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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24
The Hearts
Highway
Copyright. 1900, By Doubleday. Page q Co.
~ MARY E. WILKINS

Then-yerily / speak the truth, though
1t may well be questioned-did that
white cat lead us straight to the tomb
which Major Beverly had made upon
his plantation at the death of his first
wife and in which she lay, and twas
on a rising above the creek. and then
the cat, with wall which was like
nothing | ever heard in this world,
was away in straight line toward
The silver CLEAN of the creek, though
every one knows well how cats hate
water, and had disappeared. But,
though to this / will not swear, |
thought / saw a white CLEAN aloft,
and heard a wall of a cat skyward
along with the owl boots.
And then my horse stood and trem-
bled in such wise that / thought he
would fall under me. and / dismount-
ed and stroked his head and tried as
best / could to soothe him, and we
were all the time before the tomb,
which was a large one. Then of
sudden it CAME to me that here was
the hiding place for the powder and
shot, for what safer hiding place can
there be than the tomb of the first
wife, when the second hath reigned
but d short time, and is fair, and hath
but just given her lord that little
darling whose cries Of appealing help
lessness / could hear even there? So
/ gave the tomb door a pull, knowing
that should not by so doing disturb
the slunbers of the poor lady within,
and decided with myself that it would
be easy enough to force it, and mount
ed and rode back as best / might to
the road.
And when l came to the little dwell
ing of Margery Key a thought struck
me, and / rode close, though my horse
shuddered as if with some strange
fright of something which | could not
see. | bent in my saddle and looked
in the door, but naught could / see.
Then / dismounted and tied my horse
to q tree near by and entered the house
and looked about the sorry place as
well as could in the pale sift of
moonlight, and-the old woman was not
there But one room there was. with
a poor pallet in a corner and chest
against the wall and stool and a
kettle in the fireplace, with little pile
Of sticks and great scattering of
ashes, but no one there, and also. if |
may be believed. no broom
All this I tell for what it may be
worth to the credulity of them who
hear: the facts be such as | have said.
But whether believing it myself or not,
yet knowing that that white cat,
though it had been Alargery Key in
such guise or her familiar imp on his
way to join her at some revel whittier
she had ridden her broom, had done
me good service. and, seeing the pite-
Gus smallness of the pile of sticks on
the hearth and rejecting upon the dis
fressful bend of the old souls back,
whether she had sold herself to Satan
or not, fingered a minute TO break
The two white faces
xxaorsr a f~or, The door
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24

/ had not to take the Joy which 1
seemed to see before me like some
trimming cup of the gods. but not
yet. in the first surprise of knowing 1t
offered me, the will to avoid the look
Ing upon 1t and the tasting Of it in
dreams. Over and oTer said to my
SELF and every time with a new
strengthening Of resolution, that Mary
Cavendish should not love me, and that
in some way / would force her to
obey me in that as In other things.
never doubling that ! could do so.
Well | knew that she could not wed
a convict, nor could clear myself
unless at the expense of her sister
Catherine, and sure | was that she
would not purchase love itself at such
a cost as that. There remained moth
ing but to turn her fancy from me,
and that seemed to me an easy task,
she being but child and having,
L reasoned, but little more than a
childish first love for me. which. as
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24

ever seen. and his face so Dardel
Into its final lines of experience II
it had no power of changing und{
new ones. And behind him stood peer
ing, some with wide eyes Of terror /
and some with ready laughs ali noth
ing, the few other roIsterers III the tay
ern at that hour Twas not tie bestS
time of day for the meeting OF those
choice spirits for the discussion Of the
other spirits which he raised willy
nilly. from the grape and the grain.
for the enhancing Of the joy Of Life
and defiance of its miseries; but the
Barrys and Captain Jaynes and the
Darson were nothing particular as to
the time of day.
When the horses were something
quoted, /, desiring not to unfold my)
errand in the tavern, got hold Of Par
son Downs by his mighty arm and q
bowed Dick Barry, who cursed at d
for it, and cut short Captain Jaynes
last string of oaths, and hallooed t.
Nick Barry and asked If could hay
word with them Captain Jaynes
though, as have said, being in thel
main curiously well disposed towardz
me. swore at first that he would bf
hanged II he would stop better bus
ness to pariey with a convict tuto5
but the end of it was that be an
the Barry brothers and Parson Dow
and stood together under that nj
humming locust tree, and unl9l
my scheme of moving the powder AM
shot from Laurel Greek to Major Rob- {
ert Beverly's tomb
Noel Jaynes stared at me a second,
with his hard red face agape, and
then he clapped me upon the shouldeI
and shouted with laughter and swosd
that it should be done, and that
was a burning shame that the good
had been put where they were to th
risk of a maid of beauty like Mar
Cayendish, and that he and the Barry
would be with me that very night be|
fore moonrise to move them.
Then the parson, who had poeti
turn, especially when in his
added quite gravely that no safer
could there be for powder tina
tomb of love whose last sparks
died out in ashes, and Dick b
cried. with an oath, that it would Sd
Robert Beverly rightly for his act
against them in the Bacon rising.
though he was to the front with
oppressed people in this his past fol
treachery against them was not forge
and well he remembered that wis
he was in hiding for his life
But then his brother hushed him
said, with shout of dry laugi
that the past was past, and y
indwelling upon it, but that VINE
came to a safe hiding place for gooA
which were to set the kingdom in
blaze and maybe hang the ringleaderV
be knew of none better than the fombN
of first wife, which, when the second
was In full power, was verify back Of
the farthest back door of mans mem
DRY.
So it was arranged that the four
were to meet me that very night. after<
sunset and before moonrise and moyd
| the goods, and mounted and rode
away, with Parson Downs shouting
after me his proposition to trade
horses and even offering 80 to boot
when he saw the splendid long pace
of my thoroughbred fiinging out his(
| legs with that freest motion of any
| thing in the world unless it be th4
swift upward cleave of bird wbenS
the futtering of wing wherewith he
hath gained his impetus hath ceased
and nothing except that invincible ris-
| ing is seen.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24
CHAPTER XIII.

T was dawn before we were
abed. but l for one had no
sleep. being strained to such
a pitch OF rapture and pain
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24

d - BDCa a DldZe OF llSHI as was
the governors mansion house
that night never saw. and
is2Z9 heard the music Of violins
land hautboys and viola da gambas
coming from within, and a silvery bab-
Bile of women's tongues, with deeper
undertone Of mems, and the tread of
dancing feet and the stamping of
horses outside, with the whoas Of the
negro boys in attendance. and through
the broad CLEAN of the moonlight came
the fare and smoke of the torches.
LIT seemed as if the whole colony was
sifher dancing at the governors ball
Il standing outside on tiptoe with in
nest.
sat waiting fer some time holding
restiye horse as best might. but
oh coming no cessation in the mu-
dismounted. and seeing one Of
NJ Cavendish's black men, gave
e bride to hold and went up to
pse and entered, though not in
p coIored velvet. and indeed be-
pnly in my ordinary clothes. but
BIT splashed with mire from my
op through the woods. But
lightly that In 50 much Of a
aouId pass unnoticed both as to
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24

great fame coiored turban. aud long
gold eardrops dangled to her shout
ders against the glossy blackness OF
her cheeks, and bracelets tinkled on
her polished arms, which were mighty
shapely. though black. IN faith, the
wench. had she but possessed roses and
lilies for her painting instead Of that
duskiness as OF the cheek Of mid
night. had been beauty such as was
seldom seen. Her dark face was M
stinct with mirfh and jollity and,
withal. a fierce spark ii the whzten
ing roll Of her eyes under her flame
colored turban made one think OF d
tiger cat and reused that knowledge Of
danger which adds tingie q Inter
est. 4 ms could scarce take hjS
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24
CHAPTER XIV.

HE first man my eyes fell
upon was Parson Downs,
lolling in a chair by the fire
less hearth, for there was no
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-24
CHAPTER XII.

1UCH a blaze of light as was
| the governors mansion house
4 that night l never saw. and l
u heard the music Of violins
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-23
GENERAL NEWS.

Bread riots have broken out in sew
Sral Spanish cities.
The national Jewish order of B'nai
Erith gained $40 in membership dur
ing last year.
Judge Albion w. Tourgee, author of
"A Fools Errand." Bricks without
Straw" etc, is dead at Bordeaux.
France, aged 81 years.
Fort Worth, Texas, and adjacent
towns. have been considerably damag-
al by violent storm. One person
was killed in Fort Worth.
The Jewish order of Birth Abra-
nam is in national session at Boston.
Mass. with coo delegates present,
representing a membership of 10000.
During a labor demonstration at
Ruenos Ayres. the socialist element
elashed with the police. and two per-
sons We're killed and 40 wounded.
The Cuban congress has establish
cd = bureau of the national health
department devoted wholly to the ex-
tinction of infection carrying insects
During a scrap with Pulajanes May
IL, on the coast of Samar. one Ameri-
Gan soldier was killed and 10 wound
ed- Many Pulajanes received their
hast lesson in pacification.
l' For every so persons who were res
fdeIts of the United States January l
1904, one foreigner was added to tht
population during the year preceding
January /. 1905, or S12,S7O.
Representatives of Zion City, undel
11he leadership of Judge Barnes le
rEal adviser, have secured an optioI
on 100000 acres of land in the stat
OF Tamulipas. Mexico, and expect t
sease 500, goo acres additional land ad
Joining.
The annual report of the Unite
States Rubber company shows gros
GALES for the year ending March 81
Of $4,000. .904 and surplus income o
88.76r,501. Dividends of $1.SS2,O4
were paid. leaving $1,S79,SS2 to b
added to the current surplus.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-23
NORTHWEST NEWS.

Wen drillers on the Hawden broth
ers' ranch near Lind, Wash, struck
an open space or cave, 55 deep at
depth of 355 feet.
There will be a bluerock shooting
contest at North Yakima May 2S, in
which shooters will participate from
Enensburg, Kennewick, Prosser, Sun
ayside, sToppenish, Gle -Eium and Ros-
lyn.
There are now go students in the
Oregon deaf mute school. The insti-
sution is being enlarged under an ap-
'propriation made by the last legisla-
ture, sufficiently enough to accommo-
date 30 more pupils.
Judge Bellinger, lately deceased
helped found the society which
sbuilt the Portland crematory. He
Has an enthusiastic cremationist and
his own body was consumed In the
furnace at Portland.
The lately installed water system
Of Colfax is said to furnish that place
with the highest quality of water, in
unlimited quantity. 1t cost $65,OOO,
every dollar of the bond issue being
taken by local parties.
The census of North Yakima, just
completed, gives that place 6916 IN
habitants, an increase of 121 per cent
D.. over five years ago. There are 90
Japs. so Cinnamon. 20 negroes and
d. one Indian in the place.
The late Father Louis Metayer. OF
Albany, Ore. willed several thousand
, dollars cash to near relatives and real
q. estate valued at over $4,000, to Fred
c. Devine. his friend. He left not
cent to the Catholic church.
At Moscow, Idaho, John Olson. a
saloon proprietor, and G. w. Gale,
hotel proprietor, are being prosecuted
under the charge OF selling liquor to
Dennis Foster, a posted drunkard
The suit is brought by Fosters wife
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-23

Freewater. Or, May 22.-The
strawberry harvest will soon be in
full swing. The touch of brilliant
red of the ripe strawberry against its
green background of leaves. is al
ready to be seen on all sides. Here /
and there are to be seen tents by ones /
and twoes and in groups of half a |
dozen. showing that pickers from out !
side points are here to help take care
of the annual strawberry harvest.
During the season probably 1000
pickers are employed, of which num-
ber fully three-fourths are local peo-
pie. the other $50 pickers coming
from walla Walla and from, Weston
and other Umatilla county points. The
acreage is constantly increasing and
in time the strawberry picking may
become to this county what hop
picking is to the Willamette valley.
The first crate of strawberries to
| be brought in this year came in on
May s, this being the earliest crate
to be marketed since the introduc-
ton of the strawberry industry at
I IetNdltI. AhG iiSNN NthA AANse S~ee'
was i'm 1895. 10 years ago, when a
crate was brought in on May 10. two
DAYS later than this year. The first
crate brought in this year brought
81. Though the season for ripening
is earlier than usual, the cool cloudy
weather has retarded the ripening
and they are coming in more slowly
than usual The crop will not be as
large in quantity as some years, as
when the weather is chilly the bios
SONS are not fertilized as they are in
warmer weather, and a smaller pro-.
portion of the flowers develop into
berries.
A considerable quantity of aspara-
gus and early peas has been shipped
this season.
$. $. Shields. of the Shields Fruit
company. of Freewater, in discussing
the crop outlook, said:
Strawberries will be excellent in
quality. but a little short in quanti-
ty. Cherries around Freewater and
Milton will be up to the average in
yield with good prospects of Il brisk
demand at good prices, as the crop
of cherries near the state line was
? frozen as was the case also around
Pendleton. Peaches will be about
half a crop, but those we have will be
extra large as the trees will not be
overloaded, as is the case some years
r Apples. prunes, pears and black
: berries will make a good crop this
4 year, from present indications. Prob
e ably not over 5000 crates of straw
0 berries will be shipped this year from
: the three companies represented here
In addition to this there will be d
4 good many peddled throughout the
. county. There are three companies
here handling fruit. All three of these
4 companies make their own crates and
G boxes The strawberry boxes come ii
q the knocked-do form from this
sound and are purchased in carload
lots. They are fastened together will
a wire stitcher To show how exper
the workmen become IN making th'
boxes, Frank Shields has made $500
/ boxes in a forenoon without helper
He holds the record for the creates
number of boxes made in day, i'm an!
of the Freewater factories"
g n. w. Mumford estimates that hi
n company will ship about 1000 crates o
n berries this season. Berries ar
l. bringing 50 a crate at present. TIL
s. principal variety grown here is tn
Hood River berry.
10 FRED LOCKLEY.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-23
NORRIS & ROWE COMING.
Wen Known Circus VIII BE In PendIc.
ton June 3.

Until the present season Norris &
Rowe's greater circus made no at
tempt to make a special feature of
riding acts Their contention was that
until they could sec ure the very high
est class of equestridns to present to
their patrons, they would not offer
inferior acts of this nature.
There are but few. indeed. of the
expert equestrians in this country, and
it took a correspondence of over three
years :" se,lle the lady and eents-
men riders. Norris & Rowe have with
them this year.
However, continued offers of unusu-
ally large salaries finally won the day
and the young circus owners now take
more than ordinary pride in intro
ducing such celebrities of the arena
as Miss Rose DockriIl of the celebrat-
ed Dockrill family; Mr.. George Hol-
land and Frank Miller. the acknowl-
edged leaders of horsemanship; Aus
tin Kning, champion jockey and hur-
die rider; Dolly Miller, William SUIT
ton. Joseph Haines, Mile. Julien and
Estelle Settler, all expert bareback
riders.
The beautiful horses, under the
guidance of the equestrians, seem
to possess almost human intelligence,
and 1t is genuine artistic treat to
witness what trained athletes can ac-
complish by kindness and gentl laness
toward their dumb companions whom
they love. While going at racing
speed. the equestrians turn somer-
saults upon the horses backs; light
ming leaps from the ground and from
one horse to another. The display Is
thrilling in the extreme and must rt
seen to be fully appreciated. The
Norris & Rowe greater circus exhibit'
at Pendleton on June 5.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-23
The PendleIOn.

Fred II. Moffet, Washington.
r. w. Smart, Omaha,
II. c. Bryson, Walla Walla.
ID. S. Wallace, Spokane.
A. e. Grasett, Kansas City.
w. T. Shirley, Portland.
w. A. Slusher, Portland.
C. NJ. Smith, Portland,
Z F. A. Hamilton, Portland.
f.. Bragdon, Portland.
NJ. C. Wade, Starbuck.
]. Fred Fisher, Spokane.
Sam Gill, Spokane.
Joe Plover, Portland.
]. H. Kloeckner, Spokane.
Charles Holman, Portland.
w. f. Wade, Utica.
o. NJ. Stonebraker, Omaha.
w. $. Matter, Pendleton.
Charles ]. Gray, Portland.
G. S. Youngman, Portland.
Thomas Nester. Portland.
C. J. Lindsey, Portland.
Charles H. Green, San Franclsc
w. A. Bullock and wife, Portlai
r. A. McAusland, Seattle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-23
First Hotel Elevator.

In the Fifth Avenue hotel, New York.
in 1850 the writer first saw and rode in
a passenger elevator, or "lift," and in
the place where It Is situated there is
today notice that in the year 1859
was Installed in the space ''the first
passenger elevator ever used in any
hotel or any other building in this
country or the world Printers Ink
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-23
indiana Masons in Session.

Indianapolis. Ind. May 2S.-The an
nual meeting of the Grand Lodge f.
G. A. NJ. of Indiana, convened at the
Masonic Temple in this city today
Representatives were present from
more than 500 lodges throughout the
state. The reports showed that siS
new lodges were added during the
year with net increase in member
ship Of about 1900.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-23
in FRUIT HARVEST
1000 PICKERS WILL BE
EMPLOYED AT FREEWATER.

Threc-fourths This Number Are Res
idcnts-Earliest Crate of Srawber-
rics i'm the History of the District
Wer, Marketed May S-Crop win
Not BE rs Large as That of Some
Previous Years-Three Companies
WIN ship $4,000 Crates.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-23
Nof aIn Amir.

Workman--I've been and got mar
ried, sir, and I'd like you to raise my
wages. Employer-very sorry for you,
but I'm only responsible for accidents
that occur In the works.-London Fun
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-23
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
The ST. George.


}. H. Alexander, La Grande.
c. H. Underwood. Tacoma.
j. u. Gregorie, Adams
e. ]. Brown, Portland.
l.. Burnstein, New York.
]. F. McNaught, Berniston.
Nose Meyer, Portland.
w. S. Ware and wife, Portland.
Mrs. A. l.. Fuller, Portland.
II. W. Middleton, Spokane.
G. II. Summers, Walla Walla.
Chester T.. Roberts, Seattle.
Jay williams and wife, Walla Walla
Miss Mabelle Hunt, Walla Walla
Mrs. Martin, Walla Walla.
Miss Katherine Hunt, Walla Walla.
Miss Belle Hunt, Walla Walla.
George McGilvery, Spokane.
c. o. Durocher, st. Paul.
George F. Coyne. Portland.
C. A. Marr, Portland.
r. G. Silverstein,' Boston.
Cal Gross, Seattle.
Ralph Stevens, Portland.
william Sinclair, Portland.
S. r. Brewster. New York.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-23

Sixty acres river bottom land. ad-
Joining the city limits. Most all In
an excellent state Of cultivation.
~ Good improvements on the place. Will
return a big profit on the investment
e. II. WADE q SON.
; p. o. BOX s34. Phone Black I'LL
office in e. o. Building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-23

Judge-Ill give you 80 days in jail.
Prisoner--Good! My wife will be
through cleaning house when 1 get
out.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-23
The Bickers.

II. w. Martin. Denver.
f. Costello. Starbuck.
Robert c. French, Weston.
]. w. Baker, Portland.
G. w. Tulloch, Juniper.
j. S. Jung. Silverton.
william Blair, Weston.
e. ]. belmont, Spokane.
4, w. G. Delosin, Spokane.
G. S. Lower and wife, city.
f. X. Beard, Modesto.
John Thrum. Portland.
Frank Wilcoxen, St. David.
Charles Becker, Mumford.
b. w. McDavitt, Walla Walla.
w. Hyer and wife.
l.. L. Davis, Portland.
Eugene McAllister. Pilot Rock
]. w. Fullock, Juniper.
/. McGinity.
Robert McKern, Baker City.
G. A. Daniels. Grand Rapids.
Mrs. ]. A. Norton, Boise.
Miss Grace Pinther, Everett.
G. c. Campbell. Portland.
f.. II. Burke, Portland.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-18

our own officers on the spot. These
people know what they are about"
Kent was walking the floor again,
but now the strength Of the man was
coming uppermost.
Never mind: we'll wire Boston,
and then we'll do what we can here.
Could you get me to CASTOR on q spe-
cial engine In three hours?"
EYES,"
"Then we have till II o'clock to-
morrow to prepare. I'll be ready by
that time"
David, you are brick when 1t
comes to the infighting," said the gen.
eral manager: and then he finished
buttoning his collar.
II tn mn r>0NyTTNrrrn
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-18
GEN. ROBERT G. LEE.
Protested During the War That He
Would Never Accept Civil offics.

Protested During the War That He
Would Never Accept Civil offes.
Many thousands have read the beau
tiful tribute by Senator Ben Hill OF
Georgia, to General r. E. Lee on the
front page of the February Veteran.
It is interesting to read further from
the distinguished statesman In the
same connection. He relates CONFER
sation with General Lee, to verify his
exalted tribute, In which, meeting the
general in the streets Of Richmond,
near the executiv, Offices, he said to
him: General, I wish you would give
us your opinion as to the propriety OF
changing the seat Of government ana
going further south"
THAT Is a political question. Mr.
Hill, and you politicians must deter
mine 1t. I shall endeavor to take care
Of the army, and you must make the
laws and control the government
"Ah, general" I said, but you will
have to change that rule and form ana
express political opinions. for IL we
establish our independence, the people
will make you Mr.. Davis successor"
Never, sir" he replied with a fine
dignity that belonged only to Lee.
THAT I will never permit. Whatever
talents / may possess (and they are
but limited) are military talents. Ny
education and training are military.
think the military and civil talents
are distinct, IL not different, and full
duty in either sphere Is about as
much as one man can qualify himself
to perform. I shall not do the people
the injustice to accept high civil Of
fee, with whose questions 1t has not
been my business to become familiar"
But, general" insisted, history
does not sustain your view. Caesar.
Frederick Of Prussia and Bonaparte
were all great statesmen as well as
great generals"
"And all great tyrants," he promptly
rejoined. Il speak Of the proper rule
In republics, where. think, we should
have neither military statesmen nor
political generals"
But Washington was both, and yet
not a tyrant."
And with a beautiful smile he said:
washington was an exception to all
rule, and there was none like him."