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The Dermott news., 1918-03-14

his eur down the road again. and
The devils Of the night might folio
He feared nothing.
But here again Milky planned I
fast. The servant who came out
omen the doors of the motor
brought message. His majesty
sires that the messenger come
was the bomh-shell which exploded
Nikky's ears,
Milky hcsltated And then some y
Of rccklessncSS in him prompted d
not tn run away, but Ia see the TN
through. Ii was. after all, cha
either way. These men beside the
We're doubtless armed-one at lie"
nearest him. was certainly one
Karls own secret agents. And, :
Milky paused. he was not certain, |
Il seemed 10 him that the man toa
step toward him.
Very we'll" said Milky, grumhe.
But have had n long ride. and q
one. need sleep"
Even then he had n faint hope II
he others would preeede him. Fl
that 1t would be possible to leap ek
To the car, and escape But, wher
hy accident or design. the group cid
about him. Flight was out of the Is.
ton.
A little high was Nlkky's heaas
he went in He had done II sud
thing aow, and he knew 1t. He slid
have taken his letter and gone *
with II. But fool or not, he a
soldier Danger made him calm.
The lodge was noisy. Loud taDg.
the coming and going OF servants IN
trays. the crackle of wood firtin
which whole logs were burning. id.
as Milky and his escort entereche
roaring chorus Of hunting song ed
the ears.
Two OF the men flung off their NY
coats, and proceeded without cereny
into the room whence the sounds
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CHAPTER WI.
Milky Does a Reckless Thing.

Milky Oocs q NeCNiesS iH'"V
Milky Larisch had been having an
exciting time.
First OF all. he exchanged garments
with the chauffeur. and cursed his own
long legs. which proved difficult to
cover adequately. But the chauffeur's
long fur ulster helped considerably.
The exchange was rather ticklish
matter and would have been more so
had he not found revolver in the
fur coat pocket.
Behold, then. Milky of the brave
heart standing over his PROSTATE pris-
oner. and rolling him, mummy fashion,
In his own tunic aud Il rug from the
machine.
ut Is cold. my friend" he said
briefly: but am kindly soul, and
II YOU have told me the truth. you will
not have SO much as shuttle TO re-
mind you OF this tomorrow"
81 have told the truth
LAS soldier. OF course" Milky
went on, II think you have made IA
mistake. You should have chosen the
precipice. But as private gentle
man. | thank you"
Having examined the knots In the
rope. which were very well done, In
deed. and having gagged the chauffeur
securely, Milky prepared to 60. In MS
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CHAPTER VI Continued.


The chancellor was In his old smok-
ing coat and slippers. lie made an
effort to don his tunic, but Hedwig'
on Mathlde's heels, caught him IN the
lct. And, after II glance nj her race
he relinquished the idea. bowed over
her hand. and drew up Il chair Tor
her
And that was how the chancellor OF
the kingdom learned that Captain Lar
sch. aide-de camp to his royal Nigh
ness the crown prince. had disap-
peared.
81 am afraid II is serious" she said.
watching him with wide. terrified eyes.
Il know more than you think do. /
We hear things. even In the palace
irony here. but unconscious. Il know
that there is trouble And Ii Is not
like Captain Larisch To desert his
post
"A boyish escapade. highness.' said
the chancellor. But, in the twilight,
he gripped hard Mt the arms OF his
chair. "He will turn up. very much
ashamed OF himself. tonight or tomor-
row."
THAT is what you want to believe.
You know better"
He leaned back In his chair and con
.idercd her from under his heavy
brows Milky gone, perhaps to Join
the others who, one by one. hatl tett
the steel OF the terruriSts. And this
girl. ON whom SO much hung. sitting
there. figure Of young tragedy.
"ulghness." lac said at last, If the
worst has happoued-und that do
not hellcye=H Nil be because there
Is trouble, rs you have said. Sooner
or later We who love Our country
must make sacrifices for It Most oi
all. those in high places will be Called
upon And among them you may b,
asked to help
1 ~? What can do But sh'
knew. and the chancellor saw that Sh'
knew.
at Is Karl. them
1T may be King Karl, Hedwig."
Hedwig rose. and the chancellor go
heavily To his feet, She was tightln.
for calmness. and she succeeded yer,
well. After all. II Milky were gone
what did II matter? Only
There are so many OF you" sh'
said. rather pltifully. And you ar
all So powerful And against you Their
Is only-me.
"Why against us. highnessT'
because" said Hedwig-"because
care for some one else. and shall ear
for him all the rest of my life. even
he never comes back. You may MARI
me To whom you please, but | shall z
on caring. shall never forget. An
! shall make Karl the worst wife L
the world. because | hate him.
She opened the door and went on
without ceremony, because she WA
hard driven and on the edge of tears
That night, the city was searched 10
:. Milky Larisch. but without result.
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In the morning you are to carry dis
patches to the city"
Poor Milky! With his car facing
toward the lodge. and under necessity
in order to escape, to back it out into
the highway! He thought quickly.
There was no chance of overpnWertng
his man quickly and silently. And the
house was not empty. From beyond
the door came the sounds OF mems
voices. and the thud of drinking mugs
on hare table.
You will take me up TO the house.
and then put the car away until morn
ing"
Milky breathed again. Ii was go
ing To be easy, after all. II only the
road went stra ght To the shooting box
itself. the rest was simple. But he
prayed that he make no false turning.
to betray his ignorance.
"very we'll" he said
His companion opened the door be
hind him. Ready, now he called
The ear is here
Two men rose from Il table where
| they had been sitting, and put on great
coats OF fur. The lamp light within
quiyered in the wind from the open
door. Milky was quite calm now
! His heart beat its regular seventy-tWo
and he even reflected. with sort OF
grim humor. that the chancellor would
find the recital OF this escapad,
much to his taste. In a modest way
Milky felt that he was making history
The man who had received the let
ter got into the machine beside him
The other two climbed into the ton
nenu. And. as If to make the denoue
ment doubly ridiculous, the road lee
straight. Milky. growing extremely
cheerful behind his goggles. wondered
how much petrol remained in the car
The men behind talked in low tones
They are late tonight grumhlet
one of them. as the house appeared
full lighted. "A tardy start tomorrow
again :"
THE king must have his sleep,
commented the other. rather mock
ingly.
With mastery sweep. Milky drew
UP his machine before the entrance
Let them once alieht. let him but star
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=
fur coat. he looked not unlike his late
companion. But he had 1aunty step
as he walked toward the car bit of
swagger that covered. perhaps, just
trifie Of uneasiness.
For Milky now knew his destination.
knew that be was bound on perilous
work. and that the chances OF his re
turning were about fifty-hfty. or rather
less
He did not know his way. Over the
mountains II was plain enough, Tor
there was but one road. After he
descended into the plain OF karnla,
however, It became difficult. Sign
posts were few and not explicit But
nj last he found the railroad. which
he knew well-that railroad without
objective. save as II would serve to
move troops toward the border. After
that Milky found II easier.
But. with his course assured. other
difficulties presented themselves. To
take the letter to those who would re
ceiye II was one thing. But to deliver
II. with all that II might contain. was
another. He was not brilliant, was
Milky. Only brave and simple of
ha,rt and IMMERSED In the ways OF
darkness.
II now he could open the letter and
remave II substituting what
could he substitute? There We're
cigarette papers IN his pocket Trust
IL how n nipk a thtA
exchange?
The engine WAS boiling hard. Il duh
roaring under the hood that threat
rnrd trouble. He drew up beside the
road aud took o1 the water cap. Then
he Vhistled Why. Of course, Had Il
not been done from timg imWeWurIut
/ this Stramiug NJ letterSf lie examiner
7 Il. Ii bore no discriminating seal
lie held The envelope over the water
can and was hovlshly pleased to feel
+ ,hr Inn loosen. After all, things We're
.,,sv .nourh If one used ones brains.
". r,tber regretted using almost all
of his ,i.nr,tte naperS. Of course. lie
h.d nerhnps never heard of the droi
az nicotine on th, tongue of dog.
-, ~ ta,,ar- ,,s,.lf n. nut II
,,.i,,,,, ava, s1,nc(nq M II. into his
o.,, ,,a.r m. lining Then he sealed
tho epyelone again and dried II against
an. NJ rho lomns IL looked. he re
,ao,ad ne Good ne new
s.-,,,,. ,,,..s.d with him
, - ,,, noch,p.
hetore ne ,e'"' ".u ~ :, as ,hr..
ne e','sui,eu MS ,aao aor,y snrin,
w." -. -. 80. a,ora hours ~
''sn' So o., 49,, ,,.ss.nyer WINS du,
''' -, .,,,,,i,, l,d,,. In m,
u -, :" ,,,.,, ,,.a,, his asstination
-, -, w. -, ,ha INST late by Al
Nop'' ...ua. ,ad ,o1a hin
oi' "''a' '',e w :. .,,asa.s Tht
->aNAs hu''s ',N - -. - IN.
WIS o'ie"s, '"S' Nv Ta,.'1,n- nm.
rosai shoo''"s ''N - ~, ,.sn1f nm
should CO. not u 'iie mus IL. \,
10 'i'e s"'e Ae.f' nd ,o,, -
was 10 'e"Ne MS '','N 80 .''.,',,I no n.,
'"e "'''' -, ,,,o ,a,ta
TO say nothing pu' 70 XIV, Wv ,t,a
u h,'" ""o 49, 49, ,,,,ohln. avn.
'h"t ne was " s'NN IL for,he
10 the capi'"'' s'''' s'N'' '''''>
on - 60 ,he Iii,
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Milky FINDS HIMSELF IN A SERIOUS PREDICAMENT AS
ARESULT OF HIS FOOLISHNESS

Synopsis-The LvOnia. Ferdinand William otto
his of the singing nhd
slip to
Returning the at night
search which
chancellor calls TO consult the
ill., The chancellor
which threatened by plots Oh
republic, the friendship OF the
the Princess Hed"g IN
of
mother In with King Mari
and lots to
de dnayed when told OF plans
Loschek sends secret message 10
of the terrosts ana
holds Karlsc and the envelope
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Hedwig 10 offered ~ . sacri-
flee to save the totterin0 king
dom. This act incidentally Ok.
tricates Milky from . desperate
situation. Read about these d.
veIopments In the next install
ment.
The Dermott news., 1918-03-14

(TO BE CoMTINuED.a
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-06-13

Orders for coal promptly filled at
the Emmett Fruit Growers.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-06-13
PHILOSOPHY OF MAIN CHANCE
Not Welcoming Both Joy and
Sorrow Into His Life.

/ read story In a current magazine
today. And after 1 read a certain
part Of 1t l laid the magazine down,
and too, looked far away. But 1
looked past the printed page into a
damp. dimly lighted trolley car-and
into the heart of my friend who feared
to grasp vision, Margaret E. Sang
ster writes in the Christian Herald.
In the story a wealthy old bachelor
was telling his reason for never hav-
ing married.
II began to wonder" he said.
whether there was any advantage in
marrying at all. i saw a lot of peO-
pie who were wretchedly unhappy to-
gether, and even more wretched after
they had dissolved their matrimonial
ties. 1 discovered that marriage usu-
ally meant children, anxiety, sickness
and death. / took counsel of my fears.
Why fall In love and marry if by doing
SO 1 was going to expose myself to the
arrows of outrageous fortunef My
parents were both dead. Sorrow
couldn't touch me. Why invite unhap-
piness? If l had no family l should
have only myself to look out for-to
worry about-and when l died nobody
would suffer agonies of bereavement
on my account. So l shut myself up
in my shell and built an iron wall
around my affections to keep out sor-
row.
II was a fool! What wouldn't l
give now to have had sorrow Many's
the time I've envied my friend with
dead child. Pain and joy go hand
in hand. Deaden your capacity for
one and you lose the other. Today I'd
rather have had a year or so with
woman had loved and have lost her
than to be what l ana lonely, child
less, wifeless. friendless old man."
read the paragraph over. And
then took 1t to man 1 KNOW call
him sometimes, to myself, the philoso-
pher.
II think" he told me. that the
reasoning is quite right!
There's an old proverb that COW
ers the whole thing. l think. 'Tis
better to have loved and lost than
never to have loved at all = The word
love isn't the only one that will fit
into that proverb. You can put live
in place Of love, or known or 'felt'
Il think" said. that you're right. |
TITS better" 1 unused, ito have lived.
to have known, to have loved-and
lost"
'You know" said the philosopher.
that every chance isn't a losing |
chance. Some people live and know |
and feel and love without losingi"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-06-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Notice of Proof of Application OF
Water to Beneficial Use

Notice is hereby given that at 10
a. m. on the 9Th day of July, 1918, at
Emmett, County of Gem, State of Ida
no, before Finley Monroe, notary
public, proof will be submitted of the
application to beneficial use of ~ of /
cubic foot per second of the waters
of Cherry creek in accordance with
the terms and conditions of Permit
No. 1887, heretofore issued by the
State Engineer of the State of Idaho.
/. The name and posoffice address
of the person or corporation holding
said permit are Thomas B. Sans, En-
NETT, Gem County, Idaho.
2. The use to which said water has
been applied is irrigation and domestic
use.
3. The amount applied to beneficial
use is ~ of l Gu. fit. per second.
4. The place where said water is
used (if for irrigation, give full and
accurate description of the lands ir-
SEA SWA, Sec. IA, Twp. Z
n, R. w. B. M.
8. The date of the priority which
said user is prepared to establish is
July IL, 1917.
FRED A. WILKIE,
State Engineer.
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DID NOT RAISE MY BOY TO BE sol nIrnn
BY EDWIN MARKHAM

20, mothers, will you longer give your sons
TO feed the awful hunger of the guns?
What is the worth of all these battle drums
II from the field the loved one never GOMEZ,
what all these loud hosannas to the brave
If all your share is some forgotten graveqp
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-06-13
OVERRIDING II.

II believe In man being patriotic"
~Of course you do"
"But l hate for person to enter a
restaurant and call for corn bread In
such a loud tone Of voice that he
alarms ally the other Diners"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-06-13
THE TRULY UNsELFISH MOTHERS ANswpp
By DIR. JAMES L. HUGHES

By DIR. JAMES L. HUGHES
God gave my son in trust to me
Christ died for him, and he should ha
man for Christ He is his own.
And Gods and mans; not mine alone
He not mine to give He gave
Himself that he might help to save
All that Christian should revere
All that enlightened men hold dear
ITO feed the guns!" Oh torpid soul!
Awake and see life as a whole
When freedom, honor Justice right
We're threatened by the despot's might
With heart af1ame and soul alight,
He bravely went for God to fight
Against base savages whose pride
The laws of God and man defed;
Who slew the mother and her child:
Who maidens pure and sweet defiled.
He did not go ito feed the guns"
He went to save from ruthless Huns
His home and country, and to be
guardian of democracy.
what if he does not Gomez" you say:
Ah WE'LL My sky would be more gray,
But through the clouds the sun would shine
And vital memories be mine.
Gods test of manhood is, | know
Not Twill he Gomez" but "did he go?"
My well knew that he might die,
And yet he went, with purpose high,
To fight for peace, and over throw
The plans of Christs relentless foe
He dreaded not the battlefield;
He went to make fierce vandas yield
If he comes not again to me
| shall be sad; but not that he
Went like a mana hero true
His part unselshly to do
My heart will feel exultant pride
That for humanity he died.
forgotten gravel" This selfish plea
Awakes deep response in me,
For though his grave may not see,
My boy will ne'er forgotten be.
My real son can never die;
IT'S but his body that may lie
In foreign land, and | shall keep
Remembrance fond forever deep
Within my heart of my true son,
Because of triumphs that he won.
1t matters not where anyone
May lie and sleep when work is done.
1t matters not where some men live,
If my dear son his life must give,
Hosannas l will sing for him,
Fen though my eyes with tears be DIM
And when the war is over, when
His gallant comrades come again,
I'll cheer them as they're marching by,
Rejoicing that they did not die
And when his Vacant place see,
My heart will bound with joy that he
Was mine so long-my fair young SON
And cheer for him whose work is done.
ly held in Boise by Dr. j. A. Scherer and published
Statesman.)
ater significance given to thes lines by Doctor hughes
fact that his killed in action some time ago
NV lies buried in France.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-06-13
Pay of Our Marine Chaps.

The pay of officers and crews of YES
sells in the American merchant marine
is as follows: Captain. $3.50 month ;
chief officer, $40; second officer, S13O ;
third officer. S120; chief engineer, $3.50 ;
first assistant engineer. $40; second
assistant engineer, S130; third. assist
ant engineer, S130; carpenters, SIS +;
boatswain, $40; oiler, $50; coal pass
ers, $50. In addition to the regular
wages the officers and men now receive
bonuses, which materially increase
their earnings.
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an the
n'tng efficiency OF some
Military officials do not looS npon 10 deseren-
Of OCCASION
remarks Is claimed here tha' INC
sweaters the boys In Or because
n this because the kniters keep hnsneu u
me rreguaty 1Hek of distribution a. arc no bitter
were strutting sweaters kne IN the right
service
But becoming
~ mat might be to advantage In some "o Pc
" war work .oa q,
gorgeous knitting add great uea onr
ip. street. of this war - ~
'Ns more fetching? ro- find your
Are using your good adantase 10 ON added but
lnwok good to be keep 1t yoursei 10 60
Sessary awdlin
right Ion
emitting the Kitchen euune
Red Crosshe
De sure right knit ahead
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-06-13

else, but 1t is just a Dit unuer -.
shadow of disapproval. In the mrs.
nlaca the thousands of girls employed
IN the government offices here nase
become too enthusiastic with their
knitting. So much so that they na We
forgotten their work. Consequently
ono wanders through those omcia,
buildings where entrS can be secureu
and sees throngs of girls s,t'lns a.
typewriters and desks knitting. .. AZ
~ same time the government Is send
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OhciaIs Have a Word to Say About Knitting

Observation-Disclosures Drop think b YES OF cou
america is best thing you can
uy the great world war? knitting u "
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06

Secretary Baker came up for examination today be-
lore the senate military committee his picture of the state
OF preparedness Of the which congressional critics have
attacked as grossly exaggerated
The principal point however of the entire controversy
the question of where the army going get ships to
transport million to France this year-was left
touched partly because Secretary Baker did have detailed
gueS to show the committee what basis he made his
hon and partly because the committee got into squabbe
whether would be proper to have the secretary of dis
close the figures in public.
The upsho of it that the question of ships left
in session tomorrow and the went
other subjects Of a general nature.
American tonnage losses Secretary Baker said have been
exceedingly light The service the navy has rendered in the
protection Of the army" he said has been WeXamped"
Secretary Baker said he had not determined whether
troops would be kept in the southern camps next If
the weather extreme this winter has been
he said, would have to be removed.
'Then you think that you have the health of the well
in hand?" said Senator Frenghuysen.
eyes"
Do you expect keep soldiers the southern camps dur
ing the summer"
81 can't answer" the secretary replied 1t depends much
upon the nature of the weather. he said it
comparatively the winter he said, it would be
necessary to of the troops.
Statements attributed to Lord NOrhcffe saying prepara
tons being made in America for raising army but
little was being made to provide for its transportation across
the ocean, read by Senator Hitchcock Secretary Baker
said heard of the statement and could not remember
if the subject had been discussed in conferences with Lord
NOrthcliffe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
RUSSIAN CHURCH
IS STRIPPED OF
FORMER POWER
COMPLETE REPUTATION OF EC-
CLESIASTICAL BODY Is THE RE-
suit OF B0LSHEVIST ACTION.
PROPERTY TO PEOPLE
Head of Church HurIs Anathema at the
Government, But Scant Attention Is
Paid TO It-Clergy Lose Jobs Which
Pay State Salaries.

London, Feb. 6.-Separation Of church
and state by the bolshevist government
is explained in a long statement sent
abroad by the bolshevist official news
agency. From this it is apparent that
ecclesiastical property has been declared
70 belong to the people and is to be
used for the common veal
The boshevist commissions Of public
charity which have been given control
of church possessions, announce that
1t is their opinion that the property
should be used Solely for the allevia-
ton Of the lot of the classes suffering
most from the exploitation by capitalist
society" Accordingly the expenditure
for the support of the churches and
ecclesiastical ceremonies will be sup.
pressed
After March I the clergy will receive
no salaries from the government. Clcr-
gymen who remain in their positions
and wish to continue their functions
will be employed by the commissioners
Of public charity. Ecclesiastical func-
tons and ceremonies may be continued
on condition that the clergy accept as
locality where they ofhciate.
Referring to the action Of the Most
Rev Doctor Tikhon, patriarch of all
Russia in issuing an anathema, the
Petrograd correspondent of the London
Times says the church has long lost
much of its control over the people,
owing to the younger generation tend.
| ing toward irreligion. For this reason
he does not expect that the patriarch's
action will have much effect.
Doctor Tikhon, however, it Is added,
still has a powerful weapon at his dis
posal. If he should lay the country under
an interdict, closing the churches and
not permitting priests to baptize, marry
and bury the dead, the effect on the
population might be immediate and far.
reaching, as it probably would arouse
in the peasants superstitious fear.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-06
HONOR MEMORY Of
JOHN |. SULLIVAN
TEMPERANCE WORKERS, SPORT
ING WORLD AND CHILDREN
PAY TRIBUTE AT FUNERAL.

Boston, Feb. G.-Final tribute to a
great listic champion was paid today
when the body Of John L. Sullivan was
buried in Calvary Cemetery. In the
crowds that lined the snowfined street
as the casket was borne from the home
Of Sullivan's sister, Mrs. Annie Lennon.
in the RoXbury district, to st. Pauls
Church, where the funeral mass was
celebrated, were scores Of children bid
ding farewell to their big pal"
At the funeral mass were men and
women from every walk Of life. Sulli-
van virtually had been out Of sporting
life ever since James j. Corbett won the
American heavyweight championship
from him by knockout at New Or
leans in 1892, and the honor paid his
memory today came from walks far re.
moved from the squared circles"
Leaders of the temperance movement
were there to testify to their regard for
the man who boasted that his greatest
victory was gained when he conquered
drink.
Nor did the sporting fraternity forget
their once great idol. and they came In
numbers from far and near.
Requiem high mass was celebrated
by Rev. Frederick j, Allchin, assistant
pastor of st. Paurs Church. The burial
was beside the body Of Sullivan's wife.