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Eden swung on his heel and paced
the length of the office in quick, sharp
strides. When he returned 10 where
Miss Wardin stood, wrapped about in
her misery, his fists were clenched and
the veins stood out on the back Of his
hands.
"Gcoundrell" he muttered. "ScOun-
drel! And / have been tied TO him. |
have let him bind me; I have let him
set the standards. Well, now | know
him" There was a in his last
words that frightened even Gladys
Wardin, well though she knew the
menace was not to her, but ranged in
her defense.
"Here," he said, taking some bills
srom his pocket. "You must tell him
you can't go-tell him you won't go;
you must return his money. / will
lend you wha. you need. Don't be
afraid. / will go with you"
"But / can't take your money,
either, Mr.. Eden" she protested. 81
can't stay here any longer. / will have
no job and 1 can't pay you back. You
see I can't take it, wen from you.
What a fool ! was! For a few
clothes"
"YOu will continue to work-for
me-" he said.
She shook her head. "No, I can't. I
can't. I can't work anywhere near
him."
"You won't need to. The firm Of
Coward & Eden will be dissolved at
once. I have always felt that there
was something false in Coward
something that wouldn't stand test.
Now I know"
There was a sound Of a key in the
street door, and Coward entered.
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drove into the country with Bert Nor
riSon, when on the brow Of Il hill he
switched off his lights that they might
better admire the majesty Of the
heavens. That Coward should place
an evil Interpretation upon that Incl
dent was a thing so monStrOuS, so al
together beyond argument, that Dave
fell back upon the basic human meth,
cd reserved for such occasions. His
fist leaped forward, and Coward
crumpled up before it.
Coward lay stunned for a few min
utes, then, with returning conscious
ness, he tried to sit up. Dave helped
him to a chair. Blood flowed down his
face, and as he began to realize what
had occurred it was joined with tears
Of pain, rage, humiliation.
you got that one on me, Eden" he
said, after a while. "But it was a
towards blow. You hit me when I
wasn't looking. Very well. Two can
play at that game. I'll hit when you're
not looking where you don't ex-
pect it where yOt can't hit back.
l know the stake you're playing for,
and-Im going to spoil it." He turned
his swollen, bloody face to Dawes, and
hatred stood up in his eyes as he ut
tered the threat. "Pll hit you, Dave"
he repeated, where you can't hit
back"
"Thanks for the warning" said FL
den. $50 Irene Hardy is to be the
stake. All right, I'll sit in. And I'll
win"
You'll think you've won," returned
Coward, leeringly, sand then you'll
find out that you didn't. I'll present
her to you, Dave, like that" He lifted
a burnt match from an ash-tray and
held Ii before him.
Dawes impulse was to seize the
thick. f1abby throat In his hands and
choke 1t lifeless. With q resolute eff
fort he turned to the telephone and
lifted the receiver.
Send q car and a doctor to Coward
& Elden's Office" he said when he had
got the desired number. "Mr. Con-
ward has been hurt-fell against a
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the bait-caster's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IL
is the connecting link between the an
gler and the fish-is the line lhis
line is q beautiful and delicate thlng.
1t is made of braided silk because 1t
must be small. supple, smooth ana
strong-small and supple, to lie com-
pactly in the reel ; smooth, to run Win
the least amount of friction through
tip and guides-and leave he skin on
YOUR thumb strong, to hold one or
Dixie CAROLS old "he-whops."
This beautiful delicate line must
be cared for by the angler-not so
much because 1t costs good money as
because care is the price of safety.
The b~ait-caster who knows his buSl-
ness and attends to it does not let
his line dry on the reel to mildew and
become rotten; he dries it in the air.
He turns his line every few days, end
for end. He carefully tests the cast
ing end each day for strength. The
enthusiast even keeps his pet lines In
alright cases during the closed sea-
son.
now, tneH, Sndll II Dall-CdSteI, Win
a joy-forever bamboo rod and a reel
built like a watch and a pet line and a
favorite lure, put up with guides and
tip that are open to suspicion? He
just can't be expected to do 1t, that's
all.
"Other greyffes the angler may not
have" writes Dame Julianna Berners.
~"savynge but yf ony fisshe breke away
after he is take on the hoke or Giles
that he catche nought, whyche ben
not ~grevous.'"
No; 1t is not g~revous" to "catche
nought," for catching fish Is not all
Of fishing" And part Of the other
delights of fishing is using a casting
rOd-with perfect guides.
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fastened the drill which did the Dor
ing, while the upper part Of the spool
was fitted into q hole in a horizontal
piece of wood three feet long and two
inches square. This piece Of wood
was clamped at one end to another
upright and stationary piece Of wood,
while the other end was held by the
left hand Of the person drilling and
pressed against his chest. With his
right hand he worked the bow In such
fashion as to cause the spool to rotate
back AMI forth, a few turns at q time,
thus working the drill and eventually
making a hole through the piece of
agate. Only through long practice
could q perfect hole be drilled in this
manner, and the process, as may be
imagined, was very tedious and in
volved much labor.
Agate is an exceedingly hard min
eral and the hardest variety comes
from certain volcanic regions In
Uruguay. 1t is imported to this coun-
try by the Chicago lapidary through
the American consul, who has 1t boxed
and shipped to Chicago. the raw stone,
travelling some 5000 miles before they
reach the end of their journey. One
box will contain ten thousand dollars
worth Of agate.
When a shipment arrives the guide
maker examines each piece OF stone
through a magnifying glass to locate
any flaws and determine the best and
most economical way Of cutting 1t into
slabs. A revolving circular steel knife
is then used to cut the piece OF agate
into slabs about one-fourth OF an inch
inn thickness. These slabs are then
cut up into smaller pieces about an
inch square. The small pieces are
then fitted into the machine for drill
ing. the size of the drill used depend
ing upon the size Of the guide to be
made.
When a hole is finally bored through
a piece Of agate it is next ground into
a circular shape on a grindstone by
hand. This grinding takes but a few
seconds and the circular ring Is then
given a more exact shape on another
grinding machine. The next step Is tc
bevel the sharp inner and outer edges
Of the agate ring. Finally the rings
are polished and mounted in meta
holders, either as guides or tips, ready
to be fitted to fishing rods. The fin
ished product is a delight to the an
gler's eye.
The guides on a rod, as all bait
casters know, are an important par
Of it's makeup. Fishing, as bait-cast
ers fish, is in no small part a mattel
c. mechanics. Rod, reel, line. leader
lure and hook are all essential part!
Of a delicate machine which the angler
handles according to his skill-ant
luck. This delicate machine Is NJ
more efficient than its poorest part
And rough, untrue, understood guide
can play the mischief with the eff
cheney and durability of this intricat
machine.
~Bait-casting, aside from the playing
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mination always to keep up the
standards In thought, or in whatever
we do In life, whether 1t is hoeing corn.
mending shoes, or making laws for q
Notwithstanding that gives an up.
ward tendency-an inspiring quality.
that is lacking In the character Of the
%groveling man with low ideals. There
is, In the upward struggle involved In
giving ones best to what one Is doing.
something that enlists and develops the
highest faculties and calls out the tru.
est and noblest qualities. -Orisou
SWEET Mardsn. In Chicago News
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desk, or something. Nothing serious,
but may need a stitch Or two" Then,
turning to Coward: ut will depend
on you whether this affair gets to the
p%ublic--on you and Miss Wardin.
Make your Owl explanations. And as
o on as you are able to be about our
partnership will be dissolved"
Coward was ready enough to adopt
Dawes suggestion that their quarrel
should not come to the notice Of the
public, and Gladys Wardin, apparent
ly, kept her own counsel In the mat
ter. In q time when firms were going
out Of business without ven the for
mality Of an assignment, and others
were being absorbed by their competi-
tors, the dissolution of the Coward &
Eden establishment occasioned no
more than passing notice. The ex-
PLANTATION, "for business reasons"
given to the newspapers, seemed sufi-
cient.
Irene Hardy found herself In a po.
sition Of increasing delicacy. Since the
day Of their conversation In the tea
room Dave had been constant in his
attentions, but, true to his ultimatum
had uttered no word that could in any
way be construed to be more or less
| than platonic. She had nov no doub,
| that she felt for Dave that attachment
| without which ceremonies r without
avail and with which ceremonies are
but ceremonies. And yet she shranl
from surrender. And she knew
that some day she must surrender.
The situation was complicated b!
conditions which involved her mothel
and Coward. 1t was apparent tina
Conward's friendship for Mrs. Hard!
did not react to Dawes advantage
Coward was careful to drop no wore
in Irene's hearing that could be takel
as a direct reflection upon Dave, bu
she was conscious Of an influence,
magnetism, 1t almost seemed, tn
whole tendency Of which was to pull
her away from Eden.
Mrs. Hardy had invested PRACTICAL,
all her little fortune In her house. Tn
small sum which had been saved fror
that unfortunate investment had bee
eaten up In the cost of furnishing an
maintaining the home. Doctor HARDY
in addition to his good name. had LEI
his daughter some few thousand do
lars Of life insurance. and this wa
, the capital which was now supplyin
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Meaning Of "Selah."

The word Selah, which occurs 80
frequently in the Psalms, is usually be-
lieved to be a direction to the mr-
sicians who chanted tho Psalms in the
temple. Mattheson, the great musical
critic, wrote a book on the subject, In
which. after rejecting a number Of
theories, he came to the conclusion that
it. is equivalent to the modern ida
capo," and is a direction that the air or
song is to be repeated from the COM
mencement to the part where the word
Is placed.
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President Mckinley

On the 10Th of January, In 1S43,
william Mckinley, twenty-ffth pres.
ident of the United States, was born
at Niles, o. 1t IA during McKinley's
second term as president, on Septem'
her 6. 1901, that he was shot at the
Buffalo exposition by Leon CzolgOsz,
an anarchist. The president died
eight days later from a wound made
nv a bullet which penetrated his stom-
ach ard lodged In the muscles Of bis
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-19
CHAPTER XII.

Coward paused as he entered the
room. He had evidently not expected
to find Eden there, but after a mo-
ment of hesitation he nodded cordially
to his partner.
almost ready, Miss Wardin?" he
asked, cheerily. "Our train goes in"
He took his watch from his pocket
and consulted IL.
Dawes eyes were fixed on the girl.
he wondered whether, in this testing
moment, she would fight for herself or
lean weakly on him as her protector.
Her answer treasured him.
1T makes no difference when II
It." Her voice trembled nervously,
but there was no weakness in IL. The
money which Dave had given her IA
still crumpled in her hand. She adj
vanced to where Coward stood vague
ly trying to sense the situation, and
held the bills before him. Here is
your money, Mr.. Coward" she said.
why. what does this meanT"
Here Is your money. VIII you
take it, please"
mo. I won't take it until You ex-
plain"
She opened her fingers and the bills
fell to the floor. "All right" she said.
Conward's eyes had shifted to Dave.
"You are at the bottom Of this, Eden"
he said. "What does it meanY
.sTf maopc a ropvyordp Doyo nm
swered, and there was steel in his
voice--"it means that after all these
years I have discovered what a u
you are-just In time to balk you, at
least In this instance"
Coward flushed, but he maintained
an attitude Of composure. "You've
been drinking. Dave" he said. II
meant no harm to Miss Wardin."
Don't make me call you a liar as
well as q cur"
The word cut through Conward's
mask Of composure. Now by God! I
won't take that from any mani" he
shouted, and with a swing Of his arms
threw his coat over his shoulders.
Dave made no motion, and Coward
slowly brought his coat back to posi-
ton.
IT was right" said Dave, calmly. 81
knew you wouldn't fight. You think
more Of your skin than you do Of your
honor. Well-it's better worth protec-
tton."
If this girl were not here" Con-
ward protested. ~ will not fight"
"Oh, I win leave" said Miss Wardin,
with alacrity. "And ! hope he soaks
! you WELL" she shot back, as the door
closed behind her.
But by this time Coward had as
sumed a superior attitude. "Dave,"
he said, ~ won't fight wei a quarrel
Of this kind. But remember, there are
some things in which no man allows
another to interfere. Least Of all such
q man as you. There r ways of get
ting back, and I'll get back"
"Why such q man as me? ! know
haven't been much Of a moralist In
business matters-Tve been In the
wrong company for that-but I draw
the line"
"Oh, you're fine stun, all right
What would your friend Miss Hard!
think IL I told her all / known
"You know nothing that could affec
Miss Hardy's opinion"
Its too bad your memory Is 81
poor" Coward sneered. "Why wer
your lights or that night I passed you
car? Oh. I guess you rememberl VIVA
win Miss Hardy think Of thatf"
For q moment Dave was unable {
! FOLLOW Conward's thought. Then hi
mln6 reached back to that night b
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back. The chief g. rs of McKinley's
administration were the Spanish
American war and the acquiring OF
the Philippines, Porto Rico, and
Guam, the annexation Of Hawaii, md
the expedition under General Chaffee
in the Boxer instruction.
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The banana is a perennial herba.
ceous plant, growing from year to
year from an underground root stock
with q stem or stalk from 10 to -
feet high above the ground. The plant
has dropping leaves, but no branches
like fruit trees Of the north countries
Each stalk produces One large cluster
Of fruit. After fruitinG the stalk u
cut down to the surface Of the grounS
and crows up again freA the root
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Subject and Story.

Redd-They say that a fish never
stops growing.
Greenwich, 1t hasn't anything ON
a fish story at that.-Yonkers States
man.
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Pays 90 Give Ones Best.

There II q great difference between
going Just right and q little wrong
between superiority and mediocrity-
between the fairly good and the best.
And there n something In the deter
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of the hooked fish
md baCklaSheS - is
an endless repeti-
ton of throwing out
from 80 to 100 feet
of line and Keeling
it in. SO the line
must run freely
from and to the reel
through the guides
and tip. Friction
makes for imperfec-
ton and inetliciency
and damage. ERIC
ton means lost Ell
fort in the cast
greater strain on the
rod, more wear on
line. and maybe the
loss of a tish-the
biggest one always
and of a favorlte
lure.
Possibly the most
important part OF
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OF tie beneficial results
Of the war was the Stimu-
lutiOn OF American manu-
faCturerS to provide sub
stitutcS for countless prod
ucts which formerly had
been imported from other
countries, notably Ger.
many. In the majority of
Ellsworth American., 1920-05-05
ISLAND SAVED BY WOMEN
now the Female Population Of HeIso-
land Upset Calculations Of
Danish Admiral.

helgoland, the naval wall flower
curing the World war. had its fate
aeciaed' upon one memorable occasion,
oy the women Of the island. according
20 bulletin Of the National Geograph-
g society. About the time William
rem was settling Pennsylvania a
oaiish admiral captured the Islands
asnerrnen one night while they were
pacing their nets. He threatened
. hoid them as hostages until the
mahd surrendered to Denmark.
""es' mothers and sisters arose and
,o'eea the Danish garrison TO re-
guish any claim upon Helgoland.
IN the fifteenth and sixteenth
.eu'uries Helgoland was a center of
NV North sea herring fisheries. Then
ue'ilng veered back 10 Seotlands
sOast and the Islanders handed down
mie Of the impiety by which they
.o'Aelted the boon. Until a few years
so norses were unknown to the Is
% a' one story has II that when an
Nv ~ woman saw an EngIlshman ride
~ me h'lls she dropped dead from
snock Of what she believed was
SUPERNATURAL creature.
Ellsworth American., 1920-05-05
EORE PEOPLE READ BOOKS
According TO Enslish Authority, This
Is One Of the Results OF
the Mar.

There are Eve times as many peo-
pie In England reading books as there
were before the war. according to Sir
Ernest Williams. one Of the foremost
publishers Of London. He says war
has taught the people there the value
Of books. and shown them the Joy OF
reading. When air raids were numer-
Gus and all social activities stopped.
there still remained the inner room,
the light and books. There was a
quick demand developed for light
reading, but II has changed and grown
so that now the best books are most
In demand. When air raids were ended
and lights and social activities were
used again. the habit of reading was
continued and has grown rapidly the
past year.
There Is an insistent demand, this
publisher says. for books that deal
with real life. II is his belief that
out OF the experiences OF war has
been born a deeper appreciation Of life
and understanding of how tremendous
" worth living II Is. On this new con-
seiousness he bases the demand for
BOOKS that deal sincerely with prob
tens Of hfe.--ohio State Journal.
Ellsworth American., 1920-05-05
TO OPERATE AIRSHlP FLEET
Ambitious Plans Credited to English
Company Well Within the Realm
Of Possibility.

A company has been formed In Eng
land for the purpose of operating a
fleet OF airshlps TO various parts Of the
world. The syndicate desires to ac-
quire ground near Southport. where 1t
proposes to erect a tower 120 to 150
feet high TO which alrships may be
moored. and an elevator will take the
passengers up the tower and into the
gondolas OF the ships. The syndicate
intends to have feet of nOn-rigid
alrships In commission next spring;
the smaller win carry 80 passengers
and crew and the larger 40 passengers
and crew. The company also antic-
lpates running some OF the larger
rigid airshIps now In course of con-
struction These viii have, carrying
capacity OF $50 passengers and be able
to travel to any part Of the globe 1t
is proposed to use the smaller non
rigid alrshlps to feed the larger ones
and meet them at the principal cen
ters. The cost per mile Is put at about
half the cost of a taxicab fare today,
approximately about IS cents per mile.
Scientific American.
Ellsworth American., 1920-05-05
Reasons for Feeding Birds.

By feeding the birds In cold weather
one provides ammunition against the
mosquitoes Of June, explains a mem
Der of the Animal Protective league.
II seems that birds feed their young
on mosquitoes. thus destroying great
numbers of the pests. Little natural
food is available for birds In the win
ter except In the extreme South, and
even there less can be found by them
at this season than In the summer. So
when the table or pantry shelf Is
cleared Of crumbs II the contents of
the crumb tray are scattered outdoors
instead OF being put in the garbage
can. the birds will be thankful. and
viii show their gratitude by saving
the food giver many mosquito bite
next summer.
Mosquitoes are only one of the many
excellent reasons why birds should be
fed during the winter. The others are
all the other insects which hamper
the production of the garden. and all
pleasures OF song and plumage.-St
Joseph Gazette.
Ellsworth American., 1920-05-05
MOTHER AND CHILDREN GRATEFUL

4. East Boston, Mass, al zs Latoson
-, a eoutented family OF three chill
,snd the mother live, daily thanking
- sl,euee the kind neighbor who helped
~, when they we're sick. Mrs. Nellie
~.,d,ord is the mother and she writes
W ,o,,owiug letter to DIR. j. f. True &
- agaying heard about your medicine
49,, nv neiehbors ana druggist, ! won-
80 II vonr Dr. Truc's Elixir wasn't
.hst needed. I am hard-working
conan. working six hours every day for
~ penn Realty Trust Company In Bos-
- In doing this work ] use lot of
.,,.ngth. Besides this looking after my
sonss and the care of my three children
wore me out.
az guess my nerves got out of kilt first.
fvorriea lot and seemed to get tired
...v. lost my appetite. wss over
..tsn with dizzy spells, my eyes got
nlnrred. and soon found ] bad to stay
to,,e from work. didh't do any house,
sort but the rest didn't do any good.
~ always had one special doctor for my
sstfand the children, but he was out OF
,awu when vas sick. | took medicine
,,om The druggist which my friends
b,oueht in, bat nothing did any good.
Nv bowels were out oi oruer. My breath
bad. and vas shaky all over. Worst of
III tne terrible headaches came. IL seemed
/ ma suffered years before your DIR. True's
FIixlr was brought into me by neigh
b0r.
@Attar a short time ! began to cheer up
and, be myself again. Ny bowels were
soon In order and noticed that the DIZZY
smells bad left me. | think your Elixir
wonderful. lam working every day nov,
setting stronger and picking up my APP
petite feel full OF gratitude toward
br. True's Elixir,
.Tbe children sometimes eat things
which don't agree with them. when / am
not around 10 see, and then cramps and
constipation fnllow. I Just get out my
bottle OF Dr. True's Elixir and find no
trouble IN getting them to take = me. "
il easy to take. Their bowels are soon al.
Ellsworth American., 1920-05-05
GET PUBLICITY ON CALENDAR
That Form Of Advertising Is the Most
Popular With the Merchants
OF China.

II has been known for long time
what a relative task It was to go visit
Ing In China--that Is. II you happened
TO be a lofty dignitary and must there
fore carry along a card of uncomfort-
able dimensions. Advertising. 1t seems,
shows corresponding divergence not
only from occidental methods, but
from those OF nearby Japan. There
are thousands upon thousands of
newspapers In China. but they are
not very firmly established. and when
they do not soon disappear altogether.
they are almost sure to change name
frequently. as has been known to hap
pen with certain American products.
Newspapers OF the republic have an
average daily circulation OF 5000,
which is larger than II looks, since
the papers are carefully passed from
hand to hand. There is, then, to be
sure, newspaper advertising as well as
posters. But the most popular form
Of publicity for merchants is-the cal
endar Nowhere Is that humble do
mestic article more important than In
China. Advertisements here placed are
looked upon every day. And after all,
begin to arrive about this time of the
year. Isn't II possible to imagine that
China Is not so far from the West as
1t might bef-Christian Science Moni
tnr