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spectacle gentlewoman Of my profes-
sion ever had to reckon with outside
Of the ink bottle. I got both a re-
volver and a dagger ready for me
only I didn't know it at the time.
have always prided myself on the
way l hid those diamonds-since was
stupid enough to do it at all. AS
say, had bought q bunch of hya-
cinths-Roman hyacinths-when after
sitting in my big chair for good half
hour thinking, I got up to put them
In water, the brilliant idea came to
me to hide the diamonds there.
Water wouldn't hurt the diamonds !;
but who would ever think that anyone
would be silly enough to put them
in 1t? So got a glass-a common
white glass that would show the
stems-Set the hyacinths in the middle
of the table and poked the diamonds
down among the stems. The raffia
string held everything in place, and
there you are!
My real trouble was in disposing Of
the box. I could have burned it and
been done with it, but to keep it was
so much more sportsmanlike: to enjoy
my game-as I was feeling it just
them saw must, above everything,
be spOrtsmanlike. To this end, there
fore, must disguise the box, put it
where Mr.. Thief--or Mr.. Detective
or Mr.. Chief of Police, WIN he came,
might take 1t in his hand and cast it
from him as thing of naught in his
search for Mrs. Delario's diamonds.
With an odd bit of shiny blue paper
happened to find in the drawer
where keep odds and ends of paper,
and my scissors and library paste, /
transformed that box so the fairies
wouldn't know it. After that filled it
up with pens and set it conspicuously
on the tray with my pencils, penhold-
ers and other things of the sort. set
1t so you could NOT help seeing it if
you tried AS a last tOuch-which it
seemed to require for arts sake-I cut
part of pen, advertisement out Of
magazine and pasted it ON the lid.
For the first time, then, / took note
of the clock-it was twenty minutes
past two-Pd frittered away almost
an entire day on some one else's af-
fairs instead of my own bread and
butter, and there lay the pile of proof,
not half done, that / had hoped to
have off by night.
/ hastily made cup of chocolate,
slapped together a few sandwiches,
and, reading as munched, I tried to
make up for lost time; and 1t was not
till / had finished eating that remem-
bered to put away my coat and hat
that had thrown off on the divan.
/ carried them to my bedroom and
pulled open the wardrobe door, In
the bottom of it lay the three tur-
quoise-beaded slippers!
My coat and hat fell out Of my
hands on the floor and I sank down on
the bed. was not merely mystified-
was frightened. How had they come
there?-and when? They were not
there when took out the coat in the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-12-25

then somebody had access to my fiat
But who? And why slippers?
jumped up at this thought and began
digging into my bureau drawer-I had
five hundred dollars cash buried there
that had been paid over to me in the
settlement Of an estate and I'd not
had minute to take it to the bank.
The cash was safe. Everything else
was safe, as far as could see not a
chair was out of place; nothing had
been moved or touched since left the
fiat-only three slippers. And why
slippers? The more / thought the
more disturbed / became, it was all
SO uncanny. One thing was clear to
me, though-whOever came in to mon
key with the slippers came while
was out.
'I'll get a new lock as my next
move in the game" said 1; and this
prepared to do Immediately, not by 60
ing out and leaving the diamonds--oh
no!-I was too really scared by the
slippers to leave the diamonds now
alone in the flat-but by finding lock.
smith in the telephone book and invit-
ing him to call and I was diligently
pursuing him thus when my telephone
rang and 1 threw down the book to
answer it. And in response to my
"hello" recognized the voice of Mon
sieur de Ravenol.
"Why, how do you do, monsieur"
exclaimed, thinking instantly he had
some scheme on for getting me to take
charge of Claire for him, since Mrs
Delario wouldn't keep her.
II am as always, sank you, but 1t is
our friend, Madame Delario, 1 wish to
speak wis you about"
MRS. Delario!" I cried, thrown of
my guard by this unexpected name
what about herr"
"She meets wis an accident and
wishes to see you Immediately"
"An accident !" I was dismayed and
thought, "Poor woman, what next for
her?" but I called back, "What sort
of an accidentT and before he could
tell me / added, "When did 1t hap
pen"
"My daughter and I are just now
calling on her to pay our respects and
madame faints and falls, striking Sc
verely her head. 1 call at once re ply
stefan and he says zere may be neces
sary an operation. She refuses-until
she can speak wis you about some pri'
vate matters. I shall tell her you will
conner"
For a moment / wondered if she had
given him a hint of the private mat.
ters." and I asked him point blank
l'"Do you know what she wishes to see
me for?"
"She asks only Eat / send for you
Immediately, and / obey her instruc.
tons. I tell you only what re doctor
have told me-and ask me to send for
her best friend. She say it is your.
self and she must see you. You will
come immediately"
"Yes-immediately I'll be there in
about twenty minutes"
/ rushed to her, buttoning my coat
as / ran downstairs, and it was not
until had taken my seat in the sub
way that remembered had left her
diamonds in my fiat!
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eugene, MY SOM HE'S BEEN KIDNAPPED"

in the proper
heroine takes
in
Of
Calling Mrs Dearo
officer the with for the arrest Oh
while
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morning to go to Mrs. Delario's-to
that knew could swear, for in my
hurry to be rid Of her diamonds 1 had
snatched the coat out and dropped it,
and couldn't have missed seeing the
slippers then, any more than / had
missed seeing them now.
Now, under ordinary circumstances,
finding the three slippers in my ward
robe wouldn't have upset mel should
very likely have thought it lapse
Of memory and let 1t go at that; but
/ was by way of keeping tab on them
and l knew I couldn't have put them
in the wardrobe, because the last thing
/ knew of them they were gone out of
the fiat entirely. could only stare
and feel horribly creepy.
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haughtily, lis the object of that pre-
caution, may I ask?"
ut was necessary" he returned
coming toward me and searching my
face with his beady eyes.
Neither of us spoke for several Sec
onds. Where was Mrs. Delario, and
had anything really happened to her?
Was this merely precaution on his
part against spies, or did he mean me
some harm? Well, if he did, I had
couple of good stout hatpins within
call.
Monsieur, you will kindly unlock
that door Immediately"
''In one mOment-when have said
what have to say" he replied, in a
smooth attempt to keep up appear
ances. II have somesing of impor-
lance to ask madame"
"And have nothing to say to mon
sieur-behind locked DOORS" / inter-
rupted angrily. eff monsieur is a gen.
tleman he will instantly unlock that
door,
He took a step nearer, as if to show
me he had no intention of taking or
ders from me. He'd open the door
when he got ready to.
I thought he meant to lay hands on
me. whipped out my hatpin and con-
fronted him, my eyes blazing and my
teeth set so hard heard them grit.
My act brought him to his senses,
and he began to apologize-said he
was sorry he had alarmed" me-
that on his word of honor he meant
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-12-25
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER.

Constipation invites other troubles
which come speedily unless quickly
checked and overcome by Green's
August Flower which is a gentle laxa-
tive, regulates digestion both in
stomach and intestines, cleans and
sweetens the stomach and alimentary
canal, stimulates the liver to secrete
the bile and impurities from the blood
It is a sovereign remedy used in many
thousands of households all over the
civilized world for more than half a
century by those who have suffered
with indigestion, nervous dyspepsia,
sluggish liver, coming up of food, pal
pitation, constipation and other in
festival troubles. Sold by druggists
and dealers everywhere. Try bottle.
take no substitute.-Adv.
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me no harm whatever-a whole lot of
palaver like that, designed to get the
hatpin where it came from and me
into an amenable frame Of mind and
once more at his mercy.
I listened to the palaver cO0lly-
with the hatpin in my hand felt per-
fectly safe, and I didn't put it back.
/ hardly thought he was armed him
self, or he'd have drawn when I-did,
and the hatpin in my firm clutch gave
me sense of immense advantage in
dialogue.
1 actually, in minute or two, had
several thrills of joy. I had more
thrills when he said, II implore mad
anne to consider re position she puts
me ina gentleman-by standing zere
wis weapon in her hand"
His face darkened. The black
showed under the roses.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-12-25
SAD DAY FOR CAPITALISTS
Even the Bloated MonopoIist at the
Newspaper Desk Is Victim OF
Vicious System.

What are we coming to. and whittier
are we drifting? Alas, these be parl-
GUS times, and sadly out of joint. Who
ever it was let loose the 'got to have
more money" bacillus started some
thing there seems to be no stopping.
1t has spread like an epidemic; 1t is
not confined to any particular class of
people or limited to any particular
age. Witness this over the telephone
to us yesterday morning from our own
daughter:
"Hello. that you. daddy?"
eyes,"
'This is Marjorie
"Well?"
you're going away tomorrow"
EYES,"
''Well, 1 just called you up to let
you know that before you go you'll
have to increase my wages"
We promised to do so, and then said
with sigh: "These are certainly sad
days for us capitalists. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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TONIGHT!
Take ''Cascarets" if sick.
Bilious, Constipated.

Enjoy life! Straighten up! Your
system is filed with liver and bowel
poison which keeps your skin sallow,
your stomach upset, your head dull
and aching. Your meals are turning
into poison and you cannot feel right.
Don't stay bilious or constipated. Feel
splendid always by taking Cascarets
occasionally. They act without grip
ing or inconvenience. They never sick
zen you like Calomel, Salts, Oil or nasty,
harsh pills. They cost so little too-Cas-
carets work while you sleep.-Ady.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-12-25
Doubts About Teachers.

The high school freshmen were try
ing to get the Latin teacher, who was
their best beloved of the faculty mem
bers, to chaperone them on hay ride.
But she was decided in her refusal.
She said she would take them on a
picnic. or to a movie but never on a
hay ride.
But they are lots Of fun" pleaded
one youth. did you ever go on one?"
The teacher answered in the af-
firmative.
"Oh, won't you take us?'' he insisted.
Wont you even take us If we all
promise to keep our arms folded In
our laps?''
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-12-25
The Past.

/ have said that deemed it great
thing for nation, in all periods of its
fortunes, to be able to look back to
8 race of founders and a principle of
institution in which it might seem to
see the realized idea of true heroism.
That felicity, that pride, that help
is ours. Our past, both its great eras,
should announce, should compel, should
spontaneously evolve as from a germ
q wise moral and glorious future
Henry Chorley.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-12-25
Rritons Breed Rabbits for Fur.

Rabbit breeding in Great Britain, to
supply a portion of the large quanti-
ties of fur purchased in the country,
is stated by commerce report to be
the purpose of the new Beveren club.
The fur of the blue beveren is de-
scribed as having lovely shade Of
lavender blue throughout, aud as be-
ing long, lustrous. exceedingly fine and
silky; that of the Havana rabbit is
a rich chocolate color and is thick and
fairly long. From these varieties 1t is
hoped to produce natural furs with a
fine color that will not fade.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-12-25
No Cards in the House.

The fourth-grade teacher had a
great deal of trouble with Fred's at
tendance. He vas absent so often
that she got suspicious and wrote a
note to his parents, as follows:
81 am afraid that Fred is playing
truant and would like your cooper
alton in securing better attendance
record from him.
This was the reply:
"Dere Teecher-If Fred is playing
truant he didn't lern it at home. We
air church people and hain't got a
card in our house,"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-12-25
Alaskan Petroleum.

The petroleum produced in Alaska
is derived wholly from single pat
ented claim in the Katallo oil field. &C
cording to the United States geolog-
ical survey. department of the interior
The old wells on this claim and the
refinery were operated as usual in
1918. Two new productive wells were
also drilled in the Katalla field. The
total production in 1918 was some
what larger than in 1917.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-12-25
The House Of Melancholy Lords.

Some Of the peers rebuked by Lord
Salisbury for never appearing at
Westminster may be Of the opinion of
Disraeli, who after three months ex-
nerlence of the house of lords declared
that he felt like one dead and in tho
Elysian fields" The present Viscount
Peel used far stronger language in a
speech to his former constituents at
Taunton, complaining of having been
forced to 60 TO the house Of lords
"Even a guillotined house Of COM
MONS" he said, lis better than the
muzzled melancholy Of the house Of
lords. 1t is a severe trial to
one who has red blood in his veins "a
walk perforce across the lobby into
the half-light and backwaters Of the
lords. Any social Difference
paid to a peer resembles that melted
out to a woman because of her weak
ness or the kindness extended to
man with a wooden leg by those who
have the happiness not to be MANNED"
Manchester Guardian.
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ASPIRIN FOR COLDS

Insist on "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
in "Bayer package" containing prop
er directions for Colds, Pain, Head
ache, Neuralgia, Lumbago, and Rheu-
matism. Name 'Bayer" means genuine
Aspirin prescribed by physicians for
nineteen years. Handy tin boxes of II
tablets cost few cents Aspirin is trade
mark Of Bayer Manufacture of Mono
aceticacidester of Salicylicacid.-Adv.
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TAUGHT Them to March.

Church-Do you believe in military
training?
Gotham--Well, 1 will say that, so
far as lot of fellows who have called
on my daughter and increased my gas
bills are concerned, have instructed
them how to raarch.
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That's Strange.

met a friend who had been Ill ano
inquired: "How are yon now?" She
replied 10 you know, i nearly died !!
! said: "I'm glad to hear it." She's
angry now.-Exchange
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-12-25
The Pianrst's Hair.

Patience understand Paderewsh
was only two years old when he began
to play the piano.
Patrice-Well, he couldn't have had
enough hair then to play very good.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

BEEVEs-Recsipts. $50 head; 9 cars on
sale no trading up TO a late hour feeling
at 17@23e. q ID. for common 10 fairly
prime native sides.
CALVEs-Recsipts. $40 head; 500 on
sale with the stale Westerns VeaiI
steady; Westerns very dull and 6 cars un.
sold. Common TO good veals sold at sis
92o per 100 lbs, no prime vsais offersd
vsais steady on good ana prime grades
common do. and srassers and skim milk
dull and lower; city dressed veals. 25Q9ec
a To-. country dressed veals, 24Is2c
sales-Tohfn Il shannon; 100 Southern
calves, 1871 lbs. average. $40. s. Sanders
"a veals. its. $40.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-ReceiptA 2llt
stale lambs moving out slowly. Common
10 prime sheep, $3.50 1880 per 100 lbs.
culls. 1906 common to fairly prim,
lambs. sla@i7!25; oulls. $40. DRESSED
mutton ateadyi l301sc. per h.; dressed
lambs duli and unchanged at 500 2Sc.
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a few choice careasses exceed quotations.
lambs, 50 lbs. average. iiI.5. TObin
sl726: 255.. SO. t1s.75; i7I virgins. II,
sheep ana yssrlinss 100. $40; 50 sheep,
.ib.75; lt6 81, .sl5,5O; 10, 81. SIS; $50,
s So tsso ,s i s1 :SI, e. Il 's
HoGs1,Reeeipts, 1850 head; all con-
trading on live weight; feeling steady
at s2392S.5O per 100 lbs Roughs s2O.25.
Live Stock Markets In Other CITIES.
KANSAS CITY. July 2s.-Hcss.Re-
Sssi we sh. EYE paetins ' .o1.
cattie-Receipts, 1905 market for week.
evenly higher, other kinds weak TO 5Sc.
lower, plain butcher stock weak to 25c.
lower other grades strong TO 25e. higher.
good stookers steady to 2Sc, higher, other
stockers weak to 25c. lower.
sheeP-Reoeipts 1900; market for week.
ga lower, feeders $4,000. lower.
EAST ST. LOUIS. July 2s.-HoEs-Rs-
eeipts. $500; higher. Top t2asoj bulk.
.22.75t23,s5 medium weight. ,2s.75 o.
ea4Qi light weight t226b $3.50: light
light, s2l.25922,7S; heavy packing sows,
:is So pigs ,iiGsa,s5. ' r0usA'
Cattle-Rseeipts, l.lOoi practically no
market
sheep-Re ,sipts. 1900.
CHICAGO, July 2s,---Hoss-Reeeipts
mostly 10 TO 15c' lower than yesterday,
average, TOP. '?s2S; bulk. 2s0as,i5i
sal. Is ?3.?Si light weight, t2l.s5 02G3S;
so SR .mgoh. .sl psesinHs as soM.
rough, s2Q92l; pigs, t2o@2i.5o.
catt1e-Receipts, 1000; compared with
a week ago choice and prime beef steers
and she stock strong to 25c. higher; me.
dunn and good corn fed rs to SOC. lower
ali grass cattle. including stoekers and feed
ers soc. to 81 lower; Gamers rs TO soc.
lower; veal calves ibc. TO tl.50 lower
Sheep-Reeeipts, 1000; compared with a
week ago native lambs mostly 7Sc. K
| sl.25 lower; Westerns soc. to 81 higher
yearlings rs to SOC. higher; breeding ewes
SOC. TO 81 higher.
PITTsBUBG. July 2s-Cattle--Fair sup.
| ply steady; prime. ,l5.25@ls. Sheer
| steady, supply fair Prime wethers Sl0.bI
| oil; yculis and common. s3.509Bi lambs
SiiGis5o; veal calves. is. 5o9ls5o. Hog.
hssSi.;. ssiSo o $50; msdium and hsaVs
pigs, ;as@2sbo; rough. sis.2o.
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Electric Good. for brittany.

s7s. Electrical dealer in France desire.
70 represent IN Brittany manufactures OF
electrical goods except conduit but par
s74. Manager of import house In England
desires to become representative OF Ameri-
can coal txportfng company interested in
s15. Firm of publishers in Spain desires
20 receive samples Of paper from American
s7s. Commercial agent in Belgium de-
sires TO purchase typewriters of all makes
pair, and office furniture and supplies.
~. Manufacturer in France desires to
purchase linseed and rapeseed oil, glue.
for glue. glucose. bsnsene. petroleum oils,
shellac, lard and edible fats.
BIS: Merchant firm in Belgium desires
to purchase ready made suits and over
coats for men. and boys. cloth for mems
and boys clothing and travelling goods.
such as bags. In leather and canvas, and
.s7s. Merchant from France who is in
this country desires to purchase from man
steel ana their products electrical goods.
automobiles, rubber goods. agricultural
Tor fSfss T.slwsy car: ana
general merchandise. 49,
$50. Lumber merchant in Italy desires
70 get agency for sale of lumber. espc-
cially pitch pine. and other construction
ssl, Firm in Belgium desires TO pur-
ware, bathtubs, wsshstands. water closet
Installations, shower bath Installations,
heaters for baths. radiators. valves and
accessories and vacuum cleaners.
$50. Purchase OF sur gical catgut in 10 or
IL foot lengths in so to 100 gross lots as
sorted sizes. No. 4/1o hne to No. 9 thick.
desired by firm In Scotland.
ssS. Firm Of commercial agents in Bel
GUM desires to purchase wooden pegs for
shoes and shoemakers' tools. and requests
samples by mail. and samples with prices
ana sizes OF pieces available, OF felt for
saddles In blue and dark mixtures. IS mil
rUN A.
also buckles OF iron. nickel and brass for
harness and bits and related equipment.
sSf. Purchase by man in Canada OF rack
manufacturing machinery desired
ssS. Wholesaler in Norway desires to OBJ
tain connections with American firms deal
ing In chemicals and chemical materials
Particularly soap and drugs.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad Company

The Chicago. Burlington q Quincy Rail-
road Company will pay at par and interest.
on presentation at Its once in Chicago, or
at its Fiscal Agency. State Street Trust
Company. IS State Street. Boston. or at It's
Fiscal Agency. 81 Nassau Street. New
York. any OF its Denver Extension 49,
Bonds, issued December /, 1881, not here
tofore called for redemption by the Trustee
OF the Mortgage.
THOMAS s. ROWLAND. Treasurer.
HIGH GRADE silver mine for
sale.
}. H. GRAHAM & CO., BROKERS,
I'll Unity Building, Chicago.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railroad Company
Denver Extension -Four Per Cent. Bonds,
Due February I, 1922.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT in
pursuance OF the Trust Agreement dated
December 1. 1881. by and between the
Chicago. Burlington g. Quincy Railroad
Company and The New England Trust
Company. the following Denver Extension
-Four Per Cent. Bonds due February I.
1879. Of said Railroad Company. issued
under said trust agreement. have been
drawn for payment. viz;
One hundred ffty-scven (1SD bonds for
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DIVIDENDS AND interest.
PRESSED STEEL CAR COMPANY.
BORDEN's CONDENSED MILK COMPAN'
ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.
THE LExIN0ToN MILLS, INC,
al Sixth Avenue, New York

Notice h hereby siven maj tSs Annual
Meeting OF the Lexington Mills Inc, will
be held at the once OF the Corporation,
81 sth Avenue, on Monday. August eth.
pose of electlng directors and for the
transaction OF any other authorised bust
ness that may require the action OF the
FREDJD. SMITH. s.cretarv
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LOST FOUND AND REWARDS.

LIBERAL REWARD for return Of two
rings lost at Luchow's restaurant Saturday
evening. July 18Th. No questions asked
Return once. los East llth st.