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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-11-04
ENTH MsTAllMENT
CHAPTER xxx

CHAPTER xxx
Virtue Of Necessity.
killed. cried Kitty Gray. ~
ssiIl uncertain as 10 the re
Count Frederiek's desperate
rd the moving trsin- 4 can
Es,tIy she did iook-hofh she
,u passing not forward on the
10 the rear Of the car which
upled- Amazed. they saw
Rderick struggling 70 his feet
Rciezu.- she cried. we must
II the count has taken this
chance II was for some des-
brpcsc back Of H. He knovs
cofn-ve must get Il before
srd that means at once"
shall that be done. excel
bid Rolezu. puzzled for Just .
n" said Kitty. a. they hur-
PER into the car that they
be seen by Count Frederick.
viii send . message to him
D ask him to walk into our
z.ed herself for q moment
~ wrote q few lines on . gage
bte book. smiling as abe did
= she laughed I an now
IA Graho2en diplomacy. Does
Irifing seem forEai--
nd II forward BY the guardf-
Rolezu. gss him Quick-give
mcney-we vii wait here In
Dfng room near TO the front
ur car. The guard must not
~ho re are
ea as they waited. intent on
Rsx OF this somewhat trans
kse. Kitty heard the step Of
behind her. and turned Yes.
Grzhocen vas with him. .
kxrression cn his face. the
e. hfs hxrt
tAis lady seat me. monsieur
the guard. and Witnessing
pzrprize Of all concerned. vas
Eouxh to step aside and leave
be 20 etherxL
said Bartef-and himself
ave been equally glad to es-
there vas 10 one In the world
less expected or less desired
an this yorng American who
q him smiling
erst-Hcw can II be possible.
zeiler said he Did you fall
sky
spoke any shrewt pickpocket
i've known In which pocket he
eealed the coin. for uncon-
his hand dropped over it.
, also.- smiled Kitty Gray.
sed through the rear window
r to the Eat on which Count
\ stood He even now was
TO pass forward into the
lamaticn passed from Bartei's
Heaven protect u.s. said he.
ng Is hewitehed.-
rned and disappeared once
the forward part OF the train
enent Kitty thought OF follow
but erneilded that he would
attempt 10 conceal the coin
was so nearly a. bis dsstinA-
wcalc Continue TO keep IL on
pa Therefore she turned to
Of the car.
ie1r 10 Conte Frederick.- abe
% nov. greeting the tall figure
Pprusrhed her. You come an
he'd
Frederick gazed n her for q
in somewhat open Ammunition
\ said he at length Why
pc make any three-eornered
|fhis at q no1eat such ~ this.
much Il II stake. Why should
unite asatnst yonder nan. .
eneny, VITO has what We both
Besoad belief Ne are lucky
are both hare alive Yonder
p the eoir-I know that ~
you DO In half an hour he
free Once In Graho6sn with
he may wave farewell TO n
our hopea- Come. ma6emoi-
han Ne be enemies or allies,
; wise enough to see what I
Anc l suppose you to be
an enough to play fair with
EAST You hare not always
y
said Count Frederick slow
red blood mantiing his dark
the hitterest cut I have known
y life ! have asked your for
! before now-have told you Il
man aione who offered you
mot l. On the contrary. I
'utred your own coGrzgs and
efulHsss all the way fhrpugh-
: to ma you weil have evgn<6
'nse ! ever Ezvs 70 yoa.-A
last- said she. zone coed turn
2 another. and ne have little
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his voice. The gates were being
opened at last! She saw the thing
that was to stalk forth. She would
have closed her ears against the reve-
lations 1t carried. Mother will be
worried If am not at home"
Guido Feverelli. An Italian born in
Hungary. Budapest, that was his
home, but he protested to be a gypsy.
Yes, he wrote the devilish thing. He
played 1t a thousand times in that
room down-and now Frederic plays
it, after all these years. 1t is his
heritage. God, how hate the thing!
Ranjab! Where is the fellow? He
must stop the accursed thing. He"
"Mr. Broodl Mr.. Brood" cried
Lydia, appalled,. She began to edge
toward the door.
BY a mighty effort, Brood regained
control of himself. He sank into a
chair, motioning for her to remain.
The music had ceased abruptly.
HE will be here in a moment" said
Brood. Don't go"
Suddenly he arose and confronted
the serene image Of the Buddha. For
full minute he stood there with his
hands clasped, his lips moving as If
in prayer. No sound came from them.
The girl remained transf1xed, power
less to move. Not until he turned to-
ward her and spoke was the spell
broken. Then she came quickly to his
side. He had pronounced her name.
"You are about to tell me some
thing, Mr.. Brood" she cried in great
agitation. 81 do not care to listen. l
feel that 1t is something l should not
know. Please let me go now. l."
He laid his hands upon her Shout
ders, holding her of at arms length.
81 am very fond Of you, Lydia. l do
not want to hurt you. Sooner would |
have my tongue cut ont than it should
wound you by single word. And yet
must speak. You love Frederic. Is
not that true?"
She returned his gaze unwavering-
ly. Her face was very white.
Yes, Mr.. Brood"
ut is better that we should talk 1t
over. We have ten minutes. No doubt
he has told you that he loves you. He
is a lovable boy, he is the kind one
must love. But it is not in his power
to love nobly. He loves lightly as"
he hesitated, and then went on harshly
las his father before him loved"
Anger dulled her understanding;
she did not grasp the full meaning Of
his declaration. Her honest heart rose
to the defense of Frederic.
Mr.. Brood, do care for Frederic"
she famed, standing very erect before
him. HE loves me. / know he does.
You have no right to say that he loves
lightly, ignobly. You do not know him
as / know him. You have never tried
to know him, never wanted to know
him. You-oh, beg your pardon. Mr..
Brood. IL am forgetting myself"
81 am afraid you do not understand
yourself, Lydia" said he levelly. You
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SYNOPSIS.

In the New York home of James Brood,
Dawes and Riggs, his two old pensioners
and comrades, await the coming OF
Brood's son, Frederic, to learn the con
tents of a wireless from Brood, but Fred
kric, after reading, throws 1t into the
pre and leaves the room without WORD.
Frederic tells Lydia Desmond. his fiancee,
that the message announces his father 9
marriage, and orders the house prepared
for an immediate Homecoming. Mrs,
Desmond, the housekeeper and Lydias
mother, tries TO cool Frederick temper
at the impending changes. Brood and his
bride arrives. She wins Frederic's liking at
FIRST meeting Brood shows dislike and
yelled hostility to his son. Lydia and MIs.
Brood meet in the Jade room, where Lydia
works as Brood's secretary. The room,
dominated by great gold Rpddha, is 1pr-
nlshed in oriental inagnifcefice. Mrs.
Brood, after q talk with Lydia, which
leaves the latter puzzled. is startled by
the appearance of Ranjab. Brood's Hin
du servant. Mrs. Brood makes changes
In the household and gains her husbands
consent to send Mrs. Desmond and Lydia
away. She tries to fathom the mystery
OF Brood's separation from his hrst wire
and his dislike Of his son. but fails. MIS-
Brood fascinates Frederic. She begins to
fear Ranjab In his uncanny appearances
and disappearances, and Frederic, Temem-
bering his fathers East Indian stories and
nrm belief In magic, fears unknown evll.
Ran1ab performs feats Of magic FOR
Dawes and Riggs Frederic's father, jeal-
Gus, unjustly orders his son from the
dinner table as drunk. Yvonne follows
Frederic to the jade-room and influences
MIN to apologize to his father and the
guests for his alleged lapse. Brood tells
the story of Ranjab's life to his guests;
''He killed woman" who was unfaithful
to him. Yvonne plays with Frederic's
infatuati0n for her. Her husband warns
her that the thing must not go on.
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comes out and-and realize that !
helped In its making. No one has ever
been In position to tell the story Of
Thibet as you have told it, Mr.. Brood.
Those chapters will make history. l."
Your poor fathers share in those
explorations is what really makes the
work valuable, my dear Without his
notes and letters should have been
feeble indeed" He looked at his
watch. They were at the concert, you
know-the Hungarian orchestra. A re-
cent importation. Tziganes music.
Gypsies." His sentences as we'll as
lis thoughts were staccato, discon.
nected.
Lydia turned very cold. She dread
ed the scene that now seemed unavoid-
able. Frederic would come in response
to his fathers command, and then
someone began to play upon the
piano downstairs. She knew and he
knew that 1t was Frederic who played.
For a long time they listened. The
air, no doubt, was one he had heard
during the evening, soft sensuous
waltz that she had never heard before.
The girls eyes were upon Brood's
face It was like q grayen image,
"God!" fell from his stir lips. Sud-
denly he turned upon the girl. do
you know what he is playing?"
NO" she said, scarcely above a
whisper.
1T was played in this house by its
composer before Frederic was born. 1t
was played here on the night of his
birth, as it had been played many
times before. 1t was written by man
named Feverelli. Have you heard of
him?"
Never" she murmured, and shrank,
frightened by the deathlike pallor in
the mans face, by the strange calm in
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FOR hi. rarnsr. thsn," she inquired

for his ratner. then?" she inquired
slowly.
The perspiration stood out on his
brow. He made no response. His lips
were compressed.
you have uttered her name at last"
she said wonderingly, after a long
wait.
Brood started. T-I-Oh. this is
tortured"
1--WE must mend our ways, James. It
may please you to know that | shall
overlook your mental faithlessness to
me. You may go on loving Matilde.
She is dead. ! am alive. have the
better Of her, there, ale? The day
will come when she is dead in every
sense of the word. In the meantime,
am content to enjoy life. Frederic
is quite safe with me, James; safer
than he is with you. And now let US
have peace. Will you ring for tear"
He sat down abruptly, staring at her
with heavy eyes. She waited for mo-
ment, and then crossed over to pull
the old.fashioned bell-cord.
I'VE will ask Lydia and Frederic to
join US, too" she said. 1T shall be
family party, the five of u.s."
"Fiye?" he muttered.
"Yes," she said, Without smile.
Are you forgetting Matilde2"
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pers to you in the night. You sleep
with your doubts awake. / am Ma
tide, not Yvonne, to you. / am the
flesh on which that starved love of
yours feeds; l represent the memory
of all that you have lost"
This is-madness" he exclaimed,
and 1t was not only wonder that filed
his eyes. There was a strange fear in
them too.
Il am quite myself, James," she said
coolly. Can you deny that you think
of her when you hold me in your
arms; can you"
"Yes!" he almost shouted. 81 can
and do deny!"
Then you are lying to yourself, my
husband" she said quietly. He fairly
gasped,
Good God, what manner Of woman
are your" he cried hoarsely. "A sor.
ceress? A-but no, 1t is not true!"
She smiled. "All women are sor.
ceresses. They feel. Men only think.
Poor Frederic! You try to hate him,
James, but ! have watched you when
you were not aware. You search his
face intently, almost in agony-for
what? For the look that was his
mothers-for the expression you loved
in"
He burst out violently. mol BY
heaven, yoa are wrong there, my soE.
cereasi ! am not looking for MutilAe
N Ezadar4a's fAaA"
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"Then why do you still love herr"

| Then why do you still love herr"
Are you mad?" he gasped. Good
God, woman, how can you ask that
question of me, knowing that ] love
you with all my heart and soulf
How"
with all your heart, yes! But with
your soul? No! That other woman
has your soul. have heard your soul
speak and it speaks Of her-yes, to
herl Night after night, in your sleep,
James Brood, you have cried out tQ
'Matilde.' You have sobbed out your
love for her, as you have been doing
for twenty years or more. In your
sleep, your soul has been with her.
With me at your side, you have cried
to 'Matildep You have passed your
hand over my face and murmured Ma
tildel' Not once have you uttered the
word 'Yvonne! And now, you come
to me and say: We will come straight
to the point!' Well, now you may come
straight to the point. But do not for
get, In blaming me, that you love an
other womani"
He was petrihed. Not a drop Of
blood remained in his face.
1T is some horrible, CHASTITY delu-
sion. 1t cannot be true. Her name has
not passed my lips in twenty years. 1t
is not mentioned in my presence. !
have not uttered that woman's name
-"
Then how should know her name?
Her own son does not know 1t, firm
ly believe. No one appears to know It
except the man who says he despises
It,"
Dreams! Dreams!" he cried scorn-
fully. Shall ! be held responsible for
the unthinkable things that happen in
dreams"
NO" she replied significantly; you
should not be held accountable. She
must be held accountable. You drove
out her body, James, but not her
spirit. 1t stands beside you every in
slant Of the day and night. BY day
you do not see her, by night-ah, you
tremble! Well, she is dead, they say.
If she were still alive, myself might
tremble, and with cause"
Before God, l love you, Yvonne.
implore you to think nothing of my
maunderings in my sleep. They-they
may come from a disordered brain.
God knows, there was a time when |
felt that was mad, raving mad. These
dreams are"
To his surprise, she laid her hand
gently on his arm, s.-." -
81 pity you Sometimes, James. My
heart aches for you. You are a man
"a strong, brave man. and yet you
shrink and cringe when voice whis-
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GOOD ENOUGH AS A SAMPLE
Quality Of Helping Was All Right, but
in Quantity II Left Much to
Be Desired.

Jacky had been asked out to a
"grown-up" dinnss. Swelling with
pride, he took his seat at the bot
tom of the table and looked round
slightly awestruck-at the imposing
collection OF aunts and uncles.
Then his attention became fixed on
the ancient relative who was carving
an enormous turkey, and his mouth
watered as he saw the big helpings
being handed round.
But the carver, who did not know
much about little boys, cut of tiny
portion for Jacky.
rs that the part of the bird you
like, my little MANI" he asked, as the
servant handed Jack the plate.
Jack looked at it for moment, and
then handed it back
YES" he said IN have some Of
that, please"
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An III Wind,

Cheer up, old boy" advised the
married man. you know tits better
to have loved and lost than never to
have loved at ALL
YES" agreed the rejected sutton,
jingling bunch of keys in his pocket
better for the florist, the CONNECTION.
er. the messenger boy, the restaurant
waiter, the taxicab man, the theatri.
cal magnate and the jeweler. New
York American.
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The .Eseence of Politeneaa.

A little girl paying a visit alone for
the first time was carefully instructed
how to behave. If they ask you to
dine with them" her father said, you
must say no, thank you; i have al
ready dined." 1t turned out just as
her father anticipated Come along,
Millie," said her little friends faith.
or, you must have bite with u.s."
No, thank you," said the little girl
with dignity. 81 have already bitten!"
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Couldn't Blame Il.

The hotel was not very good one,
and the travelling men knew it. New
ertheless they were obliged to go there
when they came late at night to the
little town. In the middle of the night
one of them was dimly conscious that
something was wrong. Suddenly he
realized that the trouble came from
a leaking gas Jet.
Wake up, Bill" he shouted. shak-
ing his friend violently. THE gas is
escaping!"
We'll" growled Bill, "can you blame
Ns'-Ladies' Home Journal
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The Great Attraction,

First Girl like man with past
A man with a past is always interest.
ing.
Second Girl-That's true, but don't
think it's nearly as interesting as
man with a future.
Third Girl-The man who interests
me Is the man with a present-and
the more expensive the present the
more interest ! take in it.-Exchange.
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If You Need a Medicine
You Should Have the Best

Although there are hundreds OF prepa-
rations advertised, there is only one that
really stands out pre-eminent as a rem
bladder
DR.. kilmer's Swamp Root is not recon-
mended for everything
A sworn certificate OF purity is with ev-
cry bottle. You may receive sample
size bottle Of Swamp-Root by Parcel
Post. Address DR.. Kflmer & Co, Bng-
hamton. N Y, and enclose ten cents
For sale at all drug stores In bottles of
two sizes-6oc and 81. 90. also mention this
paper.-Ady
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As She Underntood II,

Madam, you are little run down.
You need frequent baths and plenty
OF fresh air. and / advise you to dress
In the coolest, most comfortable
clothes; nothing stir Or formal"
When the lady got home, this is how
she rendered to her husband the ad-
vice given to her by the doctor:
He says / must go to the seashore,
do plenty of motoring, and get some
new summer gowns. "-Philadelphia
Times
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Bridget was fond of waiting at the
door OF the church and compliment
ing the priest on his sermon. One
day the priest remarked after an un-
usually strong '1hit O. barney:
Now. Bridget, you know that your
compliments fall off of me like water
of a ducks back"
Nothing abashed. Bridget replied:
Yes, father, but-the ducks like It,"
-TOday's Magazine.
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Man..

The kaiser could have rid the world
OF flies, of mosquitoes, of consump-
tion-he could almost have rid the
world of disease-at less than what
this war is costing him"
The speaker was DR.. Harvey W. Wi
ley. He continued
But men are like that 1t is only
big, grand, heroic things that attract
men.
Alexander wept because he had no
more worlds to conquer. But no man
more coal to carry up or dishes to
help his wife with"
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Temporary Wealth.

What has become of that pretty
waitress you used to have here?"
asked the travelling man.
"Oh, she's an heiress now" said the
hotel clerk.
Somebody died and left her
bunch OF money, eh?"
Nothing like that She's on her
vacation. that's all"
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How He Grew Up,

Don't complain when the children
around you make a little noise" said
the man with a kind heart. ''Remem
Der you were once a little boy"
I'm not forgetting it," replied the
man with perpetual crouch. Il was
one of those little boys who are al
ways compelled to sit around dressed
up and watch the other boys having a
good time. "-Washington Star.
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Agreed.

Sadie-Say, honest now, do you like
Maggie?
Pauline-Weil. she's got a good
heart an she means we'll but
Stakeholder do I.-Puck.
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Specters of the Past.

Il see a man has just been arrested
for a crime committed in 1870"
THAT kind of news makes me ner-
vous"
Why so?"
when / was q young man / played
the cornet Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
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Breaking the News.

A young man, an only son, married
against the wishes of his parents. A
short time afterward, in telling
friend how to break the news to them,
he said:
Start OF by telling them that l am
dead. an then gently work up to the
climax!
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Simply Showing Him.

James, what are you doing to Viii
lie?' asked the schoolteacher.
He wanted to know If you take ten
from fifteen how many would remain
So | took ten of his marbles to show
him and now he wants them back"
We'll. why don't you give them to
him, them"
Coz he'd forget how many is left. ="
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Safety First,

you have an excellent motto for
this railroad. sir. Safety First In
spires confidence in the public"
Yes, sir. And we live up to It.
No passenger travels mile without
paying first"
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Barbarities Of War.

She (yiewing the flagship
does he blow that bugle for?
He.-Tattoo.
She.-I've often seen 1t on their
arms, but ! never knew they had a
special time for doing it.-Life.
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A Giveaway.

You seem to have deep-rooted
aversion to wrist watches"
You bet | have. Just suppose they
should become so fashionable that we
had to wear 'e-n. Every time fellow
pawned his catch the whole town
would know It,"
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To Improve Sandy Lands.

Add lime.
Add plant food In stable manure or
In commercial fertilizers conta ming
phosphorus and potassium. (Get nj
trogen by growing some legume, lik'
clover.)
Grow legumes.
Rotate crops.
Conserve moisture.
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Reminded.

When the autumnal frosts touch
the foliage with tints of red and yelr
low against the gray sky, doesn't thai
inspire you to thought"
1T certainly does. The reds and
yellows make me think of the JOB
ahead Of me tending the furnace, and
the grays make me think of the dust
when | sift the ashes"
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Loves Way.

"Of course, he hasn't any money
but Charlie says love will make a
way"
Yes, l noticed it will" said the
father. Thus it's made away with
about twenty-eight dollars worth OF
electricity"
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stones for Seed Purpose..

Don't let plum stones. peach pits,
ETC.. dry out IL you want them for
seed purposes. Pack them in boxes of
moist soil until plantinr time in Octo-
Der.
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Wonders for Growing lambs.

bit of grain II the pasture is short
will do wonders for the growing
lambs. Push them along to market
as soon as you can. The less the cost
of production. the more the profit.
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Small Chance.

DO you ever expect to be married %
well, that depends. If l can find
girl with million or two who
doesn't want to be married for herself
alone
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Trees Around the Hmm.

In tree planting around the farm
home more attractive results can be
secured with fewer trees by planting
in groups than by planting in rows.
even distances apart.
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I'm a martyr to fashion
Lost and Found.

MY husband lost his temper yester-
day
We'll, from the way my husband
acted this morning ! think it's very
likely he found it. ! wish you'd send
over and get it. We don't need it."
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Weeds InIure Melon.

No crop is more susceptible to dam
age from moisture-sapping weeds than
melons. Run the cultivator frequent
iy to keep = dirt mulch and Kill the
weeds.
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Her Idea.

What's your idea of a firt?" he
asked
oh, every other GIRL" she replied.
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Quite True

DO you know that girls often think
more OF dog than they do of a man
before they are married."
Yes, and I've noticed that they Of
ten do afterward."
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Eittinu Recention

How do your women audiences
take to your candy-making lectures
"Oh, they Just eat 'em up"
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The Reason.

There is a great deal of snap about
that marching"
No wonder; it's a crack corps"
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When the sun shines lay aside a
little of your enthusiasm for 4 rainy
day.