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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28
cHAPTER VI

In Which Show My True coIors. f@lHERE were many lesser adven-
 lures in which sLafitte. L'Olon-
 nois and shared on our voy-
 age through the long water Hags leading down. to etlle great river, -hIat of tllese make snsa mention s ssTwo things grew on me in conviction first, Is-loted Helena Emory more and more each day of my life and. second, that I must see her at the first moment possible in spite of all my resolutions to put her out of my. life forever And these two things be- ing assured when we saw the rolling yellowisll food of the IEather of the waters at last sweeping before us realized that. bound [ was in honor to hold on with my faithful band. our craft, the Sea Rover-sixteen feet long she was and well equipped with long toms and deck carronades-would lave no chance to overtake the Belle Helene. fastest yacht on the great Iakes. which might. so far as I could tell. at that very moment be cleaving through the Chicago canal to enter the great river hundreds of miles ahead ofus
 Wherefore, leaving my bold mates in 11ixouac one day. I made Journey to the nearest town. There I sent cer- tain messages to anxious parents and Jeff for them our probable Itinerary as tourists trayeling by private convey zaca. I could not set cur future dates nz1d ports more closely together. for .l,efore. left town I had purchased q sturdy power boat of our own. capable of doing her ten or twelve miles un- der shersown petrol. I was in no mind to fan farther and farther back of the Belle Helene each day. and counted upon orr pira tical energy to keen us going more hours a day than Cal Da- vidson curses on Liln!- would be apt @ travel
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28
HuhI

"I was once a respectable man" whfned the hobo as he touched the passerby for dime ttbut me friends hasn't seen me face fer ten years
 q don't doubt that at a11,'' replied the. passerby. Don't you ever intend to wash it?'' es
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fcqnttnuea.A

$ 7 E
 TnvuruntarfIy he cIapped a hand on his pocket What would have been his next act do not know. for at that moment 1 heard vofce call out sharply: Ha1t. viIlains Throw up
 your shands or by heavens you die!' Turning swiftly, saw .Lafitte. his pis- T3l aimed in h very serviceabIe fashion Ut the heart of the clammer about the same as when he first accosted me on my stream. glancing along the barrel with an oninous gray eye again gone three cornered.
 Before I could even cry out to him his warning was effective saw my clam fisher go white and put his hands over his hend, the while his mother ran screaming, toward the tent, Jimmy Is'Olonnofs at her heels, IS word in hand, and warning her not to get a sgnn. else ss1ife,s blood would dye fhe strand. :.
 Tn a moment or two restored peace.
 l held out my hand to the clammer. .sI didn't know you seen me said he simply and placed in my hand three pearls, either Of them worth more than all [ had paid him, and one of them the largest and best had ever seen 1t is the pearl famous as the Belle Helene, the finest eyer taken in fresh waters in America.
 looked at him quietly. and handed him back all but the one pearl. II am sorry you were not asbetfer sport. 2 said 'svery sorry Didn't play fair with you7
 said he Some folks have all tho 1iick You come along here. rich. with a II sorts of things. and you'd rob a man like me out of what little he can makesg
 was opening my wallet again I m sorry 10 hear you say that" said handing him two bills of hundred dollars each. Sorry, because it has cost you g. 800. {. IeaYens sa man, hat dosyau mean 2 he easped eHen his fingers slow to take both money and contempt
 ssThaf the pearl is worth to me that much, since I have 3 purpose for 1t. I have more money than I want, and fewer pearls like this than want It W ouId have given me the keenest sort Of pleasure to give you and your mother q few thousand dollars. two or three, to Set you up with little launch and an outfit enough to give you a good start-and. perhaps. a good part ner- Yon had . good chance, and like many another man Whos isn't good enough to deserve success you lost it Do you know why you failed 2''
 Its the luck,', said he. T never had none
 2 NOT said it is not that. So far luck goes. you are lucky you are aIfve- Little do you know our desper- ate band. Little do you know you have eSch ped the wrath of Laftte. of L'OIon- nois. of Black Bart. Luck! No. that is not why you failed. .
 sszEh hat then ?" he demanded, still GOV etous. albeit rueful. too. sat what he vaguely knew was lost opportunity--z
 ssI rVas because you did otzplay the 5Sart Of a cfaTnmer naturaliy y. and noiJly....' T fepEied My friend. counsel you to 4ead Ebfctetus. and while you are at that added. T suggest you read q Iso that other c1assic. the one known as The Pirates Own Book
 A moment later the waves were rip bling Haerrilys ysaleng the sides of the Sea Hover as she headed out boldly into Nl1e high seas. -s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28
Yes. sThat.a the Idea.

Maybe it might help some if we cut out the foolish stuff about the bride promising to love. honor and obey and amended the marriage service to make her promise not to shoot her husband Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Sort of entering into holy bonds to keep the peace. New York Evening Telegram
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28
Wa AImava Tm To

Dear Luke On Montgomery street, Jersey City, you can see tailoring. es- tabIishment. soverswhich appears this sign: HStalon the Tailor. "- Herald Square. s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28
Ia Tha+ So2

Dear Luke-I don't know how it is in other families, but your blame column causes a family quarrel every Sunday morning in my household I'll admit that you tell the truth about us mar ried men, but why tip our wives off ?- Springfield, O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28
Bits of Byplay
 By Luke McLuke Copyright, 1915. the Cincinnati Enquirer
Betcha!
By .Luke McLuke

Betcha! This life would be a merry iaunt, From woe we'd all be free Were we gase honest as we want All other men to be.
 Cincinnati Enquirer. And. all, of us would now wear wings Like birds that pierce the blue, If we would only do the things Our nefghbors want us to-
 .-Nebraskae State Journal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28
Cheer unI

Don't stop to grumble and to sigh, Be thankful that you're getting by, For if a man had his own way
 He'd be in trouble every day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28
In the Cocktails,

"Why do they call these places roof gardens ?''S asked the old fogy. Do they raise any fruit in the gardensT'
 "Sure!" replied the wise guy. "They raise branded cherries"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28
Fact.

Just fix this riTneIet in your head, And don't abuse the booze, For too much liquor that is red
 Will give a man the blues.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28
Paw Knows Everythina.

..'See here, said Willie to his paw.
 ttI have a question that will vex: When girls eat onions that are raw,
 Can you call them the weaker sex?''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28
.ouch!%

Dear. Luke-HoW would you like to be sick in NIiddletown, O.? Dr. Blood. Dr. Payne and Dr. Death all practice in this town.-Steve.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28
The Wise Fool.

a failure in his chosen line of work, /" observed the. sage.
 .tOh,I don't know replied the fool. 'tHow about the chiropodistf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28
our Daily specia
Luke MeIuke saus

There is a big difference between loud talk and foreeful argument.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28

A seat on the New York stock ex- change brought $59, 900, the highest price paid since the beginning of the European war
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28

Frank L. Polk has accepted to posi- ton of Counsellor to the State Depart ment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28

Members Of the New york Stock Ex- change signed petition asking the government to close the board Satur- day, Sept. 4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28
'Thinqs to Worry. About

It takes 1, 193 pounds of raw silk to make the holy carpet for. the annual Mohammedan religious services.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28

CELERY PLANTS
 15c Per dozen JOHN RICK 6 SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28

Names Is Names. O. Rats is an attorney at Paoli, Ind.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28

Esrnner want As. One Cent ; word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28

Cal Davidson took on five drums of petrol at Cairo and like amount of champagne at Memphis and no man may tell what other supplies at this or that point along the river. He evi- dentIy suspected no pursuit or if he
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Luke McIuka Saxa.


III girls hair Is naturally curly she
Just hates to wear hat when she
goes downtown.
No matter how far down and out n
man may be, he can always truth
fully brag that there was time
when he rode In his own carriage.
When man wants new hat he
goes into n store for two minutes and
comes out with an up to date lid on
his dome. When a woman wants n
new hat she goes into n store for an
hour and tries on all the creations"
and comes out with some up to date
Ideas to use I'm making over the old
lid she Is wearing.
n single man thinks he is up against
Ii when he comes home with a bun
and has to chase the bed around the
room for a while before he can catch
1t. But the real pleasant sensation is
that experienced by the married man
who wakes up in the morning with a
dead mink I'm his mouth and then
suddenly remembers that he forgot to
take that pair OF elbow length gloves
out of his overcoat pocket before he
came home.
That longing to pay board for the
other half Of the world Is what causes
all the trouble for our half OF the
world
The fellow who doesn't know enough
to write n capital II" when he Is
writing about himself always knows
enough to use capital II" when he Is
talking about himself.
The lad who gets pass always
knows that the show is rotten and al
ways wonders why the railroad doesn't
supply better roadbed.
Adam blamed IL on the woman. And
when the rest OF us get caught we
can't think Of n more original excuse.
IL must take n lot Of coal 10 warm
the house In which the ladies' shown
In the cuts in the underwear adver-
tisements live. Last time saw them
the thermometer read around zero, and
yet the ladies' were grouped In the
drawing room gossiping about fash.
ions and sitting on divans I'm front OF
open windows reading love stories.
And yet the most comfortably dressed
OF the lot wore nothing but pair OF
shoulder ribbons and nm abbreviated
lace curtain.
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Noses.

The triangular pyramid projecting
from the center Of the face has always
had peculiar interest for me. In In
fancy used It as a pocket, slowing
therein an occasional bean flched
from the cooks store; and remember
the stir one such instance occasioned
Ia the household "a well as in me,
when canny country doctor put hts
open mouth 20 mine and with mighty
blast persuaded the bean 20 stand not
upon the order OF fits exit Later, q
coastlng accident left me with some
nasal vacuity and the ability 10 run a
grassblade up one nostril and down
the other. Thus I became persona
grata at juvenile circuses, tho price
OF admission for my performances 20
ing all the way up from Eve pins 70
three cents, my profits invariably DO
Ing paid in pins, the distaR eide, I
suppose, very properly. 90 Lucy Elliot
Keller, ia the Atlantic.
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HEARD SHOT over
LONG DISTANCE PHONE
Chicago Man Finds Brother In
jured In Milwaukee.
Ms<sfs0
p o. q. Tsis<s

Milwaukee, Wis. - When Archie
Jones. I'm East Milwaukee, was talk
ing to his brother, j. +. Jones. at Chi.
cago, over the long distance telephone
the other day the Chicagoan heard a
sharp report.
My God, I'm shotw were the words
that came over the eighty-five miles
OF wire.
Il heard it. I'll be right up" said
the Chicago man. Then he heard an.
other shot After calling the Milwau.
kee police by phone he hurried to q
train and two hours and twenty-three
minutes later was at his brothers bed.
side and found that the second shot
was fired by his brothers wife Mt her
self.
Jones will live. but the wife Is dy.
Ing. She made statement declaring
she did the shooting and said she had
made mistake and did not want
Archie to serve n prison term for
shooting her. She added she had been
convinced that he was not planning TO
divorce her.
1T is terrible" she moaned. 81 don't
care II / die. but I don't want Archie
to go because OF my mistake.
Il thought he was going to get a di-
vorce. could not think OF his living
with another woman. Then waited
for a chance to shoot him. 7 thought
he was talking to a Chicago lawyer
about separation. Now he has told
me II was n business deal and have
hurt him for that"
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POISONED BY A CHILD'S BITE.
Physician, Infected In Operation, Is
Saved by Brother.

New York.-Dr. Samuel Kutscher
performed an emergency operation on
the throat of child suffering from an
abscess. The child suddenly closed his
mouth and bit DR.. Kutscher on the in.
dex finger OF the right hand.
The physician washed the wound in
an antiseptic, but the next day his
hand began to swell, blood poisoning
having set In. Two or three days later
his whole arm had grown to twice its
normal size. DIR. Kutscher called I'm
his elder brother, DIR. Martin Kutsch.
er, and further treatment was admin
istered. The poison did not yield TO
drugs, and then the patient was taken
to Lebanon hospital I'm a state OF coma.
DIR. Martin Kutscher determined not
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began to show signs OF Improvement.
and now DIR. Martin Kutscher, though
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cOvery
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BEtsiAN FARMERS
INSTRUCT BRITISH
Exlles Show Gratitude by Re-
veaIlng Secrets Of Work.

London.-England Is to reap benefits
from the agricultural skill of the Bel
gan farmers who are exiles In Great
Britain Az token of their apprecia-
Dun or British hospitality the queen
o. the Belgians has suggested that the
agriculturfsts from her country in
struct English farmers In the system
Of intensive cultivation which has
made Belgium famous the world over.
A committee headed by Sir Richard
Paget has been appointed. and ar
engagements are being made to delegate
Belgian experts who will direct their
fellow countrymen In preparing Eng
hsh land for intensive cultivation. The
British and Belgians alike are eager
70 have all Belgians return 10 their
homes as soon as possible. but mean
time there is desire to make the Bel
CLANS as little burden as possible on
the British, and the agricultural colony
plan has been hit upon as desirable
means OF employing Belgians where
they will not be In direct competition
with Englishmen.
As many as FIVE crops of vegetables
are grown I'm q single year by the Bel
CLANS on tracts under glass. Only
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glass are required for this work. The
Belgian farmers are able to make these
themselves. and In many places in
England they are already employed
preparing the frames.
The Belgian knowledge Of soil cul-
ture II the secret of the great success
Tie farmers of the little kingdom have
achieved. A tiny tract OF land is suf-
kdczent to SUPPORT Belgian family In
romfort - the refugees are willing
n-&DbaH their knowledge Of soil treat
ment TO their British hosts. who are
IN no sense competitors in the CONT
mental markets dominated by the Bel
gisn gardeners.
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