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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-14
Richmond & Petersburg Electric RAILWAY

Cars leave South Richmond, Seventh and
rerry. Streets. Tor Petersburg:
% Z. s. -. 10. II. .ia -. Nj l. . a !
.'545. 'g, !, S, 90. 10 r. NJ
li:c5 =. NJ. ior Chester. 1900 midnight 70,
Petersburg.
Cars leave Petersburg. foot OF Sycamore
street. FOR south Richmond
t0:i" CO -'7.ao. -I:5.. s35. o:a5. 'lo:S5. II 80
4. ri. 2:35. 81 80, 3:35. 3:25 '3:S5 5:35 CTS
t1:ot. 'i:a5. s35. s:3;t 1880. il:io r. 81.
tDaiiy except Sunday and holidays.
Carries baggage and express.
''l!inited. except sundays and HOLIDAYS.
All cars from Petersburg connect with cars
for Richmond.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY

PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH.
Trains Leave Richmond.
= B.-Foliowin. schedule aSurcs published
as information ana not Euaranteed:
For the South-Dail!: $40 4. M.--I.ocal.
1880 y M.-ENpress. 600 I. M.-Express.
with Electric Lighted sleeping Cars Tor At
lanta and Birmingham il:45 +. M.-Expr.ss.
Week Days: 300 T. M.i-ocal.
YORK RIVER LINE
$50 r. NJ Daily Connecting for B.lt-
more Mon. We'd. and Friday. eco A. Nj
Ex. sun and :.l5 T.. M.Non,, Wed. and
Friday-I.ocal
Trains Arrive Richmond
From the south: $50 y. Nj. and $40 4. NJ.
2:et 7. ~. sos l.. Nj daily 1855 En- sun.
From IVES; Point: e:2o y. NJ. daily; 1885 4
Nj. Mon. Ned. and Fri. i:2o l.. ~. Eek sun
:. l.. BURGESS, u. L. A.
200 T. Main st. Phone Madison oI9
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Atlantic Coast Line
sho Standard tta1ironsi Of the South.
EEFE(TlVS ITTNI

aho Standard railroad of the South.
EFFECTIVE JUNE 9. 1914
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY.
For Flori!a and South: s:iS a. NJ. and s:a
For Norfolk: 800 a H.. 800 p. n. s:Is >.
ST.
,,Fo, y. & W, ny, Tsst: s:s A II. $50 A
For Petersburg: 1900 A H. sI5 A NJ.
s:l5 A. A.. 500 a a.. $3.50 A. nj. a:oo =. NJ.
HAS +. IL.
For Goidsborc and Fayetteville: 1910 P. NJ.
trains arrive Richmond daily: sos A. NJ,
io:la a. A.. $3.50 A. M. 1887 A. h..
.'lo;tS M: ii:40 4: H.. .a:lo M: ''l:N
t. ~. II 80 f.. 81.
Except Sunday. "Sundoy only.
Time OF arrival and departure ans connse.
tons not guaranteed.
G. 8. CAMPBELL. ID. p A.. "a Main 81
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET

- t.fsS IS tstr fl.A NJ u MARK Ell.
Reported by Rodgers. Piummer * Co. Iuc1
Fctersburg Va, October l3-Peanuts- Span
i..'.-f aFinei> spanish. l'i@ crop exhausted.
Ne|. crop market not opened free move
lnent c>p"ctod about November J. No.
she Eco, itHig.:c. per pound. No. Spanish.
sheA"d' 40 sac. per round Nirsinias.-
Farmers lsi- stock fancy manipulated. 3t.r
@'.e. per pound. farmers EXTRA prime 3u3i.c
Per pound farmers Smelling stock. - a5c.
pc: pound.
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several particulars and urged a mum
her of amendments.

several particulars and urged a num-
Der of amendments
And Secretary VIII Not Fly.
u have no more idea that any consid-
cradle number OF national banks will
refuse to go into the new Federal re-
s"rr" system than have that | shall
fly over the Washington Monument
said Secretary McAdoo to-day in dis
GUESSING tho administration currency
bill with a delegation OF country bank
,rs from the American Bankers Asso-
cation. here to appear before the SEN
ate committee.
rho delegation OF callers piled Mr..
McAdoo with questions about the cir
culating privilege. tho rediscounting
provisions. ana other parts Of tho pend
ing bill.
The secretary said tEat, while he had
given bankers as 4 class right OF way
in his office, with 4 view to learning
their views and getting information
the bill had been framed with u view
to benetitinS all classes OF people. "If
we wait until every body gets together
on measure" ho added. i've never
will have Il beginning on currency leg
islation.''
Bond Values Not Impaired.
Dcnounciug traitorius reports
that the government per cent bonds
had reached a danger point in touch
ing a. Mr. McAdoo said that. while the
government could not guarantee prices
of its bonds, there WAS nothing 20 i'm
pair their value. and the governments
faith was back OF them. lie added
that he regarded the bonds 4 good in
vestmcnt.
The secretary advised tho bankers
to ledger the currency bill" ana added
that in thus figuring out both sides.
they would ind the balance in favor
OF the bill.
The bankers wanted some provision
for retiring the per cent bonds on
which the present currency is based.
They suggested refundinG E higher
interest paying bonds or retirement at
not less than par.
nankcrS Urge Provisions.
The provision TO force national
banks maintaining savings depart
ments TO scSreSate portion OF their
assets for that purpose and invest
savings deposits III special kinds OF
securities was attacked. The bankers
also declared that the function given
the Federal reserve banks under the
bill Of acting free OF charge as n clear
ing house for checks of member banks
would deprive them OF an important
part Of their profits. now derived from
the collection Of out of-town checks.
They also urged that the bill 30
amended to allow them TO carry por
tiou OF their reserves IN the reserve
city banks with which they now do
business
No Conspiracy, says MIR. Scudder.
:. -. Scudder, OF Richmond. Va. who
described himself as an "insurgent
banker" Endorsed the bill generally.
but recommended u number o. amend
ments lie thought there WAS no CON
spiracy against the bill ut the Boston
but that supporters OF the
bin did not have an op-
to present their views.
There was 100 lack OF good faith"
he said. The leaders simply were try
ing to hurry things along
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Railroads
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

7:i5 A.-t.ocai- Daiiy-NeNport News
$40 -ocal-Daiiy-Ck'v:lle. Tx sun.
Thurraond.
$500 A.-Express- DGily-Eorfok Old poin.
tlo:oo A.-Iocal-Daily-Lchb Lex. c. Forge
'i2;UD oon-ENrrcss-paily-- Norfolk GA
Point.
tt:oo P.-EAprcss-Daily-N Old Point.
500 P-Lccal-Daiiy-N c:ewa old Poin,
e:l5 P-Local-Ex Sun.-Chariottesvflis.
$500 P.-ENprcss-Dnily-Cin. I'vilIe
t:l5 P.-Local--Woek days except SATURDAY.
to Warren. Saturdays TO Gladstone
'c:n -Limited-Daily-Cin. Ch'Eo ST. /.
ll:vy P.-E:preEs Daily = Gin. L.oul.yi,le
Lynchbury. Natural Bridge.
'Sicepcrs parfor Cara
TEAMS ARRIVE RICHMOND-Loca; from
East; +:55 a. ~. $50 T. NJ. Through from
East. $50 =. NJ. ! 100 Il. NJ. $50 r. NJ Local
from West: s:!5 a. NJ. Is A. NJ and 80
Y. NJ. Through: s:lS A. AZ. ll:55 a. IL snd
33i T. 81.
James River Line: 1875 A. NJ. i:os r. II
week dayH. sundays G;5J r. b.
- Daily except Sunday.
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sEABGARi, AIR LINE.

Southbound trains scheduled to leave Rich.
smond daily: 300 A. M.-Local to Noriina
Tl:l0 y. M.-Slcepe-s and coaches, Atlanta
birmingham. Savannah Jacksonville. Il:2i
T.. M-Sieepers and coaches. Atlanta, Biz
Eingham. Memphis. GO A. M.-Sleepers and
coaches Jackson.i!ie. Northbound trains
.cheduied 10 ar.ive In Richmond daily: 6:35
a. NJ. 1:t0 A. IA. 5:1s z. x. s.sn L. a. local
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Steanlboats
OLD poMISIoS LINK.


Nv. Richmond foot OF Ash st. daily Z: 90 p. II.
Leave NeIpor. Newe....... 20 A N
Arrivs in A. n
Norfolk for New York daily. except Sunday
200 +. II. Connections also mado by ". a
w. Ry. p. n. and {. a o. Ry. at =. NJ
Night line steamers stop at Clnremont 20
lard or receive passengers on signal. and VIII
30 mot by public conveyance.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION co. effective
ApIh s).--Js.nes' River by daylight for Nor
folk and Old Point. Newport News and all
Jamen River landings Steamer leaves Mon.
day. Wednesday and Friday at 6:co A. Il.
Freight received for all Janss i'ivar Points.
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Richmond .no ,,ne,..u,z nv r.,,r.x

Itichmoad anu Chesapeake nay RAILWAY.
Schedule or Electric Trains effective Nay
80. 1912: Leave Richmond. Inurel ana Broad
streets: b'0:oj A. NJ. '7io a. NJ. bs:lo A.
81. $40 a; ~. .-i0:lo 4. 81. ll:1o a. 81. i:is
Z. NJ. 2:i0 l.. Nj. $40 +. NJ. 80 p. NJ 5:z3
J.. 81. 6e:.O +. NJ. 7:ie +. NJ. bsl0 P. ~.
lo:io 7. NJ, li:s5 p al Leave Ashland. Eng
land ard Maple streets: 20 IS A. NJ. bi 100 4
H.. $40 4. a.: b?:oo =. h.. 1890 A. a.. eli :0a
A. NJ. 1880 NJ. 1900 r. NJ 2:ta p. M 3:cS
y. NJ. 800 r. 81. b; go II. 81. 800 p. al. s:ys
T.. NJ 500 +. NJ $500 p. M. 1900 P. NJ
Daily except Sunday. '.Suacay only.
huv
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aIcHMoNn Hay M,Bkrr

Richmond Va. October IL foi.
foIpW.nR "fe the quotations On tho nirb.
mono Hay Exchange.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-14
NOT TO ADJOURN
UNTIL IT'S LAW
White House Conference Feeling
Is Against Congress TAX
ing Recess.

Washington. October lS.-Confcr-
ences to-day between President Wilson
and Senators ,,isc,os.5 .a,t
..oi,,..
" ""''e
inc currency bill Is pending.
Il think & would be political
hlunde- equal 10 . er;,,,o. .,,, c
49,, " uo,,,, 81 S,,ssour,. a. me confer
go .i .'.e ,s"', we 10 ho1
suI pm curing lhe pres
81. ses"io'i' We CANNOT let IL go over
'"..i oe.e', OCT
summons sald democratic
'e"acIs would continue 10 work for
prompt termination OF hearings. ana
early consideration of the bill. Scna-
tors Sheppard and James expressed
emphatic views against any recess.
Representative Underwood discussed
with the President tho question OF
fscpmg II quorum in The House while
the Scnat. committee was b.ndli,,,
inc currcuc, question
No ,diournmcnt VT.
,,i,., ~. 21it"tc Quay maze
nui'e pi".h that there Is TO be no al.
jo"i "ticht OF recess OF congress uhti'
ne currency reform bill Is disposed
~. ~ the same time with the pros
pect OF having the currency measure
aroueht into tho Scnat" from the com
mittee. anywhere from early next
month 10 some time IN January. Demo
Gratis prepared to object 10 having any
ether general LEGISLATION SGT for con-
;idoration during The FIRST two months
of the regular session berinnin,, no
cernbc,. ! ON Tho ,,,o,,u1 .l.t ~, lot
lativn ,.n-d Moi, ha -. -
,,r,onc\.
Sann,n, l.,.is n.,.i. ..,.
,.oi,..d ~ tt,, ""'t'
,1, - s'e ~
- 7'.e' ''''S ""'oul i'i'che OF
49,, '', u"." VI 'oh'roi.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-14

New York. October ic-'The New York
stock ENchanec. the banks and an tho fnan-
ciai markets We're clescd to-day In obscrV-
aicc OF Columbus Dag. The exchanges at
Boston, Ph!l"dciphia and Chicago were also
closed
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No Conspirncy, says Mr. Scudder.
French iinancier Di,

French financlcr Dies.
Paris. october l3-Annourcem"nt was made
to-day Of the death Of DuFasseur. tile we'll
known nuancie. ana director Of the Banaue
&c Paris.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-14
TOBACCO ,IAHkET,

Richmond, Va, October IS ISIS
Following are the quotations on the Rich
ono Tobacco Exchange:
HOGSEEAD
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-14

Elgin Butter Market.
CTu .3'.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-14

Elchm"ud Va. october IL .sis
60 = : i'-.',A III tloTATlONs o% CHANGE
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-15

Belle Donahue, II, 1888 w. Taylor i
ST., struck by piece of steel that came !
from seventh floor of Florsheim Shoe
Co., FOG S. Jefferson st.
Rev. James r. x. Hoeffer, 81, form
er president of St. Ignatius College,
dead.
Municipal Judge SABBATH has come
out ponely for county Judge.
Eleven people injured when Cal
ifornia Ice truck collided with 22d st.
car. - v. '..~
+. Emily Jensen, a, o45 w. 6sth ST.,
died from playing with matches.
W.. P. Dodson, KeniIworth broker,
arrested on. confidence game charge
made by Mrs. Mary M. Arnold, 323
Belden av.
Cecilia Lahore, a, 1900 Indiana
aV., drowned in bathtub.
William o. Chapman, newspaper
reporter, appointed warden of Coun-
ty Hospital
Many notabIes present at farewell
banquet to Chas. ]. Vopicka, newly
appointed Minister to Balkan States.
Ruth Graham, II, 2247 Calumet
av., disappeared last night only part
ly clad.
Mayor Harrison says he's going to
present subway ordinance to council
tonight.
Human hand found in vacant lot
at Clark ST. and North av.
Municipal Judge Stewart disposed
of 480 cases before 11:30 a. m. yes
terday.
Abandoned white baby boy, 8
weeks old, found by negro at 9th
and Dearborn SITS. St. Vincent's Or
phan Asylum.
Fred Pratt, owner of shooting gal
lery, 57F9 S. Ashland av., accidentally
shot and killed when boy knocked
rifle from stand. ~.
Three robbers got So from P. {.
1xoIr, II
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-15

Police tracing new clue to leegson
murder case to Chinatown. Tip re-
ceived by mail.
Mrs. May Robertson, 500 E. 31st
ST., tried suicide Bichloride of mer-
curry. Will live. Husband skipped.
Mrs. Martha Peck, II, 1876 Ros-
coe St, found dead in gas-filled room.
Accident.
Congressman SABBATH may bring
Bells murder case protest to Con-
gress.
Steve Goxvea, Hammond, Ind,
badly burned when powder on clothes
exploded.
Two Italians shot and badly
wounded and several arrested after
fight in North Side Italian quarter.
Robert BeedIe, II, Arlington
Heights, ILL.,, arrested on charge of
stealing $126 from E. B.. Wheeler,
Arlington Heights.
Great Lakes Dredge Co. is trying
to enjoin city from granting outer
harhor contract to Byrne Bros, con-
tractors. Want it themselves.
padded brick" burglar failed in
effort to rob Lannes' jewelry store,
3615 S. Halsted st.
Jewish a-day Feast of Taberna-
Giles began today.
Counsel for defense blamed news
papers for way of handling story of
Funk conspiracy case.
State Representatives Rev. F. {. j.
Lloyd and j. H. Taylor may be ousted
from Progressive party for voting
against initiative andreferendum.
Laura AIbino, 3, 814 Forquer ST.,
and Anna Calecio, 2, $40 Forquer st.,
badly hurt by Chicago Steel Foundry
auto truck.
Chas. j. Vopicka, minister to Bal
kan states, and his secretary, Ber-
nard Kendrick, leave for the East to-
morrw. =,
1S
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-10-07
Famed For Her DANCING,

Countess Lambsdorf, who In her
youth was an enthusiastic dancer,
states in her memoirs that prior to
her marriage she attended 225 balls,
and after her wedding 557 more. At
the different dances she received eight
cen offers of marriage. This was be-
fore her marriage Afterward 272 men
sent her love letters, and hundred OF
her admirers threatened to shoot them
selves in their despair. The number OF
dances which the countess takes to
her credit is stupendous. Altogether
she took part in 1884 square dances.
$500 waltzes and 600 polkas, her part
ners numbering LOO. OF the latter
she describes 200 as stupid, 800 bore
some, 100 offensive, % nice and 8 wit
ty. Countess Lambsdorf estimates
the total distance danced by her at not
less than 10000 miles.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-10-07
GIobuIar Lightning.

Professor Thomson says Of this rare
phenomenon, the reality Of which has
frequently been called In question,
that. after having been for long
time in doubt about it, his doubts have
disappeared. The nearest he has ever
come to observing "hshtEing balla'
was tbs hearing of its explosion The
bali itself was seen by friend, who
aapIaeIed 20 DC looking In the right di-
rection when Professor Thomson him.
self was looking another way. No ra-
tional hypothesis, he says, exists to ex-
plain such phenomenon, as there II
nothing in the laboratory which close
~ resembles it. From descriptions
the balls appear to vary from one inch
to one foot in diameter. When they
disappear there is usually an e1plo-
sion, generally with slight damage.
Some have been described as entering
buildings and going out Of door or
w1ndow.-London Spectator.
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overspeeiaIi1ina Specialists.

A technically trained engineer has
constantly to combat a tendency to
ward narrowness of view point If he
desires to cultivate a wide mental hori-
con. He has to avoid a complete alb
sorption in detail to the exclusion of
the larger relations of his work II he
will advance along broad lines, and
still he must not neglect details which
are essential. The man with the ca
pacity to see the unusual and the sig
nificant. the chap with Imagination and
enterprise enough to look at the rela-
lions Of his own duties to the welfare
Of the concern as a whole is the one Sc
lected to go higher when the inevitable
changes Of Industrial life come.
Overspecialization often leads to un-
due emphasis upon the Importance Of
individual tasks in given departments;
to a lack of interest outside immedi-
ately vital responsibilities; to long con-
unued employment at stated compen-
sation perhaps, and not seldom to final
replacement before middle age Is past
by men with less experience in single
grooves, but with better comprehen-
sion of interdepartmental relations and
the ability to make effective use Of
men with limited ideas.-Power.
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EraziI's Wonderful Tree.

The most marvellous tree in the
world is the Carnahuba palm, which
grows in Brazil Its roots produce the
same medicinal effect as sarsaparilla.
From parts of the tree wine and vine
gar are made. Its fruit Is used for
feeding cattle. Of the straw, hats. bas-
kets, brooms and mats are made. It
Is also used for thatching houses. The
pulp has an agreeable taste. and the
nut is sometimes used as a substitute
for coffee. Its stems afford strong,
light fibers and serve also for joists,
rafters and other building materials.
1t yields a saecharine substance, as
well as a starch resembling sage. OF
the wood of the stem musical instru-
ments, water tubes and pumps are
made From the stem white liquid
similar to milk of the cocoanut may be
extracted Moreover, salt is extracted
from the tree and likewise an alkali
used in the manufacture of common
no0n
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-10-07

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN2" HE DEMANDED.
see her father, and her coming and 90
ing had blaZed a trail of fire In the
heart Of George Brown, the newest
clerk on the force.
1t was a singular fact that Mr. Dia-
mond's rare visits to his offices We're
invariably on the eve Of his departure
for Colorado and Arizona, where he
had extensive mining interests
1t was Immediately after one of
these periodical visits Of John Dia
mond that young George Brown. the
new accountant, did bit of detective
work that brought him to the personal
notice of the great John Diamond
himself.
Young Brown was a slim, dapper
youth, who did not hate himself in the
least and who was not in love with
work of any sort He read detective
stories and knew positively that he
was one of the chosen few. He pos
sessed the reflective instinct" He be-
lieved himself quite fascinating enough
to win his employers daughter, Helen
Diamond, fattering himself that he
was capable of becoming general man
ager of the whole business and so
would be an acceptable son-in-law
One morning young Brown entered
the elevator and was sped up aloft
with other workers. The car stopped
at the eighteenth floor to let off pas
sengers and again at the nineteenth to
drop Trowbridge, who worked in the
Dover insurance offices. Up it shot to
the twentieth floor. where Brown got
ingenious brow.
The empty car dropped down and as
it went he watched it intently. Then
he walked to another elevator and rode
down to the ground floor, counting
each floor as he passed. When he
again mounted to the twentieth floor
there was a strange light in his eyes
and excitement tingling every nerve Of
his sensitive frame
He was on the verge of mystery,
the solving of which would place him
in the limelight Of publicity and bring
down upon his talented head the eter.
nal approval and friendship Of John
Diamond
Over his ledger Brown pondered the
facts as he had stumbled upon them.
Between the nineteenth and twentieth
/ floors of the Diamond block there was
an eXpanse of white wall quite unac-
counted for why, that blank wall was
the height of any of the other floors
in the building and yet there appeared
no door to mar its surface. The eleva-
tors We're of special construction. with
walls of solid metal plates and a grill
ed door, and the passing of this if
teen feet of unaccounted for space
might be quite unnoticed unless one
was sharp eyed and sharp cared, like
young Brown. Why should there be
such a waste of space in this great
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The Diamond
Block
A Case of Too Strong a
detective Instinct"
BY CLARISSA MACkIE

It happened in Chicago.
The Diamond block stands on cor
ner formed by two principal thorough
fares. tall building with buff stone
walls rising above the crowded streets
until the upper floors are a blur to the
eye below.
Up on the twentieth floor are the
offices of John Diamond, owner of this
building and many others Of the same
kind in the big metropolis. Many and
varied are the interests of this rich
man and the transaction of his affairs
requires the reservation of the entire
twentieth door for his offices.
All day long dozens of clerks pors
over ledgers, typewriters and adding
machines.
Mr.. Diamond was seldom seen about
the building Most Of his business
was transacted through competent eX-
ecutives. of whom Henry Robinson
was the chief. The Diamonds lived
in a magnificent house on the lake
front and went in for society. Helen
Diamond, the beautiful daughter of
the miltimilionaire. had drifted
through the offices once or twice to
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The Fall
Trade
1t Brought With 1t Business
of Another Kind
By WILLARD MALTBIE
:~::~S>.~3>., =: :N:>:&:.@9:S:4saes

=
Ethel | said to my fiancee, I'VE
must fix our wedding day either be-
fore the fall trade begins or after IL is
over, for | cant get away when it is
ON. If we fix it before it must be
within, say, il month; if after we shall
need to put it Off for at least three
months
Il am afraid" said Ethel reflective
ly, that it must be later rather than
before. I've done very little in the
way OF getting ready and couldn't pos
sibly complete my preparations within
a month";
You mean buy your trousseau?"
We'll. yes But there are some
small matters that need to be cleared
up before we're married. and they all
require time
Such as
oh, they are of no Importance to
you, simply affairs between me and
acquaintance of mine"
"Obligations you wish to pay OFF,
"Oh. no; not that at all. Ina not in.
debted to any one for favors."
"Old scores them?
That's more like it."
Mention one of them"
well, there's Nell Blanchard. Last
summer when We were at the Springs
together she treated me very badly
Ned Franklin was there and devoted
himself to me. Nell prejudiced him
against me and got him away"
What sort Of retaliation do you
propose?"
That's something wish to speak to
you about especially. You may OBJ
ject''
"Well. ont with it."
''Why, the only way I can punish
her is to show her that I can have
him if l want him.
"Phew"
81 was afraid you'd act mean about
it."
You mean that on the eve Of you
marriage with me you propose to bring
down another man"
"Only to punish Nell Blanchard as
she should be punished"
do you think that tits treating me
right to carry on sA1irtatiop Xkile