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AFTER A
TRANSFUSION
OF BLOOD
By DONALD CHAMBERUN
Df.G
rayson
A HOT IRON AND A COOL KITCHEN
By SADIE OLCOTT
Kidnaped
Ej EUNICE BLAKE
A young man alighted from a train
nt n country station und stood looking
nbout him at the beautiful hills and
valleys which made up tho surround
lng country. lie was handsomely
dressed; his stilt caso was plastered
over with tho labels of foreign hotels,
nn Indication that ho had been a trav
eler. There was but one person at the
station except the agent and his as
sistants, and that person was a young
lady sitting In an auto runabout, who
had apparently come to meet some ouo
on tho train. Hut as tho expected per
son did not arrive she was preparing
io leave when the young man stepped
up to her and, lifting his hat, politely
said:
"Dcg pardon! Can you tell mc If
there Is n hotel about hero where I
can put up for a few days?"
"There Is the I'nrsamowaddy Inn,
but It Is a couple of miles from here."
"Nothing nearer?" the joimg man
asked, looking at his suit cane, which
was a trlllo heavy.
"No- place whero you would be com
fortable. I am going by the Inn and
will take you In my car If you like."
"Thank you very much Indeed I You
are awfully kind. I fear I shall have
to avail myself of your offer, though
it will be a pleasuro to me to rldo with
you."
lie -put his belongings Into the run
about and got In bcsldo tho young
lady. Ho was on a tour of Inspection
of different localities with a view to
buying or building n summer residence,
and It was not long before he was
gathering Information. Ho was tho
son of n widow and virtually tho head
of tho family. Presently ho spied a
house on n hill that caught his l'uncy
Immediately.
"There's tho placo I waut exactly. 1
couldn't grow those trees In fifty years.
Tho view from Its front piazza must
be superb."
"I can glvo you tho owner's nnuio if
you wish to make an offer for It," said
tho lady.
Tou don't mean that It is for sale?"
"You can never tell what Is for sale
till you ask. Wo Americans havo tho
credit among foreigners of being will
ing to sell anything wo have If wo
got our price."
"Who owns it?"
"Dr. QmyBon."
"now would I learn whether tho
property could bo bought? It seems
to mo that it would be very imperti
nent to go to a man's house and ask
him if ho wishes to sell it."
"You might say that you havo heard
that possibly tho place could bo bought
and had called to learn the facts.
There -would bo no Impertluenco In
that."
"I don't know that thero would bo."
"You'll find Dr. Ornyson at homo
nbout noontime. Hero is your inn."
"I'm over so much obliged to you
for your lift nnd for your information.
Good morning."
"You'ro qulto welcome. I suppose
you will go to see Dr. Grayson today."
"I think I will."
"Well, bo suro to go at nooiu You
wljl bo suro to Dud him then."
"Thanks, very much."
Tho young man went into tho inn,
which resembled n private rcsldenco
and not n hotol. no spent tho morn
ing In n hired auto visiting different
localities, but found nothing for sale
and was nverso (o spending thp tlmo
required to build. He kept his oyo on
tho Grayson rcsldenco nnd hoped that
ho would find tho owner willing to put
n prlco on It. Between 12 and 1 o'clock
ho directed tho chauffeur to take him
thero.
no told tho butler, who admitted
him, to say to Dr. Grayson that ho
had heard thoro was a possibility that
ho would soil his place. If so, would
tho doctor listen to a proposition? Tho
butler returned nnd Bald that Dr. Gray
sou would bo willing to (IIbcuss tho
matter; it being tho luncheon hour per
haps tho gcntloman would mako a
proposition at table.
This was far more than the young
man had hoped for. Ho sent word that,
though ho felt llko an intruder, ho
would accept tho Invitation. In n few
till nut 03 ho heard a rustling of skirts
on tho stulrcasc, nnd a lady entered
tho room.
Sho was tho person who had driven
him from the station to tho Inn.
''You are doubtless surprised to see
mo," sho said, smiling.
"Not moro surprised than pleased,"
wns tho gallant reply. "You aro"
"Miss Kloienco Grayson. I put on
u prefix lo which I nm entitled, but
seldom uso It. The "doctor" indicates
it degrco I ncipitred In n postgriuluato
course at college. I trust you will ex
cuse my not making myself known ns
tho owner of this property. The truth
is that wo aro thinking of upending
some tlmo abroad, and If wo do tho
p'ace would be only an encumbrance."
".' nd I having Just conio from abroad
. ' iiorty would bo very useful to
. '
l lunt'heon everything wns talked
about oxcept the purclmso of tho prop
erty. The gentleman having been a
traveler and tho lady having been high
ly educated, thoy found far moro in
tcrcstiug topics to discuss than u mat
tor of business. That was uttonded to
by Miss Orayson's representative. The
property was bought by tho stronger,
but when Miss Grayson wont abroad
ho followed her and brought her back
is his wife.
Thero was trouble in Captain Carr's
little homo on tho Now Hampshiro
coast. Tho captain had received his
title from tho act that ho owned a
sloop in which ho fished in winter
and took out pleasure parties in sum
mer. Sho was both a motor and a soil
boat and was named tho Fredcrlca
from his wife.
The occasion of tho trouble was that
Ids daughter, Fannie, a comely girl of
eighteen, had tho night before been
kidnaped. She had gono to visit her
aunt a inllo down tho beach. It was
early spring nnd tho weather was mild.
A half moon gavo somo light Just
before sunset n steamer about fifty
feet from stem to stern dropped anchor
in tho bay not far from tho house
where Funnlo Carr was visiting, and
nbout 0 o'clock a boat was seen mov
ing from tho ship toward the shore.
A party landed, went to the house,
took tho girl to tho boat and pulled
her to tho schooner.
Tho captain suspected that his
daughter had been cnrrled away by
one whom he had forbidden her to
marry. This man was Jdck Austin, n
sailor, without means, but with noth
ing else against him. Carr didn't seem
to know whether his daughter wished
to marry Austin or not. Sometimes ho
thought sho did and sometimes ho
thought Bho didn't
I got wind Of the matter early in tho
morning, and, seeing Cnptaln Carr go
ing to his boat with a wheelbarrow
load of provisions and a carboy of wa
ter, I went down to tho dock nnd
without asking him whero ho was go
ingfor 1 knew that ho was bent on
bringing back his daughter I asked
him If he didn't wish mo to go with
him. Ho said he did, and before wo
started Ned Beam came down, nnd
tho captain took him along too. Wo
knew thero were three' on the other
boat, and, since wo were three, thero
wns nn even nintch.
Tho captain had been told that the
boat wo were after no ono had seen
her name had turned her noso north
word after leaving the buy. So ho
steered In thnt direction. Every now
and again when wo met n boat Carr
would descrlbo to those on her tho one
wo were after and ask if they had
seen her. Somo had seen her and
somo hadn't, but wo got enough In
formation nbout her to sntlsfy us that
wo were on her track. Wo followed
her all day, and when tho captain
found wo couldn't possibly reach her
before dark ho wns discouraged, for
he felt Biiro tho fugitives were mak
ing for Casco bay, whero thero uro is
lands enough to conceal n whole llcot.
After passing Portland wo got in
among these lslnnds and lost all track
of what wo wero following, but after
meandering among them for four dnys
wo wero sailing post Seguln light
when tho captain spied something near
tho main Island moving wcstwnrd that
answered tho description of tho craft
wo wanted. Wo followed her down
past Orrs Island and snw her go
through tho nnrrow gut between Orrs
and Iialleys Islands.
That's tho last wo saw of her for
several days, when one evening, round
lug a point of Cliff island, wo saw her
anchored In n covo no great dlstanco
from us. We made for her, expecting
to see Borne ono preparing to receive
us, but as we neared her not n human
being could wo sco aboard of her. Wo
anchored near her, and tlio captain and
Ned Ileum got into tho tender nnd
wont aboard her.
After nwhllo the captain pulled lnck
and sold that they had found her de
serted. Her niutfo had been painted
off the stern, but they could sco tho
whlto lettors underneath Rowenn.
Sho must havo been laid up for some
time, for her fires wero out nnd the
furnace only warm. Ills Idea was
that something had gono wrong with
them, and thoy had been obliged to
ly up. Probably they had seen us
nnd had left their craft and gono up
Into the island, though they could
have got away from thore, since the
Httlo steamers wero stopping nt tho
dock on tho other sldo n number of
times a day.
Captain Carr told mo that ho had
loft Ileum on tho Itowcna, and I wns
lo stay on tho Kredorlca while- ho
went up on to the island to find out
If uny one had scon anything of tho
party wo wero after. Ho did so and
returned disappointed, for ho had
found no one who hod seen any such
party,
Leaving Ned on the Kowenu, the
captain and I turned In at 0 o'clock
ami turned out again .about 0 o'clock.
The cnptaln went on deck and called
to Ned, who did not nppoar. Getting
no reply, he went aboard tho Uowcna,
to And hor not only deserted by her
ciew, but by Ned as well. Tho cap
tain was myst Hied and so was I. Not
knowing what to do, wo did nothing.
About 10 o'clock wo saw soveral men
coming toward us, headed by Fnnnip
Cnrr herself. She asked her fathor to
come ashore to her and told him that
Austin had kidnaped her, but that
during the trip she had forglveu him.
Tho boiler of tho Itowenu having giv
en out, thoy had been obliged to glvo
up tholr flight. When tho captain
and llenm had gono aboard of their
boat the men of tho party, except
Jack, had gono ashore, nnd sho und
.Tack'had hidden In the furnace.
After u long powwow, tho captain
gavo in, consented to tho match, nnd
wo all wont back on tho tfrederlcn,
towing tho Howena.
John Ituulct was a line, sturdy fel
low until ho fell ill with impoverish
ment of tho blood. lie wus a flue
swimmer, Hknter, boxer, fencer, a
champion in tennis and ono of tho
best bnll twlrlers In tfio country. But
when sickness ovcrcamo him he lost
his streifgth nnd even his life was in
danger.
Drs. Hammcrsly nnd Phlpps, his
physicians, consulted on his case and
came to tho conclusion that they had
better rosort to transfusion of blood.
It was not easy to And ono who was
willing to glvo up sufficient blood to
(111 Jack Itunlct's veins, for they were
of no ordlnnry capacity, but several
persons volunteered to glvo each a por
tion, nnd In this way the whole was
obtained. Runlet wus n favorite
among women, and two of ills sweet
hearts responded to tho call, though
neither knew of tho offer of tho other.
Two men, Jack's most intimate friends,
offered to glvo their quantum of blood,
and nfter tho four transfusions were
effected the patient had in him the
blood drawn from two women nnd two
men.
Maud Scarborough and Delia Thorno
wero tho women nnd Ned Summerllcld
and Gcorgo Smith tho men. The op
erators would hnvo preferred that the
blood should bo transfused In a mixed
state. Tills was because they expect
ed the patient would bo affected by the
peculiarities of tho persons from whom
it enmc, and it would bo better that
these traits should In a measure ncu
trallzo onq another. But the operations
must bo performed separately.
Hunlct became well again, thnnks to
theso devoted friends, but not himself.
Thoro was very Httlo of his own blood
left in him indeed, ho was four other
persons in turn. When tho blood of
one of tho women wns sent out from
his heart he was much llko that wo
man, and slnco only half of him was
mon ho was manly but halt of tho
time.
When ho regained his health and
strength tho baseball season was open
ing, and ho resumed his position ns
pitcher, but ho was found to bo unre
liable. At times he had his usual
strength, while nt others he seemed to
have lost it, both of will nnd muscle.
He concealed his weakness as well as
he could, but it was unfortunate that
he did so. It would have been better
for him to retire. When n match game
of great importance was being played
a frightened mouse ran across tho dia
mond. Doubtless the blood of ono of
the women with which his nrtcrlcs
wore filled wns at tho moment being
Bent through his system, for ho became
paralyzed with fear. Running to tho
grand stand, ho stood upon ouo of tho
plank scats and could not be Induced
to come down.
But few of those present knew tho
entiBo of Runlet's cowardice, though
none could understand why n man
should bo nfmld of n mouse. At nny
rate, the gamo wns broken up, for Run
let, covered by shame, left tho field.
Tho next day ho went to his doctors to
lenrn whnt was tho matter with him.
They looked nt each other knowingly,
but thought it best that he should not
bo enlightened. So to get rid of him
thoy told him ho needed rest
Tho noxt time n game of importance
came off Runlet took his placo among
tho spectators instead of in tho box.
Ho had doubtless been under tho Influ
ence of tho blood he had received from
ono of his women contributors, for he
had nearly nil that day been acting cf
femlnntoly. Ho had been very partic
ular nbout ills clothes, putting on a
particolored scarf with a diamond
stickpin in it, nnd had purloined all his
sister's rings, which he put ou his lin
gers. Ho went to' tho baseball match
with n lady's fan in his hand nnd while
waiting for tho gnmo to begin alter
nately fanned himself nnd sniffed nt n
bunch of violets pinned to his shirt
bosom.
Not a mnu of his old chums would
speak to him. They remembered his
desertion of ids post nt a former game,
and now to sco him sitting bedizened
with Jowelry, swinging n fan nnd
Hiiufllng nt flowers excited their full
contempt. As for tho women spectu
tors, thoy wero very much nmuscd nt
his notions.
Runlet's club hnd not found n pitcher
to take his place. It lost steadily,
nnd by tho end of tho fifth Inning nil
hope of winning the game left them.
It is a disputed point what caused a
sudden throwing off of Runlet's ef
feminacy. The doctors who transfus
ed tho blood Into him contend thnt a
quantum of woman's blood, which had
been thrown through the heart, sud
denly gave placo to that of a man.
Bo this as It may. Jack Runlet, be
dizened us ho wns, vaulted tho rail
that separated him from tho Held,
jumped down Into tho diamond and
demanded tho ball. A shout arose,
with cries of "Try him agalnl" "Glvo
it to hi m!" und tho like. Somo one
tossed tho ball to him, and by n suc
cession of reninrkablo curves ho put
out every ono "who attempted to han
dle the bat from then to tho end of
tho ninth inning, winning the game
handsomely.
The doctors aro now consulting how
to got him back to tho unbroken mas
culine condition ho wns In beforo It
became necessary to put now blood in
him. Dr. Hammersly has suggested
letting out blood whenever ho is ef
femlnato, supplying tho deficiency with
thnt of n Bturdy man. TJils will doubt
less bo done.
That's what you want for ironing that's
what the
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gives you. The heat is all in the burner
none in the room.
The New Perfection is cheaper than coal
and cooks better. Broils, bake3, roasts, toasts.
In 1,2, 3, and 4 burner sizes. Ask to see the 1914
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Pcrlcction
Standard Oil Company
Reporters in trio boimnons.
Shorthand writers first gained aciess
to tho bouse of commons with some
sort of olllclal acquiescence about 1780.
In the year 1803 they are to be found
occupying the back bench In the stran
gers' gallery without interference from
tho house officials, although the latter
affected to bo ignorant of their pres
ence In 1830 tho house commenced to
publish the dally division lists Itself
and from that time onward the old
Idea that thero was something sacred
about tho doings of the bouse which
required tho prdhlbltlou of publicity
was exploded. After tho great Uro of
1834 the reporters were admitted ns n
matter of course to tho temporary
building used by tho commons und
when, on Feb. 3, 1852, the represent
atives of tho people took possession of
their new chamber In the palace of
Westminster tho press was at last offi
cially recognized and the reporters'
gallery as It ut present exists was un
acknowledged fact
A Luckloss Caterpillar.
Nature Is a curious force. Thero Is
a caterpillar In Australia. It looks for
food under leaves and twigs In the
usual way. As It searches, n parasite,
specially equipped by nuture for tho
purpose, drops on its neck and fastens
itself there. In a week or" two this Ht
tlo parnslto seed begins to germinate,
drawing its nourishment from tho very
llfcblood of tho insect. Tho latter,
feeling sick, buries itself nbout two
Inches into tho ground. Eventually n
pale green stalk nbout twelve Inches
high, at tho summit of which Is a most
extraordinary flower, somewhat resem
bling tho top of n bulrush when In
seed, appears. Tho poor caterpillar's
refuge in tho grouud is of no avail, for
its wholo Interior has to mako room
for a vegetnblo mass of roots. Sucked
as dry as a bone, it is uctunlly con
verted Into n stick of wood. Johannes
burg Chronicle.
In the House of Commons.
In tho days of Burke, I'Itt nnd Kox
members of the houso of commons
used to relievo tho tedium of debate
by sucking oranges nnd cracking nuts
whllo lying full length on tho benches,
and Brougham made his great six
hours speech on law reform In 1828
with n hatful of oranges by his side
for refreshment Joseph Iluino found
solnco in pears, which ho took from
his bulging pockets und munched by
tho hour, loaning the while against his
favorite post. No wonder oranges wero
so populnr. slnco their vender (one or
them, nt nny rate) wns n picturesque
girl who used to sit with hor wares In
tho lobby, attired In it "sprigged mus
lin gown with n gauze neckerchief" or
In tho glory of "clean whltoudlk stock
ings, Turkey leather shoes and pink
silk pettlcont, becomingly short."
Westminster Gazette
Selfish Etiquette.
Somo rules In an old book on eti
quette seoui to encourage n practice
commonly cnlled "looking out for No.
1." Hero nre two of them:
When enke Is passed do not finger
each piece, but with n quick glanco se
lect the best.
Never refuse to tasto of a dish be
cause you aro unfamiliar with it or you
will lose tho tasto of many a delicacy
whllo others profit by your abstinence,
to your lasting regret
Oil Gives Best Results
(nebraska)
Omaha
MR. farmer:
Why not be up to date and have the same lighting
convenience as your city brother.
A small isolated light plant run by your gasoline
engine is what you need. The electric light is as far
ahead of the ordinary oil lamp as the oil lamp was
ahead of the pine knot. When in town, call and let
us explain this system.
"Anything Electrical."
Electrical Supply Co.,
217 East
The North Side
Feed Barn has forisale
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Phone No. 29.
Wagons
Tf OR many years the Weber wagon
x has been accepted as the standard
c' waRon value everywhere. No model of
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The International fifth wheel prevents the pulline
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ioreer with bent and broken king pins and circle
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Go to the I H C local dealer who handles Weber
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