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Tnn OltEGOX RTATHSMAN: HATI'IHIAY. MAY
1021.
REVELATIONS. flE -A WIFE
A. " WiHtfifrfijl IhmiMiicr of Married Ufe. ul-rritllr lflt by
. ADELR tJAKIUSOV "
CHATTER 6QQ "'J-
why madoe VaCed hhr"
OElt ALONE
OAX
i A dcicn i utile: i. plans rushed
through my bra'm .. 4b Ihe . terror,
which had o'j messed ,ipe at the Sight
.of the raw tip protruding through
the bolted closet door of .Lillian Un
derwood's library gradually, gate
way to a wild Impulse to do some
thing to frustrate the plaris of the J
un Known man on me omer siae oi
the door.
1 thought of stealing' to the hall
an tjaknown masculine voice had
uuide me realize that the Intruder
Lillian feared were trying to enter
tb hous on some pretext or other.
I 4'dn'i knot? what might be staged
in 'the kitchen, especially as Lillian
had feken; with'her the small silencer
pistol which was never, absent froai
her person now.
To Identify Him.
"Why doesn't Lillian call in the
police?' I thought. And then I re
alized that rather than have her use
fulness to her country ended by the
door, opening it and rushing to sum-' inevitable publicity, she was facing
man Lillian and Katherine from the I her danger alone. I could do no lesA,
trouble below stairs. .Then the re-l No. there was no help anywhere
membrance of the injunction Lilliau
had laid upon roe to guard the li
brary and open the door to no one
save Katherine or herself came back
to me. r had a wholesome dread :r
disobeying any injunction of the'Wa
man under whose banner I had eft
, listed." 'J,;-t- 'r-.'--'
It was -useless also, I reflected, to
ring the bell of the speakiag tube io
the- kitchen. J had heard Lillian'
order to B?tty to go Into the hall ami
belt the kitchen door from the other
side when Detty had frantically sum
moned ber to the kitchen. The sound
of an ate and a hoarse command of
unless I could force myself to find
some weapon right in the room with
me rrith witich to comoat the rapidly
completing 'enterprise of unknown
marauder. Without moving from ths
place where I was standing my eyes
fearched the room but to no avail.
i Lillian had taken her small silen
cer piftol with her. There was noth
inc else save the small tools of her
drawing board, and I was afraid I
could do nothing worth, while with
them. " '
For there had come Into, my brain
a scheme which I hoped would meet
Lillian's approval. It was highly
4?2lbsi!SU;GAR
With S3 Purchase and Over
$1.00
5 pounds Dried Apples..-.:,......... $1.00
7 pounds Italian Prunes $1.00
See our ad. on Page 3
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PEOPLE'S CASH STORE
TWO STORES i .
No. 1 on Commercial
No. 2 on State
Important that she should be ablej
to ascertain theldentliy of the man J
on the tther sidef the door, who!
. ; J
rrn ervici. or he never could have
obtained aces i the mora on the
ether Fide rf th4 cloet. ihe co-tnmo
room In which were kept the di
ga!su gonietlracs worn by the wora' a
arenM of the service. If he knew
oonKone wa in the 1'brary he wonld
in all probability hurry away and we
should never, know who he was.
I solved to wait until h fh u": l
have rawed through the panel and
thrust his hand thTough to th? bolt.
Then 1 mt't with one fwift stroke
mark his hand in som; way so that
the secret service agents in char
or the other house would be able to
identify it. I looked longingly at
my hat pin. but I kmw that it took
a certain amount of skill to give thJ
uisfiruring blow to his hand that
would be needed to make more than
a superficial sciatxh. so I gave the
plan up. ' 4
The Problem Solved.
The rhythmic sliding of the saw
went steadily on. He had finished
a side of the aperture be meant to
make, and had begun working upon
the opposite one. I knew that it
would be only a questiotn of minut
until he would be able to remove the
block of " wood and peer into the
room. Then, upon sight of me. he
would either rush away or enter,
overpower me an.d search the room
unhindered.
At the last moment of desperation
I chanced tq look to the recess of the
old fashioned room in which there
was a- stationary washstand. Lillian
was fastidious In the care of her
hands, and she had frequently ex
pressed to me r.r delight In the con
trivance which enabled her to shut
herself up 'to her drawing behind
locked doors and yet have a lavatory
at hand for the frequent ablutions
she gave her hands. Above the
washstand she had installed a cabi
net, and behind its doors I knew
there were kept all sort of liquids.
medicines, cleaning fluids, things
Lillian used in her work.
Taking Infinite pains that no step
of mine should sound in the ear of
Successful Complexion
Renewing Treatment
A treatment for sallow, muddy
freckled of blotchy complexions that Is
always successful Is the nightly appli
cation of ordinary tnercollzed wax for
from one to two week. This method
Is sure to succeed for the simple rea
son that It literally takes off and dis
cards the old- complexion. The . wax
possesses the peculiar property of ab
sorbing" the worn-out. faded or discoN
ored surface skin, with all Its imper
fections. This is done so gradually,
the skin coming off a little each day.
In fine, almost invisible particles, that
no inconvenience or discomfort is ex
perience and the most careful ob
server cannot detect the use of this
treatment. '
The mercollsed wax. which can be,
had at any drug store, is applied the
same as cold cream, but not rubbed in.
and washed off In the morning. The
new complexion produced In this way,
exhibiting the true beauty of health. m
not to bo compared with the kind
made by cosmetics.
M
eat . '
Down
From 2 to 8 Cents Per Pound
Not in the Combine
As usual the Midget sets the pace. These will be our prices for,
Saturday and all next week:
Sirloin Steak (5c lower) per pound . 25c
Shoulder Steak (3c lower) per pound - 22c
Prime Roasts (2c lower) per pound...... ..20c
Pot Roasts (3c lower) per pound............ 17c
Beef to Boil (3c lower) per pound ....?.. -14c
Legs of Veal (5c lower) per pound.. 25c
Loin of Veal (5c lower) per pound.................. ..25c
Veal Steak (8c lower) per pound.............................. 22c
You can easily $ce why it pajsjo trade at the Midget when our
former prices were from 5c to 8c lower than the prices asked by
the markets operated by the combine. This meat is all of the best
quality. 1 ' "
Beit Shortening, small pail... 60c
Best Shortening, medium pail..... $1.00
Best Shortening, large pail........; $2.00
Best Creamery Butter, per pound............ 55c
Nuccoa Nut Butter, per pound.... 35c
Jones Sugar Cured Bacon Backs-....--......-. 33c
Don't forget our Fish Department in charge of Mr. C T. Doty. A
full line of all kinds of Fresh Fish, Salmon, Halibut, Ling Cod, Black
Cod, Salmon; Trout,1 Flounders, Slirimp Crabs, etc!
MIDGET
Originators of LowJPrices.
MARKET
351 State St.
TIME TELLING
2 The First Recorded Sun Dial
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STANDARD OIL
RATIONS FRISCO
Pleasure Cars Limited
Three Gallons at a
Time
to!
SAN FILAXCISCO. SIay 21. -To
Staadsra OH company will frgla
Kslii railonlrg lB Asa FrsBclc3
r ni Norilicm Calllonila lomorrow
n rsnlt of thi rhortsg. ccrapsoy
prriclsls snnouofrd toalghL
Bslrt of mors I ha a tnrs rH
pf rasoline at tcie to pssnrr
aatomobil drivers ar proalblt4 la
an order laraed to all of itm com
pany's sortie stalioos. Motorists
jiaTlaj mora thao fltt salloat uf
xasolln la their possersloa will aol
t) pplld. lha company rtated. TU
order does not affect baxlatis ears.
iiiT
ORCHESIEA MUSIC
Tonight , ,
Ye LIBERTY
"And Isaiah, tht trofktt rrui l Lcri an Tie brngU tf jWcw
tr.diFre" ttwrf by tekick it had go down i the dial of AkaxT
II JGngs 20:11. ,
THse wordj from the Biole were written ibotit ejrht centuries B. Ci
and are the" first historical reference to the sun-dial. Even at this earrp
day the art of time-telling had made great strides from that remote period!
when the prehistoric, cave nan maiki-d the moving shadow of a boulderJ
Incidentally, drill ration had tccoir.e snare ccropUx and men aow Beededi
to record the boars with greater ztcc:i.y. . . t - - t I
.The --Dial 'of AhaaT wa. pnbaS!y a flight of ccrrint: strpi opoa!
wmch a ben of .sunhght fell. ..JT . : f; t
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DELCO-LIGHT
Va can l?itil th ct,f, ef ,
noon- i!,r Iwico-LUn
OSWALD BR01
nr. axueu ens.
HIPPODROME
VAUDEVILLE L
: TODAY
TWO ACTS
ALL 1TEW P2CTU1LU
8UHPAT .
THE
KINCA1D
KILTIES
Tht Great SccUh Mcrictl
Axt
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BUGH THEATRE
the man at work upon the door 1
made my way to the cabinet. When
It was necessary for me to leave the
soft pile of xors I sank to my knees
and crept to tbe next rug. I held
my breath for fear the door of the
cabinet would creak, but fortunately
it was well oiled, and as I swung It
open I saw among the bottles a com
paratively larre one with the label
"carbolic acid". - .
My heart leaDed with triumnh as I
saw it. then sank again in momen
tary apprehension that ft might be
only an empty bottle. Dnt a hasty
examination assured me that It was
nearly full.
With It In my hand I crept and
walked noiselessly to tbe closet door
and flattened myself against the wall"
a i the side of tbe door, so that tbe
man at work on tbe other side would
have no Inkling of my presence in
the'room when he should finally fin-
isn tbe aperture be was caving.
(To be continued )
Trouble Brewing in Sugar
Beet District of Michigan
SAGINAW. Mich.. May Re
ports were current here toaigbt that
a detachment or state constabulary
would be sent Into Ibis district to
suppress alleged depredations of
night riders reported to be engaging
In a campaign or Intimidation In the
fTigar beet growing localities.
Some beet growers recently de
clared a strike against what they
considered unfair contracts for their
1920 crop. Houses occupied by beet
field workers. It Is reported, have
been burned and one was destroyed
by dynamite.
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POTATOES
25 lbs.
$1.00
Come Early
PEOPLE'S CASH STORE
FOOD OPTIONS
SUFFER BREAK
Cotton, Sugar, Corn, Pork
and Cereals Caught in
Reaction
NEW YORK. May St. Influenced
by the nation-wide price cutting agi
tation that is steadily gaining
ground, the principal commodity
markets of the country continued to
day to "mark down" quoted values.
cotton, sugar and corn options broke
violently here and in Chicaro. an!
cereals and Drovislons. inrludtnar
pork, also suffered sharp reactions.
significance was attacbed to tbe
droo In Dork nricea as marklnr tht
first pronounced break in high priced
iooa stuns.
The 'stock exchange showed im
provement on a sharp recovery of
liberty bonds and victory notes.
A large part of today's liquidation
In cotton and grains was attributed
to the further scaling down of cred
its by banking institutions here and
In other reserve centers, evidently
In conformity with the request of
the federal reserve board.
In the local cotton market May
contracts broke almost 400 points
with equally sharp reactions in New
Orleair?.
Domestic and foreign metal mar
kets quoted lower prices for spot and
future deliveries, silver proving the
only exception at a slight rise In Lon
don. Little business was done here
in copper for Immediate delivery.
Dealings In liberty bonds and vic
tory notes failed to reach the huge
totals of the two preceding days. Vir.
tually all or the liberty Issues closed
at the day's maximum's quotations,
gains extending from one per cent
to S.04 per cent, the fourth 4 H'a
scoring the greatest advance.
James H. Post, president of tbe
National Sugar refining company de
clared the government should have
purchased the 1 919-1 20 sugar crop.
He expressed opinion that a sugar
shortage exlrta and Increased con
samptin of 1.000.000 tons over the
previous year, he said was one of the
factors which caused It.
Oregon has a knitting mill that
ships Its product to all western sta'es
and two foreign countries.
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A Remarkable Shoeing Of
DRESSES
TATFETAS
MESS ALINES
GEORGETTES
SERGES
TRICOTINES
COATS
TWEEDS
POLO CLOTH
SERGES
TRICOTINES
AND OTHER
LEADING
FABRICS
SILK DRESSES
WOOL DRESSES
WOMEN'S SUITS
WOMEN'S COATS
SKIRTS, WOOL OR SILK ,
WHITE WASH SKIRTS v
Women's
Ready-to-Wear
Apparel;
Will be found it iLe J.
C Penney Co. store
and you will End tint
yon will be able to get
wbai you want for leis
money,
SI 2 5039 SO
S18 S0 S4S40
S27S0 to SS4 7S
SI 9 SO to S44 7S
SB 90 to SIS SO
S2 98 to S9 90
LADIES' SILK AND COTTON WAISTS
W have a representative aaowin of the cixket'f bert pro
d actions In popular priced waixts
SILK WA1ST3 S18SQ
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