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The Washington times., 1906-10-14
{ Below the Deadline Series '--By Scott CampbelI

followed. the voice Of Boyd rang out
like a trumpet.
so. so. Finley. this was your game.
oh, Not q move from you fellows,
Close in and cover these fellows. every
man Of them Not one must escape
as, Hark YOU. Finley. drop that gun,
or I'll let daylight into you
This sudden turn OF the situation
although obviously anticipated by Fe-
lix Boyd. utterly nonplused his dis
mayed and startled assailants. Having
closely followed Boyd from the street,
Jimmie Coleman had thrown open the
stable door a moment after the fracas
began. and appeared with drawn re-
vclvers upon the stirring scene. Il
was a situation obviously so we'll In
hand. moreover. that only Finley OF
fered brief resistance; though he, too,
speedily dropped his weapon when con-
fronted by the threatening muzZle Of
that IN the hand OF Felix Boyd.
Just as you say. Mr.. Boyd" he
sneered bitterly, as he complied.
Plainly enough you have been a bit
too clever for me. and l reckon the
game is up"
1T is by no means ended. Finley.
YOU scamp. until you reveal the where
abOuts OF Thomas GTegsOn." cried
Boyd steTnly. out with it at once.
But there a groen from the stable
loft cut short his threat-and Il told
the story
Il then was precisely half-past one.
The newspape rercrts OF Gregson' >
death had reached the stock Exchange
nearly two hours earlier, and with an
effect hardly 10 be imagined. North
eru Traction was set sWaying like a
reed IN gale. now up. now down. va
Cillating wildly in the nineties. There
true 10 his promise. Green had pegged
the stock and held II. though he fast
was exhausting millions in the opera
ton
At haIf-past two. Green was like a
man in A maelstrOm Of opposing forces
Under the leadership OF one. Jack
Pollock. Of Burton & Pollock. the big
bear pool was getting in its work with
the ferOCity Of beasts in a pit, vicious
Is resolved to break the price OF North
ern Traction before the closing or the
n was. indeed. the most critical hour
of the day. The exchange was In a
constant uproar. Brokers were fight
ing like madmen at and around the
Northern Traction standard. At times
Green was swept from his feet ~ the
turbulent multitude around him, who
appeared bent upon crushing him az
any cost And on one Of these occa-
sions. only one. az precisely a quarter
before three, the stock broke ninety
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CHAPTER III.

Then began 2 chapter in -he life NJ
Harriet Williams Wolf COR which she
had not looked. Heretofore she had
believed herself immune from tfese
feelings in which sentinent plays an
important part But Cut there in Part
lett.~ Neb.. whittier they had moved
dead level OF the West. where there
was limitiess prairie. and the society.
such as IL was. grated upon her. the
commonplace Of II all got on her
nerves. WOLF worked hard a. his store
and his paper. gained a good reputa-
ton for himself. made his home com
forta Bile. for he was a capable man.
But the longing for the things OF the
East was upon his wife. She craved
for the things which she had known
all her life in New York State.
Six months passed Mrs Wolf was
making the best Of things sine could
but when her husband pressed her 10
find out what made her so quiet at
times and restless az others. she ad-
mi.ted that she did not like the West.
particularly that part Of It in which
they were then living.
AIr Wolf tried 10 get his wife inter
ested in many things about the store
and about his paper. He realized that
she was lonely. and he spent as much
time with her as he possibly could.
But there seemed TO be little change
ir her attitude toward the l.fe there.
Even the baby could not hold '-r at
tentlon for long Mr. Wolf ided
there was but one thing 10 do. send
his wife East for long visit 20 her
relatives. From a sense OF duty Mrs
Wolf refused his offer for a long time.
but at last she agreed 70 go and take
the habv with her
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CHAPTER V.

Then this remarkable cOuTtship be-
gan. There we're long evenings spent
az home There were carriage rides.
trips TO Omaha and Lincoln. Wolf
spared no expense to give his wife
good time. And she honestly tried 10
learn q love the man whose name she
bore. but always ner thoughts turned
back 70 the man II the East.
Wolf 0Id everything a faithful lover
might do. Neigh eors reported that he
was the most remarkable and loyal
husband IN the state And all The
time his heart WaE breaking Tor lac
could not gee that ne was making any
head way with the object he most de-
sired. He had always loved his Wite
and now that he was iu danger q
have incres sed manifold.
BuL the year slipped by and
though she felt that she was doing
wrong, Mrs Wolf could not help lLt
become happier az the DAYS went by,
not because she was learning % love
her husband but because she felt that
she Was dTa wing nearer TO the time
when she might return 10 the man she
really loved. Wolf saw the change il
her and for 2 short time he rh1sEGL
that he was going 20 win out after all
But ne found her one day looking az
4 photograph OF Bullock when she
thought he was cut of the house and
ne realized then what was making
the change in her.
A. les the year was up. WOLF went
70 hts wife on the morning Of the day
the year ended and asked her II she
loved him. She shook her head She
could not answer him. He took ir ss
hest he might and Immediately began
preparations for her trip East At
the station a few days later he hade
goOd-ov 10 his Wife az though she had
been merely an old friend.
Not long after this parting the
VOLTS secured divorce and Mrs. Har-
riet Williams was married al her Old
home 60 Henry C. Bullock
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CHAPTER II.

out in Chaplin the postmaster's home
was not pretenJioUs. but it was thor
oughIy comfortable MT Wolf had a
small farm there in addition 30 the
post0ffce. and when his duties as
postmaster did not require his atten-
ton. which was quite frequent. owing
20 the fact that Chapin had not get
become a metropolis. though z was
undeniably growing. he was al liberty
20 work az whatever he wished. II
was i'm the early spring when the
VOLTS arrived in Chaplin. OF course
there was a great deal 20 occupy Mrs
Wolf Immediately. What with the
furnishing Of their new house, the
Interest taken in the late arrivals by
the country people for miles around
and her endeavOr 10 keep 90 touch with
an she had left back in the East. she
had little time % wonder whether or
rot she approved 0f married life. Sne
was content not 20 bother her head
with the question. DO ! love my hus-
bsnd2- II she ever thought Of this
matter she invariably passed IL by with
the emphatic OF course. ! don't love
him 7 couldn't. But ] Ike him very
much
For two wears they lived in Chapin.
in the second year "A son was born.
This added still further TO the hapni-
ness Of the household. But al the end
OF this time the man through whom
Wolf had gotten his job as postmas-
ter went out OF Office This was un-
fortunate for Wolf as his patron
successor wanted that postmastership
for a protege Of his own. So Wolf had
70 go.
1t became evident that the sWoifs
would have to find some new way
OF making more money. for the small
farm w.ieh Wolf had in Chapiu would
not sllureft a family OF three. WlI
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II ..tf.ItL from r curtin rage
ate y,aemeaoe. Il must have few
hours iI which 10 accomplish my
W1-E. and there is no other way. y uu
must 40 into the market in GTrgsrn. s
place. You must report Gregson mere
ly away on business. You must retv-e
every rum0r and deny every allega-
dion. You must peg Northern Trac-
ti0n at its present level, and hold it
there, though you exhaust the re
souces of every banker Identified with
as interests.
But
There are no butts about it,, sir.
The situation admits o. no alJeTua-
tive" rOaTed Boyd. leapiIg 10 his feet
My reputation Is as seriously al
stake as is the fate OF Northern Irac-
ugD. Mark me. you must do " hat
commanG-and do g promptly. You
must peg Northern Traction and hold
IL. lu rcturu-nark me. MIR. Green,
Before The market closes ] vii! have
Gressou on the floor of the EN-
The declaration was a startling one.
10 rang from BOYD s lips with a yio-
lauCe that thrilled every nerve of his
ueLTeTs. He stood with his CleucEcd
hand upHfted, with his impassiaued
face sJeruIy drawn and determined
and his Ihin lips quiyerIng like those
vi q thoroughbred i'm the heat OF
race eJ his glowing eyes die not
ltIaE ttaG illDll4eAll-AlA CHANG t-4aN =hs
over Filley's features, the 'o0k Of ii
man inGescribably amazed and per
picked by the declaration he had
heard,
as for Gregson's partner, knowing
Boyd as he did. he started up like a
man electrified with suden hope.
Good heavens. Boyd, If yOu can aC-
cOmplish that he cried eXciJedly. Il
can support the stock until afternoon,
surely, and prevent a panic.
You have my word for IL cried
Boyd forcibly Finley has given me
the one clue I required. With Finley
10 help me- 1 will do just what / have
stated. Look lively, then, for d.
nearly 10. Do your part. Green, and
sWear that I'll do mine. To the EX
-hauEei To the Exchange leave
~ The rest 20 mei III have GregSuIi
there before the market Closes
As remarked before, Felix Boyd was
irresistible az such time and IN sucn
an emergency. Green demur-ed no
longer, but rushed out 20 his main
Office 10 prepare for his arduOus duties
or that tventful day,
Martin Finley, however. appeared
quite nonpiused by the unexpected
turn ot affairs, The color had gone
from his cheeks. and his knit hrOws
and drawn lips Indicated misglviIgs OF
no uncertain character.
Good heavens, Mr.. Boyd he hast
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expected such an outcome 20 his mat
rimonial venture. He refused 20 be-
heVe that she no longer cared Tor hlm
50 thorou Ehly convinced had he be-
come that he had won her love But
she Insisted that even that affection
which she had once had for him was
gone For a whole day ne Thought
the situation over and then he made
this proposition 20 his wife.
II afier one year you do not learn
TO love me again. We viii secure a
divorce by contract. ] viii get the
divorce and spare YOU amy humI-ia-
tiOn. I will even sc before the court
and recommend that you be given the
custody Of our chile. IL viii be- uard
FOR me 20 do this. but II after a year
you still love Bullock I viii grant sol
your freedom as soon as possible. /
will pay for the education Of O-r
child
Mrs. wolf agreed 10 this proposition,
Of which she recognized the seueT-
Os.ty.
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esting TO these people of the East
u-irb whom he was staying, for he,
too. was from New York State origi-
nally.
It was noticeable to all those who
took the trouble 70 notice-and there
were not many IN the small town VINO
failed 10 take an interest In sucA
matters-that from the fiIst Wolf was
very much taken with Harriet WI
liams' home at every opportunity lie
made many opportunities. II "ss
,Iso ranarked that Miss Williams az
-,sysrtiv took more interest 10 tiiis
s.-anqer than she had ever done n
a,v ~ the Young men IN her nome
,o,,r Rut though she seemed TO IKE
ba,,frp Wolf round her friends. know
t7s, her temperament. hesitated 10 say
u,s+ sbA was actually in love.
yvo1f however. was man OF oe-
,l.io, He made up his mind very
soon that he wanted Harriet Niiliali's
for his wife. and because ne ',aI ~,
a. +i,,a "a sDend IN the East u press
his suit he pushed his eiaH"
Fast as possible He hsd
ceived an appointment ~
MASTER in Charin Iowa. ana Il
uo-essarv for him 10 taEF ~
s,t,ez 81 sn early date. So ne aSke'l
1,,sz Williams T. she would marry
,im She told him that Sfe o4a n''
love him that She believed herself IN
rapable If love hut that he inuTeS'-+'
her more than any man she ha9 ever
l,nov,r. that she might erow to love
him. end that II he WOULD have her ior
uifA knowing exactly how she felt To-
ward him. she would MARRY him. Al
least she added. ne might feel qrite
sure that there was no other man
about whom she cared two penny
bit
Wolf was confident Of his ability 70
,rln her love AMI iic accepted The
state Of affairs with the belief that IT
was only temporary and iHat ne
would remedy an thar as soon es they
should De married They were ma
rIed. quie.Iy. and iu rather hErrv
as wot found that ne wa expected
20 take up his work FOR tire Postoffae
Department 81 an earlier date than ne
had a. first thought AS soon as tie
wedding was completed Mr.. and Mrs.
Wolf started foI their new home In
Iowa.
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"

BOYD smiled rather grimly through
a wreath Of pipe smoke. and elevated
his heels TO his ohice table
The case has darker side than
appears on the surface. and The worst
OF Il is Jimmie. We have no grin on
the chief CulpTits" said he
I'm blessed II ] quite see through
the enair," 30 replied Coleman. Who v-7s
seated opposite What have ,-ou
really made OF Il from the start2i
"Humph.' gTunted Boyd 1T be-
came plain enough IN a way Jfm-uia
when I learned Of Gregson's mvsteri-
Gus appearance As 7 was saving
at that time this morning. ] believe
Jack Pollock Is capable of anv Kind II
q dirty move that would enable him 20
make a profitable turn I'm the market
Inc dlckens!' exclaimed Coleman.
You don't think he was back of this.
do you?"
Indeed, ! do Jimmie
But such move would Kill him in
the exchange"
All. but he has cleVerly covered his
tracks. Jimmie. and so have his Chief
conIederates, replied Boyd. poiuJedly.
But how did YOU ferret ont the
truth and locate GregsOn so QuiCklV2"
head
First. found Finley. nearly a
month ago. constantly shadawing
Gregson He explained his conduct
in a Way satisfactory 10 GTegs0n. but
II did not wash with me. Yet I could
detect no game 5;is; a. that time. 50 I
CONTINUED on Ninth Paee)
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CHAPTER 1.

Several years ago. Harriet C0nEer
Williams was one Of the bellies of
AIechanicsviIle. y. Y, where she lived
with her parents in the old home
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stead which had belonged 10 the VIII
iams family since Revolutionary days.
Tn spite Of the numerous admirers
who showered Miss Williams with at
tentlons her affection had never been
seriously touched. She was straight
and tell and willowy, a picture OF
health. Her hair was black as Jet.
her eyes blue. making that rare com
binatiOn OF COlOTing which Is seldom
found outside Of Ireland Although
she had never studied music nor had
she had an opportunity TO take up this
study Harriet Williams was a uatu-
ral-bUru musician.
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and shrieks OF exultation followed the
break
Then came one Of the most startling
and dramatic scenes ever witnessed "a
this theaJeF OF tragic events. IL would
not have seemed as II the entrance OF
one man al such a moment would even
have been noticed Yet only one ma7,
as white s the linen az his throat but
with features wearing an expression
no observer ever forgot. suddenly rush-
ed in upon the floor OF the Exchange.
The man WIS GregsOnl
And then the name OF GTeEsOn
rose from a thousand thrOats. with a
volume OF sound that shook the mighty
building from roof to foundations.
One man only. suddenly observing
him. shank as II he Unexpectedly be-
held a ghost-the leader OF The bear
pool. Jack Pollock
In thirty seconds Northern Traction
had leaped 70 par-and the closing
came at one hundred and eight.
Gregson & Green had won out-oF,
rather, Mr. Felix Boyd.
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2 your wife, the mother Of
your child, came to you Of
her own free will, and out Of
a clear sky told you that she
had never known what the
word love meant; and
If she told you that she was des-
perately in love with another man
TO whom she declared she must 60
or die; and
If she asked you, quite as mat
ter of fact. to give your consent to
her leaving your home, which so
far as YOU knew had always been
comfortable and happy.
Would you consider the facts OF
the case calmly and judiciously,
and
Would you consent 20 give your
wife to her lover without oppO~i-
tion if, after YOU had tried for "a
twelvemonth 20 win back her atfec-
tion by every method which is
known 10 suitor and had failed to
gain her affection, she still begged
10 be permitted 10 go?
Alfred r. Wolf, of Bartlett. Neb.,
was confronted with this problem
a few days ago and when he had
arrived at hIs answer one of the
most curious and unusual ro-
mances-and curious romances in
the realm of love are named by
the legion-had been cOnsummated.
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heard through friends that there was
an opening out in Nebraska. There
was chance 20 take over stors
there and also a weekly newspaper.
A man whom he had known in the
old davs in the West had decided to
throw up these jobs and come East.
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Continued on Ninth Psge)
Octo b er Ia. 1906.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-02-13

| tcascd pa TO take the first train
for home, so We could join The circus
before it closed the season. N he
could repOrt to the managers the re-
suit of his business trip to the west.
but IA said lie had heard OF Il man
who had 9 herd Of buffalo on q ranch
not far from that town, and before he
returned to the show he was going to
buy d herd OF buffalo for the cowboys
and Indians to chase around the wild
west show.
l couldn't do anything with pa. so
we stayed al that town until pa got
good and ready to go home. He
buclied the faro bank some. but the
gamblers soon found he had so much
money that he could break any bank,
50 they closed up their iaV-OutS and
began to sell pa mining stock in mines
which We're fabulouslY rich if they
only had money to develop them.
They sailed ON mines near town for
pa To examine. and when he found that
they contained gold enough in every
ShOVeIful of dirt to make q man crazy,
he bought , whole lot of stock, and
then the gamblers entertained pa for
all that was III.
They got up dances and fandangos,
and IA was it. sure. and / was proud
of him. he did not lose his head.
He just acted dignifed, and they
thought they were entertaining q dis
tinguished man. Everything would
have gone all right, and we would
have got out with honor, If il hadn't
been for the annual rabbit drive that
same off while we were there. Part
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IS going right amongst the big game
and is going to make those rabbits
think the day of judgment has arrived.
Give me a club
The leader handed pa an axe handle
ana when we looked ahead tona.A>
the corral where the rabbits had bcSH
driven. il seemed as though there Wer,
Il million Of them. ana they were
jumping over each other 50 it locke.
rs though there WAS a snow balfk ~
rabbits -four feet thick. When pl ssh
lie was ready a fellow sounded 4
buglc, and pas pony started Oft on tn,
jump for the corral. and all the other
but they held back their horses 50 ia
could have the whole field To himself.
Gee. but I was sorry for pa. Ills
amongst the rabbits, and when il got
thickest. the darn horse began t.
buck, and tossed IA in the air jast ~
though he had been thrown UP IN a
blanket, and hc came down on "A soft
bed OF STRUGGLING ana scared rabbits.
and the other horsemeu stopped at thc
edge OF the corral ana watched pa.
and | got off my horse and climbed IL
on a post Of tHc corral and tried IT,
pick out pa. Then all the hundred Or
more dogs were let loose in amongst
pa and the rabbits. and il was a sight
worth going mites to sec II IT hdd
been somebody else than pa hat was
holding the center Of the stage and ali
the crowd laughing at pa. aud yelling
to him to stand his ground.
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Of the country is irrigated. and good
crops are grown. but the j~dCkIabbIts
are 50 numerous that they come IL OH
the plains adjoining the green spots.
at night. and eat everything in sight.
so once q year the people get ur q
rabbit drive and go out III the night
by the hundred. on horseback. and
surround the country for ten miles OF
so. and at daylight ride along towards
d corral. where thousands ot rabbits
are driven in and slaughtered with
clubs. Tie men ride close together.
with dogs, ana no guilty abbit can
escape.
Pa thought il would be Il picnic, AMI
50 we went along. but pa wishes that
he had let well enough alone and kept
out Of the rabbit game. Those natives
are fun Of fun. and ON these rabbit
drives they always pick out some man
u have fun With. and they picked out
pa as the victim. We rode along for e
couple of hours. flushing rabbits by
the dozen. and they would run along
ahead Of Us. and multiply. - that
When the corral VAS ia sight ahead the
prairie was alive with long cared ami
mails. so the earth seemed To be NOV
ing. and il almoSt made 4 man dizzy to
look at them.
Tie hundreds Of men on horseback
had come in close together from all
sides and when we were within half
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Stocks and IiOndS.

,DS Ivy Lh22"cI%C'd rI39S.l ,1,
az, op@S . uu.I
~ l" - va - ne 9aI'1 SIitt-
3HI.sjIt az si SnecSiafjUG senti M VEN anG
i,@i'dtLiE 9pec0I"uNc sentiment ana
d!@lhci1llat'oh TO make large COM
I~l'li"ohta were 1Ae marked fe4iufe5.
ne 5XGitea advances OF Yesterday IN
1IC tllIl taIifo'o7 gave place TO SOM"
Lt"c'lc, t2d3S &ha prices Ieii pacA
lIohl me Idck OF INC STIMULATING N
ld1iiCe Oh me SlIcilstl IN lilose StochS:
ne mario" professional c~haf2cter OF
me Hial h0t was dGhloIl9lialeu bN liie
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Cotton, Receipts.

New ORR. Feb. 9.--The following
are the total net receipts OF cotton
at ali ports since September list: Gal
weston, 1,977,45S: New Orleans, 1856
sos; Mobile, 194,5&6; savannah, 161.-
100; Charleston. 150.130: Wilmington.
2S2,7 $50; Norfolk, 50S.341; Baltimore.
1904; New York, 2.001; Newport
News, 11,922; Philadelphia. 1892; san
Francisco, 1900; brunswick. 130,135;
Port Townsend, 24,611; Pensacola.
106, 9G1; Portland, ore; 1850; Port
Arthur q Sabine Pass, 1880; Jack
sonville. 1905; Eagle SIS. Texas,
2.%49; FL Paso, Texas, 151; Laredo,
ASH; minor ports, 12,841; total. o.
SGS,436 bales.
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Wen, IA swung his ax handle and
killed au occasional rabbit. but there
were thousands al around. and ~
seemed to be wadiag W - his middls
iu rabbits, and they would jump "t-
over him. and bunt him with their
heads. and scratch him with their toe
nails. and the dogs you'd grab rabbits
and shake them. ana ia would fal3
down and rabbits would run over Hlnl
till you couldn't see d. II all 11ei
hc would raise Up again ant maui tho
animals with his club. and hi9 ciot1es
were so covered with rabbit hair tndi
he looked like d big rabbit himself
He lost his nat and looked - though
he was getting exhausted. and then ne
stepped and spit on his hands aud
Yelled 10 the rest OF the men. who hst4
dismouuted and were lined up ~ TIL"
edge of the corral. and sail. You
condemned IuaferS: why don't YOU
come in here and help ~ dogs KIN on
these germin, cause / don't WaLt u
have all the fun. Come Oh ia. the VA
ter Is fine. and "a laughed a. though
lie was in swimming and wanted The
rest of the gang to- come H.
The crowd thought they had given
the distinguished stranger mis- inning.
and So they all rushed i'm with clubs
and began To kill rabbits and drive
them away from ia. IL an hour o.
50 the most OF them were killed ana
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Tie IuihI Visible Now aAas so
Broueh Into ~iGhi ia tire I.a~t
Week. I90..sS.

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hester placement 81 ilc world kfst=
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including Egypt. EruEIl. india. t&.
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