Farmers' Champion (Elgin, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 40, Ed. 1, Thursday, July 17, 1913 Page: 3 of 8
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FINGERS AND THUMBS
TTiey Got Crossed With a Gouty
Hand in Giving a Secret
i Grip.
By ELIZABETH BENTON.
"So you're tho young man that
thinks ho can act as my secretary
hey?" Inquired Mr. Pagan swinging
round In his swivel chair and staring
at niako undor a pair of bushy gray
eyebrows. "Nino and twenty l'rw
turned down today but If you think
you can mnnngo shako hands!"
Tho transition from sternness to
suavity was entirely disconcerting to
tho young college man. It was his
first application for a position and tho
salary as secretary to tho owner of
tho big chemical works was fifty dol-
lars a weok. Illako had flown at
high gamo for a youngster of twenty-
tlvo. Ho gavo Mr Pagan his hand and
felt a peculiar pressure of tho Angers
which his own leaped to meet. Tbon:
"I left collego luat year sir" he
began. "I can "
"Tut tut young man!" replied tho
eccentric. "Consider yoursolf en-
gaged. It warms my heart to meet
you. No no explanations. I don't
want to know what you aro or what
you can do. I'm a Judgo of mon and
wo'ro both Irishmen nln't wo?"
"Indeed wo aro" said Dlako enthusi-
astically. And so ho went to work
and proved highly efllclnnt. In fact
beforo tho month was out Pagan had
become so attached to htm that he
was constantly requesting his pres-
ence at his splendid homo on tho
outsklrlts of tho manufacturing town.
Hlake hud two troubles about this
tlino. Ono wns his inability to dis-
cover how It could bo that n man of
Fagan's apparent limited education
had gono through collego. Tho othor
was Pagan's daughter Muriel. It was
caso of lovti at first sight with both
tho young pcoplo. When Illako held
Miss Muriel's llttlo hand In his and
looked Into hor oyos ho know that he
had met his destiny.
Hut how could a fifty-dollar a week
ninn with on uncertain futuro nsplro
to tho hand of tho daughter of Pitt-
Hton's wealthiest citizen? If ho had
known it Pagan could havo boon
"8coundrel."
taken by storm during tliosn Drat two
or thrno weoks. A sclf-mado man
ho admired tho young colleglnn Im-
mensely and had secretly considered
him In tho light of Muriel's suitor.
Hut Illako did not know that Pagan's
education had boon derived from read-
ing tho nowspapurs ha sold In front
of tho chemical works beforo these
becamo his own property. And as
u supposed collego man who had de-
llborutely cultlvutod rough ways and
coarso langnugo Illako looked upon
his cmployor with something of awo.
It was about two mouths after his
Introduction to tho manufacturer's
houso that ho found himself seated be-
side miss Muriel upon tho piazza. It
was a moonlight night; tho vlow wns
superb; tho noises of tho city sounded
far away and remoto; and Pagan was
norlng in his library Tho combina-
tion proved Irresistible. And besides
that hand that hung near his was tho
prettiest hand that he hod ever
wanted to take In his. Ho took it
and seeing thot no dramatic outburst
of anger followed ho drew tho girl
to blm and kissed her.
For after all that Is tho way in
which It la always dono.
"Muriel dearest" ho said "do you
know I have loved you ever slnco I
set oyes on you?"
Muriel blushed so divinely that
thero was nothing to do but repeat
the episode. And when bo felt her
own soft lips on his he knew that
bis love was returned In full.
"But I don't know what your father
wilt say" he said with the timid fear
of lovers. "If he discharges me
will you watt Muriel?"
"For ever" the whispered. "
sides I can win over papa. What Is a
papa?"
If only she had noticed that hit
tie was green! Dut it looked bluo in
tho night; to see its proper color ono
would have to stand under tho clectrlo
light. And ho had gone straight to
Muriel whon ho found her In tho gar-
den. So it happened that when he stood
bofore his employer and stammered
out his story In tho way young mon
approach wealthy old gentlemen
Pagan's eyes flxua themselves upon
Ulakes's Bhlrt-front and narrowed to
needlo lines.
"Mny I aBk you why you ere wear-
ing a green tie on this day of all days.
Mr. Hlake?" ho demanded with omin-
ous calm
"Why" raid Hlake hesitating "you
see today Is the anniversary of tho
Hattlo of the Uoyno a day abhorrent
to all good Irishmen and"
Blake's great grandfather had been
hanged for treason In tho days of
Itobert Emmet.
Pagan leaped out of his chair with
tho agility of a tiger.
"Scoundrel! Scum of Limerick!" ho
yelled. "To Insult a good Uelfast man
by flaunting tho green nag!" He
shook his list under his secretary's
nose. "I killed a man for less In my
young days" he shouted. "Out of ray
houso. You'ro fired. I'll havo your
pay sent you 1 "
"Come papa what Is all this
about?" Interposed Muriel's soothing
voice. She had come In softly behind
hor lover to lend him aid If necessary.
She had not anticipated Buch violence.
"He's wearing of tho green and on
this day of all days!" stormed her
father. "Molly I wouldn't havo
minded so much It It hadn't been for
the deceit of tho man. Dut ho let mo
think all along ho was a good Orange-
man nnd now he comes and taunts
mo to my face presuming upon his
claim to lovo you. Kick him out for
mo Molly my foot's got tho gout In
It."
"Father dear for my sake listen"
plunded Muriel. "I am suro that Ar
thur Mr. Dlako can explain every-
thing. Father" sho ploaded "Wo lovo
each other. Think how you and
Mother got married when you wore
earning nlno dollars a week In a ship-
ping olllce you've often told mo so."
"Hut he's a damned rebel Molly
nnd and tho Infernal lmpudenco of
It!"
"Tell him It's all a mistake Ar-
thur" pleaded Muriel.
"It ain't a mlstako It's Just
treachery" roared hor father. "Nino
and twenty good mon lino men I
turned down that morning till he gave
me tho grip "
"What grip?" demanded Hlake.
"The grip of the United Orange-
men's Hrotherhood" roared tho old
man. "Didn't I wink nt you and
didn't I seo It In your face that wo
understood each other and didn't I
say that was enough between friends
and "
"Tho grip I gavo you" answered
Illako "wns that of tho Alpha Omega
Mu fraternity. I had been told It
helped a mm to get a position by giv-
ing It. I thought you wero a college
man."
Old Pagan stared at him in stupid
wonder. Then:
"Ulvo mo that grip again" ho said
and Illako all against tho fraternity
. Jles delivered It.
"My fault" he acknowledged. "You
got vour thumb crossed In tho wrong
plnce. It must havo been my gouty
had mado mo lmaglno Well young
follow maybo I'll let jou keop your
Job."
"And how nbout Miss Pagan?" In-
quired tho other.
"Muriel? My daughter! I'll sco
you I or now don't cry Molly
dear. I guess sho goes with tho
Job."
(Copyright 1913. by W. CI. Chapman.)
Killed by Light.
Thoso who havo studied the
strange Inhabitants of the Mammoth
Cavo In Kentucky say that tho cele-
brated blind fish from that cavern
when placed In illuminated aquaria
seok out the darkest places and It Is
bollovcd that light Is directly fatal to
them for they soon dlo If kept in a
brightly lighted tank. Tho avoidance
of light seems to bo a general char-
acteristic of tho sightless creatures
dwelling In tho great cave. An au-
thority tells of seeing an eyeless spl-
dor trying to avoid tho light and nnl-
malculos from tho water of the cav-
ern hiding under a grain of sand on
tho stago of n microscope. It la
thought that tho light In theso cases
is in somo manner percotvod through
tho senso of touch. Harper's Week.
ly.
BLOTTER FITS POCKET
PRETTY PRESENT FOR MAN WHO
DOES MUCH TRAVELING.
Writes Phraata That Live.
Mkis Agnes Repplier is said to use
tho English language In her csBaya
bettor than most women who write. A
writer on the subject says that sho
always sizes up the situation in an un-
forgettable phraso and quotes In illus-
tration the eentonco from ono of her
essays: "Lovera are odious things at
beat."
Convenient Little Article Probably
Will Be Appreciated Moat by
Those Who Are Constant
Users of Fountain Pane.
This blotter will tako up very llttlo
more spaco In a pocket than nn en-
velopo of a commercial slzo.
Users of fountain pens will find it
extremely useful and It Is qulto sim-
ple to make. In constructing It In
tho first place a plcco of thick card-
board flvo Inches In length nnd threo
inches In width will be required nnd
that side which Is to form tho back
of tho blotter must bo covered with
thin silk.
This can bo easily dono by cutting
out n pleco of silk somowhat larger
than tho cardboard turning It over at
the edges and fastening It down with
liquid gluo or somo other strong ad-
hesive Tho corners under which the sheets
of blotting paper aro to bo slipped
Do not think it wasted time to sub-
mit yourself to any influence which
may bring upon you any noble fealinc
Ruskln.
3 WHS
POPULAR IN FRENCH CAPITAL
Child's Frock With Short Walat Real-
ly la One of the Prettlaat of the
Modala Offered.
A very pretty model for a chlld'a
frock of marquisette or batiste la thla
suggestion. This
frock has the ex-
tremely short
waist which
French designers
exploit when thoy
aro not offering a
model with an
extremely long
wnlsL The skirt
tolns the waist
u i. ath a band ot
fine embroidery
which continues
to tho skirt hem
on tho left side.
A nnrrow pleat-
ing of tho batlsto
Is placed as a
band about the bottom of tho skirt
Tho embroldory finishes tho alcoves
while tho round neck Is outlined by a
pleated frill of tho batiste. A knot of
rose ribbon worn to tho loft of the
front adds a touch of color to the
frock.
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SAVED FROM
OPERATIONS
Two Woman Tell How Thmf
Escaped thoSurgeon'sKnifo
by Taking Lydk E. Pink-
ham's Vegetable
Compcund
RED GROWING IN POPULARITY
mny ho fastened In position nnd thoy
aro mado of strips of kid (plonty ot
material will bo found In an old kid
glove) of the shnpo shown In diagram
U. Tho kid must uu folded at the
polntB indicated by tho dotted lines
and tho two portions marked C and 0
glued to the board and when dry two
or threo sheets of blotting paper cut
to fit can bo slipped Into tho corners
so mado.
Tho blotter Is furnished with a fold-
over flap llntd wl'h soft Bilk and
edged with a flno silk cord which is
carried Into a loop In front for tho
purposo ot securing It to tho small
barrel button sewn on to tho lower
part of tho case.
Diagram A shows the flap drawn
over tho blotting paper and fastened
down nnd Initials ot tho owner can bo
worked upon the exterior where indicated.
In All Its Nuances Rich Shade In-
creasea In Favor as the Season
Advances.
Instead of tho craze for red being
on tho wana It seems to Increase.
The Boftness of tho dyo Ib what makes
It transparent and lovely. Otherwise
It would bo Impossible In ruby cher-
ry brick nnd any of tho darker tones
It Is fascinating whllo In llamo wa-
termelon primrose coral It Is more
seduntlvo still.
Salmon Is a tone that has but re-
cently nrrlved. It has becoino popu-
lar because of Its vivid touo pink
ltBclf being too dull to suit tho exigen-
cies of tho moment. Shrimp Is a dyo
too that Is popular. Hut llko nil tho
rest It must bo in Btipplo rich silk or
satin or In mousscllne do sole. Tho
big Bashes that aro known as tho "Dl-
rectolre" (though thoy aro not renl-
ly ho) form a kind of draping at the
sldo or back and at present appear
to bo falling off In favor. I saw half
a dozen frocks for n Dublin brldo to-
day mado on tho Hue do la I'alx and
thero was not a sash on any of them
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NEWEST BATHING SUIT
BANDEAU HAT HERE TO STAY
Millinery Idea Seems to Have Won
Permanent Place After Many
Unsuccessful Attempts.
Every so often tho bandeau rises Im-
pertinently and tiptllts woman's head-
gear at a daring angle. Sometimes
this nttemptcd uprising on tho part
of hatbrlms Is sternly quelled by the
refusal of womankind In genornl to
accept the stylo. Such was tho caso
Inst spring and tho Bprlng before that
but this year tho bandeau really
seems to havo established a placo for
Itsolf In millinery and tho latest mod-
els from Paris milliners show ban-
deans under tho brim at the back tho
hat tipping forward over tho faco and
shading tho eyes. This achlovos of
course an entirely new lino for the
trend ot trimmings and Bhapes boa
been backward and downward at the
back nnd pointing downward over the
noso will accomplish a metamorphosis
In millinery If the bandeau Idea takes
hold.
Two or threo bandeau hats dis-
played in a Washington window at-
tracted much attention. One was a
tiny affair of black Milan with a bit
of a brim turning down at tho front
and on ono sldo. The low orown was
elliptical in shape and was Just high
enough to fit over tho hat. All around
this pert llttlo hat went a wreath of
"black-eyed Susans" and from the
bandeau sot under the brim at tho
back depended streamers of buff rib-
bon edged with u plcot border of
black.
Tho othor bandeau model wns an
old-fashioned leghorn "flat" which
was tipped forward on a two-inch ban-
deau covered with blue moire ribbon.
Streamers of tho blue moire floated
from the bandeau and masses of for-got-me-nots
formed a low crown on
the flat-brimmed leghorn shape. At
tho front a llttlo cluster of heliotrope
added a charming bit of color contrast.
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Bwarthmore Pcnn. " For fifteen
fears I Buffered untold agony and for
ono period of nearly
two years I hadhem-
orrhagca nnd the
doctors told mo I
would havo to un-
dergo an operation
but I began taking
Lydla E. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Com
' pound and am In
good health now. I
am all over the
Chango of Lifo and
cannot praise your Vegetable Compound
too highly. Every woman should take
it at that time. I recommend It to
both old and young for female trou-
bles." Mrs. Emily Summebsoili
Swarthmore Pa.
Baltimore Md. " My troijles began
with tho loss of a child and I had hem-
orrhages for four months. Tho doctors
said an operation was necessary but I
dreaded it and decided to try Lydia E.
l'lnkham's Vegetable Compound. Tho
medicine has made me a well woman and
I feel strong and do my own work."
Mrs. J. R. Picking 12G0 Sargent St
Dultimore Md.
Since we guaranteo that all testimo-
nials which wo publish aro genuine Is it
not fair to sunnose that if Lvilla E.Pinlr.
ham's Vegetable Compound has the vir-
tue to help these women it will help any
other woman who la Buffering In a Ilk
manner I
The Wretchednest
of . Constipation .
can quickly be overcome try
CARTER'S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS.
Purely vegetable
act surely ana
gently on the
liver. Cure
Biliousness
Head-
ache Dizzl-
nese and Indigestion. They do theft tfutyv
SHALL PILL SMALL DOSE SMALL PRICE.
Genuine must bear Signature .
W. N. U Oklahoma City No. 29-1913.
HAD TO BACK UP THE BOSS
Thero Is n certain dignity about the
now bench suit with a high Medici
collar of exquisite hand embroidery
and lace and draped skirt that is
mndo attractive against a background
of blue skirt and sandy beach. Thla
particular model is dovelopod in
striped Bfttln in rich Roman colorings.
A Dalay Wedding.
A clover Idea for a summer wed-
ding Is tho daisy wedding for which
that flower forms tho decorative
schome and daisy chains aro fes-
tooned over windows and arched door
ways and arranged In other artistic
designs throughout tho house. The
brldo should be gowned In white
nnd should carry a bouquet ot daisies.
Tho bridesmaids should be attired In
yellow with hats to match and carry
big daisy bouquets.
Woman and the Fly Pest.
Doctors generally and specialized
boards ot health have dono much to
bring homo the danger that lurka
within tho forepawa of tho common
house fly but In the end It la a wom-
an's fight. Each woman must try to
rid her own home of the posts and
appeal to hor politician brother's
aenae of public duty to have the fly.
breeding places cleaned up. Woman's
World.
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And Really When You Come to Think
of It Rastus May Have Been
Telling the Truth.
Thoy wero talking about being
placed In dllllcult positions tho other
afternoon when Congressman Frank
Guernsey of Mulno told of tho unen-
viablo cxporlcnco of a party named
HustiiB. Itnstus and tho man ho
worked for woro In tho cornor grocery
utoro ono night tho congressman said
and tho topic turned to dcor shooting.
Tho employer of Itnstus declared he
had shot u buck somo tlino previously
tho ball going through tho loft hind
foot and lauding In the head Just be-
low tho ear. Naturally tho crowd
laughed derisively.
"You may laugh all you pleaso" de-
clared tho man holding his ground
"but I can provo It by Ilastus thero
who as shooting with tno! Rastus
didn't I hit that buck In tho left hind
foot nnd back of tho oar at tho tamo
timo?"
"Vo' shtinli did boss" answered
Rastus with no hesitation to speak
of. "Yo' seo It war dls way gon'mon;
Jos' as do boss go to shoot de buck
rat so his hind foot to scratch his left
ear nn dat's how It happened."
You may bo Justified In blowing
your own horn but not lu going on a
toot.
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