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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-08
She buys herself wedding
Nj 1101A1L ring and prepares to leave.

Chiclxie (Helena). only daughter of
Jonathan and Jennie Bryce. loves Bar
~ Dummy, young lawyer with Tufts
d Lennox. Wealthy Jake Munson.
friend of Janina Knowles and Amy
Heaton, sends Chickie costly pin
with q love note and arranges so her
father does not lose on his Gil invest
ment. Jake tells Chickie h. considers
Barry's feeling only a boys love.
and that he will be waiting when Bar
~ has Tilted her. Chiclzia urges Barry
to think of their marriage as a pres
ent possibility, even though he be-
lieveb he cannot afford it, He Is hope
full when lila Moore's father expects to
engage him to represent cally the
Gulf Steamship Company of San
Francisco. and writes for him. Barry
returns with the deal unsettled.
and Ia invites him to tour the world
with her party. When Chickie &C
cuses him of loving la, quarrel
follows and he leaves on the trip. In
desperation she telegraphs him when
she realizes she must endure the con-
sequences of her love. Her parents,
ignorant of her plight. favor Jake as
Ion Of kind Mrs Blake, Chickie tells
falGe story of girl in her own pre-
tiicament. In Barry's absence Jimmie
Blake renews his attentions. Barry
tells Chickie he has been married to
Ila for two weeks, and promises to
help her. Chickte plans to drown,
but is rescued and returns home.
GO ON WITH THE STORY
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CHAPTER XCIV
The Wedding Ring

I'll HICKIE dropped the letter
IL in the mail box and trembled.
He was the one link between
her and the world; one link of hui
man sympathy. This letter broke it.
She stood alone-in desolate and
piteous aloneness.
She felt this isolation-felt it
dropping about her like mantle
OF ice And, standing there in the
gracious September sun, glancing
at the houses she knew, seeing
women coming out with market bags
seeing all this, she could. have COW
cred her face and wept. She would
have been grateful to walk at the
side Of these old acquaintance, listen
to their banal gossiping, laugh with
them. If only she might keep step
with the heavy feet-if she might
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She lay awake, staring INTO the
dark. Sometimes she held her arms
upward because this seemed to ease
their flame; their iron weight. Some
times she let them hang over the
side of the bed, and then the agony
stopped her thoughts. And tears ran
away from the corners Of her eyes
to the pillow
When she turned, she felt the
wind sinking against her head; felt
the darkness closing about her and
that Tapping of her hat
She lay rigid, seeing herself kneel-
ing on the bridge, staring at the
black waters. Terror Tapped at her
heart. She said, moaning: Bear
til can't do that again"
She knew that she wouldn't. No
she would never ride out there
and run like crazy thing behind
the lumber piles. Not again.
But when she said to herself:
Bear it" she turned miserably
Go Observation-Disclosures what he
wanted-hide away-but where?--
No thoughts came to her-only
images. First it was an image of
Jennie, puttering in the closet, com
ing upon the soaked and ruined
shoes, holding them up with a
frightened: why look at these!'
Then it was Janina, saying with
narrowed eyes: Going away? So?
/ wonder why?"
Then 1t was Jonathan. Leave us
-Chickie girl? You mean to leave
your old dad"
She went through this hour after
hour. She got I'D sometimes and
baIhed her hands. She was afraid
Of the morning; afraid Of the ques-
tons they would ask.
When finally it was light-when
finally Jennie tapped at the door
with bright: Late Chickie Better
be getting up" She answered:
"No-Jennie dear-I've day of
vacation starts" Then in a
sudden inspiratio she called out
Jennie, darling--come here"
AS jennie came in she said: "Some
one phoned last night, Chickie-a
young man-he phoned twice. Dc
you know what it is?"
She bluffed. LET him ring again,
mother. Twill wait. But look
Jennie. I fell last night-hurt my
hands-look-"
Jennie's face grew pale - she
touched the bruised skin. "My-my
goodness"
Chickie said: "Oh-it's nothing
but doesn't it look gorgeous and
awful sore?-after a bit you can
battle then-how's that?'
Jennie smiled and brought the
basin--she believed.
Before Chickie was up, there
came a registered letter. 1t was
from him.
''Chickie-give me chance to
say something. Come and see me
tonight. The same place. If you
won't. then you'll have to let me
help. I'm sending this-not to hurt
you. You can understand. If it's
frightful for you--it's hell for me
I'll do my share-such as can
now"
In the sheet and folded was 500
bill.
She stared at it. The last pulse
Sin her heart chilled. Then she
folded the bill between two blank
sheets Of paper. She wrote with
a hand that could scarcely form the
letters, his name on the envelope
and sent the thing back to him.
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hold and always feel the clasp Of
these old, warm hands.
But she knew now that she was
an exiled thing-she must draw this
mantle quickly, draw it close about
her and smile-let her heard thun-
der as it would in fright and pro-
test. She must leave now-no mat
ter where-but she must.
Yet she walked lightly down the
street to the drug store. She tele-
phoned to Lewis. She had fallen
and sprained her wrists. She'd have
to lay off the rest of the week.
Wilde trotted at her side. When
ever she looked at the dog she
thought of Jake and blessed him.
1t was something to have that pair
Of eyes fixed on her in rapt devo-
tion-something to feel this throb OF
companionship-wh if it was but a
dogs.
Last night it was black It was
heavy and terrible; and wind had
blown whippingly about it. She be-
gan to shake; moisture was in little
dots on her lips. If she had only
dropped quietly then-only run in
and jumped. Over now-all ended
swept far down the stream. They
would never know-never in the
wide world guess the thing that had
come upon her.
1t would have been better-much
better. Those two would now be
weeping in their sad quiet; they
would have visions of her, pretty as
an angel When a door opened,
they would start, thinking she was
coming back to them. They would
hear distant note Of music and
fancy her singing about the house.
So all their pictures would be soft
ened with remembered joys. And in
the end they would grow used to
! grief.
Grief can be borne-not disgrace.
They would thank her to spare them
this-Oh-they would
And she must, Never have
Jonathan's proud head cast down!
Never have the old giant STOPPING
at his gate-because of her that was
his light
She looked at her stiff and swol-
len wrists. She held them out.
Wilde raised on his launches and
licked them. Because tears gathered
in her eyes she shook her head in
violence. Cry-yes-too late for
tears
Yet her mind shrank in a NOR
tai reluctance-shrank against this
ruthless breaking of her life and all
its aching ties.
She realized now how consuming
| ly she had counted on his coming;
on his reaching down to take her
hands; stand beside her; even with
the quiet in his eyes. She could
have been brave then-brave for
But he had pressed his face
against the window sash. covered
it with his upstretched arms. She
saw him so. There came a mute.
ness in her spirit. She would never
feel again-never-
She thought long while. Finally
| SIG OCCllCQ. OAlO PACoSO0 NAAdiO :
head against her knees. want to
come with me, dog? Well, you bet.
4 ter. I don't know just wherein
off ever SO fay"
I'M HAT afternoon Jennie sewed
N in the living room. The sun
- streamed on her faded hair.
She had sat like this years ago max.
ing the party dress with the little
silver flowers. Chickie wished to be
near her mother. She wanted Jen.
MES hand. She drew a little stool
and sat at her feet. She said, flip
PANTY well. old love, I'll soon be
on my way"
Her throat clutched saying that.
Where are you going? Do you
known"
Some Of the GIRLS know are go.
ing to farm for a month. I've an
idea that would be very nice. other
wise--1
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thing! Maybe he do and maybe he
DOM! fish! I should worry!"
Sometimes L think you're pining
for him"
"Ho! Ha ha. Jennie! We don't
pine in this day and age! We up
an look for another"
Jennie drew deep, panied
breath: But I've noticed-I've no.
ticed lately"
Chickie said tensely: What have
you noticed?" The weight of her
heart robbed her Of breath. She
reached up and took Jennie's hand
and pressed it against her cheek.
You're too young, Chickie, to
grow sad"
Chickie ran her lips against her
mothers head. She shut her eyes.
Then she rested her head on /Jen-
MES knee. She had a wish to draw
the plump. soft arms about her-a
wish to hide here She said with a
muffled laugh: Sad. mother? Not
+" But she kept the warm hand
against her face . held fast to
it as one does to the beloved hand
of the dying.
Now when she looked at iona
than or at her mother, there was
agony alive and Juggling at her
throat. She could see their eyes
filled with Notwithstanding her
incredulous that she would push
this sorrow on them.
IN UNDAY she read the adver-
~ tisements in the paper. She
IL found one that seemed right
to her. An elderly lady. owner of
a farm, would board young girl
reasonably-permit her the use of
horses and buggy. She answered
the ad.
Each breath she drew seemed
now building between her and the
old. happy life. cold impenetrable
wall. She kept saying to herself
''hurry-oh hurry" Her mind
would not hear the plea.
In all she did was the mournful
ness Of farewell. She poured iona.
than's coffee, thinking: Soon
oh" and her hand faltered offering
him the cup.
But the craft that came to her
assistance astonished her. She went
to the office on Monday. She said
to Lewis: my folks are'moving. OF
course. want to be with them. SO
I'm quitting"
He argued with her. Mitchell
wouldn't permit 1t. Was 1t a Ques.
ton Of more money? They could
arrange that. She said with quiet
emphasis. "well-its impossible
Mr.. Lewis. can't leave my
family"
Sever every connection-they
wouldn't be phoning to Jennie
wouldn't be making inquiries.
Chickie told the same story to
Janina. but added: "I'Il take my va.
cation first. Of course, OF on a
farm, Janina, old dear-whole month
of IT,
Janina glanced at her with mar.
rowed eyes; touched the still swol.
len wrists. She said, with one of
her odd flashing looks Of kindness
Thought the hands were a stall.
baby. Not so? Bat you heard the
news, suppose? Thought that was
what kept you home"
Chickie knew what she meant.
She nodded. 1T heard"
"And did you know he's been
here in town."
Eyes" Chickis kept her eyes
lowered.
Janina said: Tough, ole dear
Darn sight better now than five or
six years hence. You won't see it
that way for a while. But you'll
live to look back on It and laugh.
I known
Chickie laughed then: ooh, I
dare say, Janina, dear Twill all
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Puzzle a Day

This problem was given to an al
zebra class to solve on the last day
class that If they remembered no
other equation but this one. their
year would not be wasted.
Last puzzle answer:
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The man could not have made
three equal piles unless he had an
equal number of quarters, dimes,
an1 nickels. Forty-five Is the small
est number that can be divided by
3, u and equally. Therefore he
hat! 45 Of each.> Forty-five nickels
equal $2.25; As dimes equal $3.50;
IS quarters equal SLIPS. The sam
Of the three equals $18 or the
aup,unt tie man saved.
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How Much Do You Like the Story
of Chickie? Would You Like to
Read the SequeI?

(T7]HE story of Chcke will to an end soon You
| You have followed the romance of this girl who is
like many girls you knowyou have how she gave
her heart freely to the she loved how he took advan
tage of that love and finally how she driven try
end her life and the life she bring into the world
Is Chice to be blamed for lack of courage face the
world as mother unmarried?
Doesn't she deserve chance to forget the past2
The Times would like to know whether YOU are inter
ested enough in "Chcke to WANT to read the sequel
If you are write and tell Just postal will do.
Address Fiction Editor Indianapolis Times, PA w. Mary
land St.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-16
Is Your Fireplace Ready for Christmas?

The busiest man in the world on
Christmas Eve is good old Saint
Nicholas. But even he cannot
resist the charm of Radiantfre's
ruby glow. Like nearly one mil
lion other people he finds it
the truest and happiest express
sion of fireplace magic. The
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Union Cooperative
Insurance Association

Labor's First Legal Reserve Old
Line life Insurance Company, An
nounees New Policies and Rates.
Inc Union Cooperative Insurance
Association, with home offices in the
MachlniSts Building, Washington.
u. e., which was organized and is con-
trolled by members of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers, has been issuing regular standard
lite insurance policies on the partci-
patlng plan since January, 1925.
IL Is now announcing its new low
rats for the standard forms of In
dlVldual Insurance on the non-partici-
patlng plan, as many people prefer to
nave definite low rate in force from
the time the policy is taken out, rather
than to start with the higher partici-
patlng rates and depend on future
dividends to reduce the cost.
AS an example of the cost of the
new policies, young man twenty
eight years old could obtain a So
10000 straight life insurance policy
for an annual premium of Just under
$oZ'oO year, saving of only one
dollar a week to procure an estate of
S3,OO0OO a man of fifty years could
procure $l,5O0.00 straight life in
Surance for an annual premium of
S5lOS, representing a saving of a
trliie over dollar a week to procure
an estate of $l,500.00.
If his dependents were adequately
protected in the event of his death,
and he preferred to combine insurance
protection with savings for his own
old gaze, man of forty years could
| do this for cost of $43.75 a year for
twenty years, at which time he would
receive $4,000. If he should not
live that long, his dependents would
receive the insurance money; but if
he should live the twenty-years-an
most of Us live beyond siXty-he
would be sure of at least one thous-
and dollars to make life little
easier.
The Children's Insurance comes in
amounts of $3.50 and 500, and costs
only 40 cents a month.
Women can be insured at the same
rates as men, although some compan-
les make an additional charge for
women.
The announcement of the Group
Insurance for the labor organizations
has met with a great welcome, and in
qulrieS are being received from Locals
and lnternationals all over the coun-
try. The group rates are based on
the ages of the members, so that no
general rate can be quoted, except
that for an average union, the cost
would be about ninety cents per men,
Der per month for a benefit of ST.
ooo.OO for each member in good stand
ing.
The Association would be glad to
describe any of the policies and quote
rates for any age to inquirers, and
will also mail a little booklet to any
one interested in obtaining insurance
protection for himself, his family. or
his labor organization.
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Sane Persons In AsYlum.

Washington, Oct. l0.--Wimesses
before the District of Columbia fed
eral grand jury testified that there
are many persons now confined in st.
Elizabeths, a government hospital for
the insane, who are not now and who
never were insane 1t is charged that
these persons were sem TO the hospi-
lal for Interior motives.
More than 1000 war veterans ale
confined in this institution The hos
pital houses 400 patients, and the
report infers that they ire packed in
like Sardines.
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Departments Elect.

Atlantic City, Oct with one
exception the departments Of the A.
L. of L. reelected their presidents and
secretaries at their annual conventions
her. President O'Connell and Secre-
tary-Treasurer Beires Of the metal
trades, President Hays and Secretary
Treasurer Manning of the union label
trades, and Secretary-Treasufer Tracy
of the building trades were returned
to office. President Hedriek of the
latter department declined to be can
didate. ". J. MeSorley, president Of
the Lathers' international union, was
selected.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-16

Humphrey Radiantfre is made
Observation-Disclosures
and portables. 1t burns natural
or artificial gas without a sug-
gestion of odor. 1t will save you
several tons of coal each year
and provide clean, wholesome
heat at a minutes notice.
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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-16
No Work in Soft Coal Fields

Shamokin, Pa, Oct. 14.-District of
ficials of the United Mine Workers
warn anthracite miners to stay away
from the soft coal fields. Company
agents are disappearing condi-
tions. When workers arrive in union
sections they find no work and are
then urged to go to non-union fields.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-16

New York, Oct. li.-An oversub-
scription Of the authorized increase in
capital of the Federation jani: Of
New York is announced by Peter j.
Brady, president. The institution has
accumulated resources ia excess OF
$l2,500000 since ii was launched a lit
tie more than two years ago. The
'ahk is the largest labo, bank con-
trolled by unions affiliated to the A
f. of
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Repatriation of Minors, France
Belgium.

A mutual agreement for the repa-
trlation of minors who run away from
their parents and guardians has been
signed by France and Belgium. Re
patriation will take place only when
the right of guardianship is not con-
tested, when the guardian requests the
minors return, and when it is consid-
cred Of benefit to the child.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-16

General Confederation Of Labor Of
Italy refuses to recognize accord be
TWEEN employers and Fascist labor
unions.
Brotherhoods of Railway Carmen
and Boilernakers plan big organiza-
ton campaigns.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-16

San Diego, Cal, Oct. lI.-Organized
labor in this state will keep a record
of injunction judges and will oppose
their reelection. This was agreed to
by the annual convention of the Cali
fonia state federation of labor
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-16

Tom Moore, president of Trades ana
Labor Congress of Canada, t. attend
meeting of governing board of Inter-
national Labor Office at Geneva,
Switzerland.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-10-16

Washington, Oct. 14-Danger to lie
in printing offices can be minimized
through proper hygenic effort, accord
ing to a pamphlet issued by the Unit
ed States bureau of labor statistics.
The pamphlet is entitled Survey Of
HYGIENE Conditions in the Printing
Trades"
The report says that tuberculosis
and lead poisoning dangers are being
gradually reduced through better sani-
tation. .,
Poisonous gases, however, are still
a dangerous factor, which can be re-
moved by the installation of proper
devices.
Bricklayrs' and Plasterers' unions
agree to submit differences to commits.
sion of five; strikes Of two crafts
called Off.
All state employees in Austria take
vote on proposal to strike for higher
wages.
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Strike of Chinese telegraphers,
which crippled communication, ends.
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The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-04-20
BAR ONE OIL
LEASE IN THE
WHEELER CASE

GREAT FALLS, Mont, April 20.
On objection of Senator Thomas
]. Walsh, counsel for Senator b. X.
Wheeler that the oil lease which
l.. Il. Lincoln obtained was not be-
fore the Department of the Inter
ior when Campbell employed Wheel
er, the court this afternoon barred
the lease for the present trial.
Late Saturday afternoon the
ghost of the Senate Investigation
of Senator Wheeler stalked into the
court when H. G. CLOSER, formerl,
secretary to Gordon Campbell, Mon
tana oil operator, for which Wheel
er is alleged to wrongfully appear
ed before the Department of thu
Interior, and one of the Govern
ment's star witnesses testified re
garding a conference in his apart
ment between Wheeler and Camp
bell.
J. l.. Wertbeimer, former stock
salesman for Campbell. testified thai
Wheeler promised to FIX things ur
in Washington" for Campbell.
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ENGLISH LIQUOR
RUNNER ADMITS
HARD STRUGGLE
Sir Broderick Hartwell Sends
Sad News to His Part
ners IN England.

LONDON. April 20.-The Daily
Mail today printed the following
as telegram from Sir Broderick
Hartwell, who last month left Eng
land to superintend the delivery of
his seventh largest shipment of
spirits to an American syndicate,
saying that his visit has disclosed
IAN appalling situation Over 3d.
900 cases were seized and the bal
anoe transferred. 20 three schooners.
He is at present safe. He paid
out all funds chartering .essels and
no money is now gailab!e unless the
schooners land the goods which at
present seems impossible. He com
municates to inquiries with deepest
regrets the present condition. Eight
hundred persons are reported to
have supplied funds to purchase the
liquor when Hartwell's advertise
ments promised 40 per cent profit
He is expected in London late today
or tomorrow.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-04-20
SUBMARINE ACTIVITY
WILL BE DISCUSSED
u At RIO CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, April 20-One of
the issues of the World War and one
of the Washington Arms Conference
of 1921 has been revived for dis
cussion at the Pan-American confer
ence of jurists, to be held sometime
this year at Rio de Janeiro.
Application to submarines of rigid
rules Of visit and search is contem-
plated in the draft convention on
maritime neutrality prepared for con-
sideration at Rio as a part of a
codification of American international
law.
"Belligerent submarines are no
under any circumstances exempt from
the rules says the draft convention
after specifying that merchant craft
0verhauled by war vessels may not
be attacked except on refusal to sub.
init to visit and search after warn.
ing, or when they refuse to proceed
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1925-04-20
NO MERCURY IN
BODY OF OLSON

CHICAGO. April 20-Except for
a small amount of mercury which the
coroner's chemist said he believed
was due to medication, no poisons
were found in the organs of DR..
Oscar Olson according to the report
made to Coroner Wolff. Olson S
body was recently exhumed in con-
nection with the poison case of Mrs.
Emma Nelson McClintock and her
son, known as the millionaire or
phan, for which William ID. Shep-
herd has been indicted on a charge
of murder.