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The Glenwood post., 1907-05-11
True Western Friendship.

Cripple Creek, Colo.-The body OF
Eben Green, who was killed in an ac-
cident in the Ophir mine. was buried in
Mount Pisgah cemetery. and Frank
Sheafor, brother Of District Judge
Sheafor. in an odd way paid his re-
spects to the dead. Sheafor hired and
drove the hearse. and Just as the re-
mains were about to be lowered into
the grave he stood over the casket and
said: "Old boy, we were friends for
many years, and this 10 the last thing
l can do for you. Goodbye, good bye"
Not desiring to see earth thrown over
the cold form Of his friend, Sheafor
quickly left the grave, mounted the
box of the hearse and drove
back to town. Sheafor and
Green became staunch friends
In Pitkin county fourteen years aso.
Acquaintances Of the deceased from
Pttkin county were the pallbearsrA.
The Glenwood post., 1907-05-11

him now, Bobbs?" l inquired anx-
iously.
Not one in million. sir answered
Bobbs, sadly. He's too far gone now.
sir. He was takin' the cure for time
an we began to have some hopes OF
him, but it wasn't any use, an the
first thing we knew he was as bad as
ever
Il wonder he came back at ALL" l
remarked. Il shouldn't have thought
he would have felt inclined to-
Il didn't think he'd come, myself"
said Bobbs, but he insisted upon it.
and, as l told you minute ago, there's
no changing him now when he once
gets an idea in his head, SO we packed
up and came. He said he had some
matters to attend to with you that he
must see about at once, sir"
Yes" | replied, "he arranged cer-
tain affairs with me this morning"
Well" said Bobbs, I'm glad that's
done, for 1t will be a great load off
his mind"
Where do you suppose he has gone
now?" l asked. He left here very
hurriedly and wonder II he will get
into trouble" My calmness Of mind
was due to the fact that, under the
circumstances. should not have cared
If he had broken his neck.
"Oh! he'll get back to the hotel, sir, /"
returned Bobbs confidently. He told
me to get the tickets for tonight and a
few other things he needed and then
meet him here, or at the hotel II he
had left here. You know he is going
home tonight, sir"
YES" l said, but he tells me he
does not expect to stay there long. Do
you know what his plans are?"
Il haven't the slightest idea, sir"
said Bobbs. He never tells anyone
what he is going to do, and he's in
such a bad way now that fancy he's
as likely to go one way as another,
sir. But I'll stick to him, sir; you
may be sure Of that. I must be going
now for he may need me. You know,
sir, he's not always as bad as you've
seen him to-day. It's only at times,
sir. that he gets like this"
Il should hope co." returned. and
The Glenwood post., 1907-05-11
JOSEPH BROWN COOKE
Copyright 1877. BY story-Press Corpe-atlon.l
CHAPTER III.-continued.

CHAPTER lli.-continued.
The poor fellows distress was so
great that. moment later, as stood
by his side at the door, could not
resist laying my hand on his shoulder
and saying gently:
WHY don't you brace up. Mr.. Car
ne! - 1t isn't too late by any means
Just think of all that life has TO offer
you. You are a man of great wealth,
the head Of one of the best known
families in the country, and every
thing that heart could wish for lies be-
fore you. Think it over, old man,
think it over! Think of your sister,
and-and-Miss Weston, and yourself,
Carney; yourself. above all else and
leave the confounded stun alone!"
AS l uttered the last words he re-
coiled from me as if l had been the
plague and muttered hoarsely, my
God. Ware, you don't think l am
drunk, do you?"
Before l could reply he had hurried
through the door, down the stairs and
into the street.
The Glenwood post., 1907-05-11
Negro, omeIally Hanged, Receivers.

Fort Worth. Texas.-Word was re-
ceived here that John armstrong, a
negro, was legally hanged. officially
pronounced dead and turned over to
his relatives for final disposition, Of
the body. but revived after he came
into the family's hands and is alive.
A novel situation exists. Armstrong
is oficially dead although living, and
it ia declared by his attorneys that the
state 10 now powerless u enforce the
original verdict OF death.
Report says the relatives are try
ing to keep the fate of the condemned
man q secret lest the authorities
should again seize him and execute the
mandate Of the law.
The Glenwood post., 1907-05-11
Dogs Save Lives Of Four.

kersey. Colo.-A spitz dog and an
other dog of no pedigree foiled an in
oendiary at an early hour Tuesday
morning and saved the lives of four
persons, Mr.. and Mrs d. ] Woods and
their two sons, aged four and seven
years, respectively. Mr.. and Mrs.
Woods were forced to Ice from the
flames in their night clothes, carrying
their two children to safety in their
arms. The entire town would prob
amy nave been destroyed had 1t not
been for the quick and efficient work
dcne by the citizens, who formed a
bucket brigade to put out the fire.
Mr.. Woods conducted general mer-
camille store in the one.story brick
building owned by Mayor Wolff. The
family occupied four-rooal concrete
addition adjoining the store building at
the rear as living rooms. A large door
opened between the store and the liv-
ing quarters.
About o'clock, fire, supposed to
lave been started by an incendiary
was discovered in the storeroom,
which was filled with surplus stock,
boxes. banana crates, hay, etc. by the
two dogs which were allowed to roam
at will through both buildings. The
animals ran into Mr. Woods bedroom,
where he and his wife were asleep. and
began whining and barking so much
that they aroused the sleepers. BY
this time the room was almost filled
with smoke and Woods and his wife
had to grope around for the door and
to the room occupied by their two lit
tie boys. They seized the children in
their arms and escaped from the build
ing Just as wave of fire swept
through.
Milford chronicle., 1907-08-16
GREENWOOD.

The Basket Works of G. F. Warrington
have started up again and our people are
glad Of the opportunity to make wages
again. The mill is now running on over
time.
W. L. Cahall, ST., is very i'll now.
The infant child of Edward Iatnan
was buried last Tuesday.
The Roller Process FIGURING Mills at
this place have started up again as Laur-
ance Tatman has leased them for the
next year. He is moving his family to
Greenwood, and the people are well
pleased with the grade of flour being
turned out.
Annie Anderson is yet very i'll with
typhoid fever; and, also the daughter OF
Nathan Wiley is suffering from the same
disease.
Mrs, Wilougby is now able to be out
again.
Frank Radcliffe, of Philadelphia,
brought his wifes remains here and made
interment at Bridgeville. His mother
brothers and sisters are stopping here
with friends for few days.
l. J. Long is recovering from two
weeks illness.
Charles Cox is visiting in Philadelphia
Blanch zimmerman and Lizzie Std
ham have been at Bowers Beach for a
week.
Nellie Sharp has come home from
Philadelphia to remain with her parents.
Florence Hollis has gone back to the
city.
Lucy Cooling and family OF West Nir-
ginia, are visiting here.
Roy Wiley, from Philadelphia, is Grip
pied with a broken foot, and is passing
the time with his brother here, Martin
Wiley.
Barbara Jester and son are passing the
week With relatives.
Frank Anderson is on the list OF sick.
Glass No. 6 in the NJ. E. Sunday School
will hold a Japanese Tea Party and festi
val on the Green, back of the P. B. q W.
depot. they will have a "tshpond,
and they want every body to come and go
fishing, and catch what you can.
Peaches are scarce and high, but Nor
IRISH Webb appears to be the only one
about here who has any of account He
has sold about 400 baskets for $500, and
and now has sold the balance of his crop
to Mr. Viven for $4,000.
WIN. Todd has part of a crop, and has
been offered 81 so per basket for them,
but refused it, as he believes that he can
get more money from them
Wheat has all been saved in this Sec
ton, and the crop never was better.
Milford chronicle., 1907-08-16
Ex-COuncilman POstles Dead.

The most prominent colOred man in
politics in the State of Delaware, was
Thomas f Postles. of Wilmington,
who died there last Tuesd ay morning.
Mr. Postles was the only colored man
who ever occupied seat in the City
COUNSEL. He was for years the propTie-
tor of the grocery store at Tenth and
Wilson streets. Shortly before his re-
tirement from Council he purchased
the Douglas House in which place ne
died. Mr.. POstles was twice elected to
Council and both times he won from a
white adversary He was 45 years old
and leaves a wife and several grown
children.
Milford chronicle., 1907-08-16
BRIDGEVILLE.

Mr.. George Ray gave a delightful party
Tuesday evening in honor of his niece,
Miss Virginia and Mary Henry, Of Lam
caster, Pa. Many were present; all sorts
Of games were INDUCED in; dancing being
one of the principal features of the even
ing. At late hour refreshments WIS.,
served and all returned home reporting
one more time.
Miss Helen Layton is entertaining a
number of friends from New York and
Massachusetts,.
Miss Mae WEIGH, of Milton, and Mr..
Allison Blizzard, of Wilmington, are the
guests Of Miss Fannie WEIGH.
Mr.. A. NJ. Viven preached in the M.
E. E. Church Sunday Morning on the
account of the illness Of our pastor, Rev.
y. W. Colona.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Parks, of Phila-
delphia, are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. B. Short.
Miss Mabel Kinder, Fanny WEIGH, Eva
Jones. Bessie Short, Mae Knowles, Emma
Hayes, are spending some time at Reho-
both.
Miss Maud Cook, of Lynchburg, Va,
is spending her vacation with her parents.
Mr.. Harold Lewis, of South Orange,
N. j., is being entertained by Miss Paul
inc Gray.
Miss Mae Richards, Of Baltimore, is
the guests of Miss Margaret Richards.
Milford chronicle., 1907-08-16
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL.


There is considerable sickness in this
section lust now. Mrs Nutter Russell
has very sick boy Mrs. Edward Will
son is very much better after long i'll
ness.
So many of our people have been at
tending camp meetings and summer re-
sorts, that there was no service at the
Church here last Sunday, but from now
on. services will be regular.
A new dwelling is being built on the
lands owned by Robert Richards, which
will be occupied by himself and bride.
Several good yields of wheat are repor-
ted from this section; that of Mrs. Mar
garet Ricards was 1896 bushels, besides
having the misfortune of having a large
wagon load of unthreshed wheat burned.
Mss. Ricards with her grand daughter,
Miss Lillian Moore, are passing a week
at Atlantic City.
Margaret Moore, aged five years, has
entirely recovered from a most narrowing
experience from APPENDICITIS. She was
operated upon three times in Philadel'
phia Hospital, and was there fifteen
weeks; seven of which were Of great pain.
Her recovery was unexpected to the doc
tors as well her friends.
There is a great demand for young
chickens in this section, and the buyers
are willing TO pay good prices, but there
appears to be a very short supply. Now
that the summer visitor is with US, the
consumption OF chickens on the farmers
table is something appalling.
The early tomato patch owned by C..
f. Welch has been very profitable to hiin.
He has received as much as 81 so basket
for some of them.
Well the racing at Currys track last
week was surely attended by everybody
who could get there, and the trOtting was
good.
Last Sunday at Sand Hill Camp was a
day long to be remembered by the people
who were there, and there were many
hundreds present. Mr.. Berry of Penn
sylvania spoke feelingly on the temper
ance question, and the Rev. Compton
and Rev. Coursey both contributed largely
to the day.
Matthew Carpenter, who has been
missing for long time, has been heard
from; he went off with the circus which
passed through Delaware early in the
summer. He was at Columbus, Ohio,
last week. His parents are glad to know
that be is all right.
Florence Cahall and brother, returned
from visit to Milford this week.
The home of George Larrimore, be-
tween here and Bridgeville, has been
treated to a coat of paint this summer.
1t seems that the Devil finds trouble
for some people, and Emma FINLEY is one
of the victims. Her trouble began when
she married Victor Owens twenty years
ago. Recently he has permitted another
woman to win his affections and so Mrs.
Owens has gone to her Oldest daughter to
find haven OF comfort and peace. She
has the sympathy of this community.
Milford chronicle., 1907-08-16
LINCOLN CITY NOTES.

James Fetzer and son have returned
from Philadelphia.
A "shadow Social will be held at the
residence Of Mrs. Sallie Cain on Friday
evening, August 2Srd, and it is expected
that a large attendance of both young
and old people will be present. The pro-
ceeds will go to the new church fund.
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were not mere outer dissuises; they
Were finished pieces of dra matte study.
Those two people We're an actor and
actress, as we'll as a pair of rogues;
and in both their roles they We're SIM
ply, inimitable-
AS rule. Charles is by no means
polite to casual trespassers on the Sell
don estate: they get short shrift and
casion he had reason for being
courteous. and he approached the lady
With a bow of recognition.
Lovely day. he said isn't it, such
belts on the sea, and the heather
smells sweet. You are stopping at the
inn, I fancy?''
Yes the lady answered. looking up
Mt him with charming smile. CT
know that smile,' Charles whispered
TO me: Il have succqmbed to 1T too
logy on the hill here. hope Sir
Charles Vandrift won't come and catch
us. He's so down upon traspassers.
They tell US at the inn he's regular
0.sauey mink as ever Charles muir
pose.O NO. my. dear madam" he con-
tinued, aloud; you have been quite
drift; and am not a tartar. II your
husband Is man OF science res
pect and admire him. 1t is geology
that has made me what am to-day"
And he drew himself upGproudly.g I'VE
owe to- 1t the present development OF
South African mining"
The lady blushed as one seldom sees
a nature woman bhsh--but, exactly as
I had seen Nine. Picardct and white
IHeather." y
ooh. I'm so sorry" she said in a
confused way that recalled Mrs. Gram
ton. Forgive my hasty speech, III
didn't know YOU 81,
let that pass..o oh, don't ], think blink. OFT
birds, don't you know, that we're
obliged in self-defcnso to warn tres
pas sers sometimes oft our lovely noun
tains. But do It with regret-witll
the beauties of nature myself ana.
therefore,, Il desire that all others
should have the freest possible access
to them--possible that is ito say, con-
lsfstentl y With the superior claims OF
property"
II see,"" said the lady replied, looking
mp at him quantity. III 7 admire your
wish. though not Your reservation,
lines Of Iyvordsworths; Al.
And o, Ne fountains, meadows, hills
Forebode not any severing Of our
| 6 loves, sAF
NJ j suppose YOU know themss And
she hea II on bin, i, P,l,eas,antiy
4, KNOW them! OH OF course, l4lknow
lthem. They're old sfavnrites or mine.
In fact, adore Wordsworth. e doubt,
/ ed whether K Charle III has ever In his
!G eeaa ,na pGf,
ltnolS the hook and glanced mt them
ssAh. cll;.rmins, charminsin HI q said, n
iIbis inOstAecsta tic t0nc. III lsu I his cSes
5INyerc on The lae g Alll not on The poet
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like one we'll accustomed to saving
his disguise from all chance OF such
real or seeming accidents.
Immediately after lunch induced Isa-
bel to take our new friends round the
home garden and show them Charles's
famous prize dahlas, while pro-
ceeded myself to narrate to Charles
frustrated experiment.
at is u wig" Amelia assented 81
spotted 1t at once. a Very good wig,
foo, and most artistically planted.
women do. 1t is creditahle to YOU
Seymour to have succeeded In detects
ing it,
Charles was less complimentary.,
You fool. he answered. with that
too common with him. "Supposing 1t
is. why on earth should you. try to
knock It off and disclose him? What
good would 1t have done? If It is a
g ne anH We sp rs IT that's our al Fua hd
we know with whom we have now to
deal. But you can't take man up
on a charge of wig-wearing. The law
doesn't Interfere with 1t. Most re-
wigs. Why, I knew promoter who
did. and also the director of fourteen
companies! What we have to do next
is. wait TIL he tries to cheat us, and
or later you may be sure. his plans
will reveal themselves"
SO we Fconcocted an excellent scheme
to keep them under constant obserNa-
tIon. lest they should slip away again.
as they did from the island First OF
all. Amelia was to ask them to come
and stor at the castle, on tho ground
that the rooms at the Inn We're uncom-
sfortably small. We felt sure how
sy W5dd as ref,e n5e9S5 oGsason
order to be able to stink off unper-
selves apparently suspected.
~ 9ur Su tbe lrs mIth
the utmost alacrlty. She was profuse
In her thanks. indeed. for she told us
tho EARNS" was an Ill kent house and
the cookery by no means agreed with
us to invite them: such Kindness to
perfect strangers was quite uneX-
pected. She should always say that
nowhere on earth had she met with SO
Seldom Castle. But--she accepted UNI
1T can't be Colonel Clay" re-
marked to Charles, "fle would never
o ays ven hers mvee 80 pa oy eomng
he wouldn't put himself In our power;
he preferred the security and freedom
OF the 'Cromarty Arms.
my yasrs nsorTig Ts ssn
vii vii persist In being the slave Of pre-,
possessions. He may have some good
reason or his own for acceptins, Wait
tn he shows his hanaInnd then We
lrorbcs-daskells formed mart Of tile
tSaTss p nsS tc sG msst %ss ssx
|tenllell lie positively sncsleetcd tliv
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saw in moment how things stood.
No matter under what disguise that
woman appeared to him. and whether
Picardets attractions. Here he actu-
ally suspected her; yet like moth
round candle, he was trying his
most despised him with his gigantic
intellect! The greatest men are the
greatest fools. verify believe, when
there's woman in question:.
The husband strolled up by this
With us. According to his own ac-
count his name was Forbes Gaskell.
and he was professor OF geology In
one of those newfangled Northern col
spying, he said. and found much to In
terest him. He was fond OF fossils.
but his special hobby was rocks and
minerals. He knew a vast deal about
pretty things. and showed Charles
quartz and felspar and red cornelian.
and don't know what else. In the
crags on the hillside.
with the deepest interest. and evensre-
spect. never for a moment letting him
guess he knew for what purpose this
show Of knowledge had been recently
see We suspected him. SO Charles
|, played dark game. He swallowed
the geologlst whole without question.
Isple !, to go on With, and, bear their
l3roguery. we could not deny they were
l,delightful companions Charles asked
them to lunch. They accepted will1ng-
sundrS raising OF his eyebrows and
contortions Of his mouth. "Professor
and Mrs, Forbes Ciaskell,' he said, half
dislocatinE his jaw With his violent e Z
d DEAF 1ve been showing slowing them over the
place. and they're good enough TO say
| cold roast mutton" which was n fre-
quentF form OF Gharles's pleasuntry.
their hunds--wh in the prof
case, was certainly desirable for his
fingers were griined with earth and
dust from the rocks he had been In
i alone Charles drew me into the library.
there is a need for us strictly to
avoid preconceptlons. We. must not
make up. our minds that this man Is
We must remember that we have been
mistaken In both ways In the past,
and must avoid our old errors, snail
hold myself In, readiness for, either
|, arrest them IL necessary"
ga capital Plan" ] murmurad. "Still,
lf may venture snggesstion IN W v, :
way are,thesss tw6 pe9ps endea sSSems
I on hand no schlpss no analgnma-
aseymour,' my !hrother-i law an
severed, In his nbonrdroom style. ."you
5Ial.e a great deal too prey MS, a Med
SEhnrst used to sa mean, Colonel st'lny
lEni his 8rIn,nrt or as Nladhiust. IN thf
friends lliH l4a'ya NOT yst davelopea their
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Intentions. We may find before long
they have property to sell, or com,
s ssp % in soath africa
Then again. in the second place, we
don't always spot the exact nature of
their plan until it has burst in our
true character. What could have
seemed more transparent than Med
hurst. the detective, till he ran away
with our notes in the very moment OF
triumph? What more innocent than
White Heather and the little curate.
till they landed us with couple of
Amelins own gems as splendid bar
gain? will not take 1t for granted
any man is not Colonel Clay, merely
because I don't happen to spot the par
ticular scheme he is trying to work
against me. The rogue has so many
schemes and some of them so we'll
concealed; that up to the Z, Of
You see II he doesn't try to persuade
me before long he has found coal
mine, whose locality he will disclose
for a triaing consideration: or else he
will salt the Long mountain with en-
eralds, and claim a big share Cor help
ing to discover them; or else he Will
try something in the mineralogical line
Very transparency of the fellows face:
and I'm determined this time neither
to pay him one farthlng on any pre-
LeNC, nor 10 let lllIll lcSCdp 1Ile
we went In to lunch. The Professor
and Mrs. Forbes Gaskell. all smiles.
accompanied us. I don't know whether
it was Charles warning to take Moth
ing for granted that made me do So
but I'll kept close eye upon heasus-
pected man all the time we We're ut
table. lit struck me there was some
thing very odd about his hair. It
over. The locks that hung down be-
hind, over the collar of his coat, wore
. tritle lighter and atritie grayer than
the black mass that covered the great
err part OF his head. I examined 1t
carefully. The more l did so, the more
the conviction grow upon mo; he was
wearing a wig, There was no denying
A trine less artistic, PERHAPS. than
then, reelected Con Charles's principle
OF taking nothing for granted) we had
never before suspected Colonel Clay
himself except in the one case Of the
leers even Madame Plcardet had nd
mitted to be absurdly false by her
faction OF pointing at them and litter
| ing tirreprsssibly. 1t was possible that
our man closely, we should have found
that the disguise betrayed itself at
once Gas Medhurst had suggested) to
an acute observer. 5ss us q
The detective. in tact had told n . rs y,
too Us u about knoaKing OF DavId Gran.
TOMS red wig the moment We doubted
him; and 4 positively tried to help
myself 5awltwardly 70 potato chips.
when the footman offered them, aons
rentR careless brusll OF my elbow.
4 Bnt It was of no nvnih Tho fellow
seemed Ito aanliSlpatr ar suspect NV
Intentions and dpdSed aside carefully,
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!. .'Seymour, my brother law am
swered, In his nhonrdroom style. "you
area great deal too prey inus, as Med
III his r,arnt:t or as NedhiIrst "A III IND
first place. II those ARE early days; ON,
irlpndsa IllAyc not yet deNe lopedN Their