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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-11-28
SUNDAY
ey THOMAS ARkLE cLARK

by ! F1OHAS ANNIE OEAhN
a CROWD of boys was nolslIy play
"A ing football in vacant lot as /
came home from church on Sunday.
II was a pleasant day, and football
is a good game, but the sight and the
sound gave me a little shock. The
training of my youth asserted itself.
There were no such things allowed
at our house when | was a boy Fa-
Their was an old-time Presbyterian, and
being an Englishman, was the head
of the household by his own nomina-
ton and election. We children spent
a quiet Sunday We arose with the
dawn. We did our simple tasks, and
then we arrayed ourselves for church
and Sunday school Our shoes had
been shined, our bodies bathed. and
our fresh clothes laid out carefully
the night before, so that nothing IN
necessary should be demanded on sun
day.
Usually we drove the three and one
half miles across the prairie to the
village church, but in planting and
harvest time when the horses had all
been working hard during the week,
we walked. starting early SO as not to
be late. Father believed that even a
horse which has worked hard for six
days is entitled to Sabbath Of quiet
and rest and meditation In the pasture
lot. Sometimes / rebelled little
within me at the long walk over the
dusty road, but the path was flower
bordered and my heart was young and
my legs strong.
We returned after church TO a sim
pie dinner. most Of which had been
prepared on Saturday. for mother. too.
believed that nothing unnecessary
should interrupt the quiet and sanctity
OF the day The afternoon dragged
sometimes. There were no games al
lowed. no going swimming no movies.
no vaudeville. no golf no motoring.
no engaging in anything that made
noise Sometimes tie sound of the
ungodly neighbors' boys rioting at
baseball IN Babb's pasture tortured my
ears but such sinful alluremeats were
not Tor me sometimes mother read
% us-she had a marvelously sweet
voice. / still remember. and sometimes
I sc. an interesting book and ate it
~ myself during the long afternoon
Snd evening
II the twilight after cur simple sup
per we sang familiar hymns and sun
day school SONGS before evening pray
ers. for we Lad prayers both morning
and evening en- Sunday Perhaps the
voices were not wen trained hut ia
give 2 good deal 10 hear them an
sgatn. mother and Nary carryi nE the
sir. fathers fun bass -roice and Johns
tenor ringing out clear and strong.
Sometimes mother led the prayers on
Sundsy evening mother was usually
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-11-28

littly shy, and the slight tremor In
her voice and the sincerity of her
tones never failed so long as l heard
her to move me to tears. After pray.
ers We children sat around talking a
little, smuggling about mothers knees
and listening to Bible story, perhaps.
as she held our hands in hers or
stroked our touseled heads. We went
to bed early
Ii all seems dull, have no doubt
as tell 1t, this quiet uneventful Sun.
day, but it Is one of the precious mem
cries of my childhood J should not
II / could, impose the same rigid
regime on the active young people Of
today. They are too modern. too Gag
err for pleasure, too liberal minded too
careless of authority to submit TO such
discipline kindly, and it might not in
all regards be helpful. It was an m
reasonable, tiresome, way to spend the
day, you say. I admit it. but as 7
look back upon it now there are GER
tain things which I am sure l derived
from It that should regret inexpress-
lbly to lose. | know that from this
restfui Sunday observance I went to
work on Monday with more interest
and more eagerness and more enthusI.
asm than most Of the young people
whom ! know today go at anything ]
may have liked Sunday a little less
but surely liked Monday much more
from contrast
learned, too, a reverence for God
and a respect for religion which all
the modern thought that l have lis
tened to during the last thirty ve9rs
and all the doctrines Of the new re-
ligions which l have read have failed
70 weaken or to change. I developed
a faith that Is founded upon rock
! had instilled into me- also. through
this rigid Puritanic training q respect
for law and a regard for authority
both in the community and in the homo
which | am convinced does not make
me a worse citizen. deyeloned a
taste for reading and an ability ~
read rapidly and gregariouslv. which
has been Of the greatest benefit to me
and has already brought to me much
pleasure, as know it VIII continue
70 Do in greater measure as the years
creep on
As I said should not care 70 i'm
pose upon the young peopla NJ this
day and generation all the restriction,
with regard to Sunday Observance
with which ] was surrounded. for thew
would lot take TO II kindly. bu- I
wonder sometimes II with Eli .bei~
pleasures and freedom and sunday
liberties their motoring AVID ealf and
boating ana bathing. 81 u.
tivities and their res ~
something new 10 d.
than We were who
ferentIy Are they
Vomen7 More ehR-Ie
zens7 wonder.
&c, 1878. western Nee
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-11-28

Almost indifferently the clergyman
turned back Into the room, taking no
notice whatever Of the wretched man
who followed tim on his knees beg
ging for mercy. And then after a
while the hunchback pulled himself
together and stood up.
1T was a mistake, monsieur" he
said quietly, (which I deeply regret
II was, however. you must admit
hardly my fault / will do my best"
Let US hope. then, for your sake.
Zadowa, that your best win be sue
cessful. Now 60"
He pointed to the door, and without
another word the hunchback went.
The girl rose and came over to
where the man was standing.
what diamonds are these you talk
aboutT
The man gave a short, hard laugh
II didn't tell YOU" he answered.
There was no object in your knowing
for a time. / know your weakness
where jewels are concerned too we'll,
my dear; got them the night before
last In Amsterdam. Do you remem-
Der that Russian-Stanovitc That
wasn't his real name. He was the
eldest son of the Grand Duke Geor-
gius, and he had just arrived from
Russia"
"The man who took that overdose
Of his sleeping draughti" whispered
the girl barely above her breath.
The Reverend Theodosus smiled
grlmly.
$50 they decided" he remarked.
Gle conhded in me the night before
he came to his sad end what he had
been doing In Russia. His father had
hidden the family helrlooms from the
Bolsheyists, and our young friend
went over to retrieve them. Most
ingenious-the way he got them out Of
Russia Such pity he had a lapse
with his sleep DOPE"
And now the Reverend Theodosius
was snarling like a mad dog.
by heavens. glrl--do you wonder
that l nearly killed that fool Zadowa7
The coup II a lifetime safely brought
off. Not trace of suspicion on me-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-11-28

not trace. And then. after having
got them safely into this country to
lose them like that Why, do you
know that one Of them was the rose
diamond q the Russian crown jew
elsq"
He was pacing up and down the
room, aud for while she stood watch
ing him In silence
I'm glad / didn't know about them
till now" she said at length. Il might
not have stopped you killing him, II
had And Il would have been rather
awkward"
He gave short laugh. ana threw
the end ~ his cigar into the CRATE.
NO use crying over split milk. my
dear, Let's SO to bed"
But little Janet still stood By the
table watching him thoughtfuly.
what are YOU thinking aboutg"
Il was thinking about rather ne
Guitar coincidence, She answered
quietly "You were too worried over
the diamonds TO notice lt-but II
SAAANN tlE ElNtaAttA Inc leader OF
this gang-thls huge man whom "a.
dowa Killed tonight. Did you notice
what bis Christian name was II
was Hugh Zadowa heard one oe the
others call him by name. Hugh. mon
ami. Hugh-and a huge man. 4 CO
incidence, think"
The man gave a short laugh.
a very long enc. my dear. Too
long % bother about"
"lt would he pity II he was dead"
She went on thoughtfully. 4 would
have liked to see my Hugh Drummoud
again
IL he has been killed. e your sup.
position is correct" returned tie man.
III VIII de something toward recon.
citing nee to The loss of the Diamonds.
Rnt don't think its likely. And In
eiden.al.y he IS the only side show
Vm going 70 allow myself during this
"trip
Little 1anet laughed softly
Il wonder she said. Il wonder
Let as, as you SAY. go to bee
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-11-28
THOSE DIAMONDS

SYNOPSIS.-To a gathering of
anarchists In Barking, London
suburb. ZabOleff, foreign aEita-
tor tells Of the operations OF a
body Of men who have become a
menace to their activities lie
says they are masked and wear
long black cloaks and are acting
without the law He IS inter
rupted by the men he is describ-
ing (the Black Gang). -4ho break
up the meeting, sentencing some
OF the participants to coudign
punishment and carrying away
others A memorandum found
on Zaboleff gives an address I'm
HoxtOn. which the leader Of the
attacking party considers OF inn
portance. Sir Bryan tombstone,
director OF criminal investiEa-
ton. hears from Inspector Nc
Iver, sent to arrest Zaboleff the
night before, Of his discontinue.
He had been seized and chloro-
formed and his raid frustrated
Hugh Drummond. man Of leisure.
tells Johnston of seeing the kid
napers and tleir victims. He be-
comes an unpaid agent OF the
police, under McTver William
Atkinson. ostensibly pawnbroker
and money lender, really Count
zadowa, director OF anarchy in
England. does business In an
other London suburb. A mys-
terious stranger invades the
premises. Drummond attempts
TO burglarlze the promises to get
evidence While so engaged. with
two companions. a bomb IS hurled
at them. The explosion kills
Ginger Martin" expert burglar.
Drummond and his friend escape.
taking with them bag they
find on the floor At fashion
able hotel Rev TheodosiJs Long
moor and his daughter Janet are
guests. 'Longmoor" really Is
Carl Peterson. international
crook. with whom Drummond
as an old feud Zadowa tells
them Of the bomb he had hurled
and the death OF the three In
vaders
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-11-28

A small. rubber-lined pocket FOR Tho
traveller and pretty wall case ara
shown above, and they are handy
things for anyone to own. Cretonna
Il used for the pocket and ribbon
cloth for its lining. 1t is made IN
the form of an envelope and win
carry washrag, comb and toothbrush
IN its larger compartment. A smaller
pocket for powder puff or soap IS
stitched under the flap and snap fas.
tenars manage the closings.
A foundation for the triangular wall
case is made of cardboard and GOV.
cred with silk. cretonne or creme
paper. A hole punched In the back
serves to hang 1t on a tack in the wall.
near a dressing case or tatle. These
gifts are suited to both men ara
\ omen.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-11-28
CHAPTER VI-Continued
10


"Bombsr he snarled. Bombs
Tell me what you did, you dregr
why" sammcred the frightened
hanchback. u threw one into the
room. no longer wanted Il as an
office. and An, heaven. don't muir
der met What have / done2"
His words died away in a dreadful
gurgle as the clergyman, his face dia-
bollcnl with fury sprang on him and
grlpped him by the throat. He shook
the hunchback as a terrier shakes
rat, curslng horribly under his breath
land FOR a moment or two 1t seemed
as II the others fear was justified.
There was murder In the big mans
face, untl the touch OF the girls hand
on his arm steadied him and brought
him 10 his senses. With a last spasm
OF fury he hurled the wretched IN
dowa Into a corner, and left him lying
there; then his iron self-control came
back 10 him.
Get up he ordered tensely, "and
answer some questions"
Trembling all over, the hunchback
staggered 10 his feet and came into
the center Of the room.
Monsieur" he whined. 81 do not
understand. What have doneY"
"You don't need to understand"
snarled the clergyman, Tell me ex.
actly what happened when the bomb
burst"
1T killed the three men, monsieur"
Stammered the other.
Curse the three men !" He lifted
his clenched fist. and Zadowa shrank
back. what happened 10 the roomT'
1T was wrecked utterly great
hole was blown In the wall"
And what happened to the deskf"
Il don't know exactly, monsieur"
stammered the other. Il didn't go
back to see. But It must have been
blown to matchwood. Only MS there
was nothing inside OF Importance il
makes no odds
"Did you look In the secret drawer
at the back Of the center openins
Yep didn't know there was one ala
you7 Only ! knew OF rs existence.
and short Of taking the desk To pieces.
no one would be able to find II. And
You took the desk to pieces, Zadowa.
didn't you You blew Il "a plecrs
zadowa didn't your Just to kin the
leader az this trumpery gang. Zadowa.
you cursed foolr
Step by step the hunchback was re-
TREATING before the other terror con
yulslug his face, until the wall brought
hlru TO an abrupt stop.
"You blew the desk To pieces. Ia.
do~a continued the Reverend Theo-
dosIus standing in front Of him, IA
deSk that contained the six most per
feet diamonds il the world. 2adowa.
WITH your srgtched bomb. you worm.
yoo destroyed "a for.una What have
you got 10 sayy
didn't know. monsieur" crlneed
the other How could / know7 when
were they put therey
Il put them there this afterfloon fe~
safety. Ne, IN my widest imaglna.
ton ana ! dream that you would start
throwing hoWas about the place
Perhaps they are not destroyed
Etammered the hunchbaek hopefully
I'm which case they are now III tie
hands Of the police. You have one
chance. Zadowa, and only one Ii
Is that those diamonds are II the
hands Of the police. II they are ana
you can ser them-I VIII say no more
But II they have been destroyed.
nlonsieurT" muttered the other
Then. zadowa l am efraid you
win share their ts.a"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-11-28

Lovers of the beautiful viii rejoice
In roses of fine crepe paper tmade
with marvellous fidelity 10 nature u
a gray basket, woven Of paper rope
They are fashioned in any Of tbe aa.
ural rose colors-usuaIly three saa-es
are used and sometimes yeininEs IRE
done with watercolors. As gift iTe.2
one woman to another they can hardy
be excelled.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-11-28

When in doubt this year, choose COS
tune flowers as a gift to women
friends. They are very fashionable
made Of ribbons, bits of silk, or MILL
merry flowers and ribbons. Shlrred and
shaded metallic ribbon is used for the
peoples pictured, and silk yelled with
tinsel gauze for the petals that MAKE
the rose and the buds that trail from
stems of silver cord.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-11-28

21-Taken by adoption
2S-TO deprive of arms
25-Implements used for pressing
27-TO go to court TO gain legal re-
dress
2S-An enemy 21-Shakea
32-A proposition
ga musical instrument
35-TO send forth
38-FulI of assures
3S-A substance made in the form OF
thin leaves
SO-AbOunds
42-Pnrt of window
43-To let fall
IA policeman (slang)
A title of respect
49--HOrsepOwer (abbr.)
5I-LOng Island (abbr.)
The solution will appear in next Issue.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-11-28
Solution of Last Weeks Puzzle.

HOW TO SOLVE CROSSWORD PUZZLE
pacedn
to
"vertical
In the
n tn dehni ~
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-11-28

Horizontal.
i-MOistens roasting meat with
liquid cookery
e-Smarts IA carousal
Ito quote 13-To proceed
I5-DisregardS Iz-EitheF
IS-An African antelope
2O-Pertaining 20 the sun
21-To initiate
"a brownish color
24-To deive
25-An incipIent plan
Zs-onlcers Of universities or colleges
2S-A leaf, especially that of a palm
20-NauticaI (abbrD
s0-A round, hollow piece of wood or
iron
3I-AbIaze
S4-TO 20 come in
3T--A musical instrument
3S-A small mass of butter
4O--A prefix meaning shalf'
4I-A title ancientiy given to the pope
42-Peeled 44-IndISfinct
45--A printers measure
46-Decoys, as for gamblers Cslang)
fS-A proposition
49--A fine milestone or OIistOne
bO-TO drudge
ga meal
5;-An elf or fairy
Vertical.
Caught, as game
2-TbeFefore
"A prefix meaning "three1
ARTICLES of food
5--A council (eccIes.)
6-To kill by hanging
"A row or rank
S-Belonging to if
Ga point of the compass
l0-Fo scatter 14-At one time
ia hOdgepodge I7-Not closed
IA chemical element
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-11-28
For ChiIdren's Desk

Thin, black oilcloth and ee.7rs s.
desk blotter Will start the gift uases
on the way to a successful desa -
for little folks. After an oblonS
Of beaverboard has teen covered
the a1lotter a strip Of olcloth is tac
over one end Of L and a taanS
aeer an opposite corner
oilcloth make blotter and pe-
vers. Scenes from Mot.
Goose are painted on the oilclotE
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-11-28
Maybe that losfer was rot
there entirely by chance. And
II not, what was he sfter7
80 BE CONTINUED
Costly Luxuriss

There is nothing dearer to q man
han a good wife-with the exception
or her shopping expeditions
ourSh Weekly Scotsman
The Washington times., 1925-05-02

first time in Washington in this
noted success at Loew's Columbia
for the week beginning Sunday
a azanSer. the Great" will be
readily recalled as the famous
stage hit by Salisbury Field In
which Alice Brady achieved
sensational success before the
footlights, both on Broadway and
on the road. 1t has been adapted
to the screen by the noted Fran
ces Marion with settings by
Joseph Urban, while the direc-
tion fs that of George William
E4ill It Is a. Cosmopolitan pro-
duction, distributed by Metro
Goldyn.
The cast that surrounds Miss
Davies in this production is
probably the most distinguished
that has ever been brought TO
her support, despite the bril-
fancy of her supporting en-
sennble in other big Cosmopolitan
productions OF the past Among
those appearing in supplemental
roles in '.Zander the Great" are
Holbrook Blinn, Harrison Ford.
Hobart Boswortn, Harry Myers.
Harry Watson, jr.. George Seig-
mann. Emily Fitzroy, Richard
earle. Eedda Hopper, Olin How
land and Master John Huff.
In "Zander the. Great, Miss
Davies assumes the role of
Mamie Adams, an orphanage in
mate, who is entrusted to the
care OF q friendly woman at
whose death Mamie rigs up the
family flivyer and starts West
with the little boy of the family
to find the latter's father, last
heard of in Mexico.
&44
AMBASSADOR. Colleen Moore,
supported by Leon Enrol and
scores more, will be star OF
sally" a screen version Of the
musical play, at Crandall's Am
bassador the first three days of
next week. Short camera sub
iects and splendid pipe organ
music added. On "Wednesday
and Thursday, "Pampered Youth"
features Ben Alexander. Alice
Calhoun and others In Hooked, z
and Lloyd Hamilton does some
trick fishing. On Friday Mar
garet Livingston will star in
THE Chorus Lady film
adaptation of the stage hit,
Jimmie Adams will occasion glee-
ful outlaws in Love Goofy,"
The Washington times., 1925-05-02
GOINGS-ON
At the TheGters

night. Women and Ladies" is It's
somewhat paradoxical title, an
adaptation from the French Dy
Cosmo Hamilton. The piece IS IN
three acts with the central figures
lie due de Clichy" and Michele
a little peasant girl, portrayed ny
Mr.. Forbes and Miss ChattertOh'
Auriol Lee is the only other rem
mime member of the cast. ner
last appearance was in LengyeA
1.-The Dark Angel on BroaoWoy
while in washington she was
noted in 1.-THE Merry wives Oh
Gotham"
KEITH'S-one of Americas best
known stars, Frances Starr COMES
to Keith's tomorrow afternoon for
the new week in q playlet, COL
lette." directed by David Belasco
and written by Jean Archibald
Miss starts last appearance mere
in the legitimate was in Snore
Leave" at the Belasco, with
James Rennie. Marjorie Gate
son. of musical comedy fame, Will
make her vaudeville debut on the
same bill and George Choos wlll
present "Ledova," the briil1ant
danseuse with Dany and Rudolpn
Malinoff in a magnificent dane
ing revue, including the Ware SIS
ters. She will be followed oy
Flanagan and Edwards. the origi,
nal "Hallroom. Boys" in ON ana
On" Other acts will include
Bobby Randall, "a Better Man
Than Gunga Din;" the Pasquan
BROTHERS. salt and Pepper;
Frank Kurtz and Jack Gully,
and the Billy Lamont Trio, hve
wire steppers of 1925. The usual
screen features will complete the.
bill.
EARLE-Ann Suter, a Washing
ton girl. shares top honors on the
new Earle bill, beginning to-
morrow afternoon. Miss Suter,
Drumming over with southern
personality" has a repertoire OF
new songs which, one is assured,
she sings in a most distinctive
way. Bobby Heath has his own
revue, styled Hits and Bits OF
The Washington times., 1925-05-02

and new Grantland Rice
.sSportlight'' entitled Rough and
Tumblingo will be shown. Lon
Chaney win appear Saturday In
Metro GOldWyn,s 1.-THE Monster"
s rrippinr drnTna. The comedy
win be Mack Sennett's Honey
moon Hardships' and at the
matinee the ninth instaIlment Of
Idaho will be shown.
TTVOLT-'sAs Man Desires viii
be the foremost feature tomOr.
row and Monday At CrandaIll's
Tivoli, featuring Milton SillB and
Viola Dana. supported by Rose
mary Theby, Irving Cummings.
Ruth Clifford and e strong "a.
semble. Charles Chase will pro-
vide the comedy in big Red Rid.
ing Hood and B. new Pathe Re
view will be shown. On Tuesday
and Wednesday, y. w. Griffith's
isn't Life wonderful" discIoses
ironies with which Fate c0nfronts
mortals who are doing the best
they can. The comedy will be
Sennett's THE Beloved Bozo,"
starring Ralph Graves. Percy
Marmont in The Clean Heart"
Is the star Thursday and Friday,
Cliff Bowes will cause laughter
In High Hopes" and the bill will
also embrace q new Lyman Fl.
Howe, Hodge Podge." On Satur-
day only, Harry Carey will star
in Soft Shoes, and Lige Conley
will open Hello. Hollywood, q
two.reeI riot. The seventh in
stalIment Of idaho" viii be pre-
sented at the matinee.
CENTRAL-Cullen Lands, Ben
Alexander, Alice Calhoun and
Aggie Herring are in the cast
of ''Pampered Youth" at Gran
daIl's Central Sunday and Mon.
day. The comedy will be Hal
RoacE's High Society,"" done by
Our Gang. James KirkwOod
and Madge Bellamy co-star IN
Secrets Of the Night, on Tues
day and Wednesday. Bobby Yer
non will be the laugh-getter In
Christie's Great Guns. Thurs
day and Friday bring Sydney
Chaplin in .Charley's Aunt" and
a new Lyman III. Howe Hodge
Podgen viii be an added at.
traction. On Saturday 'Entice-
ment, featuring Mary Astor.
Ian Keith and Give Brooks,
and Mack Sennett's tWo-reel com
edy, Water Wagons. win be
shown.