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as a man always must when he is the object
of contention between two women. Reverse
the situation and the woman is an object
of admiration both to herself and the two
men. But for some strange, far back, bio
logical reason, the same does not hold
true of the position in which Christopher
Brent now found himself. He was what
he looked-supremey uncomfortable. and
for the first time his foolish expression
ceased to be assumed and became the gen
uine article.
MOLLY" he protested angrily.
please go on" said Miriam to her, taking
no heed of him.
az am going on" said Molly. II want to
know what it all means. I want to know
what Chris is to you"
"One Of my very oldest friends" replied
Miriam calmly.
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Copyright by Edward J. Clode)
ltt SYNOPSIS

ELL wv. SYNOPSIS
The story opens In the West Crest private
hotel in an English seacoast town WIZ wntn
SRsa pslarsa rsaaNpERsSN the @ prcpretrSss her son,
jass Hdmirsity; Nix. POLLOCK, the Justice d,e.o Of
sShssnrfsfSfHER shs rsfss NJ sREST. Mo"s sn%s Mrs
:ss.. srriysi MISS MSRfLE; ;,dt,..s sDniifE: i,Tl
English naturalization pENNN YIN, y gov%hs liz
English soldier. and FRITZ. servant IN 'he
house are the entire occupants OF the hotei'
Brent and Miriam are representat,yes OF
the British Intelligence Office, and discoNer
on the reverse side OF the tnnoccnt-lookins
xreplace a complete wireless outfit. Atter
the harbor for given signal Brent d,s-
tiveiy links up the Sandcrson household with
8 gigantic German spy plot destined 10 cripple
Later. Brent sees sketches Of the harbor
n ade by Fraulen Schroeder. who he Is con-
WINGED is the brains of the plot the fact
that there is an artist m the house & aSG3unos ts
shoots one OF the birds as i leaves the house.
He discovers sketch Of the harbor de-
lenses In small case tied about one 9t
burn the hotel that evening, as a signal
to a U-boat waiting Out at sea. Ihey hIso
plan to burn all the occupants.
details fer the capture Of the German spies.
Absolutely at a loss to account Tor the many
ppscts to their plans, Sanderson and his col-
leagues determined to take Mr. Pollock INTO
has been robbed of certain Admiralty papers.
Molly, In despair at the accusations lev
eled at her lover decides to eXonerate chris
nd starts tar on tour from Sr Inv leg m
Mrs Lees purse and returns to Brent to warn
Elm to Miriam's character.
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lock, is one of those men who would commit
almost any crime sooner than give woman
away. They cali that the one objectionable
sin. Funny, isn't it? And rather rare, but
| don't know where women like me would
be without them"
you've got Chris in your power" per-
sisted Molly, sticking to her phrase.
Miriam shrugged her shoulders "a little.
perhaps; a very little. When you have
grown to know as much of the world as
do, Miss Pollock. you will realize that any
woman can get man into her power so
long as she can make him feel sorry for
her."
"I don't understand" replied Molly
stiffy.
Very we'll, then will try to explain. 1t
was in South Africa that I first met Mr..
Brent"
"Ah, SO 1t wasn't only your husband?"
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her fingers. zone. two, three. four, five,
six. yes. twenty-four hours"
THAT'S not true" said Molly
co." said Miriam. at a loss. and flashing
an anxious look ut Brent. What Is II?
Is anything the matter?'
"a good deals the matter" replied
Brent. "Mr Sanderson's lost some valuable
papers and they have been traced to one
of us"
"They were found in your room" Molly
told her.
"yes," countercd Brent quickly, they
were those gave you
Miriam, as Chris had done few minutes
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Molly looked straight at her
"Mr Brent has Just told me-" she said,
that he took the papers and that he gave
,hon, 10 vol, and YOU had no idea at all
what they were"
"Yes, I'll bet he has" replied Miriam
strolllng slowly across the room so that the
gold threads woven in her dress caught the
light now here now there, and gave an I'M
preston of undulation which helped her Ell
feet immensely and gave the true snaky
touch.
what do you mean?" demanded Molly
"why do YOU talk of him like that? You
speak as though he belonged to YOU"
Brent began to feel supremely ridiculous,
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earlier thought over the situation swiftly
and in silence. Even more than he, she
cared nothing for the personal issue. since
she had nothing to lose in that respect eS.
cept a temporary diminution in the regard
of some people she hardly knew and ala
not care about. Brent's was the master
mind i'm their schemes. 1t was of vital I'M
portance ther, to keep him free to continue
them and she saw her way at the same
time toward clearing matters for him ana
Molly She gave a little hard laugh. and
so completely was her outward semblance
i'm training and at the command of her
mind, that. with that swift decision she be-
came to all appearances complete ad-
ventures.
Brent marveled as he watched her. Here
was a department in which Miriam was
ahead of him; ;nere was no flaw In her
acting.
"I see" remarked Miriam, "and you,
turning to Brent. you dear, chvalrous per-
son, you let 1t be thought that you have
stolen them" Her eyes signaled to him
and he saw her game. 1t was, he knew,
the only one to save the situation, and
though hating himself for the necessity, he
reluctantly followed her lead. 1t was not
very difficult, under the circumstances. for
him to look down and appear embarrassed
"How perfectly delicious Of you" con-
tinued Miriam. land how exactly like you!
Who says that chivalry is dead?'
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Chris And you told me that you had
never met Mrs. Lee before.'
"He told you that because asked MN
to-"
"I was speaking to you. Chris went on
Molly cant you answer for yourseitF
.I shouldn't advise IT," suggested Miriam
'if you want to hear the truth
"You mean he'd lie to me? don't be-
ljeve he would-not now. would you SUI
lie. Chris?"
"I-I-" began Brent. "Of course 1
wouldn't"
He's lying now" remarked Miriam, In
an amused voice. Your nance, MISS POL
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An Apparent Cessation of Activity the Part of the
Government Does Not Indicate That the United States
Has Ceased in Its Quest for German Spies Working
Here, Many of Whom Operated in England During
the Early Years of the War
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when they fail to 1or ey M rest
the nqusltor ana h @
than We
Of a ncaughtb
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By LECFikdERE WORRALL
AND J. E. HAROLD TERRY

While Lass Is Trying to SaUe Her LOuer From the Tolls
of Serpent" Whom She Believes Holds Mystic
Charm OUer Him. Enemies of Great Britain Are
Bringing Their Plans for the Kingdon,s Destruction
to q Close
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21
EGGS PURCHASED BY WEIGHT
Only Fair Way-Light Brahmas
Lay Largest Eggs.

The consumer of eggs knows that
there is considerable difference in size
of eggs. AS q general rule a dozen
eggs may mean very little as to the
amount of food contained.
The custom of buying eggs by weight
rather than by the dozen is growing.
Really this is the only fair way to sell
or buy
There Is considerable variation In
the size and weight of eggs. This va
ration Is more among individuals than
among breeds, yet there Is a relative
standard for the breeds. Light Brah-
mas lay the largest eggs, the relative
average being % ounces per dozen.
Eggs of Black Langshangs and Barred
Plymouth Rock hens weigh a little
over 90 ounces per dozen. The weight
of eggs laid by Single Comb Brown
Leghorns, late-hatched Plymouth
Rocks, White Wyandottes and Buff
Cochin hens ranges from 21.7 to PAT
ounces per dozen. The eggs of Picking
ducks are heavier than those laid by
hens, the weight of duck eggs being
1913 ounces per dozen.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21
DAY Of CIVIL WAR
HARDTACK IS GONE
Uncle Sans Fighting Men Are
Assured Of "Three Squares"
Every Day.
FANCY CHEFS GIVEN LESSON
Best in the Business Are Able to Learn
Something From the Manual for
Army Cooks, Says Wallace
irwin.
BY WALLACE IRWIN.

A few weeks ago the quartermaster
generals department, faithful to Its
complicated task OF supplying every
thing from shoes to sugar to rap
Idly forming army OF over q million
men, telegraphed an appeal to 81 lead
Ing hotel proprietors throughout the
country asking the loan Of 3,S4O chefs
and expert cooks to teach the science
of gastronomics to the kitchens Of our
10 new cantOnmentS.
Now, the browned-in-the-oven old
mess sergeants Of our regular army
cooking schools--of which four have
diourlshed for many years-are willing
and anxious to sit at the feet Of the
capable wizards who have fed Fifth
avenue and fremont street; but so
great is the faith of the mess sergeant
in the manual for army cooks, issue
of 1916, that they pause refiectively In
their scientifically arranged pantries
and allow-Quite unofiicially - that
maybe few OF those fancy chefs will
go back to their hotels with one or
two choice recipes well worth trying
on the favored fellow who always gets
by the plush rope and calls the head
waiter by his first name.
AS a matter of fact M. Panchard,
famous chef Of the Hotel McAlpin,
New York, was loaned while back
in order to gain sufficient knowledge
OF army cookery to instruct National
Guard kitchens In various New York
armories. M. Panchard spent two days
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21
Bread From Field Bakeries.

at Washington barracks, where he stu
died the cuisine for enlisted men; he
went back to New York with his OBJ
servations, together with a copy OF
the months menu. Today the McAlpin
serves-by the enthusiastic recommen-
dalton of M. Panchard-a military
luncheon" which is duplicate of the
noon meal which Uncle Sam dishes up
for his boys. The price of this meal
Is so cents; and 1t is the highest COM
pliment which Broadway can pay the
ar1ny's camp and field mess.
Embalmed Beef No More.
In fact, the day of Civil war hard
tack and Spanish war embalmed beef
lis '1oag gone" Emergency rations,
of course, the soldier must carry to
tide him over bad situations where
the enemy fire is hotter than the bake
ovens behind the line. But for feed
ing his armies In barrack and trench,
Uncle Sam Vas become domestic
scientist who thinks In terms of nu-
tritive values and a psychologist who
realizes that the stomach's digestive
juices will not respond unless the
palate telegraphs its approval to the
brain.
Never before In the worlds history
have commanders of troops realized
how absolutely an army moves on
its stomach" 1t would not be going
too far to say that unit in motion is
organized around the commissariat
Closer than the artillery to the In
fantry. or the aviation division to Ell
Their, comes the group of trolling kitch
ems" which, their great kettles boiling
Imerrily all day, go mule drawn int
action behind the marching men. SouI
is simmering, beef is stewing, the elias
sic beans are heating as the bought,
cook wagon bumps along. When TIL
company halts for noon the ef1icien
cook is ready to announce dinner II
served" In appearance it's as simple
as the organization of dining-ca
service; and In actually many time
as complicated.
In the months to come, when GU
American rolling kitchens" ar
perched reasonably out of range on
SCARED field somewhere in France an
our boys from home are emptying thei
plates of a generous helping of Il
Rancho" stew. they may lift thei
bulIet-proof helmets to the printe
CONSIDER, comforter, and friend whic
has followed them to the trenches
the manual for army cooks, issue
toie.
A. q matter Of history, the presen
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21

Hens must finish molting before
cold weather starts or they will not
lay in the winter months. Because OF
this fact special combination OF feed
should be given to hasten the growth
Of the new feathers, according to Ross
M. Sherwood Of the department OF
poultry husbandry in the Kansas State
Agricultural college.
Use Linseed Oil Meal.
"Sour milk and beef scraps are use
full at all seasons" says Mr.. Sher-
wood, "but linseed oil meal Is espe-
cially good at this time. There are
certain food materials In oil meal
which are needed In feather building
and which are not found In the other
feeds mentioned. Practical feeders Of
ten point out that oil meal loosens
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21
WHAT KILLS FARM CHICKENS
Character Of Animal May Be Pretty
Well Determined by Condition OF
Fowl When Found.

We may pretty well determine the
character OF the animal that visited
our hen house by the condition OF
the fowls as found.
A mink will slaughter a dozen or
more birds in a night, biting them
in the neck and sucking the blood.
Both the mink and the opossum leave
the carcasses In the coop or house
where they found them.
Rats drag their prey into the holes
or runways. Rats, however, very sell
dom attack a half-grown chicken or
fowl. Their appetite Is more for
the youngsters, so the front of each
coop should be closed with wire-cov-
cred frame, which keeps out the rats
and permits ventilation.
Cats and foxes carry their victims
away with them; the cat, like the
rat, cares only for the baby chicks,
seldom doing damage to birds that
weigh more than pound.
The skunk seems to select poultry
for his diet only as last resort. He
prefers refuse meat or scrap. If any
o1 lHe ldlleI Is louuu ue Will Liza uk
with 1t and then retire to his den
The next night he will return. and III
case the refuse meat or scrap is insult
hcient to satisfy his appetite, he viii
top off on poultry.
The weasel crawls on the roost, Sc
lects his victim, taps vein and sucks
the blood. The weasel Is a regula
contortionist and is able to so con
tract his body that he can wedg
through the smallest opening.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21
FOWLS IN WINTER
Make Profit From Flock During
Extremely Cold Weather.
PREPARE FOR HENS COMFORT
All Immature PulIets Should Be Sepa-
rated and Forced for Development
or Fatteninu-Make General
Cleaning Up.

The showing that the hens make
during the severity OF winter, Is a
good index OF the person handling
them. Spring is the natural laying
season. Nature usually lends aid for
the Matching and rearing of chicks
from March until October, but winter
and late fall finds the hen en-
tirely dependent upon her owner so
far as the profit she will pay Is con-
cerned. The careful farmer or poultry
man makes a profit from the flock
during the cold weather and prepares
the way from the time the eggs are
selected In the spring until the snow
begins to fly by selecting eggs from
tested winter layers, keeping as Win
ter producers only well developed pull
let's and healthy, energetic young hens
by preparing for their comfort In the
fall before the rigors of winter set in.
Granted that one has these well ma
tured pullets or hens that are young
enough to be profitable II held over
| for another year. the problem of win
ter eggs is not SO difficult. No pro-
Queer on the farm responds more
readily to good care than the hen and
! the COW.
Begin CuIlino Now.
In order to get into winter quarters
with the best possible prospect, Gull
ing should begin now. All immature
bullets should be placed to themselves
and forced for development or fatten-
ed for market and all extremely OLD
hens had best be prepared for the pot
Cockerels intended for next seasons
breeders should be separated from the
others and a general clean up made
of all surplus stock. 1t Is possible thai
II will be more profitable to hold some
or all Of the surplus for better mar
ket but they should at least b.
separated from the winter flock ant
the latter placed in permanent quar-
tiers early.
1t is remarkable how well a littl'
flock of so or 100 hens and pullets vii
nav II well attended. The housing
need not be elaborate or expensive
The feed is all at hand on the averag
grain farm and no one need worn,
about proteids or ash or balanced ra
tons. Give the hen something to bal
ance and she will do the work TO
herself.
Make Needed Repairs\
If your house is in need OF repair
begin now in your spare time to repal
1t. Patch the roof If 1t leaks. Their
are usually enough odds and end
around the farm to fix 1t. II 1t ha
wide cracks between the boards of tn
, wall, set fodder around three sides
} It. leave a part of the south or cas-
: side open and make frame covere
} with cheese cloth or some other ligf
, material for extremely cold and storm
, days. Fill In a dirt floor four or fiv
: inches higher than the surroundin
: yard. Clean out the old nest boxe
: and spray the wall and perches. 70
= will have made a nice start towar
: winter eggs when these things are a
complished-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21
WILL CAST MONSTER ING0T
Immense Lump Of Steel Is to Be
Turned Into New Type OF Sixteen
Inch Naval Gun.

There has just been cast at the Beth
lehem steel works a monster ingot for
the first of the 16-inch rifles that are
to arm the great new battle cruisers
of the United States navy, under con-
struction at Camden. SO far as known,
writes a Bethlehem (Pa.) correspond
,rt of the Philadelphia Record, the
foremost ship of this class now atioat
Is the British cruiser Lion, with en-
gines Of 10000 horse power. Her
speed is n bit better than 40 miles an
hour and she carries 14-inch guns. The
American battle cruisers will have en-
gines of 100000 horse power and each
will be armed with four 16-inch rifles,
which viii shoot 90 miles. From pres
ent indications there will be six of
them and Bethlehem has the order for
all the guns, which viii be the larg-
est on any ships of this kind in any
navy.
The ingot required the contents of
hree open-hearth furnaces, being is
Get Z inches long, 100 inches in diane
ter and weighing 10000 pounds. 1t
will take several weeks to cool such
an enormous mass of metal, after
which it will be cut, bored and hollow
forged on the great armor plate press
into a tube so feet long. 1t is pro-
posed to finish these 16-inch guns In
record time in the new gun shop, which
is wide enough 10 turn the tube around,
With room to spare. Special lathes
and other machinery had to be con-
structed to handle these guns, whose
parts, such as jackets, rings and Jokes,
are already being forged.
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the old feathers. This may be the re-
suit Of the rapid growth Of new feath-
ers caused by food materials contain
ed in the Oil meal"
Ration for Noting Season.
The following ration is recommend
ed for the melting season: 80 pounds
of corn chop, 60 pounds Of wheat bran,
20 pounds Of meat scraps. and 10
pounds OF old process oil meal. This
Is ted in combination with scratch
ing feed made up OF two or more OF
the cheapest grains locally.
After the fowls have completed the
mott and are well feathered, this mash
may be given: 60 pounds Of corn
chop, 60 pounds of wheat bran, 30
pounds Of wheat shorts, and 20 pounds
OF meat scraps.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21

This is sour world for the man
with sour disposition.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21

"D'Annunzio" of Italy was once de-
nounced as decadent scribbler of
flowery and fragrant phrases. The
war, however, made him verile and
statesmaniike patriot. During the
latest fighting on Carso plateau he
has fought hand to hand with his coun-
sry's enemies. BY the way, Gabrielle
dAnnunzio" is a pen name. The au-
thors real name Is Gaetano Bapag-
netto.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21
DETERMINE PROFIT ON DUCKS
An Experiment Found That FowIs
Twelve Weeks Old Required
3.18 Pounds Of Feed.

In an experiment to determine the
profit on ducks Matched in incubators,
reared In breeders, and sold on the
local market at from ten to twelve
weeks old, 3.18 pounds Of feed per
pound of gain were required, the aver
age weight at the end Of ten weeks
being four pounds, 112 ounces per
duck.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21

volume Of Official recipes is about Z
dozen years old. It has been collected
from many sources by many wise men
adorned with uniforms and backed
by general orders; but Its choicest
and best originated In the instructive
inimitable methods OF Aunt Diana,
who concocted her champion waf1es
by "jes' tastin'."
Credit to Old Sergeant.
In fact, large majority OF the good
and fine points In Uncle Sans daily
menu for his Sammies is due to an old
commissary sergeant OF Fort Riley.
His name was Dunno, and he was one
OF those ''born to the griddle," who
has the same advantage over the Ordi-
nary aspirant to kitchen honors that
Kuhelik had from birth over the little
girl next door.
He was not man Of education In
the ordinary acceptance Of the word,
but he was a first-class army cook
On scraps Of wrapping paper or old
bills he kept a copy OF every recipe ne
had ever tried. These were edited by
Colonel Holbrook, then In command at
Fort Riley, and published In a little
book called methods of Handling
Army Rations," which has developed
into the manual for Army Cooks" the
textbook In the army schools for cooks
and bakers started in 1900 by Com.
Gen. Sharpe, now quartermaster gen.
eral. And perusal of its contents,
after sampling the results of Its coun-
sci, leaves one little sympathy with the
words fitted years ago to the bugler's
regular mess call:
Soupie, soupie, soupie
Without a single bean!
Coffee, coffee, coffee,
Without drop OF creami
| Piggie, piggie. piggie,
Without streak O. leanl
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21

"After an injury ! was in terrible
shape from kidney trouble says ~.
Reuter-, North ST., West Chicago, ~;
Mains in nv back and the steady, dull
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21

Money doesn't make the man, but q
little thing like that doesn't worry the
man who makes the money.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21

DIR. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver,
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet
for laxative, three for cathartic. Ad
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21

Most people are willing to lend a
hand II they think there is chance
of borrowing two q little later.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-06-15
LEAVES ON THE VIC.

Professor Henry Peterson, one ot the most talented and best educated musicians in any section of Alaska, leaves on the Victoria sailing today. Possessed of real technical ability, a thorough knowledge of the theory and practice of music, an orchestral talent that he has often demon- strated to the delight of Nomeites, his departure is an undoubted loss to musical Nome.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-06-15

Next door to Segerstrom & Hagen.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-06-15
LOCAL ITEMS

Victor A. Julian, the well known dredgeman, arrived from Osborne yesterday morning alsi expected to leave again. He reports the high water on Osborne was beyond all previous records and the men on board were unable to get off tie boat until yesterday when the wat CTS subsided. The dredge will not be ready to dig for some time as con siderable repairs have to be effected to it.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-06-15

WASHINGTON, D. O., June 14.- Governor Strong is at present here in connection with official business. It is practically certain that the Governor will be renamed by the administration to succeed himself as Governor of Alaska.
 Even many who are here for the purpose of supporting other aspl- rants admit that any change now is unlikely.
 It is held in semi-official circles that no changes will be made at all