THE FULTOfl COUNTY NEWS, McOONNELLSBURO, PA.
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f JttMpt-r Orlvnsnn, the MnuncUl niaKnate
f Wahimka. Mrery flmla the stolen
mimy In (irlawiilila aultcnw. Ilrullln,
ilccllvo. take the trail. M irii'-ry akn
l"T father lo net Kilwanl Kaymer Into
fnani'lil hot waii-r and Ihrn help him out
f It. llrlawuld recover to tlnd the stolen
money ifunti. He forma a frlxndahlp with
luyiner. the Imn niHiiufHeturer. llrofttn
cornea lo Wahuaka In n-an h of the wom
an who wrote the anonymoun letter to
Oalliralth. Mnrgnry takea Orlawold to
Ihe aufi-ty dcpoait vault and turna the
tolen ninney over to hlin. L'hnrlotie bluff
tut itrutlln and Mtiritery begins to watch
tun. Orlawold put hi money In Kny
ner'i pliwit and commences to rewrite hi
took. tjrlwnld I not ure thut 1'harlntte
Ins not rer'iK'ilzed him. He use Mnr
r'rv and Charlntle n mmtela fur Ihe
character In bl( book and read the
ananiiHrripta to them. ItixitTln tnea on
Mararry. who throw him off the went
roitaidliiK (IrlFwold Margery and Orla
wold auve Oalhralth from drowning und
a he recover conacluuane the hatiKcr
recognize tinawold. The men at lluy
ier' Iron work strike.
CHAPTER XXII Continued.
"The Federated Iron Workers, I
uppose."
"Not In a thousand years! They
tire only the means to an end." The
tilting chair squeaked again, and he
went on: "If I'm going to show you
bow you can dodge this fight, I'll have
to knock down a door or two first.
If I blunder In where I'm not wanted,
you can kick me out. There la one
way in which you can cure all this
trouble-sickness without resorting to
urgery and blood letting."
"Name It." said Raymer eagerly.
"I will; but first I'll have to break
ever Into the personalities. Have you
made up ycur mind that you are going
to marry Margery Grlerson?"
Raymer laughed silently, leaning his
licad back on the cushion of the lazy
chair until bis cigar stood upright.
"That's a nice way to biff a man In
the dark!" ho chuckled. "Gut If you're
la earnest I'll tell you the straightfor
ward truth: I don't know."
"You mean that Margery Grlerson
doesn't measure up to the require
ments of the Wahaskan Four Hun
dred?" There was satirical scorn In
the observation, but Raymer did not
perceive it.
"Oh, I don't know as you would put
It quite that baldly," he protested.
"But you see, when It comes to mar
rying and settling down and raising a
Ihrnlly, you have to look at all sides of
Ihe thing. The father, as we all know.
Is a coldblooded old were-wolf; the
mother nobody knows anything about
nave that -happily, In all probability
she Isn't living. And there you are.
Yet 1 won't deny that there are times
when I'm tempted to shut my eyes
and take the high dive, anyway at
tbe risk of splashing a lot of good
people who would doubtless be prop
erly scandalized."
By this time Grlswold was gripping
the arms of his chair savagely and
Otherwise trying to bold himself
down; but this Raymer could not
know.
"You have reason to believe that It
rests wholly with you, I suppose?"
came from the tilting chair after a
little pause. "Miss Grlerson Is only
waiting for you to speak?"
"That's a horrible question to ask a
man, Kenneth even in the dark. If
I say yes to It, It can't sound any other
way than biastful and and caddish
Tet I honestly believe that Oh.
hang It all! can't you see hiw Impos
sible you're making It, old man?"
"Not Impossible: only a trifle diffi
cult." was the qualifying rejoinder. "It
Is easier from this on. That is the
peaceful way out of the shop trouble
lor you, Ramer. When you can go to
Jasper Grlerson and tell him you are
g-olng to marry his daughter, the trou
ble will be as good as cured. This
labor trouble that is threaten
ing to smash you is Jasper Grierson's
reply lo the move you made when
you let me In and choked him off. He
la reaching for you."
Raymer held his peace and the at
mosphere of the room grew pungent
with tobacco Fmoke.
"I'm feeling a good bit like a yellow
dog. Kenneth." he Bald, at length
"After what I've admitted and what
you've said, I'm left In the position of
the poor devil who would be damned
If bo did and be damned If he didn't.
You have succeeded In fixing It so that
I can't ask Margery Grlerson to be my
wife, however much I'd like to."
"That isn't the point," Insisted Grls
wold half savagely. "How you may
feel about It. or what your people may
Bay, is purely secondary. The thing to
be considered is, what will happen to
Miss Grlerson?"
"Why, see here, old man; if you
were Madge's brother, you couldn't be
putting the screws on any harder!
What's got into you tonight"
Grlswold was Inexorable.
"MIbs Grlerson hasn't any brother,
BEAUTY SPOT OF BULGARIA
Reolon That Hat Comblnat'on of
Charms Probably Unequaled in
tha Whola World.
A wide strejeh of Bulgaria south of
the main Balkan range Is a region
of roses. . It stands high above the sea
level, and stretches southward to
Phlllppopolls, a distance of 60 miles.
From east to west it has a like ex
tension. On all sides It Is practically
bounded by mountains, hills tupen-
- CDBn0ffi5
and she might as well not have any
father better, perhnps. As God hears
me, Raymer, I'm going to see to it
that she gets a square deal."
"By George! I believe you are In
love with her, yourself!"
"I am," was the cool reply.
"Well, of all the Say, Grlswold.
you're a three-cornered puzzle to me
yet. I don't know what tbe other
three-fourths of the town Is saying, but
my fourth of it has it put up that
you've everlastingly cooked my goose
at doctor Bertie's; that you and
Charlotte are Just about as good as en
gaged. Perhaps you'll tell me that it
isn't true."
"It Isn't yet."
"But It may be. later on? Now you
are getting over into my little garden
patch, Kenneth. If you think I'm go
ing to stand still and see you put a
wedding ring on Charlotte Farnham's
finger when I know you'd like to be
putting It on Madge Grierson's "
Grlswold'a low laugh came as an
easing of stresses.
"You can't very well marry both of
them, yourself, you know," be sug
gested mildly. And then: "If you were
not so badly toru up over this shop
trouble, you'd see that I'm trying to
give you the entire field. I shall prob
ably leave town tomorrow, and I mere
ly wanted to do you. or Miss Grlerson,
or both of you, a small kindness by
way of leave-taking."
"Do you mean to tell me that you
are going away, leaving me bucked
and gagged by this labor outfit to live
or dlo as I may? Great Scott, man!
if my money's gone, yours goes with
It!" .
"You are freely welcome to the mon
ey, Edward if you can manage to
hang on to It; and I have pointed out
the easy way to salvage the industrial
ship. Can't you give me your blessing
and let me go In peace?"
Tbe blessing was not withheld, but
neither was It given.
"I came here with my own back-load
of trouble, but It seems that I'm not
the only camel In the caravan," said
the young ironmaster, thoughtfully
"What is it, Kenneth? anything you
can unload on me?"
"You wouldn't understand," was
the gentle evasion.
Once again Raymer took refuge In
silence. After a time he said: "You've
been a brother to me, Grlswold, and
I shall never forget that. But If I
needed your help in the money pinch,
I'm needing It worse now. I'll do the
right thing by Margery; I think I've
been meaning to. all along; If I
haven't. It's only because this whole
town has been fixing up a match be
tween Charlotte and me ever since we
were school kids together you know
how a fellow gets Into the way of tak
ing a thing like that for granted mere
ly because everybody else does?"
"Yes; I know."
"Well, I guess It isn't a heart-breaker
on either side. If Charlotte cares,
she doesn't take tbe trouble to show
It. Just tbe same, on the other hand.
I've got a shred or two of decency left,
Kenneth. I'm not going to marry my
self out of this fight with Jasper Grler
son not in a million years. Stay over
and help me see It through; and when
we win out, I promise you I'll do the
square thing."
"There's only one other way, Ed
ward; and that is to fight like tbe
devil," be said, speaking as one who
has weighed and measured and decid
ed. "What do you say?"
"If you will stay," Raymer began,
hesitantly
"I'll stay as long as I can." Then,
with the note of harshness returning,
"We'll make the tight, and we'll give
these muckers of yours all they are
looking for. Shut the plant doors to
morrow morning and make it a lock
out I'll be over bright and early and
we'll place a bunch of wire orders In
the cities for strike-breakers. That will
bring them to time."
Raymer got up slowly and felt In
the dark for his hat.
"Strike-breakers!" he groaned.
"Grlswold, It would make my father
turn over In bis coffin If be could
know that we've come to that! But
I guess you're right. Everybody says
I'm too soft-hearted to be a master of
men. Well, I must be getting home.
Tomorrow morning, at the plunt? All
rlht; goodnight."
And he turned to grope his way to
the door and through the dark upper
hall and down the stair.
CHAPTER XXIII.
Narrowing Walls.
Grlswold Joined the conference with
Raymer and the shop bosses in tbe
ofllces of the plant the following morn
ing. Having slept upon the quarrel.
Raymer was on the conciliatory hand,
and four of the five department fore
men were with him. The prompt clos
ing of the shops had had its effect,
and a deputation of the older work
men came to plead for arbitration and
a peaceful settlement of the trouble
But Grlswold fought it and finally car
ried his point. "No compromise" was
the answer sent back to the locked
out workmen, and with it went the
dous rocks, passes, ravines and preci
pices, with scattered forests of wal
nut and chestnut, and other trees.
Altogether it offers a combination of
charms the like of which Is probably
not to be found In Europe, if Indeed
In the world. Through It meanders thts
slow Tundja, a tributary of the Marit-
za, the river that flows past Adrian
ople. Tbe Tundja has its source In a
gorge of the Balkans and flows for
more than 170 miles through an al
most unbroken succession of defiles,
valleys and plains. Roses are every-
ultimatum, which Grlswold himself
snapped out at the leader of the con
ciliators: "Tell your committee that
It is unconditional surrender, and It
must be made before five o'clock this
afternoon. Otherwise, not a man of
you can come back on any terms."
Then Grlswold proceeded to make tbe
breach Impassable by calling upon the
sheriff for a guard of deputies. Ray
mer shook bis head gloomily.
"That settles It beyond any hope ot
a patcb-up," be said sorrowfully. "If
we hadn't declared war before, we've
done It now. I'm prophesying that no
body will weaken when, it comes to the
pay roll test this afternoon."
"Because we have taken steps to
protect our property?" rasped tbe
fighting partner.
"Because we have taken the Btep
which serves notice upon tbern that we
consider them criminals, at least In
Intention. You'd resent It yourself,
Grlswold. If anybody should pull tbe
law on you before you had done any
thing to deserve It, I'm much mistaken
if you wouldn't"
"Oh, hell!" was the biting Interrup
tion; and Raymer could not know upon
what inward fires he had unwittingly
flung a handful of inflammables.
Brotlln was as sure now that Grls
wold was his man as be was of bis own
present inability to prove It. "He'll
make a miss-go, sooner or later," tbe
pertinacious one was saying to himself
as he strolled past the Ruymer plant
with a keen eye for the barred gates,
the lounging guards in the yard, and
tbe sober-fuced workmen coming and
going at the pay office. "If be can
curry a steady bead through what's
comln' to hi in here, he's a better man
than I've been stacking him up to be."
Later, big, red-faced man with his
hat on the back of bis bead and a
paste diamond In his shirt bosom, came
to Join the shifting group on the of
fice sidewalk. BroRin marked him.
The man's name was Clancy; he was
a Chicago ward worker, sham labor
leader, demagogue; a bud man with a
"pull." What chance had brought
the Chicago ward bully into a village
labor fight he was not long In finding.
Clancy bad come because he bad been
blred to come. The remainder was
easy. The town gossips had supplied
all the major facts of the Raymer
Grlerson checkmate, and Brofltn saw
a great light. It was not labor and
capital that were at odds; It was com
petition and monopoly. And monopoly,
invoking the aid of tbe Clancys, stood
to win in a canter.
Broffln dropped the stick he had
been whittling and got up to move
away. Though some imaginative per
sons would have it otherwise, a de
tective may still be a man of like pas
sions and generous prepossessions
with other men. For tbe time Broffln 's
Anglo-Saxon heritage, the love of fair
play, made him forget tbe limitations
of h's trade. "By grapples, the old
swine!" he was muttering to himself
as he made a slow circuit of the plant
inclosure. "Somebody ought to tell
them two young ducks what they're up
against. For a picayune, I'd do it, my
self. Huh! and the little black-eyed
girl playin' fast an' loose with both of
'era at once while the old money-octopus
eats 'em alive!"
Thus Brcffin, circling the Raymer
works by way of the four enclosing
streets; and when his back was turned
the man called Clancy pointed him out
to the group of discontents.
"D'ye see that felly doublin' the
fence corner? Ye're a fine lot of Jays
up here In th' backwoods! Do I know
him? Full well I do! An' that shows
"D'ye See That Felly Doublin' the
Fence Corner?"
ye what honest workin'men has got to
come to, these days. Didn't ye see
him slttln' there on that castln'? Tb'
bosses put htm there to keep tricks on
ye. If ye have the nerve of a bunch
of hoboes, ye'II watch yer chances and
step on him like a cockroach. He's a
Plnkerton!"
Wahaska was duly thrilled and ex
cited when, on the day following the
storm and shipwreck, it found itself
the scene of an angry conflict between
capital and labor. It was a crude sur
prise, both to the West side and to
"Pottery Flat," to find the new book
writing partner not only taking an ac
tive part In the fight, but apparently
directing the capitalistic hostilities
with a high hand. At half-past four it
was whispered about that war bad
been declared. Raymer and Grlswold
were telegraphing for strike breakers;
and tbe men Were swearing that the
plant would be picketed and that scabs
where. They have bloomed there for
centuries, but never so profusely as
during the last two centuries. At
certain seasons the air is al
most oppressive with the scent
of countless blossoms. Rose gar
dsns, large and small. He in all
directions. In the plains and valleys
and on the hillsides. They present a
medley of whites, pinks, reds and yel
lows. Imbedded in a mass ot many
shaded leaves.
The trees and bushes many of
them brought originally from variom
would be dealt with as traitors and
enemies.
It was between half-past four and
five that Miss Grlerson, driving In the,
basket pbacton, made a stop In front
of the Farmers' and Merchants' bank.
Since it was long past tbe closing
hours, the curtains were drawn In the
bank doors and street-facing window.
But there was a aide entrance and she
went straight to the door of the prl
vato room, entering without warning.
Her father was not alone. In the
chair at the desk-end sat a man florid
of face, bard-eyed and gross-bodied.
His bat was on the back of hi head,
and clamped between bis teeth under
tbe bristling mustaches be held one of
Jasper Grierson's fat black cigars. The
conference paused when the door
opened; but when Margery crossed
the room and perched herself on tbe
deep seat of tbe farthest window. It
went on In guarded tones at a silent
signal from the banker to his visitor.
There was a trade journal lying In
the window-seat, and Miss Grlerson
took It up to become idly Immersed In
a study of the advertising pictures. If
she listened to the low-toned talk It
was only mechanically, one would say.
Yet there was a quickening of the
breath now and again, and a pressing
of tbe white teeth upon the ripe lower
lip, aa she turned the pages of the ad
vertising supplement; these, though
only detached sentences of tbe talk,
drifted across to the window-seat:
"You're fixed to put the entire re
sponsibility for the ruction over on to
the other side of the house?" was one
of the overheard sentences; It waa her
father's query, and she also beard the
answer. "We're golu' to put 'em in
bud, don't you forget it. There'll be
some broken beads, most likely, and
if they're ours, somebody'U pay for
'em." A little farther along It was her
father who said. "You've got to quit
this running to me. Keep to your owu
side of the fence. Murray's got his
orders, and he'll pay the bills. If any
thing breaks loose, I won't know you.
Get that?" "I'm on," said tbe red
faced man; and shortly afterward be
took bis leave.
When the door bad closed behind
the man who looked like a ward heelci
or a walking delegate, and who bad
been both, and many other and more
questionable things, by turns, Jasper
Grlerson swung his huge chair to face
the window.
"Well?" be said, "how's Oalhralth
coming along?"
Tbe smoldering fires In the daugh
ter's eyes leaped up at the provocation
lurking" In the grim brutality; but they
were dying down again when she put
the trade Journal aside and said: "I
didn't come here to tell you about Mr.
Galbralth. I came to give you notice
that it is time to quit. When I asked
you to put Mr. Raymer under obliga
tions to you, I said I'd tell you when
it was time to stop."
The president of the Farmers' and
Merchants' tilted bis chair to the
lounging angle and laughed; a slow
gurgling laugh that spread from lip to
eye and thence abroad through his
great frame until he shook like a gro
tesque Incarnation of the god of mirth.
"I am to turn around and help him
ont ot the hole, am I? Oh, no; I guess
not," he denied. "It's business now,
little girl, and tbe tea-fights are barred.
I'll give you a check for that span o'
blacks you were looking at, and we'll
call It square."
"Does that mean that you intend to
go on until you have smashed him?"
she asked, quietly Ignoring tbe puta
tive bribe.
"I'm going to put him out of busi
ness him and that other fool friend of
yours If that's what you mean."
Again tbe sudden lightning glowed
In Margery Grlerson' eyes; again
there was a struggle, short and sharp,
between tbe leaping passions and tbe
Indomitable will. Yet she could speak
softly.
"What la the reason? Why do you
bate these two so desperately?" he
asked.
Jasper Grlerson fanned away the
nimbus of cigar smoke wltb which be
had surrounded himself and stared
gloomily at her through the rift
"Who said anything about hating?"
he derided. "That' a fool woman's
notion. Tbls is business, and there
ain't any such thing as bate in busi
ness." "I hate it!" Bbe said coldly. Then
she dragged the talk back to tbe chan
nel It was leaving. "I ought to have
broken in sooner; I might have known
what you would do. You are respons
ible for this labor trouble they are
having over at the iron works. Don't
bother to deny It; I know. That was
your 'heeler' the man you bad bere
when I came. You don't play fair with
many people; don't you think you'd
better make an exception of me?"
Grlerson was mouthing his cigar
again and the smoky nimbus was
thickening to its customary density
when be said: "You're nothing but a
spoiled baby, Madge. If you'd cry for
the moon, you'd think you ought to
have it. I've said my say, and that's
all there is to it. Trot along home and
'tend to your tea parties; that's your
part of tbe game. I can play my hand
alone."
She slipped out of tbe window-seat
and crossed the room quickly to stand
before him.
"I'll go when you have answered one
question," she said, the suppressed
passions finding their way Into ber
voice. "I've asked for bread and
you've given me a stone. ' I've said
'please' to you, and you slapped me for
it. Do you think you can afford to
shove me over to tbe qther side?"
"I don't know what you're driving
at, now," was the even-toned rejoinder.
"Don't you? Then I'll tell you, You
have been pinching this ,town for the
Jlon's share ever since we camo here
parts of the Old World, India and Per
sia having provided a goodly propor
tion of them are thrown together in
wild, though happy, confusion. Roses
abound, too, In yards and back gar
dens, on the walls of cottages and
outhouses and along paths and roads.
In and around this huge rose gar
den flourish, in well-nigh tropical lux
uriance, yellow gentian, wild lilac ot
various tints anC many otrer flowers.
Among thece Is the scarlet geranium,
' the favorlie of the Bulgarian peasants.
nd a'l''" ' amid a h'i'pness of
shaking It down a you used to shake
down the" she broke off abort, and
again the Indomitable will got tbe bet
ter of the seething passions. "We'll let
tbe by gones go, and come down to tbe
present Wbat If some of tbe things
you are doing here and now would get
Into print?"
"For Instance?" be suggested, when
she paused.
The daughter who had asked for
bread and bad been given a atone put
her face in ber hands and moved, to
ward the door. But at the last moment
she turned again like a spiteful little
tiger-cat at bay.
"You think I can't prove It? Tbat
Is where you fall down. I can convince
people If I choose to try. And
tbat Isn't all: I can tell them how you
have planned to sell Mr. Galbralth a
tract of 'virgin' pine that has been
culled over for the best timber at
least three time In the past five
years!"
Jasper Grlerson started from his
chair and made a quick clutch Into
smoky space. "Madge you little
devil!" he gritted.
But the grasping hands closed upon
nothing and the sound of the closing
door was his only answer.
When she had unhitched tbe little
Morgan and had driven away from tbe
bank. Miss Grlerson drove quickly to
tbe Winnebago bouse and drew up at
the carriage step. A bell boy ran out
He Stepped Behind the Nearest Shade
Tree and Tightened His Grip.
to the wheel of the phaeton. Two min
utes after the boy's disappearance,
Broffln came out and touched his bat
to the trim lltllo person In the basket
seat.
You are Mr. Matthew Broffln of the
Colburne . Detective agency, are you
not?" she asked, sweetly.
Broffln took tbe privilege of tbe ac
cused and lied promptly.
"Not that anybody ever heard of, I
reckon," be denied, matching the smile
In the Inquiring eyes.
She laughed softly. "You see. It re
solves Itself into a question of veracity
between you and Mr. Andrew Gal
bralth. You say you are not, and he
says you are. Which am I to believe?"
Broffln did some pretty swift think
ing. There had been times when he
bad fancied that Miss Grlerson, rather
than Miss Faruham, might be the key
to his problem. There was one chance
In a thousand that she might inadvert
ently put the key into bis hands If bn
should play his cards skillfully, and he
took the chance.
You can call It a mistake of mine,
If you like," be yielded; and she
nodded brightly.
"Tbat is better; now we can go on
comfortably. Are you too busy to
take a little commission from me?"
Maybe not. What Is It?" He was
looking for a trap, and would not com
mit himself too broadly.
There are two things that I wish to
know definitely. Of course, you have
heard about the accident on the lake?
Mr. Galbralth is at our bouse, and be
is very ill out of his head most of the
time. lie Is continually trying to tell
Bomeone whom be calls 'MacFarland'
to be careful. Do you know anyone of
that name?"
Again Broffln thought quickly. If he
should tell the plain truth. . . .
"Tell me one thing, Miss Grlerson," he
said bluntly. "Am I doln' business
with you, or with your father?"
"Most emphatically, with me, Mr.
Broffln."
"All right; everything goes, then.
Mr, Galbralth has been figurin' on buy
ing some pine lands up north, and be
has sent MacFarland up to Dulutb to
verify the bcundary records on the
county survey."
"I thought so," she affirmed. And
then: "The records are all right, Mr
Broffln; but the lands which Mr. Mac
Farland will be shown w ill not be the
lands which Mr. Galbralth is talking
of buying. 1 want evidence of this
In black and white. Can you telegraph
to someone in Dulutb?"
Broffln permitted himself a small
sigh of relief. He thought he had seen
the trap; that she was going to try to
get him away from Wuhaska.
"I can do better than that," be of
fered. "1 can send a man from St
Paul; a good safe man who will do
Just what he is told to do and keep
bis mouth shut "
She nodded approvingly.
"Do It; and tell your messenger that
time is precious and expeni e dn'.-sn't
count. That is the first half of your
commission. Come a little closer and
I'll tell you the second hulf."
Broffln bent his head and she whia-
sky, a wealth of sunshine and a won
derful purity of atmosphere.
Spoonfuls or Spoons Full.
Certain purists have risen in pro
test against "Three Spoonfuls." They
maintain that the Criterion poster
should announce "Three Spoons Full."
The male partner in the writing of the
play alway took this latter view
But the advertisement side doubtiess
saw the possibilities of a strictly
grammatical quarrel. All tbe same it
might have done even better with
pered tbe remainder ot his Instruc
tions. When she bad finished B
looked up and wagged his bead appre
bendlngly "Yes; I see what you mean and It'
none o' my business what you mean It
for," be answered. "I'll get tbe evi
dence, if there is any."
"It must be like tbe other; In black
and white," she stipulated. "And you
needn't say 'if.' Look for a red-faced
man wltb stiff mustache and a big
make-believe diamond In hi shirt
front, and make bim tell you."
Miss Grlerson was opening her
purse and she passed a yellow-backed
banknote to her nowest confederate.
"Your retainer," she explained.
Brollln's grin this time was wholly
of appreciation.
"You're the right kind the kind
that leads trumps all the while, Miss
Grlerson," he told her. Then he did
the manly thing. ."I'll go into this. Just
as you say what? But If only fair
to warn you that It mny turn up some
things that'll feaze you. You know
that old snyln' about sleopin' dogs?"
Miss Grlerson was gathering the
reins over the little Morguo's back and
her black eyes snapped.
"This Is one time when we are go
ing to kick the dogs and make them
wake up," she returned. "Good by,
Mr. Broffln."
CHAPTER XXIV.
Gates of Brass.
It was an hour beyond the normal
quitting time on the day of ultimatum
and counter-threutenings, the small of
fice force bad gone home, and the
night squad of deputies bad come to
relieve tbe day guard. Grlswold closed
the spare desk In tbe manager's room
and twirled hi chair to faco Raymer.
"We may as well go and get some
thing to eat," he suggested "Ther
will be nothing doing tonight."
Raymer begau to put bis desk In or
der.
"No, not tonight The trouble will
begin when we try to start up with a
new force. Call it a weakness If you
like, but I dread it. Kenneth."
Grlswold' smile was a mere bar
ing of the teeth. "That's all right. Ned:
you do tbe dreading and I'll do the
lighting," ho said; adding: "What
we've had today has merely whetted
my appetite."
The man of peace shook his bead
dejectedly.
"I can't understand IV he protested
L'p to last night I wag calling you a
benevolent socialist, and my only fenr
was that you might some time want
to reorganize things and turn the plant
into a little section of Utopia. Now you
are out-ln rodlng Herod on the other
side."
Grlswold got up and crushed bis soft
hat upon his head.
"Only fools and dead folk are denied
the privilege of changing their minds."
he returned. "Let's go up to the Win
nebago and feed."
The dinner to which they sat down
a little later was a small feast of si
lence. Though he had not betrayed it.
Grlswold was fiercely impationt to get
away to Margery.
Twice, on bis vny to her after leav
ing Raymer, he fancied he was fol
lowed, and twice he stepped behind
the nearest shade-tree and tightened
his grip upon the thing In his right
hand pocket But both times the rear
ward sidewalk showed Itself empty.
Since false alarms may have, for the
moment, all the shock of the real, he
found that his h'ands were trembling
when he came to unlatch tbe Grlerson
gate, and It made him vindictively
Belf scornful. Also, It gave blm a
momentary glimpse Into another and
hitherto unmeasured depth In the val
ley of stumblings In the passing of
the glimpse he was made to realize
that it is .the coward who kills; and
kills because be Is a coward.
(TO BB CONTINHKIU
DRAW MOISTURE FROM WATCH
Timepiece Is Not Necessarily Ruined
If Unfortunately It Ha Been
Water-Soaked.
What to do with a wnter-soRked
watch Is often a problem when one is
caught In the wilderness, or In a com
munity where no- Jeweler is to be
found Lack of knowing what step
to take often retults In much expense.
If not In the utter rui of the wa'ch.
Watches made with both a screw
face and screw bRck may be dried
easily by removing the front and back,
emptying the watch of as much water
as will iin out. reversing the crystal,
screwing it on the back of tbe watch,
and then laying it where the sun will
have a chance to reflect through the
crystal.
The heat of the sun on the crystal
will draw the moistrre from the work
In fifteen or twenty minutes, says the
Technical World. If water still re
mlns In the works, ihe crystal may
be unscrewed wiped and replaced,
and the process repeated.
After the sun fails to draw any
more of the water out of Ihe glass it
Is safe to conclude that there Is no
more In the worns. and the oil origi
nally on them, warmed by the sun,
lubricates the parte
There should be no more trouble
with the watch, although It Is advis
able to have It examined by a Jeweler
at the earliest opportunity.
Kuttur That Counts.
Captain Muller of the Havnrlan
landwehr, desired to have a fireplace
built in his commodious underground
quarters In the second line trenches.
"Sergeant" said ho. "fetch me a
couple of men who can do the lob.
1 don't want any of your volunteer pro
fersors and doctors, but handy lello v
bricklayers or that sort-of thins."
New V'''1' ' v"-i'" t'-i-.t
"Three fepoons Full," as arousing the
furious comment of the amateur
pedant. '
The doctor orders us "three spoon
fuls," but be does not mean that we
should employ three upoona In the
simple measurement. You may em
ploy twenty If It doe not occur to
you that one la enough. And as tho
more logical lady of the Criterion
play hints, If I say I've had only
three mouthful for a scrappy dinner
I do not Imply that 1 had three mouthf
full of mv own or of other.
Learning to
Pray
Br REV. HOWARD W. POPE
n.iiiii Mi, Mwdr Bibh limtM,
IQiku
TEXT Lord, toach us to pray,iJ
The disciple chanced one day to
overhoar the master's private den,
nuns, ou imDrnt
sive was n(
econe, that be,
be ceased, theyi
came to blm, uT
ing, -Lord, icach
us to pray.1
Without a on
apparently, i.
gave them. Brit,
wnat we mijtt
call "The Modd
Prayer." second
ly, a striking u
lustration of th
value of Inierrei
aory prayer, m
thirdly, ion,
teaching concerning the chief object
of prayer, which I the holy spirit
Indood. this eleventh chapter of Lukt
I the most comprehensive toachiw
on the subjoct of prayer thai u
liible contains.
And where Is the great teacher
now? Seated at the right band ol
God, where "Ho ever llveth to mu
Intercession for us." And could oni
splrlt-ear be opened, could we heir
him as he pleads for us and fur tt
lost world, I am sure our hearts wouk
grow tender, and our ryes moist, mi
with trembling Hps we too should si;,
"Lord, teach ns how to pray."
Wo remember how Abraham prayed
Lot out of Sodom, and Nehr-mith
prayed himself into the good grucci
of the king, and Elijah shut up tin
heavens for three years, anil tin
friends of Peter prayed him out of
prison; and all these were men of
like passion with ourselves. Lad.
toach us to pray. Yes, to "pray " Wi
can recall .many utterances thM
passed for prayer, but which we far
the master would not recognize u
such selfish prayers, thoughtlm
prayers, which had no aim or pur
pose, prayers from which we did irot
expect an answer, did not look for it
answer, and would have been might
lly surprised If an answer had come
And all of these have gone up to
the mercy-seat with our names upon
them, and there they lie In the
archives of heaven unanswered, be
cause unanswerable. Oh, frlcmli, It
Is one thing to make a prayer. It li
quito another thing to pray. Lord
teach us how to pray. How sucgei
tlve that phrase Is, "Make a prayer!"
As If a prayer could be made to or
der, whether there was any occanlot
for it or not! Rut to pray, to really
talk with God, and bring things lo
pass, that Is privilege which angelt
might covet, and an art whlcb It
worthy of i lifetime of study.
The Chinese write their prayeri on
bits of paper and throw them Into the
air, hoping that they may be blown
'up to heaven. The Hindus have
praying machines, and express their
devotion by turning a crank. The fol
lowers of Mohammed five times dsy
fall upon tholr knees wherever they
are at the hour of prayer, and call
upon God. Roman Catholics in Mex
ico take off their hats when the clock
strikes twelve, because It was at th
noon hour that our Savior was nla'-wl
upon the cross, and again when Ihe
clock strikes three, because at thit
hour the son of God died tor our sin
Yes, there are prayers enough, hut
not enough of praying. Lord, teach
u how to pray.
How much we need to be taugnt!
How. often wo ask for things which
It were better for us not to have,
while the things we need moat areiel
dom mentioned. Paul was right whei
he said, "Vve know not what to pray
for as we ought." How little we real
ize the willingness of God to snawef
prayer! Too often he Is addressed u
a capricious tyrant from whom ble
Ing can be obtained only by persist
ent teasing, instead of a loving father
who lives and labors for his children!
welfare. How little we perceive th
scope of tho promises! We see the
surface meanings, perhaps, but the
depths Oh, the depths! How little
we understand the deep things of
God!
How little we understand tho rela
tion of prayer to Christian work. The
common idea is that work is the main
business of a Christian, and a HUH
prayor is necessary to help the wort
along. Work is the strong bow which
supplies the force to speed the arro
on Its way, while prayer Is the feather
which tips t'ie arrow, and helps arulde
It to its destined mark. Christ's lde
is entirely different. In his concep
tion prayer is the chief business of
Christian, with Just enough work W
make a channel through which the
spiritual forces generated by prrjer
may find an outlet. Prayor Is the bof
which supplies the force, and work H
the feather which guides the arro t
wards Its destination. "If ye shall
I will do," he says. In other word
Christ is still doing the work wMc
ho "began to do" (Acts 1:1), md M
Invites us to help blm by prayer,
whereas too many Christians lllnl1
that they are carrying on the wo
but-need a little help from him.
. Yes, we aro Ignorant, but il"n
God we can all learn. Jeiius W
oponed a school of prayer In which
If we will, we may learn the dlvl"8
art. And what a teacher! How P
tlent, how longsufforlng with dull
scholars! And how much he ""'
about the subject! For eighteen hun
dred years this has been his constant
occupation, and now he Invites us W
become his pupils, and offers to teach
u all he knows. "All things th" '
have hoard from my fathor. 1 D,rt
made known unto you.' (John 16:1"'
A merely fallen enemy nay r"
again, but the reconciled one H trul
vanquished. Schiller.