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The Washington times., 1905-10-03
WILLIAMS TO HELP
PARTY IN VIRGINIA
Coming to Swanson's Aid
Despite Old Differences.
P UZZLES POLITICIANS
Floor Leader Has Troubles of His Own
Down in Mississippi Which
He Neglects.

According to dispatches from Missis-
sippi. John Sharp Williams. floor leader
of the Democrats in the House. will
help his party in the campaign in Vir-
ginia this fall
Many Virginia Democrats are now say
ing politics make strange fellows last
winter there were several spicy stories
going the rounds as TO the way Will
liams did not like Claude A. Swanson,
then a member OF the Virginia delega-
ton. and now the Democratic nominee
for the governorship OF the State.
Now come forward rumors that Will
liams. forsaking the ramparts OF Mis-
sissippi. where. it is said, he has
troubles of his own for the next Sena-
torial campaign. when he Will try &c
wrest the nomination from Vardaman
and flies North to the help of Swanson
The latter. say the Virginians. needs
as a matter of fact httle help to carry
the State against the Republicans.
Is Political Mystery.
Consequently. everybody Is asking
why Mr.. Williams is now rushing to the
aid of Swanson. AS yet, there IS no sat-
isfactory explanation.
Candidates at Fredericksburg.
At Fredericksburg last night Senator
Martin. a candidate for reelection tc
the Senate. and Representative Swan.
son, candidate for the governorship, ad-
dressed an immense crowd Both speak
ers dwelt at length and with force OF
the issues of the campaign. Martin rc-
minded his hearers that, II the Repul,li-
cans got into power in the State, they
would enfranchise the colored people
throughout Virginia
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WIFE CHARGES CRUELTY.

Sarah s Cook today commenced pro-
eecdings in the local courts for limited
divorce against Thc;Eas 9. Cook on the
grounds Of cruelty. drunkenness and
non-Support They were married in
June. 1888. Walter r. Piumley is named
a. counsel for the petitioner.
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PRESIDENT TALKS OF
HOME TO AUSTRALIAN

Robert r. Latimer, superintendent Of
the rural police outside OF the city OF
Sidney, Australia. who was presented
10 President Roosevelt at the White.
House by Major Charles LOefier is on
a tour around the world 10 s-udv
methods used il the various DEPART
ments
he was greeted cordially by the Pres
ident. VINO talked with him for i've
niaUtes. discussing Australia. its popu-
@2ticn. resources and prospects.
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PECKHAh IN JAIL,
MINUS IN COURT
Cotton Man Was Bonded to
Appear Here Today.
WAITING FOR COPY OF BOND
he May Be Declared in Contempt in
Neutrality-suspicious. Have Sur
rendered Himself Here.
WAITING FOR COPY OF BOND

Frederick A. Peckham, late of New
York, finds himself in a painful posi-
tion- BY reason Of being put in Jail at
saratoga last evening he was unable
10 appea In court IN Washington to-
day, consequently he is in contempt of
court
This morning he was called by the
District Supreme Court TO answer In
accordance with his bond Following
the call, there was intense silence. as
there is no telephone connection be-
tween the City Hall and Mr.. Peckharn' 8
place OF compulsory abode
Couldn't Be in Two Places.
Arthur A Birney. his counsel. how
ever. boldly threw himself into the gulf
OF gloom. which was getting deeper ey-
cry minute. Counsel explained that
Peckham was not here because he was
there. In other words. as he was In
jail up North. he couldn't be In court
here.
There followed another painful silence.
The contempt of court began to swell.
everything went into the gulf of gloom
again IL looked as II nobody would
embark on the surface again.
Then. all Unexpectedly. the sky lit nm
ar; Birney and District ATTORNEY Baker
had conference. 1t was In a low tone.
WHICH IielSIIentU the Sepulchral effect
caused by the fact that a man couldn' I
be In jail in New York and in court in
Washington at one and the same time.
Counsel Agree.
According TO an agreement reached.
the calling of Peckham was waived until
certified copy Of his bond is received
from New York. The Government IT is
contended. Will argue that Peckhan m
should have surrendered here where he
was bonded 10 appear today and not TO
the New York authorities
In the meantime. the contempt is more
and the gulf OF silence is deeper
Land Cases Postponed.
The case of Frederic; A. Hyde. Henry
p. Dimond. and others. Indicted for con-
spiracy in connection with the land
fraud cases, was called and went over
by agreement between counsel for the
Government and the accused for thirty
days The accused are JSier bond re
curing them 10 appear mere in court
today
r. Golden Donaldson. representing the
detendants stated to Justice Wright ne.
VIII within thirty days file such pleading
In the case as he deems proper.
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MAYOR AND COUNCIL START RIOT

KITTANNING. Pa. Oct. 3-In n unit
Ell effort to drive a patent medicine man
and his assistant out of town last night
the mayor and council prccipitated Il
street riot in which several citizens
we're hurt
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THREE IDENTIFY
SUSPECTS PHOTO
Arrest Expected Today in
Suit Case Mystery.
ON TRAIL OF ANOTHER
Important Developments Brought About
by the Persistency of a Boston
Bill Collector.

| BOSTON. Oct 3-The police today ex-
| pect TO arrest the man who purchased
The suit case which was found in Win
throp Bay with a portion OF Il young
woman's body.
| He has been Identified by means Of a
photograph which the police obtained.
The suspect is the manager OF The c'iice
of fremont street doctor, whose place
has been under surveillance for some
time.
The photograph has been shown 10
Pawnbrokers Berkman and Rubin and
10 Cabuan Timothy Howard. and each
identified the portrait as that Of the
man for whom the police are searching.
Beth pawnbrokers are positive in their
| declaration that the man visited their
places two or three days before the find
| ing of the torso in Winthrop bay and
| purchased the suit cases, one of which
contained the disInembered body
Cab Driver Positive.
| Cab Driver Howard IS equally as posi-
tive that the man was the smaller of
the two. that he took from the corner
of Boylstor and fremont streets TO the
Chelsea ferry about 10 O'Clock the night
| before the finding OF the suit case. The
men who engaged the carriage had Two
cases.
| Knowledge OF this suspect came to
the police through collector who was
seeking him 20 secure payment OF a
debt. With the traditional persistency
| or the bill collector. day after day. ap-
| plication was made Tor news Of this
man without result. Finally IL came
| to the ears OF the police. When they
| learned that the description OF the man
| Tailed with that OF the purchaser OF the
suit cases they became Interested. and
when they ascertained that he had not
no. at MA n hrg II
! town for ten days they got busy.
Known as Doctor"
| The man in question has been known
1 for four months as Doctor"
He IS connected with an institution
which purports 10 be a medical Office
! where diseases Of women are treated
exclusively. and he IS the mapager. This
is not a newly established cffic.. but ;he
man in question is q recent c0uisitinn.
| BY methods of the officers he = keps
in the background.
The identification OF the Dh1t,srar,a
| by Cabman Howard brings another in
diyidual into the case. The olde- man
| whom Howard describes as having car
ried the suit case the evening of sep
tember 20. has been traced 10 Winthrop.
On the 10:3G D. m. trtin from last
Boston 10 Winthrop. September ~. lie
| night before the suit case was found
/ hoating I'm teh harbor. there was a Inys-
! terious passenger with a large, heavy
suit case This man was noticed by seV-
4 eral persons and they have iescrl1ed
| him exactly Mr.. How trd does The
| older of his two passengers.
He was seen getting of the train at
| Thornton, not far from Winthrop Beach.
/ No search has get been made for him,
/ but efforts 10 find him Will be begun
| today
This morning the prospects for the ap-
prchension OF the men whom circuIn-
stances appear TO inc-iminatc seem To
4 be good
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

IL VIII be cooler tonight In the Atlantic
States. and somewhat warmer tonight
and Wednesday In the Ohio valley and
lower labe region.
The weather Will be fair in the North
and showery In the South.
The Washington times., 1905-10-03
DISCHARGED SOLDIER
ALMOST CUT HEAD OFF
John Lemuel, Out of Work and Victim
of Drink, Kills Himself
With Razor.

Melancholy from lack OF employment
and intoXication John Lemuel, a dis
charged soldier from the Twenty-third
Infantry. ended his iife by cutting his
throat from ear TO ear with a razor IN
his room at 2i3 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest
Living in a pool of blood with the razor
still In his hand. LeInLe. was found bv
his landlord still alive. He was hurried to
the Emergency Hospital. bur fifteen
minutes late he died.
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Body at Morgue.

The Coroner gave a certificate OF death
by suicide. The bOGy vas sent to the
morgue. where It will be held for the
mans father. Detectives Parham and
O. Brien are looking for Lemuel: sr
Lcmuel was thiTty-One years old and
had served two enlistmeats in :ha
United States Army. SeDtember 20. he
was given a disability discharge Dur
ing his service IN the Philippine Islands
he was shot in the left shoulder. and
seven Inches Of the bone from the
biceps upward. had been taken out
The Washington times., 1905-10-03
INSPECTOR OF ASPHALT
ASKS BETTER FACILITIES
KENILW 1RfH elTiLE@S'
ASS0C hrcE MEETS

The Keni 1'T lsociation
held Its nr gear last
night in Re n President
Allen W. Mo- 71 outlined
plans for u
The projec n tPf ment at
Kenilwortb raf length
Many ideas sefc com
mittee appoi ans for
bringing abo t - ents.
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Drank Heavily.

Lemucl had been drinking heavily
since he had been at the house on Penn
sylvania avenue He was looking fo-
work. and had made out an application
for a place under the Panama Canal
Commission
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TEMPERATURE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-02

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
n OLD POINT COMFORT. VA, April l.
Spring has come early to Old Point this
year, and the long, pleasant days are
being taken advantage of for all sorts
OF outdoor amusements. In the evenings,
dances. dinners and card parties have
been'very numerous.
&. asst Saturday evening before the hop at
the chamberlin. Mrs j. A. Tyler. of New
+ York, gave q dinner for her daughter:
q Miss Daisy Tyler. The guests included
MA jora and Mrs. William G. Rafferty,
&; lieutenant and Mrs. r. H. Ttton, Cap
astain Frank X. FERGUSON. Captain Perry
p Bishop. Lieutenant Thompson u and
Lieutenant Wheeler, of Fort Monroe
Vi Miss 8Catharine Reed, Of Portland, Me-,
and Miss Tucker, of Albany.
on Saturday evening also, Miss sulli-
van, &'of Washington, gave a dinner for
\ AIRS George F. Adams at which other
guests were Colonel and Mrs Ramsay
q D. Potts, AIajorand Mrs. Ogden Rafferty,
& Captain and Mrs. William Chanberlln,
q Captain and Mrs. c. G. Carter Captain
y Francis N. Cooke and Lieutenant Sheen,
fs OF Fort Monroe; Mr.. and Mrs. r. W.
Lestrade, Of New York; Mrs. Francis 2
Brown. Mrs. IL y. Green. of Chicago;
General Thomas Sullivan, General Caleb
II. Carlton, Mr.. George F. Adams and
Mr.. Houston Eldredge.
Mrs Wesley N. sOler.4 of liarchmont, N !.
". gave a bridge party on Tuesday al
i tarncon. when her guests were Miss sui
Ivan, of Washington; Miss Carlton. Of
Rye. n. "; Mrs, Hopkins. Mrs. Richard
Cravens. Mrs. Harry Barnes, Mrs. George
O.. Hubbard. Mrs. Richard Coke marshall
Jr. Mrs. C.. C. Carter and Mrs. William
4 Chamberlin. of Fort Monroe: Mrs. Fran
els S. brown, Mrs. John Kimberly and
& Mrs. George F. Adams. Of Old Point;
Mrs. Albert stahl, Mrs. w. Strothers
Smith, Mrs. Harry Parker and MIS-.
y Harry Kimberly, of Hampton.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Lestrade OF Ne"
York, gave a supper at the Fort Monroe
! Club after the hop on Saturday evening
and on Sunday evening Major and Mrs.
+ William c. Rafferty, gave a dinner TOT
\ Miss Newman. of New York.
Tirginians who were a the Chamoerllni
4 forstthe weekend were Mrs. Martin OF
Scottsville, the wife of Senator Thomas
S. Martin: Miss Grace Day. OF Smith
I field; Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Parrish and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bryan.2of Richmond,
and Mrs Fergus Reid, of Norfolk.
w Other guests are Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Kirkpatrick, Miss Kirkpatrick, Miss Lois
kirkpatrick. ST. Louis; Mrs. Allan Mac
donald, Miss Thomson. Miss Clara Mac
donald, Montreal.
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took place In the Assembly Hall Tuesday:
morning, March 2sth, Miss Reynolds pre- {
5giding About fifty new names were
added to Tho roll. The reports were allk
encouraging, for all showed decided
S'The financial affairs. OF the league are.
fof interest to all who's love q ;5,worthyg y
cause. THE dues collected since tho, or (
ganizLtion Of thas body, about eight
years ago. proyide q capital ,of abouts
been q. similar, amour used 20 bettergp''y,-
pose, for tho loans have helped ten girls x
to enjoy educational opportunities, Others
wise beyond their reach, Three young
ladies' are the beneit ciaries Of the lea que
this season. I; soon as they beegiI. Y \
payments pa and without Interest. . ,3sl,s5
!. The lea que chose tho wing officers ]
ipIresdsnt; Miss Ktnzer.. ce,prcsdeIt;
Miss sallic Goggln. secretary; Miss susie
Ford treasurer; Mr. larman, chairman a O.
son, chairman OF Aid Committee; Miks
Andrews. chairman Of Fnancoe so q
Miss London spent VI le last weekend
vacation at her home In Roanoke ;Il MISS
sMG apa st fpe aad s5 gifa aRa ss'saax
The school had I he pleasure Of enter
tainlng several Of ~ gra duates ,5 his Z
week-Mlss Mamie CLARK and Miss ka II.
crime cla ~ g or y IVY og ana
MSh fhs Apy'e arer f1ai pro s.
fgradnatesof. June. 1901 has returned, at,
StGr closing her school, to spend the rest
Of tho term IN the special study ef
Engllsn and music.
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OLD POINT COMFORT

Within. When he got tho door open.
out jumped one OF the pet cats OF the nc.
store. She had been In the safe all
of Saturday night and part of Sunday,
and as the safe is air tight. the mystery
lis. how she kept alive This same cat
and her mother, 'Trilby." are very de-
voted to Mr.. VIM. Beal the other mem N
her of the firm. Every day when ne
goes down the street to Hotel Scottsvllie
to dinner they follow close at his heels
and SIT Gust outside until he comes IS
out with their dinner. II Thg r tney tbe 60
own particularly corner. On SATURDAY
night they never fail to move over TO
the Palace" the rooms across the way,
r. Gauit. = and there they remain until
Senator F. 6. Moon, while driving to
scottsvile Saturday morning with Cap
tain Geland 2f Hatton aTangs haa
horses took fright and Senator. Moon
jumped from the vehicle. dislocating his
ankle. and breaking one Of the bones.
Vile, attended by Dr.. w. G. Williams.
He will probably not be out for several
weeks. tR "a
The tl,irteen-year-o son Of Mrs. P.
C. NIaNey, Of Lynchburg, was buried
here on Friday afternoon at the sRresby-.
terrain cemetery Mrs. Maxey has lost
her husband and two sons within the
last twelve months.
The infant child of Mr.. L-onderee, OF
Wingina, was also buried here at the
same time on Friday
A large squad OF hands left to-day
for Kentucky. These are employed
Pitts and Briggs. f,D
Messrs. Robertson & Bolton, of Hatton,
are selling out their dry goods stock
and will leave Hatton shortly. 81
Ia haar NIT IN,
ough order, and the players are making
the most of the pleasant weather.
Fish are plentiful. Eighteen attached
themselves TO one boys line one day
Mr.. +. w. Nelson, County super1nten-
dent Of Schools. is a candidate for re-.
appointment.
Louise. returned to Richmond Wednes-
day. after a visit to Mrs. Shepherds
mother. Mrs Shepherd sang two beaut-
full solos in the Methodist Church here
Mr.. Norman Daniel. Of Richmond Col
lege. has returned to Richmond after
visit to his parents here.
Mr.. Tyler Beal left for Hanover county.
this morning to engage In the mercantile
business.
Mrs. NJ. A. Martin is improving.
D Miss Mary Lane. OF Esmontt,. visited
Miss Mae BeaI;. Of scottsyie, this week.
home in Richmond after visit to his
brother, DR.. j. p. Blair. 1G
Mrs. Nathan Payne, OF Esmont. was
IN Scottsville this week.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Blair, who was called to
Richmond on ACCOUNT of the illness OF
her son. Or. w NJ. Wade, returned on
Thursday.
Messrs. C. B. Harris and r. L. Good
man visited Charlottesville this week
f Hon. f. G. Moon, whose ankle was dis
located Friday. is better and expects
to leave for LXnchburg Sunday. ,5
Richmond after visit to 'Falrview,"
Mr.. D. H. Pitts Is In Baltimore.
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Esten Cooke, the author, died recently
at .raylorstow1,. this county.
Il Rev: ia. Garrett has accepted the.
pastorate Of the First Baptist Church
OF New Providence, Tenn 4.
Hon. Henry Fairfax. of the state
Corpora ton Commission, visited L LIE.
on Monday }ss ttss 3E33 III 4. i,t.&
Hot, & Harry ST. George Tucker was
the guest OF Mr.. Henry HARRISON He
scontemplates purchasing summer2home
Miss Maria Tyler Of Baltimore, Md,
is the guest Of Judge and Mrs r, ~,
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,WEsToVER, VA. A
!. l.s..a.I,1 !. n. INV \ ,rines. Oisnaich. s

Especial TO The Times Dlspatch.) ~
MISSIONER, VA, April 4 IN Is. NYm.,
NJ RAMSEY ana Mlss EliSabeth \, R 4 = n
nm extended trip to the North
MI II. w, Wilcox, OF bel Air" has
returned home from Ricnmond, where
he went last TUESDAY, much Improved
Il General & satisfaction Is EXPRESSED ut
candidacy Sof j u Taylor l1lyson, and he
Will undoubtedly carry tho primary III
thisascction. s. z. ~
AZ Willard, Swanson and Mann all have
friends here and the fight will be close
enough to be interesting with Willard
"a faYorite. &td
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tRAPIDAN RIPPL,Es,
lsnnclal 10 rhe rImes- ID lspatch,)

~ (specal 10 The Tlmes- pIspatch' n
RAPIDAN, VA, April Miss sra Y,
who has been a guestAof tlle hospl tHm,02
turned to her home In Richmond. III,
Mr.. Joseph Wilmer has re lrnen tEo''',
n business trip to Bal II. 4.
iitor on SUNDAY and Monday last.
Mcssrs. Jas.aA swan and frank !, SOW :,
man We're guests at the home Q, MI =, -,
A. Carpenter Sunday, and iattehaea cou't
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SCOTTSVILLE, VA.
fsnec,al 10 The Times-DIspatch.)

$1,000 7Sp6CIaI -INe
scOTTsVILLE. va. April 1.-Mr.
jackson Beal. of Beal Brothers, Scots
willie, had occasion to go In his store on
Sunday and heard a faint sound like
the new OF cat ,xIc could not To-
cate the sound ut first. asa everything
was shut up tight and 'co,ild see but dimly:
Finally he put his ear to the door OF
the big safe at the back of the store.
and found that the noise came from
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-02

Helen Nj. Browne, in Client !, -
Mrs. Isacot ana Miss MI Sew pl9 orIeans 'l'o
are e4' guests, es,s Of their sister. Mrs, Floyd
Hughes. on. York Street. Z, H. ~, a.
Mrs. Stephen Van Wyck has fe .t' 1,a
TO her home in New York after p'ss'Hti 1fi
Mrs Thomas Raltim IL ey ir p, Ganr q NJ
Ray, u. S. NJ, is in town visiting Mrs.
Rullard. C u. 3. L, j, ,r,,,,
Mrs George TAFT. Of Tennessee Is VS. !,
ting relatives in smithtield ntter Dell q;
the guest of Miss Louie FAVOR on
CRANKY Street, 9!i , 53s (, . ~,
Mrs. Harry l.. Myers. who u has ~, been 6
visiting Mrs, !. a. Saunders ~ syus'''
ington, has returned. ,
Miss yirgIe Rogers. who has been ,,e,l VS. rs
itng relatives in Cinclnnatl, nus Fc y
turned, sS3 81 g 10 III l.Ja \.
Miss I4ucy 'rayloe has returned ato h ~
home In Washington, ~, ntleI ne'i "
the guest of Mrs. Helen N. Hfo~ne' ~
Ghcnt. 3f8 Al, Els * fsy3k$3
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at Orange Monday ,s55
Mr. Il, T. Holiday is on<a trip I % @
Charlottesville. Us
Miss Lizzie Marchant, of Gordonsvii!le,
is the guest OF her friend, Miss Mollle
Mr.. il. n. Holiday. .Jr.. was a Warren
ton visitor on "Wednesday. n. q
Mrs. Murrey,l Of Boston. Mass;,S Who ~.
has been the guest Of her friend n,,l MIS- lFs.
Mrs. 4, Il, Moore and son, Master. W,3
NJ Moore, of' Mine Run, Alr, and wv,
Of their parents; Mr.; and Mrs Y,
lace Jacobs. during the past Week e,
Miss n Mamie Holladay is Yls1tll'g
Sin Washington, D. G, ~,
Mrs. w. w, Briggs, Of Locust Dale,
lis quite i'll. we are sorry to note
Mr.. Lewis Holiday is recuperating, q ~
Misses Natalie Harris. GRACE Hope, and
Edith Jacobs We're guests Of Mrs r, g " \.
Jacobs In Orange, on SUNDAY ana Mop Won
day. . & l{ ~.
Jones attended the hunt at Orange
Wednesday,. iG. 85@ iSt.
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LEEsBURG, VA

'iy Especial to inc Times- Dispatch,) "a ID
I.EEsBURG. VA, April ~ lieutenant!
O. NJ switzer has returned from NEW
Mn and Mrs. Decatur Osburn, Of
Purcellyille. has issued cards fer the
marriage OF their daughter: sallie,, 20
A 8 81, " ch'les' q winchester Ya' CT
Philip II. Cooke. "a relative Of John
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pleas.re OF enter
is gra duates this
lrk and Miss Kath-,
, class OF 1902. and
the class of 1908.
!. of Prospect, a
has returned, at,
to spend ting rest
special study q
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STATE NORMAL. SCHOOL,

Especial to The Tlmes- DIspatch.) q.
STATE NORMAL. SCHOOL,, FLA 1M-
sYjLLE, VA, April 1.-THE annual spring
meeting of the Virginia Normal League
, 1905-11-08

ambiguous in his compliments growl-
ed Brewster ~disgustedly.
81 don't believe he disapproyed, Mr..
Brewster. In the west the old gentle
man is widely known as a wit
"a wit, eh? Then he'll appreciate an
answer from me. Have you a telegraph
blank, Mr.. Grant?'
Two minutes later the following tele-
gram to Swearengen Jones was await
ing the arrival of a messenger boy and
Brewster was blandly assuring Messrs.
Grant & Ripley that he did not care
q rap for the consequences:
New York, Oct. %, l..
Swearengen Jones, Butte, Mont:
Nc doubt you could do it for less than
six thousand. Montana is regarded as the
best grazing country in the world, but we
don't eat that sort of stuff in New YORK.
That's why it costs more to live here.
MONTGOMERY BREWSTER.
Just before leaving his apartments
for Miss Drew's home he received this
response from faraway Montana:
Butte, Mont, Oct. %, l..
Montgomery Brewster. New York:
We are 5000 feet above the level of the
Otds L ouPpOcS Nhdt "HJ
to live high. b. JONES.
81 was beginning to despair, Monty
said Miss Drew reproachfully when
he had come down from the height of
his evaporation and remembered that
there were things of more Importance.
The light in his eyes brought the
faintest tinge of red to her cheeks, and
where a moment before there had been
annoyance there was now a feeling of
serenity. For a moment the silence
was fraught with purpose. Monty
glanced around the room, uncertain
how to begin. 1t was not SO easy as he
had imagined.
You are very good to see me-" he
said at last. ut was absolutely neces-
sary for me to talk to you this evening.
| could not have endured the suspense
any longer. Barbara, I've spent three
or four ~sleepless nights on your ac-