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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-13
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A|RY TALE
THE HORSES.
81 hApN @ABAl1b1yER

Nov they will appreciate me-" said
one truck horse to the other truck
horse.
why will they appreciate your
asked the second horse whose name
was Ted.
Because" said the first horse,
whose name was Billy, "they will see
that machinery isn't everything in the
world
Neigh neigh-neigh-neigh, ha-ha-ha,"
laughed Ted.
Whats the trouble now with your
inquired Billy.
mo one ever thought that machin-
cry was everything in the world, did
they?" asked Ted.
"Some have thought so" answered
Billy.
ITS impossible" continued Ted
There is grass for instance-that's
not machinery-and hay-most GER
tainly that isn't machinery"
'Then there are birds and dogs and
grown men and children and ladies'
anu OiiJ CNCl oO JllllSS anu tTGd-
lures which aren't machinery"
Have you gone quite, quite madY'
asked Billy, looking rather worried
I'm most sensible animal" said
Ted. ''In fact the copy books-or
school books-or dictionaries don't
just know which call me the most in
telligent animal"
'"Tut, tut, Ted" said Billy. Don't
become conceited. That will never
do. You won't be q nice horse any
more if you boast"
But l am intelligent" said Ted.
"Certainly-all horses are sup
posed to be intelligent but there are
foolish ones too. People are supposed
to be intelligent but there are some
silly people, I've heard. And, my dear
Ted" said Billy shaking his head, the
minute you think you're so intelligent
yourself it shows you're becoming very
silly.
1.-THE more intelligent creatures be-
come the less they think of them
selves, for it shows they're ambitious"
"And what, pray tell, does am
bilious mean?" asked Ted.
Ambition is something very fine,"
continued Billy. IAN ambitious per-
son or animal wants to do better and
better all the time and grow"
I'm the regular full-sized horse"
said Ted.
"Oh, gracious" laughed Billy, neigh
ing, 81 didn't mean in size"
what in the world did you mean
to have me grow in?" asked poor
Ted, who was very much puzzled
"Your intelligence and your kind
liness and your gentleness. You can
always keep on trying to be more
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CHAPTER XV-continued.

you're the incest old things that
ever lived" said Lark, still laughing,
but with great warmth and tender
ness in her eyes and her voice. "But
you can take the stockings back and
save your money if you like-we love
you Just as much"
But this the happy donors stoutly
refused to do. The twins had earned
this wealth of hose, and finally, wiping
their eyes, the twins began to smooth
their hair and adjust their ribbons and
belts.
whats the matterT where are
you going?' evil you buy the rest
of us some silk stockings" queried the
family, comic-opera effect.
~Where are we going?" Carol re-
seated, surprised, seeming to feel that
anyone should know where they were
going, though they had not spoken.
"We're going to call on our friends,
ef course" explained Lark.
'Of course" said Carol, jabbing her
hairpins in with startling energy. "And
we've got to hurry. We must go to
Matties and Jeans and Betty's and
Fans and Aliee's and-say, Lark, may
be we'd better divide up and each take
half, It's kind of late-and we mustn't
miss any"
swell, what on earth ~ gasped Pru-
dence, while the others stared In
speeches. amazement.
"For goodness sake, Carol hurry,
We have to get clear out to Minnie's
tonight, if we miss our supper"
''But what's the idea? What fori
What are you talking about?'
"Why, you silly thing" said Carol
patiently, 1--WE have to go and tell our
friends that we've got four pairs of
silk stockings, of course. I wouldn't
miss this afternoon for the world. And
wen go the rounds together, Lark.
want to see how they take it." she
smiled at them benignly. 81 can imag-
Inc their excitement. And we owe il
TO the world to give it all the excite
ment we can. Prudence says So"
Prudence looked startled. Did ]
say that?"
Certainly. You said pleasure-but
excitements very pleasing, most of the
time. Come on, Larkie, Wen have tC
walk fast"
And with fond goodby to the gen
erous family, the twins set out tC
spread the joyful tidings, Lark paus
ing at the door just long enough t.
explain gravely, "Of course, we wonr
cell them-er-just how it happened
you know. Lots of things in parson
age need to be kept dark. Prudence
says so herself"
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Ted Was Laughing as Hard as He
Could.

kindly, more forgiving and more gen.
tie all the time-then you'll be a very
noble horse.
'And you must be brave and strong !
And always work to be more so.
That's ambition and also good sense.
But now Ted was laughing as hard
as he could. ITS the best joke in the
world" he said.
whats the best joker" asked Billy,
looking rather unhappy, for he thought
Ted was very unkind to treat his fine
lecture in such fashion.
"Why don't you know?" asked Ted.
mo, I don't" said Billy with his
head held quite high.
"Then 1 will tell you," Ted said.
II will be obliged to you if you
WILL" remarked Billy, still in very
naughty fashion.
you started in to say you hoped
you would be appreciated and l told
you not to be conceited. Then some
how the lecture all got turned on me
Anu L WAS tue one DSluS ItCLuTeu, anu
you were the one who was lecturing."
"Well, as long as one of us was
well lectured, it's good thing-and
/ really try to take my own lectures
to heart. / hate people and creatures
to be noble about other folks and their
doings, and to be quite careless about
their own"
But do tell me-" said Ted, why
you wanted to be appreciated"
ooh, yes" said Billy, 81 had forgot
ten about it. You see we've been
waiting for the master to drive us
along. He's been inside the building
yonder. But that automobile along
side of us has been stuck in the mud
for long time. And so, it makes me
think that people should stop think
ing of machinery all the time and of
automobiles, and now and again think
of their old friend the horse"
And just then the driver came out,
and Ted and Billy pulled the truck
away, while the automobile still stuck
In the mud
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most beautiful thing to see. Every few
weeks he ran down for a few days"
and II he spent most of his time re-
counting his uncle's symptoms before
the sympathetic STAIRS, no one could
be surprised at that. He and Mr..
Starr naturally had much in common,
both ministers, and both-at any rate,
he was very devoted to his uncle, and
Carol grew up very, very fast, and
smiled a great deal, but laughed much
less frequently than in other days.
There was shy sweetness about her
that made her father watch her anx-
iously.
as Carol sick, Gracef" he asked one
day, turning suddenly to his sister-in-
law.
She smiled curiously. 'N-no, think
not. Why?"
she seems very-sweet."
Eyes. She feels very-sweet," was
the enigmatic response. And Mr.. Starr
muttered something about women and
geometry and went away, shaking his
head. And aunt Grace smiled again.
But the months passed away. Lark,
not too absorbed in her own happiness
to find room for her twins affairs, at
last grew troubled. She and Aunt
Grace often held little conferences to-
gether when Carol was safely out of
the way.
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CHAPTER XVI.
The Girl Who Wouldn't Propose.

1t took long time for Carol to re-
cover from the effect of Lark's disloy-
atty. as she persisted in calling 1t. For
several weeks she didn't twinkle at all.
But when at last the smiles came easy
again, she wrote to Mr.. Duke, her
p'fessor no longer, but now a full
fedged young minister. She apollo
gized sweetly for her long delay.
But you will forgive me when you
have read this" she wrote. cupid is
working havoc in our family. Of
course no one outside the home circle
knows yet, but l insisted on telling you
because you have been such a grand
good friend to US for so long. We may
seem young to you, because you can't
forget when we were freshmen, but
we are really very grown up. We act
quite mature now. and never think of
playing jokes. But l didn't finish my
news, did III
TT Is Jim Forrest-he was in high
school when we were. Remember him ?
Larkie and 1 were out to spend week,
and-but needn't go into particulars.
knew you would be interested. The
whole family is very happy about it !;
he is great favorite with everyone.
But how our family is going to pieces
Still, since it is Jim He is nice,
ISN'T he? But you wouldn't dare say
no."
Carols eyes glittered wickedly as
she sealed this letter, which she had
penned with greatest care. And few
hays later, when the answer came, she
danced gleefully up the stairs-not at
all mature" in manner, and locked the
door behind her while she read:
Dear Carol:
Indeed / am very interested, and wish
you all the Joy in the world. Tell Jim for
ine how very much think he is to be
congratulated. He seems a fine fellow,
and / know you win be happy. 1t was a
surprise, l admit knew he was doing
the very devoted-but you have seemed
no young to me, always I can't imagine
you too grown up for jokes, though you
do sound more mature" in this letter
than you have before Lark will be lone
1y, am afraid.
II am very busy with my work, so you
will understand If my letters come less
frequently, won't you? And you will be
too busy with your own happiness tc
bother with an old professor any more
anyhow. I have enjoyed our friendship
very much,-moT& than you will ever
know,-and l want~once more to hope YOU
may be the hsppiest woman in the world
You deserve to be.
Very sincerely your friend
DAVID A. DUKE
Carol lay down on the bed ant
crushed the letter ecstatically between
her hands. Then she burst out laugh
ing. Then she cried little, nervously
and laughed again. Then she smoothet
The letter affectionately, and curled VI
w the bed with pad of paper and
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Most Extensive Wood.

The most expensive wood in the
world is said 60 be the lockwood i'm
ported from Turkey for the use Of
engravers. The cost ranges from A to
10 cents a square inch for the best
Enthusiastically Standard Union.
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her fathers fountain pen to answer the
letter

letter.
NV Dear Mr.. Duke: However in the
world could you make such a mistake.
I've been laughing ever since I got your
letter, but I'm vexed too. He's nice, all
right; he's just fine, but don't want him!
And think how annoyed Lark would be IL
she could see 1t. 1 am not engaged to
Jim Forrest,-nor to any one. It's Lark.
/ certainly didn't say 1t was /, did /?
We're all so fond of Jim that 1t really is
a pleasure to the whole family to count
him one of us, and Lark Grows more
deliriousIy joyful all the time. But 1!
1 know you're awful1y busy, of course,
and hate to intrude, but you must write
one little postal card to apologize for
your error. and I'll understand how hard
you are working when you do not write
again.
Hastily, but always sincerely,
CAROL
Carol jumped up and caught up her
hat and rushed all the way downtown
to the postoffice to get that letter
started for Danville, Illinois, where the
Rev. Mr.. Duke was located. Her face
was so radiant, and her eyes were so
heavenly blue, and so sparkling bright
that people on the street turned to
look after her admiringly.
She was feverishly impatient until
the answer arrived, and was not at all
surprised that 1t came under special
delivery stamp, though Lark lifted her
eyebrows quiZzically, and Aunt Grace
smiled suggestively, and her father
looked up with sudden questioning in
his face Carol made no comment, only
ran up to her room and locked the door
once more.
Carol, you awful little scamp, you did
that on purpose, and you know it. You
never mentioned Bark's name. Well, If
you wanted to give me the scare of my
| life, you succeeded. OF course, l don't
| want to lose my little chum, and I knew
| very well that no man in his proper
senses would allow his sweetheart to be
as good comrade to another man as 1
want you to be to me. OF course I was
disappointed. OF course 1 expected to be
busy for a while. OF course 1 failed to
see the sterling worth of Jim Forrest. I
see It now, though. l think he's a prince,
| and as near worth being in your family
| as anybody could be- I'm sure we'll be
| great friends, and tell Lark for me that
| l am waxing enthusiastic over his good
qualities even to the point of being in
articulate. Tell her how happy 1 am
over it, a good deal happier than I've been
| for the past several days, and / am wish
ing them both a world of joy. I'm hav-
ing one myself and I find it well worth
having. / could shake you, Carol, for
playing such a trick on me. 1 can just see
you crouch down and giggle when you
read this You wait, my lady. My turn
| is coming. I think I'll run down to
! Mount Mack next week to see my uncle
he's not very well. Don't have any dates.
| Sincerely, D. D.
And Carol laughed again, and wiped
her eyes.
The Rev. Mr.. Dukes devotion to his
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CHAPTER XVII.

Hartley sat up on the Stretcher and
fixed his eyes on Howard's face. 1t
was evident that he was desperately
wounded One of the Orderhes kneeled
beside him and held him.
This man." said the General, chew
ing at his mustache in emotion which
he could not altogether hide. was once
an officer in the service OF our coun-
try. He was engaged in confidential
work in the war department. He was
accused of Spionage-unjustIy ac
cused."
With low cry Eleanor rushed for
ward and kneeled beside the stricken
man: she placed her arms about him
and drew his head down upon her
shoulder, looking piteously into the
weary eyes. Hampton raised her hand
to his lips and kissed it.
"Unjustly accused" repeated the
General. Major Kellerman, stand to
attention, sir! You shall be heard
later. He was the victim of the Sys-
TEN, which was even then laying its
plans in Washington. He was the vic
tim of q woman named MOrSheim-
Hilda MOrsheim, whose activities were
we'll known, though we could then do
nothing to counteract them. She made
speciality of Turing young officers into
gambling dens, winning large sums
from them. and thus leading them
down the slope toward disgrace and
death.
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War COINAGE in Germany.

Due TO metal shortage Germany has
instituted iron coinage. The fraction
al mark coins are no longer of copper
and nickel, but are forgings of Sic
menS-Martin steel. The coinage of
copper was discontinued in 1917. Alu-
minum had been coined to Il small cX-
tent before the war: the smallest
coins, one and two pfennig pieces, are
now made of aluminium, which is more
attacked by ordinary water, soda,
salts, etc, than by distilled water.
Zinc coins have recently been intro
duced. Zinc coins had been used in
French Indo-China: they are again
mere apt to corrode, especially when
impure with lead, cadmium and ir"n.
in distilled water than in ordinary Wa
-er: they turn ycllow-hroWn, but as
sumo Il pleasant gray tint in soda and
salt. On the whole, the cheapest iron
coins have answered hcSt.-LnSjncer-
inc
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TRAGEDY ABOVE THE CLOUDS
Individual combats and Disasters That
Test the Nerves and Wits of the
Flying Fighters.

Though airplane battles are ire
nendously exciting for all those par
ticipating in them, it is not always in
actual conflict that the nerves and wits
of flyers are tested to the utmost. Many
adventures may be met in tanner pur-
suits.
Every now and then comes the roar
of q gun from below, followed by flash
es of blue and red, harsh, angry eXplO-
sons right and left, front and rear;
the disappearance in flames sometimes
of what till then had been welcome
companion on the wing, the drOne OF
some hardy adyenturer strenuously en-
deavOring to climb into the night, AID
ROW and then the awful spectacle of
a machine emerging safely from
smoke cloud only to go smash into an
other travelling in different direction.
An awful smash, a hideOus eXplO-
sion, smoke, human cries, flames and
then, with volcanic intensity, the sud
den plunging into the abyss not only
of what Il few moments previously
were two magnificently equipped bomb
throwers, but four human souls brave,
proud, youthful and adventurous
Washington Star.
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One of the principal Siberian cities
is ToboIsk the commercial ccnter Of
the vast province of T0bo!sk, which
extends over an area of 100000 square
miles, Il large portion of which. how
ever is practically uninhahited. The
most prominent building in the city is
the Kreinlin, built in imitation Of the
great citadel in Moscow. This struc-
ture was erected by Swedish prisoners
of war captured by Peter the Great at
the battle of POltava in 1909.
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Sentinel and liaison dogs are or
greater value. The former goes into
advance posts with his master, and Is
trained to give the alarm by low
growl at the approach of any hostile
person. These dogs can hear an ad-
vancing man at 400 meters, and are
of great value at night. The liaison
dog is trained to carry messages from
one of his two masters to the other,
and is used for dispatching orders. It
takes about three months to train
dogs to travel as far as three kilo-
meters In this work Many can ha
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health as we'll as being a destructive
element to army stores. So nearly
every company has its rat catcher.
Because Of this same trench life,
however, the use Of the Red Cross
dog has become less important. In a
war Of movement the dog who could
find wounded men, trot back with
some article of clothing, and then
guide help to the disabled soldier, was
useful; but in this stationary warfare
there is not, as rule, this need for a
search for wounded In out-of-the-Way
places
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Mark looked and saw the Generals
insignia upon the officers shoulder
straps.
"Weston," he answered.
And suddenly he remembered Flea
nor, and, ashamed and humiliated, and
yet strangely elevated, he began to
push his way back through the crowd.
He turned into the street of the Jail.
Dead bodies lay everywhere, and al
ready some of the ambulance men were
succoring the wounded. Broken guns,
rifles, haversacks, all the parapher-
MALTA of battle streWed the streets. The
debris CT the Jail came into view. The
sun, dancing above it, indicated to
Marks astonishment, that hours had
passed, and that it was afternoon. Mark
felt suddenly sick, he trembled, and
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WAR DOGS DO REAL WORK
Have Been of immense Help to the
French Since the Earliest Days
of the Great War.

There are four classes Of dogs used
By the French army-ratters' heu
Cross dogs, sentinels and liaisonsr
writes G. Leroy, Baldridge In ScriD-
ner's.
In trench warfare where men have
n live In dirt and filth much of the
t,me. the rat is q greater danger to
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opt Hampton's child. Like father,
Ke daughter"
He swung round upon Eleanor, and
for the first time seemed to lose his
self-control.
That's who you are!'' he cried. 1.-The
child of wretched traitor, who worked
in the war department with Colonel
Howard and me, man without honor,
entangled with a wretched woman spy,
who sold our secrets. And that man
your adopted father, whom you love
and revere, spied on him in turn,
watched him, read his letters, went
through his pockets, shared him,
trapped him, brought him to his de-
serts-and adopted you"
Eleanor staggered toward the Colo
nel her arms raised imploringly, and
cried in choking voice:
"Say it's untrue! Only say that it's
untrue!''
ITS a damned lie," said the Colonel;
but there was not the least conviction
in his voice.
"Tell me the truth" ="
II ) true, tleu-ll IuOie VI iCSS
true" said Howard wearily.
"It's not true!' shouted Mark. IRE
member, Colonel, the mans face had
been practically blown away. How do
we know that it was Hampton who
was with the child? 1t might have
been another. We don't know for sure,
and we can't know. I've never believed
it. l wouldn't ever dare to let myself
believe it."
you found his papers," said Keller
man.
Nobody answered him. Eleanor went
up to Mark and raised her white face
to his. ''Tell me what you think, Cap
tain Mark" she pleaded.
And once more Mark was mute. She
read his face as if by inches. She
turned toward Kellerman. "Now will
you go?" she asked.
Kellerman saluted her with mock
formality. "I'll CO." he said, "but he's
spent his chance. A spy's daughter
and a spy's-"
The ambulance bearers appeared at
the entrance to the recess. They bore
stretcher. Propped up in it, swathed
in a bloody clout of bandages, was
Hartley.
There he isl" he cried, pointing his
hand in triumph. 81 knew he'd come
this way. He's here, sir!'' he cried to
some one outside the orifce.
The stretcher bearers set down their
burden on q ledge of the wall. Into
the little place strobe the General.
His appearance there exercised a
paralyzing effect upon them all. Kel-
lerman was the first to recover his self
possession. He saluted'stiffiy.
"This man." he said, pointing to
Mark, sis the prisoner who was to have
been executed this morning"
The General, without a word, strobe
| toward Mark and clasped him by the
hand.
Kellerman gulped and moved toward
the entrance for the last time. Tie
General turned.
Halt, sir" he commanded. Colonel
Howard, will you have the goodness to
go to the man on the-why l beg your
pardon, Colonel! Not badly hurt?"
Nothing much, SIR" answered the
Colonel, attempting to make the pas
sage.
The General gave him his arm and
assisted hin. and, when he stood still,
placed one arm about him to steady
him.
''Do you recognize that MANI" he
asked.
The Colonel stiffened; Kellerman
| fell back against the wall.
"As Pm living man." cried Colo
mel Howard, ''it's Hampton"
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taught to go in both directions. A
laison team consists of two dogs ana
their two trainers, who always work
together. !
Real Poilus they are, too; no embus-
ques among theml They share all the
hardships of front-line life and all the
dangers, and they share, too, the
wooden cross" or military honors.
When their regiment gets the "croix
de gusrre," so do they; and often they
have been mentioned in dispatches.
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WHol-
failed t.
Hampton, they
How they did so 1.
now. The facts are o.
enough to say that The
Hampton was driven int
they were not satisfied wit
broke his career, they drov,
the company of all decent Ii.
that was not enough. They bro.
wife's heart; she died They made l.
name one of eXecration. Still they
were not satisfied With deviliSh in
genuity they sought to cover their
tracks by making it appear that Hamp-
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ton was still carrying on his trade, still
selling government secrets. You see
why, Colonel?" he continued, turning
to Howard. Because they themselves
were continuing their vile work, and
the new leakages had to be accounted
for"
Kellerman, CHASTITY white, leaned
against the brick wall he was fun
bling nervously in his tunic pocket.
81 suppose, sir, that you are accus'
ing" he began.
(TO BE CONTINUED0
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Found.

"Aha!" hiSsed the Pullman porter.
81 have found the secret of sis berth -
And he took Il flask from Under the
passengers pillow.-Cartoons Maga-
zine.