-28
C)OULIM NOIF(|
MSSSSSSSSS 4AJU

Never breed from immature stock.
Ground bone is great for laying
hens.
The first symptoms of roup-swol-
len eyes.
Dampness and chilling mean sure
death to chicks.
Do not allow the fowls to be exposed
to the strong winds
Soft-shelled eggs are sign of lack
of lime or of overlooking.
Scrub hens kept by scrub poultry
men make bad combination.
Sifted ashes scattered under the
roosts make an excellent absorbent.
Try hard never to catch a hen by
the wing or feathers; grab her by
the legs.
A little granuIated charcoal mixed
in the soft feed Is excellent In cases
OF diarrhoea.
II there are cracks in the walls of
the houses, the chilly winds are sure
to create draft.
The best way to run an incubator
Ab 10 lOllOh lllC I'll SNNlOt4b budL COLl6
with the machine.
The hen that will not scratch for
her living is too lazy to make you
profit as a layer.
Leghorns make poor sitters. Bet
ter not trust the eggs to them. They
are better layers and foragers than
sitters.
1t is a good plan to endeavor to out
distance your neighbor, but do not az
eempt to make him jealous of you for
doing 1t.
Look we'll after the early chicks.
They will pay we'll If given good
treatment, otherwise it is best to not
have any at all.
Do not shut the hens up In an al
most Air-tight house, though drafts
must not be allowed to blow over the
stock while roosting.
After their long stay in winter quar-
tiers. hens feel the raw winds and
chilling storms. Keep them sheltered
from fleet and wind
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-05-28
Good for Several Uses.

individual pens If desired. This kind
OF house is also suitable for raising
early Matched chicks.
The upper windows are hinged 80
they may be swung open at any de-
sired angle or to be hooked up as
the weather demands. The lower
front is covered with one-inch mesh
wire and a drop canvas or windows
may be used. The wiRdow should be
hung so as to swing in at any desired
angle. Roosts are placed along the
north wall. A single roost running
the length Of the building and set
out two feet from the north wall, may
be made to serve the purpose.
A roost shield for cold weather can
be made of a frame the length Of the
roosts and two feet wide, to be COW
cred with sound burlap on top and
sides Place this frame six inches
above the birds heads and let the
burlap hang a foot below the roosts
This frame should be drawn up out
of the way each morning.
If nests are place low enough not
many hens will lay on the floor and it
is often considered better still to place
them right on the floor. A screen
made of burlap 80 it will almost hide
the nests make them more attractive
to the hens and helps to prevent egg
eating.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-05-28

The blouse coat is the last word in
style, and our illustration shows It IN
a form most acceptable to young WON.
en-. The coat proper is plain at the
shoulders and hangs in straight. I'M
gored lines to the hip. Here the edges
are gathered and fitted into a band
which completely encircles the hips.
The neck Of the coat Is finished quite
high and the edges OF the opening are
trimmed with a wide sailor collar.
The sleeves are plain at the shout
der, but slightly gathered at the
wrist. This coat viii be handsome In
serge, cheviot, satin, brocade. cotton
or wool eponge and linen, with braid
or insertion or embroidered banding
for trimming.
The coat pattern (6193) is cut In
sizes II, 16 and is years. To make It
in the medium size requires 2h yards
OF "A inch material.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
70 Pattern Department" OF this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure to give size and number OF pattern.