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The Washington times., 1906-08-21
NON-PARTISANSHIP
IN THE JUDICIARY
Several Cities Have Placed
Independent Ticket In Field
For Fall Election.

NEW YORK, Aug H-Judleial can
.didates. chosen without regard to their
political service. influence. or the cam
paign contributions they are able OF
willing 10 make, are offered 10 the vot-
ers Of New York county this fail.
A committee Of thlrty-fve lawyers.
with Hon. Joseph H. Choate as chair
man and Judge Alton 3. Parker as vice
chairman. have selected a ticket in
GLIDING ten candidates for justices OF
the supreme court, two for the court OF
general sessions and a candidate for
surrogate.
The judiciary Nominators. the name
adopted by the Choate committee. have
opened headquarters and are proceeding
actively with the work Of placing their
candidates IN nomination by petition
The committee has acted In response 10
a general demand from lawyers and the
public generally for judicial candidates
Of proven ability and independence. who
would be free from obligations OF con-
uectOns that might interfere with I'm
partial and efficient administration or
justice.
The lead OF the Judiciary Nominators
IS being followed IN several other cities
Movements are on foot in Brooklyn.
citizens committee OF one hundred is
making up a ticket in Brooklyn sugges
lions as 10 the best men being welcomed
from all quarters. The experience OF
Buffalo shows how easy II is for an in
dependent movement Of this kind TO be
swallowed up by the politicians. The
Bar Association there had the choice Of
nominees In hand 70 start with. but the
movement was soon captured by men
whose party allegiance was stronger
than their desire 20 further absolutely
independent judiciary nominations. An
ticipating such a possibility in New
York, the Choate committee has kept
free from any organization through
which its actions might be controlled or
Influenced.
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Woman MOurnS the Loss
OF THO Prize GObbLerS
Had Been Trained as Guardians and Often
Routed Thieves From the Premises
of Their Owner.

NEW YORK. Aug. A.-Enter the
watch turkey" rival-and conqueror
of the watch dog.
Mrs James DOnahue. of 1S6th street
and Marion avenue. was the proud pos
SCISSOR. until yesterday morning. Of
Gobble. five years old, and his mate
Bess. fve years old. The pair Of tur-
keys, prize winners in this year s
poultry show. were a whole bunch OF
watch dogs boiled down into two
feathery masses. the male part Of the
combination weighing fOrty-siX pounds
Mrs. Donahue had trained Gobble 10
sit on the porch at night and shoe on
tramps, stray cats, and trucuient dogs.
Many time the big gObbler had saved
the house from being robbed, while
Bess. in the rear, gave vent to cries
that sounded like rapld-fire gun dis
charges and aw0ke the neighb0rs. Dogs
that hankered for fight would meander
20 the porch, where GObbie roasted
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PRAYED FOR RAIN,
GIVEN TOO MUCH
Now Farmers Bar Supplication FOL
Ending Of Drought, Though
Fields Are PaTchiug.

louisville. Pa. Aug 21.-AI-
though their fields are again parched
b. q prolonged drought, no rain having
fallen in this section for over two
weeks, farmers at mass meeting IN
Southern SchuylkU county today de-
cIded not 70 pray for rain
Twice this season the farmers prayed
for rain. and each time they got more
than they wanted. The last rain prayed
for caused such floods as TO wash away
several raTmEOuses- Farmers in the
fields were compelled 10 climb trees 10
get out Of the reach OF the rushing
water, Immense damage was done "a
crops and eight miles Of railway tracks
near Pine Grove and fremont were
washed out.
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gloomily- About one minute after the
meandering performance, four footed
objects. with tails neatly disposed Of be
tween legs. and Jaws working in spasms
OF agony, would hurtIe through the
gate. and Gobble'd go back TO roost
Frequently and Oft some knight OF
the road with tattered trousers low
forehead. rrowsy hair, and a desire 10
take other peoples money has felt the
sharp. heavy beak or Mr. GObble wend
its way through his valuable person,
and there be feline roysterers in the
uelghbnThood who have large patches OF
white on their bodies. where before
short stormy interviews with GObble.
hair was wont 10 brlstle
He was a wonderful piece OF work. was
GObble-the pride OF the neighbOrhood.
the pet Of Mrs. Donahue. He was re-
puted to be able 10 do anything but
talk. He used 10 be able 10 tell time
by perking up - the sun. and now
Well. some bold. bad men on Satur-
day night probably tied GobbIe and
Bess In a nice net and Mrs. Douahue
may never see her darlings any more.
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LOCKED IN DEATH GRASP
BOYS DROWNED TOGETHER

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. M--Juvenile
joy was turned to sadness and gloom
yesterday afternoon when two OF the
boys that formed part Of the merry
making Of Youngsters that had gone 10
the island to participate in the the
weeks outing arranged by J. Mot.-.s
Fisher. superintendent Of the Home Oi
Industry, lost their lives in the Detroit
river
Frank KasprZEk and John Dittmer,
each about thirteen years of age, went
beyond their depth In the river, Their
bodies were recovered. locked IN death
struggle.
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Car Becomes Convert
To COnStitutiOnaLiSn1
Thinks Cabinet Should Enjoy Confidence OF
the Douma But At Same Time Should
Be Responsible to Him.

ties. I think only a cabinet should be
appointed which viii likely enjoy the
confidence Of the douma. but az the
same tins ths cabinet must be respOn-
sible TO me. I am inclined TO favor the
constitutional Democrats. but cannot
persuade them to work in harmony with
me. J believe Russia viii avoid a bloody
revolution. as the troops are loyal II
the night turns against us, however. then
let the revolution devour us all for /
have done everything that IL is possible
Tor a human being to do "
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ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. PA high
parsonage who recently has been
brought into constant contact with the
Car, but who refuses TO permit his
name 70 be used, in an interview today
says:
''The Car has spoken to me freely re-
garding his desires for the future Of
Russia. Upon one occasion he said;
am a pure constitutionalist now. l am
STUDYING all the varied constitutions
suggested by the several political par
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WILD STEERS OVERRUN
TOWN IN MASSACHUSETTS

BOSTON. Aug. I.-Thlrty- steers
running wild in Brighton caused damage
10 lawns and gardens. Several OF the
animals had TO be shot 10 check their
turbulent career. The cattle were be-
ing unloaded from cars az the Brighton
abattoiT when they made a break FOR
liberty.
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HORSES POISONED.
WOMAN IS RUINED
BlackmaiIing Gang Drive
Truck Owner to Perjury
and Distraction.
TWENTY-SIX ANIMALS DEAD
Gang Demanded Money ar When it
Was Refused Wreaked Dire Ven
geance Upon Mrs. Kamen.

NEW YORK. Aug. 21.-When Abra-
ham Weinberg was aTaigned before
Magistrate Breen, IN the Center street
court, yesterday, on the charge Of steal
ing wagon and a pair Of horses. a
story Of persecution was told by the
complainant Mrs. Lena Kamen. OF 81
Attorney street. She formerly employed
the prisoner.
For the last five years the woman. who
makes her living by renting horses and
trucks. says she has been harassed by a
gang Of men who live in the Browns
Vile section Of Brooklyn. She says their
persecution has cost her between SIC. 900
and $4,000 They began. according 10
Mrs Kamen. by asking her for large
sum of money. She refused TO give It TO
them, and as a result fifteen Of her
horses were poisoned
A year ago. she says. another large
sum was demanded. and when Mrs. Ka-
men again refused to pay IL on the
ground that IL would ruin her eleven OF
her horses were poisoned The police
were unable % obtain any trace OF the
men who committed the crime. Four
months ago a horse and wagon was
stolen from outside the door OF the sta
bles and Weinberg got q back for them
when they paid him 800. This made
Mrs. Kamen suspect that Weinberg was
one OF the men responsible for ali her
trouble.
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WeaTily Walked Streets.

II walked about the streets all Thurs
day and Friday. until I wore the soles
from my shoes, but I could not find the
horses. At 3 o'clock on Saturday morn
ing I met "a motorman knew, who said
be thought that he had seen my mare
being driven In a wagon by Weinberg
on Friday night.
when I heard that looked for
Weinberg. and at noon on Saturday 1
caught him at the Williamsburg bridge
Detectives Kelly and Binder. OF the
bridge squad. arrested him. He was
not driving the mare then. on Friday
received numerous telephone messages,
all supposed 20 be from Williams burg
saying that II ] paid $500 I could get
the wagon and horses back
Sara, Mrs kGmens daughter, a bright
girl. about twelve years old, said that
she had answered a number Of the tele-
phone calls when her mother was out
looking for the horses.
At o'clock last night" she said. Il
received call sa ing that we could get
the horses and wagon back for 500.
There was another message for my
father telling him 20 take the money
ana go 20 the Para stables In Third
street. in Philadelphia. where the horses
and wagon would be delivered 20 him.
At 9 o'clock 81 man called up on the
telephone and said that * my mother
testified against Weinberg he would
poison the rest of the horses and cut
her heart out
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FOREMAN ESPEY'S HEALTH
Is NOW MUCH IMPROVED

Friends Of J. A. B. Espey, foreman
OF the Government Printing Office
bindery, viii be gratihed to learn that
reports Of his serious illness are greatly
exaggerated According 10 AIr ESpeV'a
physician, ne has not suffered a stroke
OF paralysis. but is simply run down. %
Inc result Of his arduous labors at the
blncery- Mr.. Espey IS at Asburv Park
and Is fast regaining his health.
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LAND GRAF TIERS
RUN TO EARTH
Secretary Hitchcock Vigor-
ously Pushing His Crusade
Against Them.
MANY ALREADY ROUNDED UP
Over Six Hundred indictments Cover
ing Every Phase Of Land
Frauds.

Secretary Hitchcock's crusade against
the land grafters makes the pOstOffice
shake down Of postal grarters look like
80 cents In Chinese money. Secretary
Hitchcock opened up on the land thieves
nearly five years ago and the further
down he dug the richer was his find,
until now he has TO the credit Of his
digging. 636 indictments covering almost
every phase OF land fraud. from false
entries 10 conspiracy on the part of not
a few of Uncle Sans employees. The
band Of land robbers EXTENDED from the
Atlantic TO the Pacific and operated IN
nineteen States. Just what the value
of the lands the Secretary has been sue
cessful in restoring to the public domain
cannot ut this time be estimated, but
Il will reach into the millions.
Secretary Tackled Big Game.
The game tackled by Secretary Hitch
cock was live game as he had 10 go up
against influences strong and powerful.
His game, much OF which ne has al
ready bagEed. included a United States
Senator, several Representatives in
Congress. officials of his own depart
nent, State officials and county OFFICERS,
to say nothing of prominent officials
who were removed and others whose
designations We're demanded for failure
10 properly discharge their duty. And
even the courts in some instances, were
found to be favOring the land rings.
In all there were 10 indicted as the
result of a part OF the Oregon frauds
investigation. and twenty-five We're CON
Nicted. including Mitchell and MeldrQIh.
OF the ESQ indictments reported up 10
date there have been thlrty-tour con-
Victi0ns The trials ere now in progress
and convictions are coming IN at the
rate OF three and four week
Millions of Acres Fenced In.
One favorlte method Of swiping Uncle
Sans land was for cattle companies 10
fence IN millions Of acres which were
used for grazing purposes, These lands
were for homesteaders, but the horse
and cattle companies, through the aid
of thleving and grating officials. had
the use Of the land just as though they
paid money for il. Much of this un-
lawfully fenced in land was nled Tor
h0mesteads Tramps employees OF the
companies were paid small sum, a
mere pittance. 10 ME claim under Lne
Homestead act and then turn the lAhu
over 90 the cattle and the horse COM
panies. The cattle and horse companies
made no pretense Of Ming any claim
they Just fenced in the land.
Nearly every known scheme 70 land
sneculators has been worked TO get title
10 the public lands intended for the
honest settler and Tor the next lew
wears the Interior Department VIII be
kept busy fixing the records and clear
In titles of Innocent purchasers In the
meantime. however, the iuNesugduou
viii continue and Secretary Hitchcock
viii not stop until the last land CRATER
has been indicted and the jury has dis
posed of the case.
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GEORGETOWN NEWS

Traffic over the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal has been greater this year than
cny previous year in the history OF this
cid waterway. So far this season hum
dreds OF thousands OF tons Of soft coal
have been shipped from Cumberland 10
Georgetown. besides many shipments OF
grain 20 he Georgetown millers. Traffic
over the canal is controlled by the
Canal iowa re Company, OF which Col.
G.. L. Nic0lsOn. Of Georgetown, IS gem
eral manager.
Most Of the coal brought here from
Cumberland is shipped from the Thirty
fourth street wharf to New England
ports. in barEes of the Consolidated Coal
Company the assignments being made
By William A LeetCh. the distributing
agent.
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James G. Mulroy left a few days ago
on a European trip. to be away several
months
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Weinberg in the Tombs.

The pair OF horses ana tho wagon
which were stolen on Thursday morn
ing from Canal and Washington streets
We're valued at s.. 200 After hearing Mrs.
kamen's testimony. Magistrate Breen
held Weinberg IN $500 bail He was
remanded 10 the Tombs.
Ia telling her story TO reporter at
her home. Mrs. Kamen said:
Il am a ruined woman through the
cruel persecution to which I have been
subjected Tor the last five years 7
have a sick husband and seven children
10 care for. Last night i had not sum
Client money 90 pay the men. and I do
not know what VIII become OF us all.
For the last TWO months we have been
receiving mysterious telephone mes
sages al all hours OF the day demand
Ing more money and threatening al
Kinds Of terrible punishment IF we did
not comply. The messages were in Yld-
dish, German. and English. When 7
heard that the horses and truck had
been stolen on Thursday morning
thought ] should lose my mind.
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Funeral services will be held this at
ternoon at Berean Baptist Church for
Ursuline @. Barker. daughter of Cath
crime V. and the late A. Taylor Barker,
who died on Sunday at her parents
home. 3f15 Volta place northwest
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TIE BEST THING.

n Apparently the best thing Russell Sage
ever did for humanity was IN getting
married Brooklyn Times.
The Washington times., 1906-08-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Miller and
daughter, Of 2O12 NJ street northwest.
are spending several weeks at Boyd
Station, Prince George county, Nd.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kerr. Of Pitts
burg, Pa. have returned TO their home,
after a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. r. W.
Kerr, of 1851 Wisconsin avenue.
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Mrs. Frank =. Cogsweu and son. Of
Thirty-third street, are spending the
summer at BraddOck Heights. near
Frederick, Nd.
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Enoch s, Fowler. formerly Of George
town. who has spent the summer here
on q visit, viii return to the West
about September ].
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Mr. and Mrs. Franklin A Whelan,
OF 1Z32 Z street northwest. are spend
ing the summer at BraddOCk Heights
occupying the house recently purchased
by Mr.. Whelan
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Miss Maggie Balinger, Of 1911 Thirty
third street northwest is spending her
vacation with her niece. Miss Sarah
T. Cruit, in Waterford. Loudoun county.
Va.
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A special meeting Of Potomac Com
mandeTy. No. 3. * T., of Georgetown.
will be held tomorrow evening at Ma
sonic Hall. on Wisconsin avenue north
west, for the PURPOSE Of considering
matters relating 10 the annual field
day exercises.
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1.-the Hawkins. twenty years of age,
was taken sick at the corner of
Twenty-ninth street and Olive avenue
northwest this morning and was taken
10 the Georgetown University Hospital
IN the patrol wagon of the Seventh
precinct
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BURGLAR

II do hope those burglar alarm peo- pie will hurry up.'
 There was a minute of intense and strained silence, and then the hus- band said: ''It is cold enough to freeze you in this room. had rath- CT go down and take my chances with the burglar than stand here and freeze to death"
 Hush. dear; I will light the gas log" said the wife. softly. She did so. and then returned to her hns- bands side
 "f can't stand this sort of thing any longer" finally said the husband, after another wait of about five min utes. "The strain is too great on the nerves. I am going downstairs. Look out what you are doing. Sarah, Don't grab my arm that wayl Don't you see have the revolver in hand?"
 Let's go to the window and see If the burglar-alarm people are com f~ r1oodoI he xrtfo T<~~.
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there are burglars down stairs or not; but would like to go down and take a shot at some of those trades men,"
 Before anything could be resolved upon, however, there came a third wagon, the milkman's chariot, and a boy, throwing about tray of milk bottles, dipped into the areaway. and with a bang and whoop. deposited a portion of his burden at the base ment door Another of 'em," said Tom, "and to think that never have known before what took place In the morning hours at my own door. I have seen the sunrise and I have learned how my daily food is pur- veyed. If there is a burglar down stairs I am indebted to him. I will now go down stairs and shoot him, however, for I must shoot some body"
 70, Tom. dear. please don't." came from the wife, but Thomas was m hfa vav dorn St Ire tfo ~..<f..o-
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1 beck on his piazza. Jest finished my dinner" he ex- plained. "Housekeeper's away an
 had to set it myself. Left 1t ss long l as my stomach would stand. hoping Steri would get back. l hate like
 thunder to fool with dishes and such.
 What can l do for you, Deliverance ?
 Got to get back to my having before long,
 Its about my mine stock" said
 Deliverance, ''I want to get some ad- vice.
 shrewd attention.
 "Humph. Want to sell 1t or borry on 1t? Let's see. whats it worth now? Higgins told me Thursday they were going to raise the price to 25 cents share today. but I ain't seen any notice because that fool letter , carrier went by here in brown
 study and forgot to leave my Journal.
 He'll drop it on his way back" Deliverance quivered to her finger tips with excitement. "He robbed
 me of Sterl. "she thought. ''I'll pay
 him back, I don't carei" Then. aloud:
 .I haven't seen any advertisement today, but l believe that was Mir. Higgins intention. He told me not ! to sell my stock until it gets to a dollar
 Rot an nonsensel It'll never get to dollar! Why, woman ought never to own such risky investment
 as mining stock. any way. S'poser the mine peters out. Why, if I was | you, Deliverance, I'd sell it for what IT could get an put the money into
 good bonds. Now, ain't hankerine for it, but to oblige ye I'd take 1t of
 your hands myself at five cents a share"
 Half an hour later Deliverance Jeff the house without the pile of certifi' I cates. but with Cyrus Burbeck's check for s5,O00 pinned inside hel l shirt waist. She had sold the stock for 10 cents a share. | Back at home she hastily harness | ed the old mare and reached the viii lage bank in time to cash the check and deposit the money to her own l account. The mare was hardly in her own stall again before a wagon with two men in it rattled up the ! road.
 Sterling Burbeck jumped out and rushed into the house. "Mr. Burbecki' said Deliverance primly, 'I wish you'd knock before you come in"
 Knock nothin'!" returned Sterl. I've been too busy to knock. Here l I had to get license an then every
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stood there, white from head to foot, for a sudden blizzard had swept down from the hills, and the links were four inches deep in snow. You have got here before the rest of us?' he said, quite in a cheery, ordinary way. Lucky for you, Tollebranch and the others are coming after me as hard as they can pelt, and we shall have to put out the House Full boards in a minute"
 And he began to rattle out the flaps of the luncheon table and get out things from the hamper, and then he looked at me and said, as he lifted the lid from a great kettle of irish stew that had been simmering over the fire, Suppose you were to take the ladle and give this mess bit of stir, Mrs. Tollebranch! The fire will burn your face, I'm afraid, but what woman wouldn't sacrifice her complexion in the cause of duty?'"
 Now we come to Cadminster's great act of heroism?" interrogated Lady Middlebrook.
 ''Willibrand came in stamping the snow off," went on Mrs Tolle- branch. "So did all the other men. Willibrand sniffed the odor of the oniony stew with rapture. All the other men sniffed. too"
 "Well?"
 Just as they heaved up the steaming cauldron, Willibrand called out 'Hulloa, what the deuce is that?' There, floating upon the surface of the nuttony, oniony, carrotty, po- tatoey mass, was"-she shuddered- "the letter Pontoise had given me with my candlestick on the preced- ing night."
 My dear. how awful?" gaspod Lady Millebrook.
 'I had had it in my pocket" ex- plained Mrs. Tollebranch. when arrived at the golfhouse. When I
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but robust, healthy, fresh-colored man, of the out-of-doors, hardy Eng fish type?"
 Dear me. How very odd; And now--you know his horrid sobriquet, the Boiled Owl He has earned it since, of course,"
 He had splendid appetite once, ," continued Mrs. Tollebranch, 'an iron constitutions perfect digestion. He gave them all three to save a wom- ans honor. O. Bettine, can you guess who the woman was?" "I never hazard guesses about my friends" said the memorable Lady MIllebrook. But I feel, somehow, | that she may have been you2" sI was weak" admitted Mrs. Tol- Iebranch, clasping her friends hand with agitated ieweled fingers. But not wicked, Bettine. Promise me to believe that!"
 q never promise" said Bettine, but no one could look at you and ! doubt that whatever you might do, would be the outcome ] of irresistible impulse, not the re- suit of deiiberate-ahem, My dear est, you interest me indescribably, :" she cried. and if I were the least bit inclined to curiosity, am sure I should implore you to go on"
 Two years ago" murmuTed Mrs TollebTanch, 'Willibrand became bitten with the golf-spider. He is as wild about the game today" she added, "as ever"
 There is proverb. Once a golf
 
 Millebrook.
 'Willibrand used to play it in the snow" put in Mrs. Tollebranch, with red balls. It was when we were spending March at Tobermuirie { two years ago, that"
 That Lord Cadminster performed the chivalrous action which result ] ed for him in the permanent loss of
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cred Burglars are sometimes im-
 pulsive and do some target practice
 themselves when cornered. Mrs.
 Thomas followed her lord and mas
 ter at a respectful distance every
 now and then whispering to him to
 be careful. When the parior door
 was reached she closed on him in her
 anxiety with some vague intention
 of preventing him from getting into
 trouble with the burglar Cautious
 ly they opened the parlor door just
 crack. ready to bang 1t to again
 if the burglar was still there, though
 Thomas resolved to have just one
 shot at the intruder first. No sound came from the parior. The door was opened a little further. Then it was thrown wide open, and Thomas. with desperate fear. bounded into the room, revolver in hand, to be confronted by--a brass curtain rod. which had fallen down and smashed a big vase in It's fall.
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