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ASTY ARROW

Der them? He had not remembered
them; he had heard them, sounding
and resounding in his ears till the
whole room seemed to palpitate with
them. Then the devil made his final
move. Ermentrude shuddered. and
her position changing, the hand which
had been uppermost fell down at her
side and the ring slipped-left her
finger-paused on the edge of the
held out to receive 1T.
He had not drawn it from her hand.
Fate had restored it. As he forced
himself to look at it lying in his
grasp a faintness as of death seized
and held him for moment; then
this passed and he slowly rose and
step by step with sidelong looks and
hair starting upright on his forehead,
like one who has walked in blood
and sees the trail of guilt following
him along the floor. he left her side
he left the room-he left the house
and the rose leaves fell about him
once more. maddening him with their
color, maddening him with the MEM
cries inseparabie from their sweet
ness-a sweetness which spoke of her,
of love, and the attachment of a true
heart destined to grieve for little
while at least, for he was never go
ing back, never, never.
There was no eye to see, and no
tongue to tell him that the seed, des-
tined to flower into awful crime some
dozen or more years later. put forth
its first bud at this fatal hour.
He wrote her a letter. He had the
grace to do that. Addressing her
simply as Ermentrude, he told her
that he had been called home to enter
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saw that ne nau Deen greatly Snaken'
She feared the renewal of a flame not
which once beat for her alone, and so
contenting herself with q low fare
well, she was turning swiftly away.
when one last thought made her pause
and say:
~ cannot return you your ring. 1t
is lost. was careless with 1t and 1t
fell unnoticed from my hand. But to-
night l will send you back the little
clock which unites our initials. De-
stroy 1t II you will. but II some senti-
ono and no other: II recall Ermen-
trude only that / may be faithful to
Lucie"
With low cry his head fell upon
his breast In extreme self-abasement,
then he slowly lifted his eyes and
of his sin. murmured in overwhelm-
ing shame and contrition:
you know me for the wretch, l am.
I have the ring; 1t fell from your
hand into mine one day while you lay
asleep. I do not ask for forgiveness.
If the little clock comes back, l will
make a place in it for this ring, and
neither clock nor ring shall leave me
again while I live"
Instinctively her hands went out to
him, then they fell back on her
breast
God will hold you to that promise"
she said; and melted away from his
sight in the mist which had been
gradually .enveloping them without
being seen by either.
Thus the struggle ended for him.
which for her.ha simply begun
Not till she found herself in the
<south with her girl friend, Antoinctte
Duclos, did she discover that the clos
est bond which can unite man and
4. 80 4. - hAN lot
compact with Carleton Roberts. Should
she reassert her rights and demand
that the father should recognize his
child? Her generous heart said No.
The old arguments held good. she
appealed to Antoinette for advice.
The result we know. When An
toinette's own child died at birth. she
took Ermentrude's to her heart and
brought it up as her own. There was
little difficulty in this, as the profess
sor had already yielded to southern
fever and lay at rest in New Or
leans cemetery.
And this brings us to another cpl
sode.
The widow in fact and the widow in
heart stood face to face above Sleep
ing infant. They were both dressed
for travelling and SO was tho babe.
Young still, for the years of others
romance had been few. each face, as
the other contemplated it, told the
story Of sorrow which Time. for all
its kindness, would never efface. But
the charm of either remained-per-
ceptible at this hour as perhaps it
would never be again to the same
extent. Antoinette basked in the light
of Nrmentrude's beauty ennobled by
renunciation, and Ermentrude in that
wonderful look in her friends plain
face which came at great crises and
II a hnr En- ho r,nn ant hn nf
the best. '.
They had said little; and they said
little now, as Is the way of the strong
among us when an act Is to be per-
formed which wrings the heart but
satisfies the conscience.
The child was legitimate. 1t must
not grow up under a shadow. To in
sure it's welfare and raise no doubt
in it's own mind as it grew in knowl-
edge and feeling, the two women must
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upon the serious business of life.
That he was not likely to come back
and as she was not really his wife,
however pleasing the fiction had been
in which they had both INDUCED, it
sspps t1 5 M hss to lend and
While much Of its glamour remained,
than to linger on and see it decay
day by day before their eyes till
nothing but bitterness remained. He
loved her and felt the wrench more
IMAM she did. but duty and his obliga-
tions as man, etc.. etc, till it ended
IN his signature limited to initials
like his love.
Despicable! the work of man with
out conscience or heart! Yes, and he
broken by visions and his waking
hours rendered dreadful by fears.
HOW had she taken this cool assump-
lion that the ceremony performed in
the path Of the snow was voided by
lack Of proof? To whom had she
what must she think of him? He had
left Nice almost Immediately, but
Wherever he went, in whatever hotel
ne stayed, or through whatever street
ne passed. he was always expecting
to see her figure rise UP before him
IN the majesty of innocence and out
ragged love-
Thus several weeks passed. and see
ing nothing of her, hearing nothing
from her, different apprehension
darkened his days and despoiled him
or rest at night. Grief If not shame
had killed her; and the weight of her
tancied doom lay heavy on his heart.
Az last he could bear 1t no longer.
ana stealing back to Nice he entered
II one dark night and prepared to
learn for himself what he feared to
trust to the discretion of another.
Alone, with hidden face and heavily
throbbing heart, he trod the familiar
ways and encircied the familiar walls
Hadsshe been there
But the windows were blank and
the place desolate, and he fed the
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trembling hand to thrust back her
veil, the countenance thus revealed
betrayed an emotion hardly in keep
ing with the quiet bearing with which
she had advanced under the servants
eye.
His home! and these the surround
ings amid WI ich he had grown to
all this rouse emotions she believed
eliminated by q treachery most cruel
in face of Promises most sacred?
Why, as she looked about, and noted
object after object which must have
been there previous to his birth, did
not as the man who had first won
and then deserted her? She would
not have had it SO at this hour. when
strength was needed rather than ten
derness. But she could not help her
nature. or still the wild surging OF
seen upon the wall challenged her
consistency and whispered of the hour
when his forever" echoed her FOR
ever" and the compact for eternity
was sealed.
honeymoon had passed. But she!
whose love was of the soul and
took no note of time? She was his
wife, and acknowledged or unac-
knowledged. must yet prove to be his
blessing though he-he--
But this would not do. The inter-
view before her called for calmncss.
She would not add to the turbulence
Of her spirits by another GLANCE at
what brought back too much OF the
past to fortify her for the impending
struggle. She had to DO credit to
his choice. to impress difficult wom-
an with her dignity as wife. She
must not shake nor weep.
Yet when she heard step at the
door. instinct told her to pull down
her veil till the first greetings were
over--a precaution for which she was
deeply grateful when in another mo-
ment a young woman entered instead
of her husbands mother for whom
she had asked and whom she natural
ly expected to see.
In the humiliation of the moment
her disappointment took words and
she muttered within herself:
"a companion or possibly rela-
tive. / am to be put of with kindly
excuses: begged to state my Grand
rehearse my claims and my hopes to
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Anna Katharine Green

separate. No paltering with this duty,
and no delay. A month of baby cries
and baby touches might weaken the
real mother. 1t should be now. IL
should be today.
But first. a .fpal word-a parting
question. 1t was uttered by Ermens
trude.
You will go back to France?"
Eyes. can easily live there. And
you, Ermentrude?"
ITO New York. shall never go far
from him. But ne and 1 will never
l shall make my own place.
LAS Ermentrude TaylorT"
CAS- Mrs. Ermentrude Taylor. am
a wife. l shall never forget that
fact"
- And Ar. !, the Is. ohild' win you never come
Ermentrude's head fell and she
stood a long time without answering.
Then with q steady look she calmly
said:
Il can think of but one contingency
which might shake my resolution to
leave her yours without the least In
terruption from me. II he-Antoin-
cite, IL he were left alone and, child.
less. might see my duty differently
from now. You must be prepared for
that"
"Ermentrude. when you send me
this little shoe-see, l will leave ono
on and give you the other. j shall
know that you are coming, or that you
want the child. My life Is yours, as I
once promised, and do you think
would hold back the child?"
And again their hands met as once
before. in that strong clasp. which
means:
Trust me to the death and beyond
It,"
with Antoinette 1t was to the death,
as we have seen. Warned by Ermen-
trude of the appalling results of their
plan to bring father and child togeth-
er, and entreated to fly lest her story
should imperil the secret upon the
preservation Of which his very life
now hung, she answered to the call as
she had promised, and thus acquitted
her debt though she failed to- save
him.
OF her previous act in disnguring
his photograph In her temporary lodg-
ing place. we shall never know tho
full story. The picture had been hers
for years. given her by Ermentrude
on their parting. so that the child
should not be without some semblance
of her father. even IL she should not
know him as such, and 1t was to Sc
cure this clue to their now doubly
dangerous secret that Nine. Duclos
ranSacked her baggage previous to
her flight from the New York hotel.
But whether Its destruction in the PEE
CuldT manner we KNOW WAS the res
suit of simple precaution. or of a feel.
ing of antagonisni so strong against
this destroyer Of her beloved's peace.
that 1t had to be expended In some
way before she felt strong enough for
that supreme sacrifice in his favor
toward which events seemed hurrying
her, may be known in eternity, but
will never be told In time ..-
And Ermentrude? What of her?
Alone, robbed of husband and child
and friend-where shall we look for
her in this world of extreme tribu-
lation? Search the hospitals of
France where they press closest to
the trenches. There will you find the
woman, who, losing all. has found
much. Blessing and blest! the angel
of the battlefield whom tho bullets
spare since her work on earth is not
yet accomplished
THE END. H.
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Around the CITY

A CROWD had swarmed. Passsrs-
BY had gone out of their way to
see what had happened; drivers of
vehicles had halted; newsboys darted
up from every direction, and a flock of
nurses had brought their go-carts and
babies from the park. or the fringe
Of women staring from the opposite
side OF the street only ono seemed to
have any idea of what had happened.
She was pleasant-faced woman with
sympathetic voice, and she carried
clump of goldenrod.
y heard somebody say somebody
had fallen Off a car and they have
sent for an ambulance"
I'm Men IN. are SO 50 careless" The observa-
tion was made by woman who car
ried knitting bag. You hardly ever
hear Of women getting hurt. Women
look where they are going. but q man
front Of an auto"
Poor fellow" put i'm goldenrod.. II
trust he isn't seriously injured"
And the first thing he knows he ia
IN IN me ING nc, hospital" finished up the WON.
II suppose it's because women are
more timid than men are. and for that
reason are less venturesome."
NJ isn't timidity; It's common sense.
women keep their wits about them.
ana the consequence is that they never
get hurt. There comes the ambulance
on, isn't that grocery wagon meant
flXht where can't soc thing!"
The ambulance door was oDened and
two men pulled out a stretcher COW
cred with gray blanket. Then tI,ev
shooed away the crowd and lifted n
PROSTATE figure from the bricks
III was woman.
X u
A WOMAN alert Of figure and at.
tractively groomed was having
her eyes tested And while the ocu-
list treated them she seemed to think
1T necessary to explain:
I'm afraid l have Overtaxed NV
eyes. l use them oil day and then
read half the night"
rho occulist interrupted to con-
tribute his share TO the sociabiiity:
Nothing to worry over. The ewes
always need stronger glasses as one
gets along in years"
For the barcst flash, the woman
mad the appearance of one who has
received an unexpected shock, Then
she rallied and took another turn.
"Of course. never thought OF
that. j ought TO realize that I am
getting old. but, someway, l feel SO
yonng-inside."
Which shows that one oculIst in
this town would be in bad way Al
his skill was on a level with his tact
MAMIE LANCASTER
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SPECIAL NOTICES

Whereas, Walter r. window, domi-
ciied at the time OF his death. out Of
the state of West Virginia, had stand
ing in his name ten SHARES Of install
ment stock Of Fairmont Building and
Loan Association, said stock having a
present value Of s367.77 and.
Whereas. the undersigned has quail
flied as the administrator OF the per-
sOnal estate Of the said Winlow, de-
ceased. according to the laws of Penn
sylvania. and proposes to transfer or
have transferred the aforesaid stock
to itself for the purpose OF withdraw
ing from said association, in accord
ance with its Bylaws, the aforesaid
sum OF &3G7.77, and removing said sum
out of the state OF West Virginia.
Therefore. in conformity with the
laws OF West Virginia. notice is here
by given Of the proposed transfer of
the aforesaid stock by and TO the UNI.
dersigned.
COMMONWEALTH TRUST CON-
PANY OF PITTSBURGH, a cor
poration, Administrator of the per.
sonal estate OF Walter X. Window.
deceased. 7.17.2l
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ING sounds III the world.

.ns sounds III the world.
The locust Interested me most lie
ratified so loud ! used 10 jump and he
came Sc. close 10 NE that was fright.
encd. His music at first was no more
interesting than someone pounding on
a pan with a stick. But when Learn.
cd to know h;S habits he became g.
nc the oldest. Quaimtest, smal.-trous.
eren man OF bug that ever ran across
my path.
Today neyt: hear him without go
ms back In imagination TO all the
adventures | h:G in my grandfather
.arm in Miss 1-ri-so many years ago.
can hear the sound OF the tumbling
river-lake. ] can smell the flowers
can smell The dusty roads and hear
he creak of the old fashioned buggy
with my grandfather beside me as we
dove slowly alcng the winding road
miles and miles 10 see some hogs Who
cares for hogs? Why. ! did then and
counted 1t tie finest adventure ever 20
Jog along that wonderful country road
with the many trees on all sides and
the many fields and gardens and the
lOcusts singing like mad all about.
That peculiar grating whirr brings
back more memories than any other
sound today.
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New York

NEW YORK, July 24-Foreisn
eveits we're aain Obscured in yes,cr.
days sluggish and professional stock
maUhet BY domestic development,
chief among which was the Presidents
proclamation taking over the coun'
try's wire systems at the end Of the
month.
Although such action seemed 10
have been discounted. the order was
preceded by q 3point break in West
OFu Union and irregular heaviness In
other utilities which may eventually
cone within the scope OF the govern
mont's decree.
Other home news was OF a more re-
assuring character. however, embrac-
ing the extra 800 dividend On Amer.
lean Hide and Leather preferred and
an increase from 2 to per cent IN the
Pressed Steel Car common stock dis
bursement.
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FINANCE, OIL AND GAS

man shd Ira Lamm farms. On
Straight run, in the last-named din
trct, the same company is due in the
sand a. . test on the Blanche Mere
diti fatm. On Dutchman's run, Muir.
ply district, Hayes & Roberts have
a ris completed fer a second test on
the Levi Wilson farm.
''he cid DagHe district in East F.u
lev township. Washington county,
/ enngylvania. is making pool
showing. For the secjai tine in q
week TIE pool presents a dus.er II
IL, owned by the Natu al Gas con
parry OF West Virginia and q this com
pany's test on the VILLA Plants farm
., is cry u I'll sands. including the
ti1oh. In Redbank towrshio, Clarion
county. the Peoples Natural Gas com
parry IS csc in the sal1 a: a seco:'A
test on the Dryer farm.
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EAST SIDE
- NEWS -
Death Of George Kimmell.

Mrs. clyde. Travis and Mrs W. S.
Sohooley. Of this city. received word
Saturday OF the death OF their broth
or. George Kimmell. who had been
critically III OF tuberculosis at Mary
land State Sanitarium for several
days The young man was nineteen
years OF age and was the fifth mem
bcr OF the family TO be a victim OF
the same dread disease since 1912.
The funeral service was held at the
NJ. Il. church near Terra Alta Sunday.
and was conducted by the pastor. Rev.
McCamIck Burial was made in the
Thayeryille cemetery. Three sisters
and five brothers still survive. Mrs.
Clyde Travis. Mrs W. S. Schooley.
Miss Rose Kimmel OF this city;
Frank. Claud. Ray. Oliver and Wal.
ter. Mr.. ard Mrs W s Schooley and
children. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Travis
and children and Miss Rose Kimmell
went 10 Terra Alta Sunday and attend.
ed the funeral service.
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Oil and Gas

West Virginia presented very few
conpleslons. On Wolf Pen run, Grant
district. Richie county. the Open
West OIL company drilled a second
test on the Joseph Newbrough farm
through the Maxon sand, developing
Q light show Of oil. This location is
go feet east Of No. / on the same
fam.
In the True Blue development,
Grant district. Hancock county, the
EeSelute OIL company has drilled No.
II on the Butcher heirs fern through
the Berea grit. II shows for two
barrel Jumper in that formation. In
Warrington district. Marion county,
located on Dents run the Carnegie
Natural Gas eompany's No. l on the
J. l.. Phillips lot has declined 10 80
barrels q DAY.
On Barnes nun. Spencer district.
Roane county, Godfrey L. Cabot has
commenced to drill at a second test
on the 7. J. Williams farm. located
1000 feet west OF No. /. The rig has
also been completed for No. s on the
same farm. located 1000 feet north
OF no. 1. On AIMS run. Burning
Springs district. Writ county, the
Federal Oil company has started 10
drlll No. s on the p. G. Marks farm.
On Rog Comfort run, Grant dis.
trict. Richie county. the HelnselnIaL
Oil company has rig completed Oh
the n. L. Cronin farm. On Bear rIn
Union district, the Philadelphia con.
rany has . rig up on the +. A. leg
gett farm. On Slab creek. Union dis.
triot, end Beeson run. Clay district.
Tie Carnegie Natural Gas clmpany
70 starting tests on the W s. Chap
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LEGAL NOTICES
TRUSTEES SALE,

Pursuant to an order entered in the
matter Of James ::oecialty Company. a
corporation, bankrupt. the goth day Of
July. 1918. the undersigned trustee
will. on the 3lst day of July. 1918. at
1880 o'clock .. m. nj the store room
now occupied by said bankrupt. locat-
cd on Manroe street in the city OF
Fairmon;. Marion county. West Vir-
ginia. offer for sale to the highest bid
der the following personal property,
to-wit:
All the stock OF merchandise con.
sisting o; automobile tires, tubes, &C
cessories. supplies and fixtures. cash
register, adding machine, gasoline
tank AMI all other personal property
now located in said store room.
Terms of sale: Cash.
SAMUEL II. BUTCHER. :
7-22.2i26.29-S0 Trustee.
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THE ANSWER

Guide-Sir. there is an extraordi.
nary ecno TO be heard at this spot.
For instance. suppose you shout 1.-TWO
mugs Of beer" as loud as you can,
and listen.
Simple Tourist-Two mugs OF beer!
(Pause) | can't hear the echo. =
Guide-No, sir? Well. anyhow. here
comes the beer.-Passing Show.
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Do Not Get Careless
With Your Blood Supply

ing. A few bottles Of S. S. s., the
great vegetable blood medicine, viii
revitalize your blood and give you
new strength and . healthy, vigorous
vitality. Everyone needs it list now
to keep the system in perfect eondi-
ton. Go to your drug store and get
. bottle to-day, and II you need any
medical advice. you can obtain It
without cost BY writing to Medical
Director, Swift Specific Co., rs Swift
Laboratory. Atlanta. Go.
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Pittsburgh

PITTeBURGH. July 2t.-Prices On
the Pittsburgh Stock Exchange were
alBo weaker. with . Few exceptions,
sch - the American Window Class
Machine issues. which were steady. a.
were Ohio Fuel Supply. Pittsbursa
Jerome and Westinghouse Airbrake
and Fireproof common, which rose
y 10 az: Pittsburgh Brewing CON
mon, ~ y TO 3. APd Pittsburgh OIL
and Gas. which advanced \ to 10.
. Summ0Pv
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FOR U. S. SENATE.

Editor West Virginian:
You are authorized to announce that
Davis Elkins. OF Morgantown. Monon.
gala county. candidate for nomina.
ton. by the Republican party. for the
United States Senate for West Vir.
GINA. subject to all the rules OF the
Republican party. and the laws Of the
state governing the primary election
to be held August, 1918.
]. II. iscDERM 0TT. Chairman.
ELKlNS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
Morgantown. West Virginia.
p. O. drawer ISL. Telephone 100.
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Impurities Invite Disease.

You should pay particular heed 70
any indication that your blood supply
r. becoming sluggish, or that there Is
2 lesssning in its strong and vital
force.
b keeping your blood purified.
your system more easily wards OF
disease that 10 ever present, waiting
. attack wherever there u an OPEN
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In order to meet the shortage OF Ia.
Dor in time OF high pressure. especially
OF skilled labor in transportation and
communication, recourse has lately
been had in Germany to a new meth.
cd. viz. the establishment OF special
labor and distribution offices.
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Sweater Yarn.

Mrs. J. d. Summers, chairman OF
the knitting committee OF the Central
Red Cross auxiliary. has received a
supply cf sweater yarn and those who
wish to knit sweaters can call at her
home In Diamond street or at the Red
Cross room in the Central school build,
ing on Thursday afternoon and get
yarn for the work. The auxiliary will
meet Thursday afternoon as usual for
work.
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Landed Safely.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Cox have re.
, ceived a communication from their
son.in-law. Laban White. stating he
Rad arrived safely in France and the
voyage was q very pleasant one. Mr..
White who will do Y. NJ. c. A. work
"over there is one Of West Virginia's
most enthusiastic workers in that
line.
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FoR UNITEo srA1Es sENA1E.

You are authorized to announce
am a candidate for nomination By
the Republican party. for the United
States Senate for West Virginia, sub.
!ect to all the rules Of the RepublI.
tan party. and the laws Of the state
governing the primary to be held IN
August. 1918.
JAS. A. HUGHES.
Huntington. W. Va.