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Cheyenne record., 1915-07-08
SYNOPSIS.
: 1911 - DoD0. FtEAp q COMPANY

A curious crowd of neighbors invade
the mysterious home of Judge Osirander.
county judge and eccentric recluse, fol-
lowing a veiled woman who has gained
entrance through the gates of the high
double barriers surrounding the place.
The woman has disappeared but the Judge
Is found III cataleptic state. The judge
awakes. Miss Weeks explains to him
what has occurred during his seizure. He
secretly discovers the whereabouts of the
veiled woman. She proves to be the wild
ow of man tried before the Judge and
electrocuted for murder years before. Her
daughter is engaged to the judges son.
from whom he Is estranged. but the MUIR
der Is between the lovers. She plans to
clear her husbands memory and asks the
judges aid. Alone in her room Deborah
Scoville reads the newspaper clippings
telling the story of the murder Of Alger-
non Etheridge by John Scoville In Dark
Hollow, twelve years before. The Judge
and Mrs. Scoville meet at Spencer's Folly
and she shows him how. on the day of
the murder, she saw the shadow Of
peaked cap. The Judge engages her and
her daughter Reuther to live with him In
his mysterious home. Deborah and her
lawyer. Black. go to the police station and
see the stick used to murder Ethertdge
She discovers a broken knife-blade point
embedded in 1t. Deborah and Reuther go
to live with the Judge. Deborah sees a
portrait of Oliver. the judges son. with q
black band painted across the eyes. That
night she finds. in divers room. cap
with a peak like the shadowed one. and
a knife with q broken blade-point. Anony-
nous letters increase her suspicious
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-08
CHAPTER X.
Anonymous Letters.

Deborah re-entered the judges house
stricken woman. She reached her
room door and was about to enter,
when at a sudden thought she paused
and let her eyes wander down the hall
till they settled on another door, the
one she had closed behind her the
night before, with the deep resolve
never to open it again except under
compulsion. A few minutes later she
was standing in one of the dim corners
of divers. musty room. -reopening a
book which she had taken down from
tn shelves on her former visit She
remembered It from it's torn back and
the fact that It was an algebra. Turn
ing to the fly leaf, she looked again at
the names and schoolboy phrases she
had seen scribbled all over its surface,
for the one which she remembered as,
II hate algebra"
1t had not been a very clearly writ
ten algebra" and she would never
have given this Interpretation to the
scrawl, had she been In better mood.
Now another thought had come to her,
and she wanted to see the word again.
Was she glad or sorry to have yielded
to this impulse, when by closer in.
spection she perceived that the word
was not algebra" at all, bait "Algernon,
l hate A Etheridge.-I hate A. Ell
hate Algernon E." all over the page
and here and there on other pages.
sometimes in characters so rubbed and
faint as to be almost unreadable and
again so pressed into the paper by q
vicious pencil point as to have broken
their way through to the leaf under.
meath.
The work Of an ill-conditioned
schoolboy!. but-this hate dated back
many years. Paler than ever, and
with hands trembling almost to the
point Of incapacity. she put the book
back and flew to her own room. the
prey of thoughts bitter almost to mad.
ness.
1t was the second time in her life
that she had been called upon to go
through this precise torture. Then.
only her own happiness and honor
were involved; now it was Reuther's;
and the fortitude which sustained her
through the ignominy Of her own trou-
BILE failed her at the prospect Of Reu-
TIERS. And again. the two cases were
not equal. Her husband had had traits
which, in a manner, had prepared her
for the ready suspicion Of people. But
Oliver was man of reputation and
kindly heart; and yet, in the course OF
time this had come, and the question
once agitating her as to whether
Reuther was a At mate for him and
now evolved itself into this: Was he q
fit mate for her?
(To BE coNTINuED.)
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-08
EMPTY JAILS,


The following testimony to the ad.
vantages Of prohibition appeared in
one of the newspapers of Sussex coun.
ty, Delaware:
"The county jail at Georgetown Is
without prisoner, and Sheriff Jacob
West is idle. The turnkey is on his
vacation, chickens are roosting in the
cells and the Jail yard will probably be
planted in early corn unless another
applicant appears. The lone prisoner.
Elwood Armstrong, who was afraid to
stay by himself. was paroled for two
years after having confessed to steal
ing five dozen eggs"
Further testimony as to the work
ings of prohibition comes from Kala.
mazoo, Mich. The Gazette of that
city on April contains a paragraph
for 4S Hours-Crimeless Period of
City's History Follows Knockout of
John Barleycorn," and the item reads:
"'Rooms for rent. Apply within
This is the text Of a sign which will
likely be tackled on the front door of
central police station in another week
If the period of quiet continues. Not
a cell door in the station house has
been opened during the last 4S hours
The bull pen is as barren and quiet
as an abandoned country church.
There has not been a single drunk ar
rested since Sunday afternoon. Crime
in general appears to be at stand
STILL"
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-08
1alliqelqlIilS 90
conducted by the National Womani
Christian Temperance Union.)
WHAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS.

WHAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS.
Life is getting to be too compH.
Gated for the use of narcotics, said
DR.. 8. P. Kramer, the noted surgeon.
in recent address at the Ricketts,
Research Laboratory. Cincinnati. "The
time was when the farmer could drive
to town and get tanked up and his
friends would put him in the buggy
and the sober horse would carry him
home. But you can not do that now
with automobiles. We know that
most Of the automobile accidents are
after dinners where alcohol has been
served, and that not always in ex-
cess
After describing the effects of alco-
hol as similar to those Cf chloroform
or ether, except for the fact that it
works more slowly, he considered its
effect upon efficiency in various fields
Of endeavor, and showed charts prov
ing the lowered working power Of
compositors, bookkeepers and soldiers
after they have taken liquor.
But friend said to me-" remarked
DR.. Kramer, continuing the same line
Of argument, doctor, you must know
that Mr.. Blank, the jury lawyer, is
more eloquent in his cups, and that
the celebrated actor was more i'm
pressive when drinking asked this
man If he would want his chauffeur,
his locomotive engineer, his surgeon.
to drink. He said he would not. Now
the orator and the actor are in vocal
pursuits. Alcohol makes them more
passionate. But the Judge on the
bench knows that the lawyer is less
capable of keen analysis when in his
cups, and the trained dramatic critic
will tell you that the drinking actor
is not coming up to what he should.
These men are like the court testers.
The fact is that the higher centers
are of the job. The governor is not
acting and tho engine runs wild.
That is all.
mo one nowadays thinks drunken
ness is we'll. What the public needs
is instruction about the destructive
effect Of moderate indulgence"
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-08
BOYS AND BREWERIES.

A man was trying to convince an
other that because of the vested inter-
ests involved the people had no right
to close the breweries. His friend
answered thus: II have three boys.
By the time graduate them from col
lege they will have cost me about ten
thousand dollars apiece. Every in
terest of the brewery and everything
that the brewery stands for is diamet-
rically opposed to and threatens the
investment that I have made in my
boys. No doubt the brewer has more
than thirty thousand invested in his
plant, but am going to safeguard my
own interests first. I shall vote dry
within ten minutes after the polls
open If can get my ballot by that
time"
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-08
Cost Of Fame.

Soon after victory had declared It.
self in favor of the British arms at
the memorable battle Of Blenheim the
Duke of Marlborough. in traversing
the ranks, observed q soldier leaning
in q pensive manner ON the butt-end
Of his musket. His grace immedi-
ately accosted him thus: why SO
pensive, my friend. after SO glorious .
victory?" ut may be glorious" re-
piled the son of Mars, "but l have
only earned fourpence by contributing
to all this acquisition OF famel"
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-08

which the husband Of one Of them had
suffered, they were raking up this
past, and gossiping over its petty de-
tails.
Mrs. Scoville sighed and said:
1T couldn't have been very long
after you saw him that Mr.. Etheridge
was struck"
"OnIy some twenty minutes. 1t takes
Just that long for man to walk from
this corner to the bridge"
And you never heard where Oliver
went?"
1T was never talked about at the
time. Later. when some hint got
about of his having been in the ravine
that night, he said he had gone up the
ravine, not down 1t. And we all be-
lieved him, madam"
"Of course, of course. What a dis
eliminating mind you have, Miss
Weeks, and what wonderful memory!
To think that after all these years you
can recall that Oliver had a cap on his
head when he looked out Of the win
dow at his father and Mr.. Etheridge.
II you were asked, I have no doubt
you could tell its very color. Was 1t
the peaked one?"
"Yes, could swear to It," And
Miss Weeks gave little laugh which
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-08

light upon fresh evidence. And where
am to get that? Only from some
new Witness" III
Miss Weeks polite smile took on an
expression Of indulgence. This reused
Deborah's pride. and. hesitating no
longer. she anxiously remarked:
II have sometimes thought that
Oliver Ostrander might be that wit
ness. He certainly was in the ravine
the night Algernon Etheridge was
struck down."
Had she been an experienced actress
Of years she couiI not bave thrown
into this question d greater lack Of all
innuendo. Miss Weeks, already un-
der her fascination, heard the tone but
never thought to notice the quick rise
and fall Of her visitors uneasy bosom,
and SO unwarned. responded with all
due frankness:
II know he was. But how will that
help you? He had no testimony to
give in relation to this crime. or he
would have given it,
THAT is true" The admission fell
mechanically from Deborah's lips;
she was not conscious, even of making
it. Then, as her emotion chokeG her
into silence. she sat with piteous eyes
searching Miss Weeks face. till she
had recovered her voice, when she
added this vital question:
"How did you know that Oliver was
in the ravine that night? only
guessed it,
well, it was in this way. I do not
often keep my eye on my neighbors
(oh, no, Miss Weeks!), but that aight
CHANGED to be looking over the way
just at the minute Mr.. Etheridge came
out. and something saw in his man.
ner and in that Of the Judge who had
followed him to the door, and in that
of Oliver who. cap on head, was lean
ing towards them from window over
the porch, made me think that q con-
troversy was going on between the
two old people of which Oliver was the
object. This naturally interested me,
and watched them long enough to
see Oliver suddenly raise his fist and
shake It at old Etheridge; then, in
great rage, slam down the window and
disappear inside. The next minute.
and before the two below had done
talking. I caught another glimpse of
him as he dashed around the corner
of the house on his way to the ra-
vine."
"And Mr.. Etheridge?"
"Oh, he left soon after. I watched
him as he wentNby, his long cloak flap
would never pass my window again"
So interested we're they both. that
neither for the moment realized the
strangeness Of the situation or that
it was in connection with a crime for
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-08
JOHN sARLEYcoRn SENTENCED.

In pronouncing sentence on over
one hundred men, including the mayor
Of Terre Haute, Ind, for conspiracy
in election frauds, Judge Anderson OF
the United States district court passed
sentence as well on John Barleycorn.
He said: my notion Is that the
saloon will have to go. I believe that
the time will come when the people
will rise up and smash the saloon, at
least as we have It now. The evil
dence in this case showed that the
saloons were the center Of nearly all
the corruption in the election at Terre
Haute."
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-08
CHAPTER ix-cohtlnued.

II have been told" thus Deborah
easily proceeded, "that for a small
house yours contains the most won
derful assortment of interesting OBJ
jects. Where did you ever get them"
my father was a collector, on a
very small scale Of course. and my
mother. had passion for boarding
which prevented anything from going
out of this house after it had once
come into it."
my husband" began Mrs. SEQ
vile, thoughtfully.
. Miss Weeks stared in CONSERVATION
"You wonder that can mention my
husband Perhaps you will not be so
surprised when tell you that in my
eyes he is martyr. and quite guiltless
of the crime for which he was pun
ished."
"You think that?" There was real
surprise in the manner of the ques.
toner. Mrs. Scoville's brow cleared.
She was pleased at this proof that her
affairs had not yet reached the point
Of general gossip.
miss Weeks, I am a mother. have
a young and lovely daughter. Can I
look in her innocent eyes and believe
her father to have 80 forgotten his re-
sponsibilities as to overshadow her
life with crime? No. will not believe
it. Circumstances were in favor Of his
conviction, but he never lifted the
stick which struck down Algernon
Etheridge."
Miss Weeks, who had sat quite still
fidgeted about at their close. with
what appeared to the speaker, a sud
den and quite welcome relief.
"Oh!" she murmured; and said no
more. It was not topic she found
easy Of discussion.
The sadness which now spread over
the very interesting countenance of
her visitor, offered her an excuse for
the Introduction of far more mo-
mentous topic; one she had burned to
introduce, but had not known how.
MRS. Scoville, I hear that Judge
Ostrander has got your daughter a pi-
ano. That is really q wonderful thing
for him to do. Not that he is so close
with his money, but that he has al
ways been SO set against all gayety
and companionship. I.suppose you did
not know the shock 1t would be to him
when you asked Bella to let you into
the gates" .--
mo! I didn't know. But 1t is all
right now. The Judge seems to well
come the change. Miss Weeks, did
you know Algernon Etheridge we'll
enough to tell me II he was as good
and irreproachable a man as they all
say?"
HE was a good man. but he had a
dreadfully obstinate streak In his dis
position and very set ideas. have
heard that he and the Judge used to
argue over a point for hours. And he
was most always wrong. For in
stance, he was wrong about Oliver"
"Oliver?"
Judge Ostrander's son, you know.
Mr.. Etheridge wanted him to study
for professorship; but the boy was
determined to go into Journalism. and
you see what q success he has made
Of 1t. As professor he would prob
ably have been q failure"
WAS this difference Of opinion on
the calling he should pursue the cause
of divers leaving home in the way
ne did?" continued Deborah, conscious
II walking on very tain ice.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09
BREAKING THE NEWS GENTLY
Liverpool Man Exceedingly Careful
That He Should Not Shock the
Nerves Of His Friend.

In Liverpool there is man, writes
contributor to Parsons Weekly,
who is famous for his calmness on
every occasion. One day he strolled
leisurely into the office OF friend.
i've just had chat with your
wife," he began.
why, l didn't know she was in
town."
"Oh. she wasn't in town." replied
the other. II called at your house"
IL didn't know she was receiving to-
day." said the husband, with some sur
prise. Il thought she had a head
ache"
She didn't mention II to me-" said
tho calm man. There was quite a
crowd at the house."
"A crowd!" echoed the husband.
YES" went on the calm man. "They
came will. the fire engine"
THE fire engine!" gasped the hus-
band.
"Oh, it's all right" went on the calm
man. ITS all out now. II wasn't
much of q fire. but | thought you'd
IKE to know of IT,"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09
STREETS GIVEN TO CHILDREN
Certain Thoroughfares In New York
City Closed to Traffic TO Per-
NIT Youngsters to Play.

New York city is trying the expert
ment of closing certain highways to
traffic daily and letting the youngsters
romp In them. Huge signs are placed
across these thoroughfares reading:
Street closed for play"
Miss Ruth Robinson, chief play or
ganizer. says: 1T brings an ache to
the heart to see how reluctant some
of the babies are to cut loose and play
in the open street. Play seems mex
tricably associated In their little
minds with guilt No one. after watch
ing for an hour or two the healthy
spirit that grows among the children
in these allotted play streets can
doubt their benefit to the little people
OF New York.
Play is the best constructive factor
in child growth. Even kittens and
puppies will not thrive unless per-
mitted to play. Play is the most skill
full OF physical trainers and moral
teachers Retirement Bulletin.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09
GIVE EMPLOYER YOUR BEST
No Man Can Serve Himself Well So
Long as He 10 Dissatisfied
az ,,owledqe is Power"

As long as you work for man. give
him your best II the conditions sur
rounding your position are unpleasant,
keep on the watch for another Job. II
you have a definite idea OF the char
acter OF the work you like best. II
would be good idea to advertise
for It. But remember. we should first
serve an apprenticeship before we
may expect to take the reins in our
own hands. No man can serve him.
self well, or his employer, so long as
he is dissatisfied.
Don't work for man 10 whom you
cannot give your best; nor should you
work for h man you can't respect. II
your wages are not enough to allow
you to live decently, search around
for some other line OF endeavor. AL
ways be ready for promotion-thls
means you should learn your business
root and branch. Read good books:
as you read, study-think-tho
are real live things. Fix good solid
business ideas in your mind and
something good will come TO you:
Let this be your slogan: knowledge
Is power" II is within your province
to gain the necessary knowledge to
put you at the head of great institu-
tion.-Aims and Aspirations.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09
A Game for Boys.

painted and left to dry, and after
wards the numbers painted in some
contrasting color above each hole.
Then the small bags made of linen
or any other material are tackled on
behind each .hole. and this may be
seen in the small sketch on the right
which also illustrates the support that
must be fastened on the back.
This game is played with rubber
balls, the competitors standing at an
agreed-on distance from the board
and in turn throwing. When a ball
enters hole and stays there. the
player scores the number that is
above the hole, and II the game is
fixed at. say twenty points, the first
player who reaches that number wins.
To add to the fun of the game small
prizes for successful competitors can
be easily arranged.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09
Preventing Premature eurlaIs.

The fear of being buried alive al
ways has been, and is. so widespread
that the French Academy of Science
some years ago offered a prize equal
to $500 for the discovery OF some
means by which even the inexperi-
enced might at once determine wheth.
er, In given case, death had ensued
or not. A physician obtained the
prize. He had observed the following
well-known signs: II the hand of the
suspected dead person is held towards
candle or other artificial light, with
the fingers extended and one touching
the other and one looks through the
spaces between the fingers towards
the light, there appears scarlet red
color where the fingers touch each
other. due to the blood still circulat-
ing; 1t shows itself through the it's
sues which have not yet congested.
When life is entirely extinct. the phe.
nomenon OF scarlet spaces between
the fingers at once ceases. The most
extensive and thorough trials estab-
lished the truth of his observation.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09

testimonial. Mrs. LAWRENCE MAR
TIN, IL King St, Westbrook, Maine.
Mansion, Wis. cat the Change of
Life suffered with pains in my back
and loins until couldnot stand. also
bad night-sweats 80 that the sheets
would be wet / tried other medicine
but got no relief. After taking one bot
tie Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound / began to improve and I
continued its use for six months. The
pains left me, the night-sweats and hot
flashes grew less, and In one year was
q different woman. / know / have to
thank you for my continued good health
ever since" = Mrs. M. ]. BRowNEIL,
Mansion, Wis.
The success Of Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled In such cases.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confl.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by .
woman, and held in strict confidence.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09
EXCELLENT GAME FOR BOYS
Awning Pastime That Any Youth
With Ordinary Tools and Trouble
Can Make for Himself.

This - an amusing game that any
boy with a little trouble and ordinary
tools. can quite we'll make for him.
self, aud which can be played equally
well In room or out Of doors in the
garden.
For 1t, wrl be required in the first
instance piece OF board about ten
inches In width, two feet in length,
and an inch In thickness. In this
board three circular holes are cut,
each four inches in diameter, and one
end of the wood should be rounded
for appearance sake. It can then be
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09
THE WAY OUT
Change Of Food Brought Success and
Happiness.

An ambitious but delicate girl, after
failing to go through school on ac-
count of nervousness and hysteria,
found in Grape-Nuts the only thing
that seemed to build her up and fur
nish her the peace of health.
From infancy" she says, Il have
not been strong. Being ambitious to
learn at any cost finally got to the
High School but soon had to abandon
my studies ON account of nervous pros
tration and hysteria.
my food did not agree with me, and
grew thin and respondent. could
not enjoy the simplest social affair for
l suffered constantly from nervousness
In spite Of all sorts of medicines.
This wretched condition continued
until l became interested In the let
tiers of those who had cases like mine
and who were being helped by eating
Grape-Nuts.
Il had little faith. but procured a
pkg. and after the first dish / expert
enced peculiar satisfied feeling that
| had never gained from any ordinary
food. slept and rested better that
night and in few days began to grow
stronger.
Il had new feeling of peace and
restfulness. In few weeks, to my
great joy, the headaches and nervous
ness left me and life became bright
and hopeful. resumed my studies. and
later taught ten months with ease
using Grape-Nuts every day. l am now
the mistress OF happy home. and the
old weakness has never returned"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well.
ville." in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above letterf A new
pne appears from time TO time. They
nrs senuine, trae, and full of kuman
interest
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09
DlSTEMP Pc n
SEPARATED LAMBS AND GOATS
When He Told Anecdote of
Ancient Vintage.

The governor OF a southern state
came to his Office with a friend one
morning to find number of men walt
ing In the anteroom. Pausing an in
slant, he told story that was de-
cided Chestnut" When he got inside
the private Office the friend said:
That was horribly old one you
sprung on those fellows"
Il know IT," chuckled the governor
but did you notice that one that
laughed?"
We'll. noticed that three or four
did"
Those" said the governor, "are the
fellow who won't get in to see me.
They are the ones who have favors
to ask."-Rehoboth Sunday Herald.