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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-14
THE GREAT K. & A.
TRAIN ROBBERY.
BY PAUL LEICESTER FORD.
Copyright, 1896, by J. B. Lippincott Company.

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs.
In order that new readers of THE EN-
oUIRER may begin with the following in
stallment of this story, and understand it
Just the same as though they had read 1t
all from the beginning, we here give
synopsis of that portion OF 1t which mas
already been published:
CHAPTER I.-Dick Gordon, Yale grad
uate, goes in for hard work. From the
Chicago and Alton railroad repair shops
he is gradually promoted and finally
works up to the position OF superlnten-
dent of q western railroad-the Kansas
and Arizona. The story opens with an
account of trip by rail of Mr.. Cullen, a
railroad vice president, over the lines of
the X. and A. Gordon is asked to meet
Cullen and party and pilot them through.
In the party are Madge Cullen, with
whom Gordon falls in love; Lord Rallies,
an Englishman, in love with Madge, and
Captain Ackland, brother of Lord Rallies.
Talk turns on train robbers. Madge
would like an adventure with hold ups.
So would Rallies and Ackland. While
horseback riding near Santa Fe, Gordon
points out among convicts working on
railroad grade Jack brute, train robber
under IA year sentence. Madge speaks
to the convict, who answers gruffiy.
CHAPTER 1.-THE party is Joined BY
Madge's invalid brother. On special
train all 60 on westward. While Mr..
Cullen, his elder son and the two Eng
lishmen play poker and Gordon and
Madge enjoy the moonlight on the rear
car the train is held up by bandits.
CHAPTER III.-The robbers are fired at
and frightened away, taking with them
but three registered letters from the mail
coach. Gordon telegraphs for help and
starts the company's sleuths. He over
hears Lord Rallies talking rudely to Madge
and knocks him down.
CHAPTER IV.-My ystery of the search for
the robbers; only four shots fired by the
robbers, and yet six empty shells are
found. Cullen and party 60 on to the
Grand Canyon. Gordon remains to assist
the sheriff. -.
CHAPTER V.-Gordon with the sheriff
and posse follows to Grand canyon, finds
the party in camp, tells them he suspects
them Of completely in the robbery ana
searches them and their effects.
CHAPTER VITO find the letters he
decides that he must search Madge.
When she finds he is determined, she
Yields up the letters. The motive OF the
robbery is explained. The letters were
proxies for the K. q A. election. Cullen's
company was fighting for control. They
took desperate chance to get the proX-
les. Gordon resolves to pull the Cullens
out of the scrape for Madge's sake.
CHAPTER VII.-Our hero in league
with the Cullens. Madge is happy and
Lord Rallies discounted.
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f6s- The celebrated phrase, IN

r@ The celebrated phrase, "Mil-
lions for defense, not cent for
tribute" was the reply made by
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to the
directory of France. Pinckney had
been sent as an ambassador from the
United States to solicit aid from France
in the probable trouble between the
United States and Great Britain. The
directory refused to receive Pinckney,
and also refused even the promise of
assistance; but intimated that the ju-
dicious use of money paid by the
United States government to France
might have influence in securing favor
able action. Pinckney made his reply,
which has become watchword in our
foreign policy.
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"rd do more than that for uo,l."

"Pd do more than that for y01L."
as we walked, for we had been pacing
up and down the platform during our
chat.
"I haven't been till lately" said
"And what made you changer" she
questioned
"Well," I said, fishing round for
some reason other than the true one,
perhaps I want to take rest. :"
"You are the worst man for fibs /
ever knew" she laughed
felt myself getting red, while ex-
claimed, "Why, Miss Cullen, I don't
think I'm bit worse liar than
"Oh," she cried, interrupting me, II
didn't mean that way. I meant that
when you try to fib you always do it so
badly that one sees right through you
Now, acknowledge that you wouldn't
stop work if you could" "
"Well, no, I wouldn't" I owned up
1.-The truth is, Miss Cullen, that I'd like
to be rich because-well, hang it, 1
don't care if 1 do say it-becauseI I'm in
love-"
Madge laughed at my confusion and
said, with money!"
NO" said; with just the incest,
sweetest, prettiest girl in the world. "
Madge took look at me out of the
corner Of her eye and remarked, ut
must be breakfast time"
Considering that it was about $50, l
wanted to ask who was telling a tara
diddle now, but resisted the tempta-
tion and said:
"No, and I promise not to bother you
about my private affairs any more"
Madge laughed again merrily, say
ing: "You are the most obvious man !
ever met. Now why did you say that?'
II thought you were making break
fast an excuse, I said, because you
didn't like the subject"
eyes, was" said Madge frankly.
"Ten me about the girl you are engaged
to-"
I was so taken aback that I stopped
in my walk and merely looked at her.
"For instance" she asked coolly,
when she saw that I was speechless
"what does she look like?"
Like, like 1 stammered, still en-
barrassed by this bold carrying the war
into my own camp-"like an angel
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pd- The campaign against cigarettes

p8 The campaign against cigarettes
is increasing in strength. Like most
reforms of the kind, it is largely de-
pendent on women, who are pushing
anti-cigarette bills into the legislatures
of the various states. In Tennessee
the governor has just signed an abso-
lutely prohibitory cigarette law. The
Connecticut law forbids the sale of
cigarettes to persons under sixteen
years of age. The Kentucky law
makes the age limit eighteen. The
Massachusetts law, which is generally
obeyed, forbids the sale of cigarettes
to minors.
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She understood me and tlushed rosily,
even while she protested, 1T is too
much
There's really no likelihood" in
terrupted, "of my being able to assume
a martyrs crown, Miss Cullen, so don't
begin to pity me till I'm behind the
bars"
"But I can't bear to think"-
Don't" interrupted again, rejoic-
ing all the time at her evident anxiety
and blessing my stars for the luck they
had brought me. "Why, Miss Cullen,
I went on, "I've become so interested in
your success and the licking Of those
fellows that I really think I'd stand
about anything rather than that they
should win. Yesterday, when Mr.. Camp
threatened to- Then I stopped, as it
suddenly occurred to me that it was best
not to tell Madge that might lose my
position, for it would look like a kind
Of bid for her favor, and, besides, would
only add to her worries.
Threatened what?" asked Miss Gull
len.
Threatened to lose his temper" I
answered
"You know that wasn't what you
were going to say" Madge said re-
proachfully.
"No, it wasn't" I laughed
"Then what was it?"
Nothing worth speaking about"
"But I want to know what he threat
ened."
Really, Miss Curen"-I began, but
she interrupted me by saying anxiously:
HE can't hurt papa, can he?"
NO." 1 replied
"Or my brothers"
"He can't touch any Of them without
my help. And he'll have work to get
that, I suspect.
"Then why can't you tell me?" de-
manded Miss Cullen. "Your refusal
makes me think you are keeping back
some danger to them"
why, Miss Cullen, I said, "1didn't
like to tell his threat because it seemed
well, 1 may be wrong, but I thought
it might look like an attempt-an ap-
peal Oh, pshawl' I faltered, like a
donkey. II can't say it as want to put
it"
"Then tell me right out what he
threatened" said Madge.
HE threatened to get me discharged, 1"
I said
That made Madge look very sober,
and for moment there was silence.
Then she said:
II never thought Of what you were
risking to help us, Mr.. Gordon. And I'm
afraid it's too late to-
Don't worry about me-" fastened
to interject. "I'm long way from be-
ing discharged, and, even if I should be,
Miss Cullen, I know my business, and
it won't be long before have another
place"
"But it's terrible to think Of the in
jury we may have caused you" said
Madge sadly. "It makes me hate the
thought Of money"
"That's very poor thing to hate, " I
said, Except the lack Of it.
"Are you so anxious to get rich?"
asked Madge, looking up at me quickly
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him but let him be elevated with
drink, and he positively "eats" the
lines, retaining them afterwards most
thoroughly. Strange vagary of the
human brain, this. But whatever his
methods, or difficulties in learning his
part, the actor has to be word perfect
at the dress rehearsal, and when he
comes forward on the first night and
reels off his words as though they rep
resented his spontaneous thoughts, it
is somewhat hard for those "in front"
to realize the fact that the words in
question are the result of laborious,
and, in some cases, most eccentric
study.
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CHAPTER VIII.

HOW DID THE SECRET LEAK OUT?
Imade up for my three nights lack
of sleep by not waking the next morn
ing till after 10. When I went to 21S, I
found only the chef, and he told me the
party had gone for ride. Since I could
not talk to Madge, I went to work at
my desk, for I had been rather neglect
ing my routine work. While I still
wrote heard horses hoofs, and, look
ing up, saw the Cullens returning.
went out on the platform to wish them
good morning, arriving just in time to
see Lord Rallies help Miss Cullen out Of
her saddle, and the way he did it, and
the way he continued to hold her hand
after she was down, while he said some
thing to her, made me grit my teeth
and look the other way. None Of the
riders had seen me, so I slipped into my
car and went back to work. Fred came
in presently to see if I was up yet and
to ask me to lunch, but I felt so miser-
able and downhearted that I made an
excuse of my late breakfast for not join
ing them.
After luncheon the party in the other
special all came out and walked up and
down the platform, the sound of their
voices and laughter only making me
feel the bluer. Before long heard rap
on one of my windows, and there was
Miss Cullen peering in at me. The mo-
ment 7 looked M she called:
won't you make one of us, Mr.. Mis-
anthrope?'
called myself all sorts of fool, but
out I went as eagerly as if there had
been some hope. Miss Cullen began to
tease me over my sudden access Of ener-
gy, declaring that she was sure it was
a pose for their benefit, or else due to a
guilty conscience over having slept so
late.
81 hoped you would ride with u.s.,
though perhaps it wouldn't have paid
you. Apparently there is nothing to see
in Ash Forks
"There is something that may inter-
est you all, said, pointing to a special
that had been dropped off No. 2 that
morning.
"What is it?" asked Madge.
"It's a G. S. special" said, land
Mr.. Camp and Mr.. Baldwin and two
G. S. officials came in Oh it..
"What do you think he'd give for
those letters?" laughed Fred.
IF they were worth so much to you,
suppose they can't be worth any less
to the G. S." replied
Fortunately there is no way that
he can learn where they are" said Mr..
Cullen.
Don't let's stand STILL" cried Miss
Cullen. "Mr. Gordon, I'll run you O
race to the end of the platform. She
said this only after getting a big lead,
and she got there about eight inches
ahead of me, which pleased her might,
ly. "It takes men so long to get start
ed" the way she explained her VIC
tory. Then she walked me beyond the
end of the boarding to explain the work
ings of switch to her. That it was
only pretext she proved to me the mo-
ment had relocked the bar by saying:
"Mr. Gordon, may I ask you a ques-
tion2'
Certainly" assented.
lit is one should ask papa or Fred
but am afraid they might not tell me
the truth. You will, won't you?" she
begged very earnestly.
II will," said I.
"Supposing," she continued, that II
became known that you have those let
ters2 Would it do our side any harm?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-23
PROF. &. l.. HILL,
I auded BY the Directors of the School for
Deaf and BIind-kindly Resolutions.

auded BY the Directors of the school for
Deaf and BIind-kindly Resolutions.
To the Editor of the Register.
Romney, w. Va, July 22.-In &C
cepting the resignation of the prin-
cipal. which was rendered for reasons
well known to all who are at all
familiar with the affairs Of the insti-
tuition. the Board of Regents of the
West Virginia schools for the deaf and
blind. at their meeting on the 18th in
slant, unanimously adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That in accepting the
resignation of Mr.. c. H. Hill as prin-
cipal of this institution, the Board OF
Regents do so with a full assurance
Of his high capacity and efficiency as
an officer, and his thorough integrity
as a man. That we have, upon care
full inspection of the institution under
his administration, found the same to
be in excellent condition, and that his
covering term OF
nine years, has been devoted to care
full. systematic and conscientious dis
charge of the manifold duties incident
to the Office of principal.
Resolved, further, That the Secre-
tary furnish Mr.. Hill with a certified
copy of these resolutions G. H. II.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-23
A GRAND REUNION.

The annual reunion OF the late SD
o. V. /. will be held at New Alex
andria. Jefferson county, Ohio, Aug
ust goth.
The Executive Committee having
this reunion in charge have deter
mined to make it one of the best yet
held by "McCook's Avengers" The
citizens of New Alexandra have taken
hold of the matter also, and from the
fact of there being number OF fami-
lies there whose sons were members
of the gallant SD, they feel a just
pride in offering royal welcome to
the survivors Of regiment whose
record was among the best OF any that
was furnished by the Buckeye State.
All ex-soldiers of Jefferson county, as
we'll as others, will receive cordial
welcome at this reunion The fol-
lowing names compose the very eff
cient executive committee, and also
names of regimental officers:
Executive Committee-Capt- Alex
Smith, John Linton, BARLEY Moore.
T. A. Thompson. David NJ. Scott, r. NJ.
Thompson. John Fellows, w. ]. Nc
Cam, Elmer Eyerson-
Regimental officers are: President,
w. ]. Mccain vice president, ID. M.
Scott; per. secretary and treasurer.
Rev. N. 3. Stewart; local secretary.
r. n. Thompsons local treasurer,
jain L3QtQn.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-23
$4.0O-CINCINNATI AND RETURN
$500

Saturday, July 31st, the Ohio River
railroad will run their first excursion
to Cincinnati at rate of $500 for the
round trip from Wheeling. Special
train will leave Wheeling at a. m,
eastern time, and run through to Gin
cinnati without change, via the Ches-
apeake & Ohio railway. Tickets will
be good returning until train leaving
Cincinnati at 9:10 p. m. Tuesday, Aug
ust 3. Large bills are in error, as
they read August I'd, instead Of August
3d. Attractions of Cincinnati: Base
ball Sunday, August l, Cincinnati VS..
Cleveland; Geological Garden, The
Lagoon, Fort Thomas Military Post,
Coney Island, and many others.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-23
Mberlin9 Re9ister
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
An Interesting Meeting of the Grant Dis
trict, NJ. p. Workers

An Interesting Meeting of the Grant Dis
trict, NJ. p. Workers.
Special to the Register.
Clarksburg, w. Va, July 22.-To-
day the annual Sunday school con-
yention for Grant district was held at
the NJ. P. church at Mt. Clare, w. Va.
The programme was excellently ex-
ecuted. The address of welcome was
delivered by Sidney Wiley, and re-
sponded TO by l.. d. Lawson.
Normal Sunday school lessons were
conducted by Prof. U. Q. Jenkins. The
recitation, THE Passage OF the Red
Sea-" by Miss Nora DAVIDSON, was very
good. There was an address during
the morning by Rev. j. Q. Vincent,
subject, Relationship of the Sunday
School to the Church"
The afternoon exercises were COM
menced by prayer by Rev. Taylor
Richmond. Rev. E. E. Williams, OF
this city, in his scholarly manner, dis
cussed the subject. THE Sunday
School an Important Factor in the
Promotion of Christian Culture"
Other topics discussed were: "Text
books of the Sunday School," by Rev.
NJ. G. Stillman; THE advantages of
the Sunday school to young men and
young women" by Rev. Benjamin
Stout, and Advancement Of Chris
tianity," by Rev. w. B. King.
The convention was well attended,
and the Sunday school work received
on inspiration which will increase its
usefulness for years to come.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-23
AMONG THE POSTMASTERS.

Special to the Register.
Washington, d. c., July 22.-West
Virginia got another good-sized batch
of fourth class postmasters yesterday,
the names of fourteen being on AS
sistant Postmaster General Bristows
list as follows: Blanche, Hancock coun-
ty. BENJAMIN Cochran, vice A. NJ. Alli-
son, resigned; Clay, Clay county, }. M.
Downey, vice w. ]. Nichols, removed;
Graham Mills, Kanawha county, +. T.
Matheny, vice T. J.. Mason, removed;
Kanawha Falls, Fayette county, H. A.
House, vice ]. C.. Watkins, removed;
Kendalia, Kanawha county, j. II. Dill
lard. vice John Price, removed; Legg,
Kanawha county, Isaac Conner, vice
ErsHMs A. Woodall, removed; Mar
shall, Jackson county, ]. j. Miller, vice
]. M. RAIDER, removed; Mason Town,
Preston county, j. F. Watson, vice San
ford L. Coburn, removed; Wildwood,
Jackson county, Ora Reed, vice H. +.
Conant, resigned; Mole Hill, Richie
county, ]. H. McGinnis. vice j.. b.
Mason, removed; New England, Wood
county, G. E. Leayitt, vice G. w.
Lenox, removed; Newfound, Wyoming
county, George Goode, vice Lemuel
Goode, resigned; Peterstown, Monroe
county, ]. H. Ballard, vice M. A:
Clarke, removed; Williamstown, Wood
county. j. K. Palmer, vice Monroe Uhl'
removed.
]. NJ. Campbell has been appointed
postmaster at Dexter City, Noble coun-
ty, Ohio, vice Adam Shriver, removed;
and Silas Thorla, at Runrock, Noble
county, vice Freeman Dye, removed.
At the request of Congressman Dorr,
new postoffices will be established at
Beaver Mills, Nicholas county, with A.
]. Pettigrew as postmaster, and at
Acme, Kanawha county, with Enoch
Conver as postmaster.
Calvin Garrison has been commits
stoned as postmaster at Lost Creek,
and Jesse C. Cooper at Little, W. Va.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-23

and Trimmings at &c a yard, worth 25c to 75c.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-23
BENWooD.

Patrick Dixon of the Second ward,
left yesterday on a fishing and hunting
expedition to Beach Bottom
Misses Dora Davis, Rosetta Linsly,
and Lottie Price and Mrs. ]. S. Robin
son left yesterday morning for Noun
tain Lake Park to recuperate for sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. Edith Dixon, of Main street, is
in Cincinnati visiting friends.
Miss Lucy Hood, of Sherrard, is VS.
iting at the home of her uncle, DR.. Al
ley.
Miss Halle Martin, Of Water street,
returned home Wednesday from Mid
bleborough. Miss Whiteside, at whose
home she was a guest, accompanied
her.
Misses Cora Bell and Sarah Mahood
returned yesterday from Moundsville.
The ladies Of Pocahontas lodge gave
a delightful trolley party Wednesday
night to Wheeling and return, after
which refreshments were served at their
hall on Main street.
The Womens Relief Corps, Of the G..
A. R., will give bean bake tomorrow
at Whitemans grove.
James Mahood lost fox terrier yes
terday, valued at about S25.
Miss Annie Pelly left yesterday for
Mt. Lake Park.
DR.. Walter Mcmillan, of Dillonvale,
is in the city visiting friends.
The engines for the new electric light
plant are being rapidly set up. 1t is
anticipated that the lights will be turn
ed on about the first of September.
The strike among the plate mill work
ers shows no new developments. The
hope that the signing Of the Amalga-
nation scale by several big concerns
would have effect on this mill is no
longer entertained while the strike
seems as far from settlement as ever.
Quite lively row occurred at No
lans saloon, corner Of Sixth and Water
streets, yesterday morning, about II
o'clock, resulting in the arrest Of Case
Kimberly, whS made vicious lunge
at the bartender with knife. Officer
Gray placed Kimberly in Jail.
Thomas Gateley returned yesterday
afternoon from the Home Fishing Club
at Martins Landing.
There are prospects Of the newplate
mill e at the Riverside being started
about the first of next week, with a
force of sixty men. They were placing
the machinery in order all day yester-
day.
A party of Wheeling boys were in the
city Wednesday night and as they pass
ed the city hall began singing Just Tell
Them That You Saw Me-" An officer
nearby took it for an insult and gave
them lively chase.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-23
PENSIONS GRANTED.

Special 70 the Register.
Washington, d. c., July 22.-Pen-
sions TO West Virginians have been
issued as follows:
ncrease-Michael H. Hager, Rome;
George W. Wilson, Letart; David
Henry. Camden; James A. Wood, Sill
yer Hill: Orr Meikle, Rome; William
H. Ruble. Fountain Springs; Henry NJ.
FELTON,, Corinth.
Supplemental-Samuel C. Humph-
rev, Wheeling.
restoration & Reissue-Gilbert w.
Lewis, Weston.
An original pension has been grant
ed to Henry File, of Marietta, Ohio;
an increase of pension TO Armstrong
Johnson, Nobleville; an original wild
ow's pension to Isabel Myers, Steu-
benville, and fathers pension 10
John r. Marshall, Barnesville, Ohio.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-23
WEST VIRGINIA GENIUsES.

Special to the Register.
Washington. D. c., July 22.-West
Virginia inventors are unusually &C
tive, and five of them were successful
in getting patents the past week, as
follows. Peleg C. Barlow, Buckhan-
non, churn-dasher; David o. Booth
and c. E. Davisson, Mount Clare, lock;
Henry H. Hunter, Berkeley Springs,
folding bicycle support; George A.
Kemper, Newberne, pruning shears;
Charles ]. Michaelson, Charleston,
rocking chair.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-23
Send Advertisements in Early.

The advertising patrons of the Sun
day Register will confer favor il
they will send in their, copy as early
as possible. 1t is much better to send
the copy on Friday than upon Satur-
day, and Thursday is better still.
Early copy will ensure better results
all around
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-23

The Business Transacted Before Judge
Heryey. Yesterday. -

The Business Transacted Before Judge
Hervey, Yesterday.
The,case of the Board of Commission
ers of Ohio County VS.. John ]. Cooper
was referred to a commissioner of court
for report.
In the case of George Grow ct al. VS.
Susan Grow, there was a decree confirm.
ing the sale.
The case of Charlotte Manley VS.. j
R. Manley was submitted.
John Crow was appointed a commit
tee for William NJ Crow.
In the case of Alfred PAUL VS.. ]. w
Reynolds, there was judgment for S55
In the case of Fielding w. Jones VS.
] w. Whiting ct ell, there was a distrl-
button of the proceeds Of sale.
In the case of P. NJ. McGinly VS.. P. j.
Carroll ct al, a trustee was appointed
In the case of Edward Wagner VS.. c.
NJ Coen ct a., the Sheriff's fees were
ordered paid.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-23
LOW RATES ASSURED.

The management of the West Vir-
ginia State Fair and Exposition has
completed arrangements with all the
railroads entering Wheeling for half
fare rates during the week of the
State Fair, September 9Th to 10th.
Other details for the seventeenth
annual Fair are rapidly being COM
pleted, and the outlook is for the
largest and best exhibition ever given
hv the Asenciat tim