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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-05-13

crazy. Yet I couldn't get rid Of the
idea that he was observation-disclosures
as if all of his sealed-up senses had
turned in to intensity the one Of hear
ing.
Just about the time when the sus-
pense had grown so keen that It
seemed as if it couldn't be borne q
second longer, Morris, who was sit
ting in at the Office phone, called out
sharply: "Long-distance says she has
Crow Gulch lumber campr"
Mr.. Van Britt jumped to take the
phone, and we got one side Of the
talk-our side-in shot-like sentences:
'That you, Bertram? All right; this
is Van Britt, at Portal City. Take one
of the mules and ride for your life
down the gulch to the station Get
that? Stop Number Five and make
her take siding quick. Report over
your own wire what you do. Hurry
BY the time Mr.. Van Britt got back
TO the train desk, the boss had his
pencil out and was figuring On Ber-
trans time margin. 1t was now ten
twelve, and Five's time at Grow Gulch
was ten-eighteen. The Grow Gulch
operator had just six minutes In which
to get his mule and cover the rough
mile down the gulch.
There was nothing to do but wait,
and the waiting was savage. Tarbell
had nerve of iron, but l could see
his hand shake as it lay on the glass
topped table. The boss was cool
enough outwardly, but knew that In
his brain there was a heart-breaking
picture of those two fast passenger
trains rushing together In the night
among the hills with no hint of warn
ing to help them save themselves. Mr..
Van Britt couldn't keep still. He had
his hands Jammed in the side pockets
Of his coat and was pacing back and
forth in the little space between tho
train desk and the counter railing.
At the different tables in the room
the saunders were clicking away as
if nothing were happening or due to
happen, and above the scattering din
and clatter you could hear the escape
ment of the big standard-time clock
on the wall, hammering out the Sec
onds that might mean life or death
to two or three hundred innocent peo-
pie.
In horrible suspense the six minutes
pulled themselves out to an eternity
for that little bunch of us In the dis
patcher's Office who could do nothing
but wait. On the stroke Of ten-eigh-
teen, the time when Five was due at
Grow Gulch on her schedule, Tarbell
tuned his relay to catch the first faint
tappings from the distant day-station.
Another sounder was silent There
was hope In the delay, and Morris
voiced ii.
"Hes there, and he's too busy to
talk to u.s." he suggested, In hushed
voice; and Disbrow, the car-record
man, added: That's It; It'd take
minute or two to get them In on the
siding
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-05-13

and letting the men believe what they
pleased. Wen change all that i
want you TO call your trainmen Ia as
fast as you can get at them. Tell
them-from me, If YOU want to-that
there isn't any bad luck about il f;
that the enemies of this management
are making an organized raid on the
property itself for the purpose of put
ting us out of the fight. Tell them
the whole story, If you want to how
were trying our best to make a spoon
out OF a spoiled horn, and how there
is an army of grafters and wreckers
in this state which is doing its worst
to knock US out of the box
IF you give the force something
tangible TO lay hold of, it will work
the needed miracle. 1t is only the
mysterious that terrifies. Railroad em-
ployes, as whole. are perfectly in
telligent human beings, open TO con-
viction. The management which doesn't
profit by that fact is lame. If you do
this and appeal TO the loyalty Of the
men, you will make a private detec-
tive out of every man in the train
service, and every one OF them keen
to be the first to catch the wreckers
You can add bit of reward for
that, if you like, and I'll pay it out
of my own bank account"
For q full minute our captive mil
lionaire didn't say a word. Then he
Qrri M 10
Chinese god.
"WhO gave you this idea Of taking
the payroll into your confidence, Gra-
ham" he asked softly.
For the first time in all the weeks
and months I'd been knowing him, the
boss lodged; lodged just like any of
us might.
"Ive been talking to Major Ken
drick," he said "He is a wise old
man, Upton, and he hears good many
things that don't get printed in the
newspapers"
/ could see that this excuse didn't
fool Mr.. Van Britt for a single in
slant. and there was a look in his
eye that / couldn't quite understand.
Neither could make much out of what
he said.
well go into that a little deeper
some day. Graham-after this epilep-
tic attack has been fought off, This
idea-which you confess isn't your
owns a pretty shrewd one, and !
shouldn't wonder if it would work,
if we can get it in motion before the
hOodOo breaks us wide open. And as
you say, the accusation is justifiable,
even if we can't prove up against the
Hatch outfit. That turned-over rail in
PetrOlite Canyon, for example, might
have been helped along by"
1t was Kelso, Mr.. Van Britt's stem
ographer, smashed in with the inter-
ruption. He was in his shirt-sleeves,
as if he'd just got up from his type
writer, and he rushed in with his
mouth open and his eyes like saucers.
"They-they want you in the dis
patchers object" he panied jerking
the words out at Mr.. Van Britt Dur
gin has let Number Five get by for
head-ender with the Flyer and he's
gone craZy"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-05-13
CHAPTER XII
The HELPLESS Wires

When Bobby Kelso shot his news at
us we all made a quick break for
the dispatcher's Office, the boss in the
lead Durgin, the night dispatcher,
had been alone on the train desk, and
the only other operators on duty were
the car-recOrd man and the young fell
low who acted as a relief on the COM
mercial wire. When we got there,
we found that Tarbell had happened
to be in the Office when Durgin blew
up. He was sitting in at the train
key, trying TO get Crow Gulch, the
one intermediate wire station between
the two trains that had failed to get
their meet" orders, and this was the
first l knew that he really was the
expert telegraph operator that his
payroll description said he was.
Durgin looked like a tortured ghost
He was a thin, dark man with sort
Of scattering beard and limp black
hair; one of the clearest-headed dis
patchers in the bunch, and the very
last man, you'd say, to get ratified in
a tangle-up. Yet here he was, hunched
In chair at the car-record table in
faced wreck with the sweat standing
in big drops on his forehead and his
hands shaking as If he had the palsy
Morris, the relief man, gave us the
particulars, such as they were, speak
ing in a hushed voice as If he was
afraid of breaking in on Tarbell's
steady rafting of the key in the Crow
Gulch station call.
Number Four"-Four was the east
bound "Flyer'-"is five hours off her
time," he explained. "As near as /
can get it, Durgin was going to make
her meet with Number Five at the
blind siding at Sand Greek tank. She
ought to have had her orders some
where west of Bauxite Junction, and
Five ought to have got hers at Banta.
Durgin says he simply forgot that
the Flyer was running late: that she
was still out and had meet to make
somewhere with Five"
Brief as Morris explanation was,
it was clear enough for anybody who
knew the road and the schedules. The
regular meeting-point for the two pas
senger trains was at a point we'll east
of Portal City, instead of west, and
so, of course, would not concern the
Desert Division crew of either train,
since all crews were changed at Portal
City. From Banta to Bauxite juno
ton, some thirty-odd miles, there was
only one telegraph station, namely
that at the Grow Gulch lumber camp
seven miles beyond the Timber Noun
tain "Y" and the gravel pit where the
stolen 1915 had been abandoned.
Unluckily, Crow Gulch was only a
day station, the day wires being han
died by young man who was half
In the pay Of the railroad and half
in that of the saw-mill company. This
young man slept at the mill camp.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-05-13
COMB SAGE TEA IN c
FADED OR GRAY HAIR
If Mixed with Sulphur it Darkent
so Naturally Nobody
can Tell.

Grandmother kept her hair beauti-
fully darkened. glossy and attractive
with brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur
whenever her hair took on that dull,
faded or streaked appearance. this sim
pie mixture was applied with wonder
full effect. BY asking at any drug
store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound" you will get a large bot
tie of this old-time recipe, improved
by the addition of other ingredients. all
ready to use, at very little cost. This
simple mixture can be depended upon
to restore natural color and beauty to
the hair.
A well-known downtown druggist
says everybody uses Wyeth's Sage and
!, Sulphur Compound now because II
fdarkens so naturally and evenly that
nobody can tell II has been applied
it's so easy to use, too. You simply
dampen a comb or soft brush and
draw IL through your hair, taking one
strand at a time. BY morning the
gray hair disappears; after another
application or two, II Is restored to its
natural color and looks glossy, soft
and beautiful This preparation Is a
delightful toilet requisite. II 10 not in
tended for the cure. mitigation or pre-
Yention OF disease. 80 .-.....-----..--.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-05-13

only snatches Of what Mrs. Sheila was
saying TO the boss, but the bits that
l heard were good deal to the point.
mo. | mean Ii. Graham :. Ii Is as
| told you at first .. there Is no
standing room for either of us ON
come here again when you know that
l am alone. =. No, Jimmie isn't
enough!"
l wrenched the half-wOrking ear
sense aside and jammed 1t into my
eyes, concentrating hard on the win
dow at which l expected every second
to see a mans face. If the man was
murderer, thought l could beat
him to ii.
The suspense didn't last very long.
A hand came up first to push the
window vines aside. 1t was white
hand, long and slender, more like a
wOman's than a mans. Then against
the glass / saw the face, and 1t gave
me such a turn that l thought must
be going batty.
Instead of the ugly mug Of one Of
Clanahan's gunner, the haggard face
framed in the window sash was face
that l had seen Once-and only once
before; on a certain Sunday night in
the Billiard when the lOOse-lipped
mouth belonging to II had been bah
bling drunken curses at the night
clerk. The man at the window was
the dissipated young rounder who had
been pointed out as the nephew Of
President Dunton.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-05-13
(Continued)

Realizing that wasn't Tarbell,
stood perfectly still The house was
lighted with gas, and the diningroom
chandelier had been turned down, so
there was chance that the skulker
under the trees wouldn't see me stand
Ing in the corner of the box window
TO make ii surer, l edged away until
the curtain hid me. l was just in time
The man had crept out of his hiding
place and was coming up to the win
dow on the outside. AS he passed
through the dim beam of light thrown
by the turned-down chandelier. saw
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-05-13

that he had pistol in his hand, or
weapon of some kind; anyway, l
caught the CLINT of the gas-light on
llull steel.
That stirred me up good and plenty
/ still had the gun l had taken out of
Fred Mays drawer; | had carried 1t
ever since the night when it had
mighty nearly got me killed off in the
Red Tower coal yard. / fished it out
and made ready, thinking, of course,
that the skulker must certainly be one
of ClanahaDs gunner. l still had
that idea when felt, rather than saw.
that the man was pulling himself up
to the window so that he could take
a look into the dining room.
The look satisfied him, apparently,
for the next second heard him drop
among the bushes; and when l stood
UP and looked out again l could just
make him out going around toward
the back of the house. l knew the
house like book, and without making
any noise about it l slipped through
the buffers pantry and got look
out of a rear window. My man was
there, and he was working his way
sort of blindly around TO the den side
of the place.
/ knew there was only one window
in the majors den room, and that
was nearly opposite the screened door
way. So / ducked back into the
dining room and took stand where
1 could see the one window through
the door-curtain network of bamboo
4 beads. / was so excited that / caught
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-05-13
Care Of EYEGLASSES.

To prevent the annoyance caused
by the accumulation of moisture upon
eyeglasses when going from a cold
into a warm atmosphere, moisten the
tips of the fingers and rub them over
a cake Of soap, then rub lens and pol
ish as usual. One application daily =
all that Is necessary.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-05-13

Them Were the Happy Days.
In those cave days man was his
own barber, his own plumber, his own
grocer and everything, if married, ex-
cent his own boss.-DetrOit News.
, 1921-09-08

TN THE pursuit OF novelty de-
signers have succeeded In making
blouses the most versatile of our
belongings. They reflect every new
Idea that enters the field of fashion,
besides exploiting some that are their
own. The charm of novelty is about
all that can be added to them-they
have captured the most beautiful fab
RIGS. made the whole range of coiors
their own and are developed In as
many different styles as dresses are.
The overblouse grows In popularity ;
1t is a dominating affair that deter
mines the character Of the toilette.
and II is vastly becoming because 1t
dispOses of the waistline In such a sat-
isfactory way.
The vogue Of black, and black and
white, has been made the most of in
a distinguished company Of blouses for
late summer and for fall. They are
all In the overblouse and tie-back
styles and nearly all Of crepe de chine,
georgette or other crepe weaves in
silk. In many Of them georgette is
used In combination with other crepes
as In the blouse pictured here, which
has a yoke and sleeves of black geor-
gette and body of white crepe de chine.
, 1921-09-08
The COMING Contest.

~ see your town is going to vote
on the question of issuing bonds for
a water works system" said a guest.
what do you anticipate will be the
outcome?"
Hard to tell" replied the landlord
of the tavern at Tumlinvllle, Ark.
1.-The young people are mostly for 1t.
and the folks that have Travelled and
like to show off. and the newcomers
from the North, and so II. But the
Old-timers are unanimously ag'in it.
They say they've never gone swimmin'
In a house yet and It's too late now
to learn old dogs new tricks. and, any
how. they're opposed to paying for the
privilege of going Into Godalmighty's
free water. So 1t looks like a stand
off."-Kansas City Star.
, 1921-09-08

KTEARLY all the hats presented at
IN the early showings of autumn
millinery can cheerfuliy under
take to see their wearers through
the winter. They are handmade hats,
Of fabrics that have a warm look. and
many Of the colors In these fabrics
are glowing. Velvet. plain or panne.
q heavy satin that suggests hatter's
plush. duvetyn and all Its numerous
kindred, make lovely mediums for au-
tumnal colors-the purple. fuchsia.
cerise. red-browns and pheasant tones.
bright red and strong. clear blues
even the new dark grnys refuse to be
cold and could not well be, In the
fashionable fabrics.
One may gather ut n glance owe
any Of the displays OF new hats, that
they are draped affairs and TINT they
are soft as to lines. Also, both In
their making and trimming. they bear
witness to the handiwork of profess
sionals that are adopts in their art.
Hats appropriate the decorative fea-
lures OF gowns-and go farther. To
embrolderies. bends, bralds and rib
bons, they add many millinery orna-
ments, and among these are new mr.
rivals made Of metnl-thnt II liz hard
10 call by name. Brim edges, and
other edges find themselves finished
with small metallic oblongs bent v e
, 1921-09-08
So Considerate.

Two golfers sliced their drives into
the rough Inc went In search OF the
balls. They searched for a long time
without success, a dear old lady watch
ing them with kindly and sympathetic
eyes.
At last, after the search had pro-
ceeded for half an hour. she spoke to
them.
"I hope I'm not i~nterrupting you.
gentlemen" she said sweetly, "but
would 1t be cheating IL I told you
where they are?"
, 1921-09-08
TAKING TOO LOUD" PATTERNS
Pittsburgh Interior Decorator Says
Women Will Soon Resemble Ami
mated Parlor Chairs.


Have you seen what appears to be
a corner of a bOudoir walking down
the street? Well, you Don will. They
are already appearing in tennis courts
hereabouts. Girls In chintzes. and ere
tonnes, with large splashy patterns all
over them, exactly like the velour par
lor chairs In their summer wrappings,
they are. Bright carmine drapery lin
N with blue stripes and yellow
dots. scenic chintzes of huge patterns
INT vivid hues in futuristic designs
showing dangerous figures in eccen-
trio poses are among the favorites not
only for sport skirts, but for entire
costumes. hats and Bags. Il
thought Of going into the dressmaking
business" said an interior decorator.
but women seem to be buying more
large figured drapery fabrics for
clothes than for houses this season.
are some designs l Will not let
them have, though, for such purposes"
He showed a chintz enormously pat
termed with red and yellow farm
Genes THAT, for instance" he add
ed, lone of them was determined to
dress herself In. but 1 said positively
that she couldn't."-Pittsburgh Leader.
, 1921-09-08

1t is cut In the kimono style n gath.
into a short. smooth fitting pep
lum that is split at each side and iaces
together with black silk ord ending
In small silk tassels. White beads out
line the neck, shoulders and ends OF
the sleeves and they are scattered over
the body Of the blouse like small Jew
els, each with four little black beads
about 1t, to set 1t off. There is moth
ing more distinguished than this com
bination of black and white when 1t Is
well balanced.
Blouses made Of the various black
crepes nearly all show touches of one
or two colors, with henna and sap
phire much considered. Bands or en-
placements of these colored crepes are
introduced by the aid of %stitchery or
embroidery In the body Of the blouse.
but the colors are sparingly used.
Sometimes a single flower motif In up
plique or embroidery Is i~ngeniously
placed lear the waistline or near the
shoulder, and It seems to emphasize
the %brilliance of black In these crepes.
Cross-stitch, ladder-stltch, herringbone
and f. gotine. as well as French knots
play important parts In the finishing
OF new blouses.
, 1921-09-08

them. and numerous bangles are used
In the same positions. mail heads"
are used. and have been elaborated.
The hat at the top Of the group has
metallic ornaments set about the up
turned brim edge. making an attrac-
tive finish for the duvetyn drapery.
At the left OF 1t a felt hat with satin
drapery approves l%acquered fruits and
demonstrates the beauty OF two small
apples that hang on the brim. Vel
vet IL responsible for the richness OF
the spirited shape at the right. with
flower motifs applied I'm chenille about
the brim edge.
One Of the new large-crowned shapes
finishes the group. II has n velvet
facing on the under brim, edged with
folded ribbon across the front. and
is otherwise covered with duvetyn.
having n metallic net drawn over IL.
, 1921-09-08
Exact Copy Of Wrapper.


q" understand there Is oil In the
neighborhood of Crimson Gulch."
There is" replied Cactus Joe. But
1t was mismanaged. They insisted on
tryin' to get 1t out in paying quanti-
ties instead OF goin' or forever sellln'
stock"
, 1921-09-08
Vanity Of the Sex.

Hubby-we've certainly got a house.
full of flies.
Wifey-Yes. and I think they're all
females, too.
Hubby What makes you think
that7
wifey-why. they all settle on the
mirrors.
, 1921-09-08
Knew What He Wa. Doing.

Photoplay Wrlter-"But look here
This character is supposed to be a
very homely man, and you rave cast
for that part the handsomest man In
your company" Director-"Oh. hen
be homely enough when the camera
man and the developer get through
with him. You see, he's engaged to
the star, and both of those boys are In
love with her."-Fllm Fun.
It's a wise man who knows how to
live on his wife's relations.
, 1921-09-08
Drill.

He-"Don't you think I ought to ex-
ercise my mind more7" Shelves !
Why not take 1t outside ?"-Cartoons
Magazine.
, 1921-09-08

Sport Froeks Of Knitted SILK.
Sport frocks Of knitted silk Of the
straight-llne type with n high collar.
that may also be worn low and roll
Ing, are very smart.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-12
POLICE ARREST MAN
WANTED BY SILVER
CITY AUTHORITIES

Albert Neidhart, arrested yester-
day on suspicion when he attempt
eG to sell Ford automobile, is
row being held on charge OF pur-
chasing the car from man at Cen
trail, n. NJ, with a worthless check
amounting to $500. Neidhart has
been arrested here before as a va
grant. He was formerly a student
at the vocational training center.
Police became suspicious when
he arrived here with a car and
when they learned he was trying to
sell it, arrested him and started an
investigation. Sheriff John Casey,
of Silver City, telephoned the police
department yesterday to hold Neid-
hart until a man from his office
could arrive to take charge Of him.
If the car proves to be the one Sill
yer City officials believe 1t is, 1t
will be turned over to the owner
and Neidhart will be given pre-
liminary hearing on the worthless
check charge.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-12
MOORE FUNERAL.
SERVICE To De
HELD TOMORROW
Scottish Rite Masons Will
Give Ceremony at Mid
night; Body viii Lie in
State This Afternoon.

Midnight services for Harvey
Moore will be held tonight at the
Masonic temple by the Scottish
Rite Masons. Funeral services will
take place Thursday afternoon at
2:30 O'Clock at Strong Brothers
chapel, Rev. II. S. Davidson of the
Congregational church officiating.
The body will lie in state at Strong
Brothers parlors this afternoon.
Following the service at the
chapel, Temple lodge, A. +. and
A. NJ, will take charge of the cere-
monies, their special service being
given at the grave.
Mr.. Moore was born in Rock
vile, Ind, and was As years OF age
at the time of his death. He came
to Albuquerque in 1902 as claim
adiuster and chief clerk to the
Santa Fe railway agent here. lie
was later transferred to Clovis as
agent ard later to Vaughn. He
then went to the coast lines. where
he was agent at Flagstaff. Ash
Fork and Se,igman. He returned
here in 1918 and became connected
with the Springer Transfer COM
pany.
He is survived by his mother,
Mrs. J. A. Moore, sister, Mrs. j.
A. Johnston and adopted daughter,
Martha, all of Newton, who
were here at the time Of his death;
Mrs. w. A. Sterba, a sister. Joseph
Moore, q brother, also of Newton;
a sister, Mrs. M. G. Bartlebaugh of
Walton, Kans., and a brother. G. A.
Moore. general agent for the Santa
Fe railway at Des Moines.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-12
FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD TUESDAY FOR
EUGENE KEMPENlCH

Eugene Kempenich, state high
way commissioner, was buried yes
terday afternoon, services being
conducted at Strong Brothers
chapel by Rabbi Noise Bergman
and by Bethlehem Lodge No. So,
A. Il. and A. NJ, of Belen, at Bnal
Birth cemetery. Scottish Rite Ma
sons held midnight services We'd
,nesday night.
Many out-of-town persons at
tended the funeral yesterday, large
numbers coming from Peralta, Mr..
Isempenich's home. A number OF
state officials were also here from
Santa Fe, where he was well known
due to his activities on the state
highway commission.
Henry Kempenich, brother OF
the deceased, who was expected to
arrive here yesterday afternoon
shortly after 2 o'clock from Port
land, oregon, did not get here in
time to attend the funeral, his
train being several ours late.