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The Jasper news., 1915-08-05
SHERIDAN
Miss FERN PATRICK.

Elsie Gresham returned from Spring
field Tuesday, where she has been at
tending school.
Lula, Bessie, and Frances Stanley of
Carthage spent from Tuesday to Satur-
day with Mrs. G. w. Smith.
Ray and Fern Patrick spent Satur-
day night with their sister, Mrs. w. f.
King.
Harry Bender went to Carthage Sat
urday with Frank King and wife of
Greenfield.
Elsie Gresham spent Sunday with
Leola Patrick.
kenney Miller and family and Fern
Patrick took dinner with II. e. Gresham
and family Sunday.
Mrs. Tom Brock has been staying
with her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Berry,
since her little son had his leg broken.
w. +. King and wife spent Sunday
with S. Fl. Sterling.
Mr.. Gist and wife spent Sunday with
Mr.. Kincaid and wife.
Alma Gresham and Edna Davis
called on Basil McCintock and wife
Sunday.
II. ii. B. Bell and wife visited Ed.
Butler and wife of Maple Grove Sun
day.
ED. Davis went to Oklahoma Monday.
George Suits mother of Carthage is
visiting them at present.
Mrs. Abbie and Ethel Crow and Mrs.
Lille Whitlocli called on Mrs. Sterling
Friday.
Johnnie Crow has been visiting his
cousin at Maple Grove.
S. III. Sterling's daughter, Mrs. J. r.
Patrick, and children, of Duenweg WIS.,
tied Mrs. Sterling the past week.
Mrs. Sterling was called to Prosper
ity last Wednesday on account of her
son being sick.
Bertha and Roy 'riller gave party
for the Sunbenmsand Willing Workers
Saturday night. All report a fine time.
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DEWEY.
Mrs. MAY MATTHEW'S.

The families of Bradley and McDon-
aid from Carterville motored up to Dick
Carter's Sunday and Mrs. Carter went
home with them.
Mrs. Ira Bull left Tuesday with her
two little girls for Il three weeks visit
near st. Louis with her sister.
Several Deweyites were agreeably
surprised Thursday by phone message
from Rev, 7, y, Culmer a former pas
tor of Salem.
Next Sunday is the regular preaching
day. Everybody get out early to Sun
day School so the service can commence
on time.
The families of Messrs. Alexander,
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MALTA.
Miss EMMA MAGERs.

Mr.. Jarvis was in Carthage on bust
ness Thursday.
Mrs. John Welsh gathered black Der
ries at Mr.. Magers' last week.
Mrs. Jarvis has returned after a week s
visit with her son Ralph Jarvis and
daughter Mrs. Charley Grant at Kan
sas City.
John Welsh and family visited Guy
Mcconnell and family Sunday.
Lloyd Magers of Chicago is visiting
his grandparents, q. NJ. AIagers and
fnmily.
:. Geneva Hubbard visited her brother
IN Jasper Saturday evening and attend
&i the Chautauqua.
Dan, Will and Lloyd Magers attend
/. cd the Chautauqua Sunday evening.
Crow Mercantile Co. will give
,.Jou a fair accurate test on all your
Geam,
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LEBANON
Miss ALTHEA ARMSTRONG.

|
been suffering much from rheumatism
is better, and able to sit up part of the
time, but Mrs. Woodrow is now quite
sick and under the doctors care.
Sidney Moore, of Kansas City, visit
! ed last week with his mother, Mrs.
Henry Graham and family.
Misses Gladys and Eugenia Rex, of
Kansas City, visited home folks last
week. Miss Gladys returned Sunday
while Miss Eugenia will spend two or
three weeks inhaling fresh air and eat
ing old-fashioned country "eats" be-
fore returning.
A very enjoyable social was partici-
pated in by large crowd of relatives
and friends of Miss Irene Hale, and
Mr.. Sidney Moore at the Hale home
last Saturday night, this being the
birthday occasion of both these young
people.
Misses Eugenia Rex, Ilona Redmond,
Zoah Andrews and Edith Scissor were
dinner guests of Mrs. II nry Graham
Sunday. Messrs. Orvllle Andrews,
Earl Ray, Samuel Phillips and Charles
King were afternoon callers at the same
home the same day.
When VIM. Redmond returned from
Sunday School last Sunday he was re-
minded that he still occasionally had
a birthday to come slipping along the
sands Of time, as number of relatives
and friends had met during his alb
sence and bountiful feast had been
spread. 1t has an enjoyable occasion,
we were told.
Geo. Waltz and wife spent Sunday
with Arthur McClurg and mother.
Mrs Edna Nlerrithew, of Kansas
City, is visiting at the Henry Graham
home.
Miss Lizzie Stansberry spent several
days last week with her brother, II. J
Stanberry and family.
G.. w. Brenneman and family spent
Sunday afternoon with Arthur Nc
Clurg ane mother.
Mrs. Martha Rex and daughter
Gladys, and son Ernest, were Carthage
visitors Wednesday,.
Miss Eugenia Rex took dinner witt
the Andrews sisters Sunday.
Misses Myrtle and Hazel Hyley
Eugenia Rex and Mrs. Ernest Re,
spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Franl
Thacker.
T Mrs. J. II. Selsor returned home las
| Saturday afternoon from north Mis-
souri, where she had spent severa
months visiting with relatives and olt
time friends.
Mrs. John ShifIlett and children
S Nellie, May and John, ir., spent Sat
: urday afternoon with Mrs. II. r. Good
rich.
? Misses Althea and Laura Armstrong
took in most of the good things at tn
S chautauqua at Jasper last week.
Mrs. Geo. Waltz spent Monday o
: last week with Mrs. \. j. Stansberry
Mrs. Norris Crumm is visiting thi
week with her parents, Chas. Woodrow
{ and wife.
f Homer and Hubert Robinson spen
Q Sunday at the c, S. Andrews home.
r Miss Sarah Scott called Mt the Allel
D. Buerge home Thursday.
t Gibson Edwards was a visitor at TIL
- Jacob Scott home one day last week.
/. Messrs. Jake Miller, Clyde Smith
Cleo and William Hale, James SelsoI
: Orrin Hecllathone, Herbert Wright
Homer Graham, Sidney Moore, Mrs
4 Henry Graham and daughter Mrs
4 Mcrrithew and Misses Gladys and Eu
?. genia Rex and Irene Hale were pleas
antly entertained at the c. S. Andrew
home Thursday evening.
Miss Althea Armstrong spent Satu,
day and Sunday in Jasper while attent
ing the Chautauqua, with Mrs. a. N
Crandall and Mrs. Anna Spaid.
DEWEY.
NIAx, NJ
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Gasoline

Teeter is now prepared to fur,
nish gasoline in any Quantity at
Carthage prices, Uttered through
Bowser Systemfor adtos-no wafer
or dirt. At the Furniture Store.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
A Sisters Story.
to open.

II she hesitated outside the room 10
summon the courage to face the man
who would demand so much OF her.
there was nothing in her manner now
to indicate that such had been the
case. She approached him without a
symptom Of nervousness or irresolu.
ton. Her dark eyes met his without
wavering and there was purpose In
them.
She devoted a single glance OF sur
prise to the uncurtained window on en-.
tering the door and an instant later
scrutinized the floor with unmistakable
interest as II expecting to find some.
thing there to account for his motive
in admitting the glare Of Mght-some.
thing to confound and accuse her. But
there was no fear or apprehensiveness ess
In the look. She was not afraid.
Brood remained standing, little be.
yond the broad ray of light, expecting
her to advance into its full, revealing
glare. She stopped. however, in the
shadow opposite. 1t was he who moved
forward into the light. and there was a
,, deep searching look In his eyes. In an
instant 1t was gone; he had satisfied
himself. The curious experience of the
morning had been a phantasm, an H.
lusion, a mockery. There was moth.
ing in this woman's smoldering eyes
to suggest the soft. luminous lowell,
ness of Matildes. He drew a long
deep breath of relief.
She had put on a rather plain white
blouse. open at the neck. The cuffs
were rolled up nearly to the elbows
evidence that she had been using her
hands in some active employment and
had either forgotten or neglected to re-
store the sleeves to their proper posi-
ton. A chic black walking-skirt lent
to her trim, erect figure suggestion
of girlishness.
Her arms hung straight down at heI
sides. Imply 1t would have seemed al
first glance, but in reality they were
| rigid.
Il have come. as said would" she
said, after long, tense silence. Hell
voice was low, huskier than ever, but
without tremor of excitement. "You
did not say you would wait for me
here. but knew you would do so. The
hour Of reckoning has come. We
must pay. both of us. am not fright
ened by your silence. James. nor am
afraid of what you may say or do
First Of all. It is expected that Frederic
will die. Doctor Holder has proclaimed
II. He is q great surgeon. He ough
"a know. But he deasn't know---dA xol
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serpent in his masters house, but the
serpent change before his eye and he
become the slave. She speak to him
on the voice Of the wind and he obey.
1t is the law. Kismetl His master
have Of wives two. Two, sahib-the
living and the dead. They speak with
Ranjab today and he obey"
There was dead silence in the room
for many minutes after the remarkable
utterances of the mystic. The two
men, master and man, looked into each
others eyes and spoke no more, yet
something passed between them.
"The sahibah has sent Roberts for a
priest" said the Hindu at last.
"A priest? But / am not a Catholic
nor Frederic"
Madam is. The servants are say
ing that the priest will be here too
late. They are wondering why you
have not already killed me. sahib."
KILLED you too?"
They are now saying that the last
stroke Of the gong, sahib. was the
death sentence for Ranjab. It called
told them all that fired the"
go down at once, my friend" said
Brood, laying his hand on the mans
| shoulder. Let them Sc, that do not
blame you. even though we permit
them to believe this lie OF ours. Go,
my friendl"
The man bent his head and turned
away. Near the door he stopped stock
still and listened intently.
"The sahibah comes"
"Ay. she said she would come to me
here" said Brood, and his jaw hard
ened. Holder sent for me. Ranjab, an
hour ago, but-he was conscious then
His eyes were open. IL could not
look into them. There would have
been hatred in them-hatred for me
and IL could not go. | was coward
Yes, coward after all. She would
have been there to watch me as
cringed. / was afraid of what might
do to her then"
He is not conscious now, sahib,
said the Hindu slowly.
STILL" said the other, COMPRISING
his lips, 81 am afraid am afraid
God, Ranjab. you do&ot know what i,
means to be a cowar&! You"
And yet, sahib. you are brave
enough to stand on the spot where he
fell-where his blood flowed--and thai
is not what coward would do"
The door opened and closed swift,
and he was gone. Brood allowed his
dull. wondering gaze to sink to hi.
feet. He was standing on the spot
where Frederic had fallen. There was
no blood there now. The rug had beer
removed and before his own eyes, the
swift-moving Hindu had washed the
floor and table and put the room In or
der. All this seemed ages ago. Since
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site side of the table. with the mellow
light full upon her lovely. serious face.
"Sit there" she said, signifying the
chair he had requested her to take.
please sit down." she went on impa-
tiently, as he continued to regard her
forbiddingly from his position near the
window.
Il shall be better able to say what !
have to say standing" he said signifi-
cantly.
do you expect me to plead with you
for forgiveness" she inquired. with an
unmistakable look OF surprise.
"You may save yourself the humilia-
tion of such"
But you are very gravely mistaken" !"
she interrupted. Il shall ask nothing
Of you"
Then we need not prolong the"
Il have come to explain, not to
plead" she went on resolutely Il want
to tell you why ] married you. You
will not find 1t pleasant story. nor
will you be proud of your conquest. 1t
will not be necessary for you to turn
me out of your house. entered It
with the determination to leave 1t In
my own good time. think you would
better sit down"
He looked at her fixedly for a mo-
ment. as II striving to materiaiize u
thought that lay somewhere In the
back of his mind. He was vaguely
conscious OF an impression that he
could unravel all this seeming mystery
without suggestion from her II given
the time to concentrate his mind on
the vague. hazy suggestion that tor
mented his memory.
He sat down opposite her. and rest
ed his arms on the table. The lines
about his mouth we're rigid, uncompro-
missing. but there was look OF wonder
In his eyes.
She leaned forward in her chair, the
better to watch the changing expires.
sion in his eyes as she progressed with
her story. Her hands were clenched
tightly under the tables edge.
you are looking into my eyes-as
you have looked hundred times" she
said after a moment. There is some.
thing in them that has puzzled you
since the night when you looked into
them across that great ballroom in
London. You have always felt that
they we're cot new to you. that you
have had them constantly in front OF
you for ages. Do you remember when
you first saw me. James Brood?"
He stared. and his eyes widened. Il
never saw you in my life until that
night In London. T."
Look closely. Isn't there something
more than doubt in your mind as you
look into them now?"
II confess that I have always been
puzzled by-by something cannot un.
derstand in But all this leads To
nothing" he broke of harshly. "We
are not here to mystify each other but
to-"
"To explain mysteries. that's II. OF
course. You are looking. What dc
you see? Are you not sure that you
looked into my eyes long. long agoi
Are there not moments when my voice
10 familiar to you. when II speaks to
you out Of"
He sat up. rigid az a block Of stone
Yes by heaven. have felt II oil
| Alonx Todax was convinced thai
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that time he had barred his soul to the
smirking Buddha and, receiving no
consolation from the SNUG image. had
violently cursed the thing. Since then
he had waited-he had waited for
many things to happen. He knew all
that took place below stairs. He knew
when Lydia came and he denied him.
self to her. The coming of the police.
the nurses and the anesthetician, and
later on, Mrs. John Desmond and the
reporters--all this he had known, for
he had listened at crack in the open
door. And he had heard his wife's
calm, authoritative voice In the hall be-
low. giving directions. Now for the
first time he looked about him and felt
himself attended by ghosts. In that
instant he came to hate this once-loved
room, this cherished retreat, and all
that It contained. He would never set
his foot inside OF its four walls again.
II was filed with ghosts!
On the corner Of the table lay a
great heap OF manuscript--thes story OF
his life up to the escape from Lhasal
The sheets Of paper had been scat.
tered over the floor by the ruthless
hand OF the surgeon. but now they
were back in perfect order. replaced
by another hand. He thought of the
final chapter that would have to be
written II he went on with the Journal.
Il would have to be written. for 1t was
the true story of hia Liza. Hs straA.
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swiftly to the table. In another In
stant the work OF many months would
have been torn to bits OF waste paper.
But his hand was stayed. Someone
had stopped outside his door. He could
not hear sound and yet he knew that
a hand was on the heavy latch. He sud.
denly recalled his remark to the old
men. He would have to write the final
chapter after all.
He waited. He knew that she was
out there. collecting all Of her strength
for the coming Interview. She was
fortifying herself against the crisis
that was so near at hand. To his own
surprise and distress of mind. he found
himself trembling and suddenly de-
prived OF the fierce energy that he had
stored up for the encounter. He won
dered whether he would command the
situation after all. Notwithstanding his
righteous charge against her. She had
wantonly sought to entice Frederic
she had planned to dishonor her hus-
band-she had proved herself unwhole-
some and false and her heart was evil!
And yet he wondered whether he
would be able to stand his ground
against her.
So far she had ruled. At the outset
he had attempted to assert his au-
thority as the master of the house In
this trying, heart-breaking hour, and
she had calmly waved him aside. His
first thought had been to take his
proper place at the bedside OF his VIC
tim and there to remain until the end,
but she had said: You are not to go
In. You have done enough for one day.
II he must die, let II be in peace and
not in fear. You are not to go in,"
and he had crept away to hide! He re-
membered her words later on when
Holder sent for him to come down.
Not in fear" she had said.
On the edge OF the table, where II
had reposed since Doctor Holder
dropped II there, was the small photo
graph Of Matllde. He had not touched
It, but he had bent over 1t for many
minutes at time, studying the sweet
ever-tobe-forgotten. and yet curiously
unfamiliar features of that long-ago
loved one. He looked at 1t now as he
| waited for the door to open, and his
thoughts leaped back 70 the last
glimpse he had ever had Of that ador
able face. Then 1t was white with de
spair and misery-here 1t looked up al
him with smiling eyes and the languoI
of unbroken tranquility.
He clenched his strong, lean hands
to keep them from shaking. A new
wonder filled him as he allowed his
eyes to measure the distance to the
floor and to sweep the strong. powerful
| frame that trembled and was cold. He
was giant in strength and yet he
trembled at the approach of this slen
der, frail creature who paused at hi:
gates to gather courage for the attack!
He was sorely afraid and he could no
understand his fear. With one of his
sinewy hands he could crush the lii,
out Of her slim. white throat-and ye
he was afraid of her-physically afrait
of her.
Suddenly he realized that the room
dow and threw aside the broad. thicl
curtains. A stream OF afternoon sun
shine rushed into the room. He woul,
have light this time; he would not b,
deceived by the darkness. as he ha,
been once before. This time he woul,
see her face plainly. There should b,
no sickening illusion. He straightene,
his tall figure and waited for the doc
to open.
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hesrf He does not know. shall not
let him die"
"one moment, II you please" said
her husband coldly. you may spare
me the theatrics. Moreover. we will
not discuss Frederic. What we have
10 say to each other has little to do
with that poor wretch downstairs. This
Is your hour Of reckoning. not his.
Bear that"
You are very much mistaken" she
interrupted, her gaze growing more
fixed than before. "He is part OF our
reckoning. He is the one great char
acter In this miserable. unlooked-for
tragedy. VIII you be 80 kind as to
draw those curtains? And do me the
honor to allow me to- sit in your pres
ence." There was infinite scorn In her
voice. Il am very tired. | have not
been Idle. Every minute OF my waking
hours belongs to your son, James
Brood-but owe this half-hour to you.
You shall know the truth about me. as
l know II about you. did not count
on this hour ever being a part Of my
life, but II has to be. and shall face
II without weeping over what might
have been. Will you draw the cur
tains?"
He hesitated a moment and then
jerked the curtains together. shutting
out the pitiless glare.
"Will you be seated-there7" he
said quietly, pointing to chair at the
end OF the table
She switched on the light in the big
lamp but instead OF taking the chair
indicated, sank into one ON the oppo.
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"why do you advocate blanket
street-paving bills?"
"To cover the beds u me streesA
Of course"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-06-25
STRANGE Death MESSAGE.

It may have been a strange and
tragic coincidence. Some will believe
there was more in it than that The
husband of a Paris woman violinist,
himself musician, left for the front
shortly after mobilization. His Chris
tan name was Remy. At parting he
told his wife: "If l go under will
try to let you know directly before
the official news reaches you" She
scarcely played any music during his
absence. But the other day she took
up her violin, feeling impelled to play
one piece which he liked above all.
She opened his case, and two strings
of the violin suddenly snapped, the D
and the e. RE" and mi" she at
once thought. 1t was the warning he
had said he would give her. The next
day q telegram informed her that
her husband. Sergeant Remy, had
been killed in action.-Paris Core
spondence London Telegraph.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-06-25
so,. pri.on.r p.roIed

Elwood Armstrong, the sole prison
er in the Sussex county jail at George
town, Del, who recently complained
to Sheriff Jacob West that he was
lonely and afraid to remain in the
prison at night without company, will
no longer be afraid.
He was paroled for two years to
Charles s. Richards Of Georgetown,
formerly secretary of state, and
brother of Robert H. Richards OF
Wilmington, formerly attorney gen
eral. This was done after he had
confessed to the theft of five dozen
eggs.
| Accordingly, the jail is now emnty
The turnkey has taken vacation
and the sheriff does not have enough
to do to keep him busy.
Chickens are roosting in the cells
some of which are modern steel at
fairs, and the jail yard will soon b.
planted in early corn.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-06-25
FACTOR IN MODERN WARFARE
Commanding Generals Gould Not
Handle Present Enormous Armies
Without the Motor.

With millions of men drawL up In
battle array at one and the same time.
to handle them effectively by old-time
methods would have been impossible.
Even before e opposing fronts were
extended to their fullest degree in
France alone, they were ofllcially de-
clared to have attained length Of
300 miles, and one Of 270 miles in the
east-ferrns which not only convey
some Invocation Of the stupendous
size Of the engaging forces, but even
more emphatically suggest the ire
mendous responsibilities Of the CON-
manders in chief.
Nevertheless although they have to
deal with millions instead of tens of
thousands, the commanders concerned
have never had their forces SO COM
pletely under -ontrol; in every phase
of the warfare, whether of transport,
attack, defense or supply, the keynote
of the operation has been effectiveness
Of the completest kind.
The motor, in short, has "speeded
up" the war in a way that could never
have been dreamed Of by former gen
erations. Never have the movements
of troops been so rapid; for, instead
of men having to wait for ammunition
and food supplies, these have been
conveyed by motor wagons which can
travel, II nee. be, much faster thar
the armies hemselves.-Charles l.
Preston In 5cribner's Magazine.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-06-25

and busted himself at his table with
his correspondence. Among the let
ters was an invitation from the Mar
quise d'Esclignac, an American mar
ried to a Frenchman. and the great
lady of the country whereabouts.
viii you not" she wrote. come to
dine with us on Sunday? have my
niece with me. She would be glad to
see a French soldier She has ex-
pressed such a wish. She comes from
a country where soldiers are rare. We
dine at eight"
Sabron looked at the letter and its
fine clear handwriting Its wording
was less formal than French invita-
ton is likely to be. and 1t gave him
sense of cordially. He had SEEN
during his rides, the beautiful lines
of the Chateau d'Esclignac. It's tur
rets surely looked upon the Rhone
There would be divine view from
the terraces. 1t would be a pleasure
to 60 there. He thought more of what
the place would be than of the people
in 1t, for he was something OF a her
NIT, rather a recluse, and very re
served.
He WAS writing line of acceptance
when Brunei came in, q tiny bundle IL
his hand.
Put Pitchoune over there in thu
sunlight" ordered the officer, "and WI
shall see If we can bring him up b.
hand"