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THURSDAY ROCK ISLAND ARGus-MARcH 30. 1922.

quarry, on the edge Of which stood
Indian warriors on guard
Julia Wells. Loomis and the rest
OF the party were famished for
want OF food. A single drink OF
water would have been heaven to
them. As Brown Panther gave his
guards further orders, he saw
Ruth and Phil. with their sailors,
approaching. The chieftain and
his men quickly surrounded the
new arrivals, but suddenly he saw
the Wampum Belt Immediately
he was impressed.
my warriors are at your conf
mand," he told the girl. Your
commands will be o6eyed."
At Ruth's request, he led them
to the quarry where the girl was
Mortified to see the captives. She
commanded Brown Panther to lib
crate them and permit them to
accompany her to Chief Lame Elk
The Indian assented reluctantly,
and soon the party Of whites and
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vive him. 1t was too late, the
Great Spirit had claimed him.
you are the cause of this!" he
shouted, turning to the girl in a
fury of rage. And you shall
atone!" Ruth. frightened. drew
closer to Phil, as Brown Panther
left the hut and addressed the
crowd.
THE strangers have brought a
calamity to u.s." he cried. Your
great chief, Lame Elk. has passed
ON to the Happy Hunting Ground"
The air was filed with a mixture
of strange jargon and moaning.
The Indians rushed to the hut to
seize Ruth and Phil, but the two
eluded them and broke into a run.
The sailors from the Dragon did a
gallant bit of fighting, holding back
the warriors while the young pao-
pie fed. Once Phil was forced to
drop behind and lay low three of
the Siburos who sprang at them
from behind a boulder. AS the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-30
SNOwDEN POWELL
OUT OF HOSPITAL,
Is IN MONMOUTH

Snowden Powell, aged man who
was taken to the Illinois Ear and
Eye Infirmary in Chicago for an op-
Grafton on his eyes, arrived in Rock
Island yesterday afternoon and was
met by his brother-in-law, ]. Fiel-
man of Monmouth.
Mr.. Fielman took Powell to his
home in Monmouth where he will
live. Powell was an employee of the
Rock Island Pillow company many
years. and lived alone on the river
front. He was partially blinded
by two growths on his eyes, and
through the efforts of the Rock Is
land Welfare association and his
sister. Mrs. Josie Fielman, he was
sent to Chicago, where a success
full operation was made.
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to speak. Ruth bent closer to hear
his words
My time il too short to tell the
full meaning of the cipher" be mt
tered. The Great Spirit is calling
me find Stone Ear my
beloved wife she must be in
your country -. We were sepa-
rated when / brought my tribe
here from the Golden Canyon"
Almost exhausted, he took an anu
let from his neck and handed it to
Ruth. Give Stone Ear this token"
he continued. She will know it is
from me and she will read the
Sacred Wampum."
Stone Earl" the girl exclaimed.
She was the Indian who brought
me my fathers last message."
AS she spoke a terrible shudder
passed over the frame of the old
chieftain. He tried to rise to his
feet, then fell back and lay quite
still. Brown Panther bent over
Lame Elk aud endeavored to re-
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MILAN

Mr.. and Mrs. James Murphy NOV
ed in from their farm in Black
Hawk, Monday, and will stay with
their daughter, Mrs. Russell Mauck-
er, for a few days until the home
which they purchased from Frank
Miller is vacated.
Mrs. John A. Decker and children
have returned home from a three
-eeks' visit with relatives in and
around Chicago.
Walter Seefeldt and family NOV
ed into the Gus Danielson tenant
house on Fifth street Monday. A.
Wyfells and family, who formerly
occupied the house, have moved to
the Dietzen house on East Dickson
street
william Thompson and Swan
Swanson have started in farming
and are located on the William
Parker homestead farm near Coal
Valley.
Mrs. r. W. Van Alstyne and
daughter, Miss Lucille of Water
town, were entertained at dinner
Tuesday at the home OF Hugh Can
nam
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CHAPTER VIII.


Ruth's hopes for rescue dwindfed
rapidly as the little cabin began to
fill up with water. Suddenly the
tide caused the ship to list to the
other side, q giant wave smashed
open the portfolio, and the rush of
the mad waters against the cabin
door burst it open. The girl was
swept out into the passageway and
thrown against an iron ladder
leading to the deck above. Half
climbing and half wading through
the rushing waters she found her
way into the wireless room.
AS Ruth at one time had been a
student of the wireless, she now
determined to make use of her
knowledge. Looking at the chart
on the table, she found her latitude
and longitude and sent ont an sos.
The girl heard the wires buzzing-
she was about to receive an an
swer! Suddenly the water which
had been steadily rising about her
put the apparatus out of commits
sion, and the girl struggled to
leave the room.
Entering the hatchway, she saw
that the decks were more than hasf
awash. Taking a desperate chance,
she stumbled forward to the mast
and started climbing the rope lad
der to the crows nest. When she
reached the top she looked down
and saw that the ship had almost
submerged. Slowly but surely the
mast was drawn under the water,
and Ruth leaped from her place Of
safety to the sea to keep from be-
ing drawn under by the suction.
Grasping a piece of wreckage, she
c!ung to it. hoping that help would
soon reach her
Ruth had not been mistaken. Her
message had been received by the
White Rider aboard the Dragon,
and the little yacht was already
fastening to her under full steam.
In another hour she was lifted out
of the water and carried aboard.
The lSeboats. from the Queen
Esther arrived safely on the is
land of .Siburo. AS the boat with
Phil aboard was beached, the young
man ran up the sandy shore look
ing for Ruth. He saw that the fig
ure he had imagined to be his
sweetheart was Julia Wells.
Where is Miss Randolph" he
demanded.
Il haven't seen the dear girl, -
replied Julia. When the ship
started sinking l ran to the boats
without thinking of looking for her. ="
I'VE must start inland at once
and find the native village" Phil
heard Loomis saying. I'VE have
no provisions or water" Phil re-
fused to go with them. Sitting de-
jectedly on the shore he gazed into
space as though he expected to see
the girls spirit coming toward him.
Suddenly Stanton sprang to his
feet. A yacht was approaching. His
heart was filled with hope, mingled
with fear. There was the slight pos
sibility that Ruth might be aboard.
The yacht seemed to fairly crawl
toward shore. Finally he heard the
anchor chains rattle, and a small
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indians were on their way toward
the native village. As they came
to Lame Elk's hut, Brown Panther
drew Ruth aside.
Let me first advise Lame Elk of
your presence" he told her. He
is very i'll, and l fear the sudden
shock might endanger his life
Ruth and the group waited while
Brown Panther disappeared inside.
A moment later he emerged and
motioned for the girl and several of
the party to enter.
The old chief was indeed on his
death-bed. His shriveled form
seemed to be but a shell waiting to
pass into the Great Beyond. Ruth
slowly took on the Wampum Belt
and handed it to the old man. At
first he did not seem to realize the
significance, then a terrible look
Of awe passed over his face. He
groaned heavily and fell back in
his rude chair. A moment later ne
seemed to recover and attempted
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-30
GODS PROVIDENCE
AND DISCIPLINE rs
PREACHERS TOPIC

Gods loving providence and dis
:iplinary Christening of his people,
was the topic of sermon peached
In Trinity Episcopal church last
night by Rev. Earl c. Schmeisser,
associate rector of st. Peters
church, Chicago.
The preacher said that God like
the mother eagle. stirs the nests of
humanity, and makes the young
eaglets try their wings in the open
spaces. But if they fall, they find
the mother under them, bearing
them on her wings.
There was a good attendance in
spite of the inclement weather.
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SHORTESS Guest
! Of KIMANIS CLUB
0fficiaI of International Group Ad.
dresses Rock Island Members
at Luncheon.

Edwin s. Shortess, Chicago, con-
nected with the international XII
wants ONCE in the department
which concerns itself with the or
ganization of new clubs, will be
the guest of honor at the noon
meeting of the Rock Island Kiwanis
club next Monday. He will deliver
an address at the luncheon, and
will afterwards confer with the
board of governors.
William e. Whiteside, president
Of the Rock Island County Good
Roads association, will address the
club on the $1,000 900 road bond
issue, to be voted upon April IL.
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chase continued the young people
we're separated.
Ruth ran on and on. Looking
over her shoulder. she saw that
Phil had disappeared, but that
young man had already proved ha
was perfectly capable of taking
care of himself, so she did not per-
nit herself TO worry Finally she
came TO an entrance of a cave.
Here was a place of shelterl Run
ming through the dark passagewayp
she suddenly saw an incline be-
fore her, leading to a deep pit be-
low. Unable to stop, she slid down
the incline toward the pit and
managed to grasp a stout pole pro-
truding from below. Clinging to
the slippery pole she looked about
her. \ steep wall surrounded the
pit She looked down. A shudder
of fear passed up her spine as she
saw two lions in the bottom of the
pit, leaping up at her hungrily.
Continued next Thursday
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MATHERVILLE

Leopold Lesage. the village black
smith, is selling all his accessories
and will quit the blacksmith bust,
hess.
A large number OF Rebekahs at
tended the rally held at the miners
hall Tuesday night.
Anton Milinar has ordered Ford
touring car from the agency at
Sherrard.
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The Island of Terror"

Adapted By Herbert phoeplay Shte
EagieS Original story by Val Cleveland
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Curtain Fixtures

MA recently custom demanded tx.
tUr'S that were invisible when the Cra-
prri"S were in place. But now orna-
mental curtain hardware Is receiving
attention, Within the past few wears
metal backs and rosettes have come
INTO use again and few metal window
cornlres are being used The practical
r1lu" of these curtain devices cannot
b" overestlmatcd They are light IN
weight and are easily adjusted. The
use of u metal cornirr permits uf II
frrer treatment Of many windows,
Where formerly We would lave had
I" use n valance or unSightiy rods, we
can now use metal cOrnice. With
these metal cornlces 60 tic back re-
sCltcs OF brass or brass and glass.
Whcr" curtains Nr" Planned so that
no hardWarc will show the rods should
b" rs light as possible Unlmed cur
tojns n" usually hung on rods three.
righths Of an inch in diameter. while
glass curtains are often run on quarter
inch rods, Circular rods are more fire.
Qucntly used, but fat rods are made foI
hanging glass curtains that are 10 be-
kept permanently across the window.
There il also Tie fiat rod made with
m invisible track for curtains. without
II valance. that Al re TO draw. There are
fixtures made TO carry both glass cur
tains and inside idrnperies, but curtains
will usually hang better when separate
fixtures Ars used. 44
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The Reckless Age b, HAZEL Drro n.ro"r,o.

came suddenly on the criticism Of new
play that had just opened. She read
it through interestc,lly, and then sud-
denly her heart leaped in her breast.
The stage! Well, why not? Other
girls had made good other girls with
out any of the advantages she herself
had had. She had taken part dozens
of times IN amateur theatricals, and
she was absolutely without fear. She
was certain of that because she re-
mcmbcred how confidently she had 500
ken her lines. and how entirely with
out self consciousness she had been.
The stage! Why the very thought
Of it filled her with glamorols imagin-
ings. and she felt stirring in her the
old sense of power that for so long a
period she had utterly lost -.
But how was snc to 20 about II?
She did not even know where to seek
advice. And there was absolutely no
one in whom she cared to confide. No,
whatever she did she must do abso.
lutelv on her own: in some way
she would find ont how to go about It
and then she would never rest until
she secured n part. It didn't matter
to Alinc how much Of part it was-.-
one line would do. All she wanted was
n chance to make good. and the future
would take care Of itself
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The Lure of Adventure

A LINE realized that the desire to do
n something about the shaping of her
own life must have been in the back
of her mind for long time. Phyllis
constant nngging had merely precipl-
tatcd IT, that and the fact that she
hated the commonplncenes Of her life
in Nutley.
She had voluntarily broken away from
her old friends. During those last
awful days in the old house. she hnI
refused to see any one. and 1t was
borne in upon her at that tim" that
shc had made no friendships. Helen
Bradley, who had been closer TO her
than any one else. was. after oil. not
friend in the deeper sense OF the
word. Alnr felt no wrench at parting
with her. and it was rather shock to
realize that Mason Long had been right
when he had talked about leading a
butterfly existence.
What Aline missed was the excite
ment Of it all. the mad rush from on"
social affair to another. the competition,
,hc selection OF new clothes and, most
Of all. the adulation of men. After
nil that the dull monotony Of her life in
Nutlcv was mnddcninG. 1t would have
been more exciting ii they had been
left very poor. if it had been necessary
10 fight for existence. but it had never
been .\linc's way to accept things SUI
ninety. and that was til" reason for her
rcbcllous spirit.
After her talk with Phyllis she felt
interested for the first tim" in days.
she had ya;ucIy threatened Phyllis with
omen rebellion. We'll. why not? She
was strong and well. and at least Ordi-
nnrily clever. Vlcn why coIldn't she
turn some one Of her talents 10 ac-
count? II that We're possibi" she could
live her own life. She could know only
the people who Interested her. She
might max" real friendships among the
men and women who counted. and that
thought in itself was stimulating.
Aline was not n snob. She was not
alrn!d of work, and she was selfish
only because other people had helped TO
make her 30. The idea of breaking
away and working ut something in =
tercsting thrilled her. She was pos
spssrd with il. 1t was with her con
stantIy. aud yet what was there for
! her to do ?
Secretly she looked through the want
ads in tn" paper, and, although she
found nothing save nG> crtiscments for
typiSts, or accountants. or stpnOgra :
piers, or telephone operators, it was
exciting to feel that she had at last
embarked on mission; that she had
at least started something. that she was
no longer sitting still and accepting
the surroundings in which she had been
thrust against her will.
And then one day as she sat idly
looking through the morning paper she
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Should the Married Woman Work2
Famous Mothers Disagree About Til,
An Opera Singer Says "No" Writer Says "Yes" Whis
Others Take Sides With Then,-Which DO
You Agree With? y.

OF COURSE you've read the much
~ talked of book which made a val.
liant effort to prove that married
woman with children should not stay in
business.
Whether the author proved his point
or not is one question; whether what
and more important one.
A literary magazine recently gath
cred together some opinions on this
subject, by writing to the married
women whose names appear in "Who's 8
Who"
They are, Of course. women who have
careers; the Mrs. in front Of their
names shows that they also have hus-
bands and homes and possibly children.
| wish it were possible to reproduce
some Of their letters. but perhaps you
will write your own feelings on the
subject, which would be quite as inter.
esting.
Can woman run home and q
career at one and the same timer Can
she bring up her children and do her
work, and do justice to both2
Women do a great many things that
they cant do.
In less contradictory terms, they do
things which have seemed impossible
beforehand, and which would be I'm.
possible to any one else.
And whether they can run a job
and home at the same time or not,
numbers Of them have done It.
A MONG the letters written on this
n subject nre some from such we'll
known women and mothers as Mary
Roberts Rinehart, who says It can be
done; Marguerite Sylvia, who declares
It can't except under unusual circum-
stances; Maud Ballington Booth, who
considers II perfectly possible, and
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, who believes
that it cannot be done successfully.
These famous women seem about
equally divided on the question, but
the fact remains that this double
life' has been lived, and successfully
lived by women. >.
SO there's no doubt they can do 1t.
But should they?
It is only fair to look. at this side
of the subject from the logical, com :
mon sense viewpoint.
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WHAT'S WHAT

Thcl" Is 20 much more need for az
petition during the hrIida} Shopping
iuah than at any other season tunt any
thing which win "aHn the strain for
customers and 9torek"cp"r' aul,r Ia So
much gained for the real 3nri' Of
Christmas IlaS'Y. th0ughtlrs. huyirg
change Of mind and exchange tf uur.
chases are 30 many wreurutH thrown
into the mercantiln mnchinrl which.
NJ this time. needs all thn hIp lhat
can be given.
As has been sad before consideration
ig The handspring Of courtesy Hud Of self
hclp Consideration argues forcthpught.
Forethought plans every purchase IN ad-
vance by means of a shopping list with
tho name of everybody To be rcmem-
bcrcd, and the type of Eift likely to ho
appreciated by each OF thcm Five
minutes preparation for task is worth
an hour of the doing thereof" as tha
old proverb puts II. 4 list prepared
| AT The home desk would obvInte nucl,
needIess confusion and impatient watt.
ing in line at the overworked exchange
deak,
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Present for School Teacher

TO me Editor 81 WomGuH PdJc;
Dear Madam I'll" students. ! among
them, would Ike t. give a Christmas
present 10 their male Instructor, who
had n very hard umc teaching In eve
ming school win you pleas" suggest
what would bn proper 60 give We
have az amount Of $40.
vii you also give me N" correct
weight Of woman siNty-twO inches
tall, thirty years old? REGINA
Books are ALWAYS nice presents for
teachers, aud with SO yuu could get
some well-knuwn work im three volumes
or small set Of really good books
that this teacher would Ike 10 have in
his library. Look about in the book
departments OF various stores, and II
YOU tell tho sail men what YOU want
they VIII surely be able 10 help YOU.
A fountain pen would also he nice, but,
oe course. that would not cost anything
like SO much II he IL fond Of pictures
YOU could get him u splendid print of a
good picture for the amount that you
have.
ons hundred and twenty-five is the
cSFre2e weight for the age and height
that pu give.
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There are some women who have w
keep up home and keep on with thelS3
business at the same time. NJ
It's a financial necessity.
Then there are some women 10 whsu]
a public career Is a real duty. III
The woman with an opera voie.,
really owes il to the world to cultivsfs3
that voice and present It to the musical
public. m,
She wouldn't be fulfilling her pur.
pose in the world II she let those elor.
Jious tones die Of neglect and lack d
use. nj
And vet there's no reason why a.
should be deprived Of the joys Of wife
and motherhood.
It's the same way with a woman
whose ability has won her a place hieh
in the world Of business.
She will deprive her business Of a
necessary prop. II she leaves It, after
marriage.
And yet IT'S going to be hard for
her to run both the home and the Office.
THE writer has an easier task. in a
L way. She can have her desk and
her locked door in her own home.
She can divide her day more easily
than the woman who must leave right
after breakfast for an Office.
She can give more attention to the
care Of her children than the woman
who must cherish her voice as II it were
her baby, devote hours to memorizing,
and be before the public eye most Of the
time. a
But even so. she hasn't an easy
task.
a l. IL
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Ainc Foster Is a spoiled member OF
the younger set who thinks nlcn acre
made for her amusement: She en-
cages herself to Charley Time r'th.
ont loring him. and nhcn because OF
her firtotion piM Mason Long.
tcriter, Charley breaks the enOdJc-
mcnt. Almc turns hcr attentions to
Long. Here the uncrpccfcd happens
for Alinc finds herself actually in lorc
rih him. But she has hardly had
time to realise this 1chen she dis
covers that he has been paying her
attention merely because nc ts using
her for conn In a novel he is rritinJ
on the jas. age. Shortly after this.
Mr.. Foster meets wih financial re-
rcrscs and it becomes necessary to
sell the Long Island house. Aline
finds il difficult to adapt herself to
their ner method of living.