THE CITIZEN, TUESDAY, JULY i, 1913-
PAGE SEVEN
The Root
of Evil
By THOMAS DIXON
Copyrlflht, 1911, by Thoma
Dixon
. SYNOPSIS
Btuart, southern lawyer In New York, bJ
In lovo with Nan Primrose. Ms frlond,
Dr. Woodman, who has a youns dauch
tcr, Is threatened with the loss ot his
drug business by Blvens, whom ho be
friended years before. Stuart visits th
Primroses.
Nan wants Btuart to accept a placo with
Blvens chemical, trust. Ho dislikes I31V
ens' mothods and refuses. Blvens ca
oa him.
Blvens is In lovo with Nan. Stuart re
fuses tho offer, and Nan breaks her en'
gaBoment with tho lawyer. Blvens asks
Woodman to enter the trust.
"Woodman wlfTnoC yield "and sues Blvens'
Dommnv. inn nrnmntAr tiiq tun Hnitnp
haand Nan aro engaged. Harriet Wood
man Is studying music. Stuatt takes Nan
for a day In tho country.
Stuart pleads with Nan to clve ud Blv
ens, uut tno spell or millions Is on her and
aha yields to it.
Nnn " lwn?nra Trfl. Itlvpns. HarrJM
InvM Rtnnrt- lint Vn .lois not Kn-CW it.
Nino yoars rjass. Stuart becomes district
.Uorr.sy. He Investigates criminal trusts.
Wot n!Oc li!mto mil.
Btuart wants Woodman to end his suit
firm. Blvens aids Stuart In his investi
gation of crooked financiers.
Stuart's revelations did In bringing on a
crisis. Blvens promises to aiu tno van
Dam Trust company, which Is In trouble.
Woodman needs money badly.
In the stock market slump engineered
by Blvens, Woodman and many others
I 11 nMirt (met .nmnnriv fnlla VifPflllRR
,UDU Ulli I. HO w...i'ulj "
Blvens, at command of thoVmoney king,
breaKs 111s wora. tsuiarx laces tua uriuua
In front of Blvens' bank.
fho mob attacks Stuart and Injures him
rflphUv. Kiin Knoa It iind reveals her
nd calls Stuart to see, tho money to ro-
Stuart Is tomptcd to Join Blvens as his
At a meeting of tho discontented, at
CHAPTER XV.
Tho, Dance of Death.
ZTLUSn of excited pleasure
overspread Stuart's face as
ho led his beautiful hostess to
tho dining room. Apparently
in entering tho banquet hall they were
lne forest The walls were complete
y hidden by painted scenery repre-
1-1 V. mmin nlnn rtr M'OCTnril
T J-V. haI Inn nh n wsm ti n I hfwin
ronsformed into a forest, trees and
hrublery melting imperceptibly Into
scenery on tho walls and mock-
Irrh nmoncr tho bouehs of tho trees.
"Why, Nan," Stuart gasped, "that's
view of the river hills at home
"Well, If you hadn't recognized It, 1
hould never have forgiven you. Are
on nieaseu wiui my luutusi 1
"Pleased Is not the word for it."
e replied QDlcbly. "I'm overwhelmed,
never thought you so sentimental."
"Perhaps I'm not; perhaps I've only
one mis to nieaso 11 menu, uo you
ecin to feel at. home in this little
ot I've brought back by magic to-
lght from oar youth?"
"I'm afraid 111 wake up and find
m dreaming."
Stuart gazed with increasing astonish-
J
A FOURTH OF JULY REMINDER
Young Patriotic American, do not cause your dear mother's
in the above illustration. Abandon the idea that Fourth of July can be spent only by firing off canons and ear-splitting
giant crackers. Insist upon your parents spending the day under the shadow of some weeping willow tree or alongside a
beautiful brook. Take your dinner along and have a picnic. The time would be more pleasantly and enjoyably spent
than if in the din of a town or city where some other boy thinks that the only way to celebrate is by the use of the dangerous
canon. Prevail upon your parents, girls and boys, to spend a sane Fourth.
mont nt trier mngniHcentljsot4 tnblc.
Winding in nnd out among the Bolld
sliver cnndolnura a tiny stream of
crystal wat flowed among miniature
trees and flowers on .its banks. The
flowers were all blooming orchids of
rarest coloring and weirdly fantastic
shapes.
Tho service was all made for this
occasion, silver, cut glass and china.
Each "piece hod stamped or etched on
it tho coat of nrins of Ills natlvcstate,
with the motto, "Peace and Plenty."
"And you've done all this In sis
weekt!j? It's Incredible.'
"The world will say tomorrow morn
ing that I have given this lavish en
tertainment for vulgar display. In a
sense It's true. I am trying to eclipse
in" splendor anything New York has
seen. But I count tho fortune it cost
well spent to have seen tho smile 011
your face when you looked at J that
painting of our old hills. I would have
given five times as much at any mo
ment tho past ten years to havoknown
that you didn't hate me."
"i'ou know It now."
"Yes," she answered tenderly. "You
have said so with your lips before,
now you mean it You are your old
handsome self tonight"
Armrt from tho charm of Nan's pres
ence Stuart found theMlnnor Itself, a
stupid affair, so solemnly stupid it at
last became funny. In all tho mag
nificently dressed crowd he looked In
Tialn for n man or woman of real In
tellectual distinction. Ho saw only
money, money, money 1
In spite of tho low murmurs of Nan's
beautifully modulated voice in his ears
ho found his anger slowly rising, not
acaiust any ono In particular, but
against tho vulgar ostentation In which
these people moved, and the vapid as
sumption of superiority with which
they evidently looked out upon tho
world.
Itut whatever might have been lack
ing in tho wit and genius of the guests
She Sang as He Had Never Heard Her
Sing.
who sat at Nan's tables, there could
bo no question about tho quality of
the dinner set before them.
When tho feast ended at 10:30 Nan
led the way to U10 ballroom, where
tho entertainment by hired dancers,
singers and professional entertainers
began on an improvised stage.
During this part of tho program tho
women and men of tho banqueting
party who were to appear in tho fancy
dress ball at 12, including Nan, retired
to the rooms above to dress for their
parts.
Stuart noted with some astonishment
the peculiar 6omber effects of the ball
room, no had expected a scene of
splendor. Instead tho impression was
distinctly funereal. Tho lights wero
dimmed llko tho Interior of a theater
during tho performance, nnd 1ht fcllj
glided ceilings with their mural decora
tions seemed to bo draped in fllmy
black crape.
The professional entertainment be
gan on the little stage amid n univer
sal gabble which made it impossible
for anything save pantomime to be in
telligible beyond tho footlights. Star
after star, whose services had cost
51,000 each for ono hour, appeared
without commanding the slightest at
tention. Stuart turned to the program in his
hand and idly read tho next number:
"A song by an unknown star."
He was wondering what joke the
manager was about to perpetrate on
tho crowd when his ear caught tho first
sweet notes of Harriet's volco singing
the old song ho loved so well, the song
she had first sung the day he came
from the south.
Ills heart gave a throb of pain. Who
cbuld have prepared this humiliation
for his little pal? Ho pushed his way
through the throng of Chattering fools
until ho stood alono straighten front of
ithe slender little singer. She saw him
at once, smiled and sang as he had
never heard her sing. To his further
surprise Stuart saw tho doctor stand
ing In tho shadows at tho corner of the
stage looking over the gossiping, noisy
crowd with a look of anger and horror.
When tho last note of tho song died
away. quivering with a supernatural
tenderness and passion, he brushed n
tear from his eyes, lifted his hands
high above his head and made a mo
tion which said to her, "Tumultuous
applause."
She nodded and smiled, and ho rush
ed behind the scenes to ask an expla
nation. lie grasped both her hands and
found them cold and trembling with
excitement
"What on earth docs this mean?"
"Simply that I was engaged to sing
tonight, nnd I wanted to surprise you.
Didn't you like my song?"
"It lifted mo to the gates of heaven,
dear,"
, "Then 1 don't care whether any one
else heard It or not. But I did so much
wish that she might have heard it or
her husband because they are from tho
south."
"But I don't understand your father
hates Blvens so."
A. big hand was laid on hlsshoulder,
ho turned and faced tho doctor smiling.
"But I don't hate him, my boy! I'vo
given up such foolishuess. We've
burled tho hatchet. I'm to see him In
a few minutes and wo aro to be good
friends."
"Blvens Invited you hero to discuss
a business proposition tonight!" Stuart
oxclalmed, blankly.
"No, no, no," tho doctor answered.
"I camo with Harriet of course. ' Her
music teacher placed her on tho pro
gram. But Mr. Blvens and I have had
some correspondence nnd I'm to seo
him in n Ilttlo'whilo and talk things
over qulto Informally, of course, but
effectively."
"Ho has agreed to n conference
here?" the young lawyer asked,
anxiously. " '
"Why, of course. His butler has just
told mo ho would see mo Immediately
after tho ball begins."
Stuart breathed easier and turned to
Ilnrrlet
"YoQ look glorious tonight, little pall
Funny that I never saw you In even
ing dress before. You look so tall and
queenly, so grown, so mature. You'ro
beginning to mako mo feci old. child.
I'll be thinking of you as n grown
woman next"
"I am twenty-four, you know," she
said, simply.
"I h'avo never believed It until to
night I wouldn't have known you at
first but for your voice. I had to rub
my eyes then."
Tho lights wero suddenly turned
lower, npproachlng .total darkness.
Tho attendants noiselessly removed
tho temporary stago and cleared the
great oom for tho dancers.
As tho chimes struck the hour of
midnight, skeleton heads slowly began
to appear peeping from tho shadowo
of tho arched celling and from every
INSIST UPON A SANE DAY. Courtesy of "Life."
heart to grieve over what might happen on July 4th as is shown
hook ami corner oflES" lltfgo cornice
and pillars. Draperies of fllmy crape
flowing gently in the breeze were
lighted by sulphurous hucd electric
rays from tho balconies. Tiny electric
lights blinked in every skeleton's
sunken eyes and behind each grinning
row of teeth. Suddenly two white
figures drew n'sldo tho heavy curtains
In tho archway and the dancer,
marched Into tho somber room.
Tho men wero dressed ns shroudciS
skeletons nnd tho women as worm.
Tho "men wore light flimsy gray robc.-i
on which skillful artists had painted
on four sides In deep colors the pic
tures of human skeletons.
Tho women wore curious light robot
of cotton fiber which were drawn ovei
the entire body nnd gavo to.each figure
tho apuoaranco of a huge caterpillar.
Tho strange figures began to move
slowly across tho polished floor to tho
strains of n ghostlike waltz.
From tho corners of tho high balco
nles strange lights flashed, dcveloplnj
in hideous outlines nnd phosphor
escent colors of tho skeletons and long,
fuzzy, exaggerated lines of the ac
companying worms. Tho effect was
thrilling.
(Suddenly tho music stopped with a
crash. Each ghostly couple, skeleton
and worm, stood motionless. The
silvery note of a trumpet called from
the sky. Tho blinking eyes of the
death heads in tho celling and on tho
walls faded slowly. Tho trumpet
pealed a second signal tho darkness
fled and tho great room suddenly
blazed wlthho.000 electric lights. The
orchestra struck' tho flrst notes of a
thrilling waltz, and, presto, In an In
stant tho women appeared In all tho
spleudor of tho mostgorgeous gowns,
their bare arms rfod necks flashing
with priceless jewels, and each man
bowed before her In immaculate even
ing clothes.
From tho four corners of the vast toola
were released thousands of gorgeous
ly tinted butterflies,,imported from
the tropics for tho occasion. As the
dancers glided through the dazzllnp
scene these wonderfully colored crea
tures fluttered about them in myriads,
darting nnd circling In every direction
umong the flowers and llghlts until the
room seemed a veritable fairyland.
A burst of applause swept the crowd
as Nan's radiant figure passed, encir
cled by tho arm of the leader.
Stuart nodded and clapped his hands
with enthusiasm.
A more marvelous transformation
sceno could scarcely bo imagined.
When Non had passed ho turned to
speak to Harriot, but she had gone.
A soft hand was suddenly laid on his
arm, and he turned to confront Nan,
her eves flashing with triumph, her
cheeks flushed and her Hps parted In a
tender smile.
"Come. I'm going to honor you by
Jitting out the next two dances."
, When she had seated herself by Mb
side under a bower of roses ho was
very still for a moment She looked
up with a quizzical expression and
said: " 1 H' J 1
"A penny for your thoughts. Am I
sovery wicked after all?"
"I don't think I havo ever, seen any
thing more dazzlingly beautiful than
your banquet and ball, except the wo
man who conceived nnd executed it I
was just wondering whether your
imagination was vivid enough to have
dreamed half the splendors of such a
life when, you turned from tho llttlo
cottage I built for you."
A look of pain clouded tho fair face.
nnd she lifted hor jeweled hand.
"Please, Jim, I'd like to forget some
things."
"And you haven't forgotten?"
She looked straight Into his eyes nnd
answered in oven tones:
"No."
Both wero silent for a long while,
and then they began to talk In low
tones of tho llfo they had lived as boy
nnd girl In tho old 'south and forgot
tho flight of time.
(Continued in Friday's Issue.)
Try those Cent-A-Words.
bring good results.
They
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND
DIRECTING A SPECIAL. ELECTION
FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAIN
ING THE ASSENT OF THE ELECTORS
OF THE BOROUGH OF HONESDALE
TO AN INCREASE OF THE BOROUGH
INDEBTEDNESS.
Whereas, There exists an appropriation
of 117,500.00 mado by' the Highway Depart
ment 01 tne uommonwoaitn 01 x-ennsyi-vanla
for AVnvno county, which anurourl-
atlon Is available for paving purposes In
tne uorougn or iionesaaie; ana
WHEREAS, In order to obtain and se
cure this appropriation the said borough
must, "a," Connect the paved street with
an existing State Highway, "b," Have
the pavement completed before tho first
or June in. Ana wuehisas, Tno state
Hlchwnv pnirinnprs liftVA rnadn n. survev
and draft of the' streets proposed to be
paved, to wit: Main street from tho
south sldo of Fourth street to Weaver's
crossing forty feet In width, and from
Weaver's crossing to tho north line of the
oorougn twenty-three rect in wiuth, along
which the Trolley line will run, nnd from
Weaver's crossing along West Park
street to the west lino of the borough six
teen feet wide, there connecting with an
existing State Highway: and WHEREAS,
the State engineers estimate the cost of
a vitrified brick pavement along the said
streets at slxty-nlno thousand dollars,
and WHEREAS, Tho paper obligations
of tho said borough together with th
present inaeuteuness wouiu exceea two
pec cent, of tho last assessed valuation
of the said borough; and WHEREAS,
The Wayno County Railway Company
are about to lay their rails upon Main
street and It is desirable that tho said
street should be paved as tho rails are
laid; and WHEREAS, Deducting from
tne esumatea cost, "a," The Appropria
tion, "b." The amount to be nald bv the
Railway Company, as per their franchise,
which amount Is to be paid direct to the
pavo contractor, wouia leavo a paper in
crease of Indebtedness of not exceeding
forty thousand dollars, and deducting the
two-thirds of the remaining cost of the
said pave to be paid by tho owners of
real estate bounded by or abutting there
on, which amount Is to be paid direct to
tno oorougn Treasurer wouia leave the
actual Increased indebtedness less than
fifteen thousand dollars. THEREFORE:
See. First Bo It enacted nnd ordained
by the Town Council of tho borough of
Honesdalo In tho county of Wayno and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In coun
cil assembled, and it Is hereby enacted
and ordained by tho authority of the
same; That tho Town Council desire to
make an Increase of the present In
debtedness and for that purpose set forth
uiu luuuwiiig muiemem.
"a." That tho last assessed valuation
of the said borough is two million one
hundred and ninety thousand nnn hun
dred and eighty dollars.
"b." That tho present Indebtedness is
?17,450.00.
c. -mat tne per centago ot increase
is two per cent.
"d." That tho purpose of said increase
is to defray tho cost of pave upon Main
and West Park streets.
Sec. Second That a special election be
held In tho said borough on tho Eleventh
day of July, 1013, for the purpose of ob
taining uy uailot tho consent of tho elec
tors of the said borough for the said In
crease of Indebtedness for the purposes
aforementioned.
The forcgonig Urdlnanco was on tho
Fifth day of Juno A. D. 1013, ordained
and enacted, adopted and passed by the
Town Council of tho borough of Hones
dale In council assembled as an ordin
ance of the said borough, to go Into ef-
ieci unu operation irom ana alter tho
publication thereof according to law.
MARTIN CAUFIELD,
President of the Town Council of the
Borough of Honesdale.
JOHN ERK.
Secretary of tho Town Council of the
liorougn or Honesdale.
Approved tills Sixth day of Juno. 1913.
chas. a. Mccarty,
47wl. Burgess.
NOTICE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION
TO THE ELECTORS OF THE BOR
OUGH OF HONESDALE.
WHEREAS. The Town Council of the
Borough of Honesdale, by an Ordinance
duly enaated, have authorized and di
rected tho grading, curbing and paving
of Main and West Park streets In Him
said borough, havo set forth that the
cost therefor would increase tho debt of
the said borough to an amount exceeding
iwo per cent.. 01 me last assessea valua
tion thereof, and that a special election
for the purpose of obtaining tho assent of
the electors of the said borough to tho
proposed increase 01 the indebtedness;
a nubile election will be held in the
Court Houso In tho said borough at the
piace ana uy tno omcers proviaea Dy law
for the holding of Municipal elections in
said borough on
FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF
JULY, 1013,
for the nurnose of obtaining the assent
of the Electors of the said borough to tho
increase 01 inacDteaness. ns mentinneti
in tho said ordinance; said Election to ba
held m the manner and during tho hours
flxod by law for holding municipal elec
tions nnd subject to tho provisions of
law relating to such elections.
The following is a statement of the last
assessed valuation of said borough, the
per cent, of Increase, tho present Indebt
edness, and tho purpose for payment of
wnicn tne saia increase is uesirea.
The last assessed valuation is $2,190,
1S0.OO.
The nresent Indebtedness Is S17.450.00.
Tho per cent, of Increase desired Is two
per cent.
Tho nurnoso of said Increase Is tn de.
fray the oxnense of trradinc. curblntr and
paving Main and West Park streets with
brick.
By direction of tho Town Council by
uruinuiico.
MARTIN CATTFTFLTl.
President of Town Council of the Borough
ol jionesuaie.
JOHN ERIC
Secretary of the Town Council of tho
uorougn or iionesaaie.
Honesdale, Cth June, 1913. 47w4
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ORDINANCE FOn ASSESSING
UPON, AND COLLECTING FROM,
THE OWNERS OF REAL ESTATE
BOUNDING OR ABUTTING UPON
MAIN OR WEST PARK STREETS, THE
TWO-THIRDS OF THE BALANCE OB'
THE COST OF PAVING AND CURB
ING THE SAME.
Section First. Bo It enacted and or
dained by the Town Council of tho bor
ough of Honesdalo In tho county of
Wayne nnd Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania, In council assembled, and It Is
hereby enacted and ordained by tho au
thority of the samo; that there bo assess
ed upon and collected from the owners
of the real estate bounding or abutting
upon Main nnd West Park streets two
thirds of tho balance of the cost of pav
ing and curbing the same. This balance
to bo ascertained by deducting from tho
nggregate cost of paving and curbing;
the said streets; "a," The amount of tho
State appropriation, "b," Tho amount
paid by the Wayno County Railway Com
pany ' to the Pave Contractor. The
amount per foot front to bo an equal as
sessment, as governed and controlled by
the width of the pavement In front of
each of the said owners of real estate
bounding or abutting upon tho said
streets.
Section Second The assessment mado
as provided In Sec. First hereof, shall
be payable In five equal Installments; the
first Installment shall become due and
payable thirty (30) days after tho com
mencement of the work, and tho balance
in four equal annual Installments there
after: said Installments shall bear inter
est at tho rate of six per cent, per an
num commencing thirty (30) days after
the beginning of tho work until paid, but
the whole amount of tho assessment may
bo paid at any time during tho said
period.
The foregoing ordinance was on the
Fifth day of June A. D. 1913 enacted and
ordained, adopted and passed by the
Town Council of tho Borough of Hones
dale, in council assembled, as an ordin
ance of the said borough, to go into ef
fect and operation from and after the
publication thereof according to law,
and tho final confirmation adoption and
enactment thereof after thirty days from
date.
MARTIN CAUFIELD,
President of the Town Council of tho
Borough of Honesdalo.
JOHN ERK,
Secretary of the Town Council of tho
Borough of Honesdalo.
Approved this Sixth day of June, 1913.
CHAS. A. McCARTV,
47w4 Burgess.
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