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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-15

same time he had h-oo,oo
NOR more uhapproachable. Unllmitao ana
nau forced him into the pecnIio. power
sion 81 a chief executive; he had , .soia'
nara suspicious. arbitrary IN srown
MS son he had been for wears Dyeh to
being. ears remote
II was not until the last confo.
mad broken up, not until tba Ioa I-erehce
mad been disposed for the co ms. FORCES
tie, that he spoke to Merklo In, 80 Dat
marriage. Merkle told hin, ~, poos
Knew and the old man listened , en-. Ne
". Then he drove to the Floa. a,ient'
BOD and Lorelei had inst r .tneIa'
from the theater, much bo :. u'ned
against the bridegroom's wisboa Sa'u'
mad been eager to begin tba ooIn1'. noO
OF his marriage in a fitting mannon ", o'l
IL mad required the shock of Hor,r, "uu
death added to Lorelers entraot i,,Vl
dlssuade him from a night of bHoe,. u
lie was flushed with drink and - n.y.
sequence more than a little rosn. sOu
when she insisted upon spending du u'
other night in the modest little HON" @H'
Say! I'm not used to this kind 90
place" he argued I'm not o ~
dweller. It's a lovely flat-for I've ,a,
der-but it's no place to live" ~
Don't be silly" she told him CIV.
acted on impulse; we can't chang W.
everything at a moments notice.
"But-people take trips when tb..
get married" 'ney
Il can't quit the show without tro
weeks notice" t"0
Two weeks?" He was ooho..
1.-TWO minutes. Two seconds. 7 ron,.
have you lodging around stage doors
Bergman won't let me %. q
wouldn't be right to ask him"
But Bob was insistent. 81 intand >,
cure you of the work habit. You must
learn to scorn it. Look at me. Pm an
example of the unearned Increment
Wen kiss this dinky fiat fond fara,
well-it's impossible, really refuse
to share such dark secret with Won
Tomorrow we leave it for the third ami
last time, What d'you say to the sunny
side of the Ritz until we decide where
we want to travel?"
Just then the apartment ben ranp
Bob went to the door. He returned
with his father at his heels. Mr.. Wbar.
ton tramped in grimly, nodded at bis
daughter-in-law, who had risen at the
first sound of his voice, then ran bis
eyes swiftly over the surroundings.
Il hear you've made a .ool of your.
self again." he began, showing bis
teeth in a faint smile. Have Won
given up your apartment at the Charlie
voix?"
"Not YETI said Bob. "We're consit
ering a suite at the Ritz for a few
days"
Indeed. You're going back to the
Charlevoix tonight"
Lorelei started. She had expected
opposition, but was unprepared for
anything so blunt and businesslike. Il
think you and Bob can talk more free
ly if l leave you alone" she said.
Hannibal Wharton replied shortly:
mo, don't leave. I'll talk freer with
you here"
1t appeared, however, that Robert
stood in no awe of his fathers anger;
he said lightly:
''They never come back, dad. I'm
regular married man Lorelei is my
royal consort, my yoke-mate, my rib
Wen have to scratch the Charlevoix."
This levity left the caller unmoved;
to Lorelei he explained:
II want no notoriety, so all we need
talk about is terms. You'll fare better
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the claptrap music Of the day Once
ne had found means of occupying
himself. Pope surrendered to his inn
pulse and in measure forgot his sur-
rvundings.
A short time later Lorelei turned
from the kitchenette to find Adorae
Demorest poised, a salad.bowl in one
hand, wooden spoon gripped in the
other, on her face a rapt expression of
beatitude.
Have you rubbed the dish with gar
lic?" inquired Lorelei.
Adoree reused herself SLOWLY
"Lordy!" she whispered. "I'd give both
legs to the knee and one eve if T could
play like that. The mean little shrimpp'
The embers Of her resentment were
still glowing when the four finally seat
ed themselves at the table. A furtive
glance in Pope's direction showed that
he was studiously avoiding her eyes:
she prepared once more to begin the
process of flaying him.
you've been away for some time.
haven't your Bob was asking.
Pope nodded. 81 hate New York. I
went as far away as could get, and
managed to return just two Jumps
ahead of the sheriff. 1t will take me
six months to pay my debts. I'm a
grand little business man"
'What was it this time? AIining?"
mo Poultry" Adoree pricked up
her ears.
''You went West, eh?' pursued Bob.
mo. East-Long Island. l saw a
great opportunity to make money; so
found farm on lake, bought it, and
went to raising ducks"
'Ducksw breathlessly exclaimed
Miss Demorest; but her interruption
went unnoticed
Campbell Pope's features shone with
the gentle light of a pleasurable re-
membrance "It was lovely and quiet
out there. The local inhabitants We're
shy but friendly; they did me no harm.
Butt was no place for ducks; they
swan all over the pond. They swan
all their fat off, and 1 had the pond
dredged and never found an egg"
Miss Demorest giggled audibly; she
had lost all interest in her food; she
was tingling with excitement.
"Why didn't you fence them in?" she
asked.
Pope eyed her for fleeing instant,
then his gaze wavered.
81 fenced in the whole pond to begin
with. 1t nearly broke me-"
"a duck shouldn't have much water.
What kind were they?
plymouth Rocks, or Holsteins, or
Jersey Lilies-anyhow they were
white"
white PeIinsr'
The critic frowned argumentativeIy.
what is a duck for If he isn't to
swim? What is his object? We had
six on my fathers farm, and they
swan all the time. OF course, six isn't
many, but"
Naturally they didn't do we'll"
Bob Wharton signaled frantically to
his wife, but there was no stopping the
discussion that had begun to rage back
and forth. 1t lasted until the conclu-
sion of the meal and it was only with
an effort that Adoree tore herself away.
She was in her element, and in little
time had won the critics undivided at
tention; he listened with absorption;
he even made occasional notes.
As the two girls dressed hurriedly
for the theater, Adoree confessed:
"Golly! I'm glad stayed. He's not
bright; he's perfectly silly about some
things, and yet he's the most interest
ing talker l ever heard. And-can't
he play pianoY
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by dealing directly with me than
through lawyers-I'll fight LAWSUIT
so let's get down to business. Ao'
should realize, however, that these Sej
tleme1ts are never as large as theF 70
advertised. I'll pay you ten thouS'n'
dollars ana stand the costs Of the Ill
voree proceedings"
you are making a mistake she
told him, quietly.
Not at all! Not at ALL" Mr. W ma
ton exclaimed, irritably. Il know IeA,
sentiment when l see 1t. and III 1901
the bill fer this counterfeit, but l III lo'
tired to argue"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-15
CHAPTER xv-continued.

Bob refined in and leaped from his
box. Merkle had the cab door open
and was hosting Harmon from his
seat.
Have yen got the keyF" Bob asked,
swiftly.
Eyes. Help mel He's tainted, I
think"
They lifted the half-conscious man
out, then with him between them strug-
gled up the steps; but Hammon's feet
dragged; he hung very heavy in their
arms.
Merkle was not strong man; he
was painting, and his hands shook as
he fumbled with the lock. The key
escaped him and tinkled upon the
stone.
Hurry! Here comes the watch
man." Bob was gazing over his shout
der at the slowly approaching figure.
A second but briefer delay, and they
stood in the gloom of the marble foyer
hall Then they shuffled across the
floor to the great, curving stairway
Harmon had assured them that there
would be no one in the house except
Orson, his man, and some of the kitch-
en- servants, the others having followed
their mistress to the country; neverthe-
less the rescuers' nerves were painfully
taut, and they tried to go as silently
as burglars; when they finally gained
the library, they were drenched with
perspiration. Merkle switched on the
lights; they deposited the wounded
man on a couch and bent over him.
Harmon was not dead. Merkle felt
his way into the darkened regions at
the rear and returned with glass of
spirits. Under his and Bob's ministra-
tons the unconscious man opened his
eyes.
"You got me here. didn't your" he
whispered, as he took in his surround
ings. "NOw go-everything is all
right"
We're not going to leave you"
Merkle said positively.
"Nor' echoed Bob. "I'lI wake up Or
son while John telephones the doctor"
But Harmon forbade Bob's move
ment with frown. 1t was plain that
despite his weakness his mind re-
manned clear.
. Listen to me-" he ordered. "Prop
me up-put me in that chair. I'm
choking" They did as he directed.
That's better. Now, you mustn't be
seen here-either of you. We can't
explain" He checked Merkle. 81
know best, Go home; it's only two
blocks-rll telephone"
You'll ring for Orson quick?"
Harmon nodded.
''Rotten way TO leave a man." Bob
mumbled. I'D rather stick it out and
face the music"
go, go! You're wasting time"
Hammon's brow was wrinkled with
pain and anger. you've been good
now hurry"
Merkle's thin face was marked with
deep feeling. YES" he agreed.
S'There's nothing else for US to do; but
tell orson to phone me quick. I'll be
back here in five minutes" Then he
and Bob stole out of the house as qui.
city as they had stolen in.
They got into the cab and drove
away without exciting suspicion.
Merkle alighted two blocks up the ave
nue. and sped to his own house; Bob
turned his jaded nag westward through
the sunken road that led toward the
Elegancia and Lorelei.
The owner of the equipage was wait
sng patiently, and there still lacked
something of the allotted hour when
Ahs exchanged garments had been
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-15

Adoree Demorest, the dancer,
and Campbell Pope, the critic,
once more. He Is the man who
} told all New York through his
dramatic column that she was
the most shameless woman on
the stage. Really a good girl,
she naturally despises him for
thus besmirching her. Well, they
meet at dinner. How the bar
rier between them is broken and
how they begin a friendship is
told in delightful manner In this
instaIIment.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-15

Harmon has been shot. The prob
lem is to get him home unseen. Bob
Wharton rents a hack and drives 1t
himself.
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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08
Affidavit in Lunaey-

An afiidaWit In lunacy has been
filed In the probate court OF Knox
county by Flora Irvine against her
cousin, Sarah Irvine, Of Mt Vernon
The medical examination was con
Quoted by Dr l.. l.. Williams and Dr
). NJ Pumphrey The examination
showed that the woman is So years OF
age and that her insanity is hered.
itary. II was further shown that she
was a patient at the state hospital,
Columbus, from 1900 until 1908. hay
ing been committed from Franklin
county. The woman was adiudged
insane by Judge Wilkins and arrange.
nents were made whereby she will
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08
O'BRIEN
Becomes Superintendent OF
Big Chemical Company

John w. OBrien, son of Michael
O'Brien Of Mt. Vernon, has just been
made manager of the big plant Of the
CrasselH Chemical Company near
Chicago. Mr.. O'Brien is former Mt.
Vernon boy, having graduated from
the Mt. Vernon high school in 1899
His many friends here will be pleased
to learn of his promotion. The fol
lowing from the East Chicago Times
tells Of his new position;
John w. O'Brien, assistant herd IN
the manufacturing department of the
Grasselli Chemical Co.'S plant today
was promoted to succeed Waldo c..
Bailey as superintendent of the man
ufacturlng department, and assistant
to Manager Samuel w, Ogden.
Mr.. O'Brien has been connected
with the Grasselli plant for the past
eleven years. He is a graduate OF
Western Reserve university of Cleve-
land, and his promotion is made dis
tinctly on merit. He first started in
as chemist and in turn became fore
man and assistant head to the manu-
featuring department.
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RICH sMueeLERs vs.. POOR ONES

New York, Feb. 5-ln the records
OF the U. s. circuit court covering the
proceedings in smuggling cases are
tc be found many instances verifying
the oft-repeated statements that the
poor smuggler goes to Jail, while the
wealthy offender is permitted to de-
part with a fine and solemn warn
ing. Here is a record Of few of the
cases during the last six years:
The Duveens, for smuggling art
merchadise-s1,0 100000 involved-fine
was $4,000.
John r. Collins, for smuggling jew
els for Mrs. Helen Dwelle Jenkins
100000 involved-fine was $4,000.
Nathan Allen in the same case
100000 nvolved-fined $4,000.
Mrs. Ada F. C. Adriance, wife of
wealthy harvester manufacturer, for
smuggling NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. involved
fined $17,O63.
Mrs. Lavender B. Dunlap, wife of
millionaire, in controversy over jew
elry-$61,1 ,194 involved-ined s26,143.
P. Sebosta, Syrian, for failing to de-
clare harp, sentenced to z months.
S. de Bills, for smuggling in twelve
pairs of gloves, six months and fine of
$100.
Mrs. Robert M. c. Hill, for SNUG.
Cling coat worth $4,000 Fined $4,000
and sentenced to three days. First
woman smuggler Jailed in this coun.
try.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08
Welded LIFE
WAS BRIEF
For Fanny Brown And Willis
B. Brown As Shown
By A Petition For A Divorce
Filed By The Wife
in The Knox County Court Of
Common Pleas
Assignment Of The ChanCGry
Cases Has Been Made
An Affidavit In LuDaCy Filed
In PrlhatG
An Affidavit In LunaCy Filed
In Probate

The married life of Fanny Brown
and Willis b. Brown was very brief
as shown in her petition for divorce
fled in the Knox county common
pleas court on Friday morning. The
plaintiff states she was married to
Willis q. Brown on May 10, 1915, and
that he abandoned her on November
8, 1915, after being extremely cruel
10 her. She alleges that on October
20, 1915, in the city of Akron, he
struck and beat her and since that
time has failed to provide her with
the necessities Of life. She further al
leges that he abandoned her I'm
November and that she Is now com
PEELED to earn her own living, She
wants divorce. The attorney for
the plaintiff Is William M. Rooms.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08

than l ever was and recommend your
remedies to all my friends. Mrs. LENA
WYNN, 2Sl2 E. o Street, Richmond, Va.
While Change of Life is most crit
ical period of woman's existence, the
annoying symptoms which accompany
1t may be controlled, and normal health
restored by the timely use of Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Such warning symptoms are sense
of suffocation, hot flashes, headaches,
backaches, dread of impending evil,
timidity sounds in the ears, palpitation
of the heart, sparks before the eyes,
Irregularities, constipation, variable ap-
petite, weakness and inquietude, and
dizziness.
For these abnormal conditions do not
fail to take Lydia L. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08

. Patriotic decorations, hatchets, nap
klns, lunch cloths, festoons, stream
ers, fans, place cards, tally cards,
bon bon boxes, cherries, pin flags and
seals in large assortment at the Book
and Art Shop.
Miss Helen Gorsuch, south of the
city, has entered the Mt. Vernon hos
pital for treatment for rheumatism.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08
sEIZEs HER cHiLo-FLEEs
Woman, With Aid Of Official, Grabs
Missing Son

Woman, With Aid Of Official, Grabs
Missing Son
Salem o., Feb. 4-Mrs Martin
Heggel came from Carbondale, H., to
take away her three-year-old son,
Martin, from his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Simon Heggel, She succeed,
ed only after obtaining the assistance
of Deputy Prosecutor w. w. Beck,
and both participated In real "mov.
ie" thriller on a principal street here
by grabbing the boy after outwitting
his grandparents.
The boys mother finally escaped
through the rear window Of a saloon,
and left for Illinois with her son.
The grandparents brought the boy
here two weeks ago from Cincinnati
their former home.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08
Assignment of Cases

The following assignment of chanc.
cry cases was made In the court OF
common pleas Thursday by Judge
Blair, for the week commencing Feb
and continuing through Feb. 2i;
Monday, Feb.
Hearn vs. Mt. Vernon.
evans, admr., ys. Martin.
Tuesday, Feb. 8
Kenney VS.. Wright.
simplSins VS.. Simpkins.
Porter vs. Arnold
Wednesday, Feb. 8
sanderson & McCreary VS.. Whit
iington
Brannigan vs. Mccormick.
Thursday, Feb. 10
Hardness vs.. Gray
Friday, Feb. II
Kern VS.. Levison
Gibbs vs.. Shalfer
Monday, Feb. n
Bishop VS.. State of Ohio.
Bishop VS.. State of Ohio.
Trout VS.. Higgins,
Tuesday. Feb. rs
Riblet, eXr., vs.. Stiner.
Greer. admr,, vs., Clark.
Wednesday, Feb, t6
Fletcher VS.. Mlnard.
Post Glover Electric Go. VS., MI.
Vernon Electric Co.
Thursday, Feb "
Welker vs. Sapp.
Ayers vs.. Ayers,
Friday, Feb. ia
Ransom vs. Wyker.
fCrotinger Vs. Hawkins.
Monday, Feb. 2t
Davidson rs. Higgins
Assignment of jury cases at a. m
To Borrow Money
The trustees Of line Mount Calvary
Baptist church OF Mt Vernon have
Hled a petition In the court of com
mon pleas, through their attorney
Patrick A. Berry, asking tor an order
from the court to borrow money in
the sum Of S2,3O0 and execute a mort
gage on their church, which Is located
on South Mulberry street
o
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08
Thursday, the End day of
March, 1916

at 1.3O o'clock p. m at the door of the
court house in the city OF Mt. Vernon,
Ohio
The following described real estate sit
uate in the county of Knox, in the state
of Ohio, and in the township of Pike.
Being the Northwest part of the North
east quarter and the Northeast part Of
the Northwest quarter of section. fifteen
15) township eight (S) range twelve Q2)
u. s. NJ. lands and more particularly de-
scribed as follows, to-wit
Beginning at stone at the Northeast
corner of the Northwest Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter of Section Fifteen Q6
at the intersection of Roads No. II and "a
Knox County record of Roads: thence
ter of said road Seventy-one CID One
Hundred and Eighty rods to a stone:
Thence North IS deg, 50 min. West One
Hundred and Twenty eight and 68-100
rods to a stone: Thence North deg 56
min. East One Hundred and siXty-rods to
a stone in the center of road Twenty-four
(2D; thence South So deg, So min. east
One Hundred twenty-eght and GS-100 rods
along twenty-four t2D to the place of be-
ginning, estimated to contain Eighty-one
(S1) acres. more or less.
Saving and excepting one acre off the
northeast corner of said tract, which the
Board of Education of Pike township,
Knox County, Ohio, has the right of user
for school purposes so long as they desire
to do so, by virtue of a lease they hold
upon said tract; said lease being recorded
in Volume at Page 342 of the lease rec
ords of said Knox C County Ohio.
Terms of sale One third cash-in hand
on day of sale, one third in one year, and
balance in two years, with interest or all
ferred payments to be secured by mort
gage upon the premises sold.
ANNIE e. HINES,
ExecutrX of the last will and testament
of James ID. Hines, deceased,
p. A. Berry, attorney for plaintiff.
2-LS.15.22S
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08
DETECTIVE STORY

Written by Mt. Vernon Man Appears
In Magazine
In the current issue of the Detec-
tive Story Magazine appears the maid
en- effort at story writing of John
Samuel Gotshall of Mt. Vernon under
the title, "The Curse of the House of
Dudley" The story is English in its
locale and very cleverly written
Mr., Gotshall has been requested by
the firm of Street & Smith, publishers
of the magazine, to furnish them with
n series Of detective stories along the
line Of his first effort. His friends In
the city will watch with interest for
future appearances of his literary eff,
forts.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08

V eg e I a bic Com
pound l feel like a
new woman. i al
ways had a headache
during the Change
of Life and was also
troubled with other
bad feelings COM
mon at that time
dizzy spells, nervous
feelings and heat t
flashes. Now | am
in better health
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08
LEGAL NOTICE

In pursuance of an order of the Probate
Court of Knox County. Ohio, / will offer
for sale at public auction on
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08
eEcRET NAVY CODE LOST
VIII Result In court-Martialing Of
Two United States Officers

San Francisco, Feb. "A book con
tanning the secret code of the United
States navy has been lost from the
torpedo boat destroyer Hull, and, ac-
cording to advices received from
Washington, the navy department
has ordered the court-martial at the
Mare Island navy yard OF Lieut.. Her
bert A. Jones, commander of the re-
serve torpedo flotilla and of the Hull,
and of Ensign Robert ID. Kirkpatrick,
executive officer, in whose joint pos.
session the book was.
If the book cannot be found, or its
destruction, unread by outsiders, alb,
solutely demonstrated, It may be
necessary, 1t is said by naval officers
here. to provide a complete new sys
tenn of secret communication for the
navy.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08
be removed to the state hospital next

NC lCulONGu W llG oldb5 uOSplldl hVAb
Monday.
Inventory and Appralsement--
In the estate of Garrett NJ Barry
an, inventory and appraisement has
been filed in probate, which shows
the following: Personal property S1S,
moneys $263.3S, claims S2LSO Total
S29S.S0.
Marriage License
Charles Leroy Bfubaker, laborer.
and Bessie Grace Daley, both of Ber.
lin township. Rev. e. T.. Whitaker.
Deeds Filed
John M. Woolison, sheriff, TO John
M. Hamilton, 4.64 acres in Monroe,
$3.50.
Norman Thurston to Claude B. Oil
yer, Ill acres in Hilliar, 81.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-02-08
HEAT FLASHES.
DIZZY, NERVOUS
Mrs. Wynn Tells How Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Helped Her
During Change of Life.

Richmond, Va. "After taking
seven bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's