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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-14
MARATHON MYSTERY
A Story of Manhattan
- RI1RTON e. STEVENSON
copyriaht, 1904. BY Henry Holt and Company.
A Story of ManhaH'
Author Of "The Holiday 6

why, you internal busybody" he
cried. ITS none of your business"
Zen you refuse to answer"
II most certainly do, and I think
you'd better go back to Babylon"
II shall go back in due time, Mr.,
Drysdale," retorted the coroner in a
cool voice, holding up his hand. per
haps you have as yet not heard Of tie
murder committed here last night and
of tie robbery which accompanied it?"
Drysdale paled suddenly; his hands
were trembling.
Murder! he repeated blankly.
Robbery"
Precisely. Graham. tie gardener
was murdered last night and Mrs. Del
roy's pearl necklace stolen. You were
tie only person who left tie house. Your
revolver was found beside him. Tis
button, torn from your coat, was found
In his hand. hope you will now per
ceive tie wisdom Of giving us tetailetl
account Of your movements while you
were away from tie house."
Drysdale had listened with grow
ing pallor. When the coroner had I'm
ished he WIS fairly uvid. and he passed
his hand aelplessly before his eyes
But he did not speak.
"Well7~ asked Heffelbower impa
tiently, aft.r Q moment.
Drysdae took down his hand and
steadied himself against the back OF
his chair.
II have nothing to say" he muir
INJURED hoarsely.
"Do you persist In tat decision r
asked the coroner sharply.
II certainly do"
Then" said Heftelbower, rising in
his turn. 'in to name of t'e law,
shall haf to arrest you Please finish
your dressing"
Drysdaie was ready in few mo
ments, and the little party passed out
Into the hall.
Suddenly from the farther end came
the swish Of skirts, and Grace Croydon
appeared, radiant as the new day.
She paused in establishment as she saw
the group. Then she came forward.
Her eyes v1ent anxiously from face to
face.
what III It, RichardY' she asked.
what has happened?'
Delroy laughed q mirthless laugh.
Enough and to spare" he answered.
They're arresting Jack, here, for MUIR
DER
For murderi Oh, why did you kill
himf' she cried, turning upon her
lover. "Why did you not watt
Kill him!' echoed Delroy. "But he
didn't, Grace! How can you think such
thing1 He could clear himself by
telling where he was last night, and he
refuses to do 1t. Maybe he'll tell you"
She turned her searching eyes to her
lovers face.
where were you last night JackY'
she asked you'll tell me, won't your
Tell you?" he sneered, his eyes
blazing with savage anger. "Where
was 1? You ask me that?"
And with gesture Of fierce con-
tempt he went on down the stair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-14

2AI IL was NOT QnGll In0 SUNDAY
III evening following Tremaine's
as departure that found my
GS4S self alone with Cecily and In
a position to begin that conversation
from which hoped 30 much.
She had arrayed herself in the same
garments she had worn the first night
I had met her-ths gorgeous costume
of the belle affranchie, In which she
was most at hcme-bu / had grown
more accustomed to her and sat down
near her without any great bedazzls-
ment. She was lying on the couch en-
gagged in rolling cigarettes with re-
markable skill and celebrity and had
quite pile on the taborst beside her.
sat and watched the supple fingers
and the red, red lips and the dark face
changing with every wave Of feeling.
my friend" abe said suddenly, turn
ing to me with intent gaze, do you
know where doudoux has gonef'
NO" I answered; "he did not tell
me. He said only that his business
was calling him away"
Business! Ohe! And you believe
that?"
.Why shouldn't believe It, Cecily7"
"If It were merely business he could
have taken me along. Tambou! He is
growing weary Of me; ! annoy him; I
can see 1t. It was, Of course, inevita-
BILE. Soon he will be sending me away.
Ohey' And she stretched her arms
above her head with that gesture /
had seen before. "Ah, well d'amour.
de rires ct d'oublisw And she laughed,
but fancied there was sob beneath
the laughter. "At least shall be again
at st. Pierre"
Suddenly there came soft kissing
from the little cage over the radiator.
"Ah, I must feed Fe Be; she is call
ing me" she cried, and she sprang up,
ran to the next room and came back
with little wine In glass.
stood and watched her without be-
ing greatly impressed. BE Fe seemed
very harmless and lethargic evidently
the climate Of New York, even though
mellowed by the radiator, did not
agree with her.
"Of course Tremaine will go back
with YOU" I assured her. was Won
dering IL she really suspected his In
tention.
"No; he will not" she said decidedly.
"But," she added, with an electric
fash Of the eyes, che may come in
time"
I lighted another cigarette.
"Where cid you meet him, Cecilyf'
HE came to st. Pierre three, four
years ago He saw me one day stand
ing at the donr Of my house In the
Rue Peysette."
"Do yo,a know where he came
from?"
.sNp; it lnattered nothing to me-"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-14
DOGS ALMOST KILL CHILD.
Three CANNES Drag Baby About For

Three CANNES Drag Baby About For
Webster City, Jan. 12.-Knocked
down. bitten and worried for an hour
by three dogs, the 5-year-old son OF
Mr.. Willis c. Wright of this city lies
at home in a freightful upset nervous
condition as the result OF the unusual
occurrence.
G. w. Buelow. janitor OF the school
buildings, was first attracted by the,
to some Of his regular duties when he
thought he heard cries as Of some
woman or child in distress. At first
he paid little attention to the sounds,
thinking he must be mistaken. How
ever, when the cries continued he de-
termined to investigate. Hurrying out
Of the school building in which he was
at work he started OFF in the direction
from which the cries seemed to come.
He made his way to the court house
yard, and there, south of the court
house, found the three dogs furiously
dragging the child about on the ice.
The little one was screaming at the
top Of its voice with fright The dogs
had thrown it down and seiztng its
clothing dragged it around in circles.
They were not vicious and it could be
readily seen that they were only play
ing with the child. Yet he was terri
bly, frightened and the expression on
his face was pitiable in the extreme.
The little one was very cold when
found and had he not been discovered
he would have died from fright and
exposure. A half minute after the
tanitor reached the scene, N. L. Rood
came running up, having also been at
tracted by the cries. Superintendent
Of Schools Ford stated that the kinder
garten teachers frequently complain
Of dogs worrying their children on
their way to school. Some steps should
be taken to guard against any such
occurrence in the future.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-14
How,a Ihis2

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot
he cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known F.
]. Cheney for the last Is years. and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
hus,ness transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally. acting directly upon the blood
ana mucueus suEfaces Of the system.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-14

I1nscropped the little brilliant and up.
plted 1t to the break IN the circle.
scarf. Tamboul I was angry when !
found 1t gone. You should have heard
mei''
II have a diamond" said, getting
out my pocketbook, that might do to
replace It. Let us see II it viii fft.
/ mwrapped the little brilliant and
applied it to the break In the circle.
Then my heart fell. It was evident in
an instant that 1t had not come from
there. It was much smaller than the
other stones-dif ferently cut.
mo, 1t will not do" stammered at
last. ut is too small" and returned
It to my pocket. II shall have to get
you another trinket Cecily. Good
night"
(To be Continued)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-14
KEokUk GAS RosBERIEs.
Numerous Thefts Of Slot Machine
Meters Have Been Reported.

Keokuk, Jan. 14.-Robbing slot ma
chine gas meters is becoming quite
popular in Keokuk nowadays. The me-
ter in the hall on Eighth street be-
tween Main and Johnson streets was
broken into and the money extracted.
The theft was dicovered Saturday
morning by one of the members Of the
colored Odd Fellows, who are about II
occupy the hall. 1t is believed that TIE
deed was committed sometime during
the previous night. The slot machine
gas meter is an arrangement which
gives one so much gas for quarter,
and every time the flow becomes weak
all one has to do is drop in another
quarter. Several of these meters have
been robbed within the last few
months.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-14
Piles. Plies! Piles!

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81. Williams Manufacturing Company,
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by B. A. Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-14

''His past7 No, no. What was It
to us? We had pretty, pretty place
at Fond Core. Tamboul wish /
was there now!"
You were happy therer
"Yes-except for the times doudoux
was in his black spells"
"His black spellsT
"Yes-oh, then every one ran from
him-even l. He was terrible-raving
and cursing M'seur johnson"
Johnson 1 repeated, with sud
den leap Of the heart. "Who was he.
Cecily?"
"He was doudoux's zombi," she
answered with conviction, and crossed
herself.
.Then he didn't live at Fond Corre?"
.At Tond-C Core? Oh, no! He was
a zombi-in the air, in the earth, every
where. Doudoux would fight with
him an hour at time. oh, 1t was ter
riblev'
leaned back In my chair and
watched the smoke from my cigarette
circiing upward. I remembered the
letter that had been tattooed on the
arm Of the man killed in suit fourteen.
So Trenaaine had some cause to hate
him-he had helped him, had supplied
him with whisky, with money, through
fear and not through friendship. To
establish that was to take another step
forward.
Ibid he have those spells often,
Cecily?" 1 asked at. last.
ooh, no; sometimes not for months
Then, phut, the zombi would charm
him"
Charm him ??
with little scrap Of paper. yes
There would come letter; doudoux
would open it; always in 1t there would
be little piece, of paper. Sometimes
it had writing on 1t, sometimes print
ing, as though It had been cut from
newspaper. Then, tambou, doudoux's
face would grow black, he would tear
the paper into little, little bits. uttering
curses the most terrible, and we would
all rum
Clippings from a newspaper! Here
was coincidence. But cudgeled
my brain vainly. could form no
theory as to why a clipping should
cause those fits Of rage.
1.-THE last one, though, did not give
him SPELL" she added, after mo-
ment. I'VE were watching the sunset
out across the water when Dodol
brought the letter to him. This time 1t
was printing and writing both. | got
up, ready to fee, for thought that
would be twice as bad. But no. He
sat reading 1t, and his eyes glistened.
Then he sent me running for his hat
and hurried away to st. Pierre. When
he came back he told me that we were
to come at once to New York"
"You have some very pretty jewelry,
Cecily," said. touching the great
brooch of gold that cleaned at her
throat
She laughed like pleased child
Eyes. Are they not pretty, chez Let
me show you" and. springing from the
couch, she ran into her bedroom. In q
moment she was back again, box of
inlaid ebony In her hands.
"seey' she cried, and threw back the
lid.
Indeed they were worth seeing, and
It was not wholly to disarm her sus-
picions, IL she had any, that linger-
ed over them. At last came to the
piece wanted.
Here IL beautiful PIN" said.
IAN opal IN circle Of diamonds" and
held it up to the light. "But see.
Cecily, one Of the diamonds Il missing.
Have you lost IT."
"Doudoux lost it." she answered.
'sHe wore 1t sometimes az q pin for his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-14
Doirn uia Share.

"Do you contribute to the happiness
and prosperity Of others without ex-
pecting any selfish rewardf" asked the
sincere man.
81 should say So" answered the
crusty citizen. II have for years been
making directors happy and prosper
GUS by paying life insurance premi-
ums."-Washington Star.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-14

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-14
CHAPTER Xxx.

NvlT was not until the Sunday
vi evening following Tremaine's
departure that found my
IASNSl self alone With Cocilv and In
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

The Miami Metropolis say6 trutkfdlI
Inst the store sales today that are "a.
ipluenced directly or indirectly, N
stots advertisI6g viii NOT have amour
ed TO q cent Of the total busin
BY tllf diseet inhucDee az advert
is meant TIE sales 81 afticles ss
esllg advertised. in6a
fnenee Of adyertisir mead
fIcIe6 sold that are BOT ebecii
yertised, but are disps yed to q
tolnors who are drawn to the 6t5I ~
he advertised articles. In the letter
case, as surely As IN che first, the 3D.
vertising must be credited with the
sale.
Observant merchants know that this
Is true They should gain courage
from the knowledge to strengthen their
advertising campaigns to the point Of
matching their store hopes and plans.
tt ~-~~~~~~~~~~-~~o-~-~~-~
In this weeks issue will be found an
able address OF Hon, Jefferson b.
Browne, candidate for Governor Of
Florida, delivered at the West Florida
Fair at DeFuniak Springs yesterday,
November 21st, 1907. II tspeaks plainly,
clearly and sensibly for itself, and ap-
pears in this newspaper that our read
ers may read and know for themselves.
just what Hon Jefferson B. Browne
stands for and will be and do if elected
TO the Office to which he now aspires.
Small weekly newspaper men cannot
afford to give space to long political ad-
dresses and campaign articles, and Mr..
Browne, like Congressman Lamar, does
not expect it, hence this article is paid
matter, as all like it for all others
which appear will be, and there will be
no SENTIMENT THROWN IN" with them
either.
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

Against all the combined State and
Federal influences and powers good old
Tom johnson was again elected Mayor
Of Cleveland, and Democrats all over
the country rejoice with Cleveland in
the victory.
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22
Stimulation without Irritation.

That is the watchword. That is what
FOley's Orino Laxative does. Cleanses
and stimulates the bowels without irri-
tation in amy form. Sold by all Drug
Rists.
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

Funny that Jacksonville doesn't "trot
out" some citizen TO beat Frank Clark
They seem to want the whole thing up
there. Tampa News.
Sometimes some people get too hog
gish, and strive for the whole hog. Of
tentimes such get only the tail end of
the hog |! 1t may be just possible Duval
will get only the tail end of it in coming
events. Let's see
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22


The 1--we Oak Democrat has ths FOL
lowing ON Governor Broward becoming
an editor after he steps from the G0ber,
material shoes:
''The funaor that Governor BrOwarj
may 60 into Florida journalism when
he retires from Office affects as most
pleasantly. During his term as Cover
nor he has bad much to say IN criticism
Of the press Of this State, and at times
has seemed to think it sin, per Sc, for
any Newspaper TO question the wisdom
Of bis policies. Now we would like
him TO get the benefit of different
point Of view and as editor o. 9
newspaper, see how far removed
from infalIibility is even fhe
chief executive of the State. We
would warmly welcome Editor Broward
to our noble fraternity and would chuckle
with JOY to see him launching his shafts
OF editorial criticisms at some other Ma
poleon dressed in little brief authority
who would promptly retort upon him
with blighting scorn by referring to him
as "a little 2x4 editor" You remember
the phrase, Governor You didn't orig
mate It, for it has been in use for gen.
eratlOnS by politicians squirming under
press criticism; but ii our memory
serves Us correctly, you have hurled
that ancient chestnut at Florida news
papers on more than one occasion, and
we want TO see some Jove on High
Olympus up at Tallahassee hurl it at
you few times and carefully observe
lts effects upon a new hand at the bel
lows. Il has been 80 long since we
heard It the first time in our own case
that we have forgotten the sen
1ation. "Little 2x4 editors /" 1t
seems severe, but as matter
1f fact it is perfectly harmless = a
venerable petrefaction which veteran
editors regard as something in the ma
.ure of curio in newspaper museums
and point It out TO visitors as a speci-
men of the now obsolete weapons used
n the ancient warfare of primitive
And maybe, too, he willie consider Sc
-iously some of his charges about the
Florida editors selling their editorial
space by the inch, with sentiment thrown
n, ETC., etc, ETC., etc. Won't our ex-
Governor editor have a live-wire time
If it though, evening up with some of
Is Corporation or influenced, owned
,x4's," who have dared to critcise some
If his official acts? hut who still ad-
nire whatever of good there is in him,
Just as much as does the st. Augustine
Meteor, The Brooksville Argus, the
Arcadia Champion, and some others,
hat are always telling the people what
"a good man our Governor is. "
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

Nowadays one often hears one speak
Of his enemies. Measured by the Die
tionary's true meaning Of this day, as
TO the word, The True Democrat does
not believe there are n any people who
have "enemies True, we may have
some people among US who do not all
ways see in as all the best little quail
ties that go 80 make as just what we
should all be TO the minutest point, and
IL may be that each one Of us know
best ourselves that we are not just
what we all shonh be, but can we afford
always 10 Judge our fellOw-citizens as
being ready TO meet out TO as what is
too often termed enmity? Let's see |!
The Century Dictionary and Encyclope-
dia gives the following, main definition,
of the word, ENEMY; zone who OPP
poses, antagonizes, or seeks TO infict,
or is willing TO inHict, injury upon an
other for dislike, hatred, conflict Of in
terests, or public policy, as in war, one
who is hostile or inimical. People can
have honest differences Of opinion with
others without in the least sizing them
up to the quotation. We love and re-
5pect many people we differ with some
times in worldly affairs.
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22
Print with your home printer always.

Bargains advertised in the current
issue Of your newspaper apply to the
next week and until others are offered
always.
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

Hon. George C.. Mathews IL now edi-
tor of the Polk County Record and he
has the True Democrats best wishes
for himself and newspaper.
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

Vol. /. No. /, Of The Southern Cy.
clone, a monthly published from Live
Oak, has appeared, and 1t says It is IAN
Independent publication with enough
sand in It's Rizzard 10 speak tho truth,
regardless Of whose playhouse 1t leaves
down "
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

On Novemher i era
pounded ~ dark moose coIored
ltrse Ia can get Same by
nrosihH paying al charges
sanlo 90 December "a
81 j. III. FERtN,
Chief Of Police.
-
The Show TO the "Ex-
"a Selslcn - Out Convention Cir
fus, +" was pulled of successfully last
week bat no one expected much more
than jolly time from it, and only those
who were put down as certain eandi-
dates before the date were there IL
developed the fact however, that sever
al cabinet officials are sure TO have some
strong opposition, and it will not be
surprising these Office seeking and low
ing days, to see double candidates for
every Office. If the extra session comes
soon, then the people of Florida win see
a coming out meeting sure-enough.
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1t will be remembered that in live and
active campaigns in the past both Hons.
John N. G. Stockton and Jefferson B.
Browne were hitehed up together IN
double harness, fighting for what they
then claimed was the peoples beat ins
terest. During the memorable Call con-
test before the legislature, when the
Babes took to the woods, they held
up the Call forces, one in the Senate,
the other in the House. One or the
other will probably be elected. II the
candidates stay as they are, but il ID
thought Mr.. Burr will withdraw
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The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

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The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

"Toddie" has gone and done it sure
enough now, by having removed from
our coin the inscription, "In Goo We
Trust" and that, too, just before our
National Thanksgiving Day. Oh The"
dore Roosevelt What excentric little
thing will you do next for the notoriety
II furnishes
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

From the fact that so many candi-
dates are being announced from Jack
sonville, now, does this innocent ap-
pearing little paragraph from the Me-
tropolis not jar onthe nerves Of you South
Florida Democrats: Worth, and not
locality, will be considered in selecting
men for Office. South Florida will have
most of the candidates, and their merit
alone will be considered by sensible
men in other parts Of the State who
seek the best in public servants"
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

II is TO be hoped that Governor
BrOward will put of calling that extra
session until blackberries are ripe. -
Palatka Herald.
That would be a sensible thing to do,
II It means until April, 1909, but can
any citizen Of Florida find any genuine
wit or sense in the sling at Tallahassee
that may be found in it. II you do,
reader, laugh long and loud. with Editor
law maker, Hon. H. A. B. Mckenzie,
and help him enjoy his bright para
graph.
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

1t ought to be an easy thing for the
people of blind tiger infected dry
counties to rush the growler. - Tampa
Tribune.
We do not worry so much over such
affairs as do the whiskey people, in the
wet counties Of Hllsborough and Duval,
who "for 10, these many moons, seem
TO be rushing and growing themselves
into fits over the whiskey subject, until
now they have about lost all reason and
their best sense, as for instance, the
tactics that have recently been resorted
to in the effort to prevent the calling
Of elections to see whether a majority
of the beat citizens Of their counties de-
sired the sale Of whiskey or not. Leon
is 80 we'll satisfied with general results
that II will always remain dry.
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-22

Under the Revenue Law all State and
county Taxpayers who settle their
taxes.durinR November are entitled TO n
discount Of two per cent, and those
who settle in December a discount Of
one per cent. TO large taxpayers this
will be well worth saving. and the small
Taxpayers may save q little something
too