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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-20
How much of the truth Of Ger
ry's life during the last three
years will Alan tell AIiX2 And
when AIix has heard 1t, will she
ever want to see Gerry again,
and be his wife?
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Plea for Quiet.

Anybody who lives in the vicinity OF
a noisy railway yard might try writ
ing to the officials of the road a copy
of this letter, sent to officials Of Dal-
las railroad Office, signed "Unfortu-
mates Who Try to Live and Work and
Sleep in the Vicinity"
"Gentlemen-Is it absolutely neces-
sary, in the discharge of his duty day
and night, that the engineer of your
yard engine should make it ding dong
and fizz and spit and clang and bang
and buzz and hiss and below and wall
and pant and rant and yowl and howl
and crate and grind and puff and bump
and click and clank and chug and
moan and hoot and toot and crash and
grunt and gasp and groan and whistle
and wheeze and squawk and blow and
jar and perk and rasp and tangle and
ring and clatter and yelp and croak
and howl and hum and snarl and pun
and growl and thump and boom and
clash and jolt and tostle and shake
and screech and snort and snarl and
scrape and throb and crink and jangle
and culver and rumble and roar and
rattle and yell and smoke and smell,
and shrek like
OF course, the officials make reply:
"It is."-Boston Globe.
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to smasn or the word otherwise come
to an end. you can Be sure I.ieber will
get his water In a fill bucket"
Kemp nodded aud with a "s'long
and good luck" disappeared down the
gangway.
At Pernambuco alan found an ac-
emulation OF mail awaiting him and
a liner bound for home. The liner was
too big to get into the little harbor be-
hind the reef. She rode the swell
mile ont from shore.
Alan lost no time In making his
transfer. From tie tender he was
winehed up to the deck in passenger
basket. AS he left the wicker COOP
he smiled at himself In disgust. Ten
Percent Wayne had often jumped for
gangway from the top of a flying
sea; never before had he gone on board
as cargo. But the smile suddenly left
his face. He reelei and put out one
hand toward rail. Somebody caught
his arm and led hun to a long chair.
He sank into 1t and shivered.
1t was a girl that had helped him.
As soon as she saw he was not going
to faint she left aim, to come back
presently with the doctor and a room
steward. They took charge OF him.
Day after day Alan lay in his cabin.
llstless, before he thought OF his batch
Of letters. They were still in the
pocket of his coat He asked the stew
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waited for her. He must go back and
tell her. of course, but what then?
A cavalcade came down the street.
at its head was carried litter and on
the litter lay Alan. He had refused to
ride In hammock again. Behind him
rode Lieber and Kemp. Gerry drew
back from the window and watched
them make their way down to the
little stern-wheeler. She had brought
little freight, there was none for her
to take away. By three o'clock she
gave a long shrek of warning, and
half an hour later she warped out into
the river and chugged away down
stream. At the last moment Gerry had
sent down to Alan a note addressed to
Alix.
Lieber turned from watching the
boat out of sight. 1t was bearing Alan
away with Kemp installed as nurse
as far as the coast. Lieber stumped
heavily up the street, leading his horse.
From his window Gerry called to him.
Lieber took the reins from his arm
and handed them to a boy. He climbed
to Gerry's room and sat down on the
bed. Gerry had never seen him look
so tired.
'So," said Lieber, you escaped"
Gerry nodded gravely. Lieber looked
at him with dull eyes. "We passed
Fazenda Flores. The house still stands.
It's on a little island" Gerry nodded
again. Lieber shrugged shoulder i'm
patiently. why aren't you up there?
Gerry braced himself and told him.
In a dispassionate tone he told him
the history of those terrible moments
of destruction and death. II am not
there" he finished, because there is
nothing left. Three years-all my life
here-have been wiped out. Marga-
rita-she knew from the beginning.
From the beginning she hated the
ditch. l have been a curse. l have
brought ruin" Gerry stared before
him. His face was white and drawn.
Lieber shook his head judicially.
"No, it would have been the same, ex-
cept that without you there would
have been nothing to sweep away
Margarita would still be alive. There
would have been no boy" He paused.
Somehow" he went on. 'T don't be-
lieve Margarita would have chosen to
have things different She got her jour
d'extase and died before it was over.
IL don't think we need be sorry for
her. Why didn't you go away on the
bOat" |
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1t was with some misgiVlngs that
Kemp left Alan at the coast. Alan was
still very weak. Kemp stood, more in
congruOus than ever, against the rail-
of the little coaster bound for Pernam-
buco and eyed Alan, whom he had
made comfortable in a camp bed on
the deck.
at seems to me, Mr.. Wayne" he
said, that there mought be business
waitin' for me at Pernambuco thet |
dom know nOthin' about. I've got a
hunch I'd best go along of you and
see."
Alan smiled. II know what your
hunch is, Kemp, and it's a wrong one.
I'm all right Weak, but I'll make it.
Don't worry"
Kemp was standing in angles. His
hands were thrust in his trousers pock-
cts, but even so his elbows were
crooked. One foot was raised on a
rail. He was coatless as usual. His
unbuttOned vest stuck out behind. His
Stetson hat was pulled well down over
his eyes. His eyes had taken on the
far-away and slightly luminous look
that always came into them when he
was about to speak from the heart.
'Mr. Wayne" he said, 1--WE toP you
some things about Lieber an you've
seen some more. You know how he
stands. Lieber's livin' in hell, like
rich greaser in the Bible with his
tongue stuck out beggin' for one drop
Of water, only Lieber hain't got his
tongue stuck out-he's bit1n' it."
Kemp paused and Alan nodded.
"I was thinkin'," Kemp continued,
"thet perhaps you'n Mr.. Lansing, with
yO' folks he'pin', mought chuck him
that drop O water when you got back
to heaven, meanin' Moo Yawk." Kemp
brought his eyes slowly around and
rested them on Alan.
Kemp" said Alan, don't you wor-
ry. If Y. Wayne & Co. haven't gone
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the main street. Eyes were tired of
the familiar sight The hour of weep
ing, the allotted tears, were long since
spent. They buried them that night.
Gerry went back to his room. He
sat for long time looking out on the
starry river. Then uncOnsclOusly he
picked up the old tweed suit and hung
it carefully on a chair. The rest of
his scattered things he swept uncere-
moniously upon the floor and threw
himself full length on the bed. He
was exhausted and slept
He was up early the next morning.
He made the old woman bring water
and bathed in his room. at is wise"
she said. "For many days there will
be poison in the river" Gerry did not
answer. He closed the door and went
through his ablutions and toilet with
great care. His beard he had always
kept close clipped. Now he shaved it
of. The tan of his face looked like a
mask above the fresh white of his
newly shaved jOwls aud chin. He
picked out the best o< his linen and
dressed. Lastly, he put on the old
tweed suit. 1t fell naturally to the
lines Of his body all except the waist
band of the trousers. He drew the
back strap as close as It would go.
Still the trousers were a little loose at
the waist. At first he was puzzled,
then he understood. He looked at him
self In the broken glass with a gor-
geous but sadly tarnished frame that
hung on the wall. His shoulders
seemed TO carry the coat better than
before. He could hear Jones & Jones
say. "A splendid fit, sir. You can't
pick it up anywhere"
Gerry turned from the glass with a
sigh. He was restless. The heavy
tweeds seemed to bind his limbs and
chest, but he would not take them off.
He sat at the window and watched the
little stern-wheeler splash up to the
bank. Luckily for her. she had been
three days late in starting up the river,
else that trip would have been her last
Gerry tried to exert himself to the
trouble Of packing and getting on
board, but he felt listless. Why should
he hurry back? Alix had waited, was
but not for him. He had not
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-20
EASTER
By KothIssn Wheeler Ro,

Bg Kathleen Whselsr ROs
WE might haOe knOwn IN The Ointa
That spHng UOuld come again;
We might haze knOwn that The future
Would bring an end TO pain.
But oh. to Be sure that The suffering
Is OOer, and all made clear
And to feel meath The blazing sunshine
That spring 1, really herei
We might haze knOWn through The
SnoDtime
That fouers Uere underneath;
We might hdpe sensed the EtemaI
Knows no such thing as death.
But, oh. the joy of an Easter
After long winteT dredr
And TO feel BY the souls awakening
That spring Is really hereI
We might haze knOWn mid the darkness
That sOnow Uah joy Is blent
And that gIddness UouA end In the
morning
The night of our disconIenL
But, oh. to forget the shGdOmS
To mock at untdith and fedH
And to laugh Ike jubildnt children.
NOW sping Is really herel
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ard to hand them to him, looked
through them. picked out one and laid
the rest aside. The one he picked out
was Clem's.
With!h her own peculiar wisdom Glen
had written not lbOut him or herself,
but about Red Hill. Alan read and
then dipped the letter to his lap. His
hands fell clenchtd at his sides. His
eyes. gtown large stared out down the
long vista of the mind. Walls faded
away ana the sounds of great ship
at sea were suddenly dumb. To his
ears came instead the caroling of birds
in evening soIg after rain, to his eyes
vision of Red Hill dripping light
from its mytad leaves and to his
heart the projecting, brOOding shelter
of Maple HOqse-Of home.
1t cleRnses d mans soul to have been
at deaths door. Sickness, more than
love, leads nan up. Alan was feel
ing cleensed-like a little child-sO it
seemed a quite natural thing that the
girl who had taken charge of him on
his arrival on board should knock at
his door and then walk in. She drew
out a camp-stool and sat down beside
him.
She vas very small and very young,
not in years but with what Alan
termed 10 himself acquired youth. Her
nearsiglTed eyes peered out through
big glasses. They seemed to see only
when they made special effort. and
yet they seemed to give out light.
You are better" she asked. and
smiled.
Alan caught his breath at that smile.
yes" b, said, Il am much better to-
Gay. lave had letter from home"
You must get up now and come
up on deck" said the girl. "Pll wait
for you outside" Her voice had a pc
culiar mOdulation. 1t attracted and
soothed the ear.
Alan frOwned and then smiled. "AlI
right" he said, "wait for me-" He
dressed laboriously. His hands seemed
weighted.
On deck she had his chair ready for
him beside her own. She tucked his
rug about him and then sat down.
Don't talk ever, unless you want to-"
she said. Silent people are best"
"Why?" asked Alan.
"They are springs. Their souls
bubble"
"And the people that chatter?' asked
Alan.
"They are geysers," said the girl,
and smiled.
Alan was entertained - almost
amused. What do you do when
geyser spOuts?" he asked.
what do you doY' replied the girl.
II run"
Pm afraid l haven't run-always,"
said Alan. 81 generally try to clap
tin hat on them"
"You must be strong to do that I'm
not very strong"
Alan glanced over her frail body.
"What are you" he asked.
"I'm a missionary. At least, / was
a missionary. I've had to give 1t up.
One needs so much to be a mission
ary."
"I never thought Of 1t that way"
said Alan. II always thought that 1t
was the people that were unfit for al
most anything else that turned to mis-
sionarying as a last resort"
"Oh, nor said the girl, sitting up
very straight in her chair and fixing
her eyes on his face. "How wrong
you are! MissiOnarying, as you call it.
is just another name for giving, and
how can one give great deal unless
one has a great deal to give-strength
and youth and vitality"
"And you have given all2" asked
Alan.
The girls eyes filed.
"No, you haven't given ALL" went on
Alan quickly. ''You are still giving.
l must not borrow your last mite.
But-yOur voice is like a nurses hand"
When Alan went to bed he could not
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-20
STOP ITCHING INSTANTLY


Battle the afecIed part with Cuticura
Soap and apply the Ointment. For &c
zemas, rashes, irritations, pimples, dan.
druff and sore hands Cuticura Soap
and Ointment are supreme. Nothing
better, cleaner or purer than these
Super-creamy emollients at any price.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.--AdV.
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SYNOPSIS.

Alan Wayne is sent away from Red Hill.
bis home. by his uncle, ]. Y, as a moral
taiiurt Glenn drinks Alans health on his
ttrttddy. Judge Healy defends Alan in
S.is business with his employers. Alan and
hliN. GHrry's wife, start a Irritation. Ger
~. as he thinks, sees Alix and Alan elop-
lag. drops everything. and goes to Per-
uaulhuco. AliX leaves Alan on the train
and goes home. Gerry leaves Pernam-
huco and goes to Piranhas On canoe
irip ne meets a native girl. The Judge
fallS to trace Gerry A baby Is born to
AK. The native girl takes Gerry to the
ruined plantation she is mistress Of. Ger
~ mar'ies her. At Maple house Collinge-
rnrh tells how he met Alan-"Ten Per
Cent Wayne"-building a bridge in Africa.
Gerry begins to improve Margarita's PLAN
lHiJuu and builds an irrigating ditch. A
baEy comes to Margarlta. Collingeford
lneets AliN In the city and finds her
hanged Alan meets Alix, ]. Y, and
tlrm, grown to beautiful womanhood, in
the Guy and realizes that he has sold his
hutmight for a mess OF pottage. Kemp
and Gerry become friends. They VISIT
t.ieher, and the three exiles are drawn
together by common tie. Lieber tells
hiS story In South America Alan gets
tue fever and his foreman sends him to
tl"b"r.s. Alan tells Gerry the truth about
AHN and Gerry tells him of Margarita and
the baby Alan wonders and is disgusted
\ hood carries away Margarita and her
hHhY. despite Gerry's attempt at rescue
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-20
To Clean Spring Mattresses.

Save all old quilts or wings from
hats and use up for working the dust
out from the space between the block
of wood and spring mattress that runs
at each end of the bed. Push the
wings or quill in the space and work
up and down until all dust is removed.
I have found this works splendidIy.
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Good Roads and Bicycles.

The expected revival in the popu-
larity of the bicycle is here-perhaps
as one result of the general improve
ment in roads. Last year 100000 bi.
cycles were sold in this country. the
largest number in any year since 1896.
when the wheel reached its greatest
popular faVor.-Youth's Companion.
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SociablIltv.

Il hope you are not one Of those
men who go home and find fault with
the dinner"
NO" answered Mr.. Growcher.
my wife and l eat at a restaurant
where we can both find fault"
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On With the Dance

Il could die dancing with you," said
Jones partner as she placed her No.
IL on his corn-upholstered trilby.
THE sentiment is mutual" was all
poor Jones could gasp.
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To Ds4Aet BAD Meat

When doubtful as to whether q
piece Of meat is good or not, put II
in brine; If Il rises to the top it Ia
unit to eat.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-20

Much happiness or misery lies with
in the circle of a wedding ring.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-20

To be exiIed 5000 miles from
home 10 as trying to an Ameri-
cans soul az serving a long
term in prison. Consider Ger
Cy's situation. He has lost Mar
garita and his boy, He longs to
go back to AIix and Red Hill,
but the shock of recent events
have sapped the nerve he needs
tn make the start for home.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-04-15

"Wbat do I think of Mr.. Par
ker's chances in st. Charles par
lshf" said Sheriff James s. Pat.
terson. II don't think of chances
l know he will carry the parish
by good majority"
A. e. Picard, who saoved three
terms as representative from st.
Charles parish, said: 1.-THE crowd
today represented the best ele
ment IN this parish. Mr.. Parker
will carry the parish by a flatter
Ing majority"
A Brady, barber at Garyvilie,
said: "Men from all over the par
ish come into my shop, and Of
course the principal topic Of con
versation Is politics. l hear little
else but John M Parker will
sweep the parish with q handsome
This morning there
were nine men In my shop, two
BARRIERS and seven customers
their turn, every one Of
the nine were for Parker. There
Is absolutely no question as tO|
Mr.. Parker's success In Gary
Vile" IN. o. Times Picayune.
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CASH PRIZES Of
FERED BY CIVIC
LEAGUE TO new
IBERIA GIRLS.
Better Baby Contest for New
Iberia.

In connection with the Redpatt
ChautauQua to be held in New
Iberia April 81 to May and in.
elusive, the Civic League has de.
cided to open q Contest which the
young ladies Of our city are invit.
ed to enter.
The contest will be an attrac
tive one and In view of the pleas.
ing programme offered to the pub
Ito by this series Of entert ainment,
doubtless will have many entries.
The Civic League with the en-.
dorsement and assistance Of q
number Of business men Of New
Iberia expects to sell 400 season
tickets, each ticket to sntitle the
purchaser to fifteen interesting
Chautauqua features; after the
sale OF the 400 tickets one half
the cash receipts taken at the
door will be divided by the com
mittee into three cash prizes to be
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given to the young ladies who
have disposed Of the urea teal
number Of season tickets al two
dollars each. All neighbor lna
towns are to have an attractive
system Of advertisement and sea.
son tickets may be sold in these
places as we'll as in New Iberia.
An interesting feature of Chan.
tauQus week will be q Better
Baby Contest, 30 popular through.
out the country, into which par.
enfs are invited to enter their
children. Physical perfection in
health, weight and measurement :
Will be judged by q committee Of
ply siclans and prizes distributed
to the winning babies.
This plan will be more generally
considered and discussed later.
Great interest has been aroused
IN New Iberia by the anneunced
coming Of the Chautauoua which
has always proven in every com.
munity where It has been intro.
doced Of so much educational
value and high class entertain.
ment.
Application for tickets may be
made to Mrs. D. A. Dimitry.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS:
ehs Weekly Tbsrian -. 81 pr -,
PROGRESSIVE PARTY.
TO VOTE FOR STRAIGHT
PARTY TICKET
:. WIZ
''''' '''' ~
For Governor:
Jno M. Parker.
For Lieutenant Governor:
Edwin 8. Broussard.
For Senators. 18th Senatorial District:
J. R. Domingeaux.
E. L. Simmons.
IBERIA PARISH.
Representatives:
L. A. Moresi,
Leon ]. Landry.
For Clerk of Court:
]. A. Gonsoulin.
For Sheriff:
P. A. Landry.
For Assessor:
Hicks Frimin.
For Coroner:
DR.. +. s. Fulton:
1st Ward:
~. m For Police Juror-Everard J. Gary.
tNLks~ Justice of Peace-Ersest Leblanc.
neutrality-suspicious. Miguez.
End Ward:
Police Juror onora Romero. JUS |
a. tice of Peace-R. p. Duplantis. |
Constable-W. Romero.
Police Juror Louis Decuir. JUS
tice Of Peace-Louis BONN. Con-
stable-Ernest Decuir.
4th Ward:
Police Juror-Adrien Gonsoulin.
Justice of Peace-Jos. BONN.
Constable-Ademar Breaux.
9Th Ward:
Police Juror-Hamilton Derouen.
- Justice Of Peace-Leon Sandoz.
Constable-Elodias Romefo.
Police Jurors III t t $ S $s;s
City Marshall. G. Dauterive.
7th Ward: Il
VIZ romeo JurOr-Numa Mfguez. Jus.
tice OF Peace-Carence j.. Smith.
Constable-Simonette Miguex. ,
9Th Ward: lie
Police Jurors: G. A. McGowsn
A. p. N resi-
t<<,,L kJustice Of Peace: T. L. Legion i
F.P.SchexnayderI
Constables James Borel la
Octave Hebort IL
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LOST.

A certain Mortgage. Vendors lien,
In favor Of G. G. Henshaw ct ais. and
against Philip A. Conrad, for the sum
Of Two Hundred Dollars, (32O0. COY
represented by . certain promissory
note, dated October 18th, 1914, BEARING
8 per cent from date until paid, e e..
falling due one year after date. Record
ed IN Mortgage Book A-43, Folio 2, ON
October 18th. 1914.
The public IL cautioned against me-
gotiating IN any manner this note.
Az p. A. CONRAD.
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SECOND EP|sTlE TO
THE BOSSES,

/ In Mondays issue Of the Times
Plcay une there appears a rotor,
from Senator Broussard to Sena
tor Ransdell. Senator Broussard
Says, that the letter which Sena
tor Ransdell had written last
week had never reached him
"probsbly owing to it's being sent
first to Col. Robert Ewing of New
Orleans for approval"
Mr.. Ransdell objected to Mr..
Broussard "airlDg his political
linen" on the floor of the Senate.
Mr. Broussard is wondering if
Mr.. Kansdell hearkend, to "the
masters voice. when he saired
his political linen IN q similar
manner. Below we quote one or
two paragraphs of "Bobs" letter:
"You and Robert Ewing latter
yourselves that an attack upon
you is an attack upon the Demo
cratic party. But the people Of
Louisiana are too intelligent to
accept "Ewing and RansdelW as
synonymous to Louisiana Demo.
oracy."
lu your laborious efforts to vim.
dicte your conduct and justify
your friend, Robert Ewing, you
have seen flt to drag in gratuit
ously the name Of my younger
brother, Edwin q. Broussard.
Let me tell you that my brother
comes from q stock Of people who
neither crinRe nor cater to satisfy
. nbiti0n. He submits his aspira-
lions to the srbitrameDt OF the
ballot. He does no trading to
advance himself, his kith or his
kin. He does not lean on an
older brothers. political prestige
to further his political preferment.
l do not dictate the political or
religious opinions of my brother. |
| respect his opinions and convic.
ti0ns, and he respects mine. l
should hold him In contempt il he
should ever consent to dlstort his
judgment or warp his conscience
in order to surround himself with
influence to secure public Office.
l want to repeat now what
said on the floor Of the Senate.
shall not enter into controversy
with Colonel Ewing The con.
troversy which he Low has on
hand with the people Of Louisiana
will result In his displacement as
national committeeman. l am
that an Embossed, unfet
tered electorate will decline to
submit to the presumptuous posi-
ton assumed by this man as the
Of the Democracy of Lou
IsiaDs, even though so exalted a
parsonage az you have given your
to the malfOrmed
conception. The war upon that
proposition IL but in its prelimi-
naries. When this election Ia
over, h0stilitles must begin in
earnest. It may be we'll for those
with power at the haDde
II Louisiana Democracy to take
notice of the difficulties and tur-
noil which have been brought
lpon the state, by the assump
ions and conduct of Colonel Ew
ng. II It is the purpose to c0ntI-
lue Colonel Ewing in this posi-
ion, there will be- 9 political revo
uti0n In Louisiana, and those
rho align themselves with him,
Q yOu have, must take the full
consequences. Yours truly,
B. F. BROUSSARD.