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CHAPTER discontinued.

CHAPTER Ix.-contInued.
Leslie was coming out on an evening
train. Booth, in commenting on this
again remarked sharp change in Het
TVS manner. They had been convers
ing somewhat bouyantly up to the mo
ment he mentioned Leslie's impending
visit. In nash her manner changed
A quick but unmistakable frown sue
ceeded her smiles, and for some rea
son she suddenly relapsed into a state
of reserve that was little short OF sui
len. He was puzzled. as he had been
before.
The day was hot. Sara volunteered
to take him home in the motor, An
errand in the village was the excuse
she gave for riding over with him
Heretofore she had sent him over
alone with the chauffeur.
She looked very handsome, very
tempting, as she came down to the
car
by Jove," he said to himself, "she
is wonderful"
He handed her into the car with the
grace Of a courtier, and she smiled
upon him serenely, as a princess might
have smiled in the days when knight
hood was in flower.
When she sat him down at his little
garden gate, he put the question that
had been seething in his mind all the
way down the shady stretch they had
traversed.
Have you ever seen Hetty Glynn
the English actress?"
Sara was always prepared. She knew
the question would come when least
expected.
"Oh, yes" she replied, with inter
est Have you noticed the resem
blance? They are as like as two peas
in a pod. Isn't it extraordinary?
He was a bit staggered. II have
never seen Hetty Glynn," he replied.
> "Oh? You have seen photographs
of herr" she inquired casually.
What has become OF herr" he ask
ed, ignoring her question. rs she still
on the stage?"
Heaven knows" she replied lightly
Miss Castleton and l were speaking
of her last night. We we're together
the last time l saw her. Who knows
She may have married into the nobili
ty by this time. She was a very pool
actress. but the loveliest thing in the
world-excepting our Hetty. Of
course"
II he could have seen the troubled
look in her eyes as she was whirled
OF to the village, he might not have
gone about the cottage with such 9
blithesome air. He was happier thar
he had been in days, and all because o.
Hetty Glynn!
Leslie Wrandall did not arrive by
the evening train. He telephoned late
in the afternoon, not to Hetty but t
Sara, to say that he was unavoidably
detained and would not leave New
York until the next morning. Some
thing in his voice, in his manner o
speaking. disturbed her. She went t
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as he had fondly expected her to do;
and then there was that very disqui-
citing laugh OF Sara's. A hundred
times over he repeated to himself that
sickening question: What the devil
was there to laugh at?" and no an
swer suggested ITSELF He was decid.
eddy cross about II.
Another hour passed His heels
were quite cool by this time, but his
blood was boiling. This was deuce
of way to treat fellow who had
gone to the trouble TO come all the
way out in a stuffy train, by Jove, II
was! With considerable asperity he
rang for a servant and commanded
him to fetch a time table, and to be
quick about II, as there might be a
train leaving before he could get back
II 1t took him as long to find It az
1t took other people to remember their
obligations! His sarcasm failed 70
Impress Murray. who said he thought
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HAD SOMETHING LEFT OVER
Senator Was Wondering Just How He
Would Employ the Remnant Of
His Salary Left.

Senator John K Shields Of Tennes-
see ia a homelover and likes his own
Preside better than the gilded glories
of a gaudy hostelry. On his big planta-
ton out in his state he has a large,
colonial mansion surrounded by sew
eral hundred acres of fine land on
which he pastures cattle, ponies and
goats.
But when he came to the capital
and sought to get house suitable for
his lares and penates, he found 1t a
difficult task. An energetic real es-
tate agent motored him and his wife
from one house to another. each time
the price rising skyward for the rent.
Now, the senator receives $1,000 a
year. and II he pays out much for rent
he will have to be pretty economical
In his food and clothing.
So he and Mrs. Shields tramped
over houses of all kinds for days. At
last the agent got them cornered In a
lovely mansion big enough to house a
regiment and ornate enough to suit
the Shah OF Persia. He took them
over Il from top TO bottom and at last
stood up before them in the handsome
library.
What Is the remit" asked the sena-
tor. who was nightly pleased with the
place.
very reasonable. replied the agent.
'"Only $4,000 year"
aanator Shields went oyeS 70 3 win
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He looked to see Miss Castleton
vince and was somewhat dashed to
find that she was looking out of the
window, quite obllvious to the peril
he was in fguratively for her special
consideration.
Booth was acutely reminded that
the term "prig" as applied to Leslie
was a misnomer; he hated the
thought OF the other word, which re-
flectively he rhymed with pad"
It occurred to him early in the
course OF this oneslded discussion
that the hostess was making no Of
fort to take part in It, whether from
lack OF interest or because OF its friv-
olous nature he was, OF course un-
able to determine. Later, he was
struck by the curious pallor Of her
face, and the lack-luster expression
of her eyes. She seldom removed her
gaze from WrandalPs face, and yet
there persisted in the observers
mind the rather uncanny impression
that she did not hear a word her
brother-in.law was saying. He. in
turn, took to watching her covertly
At no time did her expression change
For reasons of his own, he did not
attempt to draw her into the CONVEX.
sation, fascinated as he was by the
study of that beautiful, emotionless
face. Once he had the queer sensa.
ton OF feeling, rather than seeing, a
haunted look in her eyes, but he put
1t down to fancy on his part.
And Leslie babbled on in blissful
ignorance of, not to say disregard for
this strange ghost at the feast, for
to Booths mind, the ghost of Challis
Wrandall was. there.
Turning to Miss Castleton with a
significant look In his eyes, meant to
to call her attention to Mrs. Wrandall
he was amazed to find that every yes.
tige OF color had gone from the girls
face. She was listening to Wrandall
and replying in monosyllables, but
that she was aware of the other WON.
ans abstraction was not for an In,
slant to be doubted. Suddenly, after
a quick glance at Sara's face. she
looked squarely into Booths eyes. and
he saw in hers an expression of actual
concern, II not alarm.
Leslie was in the middle of a sen.
tence when Sara laughed aloud, with.
out excuse or reason. The next in,
slant she was looking from one to the
other in a dazed sort OF way. as II
coming out of a dream.
Wrandall turned scarlet. There had
been nothing in his remarks to call
for a laugh, he was quite sure of that
Flushing slightly, she murmured some
thing about having thought of an
amusing story, and begged him to
go on, she wouldn't be rude again.
He had little zest for continuing the
subject and sullenly disposed OF it in
a word or two.
What the devil was there to laugh
at, Brandy" he demanded of his
friend after the women had left them
together on the porch a few minutes
later. Hetty had gone upstairs with
Mrs. Wrandall, her arm clasped tight
ly about the older woman's waist.
81 dare say she was thinking about
you falling a mile or two" said Booth
pleasantly.
But he was perplexed.
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The Hollow
m ; Of Her Hand
George Barr MoCutCheOn

I've given the whole situation q
deuce of lot of thought, and I've
made up my mind to do it. I'm not
the sort. you know, to delay matters
once my minds made up. BY Jove,
Sara. you ought to be pleased. I'm
not such rotten catch, II do say It
who shouldn't"
She was perfectly still for long
time, so still that she did not appear
to be breathing. Her eyes grew dark
err, more mysterious. II he had taken
the pains to notice, he would have seen
that her fingers were rigid.
IL am pleased" she said. very gently.
She could have shrieked the words.
How she hated all these SNUG Wran-
dalls!
Il came to the decision yesterday"
he went on, tapping the arm OF the
chair with his finger tips, as II timing
his words with care and precision.
Spoke to dad about It at lunch. l
was coming out on the I'VE o'clock, as
I'd planned, but he seemed to think
I'd better talk It over with the mater
first. Not that she would be likely to
kick up a row, you know, but-well.
for policy's sake. See what l mean?
Decent thing to do, you know. She
never quite got over the way you and
Chal stole a march on her. God knows
I'm not like Chal"
Her eyes narrowed again. NO" she
said. you are not like your brother"
"Chal was all right, mind you, In
what he did" he added hastily, noting
the look. IL would do the same, pom
my soul would, II there were any
senseless objections raised in my
case. But. of couse, It was right for
me to talk 1t over with her, just the
same. So l stayed in and gave them
all the chance to say what they
thought Of me--and, incidentally. Of
Hetty. Quite the decent thing, don't
you think? A fellows mother Is his
mother, after all. See what mean?"
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there was schedule in Mrs. Wran-
dalrs room, and he'd get 1t as soon
as the way was clear, il Mr.. Wrandali
didn't mind waiting.
IF l minded waiting" snapped Les
lie, 81 wouldn't be here now"
AS the footman was leaving, Sara's
automobile whirled up to the porte
cochere.
who is going out. Murray" he
called in surprise.
Miss Castleton. sir. For the air,
sir"
THE deuce you say!" gasped the
harassed Mr.. Wrandall. 1t was Q
pretty kettle of fish!
Hetty appeared few minutes lator,
attired for motoring.
"Oh. there you are" she said, espy-
ing him. 81 am going for a spin.
Want to come along?"
He swallowed hard. The ends of
his mustache described a pair OF alb
solutely horizontal exclamation
points. IF you don't mind being en-
numbered" he remarked sourly.
Il don't in the least mind" said she
sweetly.
where are you going?" he asked
without much enthusiasm. He wasn't
to be caught appearing eager, not he.
Besides, it wasn't anything to be flip
pant about.
"Yonder," she said, with a liberal
sweep OF her arm. taking in the whole
landscape And be home in time to
dress for dinner" she added. as II to
relieve his mind.
Good Lord!" he groaned. do we
have to eat again?"
I'VE have to dress for 1t, at least. "
she replied.
''Ill co." he exclaimed, and ambled
on to secure cap and coat.
Sara has planned for a run to
Lenox tomorrow II it doesn't rain. "
she informed him on his return.
oh" he said, staring. Booth gets
a day off on the portrait, then"
Being Sunday" she smiled. I'VE
knock off on Sundays and bank holi-
days. But. after all, he doesn't really
get a holiday. He Is to go with us.
poor fellow"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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Must Have Pleased Whistler.

Richard A. Garfield, who has parted
with his superb collection of Whistler
paintings and pastels for 100000.
said the other day in New York:
TT would be a wise criticism tS
state my Whistler collection is the
best in the world. And this reminds
me OF the unwisest criticism going
a criticism that a pretty English girl
made to Whistler about my Whistler
portrait Of Count Robert de Mon
tesquiou Fezensac.
This pretty girl, gazing at the IA
nous portrait with enthusiastic eyes.
cried In a gushing voice:
"Oh, Mr. Whistler, do think your
foreshortening OF the skin tints is per
fectly wonderful"
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Good Dascrlntlon.

Wife-It was a nice party. you say.
John. I'm sorry couldn't go. but am
really glad that you enjoyed yourself.
How was Mrs. Gadabout dressed?
Husband-Well, she had on one OF
those dresses OF whatyou-call-it STUFF
OF a kind OF mixed shade and
trimmed with what's-his-names. II
don't remember now whether 1t was
cut low or not, or whether 1t had
sleeves, but l know It had one or the
other. Her hair was done up the
style like you see n the pictures
you know what mean. | don't know
whether she had any ornaments or
not, but l expect she had. That's
about all, think, that / noticed about
her, but you can easily tell from that
bow she looked.
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CAUSE AND EFFECT
Good Digestion Follows Right Food.

Indigestion and the attendant dis.
comforts of mind and body are GER
tain to follow continued use of i'm.
proper food.
Those who are still young and TO.
bust are likely to overlook the fact
that, as dropping water will wear a
stone away at last, so will the use OF
heavy, greasy, rich food. finally cause
loss of appetite and indigestion.
Fortunately many are thoughtful
enough to study themselves and mott
the principle of cause and effect 1
their daily food. A NJ Y. young won
an writes her experience thus:
Sometime ago had lot OF troh
BILE from indigestion, caused by e
rich food. got so was unable
digest scarcely anything, and me
cines seemed useless.
"A friend advised me to try Ora
Nuts food. praising It highly and
a last resort, tried It. / am thanl
to say that Grape-Nuts not only
lieved me of my trouble. but built
up and strengthened my digestiv'
gans so that | can now eat anyth
desire. But stick to Grapefruit
Name given by Postum Co.
Creek, Mich Read THE Ron
MELVILLE" In pkgs There's o
SON.
Ever reasi the shove aetterf
enc nppeak from time 70 tune.
are Fssul9s, true, nna fwIl %
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CHAPTER K.
Man PROPOSES
But he was perplexed.


The young men cooled their heels
for an hour before word was brought
down to them that Mrs. Wrandall
begged to be excused for the after
noon on account Of a severe head
ache. Miss Castleton was with her,
but would be down later on. Mean
while they we're to make themselves
at home, and so on and so forth.
Booth took his departure, leaving
Leslie In sole possession of the porch.
He was restless, nervous, excited ;
half-afraid to stay there and face Het-
ty with the proposal he was deter
mined to make, and wholly afraid to
forsake the porch and run the risk Of
missing her altogether II she came
down as signifed. Several things
disturbed him. One was Hetty's de-
plorable failure to hang on his words
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Tough steak.

Cass Gilbert, the noted architect Of
New York-the Woolworth Building 10
one of his creations-said Of recent
criticism of skyscrapers: This crit
cism is not fair. 1t is prejudicei
Hence It will do more harm than gooS
like the remark OF the waiter. VISIT
ar, confound II, this steak isn't tende&'
enough Not tender enoughr tn
waiter snarled. Aw, what do you en-
peet DO you want II vi amp W ana
hug and kiss yoar
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
g39ZSS8SS9 90 GSaAS5SAg
Observation-Disclosures

dow and stood for a time in deep
thought.
well. sir, what is 1t that Is pus
cling your" inquired the agent
Nothing much" remarked Shields,
81 was only thinking what would do
with the other five hundred of my sal
ary."
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bed that night with two sources of un-
easiness threatening her peace of
mind. She scented peril.
The motor met him at the station
and Sara was waiting for him in the
cool. awning-covered verandah as he
drove up, There was a sullen, dissat-
isfled look in his face. she was stretch
ed out comfortably, lazily, In a great
chaise lounge her black little slippers
peeping out at him with perfect aban-
donment
Hello he said shortly. She gave
him her hand sorry couldn't get
out last night" He shook her hand
rather ungraciously.
I'VE missed YOU she said. Pull up
chair was never 50 lazy as now,
Dear me. nm afraid IN set stout and
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DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stpation. Constipation is the cause OF
many diseases. Cure the cause and you
cure the disease. Easy to take. Adv.
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The trouble with some people is they
have their work in one place and their
thoughts in another.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-09

- only z repetition of the worlds history.
changed and enlarged according "a cir
cun~tancc>, that the army OF the Ilohen-
zollcrn emperor J. now advancing with this
terrible and invinciblc piece OF artillery.
In connection with this let me recall the
difirnIiIr~ which were experienced when
the 'Jericho cannon was photographed in
action. II was not 10 be- wondered al that
a canon ball. which. with a weight Of ~
many hundredweight, whizzes straight to
~ goal over a distance Of more than ten
miles, causes Il suction which blows into
the air everything IN the vicinity. The
-eyering of the air al the moment the bali
has left the mortar causes a deafening
and terrifying report.
"The first al the series of photographs
shows the bullet "a il i leaving the mouth
81 the cannon: \ second picture. taken 4
moment later, shows 1t surrounded by a
halo Of luminous gases. In other views
this hale b, seen enlarged "a 4 spherical
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-09
[. S. ROSS, MAYOR
OF HARLINGEN,
is DEAD

Word was received here -arly Thursday
morning that l.. :. Ross had died. Mr..
had been III Mineral Wells for Nj,
health and had started home and was
sick on the train enroute to Houston
at which place he died later.
A telephone message received here from
Mrs Ross "a her sister, Mr.. Halle. stated
that he had PASSED away about ] 80 this
omrning. Mrs. Halle and her daughter.
Gladys. left On the early morning train for
We have not learned any particulars a.
10 when or where the funeral will be held.
A message of. condolences was sent to
Mrs Ross this afternoon signed by the
city council and citizens Of Harrington
Harrington Star.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-09
LAZY Margaret" Is Name OF
New German Gun H Hs:s ss; ss=i %.A War Fss9ss

Soon after the opening OF ho-tiliiies m
Europe II became evident to military ex-
pcrts that the German army had equipped
itself with a marvellous instrument Of war
fare III the form ~ the '.Jericho cannon
the latest wonder Of krupp technique. Al
least twenty larger Or smaller fortrcS@cS
fallen INTO German hands a. the re-
suit Of is use. They were either shot to
Ilece, BY the seventeen inch mOrtar~ or
capiiulaied through fear Of uch treatment.
Among these were such important forti-
a. l.iege, Namur, Maubeugc. Lille
and Rheims. An attache IN the offices of
the German general STAFF speaks thus en-
te~rtainingly Of the newest Implement Of
warfare
at Is proposed a. give the new gun 4
historical name taken from Brandenburg-
Pru-~Ian hi~tory-namciy. Lazy Mar
II was an ancestor Of the present
kaiser who POSSESSED this monster which
proved - effective against nr- enemies. 1t
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-09
AN OLD TIME
CELEBRATION
Efinburg Fats and Leans Play Ball 10 n
Disastrous Finish for the Faies, and In
the Evening They Have an Old Fashion
ed Platform Dance.

Edinburg. Texas, Oct. 9.-Yesierday
was E~dinburg's day for an old time home
celebration. commenting in the after.
nuun with "A ball game between the Fats
aud the Leans. and ending with an old
time dance I'm the evening.
Some Of the fat men az Edinburg. who
have never been known to get out Of a
fast walk since their residence i'm this
vicinity. went n many a. two bases at
q stretch; 50 far this morning. nom Of
them have shown np. The game
lasted five innings and there being two
umpires and no scorekeeper, the final
score il still in dispute: the fats claim
ing the advantage by about ~ to ~
while the leans say il was % To IL in
their favor. However. some 800 fans.
more or less. including about ~ players
ON a side. Witnessed the game, and some
of the spectators are laughing yet.
In the evening. the old fashioned plat
form dance was attended by everybody
and the fat men not being satisfied with
their baseball escapades. showed the
Young people how TO dame quadrills.
schottiSches. and the old Virginia Reel.
until the wee small hours In the morn.
ing. Everyone present enjoyed them
selves ~ the fullest extent and are look
ing forward a. the next event 81 this
character. The fat men. however. saw
about once in every year or two IN often
enough for a ball game. in their estima.
finn for YOU know. Nobody loves a fat
man"
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SUFFERED TWENTy-OAE YEARS.
FINALLY FOUND RELIEF

Naving suffered for twenty one yoar-
with a pain IN my side, ! finally nave found
relief IN DR.. kilmer's Swamp-Root. In
Jections of morphine were my only relief
for short periods Of time. | Decumc 81
sick that had 10 undergo a surgical ope-
ration ~ New Orleans. which benefited mc
lar two years. When the ~amc pam came
back one day ! was ~ sick that gave up
hopes of living. a friend advised mr a.
try Your swamp Root and / 40 once com
meneed using n. The first hottie dl mr
80 much good that ! purchased two more
bottles. am now un my second bottle and
am feeling like \ new woman. PASSED "
gravel stone a. large a- % big red bcan
and several smaller ones. I have not had
The least feeling ~ pam since taking Your
sramp-R Root and ! lccl il my duty To- rec
orinend this great medicine ID I'm suffering
h%rrianity. Gratefully YOURS,
MRS. JOSEPH CONSTANCE.
hnpideS, Par. Echo, Ia.
Personally appeared before me. thi-
18th day ~ July, 1911. Mr.. Joseph Con
stance. who subscribed tie above state
uleni and made oath that ihe Same n
irlc ~ substance and IL fact.
WM. MORROW. Notary Public.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-09
ID Describes Bullet Photos

cloud with a darge base. watch cncom-
passes The bullet like \ rms. On the re-
manning pictures of the cries this cloud
becomes larger and loses ia compactne~-
Of form. and the aars base no longer an
pear. Finally ihc bullet comes INTO view
clearly separated iruri the vapnr. II j.
easily seen how The gases first pr-rcdc the
bullet and are finally nrcr.akcu and PASSED
ny the latter.
THE taking oi such photographs J. a
task which lc.nana- eX%rrpiioIal care. An
electric aptlaraiE~ ~ g~cd Ia means Of
which the shutters ~ the camera are
closed a. a result II the rccoil 81 he bull
let. The shutter l. very dclicatcly. ad-
juSted and works with the speed II one
five thon>audth of a second. The electric
current = broken al the proper intervals
for the taking of successive pictures. a
moving picture camera was tried a. an ex-
pertinent. hut failed 10 follow the speed
Of the bullet