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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-10
at all unlikely to happen.

at all unlikely to happen.
At last, with a final desperate eff
fort, using all of the rapidly dwindling
strength that he could muster. he
hill and found himself looking down
on a cozy-appearing little hut. The
smoke was from its chimney.
Otis Layard drew rein and halted
his horse.
'Hello.'' he called, and the door of
the cabin opened. A young man came
out.
We'll. what on earth are you doing
here?" inquired the latter after greet
ings had been exchanged.
II was told to take a trip for my
health. SO ] came out here to look you
up" Otis explained, as he dismounted.
II was afraid you might have got
eaten up by mountain lions; and" he
added. grinning sarcastically, Il was
curious to learn whether you had
found the treasure"
Gaylord's eyes lit up.
Come on into the cabin he urged,
and Otis followed him.
A girl with a somewhat plain but
attractive face, with hair that was a
blend of auburn and gold. arose from
a seat near a window.
"A friend of mine from the east
has just arrived" Gaylord told her.
You may have met him in the east,
but 1 believe not. His name is Otis
Layard."
Otis grasped the slender, we'll
formed hand that was extended.
tinuing the ceremony of introduction.
Il want you to meet-the treasure"
Copyright, 1919. by the Mcclure News.
paper Syndicate.)
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CURRENT COMMENT.

This is the day of the resumption
of the trial by jury of the case of the
Crawford Grand Opera house against
Mr.. MacLennan of this paper. The
suit is brought for $4,000 alleged
damages claimed, because the State
Journal published. three years ago,
that the Grand Opera house at that
time was not wired according to the
recognized codes and was dangerous
to that extent, and that there were de-
fective exits, and that the CraWfords
were attempting to use a wooden
booth instead of an iron one around a
dangerous moving picture machine.
II the State Journal loses this suit,
it does not know just where it will get
the $4,000, but 1t earnestly hopes that
if Mr.. Crawford gets the $4,000 that
he will use the money to improve the
opera house in question, which was
built thirty eight years ago, in 1881.
Tomorrow is the day set for the
trial of the case of the barber Decker
against Mr. MacLennan instituted
against the defendant who followed
the wishes of the Chamber of Com
merce's workers in the Fourth Liberty
Loan drive. who asked a certain. high
priced barber. not named by Mr.. Bur-
rows workers. but employed in some
shop in this town, be exposed as a
Stacker"
In as much as the trial of one of
the cases is on today, comment is
hi, only re- of facts
in the cases are set forth herein under
this column headed Current Com
ment." +. p. NJ.
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THE PROMOTERS WIFE
BY JANE PHELPS.
THE TONE OF NEIES LETTERS
MORE LOVING.
CHAPTER V.


Neil sent the books and the picture.
He answered my letter almost at once,
which made me very happy that l had.
not allowed my pride to make me
wait as long as he did before writing.
The books l not only read, but stu
died. When he wrote of them l was
thus able to discuss them intefligently
with him. They were mostly light
reading. but by well-known authors.
The picture 1 placed on my bureau.
1 begged mother to buy me a frame
for it. She bought me very pretty
one, better than She could afford, yet
it seemed but poor setting for Neil s
handsome face.
We now wrote regularly. AS the
fall ran into winter, and the wind
again whistled thru the brown stalks
of the shrubs and the naked tree
branches, 1 longed more for these eX-
pressions Of friendship from Neil. AL
tho I neglected none of my duties,
helped mother, Joined in all the little
affairs at the church and at the homes
Of my young friends, my heart was
not in any of them. Neil was con-
stantly in my thoughts.
At Christmas he sent me a set of
o. Henry. He was a great admirer
of that writer, and had said in one
Of his Letters that he wanted me also
to become familiar with his work. l
was surpris-I and delighted. but when
in addition 1 received a wonderful box
of American beauty roses 1 was so
happy 1 cried.
Looks pretty serious to me-" father
said, as l arranged the flowers. Ire
call now what a time ! had finding
holders for them / couldn't bear to
cut the stems, as mother suggested, so
NJ placed them in the big water pitch
ers we used in the bedrooms, the
only receptacles in the house deep
enough t. hold them.
One, a beautiful half-opened bud. 1
carried upstairs and pressed, it be-
tween the leaves of my Bible! That
L would keep always.
AS winter waned and the spring
winds blew softly and warmly over
my cheeks. Neil's letters grew a little
more affectionate. Now he often said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-10

The proposal to subsidize the mer-
chant marine has been fought over in
congress for many years. but always
has lost on the final test. But when
lit came to substituting the wheat
growers. there was scarcely a show of
In the past. many classes
.of persons, first and last. have been
able to get their fingers into the pub
lie treasury. but always the shipown-
.ers and the farmers have been barred.
Row the farmers have scored and
there may be a chance for the ship
ouyuars
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of a girl who would take another
girls friend away from her.
i haven't taken him away, because
haven't seen or heard of him since
that night. What can | do to be
friends again? 1 told her that 1 did
not try to make him like me. but she
wouldn't believe me.
WORRIED WANDA.
Jealousy has made your girl friend
unreasonable for the time being
Speak to her as pleasantly as ever,
but do not try to make her friendly.
When she is ready she will see the
situation in its true light and will come
to you
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-10

Rice Cakes-Mix one cup cold boiled
rice with well beaten yoIk of egg,
half cup of milk and two heaping
t 1lespoons Of flour sifted with a half
teaspoon baking powder. Whip the
egg white to stiff froth. add the rice
mixture slowly to the whites, stirring
constantly. With a tablespoon turn
portions to a hot. well CREASED griddle
Bake a light brown on both sides and
serve with marmalade. honey. syrup or
preserves. If the batter seems too
thick add a little more milk
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w ny, Ism yours
"Of course not"
How humiliating"'
A colored recruit said he intended
to take out the full limit of govern
ment Insurance, $4,000. On being
told by a fellow soldier that he would
be foolish to pay on SO much when he
was likely to be shot in the trenches.
he replied: Huh, l reckon l knows
what rs doin'. You-all don't s'pose
Uncle Sam is gwine to put a $40, 900
man in the first-line trenches, do
you?"
There is at least one old colored
man in Accomac, Va, who will not
be fooled on his Liberty bonds.
Our good old Accomac county
friend of a long and honorable life
told a visitor how some sharp boy
came round the 'diggings' and first
offered him s95 for his Second Lib
erty bond.
Said the old man: What foah
Ah'm gwine sell 500 of good guv'-
ment money for $685.
Whereupon the visitor said: well
Mr.. Bonnie, here's going you better.
Here's $102 for your First Liberty
bond
AN what foah you gwine glib me
S102 of good money foah 800 of good
money!" replied the darby. Man.
travel on, fob you alfs arristed wild
counterfeit money on you"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-10

= Under The Australian system of do
lng things undesirable persons are not
bermitted % lar - 49, country. This
obviates any nece of dealing with
the problem of how to get rid of them
But it gives rise to the reflection vat
he original settlers of Australia were
an more or less undesirable citizens
Aho left England for their country's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-10

Enterprising manufacturers claim
4hat improved shop practices and IA
Seilities will offset high wages and en-
Able America to compete successfully
with Europe in open markets. This
BOUNDS much better than the custom
sary clamor for a high tariff and the
cry of inability y compete with Euro
bean s'cheap labor"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-10

\ Poem.
Once upon n midnight dreary. when I'D
pondered, weak and weary
Over many a quaint and curious volume
of forgotten lore.
While a short snooze I was snatching.
Suddenly there came a scratching and
twas on my chamber door.
' 'Tis no visitor" 1 muttered. scratching
at my chamber door.
Just the cat and nothing more.
1 knew what the ca. expected. and. knew
was elected.
So grabbed the noisy feline to perform
my nightly chore.
Down the cold stairway l hurried while the
chilly breexelets scurried
Round my shins. and then let him safe
ly out the kitchen door.
| had put him out so often that it really
made me sore.
Simply that and nothing more.
the bed l scrambled.
When 1 heard a fearful wailiug that I'd
often heard before.
Twas the same old caterwauling and the
same old feline calling.
As he vainly tried to get in at the self
same kitchen door.
Then | FASTENED down the stairway and
was chilled thru to the core,
Just TO let him in once more.
A New York man has had his name
changed four times by the courts.
When he gets one that suits him well
have him put in ''Hoos-Hoo in Amer
lea"
Sometimes We sort of allow ourse1f
a respectful wish that Woodrow would
sit down and smoke a corncob pipe or
a good six-cent cigar once in a while.
A Topeka woman is giving this
weekend what she calls a Garden of
Eden party. as every woman she in
vited called up and said she'd come,
altho she hadn't thing to wear"
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p.sobably no murmur against pay
ing the income tax has been heard
anywhere, but when it comes to fill
ing out the blank-well. that's an
other matter. when Secretary Glass
asked everybody to pay up cheerfully,
he knew better than to refer to the
"a six of making out the return.
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an addition to its other troubles
incidental to July L. writes Ebert
Severance to the Emporia Gazette"
New York faces the necessity of
erecting three war memorials to take
the places of the Arras cafe. the
Marine cafe and the Verdun bar. Ev-
cry time the allies won a victory dur
ing the war some one celebrated by
opening a new saloon
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The Huns are reported to have de-
clined the proposal of the allies, re-
sarding the use of the German ships.
1t appears that the question of who
won the war is not yet fully settled in
the Teutonic mind.
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DINNER STORIES

Speaking of etiquet, did you send
the quarter for those advertised in
structions on What to do at table 81
Yes"
And what did you get?''
"a slip with one word printed on
it. Eafi''
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A staff officer of the American
army is quoted as having said. in
speech in Boston, that all the United
States got out of the war was prohi-
bition and influenza. There is. how
ever the consolation that influenza
was not made a permanent institution
by writing it into the constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-10
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BIZ ROY K. MOULToN
HOW TO ARRIVE AT YOUR IN
COME TAX.

BY Percy p. Cacity. Our Own Efficien
cy Expert
First take your home,
Add wife's income.
Divide by your eldest sons age.
Add your telephone number,
Subtract your auto license number,
Add electric light bill
Divide by number of kilowatts,
Multiply by your fathers age.
Add number of gold Filings in teeth,
And your house number.
Subtract wife's age approximately
Divide by number of aunts you have,
Add the number of uncles.
Subtract number OF daughters.
Multiple by number of times
You have gone up in an airplane,
Subtract your best golf score;
Add n pinch of salt
And then ga ou5 and
Borrow the money ana pay the tax.
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Wheue'er I read about the folks
Who are submerged in wealth,
! always notice that they are
Not in the best of health.
The people who acquire much fame
In following politics.
Seem to be spending all their time
In lodging mud and bricks.
Trouble comes along with fame,
lis perilous to be great,
While others ride on the express,
I'll travel on by freight.
Lives of great men don't appeal
To me. / will confess.
I'd rather be II common boob,
And have some happiness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-10

teachers and the other thousands of
boys and girls who look forward to
teaching as a desirable career are lost
f~rever to the school system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-10

Statistics show there are S.000.0 900
illiterates in this country. They are
probably the unfortunate few who do
not read this column.
Some people have queer ambitions.
Now there is Joe Tumulty, for in
stance, a perfectly level headed man.
He wants to be governor of New Jer-
sey.
After reading an extensive descrip-
ton of the thousands of diamonds,
rubies. pearls. sapphires and emeralds
which stud the regalia of the king and
queen of England, 1 am reminded of
that immortal couplet of Wallace r.
wins, which glides:
Showing where vanity
Is still on deck
And humble virtue
Gets it il the neck.
R A. G.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-10

Apropos the Denver physicians
statement that a sip of lemon before
kissing will render the germs harm
less Miss Anna Carlson has an idea
that if lemons or vinegar will sterilize
a kiss there are lots of kisses that are
already germ proof.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-10

Sometimes We sort of allow oursel
a respectful wish that Woodrow woult
sit down and smoke corncob pipe o.
a good six-cent cigar once in a while
Jackson County journal., 1919-06-20
CHAPTER Xxx.

Duane did not speak till miles and
miles Of black road had run backward
beneath their wheels. Then he
grumbled, "What a fool I was to
dream of such thing!"
More miles went under before her
curiosity led her to say, family.
What were you dreaming off"
He laughed, and did not answer for
another while. Then he laughed
again.
do you really want to knowY"
II think so"
well, you couldn't hate me snv
more than you do, SO I'll tell you. |
said to myself that / would never be
the slave Of any woman.
Its not that I am stingy ahont mn
money, not that wouldn't take the
greatest pleasure in pauperizing nv.
seit for the woman 1 loved. but that
l want her to take my gifts as gifts.
nol as tax or salary. Some of
.hese women think they are doing a
man tremendous favor by letting
MN support them. That doesn't cot
me little bit. believe man does
womsn just as much bopor az shs
Jackson County journal., 1919-06-20
She Was More Afraid of Him Now
Than Ever.

work, living in that awful spare room
Of those awful Chivvises-when /
think of you going from place to place
at the mercy Of such men as you're
sure to meet-when l think of you
waiting for poor Wimburn to get out
OF the poorhouse, l want to grab you
In my arms and run away with you.
1t breaks my heart to see you in dis
tress and anxiety; for l want you to
have everything beautiful and cheer
ful in the world. And l can get it all
for you. Let me! Let me love YOU
and try to make you happy, won't
you?"
He had crowded nearer and he held
her fast against the door of the car.
His right hand clung to hers: his
left slid down to her waist. He drew
her toward him, staring up beseech-
lngly. He laid his cheek against her
left side like child, the big man
pleading to the little woman for
mercy.
She felt sorry for him and for her
self. She regretted that cruelty was
her one unmistakable duty. She had
no right to be kind, and charity would
be a sin. She wrung her hands free
from his with slow persuasion and
shook her head pityingly.
He accepted the decision with a nod,
but before she could escape from his
arm she felt that he pressed his lips
against her just above her heart. It
was as If he had softly driven a nail
into it. Tears famed to her eyelids
and fell on his hands as he carried
them to his bent brow. He crossed
them on the wheel and hid his face in
them, groaning.
Daphne! Daphne!"
She was more afraid of him now
than ever. All the splendors he could
promise her were nothing to that prof
fer of his longing.
While she waited in q battle of i'm
pulses, he regained self-control with
self-contempt, in a general clench of
resolution. 81 apologize" he mumbled
I'm fool to think that you could
love me-"
Jackson County journal., 1919-06-20
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

mas Deen household remedy all over
the civilized world for more than half
century for constipation, intestinal
troubles torpid liver and the generally
depressed feeling that accompanies
such disorders. 1t is most valuable
remedy for indigestion or nervous dys-
pepsia and liver trouble, bringing on
neadache, coming up Of food, palpita-
zion OF heart. and many other symp-
toms. few doses of August Flower
VIII relieve you. It is a gentle laxa-
i've. ASK your druggist. Sold in all
civilized countries.-Ady.
Jackson County journal., 1919-06-20
CHAPTER XXI.

The next day her fears of WethereI]
and OF Leila were rekindled. She wen,
down to ask Bayard to help her trace
Clay. Bayard was out and Leila was
on the point of leaving. She was
dressed in her killingest frock and
hat and generally accoutered for con
quest.
Aren't we grandw Daphne cried
"YOu look like a million dollars
Where are you off to?"
Going for little spin"
"WhO witlr?'
Leila hesitated moment. ther
answered, with challenging def
ance: with Mr.. Wetherell. Any OBJ
jection?'
Daphne disapproved and felt afraid
but when Bayard came in unexpect
edly early and asked for Leila Daphne
lied inevitably and said she did not
know where she was.
She tried to be casual about it. but
Bayard caught fire at once. He was
already in state of tindery irri.
liability, and Daphne's efforts to re.
assure him as to Leila's innocence M
any guile only angered him the more
He kept leaning out of the window
and staring down into the street. Fl.
nally, espying Leila in Wetherelps
car when it approached the apart.
ment house, he dashed to the elevator
and met the two at the curb.
When Leila got out she was startled
to see him standing at her elbow
There was nothing for He~ to do but
make the introductions,
Jackson County journal., 1919-06-20

"Oh, it's you, dear!" she 1uttered.
II want you to meet Mr.. Wetherell.
Mr.. Wetherell. my husband"
"Ah, really!" Wetherell exclaimed,
trying to conceal his uneasiness. "This
is bit of luckl I've heard so much
about you! Your wife does nothing
but sing your praises"
'Won't you come up?" said Bayard
ominously.
'Er-thanks-no, not today. I'm q
trif1e late to an-er-appointmen
"Then I'll have a word. with you
here" said Bayard. Run along,
Leila; I'll join you in minute"
He said it pleasantly but Leila was
terrified. The spectacle of rival bucks
locking horns in her dispute is not al
Jackson County journal., 1919-06-20
Sad Parting.

Poor man, said the sympathetic
housewife. You say you lost your
entire family in one day."
Yes, ma'am, an it broke my spirit"
What tragedy! Did they die in
an epidemic or get killed in an acci-
dent?"
Neither, madam. The missus got a
job in restaurant an quit me. takin'
our poodle with her. The last l saw
OF them was when Fidokins poked
his head out of the taxicab and
barked a sad farewell ."-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
Jackson County journal., 1919-06-20

together enjoyable to a civilized doe.
Leila went into the veStibule and
watched through the glass door, ex-
pecting a combat. She could not hear
Bayard saying:
"Mr. Wetherell, I'd thank you to pay
your attentions elsewhere.'
"What's that?" Wetherell gasped at
the abrupt attack.
"Your attentions to Mrs. Kip are
very distasteful to me-"
My dear fellow, l hope you don't
imagine for one moment that Why.
your wife is the finest little girl in
the word."
That's for me to say, not Won I"
"My word this is amazingr
1t IS, indeed. 1t will be more than
that If you come around again. Had
you heard that your country was at
WARP"
81 had"
well, big, strapping fellow like
you ought to be over there fighting for
his country instead of looking for
trouble here"
WetherelPs panic at the domestic
situation was forgotten in the attack
on his patriotism. He drew himself
up with an uncOnsciously military au.
tomatism and said, Il fancy I'm doing
as much service here as I could do
over there"
More, perhaps" Bayard sneered.
with contemptuous irony. "But that's
your business, not mine. Mrs. Kip is
my business and don't intend to have
nef subjected to your-your atten-
tlOnS. I'm trying to be neutral. but
by Well, I've warned you. Good
day!"
Bayard joined Leila in the vestibule
ana they went up in the elevator to.
gether. She waited till they were in
their own apartment before she de-
manded an account Of the converse
ton.
He told her in a rage and she flew
into another. She divided her wrath
between Bayard and Daphne. There
was enough for both. Daphne tried
to escape, but. being cornered, pro-
ceeded to fight back, whereupon Leila
denounced her to Bayard and told Of
her ride with Duane.
1t was right good fight and GETTING
well beyond the bounds of discretion
When the telephone announced that
Clay Wimburn was calling.
Nobody imaginable would have boon
welcome in that battlefield. but Clap
seemed peculiarly i'll timed. Ravara
went to the telephone and calla6
down:
"Tell him we're out"
Yes, SIR
Evidently the telephone was taker
from the hallman's hand, for CLAW.
voice roared in Bayard's ear:
I hear you, you old villain Iknox
you're in, and I'm coming nm. It,s
matter of life and death. I'm ON ~,
way up now.''
It seemed decenter that Leila ana
Daphne should disappear, since Raw.
ard had said that they were all ont
Ihe women retreated to I.eila's roo,.
as good coign Of addition.
(TO BE CONTINrrED>
Jackson County journal., 1919-06-20
CHAPTER XIx-Continued.
"a

"What they used to call the de-
cent thing we call indecent. You said
yourself that marriage without love
was horrible. And it is; it's all quar-
rel and nagging and deceit. If people
are faithful to each other morally
they seem to quarrel all the more.
Long ago I vowed I'd never marry,
and / don't intend to. ! don't want to
marry you. But l want your life."
'Mr. Duane! Really, this is out
rageous."
"No, it isn't! Hush and listen,
honey-Miss Kip-Daphne-whatever
you'll let me call you. 1 told you /
was stark, starving, crazy mad about
you. When / think of you looking for
Jackson County journal., 1919-06-20
Indiana Housekeepino.

III you are race fan read this TO
your wife. The night before the 800
mile race at Indianapolis one sprin-
king wagon and eleven men actually
scrub every brick on the two and one
nall mile course. Sure, 1t only comes
once year, but who wants a race
course for a kitchen?