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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-25

a word OF farewell. Amanda was
deaf to all Aunt James pIeadlngs;
she was firm with the ftrmness Of
panic-there Is such q firmness.
The secret of her own heart had
suddenly been revealed TO her; in
her started mind she saw In It only
q temptation and therefore some.
thing to be 9ed from. She tele-
phoned to Ne village garage for a
machine to come and take her to
the railway station to catch the 4
o'clock train the next afternoon.
The utmost concession she would
make TO Aunt Jane was not to
try and catch the morning train
at o'clock-there were only two
through trains day out OF the
village,
ordered by Amanda arrived to
take her to the station.
Lots OF time" said Ruben
Hughes, the cheerful chauffeur,
and this old boat is a flier." But
scarcely two miles from the house
the engine OF Ruben's machine
went wrong and ho had to fuss
with It a long time before he got It
going again. Even then he might
have made the train had not an.
other machine. unoccupIed except
by It's driver, coilided with Ruben's
"boat" about two miles beyond the
scene Of the first delay. The col;
lision was SO slight that Amanda
scarcely felt the shock, but both
drivers, roundly abusing each 9th.
err for carelessness, declared that
their engines had been SO disl0.
Gated that they could not move
u wrecking party must be tele-
phoned for from the village. Amnn.
da was In despair, when DR.. Clin-
toms machine cas- seen rapidly ap-
proaching.
as the young man drew up beside
the motionless cars, do, please.
try and get me to the station"
why, my dear Miss Lathrop,"
cried the physician, what has
happened? Are you injured? Are
you sure? Some internal injury
perhaps-here: let mo help You
into the car. There. No, you
must not think OF going on. You
must get right home and have
your aunt put YOU to bed"
And before he got Amanda to
the house he had really persuad-
ed her that, perhaps, after all, she
might have received some Injury
from the gentle collision. "She
must remain absolutely quiet for
three days" said he to Aunt JanG
as lie left. II will run over In
the morning." "Well doc, every
thing all right?" asked Ruben
Hews that evening"" "All right"
replied DR.. Clinton. Here's the
ten dollars for you and here's the
ten for Hiram" Having been
foiled by fate-and two ten
spots-in her attempt to flee
temptation. Amanda consented TO
remain with her aunt the rest OF
the summer. And II the mission
DRY service lost an incompetent
recruit who would have been n
failure in the south sea islands
DR.. Clinton gained q most ell
Client wife. who was u great sue
cess in Ashville. Aunt Jane la
mented Amanda's falling away
from celibacy, but Amanda's
children Teconciled her.
Copyright, 1922
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-25

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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-25
ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS
The Wrong Package
By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON,

"Ha, ha, ha, ha," laughed Mr..
Ttngaling, the fat jolly landlord Of
the Land Of Dear Knows Where.
The Land OF Dear Knows Whet
Is a big place for 1t takes In Wits,
porting Forest, Bright Meadow, Old
Orchard, Lily Pond, Ripple Greek,
and ever so many other places,
Just as tho United States includes
lot Of states.
Well Mr. TingalIng was the land.
lord OF all OF them and he was
laughing. He was laughing because
he'd got present.
Nancy and Nick had left It for
him at his house in the Burberry
Patch.
and here's what the present was.
A pair Of magical glasses that could
see through stone.wall or a mud.
Sank, or anything. A most useful
Thing for a.landlord whose tenants
sometimes pretended they were
not at home when he went for his
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begin Here Today

The handsome woman IN the
Invalid chair had been talking
angrily with her companion when
N. JoNQUELLE, greatest Of
French detectives, entered the
beautiful Italian terrace. The
women introduced her companion
MARTIN D1LLARp, an American
and learned that the great de.
tective had come from Paris to
learn why the house in France,
owned by billiard, had burned
to the ground.
She explained that the house
was filled with priceless etchings
which billiard was copying. Dur.
ing billiards. absence, when she
was in charge, she went to the
cellar where the masterpieces
were stored.
The flame of her candle ignite1
the cobwebs in the cellar and IN
a moment the whole place was in
flames.
Go on With the Story
CHAPTER III
I'm terror, / let myself out Of
the flaming house." the woman
continued.
"As the basement OF this
house was without windows, the
fire was not discovered until /
had gotten entirely out OF the
neighborhood of the Faubourg St.
GERMAN.
II was 20 overcome, so numb.
ed by this incredible disaster that
l did not stop to consider any re-
suit. l wished to escape from
Paris-to conceal myself some
where. thought OF this villa,
but l did not dare to take the
train from the Care do Lyon. I
travelled In motor, winding
southwark from France, not dir
ectly, In order to confuse anyon5s
who might endeayor to follow"
Again she touched hor mouth
with the lace handkerchief. There
was a faint red stain on It. She
looked at tho stain, hut without
emotion, and presently added.
But l did not succeed. Mon
cieur billiard and Monsieur JON
quelle have been able to trail mo
here with an equal facility, It
seems. and within almost, tile
same period OF time. I can not
have managed my travel with dis.
cretIon."
! She stopped abruptly. For a
moment there was silence. The
two men beside her did not move.
but their aspect changed. The
American aeemed to relax: his
tense energy to ehb. The men,
nee In him changed to an aspect
iof disaster: on tho contrary,
there came into the posture Of
Monsieur Jonquelle a certain
tenseness, lie spoke, addressing
1.-THE American.
Monsieur" lie said, "Is It true
that the basement room OF this
house was thus hung with cob
webs?".
Tho man replied as though his
jaws were stiff.
"Yes," he said, tho whole rot
ten ceiling was hung with them.
always went>ln with an electric
flash - candle - good God.
What an accident"
Monsieur JonQuelle arose.
Monsieur" he said, this was
no accident. will show you"
Tho villa had been long closed,
Insects had had their will with It.
He went over to n shutter, un-
hooked 1t, swung It n little open,
removed an immense cobwcb,
and came back to the border OF
the terrace.
The American, amazed and in
a profound interest, moved 10
where no stood on the border Of
the terrace before tho woman in
the chair. The woman alone
seemed beyond any concern. She
neither moved nor spoke. She
smiled vaguely, maintaining her
posture Of repose. The American
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Into two cups oiflour rub orS
.ourth cup Of lard, add one-halt
easpoon salt and moisten 10
stiff dough with cold water,
mixed with one tablespoon
lemon Juice. Into this dough
cut one-halt cup Of butter. until
butter is in very small pieces.
Chill. roll, cut, fold and repeat
twice.
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MEMBER RESIGNS

CABINET MEMBER RESIGNS
. BERLIN. NOV. es.-tBy The As-
soeiAted Press nr Eormaa
Auell6t minister 81 agriculture ara
food controller ID tke new cabinet
OF Chancellor ctlnp resigned his
office today. The f6sisnation came
after attacks made a HE Reich.
stag minister by Seeialiste Who a
cused him, Of having actively taieh
part In the Rhineland scparstls,
movement In 1919.
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thai might Be lived amid tlie ftirri
scenes by which she was nos 8tif-
rounded =.
Such life might be all fight
for Aunt Jane, who had no great
uplifting work to accomplish In the
world. but for Amanda such
thoughts were. she we'll knew, the
SUGGESTIONS OF the hero OF Mr. MI.
toms celebrated epic; and she
confronted them With wade retro
Satanas-or words 10 that effect.
Had you told her that young Doc.
tor Clinton and not the Prince Of
Eblis was the cause OF these wan.
derlings OF her maiden mind she
would have told you that you
were "just too silly for anything"
and believed It, too-besides very
likely being right. DIT. Arthur
Clinton had come to Ashville the
year before to take over tho prac.
tlce Of DIT. Kenyon superannuated
and retired, and had, the previous
summer, while Amanda was on her
usual visit 70 her aunt, attended
her for bruised thumb, ACQUIRED
by well.meant but in1udlcious at.
tempts at helping put down the
new carpet on the front stairs.
Somehow that thumb Of Amanda's
required a preposterous number
Of calls and much skillful, not to
say tender, handling by her medi.
cal adviser before It was cured.
And this summer ever since Am.
anda's arrival, the doctor had
evlnced the utmost anxiety with
regard to Aunt JAMES health, stop.
ping to inquire after It every time
his f1ivver horo him In the direct.
ion OF the Perkins farm. And that
was SO often one might have been
justified in thinking an epidemic
had broken out in that neighbor.
hood.
Strange to say, Amauda's wan
dering and sinful thoughts, when
they pictured the attractions Of
life In the country, began to center
around the future wife OF Dr.. ella.
tOn-for. OF course, the Doctor
would marry sometime; he was
not. like Amanda. dedicated tn
celibacy ana a great work. strug-
gle as she would those vision! Of
the life OF country doctors wife
became more and more frequent
and she sternly resolved to down
them by a seVerer and more con-
slant contemplation OF tho jays OF
missionary existence.
On the afternoon on which nuI
story opens she was just In the
midst Of description Of the happy
state OF some cauribaI king when
she should have brought him to
realization OF the superiority II
roast lamb over roast enemy as an
article of dress, when, with an m.
Iatomical rattle and q bronchial
cough, the Doctors machine came
up to tho gate and the doctor
dropped In for one OF his littlo
chats. dlsseminat ng youth he 18th.
animal spirits and a slight odor OF
the apothecary shcD about him.
The longer tho doctor stayed the
moro Amanda felt herself slipping.
and when lie finally arose to so
she took n sudden and desperate
"Good-by," she said. ~
probably shall not see you again.
/ leave for home Tomorrow mi
join party OF missionaries sail
ing for the far East the following
day. The steamer leaves in the
Rfternoon-I shall have just limo
to pack. My parents have consent
ed to my trying tho missionary
life. but I have heretofore delayed
doing so, have resolved 10 delay
no longer. Gool-by."
Aunt Jane exclaimed and expos,
ulated: the doctor looked grave
md sought his livver with hardly
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HuNTlNeToN lNYIrEs LEelok

HUNTINGTON INVITES LEGION,
HUNTINGTON, Nov 25.-The
American Legion will be asked 80
hold its 1923 convention at Hunt.
inGton Post No. 16, It was decided
at a meeting OF the local organiza.
ton last night. II held here, tho
convention will probably be staged
during the tri.state ftir week.
Kenneth Buford was elected post
commander at the meeting.
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BERTHA e. aAApLEleH

BY BERTHA e. sHApLEieH
OF Columbia University
Line a pie plate With q soSd
crust, and I'll With one cup
cranberrIes cut in halves, ore.
half cup raiSinE seeded and c1t
ID small pieces, one-half cup
sugar and one tablespoon -four
mixed. Dot over the top Two
teaspoons butter. Cover with a
rust, and bake until crust Is
lone and slightly brown.
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-08
WHAT AND HOW?

What do we need in this town? How going to get
it? Answer these two questions in satisfactory
and will have performed wonderful service for
community. There of improving town and
its adjacent countryside but they cannot all be employed at
and the time. There many people who have
ideas suggestions for Improvement but is also manifest
that they cannot all be adopted with limited facilities at
The obvious thing to do to get various ideas
together and into the mgh where they be scrtnized
Objectionable features Then decide upon the single
suggested improvement that would be of greatest benefit to
all people That DONE will be face to face with the
problem of how that suggested improvement into
accomplished fact Again will into play the various
ideas of people who in the habit of making study of local
conditions, and from the many suggestions offered will
undoubtedly be able decide the best suited to the
requirements situation Dig under the surface of
that always forging ahead and will invariably
find they operating along lines much similar to those
suggested above 1t makes difference from whose brain
the original springs Results the only things
Shall get together in order to get results?
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-08
CURVING HIGHWAYS.

The editorial writer of exchange makes plea for the
winding highway feature of the system of improved
which receiving much attention Long stretches
become monoonous to most and the only advantage
miles and miles of straight roads is the speed that may be
maintained by automobile drivers There is nothing quite
fascinating the real traveller the revelations of scenery
await him ust around the bend in the roadt holds
his interest nothing else do One might imagine how
the driver of truck, intent only the financial aspects OF
his trip, might be content with straight ribbon OF concrete
the traveller for travels sake Curves danger
in fast driving of motor vehicles will be admitted and
consideration of this desirable that be eliminated
much possible Persons however, who willing to
travel moderate rate and enjoy the esthetc values OF the
will prefer at least few turns in the road just to
monotony There the fear that life is becoming too
highly commercazedthere is too much of the spirit of saw
ing under all circumstances and too little of the desire to
highways of life.
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-08
CORPORATION TAX REPEAL CHICKENS COMING HOME
TO ROOST.

When Congress begins authorize appropriations the
short session. beginning December A. the Republican ad
nstraon will be reminded of the $500 900 of taxes
pealed year ago the benefit of Big Business including
many profteers.
argued in behalf Of this reduction of profits
and high rtaXe that their continuance would burden
business and industry and retard the countys return to
"normacy." Elimination of these taxes proposed-almost
guaranteedas the thing the stimulation of produc
ton and Prosperity would back and dwell
in the land only its chief representatives had their tax bills
cut.
Some of these taxes-those profts-were
peaed The high surtaxes reduced from 65 to SO
The profits tax represented for the Government
of 100000 The decrease in the
represented What the Government lost by
repeal reduction gained by the big corporations
and profteers that had been paying them
But the country isn't and hasn't been since
Hardngs administration took charge of things The
overdawn its account and has been borrowing
money There is deficit of $780,,
100000 the diminishing. The fell
on the fiscal 1922 The talk of sales
governmental income has not been sted
All this is bad enough but in the face Of these fiscal diff
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-08
INVESTING MONEY.

The government will redeem certain of Victory
December January 1923 the 1918 series
of savings stamps will become due.
Holders of these wartime securities will be found in all
sections of the nation and probably in the larger proportion
in the smaller communities
will likely found that swnders of all kinds will seek
every opportunity of from who receive
the government securities redeemed. Holders of
federal credit will the part of wisdom they nrust to
the duty of getting the money the govern
ment and keeping it in safety for the
There will be persons who will spend the money
ceive but the larger number will doubtless seek re-nvest
ment of their funds in securities of safe kind.
Many millions Of dollars lost after the armistce
by persons disposed Of their Liberty bonds other gov
holdings and it would be unfortunate if their
perence should be duplicated by holders of securities
that will be redeemed shortly.
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-08
UP TO THE PRESS.
The newspapers ought to quit publishing much 81

The newspapers ought to quit publishing much scan
da"
hear such remarks day in the and from
highly intelligent people, But disagree They do not stop
think Unfortunately have reached the point in this
country where but little respect laws because
the laws ndierenty enforced not enforced at ALL
Certain people evae them with Others less for
tunate the penalty Occasionally there is notable
exception to this rule only occasionally. is for this
are losing respect for law and it's OF
is different with the great newspapers OF
country-and also with the smaller They tell the
truth as they find it, The of great wealth who forge
his manhood pitessy exposed the without dol
The pitess publicity OF the press is
the safeguard that stands between respecabty and
reign debauchery would rival the days of Sodom and
Gomorrah There millions of and highmnded peo-
this country but there millions who reek with clan
destine nfamy agency keep this debauched ee
nent in check welfare of society general The
press through it's publicity is meeting with reasonable de-
gree success, where the law is but dismal failure Think
before you criticise
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-08
DANGER IN LIQUOR.

Whatever may think of the merits or dement's of
national prohibition the part of wisdom for every
Ito refrain from indulgence the liquor which the illicit dealer
of the safest kndtrue bottled in bend
Officials of the prohibition bureau of the internal de-
partment bang opinions analysis of bootleg liquors and
conditions easy ascertain declare that the synthetic liquor
offered for sale of the dangerous kind practically
impossible for dealers illicit liquor pure grain alcohol
these officials and the bootlegger has resort to poison
compounds sometimes alcohol in give the
kick that patrons demand in their beverages Deaths
from drinking these synthetic liquors uncommon
of blindness numerous, and there
where those who indulge slowly running the aimentay
tract and making themselves subject for medical
1t hardly possible that persons reasoning
would take chance drinking the liquor that is dispensed
illegally throughout communities and that in face of
the repeated warnings by government officials 1t is
safety should with individual.
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-08
PRACTICAL USES OF RADIO.

What is known the fad stage of anything is
believed passing the the radiophone
practical phase likely receive the attention deserves
The large number of persons engaged improving the
chans used receiving sounds from the gives
promise that objections radio will be removed Small
cities and villages likely to find for the radio
than residents of the larger Cities and they prob
ably apprecave of the opportunities opened them
broadcastng of prices by agricultural stations and the
distribution of general will of unusual interest to
rural residents who provided with receivers Persons
living within fifty miles of broadcasng station may
receiving within reach of almost any home and
the ingenious boy may make his set at nominal cost
would that the radio has render entertainment
and. practical service to all classes of persons.
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-08
SECRETARY OF OIL.

Show Mr.. Hughes oil well and he will show you a pol
ICY does not matter where in the world the oil if
oil WELL Mr. Hughes has noble principles available which will
apply to Mr. Hughes to bear pretty we'll in the
face of the European misery He has supply of good
always hand why America become entanged
problems of the civilized world He quite able contemplate
the losses to American agriculture and business which
due to the financial Europe able conne his
sympathes with the religious norities to e-
rocious speech at Boston designed help Henry Cabot Lodges
campaign.
For he perfectly ready argue the fundamental
American foreign policy to have foreign policy But
when there oil in sight whole principles arises
at once in Mr. Hughes mind He won't world finance
with Europe because that would be meddling he
oil with anybody anywhere any time the oil ques-
ton the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans do exist
on oil alone Mr. Hughes does believe in isolation. Where
oil gushes there Mr. Hughes dipomatsts instructed
act. Where oil flows there Republican preiudices
against foreign complications In the great international
for OIL Mr. Hughes able to forget the meconciabes They
dictate all of the foreign policy of the administration
cept it's oil policy.
This passionate devotion to oil leads to strange
performances. Oil is of course the dominating motif in Mr.
Hughes Mexican policy American interests have extensive
oil holdings Mexico. There also oil in Mosul
is not controlled by American interests it controlled by
British interests 1t has become the subject of international
obligations which the revolutionary of Angora
sres to repudlate. Let think however, that Mr..
Hughes Mexican policy inconsistent with his policy.
1t only the principles which changed to suit the
son The policy is the The policy is to the
American oil interests before all other American interests
Mr. Hughes performance at Lausanne where he sudden
y reentered world politics makes clear much that
Those who said that the administration afraid of
Europe mistaken The administration is not in the least
afraid of European complications for there nothing
complicated under heaven than the economic struggle for
Turkey No. the administration afraid of the compca-
ons arising of the League reparatons the political
bZaon of Europe 1t merely unnterested because there
is oil involved If only oil would begin to gush Geneva
how quickly Mr. Hughes would there! If only there
oil field the Rhine how prophetcaly Mr. Hughes would
the peril of the cvzation If only helpless Austria
oil WELL how promptly Mr. Hughes would rush to its assist
If only the Armenans Greeks squatting
how
the Turk!
Mr. Hughes nominally Secretary of State but the great
office that he administers enegecaly is that of Secretary
of Oil.-Post- Dispatch.
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-08

cues and in spite of commercial depression and agricultural
panic President Harding wants to vote into the
Golfers of the Shipping Trust and Secretary Mellon accused
by Republican Represenative-Frear of Wsconsinof
fung to enforce the law requiring big corporations to
Federal taxes their income.
The Republican Congress will confront this state of af
fairs when undertakes provide funds for the operation of
the Government during the fiscal year beginning July
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-08
600.

The winter is at hand and young people will
be planning social affairs for recreation and pleasure
them it, There vital activities ahead
their adult life to risk sunng their interests by undue
while in their formative stages Activity breeds energy
Energy stimulates the intellect well developed and bal
anced intellect is to in modern life.
Again say, let them go to it.
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-08
SHIP SUBSIDY CANDIDATES DEFEATED

Popular dsapprova of President Harding's ship bonus
bill is given by Republican Representative explanation
of the defeat of of his colleagues the recent election
This Republican Representative is M Nelson of Wisconsin
''The farmer has made himself very clear this
o said Representative Nelson in the of his speech
against the Presidents project the House. Have
read the election returns? Did the elected who
antiship subsidy platforms? ran 1t
platform denouncing the bill, and overwhelmingly.
Those who did favor it went down in defeat
"Have you noticed the fatalities? Thryfve per cent of
the vacancies the Republican side of this Merchant Marine
Committee They prepared this BILL presume they told their
constituents all about their arduous labos for subsidized
merchant marine. Five out of fourteen defeated!'
The Missouri herald., 1922-12-08

Tie cost of living has increased in three months
everything except what the farmer raises Can blame him
for having small crouch?