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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-03
Not Too Late TO Enter The
1000 Club and Win Big Prize

ners have not yet entered the list.
Sometimes the most successful ones
enter the race after It has progressed
much farther than the 1000 has pro.
gressed.
It's like a handicap race where
some Of the runners are given a Ger.
tain number OF seconds start over the
others.
Your Chances.
Your chances of winning the Over.
land are Just as good as those OF any.
one else. 1t maybe that you are Just
now entering upon your vacation.
Here Is a splendid way to enjoy your
vacation and at the same time be as.
sured OF very good bank roll In your
pocket at the close.
Miss McMinn Confident.
Miss Grace McMinn is one of the
new entrants In the race who is head.
ed upward toward top places. She is
blessed with self-confldence, which Is
Ne OF the strongest qualities In win.
ming success. II know where / can
get several subscriptions Just for the
asking, says Miss McMinn, and ] feel
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Say Germans Lost
20 Torpedo Craft

LONDON, June ,s.-An exchange
telegraph dispatch from copenha.
gen says the German torpedo boat v
2S was sunk during the naval engage
ment. Three survivors who were res
cued from a raft by a Swedish steam
ship reported. the dispatch says, that
all the rest Of the crew ofS102 were
lost.
According to this dispatch the sur
vivors OF the V 2S said they believed
20 German torpedo boats were de-
stroyed and that German losses as
whole were Colossal.
THE HOOK of Holland, June s-The
tug boat Thames has arrived here with
eight men of the crew Of the German
cruiser Frauenlob which was sunk In
the naval battle off Jutland. They
say the war ship went to the bottom
10 minutes after she was struck.
Nothing was known of the fate OF the
remaining c-ew Of $50.
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Germans Also Win
Verdun Position

PARIS, June 3.-ln the course OF re.
peated and violent attacks last night
on Fort Vaux on the Verdun front,
east of the Meuse, the Germans pene.
trated deep ditch north Of the main
French position. The interior Of the
works. the war office announcement
Of today says, 1t still held by the
French.
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Ollie James To Be
Permanent Chairman

wAsHlNToN, June 8-senator
james for permanent chairman OF tho
Democratic National Convention and
Senator Stone for chairman of the
platform committee is the slate virtu.
ally agreed on by President Wilson
and his POLITICAL. advisors.
Senator Pomerene OF Ohio Is still
nnder consideration for the perma.
nent Craftsmanship but It seemed al.
most certain today that Senator James
would he chosen.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-03
Twenty-Five. Killed
In Rock Island Wreck
(By Associated press)

WATERLOO. Iowa, June 3.-The
number OF dead in the wreck Of the
Rock Island passenger train which
plunged through bridge at Packard
Iowa will reach 25, Chief Durham OF
the Waterloo fire department, who is
directing the search for bodies, said
today.
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QUEEN MARY TOTAL Loss.

3 LONDON, June 3.-The admiralty
received today to the effect that Capt.
Prowse commander Of the Queen Mary
and the entire personnel OF that bat.
tie cruiser were lost. There probably
were between 900 and $50 men on the
Queen Mary,
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TWO zEPPELINs WRECKED.

ESBJERG, Denmark. June 3.-Two
'Zeppeling dirigible balloons were re.
ported by fishermen returning to port
to have been destroyed on one air
ship all members Of the crew are said
to have perished.
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LOSS or WEsTFALEN ADMITTED.
LONDON. June 3.-The German Ad.
miralty admits the loss of the dread.
nought Westfalen according to wire.
less dispatch received here today
from Berlin.
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Brief kilograms

NEW YoRK-Cassie Mansfield Do.
ty ha sfled breach of promise suit
for sl,000,000 against William Edgar
Smith, middle-aged multi millionaire
living at the Waldorf. This Is the larg.
est claim for damages Of the kind ever
filed In this state.
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FLEET COMMANDER SAFE.

LONDON, June 3.-The Evening
News states that Vice Admiral Sir Da-
vid Beatty who was In command of the
cruiser squadron was not harmed.
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WAsHINGToN-The naval appro.
priation bill carrying s26s,soo,ooo was
passed by the House. It provides
for the construction Of five new battle
cruisers, four scout cruisers, 50 sub.
marines and 1870 aeropIanes.
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LOCAL WEATHER READINGS.
F, p, Hall, Observer.

Temperature at a. m today s7,
Yesterdays weather clear; temper.
ature. maximum. S5; minimum 65;
PRECIPITATION 90. -
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FINAL NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
This is the last week in which you can pay your
1915 taxes and avoid having your property appear
on the preliminary delinquent list which will epost
ed at the front door Of the Court House on Monday
June s. 1916
Under the new depository law Twill be compelled
to have all tax money not delinquent deposited in
depository; therefore, cannot grant any extension
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The Weather.

West vlrginia-Fair tonight and
Sunday cooler.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-03

COLUMBUS, o.-Mrs. Christian,
Born, wife of a local brewer, after
weeks Of experimenting has taught
Magdalene Sattler an eighteen.year
old deaf girl to sing: Helen Keller is
now in Columbus to test Mrs. Born's
process.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-03

wAsHINGToN-The Federal Trade
commission announced that It would
hold hearings July u and IS on tho
rise In the price Of gasoline,
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Continued on page y
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-09

England He was to sail the following
afternoon. He looked so glum over 1t
that Alix consented to lunch with him
and see him of.
He came for her the next day lit
tie late but, when she saw his face
she felt a shock and forgot 20 chide
him. Her eyes mirrored the trouble In
his but somehow she felt that it was
not the parting from her that had
turned him pale in night, He helped
her into the waiting cab and then
sank back into his corner.
Alix laid her gloved hand on his
knee. "What is it?" she asked.
COllingeford's face twitched. He
fixed his eyes through the cab window
on nothing. "Bodsky," he said, "is
dead He has been dead for months"
"oh," cried Alix, I'm sorry. I'm
sorry for you" She did not try to
say any more. She had put all her
| heart into those few words.
Collingeford drew out his pocket
! book and took from it a soiled sheet
Of paper--a leaf torn from field note
| book. He held it out to her with trem-
bling hand. 81 wouldn't show 1t to
anyone else. Trouble has made you
great-hearted. Read It,"
Alix puzzled over the slip of paper.
"Whats the name of the place? l
can't make 1t out"
"It's a little hole on the borders of
Thibet. That papers been handed
along for five months. The envelope
it came in was in tatters."
Dear Old Pal" read Alix, "Do you
remember what 1 used to tell you ?
When a man has seen all the world he
must go home or die. When we last
parted had three places left to see,
but they haven't lasted me as long as
1 thought they would. have sent you
my battery. The bores are a bit too
big for the new powder and you can't
use the guns, know, but you'll have
home, old man, and you can give
them a place in a rack. They will
make a little room as wide as the
ends of the earth. l didn't kill her. /
made her kill herself. Bodsky."
Allx was puzzled again but then she
remembered. $50 he didn't kill her,
after ALL" she said.
"Kill her! XIII what?' said Col
lingeford. "Oh, yes. l remember. AS
If that mattered."
"It matters. 1t does matter" cried
Alix, outraged.
Forgive me-" said Collingeford. 81
had forgotten that you never knew
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-09

"Alan, when are you going to come
back7 Don't you ever tire of life as
variety show? Wouldn't you rather
have one real steady star in life than
whole lot OF tarnished tinsel onesT
Alan jumped to his feet, stuck his
hands in his coat pockets and started
walking up and down the somber
room. They were in the library. "a
steady STAR" he repeated. What a
find that would bel I've raised many
a star on my horizon, Alix, but the
longer look at 'em the more they
twinkle back. It's easier to down con-
science than to down blood"
ain the end" said Alix. "a man
must down blood or it downs him
downs him irretrievably. Blood un-
checked is just common beast"
"Do you think don't know it?"
flashed Alan. Each day l find an
old haunt denied to me. / am Ill at
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-09

AS Alix and Collingeford left the
dining room she said, "They weren't
all butterflies after all. / saw man
and a woman"
"Not really!' said Collingeford.
"Who?"
"Alan Wayne and Dora Tennel."
At Alan's name Collingeford's face
lit up with interest. Ten Percent
Wayne, eh? Yes, you're right. He's
man. And. Dora Tennel, ex-Lady
Braeme. Yes, she's a woman too---in
a way"
"Has she tarnished reputation?"
Collingeford stopped short IN his
stride and looked keenly at Alix. 'My
dear lady," he said, "that is a ques-
ton one does not put to a man. How
ever, 1t doesn't embarrass me to an
swer it in this case. She has not.
What on earth put it into your head?"
ST don't know" said Alix. "Oh, yes
I do. l remember. Someone told me
once that Alan surrounded himself
with tarnished regulations"
Each followed the train of his own
| LuOuBuNb lnGy l1t plCIa
Alix did not get out of the cab. She
leaned from the window and said
good-by. Collingeford held her hand
and her eyes long, then he turned
away and hurried into the elevator.
When Alix got home she sat down
and wrote note to Alan-just a line
to tell him that she was ready and
wished to see him. He came the fol
lowing afternoon. At first he was a
little awkward, straining just the least
] too much not to betray his nervous
ness, But the sight of Alix put him
at his ease. She had become a true
woman-true in the sense of honor
and she was tempered as steel, but
| soft with the softness of motherhood.
About her there was the peace Of an
inner shrine. She drew him into it un-
hesitatingly and he suddenly felt un-
clean just as he lad felt unworthy on
that other day when he had recoiled
from Nance's loving arms around his
neck.
You're not looking very well, Alan"
| said Alix when he was seated.
"No, I'm not on the top of the wave
Just now replied Alan Touch OF
river fever. It's like memory-a hard
thing to shake"
.'I'm not trying to shake mine" said
| AK calmly. "AIy memories have made
me-
ANo wonder you don't quarrel with
| them" said Alan In frank admira-
| ton.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-09
SYNOPSIS.

Alan Wayne is sent away from Red Hil,
his home, by his uncle, j. Y, as moral
failure. Glen runs after him In tangle
of short skirts to bid him good-by Cap
tain Wayne tells Alan OF the falling OF the
waynes. Glen drinks Alan's health on his
birthday. Judge Healey defends Alan IN
his business with his employers. Alan and
Alix, Gerry's wife, meet at sea, homeward
bound, and start Irritation. At home.
Gerry as he thinks. sees Alix and Alan
eioping, drops everything. and goes TO
IPernambuco. Alix leaves Alan on the
train and goes home. Gerry leaves Per-
lnambuco and goes to Piranhas. On q
lcnnoe trip he meets a native girl The
Judge falls to trace Gerry. A. baby Is born
70 Alix The native girl takes Gerry 70
khe ruined plantation she Is mistress OF.
Gerry marries her. At Maple house Col
1ingeford tells how he met AlanI"Ten
Per Cent Wayne"-building a bridge IN
africa. Colllngeford meets Alix and her
baby and gives her. encouragement about
Gerry. Alan comes back to town but does
mot go home. He makes several calls
In the city. Gerry begins TO improve Mar
lgarita's plantation and builds an irrlgat-
Ing ditch. In Africa Alan reads Clem.s s
letters and dreams Of home. Gerry pas
tures Lieber's cattle during the drought
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-09
Great men have many friends-and
many more enemies.
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
california Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with.
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath IL bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give a
teaspoonful Of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have we'll, playful child
again. When it's little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, indigestion, colic-remem-
ber, good inside cleaning should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup Of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for a So
cent bottle of California Syrup Of
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle, ADV.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-09
CHAPTER XVI-continued.

Gerry still waited. 1t was terrible
no wait. Then she called to him,
kGeree! Geree! He leaped up
and pounded on the door but nobody
came. Yesterday they had all been
servile to him; today he was nothing.
hde shouted, 81 am here! l shall al
ways be here" She did not call again.
TIe paced up and down the veranda
Saying to himself, "a little roll of blue
Eibbon-a little roll of blue ribbon!
He stumbled on the saddle that Lieber
had sent him. 1t held his eye. He
picked up the bride and ran down to
the pasture. He caught the oldest and
gentlest Of the horses, opened gap
In the fence and led him out. Then
he called Bonifacio Listen" he said,
''you must take the fattest of the
steers-the red one with the blazed
face-ycu must drive him into town
and sell him."
The darky demurred. "It is too late
for market, master"
at does not matter. You must do
as say" said Gerry angrily. "YOu
must sell the steer. If you cannot
sell him you must give him for blue
ribbon. Do you understand? You
must bring back blue ribbon for your
mistress. She says you must have Il
little roll of blue ribbon"
Hours passed and Bonifacio re-
turned. He laid little package and
some money beside his master. He un-
saddled the old horse and turned him
into the pasture; then he came back,
sat down at Gerry's feet and slept.
Gerry looked with wonder on his nod
ding head. Then the door opened and
Dona Maria came bustling out. "Come
fn," she cried; thou art the father Of
a man child"
Gerry went in and knelt beside the
bed. Margarita looked at him ana
smiled family, proudly. He laid the
little roll of blue ribbon in her weak
hand. She turned her head slowly
and looked down. She saw the CLINT
of blue and understood. She turned
her eyes, swimming black pools in a
white, drawn face, to Gerry. To sac
rifice she added alteration.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-09

Bodsky. You said yesterday that Bod
sky used naked language. You were
right. Bodsky undressed things. Just
as some people see red and some blue,
Bodsky saw things naked. He could
look through a black robe of rumor
spangled with lies and see truth naked.
He was naked himself--naked and un-
ashamed. It's hard for me to make
you see because you did not know him.
Bodsky was one of those men who
could have accomplished anything
only he didn't, He sifted life through
a big mesh. All the nonesseutials-
the trivialities-fell through. An act
with Bodsky was a volition, measured,
weighed, and then hurled That's why
IL you knew him you knew that in his
hands a crime was not crime. That's
why know that he is dead. He new
or used a stale cartridge-his gun new
er missed fire."
Alix mused. II can't see him--I
can't quite see him. A man who can
accomplish anything and doesn't seems
wrong-a waste"
''You don't see,' said Collingeford.
because you are facing my point Of
view. You must turn around Bod
sky used to say that all humanity had
a soul, but It took a tragedy to make
a man. His tragedy was that life cut
him out from the herd. He wasn't a
creator, he was creation Genera
tions, races, cons. created Bodsky and
left him standing IKE Scared crag.
He had but one misslon--to see and
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-09

understand Have you ever sat I'm the
desert on a moonllt night and looked
at the Sphinx? 1t holds you--lt holds
yours eyes in a vice. You wonder
why. I'll tell you. II knows. That's
the way 1t was with Bodsky. He only
owered--knew--un IL that
is nothing, Bodsky was nothingln
They were silent. Presently Col
lingeford helped her out and together
they passed through the rich foyer, the
latticed palm room, and up the steps
into the latest cry in dining rooms. A
little table i'm the far corner had been
reserved for them. As they crossed
the crowded room a hush fell over the
tables. Some looked and were silent
because Alix was beautiful and dain-
tily gowned and Colllngeford all that
man should be, but those who knew
looked because Alix was Alix and Col
lingeford was Colllngeford. These soon
fell to whispering, predicting match.
Alix bowed abstractedly here and
there as she followed the head waiter
to her seat
room. Alix caught her breath. "Whif-
fing the old air?" asked Collingeford.
mo" answered Alix. "Only sigh
ing. feel so out Of 1t and that al
ways makes one sigh whether one
wants to be In 1t or not"
Alix paused. Go on" said Colllnge-
ford.
There are only O few men in the
room, but almost all of these women
have husbands. The husbands are In
two tenses-past and future. There
must be present but it is nebulous.
didn't know before but l know now
that in time these women will go back
or forward to their husbands. Some
day they will get dizzy and fall and
the shock will wake them up"
you see, you understand, you are
prophetic" said Collingeford, smiling.
But do not tower like your Bod
sky" said Alix and then bit her tongue
at the slip.
A shadow seemed to fall on them.
The rooms high, delicate paneling and
the painted oval Of the ceiling seemed
to hover over a suddenly darkened
emptiness. The hum and chatter of
the throng became little and far away.
Collingeford and Alix felt as though
they sat alone and yet not alone. Col
lingeford nodded as though Allx had
spoken. "Yes," he said, "Bodsky has
come back to us. Don't regret it.
don't know how it is with you but
feel that we two are alone with him
and that it's worth while. He's come
on us like a cloud.
"But l like Clouds" he continued,
"big black clouds. If it were not for
them you couldn't see the lightning or
hear the thunder. They make light
ming and thunder-the arm and the
voice of the gods.
'Bodsky was elemental. He was an
element. He could not produce but he
could make fertile the lives of lesser
men. I've sat at his feet ever since
the first time he spoke to me. didn't
know 1 was doing it but 1 can see il
now. And the result it this: Bodsky
couldn't go home. But can and I'm
| going home before I've seen the whole
world. Only--only wish could take
you with me-"
"There, there" said Alix, playfully
but her eyes were soft. I'VE must sc
now or you will miss your ship"
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-09

The calm which had settled on Alix'
aife puzzled her. She wondered If she
was beginning to miss Gerry less. She
was still debating the point when Col
lingeford arrived in the city. Upon
arrival he called on Mrs. ]. Y. and
then on Nance and then, of course, on
Alix. AS she came into the room he
felt a strange huttering in his throat.
II stopped his words Of greeting. He
suffered and stared. He had never
felt so glad at the sight of any one.
what are you looking so dlsmayed
about?" cried Alix with a smile and
holding out her hand. HAS a short
year changed me SO much? Am so
thin or so fatT
Colllngeford recovered himself. "Nei-
ther too thin nor too fat. 1t is per
lection, not imperfection, that dis
mays man. You call 1t short Year,"
be added graVely. "It's been an eter-
nity-nOt a Year,
But Alix was not to be diverted
from her tone of badlnage She looked
him over critically. "Well," she said,
II congratulate you. didn't know be-
fore that bronze could bronze. What
a lot Of health you carry about with
you"
Colliugeford smiled. "Clem said l
looked as though had been living on
babies
They sat and stared at each other
Each found the other good tc look up
on Seen alone, Collingeford's tall
4ense figure or the fragile quality o.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-09

"Vou're Not Looking Very Well, Alan."
ease. My world has left yours behind.
There is a pale. Behind it lies Red
Hill. Do you know 1 haven't been to
the Hill for three years? Behind it
lies Nance, the faithfullest, most trust
ing foster-sister a waster ever had.
And now you. You lie behind it and
toy with my soul through the bars"
, Alix sprang to her feet and laid
strong, nervous hands on Alan's shoul-
ders. She shook him and turned him
so that he faced the light, Alan did
not laugh. There was fire in Alix'
eyes. "You little thing" she said
tensely, mot to see that the bars are
down."
He turned under her hands and she
let him go. He stood looking out OF
the window at the bare trees. Alix
watched him. "Alan, you can come to
the Hill tonight. They-we-are all
going to be together here. It's Clients
birthday. II you can feel the pale
that's enough for me. want you to
be with u.s."
"Allx, believe me or not, it's be-
cause feel the pale that won't come.
If there's a ship sailing for the ends
of the earth before night it shall carry
me. This big city isn't big enough to
hold all the Hill and leave me room
to wander outside"
'"Then why-why-"
"Ill tell you. The last time 1 saw
j. Y, he said to me among other
things, Yesterday Glen was crying be-
cause you had not come to the house.
try to think, Alan, that it is because
Glen is there that you have not come
Well, there it Is in nutshell. l bear
the mark of the beast. Do you think
want Clem to see it?"
Alan's hands were locked behind
him. He turned from the window.
"Alix, can't see Glen yet. She is
expecting me. told her that the bet
ter half of me would look her up as
soon as got back. But what If some
body that doesn't know my better half
at all should see e-ridlng-walking
with Clem? can't risk that. Do you
understandH
"But oh, Alan" said Allx. "If you
could only see Clem now. She's glori-
Gus. Why it's three years-three years
since you saw her. You used to think
me beautiful"
"UsedF protested Alan, casting
valuing glance at Alix' pale beauty.
"Well," conceded AIix, you think
me beautiful. Beside Clem with her
heaps of brown hair and deep blue
eyes, l am nothing. I am worse-I
am a doll. And she was born with
strange wisdom and strength of her
own. The world has never reached
ner-wil never reach her. She's made
her own world and she's made it right.
Aud yet-the wisdom in her deep eyes,
Alan. She knows-she knows it ALL
and you know that she knows, only,
faith SITS enthroned"
Faith sits enthroned," repeated
Alan; that's why can't come to-
night He looked around for his hat
and stick
"By the way" said Alix, why j. X.
and why Mrs. ]. Y? I've always won
dered."
II don't know" said Alan 1--WE
always wondered too, suppose. But
here's the judge. He can tell you"
"TelI what9" asked the judge as he
walked in and took Alix' outstretched
hand.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-03-09
TO YOU WOMEN

Suppose your husband DESERT
ed you because you played a
rather dangerous prank on him
danger of family dishonor? Sup
pose, after he had been gone
two years, another man came
along and laid his love at your
feet7 Would you do right in en-
couraglng hlm7 Should you
wait longer for the husband7