Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1917 — Page 7

SYNOPSIS Ca’eb Hunter and his sister Sarah welcome to their’ home Stephen O’Mara, a homeless and friendless boy, starting from the wilderness' to see the city. Stephen O’Mara catches a glimpse of Barbara Allison. The girl is rich. The O'Mara boy falls in love with her. She la ten. he fourteen. rue boy and girl are in a party that go to town. The old people watch with concern the youth’s growing attachment for the girt Caleb is much Impressed with the boy’s Ideas on the moving Of timber. He predicts a great future for the lad. ' O’Mara whips Archibald Wickersham in a boyhood fight over Barbara. She takes Wickersb.am’s side, and Stephen leaves for parts unknown, saying, “I’ll come beck to you.’’ Tears later the boy returns as a man. He is a contractor. Sarah welcomes him. Barbara is a beautiful woman. O’Mara suspects there is .a plot to prevent his successful completion of a railroad and that Barbara Allison’s father and Wickersham are in it. O’Mara" meets Garry Devereau, with whom Barbara’s closest friend is in love. O’Mara starts to reform him. O’Mara meets Barbara .Allison, on the road. There Is a play of words in which Doth seek to conceal, their feeling. Wickersham notices that Barbara and Stephen are together a great deal. Miriam Burrell, Barbara’s friend, sees and understands the black rage .that shadows Hip f«■ * | , /

CHAPTER X. "Not a Chance In the World.” ** F course you’ve found Gnrry?” She hastened to swing the conversation to a less personal Quarter. “Is he—will you tell me about it, please?” One small, gauntleted hand made an almost imperceptible gesture toward the unoccupied space beside her on the fallen tree. But he chose the ground at her feet And after he had disposed his long length to his liking he an swered her hurried question—answered It with an amiably lazy deliberation that promised a sure return to a topi of his own choosing, in his own good time. “No,” he stated, and there was something lugubrious in the baldness of the statement. ' “He found me. And it was the biggest stroke of luck that he did. I grow more and more lucky this morning. Wouldn’t you say so?” “But you must have an inkling as to the man’s identity!” she cried. ‘'Why. you’ve got to find that out before he does more harm next time. Haven't you a suspicion even?”’ One foot swung free, She leaned forward in her eagerness, a slender and entirely boyish figure in diminutive breeches and boots and straight lined coat. And the man laughed aloud up into her flushed face, softly and not quite steadily at her hostile indignation, her intuitive feminine curiosity, and most of all. most unsteadily, at his wonder of her herself"Why, yes,” he admitted. “Both Joe and I do believe we know who it was but we aren't sure because we don’t understand yet what that man’s motive might be. I’d tell you only I don't ‘ like to accuse anybody until there is cause for it. But that's what brought me down here this morning—that and because I wanted to tell Miss Burrell that Garry is safe and will continue to be from now oh. I hope. Those were two of my reasons for coming at least. I had a more imper " tant one than either, but”— Barbara did not wait for him to tel her what it was. She was staring at him in unfeigned surprise. “To tell Miriam?” she echoed. “Do you—you can't mean that you knew she cared for Garry?” “Didn’t you?” • The girl shook her head. “Never until just a little while ago. I—do you know, in the last few days I’ve begun to realize how much moie you—other people—observe than I do. I’ve begun to wonder if I haven’t been very blindly self sufficient. For I never dreamed of such a thing until something happened after I left you last night.” Her voice faltered, but her eyes clung resolutely to his. “She came to me and asked me if I knew where he had gone. She had seen him ride away, too, Mr. O’Mara. And I learned it then just from the terror in iher face. But I didn't know until later, how much she cared. “She came into my room this morning, and that, although you can't know it, was more than odd in itself, because I have always been the oue to carry my woes to her. It must have been between 4 and 5, for I had counted a clock striking 4, and yet she was still dressed in her party costume. Have you guessed what she had been doing? Mr. O’Mara, she had been out looking for him! She had slipped out and been waiting because she was sure Ragtime would bolt and—and come back home, dragging him by a stirrup! Wasn’t that a horrible thing to wait for alone in the dark?” , With a little shudder the girl put her hands over her eyes as if to shut out the picture. ■ ~ “She wasn’t hysterical, either. She was just ice and wringing wet and blue with cold. Cool, proud, intolerant

Then I'll Come Back to you

By Larry Evans

ho r o f '" - “ONCE TO EVERY MANj fj

“Twice I've been bitterly unkind to you.”

Miriam Burrell! And I’d never dreamed of her caring for anybody until that minute! I sent her to bed, and I think I hated Garry Devereau for an hour or two. Why, Mr. O’Mara, I'd never believed that a girl could care that much for any man!” She sat a long time, nursing one slim knee bptween her palms. “Mr. O'Mara,” she appealed to him at last, “how might one reopen a—a rather difficult subject with —with a suddenly most difficult conversationalist?” Without turning his head he made answer: “I think Fat Joe's method is as good as any,” be suggested. “Joe says the only way to reopen any argument is to take a running jump and land, all spraddled out, right in the middle of it. He insists that such procedure leaves no doubt in the mind of any one that the discussion is about to be resumed.” She laughed a little. “Then shall we consider that I’ve taken the —the jump and landed?” Just when she was wishing most that she could see his face he swung around toward her. Again his gravity was a totally gentle thing. It made ■ her remember the self possessed kindliness with which he had met her un-reasonable-rage the night before. “Twipe I've been bitterly unkind to you,” she began, “once a long time ago and —and once last night. And on both occasions you have just tried to tell me, indirectly at least, that you cared, hadn’t you?” “Indirectly?” he murmured. “Was 1 as obscure as that?” And then whimsically. “Won't you call that explanation enough and let me tell it to you again—so you can't misunderstand?” “I’ve asked you to forgive me the first Offense,” she hurriedly denied his appeal. “And the second, Mr. O'Mara, years ago you told me I didn't think you good enough to—to be my knight. My outburst was only childish temper that day, but did you think last night that I still underrated you ?” Steve finally shook his head when she persisted in waiting for his answer. . ; '

“You just have finished now,” he warned her, however. “I'm not going to tell you one single bit of what I think of you until it comes my turn!” She tried ,to laugh at his stubbornness, but she had trouble with this explanation, which grew' more vexingly intricate and involved the further she went.. “Then we'll say you didn't,” she continued. “I told you last night, less kindly than I might have, that I was engaged to Mr. Wickersham. And I’ve just confessed, too- that I didn’t know a girl could care for any man as unutterably as Mindly and pridelessly, as Miriam cares for the man Garry is That is -the truth. For quite a long, long time it has been understood that I was to marry Mr. Wickersham, I have always admired him —found him above petty things; but, Mr. O’Mara, I have always been sure for just as long a time that the ability to care for any one the—the way I think you believed last night I might care for you tyas left out of me. And so it wasn't you who awoke my contempt, even though I did turn it against you. It was I myself. It was I and not you who was not ‘good enough,’ for even if I the kind of girl who can’t love anybody very much, except perhaps herself. I should at least play fair. Isn’t—isn't that so?” Minute after minute passed, while she sat plaiting the cloth tight stretched over one knee. Lips softly a-quiver, she waited, earnest, eager that he understand from her explanation that whfeh 'She did not yet understand at all herself. Again she wished that he would turn. She wanted greatly to

see whatever there might be behind his heavy silence. “Isn’t it?” she faltered timidlyj And yet when his head did come around she found she. couldn't face him. -■ “Is it my turn now?” he asked. Her answer was barely audible. “If—if you have to—have it. But I’ve told you how useless it is.” “Would you mind looking at me just a minute?” said Steve. The brown head drooped even lower over the restless fingers. It shook ever so faintly. “I’d rather not. I’m listening.” His laugh tilted recklessly in sheer joy at her refusal. (To be continued.)

BURRIS IS NOW IN STATE’S PRISON

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their trip there Tuesday afternoon were several wrenches,' chisels, etc., that were identified by Clifford Parkison as bjonging to him. A new set of blacksmith taps and dies—not yet identified, but thought to have been stolen from Kouts, Porter county, ' Four razor hones, seven razors, one safety razor—not identified .at this writing. One dismantled motorcycle, with engine, presto-lite tank, speedometer, etc.—identified as the property of Grover Stembel of Wheatfield,' which was stolen from Stembel about a year ago. One pair of'rubber boots —identified as the property of Clifford Parkison. ; A good Winchester, shotgun was found at the house but Mrs. Burris said that her husband had owned the gun for three years or more, and while the officers thought that it, too, had been stolen, they did not bring it away. Quite a little dynamite fuse was found by the officers w’hen there Monday night and Burris said that he had been using it in blowing out stumps. Burris wa? taken to Michigan City Tuesday and the officers took no chances on his making his escape; but had him handcuffed. - In McMunn’s confession he said that this was his first offense, that they—Smith, Barrett and himself —had driven from their home near the Tipton-Hamilton county line up to Burris’ home and Burris then went with them to Lee where they robbed the stores mentioned. They then took Burris back home, gave him his share of the - loot and returned to their own homes.

It is said that Burris in his confession to the officers Monday night said that he and Smith had’ been in this business for something like three years. He also said, when asked his age, that he was 30 years old last October. He denied thathe Was that old at Monticello Tuesday, when all four of the meh arrested plead guilty and were sentenced to imprisonment to from tw ' to fourteen years. The’ other three were under 30 years and were takn to Jeffersonville, but Burris, whom it was. believed had given his correct age Monday night was sent to Michigan City as the law provides where 30 years of age or over. - It is said that Smith and Barrett denied absolutely before being brought to White county that they knew Burris or anyone in Jasper county, but it is evident that they were lying and that in the roundup of this bunch a good haul was made by the officers for it Is probable that this gang, with a possible exception of young McMunn, had been doing quite an extensive business in this section of the country. It is said that Burris first became acquainted with Smith, who seems to have been the a few years ago when the latter was working on a dredge up in this section of the state and they have since been doing lots of petty thieving. He has a wife and four children, -who were in bed when the officers went there Monday night and remained in bed while the search of the premises was going on. . Mrs. Burris’ maiden name was Price, and it is reported that her relatives who reside in Barkley township have tried on different occasions to get her to leave Burris because of his worthlessness, but she refused to 'do so. Thdy had offered to take care of her and her children, it is said, and it is probable that they will now look after them. In less than five days after the robbery of the Lee stores the entire gang had been rounded up and werd in prison. Good work, isurely-

STATUS OF VOTERS GIVEN

Attorney General Issues Statement Answering Inquiries. Many inquiries have been „sub-. mitted to Ele Stansbury, attorney general of Indiana, relative to the application of the woman suffrage law, and in order to answer all these inquiries at once he gives out the following statement; \

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Men who are foreign citizens but who have taken out their first papers (for naturalization can vote, but do not become American citizens until they have, completed the naturalization. Prior to March 2, 1,9-07, the marriage of an American woman to a foreigner did not lose her citizenship. Under the federal act of March 2, 1907, the marriage of a woman who was a citizen of the United States to a foreigner forfeited her citizenship. By her marriage she becomes a citizen of the country of which her husband was a citizen. An American woman who married a foreigner prior to March 2, 1907, did not lose her citizenship by her marriage nor by the act of March 2, 1907, but continues to be an American citizen although the wife of a foreigner. Under the Indiana woman’s suffrage act of February 28, 1917, it is provided “that every woman

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who is a citizen of the United States of the age of 21 years and upward, etc.,’ may tote. Under tfiat provision a wolftan must be a .citizen to enable her to vote, while a foreigner who has &ade his application for papers onljf can vote. A foreign-born woman, unmarried, can become an American citizen by naturalization the same as a man. An alien female who lawfully entered the United States for a lawful purpose and afterward marries a citizen of the United States becomes a citizen of the United States by virtue of such marriage. A foreign-born woman married to a foreigner, whose husband becomes a* full-naturalized American citizen, can vote, provided she has the other qualifications. A person who is a citizen of any country that is .at war with the United States can not be naturalized as a citizen of the United States. By the act of congress of June 20, 1900, a foreigner who had taken out his first papers prior to that time must have completed his naturalization within seven years after- Juno 29, 1906, or would have to renew his application and then complete his naturalization more than two years and less than seven years after the filing of such application. A woman who was a citizen of the United States and married a foreigner prior to March 2, 1907, continues to bo a citizen, of the United States and can vote, Jni.t unless her husband has taken out his first papers for naturalization, he can not vote.

NOTICE OF LETTING SCHOOL HOUSE CONTRACT. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned trustee of Keener school township, Jasper county, and State Of Indiana, will receive bids for the furnishing of all material and labor for the building, erection and completion of a twostory and basement four-room addition to the sthool building in District No. three (Number 3), Keener township, Jasper county, Indiana, according to plans and specifications on file in my office. Said bids will be received in my office in the town of Demotte, Keener township, Jasper county, Indiana, until one (1) o’clock p. m. MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1917. Each bid must be on form No.

1,0, as prescribed by the ’ State Board of Accounts, and the affidavit thereon, and each bid accompanied by a certified check in the sum of $300.00, payable to C. E. Fairchild, trustee, said sum to become the property of ..said trustee as liquidated damages by the bidder to whom contract is awarded should the said bidder fail to enter into contract and give bond according to law within five (5) days after being notified that his bid fias . been accepted. Plans may be obtained from the 4 trustee or the architect upon the deposit of $5.00 to the party from whom plans are obtained, which sum will be refunded if plans are returned to the party from whom obtained on or before (he day of letting contract. The right is reseived to> rjject any and all bids. Dated March 20, 1917. C. E. FAIRCHILD, Trustee of Keeqggr School Township, Jasper County, Indiana. a 7-14-21-28

SENSATION 11, 61086 Indiana Stallion Enrollment Board ( ertificalo ‘of Enrollment ” Sound PURE BRED Stallion ’ No. 7676 Laws of Indiana, 1913; Chapter 28. The pedigree of the Stallion Sensation 11, No. 91086, American, owned by Ernest Clark and Ludd Clark. P. O._j.Monon, Ind., K. F. D., County, White; described as follows; Color 'and marks: Black, star; Breed, Percheron; foaled in . the year 1911, has been examined .in the office of the Secretary of tho Indiana Stallion BOarff, and it is hereby certified that the said stallion Jis of Pure Breeding and is registered In a pedigree register association, .society or company recognized as standard in accordance .with section 4 of the Indiana Stallion Enrollment law. The above named stallion has been bxamihed by Dr. C. R. Mather, /a duly qualified licensed veterinarian, and is certified by affidavit to Obe free from the transmissible unsoundnesses specified as such in the Indiana stallion Enrollment Law. ' Not good unless countersigned by 11. E. McCartney, Secretary. C. M. McConnell, pres. C. H. Anthony, V.-P. Renewed at Lafayette, Indiana, February 5, 1917. Void after January ], 1918. NOTE—Th is cert ificate expires annually January 1, and must be renewed before March 15, following. Will stand at Ludd Clark’s, 3% miles southwest of Lee. Terms and Conditions —$10 to insure colt to" stand and suck. Care will ba taken To prevent accidents but will not be responsible should any occur. ERNEST & LUDD CLARK, R. R. 18. Monon, Indiana. m-26