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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-10-16
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. a bit stouter
than when we first met him twelve
years ago, his arrogance little less
evident in manner albeit time had not
altered the fact. The other was
youngish man whose thin bony face
and hands and streaks Of premature
gray hair spoke of physical frailty.
1t 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 ac-
count"
The secretary returned with the &C.
count of the latest successful specula-
ton. Henley gave 1t rapid glance
and handed 1t to Mark. The latter
studied it carefully, questioned certain
items, questioned the explanation and
finally accepted them. Henley smiled
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-10-16
SYNOPSIS.

mark Truitt. encouraged by his sweet
neart. Unity Martin, leaves Bethel. his
m na.ive town, to seek his fortune Simon
ms dream to see steel plant at Bethel
ano asks the son to return and build
on one II he ever gets rich. Mark applies to
mona, anotnas Henley. head of the Quinby Iron
I.orks Tor a Job and is sent to the con-
strucuon gang. His success In that work
wlns MIN a place as helper to Roman
hAnozreJzski, open-hearth furnaceman He
Desoahes a boarder in Romans home and
assists Piotr Romans son, in his studies
hazia, an adopted daughter, shows her
gratituoe In such manner as to arouse
MARKS interest in her. Heavy work in
MARK to collapse and Kazia cares for
nm n Later Roman also succumbs and
marx gets his job. Roman resents this
ana tells Mark to find another boarding
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-10-16

fairs always die natural death. There
was another girl, wasn't there?"
Why, 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. well, / 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 if they
had been neighbors in the habit of
meeting daily. And tkas 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
Unitys hair and that her hat had been
readjusted to its 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 we?" Her tone at
tached no Importance to the omission.
Nevertheless, when he stood aside,
she drove the horse forward length
and laid limp hand in Marks.
Also" he continued, you haven't
said you're sorry that was hurt"
Obi" 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 classic formula
Unity" he said earnestly. "drat the
people!"
You can say that. You don't have
to stay here"
but I'm going to stay here"
"Not for good?"
For good"
"Why?"
Mark laughed shortly when you're
put out of the race, you don't want to
stag where you have to watch the
others still running"
She inspected him again, more
closely. He thought he was sincere.
but ne ulu Hot hhoW that uSSplte tue
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 "In the meantime
will you set the dogs on me WHEN /
drive down your way?"
"Oh. WE'LL" She tried unsuccess-
fully to return to indifference. IF you
really want to come! It's been a
dull season. suppose it would be
mercy to the gossips to give their
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-10-16

tcopyight. 1918. By The Bobbs-Merrin Company,

In which he could congratulate himself
on having avoided serious blunder.
Not many months later he by chance
met Piotr, who conveyed the news that
hazia 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, 80 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 win one Slocum, a
prosperous young farmer of the vicin-
ity This may hardly be regarded as
poetic retribution. 1t caused Mark a
few days surface indignation and a
secret relief; one can not feel deeply
the loss of shadow, even though one
has paid a price for her.
Kazia married; Unity, having Tilted
him, keeping company with plodding
Bill Slocum! His tragedy had ended
in sheer farce. We do we'll, he con-
cluded, not to take our dramas too
seriously.
An amazing thing happened one day.
There was the sound of a quick un-
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, guess Mark re
piled out of his amazement.
Good" said Henley. Your father
presumed" He nodded toward Simon
Mark made the necessary introduce
tions. 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
"Ah! 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 Simons shyness.
Il remember now, it was you who
sent this young man to me. l." said
Henley graciously, "am in your debt
The preachers shadowy smile ap
peared rs he?"
Henley laughed pleasantly. q fancy
he Is. And j have notion the debt
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-30
A SPEND THE DAY PARTY.

Captain J. H. Boston, Mrs. Mills
Mcneil and Captain and Mrs. J. II.
Boston, Jr, were among the guests
who spent January 22nd with Judge
and Mrs. James R. Brown at thelr
home near Canton. Ex-Governor
and Mrs. Brown were invited but
could not be there and several Others
were kept in Atlanta on account of
a wedding. DR.. A. T. Spalding and
Mr.. w. A. Foster, of Atlanta, were
present, with several other pominent
men from the city. Mrs. Brown
served a turkey dinner with fruit
cake, Lady Baltimore cake and sylla-
bub with whipped cream favored
with brandy over 20 years old. The
party especially enjoyed the stories
told by DR.. Spalding who is so well
known as a preacher.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-30

Mr.. J. E. Massey was unable to az
tend the bankers convention on ac-
count of the annual stock holders
convention of the Kennesaw Marble
Co., but the First National Bank, OF
Marietta, of which he is president,
was represented by Mr.. G. P. Rev
nolds and Mr.. d. r. Little. Mr..
George Sessions, Of the Marietta
Trust & Banking Co., and Mr.. f. C.
Gurley, of the Merchants and Far
mers' Bank represented their res
pective banks.
Buy your hardware from Dobbs and
save money.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-30
JAMES PETTY's BIRTHDAY.

On Saturday afternoon Mrs. ]. w.
Petty assisted by Mrs. S. d. Squires
and Mrs. Rosser Little, entertained
a party of 20 boys in honor of James
Petty's tenth birthday. Evelyn Che
ney was the only girl present and
she was extremely pretty entirely III
white and served punch. The house
was decorated with growing plants
and cut flowers. The color scheme
was white and pink in the dining
room.
The round table had a cut-glass
vase filled with white and pink car
nations on battenberg center piece
under which pen knives for all the
boys were concealed Pink ribbons
attached to the knives extended to
each place at the table where pink
and white cake and ice cream were
served Around the center piece
stood four silver candlesticks with
pink candles shaded in pink. The
big round cake held five pink and
five white candles and when it was
cut the dime was found by Gordon
Sessions and the button by Dan But
Yer. James received many nice pres
ents, especially boxes of candy, and a
merry afternoon was spent by the
little boys.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Duval and
daughter, Jenny Lynn, of Decatur,
and Miss Julia Bryan, of Elberton.
spent Sunday with MIR. and Mrs.
Murray Hawkins.
10 Pounds Snowdrifs $1.1C L. H.
Brown, Cherokee street.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. s. Hice and fami-
ly are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S.
Gatlin. They have moved to Ma
rietta from Fort Worth, Texas, aui
will be at home here as soon as they
select house.
Mr., Robert Rucker, of Jackson.
Miss, who is returning from his
wedding journey through Florida,
brought the bride up to meet the
family of his aunt, Mrs. W. w. Wat
kins.
Mrs. John Graham Sullivan sang,
as a solo at the Presbyterian church
last Sunday morning, Hold Thou
My Hand" Mrs. Sullivan's voice is
finer than ever and her singing was
greatly enjoyed by the congregation.
FOR RENT-Good house with gar
den and lot. Apply to ia Granting
St., or phone 275-J If.
By an inadvertance in the Journal
last week the name of Mrs. NJ. NJ
Sessions was written in place of Mrs.
George Sessions as entertaining her
~ club. Mrs. M. M. Sessions does
not belong to either a AZ or a card
club and never plays either cards or
~.
Mrs. Walter Farmer, of Nashville,
Tenn, who is spending the winter at
her winter home in Naples, Fla, has
come to Marietta to spend few days
with her sister, Mrs. Aristides Rey-
nolds, who will go to Florida with
Mrs. Farmer for a visit in that de-
lightful place.
Mrs. Will DuPre entertained her
bridge club Friday afternoon and
served a delicious luncheon using a
color scheme of pink. Clusters of
pink wistaria hung from the cleo
trolier over the table which was set
with white lace mats over pink and
center piece of pink roses. Thu
score cards were adorned with bas-
kets of pink flowers.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-30

All kinds roofing at Dobbs store
Mrs. E. B. Freyer has returned
from Savannah.
Miss Julia Anderson spent the
week end at home.
Mr.. Josiah Carter has returned to
Washington, D. c.
Miss Rebecca Sheridan spent a
few days in Atlanta this week.
Mrs. owen Johnson and Miss Eta
Putnam leave tomorrow for South
Georgia.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. S. Collins will be named Eliz-
abeth Eugenia.
Harvey Kincaid is convalescent
and so are several members of Mrs
Tatum's household.
10 lbs. Snowdrift, $1.10. L. n.
Brown, Cherokee street.
Judge Newt Morris and Capt Fred
Morris have gone to Mineral Bluff
to enjoy few days hunting.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Sessions has returned
from business trip to Chicago, St.
Louis and CINCINNATI
A brief note from Mr.. Ralph G.
Dobbs to the Journal gives his ad-
dress as $40 Bluff street, Dubuque,
Iowa.
Mr.. Ben Black has returned to
Brunswick, after few days at home
Miss Augusta Hedges spent the
week end at home
Little Jack Carriker has measles
and his school mates Nellie Gibson
and Albert Sans are also afflicted in
the same way.
Is lbs. best Sugar, $1.19. L. H.
Brown, Cherokee street.
Mrs. l. M. Peacock and little son,
Eugene, of Harrison, Ca, are the
guests of Mr.. Thomas Sheridan, at
Elizabeth.
Miss Addie Seize and Miss Ruth
Elmer have gone to Sea Breeze, Flor
ida to spend the winter with Miss
Russell and Miss McCulloch.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-30
MRS. WILSON'S SCHOLARSHIP.

Mrs. Woodrow Wilson has just
given $1,000 for a scholarship to the
Berry School in memory of her bro
Their, Edward w. Axon, who was
drowned some years ago. Mrs. Will
son received the $1,000 from the sale
of pictures she had painted. She
lived in Rome when she was a little
girl and went to school there. Miss
Sena Towers was one of her class
mates at that time.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-30
LIVE SQUADS WANTED,

Will need several hundred live
healthy squads from 4 to 5 weeks
old. Will take small or large lots.
Will pay Scents per pair. Address
Box No $50 Marietta Journal.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-30

WANTED AGENTS. You can make
money: Several good statesmen for
Cobb County, preferably married men
Every home a prospect for our high
class patented articles. Address Box
359 Marietta Journal.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-30

FOR SALE-Three thoroughbred
Berkshire gifts, 8 months old, SIS
each. D. G. COLE.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-30

Let us fill your Prescriptions. Ev-
cry prescription carefully checked.
WIKLE-BUTLER DRUG CO.,
Near Post Office.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-30

Our Prescription Room is the most
complete in every way. GRIFFITH'S
PHARMACY.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-30

MONEY TO LOAN on good farm
lands at 6 per cent plus reasonable
commission. See me. J. GLENN
GILES, Attorney. dec5-smo
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-30

rrIepbone News for this page to
mrs. Carter.
PHONE $40.
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1914-01-22

for gets sufficient exercise to keep
the body healthy, and the one that
is we'll fed is one that obtains its
feed at not too great an expendi-
ture of energy. The animal that
'rustles" for its feed seldom gets
enough, and is generally un-
profta BILE.
The size, the quality and the
profits from an animal are more
dependent on its feeding than on
its breeding. The animal that is
we'll cared for and we'll fed is likely
to increase in size, quality and
utility, no matter what the breed
ing; while on the other hand, it
matters not how we'll bred it may
be or what its inheritance of size
and quality may be, if it is not
we'll fed and cared for, it is certain
to deteriorate,-The Progressive
Farmer.
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1914-01-22

for the future of mankind. The
very fact that we are keenly and
often painfully alert to many re-
naming problems is within itself
evidence that we have moved for
ward and are pressing upward.
jackson Daily News.
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1914-01-22
Why Pure-Breds Are Better
Than Scrubs.

In the first place let us dispose
of two popular errors: First, the
ability to resist hardships is by no
means an evidence of superior
worth. The animal that has to
resist the most hardships is likely
to be the least profitable, and we
advise as strong y as we possibly
can against any man attempting
to keep livestock if he is going to
require them to resist hardships,
and also against the selection of
any breed in preference to another
because it can withstand hardships
better. Men with such ideas al
ways fail in the livestocksbusiness.
The second error is that it pays
to keep livestock on short rations
or to make them 'rustle" for their
feed. 1t requires energy to hunt
feed, and to supply this energy
requires feed.
The only rational basis upon
which to engage in livestock hus-
bandry is that it is the business of
the livestock farmer to supply
abundance of feed for his animals
and that all the energy that should
be expended by the livestock in
gathering their feed is only SO much
as will give the needed exercise for
the maintenance of good health.
1t is also a mista ke to assume,
as many seem to do, that an animal
that is we'll fed and cared for is
more liable to suffer from disease
than one that is compelled to with,
stand hardships or to hunt SO
diligently for feed, that it never
gets enough and consequently al
ways remains small and poor.
An animal that is properly cared
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1914-01-22

If you will feed your hens we'll
and make arrangements for keep
ing them warm, they will furnish
you in eggs. The hen is about
the most importantest yet. If you
treat her badly you needn't expect
her to come across. Let your
watchword be: "More eggs and
better eggs
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1914-01-22
Eliminating Typhoid.

The fact that there we're but two
cases of typhoid last year among
the eighty thousand enlisted men
and officers in the United States
army has been trnly accounted
zone of the marvels of modern
medicine" OF the two exceptional
cases, one was that of patient
who had not been treated with the
vaccine; the other was in a detach
ment of American troops in China.
The record in the navy is almost
as remarka BILE. The cases there
were seven and four Of these, we
are told, "were under treatment in
remote tropical stations where the
vaccine had deteriorated
Living in various climates and
amid all manner of environment,
these thousands of men on land
and sea, some of them exposed to
conditions that were particularly
trying on health. were virtually
immune from a disease which has
long been one Of the most treach-
erous to be encountered. What
has thus been done for the army
and the navy will eventually be
done for the people as whole
The talisman against typhoid
has been found. 1t only remains
to place the effective vaccine at the
public's disposal and to establish
in cities and rural districts the
same methods of sanitation that
the war department and the navy
department have applied.
Ia this wonderful record lies a
shining argury of mans conquest
over divers other maladies that
now take thousands of lives.
yellow fever has now been prac-
tically eliminated, smallpox robbed
Of its old terrors, tuberculosis is
yielding slowly but none the less
surely, and recent discoveries have
brought at least substantial hope
that cancer will be overcome. In
no other age has there been such
progress in the conservation of
human life, such cheering omens
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1914-01-22

Pointed sayings which We stole
from somewhere:
Marrying man to reform him
is a good deal like trying to make
an omelette out of a bad egg.
A boy has to explain to his
mother why be was out so late and
a man has to do the same thing to
his wife.
Some men would rather steal.a
poor living than earn a good one.
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1914-01-22

Every time you think about it
and can find a suitable place, set
out tree In years to come you
will be glad that you took this
much interest in the future. There
should be row of trees set on
either side of the Main Street of
Water Valley.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-15

The United Staes last year exported
zinc valued at $1,735,O99.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-15
JORDAN SAYS TRIP
WILL BRING MANY
Secretary of the Commercial
Club Declares Success of
Booster Invasion in Neigh
boring Towns Unqualified.

"An unqualified success" was the
way Secretary Jordan of the Com
mercial club described yesterday
Booster trip. AS the result Of litera.
ture thrown broadcast over neighbor-
ing counties south of Richmond, Sec.
rotary Jordan believes thousands OF
persons will flock to this city on June
IL to the opening of Morton Lake and
Park. The hearty welcome received
by the boosters at every point brought
them home highly enthusiastic over
the trip.
Although no official reception was
given the Richmond boosters any
place but Liberty where two leading
business men presented the president
of the Commercial club, George Seidel
with big key to the CITY," the people
along the line were waiting to watch
the procession of twenty-three auto
mobiles pass by and to answer cheer
or wave. Several schools were dis
missed for the time the boosting auto
mobiles were passing. At Boston one
Of the merchants passed cigars to the
boosters.
There was no reception at Corners
vile, contrary to expectations. Cen
trail avenue was crowded with Con.
nersville citizens who mingled with
the boosters during their thirty minute
stay there, and readily accepted the
pamphlets and other advertising.
The trip was remarkably free from
delays. There was only one puncture
One automobile struck a fine collie
dog which had run out to bark at it,
killing it at once.
Aside from the advertising on the
sides of the machines, the lake and
park company gave out its advertising
and each of the boosters wore badges
and buttons marked, ASK Me-" The
Millerkemper company distributed
several hundred fine books on Morton
park.
1t is believed that next Wednesday s
booster trip will be fifty per cent big
ger than yesterdays. A few machines
which could not make the trip will be
in line Wednesday and many more
boosters will be their passengers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-15

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-15
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-15
PLAN GREATER WORK
Salvation Army Officers
Want System.

With the hope Of injecting new life
into the Richmond post Of the Saliva
ton Army and putting it on firm H.
nancial basis, w. o. Leaghe has been
sent here to work with Captain Jewel
for time. Mr.. League has charge OF
the financial campaign by which they
hope to establish the post so 1t Will
not be necessary for Captain Jewel
to be pleading for money, when his
time should be devoted to religious
and charitable work of the army.
Captain Jewel desires to devote
practically his entire time to drawing
people into the Army's Sunday school
and to helping persons who need aid
of any kind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-15

Geraniums and a complete
assortment of other bedding
plants now on display at Lem
On's Flower Shop.