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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-21
CHAPTER TX.
The eoths and vandaIs.

In the day of its beginnings, Wa
haska was minor trading post On
the northwestern frontier, and an out
fitting station for the hunters and
trappers of the upper Mississippi and
Minnesota lake region
Later, it became the market town
of a wheat-growing district, and
foundation of modest prosperity was
laid by well-to-do farmers gravitating
to that county seat to give their chill
dren the benefit Of a graded school.
Later still came the passing of the
wheat, a re-peopiing Of the farms by
a fresh influx of home-seekers from
the Old World, and the birth, in Wa
haska and elsewhere, of the industrial
era.
Jasper Grierson was product of the
wheat-growing period. The son of one
of the earliest of the New York state
homesteaders in the wheat belt, he
came of age in the year of the Civil
war draft, and was unpatriotic enough,
some said, to dodge CONSUMPTION, or
the chance of it, by throwing up his
| hostler's job in a Wahaska livery sta
bic and vanishing into the dim limbo
of the farther West. Also. tradition
added that he was well-spared by
most; that he was iil-spared. indeed
by only one, and that one a woman
After the westward vanishing. Wa
haska saw him no more until he re
| turned in his vigorous prime. a vet
eran soldier of fortune upon whom the
goddess had poured a golden shower
out of some cornucopia Of the Colorado
mines. Although rumor, occasionally
naming him during the years of alb
sence, had never mentioned a wife, he
was accompanied by a daughter, Z
dark-eyed, red-lipped young woman, 6
rather striking beauty OF type un
familiar to Wahaska and owing moth
ing, it would seem, to the grim, gray
wolf Jasper.
Since the time was ripe, Wahasks
did presently burst its swaddling
bands. Commercial enterprise il
sheep-Iike; where one leads, Others
will follow; and the mere following
breeds success, il only by the ssheei
impetus of the massed forward move
ment. Jasper Grierson was the mai
of the hour, but the price paid for lead
ership by the led is, apt to be high
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SYNOPSIS.

Kenneth Griswold an unsuccessful
Griter because of sociaIistic tendencies,
gups with his friend cambridge at Chau-
0iere's restaurant in New Orleans and
declares that IL necessary he will steal to
keep from starving. He holds up Andrew
Galbraith, president of the Bayou State
Security. in his private Office and escapes
with 500, 600 in cash. By original methods
ne escapes the hue and cry and goes
aboard the Belle Julie as a deckhand. He
Unexpectedly confronts Charlotte Farm
ham Of Wahaska, Mimi. who had seen
him cash Galbraith's check in the bank.
Charlotte recognizes Griswold but de-
ctdeS to write to Galbraith rather than
denounce the robber to the captain. She
sees the brutal mate rescued from drown
ing by Griswold and delays sending her
letter to Galbraith.. She talks to Girls
void and by his advice sends her letter
of betrayal to Galbraith anonymously.
Griswofd is arrested on the arrival of the
Boat at St Louis but escapes from his
eaptors.
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Nose, anywhere, sind him back and
tell him I'll see that he gets real
money FIR helping US unload. Of with
ye, now, whilst they're catching up
with yer runaway cab
Griswold went leisurely, as bef1tted
his theory, and upon reaching the lev
ee, turned aside among the freight
pyramids in search of his confede-
rate. Now that there was time to
recall the facts he feared that the
negro had been taken. He had Sc
cured but a few yards start in the
race, and his pursuer was. a white
man, able to back speed with intelli-
gence. Griswold had sickening fit
of despair when he contemplated the
possibility of failure with the goal al
most In sight; and the reaction, when
ne stumbled upon the negro skulking
in the shadows of lumber cargo, was
sharp enough to make him faint and
dizzy.
The negro did not recognize him al
first and was about to run away. when
Griswold shook OF the benumbins
weakness and called out.
Tank de good Lawd! is dat you
all, Cap'm Gravitt? rs dat shuck VI
I couldn't recognize my OF nanny
TEX dishyer cunjah-bag o. yourn 10
/ gwine drap hit. Hits des beer
bu'nin' my hans ev' sense done tut
out wild iti''
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CHAPTER Viii.
GriswoId Emerqent.


Half an hour or such a matter after
the hue-and-cry runaway from the
curb in front of the saloon two doors
above, Mr.. Abram Sonneschein, dealer
in secondhand clothing and sweat
shop bargains, saw a possible Gus
toner drifting across the street, and
made ready the graphing hooks of
commercial enterprise.
There was little suggestion of the
tramp roustabout, and still less, per-
haps, of the gentleman, about the per-
son who presently emerged from the
Sonneschein emporium. A square far
Their on he selected BARRIERS shop of
clearly promise. An hour later, reach
ing the retail district, he strolled past
many brilliantly lighted shops until
he found one exactly to his liking. A
courteous salesman caught him up at
the door, and led the way to the des.
| ignated departments
By this time Mr.. Sonneschein's hes
liant and countrified customer had un
dergone a complete metamorphosis
No longer reluctant and hard tc
please, he passed rapidly from coun
ter to counter, making his selections
with manlike CELEBRITY and certainty
and bargaining not at all. When he
was quite through, there was enough
/ to furnish a generous travelling ward
robe; a head-to-foot change of gar
MEETINGS with surplus to fill two
lordly suitcases; so he bought tht
suitcases also, and had them takeI
with his other purchases to the dress
ing room.
All traces of the deck-hand Gavitt
and of the Sonneschein planter-cus
toner having been obliterated, Their
remained only the paying of his bill
and the summoning Of cab. Odd.
enough, the cab, when it came, prove,
to be four-wheeler driven by a little
wizen-faced man whose thin, high
pitched voice was singularly familiar
The Hotel Chouteau?-yis, sorl
|, VIII yod Place hand me thin grips
can't lave me harrses"
The drivers excuse instantly tie
the knot Of recognition, and the ma
who had just eremated his forme
! Identities swore softly.
All things considered, it was tn
Griswold Of the college-graduate day
: the days OF the slender patrimon
which had capitalized the literary b,
ginning-who presented himself {
: the counter of the Hotel Chouteau {
l half-past nine o'clock on the evenin
( OF the Belle jules arrival at St Loui
wrote his name in the guest book an
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I've had an overdose of excitement.
guess" he said to himself, hinging
the cigar away. THE best thing for
me to do is to go down to the train
and get TO bed"
He went about it listIessly, with a
curious buzzing in his ears and GER
tain dimness Of sight which was quite
disconcerting; and when a cab was
summoned he was glad enough to let
respectfully sympathetic porter lend
him a shoulder to the sidewalk
The drive in the open air was sufi-
GENTLY tonic to help him through the
details of ticket-buying and embarka-
ton; and afterward sleep came so
quickly that he did not know when the
Pullman porter drew the curtains to
| adjust the screen in the window at his
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Served Him Rioht.

II there was one thing more than
another that he prided himself on, Il
was the ut of his clothes
I can never get q dress coat really
TO it." he said TO his partner. as he
glanced down at perfectly made
garment, with a hope. of course. that
she would at once disclaim the in
situation Look at this thing
We'll, IL is atrocious," she said cool
ly- But why not save your money
and buy one? It is so much cheaper
in the long run than hiring
delphia Public Ledger
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Il am quite at your service" he
FASTENED to say. Shall show you a
plan OF the sittingsz"
When the sittings were finally de-
cided upon she opened her purse
ut is so good OF you to take time
from your business to wait on me.
she told him; and then, in naive con-
fusion Il asked poppa to make out
check. but 1 don't know whether it
is big enough"
Raymer took the order to pay,
glanced at the amount, and from that
to the Eelvety eyes with the half
abashed query in them Miss Grisr-
sons eyes were her most effective
weapon With them she could look
anything, from daggers drawn to
kisses Just now the look was Of
childlike beseeching, but Raymer with
stood it-or thought he did
ct is more than twice as much as
we get for the best locations he de-
INJURED. Wait minute and III write
you a receipt"
But at the word she was on her feet
in an eager flutter of protest
"Oh, please don'tI" she pleaded IF
it is really too much, can't you put the
difference in the missionary box, or Il
them the minister's salary PAS lit
tie donation from US, you know2"
Thus the small matter of business
was concluded; but Miss Margery was
not yet ready to go. From St Johns
and its affairs official she passed deity
, to the treasurer of St Johns and
his affairs personal Was the machine
works the place where they made
steam engines and things? And die
the sign, mo Admittance," on the
doors mean that no visitors were al
lowed? If not, she would so much like
to"
Raymer smiled and put himself oncs
more at her service, this time as guide
and megaphonist- 1t was all yer!
, noisy and grimy, but If she cared to q
: through the works he would be glat
to go with her.
! He did not know how glad he wa
, going to be until they had passes
! through the clamorous machine shol
and had reached the comparativel.
. quiet foundry. One Of Miss MargeTy'
: gifts was the ability to become for tn
, moment an active and sympatheti
p sharer in anyone's senthusiasms. Il
4 the foundry she looked and listened
! and was unsophisticated only to tn
| degree that invites explanation /
was master-stroke of fnesse- A ma
is never SO transparent as when b
forgets himself in his own trade talk
: ! and Raymer was unrolling himself a
a scroll for Miss Grierson to read a
she ran
: The tour of the works which had BIZ
. gun in passing acquaintance ended i
friendship, precisely as Miss Grierso
had meant it should; and when RAJ
= mer was tucking her into the cutie
: and wrapping her in the fur robes, sh
added the finishing touch, or rattle
the touch for which all the othe
touches had been the preliminaries.
I'm so glad 1 had the courage t
:, come and see you this morning W
- have been dreadfully remiss in churc
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deed in certain fire emergencies, es-
pecially in cases where little volumes
OF gasoline or other infammable
liquids have become ignited. The
motorist in particular viii be glad TO
know that there is perhaps nothing
within reach more effective in such
cases. The principle upon which saw
dust works Is obvious. Combustion
ceases as soon as there is not enough
oxygen to support it. That is the rea-
son that one may sxtiaguish smafl
eres BY simply covering e With ezosh
The saEeuss. indeed. works gEeczsss5
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handle Just as she sat down the car
gave a jolt-the lid flew on the tin
box and out. shot q streak OF blurred
gray and brown fur Rats" called a
cheerful man. & dozen shrieks pierced
the air and "a pairs of the latest style
shoes climbed up on the seats But
it wasn't rat after aII-it WAS =
squirreI He went tearing down the
car, seurried up the new spring strdt
of a woman in the corner and made
the return trip over the hats OF the
astoafshed passenger Then h dis
appeared. Efnelly 4 small boy cEzEied
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Refutss osIer,s Theory.

A blind woman, eighty-one years
old and partially deaf. refuted Doctor
Osler's theory by recently completing q
life of Nathan Hale which is declared
to be of unusual interest and author
fty. The woman, Mrs Jean Christie
Root of Glen Ridge, n. J.. has learned
to use a typewriter with great facility
and makes light of her infirmities-
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eest wzv 70 Make conee.

Take an iron tea kettle. pour II cold
water to the amount required. put In
coffee freshly parched and ground. set
on fire and let it come 70 boil slowly
After boiling about i've minutes, take
on, settle by pouring out q crsful and
pouring back again. and then. N about
I'VE minutes more. your coffee VIII be
ready-coffee for the gods
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SOFT WHITE HANDS
Under Most Conditions If You Use
Cuticura. Trial Free

The Soap 10 cleanse and purify, the
Ointment TO soothe and heal Nothing
better or more effective at any price
than these fragrant supercreamy emol-
Hents- A one-night treatment will test
them in the seEerest forms OF red
rough, chapped and sore hands
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept KY.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-AdT.
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under the seat and restored the SPUR
rel to its owner Ny baby. Ny
baby!~ cried the owner OF the tin box
as she kissed her pet ecstatica1ly. The
car stopped at Forty-third street A
woman stood grasping the rail-her
foot on the lower step is this the
regular Madison avenue carr" she
asked anxiously- NO" said the con
duetor scornfulIy. sits the nut special
get right on
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chanee for ereater Fame.

A New York physician claims to
have discovered a harmless bichloride
of mercury tablet Now he may try
his hand at inFenting a harmless IN
loaded gun--Detroit Free Press
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Queer sinhta on Cars.

You see some queer sights on the
street cars here. writes a New York
correspondent Today Well-dressed
woman bearded a Madfsoa avenue
car, carrying peculiar Ieokfas square
in box suspended from leather
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in this manner. It's particles adhere
so closely together that they eject
ually blanket the burning body upon
which they are thrown. thus robbing
the fire of the oxygen necessary for
its support
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sAwDusT TO PUT OUT FIRE
ProbahIy Most Valuable of Extineulsh-
ers in Dealing With
Small Blaze.

We are not accustomed to regard
sawdust In the light Of fire extin-
guisheE. On the contrary. most Of
us look upon 1t as fuel for the flames
and would never dream OF throwing
IL upon a fire which we were anxious
nlszezzlzsiesz & Is very valuable IN
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At a wedding men laugh and women
weep-probably because they are not
the victims.
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kafHrzIlN

What kind OF q dance was II the
belIboys gave at the hotel2"
~Of course, 1t was bell hop"
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United States trade with Canada
In 1914 amounted TO 1892. 450, 324-
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optImIstIe Thought
Ehsns lasts longer thaa RoFsTtz.
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La any homes
once childless there
are now children be-
cause OF the fact
that Lydia E. Pink
hams V eg table
Compound makes
WON en- norm al,
healthy and strong.
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Optimistic Thought
Fodzz for nonay. tomorrow for
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The CHARM
OF MOTHERHOOD
Enhanced By Perfect Physi-
cal Health.

The experience Of Motherhood Is ATTY.
ing one TO most women and marks dis
tinetly an epoch In their lives. Not one
woman IN q hundred Is prepared or un-
derstands how TO properly care for her
self. Of course nearly every woman
nowadays has medical treatment at such
times, but many approach the expert
ence with an organism untitled for the
trial OF strength, and when It Is over
her system has received shock from
which It Is hard TO recover. Following
right upon this comes the nervous strain
Of caring for the child, and q distinct
change IN the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
happy and healthy mother Of children,
and indeed childbirth under the right
conditions need be no hazard TO health or
beauty. The unexplainable thing Is
that, with all the evidence OF shattered
nerves and broken health resulting from
an unprepared condition, and with am
pie time In which TO prepare, women
VIII persist in going blindly to the trial
Every woman at this time should rely
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, q most valuable tonic snd
invigorator of the female organism.
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IL You want special advice write to
Lydia E. Piakham Medicine Co. (confl.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter VIII
be opened, read and answered BY .
woman and held in strict confidence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05

The Age Herald carries box scores of all Southern Association games.
 The Age Herald is the official organ of the Georgia Alabama league and is the only newspaper which carries it's full box scores.
 And The Age-Herald sporting news is arranged for the conven- fence of the busy man. Did it ever occur to you how quickly you can get summary of events in the sporting world by glance at The Age Heraldi
 Do you know that The Age Her aid is in Nashville, Atlanta and Memphis before 8 o'clock in the morning with its complete sport servicei Do you know that the fans of Huntsville, Anniston, Jasper and Tupelo, Miss, read their Age Her aid at the breakfast table just the same as the fans of Birminghami
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faculties, and was trying so hard to help him out. I don't know where this woman lived All I know is that her name was Ethel Fulmer. I never spoke a word to her in my life, She robbed me of all cared for in the world besides my three poor little children. I don't care where they take his body. I never want to see him" f.
 As the reporter entered the humble abode of the Davises sight which would have melted the heart of any mortal met his gaze. The house is three-room one, scantily furnished. Tn the front room, sleeping peacefully, ignorant of the fact that a horrible calamity had come into their innocent lives, were three beautiful little children. Evelyn, baby girl of two years. with her two brothers. Raleigh and Henry. aged four and six respectively, were tucked snugiy in the bed.
 An oil lamp burned and spluttered fit fully upon an improvised wooden table nearby. Through all the conversation and weeping of their mother the children slept on peacefully. The mother with a haggard look upon her pinched face and deep sunk eyes. wept bitterly and pointed her finger to the place where they slept. That's all have left in the Noi II to .tIifIR IndC they are to grow up with this thing clinging to their character One of the children moved in it's slumber. The oil lamp spluttered like ghost of the past and commenced to slowly go out
 That's all the oil in the house." said the poor woman in a dazed voice. T have no money. William had no insurance. have no groceries in the house My children are hungry; they have had noth- Ing to eat today. l cannot work-I am not well. It seems that all the trouble in the world has piled upon me and my poor little children all at once."
 It was learned that the house rent was due, as was the water rent also and that the widow of Davis was in extremely destitute circumstances. neighbor or two came in as the reporter was leav- ing, and they vainly tried to console Mrs. Davis The last seen of her was on the front porch of the house. She stood dazed. mute, looking though she had sighted something far away in the dis stance. T wonder what will be next" she said as she continued to look out into the night
 The deceased is survived by his widow and three small children, also his mother and father, Mir. and Mrs H. D. Davis of Atlanta, they being connected with the Georgia School of Technology.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
The Age-Herald In
 the Baseball Season

Why is it The Age Herald's cir culation jumps by leaps and bounds every spring when the baseball sea- son Opens7
 1t IS because baseball is the great est of all sports and the red blood ed men of Alabama and adjoining states have learned long since that The Age-Herald is pre- eminent for baseball news-news of the kind its readers want. The Age-Herald sporting page minimizes private opinions and emphasizes the sport ing news itself Its readers are the kind who have plenty of opinions of their own-what they want is actual news.
 The Age-Herald publishes the full reports of the big leagues as carried by the Associated Press wires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-05
ITALIAN SITUATION CONTINUES TENSE;
 KING AND CABINET
 REMAIN AT CAPITAL
International Affairs Keep Officials From Attending
 Unveiling of Monument, Says Note to the Public

Rome, May 4-Cvia Paris, 4:55 a. m)-"In view of the international situation the King and his ministers cannot leave the capital to be present at the unveiling of the Garibaldi monument at Quarto sant Elena" was the text of note issued after the meeting of the cabinet yester- day Its publication produced a pro found effect on public opinion.
 Prince von Buelow, the German ambas- sador, called on Foreign Minister Son. nino Sunday night. The details of this conference are supposed to have been pre- sented at the meeting of the cabinet, the call for which was not issued until yes- terday morning. The ministers assembled two hours latsr, and the council meeting lasted for some hours. All the ministers arrived promptly at Il o'clock except Min ister of Justice Orlando, who was ab- sent from Rome. and he returned to the city under pressure, in time to take part in some of the deliberations.
 Meeting Closed
 Immediately after the council meeting ClOSeu, bdfOn oOuulno, WHo Hdu cdllcu on the King before the session started, went to the consulate, where the first secretary of the German embassy await ed him. After receiving a verbal com munication from the baron, the secre- tary hastened to the Villa Molta, private residence of Prince Won Bueow, while Foreign Minister Sonnino called on the King for a second time.
 These events are interpreted in many ways in political circles, but the cen sors notwithstanding have forbidden the transmission of all comment. Correspon- dents are permitted to say, however, that Prince Won Bueow made new proposals Sunday night to Baron Sonnno.
 These proposals were submitted to the cabinet ministers, who will hold another council today.
 The press is unanimous In decla ring the abandonment of the Kings trip to Quarto has in no way altered the government S decisions. A semi-offical note, couched in vague generic terms, says:
 Italys attitude cannot undergo any change from the Kings person not going to Quarto.