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The Tomahawk., 1919-11-13

wife to aim as long as he hSed. II
wasn't q crime for her to care for
Eugene all the time; she certainly
never told him she did-and she gave
me every chance in the world! She
left us alone together every time she
could-even since Wilbur died-but
what was the use? And here I 60, not
doing myself bit of good by It, and
just"-Fanny wrung her hands again
-"just running them!"
II suppose you mean I'm doing
that" George said bitterly.
mo. She doesn't let anybody know,
but she goes to the doctor regularly"
"Women are always going to doc
tors regularly"
mo. he told her to-" .,..-
George was not impressed. TITS
nothing at all; she spoke of it to me
years ago-some kind of family fail.
ing. She said grandfather had it, too;
and look at him! Hasn't proved very
serious with him! You act as If I'd
done something wrong In sending that
man about his business, and as If
were going to persecute my mother.
instead Of protecting her. BY Jove.
it's sickeningl You told me how all
the riffraff in town were busy with
her name, and then the minute I lift
my hand to protect her, You begin to
attack me and"
"Sh" Fanny checked him, laying
her hand on his arm. "Your uncle is
going"
The library doors were heard OPEN
ing, and a moment later there came
the sound Of the front door closing.
George moved toward the head Of
the stairs, then stood listening, but
the house was silent.
Fanny made slight noise with her
lips to attract his attention, and, when
he glanced toward her, shook her heal
The Tomahawk., 1919-11-13
CHAPTER XVI.

Breakfast was brought to him in his
room as usual; but he did not make
his normal healthy raid upon the
dainty tray: the food remained un-
touched, and he sustained himself
upon coffee-four cups Of It. which
left nothing of value inside the glis-
tening little percolator. During this
process he heard his mother being
summoned to- the telephone in the hall.
not far from hisF door, and then her
voice responding: Eyes? Oh, it's you |!
Indeed I shouldl OF
course Then I'll expect you
about three. Yes. .. .
Goodby till then" A few minutes
later he heard her speaking to some
one beneath his window, and, looking
out, saw her directing the removal Of
plants from small garden bed to
the Majors conservatory for the win
ter. She laughed gayly with the Ma
jor's gardener over something he said.
and this unconcerned cheerfulness OF
her was terrible to her son.
He went to his desk, and, searching
the jumbled contents Of a drawer,
brought forth a large, unframed pho
tograph Of his father, upon which he
gazed long and piteously, till at last
hot tears stood in his eyes. "Poor,
poor fatherr' the son whispered bro
kenly. "Poor man, I'm glad you didn't
know" g
He wrapped the picture in . sheet
of newspaper, put it under his arm,
and, leaving the house hurriedly and
steadily, went downtown to the chop
Of silversmith, where he spent sixty
dollars on a resplendently festooned
silver frame for the picture. Having
lunched upon more coffee, he returned
to the house at two o'clock, carrying
the framed photograph with him, and
placed 1t upon the center table In the
library, the room most used BY Isabel
and Fanny and himself. Then he went
to q front window Of the long "recep-
ton room," and sat looking out
through the lace curtains.
George looked often ut his watch,
but his vigil did not last IN hour. At
| ten minutes Of three. peerfng through
| the curtain, he saw IN automobile stop
| In front Of the house and Eugene Nor
gan jump lightly down from It The
car was Of q new pattern, how and
long, with IN ample seat In the ton
neau, facing forward; and profes.
sional driver sat ct the wheel, q
strange figure In leath9 EoGE1ed out
The Tomahawk., 1919-11-13
Machine Shapes Masts.

A machine has been built which WIZ
shape masts up to 100 feet In length
and three feet In diameter. The tim.
Der Is set up in the machine and -.
volved Mt a speed Of 80 revolutions q
minute, and 1t is shaped by cutter
head which is electrically driven ut the
rate of 700 revolutions a minute. This
cutter head is mounted on carriage
which Is moved along the timber
against q rail set to give the proper
profile to the mast. Heretofore th6
work has been done by hand and ~
ouired skilled workmen. At best j
has heen . slew aad hbsgsoaD toak.
The Tomahawk., 1919-11-13

Of all personality and seemingly part
of the mechanism.
Eugene himself, as he came up the
cement path to the house, was fig
ure Of the new era which was in time
to be so disastrous to stiff hats and
skirted coats; and his appearance af-
fOriled q debonair contrast to that Of
the queer-looking duck capering at the
Anderson ball in an old dress coat,
and next. day chugging up National
avenue through the snow In his night
mare Of a sewing machine. Eugene
this afternoon was richly clad in new
outdoor mode: his motoring coat was
soft gray fur; his cap and gloves were
of gray suede, and though Lucy's hand
may have shown itself in the selection
Of these high garnitures, he wore them
easily, even with a becoming hint Of
jauntiness. Some change might be
seen in his face, too, for a successful
man is seldom to be. mistaken. espe-
cially If his temper be genial. Eugene
had begun to look like q millionaire.
But, above everything else, what was
most evident about him, as he came
up the path, was his confidence in the
happiness promised by his present
errand; the anticipation in his eyes
could have been read by a stranger.
His look at the door Of Isabels house
was the look Of man who is quite
certain that the next moment will re-
veal something ineffably charming, in
expressibly dear.
When the bell rang George
waited at the entrance Of the "recep-
ton room" until a housemaid came
through the hall on her way to answer
the summons.
"You needn't mind, Mary" he told
her. It'll see who it is and what they
want. Probably it's only a peddler." I"
'Thank you, sir, Mister George" {"
said Mary, and returned to the rear Of
the house.
George went slowly to the front door
and halted. regarding the misty silhou-
cite Of the caller. upon the ornamental
frosted glass. After a minute Of
waiting this silhouette changed outline
SO that an arm could be distinguished
AN arm outstretched toward the bell.
as If the gentleman outside doubted
whether or not it had Sounded and
were minded to try again. But before
the gesture was completed George alb
ruptly threw open the door and
stepped squarely upon the middle Of
the threshold. .--.,-.,-s. .s. ~. ~
A slight change shadowed the face
of Eugene; his look of happy anticipa-
tion gave way to something formal
and polite. ':How do you do, George?"
he said. Mrs. Minafer expects to 60
driving with me. I believe-f you'll
be so kind as to send her word that
I'm here"
George made not the slightest move
ment. '
"No." he said.
Eugene was incredulous, even when
his second glance revealed how hot of
eye was the haggard young man be-
fore him. II beg your pardon. I
said"
II heard you," said George. 'You
said you had an engagement with my
mother, I told you, mol"
Eugene gave him a steady look, and
then he asked quietly: "What is the
the dif1cultyT'
George kept his own voice quiet
enough, but that did not mitigate the
vibrant fury Of it. my mother will
The Tomahawk., 1919-11-13


at him urgently. 'Let her alone" she
whispered. "She's down there by her
self. Don't go down. Let her alone"
She moved q few steps toward him
and halted, her face pallid and awe
struck, and then both stood listening
for anything that might break the si-
lence downstairs. No sound came to
them; that poignant silence was con-
tinued throughout long, long minutes.
while the two listeners stood there un''
der its mysterious epell; and in its
plaintive eloquence-speaking as 1t
did, Of the figure alone in the big.
dark library. where dead Wilbur's new
silver frame cleaned In the dimness-.
There was something that checked
even George.
Fanny Minafer broke the long ST.
lence with q sound from her throat, a
stifled gasp; and with that great conn
panion of hers. her handkerchief, re-
tired softly to the loneliness of her
own chamber. After she had gone
George looked about him bleakly. then
on tiptoe crossed the hall and went
into his own room, which was allied
with twilight. Still tptoeing. though
he could not have said why, he went
across the room and sat down heavily
in q chair facing the window. Out.
side there was nothing but the Dark
ening air and the wall Of the nearest
of the new houses. He had not slept
Mt all the night before and he had eat
en- nothing since the preceding day at
lunch, but he felt neither drowsiness
nor hunger. His set determination
filed him, kept him but too wide
awake, and his gaze at the grayness
beyond the window was wide-eyeo and
bitter.
Darkness had closed in when there
was q step in the room behind him.
Then someone knelt beside the chair.
two arms went round him with inf1Dits
compassion, q gentle head rested
against his shoulder, and there came
the faint scent Of Apple-blossoms tar
away.
"You mustn't be troubled darling
his mother whispered.
CTO BE CONTINUEDJ
The Tomahawk., 1919-11-13

, houses and let himself noiselessly in
the front door. The light in the hall
had been left burning, and another In
his own room, as he discovered when
he got there. He locked the door
quickly and without noise, but his fin
gers were still upon the key when
there was a quick football in the hall
outside.
"Georgie, dear?"
He went to the other end of the
room before replying.
"Yes2"
I'D been wondering where you were,
dear"
Had. youY
There was a pause; then she said
timidly: "Wherever it was. hope you
had a pleasant evening""
After a silence, 'Thank you," he
said without expression.
Another silence followed before she
spoke again.
"You wouldn't care to be kissed
good night. I suppose2" And with a
little furry of placative laughter she
added: AT your age Of cours rsel"
I'm going to bed now," he said.
"Good night"
Another silence seemed banker
than those which had preceded 1t, and
finally her voice came-it was blank,
too.
"Good night"
After he was in bed his thoughts be-
came more tumultuous than ever ;
while among all the inchoate and frag-
mentary sketches Of this dreadful day,
now rising before him the clearest was
Of his uncle collapsed in big chair
with a white tie dangling from his
hand; and one conviction. following
upon that picture, became definite in
Georges mind: that his Uncle George
Anderson was a hopeless dreamer,
from whom no help need be expected.
an amiable imbecile lacking in normal
impulses. and wholly useless in a
struggle which. required honor to be
defended by a man Of action.
Then would return vision Of Mrs.
Johnson's furious round head, set be-
hind her great bosom like the sun far
sunk on the horizon Of a mountain
plateau and her cracking, asthmatic
voice. "Without sharing in
other peoples disposition to put an
evil Interpretation on what may be
nothing more than unfortunate appear
ance'' "Other people may be
less considerate in not cohfning their
discussion of it, as I have, to char
liable views" And then George
would get up again-and again-and
pace the floor In his bare feet.
That was what the tormented young
man was doing when daylight came
gauntly in at his window-pacing the
floor, rubbing his head in his hands,
and>muttering:
1T can't be true: this can't be hap-
pening to mew --. ..@
The Tomahawk., 1919-11-13

have no interest In moving that you
came for her today" he said. "Or any
other dayI"
Eugene continued to look at him
with q scrutiny In which began to
CLEAN q profound anger, none the less
powerful because IL was 80 quiet y
am afraid do not understand you"
Il doubt II I could make n much
palmer" George said, raising his
voice slightly. hut IN try. You'rt
not wanted In this houoA Ne. 1Sstsn
The Tomahawk., 1919-11-13

ed witheringly.
"You! Considerate of anybody"
I'm considerate of her good name !"
he said hotly. 1T seems to me that's
about the first thing to be considerate
of, in being considerate Of person !
And look here; 1t strikes me you're
taking q pretty different tack from
what you did yesterday afternoon"
Fanny wrung her hands. II did &
terrible thingl" she lamented. "Now
that it's done and too late, I know
what It was! I didn't have sense
enough Just to let things go on. !
didn't have any business to interfere,
and I didn't mean to interfere-I only
wanted to talk, and let out q little
did think you already knew every
thing told you. I did And I'd rather
have cut OF my hand than stir you
ND to doing what you have done! /
was Just suffering 50 that wanted to
let out a little-I didn't mean any real
harm. But now see what's happened
or, I was q fool! haven't any busi-
ness interfering. Eugene never would
have looked at me, anyhow, and, oh,
why couldn't have seen that before
He never came here . single time In
his life except on her account, never
and I might have let them alone. be-
cause he wouldn't have looked at me
even IL he'd never seen Isabel. And
they haven't done Any harm; she made
] Wilbur happy, f1d che Was q 6Ue
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01
Origin Claimed by Turks.

According to the Osmanli historians,
the original Turk was q grandson of
Noah. Though there were only eight
people In the ark when IL was first
doated, there were nine. II is asserted,
when II landed at Mount Arrat. The
additional one was the eldest son of
Japhet, born during the food. His
name was Turk. A descendant In the
fourth generation, one Alindje Khan.
had two sons ttwfns) who were named
Tartar-Khan and Mogul-Khan. Tartar
the father Of the Turks; Mogul
the father Of the Mongols. Turks
and Mongols were thus closely related
by birth, and the wars which at once
broke out between them, and the Q
that speedily ensued. had
much OF the nature of family quarreIs.
The Turks were the more frequently
triumphant, n Mongol throne after
another yielding to their arms. Not till
the Christian era was well advanced
did the chronological name OF these chill
dren Of Japhet appear In history.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01
Water Brooka

There was a pool by which we
stopped one day TO look at a great
dragon fly In golden mall lighting on
a lily pad. / suppose that he did not
live the season through, but his race
has not lost a scintilla Of his radiance,
and there Is a curious comfort In
thinking that even In days Ike these,
when mankind seems 10 have gone
mad, and "when but TO think is 10 be
,ull Of sorrow" I have only TO 20 TO the
pool 10 see a creature as beaud-
tul, lighting on a lily pad as green,
1oatfng on water as pure. Nor Is this
mere sentimentality. To become aware
II the fleeing permanency OF all these
bright short-lived things. their inces-
SAINT change with essential changeless-
ness, their passing beauties but per-
s%istent, beauty, brings health 10 the
spirit Of After his wars and
revolutions he always returns TO the
brooks, and is surprised but happy TO
and them still dancing and singing
Robert NJ. Gay in the Atlantic Monthly.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01
A Parable.

Brand Whitlock said In an address
in Washington:
my war experiences have done me
good. They have broadened my mind.
/ am a writer rather than a politician,
and we writer's live too restricted
lives.
"You know the story Of Carlyle and
his sound-proof room In Chelsea.
Carlyle had built a sound-proof
room for himself on the top of his
house. The room had no windows,
but only a skylight for Illuminating
purposes. To an elderly visitor from
Craigenputtock the room was shown
proudly by Carlyle, and the visitor
gave a cackling laugh and said:
any conscience, this Is fine! Here
We may write and study all the rest
of yer life and nobodyTi be a bit the
wiserr"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01
BOMBAYGREATC|TY
Beautiful Metropolis Owes Much
to the Parsls.
UnthInkabIe Towers OF silence Still
Maintained In Heart OF Most Fash
Ionable Residential District
Population Now Million.

Bombay now has nearly 100000 In
habitants. At the beginning Of the
nineteenth century II already had 200
600 and early In the twentieth century
the census takers counted e59,537
souls, Eleanor Franklin Egan writes In
the Saturday Evening Post. Nearly
100000 of these are Hindus and $780,
600 are Mohammedans, while less than
$4,000 are Christians, counting both
pure European and mixed blood.
There are about 10000 Parsis, and
the Parsis are the most interesting and
important element IN the community.
II Is to British initiative and example
and tn Parsi appreciation, intelligence
and generosity that Bombay owes the
fact of her present existence as n OF
the most beautiful cities In the world.
Yet the Parsis still maintain the IN
thinkable towers Of silence In the
heart and center Of Bombay's most
fashionable residential district; the
towers Of silence. where the Parsi dead
are disposed Of by the forever hover
ing horrible fiocks Of kites, which on
occasion grow gorged and careless and
drop human flesh and little bones In
the Towering fragrant gardens OF the
great on Malabar hill. But what would
YOU? The towers Of silence are IN
thinSabIe only TO the Christian mind.
To the mind Of the Parsi all other
methods Of disposing Of the dead are
unthinkable.
The Parsis are sometimes carelessly
referred TO as Persian Jews or are
grouped with Persian Jews, Of whom
there are q good many In Bombay. But
the faith of the Parsls is not the Jew
ish faith. They are Zoroastrians-
~worshipers of the sun and FIRE as the
truest manifestations of the Almighty
and they came down from Persia in
to India about the middle of the sew
enth century, when they began to be
grossly prosecuted by the Mohamme-
dan conquerors Of the Sassanian en-
pire.
But they were prosecuted always by
the Mohammedan conQuerOrs Of India
and by the Hindus, until the happy
day arrived for all religions when
British power began to be predominant
in India. But Bombay was purely
British long before the rest of India
was anything but a happy hunting
ground for English merchants. and the
Parsis along with other mlstreated ele-
ments in the population fiocked to the
sure shelter of the British flag. There
are only about 10000 Parsis in all
India today and 10000 Of them belong
10 the Bombay Presidency OF province
and AT least $1,000 Of these live in the
city If Bombay.
Many Of them are gentlemen of the
finest type and they are distinguish
able by their long black coats and the
curious stiff black miterlike hats they
wear. Their homes are the most pre-
tentious in the city-palaces set along
side British palaces in the most fash
ionable districts: and they control a
tremendous percentage Of the city's
commerce and trade.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01
Tho Supreme rest.

was at a strange little meeting 10
Ohio. and just before the meeting a
woman came up with a very stern ex-
preston on her face and said: 81 am
just going to tell you this. ! had to
give my boy. He was drafted and 1
had no choice. But l won't give up
food for anybody" II sounded as
II her food was Of more value to her
than her boy. "But won't you please
come to the meeting and hear what I
have to tell you about how II is over
theref ] asked. She came; and after
the meeting she came to me and said {:
II am just going to tell you that ] am
going to change my mind. will 20
without some Of the thIngs."--Mrs. A.
Durnett-Smith. In the Atlantic.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01
Chiidren's Savings.

More than 10000 children under six
teen years of age have savings &C
counts In the Los Angeles banks. They
have more than 100000 on deposit,
or an average Of something over $25
each. One thirteen-year-old youngster
is credited with heading the list. He
has nearly $4,000 on deposit. from a
beginning made with 80 cents when
he was " years old.
Many Of the Los Angeles banks make
special provisions for the savings ac-
counts Of children and In addition to
accepting savings accounts, teach les
sons Of thrift In their advertising mat
ter. They also lend encouragement
to thrift propaganda In the public
schools and children's organizations.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01
From Old Tins, 100000.

A conference. representative Of mu.
nicipal and other local authorities In
the Midlands, was held at Birmingham
recently by arrangement with the ma
tional war salvage council to consid-
er the question Of the utilization Of
waste.
The lord mayor Of Birmingham. who
presided. stated that In Birmingham
600 tons Of old tins were collected an
nually by the refuse disposal depart
ment. and that the recovered tin was
sold at $500 q ton. The sum OF $685.
600 was obtained from the sale of re-
covered waste paper. Food for poul-
try and pigs was made from material
from the corporation slaughter houses
condemned fish and meat were con-
verted into valuable manures; Eat was
utilized for soapmakinE.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-11-28
8eSadnihfeier am Sunntaa in Der
ct. Eanls.Slirde.

SSn Der bieiigen ennngl. ct. Tauls.
Stride fanb anl lestcn Sonntaa Die
i6brlibe @ebddtliBfeicr itatt bel
luelder mGbrcno bes Moreens.@ .@ottes.
oienites, EnItor &asnnnn bas Ser,
5eidnib Der iuGbreno oieiem Sabre
aus bieiem 2eben abgerllfenen Mit-
glieoern Der @emcinoe berSlibe gr.
innerungslporte miouete. uno bcrid,-
tete Dab er pGbrenb bes 3irhenjabres
bel ieasunb5pan5ig 9ceriibniiien
amtirte. slbenbs fanb Gin @ottrs'
oicnit 5ilr Grrinnerilng ON ollie Mit.
glieoer Der epangl. Spnobe bon
Nprb Imerifa Itatt, Die I'M &riees.
oienlte ibr 2eben berIoren. gSie ga,
itor &asmann in ieiner He6e anfiiDr,
te. betrlig Die 3abl Der Witglieoer
Der ebangl. Stride bon Noro. Imerifo
tpelde im &riege fielen ober I'M Wtili.
t1r-0 0icnit itarben S52, ,lnter ipeIder
3abl iid bier j,lnee M1nner Der bic
,iigen ct. Hanls-@eneinoe befanocn.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-11-28
8itthans.

syn Der @obui,ng Der gltern ser
8ralit, in Worriion, ipurben anl
Mittiuoh Nadnlittag SRI. @lla 8itt.
bal,s linb gbuaro Soffmann getrarit.
Boltor q. 2illnnanrs, bon Der epangl.
ct. ssacobi Stride bon Worriion,
bolIsog Die Sra,titng. Serr Soffmanrl
lift elm Sobn Der Srau @alentin
Stred, bon Sirit Greet. ilnb elm 8ru-
Der unierer Nitbiirgerin Sral, Senrp
&inuneI, uno lit unter Sllpt.f @m.
8egemann inn 8riifenbau Departe-
ment Der Mo. Gacific 9abn beidGf-
tigt. Die groltt lit cine Eo6ter bon
@enrg @ittbaus. orei Meilen ipeitli9
bon Morriion ipobnboft. Die iirngen
@belellte perben in Sermann ibren
8obnIit neblnen. @ir gratuliren
,no ipiini6en Sen 9erpernldblten biel
@liid linb Segen gum 8unbe.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-11-28
6ermaln, Nn, 6reiag, ben 90. Nouember, 1919
5riibercr gcluObner nnicres Gonnip's
in Sadion Gonntp seitorben.


@eorg Stoenncr. Elm friiberer 9e.
mpbncr inicrcs Gollntp's lit an
9ienstas in ieinem Scim in 2epaip,
Safion County, i'm Ilter bon 6S
Sabren nah mebrlp6heittli6er
belt geitorben.
Serr Stoenncr ipurbe in Ban, IN
@asconaoe Gountp, geboren, als
Sobn bon @n. Stoelmer ano Satin.
8or ctrpa 40 Ssabren 5os CT nod Sad.
ion Golmtp 100 er iih auf elmer 6arm
nieocrlieb, Die CT bis fiir5 Dor ieincm
Sobe nit groBcn grfolg belpirtb"
idaftetc. gr lpor Gin 9ruoer bes Dor
ctIihen Sabrcn in 9op beritorbenet
Senrp Stoenner ilnb bes cbenfalls
peritorbcncn s. gS. Stoenner. bon
2eboip.
Gr binterl1Bt feline @attin nno
nebrere &inocr, iolpic 5lpei Sd,pe'
ltcrn. ndmlib Sron &cnrp 2inne-
mann, bon Ban, uno 5rmt 5. Slude.
bon 2afopette Gpuntp, imb einen
9rllber, 5ranf Stocnncr.