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rest and drowsiness that swept over him wooed
him to lie still and die; but there were still
sparks and remnants of manhood and courage
in him. He shook off his desire to sleep and
strove desperately to rise. Finding that he
could not, he crawled forward on his hands
and knees, slowly, slowly working himself
over the snow covered ground, round the
drifts like great animal.
THERE was no use. Humanity could not
stand the strain any longer. One more
movement he took, and lust as he about
to sink down forever he heard a long, deep.
hollow, mournfu sound. He stopped, inter-
ested, dimlv wondering what it could be.
Whatever it was. 1t meant life of some kind.
1t came from directly in front of him. 1t
nerved him to further effort. SummOnlng
the last vestige of his strength, he advanced
a little farther. The faint notes of a bell came
to his ear. There was life and there
cue! He could not give up now! He writhed
forward COnvulsively. his head swaving from
side to side, more animal like than ever.
Lights appeared in the dull, dead, leaden gray
of the breaking winter dawn. He heard that
bell again, the grinding of steel on steel, the
noise of whistle, the deep, sobbing breath of
escaping steam He knew what it was now.
1t was a locomotivel He lifted his head and
saw lights family. He OWNED that it was the
station, the train, the Overland Limited! She
would get on it and go away! What mattered
it, And what of himself? There was help;
there was life! He actually rose to his feet
and wavered on. BY happy chance the con-
tour of the ground had caused the space be-
tween him and the lights to be swept COM
paratively bare of snow. 1t was not difficult
walking. yet he staggered like drunken man.
Ali the lights were moving before his eyes;
they danced and flickered The train was 60
ing! He broke into a reeling run, hoarse whls-
pers on his frozen lips. Too late! He Stun
bled and fell across the car tracks. dimly con-
scious of the lights, of the departing train. He
had Just sense enough and strength enough to
cry out as he did so. Some on the station
platform heard his voice. Men came toward
him: he was lifted up and carried into warm
room. Something burning yet deliciously re-
viving was poured down his throat.
THE woman'' he gasped out looking up
in the faces of the station agent and his helper
bending over him.
"She took the Limited not minute ago,
said the man, staring at him Curiousy. The
train was two hours and a half late she'd
never have got it.
She's gone them" gasped the boy.
Eyes"
THANK God she got AWAY he murmured
as he lapsed into complete Inconsistencies.
There was good stuff in the boy. He was
glad the woman had escaped in spite of all.
He did not want another human beings life
on his hands. The red figure alone in the cabin
was enough. The remembrance of him would
be with the boy when the woman herself was
forgotten.
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BOOK II.
The Awakened Ambition
CHAPTER I.
The Loneliness of Mr.. Gormly

ITO his great surprise. George Gormlv some
times found himself feeling lonely, and
the oftener SO as he grew older. Every man
who has a natural liking for women,-and
what true man has not?-yet who has no in
innate friendships with relations to the other
SEX is likely to find himself in that state of
mind sooner or later The exceptions to this
rule are certain confirmed bachelors, whom age
and experience, together with a certain habit
of independent self reliance. not always the
sole property of the male sex, have rendered
immune to the depression OF SoltarneSS.
Gormly was sufficiently aged: he was forty
four. He was sufficiently experienced: he
had dealt with women for straight quarter
of century. He sufficiently self reliant:
he had built up by his own unalded efforts the
greatest retail merchandise business of his
day and generation. He was sufficiently in
dependent-for he had done it alone-to have
been above the ordinary feeling of loneliness.
Nevertheless he was temperamentally lone
some and at this particular moment desper-
ately SO.
He had drifted into New York some twenty
five years before. utterly unheraded unno-
ticed. He had little money in his pocket;
youth, strength good looks, to accompany it;
certain keen commercial ability latent in
his being; and a wealth of bitter cynicism in
his heart,-bad from the social viewpoint in
SO young Che was only nineteen), but
not entirely useless in the business career he
had marked out for himself. He had begun
by filling small clerkship in little drygoods
store. He kept at it until he owned the store,
and after that larger store on better street.
He had developed genius for trade, and an
executive ability in accord, until the original
little shop had expanded into tifteen-story
building covering a block on the principal
thoroughfare of New York city, and its owner
had become power in finance merchant
prince. Such was George Gormly.
HE was too, scrupulously honest man. He
coll hJnn
were he represented them. He established
principles of accommodation in his dealings
that were unique when they were first in
stituted in New York. He made no dishonest
dollars. His money was good everywhere
because it was untainted. His word was his
bond. Even that portion of the business and
speculative world which openly mocks at in
tegrity, in its heart respected him. He pros
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BUSINESS Opportunities.
BUSINESS AND CORRESPONDING
SCHOOLS

LEARN SCIENTIFIC BUSINESS LETTE
by mail from man who built half a millio
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06
RECEPTION.

Mary GUSTS Lee Chapter last night
rendered beautiful reception to Mrs.
Ocrnelia Beach Stone, of GilvestoD,
Tex, president of the United Daughters
of the Oonfederscy. Members Of Z. E.
Lee ICamp, Confederate Veterans, and
the members Of the ether Confederate
orea MIA ions 10 this city attended. The
Fball was prettilY decorated with palms,
flowers, flags, &C., the A4gs of Virginia
and Texas being crossed on the wall fac.
ing the reception line. In the liue were
Mss Mary Johnson, president of the
Mary GUSTS Lee Chapter Mrs. Stone,
Mrs. Worthington, of Mississippi; Mrs.
w. A. Smoot, president Of The Seven.
, teeuth Virginia Regiment Chapter; Mics
Mulcare, Of Washington; Mrs. Wallace
Streeter, Mrs. MprioD q. Butler, Mrs.
Wrenu, of Wssbiugt on; Mrs. O. F. Lee,
Miss Mary Lloyd and others. Mrs. j.
E. Alexander welcomed. Mrs. stone
on behalf of the U. d O. of Virginia
aud Mrs. Stone made q short but happy
address, Col. W A. SmoOt and Rev
Edgar Carpenter a 80 made short ad-
dresses. Lister, refreshments were served
by the Junior Daughters. During the
evening Miss Myers presided at the
piano.
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JR., o, u. A. NJ.

James W. Jackson Council, No. 56,
met In regular session last night. There
wa, full attendance of the members.
Tie appointment of S. A. Forrest as
deputy stats councillor was read. Un-
der good OF the order a smoker was given.
Past Councillor Ernest Buyer, of Patrick
Henry Council, OF Richmond, delivered
an address, and referred to the progress
the order was making throughout the
state. Mr.. Boyer spoke in the highest
terms of the membership of both jackson
aud Belle Haven Councils. ReOa'ks
were also made by Past Councillors w.
Il. Mullen, Frank Petty and others.
Past Councillor Ernest Boyer was re-
qussted to recite, and rendered 10 most
impressive manner, "Won ans Shame"
Arrangements are being male by men,
bers OF Jackson aud Bslle Haven Coun-
ellis TO pay frat r1al visit In the neat
future 10 one of the prominent councils
of Washington. The combined member
ship of these two councils is about 45O.
Tomorrow night Mr.. Boyer, by request,
will tee;te "Dtath Doomed" before
Hope Ooancil Daughters Of Liberty, In
Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06
SCHOOL BOARD.

| Att,e mt nthly NEE ing OF the OltJ
| scbooI Board held last night there wer'
ore,ent. Msssrs. Thompson, 5 sbler
Yates, B adsbaw, Ramsay, BoUthe, Car
| tr, DR.. Smith and the superintendent
10 the essence OF the chairman DR.
Smith presided.
Capt. Herbert Bryant and Mr.. Hubert
Snowdsn were upauimously reelected
Chairman and clerk respectively.
The committee on studies and disci'
pline reported that the finances of the
board at this time would not admit o.
Its compliance with the request OF the
teachers to be furnished text BOOKS
globes, etc, and the report Was adopted.
A number of bills for supplies, etc.,
were ordered to be paid.
DR.. Smith, from the new building
committee, reported that good progress
was being made in the erection OF the
building, that the work was being we'll
done and that the building would soon
be under cover.
The superintendent reported that quite
a successful teachers institute had been
held on October 18th, though neither
Examiner Msphis nor anyone outside
the city attended; the papers prepared
and read were excellent and requests
had been made for some Of them to be
published 10 the state educational
paper; Rev. W. j. Morton had visited
the institute at the afternoon session and
delivered an interesting address on
hygiene.
The superintendent stated that num-
Der of little children we're awaiting sd-
mission to the lowest grade and would
be gradually admitted; he also reported
that some inconvenience had been &C.
casioned by reason of the absence OF one
or two of the teachers, but that ne now
had necessary substitutes.
The superintendent also reported thai
the State Educational Convention would
meet at Newport News durlug the latter
part of this month and that the man
ayers wanted q Representative from
the Alexandra schools to attend. The
Alexandria Teachers Association bad
elected one of its members a, delegate
and che would attend II the board would
pay for a substitute teacher In her place
during her absence from her school.
Mr.. Yates moved that the board en-
dorse the teacher elected by the teach
ers, association and recommended tba. ss
mauy of the teachers az can do so,
attend the meeting; also that holiday be
given the schools on Thanksgiving Day
and the Friday following, that the
teachers may have an opportunity II at
tending this meeting.
A substitute that the board pay for
the services of a substitute teacher dor.
Ing the absence from her school OF the
delegate was lost, ayes 8, noes 5.
Several other propositions on the SUBJ
Jet offered by Mr.. Yates including one
to close the schools On the day after
Thanksgiving, were lost for want of
seconds, the msjsrity thinking 1t unwise
to close the schools for two days, be-
lieving that but few teachers would "a
tend the meeting at Newport News.
DR.. Smith called the attention of the
superintendent to the bad habit of the
school boys on their way to and from
school In marking and delacing property
With chalk and the superintendent stated
that he would look into the matter at
once.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06
PERSONAL.

The many friends Of Mr.. A. b,
Thomson will be glad to know that ht
Is rapidly convslescing from his reeen
illness.
Miss Gtsce May Haynes, Of this city,
and Mr.. Charles o. Emerson, of Wash
itgton, were quietly married yesterday
evening by Rev. O. ID. Bulla at the par
sousge Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South.
Miss Lizzie F. Addison, daughter o.
the late A. E. Addison, formerly Of thi'
city, is seriously III OF her home IL
Washington.
Mrs. India Henderson has returned
home from pleas ut visit to Giencsrlyn
Congressman O. O. Osrlin, Of Alexan-
dris, was in the city yesterday. He va
a caller at the Capitol, and was cong'al'
ulated by many Of bis friends upon bis
fine run in the recent election. Rich
mond Times isra CHI.
The Misses Dent charmingly enter
tanned the Junior Gard Club last evening
a. their residence on north Washington
street. This vas the first meeting o.
the club and its success guarantees 8
number Of most erj able evenings during
the coming season, The prizes were wor
by Miss Harriet Billing Dougla, Mr..
Robley d. Brumbsck, aud Mss Mary
Glenn Uhler. A delightful supper wa
served shortly before midnight, and th.
evening was brought 10 close by seyers
of the talented members rendering yocal
selections. ~
Miss Marion Bryant, Of north Wash
ington street, has az her house CUES
Miss Msrguerile b. Jones, OF Memphis,
Tenn. Mics Jones is a cousin OF Miss
Bessie Jones Of this city, and was last
year gra lust.d from Gunston Hall,
Washington.
Miss Mary Donohoe spent lat even
ing with the NJ sses Dent at their home
on north Washingt n street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Ten strangers were furnished with
lodging at the ststion house last night
The emit rsaiument given last night In
the Young Peoples BIilding BY the
Peak Sisters was we'll attended and en-
joyed by all present.
Aurelious B. Grover has sold to Rich
ard q. Brooks a house aud lot on the
west side OF Fairfax street, between
Franklin aud Jefferson.
The only case before the Police court
this morning was that OF John Delaney
a cd Harry johnson, two young colored
men who bal been arrested BY Oticer
Knight for eating waste paper where 1t
would be blown along the streets. They
were fined 81 each.
A Sslky horse which was attached 10
a wagon caused some excitement near
the intersection Of King aud Washing
Ton streets this morning. The driver
wa, thrown from the vehicle BY the an
tics of the animal, which, 1t Is said, was
recently purchased at an equine o'lat'
M. George White, Of Fairfax county,
bad his leg broken on Wednesday and is
now ct the Alexandra Hospital for tna'-
ment. Mr.. White was engaged in catch
log a COW at tbs stock farm near Lin
coluis, when the rope to which the COW
was a :tsched became entlngled shout DIS
leg and be was thrown to the ground,
breaking his leg at the ankle.
You have undoubtedly heard OF or READ
about Golden Comp'ny's celebrated Mllk
Fed Poultry. They are conceded TO be the
moat delicious chickens imaginable. We
have obtained the sole agency here for these
chickens and will positively guarantee satis-
faction. For our specisl price tomorrow see
our large ad. on this page. Sylvan Blond
helm, 1.-THE Auth Stand" City Market.
We stand back of transactions made at this
stand. 1t pays to deal at Geo. X. Benders,
in the market. We strive to please.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06
DEATH OF DIR OTIS ]. MASON

DR.. Otis 7. Mason, the Oldest scier
tist Of the Natioral Museum. aud hfa
curator OF the Bureau of Authropology,
died yesterday as the result of paraly-
tic stroke which occurred at the home
of his friend, DR.. d. K. Snute, In Wash
ington.
DR.. Mason, would have been IL yeas
old next April. Six weeks ago he was
forced 10 give up bis work at the mus
cum, and since that time be had been a
constant guest at the Shuts home. Otis
T. Mason, NJ. A., Phi. ID, LID, was
native of Eastpoit, Maine, add was
graduated from Columbian University
10 1861. he became identified with the
National Museum In 1884 aud was
placed in charge OF ethnology. 10 1902
be was made curator Of the Bureau OF
Authropology. Prof. Msson married
the eldest daughter of the late John j.
Henderson, of this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06
Alexandria Amusement 60,
AS King Street.
Entire Change of Pictures Daily.
HOusecleaning Days, or No
Rest for the Weary.
The Mummer's Daughter.
Shadow Of the Law.
ADMISSION FIVE CENTS
HANDSOME WAGON,

A proof positive that there is no class
OF work which cannot be done az well, il
lot better, in this city than out of town
is the handsome wagon just completed
by Myers Bros, ll6 north Pitt street, for
Mr.. Julian Ohaupcey, 10 the city market.
The workmanship is excellent, the style
the latest aod the durability just the
same as all work coming from this pop
u'ar firm. Myers Btos. 6rm IRE deserVedly
popular and are attracting attention
many miles away. They deliver the
goods just IS promised.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06
RELEASED ON BAIL.

VIM. Washington, colored, who was pa
under bond to APPEAR before r. P. W.
Garnett, U. 8. Commissioner, was
brought to trial today. After careful
examination of witnesses, Washington
was found guilty, and was sent on to the
next January term of the U. S. Court.
he was bsiled, giving bond of $500
Washington was found guilty of selling
whisky without paying the internal
revenue lax 10 violation of section S242
Of the revised s'a'utes of the United
States,
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Bell Phone 225.
DEATHS.

Mrs. Ellen Grady, widow Of P'trlcE
G,ady, who a, one time resided in the
Burke's station, Fairfax county, neigh
borhood, died st her home on south
Henry street, Last night. The deceased
had resided in this city but a short time.
Mrs. Jane Virginia Walker, widow
of James T. Walker, formerly oil 'niS
CITY, died in Washington yesterday.
Mr.. Roy Lambert, son OF MI. >. D..
Lambert, died this morning at bis home
A. RYAN, Loudoun county, OF typhoid
fever. He wa, we'll known here, having
once been q clerk in the store oil john
A. Marshall q Bro.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06
ATHLETIC DAY,

We have received with the eompll-
msnts of the auagers an invitation to
witness the sports Of the thirty-third an
nusl athletic day at the Episcopal High
School on Saturday, November IA, The
sports will begin a! 10 a. m. The man.
ayers are Arthur Hitch, Of Norfolk
G,orgs Sperry Weaver, Of West Vir-
giDia, and Talbot Taylor Pendleton, Of
West Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06
MOTION PICTURES

The motion picture houses of this city
are doing thriving business sad the
pecple are not SLOW t. show their sppre-
cistion of the excellent entertainment
furnished nightly. Tonight will he no
exception to the rule as all three honses
have excellent proS rammes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06
AUCTION SALE.
By Samuel II. Lunt, Auctioneer.

By Samuel II. Lunt, AuctiOuesr.
TRUSTEES SALE
L Under and by virtue Of authority vested
in me, the undersigned trustee, by deed
dated the 14th day Of October, 1907, and
recorded in deed book lie, page 1876, one oil
the land records Of the county Of Alexandria,
Virginia, at the request Of the owner and
holder of note secured by said trust, r. IL.
Wattles, default having been made in the
payment thereof, will offer for sale at pub
lie auction, on the premises Of John Oford,
near Arlington postofice, in the county Of
Alexandria, Va, on
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1908,
at IL o'clock a. IN niue horses, three stude
baker steel axle wagon gears ". tn flat bodit s
such as usually used in hauling bricks, six
sets of double team harness, one cultivstor,
one Desring moving machine and one horse
rake.
Terms of Sale: The above described prop.
erty will be sod for cash.
noy6 lot z. d. BRUhBACK, Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06
FUNERAL.

The funeral Of The late Frank Reid
will take place from bis late home In
Fairfax country at 2 O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon. The inierment will be made
In Ivy Hill cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06
AUCTION SALE TOMORROW

Captain X. F. Knox, a1ctioneer, will
offer at public sale toner 'ow in front OF
the Royal street entrance to the City
Hall house and lot on the cast eide OF
Henry street, near Cameron.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06

The Hess kind is the best kind. They
wesr where others fail. We arc sole
agent, for The famous Hess shoe for men.
j, A. Marshall g. Bro, 422 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06
WANT TO CHARTER A STEAMER.

The managers of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company are
eadesvoring to procure STEAMER TO run
on the Alexandra aud Wa 'hlngton ferry
roate Rhile repairs are being made to
the Lsckswspra, which Was seriously
damaged by cOliding with the Norfolk
stamer Washington Is! Tuesday morn
ing. Intellectual efforts were male to
charter q bt at 10 Norfolk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06

Buster Brown Shoes for children are
the cheapest becsusethey wesr twice as
long and are the best. j. A. Marshall
& Bro, 422 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06

LYNNHAVENS on half shell. BROIL
ED on tOsst and CHAFING DISHES.
BHll's Celebrated Single Fried at the
OPERA HOUSE CAFE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-06

Use DeWit's Carbolized Witch Hazel salye
1T is healing, cooling and cleansing. II is
especially good for piles. Sold by W. +.
Craiphtnn II Co.
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Local Matters.

Sun and Tide Table.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-19
KILLED IN AUTO RACE
EMILE STRICKEN, FAMOUS DRIv.
. Err, SuccuMBs.
Sets Wild Pace In 24-Hour Contest
and Tires Explode with Fatal
Result to Chauffeur.

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 1s.--In a
Renault car, making a speed of more
than. 60 miles an hots1in effort TO low
err the 24-hour automobile record,
Emile Stricken was almost instantly
killed Tuesday on the fair grounds
track here. Leon Barrows of Bir-
mingham, who was in the car with
Stricken, was seriously, though not
fatally, injured.
At eight o'clock Monday night Lewis
Strang and Emil Stricken began the
effort to lower the 24-hour record,
Strang being. relieved by Stricken in
the Renault car at 12:43 a. m. Tuesday
Stricken began making terrific speed
almost Immediately.
The track was poorly lighted, and
when the car dashed around the curve
at the west end of the track at better
than 60-mile clip, one tire exploded,
followed quickly by the explosion of
a second tire, and in an instant the
car was total week.
Stricken and Barrows were picked
up and hurried to hospital, but
Stricken died before medical aid
reached him.
Stricken was native Of Alsace-Lor-
raine, Germany.