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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-03-20
CHAPTER XIV.
a Stroke of Luck,


We come now TO the most crowded
day in all the crowded life of Rosalie
lie Grange. We begin. indeed. with
Rosalie lie Grange. our of the stage
picture. We are in the office OF the
Thomas w. North Advertising Agency
in lower Fifth Avenue. Tommy North
sits at cheap but neat desk, brand
new like all the furnishings of that
little old office. He is laboring for
an accurate and arresting headline to
proclaim the safety. and yet the dead
Illness, OF a new automatic revolver.
AT the typewriter desk in the corner
sits Betsy-Barbara Lane, inexpertly
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
fills and Eliminates the Thomas w.
North Advertising Agency.
From inception to interior furnish
ings, it is all Betsy-Barbara. Hers
was the choice and placing OF the
green Mission furniture. Hers was
the selection Of the pictures, their ar
rangement in relation to the wall
place for work, she picked out prints
OF her favorite pictures-the Countess
Potolka, the Baby Stuart and the
Duchess OF Devonshire. To give II a
business air, she added framed pho
tograph of the Union Station in st.
Louis. Further Betsy-Barbara found
the 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-
membered also the soul needs OF MIR.
Thomas w. North himself. In the
interstices of the decorations she
placed such notices as she deemed
best for him, as DO 1t Now" Indus
try Is Happiness" and, most sig
nificant 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 Nerv-
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 solace 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 wass getting greater than
Tommy himself could handle. She
announced at once her intention of
learning the typewriter and doing that
work herself-all for the good Of the
enterprise. To this proposal. Tommy
entered protest of conscience; but
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the thought that he would see Betsy.
Barbara in Office hours as we'll as out
rendered it very feeble. So Betsy-Bar.
bara fell TO work on the secondhand
typewriter; and she had so far pro.
greesed that she could write a pass.
ably good business letter in four at.
tempts and a mornings time.
On the scene OF brisk business &C.
tivity suddenly entered Rosalie lie
Grange. AS she stepped into the door.
she was large-eyed. serious. a-qufver
with inner intensity. She broke into
a smile, however. az 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 Rosalie's:
My! Such a pair OF little work
ersl"
Tommy grinned.
All. a customer" he said: bust
ness bad at the boarding-house7 Any
thing can do TO advertise you? I
recommend our A A Campaign-cheap
and fetching for establishments Of
your class. Hov's this for a line.
Our eggs straight from the hen-our
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-03-20

ed the corner from Wall street and the
driver began 10 inquire for pier l6is,
Captain Baldwin Was as near 10 pro
family as his convictions allowed. As
for the mate. he had no convictions
which prevented him from expressing
himself 10 the limits OF his vocabulary,
over that unlucky accident, that tum-
BILE into the hatches. which had sent a
newly-signed Italian member OF the
crew 10 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 TO dig up
another sailor 10 satisfy the port regu
lations9
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Not Much Of n Mystery.

Two newspaper men met on tho
street OF one OF tho large cities. spoke
their minds freely. and told tho truth.
one TO another. Well" said Smith.
Il hear that old Jones. editor OF the
Trumpet, was found dead I'm his Office
last night" Yes. 80 I hear" an
swered Brown. Foul play In suspect.
cd. OF course" he added. That's tho
police theory. But why should any.
body kill him7 Had his paper been
making any cnemios?" None at all.
as far as can hear. You know he had
stopped all sensationalism and was
printing a pure. modest. highly moral
family paper" aha! That explains
III" who could have killed him."
"He wasn't murdered, man. lie
starved to doath!"-San Francisco
Argonaut
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SYNOPSIS.

Tommy North. returning 20 his room in
Mrs. Moore's boarding house at 80 a. m.
discovers the body OF Capt. John Hanska.
another roomer with a knife wound on
his breast. Suspicion rests upon man
giving the name OF Lawrence Wade. who
had been heard quarreling with Hanska.
During the excitement strange woman
who gives her name as Rosalie LeGrange,
appears and takes into her own home
across the street all OF Mrs. Moore's
boarders, including Miss Estrilla, an in
valid, whose brother was favorite
among the other boarders. Wade is ar
rested. Mrs. LeGrange. who, while plying
her trade as a trance medium, had aided
Police Inspector Martin MCGEE several
times. calls at his office 10 tell what she
knows OF the crime While she is there.
Constance Hanska, widow Of the murder
ed man, whose existence had been un-
known, appears. Mrs, Hanska. says she
had left her husband and discloses the
fact that Wade represented her and Wis
ited Hanska on the night OF the murder
IN an effort TO settle their affairs. she
admits Wade was in love with her. Wade
ts held by the coroner's jury for the death
OF Hanska Tommy North. who had been
held by the police, is released and re-
turns TO Mrs LeGrange's house. He be-
comes infatuated at once with Betsy Bar
bara. and at her urging prepares TO es-
tsblish the Thomas w. North Advertising
Agency. Mrs. LeGrange, with Inspector
McGee. examines the house where Han
ska was killed and finds on the fre es-
cape outside Hanska's window red shoe
button. which she conceals. Mrs. Le-
Grange secretly examines the shoes or her
boarders In search OF one the red button
will flt. She pretends 20 go into trance
in Miss Estrilla's room and communes
with spirits. Rosalie secures from In
spector McGee the services OF an Italian
detective 10 work under her direction.
Rosalie finds evidence 10 show that Es-
trilla's real name is Perez and that they
formerly lived I'm Port OF Spain. Rosalle
goes into another trance I'm Miss Estrilla's s
room and gains the young woman's con-
fdence. In succeeding seances Rosalie
leads Miss Estrlla 10 believe she is talk
ing with the spirit OF John Hanska
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Jlm's Response.

Because OF her own good looks. Mrs.
Hatch felt she married beneath her
when she took up" with one-eyed
Jim. For six months she was faithful
to her vow never TO twit her husband
about his deformlty; then one day her
sharp tongue got the better OF her.
Jim listened quietly TO his wife's es-
timate OF himself, physical and other
wise. Ellen" he spoke at last. In his
calm voice. you're my wife now, but
II I'd had two eyes. Id "a looked
furder."-Judge.
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CHAPTER XVI.
The Last Seance.


Fortunately for her plans. only three
OF Rosalie lie Oranges regular board
ers ever came home 10 luncheon-Con-
stance, Betsy-Barbara and Professor
Noll. or these. two were disposed or
for the day. Professor Noll found
three strangers already placed and eat
ipg. Two young men. powerful and
slow.moving. sat at either side OF the
hostess. At the other end OF the table.
in Miss Harding's accustomed seat.
was matronly woman, gray-haired
but alert OF motion and eye.
MIR. Kennedy-Mr. Hunter-Mrs.
Leary-l want 10 introduce Professor
Noll. The professor is one OF my regu-
lar boarders. This lady and these gen.
tlemen are transients; they'll be with
us Just few days" said Rosalie Le
Grange. The two men nodded and fell
10 their luncheon, OF which they con-
sumed vast quantities. Mrs. Leary,
however. smiled upon him an expert
enced smile.
Mrs Leary." pursued Rosahe Le
Grange, has got some foreign views
I'm sure you'd like to see. You won't
be droppin' 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
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-
ble her again that afternoon.
The chimes OF tho Metropolitan
tower rang the hour OF two. AT the
first stroke, Rosalie. as one who finds
relief In action. ran down the base
ment steps and opened the back door.
Inspector Martin McGee. dressed In
plain clothes and carrying a small bag.
was waiting outside.
"All set ?" he asked under his breath.
"Everything'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 an you
told him. But I'm running risks when
I take your word that you'll deliver
this Estrilla when we want him--or !
would be. II II was anybody but you.
Why can't you tell meH
See here, Marty McGee," said Ros-
allie I've got ready TO put one OF tho
biggSst feathers I'm your cap you ever
wory. An I've done II by goin' my
owl woman's way. II II hadn't been
for me, you'd been barkin' up the
wrong tree yet I've acted this way
because | do things woman-fashion,
an there amt n eingle mutt man alive
cnat would ever say was on the right
track-untll delivered the goods The
hardest thing ! know is to tell what
I know-thats habit Are you goin'
TO believe mo when / say that ! can
put my hands on this Estrilla when
ever ! please? Are you goIn' to leave
that 20 me, just like you've left the
whole thing 80 far?"
GRO BE CONTINUED
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Nature Fsker.

"How's thls?" demanded the Judge
You have your husband arrested for
assault. and yet you refuse 10 testify
against him"
Well. your honor" replied Mrs. Nc
Carly. whose heart had softened, II
amt sure twas him done IT,"
But you stated positively he
punched you in the eye"
"Thrue for ye. Some one did punch
me In tn olye, but amt sure who.
fur me back was turned at the tonne"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-03-20

the left kidney" Died suddenly at
the age Of one hundred and three. To
this time he bid fair 10 reach "A 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 profes-
sion dealing with the practice OF that
profession. They serve 10 caution
those who are eager 10 clothe these
local doctors with authority TO say
who shall marry and who shall not
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-03-20
1A& BED Button
BY Will Irwin
AUTHOR OF THE CITY THAT WAS, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED By THdrryR. .GriSSin6eI


why. feel as weak as water-an'
l must look after the ironin' too" she
added as she moved listlessly toward
the door.
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Daily Thouuht.

Avoid extremes. and shun the fault
OF such who still are pleased too little
or too much. Pope
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To err is Humankind 10 blame II
on tho other fellow In still more 30.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-18
HE'S SUSPICIOUS

Editor The Star: In an editorial,
Some Arithmetic" you gave a 1T
tie attention 20 n lunatic who sug.
gests that n we would each hoard
up $50 year for two years this
nation could do great business in
the banking line. or course, II n
implied that we would deposit our
10000. 100000 swag in banks.
You have figured out the conse-
quences OF this transaction very
nicely. but you seem to have over.
looked one very important phase
Of II. viz. there ls In this country
G913) n total circulation of s3,371,-
326,007. The banks national saw
inRs) already owe the people
Go13) s10,6s0, 1856, b0i--and now
they want 10 owe us 10000. 900 900
more-they may an we'll.
But would like 20 know where
the parent OF this insane scheme
thinks that much money is com.
ing from? II. M. FRANCIS.
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WHAT'S THE ANsWER1

Editor The Star: Free speech In
the high schools is threatened One
teacher Whose name IL withheld
for obvious reasonsJ declared that
II he expressed his opinion In writ.
ing about the action OF the school
board in barring the single tar
from being discussed by high
school students. he probably would
lose his position.
The high school board. in spite
OF the fact that the question was
approved by the state board OF cd.
ucation. and has been previously
debated here In the high schools,
says that the single tar IL an I'm.
proper subject for high school stu.
dents 10 discuss
Most OF these students ultimate
~ will become taxpayers. Why
then Is Il improper for them TO
study the various phases of taxa.
tlon?
DUDLEY w. WOODBRIDGE.
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Logging camps along LSAhs ~
are reopening.
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Yes, Judge Frater, you're quite right when
YOU say that 1t should not be the policy OF the
courts to continue indefinitely the receivership
of the Seattle, Renton & Southern. The Star is
glad TO see you take steps to close up such
deplorable receivership The affair should have
been ended long time ago.
The Renton line has been In the hands of
the court for about two years. Only because
it was in the hands of the court, has this line
been enabled 10 treat the city Of Seattle with that
high-handed effrontery that has characterized IT,
Only because it was in the hands of the court
through receivership could the Renton line
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-18
WHO'LL BID $1,6OO,OOO?

have even dared TO dream of a scheme to hold up
the city for 81 100000 for its property.
The Renton receiverShp should be no diff
ferent than any other, Judge Frater. and you're
quite right when you adopt this view. Like any
other business in the hands of receiver the court
should order the Renton line sold to the highest
bidder. In fact, the order to sell the line could
have reasonably been made long ago.
Put up the Renton line for sale. Let's see
who'll bid on this junk-pe railway. Let's see
how much win be bid. The Star ventures the
opinion that the price bid will fall far short of
si,ooo,o0o.
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woman's church. with woman officers and wom-
minister, is TO be established in Wallasey Cheshire,
England.
Professor Arloing, of Lyons, France proved by
pertinent that human perspiraton an irtant because
it is actually poisonous
The Eskimo pays his doctor his fee he
Arrives II the patient RECEIVERS is kept not 1t is
returned.
Persia has dstleres, breweries public houses.
and native wine is the only Intoxicating beverage
man found drunk in Denmark is turned
the OF doctor and the bill is the proprietor
of the last saloon visited by the man.
One church in Oklahoma advertised free
lemonade at its Sunday service rival church is adj
vertsng free buttermlk
The present of the English king original
y made for Queen Victoria, at her coronation in 1888
The principal jewels were taken from older crowns
Fire losses and the expense of fire prevention
the United States each year than the total value of
its production OF gold, silver, copper and petroleum
Paraguay is the home Of giant wasp, terrible
that most native forest hunters fear it than they
do snakes, ccntpedes or spiders
The Borneo islands boast of a telegraph line con-
structed Of mahogany and ebony poles This doubt
the most valuable telegraph line in existence.
According Italian mathematician, every person
in the world could stand comfortably in Of 500
square miles, while graveyard about the Of Colo
RADIO would bury all OF them
Western Australia produces more gold than any
American state, sends pearls Europe than any
other country except Ceyon and is said rich
est belt Of hardwood timber in the world
Brussels maintains school for gravediggers
through which men must pass to take up that occupation
Duke, said be the largest horse in the world and
weighing than 5000 pounds is exhibited by Charles
Miner of Brattleboro, VT
way rsea.ns general. fall back T.. "or. sra
egIc POSITIONS" that territory full
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FRANCE ASSERTS
ITS LINE HOLDS

PARIS. Sept. Is.-"The battle
continues: our lines are holding
everywhere." was todny's an
nouncement from Paris military
headquarters relative TO the situa-
ton from the Franco-British stand
point In Northeastern France.
Though the allies lines were
holding" Il was intimaied that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-18
BOYS CAPTURE
24-FOOT PYTHON

SOUTH BEND, Sept. ia 81
foot python, which escaped from
a carnival company here in July.
was discovered by boys and cap.
tured near the public library yes
terday. The snake was gorged with
chickens from neighborlng coops.
Parents OF the boys who found the
snake are preparing TO claim the
$3.50 reward offered by the carnival
company for Its capture.
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> N0ST- I'm


Besutlfyins the Back Yard
"How's this, SOM Yesterday
you cleaned up the back yard
nicely, but today It looks worse
than ever"
ITS not my fault, dad. I fired
everything over the fence. but last
night the kid next door slammed
EN- back"
An lrterloper
That horrid woman has broken
up my homel"
Taken away your husbandY"
NO; the cook"
Baltimore American.
Strike Up the Bandl
Viola, Michigan.
Fife. Oregon.
Drum, Utah.
Harmony. Indiana.
Violin. Louisiana.
Tuba, Arizona.
Alto, Michigan.
Trap, Wisconsin.
Tempe, Arizona.
Triangle. New York.
Bells, South Carolina.
Kettle, Kentucky.
Cello, North Carolina.
And
"Nobody Home"
Bati, French Indo-China.
Looney. Oklahoma.
Crazy Peak, Montana.
Batty Bay, Arctic.
Looneyville. New York.
Looneyville, West Virginia.
Bugg, Kentucky.
Mutt. Arkansas.
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NO SALUTE YET.

NO SALUTE VET.
Editor The Star: In the Sept. 0
issue OF The Star you called tho
attention OF the people TO the fact
that our government IL about to
raise our taxes $1,000 900. at the
same time soaking US t3.b00.000 ev.
cry month 20 keep our army and
navy In Mexico. The United
States has no more right in Vera
Cruz than the Mexicans have TO
occupy a town In this country.
II seems 10 me that n flag salute
comes pretty high. and notice
they haven't got It yet. either. I
will salute Old Glory as often as
the u. s. wants at 10 cents n sa-
lutte. GILCHRIST.
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visited the building once and
tho first thing that impressed me
was tho maEnincenco OF the place.
and the air OF society" setting
which girls in poor circumstances
would not fit
! feel certain there Il muc.. truth
in what the writer said. for know
Of several girls being turned away
from the old building because they
were unable 20 pay their rent. de-
manded In advance, and where |
worked the girls there said they
couldn't afford to patroniye the
place.
II this IL 20 OF the old building.
Il must be true OF the new one, for
Il Ia much finer.
A SUBSCRIBER.
a SAD PLIGHT
Editor The Star: Can you or
any one olso tell mo what ia going
to become OF American laborers
and their families7
My husband has been out of
work for over a year, Every place
he goes. he says. the foreigners
are given work in preference to
Americans
! am an invalid. and have been
for eight years. | haven't even
been able 20 sit up in bed for two
years. That makes n big expense
cant send my children TO school
until my husband gets work.
Can't something be done TO pre-
vent this discrimination against
American workmen7
A DISCOURAGED WIFE.
a KIND GUARD
Editor The Star: Recently I
read an article which told OF a Ger.
tain city that gave its stockade
inmates n few dollars at the time
OF their release.
Why wouldn't Il be n good idea
TO do the same thing here In our
city and county stockades? Men
arc turned loose daily without n
cent in their pockets. and have ut
tie means, in these times, to get
work and food
IL wouldn't amount to much. but
would be whole lot TO these un.
fortunate down.and-outers, The
government and tho state authori-
ties help their prisoners when they
are turned out.
sToCKADE GUARD.
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ABOUT The Y. w.

Editor The Star In reply TO the
letter in Fridays Star regarding
the new Y. w. G. A. building, !
wish 10 say that az one who used
to be a working girl, think the
writer Is correct.
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they had not been able to produce
much impression on. the CermAaa.
Fighting was said to b espe-
cially desperate along the air.
left. where the Germans 0eoGnh
Won Kluck and Won Buelow ~
resisting a thanking movement
The struggle progressed h {
drenching rain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-13

would have be purely friendly, altogether
But the answer she received began, "My dearest
Cyrilla, and it the oveliest letter she had
had in her life. Maideny reserve kept her from
knowledging it; but that did matter, for
she got another every day for whole fortnight And
then the letters ceased because the writer coming
East again.
1t the telephone that told her of his arrival His
voice. close, whispering in her very ear first thrilled
then saddened her.
I'm not going to wait any longer, Cyrilla' he de-
ask you marry me, and you shan't say no! We've
had enough of loneliness you and l."
perhaps it would be best if you came she said
with forced camness. He would believe she
old until the evidence of his eyes convinced him of it,
and the unpaatabe truth had better not be unduy
delayed "Come this afternoon, if you like" she
added.
"You bet 1 will! There's train I can catch at two
thirty. l looked it up Say Cyrla, feel just like
schoolboy"
II shouldn't be surprised if you one!'
"I1l chance that, the voice laughed
"Are you through" in the impatient young
Central.
Through" echoed Cyrilla ominousy, and rang off.
Through! That was what her little romance would
soon be.
She could picture him, the young in the train,
he conured up visions Of the girl he expected
and then, when he into her presence the sudden
disappointment in his eyes, the awkward conversation
with woman nearly twice his until it was ended