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COUNTY DIRECTORY:

Justice of the Peace, Argenta Township
....--....--.... ..r lhm Oaugn
Constable of Argenta Township. ........
...........G George w Hinman
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made himself to his own particular
chum, Lord Alianton, that the latter
had declined to have any more to do
with him. The only ray of truth in the
story that he had brought to his people
was as to the ride in the motor car
CuTtice minor had testified as 70 their
being Overtaken by the car and to Law
son having been invited to jump in, but
Curtice added that in less than an hour
'wson had turned up at 5 o'clock
school, thus showing that the occupant
of the car had redeemed his promise to
bring him back in time. And to wind
up, RadfOrd Shone had discovered that
an Elton boy, answering to Harry Law
sons description, had left Windsor by
the 3:45 train on the previous afternoon
for Waterloo. The deduction at which
the expert arrived was that the boy
was unhinged by a hypochondricaI at
tack, which had Influenced his recent
behavior at school and caused him to
run away the day before.
There, Mr.-er-Timpany," Shone
yawned, as his fat satellite concluded
his plethoric recital. I'm afraid your
chance of unearthing the South London
house where they shut up little Elton
boys has gone out to zero. eh?''
You have saved me a good deal of
time and trouble in looking for it, was
my reply.
1t seemed to give him infinite salts
faction, and, as he took up his glossy
hat to go, he purred-
Make note, Martina note that we
ought to have stereoyped. We have
saved the pulice trouble Ha. hal"
When the pair had bowed themselves
out, good Mr.. Pryme turned to me
rather nervously.
1T seems all very clear, does it not.
Inspector" he said 4 confess 7 DO
not like the man-there's something
about him rubs you the wrong way.
He talked to young Allanton and Cur
tice minor and the rest as if he was
three sizes bigger than the headmas-
ter. But 1 can bear out what he saws
about Harry LawsOn'S conduct. 1 was
10th to distress his parents by referring
to it last night, especially in the boys
presence, but really it has been most
outrageous"
For how long?" 1 asked
Mr.. Pryme pursed up his lips
lie me see" he unused aloud. "On
Tuesday evening the matron caught
him drinking bottled Bass in his study.
On Thursday ne used disgusting lam
guage to my fOotman. On Saturday he
broke the nose of Hobson minimus, a
poor little chap three years his Junior.
And he has entirely neglected his stu
dies. He was never particularly bril-
liant, but he seems to have forgotten
everything he ever learned
II think, sir, that you would not be
altogether displeased if Mr.. Radford
Shone,s theory broke down, and Har-
US apparently impossible romance
proved true?' / hazarded after a
pause.
Frankly. l should be delighted" the
housemaster replied. ''The boy is real
ly a charming little fellow when he is
all right. And 1 like the father, too. OF
course. he is a self-made man-Levi-
sohn, 1 believe, was his name till he
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TO compare, sir I smiled in reply
But 1 have no objection to hearing
Mr.. Shones views. He has d great rep
utation as an amateur detective"
Not amateuT-pTivate: there's moth
ing like accurate phraseology," the
amiable pedagogue corrected me. AN
amateur works for pleasure, whereas
Mr.. RadfoTd Shone's terms-wel,
mustn't mention the amount of his
check. / will take you to him. All!
there is no need. Here is Mr.. Shone. 3"
A gentleman, rather aggressively
dressed as a gentleman, in comparison
with whose silk lapelled frock coat and
fancy vest my sOmber tweeds were as
a crows to a peacock's plumage, had
entered the room with confident tread,
d patroniZing smirk for his client, and
a naughty stare for me. Whatever his
capabilities as d detective, he had evil
IDENTIFY been smart enough to recog-
nize me as an official from the yard,
thanks to our meager pittance for ex-
pense that does not admit of adequate
disguise. Of course, we of the regular
force are not gentlemen, nor do we
hanker after the appellation. but Mr.
Radford Shone impressed me as the
embodiment of that subtly descriptive
term-a bounder.
Behind him lOomed a stout young
man with foolish face, who was pop
uiarly supposed to be a sort of secre-
tary, though I have since had cause
to modify that view of Mr.. Samuel
Martins functions. / believe that he
was q crank with more money than
brains, smitten with a craze for de-
tectiVe work, and that the celebra ted
expert had turned this foible to good
account in financing his operations.
4 < oil 4 ~
inquiry begins just as mine has end
ed, said Shone, showing his teeth.
But 1 really don't think that there is
anything more for me to do OF say. Mr..
Pryme, except to assure you that YOU
have no cause for dneasiness. viii
furnish yoJr with a written report of
my Investigations, which shosid con-
vince even the boys father that the
kidnapping story is a tissue of false
hoods"
IF you will be so good" said Mr..
Pryme. "And it might save Mr.. TiRl-
pany here-Inspector Timpany from
Scotland Yard-some trouble if YOU
would run through the heads of your
report now"
Martini" snapped Mr.. Radford
Shone. He was evidently too great a
parsonage to oblige directly mere DO
iiceman, for his henchman produced a
notebook, and, while his chief surveyed
me with calm insolence, proceeded to
read a precis of the case.
Compressed still further. the sum of
Mr.. Shone's inquiries was as follows:
He had COMPOUNDED Harry's statement
that he had been away from Elton for
a week by questioning his school fell
lows, eliciting that young Lawson had
been very much in evidence till the aft
ernoon of the previous doy. He had, in
fact. been more than usually under no.
tice through having distinguished him
self by getting "swished" twice in five
days for offenses quite foreign TO his
lovable nature. So disagreeabIe had he
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am not going to have him branded
as a liar. or yet as a-what was it
neurotic idiot, without trying to prove
the contrary
Mr. Pryme rose and held out his
hand.
'"Then 1 will say good night" he said,
with a snap of his jaw. Il have just
time to catch the last train back. l
deplOre the necessity, but l shall have
to take steps to demonstrate to you
that L am right
The house master having departed,
the anxious parent turned to me for
comfort. but 1 had none to give be-
yond promising TO go down to Elton on
the following day and pursue inquiries
on the spot. In the face of the contra
dictory statements made by master
and pupil, and of the fact that the boy
could not have been in two places at
once, il was impossible to form an
opinion at present.
''One thing I am certain of, I said,
as the millionaire accompanied me to
the front door, I'VE have not come to
the villain of the piece yet. If 1 know
anything of human nature, both Mr..
Pryme and Master Lawson are Nhonest-
spective Statements
my superiors at the yard, 1 was Of
ficially detailed to take up the Gaze.
We had no option in the matter. Com
plant had been made to us of a crime
Halleged to have been committed in the
Metropolitan district-the illegal deten-
ton of one of his majesty's lieges.
Harry Lawson to wit-and we were
bound to investigate it. On my way
to PaddingtOn I called at the Park lane
mansion to ascertain the name Of the
boy who had been out walking with
Harry when the motor car overlook
them. The financier was in the city,
and Mrs. Lawson refused me access
to her son, sending out a verbal an
swer to my penciled query.
Harry's companion on that eventful
stroll had been Curtice Minor, the mes
sage came out, with the qualifying ad-
dition, Harry says"
The precincts of the college were
more or less deserted when l reached
Elton, it being the recreative spell
known as after twelve" when the
boys were mostly i'm the playing fields.
But I found MIR. Pryme in his pupil
room, busily correcting exercises,
which, from the Zig-Zag lines thereon
Judged to be those scholastic tours
de force for which Elton is so Justly ia
mous-Latin verses. Cautiously as
ever the master rose to receive me,
blinking through his double glasses.
II half expected you. inspector" he
began pleasantly From Mr.. Lawson's
attitude last night 1 saw. that this
v retched business would have to go on
officially. so l took measures to fortfy
my standpoint with an expert and in
dependent investigation. 1t has just
been concluded by Mr.. Radford Shone.
of whom you will have heard. He is
still, 1 believe, in the house. having
some lunch. if. you would like to COM
pare notes with him."
/ have, SO far, practically no notes
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changed it under letters patent after
his successes in South Africa-but he is
a gentleman at heart, If not by birth.
and have received every consideration
from him till yesterday. But you do
not speak seriously in limiting at a con-
futation of the great Shone?"
May I see Lord Allanton?" was my
reply, indirect and concommittal.
Mr.. Pryme. however, must have seen
it's significance, judging by the avidity
with which he jumped at it.
Il will fetch him at once, If he has
come in from football" he said.
In another minute I was confronting
a tousled little figure in a muddy shirt
who was nevertheless a marquis and
the heir to a dukedom- In this most
democratic of aristOcratic institutions
lis title was not for use, except when
absence" was called by the head mas
ter.
"Allanton." said Mr.. Pryme. this is
an officer from Scotland Yard who
wants to ask you about Lawson"
The boy looked me coolly over from
head to foot, then broke into a friendly
grin.
Fire away" he said. I'll tell you
anything I can. but that brute Shone
tired me so that 1 shut up"
'"Then perhaps you won't mind be-
ginning at the point where you shut
up" 1 suggested.
'sWell. I told him what a little beast
Lawson had grown all of a sudden; but
Shone kept 'my-lording' me till turned
sulky just as I was coming to our row
after dinner yesterday. Lawson had
been coming home with me next week
to Castle Chievely for the holidays, but
after the way he had treated Hobson
minimus, and other things, I let him
have it straight. l said he wasn't the
sort of person I cared to know in pri-
vate life, and that 1 had written to my
mother asking her to cancel the invi-
tatiOn."
About what time did this unpleas-
,ntness take placer" was my next
question.
AT a quarter to 8.
And. according to Mr.. Shone Law
son left Windsor station for London at
3:45 d. m. Mr.. Pryme," I added, IF you
will excuse me for ten minutes / should
like to run out as far as the postof1ce;
but. first, Lord Ailanton will kindly in
form me whether Harry Lawson made
any reference lately to the Duchess OF
Sunderland's famous jewels?
Rather! that was one of the things
that bored me about him. said the
lad. For the last week he had been
casing to me about our family dia-
monds, and wondering whether he
should see them when he was at the
castle
When / returned from a visit to the
postoffice, where / obtained sight of
the telegram dispatched the previous
day, Mr.. Pryme was alone
mo, SIR 1 said in answer to his
questioning glance, II can give you
nothing definite yet. But will you see
me, and possibly Mr.. Montague Law
son. at that gentleman's house in Park
lane tomorrow at o'clock? And it
might not be amiss if you asked Mr..
Radford Shone to meet US there alSo?"
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know I haven't. sir. and if you don't,
you ought to-" he broke out at his
astonished housemaster.
Mr.. Pryme. who struck me as a kind
iy, if somewhat self-opinionated and
obstinate man, looked genuinely
grieved
Come. my boy, you ought not to
adopt that tone to me-" he said. I'VE
have always been the best of friends
till-well, till quite recently. You only
left Elton today. as you are well aware,
though I am curious to hear what you
have told your people
Mr.. Montagu Lawson for the first
time asserted himself.
Laura, take the boy into the draw
ing ROOM" he said to his wife. 81
should prefer TO discuss the matter
with Mr.. Pryme and the inspector
alone"
The lady rose with an air of protest,
and. reckoning Harry to follow, swept
from the room. In the doorway she
paused and looked back.
81 shall do my best to get Harry to
retract this ridiculous fairy tale" she
said. You will be well advised, Mon
tagu, to persuade Mr.. Pry1ne to hush
it up and allow our son to go back
and be punished for giving way to a
At of inconsistencies which led him to
come to London this afternoon with
out obtaining leave"
When the door had closed Mr.. Law
son invited the Elton master and my
self to be seated, Offering us the hos
pitality of his decanters. but we were
both too interested to accept. He then
repeated for Mr.. Prymes benefit the
statement to which 1 had already list
ened. The master heard it with open
incredulity, yet with a manly SYM
patty that commanded respect.
MY dear Mr.. Lawson" he said at
the finish, II cannot tell you how sorry
1 am about this hallucination of your
son. He is such a nice little fellow,
and such a general favorite. OF course.
there is not a word of truth in all
this, for / pledge you my honor that
Harry has slept under my roof up to
and including last night. He attended
chapel and school this morning, made
a good show with his knife and fork
at dinner. and was only missed this aft
ernoon at O'Clock. I can only account
for this strange behavior by the fact
that growing boys of his age are some
times temporarily neurotic."
What is your opiniOn?" Mr.. Lawson
asked of me.
There was a tinge of restiveness in
his tone. Though ne looked so tired.
and was. I gathered. a trifle henpecked.
1 could understand that among the
marts where men congregate he could
hold his own. and more.
Il am inclined to believe your son,
sir" I replied. AT any rate. as you
have called in the police. L cannot let
the matter drop here There must be
further investigation.
THAT is my view" said Mr.. Law
son with a grateful glance. II stand
by Harry, come what may. 1 am sor-
ry, Mr. Pryme, because / know what
care you have taken of the lad, and
how good You have been to him. But
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Narratives by Officers of the Provin-
cial Police, as to Dealings with the
Eminent Expert, Mr. Radford Shone.
Edited by HEADon HILL.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17

We are not disposed to complain
when we know those operating public
utilities are doing all they can for the
convenience and comfort of the people
and we feel certain that the managers
of the Martinsburg Electric and Power
Com any have been doing all they
could for their patrons during the past
week but it does seem that there ought
to be some way to guard against such
an occurrence as we have been COM
PEELED to go through during the week.
A broken wheel at the river plant has
thrown the plant out of use and the
boilers at the plant i'll this city are in
such a bad condition that they cannot
produce the necessary steam for the
engines in the plant. The consequence
has been that the town has been, in
measure, in the dark and those indus
tries which use electric power have
been greatly handicapped. Just while
the visiting knights Templar were
here the town was dark and our guests
went grouping about in the darkness
and mud.
1t does seem that people with valua,
BILE franchises like the Light and Power
Company ought to keep their machin-
cry in duplicate and if they do not do
SO there ought to be some way to COM
pei them to do. The city water plant
scarcely more important than the cleo
trio light and power plant, is equipped
with duplicate boilers, engines and
pumps and they are all kept in perfect
order
Only those who have gone through
the ordeal of being without light and
power during the past week can have
an idea of the worry and Inconvenience
incident thereto.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17

Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Emmert and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Crawford arrived
home on Sunday last from trip of
about $50 miles to Hot Springs, Va.
The trip was made in Mr.. Emmert's
fine new Haynes automobile and was
made without hitch excepting a stop
in Cowpasture river, Bath County, Vlr-
ginia by reason of the machinery being
submerged by the water but as soon as
they gut out of the water and drained
the machinery few moments they
went on again Though the road was,
in part, very rough they had but one
puncture and that occurred as they
were entering Winchester on the re-
turn trip.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17

We publish elsewhere in this issue
the advertisement of the sale OF all the
bulldogs and other equipment at IN
wood Park. Unless some one comes for
ward and buys the property as whole
the park which has now been open Tor
nearly twenty years and has grown TO
be a popularI resort, will be closed
There will be feeling of general regret
among the people of this and Frederick
county over the closing of Inwood
The park has grown in popularity and
last year the crowds were far greater
than ever before and it seems a pity
that the place should be closed. Inc
sale will take place at the park on
Monday June 3 at 10 a. m.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17

The two political parties have nomi-
mated their tickets for the coming city
election, when one councilman will be
elected, from each. ward.
The Democratic ticket is made up of
business men who have had experience
in conducting the business affairs of
the city. They have served the peo-
pie faithfully and have done good
work in the way of improvements and
bringing the town to the front. They
have managed the finances in such
manner that they have been able to
make many costly improvements
without raising the taxes. The mag
niticient new water works, the long
stretches of large new iron water mains
aad now The paving of the streets are
a fsw of the many substantial improve
msnts they have made. Certainly
such service deserves aa endorsement
ir)m the taxpayers and we believe they
Will get it.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17

The tax reformers of West Virginia
reformed the state treasury empty
and now continue their reform by lay
ing tax on everything in sight. The
late legislature quietly passed law
which taxes every Inheritance. No
matter how small an estate man may
leave or how poor his family may be
left the state steps in and collects one
dollar on every hundred. No matter
how hard man has strived to be a
good citizen by paying his taxes while
he livesif he has saved up few dollars
for his widow and children they must
pay part of it Cor the great favor OF
being permitted to live in the state.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17

If the farmers along the road leading
from this city to Kearneysville want a
good road they must make up their
mind that they must make an fort
and that it is going to cast something.
The farmer who has land along that
road can figure that good road to
town will increase his land fully $40
an acre. If he has two hundred acres
he will be making 1000 Can't he af.
ford to pay three or five hundred dol
lars toward a good road?
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17
Order Of Publication

THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
Al rules held in the Clerks office If the Circui
Court Of Berkeley County. the 9th day OF May
loo7.
lao. H. Smith, Cha. Smith, Mrs. Minnie Tansil
and E, d Gardner Sheriff adnr etc.
The object of the above suit is to enforce tn,
lien Of Pla nifs judgment aguinst the real estate
which Marv V. Smith died seiz and it appearing
fdavit fl cd IN the suit, that the said defendan
Nrs Minnie Tansiil is . resident Of this State
.as Is hereby required to app az the said Clerk
Office within one month from the 10 day Of Ma,
rce7 (he date Of the flint publication hereby ans
do what Is necessary to protect he. interest in thi
l.. Dew. GERHARDT, Clerk.
A. q. Esii, Attorney ter plAinuff.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17
MosIER.

Daniel Mosier, an aged resident Of
this county died on Monday morning
last of paralysis. The old man had come
70 church at the First NJ. E. church
Sunday morning and. was stricken as
he was getting cut of the cab. he fell
to the ground and was picked up by
friends. Later he was taken to his
home and died next day. He was
m ember of the G. A. R. and pen
sioner of the general government.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17

1t is stated that there has been a row
IN the camp of the west Virginia
Commission to the jamestown Expo
sition, that ex-Gov. w. A. MacCorkle
and Fred Staunton have withdrawn.
It is further stated that the fuss was
raised over the matter of spoils. Daw-
son and White became angry over
some of the minor appointments and
demanded halt.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17

Perhapsin eighteen months from
now the people will have become SO
reconciled to the situation that they
will quiescently accept ukase from
the White House that Taft has been
elected without waiting for the details
of an election to be gone through with.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17

If the people living east OF town
will but 90 to work in earnest they can
get good roads to the Jefferson county
line, but they will never get them
without an effort.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17

There is suspicion that some OF the
fellows who did the counting IN the
election of the life insurance companies
got their training in West Virginia
aries.-Charleston Mail. To be
more specific Kanawha Republi-
oa1s
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17

The Coal and Coke railroad has APP
pealed to the Board of Public Works
for reduction of it's assessment. In
the hearing granted it, George E.Price
it's attorney, pointed out to the board
the fact that last year the road had
paid to the state one-fourth of its net
income.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17

The boone for A. G. Sherer, now
s.ate auditor, for governor, has been
launched and it must not be taken as
q joke. Keep your eye on Arnold
Sherer. He possesses elements of
strength that will shake the Republi-
can State Convention.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17
Deaths
DooLEY

Mrs. Lucy Henson Dooley died at
her home in Chariestown on Friday
of last week aged 20 years. She was
the daughter of the late James Henson
and the wife of Mr. B, F. Dooley and
is survived by four daughters.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17

The leaders of the Prohibition party
in Martinsburg have given out the an
nouncement that they will put no
ticket in the field at the coming city
election.