2.
Illl
Was Long M.iinUmeJ am
Ended Only in Death
By HILOISE BRAYTON
Copyright by Ainr:an l'r'ss Asso
ciation, l:i
When Sam Ita rtlf t lit Hlxiceii went
8 way from home wiilwtii liitl.!iii liis
parent: or Ins liule siMer l.lliet ;oiid
by t tint ooiiiMiua.ral "Illl t lit m
ufterw'trdi. In1 wrecked Hie comfort of
the fn mi! .v. UN mother died within
ft'W yours. inid dor tleulli left tin' I I
limn desolate iml i. Ili-i cyosiflil mid
his lioarin won' hotli Impaired. His
daughter litliel. poor jjlrl. hud a hard
lime with ti i in. 'in road to him was
dillioiilt. Kill' e hhi' was olilict'd to shout,
itnd lie could not nee to road himself
Kthel loved her father. Iml It was
natural that she should wish for some
tiling more Inspiring than taking care
of a tiroken down old man She was
hill eleven years old when her brother
went a way and fourteen when her
mother died W hen at limes she would
have a iwnipoiary respite from the
rare of her father, like many another
Kill, she would dream of the prince
who would come lo marry her and
Hive her the comforts of a home that
would lie hoi own - and his.
One morn i iik there was a knock nt
Ihe door Kthel was upstairs and (lid
not hear the summons It sounded
II cnl n and this time loud enough for
Mr Kurt let lo hear lie went to the
floor and opened it There slood a
youiifi man.
"I urn looking for t lit home of Mr
Hurl lei." said the stranger "Have I
struck the ri:hl house V" i
"Speak louder." replied Iiartlet. put- ',
Uiir his hand to his ear; "I'm hard of
liearliiK"
"I'm tryinn to find n Mr Iiartlet,
nnd I think you are he I Judge by
the resemblance your Ron"
"My son?"
"Yes. your son Ram."
"Sam?"
"Yes"
"Oh. Sam, my hoy, how could you
have left us as you did with never a
word all these lon years? You killed
your poor mother, and I have out foot
In the urn vi. How could you? How
could you?"
The father put his arms nround the
stranger's neck and wept.
The visitor was standing in thin at)
nurd position, not knowing whether to
mingle his tears with those of the
weeping father or to In ugh when he
saw an attractive looking girl descend
Ing I lie staircase.
' Hut III not reproic h you Sam,"
continued Mr Hart let. " dare say I
was severe with you. and a spirited
boy won't Niniid too much correction
I'm glad you've come hack and to
May haven't you? Oh. stay with us!
Kthel and I tire so lonely, and we need
your tielp Your old father needs a
strong voting arm mid brain to support
him "
By those words nnd the half nmnsed,
half sympathetic look on the face of
the m ranger Kthel understood that her
fut her had made u mistake. I M-endlng
to have him suddenly disabused, fear
ing a reaction consotuent upon disap
pointment, she gave the young man
a meaning look nnd put a linger on her
lips as n signal for silence Her fa
tiier's back was to her, so he did not
see her, nnd she, wishing to release
the visitor from tils embarrassing po
sition, laid her hand softly on the old
man's shoulder He turned and saw
her ,
"Oh, Kthel," he exclaimed Jcvfully,
"whom do you suppose tills Is? Your
long lost brother Sam has returned."
lie disengaged himself from his sup
posed son that Kthel might embrace
the prodigal. But Kthel stood inute.
"I'orghe him. Kthel. as I have for
given hlin. Korget the past nnd what
he might have been to us during the
years (hat are gone. It was I who
drove l:lm nwny by my harshness. For
give htm for my sake."
"I forgive him. father." said Kthel.
But there was no warmth In the
words, nor did Kthel greet her brother
with h sisterly kiss. An expression
of Infinite pain crossed the father's
face. The st ranger saw It nnd step
ped In tilt breach.
"Korglve me, Kthel." he said. "1
have done .very w rong "
He advanced to tier with outstretch
ed arms. Kthel drew back.
"Kthel!" cried her father In an ago
ny The stranger folded her In hi arms
mid kissed her. Had the old man
better eyesight tie would have known
by the blushes that the kiss was not
t brotherly nnd sisterly one. And had
not the two whose sight was erfevt
'.trongly approved of each other's per
tonal apHarnnce. had not t.!ch soon
1 1 the other's expression that ap
proval, besitles soiiieihlng akin to
Deceoti
k
t it
wrk. iiroUi'o'y the pirl
, -h.',l l't'. old m.'in
jitvint'l Ills snppo-iod son
-r nrvMHiil liis daughter.
i ihem to- prolong tnetr eni-
-I! ink heaven.
for !ii rouni"!!'"
rn clear children,
T;illi.T." s-Ui Kth.'l
"li't lis h"! r
tvhiit Sum tia lo av In explanation,
ir, rather, 1 lunl letter hear It rvt
tml repeal !t t you. Von know yi
tinve crown very deaf sin.'e lie vit
tiwny. iiml ho would h;ive trc.t''.
m:il;iim y'U lieiir "
"No." protested the old
man. "I'm
not so deaf (hit
I c i n't bear rT1
Su : on f t.A t!
w ho sj eu U pi.i hj.
raise his v ! e jit
!n:i:uhie In wm-.N.
i'.llt tin ..---I
K lid licit i: w is :t
lo It'll iilul U U-
it De viocjsi I
.; rei dtf
-i-y li? a..u
t'-U
l:IV(
tell II to 1.1 bcM aud -i.e
as much ot it .is -in- i
father. The o.U eu.ju. oi
his i liildreii. was v.,.v
"il.
r
ii-.-d t'
j j H.-'J I... . iU
;eU to g;'f tu
A sinu as Ue
tot duor ariU
ie sfraui;er.
'ia. ue SviiO,
age froui your
uir partuer la
i:ty. and, i re-
and leil tlit ui r'vttu'-r
had gone IjLei cnw
looked in.jiiiru;! at t:
"1 was tryuiij to t
"the delivery of a ties
late brother He ttas
business lu a wi-steru
jrret to s;iy that t come to announce
his death "
Kihel sifclied It was rather that a
bo.Ml foi sui port u;d uot material
ize than griet. for she scarcely remem
bered hei lu other. l!ut the stringer,
who gave his name as tjeors,e Ma.-ttu,
ssuivd her that In-r brother's iuterest
In the busiuens would tie sutiicieut to
make tier father and lierseif quite com
fortable. The story ot Sam Hiirtlet's
career was. as Mason bad said, a long,
one. and after giving It to her 111
(juestiou came up as to what course
to pursue In the tuatter of breaking the
iiews-of Sam's death to the father
Kthel could uot make up her mind
to tell the old man that his .sou, iu
stead of Raving returned to him, was
dead Al any rale, she felt that it
must be put off Hut she Invited Mr
Mason to remain in the house indeed,
her father would misutub rstand her
not doing sn until he returned to the
west The old man was Informed that
Sam was In business In the west ami
must returu there, tun possibly he
might take his father and sister with
him. (iuorge Masi-n before leaving his
business had taken in one of his clerks
its a partner, mid there was no hni-rv
, for his return lie remained with the
1 ltartlels as h prodigal son, Klhel tak
ing care to inform her friends and ac
quainlatices as to the true state of the
case.
Several weeks passed, and Mason
j made no move to return to business
j Kthel was beginning to fear that some
; stupid person might let the cat out of
i th( bag to bur father Besides this,
playing brother and sister by two per
sons who were not relntetl was uot
likely to go on without criticism. To
I guard against any su-h Issue George
1 Mason told Kthel that they had belter
j announce that they were engaged.
which was his way ot proposing Kth
; el didn't quite like that way of doiug
j It, but she Hcquiescctf.
i livery day it bet a me more risky to
disabuse the old man and confess the
deception lie was tailing rapidly,
and il was feared that the slunk of
knowing that his son had not return
ed to him. bin was dead, would kill
him' Mason and Kthel, who were very
much In love wild each other, wished
to be married, and II was necessary
that Mason should return to his busi
ness. It would uot do to leave the old
mini behind, and It they took him with
them, blind as lie was. they could not
live together as man anil wife without
his knowledge of their relationship
The puzzle seemed Insoluble. j
However, though Mr Iiartlet would
not solve li by dying, lie grew so '
blind that the young couple decided to '
be married ami take him west with
them without letting him know the1
secret. The ceremony was performed
privately, where he would know tioth
lug about it. and the three departed
the smile day for their new dome.
Months passed, nnd although Mr.
ltartlefs ears and eyes got no better:
his health was no worse The dillicul-
ty of keeping the sit nation from dim I
was trifling compared with the ab- i
surdity of his talking about the rela- ;
tlouship that he supposed to exist be- j
tween his two children :
"When Sam first came home," he '
said to n friend. "I feared Kthel would i
not forgive him for all the trouble he
had given us, but now she acts toward i
him Just like a bride and he like a 1
young husband They kiss when he
goes down to business in the morning I
and when he comes home in the even
Ing f never saw such a loving broth ,:
er and sister "
While the old man was eonteut to
live, as he supposed, wbb his children !
he often wished that one or the oilier :
would marry that he might have a lit
tie grandson to love him and cheer
him lu his old age. It, u to gain this j
he must give up a part of what he al '
toady enjoyed. An outsider must l e ;
introduced Into the house, and this be j
knew would endanger the fainilv h aet.
and comfort The thom-bf of brim ins !
In another woman appalled dim, for he i
' no nvmati could
a V: .t"t s.h!HT or
r.MSjirt"rtil. But
f. v.-.;H.hvlf$ n
wiv' . it t;ttt
-. s h: d tvarry.
;. t x-r. fstvr."
later taki'i
he :iw tu
it!ier ti-a a. 8
to b s it-S'Jg'Jtif tv x"
"I tu-tv tu :.! !.
s!r "U J say "l
t : re.! a I atu. 5
. r.; : y (N:t
. :& tue
U I'rryr
'AVI!, you . J et Wv T H r. f ti
! rijt i!iyi wb :s s . ;:i'.:es. :;d
I'd t 6a -.1 iv.'.:p.t:y "
K:i:a..y sS'tt yv-.tf t'.'.t-r ttf raar
ri.u tz okt fotau tivo out Ow d.ty
I t'..i tJ bis tv.i !'v4 b never
U-ft His su: -ed sou's ah
a 1 iLty at f..s ti;s -),'ss was a
f it ti tt hivi: i Kroiu the
it
li'r
J.tsi. t wvut aa la the tuoru-
f'U h: rvfira iu tVe eveiUng the
tit otUI w't -:d wsteb for bita.
At
at wfcec tie .:! of life was
U "i s 'ow tbe itylrg man heard a
ctL! cry
'Wt:;r"s tbat!" be as-.l. starting up
"KstVr." said Krhti. "that's little
Sam. luitued. fr you. tt:e third of the
line " ;
Foruuately there ws no time for
suy n:orv lies. The jrr-.md father drop- ;
ped back dead, i
Right "d Wrong.
Tlie fro! said" cr:o l;iv in the
kind's prosptice. 'I am the king!"
Atui the kinr mug-hod, for he knew
that his foil w;h wronir.
A week later the kin? was angry
been it so of an error he had" commit
ted" ami exclaimed". "1 am n fool!"
An-1 the fool latighc'', for ho knew
that h;s king was right. Smart Sot.
MEASURED THE GUN.
After tha Englithman Cot Through .he
American Had His Turn.
In connection with the ordnance
inventions of an admiral in the
United States nuvv, now deceased,
there is told n storv of how a young
naval officer, a lieutenant, frustrat
ed the scheme of a I.ritish naval of
ficer to get the plan of the new
gun, just then a matter of exirenic
interest to other nations.
The lieutenant had been detailed
by the government to inspect the
making of the new guns at one of
our naval establishments. One dav
the American ollicer received a visit
; from the Englishman, who made no
bones of asking for a look at the
.drawings. The American regretted
'extremely that they were locked up
; in the iron safe and that the officer
j having supervision of the establish
! mcnt alone had the combination,
j The British ollicer was very intjuis
! itive and was evidently taking men
; tal notes.
After awhile the lieutenant was
called out to the machine shop.
When he got hark to the oilice he
found that the Knglishman had
gone. The American hastened to
the foundry, where he discovered
the foreigner very busilv measuring
the diameters of the eleven inch
pattern. The instrument he used
for this operation was a white
grapevine stick he carried, lie de
listed, however, as the American of
ficer approached, and then be was
"started out of the works."
It was late in the afternoon, and
the lieutenant accompanied him
back to the city and introduced him
at the club. There the wide awake
American secured that remarkable
stick and upon examination dis
covered four distinct notches, j
These the lieutenant carefully pared j
off witlfn knife and notched a like I
number about four inches farther j
down. "That will be a wonderful '
gun to go on a bust with."
fcuiu tne vouiilt American
;r i.
Britisher ever cnuses nne t i,
1 , . . . . . '
iM.iue jiccon.il ns to tne dimens ons I
; pave him." Army and Navy.
Futility.
"What docs 'futility mean?"
said the nm pirl to "her sweet
heart. "It means er well, let me give
you an example. Have you pencil
and paper?"
"Yes."
"Well, multiply 3,9-lG by 741."
xlie maiden stnicrdej with
figures and at last produced an
the
an-
ewer.
,'2.SI.',0nV'!.aidshe.
"Divide that by two "
"i.t'?,.,.:3.i.""
"Hipht. Now add three to that
and subtract it from 1.4J? 53G."
I he result j nothing" said
maiden.
th(
0.,H' ' li'1 h'"r eethcart.
That r what I ,-ali futility. You've
covered -! -, t 0f iapep" with
urci all to no purpose." n
Then he .in.!i'red why the re
turned him hi, rinw
i bad a theory tf.u
come info a to '.:
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Grand-mother's telephone visits do no stop with
her own town. The Long Distance Service of the Bell
Telephone takes her to other towns, and allows rela
tives and friends to chat with her although hundreds
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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D. C, August 24th, 1911.
Whereas by satisfactory evidence
presented to the undersigned, it has
been made to appear that,
"THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of Monmouth, in the town of Monmouth
in the County of Polk, and State of
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