Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 200, Decatur, Adams County, 24 August 1926 — Page 3

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rr. Tills time her answer was . -it will end everything I Jn trying to do. and destroy what I *»ve already done." Laurie threw his half burned clga--tte into the tire, ns If to lend greatemphasis to his next words. -That settles it." he announced. "I root listen to you.” She turned to look at him. “But you must,'’ she faltered. ‘Tm I a, ready to tell you. I’ve been work!nf myself up to It ever since you came.” • I know. I’ve watched the process, aaj I won’t ha\e another word." He i Uta second cigarette, drew in a ' mouthful of smoke, and sent It forth mln in a series of widening rings. - -your conversation is extremely uninteresting." he explained; "and look it the setting we’ve got for something romantic and worth while. This cozy ‘ room, this roaring fire"—he interrupted himself to glance through the nearest window—"a ripping old snowstorm outside, that’s getting worse every minute, and the exhilarating ; sense that though we’re prisoners, we’re already taken two perfectly «x)d prisoners of our own; what we could one ask to make an after- , noon in the country really pleasant?" He stopped, for she was crying again, and the sight, which had taxed : his strength an hour earlier, overtaxed it now. She overwhelmed him like a breaker. He rose, and going dose to her, knelt beside her chair. “Doris," he begged, brokenly. “Don’t, don’t cry! I.can’t tell you how ft makes me feel. I—l can stand anything but that." He seized her lands and tried to pull them away from her face. "Look at me." he urged “I’ve got all sorts of things Jto say to you, but I won’t say them Hoih This Isn't the time or the place, mt one thing, at least, I want yon ■Ubow. I do trust you. I trust you jfiolutely And whatever happeua. Jatever all this incredible tangle Rn mean. I shall always trust you." kße wiped her eyes and looked into M; more serious In that moment than K* bad ever seen them. will stop," she promised, with a JW catcfl in her voice. “But please jpt: think I’m a hysterical fool. I’m *®orl« " He Begged Brokenly, “Don’t, Don’t Cry!” W crying because I’m frightened, but gcause because—Laurie, you’re so ffiendld 1” * told you you’d find all sorts of #pexpe<'t<>d virtues In me," he lightly fcnounced; and It was the familiar jWrle who smiled down at her, *?“ er u are dozens more you don’t PCam of. I'll reveal them to you lUftrdedly. They're rather overwhelming." _ onQ smiled vaguely at his chatter, it was plain that she was followM 8 her own thoughts. “The most wonderful thing about you," she said, “Is that through this •hole experience you’ve never, for ®ne single Instant, been ‘heroic.’ Tou’re not the kind to ‘emote’ I” Great Scott'" gasped Laurie, ®*ftled. “i should hope not 1” He could look at her now, nnd he <ud, his heart filled with the satisfybeauty of her. She was still eanlng forward p little In the low chair, with her hands unconvention“*y clasped around one knee, and er eyes staring into the fire. A Minter, he refleeted, would go mad Over the picture she made; and why not? He himself was going mad over h was even a little light-headed. She wore again the gown she had •ntn the first day he saw her. and l*>e memory of that polgimntjiour In-

tenslHed TTie emotion of lids 'one. Taking her in, from the superb masses of hair on her small bead to the glittering buckles on her low house-shoes, Laurie knew at last that whoever and whatever this girl might be, she was the one whose companionship through life his hungry heart demanded. He loved her. He would trust her, blindly If he must, but whatever happened fully and for all time. There had been a long silence after his last words, but when she spoke It was as if there had been no Interval between his chatter and her response. "Almost any other man would have been ‘heroic,’ ’’ she went on. “Almost any other man would have been excited and emotional at times, and then would have been exacting and difficult and rebellious over nil the mystery, and the fact that I couldn’t explain. I’ve set that pace myself." she confessed. "I haven’t always been able to take things quietly and —and philosophically. The wonderful thing about you is that you’ve never been overwhelmed by any situation we’ve been In together. You’ve never even seemed to take them very seriously. And yet, when It came to a ‘showdown,’ as Shaw says,, you’ve been right there, always." “You’re the kind,” she said, "that In the French revolution, if you had been a victim of It, would have gone to the guillotine with a smile and a jest, and would have seen In the ex' perience only a new adventure.” At that, he shook his head. “I don’t know,” he said slowly, and with the seriousness he had shown her once or twice before. “Death Is a rather important thing. I’ve been thinking about it a good deal lately." “You have I" In her astonishment, she straightened In her chair. "Why?” “Well," he hesitated, “I haven't spoken about it ranch, but —the truth Is, I'm taking the European war more seriously than I have seemed to. I think America will swing Into the fight In a month or two more; I really don’t see how we can keep out any longer. And I’ve made up my mind to volunteer as soon as we declare war.” “Ob, Laurie!” That was all she said, but It was enough. Again he turned away from her and looked Into the fire. "I want to talk to you about It sometime," he went on. “Not now, of course. I’m going In for the aviation end. That's my game.” "Yes. it would be," she corroborated, almost inaudibly. "I’ve been thinking about it a lot," he Hpcated. Th re *M U Intense. ' *" ' ■ ’• — • which he had made <o no ,-w else but Bangs, am! to him In only a casual phrase or two. "That’s one reason why It has been hard for me to get down to work on a new play, as Bangs and Epstein have been hounding me to do. I was afraid I couldn’t keep iny mind on It. All I can think of. besides you—" he hesitated, then went on rather self-consciously—“are those fellows over there nnd the tremendous job they're doing. I want to help. I’m going to help. But I’m not going into It with any Illusions about military bands nnd pretty uniforms nnd grand-stnnd plays. It's the biggest job in the world today, nnd It's got to be done. But what I see in It tn the meantime nre blood nnd filth ■nd stench nnd suffering and horror and a limitless, stoical endurance. And—well, I know I'm going. But I can’t quite see myself coming home.” •Save for hfs revelation on the morning they met, this was the longest personal confidence Laurence Devon had ever made to another human being except his sister Barbara. At its end. as she could not speak, he watched her for a moment In silence, already half regretting what he had said. Then she rose with a fiercely abrupt movement, and going to the window stood looking at the storm. He followed her and stood beside her. "Laurie,” she said suddenly. "Yes?" “I can't stand It.” "Can’t stand It?” He repeated her words almost absently. His eyes were on a stocky figure moving among the trees below. It kept In constant motion and, he observed with pleasure, It occasionally stamped its feet and swung its arms as If suffering from the cold. “I can't stand this situation.” "Then we must clear It up for you." He spoke reassuringly, his eyes still on the active figure. “Is that one of our keepers, down there?" She nodded. "He has instructions to watch the front entrance and windows. There s another man watching the rear.” "I hope he hasn’t a nice little bottle of chloroform In his overcoat pocket, or vitriol.” murmured, Laurie,, reflqc.

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Hveiyr - "By (He way," He turned" so her with quickened Interest, “something tells me It's long after lunch Time. Is there any reason why we shouldn't eat?" She smiled. 9 "None whatever. The Icebox contains all the things a well-regulated Icebox Is supposed to hold. I over heard Shaw and his secretary discussing their supplies.” “Good! Then we’ll release Mother Fagin long enough to let her cook some of them." He strolled to the bedroom door. On a chair facing It the woman sat m<l gazed at him with her fierce eyes. "Would you like a little exercise?” he politely inquired. There wus no change of expression In the hostile face. "Because If you would," he went on, “and If you'll give me your word not to cry out. give any kind of alarm or signal, or start anything I whatever, I’ll take that bundage off your mouth and let you cook lunch for us and for yourself." The fierce eyes set, then wavered. He waited patiently. At last the head i nodded and he expeditiously untied I the bandage. "The very best you've got, please,” i he instructed. "And I hope you can cook. If you can’t, I’ll have to do ft myself. I’m rather gifted that way." "I can cook," avowed the old woman i sullenly. “Good work! Then go on your joyous way. But if you feel an Impulse to Invite into your kitchen any of the gentlemen out in the grounds, or to release the secretary, restrain It. They wouldn’t like It In here. They wouldn’t like it at all.”’ A strange grimace twisted the woman’s sardonic features. He interpreted it rightly. “I’m glad you agree with me,” he said. "Now, brook trout, please, and broiled chickens, and early strawberries and clotted cream.” She looked at him with a return of the stoic expression that was her habitual one. "We ain't got any of those things,” she declared. "We ain’t?” Her guest was pained. I "What have we got?” "We got ham and eggs and lettuce and milk and coffee and squash pie.” He sighed. “They will do,” he said resignedly. "Do you think you could have them ready In five minutes?” The luncheon was a cheerful meal, for Laurie made It so. When It was finished he went to the kitchen winI dow, opened It, and carefully arranged several hot ham sandwiches in a row. “For the birdies,” he explained. “For the cold little birdies out In the I grounds.” “This storm will be a good thing for us," he mentioned to Doris, when they had returned to the unctalrs sitting room. "It will be dark soon after four, and the snow k-ftl rover our footsteps. But I’m Inclined to think," he ' added, reflectively, “that before we start I’d better go out and truss up those two birds In the grounds." She showed an Immediate apprehension. “No, no! you mustn’t think of that!” I she, cried. "Promise mo you won’t." (TO BE COMTIMUKD) -- -O Lowden will Not Be Senatorial Candidate | Chicago, Aug. 24.—(United Press) ’ -Telegrams received from Frank O. . Lowden,' Ex-Governor of Illinois and -»-■■■ ■ ■■■■■> .candidate ’ s o; the Presidency in 1928. tod.»y set ! at rest the rumors that he would en--1 ter the race for the Senate as an Independent, agains Col. Frank L. I Smith. j Smith was the recipient of large contributions front public utility interests 1 when he made his successful .bid for the republican nomination in June, 1 the Senate primary expense investigating committee found. | Lowden wired from the Thousand Islands, wheie he is vacationing, that under no circumstances would he undertake the race. ——o—insull Resigns as Head of Midland Utilities Co. Chicago. Aug. 24.—Samuel Insull has resigned as president of the Midland Utilities company to become chairman of the board of- directors.. His son, Samuel Insull Jr., was elected president to succeed him, after the meeing of lie board. I The younger Insull had been vicepresident and executive head of the company since its formation in 1923 j The Midland company was organI ixed three years ago to develop elecI trie gas and transportation in NorthI ern Indiana. ° —~ Nicholas Murray Butler Refuses to Enter Politics New York, Aug. 24.—(United Press) r —Dr. Nicholas Murry Butler, president of Columbia university, has declined' 1 to become a candidate for the repub-1 lican nomination for Governor of New \ York. ; Answering suggestions that his I I name be placed before the party con- ' vention, Dr. Butler issued a statement In which he explained that pressure , ’of administrative woik at Columbia i and with the Carnegie endowment for 1 peace, prevent his consideration of any , I candidacy for political office. I

• Mary to Marry < 1 Mary Astor, rod headed actress, was to inarry Irving Asher, movie official. Pastor Advocates Cozy Corners for Courting I Chicago. Aug. 24. —(Unfed Press) — Cczy Coiners for courting were advocated by the Rev. Philip Cone Fletcher. Little Rock. Aik.. Methodist pas- 1 ton to an audience here yesterday. | *The Rev. Fletcher said he first advocated approval of spooning in 1909.! from the pulpit of the First Methodist church in St. Louis, and that he had not seen fit to change his mind. "Courtship is a very necessary , thing." he said. “ It can't be done in stuffy parlors in boarding houses. Automobiles with their freedom from' restriant offer Joo much in the way of temptation. I approve of Chicago Park ' officials allowing spooning on park benches, because spooning is an old fashioned necessity, which leads to marriage.” o Twelve Chinese Bankers Executed for Speculating London. Aug. 24.—(United Press) — A daily mail dispatch from Tokio said that Chang Tso Lin, strictly enforcing the order that banks in Manchuria must not speculate in the currency, has executed 12 Chinese bankers, including seven Millionaires of Mukden and Harbin. o —-—— Stockholder’s Meeting Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Citizens Telephone Company, of Decatur, Indiana, will be held at the office of the secretary of said com pany, in the city of Decatur, Indiana, on, Monday, September 6, 1926 at 7 o’clock p. m. for the election of five directors to serve for the ensuing vear for the transaction of quch other business as may be properly brought before said meeting. HERMAN F. F.IIINGER. Cecy. 199 to Sept. 6. HOW TO PREVENT GREAT NERVE TROUBLE HEADACHE GOES AWAY IN 40 MINUTES See What it Does for Bad Nerves. Dr. Taylor, 2011 Glendale Ave., Detroit, says: "I was paralized four years. Three years ago I was recommended by a good doctor to take San Yak Pils for three months, and they cured me. I know as I did nothing otherwise and Improved at once. I have gotten more out of life in the past year than in any previous year and I am 78 years of age. See what it does for the Kidneyr Dr. L. P. Bailey, of Mcßride, Mian, says of San Yak: "It will do all you claim. It is fine medicine for the blood and has cured rheumatiani of long standing. When one treats the kilneys with San Yak he is renewing the whole body. One can always depeudon San Yak (Signed/ L. J. Bailey, M. D. High Blood Pressure Mrs. W. E. Brandson, of Robinson, Ind., writes: “I took San Yak for high blood pressure and it worked like a charm, I am not now troubled any more." S. F. Marring, of Ohio Oil Co., Marshall, 111., says: "San Yaki is a wonderful medicine for stomach and ' bowelq.” | Dr. Geo. W. Snyder, of Chicago, 'said this for people advanced tn years: "Sun Yak lends the thrill that conies from making human life lastingly better, I am free to state that by its use it wjuld be quite impossible, owing to its wonderful antiseptic actit n on the pancreas and bowels, to become afflicted with appendicitis or constipation. San Yak doee not irritate the internal organs and its effect is delightfully soothing Sale at Smith, Yager & Falk and leading druggists

Marion Talley to Sing At Winona August 27 No other singer in modern times has secured the attention of the nation’s press accorded to Marion Talley, the youthful prlma donna of the Metropolitan, whose first concert In this region, on Friday night, August 27, at Winona Lake, Indiana, will be a fitting climax to the musical sea son. Amid scenes of indescribable enthusiasm this Kansas City girl, the youngest ever to step on the stage of the Metropolitan opera house, made her debute as Gilda in "Rigoletto" last February to a house packed to the doors, with so great a crowd without that It had to be dispersed by mounted police. The phenomenon! of a young girl who had never performed on a stage, and indeed had never sung with an orchestra, to make her debut at the world's greatest opera house in a leading role and meet the exacting tasks imposed by the standards of

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