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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-15

don't know how fast / can rum" And
she put her hand on the latch.
Miss Pollock" began Miriam.
"don't go for a minute. there's some
thing | particularly want to ask you"
Il can't stop now" said Molly, "or
father will be furious. Won't this
evening do?" She toop a further step
toward the window but to her indig-
will you kindly let me pass" she
demanded. Molly had never spoken
with such icy dignity in all her life
before.
Miriam gave her one OF her.pecu-
llarly charming smiles which not un-
naturally at such a moment served to
irritate Molly still further.
II know that my behavior must
seem extraordinary to YOU" said Mir
lam, but not even you must disturb
Mr. Brent now"
The sickening dread. the suspicious
that all was not as he had told her,
between Chris and Miriam, welled up
in Molly's mind. 1t was dread that.
since her conversation with Chris that
morning, she had been endeavoring
to stifle. Now 1t would not be denied.
Pain. bewilderment, and pathetic
look OF helplessness showed in her
face for all her attempt at pride. =.
MY dear Mrs. Lee" she said loft
lily, II don't understand this mystery
ut all One thing | do know. and
that is that you are taking more on
yourself than you have any right to
do. Kindly let me pass"
II can't" said Miriam.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-15


The story opens IN the West Crest private
hotel 100 an English seacoast town when Eng
land has been az war one month. Mrs
Saudersou. the propri"trcsHi hcr Non, IhaIlrs
serving iu the English admiralty Mr Pol
lock the Justice of the peace. his daughter
Molly ~. Christopher Brent Molly's fanco;
Mrs Miriam Lrr. q widow Of 3d. the latest
arrival AZ tho hotel. Miss myrtle. n spinstrr
Fruuleiu Schroeder. colori,ss little Gcrnnn
woman, claiming twenty years Of English
naturalization Pruuicuil, o young English
soldier and Frif, servant In the house,
are the entire occupants Of the hotel Christie
phcr Brcut b. looked upon by Hll the other
hotel occupants. excepting Molly and Mrs
Lee. as an irresponsible idiot due TO acts
and conversation b, affects. especially when
war taik which h. uppcrmo { iu all couNersa.
tion. is conducted M his presence young
English girl. q hysteriral enthusiast breaks
In ON the hotel party one morning carrying
basket " white feathers one OF which she
ia going TO present 10 every man Hno meets
who has uoi enlisted Ia the presence Of
Brent II b. is going to enlist, and why not.
He says he Is not but his reasons are eyaslVc.
MOLLY ctiugna under the diNfnV0r Brent thus
brings down upon himself by what her father
calls cowardice Brent tries to gain Molly =
absolute faith In him without disclosing the
nature Of his real businrs, Hut partly be.
cause of his lack Of faith In keeping things
from her and because Of his seeming flirtH-
tion and constant attendance upon the widow,
Miriam Lee. Molly wavers. Young Pennicuik
proposes TO Molly and warns her Brent Is
not the man TO make her happy, his decision
being basrd entirely upon Brcnts peculiar
rcticonce about himself, his nOnenistiug, and
his attitude toward Mrs. Ice Pigeons were
very much In evidence on Mrs Sandcrson s
premises. many Of which were served in
fact observed and noted at once by Miriam
and Brent
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JE'HRO4D TERRY AID LRcHnERE VIC
coeYRieHT, 1917 By EDWARD J. cLo0E.)

she was interrupted by Chris himself,
who came running toward them.
He looked angrier than Molly had
ever seen him and did not notice her
presence.
My dear Miriam, what on earth
have you been up to?" he demanded.
II begged you not to let any one pass.
You knew how important ii was and
yet" Here he caught sight OF
Molly. what you're here?" he ex-
session. But | thought you had gone
for walk with your father why
haven't yOu?"
"I-I--only came to say good-by
to you first" replied Molly, her lips
trembling suncontrollably, "and now l
wish ! hadn't. | think you're per-
fectly hateful" She burst into pas
sion of tears, and, although her words
had been childish. there was a sound
in her crying that no one who knew
her would have recognized. She
turned and ran from the room.
Brent stood looEikng after her, his
airgun dangling from his hand.
"Damnation! Well. the fats in the
fire now" he said automatically. but
with emphasis.
1T wasn't my fauld. Kit. l did my
best, but she would insist on coming
out to find you. We quarreled over
1t as 1t was and then Fritz came in
and heard her"
80, well. it can't be helped now.
Here. you'd better take this for the
moment" And he handed her n tiny
package exactly like the one he had
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Molly was young and strong and
quick Of eye and hand. She made a
dart past Mrs. Lee. with quick jerk
urlatched the window. AS she did so
Fritz came quietly into the room by
the door. Having for the moment
lost sight of Mr.. Pollock, he was once
again searching for him.
why, there's Chris" exclaimed
Molly. straining her eyes across the
lawn in the growing dimness. Just
strolling about with his airgun. o..
what's he doing? He's shot "A pig
eon!"
The next instant Fritz had rushed
to the window, forgetting all sense
of decorum, almost knocking the two
women aside.
What do you say?" he cried. "vot
we're you saying"
80, Fritz" cried Molly, 'how you
startled me. I'm afraid Mr.. Brent
has shot one of your pigeons. He
must have done it by accident"
"Ach, mein Gott. mein Gott!"
Fritz dashed across the veranda, his
face white as paper.
Molly stared after him. 81 think
Fritz is going off his head" she an
nounced. forgetting for moment her
grievance against Mrs. Lee.
Miriam wrung her hands. 20, Miss
Pollock, Miss Pollock" she cried
why wouldn't you do as l asked
you? When will you see that you
don't understand everything?"
Molly famed round at her II
understand quite enough" she cried.
Il understand that you and Chris
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In fact. you simply must not let any
one pass"
81 won't. Have you got the dummy
message ! made four you?"
"Yes, here 1t is lie took a tiny
little packet wrapped In waterproof
silk from his pocket and slipped II
back again 80 long" he said. and
wandered with apparent aimlessness
into the garden.
Miriam stood Just inside the room.
her ears open to any sound In the
house. but her eyes and her mind in
tent on Christopher At that moment
the door opened and Molly. in little
sports coat and knitted cap OF blue.
ran ino the room.
Chris" she began, and then
stopped short 80. do you know
where Chris is, Mrs. Lee? I've Just
got to out with father and | wanted
to see him for moment first"
"Mr. Brent's just gone out" replied
Mrs. Lee. still standing in front OF
the window, but turning her back u
II.
20, well. not through the house or
should have seen him"
Il think he's gone on to the cliff y
Then I'll run after him. ! told
father I'd catch him up on the road
And Molly went toward the window
I'm sure you won't catch him,
said Mrs. Lee. "iIe was walking very
fast"
what can he have been going
there for?" wondered Molly ''I'm
sure | shall catch him. Mrs. Lee: you
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FIFTH INSTNLLNiENT.

well, Kit" said Miriam. as soon as
they were alone, you have nerve. !
must say Fancy picking of frau
t9in's sketch book under her very
nose and looking at it,"
We'll, she's got nerve. too" re
piled Brent. she sat there and
blinked at me like a barndoor owl.
She didn't turn "A feather"
Did YOU learn anything from IT,"
20, it's no use to us. You see we
can't prove anything. She's played
the old dodge. stuck in trees instead
OF forts and uCE poles instead of
lighthouses. Might be anywhere.
What We want arc the Jolly little
traclngs she'll do with notes and all
sorts Of integestir, detalir Mean
while. Miriam. / have had ore OF my
flashes of inspiration. : have thought
OF who, or iather what, t'zz is"
Kit, wha. is it2 DO tell me"
We'll. 90 course Z odGht really to
have the; of IL sooner, In nearly
all codes, uJ "ou ,nCW, tho same signs
stand fcc lo'.ors HnG for numbers. A
might be l, = z. G 3. and so on. or
again they sometimes reyeise 1t and
make J I ana \ 0. Somstimeg they
work in similar way from the oppo-
site end OF the alphabet ruhring from
@ to or from u to @ Ia this case
| think u stands for /. Now you
understaud?"
81 doa't," murmured Miriam "U
one one. :"
"rry L eleven"
kit a submarinev"
"Emctly." agreed Brent airily. "a
German submarine. And they intend
to signal to 1t from here. don't
know how yet, but we shall soon find
out Anyway. | thought 1t worth
while To wire the admiralty and there
viii be couple of cruisers in the bay
tonight"
"Did you warn the admiralty about
Charles Sundcrson? ?" asked Miriam
Yes, his numbers up all right. A
couple of plain clothes men will come
down In the same train with him and
later on they will give him the sur
prise of his life | say. Miriam. we
are going to have some fun"
We'll, what can ! do, Kit?"
Just at the moment you might
give me hand with this" answered
l'rent' taking from his pocket a coil
OF wire which had a small disc at
either end and showing II to her
This little fellow" he said. uncoiling
IT, might truly be- called the Eavcs.
dropper's Friend. It's II sort OF super
one end Of IT and III whisper into
the other"
Miriam slipped the disc under the
heavy folds of her reddish hair. and
Brent spoke into the disc at the other
end of the wire so quietly that though
his lips moved no one not near I,
him could have heard what he wa.
saying. Mrs. Lee, however positively
jumped"
"Hcavens, Kit, It's nearly broken
my ear-drum."
Wonderful. isn't it," said he con.
tentedly. This Nttlo affair will de.
tect sounds almost indistingulshable I,
the naked ear and convey them quit,
clearly for mile or more. Her,
goes and he began to arrange tn,
wire down the fibrous stem of a larg,
palm which stood in pot Just insid,
the room beside the window. fixinl
the disc whore the leaves began {,
branch out Tseu he ifted up tn,
edge OF the carpet and ran the wir,
under IL through the window. and re
reatcd his performance with anothe
palm on the Veranda.
There" he said, standing back
y don't think anybody would spo
that unless they looked with mag
nitving glass. Little boys should b,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08
WHEN TO EXPECT FIRST FROST.
Gardeners May Learn From Records
Supplied by Weather Bureau

Washington, Sept. S.-Truckers and
gardeners planning for late crops
should be aided in determining their
best bets on the first frost by re-
ferring to this historical summary of
frost occurrences in various sections,
just issued by the United States wealth
err bureau:
Killing frost has never occurred
earlier than September 10 south of
the extreme southwestern portion of
South Dakota, extreme southern Min
neSota, central Wisconsin, and the in
terror northern portion of lower Mich
igan.
1t has never occurred earlier than
October 1 south of the extreme north
portions of Oklahoma and Arkansas,
southern Tennessee. and the mountain
districts of North Carolina and Vir-
GINA. 1t has never occurred earlier
than October 20 to the southwark of
the extreme northeastern portion of
Texas, northern Louisiana, the central
portions of Mississippi. Alabama,
Georgia, South Carolina, and eastern
North Carolina.
in at least half the years as far south
as the central portions of Kansas,
Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, thruout
eastern Kentucky and the mountain
Gus sections of the Virginias.
There is one chance in two that
killing frost will not occur earlier
than November 1 at the latitude of
central Oklahoma.
There prevails in some sections a
popular belief that in the season when
frost may be expected its occurrence
is largely influenced by the phase of
the moon, or other periodical phe-
nomena- Careful tabulation of frost
data and its comparison with moon
phases fails to disclose any such rela-
ton. All persons interested are there
frsN-e
but the forecasts issued by the wealth
err bureau
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08

Huntoon and Polk streets Services
sunday. IL a. M Subject of lesson
sermon. MAN" Children's Sunday
school at $3.50 a. m. Wednesday eve
ming meetings, including testimonies
of Christian Science healing, at p M
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08
10 COUNTIES ASK AID
Emergency Home Demonstration
Agents for War Times in Kansas.

Manhattan, Kan, Sept. s.-Thirteen
Kansas counties have asked for
emergency h ome demonstration
agents. Arrangements h ave been
made for these agents in Chase, Nc
Pherson, Cowley, Anderson, Finney,
Ness. Seward. Stevens, Shawnee, and
Wyandotte- counties. Agents will be
appointed to these counties as soon as
capable, experienced women can be
found for this work
Other counties asking for emer-
gency home demonstration agents, but
in which the organizations are not
complete as yet, are Washington, Nor
ris, and Riley. Emergency home dem
onstration agents have been at work
in AtchiSon, Kansas City, Wichita, and
Topeka for several weeks.
Miss Frances L. Brown, director of
home economies of the division of ex-
tension of the Kansas State Agricul
tural college, is temporary leader of
the emergency home demonstration
agents in this state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS

There bad herbs bad men; there only bad
cultivators-Hugo.
Absorption in trfles attention only the
of life, is killing faith than is killed by aggressive
belief.-George Adam Smith.
For the treasure freely given
Is the treasure that hoard,
Since the angels keep in heaven
What the angels lent unto the Lord.
j. GSaxe.
old and have had many troubles but most of them
happened.-Anon.
Fearless minds climb soonest into crowns.-Shakespeare
It is not growing like tree
In bulk doth make better be;
In small proportions just beauties see
And in short measures life may perfect be.
Ben Johnson.
Sad will be the day for when he becomes
with the life he is living with the thoughts
thinking and deeds he is doingwhen there
beating at the door of his soul desire
something larger which he knows he
do because he is child of God-Phllips Brooks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08

Huntoon and Polk streets. Services
Sunday, IL a. m. Subject of lesson
sermon. MAN" Children's Sunday
school at $3.50 a. m. Wednesday eve
ming meetings, including testimonies
of Christian Science healing, at p m.
Lutheran.
First English Lutheran, Fifth and
Harrison. Morning worship with ser
mon by the pastor, Dr. c. w. MagsarI
OF United Love-"
St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran
church, Second and Van Buren streets
P. D. Mueller, pastor. German serV-
ices. Mission festival. sermon by the
1890 O'Clock. English services. ser
mon by the Rev. FIR. Niedner-of Atch-
ison, Kan, at O'Clock.
Swedish Lutheran church, Fourth
and Tyler; ]. A. Jacobson, pastor
Morning services. IL a. M; evening
service (Swedish), p. m.
Baptist.
First Swedish, Fourth and Fillmore;
c. A. Segerstrom, pastor. Morning
service, by the pastor. Evening serv-
ices, at o'clock, The Second Com
e ouinton Heights, 24oo Lincoln
street; L. H. Holt, pastor. Morning
I services Christ in Gethsemane."
Evening service, 8 O'Clock.
Robert Gordon, pastor. Morning serv-
ices, II o'clock. Union services at the
First Presbyterian church.
Presbyterian.
! Second, Jackson and Gordon streets
! j. P. Hicks pastor Morning services,
The Present World Crisis. Eve
ming services, What Is Real Success"
! Special music by C. NJ. Morrow.
| First Eighth and Harrison street;
/ f11c RI
ming services by the preacher. Union
services in the evening.
| Redden chapel, Second and Mon
roe street; j. H. Fazel, pastor.
Potwin Presbyterian church, Fifth
and West streets; Rev. H. L. Nelson,
pastor Preaching at II o'clock and
! 8 o'clock. Sunday school at 9:45
a. m.
| Congregational.
! Seabrook, Nineteenth and Highland,
Robert Bussey, pastor. Morning serv-
ices, 1.-The Sanest Man of the Hour" "
Evening services, "A Closing Work. -
First, Seventh and Harrison street
Arthur Henderson, pastor Morning
services War times Challenge to the
Church" Evening services, union, at
the First Presbyterian church.
Central. Huntoon and buchanan
streets, Fred Grey, acting pastor
Morning services, Fred Grey will
Goldsmith, Rhymes of Red Cross
| Man.
Methodist.
Kansas Avenue, Kansas avenue and
Gordon street, ]. E. Scheer, pastor
Morning services, IL o'clock, on La
Dor" Evening services, o'clock, "A
Challenge"
First, Sixth and Harrison street
Bernard Kelly, presiding. Morning
services. II o'clock. Japan Yesterday
and Today by Myrtle u. Pider
Evening services. union, at the First
Presbyterian church.
Mt Olive, Twelfth and Buchanan
streets. ]. D. Rice, pastor. Morning
services, IL o'clock, Dry Bones Eve
ming services, s O'Clock, THE Love
less Church.
Miscellaneous.
Swedish Bethel Mission Sixth ant
Harrison street. A. Liljengren. pastor
Morning services, Building" by the
ing services at 8.
First Church of the Evangelical as
ISOLATION, Seventh and Monroe street
b H. Hobbs, pastor. Morning serv.
ices, 10:45. Evening services,
O'Clock.
Second United Brethren, Fifth and
Leland avenue, NJ. L. Robey, pastor
Morning services, Building, by the
pastor. Evening services, "A Divine
CALI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08
Christian.

Christian.
First Christian church, 622 Topeka
avenue, o. L. Cook, pastor. Preaching
in morning and evening at the usual
hours. A second veSper service in the
patriotic series will be given in the
evening.
Central Park Christian church, Six
teenth street and Central Park ave
nue., c. E Rash, pastor. Bible school
at 9:45 o'clock in the morning, c. H.
Hart, superintendent. Preaching at ]
o'clock. Y. P. S. c. E. at 6:45 O'Clock
in the evening, Paul B. Van Ness.
chorus director
Third Christian church, Lake and
Third streets. H. w. Wallace, pas
tor. Morning subject, Redemption"
Preaching in the evening by the Rev.
Manshardt.
West Side Christian church, Linden
wood and Duane streets, Mrs. Clara H
Hazelrigg, pastor. Bible chool at GAS
o'clock in the morning. 1.-THE Relation
of the HOMIE to the CT urches," SER
mon, at IL o'clock in the morning
Christian Endeavor at $50 in the eve
ming. Sermon at 1880 o'clock.
Christian Science.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08
UPKOLDS 9-HOUR DAY
Judge F. +. Prgg Decides Against
Hutchinson Laundryn1an

Hutchinson, Kan, Sept S.-Judge
F. F. Prigg Friday upheld the Kansas
nine-hour law for working women in.
a decision in the suit brought by G.
E. Jones. a local laundry man, against
the enforcement of the act Jones al
legged the enforcement of the law
would ruin his business. Paul ]. Nc
Bride. state labor commissioner, is de-
PENDANT in the suit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08

The Rev A. S. Embree of Hiawatha. ii
to succeed the Rev. Mr.. ,Lippincott as pas
tor of the First NJ. e church
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08
CHURCH NOTICES

(These notices must be In the State
journal office by o'clock Friday If
ternOOn- Unless otherwise noted in this
column services will be held at IL O'Clock
in the morning and 1880 O'Clock in the
eveDingD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08

Miss Ruth Farnsworth and Miss Daisy
Lakin gave barn party Tuesday nigh
at the Lakin barn near the corner OF Poll
and Second. Dancing was the amusement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08

The Modoc club is attending th'
two days Republican picnic at Washington
The quartet has reorganized with the iol
lowing singers: Sherman Rowles, car
ence Coldron, Joe Griley ana Home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08

Chas S. Elliott. secretary of the board
of railroad commissioners gave party &c
a number of friends at his home 11OI 70
Ueka avenue Tuesday night in honor or L
f. Dennis of Washington, d. {.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08

We all disapprove Of prize fights but
four thousand people eagerly read the state
Journal bulletins last night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08

In the twenty-first round of their fight
last night James j. Corbett knocked ont
j ohm L. Sullivan and won the world 8
championship At the end of the fight
Corbett did not show 4 mark.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-08
rs YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns 81
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
September 8, 1892.

Lee Jones won $50 and two silk hats on
the Corbett- Sullivan fight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
FORDHAM BOYS KNOCK SHANTY HOUSE FROM
 BOX AND TAKE GAME

New, York, May 12.-Ferdham Uni versity added another baseball victory to it's list yesterday by trouncing the nine of Springfield Y: Nf. O: A: College at Fordham Field: The score was 8 to l. The Brenxites found the New England pitchers just to their. liking, driving House from the mound in the fifth session and following with even a 'WarnaeE reception for PsIEere, his successor, ~ha had ste flee before the heavy Mareen guns in the next frame.
 MeQuade pitched for Fsordhan after an idleness of more than three weeks, and displayed all the power he pos sessed a year ago. Although the. vis- itors found his delivery for seven hits. they were so scattered that the local nine was never in any danger Mo Quade retired ten men by the strike out method.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
THORPE'S HITTING FEATURE OF GAME
 AT POLO GROUNDS.

New York, May 12-The Giants de- feated Jim Thorpe of Cincinnati up at the Polo Grounds yesterday by a. score of g to 2. There were other Cincinnati players in the game, un- derstand, but the Fox and Sac Indian brave had to do all the work alone. Considering that Jim had so many New York players against him, he did pretty well in getting the two runs.
 Thorpe and thu eight other 'Cincin- nati players who were present merely as ornaments couldn't hold back the Giants at all, and in the fifth inning a run typhoon broke and Pete Sch neider was jolted so hard and so of. ten that he was led away after the inning was over with his head all awhir1
 To get back to Thorpe. He was the only player on the Cincinnati outfit who wasn't blinded by .FerdIe Schupp's pitching. Schupp had so much speed yesterday that the ball sneaked into Lew McCarty's. catch ing mitt before the Reds batsmen took the bat from their shoulders. This tardiness in hitting at the ball caused number of them to strike out. -Jl11 InOfpO SlTuCk +OuI.s once and then reformed. Presently he hit out single, which gave him a lot of courage ,and the next time he looked schupp in the eye he pickled his pitching for a luscious home run out to the right field fence
 Thorpe has always been known as wonderful sprinter, but while. he was with the Giants the Indian never had any chance to get up any speed because he never got on the bases. Yesterday he had a chance to run. and don't you think he didn't. He burned around the base paths so fast that the edges of the lawn were scorched. Rounding first base Jim was travelling hard. He went to sec ond in about three steps and as he was galloping past third he was just blur in the landscape.
 It was the first day the sun has been shining up in Harlem, and when the Giants got thawed out in the fifth inning they just broke loose insa most scanda1ous manner.
 The inning was studded. with Units and runs and they had. to get out the adding machine to keep track of them. It was the concensus of opinion that eight runs came in with the flood, but udny IilouSltI lHde IL was iiloL .oiie less than a dozen. Pete Schneider was conscious through it all, but the longer he stayed on the mound the worse he got. The Cincinnati out fielders had to be revived with fans and cold water when the inning was finished. It is calculated that they each ran about two miles chasing hits during the Giants rebellion.
 Holke, for example, got two hits and scored twice. Lew McCarty also got a couple of hits in that fifth round.