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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06

wrote his letter and attached it with
Bertram's protest to the missing draw
ing and gave them to Shurtliff and told
him to take them to the papers. You
know Shurtliff said that Meade de-
clared he would assume the blame and
he told the reporters so. Shurtliff has,
or he knows who has, the missing pa
per-"
But what motive would the secre-
tary have for such concealment"
He idolized the older Meade. Mr..
| Curtiss tolC me about him. A failure
himself when he was a young man,
Mr.. Meade had faith in him and Of
fered to promote his engineering eff
forts, but the man preferred to attach
himself, personally, to Mr.. Meade and
so he became his private secretary.
By his own showing he had been with
the dead man on that afternoon. He
has the papers,"
The woman rose to her feet as she
| spoke with fine conviction.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06

Cats and Dogs. Come right inside the
tent at your left and there you will see
these things. There is no extra charge
for admission
All the children at once began to
troop to their left through the side
tent.
"What could it mean?" they asked
each other. What surprises they were
getting!
When they were inside the tent how
they did laugh! One of the children
was in green suit just as Mr.. Frog
would wear and really looking quite
good deal like grandson of Grandpa
Frog. He was hopping about singing
in a queer croaking voice,
"Galloo, Calico, Goog-a-room, Goog-
a-room."
Another child who looked like a
snake. because she wore an imitation
snakeskin, said,. "Come and see the
Snake Lady. eat things whole" And
as she said this she swallowed a tiny
crumb for snakes eat things whole.
'I am the Toad-Man, come and see
me-" grunted the Toad-or the child
who was dressed like one.
"We are the Turtle Babies. We
snap, we play, we draw in our heads
under our shells !" And sure enough
they were doing all these tricks.
Their costumes were really quite
wonderful, although they had been
made mostly out of paper.
All the children who were looking on
were quite delighted and said,
eve think you are marvelous!" And
all the children dressed like animals
made bows and said thank you ia
voices that sounded a great deal like
the voices Of snakes, toads, frogs and
turtles.
But just then Grandpa Frog was
waking up and his swamp was very
near the spot where the circus was be-
ing given.
'WhatH he exclaimed. "Have any
of the children dared to get up before
l said they could? It's spring when
get up. Then the winter is over-but
not before" He hurried to the spot
where he heard the frog sounds and
there saw the children all trying tc
hop around and talk like he did
"Ah," he said proudly, putting on his
spectacles for he had had his, eyes
closed so long, "they can't help but
admire me-" and he woke up the othel
frogs, while the toads, turtles and
snakes seemed to wake up at just about
the same time. All but the snakes hur
rled to the circus to see what was hap,
pening. The snakes were too busy al
once trying to see about their new
spring suits but the rest of the crea
i lures came who had been copied, an6
they all thought it great honor te
show them at their waking-up time.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06

the fact that Meade was with him. He
had plenty of time to think over the
situation. He decided finally that so
long as he had been born an engineer
and trained and educated as an en-
gineer he would have to be until the
end of the chapter. He would go out
and seek work, not such work as his
ability and experience, but under some
assumed name he would begin at the
very beginning, at the foot of the lad
der as q rodman, if he could; and
then he would work on quietly, faith
fully, obscurely, praying for his chance.
If 1t came he would strive to be equal
to the opportunity If it did not at least
he would be engaged in honest work in
an honest way.
1t was u. very humble program, NOT
at all promising or heroic or romantic,
just a beginning. He would work on
and wait. They say that all things
come to him who waits. That is only
half true. Some things come to him
who waits sometimes. That is more
nearly accurate. Well, he could think
of no better plan. SO he babe Win
ters good-by, swearing him again to
secrecy until he should lift the ban
against speech, and rode away. When
he got to the little village on the
Picket Wire below the dam he
stopped a long time gazing at the long
bridge, or viaduct, of steel that was re-
placing the old wooden trestle and
carrying the railroad from the hills
to the eastward over the river.
1t was not such an undertaking as
the lost International, still it was in
. terestlng engineering construction. II
was work that would be intensely con-
genial, to which he was drawn almost
irresistibly, yet he managed to hold
himself alOOf. The Martlet people were
building this steel bridge and they had
Just finished the arch up under the
mesa. A well-known construction com.
pany was building the great earth dam
across the Picket Wire in the valley.
Meade's engineering life had beer
spent mainly out of the United States
, He had never been connected with the
Martlet and its employees until he haC
: been associated with his father on the
z International. He could have gone
: among them with little danger of i'm
' mediate discovery, since most of tn,
g men he had known had gone down witt
4 the bridge, but he decided not to d,
!. so. The work on the dam would b.
+ simpler and he would have less oppor
9 tunity to betray himself and it woul
give him more chance to work up in
It plausible and reasonable way. Besides
II If Colonel nlingworth came on to 1t
: spect the bridge, as he would probabl
IS do, Meade would have to leave befor
l. his arrival. The dam would be safe
n No one would ever think of looking fc
Ie him there. And no one would eve
recognize in the rOugh-bearded worl
Is man the clear-cut, smoOth-faced youn
il. engineer of other days.
s. The dam was twenty miles up ii
1t valley. Yes, he would be less apt to
ID observed working there than on II
n bridge. Yet as he recalled that p1
m vate car and that it might come ther
In he realized that she might be on
%. His heart leaped even as it had leapt
IS at the sight Of the viaduct then bull
at ing, as 1t had quivered to the famili,
n rat-tat-tat of the pneumatic rivete
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06
DSEV[NIN(
AR TALL a.
CHILDREN'S CIRCUS,
~ MARY GRAHAM bonner

"This way to the big show" some
children were shouting. "Come right
along" they said. ''This is the way to
see all the wonders Of the age. Look
at the Frog Child, the Snake-Lady, the
Toad-Man, the Turtle Babies"
All the children went in the direction
from which the shouts and orders were
given.
The children who were shouting
were very much excited. Admission
to the show, ten cents" they kept say
ing. Its the most wonderful show
In the world"
There were a dozen children giving
play-circus which was supposed to be
very much like a real one. They had
asked all their friends and the money
they received was to go to a children's
ward in a hospital. Everyone of their
friends came and soon the circus be-
gan. First of all there was a long
parade while some Of the children beat
drums and others played tunes on
combs covered with tissue paper.
Two little girls rode ponies and on
the heads of the ponies sat two mon
keys made of cloth! They had bead
eyes!
A boy did a lot of fine tricks on a
rocking horse. and there were all the
usual circus tricks, although perhaps
not some of the more difficult ones.
After a little while a boy came out
on the platform and said,
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and
Girls, Cats and Dogs, we have now to
offer a fine performance side show.
We have shown you the regular acts
of the circus and we trust that you are
pleased" Here followed a great deal
of clapping and shouting.
"And," the boy continued, "we are
now to have the great privilege of see
ing the Frog-ChiId, the Snake-Lady, the
Toad-Man, the Turtle Babies. Step this
way, Ladies, Gentlemen, Boys, Girls,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06

81 have persuaded myself, too," said
Rodney. "But there is not a single
thing here that would justify any pub
licity, even if we were prepared to go
against Meade's obvious desire. AS I
say, it is all assumption. No one could
prove it."
"You are wrong" said the girl.
"Shurtliff"
II wondered if that would occur to
you"
"Of course You think that Meade,
Sr., wrote letter assuming the blame
because it was his. l have no doubt
in the world now that Bertram Meade
had MADE his protest in writing. Per-
| haps he indorsed it on the missing
sheet" continued the woman, making
bold and brilliant guesses. COR maybe
he wrote a letter that was attached
to the sheet that we lack, and Mr..
Meade got it out of the safe and
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06
STRANGE Marine Creature.

The marine sunfish (Mola mola) is
one of the strangest creatures known,
having it's body Topped off just behind
it's perpendicular dorsal and anal fms
and being as high as long. With a
tiny mouth, an even stranger part of
its structure is it's diminutive spinal
cord, which measures considerably less
than an inch in a fish yard long. A
specimen of this species taken three OF
four years ago off the coast of south.
ern California was 10 feet 1 inch
in length and nearly IL feet in height
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06
Removing Rust From Nickel.

First smear the rusted place with
grease and rub it well in; this in itself
will frequently remove a great deal of
the rust. Allow the grease to remain
for several hours and then remove it
with a rag which has been dipped in
ammonia. This usually will remove all
traces of the rust. If, however, a stub
born spot or two remains, wipe it with
a little diluted hydrochlOric acid. The
acid should be used very quickly and
with care, otherwise it will remove the
nickel as well as the rust. When all
the rust has disappeared wash thor
oughly with clean water and then use
metal polish.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06
Couldn't Resist Him.

Down in Tennessee two natives met
after several months and fell into in
innate conversation. "Sam, what's
youah daughter Mandy doin'?" asked
the friend from Coon Hollow.
"Teachin' school and doin' fine"
81 thought she didn't git no certif1-
cate?"
"She didn't at fust, but when she
done took huh examination the third
time 1 done brung little political in
ffuence to bear"
'What kinder political influence?"
well, I'm local tax assessor, an the
school board lives in my district"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06
w. N. u, FORT WAYNE, NO. 1s-1s17
which,

She was ten years old and had re-
ceived a nice, new, red bicycle for
Christmas, but the weatherman, to-
gether with a case of "mumps," had
kept her housed up without chance
to try out her gift. With the first
warm day she was out early, however,
and spent the day in the saddle. That
evening she complained of the mus
cles in her arms and legs being sore
and after being tucked in bed she said:
Mother, 1 just know 1 am going to
be stiff all over in the morning. If
you were me would you rather be stiff
Strengthened out or doubled up?' -
indianapolis News.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06

and the clang and the clash of the
structural steel. But what was the
use? He would not dare trust himself
to look at her even from a distance.
No, it was the dam that best suited his
purpose, so he turned away from the
bridge and rode up the valley. There
he was fortunate in falling into po-
sitiOn, as has been set forth.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06
Ho>U IL Came About

The Norwegian was relating his eS-
periences to Pat. why" he said to
Pat, we've ice in the streets in Nor,
way in June" "Ah, aIre, that's moth
ing" said Pat; "why, we've ice here
in the streets of Dublin in July two
feet thick "And how is that?" said
the Traveller, much astonished. ''WeIl,
do you see," said PAT, the lea sau out
of aD ice cart"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06

A quick way to clean currants when
making cakes is to put the fruit into g
colander with a sprinkling of flour and
rub it round a few times with your
hands. 1t is surprising how quickly
the stalks are separated and come
through the small holes.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06
Same AnnIauSe.

Orators Wife-Did the people ap-
plaud?
Orator with erness)-Applaud?
They made about as much noise as
rubber heel on feather mattress!
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06
The Commercial Muse.

"Scribbler is very fond of putting ad
vertisements in the newspapers, isn't
he?"
"Yes, very. He says that's about all
he writes that gets into print"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06
To Clean Walnut,

Unvarnished black walnut can bs
successfully cleaned by rubbing Il
thoroughly with piece of soft fan
mel soaked In either sweet or sous
milk.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06
Ready for Emergency,

The boy who learns to think ahead
is the boy who is ready for an emer-
-ency when il comes.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06
Ia Acduire Luck.

Luck will stop and smile on you, If
you'll stand knock or two. Don't
give up and don't get blue. Get busy"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06
CUTlCURA HEALS ECZEMA
And Rashes That Itch and Burn-TFiaI
Free to Anyone Anywhere.

In the treatment of skin and scalp
troubles bathe freely with Cuticura
Soap and hot water, dry and apply
Cuticura Ointment. If there is a nat
ural tendency to rashes, pimples, ETC..
prevent their recurrence by making
Cuticura your daily toilet preparation.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06

More vegetables, fewer weeds will
be the story of many patch Of land
this year.-Buffalo Times.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06
One Good Educator,
Dried Currants.

Failure is one OF Gods ed"nators.-
William George Jordan.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-04-06

Meade international bridge for the Marte
engi
neer at bridge nngworh daughter Colonel
Hlngworth company engaged marry
Young Meade had questioned his
laughed at The bridge cOapses with
dead after writing the
public taking by
Shurine Young Meade all
protect professional breaks
disappears
Meade County news., 1917-08-09

lessly serene about 1t. "You're the
person who's made the six weeks bear
able, and, in way, wonderful. Inev-
er could thank you enough for the
things you've done for me, though /
hope I may try to, some time"
II don't want any thanks" he said.
And this was completely true. 1t was
something very different from graft
tude that he wanted. But he realized
how abominably ungracious his words
sounded, and hastened to amend them.
"What / mean is that you don't owe
me any. You've done a lot to make
this show go as well as it did, in
more ways than you know about. It
wasn't for me, personally, that you
did 1t. But all the same, I'm grateful.
You'll stay with this piece, I suppose,
as long as the run lasts. But in the
end. what's the idea? Do you want
to be an actressT
"The notion Of Just going on-not
changing anything or improving any
thing; doing the same thing over and
over again for forty weeks, or even
four, seems perfectly ghastly-just to
keep going round and round like a
horse at the end Of a pole. What I'd
like to do, now that this is finished,
is-well, to start another"
His eyes kindled. 'That's It." he
said. That's what I've felt about yOu
Meade County news., 1917-08-09

well enough what had happened. But
1t was all right. She was going on Gs
If nothing had happened.
The other man was Jimmy Wallace
himself. He released, too, little sigh
of relief when he saw her off in her
stride again after that momentary
falter. But he hardly looked at the
stage after that; stared absently ut
his program instead, and presently
availed himself of the dramatic crit
les license and left the theater.
AS for Rose herself, in her conscious
thoughts she didn't recognize the hope
already beating tumultuously in her
veins, that he would tell Rodney-that
perhaps even before she got back to
her dismal little room, Rodney, pacing
his, would know.
1t was so irrational hope-so un-
expected and so well disguised-that
she mistook it for fear. But fear never
made ones heart glow like that.
That's where all her thoughts were
when John Galbraith halted her on
the way from the dressing room after
the performance was over.
II know you're tired" he said
brusquely. "But l fancied you'd be
tireder in the morning, and have to
leave for New York on the fast train.
So, you see, it was now or never"
Strangely enough, that got her. She
stared at him almost in CONSERVATION.
''Do you mean you are going away2"
she asked. Tomorrow"
"Of course" he said, rather sharply.
ave nothing more to stay around here
for" He added, as she still seemed
not to have got it through her head: {:
"My contract with Goldsmith and
Block ended tonight, with the opening
performance"
"Of course" she said in depreciation
of her stupidity. "And yet it's always
seemed that the show was you; just
something that you made go, 1t
doesn't seem possible that it could
keep on going with you not there"
The sincerity Of that made it a really
fine compliment-just the sort of COM
pliment he'd appreciate. But-the old
perversity again-the very freedom
with which she said it spoiled it for
him.
II may be missed" he said-it was
more of growl, really-"but sha'n't
be regretted. There's always a sort
of Hallelujah chorus set up by the
company when they realize I'm gone"
II shall regret It very much" said
Rose. The words would have set his
blood on fire If she'd just faltered over
them. But she didn't. She was hope
Meade County news., 1917-08-09
Let lis Ween.

Father was stern-looking, and a
frown gathered somewhere round his
mouth and advanced all along the
western front until 1t was barred BY
a line Of trenches on his forehead,
when his son stood In his presence.
my lad" said father, grimly, Mrs.
Smith, from next door tells me that
four Of her windows are broken. She
isn't sure whether you have done 1t,
or whether the culprit is her son. Now.
then, did you do 1t or not?"
The shade Of George Washington
got into the room, somehow, regard
less of the enemy aliens act, and VIII
liam answered:
"Father, did 1t. cannot lie."
mo" said father, as he tucked up
his sleeve, with ghoullsh delight, "and
you won't be able to sit either by the
time I'm done with you."-London
Ideas.
Meade County news., 1917-08-09
CHAPTER Xxx.
Anticlimax.

It was out of the limbo of the un-
foreseeable that the blind instrument
Of Fate appeared to tell Rodney about
Rose. He was country lawyer from
down-state, who had been in Chicago
three or four days, spending an hour
or two of every day in Rodneys office
in consultation with him, and, for the
rest of the time, dangling about, mora
or less at loose end. A belated
sense of this struck Rodney at the end
of their last consultation.
'I'm sorry haven't been able to do
MORE" Rodney said-"do anything,
really, in the way of showing you a
good time. AS matter Of fact, I've
spent every evening this week here in
the Office"
"Oh, 1 haven't lacked for entertain
ment," the man said. "We hayseeds
find the city pretty lively place.
went. to see show just last night
called The Girl Upstairs sup
pose you've seen it."
mo-" said Rodney, ri haven't"
"Well, it was downright funny. /
haven't laughed so hard in year. If
you want real good time, you go to
see it."
The last part of this conversation
took place In the outer office. Rodney
saw the man off with a final hand
shake, closed the door after him, and
strolled irresolutely back toward Miss
Beach's desk.
1t was true, he'd been taking it on
rather recklessly during the past two
months. But they'd been pretty
sterile, those long, solitary evening
hours. He'd worked fitfully, grinding
away by brute strength for a while
and then, in frenzy Of impatlence
thrusting the legal rubbish out of the
way and letting the enigma of his
great failure usurp his mind and his
memories.
Telephone over to the University
club" he said suddenly to Miss Beach,
"and see If you can get me a seat for
The Girl Upstairs
The Office boy was out on an errand
and in his absence the switchboard
was in Miss Beach's care. She arose
obedlently and moved over to the
switchboard, then began fumbling
with the directory.
"Why, Miss Beachp said Rodney.
"You know the number Of the Univer-
sity club !"
he was looking at her now with IN
disguised curiosity. She was acting.
for a perfectly infallible machine like
Miss Beach, almost queer. Without
looking around at him, she said: "Mr.
Aldrich, you won't like that show. IT,
you go, you'll be sorry"
While he was still staring at her,
young Craig came bursting blithely
out of his office. "Oh, Miss Beach I"
he said, and then stopped short. see
ing that something had happened.
Rodney tried an experiment.
"Craig," he said, "Mlss Beach doesn't
want me to see The Girl Upstairs
She says I won't like it. Do you agree
with herT
A flare Of red came into the boys
face, and his jaw dropped. Then, as
well as he could, he pulled himself
toEsthaA Yea SiE" he Gaid. AwunR
Meade County news., 1917-08-09
CTo BE coNTINUED)
Why He Came Home.

Roscoe Boone, a Muncle electrical
contractor, went home late the other
afternoon to find Mrs. Boone enter.
taining a company Of women at cards
He had forgotten about the party and
besides 1t was the usual period of the
day for him to remember about the
evening meal.
"Oh, Mr.. Boone" said one Of the
guests as he stumbled upon the room
filed with women, "did you come
home to supper?"
"Oh, no; not at ALL" he replied gnL
lantly, even II somewhat confusedIy.
II just came home to see what time
1t was."-Indlanapolls News.
Meade County news., 1917-08-09
Governed by Impulses.

"Any questions" asked the instruc-
tor of the Second battery Of the Ninth
division, after the completion Of a
morning period which the men had
spent on horseback at Ft. Harrison,
says indianapolis News.
Captain" asked Ralph Lockwood Of
indianapolis, wouldn't 1t be possible
70 develop artillery horses that would
start and stop like automobiles, and
would guide with a steering wheell
This horse 1 have seems to be gov
erned by impulses over which have
no control"