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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-08
e Moyne Is Found Out and
ne Big Part Of Our Story
Begins to Unfold.

syNoPsis-K. LeMoyne, q
young man, becomes q r0omer
at the Page home, where Sidney,
her mother. Anna, and her old
maid aunt. Harriet. q dressmak.
er preside. Through the infiu.
ence Of DR.. Max Wilson. a sue
cessful young surgeon. Sidney
becomes a probationary nurse
at the hospital. Aunt Harriet
opens a fashionable shop down.
town. Christine Lorenz and Pal.
mer Howe are about to be mar
ried and they will take rooms at
the Pages. Sidney is loved by
K, BY Joe Drummond. a high.
school beau, and by Dc. Max.
who fascinates her. At the hos
pital she begins to see the un.
dersfde Of the world. She meets
Charlotte Harrison. who has
been very "thick" with DR.. Max.
X LeMoyne is a mystery. He
works ut the gas Office as a
clerk, but his past is hidden, and
he fears to meet Strangers
why? As this installmcnt opens,
Doctor Max is coming across the
street from his home to call on
Sidney. X. shrinss from the in
PRODUCTION but sees no way Of
escape.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-08

standpoint Of fasllionablcness one
thing IS not better than another.
No II Knows just why this state
OF things has come about, but Ii may
be because no such attention has been
gwen to sports suits and One-piece
frocks that the tailor suit has been
somewhat neglected by costlmers.
lhey refuse to make predictions, and
women are left the joyful liberty Of
choosing whatever style Is most becom-
ing.
Plain goods are always worn, and
checks in very pretty color comblna-
tons have already appeared in smart
models. lnasmuch as the tailored suit
Will give way to the sports suit. which
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-08

Nearly all the new styles are rather
plain. with plaits featured in skirts
and the bodice wholly or in part made
OF a white cotton material.
For Il girl of eleven years or so this
combination Of materials has been
handed with excellent taste in the
dress shown In the picture. Cotton pop
I'm or any of the moderately heavy
"eaves Will prove Il good selection in
the striped material, and the white In
the bodice might be of Il thinner goods,
as lndla linen or pcrcale or hatiste.
The bodice IS cut quite plain, of the
white fabric, and fastens down the
front with pearl buttons. Emplace-
ments of IN" striped goods are stitched
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-08
Then ThInas happanad.

He was q bookkeeper In a big mun.
ufacturing establishment. He lived
In a hall room In a modest boarding.
house and ate his luncheons In a quick.
lunch restaurant.
There's no chance for adventure
here In a great city" he used to nay
as he sat on the front steps evenings.
Then all In the same week q burglar
took $18 from his trousers pocket, an
ammonia TANK blew up In his Office
building. he was caught In q subway
wreck, he was arrested by mistake for
a plckpocket and he was run down
BY an automobile OF his way home
from work and he married the nurse
who helped set his broken arm.-
Youths Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-08
CHAPTER x.

A few days after Wilson'S recogni
ton Of K. two most exciting thing,
happened 10 Sidney. One was tina
Christine asked her to be maid o.
honor at her wedding. The other wa.
NOR, wonderful. She was accepted
and given her cap.
Because she could not get home that
night. and because the little house had
no telephone. she wrote the news "a
her mother and sent q note to LIZ
Moyne.
X. found the note on the hall table
when he got home that night. and cur.
ried 1t upstairs to read. Whatever
faint hope he might have had that her
youth would prevent her acceptance
he knew now was over. With the let
ter In his hand. he sat by his table
and looked ahead into the empty years.
Not quite empty. Of course. She would
be coming home.
But more and more the life Of the
hospital would engrOss her. He sur
missed, too. very shrewdly, that. had he
ever had a hope that she might come
to care for him, his very presence In
the little house initiated against him.
There was one Of the illusion of sep.
aration; he was always there, like Ka-
tie. When she opened the door, she
called Mother from the hall. II
Anna did not answer, she called him,
in much the same voice.
Sidney's letter was not the only n
he received that day. When, in re-
Spouse to Katie's summons, he rose
heavily and prepared for dinner, he
found an unopened envelope on the
table. 1t was from Max Wilson:
Dear lie Moyne-I have a feeling OF deli
cacy about trying to see you again so
soon. I'm bound to respect your seclu-
sion. But there are some things that have
got to be discussed.
1t takes courage to step down from the
pinnacle you stood on. So it's not COW
ardice that has set you down here. It's
wrong conception. And I've thought of
two things. The first. and best. is for you
10 go nacR. NO one has taken YOU place.
because no one could do the work. But
If that's out of the question-and only you
know that, for only you know the facts
the next best thing Is this. and In all hui
mainly make the suggestion.
Take the State exams under your pres
ent name, and when you've got your Ger
t~ificate. come in with me. This isn't mag
naninity. I'll be getting much more than
I give.
Think it over, old man. NJ. w.
1t is q curious fact that n maj who
Is absolutely untrustworthy about
women Is often the soul of honor to
other men. The younger Wilson, TAX
ing his pleasures lightly and not too
discriminatory. was making an offer
that meant his ultimate eclipse, and
doing 1t cheerfully, with his eyes open.
X. was moved. It was like Max to
make such an offer. like him to do it
as If he were asking a favor and not
comforting n But the offer left him
untempted. He had weighed himself
in the balance, and found himself
wanting. No tablet on the college wall
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-08

could change that. And when, late
that night, Wilson found him on the
balcony and added appeal to argu.
iient, the situation remained I'm.
changed. He realized Its h~opelessness
when *. lapsed into whimsical bumor,
I'm not absolutely useless where
am, you know, Max" he said. "rve
raised three tomato plants and a fam.
NY OF kittens this summer, helped to
plan a trOusseau, assisted In selecting
wallpaper for the room Just inside
d'd you notice it?--and developed, a
boy pitcher with n ball that twists
around the bat like q COLES fracture
around u splintw
Wilson rose md flung his Cigarette
into the grass.
wish | understood your he said
irritably.
X. rose with him, and all the sun.
pressed feeling Of the interview was
crowded into his last words. u.
I'm not NJ tngrateful a. you think.
Max" he said. "l--you've helped q
lot. Don't worry about me. I'm %
we'll of u I deserve to be, and better.
Good night"
"Good night
Wilson's unexpected magnanimity
put X 10 q curious posltlou--left
him. II vera Nth dtviAaIa air.
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on TO IT. the edges piped with a GOV.
cred cord made from the dark strIpes.
me sleeves nre threc.quartcr length
ana finished with bands of the same
material rs the skirt.
Inc plaits In the skirt are caught
.o"h nc the edges for a short distance
below the waistlinc. say three or four
'hci'es' All around the skirt the white
Sr,pe IS turned under the dark one
"hu the plaIts r pressed down the
en'ire length Of the skirt. which is I'm
'sied with Il threc.inch hem. A belt
SIPS through sfnaII straps ut the sides
or me bodice. They are made Of the
dark stripe In the goods. It Ia white
ana tnstens with two small pearl hut
tons. "
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-08

vss11 u. ~ - II bss6a ut - q
gifi vho stes1 be6ds hes.
IAe eursnss thing ms hat CaslstfI
felt that she could ssp TIE veddiAl
II she wanted d. eAe'd happensd q
q bit a intogna0oa-nany q weddla1
had been stopped for lesa II saths
obsessed her to think Of stopping III
wedding. - that Sidnsy and Ma
would not walk down one aisle -
sether.
There came. at last an hour before
the wedding. . lull In the feverish
activities Of the previous month. Ev.
erything was ready. In the attic. In
the center Of q sheet. before a toilet
,, table which had been carried upstairs
foe her benefit. sat. on this her day
Of days. the bride. All the second
story had been prepared for guests
and presents. Christine sat alone in
the center Of her sheet. The brides
maids had been sternly forbidden to
come into her room.
Il haven't had q chance to think for
a month";" she said. "And I've got
some things I've got to think out"
But, when Sidney came. she sent for
her. Sidney found her sitting on a
stiff chair, In her wedding gown. with
her veil spread out on q small stand.
"Close the door," said Christine.
And. after Sidney had kissed her:
1--WE a good mind not to do It,"
"YOu're tired and nervous, that's
all."
Il am, Of course. But that isn't
what's wrong with me. Throw that
veil some place and sit down."
Christine was undoubtedly rouged, a
very delicate touch. Sidney thought
brides should be rather pale. But
under her eyes were lines that Sidney
had never cen there before.
I'm not going to be foolish, Sidney.
I'll so through with 1t, Of course. 1t
would put mamma in her grave IL I
made n scene now"
She suddenly turned on Sidney.
Palmer gave his bachelor dinner Mt
the Country club last night. They all
drank more than they should. Some
body called father up today and said
that Palmer had emptied a bottle Of
wine into the piano. He hasn't been
here today"
He'll be along. And as for the
other-perhaps it wasn't Palmer who
did It,"
That's not 1t, Sidney. I'm fright.
ened."
Three months before, perhaps, Sid
ney could not have comforted her: but
three months had-made a change in
Sidney. The complacent sophistries
OF her girlhood no longer answered for
truth. She put her arms around Chris.
tines shoulders.
"A mar who drinks is a broken
reed," said Christine. "That's what
I'm going to marry and lean on the
rest of my life-a broken reed. And
that isn't all!
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Two New aisu...,

A lovely blouse Of grny C~corcettc
my a very full font fastening at the
SIDE. At top, the fullness IL held by n
band OF beige satin embroidered IN
gray SIR, below which are n srent
many PIN tlcks. Tie collar nnd cliffs
are also pin.tucked and hive embroid.
cred bands to rnlsh. Then there Ia
a gold seorgctte with a preme. col.
lar made Of ~double.fnced ribbon-nuin
nnd gold: The collar II put on with
the p~lur,.cclored side out-and The rib.
'on ID turned over to show the mia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-08
Waists Tor Spring.

the waists for spring nre unusually
snappy In style ind show h wider
range u colors than formerly, san
the Dry Goods Economist. This q
especially true Of blousss 10 Be- worn
Win sports suits Of with stylish sep.
arase skirt loe Ne bsttss hind y, "A
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-08
Bride instinct unerrIno.

The sense Of direction In migratory
birds Is as marvellous AZ It Is mystic.
rfous. The familiar Inhabitants OF
dooryard martin boxes return the NEXT
year to these same boxes, though
meanwhile they have visited Brazil.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-08
CHAPTER ix-continued.

There was vibrant gladness In her
tone. He came slowly toward them.
my brother is not at home. so |
came over. How select you are, with
your balcony!"
Gan you see the step?"
Coming, with bells on"
X. had risen and pushed back his
chair. His mind vas working quickly.
Here in the darkness he could hold
the situation for a moment. If he
could get Sidney into the house, the
rest would not matter. Luckily, the
balcony was very dark.
is anyone ill?"
"Mother Is not well. This is Mr.. lie
Moyne, and he knows who you are
very well, Indeed"
The two men shook hands.
i've heard a lot Of Mr.. lie Moyne.
You're the most popular man on the
Street"
tive always heard that about you.
Sidney, If Doctor Wilson Is here to, see
your mother"
Going" said Sidney. "And DR..
Wilson is a very great person, r., so
be polite to him"
Max had aroused at the sound of
lie Moyne's voice, not to suspicion, of
course. but to memory. Without any
apparent reason, ne was back in Ber-
lin. tramping the country roads, aud
beside him
Wonderful night! Win you have a
cigarette"
Thanks; ! have my pipe here"
X. struck y match with his steady
hands. Now that the thing had come,
he was glad to face it. In the aare.
his quiet profile glowed against the
night. Then he flung the match over
the rail. Max stared, then he rose.
Blackness had descended on them
again, except for the dull glow of KS
old pipe.
''For Gods sake"
ssh! The neighbors next door have
Q bad habit Of sitting just inside the
curtains"
"But-you!"
sit down. Sidney will be. back In
q moment. Ill talk TO you. il you'll sit
still. Can you hear me plainiy?"
After a momcnt--"Yes."
eve been herein the city, I mean
for n year. Names lie Moyne,
Don't forget tile Moyne. I've rot
q position In the gas Office, clerical"
Wilson stirred. but he found no ade.
qunte words. Only a part Of what X.
said got to him. For n moment he
was back In a famous clinic. and this
mun across from hint was not be-
lievable!
TITS not hard work, and It's safe.
II l make a mistake there's no life
hanging on It."
Wilson'S voice showed that ne wns
more than increduious; be was pro.
foundly moved.
I'VE thought you were dead. There
were all sorts Of stories. When a year
went blythe Titanic had gone down,
and nobody knew but what you were
on tive gave up. lin June we put
up 4 tablct for you at the college. I
went down for the--fOr the services"
.Let It stay" sold X. quietly. "rm
dead as fnr rs the college goes, any,
how. I'll never 20 back. I'm lie Moyne
nov. And, for heavens sake, don't be
sorry for me. TIN more contcntcd
thnn Two been for a long time"
The wonder In Wilson's voice was
I~R-AA- 80 A.. A HL||N.
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e-eolnner,a rr.uh,...

Little Harold had just begun the
study Of music. and q visitor asked
now ne was getting along. sOh. al
right" he replied, "only sometimes
have trssbls With The sharkD and
1apa"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-08

Inc cuhs arc made In the same fash.
ION and there Il. plum and gold silk
embroidery down each side Of the
front and below tho colInr n bnct.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-08

For very little girls plain. white
sheer fabrics are made up with fine
lingerie laces as usual. In dresses for
all their "dresS-up" occasions. Plain
linen in colors CASUALLY combined will
white In the bodice) is a favorite fo'
daily wear, and bingham holds IT. own
as the best of fabrics for play dresses
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-08

The miser who has money to burn
ought to take It with him when he
dies. h
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-08

II you are about to order u new suit
for general wear, YOU will tId an un-
usual state of things In the matter Of
styles. There is a sort Of gO-as-yOu
please situation, and you may have
your coat long or short. and your skirt
wide or narrow Mt the bottom. The
tailor cannot dictate. because from the
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1eps T. risfss syt assia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-08

sAlu, WIN q Xllnt OK mischief In her
eyes. "When you know a person ter.
rlbly well, you hardly know whether
he's g~oOd-loOking or not"
q" suppose" said the ~probattoner.
running the long strands Of Sldney's
hair through her fingers, "that when
you arc at home you e him often"
Sidney got of the window sill. and.
taking the probationer sinillngly by the
shoulders, faced her toward the door.
you 80 back to the girls" she said,
"and tell them to come In and zee me
when am dressed. and tell them this :
! don't know whether I am 10 walk
down the aisle with Doctor Wilson.
but ! hope l am. I see him very often,
! like him very much. l hope he likes
me. And ! think he's Handsome
She showed the probationer out into
the hull and locked the door behind
her.
That message In it, entirety reached
Carlotta Harrison. Her snoldering
eyes famed. The audactty Of II star.
tied her. Sidney must be very sure
Of herself. When the probatoncr who
had brought her the report had gone
out, she lay IN her long. white night.
gown. hnnds clasped under her head,
ind stared at the vaultllks ceiling Of
her little room!
She saw there sidney 10 her white
dress going down the aisle Of the
church; abe saw the group around thS
altar ; and, % surely a. she lay there.
shs knsw that Max Wilson's eyec
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-22
$50 l, W. w. INDICTED
BY l.. s. GRAND JURY

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-The federal
grand jury this afternoon returned
indictments against $50 persons as
a result of the recent I. w. w.
probes. These include leaders of that
organization throughout the country.
Federal officials threw more than
the usual air of secrecy around the
grand jury's work as the time for
returning the indictments drew near.
The grand jury sessions were trans
ferred from the federal building to a
downtown hotel two days ago, it was
learned today.
This afternoon the police were no
titled to hold certain detectives in
readiness to cooperate with federal
officials.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-22
FARRAGUT
ARRIVES IN PORT

The steamship Admiral Farragut
arrived In port yesterday about IL
O'Clock from the westward with about
fifty passengers for Valdez. The list
included the following: Jos. Bourke.
government agent for the suppression
of the sale of liquor to natives: j.
G. Watts, II. C. Kavanaugh, United
States Marshal Clarence Mossman. ].
J. Sturgis. A. Sagoff, Tex Jones. c.
Watson, DR.. Beeson. C. Peterson. F.
B. Wood, 1. Callaghan. L. A. Callas-
han, l.. A. Iverson. J. Tollison, J. R.
Mcdonald, F.. L. Bsllaine. f. S. Hew-
lit, and thirty second class passengers.
Those who sailed south on her were:
P. E. Peterson. Mrs. H. Beresford.
Mrs. P. J. Cook. Mr.. and Mrs. o. B.
Smith, Edwin Eckern, H. Beresford
and H. l.. Morris.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-22
HUST|NG
KILLED HUNTING
Wisconsin senator Meets Death at
Hands Of Brother while Spending
Sunday in the Marshes

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 22.-
Senator Paul O. Husting, of Marys-
Vile, Dodge County, Wisconsin was
killed yesterday while duck hunting.
by an accidental shot from a gun in
the hands of his brother, Gustave.
Paul O. Husting, democrat. was
born at Pond Du Lac in 1866. and
removed with his parents to Marys-
Vile in 1876. He was clerk in a gen.
eral store, in the pOstOffice, and rail-
way postal clerk successfully. Enter
ed U. Of w. in 1895, practiced law at
Marysville; elected district attorney
in 1902; in 1906 was elected state
senator, and reelected in 1910; was
elected to U. S. senate in 1914 to sue
ceed Hon. Isaac Stephenson. His term
would have expired March 3, 1921.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-22
Jap STEAMER
HITS NINE
Several Hundred Lost When steamer
Bound for Indian Ocean Hin
Mine and Sinks

TOXIC. Oct 22.-The steamship
Hitaki Maru. bound for Delagoa bay,
a port in the Indian ocean, in Portu-
gese South Africa, struck a mine yes
terday. and several hundred passen-
gers were drowned. among them be-
ing NJ Onai the London manager Of
the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. The Hitaki
Maru was a steel steamer. 1SS feet
long. 25 feet beam, and II feet depth
of hold. She was built at kawasaki
in 1901 and was owned by the Nip
pom Yusen kabushiki Kaisha of Tok-
in
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-22
Corn Miliers Agree to Plan

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 22.-
Corn millers who, with representa-
tives of the oats and corn products
industries, met here with the food
administration, agreed to the federal
license plan to do their business. They
also expressed willingness to work
on a reasonable margin of profit. ell
inmate speculation by abolishing fu-
ture sales and stimulate future pro-
ducton. Dat millers also approved Mr..
HOover's plan.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-22
BUTTE WORRIED OVER
SIGHT OF AEROPLANE

BUTTE, Oct 22.-At least four
men in Butte saw an aeroplane fly
ing over Butte at ASS O'Clock this
morning. S. A. Howell and J. X. Car
penter are so certain they saw an
aeroplane they are willing to make
an affidavit. The droning and purring
of the motor could be plainly heard.
they declared An aeorplane was re-
Gently reported at Helena.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-22
Brewers Urged to Fight

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Oct. a.
Charging that professional prohibi-
tionists" are deliberately trying to
mislead the people by Justification and
by taking advantage of war condi-
tions," President Gustave Pabst, of
Milwaukee, speaking before the war
convention of the United States Brew
ers' Association today urged dele
gates to unite in a national fight for
existence.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-22
TANKS ARE PUT IN
FIELD BY GERMANY

FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE.
Oct. 3.--The Germans are expert
menting With q tank armed with p
three-inch cannon and machine guns.
The forward end of the tank is fitted
with a spur-like ram while the upper
part bears a superimposed cupola, and
the armored plates descend sufficient
ly to protect the caterpillar wheels.
which thus are almost invisible.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-22
Courtmanche Some Hunter

COurtmanche boHie HuHtor
While hunting out on the trail
about 20 miles from town this morn
ing, Dave Courtmanche and Paul
Hopkins made bag Of one bull moose
and three caribou. The moose is said
by those who saw it to be one Of the
largest ever seen in the interior, and
the three caribou also were good spe-
cimenes.
Yesterday a caribou was shot near
the Independent sawmill, and with
other reports II 10 evident that the
run is nearer to FaiFRepks than in a
number of years.-News-Miner.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-22
$4,000 SERBS
ARE STARVING
Red Cross Mission States that Many
are Dead and Dying from Lack Of
Food in Balkan States

ROME, Oct. 22.-Fifty thousand
Serbs are reported to be dying from
starvation in the Monastir district,
the American Red Cross Mission an
nounced today. 1t is reported that con-
ditions in the Balkan states are
frightful, and that immediate relief
must be received II it II to be Of any
material help.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-22
ASSERT 400 DEATHS
RESULT OF MILK COST

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-The recent
increase in price of milk in this city
has caused the death of 400 children
according to a. statement made today
by District Attorney Swami, who mas
been investigating the milk situation.
He announced he would present evil
dence, probably on Monday, to the
grand jury.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-22

Tex Jones. proprietor of a cigar
store at Anchorage was passenger
for Valdez on the steamship Admira
on business connected with
the federal court.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-22
HI GILL DOUBTS
THEIR SINCERITY
Says Ministers Always Start Scoring
Him Just Before ElectiOn-Not
Impressed With Statements

SEATTLE, Oct. 22.-Replying to
the Sunday bombardment from many
pulpits as to the moral conditions pre-
vailing in the city, Mayor Hi Gill to-
day retorted that If the ministers did
not begin the same agitation just be-
fore election he would be more i'm
pressed with their sincerity.