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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-07-23

| his son. you've missed good mans
things, father, because you never e'e
yourself real, honest chance r,s
Wed better drop the subject fieu
eric" said Brood, an abrupt chahse III
his manner. There is nothing l'oie
to be said. Matters have shaped them
selves. We will not attempt to ai'el
them. ! cannot reconstruct myseiI ~
a day, my boy. And now, let Us TAIN
Of Lydia. She s,
All right, but bear this in minu
Lydia loves Yvonne, and she's neal.
broken. Now we'll talk about hef' II
you like"
Lydia had as little success ID nei
rather more tactful interview VIII
Yvonne. The incomprehensible ciea'
ture. comfortably ensconced IN 'ne
great library couch, idly blew rings VI
smoke toward the ceiling and as iuiy
disposed of her future in so far as II
applied to the immediate situation
Thank you, dear. | am satlsheu'
Everything has turned out as it should
The wicked enchantress has oeeh
foiled and virtue triumphs. Don't ne
unhappy on my account, Lydia. 1t Will
not be easy to say good-by to you ana
Frederic, but-la, la. What are we
to do? Now, please don't speak OF II
again. Hearts are easily mended'
Look at my husband-ai-e! He mas
had his heart made over from top 10
bottom-in a rough crucible, it's true'
but it's as good as new, you'll admit.
In a way, am made over, too. am
happier than I've ever been in my lie.
I'm in love with my husband, I'm IN
love with you and Frederic and am
more than ever in love with myself.
So there! Don't feel sorry for me-
shall end my virtuous days in peace,
but l shall never sit-by-the-t1re, my
dear. Tomorrow you will go away, all
Of you. / shall have the supreme JOY
Of knowing that not one Of you VIII
ever forget me or my deeds, good ana
bad. Who knows! | am still young,
you know. Time has the chance to De
very kind to me before die
That last observation fingered IN
Lydia's mind. Hours afterward she
thought that she had solved its mean
ing and her heart was sore.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-07-23

to them" 'Aue anu loya'
watob; you amaze me-" she cried,
~, %a,chlng his eyes with acute wonder
ros Ae' own. Suppose that I should
cs, cause ;s o.. TO abide by your-what shall |
srlmly. "''0' Ne S0pp''e'
Mell-what them"
1ou will abide by it, that's all. |
sm leaving you behind without the
vos sDteS' lear for the future. This is
'U .n, nome, You will not abandon it."
90. nave | said that WOULD"
no "ne urew herself up. well, l shall
ho' 'ei' You what l intend to do-and
Intended to do ever since dis
.u, eieu mat | could think for myself
s not for Matilde. | intend to stay
t s'e until you turn me out as unwor-
,a ' love you, James. You may
1--we 'e me here feeling very sure Of
~ "'' l Shall go on caring for you all
VIC VIC rest of my life. am not telling
~ 'his IN the hope that you will say
sual you have a spark of love in YOUR
sVu' LOT me. | don't want you to say
!, No"' James. But as sure as there
20 d God above US you will say it to me
one Gay, and | will be justified in my
own heart"
/ nave loved you. There was never
~ thls world anything like the love |
naa Tor you'll know it now. 1t was
NV Matllde loved when | held you
~ my arms. l know it now for the
I.s' ume. am man. loved YOU
loved your body, your soul"
enough" she cried out sharply. 81
was playing at love then. Now | love
III earnest. You've never known love
suca as | can really give. know you
we'll too. You love nobly-and with
out end. Of late | have come to be-
heVe that Matilde could have won out
against your-your folly if she had
oeen stronger, less conscious of the
pam she felt. If she had stood her
siouhd-here, against you, you would
nave been conquered. But she did not
nave the strength to stand and fight
as would have fought. Today love
my sister none the less, but l nc
longer fight to avenge her wrongs.
am here to fight for myself. You may
90 away thinking that l am traitor
70 her, but you will take with you the
conviction that | am honest, and that
is the foundation for my claim against
you"
i know you are not a traitor to hel
cause. You are its lifelong supporter
You have done more for Matilde
than"
Than Matilde could have done fol
herself? Isn't that true? | have forced
you to confess that you loved her fol
twenty-five years with all your soul
| have done my duty for her. Now
am beginning to take myself into &C
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-07-23
First ENGLISH Medals Issued.

Medals as decorations for military
service were first issued in England
By Charles l In 1643.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-28

promptings, when kindliness, es1tS
tude. love, all the humanizing motives,
had turned suddenly to frenzied
hatred, and the primitive savage had
leaped up, 6ercely raging with the
blood-lust.
For long time after he had reached
his room. and had had his bath and
change. Griswold sat at his writing
table with his head in his hands, think.
ing in monotonous circles.
The tiny Ginning clock in his dress
ing case in the adjoining bedroom had
tinkled forth it's 10 tapping hammer
strokes when he heard voices in the
lower hall, and then a mans footsteps
on the stair. To hard-pressed breaker
Of the traditions at such moment
an unannounced visitor, coming up in
the dark, could mean but one thing.
Griswold silently opened a drawer in
the writing table and CROPPED for the
mate to the quick-iring pistol which
after the change of wet clothing, he
had put aside to dry.
The visitor came heavily upstairs,
and Griswold, swinging his chair to
face the open door, saw the shadowy
bulking Of the man as he came
through the upper hall. When the
bulk filled the doorway 1t was covered
by the pistol held low, and Griswold's
finger was pressing the trigger.
ASLEEP, old mani" said the intruder
in Raymer's well-known voice
There was a sound like a gasping
sob, and another as Of drawer clos
ing softly. Then Griswold said: mo;
I'm not asleep. Come in. Shall
light the gas?"
mot for me-" returned the bed
time visitor, entering and cropping for
the chair at the desk-end, into which,
when he had placed it, he dropped
YEARLY 81 want to smoke" he went
on. Have you got a cigar-no, not
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-28
CHAPTER XXI.
AlIrThat a Man Hath.

For four entire days after Margery
Grierson had driven home the nail of
the elemental verities in her frank
criticism of the new book, and Char
lotte Farnham had clinched 1t, Wa
haska's public places saw nothing Of
Griswold; and Mrs. Holcomb, mother
ly soul, was driven to expostulate
scoldingly with her second-hoor front
who was pushing the pen feverlshly
from dawn to the small hours, and
evidently-in the kindly widows
phrase-burning the candle at both
ends and in the middle.
Out of this candle-burning frenzy
the toiler emerged in the afternoon of
the fifth day, little pallid and tremu-
lous from the overstrain, but with a
thick packet of fresh manuscript to
bulge in his pocket when he madel his
way, blinking at the unwonted sunlight
of out-of-doors, to the great house at
the lakes edge.
Margery was waiting for him when
he rang the bell; he guessed it CRATE
fully, and she confirmed it. e. =.
"Of course" she said, with the be-
witching little grimace which could be
made to mean SO much or so little.
Isn't this your afternoon? Why
shouldn't be waiting for, your" Then,
with swiftly sympathetic glance for
the pale face and the tired eyes
You've been overworking again. Let's
sit out here on the porch where we
can have what little air there is. There
must be storm brewing; it's posi-
lively breathless in the house."
Griswold was glad enough to &C
quiesce; glad and restfully happy and
mildly intoxicated with her beauty and
the loving rudeness with which she
pushed him into the easiest of the
great lounging chairs and took the
sheaf OF manuscript away from him
declaring that she meant to read II
herself
When 1t was over; and he could mo-
tell whether the interval should bt
measured by minutes or hours; the re
turn to the realities-the hot after
noon, the tree-shaded veranda, the LAKE
dimpling like q sheet Of molten meta
under the sun glare-vas almost pain
tuL
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-28
SYNOPSIS.

Kenneth Griswold. an unsuccessful
writer because of socialistic tendencies,
holds up Andrew Galbraith, president Of
the Bayou State Securities, In the presi-
dents private office and escapes with 500, =
BOO in cash. He goes aboard the Belle
Julie as a deckhand. Charlotte Farnham
Of Wahaska, Mimi, who had seen him
cash Galbraith's check in the bank, rec
Ognizes him, and sends a letter OF be-
trayal to Galbralth anonymously. Girls
void Is arrested at St. Louis. but escapes
from his captors. He decides on Wa
haska, Mimi, as q hiding place. and
takes the train. He falls Ill on the sleeper
and Is cared for and taken to her home In
Wahaska by Margery Grierson, daughter
Of Jasper Grierson. the financial magnate
Of Wahaska. Margery finds the stolen
money In Griswold's suitcase Broffin,
detective, takes the trail Margery asks
her father to get Edward Raymer into
financial hot water and then help him out
Of It. Griswold RECEIVERS to find the stolen
money gone. He forms friendship with
Raymer. the iron manufacturer. Broffn
An who wrote the anonymous letter to
Galbraith Margery takes Griswold to
the safety deposit vault and turns the
stolen money over to him. Charlotte bluffs
out Broffin and Margery begins to watch
him. Griswold puts his money In Ray
mer's plant and commences to rewrlte his
book. Griswold Is not sure that Charlotte
has not recognized him. He uses Mar
gerry and Charlotte as models for the
characters In his book and reads the
manuscript to them. Broffin spies on
Margery. who throws him off the scent
regarding Griswold.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-28

the pipe; l want something that can
chew on"
A cigar was found, in the drawer
which had so lately furnished the wea-
pom, and by the fare of the match in
Raymer's fingers Griswold saw face
haggard with anxiety.
What is the matter, Edward?" he
asked.
"a mix-up with the labor unions. It's
been brewing for some little time, but
l didn't want to worry you with it.
Unless we announce fiat increase Of
20 per cent in wages tomorrow morn
ing, and declare for the closed shop.
the men will 90 out on us at noon.
I've seen it coming"
II the god of mischance had chosen
the moment it could not have been
more opportune for the fire-lighting Of
malevolence. Griswold's swing-chair
righted itself with click.
We'll see them in hell, first, Ray
mer! The ungrateful beggars are
merely proving that 1t isn't in human
nature to meet justice and fairness and
generous liberality half way. If they
want a fight, give it to them. Hit
first and hit hard; that's the way to
do. Shut up the plant and make 1t
lockout"
II was afraid you might say some
thing like that in the first heat Of It,"
said the young ironmaster. ITS a
stout fighting word, and guess, under
the skin, you're stout fighting man,
Kenneth-which I'm not. Where are
your convictions about the man-to'
man obligations? We've got to take
them into the account, haven't wei"
Damn the convictions!" snapped
Griswold viciously. IF I've been CIV
ing you the impression that I'm an inn
practicable theorist, forget 1t. Theses
fellows want fight say give them
a fight-all they want of it and lit
tie more for good measure"
Raymer did not reply at once, This
latest Griswold was puzzling him, and
with the puzzlement there went sor-
rowful regret; the regret that has
been the recanter's portion In all the
ages. When he spoke it was out OF
the heart of common sense and san
ity.
81 know how you feel about it. I
don't dare to pull down fight which
may not only shut us up for an In
definite time, but might even go far
enough to smash us"
Griswold took his turn Of silence,
rocking gently in the fitting chair.
When the delayed rejoinder came. the
harshness had gone out Of his voice.
but there was cynical hardness to
take its place.
ITS your affair; not mine," he said.
"If you've made up your mind not to
fight, OF course, that settles it. Now
we can come down to the causes.
You've been stabbed in the back. I|o
you know who's doing itf"
cTo an coNTnJUEpl
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-28
CHAPTER XXI.
The Valley Of Dry Bones.


The cyclonic summer storm had
blown itself out, and the clouds were
beginning to break away in the west,
when Griswold, obeying Margery's
urging to go home and change his
clothes, turned his back upon Mereside
and his face toward a future of thick
enang doubts and unnerving possibili-
ties.
Griswold had not deceived himself,
nor had he allowed Margery's apparent
confinement to deceive him. The
old mans mind had not been wander
ing in the eye-opening moment of con-
seriousness regained. On the contrary
what he had failed to do under ordi'
nary and conventional conditions had
become instantly possible when the
plunge into the dark shadow had
brushed away all the artificial becloud
ings of the memory page. What action
he would take when he should recover
was as easy to prefigure as 1t was, for
the present at least, matter negligi
BILE. The dismaying thing was that the
broad earth seemed too narrow to hide
IN; that invention itself became the
clumsiest of blunderers when 1t was
given the simple task of losing a sin
gle Individual among the millions Of
unrelated human atoms.
Thus the threat of the peril which
might be called the physical. But be
yond this there was another, and, fol-
a man OF temperament, still more
ominous foreshadowing Of evil to
come. OF some subtle, deep-seated
change in himself he had long been
conscious. Again and again 1t had
manifested itself In those moments Of
craven fear and ruthless. wurderou'
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-28
BY cH4aEJ 5cel6HCaJ sons

isn't quite the word. He Is a sociolo-
gist."
Miss Grierson ignored the nice dis
tinction in names.
Socialism goes with being poor,
doesn't it?" she remarked. "Since Mr..
Griswold's ship has come in, | suppose
he finds it easier, and pleasanter, to
be a theoretical leveler than practi-
cal one"
THAT is another thing have never
been quite able to understand" said
the iron founder. you say his father
left him poor; where did he get his
money!"
why, don't you known" was the in
nocent query. And then, with pretty
affectation of embarrassment, real or
perfectly simulated: "If he hasn't told
you, mustn't"
"Of course, don't want to pry,"
said Raymer. loyal again.
Il can give you hint, and that is
all. Don't you remember My Lady
Jezebel.' the unsigned novel that made
such hit last summer"
why, bless goodness, yes! Did he
write that?"
"He has never admitted 1t in 30
many words. But I'll divide a little
secret with you. He has been reading
bits of his new book to me, and pshaw!
a blind person could tell! asked him
once If he could guess how much the
author of My Lady Jezebel' had been
paid, and he said, with the most per-
fectly transparent carelessness: oh,
about hundred thousand, suppose. !"
Tally" said Raymer, laughing
"Griswold has put an even ninety thou
sand into my little egg basket out at
the plant But, of course you knew
that, everybody in Wahaska knows 1t
by this time"
Miss Grierson did not reply, and for
little while they were both silent
Then Raymer said:
81 wonder If McMurtry doesn't think
I've dropped out on him. guess I'd
better go and see. Don't wait any
longer on my motions, unless you want
to, Miss Margery."
When Raymer had gone, the oppor-
tunity which Broffin had SO lately
craved was his. Miss Grierson was
left alone on the big veranda, and he
had only to step out and confront her.
Instead, he got up quietly and went
back through the lobby with his head
down and his hands In his pockets,
and the surviving bit of the dead cigar
disappeared between his strong teeth
and became a cud of chagrin. There
had been a goal in sight, but Miss
Grierson had beat him to 1t.
And the winner of the small handi-
cap? With deep breath-drawing that
was almost sob, Miss Grierson sprang
up, stole a swift confirming glance at
the empty chair behind the window
hangings, and crossed the veranda to
stand with one arm around a support
ing pillar. And since the battle was
fought and won, and the friendly pill
lar gave its stay and shelter, the vel
vety eyes filled suddenly and the ripe
red lips were trembling like the lips of
a frightened child.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-10-28

some little craft lay at their feet.
Strictly under orders he made sail on
the little ship. and when the captain
had taken her place at the tiller he
showed off and when the helmswoman
had laid the course up the lake, Girls
void. pipe filled and lighted, pillowed
his head in his clasped hands and a
great contentment, flowing into all the
interstices and leveling all the Unequal
tiles. Tapped him in it's soothing food.
He was still half-dozing when he was
made to realize that the Inurmuring
rush of water under the catboat's fore
root had changed into q series of n
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10

to give way to political change
in a few years and would then be
too far advanced in years to start
upon the building of practice.
In spite of the arguments of the
citizens of Hot Springs, and against
the wishes of his family, who con-
Isidered a return to the state insti-
tuition only a Jail sentence, DR..
Greene yearned to return. He want
ed to come back and make a great
hospital out Of the state institution.
But he could not assure himself
that he would not again be the
victim of conniving politicians, and
he finally decided to hold on to a
more peaceful and remunerative eX-
istence. Should the state law ever
be changed so that he can take the
institution and operate it as it
should be, he can be depended upon
to sacrifice his personal interests.
"The life in an institution is
more strenuous and eXhausting
than in the private practice, says
Dr.. Greene, and | will live years
longer on the outside, but if | was
assured that I could put my things
in the Arkansas hospital and work
out my plans until it was a great
institution, or until l would have
no further use for them, | would
be glad to devote my remaining
years to Arkansas"
And those who have talked with
DR.. Greene recently have seen the
great number of patients who are
being treated by him, have seen
what the great army physicians
say about him, can hope for moth
ing less than the passage of a law
which will some day put this great
man back at the head of the insti-
tuition. A man Of that kind would
in ten years train enough young
physicians to materially lessen the
insanity in the nation.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10
HODGES ARRANGING
TO OPEN CAMPAIGN

Little Rock, Dec. Especial to
The Press Earle w. Hodges will
formally open his campaign for
governor in Forrest City on Mon
day afternoon, Dec. IS. Quite a
few cities of the state requested
the honor Of being selected for his
opening, but Forrest City was n
nally won out.
Secretary Hodges is now busy
preparing his speech, which will be
more comprehensive than the out
line of his platform, which has men
toned in previous speeches.
The citizens of Forrest City have
assured Secretary Hodges that they
will make his opening a gala event
and that most of the stores will
be closed on the afternoon of the
speaking, and that the event will
be widely advertised so that the
country people may be advised of
his coming, thus insuring a record
breaking crowd,
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10
THRELKELD TRIAL
NOW IN PROGRESS
Defendant is Charged With
Setting Fire to Five
Buildings.
(From Thursdays Daily pressl

I ~ gu ,,i Il " SUD- Daliy ie0o
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of wears was nlacod IN trio1 IN oir
omit court tbis ,,orrino an on IN
dictnoont oharoino hin, Nth orso,
# &c a1Ioged ,TbroILold W ro+on
and his SON. Lynn Eaton. and 9TH
ers unknown to the grand Jury.
conspired to set fire to and burn a
number of buildings in Paragould.
and it is charged that Threlkeld
actually applied the torch in five
business buildings on the night of
October 1.
The defendants elected to he tried
separately. and Frank Threlkeld's
case was called first. The jury was
made from the regular panels. and
is composed of the following citi-
zens: w w. Wnlcockson, C. c..
Adams, J. f. Bishop, G. T. Chat
man. w. E. Graham. Tobe Hamil-
ton, j. NJ. Speer. M. II. Tinsley. G.
w. Fox, Ben Gragg. 4. H. Pitts and
John Stull.
Tho onorino s.o+omon+s Of tho
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and this aftorroon rho ir+roduotion
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The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10
GREENE COUNTY PRIMARY
ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH %
Continued frem page tenn

state offices, it should also pass 8
resolution endorsing the candida
CIV of S. r. Simpson for prescott
ing attorney. He said Mr.. Simp
son was member of the eentra'
committee, had worked for the par
ty for many years and was GER
tainly entitled to an endorsement
at the hands of the committee il
any man was. His motion prevail
ed by unanimous vote and the sec
rotary was ordered to draw up q
suitable resolution along the lines
70 the Light and Dickinson resolu-
lions and send a copy to Mr.. Simp-
son.
Henry Highfill, committeeman
from St Francis township, said he
regarded these resolutions as a
farce, and that the committee
might as we'll pass a blanket resolu-
ton endorsing all the candidates.
Some one suggested it would be
proper to pass resolution endors-
ing NJ. p. Huddlestons candidacy
for attorney general. When told
Mr.. Huddleston had withdrawn
from the race, the committeeman
then suggested the propriety of
passing resolution of coincidence
and sending a copy to Mr. Huddle-
ston
Following the passage of the res
olutions the committee adjourned
to meet again on call of the chair
man.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-12-10
POLITICAL TURMOIL
SCANDAL TO PEOPLE
Continued from page one)

this is impossible, and being impos-
sible, it is impossible for the state
institution to be as great sue
cess as are those of some states
which have come to realize the val
ne of the one man control. Where
a board has control it in a man
ner dictates who shall be the en-
ployes. They are political friends,
or those selected by political
friends. The superintendent is not
permitted to secure greater eff
cheney by being forced to turn off
the competent help for political ia
vorites, and even if capable one
is secured this way, he is liable
to go with a changing administra-
ton. Petty jealousies abound in
insane asylums among the en-
ployes, and the superintendent has
the question of morality and il
the institution is successfully OPP
Grated, he must curb the use of
will produce friction if the politi-
cal employees are permitted to go to
a political board with their COM
plants against the superintendent
effort at discipline.
When Dr. Greene was urged to
return to the institution he had
builded a practice in Hot Springs
many times the amount the state
could pay for his services. Patients
came to him from all over the
United States. This was recognized
by the physicians of that city, and
by many leading citizens, and for
the first time in the history of
the place, the business mems
league adopted resolutions asking a
doctor to remain in the city, They
argued that DR. Greene would have