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The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25
CHAPTER xxx.
The End of the Journey.


For a few minutes we were silent
Water and land and sky started into
new slories at the touch of the rising
Sun. The many-hiiled city took on the
hues of e fairy picture, and the win.
dows cleaned with the magic fires that
were flashed back in greeting to the
god of day. ..-
1t seemed scarcely possible that this
was the raging. tossing water We had
crossed last night. And the fiery
scene Of passion and death we had
just witnessed was so foreign to its
calm beauties that l could believe it
had happened elsewhere in some
dream of long ago.
1 was reused by the voice of Mrs.
KNAPP, who sat at the head of the
cabin sto;rs looking absently over the
water.
Il have not dealt frankly with you, "
she said. perhaps it is better that
you should know, as you know so
much alre ady. feel that l may rely
on your discretion"
Il think l can keep a secret" re-
piled, concealing my curiosity.
Il should not tell you If l did not
have full confidence" Then she was
silent for a minute. THAT man." she
continued at last, with a shudder in
her voice, that man was Mr.. Knapp's
brother"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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Suddenly he drew a revolver and
sent shot after shot in our direction
We were far beyond the reach Of q
pistol bullet, but Mrs. Knapp screamed
and lodged.
How he hates mel" she cried
again.
When the last shot was gone from
his revolver the man flung the weapon
in frenzy, as though he could hope to
| strike us thus.
Then a strange thing happened
whether due to the effort he had made
In the throw. or to lurch of the tug
in the waves We left behind US, or Il
q stumble over some obstruction,
could not say. But We saw the man
suddenly pitch forward over the low
bulwarks of the tug into the waters OF
the bay.
Mrs. Knapp gave a scream and GOV.
cred her eyes.
stop the boat" l shouted. Back
| herr"
The other tug had checked its head
way at the same time, and there was q
line of six or seven men along its side.
There he is!" cried one
The captain laid our tug across the
tidal stream that swept us strongly
toward Goat Island. Then he steamed
slowly toward the other tug.
Hes gene" said Dicky.
The other tug seemed anxious to
keep away from us, as in distrust of
our good intentions. scanned the
waters carefully, but the drowning
man had gone down.
Then, rising not 20 feet away, float
ing TO, moment on the surface of the
water, l saw plainly for the first time,
the very caricature of the face of
Doddridge Knapp. The strong wolf
features which in the King Of the
Street were eloquent of power, intel
lee: ana sagacity. were here marked
with the record of passion. hatred and
evil :ife. l marveled now that I had
ever traced a likeness between them.
|; Give me that hook" cried, lean
ing over the side of the tug. Go
ahead little
One OF the men threw a rope. It
passed too far, and drifted swiftly be-
hind
/ made a wild reach with the hook.
butt was too short. Just as thought
should succeed, the face gave a con-
vulsive twitch, as If in a parting out
burst Of hate and wrath, and the body
sank out of sight.
stood half-bewildered, with a
bursting sense of relief, by Mrs.
KNAPP. At last she took her hands
from befo,e her eyes and the first
rays of the sun that cleared the tops
of the Alameda Hills touched her calm,
solemn, hopeful face.
"A new cay has dawned," she said.
Let us give thanks to God"
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sAvAeERY OF A CENTURY AGO.
Poor Woman's Execution Then q Mat.
ter Of Little Moment.

The hanging of a woman, which in
these days calls forth public protests.
was apparently a matter of indiffer-
ence to our grandfathers and grand.
mothers, says the London Chronicle. It
was in the nineteenth century that a
woman found guilty of some trifling
offense was sentenced to death. BY
chance the warrant for her execution
was not sent to the high sheriff, and
she remained in prison for about three
years. acting as jail washerwoman,
and occasionally, as a favor in &C
knowledgement of her good behavior,
going out, as was then the custom, as
washerwoman to private houses. But
a clerk looking through the home Of
flee records found the warrant that
had never been dispatched, and 1t was
thereupon promptly fo warded to the
sheriff for due process. The woman
was found by the turna; y at the wash
tub in house in the tc c--n-Aylesbury.
We'll, missus:" said lc. you are to
be hanged. The warra-s has come at
last, and We must carry the sentence
out tomorrow morning at the latest"
Very well. then" The wretched
woman submissively replied. Il sup
pose I must CO." and Eaving washed
the soapsuds OF her arms departed
with the Official She was duly hanged
next morning. From all which 1t would
seem that barely a century separates
US from a condition Of primitive bar
barism.
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ONE CALAMITY NOT FoREss1M.
And That Of Course. Was the One
That Actually Occurred.

Mrs. Silas Bennett was q phiioso-
pher. On q certain dismal occasion
some OF the neighboring women were
cordoling with her. With commenda-
bic cheerfulness, says q writer In the
New York Times, she replied:
I've raised four girls an three boys.
expectin' every time they'd be twins
and red-headed like their Grandpa
Bennett. an yet they amt. ~
AN I've worried constable over
smallpox breakin' out in my big fam
tly. So far. 'tain't. r.
Last summer, durin' July an Au-
gust. an mebbe part OF September. I
was real meloncholic. fearin' I'd got
an appendix: but I guess I amt.
AN through it all, it never occurred
to me that I'd be the one to fall
through them rotten old meetin' house
steps an break my leg in two places.
but be."-Youth's Companion.
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Knapp. the lines tightening about her
mouth.
Il think not-the captain says not
I should say that We we're holding our
own now"
At this moment a tall. massive fig'
ure stepped from the pilot house of the
pursuing tug and shook its fists at us.
The huge bulk, the VOLTAGE. just dis.
tinguishable. distorted. dark with rage
and passion, stopped the blood and
felt faintness as of dropping from a
height.
'Doddridge Knapp" cried.
Mrs. Knapp looked at me in alarm
AMI grasped the rail.
mo! no." she exclaimed. "A thou.
sand times no! That is Elijah Lane!
gazed at her in wonder. Not Dodd.
ridge Knapp! Had my eyes played me
false?
do you not understands" she said
in a low, intense tone. HE is Elijah
Lane, the father of the boy. An evil
wicked man-mad-truly mad. He
would kill the boy. He killed the
mother of the boy. l know, but 1t is
not case for proof-not a case that
the law can touch. And he hates the
bcy-and me!"
But why does he want to kill him ~
you do not understand. The boy
inherits great fortune from his
mother. Mr.. Knapp and l are left
trustees by the mothers will. If he
had control of the boy, the boy would
die; but it would be from cruelty, dis
ease, neglect. 1t would not be murder
in the eye of the law. But l know
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horseman was the only sign of life
behind US.
OF a sudden there sounded a long
roll. as of great drum beating the
reveille for an army of giants. The
horseman quickened his pace and gal
lOped furiOusly beside us.
They're crossing the bridge" he
shouted.
Whip up" / cried to the driver.
They are only four blocks behind us." +"
The hack swung around few cor.
ners, and then halted.
Here We are!" cried Dicky Dahl at
the door, You get aboard the tug
and push off. Jake and will run up
to the foot of the wharf If they come,
We can keep 'em OF long enough for
you TO get aboard"
The tug was where it lay when We
left, and at my hail the captain and
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ADOLESCENCE OF THE DOLLAR.
Present Unit Of Value Has Had Many
Forms and Shapes.

The dollar took some rounding. Nor
did it formerly ring true, but, much
alive. simply gave q bleat or below.
Cattle, among country folk, at one
time constituted the dollar, while
primitive man generally made use Of
any article sufficiently abundant for
the standard payment of all merchan.
disc, writes r. Holt Lomax In Harper 8
Weekly. Thus. in ancient Greece, a
large bronze tripod had the value of a
dozen oxen. A good hard working wo-
man. on the other hand, was given in
exchange for only four such beasts.
When metal took the place Of money,
the dollar chung to its traditions. and
coins were still called after live stock.
Thus, "pecunia." applied to metal
money, derived its origin from "pecus"
(cattle). From the custom of counting
heads Of cattle came the present des-
igEation of a sum in cash-capital, or
capita" (heads). In Sanscrit, roupa,
(herd, fiock) made roupya, or the In
dian rupee. while the ingots of elec-
trum, or admixture of gold and silver,
when first in use as money. bore the
impress Of an OK or COW. Not clumsy,
but too fragile, were the shells in use
as money by the negroes Of Africa,
and throughout ancient Asia, where
the natives, taken by its beauty, gave
the shell a money value.
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his crew of three were astir. 1t was a
moments work to get Mrs. Knapp and
her charge aboard.
Come on" cried to Dicky and his
companion. And as the lines We're
cast OF they made a running jump
on to the deck of the tugboat and the
vessel backed out into the stream.
blotted out shore, wharves and ship
ping. the tug moved at half-speed
down the channel. l persuaded the
captain that there was no need to
sound the whistle. but he declined
grufily to increase his speed.
Il might as well be shot as run my
boat ashore" ne growled, with a few
seamanlike adjectives.
| did not know of any particular
reason for arguing the question, so
Joined Mrs. Knapp.
Thank God. We are safe." she said,
with a sigh of relief.
We shall be in the city in half an
hour, if that is safety" said.
1t will be safety for a few days.
Then We can devise a new plan. l
have strong arm to lean on again."
Returning to the deck found that
the light of the morning was growing.
Vessels were moving The whistles
of the ferry boats, as they gave warn
ing of their way through the mist, rose
shrill on the air. The waters were
still. faint ripple showing in strange
contrast to the scene of last night.
There's a steamer behind u.s." said
Dicky Dahl, with worried look as l
joined him. I've been listening to it
for five minutes"
'':t's tug" said the captain. ''She
was lying on the other side Of the
wharf last night"
Good heavens" l cried. Put on
full steam. then. or We shalr be run
down in the bay. It's the gang We are
trying to get away from"
The captain looked at me suspici-
ously for a moment, and was inclined
to resent my interference. Then he
shrugged his shoulders as though it
was none of his business whether We
were lunatics or not so long as We
paid for the privilege, and rang the
engine bell for full speed ahead.
We had just come out of the Oak
land Creek chan el and the mist sud-
denly thinned before us. 1t left the
bay and the city fair and wholesome
in the gray light, as though the storm
had washed the CRIME and foulness
from air and earth and renewed the
freshness of liz. We had come but a
few hundred yards into the clear air
when out of the mist bank behind us
shot another tug.
At the exclamation tina: broke from
US our captain for the first time show
ed interest in the speed of his boat.
and whistled angrily down to his e.
gineer.
I'VE can beat her." he I'd. with q
=" c1t On the her"
That's your business l returned,
and walked aft to where Mrs. Knapp
was standing. ha--ly up the steps
from the cabin.
Can they catch u.s." inquired Mrs.
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Reached His Limit.

Little Henry had been very naughty
and was shut up in a closet until he
should express proper penitence for
his misdeeds. Near by sat his moth.
Or, ready to extend pardon to the
small offender at the first sign Of
sorrow. At last a faint sigh caught
her ear. Creeping silently to the
door, she discovered the child seated
on the floor in disconsolate attitude.
Poor me-" he muttered. with an
other sigh. why can't I get out?
Use done sorried all l can sorry!"-
Delineator. .......
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what would happen. Oh, see the
wretch! How he hates mel"
was stunned with the words had
heard. They made much plain that
had puzzled me, yet they left much
more in darkness; and I looked blank.
ly at the figure on the other tug. 1t
was truly a strange sight. The man
was beside himself with rage, shout
ing, gesticulating and leaping about
the deck in transports of passion. He
showed every mark of q maniac.
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Queer Breed OF Chickens.

1T does me good" said the girl who
hes just returned, ito get back to q
country where they serve a whole
chicken" You know then where you
are at. At my pension in Paris they
had chicken for Sunday dinner. That
is, they called it chicken. but a lot
of US were of the opinion that it was a
giant centipede. Every Sunday while
was there they put leg in each
plate when the chicken course came
around. There were 13 of us. Did
you ever see chicken with 3 legs!"
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Sheer white goods. In fact, any flne
wash goods when new, owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered. this being done in q
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal.
ly satisfactory il proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen. without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
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Violin as q Hair Restoser.

It is now q scientifically proved fact
that music exercises a great influence
on the growth Of the hair. It is with
good reason that great musicians.
such as Paganini. Listz a'a Paderew-
ski. are represented wit. ! growth o:
hair which Ab-aiom might have en-
y:ed. Science has proved that stringed
instruments have a favorable influence
on the growth of the hair. while brass
instruments act in the opposite direc-
ton E-ery one h. probably OBJ
served that bald vioiiaist is as rare
as a bald horn player is common.
Wood instruments. such as the flute.
seem to have no pronounced influence
either way.
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They Don't Sneak Now.

"You love long rambles in the coun.
try?" asked the girl in the white
sweater.
"Yes. indeed" responded the young
man in the green hat with the purple
band and buckled shoes. When i go
out in the country all nature seems to
smile"
Gracious! ] don't blame her. 1t Is
a wonder she don't laugh outright"
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Fold by all Druegtsta. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
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Lewis Single Binder costs more than
other Sc cigars. Smokers know why.
Your dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ih.
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CHAPTER xxIx.-Continued.

oh. how thankful l am! cried
Mrs. Knapp. There is a weight OF
an. iety off my mind. Can you imag.
inc what | have been fearing in the
las. month";"
Il had thought 4 little about that
myself" ! confessed. But We are
not yet out of the woods. am afraid. .
.'Hark! what's that" said Mrs
Knapp apprehensively.
The carriage was now making its
WY through the bad stretch in the
lane. and there was little noise in its
progress.
Il heard nothing" | said, putting
down the window to listen. ''Wha;
WIS it,"
Il thought it was shout
There was no noise but the steady
splash of horses hoofs in the mud
and the sloppy. shearing sound of the
wheels as they cut through the wet
SOL.
As We bumped and grOaned again
th. ough the ruts, however. there arose
in the distance behind us the fierce
barking of the dogs. their voices
in anger and alarm.
There was a faint halloo, and a wild
er barking followed. Then my ear
caught the splashing of galloping
hcofs behind, and in q moment the
man of the house rode beside us.
They've come" he said, ''or. any
how, somebody's come. l let the dogs
loose and they will have lively time
for a while"
A few yards more brought us to the
main road, and once on the firm
ground the horses trotted briskly for
ward. while the horseman dropped be-
hind the better to observe and give
the alarm.
leaned out of the window. Only
the deadened sound of the hoofs of our
own horses. the deadened roll of our
own carriage wheels, were audible in
the stiffness of the night. Then l
thought l heard yells and faint hoof-
beats in the distance. but again there
was silence except for the muffled
noise We made in our progress.
Cant We drive faster?" asked AIRS.
Knapp, when 1 made my report.
Il wouldn't spoil these horses for
$780," growled the driver when l
passed him the Injunction to hasten.
It's 81 900 for You if you get to the
wharf ahead of the Others" cried Mrs.
Knapp.
And you'll have a bullet in your
hide if you don't keep out of gulshot
of Them" added.
The double inducement to haste had
its effect. and We could feel the swifter
motion of the vehicle under US. and
see the more rapid passage of the
trees and fences that lined the way.
The wild ride appeared to last for
ages. The fast trot of the horses was
a funeral pace to the flight of my ex-
cited and anxious imagination. What
if We should be overtaken?
At last the houses began to pass
more frequently Now the road was
broken by cross streets. Gas lamps
appeared. fifcking faint and yellow in
tbs morning air. We were once more
within city limits. The painting horses
never slackened pace. We swept over
a long bridge, and plunged down a
shaded street, and the figure of the
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A man who is continually breaking
his promises soon goes to pieces.
The Columbus journal., 1908-11-25

You always get full value in Lewis
Single Binder Straight Sc cigar. You,
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, III.
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Money isn't everything in the world.
but it's difficult to realize this fully
unless you have money.
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COLDS FROM
EXPOSURE

to all kinds of inclement
weather are of such COM
mon occurrence that they
are not generally consid-
cred dangerous. This is
a great mistake. Serious
illness often follows in the
wake Of a neglected cold.
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THE Difference.

Jones-You never hear Of a fat
criminal, do you?
Bones-Certainly not. Look how
difficult It would be for stout person
to stoop to anything low!
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1t was at Derby. England. that the
members Of the Society of Friends
we're first called Quakers, and the
church there has just observed its CEN
tennial.
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Anacharsis: Laws catch flies and
let hornets 60 free.
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A Cheerful Guesser.

A Cheerful Guesser.
What does an actor mean by fat
part?'"
Il don't know, but from the oleagin-
Gus sound l should judge it means the
olio."-Kansas City Times.
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How We dislike to accept q favor
tom Q person We dislike!
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Pettit's Eye SaIve for Csc.
Relieves tired, congested. inaamed and
sore eyes, quickly stops eye aches. All
druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, n. Y.
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DR.D.JAYNE'S
ExpeCtOrant

has been successful for seventy
eight years in curing Colds,
Coughs, Bronchitis, and Pleu-
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Cough, Inflammation Of the
Lungs or Chest and Asthma.
Cure your cold aow-go to
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Three sizes, $1.00, Soc. and 25c.
d. D. Jayns's 1snie .Ys1niNdts
will build you up splendid1y II run
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PUTNAM FADELESS DY]

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-14
"The Honeymooners."

The HOneymOOners," Geo. II. Co.
hans newest and brightest musical
comedy success which comes to the
Gennett Saturday night. ran all last
summer in New York at the New AM
sterdam theatre playing throughout TO
capacity at 81 prices. A summer run
in New York is the hardest test TO
which a theatrical production can be
subjected and the fact that the Hon
eymooners" made the most brilliant
record of recent Years is sufficient
proof of its excellence. The Honey
mooners" presents some amusing fea-
lures Of life in the village of Tiger
vile. Vermont. The cast runs the en-
tire gamut of town characters and the
satire is keen but kindly The plot
centers around 9 local political cam
paign and the confusion arising out of
the fact that Whoever John Tiger has
married Widow Wright without in
forming her that he had been married
before and has a dashing daughter at
college She on the other hand has
not informed him that she is a widow
with sporty son also in college. Both
children arrive unexpectedly and the
efforts of the parents TO suppress the
identity of the boy and girl and their
prompt love making result in comical
confusion and misunderstanding
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-14

ton at the Gennett on next Tuesday
night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-14
RECEIPT FOR LOVE
CAKE DISCLOSED
Shown in Trial of Affinity Bu-
reau Operator.

Chicago, Feb. librarian Gray's
hope of acquittal on a charge of run
ming an affinity" bureau at Elgin,
ILL.,, contrary to the postal laws, now
lies wholly with the jury. Judge Ian
dis yesterday refused to take the case
from the jury on the plea OF Miss
Gray's lawyers that the government
has failed to sustain the charges in
the Indictment. Judge Lands said the
only point to be considered was mo
tive. No consideration of mercy to-
wards a woman can enter the court S
view These are left for their effect
on the jury, he said
OF the literature disclosed today
one example was a card produced by
Minnie Coleman, Cos Twenty first
street. Milwaukee, on which was
printed:
Receipt for a love cake-V. lb. of
love. B, lips we'll pressed. d, hand
clasps. V. shady tree. V. narrow
bench. (Stir we'll and serve after
darkD.'
From Marian Grays cook book.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-14
"a Pair Of Country Kids"

The above play will be presented at
the Gennett next Monday night, and
lovers Of a truly first class rural COM
edy will be we'll paid to attend and
witness metropolitan production at
popular prices. Scenery complete for
each act is carried and the novelties
are the great wharf scene. Boston, and
a realistic explosion and fire in a de-
serted box factory-and there is no
play before the public today that pos
sesses the sensation and comedy as
presented in The Country Kids" The
company has received words of praise
everywhere and numbers some we'll
known players.