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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
MURDERSMAN:
TELLS POLICE

UNITED Press Leased wire.)
SEATTLE, Dec. 15.-Walking
into the office of Chief of Police
Rockingham shortly after noon
today, H. M. Stokes, formerly of
Tucson, Ariz., handed over re-
volver and said:
1--WE killed Alexander Millar
in the Mutual Life building"
When the police reached the
office of Kaufman & Millar,
Millar was found lying on the
floor dead.
Stokes declared that the trou-
BILE occurred over business deal
in which he had trouble obtain
ing money due him from Millar.
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of good things to eat"
And.

or good things to eat"
And:
1--WE understand that a big
new building is to go up in
Amboy."
The pork barrel seems to
flourish in the community of
Heison. The Heison notes
declare: -. E. Petite, jr.,
shipped some fat porkers re-
Gently" Also, Our up-to-
date merchant, Mr.. Morrison,
now serves out fresh pork to
his customers.
The Heison folks, we note,
are anxious to hire a hall.
1--WE may have a basket
ball team at Heison soon if
we succeed in securing a hall
to play in" Page Paul Steele.
The Dole news is anything
but doleful:
Rather late news, but it
is reported that two of the
younger set of Dole, joined
in the Holy bonds of matri-
mony about three weeks ago.
Get out your COW bells and
tin cans and wait until they
return home" Have a heart,
Dole.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
Girl Going to
Waken Father
Finds CORPSE

Levi A. Lewis, age 5S, night
Waterman at the st. Paul & Ia
coma Lumber Co.'s plant, died
while asleep, at the home of Fred
r. Foye, 6S10 South Yakima,
Thursday.
He was found by his 1S-year-
old daughter Esther, who when
she came home from school, ran
to his room to wake him with a
kiss, as was her custom.
She found him, as she thought,
still asleep, rummaged his pockets
until she found a penny, and then
bounced on him to ask II she
could have it.
Finding his cheek cold, she fled
in terror to give the alarm.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
BLAZE BURNS
FIRE STATION

Sleeping firemen at headquar-
tiers station, 9th and A streets,
were awakened by the changing of
their alarm gong at II O'Clock
Thursday night.
But when they slid down the
brass poles to the fire apparatus,
they were ordered to grab apiece
of hose and beat 1t back upstairs.
The fire station was on fire!
Bricks had fallen out Of a CHM
ney in the fire station, setting fire
to the entire roof and attic. II
a fireman returning from inspec-
ton of down town theaters had
not seen the blaze in time, the en-
tire station might have burned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
TODAY's CLEARINGs

let and carrotlet, and beanlet and
pealet. The bird waited until you
could fairly smell vegetable soup
every time you watered that bed
and then he showed that he could
squeeze through a barrel roop or
key hole. empty or full. He
must have used . vacuum clean
or.
II it's this sort of bird that's
nominated for an important part
n next sprino's MILLINERY, were
going to cu4gl1e, promote, fondle
that kashion. H ou7nt b IS
xofn a fee(oon4 pl1ut4 Of hlH.
AZ I s.; sss1 s En- re a 's'''''''
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
Forgives His
Runaway Wife

Jack Mcdonald, steam engineer
Of Seattle, whose wife, Anna, was
caught by railroad police in a
boxcar Weddnesay midnight in
company with her uncle. George
Bell, furnished $40 bail Friday
for Mrs. McDonald's release from
the city jail.
my wifc has promised to for
get about her runaway with Bell
and will come back to me-" Nc
Donald told the police.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
We Approve This Latest Spring Millinery Idea Proyded

Birds will play an important
part in next springs millinery
fashions, according to wire to-
day from eastern millinery mag
mates.
This gets our support, provided
It's the right sort of bird.
II It's the meadowlark who
wnistlod theerily at us from the
timothy. - We went barefoot to
ne req school house: IL it's the
blue bird Who19 Qulet little psalm
en4Q41c4Q ~ c0<1l4g Of yiolets
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little plot Of ground is carpeted
with green shoots and delicate
leaves.
We grin at TIE grocery man.
We treat the peuder Of garden
sass with contumely.
About the fifth day, there
comes small brown bird from
|somewhere. Some folks call him
IL thrush, some say he's q linnet,
others call him 1 wild canary or
q tom-tit. Whc{ we Gall him Is
unqua lfflodIy unit for publiozica-
ton. He sqeoka II Is unso6ul-
~ {! hAik sp'
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ing sun. Between 4 and g a. m.
next day that blasted bird reaps
all those beginnings of vegetable
soup and goes up on our scare
crow to wipe his beak.
III at first you don't succeed,
try, try again." We wrote this
$50 times running, on a copy
book, one time. for throwing spit
balls at freckled Mary Jones, and
getting caught 1T II. We put in
AL those seeds again. We cover
them with wire netting bought Of
q aad-f9ced hardware man who
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15

Very good, we put in those
seeds all over again. In addition
we set up. scare-crow--our old
fishing breaches, mas discarded
kimona and willie's expurgated
Fauntelroy hat crucified on a
cross of clothes poles. Our DEAR
est neighbors say the design and
execution are perfectly devilish.
The tout ensemble looks az IL 1t
would scare condors or turkey
buyzards into convulsions. and Il
suits ID. Again those beautfful
e5eX'HG tal:z2 tzEe fq11 11s
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
MURDER CASE
NEAR ITS END
PierWsza Is Self-Contained
When Juror Submits
Him to Test

Final arguments in the
case of John Pierwsza. charg-
ed with killing his wife at
WflkesOn Oct. 30, were not
yet closed at noon Friday. Ii
was expected the case will go
to the jury during the after
noon.
At the request of juror, Pier
wsza was told to stand in front
OF the model of the kitchen stove
in about the position he would
have occupied If he had murdered
his wife, according to the theory
of the prosecution.
The object apparently was TO
compare his height with the
height from which the shot would
have been fired If it had followed
the course outlined by Expert
Heinrich for the prosecution.
Pierwsza walked to the model
without hesitation. and stood
quietly in the position in which
he was placed.
Juggle Range About.
Final arguments are being
made by Attorney Gordon for the
defense and Deputy Prosecutor
Selden for the state.
The defense insists that the
verdict must be either for acquit-
tai or first degree murder.
The courts instructions gave
the jury the alternatives of ac-
quitting Pierwza. or convictjne
him of first degree murder, or
second degree murder or man
slaughter.
PierwsZza viewed with unsmil-
ing and apparently puzzled inter-
est the struggle Thursday after
noon of half dozen lawyers Ia
move his kitchen range around, IN
readiness for reference during tne
argument.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
TRAIN CAPTURED
BY THIRTY HOBOES
UNITED Press Leased Wire.

VUniteU PreSS IeaSeU W1fe.)
LOS ANGELES, Dec. is. =
Eleven officers left for Saugus to-
day to meet a Southern Pacific
freight train reported captured
by 80 hoboes, we'll armed, who
compelled the engineer to run past
Rivera. where he wanted to stop
to take on water.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15

robin who teetered on the tip of
the evergreen and babe the sun
good night with chirps, thrills
and gurgles of Joy; IL its's any
Of these who are to go on the
hats, consider our protest and
condemnation already on file.
But there is another sort Of
bird. And doggone him,
We spade up part of the back
yard, pulverize the dirt. Jumps,
smooth over q nice bed, and plant
IN precise rows, seed OF the let
tQce the cabbage. the bean. the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
Bar Booze Ads
From the Mail
Omitted Press Leased wire.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. Is.
With senate and house dry
leaders here contending congress
will act favorably on a national
prohibition bill, perhaps at this
session, the house postoffice COM
mittee today struck a blow at the
liquor interests when 1t voted by
a majority of one to prohibit use
of mails for dissemination of in
toxicating liquor advertisements.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
HERO
IN H-3 RESCUE

HE lines were shot aboard thai
they did not have the strength tc
make them fast.
They might never have
been rescued had il not been
for the courage OF Surfman
Werner Swinnes. Despite his
Own peril he leaped from q
snrf-boat to the slippery deck
or the submcrsible and fin
ally made fast n line after he
had twice been washed off
and twice had fought his way
back. Swinnes was the hero
of Eureka today.
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Edna Ferber

You've read her stories
in the Saturday Evening
Post and other magazines.
She's one of the best
story writer's in the cOun-
try. She's the author of
Dawn O'Hara," the
novel-a-week which will
begin in The Times next
Monday.
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Ship In Distress
UNITED Press LenseS Wire. }

LONG BRANCH, N. j., Dec. Is.
"A ship was sighted apparently
in distress off Galilee, N. j., this
afternoon. A heavy snow-storm
was raging.
A temporary lifting of the
storm revealed a liner which APP
peared to be dangerously near
Shrewsbury rocks, which extend
a mile and a half into the sea.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
u. OF w. SELECTS
DOBIE'S SUCCESSOR

NS"Neu HTeSS beascu Wlre.D
SEATTLE, Dec. 15.-C. ]. Hunt
will succeed Gilmour Dobie as
zach of the University of Wash
ngton football team next year il
will accept the place.
Hunt has coached Carleton COL
eye at Northfield, Mimi, for six
ears following his graduation
rom De PAW university where he
played guard and center.
He has lost but two games in
the six years he has been coach
ing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
PEACE TALK SENDS
WHEAT DOWN 4 CTS
Omitted Press Leased Wi

CHICAGO. Dec. 15.-Wheat
opened lower under the pressure
of continued peace talk. Specu-
lators began dumping their hold
ings into the pit at the tap Of the
gong, sending the price down over
four points.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
AS FOR ENGLAND.
TWAS DIFFERENT

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Is. -
In applying for citizenship papers,
Mrs. Margaret Foley told the fed
eral court she didn't mind re-
nouncing allegiance to England,
"but do hate to renounce dear
old Ireland"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
THEY FORGOT THEIR
GOTH WEDDING DAY

tUnitedl Press Leased Wire.)
WOODLAND, CAL, Dec. 15.-
Although they had been married
60 years yesterday, Mr.. and Mrs.
y. Waller made SO little fuss over
their anniversary that they COM
pletely forgot It until reminded.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
BRING OLD CLOTHES

Tacoma Elks. will hold their an
nual Old Clothes social in the
Elks temple Friday evening.
Price of admission is one bundle
of old clothes. The entertain
ment will consist of vaudeville
acts donated by the Pantages the
alter, talk by G. H. Hyde on his
recent travels in South America,
and a turkey lunch.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
ENDORSE ARMY POST

Endorsement of the army post
proposition and bond issue were
received by Mayor Fawcett Fri
day from Tacoma lodge, No. Is,
Scandinavian Brotherhood of
America, Fern Hill lodge, No. SO,
Odd Fellows, and Tacoma camp,
No. sos. Modern Woodmen OF
America.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
299 CITY employees
ENROLL IN LEAGUE

With 299 members enrolled,
the Municipal Civil Service league
adopted constitution and bylaws
Thursday evening at a public
meeting in the city council cham
bers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15

The Rotary club ate lunch serv-
ed by the domestic science class
of Stadium high school Thursday.
Afterward, they inspected the
city's high school plant by the
blueprint method.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
STOCKS HIT NEW
LOW MARKS TODAY

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The
stocks on the stock exchange
fourth day of panicky dumping CT
which was started on Tuesday by
Germany's announcement of peace
proposals, saw new low levels es-
tablished this afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
KAISER SAYS HE'S WON

BERLIN, Dec. 15.-Germany
expressed a willingness to enter
peace negotiations because she is
now fully victorious, Kaiser Will
helm told German troops in AL
SAGE, in an address.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15

OucS, Iu0y lOOk uke7dgdluSC Cn6 OlQ
Pete Sandberg dives on Court A!
How times change! Ten years ago
we wouldn't even have known what an
abatement action was, and how terribly
shocked a whole lot of us would have
been at the idea of using one
And how tremendously astOnished
we all would have been at the temerity
OF our prosecutor to dare attack the
mighty tenderlOin monarch.
For, 10, these many months the police
department has been demanding that
the cases be started.
The prosecutors office has promised,
procrastinated, peregrinated, postulat-
ed-everything but proceeded.
But, as was remarked paragraph or
so ago, how times do change. Today, all
OF sudden, the court records show
these cases filed
A miracle unwritten appears to have
occurred. Maybe the police did some
thing to the prosecutor; who knows?
Anyhow action, ACTION, is really
noticeable
Trewella and Lewis d. Pratt. strange
ly familiar names, are mentioned as de-
PENDANTS.
Nineteen Sixteen appears to be a.
Year of Promise even in the courthouse!
Now for little fulfillment!
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FLASHES

SANTA ROSA, Cal.-Joseph T.
Miles, veteran actor, who wrote
the song, "There'll be Hot Time
In the Old Town Tonight" is
dead.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Total
estimated production of wheat IN
U. s. during 1915 was 639,S66,O00
bushels. against .1.025,901, 900 in
1915.
NEW YORK-Ocean liners are
delayed, traffic tie-up is threat
ened and streets are being clogged
with snow in the first real storm
Of the winter.
BERLIN-Three vain attacks
by French forces on the west
bank of the Meuse are reported
In today's official statement.
LONDON-A new state of at
fairs in Ireland lis most desir-
able" is the announcement of
Chancellor of the Exchequer b.
mar Law in commons today, laud-
ing speech Of John Redmond,
Irish Nationalist leader.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Presi-
dent Wilson nominated Winthrop
Moore Daniels to the interstate
commerce commission.
CHICAGO-Wheat rallied be-
fore noon, but dropped five points
by closing.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Pres-i
dent Wilson recommended the
promotion of Brig. Gen. ]. J.
Pershing, of Mexico fame, to be
a major general.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. prices
dropped SO cents, making total
decline for week 81 a barrel.
MISSOULA-Besi Leigh, who
killed Fred Hoffman last October
just after causing his arrest on a
betrayal charge, and who later at
tempted suicide, was put on trial
for murder today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15

Misdirected energy:
Putting up the sign, "Do
Not Park Autos Here.-
Putting up the sign.
"School House, Drive Slow.
ly."
Putting up the sign, dan
ger. Drive Slowly"
Putting up a sign.
BE A SPUG
Make your Christmas present
something that a man or woman
can use. Frinstance--
Carpetbags. &.
Snuff boxes
Doorknockers.
Candle molds.
Drums.
Couches.
Powder horns.
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the following Fright

Life lists the following Fright
full Friends:
The friend who welcomes you
Ivy creeping up behind and knock
ing off your hat.
The friend who invites you to
the theater and buys only one
ticket.
The friend who introduces you
to Miss WaIIflower and then dis
appears.
The friend you ask to dinner
on Saturday and who stays over
the weekend.
The friend who insists that you
visit him and continually Quarrels
with HIS wife.
The friend who greets you
when you're with the "only girl''
And refuses to be shaken.
The friend who telephones you
n The middle Of The night that
hoe been erxoc(>6.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
Talk O. the A'mes

comes to see you md calls it mi.
Rainier"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15

MINNEAPOLIS-Flour price,
dropped SO cents, making tota
decline for week 81 barrel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Pres-i
dent Wilson recommended the
promotion of Brig. Gen. ]. J.
Pershing, of Mexico fame, to be
major general.
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Greetings, have you count
ed the days to the shortest
day in the yea<?

The lady next door says:
Some NV us is well-to-do an
some NV us we'll DONE"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15
OH, WHAT
can HAVE
HAPPENED?

Oh, Tacoma, see what has come to
passl Prosecutor Remain has filed
abatement proceedings = honest Injun
ones, they look ike-against the old
Pete Sandberg dives on Court A!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15

SANTA ROSA, Cal.-Joseph T.
Miles, veteran actor, who wrote
the song, "There'll be a Hot Time
In the Old Town Tonight" is
dead.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15

Great discovery! Charlie
Atkins, city commissioner,
has a brother-in-law living
i'm Yacolt!
Who's another?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15

CHICAGO-Wheat rallied be-
fore noon. but dropped five points
by closing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15

You never can tell whether a food
hog is an Egg King or a Humpty
Dumpty until you boycott him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-15

NEW YORK-Ocean liners are
delayed, a traffic tie-up is threat
ened and streets are being clogged
with snow in the first real storm
of the winter.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1916-07-27
aaaJllGQ, nfliwaRE & VIRGINIA ri. CD
Potomac River Line
IN ENFEoT ATNlL .. laIe.

IN EFFECT AFRli .. 1876.
Three trips weekly bciweea baltimore
and Washington
ltea8 Carefully. Important Charges
Have Been Mude
Steamer .ayrs l,aifImer Pier 8.
Light StrrHt, weather ard tide permit.
ting, 8. b m Monday. Wednesday
and Saturday gorlhe fuilaWina iaudipgH
Mihers. Bronme's, paflo Dello. Ora.
sip = Cnn. ; & N BunlicGs. Lake'h.
Walnut Poiif lnwafi i.ewhelia- him
sale, iintra. l.Nlge landing, Aandyss
pmet. Piacy Peini lna m.. Leonard
tawu. - nuar, Ahell's Cohfpn'K. liay
aidp llnHhemal, keck Point. Z o. ~.
MoRant1wB kisefKid, Glymous, Alex.
sedfia. arriving ir Washington Meldag
-mofuiua
s1n sRnai
Leaves Washington. y. C. fnot ot
seventh street. weather and iide per
uitfiNV at a. M. EVERY Monday.
"Wednesday srd Saturday for III f0il
lnelng iandieFa
AiuRanafia, t4a .. m GilYmoat.
MafNsntnwn. NiyaFahlc. iinahwGc1
knel Point. Cahram's, las Side.
ieanaffiONn isep uatal, Aheil'E. pineY
Point. ftlhtra. fnigc Lanalur. laa ~
Mnudy'a Point kiHmle. 2 nem. CnEH
iinOdfks. laks's walnut Point. lSoN-
aft'a. t.eNisef,a. Mliiara { q NJ (.
isrAnna 3 b. m. hnlames, Porto
Belle. EaliImnfe
con sizfai
fsicamera viii lgayc l.euanribi2u for
Baltimore st i. m ard ali landings
below ieoHaHitbWu one hnaF earlier
than whom leaving lcousuliown ~ 8
q. H., from June 18th p August 10Th,
1916.
Arriving BED Baltimore WNl9efday
Friday aud Mnndag mornings
Freight rereiyc8 ag Baltimore for
above noiuia nn sailing days unti Z -
r ~
This Timetable shows ths Rins at
which Aeninrge nag isa csprficd ia ar
rive ard depart feuH ihf aeVeml
Whargcs. bBf their arrivals ofsepeftgra
IA the tinea stated ia nof guaranteed,
nor ioes the Company bal1 igsef r.
spgneible fpY any delay or 8nY tsnse
qlencee arising iherefmm
WILLARD THOMSON.
litusfa NsHaRer
u. ~. DuWEEY.
Agent iialfimnte
r MURDOCH.
General Passenger Agent
lay
Saint Mary's beacon., 1916-07-27


Lydia entered the sunny room in the
big house little timidly. When she
had answered the advertisement she
had never dreamed that the answer
would come from anything but bust
ness cfEice. She was still more bewil-
dered when the tall man wearing the
blue glasses groped rather helpIeasly
toward her and indicated that she
should sit down where there was no
chair.
Miss Ford, received something
like fifty answers to my ADVERTISE
ment, said Harold Sarnold. MANY OF
them were clearly illiterate However.
yours impressed me most as my wife
read 1t to me. wish could see your
face. Won't you speak?" he continued,
q little irritably
Lydia. quite discounted, murmured
something.
Eyes, have mental picture Of you
now" answered sarnold. you are
twenty, or thereabouts, and your quiet
voice denotes a gentle personality Ia
that correct?"
q hope So" murmured Lydia, totally
at loss and resisting a strong temp
tation to fee.
Well, now-you have sat down,
haven't your" said Sarnold, finding his
chair. Lam an author. My pen name
is Lucas Devine. You may have heard
OF it?"
Il certainly have" said Lydia warm
ly. Il have read"
Thank you," interposed Sarnold
"The trouble is that my sight is good
for only six months. according 10 the
best eye specialist in New York.
Amaurosis, he calls the trouble. /
could see you now. II ! took off these
glasses, but am outstanding H. So.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1916-07-27

Christmas time have always
thought of us q good time: kind, for
giving. charitable pleasant time
Charles Dickens
Saint Mary's beacon., 1916-07-27
saIesman's MIstakea Hun.

An Atchiaon business man called a
new salesman into his Office and said
unto him, When q plumber makes a
mistake he charges twice for IL. When,
. lawyer makes mistake it's just
what he wanted, because he hps a
chance to try the case all over again
When D doctor makes d mistake he
buries It. When d preacher nakos d
mistake nobody knows the difference
But you're going 70 try to be sales
man. and when q salesnhsn makes q
mistake II means d bela velnent for
Ehe house. r. Kansas City W..
Saint Mary's beacon., 1916-07-27

you see, my Ave or six thousand a
year, my wife's future and my own
look very dark sometimes'
Lydia watched the pathetlcl figure
before her with sense Of vast pity,
But | don't give up sarnold con
tinued. Il have good many literary
interests and ] am going to retain
them. l have six months to train a
pair OF eyes for me your eyes DO
you see that instrument" he contin.
ued pointing TO a piece Of mechanlsm
in a corner near his desk. THAT Is a
dictaphone. am going 10 dictate my
stories TO you. That other mechanism
is for shaving the wax records after
ward
My plan is to practice debating 10
you until ! am able to dictate logical
and coherent stories. | shall use my
six months of eyesight to train you as
to punctuation. You will learn from
the tones OF my voice Just when to put
a comma and when a semicolon or
period. In short. by the time my sight
is gone shall hope to have an excel
lent substitute, and shall then offer
you, in addition to your salary, share
in my profits. You are not pardon
menot engaged, Miss Ford?g
NO" answered Lydia, glad that he
could not see her blush.
Nor ever will be2"
Il don't know don't think So
Its one OF tEe risks of life. said
Sarnold. Marriage is the penalty"
And SO their association began; and
Lydia soon learned why Sarnold had
spoken so bitterly OF marriage II
ever there was an inoongrnous couple
It was Sarnold and his wife. Sarnold
was quiet, gentle, thoughtful and,
perhaps, little irritable upon occa-
sion; Mrs Sarnold was shrewish, cold.
calculating, and evidently source Of
continual distress to her husband.
What the life Of the couple could be
like when she was not present Lydia
could very well understand from what
she saw while she was there
And from the first Lydia seemed 10
become the object OF Mrs Sarnold's
hostility. She guessed that the wife.
too selfish to take the place sne should
have done as her husbands assistant.
grudged her her own. Nevertheless
Mrs SarnoId shrewdly realized that
her future, as well as her husbands,
lay at Lydia's mercy
At the end of three months Lydia