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others just Kind of -blahhed
around. and what any of 'em tried
Ia get of their chests hardly amount.
ed To terribly much"
Il don't care. l couldn't do 1t At
ALL
We'll. the way II looks to me-" Fred
observed. I'VE simply got TO, From
what they tell me, the freshmen gol
10 do more Than anybody. Every 9th
er Friday night. it's all freshmen and
nothin' else. You get postal care
on Monday morning in your mail. and
II says Assignment on il and-and-
then its got written underneath wba,
You haf to d" the next Friday nigh,
-oration or debate. or maybe Just
read from some old book or something
guess we got To stand up there and
try. anyway"
All right" said Ramsey. III they
WANT me To commit suicide they can
sehu NE one % their ole Assignments
won [ need To commit suicide. Though
! guess. All III do. I'll just fall over
IN a tit. and stay in it,"
And. In truth. when he received his
hrst Assignment" one Monday morn
ing, month later. he seemed in a
iair way to fulfll his prophecy The
d''ehu"h "f his roommate. who sat
al window of their study. was at
'racted by sounds of stranculatiop.
" nat on earth's the matter. Ram
sey:"
Look Look at this,"
fred took the card and examined II
win an amazement gradually merp-
ing INTO "A pleasure altogether too per
ceptible:
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ASSlGNNIENT

Iweive-Min Debate. Glass Of 1918.
SUBJECT. Resolved: That Germany
- ooth legally and morally justified
III her invasion of Belgium.
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CAUGHT on THE WING.

Even a hurried trip to the 0utSlt
gives traveller opportunity to lNn
of things that hold much OF PROF.
for this particular section and 4 ~
pleasure to share these bits OF inle
ma ton with others. The editor ret14
ed Monday evening from trip ~
attic. with a day spent in Wenaar1e
on his return, and he jots down IN
few of the things he heard.
Wenatchee is the most prospefpn
place in the state today and one o. -
most prosperous places in the enfiN
country. And Wenatchee owes its ~
Ply distinction to apples.
The people of Wenatchee reain
that they are we'll off. They are ent~'
ing the comfortable sense OF weR
being that prosperity brings, but ~
are not puffed up by their good -
tune, nor have they allowed it to swsl
them into a speculative fever such
often accompanied the old boom tn
when big crops and good prices L.
in the same year.
They have learned by expeii41|
and now. instead of bidding up r
values in their locality by an exdt
scramble to possess more highly 4
veloped and highly priced Orchaso
they are looking about with 4
thought that they can do much betI
for themselves by investing in q 4
trict where values are low and con1
tions similar to the Wenatchee Of 4
to twelve years ago.
Many are convinced that the We
Okanogan Valley Irrigation disti
offers just the opportunities they q
seeking. They see in this district q
other Wenatchee in embryo. Deve1ol
ment has gone far enough forwa1
here to prove that this is an exec
tional fruit country. Values are h
and the experienced apple grower
of the Wenatchee valley see in this \
cality the best opportunity that pr(
sents itself to them anywhere. n
this reason many stand ready to invel
their money and apply here the knovl
edge of the fruit growing busineu
they have gained there.
From what can be learned in dSy'
inquiry in Wenatchee, it is evideI
that any intelligently conducted a
consistent campaign to bring new -
tiers here from that district shouI
meet with success.
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Business conditions in Seattle aft
still sub-normal, according to gensgd
admission in that city, but the outlo1e
for 1922 is more encouraging than 4
was few months ago. The lumbesig
industry has experienced a decided n
vival. and as one observing and CO..
sentative banker put it to the writef
last week. if the lumber men do -
get too greedy and shove the price 4
their product above the level at whies
sales can be readily made. the revfvN
in that industry should continue a.
the effect sooner or later be reflects
in improved trade throughout the ~
coast
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SYNOPSIS

Copyright BY Doubleday. Page & Co.
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DORA YOCCM.

When they got hack to their
pleasant quarters at Mrs. Meigs'. fac.
ing the campus. Ramsey was still nm
able 10 talk of anything except the
lamentahle discovery nor were his
companions burlesqung efforts TO con.
sole him Of great avail, though Fred
uid become serious enough IN po,nt
OUT that a university was differen,
from high school.
ITS not like havln' to use one big
room as headquarters. YOU know
ramsey Everything's all split up. and
she might happen nor he in a single
one of your classes"
fon don't know my luck,p the ar.
hicted boy protested. 81 wish I'd gone
10 harvard, the way my father wanted
me to. Why, this is Just the wors,
NUISANCE l ever struck You'u see,
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Tom Bowyer swore he'd save him

Tom Bowyer swore he'd save him
it-if-"
eff" questioned Jim.
"If l kept silent. But I'll SPEAK. /
will. | V trusted him. MIR. BOW
yer told me l couldn't hold the line
and l wanted TO save the money 10
help VIII. He promised that wheh
the smash came he'd take the shares
off my hands at par If I'd give MN
the combination of the safe, so that
he could find out about the plans. |
gave it to him. The safe was mine
and | was trying to help VIII. Ana
l told Tom Bowyer the secret OF the
wheat lands, so that he'd know ne
wasn't losing anything by buying my
shares"
She let her head fall against Jims
shoulder, sobbing uncontrollably. Jim
laid his rough hand on her hair.
There, child, l guess you feel bet
ter, now, don't you!" he said. "Yor
didn't understand the wrong that yor
were doing. That's the way wrong
generally done. And now we'll go t'
Mr.. Payne and fix things up for WILL
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NO. / knew nothing about 1t for
two or three days after that
WAS his deme0nor that OF a guilty
man?"
Payne leaped to his feet y object
to that questions he shouted. But
Bower WAS already answering:
He looked like a man mad with
fear"
As he spoke he glanced upward.
There came a scream from the gallery,
and Kitty fell back. fainting In her
chair.
The court adjourned until the NOR
row. Payne went to his client almost
Immediately.
What do you make Of 1t allf" asked
Wilton gravely.
at looks bad" answered Payne.
al was a fool TO hide Joe's death
Inquire for Kitty when you go bacS
and try to let me know how she Is
won't your And tell her not to worry
Tell her I'm going to pull out triumph
antly, for the sake OF the line" sac
Wilton.
PAYNE left him with the resolve t.
put Kitty upon the stand He did no
tell Wilton this. He would nav
avoided this had 1t been possible. bu
1t was the only chance remaining. IN
Jury might believe her.
Suddenly there leaped into Payne,
mind the overwhelming conviction tina
Bower was ut the back OF the mul
der. Nothing else could explain nj
yindlctiveness. lie learned that Kilt
was recovering, and, before returnin
to inform Wilton, he had the impuls
to go to Jim Belts quarters. lie wan
ed to see the only man who still o'
lieved In Wilton's innocence.
AT Belts home he was told TINT III
t old man had left Clayton two weet
before, and had not yet returned
Payne made his way slowly back
, the Iail. He had to uphold his fall
alone-hls faith in an ncquittal'
r was the hardest Job he had ever hi
: in his life.
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An long as the grass in a Chicago
public park Is healthy and green
the citizens seem to look upon 1t as
some sort Of garden and keep of OF 1t
"a the signs command them. When
1t begins to die out, however, their re-
spect for 1t instantly vanlshes.
A man In a hurry started one day to
cut across a yellow patch In the
upper park, but was stopped By a
policeman.
"What difference does 1t makeF' De
msnded the citizen, 1.-THE grass ID hall
dead already"
"sure," said the indignant officer
II ye had a sick friend, would We o.
walkin' on his stomachf-Harperi
Magazine.
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He vas in a fever to be gone, lie
wanted his rifle: he cleaned and oiled
II. He asked for his snowshoes, ana
began examining the strings. As Molly
gave them TO him she suddenly per
ceived that one OF the strings was
broken. And there flashed into her
mind the memory of her discovery be
side the portage on that day when she
saved Wilton.
She would not let the dark Thought
In her heart come into consciousness.
But she kneeled NJ the factors side
her arms around him. What Is trou-
bling your" she pleaded. Tell me"
Mcdonald was shaking Ike an
aspen. ITS n%aething, lassV" he bah
bled. ar I've repaid, it's for wrong
that was done me and mine"
"What have you done1 Whom have
you repaidH You must tell me-"
He clutched at her. ~ warned him
what would be II he came between me
and mine. And when he sent VIII
Carruthers to steal you from me-fo'
he was ut the back OF that shot
HIM"
"Whom2"
Molly's gray eyes searched into hi
soul.
"Joe BoStock !"
After a long time Molly took the fac
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CHAPTER XIX
The Closing Of the Trap.

Payne was struggling with his per-
plexities about Il month before the
date set for the trial when Jim Belts
and Kitty came to his Office. Kitty
sobbed out her story, while Payne lis
tened in utter amazement
"Why did you do this, Mrs. Bos'
tock?" he asked, when he had heard
her to the end.
Because l love Will and wanted to
help him." she answered.
"You are willing to tell this story IN
the witness-box just as you've told II
to meT
81 will" cried Kitty. IF 1t will
save Will-if it's needed to save him.
AS the day Of the trial drew nearer
Payne knew Wills case was desperate
Public opinion was inflamed against
him, and Bowyer's skillful campaign
had borne rich fruits.
Without animus, but In the resolve
to clear his own reputation for laxity
Quinn had worked up the case unit
each link appeared complete. Ander
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sen. who followed the Indian witnesses,
testified reluctantly that he had over
heard Wilton request the pseudo po-
licemen to delay their journey to Clay
ton, as he did not wish Joe Bostock 5
death to be known, for business rea-
sons, until some time later.
There followed Papillon and Jean
Passepartout, who stated that they
| had been told by the outlaw, Hackett,
that Wilton had murdered Joe Bostock.
Having already come to the same opin-
ion, and being afraid of having the
guilt laid to them, they had decided to
run away.
Suddenly there came a buzz OF ex'
element In the court room. All eyes
were turned toward the crown attor
new. at whose side stood Bowyer hin
self: and II was evidently the inten
ton Of the prosecution to call him u
the stand.
Payne's eyes. attracted upward sud
denly, saw Kitty IN her widows black
seated In the front row Of the gallery
her eyes fixed In terror upon the new
conner. And, as II drawn by the fore
Of her will, Bowyer looked up, an
Payne saw the flicker Of a smile eros
his red, vulplne ~countenance.
Bowyer, called, deposed that ne ma
known Joe Bostock intimately for seN
eral years. They had always pee
friendly, though often business rlval
/ when did you first learn OF nj
death2" asked the crown attorney
mot for several days after
I "But you met the accused al tn
e Hudson's Bay %company's store at 81
Muskeg a few days after the event
Two days after"
u "What did he say to you aoout u
tragedy"
e "He told me Joe Bostock was n
n with him."
"And he said nothing about .
deathf-
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XXI


The second day of Wilton's trial was
occupied by the handwriting experts
gentlemen brought to Clayton ut rat
fees, who unanimously testified thai
the signature on the transfer was gen.
uine, and those on the checks torger-
les. On the third day the defense
opened, and Payne called Kitty, reso-
lutely ignoring alike Wilton's signals.
and the crown lawyers satisfacuon'
and Bowyer's vulpine smile.
1.-THE defendant was IA friend OF your
h%usbnnd?" he asked.
my husbands greatest friend" she
answered.
"ue brought his body back to Clay
| ton under great difficulties, although
his arm was brokenY'
eyes"
"What was his attitude toward you
and the Mlssatibi company"
"He wanted me to help him night TO
hold II for me, on ,Joe's account"
"And he asked you to come to Big
MlsktR w hN''
"He tried to stop me. 1t was
my suggestion, because | wanted to
follow the work"
Payne shot a fleeing glance at the
Jury. They were watching Kitty with
unchanged faces; but there was no
disbelief on them.
AT the portage you met Mr. Bowyer
one evening, | believer
eyes"
"Tell MS the conversation that en-
sued"
81 caught him trying to embrace MISS
Mcdonald. He told me that he loved
her, and would win her from VIII Car
ruthers. lie tainted me with being II
love with VIII. | was. | am
She drew herself up proudly ant
flung out the words with indescrihabl'
energy. The whole court was electri
fed by her words and manner. 1t stag
gered Payne. 1t was one OF the wors
things she could have said. He di'
not dare glance at the jury.
a "What was the nature Of the bargain
that Mr.. Bowyer offeredI' continues
l. the lawyer.
e ale snid he would win Miss McDon
e mid and get her out Of my way II
would help him gain control OF IN
d Missatibl. And he asked me to Civ
/ him the combination OF the safe, S
1t that he could examine some paper
t there. He said 1t was my safe and
controlled the line, SO that would .
S doing no wrong
Ie "What answer did you maker
r, az gave him the combination al
n. swered Kitty in q low voice.
le rTO BE CONTINUED
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Snowy linens are the pride OF every
housewife. Keep them in that condi'
ton by using Red Cross Ball Blue In
your laundry. At al! representatives
tlSement.
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Columbus, Ga. -"DOctor Piercet
Golden Medical Discovery Is certainly
a grand medicine for stomach trouble
I have suffered greatly all my life
from a d~isordered stomach. My food
seemed to set so heavy, no matter
what l ate. I have taken many OF
the medicines advertised for this
trouble, but none Of them has ever
come up to Golden Medical Discovery
for giving prompt and lasting relief.
Whenever | have a sluggish liver, !
have found DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pei
lets a very efficient remedy. They DC
not grippe or cause any other. distress
ing condition such as a great many
pills do."-Mrs. Laura kimbrougn
1903 Erlene Avenue.
Obtain this Medical Discovery O.
Doctor Pierce's at your nearest drue
store. in tablets or liquid, or send 10c
to DR.. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel IL
Buffalo, N. Y, for trial package, an(
write for free medical advice.
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Isn't Nature WONDERFUL

"Pa, l know why some fishes are
fat"
why, my sonY
"'Cause in shallow water fish have
to be fiat or they'd get their backs
sunburnt."-Boston Evening Tran
script.
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pr pc.rv'r Dead shot" IN the only yer.
mituse which operates thoroughly after ons
dose, and removes Worms and ~Tapeworm az
well az the mucous In which they lodke Aho
breed, without tho need OF castor oil Ohs
cost. one dose, one effect. 312 Pearl St-
New York Clty.-Advortisement.
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There are scarcely horses enough to
furnish horseshoes for hanging ovef
doors.
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Keep out of crowds and you WON'T
be likely to think that politeness Is
waning.
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Dubious Commitment.

Wife-Whenever l sing the dog
bowls.
Hub-The instinct of imitation, my
dear.-Boston Evening Transcript.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-10-13

Intelligent people need very little
discipline"
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AS soon as the impossible happens
Il isn't.
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Nothing great was ever accom-
pllshed without Observation-Disclosures
son.
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Whatever enlarges hope will also
exalt courage.
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Your noblest natures are most cred
ulous.
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CHAPTER Xxx
n Guilty Mani

The inquest on the bodies or Hack
oft md Lee Chambers had established
III. fact. ascertained by a search-party
on the day after the fire, that there
were no human remains under the
charred timbers of the camp. Notwith-
standing this, when the attempts mace
to trace Mcdonald and his daughter
failed. 1t was generally believed that
they had been lured there by the out
laws and had either died in the flames
or had been murdered and thel bodies
disposed OF.
Tim Belts had nothing more substan-
tiol than anyone else on which to base
his search. He was resolved to free
Wilton, and, having failed with Kitty
ba determined to discover the other
woman who, he felt sure, had Deeh
uixed ND in Wilton's life-if she
still lived.
lin Belts built up the theory that
Wilton had arrived at the camp 100
late 70 save the girl from Bowyer, ana
that. half-crazed, she had fled with her
father into the wilderness. lie went
m the fishing camp and spent a DAY
nrowIIng among the ruins, but ne
learned nothing there. Then he went
m the store. 1t was still empty, Tor
q new trading post was being estap,
y,shed northward, and the company had
NOT replaced the factor, perhaps would
not do so. Belts broke In.
Everything was as 1t n been on
the night of the fire. But Belts quick
!. discovered that someone had been
tbare since. For in the dust that GOV
orad the floor Of Molly's bedroom were
the faint imprint of feet. A woman
foot
That was all the clue Belts got bu'
n satisfied him. He cast about MN
northward and eastward, going int
every Indian encampment and taking
with the inhabitants. But 1t was
waek before ne got his second clue
Molly and her father left Wilton be
side me road and crept stealthily int
tho underground. When they were
, sufficient distance from the camp the
, made n wide detour, crossed the roa'
and took the trail back toward til
nortage, encounterlng nobody on I'll
way.
There the factor got $500, an
made up a pack Of food suficieT
for two weeks journey. They pl
On their s%nowshoes and started cas-
ward.
/. Molly had noticed that the factor
paralysis had completely left him. 81
' said nothing to him about 1t, howeve
fearing TO bring It to his attentio
% They Travelled for eight days. On Il
a eighth Mcdonald showed signs
!. weakness; he had overtaxed h
strength.
"A They were following nm Indian ira
Y. that led to a little Morayian missio
twelve miles farther on When IN
reached II at nightfall, Mcdonald "
ia in a raging fever and half-dellrious'
The brother in charge welcom
them; he put the factor to bed a
ne nursed him assiduously through
10 sharp attack Of pleurlsy. McDona
IN his dellrium raved necessarily.
the ghosts Of the past tortured nj
he Night after night he raved' WI
Molly tended him In his anguish /
,ot at last the dellrium left him. ana c.
science, screaming into the sick ma
lin soul, could no more pass the seal w
his lips.
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itching
PEzES

PAZO OINTMENT instantly Re-
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can get restful sleep after the
first application.
All druggists are authorized to
refund money if PAZO ONT
MENT fails to Cure any case OF
ITCHING, BLIND. BLEEDING
or PROTRUDlNG PILES. Cures
ordinary cases in 6 days, the
worst cases in Ia days. 6Oc.
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Much Of knowledge IS growth, not
accumulation.
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Her Choice.

inexperienced Young Bride - Il
want some lard" Grocery Clerk
4.pail?' Bride-"I didn't know 1t came
In two shades life.
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THE MOVIE FANS LETTERBOX
Rv HENRY NJ. NEFLY

"Harriet H." writes: For long
time have resisted the impulse to cor
rect some of tho foolish statements made
BY writers 10 the column but ii was
not until today that ! finally sue
cumbcd | am writing this on~a type
writer. on one side of the paper only
and on what hope is the correct shade
of blue paper.
How can any one think that John
Barrymore. George Arliss. Thcod"r"
KoSloff. Theodore Roberts ct al can act,
when compared to such wonderful ac-
tors AZ Rodolph Valentino. Eugene
O'Bripn and Tom Mix: Also | hay"
seen everything that Charles Chaplin
has ever appeared in and do not -"
how the public can stand him.
II think that the nv"rng" of intcili-
gcnce of movie fans must be very low.
Such people would rather 60 to the
movies and witness II pcrformanc" by
mediocre actor than to improve their
minds by reading such classics as III"
writings of Mrs. EIinor GIyn. VIII" i
doubtless the foremost of living writers
and whose books always point moral.
"Why do YOU not print your piclur"
in the column? | imagine that Nou ar"
II rather short. blond man with II rather
bald head. | hope that You will answer
this letter. il You are not afraid. !
am married. too: but do not know
whether long enough or not. What
do you mean. | wonder:'
CGrcat little kiddcr. aren't YOU
Well. your shade Of blue i just little
too deep. but your remarks about the
movie actors and tn" movie fans don
hoodwink mo at all--nnd that's deeper
than the blue Of your paper.
II you like Elin"r Glyn :" much. You
either haven't been married III all or
else YOU wish N"u d married some "n"
olSc. Tell that to N"ur husband ana
see What h" says.
Your conception uf mo is fairly ar-
"urat". am rnth"r short, Ask my
rrcditUr>D
Lee Winthrop writes: "pcar old
bear. pr"par" H. jump on me. Tor
am about To say something for Eric
Won SIroh"im
"To tell the truth. Martha u got
mo sore with her 'hla-biu, and This
j. tine venting of thar feeling.
II am pretty sick and tired "f bunk
and nnmby -lmmhy stuh thar ha~ been
showed under my nos" lately over
the lin. Ten Nights IN Bar Room,
Where j. My Wandering Boy To-
nightf' "rr.
I'm regard to III" pi"lur" 'F""li,h
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mann. former state Nenasos. sss12
meeting last night at Sixtictk M,
low streets: welsh will make = ~
'ycsscr' to Ware. should the, ,,ecs{
West Philadelphia be- so dcspondsrs
to send him to Congress-. 10y