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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1919-01-09

Il was a day to be remembered by
every doughboy that was IN it. /
have been on the front in several
places, We went thru the Arconne
Forest on the way TO the Meuse and
it was some sight. The timber near
~ all shot 90 pieces Have seen
trees - inches thru blown Off bv a
shell Just ike lightning had struck
It, 50 you can get a little idea Of the
power of one Of the G. |. cans we
have been dodglug--you will sure
dodge when you hear one coming
too. and the first thing you know
after you hear one coming directly
at you you hit the ground on your
belly and try to get down fiat as
pancake and wonder if your name is
on that one or not We went across
the Meuse the night of the 10th and
1t was an awful night. | was in the
advance party, and the moon went
down leaving us in pitch dark in
enemy country with such a fog all
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many shells that W. had his guns all
located ana they tell me our artilI.
cry put nearly all his guns in range
out of business right on the start.
We were in our position to 60 over
at $40 and YOU should have seen US
go over after them Then it was |
saw what terrible work artillery
can do. The engineers were there
to cut wire cntangIements for us,
and there sure had been some barb
wire there to 60 thru. but the arti l.
cry had done the work Tor us. The
wire was torn up so we could walk
right thru and their trenches, when
we got there were nothing but cid
guIIeyS they were torn up until they
did not look like they had even been
dug by hand in places, and how a
single Dutchman lived in that hal Of
schrapnel and iron don't see. We
advanced SO fast they couldn't keep
the barragc ahead of us. Everyone
had his bayonet fixed looking for
boche like we hunt rabbits at home
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1919-01-09
From Grover d. Reed

La Bourboule, France, Nov, "a, IS
Dear Dad: As this is Dads Letter
Day" and the Stars and Stripes"
says the censor has taken of. his
green whiskers | will write you a
few lines and tell you about some
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CHAPTER XVIII.

Daphne scuttered for the subway as
fugitive rabbit to its burrow. But
she was not a rabbit and she felt Suf.
located In the tunnel. She could not
endure to be quiet in the presence of
so many google eyes like aligned but
tons. She left the train at the next
station and walked rapidly to Fifth
avenue, and up II homeward.
She walked rapidly for the comfort
of the rcstlesSncSs. but there was no
comfortable destination ahead of her
She found Mrs. Chevvis at home with
her diSconSolate husband Daphne
dared not tell them just yet that she
had lost her place. She would tell
them when she got another one. For
fear that they might ask why she was
home so early she went down to Bay.
ards apartment.
She wanted to tell Bayard and Leila
what had happened. 1t was safe, she
felt sure. Bayard would never attack
Gerst. He would be more likely to
rail at Daphne for bringing the trou.
BILE on herself.
Leila let her In at the door. but she
was In a militant humor. She said,
"Helio" grlmly and stepped back fol
Daphne to enter. Daphne found Bay.
ard still sglow with interrupted quar-
rel. He said. "HelloI" with a dismal
connOtation.
"What do you suppose that brothei
OF yours orders me to do now7" said
Leila. whirling Daphne toward her.
'T can't imagine" said Daphne. In.
credulous OF Bayard's ordering Leila
to do anything.
"He wants me to go to Dutilh and
put up a poor mouth and humiliate my
self"
Bayard snatched Daphne to him
and stormed: "She bought the clothes
didn't she, without consulting me'
She wouldn't send 'em back as you did
yours; she wore 'em out, paraded EN-
before other men there In Newport
while / was shaving here. And now
that DutiIh insists on money that
haven't got, and can't get. she wont
even go explain ii to him. That's AL
! ask her-to explain IL to him anC
ask him to be patient so that / won'
be sued. can't stand that. I've hat
every other calamity but I've never
been sued for debt i ask Leila to q
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CHAPTER XVII-Daphne gets a nosf-
gon addressing envelopes. but the frm
fails She secures another, but is In
s-fA" nv tha manager and leaves.
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CHAPTER XIX.

When Duane came up to the door
he greeted her with the beaming 10y
BUSINESS OF rising sun. He praised
her and thanked her for lending him
her time. The elevator that took their
bodies down took her spirits up. She
noted that he had not brought his big
car with his chauffeur. He slowed
her into a powerful roadster built for
two. But she had no inclination to
protest The car caught them away
and they sped through Central park
with lyrical. with dithyrambic, sweep.
1.-The trees how wonderful they
are :" she cried.
They had been wonderful for weeks,
but she had thought them dismal.
They're nothing to what they are
In Westchester." said Duane. "We're
going to have look at them and
dine up there somewhere"
"Are wef was all she said.
And he said. 1--WE are"
After they left the park end re-
entered the hard streets she found the
courage to remind him: But you said
you had something important to tell
me. What was it?'
Miss Kip, you've played the very
devil with me. l thought / was i'm
rune to the lover germ. but-weli,
told you the truth about going abroad
to shake off the-the feyer-the
Daphnitls that attacked me. But l
couldn't get you ont of my mind for
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low warmth.
"We're stopping here for dinner. tf
you don't mind" said Duane.
Daphne was trifie i'll at case, but
she was hungry, too. and the adventure
was exhilarating. There were not
many people at the tables, and they
were Of an adventurous cast as well.
When Duane had given his order he
asked Daphne II she would Join the
rest of the diners who had left their
chairs to fox-trot. She shook her head
and he did not urge her.
But by the time their dinner was
served and eaten the nagging, inter-
minable music had played away near.
ly nll her scruples.
When Duane looked at her with an
appealing smile, she smiled back, nod
ded and rose. He leaped to his feet
and took her in his arms.
Somehow, IL was not mere dancing
now. He had told her that he loved
her. There was In his embrace an
eagerness that was full OF difference,
but full of delight as well. After all,
she was alone with him in company
and was growing less so every hour.
Her feet and all her limbs and every
muscle OF her reveled In the gambol,
but her heart and mind and conscience
were troubling her till she stopped
short at last and said:
I'm sorry, but I'D rather not
dance any more-here"
Duane paused In moments
chagrin. Then he sighed: IAN right"
They retreated to their table. and he
looked at her sadly. and she sadly at
him. Then he seemed to like her even
better than before and he said, with q
very tender smile:
Want to go homer
"lf you don't mind"
when they came out upon the veran-
da OF the hotel the lake was a vast
! charger OF frosted silver among the
hills. They stood admiring IL for q
moment and the music from the hotel
seemed to come from another world.
lie helped her into the car and they
whisked away southerly.
lie returned to the road along the
Hudson, and IL was 30 beautiful in the
moonglow that 1t seemed pity to
hurry through the wonderland at such
speed. And what was she going back
10 that She should be In such hastef
She hinted as much to Duane. and
ne bettered the suggestion. Not only
did he check the speed, but at one
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CHAPTER XvI-Daphre's search for
work Is unsuccessful as Il CIay's and
hings look black indeed
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long. or out or my heart at all I'm q
sick man. Miss Kip. n lovesick man."
MIR. Duane, you mustn't can't al
low yOu-really
"Oh. yes, you can!" he said, and
sent the car ahead with plunge.
"You're going to listen to me for once.
You can't help yourself. I'm not going
to hurt you. just want you to help
me a little. / went up In the Berk-
shires and tried to get my sanity back.
but l couldn't! l couldn't even play
goif-or cards-or drink. People drive
me crazy. ! can't get interested In
anything OF anybody but you"
"Mr. Duane. please You oughtn't
to beg you. / have no right"
"Oh, i know you're engaged to Clay
Wimburn. He's nice Kid. I'm not
one-two-three with him. I'm not try
ins to cut him out couldn't IL l
would. like hun. I'd like to helm
him, and your brother. too 1 don't
mean so be imp.rtinent. either; but
well. the main thing is. ! want 10 beg
you To let me see you once in II while.
y want to take you out riding and
dining and dancing and-you can take
Wimburn along If you've go, to, but l
want you To save my life somehow.
And, by the Lord Harry think 1t Will
save yours. You don't look well, my
dear-Miss Kip. 1t breaks my heart
to see 1t. No, don't believe you're
getting as much fun out Of life as you
ought to. There isn't much fun in the
world any more. but what Titles left
Is very precious. and want you to get
all that's going. Won't you let me help
you go after itf Won't your
They swung up to a height that COM
manded a vast reach OF the Hudson.
Between Its banks IL semed to be a
river Of wine. The western sky was
like q forest Of autumn leaves with tie
last sad red pitfully beautiful, since
II must turn so soon to rust.
In a spirit OF haste the feetly spin
ming wheels murmured. "Why not. why
not, why not. why-notwhynotwhy -
Before the sunset had quite relin-
quished the sky the moon was over
the horizon-the harvest moon. huge
and close and OF meditative mein.
1t paled and dwindled as IL climbed.
but Its power seemed to grow.
1t left Daphne more alone with
Duane, a little afraid of him and OF
the cleaning. They emerged above
the chain of Croton lakes and ran
across the big dam and wound along
the shore, crossing iron bridge after
iron bridge, till they came to q little
roadside inn whose lights had vel.
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tient, and nobody's fool at that. TIL,
thoughts Of tailors are long. Ions
thoughts.
Daphne sat thinking. but not o,
clothes. The labor problem had nj
most defeminized her. She was study
ing the models as they lounged about
the shop. Suddenly she spoke. "Oh
Mr.. Dutilh, how much money does Q
model earnTH
"You mean what salary do I pay
Common clothes-horses get fifteen O,
sixteen dollars. Better lockers gel
better pay. You're worth thousane
q week at least. Want a job2"
eyes"
His smile was quenched. He studied
her across his cup. He saw the anx
iety in her curiosity.
whats the matter?" he said. "Ha,
he run off with another girl, or do yos
expect to go fishing for a millionaire
, In my pondT
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tell him about my hard luck and my
fine prospects-plGy fair with him
and with me. But will she do It? No.
She won't do anything for me-"
Daphn~ was swayed by HI emotion
She pleaded: "Why don't you, Leila,
You have such winning ways. I'll &c
wit YOU"
Leil hesitated. then answered by
takin- UP her hat and slapping it on
her head. She paused, took Il of,
again and went to her room, unhook
ing her gown as she went; she knew
that I'm asking favOrs one should weai
ones hest appearances.
Bayard grumbled. "How are YOU
getting along at your officer"
p"Dl felt unable to intrude he,
own trnhles on his. She shrugged
her shoulders. It Is a kind of white
lie. the shrug.
Hang on to your job as long as you
can. old girl. for you'll have to support
us all, guess. You're the only one Of
us that can get job or earn a cent.
That's the advantage of being a pretty
girl"
Daphne was almost moved to tell
him some Of the disadvantages of be-
ing a pretty girl, but she felt that the
time was unfit for exploiting her own
woes. She ached for some one to dis
close them to, but she withheld them.
Leila came In, arrayed in her very
finest. She was smiling in the con-
tentment of beauty at its best. "When
you ask credit you've got to look as
If you didn't need it." she said.
They found Dutilh In a state of un-
usual excitement and exhaustion.
There were few customers in his place
and he left them to the other sales
people. He advanced on Leila and
Daphne and gave q hand to each,
"Why, oh why in the name Of Paul
Poiret didn't you come in a week ago1
The pirates have taken every decent
gown 1 had. The sewing women are
working like mad to reproduce 'em,
but there's nothing left fit to show,
except to Pittsburgh and Plattsbura
tourists. Where did you get that awful
rag you have onr
suiu LSllh-
~Oh, Of course, 1 remember. Its
beautiful. Sit down I'm dead. Have
4 cigarettef Have q cup Of teaf Oh
Miss Gaivey-tea for three. please.
didn't forget either Of you when l was
In Paris. i have a SIREN gown for you
Ars. Kip, that will break your heart
with Joy. You'd murder to get It. Ant
ss for you. Miss Kip-well. you'll sim
ply be indecently demure In the one :.
call Innocence
Daphne was trif1e shocked. bu
Leiia's eyes filled with tears at tn,
mockery of such talk. She moaned
II didn't come to buy. i came Il
apologize ard beg for mercy. / owe
you lot OF money, and l haven't &
cent"
"Who hasI What OF it1 Nobody
paying anybody"
"But / had an urgent Letter s-o=
your bookkeeper. or somebody"
Don't mind her. She gets excited
Nobody pays me. You come in ant
get another gown and you'll catch {,
millionaire with It."
1t was hard for Dutilh to keep hi
clients clear In his memory.
''But / can't afford It."
"And / can't afford to have my chill
dren going round in last years rags
You do as you're told and come arount
next week. I'll get my money out o.
you some day. Trust me for that"
Leila felt rapturous desire TO kis
him and call him names OF gratitude
He was generous by impulse and pa
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But that meant instant dismissal at
uhs very least He might smash his
dst into her face or her breast or
knock her to the floor with the back
q his hand. She had seen too much
oS life recently to cherish longer the
pretty myth that the poor are good to
She poor. She had seen how shabby
women Jared with street car conduct
8rs and subway guards. She had seen
her own prestige dwindle as her
as4othes lost freshness.
8ut the violence of Gerst's resent
ment would be a detail The horror
was the mere thought of his touch.
She rose quickly and tried TO reach
Che fire escape. That was the solu-
i1on-to Join the crowd
But Gerst filed the aisle. She sidled
past two tables into the next aisle. He
'taughed and sidled across to the same
saiSle. She tried to hasten by. He put
this arms out ana snickered:
What's the rush, grille? Nobody
bollered 'Firer"
Let me pass, please" she mumbled.
Wait Ia minute. wait ia minute.
What d you say II / was to asst you
TO go to show tanight huh? What'd
fou sayr'
Thank you. I have another I
couldn't"
Smother eve, thenf Or to a dance.
huhr"
THANK you, I'm afraid can't"
why not? Come on! Why notf
SAin't got class enough for youp,
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eyes. The charm had worked the third
time! She darted forward to get away
before the spell was broken. As she
passed him-whether he suddenly
changed his mind or had only pretend
ed to acquiesce-he enveloped her in
his arms.
She almost swooned I'm the onset of
fear and the suffocation Of his EN-.
brace. Then she fought him. striking.
scratching, writhing. He crowded
her against the nearest table and tried
to reach her lips across her left elbow.
Her outfluDg right hand struck
against an inkwell, recognized 1t as a
weapon of a sort, and, clutching 1t,
swept 1t up and emptied it into his
lace.
His satyric leer vanished in a black
splash. His hands went to his
drenched eyes. Daphne, released.
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dropped the inkwell and fled to the
tocker-room while he stamped about,
bowling like the blinded Cyclops.
Daphne did not stay to taunt him nor
to demand her wages. She caught
glimpse of faces at the fre-escape
windows, but hugging her hat and
coat. she made good her escape
She knew what she was escaping
from, but not what to.
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DRUGGISTS! VICK'S VAP0RUB
SHORTAGE OVERCOME ATLAST

this demand they responded nObly.
Retail druggists kept open day and
night and slept where they dropped
behind the prescription counter.
Wholesale druggists called their
salesmen off the road to help fill or
wired us to ship
Vick's VapoRub by the quickest
route. regardless OF expense.
A TREMENDOUS JOB TO IN
CREASE OUR PRODUCTION.
In this emergency we have tried
to do our part. We secured the
country for raw materials-o'ir
Traffic Manager spent his days rid
ing freight cars in--we shipped raw
materials in carload lots by express
and pleaded with manufacturers to
increase their deliveries to us.
But it was a slow process. Some
of our raw materials are produced
only in Japan--supplies in this coun-
try we're low and shipments required
three months to come from the Far
East. Then we had to recruit and
train skilled labor. We brought our
statesmen into the factory and train
ed them as foremen We invented
new machinery, and managed to in
stall it on Christmas Day. so as not to
interfere with our daily production.
I43 JARS OF VAPORUB EVERY
MINUTE DAY AND NIGHT.
BY January 1st we had everything
ready to put on our night shift. and
since then our laboratory has been
running day and night. To feed our
automatic machines. which drop out
one hundred and forty-three jars OF
VapoRub minute or one million
and eighty thousand weekly. has re-
quired force of 500 people. Our
Cafe Department, created for the
benefit of these workers, served
1000 meals during the month OF
January alone
DISTRIBUTED SINCE OCTOBER.
An idea OF the work we have ac-
complished this fall may be given
by our production figures s-13.O2s,-
976 jars OF VapoRub manufactured
and distributed since last October
on" jar for every two families IN the
entire United States.
KS NapoRub was used
IN with the physician's ~
nable to Obtain doc Nc1hC,l
Y. \S N
yer the country. from A~
eat Lakes to the Gulf. E&5TYA
,al home remedy for HnI uN
u JR
ORUBSSzI;z,lSa
sSXX;1: 49,
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Continued from Last IssueD
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Is MILLION JARS OF VAPORUB
DISTRIBUTED SINCE OCTOBER.

An idea OF the work we have ac-
complished this fall may be given
by our production figures-13. 3.02s,-
976 jars OF VapoRub manufactured
and distributed since last October
on" jar for every two families IN the
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SYNOPSIS.

-
eHAPTER Introducing Clay VIM
9qru, young New Yorker on visit to
Cleveland. and Mrn and Miss Daphne
CHAPTER 1.-THE acquaintance of the
FounS people ripens into love and VIM
korn and Daphne become engaged.
CHAPTER III-wimburn returns to
New York, from whence he writes urging
Daphne to marry him at once She con-
Sents, and arrangos to go to Now York
bor her uousseau.
CHAPTER IV-Bayard. brother Of
ktage aud his departure for Europe with
nia bride Lola. Daphne and her mother
ere Installed In Bayard's nat at New
CHAPTER v-wimburn introduces his
Efhanced and her mother to luxurious
New York life. Daphne makes acuuain-
IL HES is S sreatiJ tom attpsctsd. by T bspsns % Bay Bay
ard and his wife return unexpectedly.
CHAPTER vI-Th@ three women az
ears Daphne's trousseau.
CHAPTER vII-From DutiYh. fashion.
@s .snsnn1:. Sossn%s. the two yoSSEfsr Usns9
he.d. DepSns%. % indisn.e: T s.eisS.. essa ''sss :ss
sxe@e%t T With Nv WlmSas.. a ena IN. % s.s SEEN snu
9ss Kembis, popuar stag fay sCtts, and
aieves she has the sbthty 70 achieve
ma saDo success.
- vi3t her .t d. &2&.san nv.sss ..ss him Inaee te
procure . theatrical tton for her, He
SE9e.. but .ssums. Is sttituds of AZ.
escdoa. which Daphne resouta
CHAPTER Ix-D~sns ap1o<ises and
errsnses meeting for 6apsns Nth
.ss si7s nss.ss; he: sSsS:: arc: .sS:s s:SksS:
knS to dissIsde her ffsm etts.pptins to
Sster the profession, M khs dSsldss ID
Psrsevere.
CHAPTER x-Daphue's nrst rehearsal
tiasco. and Rebsn advises hsr TO give
encourages her.
CHAPTER xr-wesley Kip. father Of
Daphne. arrive. at New YORK with dirs
news or financial catastrophe. Ho goes
to SfsS Room with ath Ms Mr.. k snd
CHAPTER xII-sudden illness of Mis-,
Daphne her chance. but her acting s is
&ismal failure. She is again consoied BY
TOm Dwo~~
CHAPTER xIII-Daphne gives up hes
position with Reben.
CHAPTER xIv-Daphne and Clay
Sesume their relations as an engaged
SHS UeSiIs TO look FOR work de-
Sermined to support herself Outbreak OF
var causes Clay TO lose his position. and
SaNaru salary is cut In half He specu-
Hates in Wall street and loses avarvthing
CHAPTER XV-Bayard appeals to his
Father for financial aid. only to find the
Pld gentleman is in a worse situation than
himself Lc!!a's Jewels so to the pawn
chop.
CHAPTER KVI-Daphre's search for
Work Is unsuccessful AS Is Clay's and
ehings look black indeed.
CHAPTER XVIT-Daphns gets a posi-
Qon addressing envelopes. but the frm
fails She secures another but In In
S-lfAH nv ths manager and leaves
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The Deal Schedule For Last
November, Which Was Post
pOned on Account of the In
fiuenZa Epidemic, Is Now Re-
instated-GOOd During the
Month of March.
OVER ONE MILLION JARS
OF VAPORUB PRODUCED
EACH WEEK.

II is with pride that we announce
of Vick's VapoRub, which has lasted
since last October. is now overcome
Since January 1st, we have been run
ming our laboratory twenty-three
and a half hours out of every twenty
four. Last week We shipped the last
of our back orders. and retail drug
gists, therefore. are no longer re-
Quested to order in small quantities
only.
NOVEMBER DEAL RE-INSTATED.
This deal. which we had expected
to put on last November and which
had to be postponed on account of
the shortage OF VapoRub, is REIN
stated for the month OF March This
allows a discount of 10 per cent on
shipments from jobbers' stock of
quantities of from l to gross. 5
per cent Of this discount is allowed
by the jobber and per cent by u.s.
We advise the retail druggists to
place their orders Immediately. 40
that the jobbers will be able to get
prompt shipments 20 them.
THANKS OF THE PUBLIC DUE
THE DRUG TRADE DURING
THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC.
The thanks OF the American pub
lie are certainly due the entire drug
trade-retail. Wholesale and manu-
featuring for what they accom-
plished during the recent influenza
epidemic. The war caused short
age OF physicians-nurses were al
most impossible to obtain-the de-
mand on the drug trade was unoH-
pected and overwhelming. and to
During the influenza epidemic. Vic
as an external application in connecti
treatment, and thousands OF people
tor, relied on Vick's almost exclusives
Literally millions of families all
California to Maine, and from the G.
have found Vick's VapoRub the id
Group and cold troubles
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