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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-02

the last hour had come, ne sought his
wife, Keeling like a SICK man as he
descended the hall stairs.
Mrs. Gregory was softly playing an
old hymn, when he discovered her
presence in the brilliantly lighted par"
lor Grace was expecting visit from
Clinton and had made the room cheer
full for his coming, and Mrs Gregory,
looking in and finding no one present,
had sunk upon the stool before the
piano. She did not see her husband,
for her face was benz low as she feel
ingly played, 81 Need Thee Every
Hour"
Gregory, well-nigh overwhelmed
with the realization of what he meant
to do, grasped the door for support,
Presently he spoke brokenly, Lucy,
how true that is--we do, indeed, need
Him every hour"
She did not start at his voice, though
his presence had been unsupported.
She raised her serious eyes, and OBJ
served his haggard face. Mr.. Greg
DRY, you are ILL.,"
'No-the light hurts my eyes" He
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-02
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suaprEp xViI-continued.

CHAPTER XVil.-Contlnued.
las impossible for Abbott to re-
Il all this as a whole; he took up
yelatlons one at a time. SIS 1t
Is that Fran is Mr.. Gregory's
iisrr
Of, she's his, all right, only child
IS only legal wife-that's why she
ID thinking her father would do
hght thing, him that's always
yirg % Be guided Alright, and balk-
Whenever the halter's pulled
gat
iaan.' Abbott stammered. Mrs.
uiy ID /"
Iap: is with a question mark. But
ss one thing she isn't; she isn't
lszal wife Of this pirate what's
saapreying upon the consciences
sas that thinks they're worse than
for Mr. Gregory" Abbott began
ulY-
sDeft pursued the name with a
Has expletiye, and growled. Zone
Dix Gregory has done for me,
opened the aood-gates that have
50 long dammed-yes, say
aed--I say"
Abbott exclaimed, don't you
wand Fran's object in keeping
Ncres2 It's on account of Mrs.
ssy. Il she finds 1t out-that she's
sgaiiy married. don't you see?
aarse i would be to Fran's in.
bless her heart! What a.
q Nonpareilg9
Iaas naturaI,' returned Clinton,
ICY GIL to consult the interests
onan that's supplanted her
No, Fran's afraid to have it
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-02
SYNOPSIS.

IL. At Hamilton Gregory's
arlttleburg, but finds hlm absent t;,,l
NJ Y he choir at a camp nee i Ems
lsl lla,s thither in search OF LiIi rs
Is.,sibe the service and IS askeu 20
2 5 9htas, Ashton, superintendent OF
aDoV sts Fran from the tent. ne
IS sse Syeqory is wealthy man,
hsl Ss stsd in charity work. ana a
lEs sL church. Ashton becomes
q w steS in Fran and while tax
lhssie bsr holds her hand ana IS
.ays st ~ i, Clinton. sister or Ro9-
y psp gsairrnan of the school Doaru.
4 ssIk Gregory she wants rr i'Ua't
y, is.s Grace Noir, GreSoTy > " ny, on
an tekes a violent dislike 10 I on
s 100 sS her to go away AZ oIet'
aats5ss a. twenty-year-old secret,
any me- in agitation asks Grace u, ~
raom Fran relates the sIoLy
" t,.s sSoi- married a young slrl az
y sS While attending college ah9
sglslg -, "a her Fran is the chllu OF
ds .;ssa Gregory had married ms
aaI i,Ises strsa Years before the death
O. VIZ .sot ,i, Fran takes a liking 70
TTegory. Gregory explains 5a!' f,.i fli%i
4 o tss daughter Of very deal II .. 80
Had Fran agrees TO me stI ny.
800. Co. insists on her MAKING neL
III fbem and takes her TO het
s ran declares the secretary mus 81
~, saI hsglns nagging tactics IN an
S'5 - ay;,re Fran from the Gregory
X thsoH while taking a walk alone
Agggts 9n5s Fran on a bridge tell
lslis slv{.ra nv cards. She tells Ao-
~ sSs Ia the famous lion tanner
Y S11obDaFeil She tired OF circus NE
.s gsd home. Grace teilS OF see
rome home after Midnight WIN
q ~ ass, euesses part of the story
" ., las the rest from Abbott Sne
i ask Bob Clinton to go TO
"a ia Investigate Fran's story.
sSIists 1bbott in her hattie against
ss ran offers her services to Greg
y, sseyetary during the temporary
= n Grace The latter, hearing or
s g, IS returns and interrupts a
nv scene between father ana
ssr Grace tells Gregory she IN
4 Il marry Clinton and quit his serV-
3 81 declares that he cannot continue
~ without her. Carried away by
5sss IL takes her in his arms. Fran
g IA them, and, declares that
4 srss leave the house at once. TO
$3.50, - conservation he learns OF
5l,s,s mission to Springfield. Clinton
-s t.fn Springfield and. at FTan's re-
Ashton urgest him not to disclose
kehas learned.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-02

turned off the lights and drew chair
near her. The room was partly re-
vealed by an electric arc that swung
at the street corner-its mellowed
beams entered the open window
Lucy, have something very impor-
tant to say to you"
Her fingers continued to wander
among the keys, making the hymn
barely audible, then letting it die
away, only to be revived.
Lucy, I have never spoken of this
before, but it has seemed to me for
long time that we have wandered
rather far apart-yes, very far apart.
We sit close together, alone, our hands
could touch, but our souls live in diff.
way%
She ceased playing abruptly, and
ferent worlds. Do you ever feel that
answered almost in whisper, Yes. .
Perhaps it is my fault" said Greg
DRY, although l know that if you had
taken more interest in what interests
me, If you had been true to the Faith
as have tried to be-"
81 have been true to you, said Mrs
Gregory.
"Of course-of course-there is nc
question of our being true to each
other. | feel that ! am not wholly to
blame. Lucy, it has been my fault
and 1t has been your fault-that is
how look at It,"
There was silence, then she said
There seems nothing to be done"
'How do you mean? You speak as
if our love were dead and buried"
She rose abruptly, saying, "And Its
grave unmarked"
"Sit down, Lucy haven't told you
what came to tell-you must lister
and try to see 1t as l see 1t. Let us
be reasonable and discuss the future
| in ain a sensible and matter-oftact
way. If you will agree"
81 will not agree to It," she answered
| firmly. "Let me go, Mr.. Gregory
there is no need ever to bring UP thai
subject"
He had risen, and now in blanl
amazement, he stared at her, repeat
ing, You will not agree to 1t? K
| what? You are unreasonable. Wha
subject have | brought up?"
1T is very true that we have dEiftet
| too far apart to be as we were in TN
beginning. But there is still some
thing left to me, and this something
shall cling to as long as can NEAR
to avoid the publicity, the open expos
ure, the shame of-of-a neglected
wife"
my Cod" whispered Gregory. fall
ing back, then somebody has told yo'
about Springfield was Franz!
Il don't know what you mean" sh'
/ returned, apparently without emotion
what / mean is. that / shall neve
consent to divorce"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-02
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SORE, LAME BACK
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Back hurt you? Can't straighten
up without feeling sudden pains, sharp
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That's lumbago, sciatica or maybe
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ly. 1t is perfectly harmless and doesn't
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Timber up! Don't suffer! Get a
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never hurt or cause any more misery,
1t never disappoints and has been rec
commended for 60 years. Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-02
HORSE HAD TO KEEP GOING
Might Choose Its Own Time to Die,
But Driver Selected Spot Where
It Was to Fall.

A South Dakota congressman tells
story of the old coaching days, when
certain Pete Mccoy, one of the most
skilful Of the old stage-drivers, oper-
ated a conveyance that made cir
cult of Deadwood, Carbonate, Spear
fish, and Bear Gulch. Pete was ia
nous for his fast furious, daring
driving.
One day, the story runs, Pete tore
into Carbonate on his usual dead run.
Up to the "hotel' door clattered the
stage. There, suddenly, as it stopt,
one Of the four horses fell dead.
Kinder sudden, that, Pete said a
bystander.
"Nuthin' sudden about it, said Pete.
"That boss died at the top of the hill,
ten miles back; but l wasn't goin' to
let him down until I got to the regular
stoppin place. "-Lippincott's Maya
zine
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-02
CHAPTER XVIII.
lust Thirty Minutes.


During the week spent by Robert
Clinton in search of Fran's life-secret,
a consciousness of his absence and its
cause was like a hot iron branding
Gregory's brain. What mocking fa-
tally. that 1t should have been Grace
to send Robert on his terrible GRAND
an errand which must result in ruin!
Mrs. Gregory would be pitied when
1t became known how she had been de
ceiyed; Fran would be pitied because
she was disowned daughter; Grace
would be pitied for trusting in the IN
tegrity of her employer but Gregory,
who of all men needed pity most,
would be utterly despised. He die mol
think of himself alone, but of his works
of charity--they, too, would fall, IN his
disgrace, and Walnut Street church
even religion itself-would be dis
credited because of an exposure that
could avail nothing.
Gregory had been too long proclaim
ing the living God not to feel Him as
a Presence, and IN this Presence ne
felt shuddering fear that could sug-
gest no relief but Precipitation. He as
well as Abbott Ashton had kept him,
self informed of Roberts movements
as far as they were known to Miss
Sapphire, hence the day Of Roberts
return found his thought of atonement
at its most frenzied stage.
| AS evening wore on, he made up his
mind to the fatal step.
| Before Robert could oppose him
/ Gregory would confess. Now thai
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-02

opening of the eustachian tubes,
These tubes communicate between the
ear and the back of the throat. II
they are congested. which happens
when you have a bad cold in the head
people complain of deafness
If you feel inclined to yawn, then
do so. 1t is Natures way Of cleaning
out your lungs and air passages.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-02

u have no BUSINESS, Mr.. Grcg0ry
exclaimed, in fear. that my wife need
not know"
This is" cried Robert Then re-
Numbering, he struck the keys a re-
sounding chord.
Ms. Gregory was about to leave
the room.
mo, mol" exclaimed Mr.. Gregory.
starting to the door to intercept her.
Il want you to stay. III have 40 Sc
crets from you, Lucy. I want you to
hear what these gentlemen have to
say" He glared at Abbott as if daring
him to speak the words that must de-
stroy his wife's last feeble hold on
her position.
Il hope Mrs. Gregory will excuse
u.s." said Abbott, smiling at her as
cheerfully as he could, "but she knows
! that there are matters of business
that women don't understand, or care
to learn. This is something that re.
lates merely to you, Mr.. Gregory, and
ourselves"
"Of course I understand you, Alb
bett," said Mrs. Gregory gently. ian,
Mr.. Gregory is wrong to insist on my
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are always ir
the way" She smiled, and, slipping
around Gregory, had reached the door
when she came face to face with
Grace Noir, entering. At sight Of hei
for Grace did not pause, but wen'
over to the piano-Mrs. Gregory az
parently reconsidered, and stepped U
her husbands side.
SO you did come" Grace said, smii
ing at Robert Shall we go into tn.
other room?"
| Robert reveled in her beauty, and t,
that extent his anger against Gregory
famed higher Pretty soon" he said
pretty soon, Miss Grace-in jus
twenty minutes" he looked at hi
watch, then at Abbott.
q must tell you, Mr. Gregory" Alb
bott began rapidly, that | had jus
thirty minutes to consummate til,
matter with you-just half an hour
when we came here, and ten minute
are already gone. Only twenty min
utes are left"
What do you mean by your twent.
minutes being left?" Gregory blus
tered.
Abbott spoke carefully, at the sam'
time drawing little farther ava.
from the man he despised: Bob ha
been to Springeld about that matter
you understand"
mo, DON'T" cried Gregory. COR |
| do-tell it out--all of it"
"He has been to Springfield" All
bott went on, land he got on the in
side of the business, and the interest
are determined that-that they will
| retaliate on you for your successes Il
!, the past, and at the same time be
help to Bob"
q don't understand" Gregory gaspe
blankly.
, ME neither muttered Robert.
"It's very simple" Abbott mair
tanned. 1.-The Springfield interest
, want to give you blow, and give Bo
helping hand. Therefore, you ar
to transfer your secretary to his store
/ where bookkeeper is needed"
"Oh, indeed" interposed Grace MOI
| Jelly. 81 am a mere pawn, | presume
to be sent where l am wanted. But
} would like to ask Mr.. Clinton If b
found out anything about Fran, Will
) he was in Springfield"
!, Fran is all she claims to he" Rol
ert declared bluntly
cTo BE CoNTINUED)
80 WA1@oa
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-02
Old Adam,

Little Henry, like many other little
boys was very fond of playing at be-
ing railway train. He liked to pre-
tend to be the engine and to dash
around the house with a great noise
OF putting and footing.
The other day the stork brought
Henry a sister.
He was taken in to see the baby and
regarded her for time with an ex-
preston of grave curiosity. Then his
face lighted UP.
Now" said he, Il shall have some
body to be the tender, anyhow. New
York Evening Post
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ing but the sticks. Think of her be-
heying in that jelly pulp, that steel
engraving in a Family Bible! No, /
mean to open her eyes, and get her
out Of his spiders web"
Il Gee your point of view"
You do if you have eyes. Think
of that perfect angel-but just say
Grace Noir and you've called all the
virtues. And her in his housed"
You still believe in angels?" in
CURED Abbott gravely.
zap; and devils with long sort-of-
curly hair, and pretty womanish faces.
and voices like molasses."
But Fran wants Mrs. Gregory
spared"
Abbott, when think of Grace Noir
spending one more night under the
roof of that burrowing mole, that croc-
odile with tears in his eyes and the
rest of him nothing but bone and
gristle-"
Bob, if l assure you that Miss
Noir will never spend another day
under his roof, will you agree to
keep this discovery to yourself?'
You can't make no such assurance.
If she amt put wise to what branch
of the animal kingdom he twigs to,
she'll not le&ye his roof"
Bob, if she leaves that house in the
morning, for ever, won't you agree to
silence, for Mrs. Gregory's sake-and
because Fran asks it?"
"Fran's another angel, bless her
heart! But you can't work it."
Leave it to me, Bob. I'll be guided
by the spur of the moment"
81 need bookkeeper at my store. "
Robert said, Illuminating.
81 promise you that Miss Noir will
soon be open to offers
See here, Abbott, can't afford to
lose any chances on this thing. I'm
going to see the feathers fly. mol
don't want Mrs. Gregory to learn about
it, any more than you or Fran; but
I'll limit the thing to Grace"
Shed tell Mrs Gregory"
Don't you say anything against
Grace Noir, Abbott, for though you are
my friend"
81 say nothing against her; l say
only that she's a woman"
We'll" Clinton reluctantly agreed
81 reckon she is. I'll tell you what
I'll do. I'll go with you into that
VOLTS den, and I'll let you do all the
talking; and if you can manage things
in half an hour-just thirty minutes
by my watch-so that Grace leaves
there tomorrow, I'll leave you to steer
things, and It's mum for keeps. But
I'm going to be present, though
don't want to say one word TO that
that-But If he don't crawl out of bis
wool far enough to suit the purpose
in short, If he don't cave, and in hall
an hour"
"Half an hour will do the business,
said Abbott stoutly. "Comel"
BE sure to call for Mr.. Gregory by
himself" said Robert, as they walked
| swiftly back to the Gregory residence
"If Grace comes into the room while
we're talking, or Mrs. Gregory"
"lf they do" Abbott said quickly
you are not to utter one word, moi
one, about springfeld-you under
stand? It's bargain, and shall hole
you to your word of honor"
For half an hour | won't say 6
word" Clinton declared, unless it't
some word just drawn out Of my DO
som by the sight of that villain
] Comet
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-02

"a divorce? Good heavens, Lucy,
are. you mad? Do you think ! want
a separation because you disown the
church? What have | ever done to
make you imagine such an ahsurdityT
She answered gently, Eyes, it seems
| misunderstood. But you said you
wanted me to discuss the future in a
matter-of-fact way, and l couldn't
think of the future as having any other
matter-offact solution"
Gregory was hotly indignant. Lucy,
if that is meant as an insinuation
against"
Mrs. Gregory raised her hand com,
pellingly. do not speak any name,
she said, looking at him steadily, Il
can endure much" she went on, in q
milder tone, finding him silent; y
often wonder il many women could en-
dure as silently-but there must never
be a name mentioned between u.s.
Her manner was so unwontedly
final, that he stood looking at her, not
knowing how to resume the pressing
subject of his past. They were in thai
same silent attitude when Grace Noil
came in from the hall.
Grace turned up the lights, and ther
-"Oh!" 1t was impossible to prevent
an unpleasant compression of the
mouth at discovering Gregory sosneal
his wife. Am | in the way? | an
looking for company, and | heard the
doorbell--please excuse mel" she add
ed biting of the words.
"Of course you are not in the way,
Gregory returned desperately. Com
pany. you say? And you heard thu
doorbell-is Bob Clinton" He grew
| white. my eyes are bad, for some
reason he muttered, and switched OF
the lights again.
How very dark you have it ii
here!" said Grace reprovingly. 20
course Mr.. Clinton has been shown
the back parlor, where it is light.
will go to him there, and leave yo'
two" she paused irresolutely, bu
neither spoke.
Grace had no sooner gone than Greg
DRY with an effort found his voice
Lucy, my conscience has tormente'
me until 1t will not let me rest-abou
you. It's right to know somethinI
more about my life than l have eve
told"
Fright in there" said the maid
voice, from the hail. and Abbott Ash
ton and Robert Clinton entered tn
half-light.
While Robert was greeting Mr.
Gregory with exaggerated pleasure, i
order to escape facing her husband
Abbott spoke to the other with an cd
sense of meanness, as If he partool
by mere nearness, Of the others COW
ardice. 81 wish to speak to you TO
few minutes, Mr.. Gregory"
Gregory, like an animal brought t
bay, said, 81 suppose you've some e.
cuse about playing cards with Fran.
more important than playin
cards." Abbott returned.
| Gregory fought off the inevitable
IF you refer to losing your positio
at the public school"
mo, Clinton has come home frol
Springfield, and we have matter
It's pressing business" spoke u
Robert. who all this time had bee
asking Mrs. Gregory if her mother wa
well, If Simon Jefferson was no wors,
| if Fran was hearty, if Grace Noir wa
at homeland private business.
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y. lsaF she'd be injured by your
agon, your religion-stuffed
calls itself man"
ssld? That's a joke! / tell
8 alnking only of Mr.. Greg,
So fOr Mrs. Gregory" Rob
put Grace Noir is more
y ether woman on earth.
sne point. When think
trace Noir living under
With that-that-"
Abbott supplied.
50 pure, SO high, SO much
Il makes me crazy.
sne she's been breathing
she's thought him q
Wilderness. and US moth
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-02
NEW SOUTH AMERICAN
FOOD DRINK
USED INSTEAD OF COFFEE IS
VERY POPULAR IN UNITED
STATES.

Every coffee user should have It;
much better and cheaper; return this
and ten cents for 20 cup trial order
today, or booklet mailed free.
Woodley Yerba Mate Co., Importers.
Shamrock, Texas.Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-02
NOTHING on Her.

Margery and Helen lived quite near
each other and occasionally played to-
gether. One day when they met
Helen said boastfully:
I'VE keep butler"
Margery remained thoughtful for
moment, then suddenly cried, exuiE
ingly: s
THAT'S nothing. We keep board
ers,"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-02

Some people have way OF SAYING
things to Burt the feelings OF others
lust as if they were getting pay for It.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-02

Stubborn Throat troubles are easily re-
Geved By Deans Mentholated Cough drops.
They act like magic-5c at all Druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-02

There isn't any headache like the
one We acquire from butting in.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-28
WIFE CABLES ELOPER
SALTY MESSAGE

Boston, Feb, 27.-"Cowardly fool;
Cowardly fool! How about the chill
REM" was the text of a cable mess4-
which Charles Gale, passenger on the
steamer Arabic, found awaiting him
on his arrival from Liverpool today.
1t was from his wife, whom he is
alleged to have left with two children
at Burnley, England, when he eloped
with Mrs. Florence Beavers.
The couple had crossed the ocean as
Charles Heap and wife" They admit
ted their identity, according to immi-
grafton authorities, and were ordered
.depoIted.