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Evening star., 1915-12-12

ment my eyes really met hers, really met
and spoke to her. you understand--from
that moment | was lost drowned-in
love!
Perhaps, under commoner circum-
stances. it mightn't have been. In the
rum little architect $ Office lot at home,
had enjoyed the reputation of being
a mere grubber --insensible to women,
sport-insensible to everything in life but
my grind. | dare say | WdS selfish, alb
sorbed. Perhaps it had needed this shock
the blow to my health, the strangely
poignant, lonely, natural life in the foot
hills-needed all this to wake soul in me.
Never think, though, that night was
all magic. We'd some pretty practical
issues to face. Suddenly the absence of
the girls father struck me. In answer
to my hint, she said "Yes; he's inside,
there, Lying down. Asleep"
But" | marveled. Through all this
row? And, in your pinch, you never
walked him."
He's not well. He sleeps great deal
he's had nervous breakdown.
| begged her to explain more to me.
After moment. in halting low voice,
she began to speak
My father is a college professor-or
he was till last winter. If you've studied
much mathematics, perhaps you know
his name James Duncannon of the In
stitute of Technology.
Evening star., 1915-12-12

told the girl, let lily. Hold on the middle
of the chest-the stomach"
She nodded. With my own eye and
Winchester always fixed on the sheep
herders, | backed off into the fringes of
the clearing. | knew exactly where we
had started our lunge from: triangle Of
three little pine-trees, jutting slightly out
into the grassy circle of the open, marked
the spot. Soon one of my exploring feet
was inside the coil of picket-rope. Hur-
riedly, without STOPPING. dragged it for
ward that way to the cabin.
I'D never tied up a man for keeps in
my life, of course. But, on the other
hand, | was pretty well born and bred in
sailboat; | knew several tricks about
knots. So, Notwithstanding my Eastern
tenderness, fancy trussed Whiskey and
young Doak up rather handsomely. Be
tween the two of them used the whole
forty-fve feet of three-eighths-ineh lariat.
Taking the cartridge-belts and Whiskey's
gun-holster, | left my buckos stretched
out full length--a sullen pair of logs
along the upper side-wall of the shack.
Then, you bet, | breathed easier.
As now relieved the girl of the big
six-shooter, | had rapid look into her
face. Poor little mountain masquerader
of girl!
The campfire had begun to burn low,
so | smartly set about building it up,
Evening star., 1915-12-12

certainly, Sne Sprlnkled rev drops OF tne
water into the Swede boys partly turned
face. He gave no sign.
began to be frightened in good earnest.
"Dash him well!' | cried. "Hard!'
She tipped her little bucket splashed
all she had-a couple of pints or so, 1t
was enough: it did the trick Ericsson
gurged. coughed, spat, sat up.
"By jiminy!' he mumbled. Hazily he
began to finger at the back of his head.
simply can't tell you how relieved and
delighted | was!
Grunting and blinking with the pain of
it, he went on to explore his cracked top.
"What the thunder don't know
where am l? What is it?"
"Youre up in Castle Gulch, | said.
"Doak gave you clout over the head
with his Winchester. The young lady,
there, was good enough to come out of
her cabin and revive YOU
He climbed hastily to his feet, bowed
and felt for his hat. He looked sick and
pale, and his big head was evilly swollen;
but anybody could see the fine fellow
sticking out all over him.
aDon't you worry and run away, now,
miss he muttered. "Mr. Hainlen and
me--we won't let nobody hurt you"
Then he tumbled down in dead faint
again at the girls feet.
However, just to have seen him up
on his short columns of legs-that was
Evening star., 1915-12-12

out knowing him! His book on strains is
the standard!'
"Yes; he's written five books of mathe-
matics. But zoology was-is-hs real
life Even now Quickly she had to
cover her eyes with her right hand.
Huskily tried to bolster her:
II see, | see. l know something about
study-what it can do to one.'
She took down her hand and went on:
"He felt this-this trouble-coming a
long while. He was afraid of it-did
things TOTO fight it off. Instead of scien-
titic books, he read only the lightest sto-
ries-hundreds of them. Most of them
were about the West. And gradually the
West began to exert queer fascination on
my poor father. After while, he wouldn't
read anything but Western stories. He
grew more and more like boy
Had you nobody to help your /
couldn't forbear asking. Forgive me,
but-your mother?'
"My mother died in Italy FIVE years
ago. of fever. That was the beginning
with poor father: he couldn't seem to
adjust himself to the change. For the
past five years we've lived alone together
he and |. We're from Maine. We had
plenty of friends in Boston, of course. But
this-it's so hard to talk about. We
couldn't discuss it. And people were so
nice. They understood
"Father kept growing worse, you see.
One morning last month | went into his
room to wake him. He wasn't there
He'd run away-just like boy. /
thought of the West at once. But we
hunted about Boston for two days, and
advertised in other cities and hurried up
to our little Maine farm. But was almost
sure that he'd go West. In Chicago the
police found a clue for me; and in st.
Paul another. Then | followed on out
along the line of the new railroad. Finally
out here | found him."
She stopped, her eyes swimming, and
l don't mind saying that mine were too.
"4ou must cut away out of herei8 |
exclaimed excitedly, to hide my weakness
"To-nig ght-at once. Go in and wake your
father. I'll help you get ready. You are
to take my horse and break for Rainbow
that's the nearest town. I'll travel as
far as | can with you-to the road. Then
I'll meet you in Rainbow again tomorrow.
and arrange everything
She slowly shook her dark head
"You don't understand. Fathers be-
come very weak-childish. It's mortal
with him-this. He grows feebler every
day. If-if he lives through the sum-
mer-" One overpowering sob convulsed
her. "No; to drag him away from his
little moment of happiness now-it would
be to kill him.
"But-but-you l found myself
suffering helplessly. as there no poss-
BILE way--to get at him-to explain?e
Again the slow shake, unimaginaby
touching, of the downcast head Hooked
long at her, then rebelled with sudden
fury against the filth of life.
"Ericsson!' shouted. "She shall stay!
She shall stay-do you hear me? Till
she chooses to CO. What-do they mean
to say we can't take care of her? Law
or no law! You're able to sit here and
pump gum
A delighted grin overspread the Swede's
broad, reddish-blond mug.
yah, sure!" he grunted. "You bet
you. mister! Well fix 'em"
REFORE jumping into the work Of the
night, fed my eyes on the girl mo-
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
Frank L. Hutchinson, of the

Frank Z. Hutchinson, of the
Hutchinson Lumber Co. of Taylor,
recently purchased a new Oldsmobile
car through the Holst-Brown agency.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Sommers on Wednesday. Mr..
Sommers is a member of the firm
of Roquette & Co., and now has two
sons in his family.
Miss Gadbout, of the Roquette
ladies' ready-to-wear department, was
taken by Wayne Klinefelter in the
Roquette a to Regent with a line
of ladies garments on Wednesday.
Two ladies from Chicago passed
through Dickinson Tuesday on their
way to Los Angeles. They drove a
Haynes roadster, 1916 model, one of
the first ones seen in these parts.
If in your fall house cleaning you
come across articles of cast off cloth
ing, not too much the worse for
wear, kindly remember the Dorcas
society.-adv.
Great credit is due Miss Helen
Carleton, librarian, for the fine x
hibit of vacation pictures that she
has put in the library. They were a
splendid collection and ellicted much
favorable comment.
Miss Roberts, of the ladies' ready
to-wear-department in the Roquette
store, was quite i'll the first of the
week with an attack of gall stones.
She resumed her work at the store,
however, q short time later. .
A little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wenzel Jedlecka had her left arm
broken on Tuesday. She was taken
in from the farm and left. with friends
in the. city for a few days in order
to get proper medical attention.
While E. H. Knapp and family were
out near Fayette last Sunday, their
car took a liking to the region and
refused to come home. Mr. Knapp
finally returned in the John P. Ber-
ringer car which happened to come
out that way from the St. Anthony
church dedication and the rest of
the family were taken home in the
H. K. Nichols car.
Vernon McCutchan and father, J.
L. McCutchan, came in Friday from
the White Tail creek region north of
Gorham, where Vernon has a home
stead. Mr.. McCutchan returned to
his ranch in that vicinity Monday
while Vernon went on to complete
his mining engineering course at the
State University. He spent the m
tire summer along lines connected
with this course and has just returned
from an investigation of mines at
Butte, Helena, Seattle, San Francisco,
Salt Lake, Omaha and other places.
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
of the house at the time the loaded

of the house at the time the loaded
gun was discharged. The gun was
standing in the corner and the little
3-year-old victim on the opposite side
of the room. Another young child
al attending to house work and
accidentally knocked the gun over
which in falling caught on the ham,
mer and was discharged, the shot
blowing off the little girls collar
bone and the lobe of her ear. The
shot took effect from the back and
penetrated near the spinal column.
At the time this item was written it
was hard to say what the result
would be.
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
marck, and finds that the North

Dakota climate agrees with him a
great deal better than Illinois. Mrs.
Bennett is still at their old place at
Rockford but is soon to leave for
Wisconsin to visit a short time and
has plans made for returning to
Dickinson the coming month. Mr..
and Mrs. Bennett will either locate in
this city or at Bismarck.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ensel, who was taken to st.
Joseph's hospital last week on &C.
count of a gun shot wound, was still
in a very serious condition the middle
of the week. The parents were out
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
Zenith Gardner has about made

ZENITH Gardner has about made
up his mind to go into the moving
picture business in the branch line
north, probably making headquarters
at Halliday. Others from this city
are also considering business propo-
sitions north. MI. Gardner is the
kind of a mar who will give the
people good service wherever he goes.
B. B. Bennett, district agent for
the International Harvester Co., was
in Dickinson this week looking after
affairs for his firm and renewing old
acquaintance. He has been with
the company in this territory since
July, making headquarters in Bis
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
LOCAL NEWS

Born, to MI. and Mrs. O. S. Kitchen
in Dickinson on Friday, September II,
a son..
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Bud Braning at the Archie Dingman
farm On September 81.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Bujatska at the Currie &
Alcott farm on the 18th.
Paul Kittleson, of the Dickinson
Vulcanizing Co., is demonstrating
Paige cars for Soules & Butler for a
few weeks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
Nothing Like 1t.

Mere argument as to whether this
| or that section of the original local
option law was amended by Mr..
| Perry of Brattleboro or by successive
Legislatures since 1902 is really i'm
material. The important point is
that the Perry law repeats the local
option law in every material respect.
To say that the Perry referendum
, law is the same as the local option
law with the high license local OPP
tion feature omitted, is misleading.
to say the least, because that Is the
essential characteristic of the law
1t would be just as reasonable to
take the law against bigamy wide
Sec. $685., p 81 and by inserting the
word not" between the words
shall and "be" change the whole
purpose of the law by repeating it,
and yet claim that the new law is the
same as the old with the penalty
omitted. qean
Would any sane person contend
that this was exactly the same law
as the old, with certain unimportant
CD features omitted? A better par
allel might be found in No. 176 of the
Acts of 1915, which the gentlemen
from Mr.. Perry's county so strenu-
ously supported. 1t reads in part
thus:
A person may pursue, wound or
kill on land owned or occupied by
him, deer which he can prove was
in the act of doing actual and substan
tial damage or injury to a fruit tree
or crop, except grass.
Suppose some fish and game Perry
should undertake to revise the laws
governing such matters and should
leave out this paragraph, announcing
to his associates that the new code
was exactly the same as the old, With
this one paragraph omitted.
Would any one claim for a moment
that the essential feature of Act 176
had not been eXcised from the law?
II NOllu lcDtdi dboOlulCig lildl pOi-
ton of the statutes dealing with the
right to kill deer found damaging
crops, just as the Perry act repeats
that portion of the statutes dealing
with the regulation of the liquor traf
fl
It seems strange that the Perryites
should not say frankly that their ref
erendum measure proposes to repeal
the local option law and substitute
statewide prohibition therefor, for
that is exactly what 1t does.
SO, for a stronger reason than mere
in form and term, The
Herald claims that the Perry act is
like the local option law
Rutland Herald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
WASHINGTON SHOCKED
At Report That the Arabic Was Not
Warned.

Washington, Aug. 19-News OF the
torpedoing of the British steamer Ara
bic of the White Star line with Ameri
cans on board came as shock to Of
ficials of the United States govern
ment who had hoped since the dis
patch of the last American note there
would be no further aggraration Of
an already tense situation between
the United States and Germany.
Official information was meager
and it was only through press dis
patches that it was heard here that
the vessel was torpedoed without
warning. Willie it was recognized
that a canvass of the survivors might
reveal that no American lives were
lost the torpedoing without warning
of vessel carrying Americans has in
itself been pronounced by the United
states government as violation of
its rights which if repeated would be
regarded as deliberately unfriend-
t,.'f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

large cantalopes for 25c. at Estes
market. ADV.
rs bushel fancy peaches 1Oc quart
at Estes market. Adv.
Born, Friday, son to Mr. and Mrs.
| Lorenzo Moore.
1000 ears fancy home grown corn
at Estes market. ADV.
All kinds of fancy fruits and veg
etabIes at Estes market. Adv.
Miss Emily White of Union street
has returned from a several weeks
visit in Massachusetts,.
Frank E. Battles has taken rooms
at E. L. Nichols for few days prior
to departure for Putnam, Conn.
Earl w. Williams Las moved his
office from the garage on Main street
to his garage on North street.
Popular Gene Guantier and Jack
Clark in two-part drama. "The Mad
Maid of the Forest" Opera house
today. ADV.
Miss Frances Mackay of Blackin-
ton is visiting here for a few days as
the guest of her uncle, B. A. Quinlan
of Washington avenue.
The second episode of the king of
all serials, The Broken Coin with
Francis Ford and Grace Amard,
opera house Monday. ADV.
Mrs. Frank Moore of Adams street
gave dance Friday evening in hon.
or of out of town guests. Light re.
freshments were served during the
evening.
Mrs. Frank Kendall and daughter
and Mr., and Mrs. Charles Rowell of
Amsterdam, N. Y, are guests for
few days of Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Bent of the Burgess road.
The services at ST. Peters church
Sunday will be as follows: Holy
Communion at 1850; Morning Prayer
and sermon at 1045; and Evening
Prayer at 5. There will be morning
prayer at North Pownal at 10 a. M
and evening prayer at Green Noun
tain Valley and the Ferndale church
at p. m.
The Second Congregational church,
Rev. G. S. Mills pastor, will welcome
the public to its services tomorrow
morning worship at 1890. Sermon,
"Tares and Wheat" Sunday
school at noon. Evening ser
vices at the church are omitted, the
people being invited to unite in thel
Twilight service at the Soldiers |
Home grounds, els.
Mrs Harry T. Daley delightfully."- Ell
tertained twenty guests at her home |
on Branch street Friday afternoon in |
honor of Mrs. William r. Daley of |
Brattleboro Cards were enjoyed, the
first prize being won by Mrs. w A. |
Peart and the consolation prize going |
to Miss Susan lockwood. Light re |
freshments were served. An attrac- |
tive feature OF the afternoon was the |
color scheme of the tables. namely, |
purple, pink, yellow and white.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
FRANKS DYING REQUEST
1t Was That Wedding Ring Be Deliv-
cred to His Wife


Atlanta. Ga, Aug 20-It was Leo
NJ Franks last request that the we'd
ding ring he wore be delivered to his
wife 1t was in the hands here yester
day of o. b. Keeler, a member OF the
staff of an Atlanta newspaper. who
is resident, however, o. Marietta.
A mysterious, unknown messenger,
supposed to be member of the mob
of lynchers delivered the little gold
circet at KeeIer's home Wednesday
night, with the following note:--
Franks dying request was that
his wedding ring be given to his wife.
VIII you me- see that the request is
carried out? This note will be deliv
cred to you by a man you do not
know and who does not know you.
Make no effort to find out his identi~
tyr Your article in the paper of the
18th is good-very good. You are ex.
pected to destroy this note after read.
ing it." m1q
The message was anSigned
Keller said he destroyed the note
at once and quoted fran memory.
Franks ring was not ON the body
when discovered hanging near Mar
ietta.
Keller has lived at Marietta almost
% years. He stated he would have
the ring delivered to Mrs. Frank.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
NORTH BENNINGTON

You are cordially invited to wor-
ship with the Congregational church
on Sunday The morning worship is
held at II o'clock with preaching by
the pastor. The subject will be
THE Frank Case and Other Cases -
Bible school will be held at II o.
clock. Let all make a special effort
to be present Remember the mid
week meeting on Thursday evening
at 7.30 o'clock the subject, News
from the Mission Field
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
library Theatre to Rent

For one year from Sept. 10, 1915.
This well known hall is available for
lease to responsible parties. Sealed
proposals for the rent of the hall can
be made up to Sept. 1, inclusive.
Right reserved to reject any or all
bids. Address Fred c. Martin, Score
tary, Bennington, VT.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
EAST ARLINGTON

There will be services in the Con
gregational church Sunday a. m. at II
o'clock the Rev. Mr.. Tatpr of North
port, l.. l., officiating.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-07-08
EPIGRAMS ON ALCHOL
DAN MORGAN SMITH SUMS UP
ON THE PRICE OF A DRINK
CAssOciated Press)

Atlantic City, N. J., July s.-Dan
Morgan Smith, Judge advocate of the
state of Illinois, who addressed the
national convention of the Anti
Saloon League today, summed up in
epigramatic form what he called ''The
Price of Drink"
He said:
eff the results of drinking were
purely personal then the complaint of
the 'wets' that the anti-liquor forces
are trying to interfere with the per-
sonal liberty of drinkers, might carry
with it some force, but drink is sold
on the installment plan, first payment
is made when you get the drink, the
others when the drink gets youI
"The greater part of the payments
are made by those who do not drink
''The price of drink ranges from
a dime to damnation-the drinker
pays the dime and humanity pays the
damnation.
Enforcement of local or state pro-
hibition depends upon the inclination,
energy and honesty of local authori-
ties, but you can make prohibition
prohibit-any one of you-by a per-
sistent prosecution of those officials
who fail to prosecute the violators of
the dry law.
"If a Judge is too wet to do his duty,
make it so hot for him he will dry out
"sIt often does more good, in the en-
forcement of liquor laws, to kick one
crooked chief of police out of the
police station than to bring many
drunks into the police station"
Referring to employers who have
taken a stand against the drinking
employe, he said:
"There is room on the water wagon
for the employer as well as for the
employe."
The Ocala evening star., 1915-07-08
FUNERAL OF MRS. STONE

The remains Of Mrs. s. c. Stone
were brought to Ocala Wednesday
from Crystal River. and the funeral
services took place at ESQ in the AFT
ernoon from the home Of her grand
daughter, Mrs. III. w. Tucker.
Rev. r. B. Bowers. assisted by Rev
Bunyan Stephens, oficiated, and made
an address most comforting to the
sorrowing. The choir. consisting OF
Mrs Johnson. Mrs Borden, Mrs. Coin
and Mrs. Wesson, sang two beautiful
hymns, and Mr. Stephens offered
prayer
The pallbearers were All old neigh
bors and friends Of the deceased and
consisted Of Messrs. J. A. Pittman.
Leonard Dozier, Frank Harris, T. 7.
Helvenston, L J. knight and F. B.
Beckham.
The remains were inferred IN
Greenwood McIver & MacKay had
charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Stone was universally esteem
ed. and the many friends she made IN
her long life in this city win hold her
name I'm sacred remembrance.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-07-08
BLITCHTON

Blitchton, July 7-Dr. Bitch left
Monday for several weeks in South
Florida.
Mr.. B. r. Bitch is attending the
meeting of the school board in Ocala
this week.
Mrs. E. A. Osborne and Miss Mar
guerite Wade of Ocala, were guests
Of Mrs. S. H. Bitch and Miss Legie
Bitch Friday
Miss Mary Dozier of Brooksville is
the guest of Miss Opal Bitch.
Miss Minnie Seckinger of Berlin is
spending this week with Miss Rowena
Hammons-
Mr.. Joe Plummer of Gainesville is
visiting here.
Mrs. C. L. Bittinger and Miss Adele
Bittinger of Ocala were guests OF
Mrs. s. H. Bitch and Miss Legie
Bitch Monday night and Tuesday.
Mr.. E. H. Miller and son Everett
of Fairfield, spent Tuesday here.
Mrs. o. S. Sanders and Mr.. James
Sanders have returned from Evinston
The Ocala evening star., 1915-07-08
HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER
STAND BY HIM
Mendenhall Comfortably Lodged and
Able to Attend to Business

Clearwater Sun: Mr.. Mendenhall
has installed an electric fan in his
cell, and has his meals brought to
him from the Phoenix hotel, and with
each meal is a bouquet of flowers.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Mendenhall first
arrived in Clearwater they made their
home at the Phoenix, and were guests
there when the hotel burned, but they
escaped with only their night clothes.
His family sends him fresh linen each
day.
Mr.. Mendenhall conducts the affairs
of his lumber business from his cell,
and as the lumber yard is just across
the railroad track from the Jail it does
not discommode his superintendent
and manager any more than usual.
Mrs. Mendenhall is very desirous of
calling upon her husband, but under
advice of his attorneys she will not
be allowed to do so until later. She is
more normal today, but her eyes are
glazed and she looks as though gaz-
ing miles and miles away. Her many
ITlenuS nave TAliASu " hSh SaoS "
comfort and aid her. Miss Florence
Mendenhall outwardly, has not broken
down, and this has been a great source
of comfort to her mother. She is a
young woman of great attainments,
loved and admired by every one in
Clearwater and in the present crisis
she has proved her metal. OF finest
sensibilities she has withstood the vi
brations which must have torn her
heart asunder, but she meets each
caller with a look which says: "My
father did not commit the deed with
which he is charged" 1t is not look
of defiance. 1t is a look of love and
devotion.