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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-04

her entirely. or VM you claim her upon
HIS eyes held hers With an express
sion quickly VeiIed. 81 VIII not return. -
81 do not quite understand" she re-
pIied slowly. I'VE are strangers. You
must have friends who would gladly
do this for you"
al the world"
"There was certain controlled EMO
ton in his voice that effected her
strangely ana she arose to her feet
Again say that do not under
aiThat IS natural He walked the
| length OF the level in front Of the
cabin back. Upon the eve OF a great
upheaVal a man can allow himself
a certain latitude Of expression, eSpec-
iaIly when he knows It can do no harm,
he said GraYeIy. I do not expect to re-
turn. Because am convinced OF this.
I can say to you what under other
circumstances would be little short OF
impertinence, for, IS you say, we arc
strangers. But began to care for you
when you first came to the mountain.
I want you to know this. and to believe
It. I could not let you know before. Ny
wffe-I do not wish to speak OF her.
She is dead and I offer you not ahront
when ten you that I love you. It IS
because OF this wish to leave Betty
with troubled eyes Mary looked to-
ward the child did not imagine
this"
How could you? Ny effort has been
to keep you from knowing. VIII you
do this for me, now that you do know?
It will be my comfort when my time
comes, 'oyef there" He turned from
her, looking out into the linitless space
cit will be my comfort, he repeated.
why are you sure you Will not re-
turn?''
Betty cared for
Then it was that Mary surprised her
self by saying deliberately: Mr. Warren
Il told you that my interest,"
Interest! would want something
more than interest" he interrupted
Would not that do for the present
ENo. It must be something more
For long she hesitated. then said
steadily: 81 think It is more than In
terest. am not sure. But II an over
Thelming anxiety for your safe return
is an evidence OF a deeper feeling It is
He took her hand. raising It to his
lips. an that case Mary Hilton. God
willing, win return to you and Bet.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-04

what 3 horrible letter." exclaineS
I1tiene when Pat had finished reading
the letter Of John Sterling to his we.
II guess people don't stop to corstd'
ar other peoples feelings when they
face death" said Annie, sober'T.
sWhea one stands IN the presence g
le1tfE. the grim messenger looms g
large that he is apt to shut out every
6h3nS else"
1sI had always thought that John
Sterling and his wife were as happy
a. the average married couple, sa7d
p think they were" was Jim's te'se
comment.
AIsee looked up quickly and Eaene
safd, SJfm, you're jealous. You sre
leten INT nasty mood when you tave
5oIr happy married friends about
q can't help feeling" said Harr-
Soberfy, shat In some way there was
4 big mistake John Sterling was a
GOOD fellow and always admired MS
NO believe the mistake was IN
Perhaps said Pat. 'sbut / have
other documents IN the case Ore
brought IN BY the police reporter
It seems, is a great friend Of q
u OF the town and the other was
o me personally by an anony-
6srson
have my mem hauled over the
for not finding out anything
police reporters can" said Tim.
. you won't commissioner for
thing must end right here" assert
Pat eTde case is ended and 1t
iI1 do no good to rake up the scan
think shall read to you the
sfer that came 70 me through the
mails drst," continued Pat. ut came
ID Nothing bet this notation on the
nlsrE5f;-
THIS letter was received by me
this morning. You see that it is from
John Sterling whose body was found
IN Riney Woods yesterday
There was no name signed. The
letter. as did the other, began with no
formal words Of saIutation:
think probably that in all this
world, dear-Wcman-who-ha s-loved me,
yon ara positively the only person who
VII gfieTe when am gone. And you
VII have to keep your grief tight shut
n your heart Tor no one but me has
ever known that you loved me-
Dear woman, best Of al women. /
want to thank you for that love. Be
use could not return It in the same
Ieasure t19t jt V1aS given to me IS one
Il Tie greatest sorrows hat has ever
9GE3e 70 me. There, my dear, have
Often you have accused me oSj
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-04
HEALTH HINTS
Colds freqeuntly are Family AFFAIRS.

Colds freqeuntly are family affairs"
Everyone gets IN in turn.
When this happens 1t is result OF
carelessness in coming too closely IN
contact with the person or persons
having a cold or IN handling articles
that have been infected.
People who have colds should refrain
from close association with other per
sons. All discharges from the throat
and nose should be properly disposed
of by washing and boiling handker-
chiefs. Il paper napkins are Used they
should be burned
If this is carefully done there is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-04
HEADACHE FROM
A COLD? LISTEN!
.eape,s Cold Compound" Eudo Severe
COLDS or Grippe In Few Hours.

Your cold viii break ana az grippe
misery end after taking a dose Of
"Pape's Cold Compound" every two
hours until three doses are taken
It promptly opens closged-up nos
trifs and air passages IN the, head,
stops nasty discharge or nose runnlGs,
relieves sick headache, dudness, fever
ishness, sore throat, snseztng' sore
ness and stiffness.
and snufGing! Ease your throb6ir5
head-nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Cola
Compound" which costs only a few
Cents at any drug store. It acts with.
out assistance, tastes nice. and GAUGES
no inconvenience. Accept no substi-
tute.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-04

how. an p'haps you'll Sc light was
his concluding comment, as, with
glance toward the family outlined path
she turned from the group and walked
away.
She had been on the countain three
years-at first for her health then be-
cause it claimed her. She had heard
all about Billy Warren, had occasion
ally met him, but save for the naerest
courtesy no word had passed between
them. For some reason he had not
impressed her pleasantly. This was
probably due TO the fact that he had
made no effort to know better one who
had made friends with all the mountain
people.
But the talk of old John Peyton. or
some sub-conscious sense Of trouble
in the man himself as he stood silently
beside her that morning, waiting for
his mail. Influenced her in the direc-
ton of her walk that afternoon. Yet
she was not aware that she had been
SO Influenced until she found herself
watching a child dabbIirg bare feet IN
the rushing water OF a tiny stream. tae
while she hused q corncob doll to sleep.
There was no fear in the child
eyes as he raised them to the woman
beside her. Instead there was whis-
pered hush; You'll wake her She's
been real sick aad IS just going 10 sleep
Mary Hilton dropped upon the ground.
and in an equally low voice asked what
was wrong.
"Daddy's says It's 4 case Of nlumps
or measles, he's rot sure which; hut
she's been so awfG,:y cross and has
tried ne so. he says there 3 no living
with either OF KS
Betty. 10 who2i are ycu talllins?"
The voice cams from t:.e shadow OF
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-04

little danger of cold going through
the entire family. 1t is wise economy
60 use either cheesecloth or paper in
place Of ordinary linen handkerchieEs,
as they may be burned after using
and, this disposed of in a way to pre-
vent the spread of infection.
When cold seems to be unusually
severe and aggravated in character
one that is heavy on the chest a
physician should be called. The line
between a cold of this kind and an
attack of pneumonia is 50 hard to dis
tinguish that medical advice should
be obtained at once
Most cases OF pneumonia start with
a cold and many cases OF tuberculosis
are the direct results OF neglected and
long standing cases Of a bad cold
with a cough
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-04

woman's last objection to DOMINIC
oVeralls has led. 1t is now proven
that one may put ruffles on the ham
Of an overall as well as on the hem
Of a skirt. War forces woman into
the worlds work and she no longer
goes reluctantly, now that she knows
she can take her ruffles with her.
Look at the ruffles in the foreground
Of this picture of women automobile
mechanics in Seattle.
p. Stirred Seattle business men
are having lots OF trouble with their
cars.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-04
% "a FForIeiil of EairmOnt:

the Women Of taIEInoIl
~ 81 and millions, and millions fsurg1cal
M ,dressings-and must be fashioned By hand
We VII not have our fighting men suffer for lack OF
these therefore we VIII make them.
we Wemen of Fairmont VIII do our share IN this
service we VIII do more than our share. We VIII re-
port every day to the surgical dressings and show
by the snowy heaps of finished work that we love our
men too much to see them die for lack efcare
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-04
TIE. DAILY
SHORT STORY
"a ne Mountain.
~ SUSAN 8 cLAeETT-

4cepyrifgilt, 1911 5y the Mcclure
1EeWspl peE ssyndicate9
f5=lEto1E the lroad 9 faint path street.
cred upward 20 q cabin high on
ISm0Rtafm above Horseshoe Bend
Tho same path continued doWnWard 20
cluster Of houses broadened INTO
narrow road; and came toea full stop
5efore Q Fough porch upon WEslsn s ~
sfaf men were seated In varying De
rees oeconfOrf-
They were listening to one OF their
-.iiruI5er BE was reading, with trace
Of aEtence-as 1f compelling MN
SELF 70 be netghborly when hts desire
1EaB to hasten 9Way-ehe Market re
ports, the sporting page and the STOCK
market But what interested him, the
var news, apparently dtd not hoLo
tietr attention They turned deaf ears
10 Rows rom the front, but were az
zane that had taken place the Gay
beEore IN Philadelphia.
With q sigh OF relief Willy warren
It last folded his paper, wished them
EODd-day ana walking rapidly away
WAS SOON lost to view upon the n4SneE
path. As he disappeared from slSnt
the chair Of Uncle Johnny Peyton
zane down on It's front Legs with a
E11d, as tne o!d man salo' aooF eSslLE6
- 9AAs 49,
t.Pears IKE B1ly's mighty low IN
bis mind. Hes IN q heap OF trouble
I'm thinking.
nat sort OF trouble, Uncle Jonn-
- girl asked casually, as she came
kbrough the door Of the postofnce ana
general store.
Iow, Miss May, ylnow he's listed
don't know Whatu becom O. his
1eddfe Gal. Hes feared he'll have TO
lore he kin place her"
had not heard: but things right
Themselves in time, and this VIII be
straightened out"
Maybe. Miss May, maybe. But y
know BiHy's got one, leastwise down
hYaf. FhaPs an old aunt In IoWay.
an guess he writ TO her, but haint
SCI to answer so~1 reckin she's
CD - EeaIls II LUX after her,
I1z her diffrunt. She's prtty
DON'T b'iong hyar, KNOW. lie
Something the matter with
eFshearu tell Of his wife.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-04

HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
Miss E. c. L. asks: What causes
ringworm"
Ringwor1n is caused by mold plant
which grows in the skin. 1t Is highly
contagious. It begins as a pimple and
spreads in a round patch. II on the
head the hair becomes brittle.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-04

Mrs. Isaac Bryan. OF Market street,
has returned from Haywood where she
visited Ter parents.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-10
PROFIT SHARING IN FRANCE
Idea lie More Widely Held In That
Country Than Any Other Part
Of the World.

Profit sharing is being widely dis
cussed in England now, in connection
with the nations war activities, and
much consideration is being directed
to experience in France, where it has
been in operation for 10 years. There
is in France society organized for
the purpose of promoting profit shar-
ing, and this society has been recog-
nized by the government as a public
utility"
In the French profit-sharing plans
generally benefit funds are instituted
to provide for emergencies In the life
Of the workers. Ordinarily wOrkmen
do not receive their share of the profit
In cash, but in the form of a fund,
which goes to purchasing shares In the
business or to old-age pensions.
There are various systems of profit
sharing in vogue in France. One Of
these gives a percentage Of the net
profits over the wages, the manage
ment, and the various benefit funds.
Another bases the percentage on sales
or total business done. Still other
forms base the amount given the work
ers on the dividend rate, the amount
of capital, or as a bonus at the dis
erection Of the employer. Certain COM
panies are able to share with their
workers any savings they may make
In the cost of producing goods.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-10
German War Gardens.

In the German army, as in the Amer
lean, garden patches supplemented the
food ration. German military gardens
in the reclaimed salient, however,
were so numerous and of such size
that the impression the Americans got
was that the German soldiers In this
sector depended largely for food upon
what they themselves produced and
upon what was grown by the French
natives forced to work in the fields
for three SOUS an hour.
Our captures include several thou
sand acres Of gardens, and, although
it is rather late in the season, the pick
ings will be far from poor for many
resourceful mess sergeants. - Stars
and Stripes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-10
First AirpIane Fatality.

The first man to lose his life In an
airplane accident was Lieut.. Thomas
III. SeIfridge of the United States sig
nal corps, who was killed in Septem.
ber 1908, while flying as a passenger
with Orville Wright at Ft. Myer, Va.
The next fatal aieplane accident oc.
CURED a year later in France, when
Eugene Lefebvrs was enrolled as one
OF the martyrs to rhe conquest of the
air. Since the outbreak of the war
of course, brave flyers without num-
Der have given their lives TO their re-.
spectige countries, and a list of them
would fill pages. The first woman tC
be killed in an airplane accident was
Nine. d. Moore. who lost her life al
Etamps, France. in 1911.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-10

had occurred, reserved TO 'wayay the
peacemaker. That same afternoon
quite an interview took place.
''No, Edith, please do not inform
Hazel that wore her green silk dress,
because after she refused to loan 1t
to me, why, l promised to be content
with her rose crepe de chine. Then,
when I went to look over her ward
robe, the green dress looked so per-
fectly wonderful that I could not re-
sist the temptation to wear 1t. OF
course" she went on, Hazel was lying
down, and I stealthily slipped up
stairs and tried 1t on. The color suit
ed me so well, together with the fact
that I am such q terribly selfish and
vain girl, made it impossible for me
to refrain from wearing the gown.
That night, with George Parker at
the social, I saw Jack Turner coming
towards me. I felt pretty guilty and
decided the best thing to do was TO
shade my face with my hat. Probably
I endeavOred not to hold Georges
attention, and fairly succeeded. Do
you understand now why Jack wrote
in such a melancholy strain? Poor
Jack. He thought Hazel was deceiv-
ing him. He might have known, how
ever, that Hazel would not refuse to
go with him in order to attend the So
cial with George. I will straighten
matters out, though, If you will only
have confidence in me, Edith, and
please keep Hazel in ignorance Of the
entire affair"
A week later q handsome young
sailor was seen heading for % Oriole
street, the home of a certain Miss
Hazel Stewart. After few necessary
explanations, Jack Informed Hazel
that he was perfect cad to have
sent her such queer letter.
won't you try to forgive me, Hazel,
dear?" he murmured, as he took her
hand in his. With a radiant smile,
she answered:
Little raindrops In the form Of
troubles only serve to strengthen our
affections, and therefore forgive you,
provided you promise to check your
hasty temper In the future"
Just then Anna coming upon the
scene, peeped in between the por-
there's, and heaving a sigh Of relief,
raised her right hand and quietly muir
INJURED: "Never again."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-10

breatnless, OnTy 20 pe tod by Il stony
faced middle-aged woman, evidently
one of the clerks, that Mr.. Hill was
busy and if she was an applicant that
he wasn't interviewing anyone under
twenty-five.
AS she was whiyred down in the
swift elevator a glance into the merci-
less mirror showed her how hopeless
ly young and small she looked. How
ever, the luxurious and dignified at
mosphere of the Office she had just left
made her dissatisfied with any other
possibilities. Besides" she told her
self as she walked back to her dingy
little apartment in the cool spring air,
anything worth having is worth work
ing for"
Early that afternoon Lurine again
visited the beautifully furnished Office
that had become ideal with her. The
same clerk admitted her second time,
but surely she saw no resemblance in
the cool, self-possessed little gray
haired woman to the extremely young
and very nervous girl she had so re-
Gently refused admittance to. This
time, to Lurine's surprise, she ushered
her into Mr.. Hill's private sanctum.
Mr.. Hills trained eye appraised her
swiftly and she felt from the first that
she was making a favorable impress
sion. He asked her few perfunctory
questions, dictated letter or two and
then informed her in his calm, even
voice, which she soon learned was ha-
bitual with him, that she would do.
Through the hot summer months
that followed the little gray-haired,
specialized lady worked diligently in
Mr.. Hills employ. always carrying out
his wishes, often anticipating them.
Suddenly one day early in the fall
Mr.. Hill announced that he was to be
one of the participants in the Liberty
loan campaign, and that he would be
obliged to leaye her in sole charge Of
his personal affairs during that time.
1t was then that her characteristic
honesty compelled her to tell him of
her ruse and that he was leaving his
business in the hands of girl of twen-
ty-twO and not middle-aged woman.
There was a CLEAN of amusement in
his eyes as he replied: "Did you think
SO shallow a disguise as yours could
deceive as keen lawyer as your en-
ployer has the reputation of being?
knew it from the first. Two of your
wrinkles disappeared during your trial
dictation. 1t was your ingenuity and
initiative that got you the position, my
dear young lacy, and it is the same
two qualities that assure the safety of
my business in your hands"
1t is a well-known fact III the bust
ness circles of that city that Mr.. HIS
secretary is a treasure, but neverthe-
less it is still something of a mystery
to them that no ever came to intrust
his affairs to so young girl.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-10
TO INCREASE RELIEF WORK IN PALESTINE
Red Cross Commissioner Reports Starvation and
Suffering in Holy Land

Armenians in and about Damascus and
more than three thousand in the Hau-
ran district, the cable asserts.
DR.. Finley says the American Red
Cross workers have been doing every
thing possible to relieve this distress,
but adds that greatly increased help
must come at once. He requires two
additional hospital units Immediately.
General Allenby has cabled the British
War office to approve this plan.
DR.. Finley journeyed on foot from
Beersheba to Dan in the wake of the
advancing British forces, and at the
time of sending the cable had just COM
pleted tour OF the Palestine and low
er Syria, passing through Nazareth,
Tiberius, Tyre Sidon, Haifa and Bel
rut, reaching the latter place two days
after its occupation by the British
forces.
America should be the first to help
in the rehabilitation Of the Holy Land,
which Great Britain and our Allies
have redeemed" decls les DR.. Finley.
"The first medium of help should be
the American Red Cross, which makes
no distinction as to race, creed or col
or. Under the trusteeship of those who
recovered this sacred land, which is
the cradle Of three teat religions, the
civilized world is now given the oppor-
tunity of illustrating its highest ideals
for humanity"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-10
Same ThlnQ.

Didn't you tell me your f1ance wac
an official in the food conservation
service?
"Well, 1 am sure he wrote me he
was a member of the kitchen police"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-10
Observation-Disclosures
Initiative
BY LOUISE PERKINS.
7lIiIIlIlIIIIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIITi
is, Dy MCCIul
Syndicate.)

For the first time since Lurine Will
llams had left her home to make her
way in the business world, she was out
of q job. She looked at the matter
sensibly, too, remarkably sensibly for
so young a girl, for in spite of the fact
that she had been a successful and
very businesslike stenographer to an
important and well-knOwn man for the
past five years, she was barely twenty
two. She had worked hard to COM
plete her business course before the
small pittance she had saved was ex-
hausted. And it was by sheer perse-
verance and hard work that she had
gained and held her first position.
Now, just as she was becoming sure
of herself and her job, her employer
had sold out his business interests and
had gone West to avoid the breakdown
which his physician had said was in
evitable.
For the past week Lurine had
searched the want lads" eagerly, but
in vain. Today there was one. Mr..
Hill, of Loring, Hill & JudsOn, was in
need of private secretary. 1t was a
position that any stenographer in the
city would have been glad to accept,
but Lurine knew only too well, as did
no doubt score of other would-be
secretaries, that being the best law
firm in the city it was the very hardest
to gain access to, and Mr.. Hill, so ru-
NOR said, was the most exacting of the
trio. But once girl was admitted to
those sacred precincts her success was
assured. Certainly it was worth try
ing. and Lurine was experienced. Five
years should count for something.
An hour later Lurine arrived at the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-12-10
TIME American Red Cross intends
to administer relief work on q


to administer relief work on q
far greater scale in Palestine
than heretofore in order that thou
sands of men, women and children in
that part of the world may be rescued
from their present suffering. DR.. John
II. Finley, Red Cross Commissioner to
Palestine and former Commissioner of
Education for the State of New York,
has cabled that this additional work is
Immediately necessary
AT least one-third of the population
of Lebanon has died of starvation and
disease, due to lack Of nourishment
Many villages are virtually depOpulat-
ed, and thousands of people are in
need, owing to epidemics, lack of en-
ployment and the prohibitive prices of
food.
Families formerly in the best of cir
cumstances have been reduced to des-
titution. Every one is clamoring for
an opportunity to rehabilitate himself
Owing to a lack of physicians the con-
ditions in many hospitals are deplOra-
Bile More than ten thousand sick civil
ians have been cared for by the Amer
lean Red Cross during a single month,
and Red Cross automobiles are trans
porting hundreds of i'll and wounded
prisoners to hospitals every day. There
are at least ten thousand refugee