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PAGE SIX. THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1909. News of Surrounding Towns MILTON, IN D. Milton, InL, Aug. 23. Theo Voor hees of Richmond, was greeting friends bore Saturday. 1 I Carry Hancock of New Albany Join ed his wife and family at her mother's Mrs. G. H. Pinnick, over Sunday. airs. Harrison Caunady, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Jennie Summers and family returned to An derson Saturday. Mrs. L. F. Lantz is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lantz at Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. George Kelsey returned from Wabash Saturday night. Miss Ollie Wilson of Glencoe, Ky., is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. R. Heath, southwest of town. Miss Orpha Kimmerllng who has been visiting Miss Edna Lowery and other relatives, returned to Elwood on Saturday. Mrs. James Doddridge and Miss Inez Doddridge visited at Richmond Satur day and did shopping. John Ferguson was able to ride down town Saturday. George Beatty of New Castle was the guest of his sister Mrs. Marcus Moore east of town yesterday. Mrs. O. H'. Beeson and daughter Miss Lora Beeson were at dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schepman and family of Indianapolis are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schepman and Mr. and Mrs. John Schepman. Messrs. and Mesdames Schepman and families spent yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. Will Schepman at New Castle. This formed a reunion of four brothers and their families. Walter Jones of Spokane writes his sister, Mrs. Will Daniels, that he made a recent visit with friends at Seattle. While there Yancy Wllletts called on him. Messrs. and Mesdames Will Hurst and Silas Clark attended the Old Set tlers' picnic at Centerville Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Lycurgus Beeson. Mes dames WL V. Brown and W. H. Brown and son, formed an auto party Friday afternoon. Miss Nora Campbell went to Rich mond Saturday to visit her sister Mrs. Winsett and other relatives. Ralph Lantz is home from a busi ness trip through Tennessee. He was highly delighted with the country he saw. Miss Delia Schein of Batesville who has been the guest of Miss Carrie Du Granrut went to Indianapolis Saturday en route home. Arlon Doll visited friends at Indian apolis yesterday. Qulncy Hood was home from New Castle to spend yesterday. Joseph Wissler of Atlanta Is visit ing Mr. and Mrs. Willard Wissler and other relatives here. Miss Mary Creoighton of Rushville is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. M Cbn nell. . r a Tt. t j rwiv J-jOU18 jonnnoQ anu nuruiu ruuj were calling on friends at Dublin Sat urday. They made the trip on their wheels. Messrs. and Mesdames R. J. Cbnnell and Benj. Whitely formed a party to Cincinnati on the excursion yesterday. Miss Stella Vernon of North Ver non, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Werking returned home Saturday. Mr, and Mrs. Frank Wlliams are now visiting at Losantsville with rela and Mrs. D. Ball of Richmond are keeping the farm Interests up at Mr. Williams'. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Lowery, Will Phillpott and the Misses Hazel Fllby and Ruby K'ellum were a carriage par ty yesterday. They took their dinners and picknlcked in a shady grove. Emerson Booth is working at the Hooeier Drill shops at Richmond. Miss Louise Mueller returned today from her sister's, Mrs. Otto, at Brooto- Till. Bom to Mr. and- Mrs. Clarence Clay of -this place, a son, Friday. Daniel Hess and son Park Hess, spent yesterday with his wife and chil dren at her brother's, Ellsworth Fllby, at Richmond. Everett Wissler of Abington visited relatives here yesterday. Henry Newman has gone to Benton- vflle to have the care of Theo Beeson who has been 111. Verne Bragg was home from Terre Haute- to visit his parents Mr. and Kxm. W. A. Bragg. Charles Iftor has been sick. Mr. and Mrs. John Kellam entertain ed Mrs. Sarah Ohmit and- guests, Ira FUJby said sister, Miss Viola Fllby, Mrs Jacob Clouds and children on FrOay ewenlng. Hater Hunt and mother, Mrs. Ed HtaBt attended the Old Settlers' meet- laast Centerville. Mrs, Ohiistle Cleveland of Center Ttlle was the guest of Mrs. Willis Owens Friday. Dr. L ML Gentle was at New Cas tle on business Saturday. Mrs. Willis Leverton and children are visiting Messrs. and Medames Bul lock, Hamilton at Muncie and Stow at Portland. Mrs. Peter Shumaker Is siefc. HAGERSTOWN, IND. r:erstown. Ind., Aug. 23. Mrs. rrrtnn has purchased a fine '""m r.n Indianapolis firm. -,,-, wont to Pavton. On. ' stives . ipo Mas""' - rummer Y - comvanyr "' 1 Miss Per- ,:"". tllanapolia atto-.vi? ;' ' , pncnlnars. Ed Petro went u " . urday to spend over S.wr sister, Mrs. Albert Gladswell. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Conniff enter tained Sunday. David Petty of Car mel. Ind. Mrs. Marsha Bennett of Greensfork Is assisting In nursing Mrs. Allen. Mrs. Carl Robertson of New Castle spent Friday hers withy hsr mother. Mrs. Hannah Ehaf er. Indianapolis are visiting relatives here.' : Miss Irene Keys has returned to her home at Sulphur after a visit with her grandparents, Chas. Keys and wife. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Teetor and Miss Mable Teeter were guests of friends at Indianapolis over Sunday. Miss Vena Benbow has been visiting her sister, Mrs. John Salisbury near Economy. Miss Esther Foyst, Miss Bertha Foyst and Josephine Foyst went to Marion to visit their sister, Mrs. Chas. Husong. Hugh Allen is suffering with rheu matism in his arms. Dennis Gregg found a valuable horse of his dead in the pasture field. Mrs. Carl Gohring and son Russell are visiting relatives here. Trustee Stotlemeyer and the coun ty commissioners inspected the dif ferent bridges in Jefferson township, Saturday. Many of them are consid ered unsafe. CAMBRIDGE CITY, IND. Cambridge City, Ind., Aug. 23. W. H. Doney, O. L. Callaway and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Callaway were among the number who attended the auto-races at Indianapolis the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Guyton and son of Chicago, are the guests of relatives in this place. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Houseworth of Doddridge Chapel and Miss Clara Dickinson of the Indianapolis College of Music, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Judkins, Sunday. Mrs. Walter Krone and son are vis iting relatives in Richmond. Miss Elizabeth Overbeek will go to Alfred, N. Y., about the fifteenth of September where she will enter the Alfred Pottery School, of which Charles F. Bean, son of the noted pot ter, stands at the head. Mr. and Mrs. Spurry of Dublin, vis ited in this place, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown of Chicago, attended the funeral of Mrs. Brown's father, William McMahan, of Dublin. Mr. and Mrs. Abiram Boyd were in Indianapolis, Friday, in attendance at the automobile races. The Methodist ladies cleared be tween seven and eight dollars at their market, Saturday. Miss Elizabeth Whelan returned Saturday evening from Spiceland, where she spent several days with her mother, Mrs. Catherine Whelan, who is at the Sanitarium In that place, for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Lon Worl were among the number from this place who attended the Old Settlers' Picnic at Centerville, Saturday. Attorney B. F. Mason of Hagers- town, was a Cambridge City visitor, Saturday. Fred Storch attended the Chautau qua at Richmond. Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Medearls, of Indianapolis, were the guests of Mrs. May Boden, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Doney and! Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ault were visitors at the Chautauqua, Sunday. Rev. Barett, of Dublin, is visiting friends in Sidney, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. McMahan, of Philadelphia, are spending some time with the former's mother, Mrs. Mc Mahan, of Dublin. Mrs. Violet Vandeventer, who has been the guest of Mrs. Margaret Mc Caffrey at Do Drop Inn, has returned to her home in Marion. Miss Mary Overbeck will leave to morrow (Tuesday morning) where she has the position as Supervisor of Drawing and Manual Training the coming winter. Master Beale Williams, the faithful carrier for the Saturday Evening Post received a personal letter a short time ago from President Curtis informing him that he was entitled to a fine watch. The gift is a reward for hav ing done the best work in the State of Indiana, in increasing the circulation of that periodical. The watch has ar rived and Master Beale is justly proud of his reward. NEEDFUL KNOWLEDGE Richmond People Should Learn to De tect the Approach of Kidney Disease. The symptoms of kidney trouble are so unmistakable that they leave no ground for doubt Sick kidneys ex crete a thick, cloudy, offensive urine, full of sediment, irregular of passage or attended by a sensation of scalding. The back aches constantly, headaches and dizzy spells may occur and the victim is ouen weigned down by a feeling of languor and fatigue. Neg lect these warnings and there Is dang er of dropsy, Bright's Disease, or dia betes. Any one of these svmDtoms is warning enough to begin treating the kidneys at once. Delay often proves fatal. You can use no better remedy than Doan's Kidney Pills. Here's Richmond proof: ' Mrs. F. P. Brooks, 215 S. Fifth Street. Richmond, Ind.. says: "We have rsed Doan's Kidney Pills in our iiri'r ?"r rears and would not be '' ' - --r?y in the house. I took r"r h weakness of the !n my back and J - "'f. Doan's Kid r of the strong- s. Price 50 Co.. Buffalo, or the United -Doan's and take no oiht-i. Pandemonium. "Nature knew what she was dotng when she deprived fishes of a voice." "How do you make that oat 7" If a fish had to cackle over 05" V2ie Memoirs of BY coPYHifttv, tpessir . TUB MAGMtlLAtt COMPANY "EH," i safd to him, 'we want yon to; find out all you can about this brother in law of Judge Garrets on. See if yon can learn bow many of those London and Chicago bonds he holds." The next morning Ed brought as the Information that Lucas Smith was will ing enough to talk, boasting that be and hU friends were going "to tune up those packers In good style." Ed thought they had got their tip from one of Lokes' pals. It seems that Smith owned nominally only two of the bonds. And there we were! Slo cum rubbed his chin, trying to see light in a dark place. "What sort of a man Is this Judge Garretson?" I asked the lawyer. "Good enough for a political judge. I guess. He's p for re-election this fall. There was some talk about his attitude In traction cases, but nothing positive against him." "See here, Ed" I turned to Hostet ter abruptly "I want you to go straight out to this Lucas Smith's place and find him. Tell him you know where he can get $25,000 for those two bonds of his the day Judge Garretson dis solves that injuaetlon." "Hold on. Van!" Slocum Interposed. "That Is too strong! I stuck by you last time, but I won't stand for this!" "Go mo, Edf I called out to Hostet ter peremptorily. "Tell blm Just that the day the Injunction Is dissolved he gets $23,000 for bis bonds, and the other rats don't get a cent!" Slocum rose without a word and put on his hat. I put my hand on bis shoulder and pushed hiss back Into his chair. "You aren't going te quit like that. Bloco, after all these years! Think It 'over. What else Is there for ns to do? Can we have this business aired In court? What will Farson ssy to that story of Lokes'? Do you think we could buy the bonds from those rats for any likely figure for any figure If Carmichael is waiting around the cor ner to pick up our cake when we are forced to drop it?" He sank Into the chair rather limp, and we looked at each other for a min ute or two. "Well," be said slowly, "It might as well come out now as later." "You hare got to sit In the boat with me, Slocot I need you." I leaned across the table and looked Into his eyes. Slowly after a time he nodded and gave himself op to me to do my will. In the heat of my trouble 1 scarce realized what that acquiescence cost him. He never gave another sign. But It cost him, one way and another, more than I ever could repay and now I know it. We walked out together, and as I turned in the direction of home I said cheerfully: "Once out of this mess, old man, we shall be on Easy street, and you can buy a block of those old brick shanties back in Portland!" The lawyer smiled at my speech, bat turned away without another word. Judge Garretson dissolved the injunc tion in due course. What Is more, he roasted the petitioning parties who bad entered his court "with flimsy and fraudulent pretexts." There was a righteous flavor, to his eloquence that would have been worthy of a better cause. Nevertheless that same evening Lucss Smith collected his price from Ed and delivered his bonds. I turned to Slocum, who was with me In court when the decision was handed down, and said jubilantly: "That worked. They can't touch as now! I guess we've seen the -end of this business." Slocum demurred still. "Maybe, but I doubt It Yoa don't think that Frost and his pals are going to sit quiet after such a roast? They will nose around to find oat who sold them out." But I did not pay much heed to the lawyer's fears. CHAPTER XVIII. TBI ST BIKE. The labor question from the inside A talk with strikers Tit for tat all round. A ticklish place for an argument My anarchist Bluff It works We call it square. EANTIME for a little entertain ment we had a strike in one of our Indiana plants. At first It didn't make much difference. All the packers bad been shuttlngdown here and there during the cold months, and we were ready to close that partic ular plant. But as the severe winter of "04 pass ed and the men saw that we were In no hurry to start work until better times they began to get ugly, to set firs to the buildings and do other Injuries. There was no police protection to amount to anything in any of these country places, and it would cost too much to keep a sufficient force of hired detectives to guard the property. It got on toward spring, and we wanted to open the place for a short run, bat I was determined not to give in to the union, especially since they had taken to hurting the property. There had been a number of strikes that year, notably the great one at Pullman, followed by the railroad trou ble. It was a most senseless time for any man with a job to quit work, and the employers were feeling pretty set about not giving in. I remember that about this time some of the preachers In the city and among them the Rev. Mr. Hardman. Sarah's young man, got loose on the strike question and preached sermons that were printed In the newspapers. Hardman's Ideas were called "Chris tian Socialism," and It all sounded pretty, but wouldn't work twenty-four hours In Chicago. T wanted Sarah to try a new minister who had sense enough to stick to his Bible, but she was loyal to Hardman and even thought there might he something in his ideas. Well, it got along Into July, and 1 concluded to run down to ear Indiana plant am see wnat coma De Hone wren the situation. There wss a committee of the union waiting for me In the su perintendent's office. We talked back and forth a considerable time, and finally I said: "See here, boys; I want you to come over the plant with me and let me show you what some of you strikers hare done and what It will cost us be fore we can open up." So 1 tramped over the place with the men. and I pointed out damages to the property that would cost the com pany over $10,000 to repair. "Now go home and ssk your union if they will stand for that bill." They titought It wss my little Joke. They could ret understand that a un ion if It: is to have the power to force a rise in wages must be responsible also for the damage done by Its mem bers. Nor could they see that If the company wasn't making money they J could not make more money oat of the company. At last after talking with the lot of obstinate Poles for three hours I turn ed them all away wKb the suggestion that they might see a tratnload of men coming in froao the south in abont a week if they didn't come back, for we were going to open on the 1st of the month. They trotted off to a saloon to talk it over. The superintendent shook his head and talked about a riot If we should try getting In new men. Then he snd I went over the place together to see about improvements snd spent snother hour looking into every corner ex the building. He left me up in the loft of the main building, while he went back for some plans that were In the office. I poked about here and there In the dusty, cohwebbed place. There was only rough scantling for a floor, and below my feet 1 could see the gaping mouths of the great vats still filled with dirty, slimy water. Pretty soon I beard the tread of feet coming up the stairs. It didn't sound like the superintend ent He was a light man, and this was a heavy person. I called out to the man t take care, as the light was none too good, and a tnmble to the floor below lato one of those vats would be no joke. He did not reply, and I was bending over looking down between the boards and trying to make out who It was when suddenly I felt myself grasped by the neck. I straight ened op. and both of ns came near tumbling over backward through the loose boarding. "Quit your fooling!" I cried, wonder ing what had got into the fellow. Thon I threw him off a bit and could see that I had to do with one of those men who had been talking with me down beiew In the office. "So yon get some other help, you do, you dor he began to spit at me. "I know you! I know you!" There was very little light in that loft for the day was pretty well over. All that could be seen by me was a stocky, short man, with a face covered by a heavy beard. I remembered that I had seen blm in the office with the other men, though be had not done any talking. "Well." I said, "what are you after, John?" Considering my position, I thought It was as well to speak good natured ly. It wasn't just the place for a wres tling match. "I know you!" He came forward again and shook his fist In my face. "You are one of the men who mur dered my friends! Yes. you did mur der them!" "You're drunk,. John," I said as cool ly as I could. "Yes, you do know! Seven, eight year ago! At the trial!" "So you are an anarchist! Those were your friends, were they?" "And this , time just look out for yourself!" He made a grab for me, and I jump ed out of his reach. In doing so 1 slipped on one of the boards and went through part way. In the distance below me I could see those tough look lng vats. It was only a question now of bow soon the superintendent would come I could hear the sound of his steps be low. Perhaps my anarchist had set tled him first In that case there was little help for me. If I should struggle be could kick me over the edge as easi ly as you could brush off a fly from the side of a bowi. So to gain time I thought I would try to make the man talk. Then, at the least I could grab him by the legs and fight It out in that way or pull him down with me. "So you think you'll get even by killing me! What Is the gocd of that? You'll be caught the first thing, and you and your mates won't get one cent more for your day's work than you've had before. I don't count for so much. Some one else will take my place In this business, and yoa will have the same trick to play over again. He will boss you, and you wifl work for him." My theory of life seemed to amuse my earnest friend, for he undertook to give me a lesson then and there on the rights of the anarchist "Maybe all the others like you-will get killed some day," be concluded. "Perhaps, John," I answered. "Bat you'll never kill ns all. That's one sure thing. And if by any luck you should do awsy with all my kind your own men would take to robbing you on a big scale as they 'do now on a small one. Here, give me your hand and help me out" Very likely his answer to my bluff would be my end. Bat I wss tired out holding my 300 pounds there In the sir with my elbows. Strangely enough, while I watched him. waiting for him to act and expecting the last blow, 1 did not seem to care haTr as much as I should have expected to. I thought of Sarah and the children. I hated to leave the job I had set myself half done, with a lot of loose ends for other folks te taBjEfe orar. aij4 Jt jiidn't leak invltulg down CSfcre "beloW. But the fall alone would probably do for me at once, and personally my life didn't seem to be of much consequence. But my anarchist friend made no move. It seemed to trouble him the way I took his attack. So I gave a great heave, raised myself halt up to the girder where be stood and held out my hand. He took it! A moment more I found myself standing upright beside my an archist. The next thing vu to induce him to continue the discussion a few floors lower down, where there would be less likelihood of losing our balance in the course of a heated argument But I sat down friendly-like on one of the crossbeams and began to talk. "So you are an anarchist? Yes. I helped to bang your friends. I had some doubts about the matter then, but jnst here now after my experience with you I haven't any at alL" I gave him a good sermon the gospel of man against man. as I knew it as I hnd leanl it in my struggles for for tune. 1 wed him how I was more bound than be bound hand and foot for he could run away, and I couldn't. At bottom he wasn't a bad sort of fel low, only easily excited and loose minded. In conclusion I said: "Now we'll Just step down. I am going home to get some supper." I started, snd he followed on meekly after me. It was a rather creepy feel ing I had going over those stairs! They were perfectly dark by this time and steep. "You'll try to fix me for this?" the fellow said when we reached the first floor and I had started toward the office. "I guess we'll call this squsre," I re plied, "and forget it Good night." He made a line fo the gate, and that was the last I ever saw of him. I found the superintendent locked in the office. He bad been spending his time telephoning to the nearest town for help. Then I took the train for Chicago. That experience was the greatest bracer 1 had ever had In my life. Hanging there with the expectation every minute of dropping Into the vats below had steadied my nerves for s good long haul. And I needed It too. CHAPTER XIX. BEITOUNCBD. The snake lifts its headMy picture get into the neu'spapcrThs Rev. Mr. Hard, man in his chureft The opinions of mlnUters Mr. Hardman points hit jlntjcr at me I reply A scene The real blow May has her say Women, religion and this earth. mT was the Saturday after my little adventure In Indiana. As I was riding downtown In a street car ray eye was caught by a coarse cut In the newspaper that the man opposite me was reading. The picture seemed In a general way fa miliar. Underneath It ran these flar ing headlines: "Eribery of a Judge Official In Packing Concern Implicated Exclu sive Story In the Nationalist" I bought a copy of the paper, and when I reached my office I read the article. It was sprung, plainly enough, to hit Garretson, who was up for re election, and In the main they had a straight story Lokes. Frost the judge's brother-in-law, and all. And the right figures too! The reference to Slocum and me was vague, and Ed was left out altogether. My picture was put in alongside of the judge's and labeled "Vice President and General Manager of the American Meat Products Com pany." The inference -was plain, and the paper wouldn't have dared to go so far, I judged, if they hadn't their facts where they could produce them. There was no word of the story in the other morning papers. I folded up the article and put it away in my desk, then telegrnphed Slocum, who had gone to St Louis on some railroad busi ness for Farson and me. Luckily the Nationalist was not a sheet that ever found its way into my house, but that evening I looked ap prehensively at Sarah. She was pale and quiet she had been downtown all day shopping but she said nothing to Indicate that she was specially disturb ed. The next day was Sundny, and, though Mr. Hardman's preaching was not much to my liking. I drove over with Sarah to the little church on the north side where he held forth. There was a pretty large congregation that morning, mostly women and poor peo ple of the neighborhood, with a few north side men whom I knew in a business way. The Rev. Mr. nardman never preach ed a good sermon that he had written out beforehand. He was one of those Episcopal preachers who come out in front of the chancel rail, cross their hands, !ook down on the floor and meditate a few minutes to get their ideas in flow. Then they rnlse their eyes in a truly soulful manner and be gin. But touay for some reason Mr. Hardmnn didn't go through his trick. He marched out as If he had some thing on his mind to get rid of quick and shot out bis textx "What shall it profit a man if be gain all and lose his own soul?" Then be began talking very distinct ly, pausing every cow and then after be had delivered a sentence. He said that we hsd fallen on evil days; that corruption was abroad in tho land, pol luting the springs of our national life. Ana the law breakers came and went boldly in our midst, the rich and pow erful, the most envied and socially re spected. Every one knows the style of his remarks from that Introduction. Most preachers nowsdays feel that they must say this sort of thing once or twice a yesr or their people won't believe they read the papers. So long as he kept out In the open I had no objection to bis volleys. I had beard It all before, and in the main I agreed with him only he saw but a little way into the truth. Suddenly his right arm, which had been banging limp by bis .side, shot oat. and as we were sitting pretty well up front on the main aisle It seemed to point at us. Sarah gave a little start, and her cheeks flushed red. "And I say," the minister thundered, "that when such men come Into out churches, when they have the effront ery to mingle with godfearing people and, unrepentant of their crimes, dese crate this sanctuary, yea. partake of the Holy Body. I say it is worse for them than If they were mere common thieves and robbers! I tell you, my people, that here in oar very midst one of. them, cefngsa aaaa. jrh has defied the laws oi uiiiu tiod, tne most Hcrea; wno nas corrupiea in source of justice, who has bought that which the law denied him! This man has used" I had been getting angry and was looking the minister in the eye pretty fiercely. At that moment Sarah gave a little groan. She was very white. "Comer I whispered to her, getting up. "Come! It's time yoa got out ot this." At first she shook her head, but as 1 refused to sit down she rose to follow me. I had stepped to the aisle and turned to give Sarah my arm when she fainted just sank down with a groan in my arms. "So this is the gospel yoa preach f I called out to tho minister, who had paused and now stepped forward te help me raise Sara J. "Let ber alone! You have hit hor hard enough already Another time when yoa undertake this kind of business you had better know wh:it you are talking about" He stepped back to hla desk and kept silent, while I and one of the ushers who bad come forward to help me lift' ed Sarah and carried her to the door. When we got to the end of the aisle Sarah cned her eyes and stood up. "I have had enough of your gospel, my friend !" I called back. "I am go ing where I shall hear religion and not newspaper scandal." Sarah groaned and pulled gently at my arm. Once In the carriage, she turned her face to the window snd looked out as if he were still shocked and sick. I tried te say something to comfort, but I could only think of curres for that meddlesome Pharisee, who thought It was his duty to judge bis flock. "Don't talk about it!" Sarah exclaim ed, as if my words gave ber pain. So we rode home in silence all the way. At the end she turned to me: "Just say it Isn't true. Van!" I began to say a few words of expla nation. "No, just say it Isn't truer she In terrupted. "I can't understand all that you are saying. Just say that yon haven't done anything wrong. That's aU I want." "Some v people would think it was wrong. Sarah," I had to say after awhile. She gave a little groan and shut her Hps tight When we entered the house May wss there, with her children. "Why, my land!" she exclaimed on seeing us. "What brings you people back so sooa? Sarsb looks sick I" Sarah was ready to faint again. May helped her up to ber room, and I went Into my study. Pretty soon May came down to me. "What's the matter with Sarah. Tan?" she asked sharply. "She seems all queer and out of ber bead." , Then I told her what had happened. "Did you see the piece in the paper?" I asked at the end. May shook her bead. "But I shouldn't wonder If Sarah bad seen it" "Why do yeu think so?" I asked. "Why, she seemed troubled about something yesterday when she came into the hoase after she bad been downtown shopping. She asked me whether I generally believed tbe things I saw in the papers. I asked ber what kind of things, and she said. 'Scandals about people In btisiiness. I thought It was queer at the time." "She won't talk to me about it" 1 said. May didn't make any reply to this, and we sat there some time without talking. Then May asked in a queer little voice: "Tell me. Van. Is there-anything In that story? Is It true in the lesst Way?" "I'll tell von just how It was." I an swered. May was not the kind of person that could be put off with a general answer, and I was glad to give ber tbe inside story, so I told her the circumstances of tbe case. "It was blackmail and robbery. The Judge was waiting to be bought Tbeso rats stood between ns and wbat we bad a perfect right to da There's hardly a business man in this city who under the circumstances would not have done wbat we did." "I don't believe that!" May exclaim ed in her sharp, decisive little way. She sat looking at me rather sternly, with tho same look on ber face that I had remembered for twenty years, and said: "Van, you are always a great band to think what you want to believe is the only thing to believe! Yoa know that!" She smiled unconsciously, with the little ironical ripple which I knew so well, and I smiled too. I couldn't help myself. We loth seemed to have gone back to the old boy and girt days. But I was angry as well and began to de fend myself. "No," she interrupted. "It Isn't a mite of use for you to bluster and get angry, Van. I don't trust you! I haven't for some time. I have been worried for Will. Don't let him mix himself up in your ways of doing things, Van Harrington!" "If he is so terribly precious," I sJd hotly, "I guess you ' had better take him back to Jasonvllle.', "Maybe I shall." she answered quiet ly. "I'd take blm to the meanest little place in creation rather than know be bad done any such thing as yoa say you have done!" We were both pretty anrry by this time, and yet we both smiled. She was such a snappy, strong little wo man! I admired ber all tbe time she was msking me angry. Somehow it brought back all that time long ago when I bad thought the world began and ended with her. We had never been so nesr each other since, and 1 think be felt somewhat In the same way. "Welt" I said at last "I am not go ing to fight this thing out with yoa. May, or with any other woman. 1 have too much else on hand. I am answerable for all I do or hare done. If yoa and Will don't like my com pany, why, we have got to do without" you." I wished I badr-'t been so small aa to make that fling. She flashed a look at me out of ber eyes that brought me to my senses in a moment I took bet by the shoulders. "See here. May. we mustn't quarreL Let's all bang to gether In this, as tm other things. You don't know what business She smiled back Into my eyes and retorted. "It seems to be just as well we dontr la a moment more she sddedi. "Bat too mustn't think that I AFTEE JOCTOBS JFABLEl LydiaEPinkham'sVegcta ble Compound Cured Her. Willi man tic. Conn. "For five years I suffered untold agony from female troubles, causing backache, irregulari ties, dizziness and nervous prostra tion. It was impossible for me to walk upstairs without stopping on the way. I tried three differ ent doctor and each told me some thing different I received no benefit from any of them, but seemed to suf fer more. The last doctor said noth ing won Id restore my health. I began taking Lydia . llnkham's Vegetable vompouna to see wnat it would do. and I am restored to tnv natural health." Mrs. Etta Donovan, Box 2V9, Willimantic Conn. The success of Lvdia TL Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, is unparalleled. It may be used with perfect confidence by women wno stuicr irom displacements, inflam mation, ulceration, fibroid tnmora, ir regularities, periodic pains, backache bearing-down feeling, flatulency. Indi gestion, dizziness, or nervous prostra tion. For thirty years Lvdia E. Pinkham's) Vegetable Compound has been tho standard remedy for female ills, and Butirring women owe it m themselves to at least Rive this medicine a trial. Proof is abundant that it hat cured thousands of others, and why should it not enre your can tuale up like this. "You and 1 don't look at things in the same way." "Never dkl!" 1 said dryly. "At any rate, you lu.J better go up now and look after SiJV.h. She can't keep on this way. She's got to look at this more sensibly. She Isn't like you. May!" "No." May retorted, "she Isn't! But this hurts her too. Perhsps she cares more wbat folks say than 1 do. And she believes In ber religion. Van." "That's all r!ht. Her religion tells her to forgive ard not to judge and a few other sensible truths which that minister seemed to' forget today." "I never expected to see' yoa. Van narriagten, asking for quarter in that way!" she Cabbed. " Then she went back to Sarah. What my sister-in-law said set me to think ing queer thoughts. I admired the way she took the matter, though It made me pretty angry at the time. It seemed straight and courageous. Ilka her.- If we-had married down there at home in tbe years past there would have been some pretty lively times be tween us. I could never bnve got bei to look at things my way. and I don't see bow I could have come to see things her way. for tn spite of all tbe preacher and May had to say my feel ing was unchanged. (Continued.) 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