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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
CHAPTER XII.

Guests were coming In bunches,
now, and kept Hall so busy for half
an hour that he had no time 10 plan
how he should escape from the other
two women with whom he must In
evitably have matrimonial converse.
So far, he was not particularly anxious
Rosamund he thought he could dis
pose of somehow, putting her on TIL
Flodie should change her mind, and
from Carolyn Dallys and Mrs. Royal
ton he feared little. He would trust,
at any rate. to the inspiration OF the
moment. With four millions-and Flo
die-he didn't much care what they
thought OF him. IL was a caddish trick.
perhaps. but-four millions! The end
would have TO justify the means
So. handsome and elegant and popu-
lar. witty and well-bred. he laughed
and gossiped with his guests. started
the dancing, introduced one TO another.
showed his color prints. and between
times. watched the mousy girl In white
who had SO suddenly assumed an ex-
traordinary importance in his life.
Flodie. merely bowed to and patron
lied by most OF the guests, had discov.
cred an unexpected friend I'm Mr.. Dore-
mus. He, finding her his only ac-
quaintance. had stuck to her like .
burr. Flodie liked him. At a onestep
he could not cut much OF a figure. but
seated in the Office with F1odie. where
she could keep an eye on Alfred and
the caterer. It was not long before she
felt impelled TO make him her ally.
With all his elephantine wit and his
manners of the old school. Mr.. Dore
mus treated her in a jocose. fatherly.
indulgent way that inspired her trust
And. that evening. Flodie had dire
need of coadjutor. She began to
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26

Say" he began pointblank TO Rosa
mund. be you any relation To Abijah
Gale? believe his mother Was q
Nettleton."
Rosamund glared. and Hall. seiziug
the happy chance. had already begun
TO edge OF. with a mumbled some
thing about duties and guests. People
had. In truth. begun 10 arrive and the
place was filling rapidly. The musi
clans had begun TO play; Flodie looked
In, with distressed face, and beck
oned. Still Rosamund held him by
the sleeve.
Jonas fired again. Amt never been
down Branford way. have ye! Say,
you ought TO run down 10 our village
some time. miss. and git a mess o.
clans. We got some fustclass HOLSTERS
down home. Know IT,"
Rosamund turned the full glory Of
her gaze upon him. "oh. yes" she said
sweetly. Il can easily believe that"
But alas for her irony! This indul-
gence had cost her her prey Hall was
already across the room. and Jonas
clung like leech. She could not
with all her insolence. detach him.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
SYNOPSIS.
lGn/ 6Y Cz</T Ah90z.sS

Hall Bonistelle. photographer, pre-
kares for the days work in his studio
Flodis Fisher. his assistant, reminds him
or party he is TO give in the studio that
night. Mr.. Doremus. attorney. calls and
Informs Hall that his Uncle Johns will
has left him 100000 on condition that
he marry before his twenty eighth birth
day, which begins at midnight that night
Mrs. Rena Royalton calls at the studio.
Hall asks her 10 marry him. She agrees
To give him an answer at the party that
nlght. Miss Carolyn Dallys calls. Hall
proposes to her. She agrees TO give him
an answer at the party. Rosamund Gale.
art model. calls. Hall tries TO rush heI
Into an immediate marriage. She. too,
defers her answer until the evening. Flo
die tries 10 show Hall a certain way out
OF the miXup, but he is obtuse. Jonas
Hassingbury. heir 10 the millions In case
Hall fails to marry on time. plots with
Flodie 10 block Halls marriage to any OF
the three women before midnight. Flodie
arTanges to have the three meet at the
studio as IL by chance. At that meeting
much feminine fencing ensues, In which
Flodie uses her own foil adroitly. Hall
comes in Alfred. the janitor brings in a
newspaper with the story OF the queer
Hall dissolves and they retire 10 plan war
for the 100000 prize Successive tele-
phone messages from the three ladies in
form Hall that he Is accepted by all
three. Desperate. he asks Flodie to save
him from the three-horned dilemma by
marrying him. She refuses. and goes with
Alfred. who has long been a humble
suitor, 10 get marriage license. Jonas
arrives for the party
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
BANKER A REAL TlGHTWAD
kansan's Act Hard 10 Beat. Even by
Those Who Have Made the Mat.
ter Study.

Conner Davies of the Concordia Kan.
san, declares that the worst tightwad
story he ever heard was told him
years ago by Doctor Jones AT Republic
City. The doctor was an all-around
practitioner and occasionally pulled
teeth. the town having no dentist. The
president OF one OF the banks came in
10 the doctors office one evening .ead.
ing his seven-year-old boy by the
hand. Doc" he asked. have you n
tooth forceps hsl dyg' Getting Yes
for an answer. he asked TO see them,
and the doctor handed them over,
The banker put the boy in a COM
mon chair. opened the childs mouth,
inserted the forceps and yanked out a
molar to the accompaniment of howls
of pain There" said the banker
handing back the torceps, the thing
is out all right enough. and just as
well as If Id paid YOU 80 cents for
doing IT, Let's so home, kid. and
quit your bawling. kansas City
Journal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26

give him her confidence, bit by bit
watching his face more than listening
to his replies, and decided that sue
could trust him; he had sympathy and
tact When, at last, after many inter.
ruptions, her story was told. Mr.. Dore
mus took of his misty glasses and
wiped them.
Miss Fisher" he said soberly. III
can help in this crisis. let me implors
you to tell me how"
F1odie got up slowly, and looked into
his kind blue eyes. Would you mind
coming into the studio for few min
utes?" she asked. I'm so afraid we
may be interrupted or overheard.
want to tell you something"
Mr.. Doremus offered her his arm.
and escorted her into the studio.
By eleven o'clock both Carolyn Dab
lys and Mrs. Royalton had come. They
had, in fact, arrived together. havins
shared Mrs. Royalton's Limousine. This
preconcerted action was caused less
by friendship than q mutual suspicion
The two ladies dared not trust each
other out of sight, and each for fear
the other might gain an advantage.
sacrificed her own desire 10 be Do
forehand with her plans.
To BE CoETINUEDD
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
Watched Her Step.

The lawyer was cross-eNamining n
witness.
DO you happen 20 know he asked,
what time IL was when the wife of
the defendant stepped into the taXicab
In front of the National bank
Yes, replied the witness. 1t was
seventeen minutes past one
"Ah. IL was seventeen minutes past
one, eh? Now will you please tell the
jury how you happen To be so positive
that IL was precisely seventeen min
utes past one2'
Certainly" said the witness. The
lady was wearing an ankle watch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
Her Complaint.

IL hear your wife is ill.,"
Yes, we called the doctor last
night. and he spent an hour going
over the history of her case. lie even
asked her about her shopping trips
and made her tell him about the new
evening gowns. her new street gowns.
her new hats. new shoes and new
hnery OF every description.
That's odd, What d he figure
was the matter with herr"
He diagnosed her ailment as a
very severe case of newrts."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26

II for. The Bible
IL an all-around
book. and serves
many purposes,
but il is well 10
have i'm mind
some definite pur-
pose in all ones
reading.
There is the de-
votional use OF
the Bible. All
stringed instru-
ments quickly get
out of tune. The
action OF the at
mosphere. and
the constant vi
bration I'm play-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
Not Generally understood.

There is nothing impossible about o
white blackbird or brown black
bear. In this connection black"
means a variety, not color. The
Yellow sea Is rot yellow. and the
White mountains are not white.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
pistiIleries o. old Farms.

On all the old farms in the United
States there WIS a little distillery.
though on some farms IL was not TO
little. Just az there was an icehouse
and a smo kehouse. where the peaches
and apples and grapes could be dis
titled into fruit brandy.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
Old Sonas.

Don't you wish the good old songs
could be heard AGAIN.
Such a thing would he impossible.
With Zeppelins and submarines every
where. imagine anybody trying to
arouse Joyous enthusiasm by singing
Up in Balloon, Boys. or Sailing
over the Bounding Main
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
Unpopplar.

Higgins doesn't .eem to have
many friends"
He hasn't. Last Saturday he had
three tickets TO the football game,
and he couldn't get anyone TO 30
with him"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
Many school Children Are sickiy.

children who are delicate, feverish aud cross
will get immediate relief from Mother 0ray's
Sweet Powders for children. They cleanse tbe
stomach, act on the liver, and are recommended
for complaining children. A pleasans remedy
for worms, Used by Mothers for 2syears. A.
nll Druggists, 25c. sample FREE Address
A, n. olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y. Adv.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26

II isn't so dinicult for the average
man 10 stay married after he gets
used TO it
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26

Men laugh at feminine folly. but It
fools them just the same.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26

II isn't always the clock with the
loudest tick that keeps the best time.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26

The spotlight often reveals more
imperfections than talents.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26

Dean's Rheumatic Pills
For Rheumatism & Neuralgia. Entire.
~ vegetable. Safe.-Adv
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26

How one shall read the Bible de-
pends largely on what he is reading
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26

TENT-Give attention 20 reading.-I
Timothy 4:lS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18
RECLAIM THE GULLIES;
WORTHY SUGGESTIONS
Stnte Forester II. G. Jones' Talks
Plainly to Folks of Gu1Iy-wnshed
Regions.

state Forester r. c. Jones writes the
Industrial Editor as follows:
1t is well known that the roots OF
trees will hold the soil in the banks
of gullics in place and prevent the
SullieS from growing larger. and a
thicket OF locust sprouts. ETC. will I'm
time MI up the Sullies. The questions
are what trees TO select and how to
get them started. Some preparation of
The ground is needed. of course, but IL
can all be done by the farmer at 10
expense.
The great difficulty in getting trees
or grass started I'm Il gully is that the
soil washes away before the roots
have secured foothold. But stout
brush dams ten or twenty feet apart
In gully, placed with the heavy end
down. and made compactly and strong
ly, VIII collect considerable soil above
them. This much is common prac-
tice. but as rule nothing further is
done. and the brush soon decays. the
soil washes away. and the gully tie
comes deeper and deeper.
But after soil has accumula ted
above the dam and before the brush
has dccayed trees should he planted.
No matter how small the dams may
be. II they have caught some soil they
have served their purpose, and the soil
afford foothold for certain hardy
kinds Of trees. Wild honcysuckle.
Bermuda grass and Japanese clover
may be used to advantage in conncc-
ton with the trees. and will Of course
afford pasturaEe, but to permanently
reclaim the Suilies trees arc necessary
under most circumstances.
Black locust. also called yellow To-
Gust. is the most suitable tree for this
purpose. for several reasons: Its har,li-
ness; its rapid growth; its habit OF
spreading by suckers. thereby formi (
n thicket and catching anu huIuIng tho
soil that Washes down; its great value
FOR fence-posts, cross-ties, insulator-
pegs. telephone-pole cross-arms. etc.
Bcins leGume, it enriches tho soil.
It's only serious DISADVANTAGES is that
IT is In some sections severely dam
aged by tho locust boror. Other s.
able trees are black walnut, yellow
poplar and sycamore, but these all re-
quire more moisture than the locust.
and do not succeed as we'll alone as II
mixed with the locust. Pines are great
ly handicapped by their slow growth
for the first few wears.
The sooner the brush darls are built
the sooner the soil will collect above
them. If built this summer. the trees
can be set OFT carly next spring. which
is the best time.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18
FACTS FROM AFFAIR
Brienlets of More or Les, Indus triul
Kind From All Parts OF World.

Venice has 16o,727 people
England now has 1900 women po-
lice.
There are l4s languages spoken in
India.
Larch is the commonest tree in Ire
land.
Newfoundland is Britain's oldes, coll
ony.
Russian is spoken by 9o.ooo,ooo per-
sons.
In 1913 there were A74,s5s trees
felled in Ireland.
Africa has c7s spoken languages and
dialects
Jerusalem and vicinity suffer from
locust plague.
Sixty per cent OF English words a..e
of Teutonic origin.
Costa RIGA yearly imports 10000
worth of laundry soaps.
Dundee last year imported from In
dia S10.55O bales OF jute
Franco leads in tie number OF reg
istered aviation pilots
In 1914 Algeria imported agricul-
tural machinery valued at !l.33e.47o
In 1914 Denmark shipped l,437.soa
pounds OF butter to the United States
Denmark's 1913 imports FROM, the
United states were valued nj s2,533,I22
Some OF the best gas coal In the
world has been discovered in Ven
eZucla.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18
RICHMOND is BUILDING;
BUSINESS GOING ALONG

requirements az already followed In the
erection or our recent schools.
The Nathaniel Bacon public school
VIII be ready for acceptance by the
city authorities within the next ten
days. This building takes the place Of
the old lakewood school and relieves
the congestion which has existed in
that community for years.
The contract for the erection Of
summer residence for Barton II. Cam
eron. to be erected on his farm near
Gordonsville. will shortly be let This
home will typify, when completed. the
old Colonial building which, after all,
more nearly fulills requirements for
such work.
SOME OTHER FOLKS
WHO ARE BUILDING
Continuing. the architects furnished
some other cheering information
The Corley Company will erect an
addition. TO It's Broad Street store,
which will materially aid il in the
conduct of its business.
The Woman's Club will erect an au-
ditorum seating 500 people. This au-
dtorum. when COMPLETED. Will serve
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18

n lonE-felt want.
The Fire Board OF the city of Rich
mond Will erect an engine house on
the South Side near Woodland Heights.
This building will he of the bungalow
type now used Il great deal in the
residential sections. and will he Il ma
terial step in the advancement OF en-
Sinc house construction in this city.
The Fleming II Christian Companies
warehouse, contract for which lie,
few months ago. is rapidly nearing
completion. and this firm will occupy
its new quarters within the next thirty
days.
The Falk Tobacco Company's ware
house is we'll under way. and indica-
lions point that the contractor will
finish this work on contract time.
The Monument Avenue residence of
&. b. Snow is progressing very salts
factorily. and when completed will be
q decided asset to that locality.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18
ENGLISHMAN DECRlBES
BATTLE WITH SHIPPERS


gansway. nothing could save you from
the watery grave. Heaven only knows
how some OF us got through. seem
to have forgotten everything. but have
Just recollection of making a Tip
perary dash which brought me TO the
shore. The Turks set about us during
tho night and split some blood.
One by one. the old Dubs and Nuns
tcrs dropped out. but we never turned
hair. Assistance soon came. and an
other regiment arrived. all the lads
singing Here we arc again" In such
moments II may seem to YOU impossible
that men could sing a ditty, but the
British are made of the true stun, and
they do let ii rip at the right moment.
The engagement was continued through
out the night with the assistance of
the big naval guns
1t seemed to me that the Turks
were in swarms, but we made up our
minds TO go after them. and we let them
know for what. We pitched them back
five miles. and then came the moment
to arengc the poor lads who had fallen
We waited until they were within nifty
yards OF our trenches again, and then.
by all the saints in the calendar. We
poured shot and shell on them. finishing
the Job with the bayonet No words
can describe what we left behind The
shore and the side Of the cliffs were
dotted with the corpses OF the enemy
ana our own men. lost every pal
knew-not one was left--but YOU
should have heard us singing Bravo.
the Dublin Fusileers" with n new
verse You'd have Joined in yourself
ana have had an easy conscience for
the remainder Of your days"
MISSING MAN FOUND
ny KING ALFONSO
Especial Cable to The Times-Dispatch -
BORDEAUX. July IA soldier from
this city. who was wounded on August
Is last at the battle OF Charleroi. dis
appeared without anybody being able
to obtain any news Of him.
In order to learn whether he was
dead or prisoner. his wife made many
fruttless inquiries. Finally. however.
she wrote to the King OF Spain. begging
him to interest himself in her husband
and md out his fate.
King Alfonso replied that he would
do his utmost to learn what had become
OF the man, and the steps taken by him
have been crowned with success.
The young woman received personal
letter from the King, informing her
that her husband was prisoner In
Germany, and that he had not been
allowed to write TO his family King
Alfonso added that he was at present
taking steps so that the prisoner might
be authorized to write a few words TO
his wife
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS;
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS

Richmond are taking a hand in this
enterprise is a guaranty of it's sue
cess.
What has surprised us for many
years past is the indifference of the
big business houses Of Richmond to
the great possibilities for incrca sed
trade upon the opening UP for them
OF direct line of communication With
the country lying east OF West Point
To West Point and Urbanna the
York and Rapnahannock River Rail-
way VIII mean much OF course. but to
the wholesale merchants Of Richmond
II means more. 1t means that A hun
dred thousand people will find il more
advantageous to order their goods
from Richmond than from Baltimore
merchants, where they have always
traded.
II means that there will follow the
new railway within n few years two
hundred thousand more people, and
that this garden spot Of Virginia will
be highly developed and prosperous.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18
WONDERFUL PROGRESS is
MADE IN TELEPHONlNG


pany had for ITS repair work but one
lineman. who went about on foot
Compliment to the work of the tcle-
phone company was conveyed in last
years report Of the City Electrical De-
partment. The report says
ELECrRICAL DEPARTMENT
PAYS COMPLIMENT
The most important electrical work
OF the year has been the extensive i'm
prorements made by the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company. This
company has Installed a new branch
exchange to take care of it's service i'm
the West End Of the city, and has con-
ncCtcd thereto an extensive conduit
system. They have also vastly i'm
proved conditions in the cntral part
of the city by installing cable block
system. which has vastly decreased tho
number OF aerial service wires This
voluntary work on their part. entail
ing Il large expense. is deserving OF
commenda ton. which this DEPART
ment gladly accords"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18
PEOPLES OF EARTH
FOUND IN MELTING
POT OF HOPEWELL

'ContiMucd from First LACEY
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18
why should We Wait Longer,

Under the headline, why Watt"
the Petersburg IndeX-Appeal says:
1T Is highly unfortunate that bust
ness men generally feel that they must
walt until the end of the war before
undertaking to expand their bust
nesses. The war itself has helped the
United States in some senses. deplor-
able as is the business of killing The
chief hurt 1t has inflicted upon us has
been to create An anxiety regarding
the future which has not Yet disap-
peared. although we have seen that
the war could not affect US az seri-
ously as We feared when II started
The time to enlarge, to establish
new enterprises. to set our dollars to
work and make them earn for us is
now. This is true not only because
the country needs such activity, but
because enterprises can he started now
more advantagcously than when
money shall be higher and everything
entering into construction lie held at
higher figures"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18
CHILDREN HAVE F0LLoWI.D
PARENTS 10 CtM,,

In itopeweA there are children. too
But iheir feet tread upon sandy s,ro..s
ana rare i, is that a song rises ;yo,n
their lips ana they shout wan .ar,,
other at PLAY. In such a place cbu-
drcn ar" not born. Th,y come win
the'? wandering parents, ana they arc
WIS., tnouEh their language is but q
lisp. III nc secret knowledge OF Tho
camr.
Hopewell spreads in square. Its
main streets run north and south, cas,
and west but. as Is the custom win
new places, all o! them are called av.
"iucs. Hopeweli Avenue runs from
the northern edge OF the town 10 the
railroad track. on the other side Of
which lies The powder plant. Railroa,!
Avenue runs east and west, and ends
wh"r" bic plnc trees rear ,hcir green.
Ag tors ana :ne q.at.. :lee from fer.