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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-26
She WAS NOT BLIND
By GRACE K. BoSrWIcK.

Because he had loved her a long
time, he hesitated about telling her3
With the direct divination of a wom4
ans intuition, she surmised the truth
He had been trailing all about, the
subject for several moments, waiting
the necessary courage. She took the
matter In hand calmly.
"Why don't you tell me, Day?" she
asked quietly. He started and locked
at her uncomfortably. She smiled
rs 1t sure, this timer" her voice
was low and even. There was not the
slightest suggestion Of scene in the
atmosphere. He pulled himself to
gether with a jerk.
Meg" he said softly, you're .
wonder! How did you known"
"How could l help knowing?" she
asked. 81 am not blind"
But I thought have been just
the same" he insisted.
"Your heart was not in it, that wal
ALL" she replied sadly.
"She is not like you." he said hesi
tatingly in response to her questions
"She is little and pretty and needs
someone to care for her." Margaret
started. Had it gone 50 far already!
II was not attracted toward her al
all at first" he explained, "but she
seemed SO helpless and I got in the
way of doing little things for her. She
has the sweetest smile and she is
o, hang it all, Meg! don't make fell
low tell you such fool things!" he
blurted out uneasily.
"You need tell me nothing unless
you like, boy" She used the little
name unconsciously. you know you
are not bound to me in the slightest
way. When are you to be married."
He flushed holly.
"She is very lonely and she is only
waiting until I can see my way clear
to"
Then you were waiting my con.
sent?" Her tone was cold. "By all
means, let it be at once. Delay no
longer"
He looked at her compassionately.
II knew it was going to be hard on
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you," he said remorsefully. II am a
brute, Meg. I hated to tell you worse
than"
"You are very considerable" it was
not quite a sheer, though he WINGED
at the tone.
You will be-we must always be
the best of friends, Meg" he half
questioned. She smiled bitterly.
Friends? Why, of course; we could
not be less, could WEI"
"And you will come to see her and
visit us and be quite the same?"
There was a note of anxiety in the
mans voice that touched her.
Il can't promise" she said quietly,
"for am going away. had meant
to tell you before, but I, too, hated to
hurt you" The sarcasm was lost on
him.
Eve have been such chums-such
comrades!" his voice broke a trif1e.
1T is hard to say goodbye"
eyes, it is hard" she assented
gravely, but without spirit. There was
a long pause.
MAY I kiss you once more?" he
asked haltingly. She looked at him
long and searchingly.
20, you men, you men," she ex-
claimed with sudden passion, as she
looked deep into his eyes with bitter
ness Of SOUL you take all we have
to give-all-and still" there was a
sob in her throat-"it's a little game
to you," her voice was steady once
more "A little game that you play
to the end-and the end is whenever
the fancy dies-that is ALL" He start
ed miserably to explain.
mo, you may not! Do you think I
would have the caresses that belong
to another? I am not that sort. You
are free to go to her-it is all right!
l can say no more. o, go, go, for
mercy's sake, go!" She stood, drawn
to her full height, superb, queenly in
her womanly dignity. He hesitated
yet for a moment, looking helplessly
into her face that had lived in his
consciousness for three short-yes
and happy years-then he turned ST.
lently and left the room, closing the
door behind him
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-26
kinus an Prisoners.

The Prince of Wales, although heir
apparent to the British throne, does
not enjoy the same privileges as doei
the sovereign when he travels abroad
Under the international law. a mon
arch is above any legal consideration
such as hampers a subject. however
illustnous. Should he refuse to pay
his hotel bill, he could not be sued
for 1t. In the improbable event Of his
knocking down Frenchman in Paris
or Prussian in Berlin. no policeman
could lay hands on him. AS a mat
ter Of constitutional law. the king OF
England was at one time sort Of
prisoner in his own country. Before
the advent of the Guelphs. the act OF
settlement forbade the sovereign to
go outside his dominions without the
consent of parliament. The act waa
only repealed after the accession q
George !.
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LET CASE GO BY Default
Under the Circumstances There Was
Not Much Else That Mr.. Bug
Gins Could Do.

And who, pray, Is Flossie?" was
the question that startled Mr.. Bug
gins, who is addicted to the ill-con-
ceived habit of talking in his sleep.
as he awoke the other morning and
found his devoted better half sitting
up in bed with an Interrogation point
in one eye and q note Of exclamation
in the other.
"Flossie who?"
that's precisely what I want to
know; you've been repeating that
name over and over again during the
night"
"Oh-ha-yes, yes, of course. It's
Tom Smiths new collie dog. Oh, she's
a perfect beauty. I'd give anything
for her"
Indeed"
Rather! She's the sort of dog"
"You ought to own? Certainly
you appear excessively fond of her.
You asked, you will be pleased to
hear. this collie dog to put her arms
around your neck and kiss you;' then
you told Mr.. Smiths dog that you
loved her with all your heart, and
that when you came to die, that if
you could only lay your head on
Smiths dogs bosom you could
breathe your life out sweetly there.
Then you asked Smiths dog to have
another ice cream and If the watch
you had given her kept good time
Under the circumstances, Richard,
think perhaps you had better go to
Smiths collie dog, as am going home
to my mother."-London Tit-Bits.
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ada and he is coming to visit some
friends in Newton here. It seems
that Lady Thurston has written to
aunty. They were school girls to.
gether. They made some sentimental
arrangements when they were young
for connecting the two families. In
plain words, l think that one Of the
motives of Mr.. Thurston in visiting
Newton is to see if poor little me is
good enough to become the niece of
a high and mighty member Of parlia-
ment."
In other words" said Dick, eff you
suit him, this young scion Of nobility,
he may ask you to marry him. Well,
if he does, you will tell him
what?"
How can you ask-how dare you
ask" cried Ethel Indignantly. "Ysu
. know very we'll shall never love or
marry anybody but you"
Then what are you worrying
about" challenged Dick.
why, the bother of it. If oppose
uncle and aunty there will be all
kinds Of scolding and unpleasantness:
They will learn that we are attached
to one another. Then there will be
a storm"
There is no doubt" observed Dick
deliberately, that when this Canadian
nabob sees you he is lost. Now let
me make a suggestion. My sister
Eve is trying to write some stories.
1t is wonderful how that demure little
miss can think up all the ingenious
plots she does. You go to her, Ethel,
and see If she cannot devise some
way to help you out Of this sad mud
die"
The two girls set their wits at
work. They had little to proceed on be-
side the fact that Mr.. Thurston was a
very prim, circumspect young man
Ethel had painted the young Cana
dian as wearing a monocle, having a
cultured drawl to his voice, and very.
very English in an unbearable way.
She was a little surprised the first
evening she met Mr.. Thurston at q
lawn party. Certainly he was re.
served and rather formal in his ways,
but there was nothing to indicate
loneliness nor ostentation. The eve
ming visitor, however, Dick Wade,
fairly gasped as his fair inamorata
appeared upon the scene.
She was made up as to facial adorn-
ment in way that was truly shock.
ing. Her usually neat and tasty at.
tire was lacking. An ill-itting gown,
too short by several inches, hung
loosely upon her and her hair was
dressed in the most outlandish fash.
ion.
Her friends stared in wonderment
at her boisterous greeting Of the
guest of the occasion. Ethel used
faulty grammar. 1t was quite evident
that Mr.. Percival Thurston was not
only very much disappointed but
positively shocked.
That. however. was nothing to the
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tolcano. No marvel that he disdained
he cold, the discomfort, the hard
ship! A storm Of emotion, of anguish.
was sweeping through his brain with
rushing, devastating force. That name
Miss Norton-had unlocked the
most secret chamber in his heart of
hearts. IL
Two years before Dale Tyler had
been engaged to Miss Lucia Norton,
Of Hampton. There had come q
lovers quarrel He was impetuous,
and she was just. In a fit of pique he
had gone west. Losing his ambition,
from work as an engineer he became
q practical nnesman on account of the
hustle and exercise of outside work.
All that time his life was embittered
by his rash act, but he was proud, and
long since he had decided that Lucia
must have forgotten him as he de-
served, he told himself.
And now-transferred nearer to his
old home, his first task had been to re-
pair the broken wires for the wedding
of Miss Norton Oh, the cruel, bitter
irony of it all!
1t was a fearful task breasting the
storm, mastering with grim desperate
resolution that rigorous tramp six
miles along a lonely, snow-clogged
highway. He counted the poles. The
fever in his blood defied the intense
cold. He found pole 5S5. Within
thirty minutes he had repaired the
break, but as he started to descend
the pole he found himself frozen to
it.
The reaction had come, and he
reached the ground coated with ice,
chilled to the marrow. He swept the
frost from his face and leaned against
tree to steady himself. A light
showed in the distance.
Il must reach it some way" Tyler
told himself. Il must phone the Of
fee. Besides, ! must get to shelter
somewhere"
1t was his hardest experience in two
years service in a hard line. 1t was
staggering, slipping, falling prog
ress all the way to the source of the
light, small cottage. He knocked at
it's door,
So blurred was his sight, so chilled
and numb was he, that he made out a
feminine form in dim outline only.
Il am a linesman nearly persisted
with the cold, and must telephone to
headquarters" he faltered out.
Tyler was conscious of a cry of
some kind, and that his hostess stood
aside. He staggered across the
threshold, fell to a chair and nearly
tainted from the abrupt transition
from the intense cold to heat. Life
was blur for some moments. Then
his vitality came back to him.
II must beg pardon" he began, aris-
ing and removing his cap-"Lucia!"
It was gasp of wonder, that name.
Before him was the woman he had
SO loved, still loved with sorrowful,
regretful emotion. -. -
II thought" he stammered out
they told me about-of the wedding
of Miss Norton, at Hampton
my cousin" was all that Lucia
said. She said more, however, when
under those strange unforeseen cir
cumstances arose the pleading, re-
morseful story of his wanderings,
and her own story of change of for
tune and the silent patient grief of a
loyal SOUL
And the wild ringing of the storm
became as happy as joy bells to two
united hearts.
Copyright, 1913, by W. G. Chapman)
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second function. There Ethel acted
the hoyden to perfection. She even
used slang. Mr.. Thurston looked
positively sorry at this. II he needed
consolation, however, he received it.
Eve Wade tried to make amends for
the possible regret she was causing
q really estimable young gentleman.
He was a practical humanitarian, and
Eve made a fad of social regenera-
ton, SO they became quite famous
friends.
TT has been all we'll enough away
from home, but I can't appear in any
ridiculous travesty at our own house
tomorrow night with uncle and aunty
present" said Ethel In the garden
one afternoon.
"You do not need to-" broke in a
prompt and unexpected voice. and
Eve parted some shrubbery and stood
before the lovers.
what do you mean, Ever" asked
Ethel.
well, I think Mr.. Thurston has
given you up as q forlorn case," was
the reply.
"How so?" inquired Dick.
Eve began to blush. Then she hung
her head and dropped her eyes.
It'll whisper It to Ethel" she STAN
mered.
mo, you will tell both of u.s." in
sisted Dick playfully. Come. what 10
the mystery?"
"Well, 1 happen to know-that Is.
I feel pretty sure that Mr.. Thurston
has given up all idea Of cultivating
Ethel, If he ever had the idea"
"He must be blind if he didn't"
observed Dick, with an earnestly ad-
miring glance at his fiancee.
"He-he has almost told me that
Ethel is a very remarkable young
lady" went on Eve, "but that-well,
In fact, brother, you need expect moth
Ing further from that quarter"
"You seem pretty positive. How
are you so we'll informed?" demanded
Ethel, a trifle piqued after all to find
even an undesirable sutton olsen
chanted.
ooh, I'll tell you some time when
we are alone" promised Eve.
Hold on, there!" commanded Dick,
as his sister was about to run away.
what are you holding that hand Of
yours behind you for"
"Me-my hand?" stammered Eve,
her face turning red as a peony.
That's what I remarked" an
swered her brother suspiciously.
"Why," and Eve reluctantly brought
the hand in question into view-"its
nothing but a ring
Nothing but rig, eh?" repeated
Dick. 'T see that, but where did you
get it?"
"Why, Percival asked me to wear
IT,"
"Who!" fairly shouted Dick.
81 mean Mr.. Thurston," Numbered
on the embarrassed Eve. "You see,
1t is an old family ring, and he asked
me to wear it because we are such
very good friends"
Eve bounded away With the ex.
PLANTATION. Dick looked at Ethel.
Their glances met.
"Now what do you think of that"
cried the latter. 81 declare, Dick,
this demure little sister of yours is a
sly puss after all. Just to think of it
stepping in with her soft winning
ways and capturing the prize!"
"H'm-well, Thurston isn't so bad"
observed Dick drily. I'm afraid she
Is something of cunning mink,
though"
"She has made everyone happy"
declared Ethel, $50 let us bless her
dear little heart for that. AS to
uncle, I'm afraid he will just rave,
and aunty will have real Mysteries
when they find out that they, brought
their protege all this way, just to find
the handsomest, dearest man in all
the world brother-in-law!"
Copyright. 1918, by w. g. Chapman.)
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who now saw his life chances fading
away from him, with no position to
guarantee comfort for the dear ones
at home. The stranger had been reg
istered as Dale Tyler, linesman." He
glanced twice at Cole after he had
made his plea. He seemed studying
the situation. There were lines in his
face that showed hard contact with
the world, and these did not indicate
any deep sympathy. His accustomed
cynical expression changed, however,
as some good impulse stirred him. He
arose, went over to Cole, placed his
hand on his shoulder and said tersely.
You go home-In take care of
the job"
At the words the foreman turned
sharply upon him.
why, you're not scheduled for work
until tomorrow" he said.
THAT SOP" retorted Dale Tyler non.
chalantly. "All right, I'll do it any
way, and you can credit it to this man
here, who faces death if he goes out
in such a bowling blizzard as this"
The speaker resented the express
sions of deep gratitude attempted by
Cole, and went over to where the fore
man had opened the order book. He
reached into a corner, took up re-
pairing outfit, and swung it careless
ly over his shoulder.
tits the line between here and
Hampton" announced the foreman.
Its down somewhere, the trans,
former end reports
How shall I locate it," inquired
Tyler.
Il should say it was the old trou.
ble-pole 5S5 or whereabouts. Last
week the rain made a sag in two of
the poles near it and break in the
wires. The distance is about"
You needn't tell me-" interrupted
Tyler, with frown. Il knew this
district pretty well-once."
"Oh, you did?' asked the foreman.
We'll, you can't miss it, following the
line. If the break is serious, reach
the nearest telephone and we'll send
help some way or other"
"All right"
There's an extra fee If we get the
connection before eight o'clock" ad-
vised the foreman. You see, there's
big wedding at Hampton. They want
to get the lights on at any expense.
It's the rich Miss Norton, going to
marry-hello!"
The new man was strange man as
well, decided the asto,ished foreman
as the former bolted from the place
as suddenly as If shot. AS the men,
ton of that name-Miss Norton-Dale
Tyler shrank as If his informant had
drawn a red hot iron over raw
wound.
He left the place muttering strange
words, his eyes fixed ahead in q
panied, intense stare, needless Of the
roaring wind, the cutting sleet, the
great snow drifts.
What did I come back for" he
cried bitterly-"more torture? Lights
for the wedding! And !, Of all men,
to add to the grandeur and brilliancy
of the occasion! Is it Fate or-Retri-
buAon?"
This mans soul was a seething
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-26
French Woman Inspector.

Nine. de la Ruelle, who has been
sent by the French government to the
United States to make study of the
conditions Of women working in Amer.
lea, is a lawyer and well known
leader in social work in France. She
helped to prepare the bill shortly to
be brought before Parliament giving
women employees the right to work
seated.
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Doesn't Have To.

She-Well, anyway, Kate isn't one
Of those women who carry gossip
around.
He-No, she has telephone n her
house.-Boston Transcript.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-26
In Doubt,

us your daughter musicale?
WELL" replied Mr.. Cumrox, "she
seems SO in conversation. but when
she sings opinions differ.-Washing-
ton Evening Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-06

rome OF Juliet is Guarded.
You read the following words on a
tablet by the side Of a tall and slen.
der gray house in a quiet street in
Verona:
This WAS the home Of Capulets.
from whom descended Juliet, for
whom so many kind hearts have wept
and Of whom poets have sung"
A few steps farther on the busy
life Of the old city is centered In the
market place, and in the one or two
streets that lead from it. You stand
In front Of the lightly-built dwelling
and you look at the slim balcony Of
wood from which bent forward the
form Of the radiant girl whose undy-
ing love story has echoed down the
ages.
In order that future generations may
keep looking at this balcony. the coun-
Gil Of Verona has decided that a rail
ing shall be placed around the house
and a watchman stationed there day
and night to keep an eye on too ad.
miring tourists
It is almost a case Of locking the
stable door after the steed has been
stolen, because most OF the original
woodwork was carried of last sum.
mer oy parties Of Shakespeare-loving
Americans, who wanted keepsakes
from Juliet's bower.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-06
U. S. Tennis Players
Clash With Australia
Telegram b LlnILea Presa

New York, June e.-The champion
Australian lawn tennis team and the
United States PLAYERS who VIII repre-.
sent this country against England over
seas in the July matches. today open
ed the first preliminary matches Of
their series on the West side courts.
The series uill continue tomorrow and
Monday The results viii be closely
watched both Ia America and England
as being a forecast Of what can be ex-
pected from the American team in
July The American team was Man
rice r. Mclaughlin, n Norris Will
laims. Raymond Il. Little and Harold
II HaekeH. Ii was the strongest ten
mis- team to represent this country in
many years, according to students Of
the game Williams. it is thought, was
just the man needed TO add youth and
power 10 the team. Mclaughlin the
veteran d the squad, was expected TO
show his best work In preliminaries
with the Australians His reputation
as one Of the best men who over weld.
ed racquet, is international Little
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-06

The first Of the series OF Thursday
evening concerts given by the chicka-
sha Concert band at University park
last evening, drew a large crowd and
every number pleased The boys have
been doing hard work at rehearsals
and their program showed the effects
Of It. It is planned 70 make these
concerts popular feature Of summer
amusement In the city
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-06

+. c. Han o. The citizens Natlonal
bank, declares that beginning with
yesterday he Il just a little BIZ better
than anyone else in town Just by
looking him over You couldn't ten why
he starts dating with yesterday APP
parently be Is the same as he has
been for many moons, but when you
take into consideration that yesterday
be acquired a new Bulck five passen.
ger touring ear, everything is explain
ed and one can at least tolerate his
belief
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-06

The First Christian church has se-
cured the services OF Prof Arthur
Howard Greene Of Oklahoma City to
direct the choir on Friday evening Of
each week at 1880 Any person not
identified With any choir Of the city is
cordially invited to come Il is GER
tainly a fine opportunity to be under
one Of the most competent instructors
Of the southwest without cost.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-06

B. B. Barefoot Il, ). Brownson, John
Driggers, Clarence Riekert and P. q.
Spinning motored from Oklahoma city
Yesterday in the new Paige "86" that
Mr Spinning has added 70 bis line Of
automobiles They report the sand
very bad near the Canadian river, but
state that they pulled il on their own
power.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-06

The private we'll gives place TO the
public reservoir, but eternal vigilance
is still the price Of good Anna
GarliE Spencer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-06
0
SAT.

Manager w. @. Blag
cd this morning that
IS completed and tn;
iormance Of the sur
there tomorrow nigh
and music by an orel
that the opening might
day makes it imperial
lures be used as an a
3 nning next week Va
booked regularly the
cured from the same
pears at the Oyerholl
City
From time to time
companies for the Ail
blackstone this NOR
companies must be g
TO protect the patron
against poor stock con
eyille performers anl
class Of amusement
ard that / have tries
pictures at the Kozy. -
The interior Of the
uinelg 5retty and civ
ance Of being a true
Boxes have been arr
be reserved for any
contract has been cl
Darnen for the refre
at tie garden and co
may be served at ana
performances.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-06
ARE

sUFFRA6lsTs ARE
-
Telcgrar2 by United
Dresden, Bavaria J
after two days enteri
Saxony Woman sufi
1000 delegates and
great Budapest eonyl
ternatlonal Woman 5
left here this aftern.
where the viii be fei
by the bohemian Y
committee The Bud
opens June Is and Ia
Goth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-06

( WANTED-A good. gentle driving
horse for his feed will take good
care. Phone 1928 or 1871. 6-6.3t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-06

Miss Johnson, instructor in language
at the 0. c. W., left this morning for
points in Missouri, where she viii
spend several weeks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-06

Guy Gaseoigne, salesman for wen
known paint manufacturing company,
today received a solid car load Of paint
from the factory for distribution in
and around chlckasha. The value OF
the consignment was placed at $40, 900.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-06

and Hackett who vii
championship doubles
thought, prove an inv