The Beaver Herald (Beaver, Okla.), Vol. 32, No. 44, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 3, 1919 Page: 5 of 10
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BARTON PASSES THROUGH
PROPHECY OF
Synoptlt. Barton Baynes nn orphan boot to llvo wllh his uncle
Peabody Bnynes nnil his Aunt Doel on a fnrra on Itnttlerond In n
neighborhood called Llckltyspllt about the year 1820. He .meets Sally
Dunkelberg about his own ngc but socially of a clans above the
Bayneses and Is fascinated by her pretty face and fine clothes. Barton
also meets Roving Kate known In Hhe neighborhood as tho "Silent
Woman." Amos Grlmshaw a young son of the richest man In tho town-
ship. Is a visitor at the Baynes homo and Roving Koto tells tho boys'
fortunes predicting a bright future for Burton and death on the gallows
for Amos. Barton meets Silas Wright Jr. n.man prominentia public
affairs who evinces much Interest In .the boy. Barton learns of tho
power of money when Mr. Grlmshnw threatens to-tuko the Baynes farm
unless a noto which he holds Is paid.
CHAPTER VI Continued.
On nay In December of that year.
X had uy first trlnl In the full respon-
sibility of man's Work. I wns allowed
to load and harness and hitch up and
o to the mill without assistance. My
vancle and Purvis our hired man were
trasy with tho chopping and we were
ut of flour and meal. It took a lot
of them to keep the axes going. So
t filled two sacks with corn and two
'With wheat and put them Into the
ox wagon for the ground was bare
-end hitched' up my horses and set out
I reached the mill safely and be-
fore the grain was ground the earth
nd the sky above were white with
snow driving down In a cold stiff
wind out of the northwest 1 I loaded
iny grists and covered them with a
blanket and hurried away. The snow
(Came so fast that It almost blinded
one. There were fames when I could
(scarcely see the road or tho horses.
JThe wind came colder and soon It
rwas hard work to hold the reins and
keep my hands from freezing.
Suddenly the wheels began Jumping
jover rocks. The horses were In the
dttch. I knew what was tho matter
for my eyes had been filling with snow
nd I had had to brush them often. Of
ourse the team had suffered In & like
wanner. Before I could stop I heard
the crack of a felly and a front wheel
jdropped to Its hub. I checked the
horses and jumped out and went to
their heads and cleared their eyes. The
now was up to my knees then.
How 4be.Jtbought ofthathroken
wheel smote mo! It was our only
heavy wagon and wo having to pay
the mortgage I What .would my undo
say? The query brought tears to my
eyes.
I unhitched and led my horses up
Into the cover of the pines. How grate-
ful It seemed for the wind was slack
below but howling In the treetopsl I
knew that I was four miles from home
and knew not how I was to get there.
Chilled to the bone I gathered some
fcltch pine and soon had a fire going
with my flint and tinder. I knew that
could mount one of the horses and
(lead tho other and reach home prob'
Sbly. But there was tho grist We
eeded that; 1 knew. that we should
have to go hungry without the grist
jit would get wet from above and be-
low If I tried to carry It on the back
of a horse. I warmed myself by the
tiro and hitched my team near it so as
to thaw the frost out of their forelocks
and eyebrows. I felt In my coat pock-
ets and found a handful of nails
' everybody carried nails in one pocket
Jin those days and I remember that
'my uncle's pockets were a museum of
bolts and nuts and screws and wash-
er. The idea occurred to me that I would
make a kind of sled which was called
Jumper.
So I got my ax out of the wagon
and soon found a couple of small trees
with the right crook for tho forward
end of a runner and cut them and
hewed their bottoms as smoothly as
I could. Then I made notches In them
near the top of their crooks and fitted
a stout stick into the notches and se-
cured It with nulls driven by the nx-
head. Thus I got a hold for my evencr.
That done I chopped and hewed an
arch to cross the middle of the. run-
ners aud hold them apart and used
all my nails to secure and brace It
J fot the two boards which were fas-
tened together and constituted my
wagon seat tftid laid them over the
rch and front brace. How to make
them fast was my worst problem. I
'succeeded In splitting a green stick
U bold the bolt of the evener Just un-
der Its bead while I heated'lts lower
end In the Are and kept Its head cool
with snow. With thU I burnt a hole
In the end of each board and fastened
them to the. front brace with withes of
tnoosewood.
It was late In the day and there was
bo Jlme for the slow process of burn-
ing more holes so I notched the other
ends of the boards and lashed them to
the rear brace with a length of my
reins. Then I rctempered my bolt and
brought up the grist jind chain and
fastened the latter between the boards
la tie middle of the front brace
hitched my team to the chain and set
oat again sitting oa the'bags.
It was pitch dark and the horses
wading to their tellies and the snow
tea-la- faster whea we turned 1st.
By IRVINGACHELLER Sttffl?SSSS
wpyrio wj
PERILS WHICH RECALL THE
"ROVIN' KATE."
Rattleroad Soon I heard a loud hal-
loo and knew that it was the voice of
Uncle Peabody. Ho had started out
to meet me' In the storm and Shep wns
with him.
"Thank God Pve found yel" he
shouted. "I'm blind and tired out and
I couldn't keep a lantern goln' to savo
me. Are yo froze?"
"I'm all right but these horses arts
awful tired. Had to let 'em rest every
few minutes."
I told him about the wagon -and
how It" relieved me to hear him say:
"As long as you're all right boy I
ain't goln to worry 'bout the oV wag-
onnot a bit Where'd yo git yer
Jumper?"
"Made It with the ax and some
nails" I answered.
After we got to tho barn door at last
he went tc the house and lghtedhls
lantern and came back with it wrapped
In a blanket and Aunt Deel came with
him.
How proud it made mo to hear him
say:
"Deel our boy is a man now made
this Jumper all 'lone by himself an'
has got through all right"
She camo and held the lantern up
to my face and looked at my hands.
"Well my stars Bart!" she ex-
claimed In a moment. "I thought ye
would freeze up solid ayes poor
boyl"
We carried the grist in and Aunt
Deel made some pudding. Hpw good
It wns to feel tho warmth of the fire
and of the hearts of those who loved
me I How I enjoyed the pudding and
milk and bread and butter I
"I guess you've gone through the
second peril that ol Kate spoke of"
said Aunt Deel as I won upstairs.
Cncle Peabody went out to look at
the horses.
When I awoke in tho morning I ob-
served that Uncle Peabody's bed had
not been slept In. I hurried down and
heard that our off horse had died In
the night of colic. 'Aunt Deel was cry-
ing. As he saw me Uncle Peabody
began to dance a Jig In the middle
of the floor. '
J "Balance yer partners I" he shouted.
"You an' I ain't goln' to be discouraged
If all the hosses die be we Bart?"
"Never" I answered.
"That's ttfe talk I If nectary we'll
hitch Purvis up with t'other boss an'
git our haulln' done."
He and Purvis roared with laughter
and the strength of the current swept
me along with them.
."We're th.i luckiest folks In the
world anyway" Uncle Peabody went
on. "Bart's alive an' there's three feet
o' snow on the level an' more comin'
an it's colder'n Greenland."
It was such a bitter day that we
worked oly three hours and came
back to the house and played Old
Sledge by the fireside.
Rodney Barnes came over that after-
noon and said that ho would lend us
n horse for the hauling.
We had good sleighing after that
and got our bark and salts to market
and earned $08. But while we got our
pay In paper "bank money" we had
to pay our debts in wheat salts or
corn so that our earnings really
amounted to 'only $02.50 my uncle
Laid. Wo gave the balance and ten
bushels of wheat to Mr. Grlmsbaw for
a spavined horse after which he
agreed to give us at least a year's ex-
tension on the principal.
We felt easy. then. i
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CHAPTER VII.
My Third Peril.
"Mr. Purvis" took his pay In salts
and stayed with us until my first great
adventure cut him off. It came one
July day when I was In my sixteenth
year. He behaved badly and I as any
normal boy would have done who had
had my schooling In the candle light
We had kept Grirashaw from our door
by paying Interest and the sum of 80
on the principal. It had been hard
work to live comfortably and carry the
burden of debt Again Grlmshaw had
begun to press us. My uncle wanted
to get his paper and learn If possible
when the senator was expected In
Canton.
So he gave me7 permission to ride
with Purvis to the post efflce-a dis-
tance of three miles to get the mall.
Purvis rode In our only saddle and I
bareback on a handsome white filly
which say uncle had gtrm pa nm
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the Clearing
in the TIME of SILAS WRIGHT
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after sho was foaled. I had fed and
petted and broken and groomed her
and she had grown so fond of me that
my whistled call would bring her gal-
loping from tho remotest reaches of
tho pasture. I had named her Bally
because that was tho only name which
seemed to express my fondness.
"Mr. Purvis" wns not an experienced
rider. My filly led him at n swift gal-
lop over the hills and I heard many
a muttered complaint behind me but
she liked a free head when wo took
tho road together and I let her havo
her way.
Coming back wo fell In with another
rider who hnd been resting at Seavcr's
little tavern through the heat of tho
dny. He was a traveler on his way
to Canton and had missed the right
trail and wandered fnr afield. Ho had
a big military saddle with bags and
Bhlny brass trimmings and a pistol In
a holster all of which appealed to my
eye and Interest Tho filly was n llttlo
tired and the stranger and I were rid-
ing abreast at a walk while Purvis
trailed behind us.
Wo henrd a quick stir In the bushes
by the roadside.
"What's that?" Purvis demanded In
a half-whisper of excitement We
stopped.
Then promptly a voice a volco
which I did not recognize broke the
Rtlcnce with these menacing words
sharply spoken:
"Your money or your life I"
"Mr. Purvis" whirled hit horso and
slashed him up tho hill. Glancing
backward I saw him lose a stirrup and
fall and pick himself up and run as
if his life depended on it I saw the
stranger draw his pistol. A gun went
off In the edge of tho bushes close by
The flash of fire from Its muzzle
leaped at the stranger. The horses
reared and plunged and mine threw
mo In a clump of small popples by the
roansldo and dashed down tho hill.
My fall on the stony elding had
stunned me and I lay for three or four
seconds as nearly as I can estimate It
In a strange and peaceful dream. Why
did I dream of Amos Grlmshaw com'
A dun Went Off In the Edge of the
Bushes Close By.
Ing t- visit mo again and why above
all should It have seemed to me that
enough things were said and done In
that little flash of a dream to fill a
whole day enough of talk and play
ana going and coming the whole end-
ing with a talk on the haymow? Again
and again I have wondered about that
dream. I came to and lifted my bead
and my consciousness swung back upon
the track of memory and took up the
uireau oi ine any me "'iciest remove
from where It had brou.n.
I peered through tho bushes. The
light was unchanged. I could see
quite clearly. The horses were gone
It was very still. The stranger lay
helpless In the road and a figure was
bending over him. It was a man with
a handkerchief" hanging over his face
with holes cut opposite hln eyes. He
had sot seen my fall and thought as
I learned later that I had ridden away.
ills gun lay beside blm Its stock
toward me. I observed that a niece
of wood had been split off the lower
sido of the stock. I Jumped to my feer
and seized a stone to hurl at him A.i
I did so the robber fled with gun In
hand. It (he gun had been loaded I
suppose that this little history would
never have been written. Quickly I
hurled the stone at the robber. I re-
member It was a smallish stone about
the size of a hen's egg. I saw It graze
the sido of his head I saw his band
touch the place which the stone had
grazed. He reeled and nearly fell and
recovered himself and ran on but the
little stone had put the mark of Cain
upon him. '
The stranger lay still la the road.
I lifted his head and dropped It quick-
ly with a strange sickness. Tho feel
of it and the way It fell back upon the
ground when I leto scared me for I
knew that he was dead. The dust
around bint -was wet I raa down theL Darrel of tha
Lizzie Etc. Etc. s
hill a few steps and stopped and
whistled to my filly. I could hear her
answering whinny far down tho dusty
road nnd then her hoofs as she gat-
lopod toward me. 8ho enmo within a
few feet of mo nnd stood snorting. 1
caught nnd mounted her nnd rode to
the nenrcst houso for help. On the
way I saw why sho had stopped. A
number of horses wero feeding on the
roadside near the log house wliero An-
drew Crninpon lived. Andrew hnd
Just unloaded somo hny and wns back
ing out of his bnrn. I hitched my
filly nnd Jumped on tho rack saying:
"Dtivo up tho road as quick as you
can. A mnn has been murdered."
What n fearful word It was thnt I
had spoken I What a panic It made In
tho llttlo dooryordl Tho roan gasped
nnd Jerked the reins and shouted to
his horses nnd began swearing. The
woman uttered a little scream and the
children ran crying to her side.
Tho physical facts which are further
related to this tragedy are ef little
moment to mo now. Tho stranger was
dead and we took his body to our home
and my undo set out for tho constable.
Over and over again that night I told
the story of tho shooting. Wo went to
tho scene of tho tragedy with lanterns
nnd fenced It off and put some men
on guard there.
In the morning they found tho rob-
ber's footprints In the -damp dirt of
the road and measured them. The
whole countrytftle was afire with ex-
citement and searching tho woods and
fields Or the highwayman.
The stranger was burled. There was
nothing open him to Indicate his name
or residence. Weeks passed with do
news of the maa who had slain him. I
had told of the gun with a piece of
wood broken out of Its stock but no
one knew of any such weapon in or
near Llckltyspllt
One day Uncle Peabody and I drove
up to Grlnishaw's to make a payment
of money. I remember It was gM
and sliver which we carried la a little
sack. I asked where Amos was and
Mrs. Grlmshaw a timid tlred-looktac
bony little woman who was rte aeea
outside of her own house said that
he was working out on the farm of a
Mr. Beekman near Plattsburg. -He has)
gone over oa the stage late la June
to hire out for the haying. I observe
that my ancle looked very thoughtful
as we rode back heme and had llttlo
td say. " ' "
"You never had aajr Idee who that
robber was did yer' be asked by and
by.
"No I could not. see plain It was
so dusk" I said.
The swift words "Your money or
your life" came out of my memory
and rang In It I felt Its likeness to
the scolding demands of Mr. Grlm-
shaw who was forever saying la .ef-
fect: "Your money or your home!"
That was like demanding our lives
because we couldn't live without oar
home. Our all was In It Mr. Grim-
show's gun was the power he had over
us and what a terrible weapon It
wast I credit him with never realis-
ing how terrible.
We came to the sandhills and thea
Uncle Peabody broke the silence by
saying:
"I wouldn't give fifty cents for aa
much o' this land as a bird coajuf ftp
around In a day."
Then for a long time I heard enly
the sound of feet and wheels mulled
In the sand while my uncle sat look
Ing thoughtfully at the siding. Whea
I spoke to him he seemed npt to hear1
me.
Before we reached home I knew
what was In his mind but neither
dared speak of It '
People came front Canton and at
tho neighboring villages to see and talk
with me and among them were the
Dunkelbergs. Unfounded tales of my
bravery had gone abroad.
Sally seemed to be very glad to see
me. We walked down to the brook
and up Into the maple grove ana back
through the meadows.
Barton faces new experiences
when he leaves heme for the
first time and becomes a pupil
In Michael Hackett'e academy at
Canton. You will be Interested
In tho next Installment
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Facing Changed Conditions.
Tm looking for employment sir
ni be frank with you. I've Just beea
released from prison." "Ahem! One
of the model prisons?" "Yes sir."
"Well rm willing to give you a chance
but every man we employ Is expected
to hustle. If you think you can get
down to hard work and long hours
after the life of elegant leisure yoa
have doubtless enjoyed in prison m
make a place for yoa."
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Nervous Headache.
There Is no state of mind that M
quickly v affect the regular organit
working of the brain as strong emo-
tion and so It Is only natural thai
emotion excites various nervous die
orders headaches eolleww aad iar
lass-Itx v - "
HMMMNMNMNMMtMMINN
cAh
April FooFi
Paradise
By EDITH MORGAH WIIXtTT
KNNMMNMNNMMIINNNNNNl
(C0"Ct(M)
Mr. Bud Bennington wns responsible
for It. So naturally was the first of
April our ancient feast day sacred to
the observance of practical Jokes.
It must be explained Just hero that
Bud was a horn Joker having n'sehs
of liuiiior which might truly bo called
"saving" from the fact that ho In-
variably practiced It at other people's
expense. On this particular morning
for Instnncc literally no pains had
been spared.
The day was still young tho hour
being 8 a. m but already In order to
celebrate It properly old Miss .Skip-
worth a fellow boarder hnd been
operated upon with most satisfactory
results.
Miss Sklpworth hated traveling nnd
hnd a cat-like horror of rain. Aud It
was a rainy morning. Sho hnd also
been overheard referring to Bud as
"an euipty-hcodcd young Idler."
Therefore an Imperative telegram
from her lawyer had Just arrived
summoning her to New York on "ur-
gent buslnes." And even as the au-
thor of It sat byhls cozy sitting-room
fire he could hcur from tho next room
tho sounds of excited feminine bustle
and a shrill voice Issuing unintelligible
directions.
From time to time other tones
chimed In too at which Bud looked
a llttlo pcnslvo; for that second volco
belonged to Miss Skipworth's niece
and his own beet girl tho sole rea-
son In fact why he at twenty-one
with a fortune and an automobile
was wasting both at a suburban fam-
ily hotel Instead of disporting them at
Newport or at Palm Beach.
The thought of Phylys Folsom on
this especial morning however was
not entirely welcome as It reminded
Bennington of some one else In the
house and he became suddenly Irrit-
ably conscloui-of noises coming from
the veranda underneath his room.
"There's that Pomeroy nowl" he
mused disgustedly. "Tramping about
and mooning up at her window as
usual. Oh the unutterable foolt Just
because Phylys Is kind enough to no-
tice him occasionally when I'm not
'round he has the brass to fall In love
with her I Or rather" satirically
"he hasn't the brass with only a mis-
erable law business to depend upon."
Mr. Bennington stretched himself
luxuriously In bis stlk-llaed dressing-
gown and continued his reflection.
"I suppose the truth Is phylys Is
sorry for Pomeroy. . . . Well who
wouldn't be? . . . What a life I
Every day hard at work-la the dtjr
grinding away half the nlgtt over his
law-books t Gee I I wonder what the
poor devil would do If some oneJeft
him a fortune or a fake fortuuel
Jlmmtny crickets! How's that for an
April fool?"
Pulling a piece of paper toward him
he selected a pen with care and be-
gan to wrlto:
New York April 1.
My Dear Sir:
I have Just deposited to your credit
at the Fifth Avenue bank of this city
the sum of 12500 the amount with
Interest at 0 per" cent of a loan made
to me by your father ten yearsyago. I
regret very much that I was unable
to repay It during his lifetime but am
only Just In condition to discharge an
obligation which has laid very heavily
on my mind.
Believe me with sincere regards
Very truly yours
Douglas Wallace.
Pursing his lips thoughtfully he
now proceeded to forge a check and
then cramming the letter with Its en-
closure Into a business envelope
turned the latter over In order to write
on Its back In tiny letters two mean-
ingful words appropriate to the season.
"Perhaps he'll see them when he
doesn't find the money at the bank"
Bennington surmised with a grim
chuc-le "and then won't he be rip-
ping 1"
He was still bard at workflve min-
utes later when a knock at the door
made him start guiltily. But Jt was
only one of tho numerous "Buttons"
In the house bearing a steaming
smoking breakfast-tray. Bennington
hailed both Jubilantly. "Oot a Job for
you Sam" he announced. Now listen
my boy." v'
Wheeling around he dropped his
voice In a few whispered directions.
There was the clink of coin followed
by the gleam of African teeth and a
fervent "Tank ye sab. True' me
sahl"
Gazing anxiously at the dining-room
door Bennington saw It open sud-
denly. "Dear met" cried a familiar high-
pitched voice. "Here's the trap al-
ready! Phylys dear Just get my
bag; hurry.
"Ah there's Pomeroy t"
He glanced Cown at a tall young
man putting on his bat In the hall
and then drew back with an Irresisti-
ble chuckle as the form of Sam ap-
peared solemnly In the doorway hold-
ing out an envelope with these poo
lentous words "Special-deliberate let-
tab sab!"
Pomeroy took It So far so good!
There was the crisp reading of
paper followed by silence.
At last some one looked In through
the front door a girlish figure In a
white due!: suit "I hope you haven't
any bad news Mr Pomeroy?" asked;
a volco that made Bennlngtoa start
oeascioual. . .
Pomeroy started too. "N rtdeeaV
Mies Phylys" he stammered ( t I
I' don't . think I'll go to towa today.
You lee " li n
u Bennington was completing-
lengthy toilet an hour Ifltef whea -something
a mysterious prop'ysti
something made him glance out of1
his front window through which the ;
April sun wns now shlnlns effulgently. '.
ttm hnnrnfll Irftr In lrlAti tn4a Av- r
the shaven lawn and across It from "
the direction of the hotel jCpuld ba
Been strolling leisurely a man and a
girl I There was no mistaking them. '
Pomeroy hnd stolen a march on Ben- fsi
nington or what was worje a walk uj
The rest of the morning seemed In-
terminable to Bennington. It had
cleared off beautifully after ell. with
a turquoise sky above and under foot
a hard earthlncss that positively cried
for motoring. But Bennington' ma- -chine
stood neglected In the garage
while Its owner tramped moodily up
nnd down tho hotel piazza ' smoktne;
frequent cigars and wondering whea
that couple would return. Tbey had
not como back by luncheon which
meal Bud devoured hastily stationing
himself Immediately afterward In his
first front window where with an la-
pntlcnce which turned gradually Mote
posltlVc nlnrm he sat scanning the
drive as the minutes rolled by.
What had happened? What could
have become of them?
At 3 o'clock a distant whistle pro-
claimed the New York train and some
minutes later the hotel 'bus drew up
In front of the door depositing .Mies s
Sklpworth not to mention her um-
brella waterproof va'Ise and sua
dry parcels.
"Such a nice day as I've had!" she
announced cheerfully to a little group
assembled on the hotel piazza. "When 0
vnouiu i meei as i goi out ai ine v
Grand Central station but ray eld
friends the Allertons Just la town.ifl
fnr fh nnvf W Inn-tiMl fnaAtueT :
at the Waldorf and had a dellghrfM
talk. But what do you think? Mr. -Selfridge
and his partner were both '
out of town and the office closed! is
Isn't It the most extraordinary thing -"-..
about that telegram?" ' c
"She's had a lovely time however (
thanks to It" thought Bennington. '
rathrcsadly. Somehow although his
Jokes were brilliantly successful thy
had not turned out quite to his satis
faction. t '
Grimly he watched a certain palp
come Into sight at last along the drive
the girl swinging her hat while h
youth ambled beside her with a Jaaatl '
ness that struck Bennington as posi-
tively asinine. Listening aasl oasly be
heard them come Into the heaee and
a moment later steps atcsadsditha
'stairs and stopped at Beaalagtea'a-
door. ' JC- " '
"May I come In?" Inquired waste .
Use voice. Aud .without watttaafaeViM
'nArmlttsInn PnmA-nv 0ntsriNt'tli''Faeee jH
hmlnflr a-lnHfljwf. mUnmmthM.
j comprehensible Pomeroy
....... .v..mv ...i !flBB
unprehenslble Pomeroy. j" . .
"Hello I" lie said grinning Mkitfeat :wk
ly "haven't seen you before today."
-Here qultenanecessarlly he strata
across and' shook Bennlngtoa wararty
by the hand. "Well old boy-" w1
xne reserved aimaent romeroy call
ing any one "pld boy!" $i
"Fork out your congratwatioa
every one of 'em. She accepted me. '' '
I tell vou. man. Phvlvs has accented Of
t"
Xjrb
What else he said la his
cmherukt
frenzy the stricken Bennlng
aot quite take In. There
deal about MlssvFolsoa's ana
mc- ar
actenstics romeroy-s own
good fortune and thea a confidential
outpouring on the subject o( aa aa
expected couple of thousand 'that ba4
drifted In that raornlug-rthe very Hh
.Ital he had "wanted fer se. loag la
"order to get into Green' Wa!4refa
real estate oflce." " r 3
"And do yoa know BudHPomeres
volunteered huskily as he at ieagM.
verged toward tho door "If It haaart
been for that blessed money 'eesalag.
I don't believe I'd ever have had the
courage to propose. It Just made ev-
erything possible."
Oddly enough It was these last'
words that settled Pomeroy'a fate as
to that time hanging oa the belaaee
of his listener's distracted mind.
For a moment after the door i
on bis happy unconscious victist 1
nington stood struggling fiercely with
the resolution that was gaining pea
seselon of hits.
Then squaring his shoalders deter-
mlnedly "Yes" he said between hla
teeth. "It's the only thing' to do now -the
only thing for a gentleman te de."
And seating himself at hU.wfHteC?
desk Pomeroy's voluntary benefactor
with a few strokes of the pen coavettv"
ed an April Fool's Paradise lata
tangible bank account -
New Plaetle Material.
A new plastic material that eaa.ha.
put to many uses In the arts is mitt
by melting glue or gelatin oa a water-
bath at a temperature slightly beta
tho bolting point of water. Whea the
glue Is liquid a decoction of hop Bow-
en In dilute oxalic acid Is added aad
the Impurities are allowed to settle. .
The liquid Is then poured Into carefaUj1
leveled shallow molds and allowed to
dry In the air forming thin platry.t It
can be dyed any color desired after "
which It Is treated In a bath consisting!
of a mixture of formaldehyde alcohol.
tannic acid glycerine and water Thla
hardens the glue renders tt lasoiaMa
la water yet leaves It quite plaetle.
Develealna a Theeriet .
HTiul ris.ntrl.ia mavm h m J.4m
uu uu.- - o a ."-
farmer." ' :
"Yep" returned Farmer Ornate!
"Jud has got so scientific he'd rather
put In all bis. time attendln lectitta
than run a 'cultivator
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