The Logan County News (Crescent, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 14, 1917 Page: 4 of 6
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■ PtRSONAl PICKUPS J
Mrs. Jim Marshall and Minnie
Maud Stobaugh were Guthrie visi-
tors Saturday.
Shad Chandler left Monday,
afternoon for Douglas, where he
will work for a month or so.
A. B. Powell left the latter
part of last week for a few days'
business trip to Kansas ( ity.
Alfred Sloan spent a day or
two in Enid the latter part ol
the week, visiting with relatives
and friends.
The W. B. Lane family motor
ed to Enid and back last Satur-
day, on a short shopping expedi-
tion and visit.
Misses Helen and Blanche Ea-
ton, of Edmond, are visiting
with Grandpa and Grandma On
for a few days.
The high school bunch wh(
went to Covington last Friday
night, had a good house and
cleared some money.
Read the story in this paper
and then see the pictures of th<
first episode of Liberty, at th<
Happy Hour Theatre next Sat-
urday night.
Fred Brooks, Morris Shore and
Romaine Beyers left, Sunday af-
ternoon, on a north bound train,
with Kansas City as their ob-
jective point.
On another page of this paper
will be found the first episode of
the great patriotic serial, Liberty,
which starts at the Happy Hour
Theatre Saturday night. See the
first chapter.
If your car needs attention, we
will fix it. If not, we will tell
you so. Many cars are torn
down when a few moments ad-
justment would remedy the trout
le. George Hubbard, the Peo-
ple's Garage.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Smith and
children, accompanied by George
Sloan, left Sunday morning in
their car for Kansas City, for a
visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Sloan went up there some
several days ago.
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So that was the charmed circle to j
which she had aspired, those the people ;
she hud einled; behind her wai that j
life to which she had sold herself, :irc1
this was the end of her dreaui of tine
ladle* and gallant gentlemen! I-oreli I
scarcely knew whether to laugh or cry
She reached the Utile apartment In the
'hushed hours before the dawn, and
straightway began her packing. Since
Hob was doubtless In a drunken stu-
por which would last for hours, she did
not hurry.
Only once did she halt In her labor*,
and then only from surprise. In a bu
reau drawer she uncovered a bundle of
letters and documents addressed to her
husband, which In some way aroused
her curiosity. Swallowing her <|uuhu*.
she examliifllb^ie contents. The.v
proved tdS)dj^nhe main, letters from
Hob's nnJth'ff and father urging him t'>
break off Ids marriage. Those from
Mr. Wharton were characteristically
Intolerant and dictatorial; those from
Bob's mother were plaintive and lull
nltely sad. Both parents, siie per-
ceived, had exhausted every effort to
Win their son from Ills Infatuation,
both believed Lorelei to be an Infa
mous woman bent upon his destine- j
tlon, and, Judging from the typewrit-
ten reports inclosed with some of the
father's letters, there was ample rea-
son for such a belief. These reports
covered Lorelei's every movement, they
bared every bit of ancient scandal con-
nected with her, they recounted sala-
cious stage gossip as fact and falsely i
construed those actions which were
capable of more than .one Interpreta-
tion. It gave the girl a peculiar sensa-
tion of unreality to see her life laid
out before her eyes In so distorted s
shape, and when she read the business-
like biographies of herself and the
members of her family she could only
marvel at Itob's faith. For evidently
he had not answered n single letter.
Nevertheless, after preparing an early
breakfast, she sent her trunks down-
stairs and 'l>honed for a taxlcab.
CHAPTER XXIII.
L. B Church Mome.
Sunday School each Sunday at
9:30, A1 Tib'oetts, superinteud
ent. Preaching at[ll;30 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m. each Sunday, Rev
Geo. DePord, pastor.
H'a/c/i the Lice
od chicks These parasites sap
the verv life blood out of tliem
Dust the hen at tiikht with B. A
Thomas' Loos- Killer and .vo'jr
troubles are endud. It also kilts
bugs on cucumher, tomato, and
squash vices. We sell it to you
and if it dues not make Rood, we
will. Mockabee Drug Co.
G. F. Bailey, veterinary Burg
eon Calls answered d a y or
uight Call* answered at tie
Powell Pharmacy. 29t
Sanol Ecaama Prescription is a
famous old remedy for all forms
of Eczema and ski diseases.
Sanol is a nuaranteid remedy.
Get a large trial bottle at the
dru<< store
The White Diamond d< hornirg
pencil for sale by C. E Johnson
Guaranteed; for calves from two
days to one year old. 28 2tp
|)R W. A. KENDALL
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office at Powell Pharmacy
Phone IS. Residence Phone 44
Denny
Dray Line
General transfer business. 1
make all trains. My charges will
oe reasonable,
On Tuesday afternoon a badly shak-
en, exceedingly frightened young man
called at Campbell Tope's boarding
house.
"Bob! Been on another bat?" cried
Pope, at sight of his caller. Wharton
took a fleeting glance at himself In a
mirror and nodded, noting for the first
time the sacks beneath his eyes, the
haggard lines from nostrils to lip cor
ners.
'I'm all In. Lorelei's quit me," he
said, dully.
"Quit you!" Pope frowned. "Tell mo
about It."
"Well, I climbed the vine again nnd
fell off. She packed up—disappeared—
been gone since Saturday night, and
I can't find her. Nobody seems to
know where she Is. I . . . I'm hard
hit. Pope. . . . God! I keep think-
ing that maybe she took the river. You
I'm all gone," He sank Into
chair, twitching and trembling In
nervous collapse.
Better have a drink," Pope suggest
ed; but Bob returned roughly:
"That's what broke up the sketch. I
got stewed at Fennelicourt—high-hat
week-end party—fast crowd, and the
usual trimmings. Never again! That
is, if I find my wlf*."
Fennelicourt! Suppose you tell me
all about It. If there's a chance that
It's suicide—" Pope's reportorlal In-
stinct brought the last word Into Juxta-
position with "Fennelicourt'," and he
saw black headlines.
'Judge for yourself Maybe you can
help me; uobody else can." Bob re-
ounted the story of the house party.
He could remember little of Sunday's
occurrences: not until late that evening
bad he fully grasped the fact that I.o-
relel Und gone. Even then he was too
befuddled to act. Neither Mrs. Fen-
liell nor her husband could give htm
any help, and Bert Hayman had been
confined to his room all day Sunday as
the result of a fall or an accident of
some sort. Monday morning, while
still suffering from the effects of bis
spree, fiob had returned to the city to
find his home deserted, and he could
And no trace of Lopelel in any quarter,
So, as a last resort before calling In
the police, he had come to Pope. When
he had finished his somewhat muddled
tale he stared at the critic with a look
of dumb appeal.
Campbell began m a matter-of-fact,
positive tone. "She's altogether too
healthy to think of suicide; t»-st easy
on that score. You're weak euongh
motlonally to do such a thing, but
not she, Besides, why should she?
I can't imagine that any act of yours
could very deeply offend anybody, even
your wife. However—" lie studied
briefly. "Have you been to see Miss
Demorest'i'
"Surel Adoree hasn't seen her
'Possibly!" Pope eyed his caller
speculatively. "So you decided to
jimmy her Into society, eh! Who was
at the party? Oh, heavens!" lie ex-
aimed, as Bob muttered over the list
of names. "How did she compare with
those sacred cows?'
"Oh. great! The wen went craw
ir»r Tier—1 knew They irolao,
"But how did the women treat her?"
' Why. all right. 1 didn't notice uuy-
tl'lng."
"What? No, of course you dldnt.
You were probably too drunk to no-
tice much." Bob flushed. "Well,
something must have happened to
alarm her, and, since you were too
maudlin to be of any assistance, she
evidently took the bit in her teeth, I
can't blame her. For heaven's sake,
why did you set her in with that
crowd? If you wanted to take her
slumming, why didn't you hire a guidt
and go into the red-light district?"
Bob defended himself listlessly
"That's the only crowd 1 know; It's
the only set that's open to a Pittsburgh
furnace man's son. Those people aren't
so bad; I guess they're no worse than
the rest. If a person goes looking for
nastlness he can find it nearly any
Where. I never did—and 1 never saw
anything very scandalous around that
bunch."
"One's observations are never
keen when they're made through th
bottom or a glass." observed Pope
Bob exploded irritably, "All right
' ' lieutenant: Play 'Jerusalem' on the
' cornet while I pass the tambourine
1 want my wife, not a 'Balllngton
Booth' on the terrors of Intemperance
Site's the only person who can straight
en me up. ... I was doing fine
Had a job . . . I'll X" straight to
hell again If I don't find her." There
was no doubt of the man's sincerity
his mental and his physical condition
were obvious.
Pope did Ills best to repair the wreck-
ago in some degree, and, having qui-
eted the sufferer, he set out for Miss
Pemorest's home.
Adoree, clad In slightly soiled neg
llgee, answered his ring, then, recog
nizlng him. blocked the door hastily
exposing a face overcast with defiance
and contempt.
"Aha!" she exclaimed. "Aha!" and
Pope's sensitive ego recoiled before the
fierce challenge of her tone. Invariably
phe greeted him with contumely; in
variably lie arose to the challenge and
rcame her attack; Invariably she
fought him on every subject. And yet
nil the time he vaguely suspected that
they were really in complete accord
and growing to like each other.
I've come to see Lorelei," he ex-
plained, affably.
"She's not here."
"Then I'd like to talk with you." The
door opened slightly, and Pope smiled,
whereupon the opening narrowed.
"No. You can't come In. I've just
cleaned bouse."
In desperation the man exclaimed:
"I won't sit down, but I must talk to
you. Really, I must, bout—ducks, if
nothing else."
"Ducks!" Adoree's expression al-
tered. . .
"Let's be sensible. I want you to
like me." Pope tried to appear amiable,
but the effort resulted iu a painful
smirk.
"Huh!"
"We like the sarfle tilings—lets b«
friends. You needn't tell me anything
about Lorelei, but 1 do want your ad-
vice about Bob."
"I suppose there's no reason why
you shouldn't come In. You'll probnbly
wriggle in somehow, even if you have
to steal a key. If you don't know the
truth you'll probably make up some
thing about Lorelei, as you did aboul
me- buzzard!" Pope began to per-
spire as he always did when deeply j
embarrassed. But the door swung
wide, and he entered with a strained,
unnatural smile upon his face.
"You see I'm not concealing her any-
where." Miss lieniorest challenged.
Of course not. We never suspected
you. but we're afraid something has
happened to her."
I should say there has! You waul
scandal? I'll give you some." Ado
eyes were Hashing now. Have]
you aiiy idea what that girl went j
through out there on Long Islandl
Listen." She plumped herself dowu
beside Pope and began to talk swiftly
with an intensity of indignation thai
made her forgetful of her dishabille.
When she had finished her story bet
shocked blue eyes Interrogated his, and
the critic roused himself with nil effort.
He found that he was tightly holding
the fingers of her right hand, but
dropped them and cleared his throat
"You say she's staying here with
you?"
"I didn't say so, but she is."
"Doesn't she care for Bob any
more?"
"Y yes! At first she was furious,
but we've talked a good deal, and I
think she does care away dowu uu
derneath She may not know it her
self, but she does. But she wou't go
back. She declares she won't spoil hoi
whole life for a drunken wretch like
him, and she's quite right, of course.
"She's quite wrong, of course! Bobs
done pretty well for a man of Ills type,
nnd he's had a hard lesson. After all,
It's a woman's part to sacrifice she s
pot happy unless she gives more than
she gets. You and 1 must bring them
together."
"How?"
l-ope nau Been tninaing wune n«
talked, aud now he sketched his plan
eagerly. , .
"You are perfectly detestable aud
horrid," she told blm, when be had fin
ished, "but I suppose there must be
some good In you," She laid her hand
upon his arm again, and Pope's sallow
cheeks were glowiug and bis eyes ai
bright as hers.
"(ice! You're all right!" he saH
"I'll call for you after the show "
Adoree's smile was uncertain ai *!»•
demurred. "Perhaps you'd i.ett«r
meet me here. What will people sayT
But Pope was Insistent.
We are accustomed to resent the ef-
forts of our friends to arrange our af-
fairs for us, and we pray for deliver-
ance from their mistakes, yet without
their assistance we would often make
miserable failures of our lives. Lore
lei was surprised when Adoree brought
Campbell Pope lioine with her that
nlglit, and she was somewhat diverted
by the complete change in their mutual
attitude. Now that the first clash was
over, now that they had expressed their
dislike and disapproval of each other,
they no longer quarreled. Pope was
frankly admiring, and Adoree could
not conceal her awe at Campbell's lit
erary and musical ability. She
plained to Lorelei: "I asked him in for
the sake of the piano. I knew you
were blue, and there's nothing so cheer-
lug as music."
But when Pope finally got around to
play, the result was not altogether
happy. Adoree, to be sure, seemed de-
lighted, but Lorelei felt herself gripped
by a greater loneliness than usual
Pope's music was far from lively, and
he had cunningly chosen the hour wlieu
it exerts its greatest emotional appeal.
He was artist enough, moreover, to
work bis effects with certainty.
Lorelei sought relief at length in the
seclusion of Adoree's rear room, and
there, in the mhlst of a "qrying spell."
Bob found her.
Her first quick resentment at the de-
..•ptlon practiced upon her melted al
sight of him, for he had suffered, and
he was evidently suffering now. He
was not the Bob she had known, but
chastened, repentant, speechless with
a tremulous delight at seeing her again.
In the next room Campbell played on,
smoothing the way for a reconciliation
Lorelei found herself In her bus
band's arms, listening dazedly to hli
passionate protestations and his ear
nest self denunciation. Boli had re
, ,>ived the fright of his Tlfe, Ills lesson
had been seared Into him, and he lost
ho time in telling his wife about It
At last Lorelei laid her fingers upon.
Sis lips, her eyes inisty and lumlnoui
•with the light of a new aud wondroui
certainty.
'Walt! Let me speak," she said
I've done a lifetime of thinking in
these few days. I'm not sorry that 1
left you, for it has enabled me to set
clearly. But I'll never leave you again,
Bob, no matter what you do; 1 can't—'
He crushed her to him, then held hei
away at the hint of something unsaid
"You mean you've begun to love me?'
he Inquired, gladly.
Perhaps. I don't know. Some
thing has changed—tremendously.'
1 nder his bewildered gaze the blood
rose, warming her cheeks; her eyei
swam, but not with tears; her bosom
was tremulous with the knowledgi
that clamored for freedom, and yet re
fused to come.
"Don't you understand, stupid?" sht
said, seeing hlni still mystified. *ln
hid her face, then whispered In lib
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i:n\ whereupon he fell to trembling
mid the fervor of his embrace relaxed
lie held her gently, tenderly, as If hi
suddenly found her to he a fragili
. thing.
••My dear!—my—dear!" And thei
lie. too, hid his face as if blinded by I
pitiless light. iVhen he raised It tean
glistened on his laches, and a happlnesi
that was like pain pierced Jilm,
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