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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-20

the thought that he would see Betsy.
Barbara In Office hours as we'll as out
rendered 1t very feeble. So Betsy-Bar-
bara fell to work on the secondhand
typewriter; and she had SO far pro.
crossed that she could write a pass.
ably good business letter In four at.
tempts and mornings time
On the scene OF brisk business &C.
tivity suddenly entered Rosalie lie
Grange. AS she stepped into the door,
che was large-eyed. serious, a-quiver
with inner intensity. She broke into
a smile, however. as she surveyed the
Thomas w. North Advertising Agency
at work. Both Tommy and his anna.
teur stenographer had heard the
steps, but each. as people will do
when they are intent, failed to look
up from his uncompleted line until
startled by Rosalle's:
MY! Such pair Of little work
ers!"
Tommy grinped.
"Ah, customer" no said; bust.
ness bad at the clearinghouse? Any.
thing / can do to advertise you? !
recommend our A A Complimentary
sfd fetching for establishments OF
your class. How's this for line:
Our eggs straight from the hen--our
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-20

ed the corner from Wall street and tbs
driver began to inquire for pier 1874.
Captain Baldwin was as near to pro
family as his convictions allowed. As
for the mate. he had no convictions
which prevented him from expressing
himself to the limits of his vocabulary.
over that unlucky accident, that tum-
Bile into the matches. which had sent a
newly-signed Italian member OF the
crew to Bellevue hospital nursing a
broken arm. With all the heaven
condemned things they had to do be.
fore the improper old scow could be
cleared In the morning. how the sin
and sulphur (the mate inquired Of the
bright air. were they going tc dig up
another sailor to satisfy the port regu-
lations?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-20
CHAPTER XIV.
A Stroke Of Luck.

a Stroke Of Luck.
We come now TO the most crowded
day in all the crowded life of Resale
Lc Grange We begin, indeed, with
Rosalir lie Grange out OF the stage
picture, We are in the Office Of the
Thomas " North Advertising Agency
in lower Firth Avenue Tommy North
sits at n cheap but neat desk, brand
new like all the furnishings OF that
little old office. He is laboring for
an accurate and arrcsting headline TO
proclaim the safety, and yet the dead.
illness, OF a new automatic revolver.
At the typewriter desk in the corner
sits Betsy-Barbarar Lane, inexpcrtly
tapping the keys with two fingers OF
her right hand and one OF her left.
And as Betsy Barbara smiles trium-
phantly over this fair line, frowns at
that foul one. purses her lips over the
other hard combination, her radiance
ILLS and Eliminates the Thomas W.
North Advertising Agency.
From inception to interior furnish.
inGs, It is all etsy.Barbarn. Hers
was the choice and placing OF the
green Mission furniture. Hers was
the selection OF the pictures, their ar.
rangemcnt In relation to tho wall
spaces. That II might be a pleasant
place for work, she picked out prints
OF her favorite pictures-the Countess
Potolka, the Baby Stuart and the
Duchess of DevonshIre. To give 1t a
business air, she added framed pho
tograph OF the Union Station In St
Louis, Further, Betsy-Barbare found
tho most spectacular specimens OF ad-
vertising design executed by Thomas
W. North, set them in passe.partouts
with her own hands, and hung them
Just where they would invite the eye
and confidence of customers. She re-
membercd also the soul needs of Mr..
Thomas w North himself In the
interstices OF tho decorations she
best for him, as do 1t Now" Indus
try IL lIappiness," and, most sig
nihcant OF all TO one who understood
the reason for the Thomas W. North
Agency, IT'S What You DO After
Business Hours That Gives You Merry.
Gus Prostration." Finally. to all these
decorations she had added more and
more frequently of late her own illu-
mined self.
For life, what time she was not
busy with the solaco Of Constance,
hung heavy nowadays on the capa.
BILE hands OF Betsy-Barbara. Just
when she realized that what she need
ed was work, she found that the CORE.
spondence OF the Thomas W. North
Agency was getting greater than
Tommy himself could handle. She
announced at once her intention OF
learning the typewriter and doing that
work herself-a all for the good Of the
enterprise. To this proposal Tommy
entered IL protest Of conscience; but
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-20
SYNOPSIS.

Tommy E1uh. returning TO his room In
airs Mu.Igs boarding huus" M . 30 q. ~.
discovers the body OF Capt John HanBkt,
another rVJuur. with kuif" wound on
ui~ breast Suspicion rests upon man
Swing iLu uImn Of Lawrence Wade, VINO
%! been lHul quHrr"lug with HanSkA.
huriuE the excitement strange woman
who give, l.r nuInr ua Rusnlo l"Grongr,
appears AMI takes into her own home
N'roas H." Hfrof al Of Mrs Moorg's
iDarlurs. Including bliss Estrilln, an IN
.nlii. who's. brother Wua a favuTllo
rmuuE tho u.hrr budrters Wade Is ar
rrstrd N,- LrtirHugn, who, whiI" plying
.tur Trade H, trance medium. had HId"d
Police Inspector Martin Niece srFclhl
fiuD5. rnli- 900 Ills u!irc To- tel what size
lu'uNH OF tine crime. Whll" she Is there.
.uusiuu.n liHnSka, widow ui th" murder
rI nan. whose existence mad been un-
IupHu. appears Mrs liRnskR says Sin"
rad lolt her husband and dlsclosrs the
tact thut Wade represented her ana Wa
1l"d llausNl on The night ui the murder
~ m effort 10 settle their nffnira. She
nimitg Wade was I'm low" with her. Wade
ls held by the Coroucr's jury for tho death
~ Iiunska Tommy North. who had been
h"Id by %" police. IL released and re
'urns TO Mr. LoGraugv's house lie he.
comes infatuated az once with Hptsy Bar
barn, and AZ her urging prepares 10 cS-
i1hllSh the Thomas W North AdvCrt'HinE
NEcucY Mrs LCGraugC. with Inspector
" Gee, examines the house where Han
Hhu was Killed md Nuds IN the nrc o.
.upc outside IIunskUs window red shoe
iuttou. which she Cuurcals Mrs l.'-
'i'nuge secretly examines the shoes NJ her
h'ordcrs in search ~ on" the rod button
Will ~ She prcirudH to 80 into II franc"
In Miss IAtrillRs room ana Com!nuuos
"itN spirits l,0stiir secures from In
sp"rtur MciCo the services or an Italian
detective. TO work under her direction.
l'uspllo fnlg evidence a. show that Iis-
Uil'Is real u0mn " Perez uud thai ihcF
"rrmorlv lived In Port Of spain Resale
int fTI %
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-20

the left kidney" Died suddenly at
the age OF one hundred and three. To
this time he bid fair to reach ripe
old age" Deceased died from blood
poison caused by broken ankle which
Is remarkable as the automobile
struck him between the\lamp and the
radiator" A mother is reported to
have died in infancy"
The Significance of these reports
lies in the fact that they emanate
from the members of learned profess
sion dealing with the practice OF that
profession. They serve to caution
those who are eager to clotho these
local doctors with authority to say
who shall marry and who shall not.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-20
Nature Faker.

"How's this?" demanded the Judge.
You have your husband arrested for
assault, and yet you refuse to testify
against him."
We'll. your honor. replied Mrs. Me-
Carly, whose heart had softsned. Il
Amt sure twas him done it~
But you stated positively he
punched you in the eye"
"Thrue for 70, Some one did punch
me In tn oiye. but amt ssse who,
fur me hack was txrned It ~ tclnA"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-20
CHAPTER XVI.
The Last Seance.


Fortunately for her plans. only three
of Resale lie Oranges regular board
ers ever came home to luncheon--Con-
stance, Betsy Barbara and Professor
Noll. or these, two were disposed or
for tho day. Professor Noll found
three strangers already placed and eat
ing. Two young men, powerful and
hostess At the other end OF the table.
in Miss Hardng's accustomed seat.
was a matronly woman. gray.haired
but alert of motion and eye.
mfr. Kennedy-Mr. Hunter-Mrs.
Leary-l want to introduce Professor
lar boarders. This lady and these gen.
tlemen are transients; they'll be with
US just few days" said Resale Le
Grange. The two men nodded and fell
to their luncheon, of which they con-
sumed vast quantities. Mrs. Leary,
however, smiled upon him an expert
enced smile.
Mrs. Leary," pursued Resale lie
Grange, has got SOME foreign views
I'm sure you'd like ID see. You won't
be droppln' in this afternoon, will
your"
NO" said Professor Noll, "sorry,
I'm making up the paper today. !
won't get home until just before my
dinner My habit" he added, address
ing Mrs. Leary, always to dine just
at seven. The human intestinal sys.
TEN Is a machine, admirable, well.bal.
anced, nicely calculated TO its uses.
Now the minute study Of scientific
management has proved that ma.
chine" And 30 Professor Noll. hav.
ing mounted his hobby, rode blithely
away upon It; and Mrs. Leary, with
all the ready tact OF the experienced
police matron that she was, vaulted
to the pommel and rode with him. Ro-
sale had learned all she wanted to
know. Professor Noll would not trou-
bic her again that afternoon.
The chimes OF the Metropolitan
tower rang the hour OF two. At the
first stroke, Resale, as one who finds
relief in action, ran down the base
ment steps and opened the back door.
Inspector Martin Niece, dressed In
plain clothes and carrying a small bag,
was waiting outside.
IAN set?" he asked under his breath.
"Eyerythng's ready" replied Rosa
lie as she led the way across the base
ment.
But Inspector MCGEE stopped her at
the stairway
Say, it's all right to let you have
your head and do things your own
way. Grimaldi reported back for
other duty at one o'clock, just as you
told him. But I'm running risks when
| take your word that you'll deliver
this Estrilla when we want him-or |
would be, II 1t was anybody but you.
Why can't you tell me?"
See here. Marty McGee." said Ros-
allie, 1--WE got ready to put one OF the
biggest feathers in your cap you ever
wore. An I've done It by goin' my
own womans way. II It hadn't been
for me. you'd been barkin' up the
wrong tree yet. I've acted this way
because | do things womanfashion,
an there amt a single mutt man alive.
that would ever say was on the right
track-until delivered the goods. The
hardest thing | know is to tell what
know-thats habit. Are you goin
to believe me when / say that | can
put my hands on this Estrilla when
ever please? Are you goin' to leave
that to me. just like you've left the
whole thing so far?"
GRO BE CoNTINUED)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-20

feet and what / did do was by q great
effort. l could not sleep at night and
OF course felt very bad in the morning,
and had a steady headache.
"After taking the second bottle ! no.
ticed that the headache was not so bad,
rested better, and my nerves were
stronger. | continued its use until it
made q new woman Of me, and now l
can hardly realize that l am able to do
80 much as do. Whenever know any
woman in need of a good medicine /
highly praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound Mrs. FRANK
CLARK, BAG N. Tulip St, Richmond, Pa.
Women Have Been Telling Women
for forty years how Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has restored their
health when suffering with female ills.
This accounts for the enormous demand
for it from coast to coast II you are
troubled with any ailment peculiar to
women why don't you try Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound 1t
will pay you to do SO. Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-20
Women Have Been Telling Women
His Little Mortality Joke.

Your friend Graspins considers
himself a wag"
why, you have just met Graspins.
How do you know that he considers
himself a wag?"
Il heard him perpetrate that old
wheeze about an undertaken being the
last person In the world he wants to
have any dealings with"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-20

Compound Twas In q
dreadfully rundown
state of h ealth,
had internal trou-
bles, and was so ex-
tremely nervous and
Frustrated that If /
had given in to my
feelings | would
have been in bed
AS it was / h ad
hardly strength at
times to be on my
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-20
COPYRIGHT 1912 BoBBS -MERRIlL CO

"Why. feel as weak as water-an
must look after the ironin' too" she
added as she moved listlessly toward
the door.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-20
Cynical lnfere nce.

81 know a man who has no time to
make money"
why? Is he doing time?"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-20

The opportunity of securing free
homesteads of 100 acres each, and e.
the low priced lands OF Manitoba, s.
Saskatchewan and Alberta, will q
soon have passed.
Canada offers a hearty welcome y
to the Settler, to the man with a Z
family looking for a home; to tho q
farmers son, to the renter, to all who q
wish to live under better conditions. =
Canada's grain yield in 1918 is
the talk Of the world. Luxurlant q
Grasses give cheap fodder for large q
herds; cost Of raising and fattening z
for market is trifle. g
The sum realized for Beef, Butter. "a
Milk and Cheese will pay fifty per u
cent on the investment. ~
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rates to Superintendent wxs.Y432]
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-20
WOMAN WOULD
NOT Give Up
Though Sickand Suffering; AT
Last Found Help in Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

Richmond, Pa. -" When / started
taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-02-20
Daily Thought.

Avoid extremes, and shun the fault
OF such who still are pleased too little
or too much.-Pope.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-20

titude OF last evening. Since so few
extra things were asked of her, she
could do them cheerfully and without
discussion. The more Helen thought
Of this, the more she felt that Maggie
did dominate her, and that she was
foolish 10 allow 1t.
Maggie Does the Work.
So all the morning she die not go
into the kitchen. BY leaving Maggie
strictly alone, she would let her feel
her diSpleaSure. And she argued
farther that it was better for Maggie
herself not TO be encouraged in her
''set" ways.
1t was not until after she had gone
for the afternoon that Helen finally
went out TO the kitchen. She was not
surprised at its spotleSs order, for
Maggie always left IL like that. But
she was surprised TO find in the pantry
a freshly made sponge cake, and in
the ice box a mold of fruit jelly. a
bowl of cream ready to be whipped. a
cup OF salad dressing and the salad
washed, wrapped in a clean cloth and
laid on the ice to crisp.
When Helen closed the ice box, ii
was with conflicting emotions. And
before she left the kitchen her resent
ment Of the morning had again soften
ed to the sympathies Of the night be-
fore.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-20

HELEN FINDS 1T VERY
HARD TO PUT UP WITH
MAGGIE'S SULLEN ENWUI-
LINGNESS.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-20

her TO bring in the salad Then she
relieved her mind by telling Warren
all about it-how Maggie was grow
ing more and more domineering and
set in her ways.
We'll. it's your own fault" shrugged
Warren. she wouldn't dominate you
if you didn't let her"
But dear, what can I do? In so
many ways she's the best girl we've
ever had. She's absolutely honest and
sober, she's scrupulOusly clean and
works all the time-but she can't bear
TO be told anything If 1 tell her how
TO do the least little thing, she always
has some reason or argument why it
can't be done that way"
''Wouldn't stand for it for a min
ute" declared Warren. But, OF
course. If you're as easy a mark as
that-she's going TO put 1t over you"
When Helen finally rang for the
salad she noticed that as Maggie
brought il in she glanced quickly from
her 10 Warren. To Helen there was
something pathetic in the glance. as
though she knew they had been dis
cussing her. Her face was slightly
flushed, too-could she have been cry
ing.
HeIen's Thoughts.
Helen was tender-hearted to a fault,
and the thought of Maggie out there
alone in the kitchen, feeling that War
rem and she were in here talking about
her, quickly melted her anger. 1t
was two against one, and the one was
in the helpless position Of depending
upon the other two for her living.
A great many things flashed through
Helen's mind in the next few mo-
ments-the drudgery of homework,
and the greater drudgery of the scrub
or char-wOman, so often the fate of
those too old for housework. And
Maggie was no longer young. Per-
haps she had been out in the kitchen
thinking of just these things, wonder
ing if She lost her position, how long
IL would be before she could get an
other, and how much longer before
she could get none at all.
Then Helen thought OF herself, Sc
cure in the protection of her home and
her husband. Surely she could afford
TO be generous to this other woman,
who was so alone.
After dinner she crept into Warren's
lap and told him Of all she had been
thinking at the table, ending with:
Dear, she does do her work we'll,
and. after all. that's the main thing.
Let's try TO put up with the rest. We
can afford to-" nesting her face
against his neck. We've got so much.
dear, and just think how little she
hast"
But the cold practicability of the
morning often hardens the sOftened
mood OF the night before.
And as Maggie served breakfast with
stOlid silence, in which there was a
strong hint of sullennes. Helen's SYM
pathies began 70 wane. After all,
there was really no excuse for her at
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-20
PIANO RECITAL Is
GIVEN BY PUPILS
Students of Miss Ethel Clark Heard
i'm Program at Melville
Hail.

An excellent and well presented
program was given at the piano recital
of the pupils of Miss Ethel Clark at
Melville hall. Friday evening. The hall
was prettiIy decorated in ferns, palms,
lilies and daisies. The numbers show
ed the faithful work of the pupils dur
ing the winter months OF especial
merit was the time and technic.
A reading by Miss Turner and a vo-
cal solo "Sing to Me Mother" by Miss
Marvel Hunt of LapOrte were the fea-
lures of the program OF % numbers.
The pupils who took part were Jes-
sic Kinzie Marguerite Huggart, Helen
Hohan, Glen Swanson, Margaret Held
eman, Nelma Iseman, Eta Norris,
Margaret Lamp. Marvel Hunt, Edith
Hill, Ethel Rumph, Charles Iseman,
Helen Geyer, Marjorie Nesmith, Don
aid Scott, Mary Stills. Bessie Winen-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-20
ARE HIKING BACK
TO NEW YORK TOWN
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Reynolds Are
Taking Journey TO Benefit
Health.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Reynolds,
vaudeville performers, arrived in the
city Friday afternoon en- route TO New
York. They are walking from Chica-
go to the eastern city, chiefly for the
benefit Of Reynolds health which az
the result of two years of constant
work on the stage is not Of the best.
The Mysterious Stranger" is the
title Of the sketch being played by the
two Reynolds will be remembered
by patrons of Barry Scanlon's old
Olympic theater as being the first
player to put on a Single" or a mono
logue. They are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs Barry Scanlon While in the
city.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-20

Indiana Lumber and Mfg. CO., T42
So. Michigan St; Home Phone ISL.
Bell Isl; South Bend. Indiana.
Mishawaka Lumber Yard. Corner
Fourth x Union SITS. Both Phone Sc /:
MiShawaka, Indiana.
East Side Lumber Yard, So. limerick
St, End Of jefferson ST. Bridge: Home
Phone $40. Bell 40; South Bend, Ind.
West side Lumber Yard, 1893 W
Washington Ave; Home Phone 1929.
Bell 1910; South Bend Indiana
North Side Lumber Yard, 51S So.
Scott St; Home Phone 5131; Bell 131 (:
South Bend, Indiana
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-20
NEW MODERN DANCING

The leading Expert and Instructor in
New York City, writes Dear ri have
used ALIENS FOOT EASE, the antisep-
tic powder TO be shaken into the shoes,
for the past ten years. 1t is blessing 10
all who are compelled to be on their feet.
/ dance eight or ten hours daily. and find
that ALIENS FOOT EASE keeps my feet
cool, takes the friction from the shoe. pre-
vents cOrns and Sore, Aching feet l rec
ommend il TO all my pupils"
(Signedl Il. FLETCHER HALLAMORE.
Sample FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted.
Leroy, n. Y.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-20
THROWN FROM STREET CAR
Frank McCauly OF Ellxhart Taken to
Hospital.

Frank McCauly, 80. sic Tenth ST.
Elkhart, was seriously injured last
night when thrown from the rear plat
form of a car on Chaplin street near
Sample. McCauly was returning from
the circus grounds. The car was TAX
ing a switch when McCauly is said to
have lost his hold and fell off back
wards. He was taken 10 Epworth
hospital where he was said TO be suf-
fering from injuries to his back.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-20
cts Your Own Fault. !"

Helen continued the discussion OF
Mrs. Dawson until Maggie served the
roast and vegetables and would have
no excuse TO return until she rang for
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-20

ger Nellie Bibbins and Ebba Sundlin.
The course will continue through
the summer.
La Junta tribune., 1914-09-26

sa3sying ~ lueious ffnlt Co.,.
susatly eaeA Iady ~ her bs6t ~ ~
same aAd caught = though tA6g
were professionals. Whea al ,vers
supplied with melons the feast -
san. and Il was not antil ths sun had
~ that the ladies returned % their
homes.
The next meeting will BE- on Oc-
tober 9Th. with Ars. Enoch In Home
Place.
La Junta tribune., 1914-09-26
Ch.pser ". 7. =. 9.

The members Of Chapter w. p. 3.
o.. were entertained at . O'Clock
luncheon Wednesday It the home Of
the prssident. Mrs. J. N. Lamb. The
houss was prsttily decorated In the
club colors. yellow and white. and
flowers and ferns were every whore
in svidence. The shades were drawn
and the only illumination came from
pretty candles - they were arrans-
ed In candelebras about the table.
A four course luncheon was served
after which the ladies enjoyed the af-
ternoon in needle work and enjoying
music.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
Otis Wright ON Wednesday October
14th
go
Peale.Phllhour.