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The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-04-19
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
Cars at Baileys 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 following
fields of wheat. Then:
$50 you've got il too" he said.
Were fine pair of fools. We'd both
be better Off If sent the car over n
bank"
He gave the wheel reckless twist,
and lie Moyne called him 10 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-
Eether. Joe submitted with bad grace.
but the meal cheered and steadied
him. X. found him more amenable TO
reason. and. gaining his confidence.
learned of his desire To leave the city
I'm stuck here" he said. I'm the
only one. and mother yells blue muir
der when talk about 1t. | want 10 go
to Cuba. Ny uncle owns farm down
there
Perhaps l 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
frg one cigarette from another.
AT ten O'Clock he left h. and went
for the car. He paused for moment,
rather sheepishly, by KS chair.
I'm feeling a lot better" he said II
haven't got the band around my head.
You talk To mother"
That was the last X. saw OF Joe
Orummond until the next day.
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last he asked X. to mind the door I'M
til he got some coffee.
zone of the STATS been hurt" he
explained. IF | don't get some cot
fee now, l won't get any"
X. promised to watch the door.
A desperate thing had occurred to
Carlotta. Somehow. she had not
thought OF ii before. Now she Won
dered how she could have failed to
think of il. 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.
1T would be the Edwardes opera
ton. wouldn't it," demanded Carlotta.
The staff was bewildered. There
were no rules to cover such conduct
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-04-19
BOY
Sou 7 :
81 81
Conducted by National Council of the
Boy Scouts of Americaj
ORGANIZATION OF SCOUTS

When boy registers as a scout he
becomes a member of ii group called a
patrol. a patrol consists of eight boys.
one of whom is patrol leader and an
other assistant patrol leader. Patrols
are formed into troops. Not more than
four patrols are taken into one troop
and three i considered better num-
her as the scoutmaSter who leads II
troop can get better results with n
small group of boys than with large
one
When community desires To derive
the benefits Of the scout movement
three or five men form what is known
ms troop committee and this com
mittee communicates with the local
council which holds charter for that
particular district. In cases where
there is no local council the troop com
mittee applies directly To the national
council. \ scoutmaster is then select.
Cd and he receives commission from
the national council upon the recon-
incubation Of the troop committee.
Local councils are formed IN com
muutucS where there are three or
more troops Such council is made
up of tea or more men. These men
are elected as representatives of the
various interests of the community in
Guiding religious. educational, business
and civic activities. In many cities
each troop elects ut least one member
the local council.
The national council Is made up of
delegates from the various local Coun-
ellis. president and ex-presidentS of
the United States, governors of the
various states. and limited number OF
other men distinguished for their
achievements in work for boys.
This in brief Is the scout organza-
ton. 1t WIS planned with view o.
lnSuring proper supervision of all scout
work and of keeping the local council
and the national council directly in
touch with both the scout and the
SCoutmHster. As soon as any impor-
tant addition is made To the scout pro
gram. ms soon as some means is dis
covered of doing things better than
they have been done before, this infer-
nation must Immediately reach every
branch OF the organization. Some of
the best men In the country are every
day volunteering valuable suggestions
10 local councils and 10 the national
council and 1t is very necessary that
these latest details OF scouting should
reach the scout and the scoutmaster
with the least possible delay.
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I'VE can walk back aud take table
under the trees. away from those in
fernal lanterns"
She reeled little as he helped her
out.
Not sick, are your"
TIN dizzy. I'm all right"
She looked white. He felt stab
of pity for her. She leaned rather
heavily on him as they walked toward
the house. The faint perfume that
had almost intoxicated MIN. 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 to drop.
aud went down like stone.
There was moderate excitement.
The visitors at Schwitter's were tdp
much engrossed VT" themselves to bA
much interested sne opened her eyes
almost as soon as she fell-to forestall
any tests; she was shrewd enough to
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CHAPTER XXI.

s., Carlotta had set the hour for meet
ihg Wilson ut nine. when the late dusk
OF summer had fallen: and she met
him then. smiling. a family perfumed
white figure, slim and young. with n
thrill in her voice that was only half
assumed.
Its very late" he complained.
Surely you are not going to be back
at ten"
Il have special permission TO be out
late"
Good" And then. recollecting their
new situation: I'VE have n lot To talk
over. Ii will take time"
At the White Springs hotel they
stopped TO ill the gasoline tank of the
car Joe Drummond saw Wilson there.
ia the sheet-iron garage alongside of
the road. The Wilson car was In the
shadow. Ii did not occur Ia 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
with what he was doing. But his hands
shook as he filled the radiator. He
had been an ass: lie Moyne was right.
He'd get away-to Cuba II he could
and start over again. He would forget
kee Street and let II forget him.
The men in the garage We're talking.
ITO 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
him and the line of electric lights. He
kpew Schwitters. aud he knew VIII
son. When X, growing uneasy, came
out into the yard. he was in time to
see Joe run his ear into the road and
sAarn II 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 Il was reaction-relief that
she should be so reasonable. so COM
plaisant-and q sort OF holiday spirit
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-04-19
SCOUT ACTIVITIES.

Rochester (Mass) Boy Scouts re-
Gently flashed message across the
city from the roof of one high building
To the roof of another, by means of a
Semaphore, thus winning $50 from
jerome Il. George, president of the
NoodCheSter council, Boy Scouts OF
America. who offered that amount for
the correct sending and receiving of
a message which he had prepared. The
message read: The president says he
will promptly approve an efficient and
democratic plan for national prepared
ness. What is the matter with the
Boy Scout pran?"
have been making themselves useful
this winter in cutting wood and shovel
ing snow for dependent women and old
people. They divided the town into
districts and carefully looked after
every case which needed help.
A branch of the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea has been organized at Tokyo,
Japan, with the assistance of Col.
James A. Irons, the American military
attache. About twenty American boys,
all of whom are pupils of the Tokyo
grammar school, have ;o~med the nu-
cleus OF the organization.
scout chooses as his motto BE
Prepared" and he seeks to prepare
himself for anything-to rescue a COM
panion, to ford a stream, to gather fire.
wood. to help stranger, to distin-
gulsh right from wrong, to serve his
fellow-men, his country and his Cod
always to BE Preparef.'
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-04-19

Justice Is half freedom.-Turkish
saying
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-04-19

after the days hard work. Oddly
enough. and not SO irrational as may
appear Sidney fOi ned a 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 little in
his clear tenor-even, once when they
had slowed down at a crossing. bent
over audaciously and kissed Carlotta's
hand in the full glare of a 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 n
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
Il am mad about you tonight
She took her courage in her hands:
Then why give me up for someone
else?"
THAT
"Why is it different? I am wom-
an. II love you, Max. No one else
will ever care as | do
You are In love with the Lamb ~
THAT was trick. I am sorry.
Max. | don't care for anyone else in
the world. If you let me go I'll want
to die"
Then. ms he was silent.
IF you'll marry me, III 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
7 dTibiti III Fttfldl1 Ill lEltThHCt oI llcN
things really stood between them.
I'm sorry. Carlotta. It's impossible.
I'm engaged TO marry someone else"
sidney ge?"-almost IA whisper.
"Yes.'
He was ashamed Mt the way she
took the news. If 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
anxiously. Her profile. indistinct be-
side him. looked white and drawn. But
Carlotta was not fainting. She was
making Il desperate plan. II their es-
capade became known. II would end
things between Sidney and him. She
MAS sure of that. She needed time To
think 1t out. 1t MUST become known
without any apparent move on her
part. II. for instance, she became Ill.
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 filled with small
tables. above which hung rows of cleo
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.
mo need OF runalng any risk" he
explained to the still figure beside him.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-04-19
PRAISES CARDUI
AS GOD.SEND
To Women. This Alabama Lady's
Sincere Expression of Her
Experience Will Interest
You.

Qulnton, Ala.-Mrs. Rebecca Cox. Of
this place, writes About % years ago
I had been in bad health for year or
more. and II didn't look as though /
could get well. The beginning
Of this trouble, | overdid myself. I
began suffering with my back :.
II hurt so. :. The doctors said It
was change of life =. and an OPP
Grafton was all that would help me. I
felt I couldn't have that and my hus-
band did not believe in patent medi-
Cardui, he said that's just dollar
thrown away but to please me, he
would get It, l suppose there was
year l was never hungry and after
taking Cardui my husband said 4 had
better order carload of corn and
meat With IT. After one bottle | felt
better. took about dozen bottles.
I have never had an operation
have worked In the fields, done our
washing, ironing and cooking; we have
two orhpan children added to our fam
Ily for which do as my own. l can
praise Cardui as God-send to
women"
Gardui the womans tonic Is for
sale at all druggists. Get it when in
need OF good. reliable, strengthen
ing tonic. Give II a fair trial.-Ady.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-04-19
CHAPTER XXI.

II 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
aud distinctly. Get the statf here and
have II room ready. Get the operating
room ready. too"
The Lamb Weakened 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
I'm sorry-I thought you under
stood. l 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.
us he living?"
"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
oil os -.
with the dog collar in ii was on the
floor. lie 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 l hear them now, SIR" said
the Lamb. and stood back respectfully
10 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 10 pay
any attention to her. The staff was
stricken. They moved back 10 make
room for Doctor Ed beside the bed
and then closed in again.
Carletta waited. her hand over her
mouth to keep herself from screaming
Surely they wouldn't let him die like
that 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. II 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 IL 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 hypodermic case at his dis
posai.
When he missed HMM the smok-
ing room. that was-he asked for him.
II don't see the chap who came In
with US" he said. Clever fellow. Like
to know his name.
The stan did not know.
X. sat alone on bench In the hall.
He wondered who would tell Sidney
he hoped they would be very gentle
with her. He did not want to go home
and leave her to what she might have
TO face. There was a chance she would
ask for him. He wanted to be near.
that case. The night Waterman
at by twice and stared at him. At
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-04-19

on the part of nurse. One of them
replied rather heavily: IF any, IL
would be the Edwardes operation"
Would Doctor Edwardes himself
be able TO do anything2"
This was going little far.
Possibly. One chance in thou
sand. perhaps. But Edwardes Is dead.
How did this thing happen. Miss Har-
rison?'
She ignored his question. Her face
WAS CHASTITY. save for the trace OF
rouge; her eyes were red-rimmed.
Doctor Edwardes Is sitting on
bench In the hall outside" she an
nounced.
Her voice rang out. X. 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 IL 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 Waterman was In the hall.
He was fond OF Sidney: she always
smiled at him; and on his morning
rounds at six o'clock 10 waken the
nurses, her voice was always amtahle.
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 1t down"
SO she finished Ii. 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 piece OF bad
news?"
Strangely, her first thought was of
X.
There has been an accident. Doe
tor WILSON,
(Which one?"
Doctor Max-has been hurt. II
amt much, but l guess you'd like to
know it
Where is hep"
Downstairs. in seventeen"
80 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 straight
figure on the bed. When he saw sid
uey, 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 dlrec-
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 a purpose.
There was tall man In white coat
with them. He ordered them about
like children. and they FASTENED 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-
element of the commencement and
new hope.
(TO BE CONTINuEDA
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-04-19
USE THE BEST.

When your liver is inactive-your
head aches, or you suffer from Bilious
ness, Constipation, Dizziness. Sour
Stomach or Coated Tongue-take just
one Bonds Liver Pill at bedtime. 1t
will act directly on the Liver and help
Nature cleanse the entire system of all
impurities. You will wake up bright
and refreshed with no unpleasant aft
er effects" 25c at all druggists. Re-
fuse all substitutes Adv.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-04-19
ON EIRSI SYMPTOMS

use "Renovine" and be cured Do not
wait until the heart organ is beyond
repair. "Renovine" is the heart and
nerve tonic. Price soc and $1.00.-Adv.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-04-19

Slate pencils, slate and copying pen
ellis are in demand In British East At
ricu.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-04-19

Queen Victoria of England died jan
uary 80, 1901. She was born May "a.
1919.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-14
Extensive Repalrs.

A small western railroad, the Boggs
River and Northern, was putting into
effect rigid wartime economy. Loco
motives were patched and repaired
with old parts and pieces until OLeary,
the Shop foreman, threatened to break
down under the strain.
To cap the climax, one day worn
Out-loOking locomotive was placed in
the shop. OIeary was asked to give
it a thorough examination with a view
to ascertaining just what would be re-
quired to put it in first-class running
shape That same afternoon OLeary,
having completed his review of the To-
comOtive, dispatched the following la
comic note to headquarters:
"No. 1S-In today. To put in COM
plete repair. Jack up her whistle and
build new engine underneath"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-14
Torpedo-Lieutenant.

A modern torpedo-lieutenant and his
men have a thrilling and most impor-
tant place to fill, writes a London cor
respondent. The officer has to be an
electrical engineer, a scientist, versed
in chemistry, telegraphist, subma-
rine mining engineer, a mechanic, and
various other things. During action
the torpedo-lieutenant must stand by
and wait, because the opening ranges
of modern naval engagement are so
great that torpedoes cannot be used
But when the torpedo bugles sound for
action the crews Immediately repair
below decks, load the torpedo tubes
and again wait for orders to fire.
For hours the officer stands thus
watching the combat. Then suddenly
his chance comes. The ships close in
There is a good chance to put torpe
do into an enemy vessel. "Snick!" A
dull kissing tells that the torpedo ha:
left the tube and is speeding toward:
| it's mark. Then the tubes are agair
| loaded, and so it goes on.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-14

The great difficulty in handling a pa
tient suffering from spinal wounds. Ell
ther for the purpose of attending 10
the wound or to remake his bed, is
without causing him much suffering
during the operation. With this end in
view a new bed has been constructed
This bed has surrounding it, close to
the edge of the mattress, a rectangular
framework of hollow metal piping.
The parallel sides are connected by
broad bands of webbing stretched
across the top of the mattress; the pa
tient lies on these bands. The short
sides of the framework of the bed
that is, at the head and foOt-are also
connected by a geared wheel having
a vertical steel post. By turning the
handle at the foot or head of the bed
the framework, with the patient lying
on the webbing, is lifted off the mat
tress while his position remains IN.
changed.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-14
Wronu Home.

Timson was naturally patient man.
He had listened as young Fudwiddle
talked, had watched him squeeze Ma
ria TimsOn's hand under the table
cloth as he made havoc of the two
shillings-a-pound sirlion at the supper
table, and had yawned all in vain as a
hint that the time of leave-taking was
considerably overdue.
When the young man sat himself
down at the piano and began to sing,
Timson muttered Goodnight" gruf-
fly, and stalked up to bed.
An hour or two later the music was
still in full swing.
Maria p shouted Timson, from the
top of the stairs, whats all that noise
about?'
"Noise, father!" said Maria, in hor-
rified tones; why, it's Mr.. Fudwiddle
singing, I Love That Dear Old Home
Of Mine.'"
ooh! does hep came from the land
ing. "Well, just tell him this amt it,
London Tit-Bits.