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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-26
CHAPTER XXI.
The Judge Takes Charge.

All work on the plantation had
stopped, and the hundreds of slaves
men, women and children
were gathered about the house.
Among these moved the members
of the dominant race. The Judge
would have attached himself to the
first group, but he heard whis-
pered question, and the answer:
Miss Malroy's lawyer"
HAS Mr.. Ware returned from
Memphis?" he asked of Steve.
NO, sab; not yet"
Then show me into the library"
said the judge with bland authority,
surrendering his hat to the butler.
Come along, Mahaffy!" he added.
They entered the library, and the
judge motioned Steve to close the
door. Now. boy, you'll kindly ask
those people to withdraw-you may
say it is Judge Prices orders. AL
low no one to enter the house I'M
less they have business with me,
or as send for them-you under
stand? After you have cleared the
house, you may bring me decanter
of corn whisky-stop a bit-you
may ask the sheriff to step here"
The door opened, and the sheriff
slouched into the room. He was
chewing a long wheat straw, and
his whole appearance was one Of
troubled weakness.
Morning" he said briefly.
Sit down, sheriff." and the Judge
indicated meek seat for the Off
cial in distant corner. Have you
learned anything" he asked.
The sheriff shook his head.
What you turning all these
neighbors out of doors for?" he
questioned.
I'VE don't want people tracking
in and out the house, sheriff. I'm
portant evidence may be destroy
ed. I propose examining the
| slaves first-does that meet with
your approval?"
"Oh, I've talked with them; they
don't know nothing" said the
sheriff. NO one don't know moth
ing"
please God, we may yet put our
| fingers on some villain who does"
said the judge.
Outside it was nosed about that
Judge Price had taken matters in
hand-he was the old fellow who
had been warned to keep his mouth
shut, and who had never stopped
talking since. A crowd collected
beyond the library windows and
Toasted its eyes on the back of this
hero's bald head.
One by one the house servants
were ushered into the judges pres
ence. First he INTERCEPTED little
Steve, who had gone to Miss Betty's
door that morning to rouse her, as
was his custom. Next he examined
Betty's maid; then the cook, and
various house servants, who had
nothing especial to tell, but told
it at considerable length; and
lastly big Steve.
stop Bit" the Judge suddenly
interrupted the butler in the midst
OF his narrative. Does the over
seer always come up to the hous,
the first thing in the morning?
why. not exactly. sab, but h
come up this mo'ning, sab. He wa
talking to me at the back of tn,
house, when the women run on
with the word that Missy was don,
gone away"
He Joined in the search!"
II yes, sah."
When was Miss Malroy seel
last" asked the Judge.
She and the young gemman 70,
fotched heah we're seen in the gyar
den along about shutdown. / seel
them myself"
They had had supper
"Yes. sah."
who sleeps here?"
Just little Steve and three &
the women; they sleeps 1t the bacl
OF the house, sab"
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might cAnss ne 70 nAka : Startling
qAd radical nova
MaAaly Was clearly nst Impress
81 b. the y1guo gan4ealties II
which the Judge vas dealing.
There you 60. Prince, q usual,
trying to convince yourself that
you are the center Of everything!s
he SAID, In . tone Of much exas-
peraton. Lets get down to bust
ness! What does this man Kick
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u f0cation Of the woman's dormi-
~ Of the group Of Augustana COL
- buildings ON the north side o.
asgenth avenue at Thirty-sixth
areet has been recommended BY
~ college board.
However, this location IL not fin
Il decision being deferred until the
nj board meeting. Meanwhile
slaas are being made BY the wo-
nn's committee to raise the re-
roindsr Of the $3.50, 900 fund need
II 70 construct the dormitory. At
seeeent, they have succeeded in
Iayins pledged $4,000, Of which
10000 has already been paid. Erec-
"a Of the building will not start,
i Ill probability, until more Of the
ind is raised.
Survey of the college grounds
MIG made by Cervin & Horn, To-
81 architects, has not been COM
rIs6sd, but when finished will sug-
IT locations of the girls dormi-
! ~, science building, boys dor
rnpry and conservatory.
should the girls building be
pIaeed on the north side Of the ave-
nse, 1t will be the first building
erected by the college on that side
Of the boulevard. Heretofore all
rev building has been confined to
the south side, where the main
campus was located. However, old
structures on the north side of the
avenue have been used by the in
Stitution.
Extensive Repair Work.
Several thousands of dollars re-
1air week is being done at the col.
lege this summer, among the i'm.
provements is the painting of the
cupola on the main building, re
pair of the roof and woodwork, ant
completion Of the roadway be-
tween the main building and thu
gymnasium.
Work on the boys dormitory ant
seminary building is progressing
the walls being up, on the first flool
Of the seminary. The second flool
will be poured in few days.
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NOT MERELY THIRST.
QUENCHING.
Hersford's Acid Phosphate

But a great nerve tic, appe-
tier and builder-up of impaired
vitality. Enthusiastically
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THE
PRODIGAI
JUDGE
BY VAUGHAN KESTER.
TRANSFORMATIONS By d, NELyu.L

cs1yhsAf. 1911. n Bssss-nsnin cs.paay.
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-14

full country house. seen both in a
rainy spell and later in all the efful-
gence of fun sunshine, and there Is
London. All this background Is
painted in with a few swift and
you've guessed it-telling strokes.
It is familiar to you Immediately.
That lane. where Sam SO trustingly
waits for his love. and where in
stead could you not rec
ognize it were you to find yourself
treading its leafy length? OF course
you could. You would expect at
once to meet either Sam or else Web
ster. Mr.. Benefits gentleman's gen.
tleman. or both. And though you
get only the nearest glimpse of Sir
MaIlaby Marlowe. you have a strange
feeling of intimacy with him You
are sure you could tell him across
the golf links just by his way Of
swinging a club or OF walking after
the ball.
The book really starts out by CIV
ing you the impression that it is go
ing to tell all about Mrs. Hignett's
lecture tour through America But
it doesn't There are good reasons
for this. however. and even the
grim. big jawed reader visualized by
Mr.. Wodehouse as resenting this
omission will end by being content.
For it's a good story.
HILDEGARDE HAWTHORNE.
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New Fiction in Varied Forms

older and tarter than In Holiday
Romance" And not especially funny
There are not many laughs in the
book.
They have come, then, to theiI
British seaside resort-three ole
married couples and 4 bachelor Oh
so. along with two youngsters who
presently become engaged. They
have been coming to this same place
for their vacation regularly for a
quarter Of a century. But this time
there is something wrong. Loveday
Weare feels it almost at once. So
does Joan. AS If storm were COM
ing up. And Charles Cutman feels
it and by and by he dis
covers that he Is tired of his wife
he hates her. And because always
he has loved her and been good and
faithful, the loss of his love for her
makes him hate himself. And while
he is hating himself the worst. he
finds that his chum Peter feels the
same about his old wife! Alas and
alas! What shall the two poor old
gentlemen do? And then the miracle
happens. Whether they have wished
at the properly magic time and place
or-but 1t is of no use to speculate
about the thing that happens. The
point is that it does happen, when
they have completed their unhappy
confession to each other-there en-
tiers the fairy of the piece.
As they walked home, out of
the faint summer evening mist,
already creeping along the links,
behind the little lawn upon which
these two had lately stood, naked
and bitterly ashamed. there
stepped a woman with
merry eyes and a mouth that was
seldom still. medium tall. whose
years it would be hard to guess, but
firm in her stride and full of good
life.
She came straight down to the
chairs on which the two men had
sat and there paused. She looked
from one to the other. a tiny
smile playing about her lips, and
the smile might have been tender
or ironic, or even nothing at all,
but the look in her eyes. and the
eyes themselves were those of a
Madonna.
1t is this lady who is the mystery
of the story. Who and what was
she? What was her motive in max
ing these respectable men fall vio-
lently in love with her? What do
their wives think of her. and how is
it that this curious element works
out for the happiness of those whose
destruction it seems. for a time. to
threaten? Here lies the secret Of
this odd tale-the thing which diff
ferentiates it. 1t may be that the
reader will not know. even when the
author has told him as plainly as he
can. 1t may be that the author is
not entirely sure himself
Yet. answered the barrister.
slowly, Eve did see her arc We did
touch her. I don't care
where it came from; I've never be-
lieved in God. Charles. not the
mathis and evensong Gcd-but
1 do know that there are Godlike
emotions and Godlike ideas which
can be the property of men,"
But whatever the explanation. at
was up there. on that great green
hillside. that something-something
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| w HERE YOUR TREASURE IS
| BY John Hastings Turner. Charles
Scribner's Sons.
TT is a singular experience to
come upon a novel with those
elements in it which are known
to the trade as love interest" "ro-
nance" and mystery" directed at
readers on the shady side of fifty.
Not that aged lovers have not been
used freely by novelists since My
Uncle Toby" was worried by the
widow or since the mature Odysseus
| returned to his Penelope. but the
rank and file of them are either of
the comedy sort or the comfortable
couple" like Tim Linkinwater and
Miss La Creevy. or else they are pal
pably young people made up with
gray wigs and wrinkles. who really
know nothing of the thoughts of age
and make its gestures awkwardly.
But here you may find honest use
made of those things which we know
to be true of age: trappings of beauty
faded to ugliness, apathy. disillu-
sion and that unavailable wisdom,
that painfully crystallized wisdom,
which age desires with tragic inten-
sity to give to youth but which youth
cannot use because it possesses no
solvent for it Incredible, almost,
that these matters should be capable
of being successfully woven into fic-
ton pattern; and that .hey also pre-
sent the glamour of fairy story is
an astonishing and delightful cir
cumstance. The stage Cor this drama
of waning lives is one dear to all
| British novelists:
The sea front at whyticombe is
just like any other sea front At
high noon the asphalt. as if from
sheer softness of heart. admits the
indent of hundreds o.. holiday
shoes. Yet they make their
mark for twelve hours at the most.
until. in fact, the next days sun
cynically wipes them OH: with the
fieecy and battling pattern Of other
pairs of feet.
This paragraph is a very perfect
| beginning; a poets or musicians
beginning. II is not merely an or
derby arrangement of stage setting.
but the opening of the overture
I thra..&hN.,f
chapter Though the footprints do
not intrude again upon your atten-
ton, you do not forget them or the
pathos of their writing upon the
softened asphalt.
Next comes the attitude of the
exasperating. too modern daughter.
Alison, toward her parents. Joan and
Peter.
She Ooan) managed a smile and
a little nod:
II see, Alison" she said in a low
voice. II see your point Of view"
Alison crossed and kissed her
on the forehead. She knew that
she had hurt her mother. but she
still thought that it was the only
thing 10 do.
That is Alison all through the
stOry-Alison the efficient
! My engagement" she tells her
/ mother crisply, lis none of your
/ business"
And again:
When you talk of enga sements
you are talking OF the engage
ments which happened before L was
born. Naturally. because that is
the only kind of engagement you
know. But YOU must see that you
might just as well. from my point
of view. give me a lecture on the
marriage customs of old Babylon"
Thus youth plays its part. stern.
scornful. dictatorial; in plain Eng
lish, saucy. Mrs. Lemon, little
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Is even converted to a belief In the
spooks. The book may be guaran-
teei to provide amusement of a fine
quality. and once started upon 1t
very few readers will be able to let
go until it is finished.
GEORGE WOOD.
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THREE MEN AND A MAID. BY p.
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THROUGH THE SHADOWS. BY
Cyril Abingdon The Macmillan
Company.
|" HIS is another manifestation OF
extreme cleverness OF some OF
the younger British writers
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-10-14
Flnle1ed Wrls.nn important.

Now though il be undoubtedly true
from what point Of view That what a
man has to say is of more Importance
than how he says IT, and that modern
criticism eS.echlly 5 more apt to be
guided hy lis moral and even political
symputhies than by aesthetic princi-
pies. il remains as true as ever that
only those things have been Suid finally
which have been said perfectly, and
that this finished utJerauce is peculiar
~ the Office If poetry, or Of what, for
want utCSone word aS comprehensive
as the German pjchtung, Ne are forced
to call imaginative literature, Indeed,
ii may be said that. IN whatever kind
of writing ii is style alone that is
able 10 hold the attention of the world
long. Let a man he ever SO rich in
thought if he is clumsy in the eX-
preston of IT, his sinking. like that of
an old Spanish treasureship, will be
hastened by the very weight Of his
bullion. ana perhaps, after the lapse
Of a century, some lucky diver fishes
up his ingols and makes a fortune out
of him.-JameS Russell Lowell.
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of January, A. D.. 1928.
HnTDTnzN~ uanH

of January, A. D.. 1928.
A COUNTY TREASURER, in
place of Luella Trier, whose term of
office will expire on the first Mon
day of January. A. d., 1928.
A SHERIFF., in place of John A.
Morris, whose term of office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January,
A. D., 1928.
A CORONER. in place Of Joseph
Charbonneau, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday of Jan
uary, A. d., 1928.
A CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT, in place of Joseph LaFave,
whose term of office will expire on the
first Monday of January, A. D., 1928.
A DISTRICT ATTORNEY, in place
of Warren B. Foster, whose term Of
office will expire on the first Monday
of January. A. D., 1923.
A REGISTER OF DEEDS, in place
of Richard c. Trembath, whose term
Of office will expire on the first Mon
day of January, A. D., 1928.
A COUNTY SURVEYOR.
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Birthday CAKE candles.

The custom Of placing candles on a
birthday cake--one for each year
comes from Getmany. The Germans
placed a thick one Ia the center called
Lebens-llch, the light Of life. Only he
or she who declares his or her hnth-
day may put out the light Of HE; II Is
unlucky If done 10y any other member
of the family The lights are symbols
of life and its portions tie years For
persons advanced III years one candle
must do duty, as otherwise too many
would he required
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-10-14

an amendment to the constitution was
proposed and agreed to by a majority
Of the members elected to each of the
two houses, which proposed amend
ment is as follows:
Resolved by the Assembly. the
senate concurring, That section 5 of
article / of the constitution be amend
ed to read: (Article II Section 5.
The right of trial by jury shall remain
lnviolate, and shall extend to all cases
al law without regard to the amount
IN controversy; but a jury trial may
be waived by the parties in all cases
IN the manner prescribed by law.
Provided, however. that the legisla-
ture may, from time TO time, by stat
ute provide that valid verdict, in
civil cases, may be based on the votes
of specified number of the Jury, not
less than five-sixths thereof"
Resolved by the Assembly. the SEN
ate cOncurring, That the foregoing
amendment to the constitution of the
state Of Wisconsin be and the same
is hereby agreed to by this lecisla-
ture.
NOTE.-(Under the present pro-
visions of the constitution, verdict
to be valid must be based on the
votes of all members of the jury
in both civil and criminal eases. If
this proposed amendment is ratified
by the people. the legislature will
have the power o provide by law
that in civil eases (only), the votes
of a specified number of the jury
less than all, but not less than five
sixths, shall be sufficient for valid
verdict)
ut. Res. No. 80, Al
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. SO of 1921.
To amend section 4 Of article VI of
the constitution, relating to county
officers.
WHEREAS, At the biennial session
of the legislature for the year 1919,
an amendment to the constitution was
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-10-14
A Of General Election.
NOVEMBER I, 1922.

H. or WISCONSIN, COUNTY
j Irons.
RrIcF is HEREBY GIVEN that
1 election to be held in the sever
- wards, villages and election
T. of Iron County, Wisconsin,
N first Tuesday of November, A,
<o53 being the seventh day of
|nonfh. the following officers are
*E0yERNOR in place of John ].
II whose term Of office will ex-
H. the first Monday Of January,
4 lieutenant GOVERNOR, in
/ al George r. Comings, whose
III office will expire on the first
H. Of January, A. D., 1923.
'sECRETARY OF STATE, in
i Of Elmer S. Hall, whose term of
1 will expire on the first Monday
@uary. 4 D., 1923.
#STATE TREASURER, in place
Hpv Johnson, whose term of
i will expire on the first Monday
kluary, A d., 1928.
Il ATTORNEY GENERAL, in
j Of William J. Morgan, whose
HI office will expire on the first
ssy of January, A. D., 1928.
KNITTED STATES SENATOR,
Ia of Robert VI. LaFollette, whose
HI office viii expire March 4,
REPRESENTATIVE IN CON
.sS for the Eleventh Congressional
In, comprised of the counties of
@as. Bayfield,, Ashland, Iron, vi
Rlmett Polk, Washburn, Sawyer,
/, Price Taylor, Oneida and Lin
IllEMBER OF ASSEMBLY for
|And Villas counties.
BOUNTY CLERK, in place of
NJ A. Noren, whose term of Of
LII expire on the first Monday
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-10-14
Kidney Trouble Ten Years

II had kidney trouble for ten
years, writes J 7. Osburn, Lucas
Vile, Ohio. Tried all kinds of kid
ney remedies but got no relief until
used Foley Kidney Pills " Backache,
rheumatic pains, dizziness aud blurred
vision are symptoms Of kidney trouble,
Foley Kidney Pills quickly relieve.
Sold Everywhere.
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3" Had bad cough for three years,
writes II + Campbell, Adrian, Mich
igau Found no relief until ! tried
Foley's Honey and Tar Lingering
coughs, severe colds and Group;
throat. chest and bronchial trouble
quickly relieved with Foley's Honey
and Tar Sold Everywhere.
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Exhausted from Grippe Cough

La grippe coughs, rack aud tear the
sufferer 10 state of exhaustion
= Would get completely exhausted
from violent grippe coughs. writes
X. q Collins, Barnegat, y } Tried
Foley's Honey aud Tar aud tie cough
ceased entirely" Used by three gen
eratious for coughs. colds and Group.
Sold Everywhere.
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

NOIlCE Is HEREBY EURIH Err
GIVEN that at said general election
the following proposed amendments
to the constitution of the state of
Wisconsin, which have been approved
by two succeeding legislatures and
duly published for three months as
required by section / of article XII
of said constitution, will be submitted
to a vote of the electors in manner
provided by law and as directed by
chapters 437, 504 and 556, Laws of
1921, to-wit:
ct. Res. No. IA. Al
JOINT RESOLUTION
No. II of 1921.
To amend section 5, article ! of the
constitution, relating to trial by
jury.
WHEREAS, At the biennial session
of the legislature for the year 1919,
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Keep right onusing Foley's Honey
and Tar. II Will give quick relief. :"
said the doctor, when the entire family
bad the 'iu. Never saw anything
SO good, writes MIS- A 3. Grflth,
Andrews, Ind. For coughs, colds,
Group, throat, chest or bronchial
trouble use Foley's Honey and Tar
Sold Everywhere.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-10-14
Coated orFurred Tongue

A coated tongue indicates digestive
disorders. If neglected viii cause
nervousness, sick headache, had
breath, biliousness, gas and constipa
ton. Correct these disorders with
Foley Cathartic Tablets. Feel iine
and have no more trouble since tax
ing Foley Cathartic Tablets writes
Miss A Walker, Dublin, Va sold
EYerFW
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Steal Potatoes and RepIant vinea

Thieves at the farm of Glen Lead
ers, near Defiance, O., stole 10 bush
els of potatoes from patch and then
replanted the vines The theft VAS
discovered when Leaders went to dig
the potatoes and found that there were
no tubers on the vines which were
healthy
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wnlInn 10 Sc Convinced.

John-"Do you really believe that
absence makes the heart grow fond
err" Louise well, You might try 1t
for month or tive The American
Legion Weekly
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-10-14

some times a fellow gets pretty
well along 10 years before be realizes
that brains were given him not solely
for hair fertilizer.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-10-14

Mrs. Elsie Sellers, United States
Department of Agriculture. colors
posters and lantern slides for agricul-
tsral fairs and conventions all over
the country.