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Harmon is revealed in
his true light.
(TO BE CONTINUED
Chamcleons' Food.

The proper diet of chameleons and
lizards consists Of flies and other in.
sects; also meal worms, and the COM
mon idea that sugar and water will
serve in winter is incorrect A good
many of these animals refuse food in
the winter months and all of them
need warmth and sunshine, as well as
water. They are difficult to keep in
health, and If not given their natural
food will starve to death in time
though their ability to fast for Ion;
periods Is well known
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ing" he said presently, "you sure are
the biggest baby for a man's-sIzed man
ever saw. Brace up. there! You"
Hilliard pulled himself erect with a
hnai effort. and his fist gestured his
accusation.
You know what I'm going to do
about It, don't your
Yes" Harmon nodded. as he drew
the smoke deep into his lungs.
I'm going straight back to those
four men. and"
No" Harmon wagged his head.
No. you can't very well do that, either
even IL you're as shocked as you
look. Look at 1t Just minute
look at our contract. There's some
loopholes for me you could drive a
motortruck through: but you haven't
got one as big as knitting needle. No,
son. the best thing for you to do Is to
take brace, and 20 get another sixty
thousand while the getting Is good"
mot necessarily" HilIiard's high
pitched laugh was brittle.
Harmon allowed the smoke to eddy
gently from his nostrils. "Yes-nec-
essarily."
You think I'll raise my finger after
this. except to what do you
take me fOrT
81 take you" said Harmon delib-
erstely, "for short-siEhted young
man in a mighty bad spot You don't
want these folks up here to know the
yUh Uhnl 4
me any-but after the record you made
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Harmon. who had been Inspecting
him critically. took ont his fountain

Harmon. who had been Inspecting
him critically. took out his fountain
pen.
I'll write you your check for COM
missions-shall II? He held the pen
poised insinuatingly. And then wen
forget this little misunderstand. and
start fresh. Shall I? Let's see," with
great attentiveness to the figures
Your twenty per cent is twelve thou
sand four hundred, and that. less half
expense =. call 'em FIVE thousand
even -. that's seventyfour hundred"
He tore a sheet from his pocket check
book. dried the ink by waving it in the
air. and firted it over to Hilliard.
Put 1t away and let's have some
lunch. Ii you're afraid to have your
friends see me down here. let's have
II upstairs. I'm not sensitive, son it
don't pay"
NO" said billiard, duly. "and
guess 1t never will"
That's the idea! Now you're talk
ing sense! Come on. son. buck up
and let's have some lunch. :"
At eight O'Clock in the evening,
when Rufus WarlnE knocked at Hill
liard's door. 1t was opened by a man
with a face to remember afterward
There were deep-cut lines-almost fur.
rows-by the mouth and eyes and the
eyes themselves were startiingly
luminous, and drawn. The mans
complexion was chalk-white.
why. Mr.. HilliardI" exclaimed
Waring. "What on earth's the matter
with your"
Come on in." said billiard. and his
smile was CHASTITY. I've been waiting
for you"
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MANY Still Read picken..

Charles Dickens has been ruled out
by a class OF the younger literary
critics as decided back number. but
the statement by his British publishers
that during the past three years the
sale of his books has been almost dou-
bled seems to refute that idea. Some
OF Dickens novels sell more than 5O.-
600 every year, and he has been dead
forty-eight years. His sales during the
last ten years have been larger, It Is
asserted. than those of any three nov.
elists put together.
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here before you got yourself kicked
out two years ago. Oh don't
jump! You don't think I've been
asleep. do you? don't believe
you'd get much sympathy. Not much
And I've invested lot of money in
you. l want some big returns.
Look me in the eye, son. I want you
to calm down. Now. there's only three
parties to this deal--you and me and
the world. You and me-and the
world. Get that? And you and 1 have
got to play straight with each other.
You help me get the money. and I'll
help you get whatever you want. But
when you throw me down. I throw you
down, and wen see who comes out
ahead. I'll bet do. What do you
bet?"
Hllliard shook his head helplessly
you've got to remember" said Har-
mon In sardonic consolation. "that
you're an awful easy man to describe.
You can slip out of Syracuse Just as
easy as you please. and try your
durnedeSt to make getaway, and
you'd have pretty hard work to keep
away from the Pinkertons for twenty
four hours. And I've got the evidence
that would put 'em after you. So don't
You plan to run away, son-don't do
It."
billiards judgment was tottering.
Where did he stand in relation to Arm
strong now?
"Wen?"
Harmon snatched at the sign Of
weakness, and was instantly per-
suasve.
"Stay on another six weeks: make
the rest of your killing After this is
over, do what you please. You'll have
money enough to suit yourself. I'm
playing straight with you
am l not?"
Yes" said Hllliard, with whitening
sarcasm. you are,''
Harmon glowered at him.
Don't you accuse me of double
crossing you, son! It's the other way
round"
'Iou aren't fool enough to expect
me-" said Hllliard shakily. "to keep on
trying to sell more of this rotten stuff
You aren't enough Of fool for that"
81 can, and I do. You're In for it
now, Hillard, and you cant very well
go back. You've collected money
you can't get your hands on it again;
you can't make any restitution. You've
lied your head Off already; you can't
do any better now than to stick to
your first story, because the truths
good deal worse You'd better make
your killing and make it quick. And
II you open your head for just one lit
tie peep j.. fooey, flooey, and the
fats in the fire. Well . 2"
billiards. head was splitting with
the horror of it. He saw. in whirl-
ing vision Of dread. the people of the
city rising to denounce him not mere
ly for his inexcusable masquerade, SO
grotesquely built upon the dream Of re-
generation. not only for his vast abuse
Of personal confidence. not only for
the base hypocrisies he had practiced
upon his quondam sweetheart. but
also for this grossly profitable fraud
Dlmly. he argued Just as Harmon
claimed. he couldn't he in harder
straits. A spasm Of reckless fatallsm
shook him.
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mon. The subject might come up
Inter. It's almost sure to, now that
Embree's seen you and spoken TO me
about you. And II you've had any
quarrel with this crowd, even II II
wasn't your fault, and If 1t came out
that I'm working for you. ana there
was any talk about 1t. you can see
how ia have to be on the defensive
So If you could just give me u
faint Idea"
"Plain English is lot oetter ,,'au =
faint idea" said Harmon ca'eo. .o
"I fioated some steel bonds up neo ,n
once. Prettiest bonds you ever %" -
your life. too" ~ .,,, ont
.oh! And they didn't turn ou'
wsllr "a. too
.Net ssacsly. Tas COMPANY va Wv
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LESSON TExT-Matthew 2: LIS
GOLDEN TExT-Thou shalt call his
name Jesus: for he shall save his people
from their sins.-Matt. 1921.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Isa 7:i4-i6:
Micah. So; Luke and .
PRIMARY TOPIC-The Wise Men Visit
the Child Jesus.
JUNIOR TOPIC-The Child Jesus Es-
capes From a Wicked King
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
The Coming of the King
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The King Comes as a Little Child.
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CHAPTER Ix-Continued.
10

THANK you. And you might take
these drafts now; three of 'em. Right?
Good WelI-any Developments"
"WhatF Harmon tapped his Gig
arctic case In the pain OF his left
h.nd "Oh. you mean the minc?"
billiard nodded. Yes. Have you
gone any further with the shaft yet?
Two or three of the more cautious men
are holding back until something hnp-
pens with that"
'Shaftf Harmon was puzzled.
What shaft7" He placidly slowed
away the drafts. I'm not sinking any
new shafts at this stage of the game"
It was billiards. turn to be puzzled.
Why, | mean the old shaft on Sill
'sybow No. l. Have you gone any
further with III I've told these people
We were just starting. That's right.
Isn't tr'
Harmon laughed noisily.
oh. that shaft, Don't you think
IT'S little early to begin on that?
Ay. about ninety thousand dollars too
.ssry"
AS billiard sat gazing Mt him In pro-
found bewtlderment waiter slid up
'ongside him and eoughed for his at
tentlon.
dentlcman wants TO speak to you
outside. Nr. Hilliard. In the lobby.
Says It's important"
OhF Hilllard drew the back Of
hs hand across his forehead. "rell
nm Ill come right out. VIII you ex-
eass me a moment. Mr.. Harmon?"
Sure! Go ahead" The promoter
as back comfortably and gave him a
wave or dismissal. H,ll!nrd. his pupils
narrowing. went out to the doorway
pace or two distant one of the vice
presidents Of the Trust and Deposit
e0mpany-a friend of Cullen's and IL
very good man TO know-was lettering
restlvely.
heiio, Hllllard." he said. wrinkllng
aa forehead. How are you? Look
He'e' It's none Of my business, of
curse, but | couldn't help wondering
no* much you know about that chap
'Uuf sitting with. Don't be offend
W. IT'S friendly question. Simply
u! interest in you rs one of our
clients"
"Why, | know mad d.o, o,,r,
him"
ame banker continued solemnly:
iou probably know a lot more
'Ou' MN than do, then. but just the
same l wanted to make sure. That's
M lie turned. but Hilliurd stopped
hlml" A' "''uS
before answer that's he n
,.ena OF yours? The question was
.,',, -" o'uht to be diplomatic. and too sug-
Aea,,'e to be dlsregarded.
Noe exactly that; he's a rather
.ou n.'u acquaintance, though. In bust
se S way only-what he is socially l
care"
Nj. " w you don't need any advice about
ar,s BUSINESS connections?"
h. "ny, think not" He was nettled
W the bankers manner
,Io i"e only thing about It," said the
HnrI president, nettled In his turn by
von 'u .,' orevity. "is that IL you'd said
Inv. u,uht know him very well. I'd
h,,e onered you some suggestions. I'd
rs.n expected you to thank mel
,s.s would. Under the circum-
tho. =. | can't very we'll 20 any fur
you." "S 'uterrupteo
~, "ut walt minute! l."
irm wee Presidents refusal was
.,h. can't say another word. Not an.
nlse,.e. one. If you know him, that's
d, ,as. And he strobe away across
ts.aOo Ooos' leaving Hilllard dunn
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In Gjvjno Aims

In giving of thine aims inquire not
so much into the person. as his neces-
sity. God looks not so much on the
merits of him that requires. as to the
manner of him that relieves. If the
man deserve not, thou hast given to
humanity.-Quarles.
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rhins Of Our Own Sins.

So long as we are full of self We
are shocked al the faults of others.
Let us thin; often Of our own sins,
anh we shall he lenent to the sins OF
others. .--FenelOu
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"oA, NY GOD"

.,,,nls.-Dick Morgan of Syra-
.... N. Y. a failure In hfe. enlist
- IN tho Foreign Legion of the
r,nch army under the name OF
u.,ry Hlllsrd. Is dishkured by
.s,,no.l Tho French surgeons
~ for = photograph to guide them
!. ,.storinx his face. In his rage
.rinst life he offers In dertsion =
.,.,ur. postcard bearing the radi-
III face OF Christ. Tie surgeons
4, a good Job. on hf1 why back to
America he meets Martin Harmon.
New York broker. The result
/, that Morgan. under the name of
Blllsrd, goes back to syracuse to
,,l a mining stock. lie s deter
,,,ned to make good He tells
p.OpIe OF the death OF Morgan. He
nnd, tn Angela Cullen a loyal de
huder Of Dick Morgan. He meets
Carol Durant. who had refused to
marry him. She does not hesitate
Ia tell him that she had loved Nor
,,n Hiltiard hnds lie stili loves
her and is tempted to confess. Hill
lard tempts Cullen, his former em-
ployer, with his mining scheme.
II. discovers a rival Tor Carols
love In a nice young fellow named
Armstrong HIliard betrays his
love to Carol and Is told he has
zone chance tn thousand. He
sells large blocks OF mining stock to
Cullen and others. Harmon uneK-
p.ctedly arrives In Syracuse.
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A simple appliance. easily attached.
has been invented for preventing tele-
phone cords twisting.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-11-11

had he Won those smaller hOnors he
well might never have won the highest
honor. A disappointment manfully
borne enlists the popular sympathy,
and the author OF the Mckinley bill
entered the contest for the presiden-
tial nomination in 1896 as one who had
suffered martyrdom in the cause of
the protective tariff.
After teaching school a term or so,
Mckinley was called in the Civil war,
that hard university which graduated
the men who were to lead the nation
through four decades. Having gone
into the army as a private IN the
regiment OF another president-to-be-
Rutherford B. Hayes-he came out at
twenty-five a captain, with the brevet
title OF major.
Becoming a lawyer at Canton, O.,
again he found himself in the midst Of
industries in their struggling infancy.
And for IA years he was the spokes-
man in congress Of that industrial
district.
The young major, when he came to
Canton, was a clean-cut, outstanding
figure, genial in his nature, but with a
sober dignity. His readiness of speech,
when On his feet, came from his prac-
tice Of the art in the debating societies
Of his school days. His habits also
had been properly formed in his boy
hood when he Joined the Methodist
church at ten and grew up a youth
who was as careful to keep his tongue
as his collar clean.
All doors in the little town natural
ly swung open with a welcome to
"such a nice young man." and a ma
jor to boot. Although he was yet
poor, when Ida Saxton, the bankers
daughter, who had been to school in
New York city and who had just come
back from Europe, smiled yes to him.
while they were taking buggy ride"
the banker smiled, too. and made them
q wedding gift Of one Of the best
houses In Canton. It was from the
front porch Of that honeymoon dwell
ing that Mckinley made his campaign
for the presidency in 1895.
McKinIey's Is one Of the best-and
one Of the most pathetic-love stories
In the domestic records Of the presi-
dency. With the birth OF her second
child, the wife was left an invalid.
The death Of both Of her children with
In five years OF her wedding day utter
IL overwhelmed her nervous organize
ton, and her shattered health remain
cd theneeforth the constant object OF
her husbands tender care.
Although he never could know from
minute to minute when she would
pass into a swoon, he made her his
companion on his travels. Once when
he hurried home from congress. and
the physicians had given up hope Of
saving her, his own ministratiOns and
his prayers through a long night at
her bedside recalled her to life.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-11-11
AMERICANS BUSY IN POLAND
Relief Fund Stations Being Rapidly
Established in Region OVerrun
by BolsheViki Forces.

Warsaw.-American relief fund sta
tons in the districts overrun by the
BOlsheviki in August gradually are
being re-established. The American
workers are following the army and
within few days will reach the
armistice line. P. S. Baldwin, chief
of the relief fund in Poland, says that
during November seven hundred thou
sand children will be fed In Decem-
Der, the number will be increased to
nine hundred thousand and in Janu-
airy to 100000. Additional stations
are being opened throughout the de-
Yastated area.
When the contemplated maximum
Of stations is reached, between five
hundred and eight hundred tons Of
food will be distributed monthly. This
will consist chiefly of flour, beans,
fats, rice cocoa and sugar. Each meal
furnished by the relief fund will aver
age $50 grams.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-11-11
SAY MEAT IS CHEAPER NOW
tober Wholesale Prices, Pack
ers' Institute Declares.

Washington.-Further decreases in
prices of meat were commented upon
recently by the Institute of American
Meat Packers.
"a substantial decline in the whole
sale price of beef, material decreases
in wholesale prices Of pork products
and a strong export demand for lard
and dry aslt meats were three fea-
lures OF the meat situation in Octo-
ber," says a statement issued by the
institute. Selling prices Of carcass
beef throughout the country showed
an average decline Of approximately
IL per cent at the end Of October, as
compared with the first week in Sep
TENDER. Fresh pork declined heavily.
In the domestic trade from October
20 to October 26 wholesale price of
light pork loins, whence come pork
chops, declined about q per cent"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-11-11

Z VENTS make sport Of the schemes
II Of mice and men. Mckinley en-
tered the race for the presidency on
the tariff issue, was elected on the
money issue and the greatest
problems that confronted him in the
White House were the fate Of a chain
OF islands OF the coast Of Asia and
the destiny Of China
Spain had been engaged for two
years in a desolating struggle to hold
In subsection the revolving island Of
Cuba, and two happenings pushed
Mckinley into the conflict In spite Of
himself. In a private letter, the Span
ish minister at Washington scoffed at
the president as a "politicastro"-
In plain American, ga peanut poll
tician''-and plainly intimated that
the fair promises which the Spaniards
were giving him were only a trick to
fool the administration and the Amer
lean people. Within a week OF that
exposure, the battleship Maine was
blown up in Havana harbOr, with the
loss OF 268 American lives.
After withstauding for nearly two
months the popular Outcry Of Re
member the Maine" the president
yielded, and war was declared. In
ten days Dewey had smashed the
enemy squadron in Manila bay; in ten
weeks another squadron was sunk
or captured of Santiago; in three
months and a half poor old Spain
threw up the sponge.
It took twice as long to make peace
as to make war. The Philippines
caused all the trouble. As we had not
captured the islands in the war, many
believed that we should let them
alone. But Mckinley decided to de-
mand from Spain the surrender Of
the Philippines.
Without waiting for ratification, the
president dispatched a military expe-
dition to take over the Philippines,
proclaiming to the revolving Fllipinos
the policy of benevolent assimila-
ton" The resulting war dragged its
unpleasant length for two years be
fore the inhabitants unwilllngly bowed
to their new master.
1t was the strange fortune of a
president whose entire public life had
been given exclusively to domestic
questions to plant the flag In the dis
tant Philippines and to send 1t to the
pink walls OF the Forbidden City Of
China. In the march on Picking for the
rescue Of the forgein legations from
the siege Of the Boxers, or Chinese
revolutionists, the United States Joined
other powers for the first time in a
military expedition.
Under the high craftsmanship Of
John Hay, the secretary Of state. the
United States had already, before the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-11-11
MAC SWIREY BURIED At CORK
Funeral Services for Lord Mayor of
City Simple But impressive
Thousands in Attendance.

Cork, Ireland.-In the presence Of
supplied church dignitaries, scores
of his former comrade volunteers and
thousands Of his countrymen, the body
of Terence MacSwiney, lord mayor of
Cirk, was lowered to its resting place
in the Republican plot" in st. Fin
barr's cemetery, just outside Cork,
the other day.
Despite the spIendor lent the scene
by the attendance of the high church
men, there was a simplicity marking
the ceremonies that was impressive.
Outside the cemetery, hidden by the
enormous crush of townspeople, two
armored cars, their machine guns
ready, and half dozen 1orries filled
with fully equipped soldiers, were
drawn up at the roadside, imparting
sinister air to the otherwise solemn
proceedings. But during the transfer
OF the body from the city hall through
streets lined with crowds to ST. Mary's
cathedral and during the procession
from the cathedral to the cemetery
there was not an incident of violence
or disturbance.
The City of Cork and the whole
countryside paid tribute to the mem
DRY of the newest martyr" The body
was buried beside that of the late
Lord Mayor MacCurtain, who was as
sassinated. A few yards away are
the graves Of Joseph Murphy, adorAed
with an American flag, and Of two
other Irish Republican soldiers. Muir
ply, like MacSwiney, died hunger
striker.
Archbishop Harry of Cashel, occu-
pied the throne in presiding over the
solemn requiem mass in st. Mary's
cathedral. NJ. Coha1an, bishop of
Cork, was the celebrant. The clergy
assisting include Archbishops Clune of
Perth, Australia, and Barry of Hobart,
Tasmania; and Bishop Browne OF
Cloyne, O'Sullivan Of Kerry Foley of
BaIlart, Australia, and FOgarty of XII
laloe. The coffin, over which was
draped the Irish republican flag,
rested on a catafalque covered with
pail with a skull and cross bones
on either side, such as is used at the
obsequies of high churchmen.
The cathedral was filled with thou
sands of persons and others were
massed in the adjacent streets.
The 2-mile route of the procession
from the cathedral to the cemetery
was solidly thanked by thousands Of
persons who barred their heads as the
flag-draped casket, borne on the shout
ders Of the mayors brothers and init.
mate friends, passed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-11-11

XXTILLIAM MCKINLEY challenged
w and disproved the old saying
that the presidency casts its shadow
on no man but once and that If the
chance be missed then it will never
come again. Twice the Republican
nomination seemed to be within Nc
Kinley's reach-in the national con-
ventions Of 1888 and 1892. Each time
he put it away, content to wait his
proper turn, when he did not have to
shake the tree to bring down the
ripened fruit Of his patience.
Mckinley was beaten for the speak
ership by Thomas B. Reed in 1889, and
he left Washington a defeated con-
gresham only six years before he re-
turned as president-elect. Had he
been ST oaker, and, instead of Reed, in
CURED the title of Gear" or had he
not been turned out Of congress
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-11-11
ANTI-ALIEN Law
MUST SUIT NATION
Secretary Colby Treasures the
Japanese Ambassador on
California Measure.
EIPORESE PRESS IS WARNED
Anti-American Agitation in Jap News
papers Must Stop, Representative
at Washington Is Told.

Washington.-The American govern
ment has made public its first state
ment regarding the discussions with
the japanese ambassador concerning
the proposed anti-alien land law to be
voted upon in California. It said it
was believed the japanese ambassador
realized that no outcome Of the Cali
fornia movement would be acceptable
to the country at large which did not
accord with existing and applicable
provisions of law" and with "the ma
tional instincts of Justice"
The statement was prepared by
Acting Secretary Davis OF the state de-
partment, who declared it was Gin re-
ply to inquiries" and the fact that
it was issued on the eve of the Cali
fornia elections was without political
significance. It was understood the
Japanese people that the legitimate in
terests would be safeguarded.
Mr.. Davis described the discussions
with the Japanese ambassador as be-
ing "Of the most friendly and candid
nature" and also said the relation of
certain treaty provisions to the pro-
posed California measure would
doubtless prove an element in the
states CecisiOn'
Warning to japanese newspapers
against printing anti-American infor-
nation was given recently by the po-
lice to the Japanese press, according
to word received here recently through
official channels.
Recently there has been tendency
in the press to consideration of the
American question to indulge in de
fiant utterances and to insert fabri-
cations, says note which was deliv-
cred by the police to all the newspaper
offices. AS it is feared this may have
undesirable results upon our foreign
relations, you are requested to be
careful about inserting such items in
the future.