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hut you hadn't prayed for dia-
montis."
"God-and the masters who carry
out the supreme plan--answer prayers
In their own way" She said it as IL
she were admonishing a child, and
then snatched the next argument out
Of my mouth.
"Don't millions Of Christian people
pray every day. on their Bonded knees,
Give us this day our daily bread
believing they will get it from a divine
source. and is it any harder for God
to give the diamonds than a crust?"
l was defeated. She went on-in a
rather unsteady vOice-and told me
what she'd thus far held back-the
end of the prophecy, not yet fulfilled
and that she nightly anticipated: the
ultimate revelation and ordination
one of the masters was to wing an
invisible flight through the air. straight
from Tibet to the room where we sat,
and to place upon her bosom The mys-
tic seal-seven blood-red stains. in
symbol Of seven bleedings Of the con-
trite heart purging itself of its seven
deadly sins.
And this. in the last word, is what
the diamonds meant to her-the fulfill
ment of the most passionately cher
ished aspiration Of her life.
"He will come-he will follow his
gift-it will draw him like magnet"
she finished joyously.
l was put to rout. The very unrea.
sonableness Of her belief constituted
for 1t sort Of dignity. It commanded
respect by its isolation and the storms
of argument it had withstood.
l got out the box of diamonds and
handed 1t to her. She came out of
the inner light in which she'd been
silently basking. A shadow crossed
her face. She started back-hut
thrust them into her hand. And with
that rose.
'You don't mean" she began.
II can't discuss it any further to-
day." l said, and fastened out Of the
house. 1t was absolutely the only
thing l could do.
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HUSBAND FIGHTS
FOR HIS BRIDE
Now Faces Murder Charge for
Killing Bandit Who abducted
Woman.

Chicayo.--The strange story nf how
pretty bride Of a few months was
kidnapped by q band of thieves. held
prisoner until her husband rescued
her and how later the husband was
protecting a small boy. will form an
interesting chapter in the records If
criminal court hearings when the case
comes to trial.
Oscar E.ngStrOm is charged with
murder, EngStrom and his young bride
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me. and It was all arranged with mad.
anne that she was to bring me to Paris
when papa telegraphed. And she
couldn't, you know, so you brought
me-"
$50 that was why you were so
afraid of being searched at the Gus.
toms house on the frontier?"
"Yes. Papa told me they might
and If they found the papers he would
be handed over to the government.
But they didn't find them She
smiled in childish delight. II got them
to Paris with you all right. and then
l ran on ahead ald told papa and said
how kind you'd been, and said you
We're just going to America, and he
said the governess he'd engaged had
been taken sick and couldn't 20 to
America. but the Russian spies were
after him and he was afraid he'd be
killed. and perhaps you would take me
with you.'
Billy glared at monsieur. Monsieur
answered him with shrug as much
as to say, "Well. what would your"
Claire Went on. "And then papa
asked you to let me 60 with you, and
you-yOu-cOuldn't."
She was too exQuisitely polite to re.
mind me Of that stern, uncompromis.
ing refusal.
well. papa found Mrs. Delario, and
it was all right"
"And now. Claire. what was pre-.
cisely the plan about that little box?
What were YOU to do with it,"
She blushed and grew so embar.
rassed she could hardly go on. but her
father helped her by telling her. "Con.
ceai Messing. my chi!d-you have done
only what your fazer have commanded
you to-" Thus encouraged. she con.
fessed, II was to put it in your slip.
peril you had one you weren't wear.
ing. because you know you told papa
that your baggage wasn't examined
your cousin was an inspector. or some.
thing like that. And If l couldn't get
II into your baggage must put 1t in
one of Mrs Delario's slippers"
Il remember now" l suddenly ex.
claimed. "That time l caught You in
my caO1n-at my suitcase-you were
trying to do it then?"
Tears came to her eyes.
YES" she almost whispered. II was
going to put it in one of your slip.
pers-l found you had pair just like
Mrs. DelariO's."
oh" l said. And at this, mon.
Sieur tnterpOsed. ut was my plan
ze sltpper-if one could be found not
worn on re steamer"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Proverbs are but the offspring a.
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Woman "6uys" Husband.

HaSer>t"wn. Md.-'etrr Guy. the
gypsy. who. at peS Moin.S. la. was
"hG!lght" from his wife by another
woman several days ago, is we'll
known in Hager>tnwn.
The hill "f sale was drawn M by an
attorney OF l'es M"ine> and placed on
record. by the terms Of the sale"
the new wife gave the former Mrs.
Guy 5000 in gold for Guy. Apnar.
emily Guy had been transferred in a
similar manner before. for Mrs. Guy
No. told the attorney who drew IN
IN" papers that she paid 5000 tor
him.
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CHAPTER XIV.
An Important Ownership.

When l left her house this was my
situation with Mrs. Delario - she'd
given birth to the incorrigble belief
that million dollars worth Of dia.
monds had been presented to her by
an unknown lama in Tibet: sent her
through the air; glued into the toe of
her slipper. and this in answer to
prayer. And had to reckon with it
as a fact-a fact that yelled me off
the straightforward course I'd been
about to pursue and bullied ME into
taking devious ways.
mo" replied to myself ten dozen
times. "The Emperor William didn't
consult me about what he should do
with his old diamonds: why should he
expect help from me now? He's got
his own machinery to work with-let
him get his diamonds back himself.
I'm no detective-I'm not his tool"
Billy was an hour late in reaching
the house and ] interrupted his petu.
liant explanation as to why he wasn't
two hours late. or three. to commune
cate rapidly-knowing that monsieur
would be there in a minute-my deci.
sion that Mrs. Delario was to keep the
diamonds and the Emperor William
might twiddle his thumbs and whistle.
You took 'em back to herr"
"Yes. and she's to keep them"
"But-what did she say"
The elevator was rumbling, and l
knew who was coming.
"But what are you going to tell mon-
Sieur:'
The bell rang-I hadn't decided
what l was going to tell monsieur.
l opened the door. Standing behind
Claire. his glance to me under his Oh.
sequiously lifted hat and across her
head, monsieur rapidly prowled my
face for the sniff Of a hint that l had
everything arranged and my diplo-
macy had been successful. Which hint
I'm positive he didn't get. Claire gave
little cry on seeing me. flung herself
into my arms and hid her bushes on
my shoulder. I ducked my face to hers
and babe my visitors enter. carried
Claire forward, leaving monsieur to
dispose of his hat and coat in the hall.
presented Billy to Claire. and she
shot him dead with one glance and
brought him hack to life with the next.
At the sound of her lovely voice ut
tering a thrifty "How do you do?"
BILLY didn't know his own name-thc
only name he could ut the moment
have articulated was Claire de Rave.
mol.
Claire forgot him as soon as he
stammered out his lawfully glad to
meet you." and dropped her little
hand. was the magnet of those love-
~ eyes! Being middle-aged and proper
does sometimes have its ccmpensa.
tions!
I motioned us to chairs. What was
to tell monsieur! Claire gave me
a moments respite by hurriedly be-
Papa says to tell you every.
thing know"
She glanced at him and he nodded.
'Yes-everything from re begin.
Ming"
you remember vevey?"
I nodded and said EYES,"
well. papa came to see me there
while was at school. you know-and
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i Was Amazing.

the first step to what l saw was 60.
Ing to be very painful revelation
when che burst out, "But how could
lie have known about the diamonds p
that l had them in Paris. The only
way can explain 1t is that either the
Duval girl told hin-and she was in
trance and wouldn't have remem.
hered her prophecy-or he's a wonder.
full psychic himself. But the
audacity Of the thanksgiving he put
them in my slipper"'
"Claire did," corrected, by way of
beginning.
ITS the same thing. What a lie
to say they're his"
hurried on: "Claire did it on the
s'eamer-the night before we landed.
That was how she had been set tn
tv'uggle them through the customs
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THREE PRINCIPAL DIVISIONS
Due Consideration Must BE Given to
Location to Reduce Cost Of
Maintenance.

The three principal divisions Of
actual road making are location. con.
structi"n and maintenance. In plan.
ming Il road it is necessary TIM, Ne
take into consideration all thre.. 1T
these steps. since proper location uf.
fec,s the cost Of construction and may
materially reduce cost of maintenance.
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Used Body to Stop Leak:
Saved Lives of the Crew

When the tr,wlpr Clara ram
on the rocks at the harhnr en-
trance III Plymouth. England. in
!"g AMI stove II hole in her
side. one of the Seamru Stnuped
the greH, rent with his body
and enabled the boat to keep
ai'"a, until help came. thereby
saving the lives If his comrades.
TIL" sailor remained. waist
deep In wafer. for four hours
until In" boat was lowed into
harhor.
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HIGHWAY WORK IN WYOMING
Now Under Way $2,soo, 900 Worth Of
Federal Aid improvements
More to Follow.

There are now under way in Wyo-
ming S!,:ID.ND worth Of federal aid
highway improvements. These I'M
prOvelnents are the first ones OF
program contemplating the exlrn,ii
ture of S6.OOO,WW in three years.
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CHAPTER xlv.-centinued.

She told meas she had on the
s,eamer-how she'd gone abroad to
hunt new psychics for her seances and
the circle meeting at her house, of
which she was a sort of priestess, and
how she had thus come in contact With
the Duval girl. This girl had "wOn-
derful gift of prophecy" and ut a pri-
vate sitting with her had gone into a
'rance-and had given out that Mrs.
Delario was zone Of the ch0sen''-one
of the disciples-elect of the Mystic
Cult Of the Crystal Sphere. whose
headquarters We're lanasary In
Tibet. and had then predicted that she
was shortly to receive the mystic
sign Of Imitation" and gift-con-
veyed through space by spirit infln-
ences-of seven blood-red gems, which
she was at liberty to dispose of and
convert into cash If she desired-thc
sacred masters not dealing in lucre hut
only its suhlimatcd northumberland
apply to her personal needs and the
furtherance of her work for spiritual.
ism.
On being pressed by Mrs. Delario TO
tell more-name the time and place
nf the giit-the girl had declared that
the stones would be In small oblong
hox which Mrs. Delario would dds.
cover among her things when the time
came" and that she would ''reccive
them y-secretly-withOut mur-
tai knowledge Of how they got there
and they would probably be given to
her in Paris. Beyond this the girl was
unable to go.
Rut Mrs. Delario accepted the pre-
diction and, greatly elated and excited
watched for the hour that was to mark
her initiation into earthly wealth and
occult glory. The hour did not come
in Paris. and she returned to America
a tri1le disappointed but still expec.
tant.
She unpacked. She found a slipper.
Where could be its mate? Absent
mindedly she thrust her hand into 1t
and found-her gift!
And YOU see the prophecy was full.
filed" she told me. II had been chO-
~en--as the Duval girl said. Every.
thing came out precisely as she pre-
dicted-the diamonds really came to
mo in Paris, though didn't know it
at the time; there were seven; they
We're worth enough to make me finan-
"ially independent. so can go on with
my work for spiritualisn: they came
without human knowledge; I found
them among my things-every detail
was correct"
I, was frank. straightforward
story. told with heat of conviction
that l think prevented her reading the
establishment that must have kept
growing in my face all the time.
I, was amazing every way looked
at 1t; the thing that struck me most
was how her memory had slipped one
little cog and allowed her belief to
roll smoothly off and land her-in
Tibet! She thought the box had been
sent to her in Paris. but she had
worn her slippers on the steamer!
] was about r. remind her of this as
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men an! cOmnrrcialiZe,l vice on the
farms. These are the exclusive prod
nets of the cilicS, ana If we want 10
keep the people away from, the cities,
we must give them good roads and
40 What we can to improve living con.
dition> in rural communities.
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Proverbs are but the offspring a
practical experience.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
Negro Is Killed BY
Lightning In Church
While He Is PRAYING

HOLLY SPRINGS. Miss. July 90.
lSpl lightning struck the cupola Of
Providence church. a negro Baptist edi-
flee, In the suburbs Of Holly Springs.
late Thursday ran down to the cleo
trio light meter and then ran off In
one OF the electric lights and instantly
killed Rev. Whit Herndon. negro
revivalist from Tupelo, who was con
at the time.
With the exception Ia the damage
done to the wiring the building was
not otherwise damaged and no one else
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
Ne1a'S of RiUers
River Bulletin.

sRise. Fall
RIVER FORECAST.
The Mississippi will not change much
in this district during the next two
days.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
BIRTHS,

Ira d. and Rosa Garrison Cato 10
Richmond, date not given; girl.
William D. and Evalee Bee, Baptist
Memorial hospital. July II: girl
Julius and Nellie Torcigliani Tag
netti. zoos Leath, July II; girl.
!. l.. and Pearl @. Williams, 6l0 Ala
bama, July 81. girl
Marvin =. and Annie Mitchell Dol
lar, 20S9 Peabody July 10: girl.
Henry and allegro Kennedy. 100 Sim
mons, July 10; boy.
Clifford and Annie Cox, Grove ave-
nue.. July 20, girl.
:. Fayett and Katie Stubberfield. s54
Keel July 20, girl
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23

SO cars Of sheep. hogs and cattle to
St. Louis. Memphis and New Orleans
during the first six months of this year.
Mr.. Avis, who is one of the leading
live stock dealers of Tippah. says that
hogs are rather hard to find for sale
now, but there is plenty of sheep and
cattle yet In the county
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
BOYS SCHOOL TO OPEN
IN BLUE MOUNTAIN, MISS,

BLUE MOUNTAIN. Miss, July 20,
(Spl )--According to President J. u,
Brown, OF Mississippi Heights academy.
the training school for boys will open
It's l920-l92l term In September. Sew
opened by the beginning OF the session
The faculty for the coming term il as
follows: President. ]. r. Brown. Prof
Ewart Aubrey. Prof. Reuben Griffith
Mrs, ]. Z, Brown and Miss Annie l.
nNnuyp
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WATERWAY SUPPORTED.

DETROIT. Mich, July 23.-Pledges
Of support IN the effort TO obtain an
open waterway from the Atlantic to
the Great Lakes were received today
from score or more OF cities through
out the Middle West and South by
the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tide
water congress In session here Bust
ness organizations in New Orleans.
Houston. Pensacola and Tampa were
ment of the nrniect
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
DEATHS.

Shell Gleason, age IS. Baptist Me
mortal hospital, July 20; malaria.
Tom .. Wicker age 40. 1908 sledne
July 90: tuberculosis.
Helen Maude Burrows, age II nonthu,
Baptist Memorial hospital, July u
Rcido
Ira Jesse Tucker, age 20. st. Jo-
seRh's hospital, July 49, peritonitls.
Hattie Rudy Oglesby, age Il. 597 n.
Seventh, July 10; doudenal ulcer.
Jim Butt Bunch, age SIS, General hos.
pital, July 10. tuberculosis.
Jake Easley, age Sc, 6s4h Kelley.
July 20; cause unknown.
Maggie l.. Ridley. age 50, 1874 Lanham,
July %. tuberculosis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23

Handy tin boxes Of IL tablets cn-Larger packages
saey
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23

Mrn in time for her Friday night OK
s2lrsion trip.
The federal barge line boat Advance
IA due In Memphis some time Friday
night or Saturday morning.
-
The steamer Harry Ice LETT Thursday
Tor Frtars Point and Helena. The
Eclipse cleared for Osceola Both boats
VIII return 10 Memphis Saturday
The steamer Ossnng, packet boat.
lett Thursday for Oseeola
The regular excursion trip viii be
made Friday evening by the Princess,
and win leave at the foot OF Monroe
street.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

A. @. Boese and N. Foley, Sam Grant
Rast and Iva Tennye Sawyer, William
~, Hami and Mrytle Hawks. C, b.
Swindle and Effie Roberts.
w, NJ TAtum and Odessa Snipe. Lin
ME Campbell and Nettie Blanton. Mary
Johnson and Rookie Boyce. Arthur
Myatt and Effie Harden, c. ], Cotton
and Dallas Hicks, John Clay and Ella
Martin
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
GRANT MADE SUPERVISOR.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July 49, (SplO
-. r. Grant. OF Fayetteville has been
| appointed state supervisor Of rural
| schools TO succeed the late w. T.. LAse E
| ter. Mr.. Laseter died about week
ago,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
SHIP SO CARS SHEEP AND
HOGS IN PAST SIX MONTHS

BLUE MOUNTAIN. Miss. July %
tSpD-W. r. Avis & Son, live stock
dealers in this county. have shipped
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RIVER NEWS

with five bargos Of freight In tow,
the federal barge line boat Choctaw ar
rived In the local harbor Thursday
night from st, Louis She had the tow
boat Barrett in tow. ono Of the barges
was billed for this port and work OF
unloading her started today.
The Oronoco will leave Saturday or
Sunday for Greenyille, Miss. and way
points.
The Idiewild returned Thursday from
Pecan Point and cleared Friday morn
Ing for Seyppel landing, but will re-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-02-27
MADE DISCOVERY roo LATE
Little Good After He Had
Acquired 1t.

While they waited for the train two
passengers entered into conversation.
Presently one disclosed the fact that
he was a detective, and the other was
greatly interested.
81 suppose you have an exciting
time!' he exclaimed.
''Yes, / must say have had my
share of it, owned the sleuth.
discovered great many gigantic
frauds, I suppose?"
81 should say So" the detective re
piled. Between you and me, the most
complete case of fraud ever saw was
a woman, young and pretty. / would
have been ready to swear she was an
angel. But she has temper like a
whirlwind, and is as cunning as a ser
penr."
.'How did you discover her true char
acter?''
81 married herr
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with little cry of gladness. She
raised her lips to his.
"Dear, l have been waiting since
dark" she said, pressing his arm. 81
only got your letter this afternoon,
telling me that you had gone to the
island, and I was frightened, Hilary"
He patted her arm. 81 am quite
safe, DEAR" he answered, smiling.
''There was never any danger. Lafe
was with me, and we went and came
on the tide"
As he spoke he noticed that the
crowd at the wharf-head had drawn
nearer. He heard a man shouting
there seemed to be some disturbance
which he fancied they were trying to
quell. Lafe stepped upon the wharf
with the two girls, walking past Hill.
| ary. Madeleine turned.
Her eyes, lighting upon Marie's face
and then Nanette's, sought Hilary's in
astonishment. But she asked nothing
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-02-27
By
VICTOR
ROUSSEAU
Illustrations By
Irwin My ers
.EzHzEzgaEsaEzEaEzE
CHAPTER XIV.
Letter From Morris

The weather continued mild, and
Hilary's financial prospects continued
to improve. There was every likeli-
hood now of being able to carry on
through the winter. Brousseau had
showed no signs of further interfer-
ence with his men, and there was even
the possibility Of getting out another
small load.
Hilary had sent Nanette home to st.
Joseph. She had promised to write to
him, but, as he had expected, he had
not heard from her. Baptiste had
thrown up his position with, Dupont
and gone into the Ste. Marie limits to
trap. Marie Dupont avoided Hilary !;
he had not seen her since the day of
their adventure.
AS for Dupont, whatever he knew,
he showed no signs. And things seemed
to settle into equilibrium, though Hill
ary was sure that a denouement was
to follow. He, could only wait pa
tiently for that. No action could come
from him. He could not violate his
pledge to Marie in order to secure him.
self with Madeleine.
| Then came the news which stunned
Hilary out of his mental apathy. Mad.
eleine was to marry Brousseau. II
was to be in three weeks-at Christ.
mas, and the banns had been read in
church that Sunday morning for the
/ first time.
What had happened was This: The
| Seigneur had not given his daughter
any sign of remembrance of the event:
that had transpired Immediately be
fore his stroke, though he was in othel
respects normal, save for the paraly
sis of the left side. But as the weeks
went by he grew more and more
nervous and depressed. until one nigh
he blurted out:
"Where will you take me after th'
estate changes hands? / cannot re
main in st. Boniface, nor can remail
with you and the American. am to-
old to go anywhere but to the grave.
So he had remembered all the time
Madeleine put her arms about hi
neck. 81 am not going to marry Mon
Sieur Askew," she answered.
Then, without warning, the oil
Seigneur fell to crying and laughing
as if tremendous load Of care ha
been lifted from his shoulders. Th
land, which had meant so much to hir
all his life, now seemed to be every
thing, and he interpreted Madeleine
answer to indicate her willingness
marry Brousseau.
"Well, why not?" she thought wit
intense bitterness, as she listene'
''Have I any other duty now, save
my father?'
She never doubted her Judgment {
Hilary. The story had been Dime
! into her ears by Brousseau since Hi
! ary's first visit to Ste. Marie. She ha
: heard it from tradesmen's wives, tt
postmistress, until their attachmel
: was known: then had come silent
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-02-27
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 iaxa-
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 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
testinal troubles. Sold by druggists
and dealers everywhere. Try a bottle,
take no substitute.-Adv.