"The Insider"
By Virginia Terhune Van de Water
CHAPTER XVII
Copyright, 1917, Star Company
After the incident just related life
returned to its ordinary plane.
Mrs. Gore's manner to me combined
the calm courtesy and mild interest
which she had shown when I entered
her brother-in-law's service. I was
sure 1 was right in thinking that she
l'eared she had lost instead of gaining
by her exhibition of small temper i>nd
petty jealousy. .
After the plain talk with Mr. Norton ,
she had time for rellection and decls- |
ion upon what course to pursue. She i
might antagonize Grace's father by j
opposing his ideas with regard to me.
By seeming to accede to these shej
would at least maintain that prestige ;
that had always been hers in thisi
home.
Wc were now in mid-Lent. Mr.
firewater Norton was not a strict
church man, so did not feel it incumb
ent upon him to recognize the
church's demands. Mrs. Gore, how
ever, disapproved of social functions
•luring the penitential season, consid
ering them "bad form at such a time. '
This may have been the reason that,
after the Sunday night on which two
of Mr. Norton's business acquaintances
and their wives were with us, no for
mal dinners or suppers were given for
tome weeks. At intervals one or two
men would dine quietly with my em
ployer, but it was not suggested that I
put in an appearance upon these occa
fcions. j
I was glad this was the case, t had
no desire to seem obtrusive in the eyes
of the nominal mistress of the house,
still less did I wish to vex my employer
bv declining to preside at his table.
Ills request that I do this, I now told
mvself, had been but a passing fancy
and had died a natural death. It was
well that 1 had attached no importance
to It.
Believed as I was that the matter
had, apparently, been settled for me,
vet, girl-like, 1 was conscious of a
slight sensation of pique that what bad
impressed me as being of moment was,
after all, nothing to the man who had
gpokeu of it.
The Son Comes Home
At Easter Brewster Norton's son
came home for the holidays.
I was present when Mrs. Gore told
Maggie that "Mr. Tom" would arrive
the following day.
"It will be your duty to prepare
his room and to keep it in order,"
she said to the maid. "Julia has al
readv all she can attend to, and now
that Miss Dart looks after Miss Grace
vou have enough time to do more
ihamberwork than is usually required
of you." . .
"Yes'm," the girl acknowledged!
meekly.
"I will give you the clean bed linen!
and towels, and I want you to let me
know when you have everything ready j
so that I may go up and see it."
As the girl left to do her bidding, the j
matron sighed.
"Tom's room is on the fourth floor j
■—above yours. Those stairs are very
hard on my weak heart. Yet one can
not trust servants to get a place ready
wijess one sees for one's self that they
lUfvc done it well."
"Can't I go up and see about it for
you?" I volunteered.
"Why, yes," she agreed, "I suppose
HELD QUILTING BEE
New Cumberland, Pa., March 22.
Members of the Ladies' Aid-Society
of the Church of God met at the home
of Mrs. Jacob Lefever in Bridge street
yesterday afternoon and had a quilting
bee. The quilts will be sold for the
benefit of the church.
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THURSDAY EVENING,
| you can. I had not thought of tliat.
I You are sure you don't mind?"
"Indeed, no! lam glad to lielp in
iany way I can," I insisted.
Thus it came about that, when Mag
gie reported her work done. I climbed
;the stairs to the large Mom in which
; the young master of the house was to
; be lodged.
it was in one respect a typical boy's i
room—that is, the furniture had e\i- 1
dently been put here because it was
too old-fashioned to appear Deiow
stairs, yet too good to be given away. '■
The rooms of many boys have this pe- !
culiarity. The black walnut was in |
good condition but ugly in design. The j
floor was comfortably carpeted, and i
the chairs were well upholstered.
But there was nothing pretty or at
tractive about the place. I remember
ed that the lad had been away from
home for a number of winters. Doubt
less his room at school contained some
articles such as boys love, conspicuous
here by their absence.
A light footfall sounded on the I
threshold. Grace stood there looking
about her.
A Mystery There
"Come ill, dear," I urged. "Do you
like this room'.'"
"No," she said as she did my bid
ding. "But I like Tom's room out atj
Hillcrest the country, you know, j
where we go summers. That's got lots |
of funny things in it. This room j
hasn't."
Above the bed hung an oil painting |
—the only picture in the room, it was j
the head and shoulders of a woman.
The execution was good and the face
striking, but not at all beautiful. I!
stepped closer to look at it. My small J
companion followed my example, slip-1
ping her hand into mine.
The eyes of the pictured woman
were large and dark; the mouth was
strong and proud, but not pretty: the
nose was well shaped and aquiline. |
The hair, dark and abundant, curled j
in low clusters upon the forehead. Al- |
together the face was one not easily j
forgotten. As I gazed at it I noticed
a peculiar quality about the eyes. They
were deep set, and held mine with an
intensity that was almost startling. ,
"Who is that?" I asked of Grace. \
"I don't know," she said, shaking
her head positively. "I don't think
she's a pretty lady—do you. Miss
Dart ?"
"No," I said slowly, "perhaps she is
not. I wonder if the picture belongs
to Tom—your brother."
"I don't know," she repeated indif- j
ferently. "Come along down stairs i
with me."
I "I waited to look about the room!
once more to sec that all was in proper i
condition for the expected occupant. 11
wished that there was something
bright and attractive about the place j
to welcome the boy.
As I reached the door I glanced j
back at the portrait over the bed. The j
eyes seemed still to follow me. Who'
could the woman be?"
I had thought that it might be
Brewster Norton's dead wife. But of
course it could not be, I now told my
self. For surely, the little girl would
recognize a picture of her own mother.
(To lie Continued.)
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RELIEF! NO BUSTER!
It Soothes and Relieves Like a
Mustard Plaster Without
the Burn or Sting
I Musterole is a clean, white ointment,
made with the oil of mustard. It does all
the work of the old-fashioned mustard
plaster—does it better and does not blis
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cloth. You simply rub it on—and usually
) the pain is gone!
Many doctors and nurses use Muster
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They will gladly tell you what relief it
gives from sore throat, bronchitis, croup,
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(Continued.)
"Why not 7" I asked curiously.
"Married, sure," replied the barkeep
er briefly.
"And the glass pillars will always
be here. ch. Billy?" suggested the cap
tain. "Nevertheless I believe we'll
Just wander down and look her over."
"Sure," said Billy Indifferently.
"That's where all the rest are."
The Verandah, situated on the Plaza,
was crowded to the doors. Behind the
bar slaved a half dozen busy drink
mixers. The girl, and a very pretty
girl she was. passed the drinks over
the counter and took In the dust.
We did not try to get near the bar,
but after n few moments regained the
street. The captain said farewell, and
we hunted up by his direction the New
York Tonsorlal Emporium. There we
had $5 worth of various things done to
us. after which we bought new clothes.
The old ones we threw out Into the
street along with a vast collection of
others contributed by our predecessors.
"Now," said Johnny, "I feel like a
new man. And before we go any far
ther I have a little duty to perform."
"Which is?"
"Another drink at the sign of the
Glass Pillars, or whatever they call
the place."
"We don't want anything more to
drink just now," I protested.
"Oblige me in this one treat," said
Johnny In his best manner.
We entered the Arcade, as the bar
was called. At once the loafers moved
forward. Johnny turned to them with
an engaging air of friendliness.
"Come on, boys, let's all take a
drink!" he cried.
The glasses were poured. Johnny
The Man Silently Pointed to Its Pace
With the Muzzle of a Revolver,
raised his. The others followed suit.
Then all drained them simultaneously
and set down the empty glasses.
"And now," went on Johnny In the
same cheerful, friendly tone, "let's all
pay for them!"
The loafers stared at him a moment.
One growled menacingly, but fell si
lent under his clear glance. One or
two others forced a laugh. Under
Johnny's compelling eye they all paid.
Billy,- behind the bar, watched with
sardonic amusement When Johnny
proffered his dust the barkeeper thrust
it back.
"My treat here," said he briefly.
"But"— objected Johnny.
"It's a privilege."
"If you put It that way, I thank you,
sir," said Johnny In his grandest man
ner. and we walked out. "Those bums
made me tired," was bis only comment
to us. "Now let's go hunt up Talbot.
I'll bet my extinct toothbrush that he's
a well known citizen around here."
Johnny's extinct toothbrush was per
fectly safe. The first man of whom
we inquired told us where our friend
lived and added the gratuitous infor
mation that the Ward block was near
ing completion. We looked up the ho
tel, a new one on Montgomery street.
The clerk spoke with respect of Talbot
and told us we would probably find
him at one of the several places of
business he mentioned or at the Ward
block. We thanked him and went di
rect to the Ward block first. All of
us confessed to a great desire to see
that building.
It was to be a three story brick struc
ture and was situated at one corner of
the Plaza. We gazed upon It with ap
propriate awe, for we were accustomed
to logs and canvas, and to some extent
we were able to realize what imported
bricks and the laying of them meant.
The foreman told us that Talbot had
gone out "Mission way" with Sam
Brannan and some others to look at
some property and would not be back
until late.
Johnny and I spent the rest of the
afternoon wandering about. Yank re
tired to the soft chairs of one of the
numerous gambling places. Ilis brok
en leg would not stand so much tramp
ing.
&ARRISBURG TFXECI APB
in tne evening, as Talbot had not
yet returned, we wandered from one
place of amusement to another. The
gambling places were more numerous
more elaborate, more Important than
ever. Beside the usual rough looking
miners and laborers, who were In the
great majority, there were small groups
of substartlal, grave, important look
ing men conferring. I noticed again
the contrast with the mining camp
gambling balls In the matter of noise.
Here was heard but the clink of coin
or the dull thud of gold dust, a low
murmur oi conversation or un occa
sional full voiced exclamation.
Johnny, who could uever resist the
tables, was soon laying very small
stakes on monte. After a time I tired
of the close air and heavy smoke and
slipped away. The lower part of the
town was Impossible on account of the
mud. so I made my way out along the
edge of the lulls. The moon was sail
ing overhead. The shadows of the
bills hung deep in the hollows, and
ibroad a wide landscape slept in the
unearthly radiance. A thousand tliou
and cheerful frogs piped up a chorus
Rgalnst the brooding moon stillness
they could not quite brefk. After the
plare of the Arcade and the feverish
hum and bustle of the busy new city
this still peace was almost overpower
ing. I felt somehow that I dared not
give way to It all at once, but must
admit Its Influence trickle by trickle
until my spirit had become a little ac
customed. Thus gradually I dropped
into a reverie. The toil, excitement,
strain, striving of the past eight or
nine months fell swiftly Into the back
ground. I relaxed, and In the calm of
the relaxation for the first time old
memories found ro^i.
How long I had tramped, lost In this
dreaming, I did not know, but at some
point I must have turned back, for I
came to somewhere near the end of
Sacramento street, if It could be said
to have an end, to find the moon far
up toward the zenith. A man over
took me, walking rapidly. I caught
the gleam of a watch chain, and on a
sudden Impulse I turned toward him.
"Can you tell me what time it Is?" I
asked.
The man extended his watch In the
moonlight and silently pointed to Its
face with the muzzle of a revolver!
"Half past 12," said he.
"Good Lord!" I cried, with a shout
of laughter. "Do you take me for a
robber, Talbot?"
CHAPTER XXIX.
The Golden Web.
HE thrust away his watch and
the pistol and with a shout of
joy seized both my hands.
"Well, well, well, well," he
cried over and over again, "but I am
glad to see you! I'd no idea where
you were or what you were doing!
Why couldn't you write a man occa
sionally?"
"I don't know," said I rather blank
ly. "I don't believe It ever occurred
to us we could write."
"Where are the others? Are they
with you?"
"We'll look them up," said I,
Together we walked away, arm In
arm. Talbot had not changed, except
that he had discarded his miner's rig
and was now dressed In a rather quiet
cloth suit, a small soft hat and a blue
flannel shirt. The trousers he had
tucked Into the tops of his boots. I
thought the loose, neat' costume very
becoming to him. After a dozen swift
inquiries as to our welfare he plunged
headlong Into enthusiasms as to the
town.
"It's the greatest city In the world F*
he cried; then, catching my expres
sion, he added, "or It's going to be.
Think of it, Frank, a year ago it had
less than a thousand people, and now
we have at least 40,000. The new com
mercial wharf is nearly half a mile
long and cost us a hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, but wo raised the
money in ten mluutes! We're going to
build two more. And Bam Brannan
and a Tot of us are talking of putting
down plank roads. Think what that
will mean! And there's no limit to
what we can do In real estate! Just
knock down a few of these hills to the
north"—
To Be Continued
WES TEND A. A. MEETING
The Fest Knd Athletic Association
boar dof directors will hold their
meeting to-night at the residence of
their treasurer, William C. Wykoff,
2142 North Fourth street at 8 o'clock.
All members are requested to attend
this meeting.
Yonr ryes arc worthy of thtf beat
attention you can give them. Bel.
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Prohibition Wins Big
Victory in Beaver Co.
By Judicial Decree
By .Associated Press
Beaver, Pa., March 22.—Prohibition
forces of Beaver county yesterday won
a decided victory when Judge George
A. Baldwin in a sweeping decision re
fused forty-one out of forty-seven ap
plications for liquor license. The en
tire county will be dry except for four
retail houses in Woodlawn and two in
Aliquippa. The decision makes a net
reduction of eleven saloons in the
county.
In handing down his decision Judge
Baldwin said: "The country has been
experiencing a wave of prohibition re
cently and fcrom the sentiment dis
played the vast majority of persons do
not favor the licensing of liquor in
their community. I have taken this
into consideration in handing down
the list for the coming year."
COLLEGE IX) TRAIN OFFICERS
Washington, Pa„ March 22. The
board of trustees of Washington and
Jeft'erson College to-day approved the
plan to institute military training at
the college and ordered steps be taken
to have a United States Army olilcer
detailed to supervise the course. A
majority of the students have pledged
themselves to two years of military in
struction.
TO TAKE MILITARY CENSUS
By Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio., March 22. A
military census of all men in Ohio be
tween the ages of IS and 45 years
may be taken under authority of an
act introduced and passed by the Ohio
Senate late to-day, as an emergency
measure to take effect as soon as it
lias passed the House. The bill was
prepared by Adjutant General Wood
and has the approval of Governor
Cox.
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MARCH 22, 1917.
TIMELY HINTS FOR THE HOME GARDEHER i
Corn, Tomatoes and Eggplant
Washington, L>. C'., March 2:!.—Sweet
corn, to be at its best, should be eaten
within a few hours after it is picked,
for its sugar content disappears very
ropidly after it is removed from the
garden. For this reason and because
of its very general popularity it is an
excellent vegetable to grow in the
home garden. It should be planted on
rich land and cultivated in the same |
manner as lield corn. Beginning as soon j
as the soil is warm, successive plant- I
ings may be made every two or three i
weeks until late summer. Another I
method of prolonging the supply Is j
to plant early, medium and late va- )
rietles. The seed should be planted
about two inches deep, in drills three
feet apart, and thinned to a single
stalk every 10 to 14 inches.
The varieties recommended by the
specialists in the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture are: For early
corn, Golden Bantam and Adams ISarly,
and for medium and late varieties
Black Mexican or Crosby's Karly, Coun
try Gentleman, and Stowell's Ever
green. The last-named variety has the
largest ears and is the most product
ive.
Sweet corn should be planted on rich
land. The cultivation should be fre
quent and thorough, and all weeds
should be kept down and suckers re
moved from around the base of the
plant.
Another favorite vegetable is the to
mato, which now forms one of the
most important of our garden crops.
In the North it is very desirable to
start the plants in a house or a hot
bed, and to transplant them once or
twice in order to secure strong, vigor
ous plants by the time all danger from
frost is past. Potgrown plants are
especially desirable and they may bo
brought to the blooming period by the
time it is warm enough to plant
tliein with safety In the garden. If
the plants are not to be trained but
allowed to lie on the ground, they
should be set about four feet apart
each way. Jf trimmed and tied to
stakes they may be planted in rows
three feet apart and 18 inches apart
in the row.
In common with all plants grown In
a house, hotbed, or cold frame, to
matoes require to be hardened off be
fore planting in the garden. By this
process the plants are gradually accli
mated to the effects of the sun and
wind, so that they will stand trans
planting to the open ground. Harden
ing off is usually accomplished by ven
tilating freely, and by reducing tho
amount of water applied to the plant
bed. The bed, however, should not be
come so dry that the plants will wilt or
become seriously checked In their
growth. After a few days it will be
possible to leave the plants uncovered
during the entire day and on mild
nights.
Eggplant Is started and handled in
the same way as the tomato. It is,
perhaps, less widely known, but is
rapidly becoming a popular vegetable.
The soil best adapted for its produc
tion is a fine, rich sandy loam, well
drained. The plants should bo set in
rows threo feet apart and two feet
apart in the row. Kree cultivation Is
desirable and the plants should be kept
growing rapidly. On the other hand,
many growers believe that fresh sta
ble manure should not be used for egg
plants, and that the land should not
contain unfermented vegetable matter
to any large extent. A dozen good,
healthy plants should supply enough
for the average-sized family through
out tiie season. "
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