Luther Register. (Luther, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 31, 1919 Page: 3 of 8
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THE LUTHER REGISTER
J/^ictor Rousseau RlVCf
Copyright W. O. Chapman
A NIGHT STRUGGLE.
Paul Hewlett, loitering at night
in Madison square, New York.
approached by an Eskimo dog. He
follows the dog to a gambling house
and meets the animal’s mistress
coming out with a large amount of
money. She is beautiful and In dis-
tress and he follows her. After
protecting her from two assailants
he takes her In charge, and puts
her In his own rooms for the rest
of the night. He returns a little
later to find a murdered man In
his rooms and Jacqueline dazed,
witli her memory gone. He decides
to protect Jacqueline, gets rid of
the body and prepares to take her
to Quebec In a search for her
home. Simon Leroux, searching for
ndly pur'
Hewlet'
rung
Jacqueline for some unfriendly p
•pose, finds them,
evades him. Hewlett calls the girl
his sister. In Quebec he learns that
she is the daughter of a recluse
In the wilds, Charles Duchalne.
Pere Antoine tells Hewlett Jac-
queline is murried and tries to take
her away. Hewlett engages pas-
sage on a boat to St. Boniface.
CHAPTER VI—Continued.
—6—
The road, however, led ine Into a
Mind alley, the farther extremity be-
ing the base of the cliff; but another
street emerged from It at a right
angle, and I plunged into litis, believ-
ing that any of the byways would
eventually take me to the top of the
acclivity.
As I entered this street I heard the
footsteps behind me quicken and, look-
ing around, perceived that the man
was, close upon me. He stopped at
the moment I did and disappeared In
u small court.
Now I was afraid. The mighty
elllT before me, the silence of the de-
serted alleys in which I wandered
helplessly, the thought of Jacqueline
alone, waiting anxiously for my return,
almost unmanned me. I almost ran
forward Into the byway which seemed
to lend toward the summit, and as 1
did so I heard the footsteps close be-
hind me again.
On my left hand was a tiny un-
fenced courtyard, not more than six
yards In area, and I turned Into this
quickly and waited. I was confident
that the bend in the street had hidden
me from my pursuer, and, ns I antici-
pated, he came on at a swifter rnte.
He was abreast of me when I put
out my hand and grasped him by the
coat, while with the other I felt In
my pocket for my automatic pistol.
It was not there. I had left it In
the pocket of the overcoat which I
had changed at the furrier’s shop and
had sent to the Chateau. And I was
looking Into the villainous face of the
ruffian who had knocked me down on
Bixth avenue!
“What are you following me for?” I
cried furiously.
He wrenched himself out of my
grasp and pulled a long knife from his
pocket. I caught him by the wrist,
find we wrestled to and fro upon the
gnow. The keen steel slashed my fin-
gers, but the thought of Jacqueline
helped me.
I got his hand open, snatched the
knife, and flung it far away among
the stunted shrubs that clung to the
cliff side. And we stood watching each
other, panting.
He did not try to attack me again,
but stood just out of my reach, grin-
ning diabolically at me. His gaze
shifted over my shoulder. Instinctive-
ly I swung around as the dry snow
crackled behind me.
I was a second too late, for I saw
nothing but the looming figure of a
second ruffian and his upraised arm;
It was a dream from which I must
awaken, for the fate of the whole
world depended on my awakening
from the bonds of sleep.
It would be so eusy to sink down
Into a deeper slumber, where even the
clanging of the anvil beneath those
hammer strokes would no longer be
heard; but against this was the Im-
perative need to save—not the world
now, but—
The name was as sweet as honey
his lip where I had struck him. “It 1%
all right. I have her.**
I stared wildly at him. “She Is on
the Claire!" I cried again.
“No. men ami. She Is aboard the
Sainte-Vierge,” replied Dubois, chuck-
ling, “and if you wish to accompany
mademoiselle you must come with me
at once, for we are getting up steam.”
1 could not believe him. I thought
that Leroux had tampered with the
honest man. It was not until he had
taken me, half forcibly, aboard and
opened the door that I saw her.
“Jacqueline!” I cried, and clasped
her In my arms for Joy, and quite for-
got.
A dancing shadow fell upon the
wall behind the oil lamp. The honest
captain was rubbing his hands In the
doorway and chuckling with delight.
“It Is all right, It Is all right; ex-
cuse me, monsieur,” he said. “But
what has happened to you, monsieur?
You have met with an accident?”
Jacqueline cried out and ran for
water, and made me sit down, and
began bathing my head. I contrived
to whisper something of what had oc-
curred during the moments when
Jacqueline flitted to and fro. Dubois
swore roundly.
“It Is my fault, monsieur,” he said.
“I should have known. I should have
accompanied you home. But I was
anxious to get to the telegraph office
to Inform M. Danton of your cotmag.
upon my lips. It was something worth And I suspected something, too, for I
living for. It was—Jacqueline!
That name—Annette—Jeannette—
Jacqueline!
I had gone hack to my rooms and
saw a body updn the floor. Jacqueline
knew that Leroux had something more
In his mind than simply to convey
some of his men to St. Boillface at
such expense. Mademoiselle knows
nothing of the plot against her, nnd
We Wrestled To and Fro.
then painless darkness seemed to en-
fold me, and I wa» conscious of plung-
ing down Into a fathomless abyss.
CHAPTER VII.
Captain Dubois.
Clung! Clang l
it sounded as though some titanic
blacksmith were pounding on a mighty
nnvil to a devil’s chorus of laughter.
Ami I was hound to the steel, and each
blow awakened hideous echoes which
went resounding through my brain for-
ever.
Clung! Clang!
1 strove to free myself. I knew that
the hall and running for the door. I
raced wildly across the court and
toward the terrace.
The meaning of the scheme was
clear. Jacqueline was on Cnptnln Du-
hamel's boat, which sailed at nine, and
only twenty minutes remained to me.
I had underestimated Leroux’s
shrewdness. He must have tele-
graphed Instructions from New York
before my train wan out of the country,
secured the boat, laid his plans during
his journey northward,, and had mo
struck down while Jacqueline was
stolen from my care. I should have
road him better. I had always daw-
dled. I trusted to the future instead
of acting. What chance had I against
| a mind like his?
must have been running aimlessly
I up and down the terrace, blindly
searching for a road down to the lower
town, for a man seized me by the
I sleeve nnd I looked Into the face of
the hotel clerk again.
“This way 1” he said, and hurried me
to a sort of subway entrance nnd down
a flight of steps. Before me I saw the
turnstile which led to a cable rnllwny.
He paid my fnre and thrust me Into
n car. A boy come to close the lat-
ticed door.
The car glided down the cliff and
stopped a few' seconds inter. I
emerged through another turnstile nnd
found myself in tin* lower town again
at the foot of the pfeelplee, above
which rose the Chateau with its Im-
posing facade, the ramparts and the
towering cifndel.
I reached the wharf nnd raced along
Hewlett purchases dogs
and a sled1 and sets oft tor
Chateau Duchaine with Jac-
queline.
supposed to drive away evil spirits
vexed by others’ good (ortuqp. The
raps later signified the Trinity, and
the necessity for rapping on wood was
because that was the material of the
cross. The expression dates from a
holding me with one hand, while with : custom iu vogue five tbousuud years
the other he wiped a blood drop from ago.
Approved Afternoon Gowns
had killed somebody, and I must save 1 has been greatly distressed for you.
her! So It shall he understood that you
Suddenly I realized that my eyes fell down and hurt your head on the
were wide open and that I was star- I ice—eh?”
ing at the moon over the housetops. | I agreed to this. "But what did
With consciousness came pain. My ! she think?” I asked, as Jacqueline
head throbbed almost unbearably, and j went hack for some more water.
I was stiff with cold. I raised myself “That you had sent her to the
weakly, nnd then I became aware that j Sainte-Vierge,” he answered, “and that
somebody was bending over me. | you were to follow her here—as you
It was a roughly dressed, rough- j did. Parbleu!
looking denizen of the low quarter Into "One question of curiosity, mon-
whlch I had strayed. | sleur, if it is permissible,” he said a
“Dlable! I thought you were dead!" j little later. “Why does Leroux wish
I could make out amid the stream of
his dialect, but the remainder of his
speech was beyond my understanding, i
I looked around In bewilderment.
“Where am I?” I asked, still bound
by that first memory of New York.
“In Sous-le-Cap, m’sleur,” answered
the man.
I felt In my pocket for my watch
and drew It out. It was strange that
the men had not robbed me, but I sup-
pose they had become terrified at their
work and had run off. However I did
not think of that at the time.
It was a few minutes past eight.
And the boat sailed at nine. I must
have lain stunned in Sous-le-Cap
street for an hour and a half, at least,
and only the supreme necessity of
awakening, realized through uncon-
sciousness, had saved me from dying
under the snows.
I found that I could walk, and hav-
ing explained to the man that I wished
to go to the Chateau, was taken by
him to the top of a winding road, near
at hand, from which I could see my
destination at no great distance from
me.
Dismissing my friendly guide and
sending him hack rejoicing with lib-
eral largesse, I hurried as quickly as
could make my way until I hurst into
the Chateau at half past the hour.
I must have presented u dreadful
spectacle, for my hair and collar were
matted with blood, and I saw the
guests stare and shrink from me. The
clerk came toward me and stopped
me at the entrance to the elevator.
“Where Is Miss Hewlett?” I gasped.
“Didn’t you meet her? She left here
nearly an hour ago.”
I caught him by the arm, and I
think he imagined that I was going to
seize him by the throat also, for ho
hacked away from me, and I saw a
look of fear come into his eyes.
“Your friend came for her and said
that yon had met with an accident,”
the clerk continued. “She went with
him at once. He took her away In a
sleigh. I was sure that you had
missed her when you came in.”
But already I was half way across i spirators were keeping quietly hidden
Scorch Marks.
If not too severe scorch marks are
most effectually remedied by soaking
the part In cold water and exposing
to the rays of the sun, moistening
afresh as It dries, until the blemish
disappears.
To remove scorch from linen, put
two ounces of fuller’s eurth Into a
saucefmn, add half an ounce of white
soap, the Juice of two large onions
and one cupful of vinegar. Boll to-
gether for a few’ minutes, strain Into
a Jar, nnd keep covered for future
use. Spread on the scorched parts
with a knife, nnd allow It to dry on.
The stuin will soon disappear. If the
garment Is scorched with Ironing, rub
a lump of dry starch on the mark.
Then sponge It off. Repeat till the
yellow disappears.
Iron-Mold and Dry-Ink Stains.
Iron-mold and dry-ink stains mny be
removed by plating the stnined mate-
rial in a hot solution of salts of sorrel
or salts of lemon, and leaving it to steep
until they disappear; or by placing the
stained part over a basin and pouring
boiling water through to moisten the
stain, which enables the chemical ac-
tion to tnke place more rapidly. Then
a small quantity of salts of lemon or
salts of sorrel should be placed ou the
stain and rubbed firmly in. and boiling
water again pouted through. If the
first application does not remove it,
the process must be repeated. If the
Iron mold is due to old Iron rust, neith-
er of the above-mentioned chemicals
may remove It successfully. A pinch
of Qxallc acid, which Is a strong chem-
ical, may then have the desired effect.
It is used in exactly the same manner
as salts of lemon but it must he used
with greut care, ns it Is injurious to
fabrics.
To remove Ink stains from white
material before the Ink Is quite dry,
sprinkle with salt and rub with half a
lemon. Rinse off the acid nnd wash
nt once. When Ink stains are dry, but
fresh, they may be removed by dipping
the stained part in buttermilk, or nillk
that has been boiled; change the milk
frequently, then wyash the article well.
To Remove Iron Rust.
Spots of Iron rust which are so like-
ly to be found on white dresses and
aprons may be easily removed in the
following way: Place a small lump
of cream of tartar on the spot of Iron
rust, and tie up the dress goods so
ns to hold the cream of tartar on the
spot. Do the same to all the spots
of Iron rust nnd put the clothes Into
the boiler. After boiling, the clothes
will he perfectly white and free from
spots.
Sports Handkerchiefs.
Sports handkerchiefs mny he snld
to be a hit lurid. Some of them have
dared to be made of bright plaid lin-
ens, green and blue plaid being among
the favorites. Other sports handker-
chiefs are in plain bright colors with
hand-rolled hems whipped in either
white or black threads, with blocked
monograms also In white or black.
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Dubois Swore Roundly.
so much to stop your marriage with
mademoiselle that he is rendy to stoop
to assassination and kidnaping?”
“Because he Is himself In love with
li.-r" I said.
The captain clenched his fists. "God
forbid!” he murmured. “They say
his wife died of u broken heart. Ah,
monsieur, swear to me thnt this shall
never come about, that mademoiselle
become his wife. Swear it to me,
mon ami !*’
I swore it, nnd we shook hands.
Five minutes lntfr we had cast off,
and the Sainte-Vierge steamed slowly
through the drift ice thnt packed the
gulf. There were no lights upon the
Claire, and I surmised that the con-
The long underslip of satin or fou-
lard, used as a foundation for after-
noon or evening dresses 1ms proved
a wonderful help in the summer ward-
robe. The same slip serves for wear
with long blouses, and the very popu-
lar smocks thnt just now hold the
center of fashion's stage, ns well as
f«*r the original and special overdress
that caused It to be made. Dresses
made with an underslip with various
kinds of overdress are not out rivaled
by any others for afternoon wear.
Sometimes the underslip Is plain, with
overdress In a figured fabric and some-
times this order is reversed, as In the
afternoon gown ut the left of the two
shown above.
Foulard nnd georgette make the
most popular of all combinations for
dresses of this kind. Here they ap-
pear In a long underslip of figured
foulard with bodice and overskirt of
plnln georgette, laid in box plaits and
with a border of foulard about the
bottom of the overdress. The georg-
ette provides the sleeves, girdle and
collar, hut foulard accounts for the
cuffs. There Is a luce collar also and
lace appears hi the sleeves. Evident.^
the plain neck Is passing and few will
regret It for the plain neck finish Is uot
becoming.
A later arrlvnl In styles for after-
noon frocks Is shown at the right of
the picture and it foreshadows some-
thing new for fall. This is a gown
made of shot taffeta silk, and it aug-
gests the “hustle dress” of two or
three years ago. One material and
cleverly managed drapery of It, are
the means at hand with which the
designer has succeeded In making an
Interesting and very pleasing dress.
Bunchy drapery Is caught at the right
side below the hip, with ribbon In long
loops and ends. Frills of lace set off
the neck and make a pretty chemi-
sette, adding their daintiness to the
sleeves. Tills model, modified a little
and made up in light-colored silks,
makes a lovely evening dress. One of
these in blue taffeta shot with gray,
has the silk draped at both sides of the
skirt, n slip-over bodice (with Chinese
collar) that extends below the waist-
line In front and forms a sash. This
Is tied in a buoyant bow ut the backr
The Last Arrivals in Blouses
In expectation of Jacqueline’s arrival,
though how Dubois had outwitted
them I could not at the tlTne surmise.
Then I sought my cabin nnd fell
asleep, dreaming of Jacqueline.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
She Almost Started a Fad.
A girl who selected two earrings
from different sets yesterday morning
when dressing hurriedly was suspect-
ed of Introducing a new fad. She was
unconscious of the attention she at-
tracted and did nvt realize that heads
of her neighbors In church were
turned nnd twisted to get n “close-up"
of her Jewels until she reached home.
A glance in her mirror told her thnt
she was the object of Interest In her
ptw, for u huge pearl blossomed lu one
ear nnd a brllliaut blue pendant hung
from the lobe of the other.—Worcester
Evening Post.
Insects Do Much Good.
Although Insects damage the crops,
stored products and domestic animals
In the United States to the enormous
amount of $1,200,000,000 every year,
nevertheless this damage Is almost
compensated by the good they do.
Dr. L. O. Howard, chief of the bureau
plnnkx. I was In time, although | of entomology, at the National Mu-
the engines were throbbing In the
Sainte-Vierge. But It was not she, but
the dark Claire I sought nt that mo-
ment, nnd I dashed toward her.
A man barred my approach. He
caught me in his strong arms and held
me fast.
“Dlable! Are you mad, monsieur?”
he burst out ns I continued to struggle. | I* of European origin. The raps were
And then 1 r^ognlzed my captor as
Captain Dubois.
“Jacqueline Is on the Clnire!” I
cried, trying to make him understand.
“They took her there. They—”
'It Is all right." answered Dubois,
seum told of the value of the useful
insects as cross-fertilizers of plants,
as uffectlng the soil, In producing
honey, silk, etc.
Knocking on Wood.
The superstition of rapping on
wood after a boast of a piece of luck
Hats nnd parasols that Interpret mid-
summer—and make us long to have
them always with us—are here. It is
glorious summer nnd headwear hints
of every outdoor pleasure. Brimmed
hats nnd parasols, not much more sub-
stantial looking than white clouds, cast
pleasant shadows over eyes thnt feast
themselves upon tin* out-of-doors. It
Is Impossible to crowd more than
three or four of these summer in-
spirations Into one picture, but the
group above manages to Include some
typical nnd very beautiful styles in the
present season’s offerings.
Beginning with the parasol, it Is a
white silk affair, with white enameled
wood handle, such as may be found in
the stores everywhere and every sum-
mer; for it is always good style.
It Is stenciled with lavender wis-
teria in a wreath about It, but the re-
sourceful woman who wishes to may
stencil It with any other flower or
with a flight of birds. And don’t over-
look the fact that a white parasol
throws a flattering light upon the face.
At the left of the group, one of
those glorified sport styles, known as
veranda hats, Is shown. It Is made of
row on row of narrow satin ribbon,
with little figures woven In It. They
appear to be those two mascots known
as Nanette and Rintintln, now that
peace has arrived, settled down to do-
mestic Joys. Such hats are nt once
smart and Informal. At the right the
always welcome wide brimmed leghorn
hat Is pictured, with a facing of geor-
gette cnq>e and an upper lirltn edg>d
and ornamented • with tusean braid.
Maidenhair fern nnd little braid blos-
soms 8tray over the crown, and a sash
Daintiness of Summer Vests.
<of velvet ribbon makes a proper finale
to this favored midsummer composi-
tion.
Airiest and most picturesque of sum-
mer hats Is shown nt the bottom of
the group. It is a poke bonnet shape
with brim of hair braid nnd crown of
georgette crepe, with roses nnd foliage
clambering over it. There Is nothing
so good, for a finishing touch, as the
sash of velvet ribbon—thnt Is tied
about the crown.
A vestee or waistcoat is very fre- j
quently seen In the summer dresses. !
und delicacy and daintiness is its ohlef
note. A great deal of line lace and In-
sertion is used. One dainty vest is of
georgette horizontal lands shirred on,
to lace Insertion. The collar matches
und collar und the hover part of the
waistcoat that comes below the belt Is
dace-edged. Thin vest would go well
with a salt, or with u silk, organdie or ;
voile dress. i
For Plain Sailor Hat.
Black bonnnz embroidery in Moor-
ish design ornaments a plain sailor
hat of Jade green Baronette satin. The
brim of this hat rolls upward slightly
and embroidery is placed on the under-
hrlm as well as on the crown. Brown
caterpillar strnw faces the brim of a
pink taffeta hat and the brown strnw
Is embroidered In pink silk with «
loose looped stitch.
Veilings Are Active.
The demand for veilings, nettings
and chiffons in black, navy, brown and
tan have shown special activity of
late. Exclusive patterns in elastic
veils have been taken very freely by
the retail trade, and reorders In some
cases have been even larger than the
original bookings. In designs the
hand-run butterfly and spray effects
have met with very satisfactory re*
suits.
Trimming Dark Silk.
There are precious few wntnfn who
can get along successfully without a
•lark silk frock for hot weather wear
in town. But the big problem Is, how
trim this more or less tailored silk, so i
that it will look finished and yet not
ho conspicuously decorated? And a ,
very appropriate and charming solu-
tion is tin* novel use of open-work em-
broidery shown on many an exclusive
dark silk. A navy taffeta for instance,
Is a decidedly more fetching thing for
u bit of velvet decoration.
The latest arrivals In blouses are not
different from those that came early
In the season, except in inconspicuous
details of making or trimming. There
Is no good reason why designers
should run after strange gods us
long as there Is an Insistent de-
mand for the stylos now In vogue or
until some chunge In skirts opens the
way for a change In Idolises. What
women are most concerned In Is
knowledge of the merits of materials
used In blouses aud of the most prac-
tical and becoming styles for various
uses.
The most durable and at the same
time dainty blouses for dally wear are
made of fine cotton voile. It does not
seein possible that so sheer and fine a
fabric could have such powers of re-
sistance to wear and tubbing, but the I
fact remuins that It will outlast any
gfher. When made up with strong
ciuny or fillet, or band-crochet laces, !
one may depend upon a voile blouse j
for two years’ wear, some times more.
Tatting makes ns fine a finish ns the
most fustldlous taste can ask for
blouses made of voile or other cottons.
Batiste Is a softer material than |
voile and gives good service. It Is not
expected to last as long, and the
finer lingerie laces, val, ciuny and fillet
are used with it. It Is a beautiful .
background for hand embroidery so j
that very fine blouses are made by
hand of It and rank with the best of
silk blouses. The hand made blouses
are expensive, the time required to
make them being the chief Item In
their cost. Women who are expert with
the needle can make them for them-
selves and in this way own waists
that are far out of reach of the aver-
age pocket hook.
In silks, crepe georgette, crepe de
chine, pongee and silk shirtings are
all dependable If carefully laundered,
and crepe georgette, most fragile look-
ing of all, will wear as long as any of
them. It Is of all silks the most popu-
lar for blouses. One of the two
blouses pictured is made entirely of
It nnd the other Is n combination of
georgette and crepe de chine. In the
latter, shown at the left of the pic-
tun*. a skeleton waist of crepe de
chine Is slipped over a blouse of geor-
gette. Edges ure finished with piping.
Tills makes a “V” of georgette at the
front which is embroidered with silk.
The blouse at the right reflects the
Chinese Inspiration and is handsomely
ornamented with soutache braid sewed
“on edge." The short, looped-over gir-
dle at each side is made of the crepe.
Lace on Handkerchiefs.
Long ago when people had "best
handkerchiefs" we enjoyed lovely lit-
tle- hankies edged with lace and net
footing. Now there is a return to this
charming old fashion and at shops |
may he seen these old-time dainty j
| ’kechiefs. Some arje woven from pure
von as part
*ad of being
l the hamU
sewn on.
A Blouse Collar.
Large rolling collars extending be-
low the bust nnd ending in a modified
< ii - ade are predicted for the autumn
blouses by wholesale dealers. The
! linen luster yarn and edg' d with net. fastening of these blouses is at the
I Others have the hems finished with side front. This cascaded collar hat
two or three rows of spoke stitching, a soft effect.
Hand-spun linen handkerchiefs have j
bol d i ts of real Valenciennes luce I
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