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The spectator., 1922-05-02
CHAPT FER V
An Encounter.

Alan, standing in the darkness of the hall, felt in his pocket for his matches and struck one on the box The light showed the hall In front of him, reaching back into some vague, distant darkness. and great rooms with wide portiered doorways gaping on both sides. He turned into the room upon his right, glanced to see that the shades were drawn on the windows toward the street, then found the switch and turned on the electric light
 Alan had the feeling which so often comes to one In an unfamiliar and vacant house that there was some one in the house with him. He listened and seemed to hear another sound in the upper hall, n footstep. He went out quickly to the foot of the stairs and looked up them.
 'Is any one here?" he called. "Is any one here?'
 His voice brought no response. He went half way up the curve of the wide stairway and called again, and lis tened then he fought down the feeling he had had; Sherrill had said there would be no one in the house, and Alan was certain there was no one, he had left the light.
 The center of this room. like the room next to 1t, was occupied by library table-desk. He pulled open some drawers in it; one or two had blueprints and technical drawings in them; the others had only the miscel- iany which accumuates in room much used. There were drawers also under the bookcases all around the room; they appeared. when Allan opened some of them. to contain pam phlets of various societies, and the scientific correspondence of which Sherrll had told him. Alan felt that seeing these things was bringing his father closer to him; they gave him a little of the feeling he had been unable to get when he looked at his fathers picture. He could realize better now the lonely restless man. pursued by some ghost he could not kill. taking up for distraction one subject of study after another, exhausting each in turn until he could no longer make It en- gross him, and then absorbing him self in the next.
 On the top of chest of high draw CTS in corner near the dressing table were some papers. Alan went over to look at them; they were invi- tations. notices of concerts and of plays twenty years old-the mall, probably. of the morning when Corvet's wife had gone away. left where her maid or she herself had laid them. and only picked up and put back there at the times since when the room was dusted As Alan touched them, he saw that his fingers left marks in the dust on the smooth top of the chest ; he noticed that some one else had touched the things and made marks of the same sort as he had made. The freshness of these other marks star tied him: they had been made within day or so. They could not have been made by Sherrill, for Alan had noticed that Sherrill's hands were slender and delicately formed; Cor
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vet. too, was not a large man; Alan's own hand was of good size and pow erful, but when he put his fingers over the marks the other man had made, he found that the other hand must have been larger and more powerful than his own. Had it been Corvet's serv- ant? It might have been, though the marks seemed too fresh for that; for the servant, Sherrill had said. had left the day Corvet's disappearance was discovered.
 This proof that some one had been prying about in the house before him. self and since Corvet had gone, star tied Alan and angered him. Who had been searching in Benjamin Corvets
 in Alan's house? He pushed the drawers shut hastily and hurried across the hall to the room opposite. In this room-plainly Benjamin Cor vets bedroom--were no signs of in trusion. He went to the door of the room connecting with it, turned on the light, and looked in. It was a smaller room than the others and contained roll-top desk and cabi- net. The cover of the desk was closed, ana the drawers of the cabinet were shut and apparently undisturbed. He tried the cover of the desk, but 1t ap- peared to be locked; after looking Around vainly for key, he trieo aga,n, exerting little more force. and this time the top went up easily, tearing away the metal plate into which the claws of the lock clasped and the two long screws which had held it. He examined the lock-. sur prised, and saw that the screws must have been merely set into the holes; ; scars showed where chisel or some metal implement had been thrust in
The spectator., 1922-05-02
FLESH! FLESH"

Wealthy and highly placed in the Chicago business world. Benjamin Corvet is some thing of q recluse and mystery to his associates. After a stormy interview with his partner, Henry Spearman, CorVet seeks Constance Sherrill, daughter of his other business partner, Lawrence Sher- Till, and secures from her a prom ise not to marry Spearman. He then disappears. Sherrill learns Corvet has written to certain Alan Conrad, in Blue Rapids, Kan sas, and exhibited strange agita- ton over tho matter. Corvet's let ter summons Conrad, a youth of unknown parentage, to Chicago. Alan arrives in Chicago. From a statement of SherriiI it seems prob able Conrad is Corbet's illegitimate son. Corvet has deeded his house and its contents to Alan.
The spectator., 1922-05-02

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The spectator., 1922-05-02
The Literary 6uQ.

Now, girlie I'll put you among the books, department of classics"
 But I've been selling lipsticks and classics"
 You don't need to know nothing. Just see that absent-minded gents don't walk off without their change."- Judge
The spectator., 1922-05-02
ASPIRIN INTRODUCED
 BY "BAYER" IN 1900
Look for Name "Bayer" on the Tab. let's, Then You Need
 Never Worry.

If you want the true, world-famous Aspirin. as prescribed by physicians for over twenty-one years, you must ask for "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
 The name "Bayer" Is stamped on each tablet and appears on each pack age for your protection against imitA- Ons.-Advertisement.
The spectator., 1922-05-02
"City of Peace"

X former city on the site of Jerusa- lem was called Salem. An Assyrian inscription has been found calling the place Urusalen which meant "city of peace"
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"For this was the man whom he had fought in Ben jamin Corvet's house the night be- fore"
tro BE coNTINuED.I
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Mrs. Mertz Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
 Compound Helped Her

Kutztown, Pa.-'I wish every woman who wants children would try Lydia E,
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The spectator., 1922-05-02

It isn't as unlucky to walk under ladder as 1t Is to stand on wobbly one
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-11
Talks ON CORRECT CORSETING
Of Vital Importance to the
Health of Every Woman


Too much emphasis cannot be
placed upon the corsetless evil. for
the health of every woman depends
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A corset is to the body what q
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body to function normally and pre-
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The correct corset is an ideal
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Who enjoys long walks.
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Who takes pride in her carriage.
Who is on her feet a great deal.
1t acts as a brace for weak backs
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Years of corset study place us In
a position to give each figure per-
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-11

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-11
Muslin Gowns at $1.O0

1t will please you to see such fine quality muslin
gowns again at 81 90. They are full-fashioned
with round. square. or V-shaped necks. An
unusual value at S1.00.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-11
Philippine-like Chemise, $1.95
Colored Batiste Gowns $1.59

Flesh. white. orchid and blue are the colors
to choose from. Batiste is the material and
embroidered in French knots and fancy stitch
ings. This is a special opportunity for those
who prefer colored nightgowns. AT $1.59 each.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-11

Silk Jersey Vest at $1.95
This is a special in a Jersey Vest that is
attracting scores of women. Flesh color
only but an extra quality jersey and finely
woven. Special each. S1.95.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-14
HOLDEN

Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Stadley have re-
turned from Keokuk, Iowa, where
they were called by the death OF Mr..
Stadley's brother.
Corn picking in the neighDorhood is
rapidly drawing to a close.
Chas. Gray b%utchered a fine fat beef
Saturday.
Frank Teller made a trip to Red
field recently, where he purchased q
herd leader for his fine bunch OF
Poland Chinas.
The young folks of the community
are to have a party at the church
Thursday evening.
The Farmers Union held an inter
esting business meeting Friday night
after which a pleasing program FOL
lowed. A feature Of the same being
the singing by a double male quartet
There will be a Christmas eve pro
gram at the church Sunday evening
December "a. Let's ali be there.
The Ladies Aid mel at the home o
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Rush last Thurs
day.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-14
Court Sentences And
Fines Liquor Violators

Owing to the illness OF Judge Hugh
es, it was necessary to adjourn the
court session until the first of the
week.
Practically all of the criminal cases
on the calendar have been finished
Lorin Hackett was fined $3.50 and CIV
en- a Jail sentence of 80 days for OPP
Grating a still. Ted Clark, liquor vio-
lator, Dr. a hundred dollar fine and
thirty days, with sentence suspended;
Nelson Epson, liquor violator, $50 fine
and a suspended sentence of 80 days.
John Spangle charged with the use
Of indecent language was given a jail
sentence Of two weeks and a $50 fine.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-14
Buffalo Steak For
Your Christmas Dinner

Pierre, S. d., Dec. 1.-THE usual
holiday kill of buffalo on the Scotty
Phillip ranch near Fort Pierre has
been started and within the next few
days 100 of the animals will have been
slaughtered for the holiday season.
The greater number of the carcass
ses will be shipped to Minnesota, Iowa
Michigan, Wisconsin and North Dako-
ia though some will be sold locally.
The animals multiply so rapidly In
the Philip herd that a similar kill has
been made for a number OF years.
While there has not been al actual
counting made, it is estimated that
there were fully 165 calves born on
the range this past season and the
herd o numbers nearly 1000.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-14
by REV. T. j. SIMONS

the things of this world. IL Is even
possible for t,ne ~ hare the focus
somewhere and everywhere between
God and worldliness. And that does
not put light into enc. That Is Hike
the eyes that are crossed. That takes
one where he is not looking or make
one look where he Is not going. 1t
brings confusion. IL makes one to go
as though he we're in the dark. And
as far as he il concerned he might
as well be in the dark, or better. 1t
would be safer for others also.
The right kind OF an eye rightly
focused Is not only an instrument
but an agent. II does for the sun
what the sun cannot do for itself. 1t
transforms the light for transmission
to the brain. IL is truly a transform
err" 1t adapts the light to the mind.
Only thus can we see. So the eye of
faith must be such an agent OF God
that we a~pprehend him. Faith Is the
only thing that can give the right
picture of God to the soul. 1t alone
can transfer God to the soul so that
, he can act upon IL To the salvation OF
the whole being.
And here's another wonder. The
eye that began with being a portal and
then became an instrument and then
an agent is also In itselfa luminary.
That is just what a candle is. The tip
of the wick Is the essence of the cand-
lie. The incandescent electric globe
is the same thing. The filiment Is the
nerve OF the thing. 1t is the medium
OF transmission and IL Is the lamp
also. It's the eye Of the ~insensible
magnetic world. Faith Is the lamp"
of the soul as well as the eye Is OF the
body. Faith iilumines one as well as
sees God.
But the fliment in the globe must be
devoted to the work to which 1t Is
designed and directed TO to really be
itself and fulfill its function. 1t will
be no use to the house in the capach y
Of a guy wire or a groundw ire. FaitR
centered on the things OF this world
only makes one more in the dark than
he was by nature. That faith Is truly
darkness itself and 1t makes dark the
whole being. Even the native light IN
one is transformed into darkness. III
the light that is in thee be darkness
how great is that darkness"
And here is the final and very i'm
DOTIHuL WOIh On tnO thOAhDs -
cret OF the greatest usefulness Of the
eye is devotion to light alone Any
|, thing else in 1t only puts 1t out. Ths
least foreign substance In 1t, irritate'
: it and IL not gotten out puts out IN
: eye. So it is of faith. Only. IA hgn
: of God IL suited to its action. World
Illness only incapacitates 1t and In Tn
1 end will put it out OF commission
I"Ye cannot serve God and Mammon-
{ And here is the way the light MIA
e ment gives out light: by itself becom
Q ing ~incandescent. The whole room
y light IL It become SO. That's the secre
8 Of the solar system full Of light. Tn
!. So ..c.ndescent b ave OF th
d soul incandescent with the power {
God. Storing up God In n gives on
o light to the whole being and makes
Il luminous. Be incandescent. Store q
God. Be sensitive to the power I
d God that is most suitable to your q
q pacity.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-14
BEING LUMINOUS

lt IL not only important to have
light in the house in which we live
and in the world in which we move
but it is more important to have light
in our bodies. In complete darkness
there is no life. The unilluminated
body is with out life. Not only do
the eyes of the animals and fishes
that persist in living In rel semi
darkness become atrophied, but IL they
should persist in being in total dark
ness they would die. There is no life
in total darkness. Even in the depths
Of the sea there Is at least phosphor-
esccnt light either outside of deep sea
life or else generated by it for its own
life and guidance.
II one Is to have light within he
must get ii through the right portal
or medium. No one can have light
admitted to the body by the way of the
ear. Light enters by the eye. II you
are to have light within the soul 1t
must come by the way of the eye of
the soul-the eye OF Faith. And that
is a God-given sense. Do not think
to get 1t through any other medium.
IT will not come through the con-
science. Many persons think to be
lighted by the conscience, whereas the
conscience itself needs to be illumin-
ed by faith.
The next thing in importance is to
have the eye in the right condition.
The portal must be opened and ad-
justed to the direction of the incom-
ing light. Face towards God or live
only In a twilight, Indirect lighting
is good for some things, but 1t Is not
calculated To make one luminous. II
is for the weak eyed. Those who are
weak in faith may not be able to stand
the direct rays Of Gods shining but
he who accepts the faith that Is oner-
ed him in Jesus Christ rejoices In the
full and glorious light OF Gods Inn
mediate presence. That Is for ones
own illumination. Now IL you want
70 see the rest Of the universe In the
right light get into the position II
which it is rightly for you illuminated
Let God be the background OF you
seeing. Let him shine out of eternft,
before you in and on to the whole o
that which he has brought into exis
lance.
But the eye is not only a portal
There is a tense in the opening. Tn
eve is also an instrument, a medium
of the pentrating qualities and power
of the sun SO faith for the soul De
!. comes and is an instrument for trans
hitting the rays of The Sun OF Right
eousness. But one of the most I'm
| portant things about the usefulnes
of the eye is to have 1t single" An
that is because 1t Is by nature doubl'
It comes in pairs. Fable speaks {
Cyclops with one big eye. But fab
J, tfails to find IT in nature. II perchane
/. il does very rarely occur 1t Is onl
3 something ~erratic. Or only somethin
of the lower orders OF nature. &c
n the soul the power of perceiving &C
Is multiple. Faith is a double cap
s city. 1t does not act singly. But
+ no effective II must act I'm unison.
must be focused. You know It
e possible fer one to have faith In @
and put his trust in part at least
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-14
i0.0.F. Lodge Elects
CGcers For Coming Year

Bodies of the l. o. .. f. Lodge helC
their elections last week and the fol
lowing officers were elected:
n. G.-M. c. Holman.
V. G.-M. S. Helling.
Rec.-Sec.-Ed. Corrin.
Fin. -Sec.-A. c. Hubbard.
Treasurer. c. Johnson.
Trustee-W. S. Thomas.
Rec Valley Encampment
Chief Patriarch-Geo. Edgington.
High Priest-Ed. Corrin.
Senior Warden-W. s. Thomas.
Junior Warden-R. N. Hunt.
Scribe-John Beatty.
T~reasurer-E. c. Johnson.
Trustee-John Russell.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-14
Winter Quarter Opens
At Madison. Good Attendance

Madison, Dec. 13.-The winter quar-
ter Of the Eastern State Normal
School opened December 4th. with an
increased enrolment Of ten per cent
in the College Department. with a
total of 100 students. Compared with
the records of three years ago when
but rs students were enrolled in the
College department the present num-
Der represents a growth, which au-
gurs we'll for the institution. Many
classes os TIC school arc o-sTSTowI5S
and the Training School has all Of the
prospective teachers taking work that
it is capable Of handling. With the
opening Of the winter quarter keen
interest among the students is eviden-
ced in the heavy basket ball schedule
to be played by the Normal team be-
ginning January 9Th.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-14
Northwest In Grip
OF Zero Weather

Old man winter made his official
appearance with the first genuine cold
spell of the season. Thermometers in
the city registered all the way from
eight above to eight below Monday at
ternoon and evening, and at seven
O'Clock Tuesday morning, the mercury
registered Is below. No snow fell,
but a cold biting wind blew from the
northwest.
The cold was severee nough to tenn
porarily freeze water works in some
of7the residences in the city Tuesday
and Wednesday showed a rise in tenn
perature.
The cold was severe enough to tenn
northwest. Montana reported a drop
to 81 degrees; Williston, n. D., re-
corded Is below. Train service has
been materially impaired, it being
necessary to annul several trains.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-14
John Wanamaker, Pioneer
Merchant Dies At 81

Philadelphia, Dec. 12.-John Wanna
maker, founder OF the stores bearing
his name I'm New York and Philadel
phia. and former postmaster genera
Of the United States, died at his hon
here at s a. m. today. He had been Ill
for several weeks and was improving
during the last few days until the end
came suddenly after a relapse.
Wanamaker, one OF the merchant
pioneers of America, was born July
IL, 1888, In the country OF Philadel-
phia, a little more than seventeen
years before its consolidation into the
city. His father, John Nelson Wanna
maker, was a brfcklayer. and his
grandfather was a farmer. Their an
cestors came to America at the time
Of the landing Of William Penn. His
mother was Elizabeth Kochersperger
whose ancestors were the Hugenots
of France.
Wanamaker attended public schools
until he was IA years old and then OBJ
tanned employment I'm a Philadelphia
book store as an errand boy at $1.25
a week.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-14
A. L. A. ELECTS 1928 OFFICERS

Mrs. 8. v. Christ was hostess to the
American Legion Auxiliary on Tues
day evening, when officers for the
coming year were elected. Following
are the names:
President-Mrs. Maude Jameson.
Vice Fresi1ont-ss {. TX C;;sic.
Treasurer-Mrs. Mildred Shaw.
Chairman Executive Committee
Mrs. Will Spain.
Following the business meeting the
annual Christmas gift shower was en-
joyed. At the evenings close. the
hostess, assisted by Mrs. Atkinson
served delightful refreshments.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-14
Masonic Bodies
IndaIl New Officers

Masonic bodies held a joint install
alton of their officers for 1923, We'd
nesday evening. At the close of the
meeting the members adjourned to
the Vanderbilt Hotel, where they were
served with an oyster stew.
Following are the new officers:
st. Lawrence Chapter NO. "a
II. P.--Ralph Sedan.
XIV. A. Mcdowell.
SO. H. Flick.
Treas. r. Bard.
Sec'y.-G. G. Briggs.
81. Lawrence Lodge No. 80
w. NO. III. Flick.
S. VII. M. Snoddy.
J. W.-O. c. MacConnell. l..
Treas.-J. f. Bard.
Sec'y.-G. G. Briggs.