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tiful and then I began to float into H..
How droll. II 1 could only do that by
myself
You may. before long. 1t is just an
optical illusion which | learned about
in the laboratory at college You have
good ina Observation-Disclosures why YOU
like it-but here comes your mother
don't mention il TO her. for YOU know
she is dear hut frightful nid-yic-
torian in her disapproval of mod ern
science"
Mona nodded ohediently.
Mother dear, I'm so sorry I teased
YOU" she began impulsively as Mira.
Mason entered the room to greet Var
ney graciously.
ITS already forgiven. dear-bnt don't
do 1t again. 1t makes me nervous"
Mother. Arthur has invited me to
go TO the opera on my birthday" said
Mona. ITS ,Faust'-Td love to see the
Devil again. May 1 go?"
Mrs. Mason had another struggle tn
conceal her agitation. but answered
softly: NO, my dear. we have other
plans. 1t is absolutely impossible-any
other night in the week Will be all
right"
Mona pouted in girlish disappoint-
ment but Mrs. Masons negative wa.
ad&mantine. After few bits OF chat.
ter, Farney made his departure.
AT the door. he pressed Mona's hand
With unusual warmth.
Never mind. dear girl-rlI try To
surprise you on your birthday night.
even II mother Is so selfish as to want
you all TO yourself"
And so he went. leaving Mona won
dering.
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which he carefully unfoldcd and re-
Earded with curious smile In his
kindly eyes.
IT was apparently cut from the socie-
~ page OF a metropolitan daily. In
the center was reproduction OF the
photograph OF a young girl. whose low.
broad forehead was framed on either
side b. a glory OF blond waveleta,
modishly got individually coiffed. clear
deep eyes. n perfect oval face and an
adorably allur!ng mouth, completing n
picture which gave just cause for. tho
fire Of admiration In the physicians
glance.
Beneath The cut" was the simple
carlton: Miss Mona Mason. one of the
seasons most charming debutanter"
AS Payson Alden refolded tho clip
ping 10 place It carefully In his treas
ure chest once more. nc smiled at his
own reflection In the mirror:
We'll. doctor. To-day your dreams
begin 10 naturalization YOU are to
embark on tho Great Adventure and
you will win-if science and love can
make n winning team
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CHAPTER ILL

The sign of the observation-disclosures.
Mrs. Mason. sitting at the brca kfast
table and reading the last OF the morn
ing letters as she waited fer Mona, was
the center of pretty picture. The
old fashioned dining ROOM with it's
dark wainscotinE, the quiet elegance
Of the carved furniture the wcll-chosen
paintings and etchings and the walls
The great glass howl Of roses in tin.
center OF 'he white oval Of danask
linen-all these combined to give evi-
dcnce Of substantial arIstocracy, unaf-
fected by parvenu fads Mona's mother
sweet faced. silvcr-haircd and to-thc-
manor-born In every poisc. sat with
her hands in her lap. now lost IN
thought. An ineffable took Of sadness
stole over her face, as her fancy went
back to the happy mornings about this
same breakfast table a few short years
before. The tragedy of the room on
pressed her. Yet she forced the
thoughts away. to greet the young girl
who entered with sollcitous affection.
Good morning. dear. How do you
fccl?"
Mona's smile was rcassurinC and
yet there was wan look 10 her usually
radiant face.
Splendid. mother. Did keep yom
waiting""
Not at all. But you look tircd-not
like yourself to-day. What will you
have for break FAST"
The attentive Willis was waiting for
the order. with wrinkled forehead and
dropping mouth as no studied the
lace OF his young mistress. Mona
caught the look. divining its meaning.
Just some fruit and coffee--I don't
feel hungry" Then she laughed at the
anxiety on the faithful face OF tho
butler. willis is SO worried because
! walked in my sleep last night.
There's nothing so awful in that, even
though | did drop candle-grcase on
one OF my bedroom slippers"
Mrs. Mason drew back as though she
had been struck with tho lash of
whip Her hand instinctively went to
her heart, as her thoughts returned To
the tragic chain OF incidents which this
jcstinG admission brought back to her
memory. The girl. with her face buried
In a fresh red rose had not noticed
her mothers agitation; little did she
suspect the memories misunderstanding
echoes OF those moribund days when
her husband had acted SO queerly, be-
fore his death; preoccupation by day.
bitter tempers and mysterious disap-
pearances by night. More than once.
In his sleep. had he spoken Of evil pow
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CHAPTER II.
The Dream Indy.

Mysteries, like misfortuncs. are said
10 come in threes
The second mystery OF this curious
from the scene OF DIR. Pay:on Alden's
laboratory. yet close indeed. were the
mystic bonds between the two thea
ters OF action" little as the principals
realized the union.
AT IN o'clock Mona Mason had risen
from the bew!ldering dreams of cen
tury-long night, to discover certain
matters, simple in themselves. which
prehension into the limpid depths Of
those blue eyes.
AS she sat by her bed she held her
boudoir slipper in her hand. studying
1t with droll bewildcrment.
strange; 1 cannot understand IT,"
she murmured. rs she examined 1,
again. scratching the silken toe. Can
die grease How could ! have put
candle grease on the toe of the Slip
per-"
Mona walked toward her dressing
table. where she examined the Ores
den china candlestick with increasing
Amusement. The wick had been
burned. and yet IL was a new candle
when I went to sleep I'm sure I
didn't light 1t when L went to sleep,
and Yet it seems as though I dreamed.
What did 7 dream" How curl
ous!"
The girl, a charming vision Of freshly
budded womanhood, in her roseate jap
anese morning gown. pressed back the
willful golden curls as she endeavored
10 revirify the strange phantasies OF
the darkness hours.
In vain she looked about the quaint,
yet tastefully decorated boudoir, with
rs antique furnishings and soft color
inss. TO conjure up by some suggestion
the family recorded memories of those
queer night hours. Whatever had been
the scene OF her dream. they were Ger
talnly not these sweet homely scene.
about her.
A shudder surprising 10 her healthy
young mind. QuaEed her shoulders, and
then she laughed.
II believe / must have been walking
in my sleep again." she thought Glow
silly! Where can the other slipper be,
I wonder?"
Even as she searched the room she
heard n knock on the door.
Yes. Who is it," she answered.
Il beg your pardon. Miss Mona"
1t was the rcassuringly domestic
voice of the butler
Come in, Willis. What is 1t ,"
The servant ratified the knob OBJ
sequiously and slowly opened the door.
Your slipper Miss Mona ] found
1t on tho library floor. I'm sorry. Miss
Mona"
The girl laughed nervously as she
took 1t from him.
Ridiculous! Why should you he
sorry? I've simply been walking in
my sleep again. Tell mother will
be down to breakfast In n few minutes.
Why do you look SO worried, you silly
old person?"
The butler stammered. and then re-
treated without an explanation. He
was disturbed. strangely, and tho girl
began her toilet with an enforced
cheerfulness which would have demon
strated to n keen observer that his
uneaslness had been reflected in her
own consciousness.
What silly stuff she murmured, as
she brushed tho golden glory Of her
hair. "Aa II there were anything
really dangerous in somnambulism"
Yet even the dignified and unemo-
tlonal Wills retreated to the kitchen
with a look OF concern which was for
eign to his customary placidity.
AS he entered the room he beheld n
curious and disturbing scene. The
cook and tho maid were ElarinE at
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The Mysteries of Myra AZ %cs :s Mo2 Sa% ana

Written by Hereward Darlington, the distin-
guished authority on Psychic Phenomena, and au-
thor of "The Psychical Phenomena of Spiritualism"
etc, and dramatized by Charles W. Goddard author
of "The Perils of Pauline" etc
Everything you read here to-day you can see this
week at the Victor Theater in vivid motion pictures
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Dealing impressivey with the occult forces of good
and evil, the puzzling phenomena of premonitions,
prophetic Dreams visions and communications with
the Spirit World and the efforts of Modern Science
to penetrate the mysteries of future life beyond
the grave.
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The Menace or the Occult.

|"pyrisht. star Company. 1916. All foreign
lights rcscrvcd)
CHAPTER
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
Carthage Mothers Find New Way
To Keep Boys Free From Colds

nut st., Carthage, tried Vicks Vap-O-
Rub for q cold and hoarseness in
chest and throat, and also for mus
cular soreness, and writes-"T have
never used anything with IS good re-
suits. / believe It is a necessity In
every home"
Mrs. M. L. Salyard, Ills s. Maple st.,
Carthage, tried vap-O-Rub for a very
severe cold In my head and received
almost instant relief"
Mrs. Bertha Grove, r. 3. D. No. 2,
has a little boy four years old who
lis bothered with bronchial trouble.
and catches cold whenever he runs
out in damp weather. His head and
nose stop up and he coughs 90 much
that his lungs wheeze until you can
hear him all over the ROOM" Mrs.
Grove says she Just rubs Vap-O-Rub
we'll over the throat and chest and
covers with a warm flannel cloth, and
the vapors arising open his head
She also stops his cough by letting
him swallow a small piece. In fact,
Mrs. Grove writes us quite q long
letter and ends by saying-T would
advise all mothers to keep Vap-O-Rub
on hand. especially II they have any
small children. You don't need to
buy cough syrups when you have a bot
tie on hand. and ! ind Il better than
any internal medicine" Three sizes,
Csc, soc or s1.00.
cao ne oeaaIne haa 60
WMp9RWlO
al. T,axe MARI
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
CHILD WELFARE WEEK
TO BE OBSERVED HERE

The Mexico Federation of Women's
Clubs, at its meeting Friday after
noon, decided to observe Nation-W Wide
Baby Week from March fourth to
eleventh. This is a movement being
furthered throughout the entire coun-
try by the Federated Clubs on the
BIZ sis that better babies means a bet
ter nation. In many cities the clubs
are having the physicians aid in the
examination of babies to see that they
are physically perfect and to correct
any incipient troubles which may be
developing.
The Sunday of March fifth, it is
planned, to have celebrated with SER
mons in all churches on the necessity
Of properly caring for the child. The
school teachers will be urged to aid in
the work and brothers and sisters
meetings are suggested during the
seven days. The idea is to interest
everyone in the movement for better
babies.
The meeting here Friday was taken
up for the greater part with the adop-
ton of a new constitution and closed
with a social hour with the Wednesday
club as hostesses. Delicious refresh
ments were served.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17

Sharp, McCue, T. A. Threlkeld, Shul-
l~enberger, st. vrain, s. J. Carter, E.
R. Locke, P. E. Locke, Hugh Sproul,
]. w. Lee, J. W.. Dry, W. F. Boatman,
Gary, Rtuledge, Buckner, w. F. Will
liams, j. F. Williams, W. B. Sapping-
ton and Miss Mollie Nichols.
The Kings Daughters will hold
their monthly meeting Tuesday at the
Home, at 2:S0. Subject: W. c 7. U.
Mrs. Lane will be leader.
Miss Virginia Carr, of Hardin Col
lege, win spend the weekend with
Miss Myrtle Moore.
Mrs. S. B. Cook, of jefferson City,
was the honored guest at a beautiful
bridge Valentine luncheon, given by
Mrs. Fred Morris, Friday at her lovely
home on East Promenade. The guests
were members of the F. A. E. Club
and friends. La France roses were
used profusely in decoration. The
place cards were attached to corsage
bouquets of sweet peas, and pretty
baskets Of pink and white candy
hearts were also at each place. Covers
were laid for thirty-three. This was
the first Of a series Of parties to be
given by Mrs, Morris.
Friday afternoon Mrs, D. S. Bur-
roughs and Mrs. R. e. Race asked
twelve Of their friends to be their
guests at the Orpheum complimentary
to Mrs. Jungk of St. Louis. Refresh
ments were served at Buckner's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17

at the cat the first thing he could Law
hands on, which happened to be his
shaving mug, following it up with the
comb and brush, wash bowl and pit
cher, and in fact everything else IN
the room that was lose at both ends.
But the cat came bnek until the man.
exasperated beyond endurance, seiz.
ca his shot gun and fired. The charge
OF shot shattered a lamp on a table
az which his next door neiehbOr was
reading, and the burning oil set fire
to the house and burned it of the
foundation"
This ended the lesson. One boy
asked il the man shot his neiehbor.
another wanted to know about the in
suranee, and still another If the FIRE
department was called, and did it
save the lot. Mr.. Choate was not sat.
isfied until a skinny freckeled faced
boy with his hair about the color Of
tomato catsup and who up to this
time had said nothing on account of
his evident embarrassment, asked;
did he get the cat?v This boy got
the job, and afterwards became the
partner Of Mr.. Choate and learned in
the law.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
Now They Are Not Afraid TO Les the
Children Run Outdoors
Freely.

Every mother knows how hard It is
70 keep children, especially boys, in-
doors in bad weather. And yet II they
run out It usually means Group or
colds. Carthage, No., mothers have
solved this problem by keeping plenty
of fresh air in the bedroom at night,
and applying q hot application Of
Vick's Vap-O-Rub at the first sign Of
trouble.
vap-0-Rub really Is a remarkable
preparation, 1t is the invention Of
a North Carolina druggist. and is
universally used In the South, but was
Introduced here only last winter.
It comes in salve form and Is ap-
piled externally over the throat and
chest. Externally-it acts like a poul-
tlce or plaster, relieving the tightness
and soreness, Internally-it acts like
a v%apor-lamp, except that you do not
have to keep the windows shut and
the fresh air excluded as you do with
the old fashioned vapor-lamp. Vick's
Is 30 made that the body heat re-
leases the ingredients in the form OF
vapors. These vapors are inhaled with
every breath through the air passages
to the lungs, carrying the medication
right to the affected parts.
Mrs. Lee Wilkerson, 400 p. Chest
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
NOTES I'M PERSONALS.

UTE AMI PERSONALS.
Mrs. Curt Smith was in st. Louis
the first Of the week.
Mrs.. M. R. Wise has returned home
after spending several months in Kan
sas City.
Mrs. S..B. Cook, Of jefferson City,
spent the weekend visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Whitney of JEFF
ferson City. spent the weekend visit
ing her parents.
Mrs. D. P. Moore, of Webster
Groves, returned home Monday.
Miss Ruth Robertson returned Sat
urday from st Louis for a short visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
W. Robertson.
Mrs. K. R. Bragg is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Carl Brown in Van
dalia.
Howard Cook, of Jefferson City,
visited in this city, Thursday evening.
Mrs. H. E. Truck went to Liberty
Friday.
Miss Eva Miller left Sunday for
San Antonio, Texas, to visit Miss
Marie Rose. From there she will go
to TT. Worth to visit Mrs. Cecil Ruble.
Mrs. Willis Fraganza, Of Meberly,
is the guest of her mother, Mrs. An
gle Gary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
DISCUSS WAYS AND MEANS
FOR GOOD. PERMANENT ROADS


Good roads and permanent roads
night was held at the Commercial
Club Friday evening. John W. Mil
lion and D. L. Morton, Of Mexico, and
Vim. Cope. Of Springfield, spoke to
twenty interested members of the club
en- that topic.
@onIy when We see and the farmers
of the community see, that a perman-
emit road is an actual money Garner
for their land win we have permanent
roads in Audfain" said John W. Mil
lion during his discussion. 1.-THE ire
mendous cost must be met in some
way and muot be put up to the tax
payers in the light that it is a money
Garner"
Several theoretical plans were sug-
gested by which 70 start a permanent
highway movement Mr.. Millions
plan of dividing the county up into
special road districts to vote upon the
matter meet with approval. The
only way to build the road, as has
been shown elsewhere, is by the small
road district. Springfield last year
built two and one-eighth miles of per-
manent roads at a cost Of $4,000 on
a tax of $500 per acre on the land
in the road district. This tax } be
paid off in ten years which meant a
rs cent assessment on the land each
year. One Of the promoters in this
district owned 1900 acres. Perman-
ent roads cost $4,000 per mile.
Mr.. Cope, who spoke in the inter-
est Of Tarvia roads, said that the cost
of such roads not counting the base
of the road bed is about 5000 per mile.
Tarvia is simply a binder and holds
the road bed in place and is not a
wear resisting substance.
D. L. Morton said that the cost of
building a good oil road, with oil that
is so per cent asphalt, was between
$1,000 and $140O per mile. This
would pay for four applications and
en- the ordinary road bed would last
about nine years. Such roads r
used in Fulton and near Vandalia.
Mexico and the highways southeast
to New Florence will be advertised
Thy a whole page add in this years
Automobile Blue Book. Besides the
hotels and garages that will be adj
vertised, the superiority of u high
way wei that of the Minneola Hills
route will be set forth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
r. R. BUCKNER BUYS THE
HOXSEY HOTEL FRIDAY

R. R. Buckner bought the Hotel
Hoxsey building from T. j. Hoxsey,
late Friday afternoon for a price close
to $4,000. The sale does not affect
the lease which is held by ]. N. Crebs
of st. Louis, who also owns the fur
nishings. Mr.. Crebs will continue to
conduct the. business with Ivan Ash
worth as manager.
The report that Mr.. Hoxsey would
go to Hannibal and take charge Of the
Mark Twain Hotel was denied by Mr..
Hoxsey who says he will continue in
this city and conduct his garage bus
mess. Mr.. Hoxsey is one of the best
hotel men in Missouri.
Mr.. Buckner's investment is a splen-
did one and the Hotel Hoxsey is one
of the leading h~osteleries in Central
Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
A WAR INVENTION.

Cecil A. Chambliss, formerly Of this
city, who resides at Jacks Cabin, Colo,
has perfected a new type of war
machine to be used in aeroplanes.
Mr.. Chambliss has placed the matter
before the United States War De-
partment and forwards the Ledger a
letter from Adjutant General H. ].
Mccain.
In writing of his invention Mr..
Chambliss says he expects to realize
$5,OOO,0O0 as a result. He adds he
expects to revolutionize modern war
fare.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
Letter From
Marie Rose
Dean Reader:-

Dear Readers
San Antonio. Texas, Mondays-I
have been in Texas six weeks and am
beginning to feel very much at home.
1t is a new and delightful experience
for me to be in a city and such a city
as this. It is 50 cosmopolitan that one
meets every nationality on the street.
The Mexican candy sellers are on
every corner. There are many Amer
lean shops which are wonderfully
Beautiful. Only two streets that go
clear across the city, the streets
change names every time they o
the riyer-cne side of the bridge the
street is n thing and something en-
tirely different on the other. For in
stance, one Of the business streets is
Avenue D, then for two blocks it is
Alamo Plaza, then it changes to South
Alamo, so it is quite simple CD to
keep track of ones destination as you
can see.
! have been Cumming a great deal
with Miss Nellie Hill and find her a
delightful guide. Saturday we went
to hear a Dickens lecture that was
quite fine. The lecturer was a brother
TO the first Mrs Woodrow Wilson. They
have concerts for the tourists every
Saturday morning at one Of the
stores, but you r expected then to
eat lunch there. The shops are beau
tiful but everything is very high.
Ladies are beginning to wear spring
hats. Edith Pink is quite the rage.
/ went to church Sunday to hear
Rev. Thomas Gallaher preach. He is
a first cousin to Jim Gallaher and
Mrs. Streif. / saw Mr.. X. P: Wiley
one day on the street. He was down
here on legal business.
The papers down here are full Of
the floods. / miss the st. Louis pap
ers SO much and Chapin's cartoons.
When it rains down here, or turns
cold, you never see a human being on
the street, and if they see you out in
the rain they look at you like they
thought you were insane.
One thing l don't like about a city
is that your money melts away like
Mr.. Hawthorne's ice on a summer
day. I often walk a long distance to
save car fare for l am on the brink of
financial ruin. l see by the Mexico
papers that l have been accepted into
the Chapter Of the d. A. r.. When /
return to Mexico / will drink long and
deep at their fountain in the court
house yard.
inc o'ner uay y0uns man wnO
pes'eu - 's'pO''u s0@
~ anu !" ~ 49,
ms speeen iOi n
mu.' "1 D !,
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We nas Deen sO"s ip'
~ sou N' az s"ppns "Au
ns " sno 'nu ~
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OF my lTleuuS WuHOcu W COIlS HOutll 4
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
B CIETY
h. Miss Gladys Van Ness.
A Phone 5i7.
. when | may. ! want it said q
those who knew me best that
IS plucked a thiasle and planted
rer where / thought q flower
rrov.p-Abiaham Lincoln.

4 week / have had the grip. not
Id YOU read about in Robert W.
hers best sellers where the pat
srrayed in charming and expen-
begIigee with her lap full Of
scan beauties inelines on . four
Ind dollar ehaise lounge and
T. case diagnosed every few min
bv a handsome unmarried doc
M. the kind I had makes you
10 die, to get away from the
Keeps you from wanting to have
combed or your face wash
.uairs your appetite, ruins yorr
.itiOn, destroys your rest and
YOU a nervous wreck.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
/. l.. RUDASILL
AucrIoNEERs:-s R. Majors, Paris, Mo-; " c. Ford. {. j. Alexander.
Cierk:-J. c. Mundy.
They All Like the Ledger.

R. E. Fleming, Of Crosby, wyo
ing, renting for the Ledger ia
at is the only paper and we saft
do without it."
j. W. Rodgers, Of Bowling Green.
in renewing his weekly says: We
must have the Ledger every week. It
gives all the news all the time, and is
like a letter from home"
Mrs. Louella Campbell, Of Paris.
Mo-. writes: Enclosed find remit
lance. / don't want to miss a copy of
my favorite paper. It not only gives
all the news, but always stands for
those things that | approve Of"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17

The lecture of Charles Norton Hunt
on the Yellowstone Park at Mcmillan
auditorium, Friday evening, was well
attended and proved a most delightful
affair. Mr.. Hunt told his story well
and the illustrations were especially
good and most entertaining.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
MRS. RoBERT SMITH DEAD

Mrs. Robert Smith, Of Allentown,
Pa, who was Miss Estell Kilgore,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. N. f. Kill
gore, of this city, died February
eighth, at the home Of her husband.
She was born in this city in 1876 and
will be we'll remembered here.
She was a prominent member Of
the Christian Church and exception
ally popular in Allentown. Her many
Mexico friends will regret to learn
of her death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17

Smoot Bros, will hold a big sale on
the old Abe Hit place II miles south
west Of Mexico and a mile south Of
Can't. They will have a lot of good
stuff to offer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-17
ST. LOUIS PEOPLE MARRIED.

Rolla ". Seton. and Miss Bette
Hubbard, of st. Louis came all the
way to Mexico to get married Monday.
The Rev. S. W. Hayne performed the
ceremony in Recorder Of Deeds Mrs.
Nettie Stephens Office. The young
people Immediately after the ceremony
returned to their home in St. Louis.