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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-09
Blocked hx Her Think

Blocked by Her Think.
II once thought seriously OF marry
ing for money"
why don't you them"
The girl IN the case did some think
ing. TOO"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-09

The bishop Of London has three
secretaries.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-10-11
CHAPTER VII.
A History.


Whitaker consulted telephone boob
without finding that Drummond haG
any private residence connection, anC
then tried at random one of the clubs
of which they had been members in
common in the days when Hugh Whit
aker was human entity in the knowl-
edge of the town. Here he had better
1uck-luck, that is, in as far as it put
an lend to his wanderings for the
night; he found a clerk who remem-
bered his face without remembering
his name, and who, consequently, was
not unwilling to talk. Drummond, it
seemed, had lived at the club he had
dined alone, that evening, in his room !;
had ordered his motor car from the ad-
jacent garage for seven o'clock; and
had left at about that hour with q
small handbag and no companion.
Nothing further was known of his
actions save the police report. The car
had been found stationary on Wash
ington bridge, and deserted, Drum
mond's motor coat and cap on the
drivers seat. Bystanders averred that
O man had been seen to leave the car
and precipitate himself from the bridge
to the stream below. The body was
still uncovered. The club had noti-
fed by telegraph a brother in San
Francisco, the only member of Drum
mond's family of whom it had any rec
ord. Friends, fellow members of the
club, We're looking after things-doing
all that could and properly ought to be
done under the circumstances.
Whitaker walked back to his hotel.
There was no other place to go; no
place, that is, that wooed his humor in
that hour. He was, indeed, profoundly
shocked. He held himself measurably
responsible for Drummond's act of des-
peration. Next to poor Peter Stark,
whom his heart mourned without ceas-
ing, he had cared most for Drummond
of all the men he had known and liked
in the old life Now he felt
alone and very lonely, sick of heart
and forlOrn. There was, of course,
Lynch, his partner in the Antipodes;
hhbdhCi was lohu VI byhSh pSb hot
with the affection that generous-spir-
tied youth had accorded Peter Stark
and Drummond-a blind and unreason-
ing affection that asked no questions
and made nothing of faults. The ca
pacity for such sentiment was dead in
him, as dead as Peter Stark, as dead
as Drummond.
1t was nearly midnight. but the hour
found Whitaker in no humor for bed or
the emptiness of his room. He strolled |
into the lounge, sat down at detached |
table in a corner, and ordered some
thing to drink. A page, bearing some
thing on a salver, ambled through the |
lounge, now and again opening his
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-10-11

your motive was pure chiyalry-qulX-
otism. should like to 60 to my grave
with anything half as honorable and
unsefish to my credit"
II beg your pardon" Whitaker NUT
tered thickly.
"You don't then"
''Love her? No"
There was a slight pause. Then, Il
| do" said this extraordinary man, meet
ing Whitaker's gaze openly. 81 do"
he repeated, flushing in his turn, "but
E. hopelessly However,
that was the third reason" he pursued
in more level voice-"I thought you
ought to know about it-that induced
me to keep Sara Laws secret.
l loved her from the day | found her.
She has never looked twice at me.
But that's why 1 never lost in
terest."
"You mean," Whitaker took him up
diflidently-'you continued to-ah-?"
"Court her--as we say? No." EN-
ber's shoulders, lifting, emphasized the
disclaimer. I'm no fool. l have had
the sense not to invite the thunderbolt.
She doesn't know it, unless Max told
her against my wish but it was l who
induced him to bring her before the
public, four years ago, as Joan Thurs
day. Since then her destiny has been
rather too big thing for me to tam
per with; but I've watched and Won
dered, sensing forces at work about
her of which even she was unsus-
picious."
''What in blazes do you mean"
Whitaker demanded, mystitied.
did it strike you to wonder at the
extraordinary mob her farewell per-
Torrance attracted tonight?"
"Why-yes. 1t struck me as rather
unusual. But then, Max had done
nothing but tell me of her tremendous
popularity"
THAT alone, great as it is, wouldn't
have brought so many people together
to stare at the outside of theater.
Tie magnet was something stronger
the morbid curiosity Of New York.
Those people We're waiting, thrilled
with expectancy, on tiptoe for the sem
sation that presently came to them:
the report of Drummond's DEATH"
"What the devil"
Patience! This is the third time it
has happened-the same thing, prac-
tically: Sara Law ON the verge of
leaving the stage to marry, fatal ac-
cident intervening. Did Max by any
chance mention the nickname New
York has bestowed on Sara Law?"
nickname? Mop
"They call her THE Destroying
Angel"
"What rot 70
Eyes; but what coincidence. Three
men loved her-and one by one they
died. And now the fourth. Do you
wonder 2"
"Oh, but-'The Destroying Angel"
Whitaker cried Indignantly. SLOW can
they blame herr"
Ito Be Continued)
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-10-11

mouth to beat, dispassionately: mis-
ia Whitaker, Mista Whitaker"
The owner of that name experienced
flush of evaporation. What right
had the management to cause him to
be advertised in every public room OF
the establishment? But the
next instant his resentment evapor,
ated, when he remembered that he re-
manned Mr.. Hugh Morten in the mana
gerial comprehension.
| He lifted a finger; the boy swerved
| toward him, rendered blue envelope,
accepted a gratuity and departed.
1t was a cable message; very prob
ably an answer to his to Grace Petit.
Whitaker tore the envelope and I'M
folded the Enclosure, glancing first at
the signature to verify his surmise. AS
he did so, he heard his name a second
time.
Pardon me; this is Mr.. Whitaker"
A man stood beside the little table
one whom Whitaker had Indifferent
ly noticed on entering as an equally
lonely lounger at another table.
Though he frowned involuntarily
his identity.
YES" he said shortly, looking the
man up and down with captious eye.
Yet it was hard to find much fault
with this invader of his preoccupation.
He had the poise and the dress of a
gentleman: dignity without aggressive
ness, completeness without ostentation.
He had spare, not pngraceful body, a
plain, dark face, q humorous mouth,
steady eyes: man easily forgotten or
overlooked unless he willed 1t other
wise.
"My name is Ember," he said quiet
ly. IF you'll permit me-my card"
He offered a slip of pasteboard en-
graved with the name of Martin EN-
Der. "And I'll sit down., because 1
want to talk to you for a few min
utes."
Accordingly he sat down. Whitaker
glanced at the card, and questioningly
back at Mr.. Ember's face.
81 don't know you, but =.
What are we to talk about, pleaseT
The man smiled, not unpleasingly.
''Alrs. Whitaker" he said.
''Mrs. Whitaker didn't send you to
me? Then how What the deuce-l'
Il happened to have a seat near your
box at the theater tonight" Mr.. EN-
Der explained coolly. "From-what
saw there, l inferred that you must be
yourself. Afterwards 1 got hold of /
Max, confirmed my suspicion, and ex-
tracted your address from him."
81 see," said Whitaker, slowly. |
"Who the devil are your" he demanded |
bluntly.
II was" said the other slowly, "once,
a private detective. Now-rm a per-
son of no particular employment, of in
dependent means, with a penchant-I
you're at liberty to assume-for polk
ing my nose into other peoples bust
ness. Mrs. George Petit once en-
ployed me to find her sister, Miss Mary.I
Ladislas, who had run away with a
chauffeur named Morton"
"Just a minute" said Whitaker sud-
denly-'by your leave"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-10-11

EmDer bowed gravely. For thought
longer Whitaker's gaze bored into his
| eyes in vain effort to fathom what was
going on behind them, the animus I'M
discovered by his words; then, remem
bering, he looked down at the cable
message in his hand.
| martin Ember Gt ran) private
agency 1435 Broadway, Grace Petit
Whitaker folded the paper and put 1t
away in a pocket.
$50 on. please" he said quietly.
"In those days." Mr.. Ember resumed,
81 did such things indifferently well. 1
had little trouble in following the run
Always from Southampton to Green
port. There they parted. He was want
ed for theft in former position, was
arrested, convicted and sent to Sing
Sing; where he presently died, I'm
glad to say. Miss Ladislas had
registered at the Commercial house as
Mrs. Morton. She was there, alone,
under that name, for nearly a week
before you registered as Hugh Nor
ten, and in the space of a few hours
married her, under your true name,
and shipped her off to New York"
Fright" Whitaker agreed steadily.
sand them"
81 traced her to the Hotel Belmont,
where she stopped overnight, then lost
her completely; and so reported to
Mrs. Petit. l came into little money
about that time, and gave up my busi-
ness: gave it up, that is, as far as
placing myself at the service of the
public was concerned. After some time
Mr.. Drummond sought me out and
begged me to renew my search for
Mrs. Whitaker; you were dead, he told
me; she was due to come into your
estate-a comfortable living for an in
dependent woman"
"And you found her and told Drum
mond-?"
Whitaker leaned over the table,
studying the mans face with intense
interest.
"No-and yes. 1 found Mrs. Whit
aker. 1 didn't report to Drummond."
But why-in heavens nameW
Ember smiled comberly at the droop- |
ing ash of his cigar. 'There were sew
eral reasons. m the first place 1 didn't |
have to: had asked no retainer from |
Drummond, and 1 rendered no bill: |
what / had found out was mine, to
keep or to sell, as chose. 1 chose not
to sell because-well, because Mrs. |
Whitaker begged me not to-"
"AhI" Whitaker breathed, sitting |
back. "WhyT
"This was all of a year, I think,
after your marriage. Mrs. Whitaker
had tasted the sweets of independence
and-got the habit. She had adopted
a profession looked upon with abhor-
renee by her family. She was already
successful in a small way, had little
need of the money she would get as
of your estate. She enlisted
my sympathy, and-I held my tongue"
"That was decent of you"
The man bowed quiet acknowledge
ment. Il thought you'd think so.
There was a third reason"
He paused, until Whitaker encour-
aged him with a "Yes-T
"AIr. Whitaker"-the query came
you love your wife?"
Whitaker caught his breath. what
right-r' he began, and checked abb
-uptly. The blood darkened his lean
,heeks.
aAIrs. whitaker gave me to under
stand that you didn't. 1t wasn't hard
o perceive, everything considered. that ,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-10-11

of the fiascO at the Theater Max, Whit
aker purchased a paper.
'Ther'y'are, sir. 'Orrible moider
Thanky :"
The man galloped on, bowling. But
Whitaker stood with his gaze riveted
In horror. The news item so pointedly
offered to his attention was clearly
Rgible in the light of the cab lamps:
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-10-11

Buy Prince Albert every
where tobacco is sold in
toppy red bags, Sc; tidy red
tins, Zoe; handsome pound
and haif-pound tin humi-
dors-and-that corking fine
pound crystal glass humi-
dor .uith sponge-moistener
top that keeps the tobacco
in such clever trim-altUays!
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-10-11
IDEALS OF THE SUCCESS
OF THE PLAIN PEOPLE.

@ "1f l did not believe that the
o Republican party was the party
O of true progress, which was pre-
o pared under its leadership to
o take the country along the way
o of adaptation to new needs and
9 exigencies of the future,
o should have no pride in repre-
o senting it. But the party of Lin
8 coin is reunited today, and we
D consecrate ii to the ideals of
3 Lincoln. and those ideals are
3 permanent. These are the ideals
. of the success Of the plain peo-
, pie. They are the ideals of the
, achievements under free institu- Z
, lions, of success in all the activi- I
, ties Of the co-operativeenergy Of I
, the plain people. Charles E. (
, Hughes in a Speech Delivered at
) Plattsburgh, n. Y.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-10-11
LATEST EXTRA

TRAGIC SUICIDE IN HARLEM
RIVER.
Stopping his automobile in the middle
of Washington bridge at 1880 p. M, Car
ter S. Drummond, the lawyer, and -fiance
of Sara Law, the actress, threw himself
to his death in the Harlem river. The
body has not yet been recovered.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-10-11
ELECTiNG A PRESIDENT
IS

4 GAIN in the election of 1876
~ the candidate who received
the smaller number of pop
ular votes was elected presi-
dent. Samuel j. Tilden of New
York, Democrat, received 4,2S4,-
$50 votes. and his Republican OPP
ponent, Rutherford B. Hayes of
Ohio, received 4,O33.95O. The re-
suit of this election was in doubt
for many days. Discrepancies
In Louisiana changed one vote.
and the result in the electoral
college was: Hayes, 1856; Tilden,
1874. An electoral commission de-
cided for Hayes. William A.
Wheeler of New York was elect
ed vice president.
James A. Garfield. Republican,
defeated w. S. Hancock, Demo-
crat, In 1880. Chester A. Arthur
was elected vice president and
after Garfeld's assassination be-
came president
watch for the election Of Cleve-
land in 1884 in our next issue.)
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-10-11
the national joy sn1ok

has a flavor as different as it is delightful. Yc
And that ISM strange either.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-22
Let the Better Days Come

mo peace will be made by Germany which
will not place her I'm n better position than be-
fore the war" declares King Ludwig OF Bavaria.
Brave words. but which do not ring true.
The end OF the war will not find Germany In
better position than AZ the beginning In truth.
Of all the nations engaged In the war. there are
but two which can be In better place when peace
comes
Those two are Russia and japan.
Russia may profit. whichever side wins. For
Russia is able. In her new found might, 10 de-
mand and secure m open route 20 the sea. even
In defeat OF all the powers At war, Russia
alone f. In position 20 fight on indefinitely. And
she has already profted even should she not
achieve hor political aspirations, In having rid
herself OF her age old national curse drunken
ness
So Russia may be said TO be in better post
ton
stake. with Japan ~ was merely case OF
heads | win tails you lose
a. for The other nations In victory or defeat.
they Will be losers by the war.
Peace viii find those countries barren ~ virile
manhood shackled By an enormous war debt,
their domestic trade shattered. their industries
dead most Of their foreign commerce gone the
the waves.
They will for a time be national anaemics
whatever political advantage may accrue 20
any ~ them by reason Of "a socalled victory. they
will be- unable 10 soon take advantage OF II.
After awhile they will recover from the e.
fects Of this war; some viii rise. others will,
perhaps gD down. and world conditions viii be
adjusted on q new, and We hope for all. a more
wholesome scale
But It will take time: a long long time and
they will not be In better position" Tor many
bitter, sOrroWful. .toaLburdensd years
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-22
Matched

The tobacconist watched her out
side his shop window. For tuliy
half an hour she stood there gazing
through the panes Then she came
in. she fumbled and fused, and at
length brought forth little packet
This she carefully undit ill fnally
small stub-end came 70 view The
tobaccouist raised his eyebrows In
quirinzly
Good afternoon" said the lady,
holding mp The stuo-end gingerly for
inspection. Here IL a remnant OF
one ~ my husbands special cigars.
Have you anything % match IT,
Every bodys
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-22
Pointed Paragraphs

Build your hopes high-then stand
from under.
To the man outside every love
looks like a nrst love
A quiet wedding may be but the
calm before The storm
Necessity Is the mother OF inven-
Jou promotion IS the stepfather.
When ambition crnwls in at the
window contentment fies out at tho
door.
Many a man on the road 10 fortune
doesn know at what station 20 get
on.
No matter how hungry a man may
be. single taste OF defeat satisfies
him
When compared with the patience
az mother. all other brands Of pa.
tiencs are counterfeit.
n would take II guardian angels
and hall a dozen policemen TO keep
some men out Of trouble
The wise man always looks before
he leaps-then instead Of leaping
INTO The fire he stays in the frying
pan
The man who marries for beauty
always has 20 dig up some other ex.
cuse n he would keep on loving her
In after years.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-22

Great complaint Is made-it has
often heen made 20 me personally
that medical men do not know
their business. They are accused
o; guessing" and Of inefhciency in
general.
Well. there can be DO doubt that
there are inefficient doctors Just as
there are inefficient lawyers, store
keepers. plumbers. shoe makers.
Also there Is. OF necessity, some
guessing in medicine.
OF necessity. because, IN spite OF
the tremendous amount OF scientific
research that has been done, much
remains 10 be learned, both about
the nature and about the treatment
Of various disorders
AT once, however, II ought 70 be
added that II doctors are at times
reduced 70 guessing. they are the
only persons qualified by training 10
indulge with any safety n guessing
with regard TO so serious matter
as toIily nl-hcslth.
and, secondly, # IL certain that
doctors would have 20 DO far less
guessing. and would far less FIRE
Cuenuy guess wrong, Il Satieafs
were always entirely frank and truth
ful with them
II is BY no IT cans always the doc
tors fault y be make mist axes.
Often The blame should Dc placed on
the person who suffers most from
the doctors mistake
When a man goes 10 lawyer C.
begin a suit be appreciate that il
is important for him 20 relate ever
ming that bears on bis grievance.
He knows that he must 20 into do
tail in order that bis lawyer may
BE- able % Judge as 20 his chances
for success Otherwise tho LAWYER
may b. misled into advising him 20
enter suit when re IS sure 70 Dc
defeated.
II IS the same In medicine. but
many people do not seem 70 appre-
ciate this
The successful diagnosis Of dis
ease frequently depends upon a pa
TENTS willingness 20 give infoTma.
ton relating 70 intimate facts n his
present or past history Mofesty,
shame, fear of loss Of the DOCTOR
esteem, often keep the patient silent.
Indeed. there are patients ~ho de-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-22
The Keep Well Column
HEALTH!

rass Of the Safety First move
mrnt lnagRurated by vorhnen's
comDansation against accident. JUS
'iaes tho conclusion that after =
fca gears experience under health
insurance Fe shall not be less FOR
ward than European pioneers In
this new Geld Of preventive work.
Preventive medicine itseIf will be
aided ~ The Increased oppo-tuni
TICS ~ early diagnosis possible
when n man e. not held back by q
high fee from consulting physl
clan. bur has ready access 10 the
best medical advice a. one ~ tho
benefits 20 which his insurance pay
mDnts cntitle him.
Under these conditions which
make for the early detection ~ die
ease. the death rates from cancer
tuberculosis and from the prema
ture degencratlve dlseasas. may b.
expected 20 diminish until the NOR
talitv rates from the middle age
groups show a steady decline
Compulsory health Insurance. con
ol4des this brief. h. at once an eco
romiral method % providing FOR the
needs ~ Tho wage worker and a
m 'ghfy force Cor The Inauguration
% a mighty campaign for health
Conservation
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-22
Let the People
Rule-and Write
BY Webster.
Thanks Tines For Sunday Sermon.

Thanks Tines For Sunday Sermons
To the Editor 81 The Ttres:
! wish 90 thank The Times Tor
publishing all OF Billy" Sundays
sermons every day We canno, az.
ford 20 miss one ~ his sincere IN
afraid sermons. Those who are IN
able 70 attend any Of the meetings
miss the intense earnestness ~ MS
voice. and the wonderful influence
OK his magnetic personality. but
even the reading OF HIS sermons are
most helpful and millions are read
ing them eagerly. No one can est
mate the good ne has already done
in awakening our minds once again
20 the gospel truths and the truth
about hell and the deyil I am As
sure that there Is devil az that
the snow falls In winter. II T. more
necessary 20 be aware OF the tricks
and schemes and temptations OF the
devil than IL is 10 get our supply
OF coal for winter.
Billy Sunday "a COURAGEOUS
enough 10 tell Us that we are "ral
len sinners and. indeed. II We are
not, why does the Bible say. "Ya
must % born again" I, we wers
perfect children OF God" az some
say then ne would no, need 20 'bs
saved Some people do not ap
prove OF Billy" Sundays manner
or method. but not one - wilma
70 try 20 DO better themselves. be
cause they know they cannot. and
they are not willing 20 make the
sacrifices that he makes II is
chiefly saloOnksepers and hypocritea
who oppose Billy" Sunday. Some
people would rather ell their mock
cts than 20 save every soul In ne
city OF Detroit / am not anxious
70 have Mr. Sunday change h,s
methods bat ! hope he may change
ns. one and all Those who are dc
voting their time % criticism migh,
he better employed by critlcisipE
the forces Of iniouity IN our modern
Sodom. and leave Mr.. Sunday nm
hAmpered while h. proceeds with
MS unselfsh heroic efforts 10 save
~ from our impending doom
MARGARET F. McAUIHY.
No 500 Brooklyn.ave.
Detroit. Sept. %. 1916.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-22
TELL YOUR DOCTOR ALL
BY H. ADolNGToN BRUCE
OF Psychology

Lberately tell lies. IL the doctor asks
leading questions that touch sore
spots IL their lives.
II the doctor fails 70 perceive that
they are falslfytng. IL their state.
ments cause him 20 misIntsrpret
symptoms and make wrong dag
nosts. can he fairly oe blamed
Always there must be entire frank
hess with the doctor You do net
20 to him as 10 a moralist 20 be
reproved for wrong-doing,
You 90 10 him a. a sick person
sorely in need OF belly. II is his
business, not 70 reprove you II you
have done wrong. but 10 aid you IL
recovering from tho effects OF wrong
doing.
That IS his sole concern. You must
appreciate this. you must conquer
shame and fear. and you must fully
cooperate With him II you would
make sure OF really benehting from
his knowledge. You must not make
his task harder. perhaps impossible.
Answer. as intelligently end hon
estly as possible, every question be
asks you. Blink at nothing, hide
nothing. Be candid always
This course Will profit you far
more than would covardly silence o.
misstatsment. II may give your doc
TOT insight he night not otherwise
gain into the true cause u your Ill
health and the right handling OF your
case
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-22
A Few Epitaphs

shed tear FOR Pat McQuade.
re 49," no cake his young bride
made 'N'
This - Tho end Of poor old uicb,.
~" stood IN front ~ a motor cycle
EiTht here they isid poor Lushsr
He thought no could drink All m.
booze in town
VI more veil see old Farmer Gree,
re nll@i lamp with ~ pline.
There goes BUukE. a cheerful roo,
flF brains are dead and he dossr.'t
know -
Sailor LACKS not Meath this ire.
Ii"ca3He 'nrv buried niW ~ sea
Here lies faithful Ann Maria.
Her husband must nov build the fire.
Prom overwork diei william s7ullIs
He tried 90 pay up all hts bills
u s5w1ar rrl worked Julius Hupp.
Bur ra uII' mis- Job whom tho place
blew up'
Poor, l.,k' wnnl' not be ru iu
n he tadnt gone ar6 'rs' HE breath,
H-' biatE rot ready an Nm. Tor o.
Bat ,ls. ssoek efucours-, laid her
Scw York American.