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had been-incredibly-k For an
instant she was furiously angry.
Then, as suddenly. she was not angry
at all.
Il couldn't help it, just couldn't" !"
He repeated the helpless gesture.
why didn't you stop newly didn't
you Keep that child awake till got
away?"
z"I thought you-I thought it was
Somewhere, far back in her rocking
brain, the Cornelia Lescott she knew
ragged at this contemplate woman
who could only stare and prattle.
pat! That hard-headed, common
sense little--little-- I'd be likely
to lose my head about her. wouldn't
4? Not me. Live to be forty years
old and go plumb, raving crazy about
you. The most absolutely helpless
woman Fever met"
"oh." Bound and gagged. that
inner cornelia writhed- at the insane
sound oh"
He exploded in a bubbling laugh.
well. you can't ever. say I wasn't
original about it: Quaint thing in
the proposal way, wasn't 1t? Cor
nelia--who ever thought of calling
you that. anyway? A knife name.
for a cream and cushion woman like
you. Cqrnelia-you're perfect! You're
the compressed quintessence of the
absolute feminine. and I've loved you
and hunted for you all my life. ]
didn't want TO find you-I knew I'd
never have a ghost of chance
"wait-wait" Cornelia tugged
vainly at hands which caught and
held her wrists. "You-it's all a mis-
understanding-you think Im-and
I'm not. I'm Cornelia Lescott-C. S.
Lescott, president of Lescott & Co.
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about him fairly shouted that he
needed a wife.
A clever woman might have made
something Of this man. she Thought.
He was intelligent-thef forehead and
eyes would have told her SO much
without the evidence Of his speech.
Given strong incentive and wise,
loyal management, he'd have amount
ed to something better than a winter
gelfer-probably duffer, even at
that.
She allowed him to pay for the din
ner. with only a feeble protest. 1t
amused her to see that Mr.. lesson
did not verify the items of the bill.
nor count his change. and dollar
was twice too much, by her. stand
ards, as a tip.
Overnight. winter fell behind. In
the morning they drove through a
grove of pines in a clear, amiable
sun and caught a glimpse Of golf
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never have found wooden club
liked" :"
He unlocked the bag. grinning.
Miss Lescott herself was aware of a
rrodding curiosity. Golf clubs always
appealed to her mechanical bent. She
leaned forward to inspect the driver
he exhibited, her brows mounting
again. 1t was monstrosity, freak.
a huge. misshapeh head at the end Of
a whip-lash shaft.
My own notion" he explained.
Not much for looks. but the prin-
ciple's right, l think. Plenty OF
weight in the head and a whippy
shaft can get good distance with
it when time the swing right"
He elaborated violently heretical
theory of the golf stroke, illustrat-
ing it with other distorted clubs-a
brassy even more swollen than his
driver. a set of irons over which Miss
Lescott shook her head in silent COM
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name of Chris Gross that halls from
Chicago but he is over there in AL
giers and with him is q man from
n. Y. City and the Of them is always
Quarreling about the respective
merits Of N. Y. and Chi and finely
Mr.. Gross has hit upon a scheme for
settling the argument, namely to
hire a pair Of rapid footed raceing
camels from the Sahara Desert and
transport them incog to the Z. S. and
have them run a race from n. Y. to
Chi and return and the one that got
there first, why that would show
which was the biggest city. The race
Of course would be kept secret as
far as possible and the camels would
wear masks and otherwise disguise
themsslfs and would run the race
under. q assumed name.
This would tend to do away with
scandal and confine the public's at
tention to the sporting nature of the
event rather than the personal traits
Of the 2 camels.
+ 4
NOW friends it seems to me like
~ this is a idear that should be
give the hearty support of public
spirit citizens as it would not only
settle a old dispute beyond question
but would also be a big boost for
camel racing in this country. I am
not personally acquainted with Mr.
Gross the author Of this scheme but
will ,cheerfully donate my services
towards the furtherance of same In
the interests Of crooked sport.
Another letter I got is from a gal
that use to be chorus gal in some
Of the big N. 7. shows but she
couldn't Of been 30 good because
when she quit at the age Of 81 yrs
old she only had about $4,000 worth
Of jewelry and $4,000 cash saved
up and by the time she was 40 yrs
old this was all spent and for the last
IL yrs. she has been liveing from
hands to mouth on what she could
borrow off of her old friends.
Well she says they's lot of other
gals In her same position namely that
they had plenty of chances to. get
married but never seen nobody that
was At to marry and now they.
haven't nobody to buy their grocerys
and etc. and when q gal gets to be
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SIS FOdaVA Surprising E9y-By Hugh MacNair Kaher

none of its penalties. 1t incidentally
provided Humphrey Jesson with a
comfortable place in which to spend
most of his evenings and occasional
rainy afternoons.
Il can't possibly finish this in time
to play this afternoon" Pat spoke
crisply, with an energetic Jerk of
her bobbed head. >~"You two run along
without me. l can't add straight
when you're here. even II you don't
whisper"
Miss Lescott watched lessons face
1t puzzled her to observe that he
frightened before he frowned. She
could have laughed at the. visible
conflict of emotions. however 1t WIS
pathetically clear that, he wished to
insist on Pats coming and saw no
way of managing it without. seeming.
ungallant toward her hostess. -,
p "Oh-thats too bad-a great day
like this! Better come along and
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course. stretching away from the
hotel where Towering shrubs threw
q bank Of yellow and white against
the somber evergreens
Cornelia was able to hold her
tongue while Patience inspected three
suites, bargained cleverly over rates
and ordered breakfast for both. She
even submitted to decree which
relegated her to neglige and a
pile Of pillows while Patience un-
packed all the trunks. =
Il say. Cornelia-' Patience in
terrupted an incipient drowsiness.
"Yes?"
i've just realized why I'm having
such a good time with you. IL
didn't expect to. you know
She flushed under Miss Lescott's
questioning gaze
II was afraid you'd be bossy-
Amy said something that gave me
that idea. I guess. But you aren't
you've let me run things. 1 love it,
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their invitations. to make sure that
they'd have no worry about their
clothes. Should she do it again? She
decided in the negative, added few
words Of conventional remembrance
to George and his wife. and signed
abruptly. "Cornelia."
y y + \
DATIENCE had soon dispensed with
the dutitul prefix of cousin"
"Cornelia Lescott." she said, do you
know what you've done? You've come
away without your purse-and the
tickets are In it: That's a gorgeous
way to begin a trip"
Cornelia Lescott managed to look
decently blank.
"Oh. dear! left it on the dressing
table. where I'd be sure to see it. too.
Well have to go back-and that
means we'll miss the train, l sup
pose"
Not this time. I saw it lying
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I've been presendi"s-oh, please le1
The hands tightened. Say that
again" 1t was quite a new voice
now. The ring or command in IL
frightened her. 1t wasn't altogether
unpleasant to be frightened, she
thought
you don't want me. Tm-I'm just
a sham-I'm probably the most eff
cient woman in the state. You'd hate
me-
There's no sense in it, His fore
head wrinkled pathetically. whats
the use Of pretending a thing like
that-letting that kid do your breath
ing for youo''
SUDDENLY she was telling him the
whole story, in shameless.
stumbling rush of words
Il wanted somebody 10 like me"
She tried again, tosfree her hands.
Don't you see " yet2.-Im not real
you don't know. -
He laughed again. And I've been
breaking myself to bits to keep from
40 'oo oeouse just oIuH udIe
risk marrying somebody as perfectly
helpless as / am. IKE been using Pat
as a life preseryer for weeks and
weeks. I've been making myself
compare her with you.- You fool"
Id say TO myself, don't you see that
that's the kind OF q. woman you need ?"
And then I'd look al you-and-"
He stopped. Wanted somebody TO
like you. eh: Wen, guess you've
brought it on yourself. Don't ever
Il won't said Cornel:a Lescott sol
erlnly - --<-
IConrrirhf Al rfSt&. ros..a
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passion. He wasn't professional
he belonged at the opposite extreme
An amateur tinker. chasing the
will-o'-the-wisp Of an. eighty with a
bagful Of freaks. She studied him
deliberately.
He must be we'll past forty: old
enough to do something better worth
doing than fiddling with golf clubs.
Her eye appraised his clothes. He
wasn't poor. but neither had he the
look ofa money getter. Nice man
ner and a pleasant voice. and a trick
of smiling suddenly in an appeasing
fashion. as II to apologize for talking.
A time waster. no doubt, but less Of
fensive than most idlers.
"Oh. yes-1 generally spend a while
down there every winter. It's good
way of resting, and I'd rather do my
work when it's warm"
She lifted her brows again as he
answered Patience's blunt question.
He did something then? He had good
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Aluminium, Chips.

LINE aluminium chips such fss are
produced in the machining of1he
aluminium alloys Used In motor car
construction. are hard to remelt
without excessive loss, a reduction
of 40 per cent being common. Ac-
cording to a statement published by
the bureau CT mines, the total loss
from this cause throughput the coun-
try, with aluminium at its present
price, amounts to 100000.
The bureau has published valuable
suggestions for minimizing this loss.
The main cause of the trouble. seems
to be the lack Of ready coafescence
of the metallic giobules. And this
means that the problem is one Of
colloid chemistry applied to, metals.
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@ Q THE EDITOR: A couple wks
ago I wrote you a letter COM
planning that the mail man
wasn't bringing me as many
interesting letters as formally and
the mail lately has been all clustered
up with these here chain letters that
was suppose to Of been started by a
army officer and il you copied it off
and sent it to 8 Of your friends you
would have good luck.
Well since I wrote that letter the
chain letters has kind Of fell off
thank heavens and the letters l been
getting has been more like old times
and got something in them worth
reading and take for inst the letters
reed. in yesterdays mail, why
they's some of them that it seems to
me like their contents would be of
gen. interest to the public and any
way I am going to take chance and
tell you about them and will begin
with a letter that come all the way
from Algiers and is in regards to a
proposition SO stupendous that it
could not of originated only in a
master mind, but here is the PROPOSE
tion and 1 will leave my readers to
Judge for themself.
The letter is from man by the
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you know, and at home they just
can't get it through their heads that
I'm grown up. You"-she kissed
Cornelia's cheek-"you're just dear"
Cornelia Lescott set her teeth on
pa renewed resolution. She could
feign helplessness all winter. she
thought, If it paid it's dividends in
such coinage.
X X x r
TT was a very little frown-no more
than a flicker Of a shadow across
Humphrey lessons burned face, but
Cornelia Lescott saw and translated
it. It was natural enough, she con-
ceded tolerantly. Her careful depend
ence on Pats blithe capability inter-
fered with lessons plans rather often.
1t was clearly interfering now, while
he waited for Pat to finish untang-
ling the intricate confusion of Cor
nelia.s check book before starting for
the links. ...
Miss Lescott was quite willing to
interfere, a little, with the progress
Of an intimacy which sometimes wor-
ried her.
Jesson was perfectly harmless, to
be sure. She distinctly liked him, in
spite OF his manifest shortcomings as
person Of affairs. He made her
think of boy. overtaken unawares
by the sly yeats. a boy who had never
found time to grow up. But he
wouldn't do for Pat" = 0
They had left their rooms at the
inn for the greater privacy and space
of a cottage-three cheerful rooms
cuddfed among hollies and jumpers a
few steps from the hotel, where they
continued to take their meals. The
change enabled cornelia to develop a
number Of disabilities which would
have been wasted in the Finn itself.
and gave Patience the agreeable sen.
safions Of ufanasfns house with
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hands, she saw-long, strong fingers,
which moved easily as he gestured.
She could see that they were marked
with manual labor.
Except for that, he might be pro-
fessor of something-but professors
couldn't take long vacations in mid
winter. A librarian, or a chemist or
a writer, maybe-sone profession In
which he didn't need to be a business
man, anyway.
Lost motion, that's all-pure in
efficiency" They had come back to
golf, and he was criticising the form
of one of Patience's minor divinities.
That tremendous swing is snowy,
but it doesn't. help a bit. I'll show
you what. mean when We get on the
course"
DY dinnertime they had settled
- down to something like ac-
quaintance. Patience had managed
that rather deftly, Miss Lescott con-
ceded. Jesson-the name had a family
familiar sound, but she could not
trace the association. She submitted
without protest to q tas:t assumption
that they share a table. She let the
girl order for her. II hate to decide
for myself" she explained. And
Pats SO clever about It,"
'tordsr for three. then" He
grinned. II always lose my way in
those cards..
He nodded as Pat issued her COM
mands.
That's what I'd like to do" he de-
clared. -"It must be fine to know
just what you want like that"
He. must be pretty helpless If he
really envied the girl q trivial de-.
cisiveness like that. Cornelia dis
covered presently that he lived at .
club, A bachelor-when everything
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Copyright. Al rights reserved
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rlN T oBopf tlSvss. you-and
your. hands are cold.
~ That's all that's wrong
with YOU, Cornelia." DR..
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H.,
\better worth loving than shallow,
elfish girls who
Dr. Charles voice seemed to sound
her ears: You can love business.
hi right, but 1t can { love back. 49,
ana you need something that can"
She sat up straight. her lips tight,
q queer singing sensation in her
eyes, She could ask Georges eldest
xiYi and sec whether there was any
thing in DR.. Charles system. Pa
thence; wasn't It? She must be nine
teen now. George never could make
money, and there were three or four
younger children.
She opened drawer and drew
forth q sheet Of her personal letter
paper. Letters came easily, as 4 rule.
but she found herself phrasing this
one mentally, her pen poised and re-
iuctant.
Dear Patience Ono. they'd prob
ably call her Patty at home)-Dear
Patty: Don't you want to spend .
month or two with me this winter
somewhere in the aouth?' I think
you'd anjey kAs change"
Msss Hescott shook her head. The
wrone key. altogether.
She wrote swiftly. her lips grim.
Dear Patty INe been, ordered
south for tho winter. ana don't want
togo alone. I'know that you'll find
it.Stirssome to travel with an old
woman like me, but If you'll come
along I'll be ever 20 grateful. ex-
pect to 81 to Cedarcrest for February
and March. I'm sure you'll like"
She shook her. head again. Then
ShA inserted = word, "I'm not sure
you1l like 1t there but 1t seems the
most snitable place for me-"
She considered once more. shed
sent Eleanor. and Amy checks. with
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about the room. cornelia was sorry
for him.
PATS in bed-she tired herself out
over that check book, I'm afraid"
"Tm-I'm sorry. 1 mean that I'm
sorry she's tired" He fumbled with
his hat. Perhaps I'd better not stop
Il mean perhaps you're tired. too"
She bit back the smile. He was so
comically like boy in these desper-
ate snatches at the polite remark,
MOT a bit. Take that chair and
an extra cushion or two"
tt can't stay but a minute" He
was SO patiently eager to escape that
she felt a faint stirring OF resent
ment. OF course. he was disappoint-
ed about Pat, but he needn't show II
quite so plainly.
"Oh. you mustn't let me keep you,
of course" She couldn't wholly soft
en- the tone. He opened startled eyes.
It'll go If I'm in the way. do
hang around here q lot. I know"
We're always glad to have you
come
He rejected the idea with a short.
harsh laugh.
It'll CO." he said again. m go
ing"
swell," said cornelia sweetly.
s'weli, why don't your"
She caught her breath as she heard
the speech. What on earth had made
her say that?' Even If Humphrey
lesson was behaving like a sulky
boy
He slared at her. why? Because
because can't! Don't you see 1
can't?" 3
why can't your" She thought he
must have gone suddenly insane.
He flung his arms wide and high.
gesture of absolute helplesspess.
"Why?'' He choked on the word
'That's Why" -. -.
cornelia Lsscott sprang free, her
hand pressed against a cheek which
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-07

same dosage whenever the U. s. G. G.
make drive for membership in this
state.
Is Feeding SEQ Hoqs
The big feeders between New Madi
son and Greenville have almost the
usual number of hogs on feed. Irwin
| Reck IS credited with about 500 hogs
on full feed, but has fewer cattle in
his feed lots than last year at this
time. On the contrary, Frank Nog.
gle, Well known in both Wayne and
Preble counties as a big feeder. is
wlntering more cattle this winter than
last, but has cut down the number of
hogs being fitted for the spring
market. The tendency of late has
been to market light hogs, rather than
to put on an excess weight for lard
and heavy hams.
Making 1t snappy.
Lets pack the house on Monday
EVENING"" Who wants a packed
house? Gwen Duke, of Boston, gen.
tleman. He refers to the school house
and mailed his fellow members a
snappy card, Friday, on which he an
nounced the program and limited at
the business to come up for discus
sion Monday night. In conclusion he
remarks Some one has said that
Boston needs new community build.
ing. This will come up before the
meeting, too.
There are doubtless a whole lot OF
spots on the local map where a corr
munity building would prove mighty
good Investment and be of benefit to
both village and countryside. A few
progressive men in the Brownsville
district set the wheels in motion and
financed building of this character
last summer. 1t was recently opened
up, and although there are other fl
cilities to be added as the money is
raised, the building has proved a mag
net and melted many gatherings dur
ing the past month or so.
Freight S. Per Ton.
A freight cost of Sc per ton and a
3 per cent war tax on all the anthra-
cite on hand is one of the reasons
for SIS coal. said Charles X. Stone, of
the Milton Grain company. 1--WE have
done fair business in coad, but most
ly in bituminous, and with each cold
snap the demand livens up Mr.. Stone
says that the demand for feed indi-
Gates about the usual winter supply
Of hogs.
National Farm Conference.
L. w. Wright, treasurer of the Ma
tional Grange, lives at Indianapolis.
He has received an invitation from
Secretary Wallace to attend the nat
ional agricultural conference at Wash
ington, beginning on January %. Gov
ernor McCray, who is chairman of the
corn belt advisory board, has received
a similar invitation.
The president of the National Milk
Producers association, Milo D. Camp
bell, lives at Coldwater, Mich. The
members of the association market
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PICK DEFINITE TASKS
FOR Ohio INSTITUTES,
SAYSSTkTE DIRECTOR

EATON, Ohio, Jan. Every farm
er's institute should aim at definite
object and try to accomplish some
particular work each year in its COM
munity, said F. l.. Allen, of Ohio State
university, state director of farmers
institute work, speaking Friday to 4
gathering of about 80 of Preble county
institute directors in the Eaton court
house. Mr.. Allen urged the institute
officials not to accept the institute as
an excuse simply to get together and
have q good time. but to select some
task that should be done for the benz
fit of the community and make the
whole institute work to the fulfilment
of that task. As an example, better
labor saving facilities for households,
especially for the kitchens, were men
toned as a need of many farming
communities, and it was shown how a
farmers institute could help to i'm
prove community instead of scatter
ing it's information and work among
half a dozen subjects.
Four Institutes Planned.
-Four state aid farmers institutes
are scheduled for this year in Preble
county, at West Manchester on Feb
% and %; Campbellstown, Feb. q
and 25; Gratis, March l and 2 anG
Morning Sun, March and 4. indie
pendent Institutes will be held a.
West Alexandria, Feb. and g.; and
in Dixon township, Jan. Is and IA
The date for the New Paris independ
ent institute has not yet been set.
Officers of the state aid institutes
this year, are: West Manchester, w
E. Gruber, president; c. F. Laird
secretary; Campbellstown, Charles
Murray, president; Harry Hildebolt
secretary; Gratis, Azel Burbake
president; Charles Burd, secretary
Morning Sun, ] "A. Campbell, ]. A
Wright, secretary
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Farm Sale Calendar
Monday, Jan. 9

Monday, Jan. 9
Fred Elliott, one-half mile north of
Arba, three miles south of Snartan.
burg and Is miles northeast of Rich.
mond. General sale.
Tuesday, Jan. 10.
John Rothermel, d. C. Harlan q,
Harlan farm, one-half mile east of
Pershing, closing out sale of horses
cattle, hogs, etc., at 10 O'clock
James Shank, / mile south nj
Wernle Home and 8 miles sonthea II
OF Richmond on Boston pike. CLOSING
out SALE
Thursday, Jan. IL
On Toney Clements farm. 6 miles
northeast of Williamsburg; genera
farm sale; $50 a. m.
wednesday, Jan. 10
Louis p. Burkett, on Threewit farm
. " miles southwest of CentervilIe anf
II miles south of Buckeye school
house, and 515 miles northwest of Alb
1ngton, closing out sale.
Tuesday, Feb. 81.
One and one-half miles west of Hag
erstown; Working Keagy Macy; clean
up sale; 10 a. m
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about $500,000,00O worth of milk per
year and this is not only going but a
growing concern, which was organized
as late as 1916. On one of the Camp
bell dairy farms near Coldwdater, all
the buildings, silos, etc, are of fire
proof concrete construction. Mr..
Campbell is nationally known as pro-
gressive agriculturist and is affiliated
with numerous farm organizations.
Woodward Cuts Coal Price.
w. B. Woodward, of Dublin, AYERS
that he has recently cut the price on
all soft coal 81 per ton. cat this low
scale Of prices" said he, I'VE do not
accept rubles, marks, yens, copecks,
francs or wooden nickels, but are Civ
ing the people run for their good
American dollars" Mr.. Woodward is
"jokist'' of the first water, but said
that this reduction in price of coal was
no joke, but the real goods" He
says they are paying 40 cents for
corn, of any and all kinds