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him in a sense, did nothing to quiet
the little demons Of unrest that pulled,
every now and then, at his heart
strings. ~ ST. ,.%I-,-
"What is this reception ?" he asked
She made little grimace. e..
ut is formal welcome from the
English stage to the French company
that has come over to play at the new
French theater," she told him. "Sir
Edward and l are to receive them,
You will come, will you not? l am
the hostess of the evening"
"Then am not likely to refuse, am
~ he asked, smiling. "Shall come
to the theater?"
"Come straight to the reception at
the Whitehall rooms," she begged, "Si1
Edward is calling for me, and Graillot
will 60 down with us. Later, If you
care to, you can drive me home"
Don't you think" he suggested
'that it would be rather a good oppOr.
tunity to announce our engagement
"Not tonight" she pleaded. "YOu
know, cannot seem to believe it my
self except when l am with you and
we are alone. 1t seems tod wonderful
after all these years. Do you know
John, that l am nearly thirty?"
He laughed.
''How pathetic! All the more rea
son, should say, why we should lei
people know about it as soon as pos
sible." 10.
"There is no particular hurry" sht
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LOYALTY UNQUEsTlONED.

Recruiting figures reflect the ster
ling loyalty Of the German-American
of the Slope, despite the luke-warn
Americanism of a portion of the pa
pers published in the enemys Ian
guage.
It merely demonstrates that the
seditiOus and near reasonable state
ments made in some of the columns
do not voice the sentiments of Amer
lean citizens of German birth, who are
as ready as any to defend democracy
and the liberty of this nation with
their lives.
Just call the roll of voluntary re
cruits in counties where German
Americans reside in large numbers:
Emmons, 80; Morton, 46; Stutsman
50; Stark, 127.
Dickinson has given two companies
and Burleigh county, with strong
German-American population, also
raised two volunteer companies. This
is emphatic evidence of a vigorous
Americanism when it is considered
that most of the boys come from farm
ing districts at a time when they can
he least spared.
For the most part, the counties with
German-American population have
maintained the average percentage of
volunteer enlistments. The Tribune
has never questioned the patriotism
of the Slope, although it has chal-
lenged statements in the German
press, which were reprehensible in
the extreme.
The time has come when German
papers should print the English equiv
alent of all they publish in the enemy
language 1t would be an evidence Of
good faith if nothing else.
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CHAPTER XIX.

John came back to town from his
Cumberland home, telling himself thai
all had gone as we'll as he had expect
ed. He had done his duty. He haG
told Stephen his news, and they haC
parted friends. Yet all the time he
was conscious Of an undercurrent OF
disconcerting thoughts.
Louise met him at the station, and
he fancied that her expression, too
although she welcomed him gaily
enough, was a little anxious.
"Well?' she asked, as she took his
arm and led him. to where her limou-
sine was waiting. yssWhat did that ter
rible brother Of yours say?" ,.
john made a little grimace.sssay ;45Ey
1T might have been worse;" ne de.
clared. 2s2,"Stephen wasn't pleased, Of
course. He hates women like poison,
and he always will. That is because
he will insist upon dwelling upon Ger
tain unhappy incidents of our family
history" y
II shall never forget the morning
he came to call on me-" Louise sighed.
HE threatened all sorts of terrible
things if did not give you up"
"Why didn't you tell me about it?"
John asked.
II thought it might worry you," she
replied, land it couldn't do any good.
He believed he was doing his duty.
John, you are sure about yourself,
aren't you?"
He was little startled by the earn
estness of her words. She seemed
pale and fragile, her eyes larger and
deeper than usual. and her mouth
tremulous. She was like child with
the shadow Of some fear hanging over
her. He laughed and held her tightly
to him.
Her lips sought his and chung to
them. A queer little wave of passion
seemed to have seized her. Half cry
Ing, half laughing. she pressed her
face against his. II do not want to
act tonight. do not want to play,
even to the most wonderful audience
In the world. / do not want to shake
hands with many hundreds Of people
at that hateful reception. think
want nothing else in the world but
you'll" ~"
She lay, for a moment, passive In
his arms. He snoothed her hair and
kissed her tenderly. Then he led her
back to her place upon the couch.
Her emotional mood, while it fattered
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"Louise, DEAR" he began, Il asked
Sophy a question tonight which l
ought to have asked you. Quite prop
erly, she told me so"
"Nice little soul, Sophy" Louise
murmured. "What was it, John?"
"Once or twice l have wondered"
he went on, "Whether you have ever
cared in any sort of way, or come
near to caring, flor the prince of
<Seyre?" .G"'""o27 %
r For moment she made no move
ment. Then She turned her head and
looked at him. The sleepy content
had gone from her eyes.
"Why do you ask?" w..
isn't it quite natural question
from jealous man who believes that
everyone who sees you must be in
love with you? You have seen a great
deal Of the prince, haven't you, in the
last few years? He understands your
art. There are many things that you
and he have inl ci on 4n1,d ,.,i,,
!, Louise was looking out of the, win.
dow at the thin stream Of people still
(passing along Picadilly.' She seemed
suddenly to have become only the
shadow of her former brilliant self.
II think that once-perhaps twice."
she confessed, II came very near to
caring for him."
"And now?"
"And now" she repeated, suddenly
gripping Johns hands, II tell you that
I am very much nearer hating him.
So much for the prince! In ten min
utes we shall he at home, and you
are such dear stupid about coming
In. You must try to say all the nice
things inithe world to me Quickly-in
ten minutes y '%. ..'. :
How shall I begin?' he whispered.
81 elea4aA once more toward him.
~ 6aAShH need any hints" she MUIR
INJURED. |"You're really quite good at
I'll"
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"One gatl1eTs WISDOM, perhaps, with
the years." he replied. II am forty
one years old today. l have spent the
early hours of this afternoon in refec*
ion, and behold the result!'
"You have spoken to me before" she
said slowly, "of differenr things. You
have offered me great deal In life,
out never your name. I do not under
stand this sudden change!"
Louise" he declared, "if I do not
ell you the truth now, you will prob
IDLY guess it. Besides, this Is the one
line in their lives when a man and
woman should speak nothing but the
ruth. 1t is for fear of losing YOU
hat is Why"
Her self-control suddenly gave way.
She threw herself back in her chair.
She began to laugh and stopped ab-
.uptly, the tears streaming from her
yes. The prince leaned forward. He
.ook her, hands in his, but she drew
hem away. ....
"You are too late, Eugene!" she
said. II almost loved you. l was al
most yours to do whatever you liked
With. But somehow, somewhere, not
Hithstanding all your worldly knowl-
.dge and mine. we missed it. We do
lot know the truth about life, you and
at least you do not, and did not"
He rose very slowly to his feet.
There was no visible change in his
ace save slight whitening of the
.heeks.
"And the sequel to this?" he asked.
II have promised to marry John
Strangewey," she told him.
THAT" he replied, ''is impossible!
have a prior claim"
The light of battle famed suddenly
n her eyes. Her nervousness had
gone. She was strong woman, face
face with him now, taller than he,
ieeming, indeed to tower over him in
he splendor of her anger. She was
Ike lioness threatened with the loss
u the one dear thing.
assert it, them" she cried defiant
ly. "Do''what you will. Go to hin
this minute, If you have courage
enough, if it seems to you WELL Claim
indeed! Right! 7 have the one right
every woman in tho world possesses
to give herself, holy and soul, to the
man she lowest That is the only claim
and the only right recognize, and
am giving myself to him, when he
wants mesferever"
She stopped suddenly. Neither Of
them had: heard q discreet knock at
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Word TO The Mise

little girl was just recovering from
an attack of scarlet fever and the frst
day she was able to sit up she said a:
Mamma, l guess I'll ask papa to buy
me a baby carriage for My dollies."
Her brother, aged five, overhearing the
remark, exclaimed: well, you'd bet
ter strike him for it right away, for if
you wait till you: get well you may not
get it" ..
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THE HEAT? FoRGeMkTs

Whatever affects people !lA6N init
mately will be the subject nearest
their hearts-the thing they will talk
about most
That is why, in hot weather, heat
is the most talked of subject
With the thermometer ranging
around the 100 mark, it is next to
impossible for the average person to
think long of anything else.
If some other subject could intrude
itself more persistently than the heat,
the heat would be next to forgotten
We are made miserable by thou.
sand things in the course of the year
things that we forget as time passes,
but which we lack the will power to
forget at once. One Of the surest
things we know is that cultivated con-
troll of will power would make thou
sands of people happier and more USE
full to society
If it is possible to forget in month,
why not in day? If it is possible,
by concentration on pleasant or use.
full subject, to forget an unpleasant
and useless one, why not do that?,
Cultivation of interest in a wide
range of subjects is one of the best
helps for any person. One cannot
imagine that heat greatly worries
Thomas A. Edison while he is deeply
engrossed in a problem of invention.
He has before him something so alb
sorbing that his mind has no room
for ordinary, bothers
We are largely creatures of our
own brain power. The greater our
brain power-our power to WILL the
direction of our own thoughts-the
happier and more useful we shall be,
and the less bothered about things
that really are of no great import
ance.
Be master of your own brain-and
make your brain keep you happy!
No wonder milk is high. In this
Weather most of IL ovaporofoc &c II
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tile door: ATine had entered with the
tea. There was a moment of silence.
"Put it down here by my side,
Aline," her mistress ordered, "and
show the prince Of Seyre out"
Aline held the door open. For a
single moment the prince hesitated.
Then he picked up his hat and bowed.
Perhaps" he said, this may not
be the last word"
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Russian women say they're not
bothered by sentiment when killing
Germans. There are some Americans
who can learn something from these
brave Russian women
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DOG SEASON

Aug. i was an important event for
nlrd hunters in North Dakota, mark.
ing the opening of the probationary
perlod during which dogs may be
trained id the field. Prior to 1918 this
season opened Aug. IS. The legisla-
tive assembly of 1915 moved the open
ing date for training dogs up to Aug. l.
ana showed back the opening of the
hunting season from Sept. 7 to Sept.
TO- giving hunters three weeks more
In winch to get their dogs in shape for
the opening of the shooting
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HO W GU
TEMPERATURES

= !: :. :. :. :. :. :. :. = = :. = = =
= Neither should ship rely on :
:. one small anchor, nor should life =
:. rest on a single hope.-tEpictetus =
:: :. :, :. :. :. :. = :. :. :. :. = = ::
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One thing about those Russian WON.
en- soldiers-theyll be immune from
street corner Washers.
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Here we are talking about conser-
walton, and old Sol goes and wastes
all the heat he has in summer
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Who wouldn't be Sammy, anG
enjoy nice, cool ocean voyage?
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EDUCATIONAL FILMS

ne publicity Film company of Bis
n. mas given private run for
,''a'e flre Marshal H. L. Reade of
.,,''e 'lan loco feet of film taken of
ale recent North Dakota Firemen's
ASSOCIATION d., tournament at Valley civ
,h nc .'llhs were taken for the use of
I'll a,e STATE department in it's education
d work and will be exhibited in
Every town in North Dakota. The
uo'1c,'y Film company also caught
th ,elal hundred feet of good film of
me recent fire which DESTROYED tho
ernA Motor company's plant. This
n n'., showing modern fire-fightine
n n.e.hoaS' also will he used BY the
state lire marshars of7;co
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RESIGNS POST

j. r. Tucker, for some time ASSOC
r'ated with the Offices of the state
board OF regents, has resigned that
poS'tlon, expecting to qualify for ad-
l','T -, u to the officers training camp
al r. Smelling on Aug. 2T Mr., Thicker
was rejected as overweight when he
presented himself Tor the first train
lhs camp. Since that time he has
reuuced about 30 pounds. and now
fly him. "'oa" oii-
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(To be continued.)
TWIN BABIES

Twins, son and daughter were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ericl-
SON at the Bismarck hospital. Mr..
Erickson is supervisor of consolidated
and graded schools on the staff of
State superintendent Of Public In
struction Macdonald.
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No wonder milk is high. In this
weather most of it evaporates as it
leaves the cow
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SYNOPSIS.

| CHAPTER 1-On trip through the
English Cumberllrd country the
breakdown Of her automobile forces
Louise Maurel, i.:lOus London ac'
tress, to spend the night at the farm
home of John and Stephen Strange
Wey.
CHAPTER II-At dinner Louise di
covers that the brothers are womal
hating recluses.
CHAPTER III-Next morning she
discovers that John, the younger
brother, has recently come into a
large fortune. In company with him
she explores the farm.
CHAPTER IV-In a talk with him
she is disturbed by his rigid moral
principles and finds that his wealth
has created no desire for any other
life than the simple one he is leading.
She tells him her name and that she
is the friend of the prince of Seyre. D.
rich and disreputable neighbor.
CHAPTER V-Three months later,
unable to rid himself of the memory
Of the actress and in spite OF his
brothers protests, John goes to Lon
don
CHAPTER Vile finds Louise en-
gagged in the rehearsal of a new play,
meets her friends and is entertained
at luncheon with her by the. prince.
CHAPTER VII John drives Sophy
home and gives him friendly advice
about love and life m London. The
prince and Louise postpone a little
journey they had arranged for.
CHAPTER IX-rhe prince takes
John under his social care. Graillot,
the playwright, warns Louise that
both the prince and joan love her and
that the prince will be a dangerous
enemy to his rival.
CHAPTER X-The prince intro
duces relative, Lady Hilda, to John,
limiting hat she may be of use to him
in his education" of John.
CHAPTER %I-At Seyre House
John is introduced to a celebrated
dancer, Calayera, who at once starts
a violent Irritation with him. At sup
per the prince tells Calavera that en-
nifty for John has caused him to EN-
ploy her to ruin him.
CHAPTER XII-Calavera dances
for the supper party and afterward
entines John to her, but he leaves her
and the house.
CHAPTER XTI1-John tells Louise
that he came to London for her and
for her alone. Louise pleads for time
CHAPTER XIV-Graillot inadvert.
emily plants suspicion in Johns mind.
Lady Hilda calls upon him in his
rooms and attempts Irritation with
him. her talk of Louise and the prince
further increasing his awakened jeal.
ousy.
CHAPTER XV-Dining with Sophy,
Louise and the prince appear in the
restaurant, to the surprise Of John,
whom Louise had told she would be
out of town for the weekend. He at
tends the first night of the new play
and at the climax is so shocked that
he leaves the house. Sophy follows
and brings him back to the after-the-
alter supper.
CHAPTER XVI-Stephen STANCE
wey comes to London to see the new
play.
CHAPTER XVII-Stephen calls on
Louise and offers to buy his brothers
freedom from her influence. John per-
suades the prince to withdraw an invi-
tation to Seyre House he has given to
Louise, on the plea that it will COM
nrOmiSa hor
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WEATHER REPORT
Forecast

for North Dakota: Fair tonight, with
warmer east portion and cooler in ex-
IRENE west portion Saturday partly.
cloudy, with probably local thunder
showers.
Lowest
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Rabbit Joke.

John G.. Allison, solicitor for news
paper in Brown county, tells rabbit
hunting story on himself, recites Indi-
anapclis News. While covering the
rural mall routes Allison carries rife
to kill any rabbits he may see. School
children on route No. 2, knowing that
the solicitor would pass the school
house, took the skin from rabbit,
stuffed 1t with sawdust and placed 1t
near a small white oak bush. Alli-
son came along at the rest hour He
was told by one Of the youngsters
where he could kill rabbit, and all
the pupils, hiding behind trees and
bushes watched him fire Is shots at
the little animal. The rabbit did not
move, and after Allison examined the
gun thoroughly he began to reload, but
the children could remain still no long
err and began laughing. 1t then
dawned on Allison that the rabbit was
stuffed, and that he was the victim of
n joke.
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children would be lucky IL they all had
mittens and warm shoes and stock
ings. Yet Bob knew that his sister
Nan was dreaming Of doll house,
little Peter wanted puppy all his own,
and he didn't dare think Of his big SIS
ter Amy and big brother Elmer and
his father and mother.
"Why not make em something's" was
the thought that came to him.
Bob jumped up and went home whis-
thing through the woods. Under the
pine trees he stopped and brushed
away the snow. When he got through
his pockets were full Of dried pine
cones, large and small, and some pieces
of birch bark.
The day before Christmas Bob I'M
locked the woodshed door and looked
at the result of his labors.
There was doll house for little Nan
made out of an egg crate, with real
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wall paper on the walls of the two
rooms, bits of carpet on the floors and
some cardboard furniture that Bob had
made. He had even tackled little scraps
of lace at the windows for curtains.
For Amy there was the lovely pic
ture from the Sunday newspaper which
she had admired Bob had remember
ed and had made q frame for 1t out
of strips of wood, and on the wood
he had glued tiny pine cones, pieces of
birch bark and dried moss, and as the
picture was woodland scene you can
imagine how pretty it was. Bob had
found a chair rung, which he scraped
and polished with some oil and turpen-
tine. He put some screweyes in the
ends, and Amy gave him piece Of
narrow red ribbon to make loops-and,
behold, there was necktie holder for
Elmer! For his mother he whitfield a
reel for her clothes lines, and it was
a wonderfully handy thing, and for his
father he bought pipe. 1t happened
this way: He did some errands for the
man who kept the tobacco store in the
village, and when the man'would have
paid him some money Bob said he'd
rather have a pipe. So now they were
oil provided for except little Peter.
How was Bob going to get hold of a
real live puppy?
"You go over to my brothers place
at the foot of Long hill, and you tell
him I sent you," said the tobacco man.
"Maybe he will let you have puppy
and work it out for him on Saturdays.
He has paper route"
"Pll do it If he will" cried Bob
eagerly. Half an hour later he hurried
into the woodshed with a wriggling
little puppy under his coat. Of course
he had to tell his mother about that.
And how Bob did enjoy the secret, rum
ming to and fro with milk and scraps
of meat for the puppy
When Christmas morning dawned /
think Bob Stillwell was the most sur
prised boy in Little River He was SO
interested in watching the pleasure Of
his brothers and sister with the gifts
he had made with his own hands that
he stood smiling, forgetting to look at
the tree for his own presents.
Look, Bobby; look! !" screamed little
Peter.
Bob looked and turned pale with sur
prise. The grandest new sled, painted
d bright red, runners and all. His IA
ther and Elmer had made 1t together.
And there was red wooden muller
that Amy had knitted for him and 9TH
er things that Santa Claus brought
him.
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Didn't Like the Idea of Christmas.

There is a story in Woman's Home
Companion in which this passage oc-
ours:
"'Funp snarled Grandfather Merri-
vale, though the fire danced frantically
and snapped its long fingers in his
face to distract his attention. Grand
father MerrivaIe had habit of sing
ing out one word from a speech and
dwelling on 1t, and coming out with it,
sooner or later, and worrying it in his
teeth. Fun! What's the sense in fun?
What's the use of fun? Here we are
in a hard winter; taxes are high, wood
is high, coal is high, food is high. And
you talk about fun! ="
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Further Army Plans.

Ambulance and escort wagons for
an army of 2,O33,0O men will require
the expenditure of $1O,600,0O0, accord
ing to the recently published urgent
deficiency estimates. This sum is ex-
pected to cover the acquisition Of 3d.
900 escort wagons, 10000 water waf-
ans, 3,400 ambulance wagons, 10000
medical carts and 5000 small arms en-
munition wagons. These figures are
all additional to the increased esti-
mates for motor transport Army and
Navy Journal.
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GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Has been used for all ailments that
are caused by q disordered stomach
and inactive liver, such as sick head
ache, constipation, sour stomach,
nervous indigestion, fermentation of
food, palpitation of the heart caused by
gases in the stomach. August Flower
is gentle laxative, regulates digestion
both in stomach and intestines, cleans
and sweetens the stomach and alimen-
tary canal, stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Sold in all civilized countries.
30 and 90 cent bottleS-Adv.
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Advice Desired.

~ need some advice mighty bad,
Lafe," obfuscatedly said Mr.. Gap john
son of RumpuS Ridge, addressing a
lifelong acquaintance. "Of course, you
know what they do when bees
swarm?"
"Eh-yah!" was the reply. "They
hammer on tin wash oilers, fling cold
water on 'em, and all that"
Eyes, but what in Sam Hill is a fell
Ter TO do when his kinfolk swarm? I've
just got letter saying they've swarm
ed and are coming this-a-way. KAN
sas City Star.
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fond parents, but
he seemed to love
his own way
above everything
else.
So when final
ly Ned, sulkily
enough, took a
Ratchet and went
t o W ard t h g
woods his moth
er did not see
that he had his
skates hidden .un-
d er hi s t h / C k
Overcoat.
When he reach
ed the pond he
found all the
skaters had gone
home, for who
wants to skate
on Christmas eve
when there are
so many other
delightful things
TO do?