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hands He has slept here only once in the
whole fortnight" she said brokenly. Il
haven't told mother"
Crampiron drew his upper teeth over his
lower lip several times, and uttered no word.
" l think I'll CO." he said at length.
At the same moment there came through
the open window the sound of an approaching
motor car. Miicent sprang up, and glanced
out for a second
YES" she said. You mustn't CO. Mr.
telephone which stood on the table the
travelling clock. " Is that Mr. Maurice?" she
inquired. ASK him to come up to me imme-
diately." Then to Crampron, Yes, it's
Maurice"
Crampron walked about uneasily And
the two waited in an apprehelsive and tense
silence. Then the door opened, and Maurice
came in, motor cap still In his hand He saw
Crampiron and drew away
What do you want?" he asked of Cramp-
iron in a hard, curt and yet intimdated voice.
Where is Norah'" The old man fronted
the young one massively.
A pause ensued.
Maurice, what" Millicent began in ac-
cents of entreaty.
BE quiet, child" Maurice abruptly silenced
her. :" Norah is here" he went on to Cramp-
iron, and his tone was violent, ininical. He
backed into the corridor. "Norah," he called,
come here!"
And Norah, in hat, veil, and jacket, appeared
like vision in the doorway.
{" 1t may interest you to know that we were
married this morning" said Maurice icily.
Married! You two!' yelled Crampiron.
There followed another terrible pause, and
Norah, running to Millicent fell into her arms.
well" Crampiron rasped, and every feature
of his blanched face seemed to be in travail.
Il congratulate you. By Heaven, l do!'
And he strobe out.
To be continued next Sunday
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T H E S T A T u E
Continued from page IA

bettera Maurice was so sorry you were not
well enough to come to the funeral Only
you and Emile were asked, you know"
Il too was sorry" answered Crampiron.
Millicent had shut the door and gone toward
the window, and, Crampiron following her,
Why, Mr.. Crampiron!' she exclaimed,
" How i'll you look! You must have been very
much pulled down.
Yes" said he little grirnly, "I'm very
much upset And have come to you"
What is it7" she questioned calmly.
"Where is Norah?" He put the query with
characteristic bluntness.
"Norah! Isn't she with your"
"No. And hasn't been for fortnight"
"She hasn't been nursing you2"
Nursing me?" He seemed at loss.
"Yes, in your illness"
ooh, in my illness. No, she hasn't"
Mother and | thought that the reason she
had not come over to see us was that she could
not leave you. l sent her a note; but there
came reply. But do you really mean to
say you don't know where Norah is?'
Il do not"
"How extraordinary When did you last
see herr"
"On the day of the inquest"
Have you and she had any difficulty?"
mot the slightest" said Crampiron firmly.
Millicent reflected.
"What are you thinking about?" Crampiron
demanded.
I'm thinking about Maurice. He has said
nothing as to Norah. Therefore, he can't be
concerned about her, and must know where
she is"
"I don't think Maurice knows where she
is" said Crampiron.
why not?"
Because l think she has broken off her en-
gagement with him.
Broken off her engagement! But for what
reason?"
"How can l tell?" Crampiron said slowly
" Has he hiDte6 IN that she meant To
break it Off"
Crampiron nodded.
But Maurice would have said something
to me-" Micent protested.
mot if she had forbidden him to-"
why should she forbid him?"
"Ah! l came here to ask questions, not to
answer them. | can't answer yours, Miss
Millicent. And don't know that really ex-
pected answers to mine. | came-l don't
know why came, only that there was nothing
else left for me to do
ut is a very good thing you did come"
Millicent responded. Maurice will be here
at five O'Clock; he telegraphed to me this
morning You can question him yourself.
Oh Mr.. Crampron!'
Crampiron noticed that she was crying.
There was no sob, no abandonment; but the
tears coursed one after another down the
delicate cheeks What are you crying for?"
he queried clumsily
Millicent wiped her eyes. Excuse me,
she said. "Im rather unstrung, with nursing
mother And I'm so disturbed about poor
Norah! / can't understand it, not the least
bit. l feel certain that there must be some
perfectly simple explanation. And yet"
Maurice has been very mysterious these
last few days; in fact, ever since the funeral.
So has Emile. / thought it was because he
was helping the police in their" She stopped
again, and this time she hid her face in her
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Synopsis of Preceding Chapters

To be continued next Smdd,
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THE DOPE SHEET.

Oyler returns to the game.
After the Dobbers again today.
The fans will be out in force.
Memphis and Shreveport have an off
day.
Meek should be kept off the bench as
much as possible.
Another defeat at this stage of the
game would go hard.
Forget the yesterday and look at today
squarely in the face.
Rain interfered with the New Orleans
Little Rock game yesterday afternoon.
Minahan worked for Cincinnati yester-
day, but did not have control He lost
Atlanta and Montgomery resume hos
tilties this afternoon, each having won
a game.
Chicago, Cleveland and New York
punched for the lead in the American
league.
The fans have become very fond of AL
cock. and his timely bingle will be sorely
missed.
New Orleans and Memphis open a Sc
ries in New Orleans Wednesday. It's a
toss-up.
But two more games and then the road
for the Barons. Montgomery and At
lanta are played.
Pittsburg won from st. Louis yesterday
because st. Louis made four errors In
the seventh inning.
Wilhelm or Clark this afternoon, Sor-
rell and Duggan will uphold Nashville In
the two remaining games.
Frank Smith, for the first time in
months. appeared yesterday, and st.
Louis batted him from the box.
1t is hoped that Shreveport will do bet
ter when the team Is at home. The
Pirates haven't heard a kind word this
year.
Stockdale pitched splendid game yes
terday afternoon, and won from Hickman.
The two pitchers seem to come against
each other with great regularity.
Frank now states through one of his Or
gans that he will not release either of
the pitchers whom he has secured
waivers until the time limit is expired.
Memphis won from Shreveport yester-
day. The Pirate bunch has won but a
single game this season, and that vic
tory was scored against New Orleans in
the first crack of the season.
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simply walk all over them four times
New OrlNans Pcayune.
The local fans are not shaking over this
dire prophecy.
We couldn't help it, Billy. 'Twould
never do for Classy Birmingham to
tune YOU ST. and then let YOU hand us
gomery Journal.
This was before Smith took the second
game.
Manager Mike Finn has brought a
bunch of good ball players to New Or
leans this time 1t is believed Manager
Finn has a first division team this year.
and il the Pelicans capture the first
series they will have to hustle.-New Or
leans Democrat.
They will indeed especially since Finn
has already capped the first game.
The Boosters had their eyes on the
ball. and sent Mr.. Raglan. one of Birming-
hams best to the tall and uncut.-Nash-
vile American
Raglan will yet prove a snag in Nash
yille's sail for the pennant rag
Leslie Hahn. managing editor of the
Montgomery State, paper to make its
bow next Sunday, in a telegram to the
Atlanta Georgian. desires that no moi
blows be struck the Pretzel team. This
is another echo from "the transferrence
of the Montgomery franchise to Chatta-
nooga" rot. Hahns intention to boos.
and not knock however. has the right
swing, and every good fan everywhere,
should praise a worthy stand
Billy Smith chews the rags nearly as
much as Booster Dobbs. Don't worry.
Billy, you won't have to hand out new
shirts and hats to your bunch when the
Legislators finish with you.-Montgomery
Journal
1t is time that the Journal man says
something nice. He growls too much.
Anybody can growl.
The baseball player who depends upon
a barroom mirror for reflection will fail
as sure as water freezes the slippery
side up.--Shreveport Times.
One of the proverbs brousht up to
date.
Three straight wins for Montgomery.
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FORECAST OF THE NEWS
FOR THE COMING WEEK

The jamestown exposition. commence
rating the Booth anniversary of the first
English settlement in America, will open
at Norfolk, Va, on Friday with Presi-
dent Roosevelt as the guest of honor.
The exposition will continue until Novem-
Der 80.
A commission appointed under the inn
migration act passed by Congress last
winter, which will make thorough in
vestigation of the whole question of i'm
migration, so far as 1t affects the United
States, will hold its first meeting in Wash
ington on Monday. The first session,
which probably will consume a week or
more, will be devoted almost entirely to
work of a preliminary nature such as
the arrangement and elaboration of the
plans for the future. 1t is likely tU
before the commission completes its work
it will have visited many of the countries
of Europe for the study of the iinml-
grafton of the aliens at close range, and
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Gossip Concerning This Weeks
WObes on the Southern Diamond

Today tho third week of the present
season OF the Southern league. has it's
beginning.
Locally this week is especially interest
ing, because the Barons again take the
road. 1t is always a moment of anxiety
when the fans see the home team going
out on the paths, hunting victims in lairs
other than its own.
After the games this afternoon and to-
morrow the Barons take the train for
Montgomery, where the remainder of the
week will be spent. Next week they open
in Atlanta, the home of the Crackers,
and their manager. the unique Billy
Smith.
Atlanta plays games in Montgomery to-
day and tomorrow, then returns home to
meet the Nashville Boosters, and, later.
the Barons. There are no other games
scheduled, save that remaining of the
Little Rock-New Orleans series, until
Wednesday afternoon, when Memphis be-
gins a series in New Orleans and the
Shreveport Pirates, on their home grounds
for the first time, meet the Travellers out
of Little Rock under the original Michael
Angora Finn.
Unfortunately, feelings are strained be-
tween Birmingham and Montgomery,
more so than ever before.
Probably the reason for this is found in
the fact that two brothers will scrap
each other more bitterly than when one
is up against another no kin.
Then there are other reasons, too. AT
the beginning of the season Birmingham
was bitterly opposed to allowing New Or
leans and Memphis to transfer into their
own dens the double-headers scheduled
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CoWART STABBED.
Condition Serious as Result of ARRAY.
Price Arrested for Assault.

Mobile, April a. Especial Late Sat-
urday night J. w. Cowart was stabbed
four times in the back while drinking
with a number of men in Sanderson' S
store at Prichard's station. telephone
report of the ARRAY was made to the
county Jail and deputies responded. They
brought Cowart to the city and placed
him in the city hospital where it is stated
tonight that his injuries are serious, the
knife penetrating one of his lungs.
This morning Sheriff Frank Cazales ar
rested j. F. Price. who was one of the
party drinking in the store and he is
held at the county Jail on a charge of
assault with intent to murder.
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Programme of Athens Commencement.

Commencement exercises Athens Fe-
male college, Athens. Ala, May 26-29
What Sculpture is to a Block of Mar
BILE, Education is to the Human Soul
Addison.
Commencement Sunday, May 26.
Methodist Episcopal church South,
Athens, Ala.
II a. m.-Commencement Sermon by
the Rev. J. E. Wary, Pastor First Meth
odst Church South, New Orleans, La.
8 p. m.-Sermon Before the Y. w. c. A,
by the Rev. j. D. Simpson, Admission,
Ala.
Monday May 81
10 a. m. to IL Mart Students Levee;
under the direction of Miss Katherine
Gwin Lesser.
p. m.-Meeting of Alumnae and Stu
dents Reunion.
p. m.-Grand Annual Concert, under
the direction of Professor Jean Baptiste
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made up to this time by the men of
Tom Fisher.
1t seems that some hoodoo is hanging
on the skirts of the Pirates. The bunch
is a likely one, and it has played many
good games. Something turns up at the
last moment and sends victory into an
other channel, however.
In this connection past history shows
that in every preceding season Shreve-
port has started the race in runaway
fashion, later losing out and finishing the
season in downtown section. This year.
on the contrary, the bunch has started
badly Who knows, therefore. but that
there might be better ending? Because
Fisher is a fine fellow, one of the best in
the game. in fact. 1t is hoped that he will
do well. as well, at least, as his predeces-
sor did.
There will be some interest when Mem
phis and New Orleans open in New Or
leans this week. 1t Is difficult to say
which of the two is the stronger. 1t is
believed, in fact that the two are more
nearly balanced than any other teams of
the league.
When the two old friends meet this
week it will be for the first time this sta
son. New Orleans, according to sched-
ule. attempted to open a series in Mem
phis last week, but for some reason the
weather man prevented every game.
Mmphis and New Orleans have always
been considered most friendly-the most
friendly, indeed. OF all Southern league
aggregations. 1t was said on one occa-
sion that Frank owned the franchise in
Memphis, but this has been denied. 1t
was confessed. however, by the well
known secretary of that club that nothing
important was ever done without conferr-
ing with the "Dutchman' down in the
Crescent City 1t was later learned that
President Coleman of the Memphis club
is an uncle of Mrs. Charlie Frank-ths
kinship ptrhaps. accounting for the
many Gaston-Alphonse stunts pulled off
by these two cities.
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OTHER GAMES.
AIbertyille Wins,

Albertville, April a-(Special 1.-The
teams of the Ninth District Agricultural
school of Brownsville and the Seventh
District school of Albertville crossed bats
here the 18th and Goth. They played a
series of three games, playing a double
header Friday. The Brownsville boys
were in fine shape and took two of the
games, the scores being as follows:
First game: Brownsville H. Albertvilie
2. Second game: Brownsville 6, Albert
Vile T. Third game: Blountsville 8, AL
bertville 9.
The Albertville boys played good ball.
too, and from start to finish the games
were full of interest and were witnessed
by large crowd.
The batteries for Abertville were Fon-
taine and Mann and for Brownsville
Self and South.
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| for Shreveport and Little Rock. Atlanta
stood with Birmingham, but Montgom-
| cry voted the other way, as did Nash
vile, the remaining member of the east
ern division. This gave Mr.. Frank the
three-fourths vote which was necessary,
and he carried his point.
Then, Montgomery is sore because an
Atlanta writer stated in his paper that
there was belief here that the franchise
in Montgomery would be transferred to
Chattanooga. While such belief is not
current here, nevertheless because an
Atlanta writer said so under a Birmng-
ham date line, President Chambers is
sore.
For all these reasons, therefore, the
games will be hard-fought ones.
Again, in Atlanta, the fur will fly when
the Barons are entertained next week.
So far the Barons have got the best of
the Atlanta Crackers, having won two
and lost one OF three games played
against them.
True, the feeling between these two
cities is most cordial this year. Neverthe-
less, it takes longer than one season for
all the bitterness of great rivalry to be-
come dissipated, and whenever the two
meet the fans are out for blood. The
games are always hard fought ones, too,
and 1t is really natural and meet for keen
rivalry to exist when two factions are
strong and aggressive.
For the first time this season the
Pirates of Shreveport will practice on
their home grounds this week. The
Pirates have been on the road since the
opening of the season, and is the only
aggregation of the league which has not
played a single game beneath the shadow
of its own grandstand. This in part, Is
accountable for the miserable showing
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Looking the BaY0nS ODER Before
Opening the Week s Hoshlities

With ten days of the season gone, and
the Barons on the bottom, or so near
there that the fans are pleased to con-
slider them no higher, 1t is being wondered
by those who follow the game, and make
1t possible by their patronage, just where,
when some more weeks have flown, Bir-
mingham viii rank in the percentage
column.
At this time the fans are in a stew,
They realize that the Barons are first
rate, making up one of the best aggre-
cations of the league. This belief is
not only natural, but necessary, because
the present team is practically the same
that won the pennant of the league last
year, On the other hand, it is noted
that Birmingham Is considered around
the league as proper second division tim
her, and even on home grounds, visiting
teams have held their own successfully.
just explanation of this fact probably
is found in the suggestion that the Barons
have not reached their proper stride
1t is a baseball fact, almost automatic,
that old ball players do not go at their
full speed when the winds blow and it
is cold. In the beginning, young bloods
run away with the older heads because
they are ambitious and because their
muscles more readily adapt themselves to
the strain. Later, however, when the sun
has warmed things up little, the older
crew gets busy with pace which young
er men, with all their ambition, cannot
maintain. The majority of the Barons
are older men. There is Meek, Garvin,
Walters, Montgomery, Smith, Gardner,
Wordsworth and others who are old in
the game, who realize that too much
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also inquire with a thoroughness into
the restrictions placed upon Chinese and
Japanese immigration.
The findings and recommendations of
the commission will be submitted to Con-
gress, and will be used as a basis for
legislation on the question of immigra-
ton.
The interstate commerce commission
will give hearings at Columbus O., Mem
phis, Tenn, and Louisville, Ky, this
week. The hearing at Columbus next
Wednesday will be on complaint against
the Hooking Valley and the Wheeling
and Lake Erie Railroad companies, in
volving the question of discriminating
against certain coal operators along the
lines Of the defendant companies In the
matter of car distribution. The hearing
at Memphis on the same day will be on
the relation of common carriers, subject
to the act to regulate commerce and
transportation of coal, grain and cot
ton.
A hearing on the same subject will be
given at Louisville on Friday.
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Fans have criticised Montgomery and
criticised local sporting writer's because
they have not done so, too They argue
that Montgomery cannot hit, and that
he cannot probably play third base.
Montgomery is not hitting. This is true.
But his fielding has been good, and it
is believed that he will hit as hard as
he did last season. Let time tell, and
in the meantime hold up a little with
your hammers.
Oyler will probably get in the game this
week. and his entrance will mean much.
1t seems that his presence aids the en-
tire team. He is fast on his feet and
accurate, although with the stick he can
not hit as hard as Alcock
Alcock is very popular with the fans,
and rightly so. He is a conscientious
player, and a good one. True, at the
critical moment, it seems that he Will
make an error but the question remains.
IF he was worked regularly would he
not overcome this fault?"
The problem that has confronted
Vaughn In reference to this player, as
concerns his retention as a regular, and
the advisahlity of making a change on
the checker board or letting 1t remain
as it is, Is yet unsolved, and will require
more time. Mite, the utility catcher and
inheld, is still doing time on the bench.
Walters has not reached his gait in the
field, but is hitting better than ever be-
fore. There is no doubt but that Lew
will be as excellent a second baseman
as last year. 1t is hoped that his hit
ting will remain as at present, or better.
With the outf1eld the fans seems sat
isfied Smith is hitting harder than last
season and Gardner is singing the ball,
too. Wordsworth has not hit as regularly
as he will before the season is over, or
before this present week has gone by.
The fans are asking why Meek is not
playing His hitting is needed all the
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care cannot be exercised in the early
spring, and are practically certain that
their positions are secure.
Two members of the Baron aggrega-
tion have surprised the fans, and pleas
antly surprised them.
These are Garvin and Lister. Garvin is
hitting better than at any previous time.
lie Is welding the willow with telling
effect, and in the improvement in this
department, he has lost none of his cum
ming as a backstop, a good thrower to
the bases, and a man with a wise head
and much ginger II Garvin keeps the
present pace going, no catcher in the
league will be his superior.
At one time there was doubt concerning
Lister, and while this doubt has not been
entirely eliminated, the fact remains that
towards the shank of last week he found
the nose Of the sphere and hit excellently.
His fielding, good always, last week was
above reproach.
The belief is still firm that the Barons
have the best pitching staff about the
league. True, the pitchers have not been
going as we'll as they should. In the
last game that he pitched, Turner was
brilliant and was good in the first in
spite OF the fact that he gave out to-
wards the end, and lost. Clark did well
In his first game the Nashville aggrega-
ton getting fewer hits than did the
Barons In his second game. only part
of which he pitched, he was brilliant,
and in three innings did not yield the
Nashville gang a single hit. Wilhelm lost
the only game that he has pitched. but
has appeared In parts of four others.
in every instance doing we'll. Raglan
has not shown his true form this year.
There is no doubt, however, but that
Rip has everything in the world, and that
he will soon get down to delivering the
goods in packages as great as is his wont,
is the hope and belief of Birmingham
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Pointers to Random

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That is pretty good for a club slated for
fighting it out with Little Rock for the
cellar championship. Birmingham seems
to be getting into her stride, too.-Arkan-
sas Gazette.
Birmingham stopped to breahe Saturday
afternoon, but is coming, nevertheless.
Last year Little Rock was the football
for all the clubs in the league. The poor
fellows were tossed about at will, and no
one ever thought then of Little Rock
winning game. 1t is different now,
and Mike Finn has club that will hold
its own with the best of thenl-Exchange.
Everybody boosts Little Rock, and
rightly, too.
The sporting editor of the Shreveport
Times does his best to keep the knockers
down. No fountain pen around the
league is filled with more optimistic stuff.
1t has its smile too, when the rain never
ceases and the wintery winds eternally
blow