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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-29
CHAPTER xI--centInued.

But she went steadily on. "You
were always so dear about II But
tonlght-oh. Rodney !. !" Her
silly. ragged voice choked there and
stopped, uad the tears brImmed up
and spilled down her cheeks. But
she kept her face steadfastiy turned
to his.
THAT'S what said about being
married and not sowing wild oats.
suppose" he said glumly. 1T was a
Joke. 10 you suppose I'd have said II
II / meant itfs
1T wasn't only that she managed
10 20 on. ut was the way they looked
AZ the house; the way You apologized
for my dress: the way you looked
when you tried to get out OF answer
Ing Barry Lakes questions about
what you were doing. oh. how
despIsed myself And how knew
you and they MUST be despising me |"
'aThe one thing felt about you ali
the evening" he said. with the pa-
thence that marks the last stage Of
transportation, twas pride. was rath-
or crazlly proud Of you"
'As my lover you were proud OF
me" she said. -But the other man
the man that's more truly you~-was
ashamed. ms was ashamed, Oh, II
doesn't mntteri Being ashamed Won't
accomplish anything. But what wen
do Is going 70 accomplish Something
'Axhat do you mean 70 dor hi
asked.
Il want you 10 tell me flrst" sh
said 'how much money we have, AM
how much we've been spending"
Il don't know" he said stubbornly
II don't know exactly
you've got enough. haven't yor
Of your own .. I mean, there
enough that comes Ia every year, {
i've on. II you didn't earn cent b
practicing law7 Wen. what l wan
10 do. Is 20 live on that. want Il
live, however and wherever we hav'
so--to live on that--out Ia the suburbs
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somewhere. or in a nat, so that you
win be free; and can work--be some
sort of help"
"You can wash the dishes and scrub
the fioots.' he supplemented. "and I
can carry my lunch to the office with
me in little tin box" He looked at
his watch. "And now that the things
.educed TO an absurdity. let's go to
bed. It's getting along toward two
o'clock"
"You don't have to get to the office
TIL nine tomorrow morning" said
Rose. "And / want to talk 1t out
now. And I don't think / said any
thing that was absurd"
81 shouldn't have called it absurd =
he admitted after a rather long 81.
ience. ''But it's exaggerated and un
necessary. Next October. when the
lease on this house runs out, we car
manage, perhaps, to change the scale
little. There you arel Now do stoI
worrying about it and let's go to bed
But she sat there just as she was
staring at the dying fire, her hand
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-29

mt you a
Aannyk san hmgo excl q d pa he gay o he
d 10 the girl d % h n " h % Il
longs o a 0
n If
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-29

Gro Bp coNTINUEDl
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-29

civilized young person, the beneficiary,
through her marriage with Rodney, of
piece of unmerited good fortune.
When she got Florence McCrea's
answer to her letter, she took the
first occasion to get Rodney off by
himself and talk little common
sense into him.
"What about where to live, Rod
ney?" she asked. "Made up your
mind about 1t yet? 1t is time someone
with little common sense straight
ened you out about this"
Harriet couldn't be sure from the
length of time he took seeing that
his pipe was properly lighted, wheth-
er he altogether liked this method of
approach or not.
Common sense always was sort
of speciality of yours, Sis" he said at
last, "and Strengthening out. You
We're always pretty good at It," Then
out of a cloud of his own smoke,
Fire away"
"Well, In the first place." she said
''if you had your house today you'd be
lucky If the paint was dry and the
thing was fit to move into by the first
Of September"
"But we've got to get out of here,
anyway, in October. And that means
we've got to have some sort of place
to get into. 1t Is an awkward time,
I'll admit"
mo, you haven't" she said. "You
can, stay right here another six
months, IL you like. I've heard from
Florence. When / found how things
stood here. wrote and asked her II
she'd lease for six months more If
she got the chance, and she wrote back
and simply grabbed at it."
Rodney smoked half way through
his pipe before he made any comment
on this suggestion. "This house isn't
just what we want" he said. "In the
first place, it's expensive"
Harriet shrugged her shoulders
picked up one of Florence's poetry
books and eyed the heavily fooled bind
ing with satirical smile before she
replied.
"rd an idea there was that In it.
she said at last. Freddy said some
thing. Rose had been talking
to her" Then. after another littlt
silence and with sudden access OF
vehemence: "You don't want to sc
and do a regular fool thing, Roddy
You're getting ON perfectly splendid
ly. But If you pull up and go to live IL
barn somewhere and stop seeing any
body-people that count, / mean"
Rodney grunted. you're beyond
your depth, sis" he said. ''Come bacl
where you don't have to swim. TIT
expense isn't a capital consideration
I'll admit that. Now go on from
there"
"That's like old times" she OBJ
served with a not ill-humored grim
ace. II wonder If you talk to Ros'
, like that. Oh, know the house i
J rather solemn and absurd. It's Flor
! ence herself all over. that's the siz,
: of 1t. But what does that matter TO
six months more?'
He pocketed his pipe and got VI
7 out of his chair.
: There's something in it." he ad
a mitted. 'Tll think it over"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-29
CHAPTER XII.
The Door that Was 10 Open.

The Door That Was to Open.
What q silly little idiot she'd been
not to have seen the thing for her.
self Shed BEEN all the while, beat
Ing her head against blind walls when
there was door there waiting to
open Of itself when the time came
Motherhood There'd be a doctor
and nurse at first, of course, but
presently they'd so away and she'd
be left with n baby. Her own baby
She could care for him with her own
hands, feed hlm--her JOY reached an
ecstasy at this--from her own breast.
That life which Rodney led apart
from her. the life into which she had
tried with such ludlcrous unsuccess
to effect an entrance, was nothing 10
| this new life which was to open before
her In few short months now. Mean
while. she not Orgy must wait
she could well afford to.
That was why she could listen with
that untroubled smile OF hers to the
terrible things that Rodney and
James Randolph and Barry Lake and
Jane got into the way of hurting
across her dinner table. and to the
more mildly expressed but equally
alkaline cynlclsms Of Jimmy Wallace.
Jimmy was dramatic critic on one
OF the evening papers as well as a bit
OF a playwright. He was a slim, cool,
smiling, highly sophisticated young
man, who renowned all privileges as
an interpreter OF life In favor of re-
naming an unbiased observer Of It.
He never bothered TO speculate about
what you ought 10 do--he waited 20
see what you did.
Wen. In the light of the miraculous
transformation that lny before her,
Rose could listen undaunted TO the
tough philosophizlngs her husband and
Barry Lake delighted In as well as to
the mordant mercllcss realities with
which Doctor Randolph and Jimmy
Wallace confirmed them. She wasn't
Indifferent TO 1t all.
"Jim's pretty weird when he gets
going" Eleanor Randolph said to Fred
erica. on the next day after they had
been dining ut the Aldriches'. but thai
Barry Lake has sort OF surgical way
OF discussing just anything, and his
wife's as bad.
"We never got Off women all th'
evening. Barry Lake had their his
tory down from the early Egyptians
and Jim got or string of patholog
ical freaks. And then Rodney cam,
out strong for economic independence
. only with his own queer angle ON II
of course. He thought 1t would be
fine thing. but II wouldn't happen IN
/ til the men insisted on 1t. When
, girl wasn't regarded as marriageabl
/ unless she had been trained TO trad
5 or a profession, then things would be
0 gin to happen. think he meant 4
o too.
"well, and all the while there 50
e Rose. taking 1t all in with those bi
d eyes of hers. smiling to herself mo-
it and then: saying things, too, SOM
2 times, that We're pretty good, thong
nobody but Jimmy seemed to unde
J" stand. always, just what she mean
l. They've talked before. those two. b
a. she was no more embarrassed tha
lie as If we'd been talking embroidel
IN stitches"
lie So far as externals went. her iif
,p that spring. was immensely simpiifie
+" The social demands upon her, WIFI
IS, had been so insistent all wints
DIS stopped almost automatically. T
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-29
How War Of ts12 Was DECLARED.

An act declaring war between the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland and the dependencies thereof
and the United States of America was
approved by the president at p. m.
June is. 1912. The act was drawn up
by William Pinkney, then attorney
general of the United States. 1t passed
the house June 4, 1912, 70 in favor, 40
against, and passed the senate June
II, 1872, yeas, 10; noes, Is.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-29
Waste Of Time.

A little fellow, age four, was repeat
ing prayer after his mother, ending
with "God bless papa, mamma, grand
ma, brother and sister. and everybody"
Mamma" said he, ''if we had said
everybody at the start 1t wouldn't
have taken up so much Of Gods time"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-29
Era of Youth.

MANY grandfathers are dress,ns
in youthful STYLE"
Eyes, all the cid stagers are
spructng up"
"Quite so. s'pose wen soon sea
Pa Time depleted with a wrist watch
and a faultless Van Dyke"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-29
Her FIrst Lowe.

~You say she is his second wifers
"Yes, she Is"
"Then he's not her first lover"
sOh, no; she owned dog before she
ever met him."
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Knowing that they have plenty
of money to raise twins properly,
why should Rose resent the fact
that she has been presented with
two babies instead of one7
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
Brief News From Traer.

Special to S-itepuDiiCan.
Traer. Sept. 2s.-Mr. and Mrs. An
drew Maxwell. of Riceville, are visiting
Mrs Maxwelrs sister, Mrs. r. O..
Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Sloss are visit
ing in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Roy Gordon terminated a visit
Of three months in Traer with her
father. George Frederickson, and left
for her home in Virginia.
C. C. Wood has purchased the NJ. FL.
Howard residence and will move In
Nov. I.
Miss olga Scharfenbere returned
from Rouleau. Sask. Canada. Yester-
day. where she has spent the summer
with her sister Mrs. Frank Keith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tesmer are visit
ing their son George and wife at Car
tersville.
Glenn Franklin. of Sparta, Wis. one
Of Traers enlisted boys. has been. home
on furlough.
Mrs Charles Stoakes and children, Of
Battle Creek. arrived Tuesday night
for a visit with relatives.
J. H. Wilson. of Davenport. IS visit
ing his brother-in law. David Clark.
Mr. ana Mrs. Ci,a1iIsi =: :.::;:;:se. OF
Rcdfield. are visiting the formers par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Farmhouse
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
.lowAN WITH "cAMoUFLEURs.'
HalIeck j. Finley. Now Of Los Angeles
Accepted in Engineering Corps.

Haileck J. Finley. Now OF Los Rnee'es'
Accepted in Engineering Corps.
Special to Times Republican
Whittier Cal, 2S.-Halleck J. Finley,
son of Mr. and Mrs. s. J. Finley, for
,merlyNof Knoxville, Oskaloosa and wa
terloo, Iowa. is one of the two hrst
young men from Los Angeles to be &c
cepted as "camouf1eurs" and has just
left Los Angeles for Washington,
where he will join the camouf1age de-
partment of the Twenty fifth regiment
United States engineers. Young Fin
ley has been a devoted art student
here, as he was also before coming
here. while the family home was at In
dianapolis. Ind He is certified to the
camouflage department as scenic ar
fist. He assisted creditably in the
preparation Of some of the great scenic
settings required for the production Of
Lasky's masterpiece. Joan of Arc"
featuring Geraldine F'arrar, which was
filmed at Hollywood.
Young Finley's father. s.. ]. Finley,
was we'll known Iowa educator, hold
ing schoo! superintendencies at Knox
willie and Oskaloosa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REPORT To
CONFERENCE IN SESSION AT
. IOWA CITY.
MANY CONVERSIONS AND
BUILDING eETTERMENTs
All Members Of Conference Passed in
Character - Clinton Invites Upper
Iowa churchmen to Hold 1918 Con-
ference There-Smallest Glass ION
Probation, TotaIins Two.
pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, Sept. 2S.-The third days
session Of the Upper Iowa Conference
in session here was replote with in
terest
Bishop Cooke gave great address,
dwelling largely upon the present war
situation and incidentally severely
scored Senator LaFollette for his activ-
ity. Bishop Cooke already has proven
himself an intellectual giant and warm
hearted.
District Superintendent S. r. Beatty.
of the Cedar Rapids district, read his
annual report, which showed that
church Improvements on his district
total $4,000. Of this amount Dixie
spent $4,000 on remodeling it's CHURCH,
LauSel $4,000 and Conrad $4,000. Tama
has built new parsonage at a cost of
$1,000. Church debts total $4,000. Sun
day school Red Cross gifts amounted
to $4,000. DR.. Beatty reported six
teachers sons from his district in the
American army, some of whom are al
ready III JCllNt SCI acc, dhioHS WYNN
was his own son.
DR.. r. F. Hurlburt. superintenden< Of
the Davenport district. reported that
his district would show Improvement in
properties to the extent of $4,000. A
lot has been purchased at Iowa City
costing $500 on which will be built
social center building for students at
the state university. The Sunday
schools of the Davenport district saVc
$4,000 to the Rcd Cross. a total or
500 conversions was recorded. and
substantial advance in the benevolences
made.
r DR.. A. B. Curran. superintendent or
the Dubuque district. reported gain
in pastoral support of $500. 400 con-
versions received and a net gain in the
mem benship of $50. Earlville built a
new church costing $4,000. Colesbur"
a. new parsonage costing $500, win
other church improvements costing
s7,400. A gain in the benevolent of
ferings was reported in spite OF Red
Cross collections.
[ DR.. w. F. Spry. superintendent of
the Waterloo district. announced that
his district had won $40 conversions,
with net increase in membership 81
7a0. Nineteen charges advanced pas
tors salaries to the amount Of $4,000.
Church and parsonage improvements
total s14,750, church debts reduced
$4,000. and benevolences advanced
81 900 over last year. A new church
has been built at Chaplin costing s6.50o.
and new parsonage at Aredale costing
s2.5c0
All the members Of the conference
were passed IN character and their re- 6.
ports show a hne advance on most 81
the charges. s~
Clinton Invites Conference. a:,
The Clinton church has notified the
conference Of its intention to invite the
conference to their town for next year.
No other churches are proposing to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
Northern Io1ua Items

Rutherford does mot expect to return
here the coming year as he has enlist
ed to go to France, working in the gas
defense of the chemical department.
He has been accepted and if he pass
es the physical examination, of which
there is little doubt he will soon be
on his way to France to work for
Uncle Sam.
Lake Park.
Albert Untiedt, one of the well
known business men of this town, en-
gagged in the implement business, COM
mitted suicide Tuesday morning by
hanging He went into the barn at his
home shortly after o'clock, stood on
a small jar, tied a short rope around
his neck and then over a beam, and
kicked the jar over, thus strangling
himself. The body was still warm,
when found, but life was extinct. No
so0l; ;v"s":. IS known for the act, but
financial trouble is thought to have
been the cause. He leaves q wife and
several small children.
Anamosa. ...
The report that the Mecum brothers
are to be returned to the reformatory
Is not heard with satisfaction. Charles,
by the aid Of his brother, Bert, made
sensational escape from the reforma-
tory several years ago. shooting Allen
Hanmaker, guard. in the abdomen,
nearly causing his death, and inf1ict-
ing injuries that will always remain
with him. The Mecuns speedily got
into trouble in Canada where they
committed burglary and shot UP all
who opposed their escape. Their whole
career has been marked with bloodshed
AS they are citizens Of the United
States, Canada has decided to deport
them and will bring them to the bor-
der. The board OF control has appoint
ed Deputy Sheriff F. L. Webster to so
and receive them.
Dubuque.
A man who gave his name as Frank
Duffy, and Akron as his native city
was found in an extremely precarious
condition near the railroad yards az
the east end of the city, concealed be-
hind clump of weeds. Duffy was
taken to the police station where his
pain was relieved somewhat after
medical attention was given him. Des-
pite an evident desire to acquaint the
police with the nature of the accident.
Duffy's explanation was incoherent.
He was interrogated at length at the
station, but his condition rendered it
impossible for him to say anything
other than that he thought he had
been. struck by switch engine and
.hat he could di,nlv remember crawl
ing away from the tracks into clump
Of weeds He suffered a fracture Of
the spine and numerous bruises. The
attending physician stated that the
mans condition made recovery uncer-
tain. The injured man gave no further
account of himself, save that he was q
painter by trade Fills clothes We're
ragged and frayed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
CLAY PIONEER Dies.

j. O. Rurkholder, Of Sioux Rapids eoe'
cumbs Following Long '''ness'
snecal to Times Republican.
sioux Rapids, Sept. PSI o. Burg
holder died at his home SUNDAY MS ~
Funeral services were held from tne
home Tuesday afternoon, conductea ny
Rev Mr.. whitelock of.the>M. f. church
and interment was made in Lone Tree
cemetery. ,,,.
Mr.. Burkholder was one OF the carr!
settlers. buying and moving ONTO
farm in Clay county about thirty -ilVe
wears ago. Two years ago he punt
modern home in town where ne mas
since resided.
Mr.. Burlholder has been III. poor
health for a number of years put ne
was not considered in Il serious cohal-
ton until a week ago when he came
here from the home of his son Franz
where he had been visiting. Mr.. burk-
holder leaves an invalid wife, four sons,
one daughter, eight grandchildren ana
two sisters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
MARsHA1LrowN, SEPTEMBER 2s
ompete for the conference for next

compete for the conference for next
year
The Olln church pastor Rev. $. v.
Williams, reported that forty 1--we young
men had enlisted from his town, twelve
Of whom were from the Epworth
League. The pastors Of the Upper
Iowa Conference have given twenty
eight sons to the present conflict Tor
world liberty, and their names are to
appear in the names of the conferences
The smallest class of young men
asking for admission into the Upper
Iowa Conference on probation is noted
this year. There, are just two, Pro
fessor Gilmer Of Fayette. and G. f.
Martin. of Melbourne. The conference
is embarrassed by the scarcity OF
prea cheers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
CROKER bR|GADE
IN GREAT REUNION
NINETEENTH BIENNIAL MEETING
At TOLEDO UNUSUALLY
STIRRING.
CAPTAIN KEPLER IS
CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT
Mount Vernon Veteran Chosen to Head
Organization For Two Year Period
Congressman Good Delivers Stirring
Address-eoIdiers' Home Drum Corps
Makes Big Hit.


Special to Times Republican.
Toledo. Sept, 2S.-This city during
Wednesday and Thursday has been at
the, disposal oftthetaged veterans Of the
civil war, members Of Grocker's Iowa
brigade, which9convened "Wednesday in
Its nineteenth biennial reunion.
The guests began arriving Monday
and. with wives and Saildren, num-
bered over $50 visitors registered at
headquarters, Hotel Toledo
kepIer Elected President.
At the. official business meeting held
in the Weiting Theater, "Wednesday
morning Capt. Charles w. kepler, OIL
Mount Vernon. was elected president
TO succeed the late Col H. H. Rood.
Capt d. w. Bushnell of Council
Bluffs was elected secretary and
treasurer. .A
The vice presidents are: Eleventh
regiment NJ G. Virgins. Dow CITY,
Company E: Thirteenth regiment w.
A. Shirk. LeCfaire, Company +; En-
teenth regiment John P. Craig. Jop-
lin, Mo-. Sixteenth regiment John
Henry Smith. Camanche, Company a.
Congressman Good Delivers Address.
A large crowd was in attendance at
the Weiting Theater Wednesday night
where an interesting program was
rendered. Congressman James w.
Good delivered fine address which
was said to be one of the finest
speeches he has ever made.
Col John Henry Smith, Company \,
Sixteenth regiment, the only surviving
field officer of the brigade, was pre-
scented and gave a short talk.
Home Drum Corps Scores.
One of the interesting features OF the
reunion was the martial music by
drum corps from the Iowa soldiers
home at.Marshalltown, which marched
at the head of the parade from brigade
headquarters to the theater
One of the prettiest sights of the
two days was the tribute paid to the
soldiers Of. Crocker's7 brigade by the
school children Of Toledo.
At 1915 the. children met in the
school yard and when the brigade
marched into the yard, led by the fife
and drum corps they were greeted
with cheers and waving flags. This
was. followed with short patriotic
program
Flags and Flowers For Vets.
At the close the children sang The
Star Spangled Banner" while girls
in white marched between the ranks
of soldiers bearing large flag filed
with bouquets tied with red, white and
y sx;h1 ninnn6
each veteran and guest.
~ The fife and drum corps entertained
the children with a number of selec-
tions which were greatly appreciated,
then all the company was taken in
waiting ,autoes back to headquarters.
The afternoon session completed the
program for the reunion and the vet
Grams Of the civil war left for their