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The Monticellonian., 1915-04-15
The Gospel of Out of Doors.

John Muir has done greater serv-
ice to all the people, and will be
missed more by the whole country,
than men of science who may stand
higher in its records. John Muir in
the West and John Burroughs in the
East have mingled With the dry sci
enee of earth life and history the
sentiment Of out of doors at the DO
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-15

Copyright 1914 by the Star company All Foreign
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystifed by a
series of murders of prominent men. The
principal clue to the murderer is the warn
ing letter which is sent the victims signed
with "clutching hand" The latest vic
tim of the mysterious assassin is Taylor
Dodge, the insurance president Ills
daughter, Elaine. employs Craig Kennedy.
the famous scientific detective, to try to
unravel the mystery. What Kennedy ae-
composites is told by his friend, Jameson,
a newspaper man. Kennedy illustrates a
daring attempt to rob a jewelry store and
rescues Elaine from boiler where she
had been imprisoned by the thugs.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-15

etry of universal life. Their sense
of the romance of science has fos-
tered a broader and deeper appre-
citation of the common sympathy OF
human and animal, plant and past
earth life than the dry study OF the
biologists and biologists on one side.
or the misleading sentimentalism OF
the animal takers in literature on the
other. They have brought the feel
ing of out of doors home to students
without repelling them with fiction,
and to all humanity without leading
il away from truth.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-15

Every farmer knows that if he turns
his cows or any other cattle onto q,
good bluegrass pasture in the spring
of the year excellent results will be
obtained.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-15

Breed is all right, and no farmer
can afford to ignore it. but the COW
which gives the best returns from a
given amount of feed is the animal to
tie to. by their works ye shall know
them"
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-15

Millet is a good hay for cattle. and
it should be used for that purpose;
don't run any risk with horses.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-15

One-half the difference between a
$40 and 500 COW is often the result
of the difference between a poor and
coed sire.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-15

When not too expensive potatoes
may be fed to cows in unlimited guam
titles.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-15

mountains of Judah, gives definite
ness of meaning to the times when
the Canaanite was in the and"
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-15

AS rule poultry on farm gets its
subsistence form what otherwise
would be wasted.
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"Then why do you stilI love here"

h& "hg w gDh W w. HSa
Are you mad?" he gasped. Good
Cod. woman, how can you ask tina,
question of me, knowing that | love
you with all my heart and soul
How"
With all your heart, yes! But with
your soul? No! That other woman
has your soul. / have heard your soul
speak and it speaks of her-yes, TO
her! Night after night, in your sleep,
James Brood. you have cried out to
Matilde.' You have sobbed out your
love for her, as you have been doing
for twenty years or more In your
sleep, your soul has been with her.
With me at your side, you have cried
to 'Matilde!' You have passed your
hand owe my face and murmured Ma
tiide!' Not once have you uttered the
word 'Yyonne!' And now, you come
to me and say: We will come straight
to the point!' Well, now you may come
straight to the point. But do not for
get, In blaming me, that you love an
other woman!"
We was petrifed. Not e drop of
blood remained in his face.
1T is some horrible. ghas,ly delu-
sion. II cannot be true. Her name has
not passed my lips in twenty years. 1t
Is not mentioned in my presence. !
have not uttered that woman's name
-"
Then how should | know her name
Her own % does not know it. | firm
~ believe. No appears to know II
except the man who says he despises
it,"
Dreams! Dreams!" he cried scorn-
fully. shall ! be held responsible for
the a~nthiokable things that happen in
dreams?"
No" she replied significantly: you
should not be held accountable. She
must be held accountable. You drove
out her body, James, but not her
spirit. II stands beside you every IN
slant OF the day and night. BY day
you do not see her, by night-ah, you
tremble! Well. she is dead. they say.
II she were still alive, | myself might
tremble. and with Cause
Before God, | love you. Yvonne. I
implore you to think nothing of my
maunderings in my sleep. They-they
may come from a d~isordered brain.
God knows, there was a time when ]
felt that | was mad. raying mad. These
dreams are"
To bis surprise, she laid her hand
gently on his arm.
II pity you sometimes, James. MY
heart aches for you. You are a man
"a strong, brave man. and yet you
shrink and cringe when a voice whis-
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slowly.
The perspiration stood out on his
brow. He made no response. His lips
were compressed.
You have uttered her name at last"
she sai1 wonderingly. after a long
wait.
Brood started. "I-I-Oh, this is
tortured"
I'VE must mend our ways, James. II
may please you to know that / shall
overlook your mental ruithlessness TO
me. You may go on loving Matilde.
She is dead. ! am alive. ] have the
better OF her, there, ale? The day
will come when she is dead in every
n OF the word. In the meantime,
| an content to enjoy life. Frederic
is quite safe with me, James; safer
than he is with you. And now let us
have peace. VIII you ring for tea?"
He sat down abruptly, staring at her
with heavy eyes. She waited for a mo-
ment, and then crossed over to pull
the old-fashioned bell-cord.
I'VE will ask Lydia and Frederic to
join US, too" she said. 1T shall be a
family party. the five of us"
FLYER" he muttered.
Yes" she said, without a smile.
Are you forgetting Matilde?"
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SYNOPSIS.

In the New York home OF James BROOD.
Dawes ana i,iggs, his two old pensioners
and comrades, await the coming or
Brood's son. Frederic. TO learn the con-
tents OF a wireless from Brood, but Fred
eric. after reading. throws IL into the
Frederic tells Lydia Desmond. his fiancee.
that the message announces his fathers
marriage, and orders The house prepared
for an immediate homecoming. Mrs.
Desmond, the housekeeper and Lydia's
mother. tries 10 cool Frcderir'S temper
at the Impending changes. Brood and his
bride arrives. She wins E'rederic's liking at
first meeting. Brood shows dislike and
yelled hostility to his son. Lydia and Mrs.
Brood meet In the jade ROOM, where Lydia
works as Brood's secretary. The room.
dominated by Il great gold Buddha. is fur
nishcd IN oriental magnlilcence. Mrs.
Brood. after a talk with Lydia, which
leaves the latter puzzled. is startled by
the appearance of Rantab, Brood's Hin
uu servant. Mrs. Brood makes changes
In tho houseno,d anil gains her husbands
consent to send Mrs. Desmond and Lydia
away. Shr tries 90 fathom The mystery
oil Brood's separation from his first wife,
and his dislike OF his son. but falls. Mrs.
Brood faacinates Frederic. She begins to
fear Ranjab in his uncanny appearances
ana disappeararcfii. and Frederic. remem-
bering his fatheN's East Indian stories and
firm belief In magic. fears unknown evil.
Ranjab performs feats of magic for
Dawes and Istg5e FYeaarie's father. jeai-
Gus. unjustly orders his son from the
dinner table ns drunk, Y"onne follows
Frederic tn the ta1e-room and influences
him 70 apologize To his father and the
guests for his alleged lapse. Brood tells
He killed a woman who was unfaithfui
TO him. Yvonne plays with Frederic's
tnfatuation for her. Her husband warns
her that the thing must not go ON.
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pers to you In the night. You sleep
with your doubts awake. ! am Ma
tide. not Yvonne. to you. / am the
flesh on which that starved love of
yours feeds; l represent the memory
OF all that you have lost"
This is-madness," he exclaimed.
and it vas not only wonder that filled
his eyes. There was a strange fear in
| them too.
Il am quite myself. James," she said
coolly, Can you deny that you think
of her when you hold me in your
arms; can you"
"Yes!" he almost shouted. Il can
and do deny!"
"Then you are lying to yourself. my
husband" she said quietly He fairly
gasped.
Good God, what ann of woman
are YOU" he cried hoarsefy. sor-
ceress? A--but no. It is not true!"
She smiled. "All women are sor-
~ceresses. They feel. Men only think.
Poor Frederic! You try to hate him,
James. but ] have watched you when
you were not aware. You search his
face intently. almost In a~gony--for
IvisaT7 For the look That vas hts
mother's-for the expression you loved
|in-
A.EIa aur4t but violently NO! 7By
h&1Teo. 1pu are wrong there, my sor'
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CIV mes vat anu-Rnd 4 feuiJze tina 4
helped in its making. No one has ever
been in a position to tell the story Of
Thibet as you have told it. Mr.. Brood.
Those chapters will make history. l."
Your poor fathers share in those
explorations is what really makes the
work valuable, my dear. Without his
notes and letters ! should have been
feeble indeed" He looked at his
watch. "They we're at the concert. You
know-the Hungarian orchestra. A re-
cent Importation. Tziganes music.
Gypsies." His sentences as we'll as
his thoughts were staccato, discon-
nected.
Lydia turned very cold. She dread
ed the scene that now seemed unavoid-
able. Frederic would come in response
to his fathers command. and then
Someone began to play upon, the
piano downstairs. She knew and he
knew that it was Frederic who played.
For. "a long time they listened. The
air, no doubt, was one he had heard
~ SfSiiihS, q SSib
waltz that she had never heard before.
The girls eyes were upon Brood's
face. 1t was like a craven image.
Cod" fell from his stiff lips. Sud
denly he turned upon the girl. DO
you know what he is playing?"
NO." she said, scarcely above q
whisper.
ut was played in this house by its
composer before Frederic was born. 1t
was PLAYED here on the night of his
birth, as it had been played many
times before. 1t was written by a man
named Feyerelli. Have you heard Of
him?"
Never" she murmured, and shrank,
frightened by the deathlike pallor in
the mans face, by the strange calm in
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his voice. The gates were being
opened at last! She saw the thing
that was to stalk forth. She would
have closed her ears against the reye-
lations it carried. Mother will be
worried if | am not at home"
Guido Feverelli. An Italian born in
Hungary. Budapest, that was his
Yes, he wrote the devilish tning. He
| played it a thousand times in that
room down-and now Frederic plays
it, after all these years. 1t is his
heritage. God, how i hate the thing!
Ranjab! where IS the fellow? He
must stop the accursed thing. He"
Mr.. Brood! Mr.. Brood" cried
Lydia, appalled,. She began to edge
toward the door.
BY e mighty effort. Brood regained
control of himself. He sank into a
chair, motioning for her to remain.
The music had ceased abruptly.
HE will be here in a moment" said
Brood. Don't CO."
Suddenly he arose and confronted
the serene image of the Buddha. For
a full minute he stood there with his
hands clasped, his lips moving as il
in prayer. No sound came from them.
The girl remained transfixed, power
less to move. Not until he turned to-
ward her and spoke was the spell
broken. Then she came quickly to his
side. He had pronounced her name.
You are about to tell me some
thing, Mr.. Brood" she cried in great
agitation. IL do not care to listen. I
feel that it is something | should not
know. Please let me go now. l."
He laid his hands Upon her Shout
ders, holding her off at arms length.
II am very fond Of you. Lydia. / do
not want to hurt you. Sooner would
have my tongue cut out than it should
wound you by a single word. And yet
must speak. You love Frederic. Is
not that true?"
She returned his gaze u~nwayering-
ly. Her face was very white.
Yes, Mr.. Brood"
| 1t is Detter tnat we snOuiu taiK IL
over. We have ten minutes. No doubt
| he has told you that he loves you. He
Is a lovable boy, he is the kind one
must love. But 1t is not in his power
to love nobly. He loves lightly as"
he hesitated. and then vent on harshly
las his father before him loved"
Anger dulled her understanding:
| she did not grasp the full meaning of
| his declaration. Her honest heart rose
| to the defense of Frederic.
MIR. Brood, / do care for Frederic"
| she famed. standing very erect before
him. HE loves me. l know he does.
| You have no right to say that he loves
lightly, ignobly. You do not know him
as / know him. You have never tried
tn know him, never wanted to know
| him. You-Oh. I beg your pardon. Mr..
| Brood. IL am forgetting myself"
Il am afraid you do not understand
rsersalf. LYDIA" sa'd he leye!ly. "yoN
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CHAPTER DISCONTINUED.
h sounds rather ominous."

1T sounds rather ominous."
IF he waits long enough you may
discover that you love him and his go
Ing would give you infinite pain. Then
Is the time for him to GO"
Good ~heavens!" he cried, in aston
ishment. What a remarkable notion
OF the fitness"
THAT will be his chance to repay
you for all that you have done for him.
James" said she. as calm as a May
morning.
by jove. you are a puzzle to mel
he exclaimed, and a fine moisture
came out on his forehead.
Let the boy alone, James," she
went on earnestly. eHe is"
See here, Yvonne." he broke in
sternly, that Is a matter we cant dis.
cuss You do not understand, and ]
cannot explain certain things to you. |
came here just new TO ask you to be
fair to him, even though | may not ap-
pear to be. You are"
That is also a matter We cannot
discuss" said she calmly.
but it is a thing we are going to
discuss. just the same" said he. "Sit
down, my dear, and listen to what l
have to say. Sit down."
70 a moment she faced him defiant
ly. He was no longer angry, and there
In lay the strength that opposed her.
She could have held her own with
him If he had maintained the angry at
titude that marked the Beginning of
their interview. AS it was, her eyes
fell after q brief struggle against the
dominant power In his, and she
obeyed, but not without a significant
tribute TO his superiority in the shape
of an indignant shrus.
He took one of her hands In his, and
stroked 1t gently. even patiently. Il
will come straight to the point. Fred
eric Is falling in love with you. Wait!
] do not blame him. He cannot help
himself. No more could l. for that
matter, and he has youth, which is a
spur that ! have lost. / have watched
him. Yvonne. He is-to put 1t cold
bloodedly-losing his head. Leaving
me out OF the question altogether IL
You choose, do you think you are
quite fair to him? I am not disturbed
on your account or my own. but-weli.
cant you see what a cruel position we
are likely to find ourselves"
"Just a moment. James," she inter-
supted, sitting up very straight in the
chair and meeting his gaze steadfast-
ly. "Will you spare me the conjectures
and come straight to the point, as you
have said"
He turned a shade paler. WELL he
began deliberately, 1T comes to this,
my dear: One or the other OF you will
have to leave my house IL this thing
goes on"
She shot q glance of incredulity at
his set face. Her body became rigid.
-You would serve me as you served
his real mother, more than twenty
years agess
sThe cases are not PARALLEL said he.
wincing.
you drove her out of your house.
4 have said that we cannot dis
cues-'
but I choose to discuss It," she
sat1 nrmly. ~The truth, please. You
drove her out?"
She made her bed, Yvonne." said
he huskfLx.
Did ~ you cheerfulls; glad
'y,asi woe'2' ~ 4 | loved another. or
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-21
WITNESS HELD FOR PERJURY.
Swears Girl Is Of Legal Age TO Assist
in Securing Marriage License.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Mason City. PIE. D. Duncan must
answer 20 the charge of perjury. To-
day ne signed bonds in the sum Of
$1,000 for appearance in Justice Stan
bery's court on Thursday. on Sept. :,
Alfred j. Ei6ahl and Miss Phylias
Johnson aroused Clerk o. the Courts
Fred D. Blake, about . o'clock in the
morning desiring wedding license.
They had with them c. 2. Duncan as
a witness He swore that Mr.. Eidahl
was over y years OF age and that Miss
Johnson was over Is The license was
issued under this affidavit Mr.. Eidahl
and Miss Johnson then went to the
home OF Justice Stanbery. routed him
out Of bed and al 5 o'clock that morn
ing he pronounced the words that made
them husband and wife. Yesterday W.
c. johnson. father OF the bride. APP
peared upon the scene and caused
warrant 10 be Issued for Duncan for
making false affidavit before the clerk
OF the district court. An officer went
TO Mitchell and Duncan gave bonds for
appearance on Thursday. Mr.. Eidahl
and the former Miss Johnson are resi-
dents OF st. Ansgar. The father states
that she is but Il.
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OWNERS OF IOWA CITY BEER
FACTORY PLAN TRANSFER.
NATION OF PLANT.
MAY CONVERT IT INTO
uP-To-DATE CREAMERY
Commissioners Barney Finds Most
creameries Of States Prosperous
Campaign For Cleanliness Goes on
Observation-Disclosures Gibson In
speetins Show Herds at Sioux City.

Des Moines. Sept. s1.-The Iowa City
brewery is considering the changing Of
their concern into creamery. Repre-
sentatives of the state dairy depart
ment have been called into consuita-
ton with the managers OF the brew
cry and have convassed the situation
at the university city. State Dairy
Commissioner Barney is of the opin-
ion it would be a good business
venture
We are finding that the local cream
cries in most instances are doing I'M
usually well now" explained Com
missioner Barney today. 1t is my
opinion that the big centralizing plants
Will cease 10 ship in cream from dis
tances beyond sixty miles. When they
ship farther than that the cream spoils
and il requires so much treatment to
make il disable that il scarcely pays
10 use il at all. This means that there
IS 8 better opportunity for the local
creamery 10 secure enough patrons to
make their business worth while
The dairy department IS insisting on
all creameries keeping clean and in
sanitary condition. Recently the
department secured conviction
against the George NJ. Griffin Cream
cry Company OF S!gourney for failing
10 keep the place in a sanitary condi-
ton. A fine of SIS and costs was as
sessed against the concern. This is
the second time this concern has been
convicted. The department declares IL
would be far cheaper for the cream
cries 70 keep their plants clean than 10
undergo the expense Of prosecution.
Dr.. Gibson Active.
DR.. J. l. Gibson. state veterinarian. IS
out al the interstate fair at Sioux City
this week carefully inspecting all live
stock and seeing that all barns and
pens are thoroughly disinfected. No
show herds coming from Illinois will
be permitted to exhibit nor Will herds
from any territory suspected of having
foot and mouth disease
The state veterinarian offices yes
terday received letter from the Cali
tornia state veterinarian asking for an
explanation OF the telegram sent by
the Iowa department with reference 20
barring cattle from suspicioned or
quarantined areas from showing at
the state fair here. The state depart
ment explained that the herds shown
here were from free area only and that
the greatest precautions were taken
against contracting any disease here.
II is probable that some of the big
Iowa herds will start west soon after
the Sioux City fair. c. A. Sanders, Of
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GrinnsIl and Vicinity.


Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. Sept. a1.-Mrs. D. A.
Meacham and her daughter. Miss
Bessie, so to College Springs this week,
| where they have employment for the
coming year. The son Frank goes soon
to another year of study In Chicago
Theological Seminary. The other
daughter, Miss Floy. has gone to Cedar
Falls, where she takes the art teachers
course.
Hon. Eugene w. Chain. OF Arizona. Is
to be in Grinnell tomorrow evening and
speak in the superior court room on the
topic National Prohibition in 1915
Mrs. Charles Stull has gone to Dead
| wood, s D., to visit her brother, Editor
E. L. Sem. of the Deadwood Tele-
gram.
The contest over the Sanders will.
that has been going on in the district
court at Montezuma the past week. was
decided in favor of the plaintiff. thus
setting aside the provisions of the will
and leaving the settlement Of the estate
10 the law and the court, very UNI
usual proceeding in this county.
The pastors of Grinnell have under
advisement the proposition OF deliver
ing on Sunday. Oct. 5, known as ma
tional community day, special sermons
bearing on that subject. The matter
Of general observance of that day
with appropriate ceremonies has been
put up TO the mayor and other officials
OF the city and TO the officials of the
commercial club. but it was taken up
so late tina. it has been thought not
best TO undertake any general cele-
bration because of lack of time for
proper preparation.
In spite of rainy weather and all
sorts of other distractions the work
on the big tunnel that is to carry the
load of all the east side sewage to the
western outlet, and the work of laying
the tile along the line of that outlet
is going steadily on. 1t is no easy
task 70 work ones way fifty feet under
ground like a huge mole make the ex-
cavations from diTeren, points and in
opposite directions to fit with exact
ness, and place. and make tight joints
for the big eighteen inch sewer of
vitrif1ed tile. Al intervals OF 500 feet
or less large openings are made from
the surface 10 the level of the sewer
and the tunneling is done between
these openings which give light and
ventilation besides facilitating the |
har ding of the heavy material of brick |
cement and tile. Something like /
thousand feet of this tunnel have now |
been completed About half mile OF !
the line Of outlet south from First |
avenue, across .Arbor Lake and down |
along the line of the ravine Is COM
pleted. The heavy rains have made |
the surface OF the ground difficult to |
work on and with the long, wet sea son !
has Allied the ground with water until |
the tunneling develops a good sized |
stream that swells to some extent the |
waters of the creek into which it must |
empty on the southwest. This is one
OF the points of complaint by the farm