Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1920 — Page 7

k SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1920-

THE MAN WHO WASN'T HIMSELF

By ROBERT AMES BENNET

; » SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I.—AlighUngYrom a train at’ Denver a well-dressed traveler 13 familiarly accosted by a man about his own age. The traveler ignores the advance. A. few minutes later he Is greeted as ••Will” by an elderly lady and gentleman, who stop their auto to speak. He Imagines It a case of mistaken identity and announces himself as ‘‘Richard Clinton,” on his way to the coast. The couple appear greatly surprised, and learning he Is to be in town until midnight, the lady, introducing herself as Mrs. Kirkland, and her husband as Doctor Kirkland, invites him to dinner, explaining the action by his truly remarkable resemblance to a friend of theirs. He accepts. At the Kirkland home he meeta a young lady who greets him as her fiance. She is Ellen Kirkland, and plainly Is greatly hurt by his assertion that he Is "Richard Clftxton.” CHAPTER IL —At dinner "Clinton" learns that his host Is a medical specialist and that he Is believed to be Will Lowrie, a young man who had been suffering from a nervous breakdown and had gone east for medical treatment. Lowrie had had in his possession bonds of the Value of 1100,000, belonging to the bank w‘ 'e he was employed, which have dlsand of which he has no recollection. With Dr. Kirklang. "Clinton goes to the Lowrie home, the doctor being satisfied that Amy Lowrie, Will’s sister, will convince "Clinton” he Is really Lowrie, suffering from loss of memory. CHAPTER Hl.—Amy declares at once he is her brother, and Insists on treating Alm as such, to his great embarrassment. CHAPTER IV.—Doctor Kirkland arranges to send a telegram to the sanitarium where Lowrie Is undergoing treatment, inquiring as to his whereabouts. CHAPTER V.—Ellen and Amy try In vain to convince “Clinton” he Is Will Lowrie, brother of one and the fiance of the other. He visits the bank with Doctor Kirkland and cashes a draft. Bemm telle the president of the bank he is sure “Clinton" is Will Lowrie and agrees to find out the whereabouts of the missing bonds. 1 • CHAPTER Vl.—With Bemm "Clinton” visits the athletic club and there Bemm discovers that a s birthmark, familiar to Lowrie’s friends, has disappeared from "Clinton's” arm. Bemm is somewhat disconcerted but unconvinced. That evening an answer to Doctor Kirkland's telegram arrives, with the information that the superintendent of the sanitarium Is away, and the matter is left thus. CHAPTER Vll.—Bemm Is very much in love with Amy Lowrie. Her brother has discouraged the Intimacy, and Bemm thinks he can prove to Amy that her brother has made away with the bonds and is in danger of prosecution, from •which only Bemm can save him.

CHAPTER VIII. A Hairbreadth Escape. Soon after Clinton’s flight Doctor Kirkland had been summoned to the sanitarium. When Amy came In by iway of the dining room Ellen was pensively watching her mother play solitaire. looked up and, mlstakiing the cause of the color In Amy’s cheeks, asked delightedly: “Oh, what Ils it, dear. Has Charlie —?” “The silly! Heinade the dreadfully cross!” petulantly replied Amy. She glanced into, the parlor, and her vexation suddenly gave place to alarm. -‘Where Is Will? Surely you’ve not let him go off?” % “No, no, my dear, not even with the doctor,” reassured Mrs. Kirkland. "He has gone up to his room.” A few moments later Clinton, brooding heavily over his pipe, heard a»tap at his door. He frowned. The tap became a rap.. He called In a brusque tone: “Well, what Is It?” “Me!” came back a soft whisper. “Miss Lowrie —you?” he replied. “What do you want?” "Let me in.” He glanced In consternation at his ■stockinged feet and bare arms. “I—l must beg you to excuse me,” he stammered. “You see, I’m not—that is, I’m about to retire.” “No, no. no!” the whisper shrilled In protest. “I must have a talk with you! If you don’t let me in I shall scream 1” “Not that, not that,” he called back. -‘Wait a moment. I’ll be out at once.” He dived into the closet to seize the lounging robe, which he slipped on as he hurried to the door. He slid back the bolt, instantly the door was thrust in against him. Amy popped through the opening. She closed the door and spoke to him in a tone as matter of fact as it was affectionate: “The Idea of making such a fuss about letting me In. Now we’ll sit down and have a good old-time talk while I do my hair.” He stared at her, speechless. She had on a kimono of soft,pink silk embroidered with gold flowers. In one hand she held a' silver-backed hairbrush. “Where are your manners?” she reproved, and’ she went to set two chairs before the full-length mirror on the wall opposite the bathroom passage. “Come. I don’t want to have to shout to you over there. Sit down and behave.” He started to obey* and blushed as his stockinged feet appeared from under the edge of his robe. But she had perched on one of the chairs and was studying herself In the mirror. He seated himself in the chair close beside her. She handed him the hairbrush and put up both hands to her head. The loose sleeves, of her kimono slipped down, baring her dimpled white arms. He stared, fascinated, at them and at her shapely fingers, which were nimbly drawing the pins from

her hair. Soon the thick coiis began to sag. She shook her head. A!) the glossy brown locks came tumbling down about her slender shoulders. She turned sideways, with her back to him, and, clasping the hairpins in her lap, sat waiting. He gazed in wondering admiration at the wealth of rippling hair and the shapely little head from which it flowed down. “Why don’t you begin?” she impatiently demanded. "You’ll never finish unless you start.” “Start?” f X “Brushing, stupid!” “You —do you mean you wish me to —to brush your hair?” “Oh, no; I'm merely sitting here for you to look at,” she bantered. “Don’t be a goose.” She caught the brush from him and made half a dozen vigorous strokes, each time running her free hand under the brown maze. He took the brush from her backward-stretched hand, and asked in a deep low tone: Am I to hold it that way with my hand?” “How else can you do It right?” she replied. He cautiously took a full stroke from her forehead back across her da Intv head and down the rippling mass of hair. His smile was now that of a man completely lost in blissful intoxication. “That’s better,” she said; “only still harder. Don’t be afraid. I’m not a paper doll—There, that’s the way. Now I can settle down and talk. First of all, I’m going to tell you the bad news and get through with it” “Yes?” he asked, inhaling the delicious fragrance of her hair. “You’re not listening, and it’s very Important. It has made me dreadfully cross at Charlie.” He stiffened at the name, Instantly attentive. “That fellow? What about him? Has he —?” “Yes. But that’s not the trouble, the bank has been making a fuss. It can wait. The horrid thing is tn«t about those bonds you lost They claim that you have a lot of money in a Chicago bank.” "Yes. What of It?” “That proves what I told Charlie. Of course you don’t realize you can t realize.” “Realize what?” he asked, pausing in the midst of a long brush stroke. “Why, about the bonds.” “You mean the bonds lost by your brother?” “Charlie knows some one who has found out all about them. It must have been a detective. He found the key of the safe deposit vault In your pocket—” “In my pocket?” “Charlie said the man said the key was found in your pocket, and—Oh, I forgot. He said it was all secret yet But of course you’re my brother, and you ought to know, and you won’t tell —will you?” “Why should I? Please go on. I fail to understand about the key. But how about it? If it was a detective that found the key, he must have discovered where It belonged and found the missing bonds.” “That’s the horrid part of It,” replied Amy. “Charlie says they found the safe deposit box, but the bonds were gone.” Clinton’s smile vanished behind a look of blanjc surprise. “Gone?” “Yes —and all that money in Chicago in the bank is in your new namel That’s what made me so cross at Charlie.” “I don’t quite see the connection.” “You don’t?. Of course it will be easy for you to explain about the money and —” “Nothing easier if — Jove I Why didn’t I think of it sooner?” he exclaimed, and he dropped.. the hairbrush. “See here, Miss Lowrie —” “‘Miss Lowrie!’” she reproved. • He went on, unchecked: “You claim that I look exactly like your brother?” “There you go again! Don’t be silly !” ’ / < He sprang up, clear of the eager arms that she sought to fling around him. “No, wait!” he exclaimed, as she jumped up after him. “It’s —it’s not what you suppose—just the opposite.” “Opposite!” she repeated. “I said, I actually began to believe —to doubt my own identity. But at the Athletic club — Tell me. You say I look exactly like .your brother. That must be so, because every one who knew him— Yet there’s one thing. Had he any peculiar mark —a mole or scar, for instance —let us say, on his arm?” “Why, of course. Everybody knows it; everybody has seen it when you play tennis.” • “Seen what?” “Don’t'pretend! The mark on your arm below the elbow.” , "Which arm?” The girl’s brown eyes began to di-

THE i A aCE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT .

late. ~wnat —what makes you talk this way?" . “Which arm la the mark on?” he insisted. She replied In a half whisper: "The right” He drew up the loose sleeve of his

Held Out His Bare Forearm.

robe and held out his bare forearm. She stared at It Incredulously. x “Well?” he queried. “It —it can’t be that I'm —that It’s the other?” she murmured. He bared the left arm. “You see — Can there be a more positive proof of iderillty than such a mark as that on your brother’s arm? —which Is not on my arm?” The vague dread that clouded her dilated eyes swiftly increased to a paralyzing terror. She stared at him as white-faced and immobile as a marble statue. Stricken with concern for her, he bent forward. Instantly her cheeks flushed scarlet with maidenly shame. She clutched wildly at her loose hair and fled to the door. In a twinkling she was out In the hall, with the door shut between herself and Clinton. He had not moved. For some time he stood where she had left him. His body was motionless, but It was evident that his thoughts were in a whirl of almost violent emotions. Across his face. In quick succession, passed looks of bewilderment, pity, delight, tenderness. Last of all came contrition, and again pity, both of which merged into resolution. rFrom the closet he brought out his suitcase and the suit that he had worn in his arrival in town. Next came a rummage through the dresser and closet to restore to the suitcase the articles that had been taken from It. Some he could npt find. He dressed himself in the suit so neatly tailored by old Tillie, and glanced around the room, preparatory to closing the suitcase. The hairbrush, lying on the floor where he had dropped it, caught his eye. He picked it up and gazed at it several moments. He then went’to the mantel, where stood the framed photographs of Ellen and Amy. When he returned to his suitcase one of the frames was empty. (TO BE CONTINUED.)

State Coal Contract Negotiated.

Indianapolis July W.-A contract whereby meml>ors of the Tndpthn < <>al Operators' a s whition will provide al. coal needed b.v *tate institutions beginning August 1 and ending May 1921, at $2.95 a ton for screenings; $3.20 a ton for mine run and $3.3.» to a ton for coal of prepared sizes, will be entered into between the association and the state joint purchasing committee, accordihg to announcement by Mpurice C. Shelton, secretary of the committee. The subcommittee of the statp joint committee approved verbal agreements entered into by a committee the operators’ association and Mr. Shelton, and instructed Mr. Shelton to lake stops to -make contracts. The action of dhe subcommittee was approved bv Governor Goodrich. The governor issued a statement expressing his pleasure at the action of A. Mitchell Palmer, United Slates attorney general, looking toward the filing of margins of profit on coal, and promising him the full support of the state. The governor telegraphed Mr. Palmer complimenting him on his action. He also made public the letter which he wrote to President Wilson nearly two weeks ago, urging him to revive federal fuel control. Receipt of the letter ,ln Washington, D. C., was announced last week.

Reappears After Forty-Five Years.

Indianapolis, July 30.—His whereabouts unknown to the members of his family for 45 years, John Pugh, a cousin of MarstjalkPugh. wealthy Indianapolis land who died last year, has appeared as a claimant for a share of the estate of Marshall Pugh. The appearance of John Pugh, believed by relatives to have been dead for many years, made necessary the changing of a decree made by Judge Louis B. Ewbank in circuit court last week naming the 25 first cousins of Marshall Pugh who should share in the estate he left Attorneys included the name of John Pugk in the court order. The share of each of the first cousins is entlmated at not less than $25,000.

POINTS DANCER OF JAP ENTRY

Congressman Swope Says Time Has Come to Bar Nonassimilating Aliens. PROBES PROBLEM ON PACIFIO Chairman of House Subcommittee Which Recently Completed an Investigation of Japanese Immigration Issues Statement. p - - Louisville, Ky., July 30.—Congressman King Swope of Kentucky, who was chairman of Phe house subcommittee which recently completed an investigation of Japanese Immigration to Pacific coast states, declared In a statement Issued here that this country has “reached a point where we should not permit any unasslmilable race to fill up our Pacific states or any other states." He said the “privilege of entry of any and all Immigrants should be predicated upon their «billty and desire to become real, loyal, patriotic Americans.” The subcommittee will report to the, house committee when congress assembles in December. Mr. Swope declined to say what recommendations will be made. Violate “Gentlemen’s Agreement.” “The Californians allege," Mr. Swope said, “that the ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ Is being violated and that thousands of Japanese Immigrants are entering this country surreptitiously every year by way of the Mexican border. And in support of that statement they offer the fact that the Japanese population In California has doubled since 1913. “It must be said the Jap la thrifty and as soon as he saves something from his earnings he got* into business for himself, usually acquiring great tracts of land in California and taking over whole communities. “These facts led to the passage by the California legislature in 1913 of the antl-allen land law, which made It Illegal for those who are not eligible for naturalization to own land, or to lease it for more than But the Japanese have evaded that law to such an extent that It pratlcally serves no purpose at all. “For Instance, a Japanese who Is precluded by that law from owning land buys the land In the name of his infant native-born child and becomes the guardian of such child. The Japanese also form corporations with white ‘dummy’ directors and acquire land In enormous acreages. “The Californians assert tha't the Japanese offer a racial problem in that they could not be assimilated. It is very rare that a Japanese man marries a white woman, or vice versd. Both races seem to discountenance intermarriage. They love their mother country. They love the Japanese tradltions and the Japanese language, and for this reason it Is difficult to Americanize them. Sees “Picture Brides” Arrive. “We witnessed the arrival of a consignment of ‘picture’ brides, who came to this country already ‘married’ to Japanese men they had never seen. Marriage was arranged by correspondence and an exchange of pictures. “Such a protest against that practice was caused that the Japanese called a halt on the ‘picture brides.’ So that after Aqgust of this year, the Japanese men will be compelled to find another method of consummating their marriages with women In Japan.”

M’ADOO WILL TAKE STUMP

Former Secretary of Treasury Will Speak for Cox. New York, July 30.—William G. McAdoo, former secretary of the treasury and a candidate at San Francisco for the Democratic'nomination for president, announced that he had consented to deliver some speeches in behalf of Goyernor Cox, the “party’s nominee, during what he said would be a vigorous and aggressive campaign. In a statement Issued after a conference with George White, chairman of the Democratic national committee and Governor Cox’ secretary, held at Mr. McAdoo’s hbme, Mr. McAdoo warned that v the people would not stand for a "purchased presidency,” and urged that the spotlight of pitiless publicity be turned on campaign expenses during the forthcoming campaign.

SETBACK FOR M. MILLERAND

Suffers Most Serious Defeat of His Career as Premier. Paris July 30- —Premier Mlllerand suffered the most serious setback of his premiership this afternoon when the finance committee of the chamber of deputies, by a vote of fourteen to twelve rejected the Spa agreement which provides that France should pay Germany 200,000.000 francs for coal.

LITHUANIA HAS RED REVOLT

Warsaw Hears Government Has Been Taken by Soviets. Warsaw*, July 30.—According 'to word received here a soviet revolution has started at Kovno, where the Lithuanian government has been overthrown. No details of the revolt have been received here.

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FARMS FOR SALE Call or send for list of 50 farms for sale, ten of which are described below:

No. 3.—40 fccres. This farm Is all clean, level black land, In cultivation, and is tiled and has good outlet. There Is a five-room bungalow, fair barn and good well; buildings are nearly new. It lies on main road, one-fourth mile from the Jackson highway, station with store, school, church and elevator. Can sell ou terms. Price $135 per acre. No. 4. —60 acres. This farm lies on pike road. 40 rods from school and has telephone and R. F. D. It Is all In cultivation and well tiled and Is all good grain land. There Is a six-room house, good barn and other buildings. A good well and nice bearing orchard. It is fenced and cross-fenced with woven wire. Price $l3O per acre. »-’*• No. 10. —160 acres. This farm lies in our befit grain belt and is all good grain land and all in cultivation except six acres in timber, hog lot. It is well tilled and fenced and crossfenced, with woven wire. There is a six-room house, large new barn, large double crib, garage and outside cellar, good well, wind mill with water piped to cement tank In barn lot. Can make good terms on this farm. A bargain at $l7O per acre. No. 13. —160 acres. This farm lies on the Jackson Highway and In splendid neighborhood. It Is all In cultivation, all good grain land and has good drainage. . There Is a sixroom house, good barn, double cribs, windmill and good well. Can be bought on favorable terms at the low price of $125 per acre. * No. 18. —160 acres. This farm Hee on the Jackson Highway near school and two miles from station, church and elevator. There are four other churches within three and one-half miles of this farm. Thp farm is mostly black, level land all tillable except 10 acres in timber. There Is a 10-inch tile in the farm for outlet. There Is a good five-room house, roomy barn, garden, fenced with cedar posts and woven wire, Just put In. It Is fenced and cross-fenced with barb wire x and three acres fenced for hogs. There is a good, new well and some fruit. If too large owner would sell 120 acres with buildings. Can sell on favorable terms. Price SBS per acre. No. 35. —360 acres. This farm lieon main road on R. F. D. and one mile from stone road and 1% miles from the Jackson Highway and 2 miles from station with stores, grain market ■find .three churches. The farm Is level dark productive soil except 10 acres of ridge, 120 acres is woodland pasture and 230 is in cultivation. There Is lots of tile with good outlet into dredge ditch 20 rods from the farm. It

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Is fenced with barbed wire with two miles of woven wire. The improvements are a comfortable sixroom house with cellar, summer kitchen, well house, fair old barn and a large new barn for horses, cows, grain and large mow, all on solid stone and cement foundation, chicken house, hog house, large bearing orchard, two wells and two windmills. Owner of this farm has poor health and offers this place at the low price of $75 per acre. He wduld consider clear rental property not to exceed one-half of the price of the farm. Wants $9,000 in cash In a trade or sale and give time on remainder. No use to offer anything In trade unless the property Is in good condition, clear of debt and not too far away. k ■ No. 44, —90 acres. This farm lies on the Francesville prairie, 4% miles from Francesville and on pike road, in good enlghborbood. It Is all good level land, all In cultivation and all good strong grain land. It Is well tiled into good outlet. There is a five-room house, fair barn and sev- . eral other outbuildings, good well and bearing orchard. Price $165 per acre. This Is a choice tract of land and a bargain and can be bought on terms. No. 47. —97 acres. This farm lies on gravel road three miles from good small town with high school and two churches and elevator. It has large ditch that runs on the line that gives a good outlet for drainage. There is a new five-room bungalow, fair barn, silo and other buildings. The farm is all In cultivation except 10 acres of timber pasture. Price $125 per acre. Owner will trade for property, preferably in Chicago on the South side or In the Calumet region In Indiana. No. 48. —160 acres. This farm lie* on public road one mile from the Jackson Highway on R. F. D. and Is all In cultivation and all good black grain land except 20 acres of sandy soil, but productive. It borders on a dredge ditch that gives good outlet for drainage. There is a five-room house, fair barn and other outbuildings, good well. This farm ,is well located and a good grain farm. Owner is a non-resi-dent and will sell this farm at the low price of SBS per acre. Terms, one-third down and remainder, 10 years If desired. No. 50. —76 acres, on stone road joining station with elevator, stores, churches and high school. It is all in cultivation and good productive soil. There is a good eight-room house, fair barn, silo, crib, garage, and other outbuildings. Two good wells and orchard. Price $l4O.

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