The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-07

, had become wonderfully paying
proposition to her newspaper employ
ers and at the time of her death they
were at a total loss to know what tC
do, until some one had suggested Mac
1hey were saved, for none had even
suspected the substitution.
This department received thous
ands of letters from the lovelorn In
. every station of life, judging from the
amount of mail that covered the tab.
les. / thought 1t would be fun to read
a few of these and as I glanced them
over. | was sure l had seen the hand.
writing OF one before. I peered Gag
eriy, but before the scene vanished
was able to read only, SHOULD &C,
cept? He Is so persistent. but | feel
that love another. Please answer
Immediately. Yours in suspense.
Mary Harrison"
AS the next view became visible.
I thought 1t was going to be repi-
ttion OF one of the former ones, for
1t was surely the same opera house
that had been shown before. | soon
found that is was indeed the same
theatre, but it was somewhat of a sur
prise to see Thomas Gray walk out
and stand smiling and bowling before
the footltshes. From a poster on one
side of the stage, / learned that Mr.
Castle had retired to private life af-
ter his wife's death. and Thomas was
now more than filing the bill. The
new couple was called the Castle
Juniors and they were now in the
height Of their success.
May Morris had Just been awarded
the Noble prize for happening upon
the proof Of the fourth dimensions.
while delving into the depths of high
es mathematics, after her course in
trigonometry here.
Katherine Haubert was the owner
Of large poultry farm in the west
She had made the apartments in all
the chicken houses after the latest
lines, carrying out the policy of up
lift Of the fowl" In the laying room
she had tackled up notices to the ef-
feet that, she who would not work
should not eat" and by feeding them
three times day, was obtaining as
many eggs from each.
The next scene showed Robert Dill
lon as a man of affairs, clerking In
one of Chicago's largest fruit stores.
i George Opstelton had never mar
ried, but as a means of retaliation
toward his successful rivals, had join
ed ranks with the National League
for the protection and conservation
of mothersin-law," and was more
than pleased with results.
What I now saw was the interior
of an elaborate lunch room. I discoy-
cred that Mildred Wright. after ex-
hausting countless methods, guaran-
teed ito make one gain in weight"
had gone into the restaurant business
with her cousin, Ralph The divid-
ends from their chain of stores were
the envy of all business men.
Verna Beaman, in costumes blend
ing tremendously with the decora-
itions, was manipulating a Victrola IN
la little alcove banked with artificial
palms.
I was charmed with the bird-like
tones that ISSUED forth from the ma
chine and took pains to discover the
artist. When the record had stopped.
saw at once that 1t was one Of Mile.
| Wolfe's German numbers.
Secret Service steuth.
Joseph LeF'aivre had become so i'm
bued with the military spirit during
| his term with Company L, that he
had enlisted in the standing army,
but some Of the officials. noting his
willingness to encounter danger. had
appointed him as assistant sieuth IN
the Secret Service.
He was now hot on the trail Of an
artful dodger. who had thus for re-
NAMED a puzzle. Helen Aud had be-
come naughty auto bandit, who.
time after time, had proved herself
able to divert the scent Of the dogs
Of the law
Howard Wygle, much to the delight
Of the public, and chagrin of Mfr.
Burbank, had surely produced sew
enth wonder. By scientific expert
ments on his farm, he had found that
|tby grating an eggplant, butter cup,
milk weed and pie plant in said order,
the result would be a tart that far
excelled any that mother used to
make"
Ruth Bivin was financing a. gigantic
wholesale chewing gum establish
ment. It was estimated that she had
saved enough in two years, by going
into the business for herself, to bury
up all minor interests and finally con-
troll the stock.
Bernard Davidson had established
his position among authors Of the day,
by placing on the market a MASTER
piece entitled. THE Diary Of al
Beauty" In the preface of this book
read, The author has kept this ac-I
curate memorandum since the fifth
year of his life. A thousand little !
personal experiences have been care
fully reproduced, making the volume.
as a whole. one OF unabating inter
est"
Pearl Frazier was giving dancing
lessons in New York. Her latest ere
alton. "The Frazier Fling" had just
withstood two years run. and she |
was now at work on another, which |
she declared, would outrun the FORM !
er
Miriam Wescott had decided that !
'woman's place Is IN the home At |