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CHAPTER II-continued.

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In spite OF herself the woman looked
sa9 kisn
~But nowT' she whispered as he hes
1Safed, and then she turned her head
HALF fearful of his answer.
~T am almost afraid to say it." he
asaazd. lowering his voice to match her
OWE
"a soldier of STEEL" she said, 'and
aafrxEdi"
We'll. then. all that was the second
fuew takes the third place."
And before your father comes?"
FBut she did not give him time to an
ssvysr- Come" she said, "Iet us go out
Gu the bridge"
IFS a rough place for you. Those
-1ltefe slippers you wear"
He looked down, and as If in obedi-
sszzce TO his glance she outthrust her
-Rsset from her gown. 1t was not the
=ssrz aItest foot that ever upbore a wom-
SGzz- Quite the contrary. Which is not
4Ssg1EZ dt was too large, not at all. 1t
Tsess gust right for her height and fig
are, and its shape and shoe left moth
e1ng 90 be desired.
~NeTe- mind the slippers" she said |;
'qssey are stronger than they look.
They'll serve"
Affut the distance between here and
Efse bridge is inches deep in dust"
~Dusti'' she exclaimed in dismay
81 don't mind rough w Walking, but
<Etsse-"
never thought of that" admitted
AtHc rsaaa. 1.-THE fact is have thought
SuF nothing but you since L saw you,
sszt now We'll have to go back or"
shall not go back" she answered
Tfrnnfy-
He stepped down off the platform,
and before she knew what he would be
MT he lifted her straight up in his
-szfyzzS- He did not carry her like q
thaby, he held her erect, crushed
=against his breast, and before she had
'&iEne 60 utter protest. or even to say
n word, he started through the dusty
roadway toward the bridgehead
E was a strange position. She knew
she ougat to protest, but the words
world not come. Whilst she was try
ling IS GhiRk them up. they had crossed
assse little desert that interviewed be-
tween the portal of the bridge and the
-e00 OF the platform. Then he set her
down gently.
Eaaek you." she said simply, s'that
was very nice of you. You are won
rSierfuiiy strong"
The moon, by this time had passed
tSe> Door level and the cross-bracing
cast = network of shadows over them,
upon track and floor beams and string
ers- The silence of the half-Iight, the
mystery of it all oppressed them a
1fetie. 1t was with beating hearts that
they pressed ON.
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CHAPTER III.
fall and Revelation.

Its rather confused in here" said
the man, but we will soon get out
%0rscd the end and then the view is
: EsEsssuificent. You can see up and down
the river for miles and the night boat
NNfE DE along in few minutes
fSa% that it?" asked the woman,
1eoSUtiag up the river to where a clus-
GeC CT sights rounded a huge bend not
Gs1r away, and swung out in midstream
Yes, said the man, ''if we listen 1
ehiuk we caa hear her"
They both stopped and. sure enough,
Raiatiy across the water came the
fueIse of clanking paddles of the big
River steamer. With that sound also
szsiiagtee the song of the night wind,
sxoe a wonder comparatively gentle,
7znakiag strange. weird harmonies as it
ss5fted through the taut and rigid bars
<xf steel. She listened enchanted with
cEf1e sound.
The big floor beams extended from
esss2e side to the other of the bridge,
sssk~een the truSses at intervals of
z4szffy feet At right angles to them and
-asfx feet apart, the Stringers ran length
ways parallel to the trusses. Here and
fxzere pieces OF timber falsework had
Bse1 thrown across the stringers for
ffse convenience of the workmen, but
. rs these two slowly moved toward mid
stream at last these pieces became
sewer. and finally there was nothing
90 Sse seen bIt the heavy floor beams
sand cise tighter stringers.
After they passed the top of the pier
and got 'beyond the small space of
river bank on which the pier was set
s<f1cce w&s nothing between them and
time vrEeer. now moonlit and quivering
.Gcayt these cross-girders of steel on
-eRzner hand beyond the planking in the
Cracks
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getful of his caution Before he could
complete his step or warn her of the
danger, 1t now bent forward 1t tilted
distinctly. In spite of herself, Helen
nlingworth was carried still farther
forward as she sought to regain her
balance. The piece of steel began to
slip downward, grating on the pile of
beams as 1t moved; another second
and 1t would be of and on its way ir-
revocably.
Meade threw himself at the girl. He
lunged out and caught her just as she
was slipping downward with the plate
now almost perpendicular. To catch
her he had to step to the very edge of
the planking beyond which the rails
ran naked on the ties.
With a tremendous effort he caught
her by the waist, swung her up and in.
and stood fast on the brink quivering,
heaving himself desperately backward
as he sought to maintain his balance
and take the backward step that meant
safety.
A wild shout rose from the steamer
as the huge plate dropped, like the
blade of mighty guillotine, straight
down through the air. If 1t had struck
the boat. 1T would have cut through
like a knife. Fortunately it cleared
the gangway by inches. In a second
1t had disappeared. Screams, shouts,
arose from the boat which promptly
sheered off into midstream.
Helen nlingworth's back had been
toward Meade as he seized her. She
had seen as he had everything thar
happened. Recovering himself at last,
he stepped back slowly, almost drag
cling her, until they were a safe dis
lance from the edge. His face was
CHASTITY white in the moonlight. Sweat
covered his forehead. He was shaking
like a wind-blown leaf
''The whole world went black when
I saw you CO." he said slowly.
do you care that much?" asked the
girl, trembling herself.
There was no necessity for maidenly
reticence now.
Carer" said the man. "Care?"
"Fm all right now"
you are more fortunate than i. I
stood to lose you. you stood to lose
only life. Don't you see? Can't you
underestimate"
Suddenly. he swept her to his breast
as this time she faced him. She was
very near him and she did not make
the slightest resistance. She had wait
ed for this hour and she was glad.
They had faced death too nearly for
any hesitation now. She knew he
loved her, and knew that he had
saved her at the imminent risk of his
own life. There had been swift yet
eternal moments when 1T seemed that
both of them. trembling on the brink.
would follow the downward rush of
the gusset plate. Now as he strained
her to him, she lifted her face to him,
glad that she was tall enough for him
to kiss her with so slight a bend Of
the head.
There, under the great trusses Of
steel, amid the huge, gaunt, massive
evidences of the power of the might,
of the mastery of man, two hearts
spoke to each other In the silence, and
told the story that was old before the
first smelter had ever turned the first
ore into the first bit of iron, before
Tubal Cain ever smote the anvil; the
story of love that began with creation,
that will outlast all the iron In all the
hills of the earth-that is as eternal
as it is divinei
After that wild embrace, that first
rapturous meeting of lips, he released
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-04-21
CHAPTER ~.
The pefIection in the Member.

Three days after the departure of
the Illingworth party the young en-
gineer fell i'll with follicular tonsilitis,
which is about the meanest small thing
that can lay a strong man low. He
fretted over his enforced absence from
the work and In the end had to pay for
that very fretting, for he got up too
soon and went out too quickly. and was
promptly forced to bed again as a con-
sequence OF his Impotence.
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her slightly. though he still held her
closely and she was quite content.
'Tm quite calm now" he began,
shat Is, I am as composed as any man
could be who is holding you in his
arms. But IL it had not been for me,
you would never have been in danger
1t was my fault. i should have made
sure I shall never forgive myself
"But If I had not been In danger I
might not now be here In your arms.
And if were not here" she went on
swiftly, too happy In her love to be
mindful OF anything else, IT certainly
would not be doing-thIs."
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YOUNG BERTRAM MEADE LEARNS IN A FRIGHTFUL- Ex-
PERENCE JUST HOW MUCH HELEN ILLlNG-
WORTH MEANS TO HIM

Company
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-04-21

How young Meade faces q
great crisis and what he does in
trying to avert serious trouble
is told in a thrilling chapter in
the next instaliment.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-04-21

Must Be Able TO Overlook.
Two persons will not be friends
long If they cannot forgive each other
little failings.-La Bruyere.
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cro BE coNrINUED.)
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-17
HEALTH NURSE ASSN.
CLEARS $500 WITH.
ADVERTISING SHOW.
REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND Ex.
pENDiTURES MADE AT RECEp-
riON FOR MISS o'coNNOR-.
FAREWELL AT SAME TIME FOR
MRS. CARR.
Contributed J

The Public Health Nursing organi-
zation of the Woman's Club enter
tanned at a dinner Wednesday evening
at the home Of Mrs W. f. Jacobs in
honor of their new nurse, Miss Edna
Connor. and Mrs w F. Carr who left
for South Bend Indiana, Thursday
Mrs. Carr has been a member of this
committee since its organization five
years age
After the dinner the monthly meet.
ing was held and reports from the car
nival given The receipts from all
sources were $997.00 the expenses
$l9650, leaving a balance of $S00.5O.
The committee feel that the people
of Ottawa were most generous in sup.
porting this entertainment as they did,
when there are so many financial de.
mands on everyone 1t is the hope of
the Wioman's Club to keep a nurse in
Ottawa in spite of the unusual de-
mands the war is making on everyone
The committee feel that many people
in Ottawa do not fully understand the
work of this board of women. and
thru the kindness of the press, who
have been most liberal with the use
of their papers. would like to give a
short summar of what they are try
ing to do.
The nurse is subject to calls from
all physicians neighbors or friends OF
any one needing her help but works
entirely under doctors direction cx
cept in the simple care Of the sick
such as bathing, feeding and teaching
some member of the family how t
care for the invalid. Often a famil,
not having the money to pay a physi
clan, will let to them a slight illness
run for days, when some neighbo
calls the nurse, who at once calls
physician This happens often in con
tagious diseases and means that man
are exposed to the disease. Where.
the nurse had been called promptly
! often this epidemic could he contro
led. II the committee had the spac
they could cite hundreds Of case
where sight hearing and life hav
been saved by the call Of the nurs
and her prompt calling of physician
but will only give few.
The nurse went every day excel
Sunday for months to care Tor q
old bedridden woman who had no on
but an invalid son and granddaugl
ter of ten who was in school, to cal
for her. The bed was made. a bat
= given and food for the day prepare
(Coutlnueo on Page g.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-17
DEGEN, OLD.
cATTLEMAN, IS DEAD
MAN WHO STARTED LIFE IN
AMERICA At 50, SUCCUMeS
AFTER SUCCESSFUL CAREER
IN FACE OF BIG ODDS.

Lehman Degan. one of the best
known cattlemen residing in La Sale
county. died this morning at his resi-
dence, 5l9 East Main street following
a twoyears' Illness.
The death of Mr.. Degan closes a
successful career that began in
America only twenty years ago,
when the deceased migrated to the
United States with his family of
motherless children TO make Ottawa
his permanent home.
Past md-life, but bent upon TAX
ing his family where opportunity for
them to advance was unlimited, Mr..
Degan, then "a years old, set out for
America. At time when the ordin-
airy man is making ready to reap the
fruits of ltes hard work and thrift.
lIndaunted by the handicap of be
ing in a strange land, among strange
people, Mr.. Degan set about to make
success OF what remained of his
time He saw his children were well
educated furnished them a comfort.
able home and at the same time man
aged to lay by comfortable pittance
for his older age
|
tackled by hardening Of the arteries
and during the greater part OF the
time following was confined to his
home. About two weeks ago he suf
fered a stroke of paralysis and for q
week it was known his death was
imminent. The end came at u 81
O'Clock this morning.
The deceased was born in Sins
helm. Baden, Germany, March 2l
1898, living in the fatherand unit
1893, when he came to the United
States. He located. after landing, II
Ottawa, and launched in the cattle
business. He was recognized as
shrewd and fair buyer at the SAM
time possessed of all qualifications TO
successful prosecution of this YER
difficult business.
He Is survived by seven children
his wife dying third OF eentur
ago In Germany who are: Josep
. and David, of Chicago; Isaac and Mis-
Sanchez, of ottawa Maurice, G
Sioux City. la. w. H., Louis and Sit
mund, of Denver. and Mrs. Max Ro'
!, enthal, of Dixon, ILL.,
The funeral will be held at l.3
= Monday afternoon from the late res
dence. Burial in the Jewish cemeter
> in South Ottawa. DR.. Stolz, of Ch
i, cago, will ofiiciate.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-17
SOLDIERS PREPARE FOR
ENTRAINING TO AN
ATLANTIC PORT
DATE NOT YET FIXED
OTTAWA RELATIVES INSTRUCTED
TO MAKE THEIR CONTEMPLAT-
Ed VISITS BEFORE CERTAIN
DAYS OF THIS MONTH.

While nothing definite is being
given out by war officials, Indications
point to early departure from Camp
Logan OF Company { and other units
of the l29th Infantry, formerly the
Third Illinois, kilograms received in
Ottawa calling relatives to Houston
before certain dates are taken to
mean that the time is not distant
when the Ottawa soldiers and their
companions will be entrained for
some port on the Atlantic seaboard
All communications received in OF
tawa during the past few days from
boys under Captain Woodward, while
Cbeylne in letter censorship rules.
hint that preparations are being made
for breaking camp. One man writine
home cites as evidence there IL a pos
aibility of early departure the fact
that shoes are being taken from the
horses One mother In getting tel
eeTam from her son was warned to
reached Houston before the 10th OF
22nd OF the month
Several Ottawa people are contem
plating trips TO the camp to see the
boys before they make their final
spnrt for somewhere in France.
Among those who have already gone
are Mrs. w. r. Weese, James Mill
gan. Mrs John Flynn. Mrs. =. W. Ray.
mond and Mr. and Mrs W. w Nash
In earlier letters plans were laid by
the soldiers for departure from CAM
in January The date, by grapevine
telegraphy, was moved down to some
time In December and now comes
rumors that have all the earmarks OF
authenticity that even an earlier date
will be selected
Yesterday at Mendoza sixteen train
loads of troops moved thru on thu
20 They were from the south
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-17
FOUR ARRESTED FOR
DEATH OF PATRIOTS

Virginia, Mimi, Nov, Flour per
sons, one of them woman, are be.
ing held here today in connection
with the Staying of three Austrlans
who are said to have deiied the Teu-
tonic element by purchasing Liberty
bonds and aiding the Red Cross The
three persons killed we're:
Paul Alar, miner, and his wife,
and Peter Trepich, miner. who
boarded with the Alars.
The killing was accomplished with
a double-bitted ak note written in
German was left by the slayer. 1t
said.
This is what you get for being
against the kaiser. You have donated
to the Red Cross and you have said
the kaiser could 60 to hell Don't
look for us, for any one who does will
get the same dose"
An inquest will be held today
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-17
FORM BILLY SUNDAY
LODGE IN OTTAWA

A movement Is on foot to establish
a Good Templars lodge in this city,
This lodge Is secret organization
and is the Oldest temperance organi.
cation in America The present
worlds membership of the lodge is
over 100000 Oliver McEwan, Of Chi
cago, is grand chief templar of the
lodge, with headquarters at 1913 w.
Madison street
In connection with Billy Sunday s
coming visit to Chicago. this lodge is
making an effort to establish lodge
In every city in the state where there
Is not lodge already Special meet
ings are to be held in every city in
the state.
This was the first fraternal order
to ever admit women on footing OF
equality. and to this is attributed the
fact that 1t has survived, while other
temperance societies have but &
ephemeral existence.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-17
w. R. c. LADIES SHIP
THREE BARRELS OF
FOOD TO COMPANY c

The ladies of the w 4 c. shipped
three barrels of food for the Thanks
giving spread to the boys in Company
G at Camp Logan yesterday. All kinds
of food that would not perish In ship
ment was sent at this time. Thirty.
three pounds of creamery butter was
among the things sent. The food had
been left at Mulhollands : grocery
eiore by the members of the organiza-
tion and the people of the city who
wished to contribute.
The ladies have also decided to ship
a box of food to the boys from Ottawa
and South Ottawa who are stationed
at Camp Dodge. This box will be sent
next Thursday, and will go to Cor
poral Bert Leamy. who will see that
the Ottawa boys will get their spread
Anyone who wishes to contribute
food for this box can do so. The food
will be left at Mulhollands grocery
store and will be collected from there
by the ladies' All sorts of food that
will not perish in shipment will bt
sent, such az canned goods, cakes
canned fruits, cheese. or any othel
sort of food that will be enjoyed b,
.he boys who have been boarding
with Uncle Sam, will be sent at this
time.
There will be no soliciting for thi
food. II must all come in response t
this appeal. so II you have friends a
Camp Dodge, or II you wish to civ
the boys a regular Thanksgiving dir
ner, take your food to Mulholland'
store before Thursday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-17
CONTINUE THE RED.
HORSE" SERMON TOPICS

The second OF the series of sermons
by Rev Charles A, Briggs, Jr,, will be
given at the Methodist church tomor.
row morning. The subject will be
The Red Horse" The splendid in.
terest of the large and enthusiastic
congregation of last Sunday morning
bespeaks the good reception this
series Is discourses will have for the
next three Sundays.
Miss Vera Ham viii be the soloist
at these services.
II you are not regular attendant
at some other church in the city We
invite you to worship with us.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-17
ONE OF PRINCESS
PATS OWN REC|TES
WAREXPERIENCES
SERGEANT FLAHiFF, HOME ON
SICK LEAVE, GIVES CRATIC
DESCRIPTION OF LIFE IN BRIT.
ISh TRENCHES WITH CANA.
DIAN MEN.

good sized crowd was on hand
at the high school last night to hear
Sergeant John II. Flahiff of the fam
Gus Canadian regiment, THE Princess
Pats" tells of the war as he has seen
it frsthanded Books have been writ
ten, stories told and lectures given
about the men of the Princess Pat"
fighters, the most famous of all the
Canadian forces. This was the first
time a man from this famous troope
had ever appeared before the Ottawa
public to tell his war experience. The
lecture was In all probability, the
clearest war talk ever given here
Serg. Flahiff declared he was an
American first, last and all the time,
and from the greatest state in the
union, Illinois. but his manner, Is ac.
cent and even his figures of speech,
bore all the characteristics peculiar
to the Canadian. And it would have
been a disappointment to his hearers
last night had it been otherwise, for In
the minds of most people there the
Princess Pat" regiment is so thoro.
ly associated with the Canadian gov.
ernment that only a Canadian man
could tell of their wonderful attacks
with justice.
Sergeant Flahiff, who is home on a
sick leave at the present time, en-
listed with an American company OF
the Canadian army while on a pleas
ure trip to Windsor Canada, in Octo'
Der. 1915, when he saw recruiting
sign inviting Americans to enlist and
help Belgium avenge herself. This
company when raised TO war strength
of 1056 men was sent to Nova Scotia
for training. Here at the training
camp the American flag was placet
above their camp and every evening
; at sundown the band would play "Tht
Star Spangled Banner while the hat
was taken down, and the men al
stood at attention
After several months of waiting thu
men were taken to England, the tril
over taking five and one.half days
During this trip the more timid mel
were watching all the time for sub
marines and most of them saw NOR
than the kaiser ever owned.
Upon their arrival in England the
were turned over to English drill mas
ters for more training England train
each soldier as an individual, Will
0 Germany trains her men as part O
y a machine, he declared, and II an,
IA thing goes wrong with an Englis
n company each man Is able to fight 0
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-17
ITALIANS FLOOD VALLEY TO SAVE VENICE
ALLIED FORCES ARE
HURLED AT INVADERS
BULLETIN

shing today reported to the war department that
an enlisted man of his forces had been convicted
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-17
1865 LADIES SIGN
FOR j. s. SERVICE;
TASK ENDS TONIGHT
OTTAWA WOMEN COMING to-
FRONT AND CITY VILE BE
shOWN TO HAVE DONE ITS BIT
WHEN REGISTRATION CLOSES.

Registration was heavier at the
court house yesterday than on any
day previous to this time. 2l5 ladies'
registered bringing the total number
of Ottawa and South Ottawa women
registering up to 1865.
Ottawa women have registered for
every sort of position. but the number
of housewives registering greatly put.
the women of any other pro-
fession These cards will now be filed
and record compiled of them which
will be sent to the national head
quarters Of the Woman's Council of
National Defense at Washington.
A record also will go to one Of the
six free employment Offices In the
state where list OF the positions ap-
piled for viii be kept and employers
wishing help will notify the employ
ment Offices, and obtain help thru
them. In this manner there will be
more of scale for salaries paid tC
women employers than now exist.
At no time during the registration
did the Ottawa women come up tc
what was expected of them
The women whos are always ready
and willing to do any kind of civic OF
charitable work, registered early and
worked hard for the cause, but hun
dreds of women who should have
registered, both for paid positions
and patriotic service, failed to show
any interest whatever.
Registrations were coming in very
heavy at two O'Clock this afternoon
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