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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-05-27


on his firm profile with its lines Of re-
lentless strength.
"You meant to punish Them" she
faltered
Revenge? No; 1t was not worth
taking. will not deny | thought Of
that as boy; as man l was too
practical to waste my time. What
decided to have was money. I found
in my aptitude for this automobile
racing my best and quickest way to-
secure starting capital If l killed
myself in doing it, very good; that was
better than poverty. / was poor for
six years; poor for lifetime will not
be-"
mo, you VILE not be-" she agreed.
her voice quite low s1d agitated. You
were born to bend circumstance, for
good or ILL.,"
Circumstance bent me, when 1t set
your brother in my path" he cor
rected. II never before had friend.
or cared" He shook his head impa-
tiently, turning fully to her. Bah,
what dead history am boring you
with! Forgive me; only meant7to
say there might be some small excuse
| for my savagery. 1t is after four
o'clock, was promised tea"
Jessica rose to cross to the little
tea-table, but fingered for an instant.
"Jes once told me that he had been
guilty of the impertinence of saying
his driver had the best disposition and
the worst temper he had ever seen. l
/ think that if he were here, he would
apologize for the last part"
Perhaps he may yet retract the
first" he warned lightly, yet touched
When she summoned him to take
his cup, Stanton looked at the brown
beverage, then in quiZzical surprise at
his hostess.
YES" she laughed, coloring. With
three humps of sugar in it. Jes told
me that whenever he was out with
you, you drank chocolate syrup and
sweet. thought it was only girls who
liked sweet, syrupy things"
And do you always give people
what they like?" he asked, amused
and oddly pleased.
81 would like to-" she retorted.
Then would like very much to
have you go to the theater with me,
tonight"
GAS you like" she conceded, her
heavy lashes sweeping her cheeks.
The first step was made. For the
next two weeks they saw each other
frequently Twice Stanton brought
one of the Mercury cars and took Jes-
sca for sedate afternoon drives. Sew
eral rainy days she gave him sweet
chocolate and sat opposite him before
the bright little hearth, listening or
talking with the equable sunniness SO
like F1oyd's. Indeed, Stanton soon
came to feel with her the sense OF
companionship and certainty of being
understood that he felt with her broth
er. But he never was rough to Jes
sica
During that interval he did not
meet Floyd. Jes was busy thirty miles
UP the Hudson valley, at the Mercur!
factory, Jessica said, and as Stanton
of course knew from his mechanician':
: own statement. Only it impressed hin
! as rather strange that Floyd could no
get away even once or twice to sex
his sister
Meanwhile the Cup race was ap
preaching. On the last evening before
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"
Mercury plant when you don't. Han
a day ought to be enough"
Stanton surveyed him, irritated, yet
without tangible cause for irritation
There were times when he could have
imagined that Floyd evaded too close
companionship with him. subtly he'd
him at arms length.
They stayed the half day at Buffalo.
and went out to the huge. silent group
of buildings that had been the Comet
factory.
1t gave Stanton strange sensation
to watch Floyd's assured familiarity
with this place and atmosphere, to
see him so naturally draw from his
pocket the bunch of keys to admit
them and unhesitatingly fit each to- it's
corresponding door or gate. Yet, thia
was where he belonged-only there
should have been busy life instead of
this dead emptiness. Their voices ech-
ed loud through the desolatFon. where
the massive, motionless machinery
stood towering above the visitor and
the slight young master of the domain,
| the metalspotted, roughened factory
! floors reverberated under their foot
steps.
As they made the tour from. room to
room and building to building, Floyd
grew slowly winter, his explanations
more brief When they finally arrived
at glass-set door marked office, he
stopped short and laid his hand upon
1 he ~ ofn dr1 al
60 away, for moment" he re.
quest, his voice catching. "I'll come
after you 1 haven't been here since
my father"
Stanton swung on his heel and went
out; out to look at the mile track
where Edgar Floyd used to practice
racing with little Jes tied In the car
Jes played mechanician to his fathers
driving. And standing there under
the dull October sky, Stanton thought
of many things.
! When Floyd came after him, half an
hour later, Stanton turned from his
position against the track railing.
Floyd, what do you figure is going
to become of your sister," he abrupt
ly demanded.
Floyd stopped. gazing at the other
with parted lips and startled gray
eyes strong wind was blowing OF
Lake Erie, tossing his bronze hail
and wrapping his long coat about him
my sister," he repeated. Why
"She is a woman, she must have
some life of her own. You can't keel
her like nun until she finds herself
grown old without chance at living
Floyd continued to gaze at him, say
ing nothing; that half-hour in the of
fee had left him almost wan in the
gray afternoon light.
You know me, Jes Floyd. if an!
one does. You know my vile temper
my rough tongue, and that l am {
cross-grained brute at best. But
think there may be enough of the in
herent gentleman left in me to MAKE
me decent to a woman. If, in time
things fell out so that I'd asked you TO
your sister, would you be willing
Speak frankly, if you do not think m'
fit to be trusted with her, say sol
will not break our friendship"
You have seen her once" Floyd re
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Copyright i8l2 The Bob bs- Merrin Company
SYNOPSIS.

At the beginning OF great automobile
race the mechanician Of the Mercury.
Stantons machine. drops dead. Strange
youth: Jesse Floyd volunteers. and is ac-
cepted. In the rest during the twenty
four hour race Stanton meets stranger
Miss Carlisle. who introduces herself. The
Mercury wins race. Stanton receives
flowers from Miss Carlisle, which he ig-
nores. Stanton meets Miss Carlisle on a
train. They ahght to take walk, and
train leaves. Stanton and Miss Carlisle
follow In auto. Accident by which Stan
ton is hurt is mysterious. Floyd. at lunch
with stanton, tells OF his boyhood. Stan
ton again meets Miss Carlisle and they
dine together. Stanton comes to track
SICK, but makes race. They have acct
cent Floyd hurt but not seriously At
dinner Floyd tells Stanton of his twin
sister. Jessica- Stanton becomes very i'll
ana loses consciousness. On recovery, at
MS hotel Stanton receives invitation and
visits Jessica. They go to theater togeth-
sr, and meet Miss Carlisle. Stanton and
Floyd meet again and talk business
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me, and | was old enough to support
myself. One of them offered to get
me a position as Office boy"
"Oh! You
,'I-lived." he grimIy answered. Il
asked them fort nothing. What per-
sonal trlnkets belonged to me, | sold,
for the first needs; then set to work.
My father had wished me to be a
mechanical engineer. and | meant to
fulfil his plan. Perfect health I did
have-for six years regularly worked
twenty hours out of each twenty-four,
until | was graduated from college.
For six years | was always tired. oc-
casionally hungry, and took just one
recreation: every night walked
through the avenue where my former
home stood, and looked at it. saw
the people who had robbed me go
handsomely clad and sleek, / saw
their carriages and servants pass and
repass. l watched, and concluded
that there was just one thing in life
worth while"
The girl shivered slightly her gaze
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CHAPTER vIII-(contInued).

The silence was long. After reading,
Floyd turned his face to the window,
and so remained. But at last he looked
back to Stanton and nodded.
Yes. 1t means that I get back my
fathers factory" he confirmed quietly.
Il am very glad, although it doesn't do
me much actual good. have no CAPT
tai to run an automobile plant, and /
VIII not sell unless am forced to it. %
You would like to operate it?"
The blood ran up under F1oyd's fine
skin, he met Stanton's eyes with a
glance of fre-ardent passion and de
sire.
"T'd give all the rest of my life to
operate that factory for one year, as
my father planned for me-Td give it
for six months to justify his faith and
training. You do not know, you can
not know"
Can 1 not?" Stanton retorted.
Floyd, what do you think I am rae
ing for, If l can not understand risk
ing something for an object. / told
you once that would not live poor
I was not born to that. If win anoth-
er prize or two this season, Will have
enough capital to match somewhat
with your factory. We both under
stand the motor business pretty we'll;
do you want, in case all goes right. TO
join with me and revive the famous
Comet motor-cars? Don't answer
now, think the thing over"
"Stantoni"
Wait; there is time enough. We
may easily lose everything we put into
the venture, factory and all; or we
may not"
"T'd chance my part
why, so would L. agreed Stanton
Meanwhile, you had better try me as
a travelling companion before you take
me as a partner. Remember we would
be teammates for a long race"
I'm not likely to forget" Floyd
made slow answer. Remember that
for yourself, of me. Stanton"
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four o'clock and I can ofter you hos
pitality.
What shall talk to you about?" he
doubted. II am better at listening. |
think"
"Oh, anything, everything. Suppose
I We're Jes; like what he likes, rae
ing, factories, motor-cars."
Although the season was early, a
fire burned in the tiny hearth. on
either side of which they were seated,
/ facing each other. In the rudy light
Stanton contemplated the smiling girl,
in her pale-blue gown with its lace
ruffies foaming around her full young
throat and falling low across her
hands.
"Your brother has told you of the
business partnership that we plan for
this winter. Miss F7oyd?"
She nodded her bronze-crowned
head.
yes; am very glad"
did he," a sudden fancy prompted
the question, did he tell you that
was coming here to see you. If
might?"
did ne know Of it?" she asked in
counter-question.
Floyd had kept the confidence given
him, then, although no formal re
straint had been made. The expires,
sion that crossed Stanton's dark face
was warm, and very gentle.
"He knew, yes I wish | could have
met your brother years ago; l might
have been less hard a man. more fit to
know him, and you. now"
you hard!"
HAS he not taught you that l am
SOP"
In her earnestness she leaned for
ward. her eyes fearlessly on his.
Never. Do not imagine he thinks
you that, do not so wrong his memory
of your kindness. A rough word-what
is it? The first gentleness cancels it;
what is a friend worth who does not
understand"
Stanton bent his head, looking al
the fire.
81 have not had much gentleness
shown me-" he said. MY mother dice
when was born; when l was thirteeI
my father married again. My step
mother was a good woman, whom
loved as we'll as my father did. Blu
within the second year after the mar
riage, the horses they were driving
ran away, dragging the carriage owe
an embankment, and my parents diet
within a few moments of each othe
while being taken to the hospital
Have l said that my father wa
wealthy? He was so. He had mad
his will, year before, leaving every
thing to his wife; we'll knowing tina
she in her turn would pass all on t
me. She was much younger than he
almost certain to outlive him, an
entirely to be trusted. But she ha
never made will, delayed by chanc
or forgetfulness, l suppose. When b
died five minutes before her, all hi
fortune passed to his wife; then, upo
her death without a will. again legal
passed on to her relatives. 1 was lei
with no share or claim
But it was yours by every right
Surely, surely, your step-mother's re
atives did not take it?"
: They took every penny and ever
inch, Miss Floyd. And |, at ffteel
: was sent out into the world, begga
ed orphan. They had no interest
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Woman RootbIack.

London is to have its first womat
bootblack. A woman has just com
pleted arrangements to set up boot.
blacking stand at one of the busiest
corners in the West End. She BE-
lieves herself to be the pioneer wornau
bootblack in England ard declares
that the men in the business need not
fear her competition, since she in.
tends to devote herself exclusively ia
polishing the footwear OF ~omen and
children
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Stanton went out to the Long Island
course. he called on Jessica
1T is possible to come into New
York. of course he said to her But
l shall stay out there until after the
race. After that after Floyd and. I
come back. shall see as much Of
you? Or won't you want me around
when you have him?"
Startled. she met his eyes. then
turned away hurriedly to the piano.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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GRO BE CONTINUED.)

Teacher There is no glass in the
windows of the Eskimos.
Jimmie that great? I'll bet
the kids up there play ball the wh0ls
year round.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-25
Constantine the Crest

3 Constantine l., known. In history -
Constantine the Great, was born a. b.
2SS, at ancient Naissus, modern Nish,
In what is now Servia. He had an
eventful life, one story being that
while on "a march at the head Of his
army he was so impressed by the
vision of flaming cross in the sky
at MONDAY that he was converted to
Christianity, adopting for his motto
I'm hoe signo vinces'' (By this sign
shalt thou conquer). He became EN-.
peror OF Rome in 2306 A. D., and wheth-
er Christian or not he was ia great
ruler, treated the Christians literally,
made Christianity the state religion.
and received Christian baptism short
iy before his death. It was he who,
in 1872 A. p, removed the seat OF EN-.
pire. from Rome to the east and found,
ed Constantinople, to. which he gave
his name, COnstantine-polis, city Of
Constantine. His liberality toward
the Christians did not extend to Jews,
for he issued an edict imposing the
death penalty. on those who embraced
the Jewish faith, and another order
ing the death penalty for any Jew who
should marry q Christian. -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-25
PERIL OF FRENCH FASHIONS
Rev. AIpheus c. karr Tells Of an In
cident at the Opera in
Denver. .

The immortality of French fashions
was being discussed at tea in Den.
yer. The new idea of American fash
ions for American women was being
praised. Rev. Alpheus then said:
1T is time that we removed our
women from the peril of French fash.
ions. I attended the opera last year
during the Easter holidays. My com
panion pointed out to me a, young ma
tron, blazing with diamonds, and he
said:
"'That is old Gobsa Golde's daugh-
ter, the countess. I knew her father
when he went about with his pants
held up by one suspender."
Il regarded the beautiful. young
woman through my glass. Her dress
was audacious. said, dryly:
"'She must take after her father,
then. Her gown, see, is held up by
one strap"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-25
For the Ideal School.

M. .Augustin Rey, Persian arch1.
tect, has described his ideal school in
a recent paper. He said that the ben
eficial effects of the violet rays were
so well known that it was criminal to
build in such way that they could
not penetrate to every part of room;
it was doubly important that this
should be possible in schoolrooms. II
there was a choice between heat, ven
tilation, and sunshine we should see
that he had the sunshine first. His
building was so arranged that the
classes should meet in the east rooms
in the afternoon, after the morning
sun had thoroughly disinfected them,
and in the west in the morning, since
the afternoon sun would have disin.
fected the western rooms on the previ-
GUS day. There should be plenty OF
ground and plenty of sand about
school houses. It is better to econo
mize in decorations than In sunlight
and ventilation. He said that while
this was his ideal school he preferred
the open air school.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-25
YOUR MIND | ON YOUR WORK
Man Who Makes Good 10 Ono Whe
Can Shut Out OF Mind All but
Ono Thing.

The man who makes good is the
man who can shut out Of his mind all
but one thing. An unsuccessful prin-
cipal of q school once said that every
teacher ought to be able to do three
things at once. OF course, he was
wrong. The teacher who does one
thing at time and does it well Is
giving the pupil the best possible OBJ
5ect lesson in concentration. We
have to learn to think clearly amid
distracttng noises, TO 90 forward on a
strait and narrow way without diver
sions and excursions that waste our
time and our substance, and to keep
1T work regardless OF the "tired" feel
ing, the "spxing'' feeling, and whether
the fishing ia good or not. When the
soft |breeze comes in at the window
we,'stiffen the moral fiber against its
allurement. We must pin our atten-
ton firmly to the turgid and dry
geometry of legal brief, or the SER
ried figures of the daybook, or the
busy system Of a mercantile establish
ment, and let every other thought
await it's turn at the end Of Office
hours. You may have heard a great
lawyer in action in crowded court
room. What was the secret of his
power? 1t was that he would not let
the jury's attention or the witness
tongue wander from the relevant
facts. He kept insistently to the
straight line that is the shortest dis
.tance from mint tn mint po orr+
: ly dismissed all that was super
1uous, immater1al and calculated to
blur the salient outlines of the mat
ter in controversy.-Philadelphi
Ledger
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-25
BEM|DJ| PROOF
Should Convince Every Bemidji
Reader

j
- Reader.
The frank statement of a neigh Dor,
telling the merits of remedy,
Bids you pause and believe.
The same endorsement
by some stranger far away
Commands no belief at all.
Here's Bemidji case.
A Bemidji citizen testifes.
Read and be convinced.
p. M. Dicaire, prop. grocery store,
11O1 Irwin Ave., Bemidji, MIMI,
says: 1.-THE statement I gave about
Doan's Kidney Pills some years ago,
holds good. The benefit they brought
me- has been permanent. I took this
remedy for pains in my back and 9TH
or symptoms of kidney trouble and it
proved it's merit by making me we'll. -
Mr.. Dicaire is only one of many
Bemidji people who have gratefully
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills. If
your back aches-if your kidneys
bother you, don't simply ask for a
kidney remedy-ask distinctly for
Doan's Kidney Pills, the same that
Mr.. Dicaire had-the remedy backed
by home testimony. Fifty cents, all
store. Foster-Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, N. Y. "When Your Back is
Lame-Remember the Name. "-Adv.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-20
Notice of Application for Tax Deed

Notice is hereby given that q. E. La
nier purchaser of Tax Certificate No. T..
756 dated August 9Th, 1901 has fled said
certificate in my Office, and has made
application for tax deed to issue in ac-
cordance with law. Said Certificate EN-.
braces the following described property
situated in DeSoto County, Florida,
to-wit:
81 of SE1 of NE14, or Lots rs and
10, Block I, Section %, Township 80 S,
Range 28 e. the said land being.assessed
at the date of the issuance of such certi-
fcate in the name of G. K. Booth. I'm
less said certificate shall be redeemed
according to law, tax deed will issue
thereon on the roth day of March A. d.
1913.
Witness my official signature and seal
this the I5th day Of Feb'y A. ID. 1913.
A. l.. DURANGO
Clerk Circuit Court of DeSoto County,
Florida.
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Board of Trade Minutes

Last Friday nights meeting of
the Board of Trade was attended
by twenty-four members, and the
usual routine work was taken up
as we'll as various other matters of
importance.
The membership of the Board
continues to increase; new names
are presented at every meeting.
1t is desired to have all good citl-
zens become members and assist
in the work that is being attempt
ed in the interest of the commun-
ity. Those who are members
have the privilege Of attending all
meetings and are given access to
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Notice for Publication

Department of the interior; Gaines
Vile, Florida, February 8, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that George
w. Gatewood, of Bermont, Florida, who
on May 81, 1907, made Homestead en-
yJNo. 1868, (Serial, No. o45I6) for
NJ of NWI Section aoand M Of NE
n, Section 80 Township 40 South,
Range 26 East, Tallahassee Meridian,
has filed notice OF intention to make five
year Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before the clerk OF
the Circuit Court at Arcadia, Florida
on the 10Th day of March, 1913.
Claimant names as Witnesses:
w. H. Northrup, of Bermont, Florida,
N. Corbitt, of Bermont, Florida.
T.. M. Thomas, of Bernont. Florida,
William II. Harm, OF Bermont, Florida
HENRY 5, CHUBBs, Register
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INTERESTING
HAPPENINGS
Events in and About the City
Briefly Mentioned

Misses Della and Villa johnson
entertained number of friends
with a party at their parents home
in East Punta Gorda on Monday
night, the occasion being the tif-
tcenth birthday of Miss Villa,
who received several nice presents.
Interesting games were played,
and ice cream and scake served.
All had a good time. FRIEND.
Get your summer underwear
at r. G. Blount & Co. adver-
tisement.
Rev. w. Walstein McCord and
his wife are holding revival serv-
ices at the Methodist church.
The former is a revivalist of note
and breaches with great power.
Mrs. McCord, who leads the sing
ing, has a cultivated voice of rare
sweetness and her solos are a de-
light to all who hear them. All
are invited to attend the services,
which are held twice daily, at $3.50
and 7:15 p. m.
Latest styles in spring and sum-
mer clothing at r. G. Blount &
Go. If advertisement.
A big motor boat race is sche-
duled to take place off Useppa
Island on Washington's birthday.
1t will be free for all, no entrance
or other fees charged, and it is
hoped that there will be large
number Of entries. The race will
be over a twenty-mile course in
Pine Island Sound, starting and
finishing opposite the dock at
Useppa Island. A handsome
trophy cup, which is well worth
an effort to win, will be awarded
to the successful boat.
j. M. Weeks of the Punta Cor
da Citrus Growers association, at
tended a meeting of the board of
directors of the Florida Citrus Ex-
change in Tampa this week. He
is one of the directors of the Elk
change and speaks most encourag-
ingly of the future prospects of
the organization, which at the
close of last season was $50, 900
in debt and now not only owes
nothing but is devising ameans for
guarding against being financially
disabled by such disasters as the
California Exchange has faced
this winter. An emergency or
sinking fund is to be created for
this latter purpose. Approx
mately 100000 boxes Of Florida's
citrus fruit crop will be handled
by the Exchange this season,
3
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the records and correspondence
files, which outsiders are really
not entitled to except on special
invitation.
The secretary was instructed to
have some blank membership
forms printed fol: use by all those
desiring to join the Board.
Amongst the communications
read at this meeting was an inqui.
ny from j. E. VanCamp, who was
somewhat concerned as to how
long he was expected to remain
at his post of duty as Punta Cor
da's chief booster in Jacksonville.
1t was the sentiment of the Board
that he should remain there at
least one week longer.
The secretary was instructed to
write to Hon. N. G.. Larsen and
express the Boards sympathy in
his illness, and invite him to at
tend next meeting if his condition
will permit.
A good attendance of members
is desired at tomorrow nights
meeting.