D. A. 8TOVALL
Attorney at Law
Spring Building. Phone 253.
P
F. N. MOLYNEUX
Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor
'l7 Wright Building. Hugo, Okla.
stewart & Mcdonald
Attorneys at Law
4-5-6 Darrough Building. Phone
Residence No. 11. Office No. 30.
DRS. VICK AND BARNETTE
Physicians and Surgeons,
Fort Towson, Okla.
Office at residence.
T. 0. NEL30N
Attorney-at-Law
Offtce In Brader Bldg.
HUGO OKLA.
T. M. WALTON, -
The Land Man.
8 Darrougn Bldg. Phone 419.
Real Estate, Rentals, Insurance.
The Real Test.
'T shall make It b rule." said the
rounc man who Is learning politics,
never to no back on my friends."
"An excellent rule." replied Senator
Sorghum, "but the real test of th 
game Is t  Ueep your friends from
going back on you."—Washington Star.
Dirty Windows.
A German professor has ascertained
that In Industrial cities windows which
have not been washed for ten day* ex-
clude from 35 to 48 per cent of the
light. If not washed for four weeks
they may exclude as much as 80 ft
cent of the light.
Well Defined.
"Pa. Is a vessel a boat?"
"Er—yes. you may call It that."
"Well, what kind ut a boat Lat a
Tessei V"
"A lifeboat"
! A Bit of Amateur!
I Detective Work!
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% By a Young Girl Who Used *
Feminine Instinct i
By EDITH D. MARTIN
DR. D. L. KERBOW
Veterinary Surgeon
And
Live Stock Inspector
Tel. 102
OR. H. H. WYNNE, OKLA. CITY •
Practice Limited.
EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT.
—Glasses Fitted.—
Hugo, Wednesday, Sept. 27; Not. 1.
One regular visit each month. Inquire
of Crescent Drug Store.
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The
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Hugo, Okla.
<rueu she end George were out of
siKht, had slipped it in his pocket. But
:ih 1 have said, all this was built up
nil a feeling that, having lost tieorge.
she had laid a plot for vengeance.
I have never claimed any defective
talent, but as I look buck on my rea
*oning. whether it was right or wrong.
X am disposed to approve of myself in
that one respect. However. I showed
more detective intuition in realizlag
at once that the only clew to unravel
lug the plot Iny in the watch. I had
found the woman, but the tlnding wa>
I useless without the watch.
_ i The rest of my stay with the house
* Copyright by American Press Asso- f j party was devoted to a search for the
First National Bank
elation, 1911.
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A gay winter house party was as-
sembled' in the country home of Ed-
ward (lidding*. A couple of dozen
young people spent their time there
during tile day, some sleighing—for
there was snow on the ground—some
skating, while others in the house
were flitting before the great open
fireplaces, of which there were sev-
eral. In the evening there was bridge
whist and "five hundred" and dancing.
. There were three young persons
present whose relations were natural-
ly somewhat strained—George Chace.
Edna Ililliard and Sarah Tucker.
Chace had been engaged to Sarah
Tucker, but had broken with her to
engage himself to Edna Illllinrd. Miss
Tucker did not appear to be much
troubled over her jilting and was car
rying on a mild affair with Evan Walk-
er. Some of our party—for I was a
guest—thought it was George who had
been jilted instead of Sarah. At any
rate, of the three concerned In the
transition from one girl to another, he
seemed the most uneasy. I had known
him from boyhood, he often having
carried my books for me to and from
school, and had shown me other at-
tentions. Edna Ililliard I knew slight-
ly and thought very well of her. As
to Sarah Tucker I disliked her.
It seemed to me that George was
between two fires. He was just one
of those fellows to get Into trouble
w,ith girls and very likely to make a
misalliance--good natured. impulsive
reckless. There had been times when
I could have drawn a proposal from
him, but I was not sure but that he
would be sorry the next day for what
he had done. Nevertheless despite his
faults. I admit that I was very fond
of him.
One everting we were playing a romp-
ing game in the drawing room—blind
man's buff—and one of the girls. Cecile
•Stanford, who was blindfolded, caught
George Chace. and the handkerchief
wss transferred from her eyes to his.
1 noticed soon after tills that his old
flame, Sarah Tucker, was capering
about in front of him. occasionally, by
sounds permitting him to know her lo-
cation. In this way he followed her,
I or she drew him—I didn't know which
-into a corner formed by a projecting
fireplace, where for a moment they dis
appeared from our view Sarah was
caught, aud they reappeared. George
pulling the handkerchief from his eye.-
While Sarah was blindfolded Cecil.-
I Stanford noticed that her watch that
had been clasped to her corsage was
• missing. The game was stopped, and
j wa all proceeded to hunt for the lost
| timepiece. It was not found. Giddings
looked very much put out. He shut
I the doors and said-
| "Something is wrong here. I would
gladly buy Miss Stanford another
| watch if it would obliterate the mat
| ter, but it wouldn't. That I have a
| thief among my friends is painfully ev
j ident. Some one in this room has the
! watch. Garner aud Miss Ellsworth
! are In the billiard room playing a
; game aud consequently cannot be stis
i pected. I propose that they be brought
j in and asked to search every one of
I us."
j The plan was carried out. The watcfc
j was not found, but a valuable scarf
I pin belonging to one of the men was
I discovered in George Chnce's coat
pocket. This fixed the Identity of the
thief to the satisfaction of most of
those concerned. George acted as any
one would act under the circumstances.
He turned pale.
"Do you intend to arrest me?" he
asked of the host.
"Certaiuly not. This affair is bad
enough without making It a subject for
the newspapers."
Without another word George turned
and walked out of the rooui. His
fiancee did not follow him. In half an
hour he came down stairs with his
overcoat on his arm and his hat in his
hand. I was the only person who weut
out to say goodby to him. Even Mis:
Hilltard failed to do so.
"Keep up your courage. George." I
said. "You've been made a victim of
a plot. I shall remain here and see
If I can get hold of a crew."
The momentary light of gratitude
that came Into his eye amply repaid
me for my words. Then his face fell
back to its former expression as he
said:
"In my opinion there will never be
an explanation."
I had been unwise In joining Georgt
at the door, for it was an announce
ment that I was his advocate, and it
put those in the conspiracy on theli
guard. After his departure, instead of
going back to where the others were
I went to uiy room, and as soon as I
could compose myself begnn to think
I bad observed the circumstances
which had occurred shortly before the
watch was missed. Cecile was doubt
less blindfolded when it was taken
Then I remembered Sarah Tucker
drawing George off to a corner, where
for a moment they were not seen.
This latter circumstance only con
firmed by woman's instinct that she
was the arch plotter in the case. 1
believed she had stolen the watch from
Cecile, or picked It up and kept It. or
hidden It tem|M>rnrlly. And I believe."
■he bad also stolen the scarfplu, ais
missing article. I did not believe that
it could be easily sent or taken away,
but I took the precaution to go to the ex-
press office and secure u promise from
tlie agent to,lnforiii me iI any of the
guests—a list of whom I gave him—
left with bim a package fo^trausmis
Jion. My chief object was to remain
aPhome when the others were out en-
Joying their winter sports. With this
in view. I was constantly assuming one
indisposition or another for an excuse
to carry out my plan.
I had little doubt that if I found the
watch I should discover it in Sarah
Tucker's possession. I did not see how
she could well hide It anywhere but 1b
her room. I was obliged to take great
risks in going there, for if caught I
should be considered a thief myself.
I thought of communicating my design
as a protection to our host, but he
was too headstrong to trust with so
delicate a matter, and I preferred to
work without a single confederate.
The first chance I got to remain in-
doors when the others were out I
waited in the hall till it was deserted,
then went into Miss Tucker's room
for a search. I expected to find cer-
tain receptacles where she might have
placed the veatch locked, but to my
surprise everything—her truuk, bureau
drawers, suitcase, alligator skin bag.
glove and Jnwel boxes—all were open.
At first this '.nduced me to believe that
1 was on the wrong track, but a mo-
ment's reflection told me that I was
on the right one. If the watch was in
her possession and her room was
searched during her absence to lock
her receptacles would avail nothing
and might indicate that she had some-
thing to hide.
However. I searched every nook and
corner, looked into the toes of her
shoes and felt of her clothes. No
watch did 1 find. Hearing some one
In the hall. I stood for a moment witli
my hand on the doorknob. The foot-
steps passed down the staircase, and
there was perfect stillness.
I heard the faint ticking of a watch
But where? Had I not searched
everywhere and found no watch, not
 ven one rightfully belonging to Sarah
Tucker? I walked toward the center
of the room and stood listening. I had
lost the ticking, and it was some time
before 1 could pick It up again, and
when I did I failed to locate it. There
is no direction to sound, though the
nearer one approaches It the louder it
is. I moved toward the door where
I had first heard the ticking, but if
there was any increase or diminution I
failed to detect it. At the other end
of the room was an open fireplace
with a grate between the two win
dows. I moved toward one of tU'
windows and stood by it. I fancied
the ticking to be more distinct. 1
moved slowly to the other window,
stopping to listen after every step, and
when I was before the fireplace the
tickiug seemed louder than at any
other time.
I realized that, as the children say
in their hiding games, I was getting
"warm." I put my ear to the fire-
place. and the ticking was louder.
I thrust my hand up the chimney and
felt its sides. Presently I clutched n
watch. It was hanging to a nail. I
took It out from its hiding place and
saw that it was a lady's watch, and
I did not doubt that it was Cecile's.
Hurrying to my room. I washed the
soot off my arm and changed my dress,
for the sleeve was blackened, then
walked the floor to calm myself that )
might form a plan for turning the
obloquy of the theft from innocent
George Chace to the real thief. Sarah
Tucker. The stolen article now being
in my bands, if discovered with it the
charge would fall upon me. It flashed
upon me to put the watch back in the
chimney. Fortunately none of the
guests had come In and I had plenty of
time to do so. Then I wrote iu a dis-
guised hand on a bit of paper. "I.isten
at the fireplace of Miss Tucker's room,"
and, slipping into our host's chamber,
left it on his dresser, where he would
not fail to see it as soon as he went
there. He had taken a party out in
an automobile and came in before the
other groups. As soon as he entered
be went to his room to dress for din-
ner. I was on the watch, and In a few
minutes after Ills arrival I heard him
go to Miss Tucker's room. When he
came out I saw that he grasped some
thing In hN hand. At dinner I saw by
his faco that something momentous
was on his mind. Rut he controlled Its
repression so successfully that I alor.e
noticed It. When he arose from the
table he anuouncetl that he would like
to see us nil in the dm wine room. Aft
er we had assembled there he said:
"A great Injustice has been done to
George Cliaee. The stolen watch b«*
come to light under circumstances to
indicate that he was made the victim
of a conspiracy I need not accuse the
real culprit, who is my guest, to ex-
onerate Chace."
Then he went to Cecile and handed
her her watch.
When I met Gwrge he threw his
arms around roe in his.Impulsive way.
laying:
"What a dolt I've beeu to get mixed
up with either of those girls! You're
worth a thousand of them."
I forgave him.
f it 3row Women.
The pit brow women work at the
mouths of English coal mines in shedP
open to the, weather at I he sides. The
work which they perform has to do
with the sorting of the coal accordinn
to size and quality and the freeing of it
from stones. There is some lifting to
be done and some pushing. There Is
some risk, but not a great deal. Wo-
men have been hurt by the catching
of their clothing iu the belting and
machinery, but of late there has been
more care than formerly In covering
the parts of the machinery which
proved dangerous. At the preseul
time accidents are rare and confined
Cor the most part to the crushing of
lingers. There is dust constantly ris-
ing. and this makes the work untidy
Women working In coal get black
faces as well as men. but they wear
cloths on their heads, which keep the
dust out of their hair, and the fact
that they are in the open air. togethei
with the constant muscular exertion
required, is on the whole beneficial tu
their health. Many of the girls are
fine figures and all have good color.
They prefer the occupation to domes-
tic labor or employment in factories.
The wages they earn range from a
shilling to 2s. 3d. a day. In the vari-
ous colliery towns there are upward
< 3.WI0 women thus employed.—Ex-
change.
An Elastic Appetite.
The American black bear has an ap
petite that may be appropriately term-
ed elastic. He will kill a thousand
pound steer and capture the tiny field
mouse for a meal with equal Indiffer-
Proof of a Conspiracy,
The following story Is told In ex-
planation of the reason why the teach-
ing of chemistry In Turkish schools
was forbidden some years ago. It had
been proposed that this science should
be added to the curriculum, but the
first thing that struck the eyes of the
ruler of the faithful on opening an ele-
mentary textbook of chemistry was
the formula for water, H20. "Here,"
said the sultan. "Is proof of a conspir-
acy to undermine my authority In the
eyes of my subjects H two O! That's
nothing but a sly way of Intimating*
that Hamld II. Is a naught."
For Charity.
A millionaire who was looking over
his wife's cash account the other day
said:
"I notice here, my dear, an Item of
$500 for charity. That's rather steep.
What is it for?"
The lady flushed as she replied:
"It's for my new gown embroidered
with autumn leaves and fruit that I'm
going to wear at the charity ball next
week, and 1 think it's very mean of
you to mention It. so I do!"
The Voting System.
"And how do you vote at your club
meetings. Jane?"
"Oh, I always vote as Mrs. De Pas-
say votes!"
"And how does she vote?"
"Why, she's troubled with a lisp, and
so she always votes no "—Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Properly Humbled.
Ajax had just concluded his great
ujuunc IVI U Uicai nnu v-V| uui ju«asuv>
ence. If a pig or sheep is not handy to stunt of defying the lightning. "Huh!
  - snorted the married man. 'That's
his reach he will dine on a colony of
ants or a nest of wood grubs. He will
feast on dainty birds' eggs or sweet
stores of wild honey and on the foulest
^carrion with like gusto. He will fist)
for the savory trout, but at the sawe
time snap any warty toad or slimy
lizard that may happen along that
way. He will seek the luscious wild
plum when it has ripened or the wild
grape among the branches where the
vine clambers and bears its fruit, bat
will not miss the oportunity to make
food of any snake that may lie In
ambush there for birds that come to
peck at the plums or grapes. The bear
has a comprehensive palate. There U
scarcely a thing in the animal or vege-
table kingdom that will not tickle It.
nothing. 1 have Jtist defied my moth-
er-in-law" Wbereu|M n Ajax felt like
the proverbial pinhead. — Philadelphia
Record. *
Fairy Talei.
Maud—In that ho k you lust finish-
ed did they marry and live happily
ever afterward? Xlnrjorie—Gracious,
nol 1 don't rend fniry stories any
more.—New York Times.
The Strength of Ring*.
Some elaborate calculations, backed
by experiments, have b**en made to de-
termine the "breaking strength" of
rings. It appears that a ring of ductile
material like malleable Iron will be
pulled out Into the form of a long link
before it breaks and that the ultimate
strength of the ring Is virtually inde-
pendent of Its diameter. Fracture
finally occurs as the result of almdst
pure tension, and the resistance to
breaking is a little less than twice that
of a rod of the same cross section sub-
jected to a straight pull. As the ring
increases in diameter there ap|iears to
tie a slight approach toward equality,
with double the streugth of a bar.
Thus a three inch ring made of three-
quarter inch iron broke at nineteen
and one-half tons; a four inch ring at
nineteen aud nine-feuths tons and a six
inch ring at twenty tons, the strength
of a liar of the sauie tnetal being ten
and one-half tons.
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