MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1916.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
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THE NEW
CLARION
WILL N.
HARBEN
Copyright, 1914, by Harper Cf
Brothers
CHAPTER XXII.
Making Progress.
kf , Yl. that must have lcen Susy
A Thomas!" Abner said to Abe.
f "rremember her. She had a
t 1 sad. sweet face. I didn't
fcnotv Fho was any kin o yore"n.
though, Abe. It must a beeu on yore
mammy's side."
"She was, the roundest one o the
children my mother's sister Molly left
-when she died." Abe answered. x "IIow
Crais managed to fool 'or as he did 1
don't know. lie was eld enough to be
her daddy an' as quarrelsome as a
bo:ir. Oh. I know a Itjt more that I
could tell you. but I jest can't." :
"She certainly was to be pjtiel." Ab-;
nor was looking away at the sky in
the west, which still held a faint red
plow of the passing daylight. Ml
haven't seen "er, though, fer several
months now."
'You never will a -'in," Ale said, his
great breast rising bigh and falling.
'Oh, is that so?" Aimer went on.
"Then she's left tUe country?"
"Yes: the Norton family folks
that
had been pood to 'er an overlooked her
misfortune was movin' out to Texas
on a farm. 'They didn't like to leave
'er so destitute, an' they said they
thought maybe a change o' climate
would do 'er good an' in time make 'er
forgit Craijr."
"Well, I hoie it did .'er goo&, Abe."
There was just a hint of delay in
Fulton's response. Then his face dark
ened, and his voice quivered under a
flood of passion. "She died," he said.
"The medicine the operation or what
ever it was killed her. Mrs. Norton
wrote me all about it. Susy suffered
awful. "She was in her ri:rht mind up
to the very last minute. She sent me
a message said I was the only livrn
kin she ever had that had treated her
half decent."
"How God could let a man like Craig
live as long as he did is a wonder to
me," Abner sail. "I feel better about
Howard's cae now than 1 did. Abe.
an' I'm jrlad I run across you. La. ef
Susy Thomas had jest 'a' leen his fust
cousin now a jury would clear 'im
without leaviu' the'r seats. Ef I was
on a jury in a case like that I'd git 'em
to g e three whoopin cheers fer the
accused, an" we'd ride 'im out o' court
on our shoulders an' take 'im in tri
umph from one end o' town to t'other.
But pore Howard, he hain't got no
claim like that to help him out!"
"I don't believe Howard done it."
Abe said, n futile stare in his eyes.
"Yen say he claims he didn't, an' that
1 . UC
git my rights, Abe,' Abner said.
ought to settle it with any reasonable
thinkin person. His word ort to be
enough."
"His word ain't worth a hill o' beans
in the matter," Abner said contemptu
ously. "In fact, he won't be allowed
to testify. He kin make a statement,
you know, an the jury kin respect it
or not. as it sees fit. Hut they won't
rrsjK'ct Howard's tale cn tcp o nil
that has happened. Craig had a bad
temper an' tried several times to wipe
his feet on the boy. Howard knowed
what a bad stripe he was an' despised
im an' said so time after time. All
that will go agin the boy at the trial.
an he had plenty o time to deliberate
fore aetiu'. I reckon Craig was rough
with you. too. A lw. He was with ev
cry body else he dealt with."
"Huh: Me? I was dirt under his
lordly feet."
"He was slow pay, too, I've always
hoard." Abner said. "The storekeepers
in town ore hit hard an' wonderin cf
the estate will par out, mortgaged as
it is up to -the hilt. I reckon he owed
you some'n' along with the balance?"
"For a month's bard work, more or
less." was ilie answer, "but I'll not put
In no claim. I den't want no lawsuit.'
"I'd git my rights. Abe," Abner said.
"You owe it to yore wife. Let's see.
IT 12 slid ypu seeim last, Abe?"
8 ffv ll
"ile? Why?" Abe's eyelashes flicker
ed. "Le'me think. "Why, the last time
was as he was startin off to town the
day that" Abe failed .to finish, drop
ping his glance to the ground.
"I know," Abner prompted him; "the
day him an' Howard had the fuss on
the street."
"Yes. that was the time," Fulton an
swered unsuspectingly. "He was hoss
back an' an' drinkin', as 'usual."
"I see he rid by here."
Abe cast a vacant look at the placid
questioner, then he nodded. "Yes, I
was at the pen thar fee din' ny pig. I
reckon it was about S o'clock or a little
after. He he could hardly set In the
saddle. I wasn't surprised when I
heard about the fuss."
"It was a little bit out o his most
direct way to come by here, wasn't it?"
Abner's tone was even and careless.
"The lee line way from his house to
town is by Trumbley's. ain't it?"
"I don't know," Abe said, slightly
disturbed by the demand. "It may be
shorter by Trumbley's. Anyway, Craig
was too drunk to know which way he
was goin'."
"The administrator will not git much
fer his farm in the condition it's in,"
Abner remarked casually. "I happened
to notice that he started you to buildin'
a new wire fence, I reckon you never
finished it. not knowin' whar yore
wages would come from now that he's
dead." ,
"I throwed that job up," Abe flashed
out impulsively. "lie wouldn't plank
down a cent, although I was out o'
grub, ne come over to whar I was at
work that last morain an' cussed me
black an blue fer makin a little mis
take. After he rid off I shouldered my
tools an' quit."
"I see." Abner spat straight toward
the firelight, slowly rose to his feet.
hts hands In his pockets, the bridle
thrown over his shoulder. "An Craig
Lrid straight off to town an had his
fuss with Howard. His little tiff with
you started 'im out fer the day, an' he
wanted to git back at somebody."
"Yes, I heard that evenin that he'd
jumped on Howard." Abe fell into the
trap. "Craig didn't "care fer man, God
nor devil."
"That time in the field was the very
last you seed of 'im alive," Abner re
marked adroitly.
"TIfe very last time," Abe said un
guardedly. "But let's see. Didn't I hear you to
say, Abe," Abner remarked, now star
ing steadily, "that the last sight you
had of 'im was while you was ft that
pigpen thar an' he rid by goin to
town?"
Fulton's beetling brows met in a
i frown of perplexity. "Did I say that?"
he asked. "That must 'a' been anoth
er time. My memory am t as good as
it used to be."
'Mine ain't' nuther." Abner threw
his shoulders back and yawned. "Well.
must be goin'."
Down the road, when in sight of
Trumbley's barn, Abner saw Pole
Baker.
"A purty tramp you been havin, Un
cle Ab," he tegan, with a smile. "You
went exactly the wrong direction. 1
seed yore boss just now back o' my
place. He's thar yit nibblin at a One
patch o' grass. ii" me yore bridle.
I'm spryer 'u you are in the legs, ef 1
ain't smarter in the head, an' I never
yit seed a boss I couldn't hafter."
Abner gave the bridle to him, and as
Fole bore it briskly away he strolled on
homeward. Ten minutes later, as Ab
ner stood waiting at the gate of the
lot, Fole rode up on the bare back of
the horse, his legs swinging to and fro
from the animal's flanks. He laughed
in a significant way as he slid down to
the ground.
"Fer a wild, runaway boss," he said,
"this im was the easiest to catch 1
?ver run across, ne come up to me of
his own accord, jest the same as to
say, "Ef you an' Uncle Ab are through
playlu' tag with me I'll go home to
bed.' "
"Humph!" Abner said, his mind evi
dently far away, as he opened the gate
and let the horse loose in the lot-
"You kin sniff ef you want to," Fole
said, with a meaning smile. "I ain't
a-goln' to pry into yore business,
though I'll admit I'm losin' sleep over
the very thing you are thinkin' about
at this minute. Jlidin' back jest now
it struck me that a feller o yore wide
experience wouldn't meander off on a
bare, rocky hillside lookin' fer a boss
that out after grass when you know
mighty well that it grows on low
ground. You mought lie an" say you'd
already been whar I found the boss,
but that wouldn't pass my Adam's ap
ple, fer 1 seed from the grass that had
been topited in one spot that the hoss
had been thar a. podvhiloJ!
"You are glttTH"aTr lulls siiarp, Fole,"
Abner said, with a sudden smile. "You
said t'other night on the mountain that
thar was some delicate things I could
work better 'n you. I don't believe It."
"I know whar you've been." role
said eagerly. "You've been to see Abe
Fulton. You have been, hain't you, old
man?"
Abner nodded silently, the worried
expression stealing back into his face.
"I knowed it'' Fole cried triumph
antly. "Well, what's yore opinion? Is
It likely that Abe dene it?"
"I think he did, Fole." Abner answer
ed slowly. "I am purty sure he done
it. but that don't git us out o' the mire
by a long shot."
. "You say It don't?" Fole's voice sank,
and a shadow crossed his face.
"No. it don't." Abner went on. "I've
read an' heard o' big cases, Fole, whar
sharp detective work was done with
plumb success, brat in all of 'cm thar
was outside happenin's, an facts to
pick up an piece together till the man
was tied hand and fcot, but in this
case, Fole, the truth lies away down
in the heart cf a elngle human Jjein.
In my opinion Abe is the feller that
done the deed, but it is Jestjny private
opinion, an' that ain't wuthastraw
wnen it comes as an offset to all the
facts agin Howard."
After Abner left him Abe Fulton re
mained seated on the wash bench, his
head dejectedly lowered. Presently
bis wife appeared .in the doorway.
"Supper was ready some time ago."
she announced, "but I didn't want' to
call you while Mr. Daniel was here.
We hain't got nothin fit to offer Mm,
nor no plates or decent cups and sau
cers. I wish you'd buy some, Abe. You
have no idea how 'shamed a woman
feels in a pinch like this.
"I overheard part o' what Mr. Daniel
was savin' about Howard Tinsley."
Mrs. Fuiton said as she sat down and
filled his plate with the young com
and cabbage, which was boiled with
pork and gave forth an appetizing
smell. "lie's sensible, a sight more so
than the boy's onammy, who still
claims he never done it. You can't
fool a man like Abner Daniel. He
knows thar ain't" no use contendm
ag'in plain facts, an he knows that th'!
shortest way out o the trouble is to
tell the truth. Folks love to see a man
brave enough to tell the truth in seen
a case, on' the court would deal lighter
with Howard ef he'd listen to advice
like Mr. Daniel could give."
"Nobody knows nil about it." Abe
let his full fork rest on his plate. "No
body but but the one most concerned
conid know it all. I'm I'm sorry fer
Howard Tinsley myself, so I am."
"Well, he ortn't to be bullhcaded an
hold back from sensible advice," the
woman answered.
Mrs. Fulton went to the hearth for
some more food and failed to notice
that her husband was not eating as
freely as usual. lie was swallowing
his food in a mechanical way. not pay
ing any attention to her. She came
back, sat down and reached out for his
plate." lie extended it automatically.
He was very" pale, but in the red fire
lliht the fact was not observable.
(To Be Continued.
EAGLE
Deacon
G. L. Myers and family arrive!
here last Saturday night from Sum
merfield, Kas., for an extended visit
with relatives.
A son arrived at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. George Mayer, who reside
on a farm southwest of Eagle, Mon
day, May 29.
Mrs. T. J. Bahr of Monte Vista,
Colo., arrived here Saturday night for
an extended visit at the Wm. Shar
home and with other relatives.
Howard Mick resumed his duties
at the barber shop Saturday morning
after having been quarantined in for
several weeks on account of diph
theria. D. B. Thorp returned home. Satur
day from Grand Island, where he
took part in the state sheet held ai.
that place last week. lie reports a
good time.
W. L. Bobson of Weeping Water
was called here Wednesday morning
to take care of the remains of Mr.
and Mrs. Lambert's baby, which was
buried Thursday afternoon.
We are, glad to report that Mrs. C.
A. Lanning, who was operated on for
gall stones at the St. Elizabeth hos
pital in Lincoln last Saturday, is im
proving. While plowing last Thursday after
noon Otto Kettelhut ran into a nest
of bees and was badly stung about
the head, face and arms. He reports
it a very painful occasion.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Muen
chau, Jr., who reside north cf Eagle,
on Wednesday morning, May 31, a
six-pound son, Fred, Jr. The mother
and little one are reported to be get
ting along nicely.
W. I. Swisher and family moved to
Lincoln the first of the week. Mr.
Swisher is undecided just what he
will do at present, but will no doubt
teach again next term as he has sev
eral locations in view We are sorry
to lose this estimable family, but
wish them much success wherever
they may decide to locate.
FARM HOUSE NEAR
MURRAY IS BURNED
Last night about 10 o'clock the
farm house belonging to Charles Phil
pot, seven miles southwest of Mur
ray, was totally destroyed by fire at
a lo?s estimated at in the neighbor
hood of 1,500, with no insurance.
The house, which is situated near the
Thilpot home placs, was unoccupied
at the time, and the flames had gained
good headway when discovered, so
that it was impossible to save th3
building. The cause of the fire is a
mystery so far.
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EAUTIFUL SERV
ICES AT THE OAK
Hill CEMETERY
The Woodman Circle Lodge Unveiled
Monuments of Mrs. Cclia Pein
and Mrs. Mary White,
Departed Sisters.
Yesterday afternoon in beautiful '
Oak Hill cemetery the members of
the Woodman Circle lode of this
city, together with a number of the
representatives of the supreme lodge
of the order, gathered to dedicate and
unveil the monuments erected over
the graves of two of their departed
members, Mrs. Celia Fein and Mrs.
Mary White. The unveiling was wit
nessed by a very large number of
people and was most 'beautiful and
impresfive as the officers and drill
team carried out the ritual work of
the order.
These beautiful monuments have
been placed by the Woodman Circle
in loving memory of those gone be
fore and the ceremonies that marked
their unveiling brought out the great
lesson of fraternalism that has been
so marked in this great order. The
families and the officers were seated
in a plot between the two graves of
the dear departed and the members
of the Woodman Circle degree team,
under the direction of Mrs. M. E.
Manspeaker, the captain, acted as the
guard of honor, forming the outline
cf the wedge surrounding the officers
ar. families. At the services Mrs.
Maude Bunch, guardian cf the local
lodge, gave a very touching address
on the dear ones gone before and
who had been such faithful member:
during their lifetime. Mrs. P. F. Rhin
read a very beautiful poem in keep
ing with the impressive occasion that
leflected the solemnity of the event
the members were takin.g part in
that of marking the last resting place
of the members of the order. The
ritual services were given in a man
ner that was very impressive an:',
each one of thoe taking part gave
their selections from the ritual with
feeling and perfectness that made a
lasting lesron to the large number
gathered around the graves. The ad
dress of the day was given by Miss
Dfcra Alexander, supreme clerk of the
order, and was one that brought
closer to her auditors the spirit of
fraternity and protection that has
made the Woodman Circle one of the
leading fraternal orders of the coun
try. She told of the necessity of pro
jection to the loved ones that the
fraternal insurance had made a pos
sibility through this order which
also not only provided the protection
to the loved ones in case of death,
but was alo one of the two fraternal
insurance organizations that places
above the graves of its members a
lasting shaft of stone to mark their
last resting place, and insured that
their earthly resting place might be
cared for.
During the services a quartet, com
posed of Mrs. Charles Jelinck, Miss
Florence Balser, Miss Marie Kauf
mann and Mrs. R. A. Bates, sang
three appropriate selections, "Blest
Be the Tie That Binds," "Nearer My
God to Thee,'' and a funeral anthem,
as the ceremonies proceeded to a
close.
The entire membership of the lodge
was garbed in white dresses and as
they stood during the beautiful serv
ices made a striking picture of the
great fraternal love dominating the
occasion, and the perfect manner in
which ail officers taking part carried
cut the ritual work - reflected great
credit upon them. The drill team,
under the leadership of Mrs. Man
speaker, who has been in charge of
this team since its organization, was
a great factor in the services and
deserves much praise for its part in
rthe work.
Accompanying Miss Alexander as
representatives of the supreme lodge
were Mrs. Mathiide Ilenning, Mrs.
Ivate Remington and Miss Brown, all
of Omaha.
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from India told of going into the in
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sick, that he had a bottle cf Cham
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Remedy with him and believed that
it saved his life. This remedy is used
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may know from this that it can be
depended upon for Ihe milder forms
of bowel complaint -that occur in this
country. Obtainable everywhere.
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ALL GAME
YESTERDAY
Red Sox Add Another Great Victory
to Their List by a Score
of 2 to 0.
In the best game so far this s-eason
on the local lot the Red Sox inflicted
a shut-out on the redoubtable Im
perials of Council Bluffs yesterday
afternoon by a score of 2 to 0. The
game was remarkably fast frcm start
to fini?h and through the splendid
work of the locals the visitors were
not only held scoreless but also hit
less, not a single hit being registered
against Connors through his excel
lent pitching as well as the peerless
fielding of the fast aggregation be
hind him. The fielding of Parriott
and Fahr.estock and Craig were the
features of the game as the beys ac
cepted all chances offered them and
carried them through without a bob
ble, aiding materially in hanging the
dark defeat on the visitors from the
Iowa city.
In the fourth inning the Sox se
cured their first tally of the game as
the result of the jab of Roberts into
right field territory. Connors opened
the inning for the Sox with a safe one
through shortstop, which the Bluffs
fielder could not handle in time to
retire the runner. Tarker followed
with a grounder to firt, on which he
was retired. Roberts then followed
with his poke to right that brought
Connors over the plate with the long
desired run and made the world look
brighter for the enthusiastic fans.
The ball was lo"st in tho grass for a
few seconds and Roberts advanced to
third base. Mason was out on a fly
to the left garden and Roberts at
tempted to score on the throw in, but
was tagged1 as he dashed for the
piate. s
The sixth was again a dark inning
for the visitors, when a hit and an
error added another to the Sox score
and spelled defeat for the Imperials.
Fahncstock started the inning with a
bunt that was easy for the catcher
and retired the fast little shortstop
at the first station. Herold followed
with a clean drive into center field,
and advanced when Connors struck
out. Parker secured a good safe hit
to the left garden, on which he was
able' to reach second and which
brought in Herold with the needed
run as the left fielder of the Imperials
was unable to hold the drive of
Parker. Roberts retired the side with
a grounder to first base.
Mason of the Sox made a very sen
sational play in the seventh inning
when a long drive was made into left
field by the visitors and which he
secured after a hard run and fell, but
still held the ball, and saved the team
from having a hit made on them.
This game was played in regular
time, only an hour and a half being
required to finish the contest, and
clearly demonstrated that the Red
Sox are all to the good this season
in every department of the game, and
with Connors working in as fine form
as he is at present, can net any of
the. teams in this part of the state.
Clarence Beal, the star center
; fielder, was one of the big factors in
same position that a great
Material;
the success 'of the Sox, with his sen
sational work in the field when he
grabbed several flies that looked good
for safe hits, and made possible the
hitless game:
The tabulated score of the game is
as follows:
RED SOX.
AB. H. P. A. E.
Beal, cf 3 0 4 0 0
Parriott, 3t 3 0 0 C 0
Fahncstock, ss. . . 3 0 4 3 0
Herold, c 4 1 3 1 0
gpnnors, p 3. 1 0 2 0
Parker, 2b 3 1 1 2 0
Roberts, rf 3 0 0 0 0
Mason, If 2 1 1 0 0
Craig, lb 3 1 14 0 0
Totals 27 5 27 15 0
IMPERIALS.
AB. H. P. A. E.
Lorensoai, ss 4 0 2 0 0
Check, rf 3 0 0 0 0
Gunne, 3b 3 0 0 4 0
Rice, if. , 3 0 1 1 1
Achatz, c 2 0 9 1 0
Chuste, lb 3 0 9 0 0
Morteson, 2b 3- 0 " 3 0 0
Burke, cf 3 0 0 0 1
League, p 3 0 0 1 0
Totals...... ...27 0 24 7 2
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Plattsmouth, Neb.
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John Hanson of Irwin, la., who has
been visiting at the Frank Grauf
home for the past ten days; departed
this afternoon for his home.
Taul Morgan of Hay Springs, Jeb.,
arrived yesterday for a short visit
here with his mother, Mrs. Gertrude
Morgan, and other relatives and
friends, and will accompany his wife
and little daughter back to Hay-Springs.
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FRED II. WYNN AND
MISS HARRIETT FORBES
UNITED IN MARRIAGE
Saturday afternoon in Omaha oc
curred the marriage of Mr. Fred H.
Wynn and Miss Harriett Forbes of
this city. The ceremony was a very
quiet one, being performed at the
Douglas county court house," by Rev.
Leyda of the Methodist church, and
was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Weaver of this city, friends of the
contracting parties. Both the bride
and groom have made their home in
this city their entire life time and
are held in the highest esteem by a
very large circle of friends, who will
learn of their marriage with much
pleasure and wish the young people
a long and happy married life and
one free from care and sorrow. The
bride is the charming" daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Forbes and a
young lady who is universally
esteemed and held in the highest re
gard by those who know her. The
groom is a member of the firm of
Patterson & Wynn, operating a gar
age on Vine street, and a young man
of sterling character and standing in
the community where he has resided
for so long. The young people will
continue to make their home here in
the future.
Mrs, Theodore Grapenser of Oma
ha, sister of G. II. Tarns, and Mrs.
Fred Rezner, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Tarns, came down Saturday and
visited here over Sunday with ths
Tarns family at the county7 farm.
C. L. Mitchell and wife of Lincoln
arrived in this city Saturday evening
for an over-Sunday visit at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Ramge, south
of this city. Mrs. Ramge is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell.
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