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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24

Jane sat up in her bed tense and at
tenttve. Her first thought was to light
the gas, but something deferred her
There vas note of shrill defiance In
the dogs bark that bespoke encounter.
1t was punctuated with sounds Of scuf-
fe and attack. Suddenly she heard a
rush, the fall of an overturned chair
and a desperate half yelp and half
growl. smothered. but vicious; then
thud, a pause and quiet She jumped
from the bed, threw open the window
and screamed. She cared for nothing
now, knew nothing but woman's In.
stinct for help. She screamed again
and her cry was echoed from the room
next hers. Presently she ceased. She
saw the figure of a man beneath her
window and heard the reassuring
voice of Collins and then the voice of
his wife. That restored her
Stay where you are" Collins called.
Don't unlock your door | saw him
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24
SYNOPSIS

Mr. and Mira. Reynolds move into their
new bungalOw-$500 down. balance same
a. rent'-on Staten Island. Dick Meade.
newspaper man, cynic. socialist. takes din
ner and spends the night. The Reynolds
seem comfortable In their home. but with
hint OF loneliness. Jane Reynolds goes
TO city matinee with Mrs. Collins, "A
neighbor. and by her companions advice
prelends sickness to cover her neglect to
provide diver for Bob. Jane confessng
Is forgiven for shamnung Dick arrives
with delicatessen forage Dick warns Bob
against John Brand. Bob's old school
mate, now a member OF "the system, -
who is expected 10 call Jane confesses
that the money for the butchers bill has
gone Tor a new hat Brand. Hudson Ce-
ment company president offers Bob $40.
w 10 use his position as chemist with the
United Construction company TO cheat the
specifications for cement work the
Pecos River dam. Jane overhearing. asks
Bob TO accept His refusal, in the face
OF their poverty, chills her Brand wiles
Jane into conspiracy to make Bob
earn" the $40. 900 She receives 800 con
spirator's money by mail from Brand.
and in the sudden change from skimplng
economies and unpaid bt.ls to real ready
money loses all sense OF true moral
values
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24

get away. but you can't tell. There
might be another. The windows open.
I'll come right up"
II Collins thought there was another
1t did not retard his progress toward
his neighbor. In a moment he was at
James door with reassuring word.
IT'S all right" he said I've been
through the house, Mrs. Reynolds. Mrs.
Collins is downstairs. Wen take you
home"
Jane opened the door. Convulsively
she seized her neighbours outstretched
hand. They hammered on the door OF
the hysterical Frieda, whose windows
opened on the rear OF the house and
who. subsequently. had not been ap-
prised of the succor at hand. Reas-
sured at last. she ceased her clamor-
Gus calls and showed wild. scared
face.
Downstairs was the tragedy. AT the
sight OF 1t Jane leaped forward and
clasped the Hfeless form OF her pet
terrier to her side. Dick was dead.
Dead, but the brute that crushed his
life and spirit had left token: a
tribute to dumb loyalty In the dogs
set Jaws was a bit of soiled cloth.
1t lacked two hours of dawn. Jane
and the still trembling Frieda accom-
panied the Collins to their home. The
lowly suburb had seen its first burglar.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24
CHAPTER XII.


When Dick looked through the win
dow a. the roadhouse and saw Jane
with Brand in the auto he was a thor
ougnly astounded man.
'Mein Gott!" exclaimed the fat pro
prietor as he carefully removed the
pieces OF broken glass and wiped the
unpublished bar. You are nervous.
what? Did you see a ghost?"
Ghost be damned" his customer an
swered Give me some more PHI
sener."
Dick carried the glass TO little
table in q corner Of the room. There
was no other patron in the place and
the convivial old German who had
found a most congenial spirit In his
caller, followed and took chair. He
WAS loath to break the chain OF their
idle chatter Dick let him ramble on
with only curt nod now and then as
a sig, that he heard. Shortly before
he would have replied in kind. revel-
ing IN the chance to disburse MS doc
trines. answering argument with argu-
meut Now his loguaciousness mud
vanished. The proprietor gave il up
ard moved away Still Dick sat. silent
and inert. with drnk untasted.
"Ohost! he comIuuned within him.
self How wish il were one. it's
one ghost.of an ideal another dem.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24
CHAPTER XII.
The DAY He Would Remember.

The Day He Would Remember.
The coming of the burglar brought
things to focus. II is an Ill wind that
she was frightened half to death. saw
In this untoward incident a strong ar
gument to advance to Bob. Her en-
deavor to wean him from his deter
mined attitude towards Brands offer
had met with little success. In fact,
since the sharp rebuff she had re-
ceived on the night of the miilionaire's
first visit she had touched but lightly
on the matter. She had not conquered
her resentment OF her husbands words
and she had gone blindly on in her
Conspiracy" with Brand. enjoying the
automobile rides and the small lux
uries that his advance payments"
brought without stopping to consider
how she was ultimately TO earn her
wage.
Brand. strangely enough, had rot
pressed her for reports. He seemed to
be as willing as she to let the affair
take its course and rely on some final
coup for success.
But Jane realized that nearly four
weeks had passed and that soon Brand
would have to have her husbands re-
port on the cement or supply the su-
perior kind and let the gold lie dor
mant in the corn field" where he had
discovered it, II Bob was determined
to tread the straight and narrow path
she was equally determined that he
must not miss this opportunity OF
life time. And II she had had the
slightest doubts as to the probity of
the transaction, the millionaire had
banished them. His ready speech and
the businesslike tone OF his arguments
had convinced her that his ideas were
simply the embodiment OF successful
tactics OF the day
Money makes money. That was
Brands constant theme. why, IL Bob
gets this $4,000, he had told her
that will be but the beginning OF mis-
fortunes. | can point the way to in
vestments and speculation that will
double or triple the sum for him in
year"
So, Jane almost desperate now. de-
cided to make capital out Of her dis
tress. and what she knew would be
Bob's distress. when he heard of her
peril. and urge him again to take the
means of escape from an environment
they both had come to realize was ne {
congenial
CTo BE CONTINUED
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24
GLEANINGS FROM COOK BOOK
knowledge of How to Do Certain
Things viii Save Housekeeper
Much Trouble.

Just a suggestion of how to do GER
tain things will often be the means of
saving the housekeeper a great deal of
trouble Here are few gleanings
from a famous cook book which may
prove interesting to some reader
To cut cheese smoothly, fold paraf-
fin papers over the knife blade.
When making omelets allow one Ia
blespoonful of cream or hot water for
each egg.
One cupful of sugar will sweeten
one quart OF any mixture which is to
be served cold or frozen.
New sweet potatoes will not be SO
hard and dry if rubbed with butter be.
fore baking
When the white of an egg is beaten
to a froth and added to the cream 1t
will whip more quickly and easily.
After cooking cabbage add to it, just
before serving. one small half cupful
of thick sour cream. This Is much
better than vinegar
When currant bread has been baked,
If it be wrapped in a damp cloth for a
few days it will not crumble when cut
ting, and it will not be dry.
The tlavoring of shrimps is improved
II boiling water is poured over them a
short time before they are served. 1t
must be drained away Immediately.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24

panG Some sudden impulse, childish.
II you will, spread a haze over his
eyes, veil Of moisture Ghost, hell. "
he thought. and his words. as he forced
them from dry lips, sounded harsh. al.
most vindictive.
Brands stuff?"
No" laughed Reynolds, 'it's the
Curtis company. You've got Brand on
the brain. Didn't you see enough of
him the other night?"
More than that, Bob. How about
your"
We'll, don't think he'll call again,
neither for sociaaility's sake nor on
business. We didat hitch exactly,
Dick. Schooldays are one thing. and
workdays another"
The reporter felt like crying out
aloud, but he waited He could have
put bomb under Brands chair and
touched it off without remorse. But
he wanted to Danish the last loophole
Of doubt for Jane.
AS bad as that" he asked Don't
you think If it was business that took
him over the bay, he would persist Z?
He offered you something, Bob. and
you turned it down. Am l right?"
You are. but / thought you went to
rout the German. l didn't know we
had a witness"
Nor did you, but I'm a mighty good
guesser, old scout. Don't forget what
I'm up against I've tackled not
Brand alone, but all the brands of the
universe. It's hot proposition"
Dick dropped his air of fippancy. He
looked keenly at his friend and
snapped out question:
Brand met your wife,"
why, naturally. That's quite a
custom OF Mrs. Reynolds. meeting per-
sons who call at our home"
Didn't talk business in front of her,
thought"
Reynolds flushed 1t seemed to him
that even considering the close bond
Of friendship between them the re-
porter was following too closely The
bent of his trade He took a step for
ward and placed his hand on Dick S
shoulder
old man." he said, Il don't know
what you're driving at"
And then he lied. Not in words, but
In intent
When | talk business talk 1t with
business men. l love my wife and
like my friends and | choose time and
place for each"
Dick flushed in turn, and paled. The
knife struck hard. He felt the sting
and smart; he felt the solid battering
OF a big mans blow. But he had
courted 1t. He blushed for the rebuff
to himself and grew white for shame;
shame for the woman he idolized and
pity for the true man who bore her
name He had his answer Bob did
not know.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24
Housewifely Hints.

Now is the time to hang fresh bags
OF lavender in ones wardrobe and lay
it plentifully among personal and
household linen. Tiny sachets of it
sewn into ones garments not only
exude a delicious fragrance wherever
one moves, but are an excellent pre-
ventiye of infection. Lavender is the
favorite perfume of both Queen Alex
andra and Queen Mary, who get a
large consignment, freshly distilled
for them, from Mitcham each year
and use it in great quantities. All the
cushions in the queen mothers bou-
doir are filled with a certain amount
OF new lavender every summer, so
that the room is always full Of the
delicate English perfume.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24
WAS VERY MUCH IN EARN,
Woman's Desire for Llberat,.. :
Wrecked Train Accompanies !
Terrible Threat

A fast limited" was bou,t,.
the sands Of Arizona. Just 10,
happened was frequently axnlo,
and never understood, but as tho
sped along the side of a parcbed
1t suddenly left the rails rollaS :
the bank and landed In three so-
muddy water at the bottom 80
river bed. "
Within the cars there was
natural confusion Men. women
lunch boxes were thrown into
and not an umbrella or a narc.1
left in the racks.
One by one the occupante 81
rear car extricated themselves
the mass and sought for means j
cape, while stanching various ..o,
caused by broken glass. Ever
was damned tight. Just then II,
midst of the doubt and confusion
a woman's voice in emphatic dem.
Let me out! Let me out, nj
don't let me out. I'll break a VIM
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24
New Chicken Salad.

Take one cupful of cold chicken that
has been chopped and shredded until
very fine and one ounce of pate de foie
gras. Add to it one ounce of cooking
sherry, the beaten yolks of two eggs
and a cupful of clear chicken broth
Season to taste with salt and cayenne
Heat the mixture through and cool
Add one ounce of dissolved gelatin to
a cupful Of whipped cream Beat the
whites of three eggs to a froth and
mix all lightly together. Put in a
mold and set on ice six or seven hours
Serve on a bed of green with mayor.
naise.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24
FROM III SWEET POTATO
lnnumerabls Goodies" May Be Made
by the Housewife Who Gives II
Little Thought.

For candied sweet potatoes cut par
boiled sweet potatoes into lengthwise
slices and put them in buttered pan.
Cook for two minutes three-quarters
OF a cupful of water and two table
spoonfuls of butter. Brush the pota-
toes with this and bake them. Basic
them with the strip as they cook until
they are well candied.
Sweet potato balls that cause sur
prise are these: Season two cupfuls
of baked sweet potatoes that have
been pressed through a colander with
salt and pepper and add a beaten egg
and a little hot cream. Form into
balls and into each press a pitted
prune into which two walnut meats
have been forced This prune should
not be visible. Dip the balls into
crumbs and egg. Then brown the po-
tato balls in deep fat, drain and serve
at once.
Scalloped sweet potatoes are made
by slicing parboiled potatoes into a
battered baking dish and covering
them with a wellseasoned white
sauce. On top of the sauce put some
melted butter and crumbs and bake
for about twenty minutes.
French fried sweet potatoes are
truly delicacy To make them, cut
in thick lengthwise sections some par
boiled sweet potatoes and plunge them
in frying basket, into deep hot fat.
Brown delicately drain and season
with salt
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24
4 NURSE TAKES
DOCTORS ADV0
And is Restored to Heal
Lydia E. Pinkham's v
etable Compound.

Euphemia, Ohio. -" Because 0
ignorance of how to care for
when verging into womanhood, an
taking cold when going to school
fered from a displacement, an
month | had severe pains and
which always meant a lsy-off froF
for two to four days froul the
was 16 years old.
Invent to Kansas to live with
ter and while there a doctor told
the Pinkham remedies but l did |
them then as my faith in patent
cines was limited. After my sist
l came home to Ohio to live q
has been my home for the last ! \
"The Change of Life came wig
AZ years old and about this tlmsf
my physical condition plainly Il
in one of your advertisements.
began using Lydia E. Pinkhamf
etable Compound and | cannot
or any one the relief it gave Hls
first three months. 1t put Hls
where need not lay off every
and during the last Is years 4
paid out two dollars to adoctor an
been blest with excellent health T.
woman of my age and / can thaHh
E. Pinkham sVegetable Compol Z
"Since the Change Of Life 4
have been a maternity nurse az
wholly self-supporting | canlk E
estimate the value Of good &c
have now earned a com1ortalls
home just by sewing and nuI {
have recommended the COM s
many with good results as T. Z
lent to take before ana a. q
birth. Miss EVELYN ADELAA
ART, Euphemia, Ohio.
III you want special advice =
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine &,
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your -
be opened, read and answer
woman and held in strict eoA
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24
Walnut Cream, for FIlllnu.

One and one-half cupfuls milk. scald-
ed; one egg well beaten, scant one-half
cupful sugar, dessert-spoonful each OF
salt; mix all with the egg, add to the
milk and cook in double boiler until
thick. When cool flavor with vanilla
and add one cupful of walnut meats,
ground fine. Spread on cake. If you
prefer use a white frosting on top ami
decorate with whole nut meats
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24
spiced Lines.

Boil four quarts of lines in water
until tender, drain of water, cut the
lines in halves, put them in a jar and
pour OYER them this sirup One cur
5ui Of vinegar, II, cupfuis OF molasses
cupful of water two teaspoonfuls a
cloves. Boil q few minutes, then pour
over tho Illness They should lie kept
b little while before eating them.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24
CTo BE CONTINUED
New Device for Gym.

A wrestling device that will always
be at the gymnasium when its owner
wants TO exercise. and will do nothing
10 hurt its adversary, no matter how
provoking he may be. is the invention
OF & Washington man.
The mechanical wrestler, which is
made in the form OF man. is placed
on rolling and rocking base. The fig
ure is padded and may be weighted TO
suit the needs OF the individual
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24
Mustard Poultice.

This is used for a counterirritant
in case of a pain in the chest. back
ache, etc. Into one gill of boiling wa
ter stir one tablespoonful of Indian
meal: spread the paste thus made on
a cloth and spread over it one tea
spoon Of dry mustard. Equal parts Of
mustard and -four made into a paste
and spread between two pieces OF
muslin make a mustard plaster
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24

Judge Miller. manual labc
well and hearty and weigh
200 pounds. l feel very grateful
l found Dodds Kidney Pills and
may publish this letter if you wi
am serving my third term as Pm
Judge of Gray Co. Yours trui
PHILIP MILLER, Cimarron. 4
Correspond with Judge Miller
this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, SOC. per b
your dealer or Dodds Medicine
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Hous
Hints, also music of National al
English and German Words al
cipes for dail-ty dishes. All 3 senl
Adv.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24

my breath
short and I
chills and
ache tool
pills about a
ago and havI
no return q
pdip4JdtlOHS.
now SO years
able to do ID
manual lnha
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24

Young Mamma-"What shall we cati
baby?" Ditto Papa-9Codee. because
ahe keeps US awake al aight "-Phila-
delpbis1 Ledger.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24
JUDGE CURED, HEART reo,.

took about 6 boxes Of Dodss
ney Pills for Heart Trouble
which l had suffered for 5 yeaI
had dizzy spells, my ewes nj
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24
Liars All.

so you went fishing with
yesterday. What did you cate
Ask Brown. l forgot the L
we agreed on"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24

When the Oldest daughter Z
the rest of the family manage
along comfortably without any
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26
(To be Continued.

No Secret Telegraph System.-Many
persons are Of the opinion that the
wireless system of communication is
particularly subject to tapping; but,
according to the Scientific American
no telegraph system is absolutely Sc
cret. Any one familiar with the Morse
code can read ordinary messages en-
tering any telegraph office. At Pold-
hu, on a telephone connected to a long
horizontal wire, the message passing
on government telegraph line quar-
ter of a mile away can be distinctly
read. 1t has been shown that it is pos
sble to pick up at a distance, on an
other circuit, conversation which may
be passing through a telephone or tele
graph wire. On one occasion an inves-
tigator was able to interfere from a
distance with the working of the or
dinary telephones in Liverpool.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-26
Misrellaneuus Rraaina.
THROUGH THE GREAT CANAL
How the Ships are Handled on Trip
From Ocean to Ocean.

Suppose, now, our vessel enters
from the Atlantic side, approaching
the channel in Limon Bay, which is an
arm of the Caribbean sea. From this
entrance the vessel sails about seven
miles through a made channel to Ga
tun. There it enters a series of three
locks, which lift it S5 feet to the level
of Gatun Lake. At the entrance to the
locks at Gatun, or Miraflores, the cap
tain will deliver over his vessel to the
absolute control Of an official Of the
canal, who will be in charge until the
ship leaves the great waterway. Many
precautions are taken to prevent ac-
cident in entering or leaving the locks.
In the level stretches and on Gatun
Lake the ship will proceed under it's
own steam. While going into and
through the locks, however, the cleo
trio locomotive of the canal operating
force will be the propeling force. The
observation niche in the center Of each
Of the locks is so placed as to COM
mand an unobstructed view Of the
whole. The operator there directs and
controls every operation in the pas
sage Of the vessel except the move
ments Of the towing locomotive. He
has before him on a table a control
board with water levels and switch
lever. Standing before this board, he
directs the movements Of the vessel
nd tnhn on hn f1aif1 tttr n6n q
before him the levels rise and fall and
the levers go back and forward, as
they do in the great waterway itself.
After leaving the highest lock, as
own steam at full speed, if its captain
desires, through the twenty-four miles
of Gatun Lake. There it will enter the
famous Culebra Cut deep slice in
the mountains, the only break in the
continental backbone Of the two Amer
lean continents from Alaska to Cape
Horn. For nine miles the channel
passes through this cut, ending at Pc
dro Miguel. 1t is in this section Of the
canal that so many slides and breaks
have occurred-26 in all, covering a
total area Of more than 200 acres. For
the satisfaction Of those who fear that
this may be permanent danger, it
should be mentioned that recent
special report on the geology Of the
cut concludes that, when the banks
have been properly terraced and the
pressure on the sides thus properly
adjusted, there Is no danger Of the
slides endangering the operation Of
the completed canal.
At Pedro Miguel the ship will enter
another lock on it's downward trip to
the Pacific This lock will lower it S3A
feet to Lake Miraflores, small body
Of water, itself at an elevation Of
54 2-3 feet above sea level. A sail Of
mile and half across this lake
brings the ship to the station Of Mira
flores, where it will enter series Of
two other locks and be lowered to sea
level At Mirafiores eight and half
miles of channel separate the vessel
from the Pacific. The canal has been
graphically compared to a huge water
bridge divided into two sections, with
the locks acting as water elevators at
each end.-Review of Reviews.