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ments next door and work your way
trail" y
mounted the broad sandstone
steps with my demurest manner. To
my surprise. however. I wasn't even
gwen chance to ring the bell. The
ooor opened before I could announce
my presence there. And 1t was Wrinkle
Himselr who opened it-Winkie with
trown of trouble on his customarily
placid brow and the last curve Of
humor ironed out of his rather GRIM
looking mouth.
: I've been waiting for YOU" he an
nounced as he ushered me into what
was plainly library. One glance
showed me that 1t was a very ornately
furnished one.
whose house Is this?" I ungra
ciously demanded.
Mrs. Rumball-Sh elton's," he ex-
planned as he placed a chair for me.
she happens to be my Aunt Hen
rletta.' he replied, with Just the
s1ghtest note of hostility in his
voice.
once thought you were a thief"
ne finally said. with matter-of-fact-
ness which I hadn't exactly expected
from him.
i've had reason to think the same
or YOU" L told him as quietly as I
could.
OF me?" he echoed. And T could
see that my thrust had gone home,
saw you work the old gum trick
I.x
said. straight out from the shoulder.
IT didn't seem to reach him the way
mad expected it to do. He neither
WINGED nor changed color. He merely
STOOD there waggtng his head slowly
from side to side. for all the world
like q polar bear in zoo.
Surely you can realize the situation
here he said, with real pain in his
voice. ' esa'
you'll first have to explain It," I
announced. He looked at me with a
hardening eye
But you know this woman ia a
member Of my own family, practi-
caHy--that Is. she is my mothers sis
ter And wouldn't 1t be unnatural not
to do what you could to protec. her?
The woman is a victim Of periodic
delusional tendency which leaves her
almost as irresponsible as a child"
Wrinkle was saying. Under ordinary
circumstances she's clear-headed
and charming person. q woman Of
wealth and position"
DO you mean she's a kIepto-
manfac?" demanded. I not iced how
he WINGED at that ugly and thread
bare word. s...
II suppose you'd call 1t that" he
finally acknowledged.
i've done what could to protect
her." he was rather frantically trying
to explain. But I couldn't do every.
thing. It's q blind spot. Of course. In
her brain. Talk and argument don't
count. can't be made to count. And
she 10 woman who Ia decidedly used
to having her own way"
1t wasn't until then that sank into
the chair which Wrinkle had placed
there for me.
DO you mean to say" asked him,
"that you've followed her up and put
things straight as-as she went
along?"
That's the .hideous part Of it,"
he acknowledged, my helplessness.
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but nothing could have disguised
them. l begged her to share 1t with
me; we do things that way. 1t was
the first time that I ever thought
Nan was stubborn. When I had al
most given up I saw a letter on
the table with New Orleans post
mark, and cried out. "Allie"
She had to tell me. then. dad. 1t
was a letter from Allies little mother.
Nan pulled me down on the bed and
asked me to forgive her for keeping
1t so long. but that II was all for
my sake: she knew I could not have
stood It even day sooner than
this. And she told me how when the
disease first fastened Its hold on Allie
she was a victim, destined, 1t seemed.
to succumb.
Poor Nan! How she must have suf-
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and rolling about that abandoned
roof garden was about the same a.
trying to single out the propeller
blades Of a racing airship. Despair
ing Of an honest Knockout. Dopey
now seemed intent on maneuvering
away toward the edge Of the roof.
Yet to do this the two rolling bodies
had to thresh through the parterre of
green flower boxes and the little ave-
nue. Of tubbed red cedarA This sent
two Of the trees over. followed by a
green-slatted bench. Before I could
catch up the iron brace that had
fallen from Dopey's hand that slum
athlete. by series of rapid and ad-
roit revolutions. had actually reached
the edge of the roof. could see my
Wrinkles head hanging out over space,
and that awoke In me all the fury
that lies dormant in the female ofthe
species. He was mine. and he must
be saved. Dopey. with one toe anchor.
ed In the cave trough, was genially
gnawing at Wrinkles hand with his
teeth. TO break his hold before essay
Ing that final lurch which would send
his opponent hurting over into space.
And 1t was then. as I caught at
Wrinkles upthrust limb by the slack
OF his trouser leg, that saw my chance.
For that delicate poise on the edge Of
things had brought momentary quies-
cence to those two contending bodies.
Without conjunction. without hesi-
tation. brought the end Of that iron
brace down on the wrinkled white
forehead of Dopey Jones. The next
moment that head relaxed, with a.
slight backward movement, and the
twisted jaws fell apart. I remember
dropping the brace. but I don't re-
member seeing Wrinkle worm back
from that slippery precipice and get
to his feet. For was more interested
just then in making sure Of my
prisoner. -
At that moment Toosey appeared
through the roof hatch. followed by
two policemen.
THE chiefs on the wire downstairs
waitin' to talk to YOU" explained
Toosey. And when I went down my
Wrinkle insisted on coming with me.
before you talk to that man." declared
the masterfui Wrinkle.
What he said shall not be written
here. 1t was meant for me and
Wrinkle. and for nobody else. But I
was still smiling a little drearily..
know. as took up the receiver. And
I heard Inspector Sloan's voice.
Say. Balmy, I want you to run
down a couple Of mulatto pearl snug
glers for me- wilkins reports them
taking the Pennsy $40 for PhiladeI-
phia. and over there they're likely to
strike for Chinatown. So dig 'em
out"
TT can't be DONE" replied.
Cant II. now? And why notr
could detect the rnockery In the voice.
But the old ironic note was no longer
q lash to ma.
Because I'm busy"
BUSY at whatr'
I'm busy getting ready for . WI.
ding" told him.
"A weddfng?' echoed that voice Of
disgust. whose weddingr'
Mine" I said. $50 good-night~
And I rang of.
But don't believe I'd got that re-
ceiver on its hook before Wrinkle had
mo In his arms again.
Copyright, 1919. b. Mcclure SyndicatA.l
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for carefully modulated voice broke
In on our brown study Of each others
face.
$50 you've got herr" sounded from
the open door behind me.
] swung about. and standing in that
open door I saw my war widow her.
self. looking. out Of her stree clothes,
more pink and rounded than ever.
Yes. I've got her." announced the
obviously triumphant Wrinkle. with q
little shake of excitement in his voice.
AT the same moment that l heard
Mrs. administrators sigh of relief
l felt the reassuring pressure of
Wrinkles hand about my fingers.
Then what are you going to do
with her?
I'm going to hold her." said Wrinkle,
"hold her to the bitter end" And It
was only then that I remembered it
was about time for me to draw my
hand away. 1 turned about, in fact,
and faced Mrs. Standardization. AS
I did so I noticed two things. The
first was a decidedly ridiculous one.
1t was a cobweb on top of her care
fully coifed head. The second was a
peculiarly disdainful movement which
she had ahstraotedly repeated
movement Of rubbing the tips of her
fingers together as though to free
them Of dust.
"Winkfred. I should like to see this
young woman alone for a few mo-
ments"
! noticed, as she spoke. that there
were distinct stains Of moist earth on
her fingertips. And that set me
thinking. ..t,7 49,.
Most certainly not" was Wrinkles
positive retort to his aunts request.
Whatever you may think I am.
Winkfred. can assure you that this
young person Is something infinitely
worse"
What makes you think that?"
asked the preoccupied Wrinkle.
Because this is the woman who
robbed me-" declared Mrs. Rumball-
Shelton with decision. ,=i.
ut is perfectly true" I told him as
quietly as could. And stood there
waiting for it to sink in.
"And the diamond pendant ?" he said
with sort of anxious gasp.
THAT I didn't get" had to ac-
knowledge. So,
1t was the war widow who spoke
next.
Then the sooner we send for the
police the better" she announced as
she started for the desk. But Wrinkle,
who was closer. reached the telephone
before she did He already had the
ntckeled transmitter in his hand, In
fact. when the cali hell shrtlled out its
summons. He hesitated. looked first
at me and then at his aunt. and finally
lifted the receiver. Then he seemed to
forget both Of us I heard him say
only one word. It was q preoccupisd
Yes" The next moment his face
went blank. and he was obviously
ltsteninG. Then he slammed the re-
ceiver down on tts hook and made for
the door. almost ON . run. He threw
q ai9nal over his shoulder as he passed
me. which seemed to say. as plain a.
words. "Wait here" So T waited
,Mrs Rumhall- Shelton also waited.
A look Of guile. In fact. crept into, her
custonnarily infantile eyes ~ We stood
facing each other in that shadowy
rnnm
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II want my things back" she said.
with sudden and unreasoning de-
cisiveness.
The next moment there was a ring
from the telephone on the desk beside
which l stood. "Hello?" I said.
Who's speakin'" promptly de-
manded voice which at once rec
ognized as Toosey's.
TITS Baliny." l told her.
We'll. tell your man friend down
there that Dopey's back ON that roof.
He's been diggin' round a tree In a
tub there. / guess he's gone nuts
and Is lookin' for fish worms. But
don't let him get down through the
roof hatch Of that swell front until
I get cop who can make a twelve
foot drop from this apartment house
window.
l didn't wait for more. I wanted to
get to that roof without the loss of a
moments time
Instinct prompted me to swing back
door. and this door, found, opened
on narrow stairway which led to
the roof hatch itself. Through that
hatch. which was no longer shut,
could hear the steady beat Of the fall
Ing rain. -..rt ts,, 81, .rrs-s t
Invent up that flight Of steps. more
cautiously I wanted to regain my
breath. But even more I wanted my
approach to be unobserved. for I was
frantically and foolishly intent on
protecting Wrinkle. He knew SO little
a fxyv 0P no
forth to face that he might blunder
into trap before he so much as
scented danger. With me it was diff
ferent. wasn't unfamiliar with that
breed Of sewer rat and with his tricks.
1t was. accordingly. q very cautious
head that I preened about the corner
Of that open hatchway. very much
like gopher peering out of his
prairie sand hole.
What suddenly held my gaze was
the figure Of man down on his knees
on the wet roof. earnestly scratching
through the soil Of one Of the tree
tubs. And that man was Dopey Jones.
Twas so impressed by that dripping
figure crouched over the tub of wet
earth. in fact, that didn't catch sight
VI "iHkio HIMSELF unt1l ne stepped
out from behind the end Of the tapping
striped awning Dopey must have seen
him at almost the same time. for that
worthy 'ducked .and slithered about
the edge of the tub. He did so with
the quickness Of a weasel. reaching
for his hip pocket as he went. But
Wrinkle was too quick for him.
Wrinkle. saw. had caught up q
loosened slat from one of the green
painted benches. and Dopey. ss his
enemy descended upon him. had only
time to wrench an iron brace free
from the awning stanchion beside
which he crouched.
Wrinkle parted q blow from tho iron
brace and tried to bring his Stat down
on his adversary's head. But that ad-
versary, being used to such en-
counters lodged in the nick Of time.
As Wrinkle attempted to repeat his
blow he missed hre. slipped ON tho
wet roof treads. and went down with
q thump. AS he went. however, he
had presence Of mind enough to catch
at Dopey's feet.
But to interfere tn that fight, soon
saw. was not a. easy al it promised.
To single out Dopey Jones, az the two
Of them went threshfng and clawing
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ttaeF ,Assit u It&%a p,i Atach Ssei
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-18
WOOL WILL LONG BE SCARCE
Life Of a Pound of Valuable Product
Has Been Shortened on Account
of the War.

Even with peace 1t Is doubtful II
our clothes will return to normal, In
price oil otherwise. until long after
the war;" writes Douglas Jaspersen In
Everybody's. THE necessity Of re-
facilitating the millions Of men in
khaki Is already a problem. This vast
army to be reclothed will be a heavy
drain upon the worlds already ex-
hausted wool and shoddy markets.
Then. too. the need of depleted Ger
many for wool and shoddy should fur
Their tend to increase the shortage all
over the world.
Ever since the beginning of the war
shoddy has been disappearing from
our midst at an alarming rate, while
the production Of wool has been en-
tirely inadequate to the worlds needs.
in normal times the life Of a pound
Of wool in it's various ~incarnations ex-
tends over a period of years.
But war, the most wasteful of all
businesses, haS changed the old order
Of things. Both the virgin wool and
the shoddy that went to make up that
khaki coat for some soldier are buried,
with its wearer, somewhere over
there and will never return to do duty
for us again. And SO, in a great many
cases, the life Of a pound of wool has
been suddenly reduced from some
where around six years to as many
months. Wool alone can never ciothe
the world. 1t has been shoddy that
kept the worlds clothing bill down for
many q year, and until the shoddy sup
ply Is normal again we can all expect
to have more or less trouble with our
clothes"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-18
NOW AND THEN

what Is a dollar? Foolish o,..
tion-you say? Not at all these saw.
OF n. {. L. and p~rofteering. Ger.
tsinly a dollar isn't what II WA. ~,
years ago. 1t isn't what II vii, y.
nve years from now.
A dollar 10 what you can ve, o.,
1t In beans, butterflies. or hunL,na
more or no less. A dollar wouldn,t
oe worth anything IL you coulon,, 90.
anything for 1t.
Zen years ago you bought. we1I
say, bunk at one dollar a share NJ,
bunk costs two dollars a share Tha,
doesn't mean that bunk has do,h1.
In value. 1t means that your ao,lsr
10 worth half what it was ten vaars
ago.. ~
This 10, therefore. not the time n
spend your dollars. They win br,ns
You only half what thew ara wor,h
This u the time to save them.
Thsy VIII bring more later nm
That II the history of dollars v.,ua.
run In cycles. As sure al Won 49,
living fve years from now = aoIIa,
viii be worth more than II .. No.
probably twice as much. So vber
you save q dollar now you are reaIl,
savins two dollars. Treat dollars =,
you would any other commodity. I'm,
them when they are cheap.
Stick every dollar you can int M.
Savings Stamps now. Carrying 4 ne,
cent interest compounded quarterly, :
War Savings Stamp bought nj
month Q 1920. Will be worth nys
dollars January 1. 1924. Bv 100
the "oilar will be worth tv,ca :.
much a. 1t Is 20 o will really h.,~
tan dollars Ter the eA.1s.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-18
HAND GRENADES
USED 500 YEARS
AGO in BATTLE
Government Giving Away
Bombs Intended for
Doughboys' Use

Washington. - Hand grenades
which the Government will shortly
make available to thrifty individuals
through banks and trust companies as
souvenirs of the Great War, date
back five centuries as war
They were known to have been used
In 1427 at the siege of the Fortress
OF Casamaggiore, on the River Pc,
the defenders using a glass bottle
nlled with powder.
The term "grenadiere" grew out
OF the training of the best qualified
among the soldiers of Louis XIV. In
1868, to hurl these grenades. In En-.
giish history, as well, the grenadiers
are found from the Seventeenth Cen
Jury on. The Russo-Japanese war,
however, developed the grenade into
the effective weapon it proved in the
Great War. Jam tins, tomato cans.
n other metal receptacIes were
salved from scrap heaps and filled
with powder. These were the imme.
date forerunners of the modern cast
iron, corrugated INT grenades.
known as the Mills Defensive Bomb,
which caused SO much destruction
when hurled into a German trench
or ougout. 1t is the Mills grenade
with the TINT removed that the Gov
eminent is putting out now as saw
ings banks.
ASK any bank how to get one. You
don't have to pay a cen for it.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-18
SUMMONS

In the Sixth Judicial District Court of
the State OF Nevada. in and for the
County of Humboldt.
Charles F. Stephens, Plaintiff VS..
Marie Stephens. Defendant.
The State of Nevada sends greetings
to the said Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to
appear within ten days after the SER
vice upon you of this IL
served in said County, or within
twenty days IL served out of said
County but within said Judicial Dis
trict, and In all other cases within
forty days exclusive of the day of
service) and defend the above entitled
action.
This action Is brought to recover a
Judgment dissolving the bonds Of
matrimony existing between you and
the plaintiff, upon the ground of will
Iui desertion by you of the plaintiff
TOT the period Of one rear.
Dated. August z, A. d., 1919
'oourt seal J.. w. DAVEY,
Clerk OF said Court.
BY c. c. Wright, Deputy
L. @. Wilson. Attorney for Plaintiff.
FIRST publication. August 2S, 1918.
Last publication. October 9. 1919.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-18
PROFITEERSN
JAIL WON'T
CUT Il. CT.
President Butler of Columbia
diversity Says Saving
= Only Remedy

San Francisco.-President Nicholas
Murray Butler Of Columbia Univer-
sity, speaking here before the Com
mercial Club, said. furnishing prof.
teers Is d good thing, but it won't
reduce the cost of living. If we had
all their boarded goods it would do
little goou.
only the operation Of memorable
economic laws can bring us back to
tolerable conditions. The remedy il
to save, to practice public economy
and private thrift. We must save
and invest In productive industry.
Borrowing for non-productive e a
sons mean bankruptcy"
In the opinion of the best econo-
mists in the United States the peoples
greatest weapon against high prices
Is the Governments Thrift and War
Savings Stamps. Every family should
have a budget, just as every success
thing OF that budget should be the
amount to be saved from the weekly
or monthly income-not the amount
to be spent. Make what you save
govern the amount you spend. not the
amount you spend govern the amount
you save.
Val Savings Stamps bring 4 per
cent interest, compounded every three
months. Hit high prices below the
belt by investing in United States
securities. The dollar you save today
will be worth twice as much Eve years
from now.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-18
osrmany's rreachery.

At Z p. m. on August 2. 1914. Herr
Won Buelow delivered Germany's ulti-
a,-tum to Belgium. which was in ef-
feet an announcement of Germany's
Intention to violate Belgium's neutral
ity forcibly if necessary. Belgium's
resolve to uphold her own neutrality
was given to the German ambassador
within "A hours. Germany, however.
had not waited for a response. but
had already invaded Belgian soil at
Wise.
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w
British Urged to Keep Goats.

Goat getting" is coming right along
as a national sport in England, says a
London dispatch. Everyone who
knows anything about Mamie Is writ
ing to the papers urging everyone to
get n goat at least and more II pos
sible and keep them. The right kind
Of goat yields about two quarts of
milk daily and the gentlemen q! the
species-the boys with the Farmer
Brown whiskers-are said to produce
lrst-class mutton.
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Famous Barney Castle.

The ruins Of old Blarney castle are
a few miles outside Of Cork. sur-
rounded by pleasant Irish fields and
gorgeous hawthorne hedges. The huge
square tower stands as firm and true
now as In the days when old Cormac
Mccarthy ruled over the land Of Mum
ster. The old chieftain built his cas-
tie to Withstand English guns and Eng
lish diplomacy and Blarney castle has
kept the trust.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-18

The Silver State for . month-loc.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-09-18

The suffragettes are now engaged
in revising the Bible. The feminine
edition. according to a New Yorl
woman, will assert that Adam instead
Of Eve was the rib. Whether we mer
were the rib Or not, 1t is a cinch thai
We have been roasted ever since.
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. A crouch by another name Q
Q would be just as cranky. .
o The Mexican bandits seem to .
. have evacuated. .
@ Charity covers a multitude of .
. sins" and curiosity uncovers .
o them. Q
9 One good thing about a mo- .
. torcycle-it clears out quick.
Q Lots Of things we want com .
9 to pass-and pass right by. .
. A pessimist is a coward. 1t .
. takes courage to be an opti- .
Q mist. .
9 We love the open, but avia- .
. ton is too open. .
. II an employee, get in line .
Q with your job. or get out. .
. And some poverty is also due .
o to shiftlessness. .
Q High finance propogates low .
Q deals at times. .
= Calves brains are good to .
. eat. but that's all. .
. Don't be a windmill, going Q
p around and getting nowhere. Q
= Keep your head cool, but don't .
y get cold feet. 9
. "Loungeraa" is what used to .
9 be underwear. 9
= The facilities should be better 9
. for kicking our o~wnselves. Z
. The worst part OF sin is in Z
y getting found out Z
go 80 I
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Paragraph

The millionaire has chances
To fill this world with joy;
Suppose that he bought marbles for
Each worthy little boy?
The knocker and the pessimist have
ailments that even radium cannot
cure.
Most of the remedies that relieve
one kind of pain give you another one
that is worse.
Living costs more than it used to-
but, come to think of it, it's WORTH
more.
One Of the greatest men in this
country, and n with the widest ac-
q~uaintance, is Mr.. John Doe.
TIT
A San Diego Mexican crept behind
a balky mule and stabbed him ia
make him move. They both moved.
TT
One surgeon believes it will soon
be possible to patch up all human
organisms with rubber. Quite likely.
Lots of necks are fixed up that way
now.
TIT
A California steer charged a motor
cycle, broke up the machine and
chased the rider a mile. California
steers taken on subscription at this
office.
A New York ~suffragette advises her
sisters to storm the male political
trust" Softly there, dear militant
dame. Smiles will accomplish more
than storms.
A cranky old bachelor back in New
York says a married mar is one who
steals a kiss In early youth and is
sentenced to hard labor for life for it.
Well, it's worth it.
ftf
The highwaymen who held up a
Texas passenger train got $15.65 in
money and 1877 pint bottles of whis-
key from the pockets of passengers.
We should think that was a plenty.
TIT
A wealthy Brazilian who compro-
missed a 100000 breach of promise
suit figured that he saved the money
by marrying the girl-but did he?
TT
In this bustling day and age, when
opportunity is around knocking more
or less loudly at most every door,
the poor piker who sits on the fence
and waits for something to turn up
is heading straight for failure.
TIT
The suffragettes are now engaged
in revising the Bible. The feminine
edition, according to a New York
woman, will assert that Adam instead
of Eve was the rib. Whether we men
were the rib Or not, 1t is a cinch that
We have been roasted ever since.
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SURPRISED.

Good afternoon, Sergeant Hagger-
ty." No. the lady speaking wasn't
greeting the guardhouse monarch. She
was telling him goodbye In her best
style English, while Haggerty looked
On with eyes as big as mess cups.
II seems that the sergeant forgot
that some French demoiselles have. by
this time, mastered the "Onglay' lingo
and his explanation to her had MOI
made a hit.-Plane News.