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THE GEO I^GUAM’S .MAGAZINE PAGE
“The Gates of Silence”
By Meta Sim nuns, Author of "Hushed Up"
TODAY’S INSTALLMENT.
Nor was th* lea«t bltt*r the knowledge
that for months now—for time that he
dared not contemplate all hope of inter
course with the outer world was cut off
Never to see Betty again, never to hear
from her. never to communicate with her
—this was worse than death
Unto This Last.
Petty Lumsden made up the Are care
fully. bent tenderly over the bed where
Deborah Rimington lax-; the heavy white
eyelids were closed and the lashes lay
dark on the cheeks that wecr like sculp
tured stone Onlx for that breathing,
long, regular and stertorous. It would
hive seemed to any one looking at that
still flgur»- that this was death So, with
out speech or movement, with only such
sign of life as the breathing gave, or a
sudden occasional quickening of light in
the dull eyes. Mrs. Rimington had lain
ever since the night when .lack Riming
ton. by one of those miraculous coin
cidences of real life that are so much
stranger than Action, had stumbled on
that cottage during his mad bld fnr free
dom
Bh* would sleep for hours now. or at
leas’ she would lie with eyes clase shut,
and Betty felt herself free to go her own
wty for a while
Betty drew the door softly behind her
and went through the kitchen to the front
door of the cottage She had not been
free of the inxalid's bedroom since the
morning save for flying visits to Super
intendent William Vogel, at work In the
kitchen.
William the Silent has been living up
to his reputation during these days which
had elapsed since Rlmington’s recapture,
but his eyes, so trangely pale and age
less. had been full of eloquence. Their
fpony and amused contempt had pierced
through to Betty’s soul Almost as plain
ly as though he had accused her of It
she knew that he believed her to have
eng neered her lover's abortive escape,
and "bungled it eh. by faith as only
womenfolk can Tain’t your fault the
miserable wretch is not cold clay ’’ The
words spoke from h!s eyes But today
he had spoken several times and of the
subject the girl always felt to be present
between them
It was of his words that Betty thought
nnw as she opened the door and looked
out on to the fare of the moor
•'They'm caught t’other chap, so it
seems Caught him the day arter, so
I’m told thought like as not you know
that trust a female. An’ you'm byway
of knowing what they’m like to get for
It’”
He had mad* a significant slashing
movement in the air with bls gnarled
right hand, and In spite of TTerself Betty
had shuddered
"Three dozen for Winch as sure as
he’m a sinner; and richly he do deserve
ft. sure that him do.”
He had enlarged on the enormity of
Winch's offense -his brutal struggle with
the wardens, bls mad. determined resist
ance in the face of overwhelming odds.
"As for t’other” He had broken off
with a curious pursing up of his Ups, and
Betty had been too proud to question him,
though she had been conscious of a sick
ening sinking of the heart
“Three dozen.’’ Betty needed no ex
planation of those drpad words. But it
wasn't possible that .Tack
A little heading of sweat started out on
her brow and upper lip at the thought
that had sprung Into her mind. She
stood there staring out before her with
eyes that took in no picture of the moor,
stretching ridge on ridge, gray and deso
late and mysterious in the lengthening
twilight of the February afternoonn
The eternal vision of the iron cell had
been replaced by something more ghast
ly still—the triangle with Its trapped
victim, that last surviving Instrument
of torture this twentieth century knows
Three dozen! Her lips formed the
words mechanically For this other des
perado who had made his brutal attack
on the warders, yes, rough justice, no
doubt, but justice still. But for Jack
It wasn't possible’
The wild weather was rolling up over
the moor; rain that drove in a gray.
THREE YEARS
OF MISERY
Mr«. Bumside Escaped an Op
eration by Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegetable
Compound.
Mahoningtown, Pa. - “For three years
I suffered untold misery every month,
and had to stay in
bed the first two or
three days. 1 also
had a displacement
and other ailments
peculiar to women.
I became so weak
and run down I could
scarcely walk across
the floor.
“The doctor told
me 1 would never be
well unless I would
1 r\
undergo an operation, but I was advised
by my mother to take Lydia E. Pinkham’s
Vegetable Compound and after 1 had ta
ken four bottles I am strong and well. I
have got others to take your medicine
with the same good results and they can
not say enough for it. ” Mrs.J. A.BURN
SIDE, Mahoningtown. Pa.
Thousands of unsolicited and genuine
testimonials like the above prove the ef
ficiency of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta
ble Compound.
Women who suffer from those distress
ing ills should not lose sight of these facts
or doubt the ability of Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound to restore
their health.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia E. Pinkham’s \ egeta
ble Compound will help you, write
to Lydia E.Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidential Lynn. Mass., for ad
vice. Your letter w ill be opened,
and answered by a woman,
Hhud held in strict cun tide nee.
blinding sheet. The wind raved furious
ly above the murmur of the rain as it
whispered over the fare of the moor
Rough weather for a dog to be abroad
In. yet Bettv Lumsden felt she would
have given all the world held for her
in exchange for the freedom to run out
into that rain and hide behind its blind
ing veil from this desolate house and the
terrors it held for her.
The temptation was so strong upon
her that, with an effort, she turned bark
from th* door, closed it behind her. and
went bark to her vigil by the bed of the
sleeping woman.
Light Ing and shading the lamp, she sat
down and forced herself to read until
subdued soun<j£ from the kitchen told
her that William Vogel had returned
from his weekly shopping expedition to
rhe local town She laid down her book
and xx ent out to him.
Vogel’s Return.
He was standing by the table taking ’
out his parcels, his dripping garments
forming little poools of moisture about
his feet on the brick floor. As Betty
came out he looked up and favored her
with a smile It almost seemed as
though, cross-gralned In everything, this
man enjoyed the weather that gave the
rest of the world just cause to grumble
“I’m most ready for a cup o’ tay, miss,
if you are,” be said, In his characteristic
way It meant quite honestly that he
would be glad to make it for her; she
knew’ that
"And I brought you a bit o’ reading
Seems dull-like here wl’ no books save
dull trash ’’
FrnYn his inner pocket he drew out a
folded new’spaper and a couple of gaudy- |
colored penny periodicals He had never ;
before showed h*r so much consideration. ;
and Betty the new Betty. who had I
learned to suspect the world dreaded the;
Greeks bearing gifts She thanked him j
and took the papers, but she did not look
at them. He was disappointed in thl;
she could see that More than once she I
surprised him in a glance nf sly curiosity j
toward her
Only when he was gone she seized the
local paper and saw what he. had wished
her to see. The paragraph stared up at
her from the page carefully folded to face
the outside
••YELLOW DRESS AND CHAINS FOR
CONVICTS.
/‘The two convicts, Ernest Winch and
John Rimington, who made a daring dash
for liberty from Bilmouth jail a fortnight
ago. have been sentenced by the visiting
magistrates to punishment diet for 42 days :
and to wear yellow dress and chains for
a period not exceeding six months.
“Winch. In addition, has been sentenced
to the severest flogging which Bilmouth
has known for 20 years. He Is to receive
30 lashes of the cut for his murderous at
tack on the warder who effected his cap
ture.”
Betty Lumsden stood staring at the
paper like a woman In a dream.
The yellow’ dress chains punishment
diet; they were only so many words to
her, and yet her Imagination leaped to all
their hideousness.
With ii bitter cry, she bent her head
on her hands and burst Into tears.
Not for the man In prison, writhing
under this new’, this unspeakable humil
iation, alone did she cry. Her tears flowed
for him generously but she cried for her
self also. Leaning her head there against
the settle where for a few brief minutes
the man she loved had sat and been min
istered to by her. she cried with an ach
ing longing for all that now, it seemed to
her, she never could have that happiness
that seemed the birthright of every wom
an all that a man's love has to give, a
man’s strong arms to encompass The
tears trickled down between her rlosely-
Interlaced lingers, and in that moment
the bitterest, as it seemed, of all her
agony she knew her heart “poured out
like water," dissolved in an agony of long
ing for the wonderful, indefinable Whal-
Mlght Have Been of wife and mother
that now. alas! could never be hors.
In the inner room the woman on the
bed had opened her eyes; her white lips
moved freely, and a sound, faint and un
certain as the cry of a newly born infant,
issued from them; but the girl In the
kitchen, her head buried in her hands,
heard nothing.
The woman oji the bed did not cry
out again. She lay with staring eyea up
raised to the white roof with its black
bisecting rafter, once more very, very
still.
It was very cold In Jack Rlmington’s
cell The slate floor and iron walls
seemed to give out cold as ice walls and
floors might have done, but the man who
sat crouched on bls stool in the cor
ner was hardly aware of the cold, though
his teeth chattered and his fingers were
numb He made no effort to move;
movement had become a thing of dread
to him every movement, however slight,
was accompanied by the clank of the fet
ters about bls waist that were fastened
by riveted rings about his ankles 11c
felt something less than human as he
sat there, clothed In the uniform of his
disgrace. In those garments that were so
hideously grotesque that even among this
world of grotesquely habited clowns he
stood out a thing of mockery, conspic
uous among a thousand
Ar in a mirror he saw himself, and only
in the big ape house at the zoo had he
ever seen a sight more abhorrent than
thl** mental reflection presented to him.
His wizened, furtive, shamed face above
the livers of degradation was less than
human ho was ashamed to stand up
right In this parti-colored livery of dis
grace Who had designed a garment so
hideous the right side of the jacket and
the right halves of the breeches drab, the
left bright, canary, to which the addition
<«f the seven-foot chains adds a subtly
hideous note*'
If Betty could see him now Betty, who
had shrunk from him in non-recognit ion
I even before!
Crouching there In the dimness, hun
■' grx and cold and full of a dull pain, Rim
ington was suddenly aware that his hands
were xvet with his own tears
Without hope full of an impotent ha- I
j tred for ever) one about him the young '
chaplain xxfth the serene blue exes ami
the crisp manner of speech that yet could
■ not, to Rlmington’s ears, rob his xvords
■of the flavor of platitudes, the doctor.
with his shrewd glances and caustic
' tongue, the warders, with their alter
nate fits of harshness and a gross hu
mor
Thex were free that was enough cause,
f no other existed, for his hatred of I
them
Bending his head on his bands Jack !
Rimington prayed not to a merciful pruvi- i
■’ deuce the clouds were too black about |
i him ! r that but to "whatever gods there
■ *"• t i that death, swift and releasing.
I ‘hat vx uh! om-t. and forever set wide the I
1 fust-barred Gates of Silence
To Be Continued in Next Issue. i
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IN the left is a delightful
half-mourning walking
suit of thin black cloth, both
skirt ami coat being trimmed
with white whipcord. The
broad revers finish with a
large button.
Do Y ou Know—
Oats contain a larger amount
flesh and bone-forming substances the
buy other cereal.
The cocoanut palm is not '"inly vali
able as a source of food and drink
tropical countries, but it Is also tl
best of all tr<'< ? f<u shade.
The supreme court of Leipzig has di
elded in the ease of a waitres s who wi
dismissed for flirting with eustome
that flirting was not criminal, and w;
necessary for a waitress.
Tile Income of Trinity church, Nr
York, last y, ar was $1,000,0D0. Tl
church is the richest in the world, ar
is the landlord of working class hou
property that is assessed at near
$15,000,000.
The largest railway station in t
world, so far as are i is concerned,
the New York City station of t
Pennsylvania Railway Company, whi
has an area of 28 acres, followed by t
Gore St. Lazare, Paris, with 25. a
Edinburgh Weverley, with 23.
Northern
Lakes
" The lake resorts in the West and
North are particularly attractive.
i' 1 he clear invigorating air added t<# boating, bathing
//Z' and fishing will do much to upbuild you physically.
W e have on sale daily round trip tickets at low fares
and with long return limits and will be glad to give
you full information. Following are the round trip rates
from Atlanta to some of the principal resorts:
Charlevoix .. $36.55 Mackinac Island $38.65
Chautauqua Lake Points 34.30 Marquette - 46.15
Chicago 30.00 Milwaukee 32.00
Detroit 30.00 Put-in-Bay 28.00
Duluth 48.00 Petoskey 36.55
THE ATTRACTIVE WAY TO ALL THE RESORTS ON THE
Great Lakes, Canadian Lakes and in the West
linCiK'Vflll CITY TICKET OFFICE
4 Peachtree Street phones J ‘Jfoss
What Dame Fashion Is Offering
Some Ha(f-Mourning Suggestions
S kL
The eenter illustration
shows an attractive evening
gown in black liberty satin.
The tulle is embroidered
with pearls in a bold design
of ivy leaves and circles.
This embroidery is confined
to the skirt, the bodice be
ing carried out in plain
black tulle satin.
Riggs Disease
If vour teeth are loose and sensitive,
and the gums receding and bleeding, you
have Riggs Disease, and are in danger
of losing all your teeth.
l "*‘ (’all's Antl-Riggs, and it will give
qui<4< relief and a complete cure. It is
a pleasant and economical tretment,
used and recommended by leading min
isters. lawyers and theatrical people who
appreciate the need of perfect teeth. Get
a 50c bottle of (’all's Anti-Riggs from
Jacobs’ Pharmacy, with their guarantee
to refund the money if it fails to do all
thai is claimed for it. It is invaluable
in r« lieving sore mouth duo to plate
pres ure. Circular free. CALIFS ANTT
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The picture on the right
shows a coat and skirt in
thin black cloth. The coat
is severely cut with plain
revers and fastens with three
buttons. A turned-back cuff
and three buttons trim the
sleeves.
KEEPING IT DARK.
Ticket Collector (kindly)—"How old
are you. my little girl?”
Little Girl (haughtily)—"lf the com
pany doesn't object. I'd prefer to pay
full fare and retain my own statistics.”
Said Husband:
“I’m glad you changed
to Rogers’ Bread, Sue,
It tastes great.”
Said Wife:
“Glad you like it. dear. It saves
me all the bother of baking day and
the disappointment when Nancy’s
bread didn’t turn out well. And the
doctor says it is just the cleanest,
purest and most nourishing bread
we can have.”
Demand Rogers’ Bread of
your grocer. All pure food
stores have it. It is best
bread.
Jos. Rogers Co.
57 Highland Avenue
BY MASSENGALE.
* Little Bobbie’s Pa *
was a funny thing that
I happened die other day,” sed
Pa to Ma. “A man cum into
the hallway of this here flat bilding &
asked me if I had any old clothes to
sell. 1 had to look at the poor simp
a moment first, sed Pa, to see if he
wasn't dangerous or If he was, but as
soon as I was sure that thare wasent
vary much to be feared from him I
started to lass at him.”
"What is the matter?” sed Ma. "Are
you crazy with the heat?”
No. sed Pa, I am not crazy with the
heat but can you beat It. the Idee of a
man asking me if I have any old
clothes. He ought to know that I had
old clothes, sed Pa. He cud see them
on me. The nerve of him, Pa sed.
Have 1 any old clothes. Ha ha. sed
Pa. Look at the fringe on these pants.
Fringe on pants ain't any disgrace,
sed Ma. Many honest peepul has fringe
on pants.
Well, sed Pa, I will tell you some
thing now. The next man that cums
along & looks at my suit of clothes &
asks me if I have any old clothes to
sell is going to get a larrup in his left
lamp. That's the kind of a sport I am.
I doant mind beeing called a night owl,
sed Pa, or anything like that, but wen
anybody cums to my house & asks me
if I have any old clothes to sell, I am
going to the mat with him.
Well, sed Ma, now that you have de
livered your little monlogue, I want to
tell you sumthing differnt. A fiend
of mine told me that she was cumming
up here this nite. She is a gurl that
makes her own living, now that she
has left her husband, sed Ma. I cer
tingly admire her for it.
Up-to-Date Jokes
“If ye plaze," said the raw recruit,
'Tve got a splinter in my hand.”
Sergeant—Wot yer been doing?
Stroking yer 'cad?
He—My darling l , you must be mine.
I yearn for you every day.
She —That's all right; but what I
want to know is. will you earn for me
every day after we are married?
Mrs. Hommer —According to this pa.
per, boiled cow's milk is not good for
babies.
Mr. Motnmer —I can see where the
paper is right. A raw cow gives better
milk than a boiled one.
Very Meek Husband—l just finished
writing your speech for the club,
Mariah.
His wife (not so meek) —What's the
subject?
Very Meek Man —"The Lady Who
Will Strike Her Husband Is No Man.”
More sold than all other brands com
bined SAUER'S PURE FLAVORING
EXTRACTS. Because they flavor
BEST. Ask the housekeeper.
Bv William F. Kirk
Admire her for what? sed Pa. For
making her living or leaving her hus
band?
I admire her for making her living,
sed Ma. She is working for a health
magazeen. sed Ma, ritelng essays about
healthful dishes to eet. Here is one of
the dishes that she told me about. Ma
was going to tell Pa, but jest then
Missus Blake calm in. She was the
woman that Ma had been talking about
wen Pa first cairn hoam.
Here is Missus Blake now, sed Ma.
Tell my husband, after you have took
off yure wraps, what is the moast de
lishus dish that you ewer cooked.
I will tell you, sed Missys Blake.
First you talk two eggs & then you
tajk four or five prunes. Then you
broil the prunes & scramble the eggs
A- add a dash of cooking sherry &
stick a sprig of parsley into the top of
the prunes.
You are a wise cook, aren't you. sed
Pa. He thought Missus Blake was
kidding him, A- I guess she was at that,
beekaus wen Pa asked her what her
husband did for a living she sed Oh, he
buys old clothes.
Poor Pa. I guess he will have to buy
a new suit.
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AT LESS COST.
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