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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-20
CHAPTER XIV.
Sensations.

Lydia stopped for a moment in the
hall, after closing the door behind her,
to pull herself together for the ordeal
that was still to come. She was
trembling; a weakness had assailed
her. She had left Yvonne's presence
in a dazed, unsettled condition of
mind. There was lapse of some kind
that she could neither account for nor
describe even to herself The black
velvet coat that formed a part of her
trig suit, hung Imply in her hand
dragging along the floor as she moved
with hesitating steps in the direction
of James Brood's study. A sickening
estimate of her own strength of pur-
pose confronted her. She was sud
denly afraid of the man who had
always been her friend. Somehow
she felt that he would turn upon her
and rend her, this man who had al
ways been so gentle and considerable
and who had killed things!
Ranjab appeared at the head of the
stairs. She waited for his signal to
ascend, somehow feeling that Brood
had sent him forth to summon her.
Her hand sought the stair rail and
gripped it tightly. Her lips parted in
stiff smile. Now she knew that she
was turning coward, that she longed
to put off the meeting until tomor-
row-tomorrow!
The Hindu came down the stairs
quickly, noiselessly.
"The master say to come tomorrow
tomorrow as usual" he said, as he
paused above her on the steps.
TIT must be today" she said, dog.
gedly, even as the thrill of relief shot
through her
Tomorrow" said the man. His ewes
were kindly inquiring. "Sahib say YOU
are to rest" There was a pause. ITO.
morrow will not be too late"
She started. Had he read the Thought
that was in her mind?
Thank you, Ranjab." she said. after
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a moment Of indecision. Il will come
tomorrow"
Then she skunk downstairs and out
OF the house, convinced that she had
failed Frederic in his hour Of great
est need. that tomorrow would be too
late.
Frederic did not come in for dinner
until after his father and Yvonne had
gone from the house. He did not in
quIre for them, but instructed Jones
to say to the old gentlemen that he
would be pleased to dine with them
If they could allow him the time to
change" He also told Jones to open
single bottle of champagne and to
place three glasses.
Later on Frederic made his an
nouncement to the old men. In the
fever of an excitement that caused
him to forget that Lydia might be en-
titled to some voice in the matter, he
deliberately committed her to the prof
ect that had become a fixed thing in
his mind the instant he set foot in
the house and found it empty-oh, SO
empty!
Jones practiced hand shook slightly
as he poured the wine. The old men
drank rather noisily. They, too, were
excited Mr.. Riggs smacked his lips
and squinted at the chandelier as II
trying to decide upon the vintage, but
in reality doing his best to keep from
coughing up the wine that had gone
the wrong way in a moment Of pro
found paralysis.
The best news I've heard since Ju
das died." said Mr.. Dawes. manfully
Fill 'em up again, Jones. / want tc
propose the health of Mrs. Brood"
"The future Mrs. Brood" Kissed Mr.
Riggs, wheezily, glaring at his com
rade. Asst"
I'm not married yet, Mr.. Dawes,
exclaimed Frederic, grinning.
Makes no difference" said Mr.
Dawes, stoutly. Far as I'm concerned
| JOu al Cs w Z II DG lllC III oI w NAAAA
to Lydia Brood! The first to call hel
by that name. gentlemen. God bless
| her!"
God bless her!" shouted Mr.. Riggs
God bless her!" echoed Frederic
and they drained their glasses tt
Lydia Brood.
Jones, open another bottle" com
manded Mr.. Dawes, loftily.
Frederic shook his head and two
faces fell Right bravely, however, the
old men maintained joyous interest
in the occasion. The young mar
turned moody, thoughtful; the unwont
ed eXhilaration died as suddenly as II
had come into existence. A shadow
crossed his vision and he followed il
with his thoughts. A sense of uttel
| loneliness came over him with swift
ness that sickened, nauseated him. The
food was fiat to his taste; he could
not eat. Self-commiseration stiteC
him. He suddenly realized that he
had never been so lonely, SO unhappy
in all his life as he was at this mo
ment.
His thoughts were of his father. a
vast, inexplicable longing possessed
his soul-a longing for the affection o.
this man who was never tender, who
stood afar off and was lonely, too. He
could not understand this astounding
change of feeling. He had never fel
just this way before. There had beel
times-and many-when his heart wa
sore with longing, but they were o
other days, childhood days. Tonigh
he could not crush out the thought o
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before him, a wicked red that blinded
him. He staggered as if from blow
in the face.
my God!" slipped from his stiff
lips, and tears leaped to his eyes
tears of supreme modification. Like
a beaten dog he skunk away, feeling
himself pierced by the pitying gaze
of every mortal in the street.
ITO BE CONTINIIEDO
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ticket OF admission, however, and
lined up with others who we're content
to stand at the back to witness the
play. Inside the theater he leaned
weakly against the railing at the back
OF the auditorium and wiped his brow.
What was 1t that had dragged him
there against his will, in direct oppo-
sition to his dogged determination to
shun the place?
The curtain was up, the house was
still, save for the occasional coughing
of those who succumb to a habit that
can neither be helped nor explained
There we're people moving on the
stage, but Frederic had no eyes for
them. He was seeking in the dark
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Doctor Pleads Not euiItv

Toledo.-Dr. w. A. Charter, age
II, one of the best known physi.
clans of Marion, o., pleaded not guilty
before Federal Judge Killits of violat-
ing the new Harrison dope law. DR..
Charter is charged with having pre-.
scribed large quantities of tincture of
morphine and opium derivatives to
two women without filling out internal
revenue blanks. DR.. Charter is the
first Ohio physician to be indicted un'
der this new law.
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heard the bishop mutter something in
which he emphasized the fearful words.
into everlasting fire"
The dentist ventured to suggest that
his lordship might feel rather uncom-
Portable at first, but in a little time he
would get used to them.
Without appearing to notice the
dentist, his lordship exclaimed, with
tremendous vehemency, Into everlast
ing fret
But, indeed, my lord, II you have
patience" pleaded the dentist. I'm a
weeks time or So"
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Doctors Pick Officers.

Toledo.-Members of the Home.
opathic Medical society of Ohio
closed their annual meeting here by
deciding to hold their winter meeting
next November in Columbus. The fol.
lowing officers were elected:
President, DR.. D. L. Mohn, Ashland;
first vice president, DR.. c. E. Hether.
ington, Piqua; second vice president
DR.. Josephine Danforth, Cleveland;
secretary, DR.. ]. G. Keiser, Columbus,
reelected; treasurer, Dr.. T. T. Church,
Salem; necrologist, DR.. H. E. BeeSe,
Sidney.
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KNEW IT HAD TO BE DONE
Rule in Mathematics Puzzled Farmer
Though He Recognized Necessity
for Its Observance.

A New York engineer was survey
ing the route of a branch line for a
railway system. An old farmer with
whom he stopped for a time admitted
one day, when he saw the engineer
figuring in the field. that mathematics
always seemed a wonderful thing to
aim
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CHAPTER XllI-continued.

Lydia resolved to take the plunge.
Now was the time to speak plainly to
this woman of the thing that was hurt
ing her almost beyond the limits of
endurance. Her voice was rather high
pitched. She had the fear that she
would not be able to control it.
Il should be blind not to have OBJ
served the cruel position in which you
are placing Frederic. Is it surprising
that your husband has eyes as well as
/? What must be his thoughts, Mrs.
Brood?"
She expected an outburst, a torrent
Of indignation, an angry storm of
words, and was therefore unprepared
,or the piteous, hunted expression that
came swiftly into the lovely eyes, bent
SO appealingly upon her own, which
were cold and accusing. Here was a
new phase to this extraordinary Crea-
ture's character. She was coward,
after all. and Lydia despised a coward.
The look of scorn deepened in her
eyes, and out from her heart rushed
all that was soft and tender in her
nature, leaving it barren of all com
passion.
Il do not want to hurt Frederic,
murmured Yvonne. II am sorry
If"
You are hurting him dreadfully. u
said Lydia, suddenly choking up with
emotion.
He is not-not in love with me.
declared Yvonne.
NO" said the girl, regaining con,
troll of herself, "he is not in love with
you. That is the whole trouble. He
is in love with me- But-can't you
see?"
You are wise young woman tc
know men so WELL" said the Other
enigmatically. Il have never believed
in st. Anthony"
Nor l" said Lydia, and was sur
prised at herself.
DO you consider me to be a bac
woman, Lydia?" Her lips trembled
There was a suspicious quiver to he
chin.
No, do not" pronounced the gir
fatty. "If l could only think that o
you it would explain everything anc
should know just how to treat you
But l do not think 1t Of you"
With long, deep sigh, Yvonne crep
closer and laid her head against Lyd
TO- cAn,IHar Tho irlJ ~
fened, her brow grew dark with an
nOyance.
81 am afraid you do not understand
Mrs Brood. The fact still remain
that you have not considered Fred
cries peace of mind"
Nor yours" murmured the Other
abjectly.
Nor mine," confessed Lydia. afte
a moment.
81 did not know that you and FREQ
eric were in love with each other unit
had been here for some time," Mr.!
Brood explained suddenly fretfuI.
What kind Of a woman are you ?
burst from Lydia's indignant sou
Have you no conception of the fine
nobler-"
Yvonne deliberately put her han
over the girls lips, checking the fierc
outburst. She smiled rather plaiI
lively as Lydia tried to jerk her hea
to one side in order to continue he
reckless indictment.
you shall not say it, Lydia | al
not all that you think l am. No, M
a thousand times no. God pity me,
am more accursed than you may thin
with the finer and nobler instinct.
1t were not so, do you think l shoul
be where l am now?-cringing her
like beaten child? No, you cannc
understand-you never will unde
stand. l shall say no more. It
ended. swear on my soul that
did not know you were Frederic
sweetheart. did not know"
But you knew almost immediatel
after you came here" exclaime
Lydia, harshly. 1T is not myself
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Being young and enthusiastic, the
engineer began to enlarge upon its
wonders. telling the farmer how we
could measure the distances to diff.
ferent planets and even weigh the
planets; how we could foretell the
coming Of comet or an eclipse years
in advance Of its actual occurrence,
determine the velocity of the swiftest
projectiles, ascertain the heights of
mountains without scaling them, and
many other things meant to astonish
the old man
"Yes, them things does seem kinder
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-20
FIfty.one Killed in Ohio m R.i,

Columbus. - During April ffty-ons
persons, 80 Of whom were trespassers,
Z employees and no passengers lost
their lives in steam railroad and inter-
urban accidents in Ohio, according to
the report of the public utilities com.
mission. sixty-four persons were
killed ia the same month last year.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-20
BurqIars Take Groceries.

Sandusky.-Burglars with a skele.
ton key picked the lock on the
front door and gained an en-
trance to Carroll Bros general store
at Lakeside between midnight and
daybreak. They got away with 500
worth Of groceries and $50.
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through our neighbor's land, where we
must not look to reap a harvest; and
this is mere waste Of time. II our
thoughts and hopes are elsewhere, it
is impossible for us to set our faces
steadily towards the work required Of
ua.-St. Francis de Sales.
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"What do you mean? inquired the
prelate, turning round with a be-
nignant smile. why should | have
patience? The teeth fit beautifully. It
is the first time l have found myself
able to pronounce the Athanasian
creed with distinctness for these tWen'
ty years"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-20

No Doubt About "EVerIastlne Fire."
A dentist recently made new set
Of teeth for the bishop Of -. He
anxiously watched the prelate as he
examined himself and his teeth in the
pier glass and was startled when he
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-20

curious" said the farmer, but what
always bothered me was to under.
stand why you have to carry one for
every ten. But If you don't" he con.
tinued, with conviction. "the darned
thing won't come out right Every
body's Magazine.
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New Court House Dedicated.

Kenton.-Before the largest crowd
ever in attendance at public
gathering in this city the new
courthouse of Hardin county, erected
at a cost of $275,OOO, was dedicated
Wednesday.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-05-20
Happy Times.

"The cotton growers seem to be
hard hit"
Eyes. And many of them are long
ing for the good old days when all they
had to worry about was the boil wee
vll."
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BID Fire In Columbus.

Columbus. - Fire destroyed the
plants of the M. ]. Berlin Lumber
Co., the Peters Buggy Co. and several
residences near the Ohio penitentiary.
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Fact Not Generally Known.

Contrary to general belief, the
Babes in the Wood were not innocent
darlings, but outlaws who infested
the hills Of County Wicklow, Ireland
many years ago.
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HIndrancs to Progress.

Nothing so hinders us in what we
are doing as to be longing after some
thing else: in so doing, we leave on
tilling our own field. to drive the plow
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-22

LONG the levees guarding the cres-
cent-shaped banks of the Missis-
sippi river at New Orleans, the
good rat ship, Neptune, is at its
deadly work. Deadly work which
is life-saving work, done under
the direction of Uncle Sans pub
lie health service. Rats carry the
parasite which transmits the fright
full disease. bubonic plague, to
man. The Neptune's work is to
Kill the rat and to save man. 1t
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with man. 1t frequents the great highways OF the
world travels long distances In ships and occa-
sionally on trains. The ground squirrel does not
live in human habitations and 1t makes only short
migrations As Doctor Rucker puts 1t. it is al
most a negligible factor in the direct transfer Of
the disease to man. The ground squirrels great
function in the plague scheme Is that OF rural
reservoir from which from time to time the dis
ease flows over to the suburban rat, thence to his
city cousin and thence to man.
In parts of the West the public health service
is conducting crusade against the ground squir-
rel. This animal looks not unlike the common
gray squirrel, and the help of the scientists of
the biological survey of the department of agricul
ture in Washington has been given to the work
Of the determination of this animal over large
tracts of land.
The public health service has given in its re-
ports descriptions of the means which should be
taken to prevent the spread of the disease with
which the rodents are affected. Instructions are
given in rattrapping. rat-proofng in methods of
destroying rat habitations and to these added
chapters on the natural enemy of rats. owls,
creatures which either consider the repulsve rat
delicacy or like to prey upon it from sheer love
of killing
The country probably has little knowledge of
the constant work which is being done by the
public health service of the United States govern
ment to safeguard the people from disease and
death The plague preventive work which has
been done is to scientists one of the most inter-
esting works in the whole field of their study and
endeavor.
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0eauly tnan Snrapnel, "|NV' CD|I>D
which occasionally wounds only, allowing its vic
tim to live out his natural days and to die in bed.
There are no wounded to be picked up after
hHttNEyr otse poxide of carbon has been at its
work The csEalty list is one of the dead only.
Rats. as has be>Q said, carry tbs. psresite. which
is flea, from WHICH It is>possble for man to
become infected with tine disease, bubonic plague.
The public health service has classified all the
commercial ports of the world as follows:
Clean" Suspected" infected" When a ship
bound for New Orleans, reaches quarantine which
is good ways down the river from the Crescent
CiV. il is boarded. There, II an unusual number
of rats are found on board. or II other conditions
seem to require It, there is a sulphur fumigation.
Then the ship proceeds on its way to New Or
leans. It is then that the public health officers
take up watch on the vessel
There have been plague rats In New Orleans.
There are certain places where rats are more
likely to succeed in getting onto vessel
than they are at others. There is no greater de-
sire that rats which possibly may be infected
shall get on to a ship than that rats in the same
possible condition shall leave 1t for the shore 1t
is possible for precautions to be taken which will
prevent the rodents either from leaving or enter
ing the vessel. Their ordinary way of egress or
ingress is along cables ropes which lead from
the vessel to the shore To prevent entrance and
exit guards are attached to the ropes and no rat
is able to pass them.
When the public health officials find that it is
necessary to turn their monoxide of carbon bat
terry loose a ship the matches are battened
down, every window of every cabin is sealed, and
all the cracks Of the doors are closed with paper
attached by means Of flour paste. Then the Nep-
tune steams up alongside, the coke in the closed
furnace is started burning and the generated
monoxide of carbon passes through hose into
the hold of the ship until 1t is filled with the dead
ly gas. Then attention Is turned to the cabins
and staterooms. each of which is given its full
charge of the overpowering fumes.
The vessel is left alone for six hours and then
the matches. DOORS windows and port holes are
opened and the gas escapes. All that remains to
be done is to go in and gather up the dead rats.
The fumigating process kills not only the rats.
but everything else living that is on board and
this means everything living down to the minutest
form Of animal life.
Danger is passing quickly from New Orleans
and 1t is passing because not only the health au-
thorities Of the state and city, but those of the
government took hold of the situation at once
and saved it. II 1t really needed saving, and there
are those who believe that If unchecked, the bu-
bonic plague might, have obtained firm foothold
Dr. William C. Rucker. who has been in charge at
New Orleans, is experienced in antiplague work.
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having served in San Francisco where he was
executive officer when the crusade against the
plague was instituted in that city
The rat ship Neptune does its work on the
waterfront of cities, but it must not be supposed
that vessels alone the habitatjon of rats which
may carry with them the germs of a dread dis
ease In any city which may be suspected of har-
boring rats afflicted with the plague parasite the
crusade against the rodents is carried on in all
sections of the town where the rodents abound.
Thousands upon thousands of the rats are caught
In traps and every rat caught Is tagged, so that
the place where it was taken can be known def
nitely The bodies of the animals are taken to
the public health laboratory and there they are
examined, the examinations sometimes reaching
the number of 1000 day.
Each of the dead rats is examined thoroughly
and an experienced man can tell instantly those
which appear to be affected. In the case of sus-
pect, or where 1t is definitely determined that the
ratactualiy has the disease, the tag is consulted
and the place Of capture of the animal is learned
Then the work of determination and of fumigation
and perhaps demolition Of buildings begins In the
neighborhood from which the infested rat came
Here is what Assistant Surgeoil-General VIII
liam c. Rucker has said in one brief paragraph
concerning the eradication and prevention of bu-
bonic plague:
Plague is primarily disease o. rodents and
secondly and accidentally, disease of man. Mans
safety from the disease lies in the exclusion of
the rodent and it's parasites. This is the basis
Of all preventive and eradicative work. If man
can live in rodentfree surroundings he need have
no fear Of plague because If there be no rodents
there can be rodent parasites, and for all prac-
tical purposes the flea may be considered as the
common vector of the disease from rodent to
rodent and from rodent to man. The eradication
of bubonic plague. therefore. means the eraJica-
tion of rodents"
Now, in laymans language, the path of the
bubonic plague from rodent to man is something
like this rat has the plague. Where it got It
We will say nobody knows, for the origin of the
thing is as much Of question as which came
first the hen or the egg. Every rat has feas.
The rat which has the plague is bitten by a flea
which absorbs the plague poison The rat dies.
We win say; the flea leaves IT and in some way
gets on to q man: the parasite is charged with
the disease and II the poison is transmitted be-
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CO/z,HG ALOHE:SZDE WJJEZ ~
fZIztGA7E roe R4T DESTRUCTION

meath the skin of a human
being the plague results.
In the week ending Sep
tember 26, 1914, Assistant
Surgeon-General Fuckers
report shows that 20 YES
sells were fumigated with
sulphur and Ii with car
bon monoxide and there
were 12S,S53 packages OF
freight inspected. In this
week more than eight
thousand rats were trapped
and examined. Hundreds
of premises were fumigat-
ed or disinfected and
many more places were
inspected. During the one
week 1879 buildings were
made rat-proof. Altogeth-
er the number of buildings
thus guarded against the
entry of rodents was 1900.
Assistant Surgeon-Gener-
al Rucker follows his word
that the eradication of bu-
bonic plague means the
eradication of rodents by
saying that in America we
have two rodents which
are comprehended in the
problem. the rat and the
ground squirrel, and appar-
emily each plays a very
distinct role in the propa-
cation and perpetuation OF
the disease.
The rat is distinctly do
mestic in its habits, and
therefore Gomez in more
or less intimate contact
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OUT OF COMMISSION.

Nervous Wife-Oh Harry. dear. do order
mouse-trap to be sent home today.
Harry-But you bought one last week.
Nervous Wife-Yes. dear, but there's mouse
in that.-Pearsons Weekly
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A SAD FAREWELL.

$50 you are going to make another tour"
YES" replied the actor
But you advertised your previous engagement
as farewell occasion"
1t was one. We said good-by to nearly
thousand dollars"