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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-21
{ CONTINUED from Thursday.)
CHAPTER XXI.
The House Divided.


Alone in that strange place OF 81
ience and shadows-that den of the
devils livery, crimson and black
chained to the invalid chair wherein,
day in, day out, for years on end, he
had suffered the Promethean torments
of the life that would not die out OF
his wretched, wrecked carcass, though
without ceasing sharp-beaked envy,
hatred, malice and all uncharitable-
ness pecked insatiably at his vitals:
Seneca Urine sat waiting, with the i'm
passivity Of a craven figure waiting
on the imminent hour of ultimate
engagement for the wrong that had
made him what he was.
Another hour! In sixty
minutes more they will be here, Judith
and Marrophat and Rose-poor fool!
and him! In sixty minutes
more they will put him down before
me, bound and helpless, if not dead
=.
A slight pause prefaced words that
were a whimpered prayer: God send
that he be not dead! Have fingered
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only Rose"
She faltered, awed by the glare o
his Infatuated eyes. LET me explain.
she begged.
He snapped her short: you canno
explain. The thing is impossible, tina
you should have failed. There is some
thing beneath this. something 10,
will not tell me-"
She endeavored to speak, but he en-
forced silence with sonorous moi
His hand sought the row Of buttoni
on the desk and pressed one long.
Almost instantly servant glidet
noiselessly into the room.
my daughter Rose-have he1
brought here to me at oncel"
In another moment the replica o.
his daughter Judith was ushered int
his presence.
Upon this one he loosed the light
nings Of hiJ wrath without ruth.
Rose suffered him in silence. Els
most CALLING recrimination educed no
IeLOrL from LQlS one.
In lull in Trine's TRADE, Judith
chose to INTERCEPT: Don't be so hard
on the silly fool: she's not responsible;
she's sick with love for that cookbook
Ing simpleton!"
And you!" Rose turned on he1
Observation-Disclosures about you? If
love Alan Law, at least l love him
openly. am not ashamed to own it
and don't pursue him, as you do, pre-
tending I mean to sacrifice him to a
wicked family feud, and then spare
him every time meet him, to lead
him to believe l haven't the heart to
injure him-as you do, hoping so to
work upon his sympathies and earn
kindly word and pat on the head
from his hand!"
Fiercely she leveled denunciatory
arm at her sister. ''There!" she cried
to her father-'1f you need to know
there stands the daughter who has
betrayed your faith-as I have not
who have never even pretended to
approve your villainy!"
II think" Urine announced in a
voice of ice-"I have learned now
what needed to know"
His fingers sought the row Of but
tons; and when a servant responded
he inquired
"Mr. Marrophat has returned?"
HE is in the waiting room, sir"
Conduct Miss Judith to him and
tell him hold him personally respon'
sible for her safe-keeping. He will
understand"
And for long time thereafter the
father, alone with the daughter who
had been estranged from him since
birth by every instinct Of her nature
essayed in vain to break down hel
mutinous silence.
At last Urine summoned two Of his
creatures and had her led weeping
from the rooms to be held prisoner in
her bedchamber on the topmost fool
of the house.
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mot but Destiny, II It Will"
window, she was dressed and clam
bered out upon the sill. n
Sweetheart! My bravest little
woman!" ~
The hook hung steadily within sir
inches of the window-ledge. Alan ex-
tended his arm. ,,...-.-
Nothing to fear, except lest I hold
you too tight, dear one!"
Without a word Judith set her foot
beside his in the hook, surrendered to-
his embrace, and closed her eyes.
Immediately they were swung away
from the window, over toward the op-
posite sidewalk, and gently lowered to
the street.
Maybe this isn't good echeme!"
Alan exulted In the innocence of his
heart "But think 1t is. And those
workingmen think it great lark
told them the simple truth, you see:
that we were eloping!" ..
BY way of answer Judith breathed
only word of tenderness.
And that instant the hook paused
and Alan stepped of upon the side.
walk. ..
"Safe and southland not q soul
ever there the wiser as yeti" he de-
clared with derisive nod toward the
home of Trine. "Come along. Here's
q limousine waiting. In twenty min.
utes we'll be at the ferry, in forty over
in Jersey, within an hour married.
within four hours safe at seal"
Continued Next Weekly
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table ON either side the glass Of poison,

table ON either side the glass Of poison.
and fell face uppermost.
The trey of hearts fell to Judith.
There was an instant Of silent dread.
ended by Rose, as Judith's hand moved
steadily toward the glass.
Judith" she implored. Don't
beg OF you'll didn't mean it take
back my consent"
."Too late!" said Judith, lifting the
glass and cycling Its contents with .
strange smile. .M..
Judith! you cannot mean to drink
Cant I, thought" the other laughed
mirthlessly. Just watch mel"
With strangled cry Rose covered
her face with her hands to shut out
the sight, stood momentarily swaying.
and dropped to the floor in q complete
faint.
Delaying only to recognize this phe.
nomena with a plying smile for the
weakness of spirit that caused it, Ju:
dith's glance darted through the win.
dow and saw that which caused her to
stay her hand an instant longer.
On the topmost tier of Orders Of the
building opposite, Alan Law stood
amid a little knot Of amused and ami
mated laborers, one foot in the great
steel hook of the hosting tackle, both
hands clasping the chain that linked
it to the gigantic block.
And as Judith stared, he smiled at
something said by one of those about
him, looked back, and waved . hand
to some person invisible.
Immediately the arm began to lift
the tackle to move slowly through the
blocks. Very gently he was swung up
and outward.
With a cry Judith flung the poison
heedlessly from her, leaped across the
room, and snatched up the street gar
ments Rose had dropped at her sisters
entrance.
In another moment she was strug
Cling madly into them.
Before the shadow of Alan, clingina
to the hook and chain, fell athwart the
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-21
CHAPTER XIV.
The Time o. Niqht.

Not ill-pleased to be left to his own
devices (whose proposed character
Digby would never have approved had
he so much as suspected thcm) Alan
none the less deferred action until
after midnight.
And espionage was all he feared
save and except always, of course, fail.
ure to find his Rose.
It was about one in the morning
when he arrived inconspicuously s(but
not so much SO as to seem deserving
Of police surveillance) in the neigh.
borhood of the Riverside drive home Of
his mortal enemy, a grim white houss
that lowered, stark and tall, upon a
corner. 4
His preliminary reconnaissance pro.
vided IiIfie more than comforTless ex.
ercise. Huge, still, its wall bathed in
the milk and ink, Of moonlight and
shadow, all It's windows dark but
one-and that one, in the topmost tier,
showed only feeble glimmer, so slight
that Alan almost overlooked it. -
But once discovered, it focused upon
itself his thoughts with a power little
less than hypnotic.
He believed with small doubt that
Rose was q prisoner within those
walls; that Judith must have con.
veyed her there with all speed.
And, this being the presumptive case,
that small, high window Of the light
might we'll be hers.
Directly across the street from the
Trine residence, on the opposite cor.
ner, q colossal apartment structure
stood half-flnished, etonework to ita
second story, gaunt iron skeleton rear.
ing above. a.s
To his infinite disgust, Alan found
the guardian very wide awake, very
much on the job: no chance here ia
steal unseen into the building.
This in itself might have been
deemed suspicious circumstance
not for nothing does an honest night
Waterman 80 deny the laws Of nature
and the tenets OF his craft. But Alan
merely praised the man while cursine
] 1.-THE very fact Of his existence; and, &C
costing. overcams With bank-notsl
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CHAPTER XIII.
A Sportino Offer.

- SHoI s''0 S"Sss
Some two hours later, that same
evening, Mr.. Alan Law, very much
alive and, in spite of complete new
outfit Of ready-made clothing, looking
much more like himself than he had
in fortnight, issued forth from the
Grand Central station, hailed a taxi
cab, and had himself conveyed to the
Hotel Monolith.
But if he looked his proper self once
more, 1t speedily was demonstrated
that his wish was otherwise: for after
learning from the room-clerk of the
Monolith that suite was being held
In the name of Arthur Lawrence, that
was the name Mr.. Law inscribed on
the register
On the other hand 1t was his true
name that he gave to the person whom
he called upon the telephone immedi-
ately after being shown to his rooms.
But then he was speaking to his old
friend and man of business, Mr.. Digby.
Within another ten minutes this last
was in conference with his employer:
II think you must be out of your
head" he insisted nervously, once
their first greetings were over. "You
might just as sensibly throw yourself
from the top of the Metropolitan tower
as come to New York while Trine lives
and knows you're this side the water"
"Nonsense!" Alan laughed. "Remem-
Der this is New York-not the back
woods Of Maine!"
Alan paused and smote bis palm
with a remorseful fist. by the Eter.
nal. I'm forgetting Barcus!"
"Barcus!"
"Chap whose boat I chartered in
Portland-sheer luck on my part: he's
one of the salt of the arth. First,
something must be done for the boy.
You've got influence of some sort in
New Bedford, surely?" ... So.
Digby reflected: Some. There's
George Blaine, justice of the peace
"The very man. Telegraph him in
Barcus interests Immediately. And
telegraph Barcus as well-send him
hundred for expenses, and tell him
to join me here In New York as quick
as he cant"
"Your friends address," Digby In
quired, mildly ironic as he sat down
+; at the desk and fumbled with the sup
| ply Of stationery.
New Bedford Jail, Of course!' Alar
chuck lsd-tlt cut bis iaSgk in two 81
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Rose Turned on Her PassionateIy.


here in anguish all these weary years
for the fulfllment of my revenge only
to be cheated at the end by Death?
God grant that Alan Law may be laid
down still living here at my feet!
Then
A bitter smile twisted his tortured
features: Then shall my will be done
to him! And then, when l have seen
him die as his father died-then-Ah,
God!-then at last l too may die!
There was a long silence, then q
groan of exasperated protest: why
do they not come? Why does Judith
delay, when she knows how l suffer?
Why have l been put off from day to
day with her kilograms that begged
for more time and promised every
thing-but told nothing!-until yester-
day. :. Where are those mes.
sages she sent me yesterday"
His one sound hand CROPPED out like
on the desk beside him, sorting out
from among them two yellow forms.
u. Painfully he blinked over these and
slowly his pain-bent lips conned their
wording;
"'Alan and Rose safe with me-will
bring both home tomorrow night with.
out fall he read the first aloud; and
then the second: "'Have motorcar
waiting for me tomorrow morning
from three o'clock till called for New
Bedford waterfront-Judith.'"
moi" he affirmed with the fervor
of one persuaded by his own desires:
II must not doubt the girl! She has
promised. she has performed:
So still was he, indeed. that he
seemed to sleep, but so deceptive was
that semblance that he was alert fol
the least sound. The girl entered soft
~, as if fearful Of disturbing his slum
bers; but she found him with head
erect and eyes a-blaze.
Judith" he cried. his great voice
vibrating like brazen bell. AT last!
Where is he? You have brought him
Where is he?"
With no more answer than a sigh
the girl dropped her head and let hel
hands hang Imply with palms ex
posed. &
After an instant Of incredulous dis
appointment the man shot q single
frigid question at her: -..
You have failed?"
II have failed" she confessed. ID.
WHY ~
She shrugged slightly. "Who know
why one fails? did my best: he wa
too much for me, outwitted me a
every turn. Time and again though
had him, but always he escaped
either by his own wit and courage o
with another's aid. Only yesterda,
night they we're all three in the hol
4 low Of my hands-but now bring yo1
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-21

John White, aged Is. shot and killed
himself at the M. Christianson home
near Wildrose. The young man had
absented himself from the house only
for few moments when the report Of
a rifle was heard When the members
Of the family heard the report and ar
rived on the scene, they found the man
dead. No reason is known for his act.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-21

URGE WHEAT EMBARGO.

., Warrington, Jan. 1s.-Efforts
are being made here which, II sue
cessful, may have far-reaching
= influence on the northwestern
: wheat market. supplemented BY.
action In the House, New York
. women are endeavorlne to induce
President Wilson to plaee an ON.
barge on ~hsst shipments 70
Europe.
: A telegram addressed to Presl.
dent Wilson BY Mrs. Julia Heath,
president Of the National House
: wives League, claiming to repre-
sent 100000 American families,
urges the president to take drastic
action.
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-12
AMERICANS LOSE SIGHT
OF TRUTHS SAYS PASTOR
Rev. III. II. Hostetter SAYS New and
Novel Things Put Mead OF Old
and Tried Biblical Teachings.

1T is the tendency of the American
mind to become fascinated with the
new and novel things OF the world
and lose the large and more important
matters that the centuries have hand
ed down t. us" said Rev. VI. =. Hos
letter. pastor of the Westminster
Presbyterian church. Sunday morning
i'm sermon on the subject, Prove
All Things; Hold Fast That Which
Is Good"
THE truth of God is very old and
the great central fact regarding God.
the human duty and human destiny
are always the same.
Rev. Mr.. HoStetter spoke of the
teachings of the world that should
be the fundamentals Of all thinking
as the teachings of the Bible regard
ing God. Jesus as the Son of God;
the Bible as the inspiring word OF
God and the establishment of the
church as the divine organization for
the gospel He brought out the fact
that the faith of Christ is being es-
tablished throughout the world and
is being received by the thinking peo-
pie OF all nations making the Chris
tan nations stronger at present than
ever before.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-12

ed as though it would be happier
swinging an axe in forest than tan
going in tea room. But his eyes
were clear as a mountain lake when
the morning sun shone on it, and his
grave half smile reflected calm
brave spirit.
Quickly ne looked up the list Of the
firms branch offices TO see whether IL
was represented in that distant city.
In a second he had weighed the lit
tie package. written the receipt and
received and changtd a bank note.
All this he had done in less time
than il had taken the first youth TO
explain that he couldn't do anything.
And ne had done it with a minimum
of words just will YOU send it pay
or cOllectg
A simple incident CONSUMING pre-
cisely three minutes, yet it meant
great deal The mirror gazing youth
was the older His position in the
front part of the office denoted that
he was older. too, IN experience. Yet
the time will be short indeed before
the Younger boy viii move from the
dark rear Of the room TO the sunny
front and the older one viii be fOrtu-
nate indeed if his plain neghbOr does
not shoulder him out of the Office.
The plain, quiet junior lad will not
purposely do this. He viii do il be-
cause he can't help il. II is his ma
ture to do things we'll and il is his
habit to do thoroughly whatever he
undertakes He looks about him and
sees and acts according 70 what he
sees.
As I left the express Office I heard
the older lad grumble. We're not
paid TO wrap packages and although
lit still lacked a minute Of six he
was slipping into his street coat.
But what he said was true. He
wasn't paid for wrapping packages.
| No one asked him To stay after six.
! but had anyone done so he would
not have been forced TO stay.
But the boy who was willing TO
do more than he was required to do.
who would I Will warrant have staid
an hour or two after six without
grunnbling will become president Of
that company or another. anc the
other IL not fired" which Is prob
able. will remain a clerk. or slip back
into the Obscurity of beng grey
haired messenger.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-12
SAYS GOD IS REASONABLE
Rev. c. \. Decker Asserts Creator i
Not Arbitrary i'm Dealings.

God takes it for granted that men
are capable to see the point in mat
ters Of his dear ngs with them when
they are properly appealed TO. Chris
tianity has nothing TO fear II an ap-
peal - made TO the reason. The mat
ter has been settled long ago said
Rev. Chas. a. Decker. pastor Of the
First Baptist church. Sunday evening
in his sermon on TIE subject God s
ReasOna bleness.'
Rev. Mr.. Decker said IL would seem
as though it would be hard TO turn
away when the proposition is put up
TO us in this way. When God shows a
disposition to take no unfair advan-
tage Of Us we can hardly DO less than
meet Him half way.
And this is especially true said
Rev. Mr. Decker. when we consider
that God is anxious 10 reason with
US on a matter Of the highest i'm
portance 10 ourselves. namely, our sin
and how to get rid Of il. II Is
only that he may do US good that He
makes this appeal.
God is not arbitrary in His rela-
tons 10 the world He has the right
TO be. but He does not treat man as
the owner does his horse. Though
Gods judgment in His dealing with
his people are always correct. He is
willing TO shOw the reasonableness of
them. 10 is possible for man in his
weakness TO challenge God inHis
greatness
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-12
Two Boys and A
Prophecy
By Ada Patterson

Let US start with a statement Of
what everyone knows, that the eX-
press companies. since the operation
Of the parcel post law. have lost a
great deal Of business. Naturally they
are doing all they legitImately can to
secure new patrons and 10 keep the
old ones. Every official in the express
company Office does, or should, coun-
sci every proper means TO induce pat
rOnage.
And yet-this happened. / had
made a purchase and hurried into the
nearest express office five minutes be-
fore closing time to forward it TO a
western town. 4 youth of about Is
years Of age stood behind a desk near
est the door His back was turned to-
ward the door for he was admiring
himself in the mirror that hung be-
hind his desk. What the mirror re-
Elected was a pale, thin face sur
mounting a tall thin body, the face
itself surmounted by enormous
lit up the pale face were blue and
fairly intelligent. He turned slowly
with bored air when a shadow. fall
ing across the mirror told him that
a customer had entered.
I'm afraid this package isn't we'll
enough wrapped 10 send so long a
distance" l explained Suppose we
put another wrapper around it," /
suggested.
Haven't anything 70 wrap it with. s.
he snapped.
AT least it should have more cord
I'm quite sure this won't hold"
we haven't an inch Of cord in the
place" replied he whose Narcissus
occupation L had Interrupted
1 glanced about the big, dreary
looking warehouse. Six feet from me
Law what 1 coveted. a piece Of Irvine
cast off by a hasty hand from a pack
age.
/ stopped. picked il up, untangled a
knot or two and was beginning TO
tighten the fragile package when a
lad who had been working in the
rear Of the room came forward with
another castaway. a piece OF wrapping
paper. The boy gently took the bun
die from my hand and deity wrapped
and tied H. In the moment of his
work I Looked from his strong. cap
able yet sensitive hands. 10 his face.
There wasn't much in that face TO
make gazing into the mirror a pleas
ure for him. The features were strong
hut irregular. His smooth straight
hair was thin. his sturdy figure look.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-12
TWENTY ARE CONFIRMED

Confirmation services were held at
the Swedish Lutheran church Sunday
morning. when 90 catechumens were
confirmed by the pastor, Rev. GOtt-
fried olson These hOnOrs are con-
ferred upon these children only after
several years OF study and religious
instruction in the Sunday school and
in the confirmation school for nine
months.
These services were preceded by
baptismal services. At the evening
service a confirmation memorial ser
vice was held when all who have been
confirmed within the church. with few
exceptions. were present and took
part in tho services.
Those who received their confrma-
tion we're Dagny Anderson. Ruth Carl
son. Greta Edner. Ellen Forslund,
Hildur Hagquist Julida Hagquist.
Edith Hafstrom. Carl Hogslund. Arm
old Helquist. Thelma Helquist, Agnes
johnson. Mildred Johnson. John John
son, Evard Lundberg. ThOrwald Oh
sen. Anna Peterson. Florence Peter
son. Helen ROdeen and Chester Sven
son
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-12
FINDS SERMON
In OLD POEM
Burns Great Work, "COtters Satur-
day Night" Theme of DR..
James l.. Gardiner.

THE Pull of the old Home" illus
trated by Robert Burns great poem,
The Cotter's Saturday Night" was
the subject Of the Sunday morning
sermon preached by DR. James L.
Gardiner. pastor of the St PauPs NJ.
E. church. In part DR.. Gardiner
said:
Il like the poem, The Cotters
Saturday Night because il exalts the
home. The home is the most impOr-
tant institution on the face of the
earth. The measure of the civilization
of any country or nation is the meas
ure of the home life. No nation can
grow strong that neglects the home.
The great poem of ScOtland's immortal
poet eXalts the home.
The cotter was but an humble peas
ant but he loved his home and his
family. When Saturday night came
he laid aside the spade and the hoe
that he might spend the evening with
his wife and children. We are living
in a day when many a man would
rather spend saturday night at some
place of pleasure or amusement rath-
er than with his family We are liv-
ing in an age when many men forget
their sacred obligations TO wife and
children. 1t is refreshing TO read such
poem as this because it lays emphasis
on the importance of the home life
This poem eXalts the spirit of true
love. The Cotter loved his family.
His family loved him. The brothers
and sisters were bound together not
only by blood, but by love. / care not
how humble a family may be, if true
hearts live there. il love dwells in each
individual soul. the members of that
family will ever turn lOngingly and
lovingly toward it and that home to
them will, be the dearest spot under
the sun
Il like this poem because it eXalts
religion. Religion is that divine inn
perishable something that binds a
heart to God. The cotter and his
family loved God and when Saturday
night came they prepared for the
coming sabbath by the reading of the
Bible and prayer.
Il wish this morning that we might
get glimpse at that family as on that
Saturday night the cotter after sup
per gathering his family about him,
took down the Book of books and
said. Let us worship Cod I wish we
might get some of his spirit of wor-
ship as he prayed, be sure to fear the
Lord alway. lest in temtatiOns' path
We gang astray. implore His counsel
and assisting might. they never sought
in vain. who sought the Lord Alright.