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VOL XXVIII
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HER OWN PROBLEM 5
1 A nuDTUTM a M MI1IHI
"Why, lood afternoon. Miss Helen.
jut ever so dad to see you back
kgfti:i, id It It needUf to ask how-
yan -are for youf rosy pheelt rewind
oni t( spring Instead of Christina
blenkress.'i , .
- Jlv'eK. Who" nad b.u -.b7.l for
. ?ritb her mothor ..l fcaeb
r brother, rejoined the pleasant
salutation ot her friend, Mr. Meade,
with a happy; "Thank you, such a
. ' glorious year ought to make , one
i oek that way." '
' Here the 'was Interrupted by aome
' one pressing upon her arm and turn-
' ed to clasp the extended nana ol Mr,
Spenser, president .of the bank in
which she stood. .
"I waa looking for mother In here,
Mr. Bpenser. but I must have missed
lier, remarked Helen., ,
. "She has not been in the bank this
afternoon," replied Mr. Spenser.
rnm buck and wait won't you?"
And he led tbe way to private of.
fice and offered a chair
Thanking bin) Helen seated her
self and waa soon lost In thoughts,
-klMi ran Ilka "this! "A Way Whole
year and thla bank Just as shabby a
'ft vr was and the richest one in
Ttowa. Oh f isn't It dreary. I should
tb If k the wreaths on .the money
would mould II the currency stays
sere long.;.,, ... ... .
" , Truev-lt was a dreary room. In
"one-corner stood an old fashioned
'desk, marred and stained and on each
' aide of it was a chair,, A few black
hooka were driven Into the faded wall
, from one of which bong a atalned
print ot Sidney Carton ascending the
. steps to. the gallows. One long win
dow let, in the gray daylight , of De-
ceaiber and through the loose saBh
- earns the dolorous notes of a blind
- man's band-organ as he sought thus
to attract eager Christmas shoppers
. te his empty up. f'-'-':
The door" of the office squeaked
. upon its hinges and Helen started
anticipating her mother but the bent
figure of a woman filled the opening.
Momentarily her eye rested upon
Helen, then glancing Into the bank
... she motlnoned Mr. Bpenser to her..
He waa a tall man, quick even to
a nervous degree. ? His face was se
rious and bis eyes those which pen
etrate with their Intensity yet sooth
' with their kindly beam. Coming
toward the . woman, he smiled
rnwtina but scarcely had sb ane-
wored until she asked, 4'Have you
sera Joe!", f
- r.t race was not that of an ordin
ary woman Heles , realized . that
.a shabby cloth aklrt, the pattern
worn, thawl, the uncomfortable knot
of hair Just showing under tbe faded
straw bat wer forgotten or at least
subdued by - tba fascinating face.
Troubla bad not erased all lines of
thought and former grace, but care
bad deftly refined tbem into curves
af faith and patience. '
No." rejoined Mr. Bpenser, "Has
something goo wrongt"
"Tea, yet," sigh almost a b.
-rrrytliing It ama, " everything.
Tba baby's long Macs soot w dread
fully th-a Its death you know ad
en'w oh.'Wr. Bpenser. tba "chattel
ssontW on ;
iuri,' tit day before -Christmas,
1 r h . cnt to mf ft. Mr.
u una will not coacada for bard
' a axd dlars ha anust tak
iv-. a aob made br hesitate and
1 r t t fell to tba t4f skirt1
i. . tuid of br emotion for h
r i a ''f and rostld. H i
i , t e l!" n e'errt!.
i i' rood twk ar
4 ... our fst..-i EiusifT. ar.d
u
"V. lUVi.lVi
A grea,t jjnuscular fellow steppea
within, v He awung his great body
carelessly :an4-smiled an easy amile
was- h, Joe! .''''.
For a moment Helen wa nncer
taln; tbn she saw him look into Mr.
Spenser's, intense eyes and into the
tear-dlmmed-onea of the little wom
an and hla facd grew serious, the eyes
tilled with despair and she knew that
ha was Joe, " '
Helen bad lived a happy, affluent
life, sorrow and misery had been to
her far-off consequences, ..and this
living picture with the sombre room
as Its background moved her strangely;-she
was crying and thinking
scarcely hearing what the tnretwire
saying. - .
Mr. Spenser wat asking Joe ii-be
bad laid hit case before Mr; Shlm
mona when HeleB. returned her
thoughts to them and Joe Said, "Ye8,
I asked him, but he say in Interest
of bit customers he must.'.' Course
he's right there but be could so eas
ily help me out considering bow my
father eent bim off to school when
we Were lads 'cauae he pitied- hlm l
andnhen ae firat favor I avr,a
ofdliu ta rfued-Mys: bJ feels
sorry" s ;- l . . .
While Joe spoke thus, a strange
gleam burned In Mr. Spenser's eye
determination seemed to straight
en ' bis drooping shoulders and he
took his hat from- one ot tba hooks
on the faded wall nd said, '.'Wait
here." .''J' ' -. ' ' ' . ..
The little woman took the one re
maining chair and Joe stood by her
side. - Helen looked )at them and
smiled. She wanted so much to help
them but she did not know bow, and
her kind smile did not dart through
their trouble and find fte compliment
in their souls. " V . "
Helen was Joined by her mother
and as together they left the bank
and passed the blind man a coin was
dropped Into the empty 'cup." She
could at least help one. aufferer. it
did not take long to tell what she bad
heard and express a desire to aid the
unfortunate couple but she was a
woman to whom charity was a beau
tiful dream and it waa not strange
that sha found little encouragement
mm bur bnantlful mother' and was
told that Mr. Spenser would see to it
Helen could not tell how she felt.
Her very soul teemed covered With
that awful office gloom and the face
of the little woman was looking at
her from every window. Besides abe
knew her ihotber waa wealthy and
why waa he not eager to help such
a worthy two! .
What If aha should ever have to
meat a chattel mortgage and people
wera ao. strangely unconcerned as
is bar mother! Ok, it was awful!
But whan both Helen and bar
mother warp greeting frlenda and
the dolorous thoughts 'cava way
lowly to brighter ones for Christmas
wishes war filling the air.
Tba next day, Christmaa, eame
with It many pleasant duties. Tb
Xloriat, tb axpreeaman, the depart
Bst store, delivery boy and tba pri
vate maaaeager, aacb and U found
aecftatoa u pull tbf great knacker
t Botes' soma. 8ba wat kappy
aa a (saarn Christmaa f
tier brother came la hay and banoeo
letter bevteg the post mart f U
tews a th data the d prevloue.
She looked at It dubiously tbB broke
tba U . . -
la bewildering to Bel -aoaeead
that It a Irouj fhimmoat
tt Sea aed milut further abf said,
jot eWramonsT and tremhid a
be fol)e-4 th tfjcifrtttcs Hf
!tb ler !.
-.t, wUft'tb wMterf
kr bre;-r. f ..r et.f
OFFICIAL PAPER OF DICKIlfSOIf COUNTY-TWELVE
ABILENE, KANSAS, THURSDAY
threw her arms about bit neck and
cobbed: "Oh, Stan, It's awful. It's
not Mr. Shlmmons it's I who I tak
ing those poor people's cattle that
mortgage! Oh, Stan, I don't "want
to tab them please don't let Mr.
Shlmmons do It!'. -
"The slender boy waa shaken with
aobs which brought Helen's mother
to the room. Th daughter with
look of shame pointed to the letter.
"Child, It meana that you can go
to Meridith'a next summer," said the
mother, "and some new dresses made
by the modiste. What better Christ
mas could you wish!".:.. : ' '
. But Helen was hat toothed. She
cried the harder. "But, mother, see
It Is that Joe the people 1 wanted
you to let me help the other flay.
Enterprise
Enterprise. Dei 19. Carl Bruner,
son of August Bruner, while hunt
ing a mile east of town Sunday af
ternoon with hit younger brother,
waa fatally InJureS, He leaned his
2? calibre rifle against a grape vine.
1fP- MOKE SOLOMON tOTTHIES.
Mayor Olson Forbids All Such Con
tests Hereafter.
Solomon. Dec. 17. Mayor Olson
baa Issued an order forbidding all
lotteries and drawings within the
city limits. He makes tb following
statement of his position In the Solo
mon Tribune: , : ,
. "My attention baa been called re
peatedly, to the great lnJ'ease in
various device In - some places of
business to dispose of merchandise,
usually called "drawing" or "gift
enterprises" but which In reality are
lotteries, and in some cases may he
classed- as gambling evicea. All
these are in violation of the state
law and upon conviction carry la
heavy punishment, imprisonment in
the tate penitentiary with hard
labor. All these practlcea in this
city In violation of law must be discontinued."
A Home of Your Own
Do 50U want to own a home and be freed
from paying for another man's property?
You can accomplish this very thing by putting
away regularly a certain portion of your income
in a Savings Account with this bank and you'll
be surprised how soon you will be able to pur
chase ft home of your own. '
Sure it will take time, but a savings account draw
ing three per cent interest wiI groiy pretty fast
when, added to regularly. v.
1 f n Hf.iiofi f
f tli itwiiMMiK
Abilene,
- -. - .t 1.. ;
FMt Fstete Mtp ! If yo
rute sjfuif ! m
forsMtiaa.
MORNING, DECEMBER 22,
rnwa the letter really mean that Mr
Shlmmons will foreclose that mort
gage for met" " w
And Helen read th lines again and
studied the words that entitled her
to a man's sustenance because ol
data .hereon. ' '
"Tea, my dear lister,' said bet
. Hafen'e face brightened and she
Bum, iiicu . . ..
L'But her mother, anticipating her
word, cautioneu mus; ul'uarver waa uauiy uummi wwui mn
child,1' weigh well your thought."
Bui Helen, smiled back, "Oooa
QUI, IIOICU uimvi s
thoughts lack not In weight and b-
side Christmas forbldt th us of
aeiiea. Stan, take me to Jo and
Rlli poor wife. How." -
Boy t
Shoots Himself
It fell and was discharged. .The ball
entered the boy's abdomen and pierc
ed th liver nd lungs. H walked
about bait way home before be was
overcome. He died nine hours later.
t WILL BE REASONABLE.
Tainter Says Paving In. Residence Dis
trict Will be qieaper.
J K.; Tainter of. the Capital Con
atrui'tion Co.. stated today that as-
rphalt paving, tbe same aa that in the
business section, laid on a three-inch
concrete base, would mot place a
heavy burden on the residence dis
tricts where it Is likely to be put In.
The base downtown is five inches
thick, heavier, than that generally
usid In Chicago; and on the resident
streets where traffic Is lighter three
inches, Mr. Tainter says, would bs
ufflclent. ; He estimates than an av
erage levy of $3 per front foot on
each aide of a 34-foot street, that
la per running foot the entire
width of the street would'cover the
expense. The paving In the buatnesa
district la costing each property
owner an average of $1 or 10 per
front foot that Is, from fit to 20
per foot on a street 48 feet wide.
iOlif!!ifil
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Kansas :
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PAGES
1910
Acety 1 en e E
At C.
An explosion ot an acetylene gas
plant in the basdtom larm rest-
Oarver three miles
out t o'clock 'last
dene of C. M
i "B. " " " -
evening cauaed serious damage. 'Mr.
face and. arms and is confined to
his bed. ' Mrs. Ciara Covey, : ' the
aaasa arvw - -
housekeeper, was burned about the
limbs and body and may not recover:
th was haillv ilaiYIAMif. Wltl-
dows oi the south tide were blown
out, th furnace wrecked and the
lower floor and basement badly de
moralised.
Mr. Oarver went to the cellar to
nut. carbide In the plant for the
pUfb CBrUlUV IU UIO yiBUb V
night. He bad a lantern wltA him
... .. . .
and set it on the steps. He dlscov
araM tmt h feed waa not working
well and feared that the plant waa
out of order. He took the lantern
back unstalrs and then returned and.
attempted to shut off th plant .tPrge, Physicians wer called and
atop the making of gas. This be wat
.hi. . .nt th. ,. iiiui Oi
cellar., It is supposed that It reach -
ed the furnace in another room of
tb cellar and there exploded. The
DEATH AT CHAPMAN.
Old Settler Will He Burled V'v
Toniorniw.
Clianman, Dec. 19. Mrs. Thomas
Clifford died here yesterday of pneu
monia, aged 70. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow-morning from
St. Michael's church, Rev. Fr. Dalley
officiating. Mrs. Clifford war an old
time resident of Chapman. She is
survived by her husband, Thomas
Clifford, who Is now very low with
pneumonia, a sister-in-law, Mrs. Mc
Gormally of Chapman, and a alster
who resides in Ireland. Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford' had no children.
BAD FOR JACK IlABltlTS.
Pair of Fine Rusxtea Wolf Hounds
Bought h)' Talinage Meu.
Talmage, Deo. 29. Elmer, Clar-
er.ee and Paul Cress of Talmage have
ust received 1 pair of (he finl
dog in th county Russian wolf
hounds and they propose to cletn
up tb lack rabblta and coyotes
around that part of th country.
They learned tbi valu ot the, d'.gs
d'trlng their year of residence In
Saskatchewan. Tha fannera will be
grsteful If tb dogs make gold a
uo love Is lost on Jacks and coyotes
kii. ... .1.... . Biiiuaca and
sometlmes cause s positive loss.
New Ageat for Rock Ialaad.
E. S. Maacbal I th sew agent
of tb Rock IiUad. H comas from
Tosek whr h wa division agent
of th road, aa office recently abol-
tshed. H resides at iM Nona
On... J. a Jesses, th. 'outgoing
....
..at-will look after hi uslnes,"'H",,
iavstBsu.
Oibtm fiaa to Totcksk. 1
Tapaks Capful: Asotbar catcher.
ssd s joo p, wa added to he
rosur f tba Topeb dub yesterday,
maklsf (brap sacaaiop 101 f t
vucl Th kateat addition to tb
ai BBttl staff la Bobby Olbaoa, ra-
raetattly gs4 s r h Palls
jcjsi is tt Tf t really
i tb sTopertjV or was, of tb Ablis
deb 1 tt Central iUatu rWt
jibs TooeU aasrmBt y-al-rday
jonipW4 tb dJ tot hi surehsi
, fr.'ta U Abilaii aBg?t : by
'aasdirg s eberk I Trr it C. A
'Com of tt AI '.jii i.l.b, ,
NO.H
x p I os ion
M. Carver's
partition. 'are blown., teward
th
'furnace was wrecked, and the whole
house shook with the fore of th
plant irom me, iurnace room
Th
..nln.Un avarf wfnrinw In th ftrflt
floor belng'broken anl th flobr un
der the plant was splintered.
,M,r. Oarver was stunned for s min
ute, then ran . upstairs. The explod
ing gas went up th cellarwa Into
the kitchen In fearful force and' Mrs.
Covey who waa there was struck and
her dress' let afire. The hired, man
anw It and threw hit coat around
her And was endeavoring to put out
the flames when Mr) Oarver. cam
from the cellar to get water to put
, UUUI lUC vviatas v B'- - " - ww w--
out the flamei around the gai plant
I , ... . . . , J Lmi '1,a
which he feared would burn the
house.' They extinguished . the
flames "In. Mrs. Covey's clothing and
then devoted attention to thTiouse.
The flames, In the cellar did no dam-
have been woramg over uia pmu
tin h accident. Mrs. Covey't in-
'juries are' serious, ' Only Mr. Oarver
and Mi. Covey. were hurt.- ' . - j
' " '
I'ASHliXtiUR COACH" ON FREIGHT.
Hook Island Has Made Conces-Jon to
Demands for Better Hervlce.
The Rock Island has started run
ning a passenger coach on the freight
train between Herlngton and Sallna.
This was started Monday and at the
time the coach was first run the local
officials had received no report that
It was to be started. When a Rock
Island official was asked about th
coach he said: "All that I know Is
that tliey are running the coach on
the freight train and that It Is doing
a -good'bislness. Ther Is only one
bad feature about It and that la, tbe
train does not get to Herlngton to
make connections wllh the fast trains
for the east and west. I have re
ceived flo instructions about the train
but I think that It will continue to
run as it has for the past few days."
TO IMPltOVK SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Arrangement Are Made for Porta
nightly Sunday School Institute.
At tba last session of tbe local
Sunday School convention it wat da-
termined to undertake torn form of
.organizes activity rar ouuu, Kui.
.improvement m Aoiien. wis wmr.
Th. committee appointed with
power to act flem a session oaiur-
day afternooa In tb Sta' t fnndsy
school office. It was sgrocd to offer
to I he churh and Sundiy school
public of the city t series of lecture
relating to th Bible and religious
pedsgogy. Tb committee expect to
announce a course of six or seven
lecture at fortnightly Interval after
' . I I.B.. ..MM Mr in. F.L.
( -.. "
. th topic, and th date will be
'Those Is attesdase at tb com
mittee meetlsa- war P. L, Ore,
chairman. Mis JoMpkls. Campbell,
r. O. Hoftmss, Mr. W, H. Scbroek,
and Mrs H. S. Tsywr. Bertry
Bngl and Mr. Stem wer preaeat by
itqweat of csssultlsg pifaben.
Hesnw A. Gted Dead.
A telecrsnt received by Mm 8. A.
neasar says fbat Hesry A, Qlada died
at Orasd laUad, Keb., Sunday mors.
log., Mr. Glada and hie aona .war
aaeortated with S. A. FlennW la
tka balldlng sd operating of tha
eUy mlli sere. Ha owaed larre
mi'is. Is Orscd Island sad