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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21
For the Chautauqua Fund.

The following invitations we're re
ceived by number of ladies who
enjoy a game of 500 or bridge:
Mesdames McClintic and Boucher
Invite you to play
The game you like the best
The twentieth of May
To the home of the latter
You will wend your way
With q silver Offering
Which is to help pay
The Century Club fund
Promised the last Chautauqua day
How grateful they'll feel
Twill be hard to say
But they'll do all in their power
To make pleasant your stay
Yours with best wishes
Mesdames M D. and c A.
The Century Club pledged with
$4,000 toward this years Chautau-
qua and they have decided to do
even better. In addition to their
tickets each one is to make person.
ally one or two dollars for the Chau-
tauqua fund and Mesdames M D.
Boucher and G. A. McClintic realiz-
ing that a number of their friends
enjoy an afternoon at the card
table, took this method of raising
their apportionment. Eight tables
were run. The ladies are ideal hos
tesses and those present spent q
very pleasant afternoon.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21
The Monroe Dramatic Club.

By way of explanation wish to
say that in preparing the advertis-
ing for the X. of c. home talent
play, l was not aware of the fact of
the existence of an organization
called the Monroe Dramatic Club
and called the present organization
that simply to have name for it.
l am very sorry this has happened
and trust the explanation above
will he satisfactory.
Paul H. MacNeill.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

Tuesday night a man and woman
going by the name of Rice were in
this city. They claimed that they
had left Mexico City just three
weeks ago and told of the cruel
treatment given Americans in Mex
leo. They are very sore on the
U. S. for not protecting Americans
in Mexico. Time and again Amer
leans have been warned to get out
Of McXico and should have done so.
Rice fought a half fare ticket for
the woman who was with him and
whom he said was his wife. She
was dressed as a child and was
small.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

Two solid trains loaded with
threshers and engines made by the
Rumely Company passed thru here
on the Burlington Monday morn
ing. This machinery had been sold
in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
L 1t attracted a great deal of atten-
ton. Certainly these states are ex-
pecting big crops.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21
Airdome Opened.

Monday night the airdome was
opened for the season. Everything
had been renovated and put in the
best shape possible for the conven-
fence and comfort of the patrons.
The symphony orchestra played
during the evening. Miss Louise
Richey. the picture player and a
singer from St. Louis, were pleasing
additions to the program.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21
GARDEN PARTY.

A Garden Party will be given on
the lawn of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Bull
Thursday afternoon and evening of
June 18th by the ladies of the First
Baptist Church for the purpose of
starting an Organ Fund. Every
BODY invited
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21
Playing the Game of War.

American dreadEoughts are I'M
equaled the world over. but we can
not risk the honor of the Stars and
Stripes by placing unskilled players
in command of the game. We
must train our leaders, and it is for
this that weather-beaten old cap
tains take a severe course at the
Naval War College at Newport,
Rhode Island.
Hour after hour" says Louis E
Browne, in an illustrated article in
the June Popular Mechanics Maya
zine, these future players of the
real, terrible game of war, wage
mimic battle upon great checker
board-like table representing the
ocean, using as pieces toy dread
thoughts, destrOyers and submarines
To the visitor, the sight of a score
of men on Bonded knees, moving
miniature ships about in au appar
emily aimlless manner, gives the
impression that they have reverted
to childhood.
The game table is 20 #. square
and is marked off in inches, each
square inch representing a square
mile. The board represents por-
ton of the oceans surface 240 miles
square Steel pins with colored
flags, run through the tiny ships of
painted wood, serve to hold the
toys in any desired position on the
table. BattleshipS are indicated by
blue flags; cruisers, by red flags;
destroyers. by white, and subma.
rines, by green. The American
fleet is represented by toy ships
tinted blue, while the enemy is rep,
resented by red.
IF the toy feet steams at any
given number of knots, the distance
that it moves over the game boarC
can be measured from a scale with
out computation. The headway
lost by ship when turning is alst
computed on the scale. A stick, II
in. long, divided into units repre-
senting 500 I'd. each-One inch rep
resenting a mile-is used to deter
mine the distance between minia
ture fleets. This takes the place o
the range finder on battleships, up
on which the accuracy Of, gun fir
donandc
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

am now prepared to write insur-
ance on your wheat or other grow
ing crops against hailstorms.
H. G. Cleveland.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

Miss Ruth McNulty left yesterday
for Monroe City where she will visit
until Saturday with her uncle, Thos.
Conboy. Shelbyville Herald.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

w. M. Patterson and daughter
Miss Dorothy are attending the
State Bankers meeting in st
Louis.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

j. w. Cox and wife and Mrs. Pau
Cox went to Columbia Tuesday to
attend the meeting of the Missouri
Press Association.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

Many of the largest property
owners are working for paved
streets.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

Mrs. j. j. Brown is spending the
week IN Carthage. She represents
Monroe Rebekah Lodge at the State
Convention now in session there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Node Green and
sons spent Saturday in Quincy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

Mrs. Albert Bixler and Miss Mol
lie Barnes, of Ely were Monroe
visitors Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

Any kind of summer underwear
you might wish for at Hanly &
Green's.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21
TommY'S Soft Answer.

You have been fighting again,
Tommy" Il couldn't help it,
mamma. That Stapleford boy
saesed me-" That was no reason
Tor fehunp. You siruuii nave re-
membered that a soft answer turn
eth Away wrath and gwen him a
soft answer" Il did. | hit him
with chunk q mud. "-Ex
The Democrat has just put in a
new electric motor to run our job
press, Bring in the work. Let us
keep the motor busy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

Fire. lightning. tornado and live
stock insurance, city and country.
If. Ray E. Yowell.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

Order Monuments and Markers
of Bedwell. ]. ]. Brown, Mner.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

Don't you need some of that Is
and 3Cc enamel ware that is going
for 19c at Cleveland's Store.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

If you want your wheat insured
against hail call mutual Phone No.
142 and will come out and insure
it for you.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

Miss Lucille While, of haywood
spent Monday with her aunt. Mrs.
H. D. Stillwell.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

Miss Dorothy Bixler went to
Quincy Monday to spend the week
with her sister. Mrs. Wesley
Drescher.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

Best SOC work shirt at Hanly &
Green's 45c.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

c. G. HARDWOOD has returned to
his home in Kirkwood after few
days visit with DR.. and Mrs W. S
HarWood.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-05-21

A fine girl arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Murphy
Sunday evening.
The Yale expositor., 1914-06-04

mot necessarily. If you take it
manfully she may discover a new In
terest in you. Don't breathe word
Of love to her Go on as IL nothing
had happened. Don't forget that |
told you in the beginning not to take
no for an answer"
He dropped once more, biting his
lip. 81 don't see how can ever tell
mother that she refused"
why tell herr" she inquired, rising
His eyes frightened "By Jove,
shan't," he exclaimed.
Il am going up 70 the poor child
now" she went on II dare say you
have frightened her almost to death
Naturally she is In great distress. I
shall try to convince her that her de-
cision does not alter her position In
this house. depend on you to do
your part. Leslie. Make Il easy for
her 10 stay on with me-"
The Yale expositor., 1914-06-04
SYNOPSIS.

ChalIls Wrandall is found murdered In
road house near New York. Mrs. Wran-
dali is summoned from the city and iden-
es ,he poay ,d, ypa IN ,b woman Inn . %o sub
sequently disappeared, is suspected.
Mrs. Wrandall starts back for New York
in an auto during binding snow storm
On the way she meets young woman In
the road who proves &c be the woman
who killed Wrandall. Feeling that the
girl had done her n service In Kidding her
Of the man who though she loved MN
Mrs. Wrandall determines to shield her
and takes her to her own home. Mrs
Wrandall hears the story or Hetty CAS-
lates 10 Wrandall This and the story OF
the tragedy she forbids the girl ever TO
tell. She offers Hetty home, friendship
fr3 Sara and Hey
attend the funeral OF Challis Wrandall a.
the home of his parents. Sara Wrandail
and Hetty return to New York after an
Wrandall, brother OF Challis. makes him
self useful 10 Sara and becomes greatly
Interested In Hetty. Sara sees - Les
the Wrandalls and reparation for the
wrongs she suffered at the hands OF
Challis Wrandall by marrying his muir
deress into the family; Leslie; IN com,
artist. visits Sara at her, country place
Leslie confesses to Sara that he Is madlv
In love with Hetty. Sara arranges with
Booth 10 paint a picture of Hetty. Booth
has a haunting feeling that he has seen
Hettv before. Looking through a port
folio OF pictures by an unknown English
artist he finds one OF Hetty, He speaks
be a picture Of Hettv Glvnn, an English
actress who resembles her very much.
Leslie Wrandall becomes impatient ana
Jealous over the picture painting and de-
clares he is going to propose TO Hetty at
the first opportunity.
The Yale expositor., 1914-06-04
CHAPTER xI.
In the Shadow of the Mil.

IN the SnduoW OF the Mill.
The next day but one was overcast.
On cloudy, bleak days Hetty Castle
ton always felt depressed.
Leslie was to return from the wilds
on the foiHwing day. Early in the
morning Booth had telephoned to in
quire If she did not want to go for a
long walk with him before luncheon.
The portrait was finished, but he
could not afford to miss the morning
hour with her. He said as much to
her in pressing his invitation.
Tomorrow Leslie will be here and
l sha'n't see as much Of you as I'd
like" he explained, rather wistfully.
Three Is crowd, you know. I've
got so used to having you all to my
self, it's hard to break off suddenly"
Il will be ready at eleven" she said,
and was instantly surprised to find
that her voice rang with new life, new
interest. The grayness seemed to lift
from the view that stretched beyond
the window; she even looked for the
sun in her eagerness.
1t was then that she knew why the
world had been b]eaker than usual,
even in its cloak of gray.
A little before eleven she set out
briskly to intercept him at the gates.
Unknown to her, Sara sat in her
window, and viewed her departure
with gloomy eyes. The world also
was gray for her.
They came upon each other unex-
pectedly at a sharp turn in the ave-
nue.. Hetty colored with q sudden
rush of confusion, and had all she
could do to meet his eager, happy
eyes as he stood over her and pro-
claimed his pleasure in jerky, awk.
ward sentences. Then they walked
on together, strange shyness at
tending them. She experienced the
faintness of breath that comes when
the heart is filled with pleasant
alarms. AS for Booth, his blood sang
He thrilled with the Joy of being near
her, of the feel of her all about him
of the delicious feminine appeal that
made her so wonderful to him. He
wanted to crush her in his arms. to
keep her there forever, to exert all
of his brute physical strength so that
she might never again be herself but
part of him.
They uttered commonplaces. The
spell was on them. 1t would lift, but
for the moment they were powerless
to struggle against it, At length he
saw the color fade from her cheeks
her eyes were able to meet his with.
out the look in them that all men love
Then he seemed to get his feet on the
ground again, and a strange, ineffably
sweet sense of calm took possession
of him.
Il must paint you all over again. "
he said, suddenly breaking in on one
of her remarks. Just as you are
today-an outdoor girl, a glorious out
door girl in"
"In muddy boots" she laughed
drawing her skirt away to reveal a
The Yale expositor., 1914-06-04
Perfectly Justihable.

A somewhat laggard and procrasti.
mating student one Sunday evening
went to HE instructor for aid in one
of his studies, asking him II he
thought 1t vas wrong to study on Sur.
day, He was somewhat surprised To
receive the reply, "If the Master was
justified IN pulling the ass out of tb.
ditch on the Sabbath, was not the as
1ustifiable In trying TO get hIr,sel
ouf ?"
The Yale expositor., 1914-06-04

shapely foot in an American walking
shoe.
He smiled and gave voice to a new
thought. by Jove, how much better
looking our American shoes are than
the kind they wear IL London!"
Sara insists on American shoes,
so long as | sm with her. don't
think our boots are so vlllainons, do
your"
Just the same, I'm going to paint
you again, boots and all. You"
"Oh, how tired YOU will become of
mel"
TRY mel"
Besides, you are to do Sara at
once. She has consented to sit to
you. She will be wonderful, Mr..
Booth, oh. how wonderful"
There was no mistaklng the SINGER
ity OF this rapt opinion.
The Yale expositor., 1914-06-04
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And yet neither of them looked
about in search for the intruder!
Far into the night Sara sat in the
window of Hetty's dressing room, her
chin sunk low In her hands. staring
moodily into the now opaque night,
her eyes somber and unbiinking, her
body as motionless as death itself
The cooling wind caressed her and
whispered warnings into her unheed-
ing ears, but she sat there unprotect-
ed against it's chill, her nightdress
damp with the mist that crept up with
sinister stealth from the sea.
The Yale expositor., 1914-06-04
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jectedly.
81 fancy you must have gone about
it very badly" she said, pursuing her
lips.
"Badly?" he gasped. "Why-why,
good heavens, Sara, | actually plead
ed with her." he went on, quite pa
thetically. All but got down on my
knees to her. D-n me, If | can
understand myself doing it either. |
must have lost my head completely.
Begged like a love-sick schoolboy!
And she kept on saying no-no-no!
And l, like a blithering ass, kept on
telling her l couldn't live without her,
that I'd make her happy, that she
didn't know what she was saying,
and But, good Lord, she kept on
saying no! Nothing but no! Do-do
you think she meant to say no? Could
it have been hysteria? She said 1t so
often, over and over again, that it
might have been hysteria. l never
thought of that. /"
mo, Leslie, 1t wasn't hysteria, you
may be sure Of that" she said de-
liberately. She meant 1t, old fell
low"
He sagged deeper in the chair.
II can't get it through my head"
he muttered.
"As l said before, you did 1t badly"
she said. You took too much for
granted. Isn't that true?"
God knows l didn't expect her to
refuse me-" he exclaimed, glaring at
her. would have been such a fool
as to ask her II thought there was
the remotest chance Of being" The
very thought Of the word caused it to
stick in his throat. He swallowed
hard.
You really love herr" she demand
ed.
Love herr" There was a sob in
his voice. II adore her, Sara. l
can't live without her. And the worst
of 1t is, love her now more than
did before. Oh, it's appalling! It's
horrible! What am / to do, Sara
What am / to do?"
BE a man for little while, that's
ALL" she said coolly.
Don't joke with me-" he groaned.
go to bed, and when you see her
in the morning tell her that you I'M
derstand Thank her for what she
has done for you. Be"
Thank herr" he almost shouted
Yes; for destroying all that is de-
teetable in you, Leslie-your self-con-
roit ynur arrooanna upur faloa M
lions concerning yourself-in word,
your egotism."
He blinked incredulously. do you
know what you're saying?" he gasped.
She went on as II she hadn't heard
him.
Assure her that she Is to feel no
conjunction for what she has done,
that you are content to be her loyal,
devoted friend to the end of your
days"
But, hang it, Sara, love her!"
Don't let her suspect that you are
Inundated. On the contrary, give her
to understand that you are cleansed
and glorified."
What utter tommy"
wait! Believe me, 1t is your only
chance. You will have to learn some
time that you can't ride roughshod
among angels. Think it over, old fel-
low. You have had q good lesson.
Profit by It."
You mean I'm to sit down and
twirl my thumbs and let some other
chap snap her up under my very nose
Well, / guess not!"
The Yale expositor., 1914-06-04
Val. CHAPTER. Mo. 81, o. e. 6.

Regular meetings in Masonic hall Wednesday
evenings during 1914 rs follows Jan II, Feb. IL
MARCIA II. April -. May 10, June 10. July g.
Aug %. Sept. q. Oct. Z, Nov. 4 Dec 2. Special
meetings announced IN the local column. VS.
itng members cordially invited
Alice Mckenzie. Sec. Mrs Drouyor, w. M.
Mary Brown. Treas. j. T.. Beavis, w. Z.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08

Marvellous work, said ALL and the all
had been robbed.
New Workers still remember the case
Of the Ripper murder Of the woman
called "Old Shakespeare" There was a
tattered old Syrian or Arab who was
arrested and charged with the murder
The police said he had confessed 1t. The
fact was he didn't even know the Eng
lish language and the Interpreter en-
ployed was not altogether familiar with
the tongue OF the accused But 1t was
declared to be a clear case Of confess
sion. At least 1t was said that he had
confessed q number Of things that could
be pieced into the circumstantial EVIL
dence. He was convicted and went to
Sing Sing on q life sentence.
Compare the confessions Of the guilty
and the innocent and they will be found
| oddly alike In the two major divisions
Of analysis. There Is the voluntary con-
| fession and the forced confession. Those
| who are guilty confess In both these
ways, but 80 do those who are inno-
cent.
The first instinct Of the lawbreaker
is to declare he Is innocent. II Is the
exception when he decides to own UP
to his guilt. But when he sees the
prosecution In fair way to get him ne
Is likely to confess voluntarily. When
the police take him In hand he 10 often
forced into a confession. This makes
the two kinds Of guilty confessions.
| With the innocent confession of
crime Is sometimes made as the re.
suit OF hallucination. hysteria or mis-
take. 1t Is thus q voluntary innocent
confession. The forced innocent con.
fession Is brought out sometimes by the
notorious third degree" to which scores
Of innocent men are subjected by the
police every year. Once In q while q
real criminal Is bulldozed into telling
his guilt. But sometimes an innocent
man Is bulldozed into saying he il guilty
when he Is as innocent as a babe.
What was done with Farrell 10 an
example OF what may be done with
many men who are Of the ordinary
mould. men who stand somewhat In
awe OF the police power. men whose
temperaments are such that even with
right on their side they have no stom.
ach for q fight and are willing to say
anything to get through q bad or an
embarrassing half hour. To be locked
In room with police official for half
an hour or In many cases for half a
night and subjected to a constant flu
sillade OF accusation II more than many
men can stand. even when innocent.
Hammer. hammer. hammer goes the
pounding Of the guilt charge. Denial
after denial IL Of no avail. Mercilessly
comes the accusation again. until the
man on the rack actually begins to sus-
pect himself and finally thinks no must
have done something or he would not
be 20 pressed for q confession.
In the case Of Farrell. he was ques-
toned. cross questioned and then ques-
toned some more. He knew Mrs. Her
rera. didn't he? Well whether ne knew
her or Just Of her. might he not have
sent her bomb? Answer quick. Far.
rell. might you not have sent q bomb!
Hah--y0u own up XDu might have
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08

. confession from Klotz as he was
dying In the Fordham Hospital from in
turtles inflicted by one OF his self.m made
bombs to the effect that he. and not
Farrell. had sent Mrs. Herrera to her
Death.
Some confessions made to the police
may Ike explained by police methods
In Chicago one time they brought .
very hardened yeggman to headquar-
ters. Hardened 10 the word, but unlike
many Of his kind he had not profited by
experience and had refused to take a
friendly warning from the police some
weeks before that It was time for him to
take a vacation for the spring as the
make believe annual cleaning up OF the
city was going on. The yeggman only
grinned about leaving the city He did
keep from plying his vocation, however,
supposlng that was all the police meant
by their warning. But there was vice
committee with "a reformed stool pigeon
making the municipal rounds and when
Mr.. Yegg was told to leave his absence
was really desired.
A few nights afterward the house Of
q wealthy resident along the lake shore
was entered and well looted. The owner
, Gas an influential citizen. and what
was more he was moving spirit In the
current vice crusade. He was angry
and demanded action. The chief Of
police was interviewed. He declared
he couldn't understand 1t, as he had
cleaned the city up well and never had
there been fewer vicious characters
abroad.
"Why, our detective told us that he
had seen Red Herman. one Of the most
notorious yeggmen. walking along
Madison street the other night. and a
job might be expected from him at any
time" said the irate citizen.
well. what do you know about that"
said the chief in assumed surprise HE
must have come In here on a hurry to
do the Job. I'll bet he's the man. Leave
Il to me-"
Red Herman was soon brought In.
He was 80 secure In his innocence that
he was grinning. Into the chiefs inner
room he went. The door was locked
The chief sat down near a centre table
upon which he nonchalantiy placed an
extended leg. He motioned TO Red Her
man to . chair that was within eigh-
teen inches OF his own.
Red" he began cycling the yege
piercingly. you're a disgrace to your
calling. Generally you fellers keep w
with tip. What did you turn of that
lake shore Job for after told you tc
get outf"
"Come OF, chief. You know ! didn'l
do that Job It's q clear case Of rank
stranger. II knew OF II and coult
have got to him.. wouldn't a-let him
do It. Why. I'm . bank man
YOU"
Red" interrupted the chief. "you
know you did that house. You know
YOU did"
II tell you didn't" put In Rec
holly.
"And say you did. Didn't your
Nenacingly slow came the words
mo. ] didn't Do" started Red.