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Rock Island Argus., 1913-09-06

rear Medcroft is in London, and 1t Is
he who is writing the letters. How
stupid OF mer'
"Aha! exclaimed he triumphantl-.
"of course. she's getting letters fr a
her husband Why not? That's to be
expected. But. by the everlasting shag-
pat. do you suppose that her husband
knows she's of here with another fel-
low who masquerades as her husbandf
No" He almost shouted it I've
never heard Of anything so brazen.
Cad, what nerve these Americans
have! Just to think Of itI'
Il don't believe she is anything Of
the Sort" declared his wife. she's as
good as gold You can't fool me, Car
ney. / know women"
Deuce take it, Agatha, so do I. And
wot's more. l know men,"
They're poor lot. the kind you
know. This pseudo Medcroft is not
your kind. He's a very clever chap
and a gentleman"
Now, look here. Agatha. don't imag-
Inc that I'm going to be such a cad as
to turn against 'em in their hour of
trial. Not /. I'm more their friend
than ever. I'll help 'em to get away
from here, and I'll buudoze these Rod
neys into holding their peace forever
after. It's the Rodney duplicity that
can't stand"
Shall we stay here. or shall we find
an excuse to leave?'' she asked point
edly.
We'll stny long enough for me to
tell the Rodneys wot 1 think Of 'em.
I'll have an answer to my dispatch by
night. Then should advise you to
have a,talk with Mrs Medcroft. You've
invited her to the house, you know.
Tell her there can't be two Medcrofts
See wot mean? We'll see 'em through
this, but-well, you understand"
Rock Island Argus., 1913-09-06
CHAPTER XI.
Other Relations.

TT is but natural TO presume after
the foregoing that the affairs Of
the Medcrofts were under close
and careful scrutiny from that
confidential hour The Odell-Carneys
were conspicuously nice and agreeable
TO the Medcrofts and Miss Fowler. II
may be said indeed that Mr.. Odel;-
Carney went considerably out OF his
way TO be agreeable to Mrs. Medcroft-
so much so. in fact, that she made It a
point TO have some one else with her
whenever she seemed likely to be left
alone with him. The Rodneys strug-
gied bravely and no doubt conscien-
tiously 10 emulate the example set by
the OdellCarneys, but it was hardly
10 be expected that they could see new
things through old world eyes. They
grew very stiff and ceremonious-that
is, the Rodney ladies did. 1t was their
prerogative. Of course. Were they not
cousins OF the Medcrofts?
-Four or FIVE days of uneasy pretense
passed with n swiftness that irritated
certain members Of the party and q
slowness that distressed the others.
Days never were so short as those
which the now recklessly infatuated
Brock was spending. He was valiant
ly earning his way into the heart Of
Constance. Il process that tried his pa
ticuce exceedingly, for she was blithely
mpressionable II one were TO Judge
by the calmness with which she Tended
or the inevitable though tardy assault
She kept him at arms length. Ap-
pearanccs demanded discreetness no
matter how she may secretly have felt
toward the good looking husband of
her sister To say that she was enjoy
ing herself would be putting IL much
too tamely, She was reveling in the
fun OF the thing. Ii mattered little to
her that people. her own cousins In
particular. were looking upon her with
cold and critical eyes. She knew down
IN her heart that she could throw a
bomb among them at any time by the
mere utternnce Of a single word. II
mattered as little that Edith was be.
ginning to chafe miserably under the
strain Of waiting and deception. The
novelty had worn Off for the wife OF
ROxbury. She was deSpairingly in
love, and she was pining for the day tc
come when she could laugh again with
real instead OF simulated joyousness.
Connie. dear" she would lament 9
dozen times n day. Its growing un
bearable. oh. how | wish the thret
weeks were ended. Then could have
my ROxbury. and you could have my
other Roxbury, and everybody wouldn't
be pitying me and cavilling at you be
cause I'm unhappily married"
''Why do you say could have you
other RoXbury?" demanded her sistel
on one occasion. "You forget fathe
expects me TO marry the viscount t.
You are so tiresome. Connie Don
worry me with your love affairs,
don't want 20 hear them. There's Mr.
Brock waiting for you in the garden"
II know 1t, my dear. He's beer
waiting for an hour think 1t is gooC
for him to wait" said the other, witt
airy confidence. What does Roxy sa,
Rock Island Argus., 1913-09-06
IN his letter. this morning 2"

IN bis letter. this morning?"
HE says It viii all be over in day
or two: Dear me, how / wish it were
over now! I can't endure Cousin
Mary's snippishness much longer. and
as for Katherine! My dear, hate
that girlr'
'She's been very nice lately. Edith
ever since Freddie dropped me so COM
pletely. BY the way. Burton was tell
ing me today that Odell-Carney had
been asking her some very curious
and staggering questions about Tootles
and your most private affairs"
Il know, my dear groaned Edith.
"He very politely remarked to me
last night that Tootles made him think
very strangely Of a friend Of his in
London. He wouldn't mention the fell
lows name. He only smiled and said.
'Nevah mind. my dear. he's c'nfend-
ed handsome dog ! daresay he meant
that'as a compliment for Tootles She
is pretty. don't you think so. dear?'
"She's just like you. Edith" said
Constance. who understood things
quite clearly.
Then. in heavens name. Connie.
why are they staring at her so i'm
politely-all Of themT'
ITS because she is so pretty. Good.
ness. Edith. don't let every little thing
worry you. You'll have wrinkles and
gray hairs soon enough"
Its all very nice for you to talk
grumbled Edith. I'm going mad with
loneliness. You have lover near you
all the time-he's mad about you
What have I? I'm utterly alone. Nc
one loves memo. not SOUL
'Nou won't let them love you. Edith.
said Constance jauntily "They al
want 10 love you. all Of them"
81 hate men" announced Mrs Med
croft retrospectively.
Developments Of a most refractory
character swooped down upon them at
/ the very end of the sojourn in Inns
| bruck. Every one had begun 10 rejoice
/ that the fortnight was almost over and
that they could 90 their different wa g,
! without having anything really regret
| table to carTy away with them. Th'
Rodneys were going TO Paris. the Med
/ crofts TO London. the Odell- Carney!
| (after finding out where the Others
were BENT to Ostend Freddie Ulster
/ welt suddenly announced his determine
! ton TO remain at the Tirol for a weel
or two longer That very day be. hat
been introduced TO n Mile. lie Brun.
fascinating young Parision stopping a
the Tirol with her mother
All might have ended well had it no
been f. the unfortunate circumstanc
Of OdellAarney's making a purchase o
the London Standard instead Of tn
Times, as was his custom. His lamer
tations over this piece of stupidit
were cut short by the discovery of a
astonishing article upon the editoris
page of the paper-an article whic
created within him a sense of grav
perplexity. He read the headline
thrice and glanced through the tex
twice. neither time with any very del
mite idea of what he was reading HI
fingers shook as he held the shee
nearer the window for final effort I
untangle the incredible thing that Ia
before him in simple. unimpeachabl
black and white. -..s
Rock Island Argus., 1913-09-06

lows, all Of them. For few minutes
they stormed and growied about their
miserable luck in being caught In the
downpour. ordering schnapps and
brandy in large and instant quantities
At last the EngIishman. heavy. sour
faced man. turned his gaze In the d.
rection of the lovers. who sat quite
close together in the dark corner His
gaze developed into stare. then look
or triumph. moment later he was
pointing out the couple to his compan-
ions. all three peerlng nj them with
excited eyes.
Brooks face went rcd under the rude
stare. He was on the point of resent
Ing 1t when the EngIishman stepped
Rock Island Argus., 1913-09-06
Rock Island

tne posts and dashed for shelter. They
came noisily into the arbor, growing
and stamping their sOggy feet.
what. ho!" called one of the new
comers. sticking his head through a
window of the house Brock and Miss
Fowler looked on. amused by the
plight of the riders. Two of them
were unquestionably officers of the po.
lice. the third seemed to be an Eng
lishman. They were -gruff.. burly fel-
Rock Island Argus., 1913-09-06
(To be continded.)

Don't waste your money buying plas-
ters when you can get a bottle of
Chamberlain's Liniment for 25 cents.
A piece Of flannel dampened with this
liniment is superior to any plaster
for lame back. pains in the side and
chest, and much cheaper. Sold by al
druggists.-(Adv.l
Rock Island Argus., 1913-09-06

1T is but natural to presume after
the foregoing that the affairs Of
the Medcrofts were under close
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21
Raising Small Fruit.

April is the very best month to set
out a new strawberry bed, although
some climates will permit of this be-
ing done earlier. and many successful
beds are set out as late as June l5
Select well drained. warm land which
has been used for garden patch the
previous year. If possible. Perfect
drainage is highly important for straw
berries. Plow or spade the ground
from six to eight inches deep. turn
ing under couple of inches of we'll
rotted stable manure, and then cult
vate the surface until 1t is very fine
and smooth.
Buy coed plants from your seeds
man, or, better still. from some man
who has a good strawberry bed al
ready started, and be careful to get
good strong plants which are not run
down. The variety which will do best
on your soil depends SO much upon
local conditions that it is not possible
to give advice in this department, but
you will be safe in getting your plants
from any reliable seed house or from
some grower in your neighborhoou
who has successful bed of his own.
The rows may be placed from two
and a half to three feet apart where
the bed is to be cultivated BY hand, or
four feet where a horse cultiyator Is
to be used. Make furrow just deep
enough SO that the plant .rootJ are
well spread and the crown of the plant,
the point where the roots ;and .f}the
stems join, is just above the surface
of the soil. Cover the roots deeply,
and tread the soil firmly around the
plants. Pick off the blossoms and dead
leaves and keep the blossoms on the
plants during the first season so as to
conserve the energy of the plant and
get it well established. Be careful not
to allow the roots of the plants to be-
come dry before they are placed in
the ground.
Some of the plants are perfect and
can fertilize the seed. while other
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21
MIST, il LOVE THE LITTLE FOLK
Otherwise the Girl Who Adopts Pro.
fession Of chlldren's Nurse
- ~ VIII Not Succeed.

The great essention for any girl
adopting the profession of childrens
nurse is that she must have a great
love for the wee folk. to be able to
enter into their feelings. to, sympa;
thize with their sorrows and Joys. A
child's nurse must not be cynlc.
She must know the Importance of lit
tie things to children. must know
that the molehills of grown-ups are
. the mountains of boys and girls. Now
adays the children's nurse must be a
comrade and companion as well as
mentor to her young charges. but the
latter role must never be overempha'
sized ''A
1t is we'll. too, for any girl desiring
to become a nurse OF this kind to go
somewhere and obtain the proper
training for the position. 1t is big
advantage when seeking employment
Briefly, the nurse OF children must
be able to superintend the childrens
health, their good. their clothes and
their lessons-not at all onerous du
ties to the girl who is fond OF chill
dren-Txchange
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21
Penn Names Relay Dates.

The annual intercollegiate and in
terscholastic relay races of the Uni.
versity of Pennsylvania will be held
on Franklin field in Philadelphia,
April &c, and will be open to all the
colleges and universities of the Uni
ted States and Canada.
There will be three races to deter
mine the college championship of
America. One race will be for a
mile, each of the contestants running
the quarter, The second race will
be at four miles. each member of the
relay team running. a mile The third
race will be for a distance of two
miles, each runner going a half mile,
lin addition to the relay races there
III also be scratch events, open only
to college men. graduate or under
graduates. in which the first prize viii
be q gold watch; l00-yard dash 100.
yard hurdle. high jump. broad jump.
shot-put. hammer-throw, discus. and
pole vault
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21

plants in the same bed do not produce
pollen, hence require pollen from 9th
er plants to produce fruit. For this
reason 1t is a good plan to set one
row OF perfect plants for every two
rows of the imperfect plants. although
this rule admits of a great deal Of
variation.
AS soon as the plants are set in the
ground. water them well to bring the
soil particles in close contact with the
roots. and then either cultivate the
ground between the rows or cover 1t
with straw to prevent weed growth.
The cultivation Is much preferable
during the first season. However.
many successful growers find 1t ad-
'visable to cover the ground with
straw until after the fruit is harvested
from n bearing bed. as 1t not only
prevents the growth of weeds by
shading them, but 1t keeps the ripen-
ing fruit from being covered with mud
when 1t rains during the picking sea
son.
The plapts should be set about Is
inches apart in the row, and the run
ners. or vine;like tendrils. must be
kept back with a hoe the first season
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21

years, Jenkins charged at me furious
ly in the second bout and In mix-uI
worked himself behind me. He slip
ped his left forearm under my CHR
and bore the weight OF his right arr
against the top of my head. Tightening
his grip and completing strange
hold, from which 1t would have beer
impossible for weak man to escape
There is only one way In which
to break this hold, and one cannot
linger, as delay may prove fatal
That is to employ both hands ir
grasping the aggressor's left member
and below the elbow. and thus lessen
ing the heavy pressure on the Adams
apple. II one possesses great strength
It is possible to break the hold. en-
ployed this method in escaping from
jenkins. He was too weak to hold
me. 1t was his last hope of retaining
the championship. and he tried 1t too
late to succeed.
Although the strangle hold lie
barred nowadays. it is used more OF
less in many matches. Wrestlers get
1t when attempting to obtain other
holds, sometimes by mistake. 1t
weakens an opponent. and If continued
might prove fatal. jenkins was warn
ed against the hold in nearly every
match with me. Sometimes he secur'
ed the grip unintentionally.
Farmer Burns is one wrestler who
was practically immune from the stran-
gle hold This was due to the wonder
full development of the muscles OF his
neck The Farmer defeated Stran-
gler Lewis for the American champion
ship in 1895 Lewis bumped into trou-
BILE when he tried to choke that old
chap into submission.
Copyright 1913. by Joseph b. Bowieso
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21

other box artists in the American
league look sick. He won 35 games
during the season and lost but 5.
Eddie Plank, of the Athletics, was the
only twirler who came anywhere near
the mark set by Smoky Joe, the left
handler, winning 26 and losing 6. Wal
ter Johnson. the great pitcher of the
Washingtcns, had 80 victories to his
credit and ~ defeats.
Wood will have no easy job on his
hands to beat his record of last year,
but he has every confidence that he
will be able to do it. He has been
spending the winter on his farm near
Parker's Glen. Pa, and is anXiously
waiting the call for the Red Sox to
assemble for the spring training
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q c


Baltimore is to have a running club.
Trinity college may take up la
crosse
The New York Athletic club has A.
232 members.
The San Mateo Polo club. of Cali
fornia, will construct $4,000 club
house
Manager McGraw wants to win
three consecutive National league
pennants.
India is likely to be represented by
team OF athletes at the 1916 Olympic
games in Berlin.
! Hereafter all of the meetings OF the
International league will be held in
the Hotel Imperial, in New York.
Manager McCreedie of the Portland
team of the Pacific coast league says
he won't have a captain on his team
Manager McGraw believes George
Burns has the best chance of all the
rockies to land a regular outiield
berth
Manager Joe birmingham says II
| Blanding, his Highlander, doesn't i'm
| prove. he will use him as a pinch
hitter.
The University of Pennsylvania
| imagined it had a wonderful wrestling
squad, but was laid fiat on its back by
Cornell, 33 to o.
Fred Mcrkle is the only big league
player extant who made a hit this
winter. The rest were in vaudeville
and Fred bowled
! Nick Culop, former New Orleans
southpaw, now the property of the
Cleveland Maps. is being touted as
second Marty OToole
"Old Cy'' Young. the daddy of the
slab artists. in his twenty-five years
on the diamond had seventy-eight
shut-out games to his credit.
Ed Williams, an Indian. and Ar
cher Reilly have been turned over to
the Springfield club. of the Ohio
league BY the Indianapolis club
Here's Josh Devore's dope for the
standing of the first division teams for
1913; New York first; Pittsburg sec
ond: Cincinnati, third; Cubs, fourth
The season now is upon us when the
bush league recruit brings into the
majors his usual collection of super
stitions and hobbies. which only time
can eradicate.
Emil Klank, manager of Frank
Gotch, has promised to espouse the
cause of Ernst Kartye and make the
middleweight pretenders battle the
turner champion
Greenwich officials who refused to
permit Kid Mccoy to talk would con
fer favor on humanity If they gar
nered the worlds supply of fighters
under their Jurisdiction
Eddie Dent the youngster drafted
by Washington from the Newark club
has made q favorable impression, and
Manager Griffith believes he will be
useful to him before the coming sea
son closes,
Manager Ramsey. of the Troy (New
York state League, club has engaged
the grounds of the Or!tana Field club
of Hackcnsack. y j., for a training
place and has ordered his players tr
report there on or before April :.
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21
plant Food From Waste,

To utilize Y now wasted sources
of plant food is the purpose OF an in
creasing number of patents-a most
excellent sign OF the times. On Of
the latest schemes is the garbage
converter, This process extracts the
grease and some of the Other car
bonaceous matter from city garbage;
the residue is burned for making
producer gas to be employed in gen
Grating electric power. The escaping
nitrogen is caught in the form of sui
phate of ammonia, and the ash remain
ing after combustion is rich in pot
ash and phosphoric acid.
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21

" HE Strangle mold Is olecafoeu
relic of the early ages OF
wrestling. 1t Is rightfully barred
from championship matches. but
still may be an effective means of de-
fense in handling bully or saving
ones life in personal encounter with
robber or murderer.
Il won my first professional match
at catch-as-catch-can wrestling with
the strangle hold because | didn't
know any better" relates Gotch.
That was before l had met either
Mcleod or Farmer Burns. 1t was In
the match with Marshall Green, the
chicken picker. when we wrestled in
overalls in the old opera house In
Humboldt in 1899. 1t was a rough and
ready battle and both tried for the
strangle hold. l WAS quicker than
Green and won three straight falls in
about an hour of hard work. taking all
three with strangle holds.
THE strangle hold was a common
grip in those days. One professional.
Evan Lewis. probably developed the
hold to its highest efficiency. He made
worldwide reputation for winning
matches with it and was known far
and wide as Stranger Lewis.
"It is the most dangerous grip in
wrestling, and yet the old timers used
to employ 1t quite often. In my match
with Tom Jenkins at Bellingham,
Wash, when won the American
championship. he put strangle hold
on me after | had won the first fall.
His powerful arms and great strength
made 1t difficult for me to extricate
myself.
"Maddened over the loss of the first
fall and the peril of losing the chani'
pionship. which he had heid lor Bin
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21
WOOD AFTER ANOTHER FLAG
Smoky joe" Pitching Hero OF 1917
Season, viii Try to Beat Last
Years Record.

Joe Wood, the pitching star OF the
Boston Red Sox last year, will have
great deal to say as to whether or not
the Red Sox will be able to capture
another pennant. Connie Mack OF
the Athletics is determined that MS
team will be in the fight from the
start this year and will not allow the
Sox to slip anything over on him IKE
they did last season.
Joe Wood was the hero par excel
Ience of the Boston tribe in l9l2.
Before the season started he was
known as a fairly good performer
with the gloves. When the season
ended he was the most-talked-of ball
player in the country. Joe hung up
a record in the box that made the
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21
Butter.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Grain Prices in Chicago.

Chicago. -Wheat--Cash: No. red
$-1O1@1.07: No. 3. 95cn$1.OO: No .
hard, SSk q S9kc; No. 3, s7@S9c; No.
Northern. Ssh1S9c: No. 2, S7@SSc;
No. 81 S4GS6Ac; No. . spring, sea
SSc: No 3. S4dSGhc: No. 4. 7G@s4c;
velvet ,chaff. S3nS9c: durum, s5@91c.
Corn-No. 2, 50Ac; No. 2 yellow,
Bic; No. 3, AN G491a; No. 3 white,
491k @5Ola; No. 3 yellows l7k a
49Ac; No. 4, 44A ORC; No. white.
47d 49c; No. A yellow, 45m47kc.
Oats-No. 2. 321ac; No. 2 white, 34
@35c: No. white, 31k@32kc: No.
4 white, 3o@31kc; standard. 52% "a
,321sc.
Rye-No. 2, G2c.
Barley-4G@4
Timothy-s2.5OG3.2
!. Clover-s12. .OO41S.5O.
Pork-$20.70.
Lard-$10.75.
s10.12h q d1O.s7k.
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21
Good House Emulsion.

The following emulsion has given
excellent results in Kidding house
plants of mealy bags and scales: One
pound of good white soap. melted. and
add to it. while hot, one teacup of coal
oil. Mix one part of this emulsion
with ten parts of water and use as Il
spray to dislodse the pests. Keep in
bottles well corked and after routing
the enemy apply once in while as a
nreypntiVe
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21
Increasing Poultry Returns.

1t is not stretching the truth to say
that il farmers marketed their poul.
try in the very best possible condition
their receipts would be increased
one-third. Neither is 1t stretching the
truth to say that less than ten per
cent. of. all the poultry marketed is in
perfect condition when 1t reaches the
consumer
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21
Omaha Live Stock.

steers. $7756S.75; COWS and heifers.
s55O1SO0; Western steers. $650@
$50: Texas steers, sG.Oo@7.75; cows
and heifers, $5.O0@7.25; calves. $6.25
OOPS.
Hogs = Heavy. $S.4O6S.Go: light,
sS.55@S.65: pigs, $7oOGs.oO; bulk Of
sales, sS.55@S.G0.
Sheep-Yearlings $6.S0m7.70: weth-
ers, $G.25M675: lambs, $S.0O@S.95.
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21
Cultivatcr Teeth.

Small cultiyator teetlF are better
conservers of moisture than large
ones. A twelve-tooth cultivator is OF
more use in saving moisture than &
hve.shovcl cultivator. A board ar
rangement at the back of the cult,
vator is also useful in conserving soi'
moisture.
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21
Those Bills.

Yes, indeed, it's astonishing how
many people call to see me when I'm
not at home" remarked Mrs. Trifle.
Its always that way on the first. OF
the month," replied the lady from next
door with very knowing smile
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21
Modest Man,

Tailor-"You have inherited a lot
of money; why don't you settle my
tylw Owens-"My dear sir won't
have 1t said for anything that my.new.
IS acquired wealth caused any'depare
sre from my simple habits"
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21
CIeanjno Ivory.

In cleaning ivory knife handles. rub
them we'll with half lemon dipped in
hot salt. This will make them beau.
tifully white. After this treatment they
should be we'll washed in cold water
and thoroughly dried.
The Springfield herald., 1913-03-21

Removing Grease From Paint.
paste made from ordinary whiting
applied wet and permitted to dry be-
fore 1t is rubbed off, will remove
grease from paint without injuring
the latter