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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-15

bailiff He wished me to keep you
under surveillance"
oh, that was unnecessary" l re-
torted. Nor does it seem probable,
since he refused to see me when
called at the bank, nor deigned to an
swer the letter l wrote him. And, be-
sides, in less than a week, / am due
at his office to receive payment for my
bonds. Oh, assure you he is not 80
vitality concerned about me-"
Magnifr stepped up close to me and
every atom Of sincerity left his face.
Miss Ives," he said bluntly. you
are living in FOOLS paradise. Believe
me, you are on the verge Of complete
ruin, and 80 is the chevalier. No, do
not look 80 disdainful, for assuredly
you will come to realization of that
fact unless you accept my proposal.
He will not lose Clichy alone; he will
lose his liberty. perhaps his life. The
loss Of his estate will be as nothing
In comparison with the shame that
will be his, that will send down his
grandfather into an unhallowed grave"
He bent his face until 1t almost
touched mine, and hissed in my ear:
HE sold the treaty."
"lmpossible!" cried, starting from
him.
improbable to the uttermost, but
true" Magniff rejoined. 81 told you
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from me. Had | alone been con-
cerned," he concluded, II should have
permitted you to go unscathed. But
l have my duty as a Frenchman.
When l discovered that this trick Of
yours was part of wider scheme to
defraud and betray France, that you
had actually concealed the stolen doc
ument in this safe Of yours, thinking
to hide 1t when you removed the
forged bonds, then my patriotism
arose and forced me $nto action"
"Oh, spare your patriotism" rO-
turned, cold with humiliation and an.
ger. "No. let him do his worst"
continued, seeing that Charles was
upon the point of springing to mj
side. 1T is the last baffled scheme OF
a desperate trickster."
Bravo, Anne" said Charles. clap
ping his manacled hands. At the h0l-
low chink Of the steel. the words of
anger died on my lips. For the first
time l realized that Leopold Magniff's
nets had closed round US. He had fuf'
filled his threats.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
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! the moor. Five hundred pounds! Twen-
ty-fve hundred dollars, twelve thou
sand FIVE hundred francsl The inter
est upon the mortgagei
II was the prize money that Charles
had won that day in England when he
made his aeroplane flight with me.
which the secretary Of the aviation
meet, obstinateIy assuming me to be
his wife. had thrust into my hands
that evening OF our chance encounter
at Charing Cross station. l had put
the money away in Mr.. Spratt's book
and wholly forgotten II.
| think / must have gone med with
joy, for ran down the stairs, waving
the money wildly, shouting incoherent.
ly. On the way down | encountered
Charles. | shook the bank-notes into
his face and rushed on past him. The
comte and his daughter we're in the
drawing room and came out as l de-
scended; | waved the money at them
and ran on into the library. Magniff
MAS there, seated in an arm chair.
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HIM. .EGBERT
lCOPYRIoHT 1919
WG.CHAPMAN)
O.IRWIN MYERS

Jean Casseroy, the ancient butler, en-
tered. Take this gentleman to his
apartment" he said. "Obey his orders
and make him comfortable. The Ii
brary will be at his disposal"
Magniff, thoroughly disconnected
stood glowering at the comte, uncer
tain whether to buster or to accept
this most distant hospitality. And
then, with a most charming courteous
| ness of which, am sure, l should
never have been capable, the cheva-
! lier's mother arose.
Il shall see to It that your sheets
are aired, monsieur" she said, smiling
as though he we're the most welcome
guest. THE grounds are at your dis
posal; pray make yourself master
here"
Magniff swung on his heel and
strobe sullenly out of the room in the
wake of the old servitor.
You may as well leave tomorrow,
Anne" said my grandfather. Every
moment spent here now is a humilia-
ton"
took him by the arm and patted
his trembling hand. l knew that the
departure from Clichy would quickly
snap the thread Of his still vigorous
life. Though l no longer hoped for
rescue, was resolved that we should
hold out to the uttermost
Grandfather" l said, when Richie
lieu invested Castle Chichy and the
last ounce Of powder had been fired.
the last atom of provision gone. Clichy
did not surrender. And, at the last
instant, rescue came. Let us fight to
the uttermost Let US remain till
Sunday"
A dull fire cleaned In the old
comte's eyes
you are quite right. my dear" he
answered. What do you say,
Charles?"
She is right" answered the cheva-
lier. 1T was a woman like you, Anne,
who inspired our ancient defenders, as
you inspire us today"
Friday came, then Saturday. But
a bare four-and-twenty hours re-
mained. Magniff had not ventured to
leave his apartment during the period
that had elapsed, but on the morning
of the last day but one l encountered
him in the grounds. I think he had
been watching for me.
Wait a moment, mademoiselle," he
exclaimed, as l made to hasten past
him. "A moment only. Will you not
believe me when say how profoundly
| regret the part have to play? Let
me assure you, have no enmity
against your grandfather"
Then why are you here-how did
you dare come here?" l asked indig-
nantly.
1T was to see you" he answered.
Now do not go, mademoiselle. | knew
that you had met your relatives and
become reconciled and gone to reside
with them. Meanwhile, my father and
l have become reconciled. also. And
nothing would content him but that
should assume this odlous role Of
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cannot cut the trees, although this
Is a slow process where the huge
trunks throw out buttresses FIVE to
ten feet in radius, but that having cut
them he cannot dispose of them The
primary reason for the existence of
the genuine tropical forest is that
rain falls abundantly at practically
all seasons. There may be, and usu-
ally is. a short dry season when the
sun Is farthest from the zenith. New.
ertheless, even at this time the
drought is not absolute. When the
trees are felled the oHly way Of get
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CHAPTER VII.


The Stolen Treaty.
(Magniff lays down his hand and
| ind his cards stacked.)
At last the day arrived on which
the safe containing my bonds was to
be opened My bonds, l say-well,
hardly mine, since had bIndly sold
them to the banker for a paltry $780,
600, not knowing their value to him,
when might have utilized his need of
them to force Magniff to release my
grandfather from his mortgage. re-
fiected with some bitterness upon my
folly. Still, even $4,000 was not to
be despised. That would enable my
grandfather to meet his interest and
| thus retain Clichy for at least two
years, during which period much might
occur.
AS to the future of myself and
Charles l dared not think. Marriage
was out Of the question under the pres
ent circumstances. Every penny that
could be scraped together had gone
to pay the interest on that miserable
mortgage. and in three months more
the interest must again be met.
I'VE shall be driven to giving exhi-
billions In our monoplane for a bare
living, sun-goddess," said Charles to
me, gaily. I could not re-echo my
fiance's mirth. Since the loss or theft
of the treaty draft Charles had been
suspended from his office in the diplo-
of 10 NJ
that suspicion had fallen on him. He
had no other source of income than
his meager pay as captain in an in
fantry regiment, from which he had
been detached for special service OF
the state.
Despite the fact that, in accordance
with my agreement with the financier,
I was to receive $4,000 upon the safe
being opened, arose on the appointed
morning after restless night, over
whelmed with misgivings. Empty and
vain as they appeared to be, could
not but recall Leopold Magnifrs
threats, his self-confident assurances
that the chevalier and I stood on the
brink Of ruin. What schemes had he
prepared for us? What might he not
have done, being in possession Of my
key, as / felt sure he was? / voiced
my fears at the breakfast table, but
Charles laughed them away. Much as
he hated us. he argued, Leopold Mag
niff would hardly dare utilize his pos
session of my key to remove the bonds
from the safe, since they could not be
negotiated, and he would merely he
placing himself within the grasp Of
the law.
you will find the bonds In the safe,
Anne" said Charles optimistically.
"Or. rather, we SHALL
You will come with me?" cried,
and all my fears and doubts immedi-
ately resolved themselves
We asked advice of my grandfather,
who cordially approved of the cheva-
lier's suggestion. "For you see," he
said, "our little Anne came to US in
such an unexpected fashion that she is
liable to disappear, perhaps in the
guise of some beneicent fairy, after
having SdNou SHCHy W usS IL We per
NIT her to go to Paris alone"
Never fear that you will lose me,
until you are tired of me, GRANDPA
ther," answered.
The old comte had changed consid-
ably during the brief period that had
known him. His great age-eigkty.
four, appeared to have begun at length
to manifest itself Not that his vigOr
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-15
A Guinea Garden.

Those who have heard words spo-
ken so carelessly that their real mean,
ing must remain matter Of conjec-
ture will sympathize with tue Italian
mother in one of the Brooklyn settle.
ments where kindergarten ia flour
ishing
She reached the building early one
morning, and with a distinct grtev.
ance in face and voice confronted the
Kindergarten:
Why" she demanded, why you
no call this school? Why yoE call
him a guinea garden?"
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stoue stairway into the depths OF the
earth, emerging through an iron door.
way into a huge room, lighted by elec.
trio light, around which innumerable
safety compartments were arranged.
Nobody else was there, except a jani-
tor who stood at door at the far end,
which communicated by a flight OF
steps, with the street outside. Mag.
niff led US to the safe and handed the
key to me.
1T has not been opened for thirty
years" he said. You may find the
hinges stiffened. Nevertheless the
Code Napoleon prescribes that you
yourself shall open 1t. II it is beyond
your power, doubtless, the chevalier
will hold your fingers. But he must
,:1t Eclock the safe"
/ Is@se MC G.nsSer, but stepped for
ward and fitted tie key into the lock,
turning it until l obtained the combi-
nation. The functionaries, apparently
inspired by intense interest, drew
close, one on each side of me. The
heavy door swung open easily. Inside
the safe saw a bundle of papers. My
hand shook SO, from excitement, that I
could barely lay hold of them.
Observe! Her hand trembles, Gas
toni" heard one of the officials say
TO the other in stage whisper.
l drew the papers from their resting
place and handed them to Magniff
Pray examine these, and, If you
find that they are made out correctly.
complete the contract" l said.
You again claim, before these gen.
tlemen," said the banker, that these
are your own Panama bonds?"
"Indubitably." answered.
Magniff signaled to the officials, and
they came up to me. He glanced at
the papers and began to shuttle them
rapidly. One sheet became detached
and f1uttered to the ground. 1t was
doubled piece of notepaper, such as
used anywhere for correspondence.
and 1t was covered with minute writ
ing. Suddenly Charles darted for
ward
THE treaty." he exclaimed. and
grasped for It.
One of the officials stopped his
hands met those of my fiance. AS
they rose l heard something click.
The chevalier was handcuffed!
The second man stepped up to him
and touched him on the shoulder.
Charles Victor Sebastian, Chevalier
DIVES" he said. Il arrest you for
espionage and theft Of a secret gov
ernment document"
Charles was too stupetied to attempt
resistance, even II the thought had
entered his head. l stared from one
to the other Of the group, still mysti-
fed. l had not yet fully comprehend
ed. Magnifr whispered to the second
man and he came to my side.
"Mademoiselle Anne Ives" he said.
Il arrest you for completely in the
theft of government document, and
also for attempting to obtain money
by the sale of worthless forged bonds.
Magniff nodded hfs head. "A very
clumsy forgery" he said. He turned
to me. 1T grieves me, mademoiselle.
to have to place you under arrest" he
continued. II hoped that at the last
moment you would not have the au.
dacity to carry out this scheme. Re-
member, pray, that l warned you
upon the occasion of our former inter
view, what would be the inevitable
consequences should you persist in
this attempt of yours to extort money
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ting rid of them is by burning. Un-
der the ardent tropical sun most trees
will become dry enough to burn
in two or three weeks. If they do
not become ready to burn during the
dry season, It is useless TO think of
such a thing later, They will rot
away, to be sure, and disappear with
in few seasons. but this is of little
use, for meanwhile new growth has
quickly sprouted. In the tropical
rain forests. bushes will grow to .
height OF ten or twenty feet in sim
gle year. Indeed. In the short space
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Of two months so much heritage
will spring up that piece of forest
which has been cut cannot be burned,
even though the trees have become
dry.
This is no theory, but actual fact
In the spring Of 1918, in part of
Guatemala, where the forest is by no
means of the densest kind and where
a considerable number of coffee plan
tations exist, saw this happen, The
trees had been cut. but 80 many show
ers fell during the nominal dry season
that the branches did not become dry
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Possibly Had Happened to l4Im

Farmer Yapp-"WhAt kind nv y pio-
ture wuz this hero lost 'Moana Liza
anyway" The Village Oracle-"A
small portrait OF woman" Farmer
Yapp-"H "Humph! I'll bet ye that some
one Of them fresh travelin' crayon piC-
tufo agents hypnertized the caretaker
O. the janitor inter lettin' him take 1t
away with him to have 1t enlarged"
Puck.
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Business.

The rival moving picture magnates
stood on the corner and watched the
hurrying stream Of men. women and
children, each one capable Of squander-
ing an indefinite number Of five-cent
pieces upon the movies.
What stroke OF business It would
have been. SAM" said the tall magnate
70 the fat one. what . smashing stroke
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HANDICAP OF THE TROPICS
These Forests Frequently Cannot Be
Cleared In the Short Dry Sea.
son That Prevails.

In the true tropical forest, agricul.
tire is practically out of the question,
writes Ellsworth Huntington In the
Tale Review. Even for the white
man 1t Is difficult to clear the ground,
and for the sluggish son of the tropics
It Ia almost impossibls, Not that he
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reading newspaper. AS entered he
rose and came toward me, a light Of
triumph in his eyes.
You have come to accept, Anne,
he cried.
Il have come to pay your blood fee"
l cried wildly, and flung the notes
down on the table Take these and
go. Go! Never let me see you again.
You understand" I babbled on. Go!
Co."
Then everything swan around me.
The old comte caught me from behind
and supported me as fell fainting into
his arms.
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Color Returns.

Many people when ironing a dyed
dress find that the hot iron changes
the color. II 1t is hung in the shade
the color will quickly return.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-15
When cutting Fresh Bread.

Before cutting fresh bread always
dip the knife in hot water. This yre
vents the bread from crumbling.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-15

enough to burn and consequently
many people were unable to plant
crops.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-15
To MhIten Flah Or BOWL.

TO WHIttU FIsH OF FOWL.
When boiling fowls or fish always
add the juice Of half lemon to the
water in which they ere boiled
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If there had been somebody to take q
Aim when God created the worfa!"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25

George Aranyos and family narrowly
escaped terrible death last Friday
morning, at about three o'clock, v hen
their farm home, one mile south and
two miles east of town was discovered
to be thoroughly on fire. The family
are Hungarians, and the farm on which
they live was formerly the property of
M. G. Doyle. The fire was discovered
by the hired man and in the opinion of
the members of the family, caught
from a defective chimney Mr.. and
Mrs. Aranyos and their two children
were hastily aroused and managed to
escape, clad only in their night clothing
just as the roof fell in. There was, we
understand, $4,000 insurance on the
house and $4,000 on contents. which
was, of course, not enough to cover the
loss. The homeless family found refuge
with one of their countrymen who lives
nearby and will, it is said. commence
the erection of a small home of their
own as soon as possible.
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written for The Messenger

the light. when he heard a sound. a
very little bit OF sound. He sat up
quickly In bed and listened eagerly.
because 1t sounded. II really did sound,
as il 1t might be sleighbells. In a min.
ute. he didn't know just how. he was
leaning out Of the window
He didn't feel as II he had walked
there at all, but more as II he had just
SKINNED along without any effort on
his part. as IL he had been some sort
OF delightful fish bird. He leaned away
out of the window. not feeling a bit
afraid OF falling. and looked down up.
on the street.
Yes. down there on the street, as
plain as day. he could see the reindeer
shaking their long horns and prancing
until the bells that seemed almost to
cover them filed the air with their
musical jingle. And then there was a
CLEAN OF red. Somebody was climbing
into the sleigh! There was the echo
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25

1t will be unnecessary to enlarge
upon the benefits that accrue from the
holding of Farmers Institute. Clio
has had several of them in the past and
they have been well attended and pro-
ductive of much practical benefit in i'm
proving the practice in various branches
of agriculture that are carried on in
this section. Having in mind the bene-
fetal character of these meetings, a
movement is on foot to secure one for
Clio to be held sometime in January.
the session to be of two days dura-
ton, if possible. l. R. Field will prob
ably act as manager of the institute
and Leslie Runnells as secretary, and
farmers who would like to have some
special branch of husbandry discussed
at the meeting are asked to inform
either of these gentlemen of their
wishes in the matter, when every ef-
fort will be made to accommodate them.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-12-25
NJ. P. Church Notes

Theme for morning sermon. Prom
the Shespfold to the Throne" At the
evening union service the topic will be,
"Why ] am a Christian. F" You are
cordially invited to both services.
The fair recently held by the Ladies
Aid Society proved to be a good success.
The same was well patronized by the
public who helped in a noble way which
was appreciated. The fair was held in
the new church building and was beau.
tifully decorated for the occasion. The
receipts amounted to 500.
Christmas exercises and a Christmas
tree will be featured at the M. P.
Church, Thursday, Christmas Eve.
Everybody is invited to come and tc
place any gifts they may desire upon
the tree. Everyone, big and little. ole
and young, will receive gift of candy
and nuts and the occasion will be made
enjoyable in every way.
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of jovial voice calling. the horns Of
the reindeer quivered joyfully, their
little feet paved the ground, then the
whole turnout seemed to leap into
the air, and like fash was gone
Teddy rubbed his eyes. 1t was fun.
ny! He thought he was at the win
dow, but here he was In bed.
He sat up and looked around the
room. The fire in the CRATE had gone
out. but the gray light Of the morning
was beginning to steal through the
curtains Teddy slid out of bed and
crept softly to the fireplace.
The stockings we're bulging In all
directions. as had been their exhilarat.
ing wont in other years! He put out
his hand and touched one OF them
gently. 1t was no dream! The stock.
ing was full to overhowing!
With little signing, whispering
wheeze of JOY and relief Teddy clasped
his hands until the knuckles showed
as white as the snow outside. Then
with a cry of absolute delight he
dashed into his mothers room.
She opened pair OF sleepy eyes at
the sound Of the pattering little feet
Teddy threw himself upon her, laugh
ing and sobbing.
"Oh. mother, mother, mother!" he
cried "He come after all! Santa
Claus did come! Santa Claus did
come! He did. he did. he did!"-Chi
cago Daily News.
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hung them up at the end Of the man
tel he could hardly keep back the
tears. How disappointed he and his
mother would be when they got up In
the morning and found the stockings
empty! She leaned over and kissed
him tenderly Are you tired. dear?'
she asked. You don't seem as happy
as usual"
Teddy assured her. as well as he
was able for the lump In his throat
that he was perfectly well. His moth
er. like the wise one that she was
didn't press the question. She merely
drew up her low rocking chair and sat
beside the bed until she thought Ted
dy was asleep and then she crept
quietly down stairs.
Teddy lay for a long time after she
went, watching the freight flicker on
the walls. He couldn't 60 to sleep and
besides what was the use, when there
wasn't anything to wake up for? A
good many tears rolled out OF the cor
ners OF his eyes. but he didn't care
now.
He must have lain there for about
four or ten hours. he thought. and had
Just shut his eyes to rest them from
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Early Clio Newspaper.

Through the courtesy of l.. B. Fuller,
we have been enabled to examine a
copy of "The Vienna Sentinel" pub
lished at Clio by Joseph McKibbin, Dec.
9, 1880. The paper is 6x9 inches in size
and certainly very primitive in appear
ance. Among the news items, we note
that an epidemic of diphtheria was pre-
vailing in Clio at that time and that
the Giberson Block at Mt. Morris and
several other stores were destroyed by
fire entailing loss of $1,000. The Mt.
Morris correspondent states: "I'll bet
that Lon Mann, our harness maker, is
glad he located here. Plenty of work
and SOME MONEY" Old residents may
remember Continental Hall, which is
one of the business places mentioned
"Old Cap. Williams" who ran a local
thirst perlor, carried one of the largest
display advertisements. In the Thet-
ford correspondence a Mr.. Bishop
offers Sc. 90 per thousand for oak logs
delivered at his mill and we note that
a shingle mill was in operation. In the
general news appears an item that
Ex-Congressman Begole, of Flint,
had recently sent five gallons of apple
jelly to president-elect Garfield. The
Clio market at that time was as fol-
lows; Potatoes, Csc; dressed hogs,
SIS. 25; butter, Zoe; eggs. zoe; shelled
corn, 40c; oats, 30c; No. l White
wheat, 96.