Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 6 February 1908 — Page 4
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i What Greencastle People and Their Friends Are Doinj;
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Mfertln Laney of Brazil was In the Will ly krldge was in Indlauapo-clty-today. lis last uight.
>|iss Druley went to Indianapolis
thii afternoon.
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Jj. E. Champer was in Clove!dal«‘ Charles Zeis was In Indianapolis
A. F. Modlin transacted business
in Ellettsville today.
transacting business today. C. Hill made a business trip to ploverdale this morning. $rs. Janies Hurst who lias been quite ill is slightly improving. !Thad Pickett went to Wallace Junction this morning for a few days
visit.
today transacting business. Mr. and Mrs. Morehart, of more, were in the city today.
Fill-
Jlrs. Shaw was a passenger on ithd* interurban to Terre Haute this
afternoon.
^ohn Naugele has returned to his hojne in Cloverdale after a visit with his brother, Milton Naugele. Mrs. A. A. Brothers and children are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Brothers of Fincastle this week. Joe Klelnbub and Ed. DeAvonshlre were in Indianapolis last night to see Marrying Mary at English's. J. P. Metcher went to Indianapolis
this morning to look after n ditching; jived
machine* that belongs to the THg
Four Railroad.
Harry Goldberg transacted business in Indianapolis tills afternoon. C. W. Williams of Cleveland, O., was a Monon passenger north this
morning.
Frank Smith of Lafayette, has been transacting business in the city
this week.
Mr. and Mi^** Marion Hinkle will go to Lafayette Saturday to visit Mrs Hinkle's sister, Mrs. Andrews. Mrs. Emma Fox has returned to her home in Crawfordsville, after a visit with her sister, Ida Bowman. Andrew Albright, of Brazil is seriou: !. ill. Mr. Albright is well known in the city having formerly
at M inhattan.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Storms of Putnamville have returned home after a visit with their daughter, Mrs.
Marion Hinkle.
Indianapolis got its portion of the storms yesterday, and was forced to close the schools on account of
disagreeable weather.
Mrs. Mansfield and Miss Shearer were among those who took the special for Indianapolis at 1:1” to at
tend the oratorical coir»*st.
Mrs. Lee Heck of Cincinnati, O., representing F. Sclilorhtermeyer & , Co., was in the city this morning eu
i route to Bloomington.
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Gill returned to their home in Crawfordsville, af- ; tor a few days’ visit with their son, j Harley (Jill, and wife of the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Arnold wept to Indianapolis this afternoon to attend the meeting of the midwinter Indiana Democratic Editorial
i Association.
Mrs. May Arthur of Indianapolis
Helen Louise, infant daughter of wilg j„ the city this morning on her Hiram Albright and wife, of Brazil . to Quincy, where h< wa called was born Jan. 2i. I90S; died Ian. f () attend the funeral of her uncle, 27, 19u8. Interment In Manhattan^ tohn Asher, of St. Louis.
Cemetery.
It is announced that Rev. J. M. Gordon of Clarksville, Tennessee, will preach at the Christian church both morning and evening on Sunday
February 9. ^
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Browning of ftoaehdale attended the funeral of Harris Conklin the infant son of Mr. asid Mrs. William Conklin, which was held at the home this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barnahy
have returned from a visit with Mrs. md Saturday.
Barnaby'a mother In Louisville. They , j gtoulenburg, who has been
returned by the way of Indianapolis j in thc f ,. tv and saw Marie Cahill In “Marrying Moor( , ^
Mrs. M iry Kiser, southwest of the li'y wa called to Ladoga," this morning by the serious illness of her mo'her, Mrs. Nancy Bartlett. Mrs. Bartlett is lying at the point of
death.
F. C. Tilden went to Indianapolis this afternoon and will attend the banquet of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association tonight. From Indianapolis he will go to Monticello where he will deliver lectures Friday
Mary” at English’s last night. Mrs. Julia Brown who has been with her sister. Mrs. Mart Coffin, on East Washington Street, who has ■been suffering for the past seven weeks \\'ith rheumatism, returned to her home in Covington this morning. Mrs. Brown says there Is but little improvement in her sister’s
condition.
Charles Williams, who Is employed in the Cabinet factory returned to his home in Putnamville this morning. The factory is shut down for the remainder of the week, owing to the giving out of a boiler, which is now undergoing repairs. The factory will be in readiness to resume its work the first of next
week.
in the Interest of S. H. Co., left this morning for
Napoleon, Ohio. Mr. Stoutenburg has been doing despatch work for the new city directory. The direct ory is now In charge of the printers but it will be some time before It
is completed.
Mrs. Edna Logan of Roachdale, died at her home, last night at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Logan was the wife of Rev. John Logan, a Presbyterian minister, who has been dead a number of years. She had made her Lome in Roaohdale for some time and having hut few relatives she lived alone. “Aunty Logan,” as she was familiarly known was a member f (lie Presbyterian church, and had a large circle of friends who deeply regret their loss. Interment at Crown Hill, Indianapolis.
Enlarging Your Business
If you are in business and you want to make more money you will read every word we have to say. Are you spending your money for advertising in haphazard fashion as if intended for charity, or do you advertise for direct results? Did you ever stop to think how your advertising can be made a source of profit to you, and how its value can be measured in dollars and cents. If you have not, yo« •re throwing money away. Advertising is a modem business necessity, but must be conducted on business principles. If you are not satisfied with your advertising you should set aside a certain amount of money to be spent
annually, and then carefully note the effect it has in increasing your volume of business; whether a ro, ao or 30 per cent increase. If you watch this gain from year to you will become intensely interested in your advertising, and how you can make it enlarge your business. If you try this method we believe you will not want to let a single issue of this paper go to press without something from your store. We will he pleased to have you call on us, and we will take pleasure in explaining our annual contract for so many inches, and how it can be used in whatever amount that seems necessary to you. If you can sell goods over the counter we can also show you why this paper will best serve your interests when you want to reach the people of this community.
Sherman Stiles is out after a few days’ illness. Mrs. B M Stafford of Indianapolis, is a guest of Miss of Mias Anna Wood. Mrs. Lillie Allen was an Interurhan passenger to Indianapolis this morning. James Hughes has returned from Danville, Ills., where he has been on legal business. Miss Mabel Knoll of near Rockville, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ed. Sharp, this week. Many of the town people went to Indianapolis this afternoon on the oratorical special. Mr. William Haspel, who has been critically ill for the past few days, is some better today. The Boston Club w’ill meet with Miss Rutledge on Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The paper will be by Mrs. Doll. W. H. Parish, editor of the Gosport Reporter; is now a full fledged lawyer, having just recently been admitted to tho bar.—Owen County Democrat. If a suitable focation can be obtained Brazil will get a wireless telegraph station according to statemants made today by N. A. Gordon, of Cincinnati and J. W. Hawley of Chicago who are here trying to^obtain a suitable site for the station. They are representatives of the Pailh wireless Telegraph Company. No statements were made with the xception that they intend to build a tower 200 feet high, which will make rates by wireless cheaper than can be made by the present system. Brazil Special.
VIVARIA. The weather man told the truth, ie said. we would have no cold weather until Febuary. So now here It is. Vo everbody look out for Lliz/.ards. The sick in our burg are better ■xeept had colds. The telephone Co. of No. 5. met »t John Wood’s Thursday, to settle ip the switch board dues, and put 11 new officers for the insuring year. A 1 he officers were, Win. Thomas, Pro - lent. Carvy Payne, Treasurer; and tolf Dills, Secretary. Oscar Wells, and Loyd Gardner, Newt Stoner, out wood Thursday, and 'hey got up quite a good deal of it, enought to do them the rest of the winter. % Jim Carmicheal, John Skelton, ind Will Willi am's aj'e hauling logs >f Wm. Thompson, from his farm, for Charley Barnahy. Mr. Thompon gave them half to haul it. . . Nelson & Co. are eating wood for Eugene Hamrick they have the majority of it up. his looks a little now like we coni I get up a little ice for next summer Jim Rodgers, and Wm. Alspaugh, are hauling ties from this burg, an 1 delivering them to Lena, for railroal purposes. ('has. Wood sold all of his corn off the Cook farm at 35 cents per bushe't. Mr. Williamson called on Stella (Veils, Thursday evening. Columbus Wells, and family, cald on Fred Lam .1 iti r and w Ife Sunday. Mrs. Jane Nelson, called on her daughter, Lola Carnjicheal, Wednesday. Ed Williams visited Jackson NeW son Friday. Miss Ida Wood s is able to teach her school after a two weeks sickness. Ask Pete Lane, if he wants help In his clearing, if he does, us neighbors will call and help him clear up his ground, and get it ready again for plowing time. Lenard Miller, lias returned home from Mattoon, 111; where he has been engaged in the lumber business. Mrs. Fannie Boswell is no better at this writing. Ben Wells, and Ix?e Wood's,have a serious attack of the chicken pox, but they are able to be up and about. John Nelson, Ol White, Wm. Gown's are putting up ice they report) it being eight inches, thick. Walter Nelson, and Ed. William's are cutting logs for C. Barnahy. Wonder what draws, Wm. Nelson’s attention near the locust grove every Sunday.
CLOVERDALE. The revival services which were being held at the M. E. Church, closed on, Tuesday night. The results, have been greatly edifying. Not only has the church, been strenghtened, by an addition to Its numbers but it has been lifted to a higher plane, spirltally. There was something like sixty convertionsand of the total number a great, percent, was young people, thus working a bright outlook, for the church in the future. There is considerable sickness, in the community. The grippe being very great. Sherman Akins, of Montecello, HI; has returned home after a visit, with relatives here. Mrg. J. D. Moore of W est fi eItl » Ills; is here, visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ray Stockwell, and other relatives. Anna, wife of John W. Brannman, died at their home east of town on Tuesday, of lung trouble. Further particulars were not obtainable at this writing. Elder, Othey, not being able to fill his regular appointment at the Church of Christ Elder W. J. Brown will preach next Sunday, morning, and evening. Olive B. Nichols, has gone to Morgan county to"work, with the bridge gang. David Long, was home, on a short visit, from Amity, where he is working. Rev. H. L. McCoy, returned, Wednesday, to liis home In Indianapolis, for a short visit, before beginning another meeting.
PAYING COMPLIMENTS.
LOCUST GROVE. The snow man has found us at last. Mr. and Mrs. John Gorham, from Oklahoma, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Willis McCoy, Tuesday. Several fro^i our vicinity, attended the funeral, of Mrs. Cowgill, of Fillmore at the Methodist Church, on Sunday, morning. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wright, were in Indianapolis, last Wednesday. Friday, aru^ Saturday, several, of our community were Greencastle, callers. Grandma McCoy is on the sick list. News are scarce this week as the i weather is to cold for much doings.
A Couple of Historical Examples In the Polite Art. All people enjoy being complimented, though many say they do nol But this denial corner either of affectation, shyness or c.-er self consciousness. There is no conceivable subject on whi It people do not take pleasure in a well turned compliment. They like one on their good looks, their v t or grace, the book, they have written, their touch on tlie piano, the puddings or pies they mako^their babies, their sermons, their everything, from the heavens above to the earth beneath and the waters that be tindi r t he earth. Now, there Is an especial art of complimenting that needs toj"'studied and mastered (inite as much ns the art of music or poetry or oratory. Compliments should never be fulsome, never troweled on, never open to a suspicion of a private ax to grind In the way of curryi' g favor. Tli y should be purely objective in the sense of having no other end Id view than that of imparting pleasure, encouragement and the recognition of cordial good will. Still, If only lutniorotisly couched, there may be jik nty of badinage and exuberant Imaginative exaggeration In them, carried off with a laughter and ploy of sportive fancy that will relieve them from being oppressive. And yet always hi 11st they have n basks of siucerity and genuine human love. To study the art of complimenting one needs only to familiarize himself with recorded instances of those who have been past masters In the way of doing it both sincerely and delightfully. When, for example, Turgot, that noblest of French statesmen and lover of humanity, came to Paris to greet Voltaire, he was so piteously mulcted with gout in both logs as scarcely to be able to move. “As 1 look on M. Turgot,” said Voltaire, "I think 1 see the statue of Nebuchadnezzar.” “Yes,” said Turgot, “the feet of clay.” “And Hie head of gold—the bond of gold!” replied Voltaire. Were ever gout, decrepitude and the glory of human virtue so deliciously and mngniloqueotly Intermingled as in this Imagery from tho book of Daniel of the colossal statue of the four Assyrian dynasties— its feet of clay. Its thighs of brass, Its breast of silver and its head of fine gold? One more example. When Sir Joshua Reynolds was painting tho portrait of Mrs. nillington. an entrancing singer in her day. In the character of St. Cecilia listening to the celestial music on high, she took witli her the great composer Haydn and showed him tho picture. “If Is like," said Ilnydn, “hut there is a strange mistake.” “What is it?" hastily asked Reynolds. “You have painted her listening to the angels. You ought to have painted Hie angels listening to her." "Mrs. Blilington sprang up and threw her arms around my neck," added Haydn. What woman with a soul hi her would not and have elinched it with a hearty hug?—Boston Herald.
For Sale—My residence, 1002 S. College Avenue, also a three room house on Mannassag Street. Mrs. Alice B. Ader Davis. Ct Wanted—To buy single sot buggy harness. A Murphy, Hamrick’s livery. it
Wanted—To buy a second class top buggy. A Murphy, Hamricks Livery.
CROSSING THE BAR. Dying Words of Some of the World • Famous Men. Nothnngel, who died alone In his room, noted his own symptoms to the last. A letter to his assistant is said to have ended as follows: "Written lute on the evening of July d Just after experiencing these severe attacks— died of calcification of the arteries." Tran be also made observations on hlmleif to the very end. Locock expressed e wish to be present at the postmortem examination on himself, and among Cuvier’s last recorded words is a remark, as Ids fingers twitched involuntarily: “Charles Bell Is right: ’Ce sout les uerfs de la voionte qui split maladifs.’ ” Dyce Davidson, professor at Aberdeen, died immediately after saying to his class, speaking of the next meeting, which was never to take place, "Four o’clock 011 Monday, gentlemen; 4 o’clock.” Several doctors have taken their leave with a blessing to those around them. Astley Cooper’s Inst recorded words are, "God bless you, aud goodby to >vii all!" lie had previously said to his physicians. Bright aud Chambers, "God’s will he done; God bless you both!” adding, “You must excuse me, hut I shall take no more medicine.” Benjamin Brodie was heard to mutter, “After all, God is very good.” The saddest of all recorded iast words are probably those of Oliver Goldsmith, who, when uskxid by his physician if his mind was at ease, said, "No, it is not!” On Hie other hand, William Hunter’s mind seems to have.been full of bright thoughts at the moment of death, for tie said, "If I could hold a pen, what a hook I could write!" Pa - teiir and Darwin, I bough not Ik;longiug to Hie medical profession, are veueraled by it ns touchers. Darwin’s last words were, “I am not the least afraid to die.” Pasteur was offered a cup of milk and, being unable to swallow it, murmured, "I cannot.” He passed away with one hand iu his wife's, the oilier grasping a crucifix. Lastly are mentioned ihe last words of Mirab.-au, which are said to have iteeu ad dressed to a doctor. He wrote on a slip of paper, which lie gave to his physician, the philosopher Cabanls, the single word, “Dormir.” Another account, which may be an expanded ver sion of this, is Hint after begging for an anodyne he said reproachfully to the doctor: “Were you not my physician a ' 11: i friend? Did you 'not proiabo to : pare me fha suffering of sir li a death? Must Kgo away carrying wIMi i: ■ H’ * regret of having confided In \. . ’ T 1 ■ is rather a long and rhetorical speech for a dying man.— Brhi< ! !i Medical Journal.
Japanese New Year Cakes. An annual event In Japan Is the making of Hie New Year's cake, which every family must have if good luck is to follow it during Hie ensuing year. This cake is made of a peculiar variety of rice, boiled and pounded in a great wooden mortar until it Is of the eouslstency of dough. Although the pure white dough is often colored yellow or pink, Hie shape of the cake is always the same—that of the sacred mirror, one of the three sacred symbols of the Shinto faith. A piece of this cake is offered to Hie Shinto deities because it is of Hie shape of the sacred mirror which wooed the sun goddess to come out of I he cave where she had hidden herself iu wrath anil thus saved the laud from total darkness. Each member of Hie family takes a hand in the manufacture of the New Year’s cake. Even Hie baby Is carried out and Ills baby hand guided iu lifting the heavy wooden mallet for a "good luck” blow. Enough is made to last nearly the whole year through, and it occupies an Important place in the daily menu.— Leslie's Weekly.
Queer Fish. At first thought tho electric chair, which sends the criminal to his doom, would seem to be a refinemeut of invention possible only to man’s genius. But the electric eel can benumb a horse so that it will drown before recovering from the shock, and the fiercest fish Is rendered helpless by the gentlest touch of this creature. Small yvonder these eels flourish iu their uatlve waters and seldom fall to find food enough and to spare! At any rate, the gentleman angler casting ids fly upon the ripple Is unique. Surely no animal can match the rod and lliie! Yet there is a fish with a long, slender filament drooping forward from Its head, tipped with n fleshy, wormllke appendage. The fish lies quietly on the bottom and awaits a nibble Soon a minnow makes a dash for Hie waving luscious morsel. The huge mouth opens, and—the finny angler has dined! A veritable Shylock this, with rod, line and bait of his own flesh and bone!- Chicago Record-Her-ald.
For Rent—5 room cottage South Indiana Street—Electric lights, good cistern and driven well—good garden—Tel. Fillmore switchboard —T. J. Haltom.
When the Nose Bleeds. When the nose Is bleeding never hold It over a basin or hold the head down in any way. This only causes further rusli of blood to the broken tissues iu the nose. The head should be held up and back, the flow being caught in handkerchiefs or cloths. One of the most effective and simple moans of checking a nosebleed is to press on the upper lip. Near the undersurface of the lip runs the artery that supplies the interior nasal passages where the ruptures occur. If this is pressed, the flow of blood is mechanically chocked, thus allowing the blood around the broken tissues to congeal and seal up the opening. If merely pressing with the finger does not succeed, place a wad of paper under the Up and fold the lip over it, holding it down tight. Again, if this does not succeed and a drug store is near get some adrenalin, saturate n piece of cotton with it and apply to the interior of the nose from where the blood flows.
The End Came Another Way. A distinguished actor was oue time engaged at oue of our leading provincial theaters in a drama iu which he attempts an escape from a convict prison In t by getting rid of his fetters by means of’a tile aud lastly by getting over Hie prison wall, in the act of doing Hi is he is shot ut by a warder
and killed.
One particular night the drama had run its usual course up to the point where the actor attempts the escape over the prison wall. The warder, as usual, presented his rifle, hut instead of a loud report nothing hut a faint clicking sound was heard. The rifle was lowered and alter a brief delay again pointed, but with the same dis-
appointing result
The audience now began to hiss and Jeer. The disgusted actor them got off the prison wall and, staggering toward the footlights, exclaimed, "it’s all upI’ve swallowed Hie file!" and fell prone | on the stage amid the laughter and ap- 1
plause of the audience.
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Pearson's
Bachelor Seal Skin. “This skin.” said the furrier, “came from a young seal bachelor, a youth ignorant of love and of life ” “How do you know?" the lady asked. “By its tine: ^ j. its perfection,” he replied. “The 'pile, you will note, is like close ctlt velvet. Only bachelor seal skins have such a pile. "The bachelor seal," lie went on, “has a rather sad life. The Idg bull souls in the seal islands have each a household of fifteen or twenty wives, but Hie young bachelors must herd by themselves. Let one of iliem attempt to marry and straightway a bull slays him. Not till he Is big enough to light and conquer a bull- not till he Is fourteen or fifteen years old can lie know the delight of settling down In a home of his own. “ITe leads a hard, ascetic, celibate life, only in the end as like ns not to make a lady a very fine coat. All Hie very flue coats, I repeat, are made from the unhappy bachelor seals.”—Cincinnati Enquirer. Jack Tar and the Actor. A famous Irish actor of the eighteen h century nanicd John Moody early In life, liefore he went on the stage, had been to Jamaica and worked his passage home a< a sailor before the mast. One night some time after he had been engaged at Drury Lane when be was acting Stephnno in “The Tempest’’ a sailor in the front row of the pit got up and. standing upon tho seat, hallooed out, "What cheer, Jack Moody—what cheer, messmate?” This unexpected address rather as tontsbed the audience. Moody, however, stepped forward and, recognizing the man, called out: “Tom Hullett, keeb your jawking tacks aboard. Don't disturb the crew and passengers. When the show Is over make sail for the stage door, and we’ll finish the evening over a Jug of punch. But till then, Tom, keep your locker shut.” Moody, It is related, was ns good as his word. —Cornhill Magazine.
Exchanging Amenities. A blatant sample of Hie loud voiced, self conscious, look-at-me variety of man took his seat in a bus and called to the conductor: “Does this bus go all the way?” “Yes, sir," responded the conductor politely. “Does it go as far as Oxford street? I want to get out there.” “Yes, sir," was the reply. “Well, I want you to tell me when we get there. You'd better stick a stamp on your nose or put a straw in your mouth or tie a knot in one of your lips, so that you won't forget it." "It would not lie convenient for one In my position to do so,” said the conductor courteously, "but if you will kindly pin your ears round your neck I think I shall remember to tell you.”— London Scraps.
The Sins of Hatters. If any tradesman has a lot to answer for it Is surely the hatter. He will most unblushlngly tell you that a eer tain tyi>e of hat Is suited to your particular style of beauty, knowing that the Information is false, aud all the while you have a dull suspicion that you don t look well in it. Yet you are obliged to believe him. Ills persuasive powers are so cultivated that I firmly believe he would make a dwarf think himself “a fine figure of a man.”— Fry’s Magazine.
May Do It Now. “Ill the olden times it Is said that it was possible for a man to render himself Invisible.” “Pshaw! That’s not at all remarkable. Men in this country are doing it every day.” “You don’t say so! How do they manage it?” “By marrying famous women!” How It Was Becoming. “That dress is becoming, my dear,” said the man who thinks he is a diplomat. STiL looked at him coldly for a moment and then replied: “Yes. it is becoming threadbare." Brutally Frank. Scrilihles—When 1 take a dislike to a man 1 use him as Hie villainous character In one of my novels. Critlcus— Ah, 1 see! 3ou punish the poor fellow by burying him alive, as it xK-re.
Why They Fly. Bobby—Mamma, do the streets of heaven flow with milk and honey? Mamma—So the Bible says, dear. BobAt* 1 Is that why the angels have wings, ’cause the walkiu’s so had? Obedience is better than sacrifice.Shakespeare.
(Original.] Robert Larned. millionaire, sat in hta private office. A clerk opeued the and said: "A man wishes to see you, sir." “Let him give ids name.” “I asued him for it aud he refused." ••What is his business?” “He would not give that either.” “What kind of a looking man is he?' “Shabby and dissipated. He says he knew you when you lived in Avondale.” Larned paled and directed the clerk to show the man in. The person had about him marks of a past refinement, though scarcely recognizable In his threadbare garb and that complexion which indicates immoderate use of liquor. “You don’t remember me. do you?" “No; I don’t.” “And I don’t remember you as Robert Lamed, but I do remember you as Frank Elrod. I’m Steve Cummings," Larned turned a shade paler. He took up a pencil on his desk, aud a tremor in his hand was very noticeable. “Well, what can I do for you?” “I’m in great need of funds." “Would $50 he of any service to you ?” “Fifty thousand would.” Larned sat looking at Hie man Inquiringly. “I suppose- you reinemlier Hie mlsaing funds of the Arlington bank," said the visitor. A pained look passed over loirned'a face, init he had evidently been prepared for Hie question. “I do." “And your flight at the same time” *T left Arlington just before the robbery was discovered.” “And didn’t see tit to show up when it was discovered.” “Well, go on!” “A few years ago you came tiers with money and went into business. Dishonesty. lias paid you better than honesty has paid me. What do you say to a divide?" “Y’ou mean you must lie paid to remain silent.?” “That's about it. I don’t like such a game, but I'm desperate.” “And you ask $50,000? How long before you’ll want $50,000 more?” “Give me the money, and I’ll put It out of my power to ask more.” Larned sat tlihiking for awhile, then said: “There’s another person interested In this matter whom 1 must consult.” Cummings looked at him anxiously. “This is Tuesday** — looking at a calendar ou the desk before him. “Come In >u Saturday afternoon at 2. The clerks nil leave the office at noon ou Saturday. We'll have a better chance to talk business.” Cummings assented and withdrew. Larned sat looking gloomily at tin* desk before him. At 2 o’clock Hie next Saturday afternoon tiie door to Larned's private office opeued. and Cummings walked in. Ills hand had not left the doorknob when he noticed that In the room with Larned was a lady. He started. Re knew her well. “This lady,” said Larned, “Is interested with me iu the matter we were discussing Hie other day.” “What's she got to do with it?” asked Cummings uneasily. “She is ray betrothed.” “Mr. Larned," said the lady, “has placed these negotiations In my hands, lie will do whatever I desire him to do. What is the lei-d sum you will take to guarantee silence?” “I’m nqj used to dealing With women.” “You’ll have to deal with me or no one.” She looked at Lamed, who confirmed her words. “I said $50,000,"'said Cummings. “I’ll give you $1,600." Cummings turned to .go. The lady •topped him. V ”1 would advise you to take what I offer you, and I will give you live minutes to decide. If you refuse, I'll give you nothing.” “You do as you like. I’ll put the hank In a way to recover the loss.” “The loss is recovered for the hank One of the persous^vho stole the money returned his share. Mr. Larned has offered me my choice of a wedding present. I have chosen the remainder due. I shall turn it in to the bank." Cummings looked at hep with anxious inquiry. "I don’t like your coming Into this ease,” he said. "Mdyke you know more than I think you do. Maybe you’re Interested more Hum n» the betrothed of Frank Elrod." “I am. I am Interested ns the sister of the hoy you made your tool when you robbed the hank.” Cummings staggered. “It's hard for mo to 7-nter upon my own affairs to such ns you,” she continued, “but It Is necessary. Mr. Elrod proposed to me Just before your robbery. I declined him, and ho went •way. Before news of the robbery reached him my brother confessed to me. I wrote Mr. Elrod asking him to make no appearance or denial till • could discover what I might do to save Ren. Mr. Elrod has home the burden as Mr. Larned ever since." The rest is too pitiful to dwell upon, thimmlngs, once a trusted clerk In the bank, had ruined not only himself, hot a boy of nineteen. Cummings had spent his. Hie lion’s share of the money stolen, and had been reduced by poverty and drink to attempt to blackmail the Innocent man who for love had borne Hie burden. Cummings left the office with Hie promise of a small stipend. It was thought better to keep him fronts harm lest he betray tli* boy he had led into error. TURNER C. HOYLB.