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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-02

round young rupert in the embrasure
Of madam's window. Three or four
times he lunged with Incompatible
dnfh ana dcXtcrity For an instant
they Zen back. leaving n ring round
him. lie lcapcd on the parapet OF the
window. laughing as he leaped and
waving his sword In his hand. He was
drunk with blood, and he laughed
again wildly as he flung himself head
long into the moat.
What became Of him then? | did
not See FOR as he leaped De Gautet's
lean face looked out through the door
10y me. and without a seconds hesIta.
ton / struck AT him with all the
strength God had given me. and he
zen dead In the doorway without n
word or groan. dropped on my
knees by him. Where were the KEYS?
! found myself mutterlng. "Tho keys,
man, the keys" as though he had been
yet alive and coyld listen, and when l
could not find them God forgive me!
i believe I struck a dead mans face.
AZ last had them. There were but
three Selling the largest | felt the
lock ~ the door that led 20 the cell.
/ lifted in the key II was right. The
lock turned I drew the door close
behind me and locked II as noiselessly
as could putting the key In my
pocket
found myself az the top OF n flight
~ steep stone stairs An oil lamp
burned dimly in the bracket. l took
u down and held II In my hand. aud I
stood and listened.
What in the devil can It bef" I
heard voice say.
10 came from behind a door that fac
on me nt the bottom Of the stairs.
And another answered:
shall we kin hlmT
strained % hear the answer and
could have sobbed with relief when
pctchurd's voice came grating and
cold
"Wolt a Bit Therell be trouble IL
$50 strike too soon"
There was a moments silence. Then
I beard the bolt Of the door cautiously
drawn back. Instantly I put out the
light ] held. replacing tho lamp In the
bracket
"lts dark the lamps out Have
you % llghtf' said the other volce-Bcr-
-ouiu's
No doubt they had a light. but they
should not use a. IL was come TO the
crisis now. and / rushed down the
steps and flung myself against the
door Horsonin had unbolted Il. and
10 gave way before me. The Belgian
stood there, sword In hand. and Detch-
ard was sitting on couch at the side
~ the room In establishment Mt see
ing me- Bcrsonin recoiled: Detchard
Jumped 10 bis sword / rushed madly
nt tile Belgian. lie gave way before
me. and I drove him up against the
wall lie was no swordsman. though
De fought bravely. and in moment he
lny on the hoor before me. ! turned.
Detchard was not there. Faithful 10
bis orders lac had not rlsked fight
with me but had rushed straight TO
The door OF the kings room. opened IL
and slammed 10 behind him Even
now d. was at hls work inside
And surely De would have killed the
king and perhaps me also had it not
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came on, pushing his chair before him.
With an oath Detchard skipped back
and before | knew what he was doing
had turned his sword against the king.
He made one fierce cut at the king.
and the king. with piteous cry. drop
ped whore he stood. The stout rufiian
turned 10 face me again. But his own
hand had prepared his destruction. for
In turning he trod In the pool OF blood
that flowed from the dead physician.
He slipped; he fell. Like dart I
was upon him. caught him 10y the
throat, and before he could recover /
drove my blade through his neck. and
with n stlhed curse he fell across the
body OF his victim.
Was the king deadI II was my first
thought. / rushed TO where he lay.
Aye. II seemed as II he were dead, for
lac had great cash across the fore
head, and he lay still in huddled
mass Oh the floor. ! dropped on my
knees beside him and leaned my ear
down to hear II he breathed But be
fore l could there was a loud rattle
from the outside / knew the sound.
The drawbridge was being pushed out.
A moment later ii rang home against
the wall on my side OF the moat. 1
should be caught In a trap and the
king with me II he yet lived. He must
take his chance TO live or TO die.
took my sword and passed into the
outer room. who were pushing the
drawbridge out-my menY If so. all
was we'll My eye fell on the revolvers.
and l seized one and paused 20 listen
In the doorway OF the outer room. TO
listen. say /? Yes, and TO get my
breath, and tore my shirt and twisted
strip OF IL round my bleeding arm
and stood listening again. 1 would
have given the world TO hear Sapts
voice, for | was faint spent and wea-
ry. And that wildcat Rupert Hentzau
was yet Mt large In the castle Yet, be-
cause could better defend the narrow
door at the top OF the stairs than the
wider entrance to the room, dragged
myself up the steps and stood behind
II listening
What was the sound? Again u
strange one for the place and the time.
An easy, scornful, merry laugh, the
AWAHh Va gbuhk ANhItAA
could scarcely believe that sane man
would laugh. Yet the laugh told me
that my men had not come. for they
must have shot Rupert ere now II they
had come And the clock struck half
past 2! My God, the door had not been
opened! They had gone TO the bank
They had not found me! They had
gone by now back to Tarlenheim with
the news of the kings death-and
mine. Well, II would be true before
they got there. Was not Rupert laugh.
Ing I'm triumph?
For moment / sank unnerved
against the door. Then l started up
alert again, for Rupert cried scornful.
ly:
Well the bridge is there! Come
over 1t! And in Gods name let's see
Black Michael keep back you ours! Mi
chaol, come and fight for herr"
III IT were a three cornered fight
might yet bear my part. turned the
key In the door and looked out.
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"Au reroir Rudou Rosscudyvi"
in his horst's belly and rode away at n
gnIlop
And I watched him go down the long
avenue riding as though be- rode for
his pleasure and singing 1s hc went.
FOR all therc was that gosl in hls
check
once again hc turned TO wave his
hand and then the gloom Of Che thick.
cts swallowed him. ana hc wus lost
from our sight Thus hc y1u bed
reckless and wary. graceful and grace
less handsome. dcb1u1r. vile and ul-
conquered And I flung ms sword pa b
siouWrly on the ground and crirI 20
Fritz tD ride after him. but Fritz stop
ped his horse and leapcd down and rlr
90 mc and Mcit putting h.s arm about
me And. indeed &c was time. for thc
wound that Dctcbord had given mo
was broken forth afrcsh. and my blood
was staining the ground
'IUcI give mo thr horse" ! cried.
staggering 90 my feet nud throwing his
arms on me And the sfreuafu of my
rage carried mc so Ear as whore fine
horse stood. and then 7 fcll prone be.
side &C. And Fritz lmelt by me again.
Fritz. said
AYE frioud-deaF friend" said he,
tender as % woman
"Is the king alivcW
lie took his handkerchief and wiped
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my lips and bent and kissed me on the
forehead
Thanks to the most gallant gentle
man that lives" said he softly, 1.-THE
king is alIve!'
The little farm girl stood by us. weep
ing for fright and wide eyed for won
der, for she had seen me at Zenda, and
was not l, pallId. dripping, foul and
bloody rs | was-yet was not | the
king?
And when heard that the king was
alive l strove TO cry "Hurrah!" but I
could not speak. and l laid my head
back in Fritz's arms and closed my
eyes, and I groaned, and then. lest
Fritz should do me wrong in his
thoughts. I opened my eyes and tried
to say "Hurrah" again, but I could
not, and, being very tired and now
very cold, huddled myself close UP to
Fritz to get the warmth of him and
shut my eyes again and went TO sleep.
TO NJ CONTINUED
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CHAPTER XIX.

u IN NDi u lllOlheul L COulu see nOLn-
T. ing, for the glare OF lanterns
R and torches caught me full in
GGg the eyes from the other side
of the bridge. But soon the scene grew
clear. and it was a strange scene. The
bridge was in its place. At the far end
OF IL stood a group OF the dukes serv-
ants. Two or three carried the lights
which had daZzled me; three or four
held pixies in rest They were huddled
together; their weapons were protrud-
ed before them; their faces were pale
and agltated. To put IL plainly, they
looked In as aTrant n fright as / have
seen men look and they gazed appre-
hcnsively at man who stood I'm the
middle Of the bridge. sword in hand.
Rupert Hentzau was in his trousers
and shirt. The white linen was stained
with blood. but his easy, buoyant pose
told me that he was himself either not
touched at all or merely scratched.
There he stood, holding the bridge
against them and daring them to come
on, or, rather, bidding them ana Black
Michael TO him, and they. having no
firearms, covered before the desperate
man and dared not attack him They
whispered 20 one another. and in the
bnckmost rank / saw my friend 10
ham leaning against the portal of the
door and stauehng with handker-
chief the blood which flowed from n
wound In his cheek
by marvellous chance I was master
The cravens would oppose me no more
than they dared attack Rupert. I had
but 90 raise my revolver TO send him
% bis account with his sins on his
head lie did not 50 much as know
that ! was there. did nothing-why
hardly know 90 this day. / had kill.
ell one man stealthlly that night and
another by luck rather than sklll-per-
haps 70 was that Again. villain as
The man was I did not relish being
one OF a crowd against hlm-perhaps
70 was that But stronger than either
~ these restraining feelings came n
curiosity aud % fascination which held
me spe.lbound. watching for the out.
come ~ the scene.
Michael, YOU dog. Michael, If YOU
can stand. come on" cried Rupert.
And be- advanced step. the group
shrinking back little before him.
Tho answer Co DTS taunts came in
Coo Wild cry ~ n woman:
He's deed Nty God. he's dcnd-'
brll shouted Rupert. % struck
better than . knew" And Doe laughed
rHmIhaary Then Doe went on.
Down w.'h your weapons there, I'm
I.ar uHa.ar nav' Down with them i
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II N"t" NNN '||N .NN.Ufa
lS7STyT bic 10 thou-lt yOt Cor the
~ next moment oI two I Thought
profoundly I had told myself .eor-
Cd one point BE- Rupert Ueut1au's
GRAND what 10 might ana tle vIllainy
he was engaged ou what 30 would 1
had scored one point re was on the
other side % the molt from the king
and 10 would hc by no fault ~ mine IN
ever he set foot ou the same side
again. had three left 20 deal with
two on guard and De Gaut.t in his
bed. An. n had the keys I would
have risked everything and attacked
Detchard and BersonIn before their
friends could join them but I was
pOwerless. / must wait tiu the com
Ing OF my friends euuceI some one
20 cross the bridge-s0me one with the
keys. And / waited. MS 90 seemed. FOR
half an hour, really for about i've min.
utes, before the next net in the rapid
drama began
All was still on the other side. The
dukes room remained iuscrutable be.
hind its shutters The light burned
steadily In Nine. de Mauban's window
Then / heard the fainte.t raintest
sound. IL came from behind the door
which led 20 the druwbridgo ON -lo
other side Of the moat n but lust
reached my ear. set could not pc mis-
taken as 90 what DO was DO was unda
by key being turned very carefully
and slowly. Who was turning rff And
OF what room was 90 thr koys There
leaDcd before my froa tho r|afft-. q.
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1T NE position wherein / stood
Il does not lppsr very nv1ra-
lfTsTN bic 20 thoulht yDt for The
80 next moment ar two Thought
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-02
TO HONOR HAYWOOD
The Unions of Denver Will Give Him a Big Send Off When
 He Arrives There.

Denver, Col, Aug. 2.-Practically all the unions of the city were repre- sented at meeting last night which had for it's purpose the perfection of plans for honoring William D. Hay wood, secretary-treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners on his arrival in this city from Salt Lake City next Saturday. A popular de- monstration will be made in which 1t Is estimated by unionists that be- tween 25,O00 and 50,000 people will take part.
 An effort will be made to have Haywood address the populace some where along the line of march and also to submit to reception. Every. thing, however. depends upon the willingness of the proposed guest oi honor to submit to the plans. Charles H. Mover, president of the Western Federation of Miners, co-defendant with Haywood in the conspiracy charge growing out of the murder oi former Governor Steunenberg, oi Idaho, will not come here to partici. pate in the demonstration being pre- pared for Haywood. Although Mover has been released on ball he takes the position that it would be un, graceful for him to participate in { celebration, the keynote of which i. the innocence of another who once stood charged with the same offenst that he (Moyer) is yet to be triet for. Acting Secretary Kirwan is au thority for the above statement.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-02
HALSEY'S APPEAL
He is Going to Ask the Supreme Court 10 Decide on His
 Case.

San Francisco, Au 2.-The question of valadity of the many score of in- dictments returned recently by the grand jury has at last been submitted to the supreme court of California. Theodore V. Halsey, the outside man" of the Pacific coast telephone company, now on trial on charge of bribing Supervisor Lonergan, filed a petition yesterday with the supreme court, appealing to that body for q writ of prohibition restraining the su- perior court and Judge Frank H. Dunne from trying the case.
 A similar application is made for writ of prohibition against Judge Carroll Cook on behalf of one of the six carmen indicted June 26 by the grand jury on charge of felony al- legged to have been committed in . street car riot. This decision will apply to all six cases.
 The attorneys for the indicted offl- cials of the United Railways announc- ed an intention of filing similar briefs
 The petitioners rely largely upon the opinion given recently by Judge Cook on motion to quash indictments in the case of the strike rioters. Judge Cook held that acts of the grand jury since the new grand jury panel was drawn are void, but suggested that the whole question be passed up to the supreme court.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-02
OVER THE BANK
The Gardener Attempted to Run This Auto and Made a Mess
 of Ii.

The injured persons were taken 10
 Word reached here to-day of serious
 automobile accident in Bedford, N. r., just over the state line last night in which an automobile carrying Mrs T. w. Hall, wife of a prominent leather manufacturer. her daughter,
 Miss Eleanor Hall, Miss Ida Ander-
 son and a chauffeur, all of this place, went over twenty foot embankment when the machine was going thirty miles an hour. Mrs Halls regular chauffeur did not go along on the trip and the gardner, William Hickey, said to be an inexperienced driver, went in his stead. While approach ing the reservoir in Bedford the driv- CT lost control of the machine at the top of a twenty foot embankment
 and before he could stop its progress
 the big touring car plunged through rail and :nto a small river below. Miss Anderson was pinned beneath
 the machine and nearly drowned
 and when rescued 1t was found that
 she was internally injured. Her in juries are believed to be fatal. Miss Hall also came near meeting her death through drowning and she wat tbadly shaken up. Mrs Hall received several bruises but her injuries are
 not serious. The driver was unhurt.
 The injured persons were taken to
 the Hall residence last night.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-02
NOISY BLOCKS
Bank Street BasineSs Men Held an Indigesdon Meeting
 This Morning
DOUBLE TRACK TALK

Bank street merchants and pro- fessional men who want the Belgian blocks removed and pavement laid instead which will not make so much noise, held a meeting in the rooms of the Waterbury Business Mems asso- citation this morning and talked over the matter. John O'Neill acted as chairman and R. William Hampson kept a record of what took place. The meeting was not long in session when it developed that there is a disposition to have the blocks re- moved from Exchange place clear down to the Russell block on lower Bank street, so that probably when the final request is made the city will be asked to remove them as lar as the Naugatuck railroad on Bank street and on Grand street from Bank street to South Main street. The re- quest to carry the new pavement to the corner of Bank and Grand streets was made by w. B. Merriman of the Waterbury bank, who remarked that by the time the work is done the bank may have its new building erect ed at that point. John O'Neill, speaking for his next door neighbor, James F. Russell, said that when the city decided to take up the blocks he hoped that they won't stop until they get as far as the new Russell block.
 The following committee was ap- pointed to confer with the city offi- cials and see what can be done to- wards getting onto common ground on the question of expense incident to the removal of the blocks and the substitution of more suitable pave- ment, it being admitted that this was the only thing standing in the way of having the thing taken hold of at once: R. William Hampson, w. $. Jones, William B. Merriman, H. L. Rowland and John O'Neill.
 The meeting also considered the matter of double tracking Bank street, and it appeared to be the gen eral opinion that this is very op- perfume time to push it along.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-02
THE CONNECTICUT.
Interest in the Trial Trip to Come on
 Next Week.

New York, Aug 2.-Unusual inter- est attaches to the trial trip of the battleship Connecticut, which will be made over the Rockland, Me, course on August and g. Rear Admiral R. D. Evans will be aboard the Con- necticut during her speed test.
 The fact that the Connecticut Is the first battleship of the first class to be built by the. government in- stead of by contractors explains the exceptional public interest in her. Naval men expect to obtain valuable information from a comparison of the Connecticut with the Louisiana. The keels of both ships were laid at the same time, the formers by the government at the Brooklyn navy yard and the latter's by contractors. The Louisiana did all that was asked of her. It is believed the Connecticut will demonstrate the governments ability to produce battleships of the first class that are in all points equal to those built under the contract sys- ten.
 The Connecticut will leave the navy yard this morning for Hampton Roads. where she will take on 1000 tons of selected coal. She will then go to Rockland for the trial.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-02
DETECTIVE AFTER HIM.
Man Wanted in Waterbury Has Been
 Located in Bristol.

Detective Thomas Colesanto went to Bristol to-day to bring to Water bury Patrick Walsh of Oak street, who is wanted for theft from the per son. Walsh is accused of stealing a watch from one Theodore Larneod, an old man. residing at 10S Park avenue and who works in the Scoyill Manufacturing Go.
 One afternoon few days ago Larneaod was late for work, and as it would be an hour before he could enter the factory yard he went into Drury's cafe. at the corner of East Main and Hayden streets. While there he met Walsh. It appears that the latter asked him to take a walk, and Larneod agreed. They went towards the ''cool spring, l" which is up in the ball alley" While there Larneod says that Walsh asked him to have a drink. Larneod drank and immediately went of in a stupor. He came to several hours later and all his belongings were gone. including his gold watch. Walsh left town, but was located in Bristol to-day. Colesanto arrived this afternoon with the prisoner.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-02
Richardson Withdraws.

Denver. Colo, Aug. 2, The News to- day says that Attorney E. F. Rich ardson. of Denver. who was one of w. D. Haywood's counsel in the famous trial at Boise, Idaho, has withdrawn fram any further connection with the defense of the officials and others of the Western Federation of Miners in cases now pending before the Idaho courts. He is quoted as saying that he will not work with Clarence Dar- row, the Chicago lawyer any longer. "The whole sum and substance of the matter is that I can not endure Das- rows methods said Richardson. T do not sanction socialism, at least not when it is coupled with the try ing of a legal suit. especially when that case is murder case and means mans life"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-02
POLICE AFTER HIM.
Man Who Sent a Threatening Letter
 Demanding $fO,OOO.

Lancaster, Pa. Aug 2.-"S Surren- der s10,000 or be murdered along with your sister," was the substance of letter received by Charles B. Grubb, one of Lancaster's wealthiest men. It was at first thought to be a joke and no attention was paid to it until yesterday, when 1t was sent to Postmaster Miller. He expressed the belief that he knew the writer, and the police are now hunting for the party suspected, as they regard the matter as serious.
 The writer said that he has been chosen by lot as member of an or ganization. "the strong forty-two," to secure from Grubb $10.000 or to take his life and that of his sister, Miss Daisy B. Grubb of Philadelphia.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-02
TOOK CARBOLIC ACID
COIored Man Ended His Life on BranSOn Street -- Doctors
 Couldn't Save Him.

William Bush, colored man
 about forty years of age. committed suicide this morning by taking a dose of carbolic acid. He lived for a long time on School street, but re- gently removed to 28 French street. It was supposed that the woman who lived with him was his wife, but she denied this to Medical Examiner Crane beside the dead man, adding that they never were married. Her name is Lillian Weldon. It seems they had a spat the other day and the woman left and went to live with some friends on Bishop street. Then Bush got out of sorts and told some of his friends that if Lillian didn't return he would do away with him. self. Lillian didn't appear to be in any hurry about going back and af- ter thinking the matter over Bush concluded that without her the world had no interest for him, so he took | the fatal dose.
 Another colored man named Joe
 Foust, was driving along Bronson street when he noticed man lying on the street and after taking good look at him he recognized him as his old friend, William Bush, and think ing he was on a bit of spree he trundled him into his dump cart and hauled him off to Hopkins street and unloaded him in the rear of No 50, | ho no
 chance to sleep 1t of without risk to | life and limb. Later on 1t was noticed
 that the man was in great agony and word was telephoned to the police station. This was at noon and as doctors, like other mortals, get hungry and have to be fed, 1t was hard to find one at his office, but Superintendent Beach kept after
 them and in the rounding up Dr
 Catle, Dr Brennan, Dr Deming and tDr Crane were on hand, but none of
 them could do anything for the dy-
 ing man and he passed away while | the physicians were endeavoring to
 help him. There was big crowd at
 the place, and among them appeared
 the woman whom those who knew
 Bush recognized as his wife. Dr.
 Brennan talked with her but she was
 very uncommunicative and gave him
 very little information. Medical Ex-
 aminer Crane then took her in hand
 and she finally made the admissions already stated in this article. The medical examiner gave permission
 for the removal of the body and then
 the army of spectators went theiI several ways all wondering what
 this world Is coming to anyway
 Bush was we'll known about town
 and had a wide acquaintance among the colored brethren.