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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-06-13
SYNOPSIS.

Fran arrives at Hamilton Gregory's
nome in Littleburg, but finds him absent
conducting the choir at a camp meeting
She repairs thither in search Of him.
laughs during the service and is asked to
leave Abbott Ashton, superintendent OF
schools. escorts Fran from the tent. He
tells her Gregory is wealthy man.
deeply interested In charity work, and
pillar Of the church. Ashton becomes
greatly interested in Fran and while tax
ing leave of her, holds her hand and Is
seen by Sapphire Clinton. sister OF ROD
ext Clinton. chairman of the school boafd.
Fran tells Gregory she wants home
with him. Grace Noir, Gregory's private
secretary, takes a violent dislike to Fran
and advises her to go away at once.
IRAN hints at twenty-year-old secret.
and Gregory In agitation asks Grace 10
leave the room. Fran relates the story
of how Gregory married young girl at
Springfield while attending college ana
then deserted her. Fran Is the child OF
that marriage. Gregory had married his
present wife three years before the deatn
Mrs. Gregory. Gregory explains that
Fran is the daughter Of very dear friend
who is dead. Fran agrees to the story.
AIRS. Gergory insists on her making her
home with them and takes her to her
arms. The breach between Fran ana
Grace widens. It is decided that Fran
must go to school. Grace shows persis-
tent interest in Gregorys story OF his
dead friend and hints that Fran may be
an imposter. She threatens to marry Bob
Clinton and leave Gregory's service, much
TO the latter's dismay. Fran declares that
she secretary must go.
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CHAPTER x.
An Ambuscade.

Fran's conception of the Clinton
Boarding House. the home of jollity,
was not warranted by its real atmos-
phere. Since there were not many
inhabitants of Littleburg detached
from housekeeping, Miss Sapphire
Clinton depended for the most part
on s.transients;" and, to hold such In
subsection. preventing them from in
dulging in that noisy gaiety to which
"transients" are naturally Inclined
just because they are transitory-the
elderly spinster had developed an abb
normal solemnity.
This solemnity was not only benef-
cial to "drummers" and court men"
acutely conscious of being away from
home, but it helped her brother Bob.
Before the charms of Grace Noir had
penetrated his thick skin, the popular
Littleburg merchant was as unman-
ageable as the worst. Before he grew
accustomed to fall into semi-coma-
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TRAGEDY TURNED TO COMEDY
British Officer Tells How Snun saved
Him From a Hungry indian
Tiqress.

A comedy which came very near
to tragedy is related by a gallant OF
ficer of the Bengal Lancers. now
home on furlough.
Here Is the strange true story 10
the soldiers own words:
II was out for day in the jungle,
and had had rather poor sport. Lying
down for a bit of rest upon some
rank dry grass on the edge of a wood
In the afternoon, ] was seized from
behind without moments warning
by a huge tigress, which had got my
scent and silently tracked me down.
"She seized me by the breast OF the
coat with her great teeth, and quickly
shook me into a state of unconscious
ness. OF course, thought it was all
up with me.
But no. Before long made
startling recovery. Hardly realizing
for a while where / was and what had
haupened. / heard a little distance
away a peculiar noise, as IL someone
was sneezing violently. 1t was the
terrible tigress.
IT rubbed my still somewhat dazed
eyes. and then discerned the great
beast Sinking away. sneezing all the
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stamped her foot. IF It'll make you
mite happier. I'll go to church, and
Sunday-school. and prayer meeting,
and the young peoples society, and the
Ladies' Aid, and the missionary So
ciety, and the choir practice. and the
night service and-and-" She darted
from the room.
Grace looked at Gregory, seeming
to ask him If, after this outrageous be-
havior, he would suffer Fran to dwell
under his roof. OF course, Mrs. Greg
DRY did not count; Grace made no at
tempt to understand this woman who,
while seemingly of yielding nature,
could show such hardness. such fixed
purpose in separating herself from her
husbands spiritual adventures 1t
made Grace feel SO sorry for the hus-
band that she quietly resumed her
place at the table.
Grace was now more than ever re-
solved that she would drive Fran
await had become religious duty.
How could 1t be accomplished? The
way was already prepared; the secre-
tary was convinced that Fran was an
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In love with Gregory's secretary, he
fancied the day of fate was not far
ahead.
He had no time to seek fair and ro-
mantle ladies. Five years ago. Grace
Noir had come from Chicago as If to
spare him the trouble of search.
Fate seemed to thrust her between
his eyes and the pages of his text
books. Abbott never felt so unworthy
as when in her presence; an unerring
instinct seemed to have provided her
with an absolute standard of right and
wrong. and she was so invariably right
that no human affection was worthy Of
her unless refined seven times. Within
himself. Abbott discovered dross.
"Try to be a good girl. Fran" he
counseled. BE good. and your ASSOC
citation with Miss Noir will prove the
bappiest experience of your life."
.Be good" she returned mockingly.
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CHAPTER TX.
Skirmishinq.

Fran made no delay In planning her
campaign against Grace Noir. Now
that her position in Hamilton Greg
ory's household was assured, she re-
solved to seek support from Abbott
Ashton. That Is why, one afternoon,
Abbott met her in the lower hall OF
the public school, after the other pu-
pills had gone, and supposed he was
meeting her by accident.
Good evening, Nonpareil," he said,
pleased that her name should have
come to him at once. His attentive
.sook found her different from the night
of their meeting; she had lost her elf
ash smile and with 1t the romance of
tine unknown and unexpected. Was 1t
because. at half-past four, ones charm
as at lowest ebb? The janitor was
sweeping down the hall stairs. The
very air was filled with dusty realism
Fran was no longer pretty; he had
thought
Then you haven't forgotten me"
murmured Fran.
NO." he answered, proud of the
&dCt- LOu nave u1ddS yOul AOuC
with Mr.. Gregory. You are in Miss
Bulls classroom. knew Mr.. Gregory
would befriend you-he's one of the
best men living. You should be very
happy there"
mo" said Fran. shaking her head
decidedly, mot happy"
He was rather glad the janitor was
sweeping them out of the house. You
must find it pretty hard he remarked,
with covert reproach. "to keep from
being happy"
cit isn't at all hard for me-" Fran
assured him, as she paused on the
front steps. Really, It's easy to be
unhappy where Miss Grace Noir is
1t happened that just then the name
Grace Noir was sort of talisman
opening to the young mans vision the
anterior OF wonderful treasure-caves;
it was like crying "Sesame!" to the
very rocks, for though he was not
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impostor. 1t was merely needful to
prove that the girl was not the daugh-
ter of Gregory's dead friend. Grace
would have to delve into the past, pos
sibly visit the scenes of Gregory's
youthful it would pay. She looked
at her employer with an air suggest
ing protection.
Gregory's face relaxed on finding
himself once more near her. Fortu-
nately for his peace of mind, he could
not read the purpose hidden behind
those beautiful eyes.
~ wonder" Simon Jefferson growled,
"why somebody doesn't badger me to
go to church," Indignant because
Fran had fed the pleasing fields of
his interested vision, he paused, as
If to invite antagonism.
He announced, "This talk has excit-
ed me. If we can't live and let live,
I'll 60 and take my meals at Miss
Sapphire Clinton's."
No one dared to answer him, not
even Grace He marched into the gar.
den where Fran sat huddled upon a
rustic bench. ri was just saying
Simon told her ingratiatingly, that ii
all this TODD over religion isn't put a
stop to, I'll take my meals at the Gin
tons'!e
Fran looked up at him without NOV
ing her chin from her palms, and asked
as she tried, apparently, to tie hel
feet into knot, isn't that where
Abbott Ashton boards?"
''Do you mean Professor Ashton?
he returned, with subtle reproof.
Fran, still detected, nodded careless
ly. Were both after the same man.
Simon lit the pipe which his physi
clan had warned him was bad for~his
| heart. Eyes, Professor Ashton boards
at the Clintons'."
'sMust be awfuliy jolly at the Gin
tons" Fran said wistfully-
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-06-13
Extraxaaance Rebuked.

Two bachelors live together in a
fat on East Nineteenth street. They
kid themselves into thinking that they
save rent and board and clothes and
gain freedom and lot Of other
things by SO doing. But the collector
comes to them the same as he does
to married folk.
The other morning one of the
bachelors awoke from a sound sleep
and called to the other:
What was that noise heard?"
"a shot," replied the other, from
the hall.
What did you do?"
II killed bill collector"
You extravagant pup! When pow
der costs as much as it does now. 1t
does seem to me as IL you might
choke those fellows. even IL 1t does
take a little muscle!"-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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COPYRIGHT 1917
BOBB5 -MERpiLl co..

tose condition at the approach Of
Grace Noir, and. therefore, before his
famous attempt to "get religion" the
bachelor merchant often swore-not
from aroused wrath, but from his pc
culiar sense Of humor. In those Anti
Grace and heather days. Bob. sitting
on the long veranda OF the green
frame building, one leg swinging over
the other knee, woUia say, Eyes, -
it," or, mo, - it." as the case might
be. 1t was then that the reproving
protest of his sisters face would jelly
in the fat folds of her double chin,
helping, somewhat, to cover profanity
with a prudent veil
Miss Sapphire liked joke-or at
least she thought so-as well as any.
body: but like too-humorous author,
she found that to be as funny as pos
sible was bad for business. The tray
cling men were bad enough, needing
to be reminded OF their wives. whom
they'd left at home, and. she'd be
bound, had forgotten. But when one
man, whether traveller or not-even
q staid young teacher like Abbott Ash
ton, for instance-a young man who
was almost like a son to her-when he
secluded himself in the nighttime
by himself? with another male? Oh
dear, no!-with Fran. for example
what was the world coming to?
There they STOOD" she told Bob
"the two Of them, all alone on the
foot-bridge, and it was after nine
o'clock. II hadn't been in hurry
to get home to see that roomers didn't
set the house afire. not soul would
have seen the two colloguing."
"And it don't seem to have done
you any good" remarked her brother
who, having heard the tale twenty
times, began to look upon the event
almost as matter Of course. You'd
better not have saw them"-at an
early age Bob had cut off his educa
ton, and 1t had stopped growing at
that very place. Perhaps he had been
elected president of the school-board
on the principle that we best appre
ciate what does not belong to us.
my home has been Abbott's home,
said Miss Sapphire, "since the death
of his last living relation, and her a
step, and it mercy, for nobody could
get along with her, and she wouldn't
let people leave her alone. You know
how fond / am Of Abbott, but your
position is very responsible. You
could get rid of him by lifting your
| finger, and people are making lots OF
talk; it's going to injure you. People
don't want to send their tender young
innocent girls-they're a mighty hard
ened and knowing set, nowadays
though, I must say-to a superinten
dent that stands on bridges of nights
holding hands, and her young SLIP
| Of thing. His a-standing on that
bridge"
HE amt stood there as often as
| I've been worried to death a-hearine
of it," growled the ungrateful Bob, who
was immensely fond of Abbott.
Miss Sapphire spoke with amazingly
significant double mods between eacf
woodland -, saw
only four :. days
| aQo-o
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Juvenile Altruism.

mother if Alfred and he might each
have a cooky. His mother purposely
gave him two of different sizes. In
terested as to which Paul would give
his guest, she stepped to the door just
in time to see Paul give the smaller
cake to his playmate
why Paul." she called, don't you
know that you should have kept that
one yourself?"
Yes, I know" was the nonchalant
reply But, you see, was afraid
that If gave Alfred the biggest one
he might get sick!"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-06-13
How They Measured.

From the meadow the road began
to ascend, and about noon we started
to climb Greeley Hill thirteen mile
road leading to it's summit. AS the
afternoon began to wane, and we had
zigzagged our way over what seemed
to us thirteen miles of road, we met a
resident of the region and ventured to
ask him how they measured miles In
that country. ~
"'Oh, we just let greyhound loose,
and when he drops dead, that's a
mile was the reply."-Suburban Life
Magazine.
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which was almost directly across the
street, it's stone steps facing the long
veranda They were the last to come
out of that door. You may say she's
a mere child. Mere children arc not
in Miss Bulls classes"
.'But Abbott says the girl is far
advanced"
Far advanced! You may we'll say!
I'll be bound she is--and carrying on
with Abbott on the very schoolhouse
steps Yes, venture she is advanced.
You make me ashamed to hear you"
Bob tugged at his straw-colored
mustache; he would not swear. for
whatever happened. he was resolved
to lead the spiritual life. See here.
Sapphire. I'm going, to tell you some
thing. / had quite talk with Abbott
about that OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
you'd spread 1t all over town, sis-and
II you'll believe me, she wayiaid him
on those scholarships. He didn't want
to talk to her. Why. he left her stand
ing there. She made him mad, find
ing fault with the very folks that have
taken her up. He's disguised. That
night at the camp-meeting, he had to
take her out Of the tent-he was asked
to do it.
"He didn't have to stand, a-holdinE
her hand"
And as soon as he'd shown her
the way to Brother Gregory's, he came
on back to the tent. saw him In the
aisle"
"And she whistled at me-" cried Miss
Sapphira---"the limb"
sNow, listen. Sapphire, and quit
goading. Abbott says that Miss Bull
is having lots of trouble with Fran"
"See that, now!"
Because Fran won't get her les
sons, being contrary"
II wish you could have seen her
whistling at me, that night"
Hold on. So this very evening
Miss Bull is going to send her down
to Abbott's Office to be punished. or
dismissed. This very evening he wants
me to be over there while he takes
her in hand"
: abbott is going to punish that
girl?" cried Miss Sapphira; "going to
take her in hand? What do you mean
by taking her in hand? She is too
old! Robert, you make me blush"
"You amt adjusting, Sapphire"
her brother assured her, good-natured-
ly, you're suffering from the hot
weather. Yes, he's to punish her at
four O'Clock, and I'm to be present, to
stop all this confoun-I mean this un-
godly gossip"
You'd better wear your spectacles,
Bob, so you'll look old and settled.
I'm not always sure Of you, either"
"Sapphira, If l hadn't Joined the
church, I'd say He threw up his
hand and clenched his fist as II he
had caught an oath and meant to hold
it tight. Then his honest face beamed.
See here, I've got an idea. Suppose
you make it point to be sitting out
here on the veranda at about half-past
four. or five. You'll see Fran ccme
sneaking out of that door like a
whipped kitten. She'll look everlast-
ingly wilted. / don't know whether
Abbott will stuff her full Of fractions
and geography, or make her stand in
a corner-but you'll see her wilted."
ITO BE CONTINUED
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time, and every now and again emit
ting frightfuI roar.
"oniy when she had got clean out
Of sight did the strange truth dawn
upon me. The tigress, in shaking me
preparatory to finishing me off, had
jerked my recently replenished snuff
box open from my jacket pocket, and
received the contents full in her face
and eyes. Hence the sudden retreat
and my salvation"
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Talking Shop.

Enthusiastic interest in ones occu-
patton is always an advantage, but on
the other hand, it is not we'll for a
woman in business to talk of her work
at all times and places. Naturally.
the thing that we do constantly Is our
most absorbing interest, but we must
remember that other people have
other things to talk about
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-06-13
Old-Fashioned Birds.
Il like to wander in the park
THE birds do sing sweetly,"
Yes; and they never sing ragtime."
His Trade.

THAT man yonder leads double.
life"
You don't say SOL"
Yes. He sells duplicating ma
chimes"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-06-13
SOLVING a Problem in Arithmetic.

SOWING PropIem III NF1eHfHettC'
Little Marion was busy with ner
home work" After a great many
perplexed frOwns and much nibbling
at her pencil she looked up and said
The only answer that I can get to
this example is five and three-fourths
horses. Do you 'spose that is right.
mammal"
well, 1 don't know" answered her
mother, cautiously. 1T sounds rather
queer"
long pause; then the small arith-
metician's face lit up with a smile.
"Oh, | know" she cried. I'll reduce
the three-fourths horses to colts"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-06-13

Mira. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softeus the gums, reduces innamana-
ton allays pain, cures wind collie sc bottle-AA
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-06-13

Many mans interest in woman
is confined to wondering what fool
thing she will do next.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-08

Yes, Clarence, H.-H. stands for
Hearst-Harrison; but it also stands
for Happy Hooligan, which is dis
tinctiOn without much difference.
1t does not appear in the news
paper reports that Mayor Harrison
took part in the DUnne-Lewis confer
ence about federal patronage.
Neither did Andy Lawrence.
BY the way, wonder if Andy Law
renee is going to give States Attor-
ney HOyne a vacation this summer?
Or is Hoyne going to wait and take
a long one at the end of his first
term?
There's entirely too much investi-
cation of Big Business nowadays to
suit reactionaTy old Herm KohIsaat;
and The Inter-Ocean has a daily pain
in the stomach.
Judging from the frantic puImotor-
ing going on, The Examiners circU-
latiOn must be in a bad way. Any
how that coupOn-peddling game is an
indication Of desperation.
The interesting question about
that voting machine deal is-who got
the $942,5OO?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-08
MERELY COMMENT


Mayor Harrison declares he favors
the recall Of all public officials.
If Harrison only knew how he has
made many citizens. of Chicago favor
the recall also!
Some 10000 BuIgars and Serbs
having been killed in the last ten
days fighting, Bulgaria and Servia
have broken off diplomatic relations.
Reminds US of husband we knew;
used to prOfanely break off diplO-
matte relations with his wife-two
seconds after he got out of her sight
and hearing after being beaned by
her.
Biting into a golf ball is at least a
sure way of finding out whether or
not the acid in the core is poisonous.
More than the garbage smells in
Chicago's far-famed garbage prob
lens"
The smelling salts! The Guggen-
helm divorce case is in again!
Away with subway mysteries"
valiantIy cries the esteemed Journal
But what would we have left of the
subway problem" we wrestle with
then, Jawn?
Welcome to the Butts resolution;
another little resolution can't do us
any harm.
Which. reminds US: Jim Watson is
right smart indignant over Col. Null
hall saying he drank six cocktails.
Possibly it was worth considerable
money to be a friend to Sir John
Murray Scott anyhow to Lady
SackViIle.
Three burglars held up italian
army officer in barracks at Castrogio-
vanni, Sicily, and took from him the
regiments pay money.
We don't know what this is a sign
of, unless it is one of the reasons why
tourists avoid Sicily.
Now if the VISIBLE governments
will only get a wiggIe on it
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-08

He helped her in her hobbled skirt.
They were to see a drama new.
Don't laugh or cough" her husband
said.
cit will be all off with you"
In adults the brain weight is usual
ly 100 to LA of that of the entire
body. A dwarf who died at the age
of IS weighed As pounds, and was
found to have brain of 1-19 of that
weight,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-18
BEAR WAS HIS INDIAN WIFE.
Where the Hunter Shot Her IL Now Called Bears
House.

Along of the branches of the Cheyenne
river in South Dakota there stands hill called
Matoti Bears House. Tradition tells this
Indian legend about It,
Once upon a time an Indian hunter was out
on the chase He wandered for many a day
through forest and plain, over hill and dale, till
he finally came to a spot where Bears House
now is Here he hunted for a while until one day
he met beautiful Indian woman
AS soon as he saw her he wanted to marry
her. Long and hard was the wooing, for the
Indian woman was unwilling to marry the
stranger. At last she consented, but she made
the stranger promise that he would never in the
future hunt or kill the bear. This animal was her
ship. The hunter faithfully promised to obey her
wishes and to hunt all other animals and leave
the bear unframed Then they were married
and lived on in happiness and contentment for
many a day.
Once it happened that the hunter started on the
chase. Early he went and roamed all through
the neighboring forest without killing a single
thing At last he became weary and tired from
the chase and resolved to return to his wigwam.
AS he was approaching his home he saw in the
dusky twilight the dark and shaggy form of q
huge bear making straight for the wigwam.
Nov my wife will be lost" he thought, "for
II the bear reaches there before me he will
surely kill her"
Doubt at first stayed his hand for he remem-
bered his marriage vow. But fear and anxiety
overcame his doubts. He raised his bow to his
shoulder and aimed at the animal One arrow
sent straight to the heart laid the animal low
When the Indian came near he saw instead of
the bear the lifeless form of his wife. The hill
where they lived is still called the Bears House.
or Matoti HILL
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-18
Date Charlotte.

Half a pound OF good dates. one
cupful and a half Of water. three ia
blespoonfuls of honey. the strained
Juice of one orange. a few drops Of
red coloring. one heaping tablespoon
full Of gelatin and two cupfuls Of
whipped cream. Take the stones out
of the dates. Put the water. honey
and gelatin into a saucepan, then add
the dates, cut in halves, the orange
Juice and the red coloring. Cook slow
ly until the dates are soft. Pour into
a wet ring mold and set away in q
cool place. Turn out when set and
serve with the whipped cream in the
GENERALIZATION Harris Neil