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in my imagination. the terminal point
lot only OF the city traction lines. but
OF the worlds transportation. From
that | would run a railroad tube to the
mainland. so that | could land passen-
gers. not only in the heart OF New.
York, but at the platforms Of every
street car and l. and subway train"
How wonderful" exclaimed Gs4l,
in enthusiasm. This vas an idea she
could grasp. And have you secured
Vedder court?"
Its a matter of days." he returned
carelessly. The next step was IL
transcontinentsl line. built It %
piece by piece, and today. under ~
own personal control, with sufficient
stock to elect my own directors. who
will jump when I crack the whip, |
possess a railroad line from the Attain
tic to the Pacific so direct, so straight,
and so allied with ninety-five per cent
OF the freight interests of the United
States that. within two years. these
will not be a car wheel turning in
America which does not do sc at the
command of the A.-P. railroad. Taot
is the first step leading u OF Veddrr
court. The news Of that consolidation
will be in tomorrow mornings paperp.
and from that minute on. the water
will begin to drip from railrosd
stocks"
How about Uncle Jim's road?" Gail
suddenly interrupted.
Il am taking care of him." he told
her easily. From Vedder court run
subways along the docks"
Il see!" interrupted Gail. You
have secured control of the steamship
companies. of the foreign railroads. Of
everything which hauls and earliest"
"Airships excepted" he laughingly
informed her.
She was silent now, and he left hAr
silent, brooding, himself. upon the vsst
scope of his dreaming. and planning
still to center more and more the
fruits Of that dreaming within his own
eager hand.
Roseleaf inn. Gail recognized II With
a smile as they turned in at the drive.
She was glad that they had come here.
for 1t was linked in her mind with the
beginnings of that great project OF
which she had been the impulse, and
in which the thing in her that had
been denied opportunity because she
was a woman. claimed a hungry share.
At his suggestion-it was more like a
command. but she scarcely noticed
she t~elephsned that she was going to
remain to dinner with Allison; and
then they enjoyed a two-hour chat Of
many things. trivial in themselves. but
fraught now with delightful meaning,
because they had to think on so many
unexpressed things, larger than these
idle people about them could conceive.
or grasp II they knew.
CTO BE CONTINUED1
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CHAPTER Xxx.
The World at Calls Feet.

Callers for Mrs. Helen Davies. and
a huge bouquet Of American beauties
for Gail. Into the Louis XIV ROOM
where Nicholas Van Ploon and Miss
Van Ploon sat with unusual impress
siveLess, Mrs. Davies came arrayed
in the black velvet afternoon gown
which gave her more stateliness and
more impressive dignity than anything
in her wardrobe. Miss Van Ploon,
who was a true member of the family,
in that she considered the Van Ploon
entity before any individual, quite ap-
proved Of Mrs. Davies. and was in no.
wise Jealous of being so distinctly out
shone in personal appearance. Mich
oias Van Ploon also surveyed Mrs.
Davies with a calculating eye, and
bobbed his round head slightly to him
self. He had ~caavassed Mrs. Helen
Davies before. and lad discussed her
in family council. but this was a final
view, a dress parade as 1t were.
Half an hour later Mrs. Helen Da-
vies, leaving her guests in the Louis
XIV room. paused at the head of the
stairs to calm herself. The Mrs. Wa.
verly-Gaites' annual faded into dim OBJ
security. Mrs. Waverly,Gai would
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BGEOpGf RANDOLPH QIESI[R.
mdLILLIAN CHESTER w.
S S:.Ssss, ILLUSTRATED &c:DRHoDES
ILLUSTRATED |C.D.RHODfS

gave his globe . contemptuous whirl.
The balance of them were but mat
tiers Of detail. With a certain pride
full arrogance, of which he himself
was aware, he reflected that now he
could almost leave these minor pow
ers and potentates and dignitaries to a
secretary
Intoxicated with q sense Of his
own power. he went back into his
study, and drew from a drawer the
photograph Of a young and beautiful
girl, who seemed to look up at him,
out of an oval face wreathed with wav-
ing brown hair. and set with beautiful
ly curved lips which twitched at the
corners in a half sarcastic smile, from
W brown eyes, deep and glowing and
fraught with an intense attractiveness
Every morning he had looked at this
photograph, the priceless crown Of his
achievement, the glittering jewel to
set In the head of his scepter. the
beautiful medallion of his valor!
only a little longer, GAIL" he told
her with a smile, and then he saluted
the photograph. Gail, tho maker Of
maps!" he said.
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SYNOPSIS.

At a vestry nssung OF the Market
Square church 0Yi Sargent tells Rev.
Smith Boyd that Narket Square church
IS apparently q lncfative business enter
PRISE. Allison takes Gail riding in his
motor car. She tndp cold ~disapproval In
the eyes OF Rev. Smith Boyd. Allison
starts a campaign for consolidation and
eontro! OF the entise transportation Gsys-
Yen or the world. Gail becomes popular.
AliIson gains control of anscontinent al
s[aHlc and arranges to absorb the We'd
uer court tenement property of Market
square church. Gail tells Boyd that the
tatheufal Market Square church prop oses
70 build will be out of profits wrung from
clai magnates of the country. Allison or
sanlZes the international Transportation
company. Rev. Smith Boyd undertakes
oalls spiritual instruction and Gail I'M
CONSCIOUSLY gives Allison a hint that solves
sne Vedder court problem for him.. On
an inspection trip In Allison's new sub
way the tunnel caves in. Gail goes back
70 her home in the West. Her friends lure
ner and Arly back to New York. In the
mldst or a strugSAe with the dregs of hu-
nianity in Vedder Ssurt Rev. Smith Boyd
Suuaeniy finds hat he is a real living
LLahd ioving-msa. He proposes to Gail
put, on the ver9s e acceptance. she re-
members their rsnGious differences. and
WIN the political boss Vedder court is
condemned by the city as u%nsanitary.
Rev. Smith Boyd proposes to the vestry
to replace the old Vedder court buildings
WIN model teneDspts. Allison makes ar
Engagements with Foreign representatives
FOR the consolidation of the transporta-
ZION interests Of the world.
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is CALLED DUTCH TRAcKERAY
Work Of Maarten Martens. Says
Eastern journal, Will Live Al
Long as "Pendennis."

Holland lost in the death Of Joost
Marius Willem Van der Poorten
Schwartz, known to the world Of let
tiers as Maarten Martens. the one
great novelist OF whom 1t had a right
to be proud. a writer In the Brooklyn
Eagle declares. In some respect he
was the leader of the world in novel
making. His breadth of sympathy,
his keenness of observation. his ha-
tired OF sham, his gentle humor. made
Gods Fool The Sin of Joost Ave
lingh," "Dorothea," The Healers
and a dozen other works familiar to
readers in every lapd. and there vas
a grave loss to the world of letters as
well as to his native country In his
passing.
"Maarten Martens" lived much In
Paris. He loved to be in the world
and of the world. But his work was
mostly done in the old castle OF ZoS-
heuvel, les Doom. With Maurice
Maeterlinck. the Belgian. he kept tho
literary art Of the low countries" In
the worlds var. To Americans his
skill was a delight, losing little In
translation. He might be called the
Dutch Thackeray without much
stretching OF the Imagination. He had
much in common with the author Of
Vanity Eair," and his works are
bound to live as long as "Pendennis
or Henry Esmond."
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today. Allison had been so busy Of
late, and she had missed him. With
all his strength. he was restful.
! feel like a new man at this time
OF the year." returned Allison. glanc-
ing at Gail with cool appreciation. A
car full Of men passed them, and the
thy cast in his runabout pleased
him. Gail. do you remember the first
time !e drove out here?"
"lGieed yes" she laughed. with
the snow in our eyes, and thu roads
all white, with the lights cleaning
Though the flakes like arctic win.oL
t.e-wisps. We ran away that nilht.
snd dined at RCseleaf inn, and wor.
ref To folks to death, for fear we had
had an accident"
Il had more than an accident that
night" said Allison. Il had a total
wreck"
Gail glanced at him quickly. but his
face was clear of any apparent pur.
pose. he was gazing straight ahead,
his clean-cut profile, always a pleasant
thing to look upon, set against the
shifting background of rocky banks as
il it were the one ~steadfast and ural-
terable thing in the universe; and he
was smiling Unexpectedly.
1T was about here that 1t hap
pened," he went on. IL think I'd been
Dragging a little, and ] think you
meant to slyly prick my balloon, which
l will admit seemed a kird and char
liable thing to do"
What was it?" wondered Gail, try
ing to recall that unimportant CONVEX
sation.
"Oh. a gentle intimation that ]
hadn't done so much" he laughed. Il
had just finished consolidating all the
traction cars In New York, subways,
LIS. and surface; and | felt cocky
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Glass Of Hot Water
Before Breakfast
a Splendid Habit
Open sIuiees Of the system each
morning and wash away the
poisonous, stagnant matter.

Those of US who are accustomed to
feel dull and heavy when we arise;
splitting headache. stuffy from a cold.
foul tongue, nasty breath. acid stom-
ach, lame back, can. instead, both
look and feel as fresh as a daisy always
by washing the poisons and toxins
from the body with phosphated hot
water each morning.
We should drink. before breakfast,
a glass Of real hot water with a tea.
spoonful OF limestone phosphate in
it to flush from the stomach, liver,
kidneys and ten yards of bowels the
previous days indigestible waste, sour
bile and poisonous toxins; thus cleans
ing, sweetening and purifying the n
tire alimentary canal before putting
more food into the stomach.
The action of limestone phosphate
and hot water on an empty stomach
is wonderfully invigorating. It cleans
out all the sour lamentations, gases,
waste and acidity and gives one q
splendid appetite for breakfast and IL
is said to be but a little while until
the roses begin to appear in the
cheeks. A quarter pound of lime.
stone phosphate will cost very little at
your druggist or from the store, bur
Is sufficient to make anyone who is
bothered with biliousness. constipa-
ton, stomach trouble or rheumatism
a real enthusiast on the subject of in
ternal sanitation. Try it and you arc
assured hat you will look better and
feel better in every way shortly
Adv.
Faith will o mountains today II
backed up by hard work.
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Pinkham's Vegetable Compound My
mother bought it and the next month I
was SO well that / worked all the month
without staying at homo a day. / am
In good health now and have told lots of
girls about il. "-Miss CLARICE NORM,
% Russell Street, Taunton, Mass.
Thousands of girls suffer in silence
every month rather than consult a ply
stefan. If girls who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging-down sensations,
fainting spells or indigestion would take
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, a safe and pure remedy made
from roots and herbs, much suffering
might be avoided.
Write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass. (confdentiaD for free
advice which will prove helpful.
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EcIipses Come In Series.

All eclipses occur in series. the first
one Of which takes place at one Vi
the poles and the last al the opposirs
pole. The whole number In the series
Of lunar e~clipses is completed In Q
period of about $40 years while the
entire series of solar eclipses covers
4 period of 200 years. Yet the time
Of the beginning OF any OF thees
eclipses. and the path Of totally al
partial observation can be calculated
to the moment or the mile. This il q
matter difficult to explain to the anna.
teur in language to be easily under
stood. The statement OF the fact d
sufficient. To ordinary students q
observers the reasons for totally Or
partial observation are much more N
teresting. simply with the passing OF
each year..
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Calmly Munchins Chocolates.

about 1t. / wen remarked that l had
achieved the dream of my life, and In.
tended to rest a while. All you said
was. 'Why?'" and his laugh pealed out.
II used to be conspicuous for i'm
pertinence," smiled Gail. I'm trying
to reform"
I'm giad you hadn't started when [
met you," returned Allison. steering
around a sharp stone with the brm &C.
curacy which Gail had so often ad,
p.sed. IL never had SO singing a re.
OF as that little why. 1t did me
% good than any sermon / ever
.eArd."
Gail looked at him In questioning
perplexity. She could not gather what
hs meant, but she had a sense of some
thing big, and once more she was i'm
pressed with the tremendous reserve
force in the man. His clear gray eyes
were fixed on the road ahead. and the
very symbol of him seemed to be this
driving; top speed, a long road. a
steady hand, a cool determination. a
sublime disregard OF hills and valleys
which made them all a level road.
why? That word set me out on a
new principle that never, while | had
strength In me, would ] consider my
work finished, no matter how great an
achievement had made. ! am still at
work"
Something within her leaped up in
answer to the thrill of exultation In his
great deeds, even by so simple an
agency as the accidental use Of a
word. was in itself an exalting thing.
though al humbling one. too. And
there were great deeds. she was sure
of that as she looked at him.
When l was q boy | lived on an
cient history" he went on. with a
smile for the bygone dreamer he had
been. II wanted to be a soldier, a
great general, a warrior. In the sturdy
old sense, and my one hero was Alex.
ander the Great, because he conquered
the world! That's what | wanted to
do. When l grew older. and found
how small was the world which Alex.
ander had conquered. not much bigger
than the original thirteen states. |
grew rather disillusioned, particularly
as l a working at about that time
for a dollar and a quarter a day.
spent a few busy years. and had for.
gotten the dream; then you said why
apd n oil oama hack
Hurry" commanded Gail. Curl
osity Is bad for me-"
Let me buad 1t up. step by step,
for you. Incidentally. I'll give you some
confidential news which you will be
reading In months to come. I hope"
and he laughed. that you will not tell
yomr friends the reporters about IT,"
Gross my heart. | won't" she gayIy
replied. The sting of her one big
newspaper experience had begun to
die away.
When yon asked me why. | was
trying to secure vedder court for q
terminal station for my city traction
lines vedder court auickl, r"cams,
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How 70 Tell Trains Speed.

Count the clicks OF the wheels on
one rail ibecause joints alternately
for 20 seconds. and the result will be
the miles per hour the train is run.
ming. There are l76 30-foot rails IN
$3.50 feet The train. say. is travelling
at as miles per hour 1t covers 1865
rails In n minute. or 2.25 rails in one
second. which. multiplied by 20. equals
IS rails in 20 seconds. or IS miles oar
hour. II 32-foot rails are used the 70.
suits would be 40 rails In 20 seconds
at as miles per hour. but II is fairly
accurate and can he done easily with Q
iittie practice.
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Whtrl.
beg Gail on her Bonded knees to at
tend the annual, and Mrs. Helen pa-
vies could attend If she liked. She
went into her own room. and tooB q
drink of water, and sat down for thirty
or forty seconds; then she went into
Calls suite. where she found that
young lady. all unconscious of the
honor which was about to befall her.
reading a six-hundred-page critique of
Chopin's music, and calmly m~unching
chocolates out of a basket decorated
with eight shades Of silk roses.
"Sit down and have q chocolate,
Aunt Helen" Hospitality offered Gail.
slipping a marker In her book.
Mrs. Davies consumed a great deal
Of time in selecting a chocolate. but
she did not sit down.
Shall you be at liberty this evening.
Gail?" she inquired. with much care
lessnass.
"Why?" and Gail. whose feet were
stretched out and crossed, in lazy ease,
looked up at her aunt sidewise from
under her curving lashes.
Mrs. Davies hesitated q moment.
Houston Van Ploon would like to
call"
Are they still downstairs?" Gail
suddenly unveiled her eyes. and
brought her slippers squarely in front
OF her diyap, Also she sat bolt IN.
right.
YES" anc Mrs. Davies betrayed
signs of nervousness.
Are they making the appointmsnt
for Houston?"
Yea The word drawied.
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fault, so I took Dodd's Kidney Pills
They were the means of saving my life.
On Feb. 10th, 1916, / write to say that
undoubtedly your medicine restored
me to perfect health.
Dodd's Kidney Pills, soc per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, II. Y. Fodd's Dyspepsia Tab
let's for Indigestion have been proved.
soc per box.-Adv.
Sooner or later the high flyer must
pay UP or come down.
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neuralgia, cramps
in my muscles,
pressure or sharp
pain on the top Of
my head, and nerv-
u dizzy spells. /
had other symp-
toms showing my
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GIRL COULD ~.
NOT WORK
How She Was Relieved from
Pain by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Taunton, Mass.-"I had pains in both
sides and when my periods came I had

10 lay III nome
from work and suf-
fer g long time
One day a woman
came to our house
and a k 9 d m y
mother why I was
suffering. Mother
told her that / suf-
fered every month
and she said, Why
don't you buy .
hottls of lydia f.
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Rev. w. II. Warner, Route 2, Myers
vile, Md, writes: My trouble was
sciatica. My back was affected and
took the form OF lumbago. I also had
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To Remove Brown Stains.
From earthenw ware dishes ana plate
caused by putting them -,vsu
soaE IN strong no NJ a. -
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The soft air which blew upon Calls
cheek was like the first breath Of
spring. and there was the far-Off
prophecy Of awakening in the very sun
shine. as she sped out the river road
with Allison In his powerful runabcut.
ITS g~lorious!" exclaimed Gail. her
cheeks answering to the caress Of the
air with a flush " blossomlike deli
cacv. She was particularly contspted
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SAVED MINISTER'S LIFE.

Faith will move mountains today II
backed up by hard work.
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circus.
Mrs. Dave Kammerer will be
brought home Sunday from Green
Bay where she recently underwent an
operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Jackson and
Mrs. Arthur Heger motored to Pitts
vile today.
Relatives of Fred Manthi, who was
killed on the C. NJ, & st. P. Railway,
April 8, while stealing ride, have
communicated with Chief of Police
Gibson through an attorney asking
for details of the accident.
Miss Grace Sherman of Missoula.
Mont, is expected in the city the fore
part of June for an extended visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Sher-
man and her sister, Mrs. R. A. Weeks.
Miss Rose Skalitsky of Stevens Point
spent Sunday in the city with friends.
Charles Hansen, International Falls.
Mimi, pleaded guilty to the charge
of being drunk in Judge Edw. N. Pc
maniville's court this morning, and
was sentenced 10 10 days in the county
jail. Hansen was picked Up by Of
fcer Payne yesterday afternoon.
The 0. D. 0. Club will meet
tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Arthur
Madsen at Port Edwards.
Mrs. Lydia Quimby and sister Miss
Lucy Woodwork returned to their
home in Pittsville Wednesday morn
ing after pleasant visit with their
friends in Grand Rapids.
Harvey Gees big block on the west
side is approaching completion.
H. B. Weiland is having the rock re-
moved from the cellar walls of the
old Ed. Smith place preparatory to the
erection of q new house on the same
lots this summer. Nick Ernser is
doing the work.
LIr. and Mrs. VIM GiebeIs are hay
ing their house near the greenhouse
re-roofed and otherwise improved this
week
Messrs. A. P. Hirzy, John J. JEFF
fries, L. Fourier and Geo. n. Wood
left Wednesday morning in the Hirzy
ear for 20 mile trip down in Adams
county to spend the day fishing for
pike in the Wisconsin river. Winnie
bago, Green and Juneau counties are
the only counties where there is O.
pen fishing for pike.
:: VIM. Peters of the town of Hansen
has purchased a five-passenger Ford
touring car.
The Misses Helen and Celia Cow
poski of Stevens Point are in the city
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Vrobel.
DIR. S. E. Cottrill has purchased
a Ford roadster from Jensen & Ebbe.
Miss Ella Wittenberg returned last
night from a few days visit in St.
Paul with friends.
Miss CeciIe Smith was absent from
her work at Johnson & Hill store to-
day on account of illness.
Mrs. Ed. Bodette is visiting with
relatives at Kewanee.
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TUESDAY,.

Otto J. Leu was a Stevens Point
visitor on. Monday.
Miss Ruby Gegay is a guest of
Mr.. and Mrs Alex Perrodin.
George Babcock and Frank Ores
neck were Pitsville visitors on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Richmond of
Merrill are guests of relatives in the
city.
Miss Mayme Searles of Walker Wis
tied in the city yesterday with Mollie
Stahl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Cannaugh of
Viroqua, are guests Of relatives in
the city today.
Kellogg Brothers have purchased an
internal gear Republic truck from
Jensen Bros.
Walter Sierck, of the Free Press,
Milwaukee, is in the city visiting for
a few days.
DR.. J. K. Goodrich is attending the
state convention of osteopaths in Mil
waukee this week.
Matt Ernser went to Rochester,
Mimi, on Monday where he will IN
dergo an operation.
Mrs. Ernest Miller and daughter
Ruby are guests at the Will Hayes
home in Wausau this week.
Miss Bess Richmond who teaches at
Merrill was in the city Monday to at
tend the funeral Of J. P. Horton
Floyd and George Fields of Kill
bourn, were in town Monday to at
tend the funeral Of J. P. Horton.
Dave Lutz, Jr., is spending a cou-
pie of weeks in Chicago on business
for the Grand Rapids Foundry Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thereon Lyon of St
Maries, Idaho, are expected in the
city in June for a visit with relatives
Mrs. Geo. Tomske and children re
turned Monday from a two weeks
visit with her parents at Glidden, Wis
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to educate herself to be a teacher.
Fin ancial difficulties caused her to
give UP her studies and become a
cook at the hotel.
Corydon T. Purdy of New York
spent few hours in Grand Rapids
Monday circulating among his old
time friends where he was born and
educated and lived until he was "a
bout % years ofage. He has been away
from his native city about 30 years.
Every time he comes back he reioic-
es to see his old friends and to note
the gradual improvements that are
constantly being made. His delight
IS great over these favorable signs.
His father and mother are buried here
and he says his attachment for the
old home and pleasant memories . of
his school and boyhood life is renew
ed everytime he comes here. His old
friends were all as delighted to see
him as he was to see them. The
pleasure was mutual. We are all
glad to note his personal success in
the business world in that line of eff
fort in which he is engaged. He left.
on the the noon train for Madison
where he will visit his sister Mrs. EN-
ma Kentzler.