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The midland journal., 1916-04-14
chapela

1t was with some mlsgivlngs 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.
ut seems to me. Mr.. Wayne" he
said, that there mought be business
waitin' for me at Pernambuco thet
dom know nothln' 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
rail- He was coatless as usual. His
unbuttoned vest stuck out behind. His
Stetson hat was pulled we'll 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.
'.Afr. Wayne" he said. 1--WE toll you
some things about I.ieber 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 staek out -he's bitin' it,
Kemp rauscd and Alan nodded.
ST was thinkin'." Kemp continued.
tibet perhaps you'n Mr. Lansing. with
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yo' folks he'pfn', 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-
~. If J. Z. Wayne a. Co. haven't gone
to smash or the world otherwise come
to an end, you can be sure Lieber will
get his water In a full bucket"
Kemp nodded and with "S'long
and good luck.' disappeared down the
gangway.
At Pernambuco Alan found an ac-
cumulation of mail awaiting him and
liner bound for home. The liner was
too big to get into the little harbor be-
hind the reef. She rode the swell a
mile out from shore.
Alan lost no time in making his
transfer From the tender he was
winched up to the deck in a 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 reeled and put out one
hand toward a rail. Somebody caught
his arm and led him to long chair.
He sank into it and shivered.
1t was a girl that had helped him.
AS soon as she saw he was not going
| tO faint she left him. to come back
presently with the doctor and room
steward. They took charge Of him.
Day after day Alan lay in his cabin,
listless, before he thought of his batch
Of letters. They werc still in the
pocket Of his coat He asked the stew
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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 her own peculiar wisdom Clem
had written not about him or herself,
but about Red Hill. Alan read and
then dropped the letter to his lap. His
hands fell cienched at his sides. His
eyes. grown large, stared out down the
long vista of the mind. Walls faded
away and the sounds of great ship
at sea were suddenly dumb. To his
ears came instead the caroling of birds
in evening song after rain. to his eyes
a vision of Red Hill dripping light
from It's myriad leaves and to his
heart the protecting, brooding shelter
of Maple HOuse-of home.
1t cleanses mans soul to have been
at deaths door. Sickness. more than
love, leads a man up. Alan was feel
ing cleansed- like a little child-so it
seemed 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 camp-stool and sat down beside
him.
She was very small and very young,
not In years but with what Alan
termed to himself acquired youth. Her
nearsighted 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,v he said. II am much better to-
day. have had a letter from home"
"You must get up now and come
up on declS," said the girl. "Tll wait
for you outside" Her voice had a pc
cullar modulation. 1t attracted and
soothed the ear.
Alan frowned and then smiled. "All
right" he said, wait for me-" He
dressed Iaboriousiy. 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. "Slient people are best"
.Why?' asked Alan.
"They are springs. Their souls
bubble"
"And the people that chatteri" asked
Alan.
"They are geysers," said the girl,
and smiled.
Alan was entertained almost
amused. what do you do when a
geyser spoutsT' he asked.
What do you dor" replied the girl
81 rum
"I'm afraid / havea't run-always
said Alan. Il generally try to clap q
tia hat on them ~
"You must he strong to do that. IN
not very strong.p Vs
Alan glanced over her frail body.
"What are youg" be asked. y
The midland journal., 1916-04-14
SYNOPSIS.

Alan Wayne is sent away from Red Hill.
his home, by his uncle, ]. Y, as a moral
failure. Glenn drinks Alan,s health on his
birthday. Judge Healy defends Alan in
his business with his employers. Alan and
Alix, Gerry's wife. start a Irritation. Ger
~. 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 Pernam-
0uco and goes to Piranhas. On canoe
trip he meets a native girl The judge
fails to trace Gerry. A baby Is born to
Alix. The native girl takes Gerry to the
ruined plantation she is mistress of. Ger
ry rnarries her. AT Maple house ColIinge-
ford tells how he met Alan-''Ten Per
Cent Wayne''-building bridge in Africa.
Gerry begins to Improve Margarita's plan
tation and builds an irrigating ditch. A
baby comes to Margarita. Collingeford
meets Alix in the city and finds her
changed. Alan meets Alix. j. T.. and
Glenn, grown to beautiful wonanllood, in
the city and realizes that he has sold his
narthrigft for mess of pottage. Kemp
and Gerry become friends. They visit
.Ideber and the three exiles are drawn
&t6gether by a common tie. Leber tells
ibis story. In South America Alan gets
Nhe fever and his foreman sends him to
Lieber's. Alan tells Gerry the truth about
Alix and Gerry tells him of Margarita and
the baby. Alan wonders and is disgusted.
] A flood carries away Margarita and her
baby. despite Gerry's attempt at rescue.
The midland journal., 1916-04-14
NO PROOF or muNlrioN PLOT.
Boston Federal Jury Attributes Re
ports To schennIna sIeuth.

Boston.-The Federal grand jury,
which for several weeks has been in
vestigating reported conspiracy to
destroy New England plants engaged
In the manufacture of war munitions.
reported it had found no evidence Of
such plot. The results Of its investi-
cation were contained in special re-
port, In which the jury attributed re-
sponsibility for the rlmors to private
detective who sought to obtain employ
ment for himself through the ''fear
that would be instilled into the en-
ployes Of the concerns"
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fpIEB'
XVI

A sharp attack Of fever followed
Gerry's exposure and immersion. The
old woman of the inn knew no medica-
lnents, but she knew fever. She piled
blankets on Gerry and let him sweat
it ont On the third day nature, assist
ed by his magnificent physique, finally
routed the attack.
He called the old woman. He asked
her if she remembered him. She peered
at him. "No. MASTER" she said. II do
not remember you. You are like the
foreigner who was drowned, but he
is Dead
Gerry shook his head. mot dead,''
hss said. "only disappeared"
~You are not he," said the old WON
an. He could not talk words that
one could understand
Gerry nodded grayely. Tfe felt as
though words could never make him
smile again. Il have learned, = he said.
Nov tell me what became of the
things left here?" He went through
the list.
The old woman checked of each
item and then shrugged her shoulders.
She led him to a little dark room
whose only light came from the inter
stices OF the tiled roof. AS his pupils
expanded he began to make out one
sfter another of the bags TINT had
nade up his travelling kit.
"There Is a letter." she said, and
went or to fetch it. Gerry dragged
the bags out into the light. Their locks
were ali sealed with the seal OF the
American consulate at Pernambuco.
He started knocking off the brittle
wax. The old woman came back with
the letter and handed it to him. He
tore 1t open. 1t was note from the
consul saying that by order of Gerry's
wife his things had been sealed and
aeft at the inn, telling him where to
nnd the keys. The room. he learned
from the old woman. had been paid
Tor regularly, at first by the month.
ehen by tie year. She felt no resent
ment at his return, only designation
tsYou are the only guest I've had since
you went away" she said quantity and
with sigh.
"Fear nothing" said Gerry kindly.
You have been faithful. You may
consider the room engaged by me for
the next ten years."
He carried his bags into the room
overlooking the river and then lay
down. He was too tired after the fe-
yer to open them. He knew that the
opening OF those dust-covered bags
with their rusted metal fittings was
going to be another ordeal.
The next day Gerry sat before his
unpacked bags. He had turned out
all their contents. On the bed. the
door. the table and the chairs was
piled such an array Of linen and shoes
and suits OF various cut and weight as
he had once deemed the minimum with
which man could decently travel.
low they seemed to him wasteful and
tlle The clothes did not carry his
mind back as he had expected. The
starch in the linen had gone yellow.
He had always hated yellow collars.
The suits struck him as belonging to
someone else-all except one. One
sturdy suit of tweed had a cut that
fYas different. from the others. OF all
BE clothes 1t alone seemed to have
personal note-the note he. had ex-
pectea % find in the bags and had
Hnrunk from.
The midland journal., 1916-04-14
BuRMAN KILLED IN RACE.
Mechanician and Track Guard Also
Lose Lives At Corona.


Corona, Cal-Bob Burman. of De-
troit, noted automobile racer. his
mechanician, Eric Schroeder, Of Chi
cago. and a track guard are dead as a
result of the oyerturning of Burman's
car in the Corona road race here.
Five spectators we're injured, several
seriously.
Burman suffered fracture OF the
skull and his left leg was broken. His
car threw wheel in the ninety
seventh lap on the backstretch and the
machine overturned in a crowd.
The race was won by Eddie ODon-
nell. who covered the 301 miles in 5
hours 20 minutes and So seconds.
Burman died in hospital at River
side. II miles away.
The midland journal., 1916-04-14
TRAIN wREckEas ON .. AND 0:
open Switches, But Express and
Freishts Keep Rails.

Wilmington, Del. = Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad detectives are inyesti.
eating an attempt to derail the Wells
Fargo Express, westbound, at gnlley
near the plant Of the Wilmington
Leather Company. at Lancaster ave
nue.. The crew found the switch lock
broken and the switch open with q
pick lying near.
The midland journal., 1916-04-14
cAiRopRAcroR ARRAIcNED,
Charged With Murder OF Woman tio
Treated.

Sherman. Texas. DR.. David B
Teen. who conducts chiropractice
adjustory here, was arrested on an In
dictment charging the murder of Miss
Aline Walker. The indictment says
that Teem caased her death by roll
Ing, pounding, beating and pressing
her in a grossly ignorant manner"
The midland journal., 1916-04-14

To be exiled 5000 miles from
home is as trying to an Ameri-
cans soul as serving a long
term In prison. Consider Ger
ry's situation. He has lost Mar
uarita and his boy. He longs to
90 back to Alix and Red Hill,
but the shock of recent events
have sapped the nerve he needs
TO make the start for horne.
The midland journal., 1916-04-14

How much of the truth OF Ger
ry's life during the last three
years win Alan tell Aiix? And
when AIix has heard it, will she
ever want to see Gerry again.
and be his wife7
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-01-21
MONTENEGRO ukCoxDMoNNlY
SuRRHsDRS 10 POwHfR fOE

Berlin : TIE king and The govern
ment of Montenegro on January n
asked q cessation Of hostilities and
opening cf peace negotiations u vsi
officially announced BY Auatro- hungar-
Ian hesagosrters Tuesday,
The Aastro- Hungarian government
replied to Montenegro that peace No
goiiatlons were only possihle n the
Mcntenegrin army unoondstionally laid
down iss srms. the hesdqusrters state
ment a. received here from Vienna.
says. Tue MonteneErin government.
adds the statement has accepted the
Austrian conditions
Montenegro asks for peace" esid
Count Tisza In the Hungarian psrlia-
menk The proceedings under the hrsl
paragraph Of the order Of the day bad
Just been completed when Count Tisza
asked permission 10 interrupt the die.
cnssion. He said that the King and
government Of Montenegro had asked
the inauguration ef peace negotiations.
The announcement caused q great CON-
motion In Parliament.
s'we asked that beforehand Monte
negro uncondltionally lay down her
arms."
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-01-21
Gale Sweeps Southern CaffaIia.
Blowing Down 400 Oh DuidS

Bakersfield, Cal. - Sweeping with
the violence Of tornado. southwest
gale blew for three hours In the Mid
way oil district, starting Tuesday AZ.
ternoon, destroying property estimated
at $3.50, 900. More than 400 derrieks
were blown down-and several engine
houses In the oil fields were wrecked.
Several dwellings and bunkhousss
were also toppled over. The damage
was greatest in the North Midway and
MeKittrick districts. where more than
$50 derrieks were destroyed.
The San Francisco Kittirck boiler
house was wrecked In an explosion
when crown block went crashing
through the immense boiler. Tho
Associated Oil company lost 81 out Of
81 oil derricks.
At Los Angeles two men were re-
ported drowned and more than 100
people were homeless as q result Of
the heavy rain storm which caused al
most every river and stream In South
ern California to overflow its banks
and inundate tn. .lowland adjacent.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-01-21
liquor Sei1d n Prohibition Raid
On fashionable Seattle Res0i

Seattle The Rainier club, the prin-
cipal club in Seattle, was raided late
Tuesday by deputy sheriffs who ccn6s-
Gated 400 quarts Of whisky, cham
pagne, gin and other intoxicants. The
raid was made under direction Of Sher-
i'll Robert p. 7. Hodge, who obtained
asearch warrant authorizing his dep
uties to enter every room In the large
clubhouse at Fourth avenue and Mar
ion street.
None OF the liquor was found In the
old barroom or in the clubs storeroom
in the basement. Most Of II was
found In q trunk hidden in q locked
linen closet on the fourth floor. The
house manager said that he had no key
to the closet and the officers forced
open the door.
Other seizures were made in MEM
bers' rooms, where more than the stat
utory allowance Of two quarts Of
spirituous or IL quarts Of malt liquor
was found. The property Of members
having less than these amounts was
not disturbed.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-01-21
Wh.r, n. e,rena Ar, Wsaksse

In view Of the deadly inroads O
grippe and pneumonia and the warn
ings IN this connection issued ~ hs
public health authorities. . word ad
dressed especially 10 the strong ano
we'll may not be amlas. Though seem
lnEly remarkable. u 10 q perfectly logi
cal fact that both grippe aud pnen
monla find their greatest number q
victims among persons who are u
normal health. The latter disease. u
fact, seems rather partial 10 exeep
tlonally robust persons. and. In every
day parlance, the stouter they are ths
easier they fall. The reason for thii
Ia simple. Fraii persons are acons
toned 10 take extra care OF them
solves In the knowledge OF their weak
meas ana liability 10 sickness. and thus
escape some OF the Ills that ovortAks
the stronger onoa. Tho robust onea
especially tho man who "never bad Z
sick day In his iifo." como 20 regard
their health as being Immune from at
tack and 90 expose themselves rock'
lesniy. Also they arc inclined 70 In
difference after having contracted Q
cold or even moro serious affection.
relying on their usually rugged health
TO pull them through.--Pittsearg ua'
Setto Times.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-01-21
Allies Land Trosps Near CaptaI
Of Gfeso b fsrre Csunhy's Hand

Berlin-Berlin newspapers, accord
ing to the Overseas News agency. ex-
press the belief that the landing OF
allied troops at Phaleron. five miles
southeast Of Athens, Is considered as
supplying proof that the entente pow
ers intend using extreme means 70
force the hand Of Greece.
The news agency says that according
to prevalent reports. the Greek gov
ernment has transferred part Of the
state archives to Larissa, In North
western Greece, where, eventually,
the Greek government likewise win be
transferred.
Berlin newspapers, commenting on
the latest news regarding Greece.
unite in stating that the entente seems
TO have abandoned all regard for Greek
neutrality and sovereignty. The land
ing at Phaleron 10 regarded ~ proof
that the entente is now going to use
extreme means for forcing Greece into
the war.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-01-21
Popularity Of ADMINISTRATORS
Adiea Greatly Strained.
sBHIHHT NaNE 10 NTBVuVRON
Promises Of Cananzs Are Received
With Distrust and lndiftence--
Senate Feeling Is Ueb.

washington, d. C-President VIII
son is facing = revolt in congress In
connection with his Mexican policy.
Following the meeting Of the eaei-
not Saturday the fact was allowed 10
become public that President Wilson
had decided not 10 send troops into
Mexico. but would depend On General
Carranza to punish the murdersrs Of
the Americans killed at Santa Ysabel.
chihuahua, and 10 aid that Mexican
leader in every proper way TO establish
peace and order throughout the neigh
boring country.
This policy is by no means satisfae-
tory TO the great majority Of the mem
bers Of the senate and house. There
is q rising sentiment for intervention.
which the President Is earnestly en-
deavoring to check. he is urging and
pleading that he be permitted to con-
tinue 10 handle the situation in his
own way, promising the results win be
satisfactory to congress and the eoun-
try.
He Is dwelling on the assurances he
has received from General Carranza
that the assassins are being actively
pursued and when captured win re
ceive condign punishment and that
strong patrols have been established
along the railway 10 guard against
outrages similar to that which occur
red at Santa Ysabel.
Through members Of his cabinet,
Senator Stone, chairman Of the senate
foreign relations committee: Repre-
sentative Flood. chairman of the house
foreign affairs committee. and others.
he il applying pressure to senators and
representatives for the purpose Of in
ducing them to refrain from putting
through q resolution which would
force him to put troops in Mexico.
Thus far the Presidents efforts have
not met with any noteworthy success.
Doubtless, in the end, he win be tri-
umphant, but the feeling in both bod
les, particularly the senate, is ugly.
The debate in the senate Saturday, for
example, developed the most insistent
demand yet heard for immediate ac-
tion. Nobody seemed to give any
weight to the Carranza assurances that
the brigands would be captured and
punished. Nobody paid any attention
to the official report that Generals Al
media and Rodriguez had been arrest
ed and shot at MADEIRA. 1t was ap-
parently assumed that the men had not
in the Santa Yssbel as
and, even If they had done
90, it Is doubtful If the temper Of the
senate would have been sensibly modi-
fed.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-01-21

Kari Fred Dondy answered the tels.
phone. An excited woman was on tlss
line.
Els this tho New York RaiiwAyai-
she asked.
els the general manager theref-
"rhia IL hla office. madam"
swell. you know how warm u was
this morning. aud how terribly cold II
turned shortly aftervardfe
"Yea. madam"
swell. my daughter Nora vent
downtown early this moruing and hh0
wore oaiy Q light waist aud nkirt.
You know how the people keep tho
car windows open In the summer time
and I'm afraid she'll catch her death
OF cold coming homo. Cant you issue
IA order 20 have all the car windows
closed today f-'vNaw York Railways
Employees Magazine.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-01-21
new PLAN or TESTING
PUPILS TO Be TRIED N
EIGHTH GRADE Exams,

In the May and June Eighth. grade
examinations new plan win be tried
In testing the pupils in hsIsnbjsess Of
u. 8. History and cIvil Government
according ters statement issued BY
State I Superintendent Of Public In
struction ]. A. Churchill. During the
examination tho pupils win bs.allowsd
TO refer 10 their tsxt..boOks. but tho
questions win Be 90 framed ~. 20 test
the ability Of the pupil In sxprsssing
what he has learned In clear, concise
language The advantages Of such .
plan are. that Il psrmits the teachers
10 emphasize the historical events
which she considers most important;
Il gives the trained teacher greater
freedom, 20 that she can do . much
higher quality Of work than simply
helping the pupils TO ''cram" for an
examination; Il frees the teacher and
the pupils from 20 teaching and study
Ing a. 10 make the examination the
end; Il tends 20 give the pupils power
Of expression and eliminates the mem
oriEing Of unimportant dates and facts.
There is always danger." said Su-
perintsndcnt Churchill. 'of the ex-
animation system developing . ques-
tion and anawer method Of teaching.
ANY plan whereby the examination be.
comes the end 10 unpedagogical. and
tho examination usually deteriorates
into memory test. With this new
plan. II the teacher win adopt IL for
the pupils' monthly tests. they viii
learn BY the close Of the year how to
uss the text a. merely q reference
work In writing their tinal papers. Tue
questions win Be 30 worded that u viii
Be impossible for The pupil 10 copy any
amount from the taxi book, but he will
find help by turning TO IL to refresh
his memory on some point that has o.
caped him Just for the moment. When
writing an examination pupil often
finds that he cannot recall the answer
10 q question. He is then liable TO be
come 80 nervous and frightened that
he viii fail In the entire examination.
This is really the common-sense way to
prepare a pupil for his work In tho
every day world. for II = man has to
write an article or prepare paper on
any subject. be does not attempt 70
depend upon his memory for the proof
which he wishes 10 use from various
scourcos TO substantiate his state
ments; rather, he has on his table .
number Of reference works dealing
with the subject upon which he ID
writing.
The eighth grade examinations. to >
very large excnt, set the standard Of
and ! am very confident that
this new plan win strengthen the work
in the eighth grade and give the pupil
much more power and confidence than
he gains from the memory tests. II
his class standing has been high dur.
ing the year and his English class
work has been below par, the open
book will be Of no help TO him during
the short hour Of his examination.