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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-12

I've given the whole situation a
deuce of a lot of thought, and I've
made up my mind to do 1t. 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 a rotten catch. II l do say 1t
who shouldn't"
She was perfectly still for long
time, so still that she did not appear
to be breathing. Her eyes grew dark
er. more mysterious. II he had taken
the pains to notice, he would have seen
that her fingers we're 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.
was coming out on the five o'clock, as
I'd planned, but he seemed to think
I'd better talk 1t 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 l would, II there were any
senseless objections raised in my
case. But. Of couse. 1t 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 I mean!"
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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 oblivious 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-
fiectively he rhymed with pad"
1t occurred to him early In the
course of this oneeided discussion
that the hostess was making no ef-
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 Wrandalrs face, and yet
there persisted In the Observers.
mind the rather uncanny impression
that she did not hear q 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 az he was by the
study Of that beautiful. emotionless
face. Once he had the queer sensa-
ton of feeling. rather than seeing. .
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 q
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 wom-
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 q SEN
tence when Sara laughed aloud, with
out excuse or reason. The next in
slant she was looking from one to the
other In q dazed sort Of way, a. IL
coming out of q dream.
Wrandall turned scarlet There had
been nothing In his remarks to call
for q laugh. he was quite sure of that
Flushing slightly. she murmured some
thing about having thought Of IN
amusing story. and begged him to
60 on, she wouldn't be rude again.
He had little zest for continuing the
subject and sullenly disposed Of It in
q word or two.
What the devil was there to laugh
at, Brandyr he demanded of his
friend after the women had left them
together on the porch . few minutes
later. Hetty had gone upstairs with
Mrs. Wrandall. her arm clasped tight
ly about tho older woman's waist
Il dare Say she was thinking about
you falling q mile or two." said Booth
pleasantly.
But he was perplexsd.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-12
RATHER DEAD
Than Auyk|
Deplorabls Condition Of l,,. s
Lady Whose Troubles M.hST
Until Life Became Alnesl
Unbearable IS.

Lumpkin. Ga.-Mrs. G. W. ~.
OF this place, says: II suifer.6 49,
dumb chills and fever and Va
irregular. Was also nervous ~
weak, short Of breath, coulanY 4,
Homework without It being = hn,,a-S
and then l began suffering untold -
cry IN my left side and back. I ~ 4.
where l would rather have been ~
than alive.
l tried many remedies. but ~
failed to help me.
Finally. l purchased two bottI.. ~
Cardui. the woman's tonic. ana 49,
taking 1t according to direct,o.s
Cardui helped me right away. ~
lieve 1t saved my life.
! cannot praise Cardui enough 4.
my lady friends. II IL certainly -
medicine for suffering women -
girls"
If you have any of the ailments :.
common to women. or II you feel -
need Of a good. Strengthening tori
we urge you to give Cardui trial \:
has helped Thousands of women IN "a
past 30 years Of success. - is prov
BY the numerous enthusiastic lett
OF gratitude. similar to the ahopa
which come to US every day.
Don't delay. This letter from N.
Booth should convince you that Cssau1
Ii worth a trial. Get q bottle IN
your druggist today. You'll never -
gret it-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-12

there was . schedule In Mrs.. Wran-
dall's room. and he'd get II a. soon
a. the way was clear, II Mr.. Wrandall
didn't mind waiting.
II I minded waiting" snapped Les
lie. Il wouldn't be here now"
A the footman was leaving. sara's
automobile whirled up to the porte
cochere.
who IL going out Murray?" he
called In surprise.
Miss Castleton. Dir. For the cir.
sir"
The deuce you sayi" sasped the
harassed Mr.. Wrandall Il was .
pretty kettle of nah!
Hetty appeared . few minutes later.
attired for motoring.
"Oh. there you are" she said. espy.
ing him. II am going for . spin.
Want to come along?"
He swallowed hard. The ends Of
his mustache described . pair Of ab-
solutely horizontal exclamation
points. III you don't mind being en-
numbered" he remarked sourly.
Il don't in the least mind" said she
sweetly.
where are you goingf" he asked
without much enthusiasm. He wasn't
to be caught appearing eager. not he.
Besides, It wasn't anything to b nip
pant about
"Yonder." she said. with . liberal
sweep Of her arm. taking in the whole
landscape. "And be home in time to
dress for dinner" she added. a. Il 10
relieve his mind.
Good Lordl" he groaned, do ~
have to eat againf"
We have to dress for It. at least"
she replied.
I'll co." he exclaimed. and ambled
on to'secure . cap and coat.
Sara has planned for . run 10
Lenox tomorrow II It doesn't rain"
she informed him on his return
oh" he said. staring. Booth gets
. day on on the portrait, then"
Being Sunday" she smiled. we
knock Oh on Sundays and bank holi-
days. But, after all. he doesn't really
get . holiday. He II to 60 with ~,
poor fellow"
cTo BE coNTINuED3
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-12

Martha II seven. and has shown
more than ordinary childish aversion
to learning lessons. being WISHED and
having curls made smooth and shiny.
and less than the average delight in
fairy-tales.
One day upon her return from Sun
day school abe was questioned - to
what she had learned from her nice
teacher this time. She cried out with
hashing eyes aid IN indignant toss Of
her pretty head. why. mamma: my
teacher told me today that story about
the Children Of Israel walking across
the Red see and not getting their.
selves wet one single bit-and she
expected me to believe I'll"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-12

"she il quite satisfied. then, that
you are not throwing yourself away on
Miss Castleton." said Sara. with q
deep breath. which he mistook for O
sigh.
"Oh, trust mother to nose into
things. She knows Miss Castleton's
pedigree from the ground up. There's
Debrett,55 you see. What's more, you
can't fool her in q pinch. She knows
blood when she sees II. Father hasn't
the same sense Of proportion. however.
He says you never can tell"
Sara was startled. What do you
meanr
"Oh. it's nothing to speak Of: only q
way he has of grinding mother once
In q while. He uses you as an exam
pie to prove that you never can tell.
and mother has to admit that he's
right You have upset every one of
her pet theories. She sees 1t now, but
-whew! She couldn't see 1t In the
old days, could she?"
Il fear not" said she in low voice.
Her eyes smouldered. 1T il quite nat
ural that she should not want you to
make the mistake your brother made. I"
'Oh, please don't put 1t that way,
Sara You make me feel like a con-
founded prig. because that's what 1t
comes to, with them, don't you know.
And yet my attitude has always been
clear to them where you're concerned.
I was strong for you from the begin
ming. All that silly rot about"
Please. pleased" she burst out.
quivering all over.
Il beg your pardon" he stammered.
"You-you know how I mean 1t, dear
girl"
please leave me out Of 1t, Leslie"
she said. collecting herself. After mo-
ment she went on calmly: And so you
are going to marry my poor little Het-
ty, and they are all pleased with the
arrangement"
III she'll have me-" he said with q
wink. as II to say there wasn't any
use doubling 1t. They're tickled to
DEATH"
"Vivian?"
"viv's q snob. She says Hetty's
much too good for me. blood and bone
What business, says she, has . Wran-
dali aspiring to the descendant Of
Henry the Eighth"
What"
The Murgatroyds go back to old
Henry, straight as q plummet. Cad,
what Vivvy doesn't know about Brit
ish aristocracy isn't worth moving.
She looked 1t up the time they tried to
convince her she ought to marry the
duke. But she's fond of Hetty. She
says she's . darling. She's right:
Hetty IL too good for me-"
Sara swished her gown about and
rose gracefully from the chaise-
Tongue. Extending her hand to him
she said. and he was never to forget
the deep thrill in her voice:
We'll. I wish you good luck. Leslie.
Don't take no for an answer"
5 Lord, II she should say no." he
gasped. confronted by the possibility
Of such stupidity on Hetty's part
You don't think she viii"
Her anBwer was . smile Of doubt,
the effect Of which was to destroy hi
tranquility Tor hours
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-12
LIVING ApvgRTIseMgNT
Glow Of Health Speaks fer 49,

It requires NO scientific trainino I
discover whether coffee disauooo 4
not.
Simply stop 1t for . time - 9
Postum in place Of II. thea - NJ
beneficial effects. The trutb M 4
pear. q
six years ago I was in . ~
condition." writes q Tenn. ~.
suffered from indigestion. ~
ness and insomnia.
II was then an inveteyate O.
drinker. but It was long before ! 9.
be persuaded that It was co6eo
hurt me. Finally ] decided 70 -
on . few days and ind out the
THE first morning I left o. =
l had q raging headache. 20 ] -
! must have something to take
place Of coffee" (The headacne
caused by the reaction Of he
drug-caffeine.)
Having heard Of Postum thsoQ
friend who used 1t. bought . ~
and tried 1t. I did not like II =
but after I learned how 70 -
right, according to directions .
I would not change back to eofee
anything.
when began to use POSE
weighed only 1T lbs. Now
ITO and a. have not taken sny e
In that time I can only attribuee
present good health to the ne q
tum In place Of coffee.
my husband says am . livins
vertisement for Postum" II
Name given by the Postum Co.
tie Greek. Mich. F
Postum now comes in two forn1
Regular Postum = must p
boiled. 15c and Csc packagee
Instant Postum-is . soluble
der. A. teaspoonful dissolvss q
In cup Of hot water and. VIII
and sugar. makes . delicious
age instantly SOC and SOC tn 8
The cost per cup Of ban
about the same.
There's q Reason" tDr Pc
sold By
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CHAPTER X.


Van Pr0poooo.
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 . severe head
ache. MiSs Castleton was with her.
but would be down later on. Mean
while they were to make themselves
ut home. and 20 on and 20 forth.
Booth took his departure, leaving
Leslie In cole 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 a. signified. Several things
disturbed him. One was Hetty's Dc.
plorable failure to hang on his words
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"It's All Tommy.Rot." He Crowded.

"its All Tommy-Rot," He Crowded.
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 az he
drove up. There was a sullen. dissat-
isfied look In his face. She was stretch.
ed out comfortably. lazily. in a great
chaise-lounge, her black little slippers
Deeping out at him with perfect aban-
donment.
Hello" he said shortly. She gave
him her hand. Sorry I couldn't get
out last night" He shook her hand
rather ungraciously.
We missed you" she said. Pull up
. chair. I was never 20 lazy a. now.
Dear me, an afraid I'll get stout and
Hoss-"
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Observation-Disclosures

dow and stood for = time IN deep
thought
We'll. cir, what ID It that - pus-
cling your" inquired the agent
Nothing much" remarked Shields,
I was only thinking what I would do
with the other nve hundred Of my sal
ary."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-12
A BEAUTIFUL COLOR.

Why use black. nasty. bad smoB
ing disinfectant when you can &
Ross Dead Quick" Spray? Il b -
lightfully cloan. and will positiv1ly
kill all insects and germs the monont|
applied. Use 1t In your home. On ~
vegetables and on your stock. ~
~ your druggist. w. C. Ross Maul.
featuring company. Little Rock. ~
-Advt
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-12
Curtain Lecture.

Miss Polly-When was in the en-
I attended vaudeville show. and 3
was just grand.
Villager-What were the names 4
the pieces?
Miss Polly-I don't remember a.
but the curtain said the first piece NJ
Asbestos. Buffalo Express.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-12
Touah eteslr.

Cass Gilbert. the noted architect Of
New York-the WOODWORK Building h
one Of his creatious-said Of q recent
criticism Of skyscrapers: This criti-
cism II not fair. 1t 10 prejudiced.
Hence It win do more harm than good
like the remark OF the waiter. Wait
or. confound II. this steak isn't tender
enough! Not tender snoaghr he
waiter snarled. .Aw. what 10 you ex-
pect Do you want It 70 Jump ~ md
hug and hso yoar"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-12

The efficacy of the treatment of =.
phoid by vaccination II estimated ~
the remarkable statistics for ~
United States army during last -
when only two cases Of typhoid fetQE'
among the enlisted force Of 49,
were recorded. OF the two case oo6|
was that of q man who had not ~
treated with the vaccine; the oeno1
was among the troops in China. IT.:
man had been immunized In 1911, ~.
the history Of the case ID In DOUBT
Before the vaccine treatmsnt -
adopted the typhoid average Wa {
1000; in 1910, before inocluatioo vt|
practised. the rate was e.32 70 I'm
In 1911 1t dropped to 0.S0. and d ~
to 0.26.-Engineering Record. &
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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 flash her manner changed.
A quick but unmistakable frown sue
ceeded her smiles. and for some rea-
son she suddenly relapsed into q state
Of reserve that was little short Of sui
len. He was puzzled. a. 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, a. she came down to the
car
by Jove." he said to himself. she
u wonderful"
He handed her into the car with the
grace Of . courtier. and she smiled
upon him serenely. 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
tfaversed.
Have you ever seen Hetty Glynn.
The English actress?"
Sara was always prepared. She knew
the question would como when least
expected.
"Oh. yes" she replied. with inter.
ct. Have you noticed the resem-
blance? They are - like - two peas
In . pod. Isn't It extraordinaryr'
He was Q bit staggered. II have
never seen Hetty 0lynn." he replied.
"Oh! You have seen photographs
Of herr" she inquired casually.
What has become Of her?" he ask
Cd. ignoring her question. rs she still
on the stage?"
Heaven knows" she replied lightly.
Miss Castleton and were speaking
Of her last night. We were together
the last time saw her. Who knows?
She may have married into the nobili-
~ by this time. She was q very poor
actress, but the loveliest thing in the
world-excepting our Hetty. of
course"
II he could have seen the troubled
look In her eyes - she was whirled
on to the village. he might not have
gone about the cottage with such
blithesome c.r. He was happier than
he had been In days. and all because of
Hetty Glynn!
Leslie Wrandall did not arrive by
the evening train. He telephoned late
in the afternoon. not to Hetty but to
Sara, to say that he was unavoidably
detained and would not leave New
York until the next morning. Some
thing in his voice. i'd his manner Of
speaking. disturbed her. She went to
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-12
Easy Paymsnts

Please. SIR" said the maid y RI
head Of the house. there's Z oonllo
man here to see you on busineoa~
Tell him to take . chair" q!
"Oh, he's already taken thom c.
and now he's after the tabla In
from the installment house "-1goI
York Herald.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-12
SYNOPSIS.

Challs Wrandall Is found murdered In
Q road house near New York. Mrs. Wran-
dali 10 summoned from the city and iden-
tines the body. A young woman who &C
sequently disappeared. 10 suspected.
Mrs. Wrandall starts back for New YORK
in an auto during a binding snow storm.
On the way she meets young woman In
the road who proves to be the woman
who killed Wrandali. Feeling that the
OF the man who though she loved him
deeply, had caused her great sorrow.
Mrs. Wrandall determines to shield her
and takes her to her own home Mrs.
Wrandall hears the story Of Hetty Cas-
tleton's life. except that portion that re.
lates to Wrandall. This and the story Of
the tragedy she forbids the girl ever 70
tell. She offers Hetty a home. friendship
and security from peril on account OF the
tragedy. Mrs. Sara Wrandall and Hetty
the home Of his parents. Sara Wrandall
and Hetty return to New York after an
absence of year In Europe: Leslie
Wrandall. brother Of Challis. makes him
self useful to Sara and becomes greatly
interested in Hetty. Sara sees In Les
the Wrandalls and reparation for the
wrongs she suffered at the hands OF
Challis Wrandall ny marrying his muir
deress into the family. Leslie In COM
pany with his friend Brandon Booth: an
Leslie confesses to Sara that he is madly
in love with Hetty. Sara arranges with
Booth to paint a picture OF Hetty. Booth
has a haunting feeling that he has seen
Hetty before. Looking through a port
artist ne finds one of Hetty. He speaks
to her about It. Hetty declares Il must
be q picture Of Hetty Glynn, an English
actress. who resembles her very much.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-12

The Reason.
THE French insist on ciyn ~
1ings."
That must be because tAoy g.
such . polite people"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-12

Miss Ethel" he began, ~or ulhof z
mean-I've known you long snouoo -
drop the 'Miss,' haven't II" u
She fixed her lovely eyes upoa -
with . meaning case. "Yss. ~
you have" she said. "What -
do you wish to substituter -CAtho1
Citizen.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-10
4 FATAL AUTO SMASH
IN TRINIDAD STREET
CAR GOES OVER AN EMBANK
MENT, KILLING SOLDIER AND
INJURING COMPANIONS

Trinidad, Colo, Nov. 10 The plung-
ing Of an automobile over 2O-foot
embankment on Linden avenue at an
early hour this morning resulted in
the instant death of Corporal Philip
Maasar OF Troop K and Albert Figgs,
an employe Of the Kenneth mine at
Tabasco. Maasar suffered broken
back and was badly crushed under
the wreckage Of the machine.
Figgs had spent the night in Trini
dad and was on his way home to Ia
basco with the soldiers, who are sta
toned at Delagua, Losing the road
in the darkness the car was driven
off the embankment. the msn being
thrown under the wreckage
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-10
AMEg EgICAN CRUISER is
REPORTED WRECKED
MINE IN THE BEIRUT, SYRIA, HAR-
BoR Is SAID TO HAVE
DONE THE WORK

Washington, Nov. 1O.- Navy depart
ment officials refused to be disturbed
by persistent rumors today that the
cruiser North Carolina, at Beirut
Syria, had been sunk by a mine.
Although no messages have come
direct from the Nortn Carolina since
November 2, she has been In constant
wireless communication with the
cruiser Tennessee nearby, and offic
ials pointed out today that official dis
patches were coming through from
the American consulate at Beirut
where the North Carolina lies in The
harbor. This ship would not have
left the harbor without notifying The
navy department, officials said