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S<AYoT at Alive often done II
for father and the boys"
Sha took the tie from him.

vi at uii-l No ohteh oo"0 ~
for father and the boys"
She took the tie from him.
I'm afraid you'll have to stoop,
she said rather breathlessiy.
Philip obeyed; he kept his eyes
cast down and Eva fastened tho tie
into q not very successful how.
1t was the first time he had ever
asked evon q small service OF her.
and 1t gave her a curious sense Of
intimacy with HIM. She thought
Of the night when she had put her
arms around his neck and kissed
him Of her own accord, and won
dered what would happen were she
to do II again; the desire was so
strong that she almost had to force
er hands to her sides.
"There-will that do?" she asked.
Thanks He turned to move
away and their hands touched. Al
most unconsciously Philips fingers
her with a little flash half Of
irony, half sadness in his eyes,
then he bent and kissed her hand.
He let 1t go almost Immediately
and turned away.
last guilty of such an offense?" he
asked lightly.
He went back to his room with
out waiting for an answer. and
Eva went on to the drawing room,
and stood looking down into the
fire.
She hid the hand which Philip
had kissed in the folds OF her
drnn ~ ~ ~
nothing-nothing at all, shc told
herself with severity. but all the
Ready" he asked from the door
way.
He had finished the rest Of his
toilet with amazing quickness: he
was climbing into an overcoat as
he spoke.
I've sent for a taxicsb," he told
her. IT didn't feel like driving the
car tonight" He looked at her
bare arms and neck. Aren't you
going to wear cloak or some
thing?"
Yes, my coat" He took Il from
her and helped her into it's soft
ness: they avoided each Others
eyes; there was a sor. of tension
in the air OF which they were both
a little afraid.
Philip fidgeted round the room,
He had a curiously llght.headed
sort OF feeling. He wonderd IL II
was because the room was rather
warm.
II wish that COMPOUNDED taxi
would comet he said.
A bell rang.
II expect that Is IT," Eva said.
She tried to speak composedly, but
her racing heart-beats seemed to
get into her voice and make IL
breathless and uneven.
Philip turned.
You'd better do your coat up"
he said jerkily. TITS cold out.
I" He broke OF fas their eyes
met.
There was a llttlo silence: then
Philip took step toward her.
"Eva"--hs spoke her name
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"A Delightful Romance in Which Beautiful
Girl Makes Great Sacrifice for the
Gifted Young Man She Loves.

; but presently his lips became stern
and compressed.
II don't intend to trifle with my
convictions or make any truce or
any compromise with 'em," he an
nounced. I'm afraid that this last
story Of mine ran away with me-"
ut Sure Did"
1T sure did, old Ironsides. Heaven
protected her own this time. And
in The Real Thing you have
ridden farther out among the peo-
pie with your Bible and your sword
than you ever have penetrated by
brandishing both from the immemo.
rial but immobile battlements of
Righteousness. Truth is q citadel,
old fellow; but it's garrison should
be raiders, not defenders. And they
should ride far afield to carry its
message. For few journey to that
far citadel; you must go to them
And does II make any difference
what vehicle you employ IN the
cause of Truth-so that the message
arrives somewhere before your
vehicle breaks down Of its own
heaviness? Novel or poem, sermon
or holy writ-it's all one, Karl. 30
that they get there with their bur-
dem"
westsuard sat silent a moment,
then thumped tho table. emphAti.
cally.
"If I had your wasted talents"
he said. '.I could write anything
"Rotr'
,--i.As you please You use your
apa,.sv rottenly-that's true enough"
MY ssIa'ty," mimicked Quarren.
yes, your n-ny. many talents.
Rix. God knows why H. Iva them
to you; don't-for you use the
ignobiy, when you do not utterly
neglect them"
i've a light and superficial talent
for entertaining people: I've nimble
legs, and possess a low order OF
intelligence known as tact What
more have II"
you're the best amateur actor
in New York. for example" :
AN amateur" sneered Quarrenl
THAT In TO say. . man who has the
inclinations, but neither the courage,
the selfrespect. nor the ambition OF
the professional 80 Well. / ad
nit that. / lack something-coy
rage, think. prefer what
easy. And I'm doing It,"
Go BE Continued Tomorrow
(Cepyrisht, by Robert w. ChsnbersJ
Published BY Arrangement VIII Inter.
national Feature Service Inc.
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TIL RHYMING OPT MIST
BY Aline Michaelis

heat. and loudly yodeled: nip,
sf6orTSx on reaching his retreat.
ITS come! It's Gomez he cried
with glee, THE good old times 0re
here, they bring again for you and
me tho joys. Of yesteryear. I saw
a sign that made me start, but
filled me with content; we soon
can move again, dear heart. be.
cause IT read. For Remit" Then
Mrs. Blanh shed tears of Joy ms
would some shipwrecked soul who
sights q sail, cries "Ship ahoy-'
and leaves her place of dole. BY
fall the mighty movins-van will
come into its own and soon the
doughty movingman will make us
writhe and moan.
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By Robert w Chambers.

whose Novels Have Won Him In
ternational Fame.
KIT DO not like what you say of
yourself or of your life. I
- have talked very seriously
with Molly. who adores you; and
she evidently thinks you capable CT
achieving anything you care to
undertake Which IL my own
opinion-based ON twenty-four hours
Of acquaintance.
IT have read Mr.. wessuard's
novel. Everybody hero IL reading 1t.
I'd like to talk to you about it. some
day. Mr.. westguard's intense BIT
terness oonfuses mo a little, and
seems almost to paralyxe any .criti-
cal Judgment may possess. A cru
SADIE in fiction has always seemed
to me but q sterile effort. To do a
thing is fine; to talk about It in fic-
ton a far less admirable perform
ancs-like the small boy. safe in
the window. who defies his enemy
with outthrust tongue.
when was young-a somewhat
lonely child. with only very few
books to companion mo-I pored
over Cariyle's Trench Revolution
and hated Philip Esalite. But that
youthful hatred was a little modified
because Egalite did actually become
personally active. II he had only
talked. my hatred would have be-
come contempt for . renegade who
did not possess the courage of his
convictions. But he voted death to
his own caste. facing the tribunal.
He talked. but he acted.
IT do not mean this as . parallel
between Mr.. westguard and the
sanguinary French iconoclast. Mr..
westguard, also, has the courage of
his convictions; he lives, under
stand, the life which he considers a
proper one. It is the life which he
breaches IN The Real Thing
somewhat solemn, self-respecting.
self-supporting existence. devoted to
acknowledgment; = life of upright
thinking and the fulfilment of duty.
civil and religious. incident to dig
nified citizenship. Such . life may
be a blameless one; 1 don't know.
Also II might even be admirable
within its limits II Mr.. Westguard
did not also appoint himself critic.
disciplinarian and prophet Of that
peculiar section of society into which
accident of birth has dumped him.
Probably there Is no section OF
human society that does not need a
wholesome scourging now and then,
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Ian. belonging to Mrs. Sprowl's
hatchet-faced nephew, Langly
Sprowl, had sailed from Miami for
the West Indies with tho owner
and Mrs. Leeds and Sir Charles
Madison among the guests.
The Yulan had not as fragrant q
reputation as it's exotic name might
signify, respectable parties being In
the minority aboard her. but LAngly
Sprowl. and few people declined
any invitation Of his.
IIe was rather . remarkable young
man, thin as q blade. with a vora-
cious appetite and no morals. Nor
did he care whether anybody else
had any. What he wanted he went
after with a cold and unsensitive
directness that no newspapers had
been courageous enough to charac-
terizxe. He wouldn't have cared II
they had.
Among other things that he had
"hhtou iCSShtiSs wan diOthSG
wife The other man being of his
own caste made no difference to
, him: ne simply forced him to let
his wife divorce him; which. II was
understood. that pretty young mat
ron was now doing As rapidly as the
laws OF Nevada allowed.
Meanwhile LAngly Sprowl had
met Strelsa Leeds.
The sailing of the Yulan for the
West Indies became the topic of din
nsr and dance gossip: and Quarren
heard every Interpretation that curl
osity and malice could put upon the
episode.
He had been feeling rather cheer
full that day; a misguided man from
Jersey City had suddenly developed
a mania for a country home. Quar-
rem personally conducted him all
over Tappan-Zee Park on the Hud-
son. through mud and slush in a
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ADVERTISEMENT.
Don't Hide Them With . Veil
Remove Them With Othine--
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This preparation for the removal
Of freckles is usually 30 successful
in removing freckles and giving q
clear, beautiful complexion that it ID
sold under guarantee to refund the
money II it fails.
Don't hide your freckles under o
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remove them. Even the first few
applications should show a wonder
full Improvement, some Of the lighter
freckles vanishing entirely.
Be sure to ask the druggist for
tho double strength 0thine; it is
this that Ia sold on the money
back guarantee,
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STRELSA LEEDS-A charming young widow, who
comes to New York and is sponsored by of the
leaders of society.
RICHARD QUARREN-A gifted young idler, who
falls in love with Stresa.
LANGLY SPROWL-A mulh-millionaire, who has
determined to marry Strelsa, and who has
planned his unsavory past to her by seemingly
frank talk.
SIR CHARLES MALLISON-A rich Engshmsn who
has long hoped to win Strelsa's heart
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Household Hints

Old cotton blouses will make
useful camisoles with the help OF a
little lace or embroidery.
Never use soiled suds for wash
ing colored clothes unless you ex-
pect them to be muddy-looking.
A simple remedy for a squeaking
door-hinge Is the application of the
tip of a lead pencil to the hinge.
Skim milk is excellent for wash
Ing floor tiles. and gives them
much better appearance than soapy
water does.
Scraps OF toilet soap can be turned
to account in the bathroom by sew
ing a number Of them loosely In a
flannel bag.
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W. Chambers THE STREETS OF ASCALN " Charles Dana Gibson
Who's Who in ''The Streets of Ascalon"

MARY LEDWITH-Who, betrayed by Sprowl, at
last the good in Chester Ledwith, the husband
she tossed aside.
THE EARL OF DANKMERE-Who brings a lot
of family pictures and incidentally starts Quarren
on the road to usefulness.
MOLLY WYCHERLY--A great friend Of Stresa's
who breaks to Quarren the news that the young
widow has lost all her money
MRS. SPROWL-A Fifth avenue dowager, who
undertakes matrimonial campaign for Stresa,
hoping to marry her to Sir Charles Madison.
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Advice to the
LOUeLOrn
BY Beatrice Fairfax.
Her Responsibility.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am engaged to be married to
the dearest fellow on earth. I
love him very much and I know
my love IL reciprocated. But there
is one flaw in my happiness. I am
afraid to take up the responsibilities
that come with marriage. SUSY.
Making a home is a Joy for the
woman who loves. Don't indulge
in any morbid imasinings. They
aren't worthy of your love for the
fine lad you call 1.-The dearest fell
low on earth"
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GUS, because I've a message to
deliv"-
"Helpr moaned Quarren. You
write because It's in you to do 1t;
because you've nothing more inter-
esting to do; and because IL enables
you to make a decent and honor
able living"
do those reasons prevent my
having q message to deliver7"
roared Westguard.
mo" they exist In spite Of II.
You'd write. anyway. whether or
lot you believed you had a mes
s,ge to deliver. You've written
some fifteen novels. and fifteen
tines you have smothered your
story with your message. This
time. by accident, the story got It's
sec,nd breath. and romped homo,
wit, Message a bad second. and
that selling platter, Philosophy
left at the post
60 onl-you irreverent toutr
grovled Westguard; IT want my
novels read. Of course. Any author
does. But wish to heaven some
body would try to interpret tho
important lessons which p
"oh preciousness and splash!
Ten your story as well as you can,
and it's we'll done there'n be
, latent lessons enough in IT,"
AN you perhaps instructing me
in m, own profession?'' asked the
other. smiling.
"Hetven knows I'm not ventur-
ing :.
"Heaven knows you are! Also
there something in what You
say'- He sat smoking thought
fully. eHs narrowing In the fire
IF cSid only manage that!-to
arrest tit public's attention by the
rather chap MEDIUM OF the story,
and thet shoot . ~ few s,.'
!: !:
Like of the Saliva
ton Arm
westgu around Il him
suspicious pQuarren seemed
to be ser hough.
IT sup It doesn't matter
much how z fellow collects an au-
dience. so, that he does collect
one"
Exactly" nodded ouarren. Get
your people. then keep 'em inter-
ested and unsuspecting while you
inject 'em full OF things"
westsuat ia smoked and pondered;
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-17
Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct 17.-Cattle
receipts, $4,000; beef steers, steady
to 15c lower; mostly steady TO
weak: many load lots cows, $3.50
3.75; few, 4O0@450; odd animals,
500; choice yearling heifers, SIS;
grass heifers, 350@5.25; native
Gamers mostly 2.25; western, ESQ;
stockers and feeders, steady to
strong; early sales, 4.50@ $50 !;
mostly 5.35@6.10; other classes,
steady; bulls mostly 3.00Q3.50;
practically top on vealers, $50 ;
many heavy calves, 5-5006.0O.
Hog receipts, 6,000 mostly 10 to
20 cents higher; spots up more;
better grades, active; mixed loads
hard to sell; best 195@210 pound
weights to packers and shippers
S.25; bulk mixed loads, 750@7.S5;
bulk of sales, 725@S.25; mixed
pigs, S.25; no straight light pigs
offered; most throw-out sows
around 6.75.
Sheep receipts, $4,000; slow
about steady; most fat ewes, 4-00@
$50; fat lambs, weak to Is cents
lower; early top western, $40;
feeding lambs generally Is cents
lower; early top, 7.25.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-17
WHEAT VALUES
DEPRESSED BY
STRIKE THREAT

chicago. Oct. I7.--MateriaI set
hscks in the price of wheat took
mace today owing more or less to
ne threatened general strike of
rsilroad employees A new low rec
ard nrice for German marks tended
lao 10 esrress wheat values, mas
,nuch al imports for German mil
lers would perhaps be thereby fur
Their restricted. In addition, I'M
certainty continued as to what
might be shown by the United
states government report on farm
reserves. Opening quotations,
which varied from sc to 21sc
,ouer. with December at s1.14 to
s114%. and May $1.171z to $1.19,
we're followed by slight supple
mental losses and then something
of a reaction.
subsequently, disappoint m n
With which the bulls viewed the
government report led to an I'M
1suaIlv sharp break in prices, the
cents under Saturdays finish. In
creased pessimism IS to strike
settlement was also big factor.
The market closed nervous, 55sc 10
6Hc net lower, with December
S1'09az to S110, and May $1.13% to
$l.14.
In the late dealings, corn show
ed stubborn resistance to selling
pressure as compared with wheat.
Corn closed steady at &c to 15sc
net decline, with December at Acc.
Corn and oats were easier with
wheat. After opening 1sc, to &c
lower. including December at AIS C
to 4714c, the corn market continued
to sag.
Oats started a shade to Is @ &c
off. December SAC to 341bc, and
then dropped a little more.
Higher quotations on hogs helped
to lift provisions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-17
EXPECT TAG SALES
FOR BETHANY HOME
WILL REACH $4,000

It is expected that Saturdays
sales of tags will net $4,000 for the
Bethany home fund. Up to noon
today a total of $1,76S.25 had been
turned in by the tax sellers. AS
yet no outlying districts save East
Moline, SiIvis and Carbon Cliff
have reported. Those in charge of
the drive are confident that the re
ceipts of Saturdays sales will be
swelled to at least $4,000.
Moline members of the Bethany
home board, under whose direc-
ton the tag sale was conducted,
expressed deep gratitude of the
response which the public has
made to the appeal this year in
spite of the hard times. Contribu-
tons indicated that while people
did not give as generously as in
previous years, they helped to the
extent of their purses, proving
their interest in the good work that
is being done by the Bethany insti-
tuition.
East Moline and Silvis raised
$113.52 by the sale of tags Satur-
day. Silvis surpassed East Moline,
the committee in the railroad CEN
ter securing 1920. The amount
credited to East Moline was $56.3S.
The tag sale territory did not in
clude the city of Rock Island all
charities there being taken care
of through contributions allotted
annually by the Rock Island We'll
fare association
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-17
NOON LETTER

Chicago, Oct 17.-Grain news
easy. The famous report suggests
an October 1 wheat export surplus
of 80 to 100 millions. 1t is issued
in peculiar form and will require
digestion. Apparently the United
States holds 529 millions wheat on
farms in mills and elevators includ-
ing the visible supply versus 6Oo
millions last year. Seed amounts
are not Included in these totals
The wheat amount looks liberal.
Crop news today from Argentina,
etc, very good. 1t is expected that
receipts at winnipeg will continue
to average close to 1,40O cars per
day for some weeks yet Rail strike
news has reduced buyers in all
United States markets made them
cautious. The report as a whole
does not suggest wheat bulls will
make any immediate large progress
The visible are also increasing
E. W. WAGNER & CO.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-17
SECOND GROUP OF
ROADS TO BE HIT
BY RAIL WALkOUT

Chicago. Oct. 17.-(Associated
Press. THE second group of rail-
roads in the walkout of the Big Five
Brotherhoods strikes into the east.
The roads whose names were learn
ed here today, include the New
York. New Haven & Hartford and
the Delaware & Hudson.
Like the first group, the Walkout
on the second division of roads
will affect every section of the
country, but hits the east hardest
a section Of the country left prac-
tically untouched on the first day
The second group walkout will
come at 6 a. m local standard time
Nov. 1.
The official list of roads in groups
two follows:
New York, New Haven & Hart
ford.
Delaware & Hudson.
Chicago & Eastern Illinois.
ST. Louis and San Francisco Ten
tire system).
Louisville & Nashville.
Nickel Plate.
Erie railway centre system).
Atchison, Topeka &c Santa Fe Ten
tire system).
Atlantic Coast Line.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh.
Delaware, LackaWanna & West
ern.
Lehigh Valley.
Nashville, Chattanooga & St
Louis
Three of the remaining largest
roads in the country are included
in the third group, on which the
strike is set for a. m. local stand
ard time, Nov. 8. The entire Bur
Hngton system, the New York Cen
trail Zines east and west), and the
entire system of the Baltimore &
Ohio are among those which will
feel the strike blow Nov. 3. The
balance of the third and fourth
groups include the remaining roads
in the country.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-17
COUNTY SCHOOL
TEACHERS MEET
At INSTITUTE
Weeks Meeting Opened This Morn.
ing at Moline High School
All Schools Represented.

A weeks institute for the public
school teachers of Rock Island
county opened this morning at the
Moline high school Practically
every school in the county was
represented at the first session
opening at 9 o'clock this morn
ing.
There were folk dances and drills
~ the pupils of the first and fifth
grades of the Willard school, fol-
lowed by a period of music direct
ed by E. L. PhilbroOk, supervisor
of music in Rock Island.
Miss Jeanette King of Cincin-
natl spoke on modern poetry, read
ing selections from the works of
several modern writer's. DIR. Z. A.
Turner of the Illinois state nor
NAL school at Normal discussed the
attitude of the teacher towards his
work This afternoon, in addition
to talks by Miss Killing and DR..
Turner, the aims and purposes Of
the teachers reading circle will
be explained by E. c. Fisher, Rock
Island superintendent of schools,
and Mr.. Philbrook will conduct
singing exercises.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-17
DOCTOR REPORTS
MRS. VINCENT HAS
CHANCE FOR LIFE
Especial Moline Service.)

Mrs. Jane R Vincent, who was
shot by Emery Truxell in her home,
$40 TWenty-eighth street, Moline.
last night, while still in a critical
condition at the Moline city hos
pital, has a chance of recovery, her
physician, DR.. L. D. Barding, report
ed today. DR.. Barding stated that
if her condition continued to i'm
prove an operation to remove the
bullet from her right lung would be
performed
Truxen is in the county Jail. He
is held on a charge of disorderly
conduct and his hearing has been
continued for 10 days. The police
and prosecuting authorities have
failed to establish a motive that
viii link Truxell with the shooting,
and Fruxell has remained stead
last to his statement that he did not
shoot Mrs. Vincent, who is rs years
Of age and an invalid from paralysis
But the authorities declare that the
1act that Truxell was intoxicated
friday night, coupled with state
ments said to have been made by
Mrs. Vincent, point to the accused
man as the assailant. Truxell, ac-
corning to his friends, has been
taxing care of Mrs. VincentS who,
IKE himself, is a cripple, and would
De the last person to be guilty OF
snootlng the woman Mrs. Vincent,
Is stated, is not DESTROYS that
1TuxelI should be prosecuted.
further Investigation of the Vim
cent premises by the police has I'M
covered parts OF a still and a guam
pty Of liquor. Truxell, it is stated,
liquor.