Coalgate Record-Register. (Coalgate, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 19, 1911 Page: 3 of 10
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SERIAL
8TORY
No Man’s
3 Land
A ROMANCE
By Loni Joteph Vance
IIliutntloBt by Ray Walters
(Upfncttl lWt by lontl JOMptl VlttM)
CHAPTER I
A gentleman who leaving hi office
an lower Droadwar a trifle after four
presently ensconced himself In a cor-
ner seat of a Subway express and
opened before him a damp afternoon
paper (with an eye for tbe market
reports) was surprised when tbe
train crashed heavily Into tbe Four-
teenth Street station to find himself
afoot and making for tbe door: this
although his Intention bad been to
alight at Grand Central Thus It may
he that trickster In us all which we
are accustomed vaguely to denomi-
nate tbe subconscious mind directs
’ir actions to an end predestined
Surprised he hesitated and for
that was rewarded by having his heels
trodden by the passenger behind This
decided him absurdly enough and be
went on and out solacing himself
with a muttered something hardly
definite about a stroll benefiting him
So transferring to a local train be
alighted at Twenty-third Street
cilmbcdthe stairs and proceeded
briskly west buffeted by a rowdy
wind
Striking diagonally across Madison
Square Park past tbe drearily Jetting
fountain and between arrays of empty
benches scarcely beggarly (since that
Class had deserted them for warmer
lounging places) he turned northward
on Fifth Avenue threading tbe early
evening throngs with a spring of im-
patience In bis stride to distance css-
ual competition and received upon a
mind still Impressionable for all that
It bad amp' food for meditation and
nursed private grievance a variety
Of pleasurable suggestions
Dusk tbe early violet dusk of late
November brooded over the city
blurring Its harsh contours subduing
Its too blatant youth lending an II
luslon resembling the dim enchant'
went of antiquity
Near Twenty-ninth Street he check
d sharply and stood briefly debating
ometblrg suggested by Bight of
shop window well known to him:
“It might save time: one may
well be sure — "
Turning be descended a pair of
stone steps and crossed a fagged
area lo a door set at one side of a
window dressed with a confuson of
odd enticing things: a display that
tempted the eye with the colors of tbe
rainbow fainting under weight of
years and dust A bell tinkled over-
head as he opened and shut the door
letting himself Into a deep and nar-
row room crowded with a heterogen
eous assemblage of objects that g'aro
me red with weird splendor In a semi
gloom made visible by half a dozen
electric bulbs generously spaced In
the renr beyond a partitioning screen
ahone a warmer light
For tbe moment be saw no one Ad-
vancing a few paces he halted wait-
tag From behind the screen at the bark
of the shop the proprietor appeared
soft stepping smiling to greet a good
customer of discerning taste The lat-
ter went to meet him with a pleasant
sdr of liking
“Good evening Mr Miller — '
Good evening Mr Coast Some-
thing I can show you this evening?"
“The telephone If you please"
Coast laughed a little and was an
wered cheerfully
"Certainly This way"
He waa conducted behind the
screen where beneath a strong light
an assistant at a Jeweler’s bench sat
laboriously occupied with some task
of delicate artifice He looked up as
Coast entered with a greeting cordi-
ally returned Coast went directly to
tho telephone a wall Instrument un
booked the receiver and detailed a
number to Central The proprietor
disappeared Into an adjoining room
An Instant later Coast spoke again
“That you Boanies? This
la Mr Coast Is Miss Katherine at
home? Then will you find
oat please Ask her If she has time
to ace me for a few moments before
dinner - Very well
There was a lengthening pause dur-
ing which tho antique dealer silently
returned his genial eye alternating
between Coast and a crystal decanter
be had fetched
“Tea Central waiting" Coast put
hla hand over the transmitter and
wagged a reproving head “Going to
try Id poison me Miller?”
"Just a drop of old brandy Mr
Coaat— very old from my home In
France"
Coast nodded recalled lo the tele-
phone "Hello Boaraea Very
welL Tell her I called ptcaaa
No! no message thank you Ooodby
Aa he hung up the receiver a warn-
M u- -
ln tintinnabulation sounded t the
front door Miller busy with glass—
looked to hla assistant "See wre that
la Charley" be said The assistant
slipped from his seat twitched on
more light In the front of tbe ahop
and vanished round the screen
As he did so Coast heard the rum-
ble of a man's voice followed by a
woman's tinging laugh a thought too
loud
Miller waa offering him a glass He
bowed took It and held It to hla llpa
for a moment -without tasting Inhal-
ing the mellow bouquet of the liquor
"That la good" he said and alpped
critically
The very beat Mr Coast There’
little like It out of France
"I'm glad I thought of Imposing on
your good nature"
Why ao am L My friends are al-
ways welcome Your health
Mr Coast"
"And yours Mr Miller"
They drank ceremoniously Coast
put down an empty glass "That" be
declared from the bottom of a con-
gratulated heart "waa dellcloua"
Another drop?"
No Absolutely not It would In-
spire me to try to buy out the shop"
He offered his hand "Good night and
thank you"
"Good night Mr Coast"
On bis way out Coast bad an Indif-
ferent glance for the customer a a
show case near tbe window The
woman stood with her back turned
chattering volubly to the assistant In
Indifferent FrcncB: a small alight fig-
ure with arms uplifted holding a
chain of gold and Imperial Jade to tbe
light Deside her tbe man loomed
soil’" - Ms heavy proportions exag-
gerated ny a fur-lined coat his atten-
tive pose owning a trace of proprie-
tary Interest As Coast drew near be
looked up and faced about stripping
off a glove
“Why h'ar'ye Coast!"
Tone and manner proclaimed the
“I'm a Persistent Beggar
encounter of old friends Perforce
Coast took his hand pausing then
dropped It with a grave "Good even-
ing Blackstock" Hie distaste for the
man affected him Intensely but he
tried to conceal It beneath a forced
banality: "Early Christmas shopping
eh?"
'Not exactly" Blackstock slurred
explanations "I've Just been trying
to get you on the telephone"
Coast's eyebrows underlined bis sur-
prise "Yes?"
Yes Thought you might care for
a hand at bridge tonight Just a tew
of u at my rooms: Van Tuyl Truax
Dundaa yourself and -me We'll cut
in and out Wbat d'ye say?"
Coast's acceptance followed an In-
stant's consideration Had the Invi-
tation been extended him at any lime
before noon of that same day his re-
fusal would have been prompt If
qualified by an Invented engagement
Now however after what the day had
rumored of the man he was Inclined
to grasp an opportunity to study him
to see as much of him ns possible— lit
tie as he cared to ae anything of him
"What o'clock?"
"Ob between nine and ten— ny
time You know where 1 hang out?
Weil count on you" Blackstock
beamed hla eye shining behind thick
lenses: to snare Garrett Coast wan a
signal conquest An additional trace
of affable effusiveness oiled hi al-
ways slightly overpowering manner
Then doubt moderated It and he bad
an tneaolute eye for hi companion
the had turned away from the case
with an assured attitude Imperative
of an Introduction Coast bowed to
Blackstock' constrained word of
presentation
-Mlsa Fancher — my friend Mr
Coaat"
She nodded giving him a small
band whose pressure was thought
too frank "I’ve heard about you"
she said nodding emphatically "Glad
to know you"
"And I've enjoyed your dancing
njsoy time from Ihe far aide of the
footlights" he told her pleasantly
“NIc of you to any that I'm with
I Tbe Rathskeller Girl now you kno
Have you eeen It?"
Tm promising myself the pleas-
ure" “Well when you come Just let m
know"
“I shant forget" Coast assured her
vaguely "But now I must run along
Mlsa Fancher — Blackatock — good
night"
He escaped to opea air with a sea
satlon of relief and perturbation oddly
commingled Instead of aootbtng tbs
brandy warmed hla grievance until 11
turned writhing la bis bosom and
stung him like an adder Bo that was
the man! He pressed forward
more repldly but now in en Introspec-
tive mood obllvloue of all that so re-
cently bad gratified him
At Fortieth 8treet be pulled up oa
tbe southera corner over across from
tbe dull grey colonnade of tbe new
Public Library awaiting n break la
the etreem of traffic
A policeman presently made n way
for him holding back tbe presa of ve-
hicles to permit a string of their coun
terparts to break through Coast
stepped down from tbs curb and In
another minute would have been
across but stopped In mid-stride to
bear himself named la n voice unfor-
gettable to him Inexpressibly sweet
Startled be halted beneath the
notes of a pair of handsome horse
champing In taut-reined restraint and
glanced at random right and left Then
as again be was called — "Garrett! Gar-
rett Coast!'— out of the corner of an
eye be detected the uplifted salutant
two fingera of the driver of a town-
car at bait In the outer line of north-
bound traffic In 'the window of b
car a whit glov fluttered moth-llke
Beside the door with t hand on tbe
latch he spoke through the lowered
window
"May I beg a lift Katherine?"
"Indeed you may Didn't I call yon
Garrett?"
“Good of you I am fortunate I’ve
You Know Katherine"
been wanting to see you — "
He got to and shut tbe door at ths
moment when by tbe grace of tbe om-
nipotent policeman motion became
again permissible Tbe racking motor
quieted Into purring: tbe car slipped
forward gaining momentum Others
a swarm swirled round and past Ilk
noisy fireflies He Ignpred them all
blessing his happy chance Katherine
Tbaxter In her corner had a smile for
him dimly to be detected through the
gloom wherein her face glimmered
like some was Bower of the night
beautiful fragrant mysterious
"Where were you going Garrett?"
"Oh " He emerged from
reverie with s little start at the sound
of her voice “No place In particular
I believe 1 bad some hasy notion of
the club when you hailed me And
you? Home of course"
“Yes I've been shopping"
"Tired?"
“Not very Curious I should
have been thinking of yon Just when
ihe car stopped"
"1 don't agree: It wss telepathy"
"Oh that's overworked Garrett
Can't a commonp'aee coincidence b
explained any other way nowadays?"
"Perhaps: but not this time I've
been thinking about you all day Some
Impulse— I don't know what— move J
me to walk uptown from Twenty-third
Street and delays Insignificant in
themselves brought me to that corner
Just In time That Isn't coincidence:
It's ” He sought the word
"What do you think?"
"Predestination — another name for
luck"
"You’re Ingenious"
"Grateful rather"
She laughed gentle laugh that
faded In a sigh nnd alter a moment
of antlclpatlve alienee almost appre-
hensive felt obliged to ask: "What
were you thinking about me Gar-
rett?" "Much ths usual thing I'm afraid — "
“Oh Oarrett!" Her vole waa rue-
ful though she laughed "Again?"
“I'm a persistent beggar you know
Katherine But otherwise
also I happened to bear your name
mentioned today gossip
an Idle rumor
I (TO 8B CONTINUED)
Photo Copyright by Underwood A
A neat natty and practical bead-
wear for women automobillsts Is this
cap which is modeled after the soft
material college bats of dressy youths
and retains all tbe Jauntiness of tbe
latter
It Is made of soft white felt bav
log a colored band the veil being at-
SAVE MONEY ON STOCKINGS
Judicious Selection Will Accomplish
Wenders of Economy During
tho Year
Many women do not give much
thought t the mntter of buying stock-
ings Their cost Is so little that tt
would event s if one could not save
mueb oven If she were careful In this
matter But more can be saved by
Jud'cious selection than Is thought
end In tbe course ot s year or so tbls
saving mounts up
If suspension garters are worn
choose tbs double top garter-wett
stocking and then do not fasten tbe
garter below tbe garter top Some
buy tbe garter top stocking and then
fasten tbe garter below it where it
Immediately proceeds to tear out
Blockings without tbe garter top can
be made strong at tbts point by run-
ning two or three rows ol machine
stitching where tbe garter fastens
Tbs w bite-foot stocking does not
wear quits so well as tbe all-black
toot Tbe white part Is heavier than
the black part and Is apt to breas
above the Joining Then too at tbe
Joining there Is a slight thickening ot
tle fabric scarcely visible to tbe eye
but tbe sensitive fool soon becomes
conscious of It
For an Inexpensive dressy storking
tbe mercerized lisle Is quite satisfac-
tory It baa almost tbe luster ot silk
costa less and wear better
A PRETTY HAT
I
A shady garden bat In pal bln
Tagal with cap ol old lace
Styles In Negligees
The new season bn opened up with
few radical ebanges In stvl feature
but with a stronger Indorsement than
aver of all kinds of tbe laces and soft
dinging fabrics so favorable to negli-
ge construction says tbe Dry Goods
Economist Long tunica sr again
Incorporated In tbe highest grads gar-
ments all-over laces and fancy print-
ed silks being largely used for thee
over draperies While tbe ’strong
colors are usually toned down con-
siderably brighter colors -than usual
are being shown tbls season doubt-
less owing to tho vogue of East In-
dian effect
Underwood N Y
tacbed by an elastic silk weave tbe
color of both to match that of ths
machine v
The coat shown In tbe picture Is of J
light weight Vienna pliable and
warm It Is cut pretty and bas spa-
cious pockets Tbe whole get-up Is
as workmanlike aa It Is fetching
EMPIRE BAG HERE TO STAY
In Present Stag It Is Thing of
Beauty and Joy of tho
Season
( “
There la no end to tbe variety or
form and color assumed by tbe ever
Inctraslngly popular empire bag In
Its present stage It Is a thing ot beauty
and a Joy of tbe season though being
a child of Dame Fashion it cannot be
a Joy forever
You have no Idea bow much money
can be centered on tbe development of
these bsndaome and thoroughly charm-
ing envelope Costly gilt ornaments
are seen on many of tbe more elab-
orate ones some of wntcb are made
entirely of gold stiver copper or steel
colored lace Semi-precious atone
are used to carry out a Oower pat-
tern or to hlghten tbe effect of con-
ventional designs Inside are trap-
plrgs of silver gold or Ivory tiny
vanity cases mirrors powder puffs
lip pencils and tbe like
Another Idea that baa caugbt tbe
fancy of tbe worn in who counts not
cost Is an empire bag of brocade
either velvet or satin to match ber
hat or Its trtmmtnga Usually tots
bat Is one of tbe small bonnetttke
models edged with bands of tur sued
as moleskin Persian lamb chinchilla
or ermine A band of tbe tur outlines
the bag and tbe Dap which buttons
over envelope tasbton Ot course tbe
plainest of autumn suits would as-
sume a smart tone when worn with
such ultra fashionable lolblea
Bags of broadcloth of tbe same ma-
terial as tbe suit bave deep chenille
fringes around tbe aides and bot-
toms and correspondingly plain
mountings of gun metal old gold or
frosted silver
Any odd piece or silk or velvet
picked up on the remnant counter may
he transtoimed Into a strikingly hand-
some empire bag In an atternoon And
there Is a splendid chance for s dte-
p!ay ot Individuality
Favorite Dishes
A woman who enjoys having
friends to lunch or dinner has tbs
happy faculty of hitting on Just ths
things ber guests enjoy eating For
some years she has made tt a point
to Jot down the favorite dishes or tbls
friend or that In a tiny not book In
ber desk When ber cousin Molly Is
coming to lunch she looks up her
name and there finds recorded that
tbe aforesaid Molly Is particularly
fond of custard desserts of any kind
clam Is ber favorite soup and la
meat she dotes on anything cooked
en cassero'e With tbes bints
spread before ber Ihe matter of plan-
ning s meal Is considerably slmpll
fled
Another friend has often Slid she
never tastes such piss as are served
by ber hostess another likes to a a toes
In any form and still another (refer
fish to meat
Tho guests little know that they
themselves bav at aom time gtt es
the hint as to their Ukinca
CHANGE
IN WOMAN’S
LIFE
Made Safe by Lydia E Plnkhan’s
Vegetable Compound
GranltevllK Yt — "I was passing
through theChangeof Life and sullered
from nervousness
and other —moving
symptoms ana X
can truly say that
Lydia E Iinl ham's
Vegetable Com
pound has proved
worth mountains of
gold to me as It
restored my health
and strengt h t
never forget to tell
my friends what
Lydia E linkham’g
Vegetable Compound has done for mo
during this trying period Complete
restoration to health means so much
to me that for the sake of other stiffen
Ing women I am willing to make nv
trouble public so you mar publish
this letter’’— Mrs Chas Babclat
ILF-IA Granite villa Yt
No other medicine for woman’s flla
has received such wide-spread snd uiw
qualified endorsement No other med
Line we know of has such a record
of cures as has Lydia E iinkham’a
Vegetable Compound
For more than 80 years It has been
curing woman’s ills such as lnflamma
tion ulceration fibroid tumors imp
clarities periodic pains and nervous
prostration and it is unequalled for
carrying women safely through ths
period of change of life
Mrs Plnkham st Lynn Mas
Invites all sick women to write
her for advice Iter ad vino Is fre
And always helpful
TufTPills
Th flrt often aetonUboo tba tovaitt
givbf tUitlclt? of mind bnyncy of baO
GOOD DIGESTION
bmrh and Mild Bnt Prise td slot
Pig®
rAiirw
th name
to remember
en you need a remedy
Tor COUGHS and COLDS
NATURALLY A HIT
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Tho Rooster — Our young friend
Ur Pig is making a hit on the stags
The Duck— What is h playing?
Ths Rooster — Ham-let
Some Shakespeare Statistics
A Shakespearean enthusiast with a
turn for statistics has discovered that
the plays contain 10600? lines and
814780 words "Hamlet" la the long-
est play with S930 lines and tho
"Comedy of Errors" tho shortest
with 1777 lines Altogether ths plays
contain 1727 characters of which 157
are females The longest part is that
of Hamlet The part with tbe longest
word In It Is that of Costard la
“Love's Labor Lost" who tells Moth
that be Is "not so long by tho head as
honoriflcabllitudlnitatlbus"
FROM TEXAS
Some Coffee Facta From tho Lena
- Star But
From a beautiful farm down In Tex-
as where gushing springs unit to
form babbling brooks that wind their
sparkling way through flowery meadA
comes a note of gratitude for delivery
from the coffee habit
“When my baby hoy cam to m
five years ago I began to drink
Postum having a feeling that It would
be better for him and me than the old
kind of drug-laden coffee 1 was not
disappointed In It for It enabled me a
small delicate woman to nurse a
bouncing healthy baby 14 months
T have since continued the os of -Postum
for I have grown fond of it
and have discovered to my Joy that It
has entirely relieved me of a bilious
habit which used to prostrate m two
or three times a year causing much
discomfort to my family and suffering
to myself
“My brother-in-law was cured of
chronlo constipation by leaving off
coffee and using Postum Ho has be-
come even more fond ot It than he
was of ths old oofiee
“In fact the entire family from the
latest arrival (a 2-year-old who always
calls for his potlo' first thing In the
morning) up to the head of the house
think there is no drink so good or so
wholesome aa Postum" Name given
by Postum Co Battle Creek Mich
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