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ulous droop OF her lower lip. Selling
I.orelei by the shoulders, she held her
of ns the target for searching gaze
'Tell me, did they make you marry
hlm?" she inquired, fiercely. 1t was
plain to whom she referred.
mo"
"Whew! I'm glad to hear that You
love him, don't your"
The answer came readily enough,
and the blue eyes did not finch. but
the smile was n trife fixed and the
cheeks remained colorless.
"Why. of course. He's very nice"
"Loreleiw Miss Demcrcst's fingers
frightened: her voice was tragic. but she
had no chance 10 say more, for Bob
called Just then fiom the living room:
Hurry bact, girls. There's some
thing burning, and I can't find the
emergency brake"
When Adoree f.ally came forth In
one Of LoreleHs ap:olS-really fetch
Ing garment, more like n house dress
than an apron-BoL toti her whom
they were expecting as tee othar guest.
She paused with a br-ad.kniis ue-
raised.
"That-viperT she cried.
Campbell isn't viper; he's cricket
"A dramatic cricket" declared Bob.
Adorec began to undo the buttons at
her back, but Bob seized her hands.
LET go. I'll blow up IL see that
creature" she exclaimed, In a kind Of
subducd shout.
Argument proved vain until Lorelel
told her firmly: you owe 1t to your
self. dear. And we won't let you 60"
The dancer ceased her struggles. her
brows puckered.
Seriously, now. Lorelci has told me
everything. and I want Campbell to
acknowledge his mistake" said Bob.
"Thc public has swallowed that royalty
hoax, but there's no use deceIving him."
Despite her show OF bravery Adoree
WAS panlc-strickcn when the bell rang
and Bob went to the door to explain
the change Of plan and invite Pope In.
He entered the living room with n hand
extended and n smile upon his lips.
then halted as II frozen. BY the time
he had been introduced to Aldtcc he
had burst Into Il gentle perspIration.
As FOR Miss Dcmorcst, she took n
grim delight In his discomfort. and pre-.
pared 10 blast him with sarcasm. to
w!thcr him with her contempt when
the moment came. Meanwhile she lis.
tened as the two men talked. turning
IN h,r ms, uh,n pnp, xrar,J nrn,I
way with his usual bitterness.
He thinks that's smart" she re-
iccted: but she, too. dctcStcd the Great
| TrItc Way. and his words expressed
her own distas'c 80 nptly that she
could think OF no argument sufficiently
biting TO confound him. She dclb.
cratcly framed singing reference TO
his pose In the matter OF dress. though
In fraukucss she had 10 admit that he
wore hls gray sweater vest with nm air
OF genuine comfort and unconscious.
ness.
Pope wns notIccah'y III nj ease. Hc
was conscious Of Miss ncmorcst's hos.
tile eyes, ana the pointed manner In
which she ignored his presence was dis
lulctiug. Bob appeared TO enjoy his
lack u rcposc and offered no relief. a,
last Pope turned 20 the piano and Hut,
tered through the stack OF shcc, music
| he found there.
apo you play" inquired Rob.
"Scs. whyr
"Nou look Ms II you dld-you'rc kind
o'-bndly nourlshcd. Know any rag
| timer
The musician groancd. After n mo-
ncnt he murmurci. II lmprovlsc n
good deal" The instrument. perhaps
for the frst time In Its NE. began 70
] yibrntc and ring to something besides
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the claptrap music Of the day. Once
he had found a means Of occupying
himself. Pope surrendered to his i'm
pulse and In measure forgot his sur
roundngs.
A short time later Lorelei turned
from the kitchenette to find Adoree
Dcmorest poised. a salad-bowl in one
hand, n wooden spoon gripped in the
other. on her face rapt expression of
beatitude.
Have you rubbed the dish with gar
licE' inquired Lorelei.
Adoree reused herself slowly.
"Lordy" she whispered. "I'd give both
legs to the knee and one eye II could
play like that. The mean little shrimp"
The embers Of her resentment were
still glowing when the four finally seat
ed themselves at the table. A furtive
glance In Pope's direction showed that
he was studiously avoiding her eyes !;
she prepared once more to begin the
process Of haying him.
you've been away for some time,
haven't you?" Bob was asking.
Pope nodded. II hate New York.
went as far away as l could get, and
managed to return just two jumps
ahead of the sheriff. 1t will take me
six months to pay my debts. I'm
grand little business man"
"What was it this time? Mining"
"No. Poultry" Adoree prlcked up
her ears
"You went West, eh?" pursued Bob.
"No. East-Long Island. l saw n
great opportunity to make money; so
found farm on lake. bought 1t, and
went 20 raising ducks"
"Ducksw breathlessly exclaimed
Miss Demorest; but her interruption
went unnoticed.
Campbell POpes features shone with
the gentle light OF pleasurable re-
membrance. at was lovely and quiet
out there. The local inhabitants were
shy but friendly; they did me no harm.
Butt was no place for ducks; they
swan all over the pond. They swan
all their fat off, and had the pond
dredged and never found an egg"
Miss Dcmorest gigGled audibly; she
had lost all interest in her food; she
was tingling with excitement.
"Why didn't you fence them in?" she
asked.
Pope eyed her for n fleeting instant,
then his gaze wavered.
II fenced In the whole pond to begin
with. 1t nearly broke me-"
"A duck shouldn't have much water.
What kind were they?"
plymouth Rocks. or Holsteins, or
Jersey I.ilies-anyhow they were
white"
"White Peiins!'
The critic frcwned arGumcntatively.
What u duck for IL he isn't to
swim7 What is hio object? We had
six on my fathers farm, and they
swan all the time. OF course, six isn't
many. but"
Naturally they didn't do we'll"
Bob Wharton siSnGled frantically to
his wife. but there vns 60 stopping the
discussion that had begun to rage back
and forth. 1t lasted until the conclu-
sion Of the meal, and 1t was only with
an effort that Adoree tore herself away
She was In her element, and In little
time had won the critics undivided at
tention; he listened with absorption;
he even made occasional notes.
As the two girls dressed hurriedly
for the theater. Adoree confessed:
"Golly! I'm glad stayed. He's not
bright; he's perfectly silly about some
things. and yet he's the most interest
inS ta!ker l ever heard. And-can't
he play 4 pianow
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SYNOPSIS.

Peter Knight, defeated for political Of
fce In his town. decides to venture New
York in order that the family fortunes
might benefit by the expected rise OF his
charming daughter. Lorelei. a we'll
known critic Interviews Lorclci Knight
now stage beauty with Bcrgman's Revue
for n special article. Her coin-hunting
mother outlines Lorelei's ambitions. but
Slosson. the press agent, later adds his
information Loreei attends Millionaire
Hammon's gorgeous entertainment. She
meets Merkle. n wealthy dyspeptc. Bob
Wharton comes unlnvited. I0relei dis
covers n blackmail plot against iIamm~:..
in which her mother Is involved. Merlle
and Loreloi have an auto wreck. The
blackmailers bcsmirch her good name.
Lorelei learns her mother Is an unscru-
pulous plot,er. She finds in Adoree Dem
crest a real friend. and hndn Bob Whar-
ton is lIkabe Lorelei leaves her family
and goes to live alone Lorelei and drum
ken Bob Wharton are trcked into mar
riage. Lilas shoots and wounds Ham
mon seriously.
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same time he had become more and
more unapproachable. Unlimited power 4
had forced him into the peculiar isola-
tion of chief executive: he had grown
hard. suspicious, arbitrary. Even to
his son he had been for years a remote
being.
1t was not until the last conference
had broken up, not until the last forces
had been disposed for the coming bat
tie. that he spoke to Merkle OF Bob's
marriage. Merkle told him what he
knew. and the old man listened silent.
| ly. Then he drove to the .Eegancia.
Bob and Lorelei had Just returned
| from the theater, much. be it said,
against the bridegroom's wishes Bob
had been eager to begin the celebration
of his marriage in fitting manner, and
1t had required the shock Of Hammon's
death added to LOrelei's entreaties to
dissuade him from night of hlarity.
He was flushed with drink, and in con-
sequence more than n little resentful
when she insisted upon spending an
other night in the modest little home.
Say! I'm not used to this kind of a
| place." he argued. "I'm not a cave
dweler. It's lovely fat-for a mur>
der-but it's no place to live"
Don't be silly" she told him. 1--WE
acted on impulse; we can't change
everything at moments notice."
"But-people take trips when they
get married"
| II can't quit the show without two
weeks notice.
Two weeks?" He was aghast
1.-TWO minutes. Two seconds. I won't
have you lodging around stage doors"
Bergman won't let me go; n
wouldn't be right to ask him."
But Bob was insistent. II intend to
cure you Of the work habit You must
learn to scorn it, Look at me. I'm an
example of the unearned increment.
Wen kiss this dinky fiat fond fare
well-it's impossible, really-I refuse
to share such dark secret with YOU.
Tomorrow we leave it for the third and
last time. What d'you say to the sunny
side Of the Ritz until we decide where
We want to travel?"
Just then the apartment bell rang.
Bob went to the door He returned
with his father at his heels. Mr.. Whsr-
ton tramped in grimly. nodded at his
daughter-in-law. who had risen at the
first sound Of his voice, then ran bis
eyes swiftly over the surroundings
II hear you've made fool OF your
self again." he began, showing his
teeth in faint smile Have you
given up your apartment at the Charlie
voix?"
Not yet" said Bob. "We're consid-
cring suite at the Ritz for a few
days"
Indeed. You're going back to the
Charlevoix tonight"
Lorelei started. She had expected
opposition, but was unprcpnred for
anything so blunt and businesslike. II
think you and Bob can talk more FREQ
ly II 1 leave you Alone" she said
Hannibal Wharton replied shortly:
mo. don't leave. III talk freer with
you here"
1t appeared. however. that Robert
stood in no awe Of his fathers anger;
he said lightly:
They never come back. dad. I'm Q
regular married man. Lorelei Is my
royal consort, my yoke-mate, my rib.
Wen have to scratch the Charlevolx."
This levity left the caller unmoved;
to Lorelei he explained:
~ want no notoriety, 80 all We need
talk about is terms. You'll fare better
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CHAPTER xv-Contlnued.

Bob rcined In md lenpcd from his
box. Mcrklc had the cab door open
and was hoistins Hammon from his
seat.
"Hnve you got the kcy?" Bob nskcd.
swiftly.
"Ycs Help me! He's tainted, I
think"
They lifted the nnlf-consclous man
ont. then with him between them strug
gled up the steps: but Hammon's feet
dragged: I've hung very heavy In their
arms.
Merklc wns not strong man: he
was painting. and his hands shook as
he fumblcd with the lock. The key
escaped him and tInklcd upon the
stone.
Hurry! Here comes the watch
man," Bob was gazing over his shoul-
der nt the slowly approaching figure.
A second but bricfer delay, and they
stood In the gloom OF the marble foyer
hall. Then they shuillcd across the
floor TO the great. curvlns stairway
Uammon had assured them that there
would be no one in the house except
Orson, his man. and some OF the kitch.
EN- servants. the others having followed
their mistress to the country; ncvcrthc'
less the rcscuers' nerves were painfully
taut. and they tried to so ns silently
a. burglars: when they finally gained
the library. they were drcnchcd with
uV,I, -. IA
lights; they deposited the wounded
man on n couch aud bent over him.
Iammon was not dead. NcrNlc felt
his way into the darkcucd regions at
the rear and returned with n glass OF
spirits. Under his ana Bob's mluIstrn.
tons the unconscious man opened his
eyes.
"You got me here, didn't you7" he
whispered MS he took In his surround.
infs. "Now go-cvcrythlng IL all
right"
Were not going to leave YOU"
Ncrklc said. positively.
"No!" echoed Bob. "l'll wake up or.
son while John telephones the doctor"
But Harmon forbade Bob's move.
nent with a frown. II was plain that
despite his weakness his mind re-.
mnIncd clear
Listen to me-" he ordered. "rrop
me up-put me In that chair. I'm
choking" They did as he directed.
"Tbats better. Now, you mustn't be
seen hcrc-clthcr Of you. We can't
,1plain." He checked Mcrklc. Il
know best Go home: IT'S only two
bloclis-in telephone"
"You'll ring for Orson quick1"
Harmon nodded
"Rottcn way TO leave n man" Rob
mumblcd. "l'd rather stick It out and
face the music"
go. go You're wasting time"
unmmon's brow was wrinklcd with
pain and anger. You've been good,
now hurry"
Mcrklc's thin face was marked with
deep feeling. yes" hr agreed
"Thcrc's nothing else FOR rs TO do; but
tell Orson TO phone me quick ri be
back here In i've minutes" Then he
and Bob stole out Of the house ne qui.
city as they had stolen In.
They got into the cab and drove
away without exciting suspicion,
Morklc rlIghtcd two blocks mp the ave.
nuc ana sped 20 his own house; Bob
turncd his Jnicd nag westward through
The sun',cn road that led toward tho
Ecgnpcia and Lorclci.
The owncr OF the cqulpngc was wait.
ing patiently. and there stlll lacked
something OF the allotted hour when
- exchanged garmenm had been
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Adoree Demorest, the dancer,
and Campbell Pope, the critic.
once more. He 10 the man who
told all New York through his
dramatic column that she wa3
the most shameless woman on
the stage. Really a good girl,
she naturally dcsplses him for
thus besmirchino her. Well, they
meet at dinner. How the bar
rler between them Is broken and
how they begin = friendship is
told In delightful manner In this
Installment.
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by dealing directly with me than
through lawycrs-l'll fight lawsuit
so let's get down to business. You
should realize, however. that these set.
Elements are never ns large as they're
advertised. III pay you ten thousand
dollars and stand the costa OF the d.
vorcc proceedings"
"You are making a mistake" she
told him. quietly.
mot at ALL Not at n,l!' Mr.. whnr.
ton exclaimed, lrrI,nbly. 81 know real
sentiment when see Il. md III foot
the bill FOR this counterfeit. but I'm too
tired to argue"
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Hammon has been shot. The prob.
lem 10 to get him home unseen. Bob
Wharton rents a hack and drives II
himself.
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. Do you believe that Lorelei .
can be bought OF for any yum :
9 Of money! Would she eoo0ens 9
. 10 . divoree7 Has Bob won her :
= reoard7 9
Ssssssssssssssssssssss
ITO BE coSTlSuEpJ
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Cost of a Cough.

A patient German StatiStiCian has
calculated that Il patient who coughs
once every quarter of an hour for ten
hours eXpendS energy equivalent To
two hundred and fifty units of heat.
which may be translated as equiva-
lent to the nouriShmcnt contained in
three eggs or two glasses of milk. In
pormaI respiration the air is expelled
from the chest AT the rate of four feet
nor second. whereas in violent cough
ing il may attain velocity of three
hundred feet. This waste of energy
i especially important, because it oc-
ours. for the most part, IN persons
,se asSimilative functions are nj
working under difficulties; CON
the ingeStion of the CORE
rantity of nouriShment 10y
apcnsateS for the eXcr'
lwS that persistent cough
cause of emaCiation. though
many other factors which
the same direction; hence tn
.hility of restraining cough with
,f. limits. especially when it Is du'
Initiative rehexeS, such rs are eX
tied by laryngitis and pharyngltlS'-
From the Medical Critic and Globe.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-05-19
Marriage.

Ceorre AIDE said of it, You'll re-
oret it if you do and you'll regret it
# Won don't" Previously Socrates had
.oid somewhat to Wit, Young man.
whether YOU do or not, you'll be sorry
g.. j." The conservative nature is
shv of it, unwilling to take a chance.
rho element Of chance in it is what
ho,,,i,ps others. Il has, however
yrLnIIv admirable aspects. The very
m.afni and excellent sentiment Of
home is perhaps its best product
Summing up briefly the who'e history
If human experience, we feel moved
- CIV of marriage, 1T is well. Let il
a.,,.i,,,,r" Nt coutinucSO
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HIGH COST OF A SOLDIER
K Requires 81 900 Year to Keep Him.
and Much More to Kill
Him.

Measured by their debts. il has cost
England. France and Germany about
81 600 wear for every soldier and SAL
or on duty during the war, "Girard
writes i'm the Philadelphia Ledger.
French writer's say that Russia has
still 6.OOOOOO good soldiers to equip.
The United States could equip ana
maintain in the field half that force
/ or 1900 600 Russian troops, for year
mt an expense of $3,000OOO,OOO.
/ And that S3.OO0OO0,oO0 would not
more than equal the sum which the
United States has already made out OF
| this war.
Lincoln called for 10000 troops to
suppress what was then thought 10
be Il modest Civil war, and 100000 vol
untepred in day.
That rate of volunteering now would
bring a million and II half men under
the flag Immediately.
4 few years ago Il French military
critic said it cost $4,000 to kill on'
. soldier in war.
If has cost the allies about S23,OW
? 70 kill one of their foes in the pres
= ent war.
f These estimates take no account o
4 the wounded and prisoners who 90 INT
tha bloody scales for excess measure
1t cost England nearly $4,000
i kill an American soldier during tn
q kevOlutiOn.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
The Nictors.

Meade knew that they were hghtlng
n losing battle. Every one OF the
higher grade men knew it also. The
subway was entirely inadequate, but
il suddenly flashed into his MIND, WIN
that consciousness of the hopelessnesS
of the struggle, that perhaps there was
another way to discharge the Hood.
The same idea might have come to
ony other of the more intelligent of the
men from Vandeventer down II they
had taken a moment for reflection. III
they had not been so frantically, so
friChtfully engrOssed in their present
nuny hut gallant efforts To save the
dam. they certainly would have remem-
hered. That the possibility came 10
Meade rather than to any of the others
was perhaps due to the fact That ne
had noted the situation later and mao
studied the conditions more recently
Those solitary rambles of his, those
, careful inspections of the terrain OF
tbe valley, had been made long after
, the original surveys and the results o.
, his observations were still fresh in hi
: mind.
, The water was rising so rapid.
, since the clOudburst and he saw IN
inevitableness of the failure so clear
n that he did not dare to waste time @,
n look up Vandeventer, tell him his plar
+ and get his permission. Every secon
h was of the utmost value. When tn
+ thought came. he acted instantly. II
q was in the position of the commando
70 of q small force to whom is suddenl
% presented the bare possibility of wres
70 ing victory from defeat by some splel
n didly daring and unforeseen underta
N ing. And he was the man to seize sue
q a possibility and make the most OF
20 He had endeared himself to some
;, the men and the respect in when
6 was held by Vandeventer was snare
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shouted at the very top of it. Winters
ioined in. and even Helen nlingwOrth
found herself screaming. The three
men below We're not more than five or
six hundred feet away. but evidently
they could not possibly hear in that
tumult of nature. No voices would
carry through any such rain and wind.
I They We're too intent on their paths
and on what they had To do to look
upward. They rounded the shoulder
of the mesa and disappeared in the
pines at its feet.
The three on the top looked at each
other.
THE dam still holds" said Rodney,
quite unsuspecting what was in the
wOmanS heart.
Even as he spoke, Helen Illingwortf
turned away. She ran heavily in hel
sodden garments along the broker
mesa top past the house to the uppe
edge. There below her Were the three
: men just emerging from the fringe o
trees. Rounding the end of the mesa
they had at last struck tirmer ground
\ Helen IlingwOrth could see ther
: through the pines on the old trail. IN
Z going was bad enough, but it was noti
n ing compared 10 what they had paSse
|. over and presently they burst out
= the woods and ran along the greas
II well-rounded hogback that divided II
r valley from the ravine.
ID The woman had no idea what W.
,e toward, what was their purpose. 81
20 could only stare and stare at the ra
i'll idly moving far-off figure indomltab
H. in the lead, and the others followil
he after. There Winters Joined her.
RI Rodney sent me TO look after 20
m he feels that he must stay back a
tn watch the dam for his paper"
at Look" said Helen, pointing
Id, down. The men halted at the We
III narrowest part of the hOgback. III
were clustered together. The bag
aid on the ground behind them. one II
go bent over it, evidently opening
e." Another man swung the shovel vlclo
ing ly, the third grabbed the pick. W
IRE tiers had been too far removed from
ess gineering even yet to figure out W
his was toward. They could only wa
and and wonder.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-05-19
TO CONTROL SCALE INSECTS
iroe- SULPHUR Spray, With Soluble
Oils. Is Effective When properly
Applied, Says Ohio.

Spraving fruit trees with lime-su'
,,,,r wash and with soluble oils con
,roIlcd san Jose scale when pr"pr'E
.rrIfcd while powdered sulphur com
,nnpd~ gave promising results IN eA'
r.rimcnral tests conducted 10y en-"
,o,rooi.,S Of the Ohio EXperimen, s'a
,t.n Cura-aIls were unsuccessful
Little difference in effectiveness "IS
noted between home-boiIcd Ame,Nul 4,
,,rrr and the commercial form ihlAeI
vim seven parts of water ana aPrheu
in carly spring. Soluble oils, mixed
,,',.b - rarts Of water, are also rec
commended.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-05-19
FORMULA FOR GRATING WAX
Nothing Better Than Combination o.
Resin, Beeswax and Fallow-
Roll II Into Sticks.

There is nothing better than the olo
and welI-known formula Of four
mounds resin. two pounds beeswaX ana
one pound tallow for grating wax.
shave the beeSwaX into thin slices ana
uulveriZe the resin 50 that the mate
rails will melt quickly when subjected
80 boot As soon as the materials are
melted. pour the liquid into cold water
then pull and work it like molastes
candy. rolling II into sticks 1l2 inches
in diameter and six inches long. Nher
rrnprrIv made. the wax has goo"
,,,.oin is tough and Of a light yclloWiSh'
white color.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-05-19

He had cut off a shorter length OF
fuse for torch. the better to carry the
fire from one blast To another. AS IL
suffered into flame. he touched the
first fuse. then the second, anu turheu
and ran for his life after Murphy anu
Funaro. They had just got safe dis
lance away when with mutiied roar
The TWO blasts went off nearly together
When they ran back they saw tlia'
-yyo-rhirdS of the hillock on that side
Of the ravinc had gone. \ wall oil
a,rth through which water was already
rrickliug rose between the great gap
they had blown out and the lake, the
upprr level of which was mu'h higher
Than the bottom of the great ''A'e'
they had opened.
"Hurrah." yelled Meade. the DINERS
Joining in his triumphant shout. No"
another hole right there" h. pointer u
the foot of the bank. Drive II Il
~lauting and il will do the job.
"Wiu the dam be- after holdin' yit
~or?" asked Mike Murphy, selzih- He
pick.
Il hope so, but, for Gods sake
hurry" .,
With two men working. the last hoI
was completed before Meade wa
ready. Funaro. indeed. came to III
assistance in preparing the cartridge
, Presently all was completed. l;"jec
/. ing the pleas Of both men, Mead
q struck the match, and this time, sine
p there was but one blast 10 he fired, 4
r touched it directly to tn" fuse an
R vafrrd a second 10 see that il Ia
! caught and ran as before.
= At II safe distance thry drew ha'
t and waited. Nothing happened. \ te
seconds dragged u". They -" n" ST.