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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-04
CHAPTER XIII
Gordon Buvs a Revolver

Selfridge was not eager to meet
his chief, but he knew he must re-
port at once. He stopped at his
house cnly long enough to get into
fresh clothes and from there walked
down re the office.
1t had been the intention of Mac
donald to go direct from Sheba 10
his office; but the explosion brought
about by Ajetectse had sent him out
into the hills for a long tramp. lie
was in Il stress of furious emotion,
and until he had worked of :he
edge Of 1t by hard mushing, the
crampeG civilization of the town
stitfed him.
Hours later he strode into the Of
fec of the company. Wally lay
asleep in n swivel chair, his fat cody
sagging and his head fallen sideways
in such q way as to emphasize the
plump folds of his double chin. His
eyes opened. They took in his chief
slowly. Then, in a small panic, he
jumped to his feet.
Must "a been taking thirty
winks." he explained. Been up
nights n good deal"
What doing" demanded the
Scotsman harshly.
In a hurried attempt to divert the
anger of Macdonald, his assistant
made a mistake. Say, Mac. Who
do you think came up on the boat
with me? l wondered if you knaw.
Meteetse and her kid"
TIe stopped. The big man was
elaring suvageiy at him. But Mac
donald said nothing. He waited.
and under the cempulsion Of his
fDrceful silence Wally stumbled on
helplessly.
They got off here. Course I
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"I am disappointed" Helen said,
trying to speak bravely. Il had
looked forward to going all day."
"Of course, and so had l." War
rem returned; but I'm sure you can
be sensible about it. and if it means
the pulling through of this deal,
money will be little more plenti-
full after Christmas"
"Of course, dear" she said hastily.
II suppose you'll stay at home
and read" Warren vouchsafed, as
Helen followed him into the bed
room and began to lay out his full
dress suit and to fix his studs and
links in a fresh shirt.
"Oh, 1 don't know 1 shall prob
ably go out to the movies, or do
something. l don't feel a bit like
staying in tonight. You see l had
planned to go out, and l haven't
been out to-day. Mary and l gave
the place a general cleaning"
III warrant you!" Warren
snorted. You have a good, strong
maid. and yet you do half the work
yourself"
Helen Explains
II like to superintend things,
Warren. Every woman does who
cares at all about her house and
the way it is run"
And if you had to do it, you'd
make a pretty good fuss and COM
plain that you were half dead"
Helen did not retort, and Warren
went on speaking almost before she
would have had a chance to answer
if she had wanted to.
Just the same, 1 wish you would
stay at home and not go gallivant-
ing round the streets, unless you go
around to the corner and see the
movie show there"
i've seen the film playing there
and besides, Warren, how foolish
you are-just as if L didn't have
sense enough to take care of my
self"
That's not the point. OF course
you have sense enough; but as I
have told you hundreds of times,
you're not the independent woman.
What Frances Knowles would do,
and could do perfectly we'll in an
emergency, you wouldn't think of
doing"
What makes you think that?"
Because it's perfectly true. If
anyone spoke to you, you'd be in a
perfect panic in a moment. Don't
you suppose people feel these things
instinctively? Where Frances would
know just what to do, you would be
terror stricken"
"Oh. but Warren" protested
Helen, you don't give me credit for
any sense at all; Besides, men don't
speak to women in the street if
the women go about their business" I"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-04

| didn't know whether you'd sent for
her or not, so 1 stopped and kinder
gave her the glad hand just to size
things up"
YES"
"she had the address OF Miss
! O'Neill, that Irish girl staying at the
Pagets, the one that came in"
go on" snapped his chief.
80 directed her how she could
/ get there and"
Wally found himself lifted from
the chair and hammered down into
| it again. His soft flesh quaked like
jelly. As he stared pop-eyed at
, the furious face above him, the fat
chin of the little man dropped.
MY God, Mac, don't do that" he
whined.
Macdonald wheeled abruptly
away. crossed the room in long
strides, and came back.
What's the use?" he said aloud
You're nothing but a spineless
putterer. Haven't you enough sense
even to give me Il chance to decide
for myself? Why didn't you keen
the woman with you till you could
Serd for me, you daft monkey?"
IF / had known"
Dye think you've got sense
enough to take a plain, straight mes
sage as far as the hotel? Because
if you have, I've got one to send. 4"
Wally caressed tenderly his bruised
flesh He had a ,childlike desire TO
weep. but he was afraid Macdonald
would kick him out of the office.
Course I'll do whatever you say,
Mac" he answered humly.
The Scotch-Canadian brushed the
swivei chair and its occupant to enc
side, drew up another chair in front
of the desk, and faced Selfridge
squarely. The eyes that blazed ut
the little man were the grimmest he
had ever looked into.
go to the hotel and see this man
Elliot alone. Tell him he's gone too
far-butted into my affairs once too
often. There's not man alive ID
stand it from. My orders are for
him to get out on the next boat. If
he's here after that, I'll kill him on
sight"
The color ebbed out of the tlorid
face of Wally. He moistened his
lips to speak. Heavens, Mac. you
can't dc that. He'll go out and re-
port"
Let him say what he likes. Put
this to him straight that he and I
can't stay in this town-and both
of us live"
Wally had Tapped up too many
hi2hballs in the past ten years to
relish this kind of mission. His
nerve was gone. He had not the
punch any more. Yet Mac was al
ways expecting him to help out with
his rough stuff, he reflected fretfully.
Take this message, now. There was
no sense in it. Selfridge plucked up
his courage to say so.
That won't buy us anything but
trouble, Mac. In the old days you
could put over"
ITO be Continued.1
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THEIR MARRIED LIFE"
Copyright by International News Service

"Oh. don't they? Well, you
haven't forgotten the unpleasant
experience you had that time you
were downtown shopping and
dropped into a movie show for a
while, have you? Weren't you mind
ing your own business them"
Has Another Plan
"Of course! but 1 wasn't thinking
of going to n movie show tonight.
1 thought I'd go over to Brooklyn
and see Evelyn. I haven't seen her
in ages"
why, you don't even know where
she lives" Warren snorted, drop
ping his collar button and getting
down on his hands and knees in the
prescribed manner, which did not
add to his good humor. Helen found
the stray button and handed it to
him with smile, and he proceeded
to slip it safely in place this time.
Il could find it. There are always
plenty of people to ask"
We'll, if that isn't the limit! I
wish you'd live up to the doctrine
of life as practiced by that friend
of yours who reads so much-what's s
her name?"
"Yes, I'd rather have you prac-
tice life from her standpoint than
from the standpoint of the Bohe-
mian friends of yours who run into
all kinds of dangers, boasting that
they can take care of themselves,
and then are willing enough to be
protected by man when he happens
to present himself or she happens
to need him. Look at Frances, for
instance"
why, Warren, how unjust you
always are to Frances! You do her
the greatest injustice when you say
that about her. She is just as free
now as she ever was, and she mar
ried Carp because she loved him,
not because she needed q protector.
Imagine Frances needing a pro-
-ector. And she is twice as good
looking as I am"
The fact that Frances Knowles, or
Atwood as she was now, had fire.
quently influenced Helen to step out
from her quiet home life into ex-
periments that Warren could not
countenance, always vaguely irri-
tated him. He never missed an op-
portunity to bring Francestfnto the
conversation and to give her dig,
even though he liked her genuinely
and admired her work quite sin
cerely.
Goes Away Angry
WELL there's no need of arguing
about it. You call up Mrs. Stevens
and ask her to go to the movies.
Try the new place two blocks
down.
Helen did not want to go to the
movies. If Warren had suggested
that she and Mrs. stevens 80 to n
play, she might have acceded to his
request. Warren was to have taken
her to the theater, and although she
liked the movies, she felt restless
and wanted to do something differ
ent. We all feel that way at times.
"I don't feel like going to the
movies" she returned. I'm going
over to see Evelyn. No don't wor-
ry about me, Warren. No one is
going to try to run off with an old
married woman like me-"
But Warren, his anxiety swal-
lowed UP by his irritation, was in
no mood to argue. Having finished
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-04
The
Yukon Trail
(Continued)
By william Macleod Raine

I'VE must discuss it. I must get
you to see that Meteetse and what
she stood for In my life have moth
ing to do with us. They belong 10
my past. She doesn't exist for either
of us-isn't in any way part of my
present or future.
''She exists for me-" answered
Sheba lisrlessly. She felt suddenly
old and weary. "But I can't talk
about it. Please go. I want TO be
alone"
Again Macdonald paced restlessly
down the room and back. The man
was one among ten thousand, domi-
strong as tested steel. But he fnlt
as if all his energy were Gagged.
'why don't you go?" the girl
pleaded. It's no use to stay"
lie stopped in front of her. I'm
going 10 marry you, Sheba. You're
mine"
mo Ncve1!" she cried, I'll
take the heat and go home first"
you've promised to marry ITc.
You're gong to keep your word apd
- be glad of it all your life"
She shook her head. No
yes" Macdonald had always
shown remarkable restraint with
her. He had kissed her seldom, ard
always with a kind of awe at her
young purity. Now he caught her
by the shoulders
The color famed into her face.
She looked not to the touch. an ac-
tive volcano ready to erupt There
was an odd feeling in her mind that
this big man was G stranger to her.
Take your hands from me-" she
ordered.
do you think I'm going to give
you up how-now, after I've won
you-because of a fool scruDie m
your pretty head? You don't know
ne. It's too late. I love you and
I'm going 70 protect both of us from
YOUR prudishness."
His arms closed on her and he
crushed her to him, looking down
hungrily into the dark little face.
Let me &C." she cried tiercelv,
struggling to free herself.
Fer answer he kissed the red lips,
the CLAIMING cheeks, the angry eyes.
Then, coming to his senses, he pushed
her from him, turned, and strodc
heavily from the room.
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and individual one. Why should the
young people not have their brief
time of happiness and look forward
to a reunion some day? After all,
most of life is taking chances"
What 1 do not believe in is the hys-
terical, sentimental affair in which
a girl and n soldier meet one week
and are married the next. That is
the hysteria end emotionalism of
war time. But when sweethearts of
long standing hurry their marriage
because of the war, the situation is
entirely different.
Tell Your Sister
DEAR MISS FAIRFAN:
A young man of comfortable cir
cumstances and good character has
asked me to marry him. 1 am ar
IDENTIFY in love with him and / know
that my love is reciprocated. He is
twenty-five years of age. and at pres
ent is at a training camp. He will
be down soon on a one-week fur
Tough, and he would like me to mar
ry him before he returns to the
camp, as he is likely to be called to
France any moment. My sister,
with whom / am living. would neser
approve of this marriage. Would it
be right for me to do this and keep
it a secret? B. S.
Really I cannot advise you to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-04
Advice to the Lovelorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Soldier Marriages

DEAR MISS FAIRFHX:
My friend &C" is in love with a
young man who is drafted, and they
expect to marry before he goes
away, but a friend whom we will
call "A" says that any young man
who would marry girl before going
to war is a cad; but "B'' says if &c"
has good home and able to work
or do something that it is perfectly
right for them to get married before
the young man goes away. Do you
think "A" is justified in calling this
young man a cad if he marries? &c"
Anything you write will be greatly
appreciated.
A. r. w.
1t is ridiculous for an outsider to
attempt judgment in the matter of
a soldier marrying his sweetheart
before going to war; so l never an
swer a question of this sort with any
feeling that approaches an air of
finality. Every case is a separate
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-04

marry and keep it secret from your
sister. The thing to do is to per-
suade her that your love justifies the
marriage. All these questions of
hasty marriages before the boys go
to the front are very personal ones,
and neither / nor any other outsider
is in position to offer more than a
friendly suggestion or two. If you
trust your own feelings and are
ready to sacrifice and wait, you can
afford to go ahead. But, if you have
just a sentimental and excited notion
that the whole thing is rather good
lark, don't bind yourself to a man
who may be away for long years,
and who may grow away from you
and regret his rashness, even as you
may regret when propinquity makes
you fancy yourself interested in some
one who is here while he is "over
there"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-04
HEADACHE STOPS.
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-04
WANT GAUZE FOR
HOSPITAL IN FRANCE

An order for 10000 gauze pieces
for use in surgical work at the
French front, was received recently
by the local Red Cross Chapter, and
workers are urgently needed to finish
this large consignment. Women and
girls are asked by the local officials
to volunteer for service at the local
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-04
THE DIGEST the Busy Mans Bible, the Doubling

Those of us who are busy, and which of us is not
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-04

his dressing, he picked up his hat,
got into his overcoat and left the
house without saying good-by.
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sumo of the news not merely from single paper, which
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workrooms. The big order is to be
completed by the end of the month";
and this means that a large force OF
workers must be at work.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15
KAISER WILLIAM AbD|CATES
. WHEN HUNS MEET DEFEAT
German Emperor Vacates Throne and
Seeks Sanctuary in Holland When
Peace Terms Are Submitted.

Paris.-The expected has happened
William Hohenzollern, German emper.
or and king Of Prussia, has abdicated
He Is now In Holland, where he hopes
that he may be safe from his enemies
and escape the punishment that he
justly deserves.
The crown prince has renowned the
throne and a regency will be set up.
This declaration is made in a de-
cree issued at Berlin by the German i'm
perial chancellor, Prince Macmillan, of
Baden.
Prince Macmillan will hold office
until matters connected with the abdi-
cation Of the emperor are settled, and
Friedrich Ebert, vice-president of the
Social Democratic party, will replace
him as chancellor during the regency.
Thirty years and almost five months
after he assembled the imperial throne,
William HOhenzollern, his armies de-
feated in the field, forced to sue for
armistice terms, and the German people
rising In revolt, gives up his power. He
came into authority with his country
at the threshold of an era of peace
and material progress; he leaves it torn
by revolution and suffering from the
hardships and sacrifices of more than
four years of individually ruined.
Ernest August, Duke of Brunswick,
son-in-law of the emperor, also has abb
dicated and renounced the rights Of
his heir.
With the passing from power of Will
liam Hohenzollern, all the heads of the
governments of the central powers
when they entered the war have died
or lost their thrones. Emperor Francis
Joseph and the Sultan of Turkey died
before their countries agreed to allied
armistice terms, and Ferdinand of Bull
garia abdicated to be succeeded by his
son, who gave up the throne when his
people rose against him. The other
European emperor at the beginning of
the war Nicholas Romanoff, was de-
posed in March, 1917, and murdered in
July, 1918.
The German imperial chancellor,
Prince Max of Baden, issued the follow
ing decree on November 9.
"The kaiser and king has decided to
renounce the throne.
'The imperial chancellor will remain
in office until the situation connected
with the abdication of the kaiser, the
renouncing by the German crown
prince of the throne Of the German en-
pire and Of Prussia and the setting up
of regency have been settled.
''F0r the regency he intends to ap-
point Deputy Ebert as imperial chan
cellor and he proposes that bill shall
be brought in for the establishment of
law providing for the immediate pro-
mitigation of general suffrage and for
constitutional German national assem-
bly,, which will settle finally the future
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15
TAJIRI GRADUATE OF YALE
New Mayor Of Tokyo, Japan, Finished
His Education in Great Ameri.
can University.

Viscount Inajiro Tajiri, newly elect
ed mayor of the city of Tokyo, Japan,
is graduate Of the class Of 10 of
Yale university, where he specialized
in economics, finance, politics and his
tory, says Christian Science Monitor.
Returning to Japan, he was appointed
a secretary In the department Of
finance and also to a chair in the i'm
perial university at Tokyo. Suisse
quently he was director Of the bureau
Of the national debt, banks and reve-
nue..
In the course Of time he was admit
ted to the house of peers, and was vice
minister Of finance, first in 1892-1S97,
and again in 189S-1904. He was made
baron in 1895 and viscount in 1907.
More recently he has been chief of
the board of audit. To knowledge Of
the technique of banking, national
finance and international credit the
viscount adds interest in and mastery
Of natural science, and in both fields
he is an authority.
His selection as mayor comes after
long and futile effort of the munich
pal assembly to agree upon a candi-
date chosen from the ranks Of poll
ticians or ordinary civilians.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15

form Of government of the German ma.
ton and Of those people which might
be DESTROYS of coming within the en-
pire."
Deputy Ebert, who, according to the
German wireless message, is to be ap-
pointed imperial chancellor, is Fried.
rich Ebert, vice president Of the main
committee of the rechstag.
Ebert's election to the latter office, In
June Of this year was taken to mean al
the time that the Socialist minority In
the reichstag had either been reclaimed
by the military government or that the
Socialists had gained the ascendency.
Later events have proved that the So
cialiSts were in the saddle.
Ebert quite recently declared In the
reichstag that the German people would
no longer permit themselves to be with
out the right to decide their fate. 1t
was he who informed the reichstag of
the release of DR.. Liebknecht.
A telegram received from Copen-
hagen from Brunswick by way of Ber-
lin asserts that Emperor Williams SON
in-law, the Duke of Brunswick, and his
successor have abdicated.
Unlike his grandfather, who shield
ed himself behind his chancellor, the
former emperor of Germany, whose alb
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15
Il Didn't Work.

"A wee four-year-old was having
Thrift stamps explained to her by her
young uncle, an enthusiastic canvass
er. To illustrate his talk he ended
1t by giving her two quarters. "Now
these will buy you two Thrift stamps"
he said.
1.-Two Thrift stamps" she repeated,
smiling.
A few minutes, later her grandmoth-
sr came into the room. The uncle,
eager to display the effect Of his ora
tory, ordered: "Mary Ellen, show
grandma what you have"
Obediently Mary Ellen displayed her
two quarters. "Now, tell grandma
what you're going to buy with Them"
he smiled in anticipation Of the
answer. ~xNag aayTL
But his smile didn't hold. In Mary
Ellen's sweetest tones came the in
formation: "Tandy and tookies."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-11-15
ON ITS WAY TO SCRAP HEAP
Dialect Known a. "PennsyIvanla
Dutch" Bids Fair Soon to Be q
Thing Of the Past.

Pennsylvania Dutch that curious
combination of German, English and
Yankee, which since Revolutionary
times has developed In parts Of Penn
sylvania and Ohio, is going into the
discard. For more than a century II
has been growing just as languages
always grow, with use. 1t has cor
.rupted words, made words, created
forms, one might say grammar Of
its own. It has not, 1t is true, pro-
duced literature. But 1t has been the
speech Of a considerable number of
persons in their homes. It long since
ceased to be recognizable as German,
and English 1t never was. In it, stu
dents tell us, are mingled German,
English. Welsh, French and even Gae-
lie words.
Pennsylvania Dutch" has been the
dialect of those German disciples of
Peter Memo who came to America,
some Of them in pre.Revolution days,
seeking. religious liberty and political
freedom. Some Of these went into
Ohio during Revolution days, others In
to Canada, some as late as Civil war
days. Their religious beliefs contrib
uted to isolation. And they were large
" an agricultural people.
Now the word has gone forth among
the Mennonites that it is no longer
patriotic to speak Pennsylvania
Dutch" and as fast and as thoroughly
as possible these unbelievers in war are
discardlng the speech Of childhood and
home associations The task is not an
impossible one to them, since all or
nearly all Of them have had some ex-
perience In the common schools. From
among them 5000 young men have
gone overseas to fight the oppressors
of their ancestors and the barbarians
who threaten their own liberties.
The banning of PENNSYLVANIA
Dutch" is an impressive object lesson
to all Americans. Let's all resolve to
speak English. Detroit Free Press.