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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-06
BY C T ROUSSEAU


quet in Cuba. Mark remembered II
across the lapse of years, and into his
mind there began to filter, too, stray
stories about him.
Mark did not judge him by these,
but by the intuition which m a cold
wave to his heart as he saw. him with
Eleanor. 1t seemed to him that Keller
mans look, as he turned to the girl.
vas one of Intentional c~onquest-in
another man it might have been called
infatuation; and the girl knew it and
was happy in it.
The bitterness of that moment was
like a sword thrust. Had he come
three thousand miles for this? But
what had been his thoughts for Ell
eanor. his vague wishes as to her flu
ture?
He did not know. He had dreamed
--dreamed of her and never pictured
her as she was.
There was an informal, standby
supper about clever. Eleanor came tu
Mark and asked him to take her to
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|Cuicura SOAP
Best for Baby|
ISoap &c, Ointment n a atc.. Taicum &c. Sampled
leach mailed free b, "Cuticaira. Dept. Z. Boston. II
RAT IS FRIEND OF MINERS
Wo, kers Warned Of Coming Catas-
trophe When the Rodents Leave
Tunne!-Are Fed by Men.

Investigators OF mimi. conditions
and the peculiar dangers Ia which
miners are subjected recently have
taken much interest in The practice
of Western gold miners Ia make pets
of the rats which commonly infesL
mines. On the mother lode Of Cali
fornia it has been found that the
miners Invariably feed the rats and
take care of them. believing ,lEti lt.
rodents are !, source Of prute,fipa
against accident, says oar Dumb AMI
mails. This is due. the men say. to the
instinct II the ats. which warns them
When Il tunnel is unsafe. And when
the rats leave !: tunnel it is almost in-
possible ia get the miners to work
there. This recalls the belief among
sailors that rats will leave Il doomed
ship. The miners also have found that
rats are much susceptible han
humans to the dangerous gases that
so often cause lass Of life in the mines.
Long before the miners themselves are
affected by these gases the rats be-
come sick and show symptoms Of dis
treSs. So the men keep close watch
Of the rats good health.
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A government press censor was talk
ing about the German press censor
ship.
I'VE found or some prisoners re-
Gently" he said. the German censor
ships latest prohibition. Prominent
among these was an order to the press
not to mention under any circum-
stances the growing use in Germany
of dog flesh for food.
THAT prohibition reminds me Of a
story-a story that may contain a
lot Of truth.
"A German prisoner. the story uns
was rebuked by a sergeant for the
sloppy way he was feeding and look
ing after some Red Cross dogs.
- guess you think you know a lot
about dogs The sergeant sneered.
"'Yes. sir. that's right said the
prisoner. for let me tell you. sir, I've
been cook in Il Berlin restaurant for
the last two years "-Washington
Star.
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Copyright, By w. G.. Chapman.l

10 which he was posted by Colonel
Howard. he found himself, much to his
surprise, often the center of a respect
full audience, eager to hear Of the work
OF the army in the forlorn outposts of
the West. He discovered, too. with
surprise. that he was by no means as
unknown as he had imagined himself
to be.
Then there were Invitations that had
to be accepted, receptions and dinners !;
yet through it all Mark waited for the
charmed day when the house in Massa-
chusetts circle was to be opened, dis
playing the princess Of his Imagination,
the little child Of the hillside. the
schoolgirl, grown into the image of his
dres ms.
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VIC
the buffet. Mark was conscious Of q
cOldness. or hurt resentment In the
girls manner, as If he had neglected
her.
He brought her a plate and sat be.
side her in an alcove. They were alone,
measurably. for the first time that eve
ming.
"Uncle Mark. you are Disappointing
me- said Eleanor.
II know 1t, and I'm sorry for it.
said Mark. II suppose it's-becaust
l am not a bit like what you expected
me to be-"
"YOu are not the least bit like wha,
l expected. or remembered, Captain
Mark" she answered.
In his jealousy he was conscious o.
the altered prefix. And, as Eleanor
looked at him with hurt in her eye.
she broke off to smile at 4 young officer
across the room, who returned an ar
dent gaze acros the rubicund shout
ders of a very homely, but most i'm
pOrtant dame whom he was helping tt
champagne.
"Nost of us experience disappoint
ments in people whom we have ideal
ized." said Mark lamely.
"You mean-Oh, I'm sure I thanl
you, Captain Wallace" answered the
girl acidly. "Shall we 60 back? :"
But Mark had a moment of inspira
ton.
Before we go, Eleanor" he said
'dOn't you think we might get to I'm
derstand each other a little? l sup
pose I have been rude-but, you see,
have been conscious of your disap
pOintment all the evening. and"
He stopped In bewilderment, for Ell
ean0r was-laughing.
'But l seem at least to have the
faculty of amusing you" he continued
"Dear Uncle Mark !" said Eleanor
laughing with tears in her eyes. She
laid her hand on his shoulder. Nov
! know you are my real Uncle Mark
after ALL" she said.
"Why9" he asked, In establishment
That's just like you. Uncle Mark
It's you-it's the real YOU I've alwaya
remembered"
You seem to remember my charar
ter very well. Eleanor" said Marx,
trying not % relent, and having an un.
comfortable feeling that she was an
adept ut hoodwinking.
.Well, you know. you paid mi q fair.
y iOng visit at the Misses Harpers'
school. Uncle Mark"
"YOu were nothing but a schoolgirl
then"
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l improved i. health 20 / could do my
~housework; we now have a little one. all
of which l owe to Lydia E. Pinkhan's
Vegetable Compound Mrs. O. S.
JOHNSON, r. No. 8, E~llensburg, 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 f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Such women should not give up hope
until they have given this wonderful
medicine a trial, and for special advice
write Lydia f. Pinkham Medicine Co..
Lynn, Mass. The result of ~ yearo
experience is at your service.
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Precautionary Measure.

Mrs. Flatbush-Will you tack down
that carpet for me, dear. before you 60
out to play golf?
Mr.. Flatbush--NO. | guess I'll 20 and
have my game first.
Mrs. Fatbush-Why not lny the car
net before YOU 20, dear?
Mr.. FlatbuSh-Because I can smash
my thumb after I've had my golf. M
II ! smash my thumb before playing
I'm afraid it would put me off my
game, love.-YOnkerS Statesman.
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VINTAGE MEETS KELLERMM AND Immediately REC
0GNIzES HIM AS AN ANTAGONIST

synopsis-Lieut Mark Wallace. U. S., A. is wounded at the
battle OF Santiago. While wandering alone in the jungle he comes
across a dead man in a hut outside of which a little girl is playing.
When he is rescued he takes the girl to the hospital and announces
his intention of adopting her. His commanding officer, Major Howard.
tells him that the dead man was Hampton traitor who sold depart
ment secrets to q n international gang in Washington and was de-
tected by himself and Kellerman, an officer in the same office. How
ard pleads to be allowed to send the child home to his wife and they
agree that she shall never know her fathers shame. Several years
later Wallace visits Eleanor at a young ladies' boarding school. She
gives him a pleasant shock by declaring that when she is eighteen
she intends to marry him.
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CHAPTER Iv.-continued.

It came In the form OF a letter from
Colonel Howard. the first in two years.
Howard had. in the past, repeatedly
tried to induce Mark to take advantage
OF opportunities that he had put before
him. but Mark had refused stubbornly,
until the Major had given him up In
kiiSgust. Howard did not know. and
Mark did not himself understand, the
underlying idea in his own mind, the
SENSE Of subdued c against the
nam who had robbed him Of Eleanor,
coupled with the sense Of sacrifice,
that he might withdraw all his claims
On the child.
Now, however, Howard made one
more attempt.
Il want you to think this PROPOSE
!tiOn over as quickly as possible" he
wrote. mot for my sake or yours, but
because your duty Is to take the job.
with war with Germany In plain view
ito the initiated, there are great things
doing In Washington, and I've been
differed my old post at the mobilization
department. which has been enlarged
beyond all knowledge. Your work in
khe West Is better known than you
think, Wallace. and we want you here.
Wire II you can, and come by the first
train. This Is Official, 80 don't wait
for divisional notification, which may
take days."
The letter reached Mark in one of
phis periods Of helpless dependency.
Impulsively he wired back, accepting,
regretted as soon as the message had
been dispatched. but packed his suit
case. turned over the command to the
senior lieutenant, and took the train
for Washington.
As Ne went East the years seemed
90 fall from him like a dream. It was
: frozen labyrinth In which he seemed
to. have been wandering be seemed to
come to himself With q consciousness
, 0f years wasted, hut Of years Of action
ahsnd.
Colonel Howard gaxed curiously Il
Mln az he rose from his desk In the
war Office and grasped his hands.
II should. never have known you,
Wallace" he said.
! What he was thinking was, '0O0d,
Lord. how the years have eaten into
MINT"
Don't think that your work has
fbeen unrecognised." he said. after a
Kew minutes Of desultory chatting. ut
has been. and ! know that recognition
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Him Off.

Say Snnrled an impatient GUS
toner in the rapid-fire restaurant. "DO
/ get n little service, or don't II
"WhaI dye want-tO have year beans
loaded into II glass pistol and shot into
yeh?" sarcastically returned HeloiSe,
the waitress.-Kansas City Star.
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0uU d ROOu Ocdi "a
the time was not
able to go about.
Our greatest desire
was to have a child
in U home and one
day my usbanL
came back from
town with a bottle
of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
o m pound and
wanted me to try it.
1t brought relief
from nv frns1h1oa
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A Goat.

Mrs. Hammond Egge-YOur last en-
ployer says you are a wretched cOoky"
The Applicant-Yes'm, l got that
reputation. So. you see. o cnn feed
your boarders on seconds an culls an
when they kick you can blame 1t on
me.
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The ONLY Difference.

Boston Child-Is heaven like Ros-
| ton, mamma?
Boston Mother-Quite so, child
only Boston is growing more rapidly.
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Too Much.

Prospective Buyer-ls there hot wa
ter in your house?
Owner (glOOmily)-You bet there Is.
I'm always in 1t.
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Too many men attempt to pass
through this world on the reputation
az their ancestors.
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A Rarity.

I've seen a lot OF funny sights,
But none SO rare as this.
A final scene upon the screen
Where lovers fail to kiss.
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= oonfng o. yo1 II H. fullest meas-
- Yen ars % work under No hero;
II y he41cneme that ". are prepor.
80 mrNboy, and only Kellerman ard ].
~ yo1fself, VIII b acquainted with
~ - oetnilS. outslde of tn Depart
m1n11k hGa6 Ton remember Ksllef-
nrlE nodded, trying T. ptsce =.
~ pletuees e IT, past.
Ngosoxo WCk1 y out Tho mob31)nnr
1Tl Sns M - nf1t contingent a
1111Is Efance.~ HeN1no eonr
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wallace comes upon The man
who hs bsllsves 10 haunting e.
eanorss footsteps. He follows
him - I house whore ~ % SUR
prleed % come face 20 Sace with
keltesnan. You will not want
% s.las The next install saent.
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JOY OF
MOTHERHOOD
Came to this Woman after
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to
Restore Her Health

Ellensburg, Ws,h.-"After I was
married ! was MOI well for q long time
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The Main Thino.

why does that man lament the loss
Of his wtfe7 He never loved her."
mo. but 10 did her cooking"
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carrying the long boxes filled with rifles
for Germanys army In America!
A lump rose in Dixie's throat and she
cenched her hands in passion Of
carnestness.
Make Grant get here in time !" she
prayed. HE must get here in time !"
The thought brought to her the need
of being on the alert at the station for
messages. She rose quickly and. leaving
the lights of the camp. hurried back
over the dark read to the little sation.
She let herself into the little. office and
seaed before the telegraph instrument,
for the relay sta3n at BUT
moment and then heard the answering
call.
She tapped her message.
Anything for exp The long silence
that followed was finally broken by the
clatter of the instrument.
Nothing"
Dixie sank back in the chair. Her mes
sage had gone through hours before, GER
tainly by this time Grant should have
received 1t and answered her.
But the instrument was clicking again
calling for Exeter.
"Ex--ex-exexexexeXex-ex-eX-ex.
exexex ex ex."
90. *. ex-go ahead" Dixie tapped
I'm an agony of impatience. The sound
ing key snapped back:
Hello eX-tnOuenL l tell yOu--WlTe
trouble between here and New York.
Ought to clear up soon"
The instrument ceased its chatter.
Dixie settled back, hopeful--and yet
hopeless. Now there was no means OF
knowing Her communication had been
cut Oft. She could only wait-wait-with
the teeth of anxiety gnawing at her
heart. Wait. while all through the north
ern states. Imperial Germany's reser-
visits were hurrying to their stations.
Wait-while out at the main camp
Heinric Won Lertz and Madame Stephan
We've giving orders that would cause re-
bellion to flare at the first word from
Won Papen.
But Dixie frightened bit as she
caught at the cheerful thought that Won
Papens message could not come through
until the wires were opened-still when
the wires were opened Won Papen's wire
might come through and Grant would
not be there to stop the resultant acti-
witty.
Hour by hour dragged endlessly as the
night wore on. Dixie sat by the
telegraph key, waiting. Call after call
sent through Buffalo brought back the
answer
Wire not clear yet. Working on IT,"
The moon dimmed, and the chill air of
the night made her huddle closer in the
chair and shiver. Would the night never
end and the call she was waiting for
come?
As the dawn lightened the dingy in
terror of the station 1t showed Dixie
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Pauline Frederick
Her Final Reckoning
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the interests of the government they
represented.
stephan assured her when Dixie protest
ed that 1t was but little thing she had
done. we can find many things that
your great. ability can help us to do"
Dixie artlessly and very truthfully
aNowcd she hoped they would give her
the opportunity. When, shortly. Boy Ed
and Madam departed, Dixie strolled to
the window while Won Papen and Won
Lertz couversed in low tones at the
table. Since entering the room she had
been conscious of the open desk near
the window, Uttered with papers. Now
as she stood at the window ostensibly
for the purpose of gazing curiously over
the tall buildings. she glanced at letter,
evidently tossed aside hastily.
Your Excellency," the letter ran
today took up your suggestion of an
invasion of Canada with Count Won
Bernstorff. While he believes that
the enterprise would be an exceeding
ly dangerous one and that we should
use every precaution to prevent the
Secret Service from charging us with
any part in II should It fail, there
is reason to believe that such an en-
terprise would meet with a great
measure of success.
Il reported to him that our plan
included the raiding of all impor-
tant points of Canada possessing
military stores. such as Windsor
Montreal. Winnipeg. Regina, Port
Hope and other centers. the demorsl-
ization of which would mean great
delay in the sending overseas of large
eXpeditionary forces on the part of
Great Britain.
"B. asked what had been done and
| told him that arms already had
been stored in six sections, assem-
bling at Silver Creek. Mich. there
to seize the Wclland Canal: Wind
Mill Point, Mich; Wilson. n Y,
adjacent to Port Hope, Can. Water
town, n. Y, near Kingston, Can: De-
troit, near Windsor, Can Cornwall.
\. ". from which easy possession can
be made of Ottawa, Can. and at EN-
eter.
1T is at Exeter. as I explained to
B., that everything must be done
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for the day. Near the top was Dollings's,
addressed to
Captain Franz Won Papen.
so Wall St,
New York City
Everything o. X
"DOLLINGS."
That was all. But It meant that the
rifles had arrived--the rifles for which
Won Lertz and Madame stephan had
been waiting the rifles which were to
equip the waiting German reservists An
armed invasion of Canada from Amer
ican soil. Her mind whirled at the
thought of the complications involved
perhaps war. between Great Britain and
the United States on the charge of hav-
ing fostered this invasion by German
sympathizers!
No! Dixie knew that the moment for
action had come. Her fingers sought the
telegraph key.
Harrison Grant
Criminology club
Dixie TeleEraphs New York city"
for Harrison she tapped. Dan
Grant ger Come quick
Wire arrival Ran
do.ph Bruce"
Then. womanlike. she gave herself ur
for moment to wild surmisngs. Had
she waited too long? Would this mes.
sage c. reach him in time to get his mer
All. had she followed the right course ?
Would It not have been better to have
stopped the whole thing at its inception
rather than let il attain this amazing
growth that threatened to be ovcrwhelm.
ing. But time was short. Already Vor
Papen had received the telegram and
she must wire the CHIEF of developments
Her fingers tapped the keys once more
She had the consolation of knowing thai
the chiefs mon had coyered al other
camps along the border This one camp
had depended on her. and Harrison
Grant and his men i'm turn were depend
ant on her AS soon AS the chief re-
ceived her wire his message would go
back to the other camps ordering In
stant action. But here-at Exeter-rN
one could foresee the result
The afternoon light was fading in thf
dim station as Dixie crept out. She took
the road to the gorge, stepping into
shadows as heavy wagons numbered past
with cargoes that she dreaded to guess
at. A great purring car slid past and
she heard Madame Stephan's laugh
tinkle out on the night air. A sudden
activity sprung into being. Everywhere
were wagons. rumbling through the
night and men hurrying past on strange
and unwonted errands.
From the friendly shadow Of a boulder
Dixie looked down upon the will-o'-the-
wisp lights of the camp and the greater
glow of the windows of the main camp
building. The shadowy outlines against
the darkness of the night of wagons
rumbling into the camp yard, the sill
houettes of men at the leading doors
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- the car threaded It's way down the
~ lanes OF traffic into lower New
oFk and the canyons of Wall street
IkaFo Won Papens office was located.
& no found Madam Stephan. Ger
Hnnv,o greatest woman spy, there. and
- boy -Ed. the naval attache. And
Yon Loets had told of her great ex-
- Goao over al the details as she
~ N nlGht before, Dixie had
r. &VoF oGr1n tnr them herself,
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now. inasmuch as arms and reserv-
lists are available for all the other sta
tions. However. as you told me to
explain. l showed B. that all efforts
must now be centered on Exeter,
and that Won Lertz and Madam
Stephan should leave at once to repre-
sent US in the final work which will
Immediately precede the invasion.
"In this connection, might I sug-
gest to you that this be done at once,
as more than 100000 reservists
shortly receive their orders to move
toward the border in as inconspicu-
Gus manner as possible, and that
everything should be awaiting them
Doctor Albert and myself will at
tend to the shipment of arms by the
usual method. 4
E.B.
Efficiency again efficiency i'm the
shape of another written report from
one office to another, in the stold. plod-
ding desire of Imperial Germany to see
that every step of its murde rous progress
was arranged for and made clear to
those in whose hands the trend of events
lay.
This time it had made clear one of
it's plots to Dixie Mason of the Secret
Service,
Across the top of the letter, in Won
Papen's scrawling hand, had been writ
ten:
Won Lertz and stephan-1o:2c,
~. y. c." New York Central. of
course, and they were leaving at 1920 !
Dixie glanced at her watch II was a
quarter after nine She had wondered
at the extreme earliness of Won Lertz's
visit. Now she knew. He must catch
that train. There were things she must
do. too. Suddenly she caught at the
window frame and gave little moan.
Won Lertz looked
up in time to see
her slide Imply u
Dixie Mason's the floor in a faint.
Ruse He rushed to her.
and picking up her
unconscious I or m
laid her on the long leather lounge that
stood at one side of the room
Call taxi and send her home" Vor
Papen ordered sharply. as Won Lertz
rubbed her lifeless wrists.
NO. I'll take her home. She will be
all right in a moment. Poor little girl
she had hard day of it yesterday"
But the timei" Won Papen looked at
and you must get that 1920 train. and
there are matters to be gone over before
you leave"
'I'll be back. all right don't worry"
Won Lertz's efforts to bring Dixie back
to consciousness were meeting with
success. With bewildered eyes she sat
up and looked around her. then, smiling
weakly, she staggered to her feet
''Oh. I'm sorry" she apologized softly
Il don't know what made me do such a
silly thing. ! must have been tired ou,
from everything I did yesterday Car
you take me home?"
Won Lertz smiled down upon her re-
assuringly as he held her coat for her
Dixie bade Won Papen gCod-by. very
sweetly and graciously. That vor
Papen's farewell was somewhat short
and little impatient was due to the
fear lurking in his mind that Won Lertz
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"A carload OF
caskets just came
in for you. Mr..
Dollings." Mr.. DOLL
ings's long. ella wlike
fingers clutched the
bill in obvious ex-
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Ncnt Saturdays cpisodc-No. Ii-4&
The burning of Hope,IcH, Va, III.
tDhich a thriring city of $4,000 tcds
s,cept from the face of the earth imv
Imperial Germany's mad desire tor
destroy all America. II necessdty,r &
to preUent shipment OF n,unitionss.
abroad.
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Nine. NaxImova In
ToyS Of Fats
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MadRe Kennedy In
The Fair Pretender
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Clara Kimball Young
in The House of Glass
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1918-11-02
AuStru
Ar1niijja ltalijoje
Bolsevikai paruose baisias
zmoniu .skerdynes
KAIZERIS APSIIMA
ABDIKUOTI.

AMSTERDAM, lapkr. l..
- .Vokietijos kaizeris apsi-
ina abdikuoti (apleisti Sos
ta), bet kol-kas ne dabar.
Kaizeris ana diena kalbejo
j Reichstago atstovus ir pa
tvirtino padarytas atmainas
konstitucijoje.
Jis tarp kitko pasake:
"Dar neatejo laikas man
abdikuoti. Cali tauta nuo
names reikalauti to paskiau
ir as tuomet abdikuosiu be
jokio dvejojimo, pavezdamas
sosta .princui Wilhelmui (da-
bartiniam sosto ipediniui) po
lzanclierio regentura".