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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17
PROFESSOR THOMAS
LOSES HIS JOB IN
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY
Federal Agents Are Continu-
ing Search for Evidence
Against Educator and
Wife of Army Man

Chicago, April 16.-William lsaao
Thomas, professor of sociology at the
University of Chicago. who was arrested
at hotel last week with Mrs. X. NJ
Granger, the young wife of an army OIL
Ger now serving in France, was dismlsseu
from the university faculty late toaay.
This action was taken at seciee se
sion of the board of trustees upon rec
concentration of President Harry Pratt
Judson. Professor Thomas was not pres
ent. and it is understood made no de-
tense. :
Although Professor Thomas dismissal
closes he case so far as the university
is concerned, federal and civil authori-
ties continued their investigations into
the mo, ements of the professor, who Is
So years old, and Mrs. Granger, who is "A
On Friday Professor Thomas was called
before the morals court to face a charge
of disorderly conduct. A warrant also
has been issued for the arrest of Mrs.
Granger on the same charge, but has
not been served because of her illness.
Mrs. Thomas, wife of the professor,
who has been nursing Mrs. Granger,
SAIL today she was still very i'll.
Meanwhile federal operatives, having
traced the movements of the couple from
New York to Chicago via Washington.
have submitted new evidence against the
two.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17
BLOOD POISON,
ITCHING ECZEMA
Rising., Bumps, Swoll e q
Glands, Pimples, Healed
and Cured By Pre-
scription C-2223

Prescription C-222a is liquid mcdi-
cine which purifies and strengthens
YOUR blood-sending flood of pure.
rich blood to the skin surface-healing
all effects of blood poison. such as
swollen glands, risings. bumps, pimples.
itching, eczema. bone pains. rheumatic
Joints, mucous patches. Prescription
C-2223 is producing some remarkable
cures of blood poison, even where all
other medical treatment fails. 1t is
carried in stock by Eugene Jacobs Pre-
scription Drug Store and all large Pre-
scription Druggists. The dose and d.
rections are pasted on the bottle. as per
the original prescription given by a IA
nous specialist. C-2223 not only puri-
fies> the blood. but drains out OF your
system all the poisons. humors and
uric acids that cause the awful pains
and sores. also stops that burning itch
ing Of the skinby purifying and cool
ing your blood.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17
SPEECH
FEATURES FIRST DAY
OF MEDICAL MEET
AT TUTWILER HOTEL

shire, Birmingham: E. r. Gnosso. Biz
Thomas r. Devices. Gamble Mines; J. r..
Birmingham: J. u Ray, Wood
stock; F. w. Mcdonald, Wylam; L. c.
Davis, Gordo: G. w. Hall, Chattanooga;
Lloyd holland, Birmingham; Joseph III
Cooper. Tuscaloosa.
L. d. McAdory, Cullman; NJ. ID.
Kirsch, Birmingham z. b. ChaniDlee,
birmingham; s. J. Vann. Birming ham;
William Peck. Montevallo; Carl A. Fox,
Birmingham: j. u. Mason. Birming-
ham; F. H. Bonelli. Saratoga; A. H..
Bobo. Irondale; j. S. Williamson, Piper;
Charles Whelan. Birmingham Harry
Levy. Birmingham; L. L. Lumsdur,
Washington; III. +. Bracken, Albany.
J. r. Brown, Bexar; N. It. Underwood.
Russellville: w. H. Wilder, Birming-
ham: w. HI. Bell, Brookside; Joseph
Leland. Birmingham: B. G. Stewart,
Opp; T. HI. Trogen, Mobile; J. p.
Motley, Wadley
F. w Harris, Birmingham; r. H.
Mcclellan; E. W. Rucker. Wylam; r.
J.. Hughes. Admission; ]. L. Booth,
Bull; L. A. Jenkins. Birmingham; K.
p. Green, Birmingham; p. b. Lusk.
Guntersville; w. e. Noel. Boaz; w. II.
Price. CuNlman; r. HI. Baird, Gull
man; W. E. Prescott. Birmingham Os-
wald Lowsley, New York; J. G. Pal
mer, Opelika; j. M. Frazier. Bolton;
G. A. Olivet, Haleyville; c. G. Ritten-
berry, Birmingham; W. S. Roupdtres.
Birming CHAM: David S. Moore, Altoona
Julian B. Cooper. Birmingham; c. N.
Cara way. Birmingham.
III. p. McWhorter and wife, Collins
Vile. John T. Kent, BirmingiRm: A. l..
CASTOR, Birmingham; F. A. Lupton;
Birmingham; Charles NJ Wier. Birming-
ham; B. N. Walker. Montgomery: j. p.
Martin. New Mexico: Wyatt Heflin. Bir-
u. T. Rudolph, Birmingham
A. N Steele, Admission; E. w. Rucker.
Jr. Birmingham; l.. g. Brownlee, Bir-
mingham; w. l.. CRADLES, Oakman; r.
B. McNeill Jemison; B. F. Rea, La
Fayette; W. d. Wood. Camp Hill; l. L.
watkins. Montgomery; R. G. Jones, Rock
Castle; j. H. Holley, Samson; J. r.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17
EXTRAORDINARY MEDICAL SERVICE

But to what task shUuid our profession
address itself now? TO the same tash
which engages the attention Of every
lovaI eitizen-to winning the war for lid
erty and right against cruel might 1of
democracy and freedom against autoc-
racy and oppression.
we may further ask ourselves for VIVA,
phase Of this conflict or what special
service is our profession best fitted TO as
sist in carrying this conflict to an u
innate. favorable consummation! An an. !.
swer, I think. is found IN revue" u
HI OF
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17

voted to the highest type of research in
it's receptive line furnishing the same
information to be administered in the
same way through every state health de-
partment. For our state to keep abreast
and be prepared for the new order OF
things reorganization and expansion
of our state health department should be
planned Immediately as number OF
the other states are doing. We must in
olude in the new organization a bureau
of each; first, sanitary engineering; sec
ond, rural sanitation: third, public health
nursing; fourth, epidemology; fifth, So
cial or venereal diseases; sixth, tubercu-
loss. seventh, child welfare; eighth.
cital statistics; ninth. mental hygiene
and eugenics and tenth, public health
education, which will cooperate with
general education in carrying informa-
ton from all these bureaus through the
public schools and county health depart
ments to every child of the state. TO do
this an Appropriation which would dig-
nifty health and life in Alabama rather
than reflect discredit, as at present, Is
necessary-certainly not less than Noo,-
COO per annum to increase with the
rrovth of the work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17
DEATHS FROM DISEASE

Turing the two years or the LII
a,, war the French army lost ~
ner cent of disease, over ~ per cent
were disqualified for service py IL
ness. while only about 21s per cent
fell dead or wounded in pattie. ~ Tug
same war the British lost by oeash
from disease about 20 per cent.
Turing our own civil war the deaths
from disease were more than doubls
ire number killed and died OF wounds.
During the Franco-Prussian war Of
tS7O-71 the French losses from disease
vastly exceeded that from battle. wnite
the Germans lost about an equal num-
Der from the two causes.
NOT until the Russo Japanese war
ao4-o5. do we see the effect of mod
ern military hygiene. The Japanese
lost Sh per cent to battle ana less
than per cent to disease. while the
losses from disease in the RUSSIAN
army were not quite so favorable.
therefore. to comprehend fully the
responsibility and opportunity of the
r,edical arm of the service we have
onlv TO imagine our armies and those
of our allies wholly deprived Of or
w,ttsout this service with its pres
ent Knowledge Of specific causes anG
modes Of "Reminiscences was the
case in the wars of the past. Since.
without this service we, may safeiy
saw. Judging from the past. that more
than three times as ma.Ay men would
be lost to disease than would be lost
to the enemy's guns, is it not fair
deduction that medical science and
sanitation has three times as DANGER
ous and powerful an enemy to COM
hst az our armies have in their an
taronists at arms. and that. therefore.
the medical arm of the service has the
vast opportunity and respo~-'h''''-
being a greater factor In winning the
war than the entire combined asai'es
OF the allies. including all other
branches of service?
- after all it is not the great
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17


We as an organized profession, can
do much in service for our country by
assisting and cooperating with the va
rious agencies promoted to maintain
high standards, to carry forward socio-
logical endeavor and counterfeit the ten
dency to decay caused by war. While
our fellows are making the great sacri-
flee for us all, we cannot afford to do
less than at least keep the home fires
burning" We must now think only of
service which will rebound to a common
interest OF the whole people Of our
country Then we viii be battling for our
flag, and the perpetuation and extension
OF the principles it represents-whethcr
we be granted the special privilege OF
defending "Old Glory at the front or
holding her high to the breezes. dill
gently and tenderly protecting her from
harm at home.
Dear flag of our country
Whose stripes and whose stars
Cali all her brave sons to defend her,
God help us to be true
To the red, white and blue
Her principles never surrender"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17

est number of men enlisted that will
win. but the greatest number OF
physically and mentally fit for serv-
ice and training and kept so fit in
health and mind as to perform the
tasks laid upon them more efficient
ly than the enemy.
ONLY THE FIT
Medical service begins first in exc
cutting the selective draft. qualifying
and Inducing into service only the
fit; second, in recommending for dis
charge from the service those unit
who have by error been permitted to
enter the service, or who have proven
themselves mentally or physically dis
qualified; third, to protect the army
In camp and in field against disease
by unwholesome food, water or con-
tact otherwise with infection-in fact
a responsibility for suffering disease
or death from any cause except the
enemy's warfare. Then can you imag-
Inc one of the belligerents with a med
fcal service perfectly and efficiently
meeting these demands and perform
ing effectively these various phases
OF service to its army, and the other
with inefficient or defective medical
and sanitary service. lacking in
strength of numbers. organization and
cquipment-the one keeping max
mum of its men at all times at the
highest standard of health. vitality
and fitness for those tasks which test
the physical prowess and courage OF
man; the other with a maximum Of
camp and army infection, epidemics,
disease and death, leaving only a min
mum Tor active actual service? Is il
difficult to see the military advantages
| Z.
OF the latter, or would it be guessing
to say which would win in war?
MEDICAL SERVICE
To what extent the medical profession
or our country may contribute toward a
favorable decision for ourselves and fol-
freedom of the world of mankind can be
seen plainly and truthfully in this hypo.
thetical case. Really, gentlemen as
view it, the medical and sanitary serv-
leo of the allied armies is pitted against
that of our enemies, and all other things
being equal. the one succeeding best al
protecting health, preventing disease, ant
rapidly restoring the wounded to the line
for service will win. Then, medicine as
profession, and a science, is on tria
in this war; If it fails-woe unto us! II
| 1t performs the function entrusted to it.
well done. Perpetuation OF our own free.
dom won by the blood of our forefathers
and extension of these principles of ndi
vidual liberty to the oppressed peoples
| of the world will be our reward.
! Does our responsibility incident to war
end with this wa? Should we not looh
to the protection of the civil population
during and following this war? Takins
our bearings again for the future by tn,
observations and experience of the pas
we remind ourselves that epdemics, dis
ease and death have followed the wax,
/, of armies since antiquity.
| During war the emotional excitemen
and agitation occasioned by the mine
being subjected to experiences and influ
ences incident to war, and to which tn
mind has been unaccustomed and un
trained. is calculated to result in ;
drifting away from ideals, relaxing o
hold on standards and consequent de
moralization of ethics-professional bust
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17
All But IL Mutinous Men
at Camp Logan Are Taken

Houston, April 1s.-All but II of the
100 men involved in the first muffin
Gus outbreak at Camp Logan have
been captured and returned to the
camp where they have been assigned
to the new organizations to which they
were ordered transferred at the time
of the outbreak.
military police and ammunition trains
to various units in the division caused
the outbreak. The men objected to
being widely scattered throughout the
camp. OF the 162 men ordered trans
ferred 100 left the camp late Mon
day night, and after an all-night
search, 80 of the missing men were
again in custody.
Search still is being continued for
the absent ones.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17

DRIFTING FROM IDEALS

ness, social and religious. This is the
chief danger to civilization.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17

EVERY CUse vines,
prNdu in any
potato mus
be cities 10
sack
in
/ cent pc
with
be sod
a afte March
must marke n
Of
meaIa mustb pound
a
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17

thosew
II
. n.x lsd pn n and nil our own PRESCRIPTION. so
~ Efrst ~.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-17
Drs. DOZier & DOZier
Oldest Established Firm
Of Medical Specialists in
Alabama. Twenty five
Years in Birmingham.

We treat scientifically and
with wonderful success. all man
ner OF chronic diseases OF the
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Lungs.
Heart. Liver. Stomach. Bowels,
Kidneys and all diseases OF the
Skin and the Pelvic Organs Of
Man and Women.
Washington Journal., 1918-12-13

Sd made oter o0rouf aufmCrflGu,
bah Sic bisrtet iepi in aniprud sss
nommen DsToea. WiHen Sic Oosg'
SD piuldie nidlts aubcrts. ais
bah i6 rrdt ieb: in Nnipru6 ses
nommen wuroe." perisbte 9sroi;
penn i@ bobs IS mir sinmol in ben
Ropf seiebt. oab Oatsi aud ctpas
duf ben NiorO be5uslides b%eroustom'
men mibts. Sh mub betennen. ie
I6pisri9eI iid Die Sahs gsiiaItst.
UNI 10 mebr btsuns i9 oaraui, enos
LID einmaI stipds poiiiiUes outage gu
f0roern."
.Rcst ii9 Sbr alter Gsusrsifsr
nicber2" ladie Dornsr. Run.
Iansioen sic nur ni9t pisoer Oies
les 9eIidt. ss III bod pabr, mos i'd
In9e. sic Iino, m0dte i9 beboups
ten. Elm gebotensr 2riminoliit. Ware
nitt bic iatals @sidi8te oamaIs
porocfommenL Sic Wdrcn ictt iider.
lid -"
nSer5eiben sic. 9err Rommif.
far" unterbraG i'm 2erot. boItiJ
auIfprinssno unb Ieinen 6ut ersrei'
fsno, ~absr i9 iol ia nm finf ubr
ben &olegcn an 9abn6ofe a6l0Ien.
unO OieIe 3sit lit 6srsits U~eritris
djen."
Gr boite ss ouf sinmaI iebr eiIig,
UNI fOrtjutommsn, unb ais D0rnsr
pieoer olein mar, I6lttelts Dieier Itia
lddeIno isin 9oupt.
nglO9 INNER bicieIbe Gmpfinolids
felt nie oamals." murmeIte er. Run,
i9 bate Die @el6i9te aud nidt Bee
riibren Ioasn." -
Washington Journal., 1918-12-13
8e6uts.s aopitsI.

Webrere Woden paren pergangen
felt Dem Sage. no 9ortmann, ole
BeDenteE fabreu laGeno. ii9 ieinem
90nner unO uGterli9en 6reuno Reis
9enbo9 anUertraute uno ibm einen
@in6lid gepdbrte in ole bic mibli9en
Yerbdltnife unO umItdnoe, bic mits
chamber oobin gepirtt batten, Iein
SdidIol beruuf3ubsidDOren. unO er
Jolt jeBt, troB Oes beimliden protes
Ites Yittners, O~ftentunoig als Der
CONSUMPTION.
.Sie piini9en meiusn 2at." batts
Rei9snbod ibm oomaIs ssiost;
nun gut, i'd sebe Sbnen ben bsiten.
pen i6 UorIdufig peiB; bIeiben Sic
bel uns. porten sic bier bic 3eit ab,
bis Ii9 in Sbrer 9eimat aIes 10 ses
tIdrt bot, bob sic ~9efabrlOs oabin
5uriidtebren tOnnen. sic baben ia
nidt einmol Elm 3iel i'm auge, fir
ben 6au, OoB sic Don bier fort9eben
polten. Ra9 Amerita poIen Sic
ni9t pieOer 3uriid, unO I'D piroe
Sbnen au9 ntdt oa5u roten. Sic
miiHen in Deuti9lan0 bleiben, um
bic 8eiterentpidlung Der 0ings pers
I0nli6 beoba9ten uno notigenfolS
ielbit i9nsl ein9reifsn gu t0nnsn.
Gbenio balte i'd ss, pie bic Snasn
iebt Iieeen. ni9t fir rattan. li9 Der
8eb0rOe gu Ttelen. oenn es 1T uers
3peifeIt ipenig Nuii9t por6anoen, oaB
Sbnen Sbre 8ertsiOiguns geIGnse.
MIfo bIsiben Sic bier unb parten
sic ob, mas bic 3eit bringt - bas
1T aues. mas i'd Sbnen onempfebIen
tonn."
9artmann IieB fp nur ou germ
iiberSeugen. @r mol BON Onntbortsit
ge9en ben alten 9srrn erfiat. Der inn
iein 9aus als 3uflu9tsltd tte onbot,
unO benz Glii6tling nit 10 utlperbObs
lenem Nertrauen unb Woblpolen
ent9egentam.
90 blieb er benn unb lieB Ii9 in
ale S%bliegenbeiten zines Snipettors
einpeiben. felt ent1dlohen, gu tun,
NOS nur ir9enb in ieinen &rGftsn
lag, UNI benz @utsbeIiBer iein @obls
pollen gu entgeIten.
4ber mad elmer anoeren Settle
Iolte feline unrubs piebsr neue Nnbs
rung erbnlten. @eroa. bic So6ter
Heidenbads, bic BON ibrem Batter
pobl i6er Die 0ergon9snbeit oes
neuen Snipsttors unterridtet Iein
mo9te, ;sigte inn auf einmoI elm
eun5 anDeres GeIi4t. Gs entsins
Sartmann ni4t. boB lie feline Hdbe
mieo uno einem M1einisin nit inn
~gsTliKentIid aus benz @ese sins.
9Gtte ie li9 poroem niGt 70 gang
anoers benommen. 10 pdre inn ibr
8etrogen uieleidt ni9t auf9efauen.
Qber ieBt peinigten i'm bic 3peifsI.
Oh fe am @noe ibres 8aters gnli9t
iber i'm ni9t teile.
90 oerreiIts tie auf einmul, tpie es
bieB fir mebrere Sage, ober tein
Mlenf9 batte cine qbnung pobin.
BUR i9r Batter idieu gu WiTien, mas
lie oorbabe, oenn beim @bi9ieb belt
er Iange i6re 9ano in ben ieinen uno
Ipro6 leiie ouf lie Elm.
Damn. oIs Iie BON oieier Reiie
pieoergetommsn, mar Ie 9artmonn
gegeniiber pomogliA nod erniter unb
5uriidbultenoer ME 3uoor.
9ortmann purDe gang IRE an ibr.
aumol aud i6r Batter Ti9 gu teiner
beoiisli9en grtIGruns berbsilisb. Oo9
oo Der @utsberr ielbit Ii9 In ieinem
8enebmen gIei9 blieb. ueriudte CT
iGlieBli9. bic beunrubigenoen 9soons
ten los3uperoen.
Mortletune foIet).
Washington Journal., 1918-12-13
Mortietuno foIst).

Gin SbeaIiF9sn. Sag
mol. 9ans4en. ih mDdte Dir serne
mas gum @nosnien identen. mas
piinf9eit ou Dir osnn 10 unsefGbr9"
~To. peiBt BIZ, Snte. - benT
ihsnt' mir n Gnbe 2ebsrDurt!"
Geographic gut. BETTER
(oer cir Yaar iebr ausgetrctene
Stiefel geidenft befommt): ~Iuh
niht Die Spnr mebr porbnnorn bon
elmer Aebnlihteit nit Stalienl"
Washington Journal., 1918-12-13
q euntes RapiteI.

Der poIi5siostettip 2erot mar elm
mertpiirDiser Mann. Obglei9 ietn
Beruf. iOwcit er BON feinen @orses
feBtea nit oieIer cher iener I9pieris
gen Nufsabe betraut puroe. Nrbeit
uno Gefo9r ssnu9 nit ii9 braate
Washington Journal., 1918-12-13

Sn Sen Z ehamenten Der
Reiden iinoet man oft Die IbreS-
mlng fir gcnoliene 6reioen unD
crouIoete Scioen.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-10-18
NEW TYPE OF WoRKINGMAN
Elevation Of the Race Assured When
the Finest In Literature 10 His
Preference.

The type that counts is the young
collier who goes In for economics.
Searching the Mid-Rhonnda shops for
strike literature, the writer brushed
shoulders with one of these young col.
liers You might have imagined by
his dress, by his cloth cap, pulled
down until It's peak almost covered
his eyes. by his muller, that his In
terests were easily guessed. Such as
he. you would have said. supported
the numerous amusement halls of
this dreary valley made up the crowd
that excited itself over football and
boxing We we're looking over the
shelves where the "remainders," sec
ond.hand." and new and old reprints
we're delightfully."- mixed Here we're
the fat Worlds Classics" before
their thin paper days. My
neighbor picked out the first volume
OF Buckley's History OF Civilization"
and unused, openly, II think III have
bob'B worth of this" Then he
looked up at me. inviting conversa-
ton. Good enough" he said, "for
a day like this, eh?" ventured to
suggest that Buckley was bit discred-
tied today He laughed. oh" he
replied, perhaps he is little anti
quated. but he'll help to pass away n
few hours" so he paid his shilling
and, slipping the thick little volume
into his pocket he went-Cambria
Leader
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-10-18
GOOD OLD AMERICAN NAMES
"Monakers" Seen In News Of Day In
dictate Now York ls Our Fore
most European Capital.

In the news of one day in New York
we find that man by the name OF Isl
dore Steinberg pleaded guilty to big
amy In the court of Judge named
Rosalsky; that youth named Tu-
moshefsky was drowned; man
named Blau was convicted of keeping
disorderly resort; girl named Anna
Cicone was principal witness in a
murder case; a Madame lie Compile
figured in domestic sensation; a GER.
tain Miss leila brought breach of
promise case; a Governor named Sui
ger sent a message to the legislature;
Hannes Kolehmainen was the star of
footrace: another runner named
Abel Kiviat made fast trial spin;
and Mr.. Max Hochstim figured in a
hotel scandal.
The names of Klonz, Remitz, Brosi,
Cav. Levi, Harberg, Cola, Schenkel,
Stoveli, Meniak, Dalldorf Jensen, Yo-
homan, Stappers, Lococq Hulse Mae
trich, Wirsing, Wexler, Szabo, Tietel-
baum. Trifari. Carnap, Loew, Brandus,
Mahoney, Braun, Zimmerman Ubert,
Sarlin, Trosky. Mullan and Beubel
are the first to assail the eye on turn
ing to a page of advertisements.
In another generation or two these
Will be good old American names.
Meanwhile New York will continue to
be our foremost European capital.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-10-18
This il sort OF panorama OF IN

Ihls l. 4 sGrl of panorama OF my
life" he explained whimsically. II
love 1t. love to do things. The
Fosters have given me the first sum.
-polite-society time I have
had since my people died when
was eighteen. l am free to say that
I'd rather die than live az they do.
I want real work and real people.
And l want what | want l am on
the way to get 1t, too-save the great
est thing, | don't know about that
yet" He paused. and somehow she
had nothing to say.
Finally" he said. here is the
roost where l spent last year and
must spend this" He placed before
her picture of a mountain cabin,
set amid splendid heights and spaces,
with small cabins about 1t.
This is-home. Nancy. 1t has
few rugs and books and things, a
cupboardful of blue dishes, and q
kitchen. There are the mems cabins
some Of the men have wives and
children. They have only me to look
to. and l can't do--a woman's work.
There Is no school for the children,
there is no one to show them a high
er standard of living. And this" he
concluded soberly, rs the real worka-
day IL" II was n kodak of himself
in work clothes. tall and strong and
unconventional. He rose, and taking
her by the hand. helped her to her
feet.
These pictures represent all I am
and all l heve, except few thou
sands In bank. have no relatives
nearer than the Fosters. l brought
you out here in the wild to tell you
of my Wild life before--I offered you
the whole outfit. Do you want III"
Something compelled her to look
up at the serious, resolute face. and
yet she couldn't answer.
you know | want a wife, COM
rade, helper-not a toy or a mere
ornament, though heaven knows
you've sufficiently ornamental fora
kings court! It's wicked to ask you
but do-want you, Nancy, Do
you know yet-Just what you want?"
His voice was whimsically tender.
Nency remembered her aunt's
words, and smiled as she stood facing
this big young fellow and his odd
fashion OF offering himself
oh" she said suddenly. truth and
courage coming with rush to her
lips, do know what ! want!
want you! and all the things you
have, and what you do and-what you
arel You-must know want you'll"
AS the went happily back to the Inn
she said amusedIy: 81 wonder what
auntie will say to a twelve-hour no
tice for a wedding2 I'm afraid
haven't been exactly comfort to
her"
The man laughed From her con
versation on the porch after | left
you this noon gather that Mr.. John
Norton win not have his last try"
Nancy looked at him reprovingly.
Were you listening, too. went
purposely into the parlor. l heard
It all. Did your Did that make you
tell me?"
you were due to be told sooner
or later-but It didn't make me any
slower about I'll"
They looked at each other and
smiled
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