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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 15, 191. s
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Tuesday, September 15, 1914. 9
i "With Thanksgiving only about two
months away, it is a poor time for the
J Turk, to do bis gobbling.
i l"ow that school has started, moth-
; cr. observes the Burlington Gazette.
will also have a well earned vacation.
J A .French laundress. It has been
'learned, denned a. uniform and went
Into the army to help clean the Ger-
: mans.
5 The European wax differs from the
I ordinary, conflict in that tne issue of
'veracity was not raised till after the
: figbung started.
' These are uneasy days for the gam-
t bier who la loaded up with, wheat.
The farmer who raises it, however, is
i not much (disturbed.
! It Is not too early for the voter to
. make np his mind to support the two
Rock: river bridges and the county
; Jail. We seed them all.
The two sons of Lloyd George, chan
! cellor of the British exchequer, are
lto be commended for joining the army,
' They might nave thought of It sooner.
however.
Georges Carpentler. the Frenchman,
is looking for fights in America. If
he really wants trouble. It fwould seem
unnecessary for 1iim to leave his na
tive land.
Dum dum .bullets, If used, can add
but slightly to the horrors of the war,
which are so great that those who
have been on the sc?ne of conflict say
the world will refusa to' believe the
details when they are presented.
The fact that a Danville politician
who never consented to hold office
died wealthy does not prove anything.
Consider tho cass of another politi
clan from the same city who never in
his life passed up an joffice. lie is also
wealthy and. furthermore, he is still
living.
The direct and indirect cost of the
European war for two days would be
sufficient to build the 1C.O0 miles of
hard roads Illinois haB designated for
Improvement, while the total cost up
to late would build a network of per
manent roads all over the United
States. - But the war, by absorbing a
great share of the world's wealth, will
tend to make more distant the day
when an adequate highway system
will be realized n this side of the At
lantic
A GET-TOGETHER SESSION.
Yesterday's meeting of the demo
cratic county central committee was
the most largely attended and one of
the most harmonious ever held. There
were SO members present. Every ele-
znent In the party was represented
. and ach received recognition in the
passing around ,cf the honors the
naming: of the congressional and state
delegates. The reelection of T. A.
Pender as chairman by a rising 'vote
was A- signal compliment to that gen
tleman. It was a real get-together session
and there waa but one purpose ex
pressed to 'support the ticket all the
way through. To -this end other meet
ings will be held from time to time
and the campaign will be waged vig
orously till Nov. 3.
CHANCE FOR CEMENT
MAKERS.
American manufacturers have not
' yet made he most of their opportuni
ties to establish greater export trade,
according to George Otis Smith in
" bulletin 699 of the United States geo
l logical survey.- Statistics show that
Iths export of cement from England,
Germany, Belgium, and Franc not
only have been considerably greater
, than those from the United States, but
I have borne a much higher ratio to the
production la these countries. The
I euanttty of cement exported by France
) ta recent years is estimated to have
breached at least 23 percent of her pro
f dtacflco, and that of Germany about 17
per cent. There are few cement plants
I la. South American countries, and In
I the past these countries have been
! supplied mainly from Europe. There
j le evidently an opportunity, now for
the. cement Industry of the United
1 States to secure this trade.
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THE DEVOLVES PROBLEM
A man ta Washington Quarreled the
tner night with a woman over a
trivial matter and rushed away, pro-
: revolver ana returned and
shot the woman dead. The Washing
ton Star, commenting on the cause,
says it is easier to buy a killing
weapon in that city than it is to ob
tain a license to run a fruit stand
They might not be so easily obtained
If a tax were Imposed on the tnana
iscture or sale of such weapons. So
far from Imposing such restrictions,
gun getting is the easiest of things
unaginaDie ana inert is encourage
ment for every vicious crank or crlmi
nai to nave one In his pocket. The
Star says:
It is safe to assert trfat with the
right sort of pistol law, which re
quires the procuring of a permit
before buying, and forbids the giv
ing or lending of weapons, Wash
ington's homicides would be cut
down, by a large percentage. Cer
tainly most of the crimes of im
pulse would be averted, such
crimes, for Instance, as that of last
night, which resulted in the tak
ing of a human life over a single
car ticket.
IN POSITION TO PROFIT.
The administration's efforts to open
p South American trade to the com
merce of the United States are being
ppreclated by the American public. It
is generally realized that this coun
try now has an opportunity "to get In
on tne ground floor in South Amer
ica. It Is admitted too, that the oppor
tunity exisits only because the resi
dent has so conducted international af
fairs that the United States is at
peace; and that the Latin-American
countries are well disposed to enter
Into closer business relations as the re
sult of the president's considerate and
magnanimous handling of the Mexican
problem.
"While European artisans, mechan
ics and laborers are drilllne and
marching and fighting and killing one
another, somebody must supply the
peoples or south and Central Ameri
ca with the manufactured products
which they need and use in their every
dar life." baid the Ohio Stat Jnnrnal
Of course that somebody is the
United States. The republics to the
south buy annually from England, Ger
many, France and other old world
countries manufactured articles which
cost more than $1,000,000,000. Last
year Argentina alone bought $250.
000.000 worth of such goods from the
nations now Involved in war. These
buyers can not get what they need
from Europe now and naturally turn to
the United States.
"There is a" wonderful onoortnnitv
right now to establish with the Pan
American republics trade relations
which will be permanent. President
Wilson's wise policy toward these ra
tions, as illustrated by his virtual rec
ognition of three of them as world
powers in the Mexican peace negotia
tions has put them in a friendly frame
of mind toward us. Sentimentally.!
they probably would rather deal with
us than anybody else. If our manufac
turers are alive to the situation and
resist the temptation to charge war
prices for their goods, Europe never;
again will get much of this business,
and within a very few years the busi
ness will be double or triple what it
is now."
II
FOREIGN GOSSIP
J
The Hague. It is learned on good
authority that the publication of sen
sational stories which appeared in
German newspapers during the first
days of the war. such as the report of
a French physician trying to infect a
well in Alsace with typhoid bacilli,
were secured by the German army offi
cials with a view of bestirring the peo
ple to watchfulness.
Stories like that of the infected well
were widely published. Lakes all over
the country were being poisoned. Rus
sian automobiles carrying a great
quantity of gold were trying to cross
Germany from France. The whole
country was swarming with spies.
The effect that these stories had.
for they were generally believed, led
to the shooting of many Innocent per
sona, including one German army cap
tain, and great Interruptions to the
progress of hlg"i army personages on
Important missions. The chief of po
lice in Stuttgart Issued the following
official statement to bis men, showing
the effect of these sensational stories:
The populace Is beginning to be
come crazy. The streets are full of
old women of both sexes who conduct
themselves in an unworthy manner.
Everyone sees in bis neighbor a
French or Russian spy, and considers
it his duty to beat him, together with
the policeman who - tries to protect
him, or at least, to cause a tremen
dous crowd to collect and hand the
supposed spy over to the police.
Clouds are mistaken Tor aviators, stars
for airships, bicycle pumps for bombs.
Telephone and telegraph wires in the
middle of the city are believed to have
been cut. bridges blown up, spies shot
and the water supply poisoned. It is
Impossible to predict what form these
extravagances win assume when the
airnexlos becomes really mare earnest.'
As a matter of fact, sot a single so
pirious thing has thus far oocarred in
STBttcart.
"The poTtre should continue cool.
B men, aad not -old women, do 'not Jet
yam-serves be ldaped. iurt Irees your
-epos -open, t it is your duty to do."
Bflrltn. One or the .trauu&nsni-
rmanta of -the European war which
would, under -less merlous -conditions.
be jl fair -eubject .tor 'amused coni-
ment,'isthecaudden7uge.thatJtaJi man-.
treated .itself -against 'everything Eng
lish, -frwiieti .-and Tlumlan. This 'feel
ing "fiaa -reached euch -a pitch that
French-aiidrBnglish3ictures'haveheen
withdrawn from public "rtsw at the
Berlin-museums. In ' the JCalser 7red-
rfch-maseom ,pricetess otd hooks with
wood engra vrags by - Go Lave Do re
ihave been withdrawn.
On .the -kiays following the .decti ra
tion ccf Twar 'jbyOreat .Britain rgrowps
.paraded '-.the jwi -street -tnj -rdf
Germany Relics on
(Kansas City Star.)
Th P.Armin creed of war as ex
plained by the United States army
officers is a contest of men. Men
start war and men end It, Is the basic
idea. American army officers have
beon close students of the German
tactics, and are in position to know It
from start to finish.
ArtUlery. cavalry, signal and engi
neering and infantry are all bodies of
men the difference Is in the means
they employ. While the pride of craft
man's art may produce the perfect
rifle, that weapon in the hands of a
coward is useless, whereas the lion
makes a bar of rusty iron effective.
The spirit of the nation Is reflected
in its army. Witness a wild Impulsive
charge on a battle field, and at home
you will .see hysterical women, fren
sied children, wailing old men and de
creplts. Look at a stolid, steady ad
vancing army and at home you will
see a devoted, almost reverent calm
ness, or quiet but sustained resigna
tion. The one is a battle of nerves,
the other of hearts.
History has shown the effectiveness
of both, singly and tn combinations.
France has admittedly the advan
tage over Germany in their light arm
ament. They are aroused at Germany
and are nerved to a tremendous hatred.
Germany is a master of the science of
war, and is absolutely indifferent to
the identity of Its foe. A German is a
warrior at heart and trained to the
highest degree In the cruel science of
armed conflict.
One soldier is the unit of measure
in German war. He is the dollar, the
foot, the gallon, the figure 1. He is
the standard. German science pits
his stout heart against new fire, new
fortifications, new explosives. Instru
ments of destruction are measured in
terms of the men it will take to off
set that advantage. .
That the creed Is cruel and ghastly
matters not to the German. It is the
rule".
As the German dreams war, a night
attack has no terrors. That he lives
war, he expects so to die. Death is
used solely in the calculations of Ger-;
man warfare never in its actual op
erations, i
demonstrations before shops with of
fending signs. Many American firms
which advertised branches in Paris
and London suffered. At the corner
of Lelpziger and Friedrlch streets
stands the Equitable Life Insurance
company's building. Its first two floors
sheltered the Equitable cafe, but this
became the "Zielka Cafe" on Aug. 5.
The Berlin Messenger-boy company.
whose English name had long given of
fense to sturdy patriots. Is now the
Berliner Boten-Junge Gesellschaft,"
and the messengers have been
equipped with new headgear to re
place the tiny Tommy Atkins hat
which they formerly wore on the side
of their head.
The movement Is being carried to
such ridiculous lengths that prominent
newspapers are now declaring the
Germans should stop saying "adieu"
upon parting, a salutation that has
been in use since the 18th century.
Paris. Last night one "cafe con
cert" in a music hall opened in Paris,
the first In three weeks. Not half the
seats were occupied. The small audi
it-.
"William
That Lame Shoulder.
AS
The most frequent cause of shoulder
Joint disability with which we have to
deal Is "siib-acromial bursitis" or, in
English, inflammation of the protective
pad which (caps the outside point of
the eboulder.
This is usually caused by some In
Jury or strain of the shoulder Joint,
although the patient may not recollect
that there was any serious injury. It
la often mistaken for "rheumatism,"
gout, neuritis or anthritls of the shoul
der. It lasts many months and the
muscles about the shoulder and upper
arm become weak and wasted from
non-use.
The patient can enduro a limited de
gree of motion of the shoulder with
out pain, but as soon as the arm is ex
tended outward beyond 10 degrees
from the chest, or rotated to any ex
tent, the pam becomes severe. For
instance, it is impossible for the pa
tient to button his collar behind or his
suspender button with the affected
arm. He can readily place the hand
upon the opposite eboulder, however,
and this position seems to give him
some comfort. In feed he finds it diffi
cult te assume a comfortable posi
tion. Must Limber Up tHe Rust Joint.
He has tried liniments taxi '"rheuma
tism cores" and uric acid -elrminaiors
and everj'thrnjr his friends may have
recommended, all without benefit of
medical advice. The one thing he
haaut triad, .and must try ff he would
get rid af 3x1s pet .shoulder, is strexch
ing ithe adhesions which have -formed
as a TBSult sit the former inflammation
of the bunt a. This 'requires grit, per
severance and a -whole-souled willing
ness cd suffer tudgy -far the sake of
tonrorrow'a -comfort.
Sometimes iC is necessary "to place
the patient under ether and forcibly
stretch the -adhesions for hhn. This is
unpleasant, but it gives a great .start
on the way toward full recovery.
Hew to Feel tho Bursa.
A -very characteristic test of this
krad of stiff painful -shoulder is made
by-pressing the finger upon. the sbouk
drr just beneath: the rpromtnent bony
no4M, gfse"sxauUU;nalq, as
Quality of Its Army
The utter disregard of heavy mor
tality, and the willingness to sacrifice
gore for glory, has made the German
army the wonder of experts. Other
nations have evolved tactics, yet there
Is not a war library in existence that
does not contain more treatises of
Germany than of all other nations
combined.
The Germans center all tactics on a
fierce infantry attack. They know the
psychology of war and use It, but if
every man in line is killed, the flag
has advanced that far, and the last
dying soldier smiles. It is a relentless
attack, where men must wear down
the huge power of artificial destruc
tive machines. Yet it is the attack
called for. If an enemy's gun is es
timated to have a 500 death capacity,
600 Germans charge it, and it 100 Bur-'
vive it the victory is there.
This reputation alone gives Ger
man v the edee of a battle before a,
gun is fired. Guns are inert, they re
quire men and the guns of the enemy
are just as strong as the nerves of the
men who man them.
In the current dispatches the reports
of skirmishes tell of the death of small
numbers of men. These men are un
doubtedly the advance scouts. A de
tachment of cavalry sent out to re
port. Is victorious in the German eye
if but one man of the 200 sent returns
with the information.
The Germans plan ahead and follow
that plan alone. Nothing swerves
them. The onward march Is still
made by the plans. They drop off
here and there, "countaining" troops
men assigned to keep a fort be
sieged but all this was in the plan
They march with strong front to their
goal, and if there Is one man alive
who can hold the ball there, the
touchdown is scored and the game
won, in the German eye:
It is said that a messenger awoke
the great General Von Moltke at 3 in
the morning with the news that
France had declared war.
"Thank you. you will find the plan
of campaign in the third drawer. Kind
ly convey the roll to the chief of staff
and tell him I will see him after break-
fast." Then he went to sleep again.
ence was quiet, young Frenchmen,
their mothers whose hearts were in
the north, a few Americans, Italians
and Englishmen, all Joined in the Mar
seillaise standing. Many women cried
freely and unashamed. A few singers,
dressed modestly, sang patriotic airs,
A soubrette gracefully recited a poem
of the glories of France. There was.
not a risque or suggestive dress or
motion, not a coarse Jest. Le Figaro
highly approved this morning: "It is
the time for the music halls to be
made over. Let them bring out all
the old French songs, the songs of
glory and victory. We must sing them
today. !Vhy not . in all our music
halls?"
The Egyptian government. It is
reported, has decided to install 10
pumps, each capable of delivering
100,000,000 gallons of water dally,
with the object of reclaiming the
delta of the Nile. These pumps will
draw out the waters of Lake Mareotis
and eight "ethers, it Is though, will
be required for further work of the
same nature.
Brady, M.
It sqeezes the inflamed bursa. Now, if
the arm can be carried away from the
body and lifted upward, and the finger
pressure again made In the same place,
there Is little or no sensitiveness, be
cause the inflamed bursa has slipped
up under the bony point beyond reach
This test distinguishes bursitis from
inflammation in the Joint itself.
In suh-acromlal bursitis there Is the
usual complaint about bad weather
which, according to' the ancient hit-
and-miss method of diagnosis, proves
that "rheumatism" has the victim in
its clutches. But after the adhesions
have been stretched, by the patient or
by his doctor, the weather ceases to
annoy him to any great extent.
Questions and Answers.
Mrs. G. C. asks a question which we
will be glad to answer personally if
she will comply with instructions print
ed at the bottom of these articles.
Mrs. J. C asks: Do you approve of
the nse of boracic acid solution or por
oxlde of hydrogen solution as an ir
rigation? Reply: Yes.
L. M. askB: Is cocoa-cola Injurious
to drink every day?
Reply: No, it only hurts the booze
business.
Miss B. P. writes: A prescription of
rain water, salts and castile soap was
given me to reduce weight.
(1) What Ingredient is the active
one? (2) Is gunowder and whis
key mixed a poison? (3) Will perox
ide finally kill hah- on the face?
Answer: (1) It depends on wheth
er yon used it externally or internally.
If internally the salts did the work.
(?) Whiskey alone is a poiHon. I have
never given it mixed with gun-powder,
but I should imagine it would be
nearly as deadly that way. (3) Perox
ide won't kill hair in a thousand years.
Mrs. G. II. states: 1 "have a large
growth on my neck a llttto to the right
side, but it doesn't hang down. Could
It be a goiter? What should I do?
Reply: It probably is a goiter. Do
nothing but what. your physician ad-
Tltl-3,
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I HENRf HOWLAND
i WHEN VOU
ARE SAFE
It's easy to be boasting when all your
ventures pay;
It's easy to be cheerful when good things
come your way;
It's easy to speak proudly to every one
you meet.
Except when you are feeling the bruises
of defeat.
It's easy to talk bravely when danger Is
not near;
It's easy to have courage when there is
naught to fear;
It's easy to be boasting when you are safe
! ashore, '
.That you hear only muslo when angry
i billows roar.
If s easy to cry "Coward" when you bare
not been tried
At him who runs from danger forgetting
manly pride;
If s easy to be tellinr bow fearless you
would be
When all is peaceful round you, as far as
l you can see.
, His Past.
! "Now," said the man who had called
to get his fortune told, "before you
proceed to read the future for me I
want you to tell me about my past If
you can do that I shall know yon will
not be merely guessing at what may
be in store for me."
The lady with the dark, mysterious
eyes held his hand and seemed for a
moment to gaze far, far away into
some remote region. Then she drew a
deep sigh and pushed her chair back
from the little table beside which they
had seated themserVes.
"What you ask," she said, "is Impos
sible." '
"Do you mean that you can't tell me
about my past?"
"Tes."
"Bo, then, you confess that you are
an Impostor?"
"Oh, no. I merely wish to say that
no lady could tell you, face to face,
about your past."
Self-Deceptlon.
' She couldn't bake
A Johnny eake.
She couldn't make a bed;
She would not try
Her hand at pie,
She always bought her breads
Housework she spurned.
She'd never learned
To make a buttonhole;
Twas sad to see
Her brewing tea;
It bored her so, poor soull
Because she'd not
Learned things she thought.
Despite coarse things she said.
All others might.
Misguided quite,
Suppose her gently bred.
No Doubt of It.
"Tes, he had fought in three wars,
only to he struck down at last by a
bar of Iron which fell from the fourth
story of a building in course of erec
tion."
"It seems to have been a clear case
of the irony of fate."
REPREHENSIBLE.
"My husband
and I lived happily
together for seven
years."
"What hap-
pened then?"
"He shaved off
his mustache and
got to looking like
a boy again."
Requires Constant Effort
"Pittson always seems to carry him
self with great dignity. What has he
ever done that fee should hold his head
so high?"
"Nothing. He is merely trying to
live up to his wife's hats."
Diplomacy.
A lecturer who recently advertised
that he would "deliver a plain talk to
plain people," complains that no wom
en attended. Some people are neither
born with diplomacy nor achieve diplo
macy nor have diplomacy thrust upon
then.
He Has It
your idea of
"What
Is
true gal-
lantry?"
"Well, it seems to me that a man
who will let hie whiskers grow so that
he will look older then his wife has it"
According to a new law m Iowa, all
packages of food must be plainly
marked with the exact weight of the
contents. The law applies to package
goods and canned goods, and to bot
tled milk, beer and whisky as well. If
the weight is not printed on the label.
a rubber stamp may be used.
3rV ?.imw
The Daily Story
Kidnaped By James Volney.
Copyrighted. 114. y As tools ted Literary Bureau, '
Anne had been bored for two days,
and she took no pales to conceal the
fact
Since she bad joined them at Milan
three days before, after a month in
Lucerne, Belle, her newly wed sister,
and John, ber new brother-in-law, had
kept an anxious eye upon her, tor the
family always dreaded those periods
when Anna was bored.
Anne did not like Venice.
On the plea of writing a letter shs
had remained at the hotel, while Belle
and John visited the shops in the pi
azza, promising' to meet them in front
of the cathedral In time for a ride at
unset
She was strolling leisurely across
tho great square when she noticed a
"I WOULDN'T TELt HIM IV I WEBB TOtJ.
tall young American you can always
tell him abroad gazing up at the
bronze horses.
He was alone, and as he turned
away he met the glance of the bright
looking American girl.
"I wish I knew him," sighed Anne.
"He's the first American I've seen
here that doesn't look like a profes
sional tourist And then he could ride
with us this afternoon, and I wouldn't
have to feel that I'm, the third that
makes the crowd when I'm with Belle
and John."
Here she caught sight of that couple.
Belle enthusiastically feeding dozens
of the dirty blue pigeons which Infest
the square, while a half dozen photog
raphers were clamoring to take her
picture as thus engaged to send to her
friends at home.
"Let's go to Lido," suggested Belle.
It isn't far, and we will be back In
time to meet the train.'
There was no dissent and John aid
ed her to step Into the gondola. He
stretched out his hand toward Anne to
perform a like service for her, but she
was gazing Intently at a tall young
man who was strolling by.
"There's some one from New York,1
she said to Belle and John. She raised
her voice and called Just as the young
man turned, "Mr. Henderson!" She
waved her hand toward him. He hes
itated a moment and then came toward
them.
"So glad to see you here!" exclaimed
Anne enthusiastically. "My sister and
new brother-in-law," she introduced
briefly as she shook hands with him.
"It's fine to meet an American one
knows. We're Just going out for an
hour's ride. Won't you Join us?"
The young man accepted the invita
tion and took the cross seat at the rear
of the boat sitting beside Anne, while
the others sat farther toward the front
"Mr. Henderson Is a friend of Ella's,"
Anne explained to the others.
"I was so surprised to see you," she
said. "I didn't know you were over
here, and I haven't heard from Ella
but once since I left New York. Did
you know me when I called to you?"
she asked pleasantly. "I hardly ex
pected you to, because we had met
only that once at Ella's."
"Certainly I knew you," be replied
readily. "In fact I thought I recog
nized you when you passed me back
there near the cathedral, but you
glanced at me and didn't give any sign
of recognition," he added, glancing at
ber face, which was slightly flushed.
"I was about in the same state."
Anne answered. "I thought I knew
you, but I wasn't certain. But now
jvu must n-u uif tin auuui xnu auv
what they were doing when you left
I sailed In May Just a couple of days
you must tell me all about Ella and
after I met you. When did you sail?"
"About tie middle of June," he re
plied. "But I'm afraid I can't tell you
of what was going on at that time, as
I was so busy getting my business in
shape I didn't get around with that
croTrd much "
But you have certainly beard from
Ella lots of time, haven't you?" she
inquired.
"Well, to tell the truth, I haven't
heard a word from her since I came
over here," he said slowly. "Why did
you think I would have beard?"
"From what I heard In New York
the little time I was with Ella I cer
tainly thought there was to be a wed
ding in October, and in the one letter
I have received from ber since then
she said nothing about any change of
plans. Of course, however, I don't
want to pursue a painful subject"
I assure you the subject is not so
painful," be said after quite a pause.
"By the way, did you bear about
Mamie and Kate?" he exclaimed sud-
Anne gazed at hlra with a ,-.
look on her face, then shook h i, ,
"No What have they don.
she asked. "
It nearly prostrated Ells. .Itw.
was to blame in the ess. JT
she
You know Kate was always hi.
pered, and one morning, I don't k
exactly whst she did. but Ells T
her a beating, and she ran aw., j
it was shocking," be said in $1
Anne's exclamation of horror -e!
really thought a lot of Kate.' b 2
course Mamie was her favorite."
"Did Kate come backr tutniaM
Anne with considerable interest
Henderson appeared puzzled, "ffv
do you mean?" he asked. '
"Never mind Kate, though,' j
Anne hurriedly. "Tel! meaboutVW-
"It was only the next dar
Mamie met with a terrible aceiw.
he said. "Ella had ridden out oak.
Island with some friends. Thej ft?
ped at a florist's garden, leavinr Mt
at the gate. A trolley car came aloa
and Mamie, evidently not seder
stepped directly in front Sht vtt ten
ribly hurt There was no doctor awt
and no one could do anything for fer
while she was suffering. EUa T
that the end was only a question of a
few hours, and she borrowed a rjistol
from the florist and shot Hjuttw
through the head, killing her!"
Anne gasped and turned pale.
"I don't believe it," she exclaimed.
"it is nornDie:
"It is true,"
tlvely.
said Henderson post-
Anne was silent for a time. Finally
she turned to him and asked: - -
"Were you at the Turn en garden
party?"
He shook his head.
"I suppose you heard of what Uj
did there V
Henderson looked surprised. .
"No?" she queried. "It was ratlw
shocking, but Ella shouldn't ban
taken Lily with her. There were lou
of people there and er" Anne turned
her head In embarrassment "Well,
Lily Jumped in the lake, Just for fan,
of course, and swam around it seven!
times."
"I had heard nothing of such pro
ceeding," said her companion coidlj.
"I hardly think it could have happened.
Even Lily wouldn't do such a thief,"
They were nearmg the piazza by thJi
time.
"If you are going on to the ttatloi
I had better get out here," he called to
John, and the latter gave the neces
sary directions to the gondolier after
expressing polite regrets that Hender
son had to leave them.
Anne turned toward Henderson,
"You know Lily, of course?" lit
questioned.
He laughed and then said frankly:
'I'll confess that I have been pozzled
several times this evening, and one of
the puzzles is Lily. Who is she?"
"I'll tell you if you tell me who Kit
and Mamie are," replied Anna
"Agreed. Kate and Mamie are EUa'i
blue ribbon mares. I thought &KJ
one knew them."
"Lily is Ella's Pomeranian that al
ways wins the prizes at the bench
shows. Her picture's been in the pt
pers dozens of times, and I thought
every one knew her. Do yon really
know any one of the name of EUtf
she asked her companion abrnptlr,
turning and staring him directly in tin
face.
He was not confused at all at It
langbed and replied:
"I can't recall any Ella among mi
acquaintances Just now. Do yon fcnov
of any?"
"You are to be congratulated on yonf
imagination and nerve," said Adm
angrily. "Ella is one of my dearest
friends, and I really thought I knew
you when I first called to you. Wn
I discovered my mistake we had al
ready started on the ride, and I dWt
like to denounce you then."
"Very kind of you," be said dryi;
"But the fact remains that I waa Ul
na ped by you."
Anne laughed.
"You were really heaven sent'
would have bored Belle and her lo
band, and they would have bored n
while we were waiting for the train
We are goiDg on to the station n.
but I am rather puzzled as to wnrtner
I should tell the one we are to net
about this."
It was a sort of question, and He
derson replied: .
"To whom would you confide '
Who is it that is coming?"
"The man I am to marry as soon as
I reach home," she said gently.
The gondola had stopped. Heo
son shook hands with her. - .
"I wouldn't tell hltu if I were yoa,
be said, bending over. "I m goini -
to the hotel now to Join my wire.
I shan't tell her."
T L-nuv n nnra shl W89 tryUHi "
make game of me," he muttered ta H
went along. "I wonder if the aW
i - tn$T'
impostor is really engaged to oe
ried. and I wonder if she believes
mameu. ,
"I wonder if he is really married aw
If he believes I am encaged."
Anne as the gondola glided toward P
railroad station.
Sept. 15 in American
History.
1780 James Fenimore Cooper, th
elist born; died 1S5L M
1S14 The Americans under
Lawrence repulsed a combim J
and land attack by the Eri,7
their Indian allies at Fort
gan. entrance to Mobile bay-
1857-Wllllam Howard Tart. t
seventh president of the -m
States, born in Cincinnati. ,
1011 Joel Benton, author, po
critic, died: born 1S31.
Fountain pens were Invented
ly before the beginning cf
teenth century..