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Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-20

Nance, junior, snntched away her
hands and dashed into the house.
Mother. Glen, he's here. Unc--Cous-
in Alan's come"
From upstairs came a sullen but
feeble roar, as though bull had bel
lowed and only echo had come forth.
From hammock under the trees J. Y.
tumbled his stiffening limbs and with
a quick shake of his broad shoulders
strode across the lawn. There was q
patter of women's feet. Ciem burst
out OF the house, caught both or Alan's
hands and shook them. Her lips opened
but she said nothing. Her eyes and
her heart were full of welcome. Alan
felt them speaking for her. Then came
Mrs. J. Y. and J. Y. and Nance, the
mother of four. There arose babel
OF hearty greetings, but through them
all could be heard the rumble OF the
echollke believing.
"Sshv' said Alan, holding up his
hand. whats that noise?"
Clem laughed. It's the captain"
she said Listen"
In the silence the rumbling became
vociferation. Bring him up here.
Bring him m here, dammit"
YOU'D better go quickly" remarked
Nance, junior. He's begun to swear
and mother doesn't like us to hear it,"
Alan hurried into the house and up
to the captains room. The grown-ups
followed but stopped below and wait
ed. Nance, junior, remained to direct
the chauffeur to the barn.
FExcuse me, MISS" said that wor-
thy, "but Mr.. Wayne hasn't had a bite
to eat since seven this morning. You
might not think to ask him, you see
so thought I'd tell you"
81 see," replied the young lady, and
added with ready wit and a smile
Just find the kitchen and tell the
cook"
Alan found the captain propped on
many pillows. His bulging eyes had
the same old glare, his cOse-crOpped
hair still made an effort. though feeble
to insurgency, but his corpulence was
gone. He had collapsed at last and
"oo bSui'huCh dltSl d SSNCAS SIlOhS
HUH" was his greeting.
Alan sat down beside the bed. How
do you do, sir?"
"Do? l do all right. It's the liquor
in this country that's gone off, sir
Corked whisky. That's all that's left
I'll show you, Alan" And he roared
after a preliminary puff, Two whis
kies."
Mrs. Wayne appeared. ''Now, cap
tain" she said softly. whats this.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-20
COpYRNGzT BY The CENZZzGY CO.
SYNOPSIS.
-14

Alan Wayne is sent away from Red Hill.
his home by his uncle, j. Y, as moral
failure. Glenn drinks Alan's health on his
birthday. Judge Healy defends Alan in
mis- business with his employers. Alan and
Alix, Gerry's wife, start Irritation. Ger
ry, as he thinks, sees AliX and Alan elop-
Ing. drops everything. and goes to Per-
nambuco. Alix leaves Alan on the train
and goes home. Gerry leaves Pcrnam-
buco and goes to Piranhas. on canoe
trip he meets native girl. The judge
fails to trace Gerry. A baby is born to
AliN. The native girl takes Gerry to the
ruined plantation she is mistress OF. Ger
ry marries her. At Maple house Collinge-
ford tells how he met Alan-"Ten Per
Cent Wayne bridge in Africa.
Gerry begins to improve Margarita's plan
tation and builds an irrigating ditch. A
baby comes to Margarita. Colingeford
meets AliX I'm the city and finds her
changed. Alan meets AlX, ]. Y, and
Glen. grown TO beautiful womanhood, i'm
the city and realizes that he has sold his
birthright for mess of pottage. Kemp
and Gerry become friends. They visit
Ideber. and the three eXiles are drawn
together by common tie. Iieber tells
his story. In South America Alan gets
the fever and his foreman sends him to
i1ebePs. Alan tells Gerry the truth about
AliN and Gerry tells him of Margarita and
the baby. Alan wonders and is disgusted
A flood carries away Margarlta and her
baby. despite Gerry's attempt at rescue
Fever follows Gerry's exposure. He sends
a note to AliX by Alan, who forwards the
note to AliX when he arrives in New
YORK. Alan goes on to Red Hill.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-20

Two at a time? You're getting bet
ter"
The captain subsidized. zone for
Alan" he grunted.
The drinks came. Alan welcomed
his. He was tired and faint after the
long journey. The captain gazed on
his own glass defiantly but ordered the
maid to set it on the table at his side.
Alan waited long for him to take it
up, and then he saw that the captain
had fallen asleep. Alan slipped his
drink. The captain was right it was
flavorless. But Alan remembered that
he had thrown away his last cigarette
for the same reason. He sighed.
In spite of the judge. Allx was feel
Ing very lonely, abandoned, unloved.
She sat on the little veranda at the
back OF the town house and day
dreamed. Across her knee lay the
morning paper. A word caught her
eye. Elenic. Half uncOnsciOusy she
read: Among the arrivals by the
Elenic Hon. Percy COllinge-
ford"
Collingeford! She started to her feet
and then with what seemed a percep-
tible click her mind repeated, "Elenic."
She sat down again. The hand that
held the paper was trembling. She sat
for long time looking at her hand.
The telephone bell rang. but she did
not hear it. Old John came and stood
beside her.
'Mr, Collingeford telephones to know
II yOu are in town."
A frightened CLEAN showed in Alix'
eyes. 1t passed and a flame of color
came into her pale cheeks. yes" she
said, II am at home Tell him l will
see him at any time today"
COllingeford lost no time. When he
arrived Allx was still sitting on the
veranda. She received him there. He
came upon her with rush--like a
fresh breeze. what lucllp he cried.
"Really in town on hot summers
day?
Which is II? Froeks or the dentist?"
Alix rose and held out her hand. A
faint smile came to her face. fingered
a moment and passed. Il am glad you
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-20

The peripatetic, pathOgenic agent Of
malarial fever possesses the prime at
tribute Of a bad penny-it comes back.
Alan had often fatted himself to re-
ceive the prodlgal. and he was not now
at loss to account for the sudden
lassitude, the deadened palate and the
truant sense Of smell that had come
upon him. He turned to Mrs. ]. Y.
I'm afraid I'll have to lie down. |
hate to be a nuisance, but I've got a
touch OF fever" To the initiated "a
touch OF fever" means anything from
slight indiSposition to a knockout
blow delivered below the belt. 1t Is
the sole phrase OF confession recog-
nized by the malarial cult. Happily
for Alan. the expression on this occa-
sion was no euphemism. He was suf-
fering from touch of fever, and moth
ing more. brought on by too continued
exertion. He was shown to his room.
his old room with its old-fashioned,
many-paDed windows, its enormous
closet and. under recent coatlngs of
white enamel paint, the many marks
with which In boyhood he and his for
bears had branded the ancient wood
work.
A fiutter and then a sigh OF disap-
pointment went through Maple House
at Alan's immediate eclipse. The
children roresaw an order for silence
or veto on the afternoons excursion
to the lake. J, Y. became restless and
wandered nolselessly about from room
J TO room. Glen sat in the great win
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-20
CHAPTER xxvIl-continued.

Alan's eyes CLEANED with amuse-
ment at the ripping words Allx was
certainly well. Then suddenly she col
iapsed in a chair. Three years!" she
gasped. Her hands went up to hold
her head and she began to cry in
way Alan had never heard a woman
cry before. The gasping sobs racked
his nerves. He felt as though the sobs
were tearing their way up from his
own breast. He gripped the arms of
the chair in which he sat- His body
delephoned to his brain that he was
going to faint and at such astounding
news Ten Percent Wayne woke up and
took charge. "AliX!" the word snapped
out like the crack of whip. you
stop crying or I'll slap you. and when
d slap slap hard"
Alix choked. swallowed and looked
at him, outraged and unbelieving.
Alan's eyes were blazing. ''You listen
10 me-" he commanded, "llsten to every
word say. You've gone through lot
an three years. but just fasten your
mind on to this: so has Gerry. That
note is colOrless because Gerry made
at colorless. 1t doesn't tell ANYTHING.
because Gerry isn't a coward aud be-
cause there are things he must fell
you face to face to get your answer
clear In his own mind. I'm making
sou curious with every word. All right.
DE curious. But you can be sure of
one thing; if Gerry had wanted me
10 tell you his story he'd have asked
me to. but he didn't. He didn't even
ask me not to. He was standing in
deep waters, but he had his head and
shoulders out. He wasn't asking for
any or anybody else's hand to help
.him up the bank. He didn't ask me
mot to meddle because he knew was
imam enough to see where he stood
without words. He trusted me-" AL
ans voice trailed of weakly. He
closed his eyes.
"But, Alan" said Allx. 81 must know
something. Is he well? Is he"
Alan held up his hand "Just one
thing and then I'm going to sleep.
never thought the old Rock would ever
goOm so big"
Alix watched him doze of. She felt
strangely comfOrted by the crumb he
had tossed her. She went back in her
.mind TO a dinner of long ago. when
she had defended Gerry's placid
weight against Alan, She sat on for
haif an hour, busy with varying
thoughts. She looked curlously around
Alan's sitting room. How strange
that she should be here and yet how
natural How safe she felt She won
sdered if 1t was all because of the de-
fenses she had raised up in herself or
whether any woman would feel safe
with the new and weakened Alan. She
slipped out without waking him and
sent cable to Pernambuco. BY night
she had an answer Gerry had not yet
sailed!
Days passed. She went out only for
exercise. Her mind was busy with
wondering The judge called regu-
sarly. He had put OF going to Red
HILL He wanted Allx to feel that a
friend was at hand aud. besides he
dad Alan on his hands Alan was
worrying him IN a new way. Some
thing had gone out of him. Sometimes
he seemed to the judge mere she'll
blown egg, robbed OF the seed OF 'ife
The judge talked OF him often to Alix
tat she could not fasten her mind on
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-20
The Bio BuV TRACTOR
EnviouS,

DO your teeth ever ache?" asked
little Walter as he watched his grand
mother take her false teeth out.
why, no, of course they don't,
Walter" she replied. These are
false teeth"
81 wish l had that kind" said the
boy. Then could eat all the candy
| wanted to-"
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-20
COVETED BY AL

but possessed by few--a beautiful
head of hair. II yours is streaked with
gray, or is harsh and stiff, you can re-
store it to it's former beauty and Ius-
ter by using La Creole" Hair Dress
ing. Price $1.O0.-Adv.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-20

Reading maketh a full man-bRt
they have another name for it in a
dry town.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-20

Here Alan has an opportunity
to spoil all Of Gerry and Alix'
future life by telling just a little
about Marearita and the boy
back in South America. Men
and women frequently do such
things in mere human perversity.
Should he answer AIix truthful.
ly or should he lie like a gentle
man and save the day for Ger
ry7
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-20
RaInfaII N United state,.

The rain which falls on the United
States every year equals in amount the
water in the Mississippi river.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-04-20

Remembering HE past in
dIseretlons and Don Juan af-
fairs, do you believe that Alan
will have the temerlty to con-
fess all Of them frankly to
Glenn and ask her to marry hIm7
Would good woman accept
such a naan2
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15
RAVES ABOUT OUR GARDENS
Writer Says They Are So RaVishIns,
30 sunIit, Astounding In Fresh
meas and Beauty.

81 can't say enough in praise Of the
American gardens! l think / should
rave about them II ever let myself
CO." exclaimed Miss Carlisle. They
are ravishing-so sunlit, abOunding in
freshness and beauty! Do you realize
that they are so brilliant that / can
never show paintings of American gar
dens in the same room with English
gardens, because they make them look
quite dreary? Their one fault Is that
there is often too much statuary in
them, and too much of it irrelevant.
Frequently, too. they are not rambly
enough, and seem a little self-con-
sciOus. In English gardens small
stones mellow with years are used,
and the furnishings add that warmth
which breeds intimacy. 1t is the In
formal garden that attracts the artist.
In England these abound, with their
winding paths passing through uneven
hedges Of many varieties Of flowers
That uneven hedge, flashing forth
vivid colors, one seldom sees in Amer
lea, probably because of the huctuat-
ing climate and the vogue Of a more
formal arrangement" R. Pey-
ser, in Countryside Magazine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15
WILSON PLANKS ARE READY
President Completes Draft of Plat
form for Democratic Convention
at ST. Louis.

Washington, June 10.-President
Wilson virtually has completed a draft
of the platform to be submitted to the
Democratic national convention. The
principal plans, it is said. will consist
of declaration of the administration
success in guarding the honor and in
terests of the United States and at the
same time keeping the nation at peace
Specially the foreign affairs Sec
tion of the platform probably will
praise these acts of the administra-
ton:
Refusal to allow the country to be
drawn into the Mexican internal trou.
bles and prompt dispatch of troops in
pursuit of raiders on American terri
tory.
Support of the policy of America
first"
The planks on domestic affairs will
refer particularly to the merits of the
Underwood tariff act, the federal re-
serve act and the administration pre-
paredness plans.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15
OHIO BY TELEGRAPH
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE re.
CORDED BY WIRE.
News Gathered All over 5uekeyedom,
Flashed by Wire and Received
at Our Office by Ticker.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
East Cleveland.-Bast Cleveland
suffragists won the first victory for
the party in the state Of Ohio when
they carried the municipality for suf-
frage almost two to one. The suffrage
amendment to the new charter was
adopted by a vote Of 936 to sos.
The home rule charter, which also
was being voted on. carried by vote
of 1854 to 297.
The vote was light and was fea-
tured only by the work of the suf-
fragists at the polls.
The adoption of the new home rule
charter and the suffrage amendment
means that women can vote at all
municipal elections and can hold
municipal Offices. The charter pro-
vides for the city manager form Of
government, the manager to be hired
by a commission of five to be elected
by the voters.
The suffrage amendment becomes
effective Immediately. The commits
sion will be elected in November and
will take Office Jan. !, 1918, giving
them a year to select a manager.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15
Dickens, poor Taste In Dress.

When Charles Dickens was to make
his first appearance in America as a
reader an immense crowd awaited him
at a public hall in Boston. The en-
thusiasm of the people had risen to
fever heat. One of his most ardent
admirers afterward told this little in
cident of the evening:
With few gentlemen, who wished
to welcome him and to show him at
tention, l was in the little room back
of the platform when Dickens entered
it. He was rather stout man, with a
somewhat red face, and l saw, to my
surprise, that he was dressed in an
exaggerated servility to the extreme
of fashion. More than this, he wore a
boutonniere in each buttonhole, and
two watches, the chains of which were
strung aggressively across his chest
There was a gaudy bad taste in his
appearance which his friends regret
ted, knowing how distasteful it woult
be to his admirers, who appreciated
his genius and enjoyed his writings"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15
Why Not7

why did you strike this manT
asked the Judge sternly.
HE called me liar, your honor"
replied the accused.
''Is that true?" asked the Judge, turn
ing to the man with the mussed-up
face.
Sure it's true" said the accuser. Il
called him liar because he is one,
and l can prove II"
What have you to say to that?"
asked the Judge OF the defendant.
TITS got nothing to do with the case,
your honor" was the unexpected re-
ply. Even If am a liar guess I've
got a right to be sensitive about it,
amt II"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15
ADMIT LOSS OF TWO CRUISERS
Berlin Dispatch Says the Lutzow and
Rostock Lost-Sank on Way
to Port.

London, June 10.--It is admitted by
the German admiralty that the battle
cruiser Lutzow and the cruiser Ros-
took sank from shell wounds received
in the battle with the English feet Off
Jutland, according to the following
Central News dispatch, dated Berlin:
For military reasons the loss of the
battle cruiser Lutzow and the cruiser
Rostock has not yet been made known
to the public, although it is known in
official circles that both sank while
proceeding to their harbor for re-
pairs"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15
RUSSCAPTURELUTSK
AUsTRIANs ARE DRIVEN FROM
STRONGHOLD IN VoLHVNIA
BY SLAVS.
MORE PRISONERS ARE TAKEN
Petrograd Statement Says That Large
Amount Of War Material Was
seized-Enemy Driven From POSI-
tlons In Galicia.

Petrograd, June 10 (via London).-
The capture of Lutsk, in Volhynia, and
also of series of powerfully organ
ized Austrian positions, is announced
in an official communication given
out here on Thursday.
In addition to the Austrians pre-
viously captured in the offensive
movement recently inaugurated, the
statement says there we're captured
in yesterdays fighting So officers and
II 900 men. A large amount of war
material also was taken.
The communication says:
"On Tuesday we developed our Of
fensive in the direction of Rovno and
Kovel, and, keeping on the heels OF
the overthrown enemy and following
battle in the region of Lutsk, we
| occupied that town. In many places
we have seized not only the lines Of
the rivers Ikwa and Styr, but have
crossed them and continued our Of
| fensive.
IN Galicia, on the lower Stripa, our
infantry, supported by artillery fire,
| captured by an energetic advance a
number of powerful enemy organized
positions on the front of Trziboukho-
vtsky-Jazlovets and have arrived quite
near the line of the Stirpa river.
IN addition to the 10000 prisoners
previously taken, we took in the
course of yesterdays fighting So off.
GERS and about II 900 men and cap
tured number of guns and machine
guns and quantity of other weapons.
The results of the engagements
from the fourth to the seventh in
Volhynia and Galicia permit US to con-
slider that we have already gained an
important victory, which is crowned
by great breach in the enemy's forti.
fed front.
Constantinople (via London). June
9.-The Russians who fell back recent
ly in the face of Turkish offensive
west of Erzerum, Turkish Armenia,
have again taken the aggressive. as.
saulting height.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15
May ReVolutionize River Traffic.
Tho f1rat saIf-nronelIad fraipht barR

The first self-propelled freight barge
designed to carry heavy cargoes Of
freight on the Mississippi river, is WIS.,
iting all the large cities from st. Louis
to New Orleans. It is known as Inco
l, and is the flrst of 100000 fleet
being built.
The barge is 43 feet wide, 240 feet
long and is propelled by four SO-horse-
power gasoline engines. 1t has a
capacity of 1000 tons. 1t is believed
the new type of barge will revolution
ize freight traffic on the Mississippi
river Similar barges have been put in
operation recently on the Warrior riv-
er, in Alabama, hauling coal to the sea-
board at an extremely low rate.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15
Find Drugs, Jail ohlOan.

Lima.-Paul McNear, %. was ar
rested at Celina by federal officers on
a charge of drug traffic. Police said
search of McNear's room in Celina
hotel revealed more than 4,5O0 eighth
grain morphine tablets. The Office of
DR.. John OTIS, prominent Lima physi-
clan, was entered recently and big
quantity of the drug stolen. McNear
was taken to Toledo to face the fed
eraI court
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15
Catholics Assemble.

Akron.-Delegates and visitors to
the 1915 annual convention of the
D. r. X. Catholic union ban
quoted in Music hall, where addresses
were made by officers Of the organiza-
ton and by Mayor William ]. Laub.
More than 200 delegates were present
and the number was swelled by 1000
or more visitors and members of Ak
ron Catholic organizations.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15
ToRTURING SKIN TROUBLES
That Itch, Burn and Disfisure Healed
by Cuticura. Trial Free.

Battle with plenty Of Cuticura Soap
and hot water to cleanse and purify.
Dry lightly and apply Cuticura Oint-
ment to soothe and heal. This stops
itching instantly, clears away pimples,
removes dandruff and scalp irritations,
and heals red, rough, sore hands.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-AdV.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15
Held for MansIauohter.

Chillicothe.-John Lyons, aged 4S,
a fisherman, died from blow on
the head, and Clem Byers, As, we'll
to-do farmer, is held on a charge of
mansIaughter in connection with his
death Police say Lyons was tres
passing on the Byers farm and abused
the owner when ordered off. Byers is
said to have struck Lyons with hoe
handle
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15
aov Too Handy With Gun.

Kenton. Charles S. Hale was
sentenced to Lancaster Industrial
school by Juvenile court when he
pleaded guilty to shooting with intent
to kill. Hale worked in the Scioto
onion fields and insisted on shooting
hats from the heads of his fellow
workmen, police say. He tried to kill
Ernest Gossard, deputy marshal, the
latter claims.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15
pnttsrs, Strike EalIs.

East Liverpool. = Five thousand
people returned to work in the
tableware potteries here and in
the West Virginia towns across the
Ohio river, when the National Broth
erhood of Cooperative Potters refused
to recognize the strike Of 800 kiln
drawers which was called several
weeks ago.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15

This is a story Of the early days when
the famous explorer, La Sale, was blaz-
ing a trail for peaceful civilization to
follow hardships and battles. The plot
concerns pretty young French girl
who suddenly finds herself welded
against her will to an unscrupulous ad-
venturer and compelled to accompany
him on an expedition into the wilderness.
By her own resourcefulness, aided of
course, by her true lover, she is finally
enabled to reach her destination through
out the journey wife in name only.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15
IL SAVED FROM HAMPSHIRE
officer and Eleven Men Escape Kitch-
ener's Fate-Washed Ashore
on Raft.

London. June 10-One warrant off,
Ger and II men, survivors of the
cruiser Hampshire, which went down
off the Orkney islands with Earl
Kitchener and members of his STAFF
aboard, have been washed ashore on a
raft, according to an announcement
by the admiralty on Thursday.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15

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