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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-10-25

he had done. She found herself think
Ing of Tom instead and in sheer de-
preston turned early homeward.
With the new year anne Ill tidings
from Australia. An investment had
turned out badly. sDaintree's interests
in general were suffering from his abb
sence. The very next day James
Daintree led Claire Harding into her
fathers library and, even with his
face in happy flames, struck an atti-
tude before the writing table.
"She Is miner he cried. "She has
consented to share the poets bays, to
divide with Esau his inheritance IN the
wilderness"
1t was notable that no consent was
asked of Nicholas Harding. He SAT
back in his chair, with stifed sigh OF
unspeakable relief. Claire never for
got how his hands felt as he took both
of hers and drew her toward him.
"But you spoke Of sailing at once"
said he, cloaking eagerness with an
air of extreme depreciation. 1T would
have to be q very hurried affair"
The frst cloud crossed Daintrees
face.
"Ah. nor, said he. II could not take
her at a moments notice to a house
unfit for her reception. must go and
prepare 1t for her. That is q stern
necessity. But you must bring her OUT
to me yourself in six months time"
Mr.. Harding shook his head. He
was public man.
"Then Lady Starkiesmust."
fro RE COyTINUED1
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-10-25

"Erichsen, the report! It's Gomez!
testing his innocence, abusing his dead
wife and hooking heaven and hell by
the hour together. Tom lay awaiting
the reaction which would follow as
surely as the morning, and tonight 1t
was before it's time. The silence had
been dead indeed, but not long &c.
when the creature leaped from his PAL
LET with q scream. Next instant ne
was kneelng by its neighbor, faWning
over Tom with trembling arms and
twitching fingers.
81 done it! l done itg' he whisper
ed hoarsely. "There! p had to tell
somebody, and 1 have. I'd got to tell
or burst. feel better now. No, no."
he was yelling next moment. WHAT
have said? / was joking, you fat
Joking. 1 tell yer!, Ha. ha, ha! It's
you that done yours! I never done
mine at allp'
And he was strutting up and down
the cell, trembling from head to foot
and laughing horribly through his
chattering teeth.
But a worse sound yet cut his laugh
ter short. 1t was the sound of voices
and the rafting of keys.
Creasey inclined his bullet head one
moment then stumbled to the door and
fell heavily upon his knees.
"The reportv he quavered. Erich
sen. the report! It's come; It's conner
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-10-25
CHAPTER XII.

"OM was thrust into condemn
ed cell measuring but 915 by q
feet and in height a foot less
- -. IT, top~fh Xot oven this
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friend Of Claires? The thought came
for the first time. 1t never came again.
Claire was with the judge, the jury
and the world. She had not written
him one word.
Tom was now in prison dress,
gaunt, dread figure, but they had let
him keep a slip Of paper that he had
often taken out Of pocket In his own
clothes to pore over and to dream upon.
He produced it now. 1t was the slip
of paper Daintree had handed down TO
him during the proceedings at Maryle-
bone. and he had never seen the writ
er's face. But be had made face
unto himself; had built up q character
from those few scrubbed words. and
both face and character were the
sweetest, the kindest and the best that
had existed upon earth during the last
1900 years.
So when his last visitor had depart
ed the condemned man was NOT
ashamed to kiss that furried scrawl
with his lips nor afterwards to find 1t
smudged with his tears.
Those were the days when the cap
ital convict was first found guilty,
next brought up for sentence and next
"reported to the king" The two lat
ter functions rested with the recorder
of London, the last having its origin
in the number Of offenses for which
man might be condemned to death
without the least risk Of being exc
cuted The recorder would wait upon
his majesty in council and make his
report of the prisoners lying in New
gate under sentence Of death, where
upon the king would be graciously
pleased to respite, say, all but the Will
full murderers. The amended report
was straightway dispatched to the pris-
ON and his final fate broken to each
man without moments unnecessary
delay.
1t was the 18th of May and Thurs
day night near the stroke of IL. All
was silent in the condemned cells, Tor
even Creaseys voluble tongue had
ceased to wag, and Tom lay thinking
on his bed. His companion was a
trashy hound, ever cursing God or en-
treating him with shrieks and tears,
unburdening his sordid soul to Tom
half the night, venting covert spite
and enmity upon him day after day.
Tonight he had been alternately pro-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-10-25
CHAPTER XIII.

4" HE condemned youths heard the
next cell entered and their
comrade Carter reused from
his bed. A key then grated IN
their own door, 1t was flung open. and
there were Mr.. Cope, the governor, and
a bevy Of turkeys in the passage.
"Out with itp gasped Creasey. on his
knees. ".Im respited, amt /? | never
done it, sir. | never did. The king
wouldn't hang an innocent MANI"
aGet up and dress YOURSELF" was the
reply. "You will hear the report up
stairs, all of you together. You. too
Erlchsen. Slip on your things"
Tom obeyed and then lent hand to
Creasey, who hardly knew his small
clothes from his jacket, and chung to
Tom as child to it's nurse
"Tm innocent" he kept mumbling.
''They'll be the murderers IL they let
me swing. Didn't tell you / was in
nocent, Erickson? Haven't / said so
all along? Oh, my Gawd. II they let
me swing~ q
"They won't" whispered Tom. But
If they did, why, we've got to die some
time. It's an easy death. and there's
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-10-25
CHAPTER XIV.


"HE good news was broken 10
Claire by her father IN the
dead of night. She had thus
some hours in which to prepare
for what she was resolved should Dc
her last conversation with Daintree on
the subject of Tom. And she antici.
pated not only the last, but the riskiest
Of SO many risky interviews. she leiI
that inef7able relief might prove narusf
to conceal than intolerable anxiety.
and so no sooner were her worse lears
dlssipated than new fears TOOK 'hen
place.
q -
She went for a ride with Daintfee'
and he wearled her more thah ever
IT was heavenly June day. Dul JUS
cious fields and a gorgeous SKY wele
nothing to the poetaster. his omn
rhymes thereon at once usurpeu ail. ~.
exhausted the subject. A volume "
his verse was In the press; every sisn''
sound or word suggested quota.,ou.
Claire tried hars to th!Ik Oh an 'n''
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hairs.
speakable anguish in bis own, while
louder and louder through the cell
window came the clamor of the grow.
ing mob.
"Have you SO utterly forgotten your
God p. began the poor man. with the
tears in his eyes. "He has never for
gotten YOU"
"He has" said Tom doggedly, cor
he wouldn't let me suffer for another
mans crime"
"He has not" shouted the chaplain,
fourishing a paper from his pocket
"He has moved the hearts Of those In
authority over us. On your knees. sir,
and give him thanks, for your life mas
been spared at the eleventh hourF
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-10-25

O. O. COOPER, NJ. D., General surgery
R. B. MILLER, NJ. D., General Medicine
G. LIrFNCE, NJ. D., house surgeon
C. W. ALBERT, MD. Eye, Ear, Nose,
2Throat
Capacity75 Beds
AMI ulance Service
Trai,ing School for Nurses.
Ambitious young women paid
good salaries while training
Nurses supplied for Private Duty
Admits all diseases not contagious
C & O r r Emergency Hospital
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat depart
ment
Specially: APPENDICITIS, Diseases,
of women, abdominal surgery
Hospital Fees $40 week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
) WALKER is IN WASHINGTON
Rock Island Attorney Opposes Surren
dering Federal Canal Rights.

Colonel Charles l.. Walker, as al
torney for the Illinois and Michigan
canal. is in Washington to make a
protest against the passage of a bill
which has been introduced by Repre-
sentative W. w. Wilson of Chicago.
The bill provides that the United
States shall cede to the drainage dis
trict of Chicago the lands now Occu-
pied by the canal between Joliet and
Chicago. The bill is in the interest of
the project to make this drainage ca.
nal a navigable stream. but those who
oppose the idea think the time has
not yet arrived, if it ever does come
| for the government to give up Is
rights for this very valuable property
Governor Deneen is much opposed &c
the passage of Mr.. Wilson's bill. ana
| it is understood that Mr. Walker rep
| resents him in this matter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
PERSONAL POINTS.

Thomas Brown of Galesburs. is Wis
ting in the city today.
Colonel c. W Durham is seriously
i'll at his home ON First avenue.
J. R. Collive~ of Aurora is visiting
friends and relatives in the city.
{. D. Connolly. manager of the Ray
mond Hitchcock company in the Van
hee Tourist" is in the city today.
Frank Warren Hobson. 305Ia Tween
tieth street, has enlisted in the United
States navy as an apprentice seaman
for four years. and last evening depart
ed for Norfolk, Va. to begin his ser
vice on the training ship Franklin.
Nir. and Mrs. p. W. Strickland LEI
yesterday for St. Paul. Mimi. Mrs
Strickland Will make an extended Wis
it in St Paul. while Mr.. StrickIan
Will join Frederick Weyerhaeuser anC
leave with him for California to Iool
ever certain lumber interests.
Al Swain. who has been employee.
at Rock Island arsenal, but has beer
idle on account of illness severa
weeks. has gone to his former HON,
at Belle Plaine Iowa. to recuperatl
He expects to be able to take his Oh
place in the Outfeld for the Rock Is
| land baseball team when spring prac
| tice begins
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
EXPECT TO BE ABLE
TO BUILD AT ONCE
Rock River Traction Company n as
Deal on to Sell Ronds-Si-
Wis Franchise.

Directors of The Rock River Trac-
ton company held a meeting at Gene
SEQ Tuesday at which a proposition
for the sale of bonds of the company
was considered The financiers max
ing the proposal specified that $3.50.
600 worth Of stock must be sold to the
people of Rock Island and Henry coun-
ties. Officers of the company state
that they expect TO be able 10 close
the deal within two weeks. thus insur.
Ing the construction of the road be
tween GeneseO and Rock Island AT
once.
An ordinance is now before the
trustees Of the village of Silvis pre-
scented by the Tri-City Railway &
Light company giving franchise q
that company for a street railway
through the village. The measure vii
come up for consideration at Il NEE
ing to be held next Monday night. Il
provides for 5-cent fares to Moline ana
TO WateTtoWn. The line is to be bull,
so as to be used for interurban pur
poses if an entrance of the three ol
ties is desired by that route. It i
promised to have the line in operation
in four months after the franchise :
voted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
TO BEGIN THE
WORK IN APRIL
Ladies Plan to Have Improvement oil
Cemetery Road Under Way as
Soon as Weather Permits.

\ meeting of the Cemetery Road I'm
provement association was held this
Mrs. Ben T. Cable, for the purpose OF
considering the report of the ladies ON
the conference with the state highway
commissioners at Springfield. Plans
for the beginning of the work early in
April were considered. The ladies
took up the question of appointing a
superintendent to have charge of the
Improvement for the association, but
no action was taken. Another meet.
ing will be held in the near future
when superintendent will be ap
pointed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
VICTORY FOR RIVER
IN SENATE ACTION
Upper Mississippi Cities Pleased Over
Passage of Big Appropriation
Bill.

The passage of the river and harbor
bill by the senate last evening, carry
ing a larger appropriation by some So
C00.00O than the measure had as il
was approved by the house. will cause
rejoicing in the upper Mississippi val
ley. for it insures the following out OF
the plans perfected by General A. Mac
kenzie, chief of engineers. for a 6-foot
channel. The sum of 100000 will be
available yearly, to be used with thai
end in view
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the city clerks Office until Monday,
March 4, 1907, at , O'Clock p. m, for
one battery of boilers not less than
150-horse power.
Specifications for tubular boilers will
be furnished by the city clerk and
builders of water tuber boilers will fur
nish their own specifications and type
of boilers to be furnished
Bidders will bid f. o. b., Rock Island
and also on erection of boilers.
Certified check in amount 5000 tc
accompany bid.
The city reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
H. c. SCHAFFER, City Clerk.
Rock Island, ILL.,, Feb. IS, 1907.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
VOTES FOR HIGHER SALARIES
Senator landee Favors Bill to Benefit
Various State Officers,

Senator Landee of this district. went
on record as favOring the increase of
salaries for the state officers provided
for in the bill which passed the sell
ate Monday. The bill passed 80 10 =.
II provides for the following changes
in salaries; Governor. from $4,000 t.
$4,000 per year: lieutenant governor
from $1,000 to S2.5O0: secretary ci
state from $500 to $500: auditor Cf
public accounts, from $500 to $500
treasurer from $500 to $4,000: sr
perintendent of public instruction
from $4,000 to $500; attorney gen
oral, from $500 to $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
A Valuable Lesson.

six years ago l learned 4 valuable
lesson writes John Pleasant of Mag
nolia, Ind. 81 then began taking Dr.
Kings New Life Pills, and the longer
take them the better | find them. -
They please everybody Guaranteed
at w. T. Hartz, druggist, 301 Twenti-
eth street. 25c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21

command and reports that all are be-
low the limit of IS men required BY
the United States government in order
to enable them TO participate in the
appropriation by congress for the ma
tional guard to take part in the army
maneuvers Cacn summer. All the
companies officers. however, are al
work and hope to bring the number
OF men up to requirements before The
inspection by regular army officers ii
March.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
MAY ADD FARM PRODUCTS
Tri-City Fanciers Discuss Increasing
Scope of Their Exhibits.

At a special meeting of the stock
holders of the Tri-City Fanciers' asso-
citation at Turner hall, Davenport, last
evening. it was voted to hold the third
annual show at Davenport Nov. % to
Dec. l, 1907. The question of increas-
ing the scope of the exhibits by adding
farm products was discussed, but no
action taken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
RISING from the Grave.

A prominent manufacturer. William
A. Fertwell. of Lucama, y. c., relates
a most remarkable experience. He
says: after taking less than three
bottles of Electric Bitters, | feel like
one rising from the grave. My trouble
is Bright's disease. in the diabetes
stage | fully believe Electric Bitters
will cure me permanently. for it has
already stopped the liver and bladder
complications which have troubled me
for years" Guaranteed at w. T. Hartz
drug store, 301 Twentieth street. Pric,
only SOC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
OBITUARY RECORD.
Mrs. M. j. Middleditch.

The sad news has been received N
Rock Island of the death at Mime.
apolis yesterday. of Mrs NJ. J. Middle.
G!tch. formerly of Freeport. and we'll
known and much beloved in this city.
The deceased was an aunt Of the lat
J. w. Potter. in whose home here she
had frequently visited. She was q
sweet and lovabIe character. The fun.
eral will be held in Freeport tomorrow
afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21

Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Charles Gilbert will be held to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock at the
home in South Heights. corner of Six
tcenth street and Nineteenth avenue.
The remains will be taken i'll the II
ternoon TO Green River, the former
home. for burial in the Dayton ceme-
terry near Green river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
GIVES ICE MEN A CHANCE
Freeze Will Enable Them to Complete
Harvest and 10 Ship Elsewhere.

This freeze is welcome to the ice men
who are given an opportunity to com
plete their harvest where they have
was thick enough for cutting it did
not break up during the recent thaw,
and it required but a slight freeze TO
harden it so that cutting can be re
sumed. Most of the firms in this vi
entity are nearly through with the har-
vest. but there is much demand for ice
elsewhere, and large shipping busl-
ness will be done if the weather CON
Itinues cold and sufficient cars are pro-
vided
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
WASHINGTON day
Plan of ObServanceS of the Ma
tionaI Holiday in Rock
Island.
CELEBRATION IN SCHOOLS
Public Business to Be Suspended
Annual Club Banquet in
Evening.

Tomorrow Washington's ,birthdly
will be observed in accordance with
the customs of national holiday III
Rock Island. The banks will close foc
the day. as will the offices at the
court house. although Judge Gest. Ow-
ing to a pressure on his time will be
obliged to continue the circuit court.
The postoffice will respect the custom
AIRY regulations as to holidays.
In the SchooIs.
AS usual the day will be observed
as flag day in the schools. and flags
will float over all school buildings.
Programs appropriate to Washington 5
birthday, and also commemorative
the birthdays of the other great men
of February, Lincoln. LongGellow and
Lowell. will be held. In some of the
schools the general exercises will not
be held owing to the recent epidemic
of contagious diseases. Programs VIII
be carried out in all of the buildings.
either in the individual rooms or in
the corridors by the entire school.
The Club Banquet.
In the evening occurs the fifth an
nual banquet of the Rock Island clu1
following the custom of alternating be
tween Lincoln's and Washington :
birthdays According to the program
heretofore announced the speakers
| from abroad will be Hon. William II
Stead, attorney general Of Illinois:
wv II. Manse of Chicago. and Hon. =,
| ID. DennSOn of Dubuque, recent demo
cratic candidate for lieutenant COVER
nor of Iowa. Mr.. Stead is admitted &c
| be one of the most brilliant after din
ner speakers in Illinois, and Mr. Den
nison has an equal reputation as al
orator in Iowa. DR.. G.. l.. Eyster. pres
| ident of the club. will preside, the
exercises including also the Invocation
| by Rev r. b. Williams, an Origina
poem by Robert ReXdale, and the sing
ing of the national hymn, America.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21

Wedding Anniversary.-A company
of neighbors and friends surprised
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Larkin at then
home 24O1 F'ifth-and-a-half avenue last
evening. it being the 23d anniversary
of their marriage A pleasant evening"
was passed and the company present
ed Mr. and Mrs. Lariin with number
of handsome gifts. Lunch was served
during the evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
DELAY is COSTLY
Fire Department Run Checked
by Long Freight Train and
Condition of Street.
8UilDlNGALM0ST DESTROYED
Flames Discovered in Home While
D. Williams, Sick in Bed, is
Only Occupant.

Fire originating from a defective
chimney this morning practically de
stroyed the residence of John ID. Viii
lams. 9l1 FOrty-fOurth street. The loss
on the household goods and the build
ing is estimated at about $500. The
fire broke out in the roof of the house
at about 9:55 and was first noticed by
neighbors. \ call was Immediately
sent in to the fire department over the
new telephone line, but it seems that
the alarm was first given to the Mo
line department before ii reached the
city department here. and a great deal
of time was lost in this way.
Department il Delayed.
The No. 3 hose house on Thirty-fi5t
street and Seventh avenue was mott
fed Immediately after the central
company. but owing TO the condition
of the roads on Seventh avenue. 1t
was some time before they reached
the scene OF the fire. The central
wagons made a fast run. but were de-
layed some time at FOrty-fourth street
and Fifth avenue by a long freight
train on the crossing. The engineer
on the freight noticed the department
and pulled the train across to let them
through. The city department ar
rived at about the same time that
the No. , company arrived. but by that
time the entire roof of the building
was practically gone and the fire was
spreading rapidly to the lower part OF
he house. All the household goods in
| the lower part of the house were car
ried out of the building by the neisA.
| bors and on the arrival of the depart
ment part of the furniture i'll the up
| per part of the house was removed
Much of the furniture on the upper
| floor was destroyed \ line of hose
was laid as soon As possible and il
was not long before the department
had the fire entirely under control.
Only occupant Sick Man.
The upper part of the house was en-
| tirely destroyed The lower story OF
| the house is still standing but wa
considerably damaged by the water
| Mrs. Williams was not in the house a
| the time the fire broke out, and Mr.
Williams was i'll in bed with an attach
| of the grip The building is the oil
! Eutter residence and is owned by /
T. Hemenway OF Moline. The loss /.
covered by insurance.
I Need of Protection.
While the department is not crit
cised. the circumstances of the fl,
are being pointed out as strong arSu
ments in favor of better fire protection
in the eastern part of the city. The
Bluff Improvement association has al
ready taken up the matter of securing
a hose company on the hill i'll til,
southeastern part of the city. TIL,
need of a more efficient fire alarm
system is also emphasized by the fir
this morning. Those Interested in tn
Improvement of Seventh avenue. ais,
find an argument in favor of the pro
ject in the fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
Is Adiudued Insane.

John r. Thomson was adiudged in
sane in the county court yesterday af-
.ternOon aud committed TO the Water
town hospital by Judge II. c. Ward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21

Young-Goetzman.-Dean J. J. Quinn
at St. Joseph's church Tuesday eve
ming Ofliciated at the marriage of Miss
Irene Coleman OF Muscatine, Iowa to
Paul Young of Moline. They were un-
attended and the ceremony was wit
messed only by the immediate rela-
tives Mr.. Young is employed at the
Five Points grocery store. Moline, aud
he and his bride will make that city
their home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21

Thomson has been at the hospital foi
nearly two months, and is suffering
from tubercuIar meningitis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

[Society news. written or tcIcphoned
to the society editor of The Argus, will
be gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known. To insure relia-
bility. Written notices must bear sig
nature and address,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
Colonial Party Feb. %.

Powder your hair or put on your Wig
and get in line at the big rink. Prizes
for the oldest dresses and for the best
George and Martha Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-21
ALL COMPANIES NEED MEN

Colonel kittiIsen Finds Eight Oraani-
cations in 9th Below Requirement.
Colonel Ed Kittilsen of the 9th regi-
ment. T. y. G.. has completed the in
spection of eight companies of his