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^ ^ > I* ' " 4 ' <• *<• * V'~ «**> ' , " . "It IHK McHKNRY FLAamEAEkR, %i»Kciar si i; PARRISH •J.I7STRATION) *• i Romance MTIII McClurg lU- % CHAPTER XIV--Continued. --15-- - " ' tk*i ""They mnst have snld tnucn to deceive you," and I bent forward to touch )Mr hand. "See, I am very much alive. Let me tell you--that will be the quickest way to understand. In the first place I did not drown when the boat Was smashed, but was rendered helpless and borne away on the water. The Adventurer rescued me about daylight the next morning, and I was no sooner OB board than I was told how the keelboat had been run down below on the liver during the night and that your party had all been saved--two white tBen and two negress slaves. Of course, I knew you must be one of them." -"Then--ihen we were actually together, on the same boat, all the way V«P here J". "Yes; I tried bard to find where you Were concealed on board. buj failed. Klrby guarded you with "great care Crom all observation. Do you know Whyr *"• "Yes," she answered, as though forcing herself to speak. "I do know now. f thought I knew then, but was mistaken. I supposed it might be because I looked so little like a negress. but Mow I realize it was his own conscience. He knew I was a white woman ; he had become convinced that I was Eloise Beaucalre. Did you know tkat, also?" » "1 lea rued tfce truth on the boat, from the same source where Klrby obtained his information. Elsie Qark l»ld me." "Elsie Clark! Who Is she? How m she knowTVj. . , . * "A free negress. who had been «n- ^loyed by Amos Shrunk. She was the ether prisoner on the keelhoat when you were captured, kept locked below Ml the cabin." "How could ifee know who I wuT* "She did not. Only, she was positive that yoa could not be Rene Beaucalre. because she knew that Bene, In eonwtth her mother, had departed ftvxr SNnmk's cabin before those raiders came. The two had already started far Be&rdstowa." She sat oprlgh^ all lassitude gone flpom her body, leaning eagerly toward 4Mte. her eyes alight with interest. "Gone! Rene escaped them!" die fVKdainied. ber vpice ebbking. "Oh. tell <an that again. Was the girt sore?" >' "Quite sure. She saw and spoke With both the women before they left ta a wagon. They were on the Underground. bound for Canada, and safety." "I am so glad--so glad," she said limply. "Now I am strong enough to Jbear the rest. Lieutenant Knox. Yoa fiiiBst tell me." / "There is not ao much to tell, that I am cock-sure about." I began slowly. "Kirby had you securely hidden away aomewhere on the second deck, while Ibis Clark glrf had been locked Into a atateroom above. I possessed sucb a growth of beard and was altogether so disreputable looking as to be rAistaken Awr a roustabout by the boat's officers. Who set me at work to earn my passive. In this way I managed to talk frith Elsie, but failed to locate your Quartern. The only glimpse I gained •f you was when you were being taken ^ashore. Then I followed, and a little .later succeeded in getting yon out of Klrby's hands. That is about all." "Oh, no, it la not--you--you came <too late." *• "Too lale! Perhaps I any know What you mean." "Do you? Surely not to blame me! JI--I wish to tell you. Lieutenant Knox, bat--bat I scarcely know how. It is all so dim, Indistinct in my own mind •--and yet 1 remember. Have I been . drugged?" "Without question. We have been riding all night and yoa were strapped to your horse. Probably you have no recollection of this?' 8he shook her head in bewilderment. "No; the last I remember I was with Kirby and another man. He--he was ' dressed like a minister, but--but he was half drunk, and once he swore at me. The place where we were was a little shack in the side of a hill, with atone walls. Klrby took me there from the steamer, together with a man he called Rale--Jack Rale. They locked me In and left me alone after dark. Then this other man, who dressed like a minister, came back with Klrby. They had food und something to drink with them, and lit| lamp s^ that we could see. . It was awfully dismal and dark in there." She pressed her hands to her tyead despairingly. "I ^can remember all this, but later It is not so clear; It fades out, like a dream;" "Try to tell me all yoa calf I urged. "They fed you?" "Yes, I managed to eat a little, but I would not drink. They both became ; angry then and frightened me, but they did compel me to swallow some of the stuff. Then I became dazed and partially helpless. I had no will . of my own, no power of resistance." "You were married to Kirby." ' "Oh, God!--was I? I wondered; i did not really know; truly I did not , , know-. I seem to remember that I stood op, and then signed some paper, bat nothing had anj meaning to me. Is that true? Do yon know that1 it is trge?" I grasped her hand and held Jt closely within my own. - "I am afraid it is true," I answered. .1 know very little law, and It may M that such a ceremony la not legal. "Because he had heard your |>eauty and tl^at yon. ware rich. Were these not reasons enough? But, after be bad mistaken you for Rene, the only possible Way In which he could hope to gain you was by force. Jack Rale suggested that to him and how it could be done. The other man was a friend of Rale's, a renegade preacher named Gaskins; he is dead.* "Dead! Killed?" "Yes; we brought you away after a fight with those fellows. We left Rale bound and Klrby unconscious." "Unconscious, hurt--but not dead?" "He had a bad gash in his skult, but was alive." Kennedy, puffing happily *apon a pipe, came loitering about the corner of the hut and approached us.- Eloise staggered to her feet, shri. king buck against the wall of the shack, her eyes on his face. "That man here cried la terror. "That man ! Why, he was at Beaucalre! He is the one to'Whom I claimed to be Rene." Tim grinned at me, but did net appear particularly flattered at his reception. "Not quite so fast, young lady," he said, stuttering a bit and holding the pipe in his hand. "I reckon I wus thar all right, just as ye say, an' thet I did yer a mighty mean turn, but 1 ain't such a dern ornary cuss as ye think--am I, cap?" "No, you are not," I hastened to explain. "Miss Beaucalre does not understand. that Is all. Kennedy here merely supposed he was doing his duty until he learned what Kirby contemplated. Then he refused to have any hand In It and the two quarreled. Shall I relate that part of the story?" Her eyes softened, her lips almost Smiling. "Yes," she sald.^"! am glad to know; tell me all." I described Urn's part in the whole tragedy swiftly, while he shifted awkwardly from one foot to the other and occasionally interjected some comment or correction. • "Then I shall count yon my friend now." she said simply. "And I am so delighted to understand everything. There are four of us here, counting the mulatto girl, and we are in hiding not far from Yellow Banks." Tim's eyes fell upon the map, lying outspread on the ground. "An' whut did ye think was best, cap?" he Inquired gravely. "Taln't likely we got all summer ter sit 'round yere an' talk In. 'Taln't such a bad place, but my notion is we ought ter be joggin' 'long." "Mine also. Come over here, both of yon, and I'll give you my Idea. I figured our chances in this way." In a few words I explained my choice of route, pointing it out on the map and telling them briefly why 1 was afraid to seek refuge either at Fort Iladlson or Fort Armstrong, or, indeed, at any of the, nearer settlements. Eloise said nothing, her gaze rising from the*map to our faces as we debated the question, for Tim spoke his mind freely, his stubby forefinger tracing the course I had Indicated. An* whar do yer reckon are them Injuns--the hostile ones; this yere bunch o' Black Hawk's? S'pose we'd run inter a raldln' party o' them red bucks. I ain't got much hair, bat I kin use whut I hav* got." "I am not sure, Tim, bat I woald even prefer that to being overtaken by Joe Kirby and the gang he'll probably have with him," I retorted, my gaze on the questioning face of the girl. "However, there Is little chance of our encountering such a party. The soldiers are all coming up from the South and are bound to force Black Hawk's warriors to the other bank of the Rock. There will be nothing but barren country east of here. What do you say. Miss Eloise?" Her eyes met mine bravely, without a shadow of doubt in them. "I shall go wherever you say," she replied firmly; "I believe yon will know best." "Then I decide on this route. Once we get beyond the swamp those fel lows are going to have a bard task following us, unless they have an In "That Man Here!" 8he Cried in Terror. dlan trailer along with them. We have been here several hours; the horses must be rested. Let's eat what we. can again an<| then start." Kennedy stood up and stared about us at the dlsolate scene, th<> expreslon of his face proving his <li^satlsfuc- Yet I Imagine those men were certain I tion with the prospect. as to what they could do. Kirby had ! "(Y course, I'm a goln' 'long with planned to marry you from the very 1 yer, cup," he acknowledged, dryly. "I first, as I explained to you before. He never wus no quitter, but this yere told me that on the Warrior the night your father died." "Yea, you said ao; bat I did not quite understand--be planned then-- wtoyr ? Jy trip don't look to d--d easy ter me, ter all thet. I'll wake up thet Clark gurl an' then saddle the bosses." I watched him round the corner of tbc cabin, not wholly at ease In my own mind, then gathered up the map und replaced It In my pocket, aware that Eloise had not moved from ber position on the grass. "Is he right?" she questioned, looking up at me. "Is there any real danger of Indians?" "Some, perhaps; tt Is all Indian country, north and east of here--or has been. I am not denying that, hut this danger does not compare, in my mind, with the peril which confronts us in every direction. I am trying to choose the least. Our greatest difficulty will be the lack of food--we possess no guns with which to kill gnme, only pistols, and an exceedingly small stock of ammunition That Js what troubles Tim; that, and his eagerness to get back down the river. He fails to realize what It would mean to you to fall again ; latp ... Kirl$y's hands." / •• "Do yoa realize?" ; "Do I? It Is the one metier^ wtilrh controls me. Tell me, am I not right? You despise the fellow; you are willing to face any'hardship so as to escape him?" "I would rather die than have him touch me. Surely you cannot deem it possible that I could ever forgive?" "No; that would be hard to conceive; and yet I wished to hear the words from your own lips. Will you answer me one thing more--why did you first assume ,the character of Rene, and why did »you repose such instant trust in me?" "I think I myself hardly knew," she admitted timidly. "It all happened, was born of impulse, rather than through any plan. Perhaps it was Just the woman In me. After my father died, Delia thought It best to tell us the story,, of Rene's birth. This--this was such a terrible tale, and later we sought all through his private papers, hoping he had taken some action to set those two free. There was no proof that he had, no mention. Indeed, except a memorandum of intention to refer the matter to Lawyer Haines at the Landing. This merely served to confirm what Delia had told us, and, as Haines had gone to St. Louis, we were unable to see him. We were all of us nearly crazed. So I suggested that we run away, and drew money out of my private account for that purpose. My only thought was to take a steamer up the Ohio, to some place where we were not known, and begin life over again. Oh, you cannot understand-- I had no mind left; only a blind impulse to save them." I caught ber hand In mine and held It firmly. Perhaps I do understand. It was my knowledge of this very condition which ftrst brought me to you." •You heard about us on the boat-- the Warrior? Did father tell you?" "No; It was Kirby. He was actually proud of what he had done--boasted to me of his success. I have never known a man so heartlessly conceited. Eloise, listen. You may have thought this was largely an accident. It was not; it was a deliberately planned, cold-blooded plot. I tell you that Joe Klrby Is of the devil's own breed; he Is not human. Rene's father told him first of the peculiar conditions at Beaucalre." * Rene's father t Does--does be still live?" No; but he did live for years after he disappeared, supporting himself by gambling on the lower river. At one time he and Klrby were together. After he died Klrby investigated his story In St. Louis and found that It was true. Then he laid this plot to gain control of everything, including both of you girls. The man dreamed of owning Beaucalre, of possessing all It contained. He was willing to risk everything to carry out his hell-born scheme, and to ruin everyone who Interfered with him. I am telling you all this, Eloise, because It Is now time you should know. Will you not tell me Just how It all came to you?" Her hands clung to me, as though she dare not let go, her eyes were filled with a mingling of wonderment and pain. "Why, of course. We thought It best not to go until after we could see the lawyer. I could not believe my father had neglected to set those two free--he--he loved them both. Delia and Rene had gone down to the Landing that night to see If he had returned. We were both of us afraid to leave Rene alone--she was so despondent, so unstrung. It was dark and 1 was all alone In the house. Then these men came. They did not know me and I did not know them, but I was sure what they came for. I was terribly frightened, without an idea what to do--only I refused to talk. All I could do was to pray that the others might be warned and not return. They seurched the house and then left this man Tim to guard me. He told me he was a deputy sheriff from St. Louis, and--and I encouraged him to explain all he knew about the case. Then I made up my mind what to do--I would pretend to be Rene, and let them carry me off instead of her." "But did you not realize the danger to yourself?" "No, I suppose I didn't, or, rather, I did not care. All I thought about was how to save ber. These were law officers; they would take me to St. Louis before a court. Then I could make myself known and would be set free. They couldn't do anything else, could they? There was no law by which 1 could be held, but--but, don't you spe? The delay might give Rene time to escape. That was not wrong, was It?" "Wrong! It wns one of the bravest things 1 ever heard of. And I know the rest--your encounter with Kirby Iri the library. 1 overheard all of that through the open window, and how you learnef frfan him that certain T-GBI | MI pern w 1*1(0 have to be served <«> Eloise Beaucalre before any of th* -laves could be touched* or removed 1 rom the estate. That knowledge only brought you new courage to play oui your part But why-did you trust me enough to go with me? And, after trusting me so fully, why did you refuse to tell me who you really were?" Her eyes fell before mine, anrf her cheeks were flushed. "You think that strange? 1 did trast you. Lieutenant Knox, and I trusted you more completely the longer we were together. But--but 1 did not wholly understand. You were endeavoring to rescue Rene from slavery. I could not conceive what interest you might feel If 1 shoul^ confess myself Eloise. You were strange to me; we were there alone with the cegro. and --and somehow It seemed a protection to me to claim a drop of black blood. Twice I thought to tell you--the words were on my lips--but somethiug stopped them. Possibly, Just a little, I was afraid of you." "Then--but not now?" "No, not now--not even a little; yon, have proven yourself*all I ever hoped you would be. I um glad--so glad--to say to you now, I am Eloise Beau---" She stopped suddenly, the word half uttered, the smile fading from her lips. "My God!" she burst forth. "But I am not! I am not! Why, I never felt the horror of It all'before---I am not Eloise Beaucalre!" * A moment I stood motionless, seeming to hold my breath, my eyes open, struck silent by the Intense bitterness "My God I" She Burst Forth. of that cry. Then the reaction came, the knowledge that I must turn her thoughts elsewhere. "Do not say that, or even think It," I urged, scarcely able to restrain myself <from grasping her In my arms. "Even if It shall prove true--legally true--some way of escape will be found. The others are safe, and you are going to need all your courage. Pledge me to forget* to Ignore (his thing. I need you." Her hands fell nerveless and her questioning eyes sought' my face. "You are right. Lieutenant Knoi," she said frankly. "I owe my loyalty now to you. I shall not yield again to despair; yoa may trust me--my friend." • The day was not ended when we finally retraced our way across the narrow dike to the mainland, prepared to resume our journey. The passage was slow and dangerous, and we made It on foot, leading the horses. The woods were already beginning to darken as we forded the north branch of the creek and came forth through a fringe of forest trees Into a country of rolling hills and narrow valleys. The two girls were already mounted, and Tim and I were busily tightening the straps for a night's ride, when, from behind us, back in the direction of the peninsula we had Just quitted, there sounded the sharp report of a rifle. We straightened up, startled, and our eyes met. There could be but one conclusion--oar pursuers had found the trail. iioroes tHNO Mbarpiy. advanced can ttously toward the miniature forest leaning forward to gaze intently at something unseen from where we were. He halted his horse, which pawed restlessly, and sat motionless, staring down Into a little hollow Immediately In front of him; then he turned In the saddle, and beckoned me. "Cum over yere, Cap," he called, hla voice sounding strange. "No, not the garla; you cum alone.' ' I rode forward and Joined him, only to stare also, the heart within me almost ceasing to beat, as 1 beheld the gruesome sight so suddenly revealed. There, within the confines of that little hollow, almost at the edge of the wood, lay the dead and mutilated bodies of eleven men. In every distorted Posture Imaginable, some stripped naked, and showing ghastly wounds; others fully clothed; but with the cloth hacked Into rags. It had once been a camp, the black coals of a fire still visible, with one man lying across them, his face burnt and unrecognizable. With the exception of one only-- a mere boy, who lay u few rods away, as though brought down In flight--the entire group were together, almost touching each other In death. Beyond question they had been soldiers-- militia volunteers--for while there was only one uniform among them, they all wore army belts, and a service Insignia appeared on their hats. Tim vented his feelings In a smothered oath. "Militia, by God!" he muttered gruffly. "No guard set; the bloody Injuns Jumped 'em from out them woods. Those poor devils never bed no chanct. Ain't thet it, Cap?" "No doubt of It; the whole story la there. None of them alive?" "I reckon not--cudn't be, hacked up like thet, an' most o' 'em skelped. Them reds never left a d-- gun behind neither. Why, say, this affair must a took place this yere very maunin', 'bout breakfast time." He stood up in his stirrups, and swept his eyes anxiously about In every direction. "Good Lord! maybe we better be glttln' 'long out o* yere right smart Thar ain't nuthln' ter stay ter; we can't help them men none, an* only the devil knows whar them Injuns hav' -gone. Yer git the gurls away afore they see whut's yere--down yonder. Inter the valley." ' I took one inore glance at the sight, fascinated by Its very horro^ then wheeled my terrified horse, and rode ba«k. Heartless as his words sounded, they were nevertheless true. We could be of no aid to the dead, while upon us yet rested the duty of guarding the living. The young negress lifted her head, and gazed at me dully, so thoroughly tired as to be indifferent as to what had occurred; ^>ut Eloise read Instantly the message of my face. "You have looked upon something terrible," she cried. "What was It a dead body?" "Eleven dead bodies," I answered gravely, my lips trembling. "A squad of militiamen were surprised by Indians over there, and slaughtered to a man, apparently with no chance to even defend themselves. I have never seen a more terrible sight." (TO BE CONTINUED.) CUBANS FOND OF JEWELRY CHAPTER XV. 4 A Field of Massacre., To my mind, seated on that Island in the morass, a map spread before me, a hundred miles of travel had not appeared a very serious matter, but I was destined to learn my mistake. The close proximity of the men seeking to overtake us--as evidenced by that rifle shot--awoke within us a sense of Imminent danger and drove us forward through the fast gathering darkness at a perilous pace, especially as our mounts were not of the best. We rested for an hour at midnight, on the banks of a small stream. The sky had lightened somewhat, and we could perceive the way fairly well when we again advanced, now traveling through a more open country, prairie, interspersed with groves of trees. Daylight overtook us at the edge of a slough, which bordered a lit tie lake, where In the gray dawn, Tim, by a Inrky shot, managed to kill a crip pled duck, which later furnished us with a meager breakfast. In the security of a nearby cliwter of trees, we ventured to build a fire, and, sitting about It, dfsewwed whrther to remain there or preaa on. It wa* decided to remain wh»fe we were and rest. I need not dwell on the details of our flight. Tbey remain In my memory In all clearness, ea'-h wen* distinct each Incident a picture engraved on the mind. My map proved utterly useless, confusing me by itM wrong loca tion of streams, and its inaccuracy in the estimation of distances. We must have wandered far to the north from our direct course, led astray In the dark, and by oar desire to advance swiftly. For there soon came to us warning signs that we were Indeed being pursued; and some evidence also that we were even within Indian territory. The savages had left their unmistakable mark for our finding. It was In the early twilight of the second day the western sky already purple with the fast fading colors, the prairie before us showing In patches of green and brown. To our left was a thick wood, even then grown gloomy and dark In shadows, and ^slightly in ad vance of us Kennedy rode alone, hopeful of thus dislodging some wild anj roal. I could see the gleam of the pistol in bis hand, held In Instant readiness, cocked and primed. Suddenly he drew rein, and then, turning hia WIFE MADE HM BECOME MIRGUR Detroit Man Tires of Robbing, Kills Woman and LETTER TELLS OF LIFE "Stay Straight and Dont Faft la Love With the Butterfly Type afy Woman" Is His Advice to Others, Detroit Mich.--That his wife made him become a burglar In order to provide her with more money than he was able to earn honestly. Is the assertion made In a letter by William Newell, who shot and killed his wife Violet, 26, and then ended his life with a bullet. The woman was strikingly handsome, having won beauty contests in Detroit and Buffalo. "I hope my experience will be a lesson to other young lads," Newell advised in the letter. "Stay straight and don't fall In love with the butter fly type of woman as I did." The letter, which was addressed la the chief of police, follows: Wife Ran Away With Another. "Dear Sir: Just a few lines to let you know why I shot my wife and killed myself. Four years ago today she ran away with a gink In BufTald and went to Pittsburgh. I have always had a good reputation until I married this woman. I had a clean divorce from her and the judge told me to take good care of the little girl. Later I took her back on condition she would live straight; then I quit my good job and came to Detroit so I wouldn't hear the people say 'BUI, yoa are a fool to take her back.' "As for the last two weeks she has done nothing but lie to me. I have caught her and In a million lies, and believe that If Mrs. (the other man's wife) saw what I saw Saturday morning she would be looking for a divorce also. Goaded by Wife's Taunts. Til tell you what I've done for her. She said: 'Bill, if you don't quit your Job at the Detroit Trailer and get more money, some day I'll leave yoa and take Marie and you never will see either of us.' So, like a fool, I listened to her. She knew a crook while she was in Pittsburgh and he told her how ea# It was to open a safe, and she American Dealers Are Advised to Take Advantage of the Situation. The United States department of commerce and Industry has Issued a bu'ietm In which It advises Jewelers of the United States thats Cuba at this time presents unusual opportunities for the sale of American jewelry and silverware. This advice Is based on a report made by Trade Commissioner S. M. Rosenthal, who spent, tw«\ years investigating the jewelry mar* kets of South America and the West Indies. . Cuban markets have been open to Atne- :can jewelry manufacturers since the beginning of the war, Mr. Rosenthal" points out, because of curtailed shipments from the usual sources of European supply. Germany has shipped no Jewelry to Cuba since 1914 and the Jewelry from other European countries has been of Inferior worknntisHp. Cuba has a population only slightly l?:ger than New Jersey, bat It offers fine opportunities to American Jewelry exporters because of Its accessibility. wealth, the rate at which It Is developing, the preferential rates of duty on American imports, and the comparatively low cost of selling. "Cubans," said Mr. Rosenthal, "are fastidious dressers. They are fond of Jewelry and lavish in their expenditure for it, and their fashions encourage the wearing of more Jewelry than ours. The Cuban market follows European styles. This Is natural, as the prevailing population Is of European origin, and jewelry has been mainly supplied from there. American manufacturers who wish to build up Cuban trade would do well to follow the styles prevailing In the Island, •Cuba Is primarily a market for solid gold Jewelry. There Is a llm Ited demand for gold-plated and goldfilled articles, as well as for goods made of platinum, the latter being sold mostly in the larger cities. Why That Backache? 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N.Y. •V I? : "Her Dearest Friend." #>1 Miss Sower--Yes, Emily * Elder l^i married at last The poor thing wai° * over thirty and not at all good-looking^^ She has no money and never had ai|k; offer before, so she snapped up tha. first man that came along. Mrs. Chatter--Are yoa stare sha never had an offer before? * Miss Sower--Of course I am. Who*, should know If I don't? Why, I'm hef dearest friend I--London Answers. Taking Garfield Tea keeps the clean, the blood pure and tjhe general health good. Buy from your druggist/- Adv« Army Costs. Among other military questions, le», as consider whether airplanes should come under the head of overhead ex> pensea. . A new pocket case for personal or business cards ejects a card part of Its length as n lever Is pressed.' Sure Relief INDIGESTION 6 Bell-ans Hot water Sure Relief RELL-ANS •iFOR INDIGESTION NR. Tablets tone and strengthen organs of digestion and elimination, improve appetite, stop sick headaches, relieve biliousness^ correct constipation. Tbey act promptly, pleasantly, mildly, yet thoroughly. NHWdtii Qet a S0e. e«x. Shot and Killed Mia Wife. said: *6111, If yon haven't got the nerve, IH get a game guy.' Bat I, like a fool fell for what she said. "On the night of Feb. ll--but I am not sure It was on the 11th--I did my first Job in Detroit. "I came home with a suitcase fall of money and had enough to paper the Dime Saving Bank building, bat It didn't last her very long. She must have eaten the bills and spent the silver. When she was broke she would say, 'Bill, make one more Job and we wril go and live straight.' But It would be the same story all the time. 'Do another. Bill, maybe you will hit It rich.' "I have not drank In 11 years, and now she Is not satisfied. Bat the reason I am going to do this Is because I won't serve time for the woman I served as burglar for. "But I hope this is a lesson to other young lads; stay stratght and don't fall In love as I did. Tell my mother and sister and brothers that I am sorry to disgrace them by knowing Bill was a burglar. They always thought I was a good fellow. Tell little Rea daddy Is going away forever, for God knows. I love VI and baby." 1 (AILS HER SOLDIER HtlSBAND ' * ^ WtH fiave One of Her Toee to Mate, Huge Hallstonea. There are numerous well-authentV cated cases of hailstones weighing hall a pound and more, but claims whlcli go far beyond this meager weight arc made. Stones of six to eight poundi are said to have fallen In Namur U 1719, and the missionary, Father Hue, who ought to be a credible witness records the fall In Tartary In 1843 oi a block of ice as big as a mlllsLone, which took three days to melt. It May 1802. a Hungarian village report' ed an 1.100-pound block, requlrlna eight men to move It, and In Tlppoo'i time one as big as an elephant wat said to have fallen near Sergapatam These are "some" hailstones, Three-Rail Switches. Australian engineers have lnvente* three-rail switches for use by railroad where three rails are laid In each trad to accommodate rolling stock of differ ent gauges. Bfad lack occasionally happens ta fel a good It hi rtien Had Him rested. An Tacoma, Wash.--After giving one of her toes and a piece of her Jaw bone to her husband Mrs. Gertie Graham of Tacoma swore out a warrant for his arrest, charging nonsupport. The husband served overseas and was wounded. His wife furnished the missing members in order to asai|j; Wa. surgical reconstruction. ' t . -- • Fires 8weetheart*e Heme. Oakland, Cal.--William Brown, bfr llevlng bis sweetheart untrue, called during her absence and net fire to her lingerie. 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