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Followed suit.


It was at a birthday banquet given
the other evening by a prominent
Paris millionaire banker. The fun
was at it's height, when a lady cried
out;
my pearl necklace has disap-
pearedi"
Uproar followed, while every one
suggested plans for its recovery.
Then the banker had a brilliant
idea.
we will place a salver in the mid
die of the room" he said, lights win
be extinguished, and the %perpetrator
Of this silly joke viii have an oppor
tunity Of restoring the missing neck
lace"
This was done.
Then the lights were turned on
again and there was more consterna-
ton. The salver had disappeared.
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COURTESY OF FINS ]. GARRETT

Three cheers for Representative Finis ].
Garrett Of Tennessee, the chairman Of the spe.
cial committee Of the house which is Investigate
Ing the long-drawn-out charges by Colonel Null
hall that a choice collection Of grafters could
make congress eat out Of their hands at any
hour Of the day and night.
On a recent afternoon, when young Mr.. Ne
Michael was telling how he used to work with
McDermott on various schemes In which the
two Of them we're interested, It suddenly dawn
ed upon several newspaper men present that
If the committee kept on with its hearings
much longer that day and II they held a night
session there would be CONSERVATION in certain
quarters owing to the fact that handsome young
Mr.. Sartwel Of the Associated Press was to be
married that evening. and many Of the news
paper men present we're to be ushers, guests
and general background for the affair.
So Bob Dougan. r. f.. Alderman and Joe
Amin, as a committee. told Representative
Garrett that either the wedding would be
slimly attended or the world would go without
the news Of the lobby Investigation. And Mr..
GUS manner possible. announced that a wedding
y hearing. and all went as happy as a marriage
ned in time to let young Alderman 1y on his
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BRIGADIER GENERAL ALBERT |. MILLS

BrisadieT General Albert l. Mills, one Of the
oravest and most accomplished officers in the
regular army, has been detailed to give his
time and talents to the organized militia Of the
nation-the second line Of defense. In the
event Of a long war no man would be Of more
importance He would bring the raw recruits
into action. The undisciplined hosts would be
trained and armed under his direction. Indeed.
he Is now doing everything that Is possible
against the day Of peril to the country.
The personal experiences OF General Mills
make one OF the most thrilling chapters In the
history OF the war with Spain, Years ago he
fought Indians on the plains and In the noun.
tains Of the west At Fort Leavenworth, whore
he was on duty at the cavalry and infantry
school, he wrote a book on the Virginia cam
paigns Of 1862. He was a captain when the
Maine went down IA the harbor Of Havana. In
Cuba, quoting the language of his commander,
General Young, he participated with distin.
guished gallantry and conspicuous ability in
all the engagements preceding the final sur
render Of Santiago"
ed him by congress was won on July I at San
those near him by his bravery and GOODNESS.
head and ontEely without sight"
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DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO
Piiiful State in Which Mrs. MAY
Found Herself, and low
She Escaped.

OPP, Ala-In a letter from this
town, Mrs. Carrie May writes as fol-
lows. About two months after /
married, ] began to have very bad
weak spells, and terrible headaches. j
felt miserable all the time. and soon
got to where ] couldn't hardly t 10.
After the third month ] got down com
pletely.
] was young, had never been sick be-
fore. and 7 just didn't know what 10
DO J thought 7 would die.
My husband, at last, got me a bottle
Of Cardui, the woman's tonic. and 1T
helped me so. he got another bottle.
When had taken the second bottle /
was well.
1 wish that every woman. suffering
from womanly trouble, would give
Cardui a trial. IT is the best medicine
on earth for womanly weakness"
Are you weak, tired, WORKOUT? Do
you suffer from any of the pains Pc
culiar to weak women? If so, take
Cardui.
As a remedy for women's ills. Cardui
has been most successful. It is purely
vegetable, composed Of ingredients
which have been found to build up the
vitality and strengthen the womanly
constitution, as wei as prevent or re-
lieve those terrible pains from which
weak women suffer.
Cardui is worth trying. Judging
from the experience OF a million other
women who have been benefited by
this remedy, it should surely do you
good.
m; B-Wrhs To- Chattanooga Medicine Co.
ladies' Advisory Dept, Chattanooga, Tenn. fof
SfsefafhgsfrRcfi0as on your case nd6Apape hook
Home Treatment for Women" sent in plain
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s1s that clock right?' asked the
visitor who had already outstayed
his welcome.
His hostess yawned
"Oh, MOI" che said. That's the
clock Va always call The Visitor p
The obdurate one sat down again.
"The Visitori" he remarked.
What a curious name TO give a
clockl"
His hostess ventured an explana-
ton.
You see" she cooed sweetly, I'VE
call It that because we a never
make it gol"
And then he went.
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Dorothy was visiting her grandpar-
ents in the country for the first time.
Seeing a quantity of feathers scatter
ed about the b%arnyard, she shook her
head in disapproval.
Grandpa" she told him gravely,
you really ought to do something TO
keep your chickens from wearing out
so."-Everybody's Magazine.
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During courtship days every girl is
a peach no matter if she does develop
the characteristics of a lOmen later.
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Nothing equals Deans Mentholated Cough
Drops for Bronchial weakness, sore chests,
and throat troubles-bc at all Druggists.
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II takes a pessimist to worry over
a Job lot of possibilities that never
develop.
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Water I'm bluing is adulteration. Glass and
water makes liquid blue costly. Buy Red
Cross Ball Blue ADV.
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Busy.

Gabe-smith seems to be a busy
man.
Sleeveless, he has hives, priokly
heat, hay fever and a favorite team In
FIVE different baseball leagues.
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Some men fail to meet their obliga-
tons because they are headed the
other way.
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Forced Industry.

you must have had some strong
inspiration when you wrote this
poem"
Verify" said the poet, q had"
"And what was it, may I ask?"
"A dispossession notice"
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A man with a crouch can find fault
where Il doesn't exist.
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He-Do you believe in love At FIRST
sight?
She (thirty-eight)-I believe in any
kind Of love-Boston Evening Tran
script.
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GaTretL with the most gracious manner possible. announced That q wedding
took precedence over a lobby hearing. and all went a happy a a marriage
bell The committee adjourned in time to let young Alderman Iy o hi
silk gloves. and no one suffered for a lack Of news
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ne different kinds Of fool you are.
sometimes think his list IL incomplete.
But what difference does that make?
We aren't going to see him. There's a
fellow up interchangeable I want
you to play tennis with" aa
VI haven't had racket in my hand
al summer" John protested.
"Macht NIGHTS aus! I've never seen
you play, but you can beat him. You've
got to. He's got my scalp so often
have to take revenge by proxy. Be
sides. you need Il little frivolity. You're
beginning to take yourself seriously.
and that's a bad sign"
But I'm not fixed up for It." John
looked at his shoes, upon which thin
coating Of dust had settled.
Haig surveyed him and then stretch
Cd ont over the dashboard a lean shank.
the trouser of which had nOt tilt an
iron for many a day. You're regu-
lar dude beside me-.
"Oh. have it your own way" John
agreed with as good grace as possible.
He could not well explain that he and
Katherine had been in love, that he
was still in the same case though she
had probably recovered. that he had
persistently stayed away from her for
the sake OF his peace of mind. and
Almost any excuse for yielding will
serve when one is resisting weakness
10 which one both wishes and does not
wish to succumb.
On the shaded eastern terrace they
found a small group Of young people
Of both sexes. Haig saluted them with
4 triumphant hail i've brought him
Now. you broker man. III bet you $40
he can beat you. best two out Of three
seta.'
Katherine rose and came forward to
meet them. Gregg accompanied her,
almost with the air of host. it seem
ed to John. They greeted the new
Corners cordially. Katherine with such
q notable absence of constraint that
John. who had nerved himself for an
ordeal, was rather heavily let down.
he could almost have believed that she
had forgotten the ride home under the
October moon.
1t was undeniably pleasant to loll
luxuriously in the comfortable wicker
chair, watching the play Of animated
young faces, from whose freshness
Deither work nor worry had subtract
q, against the background Of green
sward and towering shrubbery. Occa-
sionally he tossed light word on the
a1dv Of npvn-satinn He noticed that
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Aurchefi ~Drcserve1 his usux: iinLas-
Give front. 1t was not the first time
he had encountered the intolerance OF
youth. Hut never before. save during
the Sheehun trial. had the Intolerance
pierced the crust OF the man.
He broke the silence. "Whnt do you
| want to d":"
"a good many things you wouldn't
understand principally. ] suppose. TO
smash You aud your organization.
/ That probably sounds funny to you"
MurchelI did not laugh. He merely
felt pity for an impractical young
dreamer.
"You cant smash the Organization"
ut must be smashed. because 1t ex-
lists to deprive the people Of the right
! Of self government"
"a pretty phrase. It's common sense
politics. The people don't want to gov
ern themselves-they can't. They need
some one to take the burden from them.
How are you going to smash us!'
ut may Ike simpler than you think,
Senator Murchel. When the people
understand what you are they'll smash
YOU"
The other smiled pitylngly. "Yon
think because you've sent Il few poor
devils to Jail you're a man Of destiny,
don't you: You think I'm merely
wicked old fellow who's got power
and Ia using it for his own selfish ends.
II l We're inst that You could smash
me. But I'm more than that. ] am
an institutional part Of necessary
institution. one that society. that prop
erty. that business. can't get along
without. You can smash William
Aurchell-that is, pnt some one In his
place. But you cant smash the tnsti
tuition. And you cant judge system
By its incidental errors"
John smiled. not very happily. "fve
beard that before. The weakness Of
your argument is that the errors seem
30 be essential. Government isn't, or
shouldn't be. merely II matter Of force,
nor exist only as the servant Of prop
erty. even if all you say is true. And
I've got to go on"
"And where'Il you come OUT!
II? You will try to break me. You
may succeed. But you will observe
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sTeu've gone out Of your way to at.
tack mo. You're . fool"

that have little to lose. II had
much-you won't understand this-I
hope I'd lose It gladly
Ibid say | was going to break
youY' MurcheIl demanded testify. y
| came here today to suggest that YOU
come out for Wash Jenkins seat In
congress-"
Johns reply was almost bitter. $50
have impressed you as q hypOcrite
trying to get kicked up out of the way
l repeat. I'm not for sale"
Murchell suddenly rose and put a
heavy hand on Johns shoulder. You
said You have little to lose You have
much-a future You've gone ont If
your way to attack me. You're fool
But IL like you. nan. And i'd like
to save that future for YOU"
For q moment John stared at him. In
credulous. He went to the window. star
ing out wonderingly. He saw strange
thing - Jeremy Applesate stamping
across the square and pausing under
| the flag. looking up. The veterans
hand rose as though in salute: then.
arrested midway. it fell Imply. and Jer-
envy marched on.
John pointed. There. senator. is one
who entered the service of your inSti-
tuition. Now he is a broken spirited
old man with just enough soul left to
be ashamed If became part of your
machine. in the end Id become like
!! that-different in size perhaps. but the
same in kind l." he said. quietly. pre-
| fer your enmity; it's safer You repre-
sent an institution. ! stand for
principle. fundamental principle. You
can smash John Dunmeade-oh. very
easily. no doubt But, Senator Muir
| chell, you can't smash the principle!
The senator did not often permit
himself the luxury of losing his tenn
per. but he was exceedingly close to it
| Just then The friendship he had Of
fered to a young man whom he liked
strangely we'll had been contemptuous
" rejected. and the hurt was all the
deeper because he had broken the rule
| of lifetime to make the offer. He
carefully waited until the emotion had
subsidized before speaking.
"'1t's good deal simpler to state a
principle than to follow 1t in practice.
And you can't Judge politics by one
vars experience However
He stopped long enough to put on
bis hat.
''You went out Of your way to de-
] Aounce MO Won +nals time when
II - eooMnDol
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VpHN was standing at the win
dow Of his courthouse office,
4S21G The sense Of loneliness was
| 11R upon him again. 1t may h.
that the sight Of katherine HampMen
saunteriug down Main street in com
pany with Il befanneled summer gen
ueman had something to do with his
mood
Then another vision was accorded
him-a fat white horse lazily draw
ing an ancient top buggy in which sal
Senator Mlrchell. for all the world II
prosperous farmer passing into az,
amid peace and plenty.
| A minute later came knock at his
door. Come he said.
| The senator entered. AFTERNOON.
John.
"What can do for you:"
"Humph. DHl't seem very glad to see
me. You might ask me to sit down.
John pointed toa chair. why hest,
tate? It's your courthouse isn't it?'
Understood you'd taken mortgage
on it yourself lately" Murchell sat
down. looking genially at John.
$50 you think I'm bad man and a
disgrace to the state?" the senator in
Quired at last.
"WelI. just about that" John said
quickly.
.'Told Miss Roberta I'm Il bad man
didn't you?"
! &"l could have said that you are a
shameful force. in politics; that you
have exploited Il great party and the
ignorance of the people; that you have
built up machine for the sole pur'
| pose of ooting the state; that you have
| rot and held power by compelling pub
| lie servants to use the influence OF
their office to perpetuate your machine
and by buying the votes of the cor
ruptible. There's probably lot more
II l only knew it. Eve never heard
| that you used your power for any good
thing. Without profession or business
you are rich man. How?"
'.Humph.' grunted Murchell. who
had listened without display OF feeling
! doesn't mean much. You'd have hard
work proving any Of it."
They relapsed into silence. John
booked out of the window. awaiting In
eoldN silence the senator's next words.
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n have felt That you weren't IN run
sympathy with it."

II have felt That you weren't AZ run
sympathy with it,
II am not" The judge laid his book
on the desk and sat stittly erect John
was Immediately enabled to sympa-
thize with those unfortunates who
were arraigncd before his father.
snow that the case Is ended, | may
speak frankly. As Il judge l. of course.
approve of the punishment OF crime.
But don't approve your going out Of
your way to attack your party and
Senator Murchell. n fine. clenn living
gentleman. who has always showed
the warmest friendship for your fam
ily." Judge Dunmeade spoke with re-
strained emphasis.
"And has created pernicious ma.
chine" John added incautiously.
(which elected you to the Office you
now hold"
"Your memory isn't good, Judge.
The machine nominated me. The peo-
pie of Benton county elected me. you
may remember"
without Murchell's Endorsement"
'That, Pm sorry to say. Is probably
true" John said, wishing that he had
not ventured into the room. "I'm sor-
~ you feel so about 1t. Good night.
father"
Judge Dunmcade resumed his book
Now. the judicial temperament is not
given to impulse. But AZ John went
slowly out Of the room Judge Dun.
meade experienced novel sensation
which In the brief moment allowed for
reflection he was Mt loss to define.
Later he decided that It was his gen
erous nature asserting itself to give his
oon another chance. He may have
been mistaken.
Be that as it may. before John had
passed quite ont Of the room he was
recalled by an unexpected wait"
He returned. "Yes. fatherT'
n suppose" said the Judge grufliy
your fathers interest can have NJ
weight with you. 1t ought to be clear
TO you without suggestion from me that
II you persist in attacking Senator
Aurchell you make my lifelong ambi
don impossible"
"Are you still taking that seriously
The senator has been teasing You along
With the promise Of justiceship for
ten years. Don't you know by this
time that he has no intention Of Civ,
ing 1t to your
"He gave you nomination"
eyes. he happened to believe he could
make use Of me. 1t seems to be solely
question Of the senator's politica
necessities. IL doubt that he needs
you. father"
"That means, presume, the judge
said bitterly. "that count for nothing
against your notions? But I NIGH
have known 1t. Good nightw he re
peated.
Out in the clear night John walked
slowly about. More than ever he re
allied the price which they must pay
who would be voices.
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viii take you for bunch OF nee.
green, succulent clover? Just watt"
Haig grinned, until they're in office.
Make no mistake. sonny: your need
to keep tight rein on them. About
q year from now expect to see some
pretty little. homemade Illusions badly
buste.l."
The promised journey to the ridge
had not yet been made.
One afternoon IIalg found him busy
in his office. Flows the bosslet? Had
a shave today? Feeling conversations
al? You and I are going out for little
drive this afternoon"
"We're not l hope you are. I've
got things to do"
'"This American habit of industry Is
becoming Il positive mania. Are you
coming pcaceably or will you go any
hOw?'
"I'll do neither" John continued his
writing.
"All right" Haig seated himself,
deposited his feet on the desk beside
John and commenced an apparently
interminable monologne on the apocry.
phal cleverness of a dog he once had
owned
John threw down his pen in disgust
n surrender" he groaned. "I'll go to
get rid Of you"
Thought could persuade you
Come right along. I've got buggy
outside"
John put his papers away and meek
" followed to the waiting vehicle
EaiF drove. chattering volubly OF
~, '-"ver came into his mind. But
when T1aig turned into the ridge road
John stirred uneasily.
"Going anywhere in particular"
"Anywherc you'd like to go?'
moo. guess not
"Then wen 20 to the Hampdens
There's always somebody there"
"Oh. no. we won't! Let's go back
the other direction. like the south
road better"
"Oh, you do! Why not HampdensT
"Well. you see" John began to ex
plain lamely, "Hampden and I aren't
on very good terms and
"Lord! Don't I know that? HI
spends most of his time enumeratinl
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6z: center Of gayety was East
ridge. The Italian villa was the
scene of one continuous house party.
It was inevitable that John and
Katherine should meet. 1t happened
one morning few days after the
Sheehan trial when John was leaving
the postotlice with his daily mail. A
tap drew up in which sat Katherine
and a young man. John remembered
q saying Of hers concerning one whom
people were apt to sheer Mt as spec
ulator," but whom she thought ''splen-
did because he had had the brains and
courage to make his own fight and
win" He had no difficulty in identi-
Tying that man with Gregg, Of whom
he had heard more than once. Gregg
was an attractive fellow. a few years
older than John. Of athletic build and
pleasant manner. He joined Rather
me in congratulating John on his re-
esntly acquired fame.
I'VE expect to see you often on the
ridge. There will be tennis. He will
make you play" she said to Gregg.
who responded pleasantly.
I'D like to have the chance, Mr.
Dunmeade. I've been hearing about
your game"
But, although Gregg spent nearly
every week end on the ridge. John
did not keep his promise. Indeed, he
had little time for creation, and that
little was put in with Haig, with whom
he was rapidly cementing friendship
The June primaries were at hand
John felt less pride than responsibility
when he found that he was expected
TO lead the campaign to capture the
county nominations from the machine
and that. by tacit consent of friends
and enemies alike, upon him devolved
the task of choosing the reform ticket
He gave much thought to this task. II
was not simple. There were many I'M
worthy gentlemen, he discovered, will
ing to be swept into once by the wave
Of popular protest. And he could have
| learned here. had he been so minded
that even Il refOrmer must employ the
WlStlOIlI VI llic ScllcIll. liz N1uACNSN
results at which politician might
have sneered. but which were on the
whole very promising in the light Of
his inexperience.
In Haig John found an unexpected
but Invaluable aid. The novelist had
ence been a political reporter. The
reform ticket was nominated. Muir
ehell. cynically willing to let the re
form wave run it's brief course, with
held his hand. Bereft Of its familial
weapon, fraud, the machine was easily
conquered by people thoroughly an
gered. Even Plumville gave the re-
formers n small majority. Haig hail
"a John as a "little boss"
John Indignantly rejected the title
my work is done, or, at least. will be
when they're elected. ! can't interfere
with them then"
"Sav. aren't you afraid the cows
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CHAPTER xl.

DHN was standing at the win
dow Of his courthouse office,
lSSc1 The sense Of loneliness was
~ k6R uuun lin again. 1t may IL,
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CHAPTER x.
Apples Of Eden.

Nh r the summer before had been
"A j gay. what shall we say Of
6NS6I that which now opened? The
(AzA center of gayety was East