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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-09-10
CHAPTER XII.
The Measure Of a Man.

When he met Unity again, he had
been in Bethel for more than two
weeks.
He had started out for the morning
turn on his crutches, to test his re-
turning strength, and before he quite
realized it the village lay behind him.
He swung along for some two hundred
yards farther; then let himself care
fully down on the roadside.
He sat there for long time, barring
his head TO the summer sunshine.
This is very good indeed" 1t
would have been almost flawless but
for one thfhg-he was rather lonely;
he felt the need for some one to share
the day with him.
He had his wish. Down the valley
road appeared a buggy drawn by a
lazy heavy-footed horse of the sort dis
tinguished as safe for women" From
within the buggy Mark caught the
CLEAN of a white shirtwaist and a
sailor hat. Even before the vehicle
drew near enough for recognition, he
knew the passenger for Unity.
A slight tremor passed over him. To
meet the embodiment of shadow by
whom one has been jilted-or whom
one has ed?-is at least mildly ex-
citing.
A slight tightening Of the reins was
sufficient to stop that horse.
Hello, Unityl" Mark felt that this
greeting fell short of the dramatic
proprieties.
"Oh! How do you do?" she an
swered colorlessly.
There was a moment of silence dur
ing which, without seeming to do so,
they inspected each other.
Mark had a twinge OF disappoint-
ment. This was not the Unity he had
loved SO boyishly-and so briefly. She
was as pretty as ever. in a way even
prettier; but one could hardly have
thought of her as spirituelle Her face
was fuller, it's color deeper, and there
was healthy roundness In the line
of shoulder and breast, OF the ankle
that protruded from under the dust
robe. Not that she was fat! But her
daintiness was gone. In the item OF
dress she would have suffered from
comparison with the young ladies OF
his boarding house. Her hair was done
carelessly. And vivacity had gone the
way of daintiness. She had the air
OF having settled into the habit OF
Bethel, of having accepted its narrow
outlook. A faint vertical line between
her eyes limited that she might no,
have accepted it with complacency.
Therefore he said: You look the
same as ever, Unity"
She frightened a little. You think
SOP, There was something almost
pitiful to him in the way she caught
at the remark. She became spiritless
again. But, of course, that isn't
| true"
But, OF course. Il is"
She laughed unpleasantly. You
wouldn't think so, II you saw the way
they treat me here now"
The men? Surely notl"
She shrugged her shoulders. No
The women. They're SO friendly now
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-09-10
FOOD FACTS
What An M. D. Learned.

A prominent Georgia physician went
through a food experience which he
makes public.
1T was my own experience that
first led me to advocate Grape-Nuts
food and I also know, from having
prescribed IL to convalescents and
other weak patients, that the food is
wonderful rebuilder and restorer Of
nerve and brain tissue, as we'll as mus
Gle. 1t improves the digestion and
sick patients gain very rapidly, just
as / did in strength and weight.
II was in such a low state that I
had to give up my work entirely, and
went to the mountains of this state,
but two months there did not improve
me; in fact, l was not quite as well
as when left home.
"My food did not sustain me and
Il became plain that / must change.
Then / began to use Grape-Nuts food
and in two weeks l could walk a mile
without fatigue, and in FIVE weeks re-
turned to my home and practice. TAX
ing up hard work again. Since that
time / have felt as we'll and strong
as l ever did in my life.
"As a physician who seeks to help
all sufferers. consider it duty to
make these facts public" Name given
by Postum Co, Battle Greek, Mich.
Trial 10 days of Grape-Nuts, when
regular food does not seem to sustain
the body, works wonders. There's
Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, THE Road to MELVILLE"
Ever read the nbove letter. A new
one nppenrs from time 90 time. They
interest.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-09-10
important 70 Mothers
TO TAKE ELABORATE CENSUS
sibIe Spreading of tuberculosis
Will Be Ascertalned.

A tuberculosis census of thousands
Of churches in various parts of the
country will be taken in September,
under the direction of the National AS
ISOLATION for the Study and Proven
ton OF tuberculosis. The census will
be part of the preparation for the fifth
annual tuberculosis day, to be OBJ
served during the week of November
20. The ministers of several thousand
churches will be asked to report on
the number of deaths from tubercu-
losis in the last year. the number OF
living cases in their parishes on Sep
TENDER l, the number of deaths from
all causes, and the number of members
or communicates. These figures will
be made the basis of an educational
campaign, which will eliminate in the
tuberculosis day movement for which
occasion sermon and lecture outlines
and other forms of tuberculosis lit
erature will be distributed free to min
listers.
Last year nearly $4,000 churches,
schools and other bodies took part In
the tuberculosis day observance. The
movement had the Endorsement OF
leading church officials of every de-
nomination. More than 1900 anti
tuberculosis societies, scattered all
over the country, will work this year
to make tuberculosis day a success.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-09-10

and they don't giggle behind my back.
And when they haven't anything else
to gossip about. they talk about how
I'm settling into an old maid"
Isn't that what the rhetorics used
to call hyperbole? 1t should be spar
ingly used Besides | hear you have
a beau"
"Oh! him!" With another shrug
He's afraid I'm not a good cook"
That's nice way to talk about a
lover! Especially" he laughed self.
consciously, since you threw ne over
for him"
He almost missed the acid look she
flashed at him. 1T broke your heart
of counsel"
I've had pleasanter experiences. -
he said dryly why didn't you answer
my last letter, Unity?"
Her indifference might have been a
little too we'll done For one thing
even l have little pride. 1t was
easy to see you'd got tired OF me. Not
that l cared Those boy-and-girl az
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-09-10
Great Confederate Soldier.

Gen. John c. Pemberton, who de-
Tended Vicksburg when that city was
besieged by the Federal army under
General Grant, was born in Philadel-
phia 100 years ago. He was a gradu-
ate of West Point and saw service in
the Mexican war. At the beginning Of
the Civil war he cast his fortunes with
the South. After service of a year or
more in the East he was assigned to
the command of the department Of
the Mississippi by President Jefferson
Davis, with whom he was a great ia
vorite. For nine months General Penn
berton defended Vicksburg against the
Northern armies. The siege lasted till
July 4, 1863 when, owing to a scarcity
of ammunition and provisions, Cen
eral Pemberton surrendered his entire
army. After the war he retired to
Warrington, Va, and in 1876 moved
to Perth Amboy. N. j., and subse-
quently to Philadelphia, wherI he died
in 1881.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-09-10
BY
HENRY RUSSELL MILLER
SYNOPSIS.

Mark TrlIitt encouraged by his sweet
heart. Unity Martin. leaves Bethel, his
native town, 10 seek his fortune. Simon
Truitt tells Mark that il long has been
his dream to see steel plant at Bethel
and asks the son to return and build
one IL he ever gets rich. Mark applies to
Thomas Henley head OF the Quinby Iron
works. for a job and Is sent To the CON
Btruction gang. His success IN that work
wins him IA place aS helper To Roman
AndzreJzski, npen-hearth furnaceman. He
becomes a boarder In Romans home and
assists Piotr Romans son, In his studies.
Kazia, an adopted daughter shows her
gratitude in such n manner as to arouse
Marks interest in her. Heavy work in
the intense heat of the furnace causes
Mark to collapse and Kazia cares for
him, Later Roman also succumbs and
Mark gets his job. Roman resents this
place.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-09-10
CHAPTER XII.
A Man and His Wife.


In the downtown offices of the
Quinby company and In the particular
room which may be called the head
quarters of the Quinby army, two men
were sitting late one winter afternoon.
The one was Henley himself, now
chairman of the company, bit stouter
than when we first met him twelve
years ago, his arrogance a little less
evident in manner albeit time had not
altered the fact. The other was a
youngish man whose thin bony face
and hands and streaks of premature
gray hair spoke of physical frailty.
IL was common knowledge In the
Quinby company that no one was
more welcome in Henley's Office than
the young superintendent whom the
masters influence had put in com
mand Of the big new open-hearth
plant. 1t was even suspected that
Henley had taken Truitt in with him
in his speculations.
At the end of long discussion OF
company affairs Henley pressed but
ton. His secretary appeared from the
adjoining Office.
Bring in the light and heat &C.
count"
The secretary returned with the ac-
count OF the latest successful specula,
ton. Henley gave 1t a rapid glance
and handed it to Mark. The latter
studied 1t carefully, questioned certain
items, questioned the explanation and
finally accepted them. Henley smiled
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in which he could congratulate himself
on having avoided a serious blunder.
Not many months later he by chance
met Piotr, who conveyed the news that
Kazia had married Whiting. Piotr's
manner of narration implied that,
though Whiting was a poor refuge,
Kazia had been fortunate to escape
Mark. He seemed disappointed that
his auditor showed no deep emotion.
Marks letters to Unity had contin-
ued, at erratic intervals. Soon her re-
plies, too, began to dwindle in number
and in length; they had never had
much to lose in the way of intensity.
And then he sent letter that she
failed to answer at all, leaving their
love affair suspended so to speak. in
the air. One of Simon's rare and mis-
spelled missives informed Mark that
she was, in the phrase Bethel used,
keeping company with one Slocum, a
prosperous young farmer OF the vicin-
ity This may hardly be regarded as
poetic retribution. j. caused Mark
few days surface indignation and
secret relief; one can not feel deeply
the loss OF shadow, even though one
has paid price for her.
Kazia married: Unity, having Tilted
him, keeping company with plodding
Bill Slocum! His tragedy bad ended
in sheer farce. We do well. he con-
cluded, not TO take our dramas too
seriously.
An amazing thing happened one day.
There was the sound of a quick UNI
familiar tread in the corridor, the door
was pushed briskly open and into the
room stepped Thomas Henley.
How are you, Truitt?" he inquired.
shaking hands. Il was going by, had
a few minutes and ran up to find out
for myself"
We'll enough, l guess" Mark re-
piled out Of his amazement
Good" said Henley. Your father,
] presumed" He nodded toward Simon.
Mark made the necessary introduc-
tons. Simon said: Pleased to meet
ye," and flushed for his son, who had
had to own up to the relationship.
Toward the other visitor Henley
glanced uncertainty a moment, then
held out a hand
All! Doctor Courtney! Do you hap
pen to remember me?" The question.
obviously, was in playful irony.
Il happen to-" answered Courtney.
who did not share Simon's shyness.
II remember now, 1t was you who
sent this young man to me. l." said
Henley graciously, "am in your debt"
The preachers shadowy smile ap-
peared lis he?"
Henley laughed pleasantly. II fancy
he is. And have a notion the debt
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will grow. am finishing your job.
Doctor Courtney"
He turned to Mark Simon and
Courtney pushed their chairs back
from the bedside, that the great man
might hold the stage.
When" Henley asked. do you ex-
pect to come back to us?''
Mark WINGED and returned to the
sullenness that was becoming his
habit I'm going backbone"
The pause and the slight emphasis
on the last word were not lost on Hen
ley; a suspicion as to their import
stirred. But:
Exactly right" he exclaimed heart
lily. Stay as long as necessary to get
your strength together. You're too
valuable a man to take chances. Your
job will wait for you. By the way,
about that new charging machine you
spoke of before the accident; sup
pose the plans aren't where we can lay
our hands on them?"
mo" answered Mark, you can't lay
your hands on them. They're in my
head"
An excellent place to keep EN-
Henley agreed. Suppose then, when
you're feeling up to it, l send one of
our engineers after you to go over the
plans with you? II there's anything in
the idea, we ought to install the ma
chimes before winter"
You can send him. IL you want to.
But | won't go over the plans with
him" Mark discouraged the sugges-
/ ton.
Henley stiffened I'm not in the
business d stealing Inventions"
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HSoPPSoid'
fairs always die a natural death. There
was another girl. wasn't there?"
Why, l believe so. In fact, there
was. | gave her up for you"
And / gave you up. You must have
thought" again her unpleasant laugh
rang, you'd made a poor bargain all
round. Or had lucky escaped"
Il did," he answered grimly. leaving
her to construe the answer as she
chose.
That's an easy conundrum." She
gathered up the reins. We'll. | must
be going. We're harvesting now and
/ have to get back In time to help get
dinner. Good-by."
She drove on. as casually as IL they
had been neighbors in the habit of
meeting daily. E. And this was their
first meeting after six years.
He leaned back on his grassy bank,
having found, If not companion, at
least food for reflection.
He was still resting on his grassy
bank when. an hour later. the slow
going vehicle reappeared. With diff
culty-for he had not yet become ex-
pert with his crutches-he rose and
stood in the middle of the road The
horse, without urging, stopped with its
nose against him. A more skilled OBJ
server than Mark might have noticed
that some villagers mirror and comb
had been utilized TO the advantage of
Unity's hair and that her hat had been
readjusted to it's most becoming angle /;
and would have drawn certain In
ferences.
Mark did not. He merely smiled at
her over the horses head.
She seemed rather impatient with
his obstructiveness. You've bought
the pike, then? | hadn't heard"
He laughed and waved his hand air
lily This morning the world is mine.
Do you know, we haven't shaken
hands?"
"Oh, haven't WEI" Her tone at
tached no Importance to the omission.
Nevertheless, when he stood aside
she drove the horse forward a length
and laid limp hand in Marks.
Also" he continued, you haven't
said you're sorry that l was hurt
OH" she repeated, with perfume
toriness unrelieved, Pm sorry"
He laughed again. You needn't
mind now. You'll have plenty OF
chances before long"
"Meaning?"
THE road to your house is still open
to the public, isn't it? I'm thinking
Of buying a new horse. Unity" he re-
turned to gravity, there isn't any rea.
son why we shouldn't be good friends,
is there?"
People will talk
He paraphrased a classic formula
Unity" he said earnestly. "drat the
peoplel"
You can say that You don't have
to stay here"
But I'm going to stay here"
mot for good?"
For good"
"Why?"
Mark laughed shortly. When you're
put out of the race. you don't want to
stay where you have to watch the
others still running"
She inspected him again, more
closely. He thought he was sincere
But he did not know that despite the
crutches and his drawn white face he
had not the resigned dispirited air OF
the man who has accepted a perma.
nent seat on the shelf.
Look as long as you want to-" he
suggested at last. I'm the meantime
will you set the dogs on me when /
drive down your way?"
"Oh, WELT" She tried unsuccess-
fully to return to indifference. IF you
really want to come! It's been q
dull season. | suppose II would be a
mercy to the gossips to give their
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-09-10

Have you ever noticed that the peo-
pie who are stuck up seldom stick up
for each other?
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-29

Rmousk, Quebec, May 29In the darkness before dawn
today the Canadian Pacific liner Empress Of Ireland
carrying persons sank in the St. Lawrence River here
with perhaps thousand lives Early estimates Of
the dead varied from 676 to 110O
rammed and cut wide open by the collier,
orstadt" sank in twenty minutes OF those saved the
majority appeared be members of the
gers Many badly injured and twenty-five died after being
rescued
The Empress lying to in heavy fog nearly moonless
ten miles off shore from here when the collier hit her port side
amdshps literally through the Empress vas nearly
her crewshe Empress wireless lasted just long enough call
help The pilot boat Eureka rushed from here to the
The Lady Evelyn and mail tender followed
These found but few life boats great mass Of wreckage
where the Empress sank The Eureka saved sixty and the
Lady Evelyn hundred thiynne Many of these
their night clothing Some had broken legs Twelve
passengers who into the life boats died from having been
crushed by the impact of the collision Some found cngng
to the wreckage in the icy ST. Lawrence Bay water.
The missing and supposed dead include Sir Henry Seton Carr
Sir Henry rngs and hundred and twenty Salvation
Army delegates the London International Conference
The collier saved about three hundred and fifty
The Empress route from quebec for Liverpool Cabin
passengers toaed hundred and ghhree and nearly all
of them missing.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-29
HOMESTEAD LAW
WAS PASSED ON
Decision Clears Away Question Which
Has Been In Doubt Since Act
Was Promulgated.

Austin, Tex. May 29.-In an opinion
written by Associate Justice w. f.
Hawkins OF the State Supreme Court
yesterday. the court held that the
homestead exemption law applies to
solvent as well as insolvent estates
The case styled Mary Hoefling ct al
VS.. Dorothea Hoefling ct al, from
Bexar County. brought before the
court new phase OF the applicability
OF the homestead law.
From 1858 up TO the present time
there have been many decisions hold.
ing that In insolvent estates the widow
and minor children take the home.
stead exemption from liabilities or
claims OF general creditors against the
deceased husband. but In not single
one OF the decided cases was the ap.
pllcation OF the rule to solvent
estate brought up for judicial interpre'
tation.
The opinion OF the Supreme Court
is the first OF its kind rendered and
the members OF the bench had In the
nature OF a coincidence. a particularly
good opportunity to consider the case
from both sides at the last session Of
the court in the case Of the American
Bonding Company Of Baltimore VS.
Logan. from Dallas County, the court
handed down an opinion written by
Judge Hawkins affecting insolveni
estates and at the same time heard
arguments on the Hoefling case involv
ing the application 10 solvent estates
The opinion rendered yesterday
states: "In view OF the general and
comprehensive design OF homestead
protection thus outlined In our con
stitution and worked out In detail In
our statutes which were themselves
exacted in the light OF earlier statutes
under former constitutions and deci
sions constituting them, We regard u
as clear. upon principle, and according
" hold that our laws concerning ex
emption Of homesteads relate to solv
ent and insolvent estates alike"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-29
FAVORs A COTT9|V
WAREHOUSE SYSTEM
Commissioner Of Agriculture kons
Makes Plea for Such System
at oinners Convention.

Dallas. Tex, May 29.-The creation
of a cotton warehouslng system for
Texas and other cotton producing
States Is the next important step In
reducing the worlds great volume OF
waste" Ed r. Kone, Commissioner OF
Agriculture for Texas. today told the
Texas Ginners' Association In annual
convention here.
"A warehouse system should have
In view three propositions said Mr..
Kone. First, TO prevent country
damage and other damage arising
from the elements. such as fire and
water; second. TO provide a common
place for the sale Of cotton. so that
there will be free market which Will
eliminate speculation largely with the
producer. the middleman and the con-
sumer; third, to enable all men deal
ing In cotton 10 arrive at a conclusion
as To the class OF cotton offered for
sale and its true commercial value. :
A warehouse system which would
provide these advantages and do
away with the present disreputable
system OF trading" Mr.. Kone suggest
ed. should be planned along the lines
of the State banking system.
'No warehouses would be built by
the State" he added. "any more than
banks are built by the State. The
State could require market towns TO
nrovide warehouses by requiring pub
lie weighing OF cotton at such ware
houses. and in addition BY appointing
classlhers. Just as we now appoint
weighers, and make II unlawful for
bale OF cotton TO be sold unless Of
ficially weighed and classified
In addition. Mr.. Kone said. uni
form receipt for the storage OF cotton
should be issued. These receipts. he
said. would have the same enect IL
widening the market for cotton as the
issuance Of bank notes has In widen
ing the market for gold and silyei
coin, and with the backing Of tho
State would have the same fidelity as
the State banks cashiers checks.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-29
CARRANzA ENTERS
VIGOROUS PROTEST
Is Not Willing for Mediators to Select
Provisional President-cizims
Rebels Should Have Voice.
IBy Associated Pressl

Durango, Mexico, May 2e.-General
carranza has sent Washington a pro-
test because the mediators had not
invited him to send delegates. Car
rama said he was surprised that the
mediators continued to treat for
solution OF the conflict between the
United States and Huerta. when the
Constituticnalists had the largest arm
ed force and represented a majority
Of the people. Carranza predicted the
mediation would not succeed unless
the Constitutionallsts were repre-
scented.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-29
SEIZED 300 HEAD OF CATTLE.
Animals Taken From Mexieans Near
Sierra Blanco.
IRy Associated Pressl

San Antonio, Tex, May 29.-Eight
hundred head of Mexican cattle, seized
by custom officers near Sierra Blanco,
Texas, will be bought by the govern.
ment and used to feed soldiers. The
France gang of rustlers were driving
the cattle across the Rio Grande to
sell them in the United States when
American customs officers arrived and
seized the herd OF cattle.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-29
MATERIAL FOR THE
COURT HOUSE LIGHT

]. T. Lawler reports that all the
material for the light to be placed on
the county court house. and which is
a gift from him. has been here several
days, but he is finding difficulty in
securing a man to install the light.
The work will no doubt be done in a
short while.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-29
rHAw TO WHITE MOUNTAINS.
IRy Associated Press,

Concord. N. H., May 29.-The so
journ here OF Harry X. Thaw ended
yesterday, when he left for Gorham
in the White Mountains, where he will
spend the summer at hotel. He was
accompanied by his custodians, Sherif
Holman A. Drew and Deputy Clark D
Stevens.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-29
mAsrs ABOVE WATER.

Rimoush. Quebec, May 2s.-The
Empress masts are now above water
at low tide.
Many OF the passengers we're not
awakened by the impact and opened
their eyes only when the water flowed
into their staterooms.
J. w. Longley. sitting on the rail,
went down with the ship. but swan to
the surface. escaping.
The boiler explosion forced many to
jump. Captain Kendall jumped before
the Empress sank and was saved.
The collier proceeded afioat with
her bows stove In.