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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-02-11

mar. Of use IN that wasted and move
sess frame.
An finnish malice glimmered in ME
sunksu eyes az he kept her waiting
mon his pleasure. And when at iengtn
no decided to speak, It was Win rms
OF hateful irony In that StrAnseV
sonorous voice Of his.
Rose" he said sIowly-"my dang"
teri am told you have today been
guilty OF an act Of disloyalty to me-
she said coolly: You had me spied
upon"
Naturally. with every reason 70
question your loyalty, ! HAD you
watched"
she waited q significant moment
then dropped an impassive monosyF
liable into the silence: Weir
You have visited the man Digby,
servant and friend Of the man hate
and you love-"
She said. without expression: Yes.
Repeat what passed between you.
II shall not. but on one condition
And that isT
Tell me first whether It was yoC
who sent the rose to Alan LAW-ans
more. where Judith has been durihl
the last fortnight"
Il shall tell you nothing, my cnlo
Rspeat"-the resonant voice rang VIII
infexible purpose-"repeat what I'M
man Digby told you'll"
The girl was silent. He endured ne
I stare for a long minute, spark
, rage kindling TO fame the evil OLD eyes
Z Then his one living member tina
had power 70 serve his iron WILL
4 hand like the claw of bird OF prey
! moved toward a row Of buttons sun
In the writing-bed Of his desk
II warn you l have ways to max
a you speak"
With a quick movement the gu
, bent over and prisoned the bony wis
: in her strong fingers. With her otne
I hand, at the same time, she whippe
4 open an upper drawer OF the desk an
. took from 1t a revolver which SD
v placed at q safe distance.
ITO the contrary" she said quietl!
. you will remember that the time ma
4 passed when you could have me pul
= lshed for disobedience, You Will ca
= nobody: II interrupted, ! shan't hes
: tate to defend myself. And now"-la
ing hold OF the back OF his chair, 81
j., moved it some distance from the des
!, you may as we'll be quiet while
find for myself what wish to know
For a moment he watched in silent
as she bent over the desk, rummagln
its drawers. Then with an tnfuriatt
y gesture of his left hand. he began
curse her.
She shuddered little as the blaC
." oaths blistered his thin old lips, dec
!" eating her and all she loved to 81
infamy and sorrow; but nothing cou
10 stay her in her purpose. He Wi
breathless and exhausted when 81
= Strengthened up with an exclamatiC
- OF satisfaction, studied intently for
Oh moment a sheaf Of papers, and thru
~ them hastily into her handbag. toget
~ err with the revolver.
~ Then touching the push-butt'
which released q secret and ittle-us'
door. without a backward glance 81
slipped from the room and, closing Z
u door securely, within another minu
had made her way unseen from I
rs house.
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Instantly ona occupant Of the
canoe, . young and very beautiful wo-
man in . mans hunting clothes. spoke
sharp word Of command and. a.
her guide stsadied the vessel with his
paddle, rose in her place 20 surely
that she scarcely disturbed the nice
balance OF the little craft. and curved
her 1.-THE body over the bow. head
foremost into the pool.
Mr.. Law had. IN point OF fact en-
duFed more than be knew; more than
even q weatheFed woodsman could
have borne without suffering. Forty
eight hours OF such heavy woods
walking as he had put In TO escape
the forest fre, would have served 70
PROSTATE almost any man; add to this
ignoring 3 dozen other mental, nerV-
Gus and physical strainsD merely the
fact that he had been halfdrowned.
He experienced a little fever. a little
dellrium. then blank aiumbers OF ex-
haustion.
lie awoks in dark Of night, wholly
unaware that thirty-eix hours had
passed since his fall. This last. how
ever. and events that had gone before,
be recalled with tolerable clearness--
allowing for the sluggishness OF q
drowsy mind Other memories, more
vague. OF gentle mInistering hands, OF
face BY turns an angelic. flowers
nsnd's, and q dear woman's, trou
BLEED him even less materially. he
was already sane enough to allow he
had probably been BIT out OF his
head. and since II seemed he had beer
saved and cared for. he found no rea
son 70 quarrel with present circum
stances.
Sun, he would have been grateful
for some explanation OF certain phe
nomena which still haunted him-suct
as faint, elusive scent OF roses with
vague but importuuate sense of
womana presence In that darkeneC
things manifestly absurd
with some difficulty. from dr.
throat. he spoke. OF rather whis
peFed; "Waterl"
I III NNNHAAAn ANNNh h0AAN0AN INV
over u creaking floor. A sulphu
match spluttered UNANIMOUSLY. A can
die caught Are. silhonetting-~ Illusion
Of eOursel- the figure Of q woman Il
hunting shirt and skirt Waite
splashed nolslly Alan became awar
OF someone who stood at his side, on
hand Offering q glass to his lips, tn
other gently raising his head that b
might drink with ease,
Draining the glass. he breathed hi
thanks and sank bach. retaining hi
grasp on the wrist OF that unres
hand. II suffered him without n
aintAnee The Authorization eve
went 90 far as to say. In q woman
soft accents
You are better. Alanf"
lie sighed incredulously; "Rosei"
, The voice responded "Yesl" The
the perfume OF roses grew still MOI
strong. seeming 10 fan his check lib
, a womRn's warm breath. And = mi
/, aels came 10 pass; for Mr.. Law, VII
! realized polgnantly that all this wa
sheer. downright nonsense. diptinc
i. " felt lIps like velvet oaress bis for
! head.
a lie closed his eyes. frightened h
!. grasp ON that hand Of phantasy, al
muttered rather inArtlculRtely
The voice asked What 10
dear9'
He responded "Delirium :.
. hut | like II Let me rayel"
A Then again he slept,
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friend. this side the water, ~ ven
as his man Of busiEesa."
He paused with an embarrassed ges-
ture. 80 have ventured TO request
thls-ah-surreptitio appointments u
order to--ah-take the further hoef'
" Of asking whether you have recent
~ sent Alan q messenger
Her look Of surprise was answer
enough, but she confirmed II with vie'
orous denial: Il have not eommuni-
Gated with Mr.. Law In more than
year."
Precisely - / thought" Mr.. Dgoy
nodded. None the less, Mr.. Law not
long since received what puTportsd 70
be q message from you; in fact--a
rose" And a. Miss Urine sat for
ward with q start OF dismay, he adsd:
Il have the information over Mr.. Laws
Signature letter received ten days
ago--from Quebec"
Allan In Americai" the girl cried
in undisguised distress.
He came in response to-ah-tss
message Of tho rose"
But I did not send H."
Il felt sure Of that, because" said
Mr.. Dtgby, watching her narrowly
because OF something that accompa'
MED the rose, Q symbol Of another sig
nifcance altogether playing card.
trey OF hearts"
Her eyes were blank. He pursued
with openly sincere reluctance: =
must tell you, see, that trey d
hearts invariably foresignaled an 81
tempt by your father on the life o
Alan's father"
With a stricken cry the girl crouchet
back in the chair and covered her fac'
with her hands.
That 10 why | sent for you" Mr.
Digby pursued hastily, as If In hop
OF getting quickly over a most unhap
by business. "Alan's letter, writteI
and posted on the steamer, reached M
within twenty-four hours OF his arriva
. in Quebec, and detailed his scheme L
Z enter the United States secretly-a
no puts II, by the back door, by wa
. OF northern Mainland promised &C
a vice by telegraph as soon az b
a reached Moosehead Lake. He shout
a have wired me ere this, am told b
a those who know the country he was I
!. cross. Frankly, am anxious abou
!. the boy!"
And n" the girl exclaimed pitifull!
i ITO think that he should be brough
}. into such peril through mel"
h You can tell me nothingH"
b "Nothlng--as yet. ! did not dreal
a OF this-much less that the messag
d OF the rose was known to any but Ala
and myself. cannot understand"
Then | may tell you this muC
= more. that your father maintains
very efficient corps of secret agents
. You think he spied upon met" II
u girl famed with indignation.
) Il know he did" Mr.. Digby pc
. mltted himself a quiet smile. 1T HI
seemed my business, in the service
! my employer. TO employ agents OF n
y own. There is no doubt that yoV
. father sent you to Europe for the 30
purpose OF having you meet Alan
" "Ohl" she protested, But VIII
earthly motivs-7"
y That Alan might be won back
= America through you-and So"
= There was no need to finish out b
sentence. The girl was silent, pa
: and stariI@ with wide eyes. wish
mastering her wits to cope with II
emergency.
II may depend on YOU" Mr. Dig
suggested. TO advise me II you a
N out anythinGf"
70 For sven more" The girl rose n
80 extended u hand whose grasp was III
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-02-11

morning. tell you l know saw
her only q few hours ago. She passed
US in a canoe with one of her guides,
while we watched in hiding on the
banks. Not that alone. but another OF
her guides told mine she was here
with you. She had sent him to South
Portage for qulnine. He stopped
there to get drunk-and that's how
my guide managed to worm the infor-
nation from him."
Alan passed hand across his eyes.
Il don't understand" he said DULY.
ct doesn't seem possible she
could"
shot interrupted him, the report
of a rife from a considerable distance
upstream, echoed and re-echoed by the
cliffs. And at this. clutching fran
tically at his arm, the girl drew him
through the door and down toward the
river.
"Oh. come. comet" she cried Wild
ly. There's no timel"
But, why2 What was that?"
Judith is returning. l left my
guide up the trail to signal US. Don't
you know what it means If we don't
manage to escape before she gets
here?"
'But how2"
According to the guide the rivers
the only way other than the trail"
The current Is too strong. They
| R1N Ia.
the banks"
but downstream-the current with
u.s."
Those rapids?"
I'VE must shoot theml"
Can 1t be done2"
1T must bel"
Two more shots put a period C
his doubts and drove It home. He
: offered no further objection, but
, turned at once to launch one Of tbs
, canoes.
!. AS soon as It was In the water. Ros,
D took her place in the bow, paddle Ii
hand. and Alan was about to step Il
n astern when a fourth shot sounde.
D and a bullet kicked up turf within
1 dozen feet A glance discovered tw,
figures debouching into the elearins
!. He dropped into place and, planting
. paddle in shadows. sent the eano
, well out with vigorous thrust.
d Two strokes took It to the middl
h OF the pool where Immediately tn
d current caught the little craft In Il
g urgent grasp and sped 1t smooth
a through more narrow and highe
q banks, A moment more and III
b mouth of the gorge was yawnins fo
them.
u With the clean balance Of an e,
n perieneed canoeman. Alan rose to b
L feet for an instantaneous reconnoi
T. sance both forward and astsrn. H
81 looked back first. and groaned In b
IN heart TO see the sharp PROV OF Il
second canoe glide out from Il
. banks, He looked ahead and groaut
ID aloud. The rapids were a wildsrne,
r Of shouting waters. white and gree
y worse than anything he had antiS
n pated or svel dreamed Of.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-02-11
CHAPTER W.
The Muelnesn

Within the hour Rose Trine stood
before her father In that somher room
wherein he wore out his crippled days.
in that place Of silenee and shadows
whose sinister eolorscheme Of crim-
son and black was the true livery Of
bis mOnomAniA-hls passion for ven.
EsAnea that alone kapk warm thS en-
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-02-11

Ths 4 Of Hearts Il ne ~6aash sign"
aaad ~ seneca Trina IN tbs private var
81 vengeance which. through MS dAngh-
ZEE, yudifh wonsan OF violent @nd Grim
inal tampsF and questionable sanity. ne
waaaa against Allan Law. whose father
fnow daAd1 TFina held responsible for Ihs
accident which made him . helpless Grip
pie Law tsves Hose, bat undeF dramatls
her tufn sister. and unwilhngiy gains
her love. also
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But there was nov no s.
ordeal The canoe was al,s
ming between walls whers
ran deep and fast with 4
face.
The next instant II was n
and the man settled dow
with grim determination. pl.s'
age and strength and
against the rayening water
at the canoe on every ha1s
mad clamor beat back ana
tween the walls Of the gorxs
beIlowings Of Internal mirth
He fought like one "
There was never an instant.
for Judgment or execution. 4
must be synchronous with Il.
both instantaneous. or elus. 4
ton.
The canoe wove this way =
like an insane shuttle threadh,
satanic loom. Now II hesItals
cling q gigantic boulder oys,'
the water wove q pale Rrso
glistening hood, now In the :
a heartbeat 1t shot forward \
length through Q sea Of y
waves, now plunged wildly
what promised instant ann
and cheated that only by e.
plunge of a paddle, guided b
instinct or both.
The one ray OF hope in Ala,
when he surveyed before cen
himself and the woman he I
that hideous gauntlet, spraal
the fact that, however rous
rapids were short. Now, whea
been In their grasp a mini
seemed to have been there hos
His laborings were tremend
believable. inspired. In the I
were all but successful. The
safety was within thirty
more Of quick, hard work, wheI
paddle broke and the canoe
broadside 10 a boulder, turne
and precipitated both headlt
that savage welter-
AS the next few minutes d
was fighting like a mad thing
overwhelming odds. Then, .
den, he found himself rejected
forth from the cataract and 81
mechanically in the smooth
a wide pool beyond the 10
eddy, the canoe floating DO
near by, and Rose supporting
with one hand on 1t.
Her eyes met his, clear
sanity of her adorable courag
He fioundered to her side, ,
structions to transfer her hal
shoulder, and struck out
nearer shore.
| Both found footing at h
| time and waded out. to coil
| hausted, against the bank.
| Then, with a sickening gu
\ remembered the pursuit. He
i looked up the rapid just il
i view the last swift quarts
canoes descent: Judith in
= motionless, a rife across her
the stern an Indian guide
and lighting the waters witt
" perceptible effort in cont
ID Alan's supreme struggles.
8, Like a living thing q
le seemed to gather itself To-
Of poise, to leap with all its
re it hurdled the eddy In a b.
Ii the still water with q Nigh
ID and shot downstream at
W speed. the Indian furiousli
r. water.
As though that had bee
q. moment she had lived I
y. lifted her rife and brought
be upon her sister.
With a cry of horror.
'rt himself before Rose. a lIV
ce anticipating nothing but
he death. This was not accs
IN For a breathless instant the
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-02
"HOw to Select the Right Vocation"

What am best adapted to do to
win success? This Is question that
remains unanswered in the lives of
great many men and women. The
majority Of people would gladly en-
gage in the righ business work or
profession if they only knew what
they were best adapted for and how
TO turn their efforts TO advantage.
In the chain of life each person has
some sDecial duty TO perform, some
place To fill for man was not sent into
world without purpose in view. II
he did not possess some value in the
evolution of affairs he would not be
here. for nature is too economical TO
waste time on the useless. Then IL
man has purpose in this existence
nature must have provided means
whereby lie might know IT,
The affairs Of this world would run
much more smoothly II each person
was doing his duty by filling the right
position. There would also be much
less unrest and dissatisfaction under
the present conditions. Almost every
man is wearing out the greater part
OF his strength and wasting half of
his days In trying to find his true
place in life. Many become discour-
aged. give up the battle and end in
suicides grave. Everywhere we sec
splendid natural ability wrecked by
misfit occupations. There is nothing
that kills aspiration and ambition
more quickly than trying to do some
thing for which one is not adapted.
We see the young man who has
mistaken ambition for ability failing
as lawyer when he might have made
a success as mechanic, the girl
whom nature intended for model
housekeeper trying to earn living on
the stage or by writing and vice .fer-
sa; the born. orator making shoes, the
natural singer. selling dry goods, etc.
Parents as result misplaced ambi-
tion or excessive pride are too often
responsible for the failure OF the life
work OF their children. They select
for them a business or profession
without any consideration as to their
natural ability. When parents at
tempt to oppose the laws of "ature
they make mistake that nc, Dnly
dwarfs the faculties of those tl,n; seek
to benefit but in manv Instances also
ruins the child prospects for life.
Have you ever had q preference as
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!, MOUNTAIN , CREEK !
30 Q . ., 90 20 . . 90, . Q . 90 Z . 5 S ) 90 8 :

The School Improvement associa-
tion; mot at the school house last Fri
dey afternoon. Scr officers. were
elected and every ny.e aisAfnna intarast- !
ed in til D. years. ysorlt,
. The school CHI drenf cleaned on the
yards Friday Ne raked, swspt, and
burned arasir and now the grounds are
In good condition. 3.
This missi6nary society did not meet
Ray Marfers &
Wednesday afternoon On account OF
bad weather and so, much sickness In
the community.
e The school Is planning to form a
Tomato Club which wes hope will be
q success. "a 4. - ~. .S
On account of the great increasa I'M
our school enrolment we needed an
assistant teacher. We were fortunate
enough TO hectire the services or Miss
q Several ofsOur pupils have been ab-
sent since Christmas on account or
sickness. They are improving and we
hope 20 see them ut school Monday & &
We have good teachers and we are
trying to do good sworlE.
Albert hIcCnrry,
Fozrth grade.
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FAIRvIEW SCHOOL
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AS this Is our first attempt to write
I will tell where our school is locat-
ed. II is four miles west of Pendie-
ton, In Anderson County, on the PEN
dleton and Townville road.
, Quite a number OF pupils have been
enrolled since Christmas and the
school Is progressing nicely in the
splendid work for the new year.
We have jolly good time at recess
every day playing games. We hope to
enter the contest for field day.
Miss Darlington has failed to visit
our school yet but we hope to have
her with us soon. s. sks
One of our high grade pupils, Mr.
Dewey FAINT, has been called to Geor-
sia recently to fill n vacancy as teach
er. Our very best wishes 20 with him
for much success.
News OF the Community.
MI, fiard5 StuaTt i1aa the mis- fer s1f=
tune to lose valuable horse Sunday
night.
Misses Leila cason., and Mamie
o'Neal spent Monday night with Mrs.
r. o. Brock.
Miss Bessie Collins will. leave for,
Greenville Saturday where she will
spen O fortnight, with her relatives. 3
Mr.. Balon Stuart came to Fant's
Grove third Sunday and as the wealth
er was so bad there was no services
SO he called on Miss Leila Cason.
Master Erwin Bryant spent Monday
night at Mr.. o. l. Martins.
Misses Eva Mullikin and Lille Col
Inns spent Tuesday night with Miss
Willie Fades. ~
Little Miss Mae Collins and brother,
Frank, u,9&f Monday night with Mr..
and Mrs. y. @. Collins.
Miss leila 0ason and Mrs. j. 10,
Collins were In Seneca Saturday.
CLIFTON MULLIfSIN,
GRAFTON BRYANT. 5S
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oooo 100 5000 30 900

The bishops Branch Literary So
ciety met Friday afternoon. The fol-
lowing program was well carried out:
Song-Maryland.
Life of Robt. E. Lee-Velma
Swords.
Current News-Meta Owen.
Recitation, Sword of Lce"-Ethel
Sears.
Recitation. Poor Little jim
Berth Arnold.
JOkes-Lee Owens.
Dialog. Doctor and Patient
Arthur Sears. John Whitten.
Recitation, When Hulda Specs Her
Bcau"-Christine Gillespie.
An illustrated Story-Gleen Wilson,
Carl Arnold.
Song-'Bonpie Blue Flag"
After the above program the School
Improvement Association met. There
were not many members present, but
committee was appointed to get the
members there for the next meeting.
With the interest shown by our presi-
dent. Miss Leila Wilson, we are ex-
pecting good work from the associa-
ton. Two committees were appointed.
One consisting of Nessrs. L. Newton.
Sears and Wilson to consider the i'm
provements needed on our school
grounds. The other consisting OF
Mrs. e. l.. Owen, and Misses Decie
Newton and Lucy HaddCn to consider
the improvements that might be made
on the interior of the building These
committees are to report at the next
meeting by members of the association
outside OF school. We believe this
will prove an interesting feature.
A number of pupils were absent
from school last week on account of
sickness.
Miss Decie Owen spent last week in
Anderson with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philips of Central
spent Thursday at Mr.. J. p. Swords
Arthur Sears spent Saturday night
with his grandparents.
Mrs! w. B. Kelley spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Wilkes Kelley.
MIR. e. l.. Owen made business trip
To Pickens County last week
Mrs. w. G. Wilson and Miss Leila
Wilson spent Thursday with Mrs.
Mitchell.
Misses Decie Newton and LucysHad-
don spent last Saturday with Miss
Cara Haddon at DR.. Algoods.
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. WHITE PLAIN SCHOOL :
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The enrolment of our school since
Christmas has greatly Increased maxi
ing q total OF 162. The children have
taken up their work with new vigor
and determination to make this tarin
the. more successful than ever. before.
Miss Jennie Darlington was d vel.
come visitor here last Friday and ur-
sanized Tomato Club The girls are
very much enthused over the plans OF
the Tomato Club. = Z. : Z; : s
Our Improvement association met
January rs at Mrs. Tollison,s. This
was the first meeting OF the year, and
q very large. crowd was present, which
was very encouraging.
The girls played their first game OF
basket ball Wednesday afternoon.
From this they expect to have great
enjoyment 2.
The trustees met yesterday ana lsr-