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VT -Xrt. ' iMiHn Atwi!S3isjuse93raii4;wra .m! r tf DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. '4' . &ptf ' "" Is? K a 5 .. f !( I tar- "'ft ? Zfew Wlliam fa-VTPttW &I2 Vi GOB33f&ill GOItfiANy 10. SYNOPSIS. Congressman Stnndlsh nnd tho Woman, bellelns themselves In lovo, spend a trial week ns initn ami wife In a liotel In northern New York untlcr assumed names The Woman nwnkeni to Hip fnct that sho docs not love Blandish nntl rails their pnKaRcment off. Blandish protests undylnp devotion Wanda K'dly, lcl phoiie plrl nt Hip Hotel Keswick, Wash ington, is loved by Tom Blake, son of tlio political bns of tho house, lie propones marriage and Id refused. Sim cUes as one of her reasons her determination to Kct revenue on Jim Ulako for mining liur father. Congressman Frank' 13. Kelly. ConBresiman Htnndlsh, turned Insurgent, Is flghilnK tho Mulling hill a jnennuro In tho Interests of tho railroads. The inn rhlne Is neeklnjt mean to discredit Stand lsh In tho hope of pushlmr tho- hill through, Robertson. son-in-law of Jim Blake, nnd the letter's candidate for speaker of tho house, tries to win fit nd lsli over, und fulllnt;, thruntens to ills Into his past. Jim Hlnke finds out about the episode of five years back nt the northern New York hotel He secures nil the facts except tho name of tho Woman and proposes to use tho story ns a club to force Blandish to allow tho Mulllns bill to paeH. Jim Ulako lays a trap to secure tho name of the Woman. Ho tells Miss Kelly that he Is KOlnK to have a tallt with tHiindlsh nnd thai nt Its conclusion tho latter will call up a number on tho tele phone to jvnrn tho Woman. Ho offers Miss Kelly $100 for that number. At tho conclusion of tho Intervlow with IJlakn, Htandlsh pets a New York wire nnd cnlls Plaza 1001. A few minutes later Bnbcrt ron tells Miss Kelly to call t'loza 1001 and Ret his wife or one of the servants on tho fhone. Miss Kelly refuses to give Jim Hake the number called by Stnndlsh. make has a story of tho Stnndlsh episode prepared ready to h1 "tit oh soon as tho woman's name Is learned. Blake's daugh ter Grace arrives with her husband, Gov ernor Bobcrtson. Miss Kelly calls on Qraco to warn her that her good name Is threatened by Impending exposure of Stnndlsh nnd Is Insulted for her pains. Grnco appeals to Htandlsh to give lip tho tight In order to protect .her name llo refuses, Grace sends far Miss Kellv. npologlKeri for her rudeness and begs wanda's assistance. Wanda declares hiio will never betray tho Woman. Tho ma chine nttcmnts again to fore Btnndlsh out of the fight, without success. Blako calls up tho Associated Press to order tho publication of tho story, hut Is cut off and communication Is restored too Into to got the story Into tho morning capers Rob ertson attempts to ''forco Miss Kelly to reveal tho Woman's nnme. CHAPTER XVIII, Continued. Robertson did not answor at onco. Indeed, ho did not ecom to hear. Ho was turning tho pages of tho law book before him. Presontly ho found what he wanted. "MIbb Kelly," ho said, "an n tclo phono operator, you must have had your attention called to Section G41 of tho Penal Code. Have you not?" "Yes," sho returned defiantly, "I have." "Then," resumed Mark In tho man ner of a maglstrato of tho old school, "you must realize that by refusing, as an operator, to transmit our messngo ovor tho telephone, you broke the law." "But I" "You havo admitted In tho presence of witnesses that you Interfered In the transmission of our message. You are aware, by tho terras of Section 041, you have thus rondorod yourself liable to " ho read from tho volume, "a flno of one thousand dollars or one year's Imprisonment or both!" "And," panted Wanda, ' "you'll do that toa phono gjrl, just because she tries to' us decent ?" "We don't want ,to," polltoly evaded Robertson. CHAPTER XIX. Represented by Counsel. Tho outer door opened with Jack-in-the-box suddenness and Tom Blako wae in tho cleared spaco whero Wanda stood at bay. "What's tho matter?" ho domandod of her eagorly. "The clerk Just told mo they'd sent for you to como up here. I was afraid It was about that wretched number. So I came " "You're a mind reader," sho sneered, nevertheless looking up at him with a gratitude vory llko adoration. "They'vo lost the chance to barm ono woman. They're taking out tho grudgo on an other." "So it was about tho number?" "It was. But it Isn't. It's about my going to Jail," "Whatl" "For breaking tho connection a while ago when thoy woro Bonding or dors over tho wlro about tho Stnndlsh story. Thpy'vo flashed Snction 641 on me. Jail or fine. I'm to got both I" "You'll Eet npjthr," roared Tom. "Yon'ro a flno lino of uion, all or you, to bully and browbeat ono poor kid of a girl. Woll, you've dono nil of It you'ro going to, I'm hero now. And I'll" "Oh. Tom." grunted Jim Blake in tired dlegust, "you'ro worso than n colllo pup with fleas, Keop out of this." "Miss Kelly," formally linked Tom, "may I act AByQur counsel?" "You bet you can!" was tho girl's fervid response. "Slnco you Insist on interfering, Tom' said Robertson, "I consent to recognize you as counsel for Miss Kelly. You aro a lawyer and you know OWES MUCH TO HENRY CLAY i Kenyon College at Gambler, Ohio, In directly the Result of His Friend-' shir) With Englishmen. In connection with tho Perry cen tennial, and tho celebration of 100 years poaco botwoen tho United States aad Great Britain, this summer, It la Interesting to noto that tho founding of Konyon colloge, at Gamblor, O., was indirectly a result of tho meeting of tho commissioners who signed tho treaty of Ghent. Tho signing of this treaty Inaugurat ed the era of peace between England and America, In 1814. Henry Clay, tho lending American commissioner at tho Ghent confer ence, and Lord Jnmos Gambler, chair man of tho British commissioners, be came twarra friends during tho ses sions of tho conference When Philander Chase, first bishop ef Ohio, went to England In 1823, ho trrlsd a letter of Introduction from Heary Clay to Lord Gambler The wliteBw ef Lord Gambler and his ' irtofid, Lord Kenyon, was of In est! ma- 4 "SSZS-" OMAN Terinme, founded on GdeMcX Play Mluslrdted with tmos 7cm me May 3nd Drawing? 5y VL33m? wo can dp what your falhor has said wo can. Wo can legally send Miss Kelly to prison as an , operator who has violated tho law. Sho has admit ted her guilt In tho prosenco of wit nesses " "Lord! Why didn't I get hero soon er?" "I havo, technically, a porfoct case. Now, as her counsel, do you want this matter settled privatoly, here and now 7 Or do you prefer a formal charge and a public trial?" "You can't forco tho situation llko this," cried Tom. "It's conspiracy!" "la It? retorted Mark coolly. "Vory good. Slnco you chooso to take that tono, wo will simply call your bluff by arresting her. Nellgan, go nnd get a plain-clothes man. Tell the captain It's for Jim Blake. Bring the man back with you and havo him within call." "Wo're kind of up ngalnBt It, aren't we, Tom?" whispered Wanda ob Nell gan departed on his mission. "Miss Kelly," said Robertson, eying tho girl sharply, "1 havo conducted many cases, but I confess this puzzles me. There Is something In It I cannot understand. Wo offor you tho nltorna tlvo of prison Mr, Blake has offered you money. And still you refuse us. Thoro's Bomo strong personal motlvo Uiul inuiics you oppono use. Is ?" "Oh, I'vo got motlvo enough In op posing tho machine, If It comes to that!" Interrupted Wanda. "In tho first place, my fathor was Frank E. Kelly." Mark's faco stiffened with surprise. Gregg nnd Van Dyke glanced nt each other, half-awed. Jim Blake alono gave no sign of disturbance Glancing amusedly at Wanda from between his slltted eyes, ho drawled: "Frank E. Kolly, hoy? So you'ro try ing to got back at mo, young woman?" "Put It that wny If you llko," re turned Wnnda fiercely. "But thoro Is moro than that. I'm against you nnd all tho dirty machino In every way. Why? Becauso I'vo got tho bad luck to bo ono of tho people. I'm " Tho telephono Jangled Into tho rush of her talk. Jim Blako picked up tho Instrument. "Hello," ho quoricd, "that you, Burns? Instructions, hoy? I gavo 'em. Keep Wlnthrop talking till he drops, then get Mulllns recognized and lot hlrn talk all night If he can; or till I'm rendy to break In. Dolny that's tho Idea delay! Hold tho floor and delay. What? Oh, In a little whllo now, I guoss, Don't worry." "Miss Kelly," said Mark, "you etill refuse to answer my questions?" "I rofuso ovorythlng," oxultcd Wan da. "You and tho machine are licked "You'll Do That to a Phono Girl, Just Because She Tries to Be Decent." to a standstill. And I helped to do it. That's easy worth a good wholo year in Jail." "Your motives for working ngalnst us?" ho inBlstod, "I moan, aro you sbfoldlng anyone?" "Of course. I am. I'm shielding the Woman you'ro after." 'To you know who eho is?" "No." "Gregg,' ordered Robortson, turning to tho hlghly-ontertalned Kansnn, "will you go nnd got Stnndlsh? Ask him to como horo." "All right," ruefully assented Grogg, uuMlig sndly for tho outer door, "Don't try to Btick it out, girl," ex horted Blako. "You can't afford to got square with mo at this price." "Can't I? Walt and see." "Do you know Standlsh, personal ly?" called Mark. "No, I don't." bio valuo to Bishop Chase, and ho Boon securod a fund of $40,000 to found his collogo. Lord'Gamblor and Lord Konyon contributed strongly to the fund. Bishop Chaso returned to Amorlcn and founded his college. Tho Ohio town In which tho school waB located waB named after Lord Gambler, nnd the college after Lord Kenyon. 8ome Talker. Thoy woro talking about tho conver sational power of the fair sex at a rocoptlon In Washington a few weeks ngo, when Congressman Augustus Stanley of Kentucky cited a case that loft no doubt as to mother's ability to win tlio first prize. Some time back, according to tho congressman, a friend of his visited Nlagnrn falls, taking with him his wife and his wlfo's slater. Immedlntoly on arriving and s6curlng hotel quurtors tho pnrty Bet out to soo tho wonderful sight, wlfoy and wlfoy's sister talking ns thoy walked along on a million in tcrrstlng subjects. "Say, John," said wlfey, turning to tho old man after thoy had gone qulto f fc ,"You want him to win, then, JtiBt for political rcarone " "That's it," "If any other man than Standlsh were fighting tho organization, you would act as you aro now?" "Yes," said Wanda, thankful to feel hor feet planted onco moro on BOlId ground, and breathing tho moro easily jfor tho snfor turn the questions were taking. "And," continued Mark, "if any oth er woman woro In danger you would still opposo us In this way?" "Yes." "Then,' cried Mark in quick triumph, "you do know who Bho Is!" ' "I no I didn't say bo!" murmured Wanda, wholly at a loss. "You didn't mean to say so," cor rected Mark; "but you admitted It." "I didn't! I didn't!" confusedly re iterated Wanda. Tho long strain was telling on her. Her witP, usually so agllo, now moved with palpablo effort. Tho quick brain felt llko hot lead. .Yet she rallied her fagged-out. forces, wearily ropeating: "I didn't!" "Miss Kelly," urged Mark, "your namo won't appear In this. No ono need know it was you who put us on tho track." "I won't tolll" "Then," Mark ' oxclalmed roughly, "we can do nothing more. Van Dyke, telephono down and seo If Oh, hero you are, Nollgan! Got that plain clothes man downstairs?" Nellgan nodded. Meanwhile Tom was whispering frenztodly to Wanda. "Tell mo tho namo, dear. I. won't tell tho others. But it may show mo a way to help you out. And we're In a horrible flx." "I know that But I won't toll!" Tom whirled about on tho others. "Dad! Mark!" ho said. "Beforo you go any further I want you to know I've asked MIbb Kelly to bo my wife." "No, no!" cried Wnnda, trying to throw her open hand across his mouth. "Don't" "If Bho conBontB," ruBhed on Tom, "I'll marry her at onco! whothor in prison or out. I lovo her. For my sako won't you ?" "I'm vory sorry, Tom," replied Mark, "but she's not your wlfo, yet. And sho has her release in bur own hands. Sho has only to speak " "Dad!" appealed tho boy. "Not on your worthless life," grow led Blako. "That's tho vory thing olio's been working up to ull the tlmo. I know It and I'vo been waiting for this. Her prlca Is my consent. Arid I won't pay It. That's what I meant whon I said tho prlco was too high." "If you've any Influence with her, Tom," remarked his brothor-ln-law, "you'll use It to innko her tell." "Ho hasn't any Influence!" retorted Wanda before Tom could speak. "Ex cent that his standing by mo against you all proves to me I'm doing right. And do you think, Jim Blako, that I'd marry a son of yours? Not If ho was John D. Rockefell6r and E. H. Sothern rolled Into ono. Not till I've squared my jiccount with you." you wont marry a son or Jim Blako's?" echoed Tom. "Well, after tonight I'm not Jim Blako's son. Hero's whero I cut loose and " "Go ns far as you like," vouchsafed his fathor, outwardly unmoved. "But tho girl tells us or elso she goes to Jail." "I won't toll!" ".Mark, ring for tho oillcer " "Thoro ho Is at tho door," answered Robortson as tho buzzer soundod. "Lot hjm In, Nellgan." "I won't tell!" Nellgan opened tho door. Standlsh stood on the threshold. Tom, who had leaned forward pugnaciously, drow back. "Como in, Mr. Standlsh," Bald Mark. 'l suppose Gregg explained tho situa tion to you." "Thnt Is why I am here," curtly an swered Stnndlsh. "You know, then," wont on Mark, "that she Is ready to faco Imprison ment to shield you?" "That Is what Mr. Gregg told mo. I don't understand " "Nolthor do wo. But wo thought you might feel llko saving her from punishment." "How?" "By voting with us on the Mulllns bill." "No." "You will accept hor sacrifice, then?" "I I havo no alternative." Then, boforo any of them know of hor presence, Grnco was in tho room and had caught hor husband's arm aa ho lifted tho receiver from tho hook. "You )inn't do It!" sho was crying. "You shall not!" CHAPTER XX. The Last Card. Wnnda was first to soo hor, even before Mark felt the restraining clasp on his arm. "Mrs. Robortson!" cried the tole phnun lrl In torror; Intuition telling her why Graco was thoro. "Gracol" called Tom Joyously. "Holp us! You'll make everything right. You always do." "Fathor," said Grace In ongor ap peal, "you won't go on with this? It Is nbomlnablo!" a dlBtanco, "aren't wo getting noar tho falls?" "Yob," was tho prompt reply of John. "If you will stop talking a mln uto you will hear tho thunder of tho wator qulto plainly." Philadelphia Tologram. Man Wants but Little. "Please, mum," Bnld a tramp, "would you bo bo kind ns to lot mo havo n noodlo and thread?" "Well, y-o-s," said tho housowlfo, at tho door. "I can lot you havo that." "Thankee, mum. Now, you'd oblige mo very much It you'd lot mo have a bit of cloth for n patch." "Yes, hero Ib some." "Thankee very much, mum. It's a llttlo different In color from my suit, I se Perhaps, mum, you could spnro mo soma, of your husband's old clothes that this patch will match." "Well, I declare! You'ro clover, my man, and I'll glvo you an old suit. Hero Ib ono." "Tbnnkeu greatly, mum. I soo It's a little largo, mum, but If you'll kindly furnish mo with a square meal, mobby I can Mil It out" "I'm sorry, daughter; but wo'vo got to. I wish you'd clear out. It's no place " "But, father, can't you seo? Miss Kolly Is trotectlng some poor woman who has dono wrong and who has re pented. Must she bo punished so? Must tho Woman's years of repent ance all count for nothing?" "That's no concern of ours," said Mark. "Tho Woman's posslblo repent anco is botwoen her and her God. We" "Then leavo her punishment to Gpd. It's not fdr you to say how sho shall suffer You aro striking with tho blindness of n man; without dreaming whero tho blow will fall." "It will fall whero It Is deserved. I'm enough of a bellover In dlvlno Jus tlco to know that." "It will fall on her husband moro heavily than on her." "It will do no harm to know the typo of womnn bo's married." "It Isn't falrt It Isn't fair! Mark, your Injustice to this girl here is a thousandfold worso than your cruelty to the Womnn. It Is wicked to punish "Father," Said Grace, "You Won't Go on With This?"- Wanda Kelly for her loyalty In trying to save a friend from disgrace. It's cowardly unbelievable!" "Steady, daughter! Steady!" ad monished Blake, amazed at his usual ly well-poised child's vehemence. "You'ro all worked up over this. It isn't like you to " "No," agreed Mark, "it isn't. That Is what has been puzzling me." Ho was eyeing Graco strangely. Tho lightning quick and accurate faculty of deduction that had won his first success at tho bar was stirring strong; ly within him. "Graco," ho commanded, hlB voice still gentlo, but Svlth a ring of Iron be hind Its suavity, "look at me!" Slowly, ns by hard physical effort, sho raised her panic-widened eyes to meet his gaze. "You know this Woman's name," ho declared. At tho mastery that vibrated through his voice and look, she falter ed, through no conscious volition of her own: "Yes." "You know tho name," pursued Mark, still gripping his wlfo's brain by tho magnotism that was almost hyp notic powor. "Wo still have time to uso It. Tell It to mo." "No no!" sho murmured distract edly. "I I can't. ,1 won't. I" "Gracol" and now tho Iron glinted moro openly through tho velvet sheath ing, "do you mean to say you aro go ing to lot ub faco ruin when ono word from you would " "I tell you, I can't I can't!" Mark shifted his attack with unex pected owlftness. "Mr. Standlsh is willing," said he. "to soo this girl here terribly punish ed for protecting the guilty Woman. Aro you?" "No, no! But" "Mrs. Robertson!" broke In Wanda, first of all to detect the noto of weak ening In Grace's voice. "Don't tell! Don't toll! Keep your norvo. It's all right. Never you mind what they threaten to do to me. Don't give her away!" "Shut up!" roared Nollgan. Mark's eyes had never for an In stant left his wife's fac" At tho hor ror that now deepened In It ho saw what his next and crowning movo must bo. "NoUgnn," he ordered, "take this phono girl downstairs and turn her ovor to the oillcer who is waiting. Van Dyko will bo around at tho station houBO In a few minutes to make tho charge. And hc'L Bee that she Is held In ball too heavy for her friends to pay." "Nellgan!" yelled Tom, springing in In front of tho giant henchman as the latter moved toward Wanda. "If you put a finger on hor I'll" FROGS HAVE "COMMON SENSE" Experiments Made by British Sci entist Show Presence of Con siderable "Gray Matter." It Is a mattor of dUputo Just to what extent the actions of animals aro determined by puro unreasoning lnbtlnot. It haB been said that a frog will snap at any small moving object, rognrdleBB of its character, and re gardlohs of hunger or safety. Some oxporlmonts carried out by a British scientist seem to Indicate that tho frog Is capable of greater discrimi nation thnn had been credited to him. TIiub, for exnmplo, a fiog was offered hairy catorplllars, which It promptly solzed, and with cqunl promptness spit out again. But after about from four to seven such Injudicious at tempts tho frog had learned his les son, and thereafter refused similar faro. In another experiment earthworms were so connected with a sourco of electricity that the frog received a shock on touching tho worm. Tho 1 frog duly devoured the proy, and "No!" walled Oraco In tho same breath "You shan't arrest her, Mark. I can't bear It' I" "You'll tell?" asked Mark, exultant, at the success of his ruse. "I yesl" "Pardon mo, Robertson," Intervened Standlsh, as ho saw Gi ace's last' bar rier break down; "but I advise you to clear tho room beforo you let her speak. Three people here already know the name. I advise you to keop tho number as small as posslblo." "That Is our affair, not yours," re torted Mark. "Sho shall tell us all. In side of a fow hours tho wholo country Is going to know that namo." "Murk," begged Grace, "let mo tell It to you alone!" "No," refused tho husband. "It's too Into now to spare any ouo'b feelings. And witnesses aro necessary in an af fair llko this. It concerns us all. And wo must movo quickly." "Mr. Stnndlsh," ho went on with a savago Joy that rent away tho last remnant of tho velvet from tho Iron beneath. "It's been a long fight. But you couldn't beat tho organisation. Yoti'vo been liowllng for a fight to a finish This is tho finish." "It is tho finish," ngreed Standlsh, his deep volco Infinitely sad. "And I am sorry for It. I don't think you need me horo any longer, gentlemen. And I will barely havo tlmo to reach tho capltol beforo the bill comes to a vote. Good night." Ho looked furtively at Graco But sho was staring blankly ahead of her with eyes that saw nothlnc. "Good night," he repeated. "I would have spared you, Robertson. But you would havo It." And ho was gone. His words had fallen on deaf ears. Tho men were leaning forward eagerly to catch Grace's first syllable. "And now," Mnrk demanded, as his wife still hesitated, "who is she, Grace?" Blake had forestalled her answer. He crossed tho room to the telophone "We win!" ho was chuckling. "It's a way we've got. Holl's full of losers. And I'm still loss-proof." "What are you going to do?" queried Van Dyke, who had dropped back in his chair a few moments earlier, tak ing no longer even a passive part in the scene. n "I'm going to phone Gregg to let the house know the wholo story; names, dates and all. By tho time I get on the wire Graco will have told." "Hold on, Jim," objected Van Dyko. "Not yet." "Not yet?" What d'ye mean? Why not? We're almost against the ropes over there at tho capltol. ThlB is our last punch and it's going to be a knockout." "Wait, Jim!" begged Van Dyke. "Walt till you hear the name." "We've got tho name. Grace Is go ing to tell us." "You've got It, yes. But you can't use It, Jim." Blake, telephono instrument In hand, pased to glaro down in angry amaze ment at tho saturnine lawyer who so calmly opposed him in the hour of victory. "Why In blazes can't wo uso it?" he bluste,red. "Aro you weakening?" Ho took the receiver from the hook. But Van Dyke, with a peremptory ges turo, halted him. "Walt, I say!" ordered tho lawyer. "Nellgan, go downstairs and get rid of that officer. And don't come back." "Go with him, Tom," whispered Wnnda. "For my sake. You don't want to hear tho namo." "You're right," assented Tom, fol lowing In Nollgan's wake. "It's none of my business. Now that you are safe" The door closed behind tho two de parting men. "Come, Grace," prompted Mark. "Who Is she?" Grace's lips paled. But thoy were dry and cracked. Her tongue would not stir. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Their Reason. Miss Elsie Do Wolfe was defending In New York the actions of tho mili tant English suffragettes. "If the men treated us over here," said MIbb De Wolfo, "ob they aro treat ing the suffragettes in England, then we'd adopt militancy, too." "But," said a banker, "look at the English suffragettes' latest move. It's abominable. They're poisoning dogs. To poison a dog Is there any rhyme or reason In that?" Miss Do Wolfo laughed. "I suppose tho English BUffrngettes," she said, "aro poisoning dogs becauso tho dog is tho friend of man." Why He Needed a Clock. A young man In Washington, who many months ago hung up his shingle as "attorney at law," as not yet been overwhelmed with cllentB. A friend, entering the office ono day, observed on tho desk a chenp alarm clock, "Taking It home, eh?" ho observed. "Good thing at this tlmo of tho year. Every ono Is Unblo to oversleep these mJrnlngB." Tho lawyer smiled. "I have not purchased thnt clock for tho reasons you mentioned. I keop it horo to wako mo when It's tlmo to I go homo." showed no signs of discomfort. How ever, ho rofused for seven days to touch another earthworm, while he freely dovoured other species of worms, Similarly, tho frog could bo taught to avoid worms on which oil of cloves or calcium chlorldo had beon spread, although such "doctored" proy was not spit out, but was digested. Two Kinds of Macaroni. Tho now cook was helping her mis tress to preparo dinner. All wont well until tho macnronl was brought out. The cook looked with surprise as sho boheld tho long white stloks. But whon they wero carefully placed In water sho gavo a choking gasp. "Did you say, missus," sho said In an awed volco, "that you wero going to oat that?" "Yes, Jano," was tho reply; "thnt Is what I lntondod to do. But you seem surprised. Havo you never scon mat ' """ked before?" "No, m.u, nsworod tho cook, "I ain't. Tho last placo I was at thoy always used them things to light tlv gas with." WRRAN ME A i r1k f iftv. IbIB II JSflife Mr. William A. Badford. will answer questions and give ndvlco FBB.E OF COST on all subjects pertaining to tho subject of building, for tho renders of this paper. On account of his wldo experlonco as Editor, Author nnd Manufacturer, ho Is, without doubt, the highest nuthorlly on all tho.so subjects. Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford, Nr- 178 West Jackson boulevard, Chicago, 1 , anO only oncloso two-cent stamp for l -fly. The accompanying illustrations show a house design especially adapt- ed to the needs or suburban or coun try building. Tho requirements for a dwelling houso for such a location aro different In a good many respects from those In a city. More attention should be paid to the matter of mak ing the house ns nearly fireproof as possible; for In tho country, as well as In our smaller towns and suburbs, thero Is little or no flro protection. Accordingly, If a building onco takes fire, nothing, as a usual thing, can be done oxcept to watch It burn. Of course, the fire risk from adjoining buildings Is much greater In thickly settled communities; but tho firo fighting apparatus which Is quickly available more than makes up for this extra hazard. Tho only wise nnd logical thing Tor a man to do when ho plans to invest a largo amount of money in a subur ban or country homo, is to build it fireproof. With tho modern building materials now available, It is very easy to do this; and the cost, although considerably moro than for frame, Is certainly not excessive when the lire protection, the enduring character of tho house, etc., aro taken into consid eration. For tho accompanying design, a thoroughly fireproof construction Is employed. The beauty and home-like atmosphere of thl3 house make any expenditure, howover large, seem worth while that will make It abso lutely safe and enduring, no matter where It Is built. The walls of this houso aro formed of two by six-Inch studding, well braced; but they are covered both Inside and out with expanded metal lath. The outsldo Ib plastered with cement plaster applied in three coats; thus there is fully one Inch of nature's moBt fire-resistant material cement on the outside of this house, com pletely surrounding tho steel reinforc ing and thus protecting it against rust. Tho inside surfaco of the walls, and the surface of all the interior partitions, are composed of ono coat of cement plaster on expanded metal lath, with a finishing coat of hard wall plaster. Tho floors of this house are formed of hollow terra-cotta tile made In nar row flat panels, between reinforced concrete beams. Tho concrete beams First Floor Plan. aro four inches square, reinforced with twisted steel rods. On top of this concrete and terra-cotta floor, a one-inch coat of cinder concroto Ib laid on these strips, being nailed down securely. For the ceiling finish, tho wall plaster is applied directly to tho underside of tho concrete beams nnd tho tiles. ThlB makes n fioor that Is thoroughly fireproof, very warm, and not excessively henvy. Tho roof of this houso may bo con structed In a number of ways; ytt It should bo made fireproof, slnco tho roof Is really tho most vulnerablo part of tho houBO. Green slate would bo very appropriate, and would mako a beautiful contrast with tho cement walls. Tho roof in this design is rathor prominent, and, all things con sidered, slate would probably bo tho most satisfactory. Ono of tho nower forms of root con struction that might be used, consists of corrugated steel sheets resting on a light -teel framework. Tho corru gations are deep enough to prevent auy bending of tho sheets between supports. Waterproofed cement pins ter Is spread over "tint about ono inch the sheets In thick, completely 1 FoncH I AITCtllZN At A U '3 C.VVC TtQOM i Fn? Lt... ES2S raca ji Mi ' " y ronCH I I filling the corrugations. This method would certainly mako a fireproof roof, and tho cement could bo easily col ored to make an effective contrast with tho side walls. Native square stone Is used to very good purpose In this design, for tho lnr'go chimney nnd for tho porch piers and arch. This stonework gives tho houso an added appearance of stabil ity. Tho, arrangement of tho houso leaves llttlo to bo desired. The fioor- Second Floor Plan. plans show a large parlor or living room, dining room, kitchen and recep tion hall on the first floor Upstairs there aro four bedrooms and a bath room, Tho cost of this houso is estimated at $4,000, using a good grade of ma terials and most thorough construc tion. The size of this house, 34 feet 6 Inches wide, by 35 feot C Inches deep from front to back, makes it very suitable for the ordinary subur ban 60-foot lot. Puritans and Greeks. Tho reader of tho Scarlet Letter gets a vivid Idea of tho Puritan con science; It had Its strength, but that book principally shows Us narrow ness and Its cruelty. What a differ ent thing was the attitude toward life of the most gifted people in history. The Greeks in their great period had nothing of what we call a sense of Lv. BsroTOofBorotooY ,31 I nix toATyfoayn sin. Whey they did anything wrong, thoy called It "a bad shot" some thing that was bound to happen from4. mm! io lima aim wub ubbl jurguitun. As Livingston puts It, it was useless to spend thought and remorse on had shots; It was better to go forward and Improve the aim for next time. Many a person of Puritan descent, tortured needlessly by. remorse, could gain much by acquiring tho habit of look ing at any transgression as a defec tive aim, and making up his mind to get nearer the bull's eye next time. Harper's Weekly. AN IDEAL JOB. Tho-talk turned to office-seekers ti the lobby of a Washington hotel tho other evening, nnd this ono was con tributed by Senator Sblvoly of Indi ana: Two men, according to the senator, were sitting on a park bench ono af ternoon, listening to tho sparrows sing, when tho delight of holding pub lic office was Incidentally mentioned. "Look hero, Jim," exclaimed ono of the pair, suddonly looking up, "you aro not thinking of seeking an office, aro you?" "No, I can't say that I am," replied Jim reflectively, "and yet If I got ono to my liking I might take It," "I see," responded tho other, "what kind of a government Job would bo to your tasto?" "Well," replied Jim, "I wouldn't mind getting a couple of thousand a year for filling fountain pons for tho assistant secretary of tho treasury." Saturday Evening Post. What Indian Summer Is. Indian summer Is a namo used to descrlbo a short season of pleasant weather In tho Central and Atlantic const states. It usually comes either In October or November. Thero la no doflnlto tlmo for Indian summer, but as a rule It comes after the fjrst severe frost or series of frosts and storms. It Is tho season that Is welcome be causo It comos after ovoryono has Bot tled down to expect real winter, and Indian summer always holds winter off for a fow moro weeks. Tho season Is characterized by almost cloudless Bkles, calm or light airs, a hazy at mospbero and mild tomporaturo in the daytime, but rather cool at night. In Need. f virtilnAft vim nnnlnudod thnt nrm.i a less wonder at tho Btabw last night" ' "Yes, I thought ho deserved a hnnd, .n ? VI h lip