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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
One Rainy
Night
By Grace Evelyn Gnaiths
.Copyright. 1915. by w, G. Chapman.)

NSopSNlBhls ASos W W. " ChabhiahaS
Uncle is in trouble, | fear" said
Netta Drake and she looked anxious
and sorruwful.
Her cOnfdant was Reuben Black
and she had an earnest listener. She
stood just outside the fence where Reu-
ben had been raking hay, so pretty
I'm her modest muslin garb that his
eyes expressed his open admiration.
Her dropped Mt the ardent glance
but not until she had detected the sin
cere sentiment of sympathy and inter
est in Ills clear open face.
II wish I knew why and how spoke
Reuben truthfully. Il hope | may be
of help, for Mr.. Blake has been a good
friend to me-"
Il cnn hardly make It out" proceed
ed Meta. but | fear ii has something
10 do with Mr.. Drew. He and uncle
have never been friends and you know
Mr.. Jonas brakes reputation for trick
ery and malice. lie has hired away
every man uncle Ind working for him
that he could bri0e or IA Why
and Meta looked up again, "he tried
TO get you To dc7ert us
"That is true,' nodded Reuben, but
he couldn't nave been aware of the
good treatm"ut l was receiving here
Meta smiled her approval Of the
loyalty and appreciation expressed.
Then she went on.
Mr.. Drew, YOU know, hired away
that Jim Dover. a week ufterward
Jim broke into the house here and
stole a lot of things, including some
private papers belonging to uncle. He
was arrested. but Mr.. Drew came
around and had a talk with uncle and
Jim wasn't prosecuted. And ever since
Their uncle has acted strange and wor-
ried. Just as if there was some mystery
under it all and as if he was afraid
Of Mr.. Drew
ct won't do for me to intrude on
Mr.. Drake with what he might mistake
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
How 4Rubbersn Were Produced.

"Rubbers." as Americans have
named them, were the invention of
Charles Goodyear, father of the man
who helped produce the Goodyear welt
machine. In 1888 it was found that
India rubber, dissolved in %turpentlne
and mixed with |lampblack, would give
a waterproof surface to leather. But
the leather so treated was subject to
atmosphere changes, heat causing it to
melt and cold to crack. Mr.. Goodyear
mixed sulphur with the other COM
bination and produced rubber.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

for idle curiosity or impudence,' OBJ
served Reuben. But will watch and
see if | cant find ont shat is troubling
him"
The speaker glanced tenderly after
the fair girl as She sighed, nodded an
adleu and went ON her way. \ victim
Of hard luck in the city. six months
previous Reuben had struck out Tor
the country. lie had found a home,
indeed, mt the Drake farm. More than
that, he had found Meta and life had
taken on Il new and inspiring guise for
him.
Reuben placed himself in the way of
his employer without arousing suspi-
ciOn or resentment. The dark cloud,
however, did o leave the brows of
the sturdy farmer and he never opened
his lips on his personal affairs. One
day Reuben made a discovery that star
tied him. He learned in the village that
Mr.. Drake Il arranging to mortgage
the farm for i've thousand dollars.
Reuben did not tell Nettas for he
knew the Intelligence would grieve her.
He was sorely mystified himself, for
he could place no reason why his EN-
plOyer should borrow money, unless for
some secret purpose. Then twice he
saw Mr.. Drake come from the direction
Of the Drew farm, each time looking
broken and depressed, and once, as
Drew drove by, not observing Reuben
standing in the shadow of some
bushes, the latter saw him shake his
whip in the direction of the house and
grin and chuckle as though vastly en-
jOying ONE spiteful triumph over the
man who in the far past, it was said,
won his wife against the efforts of his
rival.
Reuben went into the sitting room
tate one afternoon, to find Drake al
ais desk counting over a great heap OF
banknotes, his face colorless and
drawn with some mental anguish. He
uttered a deep groan and Reuben
caught the mufiled words:
in the grasp Of that villain, and
dare not defy him, No, no, for Metals
sake l will make the sacrifice"
"Mr. Drake" spoke out Reuben
startling the farmer with his suddeI
and unexpected appearance and in
tensely moved at the old mans deeJ
distress, Il must speak out"
"What about, lad?" questione,
Drake, trying to disguise his emotion
with the friendly hail.
"You are in trouble, sir" RESPONDED
Reuben. manfully. Il have noticed it
your niece has, too. Let me help you, /
can, and NettaT"
"Nettal' repeated Drake, with
slight frown.
"She's that TO me-" declared Reube
%staunchly. for / love her. oh, sir, d
not fear! l have not told her Sc
You have kno- n it first. Leaving tina
aside, you have made of me a loyl
friend and my heart aches for YOU"
A quick moisture came into the eye
of Drake. He made an Impulsiye moys
ment and his lips moved as though b
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Trees Used for cisterns

Among the most curious of trees is
the gigantic baobab, which fourishes
in central Africa, the Trunk of which
sometimes attains a diameter of 40
feet, according to the Los Angeles
Times. This trunk serves as a natural
cistern, retaining rain water in large
quantities in a cavity formed at the
top. The Arabs artiiicially hollow
out the trunks of large baobabs and
fill them with water during the pre-
valence of rain as a provision against
the dry season. These cisterns are In
many cases 20 feet in height and eight
or ten feet in diameter.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Vers ILjbre,

"Yers HIRE" Gree verse; is so called
because of its freedom from the for
NAL laws governing poetic rhythm. 1t
is by no means new" Walt Whitman
wrote almost entirely in free ca
dences, and Milton. to quote n class
ic example, used what we would call
''vers libre" in the choruses of Sam
son Agonistes. The demand for com
plete metrical freedom" stands out,
however, as the most obvious element
In 'the new poetry"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

= VIT. slid u sUgG mV1HDVT OF INC
party. AS if to prove his hypothesis a big fish just then insolendy swung
into the wheat field and went away with his mouth full
Another of the party had a dog. He a IN intelligent dog and when
his master took him to N side and confded to him the dirty tricks the fish
had been playing the dog took it to heart. He barked his sympathy and
decided to sacrifice himself at the altar of N1mrod. +.
The next carp that started for the wheat met a undmey death. The
carp hound let out a yell which frightened the fish out of its wits, then, while
the carpw was still dazed, sank its teeth gently but firmly in the enemys back
and took him ut of his native element. 4
The dog continued his raids until the pond was nearly vacant, so AR 8s
carp were concerned.
At the end of a week the hunters found their wheat practically intact
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

was about TO award some confidence.
Then they compressed again.
THANK you, Black" he said huskily,
but you can be of no service to me in
this case. | must bear my burden
alone. Maybe later | will tell you just
now all you can do is to drive me over
to the Drew farm after supper"
Reuben bowed and retired. Two
hours later Drake got up on the seat
beside him. Neither spoke during the
drenry journey. 1t had begun to rain
and as Drake allghted Reuben drove
the horse under the shelter of some
trees.
He watched Drake enter the house.
Then he made him GU Though the
open window OF a lighted room, seated
ut a table opposite Drew, Reuben got
down from the vehicle and crossed the
farmyard. For a moment he stood in
the shelter of a haystack, watching the
two men in the house. Then, almost ir-
resistibly, he was drawn toward the
open window. He had lighted his pipe.
This he set on the ground, so hat no
faint of tobacco smoke might arouse
the suspicious of the willy Drew. With
in the room Drake, stern, pale, n des-
perate look in his eye. was saying:
i've brought the money
Hand it oyer.' pronounced the evil
eyed Drew, glibly.
Not till l know l am going to get
the notes in return"
"Oh, I've got those in a safe place.
Don't get suucy, Drake. or I'll call
the deal Off. l owe you something for
marrying the only woman l eve cared
for. Revenge might be sweeter than
money"
you are n monster" spoke Drake,
unreStrainedly.
"And you are a forger" was the
hooking rejoinder.
Yes" admitted Drake" to save the
farm years ago l forged some notes
but l paid them like Il man and no ms
knew save you, through theft of the
papers,
"TL go and get them" said Drew,
and he arose ana then with a stare out
HlN' htANANh d SlNl II ONs S'int SPANS
from the pipe carelessly placed on the
ground near the ~haystack had ignited
it. and it was all in a blaze.
My hiding place-the papers! The
notes." fairly %screeched Drew, and,
dashing out, he flew toward the stack,
but, stumbling over a log, fell pros
trate, stunned.
Reuben. striving to pull out the blaz-
ing hay, suspended that operation. He
dragged Drew out of danger from the
blaze.
Let it burn" he said calmly to
Drake. as the latter appeared. The
papers this wretch held over you are
hidden in that stack
Drew raved like 81 mailman when he
recovered and found his power gone
and himself harmless so far us Drake
was concerned.
It's Il trick, a plot! You set the
fire !" he raved to Reuben. III have
you arrested for arson"
"All right" replied Reuben. You
utter Il peep and Wen have you arrest
ed for attempted blackmail."
They left the bafled wretch to his
misery and Drake went home a happy
man, the dread of his life removed
through the unconscious efforts of the
loyal Reuben, his soh-in-law that wa:
to be.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Finds New Plants in China.

Many new fruits, flowers, vegetables
and trees, believed to be adaptable to
the United States, have been gathered
during n three-year expedition to
China made by Frank N. Meyer, plant
explorer of the department of agri-
culture. Mr.. Meyer went through cen
trail China 1900 miles on foot to the
borders of Tibet, touching some sec
tons never before visited by n white
man. The most important discovery,
probably, was the jujuge tree, which
bears a heavy crop of brownish fruit,
delicious when fresh and forming
when dried a CONNECTION similar to the
Persian date.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Wives Are Real Home Lovers
BY LAURA JEAN LlesEY.

of this school and place them In an
other one or possibly go to n new place
altogether. She endeavors to make her
husband realize the disadvantage of
having no home of his own.
The disadvantage of the life he is
forcing his family to lead never really
dawns on him until misfortune, on nc
count of 1t, strikes himself. If he has
a hacking cough, his landlord, sus-
picious that he might be getting tuber-
culosis, raises his rent TO such Il figure
in order to get rid of him that he is
obliged to pack up. The same hack
ing cough is n decided hlndrance with
other agents. They turn him down. He
realizes as he never did before what 1t
would mean to have a home of his own
where he could cough at will, with no
one to interfere.
When a man weds and he has sue
ceeded in getting even a small start in
the world, ii should be his ambition
to get a home. If success attends his
business career, 1t is always an easy
matter to move from an unpretentlous
home to a more commanding one. A
wise man knows that all the money he
pays out for rent is lost to him in the
after years. All that he invests in q
home is laying up a good investment
for the future. He can beautify 1t as
much as he will; make it a veritable
Eden. Children who grow up in an
atmosphere of their own home have
the love of home inculcated in them
1t is sad enough to move about oil
board where there are young sons. II
is sadder still if there are daughters
growing into womanhood.
| Copyright. 1861
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
We Have.

r. ]. S. wants to know If we have
ever met the people who go to
bed, but retire; who never sleep, but
slumber; who never get up, but rise;
who never eat, but dine; who
drink, but indulge who never talk, but
MYERS who lever read, but peruse;
who never buy, but purchase, and who
never get sick, but become m3ICin-
cinnati Enquirer.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

altar TO their own
homes. 1t is the
fond dream of al
most e wom-
an to have a place
which she ri cal
h e very o n.
Many are not as
ambitious as 9th
ers. A tiny cot
tage would suffice
and be dear to the
wife who Graves a
home, be 1t v e
so humble. 1t al
ways seems as If
the women who
Il for a home
m get hus-
bands who don't
care a rap about
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
A Real Innovation.

"You a get almost anything In
n of these big department stores"
ayes. They are wonderful places.
l wouldn't be surprised If they were
to add matrimonial bureaus and fur
nish mates for single persons"
''That would be a fine scheme, pro-
vided they also had an exchange de-
partment with a competent divorce
lawyer in charge"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Wicked Pilot a

The pilot snake Is this country's
bordest, baddest nest robber, which,
despite the fact that he is entirely
nonvenOmous, makes him a not partic-.
ularly desirable resident, especially to
the mind OF the b~lacksnake, resem-
blance between the two being so close
that w~ickedness Of the first frequent
" rebounds to the discredlt Of the lat
ter.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

owning the roof which covers them
men who get restless If they live In a
place over twelve months, and want
to pick up and leave, declaring they'll
stagnate unless they go to fields new
and pastures green" Such wives are
always moving from post TO pillar.
They feel SO sure that they'll be on
the move that they do not attempt to
make new a~cquaintances or even to
put their best foot forward in a social
way. Such u wife loses courage when
she's obliged to take her children out
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
BITS OF INFORMATION.

Switzerland In June and July had
the heaviest, most continuous rains
known for so years.
The Argentine government Is report
ed as gradually transferring to the
Gaia de Conversion the gold deposits
in its foreign legations.
More than 100000 acres of nipa
palms are in the Philippines, and the
lnsular government is e~ndeavoring TO
produce cheap sugar and alcohol from
the sap.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
EIrswsed,s-e Good Work.

Fireweed, otherwise known as the
"great willow-herb," seems to have
beer created as an antidote for one
of the ugliest sights a landscape may
offer-burnt-over ground. The fire.
weed is a genuine c~osmopolite. for 1t
sends its consoling shaft above the
ashes of burnt forests not only
throughout America but in Europe
and Asia.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

81 have an engagement to meet my
wife downtown"
did she name the placer"
"No."
1.-The timer"
mo"
'Then how do you expect to find
herr"
my wlfe's n methodical little wom-
an. She's usually at the same movie
theater at the same hour every after
noon."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

Waterproof electric flash lights, to
be attached to life preservers for
night use, are a recent Invention.
Natives of Porto Rico make a fair
~ permanent yellow dye for textiles
from the roots of turmeric, which
grows up Y a considerable part of
the island.
DIR. G. It. Neal has a razor said to be
about 200 years old. 1t was used by
Gen. George Washington's bodyguard
in shaving the general at the time he
was president Of the United States.
| Doctor Neal uses the razor frequently.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
SOME SMILES
Exaqaerated sense Of possessIon.

Inc AIRS SOune
people put onl"
"Yes q
There's Dub
waite"
wv h about
him 2"
HE has only
81 deposited in a
$50, 000,0 900 insti-
tuition, yet he
speaks Of the
president as my
banker
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Usual Explanation.

Before the recent election Mr..
Twobble said his victory vas assured"
yet, he was badly defeated. How
does he account for that?"
"He says it was due to n combina-
ton of circumstances over which he
had no control"
Meaning"
He didn't get enough votes"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

c~OrreCIlVe mucnlnery, the SENTENCE IS
q ours in intensive cultivation of
onions, or, if the culprit prefers, fruit
growing, or chicken raising, or a trade.
If the boy is unusually well behaved
while serving his sentence, he will be
permitted to drive the motor bus
which meets visitors at the car line. If
he insists in smashing institution reg
ulations as he has city ordinances, he
will be forced to watch a less for
midable left-hander than himself pitch
for the "dnrmn ch~nmnionShin or q
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

alive right out of the water. When
Doctor Smith and his friends visited
their pond a short time ago they
found most of the wheat they had
carefully planted as duck bait was
gone.
The evident size of the mouthful
quantities in which it had been taken
away, added to the scarcity of ducks,
led the huntsmen to believe all was
not right; they suspected the objects
of their charity had been robbed.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
The WAY of the Amateur.

"How is higgins getting on with
his vegetable garden?"
Hes enthusiastic about it-wOrks
in it every day himself, BY the way,
he asked me not to forget to give him
the address of the market huckster l
deal with"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

tussle with Genius of Telegraphy, a
30-foot tall, 16-ton weight gentleman
with wings, up on the tip top of
the building at Broadway and Dey
street. 1t required only about an hour
to raise Genius 26 stories to the roof,
but it vas a week before Healy and
his ten riggers got the statue perched
on the eight-foot base at the top of the
tower, about 80 stories above the
street.
Moving sixteen tons of Genius on
skidS across the roof WnSnit much.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

what with electrical donkey engines to do the pulling; but tt stand the winged
gentleman OIL his feet on a platform just large enough for himself was some
thing else again.
Evelyn Beatrice Longman designed the statue and William Wenes BOs-
worth executed it. Genius grasps what looks like a lot of live wires with one
hand, but the idea is that they re sections of lightning picked right out of
the sky. The other hand holds a coil of wire which winds around his legs,
representing the mean by which the 5Oword night letter kilograms are sen.
Genius will wear a $1,000 suit of gold this winter. Ordinarily Genius
doesn't get a look in for gaudy rainent
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Eovptisn phiIosophv.

II thou ART successful and lowest the
wife of thy bosom. then fill her stomach
and clothe her. back. Make glad
her heart during the time that thou
hast. She is a field profitable to its
owner.-Ptah Hotep.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Expedieney.

"Your honor, /
need a law
yer"
YOU'D better
have one. You
may be convicted,
you know"
"What | mean,
your honor, is that
| can be convict
ed just as well
without one"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
China Gets American Plane.

All aeroplane of American manufac-
ture, purchased by the Chinese mill
tary authorities for army use, has ar
rived at Swallow. China. A Chinese
aviator trained in the United States
has been engaged to operate 1t.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

slower half miller try to maintain the track supremacy of his house.
About 200 educators, lawyers, judges, and business lei took part in the
dedication of the Chicago and Cook County School for Boys.
In place of the grim walls and barred windows of the house of corrections
the boys have a group of buildings resembling a private school or college.
The main building wa designed by Arthur F. Hussander, school architect in
the same manner that he designs school buildings or ordinary boys and girls
who have mt occasion to consider the law unfrendy. The building cost the
board of education $75000 and there ire 75 acres of land.
A low hedge, which the boys will care for, takes the place of the usual
iron fence or stone wall. There are no physical distractions to prevent boys
from running off. But the mel and women who have worked for the idea
have n fear that boys will run away ['s
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
At the Weddinq.

You know, the beginning of the
happy pairs acquaintance was when
he offered her an umbrella to keep
her new hat from getting ruined"
81 see. He was her rain beau and
that is why she carried a shower
bouquet"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
rallest Race In World.

As a race, the tallest people In the
world are the Bororos of the south
west of Brazil. They average six feet
four inches In height.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
A Punctured Enterprise.

$50 the. submarine is going to make
a dash home"
"Ycs, If the enemy does not put a
period to its trip"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

'Homel homel why did I leave thee7
Dear, dearest. loved home.
Home. home. l nj forget thee
Though l may far from thee roam"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Putting Sixteen Tons Of Genius Up On a Roof

NEW YoRK-when "Dick" Healy bossed the job of boosting a wooden
IN nutmeg figure up To- the top o. the state capitol in Hartford, Conn., he said
he and Nutmeg had the time of their lives: Now Healy has been having a
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Chicago Tries New Punishment for Bad Boys

Observation-Disclosures of a new brand is being imposed upon Chicagos
~ boys. 1t is punishment without bars, fences, locks, or prison walls. Sun
shine is substituted for solitary Now, when the Juvenile court starts its
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

a shivering halt "Now, then" says the conductor call of you be careful
Here Is where W e go under the elevated railroad, and this company has been
running these stages up here for a long time and We amt never lost a life.
It's safe, all right, if you keep your head down and donttqget absent-minded,
any of you. and raiseu up to smooth out your dress or anything like that. If
You think of it, forget it,
Perhaps there is several feet or more II space above the head of the
person o ordinary dimensions a the tall auto makes its dip under the ee-
waited Orders, but it doesn't seem like it. The lady from aar who has in
vested in the highest creation in millinery extant feels that there is not half
an inch to spare. She bends down until the mass of felt and feathers crunches
against the rail of the stage. ~ r.
That's right; look out for your head, madam" says the alLseeing con-
ductor.
Don't you mind my head" says she; "rve had it for 50 years, but this
hat 1 got today and Pm going to save it."
The stage again dives under the elevated structure at this spot, but the
conductor usually sings out: "Iow bridge again. Now, every mothers son
of You, low bridge, and if anything happens don't forget that I told you to
stay where you was, put"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
Portland, Ore, Boasts of Only Carp Hound

CORTLAND, oRE-Dr Alan WEIGH Smith and his fellow owners If a duck
4 pond OF Sauvies island have presented to the world a new species Of
animal to wit the carp hound, This dog eats fish and insists Oh taking them
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02

"My friend, / fear you are slightly
in error"
Permit me to shake your hand.
sir"
But whyF
"You are the first man l ever ar
gued with who didn't tell me l was
all wrong"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-02
The HappX Life.

"Mrs. Calder never seems to have
any servant problem"
"Do you know why?"
NO"
shes ncvcf at home long enough
to find out whether she has or not"