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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-14
Cap'n Warren's Wards
By Joseph c. Lincoln
0opAhay D Appleton

Copyright by D. Appleton o Cop

appointed to her position when she
leaves. Steve and I have planned it
all. His salary at first will be small,
and so will mine, but together we can
earn enough to live somehow, and
later on when he earns more perhaps
we may be able to repay a little OF all
that you have given US. We shall try.
shall insist upon it."
Caroline Warren, is that the reason
you sent Jim away? Did you tell him
that? Did you tell him you wouldn't
marry him on account Of me?"
"No, of course ! did not" indignant.
ly. II told him-I said l must not
think of marriage; it was impossible
And it is. You know it is, Uncle Eli.
sha."
II don't know any such thing. II
you want to make me happy, Caroline
you couldn't find better way than to
be Jim Parsons wife. And you
would be happy, too; you said So"
"But l am not thinking of happi'
ness. 1t is my duty-to you and to my
own self respect. And not only that
but to Steve. Some one must provide
a home for him"
"But you won't have to leave him.
Steve's futures all fixed. I've provid.
ed for Steve"
"What do you mean"
"What I say" The captain was
very much excited and for once COM
pletely off his guard. "I've had plans
for Steve all along. He's dom fust
rate in that brokers' Office, learnin' the
trade. When he's out Of college I'm
goin' to turn over your dads seat on
the stock exchange to him. Not give
it to him, you know-not right off-but
let him try, and then, if he makes O
good fist at it. he'll have it permanent.
I amt told him, and l don't want you
to, but it's what I've planned for him,
and
wait! Wait, uncle, please! The
Stock Exchange seat? Fathers seat?
l don't see-I don't understand"
"Yes, yes" eagerly; your pas seat.
I've meant it for Steve. There's been
chances enough to sell it, but 1
wouldn't do that. Twas for him, Caro-.
line. and he's goin' to have it."
"But I don't see how-why, I
thought
By the light from the doorway he
saw that she was gazing at him with
a strange expression, She looked as
If she was about to ask another ques-
ton. He waited. but she did lot
ask it.
The Stock Exchange seat had been
a part of her fathers estate, part Of
her own and Steves inheritance. How
could Captain Warren have retained
such a costly part of the forfeited es.
tate In his possession? For 1t was in
his possession; he was going to give it
to her brother when the latter left
college. Who was this mysterious
man her father had defrauded? She
had never wished to know before; now
she did. And the more she pondered
the more plausible her suspicion be-
came.
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w. N. u, CINCINNATI, NO. s5--1e1s.
VERMlN ATTRACTED BY FOOD
If No Scraps Are Around There win
Be Little Trouble With Ants or
Reaches

The surest way to keep house free
from ants is to leave no food lying
about on shelves or in open places.
where they can reach it. Ants go
where they find food, and If the food
supplies of the household are kept In
ant-proof metal containers or in ice
boxes, and If all foods that may hap
pen to be scattered by children or 9th
ers Is cleaned up promptly, the ant
nuisance will be slight. Cake, bread.
sugar, meat, and like substances, are
especially attractive to the ants, and
should be kept from them.
Reaches will not frequent rooms
unless they find some valuable food
material, and if such materials can
be kept from living rooms and offices
or scrupulous care exercised to see
that no such material is placed in
drawers where it can leave an attrac-
tive odor or fragments of food, tho
roach nuisanceScan be largely restrict
I'd to places where food necessarily
must be kept.
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~And yet you sent him away. WhyT

~And yet you sent him away. Why"
thin OF you, and you couldn't say yes
to him. That was it, / suppose.
Needn't tell me unless you really want
to, you understand he added hastily.
But do. ought to tell you. I'm
Gle Elisha, Mr.. Pearson asked me to be
his wife,
The captain gave no evidence Of sur
prise. .... si.} @7r..t
YES" he replied gravely; 81 judged
that was it. And you told him you
couldn't, suppose. Well, dearie, that's
a question nobody ought to answer but
the one. You didn't care for him
enough, / suppose. Caroline, you don't
care for anybody else, do you? You
don't still care for that other Teller,
that 49,.
Uncle" she sprang up hurt and in
dignant, "how can Your she cried.
How could you ask that2 What must
you think Of meT' @-'-i '.
please, Caroline" he protested;
please don't. beg your pardon. l
was a fool. l knew better. Don't go.
Tell me the real reason. Now tell me.
Was it that you couldn't care for Jim
enOughW
I'll like Mr.. Pearson very much.
] respect and admire him"
But you don't love him. see.
Well" sadly, there's another one of
my dreams gone to smash. However,
you cid just right, dearie. Feelin' that
way. you couldn't marry him, Of
course"
THAT was not the reason" she said
in low tone
"Hey?" He bent toward her. "What?'
he cried. "That want the reason,
you say? You do care for him?'
She was silent.
DO your" he repeated gently. "And
yet you sent him away. Why"
She faltered, tried tn speak and then
turned away. He put his arm about
her and stroked her hair.
Don't you cry, dearie," he begged.
Il won't bother you any more. You
can tell me some other time-if you
w. VI gOu hCCNA LS4l LhS az
all It's all right; only don't cry"
II mustn't be so silly" she said. II
had made up my mind to tell you
everything and shall. My not caring
for Mr.. Pearson was not my reason for
refusing him. He would marry me,
poor as am. And perhaps I--perhaps
should say yes If things were differ.
ent. / know should say yes and be
very, very happy. But / can't and
wOn'ti l won't! / suppose you think
have been perfectly satisfied to let
you take care of me and Of my broth.
er and give US home and all that we
needed and more, but have not been
eontented with that, nor has Steve.
He and have made our plans, and we
shall carry them out. He will leave
college in two years and go to work in
earnest. Before that time / shall be
ready to teach. / have been studying
with just that idea in view. I haven't
told you before, uncle, but one Of the
domestic science teachers at the uni
versity is a girl used to know slight
ly. She is going to be married next
year and IL Gil goes well may be
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The Stock EXCHANGE Scat.

NOVEMBER weather on Cape Cod
IN is what Captain Elisha describ
ed as considerable chancey."
"The Teller that can guess 1t two days
ahead of time" he declared, 'is vast.
In his talents. He could make Twin
prophesyin' most anything, even the
market price Of cranberries." When
Caroline, Sylvester and the captain
reached South Denboro after what
seemed, to the two unused to the
leisurely winter schedule of the rail.
road, an interminahle journey from
Fall River, the girl thought she had
never. seen a more gloomy sky or q
more forbidding scene.
But she kept her feelings hidden on
her uncle's account. The captain was
probably the happiest individual in the
state of Massachusetts that morning.
He hailed the trains approach to Sand
witch as the entrance to Ostable coun-
ty, the promised land, and from that
station on excitedly pointed out IA
miliar landmarks and bits of scenery
and buildings with the gusto and en-
thusiasm of schoolboy.
AT Denboro he pointed out Pete Shat
tuck's livery stable, where the horse
and buggy came from which had been
the means Of Transporting Graves and
himself to South Denboro.
Seer he cried. "See that Teller
holdin' up the corner of the depot with
his back, the one that's so broad in the
beam he has to draw in his breath
afore he can button his coat. That's
Pete. You'd think he was too sleepy
to care whether twas today or next
week, wouldn't you? Well, if you was
a summer boarder and wanted to hire
a team you'd flno Pete was awake and
got up early. If q ten cent piece fell
Off the shelf in IL 0 middle Of the night
he'd hear it, though I've known him to
sleep while the minister's barn burned
down. The parson had been preachm
against horse tradin'. Maybe that ser.
mon was responsible for some of the
morphine influence"
Sylvester was enjoying himself huge
ly. Captain Elisha's exuberant com
ments were great fun for him. ''Tbis
is what / came for" he confded to
Caroline. II don't care if it rains or
SHOWS. could sit and listen to your
ur.cle for a year and never tire. He's
a wonder"
Dan, the captains hired man, met
them with the carriage at the station,
and Miss Baker met them at the door
Of the Warren home. The exterior of
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CHAPTER xvll--continued.


"Humph! She does, hey? / want
to know! Look here, Jim! Have you
and She
He got no further, for Pearson broke
away and, with q hurried "Good
night" strobe up the platform to meet
the city bound train. Captain Elisha
entered the house by the back door, q
remnant of South Denboro habit, and
saw his niece, a shadowy figure, seated
by the window. He crossed to her
side.
"Well, Caroline" he said cheerfully,
TIN home again. Dearie, just met
Jim Pearson. He tells me he's decided
not to go on this cape cruise Of ours.
He said you agreed with him twas
best he shouldn't 60. Do you mind
tellin' me why? Have you and he had
q fallin' out?"
Still she was silent. He sighed.
SWELL" he observed, 81 see you have,
and l don't blame you for not wantin'
to talk about it. I'm awful sorry. I'd
begun to hope that However, Wen
change the subject"
Uncle" she said, "you know al
ways want to talk to you. Mr.. Pear
son and l have not quarreled, but
think-I think it best that / should not
see him again. 1t would only make it
harder for him, and it's of no USE"
Captain Elisha sighed again. 81
guess l understand, Caroline. I pre-
sumo likely do. He-he asked some
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After the captain had gone Sylvestm
sat down before the fire In the sitting
room to read a Boston newspaper As
he sat there Caroline entered and clos
ed the door behind her. Miss Abigail
was in the kitchen busy with prepare
lions for the morrow's plum pudding.
The girl took the chair next that oc.
cupied by the lawyer. He put down
his paper and turned to her.
"Mr. Sylvester" she said, II wish
you would tell me something about the
value of seat ON the stock exchange.
What is the price Of one?"
The lawyer looked at her In surprise.
"The value of seat on the stock ex-
changer he repeated.
Eyes. What does it cost to buy
one?"
He hesitated, wondering why she
should be interested in that subject.
Captain Elisha had not told him word
of the interview following Parsons
last visit
"Well," he replied, smiling, they're
pretty expensive. I'm afraid, Caroline.
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- ASAA AAy tlOuUtCSe
] improved in health so / could do nv
Homework; we now have little one, all
Of which / owe to Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. - Mrs. o. S.
JOHNSON, R. No. 3, Ellensburg, Wash.
There are women everywhere who
long for children in their homes yet are
denied this happiness on account Of
some functional disorder which in most
cases would readily yield to Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Such women should not give up hope
until they have. given this wonderful
medicine trial, and for special advice
write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass. The result of 40 years
experience is at your service.
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Captain Elisha and Sylvester sat with
them, and the big fireplace in the sit
ting room blazed and roared as it had
not since its owner left for his long
sojourn in the city.
Caroline's mind was busy with the
suspicion which her uncles words con-
corning his future plans for Steve had
aroused. She had thought of little
else since she heard them. The cap
tain did not mention the subject again.
Possibly on reflection he decided that
he had already said too much. And
she asked no more questions. She de-
termined not to question him--yet.
She must think first and then ask
some one else-Sylvester.
Her opportunity came the following
morning. thu day before Thanksgiving.
After break last Captain Elisha went
downtown to call on some acquaint-
ances-
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was inviting and homelike in spite of
the gloomy weather, and Caroline
cheered up bit when they turned in
at the gate. Five minutes Of Miss abb
gals society and all gloom disappear.
ed. One could not be gloomy where
Miss Abbie was. Her smile oil vel
come was so broad that, as heA en-
ployer said, ut took in all outdoor and
some of Punkhorn Neck" place
which, he fastened to add, twas lftrgot
durin' creation and has sort OF hap
pened of itself since"
Abbie conducted Caroline to her room
old fashioned, like the rest Of the
house, but cozy, warm and cheery-
and, after helping In the removal of
her wraps, seized her by both hands
and took long look at her face.
you'll excuse my bein' SO familiar
on short acquaintance, dearie.'l she
said, shut I've heard so much about
you that I feels If I knew you like
own folks. And you are own folks,
amt you? Course you are! Every one
of Lisha's letters have had four pages
Of you to one of anything else3 be-
gun to think New York was nothis but
you and whole lot of ten story houses
1 declare, you're almost prettier than
he said. May kiss you? I'd like to-"
She did, and they were frietss at
once. Ia
The house and buildings were spot
less in paint and whitewash; the lard
was raked clean of every dead leaf|and
twig; the whole establishment w@ so
neat that Caroline remarked uponlit.
SIT looks as If it had been secuted"
she said.
"Um-hm," observed her uncle, with a
grahfied nod; that's Abbie. She hates
dirt worse than she does laziness, land
that amt sayin' a little. / tell her
she'd sandsoap the weather varb if
she could climb up to it. AS 'tisI she
stays below and superintends lDan
while he does it,"
Miss Baker had planned that her
young guest should sit in state, with
folded hands, in the parlor. She Gem
ed to consider that the proper coAiuct
for former member of New Yark;s
best society. But Caroline refusal to
sit in the parlor and be "conpd8 ""
She insisted upon helping. Miss 81 ker
protested and declared there was 9TH
ing on earth to be done, but her lest
insisted that If there was not shd Der
self must Sit. AS Abbie would ave
as soon thought of ~assclslkEns III ' en
without wearing her Jet earrings as
she would of sitting down before din.
ner, she gave In after awhile and per
mitted Caroline to help in arranging
the table.
"Why, you do fust rate!' she ex.
claimed in surprise "You know where
everything ought to go, just as II you'd
been settin' table all your life. And
you amt, because Lisha wrote you
used to keep hired help, two or three
Of 'em, all the time"
Caroline laughed.
give been studying housekeeping fol
almost a year." she said.
"And they teach that-at school?'
she demanded. sand take money FOL
it? And call 1t science? Ny land!
guess was brought up in a scientific
household, then. I was the only CIR
in the family, and mother died when
was ten years old" Sf
After dinner she consented to sit fol-
a time, though not until she had don
ned her Sunday best, earrings and all
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(To BE coNTINUED.)
called .AmerIcan.n

Jean was asked in Sunday school
what her nationality was. Remember
ing that her father and mother were
born in Canada, she replied that she
was an American. but Of allied dc
scent.
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and a good deal Of
the time was not
able to go about.
Our greatest desire
was to have a. child
in our home and one
day my husband
came back from
town with a bottle
of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Co mpound and
wanted me to try it.
1t brought relief
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The Yanks are fighting in France
as though they are anxious to get
home to wife and mother.
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THE JOY OF
MOTHERHOOD
Came to this Woman after
Taking Lydia E. Pinkharn's
Vegetable Compound to
Restore Her Health

Ellensburg, Wash. -" After I was
married l was not well for long time
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A Letters, Difference

"Bliggins doesn't seem to care for
work., mo. He prefers rustful
life. Not restful. Rustful."
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-16
RULES FOR WOMEN
LEADERS OF DRIVE.
Regulations Prescribed At Head
quarters For Third Liberty
Loan Campaign.

In an order issued by Mrs Theo-
dore w. Johnson, Chairman of the
Womens Section. Council of Defense
for Anne Arundel county all Ward
and District Leaders of the Women's
Committee and the members of their
committees are requested to observe
the following rules in securing sub
scriptions for the Third Liberty Loan:
1st.-Secure the signature of the
subscriber.
2nd-Do not leave the subscription
card with the subscriber
3rd-Turn in all subscription cards
and money (if any has been received)
to the Ward or District Leader, who
will deliver them to the County Chair
man who will see that every card and
all money reaches the bank designat-
ed on the subscription blanks.
4th-The County Chairman is di-
rectily responsible to the State Chair
man of the Women's Committee, who
is in turn. responsible to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury.
The above information was secured
directly from the State Headquarters
in Baltimore in response to many in
quiries on the subject 1t is very clear
and definite and should prevent any
further misunderstanding
All Ward and District Leaders and
the members of their committees are
requested to observe these rules in
securing subscriptions to the Third
Liberty Loan
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-16
NATIONAL RIVERS
AND HARBORS.
Waterways Of This Nation Car
ried 376,OOO,0OO Tons Of
Freight In 1916.

Three hundred and seventy-siX mil
lion-count them. 376 00000-tons of
freight were handled on the water
ways of the United States in 1916.
That is enough to ill 100000 aver
age 40-tOn freight cars. or about four
times as many cars as our railroads
own today. That" says n statement
issued by the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress, shows that the
waterways are still of some service
even after fifty years of cut-throat
competition by the railroads"
For the past eighteen months the
traffic history of this country has been
one continuous succession of delays.
congestion. embargoes and car short
age On May l and again on Novem-
her /. last year, shippers asked for
more than 10000 cars. which could
not be supplied. Then came a win
ter of extraordinary severity and
coal shortage which amounted to
national disaster.
In a table prepared for Secretary
McAdoo by Mr. W. =. Manse, Indus
trial Agent of the b. & o. Railroad,
il is estimated that in eighteen of the
principal manufacturing cities of the
country the losses resulting from DR..
Garfelds celebrated order amounted
in workmen's wages and manufactur-
ers products to S4.344070,000. The
total losses since the car shortage be-
gan. in September. 1916. are probably
not less than $4,000. 100000. and may;
he as much as S10,000,000,0
Bad as was this huge financial loss,
the sickness, suffering and death due
to lack of coal-which was due to
lack Of cars-were vastly worse.
Worst of all was the delay in shipment
of supplies and munitions which were
urgently needed by our own army and
navy at the front and by those with
whom we fight TO make the world
safe for democracy" At one time no
less than 213 ships, loaded and ready
to sail. were held in New York har-
NOR for lack of bunker coal
We have hundreds of harbors and
2S.o00 miles Of waterways classed as
nayigable of which less than 1000
miles have been sufficiently improv-
ed to have dependable channels. One
tenth of the amount lost by the peo-
pie of the United States during the
last eighteen months would have been
more than enough TO thoroughly i'm
prove every mile of our navigable
waterways if that had been done.
and we had been wise enough to fOs-
ter and develop water transportation,
instead of allowing il TO be crushed
by railway competition. there would
have been no car shortage. no coal
shortage. no staggering financial loss,
no peril 10 our armies and our cause
through delays TO ships, and many
homes would still be bright which to-
day are full of sorrow.
The Rivers and Harbors bill which
provides for the maintenance and i'm
provement of our waterways and har-
bors is of interest TO every citizen of
the United States, 10 those who live
upon the prairies or among the mount
aims no less than to those who live by
ocean. lake or river.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-16
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. Frank NJ Anderson, wife of
Medical Director Anderson, U. S. N,
who was here to witness her daugh-
ter's wedding on Saturday, left today
for her home in Philadelphia
Mrs. George w. Hodges, State
Geneaolist, left today for Washing
ton to attend the Continental Con-
gress, d. A. r.
Miss Christine Merriman spent the
day in Baltimore.
Mrs. King, wife of Commander King,
u. S. n, is visiting friends in Balti-
more.
Miss Isabelle McNasby is visiting
Baltimore
Mr. and Mrs. F. j. Schmidt spent a
portion of their honeymoon in New
York as the guest of Mrs c. " Ell
lis, wife of Chaplain Ellis, U. S. n.
They were given dinner party at
Hotel Imperial, at which there was
music and singing by Mr. Arthur b.
Hunt of St Paul Mimi Mr.. Hunt is
now with the Hospital Unit of the L.
S. Army
Mr.. George Galloway and family, of
Baltimore, mOtored here on Sunday
and spent the day at their cottage at
-the-Bay
The family of Mr. Waltmeyer, of
Walbrook, Baltimore, have opened
their cottage at Arundel-On-the-Bay
for a few days.
Mrs. Edward d. Johnson will be
at home at the Rectory of St Anne's
on Thursday afternoon from four to
six o'clock