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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-05-14
SYNOPSIS.

In the New York home of James Brood.
his son. Frederic, tells Lydia Desmond.
his iancee. of a message announcing his
fathers marriage. Brood and his bride
arrive. She wins Frederic's kim at first
meeting. Brood shows dislike and yelled
hostility to his son Lydia and Mrs. Brood
met in the jade-room, where Lydia works
as Brood's secretary. Mrs. Brood makes
changes in the household and gains her
husbands consent to send Mrs. Desmond
and Lydia away. She fascinates Frederic.
She begins to fear Ranjab. Brood's Hin
du servant In his uncanny appearances
and disappearances. and Frederic. re-
Numbering his fathers East Indian sto-
ries and firm belief in magic, fears I'M
known evil. Brood tells the story Of Ran
jab's life to his guests. "He killed a wom-
an" who was ufnfaithful to him. Yyonne
plays with Brood. Frederic and Lydia as
with figures on a chess board. Brood.
madly Jealous. tells Lydia that Frederic
Is not his son. and that he has brought
him up to kill his happiness at the proper
time with this knowledge. Lydia goes to
beg Brood not to tell Frederic of his I'M
happy parentage, but is turned from her
purpose. Frederic, at Dime with Dawes
and Riggs, is seized with an impulse OF
flial duty, and under a queer impression
that he Is influenced by Ranjab's will.
hunts up his father, who gives him the
cut direct. Brood tells Frederic the story
OF his dead wife and the music master.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-05-14

closed, ~smoldering eyes. But he will
know before long-before long"
What are you doing. Yvonne?" de-
manded Frederic, ~unsteadily.
She whirled about and came toward
him, her hands still clasped behind her
back.
Come with me-" she said. ignoring
his question.
"He-he thinks I am in o with
you," said he, shaking his head.
And are you not in love with me-"
He was startled. Good Lord,
Yvonne!"
She came quite close to him. He
could feel the warmth hat travelled
from her body across the short space
hat separated them. The ~intoxicat-
ing perfume filled his nostrils: ne
drew a deep breath, his eyes closing
slowly as his senses prepared to sue
cumb to the delicious spell that came
over him. When he opened then an
instant later, she was still facing him.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-05-14

goodness-it's-over' feeling. That ought
to be about enough for Monday. But
the worst about anything is never told
until a scientific commission or a so
biologist tells it. Monday has never
been a really popular day. It's much
worse than that, however. According
to the Ohio Industrial Commission,
which has beer making a study of
Monday, it is the most unlucky day of
the week. More accidents happen on
that day than on any other, and fewer
people work than on any other day
except Sunday. And t be scientitcal-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-05-14

swiftly to him and, before be was
aware Of her intention. clutched his
hand and pressed it to her lips. He
was shocked to find that a sudden
gush Of tears was wetting his hand
"Oh, Yvonne!" he cried miserably.
She was sobbfng convulsively. He
looked down upon her dark, bowed
head and again felt The mastering de-
sire to crush her slender. beautiful
body in his arms. The spell Of her
was upon him again. but now he real
lied that the appeal was to his spirit
and not to his flesh-as it had been all
along. he was beginning to suspect
Don't pity me-" she choked out
'This will pass, as everything else
has passed. l am proud Of O now.
Frederic. You are splendid Not many
men could have resisted in this hour
of despair. You have been cas OF.
despised, degraded, Inundated You
were offered the means to retaIiate.
YOU"
And I was tempted" he cried bit
terly. For the moment < was"
And now what is 20 become Of
me-" she walled.
His heart went cold. ~You-you
will leave him? You Will go back to
Paris? Good Lord, Yvonne, it will be
a blow to him. He has had one fear
full slash in the back This will break
him"
A least, may have that consoIa-
tion," she cried, Strengthening up in
an effort to revive her waning pur-
pose. Yes, | shall go. | cannot stay
here now /" She paused and shud-
dered.
What, in heavens name, have you
against my-against him. What does
it al! mean? How you must have hated
him to"
Hated him: OH, how feeble the word
is! Hate! There should be a word
that strikes more terror to the soul
than that one But wait! You shall
know everything. You shall have the
story from the beginning. There is
much to tell and there viii be consola-
tion-ay, triumph for you in the story
l shall tell. First. let me say this to
you: When l came here | did not know
that there was a Lydia Desmond l
would have hurt that poor girl, but it
would not have been a lasting pain
In my plans, after | caIne to know her,
there grew a beautiful alternative
through which she should know great
happiness. Oh, l have planned we'll
and carefully, but l was ruthless I
would have crushed her with him rath-
er than to have failed. But it is all a
dream hat has passed and . am awake.
1t was the most cruel but the most
magnificent dream-ah, but l dare not
think of it. AS l stand here before
you now, Frederic, I am shorn Of all
my power. l could not strike him as I
might have done a month ago, Even
as l was cursing him but a moment
ago l realized that l could not have
gone on with the game. Even as I
begged you to take your revenge, l
Knew that it was no myself who
urged, but the thing that was having
its death struggle within me-"
Go on. Tell me. Why do you
stop"
She a glancing f%earfully toward
the Hindu's door. There is one man
in this house who knows. He reads
my every thought. He does not know
all, but he knows me. He has known
from the beginning that l was not to
be trusted. That man is never out of
my thoughts. fear him, Frederic|I
fear him as l fear death. If he had not
been hero II believe I should have
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-05-14

ago but this dogma, bred in the
American bone. seems to have been re-
enforced by the latter.day tyranny OF
the commercial ideal. The commercial
man who says. Read this book be-
cause it Is the hest seller" Is seeking
to hypnotic the individuals judg-
ment and taste. If there be a notice
able dearth of originality of feeling
and outlook in latter-day American
fiction, 1t must be because the indi-
vidual is subjected from the start to
the insistent pressure OF social ideals
OF conformity which paralyze or crush
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-05-14

as straight and fearless as a soldier,
dark, compelling eyes.
WELL" she said, deliberately, 81 am
ready to go away with YOU"
He fell back stunned beyond the
power of speech. His brain was filled
with a thousand Gathering noises.
H has turned you out" she went
on rapidly. HE disowns you. Very
well; the time has come for me to
exact payment from him for that and
for all that has gone before. I shall
go ava with you. /"
"Impossiblei" he cried, finding his
tongue and drawing still farther away
from her.
Are you not in love with me?" she
whispered softly.
He put his hands to his ayes to shut
out the alluring vision.
For Gods sake. Y~vonne-leave me.
Let me go my way. Let me-
H cursed your mother! He curses
you! He damns you-as he damned
her. You can pay him up for every
thing. You owe nothing to him. He
has killed every"
Frederic Strengthened up suddenly,
and with a loud cry of exultation
raised his clenched hands above his
head.
by heaven, I will break him! l
will make him pay! Do o know
what he has done to me? Listen to
to manhood, as one might bring up a
prize beast, hat he might make me
pay for the wrong that my poor
mother did a quarter of a century
ago.. All these years he has had in
mind this thing that he has done to-
day. All my life has been spent in
preparation for the sacrifice that came
an hour ago.. I have suffered all these
years in ignorance Of
mot so loud!" she whispered.
alarmed by the vehemence of his re-
awakened fury.
ooh, I'm not afraid" he cried, saw
agely. Can you imagine anything
more diabolical than the scheme he
has had in mind all these years? To
pay out my mother-whom he loved
and still loves-yes, by heaven, he still
loves her!-he works to this beastly
end. He made her suffer the agonies
of the damned up to the day of her
death by refusing her the right to
have the child that he swears is no
child of his. Oh, you don't know the
story-you don't know the kind of
man you have for a husband-you
don't"
Yes, yes, I do know" she cried, VIC
lently, beating her breast with clinched
hands. II do know! l know that he
still loves the poor girl who went out
of this house with his curses ringing
in her ears a score of years ago. and
vino died still hearing them. And !
had almost come to the point of pity
ing him-I was failing-I was weaken
ing. He is a wonderful man. IL
was losing myself. But that is all
over. Three months ago l could have
left him without a pang-yesterday l
was afraid that it would never be pos
sible. Today he makes it easy for me.
He has hurt you beyond all reason, not
because he hates you but because he
loved you mother"
But you do love him." cried Fred.
eric, in stark wonder. you don't care
the snap of your finger for me. What
is all this o are saying, Yvonne?
You must be mad. Think! Think
what you are saying"
81 have thought am always think
ing. l know my mind well enough.
1t is settled; / am going away and /
am going with you"
81 cannot listen to you, Yvonne."
cried Frederic, aghast. His heart was
pounding SO fiercely that the blood
| surged to his head In great waves, al
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-05-14

under the control of the brain. the
chattering of the teeth Is really a
spasm caused by chill or fear, and al!
spasms act independently of the will.
The muscles which operate the jaw
act in a series of involuntary little
contractions which pull the jaw up
and permit it to fall of its own weight
This action is quick, and the chatter.
ing occurs from frequent repetition.
Cold has a similar effect on the jaw
muscles to that which some poisons
have in causing spasmodic action in
other parts of the body.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-05-14

out the finer. rarer, more sensitive
individual talents. l do not say that
English writer's are not vexed in a
minor degree by Mrs. Grundy's at
tempts to boycott or crush novels that
offend the taste of "the villa public"
but l believe that our social atmos-
phere favors the writer Of true indi-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-05-14
Heir, Not a Gale.

The guide suddenly halted the party
Of Americans.
"Ah, there comes the heir to the
throne" he said, removing his hat as
a royal e%quipase appeared.
The little hoy OF the party nudged
his mother and whispered:
Did he take of his hat for fear the
air would blow it CT!"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-05-14

ly accurate and specific, most of the
forenoon accidents happen at ten
o'clock and the afternoon accidents
group around three o'clock. Now you
know the worst about Monday, until
another investigation.
We publish these findings for what
they may be worth. without malice and
in fairness to poor old Friday.-Delin-
Gator.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-05-14
Poor Monday.

Monday, er-m-m-ur-r-h! Wash day
suds and steam-picked-up dinner for
the men folk, and at night a thank
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-05-14

If she doesn't own a mirror she has
lost all interest IN life
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1915-05-14
Causes Of spasms.

Although the muscles which affect
the action of the jaws are especially
The Monticellonian., 1915-09-09
FOUND FAME IN YOUTH
mARcoNi YOUNG IN YEARs-IS
 GREAT IN RENoWN.
Inventor of Wireless Telegraphy Now Is but Forty-One Years old-How the Great Idea Came to
 His Mind.

If is almost startling to be told that uarconi the inventor of wireless teleg- raphy. is only forty-one years old. Trne all talk of the present as the ape of young men," and when Marconi broke into fame everyone remarked: How young be isi" But so much has come out of his harnessing of the ether forces, so many big events and developments, that it sees as II Mar conf could be no longer young. And he is yet hardly over forty.
 In bo5hood Marconi showed ability in mechanics someN nat above that of the average lad, but until he was twenty he knew little more of cleo. tricitv than most youths of his age. If was then. however, that he became interested in the work of Prof Hein- rich Hertz, a German scientist who, in attempting to discover the nature of electricity, accidentally produced electromagnetic waves and detected their presence in the ether by means of wire hoop so broken that the electricity sparked across the gap.
 Not even Hertz himself realized the tremendous importance of his discog- cry Men like Professor Lodge, Lord Kelvin and Sir William Pierce talked of it. but it remained for the young Italian dreamer to jump across the gap of years of scientific study and make practical the most important lo, ipu H, induction coil The thought came to MarcGni that here was a principle which should be applied to communi- cation over great distances.
 The idea, as we look back on it now. seems absurdly simple. Hertz detected a spark in a broken hoop, a few feet away from the flash Of an induction coil. Why didn't he get a better detector than a broken hoop and a better transmitter than small induction coil, and send out flashes in such a manner that the detector would record a message? The only answer is. he didn't do it. Why didn't Lodge or Kelvin or Pierce or any one of the hosts of famous scientists util- ize Hertz's discovery? The answer is. they didn't
 It remained for young man. un- known and inexpert. to grasp the pos abilities He expected someone else to do 1t, he waited for someone else to do 1t He did not know when it would be, for the surprising reason that 10 him the great scientists were unnamable He was not acquainted with their work or even their names except Hertzs. He was not an elec- trician He had no academic or scien- tific degree But genius burned within him. and he began to experiment tor himself That was in December. 1894.
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.chesn- Ga. .6eneration

Produces gas electrically at one-half to one-fourth the cost of generation by water power. even in a land of waterfalls and represents new tri- umph in waste saving Sweden is re- zion of wealth in timber as well as of cheap water power, and the waste from wood cutting is estimated to be sufficient for constant supply of 10000 to 0000 horse power of en- ergy in addition to the power required for the sawmills. A new electric plant for Lejusne is expected to yield the equivalent of 2,200 horse power at cost of less than a thirteenth of a cent per kilowatt hour The full sup ply is a mixture of sawdust with ten to twenty per cent of chips. and this costs-in a green state-20 cents per load at the mill. The gas producers are charged with this fuel, arrange ment being made for recovering tar. wood naphtha. and aeetie acid If ex- pectations are realized, the capacity of the station will be increased to 4,20o horse power, and this will still further lessen the cost per electric unit.
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with well-manicured finger, scarcely | reminiscent of a fisherman, began trac- ing the names down the list until he stopped before one which read: Marcus Del Mar and valet, Wash ington, D. C., Room 520." With quick glance about, he made note of it and turned away, leaving the La Coste to take up quarters of his own in the Prince Henry down the street.
 Not until Del Mar had left with his two policemen did the fussy old gen tieman reappear in the La Coste. Then he rode up to Del Mars room and rapped at the door.
 Is MT. Del Mar in?" he inquired of the valet.
 No, sir" replied that functionary. The little old man appearing to con- sider standing a moment dandling his silk hat. Absent-mindedly he dropped it. As the valet stopped to pick 1t up the old gentleman exhibited an agility and strength scarcely to be expected of his years. He seized the valet, while with one foot he kicked the door shut.
 Before the surprised servant knew what was going on his assailant had whipped from his pocket handker- chief in which was concealed thin tube of anesthetic. Then leaving the valet prone in corner with the hand kerehief over his face, he proceeded to make a systematic search of the rooms, opening all drawers, trunks and bags.
 He turned pretty nearly everything upside down, then started on the desk. Suddenly he paused There was a paper. He read it, then with an air of extreme elation showed in into his pocket.
 As he was going out he stopped beside the valet, removed the handker- chief from his face and bound him with a cord from the portieres. Then still immaculate in spite of his en- counter he descended in the elevator, re-entered a waiting car and drove off.
 Quite evidently, however he wanted to cover his tracks, for he had not gone half a dozen blocks before he stopped, paid and tipped the driver generously, and disappeared into the theater crowd.
 Back again in the Prince Henry, whither the fussy little old man made his way as quickly as he could through side street, he went quietly up to his room.
 His door was now locked. He did not have to deny himself to visitors, for he had none. Still his room was eluttered by vast amount of para phernalia and he was seated before a table deep in work.
 First of all he tied handkerchief over his nose and mouth. Then he took up cartridge from the table and care fully extracted the bullet. Into the space occupied by the bullet he poured white powder and added a wad of
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suite a valet was already unpacking some trunks and laying out clothes when Del Mar and his assistant en- tered.
 With an exclamation of satisfaction at his transformations entry into the city, Del Mar threw off his heavy coat. The valet hastened to assist him in removing the clothes, still wet and wrinkled from his plunge into the sea.
 Scarcely had Del Mar changed his clothes than he received two visitors. Strangely enough, they were dressed in the uniform of policemen.
 First of all we must convince them of our honesty" he said, looking fixed ly at the two men. Orders have been given to the men employed by Wu Fang to be about in half an hour. We must pretend to arrest them on sight. You understand"
 Yes, sir, she nodded
 Very well, come on," Del Mar or dered, taking up his hat and preced- ing them from the room.
 Outside the La Coste, Del Mar and his two policemen entered the car which had driven Del Mar from the seacoast and were quickly whisked away. uptown, until they came near the Dodge house.
 Del Mar leaped from the car, fol- lowed by his two policemen. There they are, already" he whispered, pointing up the avenue
 
 All three hastened up the avenue now, where, beside wall, they could see two men looking through intently as though very angry at something go- ing on inside
 Arrest them!' shouted Del Mar, as his own men ran forward.
 The fight was short and sharp, with every evidence of being genuine. One of the men managed to break away and jump the garden wall, with Del Mar and one of the policemen after him, while the other only reached the wall to be dragged down by the other policeman
 Elaine and I had been, as l have said, talking with the man named Bailey, who posed as a secret service man, when the rumpus began. As the man came over the fence, warning Bailey, it was evident that neither of them had time to escape. With his club the policeman struck the new conner of the two flat, while the tall. athletic gentleman leaped upon Bailey, and before we knew it had him dis armed. In a most clean-cut and pro fessional way he snapped the brace lets on the man.
 Elaine was astonished at the ka- leidoscopic turn of affairs, too aston ished even to make an outcry. As for me, it was all so sudden that l had no chance to take part in it. Be sides, I should not have known quite on which side to fight. So l did nothing
 AS 1t was over so quickly, l took step forward to our latest arrival.
 Beg pardon, old man. I began,
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Deaths on the Hichways.

During the first six months of the present year there seems to have been an alarming increase in the number of deaths and accidents in the public highways. This increase is not con fined to any character For instance. the fatalities due to automobiles in New York state increased from 1S3 in 1914 to 24l this year In New Jersey during the same period there were 48 deaths and this year sS. Popua- ton grows and so does the number Of vehicles in use on the highways. but neither are sufficient to account for this unreasonable increase in deaths on the highways. Drivers and pedes- trians both have their rights, but the observance of ordinary care OF the part of the man in the vehicle and the man on foot would undoubtedly cause big decrease in the number of avoid able deaths, the Philadelphia Inquirer remarks
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trained to watch out for the aero planes of the enemy, as they have keener vision than man can obtain, even with telescope. The method
 of training Is cruel. like everything connected with the war The birds are confined in pen and machine descends near them and man bela- bors the fowls with a stick, hurting them badly and soaring them worse. This method is continued until the birds are continually on the watch skyward and if they see tiny speck in the air they set up such fiuttering
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those who are fortunate to have work are employed only half time. The big hotels have as few musicians in their orchestras as possible. Where a year ago some of the hotels had orchestras of dozen pieces. they get along with four or five. Society folk are econo- mixing in the same direction, They used to hire an orchestra of half a dozen; now they get along with pi- anist and drummer.
 Tn no city. however, have the musi- cians been hit so hard as in Washing ton. l met a dozen musicians here
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paper, like a blank cartridge, placing she cartridge in the chamber of re- volver and repeating the operation until he had it fully loaded. It was his own invention of an asphyxiatins bullet.
 Perhaps half an hour later the old gentleman, his room cleaned up and his immaculate appearance restored, sauntered forth from the hotel down the street like a yeritable Turyey- drop, to show himself
 Elaine seemed quite impressed with her new friend, Del Mar, as we made our way to the library, though 1 am sure that it was pose on her part. At any rate he seemed quite eager to help us.
 What do you suppose has become of Mir Kennedy" asked Elaine.
 Del Mar looked at her earnestly. T should be glad to search for him." he returned quickly. He was the great est man in our profession. But first I must execute the commission of the secret service. We must find his tor pedo model before it falls into foreign hands"
 We talked for few moments, then Del Mar, with a glance at his watch, excused himself. We accompanied him to the door, for he was indeed a charming man. I felt that if in fact he were assigned to the case I ought to know him better.
 "f you're going downtown" ven. tured. 'I might accompany you part of the way
 "Delighted," agreed Del Mar.
 As Del Mar and l walked down the avenne he kent I'D a running fire of
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who have told me they have not had work for month. Take the Marine band, the most noted musical organiza- tion in this country. The men of this band are given small salaries. The highest paid man in the band, think, gets s6750 month. The band is at the beck and call of the officials. Some It is because the members of this band are privileged to take outside em- ployment that they continue their membership. Ordinarily. member of the marine band can make more on