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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-11

ened to much and can we'll listen to
little more"
Judge, she Is Of a very affectionate
nature. and her appreciation OF your
sons virtues is very great. Though
her conception Of yourself is naturally
very vague one, 1t is only to be
expected that she should wonder how
you could live so long without q visit
from Oliver"
His lips took strange twist. There
was self.contempt In It, and some
other very peculiar and contradictory
emotion. But when this semblance Of
q smile had passed 1t was no longer
divers father she saw before her, but
the county's Judge. Even his tone
partook Of the change as he dryly re-
marked:
What you have told me concerning
your daughter and my son is very in.
teresting. But II was not for the
simple purpose of informing me that
this untoward engagement was at an
end that you came to Shelby. You
have another purpose. What is It?
I can remain with you Just FIVE min.
utes longer"
Five minutes! It only takes one to
kill hope, but FIVE are far too few
for the reconstruction Of one. But
she gave no sign of her secret doubts.
as she plunged at once into her sub
ject.
81 will be BRIEF" said che; "as brief
as any mother can be who Is pleading
for her daughters life as we'll as hap
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-11
CHAPTER ~.
Unveiled,


On the instant he recognized that no
common interview lay before him. She
was still the mysterious stranger. and
she still wore her veil-a fact all the
more impressive that 1t was no longer
the accompaniment Of hat but flung
freely over her bare head. He frowned
as he met her eyes through this dis.
guising gauze.
This Is very good Of you, Judge
ostrander," she remarked, In a voice
both cultured and pleasant. Il could
hardly have hoped for this honor. Such
consideration shown to a stranger ar
CUES a spirit OF unusual kindness.
Or perhaps am mistaken In my sup
position. Perhaps am no stranger to
you? Perhaps you know my name"
"Averill? No."
She paused, showing her disappoint-
ment quite openly. Then drawing up
a chair she leaned heavily on its back,
saying in low, monotonous tones from
which the former eager thrill had de-
parted:
81 see that the intended marriage Of
your son has made very little impress
sion upon you"
Aghast for the moment. this was
such a different topic from the" one
he expected the judge regarded her In
silence before remarking:
81 have known nothing Of It. Ny
sons concerns are no longer mine. II
you have broken into my course OF
life for no other purpose than to dis
cuss the affairs Of oliver ostrander,
I must beg Of you to excuse me. !
have nothing to say In his connection
to you or to anyone"
els the breach between you 50 deep
AZ that? I entreat-but no, you are .
just man; I win rely upon your sense
Of right II your sons happiness fails
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SYNOPSIS.

A curious crowd OF neighbors invade
tho mysterious home OF Judge Ostrander.
county Judge and eccentric recluse, fol-
lowing yelled woman who has gained
entrance through the gates OF the high
double barriers surrounding the place.
The woman has disappeared but the judge
is found In a cataleptic state. Bella, his
servant, appears In dying condition and
prevents entrance to a secret door. Bella
dies. The judge awakes. Miss Weeks
explains TO him what has occurred during
his seizure. He secretly discovers the
whereabouts OF the yelled woman. Leav-
ing his guarded house at night, he goes
through Dark Hollow to the Claymore
Inn TO visit her.
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" ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
Copyright, 1914, by Dodd, Mead q Company


ing. Besides, have had q great loss
today. My man, Bella" Then with
his former abruptness: Have you nc
idea who this Mrs. Averill is. or why
she broke into my house?"
There's but one explanation. sir.
I've been thinking about it ever since
got wind Of where she took my
Peggy. The woman is not responsible.
She has some sort Of mania Why
else should she go into a strange gate
Just because she saw It open?"
you speak Of her as a stranger.
Are you quite sure that she is q
stranger to Shelby? You have not
been so very many years here, and
her constant wearing Of veil indoors
and out is very suspicious" e.
$50 I'm beginning to think. And
there is something else, Judge. which
makes me suspect you may be quite
correct about her not being an entire
stranger here. She knows this house
too we'll"
The Judge started. The strength Of
his selfcontrol had relaxed a bit, and
he showed in the look he cast about
him what It had cost him to enter
these doors.
1T Is not the same, Of course" con-
tinued Mrs. Yardley, affected in a pc
culiar way by the glimpse she had
caught of the others emotion, unnatu-
raj and incomprehensible as 1t ap-
peared to her. THE place has been
greatly changed. but there is Ger.
tain portion OF the old house left
which only a person who knew 1t as 1t
originally was would be apt to find;
and yesterday, on going into one OF
these remote rooms ! came upon her
sitting in one Of the windows looking
out. How she got there or why she
went cannot tell you. She didn't
choose to tell me. and ! didn't ask.
But I've not felt real easy about her
since"
Excuse me, Mrs. Yardley, 1t may
be matter Of no moment, but do you
mind telling me where this room isT
Its on the top floor. sir; and 1t
looks out over the ravine. Perhaps
she was spying out the path to your
house."
The judges face hardened. He felt
baffied and greatly disturbed; but he
spoke kindly enough when he again
addressed Mrs. Yardley:
II am as ignorant as you Of this
woman's personality and Of her rea.
sons for intruding into my presence
this morning. But there is something
so peculiar about this presumptuous
attempt of hers at an interview that
| feel impelled to inquire into 1t more
fully, even II have to approach the
only source Of information capable
of giving me what want-that is, her.
self. Mrs. Yardley, will you procure
me an immediate interview with this
woman? / am sure that you can be
relied upon to do this and to do 1t
with caution. You have the counte-
nance of woman unusually discreet"
The subtle flattery did its work.
She was not blind to the fact that he
had introduced It for that very pur-
pose, but 1t was not in her nature to
Withstand any appeal from SO exalted
a source. however made. Lifting her
eyes fearlessly to his, she responded
earnestly:
IT am proud to serve you. will
see what can do. Will you wait
here?"
Judge Ostrander had Just time to
brace himself to meet the unknown
when the door fell back and the wom-
an of the morning appeared In the
opening.
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piness. Reuther has no real ailment,
but her constitution is abnormally
weak, and she will die Of this grief II
some miracle does not save her.
Strong as her will is, determined az
she Is to do her duty at all cost, she
has very little physical stamina. See!
Here is her photograph, taken but a
short time ago. Look at 1t, l beg. See
what she was like when life was full
Of hope; and then imagine her with
all hope eliminated"
Excuse me. What use? ! can do
nothing. am very sorry for the child.
but" His very attitude showed his
disinclination to look at the picture.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
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Ieve that man would mind that. She
has O look-a way, that even women
feel. You may Judge, sir, II We. old
stagers at the business, have been
willing to take her In and keep her,
at any price--a woman who won't
show her face except to me, and who
will not leave her room without her
veil and then only for walks In places
where no one else wants to go-she
must have some queer sort Of charm
to overcome all scruples. But she's
gone too far today. She shall leave
the inn tomorrow. / promise you
that, sir, whatever Samuel says. But
sit down; sit. down; you look tired,
fudge. Is there anything you would
like1 Shall I call samueli'
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so.laI Inaurnnce In germany.

German statistics show that just be-
fore tho war 14.5OO,OOO persons were
protected by compulsory sickness In
surance. 24,6OO,OOO by compulsory &C
cident insurance, and 100000 by
old age and invalidity insurance, ex-
elusive of several millions Of salaried
empIoyees who were brought under
compulsory insurance by recent legis-
lation. This gives a rough idea Of the
all around security enjoyed BY the
average German workman in practical
" ali industries and many OF the
trades OF the empire.
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Formulation Of India.

The population OF brltlsn Inola u
given as 23l ,OS5,132. The figures are
for some ten years ago. and 1t would
not be far out of the way to put the
present population at 235,O0O.OOO. One
Of the Indian princes recently de-
clared that II called upon India could
furnish an army Of between seven and
ten millions Of men
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-11
A POTATO KING

eff were farmer boy. or boy with.
out capital, and wanted an early compe-
tency, I'd start right out growing Pota-
toes" said Henry Schroeder, the Potato
king of the Red River Valley, whose story
in the John A. Salzer Seed Co.'s Catalogue
reads stranger than q romance.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-11
WILLING to ObIiue.

~ just dropped in to see If you could
let me have fie."
Make it minutes, and they are
yours"
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,II LOSSES SuRELY PREVENTEn
Dancing Men In Demand.

Dancing Men IN Demand.
I'VE never knew what to do with
grandpa before"
"And now?"
He'll be a big help to us socially.
We're having him taught all the new
steps,"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-11

The young man who marries cook
ing school graduate hopes she will
pan out we'll.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-11

The certain way to be cheated Is
to fancy ones self more cunning than
Others.-Charron.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-11

Everywhere in life the question IL
not what we gain, but what We do
Carlyle.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-11

Beautiful, clear white clothes delights
the laundress who uses Red Cross Ball
Blue, All grocers. Adv.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-11

II the silly actions of man are not
due to his being in love, they are prob
ably natural.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-11

Nothing equals Deans Mentholated Cough
Drops for Bronchial weakness, sore chests,
and throat troubles-5c at all Druggists.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-11

A woman simply has to love some
thing, even II It. is nothing but man.
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We are making today the memory
of tomorrow r. Miller.
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Or Send 12e

What a lovely collection of pessi-
mists we would be If we could see our
selves as others see US!
The Washington times., 1915-03-05
THE TIMES DAILY MAG KZINE PAGI
Bread Is Simply Starch
In An AttractiUe Form,
Dr.. Hirshberg Declares
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE H1RsHBERG.
Copyright 1916. by tho Newspaper Feature scrvc. Inc
. READ. -four and wheat may be
made in the chemical laboratory
before you know a. p,b,,or

~ READ. -four and wheat may be
made in the chemical laboratory
before you know 1t. Rubber,
shellac, wool. leather and
diamonds are now made by chemists
so why not bread? German chemists
are already at work on research. II
Amsterdam reports are correct, to an
ticipate tb prospective deficit in cot
ton and wheat.
Fewer than ten years ago. according
TO Prof. r. F.. Armstrong, the noted
English chemist, most bakers and mill
ers would have hooted at the idea of a
possible connection between chemistry,
wheat and flour. and as for the lofty
scientist in mis- laboratory-well, he
would have smiled bengnantly upon
YOU as one who was unawake.
Time. however, changes all things,
and the atoms and molecules in the
laboratory are broken apart and re-
formed repeatedly in manifold ways. At
this moment the chemist. admits his
test tubes, crucibles and retorts, seem
destined to play as large a role in the
manufacture OF hour and the baking Of
bread as the plant "cugenist" in the
growth Of better types Of super-wheat.
A Potato Substitute.
Essentially starch. -four is actually a
strong muscle and energy builder Its
10 per cent Of protein--gluten-is its
chief claim alike to the palate. the inner
man. the baker. and the irrational food
faddist.
Be this as 1t may. bread. after all, Is
eaten primarily not as a source of nitro
gen. but as an easily digestible. at
tractive form OF starch. Ordinarily
bread Is considered-and physiologically
It is the correct view-an equivalent or
substitute for potatoes, rice and
starchy foods. Agitation to make
bread replace meat is destined to
ignominious failure. be the fad or
propaganda what IT may be.
The protein or heterogeneous gluten in
dough can be separated from the rest
by washing and kneading it in running
water. This removes the starch and
leaves the elastic. brown prote.ns be-
hind. There are several protcins in
The Washington times., 1915-03-05
By LEONA DALRYMPLE.

, rcsistble laugh of amusement. you
arc truly the queerest. drollest expert
cnce I've ever had in my life
' IAN men. then. I came back Quickly.
are merely experiences. ! thought So
JOAN
"Why." she said curiously. 'if you
are shocked so very easily, do you call
me Joan. You haven't known me three
hours"
Il don't know said truthfully. II
am wondering myself"
And why" she persisted do you
say that all men are merely expert
ences?'
Because" ! said hrutally. you arc
as cruel as you are beautiful. think.
| You're like the man who impales a
living butterful upon pm to watcn II
! CULVER. You know your eyes are Won
dcrful-you know you have slim grace
! that never fails to please the eye and
YOU must needs try the effect Of your
! beauty on every man.
| "If YOU can make him care-the game
, becomes interesting. But you take care
never to lose your poise. Then when
YOU are tired of him you can send him
on his way. l don't think you'd even
The Washington times., 1915-03-05

gluten. two Of which-gliadin and
glutenin-arc ductile. tenacious. and
easily swollen by air, gas, heat or fer
mentation. They entans!e air very
easily-a most desirable quality for any
human food.
wheat is anything but the same with
regard to these tissue builders. Nor
will the -four derived from wheat al
ways yield the same type Of bread. A
loaf full Of air, paiatable to taste and
white in color may come from some
kinds of wheat -four. while smaller
loaves. less aerated, dull in color and
stodgy In character, come from others.
The former arc called strong, the latter
weak fiours. A dollar a bag may scpa-
rate the two in price.
Improving Flour Chemically.
} Gluten from the strongest flour.
cleaned by washing in distilled water,
loses its ductility and tenacity. II
also dssolves easily in water. IF.
however. certain minerals are added
to it. its native characters return. An
analysis by Prof Wood shows that
salts, especially phosphates. are nee.
essary for this.
\. L. HUMPHREYS. a miller with both
university and practical training, ev-
tracted the phosphates from bran and
added 1t to poor or weak flour to see
what effect it would have. He OBJ
tained a strong and excellent flour as
a reward. 1t is now commercially and
properly possible 10 improve poor
flour so that it works better as
dough. absorbs more air and water.
and gives a larger, whittier loaf Of
finer texture. Moreover. it Is more
easily digested and better enjoyed
than the best natural flours OF
strength.
To be sure. national control would
have to be exercised over the mate
rials to be used to improve wheat
flour. Only minute quantities Of those
phOsphateS and minerals in solution
are to be sprayed upon 1T. Anything
in the nature Of loading the flour
would have to he vigorously prohibit
ed by national supervision.
The lesson, notwithstanding. is OBJ
vioUs. The day draws nigh when the
chemist. though he cannot create life
in wheat, will be able to make many
blades grow where one did before. and
make one loaf servo for, well not
multitude. but many.
The Washington times., 1915-03-05

LTHOTGU some have de-
II SPARED over the hats of this
\ season, there is still hope.
The present Interpretation of
the sailor. coupled with the fact
that all of the styles. with but few
conceptions. are small has allowed
for the presentation. in all consis-
tency, of the tailored hat.
Shall hats call for either small or
few trimmings, and as the tailored
two distinctive features, lack of ex-
cessive trimming and conservatism
in size. it is in the height Of its
glory.
For those who balk at the wat
tcau shepherdess hats. and Mt the
small plate shaped Concoctions which
toboggan down the front of the
Alsatian hats. bearing like patient
donkeys huge burdens. twice their
size. there is still the sailor. and
the triCorn or quadricorn in many
forms.
The women to whom this message
is shaft Of light. need vt feel
herself over conservative, or alone
in her faith to the iuss extreme
styles, for not long ago. the buyer
OF a fashionable woman's furnish
ing establishment told the writer
that she had not "A sailor of any
description in her shop. for the
simple reason that they sold out as
fast as they We're made
When the word sailor" is used
this spring. a small hat. fitting far
down over the eyes In the front and
just over the ridge OF the hair in the
back. Just barely fitting on the head.
and made with a crown OF varying
size and a turn down or heavily roll
ed brim OF not more than one inch
and half, Is meant.
They are trimmed with either Oow-
ers or feathers. and are. for early
wear at least, made in the more
somber colOrs of putty. sand, battle
ship gray, and like tones.
Only in the trimmings is the note
of spring sounded. but even some
times they are Of comber hue. Single
flowers like poinsettia. or black
eyed-susanS are put on the crown
of the hat, while tiny flowers forget
me-nots. bits of heather, and grain.
or wee field flowers Of brilliant col
orng. are used with bright bands OF
velvet ribbon one half inch wide
drawn i'm strips over the crown of the
hat
OF course. the small trimmings and
the bright velvet ribbands make a
more dressy hat. while the cOnven-
tional single flowers or feather trim
mings are used on the strictly tailor
ed styles.
Quills are very popular for tailored
The Washington times., 1915-03-05
Peters Adventures in Mdtrin0ny

care if YOU spoiled his life"
Joan shrugged her shoulders.
"Oh. Peter" she said. you can't
spoil a mans life. They flirt from one
girl to another. One pretty face atones
for the loss of another"
You are very cynical l said re-
gretfully.
Not cynical" corrected Joan. Mere
ly without illusions
I'm a girl so young" I said that is
very sad thing.
"Why?"
Because you're losing the tenderness
of life-thc sweetness that only comes
once There's a winsome daintiness to
the maid with illusions
Il go me this night" murmured Joan
slyly, "to buy a milk pail and Won
derful peasant Fown-and where, sir.
may 7 purchase illusions.
She laughed up into my face with her
wildering suddenness. I smiled in spite
of myself. -. =, H.,
Il hope I'm as interesting she came
| back. her eyes very friendly ahd' IKE
J any other man. said she was.
Copyright. 1915. Newspaper Feature Service
The Washington times., 1915-03-05

JOAN THINKS PETER "lNTEREsT-
ING"
- SUPPOSE it is painful to any one
to resign illusions to which he has
clung. To me it was almost surgical
in its cruelty to have my SNUG
Classification of women jolted into chaos
by Joan Arbeck. had always believed
that there were two classes of women
with a heavily chalked line barring
them from each other-good women and
bad women. l was reconstructing my
views. For 7 know now that. paradox
ical as it may seem, there are good
women who are bad and bad women
who are good.
Joan Arkeck was the type of woman
represented by the good woman who Is
bad.
We had a painful time that first even
ing Of our friendship, Joan and /. She
was constantly giving me chances to
misunderstood. and when ] fatty re-
fused to do so she merely laughed. 1t
was a dizzily unique experience.
Peter" she said once with an IL
The Washington times., 1915-03-05
What '"They" Say About Us
Clippings Regular Editorial Columns
the

Kelly asks why there is no inyesti-
cation into the wages paid to tele-
phone operators in order to ascer-
tain whether or not part of the
reduction in the telephone company's
income should accrue to them. 1t
appears that no small part of the
telephone company's force works for
as little as Sc a week. 1t is proposed
that the comoany shall establish a
minimum wage of IS week for
student operators and of s12 for fully
trained operators.
The company has let it be known
that it would be willing, even
pleased. to raise wages provided the
raise was taken into account in fin
ing the new telephone rates. Obvious
ly an excellent opportunity offers TO
lift conditions in large industry to
a level permanently higher. Little
doubt Is to be entertained that the
public would heartily approve of an
ARRANGEMENT under which pss. of the
income clipped from the company
would go to the girls instead of all
going to the telephone users.-New
York Globe and Commercial Adver-
tiser.
The Washington times., 1915-03-05
SEEN IN THE SHOPS
By the Shopper

A Seventh street store has a num-
Der of hats priced at IS. Among
these one of the prettiest Is Of hemp
straw in sand color. with the upper
brim, and all but the top Of the
crown covered with rough crepe in
Belgian blue. At the front are sew
eral flowers. blue and pink. and at
the back small black velvet bow
with short streamers. Another hat is
of Belgian blue Georgette crepe, with
a loose crown. Around the crown are
appliqued odd little sand-colored oh
jects just the shape Of tomato PIN
cushions! A black straw as simply
trimmed with a huge standing bow
of cerise satin. and the satin was
drawn over the brim in back to hold
it up in shepherdess style. There are
any number Of hats trimmed with
ostrich fantasies. developed In
number of attractive ways.
Information giring the names Of
shops Which carry the articles re-
terrrd to in these columns 1ctll be
furnished on request. Kindly men
ton date of issue ,rhen possible, and
address "The Shopper.D