The Gate city journal., January 23, 1925, Image 2

THE G A TE C IT Y JOURNAL
SOUL
VICTOR ROUSSEAU
Jk
COPYRIGHT by W G.CHAPMAN
| look of fear had come Info his eves.
Joan knew that It was Myers whom
he feared.
Tfiere wus something
dreadful in seeing this man cringe be­
fore the bully, this man who had. In
torn, made others cringe before him,
“ Miss Wentworth,” said Lancaster
in a low tone, “ believe me, I have no
Intention of deceiving you. On the
contrary, it Is my wish to confide in
you. Will you come out on the porch
( © . 1S»24, W e s t e r n N e w s p a p e r U n l u n .)
and permit me to smoke?”
She bowed, and they went out to­
W h e re “ T h e M an W ith o u t a
gether. They took their seats upon
C o u n t r y ” O r ig in a te d .
two chairs at the end of the verandah.
Joan purposely seating herself be­
tween her companion and the door.
Fort Adams, in Wilkinson county.
She knew why he kept glancing
Mississippi, deserves a place among
toward it.
the historic forts of the United States
“ Miss Wentworth,” Lancaster began, ; because it gave to us the greatest
“ we spoke o f loyalty the other night.
story on patriotism ever written— Ed­
I f you saw’ a human being in trouble
ward Everett Hale’s "The Man With­
of his own making, would It be your
out a Country.” It was from a letter
impulse to help him. or to leave him
Unless you see the “ Bayer Cross” on tablets you are
written by Gen. James Wilkinson,
to fight his battle alone?”
commander In chief of the American
not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe
“ I should help him if I could,” said
army In the early days of the republic,
Joan.
at Fort Adams, that Hule got the ;
by millions and prescribed by physicians 24 years for
"Then help me,” said Lancaster. "It
name Philip Nolan for the hero of his
was myself of whom I spoke to you.
story and many of the scenes in the
Colds
Headache
Neuralgia
Lumbago
Will you help me with loyalty and book are laid in and about Fort
sympathy, and refuse to be discour*
Adams.
Pain
Toothache
Neuritis
Rheumatism
uged?”
Although Hale’s story is purely fle-
The girl softened toward him j he ' tion, there was a real Philip Nolan,
pt only “ Bayer” package
was obviously sincere, and obviously
who wag in fact a "man without a
which contains proven directions.
distressed.
"Gladly, Doctor Lancas 1 country” but not. ns Hale wrote It,
ter,” she answered.
Handy “ Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets
! because he cursed the name of his na­
Also bottles of 24 and 100— Druggists.
"I thought that I could trust you
tive land. This real Philip Nolan was
Aspirin Is the trade mark o f Barer Manufacture of Monoaoeucacidester o f SallcyUcacid
when I saw your face, and I was sure | an Irish political refugee who had not
of it when you talked of your voca­ i been in his adopted country long be-
Has W a lk ed L o n g D istance
tion. And I cannot trust anyone else. | fore he was Joining Aaron Burr in a Red Indian Chosen
Dennis Walker, a track walker a t
I have no opportunity—” he bloke off i conspiracy against It and eventually
as Canadian Solon Norristown,
Pa., has figured out that
irresolutely and then went on, “ I have | was killed by the Spanish governor of
Ludger
Bastein,
a
member
of
the
in 42 years that he has been walking
hud no opportunity of taking up that ' Texas.
Huron
tribe
and
the
first
Indian
to
he
tracks for railroads he has covered
matter with the board yet,” he con­
The site of Fort Adams has long
tinued.
; been a historic one. The first white elected to the Quebec legislature, won more than 180,000 miles. Mr. Walker
the
by-election
for
the
conservatives
does better than 12 miles i day and
Joan knew that he wms not speaking ! man to visit it was Father Davlon, a
frankly now; but his next words were | Frenchman, who erected a cross there In Quebec county by defeutlng the Lib­ the exercise has kept him in good
eral
candidate,
E.
Bedard,
whose
party
physical condition.
in the same tone of sincerity.
! and called It Roche a Davlon. It was
"Miss Wentworth, that matter and later called Loftus Heights, after a has been 27 years in power in the an­
cient
capital,
says
the
Christian
this is all bound up together. You , British major who with 40O men was
must help me before I can help you. 1 ambushed there by the Tunica Indians Science Monitor.
Mr. Basteln’s father was head chief
In 1784.
as I said to you when you came Into
During President John Adams’ ad­ of all the Hurons of Canuda for a term
the consulting room. I cannot explain
any more now. I want help in the big­ ministration the government bought o f office. He himself Is a man of rid your system o f Catarrh or Deafness
this site from Frnnels Jones, who held wealth. He operates a large tannery caused by Catarrh.
gest fight of my life, and, if I fall, I
It under a Spanish grant, nnd built business at Lorette, a well-known In­
Sold by druggists fo r over 40 years
want a witness that I have fought.
I saw you and thought you would give 1 there Fort Adams, named In honor of dian settlement. Some years ago when F. J. C H E N E Y & CO., Toledo, O hio
the city of Quebec Interfered with the
me your help. For God’s sake don’t ; the President. There I.leut, Merl-
weather Lewis was stationed for a water supply of his tanneries he car­
refuse m e!”
F r u it to Be A vo id e d
ried a legal action for damages to the
In spite of his sincerity the Idea j while before going to the capital to
The fruit of the choke cherry Is
privy council and won an award of
!
become
President
Jefferson’s
secre-
generally Inedible, although now and
flashed through Joan’s mind that his
$300,000. He Is a director o f numerous
'then a large-fruited variety Is tound
troubles might be the fancies of a sick [ tary and from there Governor Clai­ enterprises.
borne
and
General
Wilkinson
started
man.
that Is fit for eating. The leaves of
for New Orleans for the formal cere-
the common choke cherry contain
" I f I discharge you before the month
mony
of
receiving
the
Louisiana
Pur­
Green’s August Flower
prussic Held and both fresh and wilted
is over, don’t go. Refuse to go. No­
chase.
The remedy with a record of fifty- leaves are poisonous.
body can make you go. I am at the
In Its early years Fort Adams was eight years of surpassing excellence.
head of the Institute.
Ignore me.
! one of the most Important military All who suffer with nervous dyspep­
Stay r
" I ’ll stay,” said Joan, and then, look­ posts In the Middle West. It was at sia, sour stomach, constipation, Indi­
ing at his white face and trembling j this fort that General Wilkinson ne­ gestion, torpid liver, dizziness, head- j H
9
9
Send ua you r nam e and
gotiated with the Indians for opening aches, coming-up of food, wind on
■ ^L_
w e w ill send you,FREE
hands, she thought she knew what
m 2
■
I B m S I W tiSl and POSTPAID a 10 ce n t
a
road
from
the
fort
through
Natchez
stomach,
palpitation
and
other
lndlca
was the matter with him.
b o ttle o f L IQ U ID V E N E E R . W o n d e r fu l for
to Nashville and that part of the road tlons of digestive disorder, will find ! you r d a ily dusting. C leans,du ets an d polishes
"Listen, Doctor Lancaster,” she be­
betwe n Natchez and Nashville be­ GREEN’S AUGUST FLO W E R an ef 1 w ith on e sw eep o fy o u r du st cloth. R e n e w s pi­
gan, laying her fingers on his arm.
anos, fur n itu re.w ood w ork, au to mobiles. M akes
came tile famous “ Natchez Trace.”
fective and efficient remedy.
For
e v e ry th in g look lik e new . M akee d u stin g a
But then she saw that he was not look­
pleasure.
There is a good story told about one fifty-eight years this medicine has
ing at her. He was looking past her
of General Wilkinson’s subordinates been successfully used In millions of
Sold by
toward Myers, who was coming across
H ard w are,fu rni­
I at the fort. The general had lost his households all over the civilized ture,drug, paint,
the pasture toward the entrance. His
grocery and
1 queue nnd ordered all of his officers to world. Because of Its merit and pop­
expression was transformed.
general stores,
have theirs cut off. Maj. Richard But­ ularity GREEN'S AUGUST FLOW ER
“ Miss Wentworth,” he said, with a
ler not only refused, hut told Doctor
sudden change of tone, "what was I I Carmichael, the post surgeon, that In Is found today wherever medicines are
sold. 30 and 90 cent bottles.— Adv.
saying to you? I am not myself at all
case of his death he wished to have a
today.
I have been greatly over­ hole bored In his coffin and his queue
Chub B ait fo r Ic e Fish in g
worked, and talking nonsense. Don’t
pulled through it so that the general
Those husky little chub minnows
remember it. I meant nothing at all
would know that he defied him even
are the fisherman’s delight. Here you
Of course you must remain your
In death!
will obtain some of the right length
month, in case any patients come, and
(an inch and a half) that tapered thick
then we’ll see what we can do about
to the tall and yet ure as active as
the position.”
G r a n t ’ s “ U n co n d itio n a l
you could possibly want them. Some
And. ns Myers came up to them, the
S u r r e n d e r ” Note.
of these are almost black In color,
same hopeless, cringing expression ;
Ä afn ess
others of a lighter sheen, says Outing
came into his eyes.
The secretary ignored Joan com- 1 "N o terms except nn unconditional magazine. There are also shiner min­
«nd Immediate surrender can he ac- I nows— hut shiners taken from almost
pletely. “ Well, doctor,” he said. "I
any water are exceedingly tender of
eepted. I propose to move Immediate
have the quarterly statement ready
ly upon your works.” That laconic flesh und are unable to stand any In­
for you. Won’t you come and look
dispatch Is famous in American his­ jury, so they are very poor as lures.
over it? I must have your signature,
I D o j p 1 r a M i about / W Y / X T on request .
tory. Written to Gen. Simon Bolivar 1 The minnow that Is the liveliest nnd
and you know how hard It is to fasten
A.O. L eonard . I nc .
7 0 - S ’~ A V t .. NEW YORK
Buckner, the Confederate commander that will hold on longest Is the min­
you down.”
now
that
is
most
sought
for
and
that
at
Fort
Donelson.
Tenn.,
hy
Gen.
U.
S
“ Yes, I ’ll come, certainly, Myers,”
Grant on February 16, 1802, It gave Is the chub.
said Lancaster, rising.
The two men went into the house ! to the I'nlon commander the nickname
Try the New
T h e T h in k in g R eed
together. Joan heard the door chise of “ Unconditional Surrender” Grant.
At the opening of the Civil war the
Man Is but a reed, the weakest In j
behind them. She was left to ponder
Confederates built Fort Donelson on nature; hut he is a reed which thinks.
over that interview.
S ia vinti Stick
She was conscious of two conflict in*. 1 the Cumberland river and Fort Henry The universe need not rise in arms to
Lathering
impulses: to leave, and to remain for oa the Tennessee to protect Nashville, crush him ; a vapor, a drop of water,
Emollient
Lancaster’s sake. There was some- i the very heart of the Confederacy, suffices to kill him. Rut were the uni­
thing about the man’s pitiable condi­ from an Invasion from the north. verse to crush him, man would still he
tion that aroused all her sympathies, i Fleeted on a hill 120 feet above the greater than the power which killed W. 1 . U., Salt Lake City, No. 1-1925.
But there was something about the river, surrounded hy two nnd a half him; for he knows that he dies, and of
whole place repulsive in the extreme. * miles of rifle pits nnd protected on the the advantage which the universe has
G re a t C a ro l’s C entenary
She must get allies in this blind j river side by three great batteries. ovpr him, the universe knows nothing.
“ Silent Night, Holy Night,” for many
Fort Donelson with Its garrison of 18.- — Pascal.
tight against the secretary if she re
decades the favorite Christmas carol of
OOO men was one of the most linpor j
mnined. Whom? Mrs. Fraser? That
Germany, meets with particular de­
tant
posts
In
the
Mississippi
valley.
M illio n -D o lla r P o licies
was impossible ns yet.
votion this Christmas. It being on«
On
Fehrunry
6
Fort
Henry
fell
be-
j
At that moment she saw Doctor Jen­
One hundred and twenty Americans i.undrcd years old this year.
fore
the
cannon
of
Commodore
Foote's
kins driving up the path, and went to
carry life Insurance policies for $1,-
flotilla of gunboats, but when that | 000,000 or more, the Insurance Press
meet him.
A woman's patience often makes
commander
moved
to
attack
Fort
Don-
j
The hoy sprang to the grnumi and
has announced.
home, sweet home.
elson
he
was
speedily
repulsed.
Mean
I
raise«! his hat. “ Good morning. Mis*
Wentworth.
How is the doctor to­ while General Grant had moved
against Donelson and for three days a
day?” he *«sked.
“ Doctor Lancaster looks very III,’’ ! tierce battle raged during which each
aTtny lost more than 2.00«) men. On
she answered. “ And Doctor Jenkins
February 15 the garrison tried to cut
I want to ask you— ”
“ Pardon me, Miss Wentworth. Cun Its way through Grant’s lines hut was
driven back into Its stronghold.
I see him?”
The next day Buckner sent a mes­
"H e is with Mr. Myers.”
sage under a white flag asking Grant
Jenkins' face assumed an aspect of
profound discouragement. "Then I II what terms he would give If the Con
come hack this afternoon,” he said, federates gave up the fort. Grant’s
historic reply was the result. When
preparing to enter the buggy ng-Ho
But he found Joan intercepting Ms Fort Donelson surrendered the first
passage. She had noted the look \>n great Union victory of the war was
his face, and she felt that he under ! won and 14.500 grayjackets marched
out and laid down their arms, the
stood much which could he explained
largest number of men ever captttred
"Doctor Jenkins,” she said quietly
"Doctor Lancaster Is unwell and I nrr np to that time In any battle on the
American continent. The victors also
his nurse. Will you not tell me whal
took possession of 57 pieces of artil­
M O T H E R Fletcher’s
is the matter with him?”
"Why. Miss Wentworth--” stam­ lery. although one great prize In the
Castoria is especially pre­
persons of Generals Floyd. Pillow and
mered the doctor.
pared to relieve Infants in
Nathan Bedford Forrest, the dashing j
cavalry leader, slipped through their j
arms and. Children all ages of
hands when these officers escaped !
So D octor L a n ca ste r h im self
Constipation, Flatulency, Wind
across the river.
is th« tic k m an !
And Joan
Colic and Diarrhea; allaying
The surrender of Nashville and C o |
sa ys sh e'll help him. W h a t a ils
lumhus soon followed. Kentucky snd
Feverishness arising therefrom, and, by regulating the Stomach
th e d octor?
Tennessee were now In the hands of
and Bowels, aids the assimilation o f F o o d ; giving natural sleep*
the Union forces and Ulysses S. Grant
had started on the military career
(TO BR CO NTINUED.)
T o avoid imitations, always look for the signature o f
that eaded triumphantly at Appoiuat-
Absolutely Harmless - No Opiates. Physicians everywhere recommend its
tox.
T h e re a re nine d ifferen t gra d es o f
SAY “ BAYER ASPIRIN” and 1NSISTI
“THEN
H E L P M E !"
SYNO PSIS — Nurse»
In
the
(Southern h o s p i t a l a t A v o n m o u t h
are
angered
by
the
In so l en t
t r e a t m e n t a c c o r d e d t h e m by D r
Jo hn L a n c a s t e r , h ead o f th e I n ­
s t it u t io n , a nd t h e r e Is a g e n e r a l
fee ling
of
u nr est . In t o w h i c h
Jo an
W entw orth,
probationary
nurse, Is d r a w n .
D octor Lan*
c a s t e r is p e r f o r m i n g a diff icult
o p e r a t i o n , f o r w h i c h he has w on
fa m e .
J o an , w i t h o t h e r nurses,
Is in a t t e n d a n c e .
She is upset,
t h r o u g h no f a u l t o f he r o w n , and
m akes a t riv ia l blunder at a c r i t ­
ical m o m e n t .
T h e p a t i e n t die s
a n d D o c t o r L a n c a s t e r a cc u ses
h e r o f cl u m s in es s.
She is su s­
pended, t h e a c t i o n m e a n i n g the
e a d o f h e r hope o f a c a r e e r as
a nurse.
W ith o u t re la tive s or
fr ie n d s ,
a nd
desperate,
Joan,
u r g e d b y h e r l a n d l a d y , g o e s to
D o c t o r L a n c a s t e r s office to a sk
h im t o o v e r l o o k h e r b l u n d e r and
r e i n s t a t e her.
She o verh ea rs a
violent altercation betw een D o c ­
t o r L a n c a s t e r a nd o t h e r men she
d o e s n ot see. Jo an is s t r u c k by
t h e f a v o r a b l e c h a n g e in the a p ­
p e a r a n c e a nd d e m e a n o r o f the
d o c t o r , r e c a l l i n g t h a t at t i m e s in
t h e h o s p i t a l he h as been g e n t l e
a nd t h o u g h t f u l a nd a t o t h e r s s u ­
p e r c i l i o u s a nd b u l l y i n g . H e te l l s
h e r h e can do n o t h i n g f o r h e r at
t h e h o s p it a l , but o f f e r s h e r a p o ­
s it io n in a n u r s i n g in s t i t u t i o n in
t h e c o u n t r y , t e l l i n g h e r she can
be o f “ g r e a t a s s i s t a n c e " to him.
A man n a m e d M y e r s d em a n d s
sh e t e ll h im w h a t t he d o c t o r had
sa id to her.
She d e n i e s him th e
Inform ation,
a nd
he
covertly
t h r e a t e n s her.
A t t he i n s t i t u ­
tion, w h i c h is o w n e d b y D o c t o r
L a n c a s t e r , Jo an finds M y er s.
He
t e l l s h e r h e is the s e c r e t a r y . She
i n s t i n c t i v e l y d i s l i k e s a nd fe a r s
him.
T h e o n l y p a t i e n t at the
in s t i t u t e is a Mrs. D ana , d e ­
m e n t e d but h ar m le s s.
Jo an is
va gu ely
u ne as y,
fee ling
that
t h e r e is s o m e m y s t e r y a b o u t t he
place.
own. "I am very glad you came. Miss
Wentworth,” he said. “ I hope you like
the institute?”
Myers, who had come up and plant­
ed himself between them, Hung out
tils challenge.
".She likes the institute all right,
doctor,” he said, with a short laugh,
‘ but I reckon she don’t like me. Bad
taste, I call It. What do you say,
doctor?”
There was an Indescribable Insolence
La the man’s tone. Joan looked for
one of Lancaster’s explosions of flam­
ing wrath. But to her amazement
none came. He seemed struggling to
control himself. He flushed and looked
from one to the other.
“ Well, well, Myers,” he said, hesi­
tating, “ I think things will turn out all
right. Miss Wentworth and you won’t
conflict In any way. You mustn’t quur-
rel, you know. I want all my em­
ployees to like each other,” he ended
weakly.
And he gave Joan the impression of
pitiful Impotence, as If he were some­
how in the secretary’s power and had
surrendered his will to him— Lancas­
ter, the tyrant of the Southern hospi­
tal, the smug bully o f the operating
theater!
Joan saw a flash of tri­
umph in Myers’ eyes, and, with an­
other laugh, the man left them and
went Into the building.
“ I think breakfast is ready, Miss
Wentworth,” said Lancaster, after a
moment, offering the girl his arm.
But Joan gave him hers instead, and
they went together into the dining
room.
She was glad to see that Myers was
not to eat with them. Hungry as she
was, she could not have taken break­
fast In the man’s presence; and even
now she could hardly manage to eat,
with Lancaster, so evidently ill, seated
—
CHAPTER
V — C on tin u ed
—7—
*X thought I heard nn auto drive
op to the institute lust night.”
Myers looked at her In the same
manner. ‘‘The doctor came back hist
night unexpectedly,” he said.
‘‘Itut I thought Doctor Jenkins
lived at Millville?”
“ Mot Jenkins, Miss Wentworth.
Doctor Lancaster.”
“ Why,” stammered the girl, “ I must
have misunderstood, then. I hope Doc­
tor Lancaster Is not III. Fie was look­
ing unwell when I saw him the day
before yesterday.”
“ That’s Just what you might have
told me when I asked you about him,”
said Myers triumphantly. '‘Well, Miss
Wentworth, if you are going to ask
nie questions I suppose I can ask you
questions.”
" I f I can answer them.”
"Precisely," said the other. “ I want
to know If you can answer them. Now
let’s he frank. What do you know
about all this?”
" I beg your pardon?” Joan Inquired,
declining his invitation to sear her-
nelf beside him.
‘About all this,” repented Myers.
“ Come, now, you know what I mean as
well as I do. How did Doctor L®n-
cinter come to engage you?”
" I f you have really a right to know,
Mr. Myers,” said Joan, “ you had bet­
ter ask Doctor Lancaster himself.”
“ O, all right,” said Myers huffily.
“ Only the time will come when you’ll
wish you’d been frank with me. If
we put ail our curds on the table we
can have a frank look into the situa­
tion ”
"Iteally, Mr. Myers, I had no Idea
that I had come to a gambling house,”
said Joan, more nettled by the famil­
iarity of his time than by the words.
" I have no cards at all, as you term it.
I am simply an employee of Doctor
Lan aster, and if that is not satisfac­
tory to you 1 must refer you to him.”
JV.yers grew red. His short, stocky
figure with tile wide shoulders looked
abominably mean as he planted him
self upon the porch and surveyed Joan
with a furtive, sneering expression,
lie was not in any sense a gentleman,
just a low class of bully, as Joan
could plainly see from his gestures,
even if Ids next words had not made
tills >1 m in.
"S • that’s your attitude. Is It?” he
sail!. Jerking out the words between
h is teeth. “ All right, Miss Wentworth,
y ou i.nd I will play our hands sepa­
r a t e ) . lHm't come to me afterward,
tlu u t?h. and say I didn’t warn you.
A n d If you don't like my ways and
speech, and think I ’ui too ordinary for
y o u r last»»— here comes the doctor!
Go and make a complaint about m e!”
Joan , turning from the man in dla-
giiM , saw Lancaster standing at the
dot *. She went toward him. and then
■lx looked At him in consternation.
F o r Lancaster was undeniably 111.
I lia face whs h dead whl*e. and he
wat< 1 faning on u stick , a s If to sup­
port; himself.
"Doctor Lan«-aster—” Joan began.
I j f «trulghtened h im self w ith an ef-
Ju» • eld out Uls hand and took her
Saf<^
Hall’s Catarrh
Medicine
To Housewives
\m v&
J
"Why, Miss Wentworth—" Stammered
the Doctor.
opposite her, swallowing gulps of hot
coffee, and making pretense of eating
thin strips of toast. His whole de­
meanor was that of a very ill man.
And the transformation terrified her.
All her preconceived ideas of him had
vanished. She could make nothing of
him. She felt a deep sense of relief
when the meal ended.
Then Lancaster looked at her with
the same furtive expression that she
read in the face of everybody there.
“ I thought I would run up and see
Flow the institute was getting aloug,
Miss Wentworth,” he said.
They had risen from the table. Joan
turned and faced him. "Doctor Lan­
caster.” she said, "you spend a good
deal of your time here. There was
nothing unexpected about your visit
last night. You knew that you would
come here when you employed me.”
She must have spoken more angrily
than she knew, for the web of decep­
tion was smothering her. and she felt
that her position was becoming unen
durable. For an instant a glimmer of
amusement passed over the doctor’s
face.
"Why. Miss Wentworth, you are h
regular spit fir»*.” he said.
"It Is true, then?”
“ W ell—yes. It Is true. My work at
Avonmouth Is not too exacting for me
to come here frequently.”
“ You knew you were coining, and
you did not tell me. And you hinted
at a patient requiring care. There Is
no patient, unless it Is yourself. Doc­
tor Lancaster, you engaged me for cer
tain work here, and I aiu ready to ful­
fill It. It Is not requisite that you
should explain anything to me. But I
please give me the work you hired
me to do. and do not try to deceive
toe.”
Lancaster, who had been regarding
her Intently as she sp o ka glanced hur­
riedly into the b all b e fo re replying. A ad m irals In th e B ritish n sv y .
j~pW;t s-x' M Jill Druggists
C u tic u r a