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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
CHAPTER vi
Synptomatic

For some few minutes the two on
the cabin porch made no attempt to
talk, but when the rumbling thunder
of the ore-car which the elder Mas
singale was pushing ahead of him into
the mine had died away In the sub
terranean distances Brouillard began
again.
Il do get your point of view-some-
times" he said. Civilization, or what
stands for it, does have a way Of
shrinking into littleness, not to say
cheapness, when one can get the
proper perspective. And your life up
here on Chigringo has given you the
Hneedful detached point of view."
The trouble shadows in the eyes Of
the young woman who was sitting in
the tishnet hammock gave place to a
smile OF gentle derision.
DO you call that civilization" she
demanded, indicating the struggling
new town spreading itself, maplike, in
the valley below.
II suppose 1t is--one form of It. At
least 1t is civilization in the making.
Everything has to have some sort of a
beginning"
Miss Massingale acQuiesced In a
little uptilt Of her perfectly rounded
chin.
"Just the same. you don't pretend to
say you are enjoying It," she said in
manifest depreciation.
"Oh, l don't know. My work is down
there. A few weeks ago l was right.
eously hot. 1t seemed so crudely un.
necessary to start a pigeon-plucking
match at this distance from Wall
street"
But now" she queried-"now, sup
pose. you have become reconciledT
Il am growing more philosophical
let us say. There are Just about SC
many pigeons to be plucked, anyway
they'd mott II they weren't plucked
And 1t may as well be done here as
Fon-the stock exchange, when you come
to- think Of It," ,c
Il like you least when you talk that
way" said the young woman in the
hammock. with open-eyed frankness
do you do it as other men do?-just
to hear how it sounds?"
Brouillard, sitting on the top steI
of the porch, leaned his head against
the porch post and laughed.
You know too much--a lot too
much for a person of your ,tendel
years." he asserted. Which names
one more Of the charming collection
of contradictions which your father o.
mother or somebody had the temerit.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
Marrow Escape.

A Columbus woman was, going from
her desk to her home for a noon lunch
con. She had a slight headache, the
sun was shining bright and she was
tired. All around her motor cars were
purrlng softly or snorting past without
giving her so much as foot Of the
horn.
II wish l was wealthy enough to own
car" she said to herself. II never
would walk step If had car of my
own. Just listen at that car coming
now. wish somebody was driving who
knew me and would offer to take me
home In 1t. 1t sounds like one of these
Tong, easy riding, rakish looking tour
ing cars-the kind just built for COM
fort. GeeI I wish the driver would
ask me to ride" q
Then she looked up as the car went
past her. 1t was an, automobile hearse.
Indianapolis News.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
"Rut Tell Me, What Would You Do
With Your Pot of Rainbow Gold7"

it-but you can't. And it changes ev.
erything for you, distorts everything,
colors your entire life. It's heart
breaking!"
This was dangerous ground for him
and he knew 1t. In the ardor Of young
manhood he had taken up the vicart
GUS burden dutifully, and at that time
his remuneration of the things that
other men strove for seemed the light.
est Of the many fetterings. But now
love for a woman was threatening to
make the remuneration too grievous to
be borne.
"How did you know" he queried GU.
riously. ut does change things. I'd
sell anything I've got, save one, for a
chance at the freedom that other men
have-and don't value"
what is the one thing you wouldn't
SELF" she questioned, and Brouillard
chose to discover gently Quickened
interest in the clear-seeing eyes.
>"My love for the-for some woman.
I'm saving that, you know. It is the
only capital I'll have when the big
debt is paid"
do you want me to be frivolous
or serious?" she asked, looking down
at him with the grimacing little smile
that always reminded him of a caress.
II have been wondering whether she
is or isn't worth the effort-and the
reservation you make. Because 1t is
all in that, you know. You can do and
be what you want to do and be II
you only want to hard enough"
He was looking down, chiefly be-
cause he dared not look up, when he
answered soberly: "She is worth
1t many times over; her price is above
rubies. Money, much or little, wouldn't
be in It,"
"That is better-much better. Now
we may go on to the ways and means;
they are all in the man, not in the
things. not none Whatsoever as Tic
would say. Let me show you what
mean. Three times within my recol
lection my father has been worth con
siderably more than you owe, and
Ethree times he has-well, it's gone
And now he is going to make good
again when the railroad comes"
I Brouillard got up.
| IT must be going back down the
\ hill" he said. And then, without warn
ing: What If / should tell you that
the railroad is not coming to the Nj
quota, Amy?"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
By Francis Lynde

full reply to be made to this, Brouillard
bent lower over his work and said
nothing. At every fresh step in the
forced acquaintance the newcomer
\ pains lg sa.
tagonisms.- Sooner or later. Rrouillard
knew, it=would come to an. open rup=
ture, but he was hoping that the actual
hostilities could be postponed until
after Hosford had worn out his tenn
porary welcome as a guest In the engi-
neersS mess. ~ =
4 Fora timesthelbi gmanzin the9eRsy
scBhr sHDked pnsin sAepfe. The9ghe
began again:
Say, Brouillerd, y saw one, little girl
today that didn't belong to your work
men ,Hiiamilg prttit, and shes q peach:
came riding down the trail With her
BROTHER from that mine up on 1.-THE
SOUTH mapnta5n-t ssingAts is1,t it
BY Jove! she fairly made my mouth
watsr! 9~y~yn FfF,v !
3Alnasmuch as no man 'canHread Held
notes when the page mas suddenly De-
come q reg Dtur' hlpuiiiaru iooKeu up.
You are my guest, In o way NE.
Hosfosd Tor that reason can't very
wellstellNy what l think OF ygd."
SO much he was able to say quietly.
Then the control mechanism burned
out in flash Of fiery rage and he
cursed the guest fuently and compre-
hensively, winding up with a crude
and savage threat OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
IL he should ever venture so much as
TO name MISS Massingale again In the
threatener's nearing.
Hosford sat up slowly ana his Dig
race turned darkiy red.
wen! ne broke out. 80 you're
tnat KIND OF q nre-eater' are you!
l didn't suppose anything like that
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
A. th. Y.ar. Boil On.

b You remarked fatuously the other
day, I'm just as young az / ever was"
Oh, no, you're notl II young people
weren't too polite they'd soon unde.
celve you. You have been 80 busy lead
ing successful life that you have for
gotten to notice that your successful
life has been led. Youth IL houting
you every day. Youth IL through with
you. You appeal to 1t for recognition,
and 1t laughs at you.
You still young? Youf No, indeedl
Look at real youth pursuing its fantas-
tic preferences; at Reginald Warne-
ford, engaging Zeppelin Bingle-hand-
ed, in regions near the sun; at Otto Won
Weddigen leaving his bride to carry
on desperate warfare under seas.
Do you honestly sympathizs with
them Atlantic Monthly.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
lINeedlesslY Alarmed.

A man who was stang by hornets
last summer was awakened by bug
fng sound almost dIreeflG oSe 41ml
He dpcked his head under the Gov
erE9 n =.
Wheni;he ventursd esnceAF Eeut sts
listen he heard the sound again, EVEN
louder than before.
...-4sainshe ducked under the .eOyers.
Then, realizing that he cdnjdha Stay
In bed All day. he put his head out
nffoih under the covers and yelled. This
was With the idea of soaring whateyEe
was buzzing.
He succeeded In that, but 1t wasn't
q hornet or bee.
IT wasia hired girl running p VACUUM
carpet sweeper on the floor Of the Hat
overhead.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
Her Secret

A witness, a jolly, plump old wom-
an, in trial In the supreme court Of
Massachusetts,. was asked what time
certain train Of cars passed her house.
She replied that she began knitting at
three o'clock and had knit twice
around the leg Of stocking before It
came along. 1t1t
The next question, Of course, was
now long 1t would take her to knit
twice around. The judge here, in his
usual qulet hunOr, suggested that that
would depend uron the size Of the
stocking.
To this the witness remarked that
the stocking was for herself and they
could exercise their own judgment as
to the size, and guess how long 1t
would take.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03

leAge With herO hands behind her.
AGAINST the opposite porch, post, but,
teItane, what would you do with your
poe of RAINBOW y gSid-if you should
find'it" paibTso H erbhsT
RE1HllaTd rose !, and Strengthened
hiH4elf with his arms over HIS head.
lila athlete testing ftls muscles for
tn eeordbreakinsi exentzot
Hhat would 4 do3. A number. Of.
thtGSS,o But fifst of all think, I'd
bT hg'prifilege Of telling some wom-
a1hPed love hem. sWs Iooh s&iw T
d was silent fol-, 80 1opg Q, time
th4H he looked at his watch and
thl ih' or going. But iaf the deciding
inSAht she held him with allDKspds
KeNaqpeStten. f,so7 vniweiy
M9es It date back to the handicap7
Yq needn't tell me If YOU don't Want
toAs 80 6 tst-o
6Qese And there is no, reason
why j shouldn't tell you the simple
fact. When my father died he ieYt me
aSIsBt4-a debt of honor; andcit must
be paid. Until II. is, paid--but Il am,
sure you understand"
Mute fully" She responded quickly.
and now there was no trace ofxlevity
in the. syeetly serious. tone. rs It
muGh $50 much that you can't.
HE nodded and sat down again on
the POHch5step. %Yes. 1t is big enough
to 60 in class by itself--in round
numbers. a hundred thousand dollars"
Horrors"' she gasped:: "AIid you
AIRY Iearryiiig that millstone?. Must you
caHty it," .-s-r,o ~ ~ ia ~
H,tf you knew the circumstances you
wSald be the first to say that 7 must
caTfy 1t, and go on carrying 1t to the
end of the chapter" sN
fRut-but you'll never be free!"
fNotH on government salary" he
Admitted, "As matter OF fact, It
takes more than half of the salary to
pay the premiums on-pshaw! Let's
drop it."
She was looking beyond him and her
voice was quick with womanly sympa.
thy when she said: "If you could drop
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
CHAPTER V--continued.

II pan't believe 1t. Murray. It's a
leaf Nout of the book OF Bedlam!
Take a fair shot at It and see where
the bullet lands: this entire crazy fake
is built upon one solitary. lonesome
facti the fact that we're here, with a
Job On our hands big enough to create
an al tives, present-moment market for
labof and material There is absolute
ly nothing else behind the bubble
blowing; II we were not here the Nj
quota Improvement company would
never have been heard of"
Gr1slow laughed. "Your arguing that
twicb two makes four doesn't change
the lridescent hue of the bubble" he
volunteered. IF big money has seen
a chance to skin somebody, the mere
fact that the end of the world is due
to come along down the pike some
day isn't going to cut any obstructing
figure. Well all be buying and sell
ing porner lots in Hosford's new city
before we're month older. Don't you
believe itf"
Ipl believe 1t when see It," was
Broaillard's reply; and with this the
matter rested for the moment.
1t was later in the day, an hour or
80 bitter the serving of the hearty
supper In the engineers mess tent.
that Brouillard was given to see an
other and still less tolerable side Of
his temporary guest. Hosford had
COMB into the office to plant himself
solidly in the makeshift easy chair for
the smoking of a big, black after-sup-
per cigar.
Tive been looking over your rules
and regulations. Brouillard," he be-
gam after an interval of silence which
Brotillard had been careful not to
break. you're making capital mis-
taks in trying to transplant the old
Connecticut blue laws out here. Your
workingmen ought to have the right to
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
u Can't Believe Il, Murray. it's q
Leaf Out OF the Book OF Bedlamig

ONus OSt'Syo ~ MURRAY Vo y
Leaf Out OF the Book Of Bedlaml.
spend their money in any way that
suits ,em." Is,
Brouillard was pointedly occupying
himself at his desk. but he looked up
long enough to say: whisky. you
mesn?"
"That and other things. They tell
me you don't allow any open gam
blins or any women here outside Of
the families of the workmen." y
"Weldon't;" was the short rejoinder.
That won't hold water after we get
things fairly in motion" ~ l".
1T will have to hold water as far
as we are concerned, II have to build
q stockade around the camp" snapped
Brouillard.
Hosford's heavy face wrinkled itself
in tfnirthless smile. you're nutty,"
he remarked. when / find q man
bearing down hard on. all the little
vices. 1t always makes me wonder
what's the name bf the corAing big one
be is trying to cover up"
Since there was obviously no peace
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
SYNOPSIS.

BroJlN hrd, chief engineer Of the Niquoia
irrigatl9h dam, goes out from camp to
inyestls a y e straage Light END, epas s eE
and his- dausirter 6enevieTe: of the auto
party and eKpIaiDs the reclamation work
to then1| Cartwright sees IN the project
q big hance to make money. Brouillard
is im1Hrvious to hints from the flnancier.
who Hills Genevieve that the engineer
"WiliIHome down and hook himself II the
bait well covered" Cartwright organ
ICES dilcompany and obtains government
contr9Hts to furnish power and material
for TN dam constructiod3 Asbusys, city
spring. up about the sitek 9tege IN 4Bsin-
gale Nhreatens to start "a gOid rush slf
Brouillhrd does not influence President
Ford Ilb build a railroad branch to the
placeA thus opening an easy market for
The die from the Little Susan. mine.
a ssSSg pro 8re S pHp1prEpy3 YSoH fIssS
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
LooIcaI Deduction.

Aimee-Last night young Lovelace
said he would willingly die for my
sake, and this morning Jeanette told
me he said the same thing to her three
days ago. Now what do you think Of
a man like that? F
Hazel-Well, 1t looks to me like he
was leading a double life.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
Quchl

They were seated In secluded
corner Of the veranda. For n long
time rneither9sof, them had spoken,
Suddenly he took her little hand n
his. His voice was choked with emo
ton tas he said:
ssDo you think you could svsR learn
to love man.. s.sSs
"Ye$tf Ahe Interrupted In 4 SOfs
whisper. Bring on your man"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
Had Experience.

A guardsman mustered into the fed
eral service cannot be held for all
mony, so a court rules. because his
income is only enough for himself.
This may 1ncfte the Alfmony club
membersstcsenlist. lfstheys can. get out
long enough to do SO. Nobody can
deny that they have fighting expert
ence II the Home .iGHngar1dn q .
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
RemindAP.

"She seemed pleased with your 90
ciety last evening"
Eyes; she said l reminded her Of q
loved and lost one. Has she lost q
sweetheart by deathr
"Nope; all she ever lost By death
was o Boston bulldog"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
what,a IN = Nama9

Bacon-I see they are advertising
new Zeppelin socks. KS
Egbert-Isn't there danger Of theiy
coming down at the wrong timal
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
covETEp RY AM

but possessed by few-a beautiful
head Of hair. II yours IL strOaked with
gray, or In harsh and stif, you can 70.
store 1t to its former beauty and lus.
ter by using La Creole" Hair Dress
ing. Price S1.0O.-Adv.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03

/, SOAP 10 STRONGLY ALKALINE
and constant USE will burn out The.
Scalps Cleanse the scalp by shampoo
ing with LA Creole Hair Dressing.
and darken, In the natural way, those
ugly, grizzly hairs. Price. $1.0O.-Adv.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
invisible aeaa

Bill-Do you like the visible writ.
ing style In typewritersf
Jill-No; with SO much bad spell
ing think the invisible style the best.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
AZ Yon nR AmnIr;nln

Suffer with Rheumatism or Neuritia, acute q
chronic, write for my FREE BOOK on Rheuma.
ever written, It's absolutely FREE Jesse a
Case, Dept O. W., Brockton, Nasa-Adv.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
Very Likely.

Bill-It is said the English channel
is nowhere more than 900 feet deep.
JILL suppose 1t seems lot deep
er than that If fellow can't swim.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03

r Do you think that Amy Will
conduct little Irritation with
the desplsed Hosford, In order
to aid her father, II she finds
out that Hosford can bring the
railroad to Niquoia or keep II
awayf
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03
Surprising.

Patience-And you have had that
girl four years, you sayf
Patrice-Yes; and do you know our
crockery is not all broken yet.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03

And those chaps who think that they
ought to get pay for being good prob
ably wouldn't draw much Of q salary
at that.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03

rHIsIs THE AGE OF YOUTH.
You viii look ten years younger II 700
darken your ugly. grizzly. gray hairs by
g.ing Ia Creole Hair Dressing TAdv,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03

q Most particular women use Red CrosS
Ball Blue. American made. Sure TO please.
At all good grocers. sAdV. ra-s " -
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03

A crank is a person who thinks you
are q crank.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-08-03

oil and 6saRS0f pmaSf AhO
hS3 the power to got you fired
f1Hm your Job, made a smirklpQs
rdihark about her to you, would
y2B smash him In the law and.
Idtk him out Of your office
evan II the act caused an ls-
dHhnlte postponement Of your
Wthdlns2 III y
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-28
Jump from Bed
in Morning and
Drink Hot Water
Tells why everyone should drink
hot water each morning
before breakfast.

Why Is many and women, half the
time, feeling nervous, Respondent,
worried; some days headachy, dull
and unstrung; some days really in.
capacitated by illness.
II we all would practice inside-bath.
ing, what gratifying change would
take place. Instead of thousands OF
half-5ick, anaemic-looking souls with
pasty. muddy compilations we should
see crowds of happy, healthy. rosy.
checked people everywhere. The rea.
son is that the human system does not
rid itself each day of all the waste
which its accumulates under our pres.
ent mode of living. For every ounce
of food and drink taken into the sys.
tenn nearly an ounce OF waste material
must. be carried out, else it ferments
and forms ptomaine-like poisons which
are absorbed into the blood
just as necessary as 1t Is to clean
the ashes from the furnace each day
before the fire will burn bright and
hot, so we must each morning clear
the inside organs of the previous days
accumulation of indigestible waste and
body toxins. Men and women, whether
sick or we'll, are advised to drink each
morning, before breakfast. a glass oil
real hot water with teaspoonful OF
limestone phosphate in it, as a harm
less means of washing out of the
stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels the
indigestible material. waste, sour bile
and toxins; thus cleansing. sweeten.
ing and purifying the entire ailmentary
canal before putting more food into
the stomach
Millions of people had had their turn
at constipation, bilious attacks, acid
stomach, nervous days and sleepless
nights have become real eranks about
the morning inside-bath. A quarter
pound limestone phosphate will not
cost much at the drug store, but is
sufficient to demonstrate to anyone,
its cleansing, sweetening and freshen-
ing effect upon the system.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-28
THAT, ACHING BACK
RELIEVED AT ONCE
Use Speedway Liniment and Forget
Your Troubles.

There is no preparation so quick, SO
sure and so harmless as Speedway. 1t
heals the burning, tender skin and
drives away all pain in the sore mus.
cles and ligaments. It's a physician S
private prescriptin. and was employed
by him with great success for many
years. Don't be afraid to rub it in
good. 1t won't burn or blister, and
will not stain or leave any trace on the
finest, most delicate fabric. It's a sci.
entif1c Gniment put up in a scientific
way by the Speedway Laboratories of
Shelby, Ohio.-A. G. Luken and other
good dealers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-28
Pin,ples Disappear

There Is one remedy that seldom fails
b clear away all pimples, black heads
and skin eruptions and that makes the
akin seft. clear and healthy.
Any druggist can supply you with zemo,
which generally overcomes all skin dis
eases. Acne, eczema, itch, pimples,
raShes, black heads in most cases give
way to zemo. Frequently, minor blem-
fishes disappear overnight. Itching usu-
ally stops instantly. Zemo is safe, clean,
easy to use and dependable. It costs only
25c; an extra large bottle, $1.00. II
will not stain, Is not greasy or sticky and
- positively safe for tender, sensitive
sns' Zemo, Cleveland.