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CHATTER XV


 Of course Beth Cameron knew nothing of Russia's grand dukes. The only Duke that she had ever met was in the pages of the novel she had read in which the hero was named Algernon. That Duke was of the English variety, proud, crusty, and aged, and had only made an unpleas- ant impression upon her because she had liked Algernon, who had fallen in love with the daughter of the Duke. and the Duke had been very horrid to him in consequence or by reason of that mishap. When she had said to Peter that he reminded her of All sernon she had meant it, and that was really very nice of her, because she thought Algernon all that self respecting hero should be. It was true that Peter. though mostly an englishman, didn't play polo and ride to hounds or swagger around a club and order people about, because he was too poor and was obliged to work for his living.
 But he did remind her of Algernon bomehow. He had a way with him. as though if there had been buffers and valets at Black Rock he could have swaggered and ordered them around if he'd had a mind to. He was good-looking, too. She had noted that even from the very first when she found him Juggling his suitcase down on the road from Pickerel River. Then, too, he did say things to her, nicer things than any fellow had ever known how to say to her before. and he was much more polite than she had ever believed it possible for any one to be without seeming queer.
 But when eavesdropping at Me Cures she had heard Peter play the piano, she felt herself conducted into new world which had nothing at all to do with glass factories and vineyards. Even the sartoriaI splen- dor of Miss Peggq Mcclure paled into insignifcance beside the new visions which the music of Peter Nichols had invoked. He hadn't just lied to her He was a musician. He could play She had never heard anybody bring from a piano sounds like these. And he had said he wanted her to s1ng lor him
 Beth had sung always-iust as she had always breathed - but she had never heard any good music except on talking machine at the boarding house at GIassboro-an old record of Madame Melba's that they played sometimes. But even that song from an opera clay Boheem" they called it), mutilated as it was. had shown her that there was something more wonderful than the popular melodies that the other people liked. Beth's taste for good music, like her taste for nice people. was instinctive. And she had found that in her walk of life the one was about as difficult to find as the other. She had had her awakenings and her disillusionments. with women as well as men, but had
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When 4 Girl M0yries
By ANN LISLE.

Least of all can I ask help of you"
 But I couldn't permit myself any such dramatic gesture. I had no right to let Carl reproach himself for anything he'd said. He'd been gen erous and fine and even delicate. He l couldn't be expected to know how that would render it a caddish thing in my eyes for me to ask help of him. ~ So had to find a, way to keep him from representing himself If I could make him think badly of me so much the better Carl" I began tentatively. Then with rush of courage my words bored forth. Carl, I lost raith in myself this afternoon and couldn't see my way out of a mix-up. I called on you. You managed to stand by. Perha ps that gave me back some of my faith in myself. Perhaps the knowledge that there are loyal friends like you believing in me makes me sort of-get up on my toes and de- termine to see things through It doesn't matter just what it is that has worked the miracle. But now I'm asking no help. I'm refusing it. And I'm on better termsawith myself for my independence. Do you under stand ?''
 Not quite" Carl acknowledged SloWly- T haven't got it clear-but I know that it's your way of doing. and guess I'm 6 good enough friend to be willing to see you eNpress yourself as you are and not merely l as I'd like to have you.- There was something breath-tak- ing in the honesty of that. I've never liked Carl Booth better than in the moment when I rejected his help | for his sake
 Call me a weather vane, if you like,'' I exclaimed Laugh at me if you want to. I'm game" Sure you are, you little brick. you!" Carl muttered in vibrating | tone which frightened me with it's suggestion of my inability to change one jot of his feeling for me. I stirred uneasily, wondering what l could do to relax the tension I'd | created.
 '1 wonder if I ought to call Car lotta," I murmured hastily. I think it might be polite-don't you"
 '"The business conference seems | over doesn't it?" asked Carl with a curt laugh. "Over before it started.
 Pm no good to you at all" I'm sorry" I began. q don't
 want to hurt you. I'd rather you | thought I'd shilly shalIied without knowing my own mind, than to have
  proach. It's nothing you've done It's not that I don't feel your loyalty
 and friendship. It's just that I | can't''-
 | Don't finish that sentence. Bar bara Anne!" cried Carl 'T know 1 what it is you cant-but I can't stand hearing it from your lips Miss Sturges will excuse me if I don't stop to say good night to her. I'm not fit to cope with her bril1tancy now Will you make my excuses?" You want to rush off like this 2" I asked. ''rd better,'' said Carl quietly. But | remember this-if you eyer want me. I'm ready. I1l always be ready if | you want me, Barbara Anne-~ I'll always want your Friendship l replied gently.
 But as I said good night I won dered if CarPs friendship could ever | again be mine. Then I turned to a 1 more pressing problem than any of forded by Carl and Carlotta Where am I going to get the money to pay the Star?
 CTo Be Contfnued)
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for the world. See-how changed l
 She released her fingers and turn ed slightly away.
 I'm changed, too, MT. Nichols '' she murmured.
 'No. You mustn't be. Beth. And I've got to have you back. You've got to come back to me, Beth"
 Things can't be the same now"
 "Yes-just the same-''
 NO. Something's gone"
 "But if something else has taken it's place
 "Nothfng can-'
 ''Something greater-'
 "I don't care for the sample you showed me-" she returned quietly.
 "I was crazy, Beth. I lost my head. It won't happen again.
 NO. I know it won't-''
 You don't understand. It couldn't I've made a fool of myself. Isn't it enough for me to admit that?"
 'I knew it all the time.'' She was cruel, and from her cruelty he guess ed the measure of her pride.
 i've done all I can to atone. l want you to know that I love you. l do, Beth. I love yoU-''
 There was a note in his voice diff ferent from that she had heard the other day. His head was bent and he did not hear the little gasp or see the startled look in her eyes, which she controlled before he raised his head. With great deliberateness she an swered him.
 Maybe you and I-have a different idea of what love ought to be-" she said. But he saw that her reproof was milder.
 "I know" he insisted "YouHe sung it to me-
 ''No-not to you-not love-" she said, startled. And then. You had no right to be listenin'." And then, with a glance at Aunt Tillies clock, You have no right to be here now It's late"
 But I can't go until you under stand what I want to do for you You say that I can't know what love is. It asks nothing and only gives l swear I wanted to give without thought of a return-until you laugh ed at me. And then-I wanted to punish you because you wouldn't un- derstand-'
 ''Yes. You punished me"
 Forgive me. You shouldn't have laughed at me, Beth. If you knew everything, you'd understand that I'm doing 1t all without a hope of pay ment-just because I've got to-
 Her eyes grew larger. What do you mean?'
 'I can't tell you now-but some thing has happened that will make a great difference to you.''
 "What?"
 Forgive me. Come tomorrow and perhaps I'll tell you. We've already Rasted two days"
 I'm not so sure they've been wasted" said Beth quietly.
 "I don't care if you'n only come. Will you, Beth? Tomorrow"
 She nodded gravely at last.
 Perhaps" she said. And then, gently, Good knight, MT. Nichols"
 So Peter kissed her fingers as though she had been his Czarina and went out.
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CHAPTER 5S1. Copyright 1920, King Features

Copyright 1920, King Features
 Syndicate, Inc.
 CarTs friendly exchange of banter with Carlotta had piqued the part of my nature I hate. but can't quite control. And probably I'd uncon- sciously given him to feel it. In so doing I'd let down the barriers and he'd revealed again his feeling for me-Jim's wife. This tune there was nothing with which to reproach him, I was to blame for not making it clear that the real me was actually delighted at his friendIness with Car lotta, even if the silly, jealous side of me did bridle bit at giving up the center of the stage.
 was to blame for the plain words in which Carl had expressed his deep interest in me and his desire to serve me.
 Acknowledging this, how could take advantage of his feelings? How could I bind him to me with a new tie of intimacy-the tie which would come from his taking over my finan- problems and helping me weather the storm threatening my new busi- ness?
 Of a big brother could ask help. That would be loyal to Jim and true to my own ideal of myself. Of man who cares for me-even though his feeling is chivalrous and fine-I can't take advantage. If I'm ti1ting ar windmilIs and risking my business for the sake of a moral quibble, that can't be helped.
 knew this in the moment when I acknowledged to Carl that it was time to settle down to a revelation of what I wanted of him. I still feel the truth of it and though I may suffer for what F-did, Pm ready to stand by it, for it was the best I knew and it was right for me.
 Carl, suppose were to tell you that I didn't get you here Kfor any, thing I didn't get you hereyfor any thing of moment-wou1d ypu believe me?" I asked suddenly.
 "I would noti" declared Carl q know darn well that you had a defi- mite reason for wanting to see me 1just-wanting to see me, wouldn't do for you-as it might for me"
 If anything were needed to clinch my determination not to tell Carl of the Derringforth tang1e and have him feel called on to get out pe- cause he got me in-this was it.
 ''I did have reason" I acknowl- edged.
 And mighty important one," he insisted. "I know you. You don't whimper. You don't make a fuss over trifes. That's one of the things that makes you so wonderful"
 Maybe it was-a trif1e this time Maybe I've solved the problem that looked so big to me this afternoon You know a good dinner does a lot to soothe tired nerves and give a weary brain anew perspective" I ventured.
 Tt wasn't a trif1e,'' replied Carl gravely.
 AS he spoke he emptied his pipe, knocking it again and again into the stand at his side. When he'd satis- fled himself that the last ember was out, he slowed the pipe away and looked up at me expectantly.
 'I'm ready he said. Ask any thing you want. You'll find me here"
 ''But I tell you've changed my mind. don't want to find you here?' cried desperately My problem is mine. It's taken on a new aspect. I can't ask for help" Mot of me?'' demanded Carl. I wanted to say:
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A negro never fails to have an amusing answer, more particularly to a northeruer. And northerner never fails to draw a southern darky out. A recently arrived northerner in Louisiana had begun conFersa- ton with an old negro on the plan tation where he was visiting.
 'STel me. uncle." he asked, what kind of hours do you work here How long do you work?"
 well, sah, we works from can't see to can't sec"
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"A man who Is always looking backward can see where he has been, but not where he is going said a wag once and he was right.
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owen D. Young, who was a young instructor of law at Boston College from 1897 to 1904, is now head of the General Electric Co.,, one of the largest, richest and most highly-de- veloped organizations of it's kind in the world.
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THE VAGRANT
 DUKE
By GEORGE GIBBS

Author of "The Splendid Outcast," 'HThe Yellow Dove," 1.-The Secret Witness" etc. Copyright, 1921, by D. Appleton & Go.
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Do You Remember?

a H. Sterling IeRiufo
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five Thousand, Eight Hundred Eighty mine
and S0/l00 Dollars ($45.S80.S0), said as
sessment to be made strictly according TO
the benefits TO the several lots and parcels
of land in said district; whether direct or
indirect, said sum being sixty per cent of
the entire cost of the said Improvement as
estimated; and the City Clerk is hereby di-
rectod on the fling in his Office by the City
Assessor of the said roll properly certified
to number the same consecutively and there
upon to cause TO be published in some news
paper of the City in each week for
two consecutive weeks, according to the
terms of the City charter. notice that the
said roll is on. file in his Office for public
inspection, together with the surveys, pro-
files. plans, specifications and estimates of
cost of said Improvement, of the work TO
be done and the district to be assessed and
that the Commission will meet at a time
and place mentioned in said notice and at
least two weeks after the first publication
thereof, to hear any and all objections to the
said Improvement and to review the said
roll ut which time and place all persons
interested will be given an opportunity to
be heard regarding the said Improvement
and assessment.
Dated Aug IL, 1922
B. X. LUCAS,
City Clerk.
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lot. parcel of land or premises
RESOLVED, further. that the question Of
the adoption of said amendment shall be
submitted To the electors of the CITY Of
OwossO az the regular State and County
Primary Election to be held on Tuesday
the 18th day of September, 1922. and thai
said question shall be submitted TO said
electors and printed upon the ballots thers
FOR to be east az s9id election in the fol-
lowing form;
."ShalI Section of Chapter IS of the
Charter of the City of Owosso be amended
to provide that all sewer. gas and water
connections between the pipe line in the
street and a point at or beyond the curl
or proposed curb line may be required TO bs
made laid and put in by the owners of am,
premises adjoining or abutting on any street
graded. Rraveled or otherwise improved or
intended to be. whether ordered paved
or not, whenever declared by resolution of
the Commission to be necessary for tbs
preservation of the street so improved or in
tended to be improved, and that, in case of
the failure or refusal of the owner to com
ply with such requirement, the City nay
perform such work and specially assess the
cost thereof and the penalty for such fail
ure against such property as in the case of
street ordered paved?
For the adoption of the amendment
] For the adoption of the amendment
No."
RESOLVED, further that the City Clerk
is hereby directed to cause to be prepared
and to have at the several polling places in
said City of Owosso at the opening thereof
on the morning of the said election a sufic.
lent number of ballots with the submission
of said amendment printed thereon for the
of the electors of said City voting
thereon, and cause notice of said election
containing this resolution, to be printed ia
a newspaper published in said City once in
each week for three successive weeks next
preceding said election and to be posted in at
least five of the most public places in each
ward of said City during the same period,
and to be published in daily newspaper
of said City once in each week during three
weeks prior to said election; and that he be
further directed to forward forthwith to the
Governor of this State for his approval or
objection a certified copy of said proposed
amendment. and to report at once to this
Commission the action of said Governor
thereon.
The polls of said election will be
open from eight o'clock in the fore
noon until eight o'clock in the after
noon. B. X. LUCAS,
City Clerk.
Dated August 8, 1922.
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" 6111C1S O1SV
Republican Candidate
FOR
CONGRESS

When man offers himself to his country as a
sol iier, aud he proves to be counterfeit, or
commonly called spy, lie must face the firing
squad his just reward. Why then in our
commercial life, when manufactures offers his
product to his country in time of war as thing
Of genuineness and usefulness, should we fail to
use the firing squad when his product proves
counterfeit. They might just as we'll have used
a machine gun on our soldiers to have lowered
their vitality through the sale of Of adulterated
goods. Vote to submit the Lindquist bill 10 Con
gress September IL. the primaries, by casting
your ballot for Lindquist
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The expenditure OF the peoples money
as carefully as the wise business man,
farmer or laborer would spend his own
letting the people know where the pub.
lie money goes, n slackening of the
spending orgy. repeal Ut needless laws
aud the enforcement of existing ones,
not more laws but more nardheaded
common sense in legislation
Tn candidate was born on farm,
and for several years has owned and
given active atteuriOn tO the operation
of one and is therefore in close pars pnal
touch with all the problems that con.
front the farmer. He is in the news.
paper and publishing business in Will
liamstop, and is endorsed irrespective
of party affiliations by tiftyfonr bnsi-
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the 7th day of August, 1922, said
resolution being as follows;
f Resolution No

RESOLUTION DeluS as iOiiOWoF
Resolution No. is.
RESOLVED by the Commission of the
City of Owosso that said Commission here.
by proposes that Section seven 90 OF
Chapter fifteen (l5) Of the Charter OF the
City of Owosso be amended to read as foi-
lows:
Section T. "Whcnever any paving has
been ordered upon any public street h'gho the
way alley OF the City. il shall be tne
dGty of any person owning any lot or parcei
of land adjoining or abutting upon such
I street highway or alley before the sah,e
shall be paved and at the time and in the
manner directed by the Commissioner OF
Plblc improvements, to make, lay and put
in all such sewer, water and gas connec-
tions in front of their lands and premises
and carry the same from the pipe in such
street. highway or alley to and beyond the
! curb line OF such proposed Improvement as
the Commissioner of Public improvements
+ shall determine to be necessary for the pre-
servation of such proposed paving when
the same shall be laid and put down, and
whenever the Commission shall deem u
necessary for the preservation of any graded
graveled otherwise improved street or
/ OF street which it is intended to so grade
gravel or improve. whether such improve
ment shall consist of pavement not that
such sewer. gas and water connections shall
all be made on such street or that portion
thereof deemed necessary by the Commis-
sion, they shall declare by resolution, and
it shall then be the duty of all owners OF
lots, lands or premises abutting on such
streets parts of streets mentioned in said
resolution to lay and put in all such con-
nections to or beyond the curb or proposed
curb line; and in either case, all such con-
nections shall be made, laid and put in in the
manner and at the time times directed
by the Commissioner of Public Improve
ments.
In case the owner of any such lot, lands
or premises shall neglect refuse to make.
lay or put in such connections at the time
or in the manner prescribed by the Commits
nj
Commissioner shall the same to be
made, laid or put in, and the respective
owners of such lots, lands or premises shall
be liable for the cost thereof together with
ten per cent. in addition thereto as a
penalty, to be recovered by the City in action
of debt assumpsit, or said cost and PEN
atty for which such persons shall be re-
spectively liable shall be reported by the
Commissioner of Public improvements to the
City Assessor to be levied and assessed by
MIN as special tax or assessment upon
such lots, lands or premises, in the same
manner as provided in case Of special assess
ments in respect to any separate or single
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THIS CANDIDATE STANDS FOR
14th District
n and Shiawassee Count

ness men of WIllismston where he has
lived for twerty seven years In bust.
ness matters he is also an active mem
b9r and director ia several business
enterprises which require sound busi.
ness Judgment and good common sense.
He was for four ears chairman of thu
Iagham county republican committee,
four years chairman of the sixth dis
trict republican congressional commit
tee and is now serving as member Of
the republican state central COMMITTEES
from the sixth district Hs wants your
vote If vou want a man for the nomi-
nation for state senator who will fight
for a wise economy in state expsndi-
lures IF you are interested in that
sort of thing vote for him will help
to carry your ideas into effect.
m, neon fnr, SAvS o <rv ND,~r
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NOTICE OF ELECTION

To the Electors Of the City of
Owosso:
Take notice, that at the regular
election to be held in the City of
Owosso on Tuesday, the twelfth day
of September, 1922, the following
proposition will be submitted for vote
"Shall Section of Chapter Is of
the Charter of the City of Owosso be
amended to read as follows:
Section 7. whenever any paving
has been ordered upon any public
street, highway or alley of the City,
it shall be the duty of any person
owning any lot or parcel Of land ad-
joining or abutting upon such street,
highway or alley, before the same
shall be paved and at the time and in
the manner directed by the Commits
sioner of Public improvements, to
make, lay and put in all such sewer,
water and gas connections in front of
their lands and premises and carry
the same from the pipe in such street,
highway or alley to and beyond the
curb line of such proposed improve
ment as the Commissioner of Public
Improvements shall determine to be
necessary for the preservation Of such
proposed paving when the same shall
be laid and put down, and whenever
the Commission shall deem it neces-
sary for the preservation of any grad
ed, graveled or otherwise improved
street or of a street which it is in
tended to so grade, gravel or improve,
whether such Improvement shall con-
sist of pavement or not; that such
sewer, gas and water connections
shall all be made on such street or
that portion thereof deemed neces-
sary by the Commission, they shall so
declare by resolution, and it shall
then be the duty of all owners of
lots, lands or premises so abutting
on such streets or parts Of streets
mentioned in said resolution to lay
and put in all such connections to or
beyond the curb or proposed curb
line; and in either case, all such con-
nections shall be made, laid and put
in in the manner and at the time or
IllHSS ulleCJcu ny LHS OOilliillSolOIiSi
of Public Improvements.
In case the owner of any such lot,
lands or premises shall neglect or re-
fuse to make, lay or put in such con-
nections at the time or in the manner
prescribed by the Commissioner of
Public Improvements then said Com
missioner shall cause the same to be
made, laid or put in, and the re-
spective owners of such lots, lands
or premises shall be liable for the
cost thereof together with ten per
cent, in addition thereto as a penalty,
to be recovered by the City in action
of debt or assumpsit, or said cost and
penalty for which such persons shall
be respectively liable shall be reported
by the Commissioner of Public I'M
provements to the City Assessor to be
levied and assessed by him as special
tax or assessment upon such lots,
lands or premises, in the same man..
ncr as provided in case of special
assessments in respect to any separ-
ate or single lot, parcel of land or
premises"
This election is authorized by reso-
luton Of the Commission of the City
OF Owosso adopted at regular ses-
sion of said Commission held upon