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grasses. She was always busy and always
sinsinE-when they left her alone. No
amount Of cruelty appeared sufficient to
crush the innate happiness and sweetness
from her full little heart.
Only when the shek was near was she
quiet and subdued. Him she feared with
fear that was at times almost hysterical
terror.
She feared the gloomy jungle, too--the
cruel Jungle that surrounded the little viii
lage, with chattering monkeys and scream
ing birds by day and the roaring and cough
ing and moaning of the carnivora by night.
Yes, she feared the Jungle but so much
more did sne fear the sheik that many
times II was in her childish head to run
away out into the terrible Jungle forever
rather than to face longer the ever-present
terror of her father.
As she sat there this day before the
sheiks goatskin tent, faslionIng a skirt Of
grasses for Geeka, the sheik appeared, sud
denly approaching. Instantly the look of
happiness faded from the chld's face
She shrank aside in an attempt to scram-
BILE from the path of the leather-faced old
Arab, but she was not quick enough With
a brutal Kick the man sent her sprawlng
upon her face where she lay quite still
at her, the man passed into the tent. The
old, black hag shook with appreciative
laughter, disclosing an occasional and lone
some yellow fang.
the little girl crawled to the shady side of
the tent, where she lay quite still, hugging
Geeka close to her breast, her form racked
at long intervals by choking sobs. She dared
not cry aloud, since that would have brought
the sheik upon her again. The anguish In
sher heart was not alone the anguish of
physical pain but that infinitely more pa
thetic anguish-of love denied childish
heart that yearns for love
Little Meriem could scare recall any other
existence than that of the stern cruelty of
the sheik and Nahum. Dimly in the back
of her childish memory there lurked a
blurred recollection OF a gentle mother: but
Merlem was not sure but that even this was
n dream picture induced by her own desire
for the caresses she never received, but
which she lavished upon the much-loved
Geeka
Never was such spoiled child as Geeka,
Its little mother. far from fashioning her
own conduct after the example set her by
her father and nurse, went to the extreme
Of indulgence Geeka was kissed thousand
times day. There was play in which
Geeka was naughty but the mother never
punished. Instead, she caressed and fon-
died, her attitude influenced solely by her
own pathetic desire for love.
Now. as she pressed Geeka close TO her.
her sobs lessened gradually until she was
able to control her voice and pour out her
misery into the ivory ear of her only con-
fidante.
"Geeka loves Meriem," she whispered.
why does the sheik. my father not love
me, too? Am naughty try to be
good but never know why he strikes me,
so l cannot tell what have done which dis
pleases him. Just now he kicked me and
hurt me so. Geeka: but l was only sitting
before the tent, making skirt for you.
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Billy Bumpus-Zeppelin
By Farmer Smith.

Everybody in Goatvile was up early on
the particular morning we are talking about
because they had all heard that Billy
Bumpus was going to make a ZEPPELIN
out of himself.
three second before sunrise and had slipped
the sweetness from IS flowers before the sun
was up, and Missus Ant together with
265,299 other ants, had started toward
the bluff. from which Billy Bumpus was
going to jump.
Missus Cat~,had heard about it Missus
Turtle had started at 12 o'clock in the
morning, because 1t would take her until
o'clock to reach the bluff. and Mr.. Angora
Goat had called upon Missus Goat before
Billy had his breakfast and asked IL 1t was
really true that his dear good friend Billy
Bumpus, was going to turn himself into a
ZEPPELIN.
Not only had all Goatvile become exceed
ingly excited, but even the neighbors of the
big pond were busly engaged in getting
front seats df we may call the edge of the
pond front seats) under the cliff from
which Billy Bumpus was to fly.
You see, every one expected him to hit
the ground, while he firmly expected to
fly over the tops OF the trees
The shadow of the sun, thrown by the
sycamore tree, tolled the hour of two, when
two huge wolves appeared on the horizon
and behind them four feet and stubby
tail.
BILLY BUMPUS!" exclaimed Missus
Ant. Slowly Mister and Missus Angora
Goat accompanied him, approaching the
tor of the bluff while the waiting throng
held its breath.
Billy approached the bluff, gave two
snins and then whispered something in
Mister Angora Goats ear
"L-a-d-i-e-s and g-e-n-t-l-e-m-e-n," ex-
claimed Mister Angora. Goat, Billy Bumpus
regrets TO announce that. owing to the
peculiar condition of the atmosphere and
the air holes, the flight will not take place
This short speech was answered with
cries of "Oh, shame !" Coward" I"
And all this time Billy stood on the edge
OF the cliff. his knees shaking like leaves
in the wind.
Il guess you better go home as fast as
you can" whispered Missus Angora Goat
In Billy's ear, and he needed no second
reminder.
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CHAPTER Iy-Continued.

<HCARCELY had the boat containing the
!, - boy and the old woman started for the
shore than Conlon hailed a canoe on the
other side of the ship. and. after bargaining
with its owner, finally lowered his baggage
and himself aboard. once ashore, he kept
out of sight of the two-story atrocity that
bore the legend "Hotel" to lure unsuspect-
ing wayfarers to it's many discomforts.
It was quite dark before he ventured
10 enter and arrange for accommodations.
In back room upon the second floor
the lad was explaining, not without con-
siderable difficulty, to his grandmother that
he had decided to return to England upon
The next steamer He was endeavoring to
make 1t plain to the old lady that she might
remain in Africa IL she wished, but that for
his part his conscience demanded that he
return to his father and mother, who
doubtless We're even now suffering untold
sorrow because of his absence from which
It may be assumed that his parents had
not been acquainted with the plans that
he and the old lady had made for their ad-
venture into African wilds.
Having come to n decision, the lad felt
0 sense of relief from the worry that had
haunted him for many sleepless nights
When he closed his eyes in sleep it was
10 dream of a happy reunion with those
at home. And as he dreamed. Fate. cruel
and inexorable, crept stealthily upon him
through the dark corridor of the squalid
building in which he slept-Fate in the
form of the American crook, Conlon.
Cautiously the man approached the door
Of the lads room.'There he crouched, listen
Ing. until assured by the regular breathing
of those within that both slept.
QUSaty he inserted a slim skeleton key
In the lock of. the door. With deft fingers,
long accustomed to the silent manipulation
Of the bars and bolts that guarded other
mems property. Conlon turned the key and
the knob simultaneously. Gentle pressure
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capture through easy avenues of escape that
were unknown to those who pursued them.
Their raids were sudden and swift They
seized ivory and retreated into the track
less wastes of the north before the guard
ians of the territory they raped could be
made aware of their presence. Relentlessly
they slaughtered elephants themselves as
we'll stealing ivory from the natives.
Their following consisted of hundred rene
gade Arabs and negro slaves-a fierce band
of cutthroats.
Remember them-Carl Jensen and Sven
Malbihn, yellow bearded Swedish giants
for you shall meet them later.
In the heart of the Jungle. hidden away
upon the banks of n small unexplored
tributary of large river that empties into
the Atlantic not so far from the equator.
lay small heavily palsaded village.
Twenty palm.thatched, beehive huts shell
tered it's black population, while half a
dozen goatskin tents In the centre of the
clearing housed the score of Arabs who
found shelter there. while by trading and
rading they collected the cargoes which
their ships OF the desert bore northward
twice each year to the market at Tim.
buctu.
Playing before one of the Arab tents
was little girl of ten-a black-haired,
blacl-eyed little girl, who. with her nut
brown skin and graceful carriage, looked
every lllCil IL uduBuleT VI tIe
little fingers were busy engaged in fash
ioning n skirt of grasses for a much.dis.
heveled doll which kindly disposed slave
had made for her year or two before,
The head of the doll was rudey chipped
from ivory, while the body was ratskn
stuffed with grass. The arms and legs
were bits of wood, perforated at one end
and sewn to the ratslSin torso.
The doll was quite hideous and altogeth-
er disreputable and soiled; but Merem
thought 1t the most beautiful and adorable
thing in the whole world, which is not so
strange in view of the fact that 1t was the
she could bestow her condolences and her
love.
Every one else with whom Meriem came
in contact was, almost without exception.
either Indifferent to her or cruel. There
was the old black hag who looked after her.
for example, Nahum, toothless, filthy, and
ill-tempered
She lost no opportunity to cuff the little
girl. or even inflict minor tortures upon
her. such as pinchlng, or, as she had twice
done, soaring the tender flesh with hot Goals.
And there was the sheik. her father. She
feared him more than she did Nahum. He
often scolded her for nothing quite habit
ually terminating his TRADES by cruelty
beating her until her little body was black
and blue.
But when she was alone she was happy,
playing with Geeka, or decking her hair
with wild flowers, or making ropes of
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That must he wicked q he would s.. hs Is
Kicked me Tor It
But why ls it wicked Gssks On ~
I do not know do not know #E*HF
Gcelxa. that ! were dead Yesterday ne
hunters brought in the body Of q adtss
adrea was quite dead They beat hts u41#
terribly when Il was brought info tie HIzs
lage, but ei adrea did not mind. In 81
not feel the blows, for he WAS dead
when ! am dead, Geeka, neither ehHH
feel the blows of Nahum or the kicks q
the shek, my father. Then shall be
happy. oh. GeeISa, how I wish thHt we're
dead !"
II Geeka contemplated a rer1onetfAnoA.
Il was cut short by sounds Of aitefcation
beyond the village gates. Mertem Hsteue6
with the curiosity or childhood she wenld
have liked to run down there and learn
what II was that caused the men to talk
so loudly. Others of the villagers were 81
ready troopng in the direction Of the noise
But Meriem did not dare. The alfelH
would be there, doubtless and II he saw
her 1t would be but another opportunity 70
abuse her, so Meriem lay still and iistesedl
Presently she heard the crowd moving
up the street toward the shetlSs tent. Cnu~
tiousy she stuck her head around the edge
of the tent. She could not resist the tern-
tation, for the sameness Of the village life
was monotonous, and she craved diveFsions
What she saw was two strangers-whIte
men They were alone, but as they ap-
preached she learned from the talk OF the
natives that surrounded them that they pos
sessed a considerable following that Was
camped outside the village.
They were coming to palaver with tho
sheik.
The old Arab met them at the entrance
to his tent. His eyes narrowed wickedly
when they had appraised the newcomers
They stopped before him, exchanging erect
ings They had come to trade for ivory
they said.
The sheik grunted. He had no ivory
Merlem gasped. She knew that IN 9
nearby hut the great tusks were piled al
most to the roof. She poked her head FUR
ther forward to get better view of this
strangers. How white their skins How
yellow their great boards
CONTINUED ToMoRRow.)
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RAINBOW CLUB
FARMER SMITHS
GOODNIGHT TALK

Dear ChidrenOnce little
think going write a fairy but not
WE'LL like other
which his mother used brush
@oh" "Ouch" couch" and ooh"
SNIP-just like that.
transformed from little boy into big
excited
than the little boys mother
had lost her little boy her little darling had flown
in the barber shop
brushing his
would he have the pleasure
couch"
And children learn from this that what peases one per
please this day do not know what was that made
the moth S funny. FARMER SMITH,
LEDGER
tell made the little Doys
would write and tell
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CHAPTER V 3
The Sheik's Daughter

1.-TWO Swedes, Carl Jensen and Sven
! Malbihn, after conducting several mystic
rious expeditions far. to the south of the
Sahara, turned their attention to the more
profitable business of ivory poaching.
In a great district they were already
known for their relentless cruelty and their
greed for ivory. The natives feared and
hated them. The European governments
in whose possessions they worked had long
sought them; but. working their way slowly
out of the north, they had learned many
things in the o-mans-land south of the
Sahara which gave them immunity from
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The Autobiography Of a New Member

| was born on July 10, 1889, in Canton,
China. | lived In Canton until | was Is
years old. / left Canton in 1902 and went
TO Yokohama, Japan. My father was poor
and / spent four years only In school.
My mother is the best woman on earth.
She helps poor people by finding homes
for them and comforting them. l had not
had much education, but l am helped by
the sermons | hear at my church here.
My mother taught me 10 say good words
and not bad ones, l have been IN the
United states seven years l came here
from England have been here In George
town. Del. four years, I am member
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church here and
attend regularly.
Try to be good and am striving to
grow better each day, My father fu Yet
Lung. ~ years old. lives IN Canton, China.
He Is too old to work, so | send h,.1 $500
to nay his expenses. HARRY LUNG.
We feel sure our Rainbows will be very
much Interested In this member who Is
striving 50 hard to ana the best IN life
ana % 1--we up TO IL God bless this ebig
Ralnoow.a uho does not forget he father
.rhss + toe cd taNafk e
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Nv EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Author of the Tarzan Tales
SYNOPSIS.


Ipsss. has. one enemy still alive. He is
So tgygSeG wR RRk loose PSqySs sEn Sd
smiDts fom ssTuifb the African Srfm jungle S into
which he escaned while heseng s,rso from ron Tar;
White stogplng at an Isagd % nearby huge
saee, and falling, to recosnize the man he
op sye Ia al s REs NTsa 9S old q unse
sriend whom Paulvitch takes to EnEland
with the idea Of training and thus making
nGIne'f m England Jack clayton, Tarzans son.
hes sgTn C hsay 9 a!s Suy and ORR for Si so
eitement. Much to the worry Of his mother.
sgt.tG his fathers eSgs ioye for Tf the jungle @ and
wild beasts. AZ every occa,aion he comes into
close sSventure SHniagS " are his ereatest jcy
'nP nPPasiVitch has little, dltdeuiiy lnterestlns
ssn rSsd and the ape are travelling throush the
country giving exhibitions. performance
Is scheduled near the GreystS,ke lei, estate, and
escapes through the window, but not until
after having bound and ga gagged his tutor; tutor;
with the ape, who has refused to obey his
trainer, When, Akut sees, Tarzan, he recog-
i,s.' ins. The. two ]abber in the jungle Language.
arrangements for The parclhIasse, Of XEut. he
JaeIs learns that his father intends to send
Akut back TO Africa and decides to escape
With the ape. Paulvltch however. upon
terrible desire for rc.enEe of Imaginary
wrongs when the Busslan attempts to
ki Jack, who has come for Altut, the ape
PUSHES TO the aid of the lad and kills Paul
Witch.
eventfui, except that Conlon, a crook. de-
cldes to take Jacks money. Jack had
carefully covered Akuts body and wheeled
him aboard the steamer as his invalid
grandmother" While Jack Ia helping his
grandmother ashore his wallet. unno-
siced slips into the
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Branch Club News

1helma Strayline. of Mount Any Pa
hss Just organized a Rainbow Branch Club,
eaieh has taken for its name The Weaver
street. Rainbows." AS yet Thelma has NOT
toa ua just where the activities OF her
members VIII lie, but We expect further re-
geFt IN the very near future. At present
me little girls who belong are Ellen ana
florence Gesehwlnd. Jennie Mceleafy,
AAas aeHks. Sarah ohazan. Eleanor Lear
sha tena's Fendnlfe
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Dodge Ball Scores
E, NJ. STANTON SCHOOL
THURSDAYS GAMES.
FRIDAYS GAME!
Things 70 Know and do

l. Where Is happiness and, contentment,
always to be found? (sent in BY Lawreneet
Mullen)
g. Write a sb-word description OF a
deserted farm.
g. Name three things that are round
Ike the shape OF the world. (For little
faIks sent IN - rhslma stF#vline
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-17

DuI surely he HaS
made up for brevity of
membership by actlv-
ity of purpose during
these last few weeks.
Ramon's activity lies
in so many directions
that II would take up
the whole Postoffice
Box to tell all about II.
Let 1t suffice to say
that he Is one of our
coming m e m b e r s.
Bradley Ward is an
other new member,
who was willing to
put his shoulder to
tz.fft F...y..adfafa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-17

Iy upon Joining. His first act was to ener-
getically agree with James Cohnors sus-
gestion that we have electric flashlights
drawing cases baseball bats, etc. for prizes
in place of money Will some more men,
bers follow Bradeys example and send In
opinions about prizes?
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Baseball News

Standing of the clubs in the Rainbow
League in Maueh Chunk:
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Our Postomce Box

Ramon Ramos is bright, happy member
who lives in Morton, Pa He has not been
in our ranks very great length OF time,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-17

Batteries-kiehard! Polmounter. Jr.. w. Jass-
G. Weller
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CONTINUED TOMORROW
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-01-07

The Cincinnati Daily Post and the
Democrat. both one year for $500. The
Post is a great market paper.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-01-07

For frostbites use HanfOrd's Bal
sam.-adY.
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Look for Red Clearance Sale Sign
T.J. COURTRIGHT, Celina
MERCER

La Grippe seems to be the disease In
general In Mercer.
/. r. Shupp. of near Dayton spent Fri
day and Saturday with his brother A. a.
Shupp, of Mercer.
George Hainline visited his brother at
st. Marys, Thursday.
Elsie Irene Shupp is i'll at this writing.
ELL Williams was a Celina visitor New
Years eve.
\. A. Shupp made business trip to
st. Marys, Thursday.
Chas. Thomas is serving as night nurse
for Jimmy Williamson.
The house of Frank Williamson burned
to the ground last Sunday morning. IL
is a mystery how the house cought fire
for nobody has lived there since the first
of last week. There were only a few
valuable articles burned.
Mr.. Thomas has sold his property TO
James Wilson.
Osie RoebUck spent Sunday afternoon
with Marguerite Foor.
The Rockford Electrical contractors
were i'm Mercer Monday viewing a light
ing route from Rockford to Mendon.
Tom and Eliza Palmer butchered, on
Tuesday.
Room No. 2 is not having school this
week on account Of the serious Illness Of
the teachers daughter.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-01-07
r Q
REQ the Fifth Must Be a Wonderful Automobile

WHEN YOU CONSIDER that REQ the
Fifth is today the oldest chassis on the
American market, and therefore in the
World-and that this car has outlived
scores of cars that tried to compete
with it in that most popular thousand
dollar class" you will agree that this
must be truly wonderful motor car.
FOR NOW FIVE YIIARS-this is the six
tn season-Reo the Fifth has held first
place in the esteem of buyers and users
against the most terrific competition
that ever assailed any model.
NOT ALONE HAS 1T COMMENDED
against other successful makes--alWays
maintaining it's lead-but it has with
the failure-the car originally priced
several dolalrs higher but which, its max
ers, bankrupt, was finally thrown on the
market at a price lower than REQ the
Fifth
STRANGE THAT ANYONE would buy
such a car-no factory behind it; no one
to make good the guarantee; no where
to get replacement parts.
BUT THEY DO-the "brgain hunters -
and we in the automobile business have
learned to dread that kind of competi-
tion-just because there is so little sub
stance to it.
BUT REQ THE FIFTH has withstood
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-01-07
ST. HENRY

A number Of people are suffering from
grippe around here.
MIR and Mrs. Leo Nader We're at Day
| ton, with their daughter, who had her
| tonsils removed at the st. Elizabeth hos
pital. She is doing wen. They return
ed Saturday evening.
Many relatives and friends from TINS
place were at Cclina, Saturday attend
ing the funeral of Mrs. J. A. Roemer.
John Winners and wife, Celina, were
the guests Of the formers mother New
Years day.
Arthur Guide left for indianapolis Sa-
turday after few days visit with his
parents a. Guide and wife.
Frank Steinbrunner left for Dayton
Monday. He has position in view IN
the Gem city.
Prof. Bernard was unable to attend to
his duties as organist Sunday on account
of the grippe which had him down.
Jerry Schlosser returned to his school
of Pharmacy at Cincinnati, Monday.
Ray Schrack returned to medical col
lege at Ann Arbor Mich, Saturday.
Ben Fink and wife left for their home
i'm DAYTON after a weeks visit with the
latters mother, Mrs. Frank kohnen.
Harry Romor left for Dallas, Texas,
Wednesday morning for a change OF ell
mate on account of his health. lie VIII
make his home with an uncle Ed Hart
ing, who resides there.
For frostbites use Hanford's Bal
sam.-ady
The Cincinnati Daily Post and the
Democrat. both one year for $500. The
Post is a great market paper.
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many such storms-and always came
out with flying colors.
THEN THERE WE'RE THOSE FLUR-
RIIS occasioned by new makers jump
ing into the arena, or old makers pro-
jecting new and sensational models in
frantic efforts to stem the tide of REQ the
Fifth popularity-and still the great mo-
del triumphed
MUST BE A GREAT CAR-must be--and
it is.
NOT ONLY IS 1T MADE of the best ma
terials known to science; not only is it
the product of the greatest corps of me-
chanics and the best equipped factory;
but it has proven to be the simplest car
to operate; the most accessible and the
lowest in maintenance cost and these
combined account for it's supremacy-the
invincibiity of REQ the Fifth.
PRICE OF THE LATEST model-same
famous chassis, but refined and improy-
ed wherever that could be done-is $875.
ONLY PROBLEM that confronts you and
us is-how to get one. Demand is tre-
menduous-many times the capacity of
the big REQ plants.
ONLY WAY is to order now-immediate-
ly and get a definite delivery date as
soon as may be-well tell you just about
what date you may expect your REQ the
Fifth
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-01-07
DIXON AT NEPTUNE TONIGHT

The third annual number of the Nep-
tune lecture course will be an enteTta n
ment by Charles II. Dixon, impersonator
and entertainer. Mr.. Dixon is an enter
tainer of great ability He has appear
ed before large audiences in such cities
as Chicago, st. Paul, Cleveland. Phila-
delphia, Brooklyn, and scores of other
cities. Single admission 25c.