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Putnam patriot., 1913-03-14

you. about the cost of the hat It's the dinner want"
 Lucy again came to the door. She wanted to find Carolyn and tell her that she was going home. Now she saw Harry and the milliner. Daphne refused to be convinced by Harry's shaking of his head. and said
 "To think of you treating me like thati After all I've done for you"
 "Yes, Miss Daphlngton. know" Harry replied, soberly.
 "oh, Harryl How can you be so cold and cruel?" Daphne asked.
 "No," Harry said, decisively. That's all of the slate now. I'm engaged to be married to the dearest little girl in the world. and all this futfing bust ness is out for good.
 ~Is that sc?" Daphne whipped out. angrily Suppose she knew about that other woman who is hiding in your roomi"
 Lucy gasped. and clutched her hands together.
 For heavens sake. don't talk so loud'" Harry begged.
 ''of course General Blazes Is good friend of yours" Daphne snsered. but he might not relish 1t to hear that his wife"-
 Stop right therei" Harry ordered. Don't pretend that you don't know l am perfectly innocent In this whole thing. You know how I accidentally ran over her hat this morning. You know that you, yourself. sent to this house a duplicate of that hat. and that I never met the woman before in my life. And you came here to see her and that was how you happened to be in that room with her. And you
Putnam patriot., 1913-03-14
CHAPTER XII.

A short while later Harry left his guests gathered about the piano. sing ing, and quietly slipped outside. The Count made an excuse and left the room also Harry went immediately to the front of the house and threw a pebble against Mrs. Blazes' window.
 "Sst." he cautioned, as she ap- peared.
 "Oh, dear, Pm distracted." she said, almost hysterically.
 How do you think feel?'' he asked. Listen. I've got the hat. I put it in my sisters room. until I get chance to give 1t to you
 "Why cant I have 1t right away?" she asked.
 Some one would see me getting it to you. We can't take a chance. General Blazes is in there with the rest-don't you hear him singing?
 "Oh. yes. 1t is such a blessing that the dear old fellow can forget his troubles"
 Around the corner of the house came Count von Fritz. lsboriously car rying a long ladder that he had found.
 By gracious!. Harry said You're not such . fool after all Here! I'll help you"
 Now you see." said the Count We ged her oud"
 With infinite pains. and ss much si- lence as they could command. they raised the ladder and adjusted 1t against the window sill Mrs. Blazes watched the proceeding eagerly.
 Am I to come down on that? she inquired.
 "No." Harry answered, with the sar- casm the occasion required. We are going to train . morning glory vine on this"
 "Smarty." she snifed at him. That's just like . mani"
 Be careful, and be quiet. Get out on the ladder and creep down." Harry told her
 Mrs. Blazes stepped on . chair and planted herself on the window sill. She was just swinging . neatly -shod foot over to he ladder when Harry hissed:
Putnam patriot., 1913-03-14
THE PUTNAM PATRIOT March r4 1913

Get back! For the love of Mike. ges back"
 She fairly fell back into the room. and as she did so Harry and the Count dropped their laddes 10 the ground among the shrubbery and dashed around the corner
 The irrepressible Carolyn had come to the front steps. adorned in 8 splendid hat of Yellow straw. wreathed with gorgeous red poppies. Behind her came Pigeon Williams, his eyes
Putnam patriot., 1913-03-14

Waiting Until the Coast was Clear Count von Fitx Came From His Hiding Place. know that everything I have done, and all the lies I have told, and all the suspicious I have endured, have been because of my honest effort to protect her good name"
 "Still. appearances are against you." Daphne argued. Lucy smiled with joy, however.
 Amos Medders strolled out and saw Lucy.
 Daughter" he said, "art thou not afraid of catching cold?"
 Harry and Daphne turned, almost guiltily.
 Why, bless my soul" Harry said. T didn't see you folks come out"
 q just come" Lucy told him. And what art thee getting, Harry?"
 Hes buying hat" Daphne said. 'What? Another hat?" Medders asked.
 "Oh-er-yes, certainly" Harry re- piled.
 And for Lucy?"
 'If you will let me give 1t to her, sir"
 "Whatf Two7 Why. Harry. my boy, thee art extravagant."
 "Two?" Lucy asked.
 'I wanted you to have your choice. Lucy" Harry said.
 Daphne maliciously opened the box and placed the hat on Lucy's head. From her window Mrs. Blazes watched the proceeding in abject de- spair.
 Thank you, Miss Daphington." Harry said. taking control of the sit uation. "Ill let you hear from me to- morrow"
 Good evening all," Daphne said. sweetly, and left.
 MT. Medders, Harry and Lucy went in, but Lucy kept Harry back far enough to squeeze his arm and tell him he was a dear.
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the Count remarked.
 "Surel" boomed the General. My wife often spends more than that for a hat"
 '.Is 1t for thy sister. Harry" Med ders asked, casually.
 T don't know If 1t will it her," liar " answered, non-committally
 "Wouldst thee let us see it." Med ders asked Truly. a hat worth that much must be a wonderful thing"
 Here the Count nervously inter- posed, afraid that the General would become aroused if he saw the hat No, no. Der night air might spoil it!"
 T confess I am curious to see it," Medders said "Ah, what forms the vanity of women and the foolishness of man do take!"
 From the house came the lank form of Socrates Trimmer In his hand he carried the hatbox which all day he had been endeavoring to open in the presence of Lucy.
 What is the trouble?" he asked. "No trouble at all-until you came"
  Harry replied, drily.
 Harry has simply been doing what I have often done" General Blazes explained "He has bought a hat"
 Trimmer glanced at the hat box Harry held, and then looked at his own
 This then, is for his wife?" he in- quired, sadly.
 "What?" the General said. misun- derstanding Trimmer Another man buy & hat for my wife? How dare you!"
 Trimmer shrank away from him Nay" Medders soothed "The hat Harry has is for his sister. Carolyn No" Harry corrected him, fearing some further complication. "The fact is, l was going to give the hat to Lucy-with your permission. MT Med ders. But I didu't like to ask your permission before all the others here. Bully for you, Harry" the General beamed. You couldn't do finer thing"
 Trimmer lapsed into fit of dejec- tion
 "Alas!" he sobbed. Homer was right when he said: Alas. faint hope I leaned upon! Alas. thou too art dead and gonel" "Cheer him upi" General Blazes suggested. Let him see your pres ent for Lucy"
 'sI, too, have . present for Lucy" Trimmer said.
 Thee hast?" Medders asked. What Is 1t, Socrates?"
 "A hat" Trimmer announced.
 Harry leaped to a conclusion. In stantly he coupled Trimmer with the mysterious man who had bought the duplicate hat at Mile. Daphne's. Let's see it." he said.
 He opened Primmer's hat box, and one glance was enough to confirm his suspicion. He dropped the lid quick ly, took the box from Primmer's unre- sisting hold, and said:
 "I'll take your hat to Lucy. She'll be-"
 No. l shall present 1t to her my self" Trimmer declared, taking the box from Harry.
 All right" Harry said. Don't let any one profane that hat by seeing it until 1t gets to the one for whom it is intended And neither will l with mine. You won't let any one see it?" Surely not" Trimmer agreed. "All right That's a sacred compact. Let's all go In now"
 And as he ushered them Into the house Harry said things to himself be- cause of his foolishness in paying seventy-fve dollars for hat when the duplicate was in the house all the time.
 And" he growled. I've still got one coming from Daphnei"
 What did thee say?" Medders asked, as they went into the reception room.
 q was saying that I hoped no one was coming this evening to break up our quiet little party
Putnam patriot., 1913-03-14
CHAPTER XIV.

Waiting until the coast was clear. Count von Fitz came from his hiding place and discreetly lifted the ladder.
 Wait minute" he said to him. self Quietly he went into the house. and as quietly reappeared in few moments. carrying the hat box which Lucy had taken from Trimmer, and which she had left in the hallway.
 Brains in der head beats cash in der pocket" he moralized.
 He wedged the hatbox under his arm and crawled up the ladder to the window. Tapping gently upon 1t, he almost fell of the ladder when Mrs. BIazes swung it open.
 Be careful, vomanl" he urged. If I fall off diss ladder on diss hat you stay in diss house for life"
 Give me the hat! Give me the hat!" Mrs Blazes exclaimed.
 "Giff me my ring" the count re- piled.
 She slipped his ring from her finger and offered 1t to him hastily. But. with one hand clutching round of the ladder and the other arm about the hatbox, he was hardly In posi- tion to take 1t.
 How can r" he sputtered. Tt iss . ring, not der mumps.
 Put the hat in the window; then you can take the ring" she advised. .Und den you get der hat und gin me der laugh?"
 "Nonsense." she answered. "I nsv. CT want to see your ring, or you againl"
 (To Be Continued)
Putnam patriot., 1913-03-14
There is a Call

from people that have money, for property in Putnam and Windham County. Ifsyou wish to sell any in this vicinity, I believe can help you. Please let me hear from you. Tele- phone connection. A. B. RANDALL, Real Estate Agent, Putnam, Conn.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-14

hart of Minnesota, painfully hurt
when gas company auto truck col
lided with machine in which Widel
was riding. Gov. EberhaTt, in car
ahead of Widell, had narrow escape.
Wind early today blew out gasIight
in bedroom of Mrs. Mary Diana, 1852
Cleveland av. Husband found wife
and six-months-Old baby dying from
asphyxiatiOn when he returned from
work.
Carl Mccary, EImhurst, crushed
to death by train in MelrOse Park
yards of G. & N. w. Railroad. G.
Jemison, 1925 Wentworth av., prob
ably fatally hurt in same accident.
Chester Demicke, 5543 Princeton
aY.; Charles Moore, 5542 Princeton
av., and R. P. Pattee, 5428 S. State
st., riding on same motorcycle, cut
and bruised when Lake Shore engine
fell off viaduct into street just south
of SD st.
Herman Winthrop, IS, 731 w. 18th
ST., stabbed twice by another boy at
wedding in Netherwood Hall, 1886 w.
Taylor st. Presbyterian Hospital. ia
con Simonson, IA, in charge of
checkroom, alleged to have used
knife, arrested.
N. M. Abajain, ASA Sheridan road,
probably fatally injured when two
autos crashed together at Sheridan
road and Oakdale av. Columbus
Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. J. F. SteTIauer, AT OakdaIe
av., lost ear-drop containing three
diamonds valued at $500 in street.
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
engine went through open switch at
SD st. Narrowly missed three mo
tOrcylists.
Body of unidentified man taken
from river at w. Erie st. bridge.
Clara DuIwiIder, 3403 Lexington
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-14

attempt, now wants 10 i've. Sne
may.
BE PROPER BEFORE GEORGE
King Georges high artistic tenn
permanent has thrown another fit and
commands that in the equestrian
parade at Olympia the women shall
not appear in the royal presence ''rid-
ing in any but the proper, woman's
way" which means side-saddle
fashion.
This royal command ought to
cause two sUffragettes to grow where
but one grew before.
Riding astride is the natural way
for women to ride a horse Oranything
else. 1t is the safest and most COM
Portable way and easiest on the
horse. But oh dear! Maybe it isn't
proper" Sometime, way back be-
yond Elizabeth's time, it became
proper" to do things differently, so
that the common horde could dis
tinguish between ladies" and "wo-
men," and among the proper" inno-
vatiOns was the side-saddle, with the
lady perched with one foot in the
stirrup and the other in position to
shoe the flies off the horses ears, if
it became necessary. The plain wo-
man had sense enough to hang her
shanks on either side of the beast,
so that she could hold on by tying
her ankles in a hard knot under
meath, if she wanted to.
But let the ladies be as proper as
King George asks them to while rid
ing before his eyes. They had a
chance to ride straddIe, or any other
old way, during the reign of the late
King Edward, who also had a right
able-bodied artistic temperament, al
though it was not much given to
working over hours for the truly
proper things of this hard life of
Ringing for other folks.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-14

What's going to be the uniform of
ChicagO's ten bathing beach police
women?
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-06
ELMA BASKET BALL TEAM
FAILS TO PLAY AT SATSOP

SATSOP, Feb 5.-A large crowd at
Satsop was disappointed by Elma fall
ing to appear to play off the game
ordered by the board of control of
the Chehalis County Basket Ball.
league.
That Elma was afraid Of defeat
at the hands of the fast Satsop team
was one excuse Elma offered. And
the fans at Satsop were out in force
for the game. By Elma failing to
apear the Satsop club is out about
$25. The game was widely adver-
tised by the club. Satsop offered to
pay the Elma clubs expenses and
paid the expenses of the referee and
other expenses made by the game.
At 6 p. M, two hours before the game.
the Elma team manager telephoned
they would not play under any con-
ditions.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-06
MAN JUMPS OVERHEARD
FROM STEAMER NORWOOD

While coming from Los Angeles to
Grays Harbor on the steamer Nor
wood, F. f. Grove, passenger, jump
ed overheard about midnight Sunday
and was lost. 1t was evidently case
of suicide, as he had packed his eff
fects in his stateroom marking it with
tag, secured from til purser, to E.
Grove, care of Young Women's Chris
tian association, Los Angeles.
He was about 50 or 40 years of age.
and his baggage indicated man Of
refinement. but nothing was found to
give a clue to his identity or assign
reason for his rash act. Chief of
Police Templeman received a telegram
yesterday from F. Grove, brother in
Los Angeles, asking to be notified if
the body was found.
Capt. H. A. Benham, at Harbor dock,
received a telegram this morning
from a brother of the deceased, F. B.
Grove, at Bellingham, asking for all
the particulars known of his brothers
death.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-06
TEAM WINS
~ BASKET BALL CONTEST

By score of 1S to IA the Aber-
deem high school basketball team de-
feated the Hoquiam team last night in
the first game of the present winter
series. AS the score indicated, the
game was fast and >furiius through
out and with two minutes left to play
the score stood a tie. On a basket
put over by Aberdeen, won the game.
The date for the next game with
Aberdeen has not been fixed but it
is certain the local boys will be in
good condition to take care of the
Aberdeen youngsters when the two
teams clash again.
The lineup of the two teams fol.
lows:
Hoquiam: Glander and Karr, for
wards; Baer, center; d. Abel and
Ashley, guards, and B. Abel, sub.
Aberdeen: r. Wilkinson and E.
Wilkinson, forwards; Faulk, center;
Cross and Adams, guards; Green, sub.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-06
YOUNG GIRL WANDERs
IN THE WlSHKAH VALLEY

Anna Griner, IA years of age, the
adopted daughter cs Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Z. Holmquist, 514 North F street, left
home Monday morning to go to school
at st. Rose academy, and was seen
no more until Tuesday afternoon.
When she failed to return at noon, it
was learned that she had not been at
school and the police We're notified,
but the girl had disappeared, leaving
absolutely no clue.
She was found Tuesday wandering
in the Wishkah valley IA miles from
Aberdeen by Edward Engen, a chauf-
feur, who brought her home in his
auto. Anna says She feared being
late at school Monday morning, and
started to walk across blocks, up the
hill and became lost. She became
dazed and walked all day, stopping
with Polish family at night and was
apparently wandering aimlessly when
found by Mr.. Engen.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-06
His Election Causes Board of Control to Cut
Nearly Three Quarters of a Million
out of the Estimates
THE ESTIMATES WERE HASTILY REVISED
Figure Prepared for Gov. Hay, and in Print,
We're Quickly Changed, When Listers
Election Was Sure

Nearly three quarters of a million
dollars were saved to the taxpayers of
the state of Washington by the mere
fact of the election of Ernest Lister
as governor, says the Washington
Standard
To be exact, the saving is $732,470
in one department alone. His admin
istration doubtless will result in ma
terial economies in all the branches of
government but this particular saw
ing of $732,000 does not concern all
the branches-just one-and it is
recommended by this department be-
cause Mr.. Lister and not some one
else was elected, for the departmental
chiefs knew that Mr.. Litser knew
too much about the states business
for them to be able to put over their
original scheme
Any one who reads the original re-
port of the state board of control
and then obtains a copy Of the ap-
preparations for which the self-same
board is asking the legislature, will
discover wherein the difference is
made. For the Republican members
of that board, knowing that Cover
nor Lister had once been a member
of it and realizing further that he is
consequently we'll acquainted with
the needs of the various state insti-
tutiOns, voluntarily pruned the ap-
propriations asked in their original
biennial report to former Governor
Hay because they knew Governor Lis
ter would not permit the extrava-
gance planned.
Until the accession of the present
Republican board, it had always been
one OF. the boards rules to take the
estimates made by the superintend-
ents of the different institutions and
revise them according to the board s
views of the institutions needs and
the boards knowledge of the condi-
ton of the states finances. This the
Republican board did not do in it's
last biennial report, but included in
that document the total requests Of
the different superintendent.
The former rule of the board had
established it in the favor of the leg
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-06
COMING MEETING
IS DISCUSSED
Chamber of Commerce and
Southwest Development
Association
W. c. MUMAW, PRESIDENT
Mayor Little, Of Raymond,
Says Small Cities Follow
Aberdeen Lead

w. c. Mumaw, manager of the Pa.
cific Telephone & Telegraph company
presided at the weekly luncheon OF
the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday,
having been elected president of the
Chamber at meeting of the board
of directors Monday evening. In tax.
ing the chair, Mr. Mumaw, in a short
speech, thanked the Chamber for the
honor conferred and promised his
best efforts to the upbuilding of Alb.
erdeen and the Grays Harbor country
but called attention to his compare
tive helplessness in the undertaking
unless supported by the individual
membership.
The coming meeting of the South
west Development association was
discussed at some length, and COM
mittee of five was appointed to meet
similar committee from the Ho-
quiam Commercial club, to consider
such matters as Grays Harbor should
bring up at the meeting. Mayor A.
c. Little. Of Raymond, was a guest at
the luncheon, and in the course of a
short talk, said that Aberdeen should
occupy commanding position in the
Southwest Development association,
and that the smaller cities in the
organization looked to her for guild
ance and lead.
A committee was also appointed to
look up a location for the club it is
proposed to organize, and the expense
incident thereto.
Secretary Bryan was directed to
communicate with the representatives
in the legislature from Chehalis
county relative to the bill changing
the name Of the county to "Grays
Harbor."
Attorney A. e. Graham brought up
the matter of having the superior
court hold jury terms at Aberdeen,
and asked that the Hoquiam CONNER
cial club be asked to support the
measure. The bill now in the house,
is drawn in accordance with the sug-
gestions of Supreme Judge Chadwick
in the decision that declared a form
er act of this nature invalid.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-06
LOGGED-OFF LAND BILLS
ALL GO TO SPECIAL BOARD

OLYMPIA, Feb. 5.-To deal with
the many logged-off land bills intro
duced in the house, Speaker Howard
Taylor this morning announced a spe-
cial committee to take up all such
some agreement on desirable
scheme. The members of the commit
tee are:
T. F. Murphine of King, w. A. Ar
mold of Wahkiahkum, j. w. Brislawn
of Lincoln, G. B. Horgan of Franklin,
w. ]. Hughes of Whatcom, r. Fl.
Mapes of Chehalis, 7. X. Ropes of
Snohomish, w. J. Wells of Skagit and
o. B. Aagard of Clarke.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-06
SHOE STORE OPENING

Jean Hamberg will formally open
his new shoe store, in the room va
Gated by the Electric Service & Sup
ply Co., 207 East Heron street, next
Saturday. Mr.. Hamberg has fitted up
a handsome store, the mems depart
ment, and the ladies in the rear. The
fittings and furnishings of the store
are in excellent taste and no expense
has been spared to make the store
attractive in order to harmonic with
the class of goods Mr.. Hamberg pro-
poses to carry.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-06

islatOrs to such an extent that no
questions were raised as to it's appro-
priatiOns and the amounts asked were
granted, the legislators relying upon
the integrity, honesty and knowledge
of the members of the board. Two
years ago the Republican members Of
this board partially sidestepped this
responsibility, placed in them by tha
statutes, with reference to the uni
versity appropriations and sidestep-
ped it entirely this year with refer
ence to all the state institutions.
But with the election of Governor
Lister, these same Republican men,
bers realized no such tactics would
be permitted and fastened to revise
, the estimates and submit them to the
F.! Legislators and the executive in type
written form. Among the most fire.
quently pruned items are such appro-
priations as $4,000 for superintend-
ents homes, allowances for attend.
ance at different conventions, pur-
| chases of additional lands, erection
of expensive stables and storehouses.
purchases of furniture and furnish
ings, and the like.
The chief items eliminated, how
ever, aside from land purchases, are
appropriations for proposed new
| buildings deemed unnecessary by the
board. While the revised estimates
contain several appropriations for
buildings, only those considered alb
solutely essential are being asked Of
the legislature, the Republican MEM.
bers freely admitting by this act that
the other requests were extravagant
and wholly unnecessary.
If Ernest Lister had not been elect
ed governor, the scurrying and scamp
ering done by the Republican men,.
bers of the board would have been
unnecessary, but with his election
they had to deal with a man who
knew the state institutions as well
as did they, man who proposed to-
introduce economy into the state gov
, ernment along with efficiency, and
they revised their estimates accord
, ingly.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-06
CALL BIDS FOR ROAD

MONTESANO, Feb. 5.-The county
commissioners yesterday ordered a
call for bids for slashing a portion
of the Hoquiam-Lake Quiniault road.
which when completed will cost ap-
proximately $150,0OO. This road was
the cause of bitter fight during the
recent election and made an issue
by candidates. The highway, when
completed, will open up one of the
finest scenic summer resorts on the
Pacific coast. The Cramer s,ryey
made by the state will be used In
the construction of the road.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-06
CONCEALED WEAPONS ALLEGED

M. Druxinman was arrested yester-
day by Patrolman Rogers charged
with carrying slung shot and brass
knuckles, and he will have a hearing
before Judge Drake this afternoon
1t is claimed that Druxinman had the
articles in his store in the regular
course of business and he will ad
vance this defense.