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The midland journal., 1917-04-27

last he asked K. to mind the door un-
til he got some coffee.
"One of the stairs been hurt" he
explained. "If I don't get some cof-
fee now, won't get any,"
K. promised to watch the door.
A desperate thing had occurred to
Carlotta. Somehow, she had not
thought of it before. Now she won
dered how she could have failed to
think Of it. She went to the staff and
confronted them. They were men Of
courage, only declining to undertake
what they considered hopeless work.
The one man among them who might
have done the thing with any chance
Of success lay stricken. Not one
among them but would have given Of
his best-only his best was not good
enough.
''It would be the Edwardes opera
ton, wouldn't it?" demanded Carlotta.
The staff was bewildered. There
were no rules to cover such conduct
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know that Wilson would detect her
malingering very quickly begged
to be taken into the house.
81 feel very ILL.," she said, and her
white face bore her out.
Schwitter and Wilson carried her
in and up the stairs to one of the
rooms. The little man was twittering
with anxiety. He had horror of
knockout drops and the police. They
laid her on the bed, her hat beside
her; and Wilson, stripping down the
long sleeve of her glove, felt her pulse.
"There's a doctor in the next town, F"
said Schwitter. II sent for him a
while agony wife's not very we'll"
'T'm a Doctor"
"Is It anything seriousT
Nothing serious"
He closed the door behind the re-
lieved figure of the landlord, and, go
ing back to Carlotta, stood looking
down at her.
"What did you mean by doing that
You were no more faint than 1 am"
She closed her eyes.
81 don't remember. Everything went
black. The lanterns"
He crossed the room deliberately
and went out, closing the door behind
him. He saw at once where he stood
in what danger. If she insisted that
she was i'll and unable to go back,
there would be a fuss. The story
would come out. Everything would be
gone. Schwitter's, Of all places!
AT the foot of the stairs, Schwitter
pulled himself together. After all, the
girl was only i'll. There was nothing
for the police. He looked at his watch.
The doctor ought to be there by this
time.
Another car. Perhaps it was the
doctor. A young man edged his way
into the hall and confronted him.
1.-TWO people just arrived here. A
man and q woman-in white. Where
are they"
"Upstairs-frst bedroom to the
right.
Joe went up the staircase. At the
top, on the landing, he confronted Will
son. He fired at him without word
saw him fling up his arms and fall
back, striking first the wall, then the
floor.
The buzz of conversation on tho
porch suddenly ceased. Joe put his
revolver in his pocket and went qui-
etly down the stairs. The crowd part
ed to let him through.
Carlotta, crouched in her room, rs
tening. not daring to open the door,
heard the sound Of a car as it swung
out into the road.
The midland journal., 1917-04-27

At least two fabrics, or two patterns
in one fabric, are combined in the ma
Jority of new blouses and dresses, for
the sake of variety. Much to the salts
faction of designers, by this means
colors are enhanced in value and the
decorative Importance of pockets, col
lars, cuffs and belts is increased. Be-
sides it gives opportunity for the ex-
ercise of individual taste and ingenu-
ity.
Fabrics are associated in pairs that
harmonize particularly well, as net
with taffeta or net with lace, silk or
satin with georgette crepe or chiffon,
satin with velvet and satin with soft
wool materials. The new silk mate
rials for summer wear are made in
plain and figured patterns that are
used together, or two plain colors in
the same silk are combined, as in the
morning suit shown in the picture, and
cotton goods are managed in the same
way.
For the woman who prides herself
on her resourcefulness and economy
this combination of materials and col
ors offers endless opportunities. Many
an old dress by the addition of new
The midland journal., 1917-04-27
CHAPTER XXI.

Carlotta had set the hour for meet
ing Wilson at nine, when the late dusk
of summer had fallen; and she met
him then, smiling, family perfumed
white figure, slim and young, with
thrill in her voice that was only half
assumed.
"It's very late," he complained.
Surely you are not going to be back
at ten.'
81 have special permission to be out
late"
"Goodl" And then, recollecting their
new situation: 1--WE have lot to talk
over. 1t will take time"
At the White Springs hotel they
stopped to fill the gasoline tank of the
car. Joe Drummond saw Wilson there,
In the sheet-iron garage alongside of
the road. The Wilson car was in the
shadow. 1t did not occur to Joe that
the white figure in the car was not
Sidney. He went rather white, and
stepped out of the zone of light. The
influence of LIE Moyne was still on
him, however, and he went on quietly
Will Wuul AC was UOAh6s oul MS hohuS
shook as he filed the radiator. He
had been an ass; LIE Moyne was right.
He'd get away-to Cuba If he could
and start over again. He would forget
the Street and let it forget him.
The men in the garage were talking
'To Schwitter's, of course" one of
them grumbled.
''That was Wilson, the surgeon In
town. He used to come here. Now
he goes on to Schwitter's. Pretty girl
he had with him."
So Max Wilson was taking Sidney to
Schwitter's, making her the butt of
garage talk! The smiles of the men
were evil. Joe's hands grew cold, his
head hot. A red mist spread between
y him and the line of electric lights. He
knew Schwitter's, and he knew Will
son. When K, growing uneasy, came
out into the yard, he was in time to
see Joe run his car into the road and
turn Il viciously toward Schwitter's.
Carlotta's nearness was having its
calculated effect on Max Wilson. His
spirits rose as the engine, marking
perfect time, carried them along the
quiet roads.
Partly it was reaction-relief that
she should be so reasonable, so COM
plaisant-and q sort of holiday spirit
The midland journal., 1917-04-27

material, in the hands of clever man
ager, comes out for second season of
usefulness, Il triumph of good art.
The shirt and blouse shown in the
picture are made of a sports silk in
two colors. The suit is model that
is used for sports wear and for the
simplest morning suits that do much
good service in the country, made OF
cotton or linen goods. The skirt is
made in darker color than the blouse
and is plain with it's fullness laid In
plaits. The blouse is plain except for
a square emplacement of the material
at the front, set in with piping. This
is finished with very small buttons. A
long, narrow girdle of the material
hardly defines the waistline, and 1t Is
looped over at the front.
The dark material OF the skirt Is
used for the cuffs and the square patch
pockets and small buttons, like those
at the neck, finish the cuffs. The col
lar, also, is of the dark material.
Hardly any of the popular One-piece
frocks are constructed Of just one ma
terial, and in sheer, soft goods lovely
effects result from the use of one color
over another.
The midland journal., 1917-04-27
CHAPTER xx.-continued.

When Joe suddenly announced his
inclination to go out into the country
after all, lie Moyne suspected ruse to
get rid of him, and insisted on going
along. Joe consented grudgingly.
Scars at Bailey's garage" he said
sullenly. II don't know when I'll get
back"
"That won't matter" KS tone was
cheerful. I'm not sleeping, anyhow"
That passed unnoticed until they
were on the highroad, with the car
running smoothly between yellowing
fields of wheat. Then:
$50 you've got it too" he said.
"We're fine pair of fools. We'd both
be better off if 1 sent the car over a
bank"
He gave the wheel a reckless twist,
and LIE Moyne called him to time
sternly.
They had supper at the White
Springs hotel-not on the terrace, but
In the little room where Carlotta and
Wilson had taken their first meal to-
gether. Joe submitted with bad grace,
but the meal cheered and steadied
him. K. found him more amenable to
reason, and, gaining his confidence,
learned of his desire to leave the city.
'Tm stuck here" he said. "I'm the
only one, and mother yells blue muir
der when talk about 1t. want to go
to Cuba. My uncle owns farm down
there"
perhaps I can talk your mother
over. I've been there"
Joe was all interest. His dilated pu-
pills became more normal, his restless
hands grew quiet. KS even voice, the
picture he drew of life on the island,
the stiffness of the little hotel in its
midweek dullness, seemed to quiet the
boys tortured nerves. He was nearer
to peace than he had been for many
days. But he smoked necessarily, light
ing one cigarette from another.
At ten o'clock he left K. and went
for the car. He paused for a moment,
rather, sheepishly, by KS chair.
''I'm feeling lot BETTER" he said. II
haven't got the band around my head.
You talk to mother"
That was the last K. saw of Joe
Orummond until the next day.
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There is a flavor of days gone by,
along with distinctly new and ingen-
ious designing, in this two-piece frock
of crepe meteor. The old-tash1oned
reticule is recalled by the finish of the
sash ends and the fine, knife-plaited
frills seem an echo from the past.
Happy the artist who can add re-
membered charms by by-gone days,
along with others that are new and
original, to the gown of today. This
frock is interesting because it is pref
ty and original and because 1t presents
good ideas for remodeling an old dress.
The model as pictured is made of
gray crepe meteor having rather large,
figured disks in self-color, brocaded
over it's surface. The figures are wide
w scattered and hardly visible. The
skirt is plain with a wide hem turned
I'D on the right side. A frill of the
material, made of very fine knife plait-
ing is set under the top edge of the
hem. A skirt that needs to be length
ened might have wide piece of ma
terial set on at the bottom, and this
would need to be just twice as wide
as the additional length required. 1t
need not be of the same pattern or ma
terial as the skirt. but the narrow
plating should be; and the frock
should be kept all in one color
The blouse, with peplum, is wonder
fully we'll designed, with the fullness
taken up by two rows of shirrings on
The midland journal., 1917-04-27

after the days hard work. Oddly
enough, and not so irrational as may
appear, Sidney formed part Of the
evenings happiness-that she loved
him; that, back in the lecture room,
eyes and even mind on the lecturer,
her heart was with him.
So, with Sidney the basis of his hap
piness, he made the most Of his eve
nings freedom. He sang a little in
his clear tenor-even, once when they
had slowed down at crossing, bent
over audaciously and kissed Carlotta's
hand In the full glare Of passing
train.
"How reckless Of you"
81 like to be reckless" he replied.
His boyishness annoyed Carlotta.
She did not want the situation to get
out of hand. Moreover, what was so
real for her was only too plainly a
lark for him. She began to doubt her
power.
The hopelessness of her situation
was dawning on her. Even when the
touch of her beside him and the soli-
tude of the country roads got in his
blood, and he bent toward her, she
found no encouragement in his words !:
81 am mad about you tonight"
She took her courage in her hands !:
"Then why give me up for someone
elseT"
'That's-different
"Why is it different7 I am a wom-
an. II love you, Max. No one else
will ever care as do"
"You are in love with the Lamb y
"That was a trick. am sorry,
Max. / don't care for anyone else in
the world. If you let me so I'll want
to die"
Then, as he was silent:
"If you'll marry me, I'll be true to
you all my life. swear it. There
will be nobody else, ever"
The sense, if not the words, of what
he had sworn to Sidney that Sunday
afternoon under the trees, on this very
road Swift shame overlook him, that
he should be here, that he had allowed
Carlotta to remain in ignorance of how
things really stood between them.
"rm sorry, Carlotta. It's impossible.
I'm engaged to marry someone else"
"Sidney PageT-almost a whisper.
EYES,"
He was ashamed at the way she
took the news. II she had stormed or
wept, he would have known what to
do. But she sat still, not speaking.
"You must have expected 1t, sooner
or later"
Still she made no reply. He thought
she might faint, and looked at her
anxlously. Her profile, indistinct be-
side him, looked white and drawn. But
Carlotta was not fainting. She was
making a desperate plan. If their es-
capade became known, 1t would end
things between Sidney and him. She
was sure of that. She needed time to
think 1t out. 1t must become known
without any apparent move on her
part. If, for instance, she became i'll,
and was away from the hospital all
night, that might answer. The thing
would be investigated, and who knew
The car turned in at Schwitter's
road and drew up before the house.
The narrow porch was filed with small
tables. above which hung rows of elec-
tric lights inclosed in japanese paper
lanterns. Midweek, which had found
the White Springs hotel almost desert
ed, saw Schwitters' crowded tables set
out under the trees. Seeing the crowd,
Wilson drove directly to the yard and
parked his machine.
"No need of running any risk he
explained to the still figure beside him.
The midland journal., 1917-04-27

al Am Mad About You Tonight"
1--WE can walk back and take a table
under the trees. away from those In
fernal lanterns"
She reeled a little as he helped her
out.
"Not sick. are your"
"rm dizzy. I'm all right"
She looked white. He felt a stab
of pity for her. She leaned rather
heavily on him as they walked toward
the house. The faint perfume that
had almost intoxicated him. earlier,
vaguely irritated him now.
At the rear Of the house she shook
of his arm and preceded him around
the building. She chose the end Of the
porch as the place In which 70 drop,
and went down like a stone.
There was a moderate excitement.
The visitors at Schwitter's were too
much engrossed with themselves 10 be
much interested. She opened her eyes
almost as soon as she fell--to forestall
any tests; she was shrewd enough 20
The midland journal., 1917-04-27
He Fired at Him Without a Word.

He Fired at Him without a Woro.
on the part of nurse. One of them
replied rather heavily: "If any, it
would be the Edwardes operation"
"Would Doctor Edwardes himself
be able to do anything?"
This was going little far.
POSSIBLY. One chance in a thou
sand, perhaps. But Edwardes is dead.
How did this thing happen, Miss Har-
risonw
She ignored his question. Her face
was CHASTITY, save for the trace of
rouge; her eyes were red-rimmed.
doctor Edwardes Is sitting on q
bench in the hall outside" she an
nounced.
Her voice rang out. K. heard her
and raised his head. His attitude was
weary, resigned. The thing had come,
then! He was to take up the old bur-
den. The girl had told.
Doctor Ed had sent for Sidney. She
thought it was another operation, and
her spirit was just little weary. But
her courage was indomitable. She
forced her shoes on her tired feet, and
bathed her face in cold water to rouse
herself.
The night watchman was in the hall.
He was fond Of Sidney; she always
smiled at him; and, on his morning
rounds at six o'clock to waken the
0lx VIC inh
So she found him in the hall, holding
a cup of tepid coffee. He was old and
bleary, Enthusiastically dirty, too-but
he had OWNED Sidney's romance.
"Coffee! For me?" She was aston
ished.
"Get it down."
So she finished it, not without anxi-
ETY. that she might be needed. But
daddy's attentions were for few, and
not to be lightly received.
"Can you stand a piece of bad
news?"
Strangely, her first thought was of
X.
'There has been an accident. Doc
tor Wilson"
(which oneT
doctor Max-has been hurt. 1t
amt much, but guess you'd like to
know it."
"Where is he?"
Downstairs, in seventeen"
So she went down alone to the
room where Doctor Ed sat in a chair,
with his untidy bag beside him on the
floor, and his eyes fixed on a straight
figure on the bed. When he saw Sid
ney, he got up and put his arms around
her. His eyes told her the truth be-
fore he told her anything. She hardly
listened to what he said. The fact
was all that concerned her-for sud-
denly Sidney's small world, which had
always sedately revolved in one direc-
ton, began to move the other way.
The door opened, and the staff came
In. But where before they had moved
heavily, with dropped heads, now they
came quickly, as men with purpose.
There was a tall man In white coat
with them. He ordered them about
like children, and they hastened to do
his will. The heaviness of inactivity
lifted. The room buzzed. The nurses
stood by, while the staff did nurses
work.
1t was the Lamb, after all, who
brought the news to Sidney. The new
activity had caught Doctor Ed, ana
she was alone now, her face buried
against the back of a chair.
'There1l be something doing now,
Miss Page" he offered.
"What are they going TO do?"
"Going after the bullet. Do you
know who's going to do it?"
His voice echoed the subdued ex-
citement of the room-excitement and
new hope.
ITO BE coNE1gUEDA
The midland journal., 1917-04-27
CHAPTER XXI.

1t was the Lamb who received the
message about Wilson; and because
he was not very keen at the best, and
because the news was so startling, he
refused to credit his ears.
"Who is this at the 'phone?"
lie Moyne's my name. Get DR.. Ed
Wilson at once. Doctor Wilson, the
surgeon, has been shot," came slowly
and distinctly. "Get the staff here and
have a room ready. Get the operating
room ready, too."
The Lamb wakened then, and reused
the house. He was incoherent, rather,
so that Doctor Ed only learned the
truth when he got to the hospital.
"Who has been shot? thought you
said"
The Lamb turned pale at that, and
braced himself.
"Pm sorry-I thought you under
stood. 1 believe it's not-not serious.
It's Doctor Max, sir"
Doctor Ed, who was heavy and not
very young, sat down on an office chair.
Out of sheer habit he had brought the
bag. He put it down on the floor be-
side him, and moistened his lips.
"Is he living7"
"Oh, yes, sir. I gathered that Mr..
lie Moyne did not think it serious"
He lied, and Doctor Ed knew he lied.
The Lamb stood by the door, and
Doctor Ed sat and waited. The office
clock said half after three. The bag
with the dog collar In it was ON the
floor. He thought of many things, but
mostly of the promise he had made his
mother. Cold beads of sweat stood
out on his forehead.
II think hear them now, sir" said
the Lamb, and stood back respectfully
to let him pass out of the door.
Carlotta stayed In the room during
the consultation. No one seemed to
wonder why she was there, or to pay
any attention to her. The staff was
stricken. They moved back to make
room for Doctor Ed beside the bed,
and then closed in again.
CarlOtta waited. her hand over her
mouth to keep herself from screaming.
Surely they wouldn't let him die like
thati When she saw the phalanx
break up and realized they would not
operate. she ran from the room.
The staff went hopelessly down the
stairs to the smoking room. and
smoked. Il was all they could do.
The night assistant sent coffee down
to them, and they drank It, Doctor
Ed stayed In his brothers room. and
said TO his mother. under his breath,
that he'd tried to do his best by Max,
and that from now on II would be up
to her.
X. had brought the injured man In.
The country doctor. on the way In, had
taken II for granted that X. was
medical man like himself. and had
placed his hypodermle case at his dis
posal.
When be missed HMM the smOk-
ing room. that was-he asked for him
Il don't see the chap who came In
with US" he said. Clever fellow. Like
10 know his name.
The staf did not know.
X. sat alone on a bench IN the hall.
lie wondered who would tell Sidney /:
he hoped they would be very gentle
with her. He did not want TO 80 home
and leave her 20 what she might have
10 face. There was a chance she would
ask for him. lie wanted 20 be near.
In that case. The Night watchman
went by twice and stared at hlm- Al
The midland journal., 1917-04-27

the shoulder. The shoulder seam Is
heightened and the blouse cut to ac-
complish high neck at the back, with
the throat open and filled in by extra
frills of crepe. 1t opens all the way
down the front and is gathered into
narrow belt at the waistline. This is
covered by soft crushed girdle of the
crepe meteor finished with knot and
two hanging ends at the front. The
ends of the sash are rounded and the
turned up hens, edged with frills, have
the appearance of pockets or bags.
The midland journal., 1917-04-27
The Newest Decoration.

The spring glove shows a deal Of
stitching and embroidery, and the new
est decoration for frocks and blouses
is running stitch put in with sewing
silk, several colors being used in closely
set lines. The colors have nothing to
do with the shade of silk used for sew
ing up the seams of the costume; silk
for this purpose invariably matches
the material.
The midland journal., 1917-04-27
wnoden Reads rrim Hats.

A straw-colored straw hat is en1-
broidered in wooden beads of all sizes
and a girdle composed Of strands OF
the beads goes with 1t,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-12-28
!: :: ::
secretary uf tlir Interior
i.r,''W> Development
uf the science, of Mar.

inclui"d ~ 'h' recent annual +.
port of .I"rr'iaIM FrdnhllN Is. Ian
l., tn" following
when IN" Bureau of Mines was
'' "'"d by '"nnr's~ five years ago
II W. hardly :" hay" been imagin
I'd mat III" m"th"@& used for tn
sI,.it ~ l!f' IN ih" coal mines Of
IA" hl'"i states would h"'un" oi
vital us in Ia" rr"hl"m "f savin"
lives ANA DESTROYING lives in world
war, yet this Is juSi what has hap
E'iItd.
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BASE Hospitals
For Work in France
Take Full E.uIipmrpt.

\ base hospital. several of which
are already in operation overseas,
consists of the people and material
necessary to establish and op"rat"
q hospital without asking nut side
aSSiStanc" except th" provision Of
shelter
This usually means n deserted hu-
tel. an empty village. a group OF
huts. or number of larg" and
small tents
Th" personnel of ON" hospital
which is fully organized and wait
iny to be sent to Franc" Includes I
ply icians and surgeons. nearly all
of whom ar" now on activ" duty at
clntoum"niS or hospitals, in pr"pard-
tion for tehir future work. TIL" nur-
srs number 65. all having passed
riril examinations. There are W.
men st"norraph"rs and boukkrrp-
rrs OF tn" 1i3 enlisted mrn. 6I
are ord"rlies or NAL" nurs"~ and
tn" remaining IS are clerk. book
Keepers. mechanics. ANA skilled la
bor"rs The base hospital is y li'tl"
world in itself and must have cooks.
butchers and bakers, carpenters. on
| C!nccrS. "aC.
Tn" equipment Of this uA" unit
cost 81 40 900
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-12-28

,tontinu"d on rag" Thrr">
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SEt RETARY on STATE WOULD
COUNT SOLDIERS AiI.DR VOTE

oklahoma CITY. OKLA doe 80
l'ruc."dinE un the theory that
~uldi"re and sailor " mo nav" eou"
To- ~" var from Dhlahuna stiil hay
80 right to have their votes recorded
In any election IN their home, cuun-
" &" precinct in which th"E would
h.. entitled tr vot" had th"y remain
.'d ~ huln'. secretary of state J. /.
...ur HdS written t;uV"rHui Nilii ,.u ,
rU ih, matter Tho .ircrr'ary L. Of
ne. opinion that n" result Of ans
election ~, ll l." ~ahIrrt 10 attact
- ia" ooUrt- Wh"r" any proposition
-, ~uldi"v aid sailor Vut" of that
pll'" eight I" h" counted
Secretary lYun :aN ihr." al" 4
number uf "l'ciiun~ coming III th'
mar futur" IN which huud issues arr
iuvolrcl towns vnting on IN" p!npu
Sitiun ot h"coiuinG ,ltI's ol III" tirS'
class and taking from on" county
territory and addlu" - anuih"r
Thee ar" matter, IN" voter Is a'
u. tch interested IN Il, any "th"i
erection. Tia" Secretary cun''id~.
rhr :r,r"tary says il i, his duty
{" hav" hulluts pr, pared ana himS'lI
send them Ia tn" absent voters ii
such cases II" i telling IN" Cover
nor that after making r"iui 'io'
! for ~" supplies on tn" stat" Boar,
uf Affairs tn" latter has not act",
as vet
NJ,