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Evening star., 1926-05-23

| stayin' way like we done. an all.
She's tor ev'ybody she was through
| Alnira hadn't seen Dave come
along the path. Suddenly the
door opened, and he stood there. She
dropped the ball of rag rugs on which
she was working, jumped up and ran
toward him. But Dave did not hold
out his arms to her-and 'Mirey
could not guess how they ached to
hold her close. He Just stood there.
| frowning. She dropped her hands
and looked at him in silence.
Folks are sayin' ye're through
with me-" he spoke in a loud, harsh
voice. rs it true?"
| They're Sayin'--.-" Almira began
wonderingly, then paused to stare at
| her husband. Suddenly the Pettishall
temper famed up in her like fire in
dry stubble. Dunno what we've hear
ed to make you come stompin in
actin like you are" she said coldly.
Why wouldn't II" he retorted. Nice
thing to- hear. an me gettin' home
quick as I could"
mo, ye didn't" she cut in. THE
| vessel you went away from here on
got back a year an half ago!'
II come back as soon as ever the
Porto Bello could fetch me-" he ex-
planned.
What was you doin' on the Porto
Beilo?"
Il kinder shipped on her out of Pa
| lermo."
What for? Why didn't you stick to
Capt. Haines?''
He said could go with Capt. Mac
| alister If I wanted to, an l thought
l might as well---'
Yes. you'd think that" Almira
laughed bitterly. ANY thing SOS you
could stay away for O while longer.
What'd you care that I'm here waitin'
an lookin' for you to get back? You
didn't care nothin'. It's more'n three
years you been gone-three years
-" her voice broke, stopped.
"Yes, / know"
"An' now you come askin' what /
mean by sayin' I'm through. I meant
just what said. an I'm glad YOU
know I said it! I'm through She
dropped down in q chair and covered
her face with her hands, sobbing
wildly.
When she looked up Dave had gone.
Almira Peak ran to the door, threw
it wide. and screamed, Dave! Dave"
but the figure did not turn. The boat
was rounding the head
took off her shawl and went slowly
to hang it in it's accustomed place.
X x r i
UGOMEBODY'D oushter go long
with me, him bein' SO bad off an
his NAV not able to co." John Gidden
insisted.
They were talking in the store about
Mereen Davis. Mereen hadn't even
been what you'd call strong, every one
said. Always tall and spindling and
kind of stopped over 1t was queer that
that the draft board selected him to
go to war. Gidden suggested that
some woman should go along. Perhaps
'Mirey Peake. So 1t was arranged.
The hospital frightened her, al
though she tried not to show 1t. 1t
was SO white and smelled queer.
1t was when she was tlptoeing out
of the ward. that Almira saw Dave.
He was lying in bed, looking at her
as she came down the room. Perhaps
if sfR had not come on him so uneX-
pectediy she might have acted in a
different manner. But. in her aston
ishment, Almira Peake followed her
instincts and training. She did moth
ing which might be construed as max
in a show of herself" She walked
out of the ward without looking at
Dave again or speaking to him
A step echoed on the bare floor.
Evening star., 1926-05-23

John Gidden came in, looking at AL.
mira with troubled eyes.
Dawes kinder bad off," he said
gravely. "RheumatiZ. He didn't sail
he's been here ever since-ever
since his trip on the Porto Bello. Took
him bad in both legs"
"Will he get over it?"
Doctor SAYS he will, but he ain't
got no notion when he'll get to walk
again. His legs are all kinder drawed
up, with this here last spell"
Dye s'pose," she said haltingly.
that I"
mo, I wouldn't go up there If
was you," Gidden counseled. Dave
amt hankerin' to see you. Kinder
mad cause you didn't stop an speak.
me?"
"Wa'al-yes-kind Of"
Almira got to her feet. For a mo.
ment she stared about. with the
desperate. furtive eyes of a trapped
animal. then said, "Come on out Of
here--if we can get out"
In the days which followed her re-
turn home Almira Peake fought with
the wild beasts Of anger. pity, love,
terror and hurt pride. She had to
see Dave. Folks would talk, of course.
She could hear them Run.
MIN after Dave Peake an him not
wantin' to see her." The thought
brought the blood pounding in her
ears. Well, let them talk! Nothing
mattered but Dave.
x X X X
HNIO." Dave Peale said. his mouth
drawn into q tight line Of pain,
IT don't want to see her."
But she's here" John Gidden pro.
tested. "I fetched her down. Ye can't
have her come down an then not see
ye"'
IT didn't have her come down.
Peake reminded him. "She come her
own self. / didn't send for her"
"Wa'al. anyways" Gidden be.
gan, but the man in the wheel chair
cut him short.
ITS this here way. john he said.
Evening star., 1926-05-23

he was willin' to take one last trip an
then settle down. Said he would. An
then he up an shipped on another
vessel Jest bound to keep on traip-
sin around the world" She paused
flushed an apologetic "I want aimin'
to take on. It's jest-ieSt-it's three
years today since he went"
"Oh, I'm sorry.' said Mrs. Willard.
You don't need to be. It's all
right. It's only what body could eX-
pect. marryin' a sailor. I jest got to
thinkin', that's all. Did you say
Tuesday you wanted me to come an
wash winders, or Wednesday,"
Y * x X
EvERY one in West Harbor prophe-
sled disaster when Almira Petit
shall and Dave Peake were married.
In the first place, no good ever came
Of marrying a man from away. Dave
belonged to the Peake family from
over near Portland, where, some time
In the year 1880. the first Peake to
land in the New World had made a
clearing in the wilderness around
Machigonne Point and built there a
house for his family before sailing
away in the feet of George Cleeve.
Since that time the men of the Peake
family had been sailors-reckless.
headstrong, self-willed mariners, all
of them. Stubborn as Peake,
folks used to say.
And the Pettishalls were also stub
born folk, with quick tempers.
For a time it did not seem that
these openly expressed fears were to
he justified. Dave settled down to a
lob aboard a trawler. He got home
for few days every two weeks or so,
built home in West Harbor and had
1t all paid for in less than two years.
Then. when they had been married
about four years, Dave explained to
Almira that he was going to make a
voyage. There was a vessel in Port
land harbor loading for Buenos Aires
He was gone the better part OF
a year. When he got back again the
baby had been born-and had died
Dave was remorseful. He said. a mar
Evening star., 1926-05-23

to work-putting the frame carefully
out of sight before she went back to
bed.
1t was not long after this that she
sent for John Gidden.
You want me to do what?" he
gasped.
go and fetch Dave home" she re-
peated quietly. Jest tell him how
sick / am an that / got to see him
afore he goes away. Tell him 1 amt
astin' him to come home to stay;
oughter see him afore he goes"
"How'm I goin' to fetch him?'
Gidden demanded. His legs is plumb
helpless. He can't walk q STEP"
Let the hospital folks fetch him
down to the boat an put him in"
"How'm goin' to get him up here
from the dock-s'posin' he does
Gomez"
Mrs. Peake surveyed him with quiet
eyes. "Ye know we'll as I do how
yo're a.goin' to fetch him up. What
for dye think / had you buy that
| wheel chair?"
UVNHERE did ye get that" Dave
w Peake asked suspiciously at
the men VINO Carried MN UP lLoiI tHc
boat set him in the wheel chair.
Gidden remembered his coaching
| only just in time "Oh, that 8
'Mirey's," he said. zone Of the Sum
mer folks sent it to her"
Cant she walk, neither?'
"She amt so bad off as all that
Gidden replied cautiously. "Still an
all, she's findin' the chair handy, she
says"
He wheeled Dave Peake along the
! road toward home-Almira had made
| it quite plain to every one that she
| wanted no one to come up with Dave
except John-and cautiously propelled
| the chair up the low steps.
Here ye are, 'Mirey"'. he called
cheerfully.
Almira Pcake. sitting in rocking
chair by the f1re and wrapped In
I quilts. looked up.
Evening star., 1926-05-23

IN I u. ma am --All0ifd f'e3ke
I'M shook her head emphatic
VI ally-"I don't hook rugs
/ Y for nobody"
Young Mrs. Willard
Used disappointed eyebrows.
But I've been quite sure you would
- them for me-" she exclaimed. "Not
Hnw. of course. l know how busy
'nu are during the Summer. But next
Winter, after the cottages close anc
pu aren't working for Summer peo
,!o-'
No. don't hook rugs for nobody
-\Imira Peake repeated decisively
III braid you some, IL you say So
'Rut isn't that almost as hard work
5 hooking them?" Mrs Willard had
'"termined not TO quit the field with.
o'It struggle.
Some thinks 'tis and some thinks
';alnt. 1 guess it's all in the way
lou look at it. All us younger vim.
;nen has got out Of the hang of it, as
gu might say. It's slow work, rug
hookin' is, an terrible hard on the
>houlders."
The city woman made a last desper.
ate effort.
Isn't there any one in the place
who hooks rugs?"
NO, don't guess there is. All the
Nimmen folks makes lace to sell.
here amt, as YOU might say. much
,nll for 1t, but now and agin some
'.ody that's been here for the Summer
kind of takes a notion to a piece an
luys it, but that amt often"
Then. why on GARTH" Mrs.
Willard checked herself abruptly.
The bay is lovely this morning, isn't
it?"
Yes. guess it looks all right" Mrs.
Peake admitted. but there's storm
comm. Hot weather in June amt
lea sonahle."
Following the woman's seaward
-;aze. the city visitor said: Have you
heard from your husband recently?
I suppose he'll be home almost any
day now"
NO. amt heard a thing. It's
three years since he went, an not a
line nor a word come from him no
inore'n if l wasn't his wife" She
paused, then said slowly. Its what
YOU git for marryin' a sailor"
Mrs. Willard cast about in her mind
for words OF comfort. Perhaps he
hadn't a chance to send letters. He
may not have touched port, you know
such things happen now and them"
Not with Dave Peake they don't.
The vessel he sailed on made her trip
All snug an nice an come back to
Potland Harbor in May a year ago.
Dave left her in furren parts, the
captain said. He said Dave signed on
a vessel that was goin' the Ian knows
where"
II shouldn't feel disturbed If 1 were
YOU" the city woman said vaguely.
He'll be back quite soon now"
"Mebbe." Almira's rough, work
hardened hands plucked at her
apron nervously. "Mebbe he will, but
it don't matter to mellow" Her
visitors kindly interest seemed to un-
lock secret doors OF constraint in the
tisherwoman's heart. I'm through"
she said bitterly. Through. I've
done all any woman could do. I've
made my livin' decent and honest
workin' for Summer folks. knittin'
Trap heads. turnin' my hand to any
thing l could get to do whilst l
waited for Dave Peake to leave the
sea. an settle down. Havin' him off
this way the hull time-it's more'n a
body can stand.'
Her starved eyes went seaward
once more.
''I told linn afore he went the last
time I was sick o. livin' here stark,
Sols, alone; said I was through lessen
Evening star., 1926-05-23
\ SHIP WITH SAILS NAY Tsam !nlrsy
Short Voyage Was Promised, but It Lasted Three Years

IT figger there amt no use Of us two
wastin' breath. 'Mirey don't want to
see me or she'd a. stopped an spoke
to me when she was here afore. She's
amin to do her duty by me-thats S
ALL"
"Wa'al, ye'd oughter let her"
"What for?" Peake demanded saw.
agely. Ought to let her tell me it's
q judgment on me for goin' off like
done an not stoppin' to home? S'pose
it's! I amt got to hear about 1t.
hev II"
But whatll tell her." Gidden
asked heiplessly.
THANK her for comm an tell her
she don't need to come again. Tell
her soon as they let me out Of here
Pm a-goin' down to Sailors Snug Har.
Dor, along with the rest Of the oil
junk that sets around an whites
out ships"
Gidden stared at him in frank dis.
belief.
Nov. Dave. ye're test talkin' fool.
ish," he expostulated. "plumb foolish!
you amt going to be able to use
your feet for quite while. you ought
to come home"
Dave Peake stared in helpless wrath
at the man before him. Finally his
face softened.
Look here" he said. IT spose 1t all
comes to this: You can't f1gger nobody
stayin' away from home. but mebbe
you would If Hatfield up an tor We
she was through" He spat out the
last word bitterly. AN mebbe you
would IL she'd see ye a-laytn' on yer
back an go right by without
Speakin."
"Wa'al"-Gidden rose. a shambling,
sweaters pose there ain't no more
use in talkin'. I'll come up to see ye
ag'in the next time l git over"
Downstairs Almira Peake got to her
feet at the sound of Gidden's steps.
"C'n / she began, then stopped
at sight Of his downcast face.
"Wa'al. not Jest today. Ye see. he
amt feehn--"
Bit by bit she drew from the re-
luctant Gidden what Dave had said.
When he had finished there was
silence for a few moments, then AL
mira Peake rose.
X y X x
ON one of his trips to Portland John
~ Gidden brought back a huge con.
lIlNdHCG, WIdpPCu Ouii0P'
one wanted to know what 1t could
be. but he took 1t up directly to AL
mira Peake. To all questions he re.
turned the same answer. Jest some
thin 'Mirey wanted I should fetch for
her" And Mrs. Peake was equally
noncommittal. She had long since
finished the braided rugs for Mrs.
Willard.
Gradually the news got about that
Almira wasn't we'll. One morning
Hannah Anne Pettishall observed that
there was no smoke coming from Al.
mira's chimney. although IL was near
ly s o'clock, and went over to see II
anything could be wrong. Almira was
in bed, huddled under the quilts. She
said she wasn't what you'd call sick,
Just feeling kind Of mean. Almira did
not get out OF bed that day nor the
next. The women took turn and turn
about running in to cook for Alnira
and clean house. She, who had been
the best housekeeper in West Harbor.
seemed TO take no interest in these
operations. She would lie for hours
at a time staring at the wall. One
day when the women had gone she
went upstairs, and hunted around
until she found the old set Of rug
frames which had been her mothers.
She brought them down, sewed on the
burlap foundation for rug, and went
Evening star., 1926-05-23
Lead Into Mercury.

I FAD has been transmitted into
mercury by experiments conducted
at Amsterdam by Prof. Smits. The
controversy over changing mercury
into gold is still raging. but the lead
mercury transmutation seems to have
been definitely accomplished.
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BISMARCK TRIBUNE

there are two branches entering the
city from tho direction, and passing
two large auto camps at Pelham Bay
Park. There arc camps also on the
New Jersey side, II little above Man
haitian, where he takes ferry and
then bus down through the island.
Ferries Erom West
Coming into Manhattan from the
west. the tourist has To- ferry across.
by one of four routes. If he has
Travelled along the Lincoln highway
through Newark, he'll find himself
in Jersey City. ut ferries taking him
to Cortland or Dcshrosses streets,
in the southern and thickly crowded
point of Manhattan.
Crossing Manhattan, east and
west the traveller should remember
that all streets below 69th are one
way streets, alternating east and
west. The odd numbered streets are
for west traffic. the even numbe red
for east. And il he happens to be
below First street.. in the named
streets, the "Onc Way Street" arrow
signs will guide him.
Only in the case of main cross
town streets, is this rule broken Tor
two-way traffic.
To reach Long Island with its
Coney Island. Rockaway and many
other famous resorts and exclusive
sections, the stranger should avoid
the main highways. Coming from
the north, he should cut across I'M
mediatcly to First avenue, Il wide
street taking him directly to the
plaza Of the greensboro bridge.
This is tho beginning Of the high
way lying along the north shore of
Long Island and passing Oyster Bay
Huntington, Lake Ronkonkoma and
other prominent points.
Queens Boulevard, off the same
bridge, takes the tourist to Long
Beach and Babylon.
To avoid lower Manhattan traffic
the driver may cross the greensboro
bridge at 59th street, and turn south
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"Student Prince" Is
Here This Evening

+. "'fhc Student Prince" the Mcssrs.
Shubert's browning achievement of
many triumphs OF nearly 25 years
Of producing. will be the attraction
ut the Auditorium tonight.
This is probably the largest or
ganization that will play Bismarck
this season. the company number
ing 100, including Il symphony
orchestra or 70 musicians and Il
student male chorus of 60 voices.
Three years were spent in re-
search work, the writing Of the
score. adapting tho play "Old
Heidelberg" for use as Il book for
musical purposes; the gathering of
costume material and the other de-
tails necessary To the production Of
SO enormous an enterprise: but
they were happily spent, since in The
completed work rs shown thcatcr-
gocrs, the Messrs. Shubcrt have
given to the theatre an opcrctta Of
beauty that will live forever.
"1he Student Prince" opened at
the Jolson Theatre. New York, on
December 2. 1924. Nine other COM
panics have been showing it in the
states. "Thc Student Prince" con-
tains better music. has Il more
charming score and contains more
delicious comedy than any opcretta
produced in our time.
The company assembled by the
MtSsrss ahubcrt has been carefully
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THREE BASIC
REASONS FOR
TWOCENT TAX
Proposed Measure Fairer Ia
Farmers, Since Gas For
Tractors Is EXEMPT

There are three basic reasons
why the voters should approve the
twO-cent gas tax ut the June pri-
maries, according to a bulletin is
sued BY the Two-Ccnt Gas Tax
Committee which initiated the
measure this spring.
First, the bulletin says, the pro-
posed measure is fairer to the
farmers than the present One-cent
gas tax because the farmer will not
be obliged to pay tax on gasoline
consumed for purely agricultural
purposes such as gas for tractors
and stationary engines. Under the
present law the farmer pays the
tax Of one cent on every gallon pur-
chased, while under the proposed
law he will pay u two-ccnt tax only
on gasoline consumed in his auto
mobile just like every other motor
list. This will effect a big saving
for him.
Second, every dollar collected
from auto owners as a tax on gas
Oline under the initiated measure
will 60 for road purposes. The
present One-cent law gives the first
two hundred thousand dollars H6
the state for purely state admins
trative purposes and road users de-
rive no benefit from it. The prac-
tice of diverting gas tax receipts
to other purposes than road con-
struction has been severely con.
demned by all authorities who take
q fair and dispassionate viewpoint
of the proper distribution of the
tax burden.
Third, the demand for improve
ment of the state highway system
is so great that the state highway
commission cannot finance its pOr-
ton of their cost and at present
cannot take on any new construc-
ton work until 1923 because of in
adequate funds for this purpose
The proposed two-cent gas tax will
enable the construction of better
| highways at the rate demanded by
the people of this state.
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By
ELENORE
MEHERlN

II felt like it."
DO you always do as you feelr'
"Mostly-yes-~"
"You wanted to come the other
n,iigh!tMlots Of other nights. but you
She frowned. He went on casu-
ally. not removing his glance from
her profile: II forgot to tell you. A
friends Of yours, Jack Horace, is
down here. Arrived last week. Nice
chsp[went to school with you,
Sandy said quietly: Eyes" She
thought: H"Now he knows all about
me-, Everything"
Probably Jack had even told that
she had run away on her honey
moon. Everyone in Santa Barbara
knew that. Had he told her Of the
bsby and that It was dead!
Sandy looked out to the water, all
her happiness vanished.
Ramon's hand stole over hers.
She tried to laugh. Il suppose he
told you nine or seven things about
II DOM. need anyone to tell me
. a.. ~ !, you, Sandy. i can see all !
ayes! And for summer friend ips
one doesn't need to go very deep.
Besides, lW- 81 bn be leaving--so it
doesn't matter"
"You're going hack7 I thought
you were to stay indefinitely"
ibid Jack say that?'
He colorcd: Eyes" He was little
ashamed. But.he noticed the white
ness Of her lips, the defiant tilt of
her head. She had unconsciously
raised it, the. Swallowed eyes aflash.
His eyes exulted in her beauty. A
young, beautiful girl like this mar
ried to Z mean fellow that she didn' t
love and who was robbing her of
happiness and who now tried to
make her return to him.
He guessed this was the unpleas-
ant news she had received. She had
grown desperate with the thought
of return.
Sandy bit her lips together.
He said: Are you angry because
I met friends Of yours p
She looked at him coldly. "No
But Tn not stupid. ! know what
a gossip Jack Horace is"
"You mean you think he talked
about your
II Know he dld!
Listen, Sandy. he talked-yes--
but not to me. merely CHANGED
to hear it. Perhaps shouldn't have
listened. l couldn't help it. wanted
10 hear. was dying to know about
you. I've been dying Of curiosity
ever since met you. I've thought
of you necessarily. There's no harm,
in that, is there? How could / help
it? You've no idea how haunting
you are! You can't know how it
! made me feel when saw you rush.
ing down to the water the way you
did that night-Sandy-don't turn
your head away"
But she became excited and stood
up. "Oh, it's nothing. Ramon. !
just don't. want you to be interested
in mel don't want it"
He took her hands and drew her
back to tho bench. "You can't stop
it Sandy. How do you think you
can stop it,"
(COntinucd.)
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ADVENTURE
REVEALED
SPARK PLUG
Minor Auto Accessory Tells
Tale of Daring Search
For Rare Mineral
(By ISRAEL KLElN)

Those small porcelain plugs on
which your. motor depends for its
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Within their insignificant bodies
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They recount the tolls Of scien.
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immense crevices Of the volcanic
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:. Eighty Million q Year
Even after its delivery into the
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All this care and research and ad-
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OOO,OO The sillimanite that goes
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