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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
The MarIEeGS.


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sb4f8IY ssiag on sccouat 81 saessar-
.BIs Veafasr ever enc southwest. VITA
sfarrEaas aE fresf La Neffa usxefa.
0oaaaaE sffers. NateH rsazEd sresa 4.
81 a. on ta - ae. were fsllerVe't ~
a rtss r1 more tlaa g. saoas Fssess-
has elsslaE aeafes
the CLOSES was stfenE. IA o. Ga
shove sast siEHf
wee wraHer. wrB prospects ef
more. gave Strength e. eofa. AfsFs
4DaamF ID r1 tse airasrs sas ssaaftes
narHH-If es sscrad
re close vac aFm. - Cd % zee
asHsf
oas aos tBs saas eagsse as esaes
Hnrr uf.ers Cor hees sess eco
VISIONS sssFste.
rhienzp fash grala-
rHHHFs. jane ts.=Vghesf 80. 2 zee
tus sol 3 aarf tlffs Utt8fa
earH So. 2 Yeilew rsfa ores SO
fq-.av f5 sWfa
Gafs ga white tsftW t1ts sssst-
ar nfa Ua.
rye Isl q. tts. barley T6015. sin-
4rv 5000 $50. clover $500 ts 30.
sare 1900 fsrtt D. so. rfhs 91s0 tg25e
Noes % AZ Chiea9o-
raans4. 11sr ts = tmsFevet Co.
naat fr1m saee1iatars TED ts tfFeer
sr.-s fslsF f1r h6Es Cattle ss8ss-
ssns we're lsee,f bV 1rsrtaEs being
sf SETTER FsaHfv thas has reesstiv
ar-a rar ease. sellers Bat CO. t9 most
Of mr v1rF si fisposfeE oil ss~ep ana
am1s.
nses Receipts. 81 900 ssrorE baus
of sales 1900 Sol bEht. $3.50 5.1as
mftft flfHt heavy fe0mff5s
rmss Fs8UE96. elss. G000TsE
ctHIs-f.-erIg ts. tff0o steaiv. es-
eve beef steers. Bs5n83fs westerr
steers. fa1oft3. cows asf tsttrrss
Gsd0F f5. calves. r2d@tGz5.
M-rb Receipts. 5000 STOW sesep.
Er5NE6U tsmss. rH0W8fs serisEs-
fz50 1850
Chieazo rrpdaee-
eHHetra Jaas tf Batter aseazsErt
EsEs= Ure-ipts. s5t0T eases. ee-
maa1-.f
Fsarses Lower. etf. reeeiGfs. sF
ears fleEfEsa sat Wfscoese ret 90
Rl1 fFs. wutGe aeW55. Nsws fe-
saigfs sol esrs Texas sacked tsigaees
$50 fG. Esfth Carolina easafsrss sao
fGf1
rau.FT -Nlvr. unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
Money for Spring.

lust telephone Rock Island 614 and
you can get money on your furnt.
ture or piano Of us, IS. $40. SIS. $50.
$25 or more, without fuss. delay or
red tape. Fair. reasonable terms
and private dealings. Telephone
Rock Island GA. Fidelity Loan Co.
Ills IL Second avenue, over The
London" Rock Island. Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16

FOR RENT-Modern six room house
at lI35 Seventeenth street Phone r.
l. 500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
Miscellaneous.

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PANSY PLANTS colors. by mail.
prepaid: one dozen plants 25c; three
dozen. soc. 100 for Sl.OO. Mrs. John
Van zyl. SIS Newell avenue. Musca-
tine. Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
Gard Of Thanks.

We dssfrs 70 express our heartfelt
EratfsaGs % nsiEhborz and friends
aa4 20 Rev. Rolf fog kindassses Fen-
esref duriaE our Fecent bereavc-
r.ens. the aech % our soa and
brother. Ne also express our sin
eers skznks 20 the ladies Who sang
sna Zoe ths beaatifgi h0Fai tributes
afr. znf Mrs. George Van Duyus and
son Harry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16

Minneapolis Strain
AaasspoGs, MiEss JzGs -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
Abstracts of Title.

ABSTRACTS OF tile prepared or COZ.
tsauod 70 date covering any real eS-
tate IN the county. Pronp; and &C
earats service A. reasonable rateL
Rock Island Title 4 Abstract CON
pany: J. J. Ingram. president: W. J.
Sweeney. secretary. 2o9-2i2 Central
Trust Bldg. Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16

Ths aonth % May showed an al
most unprecedented record for rainfall
10 the state Of Kansas. the pFeciplta-
tioa % s.ts inches having been e1-
esedsd bat once previous
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
Lost and Pound.

LOST Hamilton watch near Thirty
eighth street and sixth avenue. June
4: return 20 College Pharmacy and
receive rrNard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16

wANTED-Me. 20 learn the barber
trade. TIE world - constantly
reeiinE more barbeFs- Oar Erzdu-
atss earn good wages Few weeks
completes With us. Prepare now for
coming seasons rush. Write Moler
Barter college. Chicago. III
WANTED-Ssicsrn reduce tho high
cost % living IN your territory. Sell
ing groceries. paints. oils and stock
food a. Wholesale prices We teach
you how % sell restaurants. farmers
ana the large buyers No capital
required. II you are anxious TO
earn 800 20 $500 monthly and be
come independent. write as AZ once
z9s West Lake street. Chicago. III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
For Observation-Disclosures.

FOR SALE-Gas range and oak buf-
fet- Phone r / 5ls-Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
Lodge Directory.


Masonic
Masonic Temple. Eighteenth street
and Fifth avenue.
THE STATED MEETING OF TRIO
Z Lodge No. 81. A. +. * A. NJ,
N&win be held on the frst Thurs
NV OF each month. 1850 p. m.
Special for work on K. a degree In
Ionic hall on Thursday. June Il. at
1880 D. m Visitors are cordially in
vited. BY order OF Ira J. Roberts,
W. N; W. d. Petit. secretary.
g. a. n.
BUFoRD POST. 24s. @. a R, meets
regularly on the second and fourth
Saturday evenings OF each month at
1880 in Memorial hall at the court
house. William Mitchell, command
er; W. A Norris. adjutant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16

View Ysrs. Jans tG.-HsE s1E4r
asaGvs eszsrtfaxal. asa. aso{as<ss
a. rsassd. steady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
Legal.
Notice of Final Settlement.

Estate of Henry Tompkins. deceased.
Public is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned administrator de bonis non
with the will annexed of said deceased
has this day filed its final report and
settlement as such in the probate
court of Rock Island county, and hear
ing on said report has been set for
July LIST, 1915, at 10 o'clock a. M. at
which time persons interested may
appear and make objections thereto.
and If no objections are filed. said re-
port will be approved at that time.
and the undersigned will ask for an
order of distribution. and will also
ask TO be discharged.
Rock Island. Ill, June 4, 1915.
ROCK ISLAND SAVINGS BANK,
Administrator de bonis non with the
will annexed OF Henry Tompkins,
deceased
Jackson. Hurst & Stafford,
Attorneys. tAdv).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
superhuous Hair.

SUPERFLUOUS hair. moIes, warts,
on face and arms permanently re-
moved with electric needles. Ad-
dress Miss A. NJ. Klttredge. Argyle
fats, Brady street. Davenport. Phone
sea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
Wanted Situations.

WANTED - sisGatioa as companion.
care % ehlt4rsa OF baby viii as
sist uith housewosks wages reason
able Address Companion H. care
o. he Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
Insurance.

We WILL BOND YoU-Executors.
administrators. guardians. trustees
or any kind OF judicial bonds;
lodges and society officers; city.
state or L. 5. government officials;
contractors. positions Of trust; in
fact. any kind OF bond you want lex
cept bah bondsl. Terms reasonable.
Hayes 4 CleayS-and. resident man
ayers. Fidelity u Deposit Company
OF Maryland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
Summer Music School.

e. L. PHILBROOK will open . school
Of music. Monday June z. Monday
D. N. pupils may register tor . term
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
TO-DAY IN STOCKS

New TerS. Jass ts--Prtess sses
general lasfegsrzsGs o. 80 eozrss
ef sks srst Eessr VIA EszlieEs o.
Eseila isafaE gefsasss Gssss were sEsiz
lsssrs o. esfasr seseaalstss. @Esee
sctsseeeG - Co 5 EeEets 0G ossz0iss
es.slsi s,s.sE.6e. sseet Esas bsstsf tssa
efsss tssGsTss it~Eslssssz sssst eoe-
Vsrsfsfs Sues Wsrs tEs fsassss % sss
Sra hors rsarees
IRE tTreEglss Prize s2oeseaees
vtseh essfsetsrtssss FssssrstsY's stock
sfsrtse sss eeasfassG as sesisy's oee=-
feE- NsssisE asG rEisee States
sg-et sseoresf isf5ssl frueEa0ssi al
sseees. sss esssr active tssssss ieeig4-
teE eaosers. were lower. Assstzsssse4
fscsass11 q Wsr skaF~s snd sitisd
stoeEs. eatabtF E~sstesez steel.
fsaosrtee ssf Fsfsrat NtsfsE eo1sz@o7
ara rrsfsrref. rsesstse I 20 . potssss
fssaltlsE soac toss see Eefa an4 soc@s
81 sss ssset4fsies ss9s fraetioesai
reeoVsstss. sftsr wsieh sc saartst
Ufe.sasif fss8 feffN@sss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16

light housekeeping rooms. 1883
Sixth avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16

FOR RENT-Modern furnished room.
2016 i-2 Third avenue. Flat /. Phone
1858.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16

esasts .ifT. lla.. 3sas tt~tia4s
Rara5rs. 5000 sf-stgs Ggts of sales.
fs1FF i1 aeavq. s10f.t1s t5sss. 81
EfE piss. fs50tst
caHs u-erfsfs t0C9s sg-s.,y 8
steers. Fe8H8GU. cows ana Eefers.
ad1H1 I0 calves 5000 5000
sheep G-esfBrss ffu0s sfssty
tsmas Fe5tf1H1. VraelssEs. f.5eG
G6n vsss-rs. 5000 ESQ., ewes. sn0U
500
haasat CUY Frudaev.
Nsasss .I.Ys Jaas If=g4sfsr set
eggs uarssHr-t
r1uFaH ff-as. t1 rgostrfss D.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16

sE louis. NO. I1ns t-ff9Esa Re
ssists 1000. stsbers rtrs aad tlgsss.
s25Gf mlxsd. f.6s0f.tQs heavy.
t66G s5.
Carrie Receipts. G21os stra5y .
steers 51UezS. cows ard bstiess.
t0000 81. calves. g00E tQ0a
Sheep Hscsipts s.o00s slower raat-
teas. s.e50 G. so. spFfeE t4zzess 200
~. Louis Frodue~-
al lsgis. So. June ts.-Pouitry. IN
eaasEst except chickens. t2e-
Buster aad eggs gsesans,A
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16

| be given on application
). s24 Fourteenth-and-a-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16


New Terk. June ts.--aatsEr. seea-sy !
rscsfgts 20 $50 crssmery extras. 49,
Esoa arsts. sT0zSs sseo1es- sac
a&
EsEs. steady Fscsfpes. fs2ss. frs<a
Eatasrsd sxsras. s2G23s extra srsts.
soa6st. ersss. tS6s0s sseeaass isss
Ffais
Cheese. steady rscsirts. tt2tes
STATE weets ailk srssh fsts s-a twas
specials. ttgtfEs dlst0 Average saaey.
-
1--we Begitry. weak dressed 1gise.
western fruzsu raassfnE esfetsss. t>e
e fresh fowls iced. ffG ~ frssnst1r-
ksYs iced ts@tT.
View Terra Saxar.
View Ysrk. Jars tG--AaE ssE2r.
sfssGvs esEsrtfaxa1. ass ssetas<ss-
a.. rsaasd. steady.
Liverpool Grain-
Liverpool June tS@Nhsatf No
aershera uGiash. tts "a Ne. lard
water liz "a
Corn smsrtcaa e4sSsGs So.
nisasapsiis eFain-
Minneapolis, Aies.s Jzas ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
wan,ed-Female Help.

wanted-Female Help.
wASTED-A Good cook. Apply rs
TWeuty-shird street. r. I. 1877.
WANTED Cook. must give rcfersn-
ces. phone r. / 49, mornings. Mrs.
". \. Roseuh~id. Rock Island. Ill
WANTED Middle aged capable wo-
man 20 help vtth house work and
oae-yeaF-oid chiid. family % terec.
no washing OF irouiuE. good place
f8- right party. must ~ well recon
usSaded. Address n in care OF
The Argus.
WANTED W0snsn 90 make dust caps.
VIII bay eatiFs oatPut; big PROFITS.
no eznyassiaEs material furnished
any distance, Pleasant. steady en-
pioyrnsat. STAMP @foF reply. Uninn
Manufactures and supply com
panF. E9k1aao. Ind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16

vAsss: Jaly iiss: Sept i.ssNeio5:
ezxa NO. hsFe f-ss%: No norscsrr
f.iT~ ei-ssfs: So, , sorthsrz i-it>t
i.3A-
Corr No q ysiiS~ 7tAg&-
oats No. . wnf,s asa cts-
Ftaxs iTtGt7s
Barley ssGst-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
LOCAL MARKETS.

Jsas fs.-Foil0wisE are the Whole
sats s4gEatioas 90 ne local @Arkss
1870
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16

WANTED-YoanE man for cost eata
work az4 tisac-tsegSr On buiiGias
construction Mast 30 expcrisaecf
STATE expertsaes and salary expect
81 Address ~Tim--krepor- care 81
The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
For Rent-Rooms.

FOR RENT-Three rooms Rent "
Inquire 45s Michigan avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16

t0-ton. Jane fss-ftsr silver saS1
o~r o4ses- Moesg. iA0sS rsfessx-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
MARKETS, CLASSIFIED AND REAL ESTATE q !
For saie-City Property.


EoK sALE-s1Ail paynsn; down.
balance monthly. gill buy new mod
sra soase- Phone r / ala
FOR sALE-FIve acres Nth house on
Forty-Eftk stree; and Eighteenth
ssesue. Fhoes r !. lss1-k-
FOR sAI.E-C0rzsr lot s0xis4 feet
90 Siasteontk Ascaue and Tenth
street: tnqgirs laos Seventh avenue
FOR sAI-E-A bargain property a.
1901 Thirfy fourth street Come
quick isgglre AFTER : , L. c. Boyn-
toa-
FOR sALE-Loss Soxlso on Twelfth
aud C~artsFy avenue. easy terms.
IS eo~a. balance on time. Phone
.sts o. Asidy BEos-
FOR sALE-Nies resseenes 10; in
pretty Gienhurs, court. sewer. va
ter. cement walks. shade trees aud
asphalt paving. some terms. W.
karF. 4zf Ninctoenth street. phone
1897.
FOR sALE-Sew modern two story
six-room house. never occupied. To-
Gated in east part of town will take
some trade OF on easy terms:
$500 II X Walker. Robinson
building.
FOR SALE OR TRADE-seven-room
house. partly modern. with two acres
% ground. Close 20 car line: will
consider cottage or some desirable
lot Call 80 Safety building. or
phone ISIS.
FOR SALE-Two story. slx-rOom,
stueco. modern house. near Twen-
tieth street. nice frontage on paved
street. good investment and the
price only $4,000: II. X. Walker.
Robinson building.
FOR SALE Lots IN South Heights
south OF Aiken street between
Twelfth and Seventeenth streets.
on easy terms; SIS down. balance in
ave years. r. W. Robinson. l454
Richmond street Phone Rock Is
land iis5-K-
FOR SALE-Lots In John c. schuer-
uann's Sixth addition. from Fifth TO
Seventh street and Fourteenth ave
nuc 20 Eighteenth avenue; payments
s. down. Sc per month. Inquire
100 sixth street. Phone Rock Is
land 1895.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
waa,sd-Maie and Female.

WANTED 1tsn and women 20 dem
0assrase Twesty Mule Team hoFaS
products. must b experienced ard
wtiiinE 60 travel. Inquire y n. Car
ter SO Brady street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
For Sale OF Tra6e-Farm Land.

FOR SALE-Wcu improved l2o-acre
farm. SIX miles vest OF Andalusia-
r. J. Schave. owner. Illinois City. Ill
FOR SALE Forty-sevcn acres within
one mile % city limits only Si35 per
acre. 4 snap for some one No i'm
proycmcuts Eckhart & Buuum-
FOR SALE - Three hnc improved
farms. southern Minnesota. near
cities. black corn clover land:
terms. owner. u. a Reed. 400 Bea-
con street. 81 Paul. MINI.
FOR sALE-A tract containing Ia
acres IN good garden and fruit.
.sood house. harm and chicken pens;
furnace. light and in fne shape;
price 81 800: II. ". Walker. Robin
son building
FoR sALE-i.ryei. black soil land In
southern Wisconsin. suitable FOR
oaions. potatoes. oats. barley. stock
raising. st5 per acre low fare:
oniy 50 miles from Iowa. Write
Emory Harrison. sol Bridge avenue.
Davenport. Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16

Telesfe Crzin-
TOt@so. okiO. Jsns tss-whsss; easa
tStss Jsfy lass sspssrsbsr las
clSger ss~9 Yrinns cash 1sS: oeto-
6sr AL psesese~r SO
Afssss prfrzs cash ? s0s Aarsss $50.
Tsr.asny prszas cash s0s: sSe'srnn@s
an.f OetSb~r az
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
For Rent-Houses.

FOR RENT - Six-room house; 1928
Twelfth street
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-17

90 poorly that my folks thought was
going into consumption. One day l
found piece of paper blowing around
the yard and picked it up and read it
1t said Saved from the Grave, and
told what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound has done for women. I
showed it to my husband and he said,
why don't you try it, So did, and
after l had taken two bottles | felt
better and said to my husband, 1 don't
need any more and he said You had
better take it little longer anyway.
So took it for three months and got
well and strong" - Mrs. ALoNzo E.
BAKER, 9 Tecumseh ST., Adrian, Mich.
Not Well Enough to Work.
In these words is hidden the tragedy
of many woman, housekeeper or wage
Garner who supports herself and is often
helping to support a family, on meagre
wages Whether in house, office, fac
tory, shop, store or kitchen, woman
should remember that there is one tried
and true remedy for the ills to which all
women are prone, and that is Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 1t
promotes that vigor which makes work
easy. The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-17

three or four or even more, Judge Os-
trander. Do you want one of them
to stay inside? That might do the
business better than a dozen out"
No. While Bella lies above ground.
we want no third here. When he is
buried l may call upon you for a
special to watch my room door But
it's of outside protection we're talk
ing now. Only. who is to protect me
against your mem"
What do you mean by that. your
honor?"
They are human, are they not?
They have instincts of curiosity like
the rest of us. How can be made
sure that they won't yield to the temp
tation of their position and climb the
fences they are detailed to guard?"
And would this be so fatal to your
peace. judge A smile tempered the
suggestion,
1T would be breach of trust which
would greatly disturb me. | want no.
body on, my grounds, nobody at all.
Has not my long life of solitude within
these walls sufficiently proved this?
want to feel that these men of yours
would no more climb my fence than
they would burst into my house with
out a warrant"
Judge, | will be one of the men.
You can trust me-
Thank you, sergeant; l appreciate
the favor. shall rest now as quietly
as any man can who has met with a
great loss | shall always suffer from
regret that | was not in a condition
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-17

blinking on his breast; already his glaz-
Ing eye was losing its power of con.
eentration. when with a flnal rally OF
bic decaying strength he started erect
again and cried out In terrible appeal:
Il have disobeyed the judge and,
|s you see, 1t has killed him. Do not
bake me guilty Of giving away his Sc
ret. Swear that you will leave this
oor unpassed; swear that no one but
Us son shall ever turn this lock; or I
Pill haunt you. l, Bella. man by man,
III you sink in terror to your graves
wear! sw-"
His head fell forward again and in
lat intense moment Of complete o.
nee they could hear the splash Of
. lifeblood as 1t dropped from his
rehead on to the polished boards
meath: then he threw up his arme
ID fell in q heap to the floor
Dead!" broke from little Miss
eeks as she flung herself down in
ckless abandonment at his side She
d never known an agitation beyond
me huttering woman's hope she had
Ned as soon ~ born, and now she
elt in blood.
solemn hush, then a mighty sigh
accumulated emotion swept from
to lip. and the crowd Of later in
leu. already abashed II not terri.
b. the unexpected spectacle Of
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-17
WyominQ.

Wyoming.
Five rigs are at work on the hold
ngs OF the Greybull Oil Company
lear Basin. Another producing we'll
Vas brought in recently on the Torch
light claim.
l.. W. Trumbull, state geologist OF
WyomiI &, has issued special report
IN the Little Buffalo Basin oil and
gas field and on the Grass Creek oil
and gas field.
The Bennett Oil Company, of which
James Bennett formerly of Cheyenne.
IS manager, has struck a 30o-barrel
flow OF green oil in the Humble field,
near Houston Tex.
The Bitter Creek Coal Mining Com
pany, with principal offices in Chey-
anne and a capital stock of $4,000,
liled articles of incorporation with
Secretary of State Houx. The firm
proposes to do coal mining in Lara
ME county.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-17
NINA KATHARINE GREEN

suspended animation which confronted
them from tH Judges chair. shrank
tumultuousl' back as little Miss
Weeks aduSced upon them. holding
out her m aker arms in late defense OF
seen a ian die.
Let US do as he wished" she
praye.. Il feel myself much to blame.
Wha right had we to come in here?"
% one In authority was present:
nf one representing the law. not even
sdoctor; only haphazard persons from
he street and few neighbors who
had not been on social terms with the
Judge for years and never expected
to be SO again. His secret!-always q
source OF wonder to every inha bitant
Of Shelby, but lifted now into a matter
Of vital importance by the events of
the day and the tragic death of the
negro! Were they to miss its solution,
when only a door lay between it and
them-a door which they might not
eye en- have to unlock? Miss Weeks
WIS about to utter an impassioned ap-
peal to their honor. when the current
vi hci oAo eicli thoughts was Sudu6Co
by a sudden sense OF some strange
new influence at work in the room, and
turning, they beheld the judge Upon
his feet, his mind awakened, but his
eyes still fixed-an awesome figure:
some thought more a~esome than be-
fore.
Death was present with them-he
~ r. In q
havoc with his solitude-he was as
oblivious Of their presence as he had
been unconscious Of It before. His
faculties and all his attention were
absorbed by the thought which had
filled his brain when the cogs of that
subtle mechanism had slipped and his
faculties paused inert.
Where is the woman?" he cried.
It was cry of fear; not OF mastery.
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CHAPTER ,-contInued.

1t was an awful and a terrifying
elsht to little Miss Weeks and. scream
Ing loudly, she left her window ant
ran Into Judge Ostrander's presence
and. gazing wildly about, wormed heI
way toward a heavily carved scree
guarding distant corner and cowerd
down behind 1t.
Z The gasping. struggling men the
frantic negro, were in the next room
now-she could catch the sounfof the
iatter's painting breath risin above
the clamor Of strange entreues and
excited cries with which tie air was
full; then quick, hoara shout OF
Judge! JUDGE" rose in ne doorway,
. and she became consoles OF the pres
ence OF a headlong. rushing force
struck midway into sience as the fro
zen figure Of his meter flashed upon
the negroes eyes--hen-a growl of
concentrated emoton. uttered almost
In her ear, and tie screen which had
been her refuge was violently thrust
away from befere her and in its place
she beheld terrible being standing
over her. in whose eyes, dilating under
this fresh surprise, she beheld her
doom. even while recognizing that II
ehe must suffer 1t would be simply
as an obstacle to some goal at her
back which he must reach-now-be-
fore he fell in his blood and died
What was this goal? AS she felt
herself lifted, nay. almost hurled aside.
she turned to see and found 1t to be a
door before which the devoted Bella
had now thrown himself, guarding it
with every inch Of his powerful but
rapidly sinking body, and chattering
defiance with his bloodless. quivering
Nps-a figure terrible in anger, sub
lime in purpose. and piteous in its
failing energies.
Back! all Of you'll" he cried, and
stopped. clutching at the door casing
on either side to hold himself erect.
you cannot come In here This 10
the judges"
Not even his iron resolve or once
unequaled physique could stand the
sapping of the terrible cash which dis
figured his forehead. He had been run
over by an automobile in a moment
Of blind abstraction. and his hurt was
mortal. Already his head, held erect
by the passion of his purpose. was
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to receive Bela's last sigh. He was a
man in a thousand. One seldom sees
his like among white or black"
He was very powerfully built
man. 1t took a sixty-horsepower ,ac-
ing machine. going at high rata Of
speed, to kill him.
spasm Of grief or unavailing re-
greet crossed the judges face as his
head sank back again against the high
back of his chair.
Il should like to ask question:
he finally observed You were not at
the inquiry this afternoon, and may
not know that just as Bella and the
crowd about him turned this corner
they ran into woman leading small
child. who stopped the whole throng
in order to address him. | saw that
woman myself. earlier. She was in
this house. She was In this room.
II you will consent to look for her,
and If she is found and no stir made.
will pay all that you think it right
to demand"
tTO BE CONTINUED)