Mayes County Republican (Pryor, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 1918 Page: 3 of 10
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Fifteen Hours
in Durance
041
By SUSAN CLAQQETT
■ ..........i11 '“rtnrrrriiMmiiiiwin iijiu
(Copyright, 1*18, by the McClure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
The train for Winchester and pointa
south pulled out on time, although
even then the trucks were deep with
the snow that had been falling stend-
lly for 24 hours. Because of the storm
her friends hud endeuvored to per-
made Louise Cochran to remnln In
Washington, but she had laughed at
their prophecies thut unpleasant
things would happen and had wished
them good-by with apparent light-
heartedness.
In reality she wns apprehensive.
She dreaded the delay to which she
might he subjected. She wns In haste
to reach Staunton, at which place she
would still he 12 miles from home, and
the prospect of the long drive over
country roads late at night did not np-
penl to her.
Hut she made herself comfortable,
looked about, taking nn Inventory of
the passengers. Seeing no one whom
she knew, she applied herself to her
knitting with nn occasional glance out
of the frost-rimmed window while the
train kept on its way with ever-in-
creasing slowness. There wns a pause
now nnd then for some passenger to
alight. Then the trnln would sturt on
again with ever-diminishing speed.
Finally it enme to a dead stop, appar-
ently miles from anywhere. The worst
had happened. They had run Into a
drift and were stalled. And this oc-
curred before they had reached Win-
chester, not muny miles from Wash
Ington.
It Is one thing to be snowed up with
plenty of warmth in the coaches, an-
other when the thermometer gets
down to zero and there Is no heat.
Something went wrong with the steam.
The passengers were the usual crowd,
some among them making light of
the discomfort, others grumbling,but In
the end the women took out their
knitting and the men, having found
several packs of cards, settled down
to seven-up or poker.
But after several hours one nnd all
snuggled down Into their wraps, and
nccepted the inevitable. It wns cold,
horribly cold, nnd everyone was hun-
gry. Louise had divided her lunch be-
tween two little girls sitting near her.
Between hunger and cold she was feel-
ing very forlorn, when a familiar voice
said to her:
“Even if you are not on speaking
terms with me, Louise, I think for the
moment you had better call a truce.
Stand up, please, while I put this
around you."
Her teeth were chattering, but she
managed a “N-no, I am c-comfort-
able, thank you."
"Don’t be silly, girl," Robert Lee
snld roughly. “My coat cannot hurt
you. Stand up or I will pick you up.
Surely you do not want everyone In
the car craning their heads to see
what the fuss Is about”
"Uithnt is the t-trouble with y-yon,
Louise chattered. "Y-you always
t-try to make m-me do things
don't want to."
"I pretty generally hRve my way,'
the young fellow said grimly, his jaw
taking a set look. “When I don't
things are bound to happen. Will you
stand up?”
She did not move, and he stooped
over, slipping his arm behind her
shoulders. She shrank from him and
the boy—for he was little more than a
boy in spite of his slx-feet-two—drew
back, his face white. Then he took her
hand and drew her to her feet.
“I must say," he muttered, "T had
nn idea you could act so foolishly. I
know you have quarreled with me, bnt
that Is no reason you should freeze to
death when I enn make you comfort-
able.” He drew the coat well about
her, then seated himself. “What la it
all about? Your ring is in my pocket
with a note that I haven’t been able
to make anything of. After you are
warm you are going to give me an ex-
planation. Here's some chocolate.
Nibble on it and perhaps your dispo-
sition will Improve." He pushed the
package Into her reluctant hand, clos-
ing her fingers upon it.
"I Raw you when we left the Union
station, nnd If it had not been for this
confounded storm I would have left
the train without speaking to you,
but now, believe me, there will be a
perfect understanding between us be-
fore we are out of this.”
The warmth of the fur-llned coat
was having Its effect, and without con-
sciously doing so, Louise was taking
little bites of chocolate, thereby find-
ing a comfort she had not known be-
fore. She looked at the big fellow and
remarked casually:
“It Is very good of you to take this
trouble. I did not appreciate how cold
I was, nor how hungry.” Here she bit
Into the chocolate with every evidence
of enjoyment. “Do yon always carry
sweets about with you?"
But he was absorbed In the contents
of a note he had taken from his pocket
and did not nnswer. When at last he
raised his head there was a curious
contraction of his eyes and a bulldog
set to his chin that bespoke something
of that animal’s tenacity.
“What made you write this, Louise?
When I saw you a week ago there was
no friction between us, and Inst night
this reached me out of a clear sky.
Whnt Is the meaning of it?"
"Are you sure you don't know?"
“My conscience Is clear.” He looked
lit her steadily. “There is no use fenc-
ing for time. You hud some motive
that is beyond me. I must be stupid,
for I am completely in the durk.” For
a moment his unger got the better of
him. "I thought you different from
that crowd of butterflies buck there,"
nodding his head in the direction of
Washington. "It seems, however, thut
I am mistaken."
“Butterflies!” Louise exclaimed In-
dignantly. "Butterflies, ........1! Every
one of the crowd is at work, and hard
at work, at that. Do you think It easy
to spend all night at Union stutlon
meeting troop trnlns and to stay there
until six o'clock In the morning hand-
ing out coffee and sandwiches to men
who have had nothing to eat for hours
anil hours nnd—"
“The uniform Is becoming," he re-
torted In nn ugly tone. “I saw you In
yours."
“To any nothing of the strain upofl
one’s sympathy. Only last night
Marlon Harland cried like u baby over
nu old man nnd his wife who had come
for n glimpse of their boy who they
had heard wns on his way to Damp
Gordon. Did they find him? No. In-
stead, they were told Ills company had
left suddenly for Frunce. The boy was
In the engineers. If the girls were
butterflies do you think they would
have been moved over the sore trouble
of those two old people?" Her voice
was steady in Its wrath. “Would but-
terflies go day ufter day to surgical
dressing rooms; would they care for
three Belgian children and knit and
knit, nnd knit?"
"Hysteria,” he returned stubbornly. I
"There are a grout many In dead earn-
est, but there is also a certain number j
that have gone Into the thing for ex-!
clteinent and efTect. But this Is aside
from the matter In which I am Inter-
ested. Why did you write this note
and send back your ring?"
Of whnt ho said she euught but one 1
word. “Hysteria! Oh! You great I
brute.” Two angry tears rolled down
her cheeks. He suw them, although
she had quickly turned Jier head.
Leaning forward he took her resist-
ing hand firmly In his.
“We do not seem to be getting any-'
where, Louise, Just further and further
from the thing that means everything
to me, to both of us. In spite of my 1
bewilderment I know you think you
have some good reason for what you
have done. Leave the others out of It.
Dear, I am very unhappy.”
But she harked back to something
he had said. “Where did you see me
In uniform?" she asked, abruptly.
"At the station two nights ago.”
“And you did not speak to me?"
“Unfortunately, I could not. I was
with the general."
“I did not see you.” There wns an
edge to the tone that caught his atten-
tion.
"That would not be surprising In the
crowd."
“You were not in the crowd when I
saw you. There were but two, you
nnd—”
He took her hands now and forced
her to to turn toward him. “You snw
me? Did you see who was with me?"
"I snw a woman’s head ugalnst your
shoulder. That was enough.”
“Wns that why you returned your
ring?"
“Wouldn’t you call it a sufllcient
reason ?”
"Appearances are often deceptive,"
he said slowly. “I thought you trust-
ed me.”
“Agnlnst the evidence of my own
eyes?”
“Yes, and because you say that you
believe me unworthy of trust."
“If conditions were reversed, what
would you think?"
“That would be an entirely different
matter,” he returned shortly. "Often
situations arise that place a man in
a position in nowise touching the loy-
alty he owes the woman he loves, and
I love you, Louise.”
"You will not explain?"
"I cannot, dear. You must accept
my word that there was no disloy-
alty."
She turned to him Impulsively. “I
would have given everything I pos-
sessed to get that letter back. I beg-
ged the carrier to give It to me, but
he wouldn’t. He looked sympathetic
and said: ‘Sure, if you’ve quarreled
with him, miss, you'll have to write
another. This now belongs to him.'
was furious. And I was heartsick
nnd stnrted home to have it out with
myself."
"Thnt wns what I was doing. I was
given a week’s absence and was on
my way home. I have a dandy plan to
prevent future complications. What
do—”
Here the conductor Interrupted,
looming big In the dim light. “Pretty
bad, captain," he said in passing, “fif-
teen hours of It. But we will be In
Winchester Roon. They have dug ns
out from the other side. A terrible
storm."
“A blessed storm," Robert Lee
answered, as hls baud sought nnd
held the one deep In the pocket of hls
coat.
“Heh? What?” For a moment the
conductor looked on in amazement,
then a smile of understanding spreud
over hls face as hls gaze rested upon
the flushed countenance of Louise
Cochran. "All in the point of view,
captain," he said, as he passed on.
"All In the point of view."
GAINED 55 POUNDS
Doan'i Kidney Pills Effected Won-
derful Recovery After Other
Medicines Had Filled.
"I don't believe I would be alive to
give tin* testimony if it weren't for
Doan’s Kidney Pills," says Mrs. Julia
A. Thomas, 1125-A Missouri Ave., East
St. Louis, "■ “* —- ;-
111. “I was in a serious
condition with kidney
trouble; my feet and
ankles were terribly
swollen and the kidney
secretions caused agony
in passage. 1 had ter-
rible rheumatic pains
and often got so dizzy I
dared not walk for fear
Mn. Thomas
of falling. I felt as if I
would go frantic. I
..a i. , ,kr<‘w WCflk as a baby
ana Often had to grasp something to
from falling. My nerves were all
unstrung and the least noise startled
ma. Nothing benefited me and I was
discouraged. A neighbor happened to
recommend Doan’s Kidney Pill, and I
began using them. The swellings and
pains were soon eased up and it was
out a short time before mv kidneys
were in good shape again. They have
never bothered me since nor nave I
had any backache or other kidney trou-
ble. I have gained 55 pounds since I
was cured and can do all my own work
without suffering."
“Sworn to liefore me.”
FRANK W. CLOVER,
Notary Public.
Cbt Doan's at Any Store, 80c * Boa
DOAN’S “JI,®"”
P0STER-M1LBURN CO., BUFFALO. N. Y.
Her Face Beams
DOG A PROBLEM IN ENGLAND
Diminishing Food 8upply Makes Ca-
nine Industry Difficult One From
War Standpoint.
The British government Is wrestling
with (he problem of wlmt to do with
dogs, in view of the rapidly diminish-
ing stocks of food. It seems settled
that I lie number of dogs Is to lie re-
duced. There are hardly any dog bis-
cuits left, and no more will be manu-
factured, ns the low grade flour from
which they are made is wanted for the
textile trades,
Bonnr Law, chancellor of the exche-
quer, refused to include n heavy tux
on dogs In his budget, which lie In-
troduced In the lust Week Of April,
ills friends snld thnt such n tux would
kill dog-breeding as mi Industry, mid
would work unequally between rich
and pool. The poor InuiTs dog would
be sacrificed, while the pampered
Pekinese would flourish.
Now the alternative proposal Is to
I prohibit the breeding of dogs during
the war except under license. The ef-
fect of tills would be to allow the per-
. petuutlon of pedigree breeds, which
have taken many years and large sums
of money to produce, and also useful
dogs, like sheep dogs mid army dogs.
The breeding of mongrels and prob-
ably of purely fancy dogs would be
‘ prohibited.
There will he no Interference with
people who already have dogs. They
i will In the future need all their in-
genuity to keep pets fed.
Tonight! Take Dodson’s Liver Tone!
Better Than Calomel For Liver
Calomel sickens! If bilious, constipated and head-
achy read my guarantee.
With the “‘Wash d»y mile," instead of the
Wash Day Gronch, in sheer joy and de-
light at the dazzling, snowy white purity
of her white goods.
Red Cross Ball Blue
will chase “wash-day-blues”—
Succeed where others fail, and
bring the smile of triumph to
every housewife who really cares
for pure, white, fresh clothes. ■>
6 CENTS. AT ALL GROCERS.
Perhaps, Some Day.
Patriotism and local pride may some-
times be stronger than geographical
knowledge, and perhaps it Is ns well
they should be. Such Is the view. In
any case, of the teacher of the 5B
grade In one of the schools of Indiana.
In which a young miss wns required
to name the capital of the United
States. “Indianapolis,” she replied.
And the capital of Indiana came next.
'I hat was easy, too, “Jeffersonville.”
She had “Washington" In her mind,
all right, however, for another ques-
tion elicited the information that he
Is the President of the United Stntes.
“Well," she said, "lie still keeps hls
picture on our stamps.”
Cuticura
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free catalogue of flags and decorations
take more and better flags tban any other
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Not Surprising.
“Is your lazy husband doing any-
thing now. my poor woman?"
"Ycs’m; he’s doin’ time."
Grove'* B*by Bowel Medicine
•M« Digestion, relieves Sour Stomach, Dlerrhoe*
uSudran? A4Ul“ “ for
True, age brings wisdom, but only a
precious short time to use It.
To err is human; to criticize is more
>.
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m Era TKBT PtSTOR AJNG C08PANT
fryertwesl f SI. LOTOS, NO
W- N. U„ Oklahoma City. No. 25-1918.
U. S. Insures Fighters.
In nil our war measures and activi-
ties there Is nothing wiser, better and
fruught with more good to our fighting
men and the nation than our soldier
aud sailor Insurance. Members of the
military nnd naval forces of the United
States for whose benefit the insurance
wns established are availing them-
selves of It. More than 2,000,000 mem-
bers of America’s fighting forces ure
now insured by the government for
more than $16,500,000,000 by the Unit-
ed States government.
Foggy in Camp.
It wns nn unusually foggy morning
at Camp Grant. The soldiers were in
line as usual ready for drilling, but
tbe sergeant noticed that somebody
was out of place, he being quite a dis-
tance away. He called to him to get
In line, but no answer was received
nor did the object stir. After calling
and motioning to him several times he
walked up to him, when to hls dismay
he found he had been talking to a post.
Moderning China.
That China Is being modernized
faster than most of us may think Is
indicated by the Increased use of the
telephone in that vast country. It
nlso is worthy of note thnt although
practically the whole equipment comes
from nbrond and is to a considerable
extent operated by foreigners, the
prices for service are much below
those to which we are accustomed In
this land of high prices.
Listen to me! Take no more sicken-
ing, salivating calomel when hllloun or
constipated. Don't lose a day's workl
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver,
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel, when It comes Into contact
with sour bile, crashes Into It, break-
ing It up. This is when you feel thnt
awful nausea and cramping. If you
are sluggish and "all knocked out.” If
your liver is torpid and bowels consti-
pated or you have headache, dizziness,
coated tongue, If breath is bad or
stomach sour, just take a spoonful of
harmless Dodson’s Liver Tone.
Here’s my gnnrnntee—Go to any
drug store and get a bottle of Dodson’s
Liver Tone for a few cents. Take a
spoonful tonight, and If it doesn’t
straighten you right up nnd make yon
feel fine nnd vigorous by rooming, I
want you to go back to the store and
get your money. Dndson'k Liver Tone
Is destroying the sule of calomel be-
cause It Is real liver medicine; entire-
ly vegetable, therefore It can not sali-
vate or make you sick.
I guarantee that one spoonful of
Dodson’s Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work nnd clean your
bowels of thnt sour bile nnd consti-
pated waste which Is clogging your
system nnd making you feel miserable.
I guarantee thnt a bottle of Dodson’s
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam-
ily feeling fine for months. Give It to
your children. It Is harmless; doesn’t
gripe find they like Its pleasant taste,
—Adv.
Smoking In France.
Tobacco cards have made their ap-
pearance in France. The town of Au-
bln has taken the initiative and it is
expected that many other towns and
cities will follow suit. No card will be
delivered to youths under sixteen years
of age. No provision is made for wom-
en. There has been a shortage of to-
bacco In France during the last three
months.
MO WORMS
In A Healthy Child
All children troubled with worms have an un-
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rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance.
Grove9a
Tasteless chill Tonic
contains just what the blood needs, Iron and Quinine
in a form acceptable to the most delicate stomach
and if given regularly for two or three weeks will
enrich the blood, improve the digestion and act as a
general strengthening tonic to the whole system.
.Nature will then throw off or dispel the worms, and
the child will be in perfect health. It is pleasant to
take. Price 60c.
PERFECTLY HARMLESS. CONTAINS NO
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When A General Strengthen-
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Home For The Child,
For the Mother or the Father,
Take Grove's Tasteless
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Present Cuisine.
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Mexico’s first woman aviator, Mrs.
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alve
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Alao a Fine Central
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a soar
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German Buyers Corner Hldee.
According to an article In the Buenos
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titled “Three Countries Want Hides,”
at a moment when British and Ameri-
can hide buyers are seeking Argentine
hides they find the market boosted to
extraordinary prices by a very keen
nnd active competition on the part of
German buyers, who are taking all the |
dry cattle hides they can find, offering
higher prices thau their euemy com-
petitors.
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