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There were hooks that were satisfied
and held back from further encroach-
ment and 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 and half-forgotten interstices of
discarded space opened dark gorges to
the intrepid, and threatened the nerv-
GUS and unwary with what they might
bring forth The gods of childhood's
games themselves could not have
builded a better scene for that most
palpitating Of sports, hide and seek
on rainy 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
hyways under the roof; vacant cham
Der, turned into trunk room because
one by one 1t had been robbed of its
windows; and lastly the little attic
that had been, as 1t were, left behind
wall.
Through this dreamland of a hun
bred children fitted the brood of the
day. marshaled rather breathlessly by
Glen and Alan. Anxious whispers,
the scurrylng of lightly shod feet. tren
sudden silence but for the flutelike
counting Of some juvenile 1t, were fol-
lowed by sudden screams and a wild
race for the goal. Maple House had
never countenanced the effete and d.
luted sport Of Spy; 1t was all for
hide and seek, where you had to hold
your man when found or beat him
to the goal.
Great was the excitement when the
littlest 1t Of all caught Cousin Alan
by a tackle around the ankle that
spoke volume of promise for the
littlest It's academic career and
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cKIKI{,zI.jiE5|kl5T14

One day In midsummer Alan, to his
disgust, was summoned peremptorily
by McDale & McDale. Half an hours
consultation was all they required and
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 a tall figure
standing on the curb watching the
swirl of the traffic. The figure was
dressed in heavy whipcord suit and
a Stetson hat, uncompromisingly
domed in the very form in which it
had been blocked by the makers. A
street gamin yelled, eli! 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 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. II was jest calcu-
latin on roundup you up" he drawled.
"Where did you come from? Where
are you off TOT" cried Alan, and without
waiting for an answer he hailed a cab,
hustled Kemp into it and ordered it
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 yours?"
RYE md a chaser" said Kemp.
"Same for me, waiter" ordered
Alan. Now. Kemp, tell me all about
it,"
81 just bowed In from Lleber's, MIR.
Wayne, and I'm headed west"
"How's Lieber and where's Gerry ?
Did Lieber get my cable"
Kemp looked sadly out through the
window. "Lieber's dead"
Dead? Lieber dead?"
Kemp nodded. II found him with
everything fixed for kickin the bucket.
He knew what was the matter, but he
didn't tell me what it was. Said II
had been comm on him for some while
an tibet the want no hep for it. But
he got your cable. Mr.. Wayne, and he
wanted should tell you that what you
done want wasted. He said there
want nothin' tibet could hep him
through the way that cable did. He
said II was the passpo't he'd been
waitin' for an tibet you want to think
1t come too late, because he reckoned
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-14
CHAPTER xxVili-Continued.

The SUFFICIENTLY of a 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 insides.
Glenn was unaffected, even tender, with
fAlan as long as he was weak, but as
his strength returned to him she with
drew, one by one and gently, the inti-
mate attentions a woman accords to
babes and the related helpless. But
there was nothing absolute In her with
drawal; 1T was more temptation than
a denial, born of woman's innate de-
sire to be pursued. While Alan was
r merely convalescent it contained a sup
pressed gayety, half demure, half mis-
chievous, 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.
Glenn saw Alan build a barrier
against her, a 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 ]. Y and the judge. Be-
tween them, J. Y. and the judge had
liked up Lieber's affair and Alan had
cahled.
In the midst of women Alan seemed
to be able to forget woman-to forget
per Intentionally. There was nothing
pointed in his avoidance. He kept his
Instance from Alix and Nance and
are Elton, n the same measure as
ron Glen. There was thus none Of
the single avoidance of the shy swain
WHIP lavishes attentions on all but her
whom he would most dearly sue. Glen,
leaGt vain Of beautiful women, sat long
horrs before her glass. Never before
haG the charms it revealed been ques-
toned, never had she been forced to
close in the ranks and call up the re-
serves, and now she felt at loss, I'M
accustomed to the ready moves of the
coquette. Glen dropped her face in
aer hands and cried
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dreary. In the afternoon Mrs. ]. Y.
was besieged to surrender the house
and finally did. Alan had gone to his
room and closed the door. The captain
was plunged in invulnerable slumber.
Somebody raped at Alan's door and
he called, Come ill.," 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 disarray. 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 q modified
echo, "PIeath do, Couthin Alan" Alan
smiled and laid down his book. "All
right" he laughed.
Maple House was a rambling abode
that had grown and spread like the
giant naples that sheltered it. In what
age the captain had demanded wing
or some bygone Nance 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 strue-
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, i'm
posed and superimposed, until it over
flowed the arbitrary bourne Of kitch-
ems and front doors and like some
mounded vine rippled off on all sides,
in vast living room, sunny nurseries
and a broken fringe of broad verandas.
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Clem's was not the only troubled
heart on the Hill. At The Firs Mrs.
Lansing moved restessly from room
to room and stopped often to read and
re-read a crumpled note-Gerry's note
TO AliX.
Alix 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
st time Mrs. Lansing replaced the
nurse at Gerry, juniors, side He
helped her. She felt that he could help
Alix.
She was almost glad when he devel,
oped some trifling allment becoming
to his years She wired again and this
time AliX 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 it had not been for Alan, Alix'
trouble would have cast a gloom over
the rest of Red Hill, but it was known
that Alan had 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
battle and that Gerry would surely
come back as soon as he had fought
Dis way clear
So the Hill in general went almost
Jntroubled on its way trying to forget
t1at 1t was still awaiting a fuIfillment,
ind even ak began to CLEAN a little
comfort from the thought that hope
was but deferred. Her heart was sick.
her faith weak, but hope still lived
The chung through the long days to
Nerry, junior, and waited.
At Maple House the beating Of
young hearts amounted to a din, but
II was suddenly stilled by a day Of
drenching rain. After the very tame
excitement of seeing J. Y. and the
ludge off for the city, gloom settled
IN the faces of the children. Cousin
Tom, In rubber boots and coat, came
down the road from Elm House to
find company for misery. The barn
was requisitioned and became the
scene of q subdued frolic, but 1t az
tsrded meager diversion. The hay
was not In yet the empty lofts were
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-14

brought a 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
littlest, who was too fat to quite fit the
retreat he had chosen. But Alan did
not quite see until it 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 he stuck out a sturdy arm
and held fast. He shouted pean of
victory and once more palpitatng ST.
lence fell on the house.
Aluh nOhoClCu IL SOuIu DIlu Ult
way to the little attic. He hurried
along the twisted halls, up tiny flight
of steps, turned, dived through a 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 it. 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 a 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 it, threw his arms around it,
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 a 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.
Glen stood before him, dazed. She
was in her stockinged feet. In each
hand she held a little slipper. Her
eyes were big and full of the soft re-
proach of the MORALLY 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 UP
her hand and brushed the disOrdered
hair from her forehead. yes, I'm
caught" she said, and her lip trembled
on the words.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-14
Men and Women

Women as we'll as men are made miser-
able by kidney and bladder trouble. DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney
remedy, is highly recommended by thou
sands
Swamp Root stands the highest for the
reason that so many people say 1t has
proved to be just the remedy needed in
thousands of even the most distressing
cases.
At druggists in soc. and s10O sizes. You
may receive a sample size bottle of
Swamp-Root by Parcel Post, also a
pamphlet telling you about It. Address
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. N. Y.
and enclose ten cents. also mention this
paper
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-14

Edith--If you didn't want Mr.. Bore
leigh to stay so late why didn't you
drop hint?
Ethel-Dropping hint wouldn't
move him--unless 1t was made of dy.
mantle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-14

What is prettier than the
awakening love in a fine young
woman and her artless coquetry
in leading the object of her af-
lection up to proposal of mar
rage? And what is more un-
pleasant to witness than her re-
buff by a man who fails to un-
derstand?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-14

The stronger the butter in the tub
the weaker it is In the market.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-14

Kemp 10 simple soul, for all
his travels. VIII Alix be able
to worm out of him the facts
about Gerry's affair with little
Margarita and ''the boy" In
South American
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-07-14
Hiah Explosive Necessary

CTo BE CONTINUED)
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-07-28
Blade Boosts kiIer

A big picnic was held at ReyRo
above Pocahontas Saturday. The
trains going north went at the proper
time to take a large delegation Of
Pocahontas people. Trains coming
south pass Reyno about noon and
the question arose as how to arrange
with the Frisco for special train
to be held al Reyno until 8 p. M. TO
accommodate Pocahontas visitors.
John X. Kizer is a fellow that does
things. He got in touch with rail.
road officials right now and they
agreed to hold the local freight
with coach thereon, upon a guaran'
tee of SO tickets. Mr.. Kizer per.
sonslly guaranteed the tickets and
the tram was held. Mr.. Kizer IS a
stickler for the old adage that where
there's a will there's a way.-Wal.
nut Ridge Blade.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-07-28
SHOULD sLoASs LrNrxESr 90 ALoSaY

SHOULD sLoAss LINInEST 60 ALosGy
OF course il should! For after a
strenuous day when your muscles
have been exercised to the limit an
application Of Slosn's Liniment will
take the soreness and stiffness away
and get you in fine shape for the
morrow. You should also use 1t for
q sudden attack of tootbsche, stuff
neck, backache, stings, bites and
the many accidents that are inciden.
tai TO a vacation. awe would as
soon leave our baggage as go on a
vacation or camp out without
Sloan's Liniment." Writes our va
cationist: "We use 1t for everything
from cramps to toothsche." Put a
bottle IN your bag, be prepared and
have no regrets.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-07-28
Annoying Kidney Ills
Make Life Miserable for Many Po-
cahontas People

There's nothing more annoying
than kidney weakness or inability
to properly control the kidney Sc.
cre.ions. Night and day alike, the
sufferer Is tormented and what with
the burning and sCalding, the at
tendant backsche, headache and
dizziness, life is indeed, a burden.
Doan's Kidney Pills have given
peace and comfort to many Poca-
hontas people. Profit by this Po-
cahcntas residents experience.
Mrs. K. w. DAVIS, Pocshontas,
says: "My kidneys were disorder.
ed. Doan's Kidney Pills we're rec
commended 10 me and / used two
or three boxes. / have never re.
gretted doing so, for they brought
me prompt relief and | haven't had
any kidney trouble since"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. DAVIS had. Foster-Mll-
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-07-28

When you feel lazy, out OF sorts
and yswn a good deal in the day.
time, You can charge 1t up to a tor
pid liver which has allowed the
system to get full Of impurities.
HERBlNE cures all disorders pro-
duced by an inactive liver. IL
strengthens that organ, cleanses
the bowels and puts the system in
good healthy condition. Price 500.
Sold by all druggists.
For Sale-Extra fine Jersey COW
and beifer calf for sale cheap if
taken soon. Apply to +. splnnen.
weber. al II.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-07-28
LATE NEWS ITEMS
FROM LITTLE ROCK

Little Rock, July s7-Tbo A..
''''n'n' aud taxation problem !,
" again It hA, been yexat,ou.
issue Tor years, aud it will continue
30 until 1t is settled and settled
night.
And There are many who belle, @
" Will not be settled right uuul a
constitutional convention is held
'of TIE FoYislon Of the organic law
o. The state. A new constitution
h'' been agltnted for years, and
eAeh session Of the General Assem-.
by get' little nearer to It. For
the first time, the Democratic state
platform Is committed IA favor Of
H. Dr. Q. II. Brough, nominee
Tor governor is an advocate Of
new constitution. Business 10
ieresis and municipal interests
throughout the state are demanding
such rellef as can come only through
revision Of our basic law. Ark
ansas IL almost the only southern
state that has not adopted a new
constitution since the days of re.
construction when peculiar coudi
lions required restrictions that are
deterrent rather than protective.
The whole system Of taxation
aud assessment, Of public improve.
ment finances, Is out Of joint, mad.
squ,te, complex patchwork Of
statutory inconsistencies. This
has been pointed out by members
of the tax commission, by DIR.
BrOugh, aud by many others who
ave given it a study. Judge Jor
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-07-28
CONSTIPATION.
It's Cause and How to Cure It.

Bat too much
Stomach feels b!osted,
All out Of sorts,
Don't feel like work to-day. Guess
I'VE another case of biliousness.
"Take anything"
eyes; some pills, but no results; sup
pose I'm getting ironclad. Sometimes ]
double the dose, then they physic nle %
hard Pm too weak to work. Think III
have to try something new"
"Ever try Prickly Ash Bittersl"
"No; I've heard good deal about II
but never tried it."
"Well, you'll be pleased with the re-
suits"
The purgative action of Prickly Ash
Bitters not only removes hard impac-
tons, gas and impurities, but it strength
ems the muscular aeon Of the bowels
hich causes them to move regularly.
Prickly Ash Bitters is a bowel tonic
ard regulator in the truest sense. l.
promotes daily excavations, establishes
healtl movements and is the best
known remedy for disordered digestion,
Natuleuce and a eonstipated habit.
n NJ Blaekweider, Of I.ftehfeld, Ill, says in
IN. Liebf,Id NSIgJ: II am perfectly willing in
het glad to testify 10 the value Of rrickly Ash
a,,ts,s ss a medicine for the kidneys, stomach
I'd tows;s. have used 1t whenever needed
,u,,hjpg Of the kind for the last fifteen yenrs
Nd II has always given satisfaction"
Get the genuine with the figure
"S" in red on front label.
Sold by druggists. Price $lO@
Lehman's Pharmacy Agents
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-07-28

posits, better mercantile collections,
heavier sales accounts, aud more
prosperous wage-esrners are pointed
ont as the results of saloOnless
cities.
There are more than 5000 auto.
mobiles in Arkansas, according to
the licenses issued by the state
highway commission. Of these,
22OO are owned IN Little Rock
alone, and some of the dealers re-
port that they are unable to keep
on hand a sufficient supply Of some
Of the popular cars to supply the
demand.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-07-28
TAXING BIG CHANCES

Il Is a great risk to travel with
out a bottle Of ChamberlaIn's Collie,
Cholera aud Diarrhoes Remedy, as
this preparation cannot be obtained
on the trains or steamships. At.
tacks of bowel complaint are often
sudden and very severe, and every.
one should go prepared for them.
0btainable everywhere.
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-07-28
flora B. Davis


Mrs. Flora X. Davis, daughter Of
Mr., and Mrs. ID. Downey, was born
in Randolph county, Arkansas, Jan.
uary o, 1878. On Dec. 23, 1898,
she was married to Mr.. J. +. Davis,
She died July I, 1915. Mrs. Davis
was the mother Of two children, one
OF whom preceded her to heaven,
leaving only Rector, the fifteen
year old sou, to be oomfert and
companion TO the father. Besides
husband aud son, she Is survived by
father aud mother, four sisters,
three brothers aud two half brothers.
Early in life sbe professed faith IN
Jesus Christ, aud Joined the Mis-
slonary Baptist Church, and remain.
ed faithful member until the day
Of her death.
She is gone, bat she left behind a
host Of friends who mourn her 90.
ing. She was in every way worthy
Of the high esteem, the perfect con
ddenoe, and tender love in which
she was held by all who knew her.
Hers was a beautiful life, a choice
spirit. Two worlds seems TO have
combined to make her a model wo-
man, a perfect Christian; aud they
poured into her life their richest
blessings. At very early age she
gave evident manifestation Of those
virtues which adorned her lile
through the years that followed.
She was meek, modest, unpretending
aud unpretentious; without oonceit,
pride or arrogance. She lived the
simple, natural, real lie; free from
elaborAteness, formalitY or subtlety.
You could not think Of her IN terms
Of hypoorloy, deceit or dissimila'
ton. Honesty, truthfulness and
sincerity are the Jewels that bedeck.
ed her life On the day that we
celebrate as the anniversary Of our
national independence, she went
sweeping through the gate into that
"city which hath foundation, whose
maker and builder Is God" An
obedient daughter, loving sister,
a faithful wife and loving mother
has gone to her reward. lfthe hest
medical skill could have stayed the
hand Of death, she would not have
died. When il became evident that
she was seriously i'll, she was car
ned to Memphis, Tenn, and placed
in CARLY and Ransly Hospital
where she received the best Of treat
ment. After few months she was
removed to the home OF her father
and mother at Forrest City where
Drs. w. T. Pride and Frank NJ.
Jones did all that earthly phyn-
clans could have done; but to no
avail.
The funeral was conducted by the
writer from the family residence, IN
the presence of large congregation
Of friends and relatives; after which
all that was mortal Of her was laid
tc rest IN DAVIS cemetery, 10 await
the resurrection of the dead. The
following relatives accompanied the
remains to Biggers:
X. @. Dalton and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. G. McCrary and Mrs. /. X.
Dye of Parkin; Mrs. Willie q. Big
ger of Forrest City, and Mr.. X. A.
Downey Of Earle.
Mp IT
Pocahontas star herald., 1916-07-28

Leslie Pace, one of the lesdin e
merchants Of Success, was lookin &
after business IN Pocahontas Mon
day.
Fountain pen lost-Finder will
be literally rewarded by returning
same to A. ]. Lewis at the furni-
ture store.