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Ww life 'WiA •W-'^olly t? 7 5 [Downfall of the Strategist Miss Turner, the dancing teacher, latopped in front of Mrs. Boyd, who I had come to enjoy the vision of her |son gliding gracefully over the floor, land beamed upon her. Miss Turner |laid her hand affectionately upon the Ishoulder of the unregenerate Kendall, 'who stalked beside her. "Kendall's doing beautifully, Mrs. Boyd," she said, enthusiastically. "He danced with every girl in the class last week. He's really getting to like 'dancing, and he wants to." She swept away and Kendall iplumped into the chair beside his mother. "Guff!" he growled. Mrs. Boyd tactfully ignored this re mark. "They're going to begin danc ing again," she said, after a moment's pause. "Don't you think you'd better irun and get a partner?" "Sure," said Kendall. He stood up and looked about the room with an appraising eye. "I'll ask Madeline," he announced after a careful inspec tion. He darted across the hall, but returned after a short absence and dropped into the chair with a sigh. "Aren't you going to dance?" asked 'his mother in surprise. "Madeline wouldn't do it," Kendall explained, briefly. "Why not?" Mrs. Boyd demanded, bristling maternally. "Didn't say," replied Kendall, gruff ly. Mrs. Boyd glared across at Made line with a glare which said plainly, "Rude little creature!" but she said nothing. "Why aren't you dancing, Kendall?" Miss Turner ceased her airy gyrations a few minutes later to ask. "Madeline wouldn't," said Kendall. Miss Turner looked across the room at Madeline. "I don't understand that," she said in a puzzled, disap proving tone "Madeline loves to dance and she has no partner. Per haps she's tired. Kendall, run and ask Polly. She's not dancing." Kendall obediently Jumped to his feet and presently was making the prescribed bow to Polly. Mrs. Boyd and Miss Turner, watching them from afar, saw Polly shake her head. "Now, that's strange," murmured Miss Turner. "I think it's about time for me to interfere. I know it isn't ?, because the girls don't like to dance with Kendall," she explained apolo l&Ay-f gettcally as she started away, "be cause he's really awfully popular." |f Mrs. Boyd was not at all pleased when a few minutes after her son returned and resumed his seat beside her. "Wouldn't Polly dance with you?" she asked in a restrained tone. "Nope," replied Kendall. 'Til speak to Miss Turner about it," •aid Mrs. Boyd firmly. "I don't like ,to make a fuss, but the girls oughtn't 'to be allowed to behave that way. It's rude." "Miss Turner knows," said Kendall. Ki?- '"She asked 'em, too." "Did they eay they wouldn't?" per tf alsted Mrs. Boyd. She was becoming llb-M^v-viinore than annoyed she was undoubt- edly angry. "Little Hottentots!" she murmured to herself. 1 1 a a if MiS"- "Did they say why?" I "No'm," said Kendall. Mrs. Boyd eyed the entire feminine ,/ contingent with stern disapproval. & '-I ,**Rude little creatures!" she said aloud '"i'' .this time. 4:7 "Come with me, Kendall," Miss Turner said after a short colloquy ||Si,ewith Mrs. Boyd. "I'll find you a part iier." With Kendall lagging a few feet be- "I want you to dance with Kendall, dear«" sh0 8ald- "Come, please." Polly let one tiny foot slip to the '"ground. Then she drew it back with i» look of terror. "Oh, please don't make me," she said, the tears starting to her eyes. Miss Turner held out a compelling •fl#'jiand. "Come!" she said, decidedly. "I can't," wailed Polly, rising and1 |jflinging hereof into Miss Turner's 'arms. "Oh, please don't make me." "Why can't you, dear?" asked Miss (.Turner. jj,), "I mustn't tell, sobbed Polly. |'t-" utterly at a loss, Miss Turner tried to stop the sobs. "Teth, I will tell, too." It was rothy*s shrill little voice that sud ^adenly drowned both Polly's sobs and! fypUaa Turner's murmurings. 'Cause: jyou didn't make me promise before I. got the apple and then I wouldn't promise at all. Kendall, he gave all the girls two piethes of candy and. some of 'em three piethes, Mith Tur -i filler, when they wouldn't promith for ffeStwo, and he gave me a apple, if we'd •^promise not to ever dance with him, g-E'cause he said if the girlB w.ouldn'tj p^dance with him maybe his mother wouldn't make him come." *J& "That will do, Dorothy." Miss Tur-! -•v^ner interrupted the shrill flow of ora-: i^'jtory in a choked voice. "You needn't! fptell me any more." For a moment she" ^buried her face in Polly's mop of! ^^curls. "Come with me into the dress ing .room, dear, and let's wash your, face," she said soothingly. Then she: turned to Kendall. "Ill be back in a minute, Kendall," «he said to that crestfallen strategist. 'J?*.* im nl nitfer raj iOM tke (fit with yos myself." Meeting Gerber ia a bachelor. When his bosom friend Fleming suddenly mar ried a girl unknown to Gerber, mar ried without the slightest preliminary warning, Gerber felt hurt. He was In Shanghai when the news reached him. Smothering his feelings, he ca bled his congratulations. Then he wrote, promising to drop in on the Flemings the very first moment Ue landed in Chicago. Mrs. Fleming was anxious to know Gerber. She had heard all about the old school days, the tricks, the sum mer evening larks, the swimming hole and the pasture lot athletics. She felt as though she knew Gerber and would instantly recognize him, even though Will had no picture of his chum to show her. Time went on regardless of matri mony and friendship. The business In Shanghai proved long drawn out. When a year and a half had passed Fleming had ceased talking about his boyhood days and Gerber's arrival was a mislaid hope. Fleming put in all his spare time amusing William Fleming. Jr. On the memorable night that Mrs. Fleming was called away to her mother's, at the other end of the city, Fleming was alone with his son and heir, his pipe and papers and mem ories. The son and heir went to sleep. Fleming's pipe was drawing well and the memories slowly crept out of the years. It was just then that Gerber walked in. The two old friends skimmed briefly over the main events of their history and Gerber was about to begin on his oriental experience when Fleming interrupted him. "Just hold on a minute. I'll tale phone Mildred that you are here. She's perfectly «razy to know you." Fleming started for the nearest drug store to telephone. He no sooner had closed the door behind him than a fretful murmur from some corner of the flat caught Gerber's ear. Almost immediately the fretful murmur be came a wail. Gerber, panic-stricken, made one Jump for his hat, put it on and started to escape. But a blood-curdling roar made him turn desperately toward the noise. A baby! Fleming had a baby! Whiit did one do for a dying infant and where was the fool father? Gerber's knowledge of babies came slowly from the comic pictures in the newspapers. You picked them up and walked with them. Gerber tried this with shaking hands. It worlied like a charm. Round and round the flat went Ger ber. On the twenty-second round, just as he swung with graceful stride toward the parlor, the door opened and a natty hatted, gowned and gloved young woman stood blinking dazedlj at the interior of her home. Gerber surmised that the young woman was Mrs. Fleming. He was sure of it when, with flashing eyes, she demanded: "What are you doing with my baby?" Gerber stared helplessly. "I heard him crying and I thought I'd pick him up," he explained hesitatingly. "Oh, you thought you'd pick him up!" cried Mrs. Fleming, her mliid one gallery of newspaper headlines, pictures of kidnapers and "black hand" murderers. This dark, olive skinned, smooth faced tall man, with the soft slouch hat— For one awful second Mrs. Flem ing's heart stopped beating. Then with lightning swiftness she was at the library table and her hand touched her husband's brand new gun. She pointed it straight at the head of the man. "Put that baby on the couch!" she ordered. Gerber obeyed and then opened hia mouth to explain. "Don't move or make a sound. I'll Ore if you do!" commanded the wool* an with the gun. Gerber flushed and stood motion? less. Fleming found an interested tableau on his return. A rigid t.erber, a deathly pale wife with a saining new gun rigidly poised and a sweetly slum bering infant. "What the—Mildred! What in heaven's name are you doing with that gun? Put it down! Thus is Ger ber. Gerber, you know. I went out to call you up to tell yotk to come home and meet him. Your mother isaid you had just left. I stopped in to get some cigars and—" Oerber began to gurgle something: Mts. Fleming gave a sudden lurch .and with a "Well! The baby!" crum pled up on the library table. Fleming gave one look at Gerber and then at the sleeping infant. Then he threw up his hands. "Gerber, 1 clean forgot the kid," he cried. Would Save the Tree*. Mrs. Helen G. Longstreet is work tog hard to save the forests of Geor gia, and is making speeches in the state to get money to carry on the work. She would have the state build dams in different parta of the state to provide power for mills. Mrs. Longstreet Is very much interested la the work of Mr. Olfford Pinchot ia the direction of coneerritlo*, and wttto? GOOD IMAGINATION "Vain Dauber claims to be highly Imaginative and also a thinker. "Er—yes—he imagines he thinks and thinks he imagines." Safe. "Have you a hair tonic that you can safely recommend?" asked the man who was growing bald. "Yes," replied the druggist, as got a bottle down from a shelf. "This is thoroughly safe. My baby drank nearly half a pint of it the other night and wasn't harmed in the least.* "It's a Wise Child—" Tommy—Me father gimme dls nick el watca fur me birthday. Jimmy—I guess my pop's goin' ter gimme one like dat. too. Tommy—Did he say so? Jimmy—No he said he was goln' ter gimme a gold one.—Catholic Standard and Times. Have Confidence In Fellow-Men. He who is suspicious not only does Injustice to others but injures him self. It is our duty to regard others as being good until they prove them selves to be the contrary. According to this principle I have always treated everybody with whom I have had to deal. Of course, one will have some unpleasant experiences, but one must not be discouraged. One must al ways approach life and humanity with renewed confidence.—Emperor Wil liam of Germany. J. W. RO.VELL Dentist All work done first-class and guar anted. Office in Long block. THE TWO MAMMOTH GRADE JACKS Missouri Bill and Jack. will make the season of 1913 at the Jap Cesler barn in Leon, Iowa, with Akes' horses. Missouri Bill is one of the best jacks in the country. He was sired by Leazenby's imported jack, foaled in 1909. Is brown in color, with white points, has extra good bone and a good big foot and ears. Stands 1514 hands high, and is a dandy good one. Parties from a distance wishing to breed to this jack can come and see Missouri Bill, and if they don't say he is the best jack they have ever seen in Decatur county we will pay them for their trip to see him.' The jack named Jack is black in color, with white points, stands 16 hands high, and has proved to be the best breeder that ever stood in Iowa. Vrett at Decatur City has a team out of this jack, two and three year olds, which will weigh better than 3,000 pounds. State Certificate No. 725. The jack named Missouri Bill, owned by Wm. Akes, Leon, Decatur county, Iowa, described as follows: Color, brown markings, mealy nose, eyes and belly foaled in the year 1909, is not of pure breeding and is, therefore, not eligible to registry in any stud book recognized by the Iowa Department of Agriculture, but has been certified to by Dr. F. G. Hume, veterinarian, as being free from hereditary infectious, contag ious or transmissible disease or un soundness as specified in the stallion law. Dated at Des Moines, lowa, this 6th day of May, 1913. A. R. Corey, Secretary Iowa State Depart ment of Agriculture. State Certificate No. 470. The jack named Jack, owned by Wm. Akes, Leon, Decatur county, Iowa, described as follows: Color, black markings, white points foal ed in the year 1901, is not of pure breeding, and is, therefore, not eli gible to registry in any stud book recognized by the Iowa Department of Agriculture, but his been certi fied to by Dr. F. G. Hume, veterinar ian, as being free from hereditary, infectious, contagious or transmis sible disease or unsoundness speci fied in the stallion law. Dated at Des Moines, Iowa, uiis 5th day of May, 1913. A. R. Corey, .Secretary Iowa Department of Agriculture. TERMS:—115.00 for Missouri Bill, 110.00 for Jack, to insure colt to stand and suck. Care will be taken to prevent accidents, but will not be responsible should any occur. Parties disposing of mares or taking them from the county, forfeit the in surance and the fee becomes due and payable at once. H. AKB8 and W. H. ARBS, Owttr* a»d Kee»«M. Vs&jkiiL GRADE BELGIAN STALLION LADD. An eight year old dark bay stal lion with black mane and tail, bred by C. R. Goble of Decatur county. Sired by the imported stallion Mon wreath, one of Singmaster's best im ported horses. Monwreath was brought to this vicinity by King of Humeston. Ladd's dam is one of the best Belgian mares in the county. Ladd has proven himself an excellent and sure breeder. Will make the season of .1913 at C. E. Hacker's far in IVa miles north of Leon, 3 miles southeast of Van Wert. State 'ei'tilirnte \o. '1258. The stallion named Ladd, owned by Hacker & Stephens. Leon, Deca tur county, Iowa, described as fol lows: color, dark bay foaled in the vear 190f, is not of pure breeding and is. therefore, not eligible to reg istry in any stud book recognized by the lowa Department of Agriculture, but has been certified to by Dr. F. G. Hume, vetinarian, as being free from hereditary, infectious, contag ious or transmissible disease or un soundness. Dated at Des Moines, lowa, this 10th day of May, 1913. A. R. Corey, Secretary of Iowa De partment of Agriculture. TERMS:—$8.00 to insure colt to stand and suck. Parties parting with mare or removing from the county forfeit insurance and service fee becomes due at once. Mare and colt will be held for service fee. Care will be taken to prevent accidents but will not be responsible should any occur. HACKER & STEPHENS, Owners. C. E. Hacker, Keeper. IMPORTED BELGIAN STALLION ACTON No. 18442 The famous imported Belgian Stallion is owned by the High Point Horse Company and is one of the best Belgian horses that ever crossed the water, and is one of the best breeders in Decatur county. He is a beautiful bay and weighs 2100 pounds in good breeding condition. His colts took both first and second in the colt show at Garden Grove in the fall of 1910 over ah draft breeds. State Certificate No. 4821. The pedigree of the Stallion Acton, owned by W. H. Stiles, Leon, Deca tur county, Iowa, described as fol lows: Registered in the American and the Belgian Register of Belgian Draft Horses. Breed, Belgian Draft. Stud Book Nos. 1400 (18442). Color bay. Foaled in the year 1900, has been examined in the office of the Iowa State Department of Agricul ture and it is hereby certified that the said stallion has been registered in the proper Stud Book duly recog nized by the Iowa Department of Agriculture, Des Moines, Iowa, and has been certified to by Dr. L. N. McNay, veterinarian, as being free from hereditary, infectious, contag ious or transmissible disease or un soundness specified in the Stallion Law. Dated at Des Moines, Iowa, this 8th day of May, 1913. A. R. Corey, Secretary Iowa State Depart ment of Agriculture. Acton will xhake the season of 1913 at W. W. Stiles barn 1% miles north of Crown, Iowa. TERMS—-#15 to insure living colt. Colt held for service fee. Care will be taken to prevent accidents but will not be held responsible should any occur. 38-0t HIGH POINT HORSE COMPANY, W. W. Stiles, Keeper. THE PURE BRED SADDLE STALLION Harold Denmark 4316 The pure bred saddle stallion Harold Denmark, was bred by R. W. Crumpacker, of Unlonville, Mo. Sir ed by Cleburne Denmark 2696 out of Toota 884. He 1* a beautiful dark grey, foaled ia 1101, and for style and aotiea haa no superior. He r*fi* .. won third prize at the Iowa State Fair in 1912, in a field of fifteen. State Certificate No. 0987. The pedigree ot the stallion Har old Denmark, owned by Sigler & Norton, Leon, Decatur county, Iowa, described as follows: Registered in the American Saddle Horse Breed ers Register breed, saddle horse stud book No. 4316 color, dark grey foaled in the year 1906, has been examined in the office of the Iowa State Department of Agricul ture and it is hereby cercifled that the said stallion has been registered in the proper stud book duly recog nized by the Iowa Department of Agriculture, Dos Moines, Iowa, and has been certified to by Dr. F. G. Hume, veterinarian, as being free from hereditary, infectious, contag ious or transmissible disease or un soundness specified in the stallion law. Dated at Des Moines, this 13th day of May, 1913. A. R. Corey, Sec retary of Iowa State Department of Agriculture. Harold Denmark will make the season of 1913 at Sigler's barn in Leon, Iowa. TERMS:—$12.50 to insure colt to stand aud suck. Parties parting with mares or removing from coun ty, forfeit the insurance and same becomes due and payable at once. Mare and colt will be held for ser vice fee. Care will betaken to pre vent accidents, but will not be re sponsible should any occur. SKil.ER & NORTON," Owners and Keepers. THE IMPORTED SHIRE STALLION Lane's Marmion 9287 (34836) Lane's Marmion was bred by Geo. Godber, Patterson, Chesterfield, Eng land. and was imported in August, 1907. Recorded in stud books of the Shire Horse Society' of London, England, and the American Shire Horse Association of Chicago, Illi nois. He is a dark brown, with stripe down face and has three white legs. Weighs 2,000 pounds. Application has been made for registry with the Iowa State Depart ment of Agriculture, but certificate lias not yet been received. Lane's Marmion will make the sea son of 1913 as follows: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at Sigler's barn in Leon, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at S. W. Robbin's barn in Decatur City. TERMS:—$15.00 to insure colt to stand and suck. Parties parting with mares or removing from coun ty, forfeit the insurance and same becomes due and payable at once. Mare and colt will be held for ser vice fee. Care will betaken to pre vent accidents, but will not be re sponsible should any occur. SIGLER & NORTON, Owners and Keepers. THE ENGLISH SHIRE STALLION £Monlton Lord Barry 12901 (28995) wr*v Zv.oulton Lord Barry is one of the finest imported stallions ever brought to the state of Iowa. He was foaled in the year 1909, a beautiful bay, with white fore feet ana ankles and white hind legs. Will make the season of 1913 at the Lafe Mitchell barn in Leon, Iowa. iState Certificate No. 3842, Renewal No. 377. The pedigree of the stallion Moul ton Lord Barry, owned by J. D. Brown, Leon, Decatur county, Iowa, described as follows: Registered in the American and the English Shire Horse Stud Book. Breed, Shire. Stud Book No. 12901 (28995). Color bay, marks white range, white fore feet and ankles, white hind legs. Foaled in the year 1909, has been ex amined in the office of Iowa State Department of Agriculture and it is hereby certified that the said stallion has been registered in the proper stud book duly recognized by the Iowa Department of Agriculture, Des Moines, Iowa, and has been certified to by Dr. F. G. Hume, Veterinarian, as being free from hereditary, infec tious, contagious or transmissible disease or unsoundness specified in the Stallion Law. Dated at Des Moines, Iowa, this 10th day of Feb ruary, 1913. A. R. Corey, Secretary Iowa State Department of Agricul ture. TERMS:—115.00 to insure mare in foal. Parties parting with mare or removing from the community forfeit the insurance and the ser vice fee become due at once. Mare and colt will be held for service fee. Care will be taken to prevent accidents but will not be responsible should any occur. J. D. BROWN, Owner. Pete Cruickshank, Keeper. t'l*111M L. WING, D. V. ML Veterinary .Surgeon. Reaidence Pfcone. M4»H MM ifoffri I ifil THE PERCHERON STALLION INVOLUCRE No. 78839 Will stand the season of 1913 at the Charles Bechtel place, one half mile north of Decatur City, Iowa, known as the W. E. Ammons farm. INVOLUCRE is a steel grey and is a fine animal with good bone, style and action. He was imported from France in June, 1910, by C. G. Good, of Ogden, Iowa, and is considered one of the best stallions ever brought to this section. The horse is record ed by the Perchcron Society of Amer ica and his number is 70853. State Certificate No. 0109. The pedigree of the stallion In volucre 70853 (78839) foaled in the year 1908, owned by Charles Bech tel, Decatur City, Iowa, has been examined in the office of the Iowa State Department of Agriculture and it is hereby certified that said stal lion has been registered in the prop er stud book duly recognized by the Iowa Department of Agriculture, and has been certified to by F. G. Hume, veterinarian, as being free from hereditary, infectious, contag ious or transmissible disease or un soundness specified in section three of the law. Dated at Des Moines this 15th day of March, 1913, A. R. Corey, Secretary, Iowa Department of Agriculture. Terms—$10.00 for service and $15.00 to insure colt to stand and suck. Care will be taken to prevent accidents but will not be responsible should any occur. Parties disposing of mares bred to this horse, or re moving them from the country, for feit the insurance and the fee be comes due and payable at once. THE TWO MAMMOTH JACKS Billy Link and Frank Gotch Will also stand the season of 1913 at the Bechtel farm ofle half mile- f." north of Decatur City. Both of these animals are out of Imported Jacks and are exceptional ly good breeders. Parties who know, state that this is the best pair of Jacks ever brought to Decatur coun ty. If you care to raise stock that gets the money in the shortest time, raise mules. Mules are always a good price. State Certificate No. 061. The jack named Frank Gotch, owned by Charles' Bechtel, Decatur City, Decatur county, Iowa, describ ed as follows: color brown, mark ings white points, foaled in the year 1910, is not of pure breeding, and is, therefore, not eligible to registry in any stud book recognized by the Iowa Department of Agriculture, but has been certified to by Dr. F. G. Hume, veterinarian, as being free from hereditary, infectious, contag ious or transmissible disease or un soundness. Dated at Des Moines, Iowa, this 23rd day of April, 1913. A. R. Corey, Secretary of Iowa De partment of Agriculture. State Certificate No. 662. The jack named Billy Link, owned by Charles Bechtel, Decatur City, Decatur county, Iowa, describ ed as follows: color black, mark ings white points, foaled in the year 1906, is not of pure breeding, and is, therefore, not eligible to registry in any stud book recognized by the Iowa Department of Agriculture, but has been certified to by Dr. F. G. Hume, veterinarian, as being free from hereditary, infectious, contag ious or transmissible disease or un soundness. Dated at Des Moines, Iowa, this 23rd day of April, 1913. A. R. Corey, Secretary of Iowa De partment of Agriculture. Terms—$15.00 to Insure colt to stand and auck. Care will be taken to prevent accidents, but will not be responsible should any occur. Par ties disposing of mares or taking them from the county, forfeit the in surance and the fee becomes due and payable at once. SPECIAL PRICES. I will give thiee prizes at weaning time, for the best colts from "IN VOLUCRE" as follows: $15.00 first best $10.00 second, and $5.00 third. I will also give three prizes at weaning time for the best mule colts from "BILLY lJNK" and "FRANK GOTCH" as follows: $15.00 first $10.00 sccond, and $5.00 third. A special day will be appointed for the awarding of the prizes and we will have three competent judges to make the decisions. CHAS. BECHTEL. DRAIN TILP For prices and information writ OTTUMWA BRICK CONSTRUCTION COjf® OTTUMWA, IOTA 1 -A. t: 0- -(Aj #1^