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Bob was of in the clouds. All his
friends and associates remarked the
change, but l alone, except perhaps
Kate, had any idea of the cause. l
knew that two million dollars and the
coming New Year were hurdling like
kangaroos over Bob's mental rails and
bitches, though I did not know it from
anything he told me, for after that
talk on the upper deck of the Tribes
man he had shut up like clam.
He did rot exactly shun me, but
showed me in many ways that he
had entered into new world, in
which he desired to be alone. That
Beulah Sands plight had reused into
Intense activity all the latent romance
of my friends nature, did not sur
prise me. l foresaw from the first
that Bob would fall head over heels
in love with this beautiful sorrow
laden girl, and it was soon obvious
that the slongdelayed shaft had plant
ed its point in the innermost depths
of his being His was more than love;
feryid idolatry now had possession
of his soul, mind and body Yet its
outward manifestations were the op-
posite of what one would have looked
for in this gay and optimistic south
erner. 1t was rather priest-like wor-
ship, a calm imperturbability that
nothing seemed to distract or upset,
at least in the presence of the goddess
who was it's object. Every morning
he would pass through my Office head
ed straight for the little room she oc-
cupied as if it were his one objective
point of the day, but once he heard
his own Good morning, Miss Sands"
he seemed to round to, and while in
her presence was the Bob BROMLEY of
old He would be in and out all
day on any and every pretext, al
ways entering with an undisguised
eagerness, leaving with slow, dreamy
reluctance. That he never saw her
outside the Office, I am sure, for she
said goodnight to him when he or
she left for the day. with the same
DON t-come-with-me dignity that she
exhibited to all the rest of US.
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CHAPTER II.

Tb lowing week saw Miss Sands,
-, VA private secretary to the
head Of tiolph & Randolph, estab-
itsbed IN Nttle Office between mine
and Bob] Sqe had not been there a.
d da befort e knew she was worker.
She spent the hours going over re-
norris and Analysing financial state
lnents, showing a sagacity extraordi-
nary in so young a person. She ex-
r,rained her knowledge of figures by
he hand-work she had done for the
nudge all of whose accounts she had
tent. Bob and l saw that she was
bent on smothering her memory in
that antidote for all ills Of heart and
soul-work. Her Office life was sim
Diicity itself. She spoke to no one eX-
cent Bob. save in connection with such
business matters of the firms as
might send her by one of the clerks
IN attend to. To the others in the
banking house she was just an uncon-
yentional young literary woman whose
high social connections had gained her
this opportunity of getting at the Sc
erets Of finance, from actual expert
ence. for use in forthcoming novels. 1t
had got abroad that she was the writer
Of great distinction who, under a nom
de plume, had recently made quite a
dent in the worlds literary shell-a
suggestion that | rightly guessed was
one Of Bob's delicate ways Of smooth
ing out her path. f~had tried in every
way to make things easy for her, but
it was impossible for me to draw her
out in talk, and finally l gave it UP.
Had it not been that every time l
passed her ONCE door | was compelled
by the fascination which | had first
felt, and which, instead Of diminishing,
had increased with her reticence, to
look in at the quiet figure with the
downcast eyes, working away at her
desk as though her life depended on
never missing a second, l should not
have known she was in the building.
My wife, at my suggestion, had tried
to induce her to visit us; in fact, after
I let her into just enough of Beulah
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had not attempted to say a word to
Bob about his feeling for Beulah
Sands, nor had he ever brought up
the subject to me. On the contrary
he studiously avoided it.
Three months of the six had now
passed, and with each day l thought I
noted an increasing anxiety in Bob
He had opened a special account for
Miss Sands on the books of the house
in his name as agent, with a credit of
100000, and we both watched it with
painful tenseneSs of scrutiny. 1t
had grown by uneven jerks, until the
balance on October l was almost
$400,000 On some of the trades Bob
had consulted me, and on others, two
in particular where he closed up after
few days operations with nearly
100000 profit, l did not even know
what the trading was based on until
the stocks had been sold. Then he
said:
Jim, that little lady from Virginia
can give us a big handicap and play
us to a standstill at our own game.
She told me to buy all the Burlington
and Sugar her account would stand,
and did not even ask my opinion. In
both cases I thought the operations
were more the result OF a wakeful
night, and an understanding de-
cision than anything else, and l tack
led both with a SILVER; but when she
told me to sell them out at time |
thought they looked like going high
err. and the next day they slumped,
could not help thinking about the des-
tiny that shapes our ends"
On my part l tried to help. On one
occasion, without consulting her,
put her account in on sure thing
underwriting, wherein she stood to
make a profit of quarter Of mil
lion, but when Bob told her what
had done, she insisted with great dig
nifty that her name be withdrawn.
After that neither of US dared help
her to any short cuts. Bob was deep
ly impressed by her principles. and.
commenting on them, said: Jim. II
all Wall street had code similar to
Beulah Sands to hew to in their GAM
bles, ours would be fatrer and more
manly game, and many OF the multi
millionaires would be clerhnE, while
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Order OF Publication.

THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
AT rules held in the Clerks office OF the Cir
April 1907
Melzopa Wilson and John J. Wilson, her
husband, Lille NJ. Carter, and John F. Carter
her husband
Julia W. johnson and johnson her
husband, Anna HOke and ,soke. her
husband. and Y. Poole admir- C. (. a OF Julia
Wofthingten deed.
The object Of the above suit is to obtain par
teton OF the real estate OF which Julia
Worthington died seized among her heirs at
law II susceptible tnersof anu If not to Sc
same and divide ths proceeds as PROVIDED by
law and it Appearing on iisAHit hled in lbis
salt,tnat the said defendants Anna HOke and
Hoke, her husba adj and Johnson
husband of Julia w. johnson are mo- -resi-
dents OF this state. they are a reby required
appear at the said Ciers 5 Office within g., e
month from TIE 5th day OF april u tthu
s'tte OF the ust paolte tIon heTesf.i aHa do
what IS necessary TO protecistneir interests ia
this matter.
A. Poole, Atty. COR PIN.
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Sands story SO that she could see
things on true slant, she had de-
cided to try to bring her to our house
to live. But though the girl was sweet
ly gentle in her appreciation of Hates
thoughtful attentions, in her simple
way she made us both feel that our
efforts would be for naught, that her
position must be the same as that of
any other clerk in the Office. We both
hnally left her to herself. Bob ex-
planned to me, some three weeks after
she came to the office, that she re-
celVed no visitors at her home, hotel
on quiet uptown street, and that
even he had never had permission to
call upon her there.
But from the day she came to Occu-
py her desk in our Office, Bob was a
changed man, whether for better or
Tor worse neither Kate nor l could de-
eide. His old bounding elasticity was
gone, and with it his rollicking laugh
lie was now man where before he
mad been boy, man with a burden.
Even if | had not heard Beulah Sands
story, | should have guessed that Bob
was staggering under strange load
While before, from the close of the
STOCK exchange until its opening the
next morning, he was, as Kate was
lond of putting it, always ready to fill
III Tor anything from chaperon to
nurse, always open for any Lark we
Planned from a Bohemian dinner to
the opera, now weeks went by without
our seeing him at our house In the
once 1t used to be a saying that out
Slae gons-strikes, Bob BROMLEY did
not know he was in the stock business.
Formerly every clerk knew when Bob
came or went, for it was with a rush,
Shout, laugh, and bang of doors;
anu on the floor Of the stock exchange
NJ man played so many pranks, or
Alled his orders with so much jofly
sooa-nature and hilarious boisterous-
Hess' But from the day the Virginian
sur crossed his path, Bob BROMLEY
was a man who was thinking, think
's, thinking all the time. 1t was only
WIN an effort that he would keep his
Eyes on whomeyer he was talking with
.0us enough to take in what was said,
:. Au Il the saying occupied much time
" would beIapparent to the talker that
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TO be Continually
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-07-12
$50 ACRES OF LAND,

MUKE UK LESS,
it being the home farm of the said Carlton
GLAND.
about 40 acres of this farm Is in timber,
the rest in high state of cultivation. II is
one Of the most productive farms in the coun-
ty, and is situated about 2 l-2 miles north of
Brookeville, with an outlet to the county
road leading from Mt. Zion to Unity.
The impro vements consist of a comfortable
frame
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-07-12
ABOLISH THE FEE SYSTEM.

In his address before the State Bar AS
sociation at Ocean City Attorney General
Bryan ably set forth the reasons against the
calling of convention to frame new Con-
stitution for the State of Maryland, but he
pointed out that there might well be some
changes in our present organic law which
could be effected by the adoption of amend.
ments. Among the amendments advocated
by him was one abolishing the fee system
and the substitution oil fixed salaries for
public officials, calling attention to the fla.
grant evils that have grown up in the coun-
ties and in Baltimore from the imposing OF
of fees as a recompense for official service.
The fec system is bad in principle and bad
In practice. The abuses resulting there
from not only in Maryland, but in many
other States, and particularly Southern
States, have been such as TO amount, In
many instances, TO odious oppression. At
the bottom it is system of graft and cor
rupt politics. In this city there is no reason
whatever why fees should be paid to the
Sheriff or why the City Collector should
get commission. Those officials should be
paid salaries, and good salaries at that, and
all other public officers now getting fees
should be paid fixed sums commensurate
with the labor performed.
Attorney General Bryan will do good
work if he should push'to the front in an
effective way the need Of a Constitutional
amendment that will wipe out this evil
BALTIC, Meas.
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SOME CRITICAL VIEWS

surprising and vigorous attack upon
Theodore Roosevelt and the Roosevelt adj
ministration's policy OF the Capitalization
of power in the Federal government, to.
gether with an able defense Of States rights
and protest against the effort to override
them, by Mr.. John s. Wise, an eminent
Republican lawyer, Of New York, once the
Republican candidate for governor of Vir.
ginia, and noted throughout the country as
an author and sportsman, was the big fea-
ture of the twelfth annual meeting of the
Maryland State Bar Association, held at
Ocean City last week. Mr.. Wise denounc-
ed Roosevelt as a dangerous element in
American politics. He said he was not pre-
pared to come over 10 the Democratic party
because of its socialistic vagaries, but refuses
absolutely to follow Roosevelt and Root in
their pursuit of power by the Federal gov
eminent, their encroachment upon the rights
OF the States, and disregard of the Consti.
tuition of the United States and the Supreme
Court.
Speaking not only as Republican Of
prominence, but as personal friend of both
Roosevelt and Root, Mr.. Wise's speech is
of more than usual significance. His de-
nunciation Of the Roosevelt doctrine as dan.
gerous and his Characterization OF his policy
as the most insidious heresy yet proposed
TO the American people, created a sensation,
coming as it did from man who had served
In Congress as Republican and gained
widespread condemnation in Virginia be-
cause of his adherence to that party.
Another interesting statement made by
Mr.. Wise in the course of his address was
that the present Secretary OF State had de-
clared that negro suffrage is failure, aud
that the Roosevelt administration is pro.
ceeding on that theory. 81 am not here TO
deny this" said Mr.. Wise, "but it is hu.
initiating confession to the Republican par
ty." This coming from the man who en-
deavored TO preserve to the negroes the
right to vote in Virginia by attacking the
constitution OF that State, was received by
the audience, most Of whom were Demo-
Gratis, with great enthusiasm.
At the conclusion of his address he was
askeu by reporter:
"Do you consider President Roosevelt a
dangerous element in American politics ?"
Il do" said Mr.. Wise, "because believe
he is both sincere and respectable, and his
doctrine is utterly subversive of the idea OF
State sovereignty and limited Federal power.
He does not realizs that Federal power ia
no more than that which was delegated
He is constantly striving against the lmita-
tons OF Federal power, without which al
least two States of the Union-North Caro-
lima and Rhode Isand-would never have
come into ii. The Supreme Court has re.
buked the Roosevelt idea within the last
month in the Kansas Colorado case II is
on that point that l take issue with Roose.
welt"
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| hereby announce myself a candidate for
the House of Delegates, subject to the decis-
ion of the Democratic primaries.
june 2l-te PRESTON B. RAY.
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DWELLING HOUSE,

in excellent condition, and which is located on
high hill. There is q large reception room,
parlor, sitting room, dining room, conserva-
tory off from the dining room, halls, PAN
tries, porches, etc., about 6 bed rooms, attic,
bath room with all modern conveniences, hav-
ing hot and cold water; the house is heated
by steam and has recently been papered.
Windmill, pump, elegant spring. tennis
court, fruit, productive apple orchard, gar
den spot all near the dwelling.
Two large Stables with lofts, large Hay
Barrack, Corn House and Granary, about 8
Chicken Houses with fenced yards, Meat
House, Dairy and other necessary outbuild-
ings. The improvements on this property
are exceptionally fine, nearly all are new
and are in splendid condition. The farm has
been used as dairy farm until recent years.
The land is well-fenced and watered, has been
lined and is in a very high state of cultiva-
ton. This beautiful country home is the
accumulation Of years Of thoughtful and ju'
dicious Improvement. Owing to its location,
it's fertility and its Improvements, it is by fal
, one of the best farms in this section of the
county.
TERMS OF SALE as prescribed by thu
mortgage Cash, of which a deposit o
$500 will be required when the property il
knocked down.
Conveyaucing at the cost Of the purchaser
CHARLES N. BOUIC,
ALBERT NJ. B0UIC,
july l2--ts Assignees
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For the House Of Delegates.

Solicited by friends, offer as candidate
for the House of Delegates, subject to the de-
cision Of the Democratic primaries.
My creed is, more protection for farmers,
who are the main pillars in our national ex-
istence. There should be dog tax law
sheep sho uld be protected. There should be
an amendment TO the Shoemaker road law
for this county a more stringent law against
hunting and shooting on Sunday; longer
term of punishment for chicken thieves an
economical management of public money
June este GEORGE 4. WATERS
hereby announce myself candidate for
the House of Delegates, subject to the decs-
ion of the Democratic primaries.
june 2l-te PRESTON B. RAY.
hereby announce myself q candidate for
the House of Delegates, subject to the decis-
ion of the Democratic primaries.
ANDREW J. CUMMINGS.
june l4-te
desire to announce my candidacy for the
House Of Delegates, subject TO the decision
of the Democratic primaries.
june7- JAMES &c. Diets.
| hereby announce myself candidate for
the House of Delegates, subject to the decis-
ion of the Democratic primaries.
jnne TIE LOUIS b SCH0LL.
hereby announce myself a candidate for
the House Of Delegates, subject to the decis-
ion of the Democratic primaries.
CLARENCE N. GRIFFITH.
june 7te
hereby announce myself a candidate for
the House of Delegates, subject TO the decis-
ion of the Democratic primaries.
]. DAWSON WILLIAMS,
may 3l-te Jacksonville, Md.
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ROAD PETITION.

To the Honorable Board of County Commits
sioners of Montgomery county, Md.
X ENTLEMEN We, the undersigned cit
VI liens and taxpayers OF Montgomery
county, do hereby petition your Honorable
Board TO change the public roads at 0rn-
dorf's Mill, where the said road now crosses
Cabin John creek, so as to make a suitable
site to erect a bridge over said stream, said
change to begin on the lands of Daniel P. and
William 7. Greenfield and running through
the said lands to cross the Cabin John creek
below the present ford and TO intersect the
present road bed by some practical route to
get the proper site for the construction of
bridge.
OHIO C. WARD,
june 2l-5t And seven others.
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DWELLING HOUSE,

containing about rooms, Corn House, Wagon
Shed, Granary and Stable attached, and
other necessary outbuildings, in good con-
dition. Beautiful shade trees adorn the cur
tilage. Young apple orchard and other fruit
on the place. Running streams of water in
nearly every field. About 40 acres of said
land are in line timber-hickory, pine, oak,
etc., the rest is under aud in a high state of
cultivation, the land having been recently
lined. This farm is well-fenced and is very
desirable property owing to its location nd
fertility.
TERMS OF SALE as prescribed by the
mortgage Cash, of which deposit of $500
will be required when the property is knock
ed down.
Conveysncing at the cost of the purchaser.
CHARLES N. BOUIC,
ALBERT NJ. BOUIC,
july l2-ts Assignees
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Notice 10 Creditors.

NOTICES hereby given that the subscrib-
In er has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Montgomery county letters Tesla
mentary on the personal estate of
ANNIE HARDON,
late ofsaid county, decd. All persons hsv-
ing claims against said deceased are hereby
warnedto exhibitthe same, with the vouch-
ers thereof, TO the subscriber on or before the
End day of January, 1908 they may other
wise by law be excluded from all benefit
OF said estate. All persons indebted TO said
estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment. Given under my hand this End day OF
July, 1907.
R. GOLDEN DONALDSON,
july sat Executor,
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N q II I Q "a.

E0R the purpose OF expediting the con-
Il struction of the mile OF Shoemaker road
on the old Baltimore road, near Roc kCreek.
the County Commissioners deem il expedi-
ent that the road be closed to general travel
until further notice, and it is so ordered
by the said Board. Persons travelling this
road in disobedience of this order do so al
their own risk.
By order of the Board
ROBERT G. HILTON,
june 2s-tf Clerk,
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ROAD PETITION,
To the Honorable Board of County Com
missioners of Montgomery county, Md.

TNHE undersigned taxpayers and citizens of
the county aforesaid very respectfully
represent to your Honorable Beard that the
public convenience will be greatly promoted
by the opening OF a public road as follows:
Commencing at the outlet from John F.
Boyer's residence to the Bro wningsvlle road
and following said outlet to near said Boy
er's residence, then bearing to the left above
said Boyer's house thence on the road bed
leading from the residence of William Z.
Warthen then on the most practicable route
to near the residence of Harry Poole; the n
on the best and most direct route to the lands
of Thomas Woodfeld; then on an old road
bed to the public road leading from Damas-
Gus to Mt. Airy, Md.
JOHN F. BOYER,
june 2l-5t And sixty-seven Others.
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FOR SALE

Containing about
lis Acres situated on the River road about
IL miles west of Potomac, Nd, near the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Has been lined
twice and is in good state of cultivat ion ;
Groom House and other good building on
the place.
For further particulars apply to
MRS. AMY F. 0FFUTT,
June 7-sm Potomac, Nd,
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nRDERED this 29th day of June, A. D.
~ 1907, by the Circuit Court for Mont
gomery County, as Court Of Equity, that
the sale made by Daniel William Baker,
Mortgage, to Daniel William Baker, and
reported in the above entitled cause, be ratl-
fed and confirmed, unless cause TO the con-
trary thereof be shown on or before the
29th day of July next: Provided copy of
this order be inserted in some newspaper pub
lished in said Montgomery county once in each
Of July, A. D. 1907.
The Report states the amount of sale to be
$720 90.
JOHN L. BRUNETT, Clerk.
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
True copy-Test
july 5.td JOHN L. BRUNETT, Clerk.
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ORDER NISI.
Henson Duffin ct al. VS.. Gilmore Dufin ct al.
In the Circuit Court for Montgomery county,
as a Court of Equity. No. 1895 Equity.

ORDERED this 25th day of June, A.
" D. 1907, by the Circuit Court for Mont.
gomery county, as a Court of Equity, that
the sale made by Bowie F. Waters to Ben
jamin F Hicks, and reported in the above en-
titled cause, be ratified and confirmed, uu-
less cause to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the 22nd day of July next: Pro-
vided a copy of this order be inserted
in some newspaper published in snid Mont
gomery county, once in each of three sue
cessive weeks before the said 22nd day of
July, A. D. 1907.
The Report states the amount of the sale
to be $4,000.
JOHN L. BRUNETT, Clerk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county
True copy-Test:
june % I'd JOHN L. BRUNETT, CPk.