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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-17
TROUBLES OF EARLY POET
His Brainwork Lost, What Was There
to Do but Proceed to InVen-
ton of Paper?

my dear" said the Cave Man Poet,
appearing in the doorway Of their
dwelling, chisel and mallet in hand,
Did you see that page Of my
poem on Spring I was cutting for
the Yearly Neolith yesterday? can't
find it anywhere in the quarry"
His wife nodded.
''Yeh, she replied ENORMOUSLY, "and
I don't care-you ought to be out hunt
ing grub. with the rest of the men.
bounced it OF that old perydactyl's
bean yesterday, when he was snoOp-
ing around here trying to get a couple
of the children
and did TT"
yes. it tore in two and plopped into
the lake"
Whereupon the Cave Man threw up
both hands in despair, and proceeded
to invent paper.
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bility party Every mile the way is interesting;
most OF it is pleasant, and Of it is both charm
ing and thrilling. No truthfully say that
he has seen the grandeur and beauty Of the Rocky
mountains unless he has made this trip. We enter
the mountains Manitou. through historic Ute pass
The canyon broadens, and then the road winds over
pinecovered hills. The bright colOrs Of the rock
change to gray, and rugged formations to compare
lively smooth hills; great rock basin, miles across
lies before U.S. catch glimpses Of snow-capped
mountains 80 miles away. We climb through pic
turesque weeded hills and reach the top of a
small pass get first view of South park-a great
tableland 20 miles long and 40 wide Beyond, a
winding road leads to Buena Vista and as we follow
up the Arkansas river, we pass over the Eye Brow
road. is not long until catch glimpses OF Twin
lakes-great crystal gems that nestle about the
feet of towering mountains. boulevard leads to
Leadville, worldfamed mining camp, and the high
est city in the world 1t is only nine miles
to the Continental diyide-Tennessee pass, two
miles above level. The road is smooth as a
boulevard, and the upgrade is only per cent After
leaving the Continental divide the road runs over
an abandoned railroad grade around and through
a valley of indescrfbIe charm; pass into rugged
canyon to the town of Red Cliff and begin the as
cent of Battle mountain Half way up the noun
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salt on the tail of his bird. He dug
into the swamps. he peered into the
water. ne felt with benumbed hands
for the radical leaves of the plants
under the snow; he inspected the buds
on the willows, the catkins on the
alders; ne went out before daylight Of
a March morning and remained out
after dark; he watched the lichens
and mosses on the rocks; he listened
for the birds; he was en- the alert for
the first frog (-Can you be absolutely
sure" he says. that you have heard
the first frog that croaked IN the town
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ship7'9; he stuck a pin here and he
stuck pin there, and there, and still
he could not satisfy himself. Nor can
anyone. Life appears to start in se7-
eral things simultaneously OF a warm.
thawy day In February the snow Is
suddenly covered with myrfads of
snow feas looking ike black new DOW
der just spilled there. Or you may see
q winged insect In the air. Or the
seIfsame day the grass in the spring
run and the catkins on the aIders viii
have started a little; and Il you look
sharply. While passing along some
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For IdentIffcation Purposes only.

Gentlemen" began the speaker,
thus putting himself en- rapport with
his auditors, hattering their self-es-
TEEN, though committing the crime Of
uttering a pale, white lie.
Gentlemen he repeated, thus rub
bling it in, Il desire to call your kind
attention to the four poems 1 am
about to recite"
A sub rosa groan escaped the teth-
cred audience.
Only the first Of these poems" an
nounced the speaker, lis mine. The
other three are by Longfellow-
With an audible sigh of relief, the
audience settled back, prepared to
endure the worst
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good roads which they had hardy thoushI Ia ca
istence are to be found without tue heC0osA'' u
making an ocean voyage
With the great impetus which the automobile
has within recent years given to touring ana WIN
the rapid development of better roads, the motor
list has been travelling the highways ana Dy
ways in search of scenes that are new ana roads
that are good This year, 1915, will see great
stream of travel from east to west and west to
east-attracted by the two California expos1tlons
and by the novelty of transcontlnental tour Dy
motor.
Definite routes have been established and the
automobile owner now has almost as great
choice of routes as has the traveller by train
truly remarkable work has been done within the
last few years in developing highways and link
ing them together into interstate and national
roads. They named and marked. mapped
and pictured until it is the exception for the mo-
torist to find himself on nameless route
The latest of the transcontinental highways
is the Pixies Peak Ocean to Ocean highway. This
road is being developed by a association re-
sulting from the federation of several strong
state units.
The Pixies Peak Ocean to Ocean highway has
distinctive organization from Terre Haute, Ind,
to Salt Lake City. Utah. with splendid connections
at both these termini At Terre Haute it joins
with the National Old Trails road which carries
it through Indianapolis, Columbus. Wheeling,
Cumberland to the national capital Washington,
and thence to New York city. From Springfield,
Ill, it also has a good connection through To-
ledo, Cleveland, Erie. Buffalo. Rochester. Albany
and down the Hudson to New York city.
From Terre Raute. it continues westward
through Springfield, H., crossing the Mississippi
river at Hannibal, Mo-. thence in a direct line
over the HannibalSt Joseph Cross State high
way through Missouri to ST. Joseph. Here it
joins the Rock Island highway through northern
Kansas, through BeIleville, Norton and Colby, to
connect at the Colorado line with the Pixies Peak
route through Limon to Colorado Springs. Here
it enters the mountains through Ute pass and
after crossing the South park. begins the ascent
OF the continental divide which is achieved just
beyond Leadyille. on a per cent grade over
improved road. The top Of Tennessee pass, To- 400
feet above sea level is the highest point the
road between the two oceans. and begins
the descent to the Pacific side The thrilling
ride over Battle mountain is followed by the
peaceful Eagle River valley. which leads into the
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Proper Surroundlnos.

81 have called q conference of lead
ing citizens to consider assisting the
starving Of Europe
who come"
mo; leave out the lunch Let 'em
feel how it is to be hungry They'll
appreciate the situation better.'-Kan-
sas City Journal
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tain one forgets his
scare in the fascination
of the panorama which
unrolls before him. Now
we proceed along the
top of the canyon rim
past a mining camp
and again we are thrilled
as we look into the
yawn1ng depths below
the ride along the shelf
of this gorge for miles
is thrilling = fascinating
beyond the power OF
words. Then we descend
into the Eagle River
valley and pass from al
most appalling grandeur
into a peaceful, fertile
valley. A run Of 45
miles brings US to the
entrance to Glenwood
canyon, through which
runs the Grand river
No word artist can de-
scribe this trip as the
automobile winds over
the narrow road around
the base of towering
nainted cliffs and peaks
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CompiimentarY

Master Of the House Ito complain
ing serTant) Dear, dear, James. Tn
tired Of these continual kitchen squab-
bles.
Servant-Well, sir, 'Ow would you
like to be called a addIe headed old
idiot; supposin' you wasn't one, sir?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-17
The Truthful Traveller.

How did you find life in the
tropics?'
"An that I expected it to be-"
you were not disappointed them"
Not at all. 1 thought it was going
to be the next thing to Hades, and
it was"
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AFTER THE WINTERS COLD
Thoreau Was Never Able to Determine
Exactly the First Thing That
Stirred in the Spring.

Thoreau, as revealed In his journal.
was for years trying to settle in his
own mind what was the first thing
that stirred in spring, after the severe
New England winter-in what was the
first sign or pulse of returning life
manifest; and he never seems TO have
been quite sura. He could not get his
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The Kind

$50 they have cleared the water
OF mines u miles for the warships'
advance in Turkish waters2"
Yes, so I hear"
Gould that be called a sweeping
Tictory?"
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SHuhted.

Dorothy overheard her parents talk
ing about Bible names.
is my name in the BibIe?" she
asked.
No, dear"
why, didn't God make me-"
Yes, dear"
''Then why didn't he say something
about it?"
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testimonial. " Mrs. LAWRENCE MAR
in, II King St, Westbrook, Maine.
Mansion, Wis the Change OF
Life suffered with pains N my back
and loins until could not stand also
had night-sHeats so that the sheets
would be wet. l 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
= different woman. I know I have TO
thank you for my continued good health
ever since. - Mrs. II. J. BRoHNEIL..
Mansion, Wis.
The success OF Lydia E 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. (eonf-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter viii
be opened, read and answered By q
woman, and held in strict confidence.
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sheltered nook or grassy slope where
the sunshine lies warm on the bare
ground, you win probably see a grass
hopper or two. The grass matches out
under the snow. and why should not
the MISREPRESENTATION Burroughs,
signs and Seasons.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-17
Matter of Sex

This is one OF the spieiest books 1
ever read" remarked the hardware
drummer, as he turned over another
leaf.
"So?" queried the hotel clerk.
What's the name of the authoress? %
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-17
The NeeessarY start

Professor, do you think my daugh-
ter has any qualifications for the pi-
amor
well, she has two hands, madam" %
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Preposterous-

The poor fellow was simply driven
to his grave"
We'll, why not2 You wouldn't CON-
pei a dead man TO walk there, would
you?''
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-17

Adam was the only man in the his
tory Of the world who never tried to
blame his downfall on heredity.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-17

With some men nothing is impossi-
BILE. You will even sometimes see
an old bachelor trying to amuse a
baby.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-17
Business COMING,

BiIl-Heu have a lot Of business
after the European var is over.
Jill-Why, what's his business"
He's a mapmaker."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-17

Nothing is more disgusting than a
young man trying to act old or an old
man trying to act young
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-17

Ups and Downs
GeOrge-Dearest could lar down
my life for you
MabeI-But. love. yoH fat horribly
when Il comes to laying zp znyfhins
don't yoec- Psek-
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pains N my back
and side and was 50
weak I could hsrdIy
do my housevork.
/ have taken Lydia
E Pinkhsm's Xege-
table Compound and
it has done me 3 lot
Of good VIII re-
commend your med
icine to my friends
and Gve you permis-
sion TO publish nv
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The siniIarit,

"Jims says his wife's tongue goes
as fast as an express"
yes, and it's always on the raj"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-17

As Played by Ear.
why are you prejudiced against
golf? You never saw the game
NO; but once heard part OF one"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-17
WOMEN FROM
IS to S. TESTIFY
TotheMerit of Lydia EPmIz.
hams Vegetable Com
pound during Change
Of Life.

Westbrook, Ne. 81 was passing
through the Change Of Life and bad
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~ III RzSS

HE European war has focused at
tention more strongly than ever
before upon the idea embodied IN
the phrase, See America First.
Thousands who have been in the
habit of spending their vacations
winter or summer. abroad are
scanning the map of the United
States with renewed interest and
are discovering that natural at
fractions, scenic wonders and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-07-30

serpent in his masters house, but the
serpent change before his eye and he
become the slave. She speak to him
on the voice OF the wind and he obey
It is the law. Kismet! His master
have OF wives two. Two, sahib-tne
living and the dead. They speak with
Ranjab today and he obey"
There was dead silence in the room
for many minutes after the remarkable
u~tterances of the mystic. The two
men, master and man, looked into each
others eyes and spoke no more, yet
something passed between them.
THE sahibah has sent Roberts for a
priest said the Hindu at last.
"A priest? But | am not a Catholic
nor Frederic"
Madam is. The servants are say
ing that the priest will be here too
late. They are wondering why you
have not already killed me. sahib."
KILLED you too?"
They are now saying that the las'
stroke OF the gong, sahib. was the
death sentence for Ranjab. 1t called
me here to be slain by you. have
told them all that | fired the"
60 down at once, my friend" sale
Brood, laying his hand on the mans
shoulder. Let them see that | do moi
blame you, even though we permit
them to believe this lie Of ours. Go
my friend" u.
The man bent his head and turned
away. Near the door he stopped stock
still and listened intently.
"The sahibah comes"
GAY, she said she would come to mi
here" said Brood, and his jaw hard
ened. Holder sent for me, Ranjab, al
hour g but-he was conscious then
His eyes we're open. II could no
look into them. There would hav'
been hatred in them-hatred for m
and II could not 60. was a coward
Yes, q coward after all. She Woul'
have been there to watch me as
CIIllRtu. 1 wac uJIuiu vi ~" . "''o
do to her then
He Is not conscious now, sahib,
said the Hindu slowly.
still" said the other, compressor
his lips, II am afraid am afrait
God, Ranjab, you do not know what
means to be a coward! YOU"
And yet, sahib, you are brav
enough to stand on the spot where b
%fell-where his blood flowed-and thi
|, Is not what a coward would do"
The door opened and closed swift
and he was gone. Brood allowed h
dull, wondering gaze to sink to h
feet. He was standing on the sp'
I where Frederic had fallen. There WI
5 no blood there now, The rug had bee
r removed and before his own eyes, Il
swift-moving Hindu had washed Il
Z floor and table and put the room in c
r der. All this seemed ages ago. Sin
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that time he had barred his soul to the
Sinking Buddha and. receiving no
consolation from the SNUG image, had
violently cursed the thing. Since then
he had waited-he had waited for
many things to happen. He knew all
that took place below stairs. He knew
when Lydia came and he denied him.
self to her. The coming of the police,
the nurses and the anesthetician, and
, later on, Mrs. John Desmond and the
reporters-all this he had known, for
he had listened at a crack in the open
door. And he had heard his wife's
calm. authoritative voice in the hall be-
low, giving directions. Now for the
first time he looked about him and felt
himself attended by ghosts. In that
instant he came to hate this onceloved
room. this cherished retreat, and al
that It contained. He would never SCI
his foot inside of its four walls again
II was filled with ghosts!
On the corner of the table lay
great heap Of manuscript-the story o
his life up to the escape from Lhasa
The sheets Of paper had been scat
tered over the floor by the ruthles
hand OF the surgeon. but nov the
were back in perfect order, replace
by another hand. He thought Of tn
final chapter that would have to b
written II he went on with the journa
1t would have to be written, for it wa
the true story Of his life. He strod
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hear? He does not know. / shall not
let him die"
zone moment, II you please" said
her husband coldly. "You may spare
me the theatres. Moreover, we VII
not discuss Frederic. What we nave
to say to each other has little to 90
with that poor wretch downstairs. This
is your hour Of reckoning, not bis.
Bear that"
You. are very much mistaken" she
interrupted, her gaze growing more
fixed than before. HE is a part OF our
reckoning. He is the one great char
acter in this miserable, u~nlooked-for
tragedy. Will you be so kind as TO
draw those curtains? And do me the
honor to allow me to sit in your pres
ence." There was infinite scorn in her
voice. 81 am very tired. ! have not
been idle. Every minute of my waking
hours belongs to your son, James
Brood-but | owe this half-hour to you
You shall know the truth about me, as
| know it about you. ] did not count
on this hour ever being a part OF my
life, but it has to be, and shall race
it without weeping over what mign'
have been. Will you draw the cur
tains?"
He hesitated a moment and Their
ierked the curtains together, shutting
out the pitiless glare.
will you be seated-there?" he
said quietly, pointing to a chair at thu
end of the table.
She switched on the light In the oil
lamp but instead of taking the chai
indicated, sank into one on the oppo
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CHAPTER Xxx.
A Sisters Story.
to open

II she hesitated outside the room to
summon the courage to face the man
who would demand SO much of her,
there was nothing in her manner now
to indicate that such had been the
case. She approached him without a
symptom of nervousness or irresolu-
ton. Her dark eyes met his without
wavering and there was purpose In
them.
She devoted a single glance Of u r
prise to the uncurtained window on en-
tering the door and an instant later
scrutinized the floor with unmistakable
interest as If expecting to find some
thing there to account for his motive
in admitting the glare Of light-some-
thing to confound and accuse her. But
there was no fear or apprehensiveness
in the look. She was not afraid.
Brood remained standing, a little be-
yond the broad ray Of light, expecting
her to advance into it's full, revealing
| glare. She stopped, however, in the
shadow opposite. 1t was he who moved
| forward into the light. and there was 9
deep searching look in his eyes. In ar
instant II was gone; he had satisfied
himself. The curious experience of thu
morning had been a phantasm, an II
fusion, a mockery, There al moth
ing in this woman's smoldering eye
to suggest the soft, luminous lowell
ness of Matilde's, He drew q long
deep breath Of relief.
She had put on a rather plain whit
blouse, open at the neck. The cuff
were rolled up nearly to The elbow:
evidence that she had been using he
hands in some active employment an
had either forgotten or neglected to r,
store the sleeves to their proper pos
ton. A chic black walking-skirt Ter
to her trim, erect figure a suggestio
Of girlishness.
Her arms hung straight down at h
| sides, Imply it would have seemed
! first glance, but in reality they wei
t rigid.
i. u have come, as l said I would" 81
said, after a long, tense silence. HI
voice was low. huskier than ever. b
without a tremor of excitement. "Y'
+! did not say you would wait for n
here, but | knew you would do so. II
5 hour Of reckoning has come. v
v must pay, both of us. am not frigl
d ened by your silence. James, nor an
e afraid of what you may say or {
First of all, It is expected that Fredel
|. will die. Doctor Holder has proclaim
II. He is a great surgeon. He ous
to know. But he doesn't know-do y
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site side Of the table, with the mellow
light full upon her lovely, serious face.
"Sit there" she said, signifying the
chair he had requested her to take.
please sit down." she went on impa-
tiently, as he continued to regard her
f%orbiddingly from his position neal the
window.
81 shall be better able to say what
have to say standing" he said signln-
cantly.
do you expect me to plead with you
for f~orgiveness?" she inquired, with an
unmistakable look of surprise.
"You may save yourself the humilla-
ton Of such"
"But you are very gravely mistaken"
she interrupted. 81 shall ask nothing
of you"
Then we need not prolong the"
II have come to explain, not to
plead" she went on resolutely. 81 want
to tell you why l married you. You
will not find 1t a pleasant story, nor
will you be proud of your conquest. 1t
will not be necessary for you to turn
me out Of your house. entered 1t
with the determination to leave 1t In
my own good time. l think you would
better sit down."
He looked at her fixedly for a mo-
ment, as If striving to materialize q
thought that lay somewhere in the
back of his mind. He was vaguely
conscious Of an impression that he
could unravel all this seeming mystery
without a suggestion from her II giver
the time to concentrate his mind or
the vague, hazy suggestion that tor
> mented his memory.
He sat down opposite her, and rest
ed his arms on the table. The line
, about his mouth were rigid. uncompro
missing, but there was a look of wonde
/, in his eyes.
She leaned forward in her chair, tn
better to watch the changing expires
4 sion in his eyes as she progressed wit
q her story Her hands were clenche
tightly under the tables edge.
\. you are looking into my eyes-a
Won have looked a hundred times" sh
1 said after a moment. There Is SOM
/, thing in them that has puzzled yo
since the night when you looked int
them across that great ballroom
,. London. You have always felt th'
. they were not new to you, that yc
~ have had them constantly in front
"A YOU for ages. Do you remember whe
YOU first saw me, James Brood?"
i. He stared, and his eyes widened.
~ never saw you in my life until tn
IN night in London, +
Look closely. Isn't there somethil
more than doubt in your mind as "
q, look into them now"
81 confess that I have always be
puzzled by-by something l cannot U
derstand in But all this leads
or nothing" he broke of harshly. "
NJ are not here to mystify each other
on to"
ne ITO explain mysteries, tnats IT,
he course. You are looking. What
We you see? Are you not sure that y
hi. looked into my eyes long. long az
a I Are there not moments when my vo
40. is familiar to you. when 1t speaks
rio you out Of"
led He sat up. rigid as a block OF sto
,bt Eyes, by heaven, l have felt 1t
ron along. Today l was convinced t
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Their Use.

"Why do you advocate blanks|
street-paving bills?"
ITO cover the beds Of the stress
OF course"
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Poultry and PET Stock
For Sals-YehicIss.

FOR SAILS spring light delivery wagon.
e5l6 Wyoming ST,
BUGGY FOR sALE-lEeeant seat brand
new buggy very cheap. Inquire ZIG S. El
Paso ST.
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For RenE-Apartments Furnished.


FURNISHED APTs.-111 ". Boulevard.
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App Trg- HT1UT rs
aTOT-NTaT,y PARK

FOR sALE-Wagon. team and new harness
cheap. Phone 4737.
AUTOMOBILE WANTED - Diamonds and
casa % exchange for o passenger car. Phi.
CASE