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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-19
DOWN TO BASE OF SUPPLY
Manager Of Supply Company Forced
to Compromise With Receipt
of Large Order.

The tea companies were fighting
each other for the trade of the town.
The Bee Tea company gave premiums
with each pound of tea, while the Gee
Tea company did not The result was
that the latter concern was being
pushed to the wall. Finally the Gee
Tea people realized that they must
give premiums or quit
So. after careful consideration. they
decided to give quart OF milk with
each pound of tea. Business picked
up at once. :
81 understand you give a quart OF
milk with each pound of tea" said a
lady one day.
Quite right" answered the mana
ger.
well, I'm Mrs. Ketchem of Holden
& Starvem. We operate a string OF
ten boarding houses here. I want
$50 pounds Of tea. Do l get l5o
quarts of milk?'
"Why-er-1 think so," stammered
the manager. will you wait till 60
back and look over the supply?'
In a minute he came back.
Madam" he whispered, II have fig
ured up and And that e youswiLl= take
200 pounds of tea we can give you a
cow"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-19
CHAPTER XVI.
MARKING Time.


Soon after dark the attack began.
Flashes from gun mouths and glow.
Ing sheets Of flame from rifles made
ugly revelry, while the beams Of
search-lights swept hither and thither
This kept up till shortly after mid.
night, when 1t died down and, where
hell's concert had ragged, silent dark.
ness shrouded the hills. Marta knew
that Bordir was taken without having
to ask Lanstron or wait for conflrma.
ton from Westerling.
She was seated in the recess Of the
arbor the next morning. when she
heard the approach of those regular
powerful steps whose character had
become as distinct to her as those
of a member Of her own family, Five
against three! five against three! they
were saying to her; while down the
pass road and the castle road ran the
stream of wounded from last nights
slaughter.
Posted in the drawing.room of the
Galland house were the congratula
lions Of the premier to Westerling
who had come from the atmosphere OF
q staff that accorded to him a mill
tary insight far above the ANALYSIS Of
ordinary standards. But he was toe
clever q man to vaunt his triumph
He knew how to carry his honors
He accepted success as his due. in ,
matter.of-course manner that must in
spire confidence in further success.
You were right" he said to Marta
easily. pleasantly. I'VE did tive did
tive took Bordir with q loss of only
twenty thousand men!"
Only twenty thousand!. Her reyul
sion at the bald statement was re-
lieved by the memory Of Lanny's WORD
over the telephone after breakfast tina,
the Browns had lost only five thou
sand. Four to one was a wide ratio
she was thinking.
Then the end-then peace 10 &C
much nearer?" she asked.
Very much nearer!" he answered
earnestly. as he dropped on the bench
beside Ger.
he stretched his arms out on the
pack OF the seat and the relaxed atti
led
tuae. unusual with him. brought into
reael new trait If which she had
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-19

been hitherto oblivious. The con-
oueror had become simply a compan-
ionable man. Though he wac not sit
ting close to her. yet, as his eyes met
hers, she had desire to move away
which she knew would be unwise to
crafty. She was conscious of GER
tain softening charm, magnetism
that she had sometimes felt in the
DAYS when she first knew him. She
realized, too, that then the charm had
not been mixed with the indescribable,
intimate quality that It held now.
in the midst Of congratulations
after the position was taken last
night" he declared, II confess that I
was thinking less Of success than OF
It's source" He bent on her q look
that was warm with gratitude.
She lowered her lashes before IT.;
before gratitude that made her part
appear In a fresh angle Of misery.
There seems to be kind OF "a
tally about our relations" he went on.
~ lay awake bordering 1t last night
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-19

and couldn't help overhearing them.
Their voices grew louder with the in.
terest Of their discussion. l caught
something about appropriations and
aeroplanes and Bordir and Engadir
and saw that Lanstron was pleading
with his chief. He wanted q sum an.
propriated for Notifications to be an
piled to building planes and dirigibles
Finally, Partow consented, and | re-.
call his exact words: They're shock
ingly archaicslly defended, especially
Engadir,' he said. but they can wait
until we get further appropriations in
the fall!'" She was so far under the
spell Of her own invention that she
believed the reality Of her words. re-.
Elected in her wide.open eyes which
seemed to have nothing to hide.
THAT is ALL" she exclaimed with a
shudder-"all my eavesdropping. all
my breach of confidence! lift it,
and her voice trembled with the In.
tensity of the one purpose that was
shining with the light of truth through
the murk of her deception-"it will
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-19
TheLastShot
FREDERICK PALMER
lCopy,iaht, 1914 by Charles Scnbner's Sons)

, Browns defense, she noted no change
In his steady look; but with the men
ton OF Engadir in the main line sne
detected a CLEAN in his eyes that hao
the merciless delight Of q cutting
edge Of steel. II have made my sac
rifce to some purpose? The lnlor.
nation is worth something to you?
she asked wistfully. .
Yes, yes! Yes, it promises that
way" he replied thoughtfully.
Quietly he began considerate CATE
chism. Soon she was subtly under
standing that her answers lacked the
convincing details that he sought.
She longed to avert her eyes from MS
for an instant, but she knew that this
would be fatal. She felt the force OF
him directed In professional channels
free OF all personal relations. beat
ing as q strong light on her bare state
ments. How could woman ever
have learned two such vital secrets?
How could 1t happen that two SUCH
critical points as Bordir and Engadlr
should 20 undefended? No tactician,
no engineer but would have realized
their strategic Importance. Did she
know what she was saying? How did
she get her knowledge? These, she
understood, were the real questions
that underlay Westerling's polite IN.
direction.
But I have not told you the sources
OF my information! Isn't that like q
woman!" she exclaimed. you see,
1t did not concern me at all at the
time heard 1t. ! didn't even realize
It's Importance and l didn't hear
much" she proceeded, her introduc-
ton giving time for Improvisation.
you see. Partow was inspecting the
premises with Colonel Lanstron. My
mother had known Partow In her
younger days when my grandfather
was premier. We had them both to
luncheon"
"Yes!" put In Westerllns, betraying
his eagerness. Partow and Lanstron!
Then her source was one Of authority,
not the gossip Of subalterns!
And 1t occurs to me now that, even
while he was our guest" she inter
jected in sudden indignation-"that
even while he was our guest Partow
was planning to make our grounds q
redoubt!"
After luncheon I remember Partow
saying. sWe. Are soins 4t0a haxA~1kaAssaa
at the crops" and they went for a
walk out to the knoll where the fight.
ing began"
Eyes! When was this?" Westerling
asked keenly.
"Only about six weeks ago." an.
swered Marta.
Later, came upon them unexpect'
eddy after they had returned" she
went on. They were sitting there on
that seat concealed by the shrubbery,
was on the terrace steps unobserved
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-19

she felt his breath on her cheek burn.
ing hot, and she was sickeningly con-
scious that he was looking her over
in that point-by- point manner which
she had felt across the tea-table at
the hotel. This horrible thing In his
glance she had sometimes seen in
strangers on her travels, and 1t had
made her think that she was wise to
carry little revolver. She wanted
to strike him.
Confess! Contest" called all her
own self.respect. MAKE an end to
your abasement!"
Confession. after the Browns have
given up Bordir! Confession that
makes Lanny. not Westerllng, your
dupe!" came the reply, which might
have been telegraphed into her mind
from the high. white forehead Of Par
tow bending over his maps. COMES
sion. betraying the cause Of the right
against the wrong; the three to the
conquering five! No! You are in
the thing You may not retreat now"
For q few seconds only the duel
Of argument Numbered in her temples
seconds in which her lips were part
ed and quivering and her eyes dilated
with IN agitation which the man at
her side could interpret as he pleased.
A prompting devil-a devil reused by
that thing in his eyes-urging .
flnesse in doubledealing which only
devils understand, made her lips hyp-
notically turn In q smile, her eyes
soften, and sent her hand out to Wes-
terling in q trancelike gesture. For an
instant It rested on his arm with tell
ing pressure, though she felt 1t burn
with shame at the point OF contact
I'VE must not think Of that now"
she said. I'VE must think OF nothing
personal; Of nothing but your work
until your work is done!"
The prompting devil had not permit
ted false note in her voice. Her
very pallor. in fixity Of idea. served
her purpose. Westerling drew deep
breath that seemed to expand his
whole being with greater appreciation
Of her. Yet that harried hunger, the
hunger of beast, was still In his
glance.
GRO BE CoNTlNUED)
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-19
Aetlxltlea Of Women.

Activities Of Women.
Fifteen women are seeking seats In
the Washington legislature.
The former sultan Of Zanzibar 10
stranded In Paris with his Is wives.
Baku. Caucasus. has q population
Of 217,863. Of whom 93,9S2 are women.
Under the provisions Of the will Of
Mr.. Emily Zoller Of New York city.
her pet dog 10 left 5000 for his keep
during tho rest Of his life.
Textile workers In Japan threaten
to 10 on q strike unless tho 81 women
who were discharged from one Of the
mills are reinstated.
To avoid tho use Of the name Of q
German town q Paris magazine has
opened q competition asking French
Girls to find . new name for Cologne.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-19
Her Travels,

Two little Los Angeles girls were
talking about the big cities of the
United States. Rosie, who had trav.
eled a great deal, and had been in
many of these places, was telling
Goldie about them, at the latter's re-
quest.
II want to go to Mexico very much
concluded Rosie. Il have never been
out of the United States"
Haven't you?" asked Goldie, in
tones Of superior pity why, l have.
l have been in San Francisco and Ne.
braska.'
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-19
SAVING THE VENUS OF MILO
Extraordinary Precautions Taken to
Guard Art Treasure Impos'
slbIe TO Replace.

When, during the war Of 1870, the
German army drew near the French
capital, one Of the first measures the
Parisians took was to place the art
treasures Of the Louvre in safety. The
paintings Of Raphael, Titan, Paolo,
Veronese, Rembrandt and Rubens
were carefully packed and shipped to
Brest. There they could, II necessary,
be put on shipboard and taken from
the country.
It was not 80 easy to save the pieces
Of marble statuary, for their weight
and fragility made them difficult to
banda: hut thu French .dst0rmina6
that. the famous Venus Of Milo. at
least, should not fall into the hands
Of the Prussians.
SO they took her down from her ped
estal and laid her in casket carefully
padded and wrapped. At night tho
casket was taken out through secret
door and hidden secretly in the cellar
Of the police prefecture, at the end
Of a certain paseageway.
They walled in the casket and clev'
erly gave the wall an appearance OF
great age and dilapidation. In front
Of this wall they laid q number Of VAL
liable public documents, so that IT they
should happen to be found their In
portance would lead the discoveries
to think there was nothing else hid
den there. In front Of the papers they
built another wall. Here the Venus
Of Milo remained, much to the distress
Of those patriotic Parisians who did
not know where she was and supposed
that she had been stolen. through the
siege Of the city by the Germans and
through the disorders Of the commune.
One day the prefecture caught fire
and was pretty completely destroyed.
The distress Of those who knew that
the Venus was concealed there can
be imagined. As soon as the fire was
extinguished they fastened to the sink
ing ruins and after some digging
found the casket, buried in heaps OF
dirt and stones. but uninjured.
It Is understood that the Venus has
gone into hiding again this year. not
to reappear until peace is restored and
Paris Re free from danger Of the In
vader.-Youth's Companion.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-19
KNOW NOW
And Will Never Forget the Experience.

The coffee drinker who has suffered
and then been completely relieved by
changing from coffee to Postum knows
something valuable. There's no doubt
about it.
II learned the truth about coffee in a
peculiar way" says q California won,'
IN. my husband who has, for years.
been of bilious temperament decided
to leave of coffee and give Postum .
trial. and as l did not want the trouble
Of making two beverages for meals
concluded to try Postum, too. The re-
suits have been that while my husband
has been greatly benefited. I have N.Y.
self received even greater benefit.
when I began to drink Postum /
was thin in flesh and very nervous.
Now actually weigh 1e pounds moro
than l did at that time and / am
stronger physically and in my nerves,
while husband Is free from all his ails.
I'VE have learned our little lesson
about coffee and we know something
about Postum, too, for we have used
Postum now steadily for the last three
years and we shall continue to do so.
I'VE have no more use for coffee
the drug drink. We prefer Postum and
health"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to Well
ville," In pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be we'll boiled.
15c and CSC packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble powder.
A teaspoonful dissolves quickly in a
cup of hot water and, with cream and
sugar, makes delicious beverage IN
stantly. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds is
about the same.
There's Reason for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-19
hslpIna the Youngsters.

Ono Of the Chicago municipal court
Judges has established q library for
foreign boys in the boys court. Ar
rangements have been made by him
with the public library to furnish
books written In the native tongues
of tho nationalities most frequently
represented In the court.-.The Living
Church.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-19
Limits In Literature.

you've read The Heavenly
Twins?' asked an Englishman of an
Irishman.
Eyes, l have"
And the Sorrows of Satan?'"
Eyes"
"And you have read Looking Back
ward?"
"How the devil could l do that?'
asked Pat.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-19


had the citation Of discovery.
He is going to make It harder than
l ever guessed" echoed her own
thought. in a flutter Of confusion.
yes, It was strange our meeting on
the frontier in peace and then in war;"
she exclaimed at random. The sound
Of the remark struck her % too cub
dued; 40 expectant, when her purpose
was one Of careless depreciation.
Il have met = great many women.
q xQp NAY haYs tmsadnsd. I. hs pro.
|c0oded. Th0y hev0 pGJBed ID fevieW.
They were simply women. witty and
frail or dull and beautiful. and one
meant no more to me than another.
Nothing meant anything to me except
my profession. But never forgot you.
You planted something in mind: .
memory Of real companionship."
yes. made the prophecy that
came true!" she put in. This ought
to bring him back to himself and his
ambitions, she thought.
"Yes!" he exclaimed, his body stiff
fleming free Of the back Of the seat.
You realized what was in me- You
foresaw the power which was to be
mine. The fate that first brought us
together made me look you up in the
capital. Now 1t brings Us together
here on this bench after all that has
passed In the last twenty-four hours. "
She realized that he had drawn per-
ceptibly nearer. She wanted to rise
and cry out: Don't do this! Be the
chief of staff, the conqueror. crushing
the earth with the tread Of five against
three!" 1t was tho conqueror whom
she wanted to trick, not man whose
earnestness was painting her deceit
blacker. Far from rising, she made no
movement at all; only looked at her
hands and allowed him to 90 on, con-
scious of the force Of q personality
that mastered men and armies now
warm and appealing in the full tide Of
another purpose.
1.-THE victory that I was thinking Of
last night was not the taking Of Dor.
dir. It was finer than any victory in
war. 1t was selflsh-not for army
and country, but born Of q human
weakness triumphant: human weak
ness of which my career had robbed
me-" he continued. 1t gave me
Joy that even the occupation Of the
Browns capital could not give. l had
come az an invader and l had won
your confidence"
I'm q cause!" she interrupted hur-
riedly, wildly. to stop him from going
further, only to find that her intona'
ton was such that It was drawing him
| on.
THAT fatality seemed to be working
itself out to tho soldier 30 much Older
than yourself In renewed youth. in
another form Of ambition. l hoped
that there was moro than the cause
that led you to trust me. hoped
Was he testing her1 Was he play
| ing q part Of his own to make certain
that she was not playing one! She
looked up swiftly for answer. There
was no gainsaying what she saw in
his eyes. It was beating into hers
| with the power Of an overwhelming
! masculine passion and q maturity Of
intellect as his egoism admitted com
rade to its throne. Such is ever the
! way Of man in the forties when the
clock strikes for him. But who could
know better the craft Of courtship
than one of Westerling's experience!
, He was fighting for victory; to crafty
q desire.
II did not expect this-I-" the
| words escaped unanimously and chok'
ingly.
He was bending 80 close to her that
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-19
lnterrupted Communication.

Interrupted Communication.
You don't mean to say that this
is the first you've heard Of it,"
Absolutely"
why. it's the talk Of the neighbor
hood"
Yes. but my wife is away On =
visit"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-23
DRAMA AND STAGE
Books About the Drama-Plays
The Ballet.

ANOTHER BOOK Of THE THEATRE By Geors,
Jean Nathan. Is W. Huebsch.
ARdAGFDpON Modem E,le Drama b
stephen Philips Tie John Lane Company.
ART OF BALLET. TIE. By MARI r Psrgini
Illustrated The J. b nppinooti Company.
ART OF THE MoyINyG PICTURE. THE b.
Yach.i Lindsey The Macmillan Company.
pFAr' or BATH. TIE AND OTHER oNE-AC1
PLAYS. BY CoastAAes darcy MaesAy. HEM
Holt & Co
CHRISTMAS PLAYS FoR CHILDREN. By MAJ
Psmbergn. With music and Illustrations T. T.
Cr0Wel q Co.
COSTUMES AND SCENERY FOR AMATEuRs
darcy Mackay. Henry Holt Co.
CRIMINALS. BY George Mddis.on. B. W.
Hueisch.
DAWN. THE. b. Emile y.rhsr.n. Trsn.ls,ed b.
Arthur Symons. Bfcntano's
DRAMA LEAGUE PLAYS "Ths Thief" By Henri
Benis.in. "A Womaas Way" By Thompson
buchanan: The Apostle " % Pau Hyseintn'
L'9. N; , r, Of p, re ish Eas.,d tr ksss
LAUGH Doubleday. PAGE d co.
DRAMATIC WORKS OF CERHARr HAUPT.
NAM Vol. VI Later Dramas In Prose B. W.
Hueisch.
FAITHFUL. THE. BY John Mssecsld. The Mac
milan Company.
GARsTDE's CAREER BY Harold Brshou... A
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HISTORY or TIE HARIEQUINADg, THE p,
Maurice Sand. illustrated Tie J. b. Lppncot
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IMMIGRANTS. THE. BY Percy Nsekys B. W
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PHICENIA N TAURIs Poetic Drama B,
Wiitef Byuner. Mitchell kennarley.
JANE CIEGG Play r. Three Acts RI =,
John Irvine. HenD Holt A 60.
MAKING The MOVIES. BY Ene, A. Dencb
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MASTERPIECES o. AopLRN DRAMA Bdissl
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IN Mr.. KNOX's COUNTRY.

IN sIR. KNOWS COUNTRY, BY z q. somg-
SliS and Marin kS,' Ilui, ire tom, BY T. I
Go.
Miss Somerville's books are a delight
forever. We do not know what share
Mss Martin has in their writing; GER
tain It Is that, In their own field, these
two collaborators score as signal a sue
cess as did that famous partnership,
ErckmannCh atrian, in another period
and country and in more serious vein.
Here is Irish humor at its best, q
worthy continuation Of the tradition Of
Samuel Lover and Charles Lever. a
revelation Of character and mental
processes and ingratiating peculiarities
Of speech-inversions that are moro
wooing even than the softest Of brogues
that flow invariably out Of the mar
rative, never seem forced and have .
welcome. sparkling, refreshing effect
upon the reader. No better cure for .
fl Of the blues can be found than in
the work Of these two shrewd, kindly
observers-work that has, moreover,
the browning quality Of breeding. So
here is another bundle Of their stories
to chuckle over and laugh loud and
long. and to admire for the unerring
deftness of their workmanship. And,
last but not least, Miss Somerville's il
Illustrations are worth our while. Old
Mrs. Knox's picture, for instance, and
that unmistakable portrait OF "Walkin'
Aisy," the stonemason.
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THE FOOLISH VIRGIN.

Illustrated BY Thomas Title limo. %. ssa b.
Appleton Co.
She was a school teacher. That Is
TO say. she was teaching school while
waiting for her fairy prince to come to
claim her. She was very old-fashionsd,
a foolish virgin, believing that In all
the world there was only one man
destined for her from the day Of their
birth. He came, rough diamond,
proving his roughness by saying
"Gee!" and ~ get you, kiddo!" with
irritating frequency. But the foolish
virgin needed 1t not, for she was
blinded BY her strange infntuation
poisoning In the soil of much TO-
mantle dreaming. Trustingly she went
with him on their honeymoon In the
Carolina Mountains, and there she dis
covered his profession. his crime. The
story here dips into crude melodrama
"a horror OF the love of gold sealed
with murder-and then delivers the
foolish virgin that was into the hands
Of a wise physician, who enlightens
her concerning the two great driving
forces Of life-hunger and sex. He
also gives his views upon heredity to
her who is to become the mother Of q
criminals child. And In the end this
offender turns out to have been a dia-
mond, after all. The story Is written
with amazing prmitiveness Of plot and
characterization.
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Publ JSHERS' FALL ANNOUNCEMENT
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Continued from last week.

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THREE LITTLE DRAMAS. Al.din. Ard P.io'
mides interior aid he Death o! Ilntssh~
b. Maurice M,-tsfii1ek. Brentsnos
THREE PLAYS by Eusrns BrieuL Mo- voiun.,
coTtairinz Won Al and Her Own" The Rcd
Robe" and False Gods" Preface eJ tho s"tno'-
BrentanO's
TRAGEDIES. By Arthur symons. The John Lane
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