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Arizona republican., 1922-02-08
chapter xvI.

Not blitheIy, as young girl should,
did Ruth fit herself out with a cheap
suit and two new waists. Heavy
hearted. she paid the bill and with
a heart grown still heavier did she
take them home, with the remainder
of her salary left after their purchase.
dad said he had been encouraged,
he might get work." she said to her
self in an effort to instill bit of
cheer into her thoughts. Perhaps
he'll get it today But when she saw
him she knew her hope was vain.
Same old story, Ruth. No one
wants an old man l guess I'm
through" The patients voice brought
tears TO her eyes as Ruth kissed
him.
Don't fret, father, well get along"
How we would have weathered it
without you. l don't know. And
Ruthie, IL can't help it. but l am
worried over Betty. She's too pretty
and too discontented."
1--WE must do the best we can to
keep her happy, dad. We can do no
more" Ruth replied sadly as she
went into the house.
Il had to buy them. mother she
answered the reproachful look her
the money left in the pay envelope,
"A half loaf is better than none" :"
she added, trying to speak gayly.
''They will last a long time
Her mother made no reply unless
the look of resignation which crossed
her face was a reply. 1t was the
abused look. the expression Ruth all
ways dreaded. It usually preseged a
long recital of Mary Browning's sac
rifices for her children, their ingrati-
tude.
Ruth waited for the usual storm.
When it did come she quietly took
her parcels to her room.
Il wonder what ails mother" she
soliloquized as she hung the cheap
tailor made costume in the closet and
smoothed out the inexpensive waists.
She was soon to know.
Betty has left SCHOOL, Susan de-
clared, rushing into the kitchen
where Ruth was helping her mother
get dinner.
Don't make so much noise about
It, Susan. We all know it," Mrs
Browning rebuked. while Ruth
gasped with astonishment and fear
Betty left school-and before the
term was OUT Ruth said huskily.
Susan enlightened her:
"Um-um. She's gone to work in
Haltman's department store. Ten
dollars a week to start You'd think
she was Rockfellow to hear her
talk. Gee but she's stuck on herself
Susan" her mother corrected,
while the rebuff in Ruths eyes spoke
louder than words.
"Oh, well. she needn't put on such
airs over ten dollars. She can't do
so much with that"
=" She can help dad a LOTT Ruth
said, forgetting Betty's declaration
that when she went to work she
wouldn't finish high school but we
mustn't worry her about it now that
she has left"
you bet | have left" Betty her
self now joined them. 81 heard what
YOU said Ruth, and / shall need my
ten dollars. / have to keep looking
decent"
Very well, Betty, you will at least
be able to dress yourself and per-
haps pay mother little for your
board" Ruth said practically. fright
ened into meelSness by Betty's bellig-
erent tone.
''Begrudge me my board. do you?
Just because / wouldn't fan in with
your ideas and stay IN that old
school II | am going to pay board
Il won't be out here i'm this stupid
country burg. I'll stay in New York.
where there's something doing"
You don't need TO pay board
Betty" Ruth said quietly. Il only
thought you might want 10 make
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THE PROP s:::s., s.::,,, ::

mother a little present occasionally
"A lot III have to give away after
I dress myself and pay car fare. The
floor walker told me-" evidently not
being able to help the boast. that /
would soon be able to earn a great
deal more. He said / might get to
be a model because / had a nice fig
ure." She did not tell them he had
added. "a pretty face"
Ruth felt unaccountably disturbed.
She had feared Betty would "chuck"
school, as Susan expressed il, but she
had not gone so far as to think what
she would do afterward. She had
taken affairs into her own hands.
There was nothing Ruth or any one
could do-except pray, Ruth thought,
and she wasn't sure that would help.
Mr. Turnbull looked his approval
when Ruth came into the office on
the Monday morning after she had
purchased her new suit. He said
nothing, however, but in his breezy
manner commenced to attend to his
morning mail.
IT couldn't have stood 1t If he had
said anything" Ruth said as she bent
flushed cheeks over her machine All
the way into town she had wondered
If he would comment, and so en-
barass her. Il might have known he
was too much of a gentleman to
speak of them,v she added.
(To BE Continued)
Arizona republican., 1922-02-08

NEW YoRK.-French brocade,
upon which exquisitely toned and
figured women pose gracefully, is
quite the newest material for purses.
The dim backgrounds against which
these lovely figures move are usually
landscapes dotted with high-turreted
castles. The Nouveaute purse in the
center is OF beautifully colored silk
brocade held to flat square frame
from which single woven gold band
extends. The latter has an adjust
Arizona republican., 1922-02-08
SURE TO co

A man who--it was said-had be-
come moderately rich as result OF
couple of not very unfortunate fires,
contemplated the purchase OF a small
cinema in the Midlands.
do you think it will go?" he asked
a friend.
'Why shouldn't it?" said the friend.
'It's all wood. London Telegraph.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-08
The ONLY TIME

''What is a honeymoon, pa?"
"A honeymoon, my son. is that
time in a mans life when his wife
is really supplied with all she wants
to wear. Boston Transcript.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-08
ONE THING SAVED

"The thief took my watch. 10Y
purse. my pocketbook-iH short
everything
But thought you carried loaded
revolver?"
Il do--but he didn't find that
New York Sun.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-08
IArE sYMPATHY

Jane-Oh. Susie, I'm so sorry 10
hear your engagement to Harry Sc
ended. Don't be brokenhearted, dear.
Susie-ThanlS you. Jane, I'm note
became engaged to Tom last night
Detroit News.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-08
GIRLS! LEMONS
WHITEN HANDS

Press the Juice of two lemons into
bottle containing three ounces Of
Orchard White, which any drug store
will supply for a few cents. shake
well. and you have a quarter-pin Of
harmless and delightful lemon-bleach
lotion to soften and whiten red, rough
or chapped hands This home made
lemon lotion is far superior TO glycerin
and rose water to smoother the skin
Famous stage beauties use ii to
bleach and bring that soft clear, rosy
white complexion, because it doesn' I
lrritate
Arizona republican., 1922-02-08
WILLIE EXPLAINS

Teacher-W Willie, what does the
word reverie mean?
Willie (eXcitedly)-A reverie is like
a baseball umpire, only he operates at
prize fights.-Iife
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cERTAINLY Nor

Was that your wife saw YOU with
last night?'
II should say not, That was a
friend of mine -Houstan Post.
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might reach some desolate home
where there were women and chill
dren; or stopping to pull AMI tug at
a snow-trapped steer and by main
effort, drag him into barren spot
where the sweep of the gale had
kept the ground fairly clear of snow.
A two-inch crust of snow formed
over the main snowfall, permitting
small sleds to be pulled behind strug-
Cling men; the world beneath had
been frozen in, to give place to new
one above. And with that:
ITS open! It's openI' The shout
came from the lips of the telegraph
er, waving his. arms as he ran from
the tunnel that led to the station
house. ITS open! I've had Rawlns
on the wirew
"Rawlins?" Houston had edged
forward. "There's not a chance. Get
Denver on the wire. Then take this,
message to every newspaper in the
city:
Cant you help us? Please try
to start campaign to force Crestline
Road to open the Pass. Women and
children are starving here. We have
been cut eff from the rest of the
world for two weeks. We need food
and coal. Road will not be open
for four or five weeks more under
ordinary circumstances. This will
mean death to many of us here, the
wiping out of great timber and
agricultural country, and a blot on
the history of Colorado. Help US
and We will not forget it.
THE CITIZENS OF THE WEST
COUNTRY"
Sounds good" The telegrapher
was busily putting it on the wire.
Then wait of hours. Then the wire
clattered forth message. He
jumped
Its from the papers in Denverw
he shouted, "a joint message.
They've taken up the fightp
he SHOWS still swirled, the
storms still came and went. Dur
ing this period of uncertainty
Houston met Ba'tiste Renaud, re-
turning from the lake region, to find
him raging.
rs eet that the world is all un-
JUST" he roared. | am the mad
enough to tear them apartr'
who? What's gone wrong?n
"Ah! pass today the Blackburn
mill. They have the saw going
they keep at work, when there are
the women and the babies who
starve, when there are the cattle who
are dying, when there is the country
that is like a broken thing. { They
know that wo do not get our ma
chlnery! They have think they have
a chancellor the contractr
1t brought Houston to sharp
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easier than standing by.

HOUSTON"
Then, his snowshoes affixed, he
went out into the night. The storm
clouds were thick on the sky again,
the snow was dashing about him
once more. Ell floundered aimless-
once more. He floundered aimless-
the path from which the storm was
driving him.
Dawns found him at last, founder
ing hopelessly in snow-screenef
woods, going on toward he knew not
where.
A half-hour, then he stopped.
Fifty feet away, almost covered by
the changing SHOWS, a small cabin
showed family. His numbed hands
banged at the door, but there came
| no answer. He shouted; still no
sound came from within.
The door yielded, and climbing
over the pile of snow at the step,
houston guided his snowshoes
through the narrow door, blinking
in the half-light in an effort to see
about him. There was a stove, but
the fire was dead. At the one little
window, the curtain was drawn tight
and pinned at the sides of the sash.
There was a bed-and the form of
some one beneath the covers.
Houston called again, but still
there came no answer He was look
ing into the drawn, haggard fea-
lures Of an unconscious woman, the
eyes half-open, yet unseeing, one
emaciated hand grasped about
something that was shielded by the
covers. Houston forced himself
even closer. He touched the hand.
He called:
"Agnesr
The eyelids moved slightly; it was
the only evidence of life, save the
labored, irregular breathing. Then
the hand moved, clutchingly. Slow
~, tremblingly, Houston turned back
an edge of the blankets-and stood
aghast.
On her breast was a baby-dead
CHAPTER XVII
Soon water was boiling. Hot
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knowledge of conditions. Tbey had
given, that the rest of the country
might not suffer. Their enemies had
worked on, fired with the new hope
that the machinery necessary to
carry out Houston's contract would
not arrive in time.
A shout had come from the dis
lance. Family through the sitting
snow they could see figures run
ming. Then the words came:
They're going to open the road
They're going to open the Toad!
A message bearer came from the
station. "It's the NJ. p. & S. L. Ac-
cording to the message, the papers
hammered the stuffing out of the
Crestline road. The other road saw
a great chance to step in. It's lend
ing the men and the rolling stock.
They're going to open another fel-
lows road, for the publicity and the
good will that's in it,"
. Two pictures flashed across Hous.
tons brain; one of a snowy sawmil
with the force working day and
night, when all the surrounding
country cried for help; another OF
carload after carload of necessary
machinery, snow-covered, ice-bound
on a side-track at Tolliter, with the
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cloths went to the woman's head;
quietly, reverently, Barry had TAX
en- the still, small child from the
tightly clenched arm and covered it,
on the table. And with the touch
Of the small, lifeless form, the re-
sentiment which had smoldered in
Houston's heart for months seemed
to disappear.
Pm sorry--Agnes. Don't be
afraid of me. I'll get help for you"
Don't"
There was the dizziness that comes
when grief has reached the break
ing point. Dead. 1t died-yester-
day morning"
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East St., Lebanon, Indiana.
These letters recommending Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ought
to convince women of the great worth
of this medicine in the treatment of all
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Mrs. Baker calls it "a wonderful med
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run down, without any ambition or en-
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E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 1t
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man.
whole, horrible, snow-clutched fierce
ness of the Continental Divide be-
tween it and its goal
In the night he awoke, again think
ing of it. Every possible hand that
could swing pick or jam a crowbar
against grudging ice would be needed
up there. A mad desire began to
come over him; a strange impelling
scheme took hold of his brain. They
would need men-men who would
not be afraid, men who would be
willing to slave day and night if
necessary to the success of the adj
venture. Long before dawn he rose
and scrubbed a note to Ba'tiste Re-
maud:
"I'm going over the range. | can't
wait. They may need me. Pm writ
ing this, because you would try to
dissuade me if told you personally.
Don't be afraid for NELL make it
somehow. I've got to go. It's
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Houston could say nothing in an
swer Quietly he turned to the stove,
red-hot now, aid with snow water
began the making of cruel FROM
supplies cn the shelf.
Forcing himself to the subject,
Houston asked a question:
Where is he?"
"Who?" Sudden fright had come
into the woman's eyes.
"Your husband"
Continued in Our Next Issue) -.
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Every yard guaranteed all silk
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Many women will buy it by
the dozen yards; the Import
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special sale for less than the
price of cotton Pongee; here
Wednesday and Thurs
day, Yard - "a
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Continued From Our Last Issue)

NSontInue0 from Our Last lSSue)
Again one of those agonizing
waits, racking to the two men whose
future depended largely upon the
happenings atop the range. Far on
the ether side, fighting slowly up
ward, was freight train loaded with
the necessary materials of a large
sawmill
Guess it's all off, came at last
THE general superintendent in Den
ver's on the wire. Says to back
up everything to Tollifer, including
the plows, and give up the ghost
Give it up?" Houston stared
blankly at the telegrapher. But
that's not railroading"
Il know. I'll call Denver"
He turned to the key and ham,
mered doggedly. Only soggy dead
ness answered. The line was gone
CHAPTER XVI
IT'D take a guy with a diving suit
to find some of them wires, | guess"
the operator hazarded, as he finally
ceased his efforts and reached for his
coat and hat and snowshoes. There
amt no use staying here. You fell
lows are going to sleep in town to-
night, amt your"
There was little else to do. They
fought their way to the rambling
boarding house.
Morning brought no relief. The
storm was worse, and they faced
drifts waist high at the doorway.
Two hours later, the agent once
more at his dead key, Ba'tiste turned
to houston.
"Eet is no use here" he an
nounced. we must get to- camp
and assemble the men to help those
who are not fortunate. There is
death in this storm"
Again with their waist-belt guide
line, they started forth to bend
against the storm in a struggle and
at last to reach the squat, snowed-in
buildings of camp. There, Ba'tiste
assembled the workmen in the bunk
house
There are greater things than
this now" he announced. 1--WE want
the strong men-who will go back
with us to Tabernacle, and who will
De willing to take the risk to helm
The countryside. Eet is the danger
ahead. How many of you will COZ"
One after another they Reached for
Their snowshoes, silent men who
acteb rather than spoke.
Guide lines were affixed. Huddled
clumsy figures Of white, one follow
ing the other, made the gruelling trim
back'to Tabernacle. Already the re,
ports were beginning to come in.
brought by storm weakened, blizzard
battered men, of houses where the
roofs had crashed beneath the
weight of snow, of lost ranchmen. of
oawhng cattle, drifting before the
storm-to death. 1t was the begin
ning Of two-weeks' siege of a white
inferno.
The whole world was one great
break thing of dreary white-a desert
IN which there was life only that
there might be death, where the bat
ue Tor existence continued only as a
matter of instinct.
And over this bleak desert went
me men of the West Country, silent,
1fost-burned men, their lips cracked
from the cut of wind, their ewes
Dlood-red with inflammation, strug-
ehng here and there with a mack Of
i0od upon their backs that they
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r recommend it to
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New Shoes And
Slippers For Baby

New shipment of Precious Ba-
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Pair - 2.
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RAILROAD SCHEDULES
Central Time.)

Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
guaranteed:
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SURE TO help
SICK WOMEN
Mrs. Baker, So Much Benefited by
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ing plenty of the most want
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Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-21
MEETING OF DEMOCRATIC
 STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE

New Haven. July 20.-Formally recog- nizing the women as delegates when can-i didates are to be chosen at the democratic convention. the state central committee at the meeting held at Savin Rock this afternoon adopted a rule doubling the number of delegates from each senatorial district, increasing the total from 35 to 70. According to the rule. one man and one woman is to be named instead of one man as formerly.
 The convention this year will be held at Hartford, but the fixing of the date was left to the chairman. Mayor David E. FitzGerald of New Haven. It is be- lieved. that 1t will be held on Sept. 13 and 14.
 The committee also adopted a rule sub ject to the approval of the convention by which towns having two delegates to one representative for each 1000 votes will hereafter only be granted the same num- Der to each 1000 votEs after the first have been named. It was decided to do this to prevent the convention from be- coming unwieldy because of the double number of delegates and representatives to be sent from each district. Another rule adopted calls for compulsory attend ance at the state committee meetings, a delinquent being subject to removal by a two-thirds vote of the comn1itte.
 States Attorney Homer S. Cummings former chairman of the committee. ad- dressed the gathering and prophesied a sweeping victory for the democratic par F ty, both state and national, at the next election.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-21
CHEEK STATUE 5000 TEARS OLD :. FOUND UNDER A WATER MAIN

Yonkers, N. Y, July 20.-Buried three feet below water main, which had not been disturbed since 1t was laid 3S years ago, workmen have found a statue. declared to be .pure Greek, and .000 years old" at Greystone, Samuel Inter myers country place..
 Isadore Konti, sculptor, after careful examination today declared that in his opinion tn ework wos not only real Greek, but it was done by a real master. The statue is of woman, and stands about four feet six inches without the head, which had been broken off The head was found first Later the left hand was found and still later the rest of the body, all intact. It was taken to Albert Willard, superintendent of Greystone.
 Last Tuesday afternoon Willard re- ported to the city water department that there was trouble with his water sup ply. Men were sent out and began dig ing in front of Millard's cottage.
 It became necessary to dig under the pipe itself and it was then that the dig gers struck the head. A short time lat CT the haid was found and Tuesday ev- enfng they dug up the body.
 The cottage originally was a farm house separated. from the main estate. It has not yet been determined who own ed it, but forty years ago it was sold to John H. Waring, manufacturer here. MT Waring later sold the whole estate, including the farm to former Governor Samuel H. Tilden and the latter's estate sold it to MT. Untermyer
 No theory for the presence of the statue has been advanced either by the police or art experts who have seen 1t.