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CHAPTER XlV-Continued.

81 believe it is" Wilson smiled at her.
"And yet, you continue to tempt me
and expect me to yield Sidney replied.
zone of the most delightful things
about temptation is yielding now and
then"
After all, the situation seemed alb
surd. Here was her old friend and
daylight ride. The swift rebellion of
youth against authority surged up in
Sidney.
Every well; I'll CO."
Carlotta had gone by that time
gone with hate in her heart and black
despair. She knew very well what the
issue would be. Sidney would drive
with him, and he would tell her how
lovely she looked with the air on her
face and the snow about her. The
jerky motion of the little sleigh would
throw them close together. How well
she knew it all He would touch Sid
ney's hand daringly and smile in her
eyes. That was his method: to play at
lO7e-making like an audacious boy, I'M
til quite suddenly the cloak dropped
and the danger was there.
If she could get Sidney out of the
hospital, it would simplify things. She
surmised shrewdly that on the Street
their interests were wide apart. 1T was
here that they met on common ground.
Carlotta gave the ive-o'clock medi-
cines. Then she sat down at the table
near the door, with the tray in front of
her. There are certain thoughts that
are at first functions of the brain (;
after long time the spinal cord takes
them up and converts them into acts
almost automatically. Perhaps because
for the last month she had done the
thing so often in her mind, it's actual
performance was almost without con-
scious thought.
Carlotta took a bottle from her
medicine cupboard, and, writing a new
label for it, pasted it over the old one.
Then she exchanged it for one of the
same size on the medicine tray.
Throughout the dining room busy
and competent young women came and
ate, hastily or leisurely as their oppor-
tunity was, and went on their way
again. In their hands they held the
keys, not always of life and death per-
haps, but of ease from pain, of tender
ness, of smooth pillows, and cups of
water to thirsty lips. In their eyes,
as in Sidney's, burned the light of serv-
Ice. The supper room was filled with
their soft voices, the rustic of their
skirts, the CLEAN of their stiff white
caps.
When Carlotta came in, she greeted
none of them. They did not like her,
and she knew it.
Before her, Instead of the tidy sup
per table, she was seeing the medicine
tray as she s1Ad left 1t.
IT guess I've fixed her." she said to
herself.
Her very soul was sick with fear OF
what she had done.
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CHAPTER XVI.

To Harriet Kennedy, Sidney's sentence
of thirty days suspension came as a
blow. X. broke the news to her that
evening before the time for Sidney's
arrival.
The little household was sharing in
Harriet's prosperity. Katie had a
helper now, a little Austrian girl
named Mimi And Harriet had estab-
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CHAPTER XIV.

At something after two o'clock that
night, K. put down his pipe and lis
tened. He had not been able to sleep
since midnight. In his dressing gown
he had sat by the small fire, thinking.
The content Of his first few months on
the Street was rapidly giving way to
unrest. He who had meant to cut him
self off from life found himself again
in close torta with st.; his eddy was
aser With "A.
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HA%+AA,

senfeld, and closed again. Only Sid
ney and K. remained by the door, iso-
lated, alone.
"You must not take 1t like that,
dear. It's sad, of course. But, after
all, in that condition.
It was her first knowledge that he
was there. But she did not turn.
"They say l poisoned him." Her
voice was dreary, infectionless.
"You-what?"
"They say gave him the wrong
medicine; that he's dying; that I MUIR
dered him" She shivered.
K. touched her hands. They were
ice-cold.
"Tell me about it,
"There is nothing to toll. / came on
duty at six o'clock and gave the medi-
cines. When the night nurse came on
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Keeping Goats.

A small flock of goats on many
farms would pay as well as other farm
stock. Goats are healthy animals and
free from disease, and are cheaply
kept on what most of the other farm
stock would refuse to eat.
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Office Repartee.

Woman Editor-Where did you get
your black eye-been fighting again?
Muscular Reporter-Oh, no; l don't
get black eyes when / fight. The other
fellow gets them.
Woman Editor--Well, I thought per-
hape you had been fighting with my
husband.
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And there was new element. He
had thought, at first, tnat he could fight
down this love for Sidney. But it was
Increasingly hard. The innocent touch
of her hand on his arm, the moment
when he had held her in his arms after
her mothers death, the thousand small
contacts of her returns to the little
house-all these set his blood on fire.
And it was fighting blood.
Under his quiet exterior X. fought
many conflicts those winter days-over
his desk and ledger at the Office in his
room alone, with Harriet planning fresh
triumphs beyond the partition, even by
Christine's fire, with Christine just
across, sitting in silence and watching
his grave profile and steady eyes.
He had little picture of Sidney-a
snapshot that he had taken himself,
her hair blowing about her, eyes look
ing out, tender lips smiling. When she
was not at home, it sat on KS dresser,
propped against his collar-box. When
she was in the house, it lay under the
pin-cushion.
Two o'clock in the morning, then,
and X. in his dressing gown, viii. lie
picture propped, not against the col
lar-box, but against his lamp, where he
could see it..
He sat forward in his chair, his
hands folded around his knee, and
looked at it. He was trying to picture
the Sidney of the photograph in his
old life-trying to find place for her.
But 1t was difficult. There had been
few women in his old life. HIS mother
had died many years before. There
had been women who bad cared for
him, but he put them impatiently out
of his mind.
Then the bell rang.
Christine was moving about below.
He could hear her quick steps,. Almost
before he had heaved his long legs out
of the chair, she was tapping at his
door outside.
"It's Mrs. Rosenfeld. She says she
wants to see YOU"
He went down the stairs. Mrs. Ro-
senfeld was standing in the lower hall,
shawl about her shoulders. Her face
was white and drawn above it.
1--WE had word to go to the hospital"
she said. 81 thought maybe you'd go
with me. 1t seems as if can't stand it
alone. Oh, Johnny, Johnnyw
where's Palmer?" K. demanded of
Christine.
Hes not in yet"
"Are you afraid to stay in the house
aloneP"
''No; please CO."
He ran up the staircase to his room
and flung on some clothing. In the
lower hall, Mrs. Rosenfeld's sobs had
become low means. Christine stood
helplessly over her.
81 am terribly sorry" she said
terribly sorry When 1 think whose
fault all this is!'
Mrs. Rosenfeld put out a work-hard-
ened hand and caught Christines fin
gers.
"Never mind that" she said. "You
didn't do it. / guess you and I under
stand each other Only pray God you
never have child"
K. never forgot the scene in the small
emergency ward to which Johnny had
been taken. Under the white lights his
boyish figure looked strangely long.
There was a group around the bed
Max Wilson, two or three internes, the
night nurse on duty, and the Head.
Sitting just inside the door on a
straight chair was Sidney-such Sid
ney as he never had seen before, her
face colorless, her eyes wide and I'M
seeing, her hands clenched in her lap.
When he stood beside her, she did not
move or look up. The group around
the bed had parted to admit Mrs. Ro-
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Road and BRIDGE Cost.

During 1915 the total road and
bridge expenditures in the United
States amounted to about $685., 100000,
of which probably not over $15,00o,00O
represented the value of the statute
and convict labor.
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DISCHARGED.

Boss-My man, it is my painful duty
to discharge you.
Bossed-Well, sir, one should dis
charge his duty, even though that duty
Is to discharge.
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4 Jewel.

He-Each hour l spend with you Is
like pearl to me.
She-Aw, quit stringing me.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-05-10

Justice is half freedom.-T Turkish
saying.
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What do you think is the real
secret about X. LeMoyne? Why
has he given up his promising
career? What does Carlotta
Harrison know about him that
Is damaging? Some interesting
developments will be recorded
in the next installment.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-22
HOOVER AND THE STOCK SHOW
National Food Administrator Is Ex-
pected to Visit Denver.

Livestock production will be the
subject of the big drive from the Food
Administration this winter and next
spring. Director Hoover is particu-
larly interested in increasing the hog
production. In his opinion, the increase
in hog production is one of the most
important factors toward winning the
war. Livestock production will be the
important subject of consideration at
the Denver Stock Show in January
and at the farm congress to be held
at Fort Collins the week prior to the
show. The stock show this winter is
encouraging interest in livestock pro
duction. 1t is expected that the at
tendance will be unusually large from
all over the West, and Mr.. Hoover
Of the Department of Agriculture at
Washington will have n large force of
men Mt Denver to assist in stirring up
interest in this important matter. In
n personal letter to the secretary of
the Stock Show, Mr.. Hoover says:
Il am deeply gratified that you have
taken up this line of activity, for the
condition of the world at the present
time demands an actual increase in
sheep production and of beef. Every
farmer in the United States and every
stockman would be doing a patriotic
service il he could increase livestock
production to the fullest extent COM
mensurate with business possibili-
ties"
1t is probable that Mr.. Hoover him
self will attend the Stock Show at
Denver in january, and that big
livestock conference with representa-
tives from all parts of the West, will
be held during the week,
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-22
REVISED LIST OF NATIONS NOW AT
WAR OR HAVE SEVERED RELATIONS

thorizing military Intervention as ally
of England).
Portugal against Germany, May 10.
1915 military aid granted).
Roumania against Austria, August
p, 1916 (allies of Austria also con-
slider it declarationl.
Russia against Bulgaria, October
10. 1915.
Russia against Turkey, November
8, 1914.
San Marino against Austria, May
81. 1915.
Serbia against Bulgaria, octO-
ber 16, 1915.
Serbia against Germany, August 9,
Serbia against Turkey, December
,, 1914
Siam against Austria, July %. 1917.
Siam against Germany, July -,
1917.
Turkey against allies, November
%. 1914.
Turkey against Roumania, August
United States against Germany,
Brazil against Germany, October
26, 1917.
Severance of Diplomatic Relations.
Austria against Japan, August %.
1914
Austria against Portugal, March Is,
1916.
Austria against Serbia. July 20,
1914.
Austria against United States.
April 5. 1917.
Bolivia against Germany. April Il.
1917.
Brazil against Germany. April IL.
1917.
China against Germany, March Il.
1917.
Costa Rica against Germany, Sep
tember 2l, 1917.
Egypt against Germany. August Is.
1914.
France against Austria, August 10.
1914.
Greece against Turkey. July ,. 1917
Government of AleNanderl.
Greece against Austria. July >. 1917
Government of AleNander)
Guatemala against Germany. April
27. 1917.
Haiti against Germany, June It.
1917.
Honduras against Germany, May
II, 1917.
Nicaragua against Germany. May
Is. 1917.
Peru against Germany, October 6,
1917.
Turkey against United States, April
20. 1917.
United States against Germany.
February 8, 1917,
Uruguay against Germany. Octo-
Der Z, 1917.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-22
HAVING FINE TIME
AT CAMP FUNSTON
GEORGE HOAGE TELLS OF
MONTHS TRAINING.
Denver Mailer Says It's the Real Life
and the Boys Will Have Christmas
Joy in Camp; Union Labels Are
Much in Evidence There.

Training to be a soldier is not with
out its pleasures. George W. Hoage,
member of Denver Mailers' Union No.
8, brother of Earl r. Hoage. writes an
interesting letter from Camp Funston,
at Fort Riley, Kan. in which he says:
81 am beginning to feel like a real
soldier after being here a month. Am
in the ammunition train department
and our company acts as a caisson to
the artillery We will start artillery
training newt week. The stables are
nearly completed now and there will
be eighteen caissons in the company.
81 have a complete outfit now, which
month. My overalls and jumper bear
tains several union men, two carpen-
ters and tailor with union cards that
know of.
"An order came today that no
passes or furloughs are to be given
out on Christmas, but we are expect
ing to have a good time here in camp.
II think our company has the best
officers. cooks and grub in the ammu-
milton train division. This keeps US
in good spirits. We have lot of hard
work to do. but we soon get used to it,
a00 we are har1 as rocks
ut is too cold here at present for
outside drilling, but there is plenty of
inside work to do. Our work" hours
are from 6:15 m. to > p. m. There
will be some additional new buildings
for the boys who come on the next
draft Glad | came on the first draft.
because those who did could generally
pick the branch Of service they liked
best
Was pleased to receive the union
cigarettes you sent, and they are the
first label cigarettes seen here. Still
have a supply Of union label Pure Gold
tobacco for pipe and can occasionally
roll smoke for a friend.
"Our company gave smoker last
night for the ammunlrn0 train de-
partment. Our men won two four
round bouts on points that were put
on in fine style. Company D's man
got the decision in a wrestling match
We have plenty of amusement and
healthy forms of entertainment TO
while away the time when not doing
drill or other training duty.
Wishing you and yours and all
the boys in Denver a Merry Christmas
and a happy New Year
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-22
GOODBYE. BOOZE

The corkscrew is losing its pull"
and it's goodbye America. Think of
the straightjackets made obsolete,
padded cells empty, insane asylum
and prison forces thrown out of work!
Shall we strike at the divorce lawyer,
and shall we confiscate tuberculosis
Then, too, universal prohibition
would put our steel industry out of
business with no demand for hand
cuffs, jimmics. blackjacks, prison
bars, and the like. And what of the
glass industry? What of the en-
bottled hosts, and amblcrs reduced not
only to want but to work? Think of
the change on Saturday night when
the head of the family comes home on
his feet, instead of drifting in on the
tide, and think of the sitting room of
the future, nobody throwing anything
or upsetting the lamp. Then again,
think of watching the old year out and
the new year in, sober. This is n sit
uation to engage our most earnest at
tcntion.-Frcdcrick Lands.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-22
TRADES ASSEMBLY
TUESDAY NIGHTS MEETING DE-
VOID OF SPECIAL INTEREST.
VIII Move to Old Eagles Hall on
-traPahoe Street With the Paint
ers; Start the New Year
in the Right Way.

Beginning on New Years night the
Trades and Labor Assembly will hold
its semi-monthly meetings in the old
Eagle hall, 1747 Arapahoe street. il
having been voted TO move there with
the Painters Union. At Tuesday
nights meeting several delegates
wanted to postpone the next meeting
TO date beyond the first holiday of
the year. but majority insisted that
1t was a good time to start right bv
meeting on New Years day and to in
yite all delegates to an old-time union
labor revival.
Most of the time of Tuesday nights
meeting was devoted to discussing the
strike Of union mattresses at the Royal
restaurant. The entire matter was
finally left with the committee on
mediation and conciliation in an effort
to bring about a satisfactory settle
mert and retain this popular eating
place as a union establishment.
Secretary Thomas P. Rodgers re-
ported that an understanding had been
reached with the Children's Hospital
management rs to the pledge made TO
furnish a room and a check for $3.50
was ordered drawn for this purpose.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-22
NO FULL FREEDOM
COMPULSORY MILITARY SERN-
ICE AND THE DRAFT LAW.
Power Conferred Upon Congress to
Declare War Carries Authority
TO Compel Men TO Defend
the Country.

"Thcre is no absolute freedom in
civilized societies." is one of the state
mcnts in the governments defense of
the conscription law, which is now be
fore the United States Supreme court
on n constitutionality test.
illustrations may be cited without
number to show that in order to pro
tcct the liberties of the people as n
whole the individual citizen may incl
dentally or temporarily be restrained
of his liberties" il is stated
"The brief characterizes as "un-
founded" the contention that compul-
sorry military service is contrary to
the spirit of democracy, and says that
while occasions for the draft in this
country have been infrequent, at has
been resortcd to without flinching
when the emergency arose"
at has long been settl led under our
scheme of constitutional government
and the statutes that the power re
sides in only one person to decide
when the emergency arises which
justifics the calling out of the militia.
That person is the commander-in-
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-22
STRIKE At CITY MINE ENDS
Objectionable Pit Boss Discharged at
the Evans Colliery.

An agreement was reached Tuesday
between striking workmen and owners
of the Evans mine of Frederick. Colo,
which furnishes the city coal depart
ment with its chief fuel supply. The
men returned TO work at once
The strike was called Monday morn
ing after owners of the mine had re
fused to comply with the demands of
the workmen to discharge pit boss
who had worked the day before after
the other workmen had refused to
do so.
Efforts on the part of local heads of
the United Mine Workers of America
to get the strikers to return to their
work having failed. the mine owners
discharged the foreman objected to
and the strike was called off.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-22
Declarations of War.

Austria against Belgium, August
IS, 1914.
Austria against Japan. August 27.
1914.
Austria against Montenegro, Au-
gust 9, 1914.
Austria against Russia, August 6,
1914.
Austria against Serbia, July rs,
1914.
Bulgaria against Serbia, October
II, 1915.
China against Austria. August IA,
1917.
China against Germany. August Il.
1917.
Cuba against Germany, April 7,
1917.
France against Austria, August IS,
1914.
France against Bulgaria, October
Greece against Bulgaria. Novem-
ber IS, 1916 provisional government. u.
France against Germany, August
8, 1914.
France against Turkey. November
Germany against Belgium, August 4,
1914.
Germany against France. August s.
1914.
Germany against Portugal, March
9, 1916.
Germany against Roumania. Sep
temher IA, 1916.
Germany against Russia, August l,
1914.
Great Britain against Austria, Au-
gust Is, 1914.
Great Britain against Bulgaria, Oc-
tober Is. 1915.
Great Britain against Germany.
August {. 1914.
Great Britain against Turkey, No
vember ;, 1914.
Greece against Bulgaria, July .,
1917 government of AleNanderl.
Greece against Germany, Novem-
Der IS, 1916 provisional government g.
Greece against Germany. July >,
1917 Government of AleNander).
Italy against Austria, May "a, 1915,
Italy against Bulgaria, October 10,
1915.
Italy against Germany. August IS,
1916.
Italy against Turkey, August 21,
1915.
Japan against Germany, August IS,
1917.
Liberia against Germany, August
4, 1917.
Montenegro against Austria, Au-
gust s. 1914.
Montenegro against Germany. Au-
gust 9, 1914.
Panama against Germany, April Z,
1917.
Portugal against Germany, Novem-
Der %, 1914 (resolution passed au-
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-22

chief. the president. 1t is not even
for the governor of the state. much
less n private militia man. to say that
the president has wrongly decided.
THE president, of course, should be
scrupulously careful not to exceed the
bounds of constitutional authority.
But the matter is solely within his dis
crction, and from a decision made in
exercise thereof no appeal lies in the
courts. Correction for possible abuse
is in the power of impeachment and
frequent elections"
The government asserts that power
conferred upon congress to declare
war carries with it authority to COM
pei military service, either at home or
abroad
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-22
Buy a
'BabyLibertyBond'
Help Sammy Humble
the Hun

First payment of interest Liberty Bonds of the first ssueis
progress No better be found this money
than by investing it in
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-22
TO HALT DISPUTES
SECRETARY WILSON Is WORK
ING OUT NEW PROGRAM.
In Speech at St. Paul Says Industrial
Troubles in the War Essentials
Are Nearing an End.

a strong appeal for perfect organi-
zation of Americas Industrial forces
and greater cooperation between en-
ployer and employe was sounded by
William b. Wilson, secretary of labor,
in an address at public mass meet
ing in St. Paul Tuesday night.
"A tremendous amount of material
is necessary to properly equip our
armies at the front and to secure this
equipment will require the most per
feet organization of our forces at
home and the highest possible stand
ard of efficiency Secretary Wilson
declared.
Says Sacrifice Will End Disputes
1T will require tina, our industrial
disputes be abandoned at least until
after the war; not by the process of
crushing the worker or the employer
into submission, but by the process of
doing justice to both and to the public
at large"
Mr.. Wilson declared that the atti-
tude of mind of the employer and em-
ploye had been the cause of consid-
cradle industrial unrest.
And as soon rs both realize that
our institutions are AT stake in the is
sues of this war and that sacrifice on
the part of every one for the common
good is the great essential duty, an
adjustment of disputes can be eff
fected."
Secretary Wilson said that great
progress had been made by the gov
ernment in adjusting labor contro-
versies.
New Plan Considered.
THE mediation service of the de
partment of labor is working out the
settlement of many hundreds of dis
putes. principally before they reach
the strike stage and consequently be
fore they have any news value for the
public press" he said. Still more
comprehensive plans are under CON
sideration by the council of national
defense, which, if put into operation
with the approval Of the great mas
ters of industry and the trade unions
of the country, will eliminate all Sc
rious troubles until we have disposed
of the common enemy
The speaker reviewed at length the
events leading to Americas declara-
tion of war on Germany and then
characterized as ridiculous the state
ments of pro-German propagandists
that il is Wall street war.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-22
RECALL OF FICKERT A FAILURE

The attempt to recall District At
torney Charles NJ. Fickert in San
Francisco has failed. Complete re-
turns from Tuesdays recall election
showed that Fickcrt had overwhelmed
Charles A. Sweigert, his PRINCIPAL op-
moment. by vote of nearly . to l.
The first choice vote was Fickert.
46.255; Sweigert, 25,76s; Frank P.
Haynes, 1,721.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-22

Try a Principe de Lees cigar for an
after-dinner smoke. Union made.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-12-22

Letterheads, envelopes. business
cards, office stationery Of all kinds,
let us figure with you.