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and scarf and gloves were scattered
about the library"
"Enoch must be-insane!"
"Oh!" cried Dorcas. Sudden horror
flashed into her face. "Oh! you don't
think-that?"
mo. I'm 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 not hurt. Eyes,
he has changed. He is not the same
old Enoch. l cannot account for this.
He promised me faithfully to dlop her
for keeps"
Months ago. He has kept his prom
Use until now. | know he has. The
strange part of it is, the woman her.
self hates him. She says vile things
about him."
ITO your"
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
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LOSS OF WAR EXAGGERATED
Real Facts as to Mortality and Prop.
erty Destruction in Six
Months Conflict.

The destruction of war is not nearly
as great as it seems, Engineering Mag
azine states. If people do not produce,
neither do they consume, and the
man who may have been making and
spending $40 day comes down to the
81 or even to the ten cent level with
out particular detriment to himself or
to his similarly placed neighbors. The
total wealth of Germany is $60,5OO,-
100000 and even if the actual war
wastes were $2,000,000 day this in a
whole year would amount to less than
1 per cent of the accumulated wealth
of the fatherland. The average death
rate in Germany is probably 20
per 1000, or 100000 year. Kill 100,-
900 soldiers and you have only doubled
for one year the normal outflow. In
four years, if the normal rate were
lessened from 20 to Is per cent, the
loss would be numerically made up.
The loss of life, the loss of time, the
loss of property in a six months war
is, after all, insignificant compared to
the great enduring life of the nation.
Recuperation will be rapid.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-29
CHAPTER Xxx.
An Everyday Miracle.


That night, when the curtain fell
upon the third act, Dorcas turned eag-
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 swift
glance. She remembered the line--it
was one the actor used to speak In
1.-The King at Large"
Il believe you would" Her voice
was low and impetuous. Il need a
friend, strong, patient, wise friend,
as l never did in my life before"
Miss Dorcas, you make me wish
this moment that were Samson and
a Solomon. / am not strong or very
wise, but I am patient, and there is
no task upon Gods earth that would
not try to do for you. You believe me,
don't your"
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. l am going there to
stay with Alice over Sunday. I need
your help"
He regarded her curiously for mo-
ment.
II will come" he answered gravely.
Then he took her land 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 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 rcmped and
shrieked in the midst of city's din
A balmy wind had been blowing all
day long and had driven wintry chill
from the air. Knots of women 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
odors crept in at the open window, 9
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 door slam. She was
trying to separate insistent noises Of
the street from everyday household
hustle. She heard Mrs. Billerwell give
an order to a servant, then Julie
laughed merrily, and light footsteI
sounded on the stair. On the Other
side of the wall a servant was pre-
pairing a room for her. She heard the
girl slam window and begin to move
furniture about, while castori
sQueaked rebelliously. Then she fell
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CHAPTER XVliI-Continued.

A wave of scarlet swept over
Enochs face.
ITO think of Merry squaring up
Throughout. 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 fiercely and pointed to the
sheets of paper that lay under her
hand.
It's rather an unusual story. Sit
down and I'll tell it to you. If you are
searching for 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 q
puzzled frown.
IL met him in London seven years
ago." she continued, "and / was such
q ba1ly fool l married him. In those
days he was heroic looking figure If
you saw him as he is today you might
say had showed poor taste"
Wentworth sat staring at her with
6ullen curiosity.
Ell have found out that he is in New
York and that ten years ago he had
been married here. Also that his wife
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and child are alive. Interesting sit
uation, isn't it? Bigamy releases a
woman, though l had not felt terribly
fettered. / have George Volk to thank
for bringing that brat across. 1t was
one of his mastery little schemes OF
revenge. Then. in a curious way,
learned that Voik's wife is the woman
you call Alice Bourne. He laid a
scheme to get money out of her yes
terday. | got detective and planned
to 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.
tell you the situation is dramatic.
went to the house where Alice Volk
lives in Harlem-oh, l was disguised,
tell you; you would never have
known me. The detective got in first
and opened the area door. / slipped
in and waited. He was TO give me a
signal when Volk arrived. A servant
CAME CIulupIllS uOWH INC CSIldL SCdll
after coal. | hid in closet where
they store trash and-waste paper"
Enoch's eyes narrowed and yellow
paIlor crept over his face. Course it,"
He spoke in a hoarse whisper.
Eyes, curse it," repeated zilla Paget
with an amused laugh. "My word! ii
was a blooming queer accident!
closed the door, the latch caught and
l couldn't get out. There / was
locked in that beastly hole. / struck
a match. 1t was lucky had match
box along. Then | found an electric
light. The first thing my eyes lit OF
among that waste was sheet OF pa
per. | picked it up. had seen the
writing before"
Whose was it?" stammered Went
worth.
Whose was it? Don't put up thai
bluff on me-" cried the actress scorn
fully. at was Merry's, of course. You
recognized 1t in second. 1t was thi
last speech | made in the second ac
las it used to bo,-befOre you, tns
author. changed 1t"
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remember she saw her mother. Take
care oh her, Jason, ez II de Lawd his
self had glib her in yo' charge
promised, honey" the husky voice
died away in q sob; Il called de Lawd
to witness right thar dat I'd look out
TO- yo' all my life, ez well ez an Oh
darby could do"
You have done 1t, Uncle Jason"
Dorcas took the sooty hand between
her palms. 'If mother could know
how faithfully you have filled your
promise-and somehow / feel, Uncle
Jason, that she does know-she would
say that you have the whitest soul God
ever put into black body"
"Oh Lawdy, Missy, can't come wild
yo'? dom need no money. Yo'
needn't pay TO- me anywhar-"
Jason, you blessed old saint, it isn't
money / am considering. have plenty
of money Mother left Enoch In your
care as much as she did me. You
have told me that"
The negro bowed his head solemnly.
Wont you stay with him."
Jason pointed to the inner door of
the vestibule. Honey, what's a-goin'
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CHAPTER XIX.

A Break in the WaverIy Place Home.
There is another bit of baggage"
Dorcas spoke to the cabman, who
stood beside a carriage in front of the
Waverly Place house. He lifted lit
tie Robin and set him on 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 valise.
The cabman lifted it from the hands
of the old negro and swung it up on
the front seat.
Jason said the girl, reckoning 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 minute"
Eyes, Missy" There was 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 never 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 fo' me-"
Uncle Jason, do you remember the
story you have told about mother
leaving you to care for Enoch and
me? Sometimes I think of that day.
You wheeled mother out on the piazza
where the locust trees were in bloom,
and / almost believe that you did rot
tell me, but that l remember 1t my
self"
Yes, honey" The tears rolled down
the negros 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
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, ez
! ong ez yo' lives. to care TO my baby,
! my sweet little gal baby, she'll never
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-29
Women in Warfare.

Endervoring to emulate their an
cient Germanic and Gallo mothers
who fought against the Roman
legions, the French women of the
revolution formed themselves into
militant bodies and the danes de
halle and the Fauboug ST. Antoine.
in short petticoats, red Phrygian caps,
with pixies in hand, became conspicu-
Gus in the early days Of the Terror,
and the Amazon of Liege,' grasping
her lighted match, astride her can
non, was dragged by mob of de-
mented women to Versailles when the
royal family was forced to return to
Paris. Women were also prominent
at the barricades during the COM
mune, and many a murderous shot
was fired by woman's hand from
the windows of the capital.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-29
How Row Started in Glen Elder.

They were leaning over the line
fence, these ladylike neighbors, and
they seemed to be having an argu.
ment as the Glen Elder Sentinels
reporter passed.
"How do you know 1t is so?" asked
one.
II said it was so, didn't II" the
other came back, coldfy.
"Uh, huh, you did, and suppose
it is your idea that whatever you say
goes"
Eyes, If / say it to you-it goes all
over town."
And then the neighbors called the
police.-Kansas City Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-29
Electricity and Food.

At the recent session of the Ma
tional Electric Light association in
Philadelphia Mr.. T. G. Martin gave an
interesting report on the electrical
stimulation and plant growth. He an
nounced shat vegetables, such as rad
ishes and lettuce, when subjected to
electrical treatment, had shown rs
per cent increase in growth over un-
treated VEGETABLES. Evidently cleo
tricity is destined to play an impor-
tant part in the production of our
food.-Scientific American.
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Proper Forethouqht.

"Good mornin', Mrs. Moriarity. It's
we'll yer lookin' And how's thot
delicate son av yours now?"
Its wurrking in delicatsssen
store he is"
AHA! Must be foine to have spe-
cial stores jist for sickly byes to wor-
ruk in, hey?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-29

In South Carolina there are $4,000
more negroes than white children in
public schools.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-29

Probably once i'll about four thou
sand years man who is licked in a
fair fight has no excuse to offer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-29
Poets EASY Time.

Mother-Do you mean to tell me
that your husband is out half the
time until after midnight?
Daughter-More than half.
"And you never scold?"
Never"
ct am amazed"
"You forget that my husband is a
poet"
"What of that, pray?"
"When he comes home early he al
ways insists on reading his poems to
me."-New York Weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-29

Some people know too much, and
others know enough not to.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-29

Fruit canning is becoming popular
in South Africa.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-10-29

It's easy for a woman to discover
that a man has brain-if she's his
mother.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-12-17
Men at Church,

There is something wrong when
men must be coaxed and bribed to go
to church like 80 many children, re-
marks the Pittsburgh Gazette Times.
Within the last few years this country
has witnessed recrudescence Of mas
culine interest In the work OF the
church. Laymen are no longer con-
tent to leave the burden to the minis
ter on the plea that he Is paid to bear
1t. The man in the pew is coming to
realize that he is an active stockhold-
er in the church, with responsibilities
to discharge as we'll as privileges to
enjoy. Sensational methods OF at
tracing men, that tend to turn a
church into a sort o; sociable club, are
not likel- to be productive of lasting
benefit either to the religious institn'
ton OF 10 IDe men themselves.
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:*::;a ~
THE SEFT0II GIRLS
BY A. TENNY SPRING.

Copyright. 1914. by w. G.. Ckapman)
Sorry you have to go back to New
York, old man." said Fred Holmes to
Arnold Rittenhouse.
The two young mon had been
friends at college and ever since.
They had been enjoying a fishing vaca-
tion together when Ri;tenhouse's firm
summoned him On a matter of urgent
business, which would cut three days
out of his holiday. However, Arnold
was to rejcin his friend as soon as
possible.
81 hone you won't find it too hot in
August" Holmes continued. 81 used
to think New York made a good sum-
mering place, with cool apartment
and most of the people gene. But
don't know that want to see the city
again."
He sighed, with the dependency of
twenty-five. Fred was a young man
Of means and could make his home
wherever he chose. He had had an
unhappy love affair, the details OF
which he had confided to his friend.
It was the case Of an ambitious
mother in Europe set upon title for
her daughter, dangling suitor with
the prospect Of an earl's coronet, and
a young American eating out his
heart in loneliness.
Honest, Arnold, II you could see
Rita I think you'd be as crazy about
her as | am" he said to his friend.
shes got a little sister, Beth, that )
almost as stunning, tco. Now Beth is
a regular madcap. If only the mother
had picked her for the marriage! But
she took Rita to EGrrpe and left Beth
behind. The old earl cant last long,
and his brother. WIGS fifty If he's a
day, isn't good er roI.sh to wipe Rita's
shoes!"
Arnold had rented 2 furnished apart
ment for the SUNNI = months through
an agent, the owners having gone to
Europe till September. He was glad
to have this refuge when he returned
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-12-17
STATE SPENDS S1OS,5OO,OOO FOR
COMMODITIES GROWN ELSE
WHERE, SAYS WATSON

Commodities valued at S1OS,3OO,OOO
produced without the state are con-
Sumed annually in South Carolina. ac-
cording to figures obtained from rec
ords of transportation companies and
other authoritive sources and made
public Tuesday by the state depart
ment Of agriculture. Commissioner
Watson pointed out that his total,
exclusive of S11,350,000 annually
spent by the state for mules and
horses, exceeded the value Of the
states cotton crop.
Rock Hill, with a population Of TO-
900. consumes in meal 11,0OO bushels
If corn per month, the figures show.
Columbia annually consumes 10000
,,.lSeS. 315.000 dozen, Of cold storage
:.ysS: 5000 pounds per week Of pro
.,eSS butter valued at $2.1G0. Calm-
bia spends $315.OO0 annually for this
rICinct.
Charleston consumes annually l.
AG.C00 pounds Of process butter. val
ued there at $4O3,O0O. Annually 7S0.-
20 dozen cold storage eg,:S. valued
it $21S.4O0. are consumed at Charles
ton.
Meat of 4.160 western cattle is CON-
Sumed annually at Charleston. ais"
10000 bushels Of Irish potatoes, val
ued at $207, 800, and onions valued ut
$15O.OOO. One million bushels of oats
are sold annually there. also 22.5I6.-
95S pounds Of flour 21,S9G,495 pounds
# canned goods. 2OS94,53S pounds of
srits, and 36.OSO,O47 pounds Of rice.
'rhe report states Charleston
formerly produced practically all the
rice Of this country.
These statistics were obtained at
the suggestion of the federal depart
ment Of agriculture, and were de-
Scribed in acord with the recent report
rf that department.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-12-17
Successor to the Cheraw Reporter
which was established July 8, 1886,
and entered as Second Class matter
lt Cheraw, s. G.

We presume that some people think
newspaper men ard persistent dun
nerS. Let a farmer place himself
In similar position and see If he
would not do the same. Suppose that
he raises thousand bushels Of corn,
and his neighbor should come and
buy. and the price was one d., liar or
less, and says, Il will pay the amount
I'm q few DAYS" As the farmer does
not want to be small about the matter,
he SAWS. "All right" Another comes
the same way. and another, until the
whole thousand bushels of corn is
trusted to thousand different peo-
ple and no one OF the different per-
sons concerns himself about it, for it
is a small amount they owe the farmer
and OF courSre that will not help him
any. He does not realize that the
farmer has frittered away his entire
crop of corn, and that its value is due
i'm a thousand little driblets, and that
he is seriously embrassed in his busi-
ness, because his debtors treat it as
ness. because his debtors trerat 1t as
q little mater. But if all would pay
him promptly. which they could as
well as not. it would he large sum
TO the farmer and enable him to carry
Oh his business without difficulty
See the point?
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-12-17
TO DRAFT BILLS F0D LEGISLA'
TURE
Child Labor and Compulsory Educa-
ti0n Topics.

Child labor and compulsory educa-
ton measures to be submitted to the
1915 session Of the general assembly
will be discussed at conference tobe
held in Columbia during The holiday
season. Leaders in the Legislature
who favor the passage of compul-
sorry school attendance law will be
asked to attend tie meeting.
Plans for the meeting are being ar.
ranged by Jos. A. Mccullough, mem.
ber-elect of the house, from Green
lille. 1t is practically certain that a
compulsory education measure will be
introduced at the next session of the
e ,neral assembly.
The leaders hope to agree upon a
Measure at the conference that will
meet with favor.-The State
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-12-17
MAKING Children Think.

There is no end Of discussion as tc
what courses OF study shall be taken
up by the schools. Different riews
are expressed, ranging from the bare
outlines of the old-time three RS" to
the most elaborate idea of culture
study, or more practical forms of
teaching hand work and home arts.
Meanwhile, there is one great essen.
tial running for all instruction. That
is, that children be taught to think
things out for themselves Almost any
course Of stady is good if this power Is
giVen.-St. Joseph News-Press.
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-3,739,769

five days --3, ,139, I69
This Includes August and Set
tcmber when no cotton was moving
from want Of funds and general bus
mess paralysis. The cotton ship
mentS to Germany and Austria, it is
estimated. will he very heavy. as soon
as marine insurance rates are ad-
iuStcd. The cotton mills there are
of raw material so near exhaustion
raining on full time with the supply
that 20 cents per pound is heins Of
fcrcd.
Commerce and Finance comment
ing on the above figures says that
present takin@S can hc safely eStim; ted
at 100000 bales month which
vii! he grately Augmented when cotton
can hc SHIPPED Ia Germany. If this be
correct. ut the rate of 100000 bales
month the present crop of 1G.5OO,00O
on August !. 1919. would show sur
plus OF 4,JN0. 600. At the esame rate
Of ronSmIldion this would he used up
December /. 1915.
If the war continues for two years
and the consumption Of cotton remains
f000.010 bales Il month. we should
he without ANY visible supply on Au-
cast /. 1916. This is why ! favored
fetal elimination of the crop for 1919.
provided all CT the cotton States acte
likewise. Cotton would hr advanced
ii anticipation of that Si"rN.c.'
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-12-17
YOUR FALL COLD NEEDS ATTEN.
TI0N

No use to fuss and try to wear it
out. 1t will wear you out instead.
Take DR.. Kings New Discovery, re-
lief follows quickly. 1t checks your
Cold and Soothes your Cough away
Pleasant, Antiscptic and Healing
Children like it. Get SOC. bottle of
Dr. Kings New Discovery and keep it
in the house. "Our family Cough and
Cold Doctor writes Lewis Chamber
lain, Manchester, Ohio. Money back
if not satisfied, but it nearly always
helps.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-12-17

A few days ago rather baShful
Young woman went into store carry
ing three chickens. She inquired the
price of chickens and at the same time
put them on the counter. The clerk
didn't knew the chickens feet were
tied. and asked if they would lay there.
She bit her handkerchief and said {:
NO, sir: they are ROSTERS