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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-01-21

NE nad been turning over IN his
heavy hands with look of incredu-
lous amazement. A sheet containing
mass of figures and memoranda lay
among them.
The shock was still on his face when
knock came at the door, and a man
entered. The newcomer was gray
haired. slightly stopped and lean
jowled. with a humorous expression on
his lips. He glanced in surprise at
the Uttered table,
Fargo" said the man at the desk,
do you notice anything queer about
me?"
His friend grinned No. Buck" he
said judicially, unless it's that neck
tie. 1t would stop a Dutch clock"
Hang the haberdashery! Read this
from young Valiant" He passed
over letter.
Fargo read. He looked up. ''Securi-
ties aggregating three millions!" he
said in a hushed voice. why, unless
I've been misinformed, that represents
practically all his private fortune"
The other nodded. Turned over to
the corporation with his resignation as
Il NlCe-pTeSluent, ana WITHOUT Dressed
string tied to 'em! What do you think
of that?"
Think, It's the most absurdly
idiotic thing I ever met. Two weeks
ago. before the Investigation
but now, when it's perfectly certain
they can bring nothing home to him
He paused OF course | suppose it'll
save the corporation. Ell? But it may
be ten years before its securities pay
dividends. And this is real money.
Where the devil does he come in
meanwhile?"
The receiver pursed his lips. 81
knew his father" he said. He had
the same crazy quixotic streak"
He gathered the scattered docu-
ments and locked them carefully with
the satchel in q safe. Spectacular
young asst" he said explosively
Il should say SOL" agreed Fargo.
DO you know used to be afraid my
Katharine had . leaning toward him.
But thank God. she's a sensible grill"
Dusk had fallen that evening when
John Valiant's Panhard turned into .
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-01-21
CHAPTER u.
Vanity Valiant.


The witness Ia excused"
In the ripple that stirred across the
court room at the examiners abrupt
conclusion. John Valiant. who had
withstood that pitiless hail of ques-
lions, rose, bowed to him and slowly
crossed the cleared space to his coun-
sell The chairman looked severely
over his eyeglasses, with his gavel
lifted, and a statuesque girl, in the
rear of the room, laid her delicately
gloved hand on a companions and
smiled slowly without withdrawing her
gaze, and with the faintest tint of col
or in her face.
Katharine Fargo neither smiled nor
flushed readily. Her smile was an in
dex of her whole personality, languid.
symmetrical, exquisitely perfect. The
little group with whom she sat looked
somewhat out of place in that mixed
assemblage. Smartly groomed and
palpably members OF set to whom
John Valiant was a familiar, they had
had only friendly mods and smiles for
TIA young man at whom no many there
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-01-21
"its Very Good Living Abroad
There's a Boat Leaving Tomorrow"

cross-street and circled into the yawn-
ing mouth OF his garage.
A little later. the bulldog at his
heels, he assembled the steps of his
club, where he lodged-he had dis
posed of his bachelor apartments a
fortnight ago. The cavernous seats of
the lounge were all occupied, but he
did not pause as he strobe through
the hall. He took the little pile of
letters the boy handed him at the
desk and went slowly up the stairway.
He wandered into the deserted libra
~ and sat down. tossing the letters
on the magazine-littered table. He had
suddenly remembered that 1t was his
twenty-fifth birthday.
In the reaction from the long strain
he felt physically spent He thought
of what he had done that afternoon
with a sense of satisfaction. A re-
versal Of public judgment. in his own
case, had not entered his head He
knew his world-its comfortable facul-
ty Of forgetting. and the multitude Of
sins that wealth may cover. To pre-.
serve at whatever personal cost the
one noble monument his fathers
genius had reared, and to right the
wrong that would cast its gloomy
shadow on his name-that had been
his only thought. What he had done
would have been done no matter what
the outcome of the investigation. But
now, he told himself. no one could say
the act had been wrung from him.
That. he fancied. would have been his
fathers way.
He smiled slow smile Of remtnts-
csnce-for there had come to him at
that moment the dearest Of all those
memories play of his childhood.
He saw himself seated on low
stool. watching a funny old clock with
q moon-face, whose smiling lips curved
up like military mustachios. and WISH
ing the lazy long hands would hurry.
He saw himself stealing down a long
corridor to the door of big room
strewn with books and papers. that
through some baleful and mysterious
spell could not be made to open at
all hours When the hands pointed
right, however. there was the Open
Sesame"-his own secret knock. two
fierce twin raps. with one little lone
some one aftsrward-and this was IN
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-01-21

had gazed with jaundiced eyes.
To the general public which read Its
daily newspaper perhaps none Of the
gilded set was better known than
Vanity Valiant" The new Panhard
he drove was the smartest car on the
avenue, and the COLLAR on the white
bulldog that pranoed or dozed on its
leather seat sported diamond buckle.
To the spacewr1ters of the social col.
umns. he had besn a perennial inspira-
ton. The patterns OF his waistcoats.
and the splendors Of his latest bache-
Iors' dinner at 8herry's-with such
items the public had been kept sufil-
GENTLY familiar. To It, he stood a per-
feet symbol Of The elder ease and in
solent display Of inherited wealth.
And the great majority of those who
had found place In that roomy cham
Der to listen % u ugly tale Of squan-
dered millions, loDted to him with a
resentment thai WAS sharpened by his
apparent nonohAannce.
Long before The closing session it
had been clear that as far as indict-
ments were conOerned. the investiga-
ton would be barren of result OF
Individual crim4nality. flight and sui
eide had been oonfession. but more
sweeping charges could not be brought
home. The gildsd fool had not brought
himself into the embarrassing purview
Of the law.
.
The jostling crowd hocked out into
the square, amoog them a fresh-faced
girl on the arm Of . gray-bearded man
In black frock coat and picturesque
broad brimmed felt hat. She turned
her eyes to his.
so that" she said. "is John Valiant
Id almost rather have missed Niagara
Falls. l must write Shirley cambridge
about it. I'm 20 sorry l lost that
picture of him that cut out of the
paper"
Il reckon hes not such a bad lot"
said her uncle. He hailed a cab.
Grand Central Station" he directed,
with a glance at his watch. "and be
quick about it. We've Just time to
make our train"
i.
Some hours later, in an inner office
of a downtown sky-scraper. the newly
appointed receiver of the Valiant Cor
poration. heavy. thick-set man with
narrow eyes. sat beside a table on
which lay a small black satchel with
a paddock on its handle whose con-
tents-several bundles Of crisp papers
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-01-21

suIlen anxious crowd who knew whose
was that throbbing metal miracle. the
chauffeur spick and span from shining
cap-visor to polished brown puttees,
and recognized the white face that
went past, pelted it with muttered
sneers. But he scarcely saw or heard
them. as he stepped into the seat. took
the wheel from the chaufieur's hand
and threw on the gear.
He drove mechanically past . hun
dred familiar things and places, but he
saw nothing. till the massive marble
fronts Of the upper park side ceased
their mad dance as the car halted be-
fore a tall iron-grilled doorway with
wide glistening steps, between win.
dows strangely shattered and dark.
He sprang out and touched the bell.
The heavy oak parted slowly; the con-
fidential secretary of the man he had
come to face stood in the gloomy
doorway.
Il want to see Mr.. Sedgwick."
You can't see him, Mr.. Valiant"
But l will" Sharp passion leaped
into the young voice. He must speak
to me-"
The man in the doorway shook his
head He won't speak to anybody
any more" he said. Mr.. Sedgwick
shot himself two hours ago."
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-01-21
oHAPTER H.
The Turn Of the Page.

The Turn Of the Page.
John Valiant stirred and laughed, .
little self-consciously. for there had
been drops on his face.
Presently he took q check-book from
bis pocket and began to figure on tho
stub. looking up with wry smile. ITO
come down to brass tacks," he NUT
tered, when I've settled everything
(thank heaven. don't owe my tailorD
there will be little matter of twenty
eight hundred odd dollars. passe mo-
tor and my clothes between me and
the bread-line!"
Everything else he had disposed OF
everything but the fourfooted COM
rade there at his feet. But I'd not
sell you, old chap" he said, softly;
mot single lick OF your friendly
pink tongue; not for q beastly hun
dred thousand"
He withdrew his caressing hand and
looked again at the check-stub. Twen-
ty-eight hundred! He laughed bleakly.
Why. he had spent more than that a
month ago on a ball at Sherry's! This
morning he had been rich; tonight he
was poori
remember time when he had not had
all that he wanted. He had never bor-
rowed from a friend or been dunned
by an importunate tradesman. And
he had never tried to earn dollar in
his life; as to current methods Of max
Ing a living, he was as ignorant as q
Pueblo Indian.
He rose grimly and dragged his
chair facing the window. The night
was balmy and he looked down across
the darker sea of reefs, barred like a
gigantic checker-board by the shining
lines of streets, to where the flashing
electric signs of the theater district
laid their wide swath of colored "a
dance The manifold calls of the
street and the buzz Of trolleys made
dull tonal background, subdued and
far-away.
To be outsidel All that light and
color and comfort and pleasure would
hum and sparkle on just the same,
though he was no longer within the
circle of its effulgence-slaving per.
haps, he thought with twisted smile.
at some tawdry occupation that called
for no experience, to pay for meal
in some second-rate restaurant and
pallet in some shabby-genteel. hall
bedroom. till his clothes were replaced
by limiting and-medowns"-till by
wretched gradations he arrived finally
at the status of the dime seat In the
gallery and five-cent cigars
To be continued next week
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-01-21

failing Safe inside. he saw hlms6n
standing on a big. polarbear-skin. the
door tight-locked against all corners,
an expectant baby figure with his Ut
tie hand elasped in his fathers. The
white rug was the magic entrance to
the Never-Never Country, known only
to those two.
He could hear his own shrill treble:
wishing House. Wishing-House,
where are your
Then the deeper voice quite unreo-
osnizable as bis father's) answering:
Here am. Master; here l ami"
And instantly the room vanished
and they were In the NeverNever
Land. and before them reared the big
gest house in the world. with q row Of
white pillars across its front Q mile
high.
John Valiant felt an odd beating of
the heart and a tightening OF tho
throat, for he saw q scene that never
faded from his memory. 1t was the
one hushed and horrible night, when
dread things had been happening that
he could not understand. when q big
man with gold eyeglasses. who
smelled of some curious sickish-sweet
perfume, came and took him by the
hand and led him into q room where
his father lay In bed, very gray and
quiet.
had beckoned to him and he had gone
close up to the bed. standing very
straight, his heart beating fast and
hard
"John!" the word had been almost
. whisper. very tense and anxious,
very distinct. John. you're . little
boy, and father is going away"
Toto Wishing House?"
The gray lips had smiled then. ever
70 little, and sadly. mo. John"
Take me with you, fatheri Take
me with you'll"
His voice had trembled then. and he
had had to gulp hard.
Listen. John. for what I am say
ing IL very important. You don't
know what I mean now. but some
time you will" The whisper had
grown strained and frayed. but It was
still distinct. II can't 60 to the Never
Never Land But you may sometime.
II you II you do. and II you
md Wishing-House. remember that
the men who lived in It be-
fore you and me were gen.
tlemen. Whatever else they were,
they were always that Be
like them, John. win your
Yes. father"
Tho old gentleman WIN The sye
glasses had come forward then. hast
y.
Goodnight. father
He had wanted to kiss him. but .
strange cool hush had settled on the
room and his father seemed all At
once to have fallen asleep. And he
had gone out, SO carefully. ON tiptoe.
wondering, and suddenly afraid.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-01-21

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too damn honest He owns the Stony
River Valley bag and baggage. 1t was
Q big gamble and he lost"
Valiant was staring at the other
with . strange look. Emotions to which
in all his self-indulgent life he had
been . stranger were running through
his mind. and outre passions had him
BY the throat. Fool and doubly blind!
A poor pawn. . catspaw raking the
chostnuts for interruptions men whose
ignominy he was now called on. per
force, to shared In his pitiful egotism
he had consented to be a fgurehead.
and he had been made q tool. A red
rage surged over him. No one had
ever seen on John Valiant's face such
. look As grow on it now.
He turned and without word
opened the door. The older man took
. step toward him-he had a sense of
dangerous electric forces in the air
but the door closed sharply in his face.
He smiled srimly. Not crooked" he
said to himself; merely callow. A
welimeaning. manicured young fop
wholly surrounded by men who knew
what they wanted" He shrugged his
shoulders and went back to his chair.
Valiant plunged down in the eleva-
tor 70 the street He pushed past the
guarded door. and threading the
crowd. made toward the curb. where
his bulldog, with a bark Of delight.
lsapsd upon the seat of Furnished
ear. rumbling and vibrating with pent-
- psvse. Thsrs were those In ths
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-01-21
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I"7hsCorporaion Different"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-08-02
BOND WRITES STUDENTS.
Rural School Supervisor Seeks 10 En.
 courage Children.

Little Rock, Aug. 1.-J. l.. Bond, state supervisor Of rural schools. is writing personal letter to all pupils who received common school promotion certificates during the year. urging them to begin now planning to attend the next term of school. He says:
 "ln many districts of the state the leople are working to build up strong country schools that will be able to offer high school advantages to al pupils who are ready for this higher work and this may be the case in your district hope that you are planning to attend high school during the next session of school you can't afford |tofstop NourS school work where you are at present. You should at least be satisfied with noth ing less than a good high school 1 course.
 You should of. course continue your work III your home school i possible to do so. But if you cannot
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-08-02
BETTER BANKING
 LAWS ARE NEEDED
State Official Relieves Bankers Should Not Hold Stock In
 Other Corporations.

Little Rock, Aug. 1.-"The time is coming" said Deputy State Bank Commissioner J. D. Covey" when state banks and their officers will be prohibited from owing large banks of stock in other corporations. It is already prohibited in many other states It has been found to be det- rimental to the interests of the bank, and there are plenty of other lines of investment that are as profitable, and that will not involve the inter- ests of the bank. Of course, it will take some time to work out the change, for it can not be done arbi- trariy. But it must gradually come around ot that. And the time is also coming when the manager of a bank will be paid sufficient salary to require him to give his entire atten- ton and energy to it. That will be a matter of simple economy"
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woman Suffrage Department
Edited by a Suffragette.

Anti-suffragists no doubt claim , victory in the Georgia senate since that body is largely opposed to votes for women. The senate has just passed bill making it mere misdemeanor to take chaste little girl of fourteen years of age into crime against childhood was. rated as a felony It is high time that Georgia mothers considered the advice of Secretary Bryan, when he says: "Abovc all other rights the mother can justly claim the right to employ every effective weapon for the pro- lection of those whose interests she guards, and the ballot will put within her reach all the instrumentallties of government, including the police power" Secretary Bryan never ut tered truer words than the foregoing. Who can thing for a momen. the n1other-view was represented in the Georgia senate which refused to pro- tect young womanhood from the wolves of vice.
 Undnlv OfficiOuS.
 Probably the most regregious act of officiousaes during the recent con vention of the National Educational association, was that committed by a Florida man who presumptuously elaine dto present the protest of two thirds of the Southern women against Woman Suffrage. The telegraphic dispatch sent out from St. Paul de- clares that his last words died amid storm of laugster. He did not how ever, state when and where this vast number had selected him as their representative, no evidence any special pre-emipence whereby this great trust had Nbeen confided tc him. "Two-thirdA of the southern women" would be constituenc! calling for standkrd- of moro than ordinary .a}dAity. The Pensacola Jourfa cOiTrfnues this comment:
 fine Florida women among otheI .youthern women, would like to know Z by what authority MT. Sheats pre- sented his message to this great bod, of educatods, not by authority of th' women educators of the South, tn only southern women whose sentl ments he could possibly have voice' with any degree of propriety, evel if vested with authority-this is saf to say. The women teachers of tn South are not likely to place them selves on record as opposed to pens ions for teachers, or vacations to per init teachers to travel, which the would. do. indirectly. And certainl they would not show themselves s sHort- sighted as to place thenfselve < njl repefd as oppose sdto equal pa for teachers, regardless of sex, an this they would directly do, if OF posing the resolutions before the Na lionaI Educational convention endors
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-08-02
SMART AND DAINTY CAPS ARE BOTH
 PRETTY AND BECOMING

being pretty and becoming and 2. allowing the hair to be loosely ooilsa and to take a rest. These modals ars among the newest. They are ekeseo' inely smart and becoming yet are perfectly simple. The one to the 'sie of the picture is finished with grad. uated frill at the back of the neck aaa,. as shown here. the crown portion is made of alternate strips of lace 'nsef' ton and ribbon but it can be cut from all-over lace, nst or any similar material. The double friil that finishes the front edge and the coquettish bow of ribbon make an attfsctlve finish The plainer round cap is made with smooth crown and shirred portions attached to it. There is easing in which the ribbon is inserted to draw the cap up closely about the head.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-08-02
hundreds of Women

nowadays are entering the professions or business world and go to work day after day ill bad health, afflicted with some female ailment, dragging one foot wearily after the other, working with an eye on tho clock. and wish ing for closing time to come.
 Women in this condition should take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs. It has brought health and happiness to- more women in America than any other remedy. Give 1t a, tri- al.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-08-02
ing Woman Suffrage.

A score of attractive contests were features of an outdoor exhibition under the auspices of the Chat tanooga, Tenn, suffragists. Better babies, boys biscuit-eating efforts, athletic performances by girls and boys, motorcycle races and other interesting stunts" amused the large crowd which attended the public park Tennessee women certainly demonstrated that women who want votes arc of tho womanly domestic variety. since every exhibition was of q wholesome nature
 Civic Surgery.
 The body polite" is sadly in need of an operation for appendicitis. Anti-suffragists are like useless ap- pendages to the governmental organs which menancingly obstruct instead of assisting to perform the political duties essential to higher living, cleaner methods and purer habits in
 the policy of the state. Who wants
 to be a political vermiform appendix instead of an active, plusing direct l force in human society?
 I The Chicago Journal in recounting
 the defeat of the Louisiana Racing | Bill very truthfully sums up the situ-
 atio min an editoral in this fashion :: l Plainly the women of the south
 are as much interested in public questions as their sisters north of 1 Mason and DiXon's line. It will
 cause no surprise if the next recuit
 to the list of suffrage states should come from Dixie, and the Pensacola I Fla, Journal" adds the significant
 comment, s'Dur Chicago domtempo- rary is correct in it's observation that southern women are interested in public questions equally with theil
 sisters of the north and west Tho : women of Florida are active forces [ for good in every city and halmet il the state. Pensacola owes much tt { them for tie aroused public saEti } ment on civic reforms and the sam, } can be said of the women all ove . Florida. The seats of wisdom. il public as well as in private affairs l long since ceased 70 be the eXclusiv 3 possession of man."
 : A delegation of New York suffra = gists headed by Mrs Harriot Stato : Blatch. called on Tammany chic y Charles F. Murphy, uring him to ill y corporate woman suffrage plank 1 D tine State Democratic platform at eth s party conference August 9. sss N y Murphy said he would think over til l situation most carefully and tsat | his district leaders stood for the pr : position he would certainly "espo.l - to the demands for suffrage planl
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-08-02

w. H. Halfacre, Dexter. Mo-, bought Foley Kidney Pills for Mrs. Halfacre, who was down on her back with kid neys so sore he had to help her move. He saAs, "She would cry with pain acros her kidneys, but after she took the second bottle of Foley's Kidney Pills. she was well and strong as ever." Mann Pharmacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-08-02
do this, you should plan to attend some good high school somewhere near your home."
CITROLAX!
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It's laxative of course-and the incest hot weath drink you ever tasted. Flushes thoroughly, and pleasantly, too. F. c. Crysuler, Syracuse, x. Y., says: "Have used laxatives for 15 years but this Citrol- ak has got everything else beat mile." Try it. Mann Pharmacy.