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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11

would be much easier, knew. to get.
fair price for business in opera
ton than one which had been sus-
pended.
The boys-they aren't boys, Of
course. but can't help thinking OF
them that Way-were mighty good
10 me when opened up alone. Even
If / had not been able to keep order
myself there would have been no
trouble about the place. for the boys
who were friends OF my husband
We're ready to see to that.
Il found it less lonely at the bar
than It would be anywhere else, SO
~ kept on there. That was several
years ago, and am still here.
soon learned the ways of the lakes
and was able 10 talk intel ligently OF
all that was going on between Buff
falo and Duluth. was interested in
~ all, and the lake men like to come
70 place where they are known.
u they know me, too. from one end
of the lakes to the other. and old pa
irons of the place seldom clear this
port without dropping in here to ex-
change gossip.
There is. no chance of trouble ait
the bar when these are about. and
a. have my eyes open for any strang-
Hers who don't look right. There
was one a few days go who hung
around in a way didn't like. He
came back with two others. I was
serving them at the bar when the
first one remarked. You aren't
wearing your earrings today. =, Il
wouldn't have thought anything or
the remark II my suspicion had not
already been aroused by his actions.
4 was no more afraid of these fol-
lows than I would be OF any others.
and find that a person who isn't
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n journal. would scold her!
AS we were saying. Harold Megoo-
bin was spending the evening with
Mtllicent Hibbs And, o, but Mill
cent was beautiful She was. as
lovely as. the heroine OF a hysterical,
novel, and that's going some, ISM II
1t $500
Well, Harold he seated himselfgon
the silk upholstered divan, and he
began telling Millicents that she was.
all the bill of fare with him-sweet
enough to eat. and just fashionable
enough to be beyond the reach OF
the hoi polioi. land all that sort OF
thing. And Millicent, she listened
shyly, but at the same time encour-
agingly, so Harold slipped his arm
along the back OF the divan, and got
so nervous when he noticed that she
did not jump to her feet and shrek
for father.
So he decided that Cupid. had
closed the account for him and all
that was necessary was for him to
give Millfcent a receipt. and he sort
of frightened his arm and drew her
toward him. and she let him. o,
I she let4him!
He put his free hand under her
anu 9nRT@43We6L5
Young face. and she looked into his
eyes with the trusting gaze of a.
of 40 what is it that has a trust
ing gaze Anyway, that Is how she
/ looked. Nj
And then Harold bent over toward
her, and was just about TO implantS
upon her rosy lips. which were
pouting temptingl warm pledge
OF his affection, when she began
smiling. and drew away and ex
claimed:
April fool, Harold IL
Then Harold Mesoobin felt8 the
iron enter his earnest young soul.
and he arose from the dfvan. where
he was by this time seated alone.
and he got himself into his top coat
and hat and he strobe gloomilys out
of the door. and down the steps, and
forth into the darkness. and the
night swallowed him up. And any
holdup men that saw him would
give him aswide margin. for on his
brow was the frown that won't come
off and in his eyes was the fierce
CLEAN that flashes from a volcanic
wrath concealed somewhere inside
Of a man who has been walked upon
and otherwise NAL treateds at the mo-
ment when his soul was upltfted and
his heart was doing ninety two to-
the minute. sf 5fssg
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Of No Convenience.

A shreWdsold Yankee farmer al
once approached by a gabby sales
mai Tho was : pushing incubatoTsS
in Vermont. sSs sest
The drummer gave vent to the
usual eloquent arguments. nones Of
which. however. seemed 10 Impress
the old farmer, who remained silent
through the recital
Finally the salesman observer
You. sir. do not seem to a;ppfa
sciate the qualities Of these; incliba.
tors. 81
Il Mebbc not. was the slaconic nv
Spouse. - NJ
ust thinksp Of the time they vii
save
With a grim exp ssion In 1liac cold
gray eye the old man answared
Young man. what do YOU s,Is1g .ss
pose care for hens time
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/: Doing His Part

What. Z asked the houghtfu man
at the party, where eachSpersonswass
asked to- assist in entertaining the
guests by propouna1p ing an original
conundrum, what is the differences
between a man walking upstairs
backward with his mouth full of
hairpins and a boy fal ling OFF load
gof hay into a barrel of tar ~
The others gasped and thought
and finally gave it up. If
Tell us the answer, Mr.. Bi Ijum.rss !
said the hostess. That lis quite the
most original conundrum OF the
evening. s ssS:
Answer Answer? Why, that Ia for
you folks to supp supposed that
you would be satisfied IL thought
up something unusual. Il Il
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Her Little joke.

It vas the evening pc April.1 but.
that had nothing to do withSthe fact
that Harold Megoo bin was spending
the evening with Milicent Hibbs.
Nothing. whatever A young man
may spend the evening with young
woman whenever she will permit
shin-and the date. hasn t much to-
do with it; excepting. of course,
that he must make the date with
her &C. She were to make the date
with him. how the Ladies' Home.
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The boss stood behihdThe bar
Her sleeves were rolled up to the
! elbows. The lace collar Of her black
and white polka-dotted dress was
st1ffly starched.
In front Of the bar. dozen men
we're lined up. Most Of them were
big fellows. in soiled workshirts,
with tousled hair, with their hats on
the backs OF their heads. The sa-
loon was on the river front. sew
eral 1ounged in the doorway. An
argument was on at the bar. at the
height Of the argument one OF the
orators grew angry and incoherent.
He sputtered.
! Why, yon--yo u he started.
s Midway in the sentence his eye
fell on the boss. At the same mo-
ment. perhaps. he remembered that
\ It was the boss herself, not the bar
tender, who was drawing beer that
afternoon. and he caught himself.
hywhy darn YOU" he con
cluded, lamely. Is
Oh. well! [" said the opposing ora
tor. and then the argument was over.
The boss is Mrs. Wells.
There are barmaids aplentys In
London That is quite another.
thing London public houses are
not the saloons of these United
States. Mrs. Wells IS proprietor Of
asaloon on the4river front OF a large
city which is not the most polite
part OF town, though, while it may
be among the toughest. it is far
from being the worst.
Mrs. Wells is the subject OF this
story. To read it you should put
aside any convictions you may have
On the subject OF rum or any other
convictions which may seem to APP
ply to the situation. and start in
with an open mind. Then IL you fail
to see anything good in this which
Is set down here the fault will not
be yours, nor Mrs. Wells but the
writer's.
It was while the group at the bar
aHaSAS SILL 1lneu up 4lnere LnaL8 a talL{
big-shouldered fellow, unshaven and
with the uncertain. indefinite man
4 ner OF one who has been drinking
heavily came in. He leaned across
the bar and spoke in low tones.
No more" said the boss. You've
had too much already. Come. back
some other time
She herself came back to where
the interviewer stood. The man
who had had too much already
stood for a moment. undecided. then
shufded out. The incident was I'M
,,.zaarkea II was not ali unusual
\ incident. s5
Two others OF similar appearance
but sober came in. They asked for
= certain vessel captain. He had
not been about, the boss told them.
She suggested several places where
he might be found. Still they ltn-
Eered.
guess. size said to them. you
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well to detach the cowcatcher from
the front of the engine and hitch itsE
to the rear Of the train for YOU seq
Welare not likely to overtake cow
and what's to prevent COW from
strolling into this car and biting q
passenger q
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True

Herbert signs the. fair young
thing. while an expression of inef-
fable wistfulness glimmers into the
azure depths OF her lambert eyes.
Herbert, have thought long and
earnestly over it, and Ihave decid-3
ed that cannot-must no marry
you 35s
'What!' gasps Herbert, pressing
his right hand to. his throbbfng
brow, behind iW hich his brain is reef.
ing and caroming from side to side
Of his Uranium in mad effort to get
hold Of the inner truth or the words
#of$the angelic girl. and with his left
hand slammed violentlv against the
region Of his heart. which organ is
even now cracking in a premonitory
manner, indicating that II it doesn't.
get relief instanter it will simply
break and be through with sorrow
and surprise and several other sad
anesses. WHAT gasps Herbert.
Can I believe my senses? You,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
afraidA seldom has anv occasfon fO1,

afraids seldom has any occasion for
fear.
looked him straight in the eye.
You've been sizing them up. have
YOU? said. How long have YOU
been out of$the workhouse?'
They went out pretty quick after
that.
My friends think / would be-
afraid. but never am. Before my,
MARRIAGE lived in a small town in
Ohio. taught Sunday school there.
Some of my old friends come to
Cleveland to see me. They expect
TO find some awful place, but they
change their minds when they see 1t.
That's because i run the place
right"
, 1915-07-08

MINIATURE BATTLESHIP BLOWN UP AND MINE EXPLOSION
INTERESTING FEATURES IN TWO EXHIBITION PALACES
Voice AmpGfr and ha Wonders of the Worlds Progress aheG Hn PsnamaP Pacific Canal
Celebration This Year the Yerf ALI Years to Take Marvel Journey the Pacific Coast
, 1915-07-08
Notice lor Publication.
United States Land Office,
Cheyenne, wyo., June 26, 1915.


Cheyenne, Wyo., June 26, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that the
Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company,
by Charles R. Watson, its attorney in
fact, has filed notice in this office APP
plication to select the following des-
cribed lands under the Acts of June
4, 1897, and March 8, 1905:
SW4NW4, NW4SW4, Sec. q, t.
Is N, R. S3 W, 9th P. Nj. Serial No.
O13471.
Within the next thirty days after
the date of the first publication here
of, protests or contests against this
selection by any person or persons
claiming the land or any portion
thereof adversely or desiring to show
it to be mineral in character will be
received at this Office, and a hearing
ordered from the charges made.
7-l-29 We Chaplin, Register.
, 1915-07-08

neer required months to cross the
plains, with that of today, when the
orator In New York may address his
audience I'm sam Francisco.
And there are many other develop
ments as wonderful and as revolution
airy, all revealing the trend of the
worlds progress in the arts, sciences
and industries. II you are Interested
in mining, for example. beneath the
door of the vast Palace of Mines YOU
may find a mine in operation, with its
Slopes n tunnels and shafts and COM
pressed air drills. Wait a moment and
you may witness ar explosion in the
mine. A gong rings; an ambulance
dashes up with a corps Of rescuers pro-
vided with respiratory apparatus. and
effects a rescue,
In the Palace of Machinery you may
see a miniature battleship blown up by
a miniature mine patterned after one
Of the latest types of the submarine
mine. In the Palace of Education you
will see classes OF students engaged in
their studies. and perhaps you may be
able to see Nine. Montessori. the cele-
brated Italian teacher, instrucdng
cihssob VI chhuIen. IN Tue NhsL eA-
hibit palaces and state buildings mo-
ton pictures are freely employed with
this object in view. There are forty
three free cinematograph shows upon
the Exposition grounds, and, by the
way. there is no charge to enter the
exhibit palaces.
II you are interested in what the for
eign nations have accomplished you
have only to visit the marvellous dis
plays of the European countries or of
those OF the Orient or South America,
Canada or Australia. Among the
French displays you may, If you wish,
behold priceless works of art never be
fore exhibited in America and which
at the Exposition find sanctuary from
the ravages of war.
, 1915-07-08

Tho black card was not there th0U."
to kill me outright. Murder has never
been committed by him as far as any
one knows"
Just the same" Marshall suggest
ed. ITS well to be prepared" BE
took an automatic pistol from his
pocket and held it out
Very we'll" The pistol was accept
ed and bestowed in a pocket just as
the butler entered the library.
did you ring. sirr'
NO" was the concise answer.
Pardon me-, sir" Andrew said Ell
thought I heard the bell, and, as /
knew Parker was busy upstairs, r.
Quite SO! Yes, l see, Andrew"
Then he introduced the vital subject:
Has anybody been in this room to-
night except the members Of the fam
ilyT"
Yes, sir" was the reply, which
Wainwright had by no means expect
ed. "a person called TO see MI.
Walter, though l did not see him my
self"
Then Walter Blount saw himP"
mo. sir" Andrew explained, "he did
not. But he said he would come
again"
"And no N else has been here ex-
cept members Of the family"
mo, sir; no one-except myself"
The very fact that in the final phrase
the butler had omitted the customary
Sir caught Wainwright's attention.
1t was suspicion that suggested his
next question:
WAS the person who called left
alone in this room?''
Andrew met the issue with the enor.
nous audacity that was characteristic
of hlm-when it did not run counter to
his scheming. Now, according to his
plans. the hour for ~unmasking was
come. He spoke TRANQUILITY:
mo. sir. He was not alone in this
at any time, | am quite sure,
sir" he paused to give emphasis to
his question why. sir2 Has any
thing been takenP'
, 1915-07-08

natural enough too
WELL, we still seem to have nothing
definite to go on" the detective grum-
bled. Anyhow, I'm much inclined to
believe the thing is actually don
with"
Wainwright moved uneasily in his
chair and dropped one hand c~arelessly
on the table beside which he sat. His
fingers touched the book of poems
from which he had beer reading re-
Gently. He picked up the volume idly.
'Then. you really think" he continued
listlessly, that the gentleman who
sends the cards is just a harmless
cran6?'
YES" Marshall said confidently. 81
think that's really Just about the size
of this enemy of yours. It's been
somebody m%asQuerading as the Mas
ter Mind. The chap will never go any
further" Wainwright listened cour-
teously, but the detectives words car,
ried no conviction to him. he was re
flecting on the fac that an ordinary
harmless lunatic would be little likely
to display the ingenuity and the re
source and the %pertinacity hat had
characterized his enemy in the matter
OF following him everywhere with the
cryptic cards. The timing of the send
ing of the cards. one to reach him at
the time of his triumph of love. an
other at the time of his triumph of
ambition, was enough to proclaim the
diabolical cunning of his foe and to
augur i'll of his abilities for the future.
At the thought of the red curd Vain
wright moved nervously. The fingers
that gripped the book closed tightly on
1t. In the movement their tips touch
ed something that projected beyond
the leaves. Mechanically. without any
curiosity whatsoever. he glanced down
Then, very slowly. he stiffened IN his
chair, staring Gxedly toward the vol
ume His face lost its clear color
ing and swiftly showed a dull pnllOr
and set in new lines-lines of dread
"Why." Marshall continued. 81 once
knew a very similar case, In which,
He halted his speech abruptly. for he
had CHANGED to look up at the man op-
posite him and was astounded. Good
God!'' he cried "What's the matter.
MANI"
Wainwright made no answer in
words; only raised the book and drew
forth from between the leaves a blank
black card and rested motionless. hold,
ing it stifiy in front of him.
, 1915-07-08

|RoM every part of the world
visitors are t%hronging to the
great Exposition at San Fran
cisco. The Exposition there is
, 1915-07-08
CHAPTER XII.


TINE defective and Wainwright
now sat rigid and staring in n
silent wonder, touched with an
almost superstitious fear. For
long minutes there was not n word
between them. nor any movement.
1t was Wainwright who Mt last took
the initiative. or a sudden he aroused
himself to cast the torpor of dread
from his spirit He was a brave man,
and he had only contempt for the
weakness into which he had been sur
Drised by this uncanny trick in the
presentation of the black card. Here
finally was n new point for c%oncentra-
ton of his intellect on the mystery
He felt n curious sense of relief as the
thought occurred to him. and forth
with his keen mind began to concern
itself with the facts in the event and
to reason from them.
He relaxed his posture and looked
up at the detective sharply, His "oIce
was crisp.
Marshall he said rapidly. lust
before dinner | had this very book In
my hands, reading from it Il certain
quotation The black card was not
there then" He laid the card within
the volume. "See!' he continued. 1t
is longer than the leaves. 1t must
proc I beyond them. Had 1t been In
the buuk ! must have seen it"
The detective nodded agreement
SO, then. my enemy has been here In
, 1915-07-08

"ROM every part of the world
visitors are thronging to the
great Exposition at Ia Fran
cisco. The Exposition there is
the most comprehensive and interest
ing Of all universal expositions, me 1t
will probably be the last to be held
within the present generation. Now
Is the time to see it.
The Panama-Pacifc International Ex-
position, which opened on Feb. 20 last,
has charmed the millions who have. al
ready beheld the magic city by the
Golden Gate.
The marvels of the universe are dis
played In the vast exhibit palaces, af-
fording the most comprehensive sum-
mary of the worlds progress ever dis
closed. Many of he exhibits are as
revolutionary in their character and
mean as much to future generations
as did the locomotive or telegraph
when it was first introduced. The
Audion ampliier, for example, makes
1t possible for a man in New York city
to deliver an address through the tele-
phone to a large audience in San Fran
cisco, 5000 miles away. Through the
use of heat waves the intensity of the
voice vibrations is increased to such an
extent that, although the orator may
deliver his address in a low voice into
the telephone in New York, In San
Francisco it is possible to increase the
sound in volume sufficient to I'LL a large
hall. On the other hand, the New York
speakers address may be distributed
through telephone receiving disks at
tached to each chair in the hall In San
Francisco. In one of the exhibit pal
aces visitors may, without charge, hear
a man in New York read from the
headlines of the New York newspa-
pers. This performance begins in the
Palace of Liberal Arts each day at 3
o'clock.
The amazing voice amplifier is but
, 1915-07-08
Copyright. 1918. by the II. K.
Fly Company

"Well. what do you think of it?'
Wainwright demanded in his library.
The detectives face. too. indicated a
like depression of spirit.
might as well be frank" he said
reluctantly. ~ must confess. Mr..
Wainwright. that this thing has got me
stumped."
"Can't we get any help from the post
office inspectorsT' Wainwright suR
gested.
They've been doing what they
could" Marshall replica. but they
haven't got anything yet
Its been two months now since the
coming of the red card" Wainwright
unused.
1.-THE longer the better!' the detec,
tive exclaimed energetically. ITS be.
ginning to look to me as If the chaps
nerve might be petering-as if you'd
never get that black card. the one to
mean real business. Take 1t from me,
Mr.. Wainwright, it's just one of those
cranks that are always annoying pub
lie men. Why, it stands TO reason
when you come to think of it. You
see, the sender of those mysterious
cards claimed to be Henry Aliens
brother. Well, now, that fits in with
my theory. because nobody even heard
of Henry Aliens brother at II other
time. If there really had been such II
brother he would have appeared to aid
Henry at the time of the trial"
Wainwright was not in the least
convinced. He remembered the fact
that the unknown enemy had in fact
used every endeavor in Henry Aliens
behalf before the trial and throughout
Its course.
Marshall, content that his theory had
proved acceptable, changed to another
phase of the subject
"And as ! remember you got the
warning red car the next day after
your nomination for governor"
"Well2"
perhaps there's nothing significant
In that fact" the detective admitted:
but l wanted to verify my memory
Now there's one other thing | must
speak Of" Marshall hesitated, with
evident embarrassment. Its a deli
cate point to touch on with n man." he
explained, but I've got to do it"
Wainwright nodded consent
"It's about your wife," the detective
declared co~nstrainedly. She's worried
about something"
For a moment stern d%ispleasure
flashed from Walnwright's clear gray
eyes; then the expression died as
swiftly.
"Ah, you've noticed that" he ex-
claimed. A troubled frown bent his
brows. Yes" he said DULY, at last.
ut would seem so. perhaps. 1. too. have
noticed-something."
Have you ever told her about the
cardsT" Marshall inquired.
II did not wish to worry har."
~Have you questioned herr"
"Yes. I shall not tell you precisely
what answer she made. 1t would have
no bearing. 1t Is enough for you to
know that it was merely n pretty little
sentimental reason-One that seemed
, 1915-07-08
Notice for Publication.

Notice Tor Publication.
Department of the Interior,
U.S.Land Office at Cheyenne, Wyo.
June %, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that Thorn
as Pearce, of Saratoga, Wyoming,
who, on May 2, 1911, made desert
land entry, Serial No. O7397, for
NE4NE4, Section "a, Township l6
N, Range SO W., 9th Prin. Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
final proof to establish claim to the
land above described, before d. S.
Crawford, U. S. Commissioner, at Sar-
atoga, Wyoming, on the 7th day of
August, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Ona B. Sowder, William 81. Sow
der, Edwin E. Ryan, and Cecil A.
Ryan, all of Saratoga, Wyoming,
W. E. Chaplin, Register.
, 1915-07-08

this house. my own house-tonight.
And this card means that the end is
at hand. Yes, and the man himself
is here to fulfill his promise to me. In
my W home-tonight!"
But how? What do you expect?"
IF / knew that l might plan to pre-
vent him" Wainwright answered short
ly, 'in whatever thing his evil mind
has plotted. But l am half convinced
of one thing-that he does not mean
, 1915-07-08

one of many revolutionary scientific
advances demonstrated at tho EXPOSE
ton. The invention has made possible
the transcontincntal telephone. and the
principle which is applied has not been
developed to its fullest extent. 1t is
said that with the probable develop
, 1915-07-08

We develop all size films for Zoe
per roll and do nothing but the best
work. Give us a trial and be con-
WINGED. Scott.
, 1915-07-08
ITO be ~Continued.)

Gasoline sad irons. Do il the COOL
way this hot weather. Tilton g. Son.
7-S
, 1915-07-08

TELEPHONE TWENTY-FIVE FEET HIGH Al
THE PANAMA-PACIFIo EXPOSITION.
This giant telephone is shown in the
Palace of Liberal Arts. Panama-Paciic
nternationa Exposition. San Francisco.
ment of the long distance wireless tele-
phone this new invention will make 1t
possible to project the human voice
halfway around the globe without the
use of a telephone wire. Contrast the
era sixty-five years ago, when the pio-
, 1915-07-08

No Hunting or Fishing.
No hunting or fishing on my ranch.
5-20-tf. W. E. Sears.