Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1912 — Page 7

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CHAPTER X. Back in San Francisco, Daylight quickly added to his reputation. In ways it was not an enviable reputation. Men were afraid of him. He became known as a fighter, a fiend, a tiger. His play was a ripping and smashing one, and no one knew where or how his next blow would fall. The clement of surprise was large. He balked on the unexpected, and, fresh from the wild North, his mind not operating in stereotyped channels, he was able in unusual degree to devise 'new tricks and stratagems. And once he won the advantage, he' pressed it remorselessly. “As relentless as a Red Indian,” was said of him, and it was said truly. He was a free lance, and had no friendly business associations. Such alliances as were formed from time to time were purely affairs of expediency, and he regarded his allies as men who would give him the double-cross or ruin him if. a profitable chance presented. In spite of this point of view, he was faithful to his allies. But he was faithful just as long as they were and no donger. The treason had to come from them, and then it was ’Ware Daylight. The biisiness men and financiers of the Pacific coast never forgot the lesson of Charles Klinkner and the California & Altamont Trust Company. Klinkner was the president. In partnership with Daylight, the pair raided the San Jose Interurban. The powerful Lake Power & Electric Lighting corporation came to the rescue, and Klinkner, seeing w'hat he thought was the opportunity, w r ent over to the enemy in the thick of the pitched battle. Daylight lost three millions before he was done with it, and before he was done with It he saw the California & Altamont Trust Company hopelessly wrecked, and Charles Klinkner a sulside in a felon’s celk So it was that Daylight became a successful financier. He did not go in for swindling the workers. Not only did he not have the heart for it, but it did not strike him as a sporting proposition. The workers were so easy, so stupid. It was more like slaughtering fat, hand-reared pheasants on the English preserves he had read about. The sport, to him, was in waylaying the successful robbers and taking- their spoils from them. The grim Yukon life had failed to make Daylight hard. It required civ-' illzation to produce this result. In the fierce, savage game he now played, his habitual geniality imperceptibly slipped away from him, as did his lazy Western drawl. He still had recrudescences of geniality, but they were largely periodical and forced, and they were usually due to the cocktails he took prior to mealtime. In the North he had drunk deeply and at irregular intervals; but now his drinking became systematic and disciplined. It was an unconscious development, but it was based upon physical and mental conditions. The cocktails served as an inhibition. Without reasoning or thinking about it, the strain of the office, which was essentially due to the daring and audacity of his ventures, required check or cessation; and he found, through the weeks and months, that the cocktails supplied this very thing. They constituted a stone wall. He never drank during the morning, nor in office hours; but the instant he left the office he proceeded to rear this wall of alcoholic inhibition athwart his consciousness. The office became immediately a closed affair. It ceased to exist. In the afternoon, after lunch, it lived again for one 65 two hours, when, leaving it, he rebuilt the wall of inhibition. Of course, there were exceptions to this; and, such was the rigor of his discipline, that if he had a dinner or a conference before him in which, in a business way, he encountered enemies or allies and planned or prosecuted campaigns, he. abstained from drinking. But the instant the business was settled, his everlasting call went out for a Martini, and for a double-Martini at that, in a long glass so as not to excite comment. Into Daylight’s life came Dede Mason. She came rather imperceptibly. He had accepted her inipersonally along with the office furnishing, the office boy, Morrison, the chief, confidential, and only clerk, and all the rest of the accessories of a superman’s gambling place of business, iiad he been asked any time during the first months she was in his employ, he would have been unable to tell the color of her eyes. From the fact that she was a demi-blonde, there resided dimly In his subconsciousness a conception that she was a brunette. Likewise he had an idea that she was not thin, while there was an absence in his mind of any idea that she was fat. And how she dressed, he had no idea at all. He had no trained eye in such matters, nor was he interested. He took it for granted, in the lack of any impression to the contrary, that she was dressed somehow. He knew her as “Miss Mason,” and that was all. though he was aware that as a

BURNING DAYLINGT

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stenographer she was quick and accurate. He watched her leaving one gfternoon, and was aware for the first time that she was well-formed, and that her manner of dress was satisfying. He knew none of the details of woman’s dress, and he saw none of the details of her neat shirt waist and well-cut tailor suit. He saw only the effect in a general, sketchy way. She looked right. This was in the absence of anything wrong or out of the way. “She’s a trim little good-looker,” was his verdict, when the outer office door closed on her. The next morning, dictating, he concluded that he liked the way she did her hair, though for the life of him he could have given no description of it. The impression was pleasing, that was all. She sat between him and the window, and he noted that, her hair was light brown, with hints of golden bronze. A pale sun", shining in, touched the golden bronze into smouldering fires that were very pleasing. He discovered that in the intervals, when she had nothing to do, she read books and magazines, or worked on some sort of feminine fancy work. Passing her desk, once, he picked up a volume of Kipling's poems and glanced bepuzzled through the pages. “You like reading, Miss Mason?” he said, laying the book down. “Oh, yes,” was the answer; “very much.”

Another time it was a book of Wells’, “The Wheels of Chance.” “What’s it all about?” Daylight asked. “Oh, it’s just a novel, a love-story.” She stopped, but he still stood waiting, and she felt it incumbent to go on. “It’s about a little Cockney draper’s assistant, who takes a vacation on his bicycle, and falls in with a young girl very much above him. Her mother is a popular writer and all that. And the situation is very curious, and sad, too, and tragic. Would you care to read it?” “Does he get her?” Daylight demanded. “No; that’s the point of it. He wasn’t —” “And he doesn't get her, and you’ve read all them pages, hundreds of them, to find that out?” Daylight muttered in amazement. Miss Mason was nettled as well as amusqd. “But you read the mining and financial news by the hour,” she retorted. “But I sure get something out of that. It’s business, a'rid it’s differ-

The Cocktails Served as an Inhibition.

ent. I get money out of it. What do you get out of’books?” "points of view, new ideas, life.” "Not worth a cent cash.” “But life’s worth more than cash,” she argued. 1 ' “Oh, well,” he said, with easy masculine tolerance, “so long as you enjoy it. That’s what counts, I suppose; and there's no accounting for tdste.” Despite his own superior point of view, he had an idea that she knew a lot, and he experienced a fleecing feeling like that of a barbarian face to face with the evidence of some tremendous culture. To Daylight culture was a worthless thing, and yet, somehow, he was vaguely troubled by a sense that there was more in culture than he imagined. Again, on her desk, in passing, he noticed a book with which he was familiar. This time he did not stop, for he had recognized the cover. It was a magazine correspondent’s book on the Klondike, and he knew that he and his photograph figured in it, and he knew, also, of a certain sensational chapter concerned with a woman’s suicide, and with one “To Much Daylight.” After that he did not talk with her again about books'. He imagined what erroneous conclusions she had drawn from that particular chapter, and it stung him the more in that they were undeserved. He pumped Morrison, the clerk, who had first to vent his personal grievance against Miss

Mason Before he could tell Chat little he knew of her. “She comes from Siskiyou County. She's very nice. to work with in the office, of course, but she’s rather stuck on herself —exclusive, you know.” “How do youj make that out?” Daylight queried. “Well, she thinks too much of herself to associate with those she works with, in the office here, for Instance. She won't have anything to do with a fellow, you see. I've asked her out repeatedly, to the theater and the chutes and such things. But nothing doing. Says she likes plenty of sleep, and can't stay up late, and has to go all the way to Berkeley—that’s where she lives. But that’s all hot air» She’s running with the Uni-; versity boys, that's what she's doing. She needs lots of sleep, and can’t go to the theater with me. but she can dance all hours with them. I've heard it pretty straight that she goes to all their hops arid such things. Rather stylish and high-toned for a stenographer, I’d say. And she keeps a horse, too. She rides astride all over those hills out there. I saw her one Sunday myself. Oh, she's a high-, flyer, and 1 wonder how she does It. Sixty-five a month don't go far. Then she has a sick brother, too.” “Live with her people?” Daylight asked.

“No; hasn't got any. They were well to do. I've heard. They must have been, or that brother or hers couldn’t have gone to the University of California. Her father had a big cattleranch, but he got to fooling with mines or something, and went broke before he died. Her mother died long before that. Her brother must cost a lot of money. He was a husky once, played football, was great on hunting arid being out in the mountains and such things. He got his accident breaking horses, and then rheumatism or something got into him. One leg is shorter than the other, and withered up some. He has to walk on crutches. I saw her out with him once—crossing the ferry. The doctors have been experimenting on him for years, and he’s in the French Hospital now, I think.” All of which side-lights on Miss Mason went to Increase Daylight’s interest in her. Yet, much as he desired, he failed to get acquainted with her. He had thoughts of asking her to luncheon, but his was the innate chivalry of the frontiersman, and the thoughts never came to anything. He knew a self-respecting, square-dealing man was not supposed to take his stenographer to luncheon. Such things did happen, he knew, for he heard the chaffing gossip of the club; but he did not think much of such men and felt sorry for the girls. (To be Continued.)

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LOVING OUR NEIGHBORS. Luk* vi, 27-38; Romans xiii, 8-10—May 12. ‘•Tk™ shall tote thy neighbor as thyself." ODAY’S STUDY Is from St Luke’s account of the Sermon on the Mount It does not profess to be a regulation for the world, but applies to saints — to those who have consecrated their lives fully to fellow in the footsteps of Jesus—to suffer with Him that they may also reign with Him. Even these may not tie able to live up to every feature of the Master's instructions, because of weakness in their fallen flesh. We must take the Master's words addressed to the faithful as representing the full, perfect standard. It is for each diseipie t> recognize this supreme standard and to gauge his thoughts arid words and doings thereby-. As f.>r others than God's people. He does t;-.- to them ;tt all. except to tell tl a, ihat they are sinners un-

der the Sentence of d'-ai-h. l>ut"that He .has . ma d e provision for their reconciliation through the blood of the cross, and that whether they become < disciples of Christ or not under the call to Brideship, never the Less their

words and conduct In the present life will all advantage or disadvantage them in the life to come. In this secondary way all mankind aside from the Church, the consecrated—may be measurably enlightened by the Masters teachings in this lesson. Thepnth of love is, as Jesus describes it. under present conditions, a “narrow way;” difficult Is the way of life now open. Only the saintly few Will be to walk there, and only these will gain the great Prize, “the pearl of great price,” joint-heirship in Messiah’s Kingdom. Hearken! Do not merely observe the Golden Rule toward your enemies, but love them, and “do good to them that hate you.” The Master’s expression, “Unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other,” is to be taken as signifying simply. Do not render evil for evil, even though he smite thee on the other cheek also. Our Lord Himself when smitten, according to the rfeport, did not invite the smiting of the other cheek, but defended Himself to the extent of criticising the evil deed. But if He had been smitten on the other cheek also, let us not for a moment think that He would have resisted, in the sense of rendering blow for blow. The next statement is more comprehensively given by St. Matthew. “If any man sue thee at the law and take away thy coat, withhold not thy cloak also.” The follower of Jesus may flee from an adversary, or he may resist him to the extent of proper expostulation, but he Is to be thoroughly responsive to all government; if the court decides that his coat and his cloak shall both be taken from him, he shall unmurmuringly submit, even though he realize that such a procedure would be unjust and quite at variance with the Divine regulation. Saint Paul as well as Jesus used argument in bls own defense, not only with the. mobs, but also before judges; but they resisted the law—never. “Give to everyone that asketh of thee, and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.” The broadest interpretation we could conslstent-

St. Paul arguing his own defence.

child a razor if it Cries jbr'Jt; or, Give money to the dissipated, that they may injure themselves still more. The spirit of a sound mind forbids that we should understand the Master to teach that we should do anything for another that would be really to bis injury. “As ye would that men should do unto you, do ye also to them likewise.” Very evidently our Lord was setting up Ills teachings in contrast with the maxims of the Pharisees, the holiness people of that day. To love another because be loved us, or to give to another in the hope that he would equally befriend us, would have nothing creditable in it. Merciful to Obtain Mercy. »

The world during Messiah's Kingdom will be under Instruction and lessons, which will include mercy, arid an assurance to the willing and obedient of perfection by the close of the Kingdom. But the Church class, now called out, will have no such long period for their character development, and since they will not attain that perfection here but will require Divine mercy, through the imputation of Christ’s merit to cover their blemishes, therefore In order to develop His saints in generosity and forgiveness, the Lord has agreed that He will be merciful to them tn proportion as they will be poerclful to others What a wondrous, reward and what a wondrous incentive!

When smitten, did not retaliate.

ly give to this would be —Be tender hearted, err on the side of too great generosity rather,than to be hard hearted, selfish. The Lord could not have meant us to take His words with absolute literalness; as for instance. Give a

THE SWIGART TRACT AND YOUR INDEPENDENCE. lIA\ E \Ol MONE\ ENOUGH to buy a farm in the Corn Belt at $l5O. to S2OO per acre? Would you invest at those prices, when you stop to consider that your money n farm mortgages will bring a bet» ter rate of Interest than those farms are earning op their htffh valuations? /-Corn Belt land is averaging an annual earning of only about 4 per cent of its valuation. There's g demand * r ch r d that will earn as much, or the same priced land that will earn more, or even higher priced land that will earn tWo or three times as much as land in the torn Belt. A farmer can’t buy $l5O to S2OO land in / Indiana or llllnol* and expect to make the crops pay for it. But in' the Swigart Tract, in Mason, Manistee and Lake Counties Michigan, a crop, or two of potatoes give -Jiim back the reasonable nrice now asked fGi* the land. ”

IF YOU HAVEN'T SB,OOO with which to buy a 40-acre Corn Belt farm, but have $640 to buy a 40acre Fruit Belt farm which, with a little additional expense in clearing, will produce as many dollars per acre in staple crops, it would be a good purchase, wouldn't it ? And when your Fruit Belt farm is developed in Fruit and earns twice, thrift, or even four times as much as the Corn Belt farm does in corn, then it becomes the best land invest’! ent possible. THAT FRUIT BELT FARM is in the SWIGART TRACT, in the center aiid best part of Michigan's Fruit Belt. Better be doing something about ii while the opportunity is \ mrs. If a man s desire for land amounts to as much as the small railr. a 1 ■ tar<- • and a couple of cays, time investigating. then we put our time against his, furnish team free, and drive as long as he I'kes. Farm-renters are buying here for les- yearly outlay C money than it takes to rent a farm of the same acron ge in Indiana. Would y<?u like to own a farm? This proposition brings it within easy reach. It is a proposition, that is .sound aiid of proven merit. That is its reputation. For 17 years Swigart has been acquiring the Tract, examining lands and soil, growing products, and expects to work his remaining years in the upbuilding of this district. V* WHAT MAKES THE SWIGART LANDS SO DESIRAB'LE is warm, quickly producing, good soft; well drained, gently rolling and level lay of. land; proper distance from Lake Michigan to get most benefit from its influence; best shipping facilities, both lake and rail; excellent local markets, healthful, moderated climate; water pure as crystal, plentiful rainfall; pretty inland lakes and trout streams; good roads, good schools; excellent

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Dam, Lulu Harold, by Harold 1, by Hamibletonian 10, by Abdallah. Second Dam, Lulu Patcheon, by Mambrino Abdallah 2201, by Mambrino Patchen 58. Third Dam, Big Queen, by Mambrino Boy 844. He will make the season of 1912 at my residence, 5 % miles south and 2 miles east of Rensselaer; 6% miles north, and 2 miles east of Remington. Care will be taken to prevent accidents but will not be responsible should any occur. Terms $|1 0 to insure colt to stand and suck. GEORGE WENRICK. Owner and Manager. TOM,Norman Stallion Tom, Is a chestnut sorrel with silver mane and tail, stands 16 hands high and now weighs 1600 pounds. Sire Vasistas 27799. out of 15-16 Xormaii mare, wt. 1600. He has good style and action, is well and compactly built and is an ideal type of farm horse; Is com-, ing eight' years old. STAND AND TERMS: Tom will stand the season of 1912 at my farm 10J4 miles north, of Rensselaer and 314 south and *4 west of Kniinan. the four last days of each week; Mondays and Tuesdays at the Christian Schultz farm. 2 miles north and 14 mile west of Rosebud church, at $lO to insure colt to stand and suck. Product held good for service.: Parting with mare or leaving county or state, service fee becomes due and payable at once. Care taken to prevent accidents, but not resporisibie should any occurr. HERMAN SCHULTZ, Telephone ,524-K. Owner. MAGELLAN , No. 5636. Magellan, was foaled April 7. 1908. Ind imported from Belgium Feb. 8, 1911, by the Maywood Stock Farm Im-

class of people. There Is more settling, building and developing going on- here than in any othef part of the state. WHAT MAKES THE SWIGART PIaAN SO WELL LIKED Is its liberality. Terms are as low as $lO to SSO down and $5 to $lO per month on 4 0 acres; 5 per cent for all cash; or annual” payments. Prices are now $lO to $35 and on much land only sls per acre. Swigart, is financially able to fulfill his promises; ask the First National Bank of Chicago. Swigart owns the lands, gives perfect title, knows the needs of the .fa rmer. His policy is to satisfy not simply to sell. If y.m should die while buying the land, the farm will be deeded to your family fret*. This costs nothing extra, and is a protection which (very cafbiul man appreciates. WHAT MAKES THE SWIG ART TRACT THE LOGICAL PLAUE TO Bl ) is that one can pick from over a thousand 40-acre farms ::n.I many larger and smaller farms. It ig the largest aiid best, collection of lands iii the Fruit Belt. A number of line new tracts have recently been added. Considering the advantages, and the location and quality of land, this is the best offer in Michigan, and promises most rapid increase in value. POST YOURSELF. Get a 38page, well illustrated booklet full of. reliable, valuable information, it shows what the average man can do- Drop a postal for it—it will be mailed free; also a large map, on request. Investigate the 10-acre model tracts for fruit, truck and poultry, near towns, also residence and business lots SSO and up in two new towns on the P. M. Ry. and summer resort dots on the Wellston Chain of Lakes. - Send for plats and descriptive matter of these- properties also

porting Co. of Indianapolis, Ind. He is a dark bay in color, with star in forehead. He has good bone and action and will weigh 1850 pounds. Magellan is owned by the North Union Belgium Horse Co., and will make the season of 1912 at the farm of Paul Schultz, 4 miles east and % mile south * ul r, OakH - 3t /4 miles south of Virgie. 2*/z miles north of Rosebud church at .. t0 * nsure Colt to stand and suck, farting with --mare or moving from county fee becomes due and payable at once. Care will be taken to avoid accidents, but will not be responsib’a should any occur. Tn. ror ~ PAUb SCHULTZ, Keeper. Phone 526-0.

Wb f B GIRONDIN. Girondin, No. 72139, imported from France in 1908. Is registered in the American Breeders and Importers’ Percheron Registry and his record number ( is (51855). He will be 6 years old May 15, 1912; is a beautiful black in color;, weighs 2160 pounds; has large bone and heavy muscle; has good style and fine action; extra wide across lungs and deep through heart. Girondin will make the season of 1912 at the Ranton farm, 2% miles south of Pleasant Ridge and % mile south of Crockett cemetery, oh Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at my place at McCoysburg. Terms— $20.00 to insure living colt. Parties' parting with the majre or leaving the county are liable at once for the service fee and the get will be held for the service. Care will be taken to prevent accidents, but will not be responsible should any occur; C. F. LOWMAN, Owner and Keeper. •— T — 1 ■ ,1, I All the news in The Democrat