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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-18

'You've asked me to go-rm going
How much of what you tell me is true,
I don't know. But 1 can believe my
own eyes, and believe you are not in
condition to do much injury, even if
you came here with that intention. You
will certainly lose your life if you move
from your hiding place"
She started away. He leaned toward
her. "Stop," he said peremptorily,
raising himself with a wrenching eff
fort. Something in the stern eye held
her. His extended hand pointed toward
her as arbitrarily as if, instead of lying
helpless at her feet, he could command
her to his bidding. 81 want to ask you
a question. I've told you the truth.
have just one cartridge. If you are
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-18
CHAPTER xI.
Farley.

.
She stood beside the rock from
which the ledge was reached from be-
low, and as if she had just stepped I'D
into sight. Her rifle was so held in
both hands that it could be fired from
her nip and at such close quarters
with deadly accuracy. AS she stood
with startled eyes fixed on his hag.
gard face, her slender neck end poised
mead were very familiar to De Spain.
And her expression, while 1t reflect.
ed her horrifed alarm, did not conceal
her anger and aversion at the sight of
MIN. Unaware of the forbidding spec.
tacle ne presented, De Spain, swept by
Drainstorm at the appearance of this
Morgan-the only one of all the Nor.
gans he had not fancled covering him
and waiting to deliver his death war.
rant-felt a fury sweep over him al
the wild thought that she meant to kill
him.
Whatever she meant to do, he could
no more fire at this girl, even had he
a chance-and he realized he was al
@NA SAN lASlu uc COulQ ut his sister
and he lay with his eyes bent on hers
trying to read her purpose. He read
In her face only adherence and con.
demnation, and felt in no way moved
to argue her verdict. 81 suppose" he
said, at length, not trying to disguise
his bitter resentment of her presence
you've come to finish me-"
His shirt stained and tattered for
bandages, his hair matted in blood on
his forehead his eyes inflamed and
sunken, his lips crusted and swollen,
the birthmark fastened vivIdly on his
cheek, made him desperate sight. Re
garding him steadily, Nan, as bewil.
dered as If sho had suddenly come on
great wounded beast of prey still
dangerous, made no response to his
words. The two stared ut each Other
defantly and for another moment In
silence. IF you are going to kill me-
he continued, looking into her eyes
without any thought of appeal, "do II
quick"
Something in his long. unyIeldIng
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-18
FLAGS FOR CHURCHES

Columbia, Pa, April 1S.-Patriotic
services were held in two churches
here on Sunday when flags were pre-
sented to each congregation. In the
First English Lutheran church, four
members, Grand Army veterans, ar
ranged the presentation, and DR.. G.
w. Berntheizel, one of the number,
made the address. The Rev. DIR. e. G..
Miller, the pastor, responded for the
congregation.
st. Paul's Episcopal church received
beautiful silk flag, the gift of II.
NJ. North, Jr., who also made the
presentation address. 1t was received
in behalf of the church by the rec
tor, the Rev. G. f. G.. Hoyt.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-18

Unhappy ANA i;rvSolute, Nan, when
she got home, was glad of an excuse
to ride to Calabasas for packet .of
dressing coming by stage from Sleepy
Cat for Gale, who lay wounded at Satt
Morgan's; and, eating a hasty lunch
con, she ordered her horse and set out.
Should she tell her Uncle Duke OF
finding De Spain? Whenever she de,
cided that she must, something in the
recollection of De Spaln's condition uu-
settled her resolution. Tales enough
of his bloodthirstlness, his merciless
efficiency, his ever-ready craft and con-
summate duplicity were familiar to
her. Yet only few of these stories
appealed to Mans innate convictions
of truth and justice. She lived among
men who were. for the most part, not
truthful or dependable even in small
things-how could they be relied on to
tell the truth about De Spain's motives
and conduct? AS to his deadly skill
with arms, no stories were needed to
confirm this. even though she herself
had once overcome him in q contest.
The evidence of his mastery had now
a fatal pre-eminence among the TRACE
dies of the Spanish sinks. Where he
lay he could, If he meditated revenge
on her people, murder any of them, al
most at will. To spare his life imper-
lied to this extent theirs-but surely
he lay not far from death by exhaus.
ton. And If he was not helped soon
he would die.
But who was to help him? Certainly
none of his friends. If she told them
they would try to reach him. That
would mean an appalling-an unthink-
able-fght. All came back to one ter.
rifying alternative: Should she help
this wretched man herself? And If he
lived, would he repay her by shooting
someone of her own kin?
The long ride to Calabasas went fast
as the debate swept on, and the vivid
shock of her strange experience re.
Cured to her Imagination.
She drew up before the big barn
i'm McAlplh was coming out to 60 to
upper. Nan asked for her package
I'll wanted TO start directly back
lin. BIcAlpIn refused absolutely tc
hear Of 1t. He looked at her horse and
professed to be shocked. He told her
she had ridden hard, urged her to dis
mount, and sent her pony in to be
rubbed. While her horse was cared
for, McAlpln asked, In his harmless
Scotch way. about Gale.
Concerning Gale, Nan was noncom-
INITIAL. But she listened with interest,
more or less yelled, to whatever run
ming comment McAlpIn had to offer
concerning the Calabasas fight. "And
was sorry to see Gale mixed up In It."
he concluded, in his effort to draw Nan
out, "sorry. And sorrler to think of
Henry de Spain getting killed that
way. Some say," he suggested, look
ing significantly toward the door of
the barn, and significantly away again,
"that Henry went down there to pick
fight with the boys. But" he asserted
graphically, II happen to know that
wasn't so."
"Then what did he go down there
forl" demanded Nnn Indignantly, but
not warlly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-18

gaze impelled her to break the spell
of it. what are you doing here?"
she demanded with anger, curbing her
voice TO control her excitement as best
she could.
De Spain, still looking at her, an.
swered only after a pause. Hiding. u
he said harshly.
Hiding to kill other men!" Mans
accusation as she clutched her rifle
was almost explosive.
He regarded her coolly, and with the
interval he had had for thinking. his
wits were clearing. do l look like
man hunting for a fight? Or" he
added, since she made no answer. 'like
a man hunting for a quiet spot to die
in?"
i know you are murderer"
In spite of his weakness he flushed.
NO" he exclaimed sharply, I'm not
a murderer. If you think it'-he point.
ed contemptuously to her side-"you
have your rife-use ii ?!
You came here to hide to kill some.
body!" she exclaimed.
What do you mean by here? ]
might better ask why you came here"
he retorted. Il don't know where ]
am. Do l look as if l came here by
choice" He paused. Listen" he
said, quite master of himself, "I'I tell
you why I came. l shall never get
away alive, anyway-you can have the
truth If you want it. 1 got off my
horse In the night to get a drink. He
bolted. l couldn't walk. climbed I'D
here to hide till my wounds heal. Now,
I've told you the truth. Where am II"
The grip of her hands on the rifle
might have relaxed somewhat, but she
saw his deadly revolver in its accus.
toned place and did not mean to sur.
render her command of him. Nor
would she tell him where he was. She
parried his questions. lie could get no
information of any sort out of her.
Yet he saw that something more than
his mere presence detained and per.
picked her. Her prompt condemna
tion of him ranked in his mind. and
the strain Of facing her suspicion wore
on him. II won't ask you anything
more" he said at length. "You think
I've no right to llve-that's what Won
think, Isn't It? Why don't you shoot?"
She only stared Mt him. "NYhy don't
you answerT" he demanded recklessly
Nan summoned her resolution. 81
know you tried to kill my cousin" she
said hotly, after he had taunted her
once more. "And l am going to think
what to do before I tell you anything
or do anything"
"You know tried to kill your cou-
SIM You know nothing of the kind.
Your cousin tried to kill me. He's
bully and coward, man that doesn't
know what fair fighting means"
"You are safe In abusing him when
he's not here"
"Send him to mel" His voice shook
with anger, Tell him I'm wounded /;
tell him I've had nothing to eat since
I fought him before. And If he's still
afraid''-De Spain drew and broke his
revolver almost like n fash. In that
incredibly quick instant she realized
he might have threatened her life be-
fore she could move n muscle-"tell
your fine cousin I've got one cartridge
left-just one |" So saying, he held In
one hand the loaded cartridge and in
the other the empty revolver,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-18
COLUMBIA BANKS CONSOLIDATE

Columbia, Pa. April 1S.-Consoli-
dation of the First National and CO.
lumbia National Banks was consum-
mated Monday and the combined in
stitutions will have a capital stock of
$450.000. Fl. NJ. North, Jr., has been
named president of the consolidated
bank, and Horace Detwiler becomes
cashier.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-23
British Museum.

The British museum recently OBJ
served its one hundred and fifty-eighth
birthday, as it was established on jan
uary 10, 1853. 1t was Sir Hans
Sloane, an Irish-born physician Of
Scotch extraction, who is hOnored as
the father of the museum. Sloane was
created a barOnet-a title to which no
English physician had before attained
just two centuries ago, in recognition
of his labors in writing a Natural His
tory of Jamaica" His library of 5O-
600 volumes and 1856 manuscripts,
and his collection of natural history
and art objects he bequeathed to the
government, on condition that his
daughters be paid 100000, which sum
scarcely exceeded the value Of the gold
and silver medals, ores and precious
stones in his collection. Several 9th
er collections were added to that of
Sloane before the museum was formal
ly opened in MOntagu house in 1859.
OF the books published in England
since the invention Of printing about
IS per cent are to be found on the
shelves of the British museum.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-23

small kettle into 1t, standing II on an
inverted bowl or some other suitable
support. This boiling water viii take
up and hold the heat better than air
would. Several smaller dishes (lf
tightly covered) may be placed In the
kettle surrounded by boiling water
Baking powder or other tins often are
found useful for this purpose. Anoth.
er way is TO place one food In a basin
which just fits into the top of a large
kettle and 10 let some other material,
some vegetable perhaps, cook in the
water IN the bottom Of the kettle.
Two or more fiat, shallow kettles
placed one on top of the other so as to
fill the cooker, enable one to cook
small amounts Of different foods sue
cessfully. Such kettles, made espe.
chilly for use in freless cookers, may
be purchased.
Time Required for Cooking.
The ,lme which each kind of food
should stay in the cooker depends
both on the nature of the food and on
the temperature at which 1t remains
inside the cooker, and before recipes
for use with the fireless cooker can be
one must have some means
of knowing how temperatures are pre-
served In II. In experiments made In
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-23
"Baby Dolls"

There used to be a time when men
preferred the doll type of woman, but
that period has passed, or, rather,
there are so few men with these pref
erences that they are not much con-
sidered. The wife of today must have
mentality as well as looks if she is to
hold her husband, and the average
man, realizing this, looks for fair
amount of brains in the woman he
selects to be his wife. OF course, there
will always be husbands who prefer
to have all the brains in the matrimOn-
ial partnership, who look upon their
wives as playthings, to be excluded
from all the real interests and real
issues of life. Mental attraction plays
as big a part as physical attraction
in the selection of a mate. How can a
man develop his future if at the head of
the domestic helm there stands a wOm-
an who cannot meet him on equal men
tal grounds, who cannot understand
and appreciate the ideals he expresses7 2
Exchange.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-23

This is the conclusion reached by q
physical trainer after years spent in
trying to restore abnormal bodies to
normal condition. A child that is
nagged at never holds itself well, he
declares. Its department betrays its
mental attitude, and to the trained eye
of the physical-training instructor the
round shoulders and apolOgetic air tell
their own story in the case Of a child
whose physique otherwise reveals no
sign of constitutional weakness.
The attitude of the body discloses,
in a marvellous way, that of the mind /;
and many parents would be astonished
to learn that the bearing of their chill
dren reflects their home influences in a
very unflattering light.
While lunching with a lady the 9th
er day, he says. l listened to a tale OF
distress about her little boys fiat chest.
Presently, the child came in from
school, running excitedly to show his
new geography" book with cOlOred pic
lures. "Oh, yes, dear, but don't start
with it now; go and wash your hands
and get tidy" The child's enthusiastic
little face fell, his fiat little chest
seemed flatter still, and he resignedly
put away his book and left the room.
There will be little chance for that
child's chest until his mother learns to
express her affection more positively in
the form of active and ready sym
pathy, not merely negatively, in the
form of anxiety. The glow of enthusl-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-23

A. Rim TO cover packing material B,
! COntainer for cooking Kettle and hot
stone,
the Office Of home economics a 6-quart
kettle was filled with boiling water
and put into the cooker, the packing
Of which happened to be newspaper
The temperature of the water, which
was 212 degrees f. when put into the
cooker, was found to be 172 degrees
f. after four hours had elapsed and
155 degrees +. after eight hours had
elapsed. This shows the advlsabllity
of the common custom of allowing
food to remain undisturbed in the
cooker for at least six or eight hours,
or in some cases overnight. If n soap
stone, hot brick, or other extra source
Of heat is used, less time will be re-
quired. Materials which are denser
than water (sugar sirup as used in
cooking dried fruit, and therefore
can be heated to a higher degree win
keep up the temperature longer when
put into the cooker. Thus the density
Of the food material, as well as the
amount and the length Of time that
the apparatus retains The heat, must
be taken into consideration in deter
mining how long different materials
must be cooked in the cooker
The recipes for dishes to be pre-
pared in the freless cooker differ
somewhat from those for foods cooked
in the ordinary way, chiefly in the
amount of water or other liquids call
ed for Less liquid shohld be put into
the food to be prepared in an Ordi-
nary fireleSs cooker, since there is no
chance for water TO evaporate. The
cook must be guided largely by expe-
rience in deciding how long the food
should be heated before being put into
the cooker and how long it should be
allowed to remain there.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-23

The largest maker Of paper fasten-
ers in the world is an English concern
which annually manufactures over
100,00O000 of these articles.
The flying squirrel, in leaping from
tree to tree often clears so feet. This
animal also has a broad fold of
skin or membrane connecting its fore
and hind legs.
A factor in the ultimate relief of the
paper shortage may be the action of
the Chinese government which has de-
cided to have papermaking taught in
governmental schools
For the first time in the history of
the HongkOng rice trade, n shipment
of polished rice has been made to the
United States.
A man who appealed at Egham trib-
unal said that, although passed for
service, he had a short leg. "That will
not matter" said the military repre-
sentative, "as the ground is so un-
even. Edinburgh Scotsman.
In Biblical times a person whose
business it was to compound ointments
was called an "apothecary" nehemiah
3-S; Ecclesiastes 10-I. The work was
sometimes carried on by women econ
dictionaries" Il Samuel s-13).
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-23

have wide overhnng, which Is one Of
the most inviting features of bun.
galow. The wide caves and the low
pitch OF the roof have another effect
also, IN bungalow construction.
The bungalow at It's best Is built
very close to the ground. In cold eli
m0tes such Il result cannot be obtained
because Of the necessity of having n
basement that is adequate to hold n
heating plant. The same low-built eff
feet Is obtained by building the bun
galOw with wide caves and with a fiat
pitched roof.
This bungalow Is built far enough
above the ground so that a basement
can be provided with the necessary
windows and without too much exca-
vntion. The porch also aids material
ly I'm getting this same effect of being
close to the ground. 1t is very broad
and Is built under a separate gable
from the house. The broad, fiat roof
and the heavy porch pillars give 1t Il
cozy, inviting appearance.
The floor plan calls for FIVE rooms
that are arranged in convenient
style. On one side of the house is the
living room, dining room and kitchen,
and on the other is the bathroom and
two bedrooms.
The main entrance to the house Is
through door at one corner of the
living room. This room is of good
size, being 10 by 10 feet. A big fire.
place occupies almost one side Of the
room. 1t Is almost necessary to have
a big fireplace in a bungalow, as no
house of this type would seem to be
complete without one II is generally
placed in the living room, though it
may be In the dining room or some
time In n small den built Off the living
room. On either side of the fireplace
in this design Is a narrow bookcase
with a window over each one. There
is also a wide window facing out onto
the front porch. Plenty of wall space
is provided, so that some carefully
chosen furniture can be obtained to
fit in with the general scheme Of this
room.
In back Of the living room, and con-
nected to 1t by double swinging doors,
is the dining room. This room has a
convenient built-in sidcboard, and
there is also n side entrance to the
house that opens into it.
In the kitchen is the inside entrance
to the basement, which also has an
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-23
SCRAPS

In a recently patented double jointed
pen either a fine or stub point can be
projected for use.
A tree that is 100 feet high is used
as n wireless station mast in a Central
American city.
Wells are of plain mesh with one
huge embroidered motif that is placed
10 fit amusingly over one cheek or eye.
The greatest crater known is that
of the japanese mountain, Aso-an. 1t
ranges from 10 to IA miles In diameter.
Chile's first steel mill has been open
ed TO manufacture the metal from
scrap iron heretofore exported to Eu-
rope.
ANY person can half-sOle his own
shoes with recently invented soles that
are attached by clamps around the
edges.
One Of the largest users Of electric
Iamps I'm the world is the United States
government, which buys 1,250,000 an
nually.
There are marvelOusly ieweled
combs OF Spanish shape and size, some
In she'll others in metal, gold, silver
and composition.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-23
Liohtweioht southerners.

The average weight of men south of
the Mason and Dixie line is from four
to six pounds less than the average
weight Of men north of It, say United
States marine corps recruiting officers
operating in the south.
These recruiting officers have asked
that the minimum weight for recruits
in the South be reduced from 124 to
120 pounds, stripped.
"The large, raw-bOned SOutherner"
is seldom seen, the recruiting officers
aver, and while the men of the South
are as sound and fit as the men of any
other section, they are usually small
boned and light in weight
The officers point out in their recon-
mendatiOn that some of the best "hlk-
ers" and fighters in the marine corps
are the lean, wiry men from the South
land
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-23

in rooms which ordinarily contain
heavy objects, such as the bathroom,
living room and kitchen, and shifts
the walls so that the joist spans will
not be excessive, causing heavy eX-
pense, and he sees the relation which
room arrangement has to exterior ap-
pearance.
The home builder is often disap-
pointed when he finds that the arch!-
tect has changed a great deal Of what
has been worked out after months Of
study. Sometimes he doesn't realize
that the changes mean, perhaps, the
saving Of a great many dollars in the
construction of the house. 1t would,
no doubt, have been more logical for
him to consider the house from the
architects point of view before allow
ing the fascination Of arranging the
rooms to take hold Of him.
There is one type of house, however,
which yields to a widely diversified
arrangement Of rooms without caus-
ing the architect a great deal of trou-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-23

BILE. This type is the one-story bunga-
low. When the home builder plans
his room arrangement for this type of
house he may be reasonably sure that
the architect will not be forced to
change a great deal in the result Of the
efforts of the occupants in building up
their home.
The bungalow comes nearer to meet
ing the average persons idea of home
than any other type of modern build
ing. One of the reasons is that there
is no wasted space in the bungalow.
Every nook and corner is utilized and
is in use all the time. This reason has
perhaps more effect in creating the
impression of cOziness than any other.
It is almost impossible to get the cozy
idea in a house that is designed so
that there is considerable space vast
ed. In such a house the coziness is
sacrificed for some other effect that is
wanted. 1t is possible to get many
other effects in the house, such as
grandeur, elegance, etc, but this does
not impress the average person much
in the design Of home.
The little bungalow shown here has
that homelike, cozy appearance that
typifies the average persons idea of a
real home. All the structural features
of the bungalow combine to give this
impression. The roof is very low and
is made with a fiat pitch. The caves
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-23
MOT ! personal AIIueIon.

In youth We long for maturity, and
In maturity we yearn for the happy
days of childhood. Whatever is be-
yond reach seems somehow to be just
the thing most desirable. You have
noticed the donkey leave his OWE. gross
to hang his head over the fence, with
dropping ears and drooling mouth, and
look longingly upon the next field,
where the grass, though precisely like
his own, seems to him ever so much
sweeter2 Wen, the extra sweetness is
all in the fence. And not all donkeys