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7 man with gold eyeglasses, who
smelled Of some curious sickish.sweet
perfume. came and took him by the
hand and led him into q room where
his father lay In bed. very gray. and
quiet.
The white hand on the coverlet
had beckoned to him and he had gone
close up to the bed. standing very
straight, his heart beating fast and
hard.
"John!" the word had been almost
a whisper. very tense and anxious.
very distinct. John, you're little
boy. and father 10 going away"
Toto Wishing -House?'
The gray lips had smiled then. ever
80 little. and sadly. mo. John"
Take me with you. father! Take
me with you'll"
His voice had trembled then. and he
had had to gulp hard.
Listen, John, for what I Am say
ing is very important. You don't
know what l mean now. but some.
time you will" The whisper had
grown strained and frayed. but It was
still distinct. II can't go to the Never
Never Land. But you may sometime.
II you II you do, and II you
find Wishing. House, remember that
the men who lived in It be-
fore you and me were gen.
tlemen. Whatever else they were.
they were always that. Be
like them, John. will your"
Yes. father.
The old gentleman with the eye
glasses had come forward then, hasti-
ly.
Goodnight, father"
He had wanted to kiss him, but
strange cool hush had settled on the
room and his father seemed all at
once to have fallen asleep. And he
had gone out. 30 carefully. on tiptoe.
wondering. and suddenly afraid.
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CHAPTER III.
The Turn Of the Pace.

John Valiant stirred and laughed, a
little self-consciously. for there had
been drops on his face.
Presently he took check.book from
his pocket and began to figure on the
stub. looking up with wry smile. TO
come down to brass tacks." he NUT
tered. when I've settled everything
(thank heaven. ! don't owe my tailorD
there will be little matter of twenty
eight hundred odd dollars. a passe mo-
tor and my clothes between me and
the bread-line!"
Everything else he had disposed of
everything but the four.footed COM
rade there at his feet. But I'd not
sell you. old chap" he said. softly:
mot single lick of your friendly
pink tongue: not for a besstly hun
dred thousand"
He withdrew his cnressing hand and
looked again ut the check.stub Twen-
ty-eight hundredl He laughed bleakly.
Why. he had spent more than that
month ago on n ball at Sherry's! This
morning he had been rich; tonight he
was poor,
What could he dor He could not
remember time when he had not had
all that he wanted. He had never bor-
rowed from n friend or been dunned
by an importunate tradesman. And
he had never tried to earn dollar In
his life: as to current methods OF max.
ing a living. he was rs ignorant n q
Pueblo Indian.
He rose grimly and dragged his
chair facing the window. The night
was balmy and he looked down across
the darker sea Of reefs. barred like a
gigantic checkerboard by the shining
lines OF streets. to where the flashing
electric signs Of the theater district
laid their wide swath OF colored m.
dance. The manifold calls OF the
street and the buzz OF trolleys made a
duh tonai background. subdued and
fnrnway.
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symmetrical. exquisitely perfect. The
little group with whom she sat looked
somewhat out Of place In that mixed
assemblage. smartly groomed and
palpably members Of set to whom
John Valiant was familiar. they had
had only friendly mods and smiles for
the young man at whom 30 many there
had gazed with 1aundiced eyes.
To the general public which read It's
daily newspaper perhaps none Of the
gilded set was better known than
Vanity Valiant" The new Panhard
he drove was the smartest car on the
avenue. and the collar on the white
bulldog that pranced or doxed on its
leather seat sported diamond buckle.
To the spacewriters of the social col.
umns. he had been perennial inspira-
ton. The patterns Of his waistcoats.
and the splendors Of his latest bache-
lors' dinner at Sherry's-with such
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Natures Adjustment.

In the case OF all nsh which take
care OF their young. a curious adapta,
ton OF natural law to circumstances
In found. Those which take tho great.
est pains and caro- In aheltering their
offspring have tho fowest eggs, pcr.
hsps less than ono hundred at n lay.
while on tho other hand. species OF
nsh which pay not tho slightest atten.
ton to their young produce hundreds
OF thousands. and even millions u
eggs. At a single lay,
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his seat in tho car. and Mr. Davis
remained behind TO settle the bill. As
he counted his change Mr.. Davis In
his turn said TO tho landlord;
Landlord. my friend there 10 oou.
yerneur Morris"
Again tho landlord looked impressed
and puzzled.
"Morrisf Morris," he said. The
name sounds familiar. Meat line. Amt
H. sirf"
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Meatless Soup.

Boil six small turnips until soft
enough to put through sieve. Fry one
small onion in one tablespoon OF clear
dripping. Take great care not to brown
It. When cooked. put through sieve.
Add turnip to onion and put In double
boiler. Add one quart of milk and one
scant teaspoon OF cornstarch wet with
little cold milk. Salt and pepper to
taste. Cook slowly for forty minutes.
Put little grated cheese in bottom OF
each dish. Turn hot soup over 1t and
serve at once.
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-its Very Good Living Abroad
There's q Boat Leaving Tomorrow"

smudged plasterer. tools In hand
clerks, some hatleps and with thin
alpaca coats-all peering at the voice.
less front OF tho great building. and
all, ho imagined. with u thriving fear
In their faces. As he watched. a won.
an. ooaruely dressed. ran across the
street. her handkerchief pressed to her
eyes
The notice has gone up on the
door" naid III. manager II sent word
TO tho police Crowds aro ugly some.
timoa"
Valiant drew sudden sharp breath.
The corporation down In tho mirc.
with crowds at It's doors ready TO
elamor for money entrusted To II, the
aggregate savings OF widow and or.
phAr. the pltoous boarded sums earned
by labor oyer which pinched siesly
faces had burned tho midnight oill
The older man had turned back TO
tho dcak TO draw a narrow typewrit.
ton alp Of paper from n pigeonhoie.
Here" he said, is a list OF IN. bonds
OF tho subsidiary companies recorded
In your name These are all. OF
oourae. engulfed In tho largsr failure.
You have. however. your private for.
tune u you tAko my advice. by tha
way" he added significantly. "youll
make sure Of keeping that"
What do you mean7' John Va.
liant faced him quickly.
The other laughed shortly "a word
60 tho wise" he quoted. -it's vsry
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elrdles Of Roses.

Entire girdles of roses are the latest
accessory for evening gowns. They
add inches to the apparent width OF
the waist line. But to give touch OF
color to a gown in black velvet. satin.
chiffon or brocade they are invaluable,
and decidedly more striking In effect
than the ordinary corsage bouquet.
The roses of the usual dimensions of
the almot full-blown flower are made
In satin or silk ribbon or in gauze
thickly powdered with beads of a
matching shade of yellow. pink. cream
or red.
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CHAPTER !.
The Crash.

H0 Sbdets
"Failed!" calculated John Valiant
blankly, and the hat he held dropped
to the claret-colored rug like = huge
white splotch of sudden fright. THE
orporation-failed!"
The young man was the glass OF
fashion. from the silken ribbon on the
spotless Panama to his pearl.gray gait
ers. and well favored-a 1.-the stalwart
figure. with wide-set hazel eyes and
strong brown hair waving back from
candid forehead.
Never had his innocuous and but
ter-hy existence known a surprise
more startling. He had swung into
the room with all the nonchalant hab-
Its, the ingrained certitude Of the man
born with achievement ready-made In
his hands. And single curt state
ment-like the ruthless blades Of
pair of shears-had shipped across
the one splendid scarlet thread in the
woof that constituted life as he knew
It. He had knotted his lavender scarf
that morning a vice-president Of the
Valiapt Corporation-one Of the great
est and most successful Of modern
day organizations; he sat now In the
fading afternoon trying to realize that
the huge fabric. without warning. had
toppled to its fall
How solid and changeless 1t had
always seemed-that great business
fabric woven by the father he could
SO dimly remember! His own invested
fortune had been derived from the
great corporation the elder Valiant
had founded and controlled until his
death. With almost unprecedented
earnings. 1t had stood as a very Glib
raltar of finance, type and sign OF
brilliant organization. Now. on the
heels of trusts dissolution which
would be nine-days' wonder, the vast
structure had crumbled up like card
board. The rains had descended and
the floods had come, and 1t had fallen!
The man at the desk had wheeled
in his revolving chair and was looking
ut the trim athletic back blotting the
daylight, with a smile that was little
short OF covert sneer. He was one
OF the local managers OF the corpora
ton whose ruin was to be that days
sensation. a colorless man who had ac-
quired middle age with his first long
trousers and had been dedicated to the
commercial treadmill before he had
bought a safety-razor. He despised all
loiterers along the primrose paths. and
John Valiant was but a decorative fig
urehead.
Valiant started as the other spoke at
his elbow. He had come to the win
dow and was looking down at the
pavement How quickly some news
spreadsl"
For the first time the young man
noted that the street below was filling
with desultory crowd. He distin.
guished n knot of Italian laborers talk.
ing with excited gesticulations "A
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CHAPTER u.
Vanity Valiant.

The witness In excused"
In IN. ripple that stirred across tn.
court room n, the examiners abrupt
eoncluslon. John Valiant. who had
withrtood that pitilcss hail OF au.s,
tlonA, rose. bowed TO him and slowly
crossed tho cleared space to his coun.
sci. The chairman looked severely
over his eyeglasses, with his snvei
lifted, and n sthtucsduo girl, In tho
roar Of the room. laid her dciioateiy
sloved hand on a companions and
smiled slowly without Withdrawing hor
ssse, and with tho faintsst tint OF col.
or In her face.
Katharine Fargo neither smiled nor
flushed readily. lior smile was hn In.
don OF bar whole personality. hnsuid.
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Il Was His Twenty.fifth Birthday.
items the public had been kept sufi.
ciently familiar. To II. he stood per.
feet symbol OF the elder ease and In.
solent display Of inherited wealth.
And the great majority Of those who
had found place In that roomy cham
Der to listen to the ugly tale OF sQuan.
dered millions, looked to him with a
resentment that was sharpened by his
apparent nonchalance.
Long before the closing session II
had been clear that. as far as indict-
ments were concerned. the investiga-
ton would be barren Of result OF
individual criminality. flight and sui
eide had been confession. but more
sweeping charges could not be brought
home. The gilded fool had not brought
himself into the embarrassing purview
Of the law.
The Iostling crowd focked out into
the square. among them n fresh-faced
girl on the arm OF gray y-bearded man
in black frock coat and picturesque
broad.brimmed felt hat. She turned
her eyes to his.
so that" she said. lis John Valiant!
I'D almost rather have missed Niagara
Falls. | must write Shirley cambridge
about It. I'm 30 sorry lost that
picture OF him that cut out Of the
paper"
\ reckon he's not such a bad lot"
said her uncle. He hailed cab.
Grand Central Station" he directed.
with u glance at his watch. "and be
quick about II. We've Just time to
make our train"
.
Some hours later. In an inner once
Of n downtown sky.scraper. tho newly.
appointed receiver OF the Valiant Cor
poration. a heavy. thick.set man with
narrow eyes. sat beside n table on
which lay Mnali black satchei with
u paddock on Its handle. whose con.
ten,s-several bundles of crisp papers
he had been turning over In his
heavy hands with n look OF incredu.
|
n mass OF figures and memoranda lay
among them.
The shock was ntill on his face when
n knock came at the door. and u man
entered. Tho newcomer was gray
haired. slightly stopped and lean.
jowled. with humorous expression on
his lips. He glanced In surprise .,
the Uttered table.
Fargo" said the man at the desk.
do you notice anything queer about
me7"
His friend srinned, No. buck" he
said iudicially. unless it's that neck.
tie. II would stop Dutch clock"
Hang the habcrdashoryi Read this
from young Valiant" Hs passed
over letter.
Fargo read. lilo looked up. "sseur,.
ties aggrogating three millionsi" he
said In a hushed voice. why. unicss
I've been misinformed. that represents
practically all his private fortune"
Tho other nodded. Turned over u
the corporation with his resignation AZ
n vice'prosldont. and without a biessed
string tied to 'cmi wha, do you think
OF ,hnt1"
Think IT'S tho mo.t absurdiy
ldiotio thing ! ever met Two weeks
ago. before tho investigation .
but now. when TIA perfectly certain
they can bring nothing home 10 him
He paused "of course suppose it1l
save tho corporation. ehf But Il may
be ten years before It's securities pay
dividends. And this II real monsy
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Passenger Agents Nee. in Denver.

Shreveport, La.-Chairman J. Z.
Hanegan OF the Southwestern Passen-
ger Association meeting here an
nounced that the next meeting of the
association would he held in Denver
following the meeting OF the Western
association in Colorado Springs in
July.
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novel newspaper has appeared in
st. Petersburg, called the Vagabonds'
Gazette. 1t is intended for circulation
among the criminal classes. and its
chief contributors are well known to
the Russian police. Signed articles re-
lating the details of famous coups are
an Important feature of the new jour
nal.
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wANDERLusr COSTS $4,000.

Farmer, Seventy, on First Trip From
Home, Is Victim Of swlndler.
Buffalo.-George Crestesinger, the
Williamsvil!e farmer. who reported to
the police that he had been swindled
out Of $4,000. admitted that in all the
swindler had relieved him Of $4,000.
Crestesinger is seventy years old. The
trip to Florida. during which he met
the confidence man, was the first time
be had been away from home.
The state herald., 1914-05-01

The Gar of Russia probably owns a
greater quality of china than any
other person in the world. He has the
china belonging to all the Russian rul-
ers as far back as Catherine the Great.
1t is stored in the Winter palace at St
Petersburg.
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A street in Lyons-the Rue de la
Republique-is paved with glass. The
blocks are eight inches square. and so
closely fitted that water cannot pass.
between the interstices.
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ODD FACTS.

Out of total coinage of s62. $780, 900
produced by the Paris mint last year,
S47.200,000 was in gold.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-01-08
MARRIED

At the home Of the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Yickers yesterday
shortly after noon, Miss Marie Wick
ers was united in marriage to Mr.
Martin Gifiths of Shenandoah, Iowa
The ceremony was read by Rev. Faith
er J. P. Refs of Nampa, the ring ser
vice being used. AS an introduction TO
the ceremony, Miss Mingus sang the
"Bedouin Love Song" and as the
bridal party entered the parlor and
took their places beneath bower Of
white intertwined with ferns, Miss
Jean Laravea played the wedding
march. They were attended by Mr..
j. K. McDowall and Miss June De-
Clark. The color scheme of the rooms
were pink and white. The brides
gown was of white satin trimmed
with lace, and her bridal veil was
fastened by a wreath of orange bios
SONS. She carried a bouquet Of bride
roses. Following the ceremony,
luncheon was served to the so or more
guests. Among the guests pre-
sent were Mrs. Amelia DeClark and
her two sons F. A. and Harvey, who
were present at the marriage Of the
parents of the bride in Iowa % years
ago next month. The bride is fine
young lady and is very popular with
a large circle of friends in this city.
The groom is secretary of a knitting
at Shenandoah. Mr..
and Mrs Griffith left on the afternoon
rain for Shenandoah, where they will
make their home.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-01-08
Sewer Protest

VIM Hall and Chris Kesgard, rep
resenting besides themselves other
property owners, appeared to protest
against the laying of sewer pipes on
the north side of Third street They
desired that the pipes be changed
to the south side of the street so as
to make it less expensive and more
convenient for them to connect with
the sewer. They stated that none of
the residents on the north side of the
street would connect as there was an
other line running through the alley
back of their property. If no change
can be made in the location of the sew
er line, then the professors wish to
have their assessments reduced so as
to give them credit for the extra
expense of making connections with
the main sewer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-01-08
WILL BUY PEACHES
Union Meat Co. of Portland Prepar-
ing to Handle Fruit

Henry Goul, the Emmett represent
ative of the Union Meat Company,
who with his wife had spent the hoii-
day in Portland, returned home hi
day, and brought back the good news
that his firm is planning to handle
large quantities Of peaches next year
on cash basis.
Mr.. Goul says the compony is Con-
structing large cold sttor4;,e plant,
and will deal extensive!g in fruit. and
will buy peaches next summer in En-
NETT, paying spot cash, as the cor :
pany has done in handling Emmett
turkeys.
The company is now buying fat
hogs, and Mr.. Goul will ship two car
loads in few days.
Mr.. Goul had an enjoyable visit in
Portland. He, with the other repre-
sentive of the company who gathered
there to talk over future plans, was
dined and banqueted until he had to
buy a strong leather belt to keep
from busting.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-01-08
A Happy New Years Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Baisch proved
themselves royal entertainers to a
happy company who had the pleasure
to be their guests at sumptuous New
Years dinner, the guests being the
Sutton, Brownlee, Jackson and Hollar
families and Mr. Ralph Edgerton.
Their beautiful home, "Hillcrest" was
thrown open from basement to obser-
vatory, and the hillside converted into
a toboggan slide that all might have
a happy New Year. Mr.. Baisch is a
close observer and his choice collection
of pictures and incidents bring his
travel experiences before his guests
with unassuming vividness and in
terest. When all had enjoyed them
selves to the full until 'chores" beck
oned homeward, the company was as
sembed and Mr.. Edgerton, who is
skilled artist, took photo. If the
smiles of % happy faces
did not embarrass the camera there
will be-but don't tell Bucknum or he
will be wanting to add to his Seeing
Emmett display.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-01-08
Closing Up Right-of- Way.

H. E. Dunn, general manager of
the Payette Valley railroad, Louis
Wachter of New Plymouth and Mr..
Pukert of Fruitland are in town to-
day for the purpose of closing up some
unsecured right-of-way used by the P.
V. There are several tracts, both be-
tween Emmett and New Plymouth as
well as in the lower end of the valley
for which deeds have not passed, and
the visit of those gentlemen has as its
object the securing of the deeds.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-01-08
MAYOR AND CITY COUN-
Gil AT OUTS
Appointment of ThOs. .Larkin
Rejected-City Clerk to Not
Pay Salary

Emmett is without night mar
shal, the city council at Monday
nights meeting refusing to confirm
the appointment by Mayor Cummings
of Thomas Larkin for the position.
Bert Sargent, former night marshal,
turned in his star New Years and re-
fused to serve longer at the reduced
pay of $50 per month. He had pre-
viously been receiving $75 per month.
Then to make sure that the new ap-
pointee would not continue in Office.
a resolution was adopted to the eff
feet that from and after January 5
no pay check would be Forthcoming.
The motions to reject Mr.. Larkin's
appointment and discontinue his pay
carried by unanimous vote.
The marshal matter came up at the
close of busy nights work and was
the first discord in a harmonious ses-
sion. The mayor stated that in his
opinion the duties of a night marsh Al
were not such as to require a particu-
larly active or expensive man;
that the work was not worth more
than $50, and that $500 a year could
be saved to the city. He therefore
desired to present the name of Thos.
A. Larkin, whom he had appointed to
fill the position at $50 per month.
But the council couldn't agree with |
the mayor and turned down the ap-
pointment by a unanimous voc, and /
Councilmen White offered the follow
ing resolution in writing: Resolved, 4
That the city clerk be instructed to
serve notice on Thos. A. Larkin that |
on and after January he (Larkin)
would be allowed no pay for services
as night marshal.
There is considerable sentiment
in favor of cutting the police
force to one man, to go on duty from
2 to in the afternoon and from 8
to l or at night. The city of Nam
pa has reduced its force from four to
two and Mayor Partridge states that
he will cut it down to one man.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-01-08
Argue Municipal Coal Yard.

The debating society organized at
Social hall Monday night of last week
had its first debate Friday night The
participants in the debate-to-be were
present, except ]. l. Hit, principal
speaker on the affirmative Louis
Larson being the second speaker on
that side was obliged to saddle the
great responsibility of proving that
Emmett should establish a munich
pal coal yard" which he did to his
own satisfaction, crowding his oppon-
ents-some of them even off the sub
ject altogether, so that they were OBJ
liged to talk at random. The speakers
for next meeting. are stayers and will
talk on the following subject: "Re-
solved, that the present credit system
should be abolished" The debate will
be held Friday, January 16, at Social
hall. All are welcome.
ED MODIN, Secretary.
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JOHNS AVENUE To Be
WIDENED
E. K. Hayes Agrees to Give City
Land to Open Thor
oughfare

At Monday nights meeting of the
city council, VIM. Findley, supervisor
of Road District No. A, appeared
and stated that the farmers in his dis
trict desired to improve such streets
in Emmett as would give them first
class thoroughfare from Fourth street
on Johns avenue to Main street, thence
along Main to Wardwen and thence
to the Fruit Association. He said his
district had contributed sufficient
funds to grade the streets if the city
would sand them, and widen Johns
avenue.
The council readily agreed to stand
the expense Of sanding and bids both
for grading and sanding are adver-
tised for in this issue
The widening Of Johns avenue was
and always has been knotty prob
lem, but after a conference with E.
K Hayes on Tuesday, the street and
alley committee secured from him an
agreement to donate the necessary
land provided the city would move the
necessary bitches and siphons so that
water for irrigation purposes would
not be interfered with. Johns aven-
1e has always been an eyesore to
The city, and the offer of Mr.. Hayes
s both commendable and generous.