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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15

glory as the sun came up and painted
the hills and valleys with delight.
Flute notes of harmony thrilled from
fitting birds and the incense OF fra
grant flowers gave joy to the oifac-
tory nerves as his honor, the mayor
and Mae Andrews tripped down the
front steps of Squirrel Inn and made
for the boat landing, the girl in the
lead, the man behind. carrying a
lunch basket, and fishing tackle.
do you really and truly believe,
Mr.. Bedight," babbled the girl over
her shoulder, that there are just as
good fish In the sea as have ever
been caught?"
The mayor laid down his burden on
the dock and smiled confidently into
the pretty face of his. interrogation.
AN unmarried man." he began.
carefully, would answer yes; mar
ried man, most assuredly, would deny
the allegation and say no.
The young woman, with glance of
mischief in her eyes. asked inno-
Gently:
And your
81 would say, If a prisoner might
express himself without, implication, -
questioningly. that 1t depends upon
the bait!"
(To BE coNTINUED)
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heed. The rich outline Of her figure
thrilled him and on her golden hair
the sheen OF the morning radiated like
a halo on the head of Titan mas
terpiece. Step by step he drew near.
cautiously. Little By little he crept
forward until he stood with his hand
upon the trunk of tree. And then.
quietly, fearlessly. he stepped behind
her, his shadow falling over her
shoulder upon the placid waters of
the pool
With cry of alarm she sprang to
her feet and faced him. He stood his
ground boldly. but in his eyes there
wac an appeal.
Forgive me-" he said evenly. Z
you needed the shadow of a man to
complete the picture"
you fiatter yourself" she replied
coldly.
He started to speak, impulsively, to
plead for forgiveness, but she held
up her hand mandatorily
Il hold no conversation with pris-
oners outside of court" she said, aus
terely.
Turning from the pool. she stood be-
|Ffore him as one in authority.
Il am going. Wait here. Do not
follow me-" she admonished.
He sat down beside the pool AS
he did so, for f1eeting moment the
form of 1.-the and graceful woman
fell over his shoulders upon the
drowsy waters-but the face was
turned toward the backward trail
Everything = even mythology = -
twisted he growled. lin these par
lous days of woman suffrage"
He turned his head TO catch a
glimpse of her, fitting through the
trees. but unlike Lots wife. she did
not look back.
The mayor sighed.
What an awful mess a man Fan
get into" he sorrowed, through the
perfectly harmless diversion of kiss
ing!"
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Ghost Gave the Tip.

An extraordinary story Of a gam.
bling tip from the regions of spirits
is that of Signor Crotta. the station
master at Cicignano. near Naples.
Signor Crotta speculated one franc
at weekly lottery, and now finds
himself in consequence the lucky win
ner of $4,000. On learning the good
tidings Crotta's first task was to tele-
graph to the directorate of the State
Railways his resignation. He is a
married man. and has a daughter who
is a local schoolmistress. The ex-
stationfnaster is also setting apart a
sum for masses on behalf of his dead
aunt, whose ghost, he ayows. appear
ed to him in the early hours OF the
fateful morning bidding him gamble
on four numbers which she revealed
to him. all OF which eventually proved
lucky ones.
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CHAPTER lv.-continaed.


She took her seat in the boat and
Bedight pushed off. The east was a
riot of effulgence and the tapping
waves broke in crested turrets Of
gold as they gurgled and splashed on
their way to meet the boat. Rowing
steadily. the mayor studied the face
of the girl opposite--the face of pa
trician, softened by clear blue, kindly
eyes and beautif1ed by amorous red
lips. Unconsciously Bedight caught
himself mentally reading:
with thy red lips. redder still,
Kissed by strawberries on the hill"
He drew the boat to a shady spot
along the beach and rugged a pole
for her
Bait it," she commanded, dropping
her magazine.
Bacon rind. minnows. frogs or
worms?" he questioned, hook in hand
You have just said It depends upon
the bait, now bait it," she admonished
CURLY.
But what do you want to catch?"
he insisted
FISH!
He took up an angleworm and i'm
paled 1t on the hook, while the girl
watched him. fascinated.
Il never could do that. Ugh!
But men are wretches!"
For answer he threw the line into
the water and handed her the rod.
OH" she screamed, pulling nerv-
ously at a bright-eyed perch with
Tyrian-red fms.
Let him have 1t bit," cautioned
the mayor
"Oh. that is the way you fish for
fish, too?" she exclaimed why. how
funny"
He nodded
Now. see that! He's taken all the
bait and gone away" ruefully. And
you told me to watt"
"A fish and man should be landed
at exactly the right moment" he ad-
vised. seriously. avoiding her eyes. IF
trified with too long, either Is apt TO
get away with the-er, bait!''
Thank you,'. she replied eoIdiy. "T
know how TO do It now
In a trice she had fopping beauty
IN the boat.
He, rebaited her hook and, picking
up his rod. sent Dowagiac spinning
through the air. II fell just without
bed of moss. There followed
splash. neat turn of the wrist. a
whirring Of the reel and cry from
the girl:
"Oh, give it to me! Give it to me.
Let me land him."
Obediently Bedight handed her the
rod The fish darted and plunged She
reeled in frantically. The mayor
smiled The fish. black bass of
three pounds. came into view of the
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Posta, Shower.
eTo BE CoNTINUEDl

The postal shower is likely to be-
come an institution II is designed
for the benefit of friend who has
gone to live in strange place The
shower was originated by wornan
living In ST. Louis to encourage her
son. young lawyer, who had estab-.
lished an ofico In San Antonio. Tex.
Knowing he was bashful the mother
wrote to all her friends. asking THAI
each one send post card 20 him, with
some cheering message. In many
cases friend would encourage her
own friends to write also. and thus
the list grew. The young man got SO
much mali matter that San Antoine
people got TO think he was a person OF
some consequence. and they took to
him in great style. The shower
worked SO well in this instance that
the story spread Now the idea IL
gaining popularity by leaps and
bounds and bids fair to spread while
the supply Of Lonesome friends l.olds
out
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bait few high in the air above her
headi
"Oh. isn't that too bad." she ex-
claimed, disappointment shadowing
Ter pretty face.
When you have hooked a fish or
a man." he began quietly, and either
shows disposition to plunge. give a
little line. Keep taut but not TOO
1esisting hold. When the fury of the
l,lunge is over. reel in cautiously. If
you do this. the man or the fish will
slways come back captive"
Il never have had occasion to need
your advice,% she said simply.
+ Il see you are novice at-fishing."
lie said. patronizingly.
She colored.
Il haven't found it necessary, or de-
sjrable. sir, to become overly prof.
,ient!" proudly.
But your husband" he said, as he
threw out his line, may prove"
Pardon me-" She spoke haughtily.
MY husband. should ever have one.
Will not be the sort that will need to
he called back. \ He"
"Of course not" he said in concili-
atory voice. They never are-until
after marriage"
He was struggling now with gamy
jswego which he landed finally by
jumping from the boat and skimming
Il in on the sandy beach.
AS he did so. rough fellow with
nondescript SLOUGH hat pulled scoop
shovel fashion over his face and
dressed in the typical native style
sprang from behind a clump of bushes
and bawled:
Il thought so. Col darn ye, you're
under arrest"
The mayor looked at this new Gus
todian with growing interest. The fel
low was long and lank and weather.
beaten. The type was recognizable
at first glance. Undoubtedly he was
the local game warden, a shiftless
ne'erdo-well, appointed by a not toe
discriminating politician during hot
campaign.
What's the charge, oficer?" asked
Bedight, unlocking the fish and stand
ing over it as it Topped upon the sand
The warden. swelling with impor
lance. cleared his throat for action.
THAT there fshin' tackle O. yourn
has got gang hooks on it, which is
agin the law. You'll haf L come with
me. mister"
The mayor whistled.
Got copy of the law with you %
he asked. with a careful show of re
spect.
The warden plunged into his coat
pocket and brought forth a paper-cov.
cred booklet. distributing on the wind
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CHAPTER II-contlnued.

S6APTGR U.-Contlnued.
The court hesitated. Finally, turn
Ing to the witness, Judge vining
asked:
What were the sounds like?" q
fame OF color lighting up her face.
The mayor made a mental note of
the color.
Well" began the witness soberly,
1T sounded like-like the old pass
word of the Elks-'Jolly corks!'"
Pulled?" demanded the Judge, re-
signing herself to sacrifice.
"Yes'm, your (honor-and smoth-
cred in honey"
That will dol" determined the
Judge, hiding her eyes behind her
handkerchief Harriet Brooks" ig-
noring the, states attorney, will you
take the standT'
The prisoner arose from his soap
box.
Your honor" he said CALAMITY, ''in
Difference to Mine Host, from whose
culinary department there watts to
me the unctuous call of fried eggs
and waffies, and because of the deli
cate situation the victim of my as
sault may find herself in should the
case proceed, have determined to
plead guilty and throw myself upon
the mercy Of the court. IL am guilty
as charged. Guilty. say-and proud
Of IT,"
He sat down soberly, but his eyes
were fastened on the face of the
judge. She turned upon him fiercely.
For this unseemly conduct, i, the
judge, fine you ten days at Squirrel
Inn. Beginning tomorrow morning,
you will be the servile slave Of the
ten young women whose feelings you
have outraged. Tomorrow you will
start alphabetically down the list and
for day you will do the bidding of
the girl who falls to your lot What
ever she instructs you to do, you viii
do. Should you again transgress you
viii be-be fined for life!" savagely
have acquitted yourself honorably. you
may go your way In peace. Have
you anything to say for yourself?"
His honor arose submissively.
II accept the TERMS" he said, ea-
gerIy II protest-but I accept"
And should you desert" continued
the Judge. II shall not hesitate to use
this evidence against you!" pulling
from the front Of her shirtwaist a
bulky document Possibly you may
recognize it," tauntingly.
The prisoner gasped.
my bill"
"Yes!" replied the judge. piercing
him with cold look of scorn. you
may well say, My bill!'
He bowed his head.
Courts adjourned" snapped the
Judge Breakfast is served"
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as he did so fiecks of tobacco. matches
and silver foil.
Here 'tis.'' he grunted, triumphant
ly. Right Intersection z, 'Fishin'
in Season. pointing with a grimy
thumb
Bedight read the section in CUES
ton
"All right, officer; guess I'll have
to 60" he agreed, good-naturedly, a
happy thought gripping him entic-
ingly.
The girl In the boat screamed.
Don't you dare go away. If you
do, I'll-we1l send that bill to o.
siam"
The mayor groaned.
Come ont" ordered the warden I'm
patiently. Il amt got no time to be
argin with skirts. You've violated
the law an reckon you'll hat to pay
tn fiddler
Bedight reached to the beach as if
to pick up his fish. Instead. he reached
six inches farther, took quick, strong
hold on the bottom of one leg of the
wardens trousers, gave a mighty tug
upward and, as the disconnected ma
tive turned somersault in midair,
broke for the boat. Seeing his evident
intent. Miss Andrews encouraged the
leap, but alas for human precision!
In his rush he struck the gunwale,
there was clatter. scream and the
next instant Mlss Andrews found her
self liz seven feet Of water She came
up with gasp and would have swum
to safety, for she was athletic, cut the
mayor, In, the same predicament. came
CALAMITY &c the rescue, carrying her
to shore In his arms, where he linger-
iIgly deposited her on the warm sand.
The outraged warden, fully believ-
ing that Providence had become his
ally. and delivered into his hands the
resisting criminal. strode forward and
tapped BeGight authoritatively on the
shoulder.
Serves We right, darn ye. Now you
come along with mel"
For answer Bedight pieouetted In
the sand and. swinging hard. gave the
native q terrific smack on the Jaw
with the fat of his hand. With a
howl of pain and outraged pride that
ofTicial turned igDominiously and ran
for cover. bawling threats of revenge
as he sped toward the village.
In her wet and dripping clothes the
girl sank precipitately upon the sand
and gave vent &c screams Df historical
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15
CHAPTER III.

A Jest is a jest, but the following
letter, received by His Honor, the
Mayor" next morning, suggested a
straw too much for the Asiatic rumi-
nant's back. Tersely, it said:
Squirrel Inn, I
Sunday Morning.
-Mr. Walter Bedight,
Mayor of Ossian:
Dear Sir: The levity Of your de-
meanor at yesterdays trial and the
ostensibIy nonchalant attitude you
chose to take of the sentence inflict-
ed. leads me to believe that you are
considering this very serious matter
altogether too lightly. Under ordinary
circumstances a handsome trifier
might ride into a wonian's camp like
Lochinvar, boldly grasp pretty girl
in his arms and kiss her, without pay
ing a more severe penalty than the
scorn of the camp and few surface
scratches. And even you, evidently a
gentleman as well as a politician,
might have escaped with fitting re-
buke had you been luckier. Unen-
numbered by baggage and feeling I'M
hound by our court to remain you
could have drifted away into the eve
ling shadows and laughed at our eff
forts to restrain you
But, Mr. Bedight. as candidate
for representative at the coming cleo
ton. for which you are evidently re-
Scounfpg your vital forces In this tran
gull spot, you VIII scarcely desert
while we have in our possession q
document so discriminating as that
found by US yesterday In your wake
through the dogwood swamp.
'sThe document itself Is evidence
enough, If given publicity. to lose you
the votes OF almost every woman In
the district Such treachery as you
have In mind-the drafting of bill
against woman's suffrage will not be
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15

0h SETeSIG0I
the fishing rods The lunch basket
was hooked with a clever .-Tst and
brought to shore.
I'm not going to move a step rom
here she declared firmly as he faced
about on the beach. until IL wiring
out this awful wet skirt" blushing.
He looked at the dress thoughtfully.
1t was dripping water all about her.
Then his eyes fell upon her big sun
shade. Without word he picked il
up, walked down the dry beach and
stuck 1t in the sand its dome at an
angle OF forty-five degrees. Then be
came back and sat down on the Prov
of the boat, his back to the umbrella.
The girl looked at him and then az
the umbrella.
DO you promise not to peek?" in 8
confused voice.
Pm the sphinx" he said. quietly.
Take your time-and get 1t good and
dry Er-hang it on the umbrella.
you know-where the sun can get at
#"
He heard her soft footballs in the
sand-and waited. He waited a lonS
time. Once he almost forgot and was
at the point of viewing the landscape
in her general direction. when he
heard discreet cough and jerked his
head about-face, giving himself up to
the cantankerous conduct of a fish
hawk Fostering a kingfsher, much to
the Vocalistic annoyance Of the latter,
who chartered angrily.
And then from the weedy country
road behind the hill there came voices
The warden and his assistants were
returning
Would the girl never reappear:N
Rushing toward the hill. the mayor
waved his arms and shouted:
Go back, you fellows, Go back.
there's lady dressing. There's
"On, Mr.. Bedight,'' cried a clear
voice from the rear, I'm ready"
The mayor turned and ran precipi-
lately down the hill, the natives in
full pursuit. But this time he reached
the boat in safety and flung a deriI
sive laugh at the angry warden's per
emptory command to:
Come back here. gol darn We, an
git arrested
The girl watched the man narrowly.
IF you don't mind. Mr. Bedight.
wen go over on the lee side of the
island There's n nice warm beach
over there and while investigate the
condition of this lunch we can dry out
bit I'm not going back to that
hotel in the daylight"
1t was dusk when the two climbed.
up the steps of the Squirrel Inn. The
judge came forward officially to re-
ceive the report.
"He's-he's perfect gentleman"
whispered Mae to Jackie as she
slipped by to her room
On the beach of Arrow island, on
the leeward side, two sand hummockS
that showed convincing evidence OF
having been leaned against might
have been seen in the shimmering
mooniight-and they were about SO
far apart
ITO RE C0NTTNIIEn
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laughter Under the influence of her
rare good humor, Bedight's serious
ness melted-and he, too, dropped
upon the beach and reviewed the lndi-
crous side of the situation in hearty
guffawing.
But we've got to get out of here"
finally protested the mayor. his face
SOLDERING. Il know these country con-
stable fellows. That warden viii be
back here In an hour with enough ma
tive talent to arrest company Of
night riders. It's time for US TO
move on
He righted the boat and collected
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seameed Mada Valuable.

1t is estimated that those engaged
in the industry of gathering seaweed
and reducing 1t to gelatinous food in
Japan alone number 100000 persons
Within recent years seaweeds have
been introduced into the English kitch.
en-. The edible species. served with
roast meats, have been found to be
very paiatable. Devonshire and Jap.
anese seaweeds are employed largely
in the London industry.
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sheltered nests and frisking squirrels
chatter of the hickory nuts a-ripening
upon the scraggly trees.
And then he saw her!
Like Psyche. she STOPPED beside a
quiet pool, above her the spreading
branches of a water elm. Beside her
on the brink the harebeil grew aud
to her ear there came from down bs-
low the rhythmical cadence OF .
brookletss song. the same song that.
in crescendo or diminut.ndo. it had
sung for centuries, the ever chanted.
perpetual song of the brook,
He stole softly forward on tip-toe.
Absorbed in her mood. she gave no
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15
SYNOPSIS.

In spirit of fun Mayor Bedight, a
summer visitor. is chased through the
ne catches and ki2ses. The girls form
themselves into a court and sentence him
TO do the bidding of one Of their number
each day for ten days. A legislative
measure opposing woman suffrage, which
dropped from the mayors pocket. is used
10 compel him to obey the mandates OF
the girls.
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coDyrsAt i0s. western N sSspspsS Union
SYNOPSIS.

In spirit OF fun Mayor Bedight. a
summer visitor. is chased through the
woods by ten laughing girls. one of whom
ne catches and kissea
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boat The fsherlady squealed with
delight 3but the fish, seeing his tor
mentors. made desperate break for
liberty The woman. gripping the rod
firmly. resisted the attack. whereat
Tie hook tore loose and the dangling
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15
CHAPTER ~.

Monday morning 6awned with q
purple glow that melted into molten
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15

hia took a
Upon that
Nv the iirst
head Of cat
number OF
ter 30 head
md had hay
man and 2
up It Gomez
eres Of land
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-01-15

IN the 4
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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-02-07
WHITE PlmPLEs ON HEAD

Ransom, M.-'The trouble started
on our baby when he was only about
two weeks old. Started like little
white pimples, looked like an old scab
Of blood and matter. His whole head
was covered for a few months, then 1t
went to his ear shoulders, and his
whole body. It seemed to come out
thick and sticky on his head, while
on the other parts Of his body 1t was
more like water coming out Of the
skin. He would scratch until the erup-
ton would be all covered with blood
and gradually spread. The least little
stir or rub would u the sores to
bleed, spread and itch. Never had .
full nights sleep, restless all night.
1.-The sores were horrid to look at.
It lasted until he vas about two and q
half years old. Then we saw an &c.
zema advertisement in the paper to
use -, but it did no good. Then
we used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment. We put the Cuticura Oint-
ment on thick at bed time and put q
tight hood on so he could not scratch
the sores. Then we washed it clean
with Cuticura Soap and warm water
twice a day, and he was completely
cured" (signed) Mrs. E. F. sulzber.
ger, Dec. 80, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with 32.p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston.
Adv.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-02-07
RHEUMATIC ADVICE
Prominent Doctors Best Prescrlp-
tion Easily Mixed at Home.

from you druggist get one ounce
OF Toris compound Tin original sealed
package) and one ounce OF syrup OF
sarsaparilla compound. Take these
two ingredients home and put them
into a half pint of good whis..sy.
spoonful before each meal and at bed
time" This is said to be the quickest
and best remedy known to the medical
ache. Good results come after the first
dose. If our druggist does not have
Toris compound in stock he will get
1t for you in a few hours from his
to take a patent medicine instead of
this. Insist on having the genuine Toris
compound in the. original one-ounce, seal
worst cases were cured here by this pre-
ecription last winter. Published by the
Globe Pharmaceutical laboratories Of
Chicago.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-02-07
The Smile.

The girl who smiles too much makes
Is great a mistake as she who smiles
too little, for though she may be only
actuated by an honest desire to
please, she lays herself open to the
charge Of insincerlty. A smile can
transform q plain face into loneliness
but it only does this when it is the
outcome of some special emotion, and
not q mere aimless parting of the lips.
Smiling to order" or on any and e
cry occasion, is fatal to charm, an6
should be carefully avoided.