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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
The Golden
Bells
Strange Story OF Crime and
Repentance In China :
By alberta BRYANT


Hardness opened the package the
chief clerk had placed before him with
brief message:
''This was left by district mes
senger boy, with the request to open
it at once"
Left alone, Hardness picked at the
red silk cord that bound the paper
covered package.
A feeling Of repugnance against it's
unknown contents delayed his move
ments.
"What can it be-a bomb?'' he asked
himself, only to smile at the absurdity
Of such thought. He hadn't an
enemy in the world, and his business
as an insurance agent did not tend to
form enmit1es.
The telephone bell at his elbow trill-
ed sharply.
He lifted the receiver to his ear, glad
of the interruption Of his task and
irritated at himself because he was
glad!
''Well?" he asked sharply.
"Mr. Harkness?' inquired a mans
bland voice at the other end Of the wire.
Eyes"
"Have you opened the package|
"What business is it of yours ?" slut
tered Hardness angrily, as he slammed
the receiver on it's hook and picked up
the offending package.
It was a most inoffensive looking OBJ
ject-fat and square-perhaps twelve
inches by two inches in depth.
The red cord slipped off, and the soft
tissue wrappings were torn aside, re-
vealing a lacquered box of Chinese
workmanship. =
Involuntarily Hardness shuddered, as
he always did at the mere suggestion
Of anything connected with the orient,
especially China and her people.
He had been born there, and his
parents missionaries both been
massacred during an uprising in one of
the interior provinces. -
AS small boy he had been brought
home to his relatives in California, and
the memory of his parents tragic death
had engendered bitterness in his
heart which time could not erase.
With increasing distaste he touched
the box-lifted the lid.
On bed of soft green brocade lay a
string Of golden bells. On each bell
were traced Chinese characters.
There were seven little bells in all.
"What the deuce! he muttered.
Just then the telephone tinkled again
Once more he lifted the receiver.
"Well?'
Once more he heard that bland voice.
"Have you opened the box, Mr.. Hark-
ness?" it asked.
"Confound your impudence! Yes.
have!
"And you found a string Of seven
golden bells?" pursued the voice.
Reluctantly Hardness admitted that
he had found the. bells.
"What is it all about anyway" he
impatiently demanded.
"You will take the string Of seven
bells and preserve them carefully, only
showing them when requested to do so.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
White Man With Black Liver,

The liver is blood purifier. 1t
was thought at one time it was the
seat of the passions. The trouble
with most people is that their liver
becomes black because of Impurities
in the blood due to bad physical
states, causing biliousness, head
ache, dizziness and constipation. DR..
Kings New Life Pills will clean up
the liver, and give you new life. Csc.
at your druggist Advertisement.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22

SUDDENLY THE SECRETARY PAUSED AND
POINTED DOWN. s'HERE." HE SAID SIM.
PLY. e..
you may take them to your country
The golden fan reposes in that block
Of granite"
Hardness pushed the stone from its
messy bed and found on the under.
side crevice. This he pried at with
the blade Of his knife until a small
portion Of the stone dropped out, leav.
ing an aperture into which he could
thrust his hand.
Inside the followed block his fingers
came in contact with narrow object
which proved to be box wrapped in
many thicknesses Of oiled silk.
The box was carved from soapstone
and when Hardness lifted the lid be
exclaimed in wonderment at the beau.
ty of the fan folded within.
When it was opened,it proved to" be
composed Of many strips Of thin gold
filagree, set with precious stones. The
handle was Of ivory.
: what are these curious little hooks
for?" asked Hardness.
Hang your golden bells upon them
as they were the day your parents
were killed. The murderers plotted to
steal the fan and lost courage when II
was too late, so they took the bells,
and now they are given back to you
"And the guilty ones?" asked Hark.
ness.
''Have repented and made restitu.
ton. Is it not enough?" asked the
man gravely.
Several months later Hardness mar
ried his Molly.
Nowhere in their modest bungalow
on the Oakland hills can you find a
trace Of the golden fan, for the pre-.
cious bauble went to enrich the collec.
ton Of great museum, while the
money it brought built home for
Hardness and his bride.
Back Of the bungalow, on little hill
shaded by. splendid naples, are the
graves Of Hardness parents, brought
from the isolated burying ground in
China through the instrumentality of
an Asiatic's remorse and desire to
make restitution.
And If Hardness and his wife secret
~ believe that Tinglatao, the silk mer-
chant, was the guilty man no one is
the wiser for their suspicious.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
Would Not Be SO Cruel,

Alice-Now that you've broken your
engagement with Jack, you will Of
course return the diamond ring he
gave you? Betty-Certainly not. It
would be a constant reminder Of the
happiness he had missed. - Boston
Transcript.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
Sound Philosophy.

Thoughts, deeds and acts are seeds
sown day by day and by the inviola-
BILE law of nature are productive only
of their own kind. But seed must be
sown, not boarded. To hoard is to
lose, Ito retain exclusively is to be
dispossessed. Little Falls Tran
script.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
Difficult Situation.

I've got a tough case MOVIE said
the first doctor. Got a patient who
hasn't eaten anything for a long time,s
That Is tough, !" assented the second
med1co. What can you tell him "a
give up ?"-Louisville Confessional
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22

Tonight you will pass the corner of
Mission street on your way home.
"At the corner man will pass you
swiftly. He will thrust something into
your hand, which you will accept. Do
not attempt to detain him or to seek
his identity"
The voice stopped and the connection
was broken.
= Hardness made a vigorous effort to
trace the source Of the telephone call,
but it developed that it had came from
public telephone station, and the
speaker was unknown.
Half vexed by the incident and half
fascinated by the air Of mystery sur
rounding the matter, John Hardness
wrapped the golden bells in tissue Pc.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
The Only Miracle Worker.

At this season of the year, one
cannot but be impressed with the
wonder and mystery of nature.
Dead vegetation, under the magic
kiss of the warming rays of the sun,
springs forth to life anew. The
great outdoors, which has been sleep
ing the long sleep for many months,
awakes to new existence. Truly,
nature is a great miracle worker.
How weak and impotent are mans
marvellous deeds in comparison with
the workings of nature l-Winnebago
City Enterprise. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
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Extremely Careless.

The legislature is convinced that a
bridge trust exists. But the bridge
builders solemnly assert that no such
thought is on their minds. It beats
all how careless some managers of
big business are in innocently allow
ing themselves to be so misunder-
stood. They ought to avoid the ap.
pearance of evil Cambridge North
Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
Respect the Opinions of Others.

We-don't all think alike. 1t would
be a dreary world if we could. You
know, pudd'nhead Wilson holds that
it is a difference of opinion that
makes horse races. This being so the
big mind, the broad mind accepts the
opinion of his neighbor in the proper
spirit. The little mind with the
wizened bunch of grey matter goes
out and curses truth, brushes friend
ships and retards peace and progress.
Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
Leave It to the Frops.

# we could confine all croaking to
the frogs how much better Saltwater
would be. This getting the habit
Of knocking your own town is not
only an unpleasant one, but danger
GUS one. Eliminate Saltwater
Gazette.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
OPINIONS OF EDITORS

~ q
Others Have It Forced on Them.
Some people borrow trouble; others
pay cash for it.-Pope County Times
Yes Indeed.
Man is just as good as God made
him and sometime good deal worse.
-Sauk Centerd Herald.
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A Real Bumper Crop.
The nations that have been sowing
seeds Of discord are raising bumper
crop. Springfield Free Press.
+ i.
Neither Can We.
Unless the Germans recapture
Przemysl we can t see why the town
should ever be referred to again.
Belle PLANE Herald.
The Better Way.
1t is better to bottle your wrath
and lose the cork screw than to let it
forth to seethe and foam and eat
into your vitals.-New Ulm Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
It Knows Enough to Avoid It,

Every tenth Briton has enlisted.
Every tenth Frenchmen is at the
front. Every tenth Belgian is dead.
What does the United States know
about trouble?-Redwood Falls Ca
Zette.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-29

ing, ner eyes DlaZIng. Sne gIareQ at
him all her contempt and all her lOath
ing and something more-her superior
ity. The fist which had been upraised
came slowly down. His shoulders
dropped. He was whipped
AL Grogg's wife watched that tran
sition in him with amaZement-the
dropping of the eyes, the lowering OF
the fist, the dropping of the shoulders.
And small young woman in a fluffy
evening gown had done this thing!
Smash! A geranium pot just missed
Al Grogg's head and broke on the bed
room door. Bang! Another spraddling
geranium which had split down the
center brushed AIS cheek as its pot
crashed past.
"Looky herer' Al Grogg's tone was
chiefly one of surprise
Other flowerpots followed from Mrs
Grogg's hands. She had at last discov-
cred that Al Grogg could be made
afraid
June looked at her a moment and
then trudged up the hill somewhat
frightened at her own responsibility in
this domestic upheaval The guests
had arrived when she reached the
house. Tommy Thomas! With Tom
my was a white mustached, pink faced
man. The runaway bride was sur
nriSed and nuzzled at the appearance
VI IOnIny III this place. out the white
mustached man occupied more of her
thought. They were finishing dinner
when Mrs Willard was called away.
The white mustached man was trying
to induce June to smoke a cigarette
June suddenly looked up and saw liz
the doorway between the portieres OF
heavy velours the dark, handsome face
of Gilbert BIye!
Tut, TIT, Orini' came the suave
voice of the black Vandyked man. 81
won't have this little runaway bride
taught bad habits
June flushed and turned with some
embarrassment to Mrs. Willard, who
followed Blye into the doorway.
Blye! Always Blye! He hovered
about after they had lounged into the
billiard room and conservatory, but
the white mustached man monopolized
June Every time she tried to get
away from him Tommy Thomas man.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-29
Runaway June
Continued from Page Two)

SlC down. Ana Mrs. Grogg gave
up the unbroken chair. "Ars sleeping
it off,
81 just ran in," observed the girl.
Eyes. Tell Mrs. Willard that if AL
gets home with any money tomorrow
I'll save her out what l can"
"Oh, didn't come about the rentI'
June returned hastily. Il just ran in
TO see if there was anything | can do"
NO, there's nothing can be done Al
drank before l married him, and he
drinks yet"
June's eyes contracted.
''Why does he have his own way
about itY'
Because he's my husband. I'm scar
ed of AL when he's drunk"
"And you're not afraid of him when
he's soberY'
"Well. no. There don't seem to be
anything particular about Al to be
scared off,
The horror of drunkenness that
was it.
at wouldn't be afraid of hfmp' June
suddenly popped out.
The woman, looked at her with
widened eyes.
The door moved, and Al Grogg ap-
peared in the doorway in his shirt
sleeves, collarless, his hair touseled.
What you got for supperY he
growled.
why, Al-I--I didn't think you'd
want any," And the woman's voice
was trembling.
"Oh, you didn't think so! Well.
want some support
why, Al, amt got any money"
"Well, why amt you? Come herer'
His fist went up.
"Alr' A wall of terror was in the
voice.
June stepped swiftly from behind
the stove and confronted the man, her
small fists clinched. her cheeks fam
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-29

thing: that there bad never been any
June in the house except the one be-
tween May and July: that there had
never been in this house any such
young lady rs the one who had just
been described: hat there probably
never would be: that he had never
seen such young lady or heard OF
one or expected to or hoped to.
Whats the matter here. Sammy 2" the
Widow q OKeefe herself asked. painting
considerably and holding much warp
ed hand over her heart. but talking
shrilly nevertheless.
Come, search the house, she proud
ly dared them. If you find hide or hair
of any such two young ladies. one or
either of them. I'll go to jail-if you
can find an officer to make the arrest.
Come on in. all Of you
Some Of them were for holding back,
but Ned Warner was perfectly callous
as to whether or not be took any ones
word or doubted it. He meant to ind
his wife
BY the circumstance of bringing
home genuine gourd to little Maggie
Casey. June came home around by an
extremely back way and so missed the
searchers.
search the cellar. If you pleaseP'
Knocked the Widow O'Keefe, leading
the way Maybe you'll look in the
kindly bin, And here's the coal chute!
Now come on upstairs! Here's the ball
that you saw before. and here's my son
sammy. a fine young boy still: and this
is the parlor. Tho organ there. sir is
not hollow. as you can tell by lifting up
the lids. Open all the doors and see
The place was vacant No one was
there. Ned Warner, puzzled and deter
mined. Inspected the third floor. No re-
suits. The Widow O'Keefe had gath
cred mp all the clothes and belongings
and put them in a sheet and poked
them into Mrs. McPherson's third story
window.
June Warner triDped lightly across
the street. LET herself In at the Widow
O'Keefe's front door and trotted brisk.
~ Up the stairs. She swung around the
curving banister
Maybe you'd ike to look up the
chimneys. suggested the Widow
O'Keefe on the third floor.
Ned Warner walked toward the han
door.
june Warner started up to tie third
floor!
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-29
.UNCLASSIFIED ADS
WANTED, LOST, FOUND, FOR
SALE, FOR RENT AND SIM
LIAR LOCAL NEEDS

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms: with
modern conveniences; centrally To-
Gated, three blocks from court
house. Apply to Mrs. Ellis, 323
East Oklawaha avenue. 29-tf
FOR SALE-At sacrifice, Ford auto
mobile in excellent condition. Ad-
dress Ford, care Star. 28-6t*
FOR NT-Attractive, new seven
room cottage with all modern con-
veniences. 923 Oklawaha avenue
Apply to Miss Alice Bullock. 4-27-tf
FOR SALE-Living, dining room and
bedroom furniture. Apply at Is n.
Sanchez street. 27-3t-*
LAKE COTTAGE FOR RENT-A s.
room cottage, modern improve
ments, screened and furnished, to
rent for May and June. Apply to
III. S. Wesson. 24-12t.
FOR RENT Reception room, two
rooms and kitchen, front and side
porch, back porch, latticed; suitable
for couple; select neighborhood; /;
references required and given. APP
ply P o. Box 104 or phone 402. st
Prices on carload of good
beggar weed hay. The John Dozier
Company. 22-12t
WANTED-To buy lot of hogs. Ap-
ply to C. P. Howell, Box 188, Ocala,
Fla. 22-6t
WANTED-To lease or buy, two sec
ond-hand syrup boilers of 100
gallon capacity. Call or write, j
R. Moorhead, Ocala, Fla. loft
FOR RENT-Well located and nicely
furnished rooms in residence next
to the Colonial; also for light
housekeeping. Inquire at the Co
lonial. 7-H
FOR SALE CHEAP gallon
galvanized iron tank; also gentle
horse for family or farm use. Box
182, Ocala. 19-tf
ROOMS & BOARD-Four large front
rooms with board at special sum.
mer rates. Mrs. M. E. Erwin, al
Carlton House. 19-1mo
FOR SALE-Large white chrysan,
themum plants, 80 cents per dozen
Mrs. P. H. Gillen, No. l South Fifth
street. At If.
WANTED-W Work, by a young wom-
an, able to fill position as cook o4
chambermaid Applicant is deaf and
dumb, but is quick and capable, and
has had special training in the state
school at st. Augustine. Anybody
who needs her services please notify
DIR. or Mrs. E. Van Hood. dh If
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-29

aged by some accident 10 throw them
together again. June finally left the
guests and went to her room She had
decided to 20 back to the O'Keefe
house of refuge.
Closer and closer had gathered the
siege on the house of O'Keefe B.t by
bit. atom by atom, traces hld been
picked up
Closer and closer grew the ills until
Marie no longer dared stick her nose
out of the window lest some one
should report her to Ned or TO .Eune's
father and mother But Ned $ detec-
tives finally got definite inforl alton.
One day a long. lean sIinaer with
cadaverous cheeks came up to Ned
from Duck alley and looked up ut the
O'Keefe residence with solemn inter
est.
That's the place. he said
Eyes: it's the place" Ned Warmers
voice was hollow. but there was a ju-
bilant ring in it, Go and tell MIR.
Moore
The lean individual hurried away
and presently came back on the driver
seat of a limousine. Inside were the
stern faced father and the gentle faced
mother of June and June's bosom
friend, the ebullient Iris Blethering,,
and Bobbie Blethering
This is the place" said stern John
Moore, looking up at the narrow front
of the O'Keefe residence. and, stalking
out, he helped the others alight
Sammy OKeefe came to the door in
answer to Ned's ring, and a much
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-29
Fes8ennen aranemp, fila.
Graduating Grercises
frtnap april 3Otb, 2:3o %. A.
PROGRAM

Piano Duet Invitation to the Dance. Weber
Misses Falana and Pinkney
Invocation,
Rev. A. L. James, Pastor Mt. Morah Baptist Church.
Ocaa, Fla.
Quartette. "The Star of the Deep. Bingham
Miss Wiley, Messrs. Bass, Cook and Maxwell
Grafton, Elements OF Success"
Bette Theoa Nelson Martin
Piano Solo Dance of the Demon" Hoist
Falana
Grafton, "The Economic Development of Man"
James Lynwood Bass Weirsdale
Vocal Solo. "Maytme" Cowden
Miss Wiley
Grafton, "Some of the Essentials of Life"
Gilbert Washington Maxwell Floral City
Piano Duet Moonlight. Wilson
Misses Pinkney and Faana
Annual Address,
Honorable E L. Wartmann, Member of the Board
Control Florida Educational Institutions Citra Fla
Awarding Diplomas,
Professor J. H. Brnson, Superintendent of Education
Chorus ."The Vikings" Faning
Benediction,
Rev. E. j. jackson, Pastor of Mt Zion A. NJ E.
Church, Ocala Fla
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-29
THE MARKETS

Subscribe for your magazines at
The Murray Company. 3t
On Saturday evening, May 1st,
Mrs. William Cotner will be in the
city to assist with the work of the
Good Samaritan Army at it's hall, No.
10 Fort King avenue. The meetings
are now being held at 7:30 in the eve
ming, and the public is cordially invit-
ed to be present.
Mr.. H. H. Paulling, one of the pop
ular travelling clothing statesmen who
makes this territory quarterly, is in
the city today.
Globe e-Wernicke cabinets and safes
at The Murray Company. st
The members of the Ocala fire de-
partment look happy in their cool
summer uniforms, which arrived a
few days ago.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-29

Commissionery Williams and Judge
Warner went fishing at Orange Lake
yesterday morning. Judge Warner
caught eight fish and Commissioner
Williams admired the scenery. The
commissioner said it was beautiful to
watch the Judge cast, and that was
all he could do. As soon as a fish
would set its face for bite, the
judge would put a hook rich into it's
mouth.
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, the best,
purest and most healthful of ALL
summer drinks, at Johnny's Place. If
Mr.. E. S. Grace of Citronelle, was
in the city yesterday en- route to
Jacksonville on a few days business
trip.
Mr.. w. B. Coggins of Weirsdale
was among the business men in the
city yesterday.
Miss Ormiston, who started up a
millinery shop in the Ande1 son store
room some weeks ago, hasn't found
business dull. She has sold her orig
inal stock several times over and has
new goods on the way.
Mr.. R. L. Heating returned today
from Daytona, where he went several
days ago on the sad mission of ac-
companying the remains of his wife
to their last resting place.
Mr.. S. NJ. Grubbs, who has been at
Raiford for the last year or more, has
returned to Ocala, and will soon bring
his family back here to live.
It's good for the whole family, and
they all like it--PEANUT BRITTLE
in boxes-at the Court Pharmacy. IF
We are sole agents for VTNOL, and
this is the time of the year to take it.
The Court Pharmacy. If
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-29

wrinkIed face poked itself ont of the
second story window
Does June Warner live hereE'' asked
Ned.
NO. sir
The head in the second story window
was jerked in Immediately. and there
was "a hasty shuttle on the stairs lead
ing TO the third floor. "a shuttle mslde by
setting up the right foot first and pull
ms the left one up To- il. Also there
was mad srrambIing on the third
floor. while Sammy O'Keefe ia the
front doorway looked the throng In the
eye with admirable truthfulness and
swore that there was no June Warner
there no June Moore. no June any
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-29

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