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stairs with her to the spare room.
calling his wife:
Get her undrsssed and keep her IN
bed tn l come back. Don't let her
ak. Don't mind what she says. But
keep her here TIL I tell you"
Then he hurried downstairs to meet
the crowd running to his gate in pur.
suit OF an automobile. He recognized
9; as the ssipp car. Its tenders were
erumpied and stained. and men got
out OF Il. removed with much trouble
a long limp body. and moved up the
walk.
When. a little later. Mem came sud.
denly back 10 the world. she found
Mrs. Bretheriek bending over her. she
felt blankets about her and a pillow
under her head. Her shoes and stock.
inss, her hat and her dress. wAe
gone. md she was In a strange room,
Getting accustomed TO Wallpaper
and chairs and ohromos was the first
business. h-sors her soul could begin
20 orient itself. Then she recalled
everything and began to cry out:
"Elwood. Tell me about Elwoodg'
Hush. my DEAF wRs all Mrs.
Bretherick would say. She said 1t
very gently. but when Mem tried to
leap from the bed the old woman was
very strong and held her down. coerc.
ing her with iron hands and a madden.
ing federation of: "Hrshi Don't ex.
cite yourself. The doctor says you
must stay hero. Hush. now. my dear
Mems rebellion wal checked by the
sound of n loud nasal voice coming up
from below. Some one downstairs
was explaining something.
You sec. It was thisaway. Doc.
was standln' IN front Of ParlIn's candy
store right next the bank there. when
I heard some fellers iaushin'. Some
body hoIleredi Climb a lamp,post
everybody. Here comes Molly seippr
And L seen the big selpp car comm
scootin' along. Molly said a~fter-ward
she allowed to shift from second speed
to neutari and put on the foot brake
But she got ratified by the crowd
round the bank, and slipped int high
and stepped on the gas, and tho cur
come boomin' over the sidewalk and
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Molly climbed u the car and tel
over On the sidewalk. leAvin' the
wheels stin Eoln' round I stepped
on the runnin' board and shu, or the
engine. Then I ane some other fellers
backed tho car out. and whilst the
others picked up EiwOod and Molly. l
seen the motor was stll going good.
so We put Elwood in the car and
we brought him over to you. Moryss
all right except for mysteries, like, but
EIwood-Is they any hope for him
Nice boy. too-hard workin'. honest
rs the day. He had two bank books
in his hand-ons Of 'em tho firms.
the other'n was his own little savin'r
account. He always managed TO saw
somethin' out OF nothin'. lie helt on
the book. Jim says. till he could hard.
ty sit II out of HIS hand. And It's all
cut up with glass Ind covered with
red so'st you couldn't hardly tell how
much he had in tho bank. Nice boy,
too. He made a hard fight 70 live.
Didn't boiler at tal-iu-t kept griffin
his teeth and mumEiin' some,hin'. You
couldn't make out what he said. Could
you. Jim
Jim's answsr was not audible
Nor were Mems protests audible.
She had been bred to expeot little
OF life. to make no demands for lux.
ury. and TO surrender with a cheerful
Thy.win-be-done what h Lord took
away with perfect right. since He had
given Il. So low she a no fight.
no outcry. She lay still. her head
t~hrobbIng with the words Of Laurence
Hope IN n song one Of her girl friends
sang:
Less than the dust beneath
thy chariot wheel,
Less than the rukt that strains
thy glorious sword
Less than the dust. less than
tho dust am I.
1t was the doctor who made tn,
ngh, silently but bitterly, fierceiy and
in vain.
The only noise was made by the
Farnaby family when they arrived in
n little mob. They came up the street
Mrs. Farnaby from her tub. her fore
Gtms covered with dried suds. her red
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1coatioued From Last sunday

fContinued From Last Sunday
IT'S not a question. my child. Of
your rights or h.s. It's a question OF
the rights Of a certain future citizen
Mem wept and beat her cienched
hands Juror her brow and on the
doctors desk. He let her fight II out.
fnding no consolation fit TO offer. He
studied her as he had studied many
another wretch tossing on q bed Of
Goals and crazed with pains Of body
md mind. He saw how beautiful she
was. how thrilling and how thrilled
with that ERE which builds BONES and
burma them up. klndles romance and
Devastation.
He felt a little sympathy even for
the unknown man. and imaSined how
helpless the wretch might ave been
to resist that incandescenee in which
Mem was as helpless as he. since the
flame cannot become ice by any pow
er OF its Own
The doctor reached out and elenched
hands with Mem IN the fiercer thrces
Of her regret. or laid a fatheriy caress
on her bowed head.
He must have told o he loved
you'll he said.
But he does love ms. and I love
him"
Then why is he unwilling to marry
you7"
Hes notl There's nothing on
Earth he wants more than that. But
he can't. he can'tr'
rs he's he married to some one
else7"
Mems lifted face was hike a mask OF
horror. dripping with tears but aghas:
At such infamy. In every depth OF
shame there is a lower pit from which
the soul recoils and finds a savins
pride IN It's superior height
The doctor fell Gsrk before such
tnsui,ed innocence. He sought a
hasty shield behind another question.
Then what other obstacle can there
psr This is a free country. You
don't have to ask anybody's permits
sion7-
Mem was so distraught h a she
gave the one true reason. sobbing in
the gable OF her arms.
The Kalkuiator factory closes next
week and his position win be gone"
Young Farnaby' eh7" the doctor
unused.
Mem lifted her head again. and her
hands twitched as II to recapture the
i,cret she had let slip. But It wal
TOO late. she had not even protected
Eiwood from exposure.
The doctor thought buslly. The
word FarhSsby presented the complete
picture OF the family whose woes and
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BY RUPERT HUGHES

those perniokety author that beIsv.
actresses should act and let the su
thors auth"
Mem vas laughing through her
tears when the telephone rang.
The Doctors welcoming .Heiior'
broke through a many-wrsnkied smile.
It froze TO a ordnance. As Men
watched. hearing only a attInr. in.
~articuiate noise as from n manikin
inside the telephone. tho doctors
pIeated skin was slowly drawn issc
new folds until h,s face. from being a
cartoon Of old hilarity. became q
Sfihersd mummy OF detection. He
kept sayins: yes Yes
Year and finally. That's tight
bring hir. here"
He s,s down the telephone as II I,
were a drained cup of hsmlock.
1T wasn't Eiwood," Mem said.
NO, Yes. well-o God. what a
bitter world this isr'
Mem caught eagerly at grief.
Tell me! What's h~appened2 What's
happened to Eiwood? He's hurt. He.
killed"
And since she had seized the knife
from his reluctant hand and driven
1t into her heart, he left it there and
sad:
Yes"
CHAPTER "
THE doctor had not told the exact
l. ruth. For once his lie was wors,
than the truth.
Young Farnaby was not dead-noi
yet. But from what he had been told
the doctor was sure that death wa.
deereed. As his mind. 80 habited tc
fatal news. struggled with this mes
sage. Il seemed better to leave Mem in
her despair than to raise her to a briei
suspense.
He would make a fight for the
young mans life. ms always; he never
gave up while there was airy life &c
fight for. Then II by some strang,
good fortune he should redeem Chi:
youth from the grave. IL would be q
glorious privilege to restore him TO hi,
sweetheart. But II he should keep hel
hope alive. then lose the war, he mus
kill her twice.
II seemed as II he had struck her
dead already. For her clenched hAndl
let ench other go. her arms fell out
ward like the wings Of a shot bird. hsi
head fell on her breast, and she wa
slipping to the floor when he eaugh'
her.
For the mercy of this swoon he wa
as nearly thankful as he could be FOL
anything. He got her UP in his arms
carried her to the door. opened It with
much fumbling. and staggered IN the
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ST. JAMES CHURCH


Third Sunday after Trinity.
Morning Prayer and sermon II a III
Evening Prayer and Sermon Sp M
An communicates and friends Of
st James Church are invited to attend
a Church School picnic Thursday af-
tcrnoon. July 9th on the David Smith
ranch. Children. parents and friends
will meet Mt the Church at 200 p m.
Lunch will he served from O 80 to 700
In order that business men may have
an opportunity to attend. A collec-
ton will he taken to defrny expenses.
The REV. STUART CUTHBERTsoN.
B.A.. C.dE., Minister In Charge
Mr.. Ell CUNNINGHAM
Lay Reader
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MASONIC PICNIC

The Annual Masonic picnic undef
the austices of Rifle Lodge 40 A. T,
4 A. NJ. which was held In Box Canon
OH Rifle Creek last Sunday was .
great AFFAIR. The Rifle lodge under
leadership Of Master Phelps put the
affair over In fine style. There were
about 200 present; few from nearly
every place on the Western Slope aud
the RiAcites showed them a royal
time. tt
The town Of Rife has lease ON
Box Canon and are improving 1t ~ \
picnic and camping ground. 1t 10
place of wonderful attraction; heins
further aided by Its nearness to Ride.
The following people attended the
picnic from this section Mr. and Mrs
John Shepherd. Miss Virginia shep-
herd. Master John Shepherd, Miss Es-
tel Aicher. Mr. and Mrs w d Simms
and sOn, Mr. and Mrs Rees. Fred Ham
ilton. Frank johnson, Boyd Crawford,
Misses Wilma and Gretta Crawford
and Richard Lyttle.
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STANDARD CONCERT PARTY

Five distinctive artist musicians mud
Il reader will present an unusual pro-
gram under the name nf the Stand
ard Concert Party. during tho nftcr-
noon Of the last day Of the Chautau-
qua. The members Of this company are
e Henri Boyd, baritone and reader;
Blanche Fcrman Boyd, coloratura
soprano; Katherine Gutchcll. piano
soloist and accompanied; Roy =. wor-
land. dramatic tenor; Leslie Long
man. viOlinist.
1his program will. IN happy way,
use the worlds very best in music
with plenty Of brightness and lumor
no that all may say ut was the most
enjoyable afternoon any company pcs,
sibly provide" With this splendid
combination. much Of the old as well
ms the new In music will he crowded
into this elaborate musical program.
The coloratura soprano heard in
this company has recently given sue
cessful concert and recital programs
In 6Scw York City, where the press
highly conplimentcd her after each
appearance. She Ia nm artist pupil Of
Frederick Haywood, New York; Mad
anne Bell Ranski. New York and
Nicholas Douty Of Philadelphia.
frhe baritone and reader. has Ind
s4h'entecn seasons In Lyceum and
Chautauqia-a pupil Of Marion and
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appearing in n professional way in
concert work. Altogether, 1t will be n
most charming afternoon program.
JUNIOR cMAuTAUQUA FOR 1879

The interest In the Junior Chnutau-
qua which has increasing each year,
has made it necessity to build a
more attractive and more worthwhile
program for the children. All Of the
newest Ideas in play, club Organiza-
lions and best stories from the best
literature for children hive been built
into n program of good times for the
boys and girls.
+, The Standard Chautauqua System
has always carefully selected and
trained their supervisors for this
work, and by having the direction of
such n Junior Worker. with the at
Tendance of every child In town and
the assistance of several local people,
the children can have the hest there
IL for them. And since they are the
future workers and boosters OF the
TOWN, they should have the hest.
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THE NATIONAL GAME

Americans everywhere, from those
living In the smallest hamlet to those
in the largest cities. are now interest
ed In the national game. baseball.
Baseball has been our national sport
since the Knickerl,ocker Club of New
York city started the worlds first
baseball club In 1915.
Six years before that, Abncr Dou.
blctlay took paper, quill pen and ru.
Ter and an Inventive brain. and map.
ped out the first diamond. Abner
certainly started something. He would
have heart failure II he could come
back today and see big league grand
stand audience In action.
You can never tell what you are
starting. Some Of the things recently
brought into existence will play as big
n part In future American life rs base
ball.
II Is fortunate that we have ma
tionnl sport that combines physical
exercise with the exercise OF the brain
mental agility and quick decision.
Baseball IL of incalculable benefit t.
yl,c nation, as II stirrer up Of tho live!
and as n soother of nerves highly
strung by congested civilization.
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SOME RAIN

Tho forecast OF the week was a
continuation OF our long dry and dus-
~ spell.
BY wednesday rain visited the up
river sections Upper Strawberry the
Danforth hills and the Limckiln hill
regions were visited by light showers
which helped some. Thurstlny saw
more Of the same especially In Oak
ridge park section. where 1t was badly
needed on tho dry farms.
Refreshing showers all around, but
Mecker missed them. We will get
EN- In plenty in day or two. Get
out your rain coats and "goloshcs'.
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METHODIST NEWS

our Sunday School holds mp In n
fine way for summer. The classes re-
tire to shaddy nook for tn. study per-
iod. You will find it worth while tn
attend.
Morning worship Mt eleven. Solo
Chou Callest Thus oh Master by
Miss Dorothy Carr.
Sermon fourth OF n series OF "T'hc
Mysteries OF Tho Soul "Thc Rcsir.
rcction Of the Body"
In the evening at eight our Annun1
Columblne Service. Sweet Co'umlint
for everyone. Quartette-M Van
Clcavc. Miss Carr. Mr. stoltz. and Mr.
~ clips.
They will sing-"Farewcll To The
''Grcst''-by Mendeies I'm.
solo and ChOrus-'Flowor Song
Sermon subject-The Return OF
SliEmer.
HOWARD r, ETSTON
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THE FISH FRY
Another Successful Affair by
the Local Lodge Of
Odd Fellows

The local lodge OF Odd Fellows has
to It's credit another successful fsh
fry celebration, program Of social
entertainment and degree work that
was a pleasure to all who was In at
tendance at last Saturdays Three
Link doings.
The visiting delegates were up to
expectations. AS usual, our neighbOr.
Ing town Of Craig was on hand with
a large delegation headed by the veter
an and welcome George NJ Kimabll.
The Craig degree team was here and
put OH the degree work In Its usual
faultless style.
w W Morgan headed delegation
of-nbout twenty from Steamboat.
New Castle had representation Of
% and Rifle also had n large delcga.
tion.
Pnlisade was represented by two
well filed cars and Clifton had three
cars on hand. In fact all Colorado
river towns were represented except
Glenwood Springs. The Hot Water
town is fast getting the reputation OF
paying no attention to lodge or other
away from home affairs. A strictly
home front pow town. 20 to speak.
The committee Of arrangements was
composed OF Noble Grand John Hays
and Past Grands vanOg,icn and ] r
Clinartl and right well did 1t discharge
II duties.
The local Rebeknlls entertained the
visiting sisters In fine style: In fact 1t
made 1t pleasant for all visitors May
or Simms on behalf Of tho town Of
Mceker welcomed the visitors In hap
by manner
Over five hundred people were TAX
On care Of at the banquet and dance:
the music for tho latter being about
the best ever heard In Meckcr.
There was only one thing overlook.
ed. our business houses had failed tn
decorate In honor OF the occasion but
It il safe to shy they will not over
look this feature next year. These Gel
rhrntlonA arc goin to ie annual af-
fairs hereafter with Valentine Lodge
10 OF.
Tic arrangements committee dcSir.
on The Herald to thank NIL who gen
erO,is1y furnished rooms to the visitors
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MILK OF HUMAN KINDNESS

A church in q Rnall town In q south
ern state is said to own the COW that
gives the milk Of human Kindness
This COW Is rented out BY tho church.
A family with a number Of chiidrsn
greatly In need Of milk but lacking
sufficient funds to purchass either
milk or a COW Of its own. may rent tho
church COW for q dollar . week. The
church adds the rental money to its
growing fund for the purchase OF
other COWS. 1t wants to have com
munIty herd one Of these days.
According to local authorities the
arrangement liz working rimutffuliy.
The COW was rented first to family
with six children. Such family
ought to consume close to six quarts
of milk a day. A little simple multi
piication will show that 1t would cost
them several times az much as dol
lar a week-the hire OF the cOw--to
provide that much milk.
A member Of tho church says !:
You should see how these Children
are blooming forth. You can See the
bloom In their cheeks, and the scalcs
also have story to tell"
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THE FOURTH
All Set for a Successful Cele-
bration---A Coco Pro-
gram of Races

Baring unforeseen contingencies
Meeker should have a very successful
celebration Of the Fourth this year.
Ample preparations have been made
and all committees have their respec-
tive work well In hand.
Mr. Joe Neal is the general manager
and as everybody knows when Joe
undertakes anything he makes sue
cess Of 1t. He has bunch Of able
lieutenants.
The childrens' sports wi1l begin
promptly ut o'clock In the morning
and will be followed by the baseball
game.
The afternoon program begins with
the Pony race at 1 PM followed In
quick succession by the amateur relay
race; hurdle. high jump; free for all
race: COW horse race; hurdle race e
hurtlles) professional relay race and
another COW horse race; potatoe race
free for all; hurdle race g hurdles) !;
free for all COW horse race, then an
other free for all race, to be followed
by bucikng contest. A big auto race
will conclude the field sports pro-
gram.
Dances in the eevning OF the 3 and
nth with good music.
A one day program win appeal to
all, Ms 1t means something doing all
the time.
he on hand early and be prepared to
enjoy It all.
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Edmund Papis our champion big
trout fisherman. concluded to try his
luck In foreign waters $50 to speak,
so on his recent trip to the outside
went up to Saratoga, wyoming, and
fished In tho North Platte. He sos
no thing but small. skinny ones. and
not many at that. On Tuesday, he
went up to his usual haunts In the
Of Wilber's bridge and came
home with ono seven and haaf
FOUNDER and one i've FOUNDER. He new
sr brings home any less than
~ Inches. Mr. Pauls says he Ia con-
vincei that this IL the bsst fishing
territory In chs Rocky Noustaia ~
gion than right hare on White river
and Its tributaries.
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Chewinp.sum Trust, and Charles d.
Hi,,,s farmer Chairman Of the Repub.
loan National Committee. now iden.
fitted with bie New York CORPORATIONS.
In the published list Of those pres.
ont arc the name. of the following
Re.nblIcsn ofsci.i..
y,ce.pr.iaent f,ool,,,re fa,thoueh
It ID not ,eported that he raye. any.
thine) !: Secretary Mellon, sec,.,ary
Weeks: ATTORNEY General Dauphtery
and Senator Dupont of the Powder
Trust family and New York hotel mag
nate.
OF those prcsnt william Wrielev of
Chicago, who ia reported to have. Civ.
en- $4,000 lust TO start the thing. has
already received substantial benefit, q
from taking of the tax Of, chlcle from
which chevins rum ia made, and Mr.,
Patterson has been benefited BY taking
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DEATH OF JOE LUxON

Word comes In from Rife this week
that Joe Luxon a pioneer settler aud
cattIeman In the Rangely section, WAS
dead nj his home In California.
Mr. LuxsOn left this county many
years ago and located at Rife. He
became prominent in that town and
represented Garfield county In the Col
orado legislature.
Many friends In Mceker and Rio
Blanco county vii hear with regret
that he has passed on.
He was a good "OId scout'.
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PREPARE FOR JUNIORS

Children may prepare for Chautnu-
qua week in many ways and by doing
30. have better time thnn they would
otherwise.
Every Junior should have season
ticket and plan to hear all the lectur-
CO, concerts and plays that are given
on the Senior program. Juniors would
feel more independent listen better
and enjoy programs more II they had
earned the money for that ticket.
The Standard folks who come will
want to know who these ticket earn
ers are and will lr glad to meet them.
The Juniors who can stand and say
that they saved carefully or worked
hard to cran the money for their sea-
son ticket are going to feel that they
have done their part in helping to
bring the ChautauQua and will feel
too. that they nrc spending TINT dollar
for the very best thing that can he
purchased with n dollar.
DIR Burns in n II. u. and mn NJ. ID.
In his earlier years he filled the pull
pit In several churches. Inter taking mp
the study of medicine and becoming
q prac'icing physician.
His lecture this summer on Chords
and Dischords" develops like the story
Of pr Jckyll and Mr. Hyde. In order to
- y. n. I. 4
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II 8 Harp went down to the Range
~ country this week and purchased
between i've and SIX hundred nnc
stock cattle from the J H Coltharp out
a. He will 20 after them about the
tenth Of July. As a result Of our Dong
dry spell the lower country II a. dey
ms bIenchcd hone: no cattlemen arc
disposing Of their herds at bargain
counter prices.
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HEAD LETTUCE

The finest head lettuce we have ever
seen liz now being raised at the Luther
White gardens In Mcckcr.
No need Of sending out for your
head lettuce when you can procure
such fine article here at home.
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Wright Bail and wife got home
last week from the University Of I'LL
nois and Will spend the summer here
helping his Dad and Reuben. jr. run
the popular Mecker hotel. Wright will
resume his collegiate course at the Gn-
,ycrsity coming September.
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DEATH OF MRS JEFFERSON

Which occurred Mt the home of her
aunt. Mrs Barnard. at Hayden. last
Friday. comes ms shock to people OF
Northwestern Colorado.
Heart trouble was the cause Of the
lutimcly end of this cstimahlc Indy.
Dr Jefferson was In Washington
when the sad event took place
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The recent massacre of non Union
Miners In Illinois. was about az bad
the Hun atrocities perpetuated on the
defenselcsss In Belgium and northern
France during the German invasion.
It Will stand as a black mark aaginst
union labor for many years to come.
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Don't forget the big bail game here
tomorrow. Craig will be here and play
the local Legion team. The home boys
have at last got winning stride 20
let's not let the support slacken. The
Glenwood team will be here Tuesday
for the Fourth Of July Celebration.
The game will start at 10 o'clock In
morning.
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Former Governor Hamburger Ia a
busy man these days In trying to
raise the funds needed to build his
railroad. Hope he succeeds.
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During the past week the band has
been practicinE for the Fourth. Theee
are two things that keep 4 town on
the map. One II good baseball team
other 10 a good band. Both institu.
tons should receive better encourage
ment In Meeker.
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The Stork arrived ut the home Of
Mr. and Mrs Harold wheatley at 8 30
Wednesday morning. June 2Sth. and
left fine big hoy. An well. And 10
we grow
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A number of Mecker people who
have been over at Grand Junction
part In the building boom which has
been going on there for several months
past are back home. They report that
the Junction is good live town, hut
that there is a lull in building opera
TONS