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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-23
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One day in midsummer Alan. to his
disgust, was summoned peremptorily
by McDale & McDale. Half an hours
Alan was pleased to find as he left
their offices that he still had plenty
OF time to catch the early train back to
Red Hill. There were only two after
noon trains for that difficult goal.
As he strolled up the avenue he was
arrested by the sight of tall figure
standing on the curb watching the
swirl of the traffic. The figure was
dressed in a heavy whipcord suit and
Stetson hat uncompromisingly
domed in the very form in which 1t
had been blocked by the makers. A
street gamin yelled, "Hil fellers, look
what's got away from Buffalo Bill!
Kemp gazed sad-eyed but unmoved
over his dropping mustaches, doubt
less mourning the passing of the shoot
ing iron and the consequent unanswer-
able affronts of a fostered civilization.
Alan elbowed his way across the
stream of pedestrians and clutched him
by the arm. Kemp whirled around as
If to meet attack, but smiled when he
saw Alan's face. 81 was Jest calcu-
latin on roundup you up" he drawled.
where did you come from? Where
are you or tor" cried Alan, and without
waiting for an answer he hailed cab.
hustled Kemp into 1t and ordered 1t
to his club. He forgot his early train.
In the club lobby Kemp surrendered
his hat reluctantly to the ready attend
ant and followed Alan across soft car
pets to a quiet corner where two enor-
nous chairs seemed to be making con-
| fidences to each other. One could
imagine them aggrieved at being inter
rupted and sat upon.
"well, Kemp" said Alan, "I'm glad
to.see you. What's yoursY'
RYE md a chaser" said Kemp.
Same for me, waiter" ordered
Alan. Now, Kemp. tell me all about
| It,"
Il just bowed in from Lieher's, Mr.
Wayne, and I'm headed west"
"How's Lieber and where's Gerry
Did Lieber get my cableT
Kemp looked sadly out through the
window. "Lieber's dead"
Dead? I4ieber dead?"
Kemp nodded. II found him witt
everything fixed for kickln' the bucket
He knew what was the matter, but hi
didn't tell me what 1t was. Said I
had been comm on him for some while
an tibet the want no hep for II. Blu
he got your cable. Mr.. Wayne, and h'
wanted should tell you that what yol
done want wasted. He said Their
want nothln' tibet could hep hin
through the way that cable did. III
! said It was the passport he'd beel
. waitin' for an tibet you want to thin
II come too late, because he reckone'
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dreary. In the afternoon Mrs. J. "
was besieged to surrender the house
ana finally did. Alan had gone to his
room and closed the door. The captain
was plunged in inyuInerabIe slumber.
Somebody raped at Alan's door and
he called, ''Come In" The door opened
and revealed Nance, junior. Behind
her was a gIggling. whispering throng.
The spirit OF fun danced In Nance's
eyes. Her cheeks were flushed and
her golden head was In dsarray. ooh,
Cousin Alan" she cried. "grandma's
given us leave for hide and seek and
we're all going to play except mother
and grandma and the captain. Please
come. too. Cousin Alan"
From behind her came n modified
echo, "Pleath do, Couthin Alan" Alan
smiled and laid down his book "All
right" he laughed.
Maple House was rambling abode
that had grown and spread like the
giant naples that sheltered It. In what
age the captain had demanded a wing
or some hygone Nance a nursery for
her children was chronicled in the an
nails OF the house itself, to be revealed
only TO the searching, architectural
eye. The key to the rambling struc-
ture lay in the thick-walled dining
room. the parlor, one bedroom and the
kitchen.
From the nucleus OF these four
rooms Maple House had grown. Inn
posed and superimposed, until 1t over
flowed the arbitrary bourne OF kitch-
ems and front doors and like some
moundcd vine rippled or on all sides,
in vast living room, sunny nurseries
and broken fringe Of broad verandas.
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Musical canarIes.

In this country q few experiment.
ers have been successful in training
their canaries to carry simple tunes,
and in some instances even to articu.
late one or more ineligible words.
Shortly after the battle of Manila bay
O Philadelphia woman succeeded In
making her canary say "DeweyI
Dewey! Dewey!" so Enthusiastically
that everybody marveled at It. The
admiral himself was much impressed
and wrote her a letter expressing his
appreciation Of the compliment thus
paid him. Besides this little yellow
phenomenon she had two other cana
ries, one of which could sing the first
line of Yankee Doodle" and the other
a small part Of Onward, Christian
Soldiers" Her method was extreme
ly simply, requiring an elastic store of
patience for everybody concerned-in-
GLIDING the canary. She played the
melody several hours day on the par
lor organ.
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CHAPTER xxviil--conslnusd.

The SUFFICIENTLY OF sick man dis
arms woman: she knows she is safe
and abandons her weapons OF attack
and defense as long as the invalid Is
taken up with the state OF his inaldes
Glenn was unaffected, even tender, with
Alan ms long as he was weak. but as
his strength returned to him she with
drew. one by one and gently. the lntl-
mate attentions woman accords 10
babes and the related helpless. But
there was nothing absolute In her With
drawal; II was more temptation than
q denial, born OF woman's innate de-
sire to be pursued. While Alan was
merely convalescent II contained sup
pressed gayety. half demure. half mis-
chIevons, but when his full strength
came back and he failed to pursue, the
gayety arrested itself, turned into a
questioning usefulness and ended In
the secret shame and bushes of the
repulsed and undesired.
Glen saw Alan build barrier
against her. barrier OF little things,
each insignificant in itself but each
lending and borrowing the strength OF
accumulation. Alan spent hours with
the old captain. walked, rode and
talked with J. Y. and the Judge. Be
tween them. j. Y. and the judge had
fixed up Lleber's affair and Alan had
cabled.
In the midst OF women Alan seemed
to be able 10 forget woman--to forget
her Intentionally There was nothing
pointed IN his avoidance. He kept his
distance from Alix and Nance and
Jane Elton In the same measure as
from Glen. There was thus none OF
the single avoidance Of the shy swain
who layishes attentions on all but heI
whom he would most dearly sue. Glenn
least vain Of beautiful women. sat lone
hours before her glass. Never before
had the charms il revealed been ques
toned. never had she been forced C
close in the ranks and call up the re
serves, and now she felt at loss. un
accustomed to the ready moves OF tn,
coquette. Glenn dropped her face il
her hands and cried.
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There were hooks that were satisfied
and held back from further encroach-
ment aud there were outstanding cor
ners that jutted boldly out over the
sloping lawns and threatened further
raid.
Inside, the paths OF daily life ran
clearly enough through the maze, but
on their TANKS hung many somber
den for ambush or retreat. Cavernous
closets, shadowy corners, numbered at
tics aud half-forgotten interstices or
discarded space opened dark gorges to
the intrepid, and threatened the nerv-
Gus and unwary with what they might
bring forth. The gods OF childhoods
games themselves could not have
buIlded better scene for that most
palpitating OF sports, hide and seek
on a ~ainy day.
Alan soon entered into the spirit OF
the game. He found himself recollect-
ing things about Maple House that he
had more than half forgotten; strange
byways under the roof; a vacant cham
Der, turned into a trunk room because
one by one II had been robbed or its
windows; and lastly the little attic
that had been, as II were, left behind
IA wall
Through this dreamland Of a hun
bred children fitted the brood of the
day, marshaled rather breathlessly by
Glenn and Alan. Anxious whispers
the scurrying OF lightly shod feet, then
a sudden silence but for the fiuteiikt
counting OF some Juvenile II, We're fol
lowed by sudden screams and wild
race for the goal. Maple House hac
never countenanced the effete and oil
luted sport of Spy; It was all fol
hide and seek, where you had to hole
your man when found or beat hin
to the goal.
Great was the excitement when tn
littlest 1t OF all caught Cousin Alal
by tackle around the ankle tina
spoke a volume OF promise for tn
littlest It's academic career an
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k.;;za,1t9ss'z;; Z

Ciem's was not the only troubled
heart on the HILL At The Flrs Mrs.
Lansing moved restlessly from room
TO room and stopped often TO read and
re-read crumpled note-Gerry's note
20 Alix.
AK was still In town Mrs. Ian
sing had written to her and then wired.
Alix replied telling her not to come.
that she wished to be alone For hours
Mt a time Mrs. Lansing replaced the
nurse al Gerry. juniors. side He
helped her, she felt that he could help
Allx.
She was almost glad when he devel-
oped some trlfiing aIlment becoming
10 his years. She wired again and this
time Alx came, frightened. Alix was
like wilted flower, but she braced
herself until Gerry. junior, recovered
into his healthy self. Then she dropped
once more and refused to be com
forted
IL il had not been for Alan. AK
trouble would have cast gloom over
the rest of Red Hin. but II was known
that Alan bad sought out Mrs. Ian
sing and told her that not even he
knew Just how Gerry's battle stood.
but that he did know that there was a
battle and that Gerry would surely
come back as soon as be had fought
his way clear.
SO the Hill In general went almost
untroubled on its way trying to forget
that 1t was still awaiting a fulfllment,
and even Alix began TO CLEAN little
comfort from the thought that hope
was but deferred. Her heart was sick
her faith weak, but hope still lived
She chung through the long days &c
Gerry, junior, and waited.
At Maple House the beating Of
young hearts amounted to a din, bu
1t was suddenly stilled by day o
drenching rain. After the very tam'
excitement of seeing j. Y. and tn
Judge off for the city, gloom settIe'
in the faces Of the children. Cousin
Tom, in rubber boots and coat, cam
down the road from Elm House t
fnd company for misery. The bar
was requisitioned and became tn
scene OF subdued frolic, but 1t al
forded meager diversion. The ha,
vas not In yet. the empty lofts wer
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little Marx,s Suggestion.

Her father took Mary out for walk
one day in the country. They passeu
a pasture where some bulls were IN
closed. The bulls were believing, anu
Mary's father attempted an imitation
of 1t, to the great amusement OF Mary.
who finally said, after many encoreS
had been rendered for her benen.:
Daddy. wouldn't 1t be a good joke y
we were to hide behind a tree aB
when people came, by you would unuO
your voice and brighten them.
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brought q glow OF achievement to his
perspiring face. Alan was placed at
the newell at the foot of the great stair
case and duly admonished In treble
voices not to look. The treble voices
rained excited instructions on him, car
ried away by youths confidence In Its
ability to teach its grandmother how
to suck eggs. Alan started to count
slowly In sonorous tones. With last
shrek and the patter of many feet the
trebles faded away into silence.
Alan crept stealthily up the stairs.
Out OF the corner of his eye he caught
sight Of the twitching jumpers Of the
llttlest, who was too fat to quite at the
retreat he had chosen. But Alan did
not quite see until 1t was too late. The
littlest exploded the vast breath he
had been holding in and plunged head
long down the stairs. As he rolled by
the newell be stuck out sturdy arm
and held fast. He shouted pean Of
victory and once more palpitatIng ST.
fence fell on the house.
Alan wondered II he could find the
way to the little attic. He hurried
along the twisted halls, up tiny flight
OF steps. turned, dived through low,
narrow tunnel and threw open the
long forgotten door. 1t was as though
he had suddenly opened portal on his
own childhood. A great, pensioned
rocking chair held the middle OF the
floor as within his ken It always had
held 1t. Ancient garments hung from
pegs on the walls and from hooks on
the rafters. A box or two and more
disabled furniture Uttered the floor.
The whole was family lit up by the
light from little dormer window.
Nothing stirred. Alan drew long
breath. He was not disappointed. No
one had thought to come here but him
self.
Suddenly a bit OF the pendent ward
robe was flung aside and an apparition
dashed for the door. Alan sprang in
front Of 1t, threw his arms around 1t.
held It tight. 1t struggled, laughed,
ceased to struggle, and looked up as
Alan looked down. Clem's face was
very near to his Her body, still throb-
bling with excitement, was in his arms.
Alan felt such rioting surge in his
blood as he had never known before.
He wanted to kiss Glen. He felt that
he must kiss her. that there was not
strength enough left in him to do any
thing else. Then his eyes met hers
and he forgot himself and remembered
Glen. His soul cried, 'Sacrilege," and
he dropped his arms from about her
and stepped back.
Glenn stood before him, dazed. She
was in her stockinged feet. In each
hand she held little slipper. Her
eyes were big and full of the soft re-
proach of the mortally wounded. Alan
felt ashamed and looked away. He
had to break the silence. well, you're
caught" he said lamely.
Glen dropped one slipper, threw UT
her hand and brushed the disordered
hair from her forehead. Eyes, Tn
caught" she said, and her lip trembled
on the words.
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Not satI,faotory.

Margaret was an unusually naughty
little girl. One day when she nau
been more than ordinarily obstreps,
GUS her father said to her: "n!
don't you try being good, Margare.'
and see how It would got" Margares
stopped crying to reply: Il ala y,
It once, papa. and didn't get any say
isfaction out OF t."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-23

Edith-If you didn't want Mr. no..
,elsh 10 stay so late why didnt ~,
drsp hint? un you
Ethel-Dropping a hint ,
move him-unless Il was m.a ~oulunt
Mantle. "ue OF dy
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What 10 prcttler than the
awakening love IN q fine young
woman and her srticss ccquetry
In leading the object Of her a.
lection up to proposal Of mar
rlapc7 And what 10 more un-
pleasant TO witness than her re-
bun by man who falls 70 un-
derstand7
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vslus o. glderdown.

Diderdown 10 one OF the poo1os
conductors OF heat. hercs It's w
- bed covering.
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Kemp is a simple soul, for all
ms travels. VIII AlIx be able
10 worm out Of him the facts
ABOUT eerry's affair with Ilttla
Marsarita and ''the boy" in
South America?
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ilI0h Explosive Neoe,,.r,,

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cro BE coNTINUED1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-02
ATHENS FIGHTING
RACES after LuLL.
SAYS Late REPORT

London regarded this dispatch as
indicating clearing up in the ad-
mittedly tense situation brought
about by initial refusal OF the
Greek government TO acquiesce in
Fournets demand for disarmament
OF Greece. This refusal was mark
ed with sanguinary clashes between
allied troops ard Greek reservists,
according to dispatches dated Fri
day and received here early today.
Three Bloody Encounters
There were encounters at three
points in the outskirts OF the city.
A yeritable panic seized upon the
residents OF the Greek capital
the streets we're deserted OF civil
ians. the shops were all closed and
all traffic suspended. s
Not only were there open out
breaks OF fighting in the outskirts
OF the city between reservists ana
allied troops-mostly French sail
rs--but dispatches said there had
been lively street fusillades be-
tween members of the royalist and
Nenizelos factions--the clashes In
some instances occurring in the
heart OF the city.
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MARRYING PARSONS
have RUNNERS TO
HELP YOUNG FOLK

The business OF getting mar
rIed has developed into a high
Iy frenIled state in Seattle.
This statement does not
mean that the function has be-
come any different than at any
previous time between the con-
traetlna parties themselves.
Il deals chiefly with run.
ners" for marrying parsons,
or marrying justices"
These men stand about the au-
ditor's office and help shy couples
10 I'm out their applications for a
marriage license. and later escort
them to a Justice. Judge or minister
where the final knot is tied.
You Fix the Fee
Their compensation for their
kindness that Ia for you to
saw. There is no regular fee The
male portion of the couple simply
Inavs what he considers the service
worth. And no bridegroom can Oh
cane the broad hints that he Is eN
pected 10 do the handsome thins
when marrying such a wonderful
wife
These so-called runners are q
sort OF fungi that have grown NJ
with the marriage ceremony They
have no title OF real excuse for eX
istence. only IN the fact that they
arc able TO make young couples
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-02
WOMAN KILLED
BY AUTO now
IS IDENTIFIED

The AGED woman who died
at the city hospital at 1880 a.
m. Saturday from injuries re-
ceIved when sh. was struck by
an auto late Friday was ldenti-
fled before noon Saturday as
Mrs. Louise Hurter, Swan
apartments, AIS MeIrose ave. N.
She lived there with Miss
Edna Otis, and was widow,
aged Sc.
c. o. poughton. who drove the
auto which struck her after she
had darted out TO catch a car at
Eastlake ave ard Harrison St. was
questioned at police headquarters
Saturday morning and released on
his personal recognizance
Investigation which led to the
Identification followed when Mrs.
Hurter failed TO return home Fri
day night.
]. J. McRobbie. rs. who lived at
2t21 T.. Cherry St. died at the Sc
attle General hospital Friday night
from injuries received when he was
struck by an auto driven by l.. A..
Frates. 5219 Duwamish ave. We'd
nesday.
lie is survived by John McRobbie.
his son. who is clerk for the Pacific
Coast company.
The elder McRobbie was struck
down while crossing Second ave, at
Madison ST.. during the conrested
hour. lie crossed the street after
the traffic officer had signaled ma
chimes to proceed, according to
Frates.
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think they are necessary.
They office In halls leading to the
marriage license department in the
county auditors office.
Two "Runners" on Job
At present there are two men i'm
business. o. Nedrelow and NJ. II.
Cushing The rivalry between
these two men IL intense Their
methods OF operation are vastly diff
ferent, one Is diplomatic, while the
other believes In direct action.
Their manner OF procedure Is de.
scribed by Auditor Phelps in the
following manner:
"A buXom maid and an awkward
youth. accompanied by second
awkward youth. witness, with
marriage intent. find their way to
the outer door leading to Cupid
Cages sanctum. Both the first.
aids-to quick and easy marriage
pounce upon the assemblage and
escort 1t 10 the desk"
II is then asmattcr OF ability as to
the man who lands the catch Ned
relow, II Is said believes in getting
Continued on page 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-02

LONDON, Dec. 2.-Thst the
srnistiee reported to have been
arranged In settlement Of the
Greek-sliy controversy has
failed was reported In a dis
patch today BY the London
Evening Star, dated Athens,
Friday. 7:45 p. m.
The dispatch declared the
battle on the hills south 81
Athens had been renewed with
an artillery attack by French
British naval forces.
LONDON. Dec. 2.-Armlstiee
has been effected between al
lied troops and Greek reservists
at Athens. A Reuter- dispatch
from the Greek capital today as
serted that King Constantine
had agreed TO delivery OF six
mountain batteries 20 the allies.
In return. u was said, Adnri.
raj Fournet agreed TO withdraw
allied troops from the city,
pending reference Of the agree
nent TO the allied governments.
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Maybe. on the other hand. his vir-
gin soul has already been SCARED
with this VAR play.
Men aud women who have made
child education and psychology q
lifelong study assure me that mil
ltary toys WELD pernIcious influ-
ence upon tho youngster. hope
they are wrong
Hundreds See Battle Arms
There are IN Seattle this Christ.
mhsiide several hundred young
tykes like my boy all with the
hand of Mars already on their
shoulder
Most Of them will find battle
toys In their holiday stockings
For them the shops are bristling
with guns. swords cannon. subma.
rlnes. tanks" battle games. sol.
diers and nake-believe death deal.
ers.
Toys teaching the destruction
OF human life. making war thrilling
fun bringing the European slaugh-
ter 20 American cradles IN tinseled
romance
what viii be the Influence upon
the boys who are. 90 30 and 90
years hence. to be the citizens. IA.
theirs. moulders Of public life and
makers OF history?
Certainly Santa Claus never be
fore carried so many destruction
teaching plsythiuEs in his pack as
this Christmas for American chill.
dren.
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We're making jlngoes OF our
babies before they can talk or Walk
straight" Is the way one educator
expressed n. and we've commits
stoned Santa Claus TO do ~
am an average father With an
average g.year-oid son.
I had determined to keep him
from such toys as might inflame
tho naturally destructive bent OF
the young man.animal
orsnomother is pu9naeious
frowned on guns and swords
and the little tin soldier. But my
son hiss a pugnacious grandmother
bless nef She was q young
woman during the civil war. Its
influence tuned her mind TO crash.
ing guns. to bugle calls. to- glory.
bloodshed and the grave.
She dotss on tin soldiers. She
sings war songs 10 my boy. She
has taught him to shoot the bad
Mexicans,'
Whenever he Ia crossed In his
play he scurries for his gun and
shoots the offender with re.
sounding bang. lie shoots me
and his grandmother with equal
gusto It's great sport TO see men
toppie 20 his sure aim lie laughs
az he Kills"
sonny has become What ! hoped
he would not-a rank militarist AT
,ho age of z Maybe the coming
wears will take II out OF him.
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The man appeared before the
train arrived here at 1890 and
made mistake in stations. Mat.
ted hair flowed over his shoulders.
suddenly he drew the knife. leap
ed upon man leaving the station
and shouted
You're the president ! shall
kill you"
Dropping baggage and hat. the
stranger went down the steps
three at a time. his assailant close
behind. Women and children rush.
ed In all directions. screaming for
help.
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Three policemen leaped upon the
man, but he fought for ten minutes
before. handouts could be adjusted.
Il prayed on the steps Of ths
city hall" he said. before start
ed out on my mission-to kill VIII
son"
Physicians will examine him.
( I'll get him yet" shouted
Kraus. as he was led TO a cell.
and J. p. Morgan. Rockefeller and
all OF those fellows. They're keep
ing the cost Of living up and the
war going"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-02

Flames destroyed the stock in the
secondhand store belonging to NJ.
Endo. a Japanese. after he left an
oil heater burning in the place
while he went upstairs, at o06
Fourth ave. S. at 10 a. m. Satur.
day.
The fire had done $500 damage
before IL was put out, but the frame
building was saved
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-02
ATTACKS WRONG
MAN With knife
in R. R. STATION

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2.-Crazed by
drink, a man flashing a large carving knife
with which he said he would kill President
Wilson, attacked pedestrians in the Reading
terminal sent hundreds of travellers fleeing
and engaged three policemen before he was
overpowered and arrested.
He gave his name as Jonathan kraus,
no home, when finally overpowered.