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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-09

enough to pay their rent, or whether
they, too, would soon be thrown out
on the world.
When she reached her fiat it was
lighted up, and, as she opened the
door, she aw-thrOugh into the din
ing-rOOm where the table was ready
and the savOry odor of cooking float
ed to her nOstrils.
The little old lady was bending
over the gas stove.
my, but this is fine" Katie said,
in her CHEEKY way. 81 never expected
to have my dinner ready for me. This
is a treat"
The little old lady looked at her
shyly, while flush of color mounted
to her wrinkled cheeks.
81 used to keep house for my
daughter and just played at keeping
it for you. mended all the stock
ings and two of your shirtwaists. l
couldn't find any more, so saw what
you had for dinner and cooked it"
Still there was something troubling
the little old lady and Katie noticed
it, but wisely said nothing.
She insisted that they share the
meal, and she drew the little old lady
out to tell her of her daughter and
how she had died two years ago, 1eaY-
ing just little insurance, and how
the little old lady had been trying to
make it stretch until maybe she
wouldn't need any more money, and
then suddenly her head went down
on the table and she began to sob, in
that Choked, hard way of the old.
I'm so ashamed" she was con-
Tossing. 81 couldn't help it. / was so
hungry"
Katie went around the table, and,
with a queer little feeling that she
was doing a strange thing, put her
arm about the shaking shoulders.
What did you do?" she asked,
wishing vaguely that she knew how
- =
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-09
Diary q EATHER ZINE

= When General Grant visited Ham
burg he attended a banquet in his
honor, and was spoken of as having
saved his country. Grant replied:
81 must dissent upon one remark in
that / saved the country during the
recent war. If our country could be
saved or ruined by any one man we
should not have a country and we
should not now be celebrating the
Fourth of July.
''If 1 had never held commando
l had fallen-if all our generals had
fallen, there we're ten thousand be-
hind us who would have done our
work just as well. What saved the
Union was the coming forward of the
young men. So long as our young
men are animated by this spirit there
will be no fear for the Union" Z
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Katie's eyes and then scorched their
way down her cheeks.
why, that isn't stealing, you silly
little thing" she said, shaking the old
lady gently. You were entitled to
your lunch when you were working
for me. Everybody who works for
me cooks themselves a lunch"
Then a great idea came to Katie.
1--WE sure are a pair Of idiots" she
said. IF my boss ever saw me crying
like this he would fire me on the spot.
Pm going to punish you for stealing
that chicken soup after all, and your
punishment shall be that you are my
prisoner as long as you ive-that
you have got to stay right here and
cook my meals and keep my fat
clean and mend my stockings, and all
l shall pay you will be-WelI, I shall
call yOu-mother.
Come, now, drink your tea, and
don't be silly"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-20
SYNOPSIS.

George Percival Algernon Jones, vice.
president of the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company of New York. thirsting for
romance, is in Cairo on a business trip.
Horace Ryanne arrives at the hotel in
Cairo with a carefully guarded bundle.
Ryanne sells Jones the famous holy Yhi-
ordes rug which he admits having stolen
from a pasha at Bagdad, Jones meets
Fortune Chedsoye by a woman to whom
he had loaned 100 pounds at Monte Carlo
some months previously, and who turns
out to be Fortunes mother. Jones takes
game. Fortune returns to Jones the
rooney borrowed by her mother. Mrs.
Ehedsoye appears to engaged In some
Daughter. Ryanne interests Jones in the
United Romance and Adventure COM
pany, n concern which for a price Will
arrange any kin of an adventure to or
der, Mrs. Chedsoye, her brether, MAJOR
Callahan, Wallace and Ryanne, as the
United Romance and Adventure company,
plan | risky enterprise involving Jones.
itytnne makes known to Mrs. Chedsoye
his Intention to marry Fortune. Mrs.
CrpCsoye declares she will not permit it.
pms are laid to prevent Jones sailing
Tor home. Ryanne steals ZONES letters
Gul cable dispatches. He wires agent In
New York, in Jones' name, that he Is
renting house in New York to some
friends. Mahomed. keeper Of the holy
carpet, is on Ryanne's trail. Ryanne
promises fortune InaL ne Will see Thai
Jones comes to nc harm as a result OF ms
purchase of the rug Mahomed accosts
Ryanne and demands the Yhiordes rug
Ryanne tells him Zones has the rug and
suggests the abduction of the New York
merchant as a means of securing its re-
turn. The rug disappears from Jones
room. Fortune q%uarrels with her mother
when the latter refuses to explain her
mysterious actions: Fortune gets d mes
sage purporting to be from Ryanne ask
ing her to meet him In a secluded place
that evening. Jones receives q message
asklng him to meet Ryanne at the English.
Bar the same evening. Jones Is carried
off into the desert by Mahomed and hi:
Rccomplices after a desperate fight. HI
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune also
are captives, the former is badly battered
and unconscious. Ryanne RECEIVERS con
s%ciousness and the sight of Fortune II
captivity reveals to him the fact tina
Mahomed intends to get vengeance OF
him through the girl. Fortune acknowl
elges that she stole the rug from Jones
room. She offers to return ii to MahomeC
II he will free all three of them. Ma
homed agrees to liberate Fortune and on
OF the men in return for the rug. A cour
Ter is sent to Cairo for the rug, but re
turns with the information that Mrs
rhedsoye and her brother have sailed TO
New York. Fortune spurns offered free
dom which does not include her two com
panions. The caravan continues the jour
hey toward Bagdad. Ryanne tells Jone
that Mrs. Chedsoye is the most adrol
Bmuggler of the age. and is overheard o
Fortune.
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peated assaults it at length conquered
her. 1t was the child.
Did she possess, after all, a latent
sense of motherhood, and was 1t stir.
ring to establish itself? She really
did not know. Was 1t not fear and
She paused in front of the mirror, but
the glass solved only externals. She
could not see her soul there in the
reflection; she saw only the abundant
gifts of nature, splendid, double-hand-
ed, prodigal. And In contemplating
that reflection, she forgot for a space
what she was seeking. But that child
From whom did she inherit her Pc
culiar ideas of life? From some Purt.
tan ancestor of her fathers; certainly
not from her side. She had e
bothered her head about Fortune, save
to house and clothe her, till the past
forty-eight hours. And now 1t was too
late to pick up the thread she had
cast aside as not worth considering.
To no one is given perfect wisdom:
and she recognized the flaw in hers
that had led her to ignore the mental
attitude Of the girl. She had not even
made a friend of her; a mistake, a bit
Of stupidity absolutely foreign to her
usual keenness. The child lacked
little Of being beautiful, and in three
or four years she would be. Mrs. Ched'
soye was without jealousy; she &C
cepted beauty in all things unreserv'
edly. Possessing as she did an incom.
parable beauty Of her own, she could
we'll afford to be generous. Perhaps
the true cause Of this disturbance lay
in the knowledge that there was one
thing her daughter had inherited from
her directly, almost ide~ntically; In
deed, of this pattern the younger pos
sessed the wider margin Of the two:
courage. Mrs. Chedsoye was afraid OF
nothing except wrinkles, and Fortune
was too young to know this fear. Sc
then, the mother slowly began to com
, prehend the spirit which had given
life to this singular perturbation. For
tune had declared that she would rur
away; and she had the courage tt
carry out the threat.
( Resolutely Mrs. Chedsoye rang fol
her maid Celeste. Thoughts like thest
only served to disturb the marble
J, smoothness Of her forehead.
The two began to pack. That is tt
say, Celeste, began; Mrs. Chedsoy'
/ generally took charge Of these maneu
vers from the heights, as became thu
officer in command. Bending wa
9 likely to enlarge the vein In the neck
and all those beautiful gowns woul'
not be worth a soldi without the adde'
perfection of her lineless throat an
neck. She was getting along in years
too, a fact which was assuming tn
n proportions Of a cross; and more an
t. more she must husband those llngel
ing mot to say beguiling) evidences @
1t youthfulness.
ITO BE CoNTINUED.)
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CHAPTER xvl.-(contlnued.)

NF1EF TT
Ryanne folded his arms and stared
at the sand. George sat down and
aimlessIy hunted for the stub of the
cigar he had dropped; a kind Of reflex
action.
The two men were all alone. The
camel.boys were asleep. Mahomed
had now ceased to bother about a
guar
~ can't see where she gets this
ridiculous sense Of honesty said Ry-
anne gloomily.
George leaned over and laid his
hand upon Ryanne's knee. She gets
IL the same way l do, Ryanne-from
here" touching his heart; "and she
Is right"
II believe I've missed everything
worth while, Percival. Till I met you
l always had a sneaking idea tina
money made a man evil. The boo
seems to- be upon the other foot.
"Ryafss. you spoke about becominI
honest. once you get out of this. Oil
you mean itf"
IT aid. znd still DO"
~ m=s ~ that can give you
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lift. You worked in your fathers
bank. You know something about fig
ures. l W two large fruit-farms
in California. What do you say to a
hundred and fifty a month to start
with, and begin life over again"
Ryanne got UP and ~restlessly paced.
Nonchalance had been beaten out Of
him; the mercurial humor which had
once been so pleasant to excite,
which had once given him a foothold
in such moments, was gone. He had
only one feeling, a keen, biting, bitter
shame. At length he stopped in front
of George, who smiled and looked up
expectantly.
Jones, when you stick your finger
into water and withdraw it, what hap
| pens? Nothing. Well, the man who
gives me a benefit is sticking his
finger into water. I'm just as un-
stable. How many promises have /
made and broken! l mean, promises
to myself. l don't know. This mo-
ment | swear to be good, and along
comes a pack Of cards or a bottle of
wine, and back l slip. Would it be
worth while to trust a man Sc damned
weak as that? Look at me. am six
foot two, normally a hundred and
eighty pounds, no fat. l am as sound
as q cocoanut. There isn't a boxer in
the States I'm afraid Of. l an ride,
shoot, fence, fight; there isn't a game
| can't take a creditable hand in. So
much for that. There's the other side.
Morally. IN putty. When it's soft you
can mold it any which way; when it's
hard, it crumbles. Will you trust a
man like that?"
Eyes. Out there you'll be away
from temptation"
Perhaps. Well, ] accept. And II
one day I'm missing. think kindly OF
the poor devil Of an outcast who want
ed to be good and couldn't be. I'm
tagged. I'm going to turn in. Good
night"
He picked up bis blanket and saddle
bags and made his bed a dozen yards
away.
George set his gaze at the fire, nov
falling in places and showing incan
descent holes. A month ago. in thu
rut Of commonplace, moving round IL
oiled grooves Of m%ediocrity. Bang
like a rocket. Why, never had thos,
liars in the smoke-rooms recountet
| anything half so wild and strange a
this adventure. Smugglers, card
sharps, an ancient rug, a caravan Il
the DESERT He turned his head an
D looked long and earnestly at the littl
tent. Love, too; love that had pu
a into his difldent heart the thrill an
courage Of q Bayard. Love! He say
5 her again as she stepped down fror
the carriage; In the dining-room at hi
side, leaning over the parapet; Inc
8 fably sweet, %hauntingly sad Woul
s she accept the refuge he had offered
n He knew that old Mortimer woul
e take her without question. Would 81
accept the shelter OF that kindly rool
Il She must! II she refused and wei
u her own way into the world, he wou.
It lose her for ever. She must accep
,t He would plead with ei the ~eloquen'
Of his soul, fo- ais own happiness. al
maybap hers. He rose, faced u
ID t1nt, and. with o gesture not unlil
That OF the pagan in prayer, register
a vow that never should she want I
~prsteotion. never should she want Z
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statisticians who have deived into
the subject OF languages tell US that
there are approximately 1850 now In
use throughout the world, To give abb
aohtely the number OF tongues would
lbe m~anifestly Impossible, for the rea-
1on that there are still uneEplored
narts Of the world where tribes are
hnovn TO exist
rntlI chronological surveys arc made
Of ever nnoh and Granny Of this old
world il viii Do impossible to classify
oil Of the languages elopioged.
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No Monument to Eve.

The proposal to erect a statue In
honor Of Eve may be dismissed with
out inquiry as to the worth Of the
woman. It simply wouldn't do. The
garb OF the first woman Of the lane
does not lend itself both to the statu.
airy scheme and the growing sensitive.
nest OF the public as to the amount Of
drapery necessary to make q marble
naraoD au fait-Loa Angeles Tribune
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You're a sight. Any n sick? Got
a medicine-chest aboard?"
"No. only banged up and discour-
aged. l say, Mr.. Ackermann, got an
extra pipe or two and some 'baccy"
Flanagan, see what's in the chest"
Shortly Flanagan returned. He had
half a dozen fresh corn-cob pipes and
a thick bag Of tobacco. George and
Ryanne lighted up, about as near con-
tentment as two men in their condi-
ton could possibly be.
Said Flanagan to Fortune: do you
chew?"
Fortune looked Mortified.
ooh, l mean gum!" roared Flanagan.
No, Fortune did not possess that du-
bious accomplishment.
Mighty handy when you're thirsty"
Flanagan advised.
They built up the fire and sat round
it costly. They were all more or less
happy, all except Fortune. So long as
she had been a captive Of Mahomed,
she had forced the thought from her
mind; but now 1t came back with a
full measure of misery. Never, never
would she return to Mentone, not even
for the things that were rightfully
hers. Where would she go and what
would she do? She was without money
and the only thing she possessed OF
value was the Soudanese trinket Ry'
anne had forced upon her that day
in the bazaars. She heard the mer
talking and laughing, but without
sensing. No, she could not accep'
charity. She must fight out her battle
all alone. The child Of a thief
for never would her clear mind accep
smuggling as other than thieving
Neither could she accept pity
and she stole a glance at George, al
he blew clouds Of smoke luxuriantl.
from his mouth and nose, his eye
half closed in ecstasy, How little 1
took to comfort a mani
Ryanne suddenly lowered his pip
and smote his thigh. He'll" he mut
|. tered.
whats up?" asked George.
) ~ want you to look at me, Perc
val; l want you to take a good loo
, at this thing I've been carrying roun
as a head"
1T looks all right" observed Georg'
D puzzled.
Empty as a dried cocoanut!
t never thought Of 1t till this momen
r I wondered why he was in such
t hurry to get out. I've let that cope
: hided devil get away with that min
n hundred pounds!"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-20
IT'S DISCOVERY AN ACCIDENT

range guns was conceived II was at
once apparent that the old black pow
der lacked explosive force. and thou
sands Of experiments were made with
various chemicals to procure a powder
OF high explosive properties. and this
was at last accomplished, When the
new powder was tried. much TO the
surprise of everyone II was found that
practically no smoke followed the eE.
plosion. though this could. Of course.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-20

have been predicted had the question
ever arisen. The volume of smoke
from black powder is due mainly to
the quantity OF charcoal in the powder.
an ingredient not found in the smoke
less" explosive.
smokeless powder, though IA great
boon to- sportsmen. Is OF questionable
value on the battlefield, so far as It's
smokelessnesa Is concerned. The
smoke clouds OF old days were fire.
quently most adyantageousl5 used to
Cloak movements Of troops and bat.
%teries. and really interiered with the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-20

In Dorchester and planted on the site
Of the "old elm" tree by City Fopester
John Calvin. However. they find that
there Is a real scion Of the old tree
that grew from the foot OF the orig.
lnal elm and was set out about fifty.
three feet from It and is In a flourish.
Ing condition. Another scion is grow.
Ing near the Soldiers monument. Thiz
tree was propLgated from b cutting by
Thomas 8. Adams. an old-time police
man. and II was t~ransplanted during
the administration Of Mayor Hart
Boston Transcript.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-20
Scion Of the .old Elm.

It has been decided that the elm
tree growing within an enclosure in
Boston common Is not a scion Of the
'old elm" as practically every one
had supposed.
The committee appointed to investi.
gate consisted Of william G. Bates.
Thomas w. Silloway and Charles +.
Road and their nndlng 10 that the pres
emit elm was brought from a nursery
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-20
CHAPTER XVI.
Mrs. chedsoye Has poubts.

Mrs. Chedsoye retired to her room
early that memorable December night.
Her brother could await the return
Of Horace. She hadn't the least doubt
as to the result; a green young man
pitted against a seasoned veterans du-
plicity. She wished Jones no harm
physically; in fact, she had put down
the lew against 1t. Still, much de-
pended upon chance. But for all her
confidence of the outcome, a quality OF
restlessness pervaded her. She tried
to analyze it, Intellectually at first
Perhaps she did not look deep enough
perhaps she did not care thoroughly
to examine the source Of It. Insistent
". howevaz. It facurred: and By r.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-20
smokeless Powder Achieved as Result
Of Search for an Unusually
High Explosive.

The idea Is very general that smoke
less powder. in being practically
smokeiess. achieves ita greatest end
but q , q matter Of fact its smokelesa
feature i Incidental and was AZ acct
dent,
When The idaa OF modern long
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-20

offers opportunities to all the world.
You want to share in these oppor-
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We are making moneyfo for ourselves
and others. Would you be inter
ested in a plan thatwould guarantee
you a reasonable but SURE profit
on your investment We know you
would and we have such a plan to
offer, one that will satisfy you that
your investment is safe. You need not come
TO California to share in its prosperity.
but should you anticipate coming, your
connection with us will be invaluable.
This opportunity will necessarily be limit
ed to about fifty people.
Our reference is r. G. Dun and Bradstreet
reference companies, or any bank in Los
Angeles. For detailed Information, address
w. r. LETToN, Secretary
SWAMI & LETTON, Inc.
33e s. Hill Street, Los Angeles, Cal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-20

strict confidence. A woman a freely
talk of her private illness to q woman ;
thus has been established a confidential
correspondence which has extended over
many years and which has never been
broken. Never have they published q
testimonial or used a letter without the
written consent of the writer, and never
has the Company allowed these conf
Dental letters to get out of their pos
session, as the hundreds of thousands
of them in their files will attest
Out of the vast volume of experience
which they have to draw from, tits more
than possible that they possess the very
knowledge needed in your al Moth
ing is asked in return except your good
will, and their advice. has helped thou
sands. Surely any woman, rich 0 poor,
should be glad to take advantage of this
generous offer of assistance. Address
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., (con-
fidential) Lynn, Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia e. Pinkham's 8O-page
Text Book. 1t is not a book for
general distribution, as it is too
expensive. 1t is free and only
Obtainable by mail. Write for
it today.
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enemy much more than with the
troops creating the smoke.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-20

And platonic friendship frequently
makes a noise like a Irritation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-03-20
FREE ADVICE
TO SICK WOMEN
Thousands Have cen Helped
By Common Sense
Suggestions.
Women suffering from any form Of
female ills are invited to communicate

promptly with the
W oman's private
correspondence de-
partment of the Ly-
dia E. Pinkham Med
icine Co., Lynn,
Mass. Your letter
will be opened, read
and answered by q
woman and held In
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-02-27
PIE, THE GREAT AMERICAN DES-
sERT.

Pie crust is condemned as indiges-
tible, owing in a great measure to the
finished product. The materials, II
rightly handled and baked, are not
such menace to the digestive pow
ers as we are led to suppose. A light.
flaky crust well baked and we'll mas
tlcated is not unwholesome, IL eaten
not too frequently or in too large
quantities. At any rate, bad or good,
people will have pie, so let us make
them as perfectly as possible.
The proportions for a medium rich
crust are one and half cups of -four
to six tablespoonfuls of lard, tea
spoonful of salt and as little cold wa
ter as possible when mixing Handle
quickly, always rolling the crust from
you.
Orange Cream Pie.--Beat together
two egg yolks and half cup of sugar.
add two tablespoonfuls of flour and
one of cornstarch; cook in a pint of
milk, cool and flavor with orange rind
or extract, and pour into a baked
crust. Beat the whites stif. add three
tablespoonfuls of sugar and spread
over the top. Bake until the meringue
Is brown. The mixture must be well
cooked with the cornstarch before the
yolks of the eggs are added.
Chocolate Pie.-Melt two squares of
chocolate, add half cup of sugar,
four tablespoonfuls of cornstarch,
three egg yolks, salt. vanilla Cook
all together except the egg yolks and
vanilla. a pint of milk is added, then
when the cornstarch is cooked stir in
the eggs and cool. Flavor, pour into
a baked crust and cover with mer-
ingue made of the egg whites.