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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
The Vampire
By RICHARD WASHBURN CHILD
Illustrations BY Herman Pfeifer
Illustrations BY Herman Pfeifer

road. he finds red apple on his desk. i"
said Anita Whelan, the head stenogra-
pher. mir. Wayfarer put it there. And
there hasn't been time can remember.
when he's spoken cross to one of the girls.
that she didn't find on her typewriter desk
the next morning big round pink pep
permint."
Young Adam Prentice, who introduces
to the trade specialties such as the O. |. c.
Buckwheat. listened to Anita attentively.
according to his custom.
Theirs had been an unromantic ro-
nance He loved her. She was plain, but
there was something in her steady eyes
an assurance of deep tenderness peeping
out from under her efficiency all
the golden hair and tilted noses and
heiresses in the world.
She loved him. She never could keep
her firm. capable. wholesome hands quite
steady when he came in from one of his
trips. But neither trusted marriage.
On her side. she admitted fear that
marriage would mean new dependence
of both on the house. Adam with wife
and children would become the victim of
his job. just as Others had been ensnared
would lose courage, cinging desperately
to the comfortable salary which was al
ways sure to be just enough to keep one
earning it. with nothing more. He would
be another pay-envelop grubber-another
Arthur Wayfarer,
And. on his side. he had seen so many
women transformed by marriage. so many
of the sweetest girls in all the world to
whom marriage brought the time and OPP
portunity to whine and nurse everything
petty. except babies. He had seen men
made worse than galley slaves by wives.
There was the Vampire
Arthur Wayfarer had picture of her
on his desk 1t was in an oval frame of
tarnished metal with two little feet in
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front which must have grown tired stand
ing so long. Thirty-fve years they had
stood there, while the frame leaned back
on it's brace. For thirty-fve years, each
time he had reached for the paste-jar, he
had moved the frame, and the little feet
had squeaked on the surface of golden oak.
The portrait showed her in the ridicu-
lous tight shoulder-puff sleeves Of that
time. which made one reflect that all
fashions. no matter how charming, are
absurd the moment they have gone.
Some word was written in ink at the lower
edge of the picture. Looking closely, one
could see that it was her name-in
girlish hand it had been written. Her
name was Patience!
SOMETIMES Wayfarer would pick up
- the old Photographic portrait, polish the
glass with his coat cuff, gaze at it lovingly
and with satisfaction, as if he, for one, could
see that she had not changed. He must
have been hoodwinked by that illusion
"In those moments said old Mayo,
who had been "On the road for the
Fletcher-Jaynes Company since 1881, 3in
those moments the picture of that man.
trap of a woman seems to take on intel
ligence. 1t grows more beautiful than
ever. She was cure for eye trouble once!
Have YOU noticed how her looks and her
creamy voice have stuck to her? Well
when she was twenty she was song: her
hair. her smile, her youth, her laughter
a piece of music, say-a thing sung from
tree-top in spring."
Come down. birdie!" Prentice inter
rupted. "The game law is off. Talk
about the Connecticut demand for roiied
oats: tell about the days when you shot
wild ducks on the site of the Midvale
Casting Company You're always at
your very worst when you talk about the
Vampire.
Mayo did not mind the impertinence
of the younger man; the disrespect was
superficial In fact. no one worried about
Adams breezes except Anita Whelan.
She did not know what an extraordinary
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- She always came through the
Commercial Street door of the building.
which brought her up the back stairs.
Thus, from the first time she ever visited
the accursed place until the day when the
crash came and the story ended, she APP
peared and disappeared through the dark
green door. Upon it had been pasted.
years before, printed paper saying:
keep closed! Per order Fletcher-Jaynes
Milling Company.
Why she preferred this entrance. with
its stairway beside the freight elevator.
its whitewashed brick walls covered with
amateur pencil drawings, roughly scrawled
initials. and meaningless dates, and its
cereal-dusted floors, no one could say.
She might have been reluctant to parade
alone between the lines of stenographers.
feeling their critical eyes, or she might
have wished to conceal from the officers
of the company on the ground floor the
frequency of her damnable visits to her
husband. Arthur Wayfarer.
1t will be difficult to make a hero of
him. Barker. the Eastern sales manager,
said that Arthur Wayfarer was rat in
the industrial trap-the kind of trap that
mas Wneel IN Wnlcn tne rOuent can run
its energy away without progress and
without escape.
Arthur Wayfarer's long service had
lasted thirty-fNe years. Why it had never
brought him out of routine slavery no one
knew. Success is not readily Analysed; the
reasons that destiny has for making certain
men wheel-horses, plodding toward success
without advancing, are often undisclosed.
There was nothing heroic about the
appearance of Wayfarer. Plainly speak
ing, he was the victim of the Vampire.
He was never heroic in stature. AS the
years passed. he shrunk and paled little,
as if he had been in too much hot water;
he settled little, as if the weight his
shoulders had borne had pressed him
down, or as if some giant hand had kept
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12
SAGE TEA DARKENs GRAY
HAIR TO ANY SHADE. TRY It'll
Keep Your Locks Youthful, Dark,
Glossy and Thick With Garden
Sage and Sulphur.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can
tell, because It's done SO naturally. so
evenly. Preparing this mixture.l
though, at home is mussy and trouble.l
some. For so cents you can buy at
any drug store the ready-to-use tonic!
called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur.
Hair Remedy" You just dampen a
sponge or soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at time. BY morn.
ing all gray hair disappears, and, after
another application or two, your hair
becomes beautifully darkened, glossy.
and luxuriant. You will also dis
cover dandruff is gone and hair has
stopped falling.
Gray. faded hair. though no dis
grace. Is a sign Of old age, and as we
all desire youthful and attractive ap.
pearance. get busy at once with Wy
eth's Sage and Sulphur and look years
younger. Adv.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12
.sIzED UP" THE STATESMAN
Senator Took It as Compliment That
He Was Touched" for More
Than Colleague.

Senators Shively and Kern of 1ndi.
ana recently met Constituent from
Elmwood. He saw Kern first. Eve
read about you and followed you ever
since you have been in public life.
said the Elmwood man. 1--WE taken
my political pabulum from you all
these years. I've voted for you every
time had the chance. Will you lend
me dollar?" !
He got it. The next day, according
to the Philadelphia Inquirer's WASH
ington correspondent, Kern came on
the scene just as Shively was leaving
the Elmwood man. "Who is that?" ind
quired Kern.
"Oh, a constituent of mine from Elm4
wood. Hes been a follower of mine
throughout my political career and he
voted for me whenever he had the
chance" !
How much did he borrow" was
Kern's cruel query.
Fifty CENTS" replied Shively, with
slight upward turn of the eyebrows.
well" drawled Kern, that fellow
is smarter than thought he was. He
can tell the difference between dol
lar senator and a fifty-cent one"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12
JOHN SHARP Williams DUEL
Comparatively few seem to know
hat John Sharp Williams once fought

Comparatively few seem to know
that John Sharp Williams once fought
q duel.
1t was when John Sharp was over
In Germany attending Heidelberg uni
versity. He and German student
sassed each other and the German
challenged him. John Sharp Will
liams, being the challenged party,
had the choice Of weapons. His oppo-
nent, forgetting all about his being an
American, supposed he would pick sa-
bers, just as any German would; but
there was where John Sharp came
along with a neat little Joke. He said
they would fight with United States
army revolvers.
The idea Of shooting man with
revolver two feet long was new to Ger.
man dueling, and the native student
was wreck when the morning ar
rived for them to kill of one another.
John Sharp. on the other hand, ate
heartily Of ham and eggs, as the say
ing is, and seemed perfectly composed
aa thew teed thomsAlvea nm for tho ono
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12
lRELAND'S new WCERoY

Lord Wimborne, who has succeeded
Lord Aberdeen as viceroy Of Ireland,
is quite we'll known in the United
States, having visited this country
several times, his latest trip being
for the purpose Of bringing over the
polo team that captured the interna-
tional cup last summer. Wimborne is
not especially popular, though he is
affable, enthusiastic and very ambi-
tious. His first visit to America was
when, as Hon. Ivor Guest, he officiated
as best man at the wedding of his
cousin, the duke of Marlborough, to
Consuelo Vanderbilt. Through his
mother he is descended from the first
duke of Marlborough. On his fathers
side, however, his ancestry is Of a
less historic character, and he is de-
seconded from John Guest, sele-made
man, who in the middle of the eight.
eenth century founded the great Dow
lais iron works, in Glamorganshire,
which still remain in the family, and
constitute the principal source of Lord
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12
in TIE Twilight
R0UMANIA'S ENGLISH QUEEN

After lapse of twenty-one years
the carefully laid plans of the British
foreign Office are bearing most timely
fruit, and today an English princess.
granddaughter of Queen Victoria, sits
upon the throne of Roumania along
side the new king, Ferdinand l. whose
broken health and weak will make his
title more than usually empty sham.
But Queen Marie is every inch a
queen. 1t has been said of her that
she combines the qualities of Eliza
beth of England with the faults of
Catherine of Russia The truth is that
she is very beautiful, high-spirited
and strong-minded woman of nearly
forty.
She is the daughter of the duke
Of Edinburgh, who later became duke
Of SAKE oburg-Goth and her mother
was the radiant Grand Duchess Marie
of Russia, the petted child of the ILL
fated Gear Alexander II. When she was
mere girl, barely over sixteen, she
was married "fOr reasons of state" to
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12
WHITMAN's SUCCESSOR

Charles A. Perkins, whom Cover.
nor Whitman of New York selected as
his successor in the Office of district at.
torney, is considered by the people of
the metropolis to be safe. sane and
conservative. on and on he has been
connected with the district attorneys
office throughout his official life, and
he has prosecuted some notable cases.
First and foremost Mr.. Perkins
gives one the impression of the profes.
sional man, the man of quiet, scholarly
tastes. There is about him nothing
to suggest either the aggressive or
adroit politician. In spite of his up.
standing figure and military, vigorous
physique. he gives a hint of an aca-
demic bent-which is not difficult to
account for. His father, Albert G.
Perkins, was one of the most distin-
guished educators of a past genera.
ton.
1t is not to be imagined, however,
that Mr.. Perkins takes the world about
him
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12
GOOD
ROADS
PROBLEMS IN MANY STATES
Farmer Is Interested Only in General
Improvement Of Every Foot Of
Public Thorouohfares.

There are complex problems to be
solved in many states before the most
efficient expenditure of money by
states and communities for roads can
be secured. 1t seems that politicians
and the business men of the cities are
unanimously in favor of putting up
highways across the state, or partici.
pating in the ocean-to.ocean highway
movement. when getting up schemes
for road improvement. They display
p great lack of knowledge on their
part for the needs of a busy farmer.
It's not a transcontinental highway,
nor state highway, nor a rock road
across the local county that we are
sorely In deed of. but a general i'm
provement of every foot of public high.
way Of the different counties.
{, 1t is estimated that 100000 are
spent on the roads of Illinois every
year. and of this amount surely half is
wasted. The trouble begins with the
election of the road commissioners.
who get their offices politically, and
Fometimes without regard to their fit.
ness for the respective Office they seek,
writes Henry H. Smith Of Mclean
county, Illinois, in Farmers Review.
Then there is the defective work
turned out by the road laborers. How
many times have we seen bridges that
represented the peoples hard-earned
money, swung down the stream by
overflows? The state realizes a serious
loss from this condition of affairs wnen
a good mixture of concrete and steel.
work, planned by a competent en-.
gineer. would have made a structure
to Withstand the storms for many
years to come. The road itself must
be worked in the right way, or the
same task will necessitate more labor
with additional expense the following
season. Also, there is another leak
in the road tax money, yet it is hardly
a reason in itself, as it always de.
ponds upon the character and capa.
bilities of the road commissioner.
One writer has suggested that II the
county should buy several carloads of
gravel, broken rock, cinders, ETC., tax.
ing each man to haul one load per
year, judiciously distributing it upon
the highways. that in few years our
roads would all be rock roads. The
practicability of this scheme is yet to
be looked into. However, we know that
II the highways were graded and
worked up properly, and the gravel
applied, the farmers of the vicinities
could haul heavy loads of corn and
hay to market in midwinter without
experiencing the fear of being stuck
Spring is the best time to work
roads. Ours are worked when the soil
is damp, in order that the soil will
bake as it dries out, thus making the
road hard and compact, but there are
always few hours work needed here
and there on the average highway,
culverts to be repaired, mud holes
filled up, etc.
The pleasure of driving over good
roads should in itself be a compensa-
ton to the farmer for his efforts in
making them SO. not to speak of the
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12
From the Battlefield.

During the recent fighting along the
banks Of the Aisne a man was badly
wounded. The ambulance corps ten.
derby placed him on stretcher.
take him to the hospital" said
the man in charge.
SLOWLY the wounded man opened
his eyes and whispered family:
What's the matter with the can
teen?"-London Tit-Bits.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12

They'd Like to Run.
BILL see new shackles for convicts
permit man to walk, as usual, but
lock should he bend his knees far
enough to try to run.
Jill-That must be hard on the poor
fellows when the dinner bell rings. 5
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12

housework or attend to my baby I was
soweak. Lydia E. Pinkham' 3 Vegetable
Compound did me world Of good, and
now am strong and healthy, can do my
work and tend my baby. ! advise all
suffering women to take it and get
well as I did. Mrs. FANNIE COOPER,
RID, Bridgeton, M.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or harmful
drugs, and to-day holds the record Of
being the most successful remedy for
female ills we know of, and thousands
Of voluntary testimonials on file in the
Pinkham laboratory at Lynn. Mass,
seem to prove this fact.
i. For thirty years it has been the stand.
ard remedy for female ills, and has re-
stored the health Of thousands of women
who have been troubled with such ale
ments a. displacements, Inflammation,
liberation, tumors, Irregularities, etc.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia E. Pinkham Med
icine Co., CONFIDENTIAL Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by q woman
and held in strict confidence.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12
SOFT WHITE HANDS
Under Most Conditions II You U.a
cutlcura. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Nothing
better or more effective at any price
than these fragrant supercreamy emol.
lients. A onenight treatment will test
them in the severest forms of red.
rough, chapped and sore hands.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere-Adv.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12
ASHAMED OF HER
BAD COMPLEXION

Many a nice. and otherwise attrac.
tive, girl is social failure because of
her poor complexion. If you, too. are
embarrassed by pimply, blotchy. un.
slightly skin. resinol will probably clear
1t. Just try resinol soap and resinol
ointment regularly for week and see
II they do not make a blessed differ.
ence in your skin. Sold by all drug
gists. Prescribed by doctors for 20
years for most skin troubles. Adv.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12

lion dollars a
Wmbone
Hon. Alice Grosvnor
the Hon. Frederick Guest
New York. while
daughter Of the late John o ork
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12

his highne
sigmarngen
late King Charles
Marie children
not win her husbands she became quite the
Europe late the fell mad1 love with his
marital felicity
old q trade
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12

Blessed is the woman whose hus-
band can always find what he is look
ing for just where he left 1t.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12

A woman will forgive man almost
anything-exeept the fact that he beat
her at her own game.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12
Autos and Roads.

One of the great benefits of the au-
tomobile to the farmer is the fact
that where there are many automo-
btles the roads will be improved. The
best roads throughout many states Of
the corn belt have proved this in the
last few years since the farmers have
been buying. cars so freely.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12
The Right Place.

The Right Place.
Il can't find any bank willing to
finance my aerial scheme"
why not try bank of coulds?"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12
Both eenefited.

II good roads from the producer to
the consumer were general the bene-
dts to both would be considerable.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12

viewer him without the conviction that it his
reputation
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12

An Unpleasant Subject.
"You say there are no mosquitoes in
summertime in your village?
"None to speak Of" replied the sub.
urbanite coldly.
And he obstinately declined to con.
tinue the conversation.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12

a
q
thus speedily
principals shook hands and their
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12
culverts Of Cement.

SV1vStS0 " S0ItoUes
The culvert made of cement is more
often seen now than in years past.
The good road with good drainage
and good culverts is a Joy in every
season.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12

|gooo LYDIA r. flnR-
hams Vegetable
Compound has done
for me. ! suffered
very much from .
female trouble. I
had bearing down
pains, was irregular
land at times could
hardly walk across
the room. ] was
unable to do nv
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12
Awful Thouoht,

VWS0t ] T1VVVUSs
Yeast-This paper says that $4,000
combinations are possible with new
combination paddock.
Crimsonbeak--Just imagine one of
those things on your front door when
you got home late at night?
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12

value 1t adds on to the price Of his
land. High-priced farms will make
good counties; good counties make
fourishing states, and fourishing
states make an independent nation.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12
AI.b.rn.,. Good no.d..

Alabama in three years has built
1892 miles Of good roads.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12
THIS W0MAN'S
,... SICKNESS
Quickly Yielded To Lydia E.
Vs. Pinkham's Vegetable
y Compound. ~,

Bridgeton, N.J.-"Iwsnt to thankyou
thousand times for the wonderfnl
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12

Every man 10 an ideaiist before he
marries.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-12

OR. J. H. RINDLAue (speclal,,t,.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Fargo, N. D.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-19
The Passion PLAY.

c. M. Ridenour, the gentleman
who is leading the singing at the
Christian church meetings, will, give
the Passion Play, illustrated with
stereopticon slides, at the Christian
church next Wednesday evening.
The life and customs of the people,
as we'll as the acts and scenes from
the play, will be given in very re-
alistic manner, Mr.. Ridenour having
given this and other lectures many
times in different parts of the coun-
try. The slides illustrating this play
were taken by the official pho
tographer in Oberammergau, the
place made famous by the rendition
of this great performance every sue
ceeding decade. The admission for
adults will be 25 cents; children 10
cents.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-19
THE BIG ODD
FELLOWS MEETING

Waterloo, Ia, Oct. 1S.-Over coo
delegates and many more visitors
are here for the opening of the Odd
Fellows grand lodge of Iowa which
will hold it's five day session here.
Headquarters are in the RUSSELL
Lamson; the grand lodge is meeting
in the Pythian temple, the Rebekahs
at the Masonic temple, and the de-
gree work will be at the armory and
opera house.
The parade Wednesday will be the
most interesting event for the pub
lie, as many towns will be represent
ed by uniformed delegations. Mar
shalltown will come with band and
200 archers late today.
The grand encampment is in ses-
sion today and will continue tomor-
row. Wednesday morning the grand
lodge will convene and remain in
session until Friday.
d. B. Gum and his famous degree
team from Red Oak are here to put
on the work for the Rebekahs tomor-
row night. Teams are here from
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-19
100000 MORE
MEN REQUIRED
Useless to Talk About Wearing Ger.
many Out, Declares Eng
lish General.

London, Oct. 1S.-"Great Britain
needs 100000 more men by
spring." This declaration was made
yesterday by Brig. Gen. Sir Eric
Swayne, director of recruiting. Cen
eral Swayne estimated Germany still
has between 100000 and 10000
600 men from 10 to As and that
therefore it is useless to talk about
wearing out Germany.
In the spring, said he, Germany
would lose more men than the al
lies, which would balance the num-
bers Of the allies and the central
powers, but if Great Britain should
raise 100000 additional Germany
probably would recognize that it
would be fruitless to continue. Great
Britain, he added, did not want COM
pulsion, but unless 100000 more
men were recruited by spring the
authorities could not be re-
sponsible for the war.