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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-03-25

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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-03-25

Moved-to new quarters in
Dorr Building, next to Farmers
Bank. Babb's Restaurant.
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you looked rather cheap to-day, WITH
your sanctimonlous advice that !
marry Harrowby. Aren't you begin
ming to realize your own position
the silly childish figure you cutf"
'"Then you"-
Last night whom you came stag
gering across the lawn to me with
this foolish gown In your arms-l
told you hated you. Do you imagine
L hate you any less now. Well, l
don't" Her voice became fearful. Il
hate you! I hate you'll"
But some day.
T sho turned away from him, for she
was sobbing outright now.
IT never want to see you again a.
long as I live" she cried. Never!
Never! Never!"
Limp. pitiable. worn by the long
fight he had waged. Minot stood star
Ing helplessly at her heavinS shout
ders. =.
'"Then-I can only say I'm sorry."
he murmured. "And-goodby."
He waited. She did not turn toward
him. He stumbled out Of the room.
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LOVE INSURANCE
.S. A New Workers. Odd Fight to Keep
From Winning the Girl of His Heart
BY EARL DERR BICCERS
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTER
A.ss:s :. .s.,.s 1.,. :: s..s....:.

lord IIsrowby comes to America to marry
t.,ntbis Mtyr,ck, daughter Of a multi Millionaire
! The wedding is to rcclg at san Marco. Fla, Fear.
lag lest Clntha may change her mind at the last
fytpsut HarTovby applies to '.Lloyds " New York
office for 1916. 600 insurance that she will marry
him. Jephson, an eccentric old sportsman In tho
tIoyds Office. insures him fot that sum. Richard
Mnot. assistant manager Of Lloyds In New Yurk,
- emit to Florida to see that narrowly plays fair
In The matter Of the insurance. Their Minot neets
spd fslls In love With CYNTHIA. Realizing that he
cannot WOO her while he "a under Contract to
Llc,si: TO do all in his power 70 promote The mar
slgntns his comsnision. 1he Lloyds management
refuse " accept the resignation, Under the
guidance Of . press agent named Trimmer man
spesrs At San Marco calling himSh ''tbe real
. Lord Harvwby -Allan's elder brother. Al .
: dinner C,uthis wear. diamond ne,klace, known
80 'Chstn kshtninG's Collar." liarrowby heir-
toom, During the evening the necklace Is reported
enBto. Hsnvwby has taken Il. lilo turns II over
, ~ Mpot, saying he cannot just then explain, but
that Minot inust g,.rd ths neckisee WITH the ut.
oost ears. Soon afterwNrd the real Lord Har-
'eovby" Is exposed as imlostor. and narrowly .
ODER brpties. who 10 supposed 70 BE- dead. comes
identity. Then II appears that Hsrowby has
pswscd be insurance policy for 5000 to crook
ha0od Wall.
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rather worn carpet. His brother,
hastily pressed into service a. best
man. sat pulling at . cigar with .
persistency which indicated q some
what perturbed state Of mind on his
own part. Spencer Meyrick tele-
phoned, summoned Allan. The BRIDE
groom obeyed the summons. and
presently faced Cynthia and her
father.
"You-you sent for met" he asked.
coming into tho room.
I'VE did" said Meyrick, rising. He
held out a paper. win you please
look at that?"
His lordship took the sheet In I'M
steady hands. He glanced down.
Slowly the meaning of tho story that
met his gaze filtered through his
daxed brain. Martin Wall did this.
he thought to himself. He tried to
speak, but could not. Dumbiy he
stared at Spencer Meyrick.
I'VE want no scene. Harrowby."
said the old man woarily. I'VE mere
ly want to know II there 10 In ex-
iseohSo ponsS eS~" - 49, Wv $500
toned here?"
There is
Spencer Meyrick sighed.
That's all we want to know. There
will be no wedding, Harrowby."
"Wha-whatl" His lordship faced
about. "Why, sir-ths guests must
be-downstairs''-
TT is-unfortunats. But there viii
be no wedding" The old man turned
to his daughter. Cynthia" he asked,
have you nothing to say7"
Yes" White. trembling. the girl
faced his lordship. 1T seems, Allan.
that you have regarded our marriage
a. a business proposition. You have
ket. Well. you win. have changed
my mind, This - final. I shall not
change IL again"
ri send for Minot." narrowly
cried.
"Mr. Minot7" The girls eva. mar
rowed. And what has Mr.. Minot 70
do with this?"
Everything. He came down hero
as the representative OF Lioyds. He
came down to make sure that you
didn't change your mind. He will tell
You that love you''-
A queer expression lowered about
Miss Meyrick's lips. Spencer Meyrick
interrupted.
Nonsense" he cried. There 10 no
need to- ~. ..
"Ons moment" Cynthia Meyrick's
eyes shons strangely. send for your
brother. Allan. And-for-Mr. Minot."
narrowly stepped to the telephone
He summoned his forces. A strained
unhappy silence ensued. Then the
two men entered the room together.
"Minot-George. old boy" Lord
narrowly said helplessly. Mis-
Neyrick and her father have hiscot
cred the existence Of a certain inspr.
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a& DUCHESS OF AiSmOr0
elected to give her dinner
and dance in Miss Mey-
rick's honor as near to the
: es1ght Florida stars as she could.
q the top door Of the De la Pax was
. pgivats dining room. only partially
onclosed. with a picturesque Wow Of
ne palm dotted courtyard below.
Adjacent to this was q sun room
With . removable glass roof. and this
The Duchess had ordered transformed
into q ballroom. There In the open
the newest society dances should rise
= to offend the soft southern Alky.
While the servants were passing
-cocktails on cleaning trays, Minot
eound the door to the balcony and
stepped outside. 4 white wrath
0itted from the shadows to his side.
. 'Mr. Minot." said a soft, scared
: uttle voice.
"Ah-Miss Meyrlck." he cried.
Merciful fate this Is, that they met
Cor the first time since that incident
on the ramparts In kindly darkness.
. Miss Meyrick." began Minot hur-
ssedly. I'm very glad to have mo-
msnt alone with you. ] want to
apologize-for last night was mad
IL did narrowly a very palpaole
A.. wrong. I'm very ashamed OF myself
a. l look back, Can ! hope that You
will--forget-all l said"
She did not reply, but stood look
Ing down at the palms far below.
, "Can hope that you will forget
and forgiven"
She glanced up at him, and her eyes
Gone in the dusk. II
II can forgive" she said softly. ''But
d, can't forget. Mr.-Mr. Minot"--
~ "Iesf"
"what--what-is-woman's greatest
-,SYivilegeT"
Something in the tone Of her voice
sent cold chill sweeping through
MiHoi's very soul. He clutched the
rail- for support.
=. lift you'd answer" said the girl,
.-it would make II easier for
! Aunt Mary's generous form APP
reared In the doorway.
"Oh, there You are, Cynthia! You
are keeping the duchess's dinner walt
Ing"
Cynthia Meyrick Joined her aunt.
.Ninot stayed behind a moment. Be-
low him Florida swan In the axurs
-aiSht.. What had the girl been about
~ sayf
y Pulling himself together. he won't
tuDide and learned that he was to take
IN to dinner glorious blonde brides
slnaid. When they were seated, he
3 found that MiAs Meyrick's face was
sallAsa from him by q profusion Of
v y10vida blossoms. He was glad OF
m44a He wanted TO think-think.
- forehead grew damp. HiG
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CHAPTER XVII.
tContinucd.l
. "a Rotten Bad Fjt."

SS~A WAS Just on the point of
going out to the yacht,
with an officer" he said.
z. suppose we three run
p ~ out alone and talk busi-
moss With Martin WALL"
Fifteen minutes later the two Har-
rowbys and Minot boarded the yacht
which Martin Wall had christened
tho Lileth. George Harrowby looked
about him with interest
Hes taken very GOOD care Of It
I'll say that for him." he remarked.
> Martin Wall came suavely forward
p, Mr.. WALL" said Minot pleasantly
allow me to present Mr.. George Har.
q rowby, the owner Of the boat on which
We pow stand"
II beg your pardon" said Wall,
without the culver of an eyelash
$50 careless of me. Don't stand
gentlemen. Have chairs-all of YOU"
=, And he stared George Harrowby
calmly In the eye.
You're flippant this morning.
said the elder Harrowby. wen be
glad to sit. thank you. And may !
repeat what Mr.. Minot has told you
i own this yacht"
'lndeed?" Mr.. Walls face beamed.
you bought 1t from Wilson. | pre-
sumo"
it;"Jast who in Wilson,"
Dear, dear" Mr.. Wall smiled.
Can II be that Wilson was a fraud ?
! suggest the police. Mr.. Harrowby
shall be very glad to testify"
49," Mr.. WALL" George Harrowby
broke in. ut may interest you to
know that We don't believe a word
OF the Wilson story. But II may also
interest YOU to know that l am will
fnE TO let the whole matter drop-ou
8 ons condition" ..i,"
whats that?"
o.. My brother Allan here borrowed
$4,000 from you the other night and
gave you as security a bit of paper
quite worthless to any one save him.
eeif. Accept my check for $4,000 and
hand him back the paper"
Mr.. Wall smiled. He reached into
bis inner coat pocket.
With the greatest pleasure" he
r Allan Harrowby confided TO Mlnot:
by Cad. everything looks lovely
now. Jenkins out of the way. good
/. id George side stepping the title.
Ne policy safe In my pocket. Not a
thing in the way!"
TITS almost too good to be true"
, Iepiied Minot, with q very mirthless
o0dle.
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was thrOngod with Dr1llantiy
attired wedding guests Who. meta
phorically, beat their breasts In per-
plexity over the tidings that had come
even a. thsy craned their nscks to
oatch the first glimpse Of that dis
tinsuished bridal party. The lawfully
decorated parlor that was 70 have
been the scene of the ceremony stood
tragicaiiy deserted. Minot cast one
look At II. and hurried again 70 biz
own particular cell.
He took q couple Of timetables
from his desk. and sat down In q
chair facing the window. All over
now. Nothing to DO but return TO the
North. a. fast as the trains would
take him. He had won. but he had
also lost. He felt listlsss. weary. He
lot the timetables fau to the door.
ana sat gasang out At thAt narrow
street - thinking WONDERING Wish
Ing
II was late In the afternoon when
the olamor Of his telephone recalled
him to himself. He ieaped up. and
seized the receiver. Allan Harrow
by's voice came over the wire.
Can you run down TO the room.
Minotr he inquired. -Ths last call.
old boy"
Minot went. He found both the
Harrowbys there, prepared to say
goodby to San Marco forever.
Going TO New York on the Lady
Evelyn" said George Harrowby, who
was aggressively cheerful. From
there I'm taking Allan to Chicago.
Going to have hun reading George
AIDE and talking our language In .
week."
Lord Harrowby smiled wanly.
Nothing eft but Chicago" he
drawled. Il wanted to see you before
I went, Minot, old chap. Not that !
can thank you for all you did, don't
know how. You stood by me like
like a gentleman. And I realize that
l have no claim on Lloyds-it was
Wall have that COMPOUNDED policy
But what's the use Of if-ingf Ali my
fault. And-my thanks. old boy"
"Nonssnse." SAID Minot. "A bust.
ness proposition. solely. from my
point OF view. There's no thanks
coming to me-"
TT seems to me-" said George Hsr.
rowby. that - the only victor In this
AFFAIR. you don't exhibit q proper
cheerfulnsss. ny tho way, we'd bs
delighted TO take you north on on,
boat why not"-
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lemon. tinted employer. II you want

tinted employer, u you want
to-" ..
Spencer Meyrick stood, considering.
"However-Ivs done you q favor"
O'Neill went on. t'sYou can do me one.
Let Manuel off-on one condition"
Name It."
make him pay IN our overdue SAL
ary."
II myselr'-besan Meyrick.
Don't want your money" said
O'Neill. want Gonzale's."
Gonzale took two yellow bills from
q wallet. He tossed them at O'Neiil.
There. you our
Careful" cried O'Neirl. "Or I'll
punch you yet
He started forward, but Gonzale
hastily withdrew. O'Neill and the
millionaire followed to the street.
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"oS xudhuoi eoubAi0p pEopE1otoE Va
that paper. as immaculate a. the
morn; the other was that broad and
breezy gentleman known in his pres
emit incarnation as Mr.. Martin Wall.
Very neat. Very neat indeed
said Mr.. Wall. casing with sviden,
approval ut an inky smelling shes,
that lay before him. 1T ought TO dc
the work. II 1t does. It will be the
first stroke Of luck Eve had In San
Marco" '"a'' an 81.
The two descended to sthe street.
Opposite the Hotel de la Pax they
parted. The sleek little spaniard
went on alone ana mounted boldly
those pretentious steps. At the desk
he Informed the clerk on duty that he
must see MIR. Spencer Meyrick at once.
For nearly an hour Gonzsle was
kept waiting. Nervously he paced
the lobby. consuming one cigarette
after another, glancing often at his
watch. Finally Spencer Meyrick ap-
peared. pompous, rod-faced, a hard
man to handle. a. he always had
been.
II have something to show YOU"
said Gonzale politely, and removed
from his pocket q copy of the San
Marco Mail. still damp from the
presses.
Spencer Meyrick took the paper in
his own large. capable hands. He
glanced casually at the first page.
and his face grew somewhat redder
responsible:
HARDnyVnv yUAsNr, rAKUNn
ANY CHANCES.
Underneath. in slightly smaller
type. Spencer Meyrick read:
Remarkable Foresight of English
Fortune Hunter who WEEDS Miss
Meyrick TO-Day-EOOk Out
Policy for Sevehty-nve Thou
sand Pounds with LlOyd's,
same to he Payable In Case
the Beautiful Heiress
suffered . Change of
Heart.
Prominent on the page was large
photograph. which purported to ne
IAN Exact Facsimile OF the Policy"
. II see;", said Aeyriok slowly
Manuel Gonsals shuddered In hor-
"You are not exactly complimsn-
tary. However-let US say for the
i am. by the way. empowered Ia
make the sale. You take charge. You
hurry to the office. You destroy all
copies Of to-day's issue 80 far print
ed. You give orders to the compos-
Ing room to kill this first page story
good az 1t Ia. Please KILL you say,
A term with newspaper men."
"YS! call yourself . newspaper
why not7 The story IL killed. An
other Is put In its plaoe-say. for
your daughters wedding. And In IL
changed form the Mai%your news
paper-goes on the street"
you contemplate little"-- be-
gan Spencer Meyrick.
My dear sir-control yourself.
pleaded Gonzale.
Old Meyrick leaped to his feet.
Very good" he cried. Come on"
They set forth. At the counter Of
the tiny bank Meyrick stood writing
his check. Gonzale at his elbow. Sud-
denly behind them the screen door
slammed and a wild-eyed man with
I'VE usually sleep until noon.
shouted O'Neili "He counted on that.
Enter the catbird. Sat on our WIN
dow-sill at ten A. M. and screechsd
Woke us up. We felt unseay. Went
to the office. broke down a bolted
door. and found what was up"
'Dog!" foamed Manuel. "Outcas,
Of the gutter
Save your compliments! Mr.. Mey-
rick. my partner 10 now at the Mai
office destroying to-day's issue OF the
Mall. We've already ruined the nrst.
page form. the cut OF the policy. and
tha negative. And we're going NORTH
4 ~ fast a. the Lordll let W. You car
DO what you please Ayyeot eur littl,
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CHAPTER XIX.
"PIease KILL"

ARLY Tuesday morning,
while Mr.. Minot still slept
and mercifully forgot, two
very wide awake gentlemen
sat alone together In the
the San Marco Mall. One
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CHAPTER Xxx.
High Words at High Noon.

N the narrowly suite the
holder Of the title. q hand
some and distinguished hx-
ure. adorned for his we'd
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CHAPTER XVIII.
~. Mjnot Goes Through Fire.

HE Duchess Of Lismore
elected to give her dinner
and dance in Miss Mey-
1ick,a hnnor "A mar To fha
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JEFFERSON OIL WELL
 NOW DOWN l75l FEET

Drilling for the Jefferson Oil com pany by Freeland Bros., has been progressing very satisfactorily the past week. The we'll is now down to a depth of 175l feet and the drilling has been in lin estone and shale.
 At the present, the drill is in a hard limestone formation. A strong odor is coming from the welll, some of which is of gas, and the formation is the same aa that in the proven fields of Louisiana and Oklahoma. The drillers arc quite enthused' with their findings, and are quite sure that in the end they will be repaid with a. we'll with good flow of oil or gas.
 In the issue of September 1. the New Orleans Times Picayune con- tained map of the oil fields of the United States, showing the underly- ing oil which extends from the large fields of Mexico through the state of Arkansas, and through Pine Bluff in to tfe stete ot MiNhigap p.swhich F eQs |ases;s |a||eE < 9ss x s|s sss{s4 s sa \ s,a |0ll fel( : K s < X ss. N $ ,l* .s:s
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UGH! A DOSE OF l NASTY CALOMEL
 
It Salivates! It Makes Yon Sick and You May Lose Y
 a Days Work.

You're bilious, sluggish, const;pated and believe you need vile, dangerous calomel a. start your liver and clean year bowels. A& <
 Here's. my guarantee! Ask yoar druggist: for 20 cent bottle of Dod- soE's Liver Tone and take aSspo'anfal tonight. If it doesn't start your liv- e and straighten you right ID better than calomel and without grip,ng CT naFing you sick Il want vol to 90 pack to the store and get yorr money.
 Take calomel today and tomorrow you will feel weak and rarseated. Don't lose days work. Take a spoonful of harmless, vegetable p;d- sons Liver Tone tonight and wake up feeling great. It's perfectly ham, less, so give it to your children any time. It can't salivate. so let them cat anything afterwards.
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STYLE DEGREES
 SHORTER SKIRTS
There Must Be Clearance of Nine Inches Between
 Cloth and Ground.

Shorter skirts will be worn this fall
 and winter, girls. Nine inches from
 the ground they'll be and flaring Wide at the bottom, says the New York World. High'S shoes, laced in many l ways, will be in vogue, with ankle
 watches (Oh, la lab strappcl around the shoe tops. Waists will be ex- tremely tight and will button in front l and-well,' there's so much of this let's proceed in orderly fashion.
 Coats? Yes, they will be worn. Callot says-you know Callot, surely No, not the French wine shop below the Fulton street deadline Tais Cal lot is the Paris. ,couturier. We'll. Cal- lot says that coats will date back to
 1890, being very full, with big pcek- cts, fursScuffs and circular <, collars. The collars will come up to. the tip of the wearer's nose. How does the World know all this? Oh these fash ions were brought lin by score of buyers who arrived yesterday on the liner Espagne from Bordeaux.
 Decollete will be the same as usual only mere so, and mostly V-shaped. Some of those gowns shown on the Espagne certainly did look very. very low! And here's another thing. Cor rect evening dress demands the hut terfly cape. You know the kind-but- tons or loops or something like that over the shoulders, so that when you spin around quickly you appear to be sprouting wings. And you will be able to buy Georgette's models this winter. Georsette is Parisienne who is an extremist. No one makes short CT skirts than Georgette. No one dares to. Tn fact, nobody aould
 See Those Hats Shoot lTp!
 Hats are coming back into style again. You remember, they rather went out of fashion this yea, and all the women were wearing no crowns. but sort O half hats. But they will have crowns. brims and everything else this winter, only the crowns will be much higher and the brims far smaller.
 Violet will be the predominating color. Make note of that. so no willy dressmaker will deceive you by trying to sell you a white evening gown. To be harmonious to the nth power on this violet color scheme, it is rumored that creme yvette cock tails may even become palatable.
 Goodness! We almost forgot about the. hand-painted pigeons! Charles Kurzman. milliner, of No. 3S5 Fifth avenue. brought back eleven of these beautiful birds. which he obtained from the church of St. Francois in Lausanne. Switzerland MT. Kurz- man says he is only going 10 keep the birds in his conservatory hut the report persists that the days of fal-
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con carrying are to be revived, and that the well-gowned and fashionable woman must carry about a hand painted pigeon strapped to her wrist.
 Macaws Will Get Jealous.
 And these are some pigeons! Red, yellow, green and blue, are a few of them; violet, yellow and red are others; some are brown and green and still others are claret and blue. Furthermore, the color will not wash off in the rain, MT. Kurzman ayers.
 Short, nine-inches-from-t ground skirts, high shoes with ankle watches; tight waists, high-crowned and small -brimmed hats-and a hand colored pigeon on the wrist! It will be wonderful fall and winter, boys and girls, most wonderful.
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fined at the waist-line by means of a
 belt that is buttoncd into place. There is little opening at the front which allows drawing the dress on over the head, and the edges of the front are laced together. In the picture, 'Joffre blue gabardine is trimmed with white broadcloth and blue braid, and the combination is very fashionable as we'll as an exceedingly handsome one, but dresses of this kind will be made from broadcloth, poplin, serge, wool crepe, and various materials of the sort, while the girl who is looking for really useful frock and likes washable materials will find the model good ene for cotton poplin or heavy linen.
 For the I6-year size will be needed 6A yards of material 27 inches wide. S13 yards 36, or AS yards IA, with H
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but, at the same time, the suit can be treated in many different ways. It could be made of velvet throughout for more dressy costume, or it could be p,ade of gabardine or broadcloth or of something sturdier and more useful where in demand it would be pretty made of Scotch frieze or of cheviot. The fur trimming is exceed ingly handsome but it is not obligatory. for bound edges are to be used, braid trimmings are in vogue, and stitched undertakings are always correct. If liked, neck and sleeves could be edged with fur while the lower. and front edges could De bound with braid.
 For the I6-year size the coat will require 4ks yards of material 27 inches wide, yards Al. or 2A yards 54: for
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-05

THE coat of velvet worn over
 skirt of different material is
 ! always handsome. This season it is to be extensively worn and the costume shown here is admirably adapted to small women as well as to, young girls. The coat Is a very at- tractive. and at the same time very simple one, for it is perfectly loose. being held at the Yaist-line by means of the belt. Ire skirt is straight and plaited and car made plain or with a yoke and suspenders. It would be hard to find anything prettier or more fashionable: than the velvet with plaid.
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charaetsrs sf Jussles.

It is finely said by Plato that Q tho knowledge that is divested of justice deserves tho appellation of cunnina rather than wisdom, 60 mind unsuD ceptible of fear. if animated by private interest and not public utility. dessrvea the character of audaciousness. ratRe1 than of fortitude. We therefore require that all men of courage and masnanim' ity should be at the same tims men ol virtue and of simplicity. lovers oi truth. and enemies to all decek fos these are the main charactefs ee 5Rs tioA-CicArn sa