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The Washington herald., 1907-07-07

come ont. and I should not have believed
in him so stupidity. and I should never
have left my poor father Now
wow" echoed Godfrey. abruptly.
Now, OBJ. Hetty, we must put it all
from us now. Barker has confessed 20
everything, and cleared you. and it can
De only "a matter OF few hours now
before the tfu,u viii be, out and Fan
shave arrested. After that
Hetty put mp her hands about her face
and fell back with "a shudder
They neither Of them dared think Of
what was t. follow after that.
Down In front OF the mill Ted was try
ing i'm vain % raise himself His voice,
only "a few hours ago strong and clear,
was feeble like a Chid's now
"Bessie, 10 was for YOU he said 7
saved him for you. my lass. for YOU"
saved WhJ2' Bessie asked. hoarsely
Barker. o. course. came Ted's weak
reply II ou'y went back for him COS
YOU cared SO. Il want agen the grain a
bit, my lass ] 'ad % have a fight with
me self afore / could 60, but 7 did it. gel
an / got him safe ! got him safe, An
it's the last thing as I shall ever do for
YOU but YOU won't forget il. my lass"
His weak eyes closed Bessie fell on
her knees beside him.
Ted, Ted" she cried
Her voice called him back from the
shadows. Il CAME % him as he drifted
away from her. clear and eager and
longing. as he had heard It once long
ago. He heard it again now. and the
past years fell away from him like
cloak He forgot them and stretched out
his arms TO her with his face bright and
shining,
"Ah, Bessie. my lass, I've had an ugly
dream, he said. Il thought you had
forgot me-
She held his head in her arms against
her breast
Ted. Ted. don't dream no more" she
cried. For I love YOU"
And IL was her love for him that
brought him back from the valley of
the shadow of death into which he was
drifting Love works miracles sometimes.
and Dr. North declared II worked a mira
Gle now
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
CHAPTER XVIII AND LAST.
The Wages of Sin.

! Oldcastle was gay with flags and ban
nCrs and red bunting. The big shops in
Sheffield street and Liverpool road were
| barricaded and hung with Illuminated
| crowns, Z. r s, and stars The King was
coming,
\ crowd had assembled in front Of the
great building which he was to open.
Under the arched entrance a platform
had been erected. and upon it were placed
the gilded chairs upon which he and the
Queen We're to sit. There was a air OF
excitement and enthusiasm everywhere.
The uniforms. the bright colors. the fam
ing scarlet gowns Of the undergraduates.
seemed to have changed Oldcastle The
chimneys belching smoke, the crash and
clans Of machinery. the factories. with
their crowds of workers, seemed to have
been forgotten. while the great crowd i'm
the square and the people in the streets
waited for the King so come
He came at last The rattle of the
Scots Grays upon the hard road. the
jingle of spurs and harness, was follow
ed by open carriages, and the King him
self. A cheer went up as he passed, a
cheer that seemed to echo from end to
end of Oldcastle, until II reached the great
square itself and the FIVE thousand peo-
pie who stood up to greet him.
y brilliant day. a glorious sun. a cloud
less sky. All Oldcastle seemed bent on
giving an enthusiastic welcome to the
King, and no one noticed the strained
white face Of Lord Fanshawe as he stood
rigid and stll upon the platform behind
his father, the earl.
Perhaps the earl looked old on this bril-
liant day. but there was something
strange and terrible about his son.
He was staring out, with a curious
blind look in his eyes, into the crowd.
short distance from him. separated
by men in scarlet robes sat Evelyn Wal
ter She. too. looked white, with heavy
eyes that had not closed all night. and Il
tired look of age grown suddenly upon
her face Every now and then she looked
desperately toward Lord Fanshawe. but
apparently he was beyond thought or
care for any one. He stared out, blind,
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

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10 fHprt ta Fany has because Lancaster
the dr a fsap
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tladnAi
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proves Ianaae RECEPTION Evelyn Walter
d then 10 OtCaIt make
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is giving yn IS ia love with FanIaw
his seruses fans his ecgt ngfc tn Of dplceo us crime
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
Merely PracJicing.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Il wonder" said the tall man in the
suit of faded black. If I could interest
you in a new and cheap edition Of the
works Of Anthony TrollOpe."
Il don't know answered the man at
the desk. Go ahead and let me hear
what you have 10 say"
The book agent began at once.
Every student of literature knows
he said. that Anthony Trollope was one
of Englands great novelists. 1t is true.
perhaps. that he wrote for a limited
class"
And so on. for ten minutes.
NO" said the man at the desk. turn
ing again to his work. you haven't sue
ceeded i'm interesting me a bit
That's all right. rejoined the tall man
in the suit Of faded black. replacing the
sample volumes in his valise with i'm
9crturbable composure, I have Just
startcd out canvassing with these books.
and ! was only 9racticing on you. Good
afternoon
The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
THE ENDl
RAZOR GRINDERS TESTY.
Their Work Is Trying and Danger
Gus cad Gets on Their Nerves.

/ Their Work Is Trying and Danger
Gus cnd Gets on Their Nerves.
The brawny arms of blacksmiths and
/ the i'll tempers Of cooks are matters Of
common knowledge. but the man who
! grinds razoFs has a stronger arm than
/ the blacksmith and a worse temper than
/ the cook. All day he stands bearing his
/ fun strength against a razor held on a
wheel which is whirling az the rate Of
several thousand revolutions a minute
| He develops a grip Of steel and an arm
as hard as iron. His work is dangerous.
/ A slip Of a fraction Of an inch and the
razor may break into a thousand pieces
and fly in as many different directions.
Consequently the razor grinders work
gets on his nerves-hence the irritable
temper
In an upstairs room on lower Main
street. saws the Kansas City Star. two
men are kept busy reducing heavy. old
fashioned razors 10 the smaller proper
tiUnS demanded by shavers of this genera
ton There is a little Of the comic in
their work. The ancient blades brought
to them are STYLED grandfather razors.
because practically every customer eX-
plains that the implement was used by
his grandfather. great uncle. or other
ancestor. and that the metal is of a very
superior quality-"the kind you can't buy
nowadays
Better razors are made and sold now
than ever before Louis Heckel said
But 1 suppose that the mental sugges-
tion man gets in using a razor that his
ancestors stood for causes him 10 expert
ence less pain when il pulls. We have 10
treat those grandfather razOrs with great
reverence in the presence Of the owners.
Grinding razors is work at once deli
cate and strenuous. The few men who
have mastered the art are an eccentric
lot so We are compelled to hum0r them IN
their oddities They are highly priced
and hard TO find
The room I'm our shop where razors
are ground has not been entered in years
by a person other than a member Of the
firm or an employe. The grinders will
not tolerate visitors
THE razor-grinding art is almost mo-
nop0lized by Germans. There are not
more than half dozen American grind
ers in America. The grindstones used in
the work are nearly ali made in France.
They are a patent composition that alb
serbs water. This quality helps TO pre-
vent the raZorS becoming too hot. AS an
additional preventive q stream OF water
is kept flowing on the blades. Even then
a razor is sometimes burnt and the
temper OF the metal ruiued
About fifty different sized grindstones
and leather trimmed wheels are used in
reducing an old-fashioned ''battleaX" 10
n hollow ground" The coarser work is
done on grindstones and the finishing on
leather wheels The various stones and
wheels are all fitted to the same revolving
axis. A dozen razOrs can be ground about
as cheaply as one, as the work is done in
lots Of one dozen. In this way labor is
saved in adjusting the numerous sized
wheels and stones.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-20
new LAW CAUSES CONCERN
Provides Pay for but One Judge al
Primary Election.
If Others Are 10 Receive Anything
for Services Candidates Must
Furnish the Funds.
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
Rockville, April 19.-The new primary
law for this county is engrossing the
attention Of the managing politicians Of
both the Democratic and Republican
parties The law, which will be tried this
summer for the first time. provides for
the employment Of three judges and two
clerks of election in each of the sixteen
precincts.
Provision is made for the compensation
of one judge in each precinct at the rate
of Sc, the judge 10 be an officer Of regis
tration, and to deliver the returns TO the
board of supervisors of elections. No
provision is made for the compensation
of the other judges or the clerks. If they
are to receive anything for their services,
the wherewithal viii have 10 be furnished
by the governing bodies of the respective
parties 1t is thought to be doubtful il
men Will be willing TO do the work Of
judges and clerks without any pay for
their services. The Democrats, it is said
who nominate their ticket by direct vote
Of the members Of the party, will levy a
stin tax on each person contesting for 81
AD4ltlliaLiDtlr anu IL - AlAouE4AA ~ Dt AulAN
/ likely this viii operate to materially re-
/ duce the number Of aspirants for the
| various nominations to be made.
I In order to pay all the judges and
/ clerks even at the rate Of s. a day each
party viii be required 10 expend. all told,
at least $500 for primary expenses. The
/ Democrats can easily raise that amount
/ by the method already mentioned, but
/ the Republicans have no such recourse.
/ Under their system, only delegates are
elected at the primary election. Later
! these delegates from each election pre-
/ cinct meet in county convention and
/ nominate candidates for the various Off
/ ces. So that the only way In which the
/ governing body can raise money with
which TO meet election expenses is by
passing the hat among the faithful. That
party rarely wins anything in a county
/ election consequently its members are
not expected to fall over each other in
/ their eagerness TO make money contTi-
/ buttons for the good Of the cause.
! If judges and clerks cannot be gotten
/ gratis. and sufficient contributions are
not forthcoming, the Republicans viii
/ find themselves in an awkward plight
when the primaries roll around. There is
no way in which they can nominate a
! ticket except by the method prescribed
| in the primary law.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-20
INVESTIGATE GRAFT CHARGE.
baltimore Grand Jury Questions
Robert Burton Who Sued Ellxins.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Baltimore. April l9-An investiga-
tion into the charges Of graft made by
Robert Burton against members OF the
city council during 1899, IN connection
with the sale of the Western Maryland
Railroad to the Fuller syndicate. was
begun to-day by the grand jury. when
Air. Burton appeared before that body.
Mr.. Burton remained before the jury
about ten minutes No definite action
was taken by the jury to-day
TIE charges grew out of the suit Of
Alr. Burton and George a. Dubreuil,
which was tried in Washington several
weeks ago. The plaintiffs in that case
claimed $500 coo for services in connec-
ton with the sale of the road, and
Senator Stephen B. Elkins was made
the defendant. Senator Elkins was at
that time vice president and the prac-
teal controller OF the West Virginia
Central Railroad. which it was pro-
posed to connect with the Western
Maryland Railroad. Mr.. Burton repre-
sented Senator Elkins at the time or
the sale, On February ?, 1903, Mr.. Bur
ION wrote a letter TO Mr.. Edgar II.
Cans. of this city, In which he set forth
general charges against members OF
the city council who are said 10 have
demanded as much as $4,000 for their
votes for the Fuller bid.
II was this letter which States At
tOrney Owens sent to the grand jury
recently, recommending an investiga-
ton.
In discussing the matter to-day be-
fore going before the jury. Mr. Burton
said that he had not come before the
Inquest voluntarily. He came, he said,
in response to a summons which was
issued upon him.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-20
GIVES SWETTENHAM LETTERS
Official Paper Is Issued from the
British Colonial Office.
PeFemDfory Demand Made by Lord
Apologize 90 Admiral Davis.

London, April IA white paper. deal
ing with the correspondence which led 10
the resignation Of Sir Alexander Swetten-
ham. governor OF Jamai 4, was issued this
evening. It contains four Geographic dis
patches.
The first is from Lord Elgin, the colonial
secretary, dated January p, communicat-
ing 10 Swettenham the terms OF a letter
that had been published in the newspapers
and stated 10 have been sent by him 10
Rear Admiral Davis, the secretary observ-
ing that, If such a letter had been sent. Il
was. both in tone and expression. highly
improper and especially unbecoming in ad-
dressing an officer Of a friendly power
engaged in an errand of mercy.
Lord Elgin added that he must further
require his excellency to withdraw forth
express regret at having written it. and
that the withdrawal should be felegraphed
to him 01ord Elginl Immediately, so that
Il might be transmitted to the United
States government through the proper
channels.
Swettenham's reply was received on
January O. In il the governor transmit
ted a copy OF the letter ne had received
from Rear Admiral Davis. stating the
latter's reasons for mis- action and SWEET
tenhsms reply, the text Of which was ale
most precisely the same as published IN
the press at the time.
Swettenham, on January q. sent two
more kilograms. The terms Of one of these
were:
ct resnertf1lliv rauf7esf that the foiIov..
ing telegram may be sent TO Rear Admiral
Davis through the proper channel.
AT the instance Of the secretary OF
state FOR the colonies. I desire fully and
unreseryedly 10 withdraw my letter. and
express regret that I wrote it.
In the second dispatch Swettenham re
spectfully applied for permission 10 Te-
tire on account Of old age, and 20 be re-
lieyed forthwith.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-20
LICENSE TAX RAISED.
City Council of Fredericksburg, Va,
Holds Busy Meeting.
Special to The Washington Herald

SPECIAL 10 Inc washington Herald.
Fredericksburg. Va. April BAT a reg
ular meeting of the city council the regu-
lar license tax for the ensuing year was
adopted. A large number of increases
over last year were made.
A letter from the Kenmore Shoe Com
pany. in which they said that they We're
unable TO get sufficient supply of gas to
run their plant. was acted on The gas
committee was instructed TO give them
immediate relief, at cost not exceeding
$500. A petition was also read from the
citizens residing on the National boule-
ward, asking that a gas main be run on
the boulevard The gas committee was
instructed to secure permission from the
United States government to lay a line of
pipes on the road, 1t being government
property. and to report the cost of laying
such mains II is thought that it will take
about 5000 TO do the work required The
water committee was instructed TO report
on the cost Of laying a larger water main
and putting in a sewerage system on the
same road. The government Will begin
work in the next ten days of placing the
road in frst-class condition, at a cost of
$4,000
w II. HurkamD and Isaac Hirsh were
reelected trustees for the public schools.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-20
IntercIass Contests VIII Be Decided
This Afternoon.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Annapolis. Md. April 1S-The midship-
men OF the Naval Academy viii hold their
sixteenth annual interclass 1eld-and-track
meet at the Academy tomorrow after
noon. The meet Will be under the auspices
Of the Navy Athletic Association, and
the events are scheduled 10 begin at 4:50
o'clock
The meet will be between three classes,
instead Of four. as in previous years, as
the class Of 1907 has decided not TO enter
the competition. owing TO the small mem
bership. tWO-thirds Of that class having
been graduated with the two advanced
sections. viz. in September, 1906 and
February. 1907. However, r. T. Neon
nell. of that class. Will attempt % break
the Academy record for the shOt-put,
which is now held by him. The record is
thirty-eight feet.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-20
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
Mystery Surrounds Death of Mrs
Mildred Mcmahon in Baltimore.


Special to Tue Washington Herald
Baltimore, April 1s.-The police OF
the Southern district are confronted
with a puzzling case in the death of
Mrs. Mildred Mcmahon, twenty-five
years old. wife OF John Mcmahon, sa-
loon keeper. who was found dead in a
third-st bedroom Of her home at 3
Weyler street, South Baltimore, at
1880 o'clock this morning.
About the only information that can
be drawn from the husband is that the
woman was found dead by her father
iR-law, James Mcmahon. Coroner Rein
hardt says ne was called to the house
at 40 o'clock this morning by the
husband, who Informed the attending
physician that his wife had committed
suicide He said his father had found
the woman dead. and had called up the
husband. who was uptown. over the
tele phone. The coroner said. however.
tina. the woman had been dead eight or
nine hours, In support Of the suicide
theory, several Walls We're found In the
room by the coroner, one of which was
marked "carbolic acid" but 1t was
quite empty. and there We're no burns
on the WOman's lips to indicate that she
had taken any of the poison. Neither
was there any evidence that she had
died OF natural causes, says DR.. Rein
hardt.
Mrs Mcmahon was formerly an act
ress, and had been married several
months She was a native of New Or
leans. and her maiden name was Mil
dred Weber.
An autopsy viii be performed by DR..
n. G, Keirle
The Washington herald., 1907-04-20
JUDGES POLICY HOLDERS.
Three Jurists Presiding Over Life
Insurance Case.

ofec4aA 70 Inc washington hefaid
Cumberland, Nd, April g-When the
suit Of Thomas NJ. Muller ct al, execu-
tors, against the Mutual Insurance Com
pany of New York was called here, 1t
developed that all three judges-Boyd.
Henderson, and Keedy-were disqualified
for the reason that they are policy hold
ers In the defendant company. The case
could not have gone on had not counsel
agreed to their sitting in It,
The executors Of John J. Mullen de-
ceased. are trying to enforce the payment
Of a policy Of $1,000, the company refus-
ing 20 pay on the ground of alleged mis-
statements made by the deceased in re-
gard to his health and habits at the time
the policy was ISSUED to him.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-20
CHARLEs E. BLANEY 10 BULB
Theatrical Manager Plans Chain of
Apartment Houses.

2iNtihi 10 Inc Washington EefAiu
Baltimore, April 19.-Charles r.
Blaney, OF New Jersey. proprietor Of
Blaney's Theater. on North Eutaw
street, viii erect a large apartment
house in Baltimore, which will be one
Of d chain Of apartment houses and
hotels TO be built by him In New York.
Baltimore. Philadelphia. Pittsburg. and
New Orleans. The site for the new
building is withheld. but II is said that
it viii be between ten and fourteen
stories high. Ormsby NJ Ballauf, man
ager of Blaney's Theater. said this
morning that it would be in sight Of
the Washington Monument Mr. Bal
lauf explained that the deal for the
property had not been closed, and that
an announcement of the exact location
might injure the project.
Mr.. Blaney is 10 build a large apart
ment hotel on West Forty-eighth
street. New York, and II is said that he
Is to duplicate this building in nearly
every city where he owns or leases a
theater
The Washington herald., 1907-04-20
Harvard 40 PLAY west Point.

Annapolis, Nd, April l9--The Harvard
baseball squad, which has been in An
napolis for the last week. using the
Naval Academy diamond for practice be
fore starting its regular Southern SEIZED
ule. left at noon to-day for New York
The team win go TO West Point to-mor-
row 10 meet the Military Cadets This
game should afford a good comparison of
the relative merits of the army and navy
mines at the present time.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-20
DAVIDSON TAKES GAME.
washington and Lee Defeated in
Clean, snappy Contest.

SPECIAL 70 The washington Herald
Lexington. Va. April 1s.-Davidson
College. Of North Carolina, defeated
Washington and Lee this afternoon in
clean, snappy game by a score Of ?
20 1. The feature Of the game was the
pitching Of Lanford FOR the visitors.
He allowed but three hits and struck
out thirteen. For the varsity. catch
by Miles and d double play by Miles.
Bagley. and Luhn were the star plays.
johnson went into the box in the
eighth for the locals, but could not
stem the tide. Score:
RHE
Davidson. ............... 0 900 Q Q II Il 2
NJ. and L..............0 o / OIL 2
Batteries-Paralca. johnson. and ANTHONY; Ian
ford and Sheriff. Struck Out-By PaTalca, - solh-
san g: Ianford. I3 Bases on balloon Parslea. 2
stolen tases-Willis. Johnson Davidson. Double
p.ay-Miles Bagley. aud Luhn.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-20
Stake Events at Hagerstown.

SPECIAL % The Washington Herald
Hagerstown. Nd, April 1s.-Among
the features of the racing programme
for the Hagerstown Fair. next October
1918, will be four stake races, each
for a purse of $1,000. The stake races
will be known as follows: Cumber-
land Valley 2:25 trot. Blue Ridge 2:15
pace, Pen-AfRr 2:I6 tr0t, and Antietam
2:23 pace. IN addition to these four
stake races there will be class races
for $500 purses.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-20
DEATH REVEALS MARRIAGE.
William watkins and Miss sadie
Cation Welded Last June.

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Baltimore. April Approaching
death revealed the marriage of Miss
Sadie Helen Cation to William c. Wat
kins. They We're married on June 4
last, az EIlicott City, and neither the
families OF the bride nor bridegroom
knew of it until last Tuesday night. II
sayas only told then by the wife because
"a realized that she was on her death
bed. and she felt that she should not
die with her secret Death came to her
nj II o'clock last night, as her husband
sat at her bedside
The cause of death is given as dropsy
and heart failure. from which she had
been sufferer for more than four
years AT times she was compelled TO
iremain in bed for weeks or months at
a time. and II was because OF her con
dition that the couple thought il best
TO keep the marriage a secret.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-20
HURT IN DRIVING ACCIDENT
Judge AtkinsOn's Carriage over
turned with Four Occupants.

Judge AHkfnsnn-s NarrtaES ONer-
turned with -Four Occupants.
Special to The Washington Herald
Winchester. Va, April 19.-Judge and
Mrs William NJ. Atkinson, and their
guests. Mrs. Hopkins. wife Of Rev. DR.. A.
c. Hopkins, OF Charlestown. and Mrs.
Stephenson, wife Of Rev. P. d. Stephen
son, of Woodstock, had a narrow escape
from serious injury IN a driving accident
near Clear Brook last night.
Judge Atkinson and his guests were re-
turning from a meeting of the Winchester
Presbytery at Clear Brook, when their
carriage colIided with a gate post, over
turned, and the entire party was thrown
to the ground. Judge Atkinson and Mrs.
Hopkins suffered considerable from the
shock. The other women received only
slight bruises.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-20
Bid AIan sent to JalI.

Special to The Washington Herald
Hagerstown, Md. April 19-Joseph
Novel; a blind man. aged sixty-fve years,
charged with ATTACKING Pearl Weant
twelve-year-old girl. was given a hearing
before Justice George this afternoon. The
charge was changed to common assault,
and he was sentenced 10 serve ninety days
in JAIL
The Washington herald., 1907-04-20
Empire Furniture Co, ASSIGNS.

The Empire Furniture Company yes
terday filed papers for a voluntary as
signment for the beneht Of its creditors
to ". Gwynn Gardiner and Eugene A.
Jones. of this city. The assets OF the
firm are stated at $3.50. and the liza
biIities at $4,000. ". Gwynn Gardiner
appears for the furniture concern.