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wrote OF her experiences. We are
indeed proud Of her interest in the
practical side of her work" Then
she broke off suddenly, "Of course
I'll 60"
The next morning when the 1910
train pulled out of Gorham, it car
ried an excited girl AS she babe her
class mates good-by, there was a
twinkle in her merry gray eye. $50
sorry not to be going farther, but,
you see, there1l be compensations for
having to spend the Summer with
Aunt Maria. Dad and mother will be
home from Japan in the fall"
$50 you have never been in serv-
ice before? said Mrs. Beverly
Smythe, as she surveyed the slim,
neatly clad girl before her.
But she got no further. "Oh, I'll be
sure to please, Mrs. Smythe. I'm
very quick and willing"
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Listen, Liza" He spoke earnest
ly. You're not happy here, are you?
Oh. know. can see t you don't
get along well with 'em. Let's get
away. Think how happy we'd be out
there. Let's elope, Liza"
Toby. Why, the idea. We're too
old to be so silly"
but we can't get away any 9TH
er way" pleaded Toby. Il can't
navigate one of them new tangled
devil wagons, but I'll bring the old
carryall out here to the back gate
tonight at 5 o'clock, and we can go
right out to Parson Bennet's in fine
style. What say, Liar"
Grandma's cheeks were bright
pink and her eyes shone brightly.
lit sounds like fooIishness for
two. old people like us to be sitting
here planning to run away and get
married, but" she sighed, Il guess
it's the only way, Toby"
ooh, scamper along now" she
cried, quickly. Here comes that
young Mr.. Beebe to see Marian.
Don't let him see you. Good-by."
Remember, s o'clock, Liza" he
said. He squeezed her hand quick
ly and disappeared behind the hedge
just as a big black car slid up to the
front door.
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trustful of myself eyes, Eds
presence had been protection. The
scent and sight of American Beauty
roses, the taste of champagne, and
one mans very blue and adoring eyes
and another's jealous ones came back
to her). :. You know I made a
success with my music pupils at
home. Mrs. Harvey Hall sponsored
me, which was sufficient Then I
came down with tuberculosis and
was sent out here ct was
her struggle to discourage Ansen and
her longing for him after she had
done so, that had been the cause of
her serious illness, she told herself)
Fortunately, or unfortunate
", came to this dry, sunny climate
in time, and after two years spent in
chasing the cure I have recovered !;
that is, apparently, but the doctors
say that if do work for which | am
physically untitled / shall break
down again, and there won't be a
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1t isn't that, Toby, you know it
isn't. It's my granddaughter, Liz
beth. Since she came home from
f1nishin' school, you know, her head
has been filled with queer ideas. And
she thinks. Toby, that you're not
you're" Grandma hesitated uncom-
fortably, and her face flushed.
"Oh, know, Liza. She thinks I
amt proper person for you to be
'sociatin' with She thinks I'm a
worthless old good-for-nought. Well,
maybe I haven't got the hifalutin'
polished manners she learned at
boardin' school, but"
tits that young man Of hers, the
one that comes here in the big au-
tomobile, you know. An her mother
kind of encourages her along in these
ideas. So, Of course I can't say
anything, Toby"
Him, that young Teller is Squire
Beebe's son, amt he? l thought so.
Well, if he's as shrewd at drivin' bar
gains as his dad is, / don't think
she'll be dom so bad by herself. The
squire's a shrewd one. He nearly
got the best O. me today.
Say, Liza, I just dropped in to
tell We bit Of news. Thought may
be yed be interested"
What is it, Toby?"
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F you are an ex-soldier, I want
you to read this story. 1t is
~ not exactly story, but more Of
an incident, You may be the missing
chap, homesick and afraid to return.
You may know the lad. At any rate,
please read it for l am writing it
with my heart entwined with the
mothers, who still watches and
waits and then / think of the home
sick boy and his cause.
sally, make any pies today?"
Keep that in mind as you read
along, for it has something to do
with this, No, his mothers name is
not Sallie-it Is Jennie. But when
he was very small youngster and
had his first job, and used to ride by
his own home with the delivery
wagon, he'd stop his horses, call to
his mother, sally, make any pies to-
day." and If she had, out he would
Chamber, get piece Of his favorite
pie, then scamper away to his work.
1t was just little mother-and-son
affair, and one Of the things neither
is likely to forget. That is, unless
he is dead.
They sent him to war with the 9TH
err boys. He then was big and extra
tall, almost six feet high, maybe
that tall, do not know, but he was
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But his father and mother had
written, letter after letter, and not
one was received.
He had been out for some time
when word came that he had been
wounded and put in the hospital. AS
soon as that shock was over, the
poor mother received word that he
was dead!
This ended the mother In way.
It Is strange, really, when we think
how strangely events turn around in
this world; yet not so very strange
either if we are to believe that God
moves in a mysterious way, his won
ders to perform, as the Bible tells
us.
One day in a store, a young girl
was speaking about the death OF
Walker c.. She mentioned about
his Indifference in never writing.
But you see he had written, and his
parents never received his mail. A
soldier oyerhearing the conversation,
said, why he is not dead. / was
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all soldier, and shirked not a single
duty.
Fate is queer old thing at the
best of times; and sometimes fate
does things which makes reality pale
into insignificance. She did it when
she sent two boys from s., whose
last names were identical, and whose
given names were Walker and Wal
ter. They did not know each other;
but they were put in the same COM
pany, and left to go across at the
same time. For many years they
lived but two blocks from each
other, yet never met until one day in
Europe when the boys went down
for a letter from Sallie or Joe, but
the letter was not there; and each
time he turned back, with deep lines
around his boyish mouth and more
than real pain in his eyes that longed
for a sight of something from home.
He was homesick.
One day a superior officer said to
him, why don't you go over for your
mail?" He knew the boy was looking
for 1t.
, ."Oh, damn the mail" he gulped,
tears coming in his eyes. "They do
not write to me. They never have.
I have not had one letter from any
person. Shows how much they
care!" And again he swore.
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aware of the iciness Of her tone,
Beverly Snnytha, Jr., stiffened up,
and mumbled something in acknowl-
edgment of the introduction.
Several months later, Watertown
was celebrating it's triumph over the
hitherto victorious Columbus team.
Beverly Smythe, Jr., had led his Iun-
beaten eleven to an overwhelming
victory. AS he came into the thea
ter where his college mates were
venting their superfuous energy,
they arose and cheered
The pretty girl in his box frowned.
Why should Beverly Smythe always
intrude where she was? Why should
her friends conspire to throw them
together? 1t was equally uncom-
Portable for both of them. She ac-
knowledged his formal greeting with
a curt nod.
The evening wore on. The play
seemed unfortunately long, though
Jean knew it was a good comedy.
The singing and cheering between
acts exasperated her. The attention
that the presence of Snythe in the
box caused was exceedingly annoy
ing.
AS they drove home through the
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a SKELETON ratified violently
~ in Agnes Worthington's closet.
- No one else except the married
man who was going to be written to
knew it was there, Her closet was a
combination affair which fretted her,
for the shelves at one end held edi-
bles, while on the hooks hung her
once handsome and modish garments,
now out of date and shabby. In this
Ell Paso rooming house, which &C
counted for the character of the cup
Board, she had not even room for a
piano, her one solace since she had
left the sanitarium.
But she had front sleeping porch,
where she went and sat to plan the
momentous letter which would
change her circumstances, now SO
prophetic of future hardship. Her
dark eyes, which were beautiful, no
ticed that the feathery pink salt
cedar blowing against the fat-roofed
Mexican houses across the street was
turning to reddish brown, although it
was April; then her eyes rested on
soft brown Mt. Franklin, yet she was
not spiritually lifting her eyes to
the hills" but looking into past
whose memories thrilled and fright
ened her, so she had sedulously
avoided them for some time.
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day."
He kept the map, then one day
showed it to a war officer.
Where did you get that?" he de-
manded. THAT is a private paper
of the United States. That circle in
dicates a private place in America.
Who sent it,"
Another investigation began. He
wrote there to ascertain whether his
boy was in the secret camp Word
came back that he was not there and
had never been there.
One day the father was standing
on the street, talking with a friend.
His tall frame had sunken to mere
skeleton. His face was as white as
wax. Any person would naturally
think the man was a consumptive.
He is not sick, unless you call him
mentally sick unto death. He told
a little Of the incident and young
soldier said: why / was in his
company and knew when he was
hurt. He was hurt in the foot, but
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AS Agnes sat bordering, little
girl ran out of the house after a
highly rouged mother, who stepped
into waiting touring car containing
a gay party. The child jumped up
and down, her black curls bobbing as
she waved her hand, crying cheerily,
"Good-by, mamma! Good-by, every
one!" But when the car had driven
off she came through the gate with
her finger in her mouth, tears in her
eyes and distorted countenance.
Ordinarily Agnes would have gone
down to comfort the child, but now
she was too absorbed in her own
thoughts.
Turning to an oak table, she pro-
duced a rather cheap grade Of letter
paper, smiling ruefully as she re-
called the correct stationery with
which she was wont to address the
man in question The hand with
which she took up her pen was an
aristocratic hand and that of mu-
stefan With her dark brows slightly
contracted, she wrote:
my dear Ansen 1t may surprise
you to hear from me after my ap-
parent Indifference of the past two
years. / have never been Indifferent.
and my attitude after Ed died was
Sue to another feeling. I was dis
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Il bought up the old Clarke farm
yesterday"
Toby" cried Grandma. Not that
lovely, big Clarke place, out at the
crossWays? With all the lovely or
chards, and the truck gardens, and
all? Oh, Toby, I'm SO glad!"
yep, that's the place. You see,
after old man Clarke died, the young
Teller never made it pay. I've had
my eye on it for long time, an I
been saving up. The other day /
heard he wanted to sell out, and go
to Denver, or somewheres. So |
hiked right out yesterday and made
him an offer. Old man Beebe heard
about it, too, guess, for l beat him
out there by about half an hour"
Toby chuckled, and famed himself
with his hat.
II guess Uncle Toby amt such a
good-for-nought, after all, hey?"
Course you're not, Toby. It'll
be just fine. Think how happy
you'll be, with all these gardens and
orchards"
mo l won't. Liza" He leaned
nearer and his voice grew suddenly
tender. Liza, I'll never be happy
till l have you"
why, Toby. You mustn't say
such"
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~ ROM her chair on the cool,
rose-shaded side porch
Grandma could see Toby
coming slowly down the road. She
became greatly absorbed in her book
Toby lodged behind the tall hedge,
and STOPPING, crept along behind its
cover until he came within ten yards
Of the porch. Then he tiptoed noise
lessly over the lawn to the porch
steps.
10, Liza" he whispered hoarsely.
my soul, Toby" exclaimed
Grandma, "how you scairt mel"
The old man chuckled. He seated
himself on the lowest step, took off
his wide-brimmed straw hat, and
wiped his perspiring forehead with
large, blue bingham handkerchief
which he took from inside the hat.
We'll, how're you today, Liza?" he
asked. "Hot. amt it?"
Grandma glanced apprehensively
toward the open dining-room window.
Then she leaned down and spoke
quickly in a low voice.
Toby, didn't ask you not to
come here any more for while?
Why d'you do it,"
"But don't you like to have me
Gomez" asked the old man, in hurt
tone.
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By Joella Johnson
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Grandma sat still long time up
on the rose covered porch. dream
ing happily of wide, full orchards
and acres of garden; the scent of
fresh-cut hay came to her on the
breeze. She was very happy.
If her eyes could have penetrated
into the cool, Swallowed gloom of the
parlor and seen the two young peo-
pie sitting very close together upon
the sofa there-if her ears could have
heard their eager, low-voiced CONVEX
sation, she would have been sur
prised indeed. For they, too, were
building castles in the air, and their
tomorrows held rosy dreams for
them.
Overhead the stars cleaned bright
ly against the velvet of summer
sky. In the deep, rose-scented
gloom Of the side porch a shadow
moved and poised listening. Pres
emily, from the road just beyond the
gate, came the crunch of wheels up
on gravel and the creaking of har-
ness. The figure in the shadow of
the porch moved down the path to
the gate. n
Liza"
Toby"
More creaking of harness; a low,
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By Hazel Courtney

dated for tonight? Got a friend here
from WATERFOWL. Want you to meet
him. Can't you and Bess come in to
the club dancer"
And so that evening, Jean and Bess
waited in the dormitory reception
room. wonder what Toms friends
like, Jean"
ooh, don't know. Didn't even
ask his name, Bess."
Jean, what's come over you? Ever
since you've been back you've been
cross as a bear. I believe you fell in
love with a good looking chauffeur
this Summer"
"Oh!"
Just then Tom and his friend were
announced. AS Jean looked up at
Toms friend, she colored crimson.
Jean, I want to"
I'm very glad to meet Mr.
Smythe."
why -" Then as he became
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second recovery. Like others too
numerous to mention, I have spent
all | had in getting we'll and now face
the problem of how to exist here
without oYertaxing my strength. !
tried to obtain music pupils after !
left the san, but apparently every
zone is putting all their time and
money into war work and investing
in mechanical music only. There are
good people here in my profession
besides.
Because our love was more real
to me than"
Suddenly there was a crash below
her and Agnes heard a child's cry.
Then all was still. She hurried down
and found the little girl with the
black burls lying in heap on the
floor, with step-ladder beside her.
Agnes hurried to the telephone,
and the doctor arrived in ten min
utes He set the plump little arm,
reporting no further injuries.
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rOU can't do it, Jean"
"Whv not?"

TX you can't do 1t, Jean"
why not?"
"The dean has stood for
everything you've done, from singing
sodas in Hickey's to stitching mems
shirts in that horrible sweat shop.
She'll send you home sure as shoot
ing" svs
Jean screwed up her tiny red
mouth and went on pickering.
She'll send you home" warned
her room mate.
ooh, no, she won't When she sees
my article in the Woman's Home
Journal she'll come around. Oh,
Bess, can't you just hear herr" And
Bess WINGED across the room MINI
licking Dean Wright.
Eyes, Miss Cosgrove is one of our
sociology students. We are quite
proud Of her record. Yes, oh, yes,
she actually did it-secured posi-
ton as maid in home, and then
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And so Jean took her place in the
Smythe household. Always eager
and conscientious, she gradually be-
came accustomed to the work. Ev-
eryone grew to like her,
"She amt no common girl, Mar
tha," said the old butler to his wife.
did you notice when Tom tried to
kid her and asked her to ride to
Piney Point how she turned him off ?
and she reads all the time she's off
not magazines, but books-big
books"
So the days passed into weeks. At
the end of the second month, Bever-
ly Smythe, Jr., came to Willowdale to
spend the remaining weeks of his
college vacation.
who is she, Mother?" he asked, as
Jean went out that first luncheon to
bring in the salad.
Beverly" Mrs. Smythe raised her
carefully pulled eyebrows.
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By Clyde Weldon

she feared, but the dependent inva-
lidism and physical suffering which
would precede it. What a coward
She, was! Wasn't that what our
American soldiers were facing for a
principle? Crucifxion-perhaps all
humanity experienced that at some
time as well as Gethsemane.
She placed newspaper clipping
from the Female Help Wanted"
column in her worn purse, which
contained her last ten-dollar bill,
and, locking the door behind her,
she went forth bravely to meet what
ever Fate should bring her.
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shadow. pulling Toby with her.
Ssh! It's Lizabeth and Mr.. Beebe!"
"Heavens sakes! They're going to
be" Grandma's hand went over his
mouth. But too late. In his excite
ment he had spoken aloud. The
young man turned.
ooh, I beg your pardon. I didn't
know-that ais-we-"
The white light from the auto
lamps cast its glare full upon Toby
and grandma. She tried to get be-
hind him. Suddenly the girl sprang
forward with a cry of recognition.
Grandma"
There. there, child. don't make
such a noise"
We'll, Liza" said Toby, seems
the cats out, 1 guess We. may as well
tell 'em."
Now, young man." said Toby, aft
er the news had been broken, you
so on inside and have your little par
ty. Well watch an see that you do
it right"
And afterwards" invited the
young man, well all go for little
spin in the car"
mo, street" exclaimed Toby with
fnality. You don't get me into one
of them things. You can't teach an
old dog new tricks. young Teller"
mo, we certainly can not" The
young man laughed. Il guess you
know as many new tricks as we do"
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Freight from Mexico is disinfected
by the trainload before being allowed
to enter this country. A poisonous
gas is used while the trains stand in
a shed built for the purpose as a
safeguard against the pink boil
worm.
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Dew will not stay on rose leaves,
because these have an essential oil
in them.
The Nome nugget., 1923-10-06
GENERAL MANAGER ALASKA
 R. R. WE'LL RECOMMENDED

Washington. Oct. 1-Landis se- cured the appointment to the office of General Manager of the Alaska Railway largely thru recommends ions of the Transportation Club of San Francisco, President German of the Chicago and Rock Island. Rail- road, H. F. Alexander, Vice Presi- dent Green of the St. Louis SOu'n- western Railway Company and Pres ident Elliott of the United States Railroad Labor Board. Lands served in many capacities on the different roads with whom he was associated, serving in most all offices from station agent to General Man ager.
The Nome nugget., 1923-10-06
FisANt Els WORK NOT YET
 FINISHED SAYS POINCARE,

St Mihiel, France. Oct. Tour work Is not finished. because Ger many has renounced her passive re- sistance, it has only begun declar ed President Poincare fin a speech al thr unveiling of the Mu..ment commemorated to the delivery of Lorraine Salient by the Ameri- cans. The entire French nation." Poincare continued, lis not to turn back on the road to triumph"
The Nome nugget., 1923-10-06

Oklahoma City. Oct. 1-Oklaho- ma. which has for two weeks been maelstrom of contention revolv- ing about the prerogatives of Gov ernor Walton, is preparing for the crisis tomorrow at ' A. NJ. That is the time set for the opening of the polls for the Special Election at which a measure will be voted on paving the way for the Legislature to consider Impeachment charge against the States Chief Executive, and at that time will be determined the question of whether Officer acting upon orders of the Governor can prevent the electorate state from going to the polls.
The Nome nugget., 1923-10-06
MANY KILLED IN
 STREET FIGHTING

Dusseldorf, Oct. While one hundred thousand people from along the Rhine and other districts were massed together at Dusseldorf yesterday afternoon to carry out a program in forming Rhineland Republic they were suddenly at tackled by armed troops of Com munists. The dense owds in the narrow streets were fired oh from several directions. The French au thorities estimate the casualties at three hundred. The streets for a distance of 20 miles was the scene of bloody battle. with bullets fly ing and many people dropping dead or wounded.
The Nome nugget., 1923-10-06
OKLAHOMA ELECTION ON

Oklahoma City. Oct. 2-Oklaho- ma laid her six-shooter on the table Polling places were opened thruout the State at A. NJ. this morning ready for the voters 10 cast their ballots in the special election.
 Armed and deputized citizens stood at the ballot boxes in many cities to insure the security of cleo tion supplies. Long lines of voters waited before the polling places at opening time in Oklahoma City.
The Nome nugget., 1923-10-06
100 ARRESTED BN
 MILITARY IN GERMANY

Berlin. Oct &-The Military to- day arrested 4O0 men in the neigh borhood of Doeberitz Camp outside of Berlin and charged them with gathering for ar attempted military coup against the government, Doe beritz was the starting point of the von Kapp coup of March 1920 and always has been the center of mon archist plotting, according to a dis patch from Berlin today.
The Nome nugget., 1923-10-06
ARRIES WITH
 LARGE MAJORITY IN
 OKLAHOMA ELECTIONS

Oklahoma Clty, Oct. 3rd-Tha Amendment authorizing the State Legislature to convene itself to consider impeachment proceednes against Governor Walton and other officials carried overwhelmingly, probably by three or four to one.
 The measure authorizing the Sol diers Bonus of $3O.O0o,Oo0 appears to have been defeated A long drawn out cour, fight for the pur- Lose of testtne the legality of the election just held is being planned by the Governor, accrding to wire received thjs afternoon.
The Nome nugget., 1923-10-06
MONDAY (TELEGRAPHiCl
AMERICAN ARMY OFFICER
 PLACED UNDER ARREST

Tacoma. Sept. 3O--The mystery surrounding. the injuries sustained by John w. Sandahl in row at the University Club over prominent Tacoma woman took a new turn when the Comma9ding 'Officer at Camp Lewis ordered the arrest of Major John E. Beller pending the results of an Army investigation in to the Majors alleged connection with the affair mentsored. Bellef was placed under guard.
The Nome nugget., 1923-10-06
TESTIFIES
 IN DIVORCE SUIT

Seattle, Oct. 2-Otto Bruckhardt, whom his wife branded in her di- vorce suit as having committed ar son. testified yesterday that his
 wife had been drunk a number of times since their marriage in 1904
 and his other witnesses told of her alleged wrongful relations with
 Jerry O'Keefe and Maurice Galpin. The Court room was again crowded
 and many spectators brought their