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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-12-12

For nothing mattered any more, moth
ing at all. He couldn't find excuses
Mark Wallace had never excused him
self in his life.
Eleanor drew herself out of his arms
and looked at him. He looked from
her face to the Colonel's. Why were
they worrying him? How could he
hope to save his life by going into the
obscure details and explanations that
they required of him?
And what long rigmarole, begin
ming back In the war department !
Mark could not string a case together |;
his mind was not constructed In that
fashion.
Eleanor laid her hand on his arm.
Captain Mark-don't you see that
every moment is torture to us?" she
asked.
There was terrible intensity in her
tone, as If she were holding herself
rigidly in restraint, for fear that she
would fail should she yield to her emo
ton.
81 struck him." stammered Mark. 81
told you why. thought he was wrong
20 risk those lives-I-"
The look upon each face seemed to
be frozen there it was as If their lives
and not Marks, hung upon his words.
Suddenly shrek pierced the sky,
cutting off Marks speech, and shell
burst somewhere by with a shatterlng
defamation. followed by the dull boom
of distant gun. The Colonel started,
and then resumed his gaze.
1t seemed to Mark as If that was an
eternity of torture. He struggled In
his mind desperately to find words to
say when the noise subsidized.
But there came a stunning sound
that seemed to split his ear-drums. He
fell forward, and felt as If some one
had lifted him; looked out into dark
ness, sought Eleanor and knew moth
ing.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-12-12

quietly about his neck. "rell the Colo
mel, Captain, Mark, because Of me"
she said.
"There's nothing to tell, my dear"
said Mark, cropping for the words that
would not come. 81 struck him be-
cause he"
And he could say nothing. OF Kel-
lerman's blow outside the inn, of his
false offer of friendship, of the treach-
cry that had risked three lives that
Mark might die on a false Grand
nothingl And, If he had been able to
speak, he could not have told. Yet he
was ignorant of the inhibitory process
that now, as always, held him In
silence.
But Eleanor chung to him. ''Yes,
Captain Mark. Because he"
''1e sent three of us out to rescue a
wounded man unnecessarily" said
Mark lamely.
He saw q spasm pass over Towards
face. This was worse than Howard
could have believed. The Colonel was
WOo oNiOhSf Jul hS
was one of those who accept the obvi-
Gus.
'Llsten, Captain Mark !" said Flea
nor, speaking as IL to baby. "That
isn't what you wanted to say. You had
no thought of criticizlng your superior
officer, even IL you thought him wrong.
That isn't what you meant. Perhaps
he'll tell me, fatherl Stand back lit
tie. Now, whisper it, Captain Mark y
But in the shelter of Eleanor's arms
Mark felt altogether at peace. What
did it matter, all this of long ago?
"Are you going TO marry Kellerman,
EleanOr?" he asked.
Very softly, in the obscurity, he felt
her shake her head. And the action
had precisely the opposite effect of
what Eleanor had intended.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-12-12
The Juvenile Mind.

1.-THE Romans built well-paved roads
leading from Rome to all important
points of the empire" father was say
ing, in illustrating point he was max
ing concerning ancient history, which
the elder daughter was studying.
''rhese roads were about Is feet wide
and"
"Mercy me-" interjected the seven
year-old daughter, ''if they were only
10 feet wide automobiles could not
pass each other unless they barely
crept alongw
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-12-12
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as a medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver
and bladder.
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the
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to be just the remedy needed in thou
sands upon thousands Of distressing cases.
Swamp Root, physicians prescription for
special diseases, makes friends quickly be-
cause its mild and immediate effect is
soon realized in most cases. It is q gen.
tie, healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medi-
um and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-12-12

from the complaints and weaknesses when
are SO common 10 women, should take the
right tonic for the womanly system
If woman is borne down by pain
and suferings at regular or irregular
intervals by nervousness or dizzy spells,
by headache or backache, "Eavorite
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tie Prescription" can now be had In
tablet form as well as liquid at most drug
stores. Send to Doctor Pierce's lnvaiids
Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y, for ten-cent trial
package of tablets.
.Cor fifty years DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets have been most satisfactory IN Inv
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Stanwood Mich.-'I have taken DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription and find no other medicine
has done me so much good was total wreck
was not able to do any work and my nerves
we're In such condition that II anyone spoke 10
me l would Jump and scream. IL seemed 1
could not live much longer. Finally. my sister
advised me to take Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
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wonderful medicine before. The first bottle
made me feel like a person / have taken
Eve bottles and am feeling fine, can do all or my
homework and not feel tired out. owe all this
to the Prescription l shall never forget 70
praise DIR. Pierce's medicine. Give IL trlai
sisters. and you win never be without III
Mrs VIVA DIN.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-12-12
RECEIVING WAR CROSS

T h e patriotic
spirit and devotion
with which Ameri-
can women have
so far performed
war-service work
and made sacrifices
has n e v e r been
equaled in t h Q
history o { a n y
country. Mothers,
wives and sisters
support this burden
with strength and
fortitude. b u t
those who are al
ready miserable
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-12-12
By VICTOR ROUSSEAU


II was a death-trap; its ranges were
all mapped and plotted, and the Ger
mans were bent ON Its systematic de-
struction.
Mark stood by Eleanor In irresolu-
ton, cursing his fate. He did not know
what to do. He could not leave her;
and yet he felt burning impulse to
play some part IN affairs. His eye,
trained by long years of practice, took
in the tactical situation at glance.
The Germans must have made prOdi-
gious thrust In the night, bursting
through the center; the reserves, still
rushing over the fields, were trying to
fill and hold the gap. And the little
Headquarters village was the key to
ne whole battlefield.
Wounded men came streaming down
the street, followed by the merciless
shells. The aeroplane above was still
circling like a hawk; 1t seemed in
credible that no aeroplane attacked it.
And it was quite clear to Mark that
only treachery, calculated and long
planned, could have brought about the
situation.
For the Germans must have ade
vanced four miles since nightfall.
"Help will come" Mark repeated;
and suddenly, even above the drumfire,
he could hear the sounds of cheering.
And, topping the ridge that ran before
the village, there came a swarm of
gray-green figures, thrusting back the
thin, scattered line that held it. The
bullets were whirring overhead, audi
BILE, and like swarm of bees. Clouds
of dust rose up and hid the battle.
Eleanor, clutching Marks arm, stood
tense beside him; Mark saw that she
understood, and the two held their
breath as the dust clouds eddied along
the ridge.
Suddenly they dissolved, and the at.
lacking swarm poured like great food
into the village. 1t looked as if all
were lost.
But an instant later Mark saw q lit
tie company of Americans thrust out a
Maxim gun from behind wall where
they had hidden it. The gunner took
his seat, and, just as the ranks were
closing in on him, swept the street
from side to side. The ranks recoiled
and fell, body piling on body. Then, as
torrent forces its way through the
/ ice-crust of a river, the attackers over
whelmed the Maxim section and swept
into the streets.
And, as torrent meets torrent, with
| N mr. N ch n ..f Il.
troops swept forward to meet them.
The battle was all about them. Every
house was fortress, every mound of
bricks a rallying point. Mark raised
the half-conscious Colonel in his arms
and drew him into the shelter Of lit
tie hollow in the brick wall. He beck
oned to Eleanor to crouch down beside
him. There they were safe from flying
bullets, and might hope to pass unno-
tlced. He still hesitated, when body
Of Germans rushed, shouting, past him,
upon q troop of Americans who came
round a shattered corner, led by
young officer carrying bloody sword.
1t was quick and short bayonet work.
Mark saw the blades flash, heard the
| painting gasps of the thrusters and the
means of the wounded. He saw the
young officer stagger and fall, a bnyo-
net through his shoulder. The sword
/ fell from his hand. Before the German
could withdraw his weapon Mark had
snatched up the sword and, with
mighty blow, cloven the Germans arm
from his body.
CTO BE CONTINUED
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-12-12
CHAPTER XIV.

When he slowly grew conscious it
was with the glad realization that he
had found her. He felt her hands,
supple and warm, binding q bandage
round his arm. He opened his eyes to
see her face bent over his. And it was
dawn.
Vague cries rang in his ears, distant
cries, blending, surglng, swelling and
dying down, but never ceasing. The
rattle of small-arms was continuous,
and punctuated by the loud timbre of
guns.
He was lying amid heap of debris
that had been the village jail. Not far
away he saw the Colonel sitting with
eyes closed, propped up against the
fragments of wall, a blood-stained
bandage round his head.
20 thank GOd!' cried Eleanor.
"You have been unconscious so long,
Captain Marki And the Colonel is
badly hurt. / saw the Red Gross wag-
on pass and cried, but they could not
hear me-"
All round them the guns were BOOM
ing, all round them they saw khaki
clad Americans swarming over the
fields, and yet the village seemed de-
serted. They were alone in little
oasis of calm amid the tumult.
'What are we to dor" cried the girl.
"Can you walk? Try to stand on your
feet. Let me help you. We must get
the Colonel somewhere"
The question on Marks lips died
away as there came the howl of a
heavy shell, followed by stunning inn
pact. A column of broken bricks spout
ed into the air at the end of the street,
dissolving into cloud of dust. An in
terval, and again there came missile
from the monster gun. A house in the
next street went down like cardboard.
1t was the threatened attack on the
American lines. The enemy was in
force somewhere across the fields, the
reserves were rushing up TO repel them.
Mark staggered to his feet and found
that he could stand. His arm ached
under the bandage, but it was not
broken. Probably splinter had struck
him. He made his way toward the
Colonel, who eyed him vacantly as he
approached.
"Take Eleanor to safety and leave
me, Mark" he said, in choking voice.
"Tll take you both, SIR. This can't
last long. Our men will be in the vii
lage in few minutes. Or an ambu-
lance will pass"
Mark put his hands beneath the Colo
nel's arms and tried to lift him.
AS the Colonel tried to stand he col
lapsed forward in Marks arms. He
looked at Mark piteously.
"Take her and leave me-" he whis-
pered. "And listen to me, Mark. She
cares for you. All will come right, II
1 can keep my worthless carcass alive
until I've seen the General. But
never counted on being done up like
this"
There were tears in the old mans
eyes. 'Forgive me, my boy" he nut.
tered, and fell into unconsciousnesss
Mark set him down against the wall
again. It was impossible to move him
oven with Eleanor's help.
Mark looked at Eleanor. '1t's safest
here" he said. "The village will be
occupied soon. Help will come"
He broke off abruptly as another OF
the heavy shells dropped nearer, send
ing the brick fragments flying in all dI.
rections. OF sudden IL had occurred
to him that the reason why the Ameri.
cans did not enter the village was that
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The American-What happened to
your
The Tommy-To tell you the truth,
/ amt quite certain. About ten min
utes ago was 'avin' tete-a-tete with
a German sapper. He was a nice
loolzin' boy-'ad face like a muir
derer. We was crawln' on our STUN
micks, when we come face to face. He
says somothln' to me in German, an
answers him in just as bad language.
"What happened then?"
"Well, 'ates to brag; but I'm ere
an e hain't."-Exchange
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-12-12
A Good LAUGH.

A good laugh" is not quite the same
thing as a hearty laugh. OCCASIONAL!
you may have seen young people con
vulsed with laughter over somethini
that meant suffering and disaster g.
another. Many laugh has been raise
by an unclean suggestion. But II .
"good laugh" that has no hint of IN
purity or unklndness
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-12-12

In 1918.
Ruth-Yes. Bess and Jack are final
ly engaged.
Ethel-Did he volunteer or was he
draftedf
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-24

woman is evidently , special dis
ponsatIun III Providence to preyen,
man. conceit IRON running nv ~
with him
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-24
COTERISTS
BY DIR. A A


There no use looking in the dictionary for the word 'Cotcrist )"
II ; brand new have Just made it myself. II means one who fancies
the sort OF pleasures that are peculiar 10 lotteries. 4 coterc is a
set. or clique.
OF pleasure, the market is surely upside down; for the worst
are the most expensive aud most difficult TO procure, while the best
are free gratis for.noihing.
For instance, / suppose that by the common consent of mankind
the happcst place in the universe is Heaven.
And il 5 the testimony of those most expert in ccs-tsics that
nothing on earth IS comparable to the delight of communion with God.
And does not Lowell say:
90 tbs Heaven alone hat Is given away.
Is only God may Ice had for the asking 80
And, descending from these spiritual heights 10 more mundane
SalIAiaeuonS, We find that the most abiding joys are of those kinds
that are common To all mcu
All men eat and drink, love and play. run and rest. aud it makes
II" difference whether It hc IN hall or hunt.
The pleasures of life lie not horizontally in any stratum; they run
as at the top.
don { want any kind of ENJOY ncnt that is exclusive It's sure To
br HuWhnlesotnc. hate the word exclusive anyhow.
would travel abroad 10 see the Louvre and Saint Peters not
Tor the pleasure Of saying that had seen them
do not want 10 go to Lady ChvcdcnS tee simply because few
are invited; I'd rather 60 Ia a movie where any one can oct in for
ten cents
value a club for the fellows that belong to it, not for those that
can = get ia.
don : want 70 be present at the elegant Restaurant de Robbers.
nest with q few influential social leaders and eat French brio brac
and lSicn to long speeches by prominent borcS. I'd rather have ham
and cabbage over al Moore 5 Cafe with a few of the boys.
don want 30 talk with q different accent from my fellows
do not write for just the enlightened few. do not take 10 the
esoterle, Any idea that cannot be- uttered in simple words. 50 that
The elevator boy can grasp II, Is not much of an idea.
put the newspaper above the bound book, because the daily
sheet must appeal TO the great MASSES.
Inc great masses have more common sense, more sound Judgment
more real religion, and more sense Of humor than any cotcric.
No church understands Jesus as well as do the people on the
street
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-24
MENTAL CULTURE
BY II. ADDINGToN BRUCE
Author % Thu Riddle Of Personality, - Psychology and
Parenthood, . Etc.
Copyright, 1918, by the Associated Neu,papsn)

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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-24
BY JOHN BRICK

II was such q hat rs my family had
not seen boiOr" IBig sister. home
from college, was rust beginning To
have masculine callers ahoNc that
familiar rank known as the BOYS DO
For the first time. too. she did not
share them with the family. bat held
them IN more dignificd converse boz
he piano room. sacred FROM the en-
crpRChIncnts 81 her yuungcrs Whore
fore did they lurk behind the door
Switching at cry ptiC fragments of dta
luEuc. wondering how they would act
when they grew up. and what tho
urust possessor of the HAT found 10
TAN about Aul the pups lurked
c,mpanlonably ~ their heels, wun-
hat itself was on the table ~ the hail
h"un'th the big gilt mirror.
Presently sister began To- sing llcr
collier may have been picascd. bat her
caycsdtuppcrs were frankly bored an
Nut Robin Hood. who has as clear 70
soprano i- amy three suontns-uld Airc
Gale I ever heard II" whimpcycd u
mot" ur two CA hrs " account
D, was then the chIldren's wander
'lE gJ,1' found that triumph OF uutl"
millinery art
SOM hat" CALCULATED Mike I'm
Ecrlng us gay ribbon u was tn" light
'NN. lNNNi NFiltifF ~ ailtWN WIFI A
very dishIuE curve To the hriU. She
tried b. on crtuing her neck To get tu
impossible sid" view
Lot me- demanded rolly. breath
l'sslN II came Wen dowl over her
rut-
\w " giils don't know how Go
W"u li'' rms was Ted. Ilr dtd
lie wore % aeNerll different WAYS. an
striLInri, different from an, tnat
hat had ever experienced before
Mud Robin sat on his stuhby tan $50
tight ne couldn't Wagglc it. Tor at
any moment II might tumble to the
ground ana become his.
smells funny was reds com
mout. a. he pcrchcd ID far over his
ro-' Each NouuEster took e sniff.
by then the novelty was wearing orr
ana the automobile was rolling out
at the drive. so they rushed to way
lay u, leaving that hat on the table
in tn" hall They were sur" Of II
afterward They needed To be-.
For NO ooner had the door
slammed than Robin stood on mis- tip
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-24

toes and seized ~ Eingeriy hy the brim
lir looked Il over aud smolicd u ap.
p~rociatiyciy WISELY considering that
the hail was too public Tor further in
v"S'if'iion. IL" dragged Il "a tho
screen door backed out. uud escaped
unto the lawn. the other pups In eager
pursuit
once "a into the Min things began
60 happen The hat filled. II tossed
ana pulled like Il live thing Present.
lN 70 st' loose ana he had TO chase Il
ana uuunCr on IL with mis- pawq
Then fH' trlar Tuck tried 10 take n
away "LcgEo.' lac ErOwled. hut Tuck
declined silently. for his mouth vas
run pt hrim he KEEP. mat portion.
hut Robin emerged from the tug Of
Mu with the major part II his
trupht Then ne became more grnrr-
lI' Wnul, let ~ go on purpose
1ud in' who'll pack would have a
glorious chase ~ was more fun than
squirrels for YOU got II In the end,
"'orN time Ind had The pleasure OF
. WORRYING match Ouly Tuck would
o. "i1i-t uu holding on and taking Out
new uuuthfuls Of hrim
N,a any one seen Mr Cuwper's
iEf sister inquired some hours lat
CO., leo h'r company voice
lf was ON the hall table. chorus
OF lcssct voices.
Tuck gave IA, mystery away by
coming iu with his mouth SIN full ~
nIlui rhrods of which mingled with
his giiz1lod whiskciN
The family discovered H. almost en-
W"'-c out IN the myrtle bed A
Mike once more tuok nccasiun to re-
mark. 10 was some hat
lfut here rs possessor proved him
,"i up Go the sporting standard OF
his hrtdEeaT Tie laughed Then he
teamed down L" Robin. stilI holding II
with IL possesslve paw You'll find
this the easiest way To carry what's
left, he said, twisting the gay ribbon
into % collar about the puppy's neck.
AND Robin cooked his tail aud
danced uff. most Unfortunately proud
y In the pody Of this discourse
forgot To yarn the reader thai 10
was q tale without q moral
Woman rs evidently . special dis
ponsdtlon III Providence 10 preyent
mans conccit iron, runniug nw ~
with hitu
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nothing The thiug for me to do is
not To let Jerry MuSkrat know thai
/ know about this hole of his. Then
all | viii have to do viii be "a watch
u sooncr or later I viii catch
him lie Is boo there now and H. will
have TO com, out some" time 4 little
patience. "A little wutchful waiting. h
all hat h necessary think. Mr.
Jerry Muskrat hat this IL the time
I have got sou
Reddy jumped up on the hank and
chose a comfortable place where he
could lie down and sim keep his eyes
iNed ON the entrance 20 Jerry Musk
rats tunnel tie was quite sure that
Jerry could NOT possibly see him,
even u he were suspicious ana louked
all arou before coming uuj The
longer he luy there the more glad
he felt that he had not let his temper
get the best of him ana so give him
away. Wisdom had overcome temper
and Reddy Wa glad of H. He knew
right dow ln his heart that his
chances OF success were much
greater than they wuUld have been
had he foOlishly tried to dig Jerry
out.
All ihe time Jerry Muskiat was
snug and sac in tho little chamber
way up In the bank where he had
begun To stur. away the carrots
which he had stolen from Farmsr
Browne garrrn. He didn't know
he had stolen them. So ne shouldn't
be blamed FOR that You see tho
little people uf he Green Meadows
and the Green Forest think they have
a right 10 wh4l"v,H they may find
that somchOd# else has not already
taken. So WHOM thcy fukc things from
gardens ana orchards they do not
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the end of the drainage ditch and
knew That Il was IN this way that
Jerry Muskrnt had ~ fooled hi,,
he flew into such a rage that M.
ground his teeth and made mol,
sounding little snaris down I'm g.
throat. Without stopping To realiv
think. he sprang forward with ,ho
idea of digging Jerry out. lie W.
so angry. that he felt that he must
do something.
Just IN umc common sense whig.
pored To him: You know w.it
enough hat yOu can't dig him am,
$50 what is the use Of trying %"
teddy paused and tried la sv.I-
low his anger. That is perfeo,l,
true, muftcrcd ReCdy. There n
no knowing how far tina tunnel goes
Dcsides II ~ very Net down here ana
/ would get myself all muddy for