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raised smiling face to greet him but
down one wrinkled cheek crawled a
surprised tear.
Gerry held out his hand. GLOW do
you do, John?"
II am very well today, sir" said
John. Mrs. Gerry is in the library.
She told me to telephone to the club
and If you were there to say she
wished to see you"
Gerry was puzzled. Why should Alix
think he would go to the club? He
handed the butler his old hat and
STROBE to the library door. The door
was closed. Somebody said, Come
in" The words were so low he hardly
heard them. He opened the door,
stepped inside and closed it behind
him.
Alix, dressed In a filmy blue and
white housegOwn, stood in the middle
Of the room. With one hand upraised,
the other outstretched, she seemed to
be poised, equally ready for advance
or fight. Her eyes passed swiftly
over Gerry's face, swept searching
down to his feet and back again to his
face. For weeks she had been wonder
ing. Terrible things had come to her
mind, Alan and Gerry, with his heart
less note, had conspired to mystify, to
terrify her. All the joy she had looked
forward to in Gerry's Homecoming
had turned into a bitter pain. They
had not known on the hill how she was
suffering. Only Kemp had seemed to
understand a little and had brought
his drop Of comfort to her.
AS her eyes searched Gerry the sense
Of impending calamity left her. He
was we'll, well as she had never seen
him before. Except for that he seemed
almost weirdly familiar, as though
only good nights sleep lay between
him and the morning Of three years
ago when he had bullied her until she
had fought back and overwhelmed
him.
A hundred little differences went to
make up this solitary change The flush
of too many drinks had given way to
deep healthy glow, the eyes were deep
and grave instead of deep and vacant,
the broad shoulders that had taken to
hanging were btaced in unconscious
strength. Every line in the body that
she had seen start on the road to gross
ness had been fined down. The body
was no longer a mere abode for q lin
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1t was ten o'clock on a morning in
early autumn when Gerry finally got
free Of the freighter and took the ferry
for the other side Of the river. He had
left all his baggage to be delivered at
the house later. The morning was
clear but sultry. In the city the apathy
of summer days had settled down.
People glanced at Gerry's heavy
tweeds and antiquated hat but they
did not smile, for Gerry himself was
such a sight as makes men forget
clothes. The tan Of his lean face, the
swing Of his big, Qnpadded shoulders,
his clear eyes, carried the thoughts of
passers-by away from clothes and city
things. They seemed to catch breath
Of spicy winds from the worn garments
that clung to the strangers virile body
and in his eyes they saw a mirage of
far-away places.
AS Gerry reached his own house,
he was outwardly calm, even DELHI
crate, but inwardly he was fighting
down turmoil Of emotions What was
he to find in Alix? Had he anything to
give in exchange? Had he too much ?
He climbed the steps slowly. His
hand trembled as he reached out to
raise the heavy bronze knocker. Be
fore his fingers could seize it, the door
swung softly inward. Old John bowed
before him. For a moment Gerry
stood dazed. The naturalness of that
open door, of the old butler, Of the cool
shadows in the old familiar hall, struck
straight at his heart with the shrewd
poignancy Of simple things Old John
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Humorists long have made the mys-
terious inhabitants of Mars the OBJ
jects of cartoon and quip, but in lee
ture recently, Prof. S. L. Boothroyd
of the department Of astronomy in the
University of Washington expressed
pity for the plight of those who live
on the planet nearest the earth.
Study convinces us that there is
intelligent reason on Mars" said Pro
fessor Boothroyd, in an address which
was illustrated by astronomical draw
ings and photographs. THE canals
of Mars are not, as some people think,
filed with water and cut like the
Panama, Suez or Erie canals, but
merely are called canals because they
are straight. Yet the fact that vegeta-
ton on Mars moves south at one sea-
son, bearing its necessary moisture,
and then moves directly north over
the same path. makes inevitable the
conclusion that there is intelligent di-
rection behind this.
Mars evidently is an old planet.
It's water is rapidly disappearing; it
is dying of thirst. Let us think with
pity of the people-perhaps like our
selves-who are trying desperately to
conserve what moisture is left that
they may live. Sad it seems some
times that we cannot stretch out a
friendly hand Of assistance"
Professor Boothroyd expressed the
opinion that the earth some day will
"die of thirst" as MI IS is dying, be-
ing unable to retain - moisture.
The astronomer also said there is
evidence that life exists on the plan
ct Venus. though 1t doubtless is of q
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gering spirit. 1t had become a mocha
nism, tuned to expression In action. 1t
was not the body of a time-server.
Alan's sole word of comfort came back
to her. Il never thought the old Rock
would ever loom so big" What force
had done this thing to Gerry? She felt
pang, half envy, half remorse. II
she had been wise, less than that, If
she had been merely sage, could she
not have saved Gerry to himself and
spared her faith the test Of the three
long years lost out Of their youth?
Gerry stood erect by the door, one
hand still holding the knob. Why was
he waiting? Allx's raised hand went
slowly ont TO him in welcome hut hn
did not move. She smiled at him but
his eyes remained steadfast and grave.
A lump rose in Alix' throat and then.
as pride came to her aid, a fare Of
color showed in her cheeks. Her lips
opened. What could she say to hurt
him enough, to pay him back for this
added, unjust rebuff? She knew so
little about this new Gerry. How could
she wound him2
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
Activities of Women.

New York city is in need of at least
fifty thousand servant girls.
Typewriter girls are found even
among the kimono-clad women of ia
pan.
There are today probably seven
thousand women in the United States
practicing medicine.
The great Mexican estate of Mrs
Phoebe Hearst of California, compris-
ing over three million acres, probably
will be broken up by President Car
rama, who has announced that he IN
tends to drive all foreign land holders
from that country.
Miss Louise L. Thomas of st. Louis
turned her back on society to become
a volunteer kindergarten teacher in a
settlement in the foothills of the Cum
berland mountains.
Demanding. that they be sent to the
battle front, group of French woraen,
wearing uniforms, recently attempted
to enter the chamber of deputies in
Paris, but we're turped back.
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slow smile drew the corners Of his
mouth. Worth money! he echoed.
My boy, not every man kills the thing
that he loves best. This is my home.
You read those dates written In dust
and still you thought my home was
dead. But is isn't dead. l haven't
killed the thing that l love best. You
can get cash. comfort and cool drinks
almost anywhere, but 1 have remem-
bered that memories travel only beat
en- paths"
Even as Gerry picked his way back
to the waiting cab he felt Red Hill
reaching out for him, drawing him.
And during the long, slow drive to the
quay he learned that he had passed the
crossroads that had given so long a
pause to his troubled soul. The Bar.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
June 21, 1915

French made gains on heights Of
the Meuse, in Lorraine and in Al
SAGE.
Teutons captured RaWa Ruska
and invested Lemberg.
Russians evacuated their posi-
tions on the Upper Dniester.
italians made general assault on
Austrian positions, but were re-
pulsed.
Turkish Asiatic batteries bonn
barded allied columns on way to
new positions.
German submarine sank British
steamer Carisbrook by gunfire.
Austrian naval planes bombed
Bari and Brindisi.
Gen. Christian De Wet convicted
of treason in South Africa.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
VILLA AGAIN LOCATED.
Reported To Be Making His Headqua

Reported To Be Making His Headquar
ters In Southwest Chihuahua.
Ell Paso, Texas.-Pancho Villa, who
is directly responsible for the present
Mexican imbroglio, is reliably report
ed by the highest military authorities
to be making headquarters near Gauda
lupt Calvo in Southwest chihuahua
The bandit, who at verious times has
been reported killed, seriously wound
ed or driven to the last of his re-
sources, frequently makes trips into
Duarango and the TorreOn district.
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badian had opened his eyes. Doubt
left him. There was but one road-the
road back-and it was open. He wrote
his cable to Alix with a firm hand.
The freighter reached quarantine
after a quiet voyage twelve hours
ahead of time and just at sundOwn.
A tug hurried down the bay to tel!
them their berth was not ready. The
freighter was forced to anchor at the
mouth of the narrows. Gerry watched
the lights spring out from the shadowy
shores. They beckoned him to familiar
scenes. Staten Island had been to his
boyhood an undiscovered land and the
scene Of his first wanderings. Bay
shore he knew through constant pass
ing by. In the sky beyond it, hung the
glow Of the summer city. here and
there pierced with the brighter fame
of some grotesque monstrosity.
Up the bay the dark waters fOrked
into two bands that lost themselves in
sea and sky of twinkling lights. He
could just determine the sweeping arch
of Brooklyn bridge and the presence Of
more than one new Tower Of Babel
that broke the eser-changing skyline
of his native city and made him feel.
by that much, forgotten and an alien.
But from all the myriad lesser lights
his eyes turned gratefully to the high
held torch Of Liberty. Beneath it, the
familiar, tilted diadem, the shadowy
folds draping the outstanding pose,
the strength and steadfastness and the
titanic grandeur Of the statue, carried
their message to him as never before
1t became to him what its creator had
conceived, an emblem, and the myriad
little waves of the bay, rushing to fling
themselves at the feet of the goddess
became a multitude, eager for attain
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
WERE cARRANZISTAs.

Not Bandits Who Fired Upon the
American Force.
Ell Paso-Admissio that Carranza
soldiers, not bandits, had fired upon
the retiring American expedition at
Matamoros was contained in the fol-
lowing message received at the Mexi-
can consulate from H. Perry Abreu, d.
rector of the de facto consulate serv-
ice. "On the last Saturday there cross
ed upon Mexican territory near Mata-
moros an American foe on the pretext
of pursuing bandits. After an ex-
change of fire with us, which resulted
in one dead and one wounded on our
part, the Americans withdrew to their
own side"
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June IS, 1915.

Germans made violent night at
tack on Heights of the Meuse, with
asphyxiatlng shells and flaming
liquids, but were driven back.
Russians threw part of Linsin-
gems army back across the Onles-
ter.
Italians made progress along the
isonzo, taking GIot7a, north of
PLAYA.
British in land and water attack
on Bukoba, on Lake Victoria
Nyanza, destroyed the fort and
captured much booty.
French aViators bombed Douai.
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Natural Progression.

my son." said the elderly fnan-
cier. learn early in life to paddle your
own canoe"
Eyes, father"
That's the surest way to become
the possessOr. later in life, of private
yacht"
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Restaurant Enish6e.

why didn't yeu interfere when this
cook chased the waiter with cIeaver
and the waitress yelled MURDER"
Il thought it was an ordinary cab
aret feature. l couldn't understand
what the waitress was yelling. I
thought she was singing. Louisville
Courier-J Journal.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
June 20, 1915.

Germans made strong attack In
Arqonne after bombardment with
asphyxiating shells.
Russians in general retreat be-
fore Mackensen, west Of Lemberg.
italians took more positions in
Monte Nero region.
Turks defeated Russians near
OIti, Transcaucasia.
British cruiser Roxburgh torpe-
doed by submarine, but not sunk.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
June 22, 1915.

French captured the Labyrinth
after many weeks Of fighting
Teutons took Lembere, Russians
retreating in good order.
Italians lost heavily in attacks
along the Isonzo.
French defeated Turks in great
fight on GalIipoli.
British aeroplane bombed Smyr-
ma.
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June %. 1915.

June %, 1915.
Russians in swift but orderly re-
treat before Teutons.
Montenegrins marched against
Scutari, Albania.
Italians bombarded MaIborgeth,
Carnia.
German submarine torpedoed
and then burned Norwegian steam
er Truma.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
Great Hem.

Now the city with a big public
square finds that it builded wisely"
Glow so?"
Solves the problem of parking au.
tomobiles, don't you know"
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THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
jane fs, 1efs.

June 1s, 1915.
French took by assault Fond de
BuvaI and advanced in Aisace.
Germans evacuated Metzerai At
ter burning it.
Austro-Germans captured Grodeks
crossed the River TaneW and TOOK
Komarno.
German submarine sank British
steamer Dulcie.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
A Poor Way

It isn't likely that the Lord ever In
tended to have preachers try to win
people to his side by being disagree
able.
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Tell a girl that she is as pretty as
a picture" and she forgets that comic
valentines come under the head OF pic
lures.
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June "a, 1915.

June "a, 1915.
Severe fighting in 5essarabla-
Austrians took general offensive
against italians but failed to gain.
British gunboat Hussar lombard
ed Turkish ports.
Russian retreat in Galicia con-
tinued.
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TO BE CONTINUED.)
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-15
PERFECT INVESTIGATION.

This Is day of science and scien'
tlfic methods. Our experiment station
experts tell us OF balanced rations for
stock Of all kinds and for all purposes.
the poultry experts tell us of bal
anced ration for our chickens to make
them lay, to fatten them, etc, and the
health experts tell us of a balanced
ration for people for the highest eff
cheney In different lines. Scientific
farming experts now tell us OF bal
anced farming. which Is no more than
the old idea OF diversification, and the
Eagle reproduces the following from
the Brennan Banner-Press as one Of
the most perfect examples OF diversi'
fled farming that has ever come under
our observation:
"a Burton farmer made ten bales OF
cotton from n patch OF fifteen acres,
and sold II at about is cents. He
didn't know cotton was going to reach
the highest level since the civil war,
so he planted n few acres Of corn and
few acres Of feedstuffs for bunch
OF calves and pigs he was raising, and
little garden stuff. so he wouldn't
have to buy anything more from the
store than was absolutely necessary.
what is the result?
Gle sold the cotton. He fattened
the hogs and the yearlings and stored
the corn In his barn for time when
crops wouldn't be so good-and he
made money out Of every crop he
planted.
Examples Of this kind will in the
course OF time be followed more gen
orally.
The merchant who has been enjoy
ing this diversified farmers trade NJ
Burton writes TO the paper TO tell how
this man succeeded.
when the grocer and the dry goods
man and the cotton buyer and III,
banker 70 10 the trouble Of pointin,
out publicly examples of this kind, w
are making progress.
Certainly the success OF the farmeI
means the success Of the merchant
but the farmer gets the big end OF II
business men who have their owl
interests at heart might we'll follow
the plan Of our friend Watson at Bur
/ ton. and tell EN- about Il.
Advertising pays"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-15
SWEET POTATO WEE.
Wills IN TEXAS.

(By NJ. +. Hays, Assistant Entomol
ogist, Extension Service A. and ".
College OF Texas)
The sweet potato weevil has mp.
peared In many districts In Texas In
the past two years. II has also been
more serious In the districts that were
originally infested. Unless immediate
and careful attention Is given to
this pest In all infected districts, the
sweet potato industry OF the State will
be jeopardized. II seems from pres.
ent indications that the weevil thrives
In low, wet lands, more abundantly
than In other places. Direct attention
and time are necessary to eradicat,
this pest, which ruins the potato for
usefulness In any way.
We do not at this time know enough
about this pest to make explicit rec.
concentrations for It's eradication. but
It's ravages can be held in check ny
the sanitary measures recommended
below.
knowledge OF few facts about the
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-15

A farmer near Dublin sold S5S.6S
worth of pecans from one tree. That
is more than the price of bale OF
cotton in ordinary times. There is a
pointer for the boys of the country.
Plant pecan trees now and by the
time they must hustle for themselves
they will have an independent in
come. Fifty trees like the one above
mentioned would beat fifty bales OF
cotton and the farmer would have alb
solutely nothing to do but pick them
up. The rest of his time could be de-
voted to growing feed crops, dairying,
poultry and hog raising. It's here for
the farmers II they wake up to their
opportunities. q
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-15

County Farm Demonstration Agent
c. l. Bcason gives Il rs his opinion
that the freeze win be helpfu, 20 the
green cotton bolls that are fully ma.
turcd in causing them to open quick.
err The immature bolls. however. are
ruined. In the opinion Of Mr.. Beason
they will become watcry and never
open. There is considerable tor
crop IN this section. particularly In
the prasos bottom and the black lands
north OF Bryan. bAVU'l
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-15

The egg of the sweet potato weevh
Is deposited by a small black snous
beetle. either In the tuber or on the
vines. In about two days the egg
matches into the young larvae, or
grub, which feeds In the tubers, or
vines, for about two weeks. Then It
changes to the resting or pupal stage.
The adult weevil energies from It's
feeding place in from seven to ten
days, making the complete life'cycle
from twenty-one to thirty days, de-
pending on the season Of the year.
As stated above, there Is no direct
method by which we can eradicate
this pest. 1t cannot be destroyed by
spraying or dsting, as with some OF :
our more. common pests OF other
crops. II must be controlled by indi-
rect methods or sanitary farming.
The following recommendations, II
put into practice, will aid the sweet
potato growers of Texas in combat
ing this pest next year. This years
crop Of weevils cannot be prevented,
but growers should prepare now to
avoid losses next season.
First get seed potatoes from dis
trict that has not been infested with
the weevil.
Second, sweet potatoes should not
be planted on land that has grown
that crop this year. This Is especially
true II the land Is infected with Wee
wills.
In storing sweet potatoes for US,
carefully grade them and reject all
that are infected with weevils. The
tubers that are infected should be de-
stroyed by burning or cooking. II
they are merely thrown to one side
they will serve as breeding places Of
the weevils and enable them to sur
vive until next season. The vines OF
this years crop should also be de-
stroyed since many weevils will be
carried over II the vines are allowed
to remain until next spring.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-15

President Wilson was given the
greatest popular vote ever given a
presidential candidate in the history
of the United States, and that's some.
thing to swell up and feel chesty over.
Not only that, but he placed Democ.
racy on the map in sections where
heretofore II was almost total
stranger.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-15

The withdrawal Of the punitive OK.
pedition under General Pershing In
Mexico Is again being discussed. They
should have been withdrawn months
ago n Il could have been done without
injuring our prestige with Mexico.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-15
ALEssoN IN COURTESY.

The Houston Post holds up to the
youth of the land as lesson In cour.
,esy, the loss of the presidency to
Charles Evans Hughes. The Post
ascribes the defeat of Hughes to a
lack Of courtesy to Gov. Hiram John
son of California, as follows:
Among all the lessons that stand
boldly out in the recent campaign and
the end thereof, the greatest is that
of the value Of courtesy. Never be-
fore in all history has the youth of the
country had such an example Of the
cost Of discourtesy. And probably
there has never been a single dis.
courteous act with results SO far
reaching to the individual concerned
and to the nation. H
ITO understand why the country is
to have Democratic President for
the next four years the school boy will
not seek out the platforms of the
parties and study them He will not
look in the Congressional Record for
the votes of Democratic and Republl.
can leaders upon the bills that have
gone before that body. He will not
learn OF the laws that have been en-.
acted during Democratic admins.
tration. There is none OF these things
the real reason for the reelection OF
Mr.. Wilson.
The student OF political affairs who
desires to know the real reason for
the election OF Democratic President
In the year 1916 may go back and
study the daily newspapers OF the first
weeks OF the campaign. He will find
In them the reason for the defeat OF
Mr.. Hughes-and he will do well II no
knows that reason when he sees Il.
And he will do well to treasure Il in
HIS memory.
study for a moment the stage as II
was set for the election OF a Republi.
can President. The East was solid.
The Middle West was favorable. Cali.
fornia and the Pacific coast had no
element OF doubt. All was ready for
the counting In OF Mr.. Hughes.
And then the Republican candidate
went a-visiting. He arrived In San
Francisco. The chairman OF Califor.
MAS Republican executive committee
announced to him that the state was
safe by n big majority. And then
something happenedl
California had Republican gov.
ernor. He Is popular with the people
They almost idolIze him. And Gov.
ernor johnson was In San Francisco
when Mr. Hughes arrived. More. he
was In the same hotel where Mr.
Hughes stopped. And Mr. Hughes
knew II. hut Mr. Hughes did not call
on Governor Johnson. He did not tell
the state cecutiye committee that no
would be glad TO see him. In fac, tho
governor was ignored.
And when Mr. Unpbcs lar Al.
state he left a California which had
been lost to the Republican party by
a single dIscourteous ,aet,. Tho presi.
dency was the price Hughes paid for
not treating Governor johnson with
common politcness. Courtesy IL al
ways worth while. and the young stu
dents OF the national campaign have
In It's results an object lesson they
will do we'll 10 remember"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-15

These cold days sitting around tho
fire you would enjoy some OF the fine
candles we have just received from
the Blanke- Werneke people. Include
a pound In your next order. Reid
Brothers. ST
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-15

Vote for the most attractive girl,
young lady or matron. Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson makes personal gift to winner
OF contest. Votes 10 for 10 cents. On
sale Dixie Theater ticket office to.
night. 26S
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-15
EVENING DRESSES.

Just received new shipment Of ex-
quisite Betty Wales evening dresses
for the approaching holiday dances;
white. cherry. pink and blue. Miss
Grace II. Bowman. 268
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-15

A news dispatch records the fact
that a whiskey barrel exploded at
Richmond. Texas. aud killed a little
girl. one Of the usual results OF
whiskey. the heaviest injury falls on
the heads OF the innocent and help.
iess. pUl