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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-15

somewhere near as often as / win.
A man couldn't be any good as a law
yer, If he did care, any more than a
surgeon could be any good, if he did.
You've got to keep cold mind or you
can't do your best work. And If you've
done your best work, there's nothing
to care about. / honestly haven't
thought about the thing once from that
day to this. Don't you see how it
is?"
She couldn't see how 1t was, that
was plain enough. What he very rea-
sonably expected was that after so
lucid an explanation, she would turn
her wet face up to his, with her old
wide smile on it. But that was not
what happened at all. Instead, she
just went limp in his arms, and the
sobs that shook her seemed to be
meeting no resistance whatever.
At last she controlled, rather sudden
ly, her sobs, sat up, wiped her eyes,
and, after a fashion, smiled. Not at
him, though; resolutely away from
him, he might almost have thought
as if she didn't want him to see.
'"That's right" he said, craning
round to make sure that the smile
was there. 'Have look at the funny
side of it."
She WINGED at that as from a blow
and pulled herself away from him.
Then she controlled herself and, in
answer to his look of troubled amaze
ment, sad: Its all right. Only it
happens that you're the one who
d-doesn't know how awfully funny it
really isl Her voice shook, but she
got it in hand again. "No, I don't
mean anything by that. Herel Give
me kiss and then let me wash my
face"
And for the whole evening, and
again next morning until he left the
house, she managed to keep him in the
only half-questioning belief that moth
ing was the matter.
1t was about an hour after that,
that her maid came into her bedroom,
where she had had her breakfast, and
said that Miss Stanton wanted to see
her.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-15
CHAPTER vIII-continued.

He saw her when she reached the
lower landing, and came to meet her.
"Oh!" he said. 81 thought you were
going to be off somewhere with Fred
erica this afternoon. It's been a great
day. / hope you haven't spent the
whole of it indoors. You're looking
great, anyway. Come here and give
me kiss"
She hesitated, a little perplexed.
Did he mean not to tell her-to
"spare" her, as he'd have said? The
kiss she gave him had a different
quality from those that ordinarily con-
stituted her greetings, and the arms
that went round his neck didn't give
him their customary hug. But they
stayed there.
"You poor, dear old boyl" she said.
and then, Don't you care, Roddy!"
He returned the caress with inter-
est, before he seemed to realize the
different significance of it. Then he
pushed her away by the shoulders and
held her where he could look into her
face. What do you mean" he asked
Don't care about what?" It didn't
seem like bravado-like an acted out
pretense, and yet, of course, it must be-
Don't" she said. Because know.
I've known all day. I read it in the
paper this morning." -~s@-~-
From puzzled concern the look in
his face took on a deeper intensity.
''Tell me what it is" he said very
quietly. 81 don't know. / didn't read
the paper this morning. Is it Harri-
et?" Harriet was his other sister
married, and not very happily, it was
beginning to appear, to an italian
count.
A revolution "a sort of sick mis-.
giving-took the color out of Roses
cheeks. sit isn't anyone" she said.
sits nothing like that. lists that
case" Her lips stumbled over the
title of it. Its been decided against
you. Didn't you known"
For moment his expression was
simply the absence of all expression
whatever. "But how the dickens did
you know anything about it? How
did you happen to see it in the paper?
How did you know the title of it,"
ST was in the court the day you
argued it," she said unevenly. "And
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-15

dull, muffied passion in her voice. "Why
shouldn't envy you? You're so cold
and certain all the time. You make
up your mind what you'll do and you
do it. I try to do things and just
make myself ridiculous"
you've got husband" said Portia
in thin, brittle voice. "That might
count for something. should Think
Yes, and what good am / to him ?"
Rose demanded. "He can't talk to
me-not about his work or anything
like that. And / can't help him any
way. I'm something nice for him to
make love to, when he feels like do
ing it, and I'm a nuisance when l
make scenes and get tragic. And
that's all. That's-marriage / guess.
You're the lucky one, Portia."
The silence had lasted a good while
before Rose noticed that Portia had
not stirred; had sat there as rigidly
still as figure carved in ivory.
Becoming aware of that, she raised
her head. Portia wasn't looking at
her, but down at her own clenched
hands.
at needed just that, I suppose
she heard her older sister say between
almost motionless lips. Il thought it
was pretty complete before, but it
took that to make it perfect-that you
think I'm the lucky one-lucky never
to have had a husband, or anyone
else, for that matter, to love me. And
lucky now, to have to give up the only
substitute had for that"
''Portia r Rose cried out. for the
mordant, alkaline bitterness in her sis
ter's voice, and the tragic irony in her
face, was almost terrifying. But the
cutlery might never have been uttered
for any effect it had.
Il hoped this wouldn't happen the
words came steadily ON, one at time.
Il hoped / could get this over and
get away out of your life altogether
without letting 1T happen. But l
can't Perhaps it's just as well-per-
haps it may do you some good. But
that's not why I'm doing it I'm do
ing it for myself. Just for once. I'm
going to let go! You won't like it,
You're going to get hurt"
Rose drew herself erect and curl
Gus change went over her face, so that
you wouldn't have known she'd been
crying. She drew in a long breath
and said, very steadily: "Tell me. /
sha'n't try to get away"
"A man came to our house one day
to collect BILL" Portia went on,
quite as if Rose hadn't spoken. Moth
er was out, and was at home. 1 was
seventeen then. getting ready to go
to Vassar. You were only seven-I
suppose you were at school. Anyhow,
l was at home, and I let him in, and
he made a fuss. I knew we weren't
rich, of course-I never had quite
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-15
SHORE BIRDS ARE MYSTERY
Less Is Known About Their Breeding
Haunts and Habits Than Of Any
Other Feathered Tribe.

Swift and tireless of flight, late In
May. the hordes of migrant shore
birds are gone as suddenly as they
appeared No one sees them go; prob
ably the start is in the evening. But
by the time we miss them they may be
a thousand miles farther to the north
that is, when they have really decid-
ed to be on the move. Previously they
may have fed leisurely along from
beach to beach, and marsh to marsh.
recuperating from their long flight
across southern seas. But now the ver-
nal influence sounds the clarion call.
and they forthwith strike the real limi-
coline pace.
Where do they go? Less is known
about the breeding-haunts and habits
Of this mysterious tribe than of any
other in the system of ornithology.
While very few of the species linger
on our southern coasts. the great mass
Of them to push on for the far north.
Nor do the bulk of them stop till they
are where the curiosity Of man can
seldom disturb their privacy. The eggs
and nesting habits of a number Of
these species are hardly known TO sci.
ence. Their summer home is the BARI
rem ground around the Arctic sea. In
the damp moss near some pool upon
the cold ground still frozen under
meath, in the early part Of June they
scratch a slight hollow, build rude
frail nest of grass and lay four eggs,
pyriform or pear-shaped. drab colored
and heavily biotched with black or
brown.-An Outdoors,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-15
SAVING Homo Garden surpIus.

Often in the home garden there are
enough vegetables wasted to keep the
table supplied all winter If they were
put up in glass jars. 1t Is possible to
put up vegetables in such a manner
that they will lose little Of their at
tractive color and favor. and through,
canning the surplus from the home
garden will do much to reduce the cost
Of living next winter
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-15
More Pressinn Mattsrs

MY friend said the moralist. "are.
you preparing yourself for mansion,
in the skies?"
81 haven't got around to that yet" ..
replied the impecunious toiler. 81 have,
all can do TO meet the monthly pay-i
ments on a bungalow in the suburbs"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-15
neuntinn

MY husband is very devoted; he
anticipates my every WISH"
$50 does my husband mine; when
ever he thinks am going to ask him
for something, he lights out"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-15

The breach OF misunderstood
ing widens between Rose and
Rodney. Rodney longs for his
old free life and Rose thinks
that she is a useless butterfly. An
unusually interesting scene is
described in the next INSTALL
ment.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-15

nd her
no awyrm
by
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-15

AFTER VERY SERIOUS TALK WITH HER
ROSE MDRIcH COMES MARRIAGE CALLS
- FOR MORE THAN SHE HAS
Arizona republican., 1917-05-06
AUTOS UNDERGO
 HARD TESTS AT
 k|SSEL PLAN I

Not one car purchaser in a thous- and realizes the strenuous tests auto mobiles are put through before being delivered to dealers,' says G. A. Kis- sel president of the Kissel Motor Car company.
 Unlike the manufacture of goods for which there are well defined uses and in which durability and strength can be provided for accordingly, the automobile manufacturer can never tell where his cars will be used, or by whom, Or for what purposes, or on what roads, or under what climatic conditions.
 The result is that in order to pro- tect his product and keep up the pres tlge of his good name, he must devise unusual tests that will prove the dura- bility of his car under all conditions mechanical tests that will in the twinkling of an eye show up the slight est taint of weakness in motors, axles, frames, brakes, springs, etc., if any yellow streak exists.
 A year before we announced the Double Six we knew that from an en- gineering and manufacturing stand point, it would more than come up to the Kissel standard. But irrespective of that, we sent models to all parts of the country where they were tested q an eFa7T cOnceNa able character of roads, grades, hills, and speedways Only by these unusual tryouts can mo- tor car manufacturers make sure that their cars will more than meet the de- mands made upon them"
Arizona republican., 1917-05-06
MAXWELL SERVICE
 SYSTEM |s PERFECT

"The great nationwide service sys- tenn of the Maxwell Motor company hovers over and protects Maxwell own CTS in a way which might be likened to the way of a motherly old dom thicker protects her baby chicks" says J. D. Justice, Pacific coast supervisor of the Maxwell company, who is now visiting dealers in the southern half of the state
 There is a network of Maxwell ser vice branches spread over the entire United States, and no matter where the Maxwell owner may find himself when in need of service or parts he is always near a station where every part of the Maxwell automobile is kept in stock
 'The Maxwell service organization consists of, first. the parts manufac- turing and distributing departments of the three great Maxwell factories. To- cated at Detroit, Dayton and New castle. All parts are made in the fac tories under the most careful super vision. The factory service and parts departments are supplemented by six teen large service branch houses which supply another chain of thirty district representatives. Each of these district representatives keeps a complete sup ply of parts and the various Maxwell dealers can always keep their own sup ply of parts complete by calling on the district representative of their par ticular district
 "1'his parts service of district repre- sentatives and service branch houses Is maintained solely for the purpose Of enabling the dealer, to extra superior Maxwell service and has become so thoroughly efficient that no matter what may happen to the car no Max well owner is denied it's use for longer than a few hours"
Arizona republican., 1917-05-06

will also capture a substantial re- ward in gold.
 The public and widespread demon- stration is to be known as the Ma tional Maxwell Economy Proof Day. and the wholesale contest is to take place on Wednesday, May 23.
 Owners cars are to be used entirely, the rules providing that each dealer entering agrees to arrange for the use of two Maxwell five-passenger tour ing cars now in owners service. These he will borrow for the day. In each car there must be, according to the rules, four full grown passengers the driver and three official observers. In each town and city the two cars will make the run together, each carrying its observers, who thus will check not only their own mount, but the other as well
 Results will be unofficial, it is stated, If the dealer participant fails to ar range for his observers to be either newspaper men, motor club or board of commerce representatives or we'll known public officials.
 Two one gallon gasoline cans are to be provided each dealer participating. These will attach to the windshield. Instructions mailed broadcast by the Maxwell Motor Sales corporation, De- troit point out that the records will be disqualified unless the gasoline used is measured into the can on each of the two cars by one or more of the of ficial observers arranged for.
 In cath instance the report of the dealer and his observers as forward ed to the Maxwell general offices in Detroit, must bear the affidavit of the three observers. Otherwise it will not pe accepted as official by the Maxwell company.
 Prizes are to be given under five dealer claSSificationS. The top award in each classification is s20O in gold, with second prize of $50 in gold. The third, fourth and fifth prizes will be s1OO in gold each. Then follow two $75 and three $50 awards, making ten in all for each of the five groups.
 Since announcement of the prize of fer, the return of the company's offi- cial entry blanks has been such as to indicate the demonstration will be al- most unanimous among the thousands of Maxwell representatives. It already has been made certain that the event will outstrip any similar undertaking in the history of the industry.
 What economy attainments will be necessary to capture the prizes are un- derstodd throughout the entire Max well organization, for the dealers are familiar with the marks of A miles, in Michigan, and 45.6 miles, in Cali fornia, accomplished by Ray McNa- mara, while only recently Maxwell in southern California captured a cup and hung up the record of 465 miles on one gallon. the highest official mile age so far attained with a Maxwell and one gallon of fuel as far as the Maxwell offices in Detroit have record.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-06

gretted it, to turn down insistent re- quests for very large additional ship ments.
 For example, W. H. Horton, our distributor at Fargo, North Dakota, made special trip to Detroit to urge us to send him trainload of 150 cars for immediate delivery-these to be in addition to his regular allotment George Bird of the Bird Sykes con- pany, our Chicago distributor, has made two trips to Detroit in the hope that we would send him a special trainload of 84' cars in addition to his regular schedule. And there have been many other demands of this nature beyond the number of cars the contracts called for, which were by the way, without any extras, pushing us to the very limit.
 ''These are a few bits of evidence of the extraordinary state of our busi- ness; and while we naturally attribute this to the fact that we have a great car, backed up with effective advertis- ing, we believe that it also is a sig niflcant indication of great country wide prosperity, which no war or any other catastrophe can shake or di- minish."
Arizona republican., 1917-05-06
NEW RECORD |S
 ESTABLISHED BY
 PAIGE IN MARCH

That the record of the Paige Detroit Motor Car company made in March, when the number of cars shipped and the volume of business transacted exceeded by 65 per cent that of any other month in its his- tory, was not merely an exceptional incident, but part of a general pro- gressive trend that will mark the en- tire season, is proved by the condi- tions that continue to prevail.
 In spite of the declaration of war and other distracting and hampering factors, there has been no let up, but a constantly increasing demand from all parts of the country" says Harry M. Jewett, president of the company We had greatly increased all our facilities for production and had met the greatest demand we had ever had by granting our dealers extra large schedules. These preparations have proved entirely inadequate and we have been forced, much as we re-
Arizona republican., 1917-05-06
MAXWELL CONTEST
 WILL SUbSTANT|ATE
 LOW UPKEEP COST

To substantiate among motorists everywhere their claim of the Max wells championship of the industry in low operating upkeep, upward of 2000 Maxwell distributors and dealers will this month carry out in every state in the union and throughout the eight provinces of Canada a public and wholesale demonstration of the Max wells ability to stretch it's fuel into the greatest. known mix of gasoline and motor car distance
 Five thousand dollars in cash prizes are to be given away among the deal CTS, it is made known, together with an award of the National Maxwell Econ omy Championship Cup. The cup is to be the trophy of the Maxwell dealer who attains the highest mileage to be recorded in the event and with it he
Arizona republican., 1917-05-06
Submarine Practice on Atlantic.

Submarine practice is a daily fea- ture on board English ard American passenger shipes crossing the Allan tic. A black COX flying a black flag, IS lowered and allowed to float a cer- tain distance away from the vessel. Then the gunrers open fire on the Kaiser" as the black box with it's oir;. tical flag is named
Arizona republican., 1917-05-06
WAS A DEAR GERMAN BOYu

The far off days of Wimbledon, when those dear German boys" Raho and Keinscroth (who won the all- corners doubles in 1913), were the idols of many of the women specta . tors who thronged the tennis courts of the All-k,ngland Lawn Tennis Club. and when Froitzheim Kreuzer
Arizona republican., 1917-05-06

and other Teutons were popular com peitors, are recalled by the German announcement that Prince Freidrich' Karl of Prussia nephew of the kaiser, has not returned from a figh.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-06

a considerable time before his iden- tity was revealed, some persons in sisting that he was the German crown prince, althcught he bore no likeliness to the latter
Arizona republican., 1917-05-06

over the British lines
 The prince was q lawb tennis en- thusiast. and entered the champion ships at Wimbledon some years ago rrder tho name of "F Karl" It WAS
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-30
Conservative Chief
In Germany Declares
New Orders Stand

The Hague, Netherlands, April %.
-(Via London.) - DR.. Diedcrich
Hahn, leader of the German agrar-
ian junker party in the Reichstag, de-
livered a speech in Berlin in which
he declared that Germany's submarine
success now insured the unconditional
surrender of its enemies. He attacked
the demands OF the socialists and cen
sured the government for continuing
so long to maintain diplomatic rela-
tions with the United States.
Has monarchical Germany failed?"
he asked. NO" he added. "it stands
brilliantly before the world as con-
queror. Let US keep to Bismarck S
policy. Germany's future is future
of battle and conquest.
Some people are demanding a new
order OF things in Germany. Let me
tell you what new order VIC conserv-
atives desire. Germany's industrial
and agricultural future must be so Or
dered that she will be in a position
successfully to withstand any future
attack. Ws must have the coal fields
OF Longwy and Briey. We must have
fresh territories for emigration in the
east.
I'VE must not return anv lands we
have conquered That would be an
uniorgivable sin.
Already We have foolishly be-
slowed Kingdom upon Poland with
out securing Germany's rights there.
ill.,"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-30
Volunteer Amendment Advocated by Men Opposed to
Draft Measure as Drawn by General Staff Is Re.
jected 27S to 9S, in Lower Branch.
Chairman Dent of Military Affairs Committee, Who Spon
sors Movement, Gives Up Counting Before House Roll
Call Is Completed Hitchcock Does Not Vote
MANN WITH PRESlDENT-CLARK AGAINST HIM

Washington April 29By overwhelming majores
late last night passed army by
draft.
The final roll
who had fought
routed by the decisive defeat
both
The passed the bill by passed
BILL 397
In the the the
the house 279
which surprised administration leaders
Later roll call the proposal
of 33 1O9,
liable the draft changed to make the minimum and the maximum
recommendation that the limits be fixed at and4o
VOTE TO EXEMPT FARMERS.
Amendments adopted the house the president
from the draft his discretion engaged agricultural
Another would each furnish sppoiond
paid induce enlist and liable military
purpose
The adopted amendment make unlawful
liquor officers uniform congress
officials and the reversed itself
tobdng sale Of liquors soldiers uniform president wide
discretionary make other prohibition regulations In the
similar amendment rejected - -44<~a
by Senator subject
y themselves shall be recorded and
Chairman Chamberlain into the bill.
CONSCIENTIOUS DIRECTORS" LOSE
Thomas LaFoee
having military
eaed
radical amendments be thrown
administration leaders hope virtually all Of the fea
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-30
BRITISH CAN'T BEAR
LOSS OF SHIPPING
German Secretary of Interior
Says U-Boats Sunk 1,600,-
900 Tons in Two Months.
MILLION TONS ENGLISH

Amsterdam Via London), April
29.-In the first two months of un-
restricted submarine warfare more
than 100000 tons Of shipping was
sunk by the Germans, DR.. Kari Helf-
ferich, German secretary of the in
terror, told the Reichstag main COM
mittee yesterday.
Asserting that the submarine cam
paign was proving a great success, he
continued
"The first months results excelled
the best previous results by 25 per
cent. The second months by so per
cent. Exact figures cannot be given,
but in the first two months the freight
tonnage sunk exceeded 100000 Of
which more than 100000 was
British.
"Percepton OF economic conditions
in England is difficult, as the British
government since the beginning of
unrestricted submarine warfare has
decided on far-reaching statistical
concealment England could no
longer afford the publicity of the
earlier period of the war.
From our figures, one may csti-
mate the total tonnage still available
for British trade at 100000 TO TO-
100000 1t IS clear the British mer-
chant fleet cannot long bear sinkngs
At -ato u
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-30
Nebraska History Teachers
Hold TWo-DaV Meet

Kearney, Neb, April 29.-(Spe-
cial)-Thc annual convention OF the
Nebraska History Teachers associa-
ton met in Kearncy Friday and Sat
urday History teachers we're pres
cnt from Lincoln, Hastings. North
Platte. Odessa, Gibbon. Grand Island.
Campbell, Ravenna, Seward and
Kearney. There was a lantern-talk
an Nebraska at the Time of State
hood by Prof. H. w. Caldwell, OF
the University of Nebraska, Friday
evening. Displays Of materials for
use in teaching history were cxhib-
tied. Explanatory lectures on the use
were given by Miss Briggs, Hastings;
Miss Crandall North Loup, and by
students, Misses Fletcher and Nelson
and Clarence Olcson.
The closing day OF the convention
featured lantern-lecture by Miss
Mabel Jackson, Lincoln. demonstrate
ing the use of slides in history teach
ing. A luncheon was served to the
visitors by the Kearney Commercial
club in their dining rooms.
The association will reconvene next
Friday and Saturday in Columbus.