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CHAPTER Viii.

Saturday evening it was the custom
Of the Bryants to entertain the rector
at dinner.
Now, in his absence, it was the as
sistant rector who dined in the paneled
Jacobean dining room Of the Bryant
house, swallowing much unctuous die
tation as to church policy with his
dinner.
Not that Ward was mild. But he
had an easy way of listening to the
advice of his various influential parish
ioners and then going ahead and doing
as he liked. In nonessentials he al
ways yielded. To him the church was
so much bigger than its ritual.
That evening Mrs. Bryant had taken
up the question of women in the choir.
"Frankly, Mr.. Ward" she said, ig-
nOring her fish, 81 do not approve Of
it. It's the feminist movement, I tell
you. Before long they'll want to be
on the vestry."
Ward glanced up. half smiling. The
pear-shaped pearl. which usually hung
at his hostess withered throat, was,
naturally, not there. From the pearl
to the parish house, from the parish
house to Elinor-thus in two leaps Of
Wards mind he was far from the sub
ject in hand.
GAS president of the Chancel soci-
ety." said Mrs. Bryant, "as honorary
president Of the Woman's guild, pro-
test against women in the choir"
Back to the choir with jump came
Wards errant mind.
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pathized, he said. The fire was mis-
take. But now that it was done
He spoke Of Boroday'S critical cOndi-
| ton, of their safety that depended on
his, and finding her attitude to be un-
yielding, took refuge in her fathers
memory.
"If anything comes out, it will all
come out" he reminded her. 1T seems
to me, Elinor, that you owe it to your
father not to interfere. This isn't a
new plan. Four or five years ago when
the parish house was first built we
talked it over here. And it isn't as
though we mean to hurt this fellow
Ward. 1t will be three to one; he'll
make no resistance"
"Yes," she said. "Three to one.
That is the way we fight. Oh, I'm one
of you, know that-but it sickens me,
sometimes"
The men were astoundcd, frankly
uncomfortable.
The conference got nowhere. Elinor
| acknowledged their duty to the Rus
sian, offered all her jewels, in fact, for
his defense. But she stubbornly re-
| fused to countenance the attack on
Mr.. Ward. Huff lapsed into sullen 81
lence, his eyes on her. The other men
found every argument met by silence,
except for one passionate Outburst.
"He is my friend" she cried. Il
have never had any friends, except
once, years ago, a girl. 1t was Boro-
day then who used my friendship for
her. 1t was the rutherford matter
| Walter would not remember, but the
rest of you'll tell you. won't do this
thing"
Talbot tried a new method. "It's
wealthy congregation" he explained.
at is not much for them, and it's
safety for us. If we let Boroday go
up, and he thinks what he will about
us, he can make it bad for all of u.s."
| Elinor turned on him.
II don't care a rap for the congre-
CATION. Do you think he will let that
money go without struggle? The
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MARYLAND
First Regiment Off to Camp

Camp Mcclellan, Ala. = General
Gather announced that the First Regi-
ment would lead the other Maryland
outfits in tho movement OF the brigade
to the training camp here, and that
orders to Col Charles W. Little to en-
train as soon as possible had been
sent. The First should arrive at Camp
Mcclellan this week if transportation
can be arranged. Difficulties IN the
matter of trains may cause a brief
delay
No Maryland unit was included in a
statement given out by Lieutenant
Colonel Goodale, chief-of-staff of the
division, dealing with the early move
ment of troops to the camp. Colona!
GOodale said that three New Jersey
regiments, three Virginia regiments,
the division headquarters troop fron!
New Jersey and a company Of New
Jersey engineers had been ordered to
start for Camp Mcclellan either Sun
day or Monday.
When questioned about the move
ment of the Maryland troops he said
that the War Department was not yet
ready for them. General Gathers an
pOuncement about the First Regiment
came after he had returned from daily
fuorning conferences with General
Morton in division headquarters. He
said he had spoken to the division COM
mander at the conference about send
ing for the First.
The Fourth and Fifth Regiments,
General Gather said, being comfort
ably established in camps in Maryland
could wait more conveniently to be-
moved than the First, which was no.
in camp. They will follow the First
in few days.
The First Separate Company o. Bal
timOre and the Separate Battalion of
the District of Columbia, colored
troops will be segregated from the
white troops, Colonel Goodale said.
Mess-sheds are being erected for them
now
The First Regiment will find its
camp site ready when it arrives. Work
has been rushed on the buildings dur
ing the last few days and they are
virtually finished. A bridge now be-
ing built over wide creek that cuts
off the Maryland camp from the res
of the reservation will be completed
by that time and the regiment will bt
able to march directly into camp with
out having to make wide detour
around Gather Hill
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Recruit Took Wind Out Of Pompous
Surgeons Sails When He Re-
covered His Wits.

A very pompOus army surgeon was
sent to a recruiting depot in the high
lands to examine a batch of lads who
had taken the kings shilling. The alb
rupt, overbearing manner of the doc
tor so frightened one nervous recruit
question as to his name and place Of
birth.
"Why don't you answer?" roared
the doctor. whats your name, ]
say?"
Still the panic-stricken lad could
only stare open-mouthed at his ques-
toner, who exclaimed:
''Why, believe the fellows stone
deaf" And, taking his watch from
his pocket, he held it to the left ear
of the recruit, saying: Can you hear
that ticking?"
The youth shook his head. The
watch was applied to the other ear
with the same effect, and then the
doctor opened the Walls of his indig-
nation on the head of the would-be
soldier
'What do YOU mean by enlisting
when YOU are stone deaf? Why. you
can't even hear the ticking of watch
when it is held within an inch of the
drum of your earl"
And then the worm turned.
"She's no gaun," said the recruit,
finding his toprua ot Inst
And when the doctor holding the
watch to his own ear. found that it
had indeed stopped, his feelings were
too powerful to be expressed in words,
extensive though his vocabulary ordi
narily waS.-Glasgow Weekly Herald.
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Love Hides the Scars.

"Love covers a multitude of SINS"
When scar cannot be taken away,
the next kind office is to hide it. Love
is never so blind as when it Is to spy
faults; it is like the painter who, in
drawing the picture of friend, hav.
ing blemish in one eye,. would pic
ture only the other side Of his face.
It is noble and great thing to cover
the blemishes and to excuse the fail
ings Of friend; to draw a curtain
befofe his stains, and display his per.
fectons; to bury his weaknesses In
silence, but to proclaim his virtues
from the housetops.-Exchange.
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Under GrueIIinq Drill.

Camp Mills, Garden City, N. y
The boys of the Maryland Coast Artil
| lery, here for period of intensive
training and scheduled for speedy de-
parture for the SCARED fields OF
France. awoke to the grim realities OF
preparing for the business of modern
warfare.
The Baltimore boys are permanently
| settled now on an ideal grassy site at
| the edge of the camp. The canvas
which will house them till they leave
for France is permanently pitched. A
general order issued from the division
headquarters announced that the men
were to begin Immediately with their
new trench training. There will be no
actual trench digging here: that will
have to come once the men are behind
the first line trenches on the Conti-
nent
But the men are to be put through
course Of sprouts which will whip them
INTO perfect physical condition in
rapid-ire order Hurdles are being
t.tSICG Oll IIO pdI duC SiO0AlI. luz
Maryland boys are to be taught to
Jump so that when the charge is sound
ed in France they'll be able to go
over the top like wild cats, and so at
least with as much alacrity as now dis
tinguishes their charges on the cooks
tent at mess call.
Captain Robert ]. Gill, who heads
the Baltimore contingent, is trying to
make the long, hard gruelling drill
periods just as interesting as possible
for his men. One-third of the drill
periods is being devoted to the old for
nations which used to be the prize ex-
hbits at National Guard cantonments.
The rest of the time and there are
two periods of three hours drill, morn
ing and afternoon, is being devoted to
general gymnastics and setting up ex-
ercises. The officers are determined
10 leave nothing undone which will
make the Baltimore lads perfect physi-
cal!y and develop each mans prowess.
And there are to be real honest-to-
goodness prize fights in Camp Mills
shortly. Jim Corbett, Of pugilistic
fame, is coming to camp. and he will
give the men OF the division instruc-
tions in the manly art of se,fdefense.
A large shipment Of boxing gloves is
coming to camp from New York city
in day or two. Then the men in the
ranks who are experienced IN the art
of boxing will be pressed into service
as additional trainers and instructors
and once the men have been taught
the fundamentals of sparring, they will
be pitted against each other like game
cocks in a great ring to be erected in
camp.
These bouts are not to be denatured
affairs by any means. Every man has
got to learn to stand up and give and
take with vengeance. The bouts will
consist of two-minute rounds and rest
periods of similar length. The num-
Der Of rounds to the bouts will be de-
termined later and they will be carried
through to their conclusion even
though they end in a clean knockout
and one of the contenders goes down
for the count
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Huff flung out Of the door, white with
fury. He stumbled through the gar
den toward the garage, muttering as
he went. r the rose alley he met FL
inor.
II was waiting for you," she said
simply.
Huff stood before her, and the anger
left his face.
you're the one thing in all the
world I felt sure Of" His voice was
heavy with despair.
"I've been thinking about Boro-
day"
"Elinor, how far have things gone
between you and this man at St.
Judes"
She recoiled.
II hardly know him."
"You think about him."
She looked down into the valley.
II think Of the things he stands for.
It Just seems to me that, when man
like that, not a dreamer at all, but hu-
man and-and keen, when he believes
all that he does"
1T was Ward on the ridge-pole, the
one who nearly fell?"
EYES,"
"And you were frightenedT
1T made me sick. L"
Quite suddenly he crushed her to
him. 1t was as If he meant to drive
away this barrier between them by
sheer force Of his love for her. But,
although she held up her face for his
kiss, he released her as suddenly,
without 1t.
you're crazy about him." he said
thickly. "Tm not blind. I'll get him
for this"
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Getting Something Out Of Life.

You are not getting half as much out
Of life as you have right to unless
you seek to discover the principle in.
volved in your every experience and
In every bit Of knowledge that you ac-
quire. The acquisition of wealth or
power, the garnering Of facts, the
sensing Of joy, sorrow and other emo
tions mean nothing in themselves. The
reason for all experience Is the devel-
opment Of the sensibilities in order to
broaden the consciousness Of the unity
Of Life.
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WiIIino TO Drive a Baruai1.

Alice loves sweets more than her
mother thinks is good for her, causing
almost daily crying spells. But now
Alice has the mumps. The doctor had
Just given her some medicine and, be-
fore leaving, patted her and said:
"Now, Alice, you'll soon be all right:
just be a nice girl and take good care
of your mumps." She frightened up
at once and answered: "I'll be good.
You just tell mamma l must feed them
lots and lots of candy"
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Cumberland will have an armory for
its soldier boys and the site selected,
for which the State Council of Defense
has set aside $4,000 of the state war
street and runs back 200 feet to a 100
foot frontage on South George street.
It is located just two blocks from Cum
berlands business center and was
selected by Adjutant General Henry M.
Warfield, Comptroller Hugh A. McMul-
len, Capt. William A. Hustler, Daniel
Amman and Col. George A. Pearre,
committee appointed for that purpose.
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Four women were injured when Roy
Smith, chauffeur of taxicab company,
drove his machine against the con-
crete culvert of the Western Maryland
Railway bridge on the Mount Savage
road. near the Narrows, TO avoid strik-
ing the Mount Savage passenger
notorious
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"Great Scott,
what's happened
to these trou-
sers?"
Helen, button
ing the straps OF
her blue satin
slippers, threw a
kimono over her
bare shoulders
and ran in to find
w arre en- strug-
Cling with his
suspenders a n q
stamping down
his trousers legs.
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A tract of land in Clatsop county,
Ore. consisting of 1000 acres, on
which is estimated to be growing 100,-
OO0.OC0 feet of spruce, fir and hem
lock. has been bought by paper COM
pany OF Portland.
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: Declaring he would not walk so
yards further for $500, John Elmer
Sewers, 81 years old. wealthy resident
OF Clear Spring, while hunting squir-
rels in the mountain near his home,
suffering from fatigue, fell dead few
minutes after making the exclamation.
He and William f. Toston were to-
gether hunting, having driven in Tos-
tons automobile to Sewers mountain
bungalow.
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Fire of unknown origin broke out on
the farm of w. C. Brogan, about five
miles north of Elkton, destroying the
large barn, granary and nearly all of
this years crops Two horses perished
in the flames. The loss is about $4,000.
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North While Quotation.

"The pleasant things in the world
are pleasant thoughts; and the great
art in life is to have as many Of them
as possible.
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Its Variety.

"The people who have charge of the
making of coins have the cream of
government jobs"
"Yes-the cream Of mint, as 1t
were"
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Efforts are being made in China to
revive the ancient Chinese art of por
celain manufacture, which has fallen
seriously behind in recent years.
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An Easy Task.

You never know what you can do
till you try. and many a fellow can
make a fool of himself without half
trying.-Philadelph Record.
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Between May l and October 8, 1898,
of the Spanish War, % officers and
257 men were killed, and four officers
and 81 men died of wounds in Cuba.
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The Morengo tribe of Indians will
plan: $500 worth of seed this year
on tie reservation nine miles east of
Beaumont, Cal.
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Stumble.

Some women are naturally Of de-
pressed disposition, but that is no in
dication that men are going to fall for
that kind.
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4 2aw telephone receiver is SO small
.i:.t it can be inserted into the ell
H.; I'd of being held against it.
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An electrically operated coin-in-the-
slot machine, which cleans the sides
and soles of a PERSONS shoes, has been
invented in Switzerland.
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The savings banks of the State of
California contain deposits amounting
to S601, 133,318, which gives everyone
in the State, man, woman and child.
$21O33.
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TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS

There are 1885, mOtOr-carS in
Kansas.
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A new automobile tire, asserted to
be bullet, nail and glass proof, is now
being subjected to experimentation in
Australia. 1t is made Of coir fiber in
stead of rubber.
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Great Britain is now manufacturing
and issuing every week to her armies
on the western front an amount OF
ammunition equal to the total stock
available for her entire land service
at the outbreak of the war.
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Because Russia has forbidden the
export of aspen wood, largely used
by them, Swedish match manufac-
turers have decided to reduce the size
of their matches.
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The people in the Pomona district,
California, who formerly took but one
crop from their land, by intensive cul.
tivation this year will take from two
to three crops before December
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There are 100000 negroes in the
United States.
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EIinor finds her relations with
Huff and Ward becoming daily
more difficult. But her problem
is solved very suddenly and in
an unexpected manner.
WHEN HE FOUND HIS TONGUE

(TO BE CONTINUED
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-07
FEW DROPS AND
CORN LIFTS OUT
Says there is no excuse fol
cutting corns and inviting
lockjaw.

Sore corns, hard corns. soft corns or
any kind of a corn can harmlessly be
lifted right out with the fingers IL you
will apply directly upon the corn a few
drops of freezone. says Cincinnati
authority.
1t is claimed that at small cost one
can get a quarter of ounce OF freez-
one at any drug store. which is sufri-
cient to rid ones feet of every corn or
cailus without pain soreness or the
danger of infection.
This simple drug. while sticky. dries
the moment 1t is applied and does not
infame or even irritate the surrounding
tissue :.
This announcement will interest
many women here. for 1t is said that
the present high-heel footwear is put
ting corns on practically every woman's
feet.-Ady.,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-07
written for the United Fress)
kIorrTf.F It Ma

WASHINGTON. June IA great
war Is nations supreme test To
conduct war successfully requires the
marshalling of all OF the nations re-
sources as well as its physical strength.
1t Is the part of the young men TO make
the nations physical strength felt on
the firing line. 1t is the part of those
who cannot give their services at the
front to be the sustaining forces be-
hind the line. 1t is the part OF the
women to nil in the roles that the men
have been playing and to keep up the
nations efficiency. 1t is the part or
those who can afford il to lend their
capital to enable the nation TO prose-
cute the war with the greatest effective
ness
THE LIBERTY LOAN OFFERS
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EVERY
AMERICAN PATRIOT.
1t is inconceivable that the people of
the United States will ever be called
upon to meet the privations which this
war forced upon the people Of Europe
European nations have already expend-
ed fifty billions of dollars of their re-
sources to prosecute the war and their
4
but they have subjected themselves to
tremendous sacrifices in every way.
Five million European homes have been
visited by death itself. Fine cities have
given place to ruins. Rich and poor
have gone on government food rations'
individual liberty has been sacrificed to
national unity of action in order TO
gain national efficiency. Women, who
have been accustomedto fine clothes and
the constant round of entertainment,
have taken their place as day laborers
in nunition factories.
All of this sacrifice has been made
for a cause that Is as much ours as
theirs. The violation of the neutrality
of Belgium was just much an af-
front to America as to Great Britain.
German autocracy threatens the per-
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THE LIBERTY LOAN OFFERS YOU
AN Opportunity TO DO YOUR BIT
fFederal o. Treasury DEPARTMENT.
petuity Of free institutions everywhere
nv FRANK r. WILSON

petuity Of free institutions everywhere
alike.
Tho important thing now is for
Americans to realize that this is our
war and as participants. we must do
cur utmost to bring IL to successful
conclusion. The thing which is most
available and which can be given at
once is our wealth. 1t is the patriotic
duty therefore, of every American to
help make the Liberty Loan an over
whelming success.
1t is the unusual privilege of Ameri-
cans to take this first step in helping
the lighting allies without great sacri-
flee. Even IL you do not wish to place
your subscription on the basis Of pa
triotisn. you might reasonably place
it on the basis of investment a 3i4
per cent government bond. tax free, is
an excellent investment.
The purchase of Liberty Bonds to the
extent of $50 means that you are lend
ing your resources to pay the keep of
one soldier for. ten days in the trenches
of France. Surely you can do that
much. Many do much more.
Let your response to the Liberty
Loan be your approval of the words
Of President Wilson:
"The right is more precious than
peace and we shall fight for the things
which we have always carried nearest
our hearts-for democracy, for the
right of thoes who submit to authority
to have a voice In their own govern
ment, for the rights and liberties OF
small nations, for q universal dominion
OF right by such q concert of free peo-
pie as shall bring peace and safety to
all nations and make the world itself
at last free.
$40 such o. task we can dedicate our
lives and our fortunes, everything that
We are and everything that We have
with the pride Of those who know that
the day has come when America has
been privileged to spend her blood and
her might for the principles that gave
her birth and happiness and the peace
which she has treasured"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-07
RAILROAD MAN
BEFORE BOARD

General Yard Master Connolly of the
r. H. B.. was before the board Of d.
rectors of the Chamber OF Commerce
of East Chicago yesterday in regard TO
the delays imposed upon traffic by
freight trains on Michigan avenue.
Complaint was made that automobiles
and pedestrians were frequently held
up at this crossing for unreasonable
periods of time.
Mr.. Connolly replied, however, that
he had received but very few direct
complaints during the past year and
that some delay at this crossing was
almost inevitable in consideration of
the fact that every month there was
an approximate total OF 10000 cars that
pass to and from the industrial plants
of Indiana Harbor.
He said further that on long drags
Of freight cars an engine Is now be-
ing placed at each end so that the trains
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-06-07

WASHINGTON, June THE senate
finance committee today put two cent
tax on all checks and draft over SIS and
as new levy in the war revenue bill
1t is expected the new section will raise
$4,000, 900 in revenue.
The committee struck out the house
levy of ten per cent on due for social
and athletic ciubH, thereby dropping
31o,o0o,ooO in revenue possibilities from
the bill.
The tar of SO cents on indemnity and
surety bonds was also scissored. Ths
committee retained the house levy or
issues, capital stock sales or transfers
bonds OF indebtedness, capital stock
and produce sales.