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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-08-06
ALFALFA TOUR.

The Western Michigan Development
Bureau is arranging an alfalfa cam
paign for Montcalm county. The dates
selected for the campaign for Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, August IL, IL, 13 and Ia. Six
meetings are scheduled for each day,
two in the forenoon, 3 in the after
noon and one in the evening. The ten
tative schedule is as follows:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-08-06

II. Garter, Labor ..........-.-.-.--.----- S2l.OO
On motion of Aid. Kehn, supported
by Aid Ogden, the council adjourned.
CHAS. o. WARD, Pres. Pro TEN.
d. w. ADAMS, City Clerk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-08-06

TIC sptdhtIS VIII IICIuut JOIII T.
Gibson, secretary of the Western Mich
igan Development Bureau, and alfalfa
men from the Agricultural College or
from the federal department of agri-
culture at Washington. The four
evening meetings at Howard City, Ed
more, Sheridan, and Greenville will be
illustrated lectures, lantern slide views
of Western Michigan farms and or
chards being shown.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-08-06
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Held at City Council Rooms Tuesday
Evening, July %
Alma. Mich, July %, 1914.


Regular meeting of the common
council of the city of Alma in council
rooms on the above date. The coun-
ell was called to order by President
Pro Tenn, Hon. Chas. O. Ward. Pres
ent-Alds. Willard, Odgen, Ward,
Kehn, Fraker. There being a quorum
present, the council was declared to
be in session.
The Journals of the preceding ses-
sions were read and approved.
Aid. Race appears.
Pres. Pro Tenn Ward appoints Aids.
Fraker, Race and Kehn to confer with
the Property owners at corner of State
and Walnut SITS. relative to fixing ter
race. On motion the appointment was
confirmed.
On motion of Aid. Ogden supported
by Aid. Willard, that the request of
j. d. Kinney to repair building at
211 Z. Superior st. be granted. Mo-
ton carried.
On motion of Aid. Kehn, supported
by Aid. Ogden that the petition to
fix gutter on Elwell street be referred
to the street committee. Motion car
ried. On motion of Aid. Ogden, sup
ported by Aid. Fraker that the water
board be instructed to put in a 4-inch
water line and place a hydrant East
of Libby, Mcneil and Libby Plant.
Motion carried.
On motion of Aid. Ogden, supported
by Aid. Race, the following claims
were allowed at footing, and the
clerk instructed to issue orders for
the same, which vote was as follows:
Yeas, Aids. Willard, Race, Ogden,
Ward, Kehn and Fraker.
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And what has become Of the man over the
way?"
By the Lord Hurry" exclaimed Braine,
clapping his hands. Z" believe I've solved
that We shot q man coming out Of Har-
greave's. Since then there's been no one
across the way. One and the same mani"
But that knowledge doesn't get us any
where"
No. You say they are In lover
Secretly. I don't believe the butler has
an inklins of it. 1t Il possible. however, that
Susan has caught the trend Of akatrs. But,
being rather romantic, she win in no wise
interfere"
Braine smoked in silence. Presently . smile
twisted his lips.
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only the present In which they knew that thar
loved. With her he was happy, for he had NO
time to plan over the future. Away from her
he saw the inevitable barriers providing
against the marriage between a poor young
man and q very rich young woman A man
who has any respect wants always to be ON
equal terms with his wife. financially more
than in any other thing. It's the way this
peculiar organization called Society has writ
ten down it rules. Doubtless q relic OF the
stone age, when Alb went out with his club to
seek a wife and drag her by the hair to his
den, and there to care for her and to guard
her with his LIES blood. It II one Of the few
primitive sensations that remain to us, this
wanting the female dependent upon the male.
Perhaps this accounts for mans lack Of inter
est on the suffraget question.
Only Susan suspected the true state Of A.
fairs, being a woman. Having had no real
romance herself, she delighted in having . sec
ond hand one, as you might say. She inter
cepted many a glance and pretended not to
see the stolen hand pressures. The wedding
was already full drawn in her minds eye.
These two young people should be married at
Susan Farlow's when the roses were climbing
up the sides Of the house and the young robins
were boldly trying their fuzzy wings. 1t
struck her as rather strange, but she could
not conjure up lat this wedding) more than
two men besides the minister, the bridegroom,
and the butler.
By forsaking his accustomed haunts, under
the advice of JONES' the hidden warfare ceased
temporarily. You can't very well kill q man
ate his breakfasts haphazardly, now here. now
there. He received most of his assignments by
telephone and wrote his stories and articles in
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" accidents -; he could not have proved any
thing before jury of his intimate friends
He never entered an elevator without scru-
pulous care. He never passed under coverings
over the sidewalks where construction was
going on. Still, careful as he was, death con-
fronted him once more. 1t was his habit to
have his coffee and rolls-he rarely ate any
thing more for his breakfast-set down out
side his door every morning. The coffee, being
in q silver thermos bottle, kept its heat for
hours. When he took the stopper out and
poured forth cup it looked oddly black, dis
colored. 1t is quite probable that had there
been NO series of ' accidents he would have
drunk cup-and died in mortal agony. It
contained bichloride of mercury.
Very quietly he set about to make inquiries.
This was really becoming serious. In the
kitchens downstairs nothing could be learned.
The maid had set the thermos bottle before
the door at 10 30. Norton had opened the
door at :30-three hours after. The outlook
not the cheerfulest. He knew perfectly
well why all these things happened y: he had
interfered with the plans of the scoundrels who
were making every possible move to kidnap
Florence Hargreave.
One afternoon he paid Florence visit. OF
course he told her nothing They had become
secretly engaged the day after he had rescued
her from the auto bandits. They were secretly
engaged because Florence wanted it SO. For
once Jones suspected nothing. Why should
he? He had troubles enough. As a matter of
fact, Norton was afraid of Jones. He was
afraid of him in the same sense as boy is
afraid of policeman.
But on this day, when the time came, he
accosted the butler and drew him into tho
pantry.
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"You have thought of something?" she
asked.
"You might try it," he said. 'They have
accepted your friendship: whether with ute
rior purpose remains to be learned. She has
been to your apartments two or three times to
tea and always got home safely"
NO." she said determinedly. Nothing
shall happen here. will not take the risk"
wait till I'm through. Break up the ro-
nance in such way that the girl will bar
Norton from the house. That's what we've
been aiming at to get rid of that meddling
reporter. We've tried poisons. Try your
kind
=" What do you mean?"
Lies"
"Ah! I understand. You want me to win
him away from her. 1t cannot be done"
"Pshaw! You have a bag full Of tricks.
You can easily manage to put him Into an
euuivocal position out Of which he cannot pos
sibly squirm 80 far as the girl is concerned.
A little melodrama, arranged for the benefit
of Florence. Fa1l into Norton's arms at the
right moment, or something like that.
II suppose could. But if failed
you're too damnably clever to fail In your
own particular work. Something has got to
be done to keep those two apart I've often
thought of raiding the house boldly and carry
ing off the whole family, Susan and ALL But
a wholesale affair like that would be too noisy
Think it over, Olga; we have gone too far to
back down now. There's always Russia; arg
while I'm the boss over here they nS~er cease
to watch me- They'll make Sze answer Tor
failure like this"
She eyed him speculatively. You have
money"
20. the money doesn't matter. It's the
game. It's the game of playing fast and loose
with Society, of pilfering it with one hand and
making it kow-tow with the other. It's the
sport of the thing. What was your thousht7"
1--WE could go away together, to South
America
'And tire of each other within . month"
he retorted shrewdly. No; we are in the
same boat. We could not live but for this
never ending excitement. And. more than
that, We never could get far enough away
from the long arm Of the First Ten. Wen
have to stick It out here. Can't you sse?
Yes, can see"
But In her heart she knew that she could
have lived in hut with this man till the end
of her days. She abhorred the life. though she
nevef. By The slightest word. let him become
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his club, In the writing rooms of hotels, and
invariably dispatched them to the Office by
messenger. The managing editor wanted to
know what all this meant but Norton de-
clined to tell him.
daily hfe-his habits. 1t was a revolution
against his ease, for he loved ease when he
was not At work. He had the sensation Of
having been suddenly robbed of his home. Of
having been cast out into the streets. And ON
top Of all this he had to go and fall in Lowell
There was no longer a shadow opposite the
apartments of the Princess Perigof. Braiae
came and went nightly without discovering
any one. This rather worried him. 1t gave
him the impression that the shadow had found
out what he had been seeking and no longer
needed to watch the coming and going OF
either himself or the Countess Perigoff.
"Olga, it looks as if we were at the end Of
our rope" he said discouragedly. We have
failed in all attempts SO far. The devil watches
over that girl"
"Or God" replied the countess gloomily.
" In nearly every instance their success has
that we began wrong. We should have let
08ISKc6ve eDCARc quietly, AOAAOWcU A4AAAs 3AANA
made him fast when the right opportunity
came. After month or SO his vigilance would
have relaxed: he would have arrived at the
belief that he had eluded U.S."
"Indeed!' ironically. He wasn't vigilant
all these years In which he did elude us How
about the child he never sought but guarded?
Vigilance! He never was anything else an
these seventeen years. The truth is, success
has developed coarseness In our methods.
And now it is too late for fnesse. We have
tried every device we can think Of; and there
they are-the girl free, Norton unharmed, and
the father rs secure in his retreat though
he wore an invisible cloak. My head aches.
have ceased to be inventive"
The two are In love with each other"
Are you sure Of that?'
"I have my eyes. But begin to wonder"
About whatr
Whether or not Jones suspects me and Il
giving me rope to hang myself with. Not once
have the police been called in and told what
has really happened. They are totally at sea-l
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Jones. they are after me now"
You? Explain"
Norton briefly recounted the deliberate at
tempts against his life.
You see, I'm not liar enough to say that
I'm not worried. am, devilishly worried.
I'm not worth any ransom. I'm in the way.
and they seem determined to put me out of it."
To any other man would say travel But
to you 1 say when you leave your rooms don't
30 where you first thought you would-that is,
some usual haunt. They'll be everywhere, near
Jour restaurants, your clubs, your Office.
You're a methodical young man; become err
ratio. Keep away from here for at least three
days, but always call me up by telephone some
time during the day. Never under any cir
cumstance, unless send for you, come here at
night. Only one man now watches the house
during the day, but five are prowline around
after dark. They might have instructions to
shoot you on sight. l can't spare you just at
present Mr.. Norton. You've been a 9ojsend:
and If it seems that sometimes did not trust
you fully it was because did not care to drag
you in too deep"
Deep? Norton thought OF Florence and
smiled inwardly. Could anybody be in deeper
than he was? Once it was on the tin of his
tongue to confess his love for Florence but
the gravity of Jones' countenance was an OBJ
stacle to such move; it did not invite it.
To be sure Jones had no real authority to
say what Florence should or should not do
with her heart. Still, from all points of view,
1t was better to keep the affair under the rose
till there came a more propitious hour in
which to make the disclosure.
Love, in the midst of all these alarms.
Sharp, desperate rogues on one side, millions
on the other, and yet love could enter the
scene sercnely. like an actor who had missed
his cue and came on too soon.
Oddly enough, there was no real lovemakinx
such as you often read about. A pressure of
the hand, glance from the eye, there was
seldom anything more. Only once-that mem
orable day on the river road-had he kissed
her. No word of love had been spoken ON
either side. In that wild moment all conyen-
tionalities had disappeared like smoke in the
wind. There had been neither past nor future.
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should be interested In that OF her f:3end.
al never saw that ce before"
"A gift Of yesterday The countess as-
stunned a shy air which would have .a~---.,~s
St. Anthony. s.. twist the -,zlg on her
finger.
"Teg mew ried Florence .Yon azs 81
easedY'
mercy. not"
lis he ricb7"
:" No. Money should not matter when your
heart is involved"
As this thought was in accord with her
own, Florence nodded her head sasely.
"It is nothing serious. Just q fancy. I
shall never marry again. Men are gay de-
ceivers; they always have been and always
will be. Perhaps I'm q bit wicked; but
rather like to prove my theory that all men
are weak. If I had a daughter I'd rather
have her be an old mans darling than Z
young mans drudge. distrust every man
know. I came to ask you and Susan to 60 10
the opera with me tonight You viii come to
my apartments first You win comet"
ITO be sure we wiIli"
"simple little fooll !" thought the Russian
on the way home. She shall See"
II believe the countess is engaged 10 be
married" said Florence to Jones.
Indeed. miss?"
YES. I couldn't get anything definite out
of her, but she had beautiful ring ON her
finger. She wants Susan and me to 20 to
the opera with her tonight. VIII that b all
right"
Jones gazed abstractedly at the rug. When
ever 4 problem bothered him he seemed to lind
the solution in the delicate patterns Of the
Persian rugs. Finally he nodded. I sse NO
reason why you should mot 30. Only, watch
out"
Jones, there IL one thing that win make
me brave and happy. Win you ten me Il you
are in direct Communication with my fatherr
sYes, Mis- Florence" he answered prompt
". But do not breathe this to . single soul,
neither Susan nor Norton"
81 promise that But, Nh hasten the day
when he can come to me without fear"
That Il my wish also.'
You need not call me miss. Why should
you9"
.It might not b wise to have any one
hear me can you thus familiarly." he objected
gravely.
Please yourself about that- Now I must
telephone Jim"
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CHAPTER VIII.

THE wuE1 OF WOMAN.
"A FTER the AFFAIR Of the auto bandits
IN ehree Of whom were killed. lull fol-
i \ lowed. If you're a sailor you know
what kind Of lull mean: blue-black
Gloudu down the southwest horizon, the water
esinkly, the booms wabbling. Suddenly series
q accidents" began to happen to Norton.
At first he did not give the matter much
thought. The safe which fell almost at his
lset and crashed through the sidewalk merely
induced him to believe he was lucky. At an
ether time an automobile came furiously
around . corner while he was crossing the
street, and only amazing agility saved him
from bodily hurt. The car was out of sight
when he thought to recall the number.
Then came the jolt in the subway. Only q
desperate grab by one Of the guards saved him
from being crushed to death. Even then he
thought nothing. But when a new box Of
eigarets arrived and he tried one and found it
strangely perfumed, and, upon further analy-
sis, found it to contain q Javanese narcotic.
slow but sure death, he became wide awake
enough. They were after him. He began to
walk carefully, to keep In public places ~
often ~ be possibly could.
He was not really afraid Of death, but he
I'd abhor the thought Of its coming up from
bGhind Except for the cisarets they were an
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SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.

stanley Hargreave, nnillionaire, after q
Hlraculous escape fron the den 81 the
gang Of brilliant thieves known ~ the
Black Hundred, lives the life Of = recluse
for eighteen years. Hargreave acci-
dentally meets Braine, leader Of the
Black Hundred. Hknowisg Draine viii
try to set hin he escapes from His own
home By q balloon. Before eseaping he
writes q letter - the girls school.
where eighteen years before he Aysterl-
ously left On the A0orstep h1s baby
daughter, Flofenes Gray. That day
Hargreave also draws one million dol
lars from the bank. but It n reported
that this dropped inte the sea, when the
balloon he escaped In was punctured.
Florence arrives fren the girls school.
Countess Olga. Bralne's companion, vls-
1tB her and claims to ~ . relative. Two
bog0 detectives call. but their plot II
1siled ~ Morton, . Newspaper man.
BY bribing the captain Of the Orient
Norton lays = trap for Braine and His
gang. Countess Olga also visits the ORR
eats captain and she easily falls into the
Heporter's snare. The plan proves aboE.
tive through Bralne's gooA luck, ana
only hirelings fan into the hands q The
Dolice.
After failing In their Arst attempt tAe
Black Hundred trap F1erence. They ask
her for money, but she escapes, again
telling then.
Norton and the countess call On Flor
0aee the next day. once more safe ut
Aone. The visitors having gone, jones
removes . section Of AoorAns. and iron
. cavity takes q box. Puxuued by nem-
Beers Of the Black Hundred, he Fushes to
the water front and succeeds In dropplng
the boz 1nto the sea.
- 0ralne concelves the idea Of giving q
eoach1ng party. to which Florence - IN
V1ted. jones and Merton both 20 alon9
onA are fortunately On hand to save
Florence from being inDEisoneA In the
country house to which she II lufeA.
Florence gees Aorseback riding and IL
captured ~ one 81 Braine's men along
The roadside. Norton rescues her. They
are pursued. however. and the pair make
their complete escape only after Norton
Aao exDloaeA q tire On the fast approach.
| ~ oaeA1ne with 4 bullet.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19

night when a revolver fell from a
window sill. Beardsley refused to
admit doctor to the house to dress
her wound. Bandages were passed
into the house to dress the wound and
Beardsley instructed how to use them
The woman Is about to become q
mother. A partial truce is now IN
force about the Beardsley place. The
besiesed farmer has said he will sur
render Wednesday providing his
brother Charles takes charge OF the
children by that time. Beardsley In
sists that he shot Poormuster Putnam
in defense OF his children. The pa
pers for the commitment OF the chill.
dren to charitable institution were
not properly signed, he alleges, and
he also asserts they were well cloth
!, ed and fed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-19
Rates Discriminatory.

I'm contrast with the decision OF
the commission in the Saginaw case
stands its opinion IN the mississippi
river case. In the Saginaw case the
commission approved the grouping OF
the territory complained Of. In the
Mississippi river case the commission
declared the rates unreasonable and
discriminatory. between points east
Of the Illinois-Indiana state line on
the one hand and upper Mississippi
river, crossings on the other. The
discrimination was declared to be in
favor OF the lower Mississ 'ppi river
crossings est. Louis, Mo, to Quincy,
H.. inclusive.) The upper crossings
are those from Keokuk to Dubuque,
Iowa, inclusive. The commission or
dered the reduction OF the rates be-
TIVE IN east Of the western terminus
on the one hand and the upper Mis-
sissippi river crossings on the other
from a 97-cent scale to 90-cent scale
Mr.. Mccain then makes the follow
| ing comment relative to the decision
OF the interstate commerce commits
sion in our case:
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STOMA IN UPSET7
Get at the Real Cause Take
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands OF stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead Of
taking tonics. or trying to patch up a
poor digestion, they are attacking the
real cause of the Acknowledged liv-
er aid disordered bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse
the liver in soothing, healing way,
when the liver and bowels are per.
forming their natural functions, away
goes Indigestion and stomach troubles.
If you have a bad taste In your
mouth. tongue coated. appetite poor,
lazy, don't-care feeling, no ambition
or energy, troubled with undigested
food, you should take Olive Tablets
the substitute for calomel.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets are Q
purely vegetable compound mixed
with olive oil. You will knew them by
their olive color. They do the worl
without gripping, cramps or pain
Take, one or two at bedtime for quicl
relief. so you can eat what you like
At, Zoe and Sc per- box. The oliv'
Tablet Company, Columbus. Ohio
Advertisement.
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No italian Divorce Reform.

ROME, Jan. 19.--Italy's hopes OF be-
ing able to secure from the present
parliament divorce law are again
confidently believed to have gone a
glimmering OF the sos deputies
which compose the chamber. Count
Gentilioni, who engineered the Catho-
lie vote during the recent elections,
has just made it known that 223 of
these in return for Catholic reform,
pledged themselves to the Catholic
program OF legislation. The latter Is
irrevocably against permitting divorce,
and Italians, as in the past, will have
to continue to go to Switzerland and
Austria, taking out naturalization pa
pers in these countries, secure their
divorce, return to Italy, renounce their
foreign citizenship, and retake that of
Italy.
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sTORK COMING TO
BARRIUADED HOME
Beardsley Still Holding Out Against
Sheriff But Agrees to eurren-
der Wednesday.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice:1
SUMMERDALE, N. Y. Jan. 49,
Beardsley, the besieged Chau-
tauqua county farmer. still held his
barricaded home against Sheriff An
derson and his deputies today
Although food is now being furn-
ished the woman and nine children
in the house by deputies, new trou-
Bile has overtaken Beardsley The
woman, referred to at times as his
wife and at others as his sister-in-law,
ie suffering from bullet wound in the
knee. She was accidentally shot last