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Show Page Seven THE MIDVALE JOURNAL The Colfax Bookplate NEARBY ar.d YONDER -------~ B~AGNES MiLLER~------WNU sen lee (C) by The Century Co SYNOPSIS On a certain momentous !\lon· day morulng Miss Constanr'e Ful ... ler, cataloguer and seller ot rare bool{s at Darrow a New and New Bookshop Second Hand York, notices that the flrst cus· w biteto mer to a d1gn1fted wno bearded old gentleman saunters Into the alcove plaPoter carded Medical Works Burton one ot the employees amazes Constance Uv telling: her he paid 610 at auction for an old Ia w book containing • Colfax bookplate Suddenly a girl • sllrtek ot • Murder' rings out In the store The elderly customer Is on the ftoor unconscious, with bis right wrist slashed. Just before the shrieking girl falls In a. faint, she calls out to Peter, whom sht: seems to recognize as the m•n who bought the rare book tn Richmond, Va, a few days before • Keep It I Keep It for me'" Peters sister, Nancy, began that morning working at Darrow e. CHAPTER Ill-Continued "What a shame I' l sympathized "People are just stiiY And maybe It's a little too soon to expect to rent the flat. Your luck will turn I" Ernesto gave a pesslmlstlc-nrtlstlc shrug, nnd mo\ ed off to greet some new arrivals Nanry leaned 0\er the table t011 ard me "I want to ask your advice," she an "Peter thinks you're the nounced he most senstble young woman knows" "Thank you TIJ,tt makes a girl feel so mce a nil ~afe I" Absorbed in a new idea, :\uncy cun tlnued to lenn 0\er the table anrt so missed a two "ecuuu drama th.tt llasbed past on the stuirCa'e 8tl houetted agmnst the big bull wmdo\\ the figm e of a youn.; man sudden I~ turned the COJ ncr ot the lunrlmg leatled to the h.tll posed etTect1,el1 an tnstunt, back to~> ar<l we, before a long mm or near the stmrcn,e, t11en sntistled, flashed p 1st the ball doiJr Ilt• vis The frnnt door slamme<l ored cap had bcPn low on IllS fare he wm e a loud, 1agttely famlliar SUI, '''fhls Is 11 hat I want to a k you about," ~uncy wJs sa1 lug eagerly • Do J ou tlnuk tt would he all ~tght It Peter nud I sh"uld t.tke that flat upstalls" Could you nod I look at It • after tunc h 1 Do 1ou thtnk it would be all nght ~" 1 S\l!JPOSe so If you "\\ hy nud Peter want a rbt But '' hy . . .'' "Ilecnuse JIJal\ m.t lnsul ted me so nbout my eloperuet.t that 1 simply won't stur bome ~either Will Peter We 'e left and we h:\\en t anywhere to go, not e1 en tontght I And we·~e aii\U\S )1\ed d011nlt1Wn nn!l IIJ,e It nnrl 1 101 e to k~ep house, nntl I don t !'ee why 1 should be done out ot Oh I e\CrJtlllng just berause ne'er ftulshrd 1" 1 perccned that 1 wns now In for tbe con<•lu"wn of this distressmg cl11ld s smll:ular romance • Bt an don came to the bouse ln ubnut half an hour to get my suit case," proceeded Nancy, system,Itirnl Jy , "n hlle e1 eryb<Jdy was still out It "as p.tcl.ed, standing by tlte bull He walled there "litle I hut rae k dashed upstairs for my thmgs; I I hadn't expected blm qutte so Sll<•n came right down uguln, but he was ,.alreadY boldtng the door open with the suitcase In one hand and ltls own We got the trnln hag In the otller all right. As we "ere getting into Trenton 11 here It st11pped he sug gested gomg Into the diner to get some tea, be said If I'd go 10 flrst and keep a table, he d come rt,;h alone atl.er he'd mo,ed l•nr things to o bet ter seat that was just being vacated But I bad to come right hack, for Lite diner was full, I mel him just as he was starting forwat d with our hng-~ and goodness he was cross I I thought be must he terrthly hun~,.,.y ann diCln t say anything "Well, at l'htladelpllla, ue ltud to thnnge tt a ins for Atlantic City, and walt 8 few mmutes for the cnnnec tlon De said '\Vt1v dnn I ~ou go bur I han su~ those picture pnstnts? gested sending son•e home to tell our news So l we11t 01 er to the news stand and turned arnunil to look at he waA raring towurd him and the door w1 th our 111 o bags'" "\\hat did you do?' I lnqulrPd at last lnteres!Pd "I ran fust~r ann.tter wav and got to the door Iii st. nnd . u'Yes, my dear?'' "I g1 ahhed uwuy nty own suitrnse and Jut him-bard "Nancy,' said I In congratul.ltury (Ones, • shed n., teats O\ er ) our et st "lnle friend Mr f1 wer I think you dtd a good job with ltlm" Ihut s what the 1ra<elers al<.l tUdJ ~nld," oh~enefl Nan• v complucelltly "1 he statwn guard got her, rlgltt a11uy, hecuuse I cried and rltanuoo Sue telegraphed for r.tn I I'Pier and he came tur me t11te In II•~ I was so o o glad to see e1 enlng tum 1 And then as he nnil the Trav Pier" nlcl lailv and I were crnssm!! tlfu stat1nu to the New \ ork trntn" Ill ~ ou belte1 e me?-there wa• llrnndon again, 8llOOJIIng hehmd a \\ell ltke a fool-! sup. bcndt 1 po"e he<,llt~e I 11 ts so nervous-! . s~renlllell" '\\ lty <!til he come hnck?' I couldn t •help uzzhng aloud "I ghe up" conft>,•ed Nanty "Did ne tlnnJ, 1 IHJUid PHI e1e1 ever, In this world or the ue~t forgive him for tr~lng to ge; rlil of me, ufter he'd "tlsked me to go off with btm? Wei' anyway, there be was" "What dtd he <:lo?" "Ran, of course" •'And 1 suppose Peter gave chnse?' "Yes; he overtoo11 him and they had• a dreadful fight right there In the station but Brandon got nwny and Peter got arrested and rame !tome only this morning 'The Tra"l'elers' aid And on tbe la1y brought me b<lme trllln,'' whispered !l:anc:v In nn awe att ck tone, as the last fragment of try vanished, "the queerest thing of all happened !" "What was ttr "You see, I cried so much I hall I to ha1e a clean hlrtllkt>tclnlf opened rnv smtla•a to .::et <ne nnrl mstde were Peters gt uy m~ed ~1111 ani! collm s and razot s .tnd tlrtH{!S an<! a crumblv old Jeatli~J I JW hunk 1" ":'laucj I \\'ns It teally l'etrrs suit case all the ttme, and r.nt 1outs? "'lou get the (,)otnt at ou<e I ltu<.lll r noticed it befm e, twcuu~e I had11 1 been cnr1 y1ng the hags, All) wny, the two suitcases are just ordmnt y btar k I ha1en t leather ones, much nltl,e had time >et to tl.;ure out how tltev got cbnngeil, but at least I changeJ them back ngam 1\ hen I got home Come on, lets go nnrl look at that flat. ' I summoned Et nestu, and explutnerJ to him thnt Mtss Burton ;vas desirous of Inspecting bts 'acnnt apartment By the happiest of coincidences, she and her brother "ere now seeking new !lying quarters and s!lnred bts Ernesto contempt for the subway raptly led liS forthwttb liP two steep flights <>f stairs, and into a suunv front suite of three small room•, marle by cunning partttt(lnlng out of one former enormous apartment Nancy eyed with cool apprursal the rurL>Iture to the living room, punched the mattresses, rattled tlte poto In the kitchenette and dt~cus~ed terms wah Crnpsto SliP h td r ol kept bouse for a refined genteelly poor 11 IdOl\ I'd father for Dl)thmg Fmally "\\ho else lilt'S hete~· she lnqulted "In the rear apartment, just be ·~te my ltlnd me I" replied Ernesto Ne1 er will wtfe mv four clulrlren 11elo\\" he ptu,ert )OU be lonelvl With no ulr of cl max-"!11 es Mr Gt osveuor !" "Who s ~e?' demanded ~ltss llan Iattan 1\ttll unsh tl.en IIIIIIUie "Most dtSttngutsh gentleman I He long ngo It wns O\\ n~d !Ius bou!"C lie ~II to we, I rent ht~ fathPr s hun one floor, ~o ull his ltfe he ll\e In one hou<e Tltml, for ~ew Y•lrk" 'ls he mre~· In quit ell N JOCJ "Sure I I tell you most rltsttngulsh I 'lhe~ at-e 1er~ ~1tss Gto~•enor al•o quiet lndv and gentleman nlJ!I mo"t dtstmgul,h I Nobody else lne here, e1 e1 ~ ltody ntze !" "\\ell, I guess If I!Jl brother and l will do we It come, deculed l'iancy and with her bteath tni,Jng •peed onutched a ten dollar btll from her purse nod thrust It at Ernesto l:le bustled d<l\\ nsl.tlrs ahead of us to muke out the receipt for the depos.t feebly I remo~traterl 'Nancy,' 'woul<ln t It be better to walt and let Pete! come and ~ree-' Suppose be rtoesu t-' 'Certainly he wilt like It' He~ got to, I took it on his actuum-so cun\eulent, right In our busmess nPJghbot hood 1 1 nm perfectly posl tl~e It ts gmng to be Just the right pln~e for us I So thev were comln.; tltere But mu~t of Nuuc~ s p1 e\lous )nll,;ment~ ttl led me "tth u cutwus aptJrehenslon rhnt rotuclHm II wa< goln~ I< he just rhe wrong (liMe for them My luncb eon enterprt•e had cet taiDI) been sue <essfut lu con' ilt<111g :Sanry thut all ls not nete~s.trtly o\er at se1euteen. ue\etthei<"S. It bull ftlled me wtth an lnexplknl>le smklug feelut~ whlc 1t ~Hn tne u!Tectlonare GiJ!l speed of Ernesto r.uled to <II pel CHAPTER IV Ex1t Bookplate It \\US \'Cll quiet In the shop !Jnt<y AbtJnlt notmg my entr tme -tole rot ward to.Hled 10 the gu trd11 ith important news 'That poor old ~~ ntteman I He die(! >tt oue o clol'k ~lr t t<e tol1J us • '\V 11 hout t"el U\ ermA <. uu::scJous un•l out stt>pped ~fr (' 1~ nnd 8 tnll \our~ tn, n a stra11~er • \h ~It<s luller ' s,wl air ~ .t~e of "ut<e l<>U re tlllftllm~l~ ~<' Hlr for U" TitS Is ('.tpt I Ill Ash! H1!l ~~~ DlltO\\'s ne1d1e\\ ~~ · ll~TS·- [,{' ·~· POULTRY BREEDS BEST FOR FARl\iER @ ~. Fem::~le S,rangcr" ~ 'litE ltttle bulla! ground '•Jt St I Pnuls <hurdt at Al•x.Jtlllttl \u, tt.ete Is un tnsctlptlou on H nwnunant tltll never r tits to a Itt ad the luterPst of ale• t p t"Stl, hy II Ittl lllllte the lllentllv of tire W•lfliUn whose "'"ttn~ plnce It m trl<~ h.ts p)u<ledull .trtempts to <nl•e the m~~tety for more thtn a lt readscentUJY of ltme !" 'I hP ~lemnt y "A Hes rucu lool,ng \\ ltlch ts the uest bt red of poultt' us "'er for nn !tour or so nit e.111v nnrl fot the 0 1110 f,umet? II the 11.1~ of n CI11111X, hI" (()Ill! to \\ 1th mme th.llt '\00 f.u m Jlueks ou Miss sPe jOUr futm.u• CHid IJ•tlex "Juch to ha~e .tu ans11 et to th1~ ques tuller, str, ran ghe JOU nJtue exn<t tton tloth on \\lmh ttcmlls 1\e e mfurm:::twn tltnn unvone else hete re kept dUtlDg 1!)26 JU CO 0!1<!1 nttOll II Itit ..:.trdmg ottr r.Jtnlogulng metlu ds '• count~ agents and the ,t,;tlcultural 'QUtle S<> I" lllUIJilllred t'Hrt.lln ,Ash ex{en~ton ~e1' "e of tlte Ohto college arn I course uf tancJ ag1 eeably, ",Jrl(] State uul\er,Ity, poultr~ sveo.tltsts at here m seareh of lnformutwn and the um1er~tty maJ,e tht~ ansl\et tngrturtton' . er • '!here are !'eletal tlung, to con A ot not dtd I Wttb all the enlltusl.tsm shier, but prob 1hlv the most 1111 Femt~ le ~trangf1r reel on bemg thus bnt!lrd hy u person so sul[Htsmg that he could reach un who<e mot tat .ulictlllg• let mlnatrcl portant Is the mdtl tdual 11 btm of the farmer'' appointment nheud of time, I led the I on the f<•urth dnv of Octuher, 1~16'litis Befote ftuuung t'H" an~u er the spe wu) to mv desk 'I he c.tptntn 1 rompt 1 a~erl 2~ )eu" un<l 8 m< nths ly re1ealed other sUJprls!'o Ills open I stone Is eterte<l hv her tl 'tunsoltte cttltsts ex.uwueu the t ecot ds and tog remnrks h.td certainly not bePn hush.md m whose urms >lte hreuthed unaljzed them In "Auai\Sts of l'oultty l'rotits, 1()26" a new hulletm pub recalcitrant and he dtd nr t ldok um out her last slgt., and wiJo 11 uter Gnrl col•l dull the soothe to utmost hi dtd llslted for free dt' tttlJution by the keen other any thun wore complacent aguculturnl college extenston serHce pt osperous young man lo tile late enr of r!enth •• It ap•reurs that a brtg en route from Copies of the 16 page bulletin may be tiHDttes. He was dark haired, clean shaven, slightly stooped: he bud a llallfni tu the West ln<ltes put thts obtmned ft om the county agent or bnlllaot rosy complexlon, ruther swnll, couple nst ore on July 2"\, that the• the umverstty very sharp t11 Inkling gray eyes, bait- serureil hotel nnd phystclnn service. A, erages used m comp.umg breeds concealed hehtnd tight spectacles with that the wnmao s 1nl'e was kept he IV of poultry were dta\\n from recol(lS tiny blm k runs, and a most amtahle llv vetlerl rlesptte tht: hot weather, of Leghorus, Plymouth Hocks, W~ an expresswu, to 11 hich composure 11 as that two botel guests onlv were per dottes, and Hhode Islan<l Retls Leg ,, ll!Pd hv thP m• n tn help him care horn Jlocks constttutetl 50 8 per celll the leadmg characteristic Moreo\er, 1 soon saw thnt whlle I for her ani! they ontv after helng of those 1epm tmg, and the a' e1 agP swurn to secrecy concPrmng what tlt(•y stze of the Lcghotn Hock \\He latger might lntJOduce him to new wecllnnl cal de1 tees, I could leuro fur more ml~tht Iento, thnt he prepared her than fot any othet !need tndlc.tttn~ tltnr 1 taught, about rare bo0ks and ho<lv for hut Ia!, orrlereil the stone that Le,;hotnS ate mote udapt.tble tu literary curlostltes Oe had been too m.tr' er ulth tlte ahme descrtptlon anti lat ge flocks • oe1 et ely 11 ounrted, it s!'emerl In the rltsnppenterl nfter the funeral, that nn • I he Le~IJOlllS oil\ei ..tged lJ D C~J~:-, Somme o!Tens11 e In 1016 e""r to re- nn 1tlv for ~ome y~are he returned and more per Lt11 d than any othct bt eed l:le had therefore lnsperten 1he g1 are "nd then his <I sits the spectnllsts pomt out 'llus beats turn to the front turned-rehentously, I JUd.!;e, at that 1 ended out tile contentiOn th.tt Le,;lt<H ns .t-e ~·am ve 1rs later ns the story goes better ~gg pt oducers tlt.tn othet Itt ~e<IS hour of histon -to acqUire a thorough an el1lerlv mnn and \\ontnn dPJlC tr~<l 1-twu ledge of his nncP~tral hu•im•ss • Tllet e ure exec) twit- ho11 c1 er fot I gor a further jar when I s.nv him or<lPrPd the •tone repl 1ced tly n more some of the 10111 st 111 o<iucm6 llud,~ tul.e promptly to our ralnhow card costl:v monument ar:c the follnuing \Hre Leghotns lhete 11 ts little dJf Sjstem verse n rldeil · ference tn eeJ prodUCtlllll UlllOn,4 the How loved how honored once avails Uuee Ame11~ 1n bt eerls, tltlwugh the In ltstenmg to hi• molle~t but nu thee notthotitatlre con\ersatiou, for the first \\ \Un<lottes a'etagru 7 2 e.;~' mote To "hom related or by "hom begot time that daj 1 forgot my troubles pet lm<l t'tnn the 1'1\mouth Holks A heap of ou•t alone remain" of thee and wltat was still better, other peo 'Cash rt•tetpts 11ete It •s for the Tt$ all thou art and all the proud shall be pies And then surtdeolv a vh ld blaze Leghm os than fot nny of the other of life nnd color cnme ltltlng flown the 'l Itt~ ~~ t1 ue de<tllte tit~ ht eeds aiole of the old, dun booksbop uhlct 1 Then they too, di:;appeared teuvlng htghet e~g pt odnctwu lot I c ,;ltl)tll', had that very mornmg been the scene rl1e 111~nt11v of 1 1H! 'em.tle Strau,et and tS hugel:y due to meHn,e<l meat ot smlster tragedy: Nancv, wttb ber forever shrouded tn mystery receJJJts ftom hen, an<l brot'ets fur • • • brlgltt blue eyes her wanng c I1es to ut the Ameucan ln~eds The Tournament of Roses tt,ur her peach ~tlk clad feet nnd her • 'l'otul expens~s pet lnt<l 11ere sh,;ht npple green frock Under ber left arm N CLLI'BH \110.'1 ot their .t!t(IICCJ3 iy htgher jor the tluee \mencan was pressed a tlun oct a 1 o volume tton of the cltmate and emuonmenl bteecls 'lhb tended to b.tl.tnce the bound In calf~ktn In winch they hve, the residents of lnbor mcome •o t'tat It wns qmte stm 'Pardon me, hltSS Fuller; I have a I' ts 11!ena, ('nhf, some tltlrty odd 1ems tlnr for tl•e four breetb \\ttl! on I~ message ft ow Mr Darrow for you,' founded the Tout nament of 50 Cf'nts dt!Iet ence bet 11 ecn the Lt.,h ago ~he began carefully and Importantly Uoses-ha•lng conceherl the !den fn>m and tlte low In 1.1bor mcome, It IS liP as If repeatln,l a formula she had been a floral fete to Nice l't an!'r,, which patent that there Is no pr.tcltcal dtf taught. "\VIII you kindly remove the since has been beld annu tlly on New terence m the ptollt.tbleness ol these bookplate from this book, and have It )(',\rS d I~ four mn n bt ee1ls ' and the boolt advertised for sale, sep In the bf'glnnlng there wa~ no arntely, In the trade pres~?" thougltt of the elnborate floats of lhts Consumed wtth curwstty, I took the day an<l age-the good folks met ely A slimy black label pasted on u tmmed their bu.;,;les nnd w.tgon• book the back bore the gilt lettered title· with flt>wers and drove through the 01<ter shell 11lnch ts used for poul streets In parade fnrmatwn A mntlced try ·Is made by CJ us lung the whole NOTES success from the st.trt t te toutnnment shell,, after 11 luch thev HIe washe:l on has been elaborated upon und eniHrged tin ee tunes Follow Ill!; the washm..; unttl It hns gtown to unhelte1nhle pro the CI nshed shell IS dttc<l 10 rotar:r Medical Statutes port10ns and world wide reo• wn-the dtjers, the mtense 1te It of whtch de tn the prndmt of the romhtnPd effm t~ of the slto~s all fotetf!ll and putttd nntter, VIrginia civic. soct.tl anti otlter 01 gantz tttnn• maldftg the shell sumt.u v and cle tn In constructive co npPTntlon 'l'he heatmg msm es ft eedom ' om Code Usun Is there are a hundred ot more odor and pol"liouous matte1 entt ies As many a• 1!~1 000 cut It los After dq m,; the ~hell IS scteene•l W Clarlhew soms hale been useo on fi ~Ingle !lout into ti•O 'lzcs, for 1te,JS and chid,• ' The tahor of some ;'dt(Xl pet snns 11 111!< Ihe O\et,lze<l matert.tl Jespecl11eh 1810 tng the major portl••n ot the nt~ht and uu-t IS eltmmnterl "You re sure the message !s cor befote, Is necessary to dP(IIIate tlte The feedtn,.; of n~ stcr shell Is !I "I undet stood tim float as the 111e hloss• m' n< ressnnlv rcct? • I Inquired ptacttce tu poultt~ hu<hnn<lty good uook had already been ordered by the must be put tn place wttlttn a few as the lu-'h cnlctUIO COlli eO I (Hill Ide, Legal federation" llrP bone bmld ng mat<'ttal for g10wmg hour• hefore tlte pttu<le st11tS Nancy's red lips parted In an ex cost of constrtH tlng nn!l dPrnratm,.. l>n ds and e~,; shell tnatcu,JI for lav <fled tl tter thP floats approxhu lles $-,u OliO lng hen• I or tins 1e l''Oll the m,tte "Tbey wont tAke It I" ~!,tOY ol the non< r he<l"k~l) ueu 11 tl •'wnld ue .t 1 .ul,lble m ferders at tluns HIIPd \\ lth hP.tutJful l(trls In llll t llllCS 1 was stncken dumb by this devasr.1nry costumes rPpt eseur ,our hern tating tnfurmatlon ('ultfornln t<mns-en< h lltn~ 1\tlh ull 'It s wo expensh e I' conhded Nann others In ftil n<ll1 hut e 1111<'•1 cnmpe with nw"t tuterest lllg lnd Iset etton (tiJ(lfl tO JIICSUJt the llll!sl Pi dll I llf t '.1pt.11n Ashland was ohse11 mg h~• Pllf""l ndlfl-h t!ldiJllP 11o 11 ur totuposedly anrl wtth tltat close at Is P~tlmHte<l th.Il "'IIIP LIIO lltKI It I tentHm one LJestows on n remnrkubt.Ln< k of smr<htne oftl'n causes IPg fPt etgncr and I sen!'ed thnt the ne" l pPI:::iUns In tiddHIOII to tho~e rlslf}lll~ iu Pu~nclt JJ,t comt~" to Wlln~s~ rlli\0. ,.;or 1\e.tkncss 111 <h11l' nnuute slw woulrl •Pill out g11 lng du• gPIIU• "(IUII<JP whf<)l J((jllll(i) t\\11 unlit f•>r same tus uncles possllll\ 0\Cl<IOII<hll,.; tile hOU'C t.IU"CS roup tH Ul ~ 10 p l""lll~ l1er II< remark• ou learmng thut II tt'C'! 19l'l. \..\ ~lt-rn Ne\~sJavt-r llnlon I llS \HIJ ,JS StU I(!'<( I ltl!l,s 11 td for once 01 erreutlted him~ II Heu\eu• • Bad Ul1sses Jut the bull' LargeT Titan Capi'cl Tl e rotor of the <'.!~ sh~ll" hIS lor ~lr llarrow had cer ~)e ugntn? > 14 Is l~tn,(tou 1 \\ u1 tpttlll t 111~ to do ,, tilt the food ,,tine of notl11ng e I g,11 tatuly losl !"<Hlle uwnev I ttw "11 fH r tntt~ 111<1 ro f• ~t "td<' the C',. ~ ... ~UllCj 8 )ouk thllf froof hit e1en hPI >11e nf rite ll•il 11 I 11111 at lilt' 1 I• ~tl!gle 1 lnqutretl spre.t•lln~ our n11 Index ~ar11s a" u gpntle htnt that I would he ntnne "Yes. and oohod~ knollS "Ito he I" And empl"wes are not to t tlk nhoul the acudent Mt'"" Fuller And oh thai gnl "Ito gnH the ul.mn I Shes Still UJl(<10CCln~C10U' the )lfiS[lllUI IJ~O pte s,JY J'n t this the must ex<itln;. uud 011 fut thnt,; you e1er had happen to you?" t agreed fen ently, nnd !J.rl'~ e1upmute1l gnmg me u chance whtle tlnlslnng ntJ mtlex to r~flect on rite munv ottnn,;e eHut~ connected wllh that nnstPllhllS old law hook now up m ~lr Ott rrm\ • o!hre How nJ.tnV per>""' It nil •II<• II 11 ln terest lu It' l'eter Btu ton, IllS no 1.oo11 n rl\ tl b11lder ut l:tchtuonr., "hoe1er hnd t>r,>ken ot>en tltnt gtrl l'eter s suttcnse m the hotel utHI nuw llw polite untl h tnllsomP Bt.lllllon !ol\ er t l"ot und~r "lw•e u u•111< c• If not hts had I> IU<y s SUI lease su<l•len fflr l'lopement ty become l'etn s? •<>nt h 1 lie h 111 oot h.ttl e1 en the -ll~lttest de,Ign ogattl~t her I !Its {ITII pos.t! to elnJJe w.1e nothtn~ but n pre rext to enr~I the Burton huu'e, I< 1 Nanty, wtth her Ut ties, n 11 r title ot Peter • H11 hnwnd tttp lr HI mfut It tell htm exaliiV 11he1e rile t,m !Juok ll.t' ' -of 111lose existence unll 1alue lte wus e1 nlently SOI'tellow O"- tre nt re.1<ly 'l hen tu the numt•er of rh~ book f.tnctets was the poor oil} gen tl<>nwn of the I JW nlro1 e Yet was It SNI<thle to ,1s ume thut out of lite hundred' of hool<• tltet e he lla<l sp!ciiiiy 1\'tntetl <turtllew• "Notes ? But If not. 11 !J~ "us tlle girl who had a 111,11 Inlet e<l to that very boo!,, so exuuordlnanly 111>ser uhen •he found the old m m <Ising? \\by dtd she cry "Keep It for me"? .Now, wltute1t:r value tt had was as an antique, and for law uook collec As the book Itself was not a tor~ valuable trophy, could there be auy thmg about the plate tbnt m•ght ha1e Influenced the searcher of Peter's suit· ca,e? I resol\ ed to presume on the fact of being one of the employees Mr Darrow spoke to; to ascend to bls of11ce, and to ask Ins sect etary to let me see Clnrlhe" s "l'lotes' Inc! dentally, I Intended to get a look at that bookplate, m~self I rung for the ele\ator Down It clanked with unheard pt promptneSB, ues~"l' By T. T. Maxey ~POULTRY l I tli,Jl [(~\\ ( 1\ tl \\,IT le!U, one of thetr nuntiJ~t ts ,J Chill< sc He IS Ld11 11!1 ll,ll Cohola, \\ItO IS still tleJt at e1t:hl\ tile ~lute than eight\ l ems tll:n .Is .t ~mull ltoy of four m tatters on u Sh,Jn~h,u 11 lt.tt f, he toolc rite f III< 1 of a \.tnkce "ttlor \\Jilt lte t e~ult tl .. tt the b"' still <.l .m.tv 11111 ra \er 1g un s 1\'\ Ins n.ttne l~tnd lie tlntlll J.uHied tu t,Joutestct, ~ltss, the I lie home ol l I)ll I r!11 at <1 0 11 ,htp's m11q1 r '1 !te c •l•t.un lo(l)( lttm lo his home .Ind g ne hun Ins n uue llsm,; 111 .uldtlton, Cohotn llc grew np 111 the 111 v horne and t•nltste<l In the Chtl 11.11 r.nd 11hen the 11,1r ended lind the gt e tt lta[lllllleSH of hetpmg Ius br nefn1 tot m In~ old age lle re Pllll~te<l In the regular atm) ami saw lie sent<e on the w~ste.n frontlet 11 as retn ed bC'fore the 11 ar of US mudt to Ins clts.,ust \\ htle set vmg tn South Dnkota he mat ned a :\or 11e,;t.m ne ~~ uow a wldower wtth lile 1t1mg clul<llen -lloston Globe liS j,JlV\1 ..------'"".1 NO MORE GAS SOURNESS, HEARTBURN. SICK HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA or DISTRESS AFTER EATING orDRINKING Build to Defy Quakes A fo11n "f ronstturtt(ll llill<lt \\Ill offet :rtelt t<'s"t.tnce to earthqutl 1s .111<1 11ill a<l<l to the sifltv of tie JIH llet' Is the <tim of btufdet' in Cost 1 Ht~a Ue uknces are no11 hC'Ing consltuctetl of lu,;h ,;t.tde 11 oollcn ft ames and In mIll\ lllstances htlt k \\ails nte temforced 111th ronrtete ptll.tts at !'lose mten Ils 'I his m tl.es a so ltd ft nmr of reutfoned !'ottCr€'te in 9. quul,e the ft .1me, It Is belle1 erl \\Ill temuln st.mdmg and "ene as n ,,, otrrtton to the bUJidtng For Cuts, Burns Bruises, Sores Try HANFORD'S BALSAM OF MYRRH All dtolen are <alh..-iud to relllad Joar m..., lor lho fint bottle 11 not IUittd. Fat Baby Worshiped \\ t tglung ns mur h .ts a to tn, n b.Ihy 10 J olo 111 the l'tnltppme tslmds Is hemg wm shlped by the natt1es, who ltelte•e th,tt so Iat ge ll bumnn bcmg must be a Me'SI,th 10 tnf,1nt form AI· thou~h onlv sc1en months old, It 11 elghs 150 pounds, eats ten pounds of liCe ut a me.li and has to be cnrrt!'d to the table hv t\\O men, acconltng to tepmts M.101 nat11es are offe11ng the ':\lesstnh · gt fts to secut e its fa1 or ffOm your dnler HAROLD SOMERS Brooki)"D. N Y New York for Women llPtlm has tlte tltst 1\0llltn 1"1tent 1tt<n llt'l In Gcnnnnv F1 tnlt•tn I ued,t llerzfeltl Hofiman a ph\SICI"t decl<led there \\US more money m ad\IStng In 1 en tors how tn fll ote( t the results of their tmesttg ttwns tlwn there was m stttmg belund le~den j trs and other t thor.ttorv put nphernallu She there 1111 e s11 Itched o~er ft om srtence to 'tw nod ncentl\ qu tltfiett ::~ -----~ Any orator 1\0Uid tnther make ltts nudtt'nce cheer tbnn laugh but It's easter {t~ s Will \ .~.·~ $1 ,, ~ ave ~n" .;Jtt:~ Supcr~lslon of tl•e hPtlth ot cluldren II IIIli hlrlh to the ve11rs nl ag-e as well H1e to IS rturrng the srltno) Jlt>rtorl h.ts heen htou.;ht Jnutl!'<'ll \!'.us thout In ~lt<ldiP-III•t ongh ~ m muf.tc lllllllr- Hllcl -.ectpott to"n in Ynrl\~dure I n~l Ill() tltt "11~11 en npPr IlliiO of the •Ill< ,,I ton rntumi( tee •tnd the child ~<•lftrP u>mnnttPe • • • • • • 10 0 11~1 lon,.. fout 1Sio!U"" 111 lll'i~lll L ~s c.t11nnr he p o lrt<<'<l 11 ttl nut '\etv 1\l'll, go lo ~II•• 1\ttkes 111111 ...,111111 IIlii It I) h\ U Ill ,!:( dnlll .. ( tl\ tl"t:d nttt Of"PIHIUS foorltn "ome shape Bnn< ~ tell Iter I 11111 fnlloiV ~lr Uarrow, Wlfil ~olcl II"' Ill( ulso tJu.o (ltll"'l\l I me ahonJutelj ,;,0nt tl lltStJnrtinns Do jOU ond~Istand, ~lh' ft l:Olllfllll"' -ll)() /Of 111!0. pill 11<:. HI floU1 J3Ut[UII? I he hutldtt ~ 11 t' • lud"" 11 \\ • 1 tnd turne• 1 ed L\uuey nodded lllll retlt I (diP the llltlll~ poult I\ pl1 nt~ of '- OllllllPIH t- c) 1 _(I() \ t>d I SO a,..,o Ul d I h~ ro11 ard til<' c.Jplotu mth lite boo!' I ftl'-h fill 11 tlhnl't rl1 tfl~ An op•n moc:t n ( < nr Jlddltton J!O: .!00 H~ """ old 'lleJ e/ 1 I eiiiUI ked, LS tJ CUIHJ~lt \ 1 gt '"' lng ronp 11 til rio tins I 11'1 r<Ptie I It'll I hv ,Jt<Jtfr< 7 >IMI ( A 1 I beltele, to hsH )OU II be glad u us sell the ocean to see It'!! a Col l.tlll " Uem~11 her th 1t the hens "Inch ln1 r.rx bllllklllltte ' the f"<•'t'"" c .!,!s 11 e til<' ones tltnt pt•l Cc!den Ga'e Am~nit.c>s rluce thun 11 hut tl•<'~ Ullltg the l11gh 'I sa~' th.•t would be a !tud-" t fo 1 ( t 1 t,llJJ San l J llllJ~( tl llt \ ~pH Atnetlt tn \ott •x" eJantlute!l Captaw lie row p{ll ... ~~-.:t~ttloll m ollt'~ld \t rst.: til i1 A-tilnutl ullltu>l excttcdlj ttl~ p lPPI s I u ~t nnfl qwte Pllllllrili ~nun~ htt<.l "etghtn~ A htot!t•t ts ar11l uuue u11 JJnd tile desk besule me ll P. A I ~on lUI less t h.tn t 11 o pouuds i he hest JH 11 ps for Ull \ net ~lm ~ Ut>ecl 'I et us sPe It I" 1 'It I' I( lilt ate I<'« ned fur the pltimp, \\(II do> I <J]Jenul tire Ot >l c01 er, nod uu1 of !(J,tl (!IV I\ l<>rtS of II p tdd In IJ'}Hll,!! r \'eloped h 1ds \\ ror enotJJ,:IJ cj es t estell uu rhe 011 uet s In bel gltll '' utstile tltut c.t~eiiV sou,ht pttze I r.:hm ~ or for 11 ft w hnol s or ~\ f n )!PI )JijlS fliT f)t(' il<lll<]TJ, ltllf Sll)l[liiSe 'lite pt oduds of the gt e.1t .\m1 II< 111 tCcnllctl ut so t11 Ill\ t!lll'llt IS It w' htn I Ill!. hfth Ill Ol'r ag1 IIUI!I!t tJ Cl l<h IJ! Ul OU<e th II tillS \V,JS Willi It Is nN t!Pd fnr ull thr~>e p111 pn-e• on tit~ < II'IP <I~~ ' p!Oti\1(!~ IJ't ,ut<l e\Pl\ \CIT lll>IP IS tulletl t ptdon,JI pi tte, that I' 1 eople ttl e 1t' Iltzm., tlt.tt thet c Is one 11 tth tl•e <ltstgu m the form o1 ,, In hen" mnne\ Jilt tIll e ns opposc<.l for au tustar•• • F17St National Stamp!! • 10 n <onl of .ums or an nllP~otl• 1 qt, sh~ lie ru•l ll111t~d st rt < ol the l'tl.tn n<L:ht stuultt<l Tie t<' C' lledots e •n llftcn <lest,n I'll ' 1 I"' 1111(' l"upi) lull I liil7 of the ~In' tn<l pnun<h tunc IS tke dt ptotuptll also the n tton tlttY nt tit• \Jolt~ to It j.,. tit H \\Ue o.;:f Pllfl~ II~P t ponnds tPn tl.e !11 l co1 lu IItts r.tse tlr> ,tute .JO<I ns aruet 10 lt")l1 lltl UfH~ "-11<11 1"- :'\P\\ )o I,~~ , 1pent ~h tpetl nt· a c qnt tl 'C" h ,, louJ!to; Blllilllol"{ Pf(nJd~nte 11111 n'h ht<Hius '~II the I e,;llolll ~[ tnv ,Ill <I< <I i'cter In tdenttfl 111, the wml. pr .. Jut th~~e \\trP not Umtt1 d R II<"' 11hcn tlt"l ll!tl!h nhout tne t'l!'l~ cod '" tit tt of Colfax, thus m.Ikmg rlu <I u 1 " tins s.ze lhrj ate known AI r•oun<l pt!IUI e out ns uf Lngltsh 011-!lll, ~uul broilers squab us , 111 I the tn e 1 ,om~whc xtn,.; its d.Jte Inventor's Name Lost • • I t.;ltteenth or early Nmeteeuth c1 n \\hen the hens st"P ln1 mg the~ n 1111e nt the lmt>nlot or tit< c ll IUIV mnv often lJe stat ted ngnln b} a g,1rue of clnmJilo€'~;: bs tJnl,no\\n hill 1 lie dest.;n depicted lu the fot c of feN!, lmt <lo not ~" e thlo'm rlt,;n\(e .;10uud u tuble ou wluclt stood un ]JP \\IS ntollllt)~ I!Hiltll, the ~ lliH In summer unlr'" of com h mtH ulemlttc, or old dlsttllmg 1 esse!, n uppPHrerl In E111ope 111 tlte l~tghl<t>nth 11 e cooped them up to h rou course, century skull, a scalpel and other small lnslt u fatten for market The ments of scientific appearance Man, the Conundrum three objects named were, I !;new Puttmg the cockerels In a •epnrate purely con"l'entlonnl ~ymll<lls, often Yon can understand whJ wen bem~: for fattening for mat ket s l>es place used. They announced, <l~splte the men wIll fall for a beautiful but dutub Unless they are to lle ltept for feed absence of an 011 ner's name, tbat this Dora, but why some men ha1e m.trt!ed stock It Is bPttt'r to put t'tem biecr!Ing had been a physlctan's bool.plute But the ~>lid cats they ba\e t• simply be eali} than to run the market the on fron. tins pomt tbe plate took on more yond comprehenswn -CllJclon,ttl t;o nsk of h:n mg some one steal them ongmality, for In the distant bnck qmrer ground of the picture appeared a sea scape, whet e a ft Iga te under full sail Air ,J,tked lime dusted every11 here The Newspaper The Sides of floated on the wa1 es aid materially In destiOllng lice, "lil whole a ns ken tu per, spa oeu rhe the ptcture were frnmed hy two Greek l'reH•nt dlseas" I gapes and roup Is the most compelling and btllhunt columns ot ron"l'entlonal clas•lc sty!.,, among fowls rather than risk curing and deservedly successful phenom{'v;hlch formed an attrncthe setting for Keep them nfler the:y are affected non In modern literature -Arnold the drawmg pure SUPl>IJ uud clenn, ters qu,u the Bennett. (TO BE CONTINUED ) wnter. 1 • • • ... "'Veteran" Wooden Eagle A 1\00tlen e.tgle f.Isiuoned tn 1830 111 ~loo<l~ lll'.tth has ret cited 01 er the '' o<HI<tock ( \ t ) Inn for IIJllet v et~ht I(',IIS 'j If J( lt lllJ,!Jtt \JeW the lip JIOHit of thP end of Its fltst ccnttuy "tlh pnde tt was tal. en do11 n re ii<!Pd nnrl put b.ak In position for notltct 1 t.;tl I rnn t t:et tlong 11 lilt m\ \\ 1fe " \\ II\ not r, \II she <ln!'s Is Ignore me" knnt e run? ) ps nud If the1 e s nm thing • • •• tt ~ t~nm JJH:e ••• • • • ••• ••• I mm1l t c t 1 ..11\ 1J) g the Sl\ on J.n nJ.tnd !Hie sllO{l IHlSl Pol l olk 11 Ito UHe 1\,tlke<l lt?PciHP'LS IJOtiiHl lOW if a \\0111 Ill i< lo'l III sp( f Olhllll a on -he mn1 be fouuu .n ft ont of a 1J J(Jl • i I ll rt 11oultl be a \\on<ler If 11ouilers Thts remedy I• the formula of a is and \etermanan foremost PRO\ EN by u•e o'tr more than 10 YCUI R Money back guarantee "•th each box. Makes Ten Gallons Each po.cknge contains enough tablets to mal<e 10 g-allons of medIcine Full d1recllons on ca ch box Th1s !ntroduct01y offer wdt lJe '1\lthdra w n soon Act no\\ Pm dollar hill to this ad and mall 'I OD \ Y Or we II send tablets C 0 D and ) ou can pay postman $1 and few cents postage "hen delivered 508 Contiuen~l Bide. Oklahoma City, Okla. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM RemovftRDa.ndrutr...Stopsiia.rrFa.lllD 60o. ti.Dd $1 00 at llrn~u;~ RIRt"m: f'hPm Wh PatdJ('I[! lt" N Y FLORESTON SHAMPOQ-Idea! for u.e in connection'' llh 1 arker's Han· Halsnm ~.htkcs the hn.1r .eoft an•l fi 1ft'y 60 cents by ma1l or at drug~ 2l:lts. llilrco< C4enucal '\', vrlts, Patchogue, N Y. CONSTIPATION RELIEVED '~· •• QUICKLY :ARTF.RS Carter's Lttt!e Uver Pills l'iJ :tTt\"~ Purely Vegetable l.autiYe ~$ move the bowels free from -..<>:;.=~~ pa1.n and u:apleaa:1nt after effec:ta. They tehcve the syttem of conahpa• tm:t pO.tiOtll whl:::h cawe that dull andachma feeli"'l• Remember thev are a doctor'• pre• scription andun be taken by the enttrefamily. All Druntno 25c and 75c Red Pack.get ('._t .. ed 1 For White Diarrhea, Cholera, Chicken Pox, Worms "/ llc (I clbHtJJ -I Ul JosJng ttlj -.:c; pool LT B S I'OUL'IRY TABLETS Dollar box Will safeguard your flock for a long lime Reatorct Color and Beauty to Gray and Faded She-.\o \\Oiltlcrl LIU\ tllll(' lOU ,. me jllll g11e me a pte(e of It nu ~--(~S grJ.htude of mnnC'IIous r£ snits ftom 1 Generous • • Thou•nnds ot testimonials from all pa1 ts ot the U S •Peak "!th Lee Poultry Co. Yes, Indeed! I Their Lives! Guard Children's Health • • • I j\" ashHIIe, Tenn -"I cannot say too much m fa•or of the mcdtcme. I was m a rundown cond>ttOn. I '1\orked m a. Jaunury but my health got so bad that I had to gne up work I got a. bottle of Lydta E Pmk}Iam's V cgetable Compound and began takmg It anrl every time I feel run down I get another bottle It IS an excellent tome and I am wtllmg to tell others about 1t. People take me to be much younger than I am "-)las HARRY Boa,..sTEIN, 406 Second Ave. South, Nashville, Tennessee. rust n~ tlte un<lct t tket ' asstst .nts ''!'re Pl~Jllllll~ to rlo"e .1 cofim tn "h11h l:n tit< bnch <.f a m1n at l1a1 rei on t, Sp rut, Ins 11 ul<m ol~Xet 1 ed "ltll 111~ out of h s po!'Ut .1 fr.Htwn.tl l•>tt< n It!'! el To her Sllt[H 1se on ex .tlllllllll.! II she found tltnt It bud dt.t\\11 the thh<l tlltze tn a bt~ Iotter~. dl .. ltllllg lhe bolder to n \etv l1r~"'~~ <1110 'll1c I! I Ill It HI not \\0111 tltP SUit ror ~or he tune pit)\ \OtiS hut '"H.:tOflllllg 'n tit' <Ustnm of the countr~ 11ns dt<'''e<l m h' I est clothe~ for lttttt.tl I I ham's Vegetable Ccmp~und Corpse Had Winnzng Ticket Egg-Shell Material Is Essential for Layers 1 By Ta..tdng Lydia E. Pink· P01 pmses little IH others of the wh.tl<'" once swam In the shallow seas that ate now dry laud In ('.til A newly dtscoveied fossil, fotm.t repot ted by Dr \\'Jilt am K Gregory .tnd Or Hennngton Kellogg, of the \metl!'an Museum of NntUJ a! History, II nits C.tlforma of 100 000 yeut s ago 11 tth South Amenra of today, for I be bones dug up hy a San Diego natural 1st. Charles K Stet nbet g, closely re semble those of a small group of Jlv tn); pot nmses that ate now knoll n only from ccrt.un rn ers of the southetn p.trt of Routh Amencn The teeth of thP newly !IISW\eted fosstls are sit tpe<l ltke little battlcaxes I I BENEFITED Fossil Is Interesting I l LAUNDRESS Chinaman a Comrade of Civi.l War '"Vets'' Too much re.,t e:tmg comes to be b01e. CARTER'S ~PIUS W N U, Salt lake Ctty, No 26 19 At First Signs of Pimples Use Cuticura Anoint gen.!y With Cuucura Omtment. After fi\'e rnmutes bathe w1th Cuticura Soap and hot watel and continue bathing for some mmu•es. Thrs treatment Is best on nsmg and reurmg. Regular use of Cuticura Soap and Omtment soothes and comfons tender, sensitive skms and keeps them clear, healthy and attractive. So&p !Sc OIIltment: 2S Md 60e 'l'alenm 25t" Sold e.el"f'" .,..here Sample eaclt free. Addrell ...Cv.'l!eutt lAbo:a- tonez, Da:t B<, Cuhcura Sha....,r Slick IS.:. Jl&ldoll, - • |