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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20
Certainly. NowY" and he took ou

Certainly. Now?" and he took out
his pocketbook.
'"This mint replied Peg positively.
with pleasure" said Mr.. Hawkes.
as he began to count the banknotes.
"And want ye to get IL passage on
the first ship to America, this after
noon If there's one!' cried Peg ear
nestly.
"Oh, come, come" demonstrated the
lawyer.
1.-The EGO want to buy somethin
for me father-just to remember Eng
land by. If We think me uncle
wouldn't like me to have it because
I'm lawn. why, then me father'll pay
ye back. 1t may take him long time,
but he'll pay it."
Nov. listen interrupted Mr.
Hawkes..
"Mebbe It'll only be few dollars
week, but father always pays his debts
lin time. That's all he ever needs
/, time"
whats all this nonsense about go
ing away?'
at isn't nonsense. I'm goin' to me
father" answered Peg resolutcly.
Hawkes. hunted through his mind for
the cause Of this upheaval in the Chi
chester home. He remembered Mrs.
Chichester's statement about Alaric's
affection for his young cousin. Could
the trouble have arisen from that? 1t
gave him clew to work on. He
grasped 1t.
Answer me one question truthfully,
Miss O'Connell Is there an affair of
the hearth"
Peg looked down on the ground
mournfully and replied:
ME heart is In New York--with me
father"
HAS any one made love to you since
you have been here?"
Peg looked up at him sadly and
shook her head. A moment later a
mischievous look came into her eyes,
and she said. With roguish laugh:
"Sure one man wanted to kiss me-
an l boxed his ears, an another--aI-
most man-asked me to marry him.
| "Oh!" calculated the lawyer.
ME Cousin Alaric."
"And what did you say?" questioned
Hawkes.
81 towld him I'd rather have Mi
chae"
| He looked at her in open bewilder
ment and repeated:
"NIichael?"
"N1e dog" explained Peg. and her
eyes danced with merriment.
Hawkes. laughed heartily and re-
lievedly.
| AS Hawkes. looked at her. radiant In
her sprlnglike beauty, her clear
healthy complexion, her dazzling teeth,
her red-gold hair, he felt sudden
thrill go through him. His life had
been SO full, so concentrated on the
development Of his career. that he had
never permitted the feminine note to
obtrude itself on his life. His effort
had been rewarded by an unusually
large circle of influential clients who
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20
Dinner Party

MIR. and Mrs. Ross Coulthard
entertained at one o'clock din
ner yesterday at their home in
California, la. The table vas
very prettiIy decorated at each
end with cut glass bowls Of
snow. balls and pansies, while
pansies were used as decora-
lions for the place cards. A
most delicious four course din
ner was served by the hostess,
aesiated by Mrs. R. L. Coulth-
ard.
Covers were laid for Mr.. and
Mrs. R. l. Coulthard, Mr.. ard
Mrs. Ned Irwin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Mclaughlin, Mr.. and Mrs.
K. l. Price and Mr.. and Mrs.
r. r Coulthard.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20
CHAPTER XIV.
Peu's Father.

~ NE night ring at the bell cans-
ed O'Connell to look up frown-
" ingly. He was not In the hab-
1t of receiving calls. Few peo-
pie ever dared to intrude on his pri-
vacy.
He opened the door and looked in
amazement at his visitor. He saw a
little. round. merry looking, baldhead.
ed gentleman with gold trimmed spec
tacles, an enormous silk hat, broad.
cloth frock coat suit, patent boots with
gray spats on them and a general air
of prosperity and good nature.
as that Frank O'Connell?" cried the
little man.
ut is," said O'Connell, trying in vain
to see the mans features distinctly in
the dim light.
The little man came into the room,
took OF his heavy silk hat and looked
up at O'Connell with a quizzing look
in his laughing eyes.
.'McGinnis.'
That's who it Is! Talkative Nc
Ginnis.' come all the way from ould
IreiaEd to take We by the hand"
The two men shook hands warmly.
IAN. what in the wurrld brings ye
here, doctbory' asked O'Connell.
"DidI't ye hear OF me old grand
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will W lot me have s20?" suddenly
asked Peg.
yielded him an exceedingly handsome
revenue. He had heard whispers of Il
magistracy. His public future was as
sured
But his private life was arid The
handsome villa in Pelham crescent had
no one to grace the head OF the table.
save on the occasional visits of his
sged mother or the Still r;irer ones OF
n married sister.
And here was he In the full prime
Of life.
Yielding to some uncomfortable i'm.
pulse. he took her little hand in both
Of his own.
Hawkes. was not to be denied now
He went on in his softest and most
persuasive accents:
II know one who would give you ull
these-n man who has reached the
years OF discretion, one III whom the
follirs OF youth have merged into the
knowledge and reserve of early middle
age; man OF position and of means;
n man who can protect you, care for
you. admire youand be proud to
marry you.
Miss O'ConneIl-ma say Mar.
garet!-l was your uncic's i,t> iser. his
warm personal friend. We spoke free.
y Of you for many weeks before he
lied. II was his desire to do some
Thing for you that would change your
| Whole life and make it full and happy
and contented We're your uncle alive
| Know of nothing that would give
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~ ~.
In few moments the two men re.
turned With water and salts. After
awhile Etha opened her eyes and look.
ed up at Peg. Peg, fearful lest she
should begin to accuse herself again,
helped her up the stairs to her own
room and there she sat beside the un-
strung. hysterical girl until she slept,
her hand locked in both of Pegs.
One thing Peg had resolved she
would not spend another night In the
Chichester none.
Her little heart was bruised and
sore. The night had begun SO happily;
It had ended so wretchedly.
And to think the one person in whom
she trusted had been Just amusing
himself with her, Leading hel to be-
heve he was farmer-"less than
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that" he had once said, and all the
time he was man OF breeding and Of
birth and Of title.
Poor Peg felt SO Inundated that she
made up her mind she would never
see him agnin.
In the morning she would so back
to the one real affection OF her life
to the man who never hurt or disap-
pointed her-her father.
We will now leave Peg for awhile
and return to one who claimed so
much OF the renders attention in the
early pages of his history-O'Conneil.
1t had not been happy month for
him.
He felt the separation from Peg
keenly. At first he was almost in
cOnsOlable.
The days passed slowly until Pegs
first letter came. 1t contained the
news of Kingsnorth's death-Peg's en-.
trance into the Chichester family, her
discontent her longing to be back
once more in New York. This was
followed by more letters, all more or
less in the same key. Finally he wrote
urging her to give it all up and come
back to him. He would not have his
little daughter tortured for all the ad.
vanrages those people could give her.
Then her letters took on different
aspect. They contained a curious half
note of happiness in them No more
mention of returning. On the con-
trary, Peg appeared to be making the
best of the conditions in which she
was placed.
These later letters set O'Connell won
dering. Had the great message Of life
come to his little Peg?
Although he always felt it would
come some day, now that 1t seemed al
most very real possibility he dread
cd It. There were SO few natures
would understand her.
That Peg was developing her char
acter and her nature during those few
weeks was clear to O'Connell. Tho
whole tone OF her letters had changed.
But no word Of hers gave him any
clcw to the real state of ler feelings
until one day he received letter al
most entirely composed OF descriptions
Of the appearance. mode cf speech,
method of thought and expression of
one Jerry. The description of the man
appealed to him, he apparently having
SO many things in common with the
mysterious person who had SO wildly
impressed himself on Peg. Apparent.
" Peg was half trying to improve her.
self. There was distinct note of Sc
robustness about the last letter
He lived entirely alone in the same
rooms he had with Peg when she was
summoned abroad
He was preparing, in his spare time,
history of the Irish movement from
twenty years before down to the pres.
ent day. 1t was fascinating work for
him, embodying as 1t did all he had
ever felt and thought or done for the
great cause"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20
Birthday Party

Mrs. Hugh Coulthard SUR
prised her mother, Mrs. w. A.
Smith, Saturday by inviting
her ever to dinner and when
she came the Coulthard home
was found to contain the mem
bers of the Smith oulthard
families. The cause of the
gathering was the 9th birth
dav of the guest of honor.
Promptly at twelve o'clock
places were found at two Ia
bles, at one of which was seat
ed the Smith family and at
the other the Coulthard family.
Birthday surpr Sc
Today being the 18TH birth
day of w. t. Roden, he was
very much surprised when he
went home from the office at
five o'clock to find his children
and grandchildren assembled
at his home on N. Third to
help him celebrate the day.
The evening was spent in a
very informal manner, after a
most sumptuous dinner. I'm
mense bouquets of peonies
were profusely used in decor
ating.
In the base ball game be-
tween Logan and Missouri Val.
ley high schools Sat, the Logan
team came out victorious by a
score of % to 2
Glenn Garner while riding
his bicycle at the corner Of
Second and Erie this noon was
struck by an automobile driven
by Wilson Doty. Garner who
is Ia years old came down Sec
ond and started up Erie but for
some reason started to cross
the street when he was struck
by the car going down Erie.
The car caught the hind wheel
of the bicycle carrying it and
the boy about Is feet before
the car could be stepped. The
bicycle was damaged beyond
repair but besides a few bruis-
es and a bad scare, the Garner
boy was uniEjured.
w. A. Smith leaves in the
morning for two months
business trip to his ranch near
Denver, Colo.
Miss Grace Gordon narrowly
escaped serious injury yes
terday when she lost control of
the bicycle she was riding
down Third street. When try
ling to turn the corner to keep
from going on to Erie St, she
lost her balance and was
thrown into the ditch. Her
clothes were badly torn and
she suffered numerous scratch
es and bruises, but was other
wise uninjured.
Miss Susie Faith visited rel
atives and friends in Mondamin
yesterday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20
CHAPTER XVI.
Alario. Poo and Mr.. 4awkes.

AIario, Peg and Nj. HaWkes.
"TOuS1N," said Alaric to Peg, and
his voice dropped to the Gu
~ ressing note Of wooer,
cousin. do you know, am
going to do something now I've never
done before?"
He paused to let the full force Of
what was to come have its real value.
"What is 1t, Alaric?"' Peg asked, all
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20
PEG O. MY HEART
By j. Hartley Manners


Illustrations from Photographs the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20

Miss Susie Faith visited rel
atives and friends in Mondamin
yesterday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20

Miss HERNIA Stroude visited
friends in Omaha today.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24
BEAUTIFUL NOSES.
They Are Very Rare, 1t Seems, and
Deserve Honorable Mention.

Lovely eyes you will find a-plenty,
and, though finely cut mouths are
scarcer. it will be Al strange day when
covery OF Il really beautiful nose is an
event Of lifetime. | myself have
found exactly seven. And yet | con
slider myself catholic in my taste for
noses. can enjoy a nose for its
mere eXpreSSiveneSS, whether it is ag-
SresSive or aristOcratic or humorous.
But it Is amazing how seldom this
feature really satisfies the eye The
bridge may be too thick or too high.
the line from the forehead too abrupt
or too severely straight. More often Il
nose that is really promising in its be-
ginning fails in the end 1t keeps Oh
too long or not long enough, while the
tip finds Il dozen ways to err, and Il
fine nOStril is rarely seen. In our
typical American faces, overcrOwded
with features as our houses are with
proportionately large
But your really beautiful nose is a
delight in every way. 1t is as far from
sharpness as from cOarSencSS 1t shows
strength without ObtruSivcneSs, deli
cacy without fastidiousness, breeding
without arrogance. 1t suggests humOr
spirit and daring. But l tell YOU can
dldly that there are not more than 100
such in the 100000 noses of New York.
You are lucky when one happens to
come your way.-Atlantic Monthly.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24
WHERE THE DAY CHANGES.
The international Date Line In tho
Pacific Ocean

great many people cannot sec why
when man crosses the intrrnAtioN
date line III the Pacific ocean i. h., =. :
toward the east he loses Il dly and i.
toward the west he gains Il day. ;h.t
is, if it, sny. haprrns to be Tucsd#y
just this side if he crosses to l!lc west
1t will be Monday. The Distance Ec
may have actually gone need be- only Il
few feet but it is true nevertheless.
The actual time may be only Il second
difference.
10 understand this remember that
we so from Monday to Tuesday ut l.
o'clock at night jump Immediately
from one day to another. Consider
also that if Il man could travel toward
the east rs fast as the earth rOtatrS
and If he started at midday, with the
sun directly overhead. he world go
completely round the earth in no solar
time at all, for the sun would always
be just over his head ANA to him il
would be T. O'Clock all the time if ne
measured time by the position Of IT,,
sun. He WoUld not experience an1
night ut iii ANA SO would have t,yriri .
four hours Of sunlight. Nui il has a..
tuHllE taken him tWrmty-fO!r ho;;i>; {"
get around. so the time When lie
reached his starting place again WouI;i
be L. O'Clock noon all right, but would
be Il day later Cham whom IL started
SO it can be readily seen lI;il SOM,
meridian on the clrth'S %,:rEl "r must
De picked cat TX the StHiti:.G point Of
u now day, and the chosen one lies al
most entirely in the Pacific occAn-
Every Week.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24
An Old Guidebook.

or all the old guidcboOks none IS
sought so keenly by collectors as
some Of Murray's early guides Per
haps the most precious Of these as Il
photographed curiosity is the first edi-
ton Of "Murray'S Guide to SwitZer-
land published in 1888. Mountaincer-
ing as Il popular paStimc was not then
lnvented and in the section devoted to
Mont Blanc the author contcmptuously
declares that 1t IS somewhat re-
markablc fact that Il large proportion
Of those who have made this ascent
have been persons of unSound mind"
London Chronicle
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24
On Prisoners of War.

With reference to the modern treat
ment of prisoners Of war, it is interest
ing to recall the views which II. J..
Stevenson in his novel, "St. Ives" puts
into the mouth Of Il French prisoner Of
war IN Edinburgh castle, which was
turned into a military prison in the
time of Napoleon. He says: There Is
a horrible practice in England to trick
out i'll ridiculous uniform and, as it
were. to brand In mass, not only con-
victs, but military prisoners and even
the children In charity schools, !
think some malignant genius had
found his masterpiece OF irony In the
dress which we were condemned to
Wear-jhcket, WnistcOat and trousers
or sulphur or mustard yellow and
shirt OF blue and white stripe cotton"
London Standard
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24
A TRIBUTE TO JOURNALISM

If the Comprehensive (Ky.,l
News ournal can be trusted and
we have neither reason nor excuse
tor suspeCting that it lacks vcracity
somebody modestly described as
an editor has received the fol-
lowing highly interesting com1nun-
ication from one of his readers:
Please send me few copies of
the paper containing the obituary
of my aunt. Also publish the ell
closed clipping of the marriage of
my niece, who lives in Lebanon.
And I wish you would mention in
your local column, if it don't cost
anything, that I have two bull
calves for sale AS my subscription
is out, please stop my paper. Times
are too bad to waste money on
newspapers. y
The author of this truly precious
communication would have made it
perfect had he added the familiar
You can never believe what YOU
see in the papersn' That statement,
uttered earnestly enough, consti-
tutes the sole claim to shrewdness
and knowledge that is possessed by
a considerable number of people,
and the comfort they get out of re-
peating it is presumably very great.
1t must be, else the repetitions
wouldn't be 50 frequent.
In reality, of course, the journal
istic approach to complete accuracy
is high - amazingly high, when
account is taken Of the almost in
Vulnerable opportunities for making
mistakes that newspaper has every
day 1t is also fact that people
do believe what they see in the pa
pers, and while so1rrc papers are
more trustworthy than others, they
all do pretty well. They prosper
in exact ratio to their truthfulness
New York Times.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24

Mr.. James Jones one Of the thrift
test young men in the Shenandoah
Valley, and worthy pattern for
Our youth, was in to see us the 9th
er day, and was welcome caller.
The gentleman named above is the
owner of some fine land in Luray
and Shenandoah, Va, and bids
talr to own more unless he dies very
SOON. More like him is what we
need.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24
A Shade of Doubt.

''What do you think Of my gradua-
ton essay?" asked the young man.
Fine replied his father. only I'm
afraid 4 lot of people are going to be
oaShful about Offering plain wages to
man whose intellect is ST. much above
the average. "-NVaShinCtOn Star.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24
A Domestic Tilt.

"Why do you persist in proppinS your
feet up on the veranda railing?" asked
Mrs. CObblpS.
i suggest it's just my contrary ma
turc,' answered Mr.. CobblcS "The
Ycrnnda railing is one thing YOU have
never been able to put where ! can't
find t."-Bir1ningliam Age-Hcruld.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24

Our good friend, ME-. Michael
Smeltzer is busy at this time selling
toilet articles and flavoring extracts.
His goods are fine, and there is no
finer man to deal with in Berkeley
County than is the above named
gentleman
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24

The Pythians of Maryland held
their annual grand lodge session
and dress parade in Hagerstown
on Monday last, and quite num-
Der Of Martinsburgcrs went over.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24
Due to Be Shocked.

He has Il great shock coming to him
in q little WHILE
."WhO has,
"Ihc new groom. All his friends
have been telling him that two can
live rs chcaply as Onc.'-Dctroit Free
!'rcSS.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24
For Nature Students.

The young author. reading 4 fake an
imal story to the attentive editor. said:
"Whcrcupon the woouchuck laughed
softly to himself"
"Ah," remarked the editor II sup
pose he INDUCED in Il woodchuckler'-
Chicago News.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24

Miss Mildred Johnson, of Hag-
erstOWn, was the guest Of Miss Ma
tilda Green for several days during
the week While here she was the
object of much attention.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24

Mr.. Dewey Fox, youngest son of
the late Mr.. John II. Fox, and
promising young man. circulated
among friends in our city this week.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24

Youth comes but once in lifetime;
therefore let us SO enjoy it rs to be
still young when we are old.-Long-
fellow
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24

Mr.. Harry Fox has returned
to this city after spending several
weeks proftably and pleasantly in
Hagerstown.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24

Mrs. Fannie Moten has returned
home after visit of several days to
her daughter in Hagerstown, and
reports royal time.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-07-24

The man who never nltcrs his opin
ion Is like standing water and breeds
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-01
j. S. COURT CONDEMNS
MISBRANDED MEDICINE
Wine of AniSe, Containing Nor
phine, Alleged to Claim Ex-
ceSSiVe Curative Powers.

WASHINGTON, April live pack
ages Of Moreau's wine of anise-labeI-
Ell in part "Moreau's wine of anise
children's soothing wine. Each ounce
, containing one-third grain acetate
morphine, eight p. C. alcohof was
seized at Boston, Mass. on recOmmeh-
dation Of the secretary of agriculture
March 16, 1914. The allegation was
that the product was misbranded un-
der the food and drug act and had
been shipped from the state of New
Hampshire into the state of Massa-
chusetts.
The misbranding of the product was
alleged on two major grounds; nrS''
that the statements on the label re-
garding the curative and therapeutic
effect of the drug and its ingredients
were false and fraudulent; and, sec
ond, that the following words on the
label. 'Moreau's wine of anise, being
compounded with a pure, mild wine,
is preferable to any soothing remedy
compounded with syrup" would lead
the purchaser to believe that the
product was a wine, whereas 1t was
not wine.
Not Remedy Statesd.
The charge that false and fraudu-
lent statements as to the curative et-
feet of the product had been made
arose from the fact that the drug and
the packages and labels with II con-
tanned a statement that the drug was
mild, sweet medicated wine. an eX-
cellent remedy for children in cases of
diarrhoea, dysentery, indigestion and
vomiting, which would lead the pur-
chaser to believe that the drug was a
remedy for said ailments, whereas the
drug was not remedy for said all
ments.
on May q. 1914. Louis ]. Cote.
claimant, Berlin, n. H., having filed a
claim for the product and filed a salts
factory bond conditioned that the
product should not be sold or disposed
Of contrary to the provisions of the
food and drugs act OF June 80, 1906.
as amended. or the laws of any state,
territory, district or insular possession
of the United States. The court en-
tered Judgment of condemnation. and
the goods were delivered to the said
claimant upon his payment of the cost
of the proceedings
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-01
STILL PRACTICE SHOOTING
PatroIman Rudynski Was High Man
i'm Wednesdays Tests.

Patrolman Rudynski shot high at
the regular target practice Of police
squads at the city hall wednesday
afternoon. His mark was 30 out OF
a possible so. Sergt. Laskowski was
second for the day with %. Detective
VOTERS and Sergt. ChappelIs marks
of AZ remain high. Wednesday
SQUAD was in charge OF Sergt. Stick
ley.
Thursday afternoon squad OF II
men in charge Of Sergt. Barnhart VIII
shoot
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-01
10000 NOW AT WORK

CHICAGO. April NEARLY 10000
men were at work today in the fac
tories and steel mills of Chicago
Heights whiC n have been idle since
about the first of this year. Eighty
factories today were operating on a
normal scale. The lack of material
on which 10 work and the general
business depression had kept the in
dustries idle for three months.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-01
SOUTH BEND NEWS-TINIES

We found an officer who actually could
speak English. He allowed us TO
convince hun we were not Englisn
spies. but insisted that as foreign
journalists we were almost as undeslr-
able. Wherewith we were given per-
sonaI escort to Flushing with a mill
itary recommendation TO the police
inspector OF that port. From Flushing
We came TO London today.