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The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-23
EIGHTH iNsTALLMENT
The Mesh of Mystery.

Was 1t delirium or was it truth? Or
part truth and part delirium? II part
of both. where did truth leave OF and
delirium begin?
This was the problem that confront
ed Miss Emily Richards, night nurse
to Gloria Stafford. Miss Richards sat
quivering in her chair by the night
lamp and watched the exquisite girl
who. though quieted now by drugs.
was conscious enough to be troubled.
Her eyes. still filled. with something
of the horror they had seen or thought
they had seen. turned every now and
again towards the door, She was
waiting for the doctor to appear there.
He was searching for the body of her
lover. whom she had seen-or said
she had seen-murdered.
Before this unhappy moment Gloria
had been progressing swiftly towards
recovery from the attack of pneu-
monia that had struck her down on
the very threshold of her marriage to
Dick Freneau.
Nurse Richards heart had already
troubled her in this affair, and her
heart was an organ she made point
of ignoring; at least she had cased
1t In such iron determination that she
seldom felt it throb. But this par
ticular patient had been so beauti-
fully favored by the gods otherwise
that her untimely illness seemed In
congruously cruel.
Some day Richards might congratu-
late Gloria upon this disaster and real
ize that the gods had been cruel to be
kind; but Just now the knowledge
could not come to sustain her. All
she could see was a young girl Of
great beauty. great patience in the
face of trying and tedious disease. one
who had all to live for-wealth, a
devoted father and brother. and an ex-
tra4srdinary handsome bridegroom
who furnished the final touch to the
Dlcture.
u vas really IL insouciancs and
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-23

voice of her husband came through
the door. She cast look of anger at
the door, then hid the photograph and
dried her eyes hastily. Then she
forced a smile and admitted David.
He carried an offering of flowers in
his hands.
Il thought you were on your way
South" Lois exclaimed as she en-
braced MIN with apparent fervor.
Il decided not to go and turned
back. Are you sorry?. he asked hun
grily.
| She answered: MY Lowell" and
clasped him close.
She was afraid to ask him any ques-
tions lest he ask questions of her.
| The following morning Gloria, still
| see-sawing between joy and anguish.
tareceived telegram from Freneau at
Buffalo. She telegraphed to him at
his address there. Later the message
was reported undelivered Yet in due
time a letter came from Freneau on
the hotel paper.
The next day a message of love
| from Cleveland. Now she called the
hotel on the long-dstance telephone.
The clerk insisted that Freneau was
not there and had not been there.
| 1t was the same with messages
from Detroit, Chicago, st. Louis, and
Pittsburgh. Gloria felt that she was
| being slowly driven insane. But her
bodily health improved throughout the
| week in spite of her mental distress
and Doctor Royce told her that she
might go down to the dining room for
her breakfast. She was glad of this
| because Dicks letter from Pittsburgh
had promised that he would call on
her that morning She wanted to well
come him in state.
She herself had a royal reception
from the servants. She was dressed
in trailing breakfast gown of orchid
chiffon, and she bent to the bowing
old butler as If he were her prime
minister. Her father escorted her to
her place. then whipped open his pa
per to the financial page and vanished
behind it.
Gloria turned to the page of social
gossip in another paper. She had
pretty well lost track of the world.
She laughed as she turned to the
headlines announcing: "Freneau
Dead. Body of well-Known Clubman
/ Found in Lowe Bay Mystery as to
Death. Suicide Hinted. Financial
Affairs Known to Have Been in Dis.
order"
Gloria's eyes widened. Her fingers
clenched and crumpled the paper in
anguish Her father, looking up from
his paper. saw the wild terror in her
eyes. He hurried to her. She hand.
ed him the paper, and while he read,
she rose to her feet unsteadily, lean
ing on the table for support.
AS soon as her father understood
the news he put his arms about her.
But she gently thrust him from her
and stood gazing great-eyed into
space. She was seeing again what
sne saw that night beneath the monu.
ment. All her gir1hood seemed to
drop from her Her small figure grew
terrible with agony. her little white
to have revenge.
She lifted her hands to heaven in
solemn conservation and made her
vow:
Il will not rest until discover the
murderer of Richard Freneau and
bring him to justice"
Then, waving her father aside. she
marched out into the hall and up the
great staircase like young queen GO
ing to the guillotine.
(TO BE CONTINUED.l.
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The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-23

diahlerie of the dashing Freneau, with
his charming manners and somewhat
wicked glances cast her way that wilt
ed Nurse Richards starch-though she
would not have acknowledged this,
heaven knows, and bless us, never!
Richards had arrived as usual to
relieve the day nurse. She buckled
on her armor of white linen in the
room next to Gloria's own and as she
looked from the window facing River.
side drive. she thought she had never
beheld so beautiful a night or SO beau.
tiful a scene. Already the young
moon was up and cleaning softly but
purely on the noble beauty of the sol
diers' and sailors monument opposite
the Stafford house. The white mar
BILE columns of that magnificent
tribute to the heroes dead and gone
stirred her strangely.
Richards sighed her last tribute to
sentiment. romance and the beauty
of the night. and, moving towards her
patients room, assumed her usual
crisp and cheerful manner. As Rich
ards came in Gloria turned to her
with wan little smile of welcome
and put her hand out towards her.
She looked like small child lying
there, and the color scheme of her
room-soft grays and powder blue
made an exquisite setting for the
girls own colorful type. The blue of
her eyes contrasting with the deli
cate red of her hair. her peach-blos.
som skin, a baby chin, girls mouth,
and womans soul. made up total
Of irresistible appeal.
Just now heavy splash of scarlet
on either cheek told the. nurse of un-
usual fever, but with her newly awak.
ened sense of romance she attributed
the condition to Gloria's probable dis
inclination to parting with her lover.
For Freneau had told her that he
must leave town on business for a
whole week, When he came to bid
farewell the nurse left the room, re-
turning when Freneau had gone. He
left Gloria in q lonely gloom.
Gloria was fretful and restless, com.
planning that she did not feel ready
for sleep. 1t was the nurse who was
drowsy after the long strain of
Glorias illness.
Richards put out all the lights save
the one shaded lamp by the bedside,
and then she must have dozed. for the
next thing she knew was that her ears
were throbbing and her nerves jang
ling with the wild clamor of Gloria s
screams.
For an instant the nurse was toe
Mortified to move. then as her wits
returned to her the fact that the voice
was Gloria's penetrated to her con
seriousness. Gloria, indeed, was tug
ging at her and crying to her inco-
herently. Then she tainted as her
father rushed in in his dressing gown
He and Miss Richards lifted the girls
body to the bed. Then Richards
reached for the telephone to call Doc
tor Royce. blaming herself bitterly
the while for having slept at her post
Doctor Royce was not at home. His
secretary promised to send him the
moment he returned. The nurse did
what she could.
Turning to the bed she was clutched
by tho cropping hands of Gloria. She
heard her cry:
"Save him. save him, father; they've
murdered him! Let me go to himi
oh. Dick. Dick!"
Richards held the frantic girl tight
In her arms and tried to soothe her
as she struggled to rive from the bed
again. But the eyes that looked into
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-23
Warm Locality.

Bill-This paper says that shafts
sunk into coal field in Germany
which had been burning several years
revealed is veins of blazing coal.
JILL suppose, naturally, the people
are hot over it.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-23
AS Translated.

Hazel-Poor fellowl He has reyoI-
vers under his hat.
Aimee-What do you mean by that7
Hazel-Hs has wheels In his belfry.,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17
LOSS OF APPETITE,
LOSS OF WEIGHT,
SLEEPLESSNESS, ETC.

are all overcome by Recupertabs, they
are made after the formula of DR. AL
bert Robin, the famous French physi-
clan, and are being used very largely
in Paris and other European capitals
When taken for a short while they
Will give positive relief in ali cases OF
nervous exhaustion. mental depression
lack vitality. general debility, ane-s
mia. etc.
The GIycerophosprates of which
Recupertabs are composed. contain
these conditions. They are now be3ng
prescribed and recommended by RAINY
physicians in this and foreign coun-
tries as the best, quickest end s,lress
nerve and blood tonic thai they know
Of
RecEpertabs are for sale at al drug
stores at soc and 500 per packard
or Will be sent direct upon receipt OF
price.
Curtis Chemical Co.. No. 414 West
23rd St. New York. Distributed IN
Bridgeport and vicinity by J. ID. Ha>ft-
gan. No. 81 Fairfield Avenue.-AdT
RI tfs
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17
ROADS TO PLEAD
RATE INCREASE I.
BEFORE / C. C.

Washington, Oct. 17-Railroad ex-
ecutives of the East were down on
the calendar of the Interstate Com
merce Commission today to state their
needs. The conference, late today,
was regarded generally as prelimin-
airy to the filing of formal petition
for an increase in freight rates which
would in effect, be tantamount to a
general rate advance.
Just what the railroad presidents
had in mind was not disclosed prior
to the conference further than in
their letter of last Friday to the
commission, asking for the confer
ence, and reminding the commission
Of it's ruling in the Is per cent. rate
advance case. In that case the COM
mission denied the application of the
roads for a, general increase, but
added that if the need for an increase
could be demonstrated in the future
the commission would hear the roads
again.
Foday's conference was open to all
parties interested and to the general
public. The presence of shippers and
of delegates to the convention of ma
tional railroad commissioners, in ses-
sion here, was expected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17
PARCEL COUNTRY
OFF FOR next
BIG CAMP AIGN
Sub Committees to Work
Under National
Committee.

Washington. Oct. 17.-Discussfon of
a regional system of organization re-
Gently adopted by the executive COM
mittee of the democratic national
committee for use in future cam
paigns, it was announced yesterday,
will take place at a series of meetings
In various parts of the country, be-
ginning with one in Denver tomor-
row. The second will beb held in Bos-
row. The second will be held in Bos-
announced later.
The national committee will be or
ganized into eight subcommittee,
one for each part of the country as
divided under the new plan In this
division Maine, MASSACHUSETTS, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and Yer
mont will constitute zone /; and Con-
neoticut will be in zone 2 with New
York, New Jersey and Porto Rice.
National committeeman in the vari-
Gus zones will cooperate in future
campaigns in their respective regions
The subcommittee will operate under
the supervision of the permanent
| headquarters of the national commit
tee in Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17
BOILER MAKERS
CONTINUE SHIP
YARDS STRIKE
All Other Seattle Metal
Trades Unions to Return
to Work.

Seattle. Wash. Oct. 17.-Although all
unions Incorporated in the Metal
Trade council have voted to return to
work in the Seattle steel ship yards
pending a final adjustment of their
demands by the federal wage commits.
sion. the boiler makers. the largest
and most powerful union in the group.
rejected the proposal last night by a
heavy majority. AS result the strike
eituation is little. changed, as work
cannot be fully resumed without the
boiler makers,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17
BRUGES BOMBED.

London, Oct. 17-Tons of bombs
were dropped on the docks at Bruges,
in Belgium, on Monday night by Brit
ish naval aeroplanes. The British
admiralty, in statement announcing
the raid, says:
NAVAL aircraft dropped many tons
of bombs on the Bruges docks on
Monday night On Tuesday one of
our fighter patrols downed double
scatter enemy machine in the vicinity
of Zarren. The observer fell out and
the machine turned over and fell IN
flames. All our machine returned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17

which brought me out Of it al right, so
am now well and do all my housework,
besides working in my garden. Several
Of my neighbors have got well by TAX
ing Lydia e. Pinkham' 8 Vegetable Com
pound - Mrs. VIOLA FNICAL, Wagon
er, Okla.
Such warning symptoms IS sense OF
suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, back
sees dread Re dol Of psnd1g evil t a T.
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu
larities, constipation, variable appetite
weakness and dizziness should be heede
by middle-aged women. Lydia B.. Pinl
harms Vegetable Com pound has carrie
aaapy women safely through the crisis
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17

U a " Q OOAii,oUiAo
b e aU Sc during
Change Of Life I
was in bed tw o
years and had two
operations, but all
the doctors and OPP
erations did me no
COED, and 1 would
have been in my
grave today had it
not been for Lydia
e. Pinkham's Veg
A-L1~
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17
EMISSIONS OF SPECIAL TAX
RUN INTO THE MILLIONS

Washington, Oct. 17-IntefaaI rev.
eHue agents have reported that eva
sions of the special tax of IL IL per
cent. by nnunition manufacturers
have tota1led SO far approximately
s17, SOC, 900. More than $4,000. 900
of that sum already has been recov-
cred by the government
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17
mo SAFE CONDUCT
FOR DUTCH SHIPS

Amsterdam, Oct. lin annetnc-
5ng the abandonment of the plan to
,requisitfon ships for coal transport
from England, owing partly to the
treiuctanfe of ship owners, F. E.
Posthuma, the Dutch minister of ag-
Ticulture says that the German gov
ternment. has given Notice that it is
unable to guarantee the safety of the
vessels even if they bore distinguish
hng marks The German stand is de-
cleared to- be based mainly on the
Iground thAtNthe vessels might be mis-
taken for submarine traps. Minister
lPosthumas therefore, has abandoned
ithe idea Of Recommending that ship
owners provide their vessels with
Distinguishing marks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17
AMERICAN KILLED.

London, Oct. Thames Tringor Of
Roanoke. Va, according to dispatch
to the Daily Chronicle from a British
port, was killed by shrapnel fired by a
German submarine on the open boats
Of a torpedoed British steamer on
which the American was employed;
Another member Of the crew In Trim
gors boat, a fireman, was wounded
and. died as he was placed aboard a
rescuing ship.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17
FRENCH LINE FIRM

Paris, Oct IT - Violent artillery
fighting is in progress on the Verdun
front east of the Mouse. the war office
reports. A German attack in this
sector, near Chaume wood. and other
thrusts near Juvincourt, on the Atsne
front, and in the vicinity of Mont
Carnillet, in the Champagne, were
repulsed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17

Some of the people who put through
the immigration exclusion law, which
helps make labor scarce and costly,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17

ENTIRE CREW LOST.

Copenhagen. Oct. 1.-THE Norwe-
gian steamer, Themis has been sunk
In the Mediterranean, according to an
announcement by the Norwegian for
eien office, received here today. All
the members of the crew are miss
ing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17
The University School

e6TH YEAR BEGINS SEPT. %.
elementary and advanced subjects.
Every boy given special attention.
experienced teachers:. thorough work
shorter courses: nosred tape. athletics.
Telephone. Rarrurn 642. Les as.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17

The sixth annual convention of the
International Association of Dairy and
Milk Inspectors opened in Washing.
Iten. I
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17
BRITISH QUIET.

London, Oct. 1.-THE official re-
ports today from British headquar'
tiers in France says:
There is nothing of special inter,
est. to report"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17

An order said to total $z066,060
was received by the Central Leather
Co. from the Russian government.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17

The Themis, 1902 tons gross and
445 feet long, was built in Sunder-
land, Eng, in 1911, and was owned in
TonSberg.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17
CRISIS Uf
WOMAH's LIFE
Change Safely Passed by
Taking Lydia E. PinkhaEn's
Vegetable Compound.
ETMIIIiIlI,gI{

Wagner, Okla.-t1 never get tired
of praising lydia e. Pinkham's Vegs-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-17

American Ambassador Page to Lon
don, who has been suffering from an
attack Of ptsmains poisoning, has re-
covered.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-16
CHAPTER SEVEN tcontinued.)

/ must warn you again, Br1S-
son, and you, Madame, he said,
severely, that of this not a single
word must be breathed--to no one.
Let it pass from your minds as
though it had never been. It is an
affair Of high diplomacy; and you
might suffer much were it known
that you are concerned in it. In
behalf of France, I thank you, and
! shall have care that your SO
great service is brought to the
attention Of the proper persons.
But remember-not a word!
Monsieur and Madame were
faithfnl-only in. the seclnsion Of
their bedroom, with the light ex-
tinguished, and in bated whispers,
did they ever discuss it. And, as
at this point they pass from this
story, let it be added that, some
months later, a parcel was deliv-
cred at their door, which, when
opened, was found to contain 9
handsome vase of Sevres. Inside
the vase was a card, ITO Mon
sieur and Madame Aristide Bris-
son, from Theophile D~elcasse, as a
slight recognition of their serv-
ices to France"
It would be impossible to say
which this worthy couple valued
most highly, the vase or tho card.
Certain it is that, if you are ever
q guest at the du Nord, You viii
be shown both of them, the vase
in . velvet lined case against the
wall and the card, neatly framed,
just below it. And, in considera.
ton Of their increased Importance,
Monsieur and Madame have CON
idered themselves justified in in
creasing their tariff 10 percent.
AS soon as Lepine and Crochard
were alone together the former
took the photograph rom his
pocket, looked at the number on
the back, and then consulted a
typewriter list of names. Then,
with = hand not wholly steady, he
handed the list to his companion.
Number 18, hesaid.
Opposite that number Orchard
read, Admiral "a. Pachmafl. chief
gsof the wireless service and then
he gazed at the photograph long
arC nn~r..%txr -
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-16
Her 1Meatless pay.a

TbS
The day after Prosecuting Attorney
Horace G. Murphy and his deputies
n c~Onstables made a Sunday morn
ing raid on a Muneie blind tiger and
arrested 80 persons found there, many
0f the men going to jail On various
f:swne5pfSone of whose
fate It was to- be#lockcd il was com
fding TO Billy Blamey, the elevator
y at the Wysqr building. In which
Murphy as his Office, says the Indian
apolis News.
I'm considerably worried Il she told
him, ssaboiIt by Sunday dinner yester-s
day and thought MI. Murphy might
s~traigghten things out. You see, my hus-
band started AWAY from home about
teno'clock il the morning to- get some
meat for dinner said said he intended
TO stop In ut the club Gall tigers are
clubs In Muncie) mud get asbottle OF
beer or the way, lick he alWays does
Sunfi;ys Wfelt.shae5hasn brought tint
4 meAt homesyets md meat nowadays
costs. too much "a waste
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-16
SOLD SHOTGUN
!, FOR Ten DOLLARS
And Filed on Western Canada
Land. Now Worth $4,000.

Lawrence Bros. OF Vera, Saskatche-
wan. area1ooked npnn MS heinig
the most progressive farmers in
ern Canada. They have had their
"ups-and-downs," and know whit 1T
Is to be IL. tight pinches. They perse-
veEed.Fa and arc now in q d excellent
financial position. Their story is an
Interesting one. Coming in from the
states they Travelled overland from
Calgary across the Battle river, the
Red Deer river, through the Eagle
Ellis and on to Battleford. On the
way their horses werestelen, but this
did not dishearten them. They had
some money, with which they bought
9 horses, and some provisions.
When, they reached Battleford they
htnd only money enough to pay their
ferriage ove the Saskatchewan river,
and this they had to borrow. It was
In 1905 that they filed on homesteads,
having to sell a shotgun for ten dol
lars in order to get sufficient money to
do SO. Frank Lawrence SAYS:
Since that time we have acquired
altogether a section and d half Of
land, in addition to renting another
three quarters of a section. Ifs we
had to sell out now we could probably
realize about $4,000. and have made
all this since we came here, We get
crops in this district OF from 80 to
80 bushels of wheat to the acre and
oats from 40 to 80 bushels to the acre.
Stock here pays well. We have 1,7oO'
sheep 20 cattle and 60 horses, Of which
g number are registered Clydes."
Similar successes might be given OF
the experiences OF hundreds OF farm
sers throughout Western Canada, who
have done comparatively as well. Why
should they not dress well, live well.
have comfortable homes, with all mod
ern equipments, electric light, steam
heat, pure ventilation. and automo-
biles. Speaking Of automobiles it viii
be a revelation to the reader to learn
that during the first half of 1911, 49,
600 automobile licenses were issued in
Alberta, twice as many as in the whole
of 1916. In Saskatchewan, 21,OOO Ii.
scenses were issued up to the first at
May, 1917. In Its monthly bulletin for
June the Canadian Bank OF Commerce
makes special reference to this phAse
and 10 the general prosperity of the
West In the following:
Generally speaking the western
farmer is, in many respects, In a much
better position than hitherto to In
crease his production. Two years OF
high prices for his products have en-
ableds him, even with a norlnalScrop.
to Hquidate q substantial proportion
OF his liabilities and at the same time
to buy improved farm machinery. His
prosperity is reflected In the demand
Tor building materials motor cars
and other equipment. Il Is no doubt
true that some extravaganza IS evil
denced by the astonishing demand fol
motor cars. but 1t must be remembered
that stnany9of these cars will make for
efficiency on the farm and economics
both time and Observation-Disclosures.
s.sf& S@E
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-16
WOMAN COULD
HARDLY STAND
Restored 70 Health BY Lydis
E. Pnkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Fulton, N. =. Why will women
pay ont their money for treatment and

g no dement,,
when 30 many have
proved that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
will make them
well For over q
year / suffered 20
from female weak
e s / could hardly
stand AM was
afraid to 60 on the
street alone. Doc
tors said medicines