Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1920 — Page 7

SEPTEMBER 4, 1920.

THE MEN WHO WASN'T HIMSELF

By ROBERT AMES BENNET

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J BYNOPBIS. (Denver & well-dressed traveler Is familiarly accosted by a man about hie own age. The traveler Ignores the advance. (A few minutes later he 1b 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 "Richatd 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 meets a young lady who greets hlnf as her fiance. She Is Ellen Kirkland and plainly Is greatly hurt by his assertion that he Is "Richard Clfcton.” CHAPTER ll.—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 Buffering from a nervous breakdown and had Kne east for medical treatment. Lowrie d had In his possession bonds of the ftralue of 1100,009, belonging to the bonk Where he was employed, which have disappeared and of which he has no recollection. With Dr. Kirkland "Clinton" goes to the Lowrie home, the doctor being satisfied that Amy Lowrie, Will's sister, will convince "Clinton" he is really KowTie, suffering from loss of memory. CHAPTER lll.—Amy declares at once be Is her brother, and Insists on treating him 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 whereataputs. 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 tells Ithe president of the bank he is sure "CUn|ton" Is Will Lowrie and agrees to find out the whereabouts of the missing bonds. CHAPTER Vl.—With Bemm "Clinton" Visits the athletic club and there Bemm discovers that a birthmark, familiar to iLowrle’s friends, has disappeared from > “Clinton's" arm. Bemm is somewhat disconcerted but unconvinced. That evening fcn answer to Doctor Kirkland’s telegram arrives, with the Information that the superintendent of the sanitarium is away, ftnd the matter Is left thus. . TER Vll.—Bemm Is very much In 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 Wnlch only Bemm can save him. CHAPTER Vlll.—That evening Amy Visits her “brother” In his room, In sisterly playfulness insisting he brush her hair. She tells him part of Bemm’s conversation and he Is indignant. To convince her he Is not her brother he shows ■ her his arm, from which the birthmark IS gpne. Amy, believing at last, hastens from the room In maidenly shame, and "Clinton” at once leaves the house. CHAPTER IX. —"Clinton,” about to leave town, is arrested, and Doctor Kirkland and the ladles visit him at the police station. The doctor arranges for his release. CHAPTER X.—At the Kirkland residence, where the party goes, Bemm, still Pbrt&ta “Clinton" is his former acquaintance, Lowrie, makes a proposition to him to return the bonds, promising Immunity from prosecution In return for his Indue- ; fng Amy to accept him as her fiance. '"Clinton” throws him out of the house. Doctor Kirkland makes up his mind to have the.young man remain In his sanitarium for observation and probable cure.

f He Ignored her, to gaze down Into “Amy's distressed face. “I asked the privilege of speaking with you—alone.” I He started the room with 'Amy. Ellen hesitated, glanced about at the alert attendant, and slowly followed. Clinton met her glance of timid appeal with cold antagonism. “If you will pardon me, Miss Kirkland,” he remarked, “this Is getting to be rather too much of a farce. Everything that I say or do Is distorted by your deluded fancy into all sorts of strange meanings. Is it not enough that your father has very adroitly trapped me —” i “Hush, dear,” reproved Amy. “Can’t iyou see how y§u are hurting her?” “I wish I could be brutal,” he irritably rejoined. “It might force her to realize that I cannot be her fiance.” I “Nothing can do that, dearest,” murmured Ellen. “Besides, there’s the telegram,” added Ajny. • . “Whkt telegram?” he queried. “Mamma told us,” replied Ellen. “It came to papa when we were all at iuncheon.”

js “£nd it proved that you are youl” [exclaimed Amy. “You needn’t scowl, iold bearkins, because-it does. It tells ihow you escaped to Chicago, and there [the superintendent lost all trace of you. That was when this change of personality came on you. So when you found yourself —not your real, but your new self —with all the bonds, you thought they were yours, and put them In a bank and started for Isn’t that plain?” “Very. Only, as It happens, I opened njy Chicago bank account several months ago." Ellen looked at Amy and nodded, forgets what papa says about 'retrogressive time memory in some [caisns of dissociation.” ! Culnton flushed with exasperation. :“Mlss JfHrkland, permit me to express my conviction that your father has made an unmitigated—owl of himself,” “No, no, please, dear I” begged Amy. He drew away the hand with which Idle sought to cover his mouth, and icon tinged; “This farce has gone quite tar enough. It has become a bpre.” >■ Ellen straightened with the h&uteW

of an offended queen. “You say that? First you Insult my father, and now—” “Wait, dear, wait!” Amy sought to Intervene. “It can’t be he means—” “Can’t be?" demanded Ellen, all her love and gentleness overwhelmed In the bitter upwelling of her outraged pride. “Look at him, scowling at me I” “I beg your pardon, Miss Kirkland,” he apologized. “I was not aware —” “ ‘Miss Kirkland’ 1” she exclaimed. “That is quite sufficient. To think that after I— *’ She blushed scarlet with mingled shame and anger, “Rest assured, Mr. Lowrie-Clinton, I Shall no longer bore you with the farce of my attentions.” “Elleq 1" breathlessly remonstrated Amy. “Surely you cannot intend —” “I dol” cried the girl, stripping the engagement ring from her finger and holding it out to Clinton. “Here 11 M,

“It Is Time to End This Farce."

sir! I quite agree with you that it is time to end this farce.” Clinton recoiled from the ring. “But —but, Miss Kirkland, you misunderstand —” “Really?” she scoffed. “How about yourself? I. have the pleasure of returning you your property, Mr. CllntdnLowrie.” She bowed and left the room, smiling and composed in the face of the attendants in the corridor. “Oh, dear!” sighed Amy. “What a kettle of fish!” Clinton looked down into her quivering face, and his irritation gave way to remorse. “What a brute you must think me! Yet what else could I do? This muddle has become intolerableintolerable !” iy “Do you mean because doctor wants you to stay here and rest a few days?” “You think I can rest here?” he exclaimed — “Here among a pack of lunatics, and the daftest of all this bally ass of a quack!” “No, no, Will; be calm!” she chided. “Remember, doctor is our dear old friend. He is only doing what he thinks is best for you.” “The idiot!” cried Clinton., “If he thinks it best to drive me mad he has set about It the quickest way. I have a horror of being locked in—confined.”, “Only for a few days,” she soothed. “How do' I know that?” be “No; I tell you a single day will be, enough to make me furious at the—theasininity of the whole thing. Then he will be certain to keep me here, and a few more days will see me in a frenzy. I tell you I’d rather jump out of this window at once and —”

Amy’s sweet eyes dilated with dread. “Please!” she whispered. “If you’re violent they’ll put you in a padded cell and not let me see you.” “At least I shall have had a run for my money,” he replied. The grim humor of the remark deepened her dread. "Oh, dear! If only I can think how— I’m sure you’d behave If I had you safe— ■” “Safe at home,” he suggested, as she hesitated. “Would you, Will, really?” she exclaimed. “I shall go to the doctor —” “No,” he ordered. “That would be useless. You know it.” “Ye-es, it would,” she reluctantly assented. t “But how —” Suddenly her face brightened. "Tell me, honest and truly now—would you behave and be quiet as a mouse and not run awayt if I took you home?” “Anything to get out of this lunatic asylum I” he yowed. “Promise J” .fr f*l promise.” “Ipn’t It a beautiful view?” she remarked, facing the window.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

The sudden break perplexed him, but he mechanically Imitated her movement. She went on in the same tone:, “Seem to be looking out. It’s the window screens. The frames are metal and the wire is the very strongest steel. Besides, there are some copper wires; they are connected with an alarm. You see why bars are not needed at the windows.” “I see,” he replied, clenching his Jaw. “But there’s a way,” continued Amy. •*1 peeked Into a room and saw a win-dow-cleaner do it. One of the screws in the upper left-hand corner of the upper screen is loose. You turn It, and the screen will open. I don’t know how about the lower screen.” “Well?” asked Clinton. “What of It?” "Old stupid! Don’t you see? After the moon sets I’ll be waiting for you with the coupe.” “You’ll be —” He burst Into so sudden a laugh that she sprang away from him, startled. The attendant took a quick step into the room, but paused and drew back when he saw that Clinton made no movement to follow the young lady. Amy looked reproachfully at her mirthful companion. “Why do you laugh at me?” “Pardon me,” he apologized. “I was not laughing at you. It was the planning of our elope— I should say, my escape; all the accompaniments of melodrama, but with the parts reversed. Can’t you see how comical It Is?” 1 She peaked her eyebrows at him. “You were never so—so humorous in your real personality. Sometimes I could almost wish —’’ “Yes?” he inquired.

But she averted her gaze and hurriedly changed the subject. “The question is how are you to get down?” His look became grave. “You really mean this. Miss —” “Not if you call me Miss Lowrie!” she flashed. “It Is not that I do not like —Amy,” he said. “It is a beautiful name.” “Then use it, goose! Now, that settles everything. Won’t it be funl You must be ready at the ghostly hour of midnight. The moon will be down then. I’ll stop at the first house on this side across the alley.” “But —wait— Who’ll you tell?" “Nobody.” “That won’t do. You can’t £ome alone. I can’t agree to 1 that.” “It’s when everybody Is coming home from the theater,” she replied. “Be ready. Good-by.” She tripped gayly across to the door and chirped to the attendant guard as she passed out: “I have cheered him up. -le has promised to be quiet. Please disturb him as little as you can,” fTO BE CONTINUED.)

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LETTERS PROM OUR READERS

F. W. Fisher Writes of His Trip to Montana. Livingston, Mont., Aug. 28, 1920. 1 Friend Babcock —This to make good my promise of a few lines to you of my journey to the above place. I left Chicago at 9:45 p. m. Monday, Aug. 23, over the C. B. & Q. railroad, and when daylight Unfolded to us a view of our surroundings I saw some of the worst part of Wisconsin. Crops almost an entire failure. A few small fields of tobacco and truck, shacks of houses, but no outbuildings. As we moved along the low and marshy lands bordering the Mississippi river, we thanked God that our lot was not cast in that locality. From these low swampy lands we emerged to higher land where vegetation Was burned to a brown, little

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11EV IN ypi South' Bend Business Man Says Tanlac Built Him Up After the “Flu." Prank J. Anderson, a prominent real estate man and a member of the South Bend Real Estate Board, with offices at 663 Farmers’ Trust Building, South Bend, Ind., gives- the public the benefit of his experience with Tanlac, the medicine that proved so effectual in building up his system following an- attack of influenza a year ago. “In the spring of 1919,” said Mr. Anderson, “when the ‘flu’ epidemic was at its worst I was an easy victim, for I was already in a rundown condition. It took hard work to pull me through and when I did get out of bed I was too weak to do anything. My appetite was gone and my stomach troubled me worse than ever. For six or seven years my stomach had been in such a condition that if I ventured to eat such things as fried potatoes, soup or beans, or any of the more substantial and nourishing foods, I would bloat up with sour gas, get short of breath and just feel miserable. I had neglected the importance of keeping my system built up, and when the ‘flu’ came along it came near ending me. “After being up for some time and getting no strength I decided it was high time for me to do something to bring back my strength and keep from having a back-set. One of my friends advised me to get Tanlac, saying he believed it was the only medicine that would actually do the work in such cases, as he had tried it himself. So I .took his advice, got me some Tanlac, and in almost no time I was able to walk all about the house. I soon began to eat" heartily, and as everything agreed with me I commenced to get my strength and natural feeling back. My stomach was in better shape than it had been in years and I 'ban now eat things that used to hurt me and I never feel a sign of indigestion afterwards. I kept on improving and in a short time I was Working about the house again. In two or three weeks after I began taking Tanlac I was absolutely free of any bad feeling and have been ever since I took any Tanlac until now. I am taking it now as a preventive against the ‘flu.’ I can now sit down to the table and eat a square meal with as much pleasure as I ever could in my life and I’m always feeling too good to complain of a thing. I certainly feel thankful to the Tanlac Company for making such a splendid medicine.” ■ Tanlac is sold in Rensselaer by Larsh & Hopkins, and in Remington by Frank L. Peck; in Wheatfield by Simon Fendig.—Advt.

huts clustered among the hills, nothing green except the tops of the hills, cattle so poor that they could hardly walk and were being fed on the wire-grass hay that grew on the low lands between the hills and which the natives were mowing and feeding to their cattle. After leaving this section of country we entered a good farming locality where threshing machines were scattered along the road, and all busy. I counted six machines from the car window at one time, and as far as the eye could see were fields of oats, barley and wheatFarmhouses were of the modern type and large, roomy barns. Then we changed from the Burlington to the Northern Pacific and soon entered the bad lands of North Dakota. From there on to and for some distance in Montana it would seem as the Creator of heaven and earth had left at least one Job unfinished. It took some time after reaching a country that cne would have any desire in which to live to give any credit to surrounding scenery or any desire to make a home or locate here. I stepped off the train at Livingston, Mont., Wednesday at 4:40 p. m., and was soon greeted by a friendly voice and a grip of the hand. ;i *- Livingston is a picturesque city, situated among the mountains, and Is a railroad town of about 9,000 population, full of push and high prices. Tourists from every state in the Union visit this city. The banks and express offices do a wonderful business. Took a walk Thursday evening with my daughter Effie and her husband, Burl Asher, who has been express agent here for some 11 years, to the’ top of a small mountain. This morning we expected to circle Mt. Baldy, which from its base to the peak is some 22 miles. But on taking a morning view of it we observed that It was covered [with snow. Last night it rained ill the valley and in the mountains a light snow fell, which made beautiful scenery when the sun shown forth. Our desire when we saw the covering of snow was for our heavy winter wear. Tomorrow, Sunday, we expect to start on our trip through Yellowstone park, which will take days by automobile, at a cost of $45, which Includes transportation, board, room and guide; automobile privilege $7.50, which lasts through

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

No. 3. —40 acres. This farm is all clean, level black land, in cultivation, and is tiled and has good outlet. There is a five-room bungalow, fair bam 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 on terms. Price $135 per acre. No. 4. —60 acres. This farm lies pn 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 best 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 Bix-room house, large new barn, large double crib, garage and outsids 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 Bplendid neighborhood. It is all In cultivation, all good grain land and has good drainage. There is a sixroom house, good bam, 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 lies 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. The 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 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. Cgn sell on favorable terms. Price SBS per acre. No. 35.—360 acres. This farm lie* on main road on R. F. D. and one mile from stone road and IV4 miles from the Jackson Highway and 2 miles from station with 4tores, grain market and three churches. The farm is level dark productive soil except 10 acres of ridge, 120 acres is woodland pasture and 280 acres is In cultivation. There is lota of tile with good outlet into dredge ditch 20 , rods from the farm. It

George F. Meyers RENSSELAER, INDIANA

William Asher Is living with his the season. The first Sunday In September I expect to visit Big Timber, near where Ernest Asher, one of our former Kankakee township boys, is located. brother Burl here In Livingston; has been here for some 13 years. He is an engineer and has a run on the Northern Paclflic railroad. It would seem from outward Indications that Harding will be hard hit In this state this fall. He will want to emigrate and locat. In the bad lands of North Dakota. Never felt better in my life and may take on Jack Dempsey when I get back. May write again if I Survive the trip through the park. Very truly, * , F. W. FISHER. it t

THE BUDGET AND TAX LEVIES

Proposed for the Rensselaer Public Llbrary’for the Year 1921. Aug. 10. 1920 Valuation of cits of Rensselaer i — $3,912,800 Township of Marlon 6,957,560 County districts served by library outside central city tmd Marlon township. Proposed tax rate — City of Rensselaer, 7-10 mill on sl. Outside districts, Marion township, 5-10 mill on sl. Resulting funds, city. — $2,600 Outside districts ... 3,000 K,! 1 —t ' Total income $5,600 Budget Planned Books, binding, periodicals $1,500 Salaries —librarians and assistants 1,200 Maintenance of building, including janitor 980 Repairs 1,150 Supplies, postage, express and freight 250 Rural extension work none Miscellaneous 420 Total 1 111*. L 55,500 —Rensselaer Public Library Board. Aug. 27, 1920.

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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 bant and a large new barn for horses, cows, grain and large mow, all ox solid stone and cement foundation chicken house, hog house, large bearing orchard, two wells and two windmills. Owner of this farm ham poor health and offers this place at the low price of $75 per acre. He would consider clear rental property not to exceed one-half of the price of the farm. Wants $6,000 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. No. 44. —90 acres. This farm lies on the Francesvllle prairie, 4% miles from Francesvllle and on pike road. In good enighborhood. It is all good level land, all in cultivation and all geod strong grain land. It is well tiled into good outlet. There is a five-room house, fair barn and several 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 llee 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 lx Chicago on the South side or in the Calumet region in Indiana. No. 48.—160 acres. This farm lien 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 boiw ders on a dredge ditch that given good outlet for drainage. There in a five-room house, fair barn and other outbuildings, good well. Thin farm is well located and a good grain farm. Owner is a non-resi-dent and will sell this farm at thx low price of SBS per acre. Terms, one-third down and remainder M years If desired. _____ _ _ No. 50.—76 acres, on stone road joining station with elevator, store* churches and high school. It is all in cultivation and good productive soil. There is a good eight-room house, fair barn, silo, crib, garac* and other outbuildings. Two good wells and orchard. Price $l4O.

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i SAY IT WITH | FLOWERS i HOLDEN GREEN HOUSE PHONE 426. INSURE IN Fanners ill Inin MiH Of Benton, Jasper and Newton Counties. Insurance In force January 1, 1020 The average yearly rate for {ha 24 years this Company has been in existence has been but cents on the SIOO insurance, or $2.40 per SI,OOO. State Mutual Windstorm Insurance written in connection. MARION I. ADAMS Rensselaer; S. A. Brusnahan. Parr, and J. P. Ryan (Gilliam tp.) Medaryvllle, R. F. D.J Wm. B. Meyers, Wheatfleld; V. M. Peer, Knlman, are agents of this Company and will be pleased to give yon any farther Information. Stephen Rohley, Rensselaer, Is the adjuster for Jasper county.

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