Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-19

yOu W ILL IhC
man who has blighted my life. Would
that you had been left In ignorance
of his true character! Never again will
r.
She was about to back out Of the
door when Trevor sprang forward,
closed it, turned the key and put it in
his pocket.
"You will never again play such a
hold game with me. for shall put 1t
out Of your power to do so. Give me
that reticule."
The woman turned pale. She grasp
ed the reticule the tighter.
Eileen" said Trevor, take the bag
from her. | don't wish to use force
with woman"
what do you wish with IT." asked
the wife.
1T contains the proof that this wo-
man is levying blackmail."
Eileen advanced toward the woman,
who, opening the bag, took out an
ivory handled pistol and leveled it at
her adversary. Eileen drew back, but
her husband, ignoring the weapon. ad-
vanced to the thief and took the reti-
Guile out of her hand; then opening it
he took out the unsigned note. After
explaining the woman's scheme to
Eileen and convincing her of his limo
cence he unlocked the door and told
her to go and telephone for the police.
Trevor stood guard over the woman
tho ,oj nP n no ~ from
a police office, and she was removed
to the city Jail to await trial on a
charge Of levying blackmail.
Peace returned to the Trevor fam
lily, and the blackmailer was sent to
serve term in state prison.
The sad defect about the progress Of
the human race Is that while we are
occupied in learning one thing we are
almost always engaged in forgetting
another.
One of the disappointing things Of
life Is to find that the demure little
lady you used to think walked like a
fairy" did so because her feet hurt
Buffalo News.
The shortest highway In Boston is
Butler square, running from Butler
row to Chatham street, In the rear Of
State street. Butler square is forty
Eve feet long.
To discover whether coffee is pure
sprinkle few grains on the surface
Of a tumblerful of water If pure they
will float. but If adulterated they will
sink to the bottom.
DO you really believe that honesty
pays7"
"Most assuredly, though | will ad-
NIT that 1t Is very modest in Its idea
of compensation. Boston Transcript.
The word translated Juniper in the
Scriptures refers to plant found in
the desert Of Sinai, where 1t Is album
dant. 1t Is found in Palestine, in
Spain and In Portugal. 1t bears a
white flower.
marks She says Cholly does his court
ing like sailor Delle-Nothing queer
about that. That's only her modest
way of saying he's fond of smacks.-
Philadelphia Record.
Among British birds the cuckoo lays
the smallest egg in proportion to its
civ hn cr,1i1ln,nnf ho lor
Though the latter bird is only about
the size of the raven. its eggs are near
~ five inches in length.
Soap rubbed into the finger nails be-
fore working In the garden will keep
out much of the dirt and keep the nails
from looking dirty.
When the nickel chatting dish be-
comes dull wipe it off with soft cloth
moistened with ammonia and then pol
ish with another soft rag
We do not learn to know men
through their coming to us. To find
out what sort of persons they are we
must go to them.-Goethe.
When man finally succeeds in put
ting his. past to sleep he Is always
afraid some one will come along and
wake it up.-Chicago News.
Oil paint can be made to adhere to
cement by first washing the cement
with per cent snlphuric acid and al
lowing it to dry thoroughly.