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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-03
The Storyof Julia Page
BY Kathleen Norris
Copyright, 1915, by Kathleen Norris)


"And when shall | come and see
you-to talk about things?" Jim
asked humbly.
MY dear JIM" Julia answered
briskly. Il cannot see the need OF
our meeting again. What have we
to discuss? / tell you / am per-
fectly willing to let you have your
way. | detest-divorce; but the
whole situation is unfortunate
and we must make the best of 1t"
What will people think of this.
Ju? Every one will have to know
tit will make a deuce of a lot
of talk" he said, trying to scare
her.
much less than you think,
jim" she answered. Society
long ago suspected that something
was wrong; the announcement of
a divorce will only confirm it."
do you mean there's no chance
of a reconciliation?" Jim asked
huskily. Julia gave him glance
of honest surprise.
"Jim," she asked crisply. do
you mean that YOU came on with
the hope of a reconciliation?
thought you told Barbara some
thing very different from that!"
II don't know what | came on
for. | wish Barbara would mind
her own business" said Jim.
"My dear JIM" Julia said, with
motherly kindness. 81 know you
so we'll! You came on here de-
termined to get divorce, you may
already have in mind some other
woman! But I've hurt your feel
ings by making it all easy for you
by coming over to your side.
You wanted a fuss. tears, protests,
a CONFUSION among your old
friends. And you find, instead,
that all San Francisco takes the
situation for granted, and that
do, too"
How we'll she knew the look he
gave her, the hurt look Of one
whose sentiment is dashed by cool
reason! He suddenly caught her
by the shoulders.
| Look here, Julia!"
"Ah, Jim, please DON'T" She
twisted in a vain attempt to escape
his grip.
please don't what?"
Don't touch met"
Jim dropped his hands at once,
stepped back, with look of one
MORALLY hurt.
Certainly mott beg your par
don't" he said punctiliously. He
took up his hat. when do | see
you again, Julia? VIII you dine
with me tomorrow? Then we can
talk"
mo, l don't think So" Julia
said.
why do you say not?" asked
Jim.
Because I prefer not to do so"
Julia answered. I'VE look at this
thing differently, Jim. To me 1t is
a tragedy-the saddest thing tha'
ever happened in my life; that you
and | should have loved each
other, and should be less than
nothing to each other nowl I've
hungered for you, Jim, until II
seemed as II must go mad! I've
felt as If I'd die for just one more
kiss from you. But one can't &c
on suffering that way. and grad
ually the pain goes, and nothing IL
left but the cold, white scarf"
Jim had been staring at heI
Z l. T.,
ok step toward her, lightly
lght her in one big arm.
"Ah, but Julia. wouldn't the
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i(Continued From Our Last Issue)
With a confidence amounting al
most to indifference, Julia faced
Jim on the day of the old doctors
funeral, her beauty absolutely
startling in its setting of demure
black veil and trailing sombre gar
ments.
Jim watched her, some curious
emotion that was compounded of
resentment and jealousy and as
constituent darkening his face. So
dignified. so poised, so strangely,
hauntingly lovely she seemed, so
much in demand and so quietly
equal to all demands.
Julia" he said. when they
were all at home again after the
funeral, Il want TO see you alone
for few moments, If maya"
Julia was in the dining-room
busy with a great sheaf of letters.
She gave a quick glance at the
chair which Barbara had filled
only moment ago, as IL realizing
for the first time that she had
been left alone.
"What is it," she asker, unen-
couragingly.
Jim sat down. leaned back, fold
ed his arms, and looked at her
steadily, in a manner that might
have been confusing. But Julia
went on serenely opening, reading,
and listing her letters.
81 want to ask you how you are
getting on. julia" said Jim at
last, in a hurt tone. II want to
know If there is anything in the
world | can do for your"
Nothing, thank YOU" Julia
said pleasantly. Financially, |
am very comfortable. You left me
] don't know bow many thousands
in the Croker. I've never touched
the capital"
ooh. for Gods sake." Jim
erowled. Don't let's talk of
money"
you've changed very much" he
observed, after a sulphurous
silence.
81 have?" Julia asked naively.
SIN what way2"
"Why didn't you want to see
me?"
oh" Julia for the first time
gave him her full attention. 1--WE
changed my mind about that, Jim"
she said frankly. ~ thought at
first II was an unwise thing, but
j feel differently now. OF course
you know that for me there can
be no consideration of divorce; |
shall never be any other man s
wife, and never be free. But II.
as Bah says, you have come to feel
you want something different, and
II you feel that a legal document
can undo what was solemnly done
in the name of God, why then |
sha'n't oppose 1t. You can call it
desertion or incompatibiity, |
don't care"
"Who said wanted a divorce?"
Jim demanded. "Is 1t fair to have
1t all arranged before | say a
word?"
Julia's answer was only look
"a full. clear, level look that
scorched him like a flame. A long
silence followed.
"When am | going to see An
na?" Jim asked at last.
whenever you want to-" Julia
said pleasantly. i've familiariZed
her with your picture; she'll be
friendly at once, she always is.
Some day, when you are going
be here, I'll send her over for
day"
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Minutes passed, then Julia went
quietly out of the green gate
which had SO lately closed upon
Jim. She went as unquestioningly
as an automaton moved by some
Irresistible power.
Jim walked to Eighteenth
Street, turned north, and Julia,
reaching the corner, was In time
to see him entering the shabby
old church where they had been
married eight years ago. And in
stantly a suffocating rush of
blood to her heart made her feel
weak and cold with the sudden
revelation that the hour of change
had come.
She climbed the well-remem-
bered stairs, and slipped into one
of the last pews, in the shadow of
a gallery pillar.
Jim was kneeling, far up to-
ward the altar, his head in his
hands.
Minutes slipped by, and still the
man knelt there motionless, and
still the woman sat watching him,
her eyes brilliant and tender, her
heart flooded with a poignant
happiness that carried before 1t
all bitterness of the years.
When Jim presently passed her
she shrank into the shadow of her
pillar, but his face was sadder and
more grave than Julia had ever
seen Ii.
The next evening Julia opened
the lower gate of the Toland's
garden in Sausalito, and went
quietly up the path. From the
drawing room windows pale lamp
light fell in clear bars across the
gravel, but the hall was unlighted,
the door wide open.
Julia stepped softly inside.
Presently she found Mrs. Toland
in the study, seated alone before
a dying fire. Julia kissed the
shrivelled soft old cheek.
ooh, Julie, dear! Isn't It nice
to see you," Mrs. Toland said,
"and so fresh and rosy, like a
| JIG vi llCoH ali dpa anu
used to like to walk up and down
in the garden"
Speech became too difficult,
and she stopped abruptly.
II know" Julia said sorrow
fully.
at would have been thirty-five
years this November" Mrs. To-
land presently said. Marriage is
a wonderful thing, Julia. Papa
was much smarter than | am. But
after a while people come to love
each other partly for just that
the differences between them"
! Mrs. Toland paused for few
moments, then she said:
Julie, Jim's like a son of my
own to me. You'll forgive a fussy
old woman, who loves her chill
dren, If she talks frankly to you?
Don't throw away all the future,
dear"
81 came to see him." whisper
ed Julia. "Where is he?"
THE END.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
LEGAL NOTICES.

BY aTuE duly by the city Clerk the City
door or the city Hall south 9TH Street Pacific 10
said o
OF Local Improvement Districts
annual Local Improvement Districts
Local Improvement Districts
ninth annual nsamen
AND the tenth
s2O together with penalty. interest
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-11-29

The states attorney Of Rolette coun-
ty appeared before Judge Buttz last
Saturday morning with four defend
ants in actions brought by the state.
One young fellow had been trapping
skunks and in some way fire from his
pipe had set fire to some hay which in
turn set fire to a considerable amount
Of barley and also a school building.
1t was plainly an unintentional offense
and in pronouncing sentence the court
was very lenient. One party who also
plead guilty "a charged with having
had charge of a room in which he had
permitted gambling to take place. He
was fined $40 and costs Or $50 in all
with twenty days in Jail.
Two Indian lads were charged with
having mistreated an animal by riding
it until it was exhausted and injured
in a permanent manner. They plead
guilty to the charge. Through their
interpreter it developed that the
younger lad had weak lungs and that
the authorities had u~nsuccessfully
tried to keep him in the sanitarium at
Belcourt, but that he would run away,
as he had done from the Fort Totten
school and other places where he had
been sent. The other lad had a clean
record. The Judge took the case un-
der consideration, there being several
conditions to think over before pass
ing sentence.
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GREAT MEETINGS
IN TABERNACLE

crovds such j never gathered ia
Devils like have for twosweeks IT,
senablsa-inrthe great tabernacle Ito
hear the inspiring disclosures Of Ev-
langelist DR.. Erwin, and to engage jim
tthsssopss51 under tlht leedsrshiP Of Pref.
Fraser: Friday and. SATURDAY nights
of This week are to be great events,
fbat. one y St tn sseatpsts nikhtts will1pe'
sSuadxiys n1 & ne hailldaiiiSfig will'bs
crowded m4tI catacity as It HAS bean
on various" occasions. Thur" night of
this week the theme Of Dr.. Erwiq's
sermon will be THE Uarecognized
EGooddaS:saannd Friday .MiSht thx1f, topic will
BIZ "Rsoprlar Atmpsslnentsyt and Dr..
Erwin will, say some plain things
The %Boosters" viii 81 out in full force
Fheltown. has been stirred up n never
before by these meetings.
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COMMON SENSE MILITARY METHODS

The victory of the British forces in the region of St. Quentin during the
last few days has some earnarks of Americanism that are more than crafty
ing, especially in view of the tremendous success which resulted from the ef-
fort. Ever since the war began, the practice of both sides has been to pre-
coed an attack with a tremendous barrage fire for the purpose of preparing
the way for the advance Of the infantry. This has driven the enemy to cover
but has never killed him off. 1t has merely been serving notice upon the
enemy that he was about to be attacked at that particular place. Thus warn
ed, the Germans have brought up their reserves and when the actual attack
came they were ready to meet it with the strongest force to be mustered.
In the attack about 81. Quentin there was 10 barrage fire and nothing to
took the enemy completely by surprise and drove holes into the lines five and
for the war department officials, and probably not all of them, n o ne in this
mans has ST much of American methods in its execution that it is a pretty
shrewd guess that the scheme belongs to the American commander.
Surprise has always been n of the strong points inAme1ican military
tactics. That method of trapping the enemy-catching him between two fires
are elements that have become traditions in the American army. Sur
pnsng the enemy wasnaugurated by Washington when he caught the Hes.
saans-those hired merccnaries from Germany who fought against us in the
Revoution-whhe they were having a drunken debauch N Christmas eve at
Germantown. The principle of the surprise attack has been taught to every
military student in this country since that time. 1t was a strong element in
the campaign Of General Grant, and was the main feature Of sheridan's mas
terry. 1t was the fundamental idea Of both jackson and Stuart on the Con-
-federate side. Il: is n of the things which General Pershing has inherited
The methods of fighting would not be % radically changed by a subordinate
commander as they were" by the British commander in the recent battle, un
less som influence other than the traditions and accepted methods of the
past we're brought to bear upon the same. 10y
Such methods will do more to destroy the German army morale than any
thing else. When the soldiers of Germany get the notion into their heads that
they will be attacked by a cunning foe in secret at any time they will begir
to quake and it will not take much quaHng to produce the wreckage of The
whole German army. 1t fears the thing it a not see and fight O its owl
terms, and in massed bulk built of reserves-Ex.
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ty little star as q hoydenish English
girl. staggering about in boys clothes
and full Of FRANKS and always getting
into scrapes. Those, who have seen
Marguerite Clark, in Miss George
Washington" will hardly, recognize the
mischievous, boisterous lad, as the de-
mure lady Of "fibs", yet the same les
ment Of humor and fun runs Trough
the picture, and Marguerite .Clai 4
again proves her fitness as the lead
ing screen coincidence. This picture
was directed by Joseph Kaufman. v
Keystone Comedy, "The Dog Catch
er's Love-"
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-11-29

Dark Outing Flannel, this q inch good
weight outing flannel coming in dark pat
terms worth 15c per yard today. o.
Anniversary sale price, yard o.
Quilts reduced, our entire line of quilts in
Guiding the celebrated Maish Comforts
will be placed on sale at 20% off. This
means a saving of from Soc to 100 and in
sures you the best merchandise money
can buy.
51-piece dinner set. This is an excellent quality
white porcelain wear with neat gold DECORATIONS, a
set that will grace any table at :5 90
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! The very money which has flowed into Germany from France, and England,
and Italy,is this verymomeht going back to them In the fon Of deadly gases
and monster shells, and.a all the. hideous implements Of which the Huns y
proud. Money which his country exchanged for German goods is being spent
on our own soil in a propaganda by which hate, diNustt and maiciousness
are planted and nurturydss or own dollars were and still are being spent 70
fonent hate between this country and Japan, and Mexico; it was some OF our
own money which paid for dshonor Of the Bernstorf type; which has blown
up our mills and ships and docks; which has made the l. W. W: what 1t 49,
Shall we then in tim. resume the exchange Of ourdmoney to q foe whasRll
ere long approach us with . smiling face and explain no harm wa meant when
he stepped at no barrier and recognized no code Of faith Or morality! viii
&e. beoso craven is to forget all this? Or shall we demand HAT Cnogress
pass a1aw requiring tRasttvery article imported in this country shall fun
der penalty of conhscatieao By plainly marked, showing thescenntry Of its
origin? And then may af Americans show their loyalty and asver" hesitate
one instant between going without a article or sbaynt oae~bearing that
mark Of iniquty "Made in Germany" y H~s. s. dts>F&" Z
Emperor William says that his U-boata can now stayopt a month at 2
time. He is undertaking the facts Many of his submarines have stayed out
for six months o more, and never again will report to he German admiralty
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ALLEGED STRIKE. PROMOTER j /.
rs jBEE INTrERNSED III DULUTH

Duluth. Nov. 2e.-Frank WassetF-
thai, charged with promoting q strike e
of lonigshorremen in an alleged attempt
to tistup shipping in the Duluth har-
DO and thus hinder the government. in
its movement Of important freight,
will be taken to Fort Smelling &isiaf-
ternoon- by deputy marshale so"be
turned over to the commanding officer
of the fort for the period of the war.
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E. E. Mann; district fuel admins
traitor left on Tuesday for Fargo to
be present at . meeting called by
State Administrator l. P. Baker, which
was scheduled to be held yesterday.
There are eighteen districts in the
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-11-29

Manager Miller Of the Grand Thea
ire announces the appearance of Mar
guerite Clark on Thanksgiving, Mat.
8 p. M, Eve. 1880 and 9:O5, in a
screamingly funny comedy entitled
1.-THE Amazons" and showing the dam
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-11-29
pATRloTIC-AND CIVILIZED.

There will be n railroad strike. President Wilson, after a conference with
the representatives Of the railroad workers who are asking higher a IN
nounces hat the brotherhoods have agreed to stand by the government, and to
consider any proposed solution "n Il spirit of accommodation" They are not
disposed to contend for anything not necessary for their welfare.
Il slsa q it should be- A railroad strike would be a. 'calamnous a q
strike of our armies in the face of the enemy. The railroad workers, if they
are not paid enough to meet the prevalent high cost of living, should have
NOR" pay. and they will get it, If they struck, they would hetray the country
to its enemies.
1t shows that htere is a way to adjust labor differences without resorting to
the civil war of strikes. There is a way in wartime, and there is a way in
peacetime, too. The need of seeking that way is only a little less urgent in
peace-ine than in wartime. The favorable outcome of this wartime ne
gotation should carry valuable lessons for peace-time negotiations of the same
kind.
Incidentally the railroad brotherhoods ares setting an example of patriotism
aud comm sense. just as the leaders of the American Federation of Labor
re doing, that all organized workers should emulate. Nor should employers
overlook the fact that this example is made possible in this case by the in
sstence oft the government upon fair play to the workers, and by a spirit of
consideration o the part of the railroad empoyers-Dumth Herald.
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WHAT SAID

81 want t otdl YOU. Socialists, that have studied your philosophy; read your
works upon economics, and % the meanest of them; studied your standard
works both in English an dGerman-have not only read them, but studied
them. I have heard Your orators and watched the work Of your movement
the world vel have kept close watch upon Your doctrines for thirty years;
have been closely associated with many of you, and know how you think and
what you propose. know to what you have up your sleeve, and l want to
say that I IN entirely at variance with your philosophy. 1 declare it to you:
lam not only at variance with your doctrines, but with your philosophy. Ec-
onomiany you are unsound, socially, you are wrong; industrialy, you are an
.impossiblty'"
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Ladies' Shoes

Buttoned and laced boots. The soles are
handturned and the heels are covered with
white kid. A style that is always in high
favor $3.50 and $3.50 grades q Of
at V''OS
In this lot Of 400 pairs we are placing
many short lines of shoes that are worth far
more. 1t depends or how badly the lines
are broken in sizes. This will consist of
gun-metal kid feathers, patent feathers and
some me-. novelties W all at one $2.95
You are familiar with the crowds this de-
partment has during sales. 1t is impossible
to give the service We like to give during
the afternoons so We suggest that you come
early in the forenoon that we may serve
you better.
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Dry Goods

NOVELTY SILKS SO inches wide. This
includes 100 yards Of fancy stripes, checks,
and plaids of t%affetas, satins and satin SER
ges in two tone and fancy colorings. We
have assembled here our entire stock of
FPS, $50 and 800 fancy silks which dur
ing our Anniversary Sale will Ct go
go at the yard ~I'uJ
OUTING FLANNEL 100 pieces in fancy
stripes, checks, light and dark grounds,
worth 18c a yard today during II
our Anniversary Sale at 'Ii
BLACK TAFFATA Sc inches wide a
high luster and verydesirable quality, reg.
LIS value, during our Anniversary 20
Sale at the yard I'LJ
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-11-29

When the time comes that merchant ships a again sail the seas in safety,
and the several thousand vessels flying the German flag seek foreign shores
loaded to the guards with goods of German manufacture-why then should
the nations of the world buy the German exports? One surely cannot expect
the mothers in England, France, Australia, and Canada, to buy and wear gar
ments made by the very hands which dropped bombs o. the hospital in which
lay their wounded sons! To do so would be sacrlege. And why should we in
this country, whose women and helpless children went down on the "Lusi-
tania" whose son and brothers and fathers are already near II on the firing
line-why should We forget all these things in days to come, and exchange
u gold for German : made goods merely because they are offered US for q
little less money than the same articles a be manufactured hee? And why
should the South American countries encourage imports Of German goods
when by doing 50 every dollar serves to stregthen the arms Of a nation which
would crush them all in its plan of world domination? Why should India,
and Japan, and China, help rebuild an export trade, the rapid growth of which,
and whose enormous profits, fed the fires of avarice with the dream If IN
trolling the factories and workshops of the whole world?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-01-26
KENYON
Man Joins Ambulanca
Corps In France
Jesse Ashton Gregg Visits Old colIese
Friends In Gambler Prior To
Leaving For Abroad

Gambler, Jan. 24--On the eve Of
his departure for France, where ho
will enter the American Volunteer
Ambulance Corps service, Jesse ASH
ton Gregg of Minneapolis, MINI.
spent few days with old friends at
Kenyon college, leaving today for
New York city.
Mr.. Gregg was graduated from
Kenyon in the class of 1910. Since
that time, he has been engaged in
the wholesale hardware business in
Minneapolis.
He strongly espouses the cause Of
the allied entente and, when oppor-
tunity opened itself recently, made
application for position with the
American corps. His foreign service
will be Of six months duration.
He sails for France Saturday On
the steamship TourTaine.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-01-26

to share the fate Of the case named.
The suits we're flied to collect interest
from a number Of city banks on funds
deposited in them before the present
depository laws were in effect. The
banks making one a test case and
tried 1t in the court of common pleas.
The city won the case in common
pleas and 1t was carried to the appel.
late court where the banks lost. In
order to file a petition in error in the
supreme court is is necessary to get
a court order. Such an order was
made in the supreme court Tuesday
forenoon. The deposit of the funds
in the city banks was made in 1905
and the funds we're the proceeds Of
the sale of the waterworks bonds.
Many of the more prominent law
yers in the city are engaged in the
case, either for the city or one of the
defendants.