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SATURDAY, April 25, 1906,
,V CHAPTER XXXI.
"His Name!"
"Not a question of bouour, Mr.' Stat
ham!" she cried. "It is not a ques
tion of my own honour!" and she stood
before him, erect and defiant.
"My dear young lady," he laughed,
.."pray calm yourself. Let us discuss
the matter quietly."
"There is nothing to discuss," she
exclaimed resentfully, looking straight
jnto the old man's gray face. "You
tiave threatened to divulge the secret
of my visit to you tonight if—if I re
fuse. to betray my friend! Is such an
•Action honourable? Does such a threat
against a defenceless woman do you
credit?" she asked.
"You misunderstand me," he hasten
ed to assure her, realising the mis
take he had made.
"I understand that you ask me a
question," she said. "You wish me to
repeat what was told to me in confi-'
dence—the secret imparted to me by
the girl who was my best friend!'
"Yes I wish to know what Maud
Sam Statham pursed his lips. Few
were the secrets he could not learn
when he set his mind upon learning
them. In every capital in Europe he
had his agents, who, at orders from
him, set about to discover what he
Wished to know, whether it be a care
fully guarded diplomatic secret, or
whether it concerned the love affair of
some royal prince to whom. he was
making a loan. He knew as much of
the internal affairs of various
pountries as their finance ministers
did themselves, and with the private
Affairs of some of his clients he was as
well acquainted as were their own
valets.
To the possession of sound but
secret information much of the old
man's success was due. The mysterious
men and women who so often came
and went to that house all poured into
his ears facts they had gathered—
facts which be afterwards duly noted
In the locked green-covered book
which he kept in the security of bis
Bafe.
Surely the contents of that book
would, if published, have created a
huge Sensation for there were noted
there many Ugly incidents in the lives
of the men who were most prom
inent In Europe, together, be it said,
with facts concerning them that were
highly creditable, and sometimes
counter-balanced the black pages in
their history.
And this man of many secrets stood
car Is awaiting you round in Deanery
street."
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The Pauper of Park Lane
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Petrovitch told you," he answered,
standing with his thin hands behind
his back.
"Then I regret that I unable to
Satisfy your curiosity," was her firm
response. "I now realise your "motive
in inviting me here at this hour to
Bee you in secret. You meant me to
compromise myself—to remain away
from Cunnington's and be punished
for my absence—th£ punishment of
dismissal," she went on her fine eyes
flashing in anger at his dastardly
tactics. "You know quite well, Mr.
Statham, that the world is only to
re&dy to think ill of a woman! You
anticipate that I will betray my friend
in order to save myself from calumny
and dismissal from the service of the
firm. But in that you are mistaken.
No word shall pass my lips, and I
wish you good-night," she added with
severe hauteur, moving towards the
door.
"No, Miss Rolfe!" he cried, quickly
intercepting her. "Surely it is un
necessary to create this scene. I hate
scenes. Life is really not worth thein.
You have denounced what you are
pleased to call my ungentlemanly
tactics. Well, I can only say in my
defense that Samuel Statham, although
he is not all that might be, has never
acted the blackguard towards a wom
an, and more especially, towards the
daughter of his dear friend."
"You have told me that you will re
fuse to assist me further!" she said.
"In other words, you decline to pre
serve the secret of my visit here, al
though you made a promise that my
absence tonight from Cunnington's
should not be noted!"
"I have given you a promise, Miss
Rolfe, and I shall keep it," was his
quiet and serious response.
She looked at him with distrust.
"You have asked me a question, Mr.
Statham—one to which I am not per
mitted to reply," she said.
"r "Why
not?"
"Because—well, because I have
made a vow to regard what was told
©e as strictly in confidence."
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there thwarted by a mere chit of a
girli
He regarded her coldly with ex
pressionless eyes. His gaze causod
her to shudder. She withdrew from
him with instinctive dislike. About
this man of millions, whose touch turn-
luio uiciii juiiiiuiia, wiiuoe luuuii turn
ed everything to gold, there seemed to
her something superhuman, something
indescribably fearsome. His very
gaze seemed to facinate her, and yet
at the same time she regarded him
with distrust and horror. She was a
fool, she told herself, ever to have
listened to his appeal.. She ought to
have had sense enough to know that
by bringing her there at that hour
he had some sinister motive.'
His motive was to wring from her
the words of Maud Petrovitch.
Suddenly he altered his tactics, and,
drawing her chair forward again,
said:
"Let us sit down and talk of some
thing else-. You look pale. May I
offer you something?"
"No, thank you," she replied. It
was true that his threatening words
a few moments ago had upset her,
therefore she was glad to be seated
again. He evidently did not intend
that she should leave yet.
Having reseated himself near his
writing-table, he said:
"As I explained, I want you, if you
will, to go on a journey for me. The
A journey? Is it far?"
"That all depends-—if you are pre
pared to render me this service," he
replied.
"I am prepared to render you any
service, Mr. Statham, that is within
niy power, and my conscience per
mits me," she said in a firm voice.
"Ah, now, that's better. We're be
ginning to be friends. When you
know me, you will not accuse me of
ungentlemanly conduct— especially
towards a woman. But," he added
with a laugh, 'I'm a woman hater. I
daresay you've heard that about me—
eh?"
She smiled also.
"Well—yes. I've heard that you
are not exactly a ladies' man. But
surely you are not alone in the world
in that!"
"If all men were like me, Miss
Rolfe," he said, "there wouldn't be
much work for the parsons in the mat
ter of marrying."
"You've been unfortunate, perhaps,
in your female acquaintances," she
ventured to suggest. His manner to
wards her had altered, therfore she
was again perfectly at her ease.
'Yes," he sighed. "You hace guessed
correctly—unfortunate."
And then a dead silence fell, and
Marion, watching his face, Jaw that he
was reflecting deeply.
Of a sudden, he looked straight in
to her face again, and said:
"You have a lover, Miss Rolfe-nand
you are happy. Is not that so?"
The girl blushed deeply at this uu
expected statement. How could the
old man possibly know, unless some
of the people at Cunnington's had car
ried tales to him. Perhaps Mr. War
ner had told Mr. Cunnington, and he
had spoken to the millionaire!
"I see," he laughed, "that I've spok
en the truth. Max Barclay loves you,
doesn't he? He's a friend of your
brother's I know him, and allow me
to congratulate'you. He's a thorough
ly good fellow, and would.be better if
he'd keep off hazardous speculation."
She did not reply. The old man's
final sentence impressed her. Max's
speculations were hazardous. This
was news to her.
"You don't deny that you love young
Barclay, do you?" the old man de
manded.
She hesitated, her cheeks crimson
ing.
"Well, why should I?" she asked.
"He is very good to me—very good, in
deed."
"That's right," he said approvingly.
"If I did not think him an honest, up
right fellow I should warn you against
him. Girls in your dependent position
you know, are too frequently victims
of men whom the world call gentle
men. You know that, don't you?"
"Yes," she answered in a low voice.
She was impressed by his solicitude on
her behalf. In his eyes was a kindly
glanoe, and she began to declare with
in herself that she had misjudged him.
"Well," he went on, "when it came
to my knowledge that Max Barclay
was paying court to you, and that you
were seen together of an evening and
on Sundays, it gave me great satis
faction. I owe a debt of gratitude to
your poor father, Miss Rolfe, and I
am endeavouring to repay it to his
children. Therefore I admit to you
now that' more than once I wondered
what kind of a lover would be yours.
I anticipated annoyance, but. on the
contrary, I have only the most com
plete satisfaction."
am sure, Mr. Statham, it is very
kind of you to say this. And surely it
is very generous of you to take an in
terest in Charlie and myself."
"It is not a matter of kindness, but
a matter of duty." he said. "We w-ere
talking of Barclay. How did you meet
him?"
"Charlie introduced him to me one
Sunday afternoon in the park."
"And he has promised you mar
riage? Tell me frankly."
She nodded, again blushing deeply.
'Then you have my heartiest wishes
for your future happiness," he declar
ed with a pleasant smile. "Mind I am
told the date, so that I cand send you
the usual teapot!"
Whereat they both laughed
chorus. The old man could be charm
ing when he wished.
"Oh! we shan't be married for along
time yet, I suppose a full year, I ex
pect."
"And you'll be left all alone?" he
said in a tone of surprise. 'No I don
think he'll do that. He ought not to
leave you alone at Cunnington's.'
"Oh, but he's going out to Turkey
now—in a few days, I think He has
some "financial business out there.
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very big sum of money.
*'Oh, what's its nature?" asked the
old financier, instantly pricking up
his ears.
"I believe it's a concession from the
Sultan for the construction of a rail
way from some place on the Servian
frontier, across Northern Albania,
down to San Giovanni di Medua—If I
pronounce the- name aright—on the
Adriatic."
"What!" cried Statham, starting up.
"Are you quite certain of this?"
"Yes why?" she asked, surprised at
the sudden effect her words had
pro­
"Well—well, because this is a sur
prise to me. Miss Rolfe," he said. "Tell
me the details, as far as you know
them. Has he spoken to you about
it?"
"Yes. He is hesitating to go, not
wishing to leave me."
"Of course. Did I not tell you so a
moment ago?" he remarked with a
smile. "But are you aware that this
concession, if the Sultan really gives
it, is of the greatest importance to the
commercial devolopement of the Near
East? There are big interests involv
ed, and correspondingly big profits.
Curious that I have not heard any
thing of the scheme lately! It's a
dream that every Balkan statesman
has had for the past fifteen years—the
creating of an outlet for trade to the
Adriatic but the Sultan could never
be induced to allow the line to run
through his dominion. He is not too
friendly with either Bulgaria or Servia.
I thought I was being kept well In
formed of all the openings in Con
stantinople where British capital can
be employed. Yet I haven't heard any
thing of this long discussed schene for
quite a year."
"Your informants believe, perhaps,
that it would not interest you?"
"Interest me!" he echoed. "Why
they could not successfully carry it the unusual hour, and she stirred as if
through in London without my aid—
or, at least, without my consent. Who
ever is getting the concession—if it
is being obtained at all, which I am
very much doubt—knows full well that
in the long run he must come to Sam
Statham. Do you happen to know
who, besides Barclay, is Interested In
the scheme?"
"There is a French gentleman—a
friends of Max's—who wants him to
go to Constantinople with him."
"What is his name? I may probably
know him?"
"Adam—Jean Adam."
"Jean Adam!" grasped the old man.
"Jean Adam—a friend of Max Bar
clay?"
"Yes," she answered, staring at him.
"Why?"
"Why, girl!" he cried roughly.
"Don't ask me why? But tell me all
about it—tell me at once!"
CHAPTER XXXII.
Man's Broken Promises.
"I know very little of the details,"
replied the girl. "Max could, of
course, tell you everything. He intro
duced me one night to Mr. Adam,
who seemed a very polite man."
"All bows and smiles, like the av
erage Frenchman—eh? Oh, yes. I
happen to know him: Well?"
"He seems a most intimate frieild
of Max's."
"Is he really?" remarked the mil
lionaire. "Then Max doesn't know as
much about him as I do."
"What?" asked Marion in quick
alarm. "Isn't he all that he pretends
to be?"
"No, he isn't. I must see Barclay
tomorrow. I wonder if he's put any
money into the venture?"
"Of that I don't know. He only told
me that it would mean a big fortune."
"So it would—if it were genuine."
"Then isn't it genuine?" she asked
anxiously.
"Genuine! Why, of course not!
Nothing that Jean Adam has anything
to do with, my dear young lady, is
ever genuine. Depend upon it that
his majesty the sultain will never
grant any such concession. He fears
Bulgaria far too much. If it could
have been had, I may tell you at once
I should already have had it. There
is, as you say, a big thing to be made
out of it—a very big thing. But while
the sultan lives the line will never
be constructed. Pachitch, the prince
minister of Servia, told me so the last
time I was in Belgrade, and I'm en
tirely of his opinion."
"But what you tell me regarding Mr.
Adams surprises me."
"Ah! you are still young. Miss
Rolfe! You have many surprises y-3t
in store for you," he replied with a
light laugh. "Do you know Adam per
sonally?"
"Yes."
"Then beware of him, my girl—be
ware of him!" he snapped his grey
face darkening in remembrance of
certain ugly facts, and in recollection
of the sinister face of the shabby
lounger against the park railings.
"Is he such a bad man, then?"
Sam Statham pressed his thin lips
together.
"He is one of. those men without
conscience, and without compunction
a man whose plausible tongue would
deceive even Satan himself."
"Then he has deceived Max—I mean
Mr. Barclay," she exclaimed, quickly
correcting her slip of the tongue, her
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"Without doubt," was the million
aire's reply. "I must see Barclay to
morrow, and ascertain what are Ad
am's plans."
"He is persuading Mr. Barclay to
go to Constantinople. I know that
because he asked me to use my influ
ence upon him in that direction."
"Oh, so he has approached you, also
has he? Then there is some strong
motive for this journey, without a
doubt! Barclay will be ill-advised if
he accepts the Invitation. The bait
held out is a very tempting one but
when I've seen your gentleman
friend he will not be so credulous."
"I'm very surprised at what you told
me. I thought Mr. Adam quite a nice
person—for a foreigner.'
"No doubt he was nice to you, for
he wished to enlist your services to
Induce your lover to go out to Turkey.
For what reason?"
"How can I tell?" asked the girl.
"Mr. Barclay mentioned that the rail
way concession would mean the com
mercial development of the Balkan
states, and that it would be one of
the most paying enterprises in Eu
rope."
"That is admitted on all hands. But
as the concession is not granted, and
never will be granted, I cannot see
what object Adam has in inducing
your friend to visit Constantinople.
Was he asked to put money into the
scheme, do you know?"
Mr. Adam did not wish him to put
any money until he had thoroughly
satisfied himself regarding the truth of
his statements."
Statham was silent.
"That's distinctly curious," he re
marked at last, apparently much puz
zled by her statement. "Underlying It
all is some sinister motive, depend
upon it."
"You alarm me, Mr. Statham," the
girl said, apprehensive of some unex
pected evil befalling the man she
loved.
"It is as well to be forearmed in
dealing with Jean Adam," was the old
man's response. "More than oms
good man owes the ruin of his life'b
happiness, nay his death, to the craft
and cunning of that man, who, under
a dozen different aliases, is known 'n
a dozen different capitals' of the
world."
"Then he's an adventurer?"
"Most certainly. Tell Barclay to
come and see me. Or better, I will
write to him myself. It is well that
you've told me this, otherwise—" and
he broke off short, without concluding
his sentence.
The pretty clock chimed the half
hour musically, reminding Marion of
anxious to leave. Her handkerchief
dropped upon the floor. The old man
noticed It, but did not direct- her at
tention to it.
"Then if you wish it, Mr. Statham, I
will say nothing to Mr. Barclay," she
remarked.
"No. You need say nothing. I
will send him a message In the morn
ing. But," he added, looking straight
into the girl'A beautiful face, "will you
not reconsider your decision, Miss
Rolfe?"
"My decision! Of what?" she
asked.
"Regarding the statement made to
you by Maud Petrovitch. She told you
something. What was it? Come, tell
me. Some very great financial inter
ests are involved in the ex-ministerV,
disappearance. Yoiir Information may
save me from very heavy losses. Will
you not assist me?"
"I regret that it is impossible."
"Have I not even tonight been your
friend?" he pointed out. "Have I not
warned you against the man who is
Max Barclay's secret enemy—and
yours—the man Jean Adams?"
"I am vrey grateful indeed to you,"
she answered "and if it were in my
power, I would tell you what she told
me."
"In your power!" he laughed. "Why,
of course it is in your power to speak,
if you wish!"
"Maud made a confession to me,"
Bhe declared, "and I hold it sacred."
"A confession!" he exclaimed, re
garding her in surprise. "Regarding
her father, I suppose?"
"No regarding herself."
"Ah! A confession of a woman's
weakness—eh?"
"Its nature is immaterial," she re
sponded in a firm tone. "I was her
most intimate friend, and she confided
in me."
"And because it concerns her per
sonally, you refuse to divulge it?"
"I am a woman, Mr. Statham, and I
will not betray anything that reflects
upon another woman's honor."
"Women are not usually so loyal to
each other!" he remarked, not without
a touch of sarcasm. "You appear to
be unlike all the others I have known."
"I am no better than anybody else.
I suppose," she replied. "Every wom
an must surely possess a sense of
what is right and just."
"Very few of them do." the old man
snarled, for woman was a subject up
on which he always became bitterly
sarcastic. In his younger days he had
been essentially a ladies' man. but
the closed page in his history had
surely been sufficient to sour him
against the other sex.
The world, had it but known the
truth, would not have wondered at
Sam Statham's hatred of society, and
more especially the feminine element
of it. But. like many another man,
he was misjudged because he was com
pelled to conceal the truth and was
condemned unjustly because it was not
permitted to him to make self-d-:
fense.
How many men—and women, too—
live their lives in social ostracism, and
perhaps disgrace, because for fam
ily or other reasons they are unable
to exhibit to the world tho truth.
Many a man. and many a woman, whr
read these lines, are as grossly mis
judged by their fellows as was Sam
uel Statham. the millionaire who wa3
a pauper, the man who lived that
sad and lonely life In his Park Lane*
mansion, daily gathering gold until he
became beneath the weight of its aw
ful responsibility, his sole aim and re
laxation being the mixing with the
submerged workers of the citv. and
relieving them by secret philan
thropy.
The sinner assumes the cloak of
piety, while too often the denounced
and maligned suffer in silence. Jt
was so in Samuel Statham's case- it
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east and west.
The old millionaire was surprised at
the girl's admission that what the doc
tor's daughter had told her was a
confession. He realised how, in face
of the fact that her brother loved
Maud Petrovitch, It was not likely
that she would betray her. Still, his
curiosity was excited. The girl be
fore him knew the truth of the ex
minister's strange disappearance—
knew, most probably, his whers
abouts.
"Was the confession made to you
by the doctor's daughter of such a pri
vate nature that you really cannot
divulge it to me?" he asked her, ap
pealingly. "Remember, I am not
seeking to probe the secrets of a
young girl's life, Miss Rolfe. On the
contrary, I ,am anxious—most anxious
—to clear up what, is at present a
most mysterious and unaccountable
occurrence. Doctor Petrovitch disap
peared from London just at a moment
when his presence here was, in his
own interests, as well as in min'j,
most required. I need not go into the
details," he went on, fixing her with
his sunken eyes. "It is sufficient ti
explain to you that he and I had cer
tain secret negotiations. He came
here on many occasions, always in
secret—at about this hour. He prefer
red to visit me in that manner, be
cause of the spies who alwayr haunt
ed him an3 who reported all doings
to Belgrade."
"I w»s not aware that you were on
friendly Wrms," Marlon remarked.
"Maud rier told me that her father
visited you."
"Because she was in ignorance,"
Stathnni replied. "TLe doctor was a
diplomat, remember and could keep a
si-cret, even from his own daughter.
From what I've iold you, you can
surely gather how extremely anxious I
am to know the truth."
Marion was silent. She realised to
the full that financial interests of the
millionaire were at stake—that her
"statemei. might save huge losses if
she betrayed Maud, and told this man
the truth He was her friend and ben
efactor. To him both she and Charlie
owed everything. Without him they
would be compelled to face the world
she fri-rnd'ess and practically penni
less. The penalty of her silence he
had already indicated. By refraining
from :is=isi.'rp hfr, ne could tomorrow
cast her out of her employment, dis
credited and disgraced!
What would Max think? yvhat
would he nei '?ve?
If she r?nipined silent she would
preserve Maud's honor and Charlie's
pence of n.lml. Ht wfs devoted to
the
3weet-faced,
half foreign girl with
the st?ay little wisp of hair across
her brow. Yet if he knew what she
had I him he would hate her—he
nttist hate her. Ah! the mere thought
of it drove her a frenzy of despair.
She set her teeth, and, with her face
pale as death, she rose slowly to go.
Her brows were knit, her countenance
determined.
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Come what might, she would be
loyal to her friend. Charlie shoull
never know the truth. Rather than
that she would sacrifice herself—sac
rifice her love for Max Barclay, which
was to her the sweetest and moBt
treasured sentiment in all the world.
"I have asked you to assist me,
Miss Rolfe, the old man said, in a
low, impressive voice, leaning his arm
upon the edge of his writing table and
bending towards her, "Surely when
you know all that it means to me, you
will not refuse?"
"I refuse to betray my friend," was
her firm response, her face white to
the lips. "You may act as you think
proper, Mr. Statham. You may allow
my friends to think ill of me you
may stand aside and see me cast to
morrow at a moment's notice out of
Cunnington's employ because of my
absence tonight, but my lips are closed
regarding the confession made to me
in confidence. In anything else I am
ready to serve you. You have asked
me to go upon a journey in your in
terests—in a motor car that it await
ing me. This I am willing and anxious
to do. You are my benefactor, and it
is my duty to do what you wish."
"It is your duty, Miss Rolfe, to tell
me what I desire to know."
"No!" shp cried, facing him boldly,
her bright-eyes flashing defiantly upon
him. "It is not my duty to betray
my friend—even to you!"
"Very well," he answered, with a
smile upon his thin lips. "It is get
ting late. They may be wondering
Cunningtpn's. I will see you to the
door."
And the expression upon his face
showed her. alas! too plainly that for
there was no future.
The present was already dead, the
future—?
(To be Continued.)
The Glad Hand
removes liver inaction and bowel stop
page with Dr. K1ng'? New Life Pills,
the painless regulators. 25c.
F. B. Clark, J. H. L, Swenson & Co.
Snoring,
Mouth Breathing
Its Cause and Cure.
Most of these cases start in child
hood. Children take cold that settles
in head ant] throat (sore throat). The
irritation caused by repeated colds I
results in granulations (proud flesh)
in the vault of the pharynx, which
develops later into adenoid growths
"and chronic catarrh. These growths
obstruct breathing and frequently
give a nasal tone to the voice. Other
cases are due to polypus and enlarge
ments of the lining of the nasal
cavities from chronic catarrh. These
growths and obstructions are quickly
removed without pain.
Anyone suffering from chronic
catarrh, difficult breathing, snoring
foul odors from mouth or nose, drop
ping of mucus in throat, hawking or
•spitting, should investigate the methods
of Drs. Myerly and Kreul in the Hof
man Building. They remove growths
from nose and throat without a particle
of pain and their method of treating
catarrh results in cures In one-fourth
case whic£tbe^ time revived by other"methods'
Call or address.
MEETING CLOSES
AT FAIRFIELD
DENMARK ASSOCIATION CLOSES
AFTER SUCCESSFUL CON-
VENTION.
OTTUMWANS ATTENDED
Rev. R. J. Locke and F. A. Zickafoose
of Ottumwa Take Prominent
Part in the Deliber
ations.
Last evening marked the close of
the Denmark association of the Con
gregational churches which has been
in session in Fairfield for the past two
days. The devotional services began
yesterday morning at 8:30 o'clock and
was led by Rev. F. A. Zickafoose, pas
tor of the Second Congregational
church of this city. Following the ad
dress, Mr. Locke administered the
holy sacrament to the ministers and
members of the congregational who
were present.
Able Papers.
Two very ably prepared papers
were persented during the morning
services. The first one was given by
Rev. Peas Pinch of Fairfield, the sub
ject of which was "The Visitation of
the Churches for Purpose of Mutual
Strengthening." The other was given
by Rev. J. E. Bell of Farmington and
was entitled, Visitation for Evangeli
zation."
The afternoon session opened with
a devotional meeting led by Rev J. J.
Hales of Oldes. Rev. W. T. Butcher
of Salem, presented a paper on Pas
toral, Stability, which was a very inter
esting feature of the afternoon session.
Shortly after three o'clock the meet
ing was given over the women, who
discussed the mission both at home
and foreign during the afternoon.
Ottumwans Attend,
The meeting was closed last even:
ing by an able address by President
J. H. T. Main, of Iowa college. Mrs.
Theodore Hochuly sang "Sundown" by
Parker with violin obligate by Fred
Hunt.
Rev. and Mrs. F. A. Zickafoose, Rev.
R. J. Locke, Mrs. E. O. Chinn, Mrs.
E Burnaugh, Mrs J. Phillips, Mrs. D.
F. Morey and Miss Emma Cooper of
this city who were attending the as
sociation returned to their homes last
evening.
A novel feeling of leaping, bound
ing impulses goes through your body.
You feel young, act young and are
young after taking a course of Hol
lister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35
cents. Tea or Tablets. Sargent, th^
true druggist, Market and Main Sts.
MOULTON HIGH SCHOOL MEETS
LANCASTER (MO) MAY 9
Moulton. Moulton high school
meets Lancaster, Mo., May 9 in the
third annual debate. The question is
resovled "That the Fifteenth Amend
ment of the Constitution of the U. S.
should be repealled.". Lancanster
high school affirms and Moulton denies
in the persons of Esco Moore, Wm.
Chamberlain and Earl Elerton all jun
iors. The debate will be held in Moul
ton and promises to be the best thing
in the school year. Both schools are
above the standard and both have ex
cellent teams, which inevitably calls
for an excellent showing.
Moulton high school baseball team
will also cross bats with the Lancas
ter high school on the same date, and
music will be furnished by the M. H.
S. band. With future prospects it
looks as though It would be the most
gala day in the history of the school.
Much enthusiasm is all ready shown
and much preparation is going on.
Moulton has no factories, or no
large Industries, but it is a town that
has something to be proud of. To
promote education is undoubtedly to
promote the general welfare of the
nations. In her schools Moulton has
something to be justly proud of. Under
the supervision of Prof. J. W. Miller
the schools this year have been fully
accredited. Among the schools of the
state Moulton high school ranks 117,
larger than some of the larger towns
near her. The senior class this year
carries out -with it 16 members, the
largest for some time. All prepara
toins are being made now for the
class play to be given. The play is
the revised "Merchant of Venice" and
there are competent persons in the
class to handle their respective parts.
The high school has also been crown
ed by athletic victories in the past
year. Victory up victory has perched
upon the athletic banners in foot
ball. baseball, basketball, ball and
tennis. What is a city without a
school? Moulton truthfully has one ot
the best schools in southern Iowa.
Kenneth, the infant of Mr. and Mr«.
A. E. Marks on West Broadway has
been seriously ill the last few days on
account of pneumonia and measles.
Measles Scare Subsides.
The measles scare in Moulton has
somewhat subsided. At one time it
was reported that 50 cases were in
town.
Fearful Slaughter
of deadly microbes occure when
throat and lung diseases are treated
with Dr. King's New Discovery. BOc
and $1.
F. B. Clark, J. H. Swenson & Co
SffefcR.
ATTENTION FARMERS!
PICKLES
The Ottumwa Pickle Co. Is ready to contract for Cucumbers /it''"
60c per bushel, delivered at »ny of Its factories at the following
points: Ottumw*, Eldon or Donds, and will furnish seed free.
OTTUIVIWA MCKLE CO.
OTTUMWA, IOWA.
JUROR EXCUSED
WIFE IS ILL
LITIGANTS THEN AGREE TO THY
CASE WITH ELEVEN j&gg
MEN.
After the jury had been sworn yes
terday afternoon in the case of Mary
Murray against W. J. O'Brien, P. W.
Marshall, corner of Second and Col
lege streets, was excused by Judge
Vermilion because of the serious ill
ness of his wife.
Both parties to the suit agreed to
try the case with eleven men. The
suit is one in which Mrs. Murray
seeks to recover damages because of
the fatal fall of plaintiff's husband
from defendant's building at the cor
ner of Washington and Third streets
last year.
Case Dismissed. "7-
The suit of Mrs. Nellie Smith
against her husband, Elza Smith, for
divorce, was dismissed yesterday at
plaintiff's cost. The court ordered
judgment for same.
DOGS CAUSE OF
THIS DIVORCE
CHICAGO WOMAN SAYS HER HUS
BAND LOVED HIS PETS
MORE THAN HER.
Chicago, April 23.—Dogs—that's
all—has caused Mrs. May M. Sharp
to file a bill for divorce in the superior
court against Harley C. Sharp.
Mr. Sharp had no affinity. He did
not pay attention to other women. He
was not cruel to his wife. He h$4
no very bad habits. But he bad
twenty dogs. Mrs. Sharp says he
loved his dogs better than his wife.
When Mr. Sharp bought an |18
silver cup for one of his canine pets,
Mrs.. Sharp considered he had com
mitted the unpardonable sin.- Sha
packed up and left him to his dogs.
Here Are Hubby's Offenses.
Here are the counts scored by Mrs.
Sharp in her bill against her spouse
and the bow wows. She says Mr.
Sharp:
Spent all his money on his dogs and
left the grocery bill unpaid for ten
months.
Used his wife's cooking utensils to
cook dog meat.
Filled the house with vile odors by
cooking concotions for his dogs.
Kept sick dogs In the house when
his wife was ill, and when her
physician said their presence was
'angerous to her.
While his wife worked to help make
ends meet, he bought an $18 silver
cup for one of his dogs.
Bathed his dogs in the family bath
tub.
Dried his dogs after their ablutions
on the family towels.
Wrapped them In Mrs. Sharp's
counterpanes.
Let the dogs sleet) on beds and
davenports.
Was frequently absent from home
on hunting trips with his dogs.
Had trouble with landlords who
threatened to evict them on account
of dogs,
Dogs Made Life Unbearable,
"Life with so many dogs in tho
house was unbearable," said Mrs.
Sharp. "Whenever I crossed the room
I stumbled over a foxhound. If I
started upstairs I tripped on a bull
dog. If I attempted to sit down, I
sat on a French poodle. If I wanted
to take a nap, I had to throw half a
dozen pugs and Blenheim spaniels oil
the sofa.
"When I cooked dinner, Scotch col
lies and Irish setters followed m«
about the kitchen poking their nosea
•nto the pots and dishes. At the
table I had to toss food to the circle
of canine beggers that sat around like
hungry coyotes about the camp fire
of a plainsman. I used to like dogs,
but I am a woman who. knows when
she has enough."
Fair as the tairest lily,
Your complexion it can be, -_
If you'll but take occasionally,
A drink of Rocky Mountain Tea.
Sargent, the true druggist, Markel
and Main streets.
Des Moines Physician Dead.
Des Moines, April 2). (Special.*/
Dr. Carl Kitchen, aged 59 a well
known De« Moines physician, died
this morning.
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