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ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN
Miss Theresa S. Haley has sailed
for Porto Rico, where she will repre-
sent the United States employment
bureau. While there she will look after
the working conditions on the island,
especially among the women workers,
who are said to be employed under
deplorable conditions.
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To, Miss Frances Marion, for a num-
ber of years retained by Mary Pick-
ford to write her particular brand of
photoplays, is accorded the distinction
of beingthe first American womat to
reach the Rhine with the American
occupational forces when they entered
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and there wer
ing to the
blue expanse
lake; the othe
chimneys, th
Chicago, rea
block, mile af
west, till the
the brown h
Power and
seeding Al
two widnows, one leek-,
t over the white and
of the harbor and the
showin,g tile roofs and
towers and domes of
hing avvair block after
• r mile to the south and
•dimmed and blurred in
ze of the sunlit smoke.
ossession—both far e-
n's most extraetagant
dream—were promised him by those
papers whic Sherrill had shown him.
Whdis he has read. down the list of
those prope 'es, he had no more feel-
ing that sue things coulchbe his than
he had had t first that Corvet's house
could be his until. he had heard the
intruder mo ing in, the house. And
now it was e sense that another was
going to i eke him fight for those
properties at was bringiag to him
the realizat on of his new power. He
"had" song thing on that man—on
Spearman. He did not know what
that thing was; no stretch of his
thought, n thing that he laseer about
himself or thers, could. tell him; but,
' at sight o him in. the dark- ofCor-
vet's house Si:iceman had cried ou in
.
in horror,
the name o
or had h
was true
been at Alan Conrad; it had bee
cause Spearman had mistaken hin
some one -Ise—for a ghost But ri.
ter learning that Alan. was t a
lit
- ghost, Sp arman's. attitude had not
very grea ly changed; he had fo ght,
he had ben wiping to kill rather than
r
to be eau ht there. t 1
Alan t
make sur
thing on
how far s
1 eel -der an
I Again
"I don
Alan sai
I had be
, meet wit
I am he
and will
I then I'm
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Speai
gain hu
waiting,
fore him
es of h
Ten min
he had. screamed . at im
a sunken ship, and in ter -
led his electric torch.It
pearman's terror hadnot
be -
far
af-
Ammommemp6
Allied countries. Women committees Alan grew hot with the realization
manufactured hundreds of thousands that, in thednterview just past, Spear -
of these masks. man had. also dominated him. He had
Clarendon,. Va., boasts of being the been unable to, find anything adequate
birthplace of the first women's fire to do, anything adequate to answer,
department. , in opposition to this man more than
Of the 34 women elected to the new fifteen years older thanhimself and
national assembly in Germany, eigh- having a lifelong experience in deal -
teen are Socialists. Iing with all kinds of men. He would
The Texas legislate* has adapted. not yield to Spearman like that again;
a resolution to submit the question of it was the bewilderment of his recog-
woman suffrage to, the voters at an • nition of Spearman that had made him
election to be held on May 24th. 'do it. Alan stopped his pacing and
The legislature of Indiana has flung himself down in the leather
passed another act allowing women to desk -chair which had. been Corvet's.
vote for Presidential electors, ; He couldh;ear at intesvala, Spearman's
A bill to provide for a minimum.. heavy,. genial vonce addressing the
Cab nz.
Widaevs in the United States out-
wage for women workers has been ship men. in his office; its tones—half
number the widowers by three to one
introduced in the legislative assem- ; of comradeehip, half of command--
.
Alien women in. New York city now bly at Quebec, Canada. told only too plainly his dominance
I About 21 per cent of the women over those metalalso. He heard Spear -
The Belgian minister in Tokionumber 35,000. employed in the cigar and tobacco man's office door 'open. and some of
,
Japanhas presented the Order factories in New York city receive I the men go °1st; after a tune it open -
Eli: zabeth. to 37 war orkersof
$20 a week or over. ed again, and the rest went out Ile
w.
The minimum wage board of the heard, Spearmaa's voice in the outer
Lady Constance Richardson is now
on. flGr way o weria, w ere s e wi
act of congress, has ruled that, $16 a man returned alone into his private
estabish schools for Russian war is -yo
week is the lowest amount any work- office.
oreelans. ing woman can live on in the nation's ! There was a telephone upon Gor- • •
Mess is cut and dried for fuel in neenn I vet's desk which undoubtedlyhome.
connect- were
England, and while the war was in 'It'd
prress no less than 300,000 women Of co
The printing and publishing ind- ed with the switchboard in the general
. 448 evomen, of whom 25 .receive lees and ask -ed for M. Spearman. At once "W
District of Columbia, created by an office, then heard it again as Spear -
ought an instant; he
he still "had" .that s
Spearman and- would
went. He took up t
ould
ome-
earn
e re -
asked for Spearman again,
he voice answered—"Yes."
care whether you're usy,"
evenly. "I think yo and
ter`have a talk befo e we
Mr. Sherrill this afte noon.
e in Mr. Corvet's offic now sae-
be here for half an hour; •
going out." self. -
an made no , reply b t a- Alan, still trembling
g up the receiver,. Al sat crossed to Corvet's office
his wadi upon the de
tense, expectant, with
t and cold passing 'eve
tes passed; then twos
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Proof that Some Women
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Mrs. Etta Dorion, of Ogdensburg, Wis., says:
-1 suffered from female troubles which caused piercing ins
like a knife through my back and side. finelly lost a my
strength so I had to go to bed. The doctor advised an operation
but I would not listen to it. I thought of what I had read about
Lydia E. Pinkhata's Vegetable Compound and tried it. The first
-bottle brought great relief and six bottle3 have entirely cured me.
All women who- have female trouble of any kind should. try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound."
How Mrs. Boyd Avoided an Operation:
- . Canton, Ohio.—"I fluttered from a,female trouble which
caused me much suffering, and two electors decided that
I would have to go through an operation before I could
get welt
"My mother, who had been helped by Lydia E. Pink-
laa,m's Vegetable Compound, advised me to try it be-
foresubmitting to an operation. It relieved me from
my troubles so I can do my house work without any
th Illeulty. t advise any woman who is afflicted with
fernale troubles tto give Lydia E. Pinkham'sVege-
table Compound a trial and it will do as much
for them."— Mrs. MAZIF1 BOYD, 1421 5th St.,
N. E., Canton, Ohio..
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LYDIA ENINICHAM MEDICINE CO. LYNN.MASS.
she
had completed
for
him
k be_ Sherrill. It was not, he felt sure, hood; but her more active thought was
excitedly, the Indian. creation legend and had
to await repeated the ship rhymes of his boy -
!when
awn_ now, Alan Conrad that Spearman was about Henry *seaman, for she had
opposing; it was not even the appar- a luncheon engagement with him at
e'eherrieenhle: - of Corvet, Shetrill, and Spearman be prompt at- appointmenti; he either
'exit successor to the controlling stock one o'clock. He liked one always to
s one That Alan resembled some one—some did not keep an engagement at all,
one whose ghost had seemed to cense or he was on the minute, neither eaely
witch -
to Spearman and might, perhaps, have nor late, except for some very unusual
relief; come to Corvet—was only incidential circumstance. Constance could never
to see to what was going on new; for in achieve such accurate punctuadity, so
he had Alan's presence' Spearman found a several minutes before the hour she
threat ---an active present threat a- went to the agreed corner of the an had
sil-
til just d'anst himself. Alan :could note ten- verware department.
agine what the nature of that threat She absorbed herself intently with
ittehis could be. Was it because there was the selection of her purchase as one
r offiee something still concealed in Corvet's o'clock approached. She was sure that
was no house which Spearman feared Alan after his three days' absence, he
would find? Or was it connected only would be a moment earily rather than
alSesPAselai 1 embled ? Who was it Alan resembled? wanted, she monopolized twelve min -
b h'nd - with that some one whom Alan res- late; but after selecting what she
'His mother? In what had been told utes more of the salesman's time in
telephone under Corvet's desk
'Mr. Spearman says he evi
you fiv minutes now," the
board g ri said..
Alan breathed deep with
Spearm n hadswanted to refits
him—b t he had not refused ;.
sent fo him within the time A
appoint d and after waiting uz
.before t expired,
Alan put his watch back i
pocket nd, crossing to the oth
found pearrnan alone. There
preten e of courtesy now in
man's armee.; he eat motio
his de k, his '.'bold eyee fixed
inteatl
him a
p''l'aliatht on," he said, "about o
in las. night."
"Ou meeting ? Spearman
ed,;- hi eyes had narrowed wa
told Mr. Sherrill t
n Duluth and that yo
in Chicago only this
e you,clon't mean to
ory witie
at are -you talking
len demanded.
course, know exact
ere a parted last eve ing; and
ow that know. I olnly want
w what explanation yo have to
Alan closed the doo
d advanced toward the desk. .1 him, in all that he had been able to showing her what she had ne Intention
uglit we'd better have .ome ex- !learn about himself, Alan had found of purchasing, before she picked out
r /neat_ no mention of his mether—no mention Henry's vigorous step from the con -
indeed, of any woman.. There had fusion of ordinary footfalls in the aisle
repeat- been mentioned, definite mentions of behind her. Though she lied deter-
hfully. but one thing which seemed, no matter minded, a few moments before, to
unish him. a littl she turned quickl
Ian.
dustry in Washington,employs ! office. Alan picked up the reeeivets :that s
were engaged as cutters ,
Women workers in Kansas are pro- I Spear
1 the hearty voice answered, "Yes.
teamed both in makes and in the num- than In a weekt
There is said to be a general feeling , "This is Conrad." - "0
beg of hours of employment. that South Amerika will open great 1 "I thought I told you I was busy, you
rilleade unions in Wisconsin are en- opportunitiel. very soon far American Conrad!" The 'phone clicked as Spear- you
deatroring to secure legislation that girls as tra e with that country de- 'man hung up the receiver. to Im
will give women workers industrial
velops anti increases. The quality a:the voice at the other , offer.
plants a minium wage scale of $13.20 The British and Allied Chiefs and end of the wire' lead altered; ithad
per week. Employers' union, 'recently formed in become_ suddenly again the harsh
Many foundries in Massachusetts London, for the purpose of keeping out: voice of the man who had called 'dawn
A employ women as corernakers. enemy aliens who might "spoil their curses upon "Ben" and on men "in
Since the occupation of Coblenz by business„ has decided to admit do- Hell" in Corvet's library,
the American, the washerwomen mestic servants into full membership. Alan sat back in his chair, smiling
there have been granted the right to The National Council of the General a little. It had not been for him,.
use soap. Federation of Women's clubs wit' meet then—that pretense of an almost ,
Ilass Sere Stephenson, recently ap- in Asheville, N. C., the fourth week in mocking cordiality; Spearman was
' poi*. d borough secretary of Kings May., - not trying to deceive or to influence
comity, N.Y., is the first woman to .
Women's divisions of the United Alan by that.. It had been merely for
honita position of importance in that States employment service, depart- Sherrill's benefit; or, rather, it had
county- .
ment of labor, are receiving aid from been because, in Sherrill's presence,
It has been found that women 'are the council of national defense in this had been the most effective weap-
mone valuable than men for w.ork in placing women war evorkers• •
deliditte dye tests. The latest candidates for the favor
Returning- overseas soldiers from of the peace' conference are the wo-
the,Sputhern and Southwestern states men of France. Through an organ-
vvill. be cared for while in New York zation known as the French Society-
ciV by a committee of Southern for' the Interest of Women they est
women with the co-operation of the sert that all classes of French Women
New York- Southern- society. request the incorporation of an inter
'VI/preen employed in Bridgeport, et., national women's charter in the cons
factemies receive a minimum wage stitutions of a society of nations.
seated at 32 cents an hour and in all Teachers in London, Ont., recently,
eases. when they do the same work received an increase in pay from $800‘
as men the pay is the same. to $1,000 a year. „-
Women etenstitute 24 per eent. of the Housewives are to have a voice in
bank employees in England. the planning of homes to be built by
Engineering and chemical plants in the United States housing commission
England employed over 500,000 women for the workers in various localities
during the period of the war. in the United States. •
Miss Beatrice M. MacDonald, a Ca-
nadian girl, now a resident of New
• York, hag been awarded the Royal The Indian Drum
Red Cross by the British government
in recognition of her efficient work in
Continued from. Page 7
the behalf of the Red Cross as a
nurse, She lost the sight of one eye he was sure of that; he could not for
in the line of her duty when a bomb an instant dOebt. it; Spearman had
exploded near her and blew away half known it was : Alan whom he had
of liar face. fought in Corvet's house even before
There are over 90,000 women em- 'Sherrill had brought them together.
played in the various newspaper of- Was there not 'further proof of that
flees in the United. States. in Spearman's subsequent manner to -
Mare divorces are granted in • the ward him? For what was all this
.tate of Washington, according ta the cordiality except defiance? Undoubt-,
pc.pulation, than in any other state in edly Spearman had acted just as he
the U1110-11. had to show how undistrubed he was,
Over da 000,000 women were eligi- how indifferent he might be to any
ble to vote in the recent, election held one accusation Alan could make.'Not
in. Germany. Their being able to vote having told Sherrill of the encounter
is eiaimed to be responsible for the in- in the house—not having told any
ereastel strength shown by the Social- , one else—Aden could not tell it now,
ist party whose votes showed a gain , after Sherrill had informed him that
1 Spearman opposed his accession to
of over el.0 per cent.
Wooten proved to be a huge suc— Corvet's estate; or, at least, he could
cess in England as managers of in- I not tell wile the man was. In the face
diestrial plants. Some of the cases of-Spearman's manner toward him to -
where they proved efficient in every I day, Sherrill would not believe. If
way as managers of plants was as fol- Spearman denied it—and his story of
works, rolling chemical works, it perfectly certain that he would -
lows. Engineering, airplane engine his return to town that morning made
glass factories, paper mills, breweries deny it—it would be only Alan's ward
against Spearman's—the word of a.
and electrical pietas.
An artifice' hand has lately been stranger -unknown to Sherrill except
invented bst a young Italian school by Alan's own account of himself and.
teaeher, Signorina Rita Paltrinieri, the inferences from, .Corvet's acts.
vy-hich is being uesd by the Italian There could be no risk to Spearman in
government in. the rehabitation of that; he had nothin to fear if Alan
soldiers who have lost one or both blurted an accusation against him.
hands. Me new inventions is of two Spearman, perhaps, even wanted him.
types, one to be worn immediately to do that --hoped he would do it. Ne-
ater amputatiose and the other— thing could more discredit Alan than .
alightly heavier—to be worn after the such an unsustainable accusation a-
gainst the partner who was opposing -
amputation wound has healed.
ft was a woman of Italy who first Alan's taking his father's place. For
devised the special kind of gas mask it had been plain that Spearfnan dam -
which was' officially adopted by the inated Sheimill; and that Sherrill felt
Italian government and distributed confidence in and admiration toward
to, the soldiers of that couetry and the him.
orr against Alan which Spearman could
employ. Spearman might, or might
not, deny to Alan his identity with the
roan whom Alan had -fought; as yet
Alan did not know which Spearman
would do; but, at least, between them-
selves there was to be no pretense a-
bout the antagonism, the opposition
they felt toward one another.
Little prickling thrills of excite-
ment were leaping through Alan, as
he got up and moved about the room
again. The room was on a corner,
se—
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sense
thin
"I
• fowl'
but
min
1 you
and
A
face
of i
no
at you what form these new experiences a P y.
arrived ; his took, to connect himself with all of "Sorry I'm late, Connie." That,
norniag. i them—mention of a shit), a lost ship— meant that it was no ordinary business
stick to I the Miwakafe That name had stirred matter that had detained him; but
i
I Alan, when he first heard it, with the there was nothing else noticeably un -
about?"
first feeling he had been able to get of usll'iltl'scertainlyin
histene. your turn to be the
any possible connection between him-
ta d " dmitted.
y
where
by himself just now it had stirred, "I'd never take my turn if I could
queerly stirred, Spearman. What was help it—particularly just after being
it, then, that he -e -Alan had to do with away; you know that."
the Miwaka? Spearman might --must She turned carelessly to the clerk.
have had something to -do with' it So "I'll take that too,"—she indicated the
lf
seand tthese people here Spoken r y one, ane a
annan leaned forwar "Talk
and talk it quick, if you have any
to say to me!"
haven't told Mr. She ill that I
you at Corvet's house Id st 'slight;
don't want you to d bt for -a
te that °I know you— nd about
damning of Benjam f Corvet
our cry' about saving. t Miwaka.
flash of blood came to Spearman's
Alan:, in his e.xcitemen , was sure
but there- was just het flash,
ore. He turned while Spearman -
sat hewing -his cigar and staring at
him and went out and pa tly. closed
the oor. Then suddenly, e reopened
it, ooked in, reclosed it s arply, and
we t on. his way, shaking ; little. For
as e looked back this secsnd time et
the dominant, determined, able man
sea ed -at his desk, what 1 e had seen
itt pearmen'e face was fe r; fear for
hip self of Alan Conrad o 1 Blue Rap-
ids yet it was not fear #f that sort
w ch, merely warning of anger close
at and, determines one t( use every
me ns within his power ts save him -
must Corvet But himself—he had trinket which she had examined last.
been not yet 'three years old when the "Send it, please. I've finished here
Miwaka was lost! Beyond and above. now, Henry."
allother questions, when had Con- "I thought you didn't like that sort
stance Sherrill to do with it?" of thing," His glance had gone to the
She had continued to believe that bit of frippery in the clerk's hand.
Corvet' e disappearance was related in al don't," she confessed.
S
" hen
Tdon't buy it. She -doesn't
some way to herself. Alan would
rather trust her intuition as to thiswant that; don't send it," he directed
than trust to' Sherrill's contrary opin-
the salesman.
ion. Yet she, -certainly, could have "Very Well, sir."
had no direct connection with a ship Henry touched her arm and turned
lost about the time she was born and, her away. She flushedtAny of the little, but
bafore her father had allied himself she was not displeed.
other men whom slfe knew wonld have
with the than of Corvet and Spearman.
wasted twenty dollars, as lightly as
et n
In the misty warp and woof of these
events, 'Alan could find as yet herself, rather than Confess, 'I easily
didn't want anything more; I just
which could hat% involved her Bt' . .
he realized that he was thinking about didn't want to be seen waatmg They
her even more than he was thinking would not have admitted—those other
about Spearman—more, at that -
men—that such a sum made the slight-
mo
ment, even than about the hiystery est difference to her or, by inference,
which surrounded himself. to them; beet Henry was always willing
Constance !Sherrill; as she went e- to admit that there had been a time
when money meant math to him, and
bout her shopping at Field's, was feel-
ing the strangeness of the experience he gained respect /thereby.,
she had shared that morning with
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