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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

yidsens. Naigs Mary Mcousen, Miss Fay. Butler. Miss Prescott Bianton.
 Mrs. N. M Marks Of Kentuclxy. who and Mrs Alfred JaeEson: Is now visit Ing pr. and Mrs. Q. P: Waller.
 Miss Nellie wolff nas gone to Meridian. Miss., to be the guest of Miss Florine Pappenheimer.
 Mrs. William Ketzky left last even Mr. Ketzky on a business and pleasure visit.
 The Guild of Christian Service of tain at the Rectory from { to : o'clock on Thursday afternoon, February Fl. The whole congregation of the church Is invited.
 Mir. and Mrs. B. F. Barker of AtIanta are visiting Mr. and Mrs. c. ]. Beans. q Mrs. M J. Cox has returned home several weeks with her daughter. Mrs. c c. Steward:
 Mir. and Mrs. Fred c. Briei of Bos- tic t' Booth csmpbsil. % Mr. Brief m E is Prss- srs sdent of the Briei Shoe Company.
 --.ssF a yri vs, .strrs.sp
 Niss Ida Blackmen left last night for Brockhaven. Miss. lt6 visit Miss Mae Wilson. Before returning she will attend MaFdi Gras in New Orleans.
 Mrs. W F. vandiver entertained at lunch con Friday in honor of Mrs. Myron Smith Of New York. .9a =.
 The nsembers of the Junior EpMoftff League of Clayton Street Methodist Church were entertained Friday even ing by Mrs: J. A. Livingston at a George Washington party at her home on Holt Street. A number of games were played and in & contest, the prize, a hatchet, was won by Master Charles Avinger Refreshments were served during the evening.
 Miss Theresa Brock entertained a number of friends delightfully."- Friday evening at a leap year party. when the guests were Misses Lilla Yea Avengef, Katie Mathewg Dora Crump. Myrtle Branscomb. Nettie May LeRoy, Lucille LeRoy, Iva Bailey. Theresa Brock. An nie May Avinger, Mir. Ben HarbIn, Mr. Ward. Mir. Charles Feet. Mir. Thomas Copeland, MT. Frank Crowell, MT. Thomas Hall, Mfr. Winston Mathews
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
JEwELER IS ARRESTED.

E. W. Dick Accused of Larceny of Watches.
 Birmingham. Feb. 22.--(Special. )-- The police have arrested F. W. Dick. who was employed with M Brandes, a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

found in the following synopsis of ths annual report from the Savannah Fres kindergarten Association. This nohft charity 10 maintained chiefly by the wealth of the Baldwin family of that city as memorial to their lost sister In addition to the regular free kin dergartsns for the poor. there are con. ferences Tor teachers. a normal depart ment, mothers cIubs ana rnNfiica, board. gs 'l' .1-'
 The number of kindergartens is in. adequats. as the waiting list equals the number enrolled, which points to the necessity for esta bfish.ng Kinder gartens In the public schools.
 The Mothers Clubs all strong and enective organizations. working wisely and inteliigently with the kfndergar- tens. to understand and meet the needs of the children. They discuss:
 Proper Diet for Young Children" Meanine.'' Holidays"
 And receive instructions on hygiene from the physicians.
 some Of the meetings are devoted 10 making articles for sale Money thus secured Is used in decorating Kinder garten rooms. The father of one of the kinderEarten children. a painter. paint ed the building. the Mothers Club fur- nishing the paint. Others, carpenters and other worknen. assisted in the same way. rs :.
 Twenty-Five cases of adenoid growth we're discovered and treated by physi- clans: SIX cases of defective eye-sight discovered: one case of arrested devel- opment; two n1uratic children, anaemia tn Sb per cent of all children enrolled was discovered and remedied.
 Club work for older boys and girls was included in the extension work of the Association. The boys club work Is under the supervision of Rev. George solomon: the girls under Miss Carol Oppenh elmer.
 There are many things to be said in behalf of the kindergartens, but the best and strongest are that children that are trained in them are better pre- pared. mentally and physically, to be- gin their education in the public schools. They come from better homes, for their mothers get horne-making ideas from the Mothers Clubs, and are fin better condition from having received well-prepared food and proper medical attendance.
 A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

The imports of eggs into England last year from Russia, Denmark and Germany totaled in value s4o.000.0o0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23
MARTHA WASHINGTON
 PARTY LAST EVENING

The Theta Iota Sigma Sorority enter last evening at the home of Mir. and Mrs. E. R Holt. at Cloverdale. their daughter, Miss Virginia Palmer Holt, were all attired in Colonial costumes, with powdered hair and patches. The home was decorated in blue and white the Washington idea was further car
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

Fare to and from Montgomery re- funded to ont of town purehaseru. in Capitol Heights. v
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

Mrs. W. F. vandiver entertained at lunch con Friday in honor 6f Mrs. Myron smith of New, York. ~l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

Mrs. N. M. Marks of Kentucky. who has been spending some time with MT. and Mrs. Alfred Jackson. Is now visit Ing pr. and Mrs. O. P. Waller.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

Little Emily Stuart who has been iII for several days at the home of her grandparents Mir. and Mrs. Edgar Wir.: ter is convalescent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

Miss Ida BIackmon left last night for Brockhaven. Miss. t6 visit Miss Mae Wilson. Before returning she will attend MaFdi Gras in New Orleans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

Miss Nellie wolff has gone t Meridian, Miss, to be the guest of Nils Florine Pappenheimer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

The Magazine Club will meet with Mrs. Richard Browder at her home on Wtlkerson Street at 3:s0 o'clock, Fri day February 2Sth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

Abundant suggestion and encourage ment to Southern educators may b
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-23

Mir. and Mrs. John Fillmore are being congratulated on the birth of a daugh- ter on Tuesday, February 18..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-14
OFFICIAL RANGE AND SALE OF STOCKS NEW YORK II
Bu & Co Banker sandR VI
SALES

100 Allis- Chalmers ..........
400 Allfs- Chalmers, pfd.......
a2,sN Amalgamated Copper -.
800 American Chn ....,........
Igl American Can. pfd. ......
$500 Amer. Car aud Foundry.
400 Amer. Car aud Foun., pfd
l.T0 American Cotton OIL.
6,0sp American Locomotive 40.
800 Amer. locomotive. pf1. !.
6e,2A American Smelling ....
$50 American Sugar .........
American Tobacco. com.
SO American Tobacco, pfd..
1000 Anaconda Copper .......
IS, 400 Atcllison
l,lCo Atchison. pfd.,..
800 Atlantic Coast Linc......
1850 Baltimore and Ollio......
1850 BROOKLYN Rapid Transit.
800 Can. Pacific, eX. rights.
800 Chesapeake and Ohio....
200 Chicago Great Western.
e5,sQo Chi. NIL. and st. Paul.
la9 CHI. NJ. and st. Paul. pfd
1870 Chicago ond Northwest.
500 Cley.. Gin. Chi. and st. l.
1910 Colorado Fuel and Iron.
las Colorado and Southern.
500 Col. and South, list pfd..
900 Col. and South, I'd pfd...
400 Consolidated Gas ........
100 Delaware and Hudson....
1000 Distillers' Sec. Cor......
200 Erie ...................
800 Erie. LIST pfd................
100 Erie, I'd
2,350 General Electric ..........
$500 Great Northern, .pfd......
LILO Great Northern Ore cts.
1900 Illinois Central ....,....
400 Int. metropolitan .........
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-14
COTTON MARKETS.


NEW YORK, January lS.--After quite u
~hErp early advance the cotton market lost
the gain, closing steady, net unchanged to
three points higher; sales were cstirlat ted
a. 100000 bales. The market opened frtn.
atom advance of 90 Is points, and after
scrne irregnlarity showed u net guin OF
154l7 points on the active months us.- a
result of covering and local bull support
Which was encouraged by firm liverpool
cables reports of strong Southern snot hold.
BIS better financial conditions. and lighte.
receipts. Later the market cascd Off unde.
realizing, local bear pressure and hedge
yelling, the latter following purchases in
the South of last Saturday, according TO cur
trent reports. The failure of n Stock Ex-
4 change house probably u factor during
tie afternoon. while some attention was
also attracted by reports that bankruptcy
proceedings were involving cotton and cot.
ton warehouses In some sections of the
Western belt. Al one time the active
months We're one to three points net lower
bur there was a slight rally Just before the
close on covering. Private cables from Liv-
American huyng Exports for the day
were fully $1,000 bales over the port re-
ce.pts. and New Orleans reported u good
demand for spots Houses with Liverpool!
connections We're buyers here during the
afternoon. Receipts at the ports today,
:t2s3 bales. against 00,305 last week and
a&s,lSl last year To.day's receipts at New
Orleans, 1910 bales, against os,0l6 las.
year, and at Houston 4,32& bales, ugainyt
tib4l last year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-14

New Jersey Central general 5s...... ia6A
Northern Pacific Is..,................. 99A
Northern Pacific Observation-Disclosures. GDta
Norfolk and Western consol is...... 84iG
oregon Short Line rcfundins +s...... STE
pehnsylvania ccnv. 3ias. .............. Pr
Reading General Observation-Disclosures. 94+s
81. Louis and Iron Mt. con. IS tbd). j. 107ia
st. Louis and San Francisco fg. as. 74b
81. Louis southwestern con. 4s...... 81
Seaboard Air Line 4s................ 81
southern Pacific ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SO
Southern Pacific list As. certihcatcs.... 39t:
Southern Railway 5s................ ssts
TeAas and Pacific lists (bid) 109k
.eledo. st. L. and Western 4s........ 7oIa
Union Pacific 99&
Union Pacific cv. 4s.................. ssh
United States Steel I'd 5s............ ssh
Wabash lists. .:.................... 1919
M Msassn H Md .ea.. & &
Wheeling and Lake Erie Is (bid..... 7a,.
Wisconsin Central Is tbld>. ......... So
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-14
LES bales.

Las bales.
ceirts 6.54l bales; sales l.72s bales; stock
l2e,5S3 bales.
Total to-day at all ports--Net receipts
brles; export to the Continent, 25,ss7 bales;
stock 965.924 bales.
Consolidated at all ports-Ne. receipts,
s!,OlT bales; export to Great Britain. s5,sl5
Total since September LIST at all ports
Net receipts, 5,5i4.242 bales; export 20
Great Britain. l.s5S,4l9 bales; export TO
France. 6lo.iSS bales; export to the Conti-
rent. 1,S53.371 bales export to Japan, 30,SSi
bales; export TO Mexico. 1929 bales.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-14
RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.
Richmond. Va. January Ia. ] ooS.

No.s red. W'ern Gear lots, .sl,os
No red Va. Gear lots-... l.07
10 s,s,,,, red .sat lo.s).... g io9
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Z. $. refundins IS. registered .......
Y 5. refunding es. coupon. .........
I $. S. REGISTERED. ............
I s Sc, coupon. ........, ...........
u - New Is. registered. ..........
u S. New Is. coupon. ..............
American Tobacco Is................
American Tobacco Gs. ...............
Atchtson general Observation-Disclosures.
Atchison adjustment is..............
Atchison conv. As. ..................
Atchison conv. 5s..................
Atlantic Coast Line 4s...............
Baltimore and Ohio As. .............
Brooklyn r. 7. conv. 4s.............
Central ofsGeorgia 5s...............
Central OF Georgia LIST Inc. tbid)....
Central OF Georgia. I'd Inc. (bld)....
Central OF Georgia Sd Inc (asked)..
Chesapeake and Ohio 4iss............
Chicago and Alton S,is id)..........
Chicago. B. and Quincy new 4s......
Chicago. r. I. and Pacific, r. r. 4s...
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-14

NEW YORK, January iS.-Money on
call steady, id6 per cent: ruling rates.
q 81: closing bid. 1; offered at A. Time
loans easier; sixty days and ninety
-,iavs, 6Eper cent. six months, .5h to
e per cent. Close: Prime mercantile
paper. 6si Ito 7is per cent. Sterling
3exchange soft, with actual business In
BANKERS bills at s4.S54S a si.s5o0 for
demand, and at s4Sl3o@S 4.si5o LOT
sixty-dav bills. Commercial bills,
SASH. Bar silver, 56ss. Mexican
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-14
CATTLE MARKETS.
Z RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.
tSales at Union Stock Yards.

I--l tSales at Union STOCK aVus.
Richmond, Va. January Is. 1905.
Report of the live stock market for the
week ending January 9Th. 19bS.
Fest steers, "a SIC; few extra, 5Ec.:
medium to good. III q Sac. common to fails.
$40 &c; best heifers, 4h:94Ec.: medium
to good. 4I4ac.; common TO fair. 3AQ34c.
best cows. ig4hc.; medium to good s.:Gy
%ac.; common to fair, 28Sc.; bulls, egg
SAC. Cows and calves. s20ini5.o0. Veal
calves. best. sac: common to tair. 4 q SIC;
best lambs, 6IIc.: fair to good, so size
common. IA ii.c.; best sheep, 445c.: extra,
5hc. common 70 fair, eIs33:c.; best hogs
q ohc.: a few extra. 5lsc.; shoats and ligh,
hogs Az D47sc.
Prospects good for all kinds of stock for
neS; weeks market.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-14
NEW ORLEANS, January ls.-coTTo

NEW ORLEANS, January 1a.-COTTON--
Spots were irm. at an advance OF is cent
on all grades. Middling. l1&. Sales We're
H,lo0 bales on the spot and 1850 10 arrive.
Futures opened very steady, II to Is points
Above the close Saturday, on favorable adj
vices from Liverpool where 1t was reported
that sentiment was becoming largely bull.
ISL Following the opening the market
continued very steady. with further adj
vance in prices as the result OF the good
demand ruling in the spot market, coupled
with scarcity of offerings During the
late session large selling orders in New
York. together with more marked dis.
position to sell around the. local ring
brought about general recession in values
at the close, which was steady, the active
list ranged from 2 to . points above the
Gloss Saturday. Closing bids: January,
.lia7: February 1l.35. nominal; March,
il?s; April HIPS. nomInai: May. Has;
June. II 26, nominal: July, 1l.2s.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-14
THE STEEL STOCKS
LEAD STRONG rally
pank Statement OF Saturday
Stimulated Buying at the Open
ing oil the Market.
-----------------
BUT TRADERS WERE CAUTIOUS
Money Accumulation Indicates
Sllrinkage in Trade-A Squirt
at the Close.
BUT TRADERS WERE CAUTIOUS

/ Is
nj I YORK, January l5.-lt Is ny
,n.to,or,. IA await the actual occur
,.,,a,o, won't ,,oforo talk
renee " ~ - i'sess' -
ing oction In the stock inarkel "
cord with the event. That fact was
,I,e main one illustrated by the action
4, rosnonse 10 Sat
OF stoeAs to-oas =.
aeday's disclosure of restora tlon ~, =. q
surplus over the legal reserve reG MI.
Of the clearing house panks lnu
WAS a considerable incurslon o. ou 90.
side orders. but most of the new ous
side buying orders were executed !, ~. ~
the higher level Of prices OF ne n 4,sa
hour OF the day, inat proven LIZ, a.so ~
most active of the day. ana ,l,efe ,i,a
9 notable lapse In the am ril''.ion =. ~ fe
market after that lilere was az ~
feetiyc rally again at'er 'he rs,''r,ts
sales were sespenueo .,.i,i, ~ .a p,J and
ing was conducted Win CAUTION a,,o
skill, the selling not pens pusne" ~,
gressiveiy on the det'lfes' ~. -. VS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-14

BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE, ND. January l3-Sea
beard Air Line. common and preferred
Nothing doing.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND. JAN. ia. 1905.

PORT OF RICHMOND. JAN. 10. 1905.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Brandon. Harvey. Norfolk, mer-
chandise and passengers. Old Dominion Line
Steamer Berkeley. Shelly. Norfolk, MGR.
ehandise and passengers. Old Dominion Line.
SAILED.
Steamer Brandon. Harvey, Norfolk, ner.
chandise and passengers. Old Dominion Line.
steamer Berkeley. Shelly. Norfolk. mer-
casndise and passengers Old Dominion Line.
Steamer Mobjack. Graves. Norfolk 8 ami
Jemes River landings merchandise and pas
sengers. Virginia Navigation Company. 3,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-14

CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
CHICAGO. January l3.-Wheut prices on
tho local exchange broke nearly cents
tc- day, owing to heavy sales by longs. At
the close tho Meg delivery showed a net
loss Of al &c. Corn was unchanged. Oats
we're Is "a ic lower. and provisions 10@12jsc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-14

PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
Wnrehouse.)
Petersburg. Va. Jan, IL 1908
Our sales resumed on the 7th instant with
a good attendance OF buyers Receipts have
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-14
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond, Va. January II. 1908:
Tobacco-DarS Stemming: Receipts very
li&ht and market strong and active. Brishts.
Fair receipts: market quiet but hrm. Sun
cured: On account of unfavorable weather
arm bad roads the receipts arc very light
Market active at prices quoted.
The quotations are as follows:
DARK STEMNIINC; NE,p-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-14

been light the past week. but all grades In
strong demand, and market shows more nc
tirity than at any time before the holidays
Quotations are as follows:
Cor mon Tugs. $50 as $50
Good lugs... CTS d 500
Short leaf ......,,....,. 700 "a $50
Shipptng leaf. 800 a 14oo
snort wrappers. ............. 1000 10 1890
fine wrappers. .......i..... 1900 q 1900
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond. Va, j an.als 1eos.
SALES AT BOARD ~
Z. Atlantic Coast LING pfd., at l6g.

I. al!dHllS SStA<@s A-'''S
L. s. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Virginia Sc. Old C. and r., 1892. 92H
Va Centuries o.3. c. and r.. SIS 2S,s
richmond ssna df' CITY IS il r. ..... 80 100
RAILROAD BONDS
a c. l.. r. r. Con. TT. p. G.. SIS
r,orgin Pacific lst 6s, c., 1922 1oD
Georgia. southern and Florida, loo
Norfolk and Western Ry. As 80
Western n. C. LIST IS. c.. 1914. 1o5 -.
Seatoard Air Line is, 1850. -. 90
RAILROAD STOCKS.
Atlantic Coast Line pfd. ..loo -. 100
Atlantic Coast Line CON-. 100 u
c'hes. and Ohio..., Nov. 100 81
y. and w. com ......... 100 60
BANK AND TRUST CO. STOCKS.
First National ........... 100 2lO -.
Merchants National ..... 100 $50 $50
National Bank of Vac. 100 142 A...
National State Bank...... 100 IT, -.
Union Bank of Richmond. 100 $50 100
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
I. Virginia Fire and Marine. =. As 81
MISCELLANEOUS
Amer. Loco. ptd. ....... SIZE
Amer. Tob. p. c. bonds, -. 64i.
Amer. Tob. p c. bonds. IS 100 -.
Na.-Caro. Chem. pfd "a c. 100 80 81
Nu.-C&e. Chem. CON-. 100 Is -.
VIC. c: &C. co.: TT. p c BIDS 80
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.

. Chicago r. l. and Pac. f. n. col. IS. az
81 c. c.. C.. and st. Louis gen. As. .... 5h,l
. Colorado Industrial rs, series .t..... to,l
/, Colorado Midland is................. 81
s ssss !. ap 's,S 5s.,ae.n IS, $
Denver and Rio Grande As (bd)...... 81
Distlllers' Securities 5s.............. 7l,s
Erie prior lien is (bidD .............. So
i.rle Seneral is.....a ................. oS
looking Valley 4ias. esa.
Inter Met. AS. .................... s1ia
Jarnn IS Ibid NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. II
Japan AVS. certificates. ,............ SIX
!: japan AVS. certificates. I'd series ...... Sax
Louisville and Nash. Unified is (bid) 96A
Manhattan consol solds 4s.......... SO
Mexican Central 4s.................. 75E
Mexican Central LIST 1nc............ 75:i
Mimi. and st. Louis Is asked. ..... so
Missouri kan.as and Texas is... 80
Missouri. Kansas and Texas eds tbid) SO
Natl r. r. OF Mex. con- Is tb!d).... II
New York Central gen. s1as.......... sea.
La Junta tribune., 1908-07-11

clew. looked up the Specifications FOR
botb jobs, and turned them over to
the old engineering firm of Morris 4
Chcrrinston. You know the firm, per.
haps II YOU don't. you can look them
up. They don't belong to the organiza-
tion: they're the best experts In their
line, and they can't be juggicd with"
II know them. 10 on"
~ paid them fancy sum to go over
those specifications and then examine
the library and the aqucduct aud see
II They We're up 10 the mark nr II the
city d been cheated by the Bennett
Contracting company. had strong
Idea | was right, but wouldn't speak
till had the proof. When got home
after the ball tonight found the Nor
ris cherrington report waiting for
me. ! brought copy OF 1t along with
me-
We'll" asked Bennett hidiirercntly.
''wha them"
Here's the copy OF the report. Look
II over FOR yourself. The crookcdest
Job ever pulled on In this city. Third
rat material. when the material called
for IN the specifications was used at
all Granite shell tillcd with mortar
Instead of solid granite: foundations
barely half the depth called for: in-
ferior tiles in place of tireproof ones;
cheap, crumbly iron and steel instead
Of first Iuality-oh. there's nifty such
substitutions and frauds! It's the raw.
est, hummcst job ! ever heard Of II
any Of the organization tried II now.
a,iays the men who did II would he
soaring stripes in week. Graft. hey;
Why. your father was the boss CRATER
u The century. the star graft gctter OF
the bunch, He
Hush For Gods sake. hush pout-
ed Alwyu. My mother sleeps only 4
I Few rooms beyond. "
What do care!" roared Horrigai
In triumph. Let everybody hear
| The whole world Is going to hear 1t un
less that Borough franchise bill goes
| through Heat that bill and every pa
per in the country will have that report
Ia publish. Stop your fight against Us
and the repor, Is buried. That goes
4
La Junta tribune., 1908-07-11

that yom can speak so: How can yOo
suggest 40 horrible n thipgF"
.Just n thoughtiess. tactless speech
Of mine. That's ALL" He'd Alwyn. ''It's
very late. You1i have n headache. I'm
afraid. Won't you go TO hcdi"
Yes II Is late, and I'm keeping YOU
up. Good night. dcara ! wish your
friend
She checked herself suddenly. with u
little gasp. Bennett. CHANGING M to
ner, saw that her eyes We're rIvcted IN
bit OF pasleboard lying on the corner
of his desk directly beneath the read.
ing lamp.
|, WAS Horrigan's card
Slowly the mothers gaze shifted
from the card to her son. From her
fac. The color had been crushed 10y
some swift emotion that left II very
did. pal" and sunicn.
MIR. IIorri.;,n.' She mnrmurei. 1T
was he who was your visitor tonight?
Surely he isn't the sort OF man to
care about his fathers reputation for
honesty. He
YOU'RE tired, mother" interrupted
Rennctt In haste. Won't you
Wait" she painted. His visit here
Alwyn." her voice rising to II wall of
panic stricken appeal. "Did-dId that
mnu dare /" hlnt anything against
your father: Tell me the truth. I
have a right to know. Did hcY'
Alwyn bowed his head In silence.
"Teil me what he saldr'
"He said" muttered Bennett. almost
incnherentiy. he said my father made
his fortuue-by-graft.'
And you thrashcd him aud threw
| him out of the house, she cried, her
| old eyes abiaze
No"
"Alwyn.'
"He-he proved what he sald"'
"It Is a lie. \ wicked. abominabie
| He"
ut is the truth. mother. Would I
have told you such thing-wou.d
Horri gan have left this room alive-if
1t were not ,rue?"'
A silence dreadful In Its Intensity
| fell over the room. Aiwyn dared not
look at his mother. AT last she spoke
II must know more | refuse to be-
licve one word. You spoke OF proofs.
| What are they:"
| without II word Bennett handed her
| the report left 10y Iiorrigan For n
| time sRenc. brooded over the study.
broken only by the occasional turning
| of II page Of the report. Then, after
what seemed to Alwyn an eternity OF
waiting, the document slid to the