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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-31
Persuasive Peggy"
By Marvarene Thompson
(Oopyrighted.)

When Ed came home at noon she
should ask him to sit in the office
while Mrs. Newell was here, with
the door open between 1t and the
living room, sit quietly. so that
Mrs. Newell wouldn't know he
was there. Ed then would hear
Mrs. Newell tell Peggy things
about him.
Mrs. Newell, very stylish In a
black and cerise gown, her face
toned to an artistic pallor to con-
trast picturesquely with her black
hair. languid eyes, and elongated
black earrings, sat opposite Peggy
In the Trowbridge living room,
her back to the open door that
led into the "office." Peggy
faced 1t; but not eagerly expect
ant, not with any joyful hope
stirring within her, only in a sick
ening apprehension.
Ed was in the office-yes; but
only because she had demanded
his presence there. Ed had seen
Mrs. Newell before he came home
had been told more delicious
nonsense" about his wife and Tim
Norris. Holly Jealous, still boy
ishly hurt that Peggy should have
locked her doors against him, he
was In no wise amenable to en-
treaty-patient entreaty, at first,
lovingly put by Peggy, her young
face all tenderness-fo he was
SO deeply and blindly unhappy
that she wanted to soothe him as
she did Eddie.
Suddenly Mrs. Newell dropped
her embroidery to her lap, her
words rushing out as with an un-
comfortable impulse.
"You and Ed we're made for
each other. | told him l wasn't
the woman for him. I'm too gus
picious, too jealous. To sit here
in this room at night while he's
in the city at a railroad rate hear
ing, or some one of the many rea-
sons that keeps him there over
night! OF course I'd know, Just
as you do, that it was really bust
ness that kept him there. but my
worldly mind would conjure VI
other reasons for his staying away
from me. I'd remember his
escapades before he was married,
and his weakness for a new face.
Dear boy! of course he wouldn't
be doing thing wrong, but !, not
having your generous disposition,
would keep saying to myself
It's a woman that's keeping him
Now, he's having a nice little
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To begin the work of raising
Tacoma's allotment of the $780,
900 a month necessary to feed
100000 starving Armenians and
Syrians, a meeting has been ar
ranged by the local Armenian and
Syrian relief committee for Friday
evening at the First Presbyterian
church, at which DR.. Henry Suz-
zallo, chairman of the tate coun-
Gil of national defense will be the
principal speaker.
Additional interest will be given
by the last appearance Of Mooshck
vorperian, the young Armenian
refugee, who has been In the
Northwest since his escape from
the danger zone last spring. and
who will leave Saturday night to
attend Princeton university.
Vorperian's father, a Princeton
graduate and a professor in the
college at Harput, wa killed In
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DIR. SUZZALLO To SPEAK HERE

Armenia, and the boy himself es-
capped only after thrilling adven-
lures.
He has become a favorite among
young people who have heard him
speak, and special invitations are
being sent to all high school pupils
in Tacoma to hear him on this last
opportunity.
DR.. Suzzallo will speak on "The
Responsibility Of the United
State in This War" among which
he includes help for Armenia,
Syria and other stricken countries.
The local committee consists of
Walter S. Davis, chairman; s. S.
Bruce, executive secretary; H. Y.
Walker, Henry Longtreth, Lind
Messenger and j. G.. Haley.
Senator Frank G. Jackson of
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CHAPTER XVI.

Toward morning she slept, a
hideous dreaming. A writing
snake filled the room, coiled
about and about and about her,
its red tongue burning her face,
in its kissing a diabolical laugh
ter. She tried to beat it back, to
choke 1t, but its coils only
frightened = frightened - tighten
ed. Her eyes, in a horrible
fascination, watched it's great
fiery mouth open to devour her
Then Ed was there, his hands
gripping that scaly neck-Ah!
The coils loosed- She was free
of it! Free! Now Ed
had flung it out the window.
And now, now! he was
laughing and holding her in his
arms.
1t was late when she awoke.
She heard the nurses voice and
Eddie's gurgling laugh sent a
happy trilling "Coo-oo-Mother's
boy" before memory stirred.
Then 1t came in a flood-the en-
veloping blackness. 1t was with
her as she dressed, as she played
with the baby under the trees.
And memory of the gruesome
dream came; even yet she could
feel those horrible coils that
frightened about her and feel the
heat of that fiery mouth. She
sickened-it was not dream,
but a prophecy
"A prophecy" she whispered.
Then "Oh-Oh-Oh" she cried in
curiously rising voice, the first
"Oh!" a questioning breath, the
last "Oh." an excited, rapturous
outburst. That was it-Ed!
She sprang up, called to the
nurse to mind the baby, ran
breathlessly. to the house, went to
the telephone, returned to the
yard, laughing in a crafty happy
way.
She had invited Mrs. Newell to
> srend the afternoon with her
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CONTINUED From Our Last Issue.)

(COnttnue0 FROM Our lnos ADouo'i
Trowbridge had not seen Mrs.
Newell for several days and was
consequently in his normal loving
frame of mind toward Peggy. Not
| finding her in the house when ne
came In he awaited her coming
with impatience, loverly impa-
thence that sent him into the drive
way to watch for her approach.
II was dusk when she came and
he could not go her flaming eyes
and hard set little mouth as, evad-
ing his hands, she leaped unaided
from the high English cart.
Peggy caught at his arm, dizzy
with the white binding light that
lillumined her mind. "Cute"-"Lit-
tIe"-"Cunning"-wsrs terms OF
| endearment from Ed. Yet these
same words, tho repeated laugh
ingly and casually by Mrs. Newell,
had somehow implied biting CEN
sure. Mrs. Newell's smooth gush-
ing voice resounded In her ears.
The telephone bell rang.
"Uncle Abe" he explained. i've
go to go over there. Want to go
'long?"
She sprang up eagerly. Then
"No-I can't. Baby's very rest
less today-his teeth
He was gone two hours.
AS she heard his step, the girl
ish face, afire with love and sup
| pressed excitement, turned rap
turously toward the doorway.
Ed" she cried ecstatically.
Then-"Ed!" she whispered in a
tone of dismay, shrinking back be-
fore his blazing eyes.
Tim Norris was here today
he uttered holly. And he was
here last week. You told me a
month ago that you'd send him
about his businessmen allow him
in my house again."
The tenderness left Peggy's
eyes; they were as blazing now as
his. All the anger and hurt and
misery Of the past weeks swept
her.
you've seen Mrs. Newell to-
! lOu oCU hCl ONCiy tiho ySu
go to Redville, and it's her that"
stop! | called on Belle once
on business. Since then I've mere
ly spoken to her on the street.
Don't try to excuse yourself and
Tim by citing Mrs. Newell to me. :"
"She told you that Tim"
Her hand covered his mouth.
Don't you dare to say that, Ed
Trowbridge! Tim brought his
mother here to see me and Tim
played with Baby while she and I
visited. Could l send him away
before his mothers own eyes?"
Wringing her hands anguished-
ly. she sped by him and up the
steps to her room, locked the outer
door, then the door connecting
with his room, then went into the
nursery adjoining her own and
locked the door there that led into
the hall, shutting him out. not as
much thru resentment, as thru
a wild, instructive desire to be
alone with her binding misery.
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supper with her in some coy
place'-'Now he's leaning over
her with that fascinating look in
his eyes as tho he could never
get his fill of her'-'Now--'"
Then-the door opened. and
Peggy's husband walked into the
room, seated himself at her side,
his hand reaching out for hers,
seemingly without his conscious
ness, and holding it closely press
ed upon his knee. He looked at
Mrs. Newell.
"I've Just telephoned Mr.. Lo-
gan. Belle, that you've decided not
to take his place. / told him that
you are here now, and that you
asked me to relieve you OF your
agreement, and for him to have
the deed made out to me instead
of you. | said that you had de-
cided to return today to Conway,
that when it came to the final
settlement you found you couldn't
bear to leave the home where you
and your husband had lived to-
gether. l phoned Mrs. Dawson
that you had requested me to ask
her to pack your trunks and send
them to the station for the 4:30
to Conway, that Peggy and I'd
take you to the train, and that
you'd stop on the way to say
goodby. | explained that you'd
had one of your presentiments
that you were needed at home,
that you'd made up your mind
to go, and that she knew what
that meant. Now"
CONTINUED TomOrrOw.)
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Washington is the Northwest rep
resentative of the American COM
mittee in New York.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-31

Argentine has a settlement Of
100000 Italians.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-31
Don't let skin trouble
spoil your good time
Ke'.SlTlOl
heals sick skins

o. can't have any fun +! am such
stgAfwith this eczema that people avoid
me wherever | go. And the Itching
torments me SO that don't get any
peace, anyhow"
Don't be discouraged Even in SO.
we're, well-established cases of eczema,
ringworm or similar skin-troubles, Res.
mol Ointment, aided by Resinol Soap,
usually relieves the itching at once and
quickly clears the eruption away.
Doctors prescribe the Resinol treatment. All drug
gists sell Rs.in.l Oamett and Resncl Soap
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-28
NOTICE TO

kHeT|E.Af Ert
Sealedsbids will be received by the
undersigned. at his office in Tyndall,
Bon Homine County, South Dakota,
until o'clock p. m. Thursday, July
~. 1917. forsteel cells for the Court
House. according to plans and speci-
fcations On file in said Office. Each
bid must be accompanied by q csrti-
fled check for the sum Of One Hundred
$500 Dollars. payable to the Coun-
|ty Auditor of said county, as a guar
anty that the successful bidder will
enter into5a contract With said County
and will execute and file the bond
required BY the County Commission
ers. The Board of County Commits
sioners reserves the right to reject
any md all bids, and to accept the
bid that in its judgment is to the best
interest ct the county.
Dated at Tyndall, South Dakota,
this 18th day Of June, 1917.
Seal JACK ]. MAUS.
County Auditor.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-28

WiiA Nc Lie LAY WASu 6NSIytuiuS
goes Wrong" Next Sunday is
PAY Up Sunday when the subscrir-
tions for the third quarter of the
year are due. There will be gpod
music and singing and the church, is
the coolest building in town. We
welcome everybody.
Otto Becker was in Minneapolis
last week.
Miss Edith Wicks visited in Sioux
Falls last week.
Mr.. S. r. Richmond of Springfield
is in town today.
LII. Johnston and family and Mr..
and Mrs. A. j.. Woitha autoed to
Madison last Sunday to spend the day.
We have been having numerous
showers during the past week, giving
a total rainfall of something over an
inch.
Mrs. Rubin would like to sell
her house and lot in south Scot
land Inquire Of Gottlieb Maley, at
shoe shop on Main street.-Adv.
Mrs. Richmond of Tyndall is spend
ing the week with Mrs. j. p. Ser.
Mi. Curl of Tyndall arrived Mon-
day with his merry-go-round and will
operate during the week on the Witt
mayer lots.
John Parmenter left for his home
in Belvidere Saturday. Two young
men from Missouri looking for work
accompanied him.
FOR SALE-16O or 500 acres Of
land 2 miles south Of Scotland, the
we'll known Plattner farm.
JOS. PLATTNER.
a freight engine ran through the de-
railing switch on the Y last Monday
morning. A wrecking crew put it
back on the track Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. Bonner and family Of W ater-
town and Miss Melvina Campbell Of
Cavalier. N. D., are here visiting at
the Lanam and o. E. Long homss.
"a freight wreck near Elk Point
blocked the road between here and
Sioux City about "a hours. No. 81
ran over the Northwestern track via
Hawarden and direct to- Mitchell.
Why the Copper-C Clad? Because
between the sweaty asbestos and the
iron bodyli sheet Of pure copper to
keep the moisture from rusting ont.
the body. That's what Copper-Clad
means.
Chris. Meth has his new house, in
the east part Of town ready fer the
p~laaterers. JOS. Tranrina has been
doing the wofk andshe went to Blahai
Monday Ia begin building . house for.
MI. Schneider "a his farm ear that
place.
w. ~. Grifiths of Sioux Falls
passed thru here last Saturday on his
way to GrsenNwoso,d, and Ills daughter
Elenors accompanied him Il far as
Scotland where shs visited friends
until hsr father returned Monday
AlisShieH IA family arrived
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-28
Court Rules on rips.
IN.sH0oTs

Il,e enameled face indicates i shor,
Weight intellect.
Dig man can stand 1 lot Of
BUMPS hscausesh re- isSbls.
foolish tbe freak stunt tho
sllQaslt.kttTlsh
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rere between Mrs. Mckee and the
dcafund-dumb book and insurance
agent, l shall 10 nothing of the sort
She can both speak and hear enough
for both of them"
II mean Sidney and Max Wilson,
He's mad about her, X; and, because
she's the sort she is. he'll probably be
mad about her all his life, even if he
marrirs her. But he'll not be true to
her; ! know the type now"
X. leaned back with flicker of
pain in his eyes.
what can l do about it?''
Astutr as he was, lie did not suspect
that Christine was using this method
1" falhom his feeling for Sidney. Per-
haps she hardly knew it herself.
"iou might marry her yourself, X"
But he had himself in hand by this
time, and she learned nothing from eli
Their his voice or his eyes.
con twenty dollars week? And
without SO much as asking her COM
sent?" He dropped his light tone. I'm
not in II position to marry anybody.
Even il Sidney cared for me, which
she doesn't, of course"
'Then you don't intend to interfere?
You're going to let the Street see am
other failure?"
II think you can understand said
X. rather wearily, that If cared less,
Christine. 1t would be easier to inter-
fcre."
After all, Christine had known this,
or Surmiscd it, fer weeks. But ii hurt
like II fresh stab in an old wound. 1t
was X. who spoke again after II pause:
"rhc deadly hard thing, Of course, is
to sit by and see things happening that
onc-tlat one would naturally try to
prevent"
Il don't believe that you have al
ways been of those who only stand and
wait" said Christine. "SOlnetimr. H.,
when YOU know me better and like me
better, ! want you to tell me about ii,
will you?"
"rhcre's very little to tell. held
trust. When | discovered that [
was unfit to hold that trust any longer,
l quit. That's all.
His tone of tinality closed the discus
sion. But ChriStinc's eyes We're on
him often that evening, puzzled, rather
sad.
They talked of books, of music
Christine played we'll in II dnSliny way.
II. had brought her soft, tender little
things. ana had stood over her until
her noisy touch became gentle She
played for him II little, while he sat
back in the big chair with his hand
screening his eyes.
When, ut last, he rose and picked
up his cap, IL was nine o'clock
"Tvc taken your whole evening"" he
said rcmorsefully. "Why don't you
tell me am nuisance and send mo
Oft"
To be continual
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CHAPTER XVI.

To HarrietKennedy, Sidney'ssentence
Of thirty days suspension came as a
blow. X. broke the news to her that
evening before the time for Sidney's
arrival.
Tho little household was sharing in
llarriet's prosperity. Katie had a
;"lprE now, Il little Austrian girl
'Hmed Mimi. And Harriet had rs,:,i,-
lSh"i on the street the innovntinn Of
''fter'linncr coffee. 1t was over the
ter dinner coffee that X. made his
announcement.
"W'llni do You mean by saving she T.
",:in:s home for thirty days? Is The
child ill.,"
''N"t i'll, although She is not quite.
veil. There was mistake a!,ou. the
medicine, and she was blamed; that:
ILL.,"
"She'd better come home and STAY
home" said Harriet shortly. Il Ii ,i,,
It doesn't get in the papers. This
,lrrSslnaking business is funny sort
If thing. One word against YOU or
:ny of your family. and the crowds
off somewhere else"
'"rhare's nothing against Sidney" f.
reminded her. Nothing in the world
! saw the superintendent myself this
afternoon. 1t seems it's mere mat
'er of discipline. Somebody made &
mistake, and they cannot let snr, 3
hing 20 by. But lie believes, as d.,
hat it was not Sidney"
However Harriet had hardened her
elf against the girls arrival. all sh.
.ad meant to say fed when She So,
'tln"y's circled eyes and pathetic
louth.
ZION clildr' she said. "You poor
title girl" And took her to her cor.
ntrd bosom.
For the time at least, Sidncy's world
laI gone to pieces about her. All her
,rave yaunt Of service faded before
her disgrace.
When Christine would have seen her.
she kept her door locked and asked for
Just that one evening alone. But after
Harriet had retired, Sidney unbolted
her door and listened in the little up
per hall. Harriet, her head in towel,
her face carefully cold-creamed, had
gone to bed; but KS light, as usual
was shining over the transom. Sid
ney tiptoed to the door.
*. !"
Almost Immediately he opened the
door.
MAY come in and talk to your
He turned, took a quick survey of
the room, and held the door wide. Sid
ney came in and sat down by the fire.
I've been thinking things over" she
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More things can happen to q fellow
than ever knew there was!" he said
to his mother, and submitted rather
sheepishly to her tears and caresses.
"You were always good boy, john
n.y." she said. Just you get well
enough to come home. I'll take care
Of you the rest of my life. We will get
you wheel-chair when you can be
about and I can take you out in the
park when come from work."
"I'll be passenger and you'll be
chauffeur, MAJ
"Mr. LIE Moyne is going to get your
father sent up again. With sixty-tive
cents day and what make, Well get
along"
"You bet we will"
"Oh, Johnny, if I could see you COM
ing in the door again and yelling
mother and supper in one breath !"
The meeting between Carlotta and
LIE Moyne was very quiet. She had
been making sort of subconscious inn
preston on the retina of his mind dur
ing all the night. It would be difficult
to tell when he actually knew her.
When the preparations for moving
Johnny back to the big ward had been
made, the other nurses left the room,
and Carlotta and the boy were to-
gether. X. stopped her on her way
to the door.
"Miss Harrison!"
ayes, Doctor Edwardes."
II am not Doctor Edwardes here;
my name is LIE Moyne."
"Ah!"
II have not seen you since you left
st. Johns"
"No; II rested for few months"
II suppose they do not know that
you were-that you have had any pre-
vious hospital experience"
mo. Are you going to tell them?"
Il shall not tell them, of course"
And thus, by simple mutual consent,
1t was arranged that each should re-
spect the others confidence.
Carlotta staggered to her room,
There had been time, just before
dawn, when she had had one of those
swift revelations that sometimes come
at the end Of long night. She had
seen herself as she was. The boy was
very low, hardly breathing. Her past
stretched before her, a series of small
revenges and passionate outbursts.
swift Weddings, slow remorse. She
dared not look ahead. She would have
given every hope she had in the world,
just then, for Sidney's stainless past.
She hated herself with that deadli.
est loathing that comes with complete
self-revelation.
And she carried to her room the
knowledge that the nights struggle
had been in vain-that, although John.
ny Rosenfeld would live, she had
gained nothing by what he had suf-
fered. The whole night had shown
her the hopelessness Of any stratagem
to win Wilson from his new allegiance.
She had surprised him in the hallway.
watching Sidney's slender figure as she
made her way upstairs to her room.
Never, in all his past overtures to her.
had she seen that look in his eyes.
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Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.
Notice is hereby given that derauit
has been made in the conditions Of a
certain mortgage hearin,s data tie Sn+h
day of April, 1916. eSecuted Nv Mary
BrZoukala and NJ c. HrZonl,aI, her
husband to III. G. Jnenfeldt as mort
gage. and recorded in the office Of the
County, Minnesota, on the a5th day Of
April, \. h. 1910, at sos o'clock 4 NJ
in Book 9o0 Of No,.t S 400 ~ NJ, na 70
and thereafter duly assipned nv said
H. c. lurnf.ldt 10 Minncano,is State
Bank, a corporation. Ly written nssign-
ment bearing date the 1oth day of Nav
A. d. 1916 and recorded in The otfice
lIenncpin County. state of Minnesota.
ON the lth day of June. 1915 AT l0.5G
O'clock \ NJ. in Book sri of Mor,-anes,
ON page $aN W. ''i'' 9e7'
THAT default has heen madn in tho
payment of sixty Dollars lSG0) inter.
est which became due and pavabie ON
the 10Th day Of October. 1916, in the
payment of which sum said mort.rapors
have deraultcd, and liz Virtue Of the
mortgage contained, mortgagce hereby
elects to declare both nrincinnl and IN
,errSt in said MORTGAGE 10 he due and
payable and that bv reason thereof
there is due ana .ayable ON said mort
gaze ana upon the debt secured thereby
at the date hereof Tho sI1m Of Two
Thousand Seventyfour and 33-1O0 DOL
larS t$2,oi Sd. and no action at law
or otherwise having been started to
recover The debt, or any part thereof.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given
that by virtue of the power of sale con-
,i''ru ~ salu mortgage ana pursuan!
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YOU"
fuliy-represSed voice there lurkeG
something irrational. something she
could not cope with. She looked up at
aim hcIplcssly.
"But what do YOU want me to do?
Y"u--you almost brighten me-"
you're going back?'
"AbSOlutcly."
because you love somebody connected
with the hospital?"
Sidney was thoroughly angry by this
tine, angry and reckless. She had
come through so much that every
nerve was crying In passionate pro-
test.
"If it will make you understand
things any better" she cried, II ain
going back for both reasOns!"
She was sorry the next moment. But
n"r words seemed, Surprisingly an.u"'
to stemdy him. For the first time, he
sat down.
'"rhen. as far as am concerned,
It's all over, is III"
''Yes, Joe. l told you that long
ago"
He seemed hardly to be listening.
His thoughts had ranged far ahead.
Suddenly
"You think Christine has her hands
full with Palmer, don't you? Well, If
you take Max Wilson, you're going to
have more trouble than Christine ever
dreamed Of. can tell you some things
about him now that will make you
think twice."
But Sidney had reached her limit.
She went over and flung open the
door.
Every word that you say shows me
how right am in not marrying you,
joe" she said. "Real men do not
say those things about each other I'M
der any circumstances. You're be-
having like a bad boy. l don't want
you to come back until you have
grown up"
He was very white, but he picked
up his hat and went to the door.
II guess am crazy" he said. 1--WE
been wanting to 20 away. but mother