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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-04-07
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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-04-07

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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-04-07

be u Der TdoIiden 0maba Gribiinc ouscioen.
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per0en ais penn Sic in Der egIiiaen
Sprnde ibrieben.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-20
FIFTH EPfSoDE
The isIaaS God Forgot.

In the breathless hush of that bright
midsummer dawn the island rested
amid still waters like a great yellow
topaz on a field of glowing sapphire.
No land was visible In any quarter,
Yet the mainland was not remote.
Barely an island, little more than an
sandbar, a desOlate patch
Of salt-bitten earth producing no vege-
tatlon more valuable than coarse beach
grass, it was charted and known to
1ong-shore seafarers as Limbo Island.
But few If any of these had ever taken
occasion to visit 1t; they knew 1t by
tradition for what it was, 50 passed 1t
by. Only of late years had 1t grown
accustomed to shelter mankind, a lit
tie colony Of japanese fishermen hav-
Ing chosen 1t for their base.
AS the sun rose, so did these simple
folk; by twos and threes they emerged
from their rude dwellings and went
about their business. Some embarked
In battered craft to draw the nets and
cast the selnes with which they wrest-
ed from the sea an apparently pre-
carious livelihood. Others swarmed
upon a little sloop that had cOme in
overnight to Il crude dock that jutted
out into the least exposed harbor Of
the island. and began ind%ustriOusly to
empty its hold of a cargo of many
heavy packing cases. These worked
under the supervision of n who wore
the habit Of authority together with
the wreck of what had once been a
khaki uniform. A solitary inhabitant
of the island scenes to have no set
task and this one was not a Japanese.
The sun was high before he discov-
cred himself to its rays, lounging sui
lenly out Of a dwelling slightly more
%pretentious than its neighbOrs a
youngish man, well-made, with a dark,
keen cOuntenance of Latin cast; his
clothing of the simplest, a tattered
shirt, trousers worn and patched, an
old belt with a rusty buckle-nothing
more, not even shoes.
The gaze with which he reviewed
the too familiar aspect of sea and sky
was eloquent of embittered ennui. His
mouth twitched his eyes flared Wild
ly: he damned the day with a gesture
of passionate discomfort; shrugged
jerked a coarse cotton bag Of tobacco
and a packet of brown papers from q
%hip-pocket, deftly with n hand fash
Toned a cigarette, lighted it. inhaled
extensively, and slouched off, his
bare feet following indifferently q
beaten pathway out of the dunes.
Near the dock he paused with a little
lacklustre gaze regarding the activi
ties of his japanese associates aboard
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-20

she is not at home 10 Captain Parrr
Had the servant deliberately slapped
his face, Donald could have been no
more thunderstruck.
Mrs. Wrenn betrayed no less per-
plexity.
Gregory! what did you sayy'
"Miss Patria instructed me to say,
Mrs. Wrenn, she is not at home to
Captain Parr."
The footman withdrew, murmuring
sympathetically.
"But. Donald" Mrs. Wrenn insisted,
"Tm sure he must have misunderstood.
I'll run up at once and see Patria my
self"
please, no, Mrs. Wrenn. Gregory's
an intelligent fellow. Patria Is doubt
less out Of temper with me for failing
to catch the boat yesterday"
In point Of fact. Parr hardly knew
what he was saying or what he heard.
Overriding the objections Of Rodney
and his mother, he strobe from the
house, threw himself on the back Of
his horse. and rode away IN a state Of
daze.
Il needed a long. hard ride to weary
PARIS emotions to seminumbness. He
brought back a horse sadly tagged and
lathered.
Now Donald Parr was lever one to
wear his heart on his sleeve. Toward
! mid-afternoon he changed to white
fannels, stiffened his upper lip and
sought the Casino, outwardly a mar
with mind serene n carefree temper
Finding nobody Of his circle Of &C
quaintances at the Casino-the hour
Yas late for lunch, early for afternoon
tea-he fortified himself with a cock
tail and sought surcease Of broodine
IN that mornings Boston newspaper
It seemed at first a needlessly crue
freak of chance that the very frs.
news item to meet his eye should be 81
strong a reminder Of his unhappiness
Fall River, June 27.-While thu
Fall River line steamship Common
wealth was of Point Judith last night
Mrs. John Ferdinand Of Chicago, az
invalid suffering from meIaneholla
eluded her nurse and committed sui
eide by jumping overheard.
"chicsoo, June 27.-The City Diree
tory does not contain the name Of Mrs
John Ferdinand"
Slowly Donald lowered the newspa
per, a thoughtful furrow ~creasing hi
brows. Anne's words Of that morninl
came back 10 him Ike an echo preg
nant with significance:
"BIlss Patria amt seemed ike her
self since that dreadful affair on tn
boat last night ="
What If Horror grippe
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-20

ming 70 meet her. the brilliant moon
light glinted on "a weapon in his hand
With q sob Of despair, Patria turned
blindly at right angles and ran-with-
out really approaching whittier she ran
out upon the harbor dock.
Behind her the automatic Of the
japanese ratified shrewishly-and was
unexpectedly answered from offshOre.
At the end Of the dock. the girl
paused and glanced back. Hakuseki
had given UP the pursuit-was. indeed.
running swiftly for shelter in the.
dunes; but the rifles Of his followers.
were speaking animatediy.
A great food of hope surged in her
bosom as She looked offshore and dis
covered an airplane settling down ike
an immense water fowl upon the sur
face Of the harbor, not twenty yards
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-20

Donald's heart like an icy hand. ...
What If the Patria Of last night were
not the Patria of today?
That a woman existed so like Patria
in face and form that none could dis
tinguish one from the other. was a fact
too we'll known to Captain Parr.
Pondering deeply. Donald rose to
leave the Casino and on the way out
came unexpectedly upon a group OF
four, seated over cocktails round a lit
tie table. He tried to ignore them, but
this was not permitted. A voice that,
If not the voice of Patrla Claiming,
was at least a very creditable lmita-
ton of It. hailed him.
"Don-Donald Parr! Do come
herev'
With the speaker at her table were
Fanny Adalr. Baron Huroki and Juan
de Lima.
Suspicion rife in his mind. Parr
bowed over the hand offered him by
the woman who might or might not be
Patria Claiming. To each of the 9TH
ers in turn he nodded gravely.
Awful jolly to meet you here. Don.
I do so want you to be the first 10
know 1 have promised to marry Senior
de Lima"
To the Mexican. alert to rise with a
brilliant smirk Of dissatisfaction and
a proffered hand. Donald bowed pro-
foundry. His own hands remained
clasped behind his back.
II am happy to be able 70 cOngratu-
late Senior De Lima" he said quietly
and turning, left the Casino.
one more move that would be only
natural in an impostOr.
lie was firmly persuaded that the
girl to whom he had just been talking
was not the true Patria Claiming.
But how TO prove that? How TO
nvenge that crime which had made
possible the substitution Of this i'm
rostOr?
Parr set his wits to cope with that
problem. Pending their solution, he
applied himself TO the task of keeping
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-20

without notice, strand all these
years I've served her and never a
cross word"
"But why? What did you dOT'
Its my clumsiness, sir. l happened
to drop her hand mirror. and it broke
It did. And then it was like herself
went mad. She flew into a rage, sir,
and stamped her foot at me, and called
rue a clumsy fool, and said it meant
seven years bad luck. and wouldn't
listen TO me at all at all. and told me
to pack my trunk and go. that myself
was fired. and"
did she say fired AnneY"
"She did that, Captain Parr-"
at doesn't sound like Patria!"
'It doesn't, sir. For the matter Of
that she amt seemed like herself since
that dreadful affair on the boat last
night"
what dreadful AFFAIR.""
you haven't heard about 1t. sir7 A
poor Invalid lady in the stateroom next
Miss Patria's went out OF her head
and jumped overheard and was
drowned. sir"
Anne hastily disappeared as Mrs.
Gilbert Wrenn. Patria's ~chaperon, en-
tered from the breakfast with
her son Rodney. At sight Of Parr they
broke into those wondering exclama-
lions he had anticipated.
"Why. Donald"
"DOnl For the love of Mikei How
did you get here? Patria said"
II flew" Captain Parr explained
modestly.
81 should say you did fly What did
you dor Hire a special train2'
II few" Parr iterated. Il planed
from Governors island this morning
Donald looked round to find tho
footman waiting for his attention.
Eyes, Gregory"
The nan hesitated. with what
seemed singular reluctance to deliver
his message.
-Beg pardon, sir I'm sorry
-. Miss Claiming directs me to say
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-20

~"Senorita, you have been washed
ashore on Limbo island"
"Where is that?"
Southeast Of Newport-about thir-
ty miles,
"And why are such great quantities
Of high explosive stored on Limbo
island2"
"Senorita-I conceal nothing from
you-I am your slave"
Answer my question :"
The muzzle of the pistol remained
in close juxtapositlon to the tin of nj
tSoglycerin. The Mexican shlvered
with terror.
because" he stammered because
Japan uses this island as a secret de-
pot for munitions
ITO be used in the event Of war with
the United Statesf'
Isl, senorita-yes."
II understand. Now fetch
me food ="
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-20
SYNOPSIS.


Patria, last Of 1.-THE Fighting Chan
nlngs," en- route to Newport, her summer
home, is thrown to drown from a Sound
steamer by agents of Baron Huroki, chief
OF the Japanese secret service. who, con-
Mexico. desires control of the extensive
Charming munition plants owned by Pa
tria. Her physical counterpart Elaine, a
notorious dancer in Hurokrs pay, substi-
tutes for Patria.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-20
THE CAST.

MRS. VERNON CASTLE as
Patria Charming.
MILTON STILLS as Donald Parr.
WARNER GLAND as Baron
Huroki.
DOROTHY GREEN as Fanny
Adalr.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-20
cHANGELINo.

About mid-morning, q young man
beeomingly attired In riding clothes
surrendered his horse to the care Of a
groom and assembled the steps to the
veranda Of the Claiming cottage on
the Clif walk.
In the doorway a footman waited to
greet him with the Of welcom-
ing an intimate of the household.
Good morning, Captain Parr. It's
a pleasure to see you again, sir"
THANK you, Gregory. Is Mrs. Wrenn
at R9gnSl. j..
"And Miss C~hanning1"
Miss Patria arrived by boat early
this morning, sir"
please say t her, l am waiting for
the ride she promised me :"
Very good, sir"
The footman stepped back into the
house and disappeared. Captain Parr
remained on the veranda, seeming idly
to admire the view, In reality obllvious
of It, %preoccupied with private consid-
eratlons of not unpleasant complexion.
Sounds Of stiaed lamentation dis
turbed his mood.
He discovered a pleasant-faced
lady's maid Of mature years. forehead
bowed against the newel-post at the
foot of the staircase, weeping loudly
and cOpiously.
"Why, Anne! What's the matterf
The woman showed a blowsy, tear
stained, writhen co~untenance.
"Oh, Captain Parr, my hearts
broken! I don't know what to do al
all. It's discharged l am, sirl"
what" Parr could hardly believe
his ears.
"Miss Patria is after discharging me
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-20

the beach run of to see what's the
matter when I begin shooting, unbar
the doors-but don't open them till I
Join you"
She nodded again. and entered the
tunnel as Juarez tiptoed 10 the window
and stealthily unbarred It.
Picking her way cautiously. she ar
rived beneath the wings of the biplane
before the silence Of the island night
was shattered by a rippling fusillade.
An eye to the crack between the
great doors. she saw two armed Japa-
nese who had been p~atrolling the beach
turn and. after momentary hesitation,
run of in the direction Of the disturb
ance.
Working swiftly, she had lifted down
the last heavy bar Of wood that held
the doors together before Juarez ap-
peared at her side.
"GoOd, =" he breathed. eye to the
crack. II got one Of them. The others
are preparing TO storm the shack.
We've got perhaps two minutes. :"
Putting his shoulder against one Of
the doors. he swung IL widely out.
Patria had the other open Almost as
quickly. She stepped into open night
with a little SILVER OF excitement and
fright. and waited to one side while
Juarez wheeled the blplane out as cas-
lily as though it had been a perambu-
latOr.
He turned and beckoned. A vicious
tongue Of fame licked out Of beach
grass that crowped a nearby dune.
simultaneously a rifle spoke. Juarez
threw his hands high. spun in his
tracks, and dropped.
There came a second shot. A little
squirt Of sand flew up at Patria's feet.
Needless In her terror. she dropped the
tin Of nit%roglycerin and sped swiftly
up the beach. without thought or aim
other than 70 find shelter from those
bullets which persistently bounded her
footsteps. singing past her or sulleniy
burying themselves In the sands.
OF a sudden she saw Hakuseh run
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Double Wedding

Avery pretty double wedding was
solemnized this morning at $50
O'Clock, when Miss Margaret Lave
MIA Meredith became the bride OF
Mr.. Thurman NJ. Shorter, and Miss
Lucinda Kathleen Meredith the
bride of Mr. Albert NJ. Smith. The
parlor of the brides mothers home,
in which the ceremony took place,
was attractively decorated with pot
ted plants and evergreens. The brides
We're becomingIy attired in suits of
blue and taupe broadcloth, respec-
lively, and carried bouquets Of white
carnations. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. d. W. Anstine and
Rev. w. l.. Hoffman.
Shortly after the wedding, the cou-
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Northern points. Upon their return
they will make their homes near
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HURLEY & WILLIAMS
The LEADING DRYCOODS STORE

We wish to thank many kind friends
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Millikin--- White J

Miss Edna Elizabeth White, or
this city, and Mr.. Clarence ! Taylor
Millikin, of New York city, were
married at noon today at THE home
of the brides mother, Mrs. William
White. 211 Henry street. Rev. w.
L. Hoffman, pastor of st. Pa31l's M.
P. Church, performed the ceremony.
The bride wore a travelling suit of
reindeer brown. Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
likin left by automobile for Stafford,
where they took northboun train
for New York, where they Jill re-
side.
Mr.. Millikin is the youngest son OF
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tracing Observation-Disclosures in
Majority in The Senate And Re-
! publicans in The House.
Before the Republicans assemble
/ in caucus next Tuesday they will
I probably have perfected their plan
! of organization. The leaders do not
| apprehend any difficulty in selecting
! the House officers. The members
realize that this is not the time to
air any grievances nor to take any
action that might tend TO disturb
party harmony. That there will be
friendly rivalry Is probable, but once
| the majority has spoken all will Join
to redeem the Pledges made in State
convention.
In the matter of organization each
house will act independently, but
when party measures are to be CON
sidered there viii be joint caucus
or conference As the Republicans
in the House have definitely agreed
upon the next speaker. the only CON
tests will be those for desk positions,
which include chief CLERK. journal
clerk and reading clerk. These, to-
gether with the ergeant-at-arms, will
be selected by the caucus, but all
other positions will be filled by the
committee on organization to be
named by the caucus and which con-
SIStS OF one member from every
county and Legislative district having
one or more Republican representa-
tiVes
In the Senate, where the Demo- |
Gratis control, the entire membership |
OF that party constitute the commit |
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are made as a rule at d meeting held |
after an organization has been eff |
fected. Both parties will be sub |
Jected to great pressure this year by |
reason of either controlling a branch. |
Heretofore only one of the parties !
has had to contend with o1fice-hunt- |
ers, control not having been divided. |
1t will require considerable back |
bone to withstand the demands for |
office and prevent the loading down |
of the payrolls as in days gone by.
For the Republicans the situation |
in the Senate is most interesting. A |
leader is to be chosen on whom will !
deVOlVe the duty Of guiding his as
sOciates and acting as their mouth !
piece. Senator Speicher is the rank
ing Senator in point of service, but |
DOUBT mas been expressed as to his !
being in accord with all of the pied
geS in the party platform and which |
the leaders are determined to re
deem so far as the votes of their rep
resentatives Will enable them to do
so. Unless. therefore, there is abso-
Lutte certainty that Senator Speicher
is favorable to the program his Sc
lection is doubtful.
The party is well equipped in the
upper house. and man for man able
to cope with the Democratic leaders.
Senators Bomberger, of Washington;
Metzerott. of Prince Georges; An
drews. of Dorchester and Sproesser,
of Baltimore, have had abundant
legislative experience. and anyone OF
these could assume the duties of
floor leader satisfactorily. The selec-
ton is not expected to be made until
the caucus meets.-American.
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CONFRONT BOTH PARTIES

II The Two Branches
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JAMES r. JONES,
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CHURCH LOCALS.

Thursday evening, De
Thompson Church will hold
entertainment \ good pre-
expected to be rendered.
The ladies of st. s
Church, East New Market, !
their minstrel show at Seer,
Webster's Hall, Friday mig
%. Admission. adults, csc
dren, Is cents.
Rev. AlonZa Travers al
were made very slad last Fl
ening, when the ladies of Sal
them a splendid donation. II
ing their larder for Xmas.
blessings of heaven rest upC
and may they remember til
of the Master, when He said
much as ye did it unto the,
these, my brethren, we did
Me. Rev. and Mrs. Alonzo
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[. Richard Marsh;

Mr.. l.. Richard Marshall.
known resident of the Neck
died at his home at Hudson
aged seventy-t"-O years al
months. He is survived by
Mrs. Mehala Phillips Marsha
one daughter, Mrs. Thomas
ford. He also leaves three /
McSsrs. Elijah, Hugh and Al
Marshall.
The funeral services wei
from his late home yesterdd
noon, with interment in thu
Marshall burying ground.
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SHIP CARPENTERS WANTED.

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