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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-09-05

child. l was satisfied to have him
less our movements would be heard. /
had a plan that l thought might be
carried out.
While the others were at work, l
cautiously raised the window and
peered through the shutters. The
rain was falling briskly, and the wind
still blew a gale. l thought l dis
tinguished the dark figure of a man
on guard within few feet of the
building, and my heart sank.
How many are in the parlor, viii.
SOM" I asked.
Wilson applied his eye to the key
hole.
Cant see anybody but that one
eyed fellow. Broderick, but there
might be more"
A flash of memory came to me, and
l felt in my pocket for Mother Bor-
tons mysterious scrawl. Give that to a
one-eyed man." she had said. 1t was
a forlorn hope, but worth the trying.
Hand this to Broderick," said, "as
soon as you can do 1t without any
ones seeing YOU"
Wilson did not like the task, but
he took the envelope and silently
brought the door ajar. His first in
vestigations were evidently reassur-
ing, for he soon had half his body out
side.
He's got it." he said on reappear-
ing.
A little later there was gentle tap
at the door, and the head of the one
eyed man was thrust in.
Its as much as my lifes worth
he whispered. What do you want me
to DOR
How many men are In the street
below here?"
There's one, but more are In call. I"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-09-05
Making a Profit.

A party of amateur pigeon shooters
some time ago arranged for a match,
and ordered 80 pigeons from a dealer
in a neighboring town, says the Penny
Magazine. The shooting was of a
really wonderful character, but the
actual performances need not be de-
scribed in detail. The net result will
be gathered readily from the. follow
ing note, which was subsequently re-
ceived from the dealer. 1t ran:
"Gentlemen-I beg sincerely to
thank you for your order, and to init
mate that I shall be only too happy
to supply you with any number of
birds on future occasions of this sort.
The whole of the 80 birds, for which
you paid me, returned in safety, and,
moreover, brought with them a stray
pigeon. My price to your party hence
forth will be reduced"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-09-05

And he had to show the constable and
the landlord and some others the war
rant, too"
How many were hurt?"
"Six or seven. Two of your fellows
looked pretty bad when they were
carried out"
We turned down by-street, but as
soon as the guard had disappeared we
retraced our steps and fastened to
the Thatcher stables.
The rain was whipped into our faces
as we bent against the wind, and the
whish and roar of the gale among the
trees and the rattle of loose boards
and tins, as they were tossed and
shaken behind the houses, gave a mel
ancholy accompaniment to our hasty
march.
We nearly missed the stable in the
darkness, and it was several minutes
before we reused Thatcher to a state
in which he could put together the
two ideas that we wanted to get in,
and that it was his place to get up and
let us in.
Horses tonight" he gasped, throw
ing I'D his hands. Holy Moses! /
couldn't think of letting the worst
plug of the lot out in this Storm
well, want your best"
You'll have to do 1t, Dick" said
Fitzhugh with a few words of expla-
nation. Hell make 1t all right for
you"
Where are you going?" asked
Thatcher.
Oakland"
He threw up his hands once more.
Great Scott! you can't do 1t. The
horses can't travel so miles at night
and in this weather. You'd best wait
for the morning train. The express
will be through here before g."
81 hesitated q moment. but the
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-09-05

"Well. want him got out of the
way"
That's easy said Frederick. with
diabolical wink of his one eye. 'Tll
have him change places with me-"
Good! How many men are here?"
"You don't need to know that.
There's enough to bury you"
Have Meeker and Terrill gone"
TON? He's in the next room here,
and can count 1t mercy of the saints
If he gifts out in a week. Meeker's
gone with the old man. Well, l can't
stay a-gabbin' any longer, or I'll be
caught, and then the ,divil himself
couldn't save me-"
I shuddered at the thought Of the
"old man." and the shadow of Dodd-
ridge Knapp weighed on my spirits.
Are you ready for an excursion,
Fitzhugh?" l whispered.
He NODDED assent.
"Well, we'll be out of here in a
minute or two. Take that overcoat.
I've got one. Now tie that blanket to
the bedpost. No, 1t won't be long
enough. You'll have to hold it for us,
boys"
heard the change of guards below,
and, giving directions to Wainwright,
with funds to settle our account with
the house, blew out the lamp, quietly
swung open the shutter and leaned
over the sill.
Hold onto the blanket, boys. Fol
low, Fitz," whispered, and climbed
out. The strain on my injured arm as
I swung off gave me a burning pain,
but got to the ground in safety, and
the improvised rope was drawn up.
where now?" whispered Fitzhugh.
ITO the stable"
AS We Slipped along to the corner a
man stepped out before us.
Don't shoot" he said; cts me-
Broderick. Tell Mother Borton /
wouldn't have done it for anybody but
her"
I'm obliged to you just the same"
I said. and here's a bit of drink
money. Now, where are my men?"
Don't know. In the lookup, reck-
on"
"How's that?'
"Why, you see, Meeker tells the
fellows here he has warrant for you
that you're the gang of burglars
that's wanted for the Parrot murder
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-09-05
Reducing Ocean Record.

The first steamer that ever crossed
the Atlantic took twenty-four days to
make the trip, and the early boats Of
the Cunard line, organized In 1910.
made the transatlantic trip in four
teen days, or in about the same time
as the best of the clippers of the
Black Ball and other lines. In 1860
the sailing ship Dreadnought made
the passage in nine days and seven
teen hours, and it was long time be-
fore a steamer beat that record. 1t is
nearly two decades since the five-day
ship came upon the scene, and ever
since then the record has been lower
ed BIZ hours rather than by day
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-09-05
CHAPTER XIV.
On the Road.
The wrong boy!

the wrong boy.
For a moment / could not under
stand nor believe; and when the mean
ing of the words came to me | CROPPED
In mental darkness. But there was no
time for speculation. Half in daze |
heard roar of curses, orders, crash
of glass as the lamp was eXtinguished,
and over all came the prolonged growl
of a wolf-voice, hoarse and shaken
with anger. There was vision of a
wolf-head rising above the outline OF
faces a few yards away, dark, dis
torted, fierce, with eyes that blaZed
threats, and in an instant found my
self in the center of a struggling,
shouting, swearing mass of savage
men, fighting with naught but the in
stinct of blind rage. / doubt not that
l was as crazy as the rest. But in
my madness there was one idea strong
in my mind. 1t was to reach the eveil
face and snake-eyes Of Tom Terrill,
and stamp the life out of him. With
desperate rage l shouldered and
fought till his white face with it's
venomous hatred was next to mine,
till the fingers of my left hand gripped
his throat, and my right hand tried
to beat out his brains with six
shooter.
Damn you!" he gasped, striking
fiercely at me. I've been waiting for
youi"
1 heightened my grip and spoke no
word. He writhed and turned, striv-
ing to free himself. / had knocked his
revolver from his hand, and he tried
in vain to reach It. A trace of fear
stole into the venomous anger of the
one eye that was unobscured, as he
strove without success to guard him.
self from my blows. But he gave a
sudden thrust, and with sinuous
writhe he was free, while l was car
ried back by the rush Of men with the
vague impression that something was
amiss with me. Then a great light
famed up before me in which the
struggling mob, the close hall and
room, and the universe itself melted
away, and i was alone.
The next impression that came to
me was that of voice from an i'm
measurable distance.
Hes coming to-" is said; and then
beside it l heard a strange wailing
cry.
What Is it?" I asked, trying to sit
UP. My voice seemed to come from
miles away and to belong to some
other man.
That's it, you're all right" said
the voice encouragingly, and about
the half of Niagara fell on my face.
Then the mists before my eyes
cleared away, and 1 found that / was
on the floor of the inner bedroom and
Wainwright had emptied a water jug
over me. The light of small kero-
sene lamp gave a gloomy illumination
TO the place. Lockhart and Fitzhugh
leaned against the door, and Wilson
bent with Wainwright over me. The
boy was sitting on the bed, crying
shrilly over the melancholy situation.
What is it?" l asked, gathering my
scattered wits. What has happened?'
We've been licked" said Vain
wright regretfully. The rest of the
boys got took, but we got In here.
Fitz and me sean the nasty knock you
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-09-05
chances of being stopped were toe

chances OF being stopped were Toe
great.
Il must CO." I said decidedly. 81
can't wait here"
II have it," said Thatcher. "By
time to catch the freight as it goes
up from San Jose. 1t will get down
in time for the first boat, IL that's
what you want"
Good! How far is IT."
1--WE call it Is miles-it's over that
by the road. There's only one nasty
bit. That's in the canyon"
II think we shall need the pleasure
of your company" I said.
Its a bad job, but IL you must, you
must" he groaned. And he soon had
three horses under the saddle.
I eyed the beasts with some dis
favor. They were evidently half-mus-
tang, and I thought understood for
such journey. But I was to learn
before the night was out the virtues
of strength and endurance that lie in
the blood of the Indian horse.
Hist! What's that?" said Fitz-
hugh, extinguishing the light.
The voices of the storm and the I'M
easy champing Of the horses were the
only sounds that rewarded a minutes
listening.
1--WE must chance it." said I, after
looking cautiously into the darkness
and finding no signs Of foe.
nd in
galloping down the street, the hoof-
beats scarcely sounding in the soft
ened earth of the roadway. Not a
word was spoken after the start as we
turned through the side streets to
avoid the approaches to the hotel.
and in another minute we were on
the open highway, with the steady
beat of the horses hoofs splashing
a wild rhythm on the muddy road
With the town once behind us, felt
my spirits rise with every stroke of
the horses hoofs beneath me. The
rain and the wind were friends rather
than foes. Yet my arm panied me
sharply, and l was forced to carry
the reins in the whip hand. Here the
road was broader, and we rode three
abreast, silent, watchful, each busy
with his own thought, and all alert
for the signs of chase behind.
"There!" said Thatcher, suddenly
pulling his horse up to a walk. Were
five miles out, and they've got a big
piece to make up if they're on our
track. Well breathe the horses a
bit"
The beasts were painting little, but
chafed at the bits as we walked them
and tossed their heads uneasily to
the pelting Of the storm.
''Hark!" l cried. did you hear
that?" 1 was almost certain that the
sound Of a faint halloo came from be-
hind us. l was not alone in the
thought.
1.-THE dern fools!" said Fitzhugh.
They want a long chase, / guess, to
go through the country yelling like a
pack of wild Injuns."
Il reckon twas an OWL" said Thatch-
err; "but we might as well be moving.
We needn't take no chances while
we've got good set of heels under
us. Get up, boys"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-09-05
Wall Street and Soda.

We were Ginning with our friend
the professional mixer of new soda
drinks for Wall street men who take
to the soft stuff when times are hard
when a portly gentleman with side
whiskers and gnerous girth came in.
Il wish you to mix me a Metropolis
tan Life barnyard," he pulled. 1t was
swallowed in jiffy, and out he sailed
what in thunder is metropolitan
Life barnyard?" l asked.
The professor" grinned.
plain soda, with egg and straw
served in tall glass;" he said.-New
York Globe.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-09-05
II Sounds So.

do people have to sue to get into
society in London?'
For gracious sake. mol What put
that into your head?"
Il heard that there they have first
to carry their case to court"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-09-05

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy foN female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fiatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-02
German GIeanings.

There is more gas used in lighting
the Essen shops than is used by the
entire city Of Bremen.
The third official exposition Of the
shoe and leather Industries In Berlin
was visited by $4,000 persons In Ave
days.
In the kingdom of Prussia servant
girls are much sought after as wives.
OF the 309,022 spinstcrs who found
husbands In Prussia during the previ-
Gus year no fewer than 6S,46S. or 90
per cent, were domestic servants.
Emperor william was the instlgator
Of law enacted four years ago com
pelllng manufacturers of patent medl-
cines to show on the outside OF the
package what ingredients the medicine
contained. BY new statute for which
he is responsible it is now Illegal 10
publicly advertise any patent medicine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-02

.,,.pvnsipiiiry, nnu uiscnurgeu S1r Nia
chael as solicitor for the estate and
employed another man. 1t occurred to
Sir Michael that since his old friends
boy was in trouble he would need the
services Of some one who would be IN
terested In him. He took the train the
same day for the town where the chill
dren were detained and before they
slept had passed some time in hearing
their story.
When the trial came up the next
morning the children's guardian,
Tweed Spencer, was there to CLAIM
their return. What was his surprise
TO see Sir Michael step forward and
announce himself as their solicitor. In
deed. Spencer turned white. He was
PLAYING a game that would have been
very easy had not the children over
stepped all supposed bonds by falling
in love. As It was, his defeat was Ger.
tain. He made n clean breast OF 1t and
admitted that there was no intention
TO make the children believe they were
brother and sister, but Sir Michael In
troduced evidence proving that the
guardian had intended to marry the
earl to his own daughter The VIII
showed that provision had been made
for the union of two properties In the
marriage OF the cousins, to defeat
which Spencer had brought them up
| as brother and sister.
The young couple were delighted at
| the result of their escapade. The court
decided to appoint new guardian and
Yielded to their request in appointing
sir Michael Frame. He persuaded them
to live separately till they became OF
age. The earl went to Oxford. and
| Gladys was placed under the care OF
tutors selected by her guardian. When
they came into their fortunes they
went TO the Elton estates to live. ceie'
hrating their wedding, which had oc'
,urred several years before.
| MARY A. BOWES.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-02
PARIS MURDER A MYSTERY
Artist and Wife's Mother StrangIed
With Whipcords In Parls-Artist's
Wife Not Killed.

Paris, June 2.-Paris is confronted
by one of the greatest murder myster
les Of the age. Every resource of Sc.
cret police is being used to find the
murderers of Adolphe Steinheil, an
artist, and his wife's mother. Nine.
Japy.
Stinheil and his mother-in-law were
strangled to death with whipcords. A
woman and three men entered the
Steinheil home and the woman direct.
ed the work of the men. With CHASTITY
decision she told them to fasten the
cord about Mrs Steinheil's neck. She
was choked unconscious.
Mrs. Stelnheil was forced to tell the
hiding place of the family valuables.
The artists wife was recovered suffi.
ciently Monday to tell the police what
she knew.
Considerable Importance is attached
to the description OF the murderers as
given by Nine. Steinheil. Experiments
made by the detectives show that the
servant could not hear cries from the
rooms below, he occupying an apart
ment in the top of the house.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-02
Home Notes.

Never let child or infant sleep In
the room with sick person.
If there is but one electric light in
the room, place a mirror near 1t and get
the double benefit of light.
Don't dampen silk unless you want
1t to look stiff. Place over 1t smooth
piece of thin muslin, then iron.
If many of the books look shabby In
the bookcase. cover them with tan
moire paper. They can be marked on
the back with india ink.
A thin coating made of three parts
lard melted with one part resin and
applied to stoves and CRATES will pre-
vent their rusting when not In use.
Don't allow the oil to stand In the
lamp very long. II 1t is not burned 1t
should be thrown away. 1t gathers
impurities and increases the risk of an
explosion. For the same reason always
keep the oil can we'll corked.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-02
CHIPS FROM ORlO'S NEWS LOG
SHORT sToRlEs OF OCCUR
RENcEs IN THIS STATE.
A pay's Record Of Accidents, Politl'
cal Events, Etc.
Troops Reinforced In Tobacco Fields

Troops Reinforced In Tobacco Fields.
Columbus, o., June 2.-It was
brought out as a result of conferences
of state officials Monday that a more
active campaign against the might
riders" in the hurley tobacco district
is being planned. Secret service mer
who have been asking in the district
reported the results of their investiga-
tions and It is understood that infor'
nation which may warrant large
number of arrests has been obtained
AS a part of the program, orders were
issued for the return of Troop b of Co
lumbus, which has been on duty for
month and the substitution of two
companies of infantry from the First
regiment at Cincinnati. This will
greatly increase the number Of mer
patrolling the tobacco district 1t Is
expected that the militia will be KEEP
in the field for at least two weeks
more.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-02
Jewish Actor Sued for sIander.

Detroit, Mich, June Jacob B. Ad-
II, the Jewish tragedian, was arrested
I a capias here Monday in a $4,000
image suit brought by Sidney Frank,
local saloonkeeper. Frank charges
at Adler slandered him in making
leech before the curtain at the De-
'oit opera house Monday night. The
uble arose over the division OF re-
pts for Yiddish performance here
nday night. The tragedian charges
It he was cheated and when called
fore the curtain made speech In
ich he told the audience he had
N treated unfairly by somebody
med Frank. Frank says he had
hing to do with the performance
apt to sell some tickets for which
accounted. Mrs. Frank tainted in
opera house during the actors
ech criticizing her husband. Adler
70 released on $4,000 bonds.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-02
PHILIP ON TRIAL, I.
SHOOTS CABMAk
OCCUPIES STAND IN HIS OWN BE
HALF ENTIRE AFTERNOON
SHOOTS IN SELF DEFENSE.
CIVIL ENGINEER AND CLUBMAN
A number Of Character Witnesses Tes
tfy cabman Was Fighting Man
and Assumed a Threaten.
ing Manner.

Washington, June 2.--The principal
witness Monday in the trial of Castor
Philip, civil engineer and clubmanI
charged with the murder Of Frank
Macaboy, a cab driver in this city
about a year ago, was the defendant.
Mr.. Philip occupied the witness stand
in his Iwn behalf all of the afternoon.
The witness in a graphic manner gave
his version of the shooting Of Maca-
boy and of the events leading up to 1t
and declared he shot the cab man in
self defense. In reviewing the move
ments of his party in round OF revel.
ry on the night preceding the shooting
Philip told of his fear of bodily harm
at the hands of Macaboy. The witness
testified that on that night Macaboy
demanded $3.50 from him which he
claimed was due and wanted to play a
game of dice to win II back. Mr..
Philip said that he declined several
times to enter the game, that he tried
to get away from Macaboy and only
consented to play because he feared
for his life.
The witness testified that he had
been warned on numerous occasions
that Macaboy was dirty" fighter and
that his game was to get man down
and leather" him in the head. He
was. he said, in fear Of some such an
ending as that when Macaboy is said
to have assumed a threatening atti-
tude toward him at the Arlington hotel
where the shooting took place. The
witness said he fred the fatal shot
only after Macaboy attempted to do
him bodily harm. A number OF char
acter witnesses, including cabmen and
policemen were on the stand at the
morning session. Their testimony was
to the effect that Macaboy was regard
ed as a fighter and that be would take
unfair advantage of his antagonist.
Peter Taylor, manager Of the Airing
ton hotel, testified that Macaboy just
after the shooting told him that Philip
did not shoot him, but later admitted
that he did. Witness said Macaboy
told him he did not want Philip pros
ecuted.
The defense offered ~ evidence a
pair Of dice found on Macaboy's per
son after his removal to hospital.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-02
W|LLPROBLE STORY
OF NEW YORK MAN
LAPoRTE OFFICIALS THINK THEY
HAVE NEW cLEW IN MRS.
GUINNESS CASE.
LIKELY HIS MIND IS DERANGED
viii Dig Over Ground Where Truelson
Says Bodies Are 8uried-State's
Attorney and Sheriff to
Start Investigation.

Laporte, Ind, June Both Sheriff
Shutter and District Attorney Smith,
especially the former, are inclined to
take seriously the confession made by
Julius G. Truelson, the man confined
in Jail at Vernon, Texas, that he as
sisted Mrs. Belle Guinness of the La
porte murder farm" to dispose of her
victims.
While his statements, which he later
retracted, may have been the result of
a disordered brain, they will sift them
thoroughly and both declare there is a
possibility Of disclosing the existence
OF gang of murderers of flendish
proclivities OF which Mrs. Guinness
was the archcriminal an for whom her
farm served as clearing house.
IF | can prove the story to be true,
even in its minor parts" said Sheriff
Shutter Monday night, 81 shall make
demand on Gov. Hanly for requisition
papers and / will go to Texas and
bring the confessor back with me to
the Laporte county Jail.
"Truelson may be mentally ire
sponsible as the result of persistent
uGe OF drugs, but | cannot believe he
dreamed this story. / believe he has
basis of fact upon which to weave
his confession, and am of the opinion
that his story will open the way for in
yestigations which will establish what
State Attorney Smith has always con-
tended that Mrs. Guinness was the
leader of a gang of murderers.
II propose to prove or disprove the
confession Of Truelson before | pro-
ceed with the trial of Ray Lampher, y
said State Attorney Smith. II propose
to take 1t up thread by thread, state
ment by statement"
State Attorney Smith and Sheriff
Smutzer will begin the investigation
Tuesday. They propose to probe the
life history of Truelson from the time
he left the family homs in New York
several years ago until he was arrest
ed In Vernon, Texas. Sheriff Smutzer
will dig over the ground where Truel
son AYERS bodies of several victims OF
the Guinness house will be found and
an effort will be made to find persons
living in the Guinness neighborhood
| who recall him.