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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16

Well" cried Enoch fercely. The
woman paused and turned to him with
an amused smile.
Il had forgotten about George Volk.
He lever showed up. He does not
count anyway. found the whole play
in that closet"
Then what did you do" Enoch's
face was full of hatred and defiance.
His eyes famed with the tumult of an
animal at bay.
There was only one thing to dc"
zilla Paget lay back in the chair and
smoothed the chinchilla of her muff
caressingly. "Of course l brought it
away with me, every scrap of it. You
would not have let such a valuable
asset into the hands of a dustman,
would you? There are only two pages
missing. Do you care to see it?"
Damn you, no! have no wish to
see it," snarled Wentworth.
ANY fool can tell at a glance it is
a first draft. Merry must nave written
like mad. There is hardly a change
in it. Except for my wi role. every
line stands almost as it was written
Enoch suddenly leaned forward in
his chair, You think you've got the
strangle hold on me?"
Miss Paget laughed triumphantly.
THE strangle hold! You Americans
have such jolly strong words! That's
great-the strangie hold"
She rose and folded the pages Of
manuscript, put them in her bag, then
she drew off her coat and hung it on
the chair behind her. She lifted a
gold case from the pocket, picked out
a cigarette, and scratching a match
lit it, blowing a delicate ring of smoke
across the room. 1t fitted into Went
worth's face.
Il always knew she bent over to
drop a leck Of ashes on a tray be-
side her, "or rather / have guessed for
a long time. that you did not write
The House of Esterbrook.'"
What gave you that Impression
For one thing, everybody tells how
you and Merry were friends once
Castor and Pollux sort of guys, don't
| you know. You hate each other now.
An owl could see that with its eyes
shut"
IF you ever left the stage you could
make big money in the detective bust
ness" Enoch laughed harshly.
Perhaps" she acceded. Then /
have rehearsed too many plays not to
know the author when / bump into
him. / knew months ago that Merry
wrote The House. but l could not
prove it. You haven't got it in you
to do that sort of work"
Thank you" Enoch laughed un-
steadily
Here's the whole situation. If Miss
Wentworth and you do not fancy hav-
ing me here as a-guest. no better
word than that occurs to me now,
Grant Oswald might be Interested; at
least he might insist on paying the
royalties to the-author. Or, ! could
get a fancy price for the story from a
New York paper. ! am told they pay
tremendously on this side for a rip
ping sensation. This would make one.
don't you say SO yourself?"
my God!" Enoch stared at her
with desperate eyes.
Miss Paget rose, unpinned her hat
and tossed it upon the table. She
stood surveying Wentworth with a
CLEAN of amusement in her eyes. Then
she crossed the room and leaned out
at the window. Hi, there. Cabby,"
she called, wake up. Bring in the
rest of that luggage"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16
CHAPTER xvlil--continued.

H.MHFM
A wave of scarlet swept over
Enoch's face.
ITO think Of Merry squaring up
through-you. It's the most Internal
scheme ever ~concocted.%
That's a bally bad guess Of yours.
Merry does not come into this at all"
Where did you get these?" Enoch
spoke fercely and pointed to the
sheets of paper that lay under her
hand.
Its rather an unusual story. Sit
down and I'll tell it to o If you are
searching for a plot for that new play
of yours. you might find this worth
while.''
Wentworth threw himself into the
chair in front of his desk and wiped
beads Of perspiration from his fore
head.
did you ever hear of George volk?'
asked Miss Paget.
Enoch's forehead corrugated into a
puzzled frown.
i met him in London seven years
ago." she continued, land | was such
q bally fool l married him. In those
days he was a heroic looking figure. If
you saw him as he is today you might
SAY / had showed poor taste"
Wentworth sat staring at her with
lsullen curiosity.
Il have found out that he is in New
York and that ten years ago he had
been married here. Also that his wife
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16

to happen? Do yo' reckon dat Marse
Enoch's a-goin' to marry dat-pus-
SOM"
Jason. 1 don't know. Only you
must stay here"
4 will" The old servant spoke
with slow impressiveness. Fore de
Lawd, l will, Missy"
She ran down the steps. Jason fol-
lowed to close the carriage door when
she entered. AS they moved away,
Dorcas leaned out to glance at the
home which had been hers since
school days ended. She caught a
glimpse of Enoch through the dusk.
He was leaning from the library win
dow. The room behind him cleaned
white with a blaze of electricity. Be
fore the mantel mirror stood a woman.
Her arms reached above her head to
pin back waves of shining yellow hair.
The cabman pulled up his horses
and looked through a window in the
roof. You didn't tell me, lady, where
you want to 60"
Drive me to the Gotham Theater,"
said Dorcas; then l wish you to take
this little boy to Harlem"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16
WELL PERSON NOT AFFECTED
Residence in or Near tuberculosis In
stitution Denied to Be Danger
Gus to the Healthy.

Among the most significant opinions
expressed in a pamphlet on THE Ell
feet of tuberculosis Institutions on the
Value and D~esirability of Surrounding
Property" issued by the National AS
ISOLATION for the Study and Proven
ton of tuberculosis, are those by five
OF the largest life insurance companies
in the United States. These com
panies were asked if residence in a
tuberculosis sanatorium by a healthy
individual was considered an adverse
FACTOR in issuing insurance and also X
residence in the neighborhood of a
sanatorium constituted such an adj
verse factor. Two of the companies
answered the first question in the af-
hrmative and two in the negative, but
everyone of them answered that resi-
enc near a tuberculosis sanatorium
was not considered an adverse factor
in issuing life insurance.
DR.. Edward L. Trudeau. who built
the first tuberculosis s~anatorium in
the United States in 1885, says:
When l bought the first land on
which the Adirondack Cottage SAM
torium is built. l paid $25 an acre for
it, but the price was then thought abb
surdly high. My last purchase of five
acres cost me $4,000. To my knowl-
edge, there has never been an en-
ploye who came to the sanatorium in
sound health who developed tubercu-
losis while there; and a ~sanatorium
can no more endanger the health Of
the neighborhood in which it is built.
eve if the residences are at its very
gates, than it could if it we're placed
on top of a high mountain miles away
from h~abitation."
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16
XIX.

A Break In the Waveriy Place Home.
There is another bit of baggage"
Dorcas spoke to the cabman, wno
stood beside a carriage in front of the
Waverly Place house. He lifted lit
tie Robin and set him on a seat with
a grip beside him. Dorcas paused with
her hand on the carriage door.
Wait" she ordered, as the man
turned to go in the house; here
comes Jason with a valise.
The cabman lifted 1t from the hands
Of the old negro and swung it up on
the front seat.
Jason" said the girl, beckoning to
him as she ran UP the steps of the
house. The servant followed her. They
stood under the dull CLEAN of a lamp
In the vestibule. She laid her fingers
on the mob of the inside door and held
it as one does when in fear of an in
truder. Jason" she repeated, Il
want to talk with you for a minute"
Yes, Missy" There was a tremor
in the old negro's voice.
Dorcas stood gazing at him steadily,
although a CULVER in her chin belied
the bravery.
Jason, don't ask me again to take
you with me-" she pleaded. IF you do
| shall weaken. | do not know where
/ am going myself. / have nowhere
to take you. | shall miss you terribly,
you understand that. But you must
stay here and look after Enoch and
the house and everything. You are
needed here as you lever were in your
life before
"Fo' de Lawd sake, take me wild yo',
Missy. I'll sleep anywhar. A corner
in a cellar II do TO- me-
Uncle Jason, do you remember the
story you have told about mother
leaving you to care for Enoch and
me-? Sometimes / think of that day
You wheeled mother out on the piazza
where the locust trees were in bloom,
and l almost believe that you did not
tell me, but that l remember it my
self"
Yes, honey" The tears rolled down
the negro's wrinkled face. she called
to Lucy to bring yo' out. Yo' want
muffin but er little pink face en- two
doubled-up fists dat want ez big ez g
cotton blossom"
The old man paused to wipe his
eyes with a red bandanna handker
chief.
And she said?" continued Dorcas
The girl was trying to smile.
She said, Promise me, Jason, e,
! 1nnO ny WI lfunC RI naro fcf NV h nv
my sweet little gal baby, she'll nevel
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
IN BUCKEYE HOTEL
Man Fatally Wounds Woman
and Then Ends Own Life
With Revolver.
SEQUELT TO ONE Time ROMANCE
Police Believe Love Affair Begun in
Foreign Country Leads to Double
Shooting in Ohio city-Man
Mas Connected With Pitts
bureh Austrian Legation.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
S~teubenville. What is believed
by police here to be the tragic
sequel of a love affair begun in far off
Austria occurred early Tuesday at the
Imperial hotel when Emmanuel Matau-
SEX, 80, member of the Pittsburgh Aus
trian legation, shot and fatally wound
ed Mrs. Charles Proskowetz, 35, of
Steubenville. Matausek then shot and
killed himself.
Shooting Follows Supper.
The shooting took place in nj of the
hotel rooms following a supper partici-
pated in by the pair and Mrs. Angelin
Melenkovich, sister of Mrs. Prosko-
wetz.
Mrs. Proskowetz is dying in the hos
pital here with a bullet in the back Of
her head. Matausek leaves a wife and
four children in Pittsburgh.
According to the story told by the
sister of the dying oma Mrs. Pros.
kowetz and Matausek were sweet
hearts in Austria. They quarreled and
each married another.
Matausek came to S~teubenville Mon
day night. Not finding Mrs. Prosko-
wetz's husband at home, he invited her
and her sister to supper at the hotel.
Woman Unconscious, Mar Dead.
Mrs. Melenkovitch left shortly be-
fore midnight, she told police Tuesday.
Some time after the hotel clerk heard
shots and hurrying to the room where
the supper party had been held found
the man and woman on the floor.
Matausek was dead and the woman
unconscious.
Mrs. Melenkovitch asserted the only
motive for the deed which she could
think of was the refusal of Mrs. Pros
kowetz to run away with him.
Finds New Motive.
dying woman, gives a different motive
for the shooting. He declares his wife
was a prominent writer for Austrian
periodicals and that Matausek shot
her because she refused to write favor.
ably regarding him and his work in
order that he might be appointed to
high political power in his native land
on his return there.
He pointed to the fact hat his wife
had been shot in the back of her head,
indicating that she had refused to &C
cede to Matausek's request and was
leaving the room when he fired.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16

and a scarf and gloves were scattered
about the library"
"Enoch must be-insane!"
Obi" cried Dorcas. Sudden horror
flashed into her face. "Oh! you don't
think-that?"
mo. Pm a beast to have frightened
you. 1t is not that. Enoch is as sane
as you are"
Then what has changed him." Her
eyes searched his face with a piteous
scrutiny. you know. Won't you tell
me?"
81 think it is" The man hesitated
for a word which would o hurt. Eyes,
he has changed. He is not the same
old Enoch. 1 cannot account for this.
He promised me faithfully to dl OPP her
for keeps"
Months ago. He has kept his prom.
Use until now. I know he has. The
strange part Of 1t is, the woman her
self hates him. She says vile things
about him"
ITO you?"
mo, not to mel" cried Merry
quickly. "She never speaks to me
We have reached the freezing point in
our acquaintance"
Dorcas rose and walked to the win
dow with her hands clasped tightly
together. There were grave questions
to be decided and burdens to be lifted
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16
p Xxx.
An EVERYDAY Miracle.

That night, when the curtain fell
upon the third act, Dorcas turned Gag
erly to Merry. You are my friend?"
she whispered.
Miss Dorcas," the actors voice was
profoundly grave, but his eyes smiled,
Il would bestride the whirlwind or set
my foot upon a cyclone for you"
The girl lifted her eyes with a swift
glance. She remembered the line-it
was one the actor used to speak in
The King at Large"
Il believe you would" Her voice
was low and impetuous. II need a
friend, a strong, patient, wise friend,
as l never did in my life before"
Miss Dorcas, you make me wish
this moment that l were a Samson and
la Solomon. l am not strong or very
wise, but l am patient, and there is
no task upon Gods earth that l would
not try to do for you. You believe me.
don't you?"
The crimson blood flushed into her
face.
Yes" Her voice was scarcely aud
ible. The curtain began to ascend for
an encore. Come to Mrs. Billerwell's
tomorrow night. am going there to
stay with Alice over Sunday. I need
your help"
He regarded her ~curiously for a mo-
ment.
81 will come" he answered gravely.
Then he took her hand and led her
down to the footlights.
On Sunday evening Dorcas sat star
ing down into a crowded street of
Harlem. Under the vivid glare of
electricity the city looked sordidly
ugly. 1t was a strange contrast to her
own home. The house at Waverly
Place had retained much Of it's stately
old-time dignity and its outlook upon
the three-shaded square was quiet and
pleasant. Upon Harlem's sidewalk
throngs of children romped and
shrieked in the midst of a city's din
A balmy wind had been blowing all
day long and had driven a wintry chill
from the air. Knots Of ONE sat
talking on doorsteps or they leaned
out to gossip from adjacent windows
1t was the hour for Sunday night sup
pers and a rush of business had be
gun in ~delicatessen stores. Strange
doors crept in at the open window, a
blend of garlic with stewed meats
pungent pickles, and cosmopolitan
cheeses.
A gilt clock on the mantel STRUCK
seven Dorcas rose, opened the door
and stood listening. On the lower
floor she heard a door slam. She wa.
trying to separate insistent noises o.
the street from everyday household
hustle. She heard Mrs. Billerwell give
an order to a servant, then JUL,
laughed merrily, and a light ~footsteI
sounded on the stair. On the othel
side of the wall a servant was pre-
pairing a room for her. She heard tn,
girl slam a window and begin to NOV
furniture about, while CASTOR
! squeaked rebel1iously. Then she fel
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16
LIGHT BOOZE.
Do You Drink 1T

A minister's wife had quite a tus
sic with coffee and her experience is
interesting. She says:
During the two years of my train.
ing as a nurse, while on night duty.
l became addicted to coffee drinking.
Between midnight and four in the
morning, when the patients were
asleep, there was little to do except
make the rounds, and it was quite
natural that l should want a hot cup
of coffee about that time. / could
keep awake better.
fee drinking, l became a nervous wreck
and thought that ! simply could not
live without my coffee. All this time
l was subject to frequent bilious at
tacks, sometimes SO v as TO
keep me in bed for several days.
After being married, Husband
begged me to leave off coffee for he
feared that it had already hurt me
almost beyond repair, so l resolved TO
make an effort to release myself from
the hurtful habit.
II began taking Postum, and for q
few days felt the languid. tired feel
ing from the lack of the coffee drug,
but / liked the taste Of Postum, and
that answered for the breakfast bev.
erage all right.
FINALLY / began to feel clearer
headed and had steadier nerves. Aft
er a years use of Postum | now feel
like a new woman-have not had any
bilious attacks since l left off coffee"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road tc
Wellville,' in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be wei
boiled. 15c and Csc packages.
instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves qEickl,
in a cup Of hot water, ana, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious bevsr.
age Instantly. soc and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds is
shout the same.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocsrs,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16

and child are alive. Interesting sit
~uation, isn't it? Bigamy releases a
woman. though had not felt terribly
fettered. I bave George Volk to thank
for bringing hat brat across. 1t was
one Of his mastery little schemes Of
revenge. Then, in a curious way, /
Learned that Volk's wife is the woman
Iyou call Alice Bourne. He laid a
scheme to get money out OF her yes
terday. got a detective and planned
Ito face him when he reached his
wife"
What the devil has volk and your
matrimonial affairs to do with that?'
Wentworth pointed to the sheets of
paper beside her on the table.
Don't be in such a blooming hurry.
IL tell you the situation is dramatic.
II went to the house where Alice Volk
lives in Harlem-oh. ! was disguised,
IL tell you; you would never have
known me. The detective got in first
and opened the area door. I slipped
in and waited. He was to give me a
signal when volk arrived. A servant
cdLlt CluARiA6 dOWA SAC CC1ldD otdlIs
after coal. l hid in a closet where
they store trash and-waste paper"
Enoch's eyes narrowed and a yellow
pallor crept over his face. Curse it,"
He spoke in a hoarse whisper.
YES, curse IT," repeated Zilla Paget
with an amused laugh. My word! il
was a blooming queer accident!
closed the door, the latch caught and
couldn't get out. There l was
locked in that beastly hole. | struck
a match. 1t was lucky | had a match
box along. Then l found an electric
light. The first thing my eyes lit OF
among that waste was a sheet of pa
per. l picked it up. l had seen tho
writing before"
Whose was it," stammered Went
worth.
Whose was it? Don't put up tina
bluff on me-" cried the actress scorn
fully. 1T was Merry's, of course. Yo'
recognized it in a second. 1t was tn
Hast speech made in the second &C
AS it used to be-before you. tn
author, changed it"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16

signals lies in it's very small size and
compact makeup. The whole affair
can be carried in the vest pocket. At
20 miles from Paris all that is needed
is an open umbrella held as high as
the arm can reach, while a small
metal contact piece attached to a cord
lies upon the ground and makes the
earth connection. At 60 miles one
plants a knife in a tree, preferably a
pine tree, or a gimlet will answer as
well. One Of the cords with its metal
clip is joined to this "antenna," while
the other clip is placed on the ground.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16
Be True to the Best.

Happiness is not what we are to
look for. Our place is to be true &c
the best which we know, to seek that
and do that; and if, by virtue its own
reward" be meant that the good man
cares only to continue good, desiring
nothing more, it is a true and noble
saying. But if virtue be valued be.
cause 1t is polite, because in pursuit
of it will be found most enjoyment and
fewest sufferings then it is not noble
any more. and it is turning the truth
of God into a lie.-Frouda
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16
SYNOPSIS.

Enoch Wentworth. journalist, mt An
drew Merry, actor. play a hand at poker.
the stakes absolute control of the future
of the loser. Wentworth wins. They de-
eide to keep the matter secret. Dorcas,
knowing from her brother. Enoch, Of
Merry's shortcomings. tries to arouse his
ambition. Andrew outlines the plot of a
play he has mad in mind and she urges
MIN to &c to work on 1t. When the play
Is completed Merry reads 1t to Went
worth. whose life ambition is to write a
successful play. He demands Merry's
play as a forfeit Of the bond won in the
poker game. Preparations for staging the
play are begun, but Marry, who Is to take
the leading part. Is missing. Dorcas
proves a success in the leading female
brother for taking credit for a play she
knows to belong to Merry. Dorcas finds
Merry among the down-and-outs In a
bread line and ~persuades him to take MS
part In the play. The producer suggests
certain changes In the play, which Went
worth tries to induce Merry to make. Tn
actor refuses, but finally consents on con
ditfon that Wentworth cease his atten-
tons to Zilla Pagst, the heavy woman In
the play. who has a bad reputation. Tne
play proves a great success. Dorcas &C.
cuses her brother OF theft The bhno
child of Fila Paget appears and Is heart
lessly repudiated by the mother. Una
Paget finds Evidence that Wentworth is
mot the author of the play and forces her
self in as a member of the Wentworth
household. 2
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16

The entire receiver weighs but 10
ounces and yet, in spite of its small
size, it is carefully made and is an ap-
paratus of great precision. For long
distances. to the extreme borders of
France, for instance, and even farther,
n clip is Joined to a telephone line,
which serves as an ~antenna, and the
other goes to gas or water pipes for
the ground. But within 120 miles all
that is needed for the ~antenna is a
kitchen stove or range, balcony, metal
bed and the like.
The operator may use his body for
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16
Four Hurt in Gas HIast.

Akron. = Four men we're seriously
burned in a gas explosion that,
wrecked the interior of the five
story Kirk Furniture Co. building
here. Steel stairways and floors were
bent and twisted as if by an earth
quake. Beds and chairs from window
displays were hurled across the street.
The gas is supposed to have escaped
from two new gas engines being in
stalled.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16
Bride and Groom Fatally Hurt.

Newark. Jesse L. Crawmer, "a
years old, and. his bride, Fife L. Craw-
mer, married at IL o'clock Friday,
were fatally injured at night in a run
away accident. Mr.. Crawmer, who is.
a farmer, was testing the speed of his
horse and drove into an open draw
bridge and all plunged Is feet to the
river bed. Mrs. Crawmer has a double
fracture of the skull and her husband
is injured internally.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16
Admits Bank Theft

Columbus. - Lloyd L. Townsend.
aged rs years, former teller in the
State Savings Bank G Trust Co..
pleaded guilty in police court to a
charge of embezzling S5,SOO.S6 from
the bank and was bound to the grand
jury in bond of $4,000 by Police Judge
Osborn.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16
Didn't Interest Her.

Il e there's a great deal of talk
in town about ~vivisection," said Mrs.
East Side. Well" replied Mrs. West
Side, I've raised a family Of eight.
an they amt n of them ever been
vivisectionated and none of 'em has
yer caught smallpox either. l don't
take no stock in it."-Livingston
Lance.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16
GARRY WIRELESS IN POCKET
French Continuance Of Remarkable
Utility Brings Absolutely Correct
Time in Reach Of All.

When the time signal is flashed
from the Eiffel tower, in Paris, the cit
iizen, wherever he may live In France,
/ can take out his wireless receiver and
iset his watch by absolutely correct
time. Tie value Of the French "ondo-
rtone" de.ector for receiving wireless
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16
Ahin Educator Dies

Cincinnati. = Prof. Stephen T. Dial.
aged 81, instructor of English and
Latin at Hughes high school, died of
heart disease at his home here. Prof.
Dial was n of the foremost workers
In the state in the organization and
maintenance of the Ohio Teachers
Reading circle and the Ohio Pupils
Reading Circle.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-16

The first may
be called a far
of view of God,
but strictly speak.
ing it D. not a
view at all, and
the second may be
called a G
view of God.
God As a Rumor.
With many the
knowledge of God
is little more than
what is known
from rumor, 81
have heard OF
thee by the hear.