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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-11-26
CHAPTER vi.
Disclosures.

In little corner office, soberly fur.
nished, on the topmost floor of one of
lower Manhattan's loftiest office-tow-
ers, little mouse-brown man sat over
a big mahogany desk; little man of
big affairs, sole steward of one of
Americas most formidable fortunes.
Precisely at eleven minutes past
noon Tor at the identical instant chos-
en- by Alan Law to catapult over the
edge of a cliff in northern Maine) the
muted signal of the little mans desk
telephone clicked and, eagerly lifting
receiver to ear, he nodded with smile
and said in accents of some relief:
ASK her to come in at once, please"
Jumping up, he placed chair in In
innate juxtaposition with his own;
and the door opened, and a young
woman entered.
The mouse-brown man bowed. Miss
Rose Trine?" he murmured with q
great deal of Difference.
The young woman returIied his bow
with show Of perplexity: ''Mr. Dig.
by7"
You are kind to come in response
to my-ah unconventional invita-,
tiOn,r sAid the little man. "Won'l
| you -ah- -alt DOWN.
she satd, ~Than1 yon.' eznpely. nng
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upon his pleasure. And when at length
he decided TO speak. It was with ring
Of hateful irony IL that strangely
sonorous voice Of his.
Rose" he said slowly-"my daugh-
ter!-I am told you have today been
guilty Of an act Of disloyalty to me-"
She said coolly: You had me spied
upon"
Naturally, with every reason to
question your loyalty. I had you
watched"
She waited a significant moment.
then dropped an impassive mcnosyl-
liable into the silence: 'Well?"
you have visited the man Digby.
servant and friend of the man hate
and you love-"
She said, without expression: Yes"
Repeat what passed between you"
Il shall not, but on one condition"
And that isl"
Tell me first whether II was you
who sent the rose to Alan Law-and
more, where Judith has been during
the last fortnight"
Il shall tell you nothing, my child.
Repeat resonant voice rang with
infiexible purpose-"repeat what the
man Digby told you!"
The girl was silent. He endured her
stare for long minute. a spark OF
rage kindling to fame the evil old eyes.
Then his one living member that
had power to serve his iron Will,
hand like the claw of a bird OF prey
moved toward a row Of buttons sunk
In the writing-bed of his desk.
Il warn you l have ways to make
you speak"
With a quick movement the girl
bent over and prisoned the bony Wrist
in her strong fingers. With her other
hand, at the same time, she whipped
open an upper drawer Of the desk and
took from it a revolver which she
placed at a safe distance.
ITO the contrary" she said quietly,
'you will remember that the time has
passed when you could have me pun
ished for disobedience. You will call
nobody: If interrupted, shan't hesl-
tate to defend myself. And now"-lay-
ing hold of the back of his chair, she
moved 1t some distance from the desk
you may as we'll be quiet while
find for myself what wish to know"
For moment he watched in silence
as she bent over the desk, rummaging
its drawers. Then with an infuriated
gesture of his left hand, he began to
curse her.
She shuddered little as the black
oaths blistered his thin old lips, dedi-
eating her and all she loved to sin,
infamy and sorrow; but nothing could
stay her in her purpose. He was
breathless and exhausted when she
Strengthened up with an exclamation
of satisfaction, studied intently for
moment sheaf of papers, and thrust
them hastily into her handbag, togeth-
er with the revolver.
Then touching the push-button
which released secret and little.used
door, without a backward glance she
slipped from the room and, closing the
door securely, within another minute
had made her way unseen from the
house.
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had none beyond hunting knife belt
ed at the small of his back. All else
had been either consumed in the for
est fire or stolen by his Indian guide
who had subsequently died while at
tempting to murder his employer.
Since that event, the man had sue
Ceeded in losing himself completely.
In seeking shelter from the thunder
storm he had lost touch with his only
known and none too clearly located
landmarks, Then, after night passed
without a fire in the lee of a ragged
bluff, he had walked to discover the
sun rising in the west and the rest of
the universe sympathetically upside
down: and aimlessly ever since he had
stumbled and blundered in the maze
of those grimly retiCent Businesses, for
the last few hours haunted by fear
of failing possessed by a no.
ton that he was dogged by furtive
onemies--and within the last hour the
puppet of blind. witless panic.
But even as he strove to calm him
self and rest, the feeling that some
thing was peering at him from behind
a mask of underground grew intoler-
ably acute.
AT length he jumped up. glared wild
ly at the spot where that something
no longer was, flung himself fran,
tically through the brush in pursuit of
it. and-found nothing.
With great effort he pulled him
self together, clamped his teeth upon
the promise not again to give way to
halluCinations, and turned back to the
clearing.
There, upon the log on which he
had rested, he found--but refused to
believe he saw-a playing card, a
trey Of hearts. face up in the sun
glare.
With gesture of horror, Alan Law
f'ed the place.
While the sounds of his flight were
still loud, grinning half-breed guide
stole like shadow to the log, laughed
derisively after the fugitive, picked up
and pocketed the card, and set out
in tireless, cat.footed pursuit
An hour later. topping a ridge of
rising ground. Alan caught from the
hollow on its farther side the music OF
clashing waters Tortured by thirst
he began at once to descend in reck.
less haste.
What was at first gentle slope GOV.
cred with waist-deep brush and car.
peted with leaf-mold, grew swiftly
more decllvitous. mossy hillside, as
steep as roof, bare of underbrush,
and sparely sown with small cedara
through whose ranks cool blue water
twinkled far below.
The shelving moss-beds afforded
treacherous footing; Alan was glad
now and then of the support of CO
dar, but these grew ever smaller, and
more widely spaced and were not al
ways convenient to his hand. He
came abruptly and ct headlong paee
within sight Of the eavea Of Cliff
and precisely then the hillside scenes
= ollD from under him.
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HER APPRECIATION OF ART
Visitors Genuine Tribute Must Have
Thrilled the Soul of the
Copying Artist. %

1t was about three O'Clock, and the
fading light in the art gallery OF the
public library was beginning to bother
the painter-woman who faced the sun
set canvas with lumpy palette i'm
paled on one thumb and paint brush
held hesitatingly in the other while
she scrutinized again the intricate
blending of sunset colors and backed
away a few steps farther to squint at
the perspective of the old whaler she
was copying as it lurched on painted
waves. Details of color blending of
light and shade, of form after the
fashion of a painters sensitive appre-
citation, undoubtedly filled her mind.
Then came humping along The pol
ished floor two other women. They
stood for a moment in silence in front
of the sunset picture. One of them
raised a thick beringed hand and
rubbed the canvas with a slow, feeling
rub.
"Aint it grand, Nellie?" she said.
"An' all hand-painted, too."
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that nideOus gauntlet, sprang from
the fact that. however rough, the
rapids were short. Now, when he had
been In their grasp q minuts. he
seemed to have been there hours.
His laborings we're tremendous, un.
believable, inspired. In the end they
were all but successful. The goal OF
safety was within thirty seconds
more Of quick, hard work, when Alan's
paddle broke and the canoe swung
broadside to a boulder. turned turtle
and precipitated both headlong into
that savage welter.
AS the next few minutes passed he
was fighting like a mad thing against
overwhelming odds. Then. Of a sud
den, he found himself rejected. spewed
forth from the cataract and swimming
mechanically in the smooth water OF
a wide pool beyond the lowermost
eddy, the canoe floating bottom up
near by, and Rose supporting herself
with one hand on It.
Her eyes met his, clear with the
sanity of her adorable courage.
He floundered to her side, painted in
structions to transfer her hand to his
shoulder, and struck out for the
nearer shore.
Both found footing at the same
time and waded out, to collapse. ex-
hausted, against the bank.
Then, with a sickening qualm, Alan
remembered the pursuit. He rose and
looked up the rapid just in time to
view the last swift quarter Of the
canoes descent: Judith In the bow,
motionless, a rifle across her knees, in
the stern an Indian guide kneeling
and fighting the waters with scarcely
perceptible effort in contrast with
Alan's supreme struggles.
Like a living thing the canoe
seemed to gather itself together, to
poise, to leap with all its strength;
it hurdled the eddy in bound, took
the still water with mighty splash,
and shot downstream at diminished
opcSup luO lh0ldA bdShAh6
water.
AS though that had been the one
moment she had lived for, Judith
lifted her rife and brought it to bear
upon her sister.
With a cry of horror, Alan flung
himself before Rose, living shield.
anticipating nothing but immediate
death. This was not accorded him.
For breathless instant the woman in
the canoe stared along the sights,
then lowered her weapon and, turn
ing, spoke indistinguishably to the
guide, who instantly began to ply a
brisk paddle.
The canoe sped on, vanished swiftly
round a bend.
After a long time, Alan voiced his
unmitigated amazement:
"Why-in the name of heavenl
Why"
The girl said DULY: Don't you
know?" And when he shook his head.
"Her guide told mine you had saved
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moment she rested there unresisrng.
sobbing quietly.
What Is II? What is II, dearestT
he questioned. kissing her tears away.
"To find you all right. l
was SO afraid" she cried brokenly.
"Of what? Wasn't all right when
you left me here this morning!"
She disengaged with an effort, rose,
and looked down strangely at him.
Il did not leave you here this morn
ing, Alan. wasn't here"
That brought him TO his own feet
in a jiIy. you were not!" he STAN
mered. Then who-"
Judith" she stated with conviction.
Impossible! You don't under
stand"
The girl shook her head. Yet ]
know: Judith was here until this
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-11-26
'lnoredIenta Of Happlness.

After long, stern chase am con-
vinced that the, ingredients Of happi-
ness are very few and simple. writes
Michael Monahan in "At the Sign Of
the Van" The trouble with most OF
us is that we think we want too many
things and SO miss our true aim in the
effort to obtain them. It is better to
put beauty in your life than money
in your purse. Giltedged stocks viii
not compensate you for the poverty
Of the mind A city mansion and .
country house. the seductions Of soct
ETY. and the vain pursuit Of the anise
seed bag will not make up to ycu fob
dearth OF soul lie. Cnt ont ~ -
peFauities-Ana hsnin = HBA
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-11-26
CHAPTER Viii.


Broad daylight the top of morn
ing as rare as ever broke upon the
north country: Alan Law opening be-
wildered eyes to realize the substance
of dream come true.
True it proved itself, at least, in
part. He lay between blankets upon a
couch of balsam fans, in corner Of
somebody's camp-a log structure,
weather.proof, rudely but adequately
furnished. His clothing, rough-dried
but neatly mended, lay upon chair
at his side.
He rose and dressed in haste, at
once exulting in his sense of complete
rest and renewed well-being, prey
to hints of an extraordinary appetite.
and provoked by signs that seemed to
bear out the weirdest flights of his de-
lirious fancies.
There were apparently indisputable
evidences Of woman's recent pres
ence in the camp: blankets neatly
folded upon a second bed of aromatic
balsam in the farther corner; an effect
of orderliness not common with
guides; a pair of dainty buckskin
gauntlets depending from a nail in the
wall; and-he stood staring witlessly
at it for more than a minute-in an
old preserve jar on the table, single
rose, warm and red, dew upon it's
petals!
There was also fire in the cook
stove, with a plentiful display of
things to cook; but despite his hunger
Alan didn't stop for that, bat rushed
to the door and threw it open and him
self out into the sunshine, only to
pause, dashed, chagrined, mystified.
There was no other living thing IN
sight but a loon that sported far up
the river and saluted him with q
shrek of mocking laughter.
The place was, cleft in tho hills,
table of level land some few acres
in area, bounded on one hard, be-
meath the cliff from which he had
dropped, by rushing river fat with
recent rains; on the other by a second
cliff of equal height. Upstream the
water curved round the shoulder Of a
towering hill, downstream the cliffs
closed upon it until it roared through
a narrow gorge.
Near the camp, upon a strip OF
shelving beach that bordered the river
where it widened into a deep, dark
pool two canoes were drawn up, bot.
toms to the sun. Dense thickets OF
pines, oaks, and balsams hedged In
the clearing.
He was, it seemed, to be left severe
ly to himself, that day; when he had
cooked and made way with an enor'
nous breakfast, Alan found nothing
better to do till time for luncheon
than to explore this pocket domain
He feasted famously again at noon:
whiled away several hours vainly whip
ping the pools with rcd and tackle
found in the camp, for trout that he
really didn't hope would rise beneath
that blazing sun; and toward three
o'clock lounged back to his aromatic
couch for nap.
The westering sun had thrown Q
deep, cool shadow across the cove
when he was awakened by imDortun
ate hands and voice Of magic.
Rose Trine was kneeling beside him
clutching his shoulders. calling on hin
by name distracted by an inexplica
BILE anxiety. Il
He wasted no time Discrimination
between dream and reality. but gath
cred both late his arms Ana Cor !
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-11-26

"I took your Com
pound and have . fine,
baby" Mrs.
JOHN MITCHELL Mas
sena, N. Y.
"Lydia E. Pinkham'S
Vegetable Compound isa
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expectant mothers. -
Mrs. A. NJ. MYERS, Cor
donville, Mo.
"I highly recommend
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound before
child birth, it has done 30
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M. DoERR, r. r. l, Con-
shohocken, Pa.
"I took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Com
pound to build up my
system and b ave the
dearest baby girl in the
world" Mrs. NOSE
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"I praise e the Com
pound whenever 1 have
a chance. 1t did SO much
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girl was born. Mrs.
E. w. SANDERS, Rowles-
burg, W. We.
al to ok your Com
pound before baby was
born and feel / owe my
life to it. Mrs. WINNIE
TILLIs, Winter Haven,
Florida.
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her life on the dam at Spirit Lake.
Now do you see?"
His countenance was blank with
wonder: "Gratitude?"
Rose smiled YEARLY: Not graft
tude alone, but something more ter
rible. She rose and held
out her hand. mot that l can blame
her. But come; If we strike
through here we will, think, pick up
trail that will bring us to Black
Beaver settlement by dark"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-11-26
CHAPTER vi.
ThA MufInaer.

Within the hour Rose Trine stood
before her father in that somber room
wherein he wore out his crippled days.
In that place OF silence and shadows
whose sinister color-scheme Of Grim
son and black was the true livery Of
his monomania- passion for ven
geance that alone kept warm the en-
bers of Hte in that wasted and move
less frame.
An impiah malice glimmered IN his
ennksn EYES s. " kept her waiting
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SYNOPSIS.

The . Of Hearts Is the death sign"
used by Seneca Trine In the private war
of vengeance which. through his daugh-
ter, Judith, a woman OF violent and Grim
inal temper and questionable sanity. he
wages against Alan Law, whose father
(now dead) Trine held responsible for the
accident which mgde him helpless Grip
pie. Law loves Rose. but under dramatic
circumstances saves the life Of judith.
her twin sister, and unwillingly gains
her love, also
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-11-26
In the Shopping District.

Small boy Ito his mother, who is
buying a hat)-Why do hats cost
more than houses?
Mother-What makes you think
they do, Bobby?
Small Boy-Well that sign says,
Hats, $40 up," and saw sign yes
terday that said, Houses, $40 down"
Judge
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-11-26
His Method.

How did Dauber come to paint such
an extraordinary picture?"
Used revolving canvas while
painting.
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some curable physical arrangement are depriVo0
Of this greatest Of all happiness.
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1t keeps some people busy trying to
look innocent.
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and vital on his fingers. A fine spirit
of resolve set her countenance aglow.
You may count on me for action on
my own part, IL find circumstances
warrant it. promised not to marry
Alan because of the feud between our
fathers-but not to stand by and see
him sacrificed. Tell me how may
communicate secretly with you--and
let me go as soon as possible!"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-24
The New AqrIeuIture.
Advertisement.

The term new agriculture" applies
to the farming methods that have been
made possible within the past twenty
years or so by the advance of science.
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dreamed Of a few decades ago.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-24
Nearly Smothered.

Chandler, N. C.-Mrs. Augusta
Lomax, of this place writes: IL had
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Try Cardui.
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-24
A TEXAS WONDER.

The Texas Wonder cures kidney
and blad d er troubles, dissolves
gravel, cures diabetes, weak and
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Regulates bladder troubles in chill.
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-24
HAVE A ARM HOLD.
Moving Pictures Continue More
in Demand Than Ever.
Some Interesting Figures Forwarded
by American consuls In Europe
Tastes Of Peoples Are Shown
to Vary Widely.

American consuls in European and
other foreign countries have recently
been sending reports to Washington
on the motion picture industry. these
reports showing that east and west,
north and south, the movies" now
hold sway and are playing a star role
In the amusements of the nations
From many places comes the con-
sular declaration that the attractions
at the film play theaters are not mere
ly one of the chief amusements, but
the chief amusement. From Nurem-
berg, Germany. for instance, Consul
George Nicolas lift writes that the
moving picture has advanced to first
place among the people of Bavaria"
In Munich there are 80 theaters, with
total seating capacity of 1850, and
yearly sale of 100000 tickets, while
In Nuremberg there are IA theaters.
with a seating capacity of 3,40O. The
other large Bavarian cities all have
numerous theaters
In regard to comparison with other
amusements. Consul George N. lift
writes that in the city of Hof the total
attendance at places of public amuse-
ment for one year was 209.551. OF
this total, 1850 was attendance at
film shows. Attendances at other
smusements were: Theaters, $4,000;
concerts, $500; public dances, 1000;
circuses, 1000 In the city of Fuerth
in one month the attendance at the
movies was $4,000, while for that
month and the two preceding months
the attendance at all other public
places of amusement, including ordi-
nary theaters, was but 1860.
From Great Britain come reports
that, while the motion-picture thea
tiers are constantly increasing their
hold on the public, American films of
cowboy life-well received not long
ago-are beginning to lose popularity.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-24
EnameIware Cement.

For mending enamelware pots and
pans where a hole has been made or
the enamel has been Clipped off. the
following is effective: Equal parts Of
soft putty, finely sifted coal ashes and
sifted table salt. Mix all together and
pack II into the hole. Place the mend
ed article on the stove with a little
water In it until the cement gets hard
1t never fails, and it becomes as hard
as the enamel itself.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-24
Stop That First Fall Cough.


Check your fall cough or cold at
once-don't wait-it may lead to
serious lung trouble, weaken your
vitality and develop a chronic lung
ailment. Get bottle of nr.. Bells
Pire-Tsr-Honey to-day; it is pure
and tarmless-use it freely for that
fall cough or cold. If Baby or Chill
dren are sick give it to them, it wi |
relieve quickly and permanently. 1t.
soothes the irritated throat, lungs
and air passages. Loosens phlegm,
is antiseptic and fortifies the system
against colds 1t surely prevents
cold germs from getting a hold.
Guaranteed. Only 25c at your drug
Observation-Disclosures.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-24
From "Poor Richard"

When you incline to have new
new clothes, look first well over the
old ones, and see if you cannot shift
with them another year, either by
securing, mending or even patching, if
necessary. Remember a patch on your
coat and money in your pocket is bet
ter and more creditable than a writ
on your back and no money to take
1t of.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-09-24
Specialist on Railroad PhotopIays

j. p. MCGOWAN, the producer, has be.
come known as a specialist on rail
road photoplays. He has produced and
is still producing them from every
angle, and the members of his com
pany are almost as well versed in rail
road lore as he is himself. Helen
Holmes, his leading woman, declares
she almost lives on, in, around, OF
nder trains.