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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-13

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Every night he sat up with the
nurse, himself almost as pale and
worn as she. His great dark eyes re-
Elected the delight, the passionate Gag
erness. the despair induced by every
change in her condition. One night,
very late. he was sitting with a book
near the lamp, trying to read, when
he became aware of eyes fixed upon
him. He turned. She was beckoning
to him. He tiptoed past the sleeping
nurse and bent over her., Doctor,
I have been watching you a long time.
And now must tell you something. lam
going to die. No. no; do not pro
test"
She placed her fingers across his
Tins. let them rest there a moment
then suddenly drew him down to her
"You love me. Ambrose. Is 1t moi
so?"
Il Ambrose grcaned. Il am wretch!
have deceived You, your mother. too
: She trusts me- and ! have wronget
you both"
Then l am to die" she said, Joy
: fully. THAT is good. I need no long
. er be a proper young lady. When ont
is about to die one has privileges.
Ambrose put his hands to his face
| He felt her lips on his forehead. "
, will save you. You shall not die
, Terese."
me. no, l mcSt die" She smile'
| ~ at him. Il woasd be ashamed nov
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-25

The Rev. L. e. Peters preached in
the Palatine Baptist church at
Fairmont yesterday. and was the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Orr.
while in that city.
Captain and Mrs. I. +. Thomas
are here from Marion, ILL.,. visiting
friends. Captain Thomas was form
er district mine inspector here. but
is now general manager of the Key
stone Big Muddy Coal & Coke Com
pany at Marion.
Harvey Morris, undertaken al
Benson was here Monday on busi-
ness.
Jasper y. Wilkinson, Of Bridge
port, spent Monday in the city look
Ing after business for the South
Penn OH Company.
y, !. Fitzhugh, a prominent
Bridgeport merchant. was a business
visitor here Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Bumgardner
left today TO visit their son at
smithReld and friends at Parkers-
burg.
Frank Gill, Percy Byrd and VIII
liam Mulheran leave Wednesday ar
ternoon for Washington. Pa. TO
witness the Thanksgiving game Of
football between West Virginia and
W. & j.
Carl Thompson is home from
jamestown where he was stationed
the last. six months, while in the
army. His term. of enlistment has
expired and he has received an hon
orable discharge.
Miss Florence Thorn vii go TO
Parkershurg Tuesday to be the guest
Of Mrs. Gilmer Patton for n week
Phillip T. steptoe win 80 to Par
kersburg Tuesday to visit friends.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-25
PAY FIVE DoLLAn FINES

n. r. Horton and W. +. Clark
paid fines OF SIS and costs each in
Magistrate Gordon's court Monday
forenoon for being drunk and disuC-
derby at the Baltimore & Ohio sta
ton Saturday evening. They were
arrested there Saturday evening by
Lieutenant T. L. Powell, OF the b. &
o. police force. and placed in jail to
await hearings. On payment OF
their fines they were released.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-25
GOING TO

A delegation of Mobiles of he Mys-
tic Shrine of cIarksburg and vicinity
viii leave here Friday to attend the
ceremonial session of the organiza-
tion at Wheeling ina night.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13
Where the Money Is.

More than 40 per cent. of the popu-
lation of the United States proper lies
in less than a dozen eastern states.
These states are known as manufac-
turing states. In the banks of one,
New York state, is contained nearly
40 per cent. of the money of the coun-
try. New York city alone has in its
banks % per cent. of the money in cir
culation. This has been made posi-
BILE by the conditions that enable the
large cities to draw trade from all see
items OF the country. In fact, great
cities must have support of a large
territory. But one of the great evils
and which Injuries the masses who are
residents of agricultural district is the
system of drawing support from local
towns and communities to the cities
This system takes from the rural dis
tricts the surplus wealth that should
be retained to build them up.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13
Nor A GOOD SYSTEM.
How the Mail Order Business Injuries
the Agricultural Sections.

We must admit that the mail order
system is legitimate business II it Is
carried on legitimately. 1t is a great
American privilege to carry on trade
in this way. Yet the princAtp from
an / nerican standpoint or any Jther
standpoint that is consistent with
equal rights for all is entirely wrong.
Through the mail order system the
merchants suffer a direct loss. Tc
them it is an unfair competition. ~
diverts trade from established chan
nels. The loss of the merchants In the
local town means a loss to the town
itself, to every resident OF the town
and the surrounding community IL
Is the business of the city or town
that makes it live place or dead
one. Dependent upon the activity or
a town is to great extent the value
of all farm lands in it's trade territory.
Thus Is the farmer affected by any
system that causes a dete1Sration in
his home town. Yet the farmers are
the main supporters OF the catalogue
houses. They assist in feeding the
they little realize 1t. They are as VI
tally interested in the upbuilding or
their home town as the merchant. 1t
is for their benefit as well as for all IN
the community that the town is there.
There i3,2 more vital phase OF the
question that few farmers realize.
| That Is the evils resulting from the
vast capital that is concentrated IN
the large financial centers. 1t Is this
surplus of money that makes 1t easy
to build up trusts and combinations
| These trusts affect the affairs and the
prosperity of the farmer. He does not
| stop to think that when he sends his
money to the distant concern that he
| is Going just so much to help along
| the trusts.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13
I;vino for the Children.

Froebers sentiment Come, let us
live for our children" rests on a sound
philosophic basis. To live for them is
to call out the noblest impulses OF
parenthood. And we cannot live Tor
them in the truset sense until we be
come familiar with their needs. Ii Is
in the endeavor to meet those needs
in the largest way possible that we
find our own characters richly recon-
pensed in strong and well-developed
parenthood. We practically become
what we are by what We have done or
lefe undone, what we are willing OF
unwilling to do for our children. the
principle is universal. and should find
it's extension and application among
childrenYat all times and in all places
Has not the church lost ground I'D
failing TO recognize the primary AND
fundamental place of the child in so
ciety? If so, it is obvious how that
lost ground may be recovered.-Homi
letic Review.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13
AT first I thought some one had fallen

At first thought some one had fallen
into the river. But the shout had not
come from below. | could be sure Of
this. because on the opposite side OF
the Aare was narrow esplanade.
Benches were placed at intervals. and
there were beds of flowers to break
the monotony of the gravel walk. The
esplanade was deserted but for one per-
son, woman, and she was seated, her
parasol shielding her from the sun
and from my view.
Again | heard the shout, and still
again. | listened, GREATNESS. But the
mysterious cry was no longer re-
peated.
Puzzled, | stood at the window, lean
ing far out, but l could discover sign
of no person at such of the windows
as / could command. My glance fell
idly to the woman summing herself on
the opposite bank. And as | looked,
tiny shaft of light arrested my atten-
ton.
It was scarcely larger than my hand,
but it seemed endowed with elfish in
telligence. For it moved, it danced.
And always in the direction of the
woman with the parasol.
Now it crawled slowly along the
graveled walk in a direct line from
the river bank toward her. Now it
burned, a shining mark, motionless.
Then it darted about in circles, and
always close to the woman as If to en-
gage her attention. A minute, five
minutes passed, while 1 watched the
eccentric gyrations Of this extraordi-
narily intelligent shaft Of light. Over
and over it's antics were repeated
The woman's parasol was tilted care
lessly back for a moment. The mar
row beam of light seized its oppor-
tunity 1t played Enthusiastically on the
dress of the woman. Now at last she
had seen it, 1t flashed upward toward
her face. She looked about vaguely,
then toward the chateau walls. Now
| had seen her face.
1t was Helena Brett
/ struck my forehead, impatient at
my stupidity. 1t was Captain Forbes
who had shouted. He had seen Helena
Brett: he had vainly attempted to
make her hear But the roaring river
had drowned his cry. That I had
heard it, proved that he was nearer to
me than to her. Yes; in this chateau,
and prisoner
He was signaling that fact to her
Every schoolboy knows the trick. The
reflection of the suns rays on mir
ror will carry a tolerable distance.
But now that he had attracted her
attention, would she look up and see
him? If by chance that were possible
would she understand?
Fascinated, l saw the little beam OF
light tell it's story eloquently and in
geniously.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13
The DRINKING Orchid.

One of the most remarkable plants
known to horticulturists is the drink
ing orchid, which is found in South
America. This orchid takes drink
whenever it feels thirsty, by means Of
tube which it let's down into the
water. The tube when not in use is
coiled upon the top of the plant.
The formation of the orchid is diff
ferent from others of its species, hav-
ing sharp leaves, ancehead-shaped,
growing round the root and radiating
from it, From the center of the plant
hangs the tube, about one-eighth of an
iIch thick and one-fourth of an inch
wide. When touched 1t gradually
contracts and rolls itself up in a
spiral-like coil. AS a rule these or
chids are to be found growing directly
over the water, or where water has
been, and In the latter case II is al
most pathetic to see how the tube will
work its way over the ground to q
pool or river.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Mysterious Signal.

So Locke, as well as Forbes, had
traced us to Alterhoffen, Was their
arrival here, so soon after ourselves,
merely a coincidence? Or could they
have travelled together? Locke had
certainly given me to understand that
he had never seen Sir Mortimer or his
mother and sister. Nor had | reason
to suppose that he knew the king s
messenger-at least two days ago.
If 1t were true that he had met none
. of these people previous to my leaving
Lucerne, If il were true that he did
not know them even now-what could
have brought Locke hither?
One of three things might have hap
pened:
Locke may have been keeping Wig
liant watch on the movements of the
Countess Sarahoff.
Captain Forbes might have traced
us here yesterday and have joined
forces with Locke.
Or Locke may have been watching
me. rather than Madame de WARMER
and have posted after me. rather thar
after herself and her companion.
1T required little imagination to rea
:. son out the affair.
Two days ago he had seen me con
F. yerslng on apparently intimate term
with the Countess Sarahon. motto
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13
She Looked Abou, Vaguely Then Toward

salary had been increased because he
had mastered two Of the most difficult
languages in the world. That fact also
proved that he owed his promotion not
so much to influence at Court as to
his own determination. He was
student as we'll as a diplomatist. II
gave me a distinct shock that such
man should be so weak as to succumb
to the beauty of clever adventures.
Again | read at random:
The flag to be used by His Maj
esty's Diplomatic Servants, whether
on shore or embarked on boats or
other vessels, is the Union, with the
Royal Arms in the center thereof, sur
rounded by green garland"
My eyes skipped down the page.
The uniform of the consul general was
fully described. The cooked hat was
TO be without binding-the fan or
back part eleven inches, the cockade
plain bullion-gold tassels, edging OF
black ostrich feather skipped that
too. | was not interested in millinery
But presently my eye wandered 70 this
paragraph. | began to read IL not
without uneasiness:
Official Act of Parliament to pre-
vent a Disclosure of Documents AID
, Information: Any person found guilty
of a breach of official trust; of pur
Joining or obtaining under false pre-
lenses papers of State, and fount
guilty OF the same, shall be convicted
of high treason. Any person interior
ing with His Majestys Diplomatic
Servants in their official business
either by the giving of false informa
ton. the assuming of any of their pre-
negatives or rights"
have never learned the awful fat
of a person guilty Of these misdemean
ors. The book slipped from my hand
Above the clamor of the stream be
low had heard a faint shout.
Twice it was repeated. Alarmed,
went to the window and looked dc WI
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13

rious adventures. He came to my
hotel to warn me against her; l had
received his warnings lightly enough.
That very evening l dined with the
woman; | took the boat for Vitznau, II
not in her company, in the company
of DR.. Starva, whom he must have
often seen with her at Lucerene. The
knowledge of these facts would bring
him to the scene at VitZnau.
And then? The most startling dis
coveries might be his.
Say that he had actually traced me
as far as VitZnau. He would have
made inquiries yesterday for Ernest
Haddon. From whom else could he
make these inquiries but the con-
cierge? And he would learn-what?
The mysterious secret that 1t was not
really Ernest Haddon who had come
to the hotel, but Sir Mortimer Brett
passing under the name of Ernest
Haddon. Yes; the concierge would
tell him the truth, according to his
lights An old newspaper man like
Locke would be satisfied with nc
! vague evasions.
If Locke, then, had made certain
| that had entered the hotel the even
ing before, that | had occupied the
suite of Sir Mortimer Brett, the truth
would flash on him. He would then
be forced to one or two conclusions
either that l was a great fool to be sc
guileless a victim, or that l was 6
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13

Madam never rises until after her
second breakfast" replied the man.
But DIR. Starva has asked me to say
that he is at your Excelency's dis
posal."
HE is very good" l yawned, and
dismissed him.
Now that Madame de Varnier was
not to be seen for the present, |
wished | might have slept longer. 1t
was too late to keep the doubtful APP
pointment with Locke, even had
wished. But I did not wish to keep 1t.
First of all must come Madame de
WARMERS story. Afterwards, events
must shape their course as they would
But it was impossible to sleep again;
the glare of the light was unendur-
able The noise Of the river Aare
seemed to rise in steady crescendo.
dressed lelsurely, for l was deter
mined not to leave the chateau until
| had seen Madame de WARMER. And
vet | had no desire for the company OF
DR.. Starva. looked about for book
or magazine to begulle the hours be-
fore luncheon
Half a dozen awaited my perusal,
most of them yellow-backed French
novels One book, however, was in
English. The Foreign Office List and
Diplomatic and Consular Handbook"
read curiously l turned to Sir Morti-
mer Brett.
Sir Mortimer Brett, K.GM.G.;
C.B.; MA, All Souls College, Oxford
1879. Competitive examination and
clerk of F. o. May 81, 1880. Sd Sec
Mad, 1888. Precis Writer to the late
MARQUIS of Salisbury. Sec. State fol
Foreign Affairs, 1886. Transferred st
Petersburg, I'd Sec, 1886. Allowance
for knowledge of Russian, May, 1887
Charge d'affaires, jan, 1888. Trans
ferred Constantinople. Allowance fol
Turkish granted, Consul General
1902"
| read the list of Sir Mortimer:
honors with strange catching of the
breath His progress in his profession
had been extraordinary. That he wa!
Jealous and ambitious diplomat was
proven by the one fact that twice hi
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13
CHAPTER XIX.
The Startling Message.

She had looked up, only to be blind
ed by the dancing flame. She held her
hands before her eyes. The flame per-
sistently annoyed her. She moved
from her seat. 1t pursued her.
Again she looked up; and even from
this height | could see that she was
frowning in her anger and annoyance.
She seated herself at another bench.
But she could not shake off her tor
mentor 1t no longer beat on her face
and person; it moved steady toward
her. then travelled along the path Of
the promenade; trespassed into the
garden of cottage; shot by the cot
tage itself; halted at a huge wooden
signboard, on which was inscribed
long advertisement in French pro-
claiming the exalted merits of a Swiss
chocolate.
1t zigzagged TREMENDOUSLY across the
signboard. It paused at a capital let
ter /.
Helena had watched it curiously I'M
til it disappeared into the garden.
Then she had lost interest in it's move
ments, and had once more scanned
anxiously the chateau opposite.
Patiently and persistently the little
beam of light repeated its antics
Again it moved, swiftly this time, to
the signboard And now she turned in
her seat and watched 1t until 1T again
| paused at the letter l.
Twice the mirror was flashed on the
| billboard; twice it passed at the letter
| I. It disappeared, to reappear at A.
From A it darted swiftly to Nj. An
other pause and again it vanished.
! Once more 1t pointed to A; once more
Il vanished.
When it climbed the slgnboard
again, It wandered vaguely about as
If seeking a letter. After some hest
tation the mirrors reflection fell on
P. Thence il shot to r. Again II oes'
ltated. but it last settled on |. Once
more 1t selected S. Thence in quick
succession came o. N, f, r.
81 AM A PRISONER" 1t had
spelled.
But while Helena and I were still
staring at the board, the shaft OF ligh'
darted i'm feverish haste from letter to
letter until it had spelled another
word:
FORBES"
The kings messenger had been ar
English officer, and one Of the FRS
military duties boy learns at Sand
hurst or Woolwich is heliographing
When, therefore, Captain Forbes hat
seen Helena across the river and ha'
realized the futility of his shouting
/, being a man of wit and resource M
had told Of the imprisonment In Thu
happy method.
He had flashed his message success
, fully. Helena understood. She looke'
upward toward the chateau. nodded
, excitedly, and again eagerly watches
the signboard. She was not to be dis
= appointed. The message was not quit
complete. These two words wer
added:
. GET HELP"
Helena made a gesture of comprt
hension, and walked rapidly in the d
rection of the village.
(TO BE cONTINUED)
I God coming to man means man b
/. corllog like God.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13

much more cunning rogue than he had
thought
But the note l had found so strange
ly on my pillow had given no inkling
Of his suspicions.l he had any. That
was to be expected. If Sir Mortimer,
or rather myself, failed to keep the
appointment, he would draw his own
conclusions. And having drawn them,
what would be his course of action?
He would storm the chateau for the
truth. If, as seemed most likely, he
had Joined forces with Captain Forbes,
he would realize the need of immedi-
ate action.
What with interviews between my
self and Madame de WARMER, Locke,
and Forbes. the day promised to be
exciting. There might, thought with
infinite dread, be yet another inter
view. For If Forbes and Locke had
succeeded in tracing us to Alterhoffen
why should not Helena Brett and her
mother?
| looked at my watch. | had slept
soundly. lulled to sleep by the temptu
OuS little stream DelOW. IL vas Nv"
ten o'clock. The sun was shining
brightly into my room. | could see
the mountains rosy-hued in the morn
ing light.
NV door was raped gently, Their
pushed open. The servant who nae
ushered me to my chamber entered
with coffee. There was none so likely
to have brought the note as he. l was
tempted to test the suspicion. 1t Nigh
be convenient to avail myself OF NJ
services, II my suspicion were true
But I decided to make no allusion t
it. For the present J had no need o
the man, and IL he were Ignorant o
the existence of the note | should risl
much by making him the wiser.
II am anxious to see Madame d
Varnier,' said, raising myself on M
elbow to pour out my coffee. Us sh
up YETI"
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13
Anticinatinu Ace. =

Why do people allow Xsmselves to
fret about getting old? There are
those who anticipate it az, Gear it as
il it were the most melancholy rate
that could befall one, and many Of
them have never been really young ID
spirit.
And youth Is more a matter OF
spirit than 1t is of body. Enthusiasm.
interest in everything. warmth OF
heart and breadth Of feeling, are the
qualities that stand for youth.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13
The Guile Of the Greeks.

At first the more thoughtful ones
regarded the gift suspiciously. Tfen'
taking further thought. they said, one
to the other:
Jaw. what's the Diff It's only a
near-art horse. anyhow. Now, IL IL
was one of those chug-chug wagons
coming in here to break the speed
limit laws we northumberland for It
for minute"
Thus it was. the victim OF over
confidence. that Troy. fell.-Pucr
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13
HELPS FOR TOWN BUILDERS.

Some years ago on bill boards and
street cars and in the pages of the
magazines were run a series Of adver-
Using cards the prominent feature or
which was "Spotless Town. There
can be little doubt as to the whole
some lessons taught by this unique
advertisement. The town that Is not
kept in good condition, its walks In
good repair, its streets we'll graded,
and all neat and clean, is a reflection
upon the residents Of the place, and
is evidence that the town is already
dead or fast dying. Should you make
a good impression upon strangers,
keep streets clean, business places at
tractive, and don't forget that the
front yards and the gener0r conditions
of the residences indicate the charac-
ter of the people who reside in them.
Residents Of agricultural sections
who few years ago looked upon the
automobile as a nuisance, are begin
ming to realize that 1t is great FACTOR
in road improvement, and has brought
about renewed interest in country
roads and their betterment. with cor
responding benefit to the farmers
It is as much to the interest of the
people of town that there De good
roads leading to it, as it is to the
farmers who must use them in haul
Ing their goods to market.
There is a vast difference in the
farmers of to-day and the farmers OF
a quarter of century ago. 1t Is won
derful how the improvements brought
into existence in single generation
will change conditions. Every inno-
vation that makes life in the towns
more desirable, also finds way OF
comforting a benefit upon the farmers
No longer need for the resident or the
farm district to not have all the up
to-date things that can be found in the
finest city homes. The telephone and
the rural delivery has brought him
within ''stone throw" of the city.