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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-07

"What do you mean7" ! cried.
The nature OF our organization. Have
you engaged rooms?" he continued.
us he pointed to the sign Of the inn.
mo. but was on my way to do SO
when you stopped me-"
Then do so ut once. and We will
talk the matter over In privacy"
walked to the Office. and securing
rooms we asccnded at once: but I
noticed that he examined the register
carefully before leaving the Office.
When We were locked within the
rooms. he said:
"Your name. I see. Is Castlcman?"
at IL: did you not know that?'
He did not answer Mt once. but. see.
ing my surprise. he pursued:
Had you no companion"
now began to feel trife uneasy
under this mans bombardment OF
questions. It occurred to me. for the
first time. that he was feeling his
way.
Your name. SIR" | said. somewhat
Impatiently.
'Is Duvalle."
buNaiIe, salu. TtHecliNeIS. lHeu
you have been commissioned by VAL
dermere to conduct me to him-and
yet can see no occasion for such ex-
actions as you make" I was slowly
being offended by the manner of this
Duvalle.
You will see the reason more
clearly when you discover the full
nature OF the organization with which
Valdermerc Is associated" he answer
ed. with a searching look in his eyes.
And you. are you acquainted with
its nature?"
This ring Is my passport. but l
must know your story-in detail"
rs not my name and my appearance
sufficient to identify me as the man
you seek?"
Your name can have been assum-
ed-your appearance can have chang
ed-but on your words | can place no
doubt"
but while he recoiled little, he bore
my gaze unflinchlngly.
Our order" he said. "is secret
one. and there are many adventurers.
who would penetrate its mysteries
which explains the great precautions
which am forced to observe. II you
still doubt the propriety of confiding
in me. | can do nothing but with
draw" and he rose, as though he
would leave me.
ITO be continued.)
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Dlg NlNlX
'.s Historical sos!.,,svs told ,s " much; much said

H"e .u knew my fathers history"
''in part"
.How In part?"
"Hs married a Jewess at the ex'
pense OF his estates. as he was dis.
owned for this act by his father"
Proceed"
movement against him. but he stood
Arm. and driven to despair he took to
the army. and his distinguished ser.
vices are now matters OF English his.
tory"
"Ah!" I said. positively relieved
that he had read this account. instead
of divinIng II. by some deviiish magic.
which feared him possessed Of"
But there Is nothing Of my mother
In history"
II did no, say so." he replied. but
you inherit your mothers characters.
tics. In whose blood the taiut OF per
stiii h"vs. But look into the dark
pages OF her sad i'fe. and sec II you
do not ind In each line somethin. to
give, you courage-somcihing that
calls to and for you. All! don't In.
icrrupt me. but. when I am gone. re.
fleet over what have said. and then
you will understand my words. which
may now seem vague. When you re.
turn to England cntrcat your mother
to confide TO you what she and your
father have so s,udiousiy withheld.
and when disappointment has driven
Its dagger into the heart Of your am.
billion. seek me. and I Will then fui.
iili my promise"
He arose from the camp.s,ool. and.
handing me n memorandum. said:
by reference To this data you VIII
know my whereabouts for the next
ten years. You may not come to mo
Mt once. but in time I shall see you.
Goodbye. for the present" md seix.
Ing my hand he ciasped II heartily
and was gone.
Thus had met Jean valdcrmerc.
whose prophetic words. alas. had
come true In ample measure. and. Ms
left the deck OF the great Inter.
NATIONAL to seek him out. was com.
picting the prophecy he had made.
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CHAPTER u.


Arriving at the picturesque little
city OF Chattanooga. Nesting In the
shadows OF old Lookout Mountain. Mt
whose base flowed the waters Of the
Tennessee river. I hastened to the
postofice to see II valdermere had re.
ceived my letter.
The letter had been called for, but
no notice of the recipient had been
taken by the clerk-the name OF Val
dermere was unknown to the function
aries, or to the city directory, and.
after an exhaustive inquiry. left In
despair.
AS approached the entrance to n
large building which bore the sign OF
an inn.- was accosted. by man of
singular appearance-singular be.
cause unlike the ordinary citizen one
meets with in towns. villages or even
cities.
Dark. thin. alien-a voice trained a
hand long and nervous. an eye sinis-
ter. cold and calculating, y nose-or
more accurately beak-thin and
hooked. n brow so marked by n long
black streak of hair as to resemble
a black line across his forehead.
Touching me slightly with his bony
hand, he said:
Your pardon. sir!"
turned full upon him. repelled by
his evil look.
"You are in search OF a friend" he
said, 81 might serve you, sir. heard
you make an inquiry of the postmas.
ter
did not remember his presence,
but replied:
81 am in search of Jean Valdez.
mere"
He started. his eyes dancing in
sinister way, as mentioned the
name of Valdermere.
DO you know the ihan?" asked.
81 have seen him." he replied.
where then is he?" inquired.
thinking perhaps he had left the city
before my arrival.
i've seen him in Europe. in Africa.
in Asia. in America. and in fact every
where"
"Ah! see. you are a foreigner
but not English"
"No. | am not English" he said,
and his thin pale lips parted. betray-
ing feeling l could not fathom.
turned to leave him, but he drew
me aside.
"One moment" he said.
stood waiting. while he drew from
his pocket gold ring. set with
strange looking black stone. | at
once recognized 1t as counterpart
of ring had often seen on the fin
ger of Valdermere.
When you find a man wearing that
ring" he said, gazing fixedly at me,
you will find man that knows Jean
Valdermere."
"Ah! then you belong to the same
order?"
II do" he replied.
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MANY DIVORCES FOUND ILLEGAL.

Spcakin. OF divorces amazing Irregularities
In many of the divorces granted In this city with
In tho past 20 years have been discovered. So
far there ID naw In ono divorce out OF every
i've examined.
These defects were found by William II. X.
Jarvis Of the census bureau and his corps OF
l5 divorce girls. sent from Washington for sta.
tistcs OF divorces. II made known they would
make biknmists OF many couples married In good
faith and ilc4itimAtixc many children.
How much and how many Of these discov
cries will be made public depends largely on nc.
uon to bc taken by Mr.. Jarvis. II hc applies to
the court for necessary data In thousands OF
cases nm order may bc granted to "unscal tho
papers
From 1856 to 1896 divorces were granted In
tho sinGrlnr nd In hn afc anaIal
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"And the ring Is the insignia OF tn.

"And the ring Is the insignia OF the
ORDER
Exactly. have you a dupiicate:"
NO l hastily replied. for l Am
not yet a member"
"Ah. an Applicant?
! bowed.
Have you a password. or a paper
to Identity you!"
l produced the memorandum, aud
he eagerly examined every letter. and
every line of writing with care that
! thought very exaeting. but as he
was member OF the order. and as I
knew the extreme secrecy to which
members were sworn. I never once
questioned his right to know all that
could impart.
After I had examined the ring. I
felt that I might speak unrcservedly
to this man. whose uncanny appear.
ance only strengthened his right In
my eyes.
Thinking him an envoy OF Valdez,
mere. felt relieved 10 be guided by
his advice.
Then you are an envoy OF Valdez,
mere?" I said.
"can you doubt H." and he held
forth the ring. which I perceived was
much too large for his taion.iikc fu'
ger.
He smiled. and his sinister eyes
CLEANED.
Then you will direct mo to his
lod.inss:"
II Will be compelled to ask you fol
further credentials" he said. ''bcfors
! can do that. but you will pardon
such extreme care when you realize
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"A ~ MVH'
H Edgar FRIA
dRISICjPF%
I 02H9e7zY %0B. kH mr.
.5z<EIXZ0 R2RXsV N1A2I
CHAPTER I.-contInued.

CHAPTER i.-contInued.
There can be no mistake. II there
was the least doubt. ! would give you
the benefit Of Il. and my frankness
Ii simply mark OF my sincerity-i
speak to you as would speak to
brother. with q conviction that am
rendering you an act OF kindness.
when you arc disappointed In love.
Castieman. there is only one antidote
for n man Of your keen susceptibility
for In all things You are sincere
In love. In friendship. In principle.
when you are disappointed In love.
you will suffer kecnly-you must have
something TO take Its piace-it must
be something to excite the interest
to keep tho mind and the heart sep.
aratc-it must be absorbinI-nll-con.
suming-somc sentiment or pursuit as
strong and us absorbing rs love Il.
SELF
made no answer for his cold.
cruel words were eating away my
heart. and fci, as though he had
sounded the dcath.kncll Of all my
fondcst hopes.
He also sat silent for awhile. and
then continued:
Though you are man OF sincere
and deep convictions. you can never.
theless find substitute for the loss
OF your hearts object. will give you
n Mistress. who will hold you spell.
bound. aud will supplant NIL others"
III II Is my destiny TO be disappoin,.
cd In the one cherished object of my
heart. then I will bear my trouble rs
best can." replied: but mistress
Il do not understand you"
You have n speculative mind. an
adventurous soul. you love mystery.
danger. advcnture!"
AL" cried.
"I can induct you Into an order
whose teachings will render all other
sentiments commonplace and child.
ish."
looked into his facet was a.slow
with n Wild light. was enchanted
with his strange words. despite the
sickening sense ut my heart and the
conflicting thoughts OF my brain. The
magic OF his look. the force OF his
words. filled me with delicious ter.
ror.
but tueie Hust We bohu VI Ss"
pathy. an affinity Of thought. an anal.
ogy OF purpose. In order that I may
become n member OF the mystic circle
you describe"
You love mystery"
II do"
"One affinity. You seek wisdom?"
"Yes."
THE second affinity. You love jus.
tice?"
Can you doubt it,"
"Then you have some OF the requis.
ites-the others may develop-and.
besides. your mother was Jewess."
At this remarkable statement I
started-not because I felt ashamed
of my mothers nationality-but at
the extraordinary fact that Valdez
mere had discovered it-by what
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Well Informed Man,

What makes you think this house
was formerly used as boarding
house for school teachers?" asked the
agent. showing prospective tenant
through the vacant house.
Because the under side Of the bal
uster-rail leading to the dinirg room
is fringed with little balls Of chew.
in: gum," replied the w:5c one.
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that Ike Diana than
becoming
plump. large IA and nnaiiy
applied his local rabbi Tor
In Formally divorce
Immediately youns
a n
% %
q
$50 pounds could stand N"
longer" - - , -, .-,.
parties and balls
applied for limited divorce
should lose of he fat they
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"Tozer-nobody knows where he gc' his
name-has disappeared from Battery park. Tozer
is little halfbreed fox terrier. and for years ho
has lived along tho docks on South street by
night and In front of the barge Office By day.
Every policeman. every tramp. every longghore-
man. every newsboy, and for that matter every
body who had business that took him to South
ferry and South street more than a week
knew Tozer. for Tozcr the smartcst sleek
est little tramp of n dog that ever begged meal
from a free lunch counter.
Tozer came to the Battery five years ago.
"Dck" Ganley. one of the veterans of the police
force. found him. Tozer hungry that he
could hardly stand up. and Ganlcy hurried to
nearby delicatessen shop and got banquet for
the dog. Tozer ate until he almost exploded
then Gnnley took him inside the hnrre Office nnI
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MANY suPERsTlrIoUs FOREIGNERS.

1t will probably surprise many to leara that
there thousands OF people In this city who
believe in ghosts. Witches spooks and suDersti-
tions.
Director Smith. of Central park. called atten-
tion to one large body of the superstitious n few
weeks ago when he protested In their behalf
against the sale of the two donkeys in the
He declared that II at least of the donkeys
was not kept hand mothers Of babies with
whooping cough threatened with that COM
plant would be after him tooth and nail. And
why? Simply because II baby has whoopng
cough mother nurse sneaks Off with him to
Central park and passes his body three times
under and the donkey's body in a circle
And of course-the whooping cough disappears.
1t may take some time for the cure to be effected
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"That man Is either a Iunatie or a
DEVIL"
means I could not surmise, for. in all
my condolences. I had never told him
of her nativity.
"You stare" he said.
81 cannot have told you this" l
replied.
""I did not accuse you of doing so,
and yet, am I not right?"
MY mother was Jewess-but II
so?"
"She fled from Russia during the
exodus of 1S-."
60 on" said. my wouder in""eas-
ing.
"Your father was an English oIicer
IL. Her Majesty's service In rndiaY"
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The Is examiners the 1887
cent OF the papers n away They do not contain
o
families
OF
made public matters OF distressfu conjecture
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showed him horse blanket that wasn't use Five minutes later r3zer
Ganey practically
name
the indies
he hash
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reared
evil
hngsa akin to ne supernatural
bed for
a
the fooreve 0
Bohemian lady been working among this CLASS o,
In
her TO them
be existence
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News from New York
Interesting Gossip BY Our Censpesdsss il Ceshan-0ssit
New casss fsr Dvsses-Maay Illegal Sepa.soss Dshs he
Past - Years.

NEW YORK!-Youns maidens. beware! II
single bisssedness does not appeal 70 you and
you contemplating matr!mony. DO careful and
do not put on too much weight In your new homo
or you may bs reiegatsd to the ranks OF the
grass widow.
Why: because obesity Ii now of1ciaily
recognized cause for divorce. Hereafter slender
maidens may recall with pans AZ they take tho
marriage that TIL death us do part" means
Until I get fat" And tho well established ten.
dency Of American women to press the limit OF
comfortable piumpness may well become shad'
oS over many homes.
Pat as a cause for divorce was put Into tho
records by Louis Link. tailor. who vas legally
separated the other day from his wife By the
supreme court
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Lovely Woman In a Bank.

1t was close to 8 p. M, closing
hour for business banks, when q
smartly gowned young woman en-
tered financial institution near
Union square the other day and
forthwith pleaded for and succeed
ed in getting preferred position in
the long and eager line of men wait
ing their turn at the paying teller's
window. An usher politely inform
ed the charming one that the Ga
dies section is on the other side"
She replied: ooh, thank you, sir,
but so long as 1 am so near next now
| don't mind. Besides, there's 8
crowd over there, too, 1 see."
When milady finally presented
herself before the busy paying teller
no check or other indication of ac-
count was forthcoming. Instead
the winsome creature fumbled in
her retieule while she asked, 'ECan l
get two cent stamp here, please ?"
New York Press.
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SINGULAR Discovery.

An English author says that a
man of middle age with whom he is
acquainted found one of his eyes
affected, as he thought, by reading
small print at night, and applied to
a famous oculist for advice. The
doctor examined him very carefully,
and presently inquired whether he
had ever suffered any inconvenience
from the other eye, the right one.
"None Whatever" was the reply.
"Still," said the oculist dryly, at
is very important for you to pre-
serve the sight of your left eye, in
asmuch as you have never seen with
the other since you were born"
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Two of a Kind.

The Rev. Mr.. Robertson was called
upon to attend to two workers who
had received fatal injuries in riot.
The reverend gentleman was most
anxious that the men should con-
fess who had been their accom-
plices. One of them died without
nttering word on the subject. AS
the other lay at the point of death
he beckoned Mr.. Robertson, who
FASTENED to his side in the full ex-
pectation that he was about to learn
the fateful tidings. This belief was
strengthened by the first words of
the sufferer. "Can you keep a Sc
cret?" he gasped.
Il can was the eager response
of the clergyman.
$50 can l." said the dying man
and Immediately afterward he calm
ly passed Westminster Re
view.
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Bakery and Confectionery.

We give q list of the cakes that
We expect to have for Xmas. Will
be pleased to have your patronage
and will accommodate you as best
We can.
Fruit Cake OZARK and light.)
Crystal Cakes.
Pound Cake.
Uocosnut. Chocolate and Caro-
mel layer cakes.
Sheet cake and white cake.
Angel Food.
Maccaroons.
Lady Fingers.
Cream Puffs.
Doughnuts.
jelly Roll.
Jumbles and Egg Kisses.
Prices. 25o. sos, 75c. and $1.OO.
Any one wishing special order
now is the time to give it in.
Yours Respectfully.
PETER SCHNEIDER.
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A NATION OF sNoBs.
Tina. Is What an English Writer Calls
His Country.

That Is What an English Writer Calls
His Country.
1t is difficult to talk much about
being ga gentleman and behaving
Like gentleman, says an English
writer, without betraying an inward
and invisible want of breeding. The
f'grace" which is the true word for
what We mean by gentlemanly quail
tiles should never be dwelt upon, al
though its absence should be de-
nounced. That grace of soul, of
feeling, of habit, of manner and of
conduct which should attract no at
tention, no surprise, no eulogy, is
born in person and can never be
acquired, although a stratum of
good manners, which is all that the
majority mean by "gentlemanly," is
often the result of education. 'fYou
have the grace of Cod" said
Launcelot Gobbo when he meant to
convey that Bassanio was a gentle
man, and 1 wish that more of us
were Gobbos in the art of express
sion.
This word gentleman" is very
English in its application. The
French have no equivalent, although,
they are a nation of gallant men,
nation of cavaliers. The Spanish
have no equivalent, although they
are nation of grandees. A proud
er people does not exist, yet the dis
tinctions between class and class in
Spain are much less accentuated
than in England. Through Spain
we arrive at the paradox that the
most aristocratic country in Europe
is also the most democratic. One
cannot imagine Spaniard asking
another ''to behave like a gentle
man" for there is only one stand
ard of behavior in Spain. The ON
nibus conductor, exchanging Gig
arettes with the grandee,, wild ex-
hibit as much mastery of the charm
ing courtesies of life as his "supe-
rior," as we should call the grandee
in England.
1 cannot regret the misuse of the
word gentleman, because its use
seems to me except on occasions of
ceremony utterly snobbish and
meaningless. What pity it is that
we have no word like "monsieur!'
You can address any one by that tt
tie in Paris, from cocher to a
duke, and you are right. The Frencl,
gentleman" stepping into a fiacre,
will address the cocher as "mon-
sieur" as readily as the cocher will
SO address him. In England we use
gentlemen officially, without i'm
plying any foolish class distinction,
but we have no word for the inter
change of courtesy. Our "sir" i'm
plies superiority, the last thing
which monsieur does. We are a
nation of snobs, and it is being
brought home to us by the word
gentleman" being arrogated BY
precisely the class to which We
would deny it.
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.Alcnz the Kennebec," a New
English comedy now in it's fourth
successful season. and carrying a
fine band and orchestra, will be
produced at Hooff,s Opera House
S .turday Dec. Is.
The pIsy is moulded along IL q
same idea as The Old HON,
stead, Shore Acres" and york
State Folks. and deals entirely
with country life. Plays of this
nature are deservedly popular insf-
much as they are clean and whole.
some and leaves good taste in the
mouth. They usually illustrate
some good moral principal without
descending to the oftimes morbid
sensationalism of the melodrama
or the soul narrowing incidents of
the problem play. "Along the
Kennebeo" is said to have met
with great favor wherever produc.
ed, and much interest will be taken
in the presentation of the play in
this CITY. All special scenery is
carried for the production.
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where the Biz E.It a.f..

A city gentleman was invited
down to the country for "a day with
the birds" Whatever his powers in
finance, his shooting was not re-
markable for its accuracy, to the
great disgust of the man in attend
ance, whose tip was generally regu-
lated by the size of the bag. 'Dcar
me-" at last exclaimed the sports-
man, but the birds seem exception
ally strong on the wing this year,
"Not all of 'e1n, sir," came the re-
mark. you've shot at the same
bird about dozen times. ,Es a-fol-
1erin' you about, sir"
Following me about2 Nonsensel
Why should bird do that?"
well, sir" came the reply, "I
dunno, Pm sure, unless 'e's Sangin'
round you for safety" London
Taller.
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Toys. Toys, Toys all kinds ef
Toys at The Bon-Tou.
Snap.


Below 1 give a list of few of
the many bargains I have on my
list for sale. The business pro-
perry, that the Shiflet Music Com
pany is doing business in, eoross
from the Court House. 1 will sell
at bargain. Don't fail to come
and,see me. this is valuable pro
perty and will go into money
One fine residence house and lot
with good out buildings. fine cell. r
under house and good barn and
in fine neighborbood. Worth
$1,000, of any mans money. if sold
at once will take $3.50. Coed
terms can be had.
One new house of seven rooms,
goo l barn. 36 acres of fine bottom
land. This is snap for some man
to garden, and make money easy
Located CLOSE to the Fair grounds,
and is worth $1,000 will sell for
$1,000 on easy terms.
One farm o' 15I acres, one house
of eight rooms 10 miles from Point
Pleasant. $3.50 will buy it.
One farm of 800 acres, II miles
from Kanawha River. Also good
little town, two good houses. come
timber on land about 100 acres
under cultivation aud in graee.
Worth II or SIS per acre. Will
sell for SO per acre on good tsrms.
$50 below Kauswha, 3 miles
from railroad and 81 miles from
Ohio river. 125 acres creek bot
tom 80 scres blue grass 40 acres
I'm Ter cultivation. two orchids, two
dwelling houses, fair shape, and
out buildings. Some timber. This
is one of the finest bargains for
q stock farm. The land is all
underlaid with GOAL.
The farm is cheap at $1,000
will sell for $1,000 on very easy
terms. The owner of this farm is
a very old gentleman, and he must
sell. The above bargains is only
a few that 1 have on my list. L
have 20 or % farms for sale. also
some good town property. Come
and see me OF write.
L. SHIFLET.
The bargain real estate man,
Point Pleasant. W. Va.
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A Dilemma.

Young Bellarine had at the same
time a sore throat and pains in his
stomach. So he went to the doc
tor, who said that he must take
something sweet for his throat, but
he protested, saying that it would
be bad for his stomach. "And,"
said the doctor, refusing to listen,
"for your stomach you must take
something strong"
"But," protested once more the
victim, chat will be bad for my
throat"
'Dear mel" exclaimed the doc
tor, out of patience. 'eYou are a
little too much. Decide instantly
whether you prefer a sore throat or
stomach trouble."-I Riso.