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Evening star., 1914-12-20

which one she would choose. He wished it was one of
the other hundred plutocrats not of the other
three was good enough to tie Billys slippers, which
were tan and are black.
MECHANICALLY he lived through the next day,
- dreary emblem of endless days to come, ,compar-
ing checks balancing invoices, adding up millions of
wErlng, meaning less figures. Merely by leaving his
Office and crossing the corridor he could her; but
he did dare She said she would send for him when
she wanted him. At seventhirty he felt the poison
curdng his veins again. At this moment she meet
ing MCGOWAN at the theater!
Patrick Henry passed sleepless night. There
would be letter for him, he was sure But there
She had promised to send him word when she
wanted him. One endless day passed another without
a sign from Billy.
Three weeks! Twenty-one ghostly days-and nights
ghostlier STILL when million, million black demons
let loose to writhe and coil round your pillow till you
awake, unnamed and nerveless from dreams that
Billy.
And it lacked but three days to Christmas!
The skies hung eaden pail the snowess earth.
And green Christmas makes.
Patrick Henry shuddered, not daring to complete
the old saying But on Christmas Eve the came
after ALL borne on the wings of lasing roaring wind.
"A white Christmas, after all" said Tompllins the
manager. Just what wanted-eh? Planning to
spend it away, Hemning?"
Evening star., 1914-12-20

might not be MCGOWAN. He the beefy face and
the prosperous clothes of her employer. Black rage
rose within him. He started forward, his fists and
teeth clenched; but no-the girl not Billy. She
had not her glory of dark hair and gay eyes and
stve lips Pat almost sank to the ground in his relief
His eyes blurred. He felt that his heart had missed
more than beat. He stumbled to the alleyway the
law provides to safeguard the theategoer against fire
and clung to the open iron gate.
DRESENTLY, somewhere out of space, he heard
: sound that he would know anywhere, the hurry
ing tread of nervous uncertain French heels. Blys
eyes looking into his; Blys hands casping
his arm Bilys voice saying, @Pat dear, what is
the matter? Are you sick hurt?"
For the first time the iron band around Pats tenn
pies snapped loose There the old blessed tender
and sweetness Blys voice. the old love in her
eyes.
@Tel me-ten me, Pat, what is it? What does it
mean?'
at that I'm so happy that 1 feel though
should die!' said Pat soemnly.
"You goose!" And she leaned forward and kissed him.
@How did you know where to find me, Pat? Of course
I knew you'd come tomorrow night when l sent you
word; but how did you know I was ready tonight?'
IL just knew you wanted me-that's all. And the
landlady told me- I've to take you home, Billy"
"Oh,' she cried her eyes shining like diamonds, @is
Continued page ls
Evening star., 1914-12-20

NO. said Patrick Henry, a had planned he
checked himself and added under his breath, Il have
no plans
@Ah yes-good! Home is the best place, after ALL
By the way, Henney, here's little Christmas rene-
brance," and he handed Patrick Henry an envelop
"That's all right" to Patrick Henrys mumbled thanks
He turned to his newspaper. a always did say
He interrupted himself with whistle. "Poor DEVIL
was afraid it would happen. It'll drive him crazy.
You remember Gillian, don't you, Hemming?'
"Yes,' returned Patrick Henry duly, Il remember
him." There interest in his tone.
"His wife skipped with that young bounder Brown
She the prettes stenogapher in the hotel when he
married her. This life here-t gets them all. Lord
if these old white walls could count, l wonder just
how many l don't know that you can blame them
much after all, when you think how hard they
have to work and how little they get for it, and all
the fine things they're crazy for in front of their eyes
all the time. l remember that"
Patrick Henry wrath fared up within him. He
fled from the office.
THE snow had ceased falling. 1t had not yet had
time to be stained with the CRIME of the city. He
walked along with aimless haste. Presently little
peace to him, feeling that there something
for him to do. Somehow there seeped into Patrick
Henry's consciousness conviction that Billy needed
him. He made his way to the dismal side street where
she lived
Miss Marston home?" he asked.
A disheveled landlady in a flannel sack looked him
with tolerant contempt @This is no hour at all
to be finding her. She's home in the
in"
"Where is she?" he demanded
"And what business is that of yours?" retorted the
landady belligerently.
"Oh, beg your pardon" said Patrick Henry hum
bly,. @If you know, please tell 1 must her
soon as can. It's matter Of" he checked HIM
self.
4Oh, well, the andady reented, @if you want to
see her that bad you might be finding her at the Bel
shazzar after the show. But don't tell her I'm after
sending you"
Patrick Henry had been certain that he could not
feel greater misery; still he WINGED under this fresh
blow. The Belshazzar again-probably with Nc
Gowan! He was one of the devotees at the chosen
Evening star., 1914-12-20

Shr1ne OF musical comedy for the CITY
That Must Be Amused.
Patrick Henry stationed himself next
the seventh green plaster pillar of the
theater and waited-waited for what
seemed to him like hours and years. But
even so popular show as "The Choral
Queen" with Miss Trixy O'Grady as the
star, must end sometime. There comes a
time when the doors swing outward to
give exit to the richly bejeweled Broad
way moths ready to desert the bright
light of the theater for the pink-shaded
ones of restaurant.
Would Billy be among those borne on
arrogant tide to their motors? And
which of the three had she chosen? It
Evening star., 1914-12-20

L
~ the wind-swept streets. He thought of the trag-
edy represented by three patry dollars He thought
of the tens of thousands to whom it meant nothing,a
mere bagatelle a dinner check. And he thought of
the of thousands of souls eopardzed by this little
Billy, Billy, you don't understand 1t can't be
true-they can't make you like that! You couldn't
live. Something will you. But you don't need
Pat any longer!'
Every corner taunted with memories. At every
step Bilys light figure blocked the traffic.
At ten-thirty just the clerk with the aged eyes
closing the shutters, haggard young entered
the shop where Edelsten & Wolf prospered with the
slogan, "Your credit is good"
"Evenin said the clerk with his professional smile.
@Corne to pay your deposit before send UP that par
1or SC? Better give the address again-ve hundred
and something West One Eighty
"Come to tell you II won't need that parlor set"
said the gaunt-eyed youth duly. He dropped his limp
weight the glass "Say, how much will you
take down for the diamond locket-the with the
three bownots?"
"So!" The clerks smile changed to glare of shrewd
dsapprosal "a chain and locket girl now, eh? So
you've given the hook to the little lady that picked
out the parlor set? Some feers don't know when
they're well off, tell you there's hundred plutes
in this town that'd be glad to be in your Shoes
"But it's for the girl 1.-THE same GIRL protested
The Forrest City times., 1914-06-19
A Rare, Rare Man,

William H. Hamby, short story writer and novelist, is great lover of folks and makes friends with all sorts and conditions of men One day while on an outing in the Ozarks he got hill billy who was something of character to accompany him on a fishing excursion in order to study the type, The two men spent the day in the wooss together and returned to camp old friends and then MT. Hamby learned that he vas not the only one on the expedition who had been study ing his companion. As they shook hands in parting the hill billy said:
 "l taken likin' to yuh, but yuh shore be the queerest man l ever see. I've noticed you all day, an yuh ain't took drink, yuh aint took a smoke and yuh ain't cussed t!'-Kansas City Star.
The Forrest City times., 1914-06-19
EVE STRAIN Relieved by Quitting Coffee.

Many cases of defective vision are caused by the habitual use of coffee. It is said that in Arabia where cof- fee is used in large quantities, many lose their eyesight at about fifty. Tea contains the same drug, caffeine as coffee
 A N. J. woman writes to the point concerning eye trouble and coffee. She says:
 My son was for years troubled with his eyes. He tried several kinds of glasses without relief. The optician said there vas a defect in his eyes which was hard to reach.
 He used to drink coffee, as we all did, and finally quit 1t and began to use Postum. That was three years ago and he has not had to wear glasses and has had no trouble with his eyes since.
 I was always fond of tea and coffee and finally became so nervous I could hardly sit still long enough to eat a meal My heart was in such a con. oltion l thought I might die at any time.
 Medicine did not give me relief and l was almost desperate. It was about this time we decided to quit cot. Tee and use Postum, and have used it ever since. I am in perfect health No trouble now with my heart and never felt better in my life.
 "Postum has been a great bIessine to us all. particularly to my son and myself"
 Name given by Postum Co.,. Battle Creek. Mich. Read The Road to We'll. vile" in pkgs.
 Postum now comes in two forms.
 Regular Postum-must be well boiled 15c and 25c packages,
 Instant Postum-is a soluble now. der. A teaspoonful dissolves ouickIv Tn cup of hot water and, with crea m and sugar, makes a delicious beverage instantly. BOG and soc tins.
 The cost per cup of both kinds l.. about the same.
 There's a Reason" for Postum
 sold by Grocers.
The Forrest City times., 1914-06-19
PEACE CONFERENCE FAILING
Csrrauza Refuses Armistice and Dip iomats Cannot Agree on Presiaent.

Niagara Falls. Ont.-Iustice Lamar and Frederick w. Lehman, the \meri- can delegates to the mediation confer ence. went to Buffalo Tuesday and tall-ed for four hours with Rafael Zu- baran and Luis Cabrera, personal r"p- resentatives of General Ca,ran2a. Their purpose was to find some way to bring the Constitutional!sts in har- rpony with the scope of mediation. Their effort was a failure
 The Constitutionalist representa- tives, who had come from Washing ton to see the American delegates, told why they could not agree to an armistice; why only man prominent iu the Constitutional ranks could ho accepted by them for provisional presi- dency Finally, they said they believe the Constitutional army will settle the Mexican problem soon if unhai1- pered by foreign complications.
 The Americans returned to Niagara Falls feeling that so far as the pohti- cal pacification of Mexico is concern ed, mediation has accomplished noth- ing, and probably the end of the con ferences is very near.
The Forrest City times., 1914-06-19
CALIFORNIA HAS
 ACTIVE VOLCANO
ERUPTION OF SMOKE AND ASHES FROM CRATER OF MT.
 LASSEN.
ONE LUMBERMAN IS KILLED
Crushed to Death by Rock Thrown From Fiesure in Mountain, and
 Another Driven Insane.
Western Newspaper rnlon News Service.

Western Newspaper Cnion News Service
 Bedding, Cal.-Mount Larsen finally erupted with volcanic fire Sunday and one man is reported killed, one injur- ed and one driven temporarily insane as result of the terrific outburst from the crater which had been latent fol many years
 The eruption lasted 20 minutes. The crater has been greatly damaged by the latest outbreak The pillar of smoke was seen in towns 50 miles distant
 Lansing Graham, lumberman from Viola, Cal, was crushed by rock blown from the Assure in the noun tain. His eight companions fled when they saw that Graham had been kill ed. One of the other observers, it is said, was seriously injured. Graham according to the report, was struck on the head by a rock and crushed tC death. His companions, including the rapidly as possible. The report ad- ded that one of the men later became denented Two others are said to be missing
 Two eruptions occurred on Mount Lassen Sunday. The second outburst shot a huge column Of dense black smoke, steam and ashes 2,000 feet into the air. The pillar of smoke was watched from towns 50 miles distant. Through the middle of the day the crater was quiescent, but at D. m. a second funnel of smoke and ashes shot skyward It was larger in volume than the morning explosion.
 Sundays eruption was more violent than any since the volcanic nature of the peak became evident recently af- ter a rest of many years, and was re- markable for the quantity of smoke and mineral substance which burst from the mountain. The heavy cloud was blown northward for several miles The entire snow-capped peak has been blanketed with ashes.
The Forrest City times., 1914-06-19
SCORED ONE ON HIS RIVAL
Brown Had Overlooked Leap Year and Jones Was Quick to Mark
 the Point,

Irving Fletcher, the well-kasys ad. vertising expert, said at an adyertis ing mems dinner at Delmonfcss I, New York:
 "A good advertisement never lies It never deceives. For it can only pay by making life patrons. net tran. sient ones
 "A good advertisement never lies but it states its case as strongly as possible, and it avails itself sf every point, however slight There 1t is like young Jones.
 Young Jones proposed at Lake wood to a pretty girl, but she safa un. certainly, swinging her sim feet in and out of her slashed skirt
 :" I like you, MT. Jones, But, then. I like MT. Brown. too. And Nr. Brown is so devoted. He says he aiHks of me 365 days in the year
 Huh!' snorted young Jones, con. temptuously. He wants a Say on every four years, does he? WeH hope you're not taken in by any such one-horse devotion as that"
The Forrest City times., 1914-06-19
BAD TETTER ON HANDS

R. F. D. No. l, Critz, Val had letter on my hands so badly that I could hardly do anything. It would begin to come in clear white blisters, then they would burst and peel of all over and crack and bleed My hands were so sore and itched so badly I could not rest day or night I could not put them in water nor do my reg ular work.
 T tried medicine and several differ. ent kinds of cream on them but they got worse instead of better Nothing did me any good until tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment And now my hands are perfectly well and all right" (Signed) Miss Ellen Tudor, Nov. 1s, 1912.
 Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world Sample of each free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post. card "Cuticura, Dept. l. Boston. "-Adv.
The Forrest City times., 1914-06-19
ADLAI STEVENSON IS DEAD
Was Vice President During CIeveland's
 Second Administration.
e-. Gar,tHs

Western Sewspsp-- rnton News Service.
 Chicago .-Adlai E. Stevenson, vice president of the United States through the second Cleveland administration, died Sunday night at hospital here, after an illness of several months. His three children were at his bed side
 Aldai Ewing Stevenson had long and honorable public career. He was vice president from 1899 to 1897 un- der President Grover Cleveland In 1900 he again was nominated by the Democratic party for vice president and ran with William ] Bryan, the party's candidate for president, but was defeated He served as a mem- Der of the Fortyfourth and Forty fifth Congresses. From 1885 10 1889 he served as first assistant postmas- ter general under President Cleveland.
 His last appearance as candidate for public office was in 1908. when he was nominated for governor of Illinois by the Democratic party and was de- feated by Charles S. Deneen. RepubH- can
 He was born in Christian county, Ky October 23, 1885, of scotchIrish parentage.
The Forrest City times., 1914-06-19
WILSON HAS WON
 ANOTHER VICTORY
SENATE PASSED REPEAL BILL AND HOUSE ADOPTED SEN
 ATE AMENDMENT.
NEAR FIGHT IN THE SENATE
Senators Vardaman and West Almost Come to Blows Over Charges of
 Improper Influences.
w...arr Newspaper Union New. Service

vr.'arr Newspsper Union News Service
 Washington Repeal of Panama canal tolls exemption for American coastwise shipping passed the Senate Thursday by vote of 50 to 35.
 The long and bitter fight in Con gross came to an end Friday when the house. after brief debate and withod: the formality of a conference, acceptcL by vote of 216 to n, the Senate amendment specifically reserving ali rights the United States may have under the Hay Pauncefote treaty or otherwise
 Before concurring in the Senat>' amendment the house voted down, 17l to l0S, a proposal advanced by Repre- sentative Moss of Virginia at attach to the repeal flat declaration of the right of the United States to exempt it's vessels from tolls and of the sov ereignty of the United States over the canal zone.
 Representative Underwood, the Dem. ocratic leader, although he voted for the amendment, said Congress should never have made this "un-American surrender" and called the amendment! ineffective and negative" In the Senate Thursday apparently only the interference of Senators Ash urst and the presence of the sergeant at-arms prevented a physical encoum- ter between Senators yardaman and West. It all lasted less than a minute but in that time the Senate livSned up and displayed an interest in things such as has not been evident for weeks.
 The trouble started after a bi'ser exchange between Senator Vardaman and Senator Jones, who had vigorous ly criticised the Mississippi senator and in turn hac been told that he was not stating the truth.
 When Senator Vardaman sat down Senator West also entered a protest against the recent charge of Senator Vardaman that those who voted for the repeal bill are guilty of treachery to the Democratic party. He referred to the charge that the Carnegie FoUn- udtloll ldu tNptuueu 90U,OUU to DOOSL the repeal bill"
 "Who knows" added the Georgian but what the shipping interests have spent $100,000 to defeat this bill"
 Have you been offered any?" asked Nardaman. As he spoke he rose to nts feet and started toward the Georgia senator
 Don't you say that to me" ssl4 Senator West, shaking his head anu lifting his arms.
 Well" said Senator Vardaman, ad- vancing with his arm half raised, you are making an intimation that some body else has been influenced"
 By this time the two senators were only few feet apart, but Senator Ash. urst, one of the biggest men in the Senate, had stepped between them. He laid his left arm across Senator Nardaman's chest and extended hig right toward the Georgian and tried to pacify them but they kept talk. ing Peace was finally restored with. out any blows
The Forrest City times., 1914-06-19
carranxs and Villa May Break.

Fl Paso, Texas.-Delay is the basis of Carranza's policy. An only menace to this supposed plan was the rumcr that the long expected estrangemelt between Carranza and Villa is near d crisis. Villa, to whose credit is given nearly all the recent successes of the revolution, has remained at Torrecn. viewing General Natura's efforts to take Zacatecas. Villa has shown grea. resentment al Carranza's recent atu- iude toward him. especially in the Ma tera appointment.
The Forrest City times., 1914-06-19
ADMIRAL FLETCHER
 IS TO BE REWARDED
GIVE HIM COMMAND OF THE ATLANTIC FLEET.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 ngton.-Command of the great Atlantic fleet. the goal of every Ameri- can naval officers ambition, is to be the reward of Real Admiral Frank F. Fletcher for his work in Mexico.
 Secretary Daniels announced that he will recommend Admiral Fletcher for commander in chief of the fleet, to succeed Rear Admiral Badger. when the latter completes his term of serv- ice within the next few weeks. Sev- erai of the navy's higher officials out rank him. but the secretary holds that the conspicuously masterful con- duct of Admiral Fletcher at Vera C'uz, entities him to special recogni- uon. Moreover if Congress passes the pending bill creating the rank of vice admiral Fletcher will be among the first to advance to that grade.
 A Navy Department statement said
 Since Admiral Badger took the At iantic fleet to Mexican waters he has had tho whole situation well in hand, and his services there have added to HIS reputation as one Of the first men of the American navy.
 Admiral Fletcher will be promoted to the command of the first division W the Atlantic fleet. He has been in Mexico since the presence of Ameri- can ships in those waters was first called for, and his command of the situation during the whole time he has been In charge has been master full. He proved himself not only a great admiral, but statesman and diplomat as well. His services com mend themselves not only to the sec rotary, but to the president Both in the taking of Vera Cruz and in the administration of the city government afterwards, Admiral Fletcher showed himself a man of the highest ability"
The Forrest City times., 1914-06-19
Kermit Roosevelt Married

Madrid The religious wedding ceremony of Kermit Roosevelt son of Col Theododre Roosevelt, and Miss Belle Wyatt Willard, daughter of An hassador Willard was performed Thursday in the chapel of the British embassy here. The ceremony was per formed by the Rev, Dr. Samuel Wat. son, rector of the American church oG the Holy Trinity at Paris, assisted by the Rev Herbert Brown of he British embassy chapel here. Col Roosevelt and Mrs. Longworth were present
The Forrest City times., 1914-06-19
WILLING TO GIVE AWAY PAPA
Youthful Logician Met Appeal to Ills Generosity With Crushing
 Answer.

A mother was urging her little son to be generous, specifically in the case of small comrade not we'll endowed with worldly goods.
 T wish you'd give your little wagon to Melville" she suggested. He has so few toys and you have so many"
 q don't want to, mamma. 1 like my little wagon. Why doesn't his papa buy toys for him?"
 He has no papa, dear. That Is the reason why l want you to be so particularly nice to him. It would be no virtue in you to give him what you don't want anyway. We should always be careful to share what we really prize. Now, as l say, Melville has no papa and"
 Well, why don't you give him papa them" was the youthful logician's 8 reply.
The Forrest City times., 1914-06-19
FEDERATION FOR SUFFRAGE
Fight of Twenty Years to Break Dowr
 the Constitutional Inhibition.

Western Newspaper Union News ScrsIcp
 Chicago.-The principles of woman s suffrage was endorsed by the General Federation of Women's Clubs. By this action 20-year fight by the suffra. gists to break down the federation's constitional bar on political and re- ligous subjects was successful
 The actual operation required less than five minutes The motion was made by Mrs. E. c. Denniston of San Francisco, chairman of the Resolu. tions Committee.
 When the question was put. there was a chorus of ayes, but scattering negatives were plainly heard While Mrs. Percy " Pennbacker was declar. ing the motion carried and pounding with her gavel for order there were tears in many eyes. Then in distant gallery, to which the Illinois delega- tion as hostess had consigned itself, tho women raised their voices above the tumult in the Battle Hymn of the Republic"
 The resolution follows:
 Whereas, the question of political equality of men and women is today a vital problem under discussion throughout the civilized world,
 Resolved, That tho General Feder- ation of Women Clubs give the cause of political equality it's moral support by recording it's earnest belief in the principles of political equity regard, less of sex"