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The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-23

Gloria had had enough of the guests.
She wished that they would all go
home. Instead they were still pouring
in. The slam of the doors of their
cars could be heard even here, as mo
tor after motor rolled up, emptied its
human contents on the marble steps
and rolled away.
What Gloria wanted now was soli-
tude for two. Freneau was more than
willing. Seeing a young man coming
to whom she had promised several
dances and given none. Gloria fed
among the crowd, motioning Freneau
to follow She led the way through
the dense wilderness of the conserva-
tory to a marble bench, appropriately
placed at the feet of fountain where
little old marble Cupid presided.
The trysting place was evidently pop
ular, for Gloria flushed one brace OF
plover when she parted the branches.
She did not recognize the young
man and woman who scurried away.
but she understood their longing for
quiet and would have apologized II
they had fingered. But now that they
were gone 5ne SIllltu dI rleuSdu anu
invited him to sit beside her.
This is the nearest to the ever.
glades we have" she said.
He lost no time in preambles. He
began: Gloria, dear, I've waited five
years for this moment, and l want
you to know that my heart has never
for one moment"
There was rustic of palm leaves
and the swish of skirts. Someone was
invading their Eden. He sighed: NO
hopeI
Gloria whispered: Never mind;
come out to our country place tomor-
row and I'll take you for a sleigh ride
behind my ponies. And I'll drive
Freneau chuckled as he understood.
He drew closer to the delectable witch,
only to see over her shoulder the eyes
of an earlier witch.
1t was Lois. Fearing that Gloria
might see her she retreated But Doc
tor Royce had followed, too, and he
had seen Lois face as she watched
the lovers. He understood now the
fever that he had noted on her face
while before. He understood, too.
that he had an ally in his battle
against Freneau's prosperity with
Gloria-not an altogether desirable
ally. but all allies are welcome in
love or war. And this was both.
(To BE CONTINUED)
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-23

opera glass. He fastened them on
Gloria where she sat brooding bitterly.
The first great meeting with her lover
had failed to live up to the dreams
she had been cherishing for flve years.
Her father leaned over and tried to
interest her in the opera.
Boris Godunow' is my favorite
OPERA" ne said, and. Amato is in
splendid form tonight"
But Gloria hardly heard the sonor-
GUS orchestra or the laundering
chorus. The music was little more to
her than loud wind blowing ABOUT
her the ashes of her dead romance.
By and by the opera glasses went
rowing idly along the boxes. They
suddenly brought Freneau before her
with jump. He seemed very near and
the lenses OF his opera glasses were
like eyes staring into her own. She
could not help smiling back into his
appealing smile. Indeed. when he be-
gan to signal her to meet him In the
corridor she was tempted to consent
To the girl Just out of school that
would be frightful adventure, more
exciting than hsr wanderings In the
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-23

from Freneau's hand. he slapped him
on the back and said:
THE main thing is that she thinks
you saved her. SO it's her turn to save
you. Marry her quick! We can bor-
row big wad on your fatherin-law's
mere name"
Freneau saw the point and prom
ised. His triumphant smile did not
last long.
His mind shifted back and forth
like a shuttlecock. weighing all the
chances. There was his ENHANCEMENT
with Lois. What double-dyed fool
he had been to f1irt with Gloria's SIS
ter-in-lsw! How very careless of him!
She might spoil everything. She would
be bound to see and know something
OF his courtship.
He felt sure he could win Gloria
over again as he had won her heart
five years before. provided he could
still pose in the light of a courageous
and faithful suitor. But Lois must be
kept from running everything. His
best chance lay in speed. he Thought,
and his ability to keep Lois quiet.
His face cleared and his most
charming smile was turned to Mulry.
"All right Well marry her."
Standing at the head of the famous
Stafford stair, in line with her aunt,
her girl friends, and Lois, was the
most exquisite debutante of the sea-
son. Aunt Hortensia had seen many
in her long life. but she heaved a
small. polite sigh OF great pride and
contentment as she glanced over the
imperious young figure at her side.
Miss Stafford had insisted that sim
plicity be the keynote OF her nieces
attire at this afternoon reception in
her honor; but the cunning of the
dressmaker had contrived to cause
the appearance of simplicity over a
most complicated study in beauty line
Yet above the wealth of fabric the
Joyous youth OF Gloria shone forth
transcendent.
The house was 30 filled with 1ow-
ers sent by admiring friends and hope
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-02-23

full suitors, that the affair was like
merrymaking in the gigantic conserv-
atory. At the foot of the steps stood
footman, resplendent in powdered
hair. with silk stockings, red velvet
coat and kneebreeches. At the edge
of the receiving line the old butler,
Griggs, kept calling each guests name
clearly and distinctly, so that the
hostesses need not puzzle their wits
over who was who.
Gloria's heart pounded proudly be-
meath her chiffons. 1t was not half
bad to be young queen in ones own
palace and at last to be considered
real part of 1t. Yet as guest after
guest was presented to her aunt she
gave each only an instant's gracious
ness, then her eyes went beyond and
her ears strained for the magical
name of her idol-Freneau.
She did, indeed. give little extra
honor to one old friend. AS DR.. Royce
mounted the stairs Gloria ran forward
from the line to grnet him specially
She presented him to her aunt, and
his heart glowed warmly with Gloria's
welcome. Aunt Hortensia's keen eyes
lit up with pleasure as she greeted
him. too, for something about the look
of his eye and the grip of his hand
gained her worldly wise favor. But
Gloria's affection for Royce was not
love. and wher he turned back to her
for word he found her distrait. He
sighed and passed on to Lois. waving
her little hand to someone in the
ascending stream of guests.
When DIR. Royce had shaken hands
with the rest of the hostesses he saw
Freneau already holding Gloria's hand.
There was an expression of ownership
on his face, and he made no bones
about incidentally holding up a line
of indignant guests. Royce saw the
look of adoration in Gloria's coun-
tenance, and he burned with righteous
jealousy.
From this time on through the en-
tire afternoon Royce made himself a
Nemesis on the trail of Richard FIRE.
neau. Through the ballroom, the tea
room. the library and conservatory
Royce followed the Gloria-hunting
man. He could not do much. but he
hoped to shame Freneau a little. and
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-25
COAL JOBBERS WILL
ASSIST GARFIELD

Chicago, oct. 25.-Infractions by coal
5obbers of the orders of Fuel Admins
traitor Garfield will not be counten-
anccd by the National Coal Jobbers'
ASSOCIATION. according to a resolution
passed today.
The resolution provides for the APP
pointment of a committee with powers
to expcl any member found guilty Of
unsympathetic acts.
permanent committee to remain
In Washington and work with the fuel
administration to secure larger pro-
duction and adequate distribution of
the coal supply, in an attempt to pre-
vent a scarcity, will be appointed by
the association late today.
f. NJ. Plat. of Chicago was chosen
president when the permanent organ
ization was effected today. Other Of
ficers elected were w. A. Coyle, Beth
lehem, Pa, vice president and l..
Romansky, Chicago, secretary and
treasurer.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-25
With the Extension People, University Of Idaho
GROWING SEEDS OF THE BIENNIAL VEGETABLES.
BY E. r. BENNETT. Field HORTICULTURE

Seeds of the biennial garden vege-
tables, as cabbage, celery. cauliflower,
onions. ETC., are for the most part
grown in Europe. Cauliflower seed
cannot be grown in this country ex-
cept in few very limited areas. There
is no good reason, however, why as
good seed of all the other vegetables
cannot be produced in this country as
anywhere. In fact, the arid districts
of the west provide ideal natural con-
ditions for the growing of many kinds
of seed.
All those garden vegetables that do
not seed the first year must be sept
over winter and reset in the spring
to make seed. This list includes cab
bage, celery, onions, beets and others
sify are not killed by freezing, hence.
they may remain in the soil during the
winter. Late fall is the time when
preparation must be made for seed
growing of the next year.
The first requisite for successful seed
growing is to know the best type of
the variety and species which is be-
ing grown, so as to keep up or improve
the type Of the variety. This, in fact,
is the vital factor in the work and de-
termines whether or not the operator
has in him the stuff of which sue
cessful seedsmen are made.
For onion seed select medium sized,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-25

well ripened, typical bulbs. These
must be stored in cool. dry place
till spring, when they are set in the
soil bit deeper than they grew, in
rows three feet apart. 1t Is best for
the amateur seed grower to limit him
self to one variety. else there is dan
ger of losing the type through acct
dental cross pollination.
Cabbage and celery keep best over
winter when they are pulled or dug
late in the fall and the plants heeled
in in Trenches in the same manner as
is frequently used for bleaching cell
cry. A section of an irrigation lateral,
that is not to be used for carrying
water during the winter, makes a good
trench for this purpose. Set the plants
upright in the trench, pack a small
amount of moist soil around the roots,
then cover the trench over with poles
or boards, and coarse manure or straw
to protect from the cold. The trick
in this work is to keep the cabbage or
celery plants sufficiently cold to pre-
vent rotting and still not let them
freeze. In spring, as soon as freezing
weather is past, the plants must be
taken from the trench and reset in
the garden or field. Cabbage heads
often become so compact that the bud
Center of the head) cannot readily
burst through the outer leaves, hence
1t is best to make a cut with a knife
each way across the head at the time
of setting.
Beets, carrots, turnips, ETC., may be
stored in the cellar, as for winter use,
then set In the ground again in the
spring.
The reason SO few gardeners grow
their own seed of these biennial veg
etables Is that such a small amount
of seed Of each variety is needed that
it ordinarily does not pay to take the
trouble to do the work. One cabbage
plant, If it makes seed well, will pro-
duce sufficient seed to plant a half
acre or more.
There are advantages, however. In
growing ones own seed. Valuable
strains may be kept, and the chances
of getting the wrong variety are elm
mated. Many onion growers now pro-
duce their own seed because of the risk
taken in buying unknown seed. The
uncertainty of being able to get what
Is wanted Is now, also, a considerable
factor, SO, for many gardeners 1t may
be wise this fall to provide for the
future by preparing to grow seed next
year.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-25
INFORMAL HEARINGS
ON RATE INCREASES

Washington, Oct. 2J.-InformaI hear
ings were scheduled today by the in
terstate commerce commission to take
testimony on the propriety and rea-
sonableness of rate increases pro-
posed by the country's principal trans
continental railroads. The tariffs
which the carriers asked permission to
file are voluminous. Attorney Exam
liner Thurtell was assigned to hear ev-
idence at New York, Nov. 5, Chicago,
Nov. 10 and Portland. Ore, Nov. 81.
These hearings were arranged after
Pacific coast and other interests filed
protests against the proposed rate ad-
yances
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-25
WHY COLDS ARE DANGEROUS

1t Is not only the serious diseases
that so often start with a cold that
make cold the most dangerous of
minor ailments, but the fact that
when a child has cold he is much
more likely to contract germ diseases
such as scarlet fever and diptheria
For this reason every cold should be
gotten rid of as quickly as possible
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
gained wide reputation for it's quick
cures OF bad colds. You will look
long time before You find a better
preparation for that disease.-Adv
r. TIL & s.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-25
WILSON FAVORS
GIVING BALLOT
TO THE WOMEN
Endorses Amendment in
New York State and
Urges Support for Move
ment by States.
High Praise for Work of
American Women Work
ers Pleased and Predict
A m e n d m mt Will Be
Adopted.

Washington, Oct. 25.-PresIdent Will
son today assured a delegation of New
York suffragists of his hearty support
In the special suffrage election in that
state. They were told to bear his APP
prevail of woman suffrage back to the
voters OF the Empire state. In urg-
ing votes for women by 4states the
president said he was doing no more
than carrying out the mandates of his
party.
The president gave no indication of
a change from his stand against a ma
tional woman suffrage amendment and
in favor of state action, but said:
1T is time for the people of the
states of this country to show the
world in what practical sense they
have learned the lessons of democracy,
that they are fighting for democracy
because they believe in it and that
there is no application of democracy
which they do not believe in. 1t seems
to me that this is the time for the
states of this union to take this ac-
ton"
PRAISES WORK OF WOMEN.
The president praised the war work
of Americas women. highly. He said
he regarded the question of woman
suffrage Is "one of those questions
which lie at the foundation of the or
ganized life of men who have been
more deeply touched by the present
war than any struggle that has ever
taken place before"
At the close of the interview, Mrs.
James Leeds Laidlow predicted victory
for the New York suffrage party, part
~ because of the effect the presidents
appeal would have on voters.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-25
GIRLS! WOMEN!
TAKE CASCARfTS
If CONST|PAT{D
They liven your liver and bow
els and clear your
complexion.
Don't stay headachy, bilious
with breath bad and stom-
ach sour.
Get a Decent box now.

Tonight sure! Take Cascarets and
enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and
bowel cleansing you ever experienced.
Cascarets will liven your liver and clean
your thirty feet of bowels without
gripping You will wake up feeling
grand. Your head will be clear, brea til
right, tongue clean, stomach sweet
eyes bright, step elastic and complex
ion rosy-they're wonderful. Get a
Decent box now at any drug store
Mothers can safely give a whole Cas-
caret to children any time when cross.
feverish, bilious, tongue coated or con-
are harmless.-Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-25
WORTH THEIR WeIeHV IN GOLD

No man can do his best when SUI
fering from backache, rheumatic pains.
swollen joints, sore muscles or other
symptoms Of kidney trouble. 3. III.
Stone. $40 n. I'd St. Reading, Pa.
writes: Il contracted a most severe
case of kidney trouble. l gradually
grew worse and for months was un-
able to attend to business. ] began to
use Foley Kidney Pills and soon found
the pains were gone and l have had
no aches since. They have been worth
their weight In gold to me."-White
head Drug Store. Adv. T. TIL &
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-25
STOCK YARDS MEN
TO DEMAND ADVANCE

Chicago, Oct. 25.-Thirty thousand
employees of the Union Stockyards will
submit demand for wage increase
next week, union officials announced
today
These men. representing 10 trades,
declares they average II hours labor
day, contrary to federal orders and
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-25

receive the same pay for overtime as
for regular hours.
I'VE are in a position to call upon
the packers for more wages and better
conditions" said John Fitzpatrick.
president Of the Chicago Federation of
Labor.
There can be no trouble II the pack
ers meet us in a spirit of negotiations"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-25
WANTS TO VISIT GERMANY,
so BUYS LIBERTY BONDS

Madison, Wis, Oct 25.--Otto Heintz
Is native of Germany. He intends
TO visit that country after the war.
30 today he bought 500 worth of lib
erty bonds. which he will cash in to-
ward the trip when he is ready to GO.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-25
MEDICINES THAT AID NATURE
MOST EEEECTlAI

As general rule the medicines that
aid nature are most effectual Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy acts on this
plan. 1t loosens the cough, relieves
the lungs, opens the secretions and
aids Nature in restoring the system
to healthy condition When you
have need of such a medicine give It
trial You will never regret it
Adv.-T. TIL & 8.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-25
Modelling for the War

ready
as
therdt Together Wv 'N"O""
All buslye
70 to th
draft and technically
extraordinary dtohap
phone md equpm
T. Il
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-25
-----A
NEW MILLINERY

More new models just received.
Prices right The Bonnet Shop, 1905
Main street.-Adv. We'd, Thurs, Fri,
Sun. O2S.s
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-25

A homeless dog strayed into a Pitts
field, Mass, theater the other day and
started to howl just as the movie film
read: Let the dogs Of war howl"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-25

George l.. Weigand, of Topeka, Kas,
built a birdhouse this spring, painted
the house white and the roof red and
bluebird raised family in 1t.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-25
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
CityDyeW Orks

Best equipped in the state: all kinds
OF clothes Cleaned. DYED. nepairsd and
Pressed. Phone - and lS,S.
Evening star., 1917-01-21

thinking, he is one of
the best Wrifers of short
stories in America.
Incidentally. Mr.. Child
is a practising lawyer,
,Ohich giUes him a
great advantage Oper
such chaps as Shake
speare and Milton, ,UhO
mere entirely depen.
dent on their wrifing
for their daily bread.
Evening star., 1917-01-21

THIS is the author.
l. Richard Wdshburn
Child; and the story is
the first of a series
that he is to ,Urife
for this magazine.
Mr.. Child is a Harvard
man. a mOrld Traveller.
WhO has tUriffen much
about Europe, and
Russia in particular:
and, to our Wdy Ol
Evening star., 1917-01-21


cautiously to admit the dark, almost un-
distinguishable figure of his son. The
younger man tiptoed across the room, sat
down softly on the edge of his own bed,
and stared toward the square of curtained
window with the dim light from it upon
his face AT last, without turning on the
light, he pulled off his coat, hung it over
chair, and sighed.
"Well?' said the older man. as if he
could not stand the silence any longer.
Ellis was startled. He exclaimed, "You
awake, dad?" and turned on a ceiling
light, which, falling upon the fathers face,
brought out in exaggerated definition
the strong lines carved by struggles, de-
feats, and victories. Looking at the
younger man, whose shoulders filed the
tops of his shirt sleeves with a suggestion
of power, but on whose bronzed young
features there now was written some un-
known emotion, the father reached up for
the wall switch and turned the light out
again.
"Hurts my eyes," he said. "Use the
desk lamp, Ellis. You We're gone long
time. What happened?"
"A whole lot the other answered, with
feeling. "Want to hear?"
"To-morrow will do"
The boy pulled off his waistcoat, took
out his watch, looked at the hands thought
fully, and put it on top of the chest of
drawers.
NO." said he at last. dts short; I'll
tell you tonight.
TIL tell you tonight, when it's all fresh
pictures and impressions. | met her
at the train. No trouble at all. One
thing about her-she dresses well--with-
out furbelows. She was in dark blue, and
the only ornament was a copper buckle
at her waist; it just matched her hair.
! am not sure that Nanessa isn't beauti-
full. At any rate, she shimmers Natu-
rally enough, she was all excitement about
New York, new girl friends and fashion,
able school, the large world" and the
"wider vision" as Mrs. Cherrill said
| think perhaps it was hard for her to
see me. 1t sounds like an absurd, vain
thing to say, but | believe she has not
ever lost any of the feeling she had for me-
Whatever its depth, the stream of it still
ran on, and, though she knew it was run
ming nowhere, she could not stop it, But
after the first look, and the first move
ment in her white throat and parting of
her lips, she recovered herself and began
with me just as if we We're good old
friends. OF course | knew that was best.
So we We're off at once for Miss Pell's
school.
From Delavan to Sixty-second Street,"
she exclaimed as the taxi buzzed along.
"What a winter this is going to be!7
"Why did you choose Miss Pell's?' |
said to her, as if I'd heard, for years, all
about Miss Pell's.
"Mother saw an advertisements The
word exclusive made a tremendous i'm
preston on her. You know my lovable
mother! Then some friend of father's-a
prominent lawyer in Chicago-said his
wife, who was one of the Bowtells, had
gone to school there. Then there was an
exchange of letters, and you should have
read Miss Pells, written in fine, wonder
full hand, and so courteous and dgnifed.
And Ellis Powell, this just means life to
me, almost everything l wanted-ac-
quaintance, close companionship with
Evening star., 1917-01-21

L
last car. l saw her on the porch OF the
white Colonial Cherrill residence. lsup-
pose we both thought we would never see
each other again She waved her hand,
and then went into the house.
That's all.
Except, of course-old Mrs. Cherrill
wrote me last week. 1t was a terrible
bungle on her part. She wrote me that
they had decided Vanessa must have a
wider vision than she could obtain in Dela-
van-and wider acquaintance among
nice people.
Mrs. Cherrll was going to send Vanessa
to New York for a year at a finishing
school-an expensive school. All the ar
rangements were made, and the daughter
was overjoyed with the prospect; but
Vanessa's s train, she said, would arrive in
the evening. Would meet her? Would
see that she got safely to Miss Erica
Pell's School for Girls on SiXty-secOnd
Street? She said Vanessa, for some un-
known reason, had protested against ask
ing me to do it, but that old Joey had told
her to go ahead just the same.
That's why looked at my watch. >.
THE older Powell drew in a long breath.
"Oh, there is no danger now, his son
exclaimed, rising. He called to club boy,
"See if there is taxi waiting for me-"
And then, turning back to his father, he
said
al suppose you will be in bed-reading
in bed?"
"Yes, think will. You won't be gone
long
mo; Pennsylvania Station, up town,
and back.
Ellis Powell threw his napkin on the
table, lit fresh cigarette, and started
toward the door.
"Son, said his father sharply.
"Yes."
an all relations with women, man
mustn't be soft of head; he needs to be
hard of head. | wouldn't have told that
young woman loved her
Ellis laughed. He said:
"Your advice is late-I didn't"
WHEN the Powells, father and son, stay
at the Club together in the spring or
the autumn, they usually share the apart
ment known to members as the Oak Room.
1t was designed for small dinners, but has
been added to the supply of sleeping quar-
ters. Two beds have been put in it, and
a huge private bath adjoins it. The son
likes the room because, as he points out,
its dark walls take away the boudoir air
which even mems sleeping chambers are
given by their unimaginative designers.
The clock on the hall stairs outside this
room sounded eleven o'clock.
"Umph!" grunted the elder Powell.
He put down a book with bright red
cover, snuggled down between the warm
sheets, glanced up to see that the window
facing the Avenue was opened wide, but
toned the top button of his pajama coat.
and put out the electric reading lamp at
his elbow.
"Humph," he said, as he listened to the
roar of the city and the far-away grum-
bles and toots which came in from the
North River on the cold wind of October.
This comment he might have made