Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1919 — Page 7

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GREEN FANCY

By GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON

Author of "GRAUSTARK." •'THE HOLLOW OF HER HAND.—THE PRINCE OF GRAUSTARK." ETC. Gvrncbt by Dodd. Mead and Company. Im.

SYNOPSIS.

•CHAPTER I—Thomas K. Barnas, Wealthy New Yorker, on a walking trip through New England, Is caught in a •term miles from his destination. At a erossroade point he meets a girl Ih tne game plight. While they discuss the sitnation an automobile, sent to meet the. Rirl, arrives and Barnes is given a lift to Bart’s tavern, while the girl is taken on to her destination, which she tells Barnes Is a place called Green Fancy. CHAPTER IT—At the tavern Barnes tails in with a stranded troupe of “barnstorming" actors, headed by Lyndon RuShcroft, and becomes Interested in them. CHAPTER Hl—As the storm grows, Barnes finds himself worrying over the •afety of the girl, traveling over the tnountaln roads at what he considers dangerous speed. He learns tnat Green Fancy is something of a house of mystery. Two mounted men leave the tavern in a manner which arouses Barnes’ curiosity. CHAPTER TV— He meets “Miss Thackeray," leading lady of the stranded theatrical troupe, who is acting as chambermaid. That night he is aroused by the bringing of a dying man to the tavern, one of the two who bad ridden away a Short time before. They tell of finding the dead body of the other man. Both had been shot. CHAPTER V—The wounded man, registered at the tavern as Andrew Paul, dies, and Barnes is Informed he must not leave tantil after the inquest. O’Dowd and De Goto, guests at Green Fancy, visit the much, mystified over CHAPTER Vl—Barnes advances Rushcroft money sufficient to release the com-_ oany from its embarrassing position, thereby becoming its official backer. He Visits Green Fancy, and in the grounds fcieets his acquaintance of the night before, finding her a girl of surprising beauty. CHAPTER VTl—She seems not to be Besirous of recognizing him, and turns away. •O’Dowd appears and in apparently friendly fashion escorts Barnes (who feels be is from the grounds. CHAPTER Vlll—Miss Thackeray warns Barnes that a man stopping at the tavern, ostensibly a book agent, had searched bis baggage in his absence. O’Dowd comes to the tavern and with Barnes and others goes over the scene of the previous Bight’s shooting. Barnes is invited to dinner at Green Fancy. CHAPTER IX—His acquaintance of the atorm is Introduced as Miss Cameron. The makeup of the house party, particularly a man Introduced to him as Loeb,” and the number of menservants about the place, somewhat astonishes Barnes. CHAPTER X— Miss Cameron informs him she is a prisoner in the house, appealing to him for aid and binding him to secrecy. In conversation with tne chauffeur who drives him back to the tavern. Barnes becomes convinced there Is a conspiracy of moment Hatching at Green Fancy. CHAPTER Xl—At breakfast the supposed book agent introduces himself as Bprouse, a government secret agent. Bprouse tells Barnes he is there to watch the party at Green Fancy, describing them as refugees from a country overrun by the Germans. He-asserts that Miss Cameron” is a relative of the former ruler of the devastated country and that she or “Loeb” have with them the crown jewels, of enormous value, which Sprouse would recover. -> CHAPTER Xll—Barnes agrees to accompany Sprouse on a nocturnal visit to Green Fancy, Sprouse with the object of securing the jewels, and Barnes with the hope of rescuing ‘'Miss Cameron-’ CHAPTER Xlll—They enter the grounds In safety, Sprouse overcoming two men evidently on guard. Reaching the house, Barnes sends up, by means Of a fishing rod carried by Sprouse, a note to "Miss Cameron," informing her of their intention to enter 1 the house. She tries to dissuade them, but Sprouse climbs to her 'room and goes through it on a quest for the crown jewels and state papers. CHAPTER XlV—Barnes becomes uneasy at Sprouse’s long absence and fol-' lows him, climbing Iby means of the ivy attached to the wall. While talking to “Miss Cameron” a commotion in the house warns them that Sprouse has been detected. Barnes, with “Miss Cameron” clinging to him, makes his escape to the ground? He loses his sense of location and they become lost, finally taking refuge in a small shed. “Miss Cameron” explains how she was decoyed to the house, and was to be married against her will to the man “Loeb," whom she reveals as a prince of the house to which she belongs. They are surprised in the darkness by O’Dowd.

CHAPTER XV.

Large Bodies Move Slowly—But Mr. '. Sprouse Was Smaller Than the Average. There wag not a Bound for many Seconds. She was the first to speak. “I am ready to return with you, Mr. O’Dowd,” she said distinctly. “There must be no struggle, no bloodshed. Anything but that.” O’Dowd spoke out of the darkness: “You forget that I have your own word for it that yell be a dead woman before the day 18 over. Wouldn’t it be better for me to begin shooting at once land spare your soul the everlasting torture that would begin Immejlately after your self-produced decease?” A little cry of relief greeted this

quaint sally. “You have jny word that I will return with you quietly if—-” “Thunderation !** exclaimed Barnes wrathfully. “What do you think I am? A worm that —” / “Easy, easy, me dear man,” cautioned O’Dowd. “Keep yopr seat Don’t be deceived by my Jnfernal Irish humor. It Is my way to be always polite, Agreeable and —prompt I'll shoot ln»a second If ye move one step outside that cabin.” “O’Dowd, you haven’t the heart to drag her back to that beast of a —” “Hold hard I We’ll come to the point without further palavering. Where are ye dragging her yourself, ye rascal?” "To a place where she will be safe from insult, injury, degradation—•” "Well, I have no fault to find with ye for that” said O’Dowd. “Bedad, I didn’t believe yon had the nerve to tackle the job. You may be interested to know that up to the moment I left the house your absence had not been noticed, my dear Miss Cameron. And as for you, my dear Barnes, your visit Is not even suspected. How the divil.did ye do It Barnes?’ “Are you disposed to be friendly, O’Dowd?” demanded Barnes. “If you are not, we may just as well fight it out now as later on.” “You are dot to fight!” she cried In great agitation. “What are you doing? Put It away! Don’t shoot I” “Is It a gun he Is pulling?” Inquired O'Dowd calmly. “And what deuce are you going to alm at me hearty? I have a bull’s-eye lantern with me. From the luxurious seat behind this rock I could spot ye In a second. Having said as mqch I now propose arbitration. Wahid ye mind handing over that tin box In exchange for my polite thanks and a courteous goodby to both of ye?” “We have no box of any description, Mr. O’Dowd,” cried she triumphantly. “Thank heaven, he jgot safely arway!” "Do you mean to tell'me you came away without the —your belongings, Miss Cameron?” exclaimed O’Dowd. “They are not with me,” she replied. Her grasp on Barnes’ arm tightened. “Oh, Isn’t It splendid? They did not catch him. He —” “Will you both swear on your sacred honor that ye haven’t the jewels In your possession?” “Unhesitatingly,” said Barnes. “I swear, Mr. O’Dowd.”

“Then,” said he, “I have no time to waste here. I am looking for a tin box. I beg your pardon for disturbing you.” “Oh, Mr. O’Dowd, I shall never forget all that you have—” “Whist, nowl There is one thing I must insist on your forgetting completely: all that has happened in the last five minutes. What I am doing. Mr. Barnes, would be my death sentence if It ever became known.” “It shall never be known through me, O’Dowd. I’d like to shake your hand, old man.” “God bless you, Mr. O’Dowd,” said the girl in a idw, small voice, singularly suggestive of tears. “Some day I may be in a position to—” “Don’t say It! You’ll spoil everything if you let me think you are In my debt. Bedad, don’t be so sure I sha’n’t see you again, and soon.” “Tell me how to find Hart’s Tavern, old man. Til — n

“No, I’m dashed if I do. You ought to be grateful to me for not stopping you entirely, without asking me to give you a helping hand. Good-by, and God bless you. I’m praying that ye get away safely, Miss Cameron. So long, Barnes. If you were a crow and wanted to roost on that big tree in front of 'Hart’s Tavern, I dare say you’d’take the shortest way there by flying as straight as a bullet from the mouth of this pit, following your extremely good-looking nose.” They did not wait for the break of day. Taking O’Dowd’s hint, Barnes directed his steps straight out from the mouth of the quarry and pressed confidently onward. In answer to a question she Informed him that there were no fewer than twenty-five men In Green Fancy, all of them shrewd, resolute and formidable. “I cannot, for the life of me, see why they took chances on inviting me to the house, Miss Cameron;” She was silent for a "moment, and when she spoke It was with great Intensity. “Mr. Barnes, I had your life In my hands all the time you were at Green Fancy. I shudder now when I think of what might have happened. Before you were asked to the house, I was coolly Informed that you would not leave It alive If I so much as breathed a word to you concerning my unhappy plight. Thq. first word of an appeal to you would Mve been the signal so your death. That Is what they held over me. When I .spoke to you on the couch that night, ' I— oh, don’t you see? Don’t you see

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

that I wantonly, cruelly, ■ selfishly risked your life—not my own—when I—” TThere, there, now!” he cried, consolingly, as she put her hands to her face and gave way to sobs. "Forgive me,” she murmured. “I didn’t mean to be so silly.” “It helps, to cry sometimes,” he said lamely. • . . ■ The first faint signs of day were struggling out of the night when they stole across the road above Hart’s Tavern and made their way through the stable yard to the rear of the house. His one thought was to get her safely Inside the Tavern. ' a The door was locked. He delivered a series of resounding kicks upon its stout face. Revolver In hand, he faced about and waited for the assault of the men who, he was sure, would come plunging around the corner o the building In response to the racket. But there was no attack. • At last there were sounds from within. A key grated In the lock and a bolt was shot. The door flew open. Mr Clarence DllHngford appeared In the openipgl partially dressed, his hair sadly tumbled, his eyes blinking in the light of the lantern he held aloft. “Well, what the—” Then his gaze alighted on the lady. “For the love O f •» began the embarrassed 'Dllllngford. “What the dev— I say. can’t you see that I’m not dressed? What the—” “Give me that lantern,” said Barnes, und snatched the article out of the unresisting hand. “Show me the way to Miss Thackeray’s room, Diningford. No time for explanations.” “Well, for the love of—’’ “I will take you to Miss Thackeray’s room,” said Barnes, leading her swiftly through the narrow passage. “She will make you comfortable for the that Is until I am able to secure a room for you. Come on, DllHngford.” Miss Thackeray was awake. Through the closed door she asked what on earth was the matter. “I have a friend here —a lady. Will you dress as quickly as possible and take her In with you for a little while?” (TO BID CONTINUED.)

DIVISION ROLL CALL QUOTA ANNOUNCED

f | SHE sum of >1,880,000 has I been announced by the cam- • I palgn manager of the Lake Division —Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky—for the Third Red Cross Roll Call November 2-11. This amount represents the share of this division in the $15,000,000 fund asked from the nation to complete war relief activities abroad during the coming year. No quotas for membership are to be set. It Is hoped that this Roll Call will make membership in the Red Cross universal. In the last drive for funds the quota for this division was $9,400;000, and was oversubscribed by more than $4,500,000. State and county quotas for this drive are to be announced short-’ ly by state campaign managers. The November drive Is the only Red

Cutting High Cost of Hats

By the Department of Agriculture

Cutting millinery bills by making their own hats is becoming a widespread economy among women members of the clubs. Many who had deemed the making of a hat beyond them have discovered in themselves latent millinery talent. This talent, under the skillful tutelage of the home-demonstration agent, results In hats which even "the critical would hesitate to Identify as “home-made.” In Wa&hlngton state the many millinery classes organized this year have been so popular that It was found necessary to limit the number who could attend. Three-day classes in King county, Washington, are popular, the result of the three club meetings being a pretty hat for each club member at a nominal expense. _ , Material for the hats was a difficult problem. Trips to the city were expensive In time and money for most of the women In the dub, and when in the city many did not know where to buy to advantage. The best solution found was for the home-demonstration agent to purchase staple supplies, sue as braids, silks, trimmings, and shapes, and the club members were better satisfied with the selection they made away from the confusion of the sh °P»The advice of the home-demonstration agent and the other club members also helps to make a wise choice of frame, color, and trimming. When additional material Is needed for the next lesson and a woman cannot conveniently purchase It for herself, the agent Includes it in her shopping list* Often larger pieces of material cut to better advantage, and by the class method what is left can be used In another fflass. The amount of millinery material purchased wholesale in King county In one month footed up $l5O. Nearly all was made into hats before the end of the month. On flowers, feathers, and shapes bought wholesale about one-half of retail price was saved. By watching fbr bargains and buying in large amounts the agent has saved also on the material bought at retail.

A Class in Sewing In a Rural School.

uross campaign this year. In succeeding years there will be an annual Roll Call to enroll members and make possible the continuance of service to Americans —the peacetime ideal of the American Red Cross.

JUNIORS HOLD DRIVE

opening of school this I year has an additional interi est —the enrolling in the Lake Division of 100,000 members for the Junior Red Cross before the first of the month of school is over. This will make the membership of a million that Junior auxiliaries in the division are eager to obtain. Members of the Junior Red Cross will assist in the Roll Call, November 1-11.

SOLDIERS IN CAMP USE R. O. SERVICE

WHEN a man makes the change from military to civilian life he depends upon the Red Cross workers at camp to help him in the transformation. Workers in the Lake Division camps have found that the need has Increased in the past few months rather than lessened. Of the 24,677 men who passed through the demobilization mill at Camp Taylor last month, 2,602 were recorded as new cases for Red dross, to be helped in one way or another. This total puts Camp Taylor at the head of the list for all camps in the country in volume of work of this kind. Camp Sherman stands third.

NURSES FIGHT DISEASE

RED Cross nurses discharged from overseas work are choosing public health nursing and positions as Instructors in home hygiene and dietetics as their peacetime occupation. “The germ army killed more Americans in the last four years than the German ermy,” is their slogan. Four have been assigned during the past month to public health service in the Lake Division. Fifty Red Cross nurses —instructors of classes for women and girts outside the nursing profession—are meeting in Cleveland September 18-20 to discuss means of teaching the general public how to avoid disease*.

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NIGHT AND DAY CAMP IS LIFE SAVING STATION

TuberciJosis kills 150,000 persons in the Unitedl States every “EM Wsfss according figure g tat e S in the fight upon this disease. This organisation SSI* Cross Chr.su.,,,. S e.l suls,. from M <»• Li to carry on the work throughout th? year are chiefly derived.

RURALITES HAVE BIG HEALTH ADVANTAGE

Abundance of Fresh Air and Sunlight Do Much to Check Ravages of Tuberculosis. DANGER IN CLOSED WINDOWS. National Tuberculosis Association, • Which Sponsors the Annual Salo of Red Cross Christmas Seale, Reports 150,000 Deaths Each Year From the Disease. people who live In the smaller towns and on farms have a great health advantage over the city dwellers in that they have ever an abundant supply of fresh air and sunlight. These two gifts of nature, so lavishly bestowed, are not always appreciated to their fullest extent They are two of the strongest weapons against the menace of tuberculosis, or consumption, as it is sometimes called. But consumption is not unknown in the rural districts. The death rate is sometimes as great In these sections as in the more crowded localities, chiefly because of carelessness or Indifference to laws of health. Few, indeed, are the farm houses or the homes in the smaller cities and villages that cannot have an outdoor sleeping porch. On the contrary, we often find that the windows of sleeping rooms in the home are shut tight in the mistaken belief that night air is harmful. This paves the way for disease, especially tuberculosis, which generally attacks the lungs. i White Plague Kills 150,000 a Year. The white plague claimed 150,000 lives last year in the United States. More than 1,000,000 Americans are suffering from it today. These figures are compiled from reports of experts all over the country and sent to the National' Tuberculosis Association, the leading agency in the country to combat this disease. This organization is sponsor for the Red Cross Christmas Seal sale, from which its financial support is chiefly derived. As medical science has proved consumption is both preventable and curable, the suffering caused by this disease is largely unnecessary. Most tuberculosis victims are between the ages of eighteen and forty-five. Causes Half Billion Loss Annually. These are the years when people are . most active, the years of their greatest production. The snuffing out of these lives just when they are at the height of their usefulness means an annual loss to the country of nearly half a billion dollars. Fresh air is the cheapest of medicines. Outdoor sleeping porches are not only for the sick. They help well folks to keep well, and the country dweller can have this aid to healthy living at far less inconvenience than his city neighbor. You can help directly by seeing that you and your family are living under the most healthful conditions possible.

FACTS ON THE ARCH ENEMY OF HUMANITY.

Tuberculosis kills producer*chiefly men and women between the ages of 16 and 45. It claims worker*—active men and women in the homes, the office and the shop. It causes 150,000 dbaths in the United States every year. It costs the United States tn economic waste alone about 1500,000,000 annually, More than 1,000,000 persons in this country are suffering from active tuberculosis right now. It menaces every community, every home and every individual. AND YET TUBERCULOSIS IB CURABLE AND PREVENTABLE. It is spread largely by ignorance, carelessness and neglect ’ i ■ The National Tuberculosis A*- 1 soclatlon and its 1,000 affiliated state and Ideal organizations wage a continuous winning war on tuberculosis." The work of these organisations is financed chiefly by the sale of Red Cross Christmas seals. < Drive the menace of tuberculosis from your door.

FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS.

The National Tuberculosis tion has launched an extensive educational campaign. A recent health su»vey revealed a yearly death rate in tha United States of 150,000 and there ar* today 1,000,000 active cases.

THE SYMBOL OF HOPE.

This Is the emblem of the Nations* Tuberculosis Association which annually sponsors the sale of the Raft Cress Christmas Seals. ■——

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