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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Mrs. NJ. E. WATSON, of Des Moines,
came Monday and will visit couple
of weeks here at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Marion F..
Stookey. Mrs. WATSON will drill the
graduating class with the two class
plays which they will present this
nOnfh
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

For Sale-Single buggy, rubber
tired, and two sets single harness.
inquire of DR.. F. A. Bowman
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Miss Diana Meter, of Weldon,
has been elected as one of the teach
ers in the public schools at Charlton
for next year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Wall paper bargains this week at
the ReXall store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

3s For Sale One of the most desir-
able residence lots in northwest
Leon. Will be sold at very low
price See F.. S. Stewart at the Big
Furniture and Rug Store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

l have registered Hereford bulls
at my farm. Service fee $500 in ad-
vance l.. w. Montgomery, R. F. D.
3, Leon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

4 Wanted-1OO head of shoats
from 100 to 1875 pounds, must be
healthy. Phone or write, Bowsher
& BoWsher
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Ladies' jacket taken from Gene
terry Hill Sunday afternoon. Party
taking jacket return to this office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Last Saturday driver from Des
Moines. started out OF Leon with a
big seven passenger auto owned by
Ross e. Ross of Des Moines, and he
paid no attention to the speed limits,
going through the streets at q terri
il pace with the exhaust wide open.
Mayor Farquhar was notified and
telephoned to Osceola to have the
officials stop him, but they failed to
locate him, An information was FL
Cd againsts him under the name OF
cred John Doe, I, and e. N. Keller
representing Ross & Ross paid his
fine. ofs $25 90 s3.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Mrs. E. X. Pitman and son George,
of Northwood, Iowa, came IN Mon
day evening. Mrs. Pitman rs deleI
gate to the p. 3. 0. state chapter be-
ing held at Clarinda this week, ana
took advantage to visit her mother,
Mrs, y. G.. Harris, while enroute to
Clarinda. George remained here
with his grandmother, and Mrs. Pit
man will return to this city for a
visit before returning home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Pease & Pease, the "Old Reliable"
insurance agents, handle the best in
fire, lightning anu tornado insurance.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Several good farms for sale from
$40 to $50. Prices are rapidly ad-
vancing. M. Dunlap, Royalton, Min
neSOta.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Havana Spikes: Seed and Havana,
Havana Spikes; Strictly hand made,
havana Spikes; at jitney price,
Havana Spikes; absolutely long filler,
Havana SPIKES: mild and mellow,
when Won want a real smoke try one.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

For Sale-Twin Pope motorcycle
in fine condition, $3.50, cash or note.
38-2t I'M. Reynolds, Leon, Iowa,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Daylisk. Flour.
Cannon Bros. Mill.
Seed Corn-Silver Moon. and Iowa
Cold Mine. Simon Goodman, Leon, La.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Seed Corn-Reed' Yellow Dent.
Kline Crees, Grand River, Iowa. 1872
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

For Sale-1O0 bushels of good
seed corn. G. L. Sage, Leon, Ia. 36tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Wall paper bargains this week at
the Rexall store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

For Sale--4 year old horse, broke
to work. Fred Teale.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

For Sale-3 or tons OF hay, T.
c. NcCroskey, Decatur, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

"Meet me at Cherrington's."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Meet me at Cherrington's."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13

Meals at the Park Hotel, rs cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-05-13
meet me at Cherrlngton's.'

For Sale-A few tons Of threshed
hay. E. M. Shinn.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-08-07

How win you have it," he asked:
and 1t was the stranger at Mr.. Gal
braith's elbow who answered.
~One thousand In fives, tens and
twenties. loose. IL you please: the re-
mainder in the largest denominations.
put up, In q package"
The teller counted out the one thou
sand in small notes quickly; but he
had to leave the cage and go to the
vault for the huge remainder This
was the crucial moment of peril for
the robber. and the president, stealing
a glance at the face OF his prosecutor.
saw the blue eyes blazing with ex-
element
1T is your time to pray, Mr.. Gal
braith." said the spoiler in low tones.
IF you have given your man the sig
nal"
But the signal had not been given.
The teller was re-entering the cage
with bulky packet OF money paper.
you needn't open it." said the
young man at the presidents elbow.
THE banks count is good enough for
me-" And when the window wicket
had been Unmatched and the money
passed out, he stuffed the loose bills
carelessly into his pocket, put the
package containing the ninety-nine
thousand dollars under his arm, nod
ded to the president, backed swiftly
to the street door and vanished.
Then it was that Mr.. Andrew Gal
braith suddenly found speech, opening
his thin HIPS and pouring forth tor
rent of incoherence which presently
got itself translated into vengeful
hue and cry; and New Orleans the un-
impetuous had its sensation ready
made.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-08-07

through the old French quarter toward
the French market. In narrow alley
giving upon the levee he finally found
what he was looking for: dingy sail
ors' BARRIERS shop. The barber was
ing, and he was alone
Yes, sab; shave. boss?'' asked the
negro. bowling and scraping foot
when Griswold entered
No; a hair cut" The customer
produced silver half-doilar. go
somewhere and get me a cigar to
smoke while you are doing it Get .
good one. if you have to go to Canal
street." he added. climbing into the
rickety chair
The fat negro shuffied out. seeming
tips The moment he was cut of
sight Griswold took up the scissors
and began to hack awkwardly at his
beard and mustache; awkwardly. but
swiftly and with well-considered pur-
pose. The result was a fairly COM
plete metamorphosfs easily wrought.
In place of the trim beard and curling
| mustache there~was rough stubble.
stiff and uneven, like that on the face
OF man who had neglected to shave
for a week or two.
There. / think that will answer"
he told himself, standing back before
the cracked looking-glass to get the
general effect. And it is decently
original. The professional craftsman
would probably have shaved, where
| upon the first amateur detective he
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-08-07
By FRANCIS LYNDE

hours longer, thanks to your hospital
ity. For that length of time / pre-
sumo / shall continue to conform to
what we have been taught to believe
is the immutabie order of things.
After that"
He paused, and cambridge put the
question We'll. after that; what
then?''
Then, if the chance to earn is still
denied me, and / am sufficiently hun
CRY. / shall stretch forth my hand and
take what / need"
cambridge ished in his pocket and
took out a ten-dollar banknote- do
that first" he said, Offering Griswold
the money.
The proletary smiled and shook his
head
The fruit steamer Adelantado. out
ward bound, was shuddering to the
first slow revolutions of her propeller
when cambridge turned the key in
the door of the stuffy little stateroom
to which he had been directed. and
went on deck
why, hello, Broff1n! How are you,
old man? Where the dickens did you
drop from?''
1t was the inevitable steamer ac-
quaintance who is always at hand to
prove the trite narrowness of the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-08-07
CHAPTER u.
The Right of Might.

Two days after the supper at Chau-
diere's the unimpetuous routine of the
business quarter of New Orleans was
rudely disturbed by the shock of a
genuine sensation.
To shatter Mt single blow the most
venerable of the routine precedents
the sensational thing chose for its col
liding point with orderly system one
of the oldest and most conservative
of the city's banks-the Bayou State
Security. At ten O'Clock. following
the precise habit or half lifetime.
Mr. Andrew GaIbraith. president OF
the Bayou State, entered his private
room in the rear Of the main banking
apartment. opened his desk. and ad-
dressed himself to the business of the
day At half-past the hour the presi-
dent was left alone to read his cor
respondence-
BEING man whose mental uroc-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-08-07

world. and cambridge kicked a chair
into comradely place for him
Broffin, heavy browed and clean
shaver save for thick mustache that
hid the hard-bitted mouth, replaced
the chair to suit himself and sat down.
In appearance he was a cross between
a steamboat captain on a vacation and
an up-river plantation overseer recov-
ering from his annual pleasure trip
to the city. But his reply to Balm
bridges query proved that he was nei-
Their.
Il didn't drop; walked. More than
that, kept step with you all the way
from Chaudiere's to the levee. You'd
be dead easy game for an amateur"
You'll get yourself disliked. the
first thing you know said cambridge.
laughing. Cant you ever forget that
you are in the man-hunting business?
Where are you headed for, Broffin?"
The man who might have passed for
steamboat captain or a plantation
overseer. and was neither, chuckled
dryly.
You don't expect me to give it away
to you. and you newspaper man. do
you? But / will-seeing you can't get
~ oA Tic wires AZ SOAA5 uoMn ~
Guatemala after Mortsen.''
The Crescent bank defaulter? BY
Jove, you've found him at last, have
your"
The detective nodded. i've been
| two years, OF and on. trying to locate
Morrison: and now that I've found him.
he Is where he can't be extradited,
All the same. I'll bet you five to one
he goes back with me in the next
steamer-what?"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-08-07

met would reconstruct the beard on
the sunburned lines Now for a pawn
broker; and the more ayaricious he
happens to be, the better he will serve
the purpose"
He went to the door and looked up
and down the alley. The negro was
not yet in sight, and Griswold walked
rapidly away in the direction opposite
to that taken by the obliging barber.
A pawnbroker's shop of the kind re-
Quired was not far to seek in that To-
cality, and when it was found, Girls
void drove a hard bargain with the
Portuguese Jew behind the counter
The pledge he offered was the suit he
was wearing, and the bargaining con-
cluded in an exchange of the still serv-
fceable business suit for a pair of but
ternut trousers, a secondhand coat too
short in the sleeves, a flannel shirt,
cap, and a red handkerchief: these
and a sum of ready money. the small
ness of which he deplored piteously
before he would consent to accept 1t.
The effect of the haggling was ex-
actly what Griswold had prefgured.
The Portuguese, most suspicious of
his tribe. suspecting everything but
the truth, fatty accused his customer
of having stolen the pledge. And
when Griswold departed without deny
ing the charge, suspicion became con-
viction, and the pledged clothing,
which might otherwise have given the
police the needed clue. vas carefully
hidden away against a time when the
Jews apprehensions should be quoted.
Having thus disguised himself, Girls
void made the transformation artist
ca1ly complete by walking a few
squares in the dust of a loaded cotton
float on the levee- Then he made q
tramp's bundle of the manuscript OF
the moribund book, the pistol, and
the money in the red handkerchief;
and having surveyed himself with
some satisfaction in the bar mirror
of a riverside pot-house, a daring inn
pulse to test his disguise by going
back to the restaurant where he had
breakfasted seized and bore him up
town.
The experiment was an unqualified
success The proprietor OF the bank
neighboring cafe not only failed to rec
ognize him. he was driven forth with
revilfngs in idiomatic French and brok-
en- English
"Betei Go back on da levee Were
you belong to CO. I'll been Ripping dis
cafe for zhentlemen, Scelerat! Col"
Griswold went out, smiling between
his teeth
That settles the question of iden-
LITIGATION and present safety he as
sured himself exultantly- Then: IT
believe l could walk into the Bayou
State Security and not be recognized"
As before, the daring impulse was
irresistible, and he gave place to 1t
on the spur of the moment Fouling
a hve-dollar bill in the mud Of the gut
ter, he went boldly into the bank and
asked the paying teller to give him
silver for it. The teller smiled at the
money. scowIed at the man, and turned
back to his cash book without word
Griswold's smile grew to an inward
laugh when he reached the street.
To EE CONTINUED
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-08-07
Illustrations by c. D. RHODES

But mani ye're clean dafti Do ye
think / have"
In the midst OF his vehement pro-
tests the stranger sprang out of his
chair, stepped back a pace and raised
his weapon.
Mr.. Galbraith. you are juggling
with your life! Write a check while
there is yet time!"
The hammer of the 1eveled pistol
clicked Andrew Galbraith shut his
eyes and made blind grasp for pen
and -checkbook. His hands we're shak-
ing as with palsy. but the fear of
death steadied them suddenly when he
came to write.
Endorse it," was the next COM
mand. The voices had ceased beyond
the partition, and the dead silence was
relieved only by the labored strokes
OF the presidents pen and the tap-tap
of the typewriter in the adjacent
anteroom-
The check was written and Endorsed.
and under the menace of the revolver
Andrew Galbraith was trying to give
ID to the robber. But the robber would
not take it.
No, don't want your paper; come
with me to your paying teller and get
me the money. Make what explana-
ton you see fit; but remember-if he
hesitates. you die"
They left the private Office together.
the younger man short half-step in
the rear. with his pistol-bearing hand
thrust under his coat. The president
did not despair. In the public lobby
there would be eyes to see, and per-
haps some that would understand. Mr..
Galbraith took q firmer hold upon his
self-possession and trusted that some
happy chance might yet intervene to
save him.
But chance did not intervene. There
was goodly number OF customers in
the public space. but not one of the
half-dozen or more who nodded to the
president or passed the time of day
with him saw the eye-appeal which
was the only one he dared to make.
On the short walk around to the pay
ing teller's window, the robber kept
even step with his victim, and try as
he would, Andrew Galbraith could not
summon the courage to forget the
pistol muzzle menacing him in its
coat-covered ambush.
At the paying wicket there was
only one customer, instead of the
group the president had hoped to find;
a sweet-faced young woman in a mod
est travelling hat and a gray coat. She
was getting a draft cashed, and when
she saw them she would have stood
aside. 1t was the robber who antfci-
pated her intention and forbade it
with courteous gesture; whereat she
turned again to the window to con-
clude her small transaction with the
teller.
The few moments which followed
were terribly trying ones for the gray
haired president of the Bayou State
Security. None the less, his brain
was busy with the chanceful posi-
bilities. Failing all else. he was deter
mined to give the teller a warning
signal, come what might. 1t was =
duty owed to society no less than t.,
! the bank and to himself. But on tn.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-08-07

pinnacle of resolution. at the instant
when, with the robber at his elbow,
he stepped to the window and pre-
scented the check. Andrew Galbraith
felt the gentle pressure of the pistol
muzzle against his side: nay, more
he fancied he could feel the cold chill
OF the metal strike through and
through him.
So it came about that the fine reso-
luton had quite evaEorated when he
said, with what composure there was
In him: You'll please give me cur
rency for. that Johnson
The teller glanced at the check and
then at his SUPERIOR not too inquisi-
lively since it was not his business
to question the presidents com
mands
The Detroit times., 1915-01-09
Y. M. c. A. WILL TRAIN
PHYSICAL DIRECTORS

The increasing demand OF young
men for the various forms OF athletic
work in church gymnasiums under eX-
pert supervision has prompted the De-
troit Y NJ C. A. 10 establish a novel
class for the instruction in physical
training Men who desire TO learn
how to instruct young men or boys
In gymnastic work of any kind in con-
nection with their church work or
those who expect to make gymnasium
instruction their life work will CONF
pose the membership of this class, the
first session of which will take place
Monday night. under the direction OF
DR.. j. b. Modesitt, physical director
of the Y. NJ. C. A.
At present q Detroit churches have
gymnasiums, six are renting gymnas-
iums close by for their members six
have combined in a basketball league
for their young men, and six have
paid athletic uetprs-Ehe- tigLres
have been taken as an indication OF
an immense interest in gymnasium
work on the part of young men of
the church
The Y. NJ c. a. course will offer
complete instructions in every phase
OF gymnastic or athletic work, teach
Ing the students how to teach others
and giving them the practice of such
work as well as the theory Physical
Director Modesitt will personally SUI
pervise the class on Monday nights,
following the regular courses In Bible
study A general invitation 10 the
churches of the city to send represen-
tatives to the first session OF the class
has been sent out.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-09
REALTY SALES
NET 100000
Homer Warren * 60. Sell Seven
Pieces of Property For
Big Figure

Homer Warren & Co. report the
sale OF seven pieces of property for
100000 The list includes the prop
erty sold on the west side OF Wash
ington-olvd., adjoining the Hotel
Statler, and the strip purchased from
the Peoples Ice Co. by the Remy
Electric Co. on the East Grand.blvd.
for $4,000. The Washington-blvd
property was sold for II. n. Hovey
to the John ). Gray estate The price
was around 1920 600.
The other sales are 10 lots on
Philadelphia-aye.. between Twelfth
and fourteenth-stsa 35Xl30 each, sold
for the Whitney Realty Co. Ltd. TO
Geo. II Trestain for 10000
Business site on the southwest cor
ner OF JOS Campau and Caniff-aves.
70xl00, sold for the Whitney Realty
Co, Ltd. 10 VIM. Zinow. for $6500.
House and lot on the east side OF
Seminole-aye, just north OF Harper
ave, size OF lot 30x100. sold for the
Gray estate 10 Felix Wengrzenowicz
for S2,500
Northeast corner OF Grand River
and Homer-aVes.. having a frontage OF
% feet on Grand River-ave. sold for
John Coy To Dr. Hanna. for 81 100.
Also sold an undivided one-third in.
terest In property on the east side OF
Woodward-aVe.. between Woodward
terrace and Martin-pl., size of lot 4Ox
$50. for Cullen Brown To Homer War.
rem and Chas. r. Walker, for $4,000
The Detroit times., 1915-01-09
Boys! Make Postcard Reflector
More Fun Than a MdQic Lantern

Printed by special arrangement
with the American Boy MagazineD
Why spend money TO buy a magic
lantern--a fascinating plaything for
every lad when you can make post
card reflector yourself at trihing cost?
Moreover, the postcard reflector has
an advantage over the common magic
lantern in that with IL you can throw
ON the screen. postcards, photographs,
insects, pierced flowers. etc. In their
natural colors, without goiag 10 the
expense OF buying slides.
In Fig | Is shown the ''insides" OF
a postcard reflector that is within the
ability OF anyone to make. The main
part Is q box about Sx12xl4 inches.
The box should be light. tight and a
lid should be provided for IL. The in
side IL stained a dead black with ink.
or a mixture Of turpentine and lamp
black. Be sure TO get all portions OF
the inside we'll blacked
Now, with the lid Off. and the box
lying on its side, place curved re
Hector (A) in one corner. and fasten
II firmly TO the bottom by the tabs
left for the purpose The shape OF
this reflector is shown In Fig 8
Next set a lamp up close To the re-
hector and cut a hole directly above
TO allow the chimney 10 20 on. The
reflector should be made OF very
bright tin.
Now light the lamp and put the
cover on the box, noting where the re-
fieotion thrown on II Is brightest. and
directly opposite this point cut hole
TO receive slip tube containing a
double conyex lens. The size may
range from two TO three or even Ave
The Detroit times., 1915-01-09
FAMOUS FRENCH
DRAMATlST TO
VISIT DETROIT
Eugene Brieux To BE Guest of
Alliance Franchise Thursday
and Friday
WILL LECTURE ON
"H0W PLAY Is WRITTEN
Viii BE Accompanied by Wife,
and Social Functions Are
Planned for Pair

Eugene Brieux, dramatist, and mem
ar OF the trencn academy viii spend
thursday afternoon and part OF Fri.
ay oG the coming week. in Detroit
Ccording 10 a message received by
resident ii. Kirke White, Jr., OF the
.iiiance Francaise. Mr.. 5rieux will
accompanied by Nine Brieux
thursday evening, he viii lecture be
ore the Alliance Francaise IN the
iotel Pontchartrain, on How a play
- written" His coming 10 Detroit
Glll be marked by number OF spe-
iai functions in his nonor, snould
80 approve. as already considerable
interest has been manifested an the
lecent lntlmation tnat he might visit
this city
Mr.. brieux will arrive Thursday aft
ernoon from Pittsburgh. and will
spend the most part or Friday in and
about the city.
Ine distinguished dramatist and
writer. who has been making a tour
oil the United States, Is in his fifty
seventh year. He was the son of "a
cabinet maker, and received but a
scant primary school education. His
rather put him out on apprenticeship
early in lie. Work OF this nature
did not prove congenial to him, and he
then became a bank clerk He spent
his spare time in the study OF the
French classic writer's, studied Latin,
and pursued more or less orderly
courses OF the study along the lines
prescribed in the universities 10 make
rp Tor the opportunities which had
Deen denied him. The reading OF
9oethes Faust filled him with en-
thusiasm and determined for him the
calling in which he was to attain such
success-the drama.
AT 20, Mr. BrieuX became editor OF
a minor newspaper in Rouen. From
this celebrated old Norman town, he
cnt his first plays TO Antoine. who
mad just founded tife-Ee Theatef
l.ibre. The Rouen newspaper soon
came upon hard days and Brieux
went to Paris where he worked on
the staff Of various newspapers. His
first play, "Menage d'artistes, which
was presented In 1890, enjoyed CON
siderable success. Then came
Blanchette" in 1892: "LEvasion."
in 1896; Les Trois Files de NJ.
Dupont in 1897, and then success
sively Les avariers." known to US as
Damaged Goods" "Maternite," Les
remplacantes,' la robe Rouge and
La Franchise"
Mr. Brieux is sincere moralist.
He has waged relentless warfare
against divorce. In his polemics
against this institution. he has pic
tured the situation of the child of the
Divorces, as a semi-orphan. Child
less himself, he recently wrote o
touching letter TO the soldier in the
field, who never gets a letter.
Secretary b. +. de Montigney Gin.
gras of the Alliance Francaise, is pre-
pairing an elaborate program for Mr..
Brieux's lecture