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The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-14

At the left is a back view, showing the
psyche of hair topped by the helmet, trim
right is profile view of the hat trimmed
most appropriately with two Mercury
wings. one of which follows the flare of
the hat and the other of which decorates
the crown. This view also shows the
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-14
Swallowed His Tongue,

New York, Feb. 14.-Nicolo Chesani
swallowed his tongue when he was
tossed into a snOwbank in an auto
mobile collision here. Luckily for
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-14

DR.. Menninger has resumed his
practice and will be found at his Of
flee at his usual hours.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-14

The Prudential Trust company loans
on city property.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-14

The Helmet Of Minerva is the latest hat
to be adopted bv the wise Partisan beau
ties who have decided that the women of
the twentieth century may learn some
thing from the Goddess Of Wisdom.
The hat is a close-fitting turban of black
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-14

Beauty" r<enpa amonimeba t.a..A
til r
mentions a FiHam.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-14

ENGLISH QUEEN DISTRESSED DIVORCE
SUIT INVOLVING COURT FAvORITE; WAS INDsCREET?
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-14

vOLcO cleans carpets and rugs
Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-14

Fair tresses mans imperial race en-
And beauty draws US with q single
hair"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-12-18


the sudden fight of magazine across
the car, missing his head by bare
two inches, and the bang of a chair
overturned by Judith as she jumped
nm and flung herself furiously toward
the door.
Just what had happened on the OBJ
servation platform Barcus didn't know.
but he could readily believe that the
lovers had just INDUCED in some espe-
cially provoking and long-drawn-out
caress.
He overhauled Judith none too soon.
In another moment she would have
had her sister by the throat-n her
purpose had not been to throw Rose
bodily overheard. as Barcus suspected
Happily, he was as quick on his feet
as Judith on hers; and almost before
he had grasped the situation, he had
erasped her-had seized her arms and
drawn them forcibly behind her back,
at the same time swinging her round
and endeavoring to propel her back
through the doorway
It was a man-size job. For the ensu-
ing five minutes he had his hands full
of violently resentful and superbly
able-bodied young woman. Only with
the greatest difficulty did he succeed
in wrestling her up the aisle and to
the door of her compartment. where
an even more furious resistance for
some additional minutes prefaced the
ultimate closing of the door upon the
maddened Judith. Even then he might
not draw a free breath: there was no
wav Of locking that door from the out
side. and he dared not leave go the
handle, lest the girl again fly out and
renew the battle.
Waving aside Alan's proffer of as
sistance. he acidly advised that gen.
tleman to return to his post of duty
and not let his infatuation blind him
To what might at any moment loom
nm on the track behind them, Barcus
stoutly held the door against the girls
ATTEMPT to pull 1t open and through
another period when she occupied her
self with kicking its panels as if hope
full of breaking a way out. A long
nause followed. He heard no sounds
from within. And wearying, he won
, dered what the devil she was up to
Then her voice penetrated the barrier
its accents calm and not unamiable:
"Mr. Barcus!"
"Hellol" he replied. startled. "Wha
i is 1t, Miss Judith?"
"Please let me out"
."Not much"
/ "Oh-please!"
) Struck by the fact that she hadn'
! lost her temper on hearing his refusal
he hesitated-
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ok the caboose wien Crash Ike the Exposon

@tNC Lie -&Pt0StOft W O6ttfSs"
won't make this Pullman move without
an engine"
"All the same, we can't stop here
like bumps on a log, waiting for that
gang OF thugs to sail up in the light
engine and cut our blessed throats."
Mr.. Law answered this unanswer-
able contention only with a shrug.
Then, stepping out on the forward
platform of the Pullman, he cast
hopeless eye over the landscape.
Raw, rugged hills hemmed in the
right of way, hills whose vast TANKS
were covered with dense thickets Of
mesquite, chapparal, sagebrush and
cacti, the haunt of owls and rattle
snakes and-solitude. No way of es-
cape from that pocket in the hills 9TH
er than by the railroad itself.
He lowered his gaze to the tracks
and siding-and started sharply.
"Eh-what now?" Barcus inquired
with interest.
Some thoughtful body has left an
old hand car over there in the ditch
Alan replied. Maybe it isn't beyond
| service"
with me supplying the horsepower.
I supposed"
Horse isn't the word Alan cor.
rected meticulously; and escaped the
| others wrath by dropping down to the
ballast and trotting over to the ditch.
where the hand car lay.
| Looks as if it might work" he an.
nounced. Come along and lend me q
hand"
Half a minute" Barcus answered
lodging suddenly back into the car.
When he reappeared, after some five
minutes, Rose accompanied him, and
Barcus was smiling as brilliantly as
though nothing whatever was wrong
with his world.
Sorry to keep you waiting, old top,
he explained; but l was smitten with
an inspiration. There didn't seem t.
be any sense in letting the amiablt
Judith loose upon this fair land, so
found a coil of wire in the porter'l
closet and wired the handle of tn,
drawing room door fast to the barr
across the aisle. It'll take her som,
time to get out, now, without assist
ance."
Ten minutes more had passed before
the two grimy and perspiring gentle
men succeeded in placing the hand ca
upon the tracks.
Its a swell little hand car" Bar
Gus observed grimly: mo wonder the,
threw it away"
| whats the difference how it looks
as long as 1t will got"
But will it2" Barcus doubted
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-12-18
CHAPTER xxxv.
caboose.


For once. in a way, it fell out pre-
cisely as Mr.. Law had planned and
prayed.
Constrained to pull up in order to re-
move the obstruction from the track,
the train crew of the freight choked
down it's collective wrath on being pre-
scented with sum of money. In the
hopes of further largesse it lent its
common ear to Alan's well-worn tale,
which had so frequently proved useful
in similar emergencies, of an clipping
couple pursued by an unreasoningly
vindictive parent; and had it's hopes
rewarded by the price Alan bargained
to pay in exchange for exclusive use
of the caboose as far as the next town.
So that it was not more than ten
minutes before Rose was settled to
rest in such comfort as the caboose af-
forded. while Alan and Barcus sat
within it's doorway and smoked.
Neither he nor any other aboard the
freight suspected for an instant that,
In the box car next forward of the ca
boose. a woman in mans clothing lay
perdue. now and again chuckling
impishly to herself in anticipation OF
the time and the event she was bidinS
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Alan standing his watch on the obser-
walton platform, in company with
Rose; and the train booming along
through an uncouth wilderness of arid
mountains, barren mesas, and sun
smitten fats given over to the desolate
genius of sagebrush.
Whatever had been the tenor of the
communication between father and
daughter. Judith eventually emerged
from the drawing room In an ominous
temper. Barcus, coming drowsily
away from his compartment at the
same time, was Jared wide awake by
sight of the foreboding countenance
she wore; and after moment of doubt
followed her back to the lounge at the
rear of the car.
He got there in time to see her at
rigid standstill, staring steadfastly at
the two figures so close together on
the observation platform. But on
his appearance Judith shook herself
together, snatched up a magazine, and
plunged wrathfully into an easy chair,
burying her nose between the pages OF
the publication with every indication
Of deep interest in its text.
Mr.. Barcus, however, had learned
the lesson OF bitter experience to the
effect that the outward bearing OF
Miss Judith Urine was no sure index
to her inward humor-unless, that is
1t might be taken to indicate the di
rect contrary of its semblance
though even this was no reliable rule
Reminding himself of this, he there
fore invented morbid interest in an
other magazine-round the edge o.
which he kept a wary eye upon the
young woman.
For all her evaporation, Judith con
tanned herself longer than might hav'
been expected. Her continued SHOW
of placidity, indeed, lulled Barcus int,
a dangerous feeling of security. Per
suaded that she meant to behave, h.
gradually ceased to watch her as mar
rowly as at first, and lost himself in
morose reverie whose subject was tn
seemingly permanent mourning int
which he had plunged his face an
hands for the purposes Of his mas
querade staining them shade c
ebony upon which soap and water an
scrubbing had no effect whatever. An
he had invented a most excruciatin
method of revenging himself upon tn
druggist who had taken advantage {
4 his confidence and sold him the il
: eradiable dye-when he was reused b
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will you be good IL let you out?"
Perfectly"
"No more shenanigan?"
Il promise"
Word of honor?"
IF my word of honor means any
thing to you-you have it."
well ~ he said obviously.
In the same humor he turned and re-
leased the knob; promptly Judith
opened 1t wide and swept out into the
corridor, her mood now one OF really
fetching mockery.
Thank you so muchI" she laughed
into his face of discontinue; and drop
ping him an ironic curtsy, she turned
forward and swung into the drawing
room occupied by Urine.
Wonder what she put that on forr'
he speculated, with reference to the
ankle-long Pullman wrapper which Ju-
| dith had seen fit to don during her
| period of captivity. Heaven knows
it's hot enough without wearing more
clothing than decency demands
But you never can tell about WON
an I bet a dollar I've made q
blithering ass of myself-letting heI
loose at ALI"
i He took his doubts aft, communi
eating them to Alan and Rose.
l. And his long conference with Altar
and Rose on the observation platform
afforded Judith ample opportunity Il
which undetected to euborn the tran
crew to treachery.
Whether she did or not, this Is VIVA
happened in the course of the mex
hour: the special was forced to take
siding to make way for the Californi
limited, east-bound; and when this ha
passed, the engine of the specia
coughed alphabetically and pulle
swiftly out, leaving the Pullman stale
on the siding.
From the rear of the tender tn
brakeman and fireman waved affectin
farewells to the indignant faces {
/ Alan and Barcus when they showed
J the front doorway.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-12-18
CHAPTER XXI.
Light Engine.

Light Engine.
Toward the close of that summers
day it was the within of that arch-man-
ager of theatricals whom men call
Fate to stage an anticlimax In the
midst of vast and hilly expanse OF
desolate middle western country
rude and rugged disk of earth which
boosted no human tenancy within
circle of its far-hung horizon and was
bisected, not neatly, rather irregular
ly, by the flowing double line OF steel
ribbons which marked che railroads
right of way over the old Santa Fe
trail
So much for the stage: the light ef-
fects we're provided exclusively by the
crimson and purple and gold of a por-
tentous sunset; the properties en-
ployed were simply special train and
what is known as light engine.
1t was the engineer of the special
who started the trouble. After bring
ing his monster to full pause, ne
turned upon his passengers and-not
without plausible excuse-violentiy IN
dicted Mr.. Alan Law for abuse of his
and his freman's truStfulness.
They had been engaged, both gentle
men asserted vigorously, for nothing
more dangerous than quick run
across the prairies, in furtherance OF
the unspecifed plans of Mr.. Alan Law
and his companion, Miss Judith Urine
After starting out, they had wickedly
and maliciously been bribed by the
said Law to put on speed and catch vi
with the special, in order that he nigh
rescue from the latter young woman
his bride-to-be and the sister of Miss
Urine.
But-and here was the grievance
they hadn't bargained to be shot
with pistols. And precisely that out
rage had been put upon them during
and subsequent to the moment of res
rue.
1t was unhappy Mr.. Barcus who pre-
cipitated the affair. This gentleman
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with such patience as she could mus
ter.
The whistle of locomotive over
taking the freight sounded the signal
for her to take action on her cherished
plan.
Rising, she glanced out of the open
door. A curve In the track below the
freight, laboring up steep grade en-
abled her to catch glimpse of a head
light, followed by string of lighted
windows. indicating a single car: the
| special, beyond doubt.
Without hesitation, since the train
was not running at speed, she dropped
out to the ballast, wheeled smartly
about, caught the handbar at the end
Of the box car as 1t passed and swung
herself up between 1t and the caboose.
A tribe later the freight gained the
summit of the grade and began to run
more smoothly.
Climbing to the top of the box car
she peered keenly through the gloam-
ing, which was not yet so dense that
she might not discern two heads pro
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-12-18
SYNOPSIS.

The trey of hearts is the death sign
employed by Seneca Urine in the private
war of vengeance which, through the
agency of his daughter, Judith. a woman
of violent passions like his own, he wages
against Alan Law, son of the man NOV
dead who was innocently Responsible lor
the accident which made Urine helpless
cripple. Alan is in love with Rose, Ju-
dith's twin and double but in all other re-
spects her precise opposite. judith vows
matte circumstances he saves her life and
so, unwillingly, wins her love. Ihere-
after Judith is by turns animated by tne
old hate, the new love. and jealousy OF
her sister. She earns her fathers dis-
trust and is left behind by him when ne
journeys West, taking Rose with him, N
order to lure Alan away from New forK
Alan pursues, Judith accompanying him
against his wish. and succeeds In rescu'
ing Rose from Trine's special train.
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opyright, 1914. ~ Isuis Joseph Vance

heavy man, but active and Infatuated.
He fought like demon unclaimed. 1t
was all very exciting. Mr.. Law was
even beginning to enjoy it when he
heard woman shrek. At the same
instant reyolvers began to pop.
Mr.. Law released his foe almost as
quickly as he was released. Both rose
as one man, to find Judith Urine be-
side them, little smile of excitement
playing round her lips as she looked
up the track and watched the special
| slow down to a stop-several persons
on the back platform plying busy trig-
| ger-fngers all the while.
| As these last threw open the plat
form gates and dropped to the ballast
still perforating the air with many bull
let's, Mr.. Law, Miss Judith Urine, and
that late belligerent, the engineer,
turned simultaneously and sought the
rear of the tender.
On the opposite side they found
Rose Urine and Mr. Barcus standing
uncertainty above the body of the fire
man, who, 1t appeared, had stunned
himself in falling and remained in
sensible.
The appearance of Law and judith
from behind the tender. closely pur
sued by the engineer, who was in turf
closely pursued by gentlemen with re
volvers, stirred Barcus and Rose to &C
ton. Alan passed him at a rount
pace, pausing only long enough to seiz'
Rose and drag her with him towar'
the special.
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One of His Arms Was Around Her
Shoulder.
was suffering from severe sprain to
his sense of decent pride. In the sery-
ice of Miss Rose Urine and her be-
trothed, Mr.. Law, Bareus had black
ened his face and hands to the hue of
ebony and had garmented himself in
the garb of Pullman porter.
1t was the fireman Ito be JUST who
brought the row to focus by slight
ing reference to that ''shiftless and
misbegotten dinge."
He repented quite promptly. Mr..
Barcus jumped for his throat with a
below of rage. The fireman slipped
on the cab platform, trod on nothing
and went over backwards, taking Mr.
Barcus with him to the ballast.
At almost the same moment Mr.
Law, attempting to restrain the engi
neer from going to the assistance OF
his fellow-worker, ducked in under 9
vicious swing for his chin. grapple6
with his foe, tripped him up-and wen
with him to the ground on the oppo
site side of the locomotive from tina
occupied by Mr.. Barcus and the fire
man.
For the next several seconds he wal
very busy indeed keeping his face on
NJ the ballast The engineer was
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-12-18

truding from the window of the spe-
cial's engine, one on either side.
At venture, she snatched off her
coat and waved it wildly in the air.
An arm answered the signal from
one window of the pursuing locomo
tive.
Marrophat, Of course!
She turned and peered ahead. The
freight was approaching trestle that
spanned wide and shallow gully.
So much the better!
Dropping down again between the
cars, she set herself to solve the prob
lem of uncoupling the caboose.
In this she was successful just as
the last car rolled out on the trestle
Its own impetus carried the cabooee
to the middle of the trestle before IL
stopped.
AS this happened, Alan and Barcus,
already warned of an emergency by
the slowing down Of the car, and for
some time alive to the fact that the
special was again in pursuit, leaped
out upon the ties and helped Rose to
alight.
Already the last of the freight was
whisking off the trestle, its crew thus
| far unconscious of their loss.
And behind them the special was
plunging forward at undated speed.
There was no time to execute their
plan OF the first desperate instant-to
run along the ties to safety on the
solid earth: the distance was too
great; they could not possibly make It,
With common impulse the two men
glanced down to the bottom of the
gully, then looked at each other Win
eyes informed by common inspiration
Barcus announced in a breath:
Thirty feet-not more"
Alan replied: Can you hold the
weight of the two of us for half min
ute?"
Barcus shrugged: Il can try. We
might as well-even il can't"
While speaking, he was lowering
himself between the ties.
"All right" he announced briefly.
with a word to Rose. Alan slipped
down beside Barcus, shifted his hold
to the body of the latter, and climbed
down over him until he was supported
solely by the grasp Of his two hands
on Barcus' ankles.
Instantly Rose followed him, slip
ming like a snake down over the two
men till she in turn hung by her grasp
on Alan's ankles, then released hei
hold and dropped the balance OF the
distance to the ground, a scant ten
feet. landing without injury.
A thought later Alan dropped lightly
, to her side, staggered trif1e, recov
cred and dragged her out of the way.
Barcus fell with heavy thump and
, went upon his back, but demonstrated
his lack Of injury by Immediately pick
, ing himself up and joining the Others
, in mad scramble for safety.
Overhead the special engine, hur
thing onward like some titanic bolt
, struck the caboose with crash lik,
, the explosion of cannon. 1t collapsed
upon itself like thing Of pasteboard
+ That it had been constructed o
more solid stuff was abundant,
> proved by the shower of timbers, spin
tiers and broken iron that rained abou
: the heads of the fugitives.
Y For all that, the gods smiled upol
Z them for their courage: they escape
I without a scratch.
z CTo BE CoNTINUED9 ~
q
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-12-18
CHAPTER xxxIv.

Hand Car.
''Welll" Mr.. Barcus broke a silence
whose eloquence may not be translated
in print-"can you beat it?'
mot with this outfit" Alan admit
ted gloomily.
"But-damn it!-we've got to-"
"Profanity-even yours. my friend
Rock Island Argus., 1914-08-14
If BACK HURTS
BEGIN ON SALTS
Flush the Kidneys at once when Back
achy or Bladder bothers-Meat
forms uric acid.

No man or woman who eats meat regu-
Iarlv can make a mistake by flushing
the kidneys occasionally, says we'll
known authority. Meat forms uric acid
which clogs the kidney pores so they
slurgishly filter or strain only part of
he waste and poisons from the blood,
then you get sick. Nearly all rheuma-
ism. headaches. liver trouble, nervous
less. constipation, dizziness, sleeplessness,
bladder disorders come from sluggish kid
neys.
The moment you feel dull ache in the
Kidneys or your back hurts, or if the
Irine is cloudy, offensive, full of sedi-
nent, irregular of passage or attended
" a sensation of scaldipg get about four
iunces of Jad Salts from any reliable
iharmacv and take a tablespoonful in
glass of water before breakfast for n
aw days and your kidneys will then act
ne. This famous salts is made from
ne acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
med with lithia and has been used for
ruerations to flush clogged kidneys and
Emulate them to activity, also to neu-
falize the acids in urine so it no longer
iuses irritation, thus ending bladder dis
rders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and can
0t injure; makes a delightful effer-
cscent lithia-wnter drink which all reg
liar meat eaters should take now and
hen 70 keep the kidneys clean and the
TODD pure, thereby avoiding serious kid
80 complications
Harper House Pharmacy.-tAdv.)
Rock Island Argus., 1914-08-14
COUNTY farmers
And CANDIDATES.
LlEET At PICNIC
s,rual Affair Is Held at Wood
wards Grove Rear Vii
lage of Port Byron.
GIVE EXTENSIVE PROGRAM
s,.erd Breaking Crowd, Estimated at
80. Is Prcsent-LiberaI Prizes
are Awarded to Winners.

rerners % Rock Island county put
,.iss their labor yesterday and jour.
,sv.s 70 Wo1dvard-s Grove, two miles
:, tse north o. Port Byron. where
.Eev enjoyed themselves to their
r.sr--s coateut At the annual picnic
- tbe Rock Island County Farmers
--soriaticn. and incidentally kept
,sst- good right arm at work shaking
E.nds with the numerous ofice seek
f-r candidates who were on the
Grounds early and late. II was a big
Ssv all around and all roads led to
'woodvard's Grove. At least 5000 peo-
rie made the trip and the grove was
packed to its capacity. Numerous au-
tonobIIes were parked on all sides,
ss well as carriages and rigs OF every
description, and the picnic proved the
-reatest success OF any the associa-
has ever enjoyed.
One was reminded OF the county
fair. for there we're doll racks, ham
burger and fee cream stands, regu-
Isr band, a side show, and in fact
every form OF amusement which serves
10 promote ones enjoyment and at
the same time relinquish the size Of
ones purse.
The candidates were on the grounds
n force. shaking hands throughout
he day with their country friends,
and passing out their campaign liter
ature. Some journeyed TO the scene
OF the days outing In automobiles
which bore huge advertising placards.
It was a busy day for the candidates
and e busy day for their friends.
Speeches In mornIns.
There were two speeches in the
morning by DR.. W. E. Taylor Of No
Eae and Phil Mitchell of Rock Island.
D.. Taylor spoke first, discussing the
opportunities which are now afforded
the farmers as a result OF the interna
tional European war. He said that
the opportunity is now here for the
farmers OF Rock Island county, in
fact the entire country. TO secure the
highest prices in history for their pro
duct. Farming in Europe is practi-
CaIly al a standstiil as a result OF the
var. and nations are seizing products
f1r use ot the armies. There is not
Rock Island Argus., 1914-08-14
REALTY CHANGES

Daphne L. Head to Union Congre-
gational church, lot II, Hunts 4th ad-
dition. Midway. Moline, S1.O0.
DeForest Don to Rebecca Cohn, lot
4. part lot 3, block West Moline addi,
tion, Moline, Sl.00.
Don & Coambs to Rebecca Cohn.
lot 4. part 3. block 6. West Moline ad-
dition. Moline, S10O.
Otto ]. Quade to Everett Pasten, lot
21, block 2. Chase & Wright 1st addi-
tion. Moline, $1.OO.
CASTOR A Bramberg to James Boil
Iinger. lot 90, Peter Hays addition,
Rock Island. $3.50.
Rebecca Wilson to Ella Melissa VIII
son. lot 2. block l. J. Fritzpatrick's
sub division, Milan, S1.00.