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The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-04-28
"coRvET's SOM"


sYNoPsIs.-wealthy and highly
placed In the Chicago business
world, BENJAMIN Corvet is some
thing of q recluse and a mystery
to his associates. After stormy
interview with his partner. Henry
Spearman. Corvet seeks Constance
Sheriff.. daughter OF his other
business partner, Lawrence Sher-
rill, and secures from her a prom
ise not to marry Spearman. He
then disappears. Sheriff. learns
Corvet has written to a certain
Alan Conrad, In Blue Rapids. Kan
sas, and exhibited strange agita-
.tion over the matter. Corvet's let
ter summons Conrad. a youth of
unknown parentase. to Chicago.
Alan arrives In Chicago.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-04-28
TIE INDIAN DRUM
By William Mactiarg and Edwin Balmer
abycd~M Bdna

his interests were beginning to ex-
pand. / met him. frequently In the
next few years, and We became close
friends"
Sheriff. broke off and stared an in
slant down at the rug. Alan bent
forward: he made no interruption but
only watched Sheriff. attentively.
Between 1886, when first. met him,
and 1895, Corvet laid the foundation of
great success; his boats seemed lucky
men liked to work for him, and he
got the best shippers and crews. There
was saying that In storm Corvet
ship never asked help; 1t gave 1t (;
certainly in twenty years no Corvet
ship had suffered serious disaster.
Corvet was not yet rich. but unless
accident or undue competition inter-
vened, he was certain to become so.
Then something happened"
Sheriff. looked away at evident loss
how to descrits II.
ITO the sa,ps?" Alan asked him.
"No; to him. In 1890, for no ap-
parent reason. great change came
over him."
..In 1S96!"
"That was the year."
Alan bent forward, his heart throb-
bing In his throat. ''That was also
the year when was brought and left
with the Weltons in Kansas" he said.
Sheriff. did not speak for a moment
81 thought" he said finally. "it must
have been about that time; but you
did not tell my daughter the exact
date."' D,
"What kind Of change came over
him that year?" Alan asked.
Sheriff. gazed down at the rug, then
at Alan, then past him. "a change
in his way Of living" he replied. "The
Corvet line of boats went on, ex-
panded; interests were acquired In
other lines; and Corvet and those
allied with him swiftly grew rich. But
in all this great development, for
which Corvet's genius and ability had
laid the foundation, Corvet himself
ceased TO take active part. He took
into partnership, about a year later,
Henry Spearman, young man who
had been merely mate on one of his
ships. This proved subsequently to
have been a good business move, for
Spearman had tremendous energy,
daring, and enterprise; and no doubt
Corvet had recognized these qualities
in him before others did. Since then
he has been ostensibly and publicly
the head of the concern, but he has
left the management almost entirely
to Spearman. The personal change
to Corvet at that time Is harder for
me to describe to you"
Sheriff. halted, his eyes dark with
thought, his lips pressed closely to-
gether; Alan waited.
"When l saw Corvet again, In the
summer of '96-I had been South dur
ing the latter part Of the winter and
East through the spring. was i'm
pressed by the vague but, to me,
alarming change In him. l was re-
minded, l recall, OF friend / had
had In college who had thought he was
in perfect health and had gone to an
examiner for life insurance and had
been refused. and was trying to deny
to himself and others that anything
could be the matter. But with Corvet
I knew the trouble was not physical.
The next year his wife left him."
"The year OFF Alan asked.
"That was 1897. There was no
question of their understanding and
affection up to the very time she so
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-04-28
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IF IT Is GENUINE

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~ Then You Need Never
Worry.
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advertisement.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-04-28

strangely left him. She died in France
In the spring Of 1910. and Corvets
first information of her death come
to him through q paragraph In
newspaper" -
Alan had started; Sheriff. looked at
him questioningly.'
"The spring Of 1910" Alan ex-
planned, twas when received the
bank draft for fifteen hundred
dollars"
Sheriff. nodded; he did not seem
surprised to hear this; rather It ap-
peared to be confirmation Of some
thing In his own thought.
"FolIowing his wife's leaving him."
ehsrrlll went on. 4corvet sav yery
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-04-28
Glorious.

Up rode the eiated Russian general
to his commander In chief.
"Sir, ! have the honor to announce
that we have won glorious victory"
"Hurrahl Go and take my congrat-
ulations TO your troops"
"Sir, there are none left."-Ameris
can Legion Weekly.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-04-28

(ro BE coNrINuED3


HometIke Touches.
Shades and curtains should be
chosen to regulate but not shut out
the light anc. air. Simple. durable.
softly hanging materials, such as
white or cream voile, scrim. swiss or
cheesecloth, hemmed or hemstitchsd.
make good washable curtains, which
may have overcurtairfs of colorsd =
figured material
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-04-28

The Eternal Feminine.
"The last shall be first"
"Yes-especially when woman In
reading a good novelp
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27
QUESTION OF PROFIT NOT AT ISSUE

Supporters of the efforts to get a new cable laid between Seattle and Alaska, who plan to present figures to the House subcommittee on appropriations showing that the cable would be self-supporting if commercial rates were charged for Government messages ham, died by it, should have very little difficulty in proving their cause There are few of the larger offices on the Government telegraph and cable system that would not show hand some surplus every month if they collected in cash for the official business messages han dled Year in and out the main cable between Seattle and Sitka is working to capacity. In times of cable interruption between those two points, the business, is so heavy that it is beyond the working capacity of the radio com gap and some classes of business, such as nightletters, are suspended. Je
 However, the matter of profit is not one that should properly enter into the discus sion The cable system is as much part of the Governments Alaska establishment as the Forest Service, the Biological Survey, the Blu reau of Mines, or any of the other numerous bureaus, and it is not part of their require ments that they be self supporting Few, if any, of them are It is not to the credit of the Government to say if it were forced to pay ordinary commercial cable tolls on the busi- ness it transacts over its own lines, it might find the present system cheaper than to pa tronize some privately owned system of com munications. The value of the cable to the Government is not less important than its value to private citizens of the Territory.
 The main question, and the only one that should be of vital import in an appropriation for a new cable, is whether or not there IS need for it. All who are in position to know assert that the need for new cable is pressing The one now in use is worn out to such an extent that temporary repairs are made under diff faculties and there is said to be grave danger that permanent interruption may result from any fresh break in the old line. Under such circumstances it is not unreasonable to expect that the Government will make proper provl sion for replacing it with new and modern cable- Juneau Empire. s. 's>,,s
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

their development We may look within the next few years to growth in Canada, Aus tralia, New Zealand and South Africa com parable to that already recorded in our own history.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27
SUITABLE MATCHES

SUITABLE MATCHES A lawyer should marry Sue,
 A porter a Carrie should wed, A gambler Betty, a landlord
 Lefty,
 A fisherman Nettie, 'tis said. A florist should marry 8, Rose,
 A printed should marry Dot, A milliner Hattie, a rug maker. Mat
 tie,
 A pastryman Patty-eh, what?
 Very few dollth bills have even been in the collection plate.
 "Spiffens is the most henpecked man in the world.''
 How come?'
 His wife makes him put on even- ing clothes to sit at home and listen to radio concert"
 "An automobile recently drove up and stopped in front of the court house." reports a Cordovan. And from a casual inspection by a spec tator one hundred feet away it was impossible to tell whether three men, three women, two men and a wo- man, two women and man, wo- man, a man and girl, a woman, man and a boy, two men and girl, or two women and girl got out. All three looked just alike"
 A Monday morning grouch, if not cultivated too assiduously, ought to wear off by Wednesday.
 "Was it beautiful marriage, dear?" asked the preachers wife as he returned.
 "only s5," he replied, sadly, slip ping it to her.
 The only way a mail carrier can attract any publicity to himselt through the newspapers is to work ong enough to walk a million miles ,r have some one leave him money Tor faithful service.
 Things seldom get so bad that they couldn't be worse, . @
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

That Briton who, at 98, got third set ot teeth and rejuvenated eyesight, must nave had a whole set of new glands.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

President Pilsudski, having looked over the ground, decides not to be candidate. And he has no piano to fall back on.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

The treasury will print currency on power instead of hand presses, but not with the Flu ropean hope of making the output meet the demand.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

In New York theater magnates are discuss ing means to prevent gouging in tickets, As usual, they overlooked the box office
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

An educational test they are trying at Yale reveals all a student knows in 10 minutes. At this rate 10 seconds should suffice for most persons. &
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27
WHY THEY LEAVE THE FARM

WHY THEY LEAVE THE FAHM I left my dad, his farm, his blow, Because my calf became his COW; left my dad twas wrong of
 course
 Because my colt became his horse, I left my dad to SOW and reap Because my lamb became his sheep; I dropped my hoe and stuck my fork Because my pig became his pork, The garden truck I made to grow Was his to sell and mine to hoe.
 The young school ma'am who re- ceived her first check recently, now knows the meaning of that large, airy feeling which makes one want to hop in and pay off the national debt. It is reported that Henry Ford was fined for speeding through town in New York. He was riding in an automobile.
 Many girls think there is no man in the world good enough for them and often they are right. Yep, and sometimes they are left.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27
REASONABLE JOB

SENoOINNbEG WE
 Settlement Worker-What makes your husband look so worried Mrs Mixer? Mrs. Mixer-He's dreadin' the time' ma'am when he'll have to go back to work
 Settlement Worker-Whom does he work for and what does he do, Mrs Mixer? Mrs. Mixer-He works for the Sal vation Army, ma'am. He santa Clauses.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

In their dealings with Turkey the Allie appear to be stopping to concur.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

The driver who hits telephone pole learns there is something to motion besides speed.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

The Germans seem to think that the French dun lem wrong.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

A reformer is person who always has some scheme for changing the ways of other folks.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

When girl is so bow-legged that she can wear parenthesis TOT stockings she just naturally has no use for short skirts.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

Any honest person should pay the cost of experience without quibbling, whether it is worth it or not.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

Grapefruit is almost human in the way it sometimes strikes back.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

It takes two to make a quarrel-except when one is the wife.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING
 The sweet-faced elderly woman, who was shopping in a local store, was peering nearsightedly at small cup which she had picked up from a pile on the counter. Presently she remarked: q can't see very well through my glasses. Are these tin?'
 "No," said the sales girl, they're fifteen"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

That Briton who, at 98, got third set of teeth and reiuvenated eyesight, must have had whole set of new glands.
 President Pilsudski, having looked over the. ground, decides not to be candidate. And he has no piano to fall back on.
 In New York theater magnates are discuss ing means to prevent gouging in tickets, As usual, they overlooked the box office.
 An educational test they are trying at Yale reveals all a student knows in 10 minutes At this rate 10 seconds should suffice for most persons. &
 The Germans seem to think that the French dun lem wrong.
 It takes two to make quarrel-except when one is the wife.
 Grapefruit is almost human in the way it sometimes strikes back.
 In their dealings with Turkey the Allies appear to be stopping to concur.
 The driver who hits telephone pole learns there is something to motion besides speed.
 A reformer is person who always has some scheme for changing the ways of other folks.
 Many husband lives in fear that his wife knows lot more about him than he hopes she does Most wives probably would take advice from husbands of other women quicker than from their own. ft& +1@J '
 Any honest person should pay the cost of experience without quibbling, whether it is worth it or not.
 The treasury will print currency on power instead of hand presses, but not with the Flu ropean hope of making the output meet the
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

Many husband lives in fear that his wife knows lot more about him than he hopes she does.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

Most wives probably would take advice from
 husbands of other women quicker than from their own f@ aEt t%tj t4F
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-27

Things seldom get so bad that they couldn't be worse,
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
!: ARE |! :: EE:szzszzN4t,|,z
just say 1'aENT75fSs
Blue=jay
to your druggist
Stops Pain Instantly

The simplest way to end corn is
Blue-jay.g A touch stops the pain in
stantly. Then the corn loosens and
comes out. Made in two forns---a
eolorless, clear liquid Zone drop does
IT'D and in extra thin plasters. Use
whichever form you prefer, plasters
or the liquid-the action is the same.
Safe, gentle. Made in world-famed
laboratory. Sold by all druggists.
Free. Write Baasr & Black. Chicago. Dept ss.
for valuable bosk. :" Correct Care o|ths Feet"
The Washington times., 1922-05-11

The other day some guy wrote a
song called I'm hungry for the
beautiful girls. but they're 100
hungry for me-" and there Is more
truth In II than music.
Every time you call on girl tho
first thing she thinks about Is eat
ing.
She may have her head on your
shoulder, but her mind Is on 1000
You may be well road, but the
only literature she wants 70 taik
about arc menus and bills OF iafe'
Her favorite author Is a la Carte.
She's fond Of reading. but she
wants 10 do IL In q cafe.
A girl may have studied Greek
when she went to school, but IL
didn't do her any good. She won't
go to that kind Of a restaurant
with you today.
Appearances are deceiying.. a
gtf may have n table d'hote look
and n regular dinner voice. but
the chances are she's got an q In
carte habit.
They don't care whether the 1000
is good as long as the RESTAURANT
has music and table cloths.
She waits until the orchestra .s
playing good and loud so you can't
hear what she's ordering.
One guy took q dame TO dinner
who was on Q diet and the check
was twenty seven dollars. He was
afraid to take her out to eat whon
she got her health back.
Very few girls like to walk after
a dinner. They want you TO take
them there In q taxicab.
Not many danes VIII quareri
with you before q meal. Tney
won't fight with you until aiter
they've eaten.
It's very hard to spoil the mod
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
MENTAL DETECTIVES IN
INDIANA NUMBER Sc, 900

RICHMOND, Ind, May I.-De-
claring there are more than 56.0o0
mental detectives in Indiana and
that 95 per cent OF the cases have
been prevented, DR.. E. 8. Smith,
OF the Eastern In
diana Hospital for the Insane, In an
address here advocated checking of
precipitate marriage by requiring
two weeks notice before the grant
ing of marriage licenses.
This total. said DIR. Smith, com
prises 81 per cent Of the States
population and OF the $4,000 the
feeble minded number $4,000 per-
sons; 5000 are insane and 1000 are
epileptic. In most cases, he assert.
ed, prevention would not have been
difficult inasmuch as many cases are
the result of social disease, a small
per cent due to alcoholism and the
other cases number those requ1r
ing individual remedial measures.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
LIONS TO Open
HOSPITAL DRIVE
To GET $4,000
chiIdren's institution viii Be
Beneficiary Of Ball Game
May ~.

Civic and sport organizations win
aid in the campaign OF the Chill
dren's Hospital for $4,000, which
opened at the hospital today.
The, Lions Club gave a luncheon
at the hospital at noon to open the
drive. The club also will endeavor TO
sell 10000 tickets for the game be-
tween the Washington and Chicago
teams at American League Park on
May %, on which date the drive
ends. The proceeds Of the game,
with the exception OF $4,000 expense
money for the ball clubs, VIII be
turned over to the hospital.
~ Tickets for the game will be on
sale at the park also. and In most
OF - the prominent stores here.
Window displays and other means
Of advertising the game will be used
In the campaign.
The amount asked by the hospital
represents the current years deficit
in the institutions accounts. Ex-
penses totaled $4,000 this year at
the hospital, where approximately
200 children are treated annually.
To maintain the work Of the in
stitution, which Is the only Chill.
dren's hospital in this section OF the
country, 100 sustaining members to
contribute 500 annually, and 200
such members to contribute $50 q
year. are being secured.
One year ago, the hospitals ex-
penses each month were $4,000
greater than It's income. At pres
ent, It Is running behind about
81, 500 a month. The object OF the
drive and the sustaining member
ship fund is to make UP this de-
ficiency.
The hospital depends for It's sup
port on q small appropriation from
Congress, the interest from its en-;
dowment fund. income from private
patients, it's Charity Ball. and vol
untary contributions from patrons.
The equipment OF the hospital and
the personnel Of its medical staff and
nursing corps are in the first rank.
as graded by hospital experts.
Children Of every color and creed
are admitted to the hospital. Up.to.
date examination methods are I'm
ployed and az hundreds Of children
are treated In the dispensAry depart
ment.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
PEARL WHITE
DANCES SILLY
JIG At CASINO
Film Queen Displays Beauty in
Paris. But It's Beauty
For Film.
Nv Cosmopolitan New. Service.

PARIS, May LII can't dance
and can't sing" affirmed Pearl
White before a crowded audience at
the Casino de Paris. And for the
next half hour she proceeded to
prove her statement. 1t In true.
There Is no doubt about 1t.
or course. when you're in re-
view you must do something.
Pearl wears a stunning little
aviation creation when she flies
through the center Of the thea.
ter in a Farman aeroplane. And
the cute little helmet fitted snugly
over her head. with just little puffs
Of golden locks sticking out about
the ears, makes her look very charm
ing, indeed.
Well.fitting boots and black
CATERS show off her trim little feet
to best advantage. But those little
feet can't dance. They tried heir
best, but the best was nothing bet.
ter than a horrible Jig.
Filmland suits you better, Pearl.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
$40 'CHARMED' AWAY
BY GYPSY ExORCISTS

NEWARK, May 11.-John Russell,
who keeps a store, is looking for two
spirit chasers" who visited him yes
terday. Russell told the police that
while he was alone, two gypsy won-
en- came in and offered to chase the
"evil spirits" from his wallet for
quarter. Chasing spirits of any kind
for a quarter seemed cheap. 30 Rus
sell handed over his pocketpook and
told them to 60 ahead.
Wrapping UP the wallet In a bril-
liant red handkerchief, one Of the
gypsies waved her arms, muttered
the "spirit-chasing charm" ana hand
ed back the wallet to Russell. Then.
collecting the quarter, the women
vanished.
Russell found that when they had
gone, SO had a $40 bill.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
NOTED ATHLETE
AGAIN IN SHAPE
Jos. F. Green Declares Tan
lac Has Completely Re-
stored His Shat
tered Health. -.

Nearly yeyerybody In Elizabeth
either knows or has heard OF
Joseph r. Green. the popular ath-
ietic director, residing at 1872 East
Jersey street. Mr.. Green has con-
Quoted a gymnasium in Elizabeth
for the past four years. He Is
also a veteran Of the World War.
a member Of the American Legion
Of New Jersey, and has the re-
spect and esteem Of all who know
him.
Mr.. Green has suffered much
during the past two
years due. he says, to q bad case
OF stomach trouble, which resulted
lin a general rundown condition.
As his ailments persistently refus-
ed to yield to the ordinary treat
ment Mr.. Green recently conclud-
ed to try the new medicine. Tan
lac. The first bottle helped him
so much that he purchased an
other. But let Mr.. Green tell his
own story. Here is his statement:
"Taniac has just the same as
made a new man Of me. II Is the
only medicine know anything
about that does all that is claimed
for It. I was In such a badly
run down condition on account
Of stomach trouble that I wonder
now how I ever managed to keep
on my feet. had no desire for
| food of any kind and often went
all day without eating a bite.
After eating I would suffer awful
pains in and about my stomach
Ill V,atIE of ad
me the same way.
II lost twenty pounds In weight
and my friends expressed so much
concern about my condition that
I became alarmed and began to
lworry. Ny sleep was badly broken
from nervousness and I would get
up mornings feeling even more
tired and. wornout than when I
retired at night. I had no energy
and felt unfit for anything.
1T certainly was lucky for me
that I began taking Tanlac, for I
am now as physically fit as ever
was in my life. Gone are my
sleepless nights and talk about
appetites: my. can hardly eat
enough to satisfy me, and food
has never tasted better or done
me more good. All my stomach
misery has left me and ! have
never felt more active and ener-
getic. I have already regained
ten pounds Of my lost weight and
am still on the gain. Tanlac is
we'll worth recommending to
everybody who Is in need of some
thing to build them up. and after
what It has done in my case
lcannot praise It too highly"
Tanlac Is sold In Washington
by Peoples Drug Stores and all
leading druggists.
The Washington times., 1922-05-11
B|GAM|ST GETS
8 YEARS. TERM;
Welded TO SIX
Last Wife Pleads He Be Re-
leased, II He Won't
Wed Any More.
by international News Service.

ATLANTA. Ga. May 11.-Found
guilty of bigamy here II. L. latham.
late yesterday, was sentenced to
serve eight years in State prIson.
Four OF six women Tathum wes
alleged to have married appeared In
court to testify against him. ..... ..
The trial lasted only IS minutes
and no defense whatever was offered
except that latham alleged his sec.
ond wife was legal because he had
not seen wife No. for II years.
All four women testified they had
married him. ...
The Washington times., 1922-05-11

Not many danes Will quareri
with you before q meal: Tney
won't fight with you until affer
they've eaten.
IA ..-.. hn.d tn snnn the mod.