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Ube professors son

be very careful 1t was easy enough to MAKE
the necessary inquiries at the bar, and tnen
beat hasty retreat if he did not lind that
his employer was there. ~
With a feeling of dread, he entered tne
saloon and walked up to the counter.
will you tell me, if you please, where
can find Alegonia Hall?' he asked the bar
tender, rather timidly, for he was very far
from Feeling at all at home in such place.
1T is. in this building, replied the he, bar.
tender. indifferently, as though he did not
care to say anything more about it. :, o.,
"Will you direct me so that can ind 1t!
said Bryan. who had hoped that Allegonia
Hall would prove to be a myth.
ut is occupied by private party, and ;. no Q
one can go in without an invitation" replied
the attendant, roughly. .,
Can you tell me whether Mr. Longwood
is in the hall, sir" pursued Bryan, hoping
this question would end the whole matter.
"Mr. Percy Longwood Oh, yes! He is in
the hail." said the bartender, suddenly chang
ing his whole manner and looking as, bright
who was to meet him here. He is IN the
hall, and will be glad to see you. Jim! Jim!'
he called to some one not in sight
This was not the first time Bryan had known
the name of his employer to produce sensa-
ton. He was man of influence. lived In
Marlborough street, and was reputed to beNvery
rich. Of course. the name was a spell to con-
jure up smiles, bows and obsequious treatment.
what time did Mr.. Longwood comet" ask
ed Bryan, who thought it very strange that
he had missed him at the door.
About half.past seven. He came early
with friend"
''What is going on in the hall?"
"Well, really, l can't tell you, for I don't
know" blandly replied the bartender. "Ihe
hall is taken by private parties, and they
don't always tell US just what they are going
to do. Sometimes it is a party making up a
pool for the races; sometimes to arrange a
sparring exhibition for the benefit of the poor
in fact, the hall is used for all sorts of pur-
poses. jim! JIM" called he again to the
invisible person that answered to this name,
though he did not seem disposed to do so in
the present instance.
The counter man seemed to be indignant
that no response was made to his call, and,
as there was no drinker in front of the bar
at that moment, he abandoned his citadel, and
went to look for Jim. He passed into the
pool room in the rear, Bryan following him
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to the door. The dispenser of fiery COM
POUNDS found Jim fast asleep in corner. a
Kick reused the satellite, who insisted that
he was on hand and ready for duty.
Show this gentleman to the hall, said the
barkeeper, when he had brought the waiter
to his senses.
Yes sir! This way, sr' said Jim, as po-
lite by this time a French dancing master
jim led the way to the rear of the pool
room, where, in an out-of-the-way corner,
door was found. When it was opened, mar
row flight of stairs was discovered, the space
for which appeared to have been taken from
the pool room at recent date, for the wood
work was new.
As Jim led him through the openings by
which he reached the foot of the stairs, he
could not help seeing that the ingress to the
hall had been made as private as possible.
When he came in, the second-story windows
OF the building were dark, with sign indi-
eating that the room under it was used for
business purposes. The hall, therefore, could
not reach to the front of the structure. 1t
was probably in the rear of the business room.
not used in the evening, and was shut off
from all connections with other parts of the
building.
Allegonia Hall could be reached only by
passing through the liquor saloon and the
pool room. Jim had been found asleep on a
corner near the entrance to the staircase.
Probably it was part of his duty to keep
guard at that door, to see that no person
went to the hall without the permission of
the barkeeper
In the process of being very careful, Bryan
had noted all the features of the place to
which he was seeking admission.
"Jim. what is going on in the hall? asked
Bryan, stopping at the foot of the stairs.
II can't tell you, sir. for the reason that
l don't know" rejoined the waiter, civilly
enough, but decidedly.
''Do you know Mr.. Longwood?"
81 don't, sir"
"But he is up in the hall, and wants to see
me-"
he is there or not. If he wants to see you,
you had best go up" replied Jim, who evil
IDENTIFY did not concern himself with matters
outside of his department.
's1he barkeeper told me he was in the
hail.
"Then, of course, he is there" said the
waiter, with slight shrug of the shoulder
''Will you go up and tell Mr.. Longwood
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or two, her keepers almost reinquishing hope
OF any further advance. But suddenly her
intellect seemed to gain strength, and now
she can count ten correctly.
she comprehends clearly how many straws
to pick up if told to give ten to her keeper,
or TO any one else who requests that num-
Der; her compliance toward a stranger be-
ing, however, less certain, as Sally resents
unWarrantable liberties.
A. Her Her, steady and methodical way of going
through her lessons" is an example to any
pupil Deliberately she selects straw and
holds it in her mouth while she picks up
another, passing that to her mouth and so
on, until the required number is collected
She then takes them from her lips folds the
bundle in a compact form and delivers it to
her keeper ~ W
But her comprehension of language does
not end here. GIVE me straw through
the bars" and she does SO. "Put one through
the keyhole;" 'now in my pocket" and So So
Not taxing her patience too long, The keen
eer apprroyingly says, Good girl, now You NAV
slices on the woodwork between the wires wires
'This piece is for you to SMELL" "this niece
you may look at, but not touch until te1i
you" Sally giving her undivided attention
not attempting to eat any more until the
keeper says. Nov you may have this piece
To 'shake hands. with the right or the
left one, to put up her right or left foot 'a as
hidden, to collect straws for "button- holaS
and place it there, to take milk from a c1In
with spoon like lady," and many other
small s!4 Perfo oos are promptly though de-
1t must be borne in mind that these com.
mands are not accompanied with signs. Sally
clearly understands the language we speak
Perhaps Sally is "the missing link"
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mat Bryan Braslock is here waiting for him."
ne SAID thinking this would be a happy meth
Cd OF removing all doubts.
am not allowed to go into, the hall, sir"
A better plan suggested itself at this mo-
ment, and taking piece of paper from his
pocket, Bryan wrote brief note to Mr..
Longwood, informing him that he was wait
ing r. iof foI hIm at the foot Of the stairs.
and asked Jim to take it to him. The waiter
could not enter the hall; but at last Bryan
persuaded him to knock at the door and pass
the note in.
=, Jim was not gone above three minutes At
the expiration of half that time, Bryan heard
demonstration of applause from the hail.
When jim returned, he brought back with
him the note Bryan had sent up. On the
other SIDE of it was written in the same hand
as the letter from his employer:
Come up at once. I am waiting for you.
"PERCY LOEGWOOD."
con BGy1 IN read a the reply He thought there
wood was in the hall He had certainly heed
ed the warming of his mother and been very
careful In spite of himself, he had been in
doubt from the moment he had received the
note from his employer. He had not seen
any of Mr.. Longwood's handwriting before
that evening, and he had nothing upon which
he could base an argument in his own mind
that the first note and the message on the
paper he held in his hand were not written
by him.
Without further hesitation, Bryan assembled
the stairs, and knocked at the door of the hall.
1t was promptly opened, and man of fifty,
with diamond in his shirt-front, presented
himself before the applicant. He extended his
hand, and his face wore the most. friendly
of smiles.
'T am glad to see you, Mr.. Braslock," said
he as Bryan mechanically gave him his hand.
Come in; Mr.. Longwood has been waiting
half an hour for you"
Bryan was actually dragged into the hall,
and the door locked behind him.
The apartment contained twenty-five or
thirty persons, of the type he had first seen
in the saloon.
The young visitor was conducted to broad
platform, filing half the room.
Mr.. Longwood was not there-but Mr.. Bar
ney Bilch was.
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY
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A Spool Of Thread

bobbin. Two strands are twisted and again
wound on bobbin.
After a number of other twistings and wind
ing, during which the strand is gradually re-
duced in size until it begins to assume thread
like appearance two strands of this fine "rov-
ing" are run together and twisted, under
considerable tension, on bobbin that makes
1000 revolutions minute.
Two of the cords thus produced are then
wound together on spool and then twisted
from that to another spool. The two-cord
thread thus produced is transferred thence to
another spool, and then three threads of two
cords each are twisted together, forming
sixcord thread. One who has followed the
process sees the cotton gradually transformed
from a wide band, or sheet of loose cotton.
to compact thread that will pass through
the eye of needle.
The six-cord thread is at last taken from n
bobbin and reeled into a skein, from which
it is bleached or dyed. Then it is wound
back from the skein upon big spool from
which it is supplied to little white birch
courses, and is then ready for the market
The machine that regulates the last wind.
ing measures the number of yards wound on
each spool. The spools are made of various
sizes, the average spool containing two HIM.
bred yards of thread
The labels that decorate the ends of the
spools when they are sold are last put on.
They are cut and pasted on by machinery
with great rapidity
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If on it's course would be long and tedious
task, but in the National Museum in Wash
ington the whole story is told in one of the
cases given up to an exhibition of textile
fabrics.
First is shown a specimen of cotton in the
nod lust as it is picked, without having the
seeds removed. Next is shown a specimen
of the same cotton after it has been ginned
and the seeds have been removed. The Sea
Island cotton is used for thread on account
of the length of the fibre. A sample of the
sacking in which the cotton is baled is also
shown. Then the cotton is supposed to have
been baled and shipped to the thread fac
Here the first thing that is done with the
cotton is to subject it to the picker pro-
cess by which the cotton from several bales
IS mixed to secure uniformity. During the
Kicker process much waste, in the form of
dust dirt and fbres, is separated from the
Next the picker" cotton is wound on a
next process illustrated BY. q practical ex.
cotton are combed or run out into long paral-
lei fbres.
mpet-shaped opening, which condenses it
into a single strand, or silver" Then eight
such slivers are run together into one; six
of the strands thus produced are drawn into
one, and again six of the strands from the
last drawing are combined into one.
Then comes the fast rowing process,
which consists of winding the strand and
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Der OF the SUreeC.
''That's the number of the other side of
the street where the saloon is replied the
patrolman. what did you say the name
of the hall was?"
"Allegonia Hail." answered Bryan, as he
held up the letter so that the name could be
seen by his companion.
That's what it is, but I never heard of, it
before. What is going on there"
Il don't know, sir. You can read this note
if you please" said Bryan, handing him the
communication.
The officer read it.
"That's all plain enough. The writer wants
you to meet him at Allegonia Hall, and tells
you where it u.s." continued the officer, when
he had read the note. "All you have to do
is to go to that saloon and ask where the hall
is. If the bartender doesn't know anything
about it, the chances are that you have been
fooled, and you had better go home and go
to bed"
81 don't like to go into such places" OBJ
jected Bryan.
'I never go into them unless my duty calls
me there; but you have business in the sa-
loon, and you had better attend to it," ad-
yised the officer, as he moved on.
Bryan could not account for the non-ap-
pearance of Mr.. Longwood, though it was
barely possible that he had arrived before and
gone into the hall, if he had succeeded in
finding it.
The advice of the police officer seemed to be
good; but he could not help recalling his
mothers parting admonitions that he should
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tell him for what purpose Allegonia Hall was
used. While he was looking for some one to
answer his question, policeman happened to
come along
"Can you tell me, if you please where Ale
gonia Hall is% said he.
"Allegonia Hall? l have never heard of it, /"
replied the officer.
The inquirer thought it very strange the
patrolman on this beat should not know
where it was.
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Sounded Like II

This comes from Bath, Maine:
A bright youngster of the fourth class in
the High School became stuck on the defni-
ton of the word turmoil last Saturday, but
finally wrote:
Turmoil. kind of OIL"
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ESYVNI IS Impossible, on looking at tne
LE monkey tribe, to suppress the idea
kAkA that they are related to human
F0GESpl beings. They are SO wonderfully
S-sz@ human in many ways that it seems
as if only the power of speech were
,.,-;nr To link them with man.
In the London Geological Gardens there is
. LID cbimpanzee, known as Sally, who be-
80, D such remarkable intelligence as to ex
o;te the investigation of scientists as well as
t tt's wonder of ordinary visitors. ,..
'n Tho question has been frequently discuss IS
81. "Can animals of the lower order COUNT
The generally received opinion is tnat tney
cannot A hen pays no attention TO the sue
canH disappearances of her brood, and the
c cet i satisfied if one kitten is left out OF
T litter - But Sally can count; there Is no
uI IT, il no regular routine she goes through,
nor one voice only that she obeys. Not only
has She two keepers, both being in turn her
tnfors. but if casual visitor asks Tor a
straw six straws, ten straws, or to shake
hands with her, as may be, and Sally is in an
amiable mood, she complies. as if her keeper
had spoken the words.
For time, and after much patient teach
ing, three seemed to be the limit of her cal
culations. Then she advanced to four and
then to five, and here she stopped for year
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A WhaIer

A nautical note; "Ah Jones, where away
so fast this morning?"
"Im off for the whaling-grounds."
He was the district schoolmaster on his
way to the school house.
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EW people ever stop TO think of the
twisting and turning and the vari-
Gus processes that cotton fibre goes
through after it is taken from the
pod before it is wound on spool
ready for use. To actually follow
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CHAPTER XXXVI.

BRYAN and the police officer stood
under a gaslight at the corner of
4 Court street. The seeker for in
al formation took Mr.. Longwood's note
- from his pocket, and read the num-
her of tho straat
The Washington herald., 1907-06-29
LEDROIT TENNIS TOURNEY.
lose Matches the Order on Local
Clubs Court.

The annual spring handicap tournament
Of the lie Dr0it Tennis Club concluded
Thursday evening on the courts at Thir-
teenth and T streets northwest, was the
most successful ever undertaken by the
club
The first prize in singles was won by
Z. O. Leech. whose aggressive game and
strong stroke have placed him among the
leading local players. The second prize
in singles was captured by H. F. Lerch.
jr.. a young player Of much promise.
whose game has. shows great Improvement
this season.
In doubles, the Middle Atlantic States
champion, Conrad B. Doyle, and his part
ner. Dr.. II. P. Cobey, carried off first
honors. while the excellent work Of N.
NJ Merrill and T R. Heath won the
second prize. Doyle and Cobey made
strong team. the play Of Champion Doyle
in particular being most spectacular.
Claudy. Edm0nston. Proctor. and Wells
each played his uss:a' strong and con-
sistent game. and brilliant tennis marked
all the matches.
The hardest fought match Of the tour
ney was in the doubles between Doyle
and Cobey. and Claudy and A. Y Leech,
and was finally won by the former team.
the score being l0-S. 4-6 lis.
Absence from the city prevented the
playing Of Franklin Geoghegan. l. I.
Doyle. and Archibald Y. Mckee. but all
tho other members of the c1ub We're en-
The Washington herald., 1907-06-29
ACTORS TROUNCE BANKERS.
American Bank Clerks DOWned by
Aborn COmpany's Team, 3 to 2.

hbbEh toNh - w -
An interesting game was played yes
terday afternoon on the White Lot be-
tween the clerks of the American Ma
tional Bank and the AboTn Opera Com
pany. the latter winning by 20 2
The game was featured with brilliant
plays on both sides, and proved an ex-
citing contest. from start to finish Al
though the opera company displayed eX-
cellent team work, the credit Of victory
was due in great measure TO the untiring
efforts Of the bevy Of fair rooters who
swarmed on both sides Of the lines and
encouraged their players with yells and
songs
Huntington May, the bassQ Of the Aborn
Opera Company, was on the firing line
for the actors, and proved himself an
enigma 20 the money handlers" with the
one exception Of Capt J. Bunk
Schneider. who succeeded in placing two
three-base hits and a single IN three times
at the bat.
The fielding honors went to Robert Lett
and Jack Brooks. the leading comedians
Of the opera company Several clever
trick plays on the part Of Cotton" May
saved the opera company from what
seemed 10 be eminent defeat when the
bankers had the bases full
a second game will be played next Fri
day afternoon at o'clock at Van Ness
Park
The lineup was as follows: Bankers
Grays0n, pitcher; Fuller catcher; Ewing
first base, Aldridge second base:
Schneider. shoTtstOp. Pole. third base,
McCeney, right field; ShacklefOrd, center
field, Bowles left field Actors-H May,
pitcher; Mccarthy. catcher: Brooks. first
base; O'Nen, second base; c. May. short
stop; Lett third base; Lang. right field,
Edwards, center field. Halbeck. left field.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-29
TREASURY TEAM IS DEFEATED
POst-Ofice Breaks Up Money Count
ers' Winning Streak,
Michael Allows Only six Scattered
i'm the Departmental LeHEue.
STANDING OF TIE TEAMS


With Michael. the Western High School
star, in the box, Post-omce administered
20 Treasury their first defeat Of the sea-
SON. score. 3 b 2
The elongated twirler had the Money
Counters completely at his mercy, strik-
ing out eight, and holding them 10 six
hits, three Of which were iuteld bingles
Neither Of TreasUry's runs was earned.
which shows row effective 4uchaeTs
pitching was.
The game was the best seen on the
eliipse this year. the only misplays being
a dropped third strike and two dropped
foul flies Back Of Michael. the Mail
Handlers gobblcd up everything I'm sight.
while the support accorded Donaldson
was OF the highest order Treasury made
game effort to tie the score I'm the
last round. After Hester and O'Neu had
been disposed Of, Donaldson hit safely
over second. T0rney then laid down a
beautiful bunt. and beat the throw 10
first, but both men were left on the sacks
as Mccarthy went out. second 10 first
ali Of Post-ofIiCe's runs came as a re-
suit of good, clean hitting. the Mail
Handlers connecting when safeties meant
runs
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Yesterdays RESULTS.
pscial to The Washington Herald

Special 90 The Washington Herald
New York, June 2S-The Nationals came
back strong this afternoon and gave the
Highlanders one OF the worst beatings
that the locals have suffered this season.
Score. IS to ..
Big Earl Moore was selected by Griffith
20 serve them up for the Yankees. but he
proved 10 be the easiest sort Of a propo-
sition for Washington, and after the visit
Ors had piled up a commanding lead,
Brockett. the Eastern League phenom.
was substituted, but he was unable to
stop the heavy hitting Of the Nationals,
and in the nine innings Washington gath
cred twenty hits. including a home run by
Altizer and triples by Clymer and Jones.
Tom Hughes was primed for tO-day's
game. and during the first few innings ne
had his opponents at his mercy. but in
the fifth. after the game was safe, he let
down somewhat, and New York made two
in that round and three more in the sew
enth.
Washington put up a fast article Of ball
in the field and afforded Hughes perfect
support. while the assistance which the
Gotham pitchers received from their
teammates was rather Indifferent.
Clymer in the Game.
Clymer played his first full game for
Washington. and did good work. hammer
ing out three hits out of five times up
and scoring a pair Of runs.
In the first Clymer tripled and scored
on Ganley's out at first. Delehanty, An
derson. Jones, and Perrine followed with
clever drives Hughes hit to short, ely
mer's sacrifice. Ganley's bunt and Dele
hantys out gave the Washingtons a run
in the second. Altizer'5 nit to left, Hey
don's stab 90 right, and a double steal
gave them another in the third. Hits by
Ciymer, Delehanty, and Jones, a base on
balls. a force-ogt. and a food Of stolen
bases-there were five in the inning. in
Guiding two by Delehanty-gave them
three more in the fourth. After Perrine
had stroIled in the sixth, AItizer drove a
liner past Chase that went so fast il
hummed like a bullet Il nearly cracked
the right field fence, and meant a home
run for its sponsor,
Chase's muir gave Clymer q life in the
seventh. Clymer took third on Rickey's
distorted throw TO head him of stealing.
and scored on Delehantys fly TO Keller.
The final course in the Washington feast
was q heaping dish of four runs. Ganley.
Anderson, Heydon, Hughes. and Clymer
made hits, and there was a seasoning of
two bases on balls and two steals.
Conroy hit safely in the fifth. Hickey
walked. and the two We're batted home by
Keller and ElberfeId New York
punched five hits in the seventh. Brock
ett. Elberfeld, Chase La Porte. and VIII
liams cat loose with sharp hits. and with
three runs and two out Hickey famed
and closed the session.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-29

Chicago ........................O 0 o o ] o o.
Plttsbus .....................o O O o-3
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Rockville BIanked by Hagerstorn.

Special % The Washington Herald
Hagerstown, Nd. June 2S-Hagers-
town experienced no trouble IN shut
ting out Rockville here this afternoon
in the first OF series Of two games
After seven runs had been made of
Of Clarke in three innings he retired
in favor Of Whiting. Carlow. Hagers-
towns Indian pitcher. had perfect con-
troll. cnd allowed but two hits But
two Rockville men reached first and
only one reached second. Score:
r Il E
R-csrille............. o 5000 90 90
Ha-e-st0wn. ? : XII 6
Bat'eries-Carfe. Whiting. srd Dawson; Garlow
and Peas;er Umui-e-lIr Nafsacs.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-29
BOSTON IN THE TWELFTH.
Athletics Tie Score in Ninth, but
Home Run Decides Game.

Boston. June 2S.-Bost0n took a sensa-
tional twelve-inning game from PhiladeI-
phia to-day. With two out in the final in
ming, Barrett drove a terrific liner 10 deep
centerheld and made the circuit with the
winning run The locals apparently had
the game won when the Athletics opened
the ninth, but Winter weakened and
Pruitt, who succeeded him, forced in a
run. and an out tied the score. Score: