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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-25
NE HOUSE
By KATHERINE NEw1lN BURT
By KATHERINE NEWLIN BURT

set in a composed, white face. Tie
is a gentleman"
. Claire said nothing. She was look
ing at him now with a fuller sympa-
thy.
There were reasons%. he went on
presently, why I didn't chooseSto dis
cuss the authorship OF that note of
tCardoni. I am going to London to
get on Cardont's track. I hope you
will telr Lord fremont as much. l
am moving my baggage back to the
Breemei Arms, and I will leave an adj
dress there. L expect to be back soon
with good news, If not with the orig
inal portrait ITSELF"
He was silent, came back from an
other excursion, and stood cycling her.
81 should have liked your belief in
me- Miss Wilton merely as matter
of-Of courtesy from hR compatrtotss1
have feltsyour watchfulness and your
antagonisms I realize that our inter-
ests conflict. You guessed my pub
pose. And naturally you resented 1t.
I shall win out certainly. But you'll
have to forgive me that"
He paused. Claire felt instructive
~ that a proud and sensitive nature
was in pain. For all his curious, cool
Fcomposure, and the philosophy with
which he met the situation, he was
LII q SOTI VI d6OAys = LdL SCcLlS Ol last
night, with its central figure a marx
for curious and suspicious looks, re
turned painfully upon her.
AS far as suspicion attaches to
you for the disappearance of the pic
ture, which I know is absurd, how
ever black it looks to others, you
have an ally here. But, with my con-
\ sent, you shall never have the Van
His retort flashed back to her like
a sword at salute.
Nor you-with mine" said he.
Then he began packing, looking
very much as he had looked that day
i4of his arrival-obstinate, impatient.
He even snapped his fingers. He
stopped before Claire, at last, az he
had then stopped before the Van
Dyke, with; a sort Of fierce bright
ness OF determination, in his face.
"The. portrait, /" said he,l sis the least
part Of what ] want to take from
Breeme House"
a thousand improbable possibilities
flashed through her imagihation,
none at all like the truth.
st want Jane" he said. &s
Claire took it in slowly. "Have you
told her SO The words found their
4 way out at last from the astonish-
Eyes. / have; H. actually smiled
a little. She did what one would ex-
pect her to do. She ran away. She's
stayed away ever since. I dare say
she considers>it N impossibility."
Moo. OF course not" murmured
Claire. Just give me time to take
fit in, please. Jane has been strange
lately,
Y YES. I meant ia speak te>Iord
Breeme or to Lord fremont about
it, II this hadn't happened. This has
upset all my calculations. It has put
a spoke in my Wheel,
Claire hardly knew how to take
him: Evidently courtship was new
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-25
ANOTHER DIRIGIBLE GONE.

News dispatches have Just carried the account Of
the wreck Of the giant dirigibe, the ZR-2 which ex-
|ploded over the Humber River in England, and fell,
ia mass of flames, carrying to death many of the Of
|ficers and men on board, among whom were several
Americans. This great airship was one which was
being purchased by the United States from Great
and the trip which ended in this disaster is
understood to have been the last of several trial trips
made to determine the navigability and general
idesirability Of the ship prior to its formal delivery
to the American crew which was to bring it across
the Atlantic. From the accounts thus far received
appears that delivery had not actually been made,
the airship being at the time of the disaster the prop
erty of the British and not Of the American govern
ment.
The reason given for thedisaster is that the air
ship buckled in making a sharp turn and this placed
"a strain upon the gas envelopes resulting in an ex-
plosion. Some days earlier on another trial trip the
alrship had buckled and some parts Of the structure
had been seriously strained. The statement made at
that time was that the buckling was due to some de-
feet in structure, not at all unusual which could
easily be remedied- Presumably it was supposed
that the defect had been remedied and that the ship
was at last fully trustworthy. This mistake has re-
suited in the lossSof a piece Of very valuable prop
|erty and in something much more serious, the sacri-
flee of a number of lives.
These accidents which have not been very fire.
'quent Of late are still frequent enough to prompt a
feeling of caution in the individual who may wish to
take AN air trip, or in thoses-who are interested in
the development of aircraft in general. The dirigi-
BILE is an enormous floating gas bag. Because it
must float in air its structure is necessarily fragile
because it is impossible to provide strength which
will guarantee absolute security under all condi-
tons without the resultant weight which would
make it impossible for the structure to float. The
engineers, therefore, must strike a balance some
where between absolute safety and prohibitive
weight. The great zepplins which made their con-
structor famous came to disaster one by one. Never
the less great progress has been made in the con
.s~truction of ~dirigibles and many Of them are now in
successful and apparently safe use. In this partic-
iular case the error was made on the side of lightness
at the sacrifice of rigidity in order to provide an i'm
mense floating structure which should be able to
carry great weight. Further details Of the accident
and causes leading up to it will be awaited with
great interest.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-25
EVENING EDITION.

to him, but he approached it bravely.
He was carrying his love1mahnE
steadily, and vet with AL the clearn
cut lines OF his face and the piercing
keenness OF histeyes. his soul was on
fire, and In pain! His desires were
az the very breath OF hfs body. g Has
lived q single-hearteds.li life TOR them.
81 have never thought . syou and
Jane she slid. studying him.
NO" He sighed. II don't, sup
pose anyone has thought ofssus. ],
tie else. III al see no EobstacIe that
matters, II she can care for. me. That
must be my business--to make her
card"
Hs paced again. :.
60 away from her just now!""
Claire, looking at him, thought
that, in spite OF his mask, she did
know. ss s445 n,
.Isden't know how much Of ii, ally
you mean to be- he began again
would be z d to the extent OF keeping
her mind open. There will be an
ugly pressure of suspicion upon her
at this time. I'd like mighty wel1n-,
this with a boyish wistfulnesaz-""to
see her, to talk to her myself; but
with her, father. III, you. know, tia
only decent for me to keep out OF her
way. Beside sI'd rather like first to
clear this matter up. III couldn't
bear a-a-even q question. He
stopped, turning abruptly, and with
an distinctive appeal which touched
Claire profoundly. to Van Dykes pic
ture.
stQuesr!" he said, after moment.
How h SOULS gone out of it,"
Yes" said Claire sadly; the soul
has gone out Of it,; and she looked
mournfully about the hall.
II will bring 1t back he said COM
fidently.s Then added: cit is half
q shame to take 1t away from Breerne
Hall q shame?" she flashed out
in her old way. ""Oh, you begin to
feel that, dopyou2"
Not to any deterring extent" he
drawled. Il must go-Goodbye.
! You'll tell Lord fremont what I'm
Jane?"
- will, And l wish you q
with your quest"
That merely : matter 81 money
Claire. went up the stairs. She
found Jane moving restlessly along
the gallery with an air OF mental
trouble and timidity At war with a
4 "Mr. fremont she began, at
sight Of Claire, and paused, leaning
her two hands on the railing and
looking away. HAS he gomez"
Claire watched her curiously. ;
Yes" h said with g~entleuess;
The has gone" y
Jane, still without looking at her.
turned and walked quickly away, but.
Claire saw her tumble for the knob
SofS her door az though something had
made her blind.
Claire turned away. .Jane.n she
whispered, dear little Jane! But
he Is delivered into cur hands. She
Will never, never let him take IT,"
And then, her head throbbing with
this new equation in her problem, she
decided to take a turn on the terrace
the keen early-morning air, be-
fore attempting to sleep. ~
Presently, however. her reverie was
interrupted by Aline Parkes, who hur-
ried out to her.
T was looking for you, Miss VII
ton" III said. Lord Breeme has
asked urgently to see you"
a few minutes later, Claire stood Nv
the big bed, and held Lord BreemeSs
hand facst and warmly IN he own.
Ills face, sunk rather deeply III the.
pillows. hrightened UP at her en-.
trance; his eyes were ,indomitably.
81 eager 2 young. He @noke slowly
With certain Thickness. -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-25
CHAPTER xvI.-Continued.

H+NtahE FE~-. #Hge-- - NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a.E.
Claire saw Alec takestfe paper, and
she murmured its remembered con-
tents to herself.
This is to permit Mr.. Otto Cardoni
to copy the Van Dyke portrait at any
time or times best suited to his con-
v%enience.
~S1 Tremont."y
Alec, having read It. looked up
sharply. Everyone. Claire, too, fol-
lowed his eyes. They rested question
ingly upon the young American.
Must be a forgery! I eve gave
anyone permission to copy the Van
DYKE" said Alec coolly. But, just
on the chance, fremont do you know
anything OF THU?
He held out the paper to Rufus,
who took It TRANQUILITY, returning the
look. He glanced down at the irreg-
ular, hasty scrawl, then glanced up
again tnquiringly at Alec. He did
this without speaking, and somehow
Claire found. herself praying that he
would speak,. Ascramn OF ugly dis
comfort had seized her. This notion
was prfposterous, hateful unwel-
GOMEZ, but 1T had come TO her OF Its
own accord. And she could read It
in every face below-even In tbs
shrinking, flushing face of Jane. Ru-
fus stood in the center OF an irsegu-
lar circle Of cold. inqutring eyes.
Claire wondered IL his ancestor, that
other Rufus. had ever suffered 50 sud
den and complete anfexile. She won~
dered, too, Il he was feeling It. He
stood at his ease, neNhand resting
lightly, as though from habit, on the
hiIt 6f his rnasqIerading sword. But
the other hand, she perceived under
hts lace ruffle, wa hard clenched.
Eis. silence was agorlizing.
Was Aline's voice that broke in
upon It ut last, AZ II In desperation.
NJ fremont she tmp1ored.
He turned TO her. and bowed slight
Miss Parkes?; ne questioned.
Their she continued, Since you
insist. What were you doing down
here, and out OF doors, in stockfnged
feet, in the middle OF the night?
Claire gave an audible gasp. Why.
OF course! She had not thought Of
the oc~cnrrence In that connection.
Suspicion flashed like an electric cur
rent from face to face. Rufus Tre-
mont deliberately looked them over.
one by one; and last 1T Jane. Then:
z had better look out forsIcrd
SBreerne,1 said he. ~ Am afraid this
distufbancs ~ bssn too much Tor
ia fact, the earl had fallen sides
;Ways nYhis chair.
And Il that moment flustered
footnaxn III the door announced the
arrival of The first Euest. ssir Geof-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-25
WHEN BUSINESS BECOMES PUBLIC.

There has been a great deal of discussion as to
when, and why, and how the government should
~interpose in matters of business which have ordinar-
lily been regarded as private
It has been accepted that. government has some
rights OF supervision over.certain business organiza-
tons, over all corporations because a corporation is
the creature of government, and the government
may properly specify the conditions under which
railroads because railroads are given rights Of con-
domination which private individuals do not pos
sess.
These facts would necessarily justify the gov
eminent IN exercising some supervision over SUCH
organizations. But the right of the government is
not limited by these conditions. The government
lis the agent of 1.-THE people for the preservation of
Htheirrights and the promotion of their interests, and
while It is unwise and usually disastrous for the
government to assume private business functions in
fields which are open to private initiative, enterprise
and competition, it is unthinkable that any private
concern should control the bulk Of the supply of a
H~commodity which modern conditions have made
one OF sthe necessaries of life and should be able to
conduct that business without the possibility OF
government supervision or regulation.
The production of fuel is a business in whose
progress every citizen is interested. Fuel is indis-
ffpensable. To many millions Of people fuel means
coal. Most Of the coal deposits of the country are
lin the hands of private owners. Without objection
on the part Of the government it would be possible
Hfor theBoWners OF these properties to enter into COM
binations which would impose an intolerable tax on
public. For some reason which is not entirely
clear the American, people are paying such a tax
3sRinodities very materially lowered, and with a decid-
sMed shrinkage in the wages throughout the country,
coal maintains practically its peak price. It is held
now at almost double pre-War prices. When that
condition exists it is not a time to split hairs over
academic questions. 1t is a time for the govern
SSlnent to exercise its proper function and determine
sS5Wlat measures are necessary to saHord relief, and
then to see that those measures are taken.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-25
THE FARM BUREAU PRESIDENCY.
@RYathe action Of The d~irecfnrs &c The association

tEGisS8E - oAN SAS I'LL vi lAlS SONIokI
the resignation of u L. Burdick as the state presi-
dent Of the Farm Bureau has been accepted, and
Hans ". Georgeson has been elected to fill the va
Icant. position. Mr.. Burdick has been an active and
efficient officer but within the past few months he
has assumed duties highly important, the proper
performance Of which viii. require his entire time
and attention. As one of the responsible officials
OF the United States Grain Growers, he is charged
with responsibility for a vast amount of organiza-
ton work in an enterprise whose success means a
great deal to the farmers Of the state and of the
country at large Those duties are 50 heavy that it
would be unwise to couple with them the perform
Rance of other duties such as those associated with
Farm Bureau. work, both for the reason that either
job requires a great.deal Of time and attention and
that It is not desirable from the standpoint of either
organization that the two enterprises be confused
with each other. Each is performing, or aims to
perform a beneficial WORK and each should be at
liberty to perform it without complications which
might result from dual office holding in important
positions. These facts were appreciated by Mr..
Btrdick and 1t was upon this basis that he rendered
his resignation, in order that he might devote his
entire time to the worksof the Grain Growers. The
directors while they recognized Mr.. Burdick's ex-
cellent service, felt impelled nevertheless to accept
his resignation.
The new president, Mr.. AGeorgeson, is a Grand
Forks county farmer. He has no other occupation
and no other interests. He is a progressive and
aggressive man. There is a regularity in his selec-
ton due to the fact that he was the prime mover in
the organization.of one3of the first, if not the very
first successful farm clubs Of North Dakota. The
Niagara-Shawnee Farmers club which has become
famous all over the country owes its existence to his
initiative, and during the years that have followed
he has brought to the work Of that club careful
thoughtaa and vigorous action which have maintained
It as a successful society. Mr.. Georgeson will I'M
doubleday deyote to the work Of the Farm Bureau
movement throughout the state the same energy
and sound Judgment which has marked his career
in the past. The Farm Bureaus of the state are to
be congratulated upon their success in interesting
in their work men SO well fitted for it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-13
WISEACRES WERE ALL WRONG
Wife Could Afford to Smile in Later
Years at Those Who Opposed
Her Marriage.

October 20, 1854, there were united
in piaSrags "a pretty girl, of twenty,
Abigail Saith. daughter. of minis
ter, To ,Jolp, Adams, a young lawyer
without a, practice, himself the son of
a rather poor farmer The iady's
friends were not enthusiastic over the
match, as the girls forefathers were
al" '6ff literary or professional caste,
while the, young lawyer could boast
Of no, connection but with the soil.
The parishloners were outspoken in
their disapproval Of the match, it, be-
mgibhsed largely on their suspicion of
lawyers in general. ....
The fiery old minister-father of Abb
gail promptly took exception to the
'remdrks,N and the very next Sunday
announced his text as For John came
neither eating bread nor drinking
wine, and we say he hath a devil" The
minister's faith in his son-in-law
proved we'll given, for the unknown
and clientless lawyer became the sec
ond President of the United States.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-13
WHY THE CELT WAS PUZZLED
VISITORS 'Inqufry Did Seem. Unreason-
able in View of Statement He
! n rt., HAD Previously Made.

ri 4 tlf4;$ ,laan ~ },.,,g.',
I'd %f, n Il w physician iit of New
whence hishdh9estBrs came. =.
Now, he had always understood that
= his ancestors were Z Scotch Irish, and
oEffbeartrRatkIa8j that belief had
'pYided himself.on their royal blood
/, .,0nee it occurred to him to go and
have a look at the odd place. whenee
they were supposed TO. have come
When he arrived at what. he believed
was the right district he appealed to
an old Irshman to ten him the exact
spot , ryfEf H.r' -. r.
re- The ICelt regarded him much as one
does a crazy man, and then said:
I, f'Ye say that your ancestors emf
grated from here 200 years ago? Then
why the deuce, sir, are We lookin' for
them here now?" -,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-13
III. "a I.&9s sz.aa .aFsfs i

..'sa1pots s1Eaf3 salnih FesEia ssssa
f.lsy Ess-zi TIL Eft
said nothing UftNlnN niconnection with
the affair, only the-man Bielinsky."
'Si'fsftS~as K'st1 duihe up thaseaYos at
RfstorraiIeo wafiGu eyenniadhe EapRA
Beea usetsR Ell Ytstiied s'tan beybS wei:at
beat itswitssoat ,iltsyks dpssasi he 40 ge3las
Aeeps Rfstopis$s He. wasas ttfR haIb just
otirsids tis;doosa aHft saa wsasle Easitt bAnE.
May he Hdsia' titeih apTssh i4glilIke dAe
papers 'says MaFhejibe EptitAAntkxd
degreslandgsseile deNery5Ring rhe, knew.
:ghenlsthene's HagExs Ha's G9pss s2lIsth
Il mean, ;sisappeaRsl ptaRdIi II be ,00a.fef
'gets'@hersainsI thin ks ahe 'sssafee4e'll
ssaasatysues aasnde ath4, elsys lheg bIsss
.talready: Only, shealg'iartefs In WgSSS
lanaf',it seisls,t TINES, .sSaepi
'kHdNs' taeEha We sense eli9psh to } MEX .tl
that way. keep asls theEs know pAder
their hatssand prstsAd ythsNre S1 N II q
for somebody phesidss 5hR bird, ,Ihyeyy j
really after. gSptn9wri{iSi maybe Red,
they're laying foran, the ,alplijet, all the
while. they're, fkiekipgrl qpe this rev 81 /,
about Leo, making out they thin he's
the only one J,4e ,sDont you see?"
"All bat why you had. to hide ="
Because Inwas in the, ROOM wien
it happened. RistOr. saw me, Harry
knew'I was there. Besides. , the cops
are looking for anybody WHO knew Leo
and they know l know him, If they
get me on the carpet. and then a war
rants sworn out charging Red with
murder, no matter if ] haven't peeped
word Ill get the credit for squeal-
ing" ..-. ...., -,
'Isee now. My poor, hunted love-
Mario gave a gesture of a.. decision; NO
matter. Now you are with me, there
is no. more ,fear.,. d, All that IS end
ed! 1 shall take you away with me
tonight-far far from these haunts"o
crime and terror-and make you my
wife'!' ~ t.,1l5. ~ 'fr{2l34T
ooh, if you only -conld-w
'a"What is to prevent g,a,Af, a,-.,A.,
She hesitatedj titensnried,4ip passion
ate prOtest.td Gaa't,3 Magic, can't:
The risks too bigrI tell you, you don't
| Know Red. y He newer gives, vp,.r HELL
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-13
w.. THE HAVEN.

w. HE RAVEN, ..,:ta,u.3
$50 you have come to me = t1,.,'at
last! o..
She lifted her rain-sweet face from
the warm maven of'hiS Shoufder' bliifu-
" yearning toward his lips. and
remembered. Fear anced mat ecstasy
like pain. with conVu!siVe move
meht she "rehcheu away her lips anu
struggled from MS arlhS,' .s..'.
.Leonefa ;, he .pFote9tea7 Will 10
t!.,
hed she. easpeu' s'arlhE "Huly
fouIid- =. Le"-"lteit 'are IueN: F3"o
~ ffR4Wo %h9uia wa, kiio" @nab 'aie
tnose TWO TO h'e---to'usf'N'' =" &''
Where are WEI
IN my rooms, as you see =
wen "eEohu the IeacH ol IioSe' cut-'
throats Do, ..!..,1
."But--a dubious hand faItered TO
her cheek-"L cameher 10 meet Red'
He sent for me. lnez brought me.
"Then Inez led ypuf amiss, dear
no: artght? His arms agam~ehfsfded
her "And thank God for that"
Confused she fell into silence
miSgivings benumbed by wonder.
Taste and means had TRANSPORTED the
commonplace into an abode of such
luxury as the girl had seldom dreamed
of-indeed, had never seen hut in the
pages of Illustrated magazines.
In this main room, dark hangihgS
disguised the walls with framed
paintings like glowing windows open
on exotic landscapes, and shelves
heavy laden with volumes in rich
e eRonsc a An nnf RS G in par rug no Of
ished dark floor of parquetry. Upon
library table Of old Spanish oak
books, manuscripts and objets dart
were llISifo'ls III ihe warm llSHt VI d
lamp of wrought brass. Wide-armed
chairs OF deep upholstery IN leather
ofereu careSSlhg ihVltatloh TO weary
IlmoS' An atihoSphere OF Stuaious re-
pose Sooli'eu eAcl'eu SellSloHl'ieS'
A bedchamber partly visible through
one open door ohered a strong con
1rast Oh almost spartan simplicity
Win soperly tlhled Waiis' harro"
nay oeu ol mahogany ana uhpreleh-
tious clialrs ana dresslug taDle 10
H. iHu g,C 'lllS Iast'
Through splf another doOra glimpse
ISof'" White enameEds ~ansS Hstaiffiess
pereejS'l' Afd Hickeaed fittings p1sve ed
I thatta' aNllize4 bathroom had there
been!~inStSlled, in building whose
every @other. tenant Mas content with
sucht facilities for PERSONAL claanliaess
! ;4s a fEorded, BY the totihtno1fRftch,
EFF sihlt.s ~ % Nv: '' ''.';'" i De, -.
'"'Fffe SirIl shook a beWIldei'ed head.<
HF"Ana you've lived here ali%aiong
Mario" .:... Avs. ...., 49,.
Here l have come to rest, Leonora
worn ott with WdarfffGs8 eand dis
appointment Of ifrditless9 seareIFng fol
you. How could you torture me- so
Where have you been32oh ,at
mot, far -. hiding" ai'
From the police? Because Of that
business at Ristori's? You were in
volved in that? Carnehan, too, and al
| those others, as well as BielinskyT
She nodded to every question. 81
feared this! Tell me what happened
Why did you not come to me first OF
ally", IS
Il was afraid" ..., uIr,
Afraid of the man who loves YOU
whom you love? You do love me, Leo
noraF" .,.,..o g., -"
Yes" she tred-'syes,9 WITH al
OF me, Mario" ."''" 81 " HN
! Then why-?"" ~ O. "'" S"h'
| II was afraid Of Red! Heo sw6re he {
have you murdered if I ever spoke tC
1 you aghin| HnhY0rd bo9
tdi That them was the eonlyureasor
why you wouldn't communicate will
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-13

Primitive Baptist paper and decided to
try it. Ihave used Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Lydia c.
Pinkham's Liver Pills for about seven
months and now l am able to do my
work. I shall never forget your medi-
cine and you may publish this if you
want to as it is true. Mrs. j. F.
HURsEY, Star, N. c. -...-
Here is another woman who adds her
testimony to the manywhose letters we
have already; published, proving that
Lydia e. Pihkharh's Vegetable Com
pound often restores health to suffering
women even after they have gone SO far
that an operation is deemed advisable.
Therefore it will surely pay|any woman
whe suffers from ailments peculiar to
her sex to give this good, old, fashioned
: remedy,a, fair trial. ,,..' . :. -, -. '1''
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-01-13
What, Indeed:

Alabam-They tell me that up
moth. the Yankees. put signs on their
cemeteries, a"NGf at1f6s Nil6wed"..
NIississippi-HGhg Then tell me
what they do when their engine dies
on them Exchange t.t